Flog It! - Compilation 25 - 5:00 pm Sunday, April 5 on BBC Two England

About this Broadcast

Compilation 25
Season 1, Episode 1

A collection of some of the best, unseen finds from the series, visiting the Milestones Museum in Basingstoke Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, and the RAF museum in Hendon, London. Items include an art nouveau necklace and a pair of British railway lamps

HD subtitles repeat 16x9

Antiques/Collectibles Leisure Hobbies

Cast & Crew

Paul Martin (Presenter)

Michael Baggott (Contributor)

Christina Trevanion (Contributor)

James Lewis (Contributor)

Nick Davies (Contributor)

Caroline Hawley (Contributor)

Clare Wilmshurst (Director)

Carole Lochhead (Series 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.