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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

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I don't know what to do!

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With £200 each, a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

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What an old diamond.

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The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

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Back in the game! Charlie!

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There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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SHE GASPS

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So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?

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Oh!

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This is the Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah!

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Today we're motoring across North East England

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with our delightful duo,

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jolly David Harper and his Scottish pal, Anita Manning.

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We're going north, Anita, we're going north! ANITA LAUGHS

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-Isn't that the pleasure of this trip?

-I know.

-Isn't it?

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Seeing all these different landscapes.

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Buying a load of old iron as well whilst doing it.

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-Look, an iron bridge!

-An iron bridge!

-Great! Don't you love it?

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I could flog that dead easy.

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He probably could as well, for dealer David's got a knack

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of finding the golden dust in a bit of old rust.

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It is fabulous.

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And do you know what, Tony? I am desperate to buy it if it's cheap.

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His partner in crime, auctioneer Anita,

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has decades of antiquing under her belt,

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though she's not one to blow her own trumpet.

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SHE BLOWS BRASS INSTRUMENT

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Hah!

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Anita and David are still eating up the miles, though,

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in this positively delectable 1965 Morris Minor convertible.

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Our two expert treasure hunters started the trip with £200.

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Anita now has £318.65 to spend.

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David, meanwhile, has taken the lead with £385.86 for this leg.

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David and Anita are travelling over 700 miles

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from Ramsbottom, Lancashire, snaking their way up through Yorkshire,

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all the way to bonny Scotland and the town of Paisley.

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Our journey commences today in Chester-le-Street, County Durham,

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ending up at an auction in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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Anita is dropping David off at his first shop of the day.

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Now she's tootling just 20 miles south

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to the village of St Helen Auckland,

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where she's catching up with her old pal, Yvonne.

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-Yvonne!

-Oh, Anita, lovely to see you.

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Lovely to be back to this wonderful treasure chest.

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They really are happy to be reunited.

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Anita soon spots something she likes.

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-Can I see your scent bottle?

-You can indeed.

-Is the top silver?

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Yes, hallmarked.

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-Right. I love these things.

-I do.

-I love them as well.

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There's no damage on the cut crystal.

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And we've got that nice quality polished base.

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The only thing that I'm worried about in that, Yvonne, is...

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-..the fact that we don't have the stopper.

-I know, I know.

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The missing stopper will reduce the value,

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but I dare say Anita will use that to her advantage.

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Ticket price is £60.

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What's the very best you can do on that, Yvonne?

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-To you, the very, very...

-The very, very best.

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And taking into consideration

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that we've got that very important part missing.

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Yeah. What about £45?

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-What I'm looking at is round about the £30.

-Mmm. If we said £35.

-£35?

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-Would that be...? Yeah.

-Let's go for that.

-Yeah.

-That's great.

-Excellent.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you, Anita.

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Generous discount of nearly 50% off.

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David, meanwhile, is starting his morning in Chester-le-Street,

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where he's meeting dealer Colin.

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It's just an Aladdin's cave. It's an adventure.

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Soon enough, David's eye is drawn to a Mouseman cheeseboard.

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It's very simple stuff, isn't it?

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But aged oak and they store the oak outside the factory premises

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-for 10 or 14 years, I believe, until it's just right to be cut.

-Right.

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And then they cut it and they use that tool - is it an adze?

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You know, the che-che - that, almost like a medieval tool,

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so the surfaces are never perfectly flat, are they?

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And the old mouse there.

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Each Mouseman piece has a mouse carved on it,

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which slightly varies depending on which craftsman was doing the work.

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The company was founded by Robert Thompson in the early 20th century

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and is still running today.

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OK, what about that baby there?

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-Is that Mousey?

-Yep, same again.

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-Let's have a look.

-There we go.

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OK, so this is a different animal altogether, isn't it?

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This is the cow stool. Tripod with that facetted leg, all hand-cut.

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When you look closely at these things, people would criticise them

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because they're just off-centre and a little bit rough in places.

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-It's cos it's handmade, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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They are different, aren't they?

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This one's got more of a domed back, a bit fatter.

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The combined ticket price of the two items is £210.

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-I'd stand a chance if that was £160 for the pair.

-How much?

-£160.

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I cannot.

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-Go on, try a bit harder.

-I'll try a bit harder.

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£170 and I'm done.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

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Well, that's a very generous discount.

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It works out at £110 for the stool and £60 for the cheeseboard.

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Back with Anita and she's found something a little bit festive.

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Another thing that I was looking at, which I thought was quite fun...

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-Yes.

-These old Christmas card printing blocks.

-Yeah.

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-I thought they were good.

-They're really nice, aren't they?

-Uh-huh.

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-What I kind of like about them is, they're kind of soppy.

-Yeah.

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-You know, that kind of old-fashioned Merry Christmas type of thing.

-Yeah.

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And I think it's the type of thing

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that people could have good fun with.

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-Yeah.

-You know, they could make their own vintage Christmas cards.

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-Mmm-hmm.

-Are these throwaway dead...dead cheap?

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The printing blocks are priced at £22.

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-I'll do them at £20 for the lot.

-For the lot?

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-Could you do them all for a tenner?

-Oh, Anita!

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-ANITA LAUGHS

-That is so hard.

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They're just daft things and I like them.

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I tell you what I'll do, I'll do them for £15.

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-You'll do them for £15?

-Yeah.

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-Let's go for it.

-Yeah.

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Another cracking buy, but there's still time for one more item.

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Er, I think it's German.

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It's a continental Art Nouveau porcelain mantle clock

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with a ticket price of £48.

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I don't like it.

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Nor do I.

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-Do you not?

-I don't know why.

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I do!

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-I mean, how much do you not like it?

-A lot!

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A lot!

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-CHUCKLING:

-She's right.

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No prizes in guessing where THIS conversation's going.

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Why don't you give it a throwaway price,

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-so that I can take this out of your life for ever.

-Yeah, for ever.

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It definitely won't be coming back?

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It won't be coming back, it won't be coming back.

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-I'm going to give you a one-off price...

-A one-off price?

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..today, which is a tenner.

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-Wonderful!

-YVONNE LAUGHS

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Boys, you're coming home with me!

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Well, they're going to auction.

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Put it there.

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-I've got three items and I'm delighted with them all.

-Excellent.

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I'm not surprised.

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Anita's bought three cracking pieces for just £60.

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David, meanwhile, has spotted something a bit unusual.

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What on earth is that?

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-Can I dive in there?

-You can.

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-Is that a...?

-There you are.

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-It's a cigarette lighter.

-It's a what?!

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-It's a what?

-A cigarette lighter.

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Oh, I see.

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Why on earth do you make a bike...? It's a novelty cigarette lighter.

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-Yeah.

-Replica of a...

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It reminds me of my ten-speed racer when I was a young boy.

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Not long ago. Ticket price for this fun little piece is £25.

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You've got wheels that turn, brakes that work... That's ridiculous!

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A chain that... I can't believe that's a funct...

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You could get on that and ride off! THEY LAUGH

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-Is it cheap?

-Yeah, it's cheap.

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-Well, I think £20, and that is cheap for that.

-£20?

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-Will you take £15?

-Yeah.

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Thank you very much. Marvellous! Purchase number three.

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You're brilliant.

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Marvellous indeed.

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That's one shop down and three items in the bag for £185.

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Anita is now travelling over 25 miles east

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to the coastal town of Hartlepool.

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In the 19th century, Hartlepool was an important ship-building port.

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Sadly, this industry caused the town to be the target

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of a horrific attack by the German navy

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at the beginning of the First World War.

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Anita is here to learn more

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about this momentous day from curator Mark.

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Do you know, it's so peaceful here today,

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but I believe at the beginning of the First World War,

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really a lot happened.

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Yeah, if you were standing here 100 years ago,

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all hell was breaking loose around you,

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as shells from three German warships

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bombarded the town of Hartlepool and West Hartlepool.

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On 16th December, 1914,

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the war, that was seemingly being fought hundreds of miles away,

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came to the doorsteps of the working-class people of Hartlepool.

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This shock attack was the first of its kind on British soil

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and claimed the lives of 130 people.

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Over 500 more were injured. Wow.

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Local people had absolutely no idea.

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They're sitting eating their breakfasts in the houses behind us,

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going to school, getting ready to go to work

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and then, suddenly, the shells start coming

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and the sound of thunder out to sea.

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Huge German 11-inch shells start falling on the town in huge numbers.

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-Something like 1,500 shells in about 40 minutes.

-Out there?

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Yes, from just behind us here, out in the sea here,

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coming in from the mist.

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No public warnings of the attack came until it was too late.

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The few Royal Navy ships from Hartlepool responded to the attack,

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but were vastly outnumbered.

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By the time more help arrived, the Germans had scooted.

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Scarborough and Whitby were also hit

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but Hartlepool suffered the most damage.

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Inside Hartlepool Maritime Museum, Mark has some interesting artefacts,

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including some shrapnel from the attack, to show Anita.

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These are travelling at hundreds and hundreds of miles an hour -

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in some cases, faster than the speed of sound.

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So you can imagine, when the shells are exploding, there's no warning

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and it just takes a building and turns it into matchsticks.

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The devastation to the town was unimaginable,

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as people's everyday lives were suddenly turned upside down

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by the onslaught.

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So, this is the bombardment clock from Collingwood Road,

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where a family hear the shells...

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The shells are coming down, so they run out into the street

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and a shell hits the back of their house and completely demolishes it.

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The family discovered the shrapnel-riddled alarm clock

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in the rubble of the house.

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It had stopped at the exact time the bombardment started.

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But look closely. Where's the alarm clock made?

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-"Made in Germany." Oh!

-It's a German import.

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It sounds like a day out of hell.

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But tell me about the ordinary man, the ordinary woman,

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the ordinary family on that terrible morning.

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People thought that the Germans were invading

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and went either to find out what was going on or went to try to get help.

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A lot of the people who were killed and wounded

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were injured by shells exploding,

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hitting the streets and being outside.

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People panicked

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and collected their families and their worldly possessions

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and tried to run off into the countryside.

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These were the first German attacks of this magnitude to strike the UK

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and, as such, resulted in the first civilian and military casualties

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of the First World War on British soil.

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Mark, you have painted me a terrifying picture

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of what happened to Hartlepool on that fateful morning.

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But what effect did it have on the people of Hartlepool?

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Anger and fear to start with.

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And then they turned their anger over

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into wanting to do something about it. What do you do?

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So, you join the army, you go to work in the munitions factories,

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making shells in buildings like the one we're standing in now.

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The events of that day changed the lives

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of the people of Hartlepool forever.

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Ultimately, though, the community rallied together.

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22,000 people volunteered for the Armed Forces.

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Even more impressive, they raised the modern equivalent

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of over half a billion pounds for the war effort -

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an incredible figure for such a small working-class community.

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Over 800 buildings were damaged during the attack

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and it took over a decade to restore Hartlepool to its former glory.

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David is now heading south to Darlington,

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a town said to be the birthplace

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of the world's first public steam-powered railway.

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He's hot to shop, with just over £200 to spend.

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-Hello, Tony.

-Hello.

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-Good to see you.

-And again.

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Very good to see... I'm loving those glasses!

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After a quick mooch downstairs,

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Tony's got an item he thinks David will like the look of upstairs.

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-Now then. It's a little bit industrial up here.

-Oh.

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-Um, be careful, it's fairly heavy.

-Oh, yeah.

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And watch those trousers as well.

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Why, what's it going to do? Grab them?

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It'll be fairly rusty.

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It's an early 20th-century cast-iron hay grabber

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and, more importantly for David, a good chunk of metal.

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Oh, there's the mechanism. There's your gear thing, switch that.

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-Yeah, that's it.

-Oh, I see, I see. So, that goes onto the hay?

-Yeah.

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-It grabs it...

-Grabs it.

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-Locks in...

-Locks in.

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-And then lifts the hay bale.

-That's right.

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And that's your supports there, all for your chains

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and the thing just goes up, away, and then down again...

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I hope you followed that.

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I mean, it is fabulous and do you know what, Tony?

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-I am desperate to buy it if it's cheap.

-I tell you what we'll do...

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A tenner. £10.

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10 quid. Thank you very much. That is not worth negotiating over.

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That's a bargain and Anita Manning is going to be so jealous

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because she loves all my bits of any old iron.

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Mm, we'll see, David.

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But with that, another day's shopping is in the bag.

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So, night-night.

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MUSIC: I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

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A new day and time for a trip to the seaside.

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Anita and David have travelled to the seaside town of Whitby.

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I'm looking forward to shopping.

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-Yeah, bye.

-Bye.

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And so she should be, as her first shop of the day is The Bazaar,

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packed full of interesting artefacts to get excited over.

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There to help her is dealer Frank.

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I quite like that.

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It's part of a tea set, Royal Crown Derby,

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in that wonderful imari pattern.

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There seem to be some flaws though.

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The item is priced at £150.

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So, what was you thinking of offering?

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-I'd be looking for round about £50.

-Pounds.

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I tell you what. I could have a deal.

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How about £70? Would that be any good?

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-£70?

-Yeah.

-Could you come to maybe £60 on it?

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-Yeah, I'll have a deal with you. £60.

-At £60?

-Yeah.

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-That's wonderful. Thank you very much.

-OK.

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That's wonderful, thank you.

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That's an amazing discount.

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So, for £60, Anita is now the proud owner of a Derby part-tea set.

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David has travelled inland to the village of Sleights

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in the Esk Valley.

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He's visiting Eskdale Antiques, where he's meeting owner Philip.

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He's still got just over £190 left to spend

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and a whole host of interesting objects to choose here.

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Little papier-mache 19th-century snuffbox here.

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Now, these things can be very ordinary, can't they,

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and bought for a few pounds?

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Sorry, who were you talking to, David?

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But I love this because of the doggy on there.

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What's all this about? What do you know about this one?

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Ah, Philip, hello!

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Nice little scene on the front - dog carrying its prey back, I think.

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Yeah, rabbit there, "To be delivered immediately" to its master.

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-I love snuffboxes.

-Right.

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It's priced at £45.

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-I can do £25 on that.

-£25.

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Can we go £20?

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-Yeah, we can do £20.

-Shall we do it?

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-That's fair, yeah.

-Phil, thank you.

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David spent £20 on a collectable 19th-century snuffbox.

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Anita is on her way, 20 miles down the coast,

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to another popular seaside resort, Scarborough.

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She's got just under £200 to spend

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at Scarborough Antiques and Collectors Centre. There she goes.

0:18:130:18:16

-Hi. I'm Anita.

-Pleased to meet you. I'm Matt.

0:18:160:18:20

Lovely. Lovely to be here.

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The shop is brimming with Anita's Achilles heel - jewellery.

0:18:220:18:27

Is this the bargain box?

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Yeah, I suppose that's where we've put a lot of the reduced ones, yeah.

0:18:290:18:32

Yeah, like music to your ears, eh, Anita?

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The brooches, silver and gold,

0:18:350:18:38

-aren't worn as much as they used to be, so...

-Yeah.

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-When they do come in, we'd rather not scrap them.

-I know, I know.

0:18:410:18:45

-Nice wee lot, here, of four.

-Yeah.

0:18:450:18:49

We've got the little blister pearl here and I like those.

0:18:490:18:53

We've got this, it's a blue...

0:18:530:18:55

-It's not a sapphire. I think it's just a blue gemstone here.

-Right.

0:18:550:19:00

Little gold one with the flower...

0:19:000:19:03

..and this pearlised stone here.

0:19:040:19:07

-Four of them, all nine-carat gold, in the bargain-basement box.

-Yeah.

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The combined ticket price for the four brooches is £80.

0:19:140:19:18

I'd be looking to pay...

0:19:190:19:21

..£35-40 as a wee group, taking all four of them,

0:19:220:19:27

-so it's a kind of quick sale on four.

-Right, I see.

0:19:270:19:31

-I could do them for £50, Anita.

-£50? Could you take it to £40?

0:19:310:19:36

-Could you take it to £40?

-I...I think I could do £45 for you.

0:19:360:19:40

You could do £45 on that? I think I'll go for that. That's lovely.

0:19:400:19:44

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much, Matt, that's wonderful.

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And with that, our experts are all shopped out.

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David spent £215 on five items.

0:19:550:19:58

The 19th-century snuffbox...

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A Mouseman cheeseboard and milking stool...

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A vintage racing bike lighter...

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And a 20th-century cast-iron hay grabber - as you do.

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Anita has spent £165.

0:20:100:20:13

She bought some assorted printing blocks...

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A cut-crystal scent bottle...

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An Art Nouveau porcelain clock...

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A late 19th-century Derby part-tea set...

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And four gold brooches.

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What do they think of each other's purchases?

0:20:270:20:30

The little bar brooches - they're not my cup of tea

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but she knows these things inside out.

0:20:340:20:37

I love David's Mouseman items.

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The little cheeseboard is a sweetie

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and the stool - isn't that such a delight?

0:20:440:20:48

Our jubilant duo are heading over 70 miles north

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to an auction in Newcastle.

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-Good luck.

-DAVID LAUGHS

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There we go.

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And you can leap out...now.

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OK. Well done, David, well done.

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Our auction today is taking place at Thomas Miller Auctioneers

0:21:050:21:10

and wielding the all-important gavel this morning is Guy Macklam.

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The auction's about to commence.

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Those two are unusually silent.

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Could it be jitters?

0:21:200:21:22

-Are you nervous?

-I am nervous.

-Good, I like that.

0:21:220:21:25

-You like that?

-Yeah.

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First up, David's 19th-century snuffbox.

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20 is bid for it. Any advance on 20?

0:21:300:21:32

-Come on.

-30. 35. 40. 45.

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Yes, good boy!

0:21:360:21:37

At £45. Down here, £50.

0:21:370:21:40

At £50. To the lady at £50.

0:21:400:21:42

Looking for some more here. At £50, all done.

0:21:420:21:44

-All finished at £50.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:21:440:21:47

-That's good. That's good.

-Good start.

0:21:470:21:49

-Are you happy?

-No. Not yet. ANITA WHEEZES

0:21:490:21:53

You should be. 150% profit. It's a great start!

0:21:530:21:58

Next, it's Anita's numerical printing and greeting card blocks.

0:21:590:22:04

-Here we go. Keep your fingers crossed.

-I will.

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I'm bid £10. Madam, thank you. Any advance on £10?

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Go down the King's Road, wouldn't buy you a block.

0:22:090:22:11

12 bid. 15. Oh, come along. 15 offered.

0:22:110:22:15

-Right in front of me. Selling at 15.

-Oh.

0:22:150:22:17

It's yours, madam, at £15. All done. Are we quite sure?

0:22:170:22:19

Wouldn't buy you a block, I'm telling you. 15, right in front.

0:22:190:22:22

-Going at £15, all done.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:22:220:22:24

Not a bad result.

0:22:240:22:25

Time for David's cast-iron hay grabber.

0:22:270:22:31

Anyway, let's hope the scrap dealers are here today.

0:22:310:22:34

£10 for it or are we going to pass?

0:22:340:22:36

-Oh, we've got it. 10 bid.

-£10?

-Come on!

0:22:360:22:39

At 10 at the back of the room, sir. Your money and it's away.

0:22:390:22:42

-All finished at 10.

-Oh!

-Back of the room, an offer at 10.

0:22:420:22:45

All finished at £10. Selling at £10.

0:22:450:22:47

-I can't believe it!

-I can.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:22:470:22:50

They've got no style. THEY LAUGH

0:22:500:22:53

So, a loss after auction costs and no sympathy from Anita.

0:22:530:22:58

-I loved you for buying that...

-Thank you.

-..piece of rubbish.

0:22:580:23:01

THEY LAUGH

0:23:010:23:03

Charming! Time, if you pardon the pun,

0:23:040:23:07

for Anita's Art Nouveau mantle clock.

0:23:070:23:10

10 is bid. Any advance on only 10?

0:23:100:23:13

12, 15, 17, 20.

0:23:130:23:15

-Come on!

-Ooh...

-20? No.

0:23:150:23:16

Right-hand side, at £20.

0:23:160:23:18

Are we finished? Think we are. Selling at 20. At 22. Not quite.

0:23:180:23:21

-Yes!

-Oh!

-At 25 on the right, standing at 25. You're out, madam.

0:23:210:23:26

-I've got 25. 27.

-Yes!

-Hello.

-27 seated. All finished at 27.

0:23:260:23:31

-All done. Sell for £27.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:23:310:23:33

Oh, well done. Well done.

0:23:330:23:36

Well done, indeed.

0:23:360:23:37

That's a decent profit.

0:23:370:23:39

Next up is the first of David's Mouseman pieces.

0:23:390:23:44

How will his cheeseboard fare this morning?

0:23:440:23:46

Is your heart beating?

0:23:460:23:48

10 bid. 15, 20, 25. At £25. Any advance on £25?

0:23:480:23:55

-30, 35, 40, 45...

-Come on, come on.

0:23:550:23:58

£45 against you, sir. It's got to go.

0:23:580:24:01

50 bid. At £50.

0:24:010:24:03

Looking for another 5. At 50 at the back then. Selling at 50.

0:24:030:24:06

-55.

-Yes, good, good, good.

0:24:060:24:09

55 at the back. 60.

0:24:090:24:11

And again, sir. At 65.

0:24:110:24:14

-At 65.

-We're climbing now.

-Hold on.

0:24:140:24:16

Hammer's up. At £65.

0:24:160:24:18

No! GAVEL BANGS

0:24:180:24:20

-Ooh!

-Oh...

-£65.

0:24:200:24:23

It's still a profit for David, but less than expected.

0:24:230:24:27

Next, Anita's cut-glass scent bottle with the silver embossed top.

0:24:280:24:33

20 is bid. Any advance at 20?

0:24:330:24:35

-25, 30, 35.

-Oh.

0:24:350:24:38

40, 45, 50.

0:24:380:24:40

And again, sir. £50 to a lady at the back.

0:24:400:24:44

At £50. 55, 60.

0:24:440:24:47

At 60 in the distance then.

0:24:470:24:48

Going away at £60. Gents are out.

0:24:480:24:51

Selling here to a lady at £60, all done.

0:24:510:24:53

-GAVEL BANGS Nice one.

-Yeah.

0:24:530:24:55

A great profit, despite the missing stopper.

0:24:560:24:59

David loves his vintage bicycle lighter, but will anyone else?

0:25:010:25:05

10 bid. Any advance on only 10?

0:25:060:25:08

At 10, 12, 15, 17.

0:25:080:25:13

At 17 for the lot then. Nearer me then, at 17.

0:25:130:25:16

-All finished at 17. You have it, sir.

-No!

0:25:160:25:19

All finished at 17. 20 bid. Not quite. 22? 22.

0:25:190:25:23

At 22 to a gent then. Quite sure at 22? Going to sell it to you, sir.

0:25:230:25:27

-Hammer's up at £22.

-Oh!

0:25:270:25:29

GAVEL BANGS Ooh...

0:25:300:25:33

I thought someone else was going to come in then.

0:25:330:25:35

Sadly not. But every little helps, as they say.

0:25:350:25:39

Will Anita's collection of four gold brooches do any better?

0:25:400:25:44

-50 start. Any advance on 50?

-Oh, my gosh.

0:25:440:25:48

-60. 70, 80, 90.

-Yes!

-Seriously...

-100.

0:25:480:25:51

-And 10. 120. 125.

-Yes!

0:25:510:25:55

-130.

-Yes!

-At £130, lady at the back.

-Amazing.

0:25:550:25:59

£130. All out over this side.

0:25:590:26:01

Looking for another £5. Selling at 130. You have it, madam.

0:26:010:26:05

-Selling away now, at £130.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:26:050:26:08

-Yes!

-£130.

0:26:080:26:11

That's a great profit for Anita and her beloved brooches.

0:26:110:26:15

She's nearly tripled her money.

0:26:150:26:17

-I'm pleased at that.

-That's amazing. That is the best of the day so far.

0:26:170:26:22

Up next, it's David's Mouseman milking stool.

0:26:220:26:26

He spent a fair whack on this.

0:26:260:26:28

Let's hope it does better than the cheeseboard.

0:26:280:26:31

-You know I'm going to hold your hand, don't you?

-Oh...

0:26:310:26:34

Hold my hand.

0:26:340:26:36

Start me at £100 to go. 100 bid.

0:26:360:26:39

-£100!

-Come on.

-Any advance at £100? At £100 for the lot.

0:26:390:26:43

120, 140. At £140.

0:26:430:26:48

-Come on!

-Any advance for the stool? At £140.

0:26:480:26:50

Looking for 160. Take a half, 150 bid.

0:26:500:26:53

-Come on.

-Accepted. 150 offered.

-Come on!

0:26:530:26:55

-At £150. Another £10 anywhere else?

-Go on!

-At £150.

0:26:550:26:59

-160 bid. New buyer.

-Oh, yes!

0:26:590:27:01

At £160. Yours in the middle of the room, sir, at £160.

0:27:010:27:05

Selling away then, in the middle of the room at £160.

0:27:050:27:08

GAVEL BANGS

0:27:080:27:09

-Well, that's all right. It's all right.

-Got my heart beating.

-I know!

0:27:090:27:13

Yours?! I'm surprised I'm still sat down.

0:27:130:27:16

I thought I'd be on the floor by now!

0:27:160:27:18

That profit has put David back in the game.

0:27:180:27:22

Maybe Anita does have the magic touch after all.

0:27:220:27:25

Anita's biggest buy, and perhaps biggest gamble,

0:27:260:27:30

was her slightly damaged tea set.

0:27:300:27:32

Listen, very best of luck with this one.

0:27:330:27:36

-10 bid. 15, 20, 25. At £25.

-There's still a long way to go.

0:27:360:27:41

Come along. 25 offered. 30. 35. 40.

0:27:410:27:45

At £40. Are you bidding, sir? 45.

0:27:450:27:48

-Come on.

-50. 55, 60, 65, 70.

0:27:480:27:52

-Gone, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

-80. No, it's £80, corner-right has it.

0:27:520:27:57

Any advance on £80 for the lot?

0:27:570:27:59

-Quite sure?

-That's a lot of money for that.

-It is a bit.

0:27:590:28:03

-Selling at £80.

-GAVEL BANGS

0:28:030:28:05

-That's very good.

-Ah.

-That's a good, healthy profit.

0:28:050:28:08

-I'm happy enough with that.

-Yeah.

0:28:080:28:10

And so she should be...

0:28:100:28:12

-Phew!

-Massive profit, massive profit.

0:28:120:28:15

It was a bit nail-biting at times.

0:28:150:28:17

I think we need to lie down.

0:28:170:28:19

-Separately, of course!

-Of course!

-Go on, you go.

0:28:190:28:22

Well, if you can remain vertical for now, chaps,

0:28:220:28:24

the results are as follows...

0:28:240:28:27

David started this leg with £385.86.

0:28:270:28:31

Today, he's made a solid profit of £36.74,

0:28:310:28:36

meaning he carries forward £422.60.

0:28:360:28:40

Nice cheesy grin, David, thank you.

0:28:400:28:44

Anita, meanwhile, emerges victorious.

0:28:440:28:46

She started with £318.65.

0:28:460:28:50

After auction costs, she has made an incredible profit of £90.84.

0:28:500:28:56

So, although she's still trailing slightly behind David overall,

0:28:560:28:59

with £409.49, she has won the day.

0:28:590:29:04

That was exciting, David. Oh, thank you.

0:29:050:29:08

-You know what, you deserve that.

-What a gentleman.

-You deserve it.

0:29:080:29:11

You are my hero, Anita. Ready?

0:29:110:29:13

-Yeah.

-Strap yourself in.

0:29:130:29:15

ENGINE PURRS

0:29:150:29:16

Get ready for another adventure, eh?

0:29:160:29:19

Yes, indeedy.

0:29:190:29:21

A new day dawns on the penultimate leg for our distinguished duo.

0:29:260:29:30

Oh, Anita, does it get any more beautiful than this? Seriously!

0:29:320:29:37

It becomes more and more beautiful the further north you go.

0:29:370:29:41

Listen, we are not in Scotland yet. This is Northumberland.

0:29:410:29:45

-It is glorious!

-It's marvellous.

0:29:450:29:47

Today's journey commences in Powburn, in Northumberland.

0:29:500:29:54

And ends in Scotland, at an auction in the village of Kinbuck,

0:29:540:29:58

near Dunblane.

0:29:580:29:59

David and Anita are at Hedgeley Services this morning,

0:30:020:30:05

in Powburn, shopping at two neighbouring establishments.

0:30:050:30:08

If you need any help, David, give me a shout.

0:30:080:30:11

OK, put the kettle on. ANITA CHUCKLES

0:30:110:30:14

He is visiting Hedgeley Antiques Centre.

0:30:140:30:17

And David is such a fan of Oriental artefacts,

0:30:170:30:20

it doesn't take him long to find something right up his street.

0:30:200:30:23

It is a wooden writing slope.

0:30:230:30:26

South Chinese, Cantonese, probably during our Victorian period.

0:30:260:30:30

It folds down, no doubt.

0:30:300:30:32

Satinwood finish to the interior.

0:30:320:30:35

Black velvet, which is probably original. It's an absolute stonker.

0:30:350:30:40

And I need Jane.

0:30:400:30:42

Yeah, don't we all? Its ticket price is £95.

0:30:420:30:45

Is Jane prepared to do a deal?

0:30:450:30:47

Right, Jane.

0:30:470:30:48

I'm going to talk to you about this dreadful Chinese writing slope.

0:30:480:30:53

-Yeah...

-I hate it!

-Right.

0:30:530:30:55

-Yes.

-What could it be? I would love to pay 30.

0:30:550:30:59

Um...

0:30:590:31:01

50?

0:31:010:31:02

40. SHE GASPS

0:31:020:31:04

Um... Hm...

0:31:040:31:06

Um...

0:31:070:31:08

Can we do somewhere in the middle, 45?

0:31:080:31:11

-I could not say no to that.

-Excellent.

0:31:110:31:14

Cor, David was quick off the mark there!

0:31:140:31:18

Anita is in the Village Tea Room & Emporium next door

0:31:180:31:21

and has also found a couple of items she is keen on.

0:31:210:31:24

Dealer Beryl is on hand to assist.

0:31:240:31:27

-What I'm seeing here...

-Yes?

0:31:270:31:30

..are the perfect accompaniments to the Antiques Road Trip.

0:31:300:31:35

I have my picnic set for when we stop by the side of a wee loch

0:31:350:31:41

and have a lovely picnic.

0:31:410:31:43

And we have a picnic gramophone

0:31:430:31:47

where we could have a dance.

0:31:470:31:50

I can see where this is going!

0:31:500:31:52

MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy

0:31:540:31:57

-My first boyfriend used to sing that to me.

-Did he?

-That's true.

0:31:590:32:03

-I hope he's not watching.

-THEY LAUGH

0:32:030:32:07

-He'd see a big difference.

-I know!

0:32:070:32:09

# To Dundee... #

0:32:090:32:13

That...

0:32:150:32:16

That was wonderful. But you are better looking than David Harper.

0:32:160:32:21

I think that is a compliment.

0:32:220:32:24

But is she actually going to buy anything?

0:32:240:32:28

The gramophone is £55 and the picnic set, 38.

0:32:280:32:32

The picnic set isn't of the finest quality.

0:32:320:32:36

We don't have the container for the champagne.

0:32:360:32:39

But it is quite nice and it has got a lovely period,

0:32:390:32:42

vintage look about it.

0:32:420:32:44

Wind-up gramophones are always great fun.

0:32:440:32:49

I'm going to have another look around, but I might just go for them.

0:32:490:32:52

Holiday time!

0:32:520:32:53

While Anita mulls it over, David has found another interesting object.

0:32:540:33:00

Pretty naff kind of early 20th century,

0:33:020:33:05

maybe 1930s, even '40s, ashtray.

0:33:050:33:09

But I'm interested in actually what's underneath the glass base.

0:33:090:33:14

And it is described as a glass and jade ashtray.

0:33:140:33:18

There is your Jade.

0:33:180:33:20

On the bottom.

0:33:200:33:21

Hardly detailed at all, but actually, that is a good sign

0:33:210:33:24

because with jade being a hard stone,

0:33:240:33:27

it is incredibly difficult to carve.

0:33:270:33:29

Green jade is the most common type of jadeite, but there

0:33:290:33:33

are various colours such as

0:33:330:33:35

lavender, red, yellow, black and white.

0:33:350:33:37

It is priced at £6.50. So another one to think about.

0:33:370:33:42

Now back with Anita. What's she up to now? Sight going?

0:33:420:33:46

I've come outside to have a closer look at this wee posy holder.

0:33:460:33:51

It was in a cabinet.

0:33:520:33:54

It would've had two glass tubes

0:33:550:33:59

coming out of these funnels here.

0:33:590:34:02

Now, it's priced at £10.

0:34:020:34:05

If I can find a hallmark, if it is silver,

0:34:060:34:10

at £10, it is a bargain!

0:34:100:34:14

The £10 ticket price suggests the item has been

0:34:140:34:17

valued as silver-plated.

0:34:170:34:19

A hallmark would mean it is silver and therefore more valuable.

0:34:190:34:22

Oh, yes.

0:34:220:34:23

People often miss it.

0:34:230:34:25

It is almost indiscernible.

0:34:250:34:28

But it is there.

0:34:280:34:30

This could be a real find.

0:34:300:34:32

Anita is also still interested in the picnic hamper

0:34:320:34:35

and the gramophone. But is Beryl The Peril willing to negotiate?

0:34:350:34:39

Now, if I am buying three things,

0:34:390:34:42

I was wondering if I could have a deal.

0:34:420:34:44

-Right.

-On the three things.

0:34:440:34:46

Their combined ticket price is £103.

0:34:460:34:50

But what I'd like to pay for the ensemble...

0:34:500:34:54

is between £45 and £55.

0:34:540:34:58

For the ensemble.

0:34:580:35:00

Using a French word isn't going to make that offer any less cheeky,

0:35:000:35:04

Anita. Merci.

0:35:040:35:05

How about 60?

0:35:050:35:07

-60 for the three?

-For the three pieces.

0:35:070:35:11

-Let's go for it.

-I think you'll be all right.

-I think I am fine.

0:35:110:35:14

And I love the items.

0:35:140:35:16

That is nearly a 50% discount,

0:35:160:35:18

working out at 30 for the gramophone,

0:35:180:35:21

20 for the picnic set and 10 for the silver flower holder.

0:35:210:35:24

Tres bien, Anita, cherie!

0:35:240:35:27

-Shall I include that Road To Dundee for you?

-Oh, yes!

0:35:270:35:33

-Oh, yes.

-You can play that at the auction.

-We can play that.

0:35:330:35:36

-I can kid on he was one of my old boyfriends.

-Yeah.

0:35:360:35:39

BERYL LAUGHS

0:35:390:35:41

MUSIC: The Road To Dundee by Calum Kennedy

0:35:410:35:44

David, meanwhile, unsuspecting of being dumped for Calum Kennedy,

0:35:450:35:49

is in shopping heaven.

0:35:490:35:51

One of my biggest weaknesses in life is cars.

0:35:510:35:55

Now this thing dates way back to the early days of the car.

0:35:550:36:00

It's a brass horn made for a vintage car, early 20th century -

0:36:000:36:05

I don't know, probably Edwardian.

0:36:050:36:07

Something like that.

0:36:070:36:08

With its, I think, original little rubber squeezer...

0:36:080:36:12

It feels really dry. And brittle.

0:36:120:36:15

There is quite a bit of damage on the rubber,

0:36:150:36:18

but David seems undeterred.

0:36:180:36:20

Perhaps because it is priced at just £10.

0:36:200:36:22

Now then.

0:36:220:36:24

-We have...an ashtray with a bit of old jade.

-Right.

0:36:240:36:29

And a bit of old iron/brass. THEY LAUGH

0:36:290:36:33

-OK.

-Once part of a vintage car. I want them both very desperately.

0:36:330:36:37

That's right, David, keep your cards close to your chest(!)

0:36:370:36:40

The combined ticket price of the two items is £16.50.

0:36:400:36:44

-Well, what about rounding it to 15?

-I am absolutely delighted.

0:36:440:36:48

-Excellent.

-Thank you. THEY LAUGH

0:36:480:36:51

Three things on my account very quickly!

0:36:510:36:54

Very quickly indeed.

0:36:540:36:56

That's £6.50 for the ashtray and £8.50 for the car horn.

0:36:560:37:00

Along with the Chinese writing slope,

0:37:000:37:03

that brings David's spend here to £60.

0:37:030:37:05

While he's on a roll, David's headed to Berwick-upon-Tweed,

0:37:050:37:10

where Berwick Antiques Centre awaits.

0:37:100:37:13

-Steve, David Harper.

-Pleased to meet you.

0:37:140:37:16

Great to meet you. What a day, what a place.

0:37:160:37:18

There's plenty to rummage through...

0:37:190:37:22

Ha! What's he found?

0:37:220:37:23

See, I absolutely love that.

0:37:230:37:26

Have you any idea what you think this could be?

0:37:270:37:31

So it's bronze.

0:37:320:37:33

Fantastically detailed. It is obviously Oriental.

0:37:340:37:38

It's made mainly for a female, even though it is very heavy.

0:37:380:37:41

And it is, you may be surprised to hear...

0:37:410:37:44

..a mirror.

0:37:450:37:47

That's it.

0:37:470:37:48

The bronze would be highly polished, and that is your reflective mirror.

0:37:480:37:53

Mirrors today form part of our everyday lives,

0:37:540:37:57

but historically, they were rare and expensive commodities.

0:37:570:38:01

And the bronze mirror is not the only thing to catch David's eye.

0:38:010:38:05

So what have we got there? We have got a mahogany Georgian-style chair.

0:38:050:38:09

I love the tapestry seat.

0:38:090:38:11

That is not period, I don't think, but it has got age.

0:38:110:38:15

But is it actually a Georgian chair?

0:38:150:38:18

The biggest telltale, really, for a period chair

0:38:180:38:20

are the internal blocks.

0:38:200:38:22

So, we have the hand-cut, rounded blocks that keep the chair together.

0:38:220:38:29

So I can tell you, categorically,

0:38:290:38:31

that this chair is a period George III chair

0:38:310:38:35

made in about 1770 from solid mahogany.

0:38:350:38:41

What is it worth?

0:38:410:38:42

£24.

0:38:450:38:47

£24...

0:38:490:38:51

for a period Georgian mahogany chair

0:38:510:38:55

is absolutely bonkers.

0:38:550:38:57

Beyond belief.

0:38:570:38:58

I have got to buy that chair.

0:38:580:39:01

That would be dealer Stephen's cue.

0:39:010:39:04

I mean, to be honest with you,

0:39:040:39:06

I priced it because I wasn't sure about it.

0:39:060:39:09

If you think it is the genuine article, I think it is

0:39:090:39:12

probably worth more than £25, but I'll do it for 20.

0:39:120:39:14

Well, and I obviously get a massive cup of coffee.

0:39:140:39:18

-You can have a mug.

-Do I get a bit of cake as well?

0:39:180:39:21

-A slice of cake.

-Perfect. Done deal.

0:39:210:39:23

Thank you very much, Steve, you are a delight.

0:39:230:39:25

Pushing your luck a bit there, David.

0:39:260:39:28

And there's still one more item to discuss.

0:39:280:39:32

Well, this actually came out of The Hermitage at Hexham, which,

0:39:330:39:37

this is two old ladies that had lived in this house

0:39:370:39:40

for about 100 years.

0:39:400:39:41

It was a family house.

0:39:410:39:43

So that is its provenance.

0:39:430:39:44

It probably is from that sort of an era, so...

0:39:440:39:46

I think it has got a great history,

0:39:460:39:49

and I totally believe it.

0:39:490:39:51

It makes me feel confident that I could describe it

0:39:510:39:54

as early 20th century.

0:39:540:39:56

Its ticket price is £140. Much more than David would like to pay.

0:39:560:40:01

I would want that to owe me...

0:40:010:40:04

£40 or £50.

0:40:040:40:06

To stand a chance of it taking off.

0:40:060:40:09

£70 and I can do a deal.

0:40:110:40:13

Let's see if it polishes up all right.

0:40:130:40:16

And if it does, I'll have it for 60, how is that?

0:40:160:40:20

-OK.

-Whoa!

0:40:200:40:22

Time for a bit of spit and polish.

0:40:220:40:24

Are you ready to see yourself...

0:40:240:40:26

-No, thanks.

-..reflected

0:40:260:40:29

in a Japanese bronze geisha girl's mirror?

0:40:290:40:33

-Are you ready for it?

-I'm ready.

0:40:330:40:35

You are going to look stunning!

0:40:350:40:37

-That would be a first.

-THEY LAUGH

0:40:370:40:40

TINKLING

0:40:400:40:42

Absolutely gorgeous!

0:40:420:40:44

-It wasn't a mirror before.

-I think you've got a bargain.

0:40:440:40:47

Now it is a mirror.

0:40:470:40:48

-Well done.

-£60. Thank you very much.

0:40:490:40:51

David's spent a total of £80 on two items in this centre

0:40:510:40:55

and got his free cake and coffee.

0:40:550:40:58

Not a bad way to make a living.

0:40:580:41:01

And that marks the end of a day's rip-roaring adventure

0:41:010:41:04

from our daring duo.

0:41:040:41:06

Nighty-night.

0:41:060:41:08

Back together and on the road again.

0:41:110:41:13

David and Anita have crossed the border and are headed for Duns.

0:41:140:41:19

OK, a little antiques centre, both of us together.

0:41:210:41:24

David and Anita are sharing the shop floor this morning.

0:41:250:41:28

And straight away, David has bumped into dealer John...

0:41:280:41:32

who might have something to go with his Chinese writing box.

0:41:320:41:36

-Right, David, just come through.

-Right, OK.

-I think...

0:41:360:41:39

-This is the one I was thinking of.

-OK, let's have a look.

0:41:390:41:42

-That's a nice little one.

-OK.

0:41:420:41:44

-So, we have a little probably early 20th century...

-The old charmer!

0:41:440:41:48

SHE WHEEZES

0:41:480:41:51

He doesn't just chat up the birds, he chats up the guys as well.

0:41:510:41:54

Listen, honestly, take no notice of her, John.

0:41:540:41:57

-How are you doing, darling?

-Not so bad.

0:41:570:41:59

Well, I was doing all right until you said something.

0:41:590:42:02

Anyway, back to the inkwell. Its ticket price is £8.

0:42:020:42:07

How much is it to me? Is it a pound or two?

0:42:080:42:10

Well, normally, we don't really do much of a discount below ten,

0:42:100:42:13

but we could do four with that...

0:42:130:42:16

He is a right charmer.

0:42:160:42:18

-Three to you.

-It's getting better! It's getting better!

0:42:200:42:23

-I'll just pause a bit longer.

-Shouldn't buy something for £3.

0:42:230:42:27

-Two then.

-Oh!

-£2! £2.

0:42:270:42:30

Do you know what? I can't say no to that. Thank you very much.

0:42:300:42:33

So another item in the old bag for David,

0:42:330:42:36

leaving John free to give his full attention to Anita.

0:42:360:42:40

-There's a wee snuffbox in here.

-Oh, yeah, that is lovely, that.

0:42:410:42:45

-Which I liked.

-Yes, it is nice.

0:42:450:42:47

It's like a hardwood, almost a rosewood.

0:42:470:42:50

But what I like about it is the little horseshoes

0:42:500:42:52

-and the little whip there.

-Yeah, the little crop.

0:42:520:42:54

-I think that is quite nice.

-Yeah, it is.

-Is there a very, very,

0:42:540:42:58

very good deal that you could do me

0:42:580:43:00

-on that little snuffbox?

-I'm sure I could do something.

0:43:000:43:03

-I am used to these Glaswegian persuasive powers.

-Oh, right!

0:43:030:43:05

-My wife is from Glasgow.

-Oh, right!

0:43:050:43:08

Wise man. Its ticket price is £45.

0:43:080:43:11

I am looking for it in the region of kind of 18...£18.

0:43:110:43:18

Oooh, 18. I don't know if I could do 18...

0:43:180:43:23

I was thinking 28.

0:43:230:43:25

Could you come to 20?

0:43:250:43:28

-I think we could, yes.

-Could you do that?

0:43:280:43:31

-Yes, to give you help.

-That's lovely.

-That's lovely, thank you.

0:43:310:43:34

-Thank you very much.

-There we go.

-I like that. It's a nice, wee thing.

0:43:340:43:37

-Yes.

-Nice, wee thing. All we need is a snuff-taking horseman.

0:43:370:43:42

It might happen, Anita.

0:43:420:43:44

So for just £20, John has come through again

0:43:440:43:47

with a cracking discount.

0:43:470:43:49

And that is Anita's fourth item done and dusted.

0:43:490:43:52

David has travelled 30 miles north to Dunbar,

0:43:560:43:59

a seaside town on the southeast coast of Scotland.

0:43:590:44:02

Dunbar is the birthplace of one of the founding fathers

0:44:020:44:06

of the environmental movement -

0:44:060:44:08

world-renowned conservationist John Muir.

0:44:080:44:11

In his autobiography, he describes with great affection

0:44:110:44:14

his childhood pursuits, here, in the 1840s.

0:44:140:44:17

It is not hard to see how this spectacular coastline

0:44:170:44:20

and beautiful countryside inspired his passion in nature.

0:44:200:44:24

To find out more about this remarkable man,

0:44:240:44:27

David is taking a stroll along a stretch of land

0:44:270:44:29

named in his honour with Jo Moulin,

0:44:290:44:32

museum officer of John Muir's Birthplace.

0:44:320:44:35

-David, welcome to Dunbar.

-Well, thank you very much.

0:44:360:44:40

My gosh, what a view!

0:44:400:44:42

This is perfect for exploring John Muir's playgrounds.

0:44:420:44:45

He spent the first ten years of his life in Dunbar.

0:44:450:44:48

You can see, can't you, that this

0:44:480:44:50

environment would also stimulate an amazing imagination?

0:44:500:44:53

Oh, the imagination, but also his passion for the nature

0:44:530:44:57

and wildlife around him.

0:44:570:44:59

Him and his boyhood friends

0:44:590:45:01

would talk about the birds' nests that they could find.

0:45:010:45:04

And they would have competitions to see who knew the most birds,

0:45:040:45:07

who knew the most nests...

0:45:070:45:09

Another major influence in John Muir's life

0:45:090:45:12

was his grandfather, who not only taught him about nature

0:45:120:45:16

but also helped to educate him.

0:45:160:45:18

His grandfather taught him his letters and numbers

0:45:180:45:21

from walks on the high street, and they would go down the street

0:45:210:45:24

looking at the shop signs and the numbers on the clock tower

0:45:240:45:27

at the townhouse. And that is how he learned his first numbers

0:45:270:45:30

and letters, before he went off to school at the age of three.

0:45:300:45:33

John's education, however, ended abruptly, aged ten,

0:45:330:45:38

when his father decided to move to Wisconsin, in America,

0:45:380:45:43

where he was forced to work on the family farm.

0:45:430:45:46

John was set to the plough. His life was hard work and labour.

0:45:460:45:50

But he still had this passion to learn.

0:45:500:45:53

But Father was a devout, religious man, and Father

0:45:530:45:55

believed the only book you should have in the house was the Bible.

0:45:550:45:58

Self-educated, John eventually gained a place at university,

0:45:580:46:02

where his gift for inventions resulted in him procuring employment

0:46:020:46:07

in factories.

0:46:070:46:08

While he was working in one of those factories,

0:46:080:46:10

he had an accident that was to change the course of his life.

0:46:100:46:14

He was...

0:46:140:46:17

He was using a file to tension a belt and it slipped

0:46:170:46:19

and pierced his eye.

0:46:190:46:21

Blinded for several weeks, this accident made him

0:46:220:46:24

re-evaluate his life.

0:46:240:46:26

He decided to devote his time

0:46:260:46:28

to exploring nature rather than the man-made creations

0:46:280:46:31

he had been focusing on.

0:46:310:46:33

He set off on 1,000-mile walk from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico,

0:46:340:46:38

by the wildest, leafiest route that he could find.

0:46:380:46:42

After this epic journey,

0:46:420:46:44

he travelled to the West Coast, where he fell in love with

0:46:440:46:47

the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite and became devoted to protecting it.

0:46:470:46:52

His ability to see how everything in the universe is hitched together.

0:46:520:46:57

He could see that if you clear felled forest on a steep slope,

0:46:570:47:01

you would then have problems with soil stability.

0:47:010:47:04

You'd get erosion, which would have an impact on water quality

0:47:040:47:07

further downstream, which would have a knock-on effect elsewhere.

0:47:070:47:10

-Somebody way ahead of his time.

-Oh, definitely.

0:47:100:47:13

John became famous in the States through his writing.

0:47:130:47:17

In 1890, he wrote two articles, published in Century Magazine,

0:47:170:47:22

pushing for National Park status for Yosemite.

0:47:220:47:25

And that same year, it was granted.

0:47:250:47:28

He realised very early on that what was crucially important was to make other people,

0:47:280:47:33

or help other people,

0:47:330:47:34

become as passionate about wild places as he was.

0:47:340:47:38

In 1892, he founded the Sierra Club,

0:47:380:47:41

the world's largest grassroot environmental organisation,

0:47:410:47:45

of which he was president for life.

0:47:450:47:47

His passion was so contagious that in 1903,

0:47:470:47:50

fellow nature lover President Roosevelt wrote to him,

0:47:500:47:53

requesting a camping trip in Yosemite.

0:47:530:47:56

John and the president set out on a camping trip with no other support.

0:47:560:48:01

No security, no media, none of the things you would expect today

0:48:010:48:05

of a presidential visit.

0:48:050:48:07

And they went off.

0:48:070:48:08

John took him into the backcountry of Yosemite

0:48:080:48:11

to experience it first-hand.

0:48:110:48:13

As a result of that camping trip,

0:48:130:48:16

there was a bill passed that put in place the protection

0:48:160:48:19

that was needed for Yosemite National Park.

0:48:190:48:22

-Quite a seal of approval there.

-Oh, definitely.

0:48:220:48:25

Whilst Yellowstone was in fact the first national park, the bill

0:48:250:48:30

Roosevelt went on to pass afforded Yosemite even greater protection.

0:48:300:48:34

National parks now exist all over the world, with 15 in the UK.

0:48:340:48:39

Hard to believe that from such humble but beautiful origins,

0:48:400:48:44

came perhaps the greatest pioneering conservationist of modern times.

0:48:440:48:48

Anita has made her way to the beautiful riverside town

0:48:510:48:54

of Jedburgh,

0:48:540:48:55

where Mary Queen of Scots resided in 1566.

0:48:550:48:59

She has got just under £330 left to spend

0:48:590:49:04

and is meeting dealer Mary in Bygone Days Antiques.

0:49:040:49:08

The sun is shining, so why are you eyeing up some snowshoes, old girl?

0:49:080:49:13

I can't stop looking at these snowshoes.

0:49:130:49:16

THEY LAUGH

0:49:160:49:19

Because they are so quirky. They are so quirky.

0:49:190:49:23

-A wee bit of damage on them.

-Yes, on the toe.

0:49:230:49:27

An old attached ticket says, "Snowshoe Club, Montreal, 1889."

0:49:270:49:33

It's certainly a change from Anita's normal choice of jewellery.

0:49:330:49:36

Oh, careful! Oh.

0:49:380:49:40

It is beginning to be tempting. They're a wee bit quirky.

0:49:420:49:46

That's why I'm drawn to them. And who knows the price of them?

0:49:460:49:51

Mary, probably. Ticket price is £100.

0:49:510:49:54

-Could I make you a daft offer?

-Oh, you can try me.

0:49:540:49:58

Could these be bought for £25?

0:49:580:50:00

Is Mary going to throw her out of the shop?

0:50:020:50:05

OK then, yeah.

0:50:050:50:06

-Are you going to go for it?

-I will, yes.

-Thank you very much.

0:50:060:50:10

Yeah, crikey! Mary is obviously feeling generous.

0:50:100:50:13

For just a quarter of their original price,

0:50:160:50:18

Anita is now the proud owner of a pair of Victorian snowshoes.

0:50:180:50:22

This now joins her gramophone with record, vintage picnic set,

0:50:220:50:26

silver flower holder and treen snuffbox.

0:50:260:50:29

She spent just £105.

0:50:290:50:33

David has erred on the frugal side,

0:50:330:50:35

spending just £142.

0:50:350:50:38

For this, he has bought a 19th-century lacquer writing slope

0:50:380:50:41

with inkwell now...

0:50:410:50:43

A jade 20th-century ashtray...

0:50:430:50:46

A motorcar horn...

0:50:460:50:47

A George III mahogany chair...

0:50:470:50:49

And a Japanese bronze mirror.

0:50:490:50:50

Oh, I say, fantastic!

0:50:500:50:53

If you say so, David.

0:50:530:50:55

It is the end of another shopping spree. But what are their thoughts?

0:50:550:51:00

The highest profit, I think,

0:51:000:51:02

is probably going to come from the old silver epergne.

0:51:020:51:05

Very late 19th century.

0:51:050:51:07

It is missing its glass bits, but for a tenner,

0:51:070:51:09

she is going to make some money.

0:51:090:51:12

Ashtrays are not popular.

0:51:120:51:15

Smoking is not PC.

0:51:150:51:17

So, that type of item isn't great in this market.

0:51:170:51:22

But the addition of the -

0:51:220:51:24

some people call it jade - that might attract people to it.

0:51:240:51:28

It is that all-important auction day.

0:51:280:51:31

And this morning, we are in the village of Kinbuck,

0:51:310:51:34

just four miles north

0:51:340:51:35

of the Scottish cathedral town of Dunblane.

0:51:350:51:38

But sadly, due to a family emergency,

0:51:380:51:41

David will be missing today's auction.

0:51:410:51:43

David isn't with us today.

0:51:430:51:45

But I will be rooting for his items, cheering them on,

0:51:450:51:49

but not too much cos I want to win.

0:51:490:51:52

Yes!

0:51:520:51:53

Today's auction is taking place at Robertsons Auctioneers,

0:51:530:51:56

and our auctioneer today is Struan Robertson.

0:51:560:52:00

Let the auction commence!

0:52:000:52:02

First up, it is Anita's gramophone with record.

0:52:020:52:06

Now, this is a really nice piece here.

0:52:060:52:08

You've even got the record there,

0:52:080:52:10

you can go straight out into the grass and have a wee listen. OK?

0:52:100:52:13

And if you really want, OK, take Jamie with it.

0:52:130:52:15

And Jamie can serenade you as you are sitting, having your picnic,

0:52:150:52:19

listening to your music, OK?

0:52:190:52:20

-£30. 30 bid.

-(He started at 30, that's good.)

0:52:200:52:25

34. 36. 38. 40.

0:52:250:52:28

-45. 50.

-(Yes!)

0:52:280:52:30

Advance on 50? 55. 60.

0:52:300:52:33

Advance on 60? Advance on £60?

0:52:330:52:35

All out on 60, then.

0:52:350:52:37

That is good, £60. I'm happy with that.

0:52:370:52:42

That's the sweet, sweet sound of a profit. Bravo, Anita.

0:52:420:52:45

Next, it is David's 20th-century brass car horn.

0:52:470:52:51

£15. £10, not dropping. Come on, £10.

0:52:510:52:54

10, we've started. He is in profit already.

0:52:540:52:57

Advance on 10? 12. 14. 16.

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18. Advance on 18? Still cheap, guys.

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Advance on 18?

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All out on 18, then.

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£18, that is not bad.

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I am sure David would be pleased.

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Not sure he will be. But he has doubled his money there.

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Will Anita's vintage picnic set fair any better, though?

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Now, if you bought the picnic gramophone earlier, OK,

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what a lovely wee accompaniment.

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OK? And again, you'll have Jamie with you.

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He'll sing along and he'll actually feed you grapes as well, OK?

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So you have got all that there, OK?

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25 then. £25. £25.

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-25 bid.

-26. 28. 30.

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32. £32. Advance on 32?

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34. 36.

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£36. Advance on 36? Still cheap. 38.

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£38. 40. Advance on 40? Next is 5.

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Advance on 45? 50. Advance on 50?

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Advance on £50? Advance on 50?

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Keep that open there, Jamie. Keep enticing her. Advance on 50?

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Advance on £50? Jamie is worth it. All out on 50 then.

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£50, that is not bad.

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It is no picnic making profits at auction.

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That is another good buy for Anita, though.

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Now for something with significantly more age -

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David's George III mahogany chair.

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And I'll start the bidding off at 30. Advance on 30?

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-In at 30.

-Advance on 30? Advance on £30?

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All out on 30 then. Last chance at 30...

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Maiden bid at £30. That is not too bad at all.

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Quite right.

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Who says brown furniture is not that popular at the moment?

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Cos that is actually quite a decent profit.

0:54:310:54:34

Next up is Anita's silver flower holder.

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That's my best item and I am really interested

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to see how far it will go.

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I am hoping for great things on this little one.

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And I'll start the bidding off at 80. Advance on 80.

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-Yes!

-85. 90. 95.

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One. 110 with you.

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Advance on 110? Advance on £110?

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All out on 110, then.

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-Last chance on 110.

-110! 120!

-120.

0:54:590:55:02

Advance on 120? 130.

0:55:020:55:04

Advance on 130? Advance on £130?

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-140.

-140.

0:55:070:55:09

Advance on 140? Advance on £140?

0:55:090:55:12

All out at 140, then.

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140! What a result!

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Yes! That's an amazing profit and a great find. Well done, Anita.

0:55:160:55:20

Lesson there - look for the hallmarks.

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They can be underneath a piece of embossed work.

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Will David's jade based ashtray do as well?

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He paid very little for it.

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It is going to do well.

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10, I'm not dropping. Come on, guys. It has got to be worth that.

0:55:350:55:38

-10 bid. An advance on 10?

-10, it's started.

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Come on, guys, bid.

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-Advance on 10? 12. £12. 14. 14.

-It's climbing.

0:55:410:55:46

Advance on 14? Advance on £14? All out on 14, then.

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Another small profit there. David needs a big win to catch up.

0:55:490:55:53

Next, it is Anita's treen snuffbox.

0:55:550:55:57

-25 starts it then. 25 bid.

-25! 25.

0:55:580:56:02

30. 32. £32.

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-34.

-We are in profit.

-Advance on 34?

0:56:040:56:07

Advance on £34? All out on 34, then.

0:56:070:56:11

I am happy enough with that. £34.

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If you're happy, then I'm happy too, Anita.

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I am soaring ahead at the moment.

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But David has his two best items to go.

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Speaking of which, it is David's writing box with the inkwell.

0:56:250:56:29

-50 bid.

-50 bid! 50.

-Advance on £50?

0:56:290:56:32

55. 60.

0:56:320:56:34

65. 70. £70. Advance on 70?

0:56:340:56:38

Advance on £70? All out on 70, then.

0:56:380:56:41

Not a bad profit.

0:56:410:56:42

Not bad indeed. David will be sad to be missing the excitement.

0:56:420:56:47

Time for Anita's snowshoes.

0:56:470:56:50

I'll start the bidding off then at £20.

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Advance on 20? 22. 24. 26.

0:56:520:56:54

-There is a wee bit of interest in there.

-30.

0:56:540:56:57

£30. 32. 34.

0:56:570:57:00

£34. An advance on 34?

0:57:000:57:02

Advance on £34? Still cheap, guys.

0:57:020:57:04

Nice gear at £34.

0:57:040:57:06

All out on 34, then.

0:57:060:57:08

That is good enough, I am happy with that.

0:57:080:57:11

Anita's having a great day today.

0:57:110:57:14

David's biggest spend and most quirky item -

0:57:140:57:17

his Japanese bronze mirror - is up next. Stand by.

0:57:170:57:19

This could be a flyer.

0:57:190:57:21

£40.

0:57:210:57:23

£30, then. Come on. £30, guys. 30 bid. Advance on 30?

0:57:230:57:26

32. 34. 36. 38. 40.

0:57:260:57:31

45. Advance on 45? 50.

0:57:310:57:35

-Yes. Come on.

-Advance on 50? Advance on £50?

0:57:350:57:38

Advance on 50? All out on 50, then?

0:57:380:57:41

Oh, £50. Didn't quite make it.

0:57:410:57:45

In fact, you could call it a sad reflection.

0:57:450:57:48

He'd be disappointed with that.

0:57:480:57:50

Better luck next time. Onwards and upwards.

0:57:500:57:53

David started today with £422.60.

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He has made a small profit of £7.24 after auction costs.

0:57:590:58:04

He takes forward £429.84.

0:58:040:58:09

Anita, however, has had a great auction today.

0:58:090:58:12

She started with £409.49 and after costs,

0:58:120:58:16

she made a profit of £155.76, meaning she takes

0:58:160:58:21

the lead from David with £565.25 to spend on their final adventure.

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Safe home, Anita. And hurry back, David!

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