Channel 5 in huge schedule shake-up as beloved show pulled from screens after just two weeks finally returns
CHANNEL 5 is bringing a ditched show back on air in a huge schedule shake-up.
The broadcaster has reintroduced Paul Martin’s Antiques Showdown to the TV guide after it was pulled last year.
Paul goes head-to-head with a rival expert as they attempt to make the most for their items at auction.
The show was filmed throughout the country and also saw experts take part in entertaining ‘challenges’.
However, last spring viewers were left gutted when Channel 5 bosses ditched the series after just two weeks.
It was replaced by repeated episodes of Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun.
But now viewers will see Paul once again as the show has been moved to C5’s digital channel 5Select.
The episodes will kick off on Monday, May 6 from 6pm.
Speaking about the show last year, Paul said: “I was very privileged and honoured to be asked by Channel 5 to front an exciting new antiques programme for them. It’s very exciting.
“We have a valuation day in a historic building somewhere around the UK. We try to vary it up and go to different regions, which is quite exciting and nice.
“It’s kind of armchair travel for the viewers at home.
“We go to a stately home, a museum or a civic centre or a town hall, members of the public turn up and they bring in their items and get a free evaluation.
“If they’re happy with their evaluation and want to sell their item and we are happy to take it, we’ll accept it. Sometimes we have to reject items because we think they won’t sell.
“Then there are more rounds where I’m pitted against the expert for the week before we head to auction!”
Paul previously hosted Flog It! on the BBC before its axe in 2018.
