0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05That's cracking!
0:00:05 > 0:00:06With £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Wonderful.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13That's exactly what I'm talking about.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14I'm all over a-shiver.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18No-brainer.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Going, going, gone.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory...
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Push!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30How awfully, awfully nice.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Today, we begin a brand-new adventure with a couple
0:00:39 > 0:00:41of auctioneer swells.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Derby dandy Charles Hanson and the ever-jolly James Braxton.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Nice hat. Is that one of mine?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Do you prefer Jim or James?
0:00:50 > 0:00:51James.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52- Jimbo?- James.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53James. Right.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Are you a Jamie?
0:00:57 > 0:00:58No, I'm not a Jamie.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- OK, sorry!- I'm James!- OK.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Antiques expert Charles has a keen eye for spotting top lots,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and unfortunately, a hand for breaking a few, too.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Look out.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Look at these beautiful lug handles. Oops!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12That's just become detached!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Oh, lordy! His rival on this journey is esteemed auctioneer James,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19who's a lover, not a fighter, when it comes to the Road Trip battle.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I like to leave as friends, Mike!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24I don't want to leave as an enemy.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27I should hope not.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Starting this trip with £200 each,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30the boys will be taking to the road
0:01:30 > 0:01:32in this 1964 DKW 1000 coupe,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37which was manufactured in West Germany at a time
0:01:37 > 0:01:39before seatbelts were mandatory - got it?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Don't you truly feel,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43having hunted hard on the Road Trip for many years,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47to come to Scotland, it really is a Holy Grail
0:01:47 > 0:01:49for the Antiques Road Trip?
0:01:49 > 0:01:50It is. It is the road trip.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- The Scottish leg is what we all lust and hunger for, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Yes, it is indeed.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Beginning in the Highlands,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Charles and James will journey all over bonnie Scotland,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06taking in the north-east and central belt, before finally finishing
0:02:06 > 0:02:09across the border in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11This leg will kick off in Dingwall,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14before ending up in Aberdeen for auction.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18First stop on this epic road trip
0:02:18 > 0:02:21is the bustling market town of Dingwall.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Sitting at the head of the Cromarty Firth in Ross-shire,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27its name means "parliament field" in old Norse.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Charles will be kicking off the buying today, so watch out.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Fantastic, James, isn't it?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35This is where it all begins.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Is it?- This is where...
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Good luck - but not too much luck, mate!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42This is where it begins, but how do you open the doors?
0:02:42 > 0:02:43- Oh, hang on.- There we go, James. - Is it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I'm out!
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- Right, good luck!- I'm off, James.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48All the best. Have a good day.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49- See you later.- Bye!
0:02:50 > 0:02:51He's out - finally -
0:02:51 > 0:02:53and off to the Objet d'Art.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It's a big shop with five rooms to explore
0:02:56 > 0:02:57and the man in charge is William.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Looks like he could be Charles's dad.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Good morning.- Charles, good morning. How are you?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Absolutely splendid. Yourself?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05What a wonderful drive!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- I'm an Englishman and a Derbyshire man...- Good man.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09..but the drive through this great region...
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- It's beautiful, isn't it? - ..is absolutely...- Stunning.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13It almost gives you this injection of peace.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Particularly with the white mountains.- It gives you a desire.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17It does.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19My eyes are going everywhere, because I can see you've got a
0:03:19 > 0:03:21really good, varied mix.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I can also see this big...
0:03:23 > 0:03:24What beast is that?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26That's a Highland coo.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27- Coo?- Called Hamish.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28As in C-O-W?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30C-O-O.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31- Which is a cow.- It is.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32But you call it a coo?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- It's a Highland coo.- OK, got it. I'm learning all the time in Scotland!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37You are, indeed. Absolutely.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- I'll put my hat down, I'll go for a wander...- Indeed.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41..and I'll give you a shout.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Stay warm.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Thanks, William.- OK. - Thanks awfully.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46By the fire, warm those hands,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49ready for the Road Trip action.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53And straight away, something close to Charles's heart
0:03:53 > 0:03:55has turned his head.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57In this cabinet, here,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00are a lovely, lovely pair of vases.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03What you say?
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Yeah, I know.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05You're from Derby!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07These vases were made in Derby
0:04:07 > 0:04:10and the mark on the bottom confirms it.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I knew from this gorgeous, rich palette, which...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Look at those flowers! Hand-painted in that rich, Regency spirit
0:04:18 > 0:04:21of circa 1810. Look at these beautiful lug handles...
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Oops! Hell...
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Charles!
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It was stuck,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and the handle, like on the side of a cliff,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34has just become detached, so...
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Don't break my heart, you're from Derby!
0:04:39 > 0:04:40- William?- Yes?
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Just a quickie.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Just to let you know, it wasn't me.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I was just handling the vase...
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Don't worry.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50..and the handle has just became just detached.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51It'd been restored, hadn't it?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Fine, yeah. That's fine. - No problem whatsoever.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I mean, it just needs a bit of glue... Sorry about that, sir.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Don't you worry about that in the slightest.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- But, that, a lovely pair of vases. - We'll get it restored, no worries.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Oh, what a start! First object in...
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Anyway.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06I think you got off lightly there, butterfingers.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Anything less fragile catch your eye, Charles?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11That little dish at the far end.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Yeah, that's Austrian. Is it?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- May I have a look at it? - Yeah, you most certainly can.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Er, rather unusual...
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Is it old?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I would think probably early 1900s, 1800s.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Late 1800s.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28It's what we call a little waiter, isn't it?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31It's a little, almost a small salver which people would have used...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35For their creme de menthe.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Exactly...
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Or in Scotland, you'd use it for...- Your dram.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Your dram.- Your dram.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41A drink.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- What I quite like about this are the marks here.- Yes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44They are quite indistinct
0:05:46 > 0:05:47and they look quite early marks.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52The ticket says £125.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Charles, time to make a cheeky offer?
0:05:54 > 0:05:55- £60?- Indeed.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Happy with that? Indeed.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- I'll take it. - Much obliged, thank you.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Thanks very much. My road trip now is truly off and running.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- Highland fling?- Indeed.- How do you do the Highland fling?- I don't know!
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Is it all that? - Something like that, yes!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Charles got a great deal there,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10purchasing the plate for less than half price.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13£60 - hopefully, it'll be the toast of Aberdeen.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I'm sure it will be and thank you very much, indeed.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Nice to meet you and see your wonderful shop. Thanks a lot.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Goodbye, see you! Bye-bye.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Well done, Charles.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Voila.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31James, meanwhile, has motored 25 miles down the road to Daviot,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33just south of Inverness,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36in the hope of finding his first purchase of this road trip.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Ah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47What a lovely caravan!
0:06:49 > 0:06:53He's come to Antiques & Architectural Salvage,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55hoping to uncover some hidden gems.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59This is the sort of place that you could get lost for days in.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Amazing! Now, who's this?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- Hello!- Hi.- James.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I'm Mike.- Hello, Mike. - Pleased to meet you.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Well, it looks all very good from outside, I must say!- Yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Yeah, one of everything and two of everything else.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Mike's not kidding.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15As well as a couple of barns,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19his yard is packed with unusual and interesting stock.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21What on earth is that?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23It's a lid from a whisky still.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26It would have a big cross clamp and a screw,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28to screw the top down tight.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30So, the screw engages, sort of, there?
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- Yeah, yeah.- Holds it there.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33What's it made of?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- It's cast brass. - Cast brass, goodness.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- That is hernia stuff, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40I love that.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Yeah, that could be £60.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Could it?
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Could be.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49With a ticket price of £120, that would be an impressive 50% discount.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It's just the sort of perfect shop, isn't it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:55It's salvage and antiques.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01All that he needs to do is throw in a bespoke tailor
0:08:01 > 0:08:03and a decent restaurant and I think I could live here!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Not sure how Mike would feel about that.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11That's quite fun, isn't it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Have you got the corresponding thing?
0:08:13 > 0:08:14No, I'm afraid I haven't. No.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Very often with antiques,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18you don't necessarily need them, do you?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Oh, no! No, no.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22You might not need them, but they cost!
0:08:24 > 0:08:28The reclaimed stanchion and the rope has a ticket price of £40.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30That's another item to think about.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32But, anything else, James?
0:08:33 > 0:08:34I always like matchbox covers.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- It's a great weight, that one, isn't it?- Aye.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40- That's beautifully made.- Yeah.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Oh, I see!
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- So, you take it out and then strike.- I think so, yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Yeah, I think so.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51It's £12.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Really interesting.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Browsing over, James has a few things on his wish list.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Time to talk money.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03There's three objects I really like here.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Like that.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I like the whisky still cover.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I like brass and copper.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11If it's made of brass and copper,
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I think I must have some sort of terrible deficiency
0:09:15 > 0:09:18in those metals, so I'm always drawn to them!
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- I quite like your mechanical matchbox cover.- Yeah.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Yeah, I see a wrap-up coming now!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26No, no, no.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Hardly. I like to be gentle with people.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I like to leave as friends, Mike.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33I don't want to leave as an enemy!
0:09:33 > 0:09:35I like that. I'll take that one, Mike.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Good.- What did you say on the still cover?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I said 60 on the cover, and...
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- What did I say on the matchbox? - 12 on the matchbox cover.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48£80, the wrap-up.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49- Really?- Cheers.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51You've got yourself a deal. Thank you, Mike, thank you.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55No, it's been a real pleasure, what a lovely place.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Good. Lovely, yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58It's a real tonic for an antiques man!
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Okey-dokey.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03All I've got to do is find the gin, now.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05That was £60 for the whisky lid
0:10:05 > 0:10:08and £10 each for the stanchion and rope, and the matchbox cover.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11What a mixture.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Three down, two to go.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Charles, meanwhile, has made his way to Inverness
0:10:19 > 0:10:22with £140 still in his pocket.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25What can he find there at the merchant?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Hello!- Good day to you.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29- You, too.- How are you?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30I'm very well, thank you.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Your name is?- Moira.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Hi, Moira. I love this part of the world. Ever so fresh...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- It's fabulous.- It's so clean up here, isn't it?- It is.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Great to be here. Love your shop. Wowee!
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Thank you.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45With a mix of antiques and vintage items, there's plenty on offer here.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47That's quite nice.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49What is it, do you know?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51A glass vase!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Moira, I like your style! I like your style.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55It's a bit rubbed.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Can you see? It's a really attractive hexagonal...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01..green glass vase.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Not one of a pair, is it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:03No, unfortunately not.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05What a shame. Yeah...
0:11:05 > 0:11:08The best price on that would be?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09That one...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Probably £8.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- £8.- Yes, on that one.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It's nice. I think it's really decorative,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19and if it was one of a pair,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- the pair would be worth £100.- Yeah.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25But, on its own, £8 is such a good investment...
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- I'll mental-note it and come back to it.- OK.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33OK, but for £8, it's a really nice object.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Noted. What's next?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Gorgeous vase.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Well, what we call a potpourri.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41That's pretty.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Isn't that nice, Moira?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45It is lovely.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Good answer.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Yes!
0:11:48 > 0:11:51What I love about this is it's fantastic what we call
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Japanese Satsuma ware.- Mm.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55And Japanese Satsuma was made quite quickly
0:11:55 > 0:11:59after the treaty of Edo, 1858.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Just out of interest, Moira, it's priced at £65.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05What's your very, very best?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Not a lot of... - To an old English mate?!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Not a lot of leeway in that one, actually.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12We've literally just got it in.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- Mm, look at me... - So...
0:12:14 > 0:12:15- £60.- OK.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16- That is it.- That's fine.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- I couldn't do anything less than that.- No, that's fine.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20That's five pounds off. OK.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21OK...
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Thank you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- No problem.- I'll give it some thought. Thanks, Moira.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Something else to think about.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Any more for any more?
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Just going to open this cabinet,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34cos there's lots of interesting curios in here.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35I quite like your little mouse.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Yes. Unfortunately, he's missing his eyes and his ears.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42But he has the original tail.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Well, that's something.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46He's a really sweet mouse and we always think back to
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- the novel Edwardian times...- Mm-hm.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53..and our Edwardian ancestors were so
0:12:53 > 0:12:57novel in what they used as a matchbox, and that's what this is.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- Yes.- It's basically a small vesta case or matchbox and I would have
0:13:02 > 0:13:06thought, looking at the fact he's lost his eyes,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10he's lost his ears, he probably would date to around 1900.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13What's the best price on this poor, old mouse?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15What do I have on my little mousy?
0:13:15 > 0:13:1725.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18I could do 18 on that one.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Really?- Yes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Yeah, he is just tired, but sometimes,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24at the start of a Road Trip,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26you've just got to take things in small doses -
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and this mouse really is that. He is..
0:13:30 > 0:13:32He's cute.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35With three potential lots playing on his mind,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37it's decision time.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39If I was to buy
0:13:39 > 0:13:41the mouse, 18, vase at eight...
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Yes.
0:13:44 > 0:13:4526.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Plus, the very nice Japanese potpourri at 60...
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Mm-hm. - That's £86, isn't it?
0:13:53 > 0:13:54Yeah.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- Is that right?- Yes.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57- Fine. I'll take them.- OK.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Thank you. Yes, I will. Thanks, Moira.- No problem.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03A very successful bit of buying there, with three lots bought.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Marvellous.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Oh, another kiss.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12James, meanwhile, has made his way to Culloden Moor, near Inverness.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16It was here that Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army
0:14:16 > 0:14:19took on the British Army with devastating results.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23During the 17th and 18th century,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Britain was suffering from political and religious upheaval.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30In 1688, King James II was forced off the throne.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Nearly 60 years later, his grandson, Bonnie Prince Charlie,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37made it his mission to reinstate a Stuart monarch
0:14:37 > 0:14:39on the throne of Britain...
0:14:40 > 0:14:44an ambition which resulted in a bloody battle at Culloden
0:14:44 > 0:14:46on 16 April, 1746.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51James has met Learning Manager at Culloden, Katie Boal,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53to find out more.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55So, is this is where it all happened, Katie?
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Yeah. You're standing in the centre
0:14:58 > 0:15:01of the Battle of Culloden and this is where the majority of the
0:15:01 > 0:15:04hand-to-hand fighting took place.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05What sort of numbers are we talking?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08You know, is it 1,000 here and 2,000 there or what?
0:15:08 > 0:15:14- We're talking about 5,500 to 6,000 in the Jacobite army.- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- Erm, these are best guesses.- Yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21- And about 7,000-8,000 in the government army.- Right, OK.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23So, they're not, they're not too...
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- They're good. They're matched.- Yeah.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26And were they matched in arms?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Absolutely not, no.- Really?
0:15:28 > 0:15:32The Jacobites had a mishmash of arms, but the government soldiers,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35not only were they well armed, but they were well drilled.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38The battle itself actually started at about 12:30
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- and we think that it was over in about an hour, so...- Really?
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Yeah, only an hour.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47So, first the Jacobites fired their cannon at the government soldiers
0:15:47 > 0:15:51and the cannon actually flies over the heads of the government soldiers
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and the government soldiers begin to return fire and they pound
0:15:54 > 0:15:56into the Jacobite forces.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57And what are they firing?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59They're firing cannon at this point.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00OK.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04The Jacobites take the cannon for as long as they can,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06until they began to cry out to their leaders to let them unleash
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- their most fearsome weapon of all, the Highland Charge.- OK.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Finally, the order is given,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- the men run across the field... - Yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18- ..and then the government army begins to fire grapeshot.- OK.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Now, grapeshot, it's like a tin can,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23small and lots and lots of little pieces of lead,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26and it just decimates the Army.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28It was a really bloody crush, wasn't it?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Yes, absolutely.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31About 1,500 Jacobites are dead
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and about 50 government soldiers lose their lives.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- God, that's amazing odds, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39- 1,500 plays 50.- Yeah.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And then what happened afterwards? Were they pursued?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Or did they all shake hands and say, "You've won."?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46- No, no, no. Not at all.- OK.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51The Jacobites were rebels, according to the government army,
0:16:51 > 0:16:53and they were pursued and, actually,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56what the Duke of Cumberland did is he actually ordered his men
0:16:56 > 0:17:00to fix bayonets after the battle and to advance across the field
0:17:00 > 0:17:02and to kill anyone they found there.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Many artefacts have been uncovered at Culloden battlefield
0:17:06 > 0:17:09over the years, but there is one very special item
0:17:09 > 0:17:12at the visitors' centre that stands out from all the rest.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15So, this fantastic object
0:17:16 > 0:17:18is the Brodie Sword.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23The story is that it belonged to Charles Edward Stuart.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24Goodness!
0:17:24 > 0:17:28What happens to Bonnie Prince Charlie after the battle?
0:17:28 > 0:17:33So, after the battle, Charles is taken from the field
0:17:33 > 0:17:35by his men and he goes on the run.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39And he's on the run in the Highlands of Scotland for a month.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Relentlessly pursued by government soldiers,
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Charles is said to have evaded capture by disguising himself
0:17:46 > 0:17:52as a shipwrecked merchant and later as a lady called Betty Burke.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Finally, helped by loyal supporters,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57he escaped by ship back to France.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01The battle of Culloden saw the end of the Jacobite uprising and,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05despite his defeat, Bonnie Prince Charlie went on to be romanticised
0:18:05 > 0:18:07through legends and ballads,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09becoming a national hero of Scotland.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14It's been a busy old day for our experts.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Time for some well-earned rest.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18So, nighty-night.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23It's a new day and the boys are back on the road.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Do you want to do the windscreen wipers?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- That one.- Yeah.- Lovely.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30There's always good comedic value
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- in strange windscreen wipers, isn't there?- Yes!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Why do they never, sort of, hit and get tangled?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- No. They don't quite hit it off together, do they?- No, they don't.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43So far, Charles has secured himself an impressive four lots.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47The silver waiter, the green Bohemian vase,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51the Satsuma potpourri vase and the bronze mouse vesta case -
0:18:51 > 0:18:55which means he still has £54 in his pocket.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58James has bagged three lots.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00A copper whisky still lid,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02the reclaimed stanchion and rope
0:19:02 > 0:19:04and the silver matchbox cover -
0:19:04 > 0:19:08leaving him £120 available to spend today.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16James will start his shopping day in the village of Auldearn,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20which was the site of a bloody battle between Loyalists
0:19:20 > 0:19:23and Covenanters back in 1645.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Thankfully, it's much more peaceful now and is home
0:19:26 > 0:19:28to Auldearn Antiques.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29James has been here before,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31but he doesn't have fond memories.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35This was the scene of the bloody defeat of Mr Braxton
0:19:35 > 0:19:38at the hands of Charlie Ross at Buckie.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40The weapon was a pottery elephant.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43'Bid on the phone at £2,700, then...'
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Oh, remember it well.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Bought for a mere £8, and sold for a fortune.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I'm leaving. I think my road trip is over!
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Ha-ha! Let's hope Lady Luck is on your side this time, James.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Now, what's that?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Ah, a kilim rug.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's quite grubby.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06It's certainly been used.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10But, in spite of being used,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14it's not bad. Not bad condition.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15So, it's just a bit grubby.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's lovely and stiff. It's very tight weave.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Rather nice.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24It could benefit from a good clean, but it's a nice kilim.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27A kilim rug is flat woven,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30a style typical from Turkey, Iran and Pakistan.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It can be £40 to you.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35£40? Roger, I'll take it. Thank you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40That's the quickest deal that been done this week, thank you, James!
0:20:40 > 0:20:41No, pleasure. Pleasure.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I think I'll have to get my carpet beater out
0:20:43 > 0:20:45and beat some of that dust out.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- No, but it could be a lovely thing. - Yeah.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49No messing about there, James.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Fourth lot bought - well done.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Do you think it's the dirt keeping it nice and stiff?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Not entirely.- Top quality. - Top-quality item.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00It wants to stand up, doesn't it?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Look at that!
0:21:02 > 0:21:04What a marvellous thing. There you are.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05- One, two...40. - Thank you very much, indeed.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Thank you very much, indeed, Roger.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12While James has been busy buying, Charles has made his way to Moy.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16He'll have a sedate start to his day with a gentle cruise
0:21:16 > 0:21:18on the Caledonian Canal.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Unbelievable.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22There she awaits,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25from the Antiques Road Trip to the boating trip.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26I can't wait.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Cutting through the mountainous heart of the Scottish Highlands,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36this ground-breaking, 200-year-old mighty waterway was one of Britain's
0:21:36 > 0:21:39biggest and boldest building projects.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Built in the 19th century,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45the canal's design and construction was state of the art.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50it's 60 miles long, with 29 locks.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Charles is meeting skipper Andy and Heritage Officer Chris O'Connell
0:21:55 > 0:21:57to find out more.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Chris, it is truly awe-inspiring.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01It is, isn't it?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04But, what I can't quite believe is the water we're on
0:22:04 > 0:22:06was actually man-made. Why?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Well, it was a government-sponsored project
0:22:09 > 0:22:12for employment for the Highlands.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16At the time - after the Jacobite revolution - mass migration,
0:22:16 > 0:22:18the Clearances, the Highland Clearances,
0:22:18 > 0:22:2030,000 people leaving the country,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23it was a way of keeping people in the country.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It was a government-sponsored employment scheme.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30The father of modern civil engineering, Thomas Telford,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34was brought on board to create the ambitious Caledonian Canal.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37His vision was to combine clever construction
0:22:37 > 0:22:40with Scotland's spectacular scenery.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44In 1803, he surveyed the route of the canal,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47an act of Parliament was passed,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49and construction began shortly afterwards.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Expected to take seven years to build,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56the canal actually didn't open until 1822 -
0:22:56 > 0:22:58five years late and way over budget.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Sounds pretty typical.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05This is the ledger, the money spent.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07We see here, Thomas Telford,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10for general superintendence and management,
0:23:10 > 0:23:151803 to 1825, he was paid £5,272.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20And that was literally the period of those almost 19 years
0:23:20 > 0:23:21building the canal.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25That, in today's money, is roughly £350,000.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Look at this - "whisky allowed to men working in the water",
0:23:29 > 0:23:31£127 worth.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- Amazing.- I don't know how much whisky you get for £127.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Any whisky left over? - I don't think so!
0:23:36 > 0:23:37It's getting a bit cold up here!
0:23:37 > 0:23:41No time for a snifter, Charles, it's your turn to take the helm.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Watch out(!)
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Oh, dear - hold tight, gents.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47This is the Antiques Boat Trip!
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I should say, there is a speed limit.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Sorry? All right, sorry about that!
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Not the smoothest of starts, hey?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58It's just amazing. I can see so much in front of me...
0:24:00 > 0:24:02When there's no traffic,
0:24:02 > 0:24:07driving can be...like buying antiques - piece of cake!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The most impressive single engineering feat on the canal
0:24:10 > 0:24:15is Neptune's Staircase, a spectacular flight of eight locks.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20It takes roughly 90 minutes to travel up the 64 feet to the top.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22There's a lock gate in front.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Yes.- How do we get through, do I just nudge it?
0:24:25 > 0:24:29The lock keeper's waited, so we will head over towards the right.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32OK. So I'll go slightly right, yes.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Hello, sir. Here's our lock keeper.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- Hello, sir.- How are you doing?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I almost feel like saluting those Highlanders,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- what they've achieved. - Yes.- And, of course, Mr Telford.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Sorry, I'll concentrate.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- There's a little duck. Excuse me! - HORN BLARES
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Although at the time of opening the canal was considered
0:24:53 > 0:24:55a commercial failure,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59it has proven to be a stunning feat of engineering
0:24:59 > 0:25:03which has survived hundreds of years and has been enjoyed by millions.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05James, thank you ever so much.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09I think in all my time on Antiques Road Trip,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11this has been one of my favourite, most memorable experiences.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Being on Caledonian...
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Our pleasure. - It's been wonderful.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22James, meanwhile, has made his way to the village of Dulnain Bridge
0:25:22 > 0:25:24for his final shop.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26He's come to the Speyside Heather Centre
0:25:26 > 0:25:30and is hoping dealer Betty can help him unearth
0:25:30 > 0:25:32a bargain to take to auction.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Hello!- Hello.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37My goodness, you're much taller than I expected!
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- You're saying all the right things! - Handsome, as well!
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- I say. - Well, I'll have a good look around.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Please do.- Have a nose.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- OK.- What do you say in Scotland, is it a nose?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51What do you have? Do you have a browse?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Yeah, a rook around, a rook aroun'...
0:25:54 > 0:25:58A rook around? I'll have a rook around.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59You just do that.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11You haven't got anything lurking behind the plaid curtain?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13I can let you have a peek.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Oh! Into the inner sanctum! Follow me.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Ooh, look, this is where the treasures are!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24So you've got a pair of those? I saw one of those outside.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26That looks sort of like an Ercol chair
0:26:26 > 0:26:28with the arm thing.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31I'm going to look at the one outside and see...
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Betty, are you all right with that?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- You wouldn't mind bringing that through, would you?- OK.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38So, James, do they match?
0:26:38 > 0:26:43- It is a pair, isn't it? - Mm-hm.- Who are they made by?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46There's a mark there. Can you see?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Oh, yes - it's got a kitemark. - It is Ercol.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51It's Ercol, is it?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Ercol is the manufacturer.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Regarded for good quality.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58It's got quite a nice, stylish back.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01We've got a sort of stick back chair,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06but it's got these, sort of, out-rigging arms.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08This is more...
0:27:08 > 0:27:14This is more lunch and supper, less microwave Chicken Kiev.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18You could sit in here for two hours rather than 20 minutes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Betty, what do you think you could do for the pair?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Think low!
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Of course, they're not mine, but I could...
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Will I make the phone call? - Make a phone call.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Ticket price is £55 each.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35They're not the brightest of order.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38They've had a life.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42But so have I.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Look lively, Betty's back, and with good news, we hope.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49You are one lucky man. I said you were charming...
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Oh?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53..and she said 20% at first.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55I said, "I don't think he'll go for it."
0:27:55 > 0:27:58And she said, "OK, 65 for the two."
0:27:58 > 0:28:01You know, I'm slightly out of my comfort zone.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05A pair of Ercol chairs - they could make £20 at auction for all I know.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Do you think she might go any lower, or not? 50?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14She might stretch and give you the two for 55.
0:28:14 > 0:28:1755, you've gone and got yourself a deal.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- OK.- Thank you very much indeed, Betty. They are lovely.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25And in life, you know, are you a man or are you a mouse?
0:28:25 > 0:28:26You've got to take risks.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Risks equal rewards - or sometimes abject failure.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Well, we'll soon see, as that's you all bought up.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- OK, decision made. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40That's really kind - here's your money.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44That's what it's all about - one, two, three... 60.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Right, OK. Here you go.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48There you are. Thank you. Thanks very much indeed.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- Really kind of you.- Good deed!
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Thanks a lot. Bye!- Bye.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Charles isn't spent up quite yet
0:28:59 > 0:29:03so he's made his way to his final stop in Kingussie,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05sitting by the River Spey.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07The popular TV series Monarch of the Glen
0:29:07 > 0:29:10was filmed entirely in the upper Spey Valley,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13including many scenes here, in Kingussie.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Here we are.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17He's arrived at the White Cockade,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20with £55 burning a hole in his pocket.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Specialising in French and Scottish furniture,
0:29:25 > 0:29:30kitchenalia and collectables, there is plenty on offer.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34It's so exciting when you do come across really good silk hats.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36And look at that silk hat...
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It's too small. Shame.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47If the hat fits, then wear it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Back to browsing, eh?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I thought this was quite old for a second, I thought, wowee,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57this could be folk art, it could be early Scottish,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00it could be English, it could be mid-17th-century...
0:30:00 > 0:30:04It felt so rustic, it feels so good. I turn it upside down and it says,
0:30:04 > 0:30:05"Made in Colombia".
0:30:05 > 0:30:07So we never stop learning in this game!
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It's not "just like that" today. It's not just like that.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It should be! Normally it is.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Just as Charles was starting to despair,
0:30:19 > 0:30:24some ladles with a ticket price of £85 have caught his attention.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Time to call in dealer Laurence.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Are these old, do you think, Laurence, or reproduction?
0:30:30 > 0:30:34They are old. I believe they are 18th century.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37A set of... Is it four?
0:30:37 > 0:30:38Yes, the big one as well.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41I do think these are probably quite old.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43You can see how they've been hand-finished.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49I do like the patination on them.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53What would be the best on them for the four, please?
0:30:55 > 0:30:56OK, for you...
0:30:59 > 0:31:03I'll do 50, but that's my very, very, very best.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I'm going to go for the ladles
0:31:05 > 0:31:07because I think they're real antiques,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09it's late in the day...
0:31:10 > 0:31:13I had a really nice soup for lunch today which was Scottish,
0:31:13 > 0:31:19so I feel these really provincial-looking 18th-century copper ladles
0:31:19 > 0:31:25might just serve up a sweet tomato buyer, you never know.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- I'll take them, for £50. - OK.- Thank you so much.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It's taken me a while, but I've got there.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Am I happy? Give me a high-five!
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Thanks a lot - done!
0:31:34 > 0:31:39And that final high-five means our boys are all bought up.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Buying the ladles for £50
0:31:46 > 0:31:49means Charles has almost blown his whole budget,
0:31:49 > 0:31:54purchasing the silver waiter, the green Bohemian vase,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57the Satsuma potpourri vase and the bronze mouse vesta case,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00spending a total of £196.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07James spent a little less, shelling out £175 on five lots.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09He bought the copper whisky still lid,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12the reclaimed stanchion and rope,
0:32:12 > 0:32:13the silver matchbox cover,
0:32:13 > 0:32:18the kilim rug and the pair of mid-century Ercol chairs.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20So, what do they make of each other's lots?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Not a lot, I suspect.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Charles has bought a good regional auction house section.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29We got the glass department covered with the Bohemian vase.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31We got the rather nice copper spoons -
0:32:31 > 0:32:34me being a metal man, I love the spoons.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Bit of red copper and I'm all over it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I really rate the copper distillery cover,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44for what it represents in whisky and its link to Scotland.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45Well done, James. I like that.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48The silver, I'm not so sure about that -
0:32:48 > 0:32:50pressed metal with some dodgy feet.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The kilim rug was a real find.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58It's a great object which currently has great scope to do very well,
0:32:58 > 0:32:59so he's bought very strongly.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04After starting in Dingwall in the Highlands,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08our experts are now en route to auction in Aberdeen.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Is it Aberdeenians you call local people here?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Aberdonians.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Oh, Aberdonians, sorry. - I don't know.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15Are these Aberdeenians?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- I think Aberdonians.- Aberdonians. - For the Don.- For the Don. Exactly.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- Or for the Dee.- No, for the Dee.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24It's Aberdeenians... I'm a Dee, you're a Don!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Today's auction is taking place at John Milne Auctioneers -
0:33:27 > 0:33:30the firm has been trading in the region for 150 years.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- Ah!- It's very grand here, isn't it? - It is lovely, isn't it?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- In we go. Into the auction. Good luck, James.- Good luck.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Presiding over today's proceedings is auctioneer Colin Edward,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44but what does he make of our experts' lots?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The copper hatch lid, we have had a little bit of interest,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54a couple of phone calls have come in to ask about it.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56So...fingers crossed.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58The mouse vesta holder,
0:33:58 > 0:34:02although it's not perfect and it is only in bronze or brass,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05it is my favourite piece and I think it should...
0:34:05 > 0:34:07It should get them a nice little profit, I think.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Aye... Lovely room, isn't it? And the sunshine.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Our experts are seated and ready to go.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17First up, it's Charles's Bohemian green vase.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Hold tight, James.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Really?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24£10. 10. Surely, 10.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Oh, I can't believe it. Profit, profit!
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- 12.- 15. £15, on my left...
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Slow start. It's OK. That's great. - Is it?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35A green and gilt vase, at 15.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Selling at £15, all done at 15.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42A lovely little profit to kick things off.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44A little small step for auction mankind.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- That's OK.- Is it? - Auction mankind is walking.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Will it be more of a giant leap for James's matchbox cover?
0:34:52 > 0:34:53£40?
0:34:55 > 0:34:5630.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58It is striking. It's not lighting.
0:34:58 > 0:34:5920?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- £10.- £10. 10. 12.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- It's a good thing.- 15.
0:35:04 > 0:35:0618. 20.
0:35:06 > 0:35:0822... 25.
0:35:08 > 0:35:1028. At 30.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12£30.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17At 30, all done now at £30, the matchbox cover...
0:35:17 > 0:35:20So, that's a profit apiece. Great stuff.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Well done, mate. See, that's a nice little start, isn't it?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24How do you feel, pretty good?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26It was nice, you got the right price.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29A long way to go. But you're ahead.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34Next up are Charles' set of copper ladles, bought for £50.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35£60 for the ladles.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- They're good things. - I think they look vulnerable.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39- 40?- They are.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- £30.- Oh, dear.- Hello, hello.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4435. 40. 45.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4750. 55. 60.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- 65...- We are in business.- 70.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- 75...- Very speccy.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- They're speccy, they're speccy. - 80. 85.- Hello!
0:35:56 > 0:35:58£85, the lady's bid.
0:35:58 > 0:36:0185. At 90...
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- Go on, Madam! Go on...! - At £90, at 90 on my right, at 90.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06If we're done, at 90...
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- 95.- One more!- 100.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Madam!
0:36:11 > 0:36:12105.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16All done now at £105.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Now, that's what I call a result.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- Well done.- You put the A in antique
0:36:22 > 0:36:25and you blew a wee Scottish lady a kiss.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Thank you! Thank you, madam!
0:36:28 > 0:36:29Thank you!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Enough of the kisses.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Now, it's the turn of James' reclaimed stanchion and rope.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37£10. Get in there!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- 10, I'm bid. 12. - Profit.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43- 15, 18.- Well done, James.- 20.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44- 22.- Go on!
0:36:44 > 0:36:47£22, on my left at 22.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- The VIP rope...- That's clearly a very important person buying it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52At 22...
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Another good return there for James.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58It's all in that northerly direction.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00The wind is blowing the right way.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- Isn't it?- What, easterly? Westerly? Northerly?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06We're going up. We're both going up in the world.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Indeed. Next up is the auctioneer's favourite,
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Charles's bronze mouse vesta case.
0:37:13 > 0:37:1620. Someone at £20?
0:37:16 > 0:37:1720, I'm bid.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- 22. 25.- Go on!
0:37:19 > 0:37:2228. 30.
0:37:22 > 0:37:2332. 35.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2738. At 40.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Come on, keep going!
0:37:28 > 0:37:3142. 45.
0:37:31 > 0:37:3448. £48 on my right, at 48.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Selling now at £48...
0:37:36 > 0:37:37And 50.
0:37:37 > 0:37:4152. 55.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- On the phone at 55. - There's a phone bid!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- At 58.- Hello, the UK!
0:37:45 > 0:37:4660?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49No, 58. 60? 60.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50- 65.- Go on!
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- £65, the bid is on my right at 65, all done?- 65!
0:37:54 > 0:37:56At £65...
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Aberdeen is proving very profitable for our boys -
0:37:59 > 0:38:02fantastic result there for Charles.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- What a good man!- What a good man.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06He's no mouse!
0:38:06 > 0:38:10James' kilim rug proved as popular.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12£60. 60, I'm bid 60.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14At £60.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16One bid of 60...
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Don't scare everybody off, at £60...
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Are we done? At 60? All finished, one bid, £60?
0:38:23 > 0:38:26All done... At 60.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Bad luck, James, but a profit is a profit.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31As you know, on the day,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34without the net, with a call-hardened room,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36they go or they don't.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38In this instance, they didn't, that's a shame.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Charles, you're up again. It's your Satsuma potpourri vase.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44£40. 40 I'm bid.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Come on!- At £40.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52- Come on.- At 40, one bid of 40, going to be sold.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At £40, just the one bid, all done.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5742. 45.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- That's a really good object. - 48.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02At 50.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0452.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0655.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09£55, at 55.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13All done at 55, nice little potpourri pot...
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Ah, what a shame. First loss of the day.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- That was my favourite object. - It is funny, I...
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Me too, with the kilim rug.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25It had the most legs to run
0:39:25 > 0:39:28and I think if this market was worldwide,
0:39:28 > 0:39:30it could have made more.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Will James' pair of Ercol chairs fare a bit better, I wonder?
0:39:35 > 0:39:3730. 20.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- Here we go.- 20 I'm bid... - Come on, move!
0:39:41 > 0:39:42..for the Windsor-style chairs.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4422, 25.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4628, at 30...?
0:39:46 > 0:39:4932, 35.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5238. At 40.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- 42, 45... - Is the buyer Norwegian?
0:39:54 > 0:39:58£45, the lady has bid in the room at 45.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03If we're done at 45, I'll sell at £45...
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Hard luck. That is a small loss for James, too.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Thank the Lord I only lost £10.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Now, can Charles pull a profit with his final lot?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17It's the silver waiter.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- 20 I'm bid, 22, 25.- It's away.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2228. At 30.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24£30, far back, 32.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2835. 38. 40.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3042. 45, 48.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32At 50.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3455, 60.
0:40:34 > 0:40:3665, 70...
0:40:37 > 0:40:3975...
0:40:39 > 0:40:40At 80.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- That's OK.- £80.- Go on!
0:40:42 > 0:40:44All done now, at 80,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47all finished at £80, bidder's far back, at 80.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52Another profit. He had to be pleased with that, well done, Charles.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I'm happy, that was my Achilles heel,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57- I'm still running.- It's over. - I'm still running, baby.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03Time for James's final lot - the copper whisky still lid.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0440.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- 30.- Oh, God...
0:41:07 > 0:41:0835.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1140. £40 in front.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1345.
0:41:13 > 0:41:1545 on my right.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- £45.- What did it cost you, again?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Look at me.- 50.
0:41:19 > 0:41:2255. 60. 65.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2570. 75.
0:41:25 > 0:41:2880. 85.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3190. 95.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- 100.- Cometh the hour. - I know.- 105.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- 110. - Wow!
0:41:35 > 0:41:38115, 120.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40125, 130.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43£130, the bid is on my left at 130.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Selling now at £130.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50James ends on a high with that marvellous profit.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- Back in the game.- You are back in the game. Back in the game.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- Hanson-Braxton.- Let's go. Let's go.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03It's a close call. Who's going to come out on top?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Let's do the maths.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07James started this leg with £200.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12He made a tidy profit of £60.34 after auction costs,
0:42:12 > 0:42:16leaving him with a wonderful £260.34.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Charles also began with 200
0:42:20 > 0:42:25and he too made a profit of £66.40 after auction costs,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28which means he's today's winner
0:42:28 > 0:42:33and leads going into the next leg with a healthy £266.40.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35What fun!
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Well done.- Well done, Charlie.
0:42:37 > 0:42:38It's a good start for both of us, James.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- I think I should drive, don't you? - Yes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43The journey is well and truly on the road.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Do you think the winner should sit in luxury as the passenger?
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Yes!
0:42:48 > 0:42:49HE LAUGHS
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- Thank you, Aberdeen. - Thank you, Aberdeen.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Bring on...Dunfermline.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Cheerio, chaps.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Next time, the boys are back on the road in bonnie Scotland.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Charles is smooth-talking...
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- Bob, you have character. - Oh, thank you!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11..while James has his haggling hat on.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15As all the best hagglers do, you do need the fez.