{"id":24352,"date":"2022-10-23T19:45:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T17:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1726755"},"modified":"2022-10-23T20:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T18:18:11","slug":"antiques-roadshow-guest-felt-sick-after-astonishing-doctor-who-collection-valuation","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/antiques-roadshow-guest-felt-sick-after-astonishing-doctor-who-collection-valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiques Roadshow guest \u201cfelt sick\u201d after astonishing Doctor Who collection valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 23 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>One lucky Whovian got the shock of their life on this weekend\u2019s episode of Antiques Roadshow, when it emerged that their autograph collection could be worth a small fortune.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed fan brought the comprehensive signature set to Alexandra Palace, North London, where a special episode of the series celebrating the BBC\u2019s centenary was being filmed.<\/p>\n<p>Among the items showcased were Del Boy\u2019s iconic Ford Capri and the original artwork for classic kids show Mr Benn, along with 900 <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> autographs, including those from former stars Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton and William Hartnell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs well as all the actors who played the Doctor and companions, I\u2019ve collected an awful lot of autographs from actors who\u2019ve played supporting parts in separate stories,\u201d began the collector.<\/p> <p>\u201cMany of whom are probably only known for having appeared in certain Doctor Who stories and are probably only collected by people like me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collection was being evaluated by expert Will Farmer, who described it as \u201cmind-boggling\u201d and praised the guest for his diligence putting it all together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the best part of your life\u2019s work and it\u2019s phenomenal,\u201d continued Farmer. \u201cI\u2019ve done my maths and I\u2019ve spent my time with these albums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd yes, there are some signatures in here that are more affordable and less valuable, some that are more valuable. But even taking a mean average of 900 autographs, I think you\u2019re looking at somewhere between \u00a325,000 and \u00a330,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Terror-of-the-Autons-Roger-Delgado-aed98de.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C197,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/Terror-of-the-Autons-Roger-Delgado-aed98de.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C197,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The collector was most fond of a signature from Roger Delgado (The Master, above)<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The guest was clearly taken aback by that incredible sum, responding: \u201cWow, I feel a little bit sick hearing that. I did not expect it to be that much. That should hopefully cheer up my wife as well, bless her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he insisted that the collection was not \u2013 and never would be \u2013 for sale, explaining it is his prized possession and naming The Master actor Roger Delgado\u2019s signature as his favourite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that I love to sit and flick through and it brings back lovely memories all the time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor Who is cropping up across the BBC\u2019s centenary celebration, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Power of the Doctor<\/a> due to acknowledge the milestone, while the theme music was loaned to Strictly Come Dancing for a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tyler-west-doctor-who-strictly-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Weeping Angel dance<\/a> from <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tyler-west-doctor-who-strictly-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tyler West<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. 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