Bargain Hunt (2000)
Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour at an antiques fair in which to acquire the best bargains possible.
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Episode 1 - Oswestry 32
Release Date: 2022-09-30Christina Trevanion and the teams go antique-hunting in Shropshire with experts Kate Bliss and Richard Madley before heading to Stratford-upon-Avon for today’s auction. Christina goes behind the scenes in the costume department of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Episode 2 - Newark 29
Release Date: 2022-10-17Eric Knowles heads to the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, where Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall help the reds and blues to find three desirable items to take to auction. Eric also meets a community group from Loughborough to discuss how clothing can evoke memories of our cultural roots.
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Episode 3 - Llandeilo 17
Release Date: 2022-10-19Christina Trevanion is in Carmarthenshire, where experts Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson advise the reds and blue teams as they battle it out in Llandeilo. Christina also heads to Laugharne and visits the home of celebrated writer Dylan Thomas.
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Episode 4 - Ardingly 25
Release Date: 2022-10-20Charlie Ross heads to Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex, where experts Caroline Hawley and Tim Weeks are on hand to help the reds and blues as they compete to make the most profit at auction. Charlie also brings along a mysterious gadget, but can the locals guess what it might be?
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Episode 5 - Naseby 13
Release Date: 2022-10-21Roo Irvine is at Naseby Antiques Fair, where experts Gary Pe and Tim Weeks offer up their expertise to today’s teams as they search for profitable items to take to auction. Roo also goes up the road to Northampton to visit 78 Derngate, the only house in England designed inside and out by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
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Episode 6 - BBC 100th Birthday Special
Release Date: 2022-10-24Natasha Raskin Sharp presents a special show to celebrate the BBC’s 100th birthday, with two teams of famous faces going head-to-head at an antiques fair in Newark. On the red team are broadcasting legends Tony Blackburn and Gyles Brandreth. Their opponents in blue are presenter and writer Josie d’Arby and broadcaster and drummer extraordinaire Owain Wyn Evans. Experts Thomas Forrester and Chuko Ojiri are on hand to help them choose three items to take to auction. Which top TV team will bring home the victory? Natasha also dips into the BBC archive as she takes a journey through 100 years of memorable moments, starting from its radio launch way back in 1922!
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Episode 7 - Guildford 21
Release Date: 2022-10-26Eric Knowles hosts today’s Bargain Hunt from Guildford in Surrey. Experts Raj Bisram and Stephanie Connell guide the reds and blues on a hunt for the best items to sell at auction in Southsea. Eric also brings along an unusual-looking antique and asks the fairgoers what they think it is.
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Episode 8 - Carmarthen 19
Release Date: 2022-10-27Christina Trevanion heads to Carmarthenshire for today’s Bargain Hunt. The red and blue teams go head-to-head at Carmarthen Antiques and Flea Market in west Wales with the expert help of Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson. Who will buy the most profitable three items to take to auction? Christina visits the nearby Gwili Steam Railway and finds out how it has been preserved for future generations.
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Episode 9 - Ardingly 26
Release Date: 2022-10-28Charlie Ross presents today’s show from Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex. Experts Caroline Hawley and Tim Weeks are on hand to help the red and blue teams as they compete to make the most profit when their items are sold at auction. Charlie also visits Wings Aviation Museum to discover how parachute silk was used to make maps, underwear and even wedding dresses during the Second World War.
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Episode 10 - Builth Wells 1
Release Date: 2022-10-31Natasha Raskin Sharp hosts today’s Bargain Hunt from an antiques fair in Builth Wells, Mid Wales. Experts Ben Cooper and Kate Bliss help the reds and blues spend £300 on three items. Natasha pays a visit to the nearby town of Llanwrtyd Wells, where she has a go at the local sport of bog snorkelling. At the auction, there’s great excitement, but which team will be victorious?
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Episode 11 - Naseby 14
Release Date: 2022-11-02Roo Irvine and the teams go antiques shopping in Northamptonshire with experts Gary Pe and Tim Weeks. Roo also brings along a mysterious antique to quiz the locals as to what they think it is.
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Episode 12 - Harrogate 5
Release Date: 2022-11-03Danny Sebastian heads to Harrogate in Yorkshire, where experts Izzie Balmer and John Cameron assist the teams before they head to Beverley Racecourse for today’s auction. Danny also learns all about cricketer Wilfred Rhodes.
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Episode 13 - Newark 11
Release Date: 2022-11-04Christina Trevanion and the teams shop for antiques in Nottinghamshire with experts Thomas Forrester and Ochuko Ojiri before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Christina sees how a library in Nottingham is helping to bring centuries-old plants back to life.
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Episode 14 - Builth Wells 2
Release Date: 2022-11-07The market town of Builth Wells in Powys is the location for today’s programme. Natasha Raskin Sharp is in charge, with experts Ben Cooper and Kate Bliss helping the reds and blues spend £300 on three bargains. Natasha also visits the Radnorshire Museum to learn about the Welsh triple harp, considered to be the national instrument of Wales. As usual, there is great excitement at the auction, but which team will come out on top?
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Episode 15 - Guildford
Release Date: 2022-11-09Teams visit antiques fairs, looking for items they think will make profit at auction.
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Episode 16 - Naseby 15
Release Date: 2022-11-10Roo Irvine and the teams shop for antiques in Northamptonshire with experts Gary Pe and Tim Weeks. Roo also visits the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough to learn about the history of corsetry.
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Episode 17 - Guildford 2
Release Date: 2022-11-16Eric Knowles and the teams shop for antiques in Guildford with experts Raj Bisram and Stephanie Connell. Eric also visits a former Victorian workhouse and samples the grub once served up to inmates. (a.k.a. "Episode 24")
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Episode 18 - Ardingly 27
Release Date: 2022-11-22Charlie Ross and the teams visit Ardingly Antiques Fair with experts Caroline Hawley and Tim Weeks. Charlie heads to nearby Amberley Museum to learn about the history of firefighting in Britain.
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Episode 19 - Builth Wells 3
Release Date: 2022-11-23Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams shop for antiques in the market town of Builth Wells, with experts Ben Cooper and Kate Bliss on hand to help them sniff out the best bargains. While the teams are busy shopping, Natasha quizzes fairgoers about a mystery item.
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Episode 20 - Ardingly 28
Release Date: 2022-11-29Charlie Ross and the teams try to uncover profitable antiques in Sussex with experts Caroline Hawley and Tim Weeks. While the reds and blues compete to make the most money at auction, Charlie learns how science can help to prove the authenticity of ancient artefacts, using a process called thermoluminescence.
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Episode 21 - Newark 12
Release Date: 2022-11-30Christina Trevanion and the teams hunt for profitable antiques in Nottinghamshire with experts Thomas Forrester and Ochuko Ojiri before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Christina discovers how traditional letterpress printing is making a comeback.
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Episode 22 - Harrogate 6
Release Date: 2022-12-01Danny Sebastian heads to Harrogate, where experts Izzie Balmer and John Cameron help the teams identify profitable antiques before heading to Beverley Racecourse for today’s auction. Danny learns all about the Recycling Project.
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Episode 23 - Guildford 24
Release Date: 2022-12-02In Guildford, Eric Knowles and the teams shop for profitable antiques with experts Raj Bisram and Stephanie Connell to sell at auction in Portsmouth. Meanwhile, Eric hops aboard HMS Victory to learn more about the renovation of the world’s oldest commissioned warship.
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Episode 24 - Carmarthen 20
Release Date: 2022-12-05Christina Trevanion is in Carmarthenshire, where experts Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson help the teams find profitable antiques to take to auction. Christina explores the rediscovered Rococo Gardens at Painswick and finds out how they were restored from wilderness to their former glory.
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Episode 25 - Newark 10
Release Date: 2022-12-07Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams seek out profitable antiques in Nottinghamshire with experts Thomas Forrester and Ochuko Ojiri before heading to Derby for today’s auction. Natasha discovers how an ancient Chinese craft is still popular 2,000 years later.
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Episode 26 - Harrogate 7
Release Date: 2022-12-09Danny Sebastian and the teams seek out profitable antiques in Harrogate with experts Izzie Balmer and John Cameron. In the Victorian spa town, Danny visits its famous tea rooms and learns about a vintage teapot collection.
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Episode 27 - Newark 31
Release Date: 2022-12-12Eric Knowles and the teams are at Newark Showground, where experts Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall assist them in their search for items to sell at auction. While he’s in Nottinghamshire, Eric visits the Walks of Life Museum to learn more about the history of handcarts.
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Episode 28 - Builth Wells 4
Release Date: 2022-12-14Natasha Raskin Sharp and the teams head to an antiques fair in Builth Wells in Mid Wales. Experts Ben Cooper and Kate Bliss are on hand to help the reds and blues pick the best bargains to take to auction, and Natasha pays a visit to a special museum in Kidderminster to learn about the history of carpet-making in the Worcestershire town.
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Episode 29 - Naseby 16
Release Date: 2022-12-16Roo Irvine and the teams go bargain-hunting in Northamptonshire with experts Gary Pe and Tim Weeks before heading to auction in Derby. Roo also gets special access to the Royal Crown Derby porcelain factory to learn about centuries of craftsmanship.
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Episode 30 - Harrogate 8
Release Date: 2023-01-02Danny Sebastian and the teams shop for antiques in Harrogate with experts Izzie Balmer and John Cameron before heading to auction in Beverley. Danny visits an exhibition about pioneering pilot Amy Johnson.
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Episode 31 - Llandeilo 18
Release Date: 2023-01-06Christina Trevanion heads to an antiques fair in the town of Llandeilo in West Wales, where experts Philip Serrell and Charles Hanson help the red and blue teams as they compete to see who can buy the three most profitable items to take to auction. Christina also gets hands-on with the ancient art of silversmithing at a family business in the heart of nearby town Laugharne.
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Episode 32 - Newark 30
Release Date: 2023-01-09Eric Knowles and the teams shop for antiques in Nottinghamshire with experts Izzie Balmer and Nick Hall. Eric also visits a museum that has preserved the contents of an old village shop.