← The Greatest Auction

Series 1

8 episodes · 2023

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

  1. 1Episode 1

    09 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. 2Episode 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. 3Episode 3

    23 May 2023 · 45 min

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    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.

  4. 4Episode 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. 5Episode 5

    06 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. 6Episode 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.

  7. 7Episode 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

  8. 8Episode 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.