Flog It!

Flog It!
Flog It Opening Title Card
Genre	Antiques Show
Created by	BBC
Presented by	Paul Martin
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	12 (as of April 2013)
Production
Running time	30 / 45 / 60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Two BBC Two HD (2013–)
Picture format	HDTV (1080i, 16:9)
Original release	27 May 2002 (2002-05-27) – present

Flog It! is a television series broadcast on the BBC since 27 May 2002, presented by Paul Martin (although the first five episodes were presented by Mark Harnden). The show follows a similar formula to Antiques Roadshow, with members of the public bringing their antiques to be viewed and valued by a team of experts. However, unlike Antiques Roadshow, they are then given the option to sell their items at an auction.

Typical episodes are 45 minutes in length, but thirty minute and hour-long editions also exist. The thirty minute versions are typically (but not always) hour-long editions cut in half; hour-long editions have become less common in recent years.

The show is broadcast as part of BBC One's afternoon schedule. It also appears as part of the early evening schedule for short runs, and sometimes appears on Saturday afternoons.

During each show, seven lots are auctioned off, with a large age and price range. However, the prices generally do not exceed a few thousand pounds, unlike Antiques Roadshow.

Items by Clarice Cliff, René Lalique and Moorcroft appear very frequently. Previously unrecorded works by artists such as portrait painter A. H. Fox have also been discovered.

On each show, valuations are carried out by two experts and, sometimes, by Martin himself. Experts that have featured on the show include Will Axon, David Barby, Kate Bateman, Kate Bliss, Anita Manning, Jethro Marles, Adam Partridge, Natasha Raskin, Philip Serrell, Nigel Smith, Charlie Ross, Catherine Southon, Elizabeth Talbot and Christina Trevanion, some of whom have also appeared as auctioneers and in other antiques-related BBC programmes such as Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic.