''Aussie Pickers'' is an Australian

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series which premiered on A&E on 9 May 2013. It is an Australian adaption of American series ''

American Pickers ''American Pickers'' is an American reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010 on History, produced by A&E Television Networks in collaboration with Cineflix Media. In the series, the hosts travel across America in search of rar ...

''. The show follows Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald as they travel around Australia, buying ("picking")

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s and

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s. They look through attics, backyards and sheds in the search for forgotten relics.

Development

The series was first commissioned by

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(owner of A&E) on 12 November 2012, to be a 10-part series produced by

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. On 10 December 2012, it was announced that Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald would host the series, as well as stating the series had been reduced from 10 episodes to 8. In February 2014, multiple regional websites and newspapers advertised that Aussie Pickers were looking for individuals to nominate whether they were interested in participating in the series, with filming of season two to begin shortly and to air on A&E later in 2014. It was later announced the second season would premiere on 14 August 2014, however, the series premiered two days earlier on 12 August 2014.

Presenters

Lucas Callaghan is an Australian collector and dealer in 20th century design Callaghan also stars in a 2019 spin-off series ''

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'', where he is invited into homes to identify household valuable antiques and collectables. Adam McDonald's area of expertise is 20th-century and industrial antiques, and his work has been reviewed on the ABC television program ''

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.''

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2013)

Season 2 (2014)

Home media

References

External links

Official Website

Production Website
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