Collectors' Lot

Collectors' Lot is a TV programme produced from 1997 to 2001[1] by Twofour Broadcast[2] for the United Kingdom's Channel 4. Shown on weekday afternoons, the programme visited every corner of Britain to explore the weird and wonderful things that people choose to collect. The five series of the programme featured over 70 expert craftspeople and restorers at work.

Collectors' Lot
Debbie Thrower interviewing a collector on 'Collector's Lot'
Genre
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyTwo Four
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release1997 (1997) 
2001 (2001)
The Collector's Lot book to accompany the series

During the height of its popularity the show had 2 million viewers a day, making it ' Britain's most successful daytime antiques and collectibles magazine series'.[3]

Presenters of Collectors' Lot included Sarah Greene, Sue Cook, Helen Atkinson-Wood and Debbie Thrower.

References

Collectors' Lot: A Nation of Collectors by Chrissie Kravchenko Publisher: Channel 4 Books (1999) ISBN 0-7522-1762-3


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