David Harper has been fascinated by art and antiques all his life. From as early as he can remember he has been collecting and studying all things old and ancient…and he hasn’t stopped! As a child he would search for broken pieces of pottery in freshly plowed farmers fields and by the age of seven he had amassed a huge collection of worn out coins and faded stamps! He bought his first antique at the age of 9 and began working full-time within the art, antiques and classic car business at 18.
David is a BBC TV presenter. His shows include Bargain Hunt, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Flog It, For What It’s Worth and The Antiques Road Trip. These hugely popular BBC programmes are shown in over 50 countries worldwide.
David has appeared on many other BBC TV programmes too from The One Show to Celebrity Masterchef, Through The Keyhole to Countryfile, Celebrity Eggheads to The Heaven & Earth Show!
His after dinner/lunch talks are very lively and with plenty of audience participation. Guests can bring along antiques to be featured in the talk if they like, if easier, he can use photos on a projector, or ad-lib an unscripted talk on art, antiques, classic cars and making TV shows. All with funny, real and sometimes mind-boggling stories!
Other subjects he covers are ‘Confidence. Finding it, building it and keeping it’! ‘motivation’ and ‘team-building’.
David is available to host events, compere shows and as one of the best event auctioneer in the UK, David Harper holds a world record after selling dinner with Sir Alex Ferguson for £170,000!
