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 > 0:00:24There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- The honeymoon is over.- I'm sorry! - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39On this Antiques Road Trip, it's wisdom versus youth,
0:00:39 > 0:00:41with veteran Charlie Ross
0:00:41 > 0:00:44and a brand-new star addition to the roster
0:00:44 > 0:00:47in the shape of keen, young Natasha Raskin.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I cannot wait, Charlie. I cannot wait! We're so lucky, aren't we?
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- We are very lucky.- We are so lucky.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53Soak up this week.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56It'll be one of the most memorable weeks of your life.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58You can say that again.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01This may be Natasha's very first Road Trip,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05but this fresh-faced lass comes with an august pedigree
0:01:05 > 0:01:09in fine art auctioneering for one of Glasgow's top auction houses.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- Paintings are what I deal with in Glasgow generally.- Paintings?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- And she's already a fan of the Trip. - I've seen you many a time, Charlie.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Have you? - Oh, I know what I'm up against.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Her rival is Oxfordshire's Charlie Ross, a seasoned Road Trip old-timer
0:01:23 > 0:01:25who knows this game like the back of his hand.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Let's get a pact going here from the outset. Let's both try and win.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31And what do you normally do, Charlie?
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Each of our experts begin this Road Trip with £200 to spend.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- £200 to spend. - I just said that.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- Wonderful shops to go to.- So I hear.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Today these two are driving a gleaming 1971 Triumph TR6.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Beautiful.- Superb. The driver?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Your handling is excellent. - Oh, my handling!
0:01:52 > 0:01:56And it's not just the Road Trip young Natasha's new to.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58It's also roads in general.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Now, are you looking forward to driving this car?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- I was hoping you wouldn't ask me that, Charlie.- Why's that?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- I've been driving for about two months.- How long?!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Two months?- Two months.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- Two months, yes. - What? This should be interesting.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17This week, Natasha and Charlie will journey from Falmouth
0:02:17 > 0:02:20in Cornwall on an epic adventure of over 900 miles
0:02:20 > 0:02:23to end up in Stansted Mountfitchet
0:02:23 > 0:02:24in the county of Essex.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26On today's show,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28they're taking in all the glories of the coastal southwest
0:02:28 > 0:02:32as they begin in Falmouth and end up at auction
0:02:32 > 0:02:34in Ottery St Mary in Devon.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Isn't it lovely here?- It is amazing.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Lovely undulations.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Oh, the undulations. - Green vegetation.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Are you about to burst into poetry?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I wandered lonely as a cloud.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- Good morning, sir!- Good morning.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Gosh, you two are chipper today.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Where are we going?- Falmouth!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Honestly, how many times?
0:02:55 > 0:02:56- Falmouth.- Falmouth.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Thank you. They're pulling up at the harbour.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01- Right.- OK.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Your debut. - Charlie, can you come with me?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Are you nervous?- I am nervous.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- Don't be nervous. - Can we do it together?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- No, we can't do it together, because I'm going to beat you.- Oh.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I don't even know how to get out!
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- This is off to a good start then(!) - Allow me, madam. Hold on.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Cor, blimey. - Who said chivalry is dead?
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Oh, I don't know why you're laughing. I'll be driving you around soon.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Oh, look at this. Right, thank you so much. Thank you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Come on.- Here we go!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33They're heading off to their first shops.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36And our new start Natasha is hurrying off
0:03:36 > 0:03:39into High Street Antiques.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Her very first shop. Golly, how exciting. She's meeting dealer Sue.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Hi, Sue.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Hello!- Hi. Hello, I'm Natasha.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Nice to meet you, I'm Sue.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- I'm a bit nervous.- Well, let's hope you find something good.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Oh, where to start? Where to start?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55She'll need nerves of steel
0:03:55 > 0:03:59and a magpie's eye to find her first bargain.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Looks lethal.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Don't really know where to start.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Up a creek without a paddle. SHE LAUGHS
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Don't speak too soon, Natasha.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I like this. This has a touch of the old Joni Mitchell about it.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19It's a stringed instrument known as a zither. Ticket price is £45.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Sort of, you know... Very mountain style. I love it. Very folky.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Oh, my goodness. Is this going to be my first purchase?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30I don't know if I'm ready to make music...
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Shall we ask Sue? Sue? Sue?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Sue, OK, I'm really attracted to this gorgeous zither.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- I'm not going to give you a demonstration... - THEY LAUGH
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I thought we were going to burst into songs.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44# The hills are alive... #
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Ahem. Let's not, eh?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- OK, so what do you think about it? - Well, it's marked up at £45.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53We can do a little bit on it.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55And what's the very best price that you can do for it?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Er...
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- The very best price would be £30. - £30.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Well, I think it's got a go at that. If you're happy with 30?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Absolutely.- Sue, you are such a lady. Oh, my goodness.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Thank you so much. Done.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Oh, my goodness, my nerves are floating away!
0:05:11 > 0:05:15With that decisive deal, she's in the game. Now don't HARP on, eh?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Now as it happens, Charlie's just next door in Roadshow Antiques.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Come in, Charlie. Hello.- Hello!
0:05:26 > 0:05:31He's meeting dealer Chris, who just happens to be married to Sue
0:05:31 > 0:05:34and speaking of which, Charlie's spotted something.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36So these came from a cinema, obviously.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Did you buy them from a cinema here?
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Came out of the Grand Cinema in Falmouth, Charlie.- Really?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- My wife and I used to court on those seats. - HE LAUGHS
0:05:44 > 0:05:46How lovely. But those aren't for sale, Charlie.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55But soon enough,
0:05:55 > 0:05:59he's spied an item with all the romance of the high seas.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Ooh, is that brass?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Steel, I think.- Steel it is.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Yeah. Big pair of ship's dividers.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08It's a large pair of shipwright's dividers
0:06:08 > 0:06:11used for marking shipbuilding timbers.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- American steel.- American? Is it?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I'm pretty sure it's American, yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I think that's a wonderful thing.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's just a piece of history, isn't it?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Charlie's keen, so we know what's coming.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- There's no price tag on them. - There's no price tag on, Charlie.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Are they free? - Oh, not quite free, no.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- I've been looking for close to 50 quid, Charlie.- Have you?
0:06:31 > 0:06:32I'm not surprised.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35But I don't think somebody will pay that at auction for them. Will they?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38That's my problem. I mean, we're by the sea.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I feel...that it's the sort of thing that ought to be bought down here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- A bit of nauticalia. - Oh, I like that word! Nauticalia.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Very nauticalia. Could they be bought for 20 quid?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Because that's what I want to buy them for.- Yes, go on, then.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53I'll take 20 quid, Charlie.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56He's navigated his first purchase very ably.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Ooh, that's a nice bag, look.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I have to reference one other thing in your shop.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And that is that fantastic rucksack.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I mean, it's not a thing of beauty, is it? But it must tell a story!
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Nor are you, but somebody must love you, I'm sure.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Well, I've come to the right place for the odd insult.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18And deserving of that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20You said it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25But another pair of outdoorsy items are next to the unloved rucksack.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Aren't they lovely? They're beautifully made, aren't they?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Yes, they're very pretty. Little deer horns on the top.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35They're two early 20th-century alpine walking sticks or crooks
0:07:35 > 0:07:38with horn handles, ticketed at £28 each.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Attractive, but what would Chris take for them?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I'll give you 20 quid for the two, and you can keep the rucksack.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47All right, then.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So another bargain in the bag.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55He spent £40, so has 160 smackers left in his wallet.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Oh, but look who's on her way.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Charlie is literally next door.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I'm going to see what he's up to cos he's not going to get away
0:08:03 > 0:08:05with getting something better than I have!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07She's got the hang of this quickly.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You're going to need stamina when you're fighting with me, Chris.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Oh, dear.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Charlie Ross, what are you up to? - Oh, my goodness me!
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Hello! Surprise. Hello, I'm Tasha. - Hi.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Shall I stab you or shake your hand? - Please shake my hand.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Please don't stab me with your crook. - I was swashbuckling.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23I was buckling my swash.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Yes, that's enough of that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I'll leave you to it. Chris, thank you very much indeed.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Thank you very much. - Lovely to see you.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32It's young Natasha's turn to browse Chris' wares
0:08:32 > 0:08:36and immediately her eye is drawn to something we've seen before.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I'm attracted to this rucksack...
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Just because it's completely nuts and it's sitting right there.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Charlie liked this as well, actually.- Oh, did he?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Yeah. He was very keen.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Was he, Chris? Really?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Oh, rascal.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- I mean, certainly... - But I've got £28 on it.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I mean, it's obviously in total disrepair.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58But if the price were right, I mean, it's so quirky.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It could be quite fun at the auction.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- What sort of price were you thinking here?- Oh, I'm thinking sub-ten.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- What about five quid? - Five quid. I mean...
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Oh, five quid.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11What would someone actually spend on that in the auction?
0:09:11 > 0:09:14But if Natasha can find something else she likes in here,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Chris might throw it into a bigger deal.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18We might be able to get below a fiver then.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Oh, my goodness. Sub-five? That's a bit cheeky.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- Well, all you Scottish girls are cheeky. - SHE LAUGHS
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Don't you know it?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- OK, there is one other thing that I liked, and talking of cheeky...- OK.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I clocked her over here. There's a bit of a saucy lassie in an etching.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34I say!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36This is the lassie I was talking about.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Is she not just gorgeous?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39It's an early 20th-century French print,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42a type of etching known as drypoint.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47And depicting a comely young lady. Ooh la la!
0:09:47 > 0:09:51And I love her because... A - she's in pretty great condition.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53There's hardly any fading or anything there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And a little bit racy.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Ticket price is £65,
0:09:57 > 0:10:02but does Natasha have the je ne sais quoi to haggle a better deal?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- How about I make you an offer of 30 quid?- What about 50?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07£50.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Can we meet halfway at 40?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13£39 for the drypoint and a pound for the knapsack.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14OK, it's a deal.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16One pound for the knapsack?
0:10:16 > 0:10:17- That'll do.- Have you lost your mind?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Or are you just looking to lose the knapsack?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- I'm just looking to lose the knapsack, I think. - Well, it's a deal.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25A terrific deal on the print of mademoiselle
0:10:25 > 0:10:28and the knapsack thrown in for a paltry pound.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31This ingenue's over her beginner's nerves
0:10:31 > 0:10:34and is certainly gaining confidence.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Meanwhile, Charlie has snuck back to the car
0:10:37 > 0:10:41and is up to a bit of mischief concerning his new-driver rival.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Hee hee hee! New driver?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49"P" plates.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51She's going to be livid when she sees this.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Well, safety first, I always say.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Now, as he's by the coast today, Charlie's keen to learn
0:10:58 > 0:11:01a little more about Cornwall's seafaring history.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04He's heading to King Charles the Martyr Church,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07where he's going to spend the afternoon learning about
0:11:07 > 0:11:11this area's past in the dread area of piracy on the high seas.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Oh, crumbs.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16He's meeting Cornwall county archivist, David Thomas.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Stand by.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- David, it must be.- It is, Charlie.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Welcome to King Charles the Martyr Church.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Lead on.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27In the church are historic documents which can shed light
0:11:27 > 0:11:31on the area's rich 17th-century history in piracy.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Both on the side of the pirates and those who fell prey to them.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38If you lived near the coast,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41you could possibly be taken by pirates and ransomed,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45or if you had connections with the seafaring industry
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and had a relative who was on board a ship that was taken by pirates,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53then again, you could actually be subject to a ransom
0:11:53 > 0:11:57and they would not be released until they'd paid a certain sum of money.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58And we've got an example to show you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Well, Charlie, we've got the original first parish register
0:12:04 > 0:12:07of King Charles the Martyr Parish Church going right back
0:12:07 > 0:12:10to the 1660s, in fact 1663.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13That tome is 350 years old?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Indeed it is.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18And this is the first record book of the church
0:12:18 > 0:12:19that we're standing in today.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The volume records a collection of money for the ransom
0:12:22 > 0:12:25of a local man taken by North African pirates
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and held in Algiers.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30He'd been taken on board a ship
0:12:30 > 0:12:35and we are told that £60 was required for his redemption
0:12:35 > 0:12:39and his mother was so concerned that she actually wrote
0:12:39 > 0:12:42to the Bishop of Exeter for a licence or permission
0:12:42 > 0:12:45to collect for his redemption.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50And the good people of Falmouth stumped up £17 and six shillings.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52So they wanted him back quite badly?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55But no records survive to tell us what became of him.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Must have been pretty terrifying here.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Always locking your front door.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Peeping over your shoulder.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Indeed.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06But in the 1600s, the pirates didn't just hail from overseas.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- No, we had indigenous, West Country pirates.- The bounders!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13We've got a document on the table here which tells us
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- about one of them.- Really?
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Henry Every, who was probably the most notorious pirate
0:13:19 > 0:13:21at the end of the 17th century.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Not only in Britain, but possibly on the entire planet.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25- Really?- Indeed.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27And he was a staunch English fellow?
0:13:27 > 0:13:30He was a staunch English fellow who was born in Cattedown,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32in Plymouth, in Devon.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37He had a very short career in the mid-1690s as a big guy,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39bad guy pirate.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44And in one occasion in 1695,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47he actually took a Mogul treasure ship,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50which had at the prices then,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54the value of £600,000 worth of treasure.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55- Then?- Then...
0:13:55 > 0:14:02Which today translates into £52 million worth of treasure.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05The ship was laden with the riches of the fabulously wealthy
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Mogul emperor, who had ruled most of the Indian subcontinent.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14It was among the biggest raids in this age of piracy.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16But the pirate Every
0:14:16 > 0:14:19and the treasure disappeared soon afterwards.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23The letter which is on the table is a really fascinating document
0:14:23 > 0:14:28because documents about Every just dry up after 1696,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31the year after this famous treasure event.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37- Ah!- And this one actually... potentially could tell us something
0:14:37 > 0:14:40about the fate of that actual treasure.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45And it actually says, on his return from India,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49he either landed or was shipwrecked near the Lizard Point -
0:14:49 > 0:14:52which, of course, is Britain's most southerly point -
0:14:52 > 0:14:57where he buried three chests or boxes full of treasure
0:14:57 > 0:14:59in the sands of the seashore.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03And then it goes on to describe the chests and their contents,
0:15:03 > 0:15:10which was gold bars, gems, diamonds, emeralds, precious stones...
0:15:10 > 0:15:11How exciting!
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Indeed. It would be very nice to find the treasure.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Local legend has it that Henry Every's spoils
0:15:17 > 0:15:19might still be under the sand.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Has it ever been found? - Not that we know of.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23It's one of Cornwall's great mysteries.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Hmm.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It's time for Charlie to set sail,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29but I think his visit's given him some ideas.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Ah-harrr, me hearties! I'll find this 52 million,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36if it takes me all night.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39METAL DETECTOR BUZZING
0:15:39 > 0:15:45My word, me hearties! I've found a doubloon.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I've got a doubloon!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53# Round, round, get around I get around... #
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Meanwhile, Natasha -
0:15:54 > 0:15:58who's only had her driving licence for two months - is back at the car.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Look out.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02There we go. Oh, Rosco!
0:16:03 > 0:16:07I'm going to show him. I'm going to show him. OK, here we go.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Wheel, stick, engine?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14This does not fill me with confidence.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17# I'm gettin' bugged driving up and down the same old strip... #
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Careful now.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Yeah! Oops!
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Hmm.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26But "P" plates or not, she's soon in the swing of the open road.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Oh, I don't think I've ever felt so free.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32This is unbelievable.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34This afternoon,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Natasha is motoring to the Cornish village of Charlestown.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39A very pretty little village and harbour,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42where she's aiming for another shop.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- This must be Sail Loft Emporium. You must be Richard.- Hello, Natasha.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Very nice to see you.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48How charming.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54(There's a lot to choose from around here.)
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Why are you whispering? Do speak up.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59But soon enough,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02she's found something with a little local flavour.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- What do you want to know about this one?- This is it.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Well, first of all, what I DO know is I absolutely love it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Very rustic and organic.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It's a 16-piece tea set made by Cornish pottery
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Knight's of Tintagel, probably dating from the 1970s.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It's a full set.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23You've got the coffee pot, you've got the hot water. Milk, sugar...
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- We've got it all.- And the six mugs and saucers as well.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28I think there's an absolutely gorgeous appeal.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I love the way these cups have a sort of a waistline on them.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Ticket price is £20,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35but Natasha already knows better than to dive in there.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37It's going to be very cheeky. I'm going to go half price.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- I'm going to offer you ten.- Oof!
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Erm...- Careful.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Ten? I would probably go down to 15.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I feel really mean. What if I said 12?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- You're being really mean. - SHE LAUGHS
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I'm more than happy with 12.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Are you sure?- I'm...
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Hold on... Yes.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- I'm sure. - Oh, goodness. What are you like?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Shall we do the right thing and shake on it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- OK.- OK. Shall we kiss on it?
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Congratulations. Why not?
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Steady on!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I feel like this is a real welcome to Cornwall.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08I'll say.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12So, Natasha's got another fine deal on the tea set.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15And with that,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18it's the end of their first day on the jolly old Road Trip.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Night-night, you two.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26The next morning, not even the soggy weather
0:18:26 > 0:18:28can dampen the spirits of this chipper pair.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30This is amazing. This is amazing.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33It's fantastic. Now tell me, how was your first day yesterday?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34Oh, it was really great.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I really enjoyed it. Didn't you?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39So far, Natasha's spent £82 on four lots.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42The zither,
0:18:42 > 0:18:43the rucksack,
0:18:43 > 0:18:45the tea set
0:18:45 > 0:18:46and the saucy print,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49leaving her £118 for the day ahead.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53While her canny competitor Charlie has spent only £40 on two items -
0:18:53 > 0:18:57the pair of alpine walking sticks
0:18:57 > 0:18:58and the maritime dividers.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03So he still boasts a budget of £160.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Westward, ho!
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Hang on. You're going eastwards, Charlie.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Today, they're driving towards Plymouth in Devon.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Good Lord! Plymouth!
0:19:12 > 0:19:13There you go.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16A city steeped in the noble history of seafaring.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19They're kicking off the day's buying at two adjacent shops
0:19:19 > 0:19:21on a well-appointed courtyard.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Ideal.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24I can't get out!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Oh, do come along now, Natasha!
0:19:27 > 0:19:32Charlie's diving into 27 New Street, a vast complex of different dealers,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35though sadly many of them appear to be closed this morning.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38But that won't stop old Rosco. Oh, no.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Oh, I can see an antique. Look!
0:19:45 > 0:19:50A davenport desk from 1830, 1840?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53I'd buy it if it was ever so cheap.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56It's quite difficult to read a label at four yards when you're my age.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58But we might ask downstairs.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Dealer Anton has the keys to the unit.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Lead the way!
0:20:03 > 0:20:05And will let Charlie inspect the desk.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09It's marked up at £95, but unfortunately,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11it's not in tiptop order.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- The worst bit, if you come round here...- Is the split.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19..is that split. It's such a restoration project. It's a problem.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It all depends how much it's cost.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24So Charlie's going to ring Becky, the dealer who owns it.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Well, well, Anton. The moment of truth.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30It's ringing, which is half the battle.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Good morning.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34I would pay 40 quid for it and take a chance
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and I honestly think it would make 50 or 60 quid at auction.
0:20:37 > 0:20:3940 quid. It's not a lot of money
0:20:39 > 0:20:41and you don't have to feel badgered into taking it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Lovely. That's really sweet of you.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47The lovely Becky accepts his offer of £40.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49And there's one more thing in here
0:20:49 > 0:20:51that's caught Charlie's twinkling peepers.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55There is a box in here which I've seen.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58And it's got an inlay, a marquetry inlaid scene on the top of it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00And the thing that particularly attracted me to it,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02is the fact that it's seven quid.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Anton to the rescue once more.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Come on, Anton!
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Fly down those stairs.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Bring me the key.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Show me the way to paradise.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Now this was the box.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's a wooden cigar box in the Art Deco style
0:21:17 > 0:21:20and is indeed ticketed at £7.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- If you'd like to make a reasonable offer.- £3, Anton.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Call it five.- How about four, Anton? Meet me in the middle.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Don't say yes if you don't want to. You sure?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Happy?- I'm happy.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Anton, £4 is coming your way.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Meanwhile, Natasha is next door in Parade Antiques,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46which is presided over by dealer John.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Hello. You must be John.- I am.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- Hello, I'm Tasha. How are you? - Pleased to meet you.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Charming.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01So, she's had a look in the shop,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05but John's also got some items in storage that he'll let her see.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Store room. Oh, my goodness. Where are we going?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- Private, no access.- Careful.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13No access to Charlie Ross.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16No entrance, Charlie. This is for me only. Oh, my goodness.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- This is unbelievable. - Nice objects. Here we are.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Look, Cupid flying above me.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Planes. All sorts going on. This is great, I love this.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27It's a chair fashioned in the shape of a barrel.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30It probably dates from the 1970s.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Oh, hello! I definitely want that if we go that way.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- I don't want this one, I want that one.- OK, fair enough.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I definitely dates from the 1970s.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44But since it's in storage, there's no ticket price.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- Best price? Er...I'll do it for 40.- £40. OK.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51£40, £40, will that make that in the auction? Ooh, £35?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- 35.- 35. Let's go for that, because I love it.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Deal done on the barrel chair for £35.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00There was one thing I was going to ask you,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02seeing as we are in a storeroom full of mad treasures.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I bought a rucksack yesterday for a pound.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And I thought, if I buy something for a pound,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10it's kind of going to make a profit. So it's not very fair to Charlie.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12I'm not sure you're quite in the cut-throat spirit
0:23:12 > 0:23:14of this competition, Natasha.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16So I'd like to put something inside of it
0:23:16 > 0:23:19which means it cost more for the lot.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21All right, well, if you're mountaineering,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24you need something for when you get to the top of the mountain.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- So what about a flag?- A flag?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- To claim, stake your claim?- Yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Look, there's one there. - Oh, right there?
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Oh, my... Oh, look at this. So a flag for my rucksack.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Yes, I quite like that. Right, OK, so what do we think?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39- Make it another pound?- Two pounds.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40What if I offer you three?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Erm...
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Let's do it. Three quid a flag.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Despite that rather avant-garde haggling, she gets the chair
0:23:48 > 0:23:53and flag for £38 all in, meaning she's spent £120 total.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58And look who it is.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Oh, John. - You enjoyed that, did you?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I did. That was so great. Thank you so much.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- What is going on here?! - SHE SCREAMS
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- A voyeur!- Get away.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09No such luck, Natasha.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14It's Charlie's turn to have a gander at John's weird and wonderful stock.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15I do buy the odd tunic. There's a tunic.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- It's Edwardian, I would have said. - Yeah.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22The actual tunic is Victorian, but the buttons are King's Crown.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25It's a British Army captain's tunic,
0:24:25 > 0:24:30bearing the label of Harman and Co, Calcutta and Rangoon.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31There's no ticket price on it.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- Are they Royal Artillery? - Royal Artillery, yes.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Isn't it lovely to see one with all its buttons?
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Probably my size, isn't it?
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- I'm sure it...- Shall I have a go?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Very dashing, Charlie.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Is it...? I mean, is it devilish cheap?
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Is it... Is it sort of Rosco buyable cheap?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I'll do it for 30 or 40 quid to you.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Cos it's only just come in.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- Would a £20 note buy it from you? - No. 30.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- Would it not? Go on... For an old soldier like me?- 30 is it.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59That's the death.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- That is the death. - But you look so smart in it.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03It might be the death of me, sir.
0:25:03 > 0:25:0530 quid. I think that's fab.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07John sticks to his guns,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10but Charlie's got the Royal Artillery tunic
0:25:10 > 0:25:14for a reasonable £30, meaning he's spent £114 so far.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Long way up, sir, and short way down.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Now, Natasha's already bought all of her items.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25So she's going to spend the afternoon
0:25:25 > 0:25:28visiting a unique Plymouth collection.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Bob Carter's passionate about all things nautical,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and has built a wonderful collection of maritime items that forms
0:25:34 > 0:25:38what might be the smallest museum in the world.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39- Oh, hello.- Hi, Bob?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Hello. - Hello, I'm Tasha. How are you?
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Oh, yes.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- You've come to look at the shed? - I have.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Oh, yes. And it's all in his shed.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50So it's all things maritime that you're obsessed with?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53All things, yes. It started from my grandfather.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Bob inherited some of his huge collection
0:25:57 > 0:26:00of historic maritime items from his grandfather
0:26:00 > 0:26:02and has built on it himself.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Some of the most fascinating
0:26:04 > 0:26:07relate to the biggest naval battle of them all, Trafalgar.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09- Follow me.- Straight ahead?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- Straight ahead.- Oh, my goodness.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13What am I letting myself in for here?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16He's taking Natasha to have a look at his impressive stash.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19It's somewhere in there, I'm sure.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22This is the shed. Well, this is definitely a shed.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Oh, yeah. It don't look like a shed.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- This is a maritime museum. - Our little shed's in here, look.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- A portal to another time zone!- That is correct. You can go in first.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32- Oh, really?- Yep.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Thank you so much. Oh, my goodness.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40- Wow! Bob, this is unbelievable! - This is it.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43And here are Bob's star items.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47In here, look, we've got a hat from the Battle of Trafalgar.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- From the actual Battle of Trafalgar? - From the battle, yeah.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52And I think there's only three in the country.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Will you let me try on that hat?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56You can try that hat on, certainly.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Unbelievable! From what? 1805?- Yep.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Battle of Trafalgar.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03The early 19th century battle, in which Admiral Nelson's forces
0:27:03 > 0:27:08were triumphant, is the most iconic British naval victory.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11What do you think? Oh!
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- How do I look? - A sailor wore that hat.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17OK. Oh, my goodness. Let's put it back.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19But what's it resting on top of, Bob?
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- What on Earth is this?- That's a powder pack from the same period.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- OK, so also from Trafalgar?- Yeah.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- So basically these arrived, filled with gunpowder.- Yeah.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30It was all in there
0:27:30 > 0:27:33and that would go down to the men to go into the cannons.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35And here's the man himself.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Look.- Young Nelson, before he had his eye out.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Young... Gosh, he's rather handsome...- Yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44..that young Lord Nelson. He's rather dashing.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46You've taken a shine, Natasha.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48But Bob's got another surprise up his sleeve.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49Go in there.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Oh, get away. There cannot be more! - Yes. Go in there.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54- No, I can't.- Yes. Go in.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Bob, where are you taking me?
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Calm down, Natasha.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Are you kidding?
0:27:58 > 0:28:03How can this be any smaller and yet twice as big?
0:28:03 > 0:28:05I cannot believe it gets bigger.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09In Bob's other grotto of naval wonders, there's something
0:28:09 > 0:28:12that must have been a welcome sight to many a sailor -
0:28:12 > 0:28:15a barrel from which sailors' rum rations were dispensed.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Gives you an idea of what they would do on the ship.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20And every week give out rations.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Look at that.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Oh, that's absolutely brilliant. - And you see the hats.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27So which one are you?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Oh, you are cheeky, Natasha.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30- No.- You weren't there?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Not quite that old.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34But the rum barrel's nice, isn't it?
0:28:34 > 0:28:35Bob, do you ever just think to yourself,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- I was born in the wrong age? - Certainly.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- I would have loved to have been born then.- Really?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Do you think you would have been right into that battle?
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Well, they call me a pirate now.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- So... - Well, you would have been an officer.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Or do you think you're more of a pirate?- I shouldn't think so.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Actually, Bob is known as the "West Country Pirate" to his friends
0:28:51 > 0:28:53and he's got a fitting item.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- So show me something really piratey. - Well, funnily enough...
0:28:57 > 0:28:58- My piece of eight.- Ooh!
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Look at that. My lucky little thing.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- A genuine piece of eight.- Yeah. I carry that with me. It's silver.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08In the 16th and 17th century, pieces of eight silver coins,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12issued by the Spanish crown, became the world's first global currency.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Why are they called pieces of eight?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Just because it's a piece and marked with an eight?
0:29:16 > 0:29:17And they used to tear bits off.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Indeed.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22They were coins worth eight reales - the Spanish currency of the time -
0:29:22 > 0:29:26and as Bob says, could be cut into smaller pieces to make change.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Bob's collection is truly unique
0:29:28 > 0:29:32and Bob himself is a fitting custodian of our naval history.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36I think that this is the most interesting, strange collection.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- Quite clearly, it is your passion. - Yeah.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- Your absolute passion.- Yeah.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42It's my little collection.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46But now it's time for Natasha to up-anchor.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47And Charlie's motored on
0:29:47 > 0:29:50to the town of Ashburton in Devon...
0:29:50 > 0:29:54where he's aiming for one final shop - Etcetera Etcetera -
0:29:54 > 0:29:56and meeting dealer Robert.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57- Hello.- Hello, Charlie, how are you?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Robert?- Yes, indeed.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00- Nice to see you.- Nice to meet you.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Charlie already has five items,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06but he still can't resist the clarion call of the bargain...
0:30:06 > 0:30:08PLAYS BUGLE
0:30:09 > 0:30:10..if he can spy one.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15With the young Natasha hot on his heels,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Charlie's looking out for one last lot for the auction.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- You got anything you think I ought to look at?- A little box over here.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- It's a little snuff box. - Why, sweet. Fabulous colour.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- Yeah. It's really nice, yeah. - Oh, look inside. Tortoiseshell.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36It's an early 19th-century snuff box with a tortoiseshell interior.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Although it's illegal to trade in modern tortoiseshell,
0:30:39 > 0:30:43items manufactured before 1947 can be bought and sold.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47- How much is that?- Well...
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- Give my a clue. - We've got £35 on the label.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52That's not over the top, is it? Is there much scope in that?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Can that be bought for 20 quid or would you kick me out of your shop?
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- I think I'd ease you out gently for £20. - CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:30:59 > 0:31:01What we'll do is, we can do it for 25.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- But that's...- That's the death, as they say in this business.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08But at that price, Charlie can't resist.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I'll have that. Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12And he's all bought up as well.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18So, it's time to review their hauls.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Natasha bought the zither, the print of the comely lady,
0:31:22 > 0:31:26the rucksack with accompanying Union flag,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28the Tintagel tea set
0:31:28 > 0:31:29and the barrel chair.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31She spent £120 exactly.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37While Charlie bought the alpine walking sticks,
0:31:37 > 0:31:38the maritime dividers,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41the 19th-century davenport,
0:31:41 > 0:31:42the military tunic
0:31:42 > 0:31:44and the wooden cigar box,
0:31:44 > 0:31:48paired in a lot with the snuff box, for the princely sum of £139.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Well, I think Charlie's bought really well,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57so I'm a little bit scared of his, erm, maritime items.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01He's got those steel charts and I think that they could be real goers.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Equally, I'm a little bit worried about his captain's tunic.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05I don't think there's anything that's going to flop,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07but Charlie would tell you himself,
0:32:07 > 0:32:09that davenport is a little bit battered and bruised.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12So I think that he might be struggling there.
0:32:12 > 0:32:13I'm quite happy with what I've bought.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Of course, the proof is in the pudding.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18So Natasha's cautiously optimistic.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21But what did Charlie make of the new girl's items?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24The rucksack I've seen before, and frankly needs burning.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Tintagel pottery... I suppose that's commercial, isn't it?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30What a lot for the money. 12 quid? Good buy.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Not as in goodbye, good buy!
0:32:33 > 0:32:35But the drypoint etching,
0:32:35 > 0:32:39that French limited edition drypoint etching,
0:32:39 > 0:32:40is something else.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43I think that's really good. What a charming, charming lot.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Hmm. So this game is anyone's for the taking.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50On this Road Trip,
0:32:50 > 0:32:51Natasha and Charlie have motored
0:32:51 > 0:32:53all the way from Falmouth in Cornwall,
0:32:53 > 0:32:55to their auction here
0:32:55 > 0:32:58in Ottery St Mary, in Devon.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02An ancient town which sits prettily on the banks of the River Otter.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05And, oh, the new driver Natasha's taking the wheel this morning,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08so that's brave of you, Charlie.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10OK? Off we go.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15You're an absolute natural.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- Hello!- Hi. Oh, look at the dog! No, I shouldn't look.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24No. But how is Natasha feeling about her very first auction?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26I'm nervous about the auction.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Are you going to end up with more than you started with?
0:33:29 > 0:33:30- Oh, Charlie.- That's the key.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- I don't know.- I think you will.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- What about you? - I think you'll just come out on top.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35Yay!
0:33:35 > 0:33:39So with some bolstering words from the old-stager Charlie,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42they've made it safely to the auction house.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- Terra firma.- I can't get out.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Oh, Charlie. Do you need a hand? No.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Look at you go.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Do you want to take my arm?- We made it. Take your arm? Give me your hand!
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Come on. Let's prance into this.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- Oh, romantic!- Yes.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Ottery Auction Rooms will be playing host to them today,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00led by auctioneer David Sumner.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Before the off, what does he make of their lots?
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Overall, I thought they bought some interesting items.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09For me, the military tunic is the best item
0:34:09 > 0:34:11because it ticks all the boxes.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15It's Victorian, absolutely love that.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17The drypoint print is a bit of an unknown entity.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22It does tick the vintage box, so the drypoint could be the surprise.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Thank you, David.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Natasha's very first auction is about to begin
0:34:26 > 0:34:30and they're accepting bids from the internet as well, so good luck.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33First up, it's Natasha's rucksack and the Union flag.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Charlie wasn't keen, but what will the crowd have to say?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39£20, then? Must be worth £20.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- 20 I'm bid. Thank you. 20 I'm bid. - £20?!
0:34:42 > 0:34:45£22 for this lot? 22?
0:34:45 > 0:34:49£22 for this lot? Moving to the internet, any interest at 22?
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- No...- £22 for this lot.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Selling at £20 then.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54That's your bid. Number please? 192.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- Thank you very much.- Yay!
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Well done, madam.- Thank you!
0:34:59 > 0:35:01She's made a substantial profit.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04And the new girl's off to a very stirring start.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06That's one of the great debuts.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12One for our seasoned pro now, as Charlie's maritime dividers are up.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Someone start me away at £10?
0:35:14 > 0:35:18£10? £10 I'm bid. 12 we need. 12? 12.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2015? 18. 20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- 22.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2628, 30. Not at 30. Looking for £30.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Let's move to the internet on this one. £30.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Any interest at £30 on the internet?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33No, the old internet's not having a go.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37No interest? I'm selling at £28 then. Number 53.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38Thank you very much.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Even if the internet wasn't biting,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44he still rakes in an £8 profit before costs.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Get you!- It's profit.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- Yes!- A slim one.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Next, it's Natasha's Tintagel pottery tea set.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52Can she repeat the trick?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55£10? Come on, it must be worth £10.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Thank you, ten I'm bid. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:35:57 > 0:35:5812. 15? Yeah?
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- Yay!- 15. 18. Not at 18. I'm looking for £18 for this lot.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06£18 anywhere? £18. Let's move to the internet. Any interest at £18?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Come on, internet.- Is there somebody in Tintagel somewhere?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12That's 698. Thank you very much.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Another little profit. Just her cup of tea.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- £15.- I wouldn't get too excited.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20It cost 12.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Getting worried, old-timer?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Now it's Charlie's pair of alpine walking sticks.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- £20? £20 I'm bid. - Straight in.- Straight in at £20.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31£22 for this lot? £22?
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Yep, do I hear 22?- Yes, yes.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3622. 25. 28.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3730. 32. 35.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42- 35. 38. Not at 38. Let's move to the internet.- 35 is a profit.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- He's moving. - So we've got 35 in the room.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm looking for £38 for this lot.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49£38 anywhere? I'm selling at £35 then.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51That's your bid, 493.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55He was a mountaineer. You could tell. Look at him.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57He looked like Chris Bonington.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59He did. And they climb to victory.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- I'm catching you up now. - No, you're winning, surely?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Charlie is narrowly in the lead, but Natasha's zither -
0:37:07 > 0:37:11her very first Road Trip purchase - is next to meet the room.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Can that put her back on top?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Who'll start me away at £5? £5? £5 on the internet.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Six, £6 for this lot? Thank you. Six, seven? Internet seven?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Looking for £7 for this lot.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Seven. Eight. Nine.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- Oh, it's going like the clappers. - Oh...
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Nine, ten, eleven?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Why does he look so excited? He looks surprised at 12. Oh, no.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34In the room at 12? Looking for £12 for this lot.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37It's moving along steadily on the internet. Jumping up.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39We're at £15 on the internet.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41£15. Come along, any more interest here?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Cor, the internet's going spare. - Yes.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I'm going to open it up back to the room now. £16.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48It's £17 now on the internet.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51This is without doubt a world record for a zither.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53£18 for this lot? £18?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56£18, good job for the internet.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I'm selling at £17 to the internet then.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Tell you what,
0:38:01 > 0:38:05that is the highest price ever paid in Ottery St Mary for a zither.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10But sadly not as much as Natasha paid for it in Falmouth. Hard luck.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Nobody else in the world could have got £17 for that.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Up now is Charlie's job lot of cigar box and snuff box.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- £20? £20? £10.- Charlie, don't worry.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Thank you, 10. 12. 15. 18.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2520. 22. 25. 28.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Not at 28. I'm looking for £28.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2828. 30.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3032. 35? 38.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Not at 38. I'm looking for £38. Let's move to the internet.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35£38 for this lot.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37£38 anywhere?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39No interest on the internet. I'm selling at 35 then.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42That's your bid, number 53. Thank you very much.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43She bought another one of your things.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45No, she's only bought one of my things.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47No, she bought your steel chart dividers.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48- She did?- Yeah.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Oh, it's my mother!
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Pfft. It certainly is not, Charlie.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56But that is another nice profit.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Bit of kitsch now, as Natasha's barrel chair is up.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- £30. 30 I'm bid. - Straight in. Straight in.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04£32 for this lot? Thank you, 32.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- 35.- Yes.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07- 38?- Yes.
0:39:07 > 0:39:0940? 42?
0:39:09 > 0:39:1342, 45. 48? Out at 48. Looking for 48. Let's move to the internet.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15£48 for this lot.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Please.- £48 anywhere in the room? 48 anywhere?
0:39:18 > 0:39:20I'm selling at 45 then,
0:39:20 > 0:39:21to my right.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- Yay!- Well done.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Well done indeed. That's another nice little earner for her.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Now Charlie's 19th-century davenport is a bit of a fixer-upper,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34but will somebody else see its potential?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37£30?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41£30? £30? £30 I'm bid. 32, will you?
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Oh, we've got £30.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4432? 32, 35?
0:39:44 > 0:39:4638. 40. 42.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4842?
0:39:48 > 0:39:4945. 48?
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Out at 48. Let's move to the internet. £48.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- £48?- Come on.
0:39:54 > 0:40:00£48? I'm selling at £45. That's your bid.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I would call that a serious result.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Indeed. Another winner.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07We're almost on the final straight now,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10as Natasha's framed print winks to the room.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Who'll start me away at £30?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14£30? £20 then? Must be worth £20.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16That's sad. That's sad.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18£10? £10, thank you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- A flurry of hands. 10, 12, 15. - Here we go.
0:40:21 > 0:40:2218, 20, 22.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2425, 28, 30.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Keep going, come on.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2635.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Not at 35.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Looking for £35.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31No, where's the internet? Where's the internet? That's sad.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Let's move to the internet.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35£32 for this lot. £32, I'm looking for 35.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36That's really sad.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Any interest on the internet at 35? - Can I bid to help it along?
0:40:39 > 0:40:40I'm selling at 32 then.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41That's 698.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Natasha, you all right, girl?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Oh, dear. It's a loss, albeit a small one.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53That should have made £100!
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Last of all, it's Charlie's Victorian military tunic.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Does it spell victory for Rosco?
0:40:59 > 0:41:04£80 then? £80 I'm bid. 85, will you? 85?
0:41:04 > 0:41:0685, thank you. 85. 90.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0795?
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Ooh, madam!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Blimey.
0:41:10 > 0:41:1195. 100?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Not at 100.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13100, 100!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Back onto the internet. It's running along now.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Let's leave it with the internet for a bit.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19What happened to your tears?
0:41:19 > 0:41:20110?
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Tears of joy!
0:41:21 > 0:41:22120 on the internet now.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Any more on the internet? I'm going to open it back up to the sale room.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30125? 125. 130, internet.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32130. 135?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- That's £100 more than I paid for it. - SHE GIGGLES
0:41:35 > 0:41:38140. 145? Out at 145.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Oh, he's out.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Do I see fresh blood? At 145? Anywhere in the room.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43(Fresh blood he's looking for.)
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- 145 for this lot. - I've got hot blood.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49I'm going to sell to the internet for £140.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Again, nice lot, this. Last chance. I'm selling at 140 then,
0:41:52 > 0:41:53to the internet.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Yeah, come on!
0:41:56 > 0:41:57How good is that?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59You are a good sport, Natasha.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03And that absolutely romped away, making Charlie today's victor.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Natasha started this trip with £200.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13After auction costs, she made a small loss of £14.22,
0:42:13 > 0:42:17and ends today with £185.78.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25While Charlie also began with £200, he made a lovely profit of £93.06,
0:42:25 > 0:42:30and ends today, oddly enough, with £293.06.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34And to celebrate his win, they've got themselves some lovely cake.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40- Lady's cakes, aren't they good? - They are amazing. What did you get?
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Apart from cake all over your face.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Cake or no, time to hit the road.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Seatbelt, madam.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Don't eat my cake!
0:42:52 > 0:42:53I can't help it. It's all over me.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55Careful.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Don't drive off while I'm holding this cake!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Charlie!
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Oh, mind your cake! Mind you cake!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- SHE SCREAMS - Mind your cake!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Honestly!
0:43:07 > 0:43:08Onto the next leg.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Natasha goes on the offensive...
0:43:13 > 0:43:15That is chic.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18..while Charlie stoops to conquer.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20I'm prepared to do absolutely anything to do a deal.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Hello, Steve. Yeah, Charlie's on his knees.