0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05This is beautiful!
0:00:05 > 0:00:06That's the way to do this.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09With £200 each, a classic car
0:00:09 > 0:00:11and a goal - to scour for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Joy.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Hello.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21They'll be worthy winners
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- and valiant losers.- Sorry! Sorry!
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29The handbrake's on!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40What could be finer than a road trip through Ireland
0:00:40 > 0:00:42with two titans of antiques?
0:00:42 > 0:00:47So if you were an antique, what would you be?
0:00:47 > 0:00:51I'd be like a beautiful golden enamel...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54A beautiful bit of Edwardian jewellery.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55What would you be?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- I think I'd be a pitchfork.- Lordy.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Behind the wheel today is pitchfork enthusiast, auctioneer
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and country lass Christina Trevanion.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Were you sporty at school?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Individual sports, a very keen fencer.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- You did fencing?!- Fencing.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18You did fencing at school?!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Oh, my God! I think you are the poshest person
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- I've ever met in my life. - Don't be ridiculous.- You are.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Fencing isn't that posh.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Oh, yes, our favourite fencing auctioneer,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Thomas Plant is locked in a duel with his fellow road tripper.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40On this road trip, our pair kicked off in Cashel in Tipperary
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and are enjoying the delights of Ireland
0:01:42 > 0:01:45before hopping across to North Wales, travelling around England
0:01:45 > 0:01:49and will end up over 700 miles later in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Today they begin in Prosperous...
0:01:54 > 0:01:55HE LAUGHS
0:01:55 > 0:01:58..in County Kildare, before making the journey over the water
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and heading for auction in the Welsh town of Wrexham.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- What else did you do? Backgammon, chess?- No, I swam, sailed.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Sailed!- Sailed!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Oh, my God!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Sailing would certainly explain the jacket covering your usual
0:02:11 > 0:02:13elegant attire, Thomas.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Just like their schooldays, this fabulous Bedford van
0:02:17 > 0:02:21is from another era, a time before seatbelts were compulsory.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Did you learn to dance when you were at school?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Do I have to have this conversation with you?- Yes!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31We used to have dance classes at home in...
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- In a ballroom!- No!
0:02:34 > 0:02:36In the main hall.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- And did the maids help? - We didn't have staff...
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Well...
0:02:42 > 0:02:44No, we didn't have staff then.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52There'll be some currency converting to do when they head to Wales later,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55but they begin their road trip in Ireland with 285 euros each.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59After their first trip to auction, Christina pulled in a small profit,
0:02:59 > 0:03:04giving her just over 292 euros to splash today.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06That's about £205.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11And it's close so far, as Thomas lost a little,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14leaving him with almost 281 euros in his pocket.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17That works out at almost £198.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20In the heart of County Kildare,
0:03:20 > 0:03:24the rather confidently named Prosperous was given its title
0:03:24 > 0:03:28in the hope that its 18th century cotton trade would follow suit.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Guess what?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- High-class furniture.- Come on.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Brilliant. Let's go.- In you go.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Hello.- Hello, Thomas. How are you? - Very well.- Lovely to meet you.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Ger Nevin is my name. How are you? Christina, lovely to meet you.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Sorry, what was your name? - Ger Nevin is my name.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49- Ger...?- Ger.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Introductions over, it's time to get cracking.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Oh!
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I'm a bit confused because these things have got lot numbers on them.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Am I in the right place?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Well, this establishment is a little different,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08as it also operates as an auction house.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10The items here are ready to go under the hammer,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13but many of the sellers are happy to let them go presale
0:04:13 > 0:04:15if the money's right.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Moorcroft.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Look at that, isn't that beautiful?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Modesty will get you everywhere, girl.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Kidney-shaped lacquer...
0:04:29 > 0:04:33All these different boxes, it could be a little lot, really.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38We've got a little horn snuff, with white metal ends.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42That would be for cheroots, tobacco.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Probably 19th century.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47A cigar case.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Sort of zinc-lined to keep that tobacco fresh.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53A Japanese kidney-shaped little box,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57slightly damaged but in the lacquer.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01A souvenir ring box
0:05:01 > 0:05:05and this Californian poppy brilliantine.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I think that is for tobacco as well.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13It's a nice little lot. You know, it looks rather good.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Let's get Ger over.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- I'll try and set you off on a good deal.- Could you?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22How about 50 euro? They are surely worth 10 euro each.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Could we do a little bit better?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28How about 40, then?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32That seems very fair, doesn't it? That does seem fair. 40 euros.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- You're a good man.- Deal.- So that's my first deal.- You're very welcome.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I'm going to carry on looking. First deal of the day.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42How are things faring upstairs?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Beautiful, I love that.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47That's a great picture. A wonderful rural scene.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49You've got, obviously, bygone days.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53The guy is driving his cattle down the road, leading his horse.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55There's a little girl there, feeding her chickens.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59It's just luminous, isn't it? It's wonderful. I like that a lot.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I suspect it'll have quite a high price tag on, I think.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04That's one to consider, then.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06How about Thomas?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17This is like the bowl which keeps on giving.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Like a cornucopia, which, sort of, carries on.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23(Oh, I love mother-of-pearl!)
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Mother-of-pearl is carved shell.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The way you can tell if it's real mother-of-pearl is,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30it's like a pearl...
0:06:30 > 0:06:33A bit gritty against your teeth.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Can you see the way it shimmers?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39These are obviously ends off handles or something.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41But I love it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44This I think is a piece of agate. Well, it is a piece of agate.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46If you get the light on this...
0:06:46 > 0:06:50It's got a really grey
0:06:50 > 0:06:53but, sort of, translucency to it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56It could be a salt dish for the centre of the table.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Then we've got a collection of Oriental soapstone.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04These are scroll weights. So when you're laying out that Chinese
0:07:04 > 0:07:08scroll you want to weigh it down so that it doesn't roll in on itself.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I might call over Ger and see what we've got here.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12See if there's a price to be had.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Ger, can I have a chat with you?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- That's the little hidden gem. - Is it a little hidden gem?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Was I allowed to find this bowl? - Of course you were.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- A bit naughty of me.- Absolutely.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- So you've got the contents of the bowl.- Yes, exactly.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- I mean, I like it.- Yes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31It all depends on value-wise what you want to charge.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32- Well, for you...- Yeah.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- ..I'm going to give you a good price.- Do you think so?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- If we said 55 euros for the lot. - That's immensely fair.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- I don't think I can argue with that. - No, I don't think you could.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I'm not going to argue with it. I am really not.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- Are you sure you're happy with that? - Absolutely.- 55 euros.- For you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50After that buying frenzy,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Thomas has landed the soapstone collection, some mother-of-pearl
0:07:54 > 0:07:58handles and that lovely salt, and enough boxes to start a collection.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Christina best get a move on.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Oh, look at that! - SHE GASPS
0:08:03 > 0:08:07It's a fantastic country house club fender with this leather top.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Brass based. Put that in front of your fire.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Can you imagine warming your back on the fire?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15That's fabulous. Again, these are selling really well at the moment.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16But there's no price tag.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Time to call on Ger.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Comfortable?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I'm feeling very confident,
0:08:26 > 0:08:27which is always a bad thing.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Ah, fantastic.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36I do really like that.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- So we have got the signature down there as well.- Yes.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- So G.C. Barlow on that.- Yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- So it's oil on board? - Oil on board. Exactly, yes.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Ah, G.C. Barlow. Artist, exhibitor, Paris.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- So that's great that that label's still on there.- Yes, yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- That's fantastic. Right, can we spin it over?- Absolutely.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- And it's got its original frame, again.- Mm-hm.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54So how much is on that one?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- 175.- And what could you do me that for?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59How about 120?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- 120 on that one?- Yes.- OK.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03That's definitely a potential.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Any more, Christina?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09How much for your tatty club fender?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12There's a good... This could be a deal for you.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14220 euro.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16That's nearly all my budget!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Well, how about 180?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- SHE SIGHS - You've got to keep going.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24I think it's well worth that. That's quite good value.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26And how much did you want for the picture?
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- 120.- Could you come down any more on this?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- What did you say on this? 180?- 180.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33160.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Is there any, any, any, any, any chance you could do me
0:09:39 > 0:09:41the picture and the fender for 200?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43HE GASPS
0:09:43 > 0:09:44You are such a convincing woman.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Really? - SHE LAUGHS
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Am I?- You have a deal.- I don't think many people would say that.- Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Yeah, deal.- So 200 for the club fender and the picture?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Deal.- I'm a happy woman. - That's good. I'm glad you are.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I love shopping in Ireland. It's amazing.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Brilliant, thank you so much.- You are more than welcome.- Brilliant.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01With that very generous deal, it's no wonder Christina's happy.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Time to wake Sleeping Beauty.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09What are you doing?!
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Get your feet off the bed! Wake up!
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Thanks, Tina.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Come on, we've got things to do. - I've actually done quite well today.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- Oh, have you? Hang on a second... - Yeah, I'm feeling quite...- What?!
0:10:21 > 0:10:24While Thomas goes in search of his next shop,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Christina has made the trip to Dublin.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29From medieval castles to Georgian splendour,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Dublin has a vibrant and charismatic reputation.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Ireland's capital has been home to Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett,
0:10:37 > 0:10:42and James Joyce, and Christina is on the trail of another literary great.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44She's visiting Trinity College,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Ireland's premier seat of education, where archivist Jane Maxwell
0:10:47 > 0:10:51is on hand to reveal the story of former student Jonathan Swift.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Known for his masterpiece Gulliver's Travels,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57he became one of the greatest satirists in the world and
0:10:57 > 0:11:00started a legacy that would change the face of literature in Ireland.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04He's the chap that's famous for saying that the world was
0:11:04 > 0:11:05founded, more or less.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Jane, this is just visually the most stunning place I think I've ever been.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Isn't it lovely? It's wonderful. - It really is, gorgeous...
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- The old library.- ..it really is. So, was Swift ever here?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Not physically in this building, no. He predated this.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23This is 300 years old. He was here in the 17th century.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- This is an 18th-century room.- Right.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Erm, but, this library has the privilege of holding
0:11:28 > 0:11:30the Jonathan Swift collection.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Born in Dublin in 1667,
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Swift was sent to Trinity College in the city at the age of 14.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44This is the register that records him arriving in Trinity College.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Oh, there he is!
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Jonathan Swift.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Did he show any talent for being a writer when,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51when he was this age, when he was here?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Certainly we don't have anything that he wrote at the time
0:11:53 > 0:11:55and he got into disciplinary problems, you know?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- He was a naughty boy? - He was a naughty boy, yeah. So...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I think I quite like him.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It ends up with... he gets his degree by special grace.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Despite a shaky academic career,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Swift began to build a reputation as a writer,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14first working for former politician William Temple, then
0:12:14 > 0:12:19as a clergyman, arguing the position of the church on political matters.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21He becomes a political propagandist
0:12:21 > 0:12:23and he is writing pamphlets left, right and centre.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26That's what they did. That's how you waged war. You wrote.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- And you produced pamphlets? - Endless pamphlets.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33And because Swift's specific talent was satire
0:12:33 > 0:12:36and if you can make people laugh, you have them half won over.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38So, he made it... he made it really readable?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41While satire has been around for centuries,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44in this age of the Enlightenment, Swift was part
0:12:44 > 0:12:46of a resurgence of the craft
0:12:46 > 0:12:49which interrogated moral and political views.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Later in his life, Swift was to display his moral outrage
0:12:53 > 0:12:55at the treatment of Ireland's poor
0:12:55 > 0:12:59in one of the most famous satirical essays in the English language.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02This is The Modest Proposal which everybody knows about
0:13:02 > 0:13:04even if they're not entirely sure...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07"A modest proposal for preventing the children of poor people from
0:13:07 > 0:13:10"being a burden to their parents or the country and for making them
0:13:10 > 0:13:11"beneficial to the public"?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Yeah, they kind of liked long titles.- It's snappy, isn't it?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18This is a time when poor people were considered to be slightly less human.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19So, he starts off in this tone of voice,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22saying, "Yeah, we all know this is a problem" and then he just,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24without as much as a blink of the eye he segues
0:13:24 > 0:13:28seamlessly into a... "I think they should eat their children.
0:13:28 > 0:13:34"I mean, if you fed a nice plump poor baby well, you know,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- "you could serve him up for dinner."- What?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38And then all of a sudden you realise
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- he's making fun of you.- Yeah. - And your prejudices.- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44And your biases, because for a moment you might have thought yeah, he's right...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- SHE GASPS - Oops!- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48That's what he did and he did it beautifully because he sucks you in.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51You think he's writing a boring economic pamphlet.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56With his wit and fearless approach, Swift towered over his predecessors.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59As partisan politics emerged,
0:13:59 > 0:14:03he used his satire to tackle this new complex political world.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Ah, so, here we have...
0:14:05 > 0:14:10In 1726, he took his arguments to a wide audience,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12creating what would become his best-known work.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- This is how we know Jonathan Swift, really, isn't it?- Yes.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- His Gulliver's Travels.- Yes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19But it says here, "Travels into several remote
0:14:19 > 0:14:22"nations of the world in four parts by Lemuel Gulliver,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25"first a surgeon and then a captain of several ships, volume 1..."
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- It goes on and on and on. - Yes, I know.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Well, at the very first page he's...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33making a little fun of the tradition of writing travelogues.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Right.- Which were becoming very popular at the time.- OK.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40So, he gives the name Gulliver but also he gives a little background
0:14:40 > 0:14:43to make it seem more like this is actually a genuine travelogue.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46By presenting the book as Gulliver's own memoirs,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Swift distanced himself from a controversial tale
0:14:49 > 0:14:54that criticised the politicians he felt had blocked his own career.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55This is political satire again
0:14:55 > 0:14:59because he goes to all of these countries and, erm,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02he picks out individuals and characters whom
0:15:02 > 0:15:03all of his readership know
0:15:03 > 0:15:06who the contemporary politician is who he's making fun of.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Oh, it's not a children's book at all? It's actually political satire?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Yes. But now it's marketed as a children's book.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- I mean, you couldn't get more poles apart, really, could you?- No.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Each group that Gulliver encounters represents a different
0:15:18 > 0:15:23section of society, all afflicted by one type of prejudice or another.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Like the character of Flimnap, a wily politician
0:15:27 > 0:15:31torn by jealousy, who is understood to be a thinly-veiled caricature
0:15:31 > 0:15:36of Britain's first modern Prime Minister, Robert Walpole.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Scared of prosecution by those targeted in the book,
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Swift's publisher used several different printers
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and even changed sections of text,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48the tale becoming an instant success.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It was immediately hugely popular.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Even people who said they didn't understand who the targets were
0:15:53 > 0:15:54found it incredible.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And even people who didn't like Swift had to admit that
0:15:58 > 0:16:00it was wonderful.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Swift's book gave readers an entirely different perspective on this
0:16:03 > 0:16:06new age of politics and politicians.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Since its first release, Gulliver's Travels has never been
0:16:10 > 0:16:15out of print and is heralded as a milestone in satirical literature.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21Once he had an idea, he took it to its rational obvious conclusion
0:16:21 > 0:16:24and he was prepared to go a step further than everybody else.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Always...- Stretching the boundaries? - Absolutely.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Swift died in Dublin in 1745.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36His pamphlets remain amongst the most important texts
0:16:36 > 0:16:40held in the great library of Trinity College, and Gulliver's Travels
0:16:40 > 0:16:43inspired readers and influenced writers for centuries to come.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Just over 15 miles back down the River Liffey,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Thomas is in the village of Straffan, in County Kildare.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Straffan Antiques is a family-run affair, managed by Eoin.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07The jacket's off. He means business.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09They're rather fun.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Very stylish.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Much like yourself, Tom.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Oh, so vain. Really!
0:17:20 > 0:17:21These are good.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Look at these sweet little things.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Children's folding chairs.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27They look great fun. Ow!
0:17:29 > 0:17:34I'd take a seat, Thomas, if I were you. Ticket price is 480 euros.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- We've got a pair of them. - A pair is unusual, yeah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- It is unusual, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- And it looks like original upholstery on them.- I think so.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Probably, um, maybe late 19th century,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- something like that. - They're quite sweet, aren't they?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50What can you do those for?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Erm...we could do those about...maybe 220.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Oh, my gosh.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56I don't think I've got 220.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02I've only got 185 and I need some left for tomorrow.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06So, I was looking at those as sort of 50 euros each, 100 euros.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- But if you can do it, you can't do it.- Yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I'll try and find something else.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Could do 150 on them.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I think 150 is a bit, a bit strong for me.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Could you meet me halfway somewhere?
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- Could do 130?- 125, we've got a deal.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Go on?- Go on. 125.- Yeah, good man.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30A bold buy, Thomas.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Great discount but it doesn't leave you very much.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35HE MOUTHS
0:18:35 > 0:18:38(What have I done? What have I done?)
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Heaven knows.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41You won't make money on those.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Blissfully unaware of Thomas's big spending, Christina is
0:18:47 > 0:18:51hotfooting through Dublin's streets in search of a bargain.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Hello.- Hey, how you doing? - Very well, thank you. I'm Christina, nice to meet you.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Alistair, how are you?- Alistair? Do you mind if I have a quick look around?- Yeah, sure.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00If there's anything I like the look of,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- I'll come and give you a holler. - OK.- A holler, eh?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Owner Alistair has been running the shop, along with his mother,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10for four years and they do a lot of their buying in French markets,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12so the shop has a certain je ne sais quoi.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- You are feeling it?- Oh.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22That's quite cool, isn't it?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25So, normally with British telephones you'll always get a series number
0:19:25 > 0:19:28on the inside of the handle and usually a date as well
0:19:28 > 0:19:30when they were registered.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34This is a French example. 95 euros?
0:19:34 > 0:19:39I haven't got that much left in my budget, have I? Never mind, move on.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45So, that is quite cool, isn't it? Look at that. "The Royal Dragoon."
0:19:47 > 0:19:51"Ales and prize medal beers," So, it's obviously an old pub sign, isn't it?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The Royal Dragoon.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Breweriana in advertising is really quite in vogue at the moment
0:19:56 > 0:19:59but that's also really a very powerful, strong image.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00It's 45 euros.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- I wonder what Alistair can do on that. Alistair?- Yes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Where are you, darling?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12We picked this up at a French market about two months ago.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17- Did you?- I'm not sure how old it is but it's certainly nice, anyway.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19It's a decorative thing, isn't it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I hasn't got a huge amount of age to it, has it?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Yeah, probably about 1970s, I'd say, maybe.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- So, what would be your best price on that?- 20.- It's quite fun, isn't it?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32I do quite like that. There's something about the image which is really quite powerful,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- isn't it?- Yeah. - That horsey strutting off to war.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Is there any chance you could do that for 15?
0:20:39 > 0:20:44- 20 is quite cheap for it, as is... - Is it? For a modern repro sign?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- For a bit of fun? - It is hand-painted.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Go on, 15 euros.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- And you've got a sale.- OK. - Yeah?- Yeah.- It's a deal.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57I shall take my Royal Dragoon and charge off into the sunset.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02With 15 euros spent on an oldish pub sign, your sunset awaits
0:21:02 > 0:21:04so nighty-night, you two.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Good morning, Dublin!
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I love Ireland but I do spend a lot of money in Ireland.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Join the club.- You're telling me.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Thomas got off to a flying start yesterday,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26grabbing a collection of boxes, a pair of mother-of-pearl handles,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31an assortment of Oriental soapstone, an agate salt
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and a pair of Edwardian chairs.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38That leaves him with just 60 euros, 98 cents.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- I'll get your change.- Thank you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Christina was no slouch either.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45She picked up an oil painting, a 19th-century fender
0:21:45 > 0:21:48and a painted pub sign.
0:21:48 > 0:21:54After all that, she has 77 euros, 16 cents for today's Irish adventure.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58I have a renewed appreciation of Ireland now.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- I'm very sad that this is our last day here.- Yeah.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- It's been like a little holiday. - Yeah.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Later, they will be heading for auction in Wrexham
0:22:05 > 0:22:08but for the rest of the day, Dublin beckons.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15As Christina goes off in search of a place to spend her last few euros,
0:22:15 > 0:22:21Thomas is headed to the cultural home of Irish sporting glory.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24While Ireland can lay claim to many sporting stars of rugby,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26football, snooker and golf,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29the most widely-played and popular sports in the land
0:22:29 > 0:22:31have a distinctly Irish flavour.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Thomas is meeting Micheal at the Gaelic Athletic Association's
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Museum at Croke Park to discover the story of the man who turned
0:22:39 > 0:22:42hurling and Gaelic football into a cultural phenomenon.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46Nicky Rackard gets a ground pass,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48pulls hard and the ball shakes the net.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Who are we standing in front of?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53A man called Michael Cusack.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56He was the visionary that instigated
0:22:56 > 0:23:01the founding of the GAA, Gaelic Athletic Association,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm sure before the day is out we'll learn a little bit about him.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Born in 1847, Michael Cusack was a schoolteacher who worked
0:23:11 > 0:23:17in Dublin. An athlete in his youth, he was evangelical about sport.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19We'll go inside, yeah.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23So, as Ireland emerged from long, hard years of famine,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Cusack became a part of a resurgence of spirit.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34His desire was to use sport to regain a sense of national
0:23:34 > 0:23:36and cultural identity.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39He reached out to local leaders, asking them to support
0:23:39 > 0:23:42the creation of a national sporting organisation.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Michael Cusack was the first person to say, why not have an association
0:23:47 > 0:23:52dedicated to the preservation and cultivation of national pastimes,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- in Ireland? It was a good idea. - It's a brilliant idea.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Across Europe, associations were being created.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Rugby and football were formalised into leagues,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05their popularity increased across the continent,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08but in Ireland, which was still under British rule,
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Cusack was part of the newly-formed Gaelic Athletic Association
0:24:13 > 0:24:17which governed a number of sports capturing the spirit of the nation.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Ireland embraced their own games, making Gaelic football and hurling
0:24:22 > 0:24:26the most celebrated, played and watched sports in the country.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33The Gaelic games are the national games,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36they are by far the strongest sport in Ireland.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37And it's still amateur today?
0:24:37 > 0:24:42- Still amateur today and I think that is its main strength.- Wow.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46The emphasis is on the community, betterment of the community,
0:24:46 > 0:24:51have a good football pitch, dressing rooms in every parish in Ireland.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Each team became an integral part of life in each community.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Gaelic football and hurling are energetic team games.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The ball can be struck at speeds around about 100mph,
0:25:02 > 0:25:06giving it claim to be the fastest field sport in the world.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10..and the cameramen scatter in all directions.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15In 1913, the GAA purchased the land that would become Croke Park.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- And the spectators flooded in to watch the games.- This is final day.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25The Gaelic Games were first broadcast on TV in 1961, making players
0:25:25 > 0:25:27instantly recognisable.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31The popularity of one player was so great that it helped him
0:25:31 > 0:25:34to become the most powerful man in the country.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I would say a person that captured the imagination of a lot of people
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- was a man called Jack Lynch.- Really?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- And what did he play? - He played both.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Jack Lynch was one of the few players talented enough to win
0:25:47 > 0:25:50titles in both hurling and Gaelic football.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Towards the end of his playing career, he entered political life.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58His popularity was so great that he rose to the position of Taoiseach,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00equivalent to Prime Minister,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02serving two terms in the 1960s and '70s.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05He was the most powerful man in the country,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09and everywhere he went, he was recognised as a popular sportsman.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- He was popular at all levels. - Was he?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15He often stated he could go into a constituency
0:26:15 > 0:26:19where people normally did not vote for his party,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- he'd be welcomed there as Jack the sportsman.- Jack the sportsman.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27He behaved like an ordinary man - no airs and graces about him.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Popular all over the country. - A man of the people?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32And beyond it. A man of the people.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35The popularity of the games continues to grow.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38The 80,000 seats of Croke Park
0:26:38 > 0:26:41are regularly filled by spectators of Gaelic games.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Matches are now broadcast globally,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46and GAA teams can be found across the globe.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50But on home turf, traditions are still maintained -
0:26:50 > 0:26:54teams are still amateur and based in their communities.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58All over Ireland, children grow up playing Gaelic football and hurling.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03The ambition of every young person is, "Will I reach Croke Park?"
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- As a player, not as a spectator. - HE LAUGHS
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Will I reach Croke Park? It's the ambition of everybody.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- On that hallowed turf.- Yes, indeed.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Cusack helped to create a sporting phenomenon.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Gaelic football and hurling represented a unifying passion.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24They have helped create a sense of cultural identity
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and continue to grow in popularity.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It has been a real pleasure. It has been absolutely marvellous.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I have absolutely enjoyed myself.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Christina, meanwhile, is wandering
0:27:41 > 0:27:43through Dublin's art and antiques quarter,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46hoping to uncover something special.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- Hello.- Hi, how are you doing? - I'm all right, thanks. How are you?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Good, thanks.- What's your name? - Alistan.- Alistan. Great name.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Alistan, you are very tall. - I know.- How tall are you?
0:27:55 > 0:28:00- 6'6", 6'7" on a good day.- I think I should have worn my heels today.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01This is pretty cool.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04It is certainly eclectic. Mind your feet.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- So what have we got? Have we got the shop back here as well?- Yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10We've got some nice teak furniture in here.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- Oh, I like your skeleton. How much is on him?- He's about 500.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Alistan, I have to be perfectly honest with you...- Go on.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- ..I do not have 500 euros. Steve the skeleton is not for me then, no?- No.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23No, a bit out of my price range.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Never mind, Steve.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28What is on your storage jars?
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- They're about 175.- Are they?- Yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36They're nice, aren't they? Clean kitchenware, one pint.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39I mean, they are very kitsch, aren't they?
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- I like the typography on them.- Yeah, that text on them is fab, isn't it?
0:28:43 > 0:28:44It's cool, yes.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Also you get the TG green ones,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48which are the blue-banded Cornishware ones
0:28:48 > 0:28:51but I really like the fact that these are in green.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53It's the colour of Ireland, isn't it?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Yeah.- Very cool.- It's true.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56I'm a bit worried,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59there is a little bit of damage around them, isn't there?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02We can talk about price. I mean, what have you got in your mind?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Uh...
0:29:04 > 0:29:10- Don't hate me.- Go on. - But I think I have 77 euros left.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11- 77 euros?- Yeah.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- I tell you what, I could probably give you half the set.- No!
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- You can't split the set! What about...?- OK...
0:29:18 > 0:29:21You look like a really cool, mid-century guy,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25I have got a really cool mid-century vehicle outside.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- OK, so we do a swap?- No.- OK.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Hmm...- OK, OK. I thought that was where this was going.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35What about 77 euros and a ride in my van?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- What do you think? - That sounds a bit...
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- Does that sound like a deal? - Do you know what? OK, OK.- Yeah?
0:29:42 > 0:29:44OK, as long as it is going to a good home,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I think it's going to go to a good home.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Done.- Happy?- Yeah, I think so.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52It's pretty cool, and it does go quite fast.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Here we go.
0:29:54 > 0:29:55You will be amazed.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Hope on in, baby.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04I hope someone is watching the shop.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Can you fit in my van?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08OK, there are no straps.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- There are no straps?- No, it's pre-straps. You will be fine.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- Are you ready for the ride of your life?- Yes, let's go.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Second. Good gear change. Hold on tight.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Be careful with him, Christina.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28There is just time for a quick run around the block.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- So I didn't terrify the life out of you?- No, you didn't.- Are you sure?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- No, not at all.- Good.
0:30:33 > 0:30:39Well, that's one way to get yourself a set of storage jars for 77 euros.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- You're an angel.- So are you. - Very, very pleased with my jars.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Nice to meet you. - Take care, see you again.- See you.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Just a few paces down the street, Thomas is on the prowl.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Thomas, how are you? Mervyn is my name.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58You're very welcome, you're very welcome.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01This looks fabulous. I'm going to have a really good look around.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Yeah, good stuff.- I will warn you...
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Oh, yes. Stand by.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07..there is not a huge budget,
0:31:07 > 0:31:11but what there is is burning a hole in my pocket.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13OK, we will try and help you spend it.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I don't think he needs much help.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17The thing about these big, oval trays is that
0:31:17 > 0:31:21once one's got one's gin and tonic on them, or drinks,
0:31:21 > 0:31:22they are immensely heavy to lift up.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26You've got to make sure one's butler has got the strength
0:31:26 > 0:31:30to carry it around the room and serve the drinks.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31It's just difficult.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34You just can't get them these days.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Oh, if Christina could hear you now.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Look at that. That's quite a fun thing, that, isn't it?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- It's a cartridge filler, isn't it? - That's right, yeah.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45They were for filling one's guns cartridges, weren't they?
0:31:45 > 0:31:49You clamp that onto the table. On it goes.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53This is where your firing pin goes, on the top here.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59You fill your beast as you wind it off with all the powder.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Then you fold it up into there.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04This is when one used to make
0:32:04 > 0:32:06one's own gun cartridges for shooting.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- It is quite an interesting thing, isn't it?- Yeah, it's nice, yeah.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- I've not seen one like that before. - Right, OK.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14You called it Victorian. Yes, it is about that sort of level, isn't it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Yes.- Yes. OK.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Ticket price is 185 euros.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Merv, I'm going to level with you.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I said I had some money burning a hole in my pocket.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29I do, and it is going to have to be spent. There is 60 euros.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31What can you do for 60 euros?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33What can I do for 60 euros?
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Well, you were looking at that.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36That would relieve me of 60 euros, would it?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- It would.- That would be it, done. - Done and dusted.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43That is really not a bad price. That has to be a purchase, really.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Very good.- Very fair. You have been immensely fair.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48He has relieved me of all my money.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Apart from a couple of cent.- Right. You can throw that in if you want.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Well, I can probably throw that in, couldn't I, really?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58So that generous deal makes it 60 euros, 98 cents.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02That has cleaned Thomas out and ends this trip's shopping.
0:33:04 > 0:33:11Thomas spent all of his 289 euros, 98 cents on the collection of boxes,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13the 19th-century soapstone items,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16an agate salt,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18the mother-of-pearl handles,
0:33:18 > 0:33:20the cartridge loader,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23and a pair of children's chairs.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Christina only left herself with loose change,
0:33:27 > 0:33:33as she spent 292 euros on a set of 1950s storage jars with coffee pot,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35a 19th-century brass fender,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38an oil painting of a rustic scene,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40and a painted pub sign.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43What do they think of each other's offerings?
0:33:43 > 0:33:44I think actually he has been quite risky.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46He has been quite plucky, and I like that.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I would happily swap probably most of my stuff,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51to be perfectly honest, for that beautiful banded agate salt
0:33:51 > 0:33:54that he bought, which I think is just an absolute stunner.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55But I am not entirely sure
0:33:55 > 0:33:57that I have a huge amount of faith in those chairs.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I really love her picture that she has bought.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02I think it is delightful.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04The item I don't like are all those jars,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06but there is a lot there for your money.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It's going to be such a close-call thing.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13After starting this leg in Prosperous, in County Kildare,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17our experts have travelled via Dublin to the Welsh town of Wrexham.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22I love Ireland. I miss it.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26See, I feel at home - less than half an hour away from my house,
0:34:26 > 0:34:28and I am a happy girl.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30That is a very comfortable feeling to have.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Yeah, it is.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35The largest urban area in North Wales, Wrexham,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38was a renowned centre for the brewing trade
0:34:38 > 0:34:41thanks to its natural underground water reserves.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Today, our pair are headed straight to Wingetts Auction House.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53Wielding the gavel is John Lloyd. So, what does he make of our pair's lots?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55It is an eclectic mix of items.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58The collection, ten pieces of soapstone,
0:34:58 > 0:34:59they are quite decorative.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Nothing exceptional, though. Sort of £30-£40 mark.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Club fender, nice bit of Victoriana.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09The gentleman's-club look is very much in vogue at the moment.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13I wouldn't be surprised if we get £100-£150 for that.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Now in Britain, the rest of the trip will be pounds.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19So, with currency converted,
0:35:19 > 0:35:26Christina has spent a total of £205.63 on four items,
0:35:26 > 0:35:32while Thomas's six lots have set him back a total of £197.87.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36We are back into pounds now. I feel slightly more comfortable.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Do you? I quite like the euro.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42First up are Thomas' collection of boxes.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45I've got £20 bid with me to go straight in.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4620 bid, 5 bid, 30.
0:35:46 > 0:35:485, sir?
0:35:48 > 0:35:4940. 5.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- £40 bid.- Profit.- That's good.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55I'm out. Sold on the internet.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Yes!- Well done.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Good job.- Result!- Yeah.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02A cracking start for Thomas.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Will his luck keep going?
0:36:04 > 0:36:07His cartridge loader is next.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10I've got £15 bid. Straight in with me to go...
0:36:10 > 0:36:12What did you spend on this?
0:36:12 > 0:36:1340...
0:36:13 > 0:36:1545, OK.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17In the door at £20. I'll take 2 for it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Now at 22 I'm bid. 24. 26?
0:36:21 > 0:36:2324.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Next time.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31That's a blow, but there's plenty left to go at, Thomas.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- So disappointed.- It's OK, it's OK.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Do you think you'll cope?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38It's all right. I'm going to lose loads of money today.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42That's the spirit. It took Christina some clever negotiating
0:36:42 > 0:36:43to get the storage jars,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45but how will they fare?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48We're on the internet, then, at £26.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5128 bid. 30.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53And 5, sir. 40.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55God, making more.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- 40, bid. 5, sir?- Oh, go on, sir. They're lovely.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00£40 we've got bid.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02All finished at 40.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07Perhaps the damage to the jars has hit your chances of a profit.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I think that's disappointing.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10I don't mind taking a loss
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- because I had such a lovely ride in the van with Alistan.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Let's see if Thomas can get us back on track
0:37:16 > 0:37:18with his mother-of-pearl handles.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21I'll take £20 to start for them.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22Nobody is going to bid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- No bid for these? - I can't believe that.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2610, then?
0:37:26 > 0:37:28£10 I've got. 12 I'm bid. 14.
0:37:28 > 0:37:2916.
0:37:29 > 0:37:3016, back in. 18.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3220.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- They're out on the net at 18 bid. - It's £18. 18.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37That's good. £7 profit.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39I was expecting three figures.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40I was!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Well, you know what they say about expectations.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44No, don't, don't...
0:37:45 > 0:37:50Perhaps your hopes were a little high, but that's still a profit.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51- Are you in a huff? - No, of course not.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Well, at least you're not giving me the cold shoulder.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Actually, I think I prefer it when you give me the cold shoulder. Go away.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Next up, the club fender.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04This cost Christina 120 euros, which comes out at just under £85.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Cheap.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I've got £100 straight in with me to start, then. 100. 110. 120. 130.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11140. 150.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14High-five? High-five?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- 170. 180. 190. 200. - £200 on the internet.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19£200 on the internet.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- Get in there.- £220 in the room.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- £220, the bid is in the room. - This never happens to me.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26220 bid.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- All done? - GAVEL BANGS
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Well done.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35A superb profit for the fender gives Christina a healthy lead.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- I've got some catching up to do, Christina.- No, you haven't.- I have.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39No, no.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Can the collection of Chinese soapstone perform as well for Thomas?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46£10 I'm bid, starting.
0:38:46 > 0:38:4912 I've got on the internet. 14 bid, 16.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51See, it's going, it's going.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52£18.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54You're out on the internet.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Thanks for coming. - 20, you're into a profit.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58On the net.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07Sadly, after auction costs, that's a small loss.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Next up, it's Christina's painted pub sign.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Ought to be £20 to start.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Oh, internet bid 15, that's good.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1715, see - straight in, profit.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I'll take 16 if it helps you. 16 I am bid.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23At £16 we're still on the net at £16. It'll take 18.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2518 I've got. 20?
0:39:25 > 0:39:2720 bid. 2.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3024. 26. 28.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3228 bid. 30. 2?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35In the room at 30.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- That's good, isn't it? - Again, high-five.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41That's more of a medium-five.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Jealous.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Well jel.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Another good profit. Things are going very well for Christina.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I'm this green here - green with jealousy.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- That's pink. - No, there's a green there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Oh, is there?- Green with envy.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Thomas is playing catch-up and his agate salt is next.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06£5 I've got to start.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08It's in the door. I'll take 6, I'm bid 8.
0:40:08 > 0:40:106, internet. 8, internet. 10, internet.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12See? Profit, profit, profit, profit.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1314. 16.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1518.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Goes on the internet.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- £18.- What's that, £7 profit? - Yeah, £7.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- That's good.- It's OK.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27A modest profit for Thomas.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Christina's oil painting is her final lot.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Maiden bid for this one at £30.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I'm only bid 30. 35 got, and I'm out.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37At £35 the bid is in the room.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- It's cheap at 35. - It'll wipe out all my profits.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40No, I don't think so.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- Moving on.- Quite rightly.
0:40:42 > 0:40:4350?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45All done?
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Oh, go on.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47- 50 bid. 5?- See? There you are.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Sold at 50.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55A small loss, and it's not over yet.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58You're not going to end up with a loss like me.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00(Just ignore them and they'll go away.)
0:41:00 > 0:41:03No, I can't. They're there...looking at me.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Thomas spent a huge 125 euros on those chairs,
0:41:09 > 0:41:10which is around £90.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13But will it pay off?
0:41:13 > 0:41:1410 for them.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18£10. Early bid on my right, standing. 12 bid. 14. 16.
0:41:18 > 0:41:2218. 20. And 2?
0:41:22 > 0:41:2324.
0:41:23 > 0:41:2426.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26It's getting there.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- It's getting there.- 40. And 2?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32£42 I'm bid in the room, standing, at 42 bid.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35I'll take 44 if you want.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37It's standing.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Actually, that's like a body blow...
0:41:40 > 0:41:44A hammer going through my body.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Well, someone's got a bargain,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50picking up a beautiful pair of chairs for a great price.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Anyway, go on. Let's go and see how much money I've made.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- I think... No. - It might take us a while.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58To count it all?
0:41:58 > 0:41:59You're so cruel.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04So how have our pair fared?
0:42:04 > 0:42:10Thomas, looking grim, spent every last penny of his £197.87.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12After auction costs,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14he's made a loss of £60.93,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18leaving him a total of £136.94
0:42:18 > 0:42:21to take on to the next leg.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Christina started with £205.75
0:42:24 > 0:42:26and after auction costs
0:42:26 > 0:42:29made a fantastic £73.17 profit.
0:42:29 > 0:42:36So she has won the day with £278.91 and a substantial lead,
0:42:36 > 0:42:37so well done, girl.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44- My goodness.- Well done.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I need a telescope to see where you are.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49And you need a telescope to see where I am.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51You might have to go and get the van
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- because my pockets are weighing me down.- Are they?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Can I borrow some money? - I'm not sure I can walk.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Can I borrow some money? You've, like, made hundreds.
0:42:59 > 0:43:00Cheerio.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Next time, our experts' adventure continues.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09We are in Wales, where it rains.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Christina calls for help.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Hello? Have you got any bargains for me?
0:43:13 > 0:43:14And Thomas gets a bit cheeky.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18This one has somebody in not many clothes.