Charles Hanson (born May 1978) is an

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and television personality. He is best known for his appearances as an antiques expert on the television programmes ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

Business

After gaining his MRICS qualification, Hanson started his career in 1999 at

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as a valuer in the European Ceramics and Glass Department. Subsequently, he worked for antique houses in

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and

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before founding Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers in

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, Derbyshire in August 2005. In 2016 his company opened a department specialising in coins and antiquities, named Historica. The most expensive lot Hanson has sold was a Qianlong period Chinese porcelain vase which was used by the seller as a doorstop for 36 years, finishing at £650,000. Other significant sales include the medals of

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, a commander at the

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and a brooch which had belonged to

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. Hanson has also taken part in charity auctions for organisations including the

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and Careline.

Television

Since 2002 Hanson has appeared on

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television programme ''

'' where he acts as an adviser to one of two teams of contestants who buy and sell antiques and attempt to gain a profit. In November 2018 he appeared as an expert on a celebrity edition of ''Bargain Hunt'' in which stars of the BBC series ''

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'' made up the teams and tried to raise money for Children in Need. Hanson makes regular appearances on ''

''. From 2010 he has also taken part in ''

'' in which he travels between antique shops in the United Kingdom and competes with a fellow antiques expert to make the most profit. In 2016 he appeared on ''For What It's Worth''.

Music

In 2017 Hanson, with fellow BBC Antique Experts

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, Charlie Ross and James Braxton, recorded a

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version of the classic "

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" in aid of BBC Children in Need. It was produced by father and son team Grahame and Jack Corbyn and released digitally on independent record label

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. The single peaked at number 1 on the Amazon Rock Charts.

Personal life

Hanson was born in

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on 29 May 1978. In 2010, Hanson married Rebecca Ludlam. In August 2012, Hanson was diagnosed with

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. Hanson raised £39,000 for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (now known as Sands by completing the

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in September 2013. Hanson lives in Derbyshire with his wife and two children.

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