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Have any of you been on Bargain Hunt?
Rosie Primrose
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I love the programme and just wondered if any of you have appeared on it or know any of the experts, thanks.
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Maybe this is Alex Salmond's long term plan all along!
I’ve never been on Bargain Hunt but whilst we were at an Antiques Fair a couple of years ago we accidentally met two contestants who were taking part. We had no idea Bargain Hunt was being filmed but joined them when we sat down for lunch at the same table. We got into conversation with them and it was only then we noticed the two ladies were wearing identical red fleeces. It was interesting to hear first hand about the show but all I can remember now is they are given vouchers for lunch, they keep the fleeces, it takes time to film segments because the expert had to speak to camera and they didn’t like the third item the expert had chosen, which amused me and it is all filmed in an hour. They told us the date the auction was taking place and asked us to go to fill the room and maybe bid. We didn’t go and unfortunately I can’t recollect having seen the show they took part in.
Even longer ago we'd arrived at a hotel to find Tim had given a talk the evening before. I told the receptionist it was a pity we'd missed it because we would have arrived the night before if we'd known. She told me he was staying at the hotel that evening. I did speak to him, although extremely briefly (I‘m a fan:)). The next morning he was sitting quietly on his own at breakfast when we arrived. When he stood up to leave he wished every one in the room a good morning and enjoyable day. He's just as polite and well-mannered as he is on the show.
Are you Miss Hornblower by any chance ?
Two friends I made through an Internet Antiques Forum applied to be on the show in 2008, they live in Gibralter and had to fly over for the audition in Bristol, then come back for the bargain hunting at Gloucester docks and again for the Auction which was at Moore, Allan and Innocent in Cirencester. I went to the Auction with another friend from the forum and we met the experts Charles Hanson and Mark Stacey as well as Tim Wonnacott and the Auctioner Philip Allwood who has been a Bargain Hunt expert in the past. They were also filming what turned out to be the first celebrity Bargain Hunt with Julian Clary and his Mum playing against Matthew Cottle and his Mum, their Mums are friends and had applied to go on the show. The Experts and Contestants have a lot of waiting around to film their pieces, as they are not allowed to go into the auction when their opponents are being filmed. Tim was kept very busy all morning filming the Auction segments, but he made time for a chat to us and pose for a photograph before he dashed off to get his lunch. Charles Hanson is a lovely man and he asked if he could sit with us and chatted about his sisters wedding and the Auction where they were selling a pair of Queen Victoria's bloomers!
At a fair Tim had bought an antique tiepin that was inscribed as having belonged to the Gibralter rowing club, he brought it to the Auction and my friend took it home with her and negotiated a deal with them and Tim sold it back to them. My friend and Matthew Cottle's Mum got on really well and kept in touch after the programme was filmed.
They still repeat the episode, much to my embarrasment as in one programme the cameraman focused on me and I still get asked if it was me at the Auction!
No, but she is regularly there and is also a valuer. I was on todays show though.
She does a good tiller girl impression.
You'll have to get past me first.... It's quite cute how she always blushes when estimating the items with Tim.
No, I met her at Hansons but didn't know who she was. Hansons have a new young girl auctioneer and she is lovely, I hope Charles lets her have a go on Bargain Hunt.
Anita is so cute, you can't help but like her.
She's the one, I must have missed that programme, but if Charles let her do more I'm sure she will go far.on t.v.