Catherine Southon: Last News

ANTIQUES Road Trip expert Catherine Southon was left open-mouthed after the staggering value of a World War periscope was revealed. The beloved BBC show sees experts set off on trips across the nation in search for treasures in a bid to make the most money at auction.  Catherine, one of the show’s regular contributors, has also featured on hit programmes such as Bargain Hunt and Flog it! Having a keen eye for fine antiques, the 47-year-old collector founded her own auction house in 2012.  During a classic episode of Antiques Road Trip, the presenter was left gobsmacked at the “incredible” profit made on a World War One periscope.

Bargain Hunt fans were furious after an off-camera incident nearly dashed a team's hopes on the BBC show.

Catherine first hit our screens in 2003 as an antiques expert on Flog It!.Three years later she later joined the Bargain Hunt team alongside the shows main presenters Anita Manning, Charlie Ross, Natasha Raskin Sharp and Eric Knowles.Since then Catherine has also gone onto join Antiques Road Trip as well as appearances on Make Me a Dealer, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Trade Secrets.The BBC expert graduated with a degree in curation but chose to pursue a career away from her studies, quickly moving into antiques.She began working in auction houses having first started at Sotheby's on Bond Street, where she started off answering phone calls and filing documents but soon became Head of Scientific Instruments and Maritime Works of