Paul Martin (born 5 January 1959) is a British antiques dealer and professional drummer, best known for being the presenter of various BBC television antiques programmes including Flog It!, Trust Me, I'm a Dealer[1] and Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution.
Martin was discovered by a team from BBC Bristol when he was interviewed about his passion for oak furniture. He was then signed up in 2002 to present Flog It!, which has led to a series of television shows and spin-off books.[2]
On 2 October 2018, the BBC announced it would cancel Flog It!, but that Martin would return to host two new similar shows as part of its "modernised" new daytime schedule—one of which would use Martin's skills as a dealer to train members of the public, the second being an antiques-based game show.[6] The first of these programmes, Make Me a Dealer, began its inaugural series on 5 November 2018, followed by the antiques game show Curiosity in spring 2019.[7]
Booksedit
Book Sleeve of 'Paul Martin: My World of Antiques'
Paul Martin has written a popular book on antiques, Paul Martin: My World of Antiques, subtitled ‘Collect, buy and sell everyday antiques like an expert’.[8][9] The book draws on his experiences on ‘Flog It!’ and includes chapters on various types of antiques and interviews with a number of other experts.
Personal lifeedit
Martin married BBC production co-ordinator Charlotte Godfrey in 2007.[10][1] The same year they moved to Seend in Wiltshire, to a property built in the 1830s, with a smallholding of 30 acres (12 ha) of land, surrounded by its own arboretum.[11]
Referencesedit
^ abAjesh Patalay (21 August 2009). "Paul Martin Interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ abc. Capel & Land. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ abcd"Paul Martin". UKTV. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^"Penelope Keith hosts To The Manor Reborn at Avebury". BBC News. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^"Countryfile Summer Diaries". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
^"Flog It! axed as part of BBC One daytime shake-up". BBC. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^Chesters, Laura (5 November 2018). "Can wheeler dealers become antique dealers? Former Flog It! presenter Paul Martin launches new BBC show". Antiques Trade Gazette. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^Martin, Paul (2018). Paul Martin: My World of Antiques, 'Collect, buy and sell everyday antiques like an expert'. London: John Blake. ISBN978-1-78606-475-2.
^Antiques Trade Gazette (2018). "Paul Martin: My World of Antiques, book launch". Antiques Trade Gazette.
^"BBC's Curiosity: Who is antiques expert Paul Martin's wife?". 28 September 2021.
^"TRADING PLACES: TV presenter Paul Martin and his family exchanged a high street home for a country smallholding and the lifestyle that went with it". The Scotsman. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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Paul Martin born 5 January 1959 is a British antiques dealer and professional drummer best known for being the presenter of various BBC television antiques programmes including Flog It Trust Me I m a Dealer 1 and Paul Martin s Handmade Revolution Paul MartinMartin during a recording of Flog It at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 2014Born 1959 01 05 5 January 1959 age 64 Teddington Middlesex U K EducationFalmouth Grammar SchoolAlma materFalmouth College of ArtsOccupation s Antiques dealer session musician and television presenterYears active1982 presentKnown forBBC antiques presenterTelevisionFlog It Trust Me I m a DealerPaul Martin s Handmade RevolutionStreet AuctionMake Me a DealerCuriositySpouseCharlotte Godfrey m 2007 Children2 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Television presenting 2 Books 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMartin was born in Teddington Middlesex His family subsequently moved to Cornwall where he was educated at Falmouth Grammar School 2 and then studied art and woodworking at Falmouth College of Arts 3 now Falmouth University He then developed parallel careers as an antiques trader and dealer and as a session musician drummer Martin worked with Average White Band The Quireboys and The Dogs D Amour in the 1990s 3 nbsp Martin during a recording of Flog It in Birmingham 2014From the age of 25 he owned a pitch on London s Portobello Road 3 He also worked as an antiques props stylist for magazines including Marie Claire and New Woman whilst undertaking larger projects designing antique sets for television shoots for BBC One s The Clothes Show and Granada TV 3 More recently he ran the shop The Table Gallery in Marlborough Wiltshire specialising in 17th and 18th century Welsh and English oak furniture and Victorian lavatories 2 Paul now runs an antique shop in Corsham Wiltshire Television presenting edit Martin was discovered by a team from BBC Bristol when he was interviewed about his passion for oak furniture He was then signed up in 2002 to present Flog It which has led to a series of television shows and spin off books 2 In 2011 he presented To the Manor Reborn alongside Penelope Keith covering the refurbishment of Avebury Manor in Wiltshire for the National Trust 4 In 2014 he began hosting I Never Knew That About Britain for the ITV network He presented the BBC Countryfile spin offs Summer Diaries Spring Diaries Autumn Diaries and Winter Diaries in 2016 and 2017 5 On 2 October 2018 the BBC announced it would cancel Flog It but that Martin would return to host two new similar shows as part of its modernised new daytime schedule one of which would use Martin s skills as a dealer to train members of the public the second being an antiques based game show 6 The first of these programmes Make Me a Dealer began its inaugural series on 5 November 2018 followed by the antiques game show Curiosity in spring 2019 7 Books edit nbsp Book Sleeve of Paul Martin My World of Antiques Paul Martin has written a popular book on antiques Paul Martin My World of Antiques subtitled Collect buy and sell everyday antiques like an expert 8 9 The book draws on his experiences on Flog It and includes chapters on various types of antiques and interviews with a number of other experts Personal life editMartin married BBC production co ordinator Charlotte Godfrey in 2007 10 1 The same year they moved to Seend in Wiltshire to a property built in the 1830s with a smallholding of 30 acres 12 ha of land surrounded by its own arboretum 11 References edit a b Ajesh Patalay 21 August 2009 Paul Martin Interview The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 24 June 2013 a b c Paul Martin Capel amp Land Archived from the original on 1 October 2013 Retrieved 24 June 2013 a b c d Paul Martin UKTV Retrieved 24 June 2013 Penelope Keith hosts To The Manor Reborn at Avebury BBC News 6 August 2011 Retrieved 8 August 2021 Countryfile Summer Diaries BBC Media Centre Retrieved 1 August 2016 Flog It axed as part of BBC One daytime shake up BBC 2 October 2018 Retrieved 3 December 2019 Chesters Laura 5 November 2018 Can wheeler dealers become antique dealers Former Flog It presenter Paul Martin launches new BBC show Antiques Trade Gazette Retrieved 3 December 2019 Martin Paul 2018 Paul Martin My World of Antiques Collect buy and sell everyday antiques like an expert London John Blake ISBN 978 1 78606 475 2 Antiques Trade Gazette 2018 Paul Martin My World of Antiques book launch Antiques Trade Gazette BBC s Curiosity Who is antiques expert Paul Martin s wife 28 September 2021 TRADING PLACES TV presenter Paul Martin and his family exchanged a high street home for a country smallholding and the lifestyle that went with it The Scotsman 28 February 2012 Retrieved 2 March 2020 External links editPaul Martin at IMDb Paul Martin goes behind the scenes of Flog it Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Martin TV presenter amp oldid 1186044487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
