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Travis Elborough is charting the rise and fall of the antique. He examines how, ultimately, the present always dictates which bits of yesteryear we deem worthy of collecting. Travis examines the brisk trade in artefacts between Britain and America in the 1920s and 1930s. He singles out the newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, as an extreme example of an avid collector of all things antique, including whole buildings. Interviewees include: * Antiques expert, John Bly * Historian, Dr Eleanor Quince of the University of Southampton * Author, Victoria Kastner (Hearst Castle: Biography of a Country House) & State Historian for San Luis Obispo Coast District, California State Parks. Producer: Sheila Cook. First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 in August 2018.