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-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

-This is beautiful.

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That's the way to do this.

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With £200 each, a classic car, and a goal -

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to scour for antiques.

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-Joy.

-Hello.

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The aim -

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to make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.

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There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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

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The handbrake's on.

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This is Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah.

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Today, we begin a brand-new adventure with Road Trip royalty.

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It's queen of auctions Anita Manning

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and king of doing a deal Philip Serrell.

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Philip, are you quite excited because it's a new adventure

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-and you're sitting beside a beautiful woman?

-I am indeedy.

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I am indeedy.

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Everywhere I go, people say to me, "What's that lovely Anita Manning like?"

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-and do you know what I say to them?

-What do you say, darling?

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-She is awful.

-Oh, no!

-Absolutely awful.

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-I don't believe you!

-You work with her...

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What a diva. What an absolute diva.

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Don't listen to him, Anita.

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One of Scotland's first female auctioneers, our Anita

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is more of a smiling assassin when it comes to getting a discount.

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I was kind of looking to pay about £20 on them.

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Her rival on this journey is esteemed auctioneer Philip.

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Full of fun and games.

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Shame.

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Starting this trip with £200 each, our expert pair will be

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pootling around in a left-hand-drive 1966 Fiat 500.

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Do you think I should get out and push? Do you?

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It might go faster.

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I think... I'm not sure whether you drive this or wear it.

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They are snug in there, aren't they?

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This Road Trip kicks off in Windermere in the Lake District

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and travels over 1,200 miles around the north of England,

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crossing the border into Scotland, before heading south again

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and ending their trip in Crooklands, Cumbria.

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This leg will kick off in Windermere

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and finish up at auction in Cleveleys, near Blackpool.

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Philip's arrived at Courtyard Cottage Antiques.

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How are you?

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-Hello.

-We've met before, haven't we?

-We have, yes.

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-I've seen you're selling your shop.

-We are.

-Now, my budget's £200.

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-I don't suppose...? No?

-No, you're a little short. I'm sorry.

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Story of my life, that.

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-I'm going to have a look round and I'll catch you in a minute.

-OK.

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Nice try, Philip. Best find something a bit more in your budget, eh?

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Let's get a closer look at those horns.

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-How much are these, Jean?

-65.

-65.

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-They're just a cow's horn, aren't they?

-Yes.

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So it's just a by-product of what it is.

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-There's no actual hunting gone on just for these.

-No.

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What I'm trying to say is, they're not a trophy, are they?

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-They are not.

-Right.

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65...

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-Look at this. Look at it.

-JEAN LAUGHS

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Philip's putting the dusty cow horns aside as a possibility.

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And it looks like a small leather-topped children's stool

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has also caught Philip's eye.

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Ticket price is £45.

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How much can you do the two for?

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-I'll be really generous.

-Oh, hark at this.

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-£60 for the two.

-50 quid for the two.

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I agree with you at £50.

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-You sure?

-Yes.

-I want you to be happy.

-I'm happy.

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Go on. I'll shake you by the hand, my love. Thank you very much.

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Philip's kicked off his Road Trip with two generous deals,

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securing the cow horns for £25 and another 25 for the stool.

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He's so bullish. Ha!

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Anita has made her way to Kendal...

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Her first shop of this trip is the Antiques Emporium.

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-Hello, there.

-Hello. I'm Anita.

-Hi, I'm Chris.

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With a wide range of antiques, collectables and vintage pieces,

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there's bound to be something to suit Anita's taste here.

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Cabinets always fascinate me. I'm always drawn to the cabinets.

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First to spark Anita's interest

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are a yellow-metal amethyst-set bar brooch and an Art Deco clip.

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This style is 1930s.

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Maybe...between '20s and '40s.

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And I think it might be a wee bit more modern than that.

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I think that it's a replica, rather than a period one.

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It's not absolutely right, but at the same time, it's a nice thing.

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It's a nice piece.

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Chris has headed off to phone the dealer to see

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if there's any movement on the ticket price of £42.

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-The very best I can do is £32.

-32?

-Mm-hmm.

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Do you think they would go to 30?

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-Go on. You've twisted my arm.

-I don't want to twist your arm.

-Oh.

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-You've sweet-talked me into it. We'll do 30 for you.

-Thank you very much.

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That's great, that's terrific.

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Anita's not stopping there.

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She's spotted something else in the cabinets.

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I'm intrigued by this little plaque at the back.

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Joan of Arc.

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-Could I have a wee look at it, please?

-Certainly.

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This is a copper plaque that's been plated with white metal

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and there's probably a bit of age to it,

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but neither Chris nor the dealer know anything more.

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Is Anita willing to risk purchasing this mysterious lot?

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The ticket price is £22.

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There's a little bit of leeway on it.

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We can do £18 for it, and that's his bottom line.

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-That's his bottom line?

-Yes.

-I'm tempted.

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Like, my heart's saying yes, but my head's saying,

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is somebody else going to be as fascinated as me?

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-It just needs somebody interested on the day, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

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-Yeah, I'm going to go for it.

-OK, lovely.

-Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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That's the commemorative Joan of Arc plaque and the brooch

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and Art Deco pin bought for £48.

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Philip is now joining Anita in Kendal.

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He's come to Sleddall Hall Antiques Centre,

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housed in a 17th-century manor house.

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Philip's being looked after today by dealer Andrew.

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-I tell you what, I love that, Andrew.

-That's amazing.

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You've got a handcrafted pub game there, skittles.

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-Somebody's made this who goes to the pub, haven't they?

-Absolutely.

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All you've got is a bit of stained hardboard here.

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-Or plywood, isn't it?

-It is plywood.

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It was probably made in the '50s, just post-war.

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-I would say post-war.

-Just post-war.

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Well, have a go, then.

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Oh, here we go.

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-There we go.

-Are you ready for this?

-I'm ready for this.

-How many?

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I'd say you'll get five.

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There you are, four.

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Oh, so close.

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So, what's the ticket price on that, Andrew?

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We've got a ticket price of £80.

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-And there's some movement in price on that?

-We can always negotiate.

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-OK.

-Knock it down a bit. Sounds like the skittles are in the running.

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Anything else?

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Andrew, this is fantastic, isn't it?

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That's a wonderful example of polished fossils, isn't it?

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I would think this is several million years in age.

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Really ancient.

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-And how much is that?

-We've got a ticket price on that of £75.

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I quite like that. I do think that's quite a...

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..fun thing, and I'm willing to bet that it would be the oldest thing

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-in the auction.

-I would imagine it would be.

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It's probably one of the oldest things in the shop.

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-It's not as old as you and me, is it?

-Not quite!

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The slab of Mesozoic-era fossils

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and that pub skittles game

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have a combined ticket price of £155.

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-The fossil's going to make £40-£60.

-Yes.

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Realistically, I think I can give £30-£35 for them.

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For me, the game is £20-£25 worth.

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So you're wanting to pay...

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60 quid for the two. Well, £55, £60 for the two.

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Call it £65 and we'll have a deal for you at that.

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-So what we're talking about is £35 for the fossils.

-Correct.

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-And £30 for the game.

-Correct.

-You're happy with that?

-Yes.

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I will shake you by the hand.

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-Thank you very much, I'd better give you some money now!

-Yes, please.

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A very generous discount, and a great deal done. Marvellous!

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Anita is still in Kendal and has travelled five minutes

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down the road to the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry

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at Abbot Hall.

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She's come to find out about the mysterious author behind one

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of the most famous children's novels of all time, Swallows And Amazons.

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Arthur Ransome had a lifelong love affair with the Lake District

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but also spent many, many years in Bolshevik Russia,

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and rumours still persist that he may have been a spy.

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Here to tell Anita all about this fascinating man

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is Geraint Lewis from the Arthur Ransome Trust.

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We associate Arthur Ransome with the Lakes.

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-How did this association start? Was he born here?

-He wasn't, no.

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He was born in Leeds.

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When he was just born, his father carried Arthur Ransome up to the top

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of the Old Man of Coniston as a sort of welcome to the area.

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Arthur Ransome just developed that love from his earliest beginnings,

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from childhood holidays at Coniston Water.

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I suppose he carried this area in his heart with him.

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He did in his heart, and quite literally as well, because

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he carried a little rock throughout his life wherever he travelled.

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I love that idea, of carrying a bit of this wonderful area with him

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throughout his travels.

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Ransome had a passion for writing from an early age, and in 1902,

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aged 18, he moved to London, where he mixed with the artistic scene

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and started publishing his work to great acclaim.

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But an interest in folklore

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led Ransome to St Petersburg in Russia.

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Did he do any work over there, apart from his writing at that point?

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Initially he was interested in the writing, but of course in 1914

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the war began and an opportunity came up by accident, really,

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for him to become a war correspondent for the Daily News.

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That is the perfect job for him, telling stories.

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In 1917, the Russian Revolution happened,

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so he was excellently placed to become a political journalist,

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reporting on the rapidly evolving politics of Russia.

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It must have been a very scary time to be in Russia at that point.

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I think so.

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He was one of a few Westerners, really, who were in Russia

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through that kind of period.

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That made him of interest to the Bolshevik and British governments,

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because he was one of the very few people who could actually

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give first-hand knowledge of what the other side was thinking,

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and what their mind-set was.

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Are you telling me that he was a spy?

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It's difficult to say,

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but we do know that he was recruited by MI6 in 1919

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when he was in Stockholm

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and the evidence suggests that they helped to persuade,

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or encourage, the Russian government to let him back into Russia.

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For two reasons.

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One, because he wanted to write a history of the Russian Revolution,

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which the Bolshevik government was very keen on his doing,

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but also so the British government could get a report from him of

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what was going on in a country which at the time they knew nothing about.

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Rumours persisted about Ransome's sympathy for the Bolsheviks,

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as he mixed with many of the leading Communists,

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including Lenin and Trotsky.

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Within this elite circle, he got to know one person particularly well.

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He married Evgenia Shelepina, who was Trotsky's secretary, in 1924.

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He moved straight back to Britain after that

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and they went to live at Low Ludderburn, near Windermere.

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So he came back, he brought his Russian bride to live in the Lakes.

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It was a far cry from the turbulent world of post-war Russia,

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and it was in this calm and remote landscape that Ransome

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conceived the idea for his children's novel Swallows And Amazons.

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What inspired him to write this book?

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It was two inspirations, really.

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One was his own childhood in and around Coniston Water,

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and memories of that.

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Those were really reignited in 1928

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when he spent a lot of time with the daughter and grandchildren

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of WG Collingwood, and between them acquired two dinghies, which they

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spent a lot of time sailing in during the time they were there,

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and that I think reignited his thoughts, and eventually

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led to the creative inspiration for Swallows And Amazons.

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Swallows And Amazons was to be the first in a series of 12 novels

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that Ransome wrote about the outdoor adventures

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enjoyed by two families of children.

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Everyone has heard of Swallows And Amazons,

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and Arthur Ransome must have been one of the most popular

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children's authors of all time.

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Yes, I think that's true.

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And I think one of the most respected as well.

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After a life full of intrigue and adventure, Arthur Ransome

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died in June 1967 and was buried in his beloved Lake District.

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His children's novels remain in print today,

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and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

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It's been a busy old day for our experts,

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who are back together again for some well-earned rest.

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So, nighty-night.

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It's the next morning, and, hello, what's going on here, then?

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-Philip?

-What?

-What are we going to do?

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I don't know.

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Looks like the car has finally packed in.

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Our experts will have to think of a new mode of transport.

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There she goes.

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There's a couple of gee-gees up there.

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No, I don't like horses.

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I think we should retitle the programme.

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What about The Great Antiques Walk?

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Let's go for it.

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I think it's a bit optimistic to think you can walk the whole way,

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you two.

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Or should I say skip?

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So, Anita has walked, and been driven,

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to her first stop of the day, in Cullingworth, West Yorkshire,

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home to Antiques at the Mill.

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-Hi, I'm Anita.

-How are you? How do you do?

-It's lovely to be here.

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What a fabulous place.

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This is the type of object

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that Phil Serrell would be immediately drawn to.

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A big old broken rustic piece

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of what some people might call junk,

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but it's an interesting looking thing and it has age about it.

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It's had a wee bit of repair.

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So, it says on the ticket that there is a rustic rake and shovel.

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So we've got a rake as well.

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-There we go.

-OK.

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So, no great quality, but probably

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late-19th, early 20th-century stuff.

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She sounds keen, so it's time to phone dealer Paul.

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Ticket price is £50.

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I was kind of looking to pay about £20 on them.

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Well... You don't get if you don't ask.

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25? Could you take 25?

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You are an absolute darling! An absolute darling at 25.

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I'm really delighted. OK, bye-bye. Bye.

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-25.

-You got a really good deal there. Well done.

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I was chatting him up.

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Smooth talking, Anita.

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And she's not done yet.

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This little sewing box here would be from the 1950s.

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The top opens out.

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So that we can see all the little compartments for threads

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and needles and scissors and so on,

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and it's decorated with this

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quite crazy Fablon material here.

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Cheap, but stylish.

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I quite like that.

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And I think that it might be appealing.

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Ticket price is £60,

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but Anita has asked Steve to contact the dealer with a cheeky bid of £30.

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-Any luck?

-Right...

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Because it's such a popular item, he knows he can shift that,

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so 30 is a bit low.

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He will shift it at 40.

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How does that sound?

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-Let's go for that, thank you very much. I'm delighted.

-Fantastic.

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Yeah, I bet!

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That's the 1950s sewing box

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and the rustic rake and shovel for a canny £65 total.

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With the car still being fixed,

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Anita is using her initiative.

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Oh, this is great. I feel like the queen of the road!

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I'll look after him and I'll be careful.

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All right, see you later.

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Bye!

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Thank you, kind driver.

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OK, darling, we're off. Forward, Macduff!

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And you're a lot better-looking than Phil Serrell.

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Hey, cheeky!

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A lorry and a car ride later and Anita has arrived in Hebden Bridge.

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She's here to visit Caldene Antiques Centre.

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There's certainly plenty of choice.

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That looks like Anita's sort of thing, a 1940s lady's watch,

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possibly gold.

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-Can I have a wee look outside?

-Course you can.

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-I want to try and find hallmarks.

-See if there's any hallmarks.

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I'm going to have a look at this watch,

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which is from the 1930s or 1940s.

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It's marked up at £22.

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Now, if that is gold, that's not a lot of money because,

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although the watch might not be working,

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there would be interest from people who buy gold.

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But I like the colour.

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I like the colour of the watch case and I think that might be gold.

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If I just open it gently, remove the mechanism...

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..and then I am looking in here for the hallmark.

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And that tells us that it is...

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..nine carat gold.

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So that's a good buy at £22.

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Great spot, even better if she could get it for less.

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Time to check with Carol.

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Watch out, Carol.

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Is there any movement on that price?

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I'll have a look for you.

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Have a wee look.

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-Are they both out of the same cabinet?

-Mm-hm.

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-We could do that one for £20.

-You could do it for £20.

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Could you do it for £18?

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-Yes, take 18.

-Yes, 18.

-You can do it for 18. That's fine, that's fine.

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-That's great. Well, I'm very pleased.

-OK, my love.

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So that's a nine carat gold cased lady's wristwatch for only £18.

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Well done.

0:21:150:21:16

Philip is also heading towards Hebden Bridge.

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It's a lovely part of the world, isn't it?

0:21:220:21:25

He's hitched a ride with Roy and his grandson George.

0:21:250:21:28

This is fantastic. Really, really kind of you.

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Roy is a man of few words.

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A tractor, though,

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not surprising as Philip hails from generations of farmers.

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And PE teachers.

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Thank you very, very much.

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And dropped off right at the door of his final shop. Lucky devil.

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Right, down to business at Hebden Bridge Antiques.

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-Peter, how are you?

-Nice to meet you.

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-That was some entrance, that was.

-Well, you know, travelling in style.

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You're welcome to have a look around.

0:22:020:22:05

That's quite nice.

0:22:140:22:15

Very often, these have had an armorial or something here.

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-Yes. Quite often they do, yes.

-That has been polished out, hasn't it?

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But it's got some nice gilding to the interior.

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This is a helmet-shaped cream jug.

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Chester hallmarks.

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This is a Georgian design that's been copied 100 or 80 years later.

0:22:320:22:36

What's the price ticket? £80!

0:22:360:22:41

Um... What can you do it for?

0:22:410:22:44

For me, it's got to come in under £30, otherwise I can't look at it.

0:22:440:22:50

Why don't we try £45?

0:22:500:22:53

-That's not under £30, is it?

-No.

0:22:530:22:56

For me to buy it, it's got to come under £30, really, I think.

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£35?

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That's still got to make £40 for me to stand still with it.

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I could go to £25 for it, if that's any good to you.

0:23:060:23:10

If it isn't it doesn't matter, but I could give that for it.

0:23:100:23:14

How about pushing it slightly and go £28?

0:23:140:23:17

Go on, then, you're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.

0:23:170:23:20

With that very generous deal, both our experts are all bought up.

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Philip spent a total of £143 on five lots -

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the cow horns,

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the children's stool,

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the bar skittles,

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the slab of fossils

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and the Georgian-style cream jug.

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Anita spent a little less, shelling out £131

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on her five lots,

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buying the brooch with the Art Deco clip,

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the commemorative plaque,

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the rustic rake and shovel,

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the 1950s sewing box

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and the vintage lady's wristwatch.

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So, what do they make of each other's lots?

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I love Phil's items, they are so Phil.

0:24:070:24:11

Anita has bought some really good Anita lots.

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But she has also bought a couple of Phil Serrell lots.

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The rake and the fork... I mean, that's Serrell country, Manning.

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What are you doing?

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After starting in Windermere, our experts are now en route

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to their very first auction of the trip in Cleveleys, near Blackpool.

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Let's hope their now-fixed car makes it.

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Do you know, the thing is, our road trip is like a rollercoaster.

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ANITA LAUGHS

0:24:400:24:42

The "Auction Sale Big Dipper".

0:24:420:24:45

We've had the highs, we've got the lows to come now.

0:24:450:24:47

Well, don't worry, Phil, as you've made it safely to the auction house.

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OK, my old fossil, are you ready for this?

0:24:550:24:57

I'm going to find a fossil, I think. In we go, then, happy days.

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-Here we go.

-Presiding over today's proceedings

0:25:010:25:04

is auctioneer Shaun Smythe.

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Get comfortable, everyone.

0:25:080:25:10

-Whoa. Packed room, isn't it?

-Yeah, it's busy.

0:25:110:25:14

-It's good.

-Absolutely.

0:25:140:25:17

First up is Philip's child's stool. Will it prove to be a crowd-pleaser?

0:25:170:25:22

-Do you need me to hold your hand?

-£20 for this. 10. 10 I have. 12.

0:25:220:25:28

-14, 16, 18.

-Yes!

-20.

0:25:280:25:31

At £20 at the back. 22.

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-ANITA GASPS

-24. 26.

0:25:330:25:35

At £26 on the front row. 28 anywhere? At £26.

0:25:350:25:40

-26, are we all finished? At £26...

-Why are you cheering for me?

0:25:400:25:44

-Because I love you.

-Can't argue with that, really, can you?

0:25:440:25:48

There was a little love in the room for Philip's stool, too.

0:25:480:25:52

Will there be any left over for Anita's commemorative

0:25:540:25:57

Joan of Arc plaque?

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Just a little question here. Is Joan of Arc big in Blackpool?

0:26:000:26:03

-We'll see in a minute.

-So, for this one, £30.

0:26:030:26:06

20 I have. 22. At £22.

0:26:060:26:08

24 anywhere? 24. 26. 28.

0:26:080:26:12

At £28 on the staircase. 30.

0:26:120:26:15

32. 34.

0:26:150:26:18

-She IS big in Blackpool.

-36, 38.

0:26:180:26:20

-She's very big in Blackpool.

-40.

0:26:200:26:23

-It is getting bigger by the minute.

-£38 on the second row. 40.

0:26:230:26:27

42. 44.

0:26:270:26:31

At £44, are we all done at 44?

0:26:310:26:34

-Yes!

-It's put me firmly in my place, hasn't it?

0:26:340:26:38

Indeed. That's a storming start for Anita.

0:26:380:26:41

-I wonder if it will be lady's day today.

-Oh, do shut up.

0:26:410:26:44

Now, now, no need to be bitter.

0:26:450:26:48

Let's see if your pub skittles game will prove popular.

0:26:480:26:52

£50 for this. 40.

0:26:520:26:54

Come on, 30 I have, 32. At £32. 34 anywhere?

0:26:540:26:57

34. 36. 38. 40. 42.

0:26:570:27:01

At £42 at the back. 44 anywhere?

0:27:010:27:04

At £42 for the skittles game, then.

0:27:040:27:06

£42. 44 anywhere? Are we all finished at £42?

0:27:060:27:11

-Are you happy?

-Moderately.

0:27:110:27:14

Surely you can crack a bit of a smile over that result.

0:27:140:27:17

If you're in Liverpool, you're a Liverpudlian.

0:27:170:27:20

If you're in Blackpool, are you a Blackpudlian?

0:27:200:27:22

-I think I've lost her.

-Sometimes I worry about you, Phil.

0:27:240:27:27

Right, next up it's Anita's Serrell-like lot,

0:27:270:27:31

the rustic rake and shovel.

0:27:310:27:34

-£40 for this. £30.

-Yes!

-20 I have.

0:27:340:27:37

22. 24, £24 at the back. £24.

0:27:370:27:41

-Yes!

-26 anywhere? At £24 at the back of the room.

0:27:410:27:44

26. 28. 30.

0:27:440:27:46

-At £30 at the back.

-£30.

-30, then. Are we all done at £30? 32 anywhere?

0:27:460:27:51

-All done at 30. All finished.

-Yes!

0:27:510:27:53

That's another profit for Anita. Great stuff.

0:27:550:27:58

-Philip is playing catch-up with his cow horns next.

-At £10, then, now.

0:28:010:28:05

At 10. 12, at £12. 14. 16.

0:28:050:28:08

18. 20. £20 on the front row. 22 anywhere?

0:28:080:28:13

At £20 for the cow horns. Are we all done at 20? All finished?

0:28:130:28:17

ANITA LAUGHS

0:28:200:28:22

Ah, that will take the sting out of that loss.

0:28:220:28:24

Next up it's Anita's great find, the gold wristwatch.

0:28:280:28:33

£40, 30 I have.

0:28:330:28:34

32, 34, 36. At £36. 38 anywhere?

0:28:340:28:38

At £36, then, now.

0:28:380:28:40

36, are we all finished?

0:28:400:28:42

At £36, all done at 36?

0:28:420:28:44

Another marvellous profit for our Lady Manning.

0:28:460:28:49

And she's up again with that lot that Philip rubbished,

0:28:510:28:55

her 1950s sewing box.

0:28:550:28:58

For me, that's got that sort of November 5th look.

0:28:580:29:01

-Bonfire?

-Yeah.

0:29:010:29:03

Very popular, these. What can I say for this one? £40, or 30 I have?

0:29:030:29:06

-32. 34. At £34. 36 at the back.

-ANITA LAUGHS

0:29:060:29:09

-At £36. 38.

-Come on!

-40.

0:29:090:29:12

-42. 44.

-I don't believe it, I just do not believe it.

0:29:120:29:16

-Firewood is making profit.

-£55 on my right.

0:29:160:29:19

-60 anywhere?

-Absolute...

0:29:190:29:21

-My flabber is completely gasted.

-£65.

0:29:210:29:25

-60. At £60...

-ANITA LAUGHS

0:29:250:29:28

At £60, are we all done at £60? All done.

0:29:280:29:31

Look at that, she's done it again!

0:29:320:29:35

Oh, Philip, this is not your day, is it?

0:29:350:29:37

Can you redeem yourself with your slab of fossils?

0:29:390:29:43

20. Well, 20 I have. 22.

0:29:430:29:45

At £22. 24 anywhere? At £22. 24, 26.

0:29:450:29:50

28. 30. 32.

0:29:500:29:53

At £32, the gentleman sat down on the second row.

0:29:530:29:56

-34 anywhere?

-Come on!

-At £32, then, now.

0:29:560:29:59

At 32. Are we all finished at 32?

0:29:590:30:02

For the last time.

0:30:020:30:04

I think you've bought the right things for this room

0:30:040:30:07

and I don't think I have.

0:30:070:30:09

Do you know, I think you've hit the nail on the head there, Phil.

0:30:100:30:13

It's Anita's last lot now.

0:30:150:30:17

Can she continue her run of profits with her brooch and Art Deco clip?

0:30:170:30:22

£30 for those. 20. 10 I have. 12, 14. At £14.

0:30:220:30:26

16 on the stairs. 18.

0:30:260:30:28

20, 22, 24, 26, 28.

0:30:280:30:32

30. 32. 34. 36.

0:30:320:30:36

38. At £38. 40 anywhere? 40.

0:30:360:30:40

At £40, then. £40 at the back of the room.

0:30:410:30:43

Have we all finished at 40?

0:30:430:30:45

40 is good enough for me.

0:30:470:30:49

THEY LAUGH

0:30:490:30:51

I'll say so. Anita ends on a high.

0:30:510:30:55

I think for you to win, your cream jug will have to get £3,000.

0:30:550:31:00

SHE LAUGHS

0:31:000:31:02

Hey, it's unlikely, but stranger things have happened.

0:31:020:31:05

50. 40 I have.

0:31:050:31:08

-At £40. 42. 44.

-And you're away, you're away.

0:31:080:31:11

-44. 46. 46. At £46.

-Come on, come on!

0:31:110:31:16

At £46. All finished at 46? 48.

0:31:160:31:20

50. So £50 at the back, then.

0:31:200:31:22

At 50, then. Are we all done at 50? All done.

0:31:220:31:26

Might just have clawed me back to what I started with.

0:31:260:31:30

A great result to end on, so well done.

0:31:300:31:34

-Go on, then.

-Cup of tea?

-Why not? Arsenic.

0:31:340:31:38

Before you have tea, let's work out the final figures.

0:31:380:31:43

Philip started this leg with £200.

0:31:430:31:46

Unfortunately, he made a small loss of £3.60 after auction costs,

0:31:460:31:51

leaving him with £196.40.

0:31:510:31:54

Anita also began with £200.

0:31:570:31:59

She made an impressive profit of £42.43 after auction costs,

0:31:590:32:04

which means she's today's auction winner

0:32:040:32:07

and goes into the next leg with £242.43. Well done, girl.

0:32:070:32:11

And with one auction under their belt, our lovely pair are back

0:32:140:32:18

in the little Fiat 500.

0:32:180:32:20

CLANKING

0:32:200:32:21

Oops, she's sounding a bit poorly.

0:32:210:32:23

The beginning of our next buy leg.

0:32:290:32:32

-Aye, I can hardly wait(!)

-SHE LAUGHS

0:32:320:32:36

-Are you not raring to go?

-I've got some catching up to do, haven't I?

0:32:360:32:39

-You completely drilled me yesterday.

-I know.

0:32:390:32:42

Anita and Philip's second leg begins in Barnard Castle, County Durham,

0:32:420:32:46

and ends at auction in Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

0:32:460:32:52

And mischief is in the air because both Anita and Philip are sharing

0:32:520:32:55

this fine establishment, so stand by.

0:32:550:32:58

Opened six years ago,

0:32:590:33:01

Mission Hall is located in the heart of the town's antiques district.

0:33:010:33:05

Dale Robson is the man to meet.

0:33:050:33:08

-Hi.

-Hiya.

-I'm Anita. And this is Philip Serrell.

-Hello, Philip.

0:33:080:33:12

Let's follow Anita first, shall we? Because it looks like something's

0:33:150:33:19

already taken her fancy.

0:33:190:33:21

I rather like this little inkwell and pen tray.

0:33:220:33:27

It's in the Art Nouveau style.

0:33:270:33:29

Decorated and embossed with flowers.

0:33:290:33:32

And owner Dale is on hand to open the cabinet.

0:33:320:33:36

-It is made of...some sort of base metal, I would imagine.

-Britannia metal.

0:33:360:33:40

Britannia metal. I think it would be something for a lady's writing desk.

0:33:400:33:45

-Oh, it is very pretty, yes.

-It is pretty. "Orphea."

0:33:450:33:48

Don't know anything about it,

0:33:480:33:50

but I like to see something which has a maker's name on it.

0:33:500:33:53

-Yes, it is nice to see.

-Puts it in a certain place.

0:33:530:33:55

There's 26 on it. Which I think is not too bad.

0:33:550:33:59

-Very reasonable.

-It is very reasonable.

0:33:590:34:02

-You might not need a discount.

-I might not need a discount.

0:34:020:34:05

-I might not.

-SHE LAUGHS

0:34:050:34:07

Could it be bought sort of somewhere between 15 and 18?

0:34:070:34:11

-I could do it for 20.

-You could do it for 20?

0:34:110:34:13

I'm going to go for that. I like it. Thank you very much.

0:34:150:34:18

-Thank you very much.

-You haven't been suckered in already, have you?

0:34:180:34:22

-Succumbed to the Manning charm.

-Och, away and buy one of your big...

0:34:220:34:26

Have you found anything big and crazy yet?

0:34:260:34:29

Yes, and here it is.

0:34:290:34:31

HE LAUGHS

0:34:310:34:33

Ha-ha. Behave, Phil.

0:34:330:34:35

He's on to something, though, look.

0:34:350:34:38

-Dale, I've just seen these, look.

-Oh, right.

0:34:380:34:41

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

-Yes.

0:34:410:34:43

-And they are measures, aren't they?

-Yeah.

0:34:430:34:46

Got a half pint and a pint. You can have the half, I'll have the pint.

0:34:460:34:49

What could be the best on those, do you think?

0:34:490:34:51

-They are 40 quid, the two, currently.

-Maybe 30 quid.

0:34:510:34:55

-Could they be 20 quid?

-They couldn't be 20, no.

0:34:550:34:59

-Dale just said that with no hint of compassion.

-No.

0:34:590:35:02

One to think about, then.

0:35:020:35:04

Whatever you do, don't let that Anita Manning anywhere near them.

0:35:040:35:07

I'll do my best.

0:35:070:35:09

Speak of the little devil.

0:35:090:35:11

Wouldn't it be nice to have a lovely pen to go with my little

0:35:110:35:15

inkwell and pen holder?

0:35:150:35:18

And I have noticed a Conway Stewart fountain pen here.

0:35:180:35:23

And pens are very collectable in today's market.

0:35:230:35:26

So I'm going to have a look at that. It is £35, a wee bit dear...

0:35:260:35:30

-Anita, Anita, Anita.

-What is it?

-Could you just do me a favour?

-What?

0:35:300:35:35

-Just hold that a second for me.

-Oh, for heaven's sake!

0:35:350:35:38

Hold it, hold it. Thank you very much.

0:35:380:35:40

SHE LAUGHS

0:35:400:35:41

Cheeky boy!

0:35:410:35:42

Fortunately, he knows it's a dummy. What else has he found?

0:35:420:35:46

How much are those little shells there?

0:35:460:35:50

Country-made military chest of drawers.

0:35:500:35:52

£80.

0:35:520:35:54

-How much movement is there on price on that?

-£80.

0:35:550:35:58

-They would have to be about 70. Maybe 65.

-Can you come any lower?

0:35:580:36:03

-I can't really do any lower on those.

-50 quid is my limit on that.

0:36:030:36:07

I couldn't do it for 50.

0:36:070:36:08

Could you do £80 for them all? The belt, the two bell tankards and that?

0:36:080:36:12

-Yes, we could do that.

-OK, I need to have a think.

-Mm-hm.

0:36:120:36:15

Good idea.

0:36:150:36:16

Anita has been pawing over the fountain pen.

0:36:160:36:20

-Dale has certainly been busy today.

-The condition is good.

0:36:200:36:23

This wonderful mottled effect, that's what the buyers like.

0:36:230:36:27

-It is a nice, bright colour.

-It is marked at 35.

0:36:270:36:30

But what I'd like to be paying, really, is round about £20.

0:36:300:36:34

I mean, I could maybe go to about 25.

0:36:340:36:37

Could you go to 22?

0:36:370:36:39

I don't think I can do 22, no.

0:36:390:36:42

-Could you go to 23?

-SHE LAUGHS

0:36:430:36:46

-23?

-Let's go for 23.

0:36:460:36:48

-23.

-Oh, thank you very much.

0:36:480:36:50

Anita is making herself a little theme there.

0:36:500:36:53

Meanwhile, it looks like Phil has made a decision. Wow.

0:36:530:36:57

-Dale.

-Hello.

0:36:570:36:59

I think you've been more than fair with me. So these two for 80, yeah?

0:36:590:37:02

-Yes, we can do that.

-And that is a handshake because you, sir,

0:37:020:37:04

-have been an absolute gentleman.

-Thank you.

-I'll be back.

0:37:040:37:07

-You've got some really lovely things.

-Thanks for the business.

0:37:070:37:10

Now, how is Anita getting on?

0:37:110:37:13

A bronze that I like in here...

0:37:130:37:16

is this fantastic stylised cat.

0:37:160:37:21

Now, this is...

0:37:210:37:22

It has a modernist look about it.

0:37:220:37:25

But it could be from the 1920s or 1930s.

0:37:250:37:29

There is no foundry. There is no maker's name.

0:37:290:37:33

But I think that that is wonderful.

0:37:330:37:37

Dale?!

0:37:370:37:38

-This one has got 68 on it.

-Right.

0:37:380:37:41

I mean, that one would be about 60.

0:37:410:37:43

-Is there any other movement on it?

-It would have to be that £60.

0:37:430:37:46

60. Let's just go for that. Thank you very much. I'm delighted.

0:37:460:37:51

That's a good thing.

0:37:510:37:53

Philip's travelled towards Durham,

0:37:550:37:58

a stunning city known for its Norman castle and cathedral

0:37:580:38:01

and just outside the city is the town of Bishop Auckland,

0:38:010:38:05

once home to a unique seat of power that was

0:38:050:38:08

pivotal in the history of England and Scotland.

0:38:080:38:11

Philip's meeting Chris Ferguson to hear more.

0:38:150:38:18

-Chris, how are you?

-Very nice to meet you.

-Good to see you as well.

0:38:180:38:21

-So this is Auckland Castle?

-It is indeed.

0:38:210:38:24

You're very welcome to join us here.

0:38:240:38:26

In the 11th century, County Durham became a bloody battleground.

0:38:270:38:31

William the Conqueror was defending north-east

0:38:330:38:35

England from the King of Scotland at a time

0:38:350:38:38

when the border between the two countries was ever changing.

0:38:380:38:42

To cement his authority in the area,

0:38:420:38:44

William granted the Bishop of Durham unprecedented powers.

0:38:440:38:48

He was to be responsible for protecting England's

0:38:480:38:51

interests in the north, and given the title of Prince Bishop.

0:38:510:38:54

They could raise their own army, they had their own taxes,

0:38:540:38:58

-they had their own mint, they had their own legal system.

-You think of a bishop today

0:38:580:39:01

and he's very much an ecclesiastical figure, isn't he?

0:39:010:39:03

But in those days, they were wealthy men...

0:39:030:39:07

Yeah, I mean, all the way through from the medieval period right the way through to the 19th century,

0:39:070:39:11

bishops are wealthy men, they're diplomats, they're military leaders.

0:39:110:39:15

They're... They're corrupt, some of them.

0:39:150:39:18

Some of them are quite into gambling, wine, women and song.

0:39:180:39:22

There were 53 Prince Bishops in total.

0:39:220:39:25

The first was William Walker in 1075 and the last,

0:39:250:39:29

William Van Mildert, served until 1836.

0:39:290:39:34

Auckland Castle was the centre of all this power.

0:39:340:39:37

After the King,

0:39:370:39:38

they were, like, second most important people in the land.

0:39:380:39:41

They are the second most powerful people in the country,

0:39:410:39:44

often standing up to the King, rebelling, some of them.

0:39:440:39:47

And really trying to promote their own authority and power.

0:39:470:39:50

This unparalleled rule included control over local agriculture

0:39:500:39:55

and mining.

0:39:550:39:57

These were taxed and the money was used in whatever way

0:39:570:40:01

they saw fit, to fund a life of luxury, control territory or

0:40:010:40:05

create a grand palace, fit for the King of the North.

0:40:050:40:09

They are really competing with the King,

0:40:090:40:12

so this building is built with two great halls,

0:40:120:40:14

it's built with a double-storey chapel

0:40:140:40:16

and those things are copying, out-competing what the King's

0:40:160:40:20

building at Westminster or at Windsor.

0:40:200:40:23

This is a palace complex to compete with royalty.

0:40:230:40:27

Over the centuries, the Prince Bishops were

0:40:310:40:34

involved in thwarting the Scots' attempts to invade northern England.

0:40:340:40:38

In the 13th century, the notorious Prince Bishop Bek helped defeat

0:40:380:40:44

William Wallace, leaving Scotland in the hands of the King of England.

0:40:440:40:48

At times, Prince Bishops chose to side with whoever was most

0:40:480:40:53

powerful, even if that meant allegiance with

0:40:530:40:56

the Scots against the English King who had appointed them.

0:40:560:41:00

Do you ever get a state where the Bishop tried to

0:41:000:41:03

-sort of outflank or outrank the King?

-They do.

0:41:030:41:06

At times, they try to sort of have this idea of an independent

0:41:060:41:10

buffer state of Durham, between England and Scotland,

0:41:100:41:13

so Durham at that time being Durham, Northumberland, Cumbria, is

0:41:130:41:17

a buffer state between the warring kingdoms of England and Scotland.

0:41:170:41:21

After the Union of the Crowns in the 17th century,

0:41:210:41:25

the role of Prince Bishop became less about military dominance

0:41:250:41:29

and more about maintaining local law and order,

0:41:290:41:32

often enjoying the perks of their position.

0:41:320:41:35

I know that you look at, in my world, sort of old oil paintings

0:41:370:41:42

of bishops and you can see they were having a bit of a ball, really.

0:41:420:41:46

Large cigars, wine, fine wines, brandy...

0:41:460:41:51

Especially if you look at the 18th-century Bishops, they are feasting all the time.

0:41:510:41:54

They are having huge banquets and this building,

0:41:540:41:57

what is now the chapel, were built as banqueting halls to entertain in.

0:41:570:42:01

The reign of the Prince Bishops continued until the 1830s,

0:42:030:42:07

when it was replaced with the

0:42:070:42:08

Bishop of Durham in the traditional

0:42:080:42:10

religious role that continues today.

0:42:100:42:12

But without this extraordinary position set

0:42:120:42:15

up as a stronghold for English royalty,

0:42:150:42:18

the borders of England and Scotland could now be very different.

0:42:180:42:21

Anita has also made her way to Bishop Auckland.

0:42:280:42:32

She's heading for Antiques On The Green, run by Alistair Donaldson.

0:42:320:42:36

Wow!

0:42:390:42:41

That's the kind of thing that Phil Serrell would love.

0:42:410:42:45

He would love that.

0:42:450:42:47

Huge big bellows.

0:42:470:42:49

She's not wrong there.

0:42:490:42:50

Now, what do we have here?

0:42:500:42:53

Oh! Ho-ho!

0:42:530:42:55

I wonder if I could give Phil Serrell a hammering with that!

0:42:550:42:59

Or beat out a profit from it.

0:43:010:43:03

I like that!

0:43:040:43:07

It's £65, which is quite a lot of money.

0:43:070:43:11

But it's a good item and it's a fun item.

0:43:110:43:15

Alistair! You're needed!

0:43:150:43:17

I usually buy lovely, gentle...

0:43:170:43:21

-Brooches.

-..feminine items.

0:43:210:43:25

-Yes.

-But my eye was drawn to this big hammer.

-Right.

0:43:250:43:29

Can you tell me, Alistair, what on earth this is used for?

0:43:290:43:32

-To be frank, I don't actually know what it would have been used for.

-Right.

0:43:320:43:36

But it's wood, obviously, so you could hit metal, like brass, with it and it wouldn't damage it.

0:43:360:43:41

Obviously, we've got a massive chunk out there, but that's its history.

0:43:410:43:44

-I like that.

-Oh, it's great.

0:43:440:43:46

I'm an auctioneer, and if this came in to my auction,

0:43:460:43:50

I would estimate that round about £20.

0:43:500:43:53

HE SUCKS HIS TEETH

0:43:530:43:55

It might get more than that, I don't know,

0:43:550:43:57

because who knows the price of a big hammer?

0:43:570:44:00

Well, if it's Mr Serrell that you're trying to beat up, then I don't think

0:44:000:44:03

I've got any option, really, than allowing you to have that for £20.

0:44:030:44:07

-I think we'll do a deal.

-Is that all right? Put your hand there. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

0:44:070:44:11

A very generous discount lands Anita the rather large

0:44:130:44:17

-early-20th-century hammer.

-OK, put it over my shoulder.

0:44:170:44:20

Yeah, watch out, Mr Serrell.

0:44:200:44:22

And on that note, it's probably best to call it a day. So, nighty-night!

0:44:220:44:28

What a glorious morning!

0:44:320:44:34

Do you know, I have to say, if I was going to buy a classic car,

0:44:340:44:37

-I'm not sure that I would buy one of these.

-Ah, stop moaning!

0:44:370:44:42

-It's a lovely wee thing!

-Well said, Anita!

0:44:420:44:45

They're heading for the magnificent spa town of Harrogate.

0:44:450:44:48

First to shop this morning is Phil.

0:44:500:44:52

Montpellier Muse Antique Market has been trading for over 25 years.

0:44:540:44:59

-Dealer David Wallace is looking after Phil today.

-Hi, Phil.

-I'm Philip.

0:44:590:45:03

-How are you doing?

-David, is it?

-David.

0:45:030:45:06

So what's going to appeal to you in here?

0:45:060:45:09

-Can I perhaps have a look at these...

-You can indeed.

0:45:090:45:12

..snuff boxes, please?

0:45:120:45:14

So this is a papier-mache snuff box and...

0:45:140:45:19

it's got this little miniature on the cover here.

0:45:190:45:22

It's priced at £25, but David says he can do it for 18.

0:45:220:45:26

For me, the golden age of papier-mache

0:45:260:45:28

is from about 1850 to 1880.

0:45:280:45:30

Um...

0:45:300:45:31

But the problem is this damage here cos you can't really repair

0:45:310:45:35

papier-mache.

0:45:350:45:37

-Can you do that for 15 quid?

-I'll stick my neck out and say yes.

0:45:370:45:41

You're a gentleman. Go on, I'll take that. Thank you very much indeed.

0:45:410:45:44

-My pleasure.

-I'd better give you some money now, hadn't I?

0:45:440:45:46

So, that's £15 for the 19th-century papier-mache snuff box.

0:45:460:45:51

Anita's hot on Phil's heels in Harrogate, heading just

0:45:540:45:57

south of the town to Crimple Hall Antiques to meet Phil Cannell.

0:45:570:46:03

-Hi, Anita.

-Hello.

-How are you? Nice to meet you.

0:46:030:46:05

This antiques and vintage showroom has over 50 stalls and cabinets.

0:46:070:46:12

Hoping that I have a nose for a bargain!

0:46:120:46:15

I see what you did there, Anita.

0:46:150:46:18

What has drawn me to this little piece, it's a Japanese piece,

0:46:190:46:23

not a Chinese piece, is the quality of the painting.

0:46:230:46:29

Look at those wonderful peacocks.

0:46:290:46:32

I really, really like this little piece and I see...

0:46:320:46:37

..that the foot has been off. And it's been stuck on again.

0:46:380:46:44

Which is a great shame and it is a 19th-century piece.

0:46:440:46:50

Tempted with the quality, but I'm put off by the damage.

0:46:500:46:55

-It will all depend on how much I can get it for.

-Phil's your man!

0:46:550:47:01

-She's got 75 on it.

-Right, OK.

0:47:010:47:04

Erm... So maybe she hasn't noticed the foot and when you speak to her,

0:47:040:47:09

-you can maybe say to her that it's damaged.

-Yeah, yeah. That's absolutely fine.

0:47:090:47:13

I'd be liking to buy that for £30. See what you can do.

0:47:130:47:18

-I'll have a word with her.

-OK.

0:47:180:47:20

This Kutani pot is named after the small village in western Japan

0:47:200:47:25

where this style of decoration has been made on ceramics

0:47:250:47:29

since the mid-17th century.

0:47:290:47:31

-How did we get on, Phil?

-She needs a little bit more.

0:47:310:47:33

-A wee bit more?

-A wee bit more.

0:47:330:47:35

-Uh-huh.

-35.

0:47:350:47:38

-Oh, I think I've got to go for it.

-I think you have.

-That's great.

0:47:380:47:41

-Good, deal done.

-I'm delighted with that. Can I pay you?

0:47:410:47:44

So, that's £35 for the Kutani koro and cover.

0:47:440:47:47

Back in Harrogate, Phil has ventured into a fine art gallery.

0:47:510:47:56

He's got just over £100 to spend.

0:47:560:47:59

That won't get him anything from the gallery, but fortunately Gary has a cellar.

0:47:590:48:04

Well, you know they say "buying blind..." Hell's bells!

0:48:050:48:08

What is he up to?

0:48:080:48:09

These are things that are not for us, really.

0:48:100:48:13

There you are, you see?

0:48:130:48:15

-Horse.

-That's modern.

0:48:160:48:18

-That might go, mightn't it?

-Beautifully framed that.

0:48:180:48:21

And this is painted, what? Within the last 50 years?

0:48:210:48:24

Yes, that's painted in the last five years.

0:48:240:48:26

I've got to pay commission at auction.

0:48:260:48:29

If they estimate that at 40 to 60 quid...

0:48:290:48:32

Which is probably what they'd estimate it at...

0:48:320:48:35

I'm going to give you 30 quid for it.

0:48:350:48:37

-Done?

-Done.

-You're a gentleman, I'd better get you some money out.

0:48:370:48:41

That's £30 for the equestrian painting in an early-19th-century style.

0:48:410:48:47

Let's stick with Phil - he's made his way west to Skipton

0:48:500:48:53

and the local antique centre.

0:48:530:48:56

There are 30 dealers on over three floors, so best get hunting.

0:48:580:49:02

A good Georgian bureau used to be six, eight, nine, perhaps £1,000.

0:49:040:49:07

This one is as rustic as they come.

0:49:090:49:13

Always have a look where the lock is

0:49:130:49:16

because people are forever losing the keys.

0:49:160:49:19

So they then have to cut a piece out to get into it.

0:49:190:49:22

This pine and oak bureau is priced at £100

0:49:220:49:25

and is owned by dealer Steve Pickering.

0:49:250:49:28

Go, Steve!

0:49:280:49:30

I think it's got quite a look.

0:49:300:49:32

If it was an ordinary oak one, I wouldn't have got anywhere near it. But I think the bottom line for me

0:49:320:49:37

is that at auction is going to make 60 to 90 quid.

0:49:370:49:39

-Is 50 quid any good to you?

-No.

-OK.

0:49:390:49:42

-Can you do 55 on it?

-No.

0:49:420:49:44

-What can you do?

-70 quid.

0:49:440:49:46

-I can't give you 70 quid for it.

-You can't?

-No, I can't.

0:49:460:49:49

-But I can give you 60 quid. Have a deal with me.

-I'll take your money.

0:49:490:49:53

You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.

0:49:530:49:55

So that's £60 for the late-Georgian pine and oak Yorkshire bureau.

0:49:550:49:59

Wow! And that's shopping done.

0:49:590:50:01

Let's take a gander at their goodies.

0:50:010:50:03

Along with the bureau, Phil bought a pair of bell metal tankards,

0:50:030:50:08

a miniature chest of drawers, a papier-mache snuff box

0:50:080:50:11

and a horse painting for £185.

0:50:110:50:15

Anita splashed out £158 on a bronze cat,

0:50:150:50:20

a fountain pen,

0:50:200:50:21

an Art Nouveau inkwell, a large early 20th century hammer

0:50:210:50:26

and a Japanese koro and cover. Thoughts, please.

0:50:260:50:30

He deserves to double his money on that bureau,

0:50:300:50:34

but in today's market, he probably won't.

0:50:340:50:38

There are certain things in life that come along

0:50:380:50:41

and you just don't understand them.

0:50:410:50:44

A £60 bronze cat? I don't understand it!

0:50:440:50:48

Barnard Castle in County Durham was the departure point on this leg

0:50:490:50:54

and now, Phil and Anita are nearing the auction in Driffield,

0:50:540:50:58

in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

0:50:580:51:00

How are you going to do today?

0:51:030:51:05

-Well, I kind of think you might have the advantage on me today.

-Ha-ha-ha!

0:51:050:51:09

You heard it here first, folks!

0:51:090:51:11

Well, we'll soon find out about that.

0:51:110:51:14

This looks a really good sale, doesn't it?

0:51:170:51:20

-Look at this.

-Yeah! Are you excited? Oh, another adventure!

0:51:200:51:23

-Slightly nervous.

-Who is going to win this time?

-Get in there, you!

0:51:230:51:27

Dee, Atkinson & Harrison were established in 1885

0:51:270:51:31

and regularly hold sales of antiques, art and furniture.

0:51:310:51:34

Our gavel basher today is Graham Paddison. Let the auction commence.

0:51:340:51:39

Starting with Anita's inkwell and pen tray.

0:51:410:51:44

-What's it worth? £30 for it.

-This is mine.

0:51:440:51:46

30 bid at the corner. 30 bid. £30 bid. At 30.

0:51:460:51:49

35. 40.

0:51:490:51:51

5. 50.

0:51:510:51:53

5. 55 then...

0:51:530:51:55

Bid seated here. All done and finished, 55.

0:51:550:51:59

What an incredible start! Anita's almost tripled her money.

0:51:590:52:03

-I'm happy.

-I should think you should be.

-Are you happy for me?

-No!

0:52:030:52:06

He's hiding it well, though(!)

0:52:060:52:09

Next up, it's Phil's pair of bell metal tankards.

0:52:090:52:12

£30 for them.

0:52:120:52:14

30. £20 to start then and off we go. 20 bid in the middle here, at 20.

0:52:140:52:19

£20 bid, at 20. £20 bid, at 20.

0:52:190:52:22

At £20.

0:52:220:52:23

Seems very cheap to me.

0:52:230:52:25

But at £20... We're going to sell it. Down it goes.

0:52:250:52:28

-2! That's the way. 25.

-Last minute.

0:52:280:52:31

-28, sir.

-Yes, yes.

0:52:310:52:33

28. 30. 5.

0:52:330:52:36

At 35. Bid's third row here.

0:52:360:52:38

At 35, then.

0:52:380:52:40

Everybody finally down, I think.

0:52:400:52:42

-At £35.

-BANGS GAVEL

0:52:420:52:44

A decent profit for Phil to start, too.

0:52:440:52:47

Gets your heart going.

0:52:470:52:49

Nearly stopped it! I don't know about getting it going!

0:52:490:52:51

SHE CHUCKLES

0:52:510:52:53

Back to Anita now, with her rather large hammer.

0:52:530:52:57

£30 for it.

0:52:570:52:59

30 for the wooden mallet here. 30 bid. This side at 30.

0:52:590:53:03

5. 40. 5. 50.

0:53:030:53:05

5. 60. 5. 70.

0:53:050:53:08

-5. 80. 5. 90.

-I'm getting absolutely trounced here!

0:53:080:53:12

£90, then.

0:53:120:53:14

All done. Finished. Bid's at the front. £90.

0:53:140:53:17

BANGS GAVEL

0:53:170:53:18

That's over four times what she paid for it!

0:53:180:53:21

Amazing!

0:53:210:53:22

I think I might go and quietly hang myself somewhere.

0:53:220:53:26

It's Phil's chance now to score big with his tiny

0:53:260:53:30

-chest of drawers.

-£50 for it.

0:53:300:53:33

-Come on.

-50.

0:53:330:53:35

40 bid, this corner, bid at 40. At £40, bid at 40. At 40.

0:53:350:53:38

At 45 at the front.

0:53:380:53:39

50. 5. 60.

0:53:390:53:42

5. 70. £70.

0:53:420:53:44

In the corner. All done and finished.

0:53:440:53:46

-At £70.

-BANGS GAVEL

0:53:460:53:48

Another solid profit for Philip.

0:53:480:53:51

-I think it's got the right price for today in this saleroom.

-Mmm.

0:53:510:53:55

And you made a profit.

0:53:550:53:58

So I don't want to hear any m-m-moaning.

0:53:580:54:01

Philip?! Moan?! Ha(!)

0:54:010:54:04

We're sticking with Phil now for his 19th-century papier-mache snuff box.

0:54:040:54:08

£40 for it.

0:54:080:54:10

-40 bid.

-40 straight in.

0:54:100:54:13

At £40, the bid standing this side.

0:54:130:54:15

45. 50. 5. 60.

0:54:150:54:18

At £60. All done. Selling. Away it goes. £60.

0:54:180:54:22

BANGS GAVEL

0:54:220:54:24

Phil's quadrupled his money on that one.

0:54:240:54:27

-That was a wee smile playing on your lovely face.

-Nah, it's trapped wind.

0:54:270:54:32

Keep that to yourself.

0:54:320:54:34

Next, it's Anita's Japanese Kutani koro and cover.

0:54:340:54:38

It's got a damaged foot, but will that put anyone off?

0:54:380:54:40

£30 for it.

0:54:400:54:43

30. Nice quality here. 20, then. 20 bid at the back.

0:54:430:54:46

At 20. £20. 25. 30.

0:54:460:54:49

Oh, dear. You stopped quickly. At 30 bid.

0:54:490:54:52

35, fresh bidder. 40.

0:54:520:54:54

5. 50? 45.

0:54:540:54:56

At £45. 50, fresh bidder.

0:54:560:54:58

At 50, lady's bid now. Both gentlemen out.

0:54:580:55:01

50. At £50, then. All done and finished.

0:55:010:55:05

-Goes away at £50.

-BANGS GAVEL

0:55:050:55:08

Another good profit for Anita.

0:55:080:55:11

-I think it deserved it.

-I'm just really pleased for you(!)

-Ha-ha(!)

0:55:110:55:16

We can tell that(!)

0:55:160:55:19

Now it's Phil's priciest purchase, the pine and oak bureau.

0:55:190:55:22

This could make all the difference to today's victor.

0:55:220:55:26

100. £50 to start. Come on. A lot of age to it.

0:55:260:55:29

£50.

0:55:290:55:30

< 20.

0:55:300:55:31

Ouch.

0:55:310:55:33

A £20 bid. At 20. At 20. At £20.

0:55:330:55:36

-At £20. Take a fiver if you like.

-Have a laugh now.

0:55:360:55:39

-That should be funny.

-5, do I see anywhere?

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At £20, then. All done and finished. Away. Can't do any better than £20.

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BANGS GAVEL Not the result Phil was after.

0:55:470:55:51

Do you think that's worth £20?

0:55:510:55:53

It's firewood, it's worth £20.

0:55:530:55:57

That's a handcrafted period antique bureau.

0:55:570:56:02

Back with Anita now. It's her Modernist bronze cat.

0:56:040:56:08

And auctioneer John Atkinson's taken over the rostrum.

0:56:080:56:11

20. £20 bid. 5. 25.

0:56:110:56:14

At £25 bid. 30.

0:56:140:56:16

5. 40.

0:56:160:56:19

Selling away. Going then at £40.

0:56:190:56:22

That loss gives Phil a chance to close the gap.

0:56:220:56:26

I would never be one to wish ill on anybody.

0:56:260:56:28

-But in this instance...

-I've made you very happy.

0:56:280:56:33

Needs must when the devil drives.

0:56:330:56:35

Could Anita's final item, the Conway Stewart fountain pen,

0:56:370:56:40

help her stay in the lead?

0:56:400:56:42

£30. 30. 20.

0:56:420:56:45

10. 10, I'm bid, at 10. 15.

0:56:450:56:47

20. 5. 30.

0:56:470:56:50

-5.

-I think that's top price for that.

0:56:500:56:53

£35.

0:56:530:56:55

-A good strong profit.

-Would you just do me a favour?

-Yeah.

0:56:550:57:00

-Would you just wipe that smile off your face?

-SHE CHUCKLES

0:57:000:57:04

But Phil's final item, the equestrian painting,

0:57:040:57:08

could make all the difference.

0:57:080:57:10

£70. 70. 50, then.

0:57:100:57:12

-30. £30. Bid at 30, bid.

-I'll settle for that.

0:57:120:57:15

-£30.

-I'm happy.

-50 on the net.

0:57:150:57:18

At £50, bid of £50. At £50 bid.

0:57:180:57:21

Selling away.

0:57:210:57:23

Oh, it's gone, has it?

0:57:230:57:25

The internet bidder has disappeared.

0:57:250:57:27

Oh, Phil! So has everybody else!

0:57:270:57:29

That's the story of my day! I've even lost my internet bidder!

0:57:290:57:33

Selling away. Going at £35.

0:57:330:57:36

So close, but it's still a small profit.

0:57:360:57:40

In the end, it's OK cos you made a little bit of profit.

0:57:400:57:43

-Can we go now?

-Uh-huh.

0:57:430:57:45

Philip began with £196.40.

0:57:460:57:49

After paying auction costs, he lost £4.60,

0:57:490:57:54

so has £191.80 to spend next time.

0:57:540:57:58

GAVEL BANGS

0:57:580:58:00

Anita started with £242.43.

0:58:000:58:02

After costs, she made a profit of £64.63,

0:58:020:58:07

cementing her lead with £307.06.

0:58:070:58:11

So, go girl!

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All that effort and I think I'm back where I started!

0:58:130:58:17

Don't worry. It was a bit of a roller-coaster today, wasn't it?

0:58:170:58:20

-Yeah, you just get in and roller-coaster me out of here.

-Yeah.

0:58:200:58:23

-But very good fun anyway.

-Yeah, terrific(!)

0:58:230:58:25

Ha-ha. Till the next time, road-trippers.

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