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BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury's famous mum who children grew up with on TV


BBC's Antiques Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury is back on our TV screens as the team visit Roundhay Park, Leeds - but did you know his mum was a famous puppeteer?

Paul Atterbury, a beloved expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, specialises in ceramics, architecture, design and decorative arts of the 19th and 20th centuries. The antics of Andy Pandy, Loobyloo and teddy enthralled legions of children in the 1950s and 1960s (Image: No credit)He also spends a few months every year visiting family in Melbourne, Australia. In 2009, he lent his voice to BBC Four's documentary The Last Days of the Liners, where we delved into the post-World War II era's competition between countries to launch the most grand passenger ships on the great ocean routes.

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