Business of Sport with Sean Farrington

Wake Up To Money

BBC

Business

4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The trade in sports memorabilia is big business, with sales of old shirts, trophies, trading cards and even old benches attracting sports fans and investors alike. Sean Farrington sits down with James Flude, of MatchWornShirt, and Tim Murphy, of Graham Budd Auctions, to find out where the appetite for memorabilia comes from – and how to spot a fake.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
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0:14.6	And we're back for a brand new series.
0:17.1	Not only is it British history, it was a quill drop.
0:21.2	With more fun and facts from history without taking it too seriously.
0:25.8	Empress Matilda, what is she going to do now?
0:27.7	She decides to take back some of the jewels with her.
0:31.0	I'm taking these as well.
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0:35.2	You're dead to me.
0:36.7	Again, not you.
0:38.0	Maybe the show.
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0:42.9	Wake up to Money, Business of Sports on BBC 5 Live.
0:48.7	Hello, welcome to The Business of Sport with Sean Farrington.
0:52.4	On today's episode, I'm not just talking about the
0:54.8	price of players in the world of sport, but the price of the shirts they wear everything linked
0:59.6	to them, the benches they've sat on. We're going to be diving into the market for sports memorabilia.
1:05.0	Whether it's a shirt, the player has actually worn in the game, to historic trophies, to medals,
1:10.2	to trading cards as well.
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