The Bidding Room
The Bidding Room is a TV show on BBC1. Nigel Havers welcomes people with extraordinary objects to the Bidding Room. Can they persuade dealers to part with their own money in a high-stakes game of bluff and double bluff? The program has been available since 2025. A total of 52 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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The Bidding Room
A small package holding 400 years of fascinating history is revealed in the room. A firefighter heats things up. And there is more than one item with royal connections for the dealers to ponder.
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Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a teapot, Powermite toys, ornate barrels, a model caravan and a decorative bust.
Series 8
An intimate medical device is the oddest item ever seen in the Bidding Room! A family of train buffs keep track of their great-uncle’s treasure. And a man in livery weighs up the bids.
The dealers are starstruck by a nostalgic cinematic collection, Margaret makes sweet music with her decorative offering, and Richard hopes to skate away with a ramped-up deal.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim for the best price for their items, including a toy aeroplane, a projector, camping kitchen, a wardrobe and collection of red glassware.
Series 8
The dealers are excited by an enamel sign, and there’s a lot of noise over a World War II gas rattle.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a music stool, a shocking box, tie presses, a silver tea set and a school bench.
Series 8
Nigel Havers and Simon Bower are stunned as one of Scotland’s most famous figures comes to light, and the dealers are moved by a family story of wartime courage.
Tracy hopes her extraordinary chair will unfold into a bidding war, a shiny life-sized figure sparks interest, and the dealers focus on an intriguing glass curio.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including some silver, a doll collection, an Andress tool, ballet costume designs and an insurance marker.
Series 8
All the dealers are excited when a big-ticket item is wheeled into the Bidding Room, some Bedouin jewellery seeks a home, and Jo gets wrapped up in a piece of WWII history.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a meditation rug, a pestle and mortar, Linguaphone vinyl, a sideboard and hairpins.
Series 8
A young family hope their 80s classic toy will click with the dealers, an intriguing seat leads to a guessing game, and Nigel is enchanted by a piece of London history.
Nigel comes face to face with a Beatles collection, Dutch dealer George learns about the Blackpool Illuminations, and a 1970s leopard sculpture encourages some roaring bids.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a scientific poster, compass, ring, mini-library and oxygen dispenser.
Series 8
A companion inspired by royalty charms the dealers, while everyone wants to try a retro beauty gadget and a couple of vintage signs demand to be taken home.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a Durham quilt, an Italian chair, a carving depicting the Last Supper, pendant lights and a WWI ladder.
Series 8
Nigel and Simon meet a jungle giant, a young seller brings their charming collection, and the dealers are blown away by the most futuristic item ever seen in the room.
Series 6
Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including weighing scales, miniature lifebelts, lightning rods, vases and African birthing chairs.
Series 6, Episode 17 - Soccer Game, Pirate Map, Japanese Mask
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Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim to get the best price for their items, including a football game, wooden steps, a 19th-century map, French glassware and a Noh mask.