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Dickens of a Christmas brings a taste of Victorian England to Olney. This very popular event attracts many visitors to enjoy the sense of days gone by. Stall holders dress in costume of the era, selling all manner of merchandise, at both the Market Place and the north end of the High Street at the junction of West Street and Yardley Road, offering many opportunities to purchase Christmas presents as well as supporting local charities. Craft fairs can be found in The Olney Centre run by the Olney Lions Club, and in the Carlton House Club. Enjoy the old fashioned...

I have been delighted to have been in France this month shooting a brand new television series called Vintage French Farmhouse for the BBC alongside some of my Bidding Room dealers. The premise of the show is essentially getting out to the brocantes in beautiful southern France and buying freestyle items (my own picks) and challenge items (for instance something that fits in the palm of your hand). We then return to the amazing farmhouse and clean or fix our items, photograph them in the setting of our choosing and are then challenged to sell them online within 24 hours!...

Filming of series 5 & 6 back to back in Leith theatre!

On today's episode we are talking to an antiques dealer whose talent is more than antiques.  James Gooch is a COOL HUNTER. A cool hunter is someone who identifies and sets future trends. When Toma Clark Haines, CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co and founder of Republic of Toma first met James at the Bath Decorative Antiques Show (following the Antique Young Gun Awards in London months earlier) she noticed he was a trailblazer. Click here to listen to the podcast...