Michael Aspel
Michael Aspel
Michael Terence Aspel, OBE, is an English television presenter on programmes such as Crackerjack, Aspel & Company, This is Your Life, Strange but True? and Antiques Roadshow...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth12 January 1933
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I still buy nice pieces but, at the moment, they're presents for other people, so I only collect vicariously.
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People's reactions can be surprising but, if you have overwhelming news, I suppose the only thing you can do is just look, because you're stunned.
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One of the experts bought his first piece at the age of four, so they did start very young, most of them. They did it out of genuine interest but today's kids are much more materialistic and there's a danger, I suppose, that they might just be out to make dosh.
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What I will learn over the years will be of benefit and interest to me personally but, as far as the program is concerned, I'm the mouthpiece of the viewers as well.
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When I was introduced to the crew on the first occasion, I told them I didn't expect to enhance it - I'd just try not to damage it!
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You see these shuffling rows of shiny faces, waiting for their turn, so they're very dedicated to the program and desperate to know what it is they've got - so often, they have no idea.
It's nice to witness these discoveries at first hand.
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Red squirrels... you don't see many of them since they became extinct.
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An astounding thing is that, almost every single week, I have met someone from my past.
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It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you sound like yourself. That's all you can possibly do.
I'm more nervous about doing this than anything I've ever done before, because it is so prestigious.