The Antiques Ghost Show
| The Antiques Ghost Show | |
|---|---|
| Starring |
Derek Acorah Christopher Gower |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | unknown |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Living TV |
| Original release | 2003–2004 – present |
The Antiques Ghost Show was a 'reality' show commissioned in 2003 by Living TV. Members of the public would bring self-proclaimed psychic Derek Acorah their antiques. After Acorah has made claims about the history of the item, using a method he calls psychometry, Christopher Gower and a genealogist are given 48 hours to verify the assertions.[1][2][3][4] When analysing the history of an antique, Acorah will often act out events he believes has happened.[5]
The show was sold to Bravo! in Canada and other networks in Australia, where in terms of ratings, it was immensely popular.[1][6] In terms of critical reception, it was met extremely poorly, with critics noting that just as much could be learnt about the history of the antiques without Acorah's readings.[5][7]
References
- 1 2 "BRAVO! Presents The Antique Ghost Show; Every Sunday (at) 8pm ET Canadian Television Premieres - Beginning September 7". Canada NewsWire. July 31, 2003.
- ↑ Windsor, Georgina (August 28, 2003). "No spirit in cheap tricks". The Australian. pp. B16.
- ↑ Powlson, Nigel (June 28, 2011). "Emotional evening in store with double dose of the paranormal". Derby Evening Telegraph. p. 19.
- ↑ Atherton, Tony (September 18, 2003). "Reality bites: The genre is great for summer TV, but not as a fall staple". Ottawa Citizen. pp. E1.
- 1 2 Hooks, Barbara (August 28, 2003). "Friday". The Age (Melbourne). p. 22.
- ↑ "Celebrity medium". South Wales Evening Post. March 12, 2004. p. 2.
- ↑ Trew, Jonathan (January 11, 2003). "Only the Coolest Collect". The Scotsman. p. 4.
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