As well as an antiques broker for private clients, David Harper is a BBC TV Antiques & History presenter on programmes like ‘Antiques Road Trip’ , ‘Flog It’ , Bargain Hunt’ and ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’  All highly successful BBC Television programmes which are shown in over 60 countries worldwide… and dubbed into dozens of different languages!

David Harper’s media career began in 1999 when he was contacted at his antiques brokerage business in Barnard Castle by BBC Radio and invited to talk antiques…live to BBC radio listeners

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This then started a four year radio broadcasting journey where David held weekly live BBC radio antique phone-ins, answering questions and valuing antiques. He quickly became known for his funny, yet informative and educational explanations and historical story telling… making antiques easy and fun

 

Television came along in 2004 and David Harper has since become a household name in Britain and across the world…wherever his TV shows are broadcast 

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David Harper’s YouTube and Facebook Antiques Channels are in the top 10 of the most highly regarded antiques channels in the world (see David Harper Antiques TV) 

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He’s also a published author, artist, speaker and charity event auctioneer…he holds the world record for selling dinner with the football manager, Sir Alex Ferguson for £170,000!

 

David’s love for antiques and history started a lot earlier than his broadcast career though.

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He began collecting antique objects from the age of 5. Hunting in farmers fields for broken pieces of pottery, clay pipes and general treasure! He often found Roman and Anglo Saxon items, many of which he still has. These were of no real monetary value, but the rich historical stories he learnt from studying them, even from that early age, have paid dividends throughout his life and he’s been collecting, studying, buying, selling, talking and writing about wonderful objects from the past ever since! 

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David is also passionate about classic cars…which he also brokers!