TV antique expert to visit Bridgnorth as he launches new book

He has spent two decades rummaging through dusty boxes in search of hidden treasure, but BBC antiques expert David Harper is coming to Bridgnorth this week to talk about what he has called his most valuable discovery yet.

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David, a familiar face from Bargain Hunt, Antiques Road Trip and Flog It! is coming to St Leonard's Church, Bridgnorth, on Wednesday (November 11) for a free evening of stories, insights and to explore the big questions in his new book.

David grew up in a household where God never really featured, and he describes himself as having been a sceptical agnostic. Then he watched his daughter transform from being severely depressed to a bright and happy person after deciding to go to church, and the antiques detective in him simply couldn't resist investigating.

What followed was a road trip of a rather different kind: 11 months of daily digging into philosophy, science and the historical evidence for Jesus, with plenty of rabbit holes along the way. By the end, he says, the evidence was overwhelming – and now he goes to church too.

The whole story, including what he calls "a miracle", is told in his new book, The God Conundrum, which David will be talking about, and signing copies of, on the night of his talk at St Leonard’s. The event is a tie-up with the Shroud of Turin exhibition currently ongoing at St Leonard’s Church.

The event begins at 6.30pm. More information is available at www.davidharperbooktalk.co.uk.