The BBC has announced the return of three of its popular antiques programmes.
New series of The Traveling Auctioneers, Antiques Road Trip and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip have been ordered by the broadcaster.
Antiques Road Trip has been recommissioned for a twenty-ninth series which will air on BBC One, while the thirteenth series of its celebrity version will air on BBC Two.
Celebrity Antiques Roadshow welcomed Sir Terry Wogan, Deborah Meaden, Craig Revel Horwood, Gemma Collins and Melvin Odoom.
The programs see auction experts join forces with restoration masters to uncover neglected treasures in family homes which, with a little TLC, can hopefully be transformed into winning lots at auction.
The BBC has ordered new series for three of its hugely popular long-running reality shows
Traveling Auctioneers, Antiques Road Trip and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip will all be back (photo: JJ Chalmers and Izzy Balmer, hosts of The Traveling Auctioneers)
The Traveling Auctioneers has been named Best Daytime Show at the RTS Scotland Program Awards 2023.
Muslim Alim, editor for BBC Daytime and Early Peak, said: “Get ready for a treasure trove of entertainment! Drawing on their extensive experience, we are delighted to be working with STV Studios on these returning hit series.
“All three promise to deliver more exciting journeys across the UK as experts search for, restore and auction unique finds.”
Craig Hunter, creative director of Factual at STV Studios, which makes all three series, said: “I’m delighted with the continued success of these returning formats from STV Studios.
“This order demonstrates the BBC’s commitment to the Nations and I couldn’t be more proud of the hard-working teams who continue to bring new flavor to these much-loved brands.”
Other antique-inspired BBC shows include Antique Roadshow, The Repair Shop and Bargain Hunt.
Antiques Roadshow is the longest-running British television series on antiques valuation, which began broadcast on 18 February 1979.
The program began as a 1977 BBC documentary about a London auction house touring England’s West Country.
Antiques Road Trip has been recommissioned for a twenty-ninth series while its celebrity version is in its thirteenth (pictured: two of the rotating hosts, Roo Irvine and Mark Hill)
Celebrity Antiques Roadshow hosted Sir Terry Wogan, Deborah Meaden, Gemma Collins and Melvin Odoom (the latter pictured with hosts Margie Cooper and James Braxton)
Traveling auctioneers are currently accepting applications. Email [email protected] to apply.
