Bargain Hunt

...:-D) T.V show known as Bargain Hunt. The premise behind the show is really, really simple (and explained, more or less, through the title). Two teams, the reds and blues, of two players each are sent around an antiques fair where they must search for a number of items (they usually end up with three) which they must then sell on, hopefully for a profit, at an auction in a weeks time. The team that makes the biggest profit (or in many cases smallest ...
...the legend that is now Bargain Hunt began. Starting as just another small, daytime TV show it has grown to have a cult following to be proud of. The show, which is now in it’s forth series, is currently shown at 12:00 midday on BBC1 and each episode lasts for 30 minutes. Anyone respectable out there is probably working at that time so get setting those videos if you have never been viewed the show before. For me however there’s no need as I am a ...

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A while back I was devasted, yes reader truly devasted. I turned on the tv, 11.30, Monday morning, to find.......2 blokes with funny accents and the only intelligent woman from the Wright Stuff mucking around in someones front room. Aghast I consulted the tv guide, flicked through the channels, then came to the realisation that Dishy David Dickinson, Mr San Tropez man himself was off the air. The Beeb had decided to ruin my morning by taking off ...
...Mr Pompous, Sarky man is an institution as far as I'm concerened!!) Then joy of joys...I find its on BBC Choice, its on at 8.30am and 6.30 pm, every weekend. My sincere apologies to those analogue viewers. So what is this show that has so many student out of bed before 12? Well come over here Sir and I'll tell you how it works. You give 2 teams of 2 people £200 and an hour at an antiques fair, pair them up with an antique 'expert' and let them ...

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...as hell beats housework! Bargain hunt is perhaps what you'd consider a modern day version of the Antiques Roadshow, but with a twist. Rather than people rummaging through their attics in search of buried treasure that might be worth a few quid, 2 teams of 2 everyday people are sent out to hunt for bargains at an antiques and collectors fair. The Blues and Reds as they're called are given £200 each and have just an hour to browse and buy their goods. ...
...that is the host of Bargain Hunt, David Dickinson. He's been in the antiques trade for sometime, is probably old enough to be classed as an antique himself, and seems for some strange reason to be very popular amongst the woman contestants. Can't say I'd heard of him before watching Bargain Hunt, but he does a good job in pulling the whole show together. He usually chats to the auctioneer of the sale room prior to the teams items going through and ...

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...to watch an episode of Bargain Hunt. Although the programme centres around the contestants making a profit from their bargain hunting the emphasis is all on the two teams pitting their wits against one another. The programme starts with Tim Wonnacott introducing two eager teams, each team is made up of just two members and one team is given red sweatshirts and the other team blue sweatshirts. Each team is then assigned an expert in the world of antiques ...
...experts who regularly appear on Bargain Hunt, Phillip Serrell, who is often seen wearing a Rupert bear scarf ! David Barby, Kate Bliss and James Braxton to name a few. Each team is given £300 and you see them scurrying around the Antiques fair trying to find something that they consider a good enough buy to make them a small profit at auction. I think this must be a real challenge! I have been to many Antique fairs and have always thought how high ...

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...like that one don’t we bargain hunters.” His distinct style and presentation could entertain the most solemn and unimpressionable of people. A TV great. Reason 2. Inept antiques “experts” I don’t know where they found this collection of “experts” from but the consistency at which they encourage the teams to buy the worst items is shocking. They are pretty inanimate most of the time but usually come out ...
...Imagine being able to watch the programme at 8 o’clock on a Tuesday night, it is the perfect end to the day. Also can we not get Dave Dickinson his own chat show, which would be the single greatest televisual treat of any week. Long live Bargain Hunt. ...

stephen_logan 16.01.2002 · Read full review
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...you will probably have watched Bargain Hunt one or two times, but I have to say..I am a BIG fan. The simple fact is, this show rocks. It could possibly be the very best early morning television there is, especially when you think about what follows it..Big Strong Boys.. The concept of the show is simple and does not sound extremely appealing. 2 teams of 2 people are given £200 to go and find 'Bargains' from a car-boot sale. To make these choices ...
...of money...You also get a Bargain Hunt fleece jacket. Throughout the episodes of Bargain Hunt, Big double D has done many wild things..He's moshed, Morris danced and even purchased a few items himself in the auctions. He's a laid back man and always keeps his cool..Just make sure you don't wave a piece of pottery in his face- He will get angry. Most people who watch this show are lazy bums who don't have a job, or kids twagging off of school with ...

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...presenters on TV nowadays and Bargain Hunt excells in this department. That is if you find middle aged, fake tanned, squirrel haired men to your taste! I have to confess I love this show and the very charasmatic presenter David Dickinson. Remember the TV show Lovejoy, well imagine his dad and you have Mr Dickenson to a tee! The format of the show is quite simple. Two teams of two people are given £200 per team and have one hour to find bargains ...
...in a "real life okshun" as David will be heard to say every show! The auction takes place a week after the items are bought. Each team has a so-called expert to help them decide what to buy but quite often it is laughable to see what tosh they recommend and David says so in no uncertain terms. The real joy of this program is the presenters and experts personalities and how they interact with each other. I am not sure what they are like in real life ...

MelJW 29.01.2002 · Read full review
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Bargain Hunt has been around for a while. The now legendary David Dickinson has been gracing our screens for several years, but it is only now that the viewing public at large has decided to take notice. Dickinson was granted his prime-time slot on BBC1 earlier this year, after a period of gracing ours screens in the early afternoon. Since most responsible members of society are at work at this time, the show's popularity grew only in two groups; ...
...group, and was introduced to Bargain Hunt perhaps a year ago now by a friend. The format of the show is straight forward enough. Two teams of two people are each accompanied by a so-called expert to antiques fairs in the hope of hunting out a bargain. They are given a small amount of money two spend on however many items they wish. These items are put up for auction at the end of the show at a local auction house. The team who make the most money ...

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...in this heritage, the wonderful Bargain Hunt, fronted by the irrepressible and larger than life David Dickinson, which goes out every Thursday on BBC 1 at 8.30, and it's a truly wonderful experience. Much of that comes from the charm and watchability of Dickinson, a sort of Laurence Llewellyn Bowen with taste and decorum but pretty questionable taste in clothes. He's endlessly chummy and touchy felly with his high class barrow boy appeal and nudge ...
...of the cocky visitors, so Bargain Hunt is dependent upon the teams' selection of antiques being slagged off mercilessly. Often, the teams will fork out some two or three hundred quid on an item, and they well make a loss of at least three figures on it. Bliss as their shining little faces crumble in despair. In reality the whole thing is a pretty slight affair without a great deal of variety, but who cares? There is limitless glee to be had in being ...

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...to BBC 1 and watch Bargain Hunt a very enjoyable show that is on at 11am Monday to Friday. Hosted by the charismatic David Dickinson it involves two teams, the “reds” and the “blues” named thus after the coloured fleeces they are given to wear. They are made up of married couples or best friends, students or workmates . The object of the game David gives them £200 pounds per team to spend at an Antique and Collectors fair, ...
...in their quest for a bargain each team is allocated an expert, this is usually an auctioneer or a collector. Paul Hayes, Philip Searl, Nigel Smith and Kevin Jackson are all regular “experts” The two teams then set off into the fair to find that illusive bargain and try to haggle the stallholders into a better price. By this stage I am talking to myself things like “ Don’t buy that its hellish looking” or “ I wouldn’t ...

elspeth334 22.03.2001 · Read full review
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...week)......the reason,I like to watch Bargain Hunt on BBC1. I know that daytime TV is not considered,real TV, but I think that this program is really good and deserves a bigger audience. The show is presented by David Dickinson who has a style all of his own.I know that some people cannot stand to watch him but I enjoy his flamboyant attitude towards the show. Basically the rules of the show are quite simple, as folows. Two teams of two peolple ...
...at an antiques fair.They cannot go over £200 but can spend less than the £200.They hope to find a 'bargain' or two which will be resold at a live auction a week or two later.Any profit that they make they can keep. Sound easy but in fact it proves extremely difficult. Both teams are given the assistance of an 'expert' to help them in their mission.Some people take notice of them, while some tend to ignore them. The thing to remember is this.Buying ...

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...I have to say that Bargain Hunt is a great way of making a programme that is not too costly. I am amazed by this, especially if I compare it to the horrible-useless-expensive programmes that the italian TV offers at prime time !!! I'm glad I moved to the UK !!! Anyway, the idea behind BH is simple but good : take two teams , the blues and the reds, hand them £200 (£ 500 in the weekly evening edition) at an antiques fair and see what they can get. ...
...and prove to be a bargain or will end up as a huge devastating loss. Besides the simple rules of the game, what I really like in this programme are the tips from Dickinson or the other antiques experts, who can tell easily if something is worth monies just giving a brief glance... I wish I could do that too.... Recently, in addition to the evening programming, which means BH is shown every Thursday at 8pm on BBC1, a competition has been launched, ...

marconad 13.09.2002 · Read full review
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Bargain Hunt is a programme in which apparent little treasures can be unearthed. Two teams of would-be gargain hunters are given the task to spend £200 on some antiques and those same items are put through the auction to see how much profit they can make. The programme is scheduled during the morning on BBC1 and is a light variation on the bargain hunting theme. It has to be said though that the greatest little treasure to be found so far is surely ...
...to take equal delight when he is proved wrong. The winning team gets to keep their profit but its usually just a few pounds. The joy is in taking part and being with a consummate professional in Dickinson. Bargain Hunt is a pleasant way to spend a half hour. ...

polydeuces 27.07.2001 · Read full review
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and it isn't on BBC2, so update ciao! it had got into the big league of BBC1 morning. unfortunatly, this meant a few changes to the programme. the newer programmes have a faster pace, which i both like and dislike. however, the programme is largely unchanged, it starts with an embarrasing bit at the beginning, where Dave chats to the people for today. it is especially cringeworthy when: a) the contestents are students and try to be funny b) they ...
...war role playing outfit. it them moves on to going around the stalls. the contestents are in pairs, eg best freinds or husband and wife. they each have an 'expert' who often picks the worst pieces. my favourite expert is the woman. it is good when one pair rejects a peice, for the next pair to buy it! in this section Dave goes around commenting on the peices they look at, giving general advice. he picks on peice away form the contestants (and normally ...

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...are so simple in format. Bargain Hunt is one of those programmes, it's the antiques roadshow but with a gameshow slant and it's so damn addictive! The rules are simple, each week two teams go to antique and collectors fairs with £200 pouns in their pockets. With the help of a antiques specialist they pick out up to three items within their budget. Then a week later they put them into auction and the winner is the team who makes the most profit or ...
...in this show. Bargain Hunt is the kind of show that appeals to all ages and there's one reason why. The host David Dickinson is someone who appeals to the older generation who sit there in their armchairs on a sunday evening watching the antiques roadhshow and monarch of the glen. But he also has one of those eccentric english/flamboyant styles that exude some kind of kitsch cool. For this reason alone who appeals to younger age ranges such as students ...

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