0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06I don't know what to do. HORN HONKS
0:00:06 > 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 > 0:00:13What a little diamond!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:17but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Back in the game. THEY LAUGH
0:00:20 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24SHE GASPS
0:00:24 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Oh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Roadtrip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Today, our well-read experts are on the road to a literary destination.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Dorchester. It's Thomas Hardy country.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I actually studied Hardy at school in English literature.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I had to do the Mayor Of Casterbridge which, of course,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- is all set in and around the Dorchester area.- Really?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Yes, for Raj, Charles and their Triumph Herald,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59the only way really is Wessex. Ha!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Gorgeous.- Isn't it gorgeous? - It is, it's absolutely...
0:01:04 > 0:01:06You're not bad yourself either.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07THEY LAUGH
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Derby dandy Charles Hanson is an auctioneer
0:01:11 > 0:01:13and a runaway Roadtrip champion.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Round three. - BELL RINGS
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Then there's Raj Bisram.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Auctioneer and poker player. I wouldn't say he's cheap but...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I'm beginning to think that everything I buy is a fiver.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Raj, from Kent,
0:01:25 > 0:01:32has so far turned his £200 stake into a very respectable £363.04
0:01:32 > 0:01:34While Charles, who began with the same sum,
0:01:34 > 0:01:40has already managed to double it, with £411.04 to spend today.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45But it's not all about profit. There is the car to think of too.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Shall we give it a name? - Yet, I think so.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Let's call it Bella.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Bella is a perfect name for our car. - Bella?- Ciao, Bella.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- OK.- Which means hi in Italian.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Si, si.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Our journey starts out at Corsham in Wiltshire
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and takes in most of the southwest of England before ending up,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08around 900 miles later, in Crewkerne in Somerset.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11But today we begin in the Dorset town of Dorchester
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and head west towards an auction in Somerset, at Bridgwater.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Now, much as I'm sure Raj would like just to hang out in the town where
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Thomas Hardy spent most of his life,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24he is also desperate to beat Charles.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28So the antique centre it is. Relax.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31You don't have to park the bus.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- Look at that.- It's huge.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Just park next to it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Handbrake is on.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Always a good idea, that.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Morning, sir.- Good morning.- How are you?- I'm very well, thank you.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Your name is?- Martin.- I've been here before, haven't I?- You have.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Meet my colleague Raj.- Hello.- Good to see you.- Nice to meet you too.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- Nice big place you've got here. - It is.- Thank you.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Is this all fresh stuff? - A lot of it.- All fresh.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Yeah, he's into fresh.- Is he?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I don't mind if it's a bit old. THEY LAUGH
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Well, whatever takes your fancy.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Martin can negotiate on behalf of the several dealers who own
0:03:01 > 0:03:02all these items.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I quite like...
0:03:04 > 0:03:07There is a lovely little pot lid on the bottom shelf down here.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10"St James' Clipper Ship - Sovereign of the Seas."
0:03:10 > 0:03:12It could be new, it could be 1980s.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15If it's an early one with a maritime interest,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17it could be ripe for auction.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Martin?- Yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Hang on...
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- I just wonder, you've got a little pot lid over here.- Uh-huh.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Ooh, Raj!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I wonder how much it is.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27The best on it is 32.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Naughty.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- OK.- I'll be with you in a sec.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33That's Raj!
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Yes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35He's everywhere.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37The real Martin.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Would you mind? Thanks a lot.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44It's not overly old, but on the back here, you'll see it reads,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46"English porcelain, Staffordshire."
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And this would probably be from the 1960s.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53The other thing I liked was this fork here.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Almost what appears to be a bread fork, or perhaps a toasting fork.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Or pickles.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- It almost looks to be like 17th century.- Sure.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I don't think it is.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- We've got here for example the old...- I would say needlework.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Needlework, exactly.- You find some really odd pieces made in bone.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11You never know quite what they are for.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13The ticket price is ten pounds.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15What could it be, five pounds?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- No, I think it's worth a little bit more than that.- Yeah.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Two pound apiece. - Two, four, six, eight.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Would you do the group for six pounds?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Call it seven and I will shake your hand.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29For seven pounds...
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Well, I'm off and running.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- Worth a go.- Yeah, worth a go.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34That didn't take too long.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Trousers up. I'm off.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Now, where has that Raj got to?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- I keep being drawn to this area. - Right.- There is a few things.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44A nice little nest of drawers.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47They are either called collectors' drawers or spice drawers.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51This one is late 19th century. They are very, very useful.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Very, very saleable.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Because of the little tabs on it, and it's French,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58it looks like it might even be an apothecary one.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04It's priced at £175. You see, if that could be about 50 or £60...
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Are we way too off?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Unlikely. Highly unlikely.- Yeah?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10£100 best price.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Yeah, it's not quite enough, is it?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I wonder whether, if I put a few things together in this section,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- we could then renegotiate with them? - We can have a go.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Yeah, we can have a go. There are a few things down here.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- There is the three antique brass spoons.- Right, yeah.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- These three, I quite like those. - They are nice.- Yeah.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- They are a bit different.- Sure.- And also, I quite like the Dalton beaker.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I was just checking to see if the rim is silver.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35And it looks like it is.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39So that would be one, two, three different lots in this section.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44OK, so ticket price would be 175, 36 on the spoons, 59 on the beaker.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48All right, leave it with me and let me see what I can do for you.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Would you?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52It looks like he's about to spend a serious amount of money.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Mainly so he can get his mitts on those drawers.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Good news?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58The three pieces - 150.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Very best I could do, I'm afraid.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Can I ask you to go back to them one more time then, OK?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05150 and will they throw that in as well?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- The wooden bowl?- Yeah. The wooden ball as well.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11It's very rustic. I can see this in a Somerset farmhouse, full of fruit.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- It's got £22 on it. - Give me a minute.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Hang on, chaps. Look who's here.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Sorry, guys. Sorry.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Yeah, give them a moment, Charles. I think a deal is in sight at last.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Give me another fiver and we're done. 155.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29155.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- We have a deal.- Excellent. - We got there, thank you.- Well done.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37He's being spied on, and he knows it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Are we agreed on £350?
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- Yeah?- 350 would be fantastic. - I've spent all my money.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47If I don't make £1,000 on this, I should give up my job.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51He's just spent 360. I don't know what on.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53But that's one, you know, mean spend. That's frightening.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Wow!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57He's fibbing, Charles.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- You know, sometimes when you eavesdrop, it doesn't pay off.- No.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- No.- No.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05That'll teach you, Charles.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Now it's his turn in that corner. Anything left?
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Wow.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Goodness me, there is some really good things over here.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I love these early sticks.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20What I love about these sticks and their reeded, tapered form
0:07:20 > 0:07:25is the fact that they will date to around 1760.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26What I love about them
0:07:26 > 0:07:32is that tactile quality of handling something that is 250 years old.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36And we haven't got the one, we've got the pair.
0:07:36 > 0:07:43And I love them even more because you, today, can buy a good
0:07:43 > 0:07:49pair of mid-18th-century gilded brass candlesticks for £30.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Hey, Martin.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Hi, Charles. - I love these candlesticks.- Right.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55How much could they be for the pair?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58£30. We could probably squeeze to 25, Charles.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01They are really nice. Yeah. I think they are charming.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03You wouldn't do 20, would you?
0:08:03 > 0:08:0520...
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Go on, why not. The sun is shining today.- Good man.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Tell me, Martin. This big wooden dish here, has it got some age?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I don't think it's got a massive amount of age.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Oh, dear. Come on, Martin, speak up.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It's sold, Charles, unfortunately. You've just missed out on it.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Oh, no! Charles, I'd like to step in here at this point.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Highly embarrassing.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Who bought it? I love it. Did you really buy it?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Yeah.- Put it there. Really?- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Make an offer, make an offer. - It's gorgeous.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- I'll make a small profit on it. - Get out of here.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Yeah, let's get out of here. £27 in total, sir.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48But that's enough shopping for a while.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Time to travel south to Dorset's Jurassic Coast
0:08:54 > 0:08:55on the Isle of Portland.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Look at that view! Wow!
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Where Charles has come to Portland Bill, the southernmost
0:09:01 > 0:09:07tip of Dorset, to visit the disused Old Higher Lighthouse.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- How do I get up? - Through the door there.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Although the lighthouse has now been closed for over a century...
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Crikey. It's a bit steep.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Fran Lockyer, the current owner,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21can tell Charles about a controversial earlier resident -
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Marie Stopes.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Pleased to meet you. Do have a seat. - What an amazing landscape you have.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28It is, isn't it?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31The Jurassic Coast, with its incredible fossils, was the
0:09:31 > 0:09:36reason that Marie Stopes - a leading paleobotanist - came here in 1923.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39But her name is justly famed worldwide for her
0:09:39 > 0:09:42work in a different field. Family planning.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44How did it all begin?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47How did she get into the whole subject of birth control?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50She worried about women having to have
0:09:50 > 0:09:55so many children that were unplanned. And she was very keen to alter that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58So she went into contraception.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02She gained popularity, in the first instance, with the books she wrote.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06She wanted them to be cheap so the poorest people could buy them.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07And that brought her fame
0:10:07 > 0:10:11until, of course, the Catholic Church got involved.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13They didn't like what she was doing one little bit.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Stopes' book, Married Love, and the sequel, Wise Parenthood,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20published around the end of the First World War,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23reflected her belief that there should be equality in marriage.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Those caused quite a furore but sold well
0:10:26 > 0:10:28and were soon reprinted several times.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Emotion came into it. Caring came into it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- How to look after your partner. - Married Love.- Yeah.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- That's an interesting title, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43But what's so amazing is the fact that she herself was so naive.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Originally.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Her first marriage was never consummated and she had it annulled.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51So really, she had no experience of her own at all,
0:10:51 > 0:10:56just this overwhelming desire to help women with huge families.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Together with her second husband,
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Stopes opened Britain's very first family planning clinic in 1921.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Run by midwives and doctors,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08the London clinic offered free advice on contraception.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Even going back to 1900,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13what contraception was there in the Victorian times?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Nothing at all?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16LAUGHING: You'd be surprised.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Back in Egyptian times, there was natural sponge.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24That would have been used. Lemon juice. Balloons, children's balloons.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26All manner of strange things.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30The Mothers' Clinic was soon followed by other Stopes clinics,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34which opened in the '30s and '40s, against sizeable opposition.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37By which time, Marie Stopes had come here to recover after
0:11:37 > 0:11:41defeat at the lengthy libel trial to protect her reputation.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46She spent every penny defending this right. It didn't work against her.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- No.- Because the women realised that there was something there for them.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52And they just flocked to the clinics.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Away from the headlines, Stopes restored the old lighthouse
0:11:56 > 0:11:58and amongst all fossils,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01soon rediscovered her love of palaeontology.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06And then she decided that the island should have its own museum.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Of fossils?- That's right, yes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And she donated this lovely old cottage which was called
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- Avis's Cottage, because it's in Thomas Hardy's book.- Wowee.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21It was a lovely museum. For the size of the island, it's fantastic.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Is it far away?- No, a couple of miles.- Can I give you a ride?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- In the car.- In the Herald. - Will I freeze to death?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Marie Stopes became the first curator of the Portland Museum
0:12:33 > 0:12:34in 1930.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Let's go to this museum.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Once a rising star of the study of fossil plants
0:12:39 > 0:12:42and the author of influential works, Stopes donated
0:12:42 > 0:12:47several of the artefacts here, including a megalosaurus toe bone.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Knowing a bit about antiques of course, we know of Portland stone.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And I can see around me now some wonderful carved Portland stone.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Even the floor we are standing on.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Obviously, through the quarrying, a lot of the fossils got exposed.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02You've gotten the ammonites, there is a nice one down there.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I think what she wanted to do was bring to the attention of local
0:13:05 > 0:13:08people what they were actually sitting on.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11The museum part of it and the palaeontology and all that,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13has never made any headlines or anything.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- It's always been the birth control. - Yes.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18And really, this needs to be brought out
0:13:18 > 0:13:21because she was a pioneer in this as well.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Yeah, what an amazing lady she was.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26And what an amazing legacy she left Portland.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Meanwhile, in another part of Portland,
0:13:34 > 0:13:37right next to Chesil Beach, Raj is still combing.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Hello there.- Hello.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- I'm Raj. And you are?- I'm Pete. Pleased to meet you.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Nice to meet you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Nice little shop you've got here. - Thank you very much.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Pete has certainly got quite a collection crammed in here.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Although it's hard to see beyond the Triumph and the Beezer.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- That's a lovely old Triumph, isn't it?- Yeah, it's a 1958 3TA.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Is it running?- There is a problem with the clutch at the moment.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Which I just haven't had time to look at.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- But, yeah, the engine does run. - Not that I can afford it,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09but how much would something like that go for?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13In this sort of condition, you are looking around about the 2,000 mark.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I've seen something else. A pinball machine.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Ah, Charlie's Angels, bless 'em.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I'm sure they would be big in Bridgwater.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- How much have you got on it? - On that one, I've got 350 on it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- That's not a bad price.- No.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26But I need something with a nice big profit in it.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Point me in the right direction. What have you got?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32We've got a lovely old garden plough here.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Fantastic. What's the best on it, Pete?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I think I've got about 70 on it, but the best I could do on it,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I should think, is about 35.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Not much of a gardener, I fear.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- I keep looking at that sign. - The Firestone?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Yeah. Is it a heavy one?- No, it's not heavy. But it is original.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49How much could it be?
0:14:49 > 0:14:5230. I can't do masses off it, but I can certainly do it for 25.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56My fear is on this, Pete, it's too gone.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58The paintwork here is very, very flaky.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01The motoring signs that do fetch the money
0:15:01 > 0:15:03are always usually in good condition.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Yes, yeah, but in this condition, you can see it is original.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I think, for the moment, I'm just going to put it down, if that's OK.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Feels final to me.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14What's he got down there?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18This is a 19th-century mahogany writing slope.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22And it's something that is incredibly out of fashion today. Hm.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24But it's in not bad condition.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's got a little bit of veneer missing on the front here.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29£30 Pete's got on it.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It's about what it's worth.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Table a bid, Raj?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35It's pretty run of the mill, but at the right price,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37you know, there might be a small profit.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39What's the best you can do on it?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- I can do 25.- Oh! You're a hard man, aren't you?
0:15:43 > 0:15:44You're a hard man.
0:15:44 > 0:15:4825. I was hoping you were going to say more like 15.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51You know what I'm going to say now.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- You're going to say 20, aren't you?- Yes.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56There is going to be a small profit in it,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59but nowhere near enough for me to catch up.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Will you take 18?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Go on, then.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05We have a deal.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Hey! We got there.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Another flying start for the new boy.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Now, time to get back to Bella, the Herald.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16It's a coastal car, it's a coastal route,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and it almost feels like sitting on a towel.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Buonanotte, Bella.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Today's lesson is in history.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28In what year did Queen Victoria die?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- 1901.- 1901.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37In what year did Brian Clough take over Derby County?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I think it was 19... Oh, dear.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41..69?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Was it that early?
0:16:42 > 0:16:461967, actually. Know your answers, Raj.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Fortunately, he was much more sure footed with his shopping yesterday,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54picking up some spoons, a wooden bowl, a beaker,
0:16:54 > 0:17:00a writing slope and some spice drawers for £173.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01- We have a deal.- Excellent.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Leaving almost £200 in his wallet.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06While Charles managed only some candlesticks
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and some bone implements for £27.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Trousers up, I'm off.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15So he still has just shy of £400 to spend today.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17What year was the French Revolution?
0:17:17 > 0:17:19THEY LAUGH
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Later, they will be making for an auction in Somerset, at Bridgwater.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26But their next stop is back in Dorchester.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Here we go.- Just by the front door. Thanks a lot.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Have a great day's buying. - I hope so.- Yeah.- I need to.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38In your own time, Charles.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I can't open the door, Raj.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- There we go. I'm out! - Fantastic.- I'm free.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Good luck.- See you later.- Goodbye.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Hello, sir. How are you? - John Burton.- John, Charles Hanson.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Good to see you.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56So, John, what I'm looking for are things which are market fresh.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- I'm hoping I can be first on. - We've just had a new lot come in.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Have you? - Yeah, we cleared a big attic.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Lots and lots of boxes that haven't been touched since '52.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Tell me they're not wrapped in 1952 paper?- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- So nobody has seen it. Not for the last 50 years.- Wonderful!
0:18:11 > 0:18:13That news has definitely perked him up.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15There we go. It's a bit cheeky.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I wonder how long it'll take him to pick up the scent.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22That's a really good box. It says "Sorrento. Souvenir."
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And if you were visiting Sorrento back in the 1890s,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28you may have picked up this box.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32What puts me off is the fact we've got this split here.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36But it is 120 years old. Is it priced?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Yes, it is. £50. Could be a mental note for later.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Right up his street. As is that.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46On one Roadtrip, I was very lucky to try on Henry VIII's
0:18:46 > 0:18:48armour at the armoury in Leeds.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52This is quite similar, but, of course, it's later.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55This is probably mid-20th century. But it's decorative.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- And it's complete. And I might just give John a quick call. John.- Yeah.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03May I just have a quick word with you? Tell me about your treasure.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I don't really know much about it, if you want the truth.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- It came out of an attic. It was in a big box.- Hold on. From that attic?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12From the attic, yeah.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Sniffed it out.
0:19:14 > 0:19:20It's complete with what appears to be a bit of an ashtray sword.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25It's not all quite in true historical context, but even so...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Tell me, John, does much more come with this?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Just those leggings over there. - Another pair of leggings.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32- Can I just bring them over?- Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Did this all come from the same? - Yeah, yeah. All from the same.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Goodness me! Aren't they wonderful!
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Could the mannequin come with the lot as well, John?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Yeah. Yeah.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Can I ask you how much it could be?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- As it's you, 40 quid.- Don't say that!
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Let me go for a walk on, and what I may just do is make you
0:19:53 > 0:19:56an offer if I get a bundle of bits and pieces together.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58OK, all right.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Now for the cabinet.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00These are nice.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03If there is a section of the market today which I think is really
0:20:03 > 0:20:06performing well, it's collectors' sections.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10And the market also is particularly strong for fountain pens.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15This one is a vintage Conway Stewart pen of the 1950s. A bit plain.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18They are reflective in terms of artistic
0:20:18 > 0:20:21quality for the decades they represent.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25And you've got here a really almost rich lapis lazuli
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and metallic oxide fountain pen here.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Which is beautifully mounted there with a 14 carat gold nib.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35John, tell me, these fountain pens, where do they come from?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- The attic.- They didn't. - They did.- Out the same attic?
0:20:38 > 0:20:39The same attic.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41That motherlode again, eh?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43There is eight pens in total. To an old mate...
0:20:43 > 0:20:45That could be £60.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Look at me.- £60. - Look at me, how much?
0:20:47 > 0:20:52- 40.- Why did I say that?! £40. £40! OK.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Highly excited. Is there still more?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Goodness me, John. This is a dirty buckle.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- There you go.- Brilliant.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04If I just rub this hallmark, I think we'll see what might be
0:21:04 > 0:21:09lurking. There is a date letter, which is an X. So this was made...
0:21:09 > 0:21:13I'll test you. It was made three years before Queen Victoria died.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14What year?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Now, who was paying attention earlier?
0:21:17 > 0:21:1818...
0:21:20 > 0:21:21- I don't know. '97.- '98.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Unlucky, John.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Often we call these nurses. - Yeah, nurses.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28It's quite a masculine buckle. More for a man, isn't it, really?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Would your wife wear that?- Probably. Although she is very feminine.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- I'm pleased to hear it. - THEY LAUGH
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And the best price on that, John, would be how much?
0:21:36 > 0:21:3745.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Blimey, if he buys all this, it will match Raj's efforts yesterday.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46Just when I came over here before, this here is a phonograph,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49which is the forerunner to the record player.
0:21:49 > 0:21:55Within these rolls here, you've got records which can be played.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00He, John. I've just seen this Edison Standard phonograph.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- It is missing its horn, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Thomas Edison was also partly instrumental in evolving
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- telephone communications.- Yeah.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Yeah, the man who once said genius was 1% inspiration
0:22:14 > 0:22:18and 99% perspiration was responsible for thousands of patents.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Including this one in 1877. Now, when did Victoria die?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25That lifts up like that. Look at that! Look at that.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Look at the handle inside. - Under there. Oh, yes, yes, yes!
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Obviously, John, the rolls would come with the phonograph.- Yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- How much could it be?- £80.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It's just the condition. We are lacking the horn and...
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- I could do it for less.- Could you? What's the best price on that?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- 60.- OK, so what's the plan then, Charles?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I do like the knight in shining armour. I think it's not bad
0:22:47 > 0:22:50and it's a great statement piece for a saleroom.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I do like the pens I saw earlier on. I like the buckle.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I like the phonograph. I like the box. I like everything.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Come on, Hanson, play it safe. But at the same time, go wild.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Good grief.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I don't know whether you perhaps want to get a pen
0:23:04 > 0:23:07and paper out and then we can do some maths.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- How much?- 240.- Yeah.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Time for Charles to have a turn.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- So that's actually...- 220.- 220.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18180.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Getting better. A bit more?
0:23:20 > 0:23:25- 170.- Oh, don't! Ah! You wouldn't meet me halfway at 160, would you?
0:23:25 > 0:23:26- Yeah, go on.- Are you sure?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- Yeah.- Sold. 160.- Thanks a lot.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32So, he got them all.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And now has the tricky task of sorting them into lots.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Now, while Charles heads for a lie down, Raj has headed east,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46making his way to the village of Tolpuddle,
0:23:46 > 0:23:50where the courage of six farm workers changed the world.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Oh, Nigel.- Hello, Raj.- Nice to meet you.- Welcome to Tolpuddle.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Thank you very much.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58The story began on this very spot in the 1830s when some labourers,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02who had just endured several cuts to their already pitiful wage,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05met under the ancient sycamore to form a union.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10They just didn't know how to survive. Trade unions were lawful.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Had just been made lawful. And that was the way forward.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15But we'd have to do it secretly.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19If the employer found out too soon, he could pick us off.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23So they took an oath of solidarity, of secrecy with one another.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Who actually led them?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27George Loveless was the main character.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31He was a Methodist lay preacher, farm worker,
0:24:31 > 0:24:36taught himself to read and write, clearly a clever man, good speaker.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39And he has been seen as the leader of this union.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42It must have been a movement throughout the village.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44We think that hundreds of people would have been involved,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46even though only six were arrested.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50The local landowners, led by Squire Frampton, were desperate to
0:24:50 > 0:24:54put an end to the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56They were told by the Home Secretary that
0:24:56 > 0:24:58although trade unions were now lawful,
0:24:58 > 0:25:03an obscure act designed to combat naval mutinies might be invoked.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06If Frampton could catch them taking a secret oath, then
0:25:06 > 0:25:10he could arrest them, and that's what happened. They were arrested.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Marched into Dorchester.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Put on trial. And it was a trumped-up charge.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18They were sentenced to the harshest punishment
0:25:18 > 0:25:21of seven years transportation in Australia.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Why Australia, why not here?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It was Britain's dumping ground.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Many, particularly poor people, who were caught stealing a handkerchief
0:25:29 > 0:25:33or poaching were dispatched to what would have been a life sentence.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Cos very few people could ever afford to come back.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40So James Brine, James Hammett, Thomas Stanfield
0:25:40 > 0:25:44and his son John, George Loveless, and his brother James were taken in
0:25:44 > 0:25:48chains from Dorchester to the prison hulks in Portsmouth Harbour.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51They were kept in dreadful conditions.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And the poor conditions made George Loveless ill.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56He eventually was transported later.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00And as he left in chains, he handed a relative a piece of paper. And
0:26:00 > 0:26:05on it, was written the famous poem that we still recite about liberty.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07"God is our guide
0:26:07 > 0:26:08"No swords we draw
0:26:08 > 0:26:10"We kindle not war's battle fires
0:26:10 > 0:26:13"By reason, union, justice, law
0:26:13 > 0:26:16"We claim the birthright of our sires."
0:26:16 > 0:26:18And the famous section at the end.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20"We raise the watchword Liberty
0:26:20 > 0:26:23"We will, we will, we will be free!"
0:26:23 > 0:26:24But that's not the end of the story,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27because George Loveless was heard. And when the men were still
0:26:27 > 0:26:31on their long voyage, the public were responding to their fate.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35The word got out and the fledgling trade unions right
0:26:35 > 0:26:39around the country realised this was a challenge to their very existence.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Even before they had got going.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44And within days, people started organising
0:26:44 > 0:26:48meetings in Huddersfield, petitions from Cheltenham.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52And within weeks, they planned this huge protest,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55the like of which they had never seen before.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Their peaceful march through London, one of the first of its kind,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00concluding with the delivery
0:27:00 > 0:27:03of an 800,000-strong petition to Parliament.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- So many people for six farm workers? - Well, quite.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10In the days where there was no Twitter or Facebook,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12how they actually managed to all get there
0:27:12 > 0:27:17and marshal such a large number of people is astonishing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22And you can understand why it really did frighten the government.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24And it didn't stop there.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26No, because while voluntary donations supported
0:27:26 > 0:27:30the martyrs' families, legal and political challenges were pursued.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And after a few years, the government relented -
0:27:32 > 0:27:36first pardoning the martyrs and then bringing them home.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39They must have come back as heroes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42They arrived in Plymouth, in triumph.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45And unions recreated this grand march.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50They became symbols of the right of people to form a union
0:27:50 > 0:27:52and the freedom to organise people at work.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Now, where has Raj's rival got to?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Somerset, that's where.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Taking a route north and west to Crewkerne,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08the delightful town that's mostly built with the gorgeous
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Hamstone of nearby Ham Hill.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Hello, sir.- Afternoon. - How are you doing?- Fine, thanks.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- You are Charles, yes?- Hanson, the name's Hanson, yeah. Charles.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- And your name is?- Anthony Bucke.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- What a fantastic centre you've got here.- Thank you.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26It is certainly big. Almost 100 traders.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27I need more eyes.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31But Charles doesn't really need an awful lot more.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Careful! Oh, God.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Now walk away. Slowly.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39There must be plenty squirreled away in here.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43What really excites me is this dish down here.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47This little, octagonal dish is hand-painted in blue.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52But actually, it's also gilt outlined. It's not minging.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55OK, it might be because it's broken.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01But in fact, this is Ming. This is true Ming porcelain.
0:29:01 > 0:29:08Made pre-1644. And it could be yours for 500 pence.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Astonishing. Almost 400 years old.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13And next door, for just a few more pounds...
0:29:13 > 0:29:17We've got some English Staffordshire porcelain circa 1820.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Some Chinese Qianlong cups from circa 1780.
0:29:21 > 0:29:27Some small Kangxi Chinese dishes from 1700.
0:29:27 > 0:29:34And then, almost rolling home, we have a Derby dish here.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38Pre-1795. For £12 each.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43And what I'm really tempted to do is grab him.
0:29:43 > 0:29:49And almost make a bundle of joy and put the Ming plates with the
0:29:49 > 0:29:53two Kangxi dishes and the three Qianlong period cups,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57and then maybe put the Derby dish in there as well.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01And just see if I can acquire this wonderful lot
0:30:01 > 0:30:02for a right old good price.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07And if I can do, I think this little lot here has real Eastern promise.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11So is that including East Midlands promise? Ha!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Time to have a word with Anthony.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- I've been digging. Anthony, take a seat.- What have you got here?
0:30:17 > 0:30:23This ensemble just oozes probably 300 years of history.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Five, two 12s are 24, 45... That's £50, isn't it? Yeah.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31I mean, £40?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Yeah, I mean, I was hoping £25.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- Mm. That's like 50%.- Look at me. - 50%. Look at you?!
0:30:39 > 0:30:40HE LAUGHS
0:30:40 > 0:30:4230 quid and it's yours.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Yes.- I'm OK. I'll take them. Thank you so much.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Thank you very much.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50He did rather well with a similar assortment last time.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- Excellent. Seals the deal. - Thank you so much.- OK.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Providing he can get this to auction more or less intact.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Steady, Charles.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Meanwhile, back in Dorset, Raj - with just under £200 to spend -
0:31:06 > 0:31:08takes our trip to beautiful Bridport.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Hello there.- Hi.- Hi, I'm Raj. - Hi, Raj. I'm Bill.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Hello, Bill. Nice to meet you. And?- Hello. I'm Frances.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Hello, Frances.- Pleased to meet you.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- What a lovely little shop you have here.- Thank you.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Very, very pretty.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Our man splashed out yesterday,
0:31:24 > 0:31:26so I reckon he might be a wee bit cautious here.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Kitchenalia, eh?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Not bowled over. Ho-ho. Who writes this?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I've seen a brass ladle over there.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Oh, yes.
0:31:35 > 0:31:42It's a 19th-century English brass ladle. Used for serving soup, sauces.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47It might even have been locally made. A lot of the local forges made them.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50And if I can get this at the right price,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53this will go with my other spoons. I do like this, Bill.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56It's quite nice. It's got copper rivets.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- It's nicely made. - Yeah, it is nicely made.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- What's the best you could do on that?- The best I can do?
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- Um, I'll do that for a fiver for you.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- Are you happy with that? - Yeah, I'm happy with that.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Thank you very much indeed. - Great. Thank you.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Swift, Raj. Anything else catch your eye?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19I know they're not very old. These Regency-style wall brackets.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22But I do like them. They are saleable.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24That sort of very, very decorative item,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27there's always a market for them, at the right price.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Yes, there is.- There's £35 on the ticket.- For the pair.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- For the pair.- Mm-hmm. - What could you do them for?
0:32:34 > 0:32:39- Oh, I think we could do them for 15.- 15?- Yes.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- You need some help, don't you? - I do need some help.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Believe you me, I need lots of help. - Right. Right.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- And you're happy with that? - I'm very happy.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Let's shake hands on it. Thank you very much indeed.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Five pounds for the ladle. And 15 for the brackets.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Right, yes.- £20.- Yes.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58I've just remembered, actually, I know you said you've got spoons.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01We've got another spoon that you might be interested in.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Didn't cost us much and I could throw it in for a couple of quid.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- You sure?- Yeah. Yeah, absolutely.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- You sure you're happy with that? - I'm happy with that.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I think it would go nicely with the others.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- I'm not going to say no to that. Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16So, £22 for another little pile.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19But now we really must bring all the shopping to an end
0:33:19 > 0:33:22and take a look at what's been bought.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Charles parted with £217 for a phonograph,
0:33:27 > 0:33:28some porcelain,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30some implements,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32candlesticks,
0:33:32 > 0:33:33a wooden box,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35some fountain pens,
0:33:35 > 0:33:36a buckle,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38and a mannequin in armour.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43While Raj spend £195 on some spoons and some ladles,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45a writing slope,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47a beaker,
0:33:47 > 0:33:48a wooden bowl,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50some spice drawers and some wall brackets.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53So, what do they make of each other's items? Be honest.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I love the spice drawers.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I think they might make £100 on a really good day.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02The knight's costume. What do I call him?
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Sir Charles Hanson?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I just hope he gets knocked off his horse on this one.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09I'm seeing more of a heavy spend by Raj,
0:34:09 > 0:34:13and that will make the competition bubble and become quite volatile.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Would I rather have Charles' items or mine?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18I'll stick with mine any day of the week.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22After setting off from Dorchester in Dorset, our experts are now heading
0:34:22 > 0:34:26for an auction on the edge of the Somerset Levels, at Bridgwater.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Are we not far from Cheddar Gorge?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Can you smell cheese?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Is that cheese? THEY LAUGH
0:34:34 > 0:34:35No! Ha!
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Welcome to Bridgwater, the port on the River Parrett
0:34:39 > 0:34:42that's always been the industrial heart of Somerset.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45At Tamlyns, established in 1878, business is brisk.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48But what does the auctioneer, Claire Rawle, make of our lots?
0:34:48 > 0:34:51The mannequin with the knight's outfit on,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55paired with the Victorian silver belt buckle. Very, very bizarre.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Haven't seen anyone trying it on yet.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59So, is Bridgwater ready?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02There's a wave of enthusiasm. Can you feel it in the air?
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Yes.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Good answer, Raj.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Especially as your repro Georgian brackets are first.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- These I have to start at £30. - Very good.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16£30. Do I see two anywhere?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- At 30. All quiet in the room. At 30.- Come on!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22At 30. Come along. 32.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2435 with me. Can't lose them for that, can you?
0:35:24 > 0:35:2638? They're worth it. They're ever so pretty.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28You absolutely sure?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30They're going to sell here with me then at £35.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32That's very good. Well played.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Yes, doubled your money and more.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Now for Charles' combination lot of implements and box.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40I'll start this one away at £30. Here at £30.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Do I see two anywhere? - That's good. Come on.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- At £30 now. Two. At 32.- Come on.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- 35? 35.- That's good.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- 38.- Go on.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Oh, go on. Treat yourself, Jed.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At £38. Bid at 38. Now 40.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55£40 I have. Fresh bidder at 40.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Are you sure? At 40. I have straight ahead here.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01At £40. It's going to be then. You all done?
0:36:01 > 0:36:0240 it is.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Another decent profit.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Followed by the tureen they both wanted, but Raj came away with.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11I have to start this straight in at £12.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13£12. Do I see 15 anywhere?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15At 15 at the back of the room.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- At 15. At £15.- Oh, no. More.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20And 18. 20.
0:36:20 > 0:36:2222. 25.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2328.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- You sure? At £28 here. - It's worth more than that.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27- At £28.- Profit. Put it there.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30At 28, it's going to be. You all done?
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- It's profit. High five. - No, no! No way.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Yes, another profit served up.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Time for a bit of Victorian high fidelity.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I reckon it's worth at least £30.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45That makes a loss cos it cost me 40.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Well, fingers crossed.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49£50 straight in please. £50. 50?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- No interest.- Start me somewhere. Thank you. 50 I have.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53- Great.- At £50.- Let's go.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Do I see five anywhere? Five?
0:36:56 > 0:36:5760, either of you?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- 60.- Go on!- It's a profit.- 65.- Go on!
0:37:00 > 0:37:0270, surely?
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Don't miss it for... 70.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04At £70.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09- At £70.- It's playing sweet music in Somerset.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Gosh, it worked well for you. - That's great.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14With its horn, it might have done even better.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17What will they make of Raj's Doulton?
0:37:17 > 0:37:2020 surely to start me. 20? 20, surely.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Come on!- Who is going to start me? - Five.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Five?!
0:37:24 > 0:37:30- No, come on.- Eight. At eight pounds. Ten.- 12. It's moving now.- 15?
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Are you sure? I've got 15, 18. 20.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37At £20 then. At 20. All done?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39It's going to sell then at £20.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Thank you, sir.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43What a bargain. You got a bargain there.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Now for Charles' slightly chipped porcelain pile.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Featuring a bit of Ming.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52£20 straight in for it. 20?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54OK. How about ten pounds straight in?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- Frightening, isn't it?- Surely ten?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Ten I have from the hand at the back. Ten pounds. At 12.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Hold tight.- 15. 18.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0320. 22.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0525. 28.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08No? At £28. At 28. Now 30.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Yes, over there.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14It works. Every time you ask for one more, someone puts their hands up.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- £30 it is then. - Get it down. Get it down.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Well done, Mr Hanson. THEY LAUGH
0:38:21 > 0:38:25After auction costs, it actually results in a bit of a loss.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26Now, Raj's writing slope.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2920 anywhere? Surely!
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Come on, Bridgwater. You have a certain honour to keep up here.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Nobody? Where are you going to start me, then? Ten pounds.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41- Oh, everyone wants it now. He was first. Ten. 12.- 15. Here we go. 18.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- Roll on.- 20.- 22. Oh, my goodness me.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4625.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- At £25.- One more, one more. I haven't finished yet.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- Fresh bidder.- Thank you. - At 28. Are you all done now?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54It's going to sell at £28.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- £28.- Good for you.- Yeah.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59We've still only had one loss so far.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02But Raj is not going to catch Charles at this rate.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Even though he is having second thoughts about these.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I may have made a mistake with these pens.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09You think the writing is on the wall?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- And I start straight in. I've got £55.- Wow.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15At 55. Do I see 60 anywhere? Bids with me here at 55.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Come on, let's go. - At 55 for the fountain pens.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- 60. 65? No.- Go on!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22No? Bids here with me still. Are you all sure in the room?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25It's going to sell it here at £65.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Gordon Bennett!- Well done. High five.- Thanks a lot.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Thanks a lot.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32No need to worry there, was there?
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Now, can Raj's spoons plus his bargain ladles scoop up a profit?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39£20. Nice early brass spoons. £20?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41They are going to bomb. They are going to bomb.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Ten?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Ten surely somewhere! Ten pounds. Ten pounds I have.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50At ten pounds. For the nice, early spoons. 12. 15.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52At 15... Are you sure? That was short and sweet.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- 18.- The ladles...- 20.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- At £20.- It's profit, isn't it? - Oh, stop it. You and your profit.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01All done? It's going to sell then at £20.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Is that a profit?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05No, it's definitely a loss.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- What happened?- I'm not sure.- Look at me.- I can't look at you. I can't.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Don't blame you.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Next, it's Charles' slightly odd lot of candlesticks and fork.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16Not sure why.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Ten pounds anywhere for them?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Thank you, ten I have. At ten pounds. Do I see 12 anywhere?- Uh-oh.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23And 12.
0:40:23 > 0:40:2515. 18.
0:40:25 > 0:40:2620.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- One more, go on.- At 22. Fresh bidder.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- I made a loss.- That's good. You've done well.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33At 25 right at the back of the room.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- You're out not. You're all sure? - You've done well.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- 25 it's going to be.- It's not bad.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39- Uh! That's OK.- Not bad.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Yep, they just made it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43But if Raj is going to catch him,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46those spice drawers will have to make a pile.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49I've got a bid of £20 on them. 22. 25. 28.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- Here they go. Listen.- 30. 32, 35, 38.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- 40. 42. 45. 48. - CHARLES COUNTS ALONG
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- 50. Five. 60. Five. 70. - CHARLES COUNTS ALONG
0:41:00 > 0:41:02You have put me off.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Shush, Charles!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- 70. Five. 80. Five. 90. Five.- Wow.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08100. 110. 120.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- 130. 130 here.- That's amazing.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I've got £130. 140. 150.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15- 160.- Oh, my goodness me.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19170 there. At £170. Are you all done? Are you all sure?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- One more, one more.- 170...
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Wow!
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Goodness me!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Quite a double.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- That's massive!- Yep.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Back in the game!
0:41:31 > 0:41:32THEY LAUGH
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Raj could win this auction.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38It all comes down to Charles' final lot.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Mannequin, armour and belt buckle.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Start me straight in at £30, please. 30 anywhere?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Surely! Thank you, 30 I have. 32.
0:41:46 > 0:41:4835. You are away, you're away.
0:41:48 > 0:41:5038. 40. 42.
0:41:50 > 0:41:5245. 48.
0:41:52 > 0:41:5450.
0:41:54 > 0:41:5755? No. At 55. Still the gentleman at 55.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- 60. Fresh bidder. - There you go. Stop worrying.
0:42:00 > 0:42:0270. 75.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- 80.- Two more!
0:42:04 > 0:42:0685. 90.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- 95.- Oh!- Go on. Don't miss it for five.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12At 100. See, it's done the trick. At 100.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15It's going to sell at £100.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Good profit to end the day.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- After you.- After you. - Go on.- No, no, after you.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26THEY LAUGH
0:42:26 > 0:42:31Just too polite. Raj started out with £363.04
0:42:31 > 0:42:36and made, after paying auction costs, a profit of £51.82,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39leaving him with £414.86 to spend next time.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Well done.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Charles began with £411.04.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50After paying auction costs, he made a profit of £53.60.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54So, clock this, he won by £1.78 and still leads over all. Ha!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Fantastic!- Will our Herald hark?
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- ENGINE STARTS - Yes, she will.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Here we go.- Here we go, Bella.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04RAJ LAUGHS
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- After you.- Go on, after you.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Next time on Antiques Roadtrip, the boys hit the road again,
0:43:10 > 0:43:12using their heads to hunt for bargains...
0:43:12 > 0:43:14What do you think?
0:43:14 > 0:43:16..and hidden treasures.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19It's exciting. It's like land ahoy, or antiques ahoy.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20They are everywhere.