The Greatest Auction

Series 1

2023 · 8 episodes · 6h 8m in all · 1.0/10

AJ Odudu hosts as millionaires, private collectors and antique dealers bid for extraordinary items in a specially created auction house.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Episode 1

   9 May 2023 · 47 min

   How much will the collectors and dealers bid for a Banksy artwork, pickled pig foetuses and Tommy Cooper's fez?

2. 

   2. Episode 2

   16 May 2023 · 47 min

   A 1940s fairground attraction, Saddam Hussein's fork and a pinball machine signed by Elton John come to the auction house.

3. 

   3. Episode 3

   23 May 2023 · 45 min · 1.0/10

   A bidding war breaks out over some vintage Hermes bags. Also under the hammer: a print by street artist Invader and the coolest skateboard going, designed by the late Virgil Abloh.

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   4. Episode 4

   30 May 2023 · 45 min

   Under the hammer this time: a slice of royal wedding cake, a skeleton straight out of the wardrobe, a rare London tube map, and some vintage Soho sex-shop neon.

5. 

   5. Episode 5

   6 Jun 2023 · 45 min

   Superfans and collectors bid for Nike trainers and Oasis lyrics hand-written by Noel. A prized work by sculptor Anish Kapoor and some vintage luggage with a history are also going under the hammer.

6. 

   6. Episode 6

   13 Jun 2023 · 45 min

   An art forger's work is up for auction. Plus: Leeds football programme from 1904, a taxidermy unicorn and a set of drums from the 1970s.

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   7. Episode 7

   20 Jun 2023 · 47 min

   A guitar amp used by Jimi Hendrix, a bizarre collection of celebrity hair, a stunning vintage travel trunk, and a chair with ornate pagan carvings all go under the hammer

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   8. Episode 8

   27 Jun 2023 · 47 min

   A piece of Ayrton Senna's race car and a poster from a Sex Pistols tour that never happened are some of the rarities up for grabs this time.