0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05That's cracking.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07With £200 each...
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Wonderful.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- That's exactly what I'm talking about.- I'm all of a shiver!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- No brainer.- Going, going, gone.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- Push! - ..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Today, we witness the blossoming of a brand-new road trip
0:00:39 > 0:00:42relationship for two antiquos.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Anita Manning and Raj Bisram.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Raj, the sun is shining, the sky is blue.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Are you ready for a new adventure?- I certainly am.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Good-oh.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Anita is the road trip queen bee, with a passion for Scottish art
0:00:59 > 0:01:00and, of course, jewellery.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Who could resist rummaging through lot there?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Raj is a relative Road Trip newbie,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11but as a former army fitness instructer and champion skier,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14he takes the competition very seriously.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17We're moving in for the kill now.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Blimey. They'll be cruising the country
0:01:19 > 0:01:23in this rather snazzy 1978 Triumph Spitfire.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Tell me what you think about the car?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27A friend of mine had cars like this,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31but what I don't remember is how small they are inside.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Maybe you're bigger now, Raj?
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Yeah, well, you weren't going to mention that. OK?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Ha! Anita and Raj begin their journey with £200 each.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Departing from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46they'll explore Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49then head south, to Kent, Surrey and Sussex,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52before finishing at their final auction, in Bolton, Lancashire.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Phew. But the very first calling point
0:01:56 > 0:01:58is at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02with their opening auction taking them to Beeston in Norfolk.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- Have you been to Norfolk before? - I've been to Norfolk before
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and I love, I absolutely love, East Anglia.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14I love the flatness of it, because, for me, it's so unusual.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19One thing I do know is that they have this saying in Norfolk,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22when you want to have a chat, they say, "let's have a mardle".
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- A mardle?- A mardle.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26So, let's have a mardle!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Save your margling for Norfolk,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34as the first stop today is in the capital of the Fens,
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Wisbech in Cambridgeshire.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40A charming market town graced with gorgeous Georgian architecture.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Well, well, well, here we are.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45You've got a pocket full of money.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Wish me luck, Anita. - Good luck, darling.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- OK. Oh, lovely!- See you later.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Granny's Cupboard Antiques
0:02:52 > 0:02:55has been running for 30 years and is owned by Richard.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Hello, there.- Hello. - Hi, Richard, isn't it?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Hi, I'm Raj.- Nice to meet you.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06It's so lovely to come into a shop full of antiques, proper antiques!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Richard specialises in small antiques,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11sourcing them from walk-in customers,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13house clearances and from his travels.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19That's an unusual pattern, Richard, for Doulton?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I haven't seen...I don't think I've seen this pattern before.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24No, it's not one I've come across, either.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Is it just the one or is there a pair?- I think it's a single.- Yeah.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, I mean, I would think it would definitely have been made as a pair,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33but it's still very, very unusual.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Royal Doulton have produced countless collections
0:03:36 > 0:03:38over its 200-year reign,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42but one of a pair will not be as profitable as the two.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Not a problem, though, because there's plenty on offer in here.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Have you got any bits of jewellery, Richard?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49There's a few bits I've actually just been pricing up.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52That's a nice silver bit of Art Nouveau, enamelled.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Quite like that.- Yeah.- That's a nice piece of jewellery, isn't it?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58This is a really lovely piece of Art Nouveau jewellery.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00It's a really nice little brooch,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04it's got mother of pearl in it and I really like the design.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06There's £28 on the ticket.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08What could you do that for, Richard, please?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- 24.- 24.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Could I get you down to a nice round 20?
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- No.- Ha!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18No? Fair enough. Can we split the difference at 22?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- We can.- We have a deal.
0:04:20 > 0:04:2422. I've got my first item on this trip.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Speaking of jewellery, the doyenne of all things shiny and silver
0:04:28 > 0:04:31is whizzing around Cambridgeshire in the Spitfire, while we speak.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Raj is a lovely guy
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and I wonder what his tactics are going to be?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Is he going to spend big
0:04:39 > 0:04:42or is he going to be careful at the beginning?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Well, I suppose it all depends
0:04:45 > 0:04:49on what's there in front of you in the shop.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56But it seems Raj's tactic is doing as Anita does.
0:04:56 > 0:04:581930s ladies purse.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00It's in excellent condition.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04These actually have become quite collectable these days.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06If I can get that at the right price,
0:05:06 > 0:05:07that's definitely a little buy.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Anita would be very pleased with me.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13With no price on the label, it's back to Richard.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- It's quite nice condition. - It's very good condition, isn't it?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Yeah.- Very, very cheap.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- You can't argue that price.- No, I can't, no.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- I'm not even going to ask for any discount.- No!
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- What could it be? - It could be a tenner.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- You can't go wrong with that. - It's a sale.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Raj has found himself an Art Nouveau brooch and an early 20th century
0:05:35 > 0:05:38ladies' purse for £32.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Thank you very much for being patient with me
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- and let's hope I do well on these items.- Let's hope so.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44If not, I'll be back.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Still in Wisbech,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Anita's here to find out about one of Britain's forgotten heroes,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54whose pioneering work transformed human rights
0:05:54 > 0:05:56across the world for good.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Wisbech and Fenland Museum chairman
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Richard Barnwell is here to tell Anita more.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Hello, Richard.- Anita, welcome.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08It's wonderful to be in Wisbech,
0:06:08 > 0:06:12in front of this magnificent memorial to Thomas Clarkson,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15the great slave abolitionist.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19In the 18th century, Britain was embroiled in the transatlantic trade
0:06:19 > 0:06:22triangle, exchanging goods for slaves from Africa,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24who were then shipped to America
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and traded for produce to be brought back home.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Britain's economy prospered,
0:06:29 > 0:06:34as millions died and others endured barbaric conditions.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Very few were fully aware of the true cost of the slave trade,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40so local lad Thomas Clarkson
0:06:40 > 0:06:44vowed to spread the message and put an end to this inhumanity.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Thomas went to St John's College, Cambridge, in the 1780s.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50And the topic was, for a prize essay,
0:06:50 > 0:06:55"Is It Lawful To Make A Slave Of Others Against Their Will?2
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And Thomas won this prize essay
0:06:58 > 0:07:03and he decided there and then to make it his life's work
0:07:03 > 0:07:04to abolish slavery.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09So, tell me, what was the scale of the slave trade at that time?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Various contemporary estimates say that in the 18th century there was
0:07:12 > 0:07:15something like three million Africans
0:07:15 > 0:07:18were transported from Africa to the West Indies,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21so it was an enormous problem.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Overall, it is estimated that up to 30 million Africans were forced into
0:07:25 > 0:07:27slavery across the American continent
0:07:27 > 0:07:31between the 15th and 19th centuries.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Spurred on by what he discovered in 1787,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Clarkson began touring the country,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41gathering more evidence to take to his newly-established committee
0:07:41 > 0:07:43to abolish the slave trade.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48All the work and all the information that was collated was collected
0:07:48 > 0:07:50by Thomas, riding round the countryside.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54It's said he rode over 35,000 miles on horseback.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Who was he talking to, Richard,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58to get all this information together?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02He was visiting the great slaving ports at the time,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05which would be Bristol, Liverpool and London.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07And he was talking to the seamen
0:08:07 > 0:08:10about their experiences on the ships.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Clarkson amassed over 20,000 sailors' testimonies
0:08:14 > 0:08:15to back up his cause.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18He carried a chest everywhere he went, collecting interesting,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21useful and, most crucially, valuable goods
0:08:21 > 0:08:25from Africa, to show that Britain could trade in products,
0:08:25 > 0:08:26rather than people.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29This chest, that helped change history,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32is now on proud display in the museum.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So, Anita, here we have the raw cotton here,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37the loom and, then, the thread,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41which the Africans were able to make fine textiles.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43We have, obviously, ivory here,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46and probably, most important, were the spices,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49which were, of course, unknown in England, at that time.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Yeah. What this did was humanise
0:08:52 > 0:08:55the slaves who were being used.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Absolutely.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01Clarkson's crusade became the first mass public protest campaign
0:09:01 > 0:09:03in history. 20 years after he began,
0:09:03 > 0:09:07with the help of influential MP, William Wilberforce,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10the slave trade was abolished in the British Empire.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13It was the first of many acts around the world,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and a huge victory for the movement.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19So what was Thomas Clarkson's legacy?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Well, I think perhaps his most important legacy
0:09:22 > 0:09:24is that the abolition movement,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27at the end of the 18th century amd into the 19th century,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30gave rise, in later generations,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33to the formation of the human rights movement,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37and, of course, that is so important in our world still today,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41to recognise that we have a responsibility
0:09:41 > 0:09:45towards other nations and newer generations,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48as much as recognising what was done in the past.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Richard, this has been a most amazing story.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- So thank you so much... - Thank you for coming.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- ..for sharing it with me.- A great pleasure.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Thomas Clarkson died in 1846,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03but this Wisbech man should forever
0:10:03 > 0:10:07be celebrated for his tremendous triumph for human rights,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10in one of the most significant achievements in world history.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Raj, meanwhile, has made his way south of Wisbech, to Littleport,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21just outside Ely, which lies on the River Great Ouse.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Raj is here to check out a relatively-new antiques haven,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28run by Andrew. Hi, Andrew.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Hello, Andrew.- Hello, Raj.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34The Salvage And Trading Post
0:10:34 > 0:10:37has a plethora of antique collectable and vintage treats
0:10:37 > 0:10:39for Raj to check out.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Well, this is a very, very unusual piece.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49It's an artificial horizon gadget.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52There are lots of militaria collectors all over the world.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It's one of the biggest growing markets that there is.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58But what makes it valuable, is it's off a Spitfire.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Things like that would fetch really good money.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03But it's proving it's off a Spitfire.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06And, to be honest, I have no idea.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09It says: "Do not jar, handle like eggs."
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Lovely bit of kit.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Collectors can be picky about provenance and, without proof,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17he's probably right to give it a miss.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Here we have a 19th-Century copper warming pan.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27But these are something that have gone down in value
0:11:27 > 0:11:29over the last ten years, dramatically.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34These all used to fetch between £50 and £100.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37This one is only £14.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It's unbelievable.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Gosh! We're moving in for the kill now.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Look out!
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Andrew. I wonder, could I have a look at some of the things
0:11:49 > 0:11:51in your cabinet, please?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Is there anything in particular, Raj?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I'd like to see the butter knife.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Cheese scoop, as you call it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00That's an unusual thing.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It is. Unfortunately, the box is damaged on that,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05but, as you rightly say, the scoop is an unusual one.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09This is like a butter knife, but with a little horn handle.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Yes. Yes, I think the collar is actually silver hallmarked,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- and it's "Sheffield, 1906."- Hmm.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Are the rest of them hallmarked, as well?
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- No, I believe the others are plate.- Yeah.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24What could you do this for?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Well, the ticket price is 38.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29I'm prepared to say £30?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It's a bit too tight for me.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- I'll take 25.- OK.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Well, let me put it there for the moment, OK, if I can?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39And just think about that.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Andrew thinks he's got something else to Raj's taste.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46This is the 101st edition of the Streeter & Co.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50As I understand it, it's actually a gold leaf illustration,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53which is...
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- ..quite a rare... - It's a lovely little book.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59This was originally a shop in London, in Bond Street.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03And they sold really good quality jewellery
0:13:03 > 0:13:07and small artefacts and this is basically their catalogue.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10The illustrations are gorgeous. You'd absolutely love it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12How much have you got on this?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14165.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Hmm.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Yeah, if I were to buy these two items...
0:13:19 > 0:13:22If I were to say £60 for the two.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24£60 for two?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I'm not going to argue with you at all, Andrew.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- I'm going to shake your hand. - Thank you, Raj.- 60? Fantastic.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Very well done.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So, that's two cracking gems for Raj. A 1940s butter knife,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35cheese slice and pickle fork set
0:13:35 > 0:13:39and a rather unusual jewellers' gems' book,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41both for £30 each.
0:13:41 > 0:13:4320, 30, 40, 50, 60.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Thank you, Raj. I wish you all the luck.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Thank you very much, indeed.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Back to Anita now, and she's tootled to Tottenhill, near King's Lynn,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55for her first shop of the trip, run by Jane.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Hi.- Hello.- I'm Anita.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Hello, Anita, so pleased that you're here.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04And it's lovely, lovely, lovely to be here.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- I look around and everything looks beautiful.- Thank you.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11The Antiques Emporium has a rather fine collection of goods,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14but, as usual, the cabinets are calling Anita.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19These pieces of agate, or pebbles,
0:14:19 > 0:14:25are found in the streams and beaches of Scotland.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29They were collected and taken down to the New Town in Edinburgh
0:14:29 > 0:14:35and polished and made into these lovely brooches and bracelets.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38And this, it's a little pillbox.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Isn't that bonnie? Look at this striped agate here.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44The colours are wonderful.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I was hoping that it might be gold, but it's not gold.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54This probably dates from the late 19th, early 20th century.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59But it's still functional in our modern days today.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02One to consider?
0:15:05 > 0:15:11And what we have here is a little miniature chamber candlestick.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12It's pretty.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17The handle, the base, the tub here,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20all have a very nice detail.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Any more?
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Now, this chain here is really what we will call, perhaps,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30a fancy link chain.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33But it's the type of thing that...
0:15:33 > 0:15:36a Victorian gentleman would wear.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39This would go through his buttonhole here
0:15:39 > 0:15:45and this very nice fob here, with the citrine glass stone,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47would sit outside.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I really like this one because it's quite unusual.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53And I would like to have a go at it.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57This chain is known as an Albert, named after Prince Albert,
0:15:57 > 0:16:01who wore this style of watch chain in the early 19th century.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Anita has a few options, so it's time to find Jane.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Jane, I've found three things which I liked.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- OK.- But there's one thing that has intrigued me.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Right.- And it's this thing here.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- Right. - I believe that it is something
0:16:21 > 0:16:26that they used to use for spooning out and stirring pig swill.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Pig swill? Right. Not porridge?
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Or porridge!
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I'm going to call it a porridge stirrer.- OK.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- How much is that? - I think we could do £20 on that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Could you do those...
0:16:46 > 0:16:51The three, the porridge stirrer and the two wee...
0:16:51 > 0:16:54yellow metal things for 40 quid?
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Both the pillbox and the Albert chain are marked up at £30 each.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Oh, you're pushing me there, Anita!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Well, just say "no" and throw me out of the door.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Could we say...50?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13£50 for the three things?
0:17:13 > 0:17:14- Yeah.- Put it there.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Thank you.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20And Anita's bagged herself a Victorian Albert,
0:17:20 > 0:17:21or watch chain, for £20,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23an agate pillbox for 25
0:17:23 > 0:17:27and a four-foot rustic wooden spoon for £5.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- I'll place them in there really carefully.- Hi-ho, hi-ho...
0:17:32 > 0:17:34..it's off to auction I go.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Good luck, Anita!
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Such a stirrer. But, for now, it's home to bed, you two.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Nighty-night.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's a new day and our experts are back, tearing around
0:17:48 > 0:17:49in the Triumph Spitfire.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55There's a bit of a rattling noise here.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- There is, to be honest. - Is that your old bones?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00It's either my old bones or it's this car.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I'm a bit worried about it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Either way, I'd be worried.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Yesterday, Raj managed to bag himself an Art Nouveau brooch,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10a ladies' purse, a butter knife,
0:18:10 > 0:18:15cheese slice and pickle fork set and a rare jeweller's book for £92,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18leaving him £108 to play with.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21I love these two things.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Anita's spent a quarter of the budget on an Albert,
0:18:25 > 0:18:26or watch chain...
0:18:28 > 0:18:32..an agate pillbox and a four-foot wooden spoon,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35arming her with £150 to spend today.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Ah, you've got to take a chance every now and again, haven't you?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40So, how are they getting on?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I'm thoroughly enjoying myself, so far. You're fantastic company,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- I have to say.- Oh...- You really are.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48So far, it's been fantastic.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Oh, bless.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51With the auction in Beeston in sight,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55this perky pair must first head to the next destination,
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Fakenham in Norfolk.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Do you like the wind in your hair, Raj?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I...
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I love the wind in my hair.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Hey, a bit below the belt, Anita!
0:19:06 > 0:19:07The historic market town of Fakenham
0:19:07 > 0:19:10lies on the River Wensum
0:19:10 > 0:19:14and grew in the 19th century, due to its expanding printing industry.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Anita's here to call at Fakenham Antiques And Collectables,
0:19:18 > 0:19:19run by Sandy. Look out.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Good morning, Anita. - Hi.- How are you?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25The business has been running for 45 years.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Straight to the glass cabinets this time.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34There's a surprise.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38And this time, it's colour that's pulling my eye.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44These are 1930s napkin rings.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46They're made of Bakelite.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49They do have that vintage look
0:19:49 > 0:19:53that young people are looking for today.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Now, this is a set of six here and I quite like them.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01They're priced at £28.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's a wee bit dear to sell at auction,
0:20:03 > 0:20:08but I may be able to do a deal with Sandy on that.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11But Anita's not ready to commit just yet - oh, no.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Colourful and beautiful ceramics are irresistible.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23This vase is made by Moorcroft.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26This one was made in 2007.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30This is the decorator's design,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Emma Bossons, so, although it's not an old one,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38it is an antique of the future.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39This is called tube lining.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It's like the icing on a cake.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Now, this is priced at...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48..£320.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52That's a wee bit too steep for my budget, at the moment,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54but that's a lot cheaper
0:20:54 > 0:20:58than you would buy it, if you were buying it new
0:20:58 > 0:21:02and it possibly could be an investment for the future.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Vases like this can retail at upwards of £400,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11but Anita's still got her eye on those napkin rings.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I like these, I think they're quite stylish.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- They're pretty, aren't they?- Yes.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- I think that this is perhaps been part of a bigger set...- Set, yeah.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27..because I would have liked more variety in the colours,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30because we've got three green ones there.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I could do them for 18.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Could we do them for 18? - Yeah.- Let's go for it.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So, that's £18 for the 1930s Bakelite napkin rings.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Straight in her pocket.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- It's been lovely being here. - Lovely having you, Anita.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye now.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Meanwhile, Raj is travelling ten miles north,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52towards the attractive town of Wells-next-the-Sea,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56so-called due to its historic proximity to fresh springs.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57Get it?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Landscape's very, very flat.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It's a little bit like Kent, where I'm from,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05but this is obviously much flatter.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Raj is heading to a magnificent stately home, to learn about
0:22:09 > 0:22:11an agricultural pioneer
0:22:11 > 0:22:14whose ground-breaking techniques helped form the future
0:22:14 > 0:22:16of Britain's farming industry.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Raj is here to meet Holkham Hall's manager, Sharon Cheshire.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Hello, Raj.- Hi, Sharon.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25What a fantastic place!
0:22:25 > 0:22:26It's quite impressive, isn't it?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Soon after Holkham was built,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31the population soared and demand for food was growing,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34calling for what some say was an agricultural revolution.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36This neo-classical mansion
0:22:36 > 0:22:41was at the heart of this innovative agricultural transformation.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Wow. What an amazing portrait of the man.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Done by Gainsborough, as well.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Yeah. Thomas William Cook, Cook of Norfolk.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52The man who took over Holkham Hall.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56He inherited it at the end of the 17th century.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59It was about 30,000 acres at that time
0:22:59 > 0:23:04and it was already a well-running and well-developed estate,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08but because the things were being planted year after year,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10the crops were starting to deteriorate.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13So he knew that, to take the estate forward,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16he would have to look at new methods of developing the land.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20A century earlier, British statesman Charles Townshend
0:23:20 > 0:23:24developed a crop rotation system, whereby weeds, turnips,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28barley and clover were cultivated in succession,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30preventing soil exhaustion
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and earning him the moniker, "Turnip Townsend".
0:23:34 > 0:23:39Cook built on that idea and other revolutionary techniques,
0:23:39 > 0:23:43such as cross-breeding animals, to improve quality and seed drilling,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47introducing them to Holkham.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49There was lots of tenant farmers on the estate
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and each ran their own areas,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55but he encouraged them to sign documents to say they would stick
0:23:55 > 0:23:58with his plan, so that they would all work together.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01And obviously, having a house like this, where you can have
0:24:01 > 0:24:04amazing parties, bringing all those people in, does help.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Despite also working as an MP for Norfolk,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10charismatic Cook invested time,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13energy and money in expanding Holkham's farming and reputation.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18This is a very elaborate trophy.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Beautiful engraving on it.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24- Holkham Sheep Show.- Yeah.- Yeah. It would have been one of the trophies
0:24:24 > 0:24:26given for the breeding of cattle.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Each year, Cook hosted three-day shearing events,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31a forerunner of county shows.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Well, this is another first for me.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40These events attract people from across the nation to share their
0:24:40 > 0:24:42expertise, learn from others
0:24:42 > 0:24:45and win prizes for the best animals on the show.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48There was even a trophy for the fastest shearer.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Can I let you finish it off?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Probably for the best. Has it still got any legs?
0:24:54 > 0:24:58I hope I wasn't too baa-d!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Oh, dear.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04The care and passion Cook showed for agricultural development meant that,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09after his death in 1842, his tenants funded a memorial in his honour.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Sharon, tell me about this amazing monument.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18The monument is 120 feet high with various symbols and plaques going
0:25:18 > 0:25:22around it, that basically tell a story of what he was involved in
0:25:22 > 0:25:25throughout his life. Part of its represents his political career,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29but it's mostly about what he achieved in agriculture.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31From selective breeding in animals,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34to improving crop rotation techniques,
0:25:34 > 0:25:39over 170 years after Thomas William Cook's death,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42his principles are still being used and the impact of his
0:25:42 > 0:25:45ground-breaking achievements live on.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Back with Anita again, who's ventured inland to Holt,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54The area suffered a great fire in the early 18th century,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56forcing a major rebuilding work
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and turning it into the stunning Georgian town we see today.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Anita is here to visit an old haunt, owned by Mandy.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Ah, Mandy!- Hello!- It's lovely to be back again...
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Nice to see you again. - ..to your antiques centre.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Mandy's been at Shire Hall Lane Antiques Centre
0:26:14 > 0:26:19for five years now, and as Anita's trod on these boards before,
0:26:19 > 0:26:20she knows her way around.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Raj, how's your blood pressure?
0:26:23 > 0:26:24Cheeky!
0:26:24 > 0:26:28The centre has nine showrooms, home to 20 different dealers.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30They specialise in period furniture,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33but there are plenty of antiques and collectables to boot.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35So Anita should be in heaven.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Wow!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's a Concorde for kids!
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Isn't this the most marvellous, unusual kids' car
0:26:46 > 0:26:48that you could ever see?
0:26:48 > 0:26:55£95 for that streamlined piece of machinery.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57That's cracking.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Anita's already bought one big wooden lump on this lake,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03so it's off to find something a little more Manning-esque.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I love figure groups. I love sculpture.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11And I'm sort of drawn to this figure group here.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15It's of, I would imagine, two sisters here
0:27:15 > 0:27:17from maybe the '20s or the '30s,
0:27:17 > 0:27:22and they've got that characteristic short bobbed hair.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23It's made of plaster.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29So it's not a fine thing, but it has this lovely,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32lovely terracotta colour here,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34which I find very appealing.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40If we look at it, we've got a wee bit of damage there,
0:27:41 > 0:27:42a little foot has been off.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47And there's a bit of damage on the toe there.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It's only £28.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Oh, Mandy!
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Yes?
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Mandy, I've been drawn to this little figure group here.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59OK.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03It reminds me of me and my sister,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and we had both these bob haircuts when we were young.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Are you able to do anything about the price?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- How does 22 sound?- 22?- Yes.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Mm-hm. Could it be bought at 20?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Go on, you've twisted my arm. - OK, that's great.- Is that all right?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Thank you very, very much. - No problem.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23So that's an even 20 for a terracotta figure group
0:28:23 > 0:28:26of two sisters, without a toe.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Thank you again.- Thanks, bye-bye.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30Now, it's back to Raj again,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32who's joined Anita in Holt
0:28:32 > 0:28:35to check out Mews Antiques Emporium, run by Andrew.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Hello, there.- Hello, Raj. - Andrew, isn't it?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Yes.- Nice to meet you.- And you.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43There's lots of rooms here, I think.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Yes, you're very welcome. There's eight rooms upstairs.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47Spread over two floors,
0:28:47 > 0:28:49this antiques collectables and vintage store has
0:28:49 > 0:28:54lots of nooks and crannies for Raj to explore. Going down?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Well, I've got about £100 left.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59And I really want to make a good profit.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03I'm happy to spend it all, but I've got to find the right thing.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04Go on, then, do it!
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Here's a lovely old tennis racket.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21The ones that, really, you should be looking for are the fish tail ones.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23The handle is just like a fish tail,
0:29:23 > 0:29:25and those are really highly collectable.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28And continuing his sporting theme...
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Here we have a nice old golf club as well.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35And this is one of the collectable ones,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39because the Scottish early makers are the really collectable ones.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42A nice old hickory-shafted iron.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46But like Anita, Raj is drifting towards those cabinets again!
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Andrew.- Yes? I wonder, is it possible I could have a look
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- at that silver picture frame there?- Yes, of course.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- A nice frame. - It is a lovely, lovely frame, but
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- the silver...- It's such a shame... - ..is missing, because that is a beautiful frame.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04In perfect condition, a frame like this could make upwards of £100.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08This damaged frame, though, has a ticket price of £49.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11But Raj wants Andrew to see if the dealer can do any better.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Nice tulips.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Your silver frame, which has got a small amount of damage on
0:30:15 > 0:30:17the right bottom there,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20the cost is £49.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22What's the best we can do on that one?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25OK. Yeah, I understand. Thank you very much.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Time to break the news to Raj.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- What did he manage to say?- Well, 35.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30Is that the very best?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Well, the very, very best would be 30.
0:30:34 > 0:30:3630? I'm going to shake your hand.
0:30:36 > 0:30:3830, we have a deal.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42So that's £30 for the 1920s silver photo frame.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Thank you very much again, Andrew. - Thank you.- A pleasure.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Where's the tulips gone? Oh, there they are. Good. And shopping's complete!
0:30:48 > 0:30:51So let's have a little peek at the purchases.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Including his frame, Raj shelled out £122 on an Art Nouveau brooch,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59a ladies' cloth purse, a butter knife, cheese slice and pickle fork set,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02as you do, and a rare gems book.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Anita spent £88 on an Albert guard chain,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11an agate pillbox,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13a giant wooden spoon,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17a set of Bakelite napkin rings and a terracotta figure of two sisters,
0:31:17 > 0:31:18one missing a toe.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24I'm wondering if Raj has been influenced by me
0:31:24 > 0:31:27in the things that he's bought,
0:31:27 > 0:31:32because there is definitely a feminine influence there.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35We have that lovely wee brooch,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39silver and enamel is always wonderful.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41The metal pillbox.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Nice little thing, very collectable, right up Anita's street,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- could do well.- But my favourite item
0:31:49 > 0:31:53is that wonderful gems book,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57with those coloured and gilt illustrations.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01That's a valuable little piece of history
0:32:01 > 0:32:05for anyone who's interested in jewellery.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I think the wooden spoon's going to do really well.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10I think this would cause quite a stir.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Oh, lordy.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14And whizzing away from Wisbech,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17our experts are now cruising their way through the Norfolk countryside,
0:32:17 > 0:32:21headed for their first auction in Beeston.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Well, Anita, here we are,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26first auction day, the sun is shining,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29it's a little bit nippy, what do you think's going to happen today?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31A little bit nippy?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33It's freezing!
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I'm sure you must be really warm
0:32:36 > 0:32:39under that absolutely fabulous bonnet.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Well, as you can tell, the hair isn't doing it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47It's round one of Bisram versus Manning and it's all to play for.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49I don't like losing, but...
0:32:50 > 0:32:54if I lose to you, I'll be losing to the far better person.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Let's see if he's just as relaxed when they are three auctions in.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Well...- Here we are.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Here we are, Anita.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06The first auction.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Exciting, darling, exciting!
0:33:10 > 0:33:13The family-run Townsend Auction Galleries
0:33:13 > 0:33:15have been open for 20 years.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Their antiques, fine art and jewellery sale today
0:33:18 > 0:33:21will be led by veteran auctioneer David Palmer.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24My favourite item is the wooden spoon, it's brilliant.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26It has a presence.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29This is a spoon that appeals to this county.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32The 1920s French purse,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36this was created before the French became fashionable and chic.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39It looks to me as though someone has chopped a bit out of an old sofa and
0:33:39 > 0:33:42used that. The terracotta figure group is the bete noire,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I think, of this group.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48It's just plain bizarre and hideous.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51The Streeter & Co book, this is wonderful.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I think this is the star lot. It's not just words,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57you have pictures, so it appeals to far more people.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Interesting thoughts, there.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Time to see whether the auction-goers of Norfolk agree.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07There's internet bidding here, too. So it could get exciting.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Here we are, darling.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12The moment of the moments of truth!
0:34:13 > 0:34:15First auction.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18First up is Anita's Albert guard chain.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20A rather nice piece, this.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Appreciated much in Scotland, I believe these items are.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Ten, 12, 15, 18, 20.
0:34:27 > 0:34:3022, 25, 28, 30 over here. 30.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34At £30 now. 35, 38, 40.
0:34:34 > 0:34:3640 in the room.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38The room at 40. In the room at 40 now...
0:34:38 > 0:34:44Are you back in? I'll take your two, sir. He'll gives you a kiss!
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- 42.- £2 for a kiss!
0:34:46 > 0:34:48That is that at 42.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55An incredible profit, straight off the blocks.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Doubled my money.- You doubled your money and more.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03No pressure on Raj, then, for his Art Nouveau brooch up next.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Oh, wonderful lot!
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Wonderful, wonderful lot, this is!
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Tenner for it? Ten for it. Ten, 12, 15.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17At 15... 18, 20 22,
0:35:17 > 0:35:22at 22. 25, 28, 30, 30, 32 over here.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2432, 35.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29Keep it going! 40. 45, 50, 55.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3160, stick with it, go 60.
0:35:31 > 0:35:3460. And five again, 65.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36At 65, here in front at 65.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3770, 75.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41It's in the room at 75, are you back in at 80?
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- 80, over there at 80.- Could be, could be, could be.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46I sell the far end at 80.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49All done at 80.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50- Hooray!- Thank you!
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Crikey Moses, Raj has almost quadrupled his money
0:35:54 > 0:35:56on his first item!
0:35:57 > 0:36:01£80, that is brilliant.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Can Raj's butter knife set do just as well?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10A tenner for it? Straight in at 10. Tenner bid, at ten, take two.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1312, 15, 18, 20, 22,
0:36:13 > 0:36:1422, 25,
0:36:14 > 0:36:1628, over there at 28 now.
0:36:16 > 0:36:1830, back at 30.
0:36:18 > 0:36:2032, 32.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24All done at £32.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29It's not a profit after auction costs, sadly.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Still a profit.- You have to be grateful it's a profit.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Next up is Anita's agate pillbox.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Ten, 12, 15, 18, over there at 18.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4120, 22, 25, 28, 30.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45They're going, they're going!
0:36:45 > 0:36:4735 here.
0:36:47 > 0:36:5138. 40, 45? 40.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54It's 45, new money at 45.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5650, and again 55?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- 55.- Wow!- 60. 65?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02At 60, I sell against you at 60.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- 65!- Yes!
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I sell then at £65.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Wow, that is a... - I'm happy with that!
0:37:16 > 0:37:21I mean, who wouldn't be? Anita's more than doubled her money again.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Fantastic, fantastic!
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Now we're back for Raj and his silver frame.
0:37:27 > 0:37:3030, and £30 now, take a two.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3132, 35, 38.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3438, and 40.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3940. 45, at 45, stick with it, madam.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41At 45, 50!
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Stick with it, 55? At 55, make him pay, madam!
0:37:46 > 0:37:48At 55, are you in at 60?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Don't give in now!- 60!
0:37:51 > 0:37:5465? At 65 now?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57At £65, all gone at 65.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Raj has more than doubled his money, too.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03What an auction, eh?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06And that was the one that we were worried about.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Next it's Anita's terracotta figure group.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Auctioneer David wasn't keen.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Let's hope the buyers disagree.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Fingers crossed.- Tenner for it?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Tenner bid, ten, 12. 15, I've got. 18 off you.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2018, over there at 18 now.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21And I sell it at 18, 20.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25At 20. 22 now, at the back at 22.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Back of the room at 22.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33All done at £22.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36After auction costs, that's a small loss for Anita.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39I'm disappointed.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I shouldn't be, but I am disappointed.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- I am, that was worth more!- Well.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Let's see if Raj's ladies' purse can do any better.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Auctioneer David didn't hold out much hope.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54Ten. I've got ten in the room.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Further bid off the net. At ten, take two, 12.
0:38:57 > 0:38:5915? Are you all together?
0:38:59 > 0:39:0115 with her, then, 18 off you.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0315 the lady. 18, 20.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0622 down here.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0925, 30, lady at 30.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12On the sofa at 30, selling at 30.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Crikey! Raj is on fire today with his fourth consecutive profit.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20You've trebled your blooming money!
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Let's see if Anita can do the same
0:39:24 > 0:39:26with her rather jazzy Bakelite napkin rings.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2920, 22, 25.
0:39:29 > 0:39:3225? 28, 30,
0:39:32 > 0:39:3630. 32, 35. 35.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3838, 40, 45.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At 45, one more will get it.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Just one more and you'll get it. - Come on!
0:39:43 > 0:39:4550, there at 50.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47At 50, you sure?
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Standing at the back at 50, no one else?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Done and finished at 50.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- Yes!- That's it, 50. Brilliant, well done.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Crikey, it could be a close call, this one.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02I've still got my star lot to come!
0:40:02 > 0:40:04It's all down to the two last items,
0:40:04 > 0:40:07the first of which is Anita's giant spoon.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I can't wait for this!
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Start me at a tenner. Ten, I'm bid.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13At ten, take two, ten, 12.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17At 12 now, 15, 18, 20, 22, 20 over there.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1922? 25.
0:40:19 > 0:40:2128, 30, 32?
0:40:21 > 0:40:2435, 35 here. 38? 38.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2740, 45,
0:40:27 > 0:40:28at 40, the bids are at 40.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- It's worth more than that! - This is cheap! At 40.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Come on, it's worth more than that, look at the size of it!
0:40:34 > 0:40:3745. 42, 45,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39over at 45. Make it 48?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Go 48, she'll go 50, you know she will.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4546, now 50.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46With the lady at 50.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50I'm selling at 50, I'll take the two again.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52At 50, done at 50.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58That's good, well done.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Last but not least is Raj's beautiful gems book.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04It's auctioneer David's top pick.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07So can Raj make it five profits in a row?
0:41:07 > 0:41:1220, 25, 30, 35, 40...
0:41:12 > 0:41:14There's more bidders at the back.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1860, 65, 70, 75, 80...
0:41:18 > 0:41:2075, I sell...
0:41:20 > 0:41:2380, 85.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25At 85... 90 over here.
0:41:25 > 0:41:2695?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28At 90. It's in the room at 90.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Net, where are you now?
0:41:31 > 0:41:3395. 100, room at 100.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36In the room at 100.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Look at that smile!
0:41:37 > 0:41:40110, 120 room.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42The internet's in as well.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45140. Net?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Come on, net, 150.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Sir, don't let the net get it!
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Goes then at 150, all done at £150 on the net.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- Wow!- A good buy, well done!
0:41:59 > 0:42:02My goodness, an unbelievable £120 profit.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Amazing job, Raj. You are a gem.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Happy, happy, happy?- Yeah.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- I like to see you happy!- Happy, I'm a happy Raj, I'm a happy Raj.
0:42:11 > 0:42:18Anita began with £200, and after auction costs she's made £99.78,
0:42:18 > 0:42:25leaving her with a lovely £299.78 to spend next time.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Raj started with the same amount and after taking auction costs into
0:42:28 > 0:42:31account, he made £170.74.
0:42:31 > 0:42:37Giving him the lead with a staggering £370.74.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40After you, Anita.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44Raj, wasn't that fabulous?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Unbelievable! What a fantastic day.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- I know.- A great auctioneer.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50We made a profit on absolutely everything.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Wow, we've got plenty of money to go into the next leg.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57We certainly have. Don't forget your seat belt.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Forward, Macduff, forward.- Go!
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Toodle-pip! Next time, the East Anglian road trip continues...
0:43:03 > 0:43:05We're on the road again!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07..Raj Bisram thinks tactically...
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I wonder if I could maybe put Anita in these?
0:43:09 > 0:43:12..and Anita Manning negotiates hard.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Could you come down even a wee bit more?