0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05That's cracking.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- With £200 each...- Wonderful.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- That's exactly what I'm talking about.- I'm all over a shiver.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15The aim?
0:00:15 > 0:00:18To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19- No-brainer.- Going, going, gone.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- So will it be the high road to glory?- Push!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Or the slow road to disaster? - How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Hip, hip, hooray!
0:00:43 > 0:00:44We're off on a new adventure
0:00:44 > 0:00:47with veteran antique-er Paul Laidlaw,
0:00:47 > 0:00:48and look!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51There's a new girl in town, auctioneer, Claire Rawle.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Do you have specialisms that could be my downfall in this game?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Well, I do hope so.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00- I do hope so. - HE LAUGHS
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Hey, you'd better watch her, Paul.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Claire's been in the antiques business for over 30 years.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06She started as a child.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07So what is your taste?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I suppose, very eclectic. Very eclectic.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I love collectors' items, so that covers quite a vast field, really.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20- Anything from sort of ephemera to militaria and...- What? What?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Yeah, I love militaria. - Get off my manor!- Yeah, yeah.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- HE LAUGHS - Medals, particularly.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Love medals, love medals and their history.- Is it getting hot in here?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- Is it getting warmer? - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Ha! This should be an interesting Road Trip.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Each of our rascals have £200 in their pocket.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42They're scooting about town in a fruity 1968 TVR Tuscan.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- I think getting out's going to be the interesting bit.- Yeah.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49You twist your bottom round and you put your legs out,
0:01:49 > 0:01:50and then you stand up.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Knees together, dear, don't show any knicker.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54THEY LAUGH
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Must remember that.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Paul and Claire will set off from Wooler in Northumberland.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04They'll take in the sights of the north-east, traversing through
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Yorkshire to finally land in the
0:02:07 > 0:02:09town of Stamford in Lincolnshire.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Our adventure begins today in the Northumberland town of Wooler.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15And we will auction later,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17in Darlington in County Durham.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19How lovely.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22So, come on, Paul, you're a really experienced road tripper.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24So what tips have you got for me, then?
0:02:24 > 0:02:25HE LAUGHS
0:02:25 > 0:02:28What should I be looking out for, eh?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Like I would tell you, Claire.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Aw!- I'm smiling, I'm being all nice, but I'm a terminator.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I'm a machine.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Play nicely, Paul.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38They've arrived in the town of Wooler.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Famous early visitors included Daniel Defoe and Sir Walter Scott.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44But today it's Claire's turn.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- Well, then. It begins. - Absolutely. This is it.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- The moment we've been waiting for. - Good luck! Enjoy!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Looks... Well, it's pretty enough. - It's all right, isn't it?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57- Fingers crossed.- All right.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Absolutely.- I'll see you later, yeah?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Thank you for the lift. I'll try and get out.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Now, remember that class we were talking about.- Legs together, yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Oh! Bye, then.- See you later, Claire.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Beautiful exit, Claire. We'll catch up with Paul later.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17But this is Claire's first chance to demonstrate her buying prowess.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Will she be a lioness or a mouse in
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Evergreen Antiques and Collectables.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Stand by.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Hi.- Hello, Mark.- Yes, nice to meet you.- Hello, I'm Claire.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Hiya, Claire. Nice to meet you. - Yeah, yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Mark's got a fair bit of stock crammed into this tiny shop.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36What can Claire find?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Oops. What's lurking in there?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Men's hairbrushes. Don't think so.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Never a popular thing to sell second-hand,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- other people's hairbrushes. - I quite agree. Eugh!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Unless they've got silver on them or something.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59It's a feeling that you're not quite sure where they've been.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Well, we know she doesn't like gentlemen's grooming products.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05So while Claire continues her browse,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Paul's got his foot down in the TVR.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Now, any thoughts about your new Road Trip partner?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Dish the dirt.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The only surprise was the bombshell about her,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20"Well, I like collectors' items. I like, for instance, militaria."
0:04:20 > 0:04:25What?! What?! That's my patch. Don't go there!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Looks like we've got a battle on our hands here.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Now, how's Claire getting on?
0:04:37 > 0:04:41I was looking for the unusual, something different. Oh! OK.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Hey, look at these!
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Wow! Imagine having to...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Cor, you'd have to be quite tall for that as well.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51SHE LAUGHS
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I quite like those. Pair of old wooden crutches.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Well, they're certainly different,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01and appear to have been handcrafted in the 19th century.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03But is there a deal to be done?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Mark...- Hi.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07There's a couple of...
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- There's a pair of old wooden crutches out the back, there...- Yes.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- ..which I quite like.- Yes.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I mean, I've got a price in my mind that's
0:05:14 > 0:05:17a lot less then you've got, because you've got them marked up at 75.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20So I'm wondering, you know, it's a bit cheeky of me to come down a lot.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22What sort of price did you have in mind?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I'm a long, long way away from you and I don't want to offend
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- you by saying the price, but I'm... - Not easily offended.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30OK, well, I was hoping for about £20, £30, you see. Yeah.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- You're getting close to offending. - Yeah, yeah, I thought I would.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Cos I'm thinking in my own mind, probably at auction,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39you know, it's one of those things that it could just catch the
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- imagination and go, or it'll just fall flat on its face.- Yes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- Could you go nearer to 45? - No, I think, I mean...
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Could we just go just over the 30?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54If we go to 35, I'll give you them for that. Unusual.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56When was the last time you've seen a pair?
0:05:56 > 0:05:57SHE LAUGHS
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Doesn't always make them make money, though, does it? Really?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01You wouldn't think of 32?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- Yeah, I'll do them for 32 for you. - 32, OK, 32 it is, then.- OK.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Better give you some money, I guess. - Yes, yes. It's always nice.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Yeah, yeah. Ooh, my hands are cold. I can't part with them. Here we go.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I've got no change. Is that OK?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15THEY LAUGH
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Where have I heard that before?
0:06:17 > 0:06:23- He's not kidding, you know.- Oh, no!- I'm short of change myself.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I've got £7.20. Would you be happy
0:06:26 > 0:06:29for that as change? And I owe you 80p.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- Oh, OK, OK. What's that? Luck money up here, is it?- Yes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- That's one for luck.- OK. - Thank you very much.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Thanks, Mark. Pleasure to meet you. - Thank you very much.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Bagful of... Right.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41One down.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Lack of change means the final price for today's first buy on the
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Road Trip is £32.80.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Meanwhile, Paul has travelled south to the village of Powburn,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00which nestles at the foot of the Cheviot Hills.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02What can he rustle up in here?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Mischief is in the air. How do you think Miss Claire's getting on?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Do you know what? She'll be under some pressure.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Because this is where it starts.
0:07:24 > 0:07:31What we buy today sets us up for the rest of the event, doesn't it?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34If you strike gold now, you've got the big bucks.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36You might steal a lead, so you're in the comfort zone.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38It's all good from now on.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Move backwards, then siege mentality sets in.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46You lose your confidence, mojo out the window.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Blimey, you're making ME nervous, Paul.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53And he's got something!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I've found something I love!
0:07:59 > 0:08:00But I'm not sure.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Check out two of the most unusual -
0:08:09 > 0:08:11condiments, shall we call them?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13A salt and pepper -
0:08:13 > 0:08:14that I've ever seen.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17The bodies, they are shells.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20But it frustrates me.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24If these were silver, undeniably silver,
0:08:24 > 0:08:31the price tag of £22 would, in my opinion, be a gift,
0:08:31 > 0:08:32because I think they are great fun.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Yeah.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35He's tracked down owner, Beryl,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38to find out about his next item of choice.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- What a piece of glass!- Hm.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46And no doubt that would have sat, resplendent,
0:08:46 > 0:08:52behind the bar of some fantastic Victorian inn or hotel.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Beautiful thing.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57You can dispense me with my whisky out of that any time you like.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Yes, yes, you could get drunk on that.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Whisky was extremely popular in the 19th century. And remains so.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08The spirit would be poured into large,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11elaborate cut-glass dispensers that complemented the fine
0:09:11 > 0:09:13interiors of a Victorian public house.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18During its life, it's taken a few knocks there.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23You know, that is a splendid, splendid thing, um,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25but that's what worries me there.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Yeah.- How cheap, cheap, cheap could that be?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31The ticket price is £120.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Well, I could do... Well, £40, how about that?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38How's about 30 quid?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40And I'll buy something else.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41SHE LAUGHS
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- You'll buy something else.- Well, let me get something else.- Go on, then.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Can I do that? I'm going to put something in front, there,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- and see if we can do a deal.- OK. - Hang on in there, Beryl.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- I knew you'd go for those. - Really? Tell me why.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- Just because they're different.- They are, aren't they?- They're fantastic.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Yes.- If you and I agree, I shouldn't be saying this,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06but I think they're absolutely magic.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Yes, I do.- So there you go, two purchases.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11What about 50?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14What about 45 quid?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Go on, then. Being as it's you. - Wonderful.- Yes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20That was slightly awkward there. We were going to have a wee snog.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- Did you notice that? - SHE LAUGHS
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Why don't we do it on the cheek? Isn't that a nice way to do it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27You were wonderful. Thank you for everything.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- I better settle my debts. - Awkward kisses over, then?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Get your money out, Paul.- There you go.- Thank you very much.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- I bid you adieu.- Paul's achieved a very generous deal, there.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45£15 for the salt and pepper pots
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and £30 for the whopper of a whisky dispenser.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Back to Claire. She is hot on Paul's heels.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57The village of Powburn
0:10:57 > 0:10:59is her next shopping destination too.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Hedgeley Antiques, watch out.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Claire's looking to spend some cash.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13With over ten dealers here, there should be lots to choose from.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16There's a picture of Paul up there.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18SHE LAUGHS
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Well, he's actually visited here before on the Road Trip.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Old hand that he is.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Gets everywhere.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27She's quick to spot something.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Golf clubs.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33These are types that you do see quite a few of.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37But having the hickory shafts makes them much more interesting.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I mean, but, you know, these are...
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Well, they date from sort of time of the First World War, really.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47So they're asking between £12 and £14 for each of those.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51What I'd really like to do is get all four for £12.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Pull all those out.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Right, see if I can do a deal. Brian!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Are you there?- Watch yourself, Brian.- Golf clubs.- Oh, right.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- So, I know they're marked up at £12, £14 each...- Right.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08..I was hoping I could do a deal on these.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I'm going to be really cheeky and say £12 for the four.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12£12 for the four?!
0:12:12 > 0:12:14THEY LAUGH
0:12:14 > 0:12:16You call that cheeky?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19£12 for the four.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21You know, they've got a little bit of wear here and there.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Yeah. 14.
0:12:23 > 0:12:2514.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Excellent.- OK, 14. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Wow, very generous of you, Brian. £14 for the lot.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33And Claire's not finished yet.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37There are some interesting things in here.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40There's a little...little brooch at the back there.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45A little dog sitting on, like, a sailing boat. Quite unusual.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47And I just noticed out of the corner of my eye the most
0:12:47 > 0:12:50horrendous brooch here which is a spider.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And I really don't like spiders. Eugh. Now that I've seen that.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56SHE LAUGHS
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I'm with you there, Claire.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Now, let's get Brian back over to look at the little doggy brooch.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Which one is it?- It's that one at the back there.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Is it all right if I just grab it? - Just help yourself.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Right, OK. So when your eyes don't focus as well as they used to,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15you need to carry one of these around with you, jeweller's loupe.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Have a better look
0:13:16 > 0:13:19just to see the finish of it.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22More importantly, on the front, I just think that's just unusual.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23That's quite sweet.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27It's not made of any precious metal, looks fairly...
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Doesn't look terribly old. So it all comes down to price now.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32- So...- What's on it?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- It's got £14 on it.- Right.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Um, but I'd really quite like to buy it for about six.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Right. OK, six.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Six, excellent.- OK? - Thank you very much.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Thank you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- And she's going for another brooch. - It's five pounds.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55It's only sort of white metal, just sort of presta.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I don't know whether... If I could get it for a pound.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59HE LAUGHS
0:13:59 > 0:14:01It would go nicely with my little dog.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03It would look very nice for a pound, wouldn't it?
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- If you say so, yes.- Well, it would for a pound.- Yes, I'm sure it would.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I don't want to pay five pounds for it, yeah. Yeah. Yeah?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- OK.- Yeah, excellent.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Blimey, the bird brooch for a pound?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Just when we think it's all over...
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Do you have good sales for militaria round here?
0:14:20 > 0:14:26- Is it, sort of, quite popular?- Yes, it is, well, militaria in general,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- you know, generally does all right. - Uh-oh. Watch out, Paul!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Oh, this is rather nice, isn't it? This trench periscope.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Trench periscope. 1917, um, marked, so it's a nice thing.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Because, of course, it would have been... Well,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- it was used as a trench periscope...- That's right.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49So rather than stick your head up above the parapet, stick that up.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50It's not so bad if that gets shot,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52it's not so good if your head gets shot.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54And then, of course, you look through here and you've got the lens
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- up the top so you can see... - That's right.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- It keeps your head below the parapet.- Yes, yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00You can check out what the enemy are doing,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02what's happening in no man's land.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06You see, if you get that, you can wind up Paul Laidlaw.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07SHE LAUGHS
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- You can say I bought a trench telescope for...- For £20.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Yes, you could. And wouldn't that really wind him up?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18That would really wind him up, wouldn't it? Yes, yes.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20But, unfortunately, I'm not going to sell it for £20.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22You're not going to sell it to me for that, are you?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24THEY LAUGH
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The ticket price is £140. Yikes!
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I tell you what. 50 quid.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Need to go a bit below that, though. - What?! Below 50?!- Yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- 30.- 30?! I'll split it with you. 40.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- That's a death.- 35. Be better, death.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Go on.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49HE SIGHS
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Probably just to see the look on Paul's face, 35.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54SHE LAUGHS
0:15:54 > 0:15:56OK, you're on.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Blimey, that was spur of the moment!
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Yeah, I wasn't expecting to buy that. Isn't it funny how it goes?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Yeah, you can wander round and round and then you suddenly just
0:16:04 > 0:16:06see something, pick it up and think,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08"OK, I could do something with that."
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- So thank you very much indeed, Brian.- It's a pleasure.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- I shall look forward to coming back again.- Now you've got to pay me.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Oh, yeah, yeah.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Yeah, I'd forgotten about that.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21She's a one, isn't she? What a gaggle of goodies.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23The dog and bird brooches for seven pounds,
0:16:23 > 0:16:29£14 for the golf clubs, and the officer's trench periscope for £35.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Paul's travelled south to the town of Morpeth.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40He's having a breather from shopping to find out about
0:16:40 > 0:16:43a sporting Mecca that happened right here
0:16:43 > 0:16:46in this small town in Northumberland.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47# Can you jump?
0:16:47 > 0:16:48# Or can you wrestle?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50# Can you tug-of-war?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54# Or maybe want a wager or a bet?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58# Well this is what the working man's been waiting for
0:16:58 > 0:17:03# And the Morpeth Olympics are as good as it can get. #
0:17:03 > 0:17:06We're all familiar with the international Olympic games.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08But over 140 years ago,
0:17:08 > 0:17:13before there was even a sniff of the famous global extravaganza,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16people would come in their thousands to watch everything from
0:17:16 > 0:17:21wrestling to pole vaulting at the Morpeth Olympics.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Paul is meeting with local historian Kim Bibby-Wilson to hear more.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29It wasn't like the modern Olympics, an amateur meeting, it was
0:17:29 > 0:17:34for professional working-class sportsmen and the spectators
0:17:34 > 0:17:37were out as well with the working-class people who came
0:17:37 > 0:17:39for a good day out, and they had something like 15,000 people
0:17:39 > 0:17:42at the heyday on the site,
0:17:42 > 0:17:43watching the games that were going on.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46And the prize money was quite substantial because the local
0:17:46 > 0:17:50businesses sponsored it, in order to bring people into the town.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Quickly, the annual Morpeth Olympics became one of the top events
0:17:55 > 0:17:58in the UK sporting calendar.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Kim has some rare footage from the 1950s.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Oh, very grand. Look at that. Look at the colour.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Oh, that's a big site...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- It is a really big site. - ..and a big crowd.- It is, yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12If you get to the top of the hill, you can see down,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15just how big an arena it was and such an amphitheatre for the
0:18:15 > 0:18:17spectators to be able to see what was going on.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- And we're somewhere here. - Yes.- Very good.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24And they're pole vaulting as well. Oh, I see.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27And for all the world, it looks like your pole vaulters have got
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- a hard landing ahead of them there. - Oh, yes, yes, yes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33This wasn't a well-appointed sports field.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37And the wrestlers, head to toe in their...
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Yes, it's the sort of Cumberland and Westmorland style of
0:18:39 > 0:18:42wrestling, a bit like the Ancient Greek wrestling,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45although we tended to use legs and the lower part of the body as well,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47so it's a bit more vicious.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50You can see that they've got the long trousers and the tops,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52and they've got the Superman pants on the outside.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54HE LAUGHS
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Quite right too. It's fantastic stuff.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59And this brings to life the site.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I can now picture the crowds on the rise there,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04and I can hear the cheering.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09The Morpeth Olympics offered lucrative cash prizes for winners.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Sports funding at this time was scarce,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14so athletes flocked in their droves.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Morpeth Town Hall holds some artefacts from the games.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20So we've got these fantastic posters
0:19:20 > 0:19:22dating all the way back to 1914.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24They tell you a little bit about how
0:19:24 > 0:19:27the prize money went up over the years.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28So I think, on this one,
0:19:28 > 0:19:33it's a £20 prize for the 110 Yards Foot Handicap and
0:19:33 > 0:19:39by 1930, it's gone up to £100, so that the prize money's gone up.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42And they were claiming back in 1914, "Great increase in the prize money,"
0:19:42 > 0:19:45so this was the lure for people to take part.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50It's a draw, isn't it, clearly? All about the money.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53After the heyday of thousands attending the event,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57by 1958, figures had dwindled to a mere 800.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00How does it peter out?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It's a combination of circumstances, really.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05The prize money couldn't match what
0:20:05 > 0:20:09professionals were getting elsewhere.
0:20:09 > 0:20:15The social spectator sport became less popular as leisure habits
0:20:15 > 0:20:19changed and people had other means of entertaining themselves.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24So what is the legacy of the Morpeth Olympics?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28The ordinary man could rise to great heights through his efforts
0:20:28 > 0:20:31and be applauded for his efforts.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34And if there was some money in it, you know, so much the better.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37But it was part of that legacy which means that we still have
0:20:37 > 0:20:41people valuing the trophies that their ancestors won.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45# Well this is what the working man's been waiting for
0:20:45 > 0:20:50# And the Morpeth Olympics is as good as it can get. #
0:20:53 > 0:20:57After all that talk of exercise, it's time for a nice lie down.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Nighty-night!
0:21:02 > 0:21:05# Good morning world It's a brand-new day... #
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Good morning, you two.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Claire's in command of the TVR Tuscan as our pair get set
0:21:11 > 0:21:13for another day of high jinks.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17The temptation to go racing off down this road is
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- a bit overwhelming at the moment! - Really? I'll need to brace myself!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Let's hope not!
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Let's have a refresher of their shopping trip thus far.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Claire has four lots - the 19th-century crutches,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32the combo brooches lot,
0:21:32 > 0:21:37four golf clubs and a World War I trench periscope. As you do.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42This gives Claire £111.20 for the day ahead.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45As for Paul, he has two lots,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48comprising the silver mounted salt and pepper pots
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and a great big whisky dispenser.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54He has £155 to spend today.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Paul has made his way to the leafy suburb of Jesmond
0:21:59 > 0:22:01in Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04And he's in for a spot of Gallic loveliness,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07in Antiquites Francaises.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Hello, there. Is it Babette? - Yes, it is!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Pleased to meet you, Paul, I've seen you on the television
0:22:12 > 0:22:15so many times, it's nice to meet you in person.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- With the Scots and the French, it's the Auld Alliance!- Yes!
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- Let's hope it remains amicable! - Oh, yes, absolutely.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Can he find some of his beloved militaria in here?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36No, he's stepping out of his comfort zone with this little beauty.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40The wee tin plate doll's pram.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- Yes.- That's a sweetie as well! - It is really sweet.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- That's got to be 1930s, hasn't it? - It has, I would say, yes, 1930s,
0:22:48 > 0:22:53- or just after the war, I would say. - But charming little thing.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57That is priced at...
0:22:58 > 0:23:00..65.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- I could come down to 50.- 50, OK.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06So, not so much slack in that one.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Maybe 48. 48 could be OK.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14The Celtic charm is working, Paul!
0:23:14 > 0:23:16But some more scouting is needed.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27The shop's amazing, isn't it? The shop's amazing.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31An interior designer's dream, is it not?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Is it for me?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I don't know.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Downstairs, Paul is ready to try and spend some of his cash.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44The wee doll's pram...
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Babette's offer was £48.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Pitching at 35, is that too far?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52It's a little...
0:23:52 > 0:23:57- Right, no, it's fine, absolutely, 35...- Are you sure?- Absolutely fine.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- OK?- Babette, thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Just goes to show, Paul can always find something to buy.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09The very kind Babette has generously sold the little pram for £35. Aww!
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Is that pram very small, or is that man really big?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Hey, I do the jokes round here! It's very funny, though.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Claire, meanwhile, has motored to the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29She's off to a fascinating exhibition
0:24:29 > 0:24:31at the Great North Museum.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35In the early 20th century,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39a young woman from the North East town of Washington became
0:24:39 > 0:24:44a feisty Brit who helped shape the creation of modern-day Iraq -
0:24:44 > 0:24:48linguist, archaeologist, writer and British spy Gertrude Bell
0:24:48 > 0:24:50was a force to be reckoned with.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55A forgotten heroine who became one of the most powerful women
0:24:55 > 0:24:57in the last throes of the British Empire.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02Claire's meeting with Andrew Parkin to find out more.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05She was a very remarkable woman for her time.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Yeah, the more I find out about Gertrude Bell,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09the more admiration I have for her.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12She was incredibly intelligent,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15she had a phenomenal gift for languages,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20and just about everything she turned her hand to, she was successful at.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Oxford University-educated,
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Gertrude's family wealth allowed her to develop a taste for travel,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31in particular, desert adventures across the Middle East.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34What do you think it was about the Middle East that drew her?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36What was the attraction there,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38rather than other parts of the world?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40I think, as a linguist,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43she relished getting to grips with the languages of the Middle East.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47In 1914, a fearless Gertrude was the first woman to cross
0:25:47 > 0:25:54the uncharted Arabian Desert, riding solo by camel for 1,500 miles. Wow!
0:25:54 > 0:25:58For a woman to be accepted by a lot of the tribal leaders
0:25:58 > 0:26:01who she spoke to and met was remarkable, really.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05I suspect they hadn't met a European woman.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08The Arab leaders treated her as an equal,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12so she would go into their tents, sit down with them,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15drink coffee with them, Gertrude smoked cigarettes,
0:26:15 > 0:26:21they'd probably smoke their pipes, and discuss the affairs of the day.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25During World War I, Bell worked for the Red Cross in France,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28before being recruited by British intelligence to work for
0:26:28 > 0:26:30their Arab bureau in Cairo.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Her knowledge of languages and of local leaders
0:26:33 > 0:26:36made her an incredible asset.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Lawrence of Arabia was also recruited to the Arab bureau
0:26:39 > 0:26:44in Cairo, so he was actually her colleague there, and they worked
0:26:44 > 0:26:49together for the British during their campaigns in the Middle East.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52After the war, Winston Churchill headed a series of meetings at
0:26:52 > 0:26:57a conference in Cairo, to redraw the map of the Middle East.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Gertrude was the only female present and helped to set the borders
0:27:01 > 0:27:05of the new Arab nation of Iraq.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09And what about this image behind you? I love the look of that.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11This is a fantastic photograph.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14This is taken at the time of the Cairo conference.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Churchill wanted to be photographed riding a camel
0:27:17 > 0:27:19in front of the pyramids.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Here we have Churchill with a rather fetching pair of goggles on.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Gertrude Bell is next to him, and this is TE Lawrence.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31And someone visiting the exhibition pointed out that the only camel
0:27:31 > 0:27:35that daren't move is the one Gertrude Bell is riding,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39and she's clearly a person who knows how to ride a camel.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Apparently, Churchill kept falling off his,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45which I think is why this man is standing next to him here.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Do you know, I have really enjoyed learning about her.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51I think she was an extraordinary lady.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Thank you so much, this is a wonderful exhibition.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57This brave and influential woman from Tyne & Wear,
0:27:57 > 0:28:01who was the driving force behind the creation of modern-day Iraq,
0:28:01 > 0:28:06died in Baghdad in 1926, aged just 57.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Meanwhile, Paul has travelled west to the historic town of Hexham.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Once the haunt of marauding Vikings,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17it's Paul's turn to take over the town. Ha! Well, not really.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19He's here to shop, actually.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24Ashbourne House Antiques, owned by Beryl, is his last shop of the day.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27He's been here before, don't you know!
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- Beryl!- Hello again!- How are you? - Fine, thank you.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- It's good to see you!- Right. - Brilliant!
0:28:35 > 0:28:37What's changed, what's fresh?
0:28:37 > 0:28:38Um, not a lot!
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Better get to it, then, Paul.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Ah, something's caught his eye.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58May I have a look at the little North African or
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Middle Eastern cruet set?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Oh, yes, that's interesting.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05That's great, thanks very much.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07I think that's got a date on.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Let me tell you where this is from.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15The period we can guess at without looking further.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17There was a vogue for such wares
0:29:17 > 0:29:22from the First World War certainly into the 1920s.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Ah, but, on the base,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28there is a clue to its origin. It all becomes clear now.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33Engraved, "Iran, 1946," so just the end of the Second World War.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I like that very much.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40And the price tag says...
0:29:40 > 0:29:42£59. Anything on that?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45OK, 40 on the cruet.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- OK.- Now, that can't be bad.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51If I was taking it home, I'd think it was a gift!
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Oh, right, be careful then!
0:29:53 > 0:29:56So, that's a deal of £40 for the cruet set.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59But is there anything else that might tempt Paul?
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Now, that, we thought, was for signalling.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- OK.- I don't know whether you've seen one of those.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16It's either an electric miner's lamp,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19which is a possibility...
0:30:19 > 0:30:22But I've had miner's lamp collectors looking at it,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24and they didn't seem to think...
0:30:24 > 0:30:28In that case, it might just be my preferred option of
0:30:28 > 0:30:32a diver's lantern. The whole point in this is it's waterproof.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35It's an interesting lantern, that.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38With a ticket price of £95.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39What can that be, then?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Is that something you can... - Oh, I could make that half.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Um...
0:30:46 > 0:30:4720 quid?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51So it's got to be worth 30.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53I should be on your side, shouldn't I?
0:30:53 > 0:30:55We both seem to be haggling with me!
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Well, you've got a fair bit off that. Come on, now.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- Cheers.- Ha-ha!
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- It's always good fun, is it no'? - It is!
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Ha-ha! That's how you do it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13And after all that, Paul has paid up £40 for the Iranian cruet set
0:31:13 > 0:31:16and £30 for the unusual waterproof lantern.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Claire has followed Paul to the town of Hexham.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26She has over £100 left to splash, and her last emporium of the day
0:31:26 > 0:31:32is Malcolm Eglin antiques, owned by Malcolm. Obviously.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33Oh, I say!
0:31:33 > 0:31:38Gosh, wasn't expecting this. Isn't it lovely?
0:31:38 > 0:31:39It's like an Aladdin's cave!
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Full of treasure. One hopes!
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Let's have a little look.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47I do like all this country furniture, really do.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52So tactile, you just want to get hold of it and...rub it!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54If you say so, Claire.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Right, OK, I'm just going to go trundling in the back here.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I've spotted something I quite like.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Go on, get stuck in, girl!
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Okey dokey. Leather suitcase.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Now, these were made in the days when you had servants
0:32:11 > 0:32:13or porters for the station,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16because by the time that's got clothes in it, it weighs a tonne!
0:32:16 > 0:32:19And it's got the remains of a label on it, I always like to see that.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22You can imagine it's been travelling all over the world.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25It's rather exciting. Now, the thing is that luggage has become...
0:32:25 > 0:32:29It's become quite fashionable. People don't use it, obviously.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30You wouldn't.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33But they tend to stack it up, either in bedrooms or sitting rooms.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38I actually quite like that. Can't actually see a price on it.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Might have to go and ask Malcolm about this one.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Yoo-hoo, Malcolm!
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- I spotted, round the corner here, a leather suitcase.- Yeah, sure.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48But I can't find a price on it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Could you go to £20 for it?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53We'd love you to win and spoil Paul's day,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56so if that's any good to you at all?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Actually, that's a very, very fair price,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01because that was about what I was thinking for it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- So, £20.- Absolutely, no problem. - OK, fine. Better shake on that.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I expect you'd like some money, wouldn't you?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Well, that would be good, yes!
0:33:09 > 0:33:14£20 for an early 20th-century leather suitcase? Not bad, Claire.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16And that completes our shopping spree.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21That suitcase means newbie Claire has five lots,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24including the 19th-century clutches,
0:33:24 > 0:33:25the unusual animal brooches,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27the golf clubs
0:33:27 > 0:33:30and the World War I trench periscope.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Claire has spent a total of £108.80.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Paul was his usual methodical self and also bought five lots -
0:33:37 > 0:33:39the salt-and-pepper pots,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41the huge whisky dispenser,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44the doll's pram, the waterproof lantern,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47and the Iranian silver cruet set.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Confidently spending £150.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Now, let's get to the nitty-gritty.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55What do they think of one another's buys?
0:33:55 > 0:34:01OK. An interesting offering, diverse, but, um,
0:34:01 > 0:34:06all the time that I'm talking, there is only one word in my mind,
0:34:06 > 0:34:07and it's periscope!
0:34:07 > 0:34:11I love the spirit urn, that glass item.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13It's a shame about the damage, but do you know,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17that's a really showy piece. I think that's his best bit.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20I am in a world of pain!
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I think Paul might be a bit jealous of my periscope.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Just a tad.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Our Road Trip rascals are heading to their first auction
0:34:28 > 0:34:30in Darlington in County Durham.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35This is it, Claire. First auction, oh!
0:34:35 > 0:34:38It's going to be a new experience. Yeah, yeah!
0:34:38 > 0:34:42So fingers crossed it goes all right, anyway.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Good luck!
0:34:44 > 0:34:48The auction is being held at Thomas Watson Auctioneers.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Our auctioneer today is Peter Robinson.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Thoughts, please, about our pair's lots.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Large 19th-century glass whisky dispenser -
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I mean, pieces like this do make a big presence
0:35:02 > 0:35:06if you stick it on your sideboard in your dining room.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10The World War I periscope, which is a really nice item,
0:35:10 > 0:35:14it's my favourite, and it certainly does work, because I've tried it.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17This is exciting! The auction is about to begin.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- I wish you luck, Claire.- Really? - In moderation... Yeah, really!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Ha! How generous of you, Paul.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28First up, Claire's brooches.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3215, 20. 25 I'm bid.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34At £25 for the two brooches.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37At £25. 30 I'm bid. 30, sir.
0:35:37 > 0:35:43At £30, on my right, 35, 40, 45. I'm bid in the room at £45.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47On my right. Out on the internet at £45 for the two pieces,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49selling at £45.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50GAVEL BANGS
0:35:50 > 0:35:53I never expected that!
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Hey, remarkable result there, Claire.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59She is sailing high from the get-go.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- OK, no pressure!- So far, so good.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Let's see how your little doll's pram fares.
0:36:06 > 0:36:1125 on the net, at 25, the doll's pram, at £25. 30 bid.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14At £30, in the balcony, at £30.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1835, 40, 40 in the balcony, still, at £40.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22The bid's at 40. 45, thank you. 50, sir. Sure?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Being sold now at £45 for the lot. All done?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- £45.- Well, it didn't move backwards,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32but it doesn't counter your brooch assault!
0:36:32 > 0:36:37A decent profit, but not enough to take on the might of our new girl.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Now, how will she fare with her golf clubs?
0:36:42 > 0:36:46£20 to start me, for the vintage golf clubs, 20 to start. 15?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- 15, 20, 25, internet bidding. - That's all right.- It'll do.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Four in the lot. Four golf clubs. At £25. 30 in the balcony. At £30.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5935, another bid, anywhere? Being sold, then, at £30.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- That's all right. - Oh, that's better than all right!
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- That's doubled your money. - I'm pleased with it.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Nice one, Claire, another great profit to add to the kitty.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Paul loved his salt and pepper pots.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Can they help him climb into the lead?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17£20. 25, 30 I'm bid. At £30, 35?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I'll take that. It's all right.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Thank you, madam, 35 bid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25At £35 in the saleroom. 40 now?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28At £35, the lady's bid at £35.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Being sold, then, at £35.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Back in the game, maybe. That's all right.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Paul is creeping up behind you, Claire!
0:37:39 > 0:37:42It's Claire's turn now with the vintage suitcase.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45£20. 25, 25?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- At £25.- We're there.- Small profit.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5135, 40, 40 in the balcony.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53At £40 for the vintage suitcase.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57At £40, the bid's in the balcony at £40. Is it 45 anywhere?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Being sold... 45, thank you.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Oh, excellent! I love the internet.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07£45, being sold, now, at £45, to the internet bidder.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13Hey, Claire knows what she's doing. Another lovely profit.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14There's a long way to go yet!
0:38:14 > 0:38:16THEY CHUCKLE
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Claire is still out in the lead,
0:38:18 > 0:38:21but Paul's sizeable spirit dispenser is next.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24£30 for the large piece of Victorian glass.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26It's all right, you've got some here.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- Internet.- 40, 45, at £45 in the room here. 50, 55, sir?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- At £50, £50...- No, it's not enough.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3560, 60 bid.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37OK, I'm crying on the inside!
0:38:37 > 0:38:43£60, 65, 70, Colin? At £65, on the internet bid, at £65.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4570, another internet bidder.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Oh, it's slowly creeping!
0:38:47 > 0:38:51£70 for the whisky dispenser, being sold, internet bidder.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5375, quickly, please...
0:38:53 > 0:38:54Oh, my word!
0:38:54 > 0:38:56£75, can we have 80?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00£75, being sold, then, this time, at £75, internet bidder.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Well, that's fair enough.- That's all right. Are you pleased with that?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07We are probably even Stevens now.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Not quite, Paul. You're just behind.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12But a substantial profit, nevertheless.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18What about Claire's interesting choice of a pair of crutches?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21They really caught my eye.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I thought they were something really different.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25£20, can we have, to start for the pair?
0:39:25 > 0:39:3015? £15. £15, 20, 25, internet bidder.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- £25 for the pair of crutches. - Go on a bit more, please, please!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37£25, going to be sold at £25, are we all finished at £25?
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Being sold at £25.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Oh, OK.- Limped home. You can afford that, Claire Rawle!
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Actually, she can't.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50This means Paul takes the lead by a smidge.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It's Paul's lantern next. Lovely thing.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00I suspect people that know what it is and care are rarer
0:40:00 > 0:40:02than the lamp itself!
0:40:02 > 0:40:03This could be my problem.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07£50, 185, at 50. At £50, at £50.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I'll take that, it's not a loss.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13£50, all finished at £50 this time?
0:40:13 > 0:40:16All done at £50.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Short and sweet.- I'll take that. - Bit of profit.- Came out of nowhere!
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Striding into the lead here, Paul.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28And it's Paul's again, with the silver Iranian cruet set.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31£20 to start, at £20 for the silver cruet.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33At 25, 30 bid, 35 I have.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34Oh, it's going all right.
0:40:34 > 0:40:3940 bid, 45 I have, at £45. 50, 55.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- 60, 65.- Just about. - No!- That'll do me.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4670 anywhere? £70 bid now.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48I'm liking it more by the minute!
0:40:48 > 0:40:53£75, at £75 for the silver cruet. All done?
0:40:53 > 0:40:57I will take that, Claire. It may lessen the damage!
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Hey, sitting comfortably in the lead, Paul.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Do you know what, it's all going to come down...
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It's all about the periscope.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11Indeed it is, Paul. It's the one he's been dreading.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Do you think if I went over there and started jumping up and down
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- on the periscope, that would help? - Um, no.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Commission bids here, we've got 35 to start us off, low start.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2535, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 bid.
0:41:25 > 0:41:3060 bid. 60 bid, in the room is the bid, at 60... 65, 70.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- £90 I have here.- Oh, that's better. - What just happened?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I blacked out for a second!
0:41:36 > 0:41:40At £90, against the internet at £90, 95, 100.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41That's what I said!
0:41:41 > 0:41:44At £100 now, the internet bidder. 110, thank you.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Make it stop, Mummy, please make the man stop!
0:41:46 > 0:41:49In the room at 110, internet bidder at £110 for the periscope.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Selling it at £110.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- All finished? - GAVEL BANGS
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Excellent.- What we said! - OK, 110, that's good.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I'm feeling your pain, Paul.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06That's a whopper of a profit, Claire, well done.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09You owe me tea and sympathy, I think!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Not too much sympathy.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Right... - Come on, then.- Lead the way.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Who will reign supreme for the first leg?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Let's work out the numbers.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Paul started leg one with £200,
0:42:20 > 0:42:24and after auction costs made a profit of £79.60.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29Paul's grand total to carry forward is £279.60.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32Clare also began with £200
0:42:32 > 0:42:35and blasted veteran Laidlaw from the top spot
0:42:35 > 0:42:40with an excellent profit of £100.30.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Our Road Trip new girl takes the lead for leg one
0:42:43 > 0:42:47and has a sizeable £300.30 for the next leg.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51I've got to give it to you, Claire, it's yours.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Not a lot in it, though.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- No.- No more periscopes, right?
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Cheerio, chaps.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Paul's hungry for a bargain...
0:43:06 > 0:43:07Chomping at the bit, Alan!
0:43:07 > 0:43:10..and Claire talks to the animals.
0:43:10 > 0:43:11What do you think, mate?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13"Meow!"