Antiques Roadshow fans were left in uproar after BBC expert Fuchsia Voremberg inspected a rare book12:08, 05 Aug 2026Updated 12:09, 05 Aug 2026BBC's Antiques Roadshow expert Fuchsia Voremberg caused uproar with viewers.‌While speaking to one woman on the programme, people noticed that she may have caused some damage to the item she was inspecting.‌During a repeat episode, first broadcast in 2014 and available to watch on iPlayer, BBC viewers were introduced to a person who had brought a scrapbook with her.‌Explaining that it had been passed down through the generations, she said it was originally created by her great-great-uncle while he was in the army in India.Dating the item back to the 1890s, the lady told Fuchsia that her family member would have been 19 when he made the scrapbook, before sending it home to his mother as a Christmas gift, reports the Express.‌Upon inspecting the item, the BBC star noted that the book was an example of a Victorian phenomenon known as Fernmania, or Pteridomania.Delving into what that meant, Fuchsia explained that people would collect ferns, paint them, and then print them, which is what her great-great-uncle had done with the book.However, while the BBC expert went through each page, viewers realised that one of the protective layers had been folded back.‌Sharing their outrage on X, one person asked: "Anyone else just see her fold a page down when she turned to look at another page?"One viewer replied: "Yes, very upsetting. Mind you, I thought she should just have closed the book as the wind was blowing everything about."Online, someone else wrote: "I thought she was leafing through the book rather carelessly the whole time, just waiting for an accident to happen."‌Another commented, "Why don't they wear gloves?"Luckily, the guest didn't seem to spot what had happened as they continued their conversation.‌Fuchsia praised the book, stating that it was a nice example of a young man sending back home to his loved ones a piece of what he's seeing.Highlighting a poignant aspect, the BBC star shared that ferns are associated with mourning, explaining it was as though he was creating a mourning album.When it was time to learn how much it would be worth at auction, Fuchsia said it could fetch £200.Article continues belowAlthough the woman called the figure 'wonderful' and 'fantastic', she revealed it wasn't going to be for sale.Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.