Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Tom Conti and Katie Derham
11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Friday, August 7 on Challenge (48)
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Tom Conti and Katie Derham
Season 1, Episode 5
Actor Tom Conti and Radio 3 presenter Katie Derham are joined by experts James Braxton and James Lewis as they try to make a profit from £400. Their journey takes them around East Sussex, starting in Lewes and ending at an auction in Wandsworth, Greater London
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16x9
subtitles
Antiques/Collectibles
Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Tom Conti
(Contestant)
Katie Derham
(Contestant)
James Braxton
(Contributor)
James Lewis
(Contributor)
Wendy Rattray
(Executive producer)
Paul Tucker
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Tom Conti
(Contestant)
Born:
November 22, 1941
in
Paisley
Best Known For:
Playing love interest Costas in Shirley Valentine.
Early-life:
Thomas Conti was born on November 22, 1941, in Paisley, Scotland, the only child of an Italian father and Irish mother. At the age of four he began taking piano lessons and was regarded in some quarters as a child prodigy. However, while studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama he auditioned for a part in a play and became instantly hooked on acting.
Career:
Conti started out on the stage in the 1960s, making his London debut in 1973. A year later he made his first film, the Slade movie Flame. In 1979 he picked up a Tony award for his Broadway appearance in Whose Life Is It Anyway? This led to parts in such acclaimed movies as Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, Reuben Reuben (for which he received an Oscar nomination) and Shirley Valentine. He appeared in short-lived US TV series Wright Verdicts in 1995. Other productions include Don't Go Breaking My Heart, I Was a Rat, Dangerous Parking and Deeply Irresponsible. He divides his time between stage work, film and TV.
Quote:
'A film set is just a never-ending hell.'
Trivia:
He published a book, The Doctor, in 2004.
Katie Derham
(Contestant)
Born:
June 18, 1970
in
Canterbury
Best Known For:
Being a newsreader and a TV presenter.
Early-life:
Catherine Beatrice Margaret Derham was born in Canterbury on June 18, 1970. Her father was a chemist and her mother a teacher. She grew up in Wilmslow and went on to read economics at Magdalene College, Cambridge. She began her broadcasting career as a researcher on Radio 4's Moneybox. After a spell as a TV reporter with the BBC, she joined ITN as their Media and Arts Editor for ITV News.
Career:
In 2004, Derham became the main female presenter of the ITV News at 1.30 and a relief presenter of both the ITV News at 6.30 and the ITV News at Ten. She also co-presented ITV regional news programme London Tonight. In 2010, Derham returned to the BBC and began fronting coverage of the Proms for BBC Two, BBC Four and Radio 3. She also presents shows on Radio 3 and Radio 4. In 2008, she appeared on the BBC Two reality show Maestro, where she learnt how to conduct orchestral, choral and operatic music. In August 2015, it was announced that she would be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
'I only think I'm a good dancer when I've had a couple of glasses of wine.'
Trivia:
Derham hosted the Classical BRIT Awards from 2001 to 2004. She plays the violin.
James Braxton
(Contributor)
James Lewis
(Contributor)
Wendy Rattray
(Executive producer)
Paul Tucker
(Series producer)
