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Flog It!
''Flog It!'' is a BBC television series presented by Paul Martin (TV presenter), Paul Martin that was broadcast from 27 May 2002 to May 2020. Description The show follows a similar formula to ''Antiques Roadshow'', with members of the public bringing their antiques to be viewed and valued by a team of experts. However, unlike ''Antiques Roadshow'', the owners are then given the option to sell their items at an auction. The programme, originally broadcast as part of BBC One's afternoon schedule, subsequently appeared on BBC Two. It is shown as part of the early evening schedule for short runs, and sometimes also on Saturday afternoons. It was noted in early 2017 that ''Flog It!'' had recently filmed its 1000th episode. On 2 October 2018, it was announced by the BBC that they would be axing the show after 17 years as part of a shake-up to "modernise" the daytime schedule. Objects During each show, selected lots are auctioned off. Items by Moorcroft (the factory of William Moor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Martin (TV Presenter)
Paul Martin (born 5 January 1959) is a British antiques dealer and professional drummer, best known for being the presenter of various BBC television antiques programmes including ''Flog It!'', ''Trust Me, I'm a Dealer'' and ''Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution''. Biography Martin was born in Teddington, Middlesex. His family subsequently moved to Cornwall, where he was educated at Falmouth Grammar School and then studied art and woodworking at Falmouth College of Arts (now Falmouth University). He then developed parallel careers, as an antiques trader and dealer and as a session musician drummer. Martin worked with Average White Band, The Quireboys and The Dogs D'Amour in the 1990s. From the age of 25, he owned a pitch on London's Portobello Road. He also worked as an antiques theatrical property, props stylist for magazines including ''Marie Claire'' and ''New Woman'', whilst undertaking larger projects designing antique sets for television shoots for BBC One's ''The Clothes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normanby Hall
Normanby Hall is a classic English mansion, located near the village of Burton-upon-Stather, north of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. History The present hall was built in 1825–30 to the designs of Robert Smirke for Sir Robert Sheffield (1786–1862). The Sheffield family had lived on the site since 1539 and the family's titles include Dukes of Buckingham and Normanby and Sheffield baronets. It replaced a previous 17th century building. John Sheffield became Duke of Buckingham and Normanby in 1703. He built a fine mansion in London called Buckingham House. His son, the second Duke sold the house to George III and it is now known as Buckingham Palace. The house was extended and altered to designs by Walter Brierley between 1906 and 1908. The Sheffield family moved out of Normanby Hall in 1963. The hall is now in the care of the North Lincolnshire Council. The former 350 acre (1.4 km2) estate around the hall is now a country park. Within it, there a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bargain Hunt
''Bargain Hunt'' is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques from shops or a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytime version, and from 22 August 2002 to 13 November 2004 in a primetime version. Bargain Hunt was originally presented by David Dickinson. From 2003 to January 2016 it was presented by Tim Wonnacott. In 2016 the format changed to a rota of hosts from a "team of experts" fronting the series. Format ''Bargain Hunt'' has undergone various TV formats and rule changes since it premiered in 2000. Most episodes are 45 minutes in length, though 30-minute versions and one-hour "live" editions have also been produced. Two teams – designated the "Reds" and the "Blues" – compete. Each team has two members, who wear fleeces that correspond to their team's colour. The contestants in most episodes are members of the public, though some shows feature t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Trevanion
Christina Helen Johanne Trevanion (born 12 June 1981) is a British auctioneer and television presenter. She is a partner in the firm of Trevanion & Dean, auctioneers and valuers, based in Whitchurch, Shropshire. Trevanion founded the firm with Aaron Dean, having previously worked at Christie's. She has appeared on a number of BBC daytime television programmes as an expert in antiques and as an auctioneer, including ''Bargain Hunt'', ''Antiques Road Trip'', '' Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'' and ''Flog It!''. She has also presented the BBC's ''The Travelling Auctioneers'' along with Will Kirk and JJ Chalmers. Early life and education Trevanion attended Southampton Solent University after completing her secondary education at Bishop Heber High School in Malpas, Cheshire Malpas ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Stacey
Mark Stacey (born 23 September 1964) is a Welsh valuer and auctioneer. He is also a TV personality and has made regular appearances on BBC programmes as an antique expert. Biography and professional career Stacey was born in Neath, Glamorgan, South Wales. He moved to London and worked for the Bonhams and Sotheby's auction houses. He then became head of Decorative Arts and later Director of Hamptons/Dreweatt Neate Fine Art. Stacey has made regular appearances as an antiques expert on the BBC programmes ''Bargain Hunt'', '' Flog It!'', '' Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'' and ''Antiques Road Trip''. In June 2009 Stacey took part in a light-hearted interview on the BBC lunchtime programme '' The Daily Politics'' where he was asked advice about the value of items owned by famous people, in the wake of the UK Parliament's expenses scandal. In 2011 Stacey opened an antiques shop in Kemptown, Brighton, East Sussex. In 2014 Stacey became an auctioneer and valuer with Reeman Dansi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Serrell
Philip Martyn Serrell (born March 1954) is an English auctioneer, antiques expert and television presenter who appears as regular presenter on BBC TV antiques programmes such as '' Bargain Hunt'' and '' Flog It!''. He began his career as a livestock trade auctioneer, but he became a chartered surveyor in 1988 to analyse antiques. Serrell has also participated in musical charity events, performing as a singer with The Celebs. Early life Serrell was born in Worcestershire into a farming family and attended the Royal Grammar School in Worcester, where he was a schoolmate of the Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan. Serrell played both cricket and rugby for the school, prior to his attendance at, and graduation from, Loughborough College of Physical Education as a physical education teacher. In 2009, he received an Honorary Centenary Degree from Loughborough University. Career Dissatisfied as a teacher, Serrell changed careers to become an auctioneer, working in the local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Ross (British Antiques Expert)
Charlie Ross (born June 1950 in Buckinghamshire, England) is a British antiques expert, presenter and auctioneer, known for regular appearances on several BBC Antique programmes. Professional career Ross started his career in 1963 after leaving school joining a local firm of estate agents and found himself auctioning chickens and turkeys. He progressed from these to antique furniture, and later established his own auction house in Woburn near Milton Keynes.He stood down in February 2008. Ross appears on television as an antiques expert on the BBC programmes ''Bargain Hunt'', ''Flog It!'', ''Antiques Road Trip'' and '' Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is''. He is now one of the five regular presenters on ''Bargain Hunt''. For many years, Ross has conducted the Pebble Beach Vintage Car Auction in California, and the Scottsdale Auction in Arizona for Gooding and Company. He is often seen in this role in episodes of the TV show ''Chasing Classic Cars''. He held the record for the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natasha Raskin Sharp
Natasha Raskin Sharp (born 15 June 1986) is a Scottish television presenter, and antiques and art expert, especially in Scottish contemporary art, best known for her appearances on television. The daughter of contemporary Scottish artist Philip Raskin, she has appeared in programmes in the UK and the US including ''Antiques Road Trip'', ''Celebrity Antiques Road Trip'', ''Flog It!'', ''Bargain Hunt'', ''For What It's Worth'' and '' Baggage Battles''. Family and education She was born in 1986 in Glasgow, the middle of three children in a family of art lovers and collectors. Her father is the artist Philip Raskin, and her grandfather was former TV magician Max Raskin. Initially she studied law at the University of Leeds, but left her degree course after a month, taking the rest of the academic year off before going to the University of Glasgow to study a degree in History of Art. In 2016, she married Joe Sharp, a producer of ''Celebrity Antiques Road Trip'' whom she met in 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Manning
Anita Manning (born 1 December 1947) is a Scottish antiques expert and television personality from Glasgow. She is well known for her appearances since 2010 as an expert and presenter on the BBC's ''Bargain Hunt'', ''Flog It!'' and the ''Antiques Road Trip''. She is claimed to be the first female auctioneer in Scotland. Career Manning's father used to take her to auctions on Sauchiehall Street, in Glasgow and she grew to love antiques. She first got into the antiques business in the 1970s after buying a bed from an Irish dealer. He offered her a job as a buyer. After studying physical education and specialising in dance at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, Manning was a teacher before she got married and had children. As a young mother, she developed a knowledge of antiques by buying furniture from auctions. After her first visit to Glasgow as a buyer, she bought and sold furniture in England and Ireland for about three years, driving all around the country in a truck. Together with he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Bliss
Kate Bliss (née Alcock; born 1975) is an English antiques expert and television presenter. She has appeared on the BBC's ''Bargain Hunt'', ''Flog It!'' and ''Secret Dealers'', and has presented ''Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (TV series), Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is''. Bliss specialises in jewellery and silver, and is a fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, Great Britain Gemmological Association. Early life Bliss was born Kate Alcock in 1975 in Herefordshire, she grew up in Hampton Bishop and later Dorstone. Educated at Hereford Cathedral School, she then read English Literature at Brasenose College, University of Oxford before studying fine art. Career A member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, having previously worked for her father's valuation and auction business, she joined Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers. She then joined Philip Serrell's auction business. In light of her growing young family, Bliss currently runs her own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj Bisram
Raj Bisram is an English antiques expert and auctioneer. He co-founded Bentley's Fine Art and Antiques Auction House in Cranbrook, Kent in 1995. He has appeared on several British TV programmes on antiques including ''Antiques Road Trip'', ''Flog It!'', ''Four Rooms (TV series), Four Rooms'', ''Posh Pawn'', ''Celebrity Antiques Road Trip'', ''Bargain Hunt'', and ''Would I Lie to You? (British game show), Would I Lie To You?''. Early life He was born in London and attended Highgate School. He enlisted in the British Army where he became a physical training instructor in Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, REME. He represented the British Army in Downhill (ski competition), competitive downhill skiing and the Slalom skiing, slalom. He qualified as an Austrian ski instructor and worked as a ski instructor in the resort of Ellmau in Tyrol. Bentley’s Antique & Fine Art Auctioneers was originally founded by Wilfred Wheaton and Bisram in 1995 as Cranbrook Auction Room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barby
David John Barby, FRICS (23 April 1943 – 25 July 2012) was an English antiques expert, known for his appearances on ''Bargain Hunt, Flog It!'' and similar BBC antiques television programmes. Career Born in Rugby, Warwickshire, he was interested in antiques from age 12, which led to his joining the profession on leaving school. He qualified aged 21 as a member of the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers, which merged with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2000. Barby started working for a local firm in Rugby, before leaving to work in London in 1974. He was head hunted by Royal Leamington Spa-based auction house Locke and England, and he joined them in 1978 as a manager and valuer. He later became a partner, retiring from the business in 2003. Barby was an expert on "everything from Victorian porcelain to antique oak pedestal desks". Barby started his own independent valuation business, Hillmorton-based David J. Barby and Associates, in the 1990s, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
