0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05What about that?
0:00:06 > 0:00:08With £200 each,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Can I buy everything here?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Feeling a little saw.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20This is going to be an epic battle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners
0:00:21 > 0:00:22and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:28or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- The honeymoon is over.- I'm sorry.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:38What could be better
0:00:38 > 0:00:39than the start of a super-duper new road trip
0:00:39 > 0:00:42with a brand-new pairing?
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# It's raining men.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45- # Hallelujah - # Hallelujah
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- # It's raining men - # It's raining men
0:00:48 > 0:00:49# Amen! #
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Auctioneer Charles Hanson
0:00:51 > 0:00:53specialises in glass and ceramics,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55and when he spots something he likes,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57he's willing to beg to get it.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Charles, how can I refuse you when you do that?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08With 25 years in the trade, auctioneer Mark Stacey
0:01:08 > 0:01:10will fight to the finish
0:01:10 > 0:01:12to get his hands on a good deal.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Here we go.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15This is going to be an epic battle.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19The chaps each have £200
0:01:19 > 0:01:21to lavish as they please.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Mark's first to captain
0:01:23 > 0:01:26the 1958 Austin Nash Metropolitan.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28It's seatbelt-free.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Perfectly legal for a classic car
0:01:29 > 0:01:31which predates the law.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33The fact that Mark can't find the indicators
0:01:33 > 0:01:36is slightly more of an issue.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38That's right, that way.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Yeah, not my side, Charles.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Do your side.- Sorry.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43# We'll be coming round the corner
0:01:43 > 0:01:45# Coming round the corner. #
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Well, I'm going round the bend, Charles.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48With this car.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Certainly are. Charles' singing
0:01:50 > 0:01:52probably isn't helping either.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Our two experts have
0:01:55 > 0:01:56a gigantic jaunt to complete -
0:01:56 > 0:01:58from Yorkshire to Nottinghamshire,
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Herefordshire, the West Midlands,
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Hampshire, Warwickshire, Coventry,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire
0:02:06 > 0:02:08and ending at Flintshire, in Wales.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Good Lord.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16The first stretch starts in Cawthorne,
0:02:16 > 0:02:17in South Yorkshire,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19and finishes at auction in Lincoln.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20The rural parish of Cawthorne
0:02:20 > 0:02:23lies just a few miles west of Barnsley.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26But to get here, they must first overcome
0:02:26 > 0:02:29one little obstacle - the Metropolitan.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Do you know where the indicators are?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Yes, left here.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33No, that's the gear stick, Charles.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Sorry, sorry, sorry.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Hoping they survive the journey,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40what's the plan?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42I think what we ought to do is put the A
0:02:42 > 0:02:44in Antique Road Trip.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47And let's go...let's go for
0:02:47 > 0:02:50objects over that period of being 100 years old.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- Don't you agree?- Really?- Yeah.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Well, I think we can try, but I think it's about
0:02:54 > 0:02:57what you see in the shops, Charles, isn't it?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Quite right, Mark.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02So, let's see what you can find.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03First on the agenda
0:03:03 > 0:03:05is an antiques and collectors centre
0:03:05 > 0:03:06in Cawthorne.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Enjoy yourself, OK? Never not believe.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Charles, your pearls of wisdom are...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- valueless.- Thank you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16With over 100 cabinets and booths,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18there should be something to tickle
0:03:18 > 0:03:20the twosome's fancy. Two of the dealers,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Holly Dawson and Karen Rowe,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25are all set to help them part with their cash.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Hello.- Morning.- I'm Mark.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Lovely to meet you, Mark.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30- Hello, I'm Karen.- Karen.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Holly.- And I can see you're Holly.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Hi, Holly. Charles, nice to meet you.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Hi, Karen, good to see you.- Hi, Charles.- What a fine day, isn't it?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Lovely shop. Our first shop of this road trip, Charles.- Yeah.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40I think you should go that way
0:03:40 > 0:03:42cos I've seen something in the window already
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- that I want to have a talk about. - Are you being serious?- Yes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Already?- Already. Oh, I'm on fire, Charles.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It seems Mr Stacey's
0:03:48 > 0:03:50off to a flying start.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51What I just spotted in the window
0:03:51 > 0:03:53it's a sort of turquoise,
0:03:53 > 0:03:54glazed teapot stand.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56But it's commemorating, I think,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58the coronation of Edward the...
0:03:58 > 0:04:00VII, isn't it?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04And that's rather nice. Minton & Hollins.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Patent tile works.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Stoke-on-Trent.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Minton, one of our oldest
0:04:09 > 0:04:11porcelain manufacturers, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12It is, yes.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Goes back to the 1790s, I think.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Um, they also specialised,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21from the mid-19th century onwards, in tile making.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23But they've turned something here
0:04:23 > 0:04:25into a teapot, so I like that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Could you do a little something on it?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- I could do ten on that for you.- Ten?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Strong start from Mark.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35First item in the bag with a five-pound discount.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37He's already negotiating.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39We've been here literally one minute.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Karen, I'll take it.- Wonderful.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Thank you.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I think this is charming for ten quid.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45There are collectors there, but
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- there's also people who collect... - Take your time, Mark.- I will,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- thanks, Charles. - Don't rush into things.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Could you stop heckling, Charles?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- I'm in the middle of a major purchase here.- Take your time.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56There we are, ten pound down.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Meanwhile, Charles is taking his time.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I find it also quite easy
0:05:05 > 0:05:07pointing at objects.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Because the more you point, the more you don't miss.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11So I always, um...
0:05:11 > 0:05:13He really is one of a kind, isn't he?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Now, will Mark add to his first purchase?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22He's enlisting the help of dealer Pauline Smith,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24the owner of this hefty lump.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- I've spotted something in your window.- Right.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29- Pauline.- OK.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I love that meat cleaver.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34The meat cleaver, that is really nice,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- yes, it is.- Don't talk it up, dear. - That meat cleaver...
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Don't talk it up.- ..is very good.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Here we go.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42This is going to be an epic battle.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- I want to be cheeky with you.- Right.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I want to pay you £20 for it.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49What about...25?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51What about 20?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- And then I promise I'll go away. Forever.- Oh, go on, then.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Are you sure you're happy though? - £20 and it's yours.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00That's £20 for the late-19th-century meat cleaver.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02A bit of a gamble seeing as he
0:06:02 > 0:06:04hasn't even had a proper look yet.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Oh, it is a weight.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07But I love these.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Yes, that's lovely on it, isn't it?
0:06:09 > 0:06:10- It's very...- Warranted Superior.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12..interested, isn't it?
0:06:12 > 0:06:13They are, they are really getting
0:06:13 > 0:06:15very collectable.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Well, I think that's great.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19So, Mark seals the deals on his two antiques -
0:06:19 > 0:06:22a Minton teapot stand at ten pounds
0:06:22 > 0:06:25and a 19th-century meat cleaver for £20.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Meanwhile, Charles has taken a shine
0:06:29 > 0:06:31to a pair of pooches outside.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36What you don't want to do is buy reproduction.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37But then sometimes,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40when you perhaps have two dogs
0:06:40 > 0:06:41to perhaps
0:06:41 > 0:06:44come to auction with you,
0:06:44 > 0:06:45they could do quite well.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Large sitting dog.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50£79.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Another one. £79.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55They haven't really weathered very much, they have a good...
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Good sort of Cotswolds colour about them. They're quite nice.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I might find out what the best price is.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I'm not sure those dogs are over 100 years old,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05but Charles is like a dog with a bone
0:07:05 > 0:07:07when he sees something he wants.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09There's two nice dogs over here.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11What would the best price be?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- What about 100? - Oh, you can't say that.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16That's, that's too near
0:07:16 > 0:07:18a good price for me because, again,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21from 158 down to £100,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25that's really very tempting. They are decorative, they...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27are not very old.
0:07:27 > 0:07:2880?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33What about 90?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Really, Charles, behave yourself, boy.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Charles, how can I refuse you when you do that?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Here's my paw.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- Yeah, I'll take them. Thanks a lot. - Lovely.- £80.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Charles is off the mark with a pair of golden Labrador ornaments.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Not exactly putting the A in antique like the plan,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53but let's let sleeping dogs lie, eh?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Sit.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Sit, stay where you are. CHARLES WHISTLES
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Doesn't move either, just stays where they are.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Good doggies. Good dogs.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Huh, barking.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Come on, Charles,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09it's time to get back on the road.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11ENGINE FAILS TO START
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Car permitting, that is.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- I don't think that helps, you know, Charles?- No.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20It's not going very well this, is it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22ENGINE REVS Oh, that's better.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24MARK LAUGHS
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Next stop is still in South Yorkshire,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30just 16 miles south of Rotherham.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Charles is here to meet Philip Turnor,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36of the eponymously named
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Philip Turnor Antiques.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Hi.- Hello, Charles.- How are you? Charles.- Nice to see you.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- How are you doing?- Very good, how are you?- Good to see you.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Very well thanks. Yeah, not too bad.- Good.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Philip's been running the business
0:08:47 > 0:08:49in this former Sunday school chapel
0:08:49 > 0:08:51for 34 years.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53He mainly specialises in furniture.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55But there's always something a bit unusual
0:08:55 > 0:08:57if you look hard enough.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Just get this out.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01The ball and chain device
0:09:01 > 0:09:03was used to physically restrain
0:09:03 > 0:09:05prisoners from the 17th century
0:09:05 > 0:09:07right up until the 20th century.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09And were usually made from iron.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13So, Phil, how old is this?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I would think it's probably a Victorian one.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Maybe about 1860 to 1880.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Well, so, essentially, if you were,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I suppose a prisoner, back in the Victorian times,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25this would go around your wrist
0:09:25 > 0:09:27or around your ankle.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29You just wonder what stories...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Oh, yeah.- ..it could tell of those poor people
0:09:32 > 0:09:33who it kept within one place.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- If you're looking for something maybe a bit different.- Yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I could even put this round Mark Stacey's leg, couldn't I?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Of course.- I could do that. How much is it?
0:09:41 > 0:09:42- £50...- Yeah, that's a good...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- £40.- Yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I mean, that's a solid iron,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48almost as heavy as a cannonball,
0:09:48 > 0:09:49if not heavier.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52You've got this wonderful iron shackle.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53- That's quite good.- Hm.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- And it is old as well.- It is old. - It's a good item.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- I'll mental note it, OK?- OK. - Mental note.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00And with that, Charles is off again.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02But with nothing else jumping out at him,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05he soon comes back to the 19th-century shackles.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Good weight, isn't it? - Well, you know, I'm a strong guy.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Yeah, yeah.- I'm from Derby. - Yeah, of course, yeah.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Best price?- It's £40.
0:10:13 > 0:10:1635, it's a deal.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Oh, no. Yeah?- Shake my hand.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20I feel like I'm shackled now, that's it.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Thanks, mate, thanks a lot.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22You're chained to it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27That's £35 for the 19th-century ball and chain
0:10:27 > 0:10:29and Charles's second purchase of the day.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- See you, Philip.- OK, thanks a lot.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Take care.- Yeah, you take care as well.- Bye, Philip, see you.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Meanwhile, Mark has made his way
0:10:39 > 0:10:42to 2017's Capital Of Culture,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Hull, in East Yorkshire.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It was the birthplace of William Wilberforce in 1759,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52an MP and human rights activist,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54who helped pioneer
0:10:54 > 0:10:55the end of slavery.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Mark is on his way to Wilberforce House,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01to find out more about the man who changed British history.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05I'm feeling quite relaxed, actually. I'm looking forward to my visit.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I've got two items in the bag, which is always nice.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11From the mid-16th century,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13the British Empire played a major part
0:11:13 > 0:11:15in one of the worst acts
0:11:15 > 0:11:18in human history, the slave trade.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20By the time Wilberforce was born,
0:11:20 > 0:11:21the transportation of slaves
0:11:21 > 0:11:24from Africa to the Americas and Caribbean
0:11:24 > 0:11:26had become highly lucrative.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Until one man made it his life's work to change all that.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33A lecturer in slavery studies,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Dr Nick Evans, is here to tell Mark more.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Hello, I'm Mark. - Pleased to meet you, I'm Nick.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Nice to meet you, Nick.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Wilberforce was a wealthy merchant's son,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46who made the most of his family's riches during his youth.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Surely as a young man with all this wealth,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- it was a very different life, wasn't it?- Oh, certainly.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54He was a great man of great wealth. In his youth, at Cambridge,
0:11:54 > 0:11:56he had great fun, great party,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59gambling, all the things that men of his class would do.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03After university, Wilberforce found religion
0:12:03 > 0:12:05and abandoned his wild ways.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07He chose a path in politics
0:12:07 > 0:12:09and became a devout
0:12:09 > 0:12:10evangelical Christian.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13With a vehement belief in human rights
0:12:13 > 0:12:16and constantly driven by his strong faith,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18he began a campaign to end
0:12:18 > 0:12:19the transatlantic trade of slaves
0:12:19 > 0:12:22through British ports.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25And here we can see the actual family Bible,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27which the Wilberforces owned.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29A very precious
0:12:29 > 0:12:31artefact from the family.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32This, of course, shows
0:12:32 > 0:12:35the deep-rooted Christianity in the family.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And by the time he entered Parliament, obviously, this was
0:12:38 > 0:12:40a religious message he wanted to get across
0:12:40 > 0:12:42as much as anything else.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Yeah, his entire endeavour in Parliament
0:12:45 > 0:12:46was driven by his faith.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Improving morals, improving wellbeing
0:12:49 > 0:12:51but particularly, eventually,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54and occupying most of his life, abolishing slavery.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57The campaign against the slave trade
0:12:57 > 0:12:59began in the late 1700s
0:12:59 > 0:13:01and faced great opposition
0:13:01 > 0:13:03from the British establishment.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05But a major turning point in the fight came
0:13:05 > 0:13:08when Wilberforce used a visual aid
0:13:08 > 0:13:09in his speeches to parliament -
0:13:09 > 0:13:13a model of a slave ship, known as the Brookes.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Now, pitted against the abolitionists,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21there must have been a lot of people whose fundamental wealth
0:13:21 > 0:13:24was staked on this barbaric trade.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27What could such a simple object
0:13:27 > 0:13:28do to change their mind?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31It's a powerful image because on this boat,
0:13:31 > 0:13:32there was overcrowding.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- How many people would have been on those boats?- 600 people.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- 600?- Each person had
0:13:37 > 0:13:39six foot in length
0:13:39 > 0:13:43and one-foot width wide to actually be on
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- for up to three months... - MARK GASPS
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- across the Atlantic.- Oh, my God.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48So it's getting those simple facts across
0:13:48 > 0:13:50in a visual way,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- which actually helped persuade MPs. - It's horrendous, isn't it?- Exactly.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54It's very horrendous,
0:13:54 > 0:13:55and you can see it here.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Mortality was particularly high,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- up to one in four people would die...- Gosh.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03..before they reached the Caribbean, before they reached the Americas
0:14:03 > 0:14:05and a life of enslavement
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- in barbaric heat.- Good Lord.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13This simple but effective campaign
0:14:13 > 0:14:15drove the message home,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and in 1807, Parliament voted to end
0:14:18 > 0:14:21the trade of slaves throughout the British Empire.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23But it didn't end slavery here altogether.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25That would take another 26 years.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Wilberforce continued to fight for the cause
0:14:28 > 0:14:30until his poor health could take it no more.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34So, here we have letters revealing how Wilberforce
0:14:34 > 0:14:36fought against slavery.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38And just three days before he died,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Britain abolished slavery in the British Empire.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43And then knowing that it had been abolished,
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Wilberforce knew he could then die
0:14:44 > 0:14:47peaceful, knowing his life's work
0:14:47 > 0:14:49had been seen to fruition.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51And this dedication to such a cause
0:14:51 > 0:14:55earned him respect from far and wide.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57One of the most moving, which we've got for you,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00is this one written by his wife, Barbara Spooner,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04just days before his death, describing how there were queues
0:15:04 > 0:15:06of some of the most famous people of the age
0:15:06 > 0:15:07wanting to see Wilberforce,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09even for a few minutes,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- as he faced...- Before he died. - Before he died.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13And she said there's such a long queue,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16it would kill him if he saw everyone.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18But he didn't want to turn people away.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Great testament to the man, actually, in his resilience.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Testament to the man
0:15:22 > 0:15:25that decades after he'd begun this work
0:15:25 > 0:15:28he was still fighting for human rights.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31William Wilberforce died in July 1833,
0:15:31 > 0:15:32after seeing Britain
0:15:32 > 0:15:36through the end of its slave trade.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39As one of the first countries to enforce abolition,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42it helped create a domino effect across the world.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45He was honoured with a state funeral at Westminster Abbey,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47a fitting tribute to the remarkable man
0:15:47 > 0:15:50that helped to change Britain for the better.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Back in Rotherham, Charles has popped next door
0:15:55 > 0:15:58to his last shop, John Shaw Antiques.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00They've been trading here for over 50 years
0:16:00 > 0:16:01and have a huge collection.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06There are some splendid antiques in this emporium.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Charles is in the very capable hands of Beverley Deakin.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Hi, Bev.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12- Hi, Bev.- Hi.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- What an office you've got here. - Fantastic.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Oh, my God, this is your office? - Yeah.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18And tell me, what I can see in here, are most things for sale?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Yes.- Wow.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Beverley, how much are these? These interesting carved dragon ornaments.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26E261.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- I'll have a look for you. - They're quite fun.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Well, the dragons would fit right in
0:16:32 > 0:16:34with Charles' random purchases thus far.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36They're priced at £70 for the pair,
0:16:36 > 0:16:37but, if they're antique,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40it would be by the skin of their teeth.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43I love this green, scaly design, all probably hand-carved
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and it's, I'm sure, a Chinese dragon.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47This one here...
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Sadly, you'll see his arm has split just here.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Is that the very best price, would you say, Bev?
0:16:56 > 0:16:5860...
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- Oh, crikey...- ..would be the best.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Crikey, let me keep looking.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05And in this jam-packed office, there's plenty to pick from.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08It's amazing, these are all horn-handled.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12And if you were, maybe, a lady or gent back in the 18th century,
0:17:12 > 0:17:13you may have served a punch,
0:17:13 > 0:17:15which you would have served to your guests
0:17:15 > 0:17:18using these punch ladles.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19165.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21We couldn't go down to 80, could we?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- For all five?- I can ring the boss.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Yeah, yeah. I think he'll say no.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28You can him a go, yeah, give him a call.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31The recipe for punch was brought over from India
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and became extremely popular in the 18th century.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Made from alcohol, sugar, fruit, water and spices,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39it was served from a large communal bowl
0:17:39 > 0:17:40with ladles like these.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- 140.- Oh, no.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- We couldn't twist his arm and go 80? - No, I've tried.- No, fine.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Thank you so much, Bev.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Back to the drawing board, or should I say, dragons.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57If I said to you, "What's the very best on these dragons?"
0:17:57 > 0:17:58- 60.- 60.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Do you want to take 40 for them? - I wouldn't, I'm sorry, I can't.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- Would you meet me halfway? - I will ask my boss.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- 60.- Will he take 50 for them?
0:18:07 > 0:18:09"Would you take 50?" he's asking.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- 60.- What's his name?- John. - I'll have a word with him.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17John, it's Charles Hanson.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I just wondered, to be cheeky, would you take 50 for them?
0:18:21 > 0:18:2255?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Yeah, he'll do it, 55.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I'll pass you back to Bev. Thanks, John.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Again, not sticking to the plan,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33but Charles's third purchase of the day
0:18:33 > 0:18:35is a pair of dragons for £55.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Thanks a lot, give us a kiss, bye.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- That was really kind. Cheers. Thanks, Bev.- Thank you.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Thanks for your time. Bye.- Bye.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45With just £30 left, Charles is done
0:18:45 > 0:18:48after shopping big and bold on day one.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The chaps are finished for the day
0:18:50 > 0:18:53and all that's left to say is, "Night, night."
0:18:55 > 0:18:56But, the next morning soon arrives
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and Charles has taken over the wheel of
0:18:58 > 0:19:02the 1958 Austin Nash Metropolitan,
0:19:02 > 0:19:03much to Mark's fear.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07# Riding along in my automobile. #
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Charles, your driving is atrocious.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12# My baby beside me at the wheel. #
0:19:12 > 0:19:15The fellas covered three shops between them yesterday.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Mark picked up a Minton teapot stand
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and a 19th-century meat cleaver for £30,
0:19:20 > 0:19:26leaving him with £170 to do with as he pleases today.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Charles came away with a pair of stone Labradors,
0:19:29 > 0:19:30a pair of hand-carved dragons
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and a Victorian prisoner's ball and chain, as you do.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38He spent a grand total of £170, giving him £30 still to play with.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Charles! How did you get on with...
0:19:44 > 0:19:47..capital 'A' for antiques and qualities.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I put one A in antique on one item only.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Charles, I'm disappointed.- Sorry.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54It was beginner's nerves.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Excuses, excuses, eh?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59The chaps have already made some progress on their trip
0:19:59 > 0:20:02after beginning in Cawthorne, in South Yorkshire,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05they're now edging towards the town of Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Charles, I'm so excited today.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I've got my two shops in Gainsborough...
0:20:12 > 0:20:14..so I'm shopping all day,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17and I've got loads and loads of money in my pocket.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Rub it in, why don't you?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23In the heart of the town is Pilgrims Antique Centre,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26run by Michael Wallis for over 28 years,
0:20:26 > 0:20:27and proud of it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Good morning, Mark.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- Hello, how are you? - Nice to meet you.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- What's your name?- Michael. - Michael. Nice to meet you, Michael.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Now, this looks interesting. It looks very small from the outside.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Oh, it's deceptive. Bit like a TARDIS.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It's like a TARDIS, I like that.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45With £170 in his pocket, let's hope this TARDIS
0:20:45 > 0:20:48has something out of this world for Mark.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50And like yesterday, Mike heads outside
0:20:50 > 0:20:52to make sure he's not missing any gems.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55There's so much choice in this window.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57I feel like a kid in a sweet shop.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00There's a rather pretty little Art Nouveau brooch.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Very much in that sort of German Jugendstil style.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05It's quite stylish.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Let's go and find out what that is. It might be a buy.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14The Art Nouveau movement took inspiration from the natural world
0:21:14 > 0:21:17from the 1880s up to the First World War.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Jugendstil is an artistic style from Germany
0:21:20 > 0:21:24which featured in many Art Nouveau designs.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I rather like that little Art Nouveau brooch.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Could I have a look at it? The little...
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Is it the opal and ruby one? - Yes, the one...
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Oh, he knows there's opal and rubies,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34so that's not a good sign.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- Yes, that one. - I also know it's Jugendstil.- Oh!
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Right, I'll just go home now, I think.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43But, it is rather sweet, isn't it?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Now, unfortunately, I can't see a price on this.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48No, no...
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- I can tell you it.- Erm, I'm...
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Do I need to sit down?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- It's 75.- Could I possibly buy that for £50?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59I wouldn't say 50, no.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- 60, I would say. - Oh, I would like to buy it, Michael.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Well, I'll try and help you,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07but just this once, just this once.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- 55.- I'm going to buy it. £55.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- You'll do well, I'm sure. - Thank you so much. I don't mind,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15I thought it was a charming object.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18That's is a generous £20 off the Art Nouveau brooch.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I'm actually quite pleased with that.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- And there's your change. - Thank you very much, Michael.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- You're welcome.- Thank you so much. - Good luck.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Meanwhile, Charles has taken the Metropolitan
0:22:30 > 0:22:32for a spin south to Nottingham.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I've had a good first shop.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36I've always kind of concerned,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and it's always been the same in the past,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41that the first day in the first week of the first shopping
0:22:41 > 0:22:43is always the hardest.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Well, with that out of the way, hopefully, he can relax today.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51This morning, he's hitting Antiques And Collector's Corner
0:22:51 > 0:22:52and is meeting Andrew Moss.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- Hello. How are you? - All right, are you?
0:22:56 > 0:22:57Nice to see you.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02As Charles splashed the cash yesterday,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04he's now on it bit of a budget,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07so whatever catches his eye will have to be around £30.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Andy, this glassware here.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Is it old?
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Yes. If you look, it's got a tinge of yellow in it.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16How much is that, Andy?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20To you, Charles...
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- ..140.- Oh, what a shame.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26What would you date this glass to?
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I still think it's about 1800s.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- Do you?- Yeah.- And why's that?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Just the pattern of it, the style of it.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38What's your best on that?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40£100.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41I like it...
0:23:42 > 0:23:44..but I can't afford it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47But Charles has had an idea.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50He wants to try and exchange his prisoner's ball and chain,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52which he bought for £35,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54plus his remaining £30 cash
0:23:54 > 0:23:56for one Georgian wine glass.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Good luck with that, boy.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00This is a ball and chain,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03certainly mid-19th century, could be earlier.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's novel and I suppose a ball and chain today...
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Would it have any resonance in your shop,
0:24:08 > 0:24:09would it have any real potential...?
0:24:09 > 0:24:12It would do at the right price, Charles.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13What is this worth to you?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I want £50 cash off you and that.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17- Oh, dear.- So I've got a chance.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Hand on heart,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21what I've got in my kitty
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- is £30.- Not interested.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Thanks for trying. If we don't ask, we never know.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Huh, definitely worth a try, Charles,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32but you'll just have to make do with your lot.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Back in Gainsborough, Mark has found his way to his final shop,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Astra Antiques, run by Barry Aucott.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Hello, Barry, is it?- It is. Are you Mark?- I am.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Point me in the way of the bargains.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52Head through and then left for cabinets and small stuff, mainly.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Right, lovely.- All right? - Thanks, Barry. See you later.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00The centre is home to over 170 dealers
0:25:00 > 0:25:02displaying over 50,000 antiques.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05It's one of the largest antique centres in Europe.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08So, get stuck in, Mark.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12Now, I spotted something here, which is a little horn beaker.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14And it's got on there, I think,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16PT 1858 JM.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Now, that could be...
0:25:20 > 0:25:22..a marriage beaker.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25So, PT could've married JM in 1858
0:25:25 > 0:25:27and it's maybe the house they lived in.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31But it's actually got quite a lovely feel about it.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36And we are sticking with our capital A for Antiques.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Now, it's priced up at £88,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40but I do rather like it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44As Mark's got £115 still to spend,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47is there something else to go with the horn beaker?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52It's quite an interesting object. It's...white metal,
0:25:52 > 0:25:53or Indian silver.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57The interesting bit is it's a double jug,
0:25:57 > 0:25:58or a double measure,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01cos when you look at the top, you've got a little lip
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and on the bottom, you've also got a little lip.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07In terms of the date, I think this fits very well
0:26:07 > 0:26:09into the Raj period,
0:26:09 > 0:26:13which is going to be around about 1880.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15So, it's back to Barry to try and do a deal
0:26:15 > 0:26:17on both the horn beaker and the jug.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I've got left £115.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Is there any chance we could persuade them to do that?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25It's a big ask, I know, but...
0:26:25 > 0:26:28That one I know I get down, cos that's mine.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Pushing it, 100.- Yeah.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32That one, one of the of the dealers,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36I would say standard trade...80.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Probably get a value of about 70.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Yes, so, we're way off really, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- Which is fair enough, I thought it was a big ask to be honest.- Yeah.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Let me have a think, Barry. - No problem at all.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- I will have one of them, I promise you.- Yep, no problem.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50While Mark ponders his problem,
0:26:50 > 0:26:51back in Nottingham,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Charles is on a mission, headed for the city centre.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57HE WHISTLES I'm looking for a man in green.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02And not just any old man,
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Nottingham's most famous and best-loved character, Robin Hood,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10who's been kept alive through popular culture for 800 years.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Nine years ago, Nottingham declared Tim Pollard
0:27:13 > 0:27:15as their official Robin Hood.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18His duties include touring Nottingham Castle
0:27:18 > 0:27:19and promoting tourism.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Charles is meeting him at the castle
0:27:22 > 0:27:24to find out the truth behind the legend.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25It must be!
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Good afternoon, sir.- Robin Hood? - Robin Hood, indeed.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Charles Hanson.- Very pleased to meet you.- Good to see you.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34As the home of his mortal enemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham,
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Nottingham Castle plays a key role
0:27:36 > 0:27:39in the story of this world-famous hero.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42The original 11th-century fortress
0:27:42 > 0:27:44was rebuilt after the English Civil War,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47but there are still some parts which Robin Hood could have known
0:27:47 > 0:27:49all too well in the 12th century.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54In the castle, I can see, you've got two very differentials.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56You've got a very early wall, haven't you?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58The bottom part that you can see there
0:27:58 > 0:28:01is part of the earliest stone build.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03The later portions you can see going up
0:28:03 > 0:28:06are part of an Edwardian rebuild.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09The original castle would have gone up an extra storey in the gatehouse.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- And where's it gone? - At the end of the English Civil War,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14it was decided the castle had been so pivotal in that conflict,
0:28:14 > 0:28:15it should be dismantled,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18so almost every single stone is now in the foundations of
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- the buildings we can see around us. - It was magnificent.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22But importantly, Robin,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Robin Hood, the real Robin Hood of yesterday,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28could have touched those walls at that foundation level.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- Could have scaled those walls, yes. - Wow, amazing.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And scaling he may well have done.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36The legend of the heroic outlaw
0:28:36 > 0:28:39sees him robbing from the rich to give to the poor,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41so Robin's visits to the castle
0:28:41 > 0:28:43would either have been uninvited
0:28:43 > 0:28:45or he would have been heading for the dungeons.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49What's the actual association Robin had with the castle and why?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Obviously, it was the home of the Sheriff of Nottingham
0:28:51 > 0:28:54and, therefore, of course, with Sherwood Forest coming
0:28:54 > 0:28:57very, very close to the edge of the castle itself,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00it would be very easy for Robin Hood to come in here
0:29:00 > 0:29:04and attempt to sneak in and steal the Sheriff's treasure.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07So, it was almost the Sheriff in there, in that castle,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- against you...- In Sherwood Forest. - ..Robin Hood...- Absolutely.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14..who was looking after the poorer class of society.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18Robin Hood's main hang-out was said to be nearby Sherwood Forest.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22It would have been much more of an open space than it is now,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25stretching from just outside the castle's walls,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28across Nottinghamshire, all the way up to Yorkshire,
0:29:28 > 0:29:32providing Robin and his Merry Men with a vast area to hide out,
0:29:32 > 0:29:33so the tales say.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34How do we know he existed?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37The great thing about the Robin Hood myth,
0:29:37 > 0:29:38and it's grown up over the years,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41is it started off with a few single lines of poetry.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It then turned up in other poems,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47in other famous bits of British history poems.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49The name Robin Hood starts to turn up
0:29:49 > 0:29:52in court records in the 13th century,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54but nobody knows if that's the same Robin Hood
0:29:54 > 0:29:56or if people had heard the story of Robin Hood
0:29:56 > 0:29:59and are just claiming to be him.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04The first literary mention of Robin Hood was penned around 1377,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06but the main body of tales come from the 15th century
0:30:06 > 0:30:09in the form of narrative poems known as ballads.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Robin Hood in Sherwood stood Hooded and hatted, hosed and shod
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Four and 20 arrows He bore in his hands.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21And that whole swathe of an area over there was Robin Hood's territory?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23So... Yeah, absolutely.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27You can see out there, somewhere in the trees,
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Robin Hood and his Merry Men in a glade somewhere.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37The Robin Hood story has developed over the years.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42The castle houses an 1839 canvas by artist Daniel Maclise
0:30:42 > 0:30:46that puts Robin and co at the centre of a painting
0:30:46 > 0:30:49also featuring characters from Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54All of the characters from the original Robin Hood stories
0:30:54 > 0:30:58are there and some of the characters who came on later in the stories.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Robin, as you notice, is wearing red rather than green.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Lincoln green, obviously, is the colour that's associated
0:31:04 > 0:31:05with Robin Hood.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Lincoln graine is a red cloth, which is actually more expensive.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Fascinating.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13So in this, obviously, Robin is being a little but more of a dandy.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17So I can see Little John who clearly is big John and quite dominant.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- Yes, indeed.- But where's Maid Marian and Friar Tuck and...?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Friar Tuck, if you look just to the right where the tree is there,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Friar Tuck sitting down, enormous plate of food on his stomach there.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Yeah, quite right.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Marian you can see just also off to the side of Robin Hood.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37The stories of Robin Hood have survived almost eight centuries
0:31:37 > 0:31:40and with books and films reinventing this mythical figure,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42the legend could live on for generations to come.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47It's been amazing, Tim, to be given this tour
0:31:47 > 0:31:49because Robin Hood is a name I know a lot about
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- but now I know far more about. - My great pleasure.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54And on my doorstep in Derbyshire it's taught me a great deal.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Thank you so much.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Meanwhile, back in Gainsborough,
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Mark's more modern search for treasure continues.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09I just don't know where to look anymore.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11This one has some really nice objects though,
0:32:11 > 0:32:17but I'm focusing in on this little Victorian scent bottle.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19This is probably Bohemian glass.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21This is what we call a flush glass body.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25And then the craftsman has cut away the blue glass
0:32:25 > 0:32:27to reveal the clear glass underneath.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29And you get this lovely, sort of,
0:32:29 > 0:32:30faceted-type design.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Inside, it's got its original little stopper as well.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Those are often missing. I mean, that's a charming little thing.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44What is more interesting to me is that the opening price is £65.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48With the jug from earlier out of Mark's price range,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51is there a deal to be done on the Victorian scent bottle
0:32:51 > 0:32:53and the £70 horn beaker?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I would love to get that for 40 and then that's 110,
0:32:57 > 0:32:58and it leaves me a fiver over.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Is there any chance?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Yeah, I can do, yeah.- Are you sure? I'm not pushing...
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Yeah, no, that's one of mine so I know I can on that one.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Well, let's shake on that, all right?- No problem at all.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- I'm delighted with that, thank you so much.- All right.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15That's £110 for the mid-19th-century horn beaker
0:33:15 > 0:33:18and the late-19th-century scent bottle.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- Thank you.- Thank you. - I warn you, I will be back.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21OK, all right then.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Uh-oh, and that's Mark's shopping complete
0:33:25 > 0:33:27after snagging himself five lots.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Alongside his last two purchases,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33he picked up the 19th-century meat cleaver, the Minton teapot stand
0:33:33 > 0:33:36and the Art Nouveau brooch, all for £195.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Charles spent £170 on just three lots -
0:33:41 > 0:33:45a pair of Labrador ornaments, a pair of carved dragons
0:33:45 > 0:33:48and a mid-19th-century ball and chain.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Charles may not have totally fulfilled his plan
0:33:51 > 0:33:54to put the A in antiques, but Mark surely did.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57So, what do they think of each other's offerings?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59That horn that's £70 is a real snip.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04To me, in the right sale, it's worth 150 to 250.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I do like the Minton plaque, that's a really inspired buy.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11The meat cleaver, it's a real snip at that.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15So, if I'm a gambling man, Mark, I think it might be round one to you.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20We had a long chat in the car about capital A for antiques.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22He's gone to a garden centre
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and bought a pair of dogs we can find anywhere up the country,
0:34:25 > 0:34:27a ball and chain
0:34:27 > 0:34:32and a pair of broken Chinese tigers of no great age.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Having said all that, maybe everybody else at the auction
0:34:36 > 0:34:39will be as mad as a box of frogs like he is.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Ha! Time will tell.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Our two, new Road Trip buddies began their escapade in Cawthorne,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51South Yorkshire, and 200 miles later, they're about to hit Lincoln.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Back in the 13th century,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Lincoln was England's third largest city due to its wool trade,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59its most important product being the Lincoln cloth,
0:34:59 > 0:35:01famously worn by Robin Hood.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Today, our Merry Men are heading into the city to sell their wares.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Where are we off to, Charlie?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10If you look on the horizon now, there should be a big spire
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- because Lincoln has a huge cathedral. - Has a big cathedral.- Yeah.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18The last and final stop is Golding Young & Mawer auctioneers,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20who've been in the business since 1864.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- Charles, our first auction. You excited?- Yeah, it's...
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- it's a very nervous one for me. - No, it's not, come on.- It is, Mark.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33I've only got three items this time.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35But look, Charles, look.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Oh, yes.- Pride of place, your dogs.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Oh my goodness me, the dogs await. CHARLES LAUGHS
0:35:42 > 0:35:46With 800 lots to get through, auctioneer Kirsty Young
0:35:46 > 0:35:49has a busy day ahead, so how does she think
0:35:49 > 0:35:51our chaps' items will fare?
0:35:51 > 0:35:56The scent bottle has a lot of presale interest,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58the brooch has also had various interest,
0:35:58 > 0:36:04the dragons, the giltwood dragons are very, very interesting,
0:36:04 > 0:36:06the Labradors, they're very nice pieces.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10The only thing that I think may struggle is the kettle stand.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14So, Mark's teapot stand may not do as well as he thought,
0:36:14 > 0:36:17but it looks as though he could have a couple of potential winners
0:36:17 > 0:36:22and Charles' dogs might have been a good shout after all.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Here we are, Mark. - Here we are, Charlie, this is it.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28The first auction.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34To kick things off, Charles is first with his pair of Labrador ornaments.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37We need a big woof, come on, Mark. Let's get on...
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Just calm down.- Yeah, don't bark... - We're at an auction, Charles.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42..don't bark too much. Here they are.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Charles, stop it.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Starting out with me at £40 with me, 42 anywhere now?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- Let's go.- Charles!
0:36:50 > 0:36:5248 now? 48, bid 50, five, 60, five...
0:36:52 > 0:36:53Let's go, come on.
0:36:53 > 0:36:5870s bid, 75? 75, bid 80? 80 bid...
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Yes, one more. - ..at 85, bid 90? 90 bid...
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Come on, let's go.- ..95? 95, 100?
0:37:03 > 0:37:08- Let's go , let's go, let's go Mark. - ..110, 120, 130...
0:37:08 > 0:37:14150, 160. 170? No. 160 we have, 170 anywhere now?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Give me a big bark.- £170. - Give me a bark.- No, I won't.- Woof.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- Are we selling then at £160? - GAVEL BANGS
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- CHARLES BARKS - Woof, woof, yeah, it was ruf, ruf.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Thank you very much.
0:37:23 > 0:37:28What a way to start, doubling his money on his first concrete item.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Unbelievable, Charles.- It made £160.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Amazing. Now it's Mark's turn to test the auction room
0:37:34 > 0:37:35with his meat cleaver.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37We're starting out with this one at ten pounds with me,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- and 12 anywhere now? - Good, 12, is that a profit?- No.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4312 bid, 15, bid 18? 18's bid in the room...
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- All the hands going up, Mark. - No, they're not, unfortunately.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Are we selling then at 18? No, we're not. 20 we have, 22? No.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5120 we have, 22 anywhere now?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Are we selling then at £20?
0:37:55 > 0:37:56GAVEL BANGS
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Mark may have put the A in antique,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01but he's also put the L in loss after auction costs.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Next, it's Mark's Minton teapot stand,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07and auctioneer Kirsty thinks it could struggle.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Is it quite rare?
0:38:08 > 0:38:12I've never seen one. I've never handled one. Have you?
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- This could do quite well.- Interesting piece this one, £20 to start me, 20?
0:38:17 > 0:38:22- Ten? Ten pounds is bid, 12 anywhere now?- Well done, put it there, good?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- But I've not made a profit. - 15 bid, 18?
0:38:24 > 0:38:2718 if we're coming back on the internet.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Are we selling then at £15?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- GAVEL BANGS - Small profit.- Don't know.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34It's what I call a working profit, Charlie.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36But it's still a fiver up.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Let's see if Charles is on a roll
0:38:39 > 0:38:41with his Victorian prisoner's ball and chain.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Lots of interest in this lot, multiple bids on the book,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- and we're starting straight in at £40 with me...- Yes!
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- There we are, you've made a profit already.- Let's go. Let's go.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53..42, 45, 48, 45 is with me.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- Are we selling then...?- Come on, come on.- No, we're not.
0:38:55 > 0:38:5848's bid, 50, five. 55 is in the room.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Yes.- 60 anywhere now? At 55 it's in the room...
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Thank you very much. MARK SIGHS
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Thanks a lot.- We're selling then in the room at £55.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- GAVEL BANGS - Well done, Charlie.- Delighted.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12That's two profits for two so far for Charles.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Why on earth did I go out looking for antiques? I don't know.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's all about buying for the market.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Is it(?)
0:39:21 > 0:39:25And Mark hasn't done too well with this market so far.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27And now it's one of auctioneer Kirsty's picks,
0:39:27 > 0:39:29the mid-19th-century horn beaker.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32It deserves to do well because you put the A in antique.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Exactly A. Antique. A.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- And we're at ten pounds with me... - How much?- Ten pounds.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4112, bid 15, 18, 20, two,
0:39:41 > 0:39:4422's in the room. 25 at the back, 28, 28.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Bid 30, two? 30 we have at the very back.
0:39:47 > 0:39:5032, 35, 38.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Bid 40, two, 45...
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Come on.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5748, bid 50, five. At £55 it's bid.
0:39:57 > 0:40:0260 is the last call. We're selling then at £55.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- GAVEL BANGS - Very disappointed.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09Quite right, as it's a £15 loss on a real A for antique.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- How do you feel?- Pretty miserable.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Cos to me, that was the best object in our sackful for Lincolnshire.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17But never mind.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19With Charles in the lead,
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Mark needs his late-19th-century scent bottle to do well here.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25If I, sort of, did that and read the auctioneer's mind...
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Whoosh.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30It will make...£75.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33And we're starting at £25 with me,
0:40:33 > 0:40:3728 anywhere now? 28, bid 30, two, 35, 38.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Bid 40, two, 42 is in the room...
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- Is that a profit? It's a profit. Put it there.- Yes, it is.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4745, 48, bid 50? 50 bid, 55.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Bid...60's bid, 65, bid 70?
0:40:50 > 0:40:5370 bid, 75, bid 80? No?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- 75 we have, and 80 anywhere now? - You said 75, actually.- I did.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- You said 75?- I did. - We're selling then at £75.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02GAVEL BANGS Whooosh. £70.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- You said 75 quid.- I did, I did. - Why didn't you say 95?
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Great buy, though. Almost doubling Mark's money.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- That's really good. - I'm feeling better now, Charlie.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Good, OK. Give me a smile.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Now it's Charles' third and final item, the carved dragons.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21If he scores big here, it could be all over for Mark, arrr.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- They cost me £55.- And I'm sure they're going to make about 400.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Fun items these ones, and we're at £20 straight away,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- 20's with me, 22 anywhere now? - Come on, let's go. Oh, no.
0:41:31 > 0:41:3520's bid and 22? 22, 25, 28? 25 we have...
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Uh-oh. Come on.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- 28 anywhere now? Are we selling then at £25?- Uh-oh, uh-oh.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45GAVEL BANGS Anyway...
0:41:45 > 0:41:49That could give Mark a chance to catch up with his final item,
0:41:49 > 0:41:50the Art Nouveau brooch.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Beautiful piece, this one, and we're at £40 straight in with me.
0:41:53 > 0:41:5640's bid, 42, 45, 48?
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- 48, bid 50, five, 60, five, 70, five, 75 is in the room.- Brilliant.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Are we selling then at £75?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06GAVEL BANGS
0:42:06 > 0:42:11£20 profit for Mr Stacey. It could be close, this one.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- You go first.- No, I'll let you go first.- Get on with it.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- No, you go first.- Hanson. - OK, I'll go first.- Get up.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Don't forget your hat, Charlie.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Mark started this trip with £200.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23He's had a fairly tough day,
0:42:23 > 0:42:28so after auction costs he's managed to scrape just £1.80 profit,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31leaving him with £201.80 to spend next time.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33GAVEL BANGS
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Charles also began with £200.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38His bold purchases did well on the whole,
0:42:38 > 0:42:41making him a profit of £26.80 after auction costs.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47So, Charles is today's winner, with £226.80 ready for the next leg.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Your bloody dogs.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51CHARLES LAUGHS Well done, boys.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Well done, they did us proud.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- You're driving.- Shall I drive? - Yeah...- Are you sure?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Well, I feel so devastated.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- There we go, hold on. - Ohh, it starts first time.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Yeah, and remember that horn? HORN HOOTS
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- It didn't do so well, did it? - Go on, Charlie, take me home.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Wagons roll, off we go.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Next time, our road trip stutters and splutters on.
0:43:10 > 0:43:11But...if we're...we're on brake.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- I'm not on the brake. - Yeah, you did, you're on the brake.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16While Charles Hanson lives and breathes his antiques.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18You breathe the history of my business.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Mark Stacey is trying to sniff out the perfect purchase.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Is that the sweet scent of a profit, I wonder?