Graham Charles Lay (Willesden, Greater London, UK, 19 January 1960 – 27 November 2016Tributes pour in for Antiques Roadshow militaria expert Graham Lay) was a British antiques expert specialising in arms, armour, militaria and military history. He was probably best known for his many appearances on BBC TVs Antiques Roadshow, on which he was one of the team of experts from 1988. He was always seen wearing a "Blue Peter" badge.
He appeared as an expert on other BBC TV antiques programmes, such as 20th Century Roadshow, 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.
Books He contributed to several books such as Antiques Roadshow Collectables,Antiques Roadshow Collectables (contributor), Dorling Kindersley 2008 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.Their website
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.
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