Lecturer and author Lars Tharp specializes in ceramics and Chinese works of art. As well as his television work, he also chairs BBC Radio 4's antiques quiz Hidden Treasures. Born in Copenhagen, Lars studied archaeology at Cambridge, after which he became a director and auctioneer with Sotheby's in London. Today he runs his own consultancy business, devising exhibitions and lecturing to a wide range of societies and companies from Britain to China. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a trustee of the Museum of Worcester and director of Leicester's International Music Festival.