Car Booty
Encyclopedia
Car Booty is a British
television programme shown on BBC One
as part of their daytime schedule, and is currently showing on Digital
channel, Home.
The concept of the show is for a family or group who are in need of funds to sell items from around their home at a car boot sale
, in order to raise the desired amount of money. There are oftentimes when there is an antique too good for the boot sale, so coverage of a family member taking an item to a specialist is often shown.
The show is presented by antiques expert Lorne Spicer
, who can also be seen on daytime show Money Spinners and recently on BBC's My Life For Sale'. She is joined by valuer Mark Franks and from time to time Paul Hayes
, who also presents the show by himself when Lorne is not available.
The show is made by Leopard Films, who also make Cash in the Attic
.
implied that a guest of Afro Caribbean descent would not have anything of value to sell at a car boot sale. This caused outrage within the British Afro Caribbean community with many letters sent to Jeremy Vine
and featuring in a double bill edition of Points of View
.
United Kingdom
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television programme shown on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
as part of their daytime schedule, and is currently showing on Digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
channel, Home.
The concept of the show is for a family or group who are in need of funds to sell items from around their home at a car boot sale
Car boot sale
Car boot/trunk sales or boot/trunk fairs are a mainly British form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods.The term refers to the selling of items from a car's boot or trunk...
, in order to raise the desired amount of money. There are oftentimes when there is an antique too good for the boot sale, so coverage of a family member taking an item to a specialist is often shown.
The show is presented by antiques expert Lorne Spicer
Lorne Spicer
Lorne Spicer is an English television presenter best known for presenting reality shows on the BBC's current daytime output....
, who can also be seen on daytime show Money Spinners and recently on BBC's My Life For Sale'. She is joined by valuer Mark Franks and from time to time Paul Hayes
Paul Hayes (antiques expert)
-Career:Hayes began trading Dinky Toys from the age of six. Aged 19, he followed his father into the antiques business. His first sale was that of an old television. He has owned an antiques shop in his home town of Morecambe since the early 1990s...
, who also presents the show by himself when Lorne is not available.
The show is made by Leopard Films, who also make Cash in the Attic
Cash in the Attic
Cash in the Attic, also Cash in the Celebrity Attic, is a UK television show on the BBC. The show, made by , premièred in 2002 and has run for sixteen series; as of February 2010, the seventeenth series is currently in production, along with the fifth celebrity series...
.
Controversy
The show has suffered many notable controversies, namely the episode in which Lorne SpicerLorne Spicer
Lorne Spicer is an English television presenter best known for presenting reality shows on the BBC's current daytime output....
implied that a guest of Afro Caribbean descent would not have anything of value to sell at a car boot sale. This caused outrage within the British Afro Caribbean community with many letters sent to Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Guy Vine is a British author, journalist and news presenter for the BBC. He is known for his direct interview style and exclusive reporting from war-torn areas throughout Africa...
and featuring in a double bill edition of Points of View
Points of View
Points of View is a long-running television show shown in the United Kingdom on BBC One, featuring the letters of viewers offering praise, criticism and purportedly witty observations on the television of recent weeks...
.