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Ushaw 21
Season 17, Episode 21
Antique experts Catherine Southon and David Fletcher are in Ushaw in Co Durham, seeking a selection of objects to take to auction. Catherine falls in love with a model of Muffin the Mule and David is enchanted by a limited edition book by author JK Rowling. Presenter Paul Martin learns what life was like for the students who studied at Ushaw when it was open as a Catholic college
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Antiques/Collectibles
Leisure Hobbies
Cast & Crew
Paul Martin
(Presenter)
Catherine Southon
(Contributor)
David Fletcher
(Contributor)
Amanda Lowe
(Series producer)
Clare Wilmshurst
(Director)
More Information
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.
Catherine Southon
(Contributor)
David Fletcher
(Contributor)
Amanda Lowe
(Series producer)
Clare Wilmshurst
(Director)
