14 Sep 2026

Natasha Raskin Sharp

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(99 votes, average: 4.81 out of 5)

 

Natasha Raskin Sharp is a Scottish television presenter, and antiques and art expert, especially in Scottish contemporary art, best known for her appearances on television. The daughter of contemporary Scottish artist Philip Raskin, she has appeared in programmes in the UK and the US including Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Flog It!, Bargain Hunt, For What It’s Worth and Baggage Battles.

Natasha Raskin Sharp is a regular expert contributor on the BBC’s Antiques Road Trip, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Flog It! and has acted as both expert and lead presenter on BBC’s Bargain Hunt. She appeared in the US show Baggage Battles. In 2016 she appeared as a guest expert in episodes of For What It’s Worth with Fern Britton. She has also appeared on the Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Radio Scotland, reviewing an exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland. She has been a guest presenter on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Music Match, and between 2017 and 2025, presented her own weekly programme, playing an eclectic mix of music. She has presented story segments for The One Show on BBC 1. In October 2021 it was announced that she would be seen in Susan Calman’s Antiques Adventure on Channel 5.

9 Aug 2026

Izzie Balmer

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(236 votes, average: 4.95 out of 5)

 

Izzie Balmer is an English auctioneer, valuer, and television presenter on the BBC daytime shows Antiques Road Trip, Bargain Hunt, and The Travelling Auctioneers. She is a pecialist in jewellery and silver.

Izzie Balmer began her career at Hansons Auctioneers, in Derbyshire, where she worked for four and a half years before moving to Wiltshire. From 2018 to 2023, she served as Head Valuer and Auctioneer at Wessex Auction Rooms. She became a freelance valuer, auctioneer, and presenter in 2024, and began a consultancy role with Clevedon Salerooms.

Izzie Balmer’s television career began when she stood in for her boss Charles Hanson on Bargain Hunt. She was later cast as a co-presenter on the BBC’s Street Auction. In 2019, she joined the cast of Antiques Road Trip and has also appeared on its celebrity version. She is also a co-presenter on The Travelling Auctioneers. She has also appeared in Flog it!, Make me a dealer and Curiosity.

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