Bernard Holt123 posted on X: “@BBCAntiquesRoadshow Who’s in charge of pinning your maps? Weymouth is way off accurate.”
Over the years the show has made blunders in its productions.
The antiques expert Stephen Fletcher once valued a “Pablo Picasso”-style face jug between $30,000 and $50,000 (£40,000), only to be contacted by a viewer who informed the show their friend had made the jug in school in the 1970s.
He told The Guardian: “Obviously, I was mistaken as to its age by 60 to 80 years. I feel the value at auction, based on its quality and artistic merit, is in the $3,000-$5,000 range. Still, not bad for a high schooler in Oregon.”
‘Extremely moving tales’
Despite the D-Day maps blunder, the episode was applauded for deciding not to give valuations on objects shown, having determined that each piece was “priceless”.
In the special episode, Fiona Bruce, the show’s host, explained: “We’ll be unfolding the events surrounding D-Day through various items and artefacts you’ve shared with us for this special commemoration.
“Given the very personal and moving nature of the items we’ll be seeing tonight, our experts won’t be giving valuations. To each owner, their item is priceless.”
One X user posted: “Well done @BBC for the extremely moving tales from D-Day on The Antiques Roadshow.”
While Bruce was based in France, the show had various roadshow experts at locations throughout the UK to tell the story of D-Day through items brought in by visitors, as well as rare artefacts held in museums.
On Monday, the BBC acknowledged its mistake and said it will be corrected for future broadcasts.
A BBC spokesman said: “A graphic recreation of a wartime map incorrectly positioned the town of Weymouth. This has been corrected for future broadcasts.”