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It's the nation's favourite antique experts.

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-This is beautiful.

-That's the way to do this.

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With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour for antiques.

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-Joy!

-Hello!

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The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.

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But it's no mean feat.

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There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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Sorry! Sorry!

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

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The handbrake's on!

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This is Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah!

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Welcome to the second leg of the trip.

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We're soaking up the stunning scenery in Northern Ireland

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with two top antique experts -

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Catherine Southon and Paul Laidlaw.

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They look happy now, but leg one saw tensions flair.

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Would you please remove yourself from this cabinet?

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-I thought you were my friend, Paul.

-What?!

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-The honeymoon's not even started!

-No, it's divorce already.

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-I'm sorry.

-Oh, no!

-It's divorce.

-Well, I want the dog.

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HE CACKLES

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Anyway. With nearly 20 years of antiques experience under her belt,

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Catherine certainly knows what she likes.

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Oh, I love this. That's super.

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Laughing boy Paul is an auctioneer who's just as opinionated.

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But these are good.

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-First auction behind us.

-You were nervous at the auction.

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I'm always nervous. Get used to it.

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Is it because you have never been against such a good competitor?

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-That's exactly what it is.

-Is that why?

-I'm quaking.

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In his boots.

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Catherine started this trip with £200 in her pocket.

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After some wise buys on leg one,

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she's turned it into a respectable £258.80.

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Paul began with the same sum and also made some profitable purchases,

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so has £282 to play with today.

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This week's automobile of choice is a 1971 Morris Minor,

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manufactured before seatbelts became mandatory -

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that's why they're not wearing one each.

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I just think, I really do feel relaxed.

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I'm so laid back.

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-This is the life, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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I've never seen her so relaxed.

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She's horizontal!

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Our journey began in Portrush, County Antrim,

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and after exploring Northern Ireland, they'll cross the sea to Scotland

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before finally finishing several hundred miles later in Aberdeen.

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This second leg kicks off in Aghadowey in Northern Ireland,

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and will finish up in bonnie Scotland,

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where they'll do battle at auction in Galashiels.

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Come on, Paul, I'm going to challenge you.

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Can you buy something retro?

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HE STAMMERS

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Don't put me under pressure!

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-No.

-Don't make me! Don't make me!

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Oh, come on, Paul. Have a bit of fun.

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We'll see. Never say never.

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Catherine's first shop of the day is nestled in the lush countryside

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of County Londonderry in Aghadowey.

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Sarah Rose Antiques. We're going to get on famously, Sarah Rose and I.

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I'm not looking. I'm not looking.

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Assume there's nothing there, Laidlaw.

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Assume there's nothing to be bought.

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-I'm coming back with armfuls. Armfuls!

-Don't!

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-See you later.

-Have a good one!

-Have fun!

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The shop's namesake, Sarah Rose,

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runs the family business with her dad, James.

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With a mixture of past and future antiques, there's plenty on offer.

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If you need any help, give me a wee call.

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Yeah, is that all right, Sarah? Cos I've got my eye on a few things.

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-That's all right.

-As I'm talking to you, my eyes are wondering.

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Oh, yes, some nice things in here all right.

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Like that.

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What is it?

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Help me out here, Sarah.

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This looks really interesting on the wall here.

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Cast iron. Is it for being next to a fire for your...?

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-That would have been for...

-Bread? Scones?

-For breads, uh-huh.

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This is a harnen stand.

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Traditionally used to toast or dry out large oatcakes

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in front of the open fire.

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This one probably dates from around the early 19th century

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and is worth a closer look, I guess.

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I like that.

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What have you got on that?

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There's, I think, £85 on that there.

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I mean, I see that at auction probably

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more like your £30 to £50 estimate, but...

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That's OK. Well, sure, we can have a think about that one.

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While Catherine continues to peruse,

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Paul has made his way to Ballynure in County Antrim.

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This rustic and rugged county is home to a number of filming locations

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for award-winning fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.

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Paul's come to Bridgend Antiques.

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A unique type of shop, situated next door to its owner's house.

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What fun.

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-Hello, there.

-Hi, Paul.

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Pleased to meet you. Hector Thompson.

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-Pleased to meet you.

-Good to see you.

-You too.

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This place smells the way I like my world to smell. Beeswax.

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Beeswax - furniture polish.

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I dab it behind my ears of a morning.

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Nice!

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I will lift every stone because I'm meticulous.

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It looks like some Capodimonte figurines have turned Paul's head.

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Excellent modelling. They want to be Belle Epoque.

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-They want to be 1900, don't they?

-Yeah.

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They're quality. They're quality.

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I see a price tag on there. 38 quid.

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-That's the two, now. That's not one.

-That's the two?

-That's the pair.

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But you know there's no way

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I'm going to take the first price on anything.

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We know that. That goes without saying.

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That's good. So there's no surprises or disappointments here.

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Just give me the absolute bottom line.

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20 quid.

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-You broke the ice. We're off and rolling.

-OK.

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Good man.

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I'm a wee bit in love.

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I fancy the one on the left.

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And her mate's not half bad either. I can't lose here tonight. I'm in.

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On that note, Catherine, what have you found?

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-There's a little table there.

-Mm-hm.

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Now, I quite like the top of that table.

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-I like the detail here.

-Mm-hm.

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I mean, I think this is the sort of thing

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that was probably churned out en masse,

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and it was made for the western market.

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I like the legs, I think they're quite decorative.

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And I think at £15, that's...

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That's not bad.

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Is there any movement in that one?

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That one's actually £68 on that one.

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Oh, I read the other side, which I prefer much more.

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-Oh, no!

-15.

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-Sorry, that's our code for our book.

-Oh, is it?!

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-Mm-hm.

-Oh, no! I thought that was the price!

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Sorry about that.

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-SHE MOUTHS:

-Damn!

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Unlucky, eh?

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Paul, meanwhile, has found something else he fancies -

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a rather nice Royal Crown Derby cabaret tea set.

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What's a cabaret tea set? It's tea for two, is it not, yeah?

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Which is sweet, I get the...

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For me, there's a touch of romance there.

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Now cabaret tea sets, yeah, you can buy those.

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Cabaret tea sets with trays are uncommon.

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So what you get is an uncommonly complete set

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by one of the more desirable manufacturers.

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I think that's pretty seductive.

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But, at £185, it's too pricey for his purse.

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Hector, what's your best?

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125.

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-No.

-Where do you want to be?

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-Do you know what? I'm going to make you a cheeky offer.

-OK.

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Going from porcelain figurines to china teaware

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would suggest to many I have lost the plot.

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But, at 75 quid, I don't think I could do bad.

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90 quid.

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Oh, jeez! Down to two figures.

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-No, it just...

-Are you a gambling man?

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Oh, jeez, you're not going to pull a coin!

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-I'll spin you.

-Oh, no! I hate that!

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75 or 85 quid.

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Spin the coin. Tails.

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Heads.

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HE STAMMERS

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That was me taking that well. But that is a good deal.

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-Thank you very much.

-Wonderful. No. Spot on.

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-I'm happy with that.

-It's fine.

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Excuse me. Wait a minute. I think I forgot something.

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YOU FOOL!

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-ECHOES:

-Fool...fool...!

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Back in Aghadowey, Catherine's spotted a piece of silver.

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The rest of it's plate in there.

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It looks like it's initialled L and S. Levi and Salaman, maybe.

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Yes, indeed, actually.

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Probably about late 19th century.

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Little belt buckle.

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Really nicely decorated.

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Not a lot to it. It's priced up £12.

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Ah-ha! The shop owner returns.

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Hi, Sarah, there was this one other thing.

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This, which is just like a little...

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-I mean, just like a simple belt buckle.

-Yeah.

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Sarah's going to consult her dad about the best price

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for the belt buckle and the occasional table.

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She's already agreed to knock £40 off the harnen stand,

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giving that a price of £45, which has to be a snip.

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Now, I have asked him about the table and I've explained to him

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-that you'd seen the thing and you thought it was 15.

-Yes.

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-So he says we'd go down to 35 for you.

-OK.

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And this wee one, £10.

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Right. OK. I will...

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take this at 45.

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If I can have that for 30, then I'll take it.

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What happens if we just give you a wee luck penny back?

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-Oh, what's a luck penny?

-A luck penny's like an Irish thing.

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The table's 35, so I'm giving you £2 and it means you're taking

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the luck with you from Ireland.

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-Aw!

-And the table, you pay me £33.

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-So the table was in fact £33?

-Yes.

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Feeling lucky, Catherine?

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If you can do that for a fiver, I'll take that as well

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and that will give me another bit of luck.

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-That will do.

-Is that all right?

-Yeah.

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-Thank you so much.

-All right. Thank you.

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So that's the harnen stand,

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the occasional table and the silver buckle bought for £83. Wow!

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Over in Ballynure,

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Paul's found a pair of early 20th century evening bags.

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Bit unusual for him.

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Just what can these be?

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£15.

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They cannae be £15. That's not working for me.

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What's cheap? What's the bottom line

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on my lost shot on the way out the door?

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-To give you a chance...

-That hinge is a wee bit iffy.

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And that's no use at all.

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Give me your hand and we'll have a deal at a fiver.

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-We got a deal at a fiver.

-Done.

-Magic.

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You know what I'm going to buy now?

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I've got two more things to buy for this auction.

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I'm going to buy a dress and I'm going to buy some...

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High heels?

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..some vintage perfume bottles.

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So that means Paul has paid £110 for his haul of three items.

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Catherine, meanwhile, is taking a break from shopping

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and has travelled to Bellaghy in County Londonderry.

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A place of rural peace and inspiring tranquillity,

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it's here that the late, great Seamus Heaney grew up.

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The Nobel Prize winner for literature,

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Seamus was internationally recognised

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as the greatest Irish poet since WB Yeats.

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And he had a good line in hats.

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Catherine's come to Bellaghy Bawn to find out more from local photographer

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and old family friend Fergal Kearney.

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OK, Catherine,

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you're very welcome to the Seamus Heaney library in Bellaghy Bawn.

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It's a treasure trove of Seamus Heaney's history,

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from his school bag to his duffle coat.

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This room really is, if you like,

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in memoriam now to one of our greatest 20th century writers.

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The Seamus Heaney archive at Bellaghy Bawn opened 20 years ago

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and explores the history and background

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of the area that inspired Seamus' poetry.

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You said he was one of the most important 20th century poets,

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but when did that really start?

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I think it goes back to his very early childhood.

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And I suppose not all of us would be as attuned to the place around us

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as Seamus Heaney was when he was growing up.

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And he was a great explorer,

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and he almost used it as a touchstone for his adult life,

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the innocence of childhood and the experiences of childhood,

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and drew not on anecdote, but on the reality of growing up in such

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a beautiful place to actually create words of lyrical beauty.

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Born into a farming family in 1939, Seamus was a bright boy

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and, at the age of 12, was sent on a scholarship

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to St Columb's College in Derry.

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He eventually became a teacher,

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but found fame in 1966 with the publication

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of his first collection of poetry, Death Of A Naturalist,

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much of which focused on his childhood memories.

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This included the tremendously poignant poem Mid-Term Break,

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a reflection on the death of his four-year-old brother.

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Mid-Term Break is a poem

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which is a memorial to his little brother, Christopher,

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who was sadly killed in the road outside the family home

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-as a four-year-old.

-Oh, God!

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He ends the poem, "Next morning, I went up into the room.

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"Snowdrops and candles soothed the bedside.

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"I saw him for the first time in six weeks.

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"Paler now.

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"Wearing a poppy bruise on his left temple.

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"He lay in the four-foot box as in his cot.

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"No gaudy scars, the bumper knocked him clear.

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"A four-foot box,

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"a foot for every year."

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-Gosh, that really hits you, doesn't it?

-Mm.

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Seamus' powerful poetry often contained rich depictions

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of his rural upbringing and Irish heritage

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that remained close to his heart throughout his life.

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I mean, he achieved wonderful things.

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He was a professor at Harvard. He was a professor at Oxford.

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-But it was born from...

-But it comes back. Exactly.

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That's what it comes back to.

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He died in August, 2013,

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and his last wish was to be buried in Bellaghy.

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And he lies here forever now, at peace in Bellaghy,

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in the soil that enriched his life

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and subsequently enriched ours through his work.

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-Thank you so much.

-No problem at all.

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-It's been wonderful.

-That's good.

-It's been moving.

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-Great.

-But it's been wonderful. Thank you so much.

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-I've really enjoyed it.

-You're very welcome.

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Paul, meanwhile, has made his way to Belfast.

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Home to over a third of the population of Northern Ireland,

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it was awarded city status by Queen Victoria in 1888.

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But Paul's not here to soak up the culture. He's here to shop.

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-Hello, there.

-Hi, Paul. Welcome to Belfast.

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-Laurence.

-It is indeed, yes.

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Good to see you. Thank you very much for the greeting.

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I'm looking for something interesting,

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a bit stand-out, at the right money.

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It's as easy as that.

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Sounds simple enough.

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What's that, with the trigger?

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It's for Stilton.

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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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-It's not silver, though, is it?

-No.

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That's not the prettiest I've seen.

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Arguably, it's quite ugly.

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But it's undeniably interesting.

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So what is it, Laidlaw?

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It's a tiny little gardening shovel for leprechauns.

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No, in all seriousness...

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it's a Stilton scoop. OK?

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So, when one delivers the Stilton to the table, you need this.

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This is what you need.

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I like that. It's cool.

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Um...

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Tell me the price.

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£25 would show me a small profit.

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Sir...

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-..thank you very much.

-Glad you found something.

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I like that. I like that.

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But I'm going to have another wee mooch about.

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That cries out one of two trade names

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coming out of Scotland. Monart and Vasart.

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And why do I say that?

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Well, we get the use of what's called aventurine glass here.

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See these metallic, sparkling inclusions here?

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It's like goldstone.

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And then you get the mottled, almost blue opaline

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and the lovely contrast between the two types of glass.

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A good baluster form with a flared neck,

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dating to the 1930s, '40s. £22.

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Yeah, let's ask.

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Is there a deal to be done with Laurence?

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You can walk away with that one for 20, if that helps you.

0:18:410:18:45

I'll bid you a tenner on that.

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Are you Scottish, by any chance?

0:18:480:18:50

Meet me halfway. 15 quid.

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It's going to a Scottish auction and it's 15 quid and it's sold.

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-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you very much.

-Great stuff.

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-What do I owe you? 15 quid... Remind me.

-25.

-25.

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I owe you 40 quid.

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Then I'm out of your hair.

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With those two lots bought by Paul,

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we say nighty-night to a busy day of shopping. What fun.

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Good morning, road trippers.

0:19:220:19:24

-How'd you get on yesterday?

-HE CHUCKLES

0:19:310:19:33

-Oh, there's that laugh.

-What?

-It's the laugh.

-Oh, what now?

0:19:330:19:36

It's the knowing laugh that you did.

0:19:360:19:39

Uh-oh, they're at it again.

0:19:390:19:41

Yesterday, Catherine bagged herself the iron harnen stand,

0:19:420:19:46

the carved table and the silver buckle,

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leaving her £175.80 to spend today.

0:19:490:19:53

Paul picked up five lots -

0:19:550:19:57

the Capodimonte figurines, the Royal Crown Derby tea set,

0:19:570:20:02

the ladies' handbags, the Stilton scoop and the vase.

0:20:020:20:06

He's got £132 burning a hole in his pocket.

0:20:060:20:10

Catherine's come to central Belfast for her first shop of the day,

0:20:120:20:16

hoping to uncover some splendid buys.

0:20:160:20:19

Wow! This is much bigger than I thought.

0:20:200:20:23

-Hello.

-Hello.

0:20:230:20:25

-Hi. Catherine. You must be Heather.

-I'm Heather.

0:20:250:20:27

Hi, Heather, lovely to meet you.

0:20:270:20:29

-It goes back a long way, doesn't it?

-There's plenty to look at.

0:20:290:20:33

There is an awful lot to look at.

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But as soon as I come in I see lots of smalls, which is lovely.

0:20:340:20:37

I'm seeing in there that you've got a little belt buckle.

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And the reason I'm asking that is just because

0:20:400:20:42

I've bought another belt buckle recently

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and I'm thinking I can maybe put the two together.

0:20:440:20:47

That's an early one.

0:20:490:20:51

It's not a reproduction.

0:20:510:20:53

-Because so often these are reproductions.

-Yes.

0:20:530:20:57

And that's quite nicely chased, isn't it?

0:20:570:20:59

Right. What would you do on this one cos you've got 68 on that?

0:21:010:21:05

I'll do it for 60.

0:21:050:21:07

Oh, Heather.

0:21:070:21:08

Is there no way you can do a bit more on that one?

0:21:090:21:12

I'll go to 50.

0:21:120:21:13

Can you do 40?

0:21:140:21:16

It's dropping an awful lot.

0:21:160:21:18

-Well, all right.

-Is that OK?

-40.

0:21:180:21:20

Thank you very much.

0:21:200:21:22

Now, what else?

0:21:220:21:23

That's lovely, isn't it? That book slide there with the fans on.

0:21:260:21:30

That's really nice.

0:21:300:21:32

It's all lacquered with mother-of-pearl inlay on it.

0:21:320:21:35

I don't really like book slides, they're normally terribly boring.

0:21:350:21:39

It's something I've never, ever bought, actually.

0:21:390:21:42

But that's actually really nice.

0:21:420:21:44

With a price tag of £120, do you like it enough?

0:21:440:21:49

What would be your very best on this?

0:21:510:21:53

Well, it really should be 100.

0:21:530:21:57

But, er...

0:21:570:21:58

..if I said 90.

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Mm.

0:22:010:22:03

Can we say 80 on it?

0:22:030:22:05

And then I think I will shake your hand

0:22:050:22:08

because I do like that.

0:22:080:22:10

Er...

0:22:100:22:12

-Yes.

-I shall shake your hand. Thank you very much.

0:22:120:22:16

That generous discount means Catherine parts with £120.

0:22:160:22:20

Paul, meanwhile, has made his way to Dungannon in County Armagh,

0:22:250:22:30

where he's visiting the Argory,

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the family home of a soldier named Ralph Shelton -

0:22:320:22:36

an ordinary man who survived an extraordinary disaster

0:22:360:22:39

before he was out of his teens.

0:22:390:22:41

Here to tell Paul more is house manager Matthew Morrison.

0:22:430:22:47

This was the home of Captain Shelton.

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He was a survivor of the Birkenhead disaster in 1852.

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This is really significant in terms of maritime disasters, is it not?

0:22:540:23:00

It is. This was the largest maritime disaster

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before the sinking of the Titanic.

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And it was at this event that the Birkenhead protocol was established,

0:23:050:23:08

which is the women and children first were to be evacuated.

0:23:080:23:11

-My word!

-So quite an important event in our history.

0:23:110:23:15

And actually, although we believe it happens a lot,

0:23:150:23:17

it's only ever been used officially twice in history.

0:23:170:23:20

Once on the Birkenhead and then again on the Titanic.

0:23:200:23:22

-Oh, my God!

-So it's not as common as we think.

0:23:220:23:25

It was in January 1852, just shy of his 20th birthday,

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that Shelton set off to fight in the Cape Frontier Wars in South Africa.

0:23:310:23:36

He travelled on HMS Birkenhead.

0:23:360:23:39

Who's aboard, just troops?

0:23:390:23:41

No, this was one of the very early voyages,

0:23:410:23:44

where women and children would have travelled along with the officers.

0:23:440:23:47

They were there to act as nurses and cooks to the men.

0:23:470:23:51

In the early hours of the 26th of February,

0:23:510:23:54

while travelling around the Cape of Good Hope, disaster struck.

0:23:540:23:58

The ship hit a rocky outcrop called Danger Point.

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Shelton was fast asleep below deck.

0:24:020:24:05

At 2am, he was woken as they hit the rocks

0:24:050:24:08

-and, at that point, they were all called on to the deck.

-Yeah.

0:24:080:24:11

Very early on, Shelton was ordered to remove the horses

0:24:110:24:16

and lead them overboard.

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They were hoping to lighten the weight,

0:24:170:24:19

and they were very distressed.

0:24:190:24:21

Deary me! It's horrific quickly, isn't it?

0:24:210:24:25

Even with the horses cut loose and thrown overboard,

0:24:250:24:28

the ship continued to flounder.

0:24:280:24:30

It was then that the historic order

0:24:300:24:32

of "women and children first" was issued.

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After that, Shelton went beneath deck,

0:24:350:24:38

where he took his own initiative to search

0:24:380:24:40

and make sure all women and children had evacuated safely.

0:24:400:24:44

And it was there that he found the two little girls

0:24:440:24:46

that were holding each other in one of the cabins,

0:24:460:24:48

terrified for their lives.

0:24:480:24:50

If we look here on the picture,

0:24:500:24:51

we can actually see Shelton with the two young girls that he saved.

0:24:510:24:54

And he passes them into the lifeboat,

0:24:540:24:56

-where their mother hysterically waited for them.

-Right.

0:24:560:24:59

Now, like the Titanic, there's not enough lifeboats, are there?

0:24:590:25:01

There's not enough lifeboats and there was some difficulty

0:25:010:25:04

in launching those that were workable onboard.

0:25:040:25:07

And we believe there were several that actually made it safely away.

0:25:070:25:11

Fearing the few lifeboats carrying the women and children

0:25:110:25:14

would be swamped, the commanding officer drew his sword

0:25:140:25:17

and ordered his men to stand fast and remain on the ship.

0:25:170:25:21

The Birkenhead split in two

0:25:240:25:26

and sank only 20 minutes after hitting the rocks.

0:25:260:25:30

So what becomes of Shelton in all this?

0:25:300:25:33

-He's aboard the vessel as it's going down.

-He was.

0:25:330:25:37

As a reward for his courage and foresight,

0:25:370:25:40

Shelton was actually offered a place on the lifeboat to save his life.

0:25:400:25:43

-Really?

-But he declined,

0:25:430:25:45

and he chose to stand with the men and go down with the ship.

0:25:450:25:49

Death by drowning came quickly to many of the men.

0:25:490:25:52

The more unfortunate were killed by great white sharks.

0:25:520:25:57

Shelton however survived, enduring a terrifying three-hour swim to shore.

0:25:570:26:01

Our story doesn't end with just Shelton surviving the Birkenhead.

0:26:040:26:07

When he was removing the horses from board,

0:26:070:26:09

his own horse went overboard and into the sea.

0:26:090:26:12

When he landed on the bay and he came through, he was exhausted,

0:26:120:26:16

he looked up and there was his own horse, standing,

0:26:160:26:19

-and the two had survived the swim.

-Behave yourself!

0:26:190:26:23

-Seriously?

-It is, yes.

0:26:230:26:24

And this is the horse here which he brought back here to the Argory.

0:26:240:26:27

It was known as the Birkenhead Horse.

0:26:270:26:29

Of course it was. That's astonishing!

0:26:290:26:32

It's an incredible story.

0:26:320:26:34

193 people survived, including all the women and children,

0:26:340:26:39

but it's estimated nearly 450 men lost their lives.

0:26:390:26:43

Shelton went on to have a successful military

0:26:490:26:52

and diplomatic career before inheriting the Argory, aged 34.

0:26:520:26:56

He spent the rest of his life lovingly renovating the house,

0:26:560:27:00

but he never forgot his brush with death on board the HMS Birkenhead.

0:27:000:27:05

Well, I'm delighted to have visited the house that clearly he cherished.

0:27:050:27:08

-I'm indebted to you, Matt.

-You're very welcome.

0:27:080:27:11

-Thank you for coming.

-Great stuff.

0:27:110:27:13

Reunited once again, Catherine and Paul have made their way

0:27:160:27:19

to their final stop on this leg of the road trip -

0:27:190:27:22

Ballinderry Upper in County Antrim.

0:27:220:27:25

This looks like it.

0:27:250:27:27

-Ballinderry Antiques.

-Are you ready for this? Are you ready?

0:27:270:27:31

Born ready.

0:27:310:27:33

Spread over three floors,

0:27:330:27:35

there's plenty on offer in Ballinderry Antiques,

0:27:350:27:38

and it's Paul who's first to find something.

0:27:380:27:41

The first thing I pick up is a Georgian firing glass.

0:27:410:27:47

Wait a minute. Did he say firing glass?

0:27:470:27:50

What on earth is one of those?

0:27:500:27:52

Well, there was a fashion amongst 18th

0:27:520:27:55

and early 19th century drinking clubs and societies for toasting.

0:27:550:28:00

And when one toasted...

0:28:000:28:02

"To the King! Hurrah!"

0:28:040:28:07

Imbibe. And then slam the glass down on the table in unison.

0:28:070:28:13

It'd go off like gunfire.

0:28:130:28:15

So what did they do?

0:28:150:28:17

Develop glasses specific for toasting.

0:28:170:28:19

A small bowl because you don't want to get drunk too quickly

0:28:190:28:23

and a heavy, heavy foot with a heavy, short stem.

0:28:230:28:27

It's a firing glass.

0:28:270:28:30

That's the term.

0:28:300:28:31

And that's what we've got there.

0:28:310:28:33

And if I went to buy that from a glass specialist,

0:28:330:28:37

I'd have a budget of £80 in mind.

0:28:370:28:39

Price tag on this says £28.

0:28:400:28:45

Smug face.

0:28:450:28:47

I think we'll keep this in mind.

0:28:490:28:52

But I've only just started.

0:28:520:28:54

Catherine's downstairs with dealer Donald.

0:28:540:28:57

What's that sampler?

0:28:570:28:59

Yeah, Victorian sampler.

0:28:590:29:02

"Ann Thomas."

0:29:020:29:04

That would be £55.

0:29:040:29:06

Often with samplers, you would find little children

0:29:090:29:12

doing like the alphabet or numbers, embroidering them.

0:29:120:29:16

But here we've got this little girl,

0:29:160:29:18

so we've got "Ann Thomas, aged 9 yrs." Dated 1867.

0:29:180:29:23

But what I like about this one is it's pictorial.

0:29:230:29:28

I think these are the ones that sell for more money.

0:29:280:29:31

Can we say £35 on that?

0:29:330:29:35

No, I couldn't. £40, that would be. Yeah?

0:29:350:29:39

Uh-huh.

0:29:390:29:40

£40, you say?

0:29:400:29:43

Yeah? That's the end?

0:29:430:29:44

-That's the end.

-That's the end. Let me shake your hand.

0:29:440:29:47

Good work, Catherine.

0:29:470:29:49

Right, Paul, decision time on that firing glass.

0:29:510:29:54

I can't resist a nice piece of glass.

0:29:540:29:57

Would you sell me that?

0:29:570:29:59

Er, £20?

0:29:590:30:01

-Straightforward.

-Easy.

0:30:030:30:05

-No problem at all.

-Excellent.

0:30:050:30:07

Talk about blink and you'll miss it.

0:30:070:30:09

A speedy deal on the firing glass for £20.

0:30:090:30:13

And, just like that, both our experts are all bought up.

0:30:130:30:16

Catherine spent £243 on five lots -

0:30:210:30:24

the wrought iron harnen stand, the Indian carved occasional table,

0:30:240:30:29

the silver buckles, the unusual book slide and the Victorian sampler.

0:30:290:30:36

Paul spent less, forking out £170 on six lots,

0:30:380:30:43

buying the Capodimonte figures, the Royal Crown Derby tea set,

0:30:430:30:47

the ladies' evening bags, the Victorian Stilton scoop,

0:30:470:30:51

the glass baluster vase and Georgian firing glass.

0:30:510:30:56

So what do they think of each other's lots?

0:30:560:30:59

That you can buy an interesting, I've got to say,

0:30:590:31:03

good quality in every regard, charming, period sampler good to go

0:31:030:31:08

for £40 is the best advert imaginable for entering our world.

0:31:080:31:13

I never thought Paul would go for the Crown Derby tea set.

0:31:130:31:18

And I didn't really think he would go for any Capodimonte figures.

0:31:180:31:22

And I definitely didn't think he would go for handbags.

0:31:220:31:25

Thankfully, there are two pieces that I think could be tricky,

0:31:250:31:28

and that saves my bacon.

0:31:280:31:30

But I tell you what I do really like is that super Stilton scoop.

0:31:300:31:36

£25 he paid for that! He is going to double his money with ease,

0:31:360:31:40

and I'm jealous.

0:31:400:31:42

After starting this leg in Aghadowey,

0:31:430:31:46

our experts travelled around Northern Ireland

0:31:460:31:48

and have now made their way to Scotland,

0:31:480:31:51

where they're motoring towards an auction in Galashiels.

0:31:510:31:54

This is your sort of territory, isn't it?

0:31:560:31:58

Well, I hail from Edinburgh and that...

0:31:580:32:01

to a...to a...to a highlander, Edinburgh doesnae count.

0:32:010:32:05

You're a lowlander.

0:32:050:32:06

Historically, you're a Sassenach!

0:32:060:32:08

You see, all of a sudden,

0:32:080:32:10

your really strong Scottish accent is coming out.

0:32:100:32:12

I haven't got a clue what you've just said in the last five minutes.

0:32:120:32:17

Uh-oh, let's hope you can work out what's going on

0:32:170:32:20

at Hall's Auctioneers and Valuers then.

0:32:200:32:23

There's your auction room.

0:32:230:32:24

-It's right by the river. This is lovely.

-It beckons.

0:32:240:32:28

The man with the gavel today is Michael Hall,

0:32:280:32:30

so what does he make of our experts' lots?

0:32:300:32:34

I think the sampler is probably the best of the items brought in.

0:32:340:32:41

There's so much going on in it and it's got a nice strawberry border.

0:32:410:32:46

The Stilton scoop is in good condition,

0:32:460:32:49

which helps all these items, condition-wise is important.

0:32:490:32:53

Settle down, folks. How are the old nerves, Paul?

0:32:550:32:58

The knee barometer.

0:33:010:33:02

I know. I can feel it. I can feel the vibration of your knees.

0:33:020:33:06

First up, Catherine's Indian carved occasional table.

0:33:100:33:14

£10 for the table. 10 for it. 10 is bid.

0:33:140:33:18

At 10 for the table. Any more at 10?

0:33:180:33:21

At £10. More, surely, there's a lot of work in it.

0:33:210:33:24

It is a lot of work.

0:33:240:33:25

Are we all finished? It will sell at 10. At 10.

0:33:250:33:29

Oh!

0:33:300:33:32

That's a bad start.

0:33:320:33:34

Looks like the luck penny didn't work after all.

0:33:340:33:38

That was your weakest link, put to bed, move on.

0:33:380:33:42

From now onwards, it's stratospheric.

0:33:420:33:45

Wise words, Paul.

0:33:450:33:47

And fitting, as your riskiest punt is up next. The tea set.

0:33:470:33:51

This is my risk. This is it.

0:33:530:33:55

I can start it off at £16. I have £16 against you.

0:33:550:33:58

17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

0:33:580:34:02

-Any more at 21?

-Oh, no!

-22.

-It's going up.

0:34:020:34:05

24. 25. 26.

0:34:050:34:07

Och! He's going up by the pound.

0:34:070:34:09

You've got two people bidding on this.

0:34:090:34:13

At 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.

0:34:130:34:18

Pound by pound bidding, we could be here for a while.

0:34:180:34:22

40. 41. 42. 43. 44.

0:34:220:34:24

(Bump the increments, bump the increments!)

0:34:240:34:27

You're doing it. This could really climb.

0:34:270:34:30

48. 49. 50.

0:34:300:34:32

52. 54.

0:34:320:34:34

Oh, hang on. He's going up in £2 now.

0:34:340:34:37

64. 66. 68. 70.

0:34:370:34:41

How did you start at £16 and get up here?

0:34:410:34:43

78. 80. 82.

0:34:430:34:46

How did you do that, Paul Laidlaw?

0:34:460:34:48

-88. 90.

-How do you do that?

-£90.

0:34:480:34:51

At £90. All finished? £90, it goes now.

0:34:510:34:55

Oh, well done, you. That's brilliant.

0:34:550:34:58

I've survived it. I'm still here.

0:34:580:35:00

Thankfully, that's a profit for Paul after all of that.

0:35:030:35:07

Who needs their oatcakes toasted, eh?

0:35:070:35:10

Catherine's harnen stand is up next.

0:35:100:35:13

-£10.

-Oh, no.

0:35:130:35:15

We'll start at 5, then. 5 is bid.

0:35:150:35:18

At £5. Any more at 5?

0:35:180:35:20

At 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

0:35:200:35:26

12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

0:35:260:35:32

£17. Any more at 17?

0:35:320:35:34

At 18. New bidder.

0:35:340:35:36

At 19. 20.

0:35:360:35:39

I'm getting a hot sweat here.

0:35:390:35:41

23. 24. 25. 26.

0:35:410:35:46

At £26.

0:35:460:35:48

GAVEL BANGS

0:35:480:35:51

SHE GRUNTS

0:35:510:35:52

In the right, room that niche item might have faired better.

0:35:520:35:56

Unlucky, Catherine.

0:35:560:35:57

Maybe glass is more this crowd's thing.

0:35:590:36:02

Baluster vase, anyone?

0:36:020:36:04

16. 16 in the room. At 16.

0:36:040:36:07

17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

0:36:070:36:10

(It's going up. Edging up.)

0:36:100:36:12

22. 23. 24. 25.

0:36:120:36:16

26. 27. 28.

0:36:160:36:18

-29. 30.

-Just amazing. How do you do this?

0:36:180:36:21

32. 34. 36. 38.

0:36:210:36:23

It's picking up pace again.

0:36:230:36:25

42. 44. 46. 48. 50. 2. 54.

0:36:250:36:31

56. 58. 60. 2. 64.

0:36:310:36:35

-Do you want to swap it?

-Any more at 64?

0:36:350:36:38

At £64. All finished, then?

0:36:380:36:41

Yeah! That was good.

0:36:410:36:44

Ah, it might take a while, but that's another top result.

0:36:450:36:48

I've warmed to this auction, I don't know about you.

0:36:490:36:52

-This is a good auction.

-Lovin' it(!)

0:36:520:36:54

He's a cheeky one.

0:36:560:36:57

Right, can Catherine make a comeback with her book slide?

0:36:570:37:00

Beautifully displayed. Look at that.

0:37:000:37:02

-If you want one, this is it.

-PHONE RINGS

0:37:020:37:04

The phones are ringing. See? The phones are ringing.

0:37:040:37:07

They're all phoning in from across the world for the book slide.

0:37:070:37:10

At £20. At 21. 22. 23. 24.

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25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

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31. Any more? At 31. 31 in front here.

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At £31. At £31, any more?

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At £31, then, it goes.

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All done at £31?

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-All finished?

-GAVEL BANGS

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That's so cheap. That was cheap at 31.

0:37:330:37:35

Well, somebody's walking out with a big smile on their face,

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and it's not just me.

0:37:380:37:40

Is that the reek of smuggery I smell, Paul?

0:37:420:37:45

-Poor me.

-I'll buy you a big cake after this.

-Will you?

0:37:460:37:49

-Will that help?

-That really will.

0:37:490:37:51

-I'm going to buy you a big cake.

-If it's a really big cream cake.

0:37:510:37:54

There's the Laidlaw we know and love.

0:37:560:37:58

Time for your firing glass.

0:37:580:38:00

16 in the room. At 16.

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Any more? 17. 18.

0:38:030:38:06

19. 20. 1. 22. 23. 24.

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25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. £30.

0:38:100:38:15

At 30. Any more? 30 for the old wine glass. At £30.

0:38:150:38:19

At £30, all finished, then? It's going at 30.

0:38:190:38:22

GAVEL BANGS

0:38:220:38:23

That'll do. That'll do.

0:38:230:38:25

Another profit for Paul.

0:38:260:38:28

Will his Stilton scoop see him fly further into the lead?

0:38:290:38:34

34. 35. 36. 37. 38.

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38. Any more? 38. 39. 40. 1. 42.

0:38:380:38:43

43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.

0:38:430:38:49

50. 1. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56.

0:38:490:38:54

57. 57, any more? At 57.

0:38:540:38:57

My goodness me, Paul! That's fantastic.

0:38:570:39:00

59. 60. 61. £61.

0:39:000:39:04

Nearest to me is 61. 61. 62. New bidder.

0:39:040:39:07

63. 64. 65. 66.

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That's £66.

0:39:110:39:13

All done, then? Going. Last time.

0:39:130:39:16

We have the whole of the Stilton Cheese Society here today.

0:39:160:39:21

They are all bidding on that.

0:39:210:39:23

Fantastic profit there.

0:39:250:39:26

Paul really has bought well.

0:39:260:39:28

Can Catherine redeem herself with her silver buckles?

0:39:300:39:34

20 to start with.

0:39:340:39:35

-Oh!

-20 is bid. £20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 30.

0:39:350:39:42

2. 34. 36. 38. 40. 2. 44. 46.

0:39:420:39:48

Yes! No, don't stop. Please, don't stop.

0:39:480:39:52

For the silver buckles. At 46. All finished?

0:39:520:39:54

GAVEL BANGS

0:39:540:39:56

-Oh, it's worth more than that.

-That was lean.

0:39:560:39:58

So much more than that.

0:39:580:40:00

Unfortunately, that £1 profit is turned into a loss

0:40:020:40:05

after auction costs.

0:40:050:40:07

Unlucky, Catherine.

0:40:070:40:09

OK, it's two cream cakes.

0:40:090:40:10

Thank you.

0:40:120:40:13

Time for Paul's impulse buy, the beaded handbags.

0:40:140:40:17

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

0:40:190:40:25

26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

0:40:250:40:31

31. 32. 33. 34.

0:40:310:40:35

At 34. All finished?

0:40:350:40:37

GAVEL BANGS

0:40:370:40:39

I'll get my jacket.

0:40:390:40:40

Sit down.

0:40:410:40:42

You might have made yet another great profit, but we're not done yet.

0:40:420:40:46

And up next are a couple of your muses.

0:40:480:40:51

At £20. 22. 24. 26. 28. 30.

0:40:530:40:58

32. 34. 34. Any more at 34?

0:40:580:41:02

At 34, they'll go.

0:41:020:41:04

Are we all finished? At £34, then, they go.

0:41:040:41:07

It's a shame, cos they deserve to do a lot better than that.

0:41:070:41:11

I mean, I'm glad!

0:41:110:41:13

Hey, that's still a nice little profit, Paul.

0:41:160:41:18

Think of poor Catherine.

0:41:180:41:20

This is it. This is my last chance to claw back SOMETHING today.

0:41:200:41:26

It's the auctioneer's personal pick, Catherine's sampler.

0:41:280:41:31

-I can start the bidding on the sampler at £50.

-Yes!

0:41:310:41:35

At £50. Any more at 50 for the sampler?

0:41:350:41:38

For 55. 60. 65. 70.

0:41:380:41:41

75. At 75. Any more? At 75.

0:41:410:41:44

-Keep going.

-It's worth that.

0:41:440:41:46

Please, keep going.

0:41:460:41:47

Are we all finished? 75. It goes, then.

0:41:470:41:50

-Short and sweet, but straight in.

-Oh!

0:41:500:41:54

I'm so happy.

0:41:540:41:56

I bet you are. A well-deserved profit to end on.

0:41:570:42:00

Hot date with a big cream cake.

0:42:020:42:04

Oh, yeah. Come on. Please, Paul. Come on.

0:42:040:42:07

Before cake, let's talk money.

0:42:070:42:10

Catherine started this leg with £258.80.

0:42:110:42:15

Unfortunately, she made a loss of £88.84 after paying auction costs...

0:42:150:42:21

..leaving her £169.96.

0:42:230:42:27

Paul began with £282 and made a whopping profit of £90.76

0:42:290:42:35

after paying auction costs.

0:42:350:42:37

He is today's winner,

0:42:370:42:39

and goes into the next leg in the lead with £372.76.

0:42:390:42:45

-Peaked late.

-I peaked very late.

0:42:470:42:51

Onwards.

0:42:510:42:53

Toodle-pip, road trippers.

0:42:530:42:54

Next time on Antiques roadshow,

0:42:570:43:00

Catherine meets Sooty.

0:43:000:43:02

Do I buy the brooch?

0:43:020:43:03

I DO buy the brooch?

0:43:030:43:05

And Paul gets to know Mr Pastry.

0:43:050:43:08

Don't judge me.

0:43:080:43:10

HE CHUCKLES

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