0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:05What about that?
0:00:05 > 0:00:09..with £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 > 0:00:20- Feeling a little sore. - This is going to be an epic battle.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There will 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 > 0:00:30- The honeymoon is over.- Sorry.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39There's an undeniably salty tang to today's adventure
0:00:39 > 0:00:42featuring the Road Trip's oldest hand
0:00:42 > 0:00:43and its newest recruit.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46- Look at that. Portsmouth.- Oh, wow!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Can you see Portsmouth?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- That's amazing.- There is a wonderful building there, the Spinnaker Tower.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- Can you see it?- I see it. I see it. - Isn't that absolutely wonderful?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57That's beautiful. What a beautiful view, what a vista.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59A lot of naval history down there.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04Yes, "naval-gazing" in a 1970s Triumph TR6 are auctioneers
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Natasha Raskin and Charlie Ross.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Look at that cannon.- Wow.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Do you know, that's what I want to buy today.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- I knew you were going to say that. - Not that size,
0:01:14 > 0:01:16but I'd like to buy a cannon.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Well, why not?
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Because Charlie from Oxfordshire, a veteran Road Trip campaigner...
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Long way up, short way down. That's what they say, isn't it?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28..certainly bagged victory through militaria at yesterday's auction...
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Yes. Come on!
0:01:30 > 0:01:32..while Glaswegian newbie
0:01:32 > 0:01:36and style icon Natasha got off to a mixed start on her Road Trip debut.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Oh!
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Very mountain style. I love it.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44In fact, our fine art specialist did well on almost everything.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46But there were a few losses.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48That should have made £100.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Not that that'll dim Natasha's sunny disposition for long.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53SHE LAUGHS
0:01:53 > 0:01:56What are you giggling at? You giggle all the time.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Just before the auction that lady said to you yesterday,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00"You're such a gentleman".
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Then she said, "And you're a giggler!"
0:02:02 > 0:02:03THEY LAUGH
0:02:03 > 0:02:04They both set out with £200,
0:02:04 > 0:02:09but Natasha has already gone backwards to £185.78.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Whilst Charlie has forged ahead to a healthy total of £293.06.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19# We sail the ocean blue
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- # And our saucy ship's a BOTH:- Beauty
0:02:21 > 0:02:23CHARLIE: # When at anchor we ride
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- # On the Portsmouth BOTH:- Tide
0:02:25 > 0:02:27# We've plenty of time for play Ahoy
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- BOTH: #- Ahoy!- #
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Steady on.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Our voyage begins in Cornwall at Falmouth and heads east,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38virtually circumnavigating southern England before dropping
0:02:38 > 0:02:40anchor over 900 miles later at
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Today we're making for an auction in the Hampshire village
0:02:45 > 0:02:49of Swanmore, but starting out in the famous naval city of Portsmouth.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51# I am the ruler of the Queen's Navy
0:02:51 > 0:02:53# The Pass Examination did well for he
0:02:53 > 0:02:56# That now he is the ruler of the Queen's Navy. #
0:02:56 > 0:02:59That's superb! We'll have you in the next production!
0:02:59 > 0:03:00SHE LAUGHS
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Portsmouth's been the home of the Royal Navy for over 500 years.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08It was from here that Nelson set sail for the Battle of Trafalgar
0:03:08 > 0:03:11and in 1944 Portsmouth was the D-Day embarkation point
0:03:11 > 0:03:14for many Allied troops.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Now, time for the crew of the good ship TR6 to sally forth. Go for it.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- In you go. - Thank you so much. Hello.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Hello, there.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- And here's the boss. Hello.- Hello. - Andrew, isn't it?- That's right.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Hi, I'm Tasha.- Hi, Tasha. - Lovely to meet you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Located in a Grade I listed building that once stored
0:03:33 > 0:03:37supplies for the Navy, this shop almost feels like a museum.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Look at that.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43South Wales Borderers. Isn't that fabulous?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And this, a flying helmet and goggles.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50But Andrew's fine collection of militaria with a nautical bent
0:03:50 > 0:03:52is a little too specialised for some.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56I'm a bit scared of this shop. I don't know anything about it.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Relax, Natasha.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Just enjoy yourself, kid.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Charlie certainly is.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04A bit of history.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07"HW Edwards, Middlesex Yeomanry."
0:04:07 > 0:04:10And he kept his hat in that.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14I don't know what to do. They've got so much stuff.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16They've got everything.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20They've got militaria maritime, Asian bronzes,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22ceramics, Royal Doulton...
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Deep breaths.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26What am I going to find? What am I going to find?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Well, in Charlie's case, the tried and trusted, it seems.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Swedish Fire Brigade. That must be rare, mustn't it?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37They can't have many firemen in Sweden.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Lots of trees, Charlie.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40That's...
0:04:40 > 0:04:45What about that? That's sensational. That's pretty swish, isn't it?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It's got a badge on it, too. What's this? Is this the Russian VC?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Oh, yes, absolutely(!)
0:04:51 > 0:04:53HE LAUGHS
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- For somebody to dress up in. - Yes, and if you like Adam Ant!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59A metal badge here. Would that signify rank?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Is that a Russian sergeant there? - I guess it is a sergeant, yes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04I'll tell you what.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06If I manage to buy this you'll have to do the catalogue description
0:05:06 > 0:05:09cos you could go about four pages on that, couldn't you?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- How's your Cyrillic? - My Cyrillic's quite good actually.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13You get the job then.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Cyrillic? Nice one.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15That's fantastic.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Still, it looks like he might be staying in mufti today.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Natasha, meanwhile, continues to fret.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24I think I want to be at the front of the shop near the owner.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28But Charlie is hogging this man. He has got him in his grasp.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Have you got something that's come through the door, you know,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36- for the money, as it were?- I bought this over the counter yesterday.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- It's not Capodimonte, is it?- It is.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Agh!- I know. I thought that as well.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Yes.- But it's 19th-century Capodimonte.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Established in Naples in 1743, Capodimonte soon acquired
0:05:48 > 0:05:51quite a reputation and is recognisable
0:05:51 > 0:05:56for its densely moulded figures and flowers in alto-relievo.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Almost Meissen-esque isn't it, here? - Yes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02It's got quality to it. That's just come through the door, has it?
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Yes.- What, just like that? - Yes. Paid 100 for it.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I suppose you just want it as a very small working profit?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Absolutely. That's fine with me. To make £15 on it, that's fine.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- I saw similar online...- Look at me. - ..for 750.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Blimey.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20While Charlie ponders his porcelain, Natasha,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23badly needing to catch up, has finally found something.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Look at this. What have we got here?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28"Tunic dress for the 2nd Regiment of Foot."
0:06:30 > 0:06:34That's quite nice, isn't it? Is that dandruff or is that just dust?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It's just dust. That's quite nice, isn't it? I'd wear that.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41That's really wearable. I kind of want to try it on.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's a good fit.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45That is chic.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- Charlie?- Hello. - What do you make of that?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52That's sensational!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56How good is that? So, 1930s, it says here.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Comes with trousers with everything on them.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Well, go and put the trousers on! Come on!
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Each of those buttons is a work of art. It's got no moth either.- No.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I'll tell you what. If you walk up and down the auction wearing that...
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Oh, yes, that would make a fortune.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Oh, yes, I think it would make 500 quid.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Why is it so cheap compared to everything else in the shop?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17It's far too cheap. I think it should be 215, shouldn't it?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- It could go that way, yes. - Is this less collectable, really?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Is it because of the age of it? - It's the age, yeah.- OK.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26So I'm thinking that whilst £115 is still really cheap,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I'd quite like to buy this uniform.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- I'm going to leave this while you negotiate.- Charlie.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Oh, my goodness. - I can't possibly be around.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35What do you think? Could I get it in two figures?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- I'll do it for 90, OK? - You'll do it for 90?- Yes.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I think I might do it. I think I'm going to do it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Charlie had such good success yesterday.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I wanted to buy something that was up your street when I was in your shop.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47- OK.- Let's do it. My goodness.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Lovely.- That was a huge amount of my money, though.- Is it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:51That's a huge chunk.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53But Charlie told me to spend big and he's my guide.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Did he really? It's almost half her budget.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00But if it does as well as Charlie's she'll be all right.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02He, meanwhile, has headed further into the depths.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Here we've got a wonderful case of fish.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We've got a pike, and we've got a trout.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I don't know what that is.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It looks rather nice to eat whatever it is.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18The ticket price is £300. Wow!
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Andrew?- Mm?- Could I borrow you?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24This is quite fun because they're nearly always mounted singly,
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- aren't they?- Yes.- It's really nice to have a collection. A pike?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Don't ask me.- A trout?- A fish, a fish, a fish and another fish.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- No, there's a pike and a trout. What's that down there?- Is it chub?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Chub. Possibly a chub. It's got a bit of age, too, hasn't it?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- It's probably Edwardian.- Yeah. About 1900 with that black ebonised...
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Yes. It'd be nice to find a little label there, wouldn't it?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Absolutely.- Caught by hook and what-have-you.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52It's quite fun that.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56If I pulled out 150 crispies would that excite you?
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Are you a sort of...?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- I could do two on it. Two.- Two? - Yeah.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02That's the third thing I've seen I've liked.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04How much would you like for the shopful?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07What's that got to do with the price of fish, Charlie?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09So, what's it to be?
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Do I want to spend £200 on something I really like, on fish,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16and do my money, or do I want to go
0:09:16 > 0:09:21for a bit of 19th-century Capodimonte which I don't like?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23And, although I don't like it,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I just think somebody might pay money for that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Why am I coming into a wonderful militaria establishment
0:09:31 > 0:09:35and going out with a portrait of myself sitting on a barrel?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37So, £115...
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I'm going to have that. That's very generous of you. Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46£115? Charlie's spent quite a bit already, too.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Natasha, meanwhile, has headed elsewhere in Portsmouth.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55South, I'd say, to Southsea.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- Robbie? Hello.- Pleased to meet you. And your name?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- I'm Tasha. Lovely to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.- How are you?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Yeah, fine.- Good.- Lovely weather. - Lovely weather.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- I brought it with me from Glasgow. - I know that's a lie.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Robbie's shop is certainly quite different
0:10:10 > 0:10:13from the one she was in earlier - a bit shabby chic, dare we say?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15And perhaps a tad more affordable.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- I'll have a root around. - Have a root around.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I'll try and help you as much as possible.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I should let you in on a secret. I don't have very much money.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- You think I'm just saying that. I actually don't.- They never do.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Right, OK, here we go.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27No, Robbie, she means it.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Less than £100 now. Charlie would like those.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I want it, I want it, I want it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Oh, yes.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36The thing that I like in here is going to cost me
0:10:36 > 0:10:39an arm and a leg, so I don't think you're going to go for it at all,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- but I love the cologne bottle.- Yes. - I love it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43That's a period one, but we can't...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It smells really nice, but we can't get the stopper out of the top.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- OK.- But it's fabulous. - It's fabulous.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49And it's full of its original cologne.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- That's not just coloured water? - No, it's cologne.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- It's not just for display purposes?- No.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- What's the price on it?- £40 is the best I can do on that.- £40.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58What about the Tunbridge ware box? That is absolutely gorgeous.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The stamp box. I can do that for £30.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04£30. It's all adding up. It's all adding up. OK.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Yes, it is.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07You should have come here first when you had a big budget.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I know, I'm a plonker. But there are some interesting things.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I do really love the cologne though.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16And the other thing I saw when I walked in - tools, the big tools.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18The farm tools. How long have you had those - years?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- Do you want to get rid of them? - No, they came yesterday.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Get away from me, yesterday(!) - But you're welcome to have a look
0:11:23 > 0:11:25and I can sort you a deal out. There's one bit in there
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I don't know what it is so you might be able to tell me.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Let's have a look. - Sounds intriguing!
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I have to say it brings a smile to my face
0:11:32 > 0:11:34that you're asking me what this is.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38I'm not from the country but, look, it spins both ways.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It's suffering a bit from woodworm, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Someone must know what that is.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I'd say it was a flail or thresher,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46to separate the wheat from the chaff.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I really like these. I think they're quite good fun.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- What do you think? I'm steering away from naval items.- That could sell.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54That could sell. What about the whole lot?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57How many bits? 50 quid.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58- Oh, jeez!- That's cheap.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02What was I doing this morning, spending all my money?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05£40 the lot and that is me on the floor.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08If you can't earn a profit out of that...
0:12:08 > 0:12:12There's five bits. Look, every bit of it's old.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13- Lovely fork.- I know.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15And if they don't sell you can take them home
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and start an allotment or something.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18He's good, isn't he?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21If you try and get something else, a couple of bits you like,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- I'll see what I can do for the whole lot for a deal.- OK.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Right, OK, I'm going to have a think about it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Take my thinking stick.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32OK, whatever the stick thinks, we're definitely getting somewhere.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35There's the tools for £40, or the perfume bottle for £40,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38or the stamp box for £30, or, like Robbie says,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40there could be a parcel.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- This is just... - That's fabulous, that is.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Do you know, that is exactly the word. Fabulous.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It makes me think of a department store
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- cos it's big enough for a display. - Look, "Galeries Lafayette".
0:12:49 > 0:12:54Galeries Lafayette is the place to go in Paris to buy perfume
0:12:54 > 0:12:57and, really, it is the top, top, top place in Paris.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00And you've got it in Southsea.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Exactly!
0:13:01 > 0:13:04This couldn't be more different because here is a stamp box.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08The only thing is I noticed a little crack here.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09We've got a loss here.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I'd have a little crack if I was the age of that.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Not the end of the world, is it? - No.- But it is lovely.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I mean this really delicate parquetry.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Very fine work on the top. - It's unbelievable, isn't it?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22So those two are contenders.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24And then, again, on a totally different scale, the tools.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I'm back to the tools and my thinking stick.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28And they're a good seller, the tools.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I think you'd do well over there. I'll tell you what I can do for you.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- I'll chuck the shoeshine box in over there...- A shoeshine...
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Which is lovely. You'll get £10 to £20 on that, hopefully.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I can do the whole lot for you and that would be £80.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- That's the best I can do.- No, you can't.- That's the best I can do.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- For all of those things? - All those bits.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Blimey, Robbie, are you sure?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- I think we should do it. Robbie. Oh, my goodness.- You will do well.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53You will have a profit. You'll have a profit.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- I can't believe you've done that. Is it because I'm from Glasgow?- Yes.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Well, it's not often that someone bravely blows
0:14:00 > 0:14:03almost all their cash on day one.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05What's more, I've never had the chance to say,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07"Exit with thinking stick".
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Cheerio.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Charlie, meanwhile,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16has motored further along the historic harbour-side
0:14:16 > 0:14:19in search of a lift to one of Portsmouth's
0:14:19 > 0:14:21more forbidding landmarks.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- You must be Mark. - Hello, Charlie. Nice to meet you.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Hello. Lovely to see you. - Step on board.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Charlie's off to visit one of the four Solent forts
0:14:30 > 0:14:33built in the 19th century to protect the port
0:14:33 > 0:14:35from sea attack and bombardment.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38So what are these forts?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Well, they were put in place by Lord Palmerston
0:14:40 > 0:14:43against the possible threat of Napoleon III.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Full 360-degree firing batteries designed to repel the French.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- We were that worried about the French invading, then?- Very much so.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Lord Palmerston felt if Portsmouth fell
0:14:52 > 0:14:55the rest of the country would follow.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58They had to protect Portsmouth and that was at all costs.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Do we have any historical evidence
0:15:00 > 0:15:03that old Napoleon was attempting something?
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Sadly not, it looks like...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07We look back on the history books and he never intended to,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10so they got the lovely nickname of Palmerston's Follies.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Prime Minister Palmerston had passed away by the time the forts
0:15:14 > 0:15:17were eventually completed in 1880 and, although they were fully
0:15:17 > 0:15:20manned and armed, they were never actually used in anger.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- That's one of the forts there? - That's right,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25that's Spitbank Fort right there.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We've converted that into a luxury hotel.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Well, we might stop off there on the way back.- Glass of champagne?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34The forts were deactivated after World War II
0:15:34 > 0:15:36and eventually closed in the 1960s.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Charlie's heading for Horse Sand Fort, which,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42closed to the public, remains very much as it was -
0:15:42 > 0:15:43forbidding.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Now, this is fascinating for someone like me.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- We love our antiques to be untouched. - You've come to the right place.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Yes, 1967 was the last time this fort was occupied.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Crikey.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56And we're looking now to convert it to a living museum.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59We're looking to have the different cannon, the different era...
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- And a gun comes out each of these portholes?- That's exactly right.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08The fort, which cost £424,694 to build,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11was constructed, like the others, by means of gigantic
0:16:11 > 0:16:16carved granite blocks dropped directly onto the sand bank.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- Is it one of those "don't look down" moments?- Yeah. Think light thoughts.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22That's why I didn't have breakfast.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25The first blocks were placed by divers,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27then gradually built up above sea level.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29It doesn't sound that firm a foundation,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31but they've not moved since.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- What's this, a storage tank of some sort?- It's actually the front door.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37What?!
0:16:37 > 0:16:41It's an iron door, over 15 feet thick.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44It's several tonnes. and it was designed to be rolled out
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- and plug the door that we just walked through.- Amazing.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Do you know, in a funny sort of romantic way,
0:16:49 > 0:16:54it's rather a shame that Napoleon III didn't invade.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55It would have been nice to see.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Yeah, they'd have had a lot of fun on here, wouldn't they?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59They were certainly prepared.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02With artesian wells from which to draw water from beneath the
0:17:02 > 0:17:05seabed and a plentiful supply of fish, the fort,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08with around 600 men on three floors,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10even had the means to make small arms.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13We've actually got a set of the bellows brought across
0:17:13 > 0:17:15from Spitbank, but they are original.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18They're wonderful, aren't they? Fully working.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Are they for sale?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Although the forts never saw action,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27the deterrent they provided to any would-be invader was undeniable.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- What sort of range would that travel, do you know?- Up to a mile.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Up to a mile?- Yeah.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Any accuracy? - Pretty good, actually.- Really?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- They were rifled, as well, so they would be able to...- Oh, really?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Yeah.- And would they had been made on the fort, as well?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46No, they wouldn't. They'd have been shipped over, because
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- if you try and lift it, you can understand why.- Cor, blimey!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- It IS heavy.- Deceptive, isn't it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- You'd know if that hit you, wouldn't you?- Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Just designed to pierce and sink ships, that was it.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59There was no ballistics, it didn't explode on impact, it would just go
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- straight through the hull into the bottom of the sea.- Sink the ship!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07And perhaps the best place to understand exactly how the forts
0:18:07 > 0:18:10were designed to protect the dockyard is from the roof.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Wonderful, a roof garden.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Because Horse Sand and the rest are just the most visible parts
0:18:15 > 0:18:18of the defences the Victorians cunningly devised.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22So the shipping going into the harbour goes there, does it?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25That's right, so they actually have to come round the fort this way,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27because, in fact, there's a submarine barrier.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- And those markers mark the submarine barrier.- Which is still there?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35That's right. At low tide, it's only about six foot beneath the surface.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39So if they tried to come in that way, submarine barrier would get them?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- That's right.- And if they come in this way, they'd be shot to bits?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Between the two forts.- You couldn't win, could you?- Perfect location.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Meanwhile, back on terra firma, Charlie's young rival
0:18:50 > 0:18:53is experiencing an altogether different version
0:18:53 > 0:18:54of life beside the sea.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Wonderful, coconut ice cream. Local, coconut ice cream.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00What more could you want on this glorious day on the beach?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Sitting here keeping an eye out for Charlie.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I'm sure we'll see him soon. In a life ring.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Huh. I wonder who'll be sunk at the auction, then, eh?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Nighty-night.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Next morning, Natasha - who's only recently passed her test -
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- is behind the wheel. Watch out. - Oh, where's the break?
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Where's the break?
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Relax! I'm fairly sure she's joking, Charlie.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Yesterday, the new girl, in a bold bid to make up ground,
0:19:27 > 0:19:32grabbed whatever her shops had to offer, acquiring some scent,
0:19:32 > 0:19:37a stamp box, a shoe shine box, some farming tools and a uniform,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- for the grand total of £170.- Hello.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43What do you make of that?
0:19:43 > 0:19:48Leaving just £15 left over for anything else she might fancy.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51While Charlie made only one buy, although it was a bit pricey...
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Somebody might pay money for that.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56..splashing out £115 on a Capodimonte mug,
0:19:56 > 0:20:01which means he still has almost £180 left to spend today.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Good old boy.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Later, they'll be making for an auction in the village of Swanmore,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10but our next stop is at Lower Upham.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16I love barns!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Have you ever driven into one?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20No, I don't want to drive into a barn.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Ladies first.- Thank you.- Madam.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25OK, let's go into a barn.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Aye, aye, ladies first. He's up to something. Look out...
0:20:28 > 0:20:31You go and look round.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Hello, hi, I'm Natasha.- Roy.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Roy, lovely to meet you. What a fabulous place.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Yes, it is, Natasha.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42So good, that Charlie's not made it through the door yet.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Rather a nice cast iron fireback.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Now, although it has a date on it of 16-something...
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Cor, blimey!
0:20:51 > 0:20:53..it's probably 1890.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56It might even be into the 20th century.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57I can't get it back.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- HE GROANS - Careful, Charlie.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Inside, there's a lot of very nice furniture. Reasonable prices, too.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08But, when you've only got £15 to spend, you have to
0:21:08 > 0:21:10think outside the box.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I don't know if I were to add that, for example, to my Tunbridge ware
0:21:13 > 0:21:16stamp box, would it do anything to the lot?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Would it simply dilute it, would it add anything to it?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I don't think it would add anything to it. Although, inside
0:21:22 > 0:21:24it says 12 quid, which is nothing.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I think I'll leave that alone.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Charlie, now back with us,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31has meanwhile found some encouraging signs.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Now, this is quite interesting.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37There's a crisis here amongst the management.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Arts and crafts hall stand, £280.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44On the other coat hook, arts and crafts hall stand..
0:21:44 > 0:21:46..£150.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47Which would you like?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49I think we can all agree on that one.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- Natasha, however, may be about to save her £15.- Charlie!- Hello?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56How are you getting on?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I might be getting on jolly well.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00I had a good look around, but I don't think there's
0:22:00 > 0:22:01anything for me, Charles.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- Really?- No.- Have you met the owner? - Oh, Roy. Yes, I have met Roy.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Is he nice?- He seems very flexible.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Oh, I love someone who is flexible. Bye-bye.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16So, then there was one, and, strangely enough, after all
0:22:16 > 0:22:19that talk of finding something nautical by the seaside...
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I'd quite like a ship's wheel.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23It's got no price on it.
0:22:23 > 0:22:29If that ship's wheel was in Portsmouth, it would be £150.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Probably.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33It might be cheaper up here. But we'll ask.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36What's his name? Ron, I think.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Roy!- Roy! Roooooy!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Don't wear it out, Charlie.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42How are you, Roy?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- I'm very well indeed. Loving your shop, Roy.- Thank you.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Now, I almost tripped over an enormous cast iron fireback
0:22:49 > 0:22:53coming in here. Is it for sale? It hasn't got a price on it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55£40.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58It's quite cheap per pound, isn't it? Per pound weight.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- And there's a ship's wheel here. Is that...?- That one can be £60.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- That's not much money, is it, really?- No, no.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08So, there's that and the print.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Would you like to come and have a look at the print with me?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12You might be able to educate me.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14It was this.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Yes, it's a nice, early one. - It is early, isn't it?
0:23:20 > 0:23:231733, as far as I can see. Titchfield Abbey.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25So it's not far from here.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- About six miles.- There's more...
0:23:28 > 0:23:31William Waynfleat, who was Bishop of Winchester.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34They go nice together, actually, don't they?
0:23:34 > 0:23:39If I made you an offer for the fireback, the ship's wheel
0:23:39 > 0:23:42and the two prints, could there be a bit of a bulk buy?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44I think that we possibly could do something.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It would be too cheeky to say 80 quid, wouldn't it, for the lot?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Yes, I think it would be.- Yeah, I thought it would be. Hmm.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Where do you see yourself coming to?
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- 100.- Do you? I thought you were going to say that. 100 for the three.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Would you show me the door if I said 90 quid?
0:24:02 > 0:24:0395.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06I love your flexibility.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I can't say no, I think that's a really, really generous offer.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Are you happy with that? - Absolutely.- You sure?- Yep!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14I think that's fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17So, that's £20 for the prints, £50 for the ship's wheel
0:24:17 > 0:24:19and £25 for the fireback.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Fast work, Charlie.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Now, where's that Natasha slipped off to?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28I think we can rule out shopping.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34On our way to Winchester, the county town of Hampshire.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35Oh, this is gorgeous.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38She's come to visit a museum dedicated
0:24:38 > 0:24:41to some of our bravest fighting men.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Hello, hi. Gavin?- Hello, Natasha. - Natasha, exactly.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Lovely to meet you.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51The story of the Gurkhas begins with the Anglo-Nepalese War
0:24:51 > 0:24:53in the early 19th century.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56The tiny, mountainous kingdom came face-to-face
0:24:56 > 0:24:58with the might of the East India Company
0:24:58 > 0:25:01and such was the tenacity with which its soldiers fought
0:25:01 > 0:25:05that, afterwards, they were encouraged to serve FOR the British.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Then, during the Indian mutiny in 1857,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11the Gurkhas' reputation was firmly established.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16After mutineers had seized Delhi, Ghurkhas of the Sirmur Battalion
0:25:16 > 0:25:20stayed loyal and trustworthy to the British in the Indian armies
0:25:20 > 0:25:23and fought side-by-side gallantly and bravely
0:25:23 > 0:25:28against the mutineers, fighting off substantial and huge attacks.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Major Charles Reid, who was the officer commanding the Gurkhas
0:25:32 > 0:25:36at the siege of Delhi, he was carrying that very telescope
0:25:36 > 0:25:39when a mutineer's shell exploded above his head,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43sadly killing the Gurkha who was standing next to him.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47But, as you can see, it is carrying the scars of battle to this day.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50When news of their bravery reached Britain,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53our country's love affair with the Gurkhas began.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Military honours were soon awarded and the Gurkhas,
0:25:55 > 0:26:00with their trademark weapon, became part of the new British Indian Army.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Tell me more about the weapons,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04because I see at the back there a kukri knife.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Used for a variety of purposes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10A Gurkha soldier obviously uses it as a weapon.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Back home, in his homeland,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15he would use it for a variety of domestic activities.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17During the latter half of the 19th century,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Gurkha regiments fought in most of Britain's campaigns
0:26:21 > 0:26:22and during both World Wars
0:26:22 > 0:26:26more than 200,000 men served with distinction.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29What's on this table, you've plucked a few from the cabinets.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I have indeed. This particular
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Victoria Cross was the first to be awarded to a Ghurkha.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Until 1911, Gurkhas were ineligible for this award
0:26:38 > 0:26:43and the First World War saw the first award of a Victoria Cross.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Rifleman Kulbir Thapa left the British trenches
0:26:47 > 0:26:49and attacked the Germans.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Sadly, his comrades were all killed and wounded.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55He managed to make it to the German front line, crossed the line,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59found a wounded soldier of the Leicestershire Regiment,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02brought him back to relative safety, went back,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05saved two more Gurkha's lives, brought them back
0:27:05 > 0:27:09and then went back out again in broad daylight under heavy fire
0:27:09 > 0:27:12to bring in the wounded Leicestershire man.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17On the back, you will see his name engraved and the date of his award.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- Oh, my goodness.- And remember that Gurkha regiments have won 26 VCs...
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- In total?- In total. 13 to Gurkhas and 13 to British officers.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Oh, my goodness.- Amazing total.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31When India won independence in 1947,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34the Gurkha regiments were split between the Indian
0:27:34 > 0:27:38and British armies and, 200 years after they first demonstrated
0:27:38 > 0:27:43their bravery by fighting against Britain, they're still serving.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- This is our latest acquisition. - Oh, really? Wow.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50And this was presented to us by Lance Corporal Tuljung Gurung
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- of 1st Battalion, the Royal Ghurkha Rifles.- OK.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57And this is the combat helmet and kukri that he carried.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01When, recently in Afghanistan, he was attacked by Taliban fighters
0:28:01 > 0:28:04who fired at him in his sentry post,
0:28:04 > 0:28:09a round hit him in the front of the helmet and exited at the back.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11This knocked him backwards.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13He came round to find a grenade bouncing
0:28:13 > 0:28:15across the floor of his post.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20He picks it up, throws it out, it explodes and knocks him back again.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24He then comes round again to find a Taliban insurgent
0:28:24 > 0:28:25inside his sentry post,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29so he takes out his kukri, fights off the Taliban.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33The two of them tumble out of their sentry post onto the ground
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- and another Taliban comes in to join the fight.- Oh, my goodness.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Lance Corporal Tuljung beats them both off with his kukri
0:28:39 > 0:28:42and they flee into the distance.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45That is the most unbelievable story but, strangely, after all these
0:28:45 > 0:28:48things I've heard about Gurkhas, totally believable.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- For that action, he was awarded the Military Cross.- That is...
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Do you know, that gives me the chills.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Can you imagine what that felt like? And did he survive?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01He did indeed.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05The bullet entered the front of the helmet, exited at the back
0:29:05 > 0:29:09and just missed the top of his ear, so he was really fortunate.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Lance Corporal Gurung remains on active duty,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16one of almost 3,000 Gurkhas in today's army.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18What a hero. What an absolute hero.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Now, let's have a look at our Charlie.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27With one shop left to go, our hero.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33He's taken the route both south and east towards Wickham,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36birthplace in the 14th century of William of Wickham,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38who became a Bishop of Winchester -
0:29:38 > 0:29:40not to be confused with William Waynfleat,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43the one whose picture Charlie bought earlier.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- They like their Ws round here, don't they?- Hello, I'm Charlie.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- I'm Liz.- Hello, Liz.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- I like the bunting.- Thank you.- It's coronation day. It's very exciting.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- I'll have a look around, if I may. - Yes, certainly.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59What's here for King Charlie, then? Some nice things, certainly.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02But he's already picked up a few items.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I like it when you've crossed out one price and put another one in.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06As long as it's lower.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Huh. He's still got £83 left to spend, too.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Look at that.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17American Frohse Anatomical Charts.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20I wonder what date that is? Edwardian?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Gosh, isn't that extraordinary?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25That's what we all look like when you strip us down, isn't it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27You speak for yourself.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- It is free, it's got no price. - It is over 100.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Is it? - But I can call him, if you like?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I'm not really going to be around the £100 mark.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- If you would like to ring him up? - Certainly, yeah.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41I think that would be super. Just get a sort of feel for it. I'll carry on looking around.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Ah, actually, he's here.- What? - He's here.- As if by magic?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- He's turned up, yes.- Hello, sir.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- Hello.- And you are?- I'm Nick.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Hello, Nick. I'm Charlie. - Hi, Charlie.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- You lucky man.- Yes.- You own that?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54We do, yes. Me and my business partner do.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- You and your business partner. - Yeah.- Which is which?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I'm the one with the beating heart.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Where did you get it from?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03I got it from a retired GP.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- We like it cos it draws people into the area.- Immediately.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09He doesn't seem anxious to sell, Charlie.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- The rock bottom on it would be about 140 for us.- Would it? Yeah, yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Ah, well. Time for that keen eye to look elsewhere.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Oh, is that a thatcher's needle?
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- Isn't it in super condition? - Yes. I thought you'd like it.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27You know what I like - quirky things. I think that's lovely.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Not quite sure how you work it. What you do with your thatch.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- I think you thread something... - Put the cord in there?- Yes.- Yes.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- ..and hook it over the thatch. - Hook it over the thatch.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Catch it there and pull it back, yeah, so it binds the thatch.- Yes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46There is something here that's fab but I'm not quite sure what it is.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- A vacuum pump.- Yes.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52A piece of laboratory equipment, possibly.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53Well, you wind the wheel...
0:31:53 > 0:31:54WHEEL RASPS
0:31:54 > 0:31:55I beg your pardon?
0:31:55 > 0:31:58WHEEL RASPS
0:31:58 > 0:32:01..and that cylinder produces a vacuum coming out of here,
0:32:01 > 0:32:03so it's to suck air out of something.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Who does it belong to?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- A guy called Steve.- Steve. - I can ring him.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09He might be able to tell us a bit more information about it.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12He's already reduced the price, I can see here.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14It's come down from 65 to 50.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16He's already getting desperate, isn't he?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Sounds like Steve's about to get a call.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Hello, Steve. Charlie Ross here. How are you?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I've been looking at your things.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I love your thatcher's needle. Isn't that a lovely thing?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29It's beautiful. Well, Liz has shown me how to use it.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31She's obviously done a bit of thatching in her time.
0:32:31 > 0:32:37Almost more interesting for me is your extraordinary vacuum pump thing,
0:32:37 > 0:32:38which is quite fun.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42But why would you want to suck the air out of something?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Any idea? Stop laughing.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Looking at the label, you've already got fed up with it, I can see that.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Is it on an inexorable plunge downwards?
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Hey, he may not know how it's used, but he's certainly keen.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Oh, but I will go on to my knees,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I'm prepared to do absolutely anything to do a deal.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00How's that?
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Shall I confirm it?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Yes, yes, hang on, she's just going to prove to you
0:33:05 > 0:33:06that's what I'm doing.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Hello, Steve. Yeah, Charlie is on his knees.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11If I actually lay down, would you...
0:33:11 > 0:33:14could you go to 40?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Is that really necessary, Charles?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19That's really kind. I will give Liz 40 quid cash
0:33:19 > 0:33:21and relieve you of your pump,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24and I'll just keep my fingers crossed for the auction.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Thank you very much indeed, Steve. All the best. 40 quid. Done a deal.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It was an awful lot of kneeling for a tenner, Charlie.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Thank you so much. It's been wonderful.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Nice to meet you.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Shopping done, it's time to take a look at what they bought.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46With Charlie acquiring a pair of prints, a ship's wheel,
0:33:46 > 0:33:52a fire back, a tankard, and a vacuum pump for a total of £250.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56While Natasha spent just £170 on a uniform,
0:33:56 > 0:33:58a shoeshine box,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00a scent bottle,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03a stamp box, and some farming tools.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05So, what's the verdict?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Natasha has done a lot better this time.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10She's learning fast, isn't she?
0:34:10 > 0:34:14That collection of agricultural implements, I think,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16are a steal at £45.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I think they'll at least double her money on that.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22I think Charlie has gone very traditional this time
0:34:22 > 0:34:25with those prints of the Archbishop and the Abbey
0:34:25 > 0:34:26and he's got that ship's wheel.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29He's gone down quite a conservative route.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32But I think my fun farmers' tools are a little bit out there
0:34:32 > 0:34:35and my cologne bottle, and my uniform -
0:34:35 > 0:34:38if that does as well as Charlie's tunic then I'm in with a winner.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Cos Roscoe had a tunic that did well, what do you do?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Don't go out and buy a tunic -
0:34:43 > 0:34:49not if it's a 20th century tunic and not if it costs £90.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52There's going to be a bit of a loss on that.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55After setting off from Portsmouth,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59our experts are now heading for an auction in Swanmore.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Do you know what the name of the auction is?
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- We're going to Pump House Auctions. - And what have I bought?
0:35:04 > 0:35:05- A pump!- Yes.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Well, it could work, Charlie.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Absolutely gorgeous building. Look at this.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15- Can you come and help me out? - Yes, of course I can.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- Welcome to the Pump House. - Wait till you are my age, my dear.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22So, what are their chances at this establishment?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Let's hear from auctioneer Dominic Foster.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27The British Army uniform,
0:35:27 > 0:35:29the Regiment of Foot, is very collectable.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Military items are very sought after.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35The old vacuum pump is quite an interesting item.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Scientific instruments are very collectable.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Maybe £60-£80, again. Maybe £100, if we're lucky.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Encouraging. Looks like the weather could have helped
0:35:44 > 0:35:45attract a decent crowd, too.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48It's mobbed, Charlie. It's mobbed. They have all come to see you.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50They may have come to see me,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52but they haven't come to buy my things, have they?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Well, maybe Charlie's pictures. Will they be a local hit?
0:35:56 > 0:35:57You bought something from Hampshire.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- The south-east of Titchfield Abbey in Hampshire. Where are we?- Hampshire!
0:36:01 > 0:36:07- And a framed, glazed print of William Waynflete, Bishop of...- Winchester!
0:36:07 > 0:36:15Couple of bids here. 12, 14 here. 16 anywhere? 16, 18, 20, 22. 24?
0:36:15 > 0:36:18No? At 22. 24 anywhere?
0:36:18 > 0:36:2024, 26, 28,
0:36:20 > 0:36:2330, and two...
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Look at you!- 34?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27At 32. 34 anywhere?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30There are some sophisticated buyers in this saleroom.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31Selling at £32, then?
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Your number?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Holy profits, Charlie.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40You're too clever. You're so good, you're so good.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Natasha's turn. Her bargain half bottle of scent.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Do you do this with all your lots -
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- get given them because you look rather attractive?- No.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Because I looked like I needed help.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55A couple of bids, 20,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I've got 25, 28 is there...
0:36:58 > 0:37:0028. There is 30. 32? 34.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01I can't see you.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0534. 36, 38 anywhere?
0:37:05 > 0:37:0638, 40.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08There's a voice from under a table.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1044, 46,
0:37:10 > 0:37:1248, 50?
0:37:12 > 0:37:16No, at 48 here. 50 anywhere?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19At 48, then. Yours, sir.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Yes. It smells good to me.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25It does indeed and if you don't like it you can always use
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Charlie's vacuum pump to get rid of the pong.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32- I've got 40, 45. 48 anywhere? - Right, you're in.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3448 anywhere? 48 there.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Is 50 anywhere? 50 there is. And two?
0:37:37 > 0:37:4052. 55 anywhere?
0:37:40 > 0:37:4155, £55.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4358 anywhere?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Selling for £55.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Pow!- That is genius. 55 quid.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Getting onto his knees definitely paid off.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I wonder what he's doing later? I might take him to the pub.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57You're taking me out for dinner.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59THEY LAUGH He overheard that!
0:37:59 > 0:38:04'Talking of good deals, how about Natasha's £5 shoeshine box?'
0:38:04 > 0:38:08I've got again a couple of bids for 12, I've got 14, 16 anywhere?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Keep going!- Steady.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1216, 18, 20, 22?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15At £20. Two anywhere?
0:38:15 > 0:38:1622, 24.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1826, 28,
0:38:18 > 0:38:2030, 32,
0:38:20 > 0:38:2134?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23At 32. 34 anywhere?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27No? Sell it for 34.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2836, 38.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Yes? 40?
0:38:31 > 0:38:32And two.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3644, 46 anywhere, then?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Selling at £44.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Yes!
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Nobody can beat those profits, surely?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Though the auctioneer does have high hopes for Charlie's wheel.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- 50 for it. 50 bid.- 50 is bid!
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Are we on the ship's wheel?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54And five. 70?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Come on.- And five.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- It's all go. Yes! - I want a free ship for this money.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0290. And five?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Nope, at £90.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Five anywhere?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Selling, then, at £90.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09One more.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Yes! That's all right.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13It certainly is.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17What about Natasha's little Tunbridge stamp box?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20£50 for it somewhere? 50 for it?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Nope? I've got 40 here, then. Five anywhere?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Oh, he's got 40 quid on it.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2745 there is, 48 anywhere? 48.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3050? At 48 with me. 50 anywhere?
0:39:30 > 0:39:3150 there.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Do you know, I'd rather be hit by your thresher.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38And that's still to come.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40At £56. 58 anywhere?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42This is exciting. £56!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Thank you!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49This is really quite some auction, you know.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Charlie's fire back's next.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53£80 for it somewhere? 80 bid.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Oh, straight in. Straight in at 80.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5885 anywhere? At £80.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0185 there is. 88? 88.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- 90 anywhere?- Come on.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- At 88. No? Selling then... - 88! Two fat ladies.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09£88. Yours, sir.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Wow, everything has made a profit so far
0:40:11 > 0:40:14but will Natasha's uniform do as well as Charlie's did?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18She's decided against modelling it, I see. Shame.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Here we go. Regiment... - Is this yours already?
0:40:21 > 0:40:23£40 for it somewhere? 40 for it?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25This could be a problem.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2930 if you like, then. 30 for it. 30 bid. Two is there?
0:40:29 > 0:40:3232, 34...
0:40:32 > 0:40:33We need this to make more.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35You've just bought it, dear.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38At £38, then.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Oh, no.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41No, no!
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Ouch! Her risky lot cost her dear.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Oh, no.- Learn.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Take it as a lesson.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55My pump did all right, but don't go out and buy a pump next time.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Probably best not to buy one of these, either.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Even Charlie's not keen.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03The best thing that could have happened to my Capodimonte
0:41:03 > 0:41:07is that they dropped it and I'd claim the insurance.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I've got bids. 30, I've got £35 here.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11- It can climb. - HE MUTTERS
0:41:11 > 0:41:1340 there is. And five anywhere?
0:41:13 > 0:41:1445 there is. 50?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Come on, it must be worth more than this.
0:41:17 > 0:41:1855, 60.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2058 if you like, sir?
0:41:20 > 0:41:2258.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Good boy.- Come on!
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Selling then at £58.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Ooh. - HE SIGHS
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Now the old hand's dropped a clanger, too,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36but if Natasha's tools can make just a modest profit
0:41:36 > 0:41:38she'll carry the day.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40What do you think your tools will make?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I'm going to say £50. I'm going to make a fiver.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48I'll have a little sportsman's bet with you.
0:41:48 > 0:41:49What do you reckon?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I'll bet you a soft drink that these make £100.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58- I've got 35 and I've got 45 here. - See!- 50 is there.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Is 50 anywhere?
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- No, see!- 50 there is, and five?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05I've got 60. And five anywhere?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- At £60 then...- See, see!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13A bit closer to Natasha's assessment than Charlie's,
0:42:13 > 0:42:14but good news all the same.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19I'm going to buy you that soft drink that you so richly deserve.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26So, the new girl wins today's contest and gets back in the game.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Charlie, who started out with £293.06,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31made - after paying auction costs -
0:42:31 > 0:42:34a profit of £14.86,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38leaving him with £307.92 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43While Natasha, who began with £185.78,
0:42:43 > 0:42:48after paying auction costs made a profit of £31.72.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Still in second place but catching up fast.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- Well done.- We did it.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I couldn't have been thrashed by a lovelier girl.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Thank you so much. I can't believe it.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- I'll take you away.- It feels nice. You must be used to this feeling.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03You've learnt how to do it now, haven't you?
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Oh, there'll be no holding you. One tip, no more tunics.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09No more tunics.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10Full steam ahead, eh?
0:43:12 > 0:43:13Next time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16our experts unearth big bargains...
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Ohh! You know how to excite an old man, don't you?
0:43:19 > 0:43:21..and tiny treasures.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25Come on, giddy up. They are the best things I've ever seen.
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