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Enjoy the Antiques Road Trip except ...

(9 Posts)
Colls Wed 19-Aug-26 15:42:29

... for the unfunny narrator.
His pathetic, unfunny, continuous puns and then snorting at them himself.
Also how he interjects and thanks dealers on behalf of the competitors - when they have invariable done so themselves already like some demented, overbearing parent.
Get him off I say!

Colls Wed 19-Aug-26 15:44:55

... and he clearly adores Charles Hanson who can do no wrong in his eyes, and so is always biased towards him. angry

ginny Wed 19-Aug-26 16:02:45

This programme annoys me because of the massive discounts the dealers give the competitors. Many of them wouldn’t make any profit at auction if they only got the usual 10 %.

Jaxjacky Wed 19-Aug-26 16:13:24

I think most TV’s have an off option these days for whatever this is.

ginny Wed 19-Aug-26 16:33:25

Jaxjacky

I think most TV’s have an off option these days for whatever this is.

True, but when someone else in the house watches said programme it can be hard to avoid.

Colls Wed 19-Aug-26 17:15:28

Jaxjacky

I think most TV’s have an off option these days for whatever this is.

True, but we can still have and share opinions on films, books etc. We don't have to watch or read them!
I enjoy the programme for all the other antiques people on it, the shops, except the narrator.

Cossy Wed 19-Aug-26 19:57:54

Well I really enjoy both Antiques Road trip and Bargain Hunt, bit of light relief, albeit some guests and some presenters are mildly irritating.

However, by far and away the most fun is Antiques Roadshow, especially when someone comes with a supposed family heirloom which the person clearly thinks will be worth thousands, and is informed it’s worth about ten bob!

grin

valdali Wed 19-Aug-26 20:03:27

I adore Charles Hanson too.

MayBee70 Wed 19-Aug-26 20:04:49

I like Antiques Road trip because it sometimes features shops that I go to. And I like Izzy who’s on it sometimes. Never been keen on Bargain Hunt. We once had to furnish a house with very little money and bought a few things at an auction and it was really exciting. This is one of them: it was exactly what we were looking for and we were so worried that we wouldn’t get it.