Paul Martin's Antiques Showdown

About this Broadcast

Season 1, Episode 5

As it's the final showdown of the week, Paul Martin and Rachel Holland are on a mission to secure items they are confident will sell well at the West Midlands auction. Will they choose a Fuller's cylindrical slide rule, some Royal Crown Derby or an unusual silver candle extinguisher?

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Antiques/Collectibles Game Show/Quiz/Contest Leisure Hobbies Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

Paul Martin (Presenter)

Paul Connolly (Series producer)

Dave Baker (Producer)

Mat Callaghan (Producer)

Rosy Marshall-McRae (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

Paul Martin (Presenter)

Born: January 05, 1959 in Teddington, Middlesex

Best Known For: Presenting Flog It!.

Early-life: Born on January 5, 1959 in Teddington, Middlesex. Paul moved with his family to Cornwall and was educated at Falmouth Grammar School before going on to study art and woodwork at Falmouth College of Arts. After he graduated, Paul got a job as a scenic painter at Pinewood Studios for two years.

Career: Martin began developing a career as an antiques trader and dealer. At age 25, he had a stall on Portobello Road in London. He also worked as an antiques props stylist for such magazines as New Woman and Marie Claire, while he also designed antique sets for such TV shows as BBC One's The Clothes Show and Granada TV. Martin then went on to run an antique furniture shop in Marlborough, Wiltshire called The Table Gallery. He was discovered by BBC Bristol when he was interviewed about his interest in oak furniture. After that, he was signed up to present Flog It!. Since then, he has presenter a number of other TV programmes, including I Never Knew That About Britain, Summer Diaries and Trust Me, I'm a Dealer.

Quote: "If you want to get serious about antiques, go to a specialist shop and pick the dealer's brains."

Trivia: He worked as a professional drummer for such bands as Average White Band, the Quireboys and Dogs D'Amour in the 1990s.