Antikrundan

Antikrundan

The title screen
Presented by Jesper Aspegren (1989-2000)
Anne Lundberg (2001-)
Theme music composer Telemann
Opening theme Gigue
Country of origin
Language(s) Swedish
No. of seasons 19
Production
Producer(s) SVT Malmö
Running time 50-60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel SVT2 (1989-1999)
SVT1 (2000-)
Picture format 576i (1989-2007)
720p (2008-)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original airing 26 August 1989

Antikrundan is the Swedish version of the original BBC format Antiques Roadshow. The show visits different locations in Sweden and lets people bring their antiques to be valued by experts. It remains popular and often has more than 2 million viewers. The 19th season was shown in 2009. Most of the experts have been with the programme since the start. Jesper Aspegren was the original host. He left in 1999 and was succeeded by Anne Lundberg.

Antikrundan started out as a coproduction between SVT Malmö and the BBC where the Antiques Roadshow would visit Scandinavia for two programmes. Antikrundan premiered in August 1989 on TV2 and has since been shown on SVT every year. Antiques Roadshow is shown on BBC Lifestyle and TV8 in Sweden.