18
March 2026

The Antiques Road Show - Behind the Scenes and the Great Discoveries

Welcome to The Arts Society Runnymede
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - 10:00
The Hythe Centre
Thorpe Road Staines TW18 3HD
Online Event

A FIRST-HAND INSIGHT BEHIND THE NATION'S MOST POPULAR ANTIQUES PROGRAMME

A first-hand insight behind the nation’s most popular antiques programme by Marc Allum - specialist on the show for 26 years - featuring some of the most notable and interesting finds from over four decades of this flagship show.

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mr Marc Allum

Marc Allum is a freelance art and antiques journalist, writer and broadcaster based in Wiltshire. He is shortly to begin his 23rd year as a specialist on the BBC Antiques Roadshow and has appeared on numerous television and radio programmes. Marc regularly writes for mainstream magazines and is an author, antiques consultant and lecturer. He also runs a fine art valuation and consultancy service. Marc has his own unique style with interests ranging from pre-history to modern design and is a self-confessed collectaholic. He has a passion and reputation for divining the unusual through ‘a desire to connect with history through the interpretation and pursuit of objects and their origins’. Marc has lectured widely for many years to a number of different organisations in both the public and charity sector, including travel companies, The National Trust, The WI and many literary festivals including Cheltenham, Bath, Wells and Petworth. Marc is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.