Hugh Scully (b. 5 March 1943, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire), is a British television presenter. He is best known as the host of the BBC show Antiques Roadshow from 1981 to 2000.
Scully joined the BBC in 1965 as a freelance journalist. He worked on news magazines and was a presenter on BBC's Nationwide. His interest in antiques led him to become chairman of the radio show Talking about Antiques in 1967 and Collector's World in 1970.
Scully was chosen in 1981 to present Antiques Roadshow along with Arthur Negus. Negus retired in 1983, and Scully was the sole host on that show for 17 years. He retired as presenter in 2000 and was replaced by Michael Aspel. Scully currently runs a television production company, Fine Art Productions, and as of 2003 also hosted a segment on Britain's Finest.
He was married to his wife Barbara for 43 years before she died in 2009, he currently lives near Helford, Cornwall.
| Preceded by Arthur Negus |
Host of Antiques Roadshow 1981-2000 |
Succeeded by Michael Aspel |
Famous quotes containing the word hugh:
“Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
Approves all forms of competition.”
—Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)