Antiques Master, your chance to be on TV

I see the BBC are making yet another antiques quiz / games show.  Antiques Master will be on BBC 2 and is currently looking for competitors with a good knowledge of antiques.  The following two quotes are from  the Antiques Mastger website

Are you an amateur antiques aficionado with the knowledge and know-how to win the title of Antiques Master 2010?

Antiques Master is a brand new prime time quiz show and we’re looking for passionate, knowledgeable amateur antiques experts.

You’ll be battling it out over a series of challenges and questions to prove that you have the all-round knowledge to become Antiques Master 2010.

All amateur antiques enthusiasts are invited to apply.

Antiques hunters, collectors, society members, etc – all are welcome as long as you don’t earn your living in the antiques business.

To apply

Age limit: Applicants must be 18 years of age and over.

You must not work in a professional capacity within the antiques trade

BBC2 has secured comedian and actress Sandi Toksvig to front a primetime series touted as MasterChef for antique lovers.

Antiques Master will see heirloom lovers from around the country compete in a string of challenges designed to test their knowledge of different collections, periods and the value of antiques.

The 12 x 30-minute series will be produced by BBC’s in-house team at Manchester and is expected to debut in a weekday slot over the summer
The programme is the latest
antiques show being trialled by BBC2, including the primetime Cracking Antiques from Silver River and new daytime series Antiques Road Trip and Restoration Roadshow.

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The Antiques Master website is at http://www.antiquesmaster.co.uk/

I’m barred from applying as I work in the antiques trade but I am interested if any of you decide to give it a go and test out your skills. Please do get in touch if you apply and let me know how you get on and I will publish your experiences here.