Paul Atterbury and Marc Allum, Hugo Vickers and John Tusa at the April 2018 Literary Lunch

Paul Atterbury and Marc Allum discuss their new book, which celebrates 40 years of the Antiques Roadshow. They reveal their greatest and most interesting finds over the years, including a letter written by a doomed Titanic passenger and some original Beatrix Potter drawings.Royal family expert Hugo Vickers talks about his strife with big-budget Netflix series The Crown and his issues with the impact of fictional dramatisations on the historical education of the public. He discusses what should be taken as truth and what should not with regards to the popular series.Renowned broadcaster John Tusa tells the story of his journey from Czechoslovakian emigrant, through Cambridge University and on to a distinguished career at the BBC. He shares the lessons that he learnt whilst in prestigious jobs - from presenting Newsnight, to running the BBC World Service.The Oldie Literary Lunch is brought to you by Noble Caledonia - the world leaders in small ship cruising.For more info about the The Oldie and the lunches at Simpson's on The Strand: www.theoldie.co.uk