TV-MEDIA & 360 TOUR
Hungerford Arcde has a 360° Google Tour where you can view inside and outside of the Arcade at your leisure. Please take a look below.
Since this Google 360 video was produced, the Arcade has been upgraded with new energy efficient LED lighting, freshly painted all through and new carpet laid throughout the building. Many of the units have been upgraded and additiional ones added. Come and see what everyone is talking about when they shop for antiques and collectables!
(Of course, this was all filmed prior to Covid)
TV-MEDIA
We are all very proud here at Hungerford Arcade to be involved in such prestigious events involving TV and the media. We hope you enjoy looking through our past and present history on these pages as much as we did taking part.
Antiques Trade Gazette 13 March 2021
We were pleased to appear in the Antiques Trade Gazette as we prepare to re-open after lockdown.
One of their reporters contacted Adrian Gilmour, our co-owner, for his thoughts on lockdown and what we had accomplished. Amongst other things, he told them about Erik Thorbjornsen, who is normally a regular visitor, who called us from Norway asking for our help in buying stock for his summer season.
We were very pleased to be able to help and spent time on WhatsApp video calls to enable him to see what we had and also sent videos of units for him to select stock. In all, he bought items from 23 different dealers, so everyone was very happy! The picture which accompanies the article is from one of his earlier visits.
Homes and Antiques Magazine October 2020
We were delighted to be part of a feature entitled ‘Embracing Autumn’ in the October 2020 edition of Homes and Antiques magazine with items purchased in the Arcade featuring on the cover and in a two page spread. We had several enquiries for the items displayed which, unfortunately, had all been sold by the time the article went to press.
Television’s Antiques Road Trip
We had a very early start to an exciting day on Thursday, 30th July 2020. when we had the Antiques Road Trip come to the Arcade. We opened the shop an hour or so later so that the filming could take place when there were no customers around due to the coronavirus. The film crew and experts arrived at 7.30 am and everything was ready for them to proceed.
Antiques Expert & Auctioneer, Philip Serrell Enjoying Himself
Tim Medhurst, Antiques and renowned Coin Expert, on his Antiques Road Trip Bike
Philip, myself (Rita) and Tim, social distancing!
Members of the film crew. They were very professional, extremely helpful and made it all run like clockwork.
Philip’s big disappointment of the day!
Philip fell in love with this old roller and was determined to purchase it. Unfortunately, due to its size and weight, there was no way of transporting it to where the auction was to be held.
Tim told me that he reads our Newsletter every month and looks forward to receiving it. He will get a lovely surprise this month. Thank you Tim.
Alexander’s Tea Room Made it into the Newbury Weekly News
Beautiful Garden Seating Area at Alexander’s where the sun always shines
A warm welcome awaits you from James, Cheryl and Izzy.
Click here for menus and more about Alexander’s on their website
They also have an excellent takeaway service and special orders taken for meetings at your premises etc.
Click here for Alexander’s page on this website
Telephone 07538 489895
Newbury Weekly News
Hungerford Arcade once again played host to the BBC’s Bargain Hunt this week. They filmed two shows, one in the morning and the other after lunch. It was as usual, a very happy event loved by staff and customers alike.
New BBC Antiques Show
“Make Me a Dealer”
Hosted by Paul Martin
Paul Martin in Make Me A Dealer at Hungerford Arcade
Antiques Road Trip
Thomas Plant’s Great Antiques Pursuit
Bargain Hunt Hosted by Charlie Ross
Charlie Ross, Rita & Adrian
The shows were hosted by that “very cheeky chappy”, Charlie Ross and as usual, he caused quite a stir. Everyone seemed to want to shake his hand and have their photographs taken with him (I was no exception!). He was such good fun and between filming enjoyed chatting to everyone.
Jon Snow in Hungerford Arcade
As Featured in the Antiques Trade Gazette
BBC Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2017
We were joined for a day of filming with expert James Braxton and Opportunity Knocks poetry star, Pam Ayres. It was a fun day as always and James and Pam went away with armfuls of bargains to try to sell for a profit later on. We also made it into the local paper when their fantastic MG broke down at the end of the day!
Newbury Weekly News November 2016
Newbury Weekly News September 2016
Hungerford Arcade Bargain Hunt
The one and only Tim Wonnacott
The BBC arrived at Hungerford Arcade to film
The very cheeky but lovely Mark Stacey
two episodes of Bargain Hunt. The programme, hosted by Tim Wannacott had the Blue Team advised by Hungerford Arcade’s dear friend, antiques expert, Mark Stacey, while the red team’s expert was the lovely Natasha Raskin. Unfortunately, we are not allowed to tell you what they bought, but we can tell you that we all had a great time and everyone enjoyed themselves. Natasha said that although it was an extremely hot day, the day before (Monday) they were filming at the Newbury Antiques Fair and the heat was almost unbearable so they were very grateful for the cool atmosphere of the Arcade.
Arcade manager, Alex getting the best price for the Blue Team
Lovely Natasha Raskin with Arcade co-owner, Adrian Gilmour and Rita
Filming BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ last week at the Arcade. Staff Liz and Linda with presenter Charlie Ross.
Tomorrow and Tuesday, the BBC will be filming Bargain Hunt at Hungerford Arcade hosted by Tim Wonnacott. Tim will give three hundred pounds to each team (there are two teams of two people, the Red team and the Blue team). Each team has an antiques expert to guide and advise them, although they make the final decision themselves on what to buy. Any money left over is given to the expert to buy something of his/her choice. Each team can purchase three items only, to take to auction. After their lots have been sold, each team is given the option to go with the expert’s buy when it is auctioned. This can sometimes decide who wins and who loses as the team which makes the most profit is the winner! The prize is the profit they make at auction, if any! No profit – no prize!
Good luck to the teams!
BBC Radio Berkshire
BBC Radio Berkshire presenter, Maggie Philbin from famous TV shows such as Tomorrow’s World, the women’s documentary series, The Doll’s House and many, many more, both on television and radio, presented her show live from Hungerford Arcade. It was such good fun. She interviewed stallholders and customers and had lively chats with everyone she met. The customers loved it and those who stood around watching the programme being made (which were many) enjoyed the fact that it was actually being broadcast as they looked on.
Maggie has had many incredible adventures, not least of which was when Maggie flew upside down in a Hawker Hunter as part of the Tomorrow’s World at Large series and also drove a Top Fuel dragster, earning her International Racing Licence.
Bargain Hunt
We had another fabulous day at Hungerford Arcade with the BBC filming more episodes of Bargain Hunt. Tim Wonnacott, Kate Bateman and Nick Hall were, as always, on good form. The filming of Bargain Hunt is very serious as they have to work to very tight schedules. Just as you see it on television. The two teams (Red and Blue) get just one hour each to find their three items.
After much hunting, for each item found they have to get their expert, Kate or Nick to explain the history and advise as to whether or not it will make a profit at auction. They then have to negotiate the price and finally, purchase the item.
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Catherine Southon with Arcade Manager, Alex Rogers
What a fabulous day we had at Hungerford Arcade when the BBC arrived with antiques expert, Catherine Southon. They had come to film Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
Catherine Southon with Arcade Manager, Rita Kibble
This is the show where two antiques experts use their own money to buy items from an auction, car boot sale and antique shops/centres and are pitted against one another to see who can make the most profit which then goes to charity.
Big In Japan
RSVP Magazine
Earlier this year, we were visited by a roving reporter working on behalf of a magazine which is published quarterly in Japan. The magazine, RSVP, is like a Japanese version of Homes and Antiques and focuses on English tea culture and antiques in fashion. We had a chat over a cup of tea and she took a few pictures and then left and we forgot all about it – until a copy of the magazine arrived in the post!
Bargain Hunt
Tomorrow and Tuesday the BBC will be filming Bargain Hunt at Hungerford Arcade, hosted by Tim Wonnacott. Tim will give three hundred pounds to each team, (there are two teams of two people), the Red Team and the Blue Team.
Each team has an antiques expert to guide and advise them, although the teams make the final decision themselves on what to buy. Any money left over is given to the expert to buy something of his/her choice.
Each team is given the option to go with the expert’s buy when it is auctioned. This can sometimes decide who wins and who loses as the team with the most profit is declared the winner! The prize is the profit they make at the auction if any! No profit – no prize!
Good luck to the teams!
Bargain Hunt
What a wonderful two days we had at the Arcade on Monday and Tuesday (11th and 12th February) with the BBC’s Bargain Hunt hosted by the wonderful, Tim Wannacott. The customers were enthralled watching the programme they love being filmed! Some were camera shy and stayed out of shot, which was quite funny, while others just ambled along with one eye on the camera.
There were two separate film crews. One filming the two Red Teams and the other the Blue Teams. They were filming two shows over the two days. The camera men, Mike Caine for the Blues and Giles Edwards for the Reds were very patient and kind as were the lovely directors and runners.
Each team had their own antiques expert. James Braxton for the Blues and Colin Young for the Reds. They were wonderful and such good fun! Each team gets just sixty minutes to choose their three items and not a second longer.
The directors are very strict and time it all on a stop-watch! If any team runs out of time, they have to go to auction with what they did manage to buy. This would greatly mimimise their chances of winning! Thankfully, the director keeps them on their toes!