The Antiques Ghost Show
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Christopher Gower
| The Antiques Ghost Show | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Derek Acorah Christopher Gower |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | unknown |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Living TV |
| Release | 2003 – 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]
