0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- This is beautiful. - That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:12With £200 each, a classic car and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Joy.- Hello!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40It's the final leg for auctioneers Christina Trevanion
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and Thomas Plant.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49So, it's been a total pleasure crossing these Celtic countries,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52and it's your last chance to tell me how much you love me.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54LAUGHTER
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Christina was bowled over in Ireland.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59The people are so friendly and so sweet.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01And Thomas was wowed by Wales.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Some lovely things here.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Their 1962 Bedford van has done them proud so far,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13especially as it was made before it was compulsory to fit seatbelts.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Both our experts started this trip with £200.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Despite triumphing at two out of four auctions so far,
0:01:25 > 0:01:31Thomas has less than he started with - just £186.14.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Christina took an early lead and hung on to most of her winnings,
0:01:36 > 0:01:37so has £269.07.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41You are a tiny snifter away from me now.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43You have held the lead all week.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I have held the lead all week, and I have a very sneaky feeling
0:01:46 > 0:01:49you might just pip me to the post at the very last minute.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Their adventure began in Cashel, Tipperary.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57After tootling around Ireland, they crossed into North Wales,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00then over to England, where they'll be finishing up
0:02:00 > 0:02:03over 700 miles later in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Today's trip gets underway at Gwersyllt, Wrexham,
0:02:10 > 0:02:12aiming for auction in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17This former coal-mining village is snazzy dresser Thomas' first stop this morning.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Bye!- Bye!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Thomas has his work cut out on this leg.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Time to meet the folks in charge.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Nice to see you, I'm Thomas.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Hi, I'm Carol. - Carol, nice to see you.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- And...- This is my husband, Dennis.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32- Hello.- Nice to see you, Thomas.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37The Prices run this place, full of bygone treasures.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38There's a number of things in here.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42I quite like the eclectic mix, what's going on.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44What I have seen was this cup.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50It says here, "Unusual stone goblet, the Holy Grail."
0:02:50 > 0:02:52SHE LAUGHS
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Is this the Holy Grail of the Antiques Road Trip?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Look at that!
0:02:57 > 0:02:58It's beautifully done.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- It's done in a soapstone.- Yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02What's it got on there? £32.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I think that's brilliant, don't you?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Oh, gosh.- Yes, a bit of weight.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Yeah, yeah. Well, I'm super-strong, you see.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- 1920s, I would say.- Yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Probably from a church communion.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It's not the only thing he's spotted.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18What a cool thing.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22It's got this trademark here.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Crikey. Where did you get that from?!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27That's better.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Westbourne Grove, London.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Put your teddy bear on there.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Little friend.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- It's £35. Carol?- Yes?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- I found a chair.- Oh, that's quaint.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42So, there's a label on here which says £35.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Really cheeky offer.- OK?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Sort of like...a tenner?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51While Carol calls the dealer, Thomas spies something else.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- HE GASPS - Look at that!
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Love those.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59So what it is, it's a goblet,
0:03:59 > 0:04:03and on the goblet are Masonic engraved designs.
0:04:03 > 0:04:0450 quid on it, though.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It's a lot of money.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Oh, Carol?- I like this, because it's got a yellow to it.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13So it sort of dates it, early 20th century, I would have thought.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14He's got £50 on it.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Ooh! I'm sure Roy is open to offers.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19So where are we with the other items?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21OK, the chair, the answer is yes on that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- What, for a tenner? - Yes.- Deal! Done. Yeah, yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Carol's also managed to get the Masonic goblet's owner on the phone.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Hi, Roy? I want to make you a cheeky offer.
0:04:32 > 0:04:3325 quid.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I'd love a two in front of it. Could we deal at 28?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- 'If it helps you, yes.' - It does. Oh, you're a star.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Thank you very much. Well, that's a buy.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47That's a generous deal, as Masonic items often do well.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Now, what about the soapstone goblet?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- We have an answer. - Oh, yes?- The goblet.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Yeah?- 25.- £25?- Yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- That's his best. - Yeah, that's all right.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I think I'd be very happy with that.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It's just really unusual.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05So, that's £63 for the 19th-century Masonic goblet,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07the soapstone goblet,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09and the Edwardian bamboo chair.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Well done, Tom!
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Meanwhile, rival Christina has travelled 20 minutes north to Mold,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18in the beautiful border county of Flintshire.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Time now for her first shop of the day.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Hello! You must be Holly.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- I am. Nice to meet you. - Hello, Holly. Lovely to meet you.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Can you show me around?- Absolutely. We'll start in the back room.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31All right. I love a good back room! Ha-ha-ha!
0:05:31 > 0:05:32She's rather gorgeous, isn't she?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- She's elegant, isn't she? - Isn't she fab?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Doesn't look like it's got a huge amount of age to it,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- but she's certainly got a look to her, hasn't she?- Yeah, I mean,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42with the Art Deco at the moment, there's just so much import,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45and it's really hard to find, sort of to find the originals.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Sometimes, it's nice just to have a bit of modern.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Also, obviously, it's reflected in the price.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52As an original Art Deco lamp, that'd be hundreds,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- if not thousands. - And probably at home in my house!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57She's got 64 on her now.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Is there a deal that can be done on that, Holly?
0:06:00 > 0:06:01I can certainly consider it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Ooh!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Let's not be too hasty.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06You haven't been upstairs yet.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08That's caught my eye.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- The light?- Yes.- The light fitting.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12It's cool. It is cool.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15We've had it wired so that it can be run off a plug.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- It's built to be a pool table light. - Yes.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19But I'm thinking it could also be for over a kitchen island...
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Love that idea. - It's got that kind of look.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Is it very expensive? - How does 60 sound?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Expensive.- Expensive.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Maybe so, but the ticket price is £78.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- What did we have on our lady downstairs?- 65.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37I would want to pay £50 for the two.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- OK.- How are you feeling about that?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Rather faint!- Well, there's a bed.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Do you want to have a lie down?! - THEY LAUGH
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- OK.- Tell me what you can do for me.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I mean, if you can't do that, then that's absolutely understandable.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53I think if I can squeeze another £10 out of you, I'd be happy.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57OK. So if we said £60 for that lamp
0:06:57 > 0:07:00and our lady lamp downstairs, happy at that?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01- Happy at that.- It's a deal.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06So, that £60 for the Art Deco-style lamp and a snooker table light.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- There we go, darling. 20, 40, 60.- Spot on.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12That's what we agreed, isn't it? Brilliant. You're a star.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13- Thank you very much. - Thank you so much.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- We'll see you again. - Take care.- Bye now.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Meanwhile, Thomas has travelled east,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22just over the border into Cheshire, to the historic city of Chester.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Thomas is here to check out a local gem.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Thomas.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Hi, I'm Simon. - Simon, nice to meet you.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Simon specialises in antiques and decorative items
0:07:34 > 0:07:38for the home and garden sourced from around the world.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Aw, what a lovely pooch!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43What's this?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47That is a model from a hat shop.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52It's for a woman's...milliner.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Actually, that could be a potential purchase.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55It could be quite good fun.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I quite like the angular lines to it.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It's made from rubber,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01and could have come from an old department store.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03It's priced at £35.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Let's talk about the head. The model.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Do you think we could do something slightly on the price?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- I can help a little. I could do it for £30.- £30.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I think I'm going to have to go for her. I'll give you £30 for her.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Is that all right?- That's fine. - Thank you, thank you very much.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22£30 for the rather odd rubber mannequin head.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I've got to think of a name for her.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27If you come up with any bright ideas, give me a call.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30You could always name her after my little pup.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Ella.- Ella! Done.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Bye-bye, Ella. Woof!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And on that note, it's off to bed.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40So nighty-night.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44What a lovely morning.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Oh, this is beautiful, isn't it?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- I can't believe how well you're driving this van.- I know.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Oh, no, here we are, we're going up a hill now.- I'm so impressed.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54- Oh, OK, well... - THEY LAUGH
0:08:54 > 0:08:57But when we started out, you were hopeless.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And sadly, it's nearly the end of this road trip.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03This is it! I cannot believe it! It's gone so quickly.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06It really has gone quickly, hasn't it? Yeah.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09And we seem to have covered an awful lot of miles together.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13With the auction nearing in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Christina starts her final buying day just outside Northwich
0:09:16 > 0:09:17in the heart of Cheshire.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Here we are. An antique shop.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Looks lovely. - I'll see you this afternoon.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28Owner Jan Gnatiuk has a passion for old furniture, amongst other things.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Hello! Nice to meet you.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Hello! Who are you?- I'm Jan.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Jan, lovely to meet you.- Thank you.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37What will she spot in here, then?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40You've got some interesting pictures here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43So, Marcel Pic, I think, was quite well-known for doing caricatures,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- I think, of sort of military themes.- Yes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48He looks like he's sort of almost gone to select his horse,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50and you've got his dear old horse over here,
0:09:50 > 0:09:52which is propped up with crutches.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Looks like something from a pantomime!
0:09:54 > 0:09:55SHE LAUGHS
0:09:55 > 0:09:57What have you got on that?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- I can do it you for a tenner. - That might be interesting.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01You should be able to make some money on that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02It looks like an original,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05because it's actually in pastel, and it's picked out in white.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08It's got the pencil date mark on it, as well, somewhere.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Signed and dated 1891.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11OK, well, that could be a goer.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Cor, she works fast! You've only just arrived, Christina.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18As I'm going to Stoke, I think I'd like to buy some pots.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I've got a dinner service which is going cheap.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- I've had it for a while.- Have you?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28It's in the bottom cupboard in the press.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Have you got things stashed in drawers?!- Yes.- Have you?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Always have things stashed in drawers.- Have you?!
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Oh, go on, show me your drawers, Jan.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Hey, that's a bit forward, Christina!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I think it's 1960s or 1950s,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43but it's complete.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Oh, my goodness! That's Denby, isn't it?
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Yeah. It's got the pepper, tea, the butter...
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I have sold one of these quite recently.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56You can have the lot for a fiver.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Really?!- Yes.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The service for six is circa 1970,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03and comes complete with dinner plates, side plates,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05soup bowls, tureens, a teapot,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08cups, saucers and condiment items to boot.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Let's think about this. What about the picture...
0:11:11 > 0:11:14and the dinner service, for a tenner?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- HE GASPS - Go on.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- I'll twist you.- Really? - Yes.- You're an angel.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- You're welcome. - Do I have to wrap it up now?- Yes!
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I'm not wrapping it up! I hate wrapping up!
0:11:24 > 0:11:25That's fair enough.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27And Christina's managed to bag herself
0:11:27 > 0:11:31two fabulous lots for just £10.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Meanwhile, Thomas has taken the Bedford van ten miles east
0:11:35 > 0:11:39to just outside the old farming village of Goostrey in Cheshire.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43He's come to Jodrell Bank observatory
0:11:43 > 0:11:47to find out about a world-famous pioneer
0:11:47 > 0:11:51whose ground-breaking inventions helped put our nation
0:11:51 > 0:11:55among the front runners in the golden age of the space race.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Thomas is meeting astrophysicist Professor Tim O'Brien
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- to hear more.- Hello, I'm Thomas. - Hello, I'm Tim.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07That's not going to be confusing, is it?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09No, no, that's very easy. Tim and Tom.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Ha-ha! Sir Bernard Lovell was born in 1913.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17By the outbreak of the Second World War,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21he led a team to develop new radar technology,
0:12:21 > 0:12:26helping to significantly halt the Nazi campaign by sea.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31Once the war ended, Lovell's career turned to astronomy.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34So, what happened then, after the war?
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Lovell wanted to use radar,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39that he had helped develop, to do some physics.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41They were throwing away a lot of war-surplus equipment,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44and the people here at Jodrell got a big army truck,
0:12:44 > 0:12:45and they drove around the country,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48piling electronics into the back of the truck,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- because it was being chucked down mineshafts.- Yeah, yeah.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It was ripped apart, cannibalised, and built into...
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Other things.- ..this equipment,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- which was used to look at outer space. - THOMAS LAUGHS
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Components of these electronics
0:13:01 > 0:13:05became vital to Lovell's future scientific pursuits.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08He realised that larger equipment
0:13:08 > 0:13:12would allow him to delve further into the unexplored universe.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17So, in 1952, work began on a huge 250-foot telescope -
0:13:17 > 0:13:21the largest steerable telescope in the world.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26But despite its original intention,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29it was soon called on for another purpose.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31At the beginning of the space race,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34when Russia launched their beachball-sized satellite
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Sputnik 1 into space to orbit Earth,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Lovell and his telescope made history,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43suddenly playing a key role in the Cold War.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47He got a phone call from somebody in government, who said to him,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51"Actually, you know, the thing that carried Sputnik into space,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53"the rocket, is actually a missile,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56"an intercontinental ballistic missile.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59"Would you be able to use a radar transmitter on your telescope,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03"not to track Sputnik itself, but to track the rocket?"
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Because the next thing that might be launched by the Soviet Union
0:14:06 > 0:14:09might be something rather more serious - a nuclear warhead.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14In October 1957, Lovell's telescope tracked the rocket
0:14:14 > 0:14:16that had launched the Russian satellite
0:14:16 > 0:14:18as it too circled the Earth,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22passing over the Lake District at five miles a second.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27It was the only instrument in the world
0:14:27 > 0:14:29capable of following such a missile,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32technology that has since evolved into
0:14:32 > 0:14:35the basis for our current missile defence systems.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Lovell and his team continued to track rockets
0:14:40 > 0:14:46launched by Russia and America, and in 1966, they made headlines again.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53What else has it been used for in that golden period of space race?
0:14:53 > 0:14:59We actually tracked a Russian rocket onto the moon, that landed in 1966.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04It took the very first pictures of the moon from the moon.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Developed the photograph, scanned it,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09sent it back to Earth as a radio signal.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12We eavesdropped on that signal, and actually...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- You couldn't help? - Well, you would, wouldn't you?
0:15:14 > 0:15:19One of the astronomers here recognised the sound of the signal,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21and he said, "Do you know, it sounds like
0:15:21 > 0:15:22"one of these newfangled fax machines."
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Not very many people had them. They put out a call.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28The Daily Express in London answered the call.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33They drove up the road with an early facsimile receiver,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35plugged it into the telescope,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38and out came a picture of the surface of the moon,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40the very first picture ever sent from the moon,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and they'd used fax technology, basically, to do it.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Wow.- We hacked into it and printed it on the front page
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- of the Daily Express the next day. - Gosh!
0:15:51 > 0:15:52Britain published these pictures
0:15:52 > 0:15:56before the Russians got a chance to release their own official images -
0:15:56 > 0:15:58a major worldwide coup.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04The telescope is now the third largest of its kind in the world,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07and, as technology evolves, it is upgraded,
0:16:07 > 0:16:11keeping it at the forefront of cutting-edge science.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16It's discovered distant galaxies powered by supermassive black holes,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and two-thirds of all known pulsars,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22which are remnants of exploded stars.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Every day, we make a new discovery.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28We are creeping our way forward,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31but we also discover things we don't understand,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35so the sort of boundary of our knowledge is ever-increasing,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38but equally, there's stuff outside that boundary
0:16:38 > 0:16:42that we're still yet to understand. That's what makes it so exciting.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Exciting. Sometimes frustrating.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Sir Bernard Lovell died in 2012,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51but his passion for science and innovation
0:16:51 > 0:16:54made him a visionary leader in his field.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00His incredible inventions continue to assist
0:17:00 > 0:17:02astronomic discoveries today,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05and hopefully will do well into the future.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Just a few miles south, though,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Christina's made her way to Congleton.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17She's come to a former ribbon mill-turned-antiques centre
0:17:17 > 0:17:19and to welcome her is dealer Eric.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Hello, hello, my old friend!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Hello.- How are you? All right? - Yes, fine.- Very nice to see you.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Christina's got just under £200 left,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30and something soon catches her interest.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Those are nice, aren't they? - That one's in good condition.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- This one's been a bit... - That's been repainted.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Yes, it was how I got them. - Pair of vintage black coach lamps.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40In your horse-drawn coach,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42these would have gone on the side, wouldn't they?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45They would have slot in so that you could light your way.
0:17:45 > 0:17:4732. OK. All right.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Worth thinking about.- Yeah.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50I quite like those.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53They've certainly got some character to them, as well.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55There are two other floors to check out, Christina.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Right, what have we got in here? Ooh, this looks good.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Quite nice to have a look at a piece of something sparkly, anyway.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04A Georgian caddy spoon.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- So, caddy spoons are eternally collectable.- Mm-hm.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11And this is quite a sweet one.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13So you've got the duty mark there. George III.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16So I think that's quite lovely.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21This 18th-century silver tea caddy spoon has a ticket price of £28,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24but Eric thinks the spoons' dealer might be able to do better.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- What did Kate say about a best price on our caddy spoon?- 17.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33That is a good price, but I only really want to buy one more thing,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and I do like your lanterns downstairs.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- How much do you have on your lanterns?- 32.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Can you do any better than that? - Oh, yeah. I can do you them for 20.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44With the damage on the glass and the fact they've been repainted,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I'd want to be getting them for £15 maximum.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Is that something that you could do? - Yeah, go on.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Generous of you, Eric.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Ooh, look! The centre even has a cafe.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59That was my very last purchase of the week, so I owe you some money.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Okey-doke.- There you are, my darling. Five, ten, 15. Cheers.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Thank you very much.- Cheers.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Look who it is.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Brace yourself, lads.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14- Hello!- Hello, hello.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- How are you?- Very well.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- Can I join you? - Yeah, do. Absolutely.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- I'm done.- Five items?
0:19:20 > 0:19:21- Five items. All done.- Really?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Yeah. How many have you got?- One...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- One more to get?- One more to get.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I'll see you back here for some cake. Go and do some shopping.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Oh, bossy! The pressure's on Thomas now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32He's got just under £90 left to spend.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36See, I quite like a centre. I really do. There's loads of stuff.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39And soon enough, Thomas spots something rather interesting.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44In the First World War, when you were shot,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47your family were sent a bronze penny
0:19:47 > 0:19:50called a death penny or death plaque.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Arthur Preece, private, Royal Worcester Regiment,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56died 7/9/16, aged 39.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58God. So he was just a year younger than me.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Very nice. I mean, that is an amazing thing.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03And it's only £55.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06While Eric is sharing cake with Christina,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09dealer Kate takes care of Thomas.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11This death penny here.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Yes. I notice he's got 55 on it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Yeah.- Yeah. Do you think there'd be anything to be done on that?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20It's pretty near the mark what he paid for it,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22but I'm sure you could...
0:20:22 > 0:20:23Give him a call.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28While he waits to hear, Thomas has another look around.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33This is a Victorian jug.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's made probably in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It's quite good. Sounds OK.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39There's a little bit of a hairline up there.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43But what's so delightful about these hand-painted flowers is...
0:20:44 > 0:20:46The token it says underneath it -
0:20:46 > 0:20:49so this is something you'd give to your lover - "Forget Me Not".
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Isn't that sweet?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53(And for £27!)
0:20:53 > 0:20:55Time to find Kate again.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- I've found this.- Yeah.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Do you think we can do anything on that price?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Well, normally, that would be about £25.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- OK.- But for you...
0:21:04 > 0:21:0616?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Around 16?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Yeah, all right. I mean, you know, we could round it up and say 15.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- Go on, then.- Yeah? - 15. 15 for that.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Or I have news on the death...
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Oh, yes?
0:21:18 > 0:21:1935 would be the very best.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Oh, my gosh!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22So you have a choice.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23- Oh.- Or buy both!
0:21:23 > 0:21:27That's a handsome £20 discount on the plaque.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Take your time, Thomas. No need to rush!
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- I've made a decision.- Right.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I'm going to buy them both.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37So, that's £50 for an early Victorian jug
0:21:37 > 0:21:39and the First World War death plaque.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Wish me luck! And thank you. - Thank you.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43That's shopping complete.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Along with the death plaque and jug,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Thomas bought an Edwardian bamboo chair,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50a vintage mannequin head,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52a 19th-century Masonic glass,
0:21:52 > 0:21:57and a soapstone goblet for £143.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Christina spent £85 on a snooker table light,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04an Art Deco-style lamp,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06a Marcel Pic sketch,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10a Denby dinner service, and a pair of Victorian carriage lanterns.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12So, what do they think?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16All in all, I think Christina's got a chance to make a profit.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19The only thing I think she's got a risk on
0:22:19 > 0:22:21is the snooker table light.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Thomas is so clever
0:22:22 > 0:22:26to buy ceramics to bring to the homeland of the ceramics industry,
0:22:26 > 0:22:28and that sentiment - "forget me not" -
0:22:28 > 0:22:29I certainly won't forget him.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35Christina and Thomas' last leg left from Gwersyllt in Wrexham,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37with the final auction of the week
0:22:37 > 0:22:39finishing up in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Right, let's go.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Sun shines on the righteous, Thomas.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Well, we'll see about that. Holding fort at the rostrum today
0:22:47 > 0:22:49is auctioneer Lee Sherratt,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53who's been running ASH Auctions for over 20 years.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00First up is Christina's Denby dinner service.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Quite a lot of interest in this.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Quite a lot of interest!
0:23:03 > 0:23:05We've got two or three commission bids.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07We've also got a telephone bid.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10And a phone bid! I don't believe it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12All the lot. Start the bidding.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13- 26.- I've got £26 straight in.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- £26!- On the phone at 28...
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Phone bid straight in.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Four...
0:23:19 > 0:23:20On the phone at 32 for the Denby.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Wonderful, Christina. Well done, you.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Sold at 32.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27High-five!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30A fantastic profit to start things off, Christina.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I sincerely hope we carry on in this vein,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34although I very much doubt it.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Continuing the pottery theme,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Thomas' early Victorian jug is up next.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Nice jug there. Do I have a fiver?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- A fiver.- Five commission bid.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47I've got six, I've got seven, seven bid. Eight.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Eight bid now, nine, nine bid now, ten.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Ten bid now, 12.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Go on, go on, go on!
0:23:52 > 0:23:55At £12. Commission winner, at £12, going.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Don't worry, it's early days, Thomas,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00and only a small loss.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Forget you not. Forget the jug!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Let's hope Thomas does better with his Masonic glass.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I've got £30 bid. Straight onto commissions at 30 bid now.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Take five if you like. At 32, I'll take, then.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15At £30. If not, I'm going to sell it to the commission buyer.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18At £30, only bid at £30, and all done.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- Oh, no!- Commission buyer gets it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- £30.- Thomas, I'm disappointed. It should have made more.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24It made a £2 profit.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25It all adds up.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Back with Christina and her pair of Victorian carriage lamps.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Can I see £50 to get on?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32£50 to get on? £40.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34No, no. Maybe?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37For the two, this is. £20 for the two. Ten, then, somebody.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- Ten I'm bid, now.- There we go.
0:24:39 > 0:24:4112. Is that a bid?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43On my right. 12. 12 bid.
0:24:43 > 0:24:4414. 14. Here we go.
0:24:44 > 0:24:4816, 18. 18, 20. 20, 22.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Rightly so.- Well, I think...
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Can you imagine either side of the front door, or...
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- They're very good, yeah. - They're smart.
0:24:54 > 0:24:5626. Where's eight? Now I'm going to sell.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58At £26, and the hammer's up...
0:24:58 > 0:24:59Anybody else?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Another decent profit for Christina.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Thomas has bundled together his vintage mannequin head
0:25:09 > 0:25:11and Edwardian bamboo teddy's chair.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Bit random, but let's see how it goes.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16£15 commission bid, straight in now at 15.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Looking for 16. If not, I'll sell.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Oh, dear.
0:25:19 > 0:25:20..at 16, I'm going to sell it.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22At £15, all done.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- That was pretty quick, wasn't it? - It was jolly quick.- Jolly quick.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27He's still got two more items
0:25:27 > 0:25:30to wow the auction-goers of Stoke with, though.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- If I hadn't bought the head, that would have been a profit.- Yeah!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36That's one way to look at it.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Can Christina make a third profit in a row
0:25:38 > 0:25:41with her Art Deco-style lamp?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42£20, bid me, somebody.
0:25:42 > 0:25:4420 bid, straight in at 20.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45At £20 bid, where? Two.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47At 22, four? 24.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Well done, Christina.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Again, another profit.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Brilliant!
0:25:51 > 0:25:53On the second row, you're all out now.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54At 36 now. Eight.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- 38 now!- Really?!
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Doubling money.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Right lot.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Being sold. I'm going to receive it at 40.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Go, Christina.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Another brilliant profit.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Can this soapstone goblet make Thomas some money?
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Put it in, somebody.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13What's it worth? £20?
0:26:13 > 0:26:14- Ooh!- Nice piece, this is.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15£20. £10, bid me, somebody?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Who's going to bid me? Ten, I'm bid on my right.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20At ten bid, we're off now. At ten bid. Where's 12 short?
0:26:20 > 0:26:21It's got to be worth more than this.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- What did you pay for this? 25?- Yes.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26£10 only. You got a chance.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27You're going to lose it.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29At £10...
0:26:29 > 0:26:34Shame. But maybe he's saving his best for last.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38We're back with Christina again for the snooker table light trio.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39£40 for it.
0:26:39 > 0:26:4140. £30.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42£30, worth that, surely.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Not much we can do without lights. Come on. £30.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Not going to make any money.
0:26:47 > 0:26:4835 now. Five. 25, 30.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- 30 bidding now, five... - It's not going to make any money.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- It's going to make it.- No, it's not. - It's going to make £40!
0:26:53 > 0:26:56At £40. At £40. The hammer looking. £40...
0:26:56 > 0:26:59It's a loss after auction costs,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01but it gives Thomas a chance to catch up.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Now it's Christina's final item -
0:27:03 > 0:27:06the Marcel Pic charcoal sketch.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07Open the bidding, somebody.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09£20. 15 for it? Come on.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Give me ten. £10. £10?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Where are we? We've got a bid of ten.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I think people think it's a print, but it's not.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16No, you said it's a sketch.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Well, we've got a bid.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Right-hand side. 12. 12 bid. At 12, now 14.
0:27:21 > 0:27:2314. 14, 16.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- For you...- Is that the last item of our road trip?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- £14.- Well, it's making a profit.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29..at £14.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35She's almost tripled her money on that last item. Great stuff.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39But now, it's Thomas' World War I death plaque,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44and could be just what Thomas needs to take Christina's Road Trip crown.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47We've got loads and loads of commission bids.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48- See?- £40.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50£40 bid, straight in at £40.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Brilliant! Instant profit.- 45.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53- 50.- Five.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- 55.- 60.
0:27:55 > 0:27:5660, I'm bid. Five...
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Thomas! This is brilliant!
0:27:58 > 0:27:5970 bid now. 75...
0:27:59 > 0:28:0175. We got £70 commission.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02We haven't finished yet.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Go on, go on, go on!
0:28:03 > 0:28:0675, 80. 85...
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Go on.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- 85, 90...- I'm out.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11All commission bids are now out.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12In the room at £85.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Where's 90? I'm going to sell it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Go on, one more.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17£85. The hammer's up.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19All finished.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Well done! £50 profit.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22That's amazing.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24What an incredible finish for Thomas.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Well done. Well done.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28But has he done enough?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Thomas began this leg with £186.14.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34and after today's auction costs,
0:28:34 > 0:28:39that last great profit wasn't enough to save him.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42He's down £18.36
0:28:42 > 0:28:45leaving him £167.78.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Christina kicked off with £269.07.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54After a great auction, post costs, she's made £39.64.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58giving her a total of with £308.71,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00making her the overall winner!
0:29:00 > 0:29:03All profits, of course, go to Children In Need.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Blimey!
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Christina...
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Go on. Tell me.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- I need to drive you.- Why?
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Because you've again annihilated me.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Did I win this auction? - You did! You've done it.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- So does that mean I get chauffeured? - You get chauffeured by moi.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Oh, my goodness! How spoilt!
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- I know.- How spoilt!
0:29:20 > 0:29:23THEY LAUGH
0:29:23 > 0:29:26That's it for these two. Cheerio!
0:29:26 > 0:29:30So long, farewell in the van!
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Well, it's goodbye to them
0:29:37 > 0:29:42and hello to the exuberant Charles Hanson and Margie Cooper.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48- That's going fast! - Get out of here! There we go, Marge.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- It's going to be a wonderful week. - It is.- I feel like I'm with a Hollywood star.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- GEARS CRUNCH - I do, seriously! I feel like I'm with a Bond Girl.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04007 wouldn't crunch those gears.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Margie may never have been a Bond Girl
0:30:06 > 0:30:10but, by gosh, she was a model before starting out in the antiques biz.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12And our Charles is an auctioneer who appreciates the finer
0:30:12 > 0:30:14things in life.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I look at you, Marge, and I think upmarket.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- How am I going to get through this week with you?- Look at me!
0:30:21 > 0:30:23You're gorgeous! Look at me!
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I'm going red now.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32They're in a very rare 1959 Elva Courier.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Only 400 or so were made
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and this is believed to be the only one on British roads.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43This trip starts in the Leicestershire town
0:30:43 > 0:30:45of Melton Mowbray and meanders through
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, then dips
0:30:48 > 0:30:52into Norfolk before arriving for the final sale in the city of Leicester.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Today's leg starts off from the market town of Melton Mowbray
0:30:55 > 0:30:59and heads to auction in the fine, fair city of Nottingham.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02All I was saying, Margie,
0:31:02 > 0:31:03is Leicestershire is in my neighbourhood.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07I hope we're not going into shops where you know people.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Get out of here, Margie! Get out of here!
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Our experts have £200 each to spend.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15If they ever make it to the shops, that is.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16Oh, no.
0:31:16 > 0:31:22- Margie!- Yeah?- I found it. That's what's come off.- Oh, crikey.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- You said you heard a thump. - That's what came off.- What is that?
0:31:26 > 0:31:30I don't know, but it came off the car. Hold on, I've got a plan.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Trust me, come on.- Oh, no, Charles. - I'm no mechanic...
0:31:33 > 0:31:36but listen... Can you see that pipe there?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39All this brown liquid, which is...
0:31:39 > 0:31:40- Can I just say...- Yes.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- ..I wash my hands of anything to do with you with that?- Quite right.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47I'm going to my first shop. Bye. See you.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Marge!- Bye!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Fortunately, Margie hasn't far to go.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Milton Mowbray is just down the road,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57and in the centre of town, her first shop.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05- Good morning.- Good morning. - Lovely shop.- Thank you.- I'm Margie.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10- I'm Sue.- And you're the owner? - I'm the owner, John.- John.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Introductions over, time to shop.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Right, more stuff.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Oh, this African stool... They're hot at the moment, aren't they?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- They are.- These things.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Margie has uncovered a West African tribal stool
0:32:28 > 0:32:31which is probably Ashanti.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35I'm not an expert in tribal stuff. Early 20th-century African.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36That's it!
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- Yeah, it's not in great condition, is it?- No, it's cracked.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47It's seen better days and it's priced at £140. Wow.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Right...
0:32:48 > 0:32:52I'm going to carry on a bit longer and all will be well.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Tribal, tribal, tribal...
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Hm...
0:32:59 > 0:33:03On an African theme, Margie has found a late 19th-century carved
0:33:03 > 0:33:05hardwood stick, ticketed at £35.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Go on, give it a poke.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10I'm going to point it now!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12How much can that be?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Well, the stick could be £10 on its own.- Yeah.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20The headrest could be 80, so that's £90 for the pair.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Two possibilities for Margie to think about.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Meanwhile, with the car fixed, Charles has motored 22 miles
0:33:28 > 0:33:30south-west, to the outskirts of Leicester.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33His first shop is Hidden Treasures.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Mark, isn't it?- Hello, how are you? - Long time no see.- It's been a while.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41I'll have to shake your left, unfortunately.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44There are goodies galore here.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Something soon stirs Charles.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51It looks a feast.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- It's got some weight to it.- Has it? - Yeah.- Oh, good, it has.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00- I believe it to be bronze.- I think you're right. It's a lovely...
0:34:00 > 0:34:05What we've got here is a big charger, a big circular display
0:34:05 > 0:34:11dish, which you can see has been pierced for the purpose of hanging.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12How old is this?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- 1880?- I would say around the turn of the century, yes.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- It's a nice thing, isn't it? - Yeah.- It's decorative.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- How much is it? - Oh, now, there's the rub. £30.
0:34:24 > 0:34:2625?
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Oh, to an old mate...
0:34:28 > 0:34:33£25 for a really handsome bronze charger, I think is very good.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- I'll leave it there for the time being and go for a wander...- OK.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- ..and just see what else takes my fancy. Thanks a lot.- OK.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Good price on a nice item.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Back in Melton Mowbray, Margie is getting excited.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Dealer John has new stock hidden behind his counter
0:34:50 > 0:34:53and it's silver, right up Margie's street.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- So have we got any sets of anything in there?- Er...
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Spoons would be quite good. Hm...
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Five, six...
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Ah, you've got six. Right, yeah.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09They look to me as though they are early 20th century,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12but sadly they might end up melting, going in the pot.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15To buy those new would be hundreds of pounds.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Sadly, antique silver isn't reaching the money it once did,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20so Margie is buying these at scrap value.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Handily enough, John has some scales.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2511oz. Yeah.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29- Right, and you're telling me how much?- That would come to about £43.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Yeah... You don't want to round it off, call it 40?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36So, does that soften that a bit?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- 70 including the stick, then. - So 70 and 40...
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Yeah.- ..is a hundred and... - Ten.- Ten. Yeah.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50SHE CHUCKLES
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Deal, at £60 for the African stool, the stick for £10,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57and the silver weighed in at £40.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58That's cheap.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Thank you very much for your patience.- No problem at all.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Three lots in the first shop - not bad at all.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10I wonder if Charles is having any luck.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13What I do quite like is...
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- ..this Davenport here.- OK.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22A Davenport is a small desk with a lifting lid, named after
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Captain Davenport, who commissioned
0:36:24 > 0:36:26the first design about 200 years ago.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29This example in walnut dates from around 1870.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32It's only been in about a week.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37- Um...- So it's fresh. - Fresh on the market, yeah.- Yes, yes.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- It's quite tired, isn't it?- Yeah. But pretty much all there.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Yeah, I think ingenious because the cupboard door here, open it up
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- and these... Delicious drawers, aren't they?- They are very nice.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Look at that original colour. I do like it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53It's a nice little piece.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55It's ticketed at £50,
0:36:55 > 0:36:59but as it's new in, is there any chance of a deal?
0:36:59 > 0:37:00What's your rock-bottom...
0:37:02 > 0:37:04..for you to still make a profit?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- Oh...- And a small margin. - Very, very small profit - 35.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11That's good.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15And at that price, Charles gets his money out quick.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- I'll take it.- You're taking that? - Thanks a lot.- Lovely, thanks.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21A flying start for Charles there - two deals in his first shop.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Cheers, Mark, see you.- Bye.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Just down the road from Bosworth battlefield
0:37:30 > 0:37:32is the medieval village of Shenton.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38That is Margie's next shop, at Whitemoors Antique Centre.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40She has £90 left to spend.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- A fine bowl. - GLASS RINGS
0:37:47 > 0:37:49A fine bowl.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51It's got clarity, hasn't it?
0:37:51 > 0:37:54It certainly has. Time to speak to the top man.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- Hi, Robert.- I've had a wander round. I mean, I love the bowl.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Mm-hm.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- Is it 15?- No, it wasn't! I've got 30 on it.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07And my absolute bottom, which I paid, is 20.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09You can have it for what I paid for it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I shall stroll over and have a look at it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It is a magnificent thing, isn't it?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Oh, crikey, no. I'm not going to do that.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- Can you...? - Yes.- You're a nice, big, strong man.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- It's heavy.- Yeah, that's lovely. - GLASS RINGS
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- Yeah, I'm going to go for that. - Deal done.- Thank you.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31£20 for that cut glass bowl is a steal. It could do well later.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Meanwhile, Charles is back on the open road.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38LOUD CLUNKING FROM ENGINE
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Lordy, that doesn't sound good.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Oh, no.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44CHARLES COUGHS
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Here we go. I've got smoke coming out of the heater.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Charles! Not again!
0:38:49 > 0:38:53It's a lovely, lovely car. But it's not made for me.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- I think what I'm going to do... is...- Walk!
0:38:58 > 0:39:01..let it cool down, and hopefully I'll cool down as well
0:39:01 > 0:39:05and our road trip can be off and running again.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09It's been a great day, apart from for the car.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Time for some well earned rest. Nighty-night, everyone.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's a brand-new day and good news,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19because the car is back up and running.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Margie's taking on the driving duties.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Watch these nettles. Crikey, me.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26We're in Warwick this morning,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30where Margie is kindly dropping off young Charles at his next shop.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Drive carefully. See you later.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35Bye.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Warwick Antiques Centre is home to around 25 dealers
0:39:38 > 0:39:41covering a wide range of antiques and collectibles.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Charles gets straight on the hunt.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48If only these objects could talk.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Oh, wow. They could be good.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53"A group of three pieces of iron grape shot."
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Gosh, they are interesting.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57I might just have to get this cabinet open.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Grape shot consisted of small balls wrapped tightly in a canvas bag
0:40:03 > 0:40:06and loaded with gun powder into cannon.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08The dealer claims these were found in Nottinghamshire
0:40:08 > 0:40:10and could have been fired
0:40:10 > 0:40:13in the battle between Cromwell and King Charles I.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14Peter has the keys.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Those English Civil War iron grape shots...
0:40:18 > 0:40:20They could be quite expensive, I bet.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- Aren't they wonderful? - £70, the asking price.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- So these would have been fired in the 1640s.- Indeed.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Isn't that wonderful?
0:40:28 > 0:40:34The gentleman whose cabinet this is only deals in authentic antiquities.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35Good for him.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Every item is guaranteed and it comes with a certificate.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Sounds promising.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42That could be a very good spot,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45but is there any wiggle room on the price?
0:40:45 > 0:40:50- The very best would be 50. - I just think they're balls of fire.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53For what they might ignite in terms of Nottinghamshire history,
0:40:53 > 0:40:59they could do quite well in a local sale in Nottingham.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Sounds like you've settled on your next buy.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- So your best is 50. - It is.- Look at me.- Afraid so.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Margie Cooper, you're in that bunker -
0:41:10 > 0:41:14watch out, I'm coming to get you. I'll take them. Thanks, Peter.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18A piece of local history for £50 that could do very well at auction.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Meanwhile, Margie is headed to Baginton,
0:41:23 > 0:41:24on the outskirts of Coventry...
0:41:27 > 0:41:29..not far from the birthplace of a man
0:41:29 > 0:41:34who changed the course of history, the way we live and how we travel.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39His invention has arguably had the greatest impact on the world
0:41:39 > 0:41:41over the past 85 years.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Margie is meeting Midland Air Museum curator, Barry.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47How are you? Shall we go in?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Yeah, by all means.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Frank Whittle was born in 1907.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56As a boy, he was fascinated by the new flying machines
0:41:56 > 0:41:59taking to the sky.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02There he is as a young lad with his first model aeroplane.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Basically, as a young lad,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06that's how he got to handle the planes of that period.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09There's an image here of him as a young lad
0:42:09 > 0:42:12seeing an aeroplane taking off. This is very much his early days,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15when he got to be excited by the idea of flying.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Frank's dreams of flying came true when he joined the RAF,
0:42:20 > 0:42:22and his career soon took off.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- He was a trained pilot. - He was a very well-trained pilot.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33In fact, he was renowned for being a little bit chancy.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- Oh.- He took chances, he was overconfident.- Daredevil.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Frank was a maverick and pushed planes to their limit.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46His fighter pilot training taught him that flying higher
0:42:46 > 0:42:50and faster gave you the upper hand in dogfights.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Frank knew if he wanted to increase altitude and speed
0:42:53 > 0:42:55he needed a new type of thrust,
0:42:55 > 0:42:59one better than a propeller attached to a piston engine.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03So, in 1928, fuelled by wild ambition,
0:43:03 > 0:43:08he designed the turbo jet - a revolutionary form of propulsion.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12He was coming out with something at the cutting edge of technology.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14This was totally in a new field.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18This was something the people of the day didn't really fully comprehend.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24The RAF was unimpressed and rejected his idea.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Undeterred, Frank found funding to make a prototype in his spare time.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32This is a Whittle engine.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35The air comes in at that end, comes through,
0:43:35 > 0:43:39fuel is put into here, spark plugs ignite the fuel
0:43:39 > 0:43:42to keep it burning, then it goes back out that way.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Long before modern health and safety,
0:43:44 > 0:43:48Frank and his colleagues ran a series of dangerous tests,
0:43:48 > 0:43:51some of which Frank later helped to reconstruct
0:43:51 > 0:43:53in this government information film.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55WHIRRING
0:43:59 > 0:44:00- Out the way.- Out the way.
0:44:02 > 0:44:03EXPLOSION
0:44:07 > 0:44:10He was very brave to stand there while it blew up.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12There are other words you could use.
0:44:14 > 0:44:15Despite the setbacks,
0:44:15 > 0:44:18he was determined to get his invention in the air.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22A decade later, and as the Nazi threat grew,
0:44:22 > 0:44:26the RAF put Frank on special duties to develop his jet engine.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31He thought it was a war winner. This would give Britain the edge.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34There was a race to get the first fighter into the air,
0:44:34 > 0:44:38as the Germans were developing their own jet engine.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41But, by 1944, British jets powered by Frank's engines
0:44:41 > 0:44:43were taking to the skies.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47This plane in front of us is the Meteor.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50This was Britain's first operational jet fighter.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53They went into operation in July 1944.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57They were largely used to take on the Doodlebugs, the flying bombs.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02Had the authorities listened to young Frank,
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Allied pilots might have been flying jets rather than Spitfires sooner,
0:45:06 > 0:45:10and the Luftwaffe almost certainly would not have picked a fight.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12History might have been very different.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17These machines were operating at speeds that were
0:45:17 > 0:45:20far in excess of anything like the Spitfires of their day,
0:45:20 > 0:45:23so they took you another 200, 300mph faster.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- Gosh.- Double the speed, almost.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29When the public heard about the new jet engine,
0:45:29 > 0:45:31Frank Whittle became a household name,
0:45:31 > 0:45:33and the skies echoed to a new sound.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36There's a Meteor!
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Look, an AW52.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42That's a Vampire!
0:45:46 > 0:45:50After the war, Britain led the way in jet propulsion.
0:45:50 > 0:45:55Frank's invention revolutionised travel, commercial jet liners
0:45:55 > 0:45:58permitted further, faster, more comfortable journeys.
0:46:00 > 0:46:01Frank Whittle could have been a rich man,
0:46:01 > 0:46:04but he was not motivated by money.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07He was, however, recognised with a knighthood in 1948,
0:46:07 > 0:46:10the year he retired from the RAF.
0:46:10 > 0:46:15We're all beneficiaries of this modest British boffin, who shrank
0:46:15 > 0:46:19the globe - a genius responsible for a remarkable achievement.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22Sir Frank Whittle died in 1996.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34The next stop for both experts is in Staffordshire
0:46:34 > 0:46:36and the city of Lichfield.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Margie is a few miles behind,
0:46:39 > 0:46:44so Charles will get the first picks at Lichfield Antiques Centre.
0:46:44 > 0:46:45Oh, that's gorgeous.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49William Moorcroft pomegranate pattern vase.
0:46:49 > 0:46:50550.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Come on, Charles. Put your back into it, lad.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00I've only got £90, haven't I?
0:47:00 > 0:47:01You have.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05But maybe your local knowledge will get you out of this hole.
0:47:07 > 0:47:08Oh, look who's here.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11- What are you doing here? - Have you had a good day?
0:47:11 > 0:47:15- Not bad.- Well, I'm going to go in. One more thing to buy.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18The antiques are over there, OK? See you later. Good luck.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21I wonder where he's off to.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24Maybe Margie will have better luck here with her remaining £70,
0:47:24 > 0:47:26but the clock is ticking.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28I don't really want to buy any silver.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Brand-new.
0:47:35 > 0:47:36Leave that alone.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40I'm not finding anything at the moment.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44Margie has now realised why Charles was headed in the other direction.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46We're supposed to be in this shop together.
0:47:46 > 0:47:51He's been in and he's disappeared. I think he's up to no good.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53I really do.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56You're right to be a little suspicious, my girl.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Charles, on his home patch, knows of another shop a short walk away -
0:48:04 > 0:48:06James A Jordan Antiques.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08Jim specialises in watches and clocks,
0:48:08 > 0:48:12but Charles may well find a few things here for auction.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20I like your teapot, Jim, in the window.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22- Yes?- The cockerel.- Mm-hmm.
0:48:22 > 0:48:23May I pick it up, Jim?
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Of course you can.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28Are you a man for tea?
0:48:28 > 0:48:30- I am.- Isn't that a fine cockerel?
0:48:30 > 0:48:35There's no maker's mark, but this pot dates to the 1930s.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37He's priced at £45.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41For a good Art Deco rooster teapot with a cover, Jim,
0:48:41 > 0:48:44what's the best price on that?
0:48:44 > 0:48:45How does 25 sound?
0:48:45 > 0:48:49That's a good discount, Jim, from 45. Wow-ee.
0:48:49 > 0:48:50I'll give it some thought.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54- Right. Pleasure. - I'll put him back.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57Great discount. Back with Margie and, with a bit of luck...
0:48:57 > 0:48:59dealer Madeleine has had an idea.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02- There's that one there. - Oh, right. Yeah, yeah.
0:49:04 > 0:49:05How creative is this?
0:49:05 > 0:49:09Yeah, that's quite nice, yes, it is, that's nice, actually.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11And it says...
0:49:11 > 0:49:15- Somebody, somebody... Rook, somebody and Rook. Skinner and Rook.- Skinner.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Wine merchants, Nottingham.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21Madeleine has priced the crate at £28. Wow.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Could that be, like, 15 quid?
0:49:24 > 0:49:28- Go on, Margie.- OK, darling, thank you very much. That's fine.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32Well, that's Margie's fifth and final lot for auction.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36Just around the corner, Charles has struck lucky.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Dealer Jim has found some old pocket watches.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41Oh, great, Jim.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43- I don't know if there's anything there that...- Wow-ee, Jim.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47- ..interests you?- Yeah, amazing.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51Jim has three late 19th-century pocket watches.
0:49:51 > 0:49:56This is a nice silver pocket watch, probably around 1900.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58It's tired, but of course, when you've got the intrinsic
0:49:58 > 0:50:01worth of the silver, and this one here, Jim...
0:50:01 > 0:50:05- That too, that's a Victorian... - Is that a Continental?- It is.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07They are pretty, aren't they?
0:50:07 > 0:50:09What could that job lot be, in terms of price?
0:50:11 > 0:50:14- Make it a tenner apiece, 30. - I'd be a fool to say no.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18- Jim, I'll take them. Thanks, Jim.- Sold.- Sold!
0:50:18 > 0:50:21- Tick-tock! Thanks, Jim. - Charles isn't finished yet.
0:50:21 > 0:50:26- Jim, I'm back again.- Right. - With the teapot! I just...
0:50:26 > 0:50:30- It's humorous, isn't it?- It is.- What would be your very best on the pot?
0:50:30 > 0:50:32Would you give me £20?
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Going, going, gone!
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Sold! Thanks, Jim.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39I'll take those two lots.
0:50:39 > 0:50:43Those two final lots add to Charles' booty, including a bronze
0:50:43 > 0:50:48charger, a Victorian Davenport and three pieces of Civil War grapeshot.
0:50:48 > 0:50:52All that lot came to £160.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57Margie parted with £145 for an African stool,
0:50:57 > 0:50:58a hardwood stick,
0:50:58 > 0:51:00six silver dessert spoons,
0:51:00 > 0:51:03a cut glass bowl and a wine crate.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06So, what do they make of each other's buys?
0:51:07 > 0:51:09Margie's objects are quite exotic.
0:51:09 > 0:51:14I really like the headrest, I like the tribal stick as well,
0:51:14 > 0:51:16that was a really good buy.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Charles Hanson, bless him, is never straightforward.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22He looks, he digs deep, he looks for the interesting.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26Then, there's some grapeshot! £50, he's paid.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29For somebody who wants to have three lumps of iron?
0:51:29 > 0:51:31Interesting, though. Interesting.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33After setting off from Melton Mowbray,
0:51:33 > 0:51:37our experts are now heading for auction in the city of Nottingham.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40Business is brisk at Arthur Johnson and Sons,
0:51:40 > 0:51:43with six saleroom auctions taking place today.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46Come on, Margie, in we go!
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Morning!
0:51:48 > 0:51:52Phil Poyser is in command of the gavel.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55First up, Charles' rooster teapot.
0:51:55 > 0:52:03£20? 20 I've got. 20, £20 bid, at 20. Five, 30. Five, 40.
0:52:03 > 0:52:08- Are you sure? I'll take 42. - One more!- 42.- Thank you!- 45.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- I'm selling at £45. - That was a good start.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14- You have got ants in your pants! - I get nervous, I twitch.
0:52:14 > 0:52:15I get nervous.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17No need for nerves, Charlie,
0:52:17 > 0:52:19that rooster has pocketed you a decent profit.
0:52:19 > 0:52:24Next up, Margie's large cut glass bowl.
0:52:24 > 0:52:29Two commission bids here. The lowest is 30. I'm going 35. £35 bid. 40.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31Five. 45 bid. 50.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33- 55.- 60, go on!
0:52:33 > 0:52:37- 65, lady at the back at 65. 70, 70 bid.- Yes!
0:52:37 > 0:52:41- At £70. 75 bid. - This is getting annoying now!
0:52:41 > 0:52:44- 80 online.- That's amazing.
0:52:44 > 0:52:4785, at 85. 90, back in. At 90.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Being sold, done at 90.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Well, you have surprised me!
0:52:53 > 0:52:56- Well done, Margie. - Well, racing ahead!
0:52:56 > 0:53:01You are. A great return on an item bought for £20.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03Next is Charles' bronze charger.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05- £40.- Come on!- 20.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09- Oh, no! I really rate this. - I've got 12 only bid.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13- With me at 12, £12 bid, at 12. 15, 18.- Quickly!
0:53:13 > 0:53:18- 20, and I'm selling at £20.- I really rate that.- Done, sold at 20.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20I like his style!
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Bad luck, first loss of the day.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25But there's still time to make it up.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28Margie's African stool is next.
0:53:28 > 0:53:33Help yourselves here, at 20, £20 bid, at 20. Five, 30, five, 40.
0:53:33 > 0:53:38- It's going to run!- 40 bid, five, 50. Five? 55, on the back wall at 55.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43- You're joking!- What did it cost you, 50?- Done at £55?- No, 60!
0:53:43 > 0:53:48- Oh!- Bad luck. It's only a small loss, though, Margie.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51Time now for Charles' pocket watches.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54£30 to start. Bid 30, 30 I've got.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57Bidding five, 35, 40, in the room at 40.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01- Five, 45 bid, in France at 45. - In France? I'm impressed!
0:54:01 > 0:54:03- It was a French bid on the internet. - Come on, France!
0:54:03 > 0:54:08Online at 50. The three together go at £50. £50.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- And that's a small profit.- Well... Well done.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14Sparking global interest, too, Charles!
0:54:14 > 0:54:18Margie hoped the Nottingham link would attract some bids. Let's see.
0:54:18 > 0:54:25Bid ten I've got, at ten, 12. 15 is with me now. At 15, 18, 20.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Five, 25, the lady at the back at 25.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30- A bit more!- It goes at 25.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33A good profit for Margie.
0:54:33 > 0:54:38Charles is still on catch-up. Can his Davenport turn a profit?
0:54:38 > 0:54:42- £100 to start me. - Oh, I say!- £50.- Come on!
0:54:42 > 0:54:45Well, I've got various commission bids.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47- I can start the bidding at 35. - There you go.
0:54:47 > 0:54:54At 35, 40. Five, 50. 50 in the room. A £50 bid.
0:54:54 > 0:54:59- It's on the back wall at 50. And I'm selling. Five, at 55.- Yes!- 60.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03- 60 still in the room.- Is there a fire? Where is the fire?- 65 online.
0:55:03 > 0:55:09- Go on!- 70 in the room. Being sold, then, £70. Done at 70.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12- I'm over the moon. - Doubled your money.- Thanks, partner!
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Yup, well done, Charles.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Margie's carved hardwood stick is up next.
0:55:17 > 0:55:22- 10, bid 10, front row. At £10 bid.- Oh, no!- At 10, at £10.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26Help yourselves here. 12, 15, 18.
0:55:26 > 0:55:2918 bid, right at the back at 18. At £18 bid, I'll take 20.
0:55:29 > 0:55:34- Double your money, Margie.- At £18, I'm selling, it goes, done at £18.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37Profit! Put it there, partner.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41No, I'm miffed, I'm not doing it!
0:55:41 > 0:55:44Chin up, Margie, you nearly doubled your money there.
0:55:44 > 0:55:48And your silver dessert spoons are coming up.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51My finale coming up, my Dutch spoons.
0:55:51 > 0:55:56- They look gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.- Hold tight.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58And I've got 60 bid, 60 on these.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02- Wow!- £60 bid. At 60.- Awesome, well done.- Put your hand down!
0:56:02 > 0:56:07- Fantastic!- No, wait a minute.- Put it there.- No, put your hand down!
0:56:07 > 0:56:10- 70.- There you go. No, put your hand down!
0:56:10 > 0:56:15At £70, it's with me at 70, I'm selling on commission. £70.
0:56:15 > 0:56:16Wonderful!
0:56:16 > 0:56:20They made £70 and another great profit for Margie.
0:56:22 > 0:56:26The final lot for our pair now, Charles' grapeshot.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28Will there be a whiff of interest?
0:56:28 > 0:56:30They don't present very well, do they?
0:56:30 > 0:56:33Margie, these are important balls.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36These, hopefully, today, will become balls of fire,
0:56:36 > 0:56:41and a frenzy of competition ignites! Like they did 400 years ago.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43This will be very interesting.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46- I've got two commission bids, 20 is the only bid, though.- Oh, no!
0:56:46 > 0:56:52- 20, £20 bid. Five, 30.- Come on! - Five, 40. 40 bid with me, at 40.
0:56:52 > 0:56:56- Five, 50.- Come on, let's go! - 60.- It's history!
0:56:56 > 0:56:5860 bid. Five online, 65. 70 online.
0:56:58 > 0:57:03- Let's get that atmosphere! - 70 bid, five, 80.- Come on!- Five, 90.
0:57:03 > 0:57:08- Five, 100. 110, 120.- Let's do it!
0:57:08 > 0:57:10All online now, 130, 140, 150.
0:57:10 > 0:57:16- Let's go, Margie, this is history, come on!- ..180, 190. 200, 210...
0:57:16 > 0:57:17Crikey!
0:57:17 > 0:57:23- 220, 230.- Oh, my goodness!- 240. - Wonderful!- 250.- History!
0:57:23 > 0:57:25250 bid.
0:57:25 > 0:57:31- Oh!- 250, 250 bid online. At 250. - Anybody else?
0:57:31 > 0:57:34- At 250 bid.- Anybody else? - Being sold at 250.
0:57:34 > 0:57:35250 online.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37Thank you very much, thank you! Wow!
0:57:37 > 0:57:42Here we are in Nottingham, that's history! Thank you very much.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45Well done, Charles. What an amazing profit.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48What a great way to end the auction.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51We're going, come on. Thank you, auctioneer!
0:57:51 > 0:57:54Margie started out with £200.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56After paying auction house costs,
0:57:56 > 0:58:00she's made a respectable profit of £66.56,
0:58:00 > 0:58:05leaving her with £266.56 to spend next time.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Charles also started with £200.
0:58:09 > 0:58:16After fees were paid, he made a remarkable profit of £196.70.
0:58:16 > 0:58:23So, he is the winner today and takes forward £396.70 for the next leg.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27See you, goodbye! Give them a wave, Margie.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Wait, wait, the handbrake's on!
0:58:30 > 0:58:32Sorry, sorry. Goodbye!
0:58:32 > 0:58:34Cheerio, chaps.