Paul Martin (TV presenter)
Paul Martin | |
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Paul Martin signing an autograph during filming in 2015 | |
Born |
Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK | 5 January 1959
Residence | Seend, Wiltshire |
Education | Falmouth Grammar School |
Alma mater | Falmouth College of Arts |
Occupation | Antiques dealer, session musician, television presenter |
Years active | 1982–present |
Agent | Andrew Thorpe west walton |
Known for | BBC antiques presenter |
Television |
Flog It! Trust Me, I'm a Dealer Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution Street Auction |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte Godfrey (m. 2007) |
Children |
Dylan William Martin (b. November 2009) Meredith Elizabeth Martin (b. October 2011) |
Paul Martin (born 5 January 1959) is an antiques dealer and professional drummer, best known for being the presenter of various BBC antiques programmes including Flog It!, Trust Me, I'm a Dealer[1] and Paul Martin's Handmade Revolution
Biography
Born in Teddington, after his family moved to Cornwall he was educated at Falmouth Grammar School,[2] and then studied art and woodwork at Falmouth College of Arts.[3] Following graduation, he was employed at Pinewood Studios, spending two years as a scenic painter on film sets, working first on Santa Claus: The Movie with Dudley Moore.[4]
He then developed parallel careers, as an antiques trader and dealer and as a professional drummer. Martin worked with Average White Band, The Quireboys and Dogs D'Amour in the 1990s.[3] He still plays with local jazz and blues bands around Wiltshire.
From the age of 25, he owned a pitch on London's Portobello Road.[3] He also worked as an antiques props stylist for magazines including Marie Claire and New Woman, whilst undertaking larger projects designing antique sets for television shoots for BBC One's The Clothes Show and Granada TV.[3] More recently he ran the shop The Table Gallery in Marlborough, Wiltshire, specialising in 17th and 18th century Welsh and English oak furniture and Victorian lavatories.[2]
Martin was discovered by a team from BBC Bristol when he was interviewed about his passion for oak furniture. He was then signed up to present Flog It!, which has led to a series of television shows and spin-off books.[2]
In 2014, he began hosting I Never Knew That About Britain for the ITV network.
He has presented the BBC Countryfile spin-offs Summer Diaries, Spring Diaries, Autumn Diaries and Winter Diaries since 2016.[5]
On 2 October, 2018, the BBC announced they were cancelling Flog It! in 2019, but that Martin would return to host an antiques-based game show as part of their "modernised" new daytime schedule[6].
Personal life
Martin married BBC production co-ordinator Charlotte Godfrey in September 2007. The couple live in the village of Seend, Wiltshire, with their two children: son Dylan William Martin, born in November 2009; daughter Meredith Elizabeth Martin, born in October 2011.[1]
References
- 1 2 Ajesh Patalay (21 August 2009). "Paul Martin Interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Paul Martin". Capel & Land. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Paul Martin". UKTV. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Martin". Daily Mail. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ↑ "Countryfile Summer Diaries". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45727337