Graham Lay

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Graham Charles Lay
Born
Graham Charles Lay

19 January 1960
Died27 November 2016 (2016-11-28) (aged 56)
OccupationMilitary antiques expert
Years active1988–2016
TelevisionAntiques Roadshow

Graham Charles Lay (

BBC TVs Antiques Roadshow[3] television programme, where he had been one of the team of experts since 1988. He was regularly seen wearing a 'Blue Peter
' badge.

He appeared as an expert on other BBC TV antiques programmes such as

Priceless Antiques Roadshow and Bargain Hunt. In Series 1, episode 6 of 20th Century Roadshow, recorded at Imperial War Museum Duxford, he valued a World War II Spitfire MkIX aircraft at between £1,000,000 and £1,500,000: the highest price for anything ever valued on the show.[citation needed
]

Books

He contributed to several books such as Antiques Roadshow Collectables,[4] and wrote auction reviews and articles for newspapers and periodicals, including writing for Black Powder, the magazine of the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain.[5]

Personal life

Death

He died at the end of 2016 having suffered from cystic fibrosis since birth and he was remembered in the Antiques Roadshow highlights special on 28 December 2016, shown on BBC1.

  • Being made-up before a recording
    Being made-up before a recording
  • At a typical Antiques Roadshow recording
    At a typical Antiques Roadshow recording
  • Discussing the value of the famous MH434 Spitfire MkIX B with the owner and Alan Titchmarsh
    Discussing the value of the famous MH434 Spitfire MkIX B with the owner and Alan Titchmarsh

References

  1. ^ "His obituary by former colleague Roy Butler". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ Tributes pour in for Antiques Roadshow militaria expert Graham Lay
  3. ^ Graham Lay profile; BBC Antiques Roadshow
  4. ^ Their website