Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Dan and Peter Snow


11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Thursday, August 13 on Challenge (48)

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Dan and Peter Snow
Season 1, Episode 9

Charlie Ross and Charles Hanson offer advice to father-and-son team Dan and Peter Snow, who hunt for collectibles during a journey through Hampshire and along the south coast to an auction in Billingshurst, West Sussex. Narrated by Tim Wonnacott


repeat 16x9 subtitles
Antiques/Collectibles Leisure Hobbies

Cast & Crew

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Tim Wonnacott (Narrator)
Dan Snow (Contestant)
Peter Snow (Contestant)
Charlie Ross (Contributor)
Charles Hanson (Contributor)
Wendy Rattray (Executive producer)
Paul Tucker (Series producer)

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Tim Wonnacott (Narrator)
Born: May 06, 1953 in Barnstaple, Devon
Best Known For: Bargain Hunt.
Early-life: Tim was born in Barnstaple, Devon, on May 6, 1953. He attended auctions from a young age and his first experience of auctioneering came when he was 16 at a farm sale when he sold the contents of a kitchen. He qualified as a Chartered Auctioneer and Chartered Surveyor and furthered his interest in fine art by completing a postgraduate course at the Victoria and Albert Museum's study centre for the Fine and Decorative Arts.
Career: In 1978, Wonnacott joined Sotheby's in London, becoming a junior director in 1983 and a full director in 1985. His work for the auction house was primarily in the furniture department, where he developed his knowledge of clocks, barometers, 19th-century sculpture and works of art, ceramics and silver. He left Sotheby's in January 2003 after 25 years to start his own fine art agency and brokerage business and further his media ambitions. He first began appearing regularly on TV in the early 1990s as an expert on Antiques Roadshow. His big break came in 2003 when he replaced David Dickinson as the host of Bargain Hunt. He has made guest appearances on a number of shows such as Test the Nation, Going for a Song, The Great Antiques Hunt, and Royal Upstairs Downstairs. In 2014, he signed up to appear as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote: 'One of the reasons I am good at what I do is because I love what I do. I'm an expert in this business because that's what I've done all my life.'
Trivia: In 2002, he helped raise more than £400,000 for Childline at an auction in London.
Dan Snow (Contestant)
Born: December 03, 1978 in London
Best Known For: Following in the footsteps of his journalist father.
Early-life: Born in 1978, Dan is the youngest son of broadcaster Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan, a CBC London correspondent. Through his mother, he is the nephew of Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan, and a great-great-grandson of British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. Snow was educated at St Paul's School, an independent school in Barnes in south London, where he was Captain of the School, followed by Balliol College at the University of Oxford. He rowed three times in the University Boat Race,. He received a first-class honours degree in Modern History
Career: In 2003, Snow and his father made a programme on El Alamein to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the battle and followed this up with an eight-part series on BBC2 in 2004 called Battlefield Britain. This won a BAFTA award (for special effects). The same year Snow won a Sony award as one of the presenters on LBC's Boat Race coverage. He has made numerous history programmes for the BBC. He also presents on many of the state occasions such as the 200th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Trafalgar, Beating Retreat 2006, the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the 90th anniversary of the Armistice in November 2008, Trooping the Colour and the City Salute.
Quote: ' was determined my life wouldn't peak at Oxford. Some experience a sense of disappointment afterwards, but I've found other things to take its place. '
Trivia: In August 2011, Snow performed a citizen's arrest on a looter during riots in Notting Hill.
Peter Snow (Contestant)
Born: April 20, 1938 in Dublin
Best Known For: His swingometer at general elections.
Early-life: Born on April 20, 1938, in Dublin, Peter was educated at Wellington College and subsequently read Classics, Ancient History and Philosophy at Balliol College, Oxford. He did his National Service in the Somerset Light Infantry. He is the cousin of broadcaster Jon Snow.
Career: Snow began his presenting career as a newsreader for ITN in the 1960s, but became more well known when he was recruited to front the BBC Two programme Newsnight. Having retired from this in 1997 after 17 years, he went on to become the face of Tomorrow's World and the voice of the BBC Radio 4 quiz MasterTeam. Between 1966 and 2005, he presented in-depth statistical analysis of general election results for both ITN and the BBC and became synonomous for his swingometer. More recently, he has co-presented Battlefield Britain and 20th Century Battlefields with his son, Dan, and hosted Brits Who Made the Modern World on his own.
Quote: 'Going to Wellington College undoubtedly toughened me up. On the other hand, it didn't teach me much in the way of social graces or about communicating with women.'
Trivia: He was awarded a CBE in 2006.
Charlie Ross (Contributor)
Charles Hanson (Contributor)
Wendy Rattray (Executive producer)
Paul Tucker (Series producer)

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