[3] On 2 October 2018, it was announced by the BBC that they would be axing the show after 17 years as part of a shake-up to "modernise" the daytime schedule.

Previously unrecorded works by artists such as portrait painter Augustus Henry Fox have also been discovered.

[7] In 2013, at Normanby Hall in Lincolnshire, a rare but unrecognised Australian Aboriginal shield was discovered that subsequently sold at auction for £30,000, being purchased by the Sydney Museum.

Experts that have featured on the show include Will Axon, Michael Baggott, David Barby, Kate Bateman, Raj Bisram,[3] Kate Bliss, James Braxton, James Lewis, Anita Manning, Jethro Marles, Adam Partridge,[3] Thomas Plant, Claire Rawle, Natasha Raskin Sharp, Charlie Ross, Philip Serrell, Nigel Smith, Catherine Southon, Mark Stacey, Elizabeth Talbot[3] and Christina Trevanion, some of whom have also appeared as auctioneers in other editions of Flog It!

Most episodes include a segment where presenter Paul Martin investigates an aspect of local culture, history or historical figures.