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Millions watch Homes Under The Hammer and it's been going for 20 years. So why, asks presenter Martin Roberts, after 1,500 episodes have we NEVER won a single award?


Call me a hopeless optimist but, on the train to the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards last week, I felt so excited that I was rehearsing our team's acceptance speech in my head.

It's a unique combination: the chance for viewers to poke around other people's houses, sample the excitement of the auction room and pick up tips on how to make money from property. TV DIY expert Tommy Walsh and Traitors star Amanda Lovett in a celebrity special version of the show last year I was chuffed to bits to be part of a winning squad and slightly miffed when I realised there was only one trophy... which Ant and Dec took home to add to their collection.

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