The antiques rock show
TV presenter will be voice of pop-up radio event
Natasha Raskin is the first to admit that she isn’t musically gifted.
But the TV presenter and antiques expert is about to turn her hand to live broadcasting where she will play some of her favourite music.
The Scot, who is best known for her presenting roles on Flog It and Bargain Hunt, has landed an early-morning slot as part of an eight-day pop up digital radio station celebrating the best new and emerging musical talent.
Natasha admits the 5am alarm will take a little getting used to.
She said: “Radio is by far my favourite medium so I was really excited to be asked to do the show. I’ll definitely have to have a conversation with my husband at 5.30am to wake my voice up. I’m looking forward to playing tracks, much of which will be Scottish and eclectic stuff we don’t hear all the time. We’ll also have two interviews.”
Natasha, 29, admits her varied taste is due to her musical family, although she has not inherited the genes.
She said: “When I was younger I could be listening to the Deftones one minute and En Vogue the next. Music was always played in my household.
“Out of five of us, I’m the e only one who can’t play an n instrument or sing. I havee the confidence now to be e able to say what I do and d don’t like.
“That can take a while, e, especially as a teenager. er. But there’s no room for musical snobbery on the he show. And having so many any tracks over two hours urs means it has to be eclectic.”
Natasha studied law but it was an invitation from the Glasgow auction house McTear’s that set her on the road to TV stardom.
She secured an internship with the auction house and in 2013 caught the eye of Bargain Hunt producers. Just a year after her first auction she began filming.
While she is hoping people will listen to her musical advice, Natasha reveals she has had less luck when it comes to flogging instruments.
She said: “There is a good market for musical instruments but my experience of selling them is poor.
“On my first antiques roadshow there was an instrument I bought for £ 40 but it only made £ 8. I’ll have better luck with the music. It’s difficult to choose what my favourite song is. It changes all the time. But I feel very lucky to have recently been at the David Bowie collection which went up for auction.”
BBC Radio Scotland Music Extra is a pop-up digital service broadcasting 24 hours a day from November 23 to 30.
It will showcase Scotland’s diverse musical landscape, taking in everything from rock and pop to country, traditional and jazz, while BBC Radio Scotland’s main programming continues as normal.
The schedule will include new content with dedicated breakfast, mid- morning and drivetime shows on weekdays, as well as hand-picked programmes from the BBC archive and exclusive live sessions from the likes of Simple Minds and Travis.
It will be available on DAB, online, BBC iPlayer and the BBC iPlayer Radio website and app.