0:00:02 > 0:00:06- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.- What about that?
0:00:06 > 0:00:09With £200 each, a classic car
0:00:09 > 0:00:11and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Can I buy everything here?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction. But 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 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29- The honeymoon is over.- I'm sorry.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38This week's road trip brings together
0:00:38 > 0:00:41two of antiques finest fellows.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45You're a man who's been about the antique arena for many years now.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- Impress me.- Oh...
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Please, impress me.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52With over two decades of experience in the antiques trade,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Mark Stacey's a safe pair of hands.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I don't think that's supposed to happen, is it?
0:01:00 > 0:01:03But cheeky Charles Hanson knows his stuff
0:01:03 > 0:01:05and hit Mark for six in the first leg.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06There we are.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09You know that's a paddle, don't you?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Our two experts started with £200 each
0:01:11 > 0:01:15and on today's second leg there's exactly £25 between them.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Mark barely broke even in the first auction,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21giving him just £201.80 to spend today.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25While Charles only took three items to the opening auction,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28but managed to scrape a slightly healthier profit,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32giving him the lead and £226.80 to spend
0:01:32 > 0:01:34as they hit the road again.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38After all my hard work, I'm just over a pound up, Charles.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Just say you made 100 pence, which sounds better, doesn't it?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Yes, it does. I'm 100 pence up.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48That won't even pay the petrol to your next shop, Mark.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50But onwards they travel in their classic,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54yet rather unreliable, 1950s Austin Metropolitan convertible.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56It isn't fitted with seat belts
0:01:56 > 0:02:01but that's perfectly legal for a car that predates the law.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Our experts' epic expedition will take them
0:02:04 > 0:02:05from Yorkshire to Nottinghamshire,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Herefordshire and West Midlands,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Hampshire, Warwickshire, Coventry,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire
0:02:15 > 0:02:16and ending in Flintshire in Wales.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Phew!
0:02:19 > 0:02:23The second stint is a scenic saunter from Ely in Cambridgeshire
0:02:23 > 0:02:27down to the auction in Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Crikey.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Do you know much about Ely?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33All I know is that Ely, many, many,
0:02:33 > 0:02:38probably thousands of years ago, was a swamp where eels used to swim.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Not bad, Charles.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44While Ely is very proud of its connection with eels,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46this historic city is full of charm and beauty
0:02:46 > 0:02:51and is home to one of the most magnificent cathedrals in England.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Well, Charles, I've got shopping to do.- Yeah, enjoy yourself.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- Listen, enjoy your shopping. - Good luck.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Now, Mark, shop to drop and don't forget,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- impress me.- Bye.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Impress me.- Oh, it's so difficult to impress you, Charles.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Impress me. See you later.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Nothing like a bit of a challenge to ramp up the competition.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Owner, Barry, is standing by at Cloisters Art & Antiques
0:03:13 > 0:03:16to help you on your way.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I'm chasing Charlie Hanson, who has bought absolute rubbish
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- and made a profit. I bought quality items and didn't.- Right.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25So, I don't know what that's telling you.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Well, I can sell you rubbish that will make money.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29That's one way to go, Barry.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32The shop has items from Georgian times to modern-day,
0:03:32 > 0:03:36but Mark is resisting the lure of anything contemporary.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40This is a little Victorian porcelain scent bottle.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I think it's English, even though it has that sort of French look
0:03:43 > 0:03:48about it, with this sort of rather rococo cartouche on the front,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51hand-painted with a little exotic bird.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55The scent bottle and stopper is dated circa 1850.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00It's ticketed at £88, almost half of Mark's budget.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04But he may have found a way to knock some money off.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Barry, I mean, I do, I think it's been restored, do you?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Have you noticed?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12If you look, both on this side and the other side,
0:04:12 > 0:04:13it's got that quite heavy gilding...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Yes, the gilding has been restored, I would have thought.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I suspect what's happened is it was a treasured possession,
0:04:19 > 0:04:20somebody dropped it,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24maybe it came off and then they've re-gilded it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I could do two crisp £20 notes for that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27I'm sure you could.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Oh, is that the sweet scent of a profit, I wonder?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Boom-boom.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Huh, but before the deal is sealed,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Barry's got another item to tempt Mark's fancy.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Oh.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Butter of Pitlochry, that's Scottish...
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Scottish, yeah, and it's actually got Pitlochry on the top, I think.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Oh, the Black Watch.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Oh, gosh, yeah, the Black Watch. - Yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55So, I think that's rather fun.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Marked at £55, this Shelley crested ware dog kennel
0:04:58 > 0:05:02with a black bulldog and the arms and motto of The Black Watch
0:05:02 > 0:05:04is of military interest.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And of interest to our Mark, at the right price, of course.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Barry, I'm going to make you a very mean offer.- OK.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12For the two, all right?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- I'm glad you're sitting down. - Yes, fine.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I'm going to offer you £50 for the two.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- OK.- Are you sure?- Yeah, deal.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25That's £30 for the scent bottle
0:05:25 > 0:05:27and £20 for the crested ware dog kennel.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Here's hoping for some profit in them, Mark.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Whoops! Mind your step.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Meanwhile, Charles is kicking off his shopping 11 miles south
0:05:37 > 0:05:42in the small Cambridgeshire village of Landbeach.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44The village has three architectural sites with
0:05:44 > 0:05:46the remains of medieval manor houses,
0:05:46 > 0:05:52and Charles is here to dig up some artefacts of interest in Stantiques.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- How are you?- Good.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57I'm Charles, your name is?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Hi, I'm Stan.- Stan the man.- Stan the man.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Stan the man of Stan Antiques.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Stantiques. Stan the man from Stantiques.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Good man, I like your style.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Charles's items didn't impress Mark at the last auction.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11So, is he going for a change of tactic?
0:06:11 > 0:06:15My tactics, now, as we're in Cambridgeshire
0:06:15 > 0:06:20and a really rich area for antique enthusiasts,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22is to really buy quality
0:06:22 > 0:06:24and to show Mark what can be achieved
0:06:24 > 0:06:27on a budget and stay away from, you know,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30the more quirky end of collectables.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Buy quality, that's my plan.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34And, talking of quality, these chairs over here, Stan,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- they're not old are they, these chairs?- No, they're just French.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- No age, Charles.- No age? So, they're almost brand-new...
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Yeah.- ..ie 1980s?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Yeah, they're just sort of... - Decorative display pieces.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Definitely. - Quite attractive, aren't they?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52But furniture is just in the doldrums.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54They need total renovation.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Oh, crikey.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58I thought you were going for quality, Charles?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It looks like these chairs have seen better days.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- What's your best price on them?- £70 the pair, Charles.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Do you know what? I think they're tired
0:07:07 > 0:07:09but they're alluring.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I hope I hope you know what you're doing, Charles.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14If I say to you 60, are you happy with that?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Charles, I'll do you 60 because you're such a top chap.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Are you sure? Look at me.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- You're a top chap, all right.- Yeah? Shall we say going,
0:07:21 > 0:07:22going,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24gone? Sold! Good man.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- Oh, they're great!- Cheers, buddy.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28May I take one outside now for a quick look in the light...
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Yeah, by all means. - ..and leave that one with you, here?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Great. Follow me.- We've shaken hands, Charles, so yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- The deal's done. - Take it into the light.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36What's he up to now?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I bought these chairs and I looked and thought, yeah,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44they're probably 1980s from the exterior.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47But when I turned them up,
0:07:47 > 0:07:48I had a little heartbeat
0:07:48 > 0:07:51because they are horse hair filled,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54strung as well.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57You can see this springing is probably,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59at the very latest, 1920s.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03I think they're worth, hopefully,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06on a really good day, between 150 and 250.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07I could be quids in here.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Ah, good spot then, Charles.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11And to think I ever doubted you.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13But he's not finished there.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Back inside, Charles has spotted something that reminded him
0:08:16 > 0:08:18of his treasure hunting days as a child.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20How sweet.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23So, Stan, tell me, if I bought this whole little tray hoard,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27which I could almost call a Hanson hoard of Roman
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and later bronze remnants
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and all sorts of curios...
0:08:33 > 0:08:36And what's a joy is just to handle
0:08:36 > 0:08:38these objects from a bygone time.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40And you grip tight, don't you,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42and you just think,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44who last held these objects? Don't you?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- I do, Charles, yes. - You've also got other little
0:08:47 > 0:08:49trays of finds in here and, erm,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I think a tray that's drawn my eye,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55looking in this cabinet, is this one here as well, Stan.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57And you've got more coins in here,
0:08:57 > 0:08:58you've got bits of old flint.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00So, Stan, if I said to you...
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Two trays,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05there's an abundance of volume and description,
0:09:05 > 0:09:06but value maybe not so much.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11..if I said to you, what's the best on that whole horde together,
0:09:11 > 0:09:12what would you say?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- 40 quid, all in.- Wow.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Is it worth a gamble at 40?
0:09:18 > 0:09:19It probably is.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23So, I think I'm going to buy these for 40 because sometimes,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26with a passion from a childhood, you can't say no.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Charles, I'm not gift-wrapping every item. OK.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30- Thanks a lot.- Nice one.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33And, do you know, I just thrive on history.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39You breathe history in my business and that is one big breath, isn't it?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Nothing like the smell of antiques in the morning, eh?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Now, Mark's been making his way 32 miles south-west
0:09:46 > 0:09:50to the charming riverside town of St Neots.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53St Neots' Emporium may look small from the outside
0:09:53 > 0:09:57but inside there's over 1,400 square feet of floor space
0:09:57 > 0:10:01and 24 dealers offering items to suit all needs and pockets.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05And with £151.80 in his,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Mark needs to start catching up.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Hello.- I'm Mark.- Welcome.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- And you are?- I'm Jacqueline. - Jacqueline.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Now, what's your role in this lovely emporium?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- I own it.- You own it?- Yes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Well, I shall give you a cuddle.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Because that might mean bigger discounts.- What an old smoothie.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26He knows all the tricks to get the owners on side.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Right, best find something to get a discount on, then.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40Ha! Looks like more Victorian goodies have caught Mark's eye.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44This is very typical Victorian, isn't it?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47You see you've got this little decoration on the top here
0:10:47 > 0:10:53of a little child with a bouquet of flowers.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56This late 19th-century French parasol has a porcelain handle
0:10:56 > 0:10:59and mount in the Sevres style and would have been
0:10:59 > 0:11:02produced in a factory on the outskirts of gay Paris.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07You will notice, of course, that the actual parasol bit
0:11:07 > 0:11:09is completely lacking.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- So, what do you do with that? - Tell me.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15You can, of course, get a new silk put on it,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17which would be very expensive.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Or you could try and turn it into a very elegant walking stick...
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Well, you need to turn it into a profit, Mark.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- And with £80 on the ticket, let's get Jacqueline involved.- Hello.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Hello again. What would you let me have it for?
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- Would you consider £40? - I'd CONSIDER it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I would LOVE to buy it for £30.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Thank you, Jacqueline.- Deal.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Come rain or shine, Mark, that's a nice little buy.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Well, all I can say is...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- ..I'm singing in the rain, aren't I?- Well, it won't keep you...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51No, it won't keep me dry.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52It won't keep you dry, no.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Meanwhile, Charles has made his way to Cambridge to discover
0:11:58 > 0:12:02a story of rivalry between two exploring pioneers,
0:12:02 > 0:12:07whose search for planet Earth's coldest and deadliest place,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10the South Pole, ended in triumph and tragedy.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Professor Julian Dowdeswell is going to show Charles
0:12:15 > 0:12:20around the Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- Charles. - Professor Julian Dowdeswell.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Welcome to the Scott Polar Research Institute
0:12:24 > 0:12:25in Cambridge University.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Wonderful, and what a beautiful hallway.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33This impressive memorial hall depicts the Arctic and Antarctic as
0:12:33 > 0:12:35they were believed to have looked
0:12:35 > 0:12:37when the building was opened in 1934.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41It also commemorates famous expeditions and explorers.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Charles has come to hear the story of the doomed
0:12:43 > 0:12:451912 Polar expedition
0:12:45 > 0:12:50of Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53This is the ship's bell of Scott's Terra Nova,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57which was the ship that transported them on Scott's second
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and fateful last expedition to Antarctica.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Having already carried out significant scientific
0:13:04 > 0:13:07research in Antarctica, Scott returned a decade later,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10determined to be the first man to reach the South Pole.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Whilst Scott made his plans public, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen
0:13:17 > 0:13:20quietly set off on his own quest to get there first
0:13:20 > 0:13:24and steal the glory, reaching the South Pole 33 days
0:13:24 > 0:13:26before his British rival.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28When Scott finally arrived,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32he was greeted with the flags left by the Norwegian team.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34This black flag was found by Scott
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and his companions as they approach the South Pole.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40We don't know whether it was the first thing that they saw that
0:13:40 > 0:13:42told them that they were preceded,
0:13:42 > 0:13:46but one of the black flags and ski tracks were certainly those things.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50It was the contrasting fates of the two teams'
0:13:50 > 0:13:54respective journeys back from the Pole that sets them apart.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Exactly why Amundsen's team completed the return journey
0:13:58 > 0:14:02and Scott's trip ended in tragedy, with the loss of five men,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06including himself, has been the source of fierce debate ever since.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Amundsen's team benefited from arguably more experienced
0:14:11 > 0:14:15personnel, better supplies and didn't hit bad weather.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Scott's team included scientists and seamen.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Captain Lawrence Oates formed part of Scott's party
0:14:22 > 0:14:24and suffered terribly from frostbite.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27His sleeping bag can be seen on display in the Institute.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Oates' very famously,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34and this is one of the archetypes of British heroism and sacrifice,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38walked out of the tent in a blizzard to sacrifice himself,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41in order that the three remaining in the party,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Scott, Wilson and Bowers, could move forward.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45The reason he did that is
0:14:45 > 0:14:48because his leg was terribly badly frostbitten.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49He knew he couldn't go on.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52The reason that we have the sleeping bag and, indeed, you can
0:14:52 > 0:14:55see that the sleeping bag is slit down one side,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58reflecting the problems that Oates was having with his legs.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02So, it really is a study in tragedy in itself.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Of course, the trip grew even more tragic when
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Scott, Wilson and Bowers perished in their tent,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11dehydrated and pinned down by blizzards,
0:15:11 > 0:15:1411 miles from the safety of their depot.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17The grim consequences of their return journey from the Pole
0:15:17 > 0:15:20had been blamed on their poor preparations.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Eight months on from the explorers' demise, the relief party,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27led by Lieutenant Atkinson, a Royal Naval surgeon,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30discovered the three men inside their tent.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34The bodies of the other two members of the team were never recovered.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38They made the decision that they would actually...
0:15:38 > 0:15:43..leave the bodies of Scott, Wilson and Bowers in Antarctica.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46And they said a burial service over their bodies.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50They built a beautiful snow cairn with a cross over the top
0:15:50 > 0:15:52of the three bodies.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56And there they remain in Antarctica today.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58While the relief party could do little for the explorers,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02they did recover some important artefacts from the tent, including
0:16:02 > 0:16:07the last letters written by Scott to the wives and families of his party.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12All of those things expressed Scott's regret at what had happened,
0:16:12 > 0:16:18but also his pride in how much had been achieved during the expedition.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21The South Pole was achieved.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Although he failed to be the first at the South Pole, Scott's
0:16:24 > 0:16:27legacy is in his contribution to science.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31He collected meteorological data and geological specimens
0:16:31 > 0:16:35and also samples of over 2,000 animals,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38of which almost 400 were new to science.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Scott's polar achievements
0:16:40 > 0:16:43and the risks he took under the most extreme circumstances
0:16:43 > 0:16:47epitomise a spirit of daring scientific investigation that,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50arguably, has not been matched since.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56It's the end of Charles's visit.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Time to rest up and dream of the antique discoveries that lie ahead.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Night-night.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Morning has broken and our intrepid duo are back on the road.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Well, they would be, if Mark could work out how to get a car moving.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Ignition, turn...
0:17:17 > 0:17:18THE ENGINE TURNS OVER
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Yeah, it starts perfectly. That's fine.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23And now, just find the clutch bite.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Yeah, and now just let it go.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Oops-a-daisy.- I did. And it's gone.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Try it again.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Don't! If we... THE CAR SKIDS, GEARS GRIND
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- I'm not on the brake! - You're on the brake.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40This is the accelerator, Charlie.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- The break is in the middle, I'm not near the brake.- Oh, try it again.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Charles, I'm not touching the brake. - You are.- I'm not.- You were.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Charles, I'm not touching the brake.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52They are struggling with that car, ha!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Charles has been liberal with his lolly so far,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57forking out £100 on a pair of armchairs
0:17:57 > 0:17:59and a horde of Roman booty.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03That leaves him with £126.80 still to spend.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Mark, in contrast, is being more conservative, spending £80 on
0:18:07 > 0:18:11three items, the scent bottle, a crested ware kennel and a parasol.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15He's got some catching up to do, but still has £121.80 to do it with.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Hanson and Stacey are en route to Leicester,
0:18:23 > 0:18:27the county town of Leicestershire, and Charles has his eyes peeled.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- Do you know, I keep looking, Mark, for a car park.- Why?
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Because, don't forget, Leicester, I suppose, rose to prominence in recent
0:18:36 > 0:18:41times because Richard III was buried in Leicester car park.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Can you believe that?
0:18:42 > 0:18:47The body of a king, to me, would be the ultimate Antiques Road Trip find.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Yep, it's good to dream big, but one of you will just have to
0:18:51 > 0:18:54settle for being king of the road trip instead. Ha!
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Charles's next stop is Hidden Treasures,
0:18:55 > 0:19:00a small and friendly shop with lots of varied and interesting objects.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02That's it.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Beautiful.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- Beautiful.- There we are, Charles, how's that?- Wonderful.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Thank you so much, Mark.- And inside is another Mark, owner Mark Knight.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Good morning. I recognise your face. - Good morning, Charles. How are you?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- I know you from my sale room. - I do know you from there.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Yeah, it's good to see you. - And yourself.- So good to see you.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Pleasantries out of the way, Charlie wastes no time in looking
0:19:25 > 0:19:29for something to spend his remaining £126.80 on.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- That's quite interesting, isn't it? - Yes, a little riding crop.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37I think it's a Charles riding crop.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41That's quite nice, because you've got here the bone, which is
0:19:41 > 0:19:45novelty in the sense that, rather than being a fairly mundane handle,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48it's been embellished with silver mounts.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53And, more so, it's formed a whistle, which makes it quite novel...
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- I think it's quite unique. - ..with a dual purpose.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Yeah, the whistle for the blowing of the dogs.- I almost need this
0:19:59 > 0:20:01in the car with Mark Stacey you know, I say,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04"Mark, come on. Push that car, come on."
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It's ticketed at £50 and in the crack of the whip,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Charles gets straight down to business.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12If I was asking you what your best price would be, you would
0:20:12 > 0:20:14look at me and say...
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- Make me an offer.- Make you an offer. OK. Make you an offer. OK, Mark.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- OK, I will do. I probably will do in a short while.- OK.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Not sure, eh?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27How about something else to help sweeten the deal?
0:20:27 > 0:20:28OK, here we are.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Goodness me, she is peculiar.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35Mmm.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38This girl has culture.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41This lady, I suspect...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Charles, I'm not sure that's a girl, actually.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48I didn't realise, I thought it had three legs for a second. Sorry.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I have to interrupt - he's a man.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Ha! I thought that might have been obvious, Charles.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I think, Mark, he represents...
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- fertility.- Fertility.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03What I like about this tribal figure is the fact that -
0:21:03 > 0:21:06look at the way you've got wear and tear here
0:21:06 > 0:21:11on the extremities of the shoulder, you've got losses on the back.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It's carved in a softwood and -
0:21:14 > 0:21:19look at the wrinkles on the forehead. That's caused by the shrinkage
0:21:19 > 0:21:24of the timber going into different atmospheres within homes.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29This fertility figure, possibly Cameroonian, could be quite a find.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32There's an increased interest in ethnographic objects
0:21:32 > 0:21:35that once upon a time inspired the Impressionists.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Interesting subject and further research could be quite spurious.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45I'm going to ask the question to you, Mark, what's your best price?
0:21:47 > 0:21:4845.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Hmmm, OK.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52That's quite interesting.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58I think what's key to its success is an online exposure...
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- Yep.- And if we can get this object on the internet and really
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- worked up...- Yep, with some research.
0:22:05 > 0:22:12It's something which Canadian, American collectors might really go for.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15You wouldn't take £30 for it, would you, Mark? Would £30 be...
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Could you do £35?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Can I do £35? I'm going to say,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23because he is so interesting,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25he's telling me, "Don't be startled, get me bought."
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I'll take him. Thanks a lot.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- OK, lovely, thanks very much. - Thanks, Mark, I'll see you shortly.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32So that's your third item bought, Charles.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Now, how about that riding crop? It has a ticket price of £50 -
0:22:35 > 0:22:37are you going to make an offer? Go on, crack on.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41If this came in to an auction, because it isn't hallmarked,
0:22:41 > 0:22:45I would say to my vendor it's a hunting, rural,
0:22:45 > 0:22:50country pursuit interest. It's probably worth between £30-£50.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Uh-huh.- What's your best price, Mark, on this?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- I could do it for 30. - Could you really?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Do you know - I think it's novel, it's neat...- Yep.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- I'll take it for £30.- OK, thanks very much, Charles, thank you.- You're a good man. Thanks a lot, Mark.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07That's £65 all-in for the fertility figure and the crop.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Meanwhile, Mark's made his way north of Leicester
0:23:13 > 0:23:16to look back at the history of rocketry -
0:23:16 > 0:23:19specifically how a British inventor developed the rocket
0:23:19 > 0:23:22which eventually led to man's voyage into space
0:23:22 > 0:23:25with a little help of some canine friends.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Mark's meeting communications officer Josh Barker
0:23:30 > 0:23:33at the National Space Centre - one of the United Kingdom's
0:23:33 > 0:23:39leading visitor attractions devoted to space, science and astronomy.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Hello, Josh.- Hello, Mark.- Lovely to meet you.- Nice to see you, too.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Thank you for inviting us to the Space Centre - is that what it's called?
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- It is and you're very welcome, it's a pleasure having you here. - Wonderful, tell me about it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53So we were set up in 2001 as part of one of the millennium commissioned projects across the UK.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57We're a centre dedicated to educating and teaching people about space,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59specifically the British contribution to it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Well I know about the American and the Russian
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and maybe the European contribution, but the UK contribution?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07We are actually still world leaders in satellite technology
0:24:07 > 0:24:09and British rocketry's been around for about 200 years.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11200 years?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- I don't believe you, Josh. - 200 years is correct.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16We've got some of the artefacts to prove that, which we'll show you today.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- I'd love to go and see it. - Let's go and see them.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24By the late 1700s, Indian forces had developed
0:24:24 > 0:24:26iron rockets from Chinese-invented fireworks.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30These were used against the British in the Mysore Wars.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35This in turn inspired one English inventor, Sir William Congreve,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39to develop the technology further to create the Congreve Rocket.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44So, we have here some examples of some of Britain's earliest rockets.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46It looks very Blue Peter to me.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51They are very primitive compared to the rockets that would go up into space.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58William Congreve refined his rockets at the Royal Laboratory in Kent.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02In 1806, the rockets were used to great effect against the French at Boulogne,
0:25:02 > 0:25:08firing over 2,000 missiles from British ships without reply.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11So these were used a lot by the British Army and the British Navy.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15They used them in the Napoleonic era against Napoleon.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18The Congreve Rockets were also used by the British
0:25:18 > 0:25:23in the bombardment of Fort McHenry in the United States in 1814 -
0:25:23 > 0:25:26an event that inspired the line from the American national anthem,
0:25:26 > 0:25:30"And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air."
0:25:34 > 0:25:38For the next hundred years, rockets played an increasing part in warfare
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and it was in the Second World War that Britain found itself
0:25:41 > 0:25:44on the receiving end of the rocket's power.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47The Germans deployed the world's first long-range missile -
0:25:47 > 0:25:49the V-2 rocket.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It was used against Allied targets,
0:25:52 > 0:25:56most devastatingly in its destruction of great parts of London.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Well, what's this mangled piece of old metal?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02So this is actually a bomb-damaged part of a V-2 rocket.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06The V-2's greatest impact, however, may have been after the War.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10The teams behind developing the technology were then used to develop our own rocketry programme
0:26:10 > 0:26:15to advance from the Congreve Rockets we saw earlier, primitive ones that could barely reach a kilometre,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18to these ones which can actually get all the way up into a low Earth orbit.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21This was the turning point in rocket technology
0:26:21 > 0:26:25as the need for longer reaching missiles was replaced
0:26:25 > 0:26:30with the dream of reaching outer space, thus kick-starting the Space Race
0:26:30 > 0:26:34and a new age in which man would set foot on another planet.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38So this is really the final chapter in the story of early rocketry
0:26:38 > 0:26:42and this leads us to the 1950s and 1960s with the start of the Space Race -
0:26:42 > 0:26:46the really big competition between Russia and America to get into space.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49The Russians launched what was called the Vostok programme.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54The Vostok programme was a project to put the first man into orbit.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Competing against the United States, the Russians won the race -
0:26:57 > 0:27:01placing Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05But before Gagarin launched himself into the history books,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09early test flights saw dogs blast off.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- We can see here an example of a dog high altitude suit.- Oh, gosh!
0:27:12 > 0:27:14So this was the preliminary tests to see
0:27:14 > 0:27:17whether they could get the animals to survive in high altitudes,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19in the area of fighter jets and things like that -
0:27:19 > 0:27:21ready to then make the next step up into space.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23I must admit, that looks rather excruciating.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25The poor dog must have been terrified.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Yeah, unfortunately it's not one of the rosier chapters
0:27:28 > 0:27:30of the Space Race. As with all things,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31there has to be some sacrifice.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Laika, a stray dog from the streets of Moscow,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38became the first animal to orbit the Earth and bravely paved the way
0:27:38 > 0:27:41for Yuri Gagarin's seminal journey into space.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Well, the wonderful thing of course is they say,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48"dog is a man's best friend", and I think, in this case,
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- they really are, aren't they? - I think they are, they really paved the way.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Ha. In just 210 years,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58from one British man's major contribution to rocket technology,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02through advancements first in warfare and then space exploration,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05we're now heralding the latest generation of rockets
0:28:05 > 0:28:09designed to carry astronauts to Earth's orbit and beyond.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10Who knows -
0:28:10 > 0:28:14without William Congreve, none of this would ever have been possible.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17And with that our space odyssey is done.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Meanwhile, Mark's Road Trip rival is making his way
0:28:22 > 0:28:26to the Leicester hamlet of Shenton, near Market Bosworth.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30With £61.80 left to spend,
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Charles is checking out the Whitemoors Antiques and Craft Centre.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Afternoon. How are you?- Hi, Charles. Good to have you here at Whitemoors.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Now your name is?- Robert. - Robert, good to see you.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41There are 45 dealers in this centre
0:28:41 > 0:28:44but Robert Simpson is looking after Charles today.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Need to get finding.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00OK, this is quite nice, this mirror.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I like this. All depends on the age.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08From the exterior, it looks to be an attractive,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10"come and get me, Hanson"
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Georgian wall mirror with this wonderful pierced,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18almost cut fret pediment.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24I would say this mirror dates to probably 1790, 1820.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27And the description on the label reads, "ornate mirror".
0:29:27 > 0:29:30It's priced at 40.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I'm going to find Robert and ask him
0:29:34 > 0:29:38what the very, very, very best price is on the mirror.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- Hi, Robert.- Hi, Charles.- You're still here.- I'm still here.- That's OK.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- In the container over there...- Yep.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- there is a mirror...- Right.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- on the wall...- OK.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54and it says you could be the fairest of them all,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- if you give me a good price for it. - We'll see what we can do.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Robert gets on the phone to John, the dealer who owns the mirror.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Could you possible do 25, John?
0:30:04 > 0:30:05- Get lost.- 28?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Get lost. I like your style.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- 28, go on.- Go on, he says.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12We want him to win, John.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16And with that ringing endorsement Robert strikes a deal for £28.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17It's a nice thing.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It's traditional, it's a nice thing, it's quality
0:30:20 > 0:30:24and for £28 it's a super lot and I commend you for that negotiation.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- You're very welcome.- Look at me, you did well. Thanks a lot. See you.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30With Charles all done shopping,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Mark's playing catch-up and is heading south to Kibworth.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37The purpose of his visit is Kibworth Antiques Centre
0:30:37 > 0:30:40but with only three items bought so far he's got his work cut out.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Hello, I'm Mark.- Hello, I'm Sharon. - Nice to meet you, Sharon.- And you.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51This family-owned centre is one of South Leicestershire's largest antique retail outlets -
0:30:51 > 0:30:54so there should be plenty here to tempt our Mark.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57He's gone to check out the new den out the back.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Oh, look - red, amber and green. I hope it's green for profit.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Ha. Talking of greens, Mark's quick to spot a selection of fruit and veg
0:31:04 > 0:31:09of the Italian vintage handmade variety, of course.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Wow, look at that.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17I mean, they are ceramic - but they're a bit wacky, aren't they?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Look, there's even a little mushroom.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Don't ask me what type it is, but...
0:31:22 > 0:31:25It's not edible, I know that.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Actually, I think those are quite fun.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I can't buy a load of fruit and veg, can I?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35They don't say "antique" to me
0:31:35 > 0:31:39but quirky items haven't done Charles any harm so far.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41I mean, look - they're £1.99 each or five for £8,
0:31:41 > 0:31:46but they've been reduced cos they were £2.50 each or five for £10
0:31:46 > 0:31:48so maybe...
0:31:48 > 0:31:50they'd accept a fruity offer.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Well, Sharon's the lady to ask.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Now I've fallen in love...
0:31:55 > 0:31:57with those vegetables.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- And I love the fact that they're in an old box.- OK.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- And one or two of them are chipped. - Yes, yes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- They're past their shop sell-by date, really.- Right, OK.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- You see where I'm going with this? - Yes, need to go in the reduced corner.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- I would love you to ask the dealer...- OK.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- How much for the whole...- ..how much they would sell the whole lot for.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24The whole lot comes to £48 but Mark is looking for nearer £30,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27so Sharon makes a call and Mark waits nervously for the response.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32So I'm left like...
0:32:32 > 0:32:36an act in Eurovision, waiting for the results, waiting for the...
0:32:38 > 0:32:41..Leicestershire jury to cast their votes.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Hmm. The suspense is killing me(!)
0:32:43 > 0:32:46but will it be "nul points" for Mark?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Sharon, Sharon, Sharon.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- I've managed to speak to her. - Oh, have you?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Please tell me it's good news. - It is good news.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54She says you can have them...
0:32:54 > 0:32:58but she really needs £34 for them.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- £34, 34...- She needs £34. - And I get the box as well?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05You can have the box as well, but she does need 34.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- Well I can't not have them for £4, can I?- No.- Do you know what I mean?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- It'd be silly not to have them for £4.- I'd be silly not to have them.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Will you thank her very much for me? - Of course I will.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- I really appreciate it. - Yep, no problem.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19So Mark's final purchase sets him back £34
0:33:19 > 0:33:21and, with that, the shopping's all done.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23But what did they buy?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Charles bought five lots, comprising
0:33:25 > 0:33:28a pair of Louis XVI style armchairs,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31a collection of Roman coins and curios
0:33:31 > 0:33:33an African fertility statue,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35a bone and silver riding crop
0:33:35 > 0:33:37and a George III mirror.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41He spent a total of £193.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Whilst Mark invested in a scent bottle,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49a crested ware dog kennel,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51a French parasol
0:33:51 > 0:33:54and a collection of handmade ceramic fruit and veg.
0:33:55 > 0:34:01That lot cost him just £114.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04So what did the fellas make of each other's buys?
0:34:04 > 0:34:09The scent bottle I quite like but I feel it's quite middle-rate.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13The Shelley is very sweet and it's also got a great World War interest
0:34:13 > 0:34:17so I think that at £20 and the scent bottle at 30 might do quite well.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20The collection of coins is quite interesting and, you know,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23you never know if there's one or two unusual in there -
0:34:23 > 0:34:26paid £40 for them, there could be a good profit in there.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29It's a wide-open game, still, but I think I've bought the
0:34:29 > 0:34:33more spurious, the more speculative, which could really take off.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Charles, what can I say? Good luck, my friend.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39It's time to get back on the road and head to auction.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43It's been a jaunty journey for our chaps, kicking off in Ely in Cambridgeshire,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45meandering in and around Leicester
0:34:45 > 0:34:49and ending in Bourne End for their second auction.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Bourne End in Buckinghamshire is a thriving village outside London
0:34:54 > 0:34:56where the Wye flows into the Thames.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01Look, I think we both ought to go to this auction with great hope...
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- Positive.- With great expectation.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Positivity.- The journey is alive and firing.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11Yeah, but will their positivity last at the auction at Bourne End Auction Rooms?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Established over 20 years ago, they offer general weekly auctions
0:35:14 > 0:35:17and monthly antique and specialised sales.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19They also auction on the internet.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Come on, Mark. It's competition time, OK?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27It certainly is.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Putting our pair under the hammer at today's auction is Simon Phillip Brown.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35The fruit and vegetable - that's a difficult one.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38That's a real seat of the pants.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4330, £40? Might do a little more than that but it's a nice piece.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Possibly the best item will be the tribal piece.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49That will make the money.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51We'll soon find out.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55The boys are taking their seats and the auction's about to begin.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Round two.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00First up is Hanson's Roman hoard, being sold as
0:36:00 > 0:36:02"of metal-detecting interest."
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Here they are. What are they worth?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06I don't know because I haven't seen them!
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Who'll start me at £50? - Come on, let's go.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11They cost me 40. Come on, let's go. Come on.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Yours at 50 on my left. - Oh, £50, bid.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1555, 60, 65...
0:36:15 > 0:36:1870, 75, 80...
0:36:18 > 0:36:19- 85...- Cost me £40!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- 90, 95, 100.- I'm happy now, Mark.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22110...
0:36:22 > 0:36:25£100, now selling at 100.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Are we all done at 100? On my left now at £100...
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Great start - ooh, he'll be chuffed with that.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- Well done, Charles.- So that's given me a £60 start...- Profit.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37I'm over the moon.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Now for Mark's scent bottle.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Can he get a whiff of a profit, too?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Start me at £20, please, for this lot.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4610 to start, £10. 10 I'm bid...
0:36:46 > 0:36:4712, 14, 16...
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- We're rolling, Mark.- 18, 20, 22...
0:36:50 > 0:36:51£20, now.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5422, 25, 27...
0:36:54 > 0:36:5630, 32, 35...
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Wow, Mark, you're flying. - 37, 40, 42...
0:36:59 > 0:37:0245, 47, 50...
0:37:02 > 0:37:0455. 60, sir?
0:37:04 > 0:37:0665. 70, sir?
0:37:06 > 0:37:0980, 85, 90...
0:37:09 > 0:37:1195, 100...
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- 95 with the lady... - Congratulations, that's amazing.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Selling at 95, all done at 95...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Yours at 95, madam, are we all done now?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Wow, another great profit.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25They're certainly getting their bang in Bucks.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- That's really good. How do you feel? - I feel quite good.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I think that's a good start. We're both having a good start today.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Can Charles keep up the good feeling?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35It's his George III mirror next.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37£20, please, for this lot. 20 to start.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38Oh, it cost me £28.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- 20, anybody interested?- Come on.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Nobody interested. 20 with the lady.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Selling at 20, yours at 20... Oh, no.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Have we all done at 20 on my left... - That's cheap.
0:37:47 > 0:37:4922, 25, 27...
0:37:49 > 0:37:5130, sir. 30, 32, 35...
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Cost me 28.- 37. 37...
0:37:54 > 0:37:5640, 42, 45...
0:37:56 > 0:38:0047, 50, 55...
0:38:00 > 0:38:0260, 65...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05£60. Now selling at 60, with the lady at 60...
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Have we all done at 60 on my left now, thank you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Well, well. Doubled your outlay there, boy.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Mark's fruit and veg are up next. The auctioneer liked this lot.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21Who'll start me at £50, please? For this lot, 50 I'm bid.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Yours at 50, are we all done?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2555, 60, 65...
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- £60 on my right.- It's all right.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Selling at 65. 65, 70...
0:38:30 > 0:38:3475, 80, 85...
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- 90, 95...- Wonderful, Mark.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- £90 now. Selling at 90, on my right at 90...- Bit more!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Are we all done at 90... - Hungry for more, Mark?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Are we all done now?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Yet another stonking profit - and that puts Mark in the lead.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- Mark, you're flying high. - I'm happy with that.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Charles' riding crop is next. Will the profits keep coming?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Start me at £30, please. For this lot 30 I'm bid...
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Yours at 30, 32, 35...
0:39:05 > 0:39:0637, 40, 42...
0:39:06 > 0:39:0945, 47, 50...
0:39:09 > 0:39:1255...
0:39:12 > 0:39:13(Go on!)
0:39:13 > 0:39:16£50 now, 55, 60...
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- This is going to go on, Charles. - It's not.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19- 65, 70...- Yes, it is.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2265 on my right. Selling at 65...
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Are we all done at 65? Selling at 65 on my right...
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Got you at 65 now...
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Whip-crack-away, eh!
0:39:29 > 0:39:32There's no calamity here - another tidy profit.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Well done, you made a £35 profit on that.- I'm delighted, Mark, you know.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- That's a good profit.- I'm delighted. - But I think that might have...
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- I think that was quite a reasonable buy for someone.- Yeah, yeah.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Next under the gavel is
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Mark's Shelley dog kennel,
0:39:44 > 0:39:46"of military interest."
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Start me at £20, please. For this lot, 20...
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- 10 to start. £10, anybody interested?- Oh, come on.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5410, 10 I'm bid. Yours at 10, sir.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Have we all done at 10? 12, 14...
0:39:56 > 0:39:5916, 18. 18 on my right...
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- Oh, come on, it could get a bit more.- Selling at 18.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Have we all done at 18 on my right...- Oh, no.- £18 now...
0:40:03 > 0:40:06CHARLES WHINES LIKE A DOG
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Oh. First loss of the day.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Has that left Mark in the doghouse, I wonder?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Never buy knobby knick-knacks... - OK, I won't buy knobby knick-knacks.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- because when you buy, you know... - It wasn't...
0:40:16 > 0:40:19yet it makes a profit in your case.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Now it's the fertility statue that the auctioneer thinks
0:40:22 > 0:40:25could do very well indeed.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26- 50, 50 I'm bid.- Come on, let's go.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Got you at 50, yours at 50. Are we all done on my right?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Come on.- 50, 55, 60...
0:40:31 > 0:40:3465, 70, 75...
0:40:35 > 0:40:38£70 now. 75, 80...
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Let's go.- 85, 90, 95...
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- 100.- There we go, Mark, off we go. - 110, 120...
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Think antique and let's roll on.- 130. At 120 on my right,
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Selling at 120. Are we all done at 120? Yours at 120 now...
0:40:52 > 0:40:55That profit's driven Charles into a huge lead.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- We're steering our way to a profit. - Well, you are.- Look at me.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Unbelievable.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04Let's see if your parasol can put a smile back on your face, Mark.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07£50, please, for this lot. 50, anybody interested?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- We're rolling, Mark. - 30, then, to start...
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- 30 I'm bid, yours at 30. - Watch it go now, 35, 40...
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Are we all done? 32, 35, 37...
0:41:14 > 0:41:1640, 42...
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- £40. Got you at 40, yours at 40... - It's going to roll.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20That's it, your profit.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Are we all done at 40? Selling at 40,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24yours at 40 now... Are we all done?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Back making a profit, Mark -
0:41:26 > 0:41:27but it won't be much of one
0:41:27 > 0:41:29after auction costs.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Good work, profit.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- What do I have to do?- Put it there. - No, I'm not, Charles.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- It was £10, Charles.- Profit!
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Charles thinks he's got a real find with these chairs
0:41:41 > 0:41:45but will the bidders see past their tattered state?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Who'll start me at £50, please, for this lot?
0:41:47 > 0:41:4950 I'm bid, yours at 50,
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Have we all done at 50... - Should go on from there.
0:41:51 > 0:41:5355, 60, 60 with William.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Yours at 60, have we all done at 60?
0:41:56 > 0:41:5865, 70, 75...
0:41:58 > 0:42:0080, 85...
0:42:00 > 0:42:04£80 now with William, selling at 80. Have we all done at 80?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Yours at 80 now...
0:42:07 > 0:42:11That's a clean sweep for Charles, profits all the way.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Charles, well done. Second auction to you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Listen, but at least for the two of us it's onwards and upwards.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18Come on...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22After paying auction costs,
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Mark Stacey has made a very respectable profit of £85.26.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30As a result, Mark has £287.06 to carry forward.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35It hasn't stopped Charles storming further ahead though,
0:42:35 > 0:42:40making another fantastic profit of £155.50 after costs.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Mr Hanson has claimed today's victory
0:42:42 > 0:42:47and has £382.30 to start the next leg.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49The boys head for Hereford
0:42:49 > 0:42:53and it's probably best Charles is back behind the wheel.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56So, Mark - Hereford, here we come. MARK LAUGHS
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Charles, I thought you were going to say heaven.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02But, of course, which Hereford is.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Next time, our experts can't wait to get back on the road again.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12# Just the two of us... #
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Mark Stacey is begging for a bargain.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Please, please, please...
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Charles Hanson pushes the boat out...
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Would you take three hundred...
0:43:21 > 0:43:22pence?