BBC Bargain Hunt has been a daytime TV favourite for 21 years now, but not everything is what it seems. The popular BBC show has a number of hidden rules for those who appear on it ...

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The BBC again did not show Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the doubles at Queen’s, airing repeats of Homes Under The Hammer and Bargain Hunt instead of their latest match.

Bargain Hunt, now in its 25th year, regularly attracts 2 million viewers, enjoying a 35 to 40 per cent share of the TV audience, per the Royal Television Society.