Acorn Antiques donated to Yorkshire museum

Antiques featured on Victoria Wood’s BBC comedy series Acorn Antiques have been donated to the museum at (more…)

‘Million pound’ portrait worth very little

People love to watch the BBC program Antiques Roadshow to see the surprised faces of visitors whose items have been valued very high. Sometimes, however, the opposite happens. A man who recently brought in a portrait he thought was worth around a million pounds was sorely disappointed to find out it was worth (more…)

Camera valued on Antiques Roadshow sells for considerable sum

Marc Alum, an expert for many years on the television programme Antiques Roadshow, told a reporter from the Daily Express that a Leica camera he valued almost 20 years ago was sold for a considerable amount more than his original valuation.

His valuation was given on a (more…)

New television show redefines what antiques are

The Bidding Room is a new BBC afternoon television show that claims to redefine what antiques are.

According to the show’s presenter (more…)

The Repair Shop inspires DIY antique restorations

A programme on the BBC has inspired people with broken antiques and other household items to consider Restoring them at home.

The Repair Shop has proved (more…)

Nut valued at over £1000?

The BBC TV program Antiques Roadshow has seen many strange and wonderful pieces over the many years it has been broadcast. On a recent edition, a man bought in a coco de mer (more…)

Designers of film set reveal how colourful Georgian look was created

Those behind the set design of the new film adaptation of the classic novel, Emma have revealed how they came up with their ideas.

Production designer Kave Quinn and set decorator Stella Fox had the task of (more…)

Faberge flower valued at £1 million on Antiques Roadshow

At a recent edition of the BBC television programme Antiques Roadshow, a Faberge pear blossom glass flower was valued at £1 million.

This is the third time in the (more…)

Antique dealer Lovejoy to return to television

A new version of the classic BBC television series Lovejoy is planned.

Lovejoy is a series starring (more…)

Disney antique shop filled with Pixar Easter eggs

In the latest edition of the Toy Story animated films, Toy Story 4, there a scene takes place inside Second Chance Antiques shop and it is filled with Pixar Easter eggs.

Second Chance Antiques needed to be filled with a large number of (more…)