The Bottom Line
You only have to count the number of TV shows where people find and flog something hoping for a profit to recognise the appeal. Is it accurately portrayed on television and how do antiques come up for sale in the first place? Evan Davis is joined by a panel of experts to get some answers and asks whether anything we manufacture today will last long enough to be auctioned off in a hundred years-time.
- ▪You only have to count the number of TV shows where people find and flog something hoping for a profit to recognise the appeal.
- ▪Is it accurately portrayed on television and how do antiques come up for sale in the first place?
- ▪Evan Davis is joined by a panel of experts to get some answers and asks whether anything we manufacture today will last long enough to be auctioned off in a hundred years-time.
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| Original publisher | BBC News — Business |
| Canonical URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00325cs?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss |
| Publication time | Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-10-01T11:32:33.293Z |
| Last seen | 2026-10-01T11:32:33.293Z |
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Episode detailsRadio 4,·01 Oct 2026,·48 minsAntiquesThe Bottom LinePlayBookmarkBookmarkSubscribeSubscribeAvailable for over a yearIf there’s one business that’s ingrained in popular culture, you could argue it's the buying and selling of antiques. You only have to count the number of TV shows where people find and flog something hoping for a profit to recognise the appeal. But how does the business really operate? Is it accurately portrayed on television and how do antiques come up for sale in the first place? Evan Davis is joined by a panel of experts to get some answers and asks whether anything we manufacture today will last long enough to be auctioned off in a hundred years-time.
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