Masterpiece

Current revision as of 01:06, 8 November 2018

Host

Alan Titchmarsh and Rachel Houston-Holland

Broadcast

Spun Gold TV for ITV, 15 February 2016 to 12 June 2017 (40 episodes in 2 series)

Synopsis

Alan Titchmarsh takes an antiques quiz to a stately home.

Three pairs of players face four challenges. There's Valuation, selecting the most valuable item from a number of options. The Stately Home Challenge has the players looking round a couple of rooms for items meeting specific clues. Distinctly Vintage asks is this car older or newer than the last. And Bamboozle asks what various devices were used for.

The winning team from each round gets first pick of the Masterpiece Gallery, three items that all look valuable. Only one is worth more than £10,000. With three teams and three items, the teams will collect one item from each round. The team with the most "masterpieces" at the end of the show wins the day's prize of £1000.

Alan at today's location.

During the show, we get to see a little of the historic house, and a glimpse of some of the grounds. But make no mistake: this is an antiques programme. There's no general knowledge element, the show rewards knowledge of the items and of the precise values of collectables.

Rachel Houston-Holland keeps the values, explains the antiques, and generally comes across as knowing much more than her co-host. Alan is a gentle presenter, the show moves at quite a clip. It's helped by another winning soundtrack from Paul Farrer.

Alan and Rachel discuss the next round

Inventor

Devised by Alan Titchmarsh and Spun Gold Television.

Title Music

Music composed by Paul Farrer.

Trivia

Often billed as Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh.

Web links

Further details about the antiques are at http://www.itv.com/alan

Wikipedia entry

@masterpiece_itv

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 == Host ==
-[[Alan Titchmarsh]]
+[[Alan Titchmarsh]] and Rachel Houston-Holland<!--credited as Host-->
 == Broadcast ==
-Spun Gold TV for ITV, 15 February 2016 to present<!--11 March 2016 (20 episodes in 1 series)-->
+Spun Gold TV for ITV, 15 February 2016 to 12 June 2017 (40 episodes in 2 series)
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 == Synopsis ==
-The ITV press office said,
+Alan Titchmarsh takes an antiques quiz to a stately home.
-: Teams of antique and history fans go head to head in a series of challenges. From valuing antiques to deciphering the age of a collectible, the contestants use their amateur antique skills to secure their position in the "Masterpiece Gallery".
+Three pairs of players face four challenges. There's '''Valuation''', selecting the most valuable item from a number of options. '''The Stately Home Challenge''' has the players looking round a couple of rooms for items meeting specific clues. '''Distinctly Vintage''' asks is this car older or newer than the last. And '''Bamboozle''' asks what various devices were used for.
-: Once they enter the "Masterpiece Gallery", each team is to work out which of the three objects on display is the true "Masterpiece", an item so exquisite or rare that it is worth £10,000 or more and add it to their collection.
-: The team that successfully collects the most "Masterpieces" wins a one thousand pound prize.
-The show is filmed on location at stately homes, so we're sure of something good to look at.
+The winning team from each round gets first pick of the '''Masterpiece Gallery''', three items that all look valuable. Only one is worth more than &pound;10,000. With three teams and three items, the teams will collect one item from each round. The team with the most "masterpieces" at the end of the show wins the day's prize of &pound;1000.
+<div class=image>
+[[File:Masterpiece country home alan titchmarsh.jpg|400px|Masterpiece]]
+''Alan at today's location.''
+</div>
+During the show, we get to see a little of the historic house, and a glimpse of some of the grounds. But make no mistake: this is an antiques programme. There's no general knowledge element, the show rewards knowledge of the items and of the precise values of collectables.
+Rachel Houston-Holland keeps the values, explains the antiques, and generally comes across as knowing much more than her co-host. Alan is a gentle presenter, the show moves at quite a clip. It's helped by another winning soundtrack from Paul Farrer.
+<div class=image>
+[[File:Masterpiece alan titchmarsh rachel houston-holland.jpg|400px|Masterpiece]]
+''Alan and Rachel discuss the next round''
+</div>
 == Inventor ==
-Alan Titchmarsh
+Devised by Alan Titchmarsh and Spun Gold Television.
+== Title Music ==
+Music composed by Paul Farrer.
 == Trivia ==
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 == Web links ==
+Further details about the antiques are at http://www.itv.com/alan
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_(game_show) Wikipedia entry]
 [http://www.twitter.com/masterpiece_itv @masterpiece_itv]
+== See also ==
+[[Weaver's Week 2016-03-06|Weaver's Week review]]
 [[Category:Antiques]]
-[[Category:Current]]
-[[Category:Awaiting Review]]