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Sunday evenings are not complete without Antiques Roadshow. For more than four decades the show has been a national institution, with some six million people regularly watching some unforgettable valuations.

Roadshow queues are legendary, but in 2020 for the first time in the history of the programme, you have your chance to come and have a valuation without the wait. We're selecting items submitted in advance, so have a rummage in your attic or dig out that car boot bargain and apply to be on the show.

You never know, you could have something gathering dust, which is worth a fortune.

Read on to relive some of the best moments of Antiques Roadshow.

One of the "most significant items of jewellery ever valued on the Roadshow" was brought along to the Black Country Living Museum in 2017.

Owned by an army regiment, it was crafted out of gold, jade, diamonds and silver and stood in a carved rock crystal base.

Describing it as "a towering masterpiece" by Faberge, jewellery expert Geoffrey Munn gave it a record-breaking valuation.

A "strange" guitar formerly owned by Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison was brought along to a Roadshow at Battle Abbey in 2019.

The prototype fretless guitar, made in the 1960s, was owned by a former session musician. He was given the guitar after playing it better than Harrison himself and treated the Roadshow audience to a demonstration.

Expert Jon Baddeley said a photograph which shows the guitar among Harrison's collection proves its provenance "Wow, you can't do better than that.”

Gifted and signed by Beatrix Potter herself, these first editions had impeccable provenance and were brought along to our Roadshow in the Lake District back in 2017.

They may be tatty and well-read, but book expert Clive Farahar said they were the "the cream of the crop… absolutely superb”.

As a collection they are worth thousands, but you may be surprised by the book which has the highest valuation.

Presenter Fiona Bruce was shocked at how much an original prop from the first Star Wars movie was worth.

The owner, who brought it along to a Roadshow at Chenies Manor in 2014, was on a mission to track down Star Wars memorabilia from around the world.

While it may just be a ‘bit of plastic’ the valuation for this helmet is out of this world.

Hidden in a box found in an attic, the owner brought this insignificant-looking ring to a Roadshow at Erdigg in Wales in 2018.

Geoffrey Munn marvelled at the ring, which when unlocked revealed a lock of plaited hair and an inscription 'C Bronte 1855'.

Could it be a relic of one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century?

When expert Fergus Gambon saw an exquisite set of dolls brought to a Roadshow in Tewkesbury in 2016, he knew they were something special, but there were more surprises to come.

Not only did the owner have an extraordinary set of early 18th century dolls, but he owned the original dolls house as well.

When it came to valuing this collection of “national importance” Fergus said it was an "impossible task”, but he managed it and the amount is staggering.

Books expert Matthew Haley discovered an extraordinary 17th Century miniature volume reviewing Shakespeare's work at a Roadshow at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Caversham Park in 2017.

The tiny notebook with "enormous scholarly value" is one of the most remarkable items to ever feature on the Roadshow.

It features "scientific scholarly notes" written during the Bard's lifetime, and left Matthew “trembling” with excitement as he put an “astonishing” valuation on it.

An exquisitely painted silk dress from the 18th century was unveiled for the first time in decades on the Roadshow by expert Hilary Kay.

This incredibly rare survivor was declared of enormous international significance.

The owner, who had been given the dress in the 1960s for her daughter to dress up in, had no idea that the present was worth a fortune.

Book expert Clive Farahar admires an original document signed by one of the most famous Tudors, Queen Elizabeth I.

The papers are a licence for an Elizabethan adventurer to go and discover gunpowder.

The “exquisite” document was brought to a Roadshow at Helmingham Hall in 2017 and the owners had no idea how much it was really worth.