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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

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-That's cracking!

-With £200 each...

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Wonderful!

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..a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

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That's exactly what I'm talking about.

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I'm all over a-shiver.

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The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

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-No-brainer!

-Going, going, gone!

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There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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So, will it be the high road to glory?

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-Push!

-Or the slow road to disaster?

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How awfully, awfully nice!

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This is Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah!

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Whey-hey!

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It's leg two of this week's adventure for top auctioneers

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Charles Hanson and James Braxton.

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Where are we? Fife?

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We are north of the Fife of Forfar, is that right?

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Forfar 4, East 55.

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Yeah! No, we are north of the Firth of Forfar.

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I think you will find it is the Firth of Forth, old bean!

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While geography clearly isn't Charles' strong point,

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thankfully, sniffing out hidden antique treasures is.

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Give me a high five. Thanks a lot.

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His rival on this road trip is his old mate, James.

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Risks equal rewards, or sometimes abject failure.

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Well, taking a risk proved profitable for James on the last leg.

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After starting with £200,

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some good results at auction saw him finish with £260.34.

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Brilliant!

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Charles also kicked off with £200 and he, too, pulled in a profit,

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pushing him into the lead with £266.40.

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Hardly a sheet of Bronco between them.

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Hah! On this trip, our boys are travelling in a forerunner of the modern Audi,

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a 1964 DKW 1000 Coupe.

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It was manufactured before seat belts were mandatory. Got it?

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I think the way to do a Scottish accent is always speak very low.

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Low!

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And very guttural.

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It's a very manly, manly...

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Aye, you're right, laddie!

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After beginning their epic trip in the Highlands,

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Charles and James are journeying all over Bonnie Scotland,

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taking in the North East and Central Belt before finishing over the border in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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This leg will kick-off in Inverkeithing

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before ending up in Dundee for auction.

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Inverkeithing has ancient origins which some claim go back over 1,900 years,

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so hopefully, there will be lots of really old antiques on offer

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at Charles's first shop.

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I can't see any antiques sign, James.

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-New beds and...

-antique furniture.

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There we are! That's a green light to you, Charles.

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Yes, a green light. Go, go, go.

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Have a good day!

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It's a new day. Bye!

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Charles has arrived at the Inverkeithing Bargain Centre.

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-Good morning.

-Good morning.

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-How are you?

-I'm fine.

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-And you?

-I'm Charles Hanson, good to see you.

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What an amazingly big antiques centre.

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It certainly is, yes. Plenty for you to look at.

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And there's some antiques and collectables.

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Will Gail have a hidden gem for Charles to uncover?

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You live and dream that that piece of Faberge will wink at you.

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Or that lost Rembrandt will smile at you.

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Dreaming big, eh?

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I like it. But what tickles your fancy, then?

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I like the old cannon ball down here on the bottom shelf.

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And often, when you see these early cannonballs,

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you hope on the back of the card,

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there might be some indication as to where it was found.

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Has this cannonball got some romantic, Scottish history?

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Sometimes, it's that romance behind an object which creates a sentiment

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and an emotion which can suddenly give it extra ammunition at auction.

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Time for a closer look.

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I love social history, Gail,

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and just on the bottom shelf here is a cannonball.

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I think if I was ever to go to a gym, rather than a dumbbell,

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I would rather use an old antique cannonball and really feel the history

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whilst doing some good for my weightlifting as well.

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-Yeah.

-Now, what's its history?

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Well, the trader actually bought it from a gentleman at a fair in

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-Ingleson.

-Yes.

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He said at the time, when he asked where it was from,

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he was told that it was found in Stirling.

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Whether it could be connected to Bannockburn, we're not too sure.

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It might not be that old but it's a lovely find, nonetheless.

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It's priced, Gail, at a fairly heavy £25.

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Uh-huh.

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So, what would you like to offer me?

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Well, I like it, Gail.

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I think it's full of Scottish history and I would like to offer,

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if it met your approval, £15.

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Yes, Charles, I would give it to you for £15.

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-Would you really?

-Yes, certainly.

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Well, Gail, you know what?

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Us Fifers aren't that bad!

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I'll take it, Gail. Thanks ever so.

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I'll leave it on the settee for the time being.

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I'll carry on wandering and I'm delighted.

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No messing about here, then.

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£15 buys Charles the Scottish cannonball.

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Right, anything else catch your beady eye, old boy?

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It's quite a pretty little...

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little what you might call octagonal fluted dish.

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And here's a galleon, beautifully enamelled,

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with these billowing sails

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on this gorgeous oily lustre ground.

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I love how the seagulls are picked out.

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What's nice is you have the original label from the manufacturer

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and that's Crown Devon and Crown Devon were renowned in the 1930s

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for creating these iridescent oily lustre glazes.

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Yeah. Ticket price is £14.

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Will Gail be open for another deal?

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Seeing as you're such a charmer...

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Get out of here! I'm no Bonnie Prince.

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How much would you like to offer on the plate?

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Give me your biggest and best price

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and at least then, you call that shot.

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-Right.

-And be as kind as you would like to be.

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So, what if we do it for £12.50?

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Would you do it for £10?

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Oh, well, seeing as it's you!

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You smoothie, Charles!

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That's two lots bought in his first shop.

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Great stuff!

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-Take care.

-Bye, Charlie.

-Bye-bye. See you.

-Bye-bye.

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-Oops!

-Show off!

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I play cricket. Can you tell?

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James, meanwhile, has motored ten minutes up the coast to Aberdour.

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This picturesque seaside town is home to James' first shop,

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Blake's Vintage and Collectables.

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It looks nice.

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Hello!

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JAMES LAUGHS

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Hello, James, welcome.

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-I'm Debbie.

-Hello, Debbie, James.

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-Welcome to my shop.

-Oh, thank you very much indeed.

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I like your suitcase outside.

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It's a very stylish open sign.

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-Thank you. I have a thing about suitcases and telephones.

-What, travel?

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As well as suitcases and telephones,

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there's plenty of vintage goodies and antiques on offer, too.

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Now, OK, so, I'm after smallish things, probably.

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-OK.

-Silvery things.

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So have you got any silver?

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I think I've got silver ashtrays here.

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Ooh, looks like you're in luck, James.

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-I think that's...

-As in a silver case.

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-That's got a good weight to it, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

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God, the old eyes are deteriorating, Debbie, isn't it?

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-Do you wear glasses?

-I have about seven pairs of glasses,

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because I can't be without my glasses.

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HE LAUGHS

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And then I've got about 15 pairs of sunglasses.

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15? I didn't realise Scotland was so sunny!

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It's funny, isn't it, cigarette cases,

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they saved many lives in world wars, didn't they?

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People used to have their cigarette cases there.

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There's quite a few cases where bullets...they've saved themselves from a bullet.

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It's probably about 1920s, I would have thought.

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Do you know, I haven't sold a cigarette case for years.

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Because, of course, they went out...

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and nobody's really found a workable application for them.

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But it's quite a nice one. Let's have a think about that.

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-OK.

-It's only the first thing I've seen, Debbie, isn't it?

-Yes.

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Debbie's silver cigarette case is priced at £38.

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One to think about.

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Anything else?

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These are lovely.

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Yeah. So, abalone.

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So rather like mother of pearl.

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Just slightly more oily, aren't they?

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They've got a richer look to them.

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So, opera glasses.

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-Yeah.

-You know, like all opera glasses, they don't actually work, do they?

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Moving on, then.

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I think I'm slightly too big for this shop.

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HE LAUGHS

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I think I might need this.

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I spotted something and as all the best hagglers do,

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you do need the fez to get you in the mood. OK?

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So I'll wear this - I'll wear this for the big haggle.

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Brace yourself, Debbie!

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Oh, James! You do suit that.

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-Do I?

-You look very, very...

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Now this is in preparation...

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Casablanca!

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Watch out, this is in preparation for a major haggle.

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I like, Debbie, the cigarette case.

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-Right.

-What can we do on this?

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This...a bit of damage, but, you know, essentially,

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it's all there. But I've got to take it to auction.

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Go on, make my day. How about 15, Debbie?

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So what have we got it for again?

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-We've got it for...

-No clues, no clues.

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38.

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-No clues.

-15.

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We'll do 15, we'll do 12.

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-12?

-Come on, give me a kiss.

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-What happened there?

-Thank you!

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That's very kind. Thank you.

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Just like that.

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Well, that fez worked wonders and

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James is off to a flying start with a huge £26 discount.

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Well done, that man.

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In the meanwhile, Charles has made his way to Falkland.

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This picturesque village

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became Scotland's first conservation area in 1970.

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A wonderful part of the world.

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Charles has arrived at the violin shop, with over £240 in his pocket.

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Not, I hope, for a violin, though.

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-How are you?

-Bob Beveridge is the name.

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I'm Charles Hanson.

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Well, welcome to the ancient and historic Royal Borough of Falkland.

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It's so beautiful.

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There's such character here.

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And Bob, you have character.

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-Oh, thank you.

-Full of flamboyance.

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-Full of flair.

-Aye, he's trying to get stuff cheap, eh?!

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He's onto you, Charles!

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Right. Bob's shop is jam-packed with great antiques.

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Let the hunt begin.

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There's got to be something, Bob, that jumps out at me.

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Just over there, that piece of stained glass.

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That's not for sale, it's part of the building.

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Oh, is it, I'm sorry!

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Oh, dear. Thankfully,

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it looks like Charles has spotted something that he CAN buy.

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We are going to Dundee.

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It's got all these lovely old etchings of Dundee in it.

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And I've never handled such a large book.

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Aha. It's a lovely, limited edition

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on Dundee with a hefty ticket price of £300.

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Look at this. Limited edition,

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this is number 118

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of 357 copies.

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We've got a date here of 1895.

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Dundee, Its Quaint And Historic Buildings by AC Lamb.

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-I'm going to Dundee.

-Right.

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If I put this in my car and it broke my suspension,

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I might have to bring it back!

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Just out of interest,

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what would be your best price on this book on Dundee?

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Well, I'm going to tell you what I'd give you it for.

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I'd give you it for my purchasing price and I bought it for £200.

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-Oh, don't say that.

-And I would let it go at that.

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It could do very well.

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But it's almost all my money tied up in one investment.

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Oh, you've got deep breeches, you people from England.

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No, I wish I did.

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-Aye, aye!

-The Road Trip is only in first gear at the moment.

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I'm far from day five or Friday and fifth, I've got a long way to go.

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So the book's set aside to be mulled over.

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Anything else grab you?

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How much is that, Bob?

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I could do that for about £80.

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Yeah. Actually, Bob, it says £60 down there.

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The price tag says 60, Bob says 80.

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I like your style!

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I can see we're going to have some trouble squeezing some money

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out of your pockets!

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No, I'm not spendthrifty, it's just as you say.

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I believe the art of buying antiques is to buy with a love and buying

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with love is when you feel the heart flutter

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because it's something a bit special.

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And it looks like there's one object in particular that's giving

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Charles that fluttery feeling.

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The book on Dundee.

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-Best price?

-I bought it with other books.

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I've since sold the other books at a profit.

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So while I would be selling it to you for much less than my original

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asking price, I could still let it go for £150

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and that would be the absolute minimum on it.

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That's half price. Charles?

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For £150,

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..I'm tempted to shake your hand and say...I shall learn from this.

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Is that a deal, then? It is indeed.

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And with that very generous discount from Bob,

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Charles has bagged himself the book.

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-Bravo.

-See you, Bob!

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-Bye!

-All the best to you. All the best.

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James, meanwhile, is still in Aberdour.

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Back during World War I,

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this small fishing town was home to a top secret Naval Research Station

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set up to discover a way to defeat Germany U-boats set to attack the

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British Navy. James has come to

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Hawkcraig Cottage to meet local historian

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and author Diana Maxwell to find out more.

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Diana, why are we here, next door to the sea?

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Well, we're here because

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in the First World War, between 1915 and 1918,

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this was a hub of activity.

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The U-boat had become a very severe threat to Britain.

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That's the German submarine, isn't it?

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Yes, that's right. It was actually shooting down one in three of the

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merchant fleet and the Germans were

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boasting that they were actually going to defeat Britain that way.

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So they had to find a way of detecting U-boats.

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The U-boats were not only sinking British warships,

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they were also attacking the Merchant Navy.

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It was feared Britain would become starved of food and materials.

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The Government had to do something and fast.

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There was a very clever chap called Cyril Ryan.

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He was in the Navy and then left to work with Marconi

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and he was called up because he was working with wireless radio...

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-Yeah.

-..inventions and he had

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invented a microphone that could detect sound underwater.

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Situated on the Firth of Forth,

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the Government chose Hawkcraig Point

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in the sleepy village of Aberdour

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as the ideal location for Captain Ryan and his crack team

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of naval and public scientists to set up a base.

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It was here that some of the best brains in Britain developed the

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hydrophone, an underwater listening device that would change the course

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-of the war.

-It looked a little bit like a bedpan,

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but it was in a waterproof container.

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-OK.

-And it had two...

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erm, diaphragms, that's the way it worked.

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When a sound wave hit the diaphragms,

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they would vibrate and they would be

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changed into an electrical signal

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that would go to a chap that was

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listening and he would be able to detect the noise.

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With all vessels making different noises,

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like the difference between a car and a motorbike,

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they were able to determine whether

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they were listening to friend or foe up to four miles away.

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The sound wave travels across water very well?

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Well, it travels across water very well,

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but it travels even better UNDERWATER.

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They worked out here it travelled

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4½ times faster underwater than over water,

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which they hadn't known about before.

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All of the British Marine fleets

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were fitted with these hydrophones.

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Eventually, they were able to detect boats at 12 miles.

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And did that happen quite rapidly?

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-Very rapidly.

-The technology, yeah.

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Because they had all of the Chief scientists of the day

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-here working on it.

-Was the hydrophone successful?

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Yes, it was very successful.

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They proved to pick up at least 54 U-boats,

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so that saved a lot of lives.

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-Yeah.

-It was responsible for sinking four U-boats.

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-Really?

-Yes. You know,

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I grew up in Aberdour knowing people that were alive at that time.

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Nobody mentioned what was going on.

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-Really?

-They just didn't mention anything about it.

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Of course, they'd signed the Secrecy Act.

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-I see.

-They wouldn't talk about it.

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Well, as we know, Diana, loose talk costs lives, don't we?

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Major technological advances were achieved

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at the top-secret base at Hawkcraig.

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But it will forever be remembered for the crucial work done with

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the hydrophone, which made such an impact

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on Britain's fight against the German U-boats.

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And so ends a busy day for our boys.

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Night-night, chaps.

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It's a new day and our experts are up and at 'em early.

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I look at you and I feel like this morning, you're the baddie in that hat, and I'm the goodie.

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Do you think so?

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-You look the baddie.

-I am the villain.

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But you do, you look a baddie.

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Are you intimidated by my villainous bearing?

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I am!

0:18:510:18:52

So far, Charles has secured himself three lots.

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The Scottish cannonball,

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a crown Devon maritime dish

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and the late 19th-century rare book about Dundee.

0:19:000:19:04

He still has £91.40 in his pocket.

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James has only bought the silver cigarette case so far,

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leaving him a huge £248.34 available to spend today.

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This morning, our esteemed auctioneers

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have made their way to Abernyte in Perthshire.

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They've decided to start the day with a spot of shopping together

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at the Scottish Antiques And Arts Centre.

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Here we are, James. Look at the size of this antique shop.

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Well done, look at this. I know. It's amazing, isn't it?

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Right, first one in.

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I almost feel like you're the king and I'm your chauffeur, James.

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First one to the market.

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With a huge selection of antiques and collectables,

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there's plenty on offer for both our experts.

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Breathe in the antique!

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-Hello.

-Look at it.

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-Gordon Bennett!

-I know. It just goes on, doesn't it?

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-It's big!

-I think I'll go that way,

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you go that way and I might see you halfway around?

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-OK.

-Do you agree?

-Do you think so?

-Yeah, I think so.

-OK.

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-Dig deep.

-For the cause. Good luck, good luck to you.

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May the best man win.

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And they're off.

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I've never been, I think, in all my time

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on the Antiques Road Trip in such a massive antiques centre.

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It's almost tactics, how do you play,

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how do you work a big antiques centre?

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And the way you work it is to either run and panic,

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or zone in and keep calm.

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Come on then, chaps.

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This is the sort of stand that you might find a bargain on.

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This is quite nice. This has a real French, rustic feel.

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There's nice stuff all over the place.

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Even in a shop this size, they're still stumbling over one another.

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Why have you been drawn to this stand, Charles?

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I heard your voice!

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LAUGHTER

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I heard your voice and business.

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Have you bought anything yet, James?

0:21:050:21:07

-No. Have you?

-Don't you find it's quite odd how when you're in such a

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massive centre, you just can't actually...

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Focus.

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And what you're doing, Charles,

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is you're listening out for my dulcet tones, aren't you?

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-Yes, I am.

-You're slightly panicky - is he onto something?

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It's the patter of your feet

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and I just like to follow your lead sometimes!

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Enough of that, back to the task in hand, please.

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I quite like this object in here, actually.

0:21:320:21:34

-What's that, what's that?

-There's a very nice...

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-I'm not talking to you about it!

-Which object is that?

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I like the little antique toleware candlestick.

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-Oh, that's got age, hasn't it?

-On original base, yeah.

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-That's got history.

-Can you do me a favour?

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-Speak to the lady and get me a key for this cabinet, please, James?

-No.

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-Please.

-No.

-Can you be my agent?

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-Will you go and speak to the lady for a key?

-Oh, no,

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that's aiding and abetting.

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I don't want to improve your chance of success here.

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Without the help of James,

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Charles manages to get his hands on the toleware candlestick

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for a closer inspection.

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I think it has had some minor restoration.

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You can see some scratching around the almost nozzle of the base.

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It just has a wonderful feel of age

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and I do believe that when we look at antiques, we need to be cautious.

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Has it been made up?

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And I believe the base does belong to this section.

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It's late 18th, early 19th century

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and it just has a favourable look for, I hope,

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that rustic Dundee home and at £45,

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I don't think it's bad value.

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-Talk about overselling your item!

-Listen, I'm upright.

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Talk about overselling an item, come on.

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Just believe in passion.

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Close your eyes and imagine you are back in time with this.

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Are you going to buy it? Are you going to buy it?!

0:22:490:22:52

Lights out!

0:22:520:22:53

Lights out, all-out, mate.

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Charles has one lot he likes.

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What about you, James?

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Right...

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I spotted this out of the corner of my eye.

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It's rather fun, isn't it? It is exactly what it says on the cover.

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It's table billiards.

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So this is the transformation of your...

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..dining room table, or your kitchen table,

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into billiard table.

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So what you do is this will be the edge of the table.

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You'd attach your pockets like that.

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It looks as though it has absolutely everything here, bar the cues.

0:23:270:23:33

We've got lots of balls here.

0:23:330:23:35

Rather nice.

0:23:370:23:38

I like that.

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-It's fun.

-Ticket price is £49.

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Time to find dealer Margaret.

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What could that be, Margaret?

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-Make my day.

-The best price on that would be 44.

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44?

0:23:570:23:58

Margaret, thank you, I'll take it.

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-That's very kind. Well done.

-No, delighted.

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-Done.

-And just like that, the deal's done.

0:24:030:24:06

Top notch.

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Charles, meanwhile, is with dealer Martin

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checking out more candlesticks, brass ones this time.

0:24:100:24:14

What I like about these sticks is you can see how, over the years,

0:24:140:24:19

through fairly honest, loving polishing...

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..we've got holes in the actual cast stick, just on here.

0:24:240:24:29

Look at that split there.

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And you can see my finger right through, can't you?

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Yeah.

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Of course, let's not forget, these are probably almost 300 years old.

0:24:360:24:42

So with the ticket price of £45

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on the brass candlesticks and another 45

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for the toleware one, is there a deal to be done?

0:24:460:24:50

If they were on their own, you know, I'd be saying...

0:24:500:24:53

45, I'd be saying probably best price on that would be 42.

0:24:540:24:58

-Yeah.

-Probably the same there, that's 45.

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That's 90.

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The best price that we would

0:25:030:25:05

probably be able to do on that would be...

0:25:050:25:07

..80 for the two.

0:25:080:25:09

I love them, Martin, and I'm burning inside to buy them,

0:25:090:25:13

-so I'm very happy to pay you £80 for them.

-OK, right.

0:25:130:25:16

Those two lots mean Charles has almost blown his entire budget

0:25:160:25:21

and is all shopped up.

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So, he's having the afternoon off and taking the scenic route to the

0:25:250:25:30

ancient town of St Andrews on the east coast of Fife.

0:25:300:25:34

He's come to the University of St Andrew's

0:25:340:25:38

Bell Pettigrew Museum of Natural History - try and say that quickly -

0:25:380:25:42

to find out all about its namesake,

0:25:420:25:44

Professor James Bell Pettigrew.

0:25:440:25:45

He was a renowned surgeon,

0:25:450:25:47

anatomist and naturalist

0:25:470:25:48

who developed a passion for human-powered flight.

0:25:480:25:51

Charles is meeting Pettigrew researcher, Bianca Packer.

0:25:520:25:56

Great names.

0:25:560:25:58

Bianca, who was this man, James Bell Pettigrew?

0:25:590:26:03

He was a medicine man.

0:26:030:26:05

But while he was studying at Edinburgh and Glasgow University,

0:26:050:26:08

he showed a keen interest in natural history and I think he kind of kept

0:26:080:26:12

that interest throughout his life.

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So while he was studying the heart in particular,

0:26:130:26:16

he was also studying animals and he was watching them move.

0:26:160:26:19

In particular, flight, I think

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because he was interested in being one of the first men to achieve

0:26:210:26:24

controlled flight. It hadn't been achieved by the time we were getting

0:26:240:26:28

to the end of the 19th century,

0:26:280:26:29

and the race was becoming quite intense.

0:26:290:26:32

An expert in animal locomotion,

0:26:320:26:35

Pettigrew believed the natural world would reveal the secret to

0:26:350:26:39

achieving successful human flight.

0:26:390:26:41

He came up with a figure-of-eight theory that he's largely credited with discovering.

0:26:410:26:45

There are a couple of people around the same time who were also

0:26:450:26:47

looking at this theory and he was supposedly the first to publish

0:26:470:26:52

on it, so he's able to claim ownership over that.

0:26:520:26:54

How is the figure of eight, how is that...

0:26:540:26:56

-to do with flying?

-Well, I can show you a little illustration here.

0:26:560:26:59

-Yes.

-If you have a look here, you can see that birds...

0:26:590:27:03

Well, birds do this, don't they?

0:27:030:27:05

Not quite. They actually do two shapes.

0:27:050:27:08

They do a forward loop and a backward loop.

0:27:080:27:10

And together, they make a figure of eight.

0:27:100:27:12

So I think the best way to describe it is coming down...

0:27:120:27:16

-Yes?

-..and around...

-Yes.

-..and back again.

0:27:160:27:18

-So down...

-So down, and that's my eight.

0:27:180:27:21

-Round?

-Down and round and back again.

0:27:210:27:24

-Wow.

-And the reason why that's very important is because

0:27:240:27:27

when their wing goes up, it creates a bit of a current

0:27:270:27:30

while it goes up, and the other side of the wing

0:27:300:27:32

forms a sort of kite, and when the wing

0:27:320:27:35

has the downward stroke, it creates a current again

0:27:350:27:37

and the other side of the wing becomes the kite.

0:27:370:27:39

So Pettigrew described this as birds flying on a whirlwind

0:27:390:27:42

of their own making. Which was quite a nice idea.

0:27:420:27:45

So it's a very efficient way of flying.

0:27:450:27:47

-Was this his book?

-That's correct.

-Wow!

0:27:470:27:51

Published in 1873, this book was supposedly

0:27:510:27:54

the book that the Wright brothers read when they

0:27:540:27:58

were doing their early research in animal locomotion.

0:27:580:28:01

It's believed this book helped inspire Wilbur and Orville Wright,

0:28:010:28:05

the famous American brothers who are considered the fathers

0:28:050:28:08

of modern aviation.

0:28:080:28:09

We do hear in some of the resources that they corresponded,

0:28:090:28:13

but it's not quite sure exactly on what,

0:28:130:28:15

and I think perhaps during that race for the skies

0:28:150:28:17

there was a lot of communication between rivals,

0:28:170:28:19

and ultimately, I think he did have an impact

0:28:190:28:22

on their early research, and it's really interesting

0:28:220:28:24

because almost everybody was looking at birds at that time.

0:28:240:28:27

-This was 1873?

-Correct.

0:28:270:28:29

How long later did he then come up with maybe a contraption

0:28:290:28:33

to fly in or to fly with?

0:28:330:28:35

Well, we speculate between 1900 and 1903,

0:28:350:28:38

which is just before the Wrights had their successful flight,

0:28:380:28:41

that he gave it a shot himself.

0:28:410:28:43

He built something that we would call an ornithopter today,

0:28:430:28:46

and if we look here, we can see

0:28:460:28:47

it's quite an expanse, and the reason why is he was

0:28:470:28:51

quite determined that by having such a long wing expanse

0:28:510:28:54

it wouldn't need to flap as quickly,

0:28:540:28:57

and the reason for this is he had, witnessed how hawks and eagles fly

0:28:570:29:00

and they didn't have to flap their wings very often to achieve flight.

0:29:000:29:04

So he felt that the larger wing expanse here

0:29:040:29:07

would maybe be suitable.

0:29:070:29:09

Although there are no official records,

0:29:090:29:11

legend has it that Pettigrew flew the machine

0:29:110:29:14

down a slope in St Andrews for a distance of 60 feet before crashing,

0:29:140:29:18

with the then 70-year-old professor

0:29:180:29:21

breaking his hip in the accident.

0:29:210:29:24

He felt that having a rigid, fixed plane wingspan

0:29:240:29:27

was not the answer for flight, and unfortunately, we know today

0:29:270:29:32

with the planes that we have that that IS the most successful way

0:29:320:29:35

to achieve human flight.

0:29:350:29:37

So, I don't think that he was successful,

0:29:370:29:39

but I think his idea was really interesting,

0:29:390:29:41

because he was looking for something efficient designed by nature.

0:29:410:29:44

Shortly after Pettigrew's unsuccessful and painful flight,

0:29:440:29:48

the Wright brothers went on to achieve the first

0:29:480:29:51

powered, sustained and controlled flight of an aeroplane in 1903.

0:29:510:29:56

James Bell Pettigrew died in 1908,

0:29:560:29:58

but his research on animal locomotion

0:29:580:30:01

and his passion for flight is not forgotten.

0:30:010:30:04

I think he showed us how keen attention to detail

0:30:050:30:08

and looking at these animals very closely

0:30:080:30:10

could reveal secrets that even today if we look at

0:30:100:30:12

aeronautics and how things are developing,

0:30:120:30:14

and our race for the skies continues onwards and upwards into space,

0:30:140:30:18

that there's still many secrets to behold

0:30:180:30:20

in the natural world around us.

0:30:200:30:22

Bianca, it's been wonderful to see how this great man, Bell Pettigrew,

0:30:220:30:25

achieved what he did.

0:30:250:30:27

I've really enjoyed it and thank you for an education.

0:30:270:30:31

James still has some serious shopping to do,

0:30:310:30:34

so he's made his way to Rait in Perthshire.

0:30:340:30:37

He's come to Rait Antiques Centre.

0:30:370:30:39

There is an eclectic mix of antiques and vintage items,

0:30:390:30:43

and James still has over £200 available to spend.

0:30:430:30:46

Dundee - our next stop.

0:30:480:30:51

Hang on, hee-hee, it's another copy of Charles' so-called rare book.

0:30:510:30:55

Oh, dear!

0:30:550:30:57

What does it say here?

0:30:570:30:58

Right, James, with dealer David at your side, what can you find?

0:31:010:31:05

That's got a good top, hasn't it?

0:31:060:31:08

-Hmm, is it a marble top?

-Yeah.

-Chinese.

0:31:080:31:12

Got a simplified look about it, hasn't it?

0:31:140:31:17

We've got some Chinese character marks on it.

0:31:170:31:19

The only problem is it's got a slight crack through it.

0:31:190:31:23

The dealer who owns this rosewood table is asking £150. Wow!

0:31:230:31:27

That is going out on a limb, isn't it?

0:31:270:31:31

150 for that.

0:31:310:31:33

David, it would be helpful if you, you know,

0:31:330:31:36

if I could get it nearer the hundred, but, you know,

0:31:360:31:39

it's worth a call, isn't it?

0:31:390:31:41

Yeah, sure is, it's Chinese.

0:31:410:31:43

What's he said then?

0:31:460:31:47

Tony would accept 100 on it because

0:31:470:31:49

-he needs to clear his stock.

-Oh, well done.

0:31:490:31:51

-I think I'll buy it.

-Excellent.

-Thank you very much indeed.

0:31:510:31:54

-Good.

-Thank you.

0:31:540:31:55

Cor, with £50 knocked off,

0:31:550:31:57

James has picked up the marble topped Jia Juan Li table.

0:31:570:32:00

Right, what's next?

0:32:000:32:02

This is quite fun, isn't it?

0:32:020:32:04

I remember no home was without a cradle, wasn't it?

0:32:040:32:07

Everybody had a cradle on their landing.

0:32:070:32:10

I believe this is a Scottish one and you can imagine sitting in a chair

0:32:100:32:14

using your foot to rock the cradle.

0:32:140:32:16

It's rather nice, isn't it?

0:32:160:32:18

What's the best that could be?

0:32:180:32:20

The price is on it at the moment.

0:32:200:32:21

It's on at 95.

0:32:230:32:24

Is that the sort of thing that could be sort of 40 or 50?

0:32:250:32:28

50 would be possible.

0:32:280:32:30

-50 would be...

-It's certainly possible, yeah.

0:32:300:32:33

We've also got this and I don't know if that would make a lot with it?

0:32:330:32:36

It's a child's woven cradle,

0:32:360:32:38

and the two perhaps would make a lot together.

0:32:380:32:41

This one's only on at £18, but...

0:32:410:32:43

Are you offering to throw that in then, David?

0:32:430:32:46

An extra tenner would be fine.

0:32:460:32:48

CHUCKLING: Nice try, Braxton.

0:32:500:32:53

Would you do that one for £4?

0:32:530:32:55

-So making 54?

-Yes, we would.

-You would?

0:32:560:32:59

-Yes, that would...

-OK, go on, I'll buy that.

0:32:590:33:01

-Thank you very much.

-For the two.

-That's super.

0:33:010:33:03

Another kind discount and another lot bought.

0:33:030:33:07

But it doesn't look like James is done just yet.

0:33:070:33:10

What are these woods here?

0:33:100:33:11

They look rather nice. Are they anything to do with you?

0:33:110:33:13

No, they're not, but they are beautiful.

0:33:130:33:16

They're lignum vitae.

0:33:160:33:18

Beautiful condition, actually.

0:33:180:33:20

-Bowling balls.

-"G.O. McKay of Edinburgh."

0:33:200:33:24

They're beautiful objects, aren't they?

0:33:240:33:27

The dealer has a ticket price of £69 on these bowls.

0:33:270:33:31

I haven't got £69. I HAVE got 50.

0:33:310:33:34

Do you think they might do 50?

0:33:340:33:36

I think it's very close to the mark.

0:33:380:33:40

Would you like me to contact them and ask?

0:33:400:33:42

My only tolerance is 34p above 50.

0:33:420:33:45

£50.34 is your...

0:33:450:33:46

JAMES LAUGHS

0:33:460:33:48

I'll go and see if that... I think...

0:33:480:33:49

I'm willing to give them the 34p!

0:33:490:33:52

Another quick call and David's back.

0:33:520:33:54

-What news, David?

-You're in luck. £50.50 will do it.

0:33:550:33:59

I haven't got 50p, I've got 34.

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-That will do fine.

-Good.

0:34:020:34:04

Phew!

0:34:040:34:06

I'd hate 16p to be the breaking point!

0:34:060:34:11

With every last penny spent, James walks away with the table,

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the two rocking cradles, the set of woods,

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which he adds to his earlier purchases -

0:34:180:34:21

the silver cigarette case and the Victorian table billiards set,

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giving him a total of five lots to take to auction.

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Charles has also bought five lots.

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The Scottish cannonball,

0:34:320:34:34

the Crown Devon Maritime dish,

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the late 19th-century rare book on Dundee -

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well, they say "rare" -

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the pair of brass candlesticks and the toleware candlestick.

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He's spent a total of £255.

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

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Not a lot, I suspect.

0:34:510:34:53

My great dapper man, and he is dapper,

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he's bought a really interesting, dapper array of objects.

0:34:550:34:58

I love his Chinese table.

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That really has potential Eastern promise to create worldwide news

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and could be the headliner at the auction.

0:35:040:35:06

Charles has steamed in with the big tactical buy,

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a very large Bible of Dundee.

0:35:100:35:12

Some great plates in there.

0:35:120:35:14

£150, it's good, fresh condition, who knows?

0:35:140:35:18

Love his cigarette case.

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It was inexpensive, it was heavy, it was solid silver.

0:35:190:35:22

Fantastic gauge.

0:35:220:35:24

If it doesn't make £50, I'll be very, very surprised.

0:35:240:35:27

Early candlesticks used to make big money, but they're... No more.

0:35:270:35:31

I don't know, would I swap or not? I think I'll stick with mine.

0:35:310:35:34

There's no time to change.

0:35:360:35:38

James has been reunited with Charles and they're now en route

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to auction in the city of Dundee.

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The place with the rare books.

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-James, hold tight. We are going over the River Tay Bridge...

-Tay.

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Look at this.

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Today's auction will take place at Curr & Dewar Auctioneers

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in the heart of the city,

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where they know about rare books.

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-What a beautiful day.

-What could go wrong?

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Exactly. Exactly.

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What could possibly go wrong?

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Sometimes do you feel, James, a city's on your side?

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Do you feel Dundee will be right for us?

0:36:120:36:14

Hmm, Charles is hopeful. Could be to do with rare books.

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But what will the man with the gavel today, auctioneer Stephen Dewar,

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think of our experts' lots?

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Well, one of the lots today is a Lamb's Dundee,

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as they call them locally, a big leatherbound book

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of Dundee properties and Dundee as the old city.

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They usually sell quite well.

0:36:330:36:35

They're quite collectable in the local area.

0:36:350:36:37

The rocking cradle's quite nice.

0:36:370:36:39

It's nicely painted.

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Value-wise, I would be looking at around 50 to £80 on the cradle.

0:36:420:36:46

The room's filling up and the boys are seated and raring to go.

0:36:460:36:51

You know, I think we could be smiling

0:36:510:36:52

-on our departure from Dundee.

-Really?

-If we get lucky.

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Yeah, well, time will soon tell - as we're off.

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First up are James' two rocking cradles.

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-30?

-30!

0:37:030:37:04

-30 is bid.

-Oh, hello!

0:37:040:37:06

I have £30, front left, £30.

0:37:060:37:08

A bid anywhere? I have £30.

0:37:080:37:09

35. 40. 45. 50.

0:37:090:37:14

-Wow.

-£50 is front.

0:37:140:37:16

£50 front right, at 50 and selling, all done?

0:37:160:37:20

Ah, that's a shame, but it's only a little loss.

0:37:220:37:25

Unlucky. Doesn't matter.

0:37:260:37:28

It's...

0:37:280:37:29

It's a start.

0:37:290:37:31

That it is, Charles.

0:37:310:37:33

Up next, your brass candlesticks.

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£60 now. Opening bidder, at £60...

0:37:350:37:38

-Are you sure?

-Come on!

-On commission at £60.

-On commission!

0:37:380:37:41

-Are you sure now?

-There's legs in them, there's legs.

0:37:410:37:44

-There's legs, there's legs!

-Last chance, first bidder, first price.

0:37:440:37:48

-Thank you.

-Cor, cheap enough.

0:37:480:37:50

A maiden bid there sees Charles kick off with a profit.

0:37:500:37:53

One small Dundee step.

0:37:530:37:55

Right, James, you're playing catch up with your lignum vitae woods.

0:37:550:38:00

Commission starts me at £20.

0:38:000:38:02

-Oh, God.

-Need to move.

-I have £20, a set of four woods at £20.

0:38:020:38:05

Any advance now at £20?

0:38:050:38:07

All done then?

0:38:070:38:08

Another maiden bid, but this time producing a loss.

0:38:100:38:14

You bought with your heart,

0:38:140:38:15

you bought with passion, and those balls were cheap,

0:38:150:38:18

-and that's life and that's...

-That's life, isn't it?

0:38:180:38:21

Charles' next lot is up now.

0:38:220:38:23

Will his toleware candlestick attract much attention?

0:38:230:38:27

15 bid. £15 it is now.

0:38:280:38:30

Oh, £15, I thought 50!

0:38:300:38:33

Come on! That's too cheap.

0:38:330:38:34

At 15, any advance at 15?

0:38:340:38:36

25. £25.

0:38:360:38:38

Any advance at £25?

0:38:380:38:40

-Surely one more.

-All done then?

0:38:400:38:42

Agh, they're certainly proving a tough crowd here today. Bad luck.

0:38:430:38:49

I don't believe it.

0:38:490:38:50

That's... Now, that's what I call a result.

0:38:500:38:53

Hello? Is anyone here?

0:38:530:38:55

Don't get too smug, James.

0:38:550:38:57

Your pricey purchase it up next.

0:38:570:38:59

The Jia Juan Li marble-topped table.

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At 75. 80. Five. 90. Five.

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100. Five. 110.

0:39:050:39:07

-Good man.

-110 with the porter.

0:39:070:39:10

-Any advance at 110? Are you all done?

-It's a loss.

0:39:100:39:13

-At £110...

-Come on, come on.

0:39:130:39:14

Oh, James. After auction house costs,

0:39:160:39:18

that will be another small loss.

0:39:180:39:20

-£10 loss.

-Doesn't matter, though.

0:39:220:39:23

It was worth a gamble.

0:39:230:39:25

Time now to find out if the Scottish cannonball

0:39:250:39:27

will make Charles a profit.

0:39:270:39:30

I'll open it up at £30 on commission.

0:39:300:39:32

-Come on.

-At £30, two commission buyers.

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-35. 40.

-Surely one more.

0:39:340:39:36

Five. 50. Five.

0:39:360:39:37

-Come on!

-Commission buyer's at 55.

0:39:370:39:39

-Any more?

-60 anywhere?

0:39:390:39:40

-Any more?

-At £55, any advance at 55?

0:39:400:39:43

Well done.

0:39:430:39:45

Fantastic profit there for Charles, well done.

0:39:450:39:48

Thank you, Scotland.

0:39:480:39:50

I'll come again.

0:39:500:39:51

How will the crowd take to James' table billiard set?

0:39:520:39:56

£25 is bid.

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At £25 there , for a lot, at £25.

0:39:580:40:01

-Good lad.

-30. Five.

-40.

-40.

0:40:010:40:03

-Five.

-40 on my right.

0:40:030:40:05

At £40, any advance at 40?

0:40:050:40:07

Are you bidding? At £40 on my right, very last chance.

0:40:070:40:10

Needs one more for profit. One more, come on.

0:40:100:40:12

-At £40, 45.

-Well done, sir.

0:40:120:40:14

-50. £50 on my right.

-That's good.

0:40:140:40:16

-Well done. Profit.

-£50, all done then at 50.

-Good man.

0:40:160:40:20

I'm selling... Thank you.

0:40:200:40:22

That's more like it.

0:40:220:40:24

-Well done. That's good.

-I got away with it.

0:40:240:40:26

That's good. You know, chin down, bit of that.

0:40:260:40:29

-Slightly washing the face.

-Bit of that.

0:40:290:40:31

Next up, it's Charles's Crown Devon dish. Ooh-arr!.

0:40:310:40:35

£20 for it.

0:40:350:40:36

-10?

-Oh, I say.

0:40:360:40:39

-Ten is the wave.

-Come on.

-15, ma'am?

0:40:390:40:41

20. Five. 30. Five.

0:40:410:40:43

-£35.

-Come on.

-At 35 now, any advance at £35?

0:40:430:40:48

-Are you bidding?

-I'm stuck in my chair.

0:40:480:40:50

At 35....

0:40:500:40:52

Nicely done. Good news for Charles.

0:40:520:40:55

-Happy?

-I'm not happy. You may be happy.

0:40:550:40:58

Will James' final lot, his silver cigarette case,

0:41:000:41:02

put a smile on his face?

0:41:020:41:04

At £20. Five. 30. Five.

0:41:050:41:07

-40. Five.

-40...five.

0:41:070:41:11

There you go, told you - £45 for it.

0:41:110:41:12

-Almost.

-There you go.

0:41:120:41:15

£50 at the bed, at £50.

0:41:150:41:17

Any advance at £50?

0:41:170:41:19

-That's amazing, James.

-Better, isn't it?

-£50...

0:41:190:41:22

Now, you HAVE to be pleased with that.

0:41:230:41:26

-That's a good margin.

-That was my first purchase and my last sale.

0:41:260:41:30

And that gives you a nice big step forward.

0:41:310:41:35

Right, time to get serious, Charles. It's the biggie.

0:41:350:41:38

Your 19th century limited edition book on Dundee.

0:41:380:41:41

At £80 it is for Lamb's Dundee.

0:41:410:41:43

-Let's go.

-£80.

-Let's go.

0:41:430:41:45

-Come on, let's go!

-110, 120...

0:41:450:41:47

-Let's go!

-..130, 140...

-Come on!

0:41:470:41:49

-..150, 160...

-Come on!

0:41:490:41:50

-Fantastic!

-..170. I'm out now.

0:41:500:41:52

170 is there.

0:41:520:41:54

-Anybody else in?

-Surely.

0:41:540:41:56

£170...

0:41:560:41:58

It was a risky punt, and it's paid off. Marvellous.

0:41:580:42:01

Shall we hit the road?

0:42:010:42:03

Good to go, jacket on?

0:42:030:42:04

I think we should go, yeah.

0:42:040:42:06

Auction done, it's time to talk figures.

0:42:060:42:09

James started this leg with £260.34.

0:42:090:42:12

Unfortunately, he made a little loss of £30.74 after auction costs.

0:42:120:42:18

But this still leaves him with a healthy £229.60.

0:42:180:42:24

Oh, yes.

0:42:240:42:26

Charles began with £266.40 and he managed to make a profit,

0:42:260:42:30

gaining £27.90 after auction costs, giving him £294.30,

0:42:300:42:38

which means he wins again and goes into the next leg in the lead.

0:42:380:42:43

-How do you feel?

-Battered, both battered and bruised.

0:42:430:42:48

I truly feel you were unlucky today.

0:42:480:42:50

Do you? And you were lucky of course.

0:42:500:42:52

-Exactly.

-Smelling of roses again.

0:42:520:42:55

Name of the game, James.

0:42:550:42:57

-Hold tight, James.

-OK.

-Give our great friends a wave.

0:42:570:43:00

A royal wave from Dundee.

0:43:000:43:02

Tootle pip, road trippers.

0:43:020:43:04

Bye!

0:43:040:43:05

Next time, the Scottish road trip continues...

0:43:050:43:07

Bless you. ..as the boys hunt down top antiques and each other.

0:43:090:43:14

JAMES LAUGHS

0:43:140:43:15

Charles, you great berk.

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THEY LAUGH

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