Collectors (TV series)

Collectors
Starring	Host Andy Muirhead Team Adrian Franklin Niccole Warren Gordon Brown Justin Murphy
Theme music composer	Tom Vincent
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons	3
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alison Black Colin Grubb
Location(s)	Tasmania
Running time	27 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC1
Original airing	2005
External links
Official website

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Segments

Each show is made up of a number of segments:

Under the Hammer: Former journalist and auction expert Justin Murphy journeys to auctions where he selects an object for the panel to bid on. "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics. The panelist who is closest to the eventual price wins the segment for the week.
Passionate Collector: A collector is profiled.
Mystery Object: The panel is presented with an obscure object or collectible and is asked to identify it.
Roving Eye: Gordon Brown investigates antique furniture and other collectibles.
My Obsession: Another profile of a collector.
Show and Tell: Viewers send in photographs of objects and the panel identifies and values the object.
Collector Cam: Viewers send in videos detailing their collections. This is a competition and the winner's collection (voted by viewers) is displayed at the end of the year at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. The National Museum of Australia was formally established by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. This segment was discontinued at the end of 2006.

Reports by various panel members on certain areas of collecting are also included in most episodes.