
BBC line up fan-favourite TV show for 32nd series after years and years on air
Antiques Road Trip first
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Antiques Road Trip is coming back for a 32nd series
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The show has become a firm favourite since debuting in 2010
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The fate of fellow Beeb show The Travelling Auctioneers has also been revealed
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BBC Daytime have renewed the programme for an incredible 32nd series.
This will see 20 brand new episodes - with antiques experts going head-to-head each week in search of profit-making collectibles.
In addition, a fifth series of fellow Beeb show The Travelling Auctioneers has also been confirmed.
Having debuted in 2022
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Auctioneers Izzie Balmer, JB Broad and Bee Harford will be back for series five.
Also coming back are restorers
Izzie will also be featured in the new series of
Antiques Road Trip
, competing against Mark Hill across a week of episodes.
Discussing her return to both shows, she said: 'The
Antiques Road Trip
and Travelling Auctioneers teams have become like family to me.
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"In fact, I sometimes see them more than my actual family…
'I wouldn't have it any other way though, because these shows are great fun, full of heart, and have just the right amount of jeopardy to keep you on the edge of your seat… without spilling your cuppa!
Brookside legend Dean Sullivan makes final TV appearance on Antiques Road Trip-
"I know how much they mean to our viewers and I'm thrilled to be back filming on them both.'
Muslim Alim, Commissioning Editor for
BBC
Daytime and Early Peak, said: "These shows are TV gold packed with great stories, brilliant finds and led by experts in their field.
"
Antiques Road Trip
and
The Travelling Auctioneers
have become firm favourites with our audiences and it's easy to see why: they're warm, feel-good and endlessly entertaining.
"I'm absolutely thrilled we're bringing them back and hugely grateful to the top-tier talent at STV Studios who make them so special."
Antiques Road Trip experts
The BBC One series features a team of experts ready to give their opinions on hidden treasures.
Mark Hill
- Mark is a popular antiques expert, TV presenter, author and publisher.
He is known for both Antiques Road Trip and BBC's Antiques Roadshow.
Away from his TV career and he previously worked at Sotheby's in London as a Specialist in their Collectors Department.
Izzie Balmer
-
As well to her TV work,
Steven Moore
- Steven is known for being an antiques dealer, auctioneer and museum curator.
He has also used his expertise in the past to write for a variety of magazines.
Steven joined the Antiques Road Trip in 2020 and has also been an expert on BBC's Antiques Roadshow.
Natasha Raskin Sharp
- Natasha is an Antiques Road Trip expert with a passion for antiques and art.
She was born in Glasgow in 1986 into a family of art collectors with her dad Philip Raskin being a successful artist.
Irita Marriott
- Irita is an antiques expert and dealer as well as being the founder of Irita Marriott Antiques.
She is one of the latest BBC antiques expert on Antiques Road Trip and full time antiques dealer based in the UK.
Charles Hanson
- Charles chose a career in antiques because he has a love for history and enjoys the drama of an auction.
He joined
Raj Bisram
- Raj is a British antiques expert and auctioneer.
He co-founded Bentley's Fine Art and Antiques Auction House in Cranbrook, Kent in 1995.
Philip Serrell
- Philip says that he thinks antiques found him 'rather than the other way round'.
He was approached by the Bargain Hunt series producer of the day and recorded the first Bargain Hunt filmed at Malvern in 1999.
The dealer, who is
David Harper
- David is an antiques expert, artist, speaker and writer.
He has gone on to make multiple TV appearances, with his first television role in 2005 as presenter of Channel 4's Natural Born Dealers.
James Braxton
- Ever since he was young,
He founded the Fine Art Auction Group where he currently serves as director, responsible for running five auction rooms in the South of England.
James has appeared in other hit TV shows including Bargain Hunt and Flog it!
Roo Irvine
- Roo, whose full name Arusha Irvine, is an antiques dealer and television presenter from Scotland.
As well as Antiques Road Trip, she has also appeared on shows such as Bargain Hunt, Flipping Profit and the celebrity version of Antiques Road Trip.
Tim Wonnacott
- Timothy is an English chartered auctioneer, chartered surveyor, antiques expert, narrator, and a television presenter.
He used to be a director of Sotheby's; one of the world's oldest auction houses.
He has been the narrator of Antiques Road Trip since it began in 2010.
Craig Hunter, Creative Director of STV Studios Factual, said: "We're thrilled by the BBC's continued commitment to supporting these shows, which represents a strong vote of confidence in the Scottish production sector.
"
Antiques Road Trip
and
The Travelling Auctioneers
provide year-round
employment
for the freelance community, offering a great opportunity for new starts to the industry and career development across the board.
"We continue to refine both brands to produce more jeopardy, more expertise and even more entertainment for the daytime audience."
Antiques Road Trip and
The Travelling Auctioneers
air on
BBC One
and iPlayer.
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The Travelling Auctioneers launched back in 2022
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