Celebrity Antiques Road Trip: Michael Aspel and Una Stubbs
11:00 am - 12:15 pm, Thursday, August 20 on Challenge (48)
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Michael Aspel and Una Stubbs
Season 2, Episode 4
TV presenter Michael Aspel takes on Sherlock actress Una Stubbs in a search for antiques in Norfolk. Accompanied by experts Thomas Plant and James Lewis, they travel around the county in search of potentially profitable items before discovering whose haul fares best with buyers at an auction in King's Lynn
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Antiques/Collectibles
Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Michael Aspel
(Contestant)
Una Stubbs
(Contestant)
Thomas Plant
(Contributor)
James Lewis
(Contributor)
Amanda Reilly
(Producer)
Paul Tucker
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Michael Aspel
(Contestant)
Born:
January 12, 1933
in
Battersea, London
Best Known For:
Springing out on celebs, carrying the This Is Your Life red book.
Early-life:
Michael Terence Aspel was born in London in his grandmother's house behind Clapham Junction Station on January 12, 1933. He grew up in the city, apart from a five-year spell during the Second World War when he was evacuated to Chard in Somerset. In his youth, Michael wanted to be a cartoonist but, after doing National Service with the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he worked as a journalist on the Western Mail in Cardiff.
Career:
Michael began his broadcasting career with the BBC in Cardiff in 1954, making his debut as a villain in a Children's Hour play. He later filled the BBC's demand for a pretty face to front the news and has suggested he moved through the ranks by being friendly and never refusing a job offer: 'I kept saying yes, and suddenly I was a TV personality.' He has compered Miss World, hosted chat show Aspel and Company, as well as presenting Family Favourites, Crackerjack, Ask Aspel, Give Us a Clue and Come Dancing. He took over from Eamonn Andrews as presenter of This is Your Life in 1988 and fronted it until 2003. He spent eight years as host of Antiques Roadshow until 2008.
Quote:
Explaining why he wearied of interviewing celebrities on his chat show: 'There's this element of sitting at their feet that I got fed up with.'
Trivia:
He was awarded an OBE in 1993.
Una Stubbs
(Contestant)
Born:
May 01, 1937
in
Welwyn Garden City
Best Known For:
Till Death Us Do Part and Worzel Gummidge.
Early-life:
Una was born in Welwyn Garden City on May 1, 1937. She trained at the La Roche dancing school in Slough and made her theatre debut at the age of 16 in a chorus line at the London Palladium. Her dancing talent led to her landing a role alongside Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963). A year later, she appeared in the singer's next film, Wonderful Life (1964).
Career:
Stubbs's big break came in 1966 when she began playing Rita, the married daughter of Alf Garnett in BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. The series ran until 1975 and she also reprised the role years later in Till Death and In Sickness and In Health. From 1979 to 1981, she became a firm favourite with younger viewers playing Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge opposite Jon Pertwee. She was also a team captain for several years on ITV game show Give Us a Clue. In recent years, she has appeared in EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show, Benidorm and Sherlock.
Quote:
'I truly believe happiness is a choice. You're not owed it.'
Trivia:
When she's not working, Stubbs likes to sketch.
Thomas Plant
(Contributor)
James Lewis
(Contributor)
Amanda Reilly
(Producer)
Paul Tucker
(Executive producer)
