He most recently hit our screens this year on the Coastal Path series on the BBC and has previously presented 22 BBC award-winning television programmes on current affairs, science and the environment.

One of the world’s most accomplished science expedition leaders, Paul helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the planet.

He is the Head of Expeditions for National Geographic Pristine Seas, which has completed 43 expeditions all over the globe and helped to protect over 6.6 million square kilometres of ocean. Paul even has a mountain named after him in Antarctica!

Best-known for his TV appearances on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow and Bargain Hunt, Eric Knowles is a recognised expert when it comes to the world of antiques.

A very popular speaker ten years ago at the 2016 Group Leisure & Travel Show, Eric said he is looking forward to returning and sharing more ideas and great venues with GTO visitors.

Eric’s TV credits include Going for a Song, Going, Going, Gone, Noel’s House Party, Call My Bluff and Restoration Roadshow, which he presented for several weeks in 2020. He has also appeared on Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is as well as Clash of the Collectables.

He is an Ambassador for the Princes Trust and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has given many lectures in the UK over the years at the likes of the V&A and the British Museum. He is also an author with a variety of books to his credit and his main interest tends to be ceramics and glass.