The Greatest Auction - Season 1

First aired: 5/9/2023 8 episodes

AJ Odudu hosts as millionaires, private collectors and antique dealers bid for extraordinary items in a specially created auction house.

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Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 5/9/2023

How much will the collectors and dealers bid for a Banksy artwork, pickled pig foetuses and Tommy Cooper's fez?

2. Episode 2

Aired: 5/16/2023

A 1940s fairground attraction, Saddam Hussein's fork and a pinball machine signed by Elton John come to the auction house.

3. Episode 3

Aired: 5/23/2023

A bidding war breaks out over some vintage Hermes bags. Also under the hammer: a print by street artist Invader and the coolest skateboard going, designed by the late Virgil Abloh.

4. Episode 4

Aired: 5/30/2023

Under the hammer this time: a slice of royal wedding cake, a skeleton straight out of the wardrobe, a rare London tube map, and some vintage Soho sex-shop neon.

5. Episode 5

Aired: 6/6/2023

Superfans and collectors bid for Nike trainers and Oasis lyrics hand-written by Noel. A prized work by sculptor Anish Kapoor and some vintage luggage with a history are also going under the hammer.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 6/13/2023

An art forger's work is up for auction. Plus: Leeds football programme from 1904, a taxidermy unicorn and a set of drums from the 1970s.

7. Episode 7

Aired: 6/20/2023

A guitar amp used by Jimi Hendrix, a bizarre collection of celebrity hair, a stunning vintage travel trunk, and a chair with ornate pagan carvings all go under the hammer

8. Episode 8

Aired: 6/27/2023

A piece of Ayrton Senna's race car and a poster from a Sex Pistols tour that never happened are some of the rarities up for grabs this time.