BBC gets 700 complaints over F1-induced Antiques Roadshow delay

The BBC has received more than 700 complaints from furious antiques fans after Antiques Roadshow was postponed due to the abnormally long rain delay in Sunday's Formula 1 race and the over-running coverage that resulted.

The Antiques Roadshow was due to air at 8.15pm, after the end of the race, but the action in Canada was still going at 10pm. Only at 9pm did the coverage switch to BBC2 from its BBC1 starting point, but fans of trinket valuations missed out on their weekly fix entirely.