With millions of viewers worldwide, the antiques

20- episode series. When the BBC saw the viewing figures they gave me a longer deal for 60 episodes a series.

“It’s given me access to a world I’d never otherwise experienced.”

Another... “We’re here at Culzean Castle and I think one of our experts has found something...” beckons and Paul bounds off to do his links and meet his public.

One of the experts is Glasgow auctioneer Anita Manning, who, in her tartan coat and bright green hat, is only slightly less visible than the show’s orange- haired director Eve.

Like Paul, she gets a fair bit of attention, some of it from celebrities.

“I was in Marks and Spencer’s in Byres Road when Robert Carlyle came over to say he really

Tony Voak. liked the show,” she smiles, as she takes a break from assessing the contents of those bags and rucksacks.

“I’ll film 12 to 14 items each day and I love seeing the surprises. Every time is like Christmas Day.”

After 15 years, Flog It is the most ‘well-oiled of well-oiled machines’.

Every person who comes along – 500 to 800 is the average – gets a free valuation of what they’ve brought.

But a quick assessment earmarks those worth filming and potentially the all-important auction sale. The individuals are given a discreet little dot of a sticker associated with their specified expert – Anita: green, Paul: blue, Raj Bisram: yellow and Natasha Raskin Sharp: red. They wait while off- screen experts take a bit of history before the cameras roll.

New kid on the block – Flog It- wise anyway as she has Bargain Hunt, Antiques Road Trip and its Celebrity

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