'Antiques Road Trip' heads to BBC

BBC Two has commissioned a new daytime series titled Antiques Road Trip.

The show will pair eight of Britain's best-loved antique experts and send them on a road trip across the UK in a selection of beautiful classic cars.

They will then compete with each other to make the most money by buying and selling antiques, each with a starting budget of £200.

BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan said of the series: "Antiques Road Trip is a very feel-good format, with some of our best-known antiques experts pitting their wits against each other from the top to the bottom of Britain."

Additionally, Restoration Roadshow, in which members of the public are invited to bring along items from damaged heirlooms to attic treasures which they hope can be restored, has been given a 20-episode order.