0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antique 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 > 0:00:13- Joy!- Hello!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Sorry! Sorry!
0:00:24 > 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.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Welcome to the second leg of the trip.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42We're soaking up the stunning scenery in Northern Ireland
0:00:42 > 0:00:44with two top antique experts -
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Catherine Southon and Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52They look happy now, but leg one saw tensions flair.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Would you please remove yourself from this cabinet?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- I thought you were my friend, Paul. - What?!
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- The honeymoon's not even started! - No, it's divorce already.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- I'm sorry.- Oh, no!- It's divorce. - Well, I want the dog.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07HE CACKLES
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Anyway. With nearly 20 years of antiques experience under her belt,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Catherine certainly knows what she likes.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Oh, I love this. That's super.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25Laughing boy Paul is an auctioneer who's just as opinionated.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27But these are good.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32- First auction behind us. - You were nervous at the auction.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34I'm always nervous. Get used to it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Is it because you have never been against such a good competitor?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- That's exactly what it is. - Is that why?- I'm quaking.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43In his boots.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Catherine started this trip with £200 in her pocket.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51After some wise buys on leg one,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55she's turned it into a respectable £258.80.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Paul began with the same sum and also made some profitable purchases,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05so has £282 to play with today.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12The automobile of choice is this 1971 Morris Minor,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14manufactured before seatbelts became mandatory.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Our journey began in Portrush, County Antrim,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27and after exploring Northern Ireland,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29they'll cross the sea to Scotland
0:02:29 > 0:02:32before finally finishing several hundred miles later in Aberdeen.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37This second leg kicks off in Aghadowey in Northern Ireland,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39and will finish up in bonnie Scotland,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43where they'll do battle at auction in Galashiels.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Catherine's first shop of the day is nestled in the lush countryside
0:02:48 > 0:02:51of County Londonderry in Aghadowey.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Sarah Rose Antiques. We're going to get on famously, Sarah Rose and I.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01The shop's namesake, Sarah Rose,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04runs the family business with her dad, James.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Some nice things in here, all right.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Like that.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10What is it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Help me out here, Sarah.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15This looks really interesting on the wall here.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20Cast iron. Is it for being next to a fire for your...?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- That would have been for... - Bread? Scones?- For breads, uh-huh.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25This is a harnen stand.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Traditionally used to toast or dry out large oatcakes
0:03:28 > 0:03:30in front of the open fire.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33This one probably dates from around the early 19th century
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and is worth a closer look, I guess.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I like that.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40What have you got on that?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43There's, I think, £85 on that there.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I mean, I see that at auction probably
0:03:45 > 0:03:49more like your £30 to £50 estimate, but...
0:03:49 > 0:03:52That's OK. Well, sure, we can have a think about that one.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55While Catherine continues to peruse,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Paul has made his way to Ballynure in County Antrim.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02He's come to Bridgend Antiques,
0:04:02 > 0:04:07a very unique shop, situated next door to its owner's house.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Hello, there.- Hi, Paul.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Pleased to meet you. Hector Thompson.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Pleased to meet you.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15No time for small talk.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23And it looks like some Capodimonte figurines have turned Paul's head.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Excellent modelling. They want to be Belle Epoque.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- They want to be 1900, don't they? - Yeah.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32They're quality. They're quality.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36I see a price tag on there. 38 quid.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- That's the two, now. That's not one. - That's the two?- That's the pair.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42But you know there's no way
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I'm going to take the first price on anything.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47We know that. That goes without saying.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50That's good. So there's no surprises or disappointments here.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Just give me the absolute bottom line.
0:04:52 > 0:04:5420 quid.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- You broke the ice. We're off and rolling.- OK.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Good man.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06On that note, Catherine, what have you found?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- There's a little table there.- Mm-hm.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Now, I quite like the top of that table.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- I like the detail here.- Mm-hm.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18I mean, I think this is the sort of thing
0:05:18 > 0:05:20that was probably churned out en masse,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24and it was made for the western market.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I like the legs, I think they're quite decorative.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29And I think at £15, that's...
0:05:29 > 0:05:31That's not bad.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Is there any movement in that one?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37That one's actually £68 on that one.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Oh, I read the other side, which I prefer much more.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Oh, no!- 15.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Sorry, that's our code for our book.- Oh, is it?!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Mm-hm.- Oh, no! I thought that was the price!
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Sorry about that.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- SHE MOUTHS:- Damn!
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Unlucky, eh?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Paul, meanwhile, has found something else he fancies -
0:05:56 > 0:05:59a rather nice Royal Crown Derby cabaret tea set.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03What's a cabaret tea set? It's tea for two, is it not, yeah?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Which is sweet, I get the...
0:06:05 > 0:06:08For me, there's a touch of romance there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Now cabaret tea sets, yeah, you can buy those.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Cabaret tea sets with trays are uncommon.
0:06:14 > 0:06:21So what you get is an uncommonly complete set
0:06:21 > 0:06:24by one of the more desirable manufacturers.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I think that's pretty seductive.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31But, at £185, it's too pricey for his purse.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Hector, what's your best?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36125.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- No.- Where do you want to be?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Do you know what? I'm going to make you a cheeky offer.- OK.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Going from porcelain figurines to china teaware
0:06:45 > 0:06:48would suggest to many I have lost the plot.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53But, at 75 quid, I don't think I could do bad.
0:06:53 > 0:06:5590 quid.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Oh, jeez! Down to two figures.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- No, it just... - Are you a gambling man?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Oh, jeez, you're not going to pull a coin!
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- I'll spin you. - Oh, no! I hate that!
0:07:07 > 0:07:1075 or 85 quid.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Spin the coin. Tails.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Heads.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21HE STAMMERS
0:07:21 > 0:07:23That was me taking that well. But that is a good deal.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Thank you very much. - Wonderful. No. Spot on.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- I'm happy with that.- It's fine.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Excuse me. Wait a minute. I think I forgot something.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34YOU FOOL!
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- ECHOES:- Fool...fool...!
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Back in Aghadowey, Catherine's spotted a piece of silver.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46The rest of it's plate in there.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53It looks like it's initialled L and S. Levi and Salaman, maybe.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Yes, indeed, actually.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Probably about late 19th century.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Little belt buckle.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Really nicely decorated.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Not a lot to it. It's priced up £12.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08A-ha! The shop owner returns.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Hi, Sarah, there was this one other thing.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13This, which is just like a little...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- I mean, just like a simple belt buckle.- Yeah.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Sarah's going to consult her dad about the best price
0:08:19 > 0:08:21for the belt buckle and the occasional table.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26She's already agreed to knock £40 off the harnen stand,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29giving that a price of £45, which has to be a snip.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Now, I have asked him about the table and I've explained to him
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- that you'd seen the thing and you thought it was 15.- Yes.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- So he says we'd go down to 35 for you.- OK.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45And this wee one, £10.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Right. OK. I will...
0:08:48 > 0:08:51take this at 45.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55If I can have that for 30, then I'll take it.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00What happens if we just give you a wee luck penny back?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Oh, what's a luck penny? - A luck penny's like an Irish thing.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07The table's 35, so I'm giving you £2 and it means you're taking
0:09:07 > 0:09:10the luck with you from Ireland.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Aw!- And the table, you pay me £33.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- So the table was in fact £33?- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18If you can do that for a fiver, I'll take that as well
0:09:18 > 0:09:20and that will give me another bit of luck.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- That will do. - Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Thank you so much. - All right. Thank you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28So that's the harnen stand,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32the occasional table and the silver buckle bought for £83. Wow!
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Over in Ballynure,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Paul's found a pair of early 20th century evening bags.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Bit unusual for him.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Just what can these be?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47£15.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52They cannae be £15. That's not working for me.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55What's cheap? What's the bottom line,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57my last shot on the way out the door?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- To give you a chance... - That hinge is a wee bit iffy.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And that's no use at all.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Give me your hand and we'll have a deal at a fiver.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- We got a deal at a fiver. - Done.- Magic.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12PAUL CHUCKLES
0:10:12 > 0:10:19So that means Paul has paid £110 for his haul of three items.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Next up for Paul is the city of Belfast.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28But he's not here to soak up the culture. Paul's here to shop.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Hello, there. - Hi, Paul. Welcome to Belfast.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Laurence.- It is indeed, yes.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Good to see you. Thank you very much for the greeting.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I'm looking for something interesting,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42a bit stand-out, at the right money.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44It's as easy as that.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Sounds simple enough.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47What's that, with the trigger?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49It's for Stilton.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54So what is it, Laidlaw?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58It's a tiny little gardening shovel for leprechauns.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02No, in all seriousness...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04it's a Stilton scoop. OK?
0:11:05 > 0:11:12So, when one delivers the Stilton to the table, you need this.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13This is what you need.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18I like that. It's cool.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Um...
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Tell me the price.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26£25 would show me a small profit.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Sir...
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- ..thank you very much. - Glad you found something.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I like that. I like that.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39But I'm going to have another wee mooch about.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52That cries out one of two trade names
0:11:52 > 0:11:55coming out of Scotland. Monart and Vasart.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57And why do I say that?
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Well, we get the use of what's called aventurine glass here.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06See these metallic, sparkling inclusions here?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09It's like goldstone.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13And then you get the mottled, almost blue opaline
0:12:13 > 0:12:16and the lovely contrast between the two types of glass.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18A good baluster form with a flared neck,
0:12:18 > 0:12:24dating to the 1930s, '40s. £22.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Yeah, let's ask.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Is there a deal to be done with Laurence?
0:12:30 > 0:12:34You can walk away with that one for 20, if that helps you.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37I'll bid you a tenner on that.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Are you Scottish, by any chance?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Meet me halfway. 15 quid.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50It's going to a Scottish auction and it's 15 quid and it's sold.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Thank you, sir.- Thank you very much. - Great stuff.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- What do I owe you? 15 quid... Remind me.- 25.- 25.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I owe you 40 quid.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Then I'm out of your hair.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03With those two lots bought by Paul,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08we say nighty-night to a busy day of shopping. What fun.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Good morning, road trippers.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Catherine's come to central Belfast for her first shop of the day,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20hoping to uncover some splendid buys.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Wow! This is much bigger than I thought.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26- Hello.- Hello.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Hi. Catherine. You must be Heather. - I'm Heather.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Hi, Heather, lovely to meet you.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I'm seeing in there that you've got a little belt buckle.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36And the reason I'm asking that is just because
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I've bought another belt buckle recently
0:13:38 > 0:13:41and I'm thinking maybe I could put the two together.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44That's an early one.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47It's not a reproduction.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Because so often these are reproductions.- Yes.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53And that's quite nicely chased, isn't it?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Right. What would you do on this one cos you've got 68 on that?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I'll do it for 60.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Oh, Heather.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Is there no way you can do a bit more on that one?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07I'll go to 50.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Can you do 40?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's dropping an awful lot.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13- Well, all right.- Is that OK?- 40.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Thank you very much.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Now, what else?
0:14:19 > 0:14:24That's lovely, isn't it? That book slide there with the fans on.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26That's really nice.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29It's all lacquered with mother-of-pearl inlay on it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I don't really like book slides, they're normally terribly boring.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36It's something I've never, ever bought, actually.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38But that's actually really nice.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42With a price tag of £120, do you like it enough?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47What would be your very best on this?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Well, it really should be 100.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51But, er...
0:14:53 > 0:14:55..if I said 90.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Mm.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Can we say 80 on it?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02And then I think I will shake your hand
0:15:02 > 0:15:04because I do like that.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Er...
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Yes.- I shall shake your hand. Thank you very much.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14That generous discount means Catherine parts with £120.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21Paul, meanwhile, has made his way to Dungannon in County Armagh,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23where he's visiting the Argory,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27the family home of a soldier named Ralph Shelton -
0:15:27 > 0:15:30an ordinary man who survived an extraordinary disaster
0:15:30 > 0:15:32before he was out of his teens.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39Here to tell Paul more is house manager Matthew Morrison.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41This was the home of Captain Shelton.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45He was a survivor of the Birkenhead disaster in 1852.
0:15:45 > 0:15:51This is really significant in terms of maritime disasters, is it not?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It is. This was the largest maritime disaster
0:15:54 > 0:15:56before the sinking of the Titanic.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And it was at this event that the Birkenhead protocol was established,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02which is the women and children first were to be evacuated.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- My word!- So quite an important event in our history.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08And actually, although we believe it happens a lot,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11it's only ever been used officially twice in history.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Once on the Birkenhead and then again on the Titanic.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Oh, my God! - So it's not as common as we think.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22It was in January 1852, just shy of his 20th birthday,
0:16:22 > 0:16:27that Shelton set off to fight in the Cape Frontier Wars in South Africa.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30He travelled on HMS Birkenhead.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Who's aboard, just troops?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35No, this was one of the very early voyages,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38where women and children would have travelled along with the officers.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42They were there to act as nurses and cooks to the men.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45In the early hours of the 26th of February,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49while travelling around the Cape of Good Hope, disaster struck.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53The ship hit a rocky outcrop called Danger Point.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Shelton was fast asleep below deck.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59At 2am, he was woken as they hit the rocks
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- and, at that point, they were all called on to the deck.- Yeah.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Very early on, Shelton was ordered to remove the horses
0:17:07 > 0:17:08and lead them overboard.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They were hoping to lighten the weight,
0:17:11 > 0:17:12and they were very distressed.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Deary me! It's horrific quickly, isn't it?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Even with the horses cut loose and thrown overboard,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21the ship continued to flounder.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24It was then that the historic order
0:17:24 > 0:17:26of "women and children first" was issued.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29After that, Shelton went beneath deck,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32where he took his own initiative to search
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and make sure all women and children had evacuated safely.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37And it was there that he found the two little girls
0:17:37 > 0:17:39that were holding each other in one of the cabins,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41terrified for their lives.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42If we look here on the picture,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46we can actually see Shelton with the two young girls that he saved.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47And he passes them into the lifeboat,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- where their mother hysterically waited for them.- Right.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Now, like the Titanic, there's not enough lifeboats, are there?
0:17:53 > 0:17:55There's not enough lifeboats and there was some difficulty
0:17:55 > 0:17:58in launching those that were workable onboard.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02And we believe there were several that actually made it safely away.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Fearing the few lifeboats carrying the women and children
0:18:05 > 0:18:07would be swamped,
0:18:07 > 0:18:08the commanding officer drew his sword
0:18:08 > 0:18:12and ordered his men to stand fast and remain on the ship.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17The Birkenhead split in two
0:18:17 > 0:18:21and sank only 20 minutes after hitting the rocks.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25So what becomes of Shelton in all this?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- He's aboard the vessel as it's going down.- He was.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31As a reward for his courage and foresight,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Shelton was actually offered a place on the lifeboat to save his life.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Really?- But he declined,
0:18:36 > 0:18:40and he chose to stand with the men and go down with the ship.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Death by drowning came quickly to many of the men.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48The more unfortunate were killed by great white sharks.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Shelton, however, survived,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53enduring a terrifying three-hour swim to shore.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Our story doesn't end with just Shelton surviving the Birkenhead.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00When he was removing the horses from board,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03his own horse went overboard and into the sea.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08When he landed on the bay and he came through, he was exhausted,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10he looked up and there was his own horse, standing,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- and the two had survived the swim. - Behave yourself!
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Seriously?- It is, yes.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18And this is the horse here which he brought back here to the Argory.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20It was known as the Birkenhead Horse.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Of course it was. That's astonishing!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's an incredible story.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30193 people survived, including all the women and children,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34but it's estimated nearly 450 men lost their lives.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Shelton went on to have a successful military
0:19:43 > 0:19:47and diplomatic career before inheriting the Argory, aged 34.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51He spent the rest of his life lovingly renovating the house,
0:19:51 > 0:19:55but he never forgot his brush with death on board the HMS Birkenhead.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Reunited once again, Catherine and Paul have made their way
0:20:00 > 0:20:03to their final stop on this leg of the road trip -
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Ballinderry Upper in County Antrim.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Spread over three floors,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11there's plenty on offer in Ballinderry Antiques,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and it's Paul who's first to find something.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20The first thing I pick up is a Georgian firing glass.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Wait a minute. Did he say firing glass?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25What on earth is one of those?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Well, there was a fashion amongst 18th
0:20:28 > 0:20:33and early 19th century drinking clubs and societies for toasting.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35And when one toasted...
0:20:36 > 0:20:40"To the King! Hurrah!"
0:20:40 > 0:20:46Imbibe. And then slam the glass down on the table in unison.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48It'd go off like gunfire.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50So what did they do?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Develop glasses specific for toasting.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56A small bowl because you don't want to get drunk too quickly
0:20:56 > 0:21:00and a heavy, heavy foot with a heavy, short stem.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It's a firing glass.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04That's the term.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06And that's what we've got there.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10And if I went to buy that from a glass specialist,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I'd have a budget of £80 in mind.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Price tag on this says £28.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Smug face.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I think we'll keep this in mind.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27But I've only just started.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Catherine's downstairs with dealer Donald.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32What's that sampler?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Yeah, Victorian sampler.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37"Ann Thomas."
0:21:37 > 0:21:39That would be £55.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Often with samplers, you would find little children
0:21:44 > 0:21:49doing like the alphabet or numbers, embroidering them.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51But here we've got this little girl,
0:21:51 > 0:21:56so we've got "Ann Thomas, aged 9 yrs." Dated 1867.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01But what I like about this one is it's pictorial.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I think these are the ones that sell for more money.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Can we say £35 on that?
0:22:08 > 0:22:12No, I couldn't. £40, that would be. Yeah?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14£40, you say?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Yeah? That's the end?
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- That's the end.- That's the end. Let me shake your hand.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Good work, Catherine.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Right, Paul, decision time on that firing glass.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I can't resist a nice piece of glass.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Would you sell me that?
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Er, £20?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Straightforward.- Easy.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- No problem at all.- Excellent.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Talk about blink and you'll miss it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44A speedy deal on the firing glass for £20.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47And, just like that, both our experts are all bought up.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Catherine spent £243 on five lots -
0:22:55 > 0:23:01the wrought iron harnen stand, the Indian carved occasional table,
0:23:01 > 0:23:07the silver buckles, the unusual book slide and the Victorian sampler.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Paul spent less, forking out £170 on six lots,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18buying the Capodimonte figures, the Royal Crown Derby tea set,
0:23:18 > 0:23:23the ladies' evening bags, the Victorian Stilton scoop,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27the glass baluster vase and the Georgian firing glass.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30So what do they think of each other's lots?
0:23:30 > 0:23:35I never thought Paul would go for the Crown Derby tea set.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39And I didn't really think he would go for any Capodimonte figures.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And I definitely didn't think he would go for handbags.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Thankfully, there are two pieces that I think could be tricky,
0:23:46 > 0:23:47and that saves my bacon.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52After starting this leg in Aghadowey
0:23:52 > 0:23:54and travelling around Northern Ireland,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57our experts have now made their way to Scotland.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Here, they're motoring towards Galashiels, and Hall's Auctioneers.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03There's your auction room.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- It's right by the river. This is lovely.- It beckons.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09The man with the gavel today is Michael Hall.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Settle down, folks.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18First up, Catherine's Indian carved occasional table.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22£10 for the table. 10 for it. 10 is bid.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24At 10 for the table. Any more at 10?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28At £10. More, surely, there's a lot of work in it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29It is a lot of work.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Are we all finished? It will sell at 10. At 10.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Oh!
0:24:36 > 0:24:38That's a bad start.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Looks like the luck penny didn't work after all.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45That was your weakest link, put to bed, move on.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49From now onwards, it's stratospheric.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Wise words, Paul.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55And fitting, as your riskiest punt is up next. The tea set.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I can start it off at £16. I have £16 against you.
0:24:59 > 0:25:0217. 18. 19. 20. 21.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- Any more at 21?- Oh, no! - 22.- It's going up.
0:25:05 > 0:25:0724. 25. 26.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Och! He's going up by the pound.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13You've got two people bidding on this.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19At 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Pound by pound bidding, we could be here for a while.
0:25:22 > 0:25:2440. 41. 42. 43. 44.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27(Bump the increments, bump the increments!)
0:25:27 > 0:25:30You're doing it. This could really climb.
0:25:30 > 0:25:3248. 49. 50.
0:25:32 > 0:25:3452. 54.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Oh, hang on. He's going up in £2 now.
0:25:37 > 0:25:4164. 66. 68. 70.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44How did you start at £16 and get up here?
0:25:44 > 0:25:4778. 80. 82.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49How did you do that, Paul Laidlaw?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- 88. 90.- How do you do that?- £90.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55At £90. All finished? £90, it goes now.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Thankfully, that's a profit for Paul after all of that.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Who needs their oatcakes toasted, eh?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Catherine's harnen stand is up next.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- £10.- Oh, no.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11We'll start at 5, then. 5 is bid.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13At £5. Any more at 5?
0:26:13 > 0:26:19At 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
0:26:19 > 0:26:2512. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27£17. Any more at 17?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29At 18. New bidder.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32At 19. 20.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34I'm getting a hot sweat here.
0:26:34 > 0:26:4023. 24. 25. 26.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42At £26.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44GAVEL BANGS
0:26:44 > 0:26:46SHE GRUNTS
0:26:46 > 0:26:49In the right room, that niche item might have faired better.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Unlucky, Catherine.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Maybe glass is more this crowd's thing.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Baluster vase, anyone?
0:26:57 > 0:27:0016. 16 in the room. At 16.
0:27:00 > 0:27:0317. 18. 19. 20. 21.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05(It's going up. Edging up.)
0:27:05 > 0:27:0922. 23. 24. 25.
0:27:09 > 0:27:1226. 27. 28.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- 29. 30.- Just amazing. How do you do this?
0:27:14 > 0:27:1732. 34. 36. 38.
0:27:17 > 0:27:18It's picking up pace again.
0:27:18 > 0:27:2542. 44. 46. 48. 50. 2. 54.
0:27:25 > 0:27:2956. 58. 60. 2. 64.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Do you want to swap it? - Any more at 64?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34At £64. All finished, then?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Yeah! That was good.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Ah, it might take a while, but that's another top result.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I've warmed to this auction, I don't know about you.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- This is a good auction.- Lovin' it(!)
0:27:49 > 0:27:50He's a cheeky one.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Right, can Catherine make a comeback with her book slide?
0:27:53 > 0:27:59At £20. At 21. 22. 23. 24.
0:27:59 > 0:28:0325. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
0:28:03 > 0:28:0831. Any more? At 31. 31 in front here.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- All finished? - GAVEL BANGS
0:28:10 > 0:28:12That's so cheap. That was cheap at 31.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Well, somebody's walking out with a big smile on their face,
0:28:15 > 0:28:16and it's not just me.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Is that the reek of smuggery I smell, Paul?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Poor me.- I'll buy you a big cake after this.- Will you?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- Will that help? - That really will.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- I'm going to buy you a big cake. - If it's a really big cream cake.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34There's the Laidlaw we know and love.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Time for your firing glass.
0:28:37 > 0:28:3916 in the room. At 16.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Any more? 17. 18.
0:28:41 > 0:28:4519. 20. 1. 22. 23. 24.
0:28:45 > 0:28:5125. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. £30.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55At 30. Any more? 30 for the old wine glass. At £30.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57At £30, all finished, then? It's going at 30.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58GAVEL BANGS
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Another profit for Paul.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05Will his Stilton scoop see him fly further into the lead?
0:29:05 > 0:29:1034. 35. 36. 37. 38.
0:29:10 > 0:29:1538. Any more? 38. 39. 40. 1. 42.
0:29:15 > 0:29:2143. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.
0:29:21 > 0:29:2650. 1. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.
0:29:26 > 0:29:2957. 57, any more? At 57.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31My goodness me, Paul! That's fantastic.
0:29:31 > 0:29:3559. 60. 61. £61.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Nearest to me is 61. 61. 62. New bidder.
0:29:39 > 0:29:4363. 64. 65. 66.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45That's £66.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48All done, then? Going. Last time.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Fantastic profit there.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51Paul really has bought well.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Can Catherine redeem herself with her silver buckles?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- 20 to start with.- Oh!
0:29:59 > 0:30:0020 is bid.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05£20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 30.
0:30:05 > 0:30:112. 34. 36. 38. 40. 2. 44. 46.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Yes! No, don't stop. Please, don't stop.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17For the silver buckles. At 46. All finished?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19GAVEL BANGS
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Oh, it's worth more than that. - That was lean.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Unfortunately, that £1 profit is turned into a loss
0:30:25 > 0:30:27after auction costs.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Unlucky, Catherine.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30OK, it's two cream cakes.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Thank you.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Time for Paul's impulse buy, the beaded handbags.
0:30:38 > 0:30:4124. 25.
0:30:41 > 0:30:4326. 27. 28.
0:30:43 > 0:30:4629. 30.
0:30:46 > 0:30:5031. 32. 33. 34.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52At 34. All finished?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54GAVEL BANGS
0:30:54 > 0:30:55I'll get my jacket.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Sit down.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00You might have made yet another great profit,
0:31:00 > 0:31:01but we're not done yet.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06And up next are a couple of your muses.
0:31:06 > 0:31:0922. 24. 26. 28. 30.
0:31:09 > 0:31:1132. 34.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Are we all finished? At £34, then, they go.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It's a shame, cos they deserve to do a lot better than that.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21I mean, I'm glad!
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Hey, that's still a nice little profit, Paul.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Think of poor Catherine.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33This is it. This is my last chance to claw back SOMETHING today.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37It's Catherine's sampler.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- I can start the bidding on the sampler at £50.- Yes!
0:31:40 > 0:31:43At £50. Any more at 50 for the sampler?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46For 55. 60. 65. 70.
0:31:46 > 0:31:4975. At 75. Any more? At 75.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- Keep going.- It's worth that.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Please, keep going.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Are we all finished? 75. It goes, then.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Short and sweet, but straight in. - Oh!
0:31:59 > 0:32:01I'm so happy.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I bet you are. A well-deserved profit to end on.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Hot date with a big cream cake.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Oh, yeah. Come on. Please, Paul. Come on.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Before cake, let's talk money.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Catherine started this leg with £258.80.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26Unfortunately, she made a loss of £88.84 after paying auction costs...
0:32:26 > 0:32:30..leaving her £169.96.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40Paul began with £282 and made a whopping profit of £90.76
0:32:40 > 0:32:43after paying auction costs.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45He is today's winner,
0:32:45 > 0:32:50and goes into the next leg in the lead with £372.76.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Peaked late.- I peaked very late.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Onwards.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00And the excitement continues as we move on to leg three.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Our two are embracing the prospect of their Caledonian jaunt.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I trust you've had your porridge this morning.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11You'll be set up for the day.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Catherine and Paul are now
0:33:13 > 0:33:17deep in the Scottish Borders. Look at that.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21People say, "Oh, the Highlands!" But it's lovely round there, isn't it?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22- Yes.- It's beautiful.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25It certainly is, Catherine.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27We begin in Melrose in the Borders
0:33:27 > 0:33:30and then head north towards an auction in Edinburgh.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Paul's first to shop.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Hello, there. Is it Susan?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Yes.- Lovely to see you.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42To see you, nice! Lovely shop, too.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43Ever so cream.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Yes, even you, Lulu.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46So sweet.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Let me show you something.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54A late 20th century wrought iron lamp or wine table.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56And Laidlaw's eyes light up,
0:33:56 > 0:34:03because here we have a splendid pair of 17th-century musketeers.
0:34:03 > 0:34:10I like the juxtaposition of the 17th century with the 20th century.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Yeah, that said, I'd really rather hack them out!
0:34:14 > 0:34:19Best buy it first, Paul. The ticket price is £65.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Is there much margin in that? Is there slack in that price?
0:34:22 > 0:34:24There is, a little.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- Are you going to hit me with it?- 50? - Dare I push you any further?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30You can push me a little but not very much.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- I need a three at the beginning of that price.- No, I can't, sorry.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- Give me the bottom line. - 45 would be the bottom line.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- Thank you, that's all I need to know.- We are getting close.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45If you would sell that to me for £40, that fiver will seal the deal.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- OK.- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Gosh. All very convivial,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55and a lot quicker than one might expect, too.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Let's see where Catherine's got to.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Deep in the woods, at the Dawyck Botanic Garden....
0:35:07 > 0:35:10..she has come to find out about an Edwardian adventurer
0:35:10 > 0:35:13who hunted exotic plants.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Hi, there, it's nice to meet you. - And you, too.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17- A beautiful garden.- It is, isn't it?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20You are very lucky to work somewhere like here.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Dawyck is now part of Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden
0:35:23 > 0:35:26but as archivist Leonie reveals, in the 19th century,
0:35:26 > 0:35:28it belonged to the wealthy Balfour family.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32It is a garden with a long history of being associated
0:35:32 > 0:35:34with plant collectors.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Well, I'm familiar with antique collecting
0:35:36 > 0:35:37but where does plant collecting come from?
0:35:37 > 0:35:40It is a similar thing - you would go out to different parts
0:35:40 > 0:35:45of the world and collect whatever plants, flowers, trees as well...
0:35:45 > 0:35:49You would take a plant cutting or you could collect the seeds from
0:35:49 > 0:35:52the plant, send them back home and people were able to grow the plants
0:35:52 > 0:35:55that you have seen growing in the world in various parts of the world.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58The profitable pursuit of plant collecting for the gardens
0:35:58 > 0:36:02of the rich has been around for hundreds of years.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04But it was once highly dangerous.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08So George Forrest, a 30-year-old herbarium clerk,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10may not have been the obvious choice,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13but in 1904, the rookie collector set off for China
0:36:13 > 0:36:17in search of exotic plants. What fun!
0:36:17 > 0:36:20There is an area in south-west China in the province of Yunnan,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21cos there had been plant collectors
0:36:21 > 0:36:23on the east coast of China before
0:36:23 > 0:36:25but this part of China in the south-west
0:36:25 > 0:36:26was relatively unexplored.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28It is where the end of the Himalayas hooked down into it,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31so you have got these huge, high mountain ranges
0:36:31 > 0:36:33and then these low, tropical river valleys,
0:36:33 > 0:36:35so you were able to get whatever environment or climate
0:36:35 > 0:36:38you were looking for fairly close at hand.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Obviously, all you had to do was get there.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44A look around the gardens reveals that Forrest was to become
0:36:44 > 0:36:48one of the most successful plant collectors of all time.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51But history could have turned out very differently.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56So, how successful was the first expedition?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It started off fairly quietly, actually.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Forrest arrived too late in the season to collect any plants.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Oh, no.- But it was OK. He spent the time usefully here.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06He scoped his way around Yunnan,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09working out where the best place to collect plants would be.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13So 1905 finds him up the Mekong River in Yunnan,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15staying at a mission,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18but this is where it all starts to go wrong for Forrest,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21illustrated quite nicely with this map that Forrest drew himself.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25To the north are missions that were under siege by some irate locals
0:37:25 > 0:37:28at the time, I think, quite fed up with western influence,
0:37:28 > 0:37:32so Forrest is basically in a position, knowing that any moment,
0:37:32 > 0:37:34these men could come down and do the same
0:37:34 > 0:37:37and that is exactly what happens. He finds himself...
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- It must have been terrifying. - Absolutely terrifying.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Yes, they found themselves having to flee in the dead of night
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- and this map shows the little... - Oh, is that his escape route?
0:37:46 > 0:37:47It is his escape route, indeed.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Unfortunately, they are not able to evade these men for long.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54The attack eventually does happen and it is every man for himself.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58What followed was a massacre, from which only a very fortunate few,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01including Forrest, survived.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Oh, is this him?- This is him, yes. - He looks completely different.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Completely different, yes, he has been starved, hunted.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08He looks a lot thinner.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11But after that, Forrest actually does then go
0:38:11 > 0:38:16and have a very successful plant collecting summer in 1906
0:38:16 > 0:38:21and returns back to Edinburgh in 1907 with a massive haul of plants.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22And then, as his fame grows,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25he goes on to do another six expeditions out to China.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Altogether, Forrest brought back as many as 31,000 specimens,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33including many new discoveries, but having ensured a place
0:38:33 > 0:38:38in scientific history, his seventh trip in 1932 was to be his last.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41He is just about to return home and he has a heart attack
0:38:41 > 0:38:45in the hills outside Tengchong and he dies there and is actually...
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Oh, he died there!
0:38:47 > 0:38:49..buried out there in the hills that he loved, yes,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51so he never made it back to Edinburgh.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53But thanks to his extraordinary photographs
0:38:53 > 0:38:55and immaculate record keeping,
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Forrest's plant collecting legacy lives on.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02So this is all listed in a number of field books,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- all the different specimens that he was picking up?- Yes.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- There's about 25 volumes of them that we have.- Goodness.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10And they're still used today. That's the nice thing about these archives.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Although he was writing these almost 100 years ago,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15we can still take a record such as this one here,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18the Rhododendron species that he collected in June 1918,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21and we can now just walk just up the road here
0:39:21 > 0:39:23and have a look at this plant actually growing here now.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25That's incredibly special, isn't it?
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- And here it is.- So what is this particular plant?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31This is Rhododendron roxieanum.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33I quite like the fact that it's named after
0:39:33 > 0:39:35the wife of a friend of George Forrest's as well.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Of course, Forrest could never have foreseen that several
0:39:38 > 0:39:42of the plants he brought home would become threatened back in Yunnan.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44But in the herbaria he helped to create,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47biodiversity is in good hands.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51If plants are in danger, or they're suffering in their native habitat,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54we now have a lot of plant material we can now send back to China
0:39:54 > 0:39:56and plant it in the botanic garden there.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00And we can also make people more aware about their biodiversity.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I shall certainly look at a Rhododendron in a totally
0:40:02 > 0:40:04different way now.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Thank you ever so much.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Meanwhile, Paul has got some collecting of his own to attend to,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15taking our route a little closer to the border into Hawick.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17This should be an interesting shop.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- What will he- hoik- out?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Hello there. Is it Morris?- It is. Hello, Paul.- Good to see you.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Good to see you.- You too. - What a structure.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Is it a mill we're in? - It were a cashmere mill, yeah,
0:40:28 > 0:40:30up to about ten years ago.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Recently transformed into this huge antiques emporium,
0:40:34 > 0:40:37containing an awful lot of fine furniture.
0:40:37 > 0:40:38I like that.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I like that.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46This is the densest room in the building for smalls.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49I keep looking at this stick stand here.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51There's good workmanship there.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Don't write this off as the work of some 1960s blacksmith.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01I think there's real quality in terms of design and execution here.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04What makes it for me are these scrolls.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Slightly naturalistic, asymmetric.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11And see the way that scroll wraps itself around the upright member.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12That's good work.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17But it's very black and that's not everyone's cup of tea.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21It's also got some problems. It's a wee bit drunk.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Indeed, this little pan didn't sit right in the first place
0:41:25 > 0:41:28because this replacement bowl is too long.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Ticket price £75. I'll tell you what.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33You're not going to find anyone that could make anything
0:41:33 > 0:41:36of that quality for £75.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Even with its wobble, Paul's interested.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Time to get a price from Morris.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- 60. 60-ish. 60 quid. - I'm a long way off.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- I'm a 40 quid job on that.- Can I let you know?- Yeah, do. Yeah, yeah.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Absolutely. But I'm seriously interested.- Right.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Sounds like Morris may be biddable. Anything else?
0:41:56 > 0:42:01Look at that nice little burr walnut veneered collector's cabinet
0:42:01 > 0:42:03with that little string inlay there.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Wrong! It's all tin plate.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Tin plate at that time, as it still is today, was used commonly to
0:42:11 > 0:42:14package sweets.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19And this one is issued for our world-famous
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Victory V gums and lozenges.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Advertising packaging, vintage material, sells.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29It's a hot market.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30No price label, though.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Something to ask about, I'd imagine.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Gird your loins.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38There's a tin plate chest of drawers, it's a Victory V's thing.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Yeah.- It's a bit buckled. I can't get the top drawer open.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- 10 or 20 quid.- Right.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- The stick stand which I offered 40 quid on and the box...- Uh-huh.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52- £50 the two. We've got a deal. - Pleasure, Morris. Sweet as a nut.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- You're welcome.- I'll give you some money.- That sounds good.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56THEY LAUGH
0:42:56 > 0:42:57No sign of Paul's little fortune
0:42:57 > 0:43:00going to his head just yet, is there?
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Ah, now, here's Catherine, hands in her pockets.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06That cheeky Laidlaw is already here.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I wouldn't worry, Catherine.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11I'm sure you can charm the lovely Morris.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15- Maybe this case.- This one? - Let's have a look.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Nice quality. Japanese.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- Cigarette.- That is nice quality, isn't it?
0:43:20 > 0:43:23- With Mount Fuji in the background. - That's right.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25So fresh it hasn't got a ticket on it yet.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28So this is probably going to be produced in the early part of the
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- 20th century, I would say. - I would think so, yeah.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32So you would have put your cigarettes all in here.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36- Sometimes people use these today as cardholders or something like that. - Yeah.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- So this is all lacquered here. - Mm-hm.
0:43:39 > 0:43:44- What's the best on that then, Morris?- 55.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47If you'd said to me yesterday, yes, I probably would have paid 55,
0:43:47 > 0:43:52but I'm struggling on the cash front at the moment so...
0:43:52 > 0:43:56Is a possibility... Is there any chance that we can deal a bit
0:43:56 > 0:43:58- lower or should I look for something else?- How much lower?
0:43:58 > 0:44:02- Would it be really cheeky to say 35?- I'll take your £35 for that.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05- Right, OK. - So we've got a deal on one thing.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Anything else Morris can recommend?
0:44:08 > 0:44:09What about a yacht?
0:44:10 > 0:44:12- Nice. - Quite a nice thing, actually.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14That is a proper pond yacht.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19- 200...- £80.- £80.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Quite a reduction.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23What can that really go for at auction?
0:44:23 > 0:44:24What can I see that making?
0:44:24 > 0:44:28- 200, 300.- No, it won't make as much as that.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29I think it's a bit tatty.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32I like it but it's a bit tatty so I think I'd have to...
0:44:34 > 0:44:36- Knock me down a lot.- Yeah, I would.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39Honestly I'd probably see that at £40.
0:44:39 > 0:44:40HE GULPS
0:44:42 > 0:44:4450 quid.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Let me... Do you know what? I'm not shaking on anything
0:44:46 > 0:44:50at the moment because I'm... I've got a lot to think about.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54Yeah. Well, hurry up, Catherine, cos Morris may get fed up with you!
0:44:54 > 0:44:58Right, how about this little tobacco jar? Victorian, cast iron.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00Love the shape. Octagonal shape.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04Nice. It's cast iron. Nothing to it, is there?
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Original tobacco press.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Everything is there. Little brass finial.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14- Fiver.- That's a possibility.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17OK, are we about to witness a handshake?
0:45:17 > 0:45:20- Hello.- There you be. Are you ready for this?- Go on.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- There was the lacquered card case. - Card case, yeah.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27- There was the little Victorian tobacco press.- Mm-hm.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29There was the pond yacht.
0:45:29 > 0:45:33So those three together with the prices that we discussed was 80.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36Can I come down to 65, 70?
0:45:36 > 0:45:41- Yeah, go on, then. - Which one?- 70. Not 65. 70.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45- Thank you very much indeed.- OK. You're welcome.- I'm really grateful.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49Phew! They've both had quite a start.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Three items. Happy days.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54But what will tomorrow bring?
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- Do you know what would be my dream? - Go on.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00Is that you would go out and spend £200 on something...
0:46:00 > 0:46:03- And it makes 20! - And it makes... Oh! Oh!
0:46:03 > 0:46:06Are you enjoying that? Are you enjoying that?
0:46:06 > 0:46:08Ha-ha! Nighty night.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15It's a new day, and Paul's being a nosey parker.
0:46:15 > 0:46:20- Any windfalls?- There's nothing I'm going to make a lot of money on.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24That's all right, then. I don't care any more. Aren't the views nice?
0:46:24 > 0:46:27Ha-ha! Play nicely, now, Paul.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31Our next stop is in Innerleithen, Tweeddale.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36Have a good one, you.
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- Thank you. Wish me luck. - See you later.- Ciao.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42Is that Scottish? We'll catch up with Paul later.
0:46:42 > 0:46:47- Hello, there.- Hi. Hi. Lovely to see you.- Hi. You are?
0:46:47 > 0:46:49- Margaret.- Hi, Margaret. Nice to meet you.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53It's a small space but it's absolutely rammed full, isn't it?
0:46:53 > 0:46:56You took the words right out of my mouth, Catherine. Look at that lot.
0:46:56 > 0:47:00- Is that silver, the golfing one or...?- Yes, it is.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03- I've got 35 on that one. - Are you a golfer, Margaret?
0:47:03 > 0:47:05No, I'm not a golfer.
0:47:05 > 0:47:06THEY LAUGH
0:47:06 > 0:47:08Quite a few are in Edinburgh, though.
0:47:08 > 0:47:13Stamp 925 sterling so probably not English silver I wouldn't say.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16I think it's really interesting. You've got a man there in his
0:47:16 > 0:47:20plus fours taking a swing. And what could you do on that, Margaret?
0:47:20 > 0:47:22I could do 28.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25Well, I'll have a look to see if there's anything else,
0:47:25 > 0:47:27because at 28, it might be a bit much.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30And she's found some little friends.
0:47:30 > 0:47:31Awww!
0:47:31 > 0:47:33Puppets. You sell a lot of puppets, do you?
0:47:33 > 0:47:36Not really, but that's Sooty and Sweep there,
0:47:36 > 0:47:38which is a 1950s Sooty and Sweep.
0:47:38 > 0:47:39I loved Sooty and Sweep.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43These are the earlier ones, the '50s ones, when they came out earlier.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46You'll notice, actually, that Sooty doesn't have black ears
0:47:46 > 0:47:48in that one. He has brown ears.
0:47:48 > 0:47:52The ticket price for the pair is £48.
0:47:52 > 0:47:56- Where did you get them from, actually?- From a toy museum.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58- Did you?- So that's why I felt
0:47:58 > 0:48:00reasonably confident that they were right.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02The fact that we've got a bit of provenance behind that,
0:48:02 > 0:48:04- a bit of history...- Yeah.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06Sounds like Sooty's passed the test,
0:48:06 > 0:48:08but where are we on the deal, children?
0:48:08 > 0:48:12What could you really do on these? Could you do 50 for the two?
0:48:12 > 0:48:16Because that, I think this is mid-20th century.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18- But I think 25 is top whack.- OK.
0:48:18 > 0:48:23And then I think 25 on that is just a punt
0:48:23 > 0:48:27- and a bit of fun.- OK, then. We'll go for 50.- Is that all right?- OK.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30- Done.- I'm going to shake your hand. - Hope they do well for you.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32I really hope they do. Yeah.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35I mean, that face, it says, "Come on, buy me," doesn't it?
0:48:35 > 0:48:36Awww!
0:48:37 > 0:48:41Back together again, it's time to head to South Lanarkshire
0:48:41 > 0:48:43and the village of Wiston.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47Right, then. Elbows at dawn?
0:48:47 > 0:48:49They've one last shop to share.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52- Oh-ho-ho! Hello.- Hello. I'm Mark.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54- I'm Catherine.- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57- How are you doing, Mark? Are you all right?- Hi. I'm fine, Paul.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Delightful place, but it might be a bit of a squeeze.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04Though Catherine's taking it easy. She's all shopped out.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Now, what's Paul found?
0:49:07 > 0:49:10You've seen a mariner's sextant before.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13This is a variation on the theme called an octant.
0:49:13 > 0:49:18That was used to measure the angle of elevation above the horizon
0:49:18 > 0:49:26of a given celestial object. And thus one can determine longitude.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28It was developed around 1730,
0:49:28 > 0:49:31with both an Englishman and an American
0:49:31 > 0:49:35having independent and equal claims to have got there first.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37That's early 19th century.
0:49:37 > 0:49:42I adore scientific instruments. And this one is incomplete.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44However...
0:49:44 > 0:49:47Maybe in that condition, it's buyable.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50We'll ask the question. Oh, Mark? Octant?
0:49:50 > 0:49:52- Very much so, yes.- Wrecked.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54What's it worth, then?
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Well, I have £100 on it at the moment.
0:49:56 > 0:49:57Too much.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01Are you open to offers, cheeky offers, insulting offers?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03- Borderline insulting offers? - Make it 50.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07- 50 quid, eh? A thought for you. - Mm-hm.- Spotted that earlier.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11Box full of random fobs, commemorative medallions,
0:50:11 > 0:50:19- military insignia and brooches. - I would do the whole lot for 25.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22So the total currently stands at £75.
0:50:22 > 0:50:23I'll go 70.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26I'm really struck now. 70 quid.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28- That's it. I know when the bottom line's been reached.- OK.- Good.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32- We did it.- We got there.- Phew!
0:50:32 > 0:50:35With those final buys wrapped up, let's take a peek at what
0:50:35 > 0:50:36they'll be bringing to auction.
0:50:38 > 0:50:43Paul parted with £160 for a table, some tin drawers,
0:50:43 > 0:50:48various badges, a stick stand and that octant.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53While Catherine spent £120 on a cigarette case,
0:50:53 > 0:50:54a golf brooch,
0:50:54 > 0:51:00a pond yacht, a tobacco jar and two vintage glove puppets.
0:51:00 > 0:51:01Who did good?
0:51:01 > 0:51:05She's going to make money and there are some killers in there perhaps.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08That stand. I'm surprised he paid so much for that.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10He may have a little wobble with that.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14After setting off from Melrose, our experts are now heading
0:51:14 > 0:51:17towards an auction on the outskirts of the capital.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Welcome to Rosewell, the home of the long established
0:51:21 > 0:51:24Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26- Here we go. - Are you ready for a slaughtering?
0:51:26 > 0:51:28HE LAUGHS
0:51:28 > 0:51:30Listen to you. Get in there.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33Sybelle Thomas is taking command of the rostrum.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36OK? Eyes down, everyone.
0:51:36 > 0:51:37Hotting up in here.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39HE LAUGHS
0:51:39 > 0:51:40# Feeling good. #
0:51:40 > 0:51:43First at the hammer is Paul's slightly tatty table,
0:51:43 > 0:51:46featuring two exquisite tiles.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49- Can start at £25. - What a start.- 25. 25.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51Who's going on at 25?
0:51:51 > 0:51:5628, 30, 2, 5, 8, 40.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58- 2, 42.- Close.
0:51:58 > 0:52:03You're all out in the room at 42. Anyone else going on at £42?
0:52:03 > 0:52:04HAMMER THUDS
0:52:04 > 0:52:06- Oh!- Close but no cigar.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Not a bad start.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10We'll move on.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12HE MUTTERS
0:52:12 > 0:52:15Catherine's turn. Her Japanese cigarette case.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18And I can start straight in at ten bid.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21- Ten bid for a nice cigarette case. - Come on.- Ten.- It's nice, apparently.
0:52:21 > 0:52:2312, 15, 18,
0:52:23 > 0:52:2720, 2, 25, 8, 30,
0:52:27 > 0:52:32- 2, 5, 8, 40.- It's going to do it. - Yes.- £40...
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Come on, a bit more. A bit more.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Anyone else going on at £40?
0:52:36 > 0:52:38HAMMER THUDS
0:52:38 > 0:52:39Better than my table, though.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42Yep, it's warming up.
0:52:42 > 0:52:47So now we have your box of rust. Your rusty box.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Or an early 20th-century chest of drawers
0:52:50 > 0:52:53modelled in tin, advertising Victory Vs.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55And we will start this at ten bid.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Ten bid, ten bid, ten bid.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02- 12, 15, 18...- Well done. - Bid's with the lady at 18.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04- Anyone else going on? - Made a profit there.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06The lady seated at 18. 20...
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- It's got life in it yet.- 22.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12On my right at 22. At 22.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13HAMMER THUDS
0:53:13 > 0:53:16- Happy days.- I take it all back about a rusty box.
0:53:16 > 0:53:22Definitely V for victory. Now for Catherine's tobacco jar.
0:53:22 > 0:53:28- A fiver. A fiver! - A bit of jealousy there?- A bit?!
0:53:28 > 0:53:30£20 for this. 20, £10.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32£10. £5.
0:53:32 > 0:53:345 bid, everywhere,
0:53:34 > 0:53:37- 8, 10...- Everywhere. I don't like the sound of that.
0:53:37 > 0:53:43- ..15, 18, 20, 22, 25...- Yes.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47- 28. The lady standing at the back at 28.- Keep going.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50Anyone else going on at £28?
0:53:50 > 0:53:51HAMMER THUDS
0:53:51 > 0:53:53- 28.- Loved that.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Are you sure, Paul?
0:53:55 > 0:53:57I may have to lie down somewhere.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01Mr Laidlaw, are you jealous of that purchase? Go on, admit it. Go on.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04He picked this stick stand up pretty cheaply too.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Ten bid. 12, 15, 18, 20...
0:54:08 > 0:54:10They didn't miss it. They walked round.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15..8, 30, 2, 5, 8, 38.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17Bid's on the right at 38.
0:54:17 > 0:54:2040, 42, 45...
0:54:20 > 0:54:22- People appreciated it like you did. - ..at 45.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24It's just going to wash its face.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26HAMMER THUDS
0:54:26 > 0:54:29It's flat, this. For me, it's flat.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32An unusual experience for our Paul.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35I am really enjoying this.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38- Bring it on. What's next for you? - You're cold!
0:54:38 > 0:54:42They're supposed to be quite keen on golf round here.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45I have two bids on this and we start at 15 bid.
0:54:45 > 0:54:50- 15 on commission, 18, 20, 2, 5, 8, 28...- 28.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52..anyone else for 30?
0:54:52 > 0:54:5630, 30, standing right at the back at 30.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00Who am I missing for golfing interest? At £30.
0:55:00 > 0:55:01HAMMER THUDS
0:55:01 > 0:55:03We're not seeing the auction we would have liked today, are we,
0:55:03 > 0:55:05with our purchases?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08I think any golfer would be pleased with that.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Next, it's Paul's starry buy - the octant.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14If this one just makes it over the line
0:55:14 > 0:55:18and no more, as my other lots have, I'm doomed.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22Anyone else going on? 38.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24There are two bids on this and we must start straight in
0:55:24 > 0:55:27at 55 bid, 55.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32- 55, 60, 5...- Come on. - ..70, 5...- No.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35..80, £80. You're all out in the room.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38- Make no mistake, selling on commission.- On commission.- £80.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39Any advance on £80?
0:55:39 > 0:55:41HAMMER THUDS
0:55:41 > 0:55:42I'll take it.
0:55:42 > 0:55:44The best profit of the day.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48Now, "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy."
0:55:48 > 0:55:50Did you not have a Sooty and Sweep?
0:55:50 > 0:55:56- Are you a bit old for that? - How very dare you, madam?
0:55:56 > 0:56:01- And I can start this straight in at 20 bid, 20 bid...- What?
0:56:01 > 0:56:05- ..22, 25, 28, 30...- She's off.
0:56:05 > 0:56:10..2, 5, 8, 40, £40, on my right at 40...
0:56:10 > 0:56:11Keep going.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Anyone else going on at £40?
0:56:14 > 0:56:15HAMMER THUDS
0:56:15 > 0:56:17- Yes. - HE GROANS
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Take that, Teletubbies!
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Phew!
0:56:21 > 0:56:23THEY LAUGH
0:56:23 > 0:56:25Paul reverts to type with his next lot.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28Very interesting collection of military and other badges.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29"Very interesting collection."
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I can start straight in at 10 bid, 10 bid for military badges,
0:56:32 > 0:56:35at 10, 12, 15,
0:56:35 > 0:56:37- 18, 20, 2... - Oh, no.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40..5, 8, 30, £30...
0:56:40 > 0:56:44- Not enough. You've done it.- ..30. anyone else going on at 30?
0:56:44 > 0:56:47- Hammer down.- Interesting lot. At £30.
0:56:47 > 0:56:48HAMMER THUDS
0:56:48 > 0:56:52- I'm so sorry.- You've beat me and you've got a lot to go.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54Never nice to see a grown man cry.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56I like auctions here.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58I think maybe we should come back here.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01Yes, she's cruising towards victory today.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04£50 for it. 50, 30?
0:57:04 > 0:57:06She's stabbing me in the heart.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09£20 for a pond yacht. 20 bid, 22, 25,
0:57:09 > 0:57:1328, 30, 30, 30, 32...
0:57:13 > 0:57:19- No.- ..35, 38, 40, £40. On my left at £40.- Come on.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22- Anyone else going on? On my left... - No-one else, I would hope.
0:57:22 > 0:57:23..at £40.
0:57:23 > 0:57:26HAMMER THUDS
0:57:26 > 0:57:30Southon... Loving your work.
0:57:30 > 0:57:34No losses and some tidy profits leaves Catherine set fair.
0:57:34 > 0:57:38Oh-ho-ho-ho! Let's go and party.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41I don't feel in a party mood, funnily enough.
0:57:41 > 0:57:45- I don't know what it is(!) - Come on, don't be a party pooper.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47SHE HUMS
0:57:47 > 0:57:48We could do the conga.
0:57:48 > 0:57:49SHE HUMS
0:57:49 > 0:57:55Paul produced a profit of £19.58 after paying auction costs
0:57:55 > 0:57:58so has £392.34 in his kitty...
0:58:00 > 0:58:04..while Catherine started out with £169.96
0:58:04 > 0:58:08and after costs, she made a profit of £25.96,
0:58:08 > 0:58:14so wins the day and has £195.92 to spend next time.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16# At auction. #
0:58:16 > 0:58:19- Oh!- There's only one way I'm going now and that is up.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22What?! Fighting talk.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26You've beaten me by a fiver and you've taken off like a rocket!
0:58:26 > 0:58:28- Listen. Hare and tortoise, remember that.- Oh!
0:58:28 > 0:58:30Toodle-pip, you two.