0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- I want something shiny. - ..a classic car... CAR HORN
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- ..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.- I like a rummage.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I can't resist.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Why do I always do this to myself? - There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- Give us a kiss.- ..and valiant losers.- Come on, stick 'em up.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory...
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- Onwards and upwards.- ..or the slow road to disaster?- Take me home!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Welcome to the second leg of our road trip, with delightful experts
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Paul Laidlaw and Natasha Raskin,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45who are revelling in each other's company.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I'm so pleased at how well we're getting on. It's lovely.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I thought I'd be terrified. I thought, because you were so
0:00:51 > 0:00:53into militaria, it was going to be morning inspections...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- PAUL LAUGHS - ..rations for lunch...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I'll have you whipped into shape, Raskin!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Steady on!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Their snappy 1981 Mercedes is marching through the Cumbrian
0:01:02 > 0:01:07countryside this morning, home turf for one of our antiquing pair.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10How cool are you in the town? Is it, "There's Paul Laidlaw"?
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Do people take photos of you in the street,
0:01:12 > 0:01:15or do they tend to shy away from you and cross the street?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- They throw blossom...- Oh, right! - ..in my path as I walk.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20That's really nice, isn't it?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23When he's not being adored by the local population,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- our Paul has been clocking up a tidy profit...- Fantastic!
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- ..while Natasha has been indulging her passions.- I can't resist.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Starting out with £200,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40Natasha has managed to eke her total up by just £1.20
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- ha! - while Paul, who started out with the same sum,
0:01:42 > 0:01:47has racked up a staggering £447.72.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Again, well done.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52You're Paul Laidlaw, I can't compete with that. It's just terrifying.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55You're the PL. You're the portable Paul Laidlaw.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59LAUGHTER
0:01:59 > 0:02:02PL and NL started off their big journey south
0:02:02 > 0:02:05in the Ayrshire town of Prestwick.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07They're winding their way to auctions in Yorkshire,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, before wrapping up in Diss in Norfolk.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Paul's in charge of navigation today as they start in his home county
0:02:14 > 0:02:17of Cumbria, in the village of High Hesket.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21They're heading for a Yorkshire auction in Harrogate.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Ah, I'm trying to forget about the two items that you rolled over
0:02:24 > 0:02:27into the next auction. But how can I? Because they are there
0:02:27 > 0:02:31on the back seat, like two sweet little passengers
0:02:31 > 0:02:33just following you around,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35saying, "Paul, take it easy today!"
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Hey, I was just getting to that.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39A very strict policy on bone and ivory items at the last auction
0:02:39 > 0:02:43means Paul has a set of Chinese scales and a Great War bone vase
0:02:43 > 0:02:45tucked away for sale this leg.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Lucky boy!
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I think I'll have this morning off. Yeah.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56- Two boxes ticked, half-day today, I think!- No slacking, Paul.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59There was a discovery of Viking artefacts here in High Hesket.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01We don't expect such riches today,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05but the village is home to an antique shop, so you never know.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07If there's any treasure...
0:03:07 > 0:03:08please let me have it!
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- I'm sure there'll be plenty for everyone.- Oh, Paul, this is big!
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Big enough for both of us. - Yeah. Which way are you going?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Which way are YOU going?- Towards the treasure?- It's over there.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Like I said, I always do as you tell me.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- You can have that one. - NATASHA LAUGHS
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Nice stuff in here.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Mmm.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44This is cool. How lovely is this?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46So, first glance,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50this looks like the bracelet of a wristwatch that has lost its watch.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52But in fact, that's exactly what it is.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55It is just the bracelet strap and the mount for your wrist,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57but for a pocket watch.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Wristwatches came into their own around the First World War.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02When you couldn't be frittering around with your pocket watch
0:04:02 > 0:04:05in the trenches, you had to have a wristwatch to keep track of time.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09And here are ladies still not quite convinced about wristwatches,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11it's halfway between the two.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14You've got your pocket watch, but if you like, you can place it
0:04:14 > 0:04:18into this little retractable mount and wear it on your wrist.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21It's £25.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Is it really worth that as a bit of base metal? No.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27But does it have enough social history attached to it
0:04:27 > 0:04:29to get some competition in the auction?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I think so.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Stand by, she's spotted something else!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37This miniature here is of Beatrice Cenci,
0:04:37 > 0:04:4016th-century daughter of a nobleman.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42She looks perfectly innocent,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45she's purposefully painted in white to appear even more innocent
0:04:45 > 0:04:48than she was, because believe it or not, this beautiful young girl
0:04:48 > 0:04:50was a murderer.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Yes, the image of this 16th-century tragic figure,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55executed for killing her violent father,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58has been replicated many times in various forms.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59This one is painted on ivory,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03which is far from everyone's ideal medium, but it was made long before
0:05:03 > 0:05:08the 1947 Cites agreement, so it's legal to sell in the UK.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14If we slide open the back, I'll bet she shines beautifully through.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Look at that. The mirror image is perhaps even more beautiful.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21In fact, it looks like a halo illuminating this angelic figure.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24But angelic she was not.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26And she's not priced.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30So while Natasha browses on, let's catch up with Paul. What's he found?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Oh!
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I keep being tempted by furniture, arguably fatal.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40But I can't resist.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Focus, Laidlaw.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Is Paul thinking about furniture? Not like him. Oh, no. Moving on.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54How's about a bar of soap modelled as a bust of Lord Kitchener?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Oh, yeah! Get me that for Christmas. I'm going to love it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Kitchener made his fame as a soldier in the late 19th century
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and, of course, during the Great War.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07You know the poster, "Your country needs you"?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Big moustache? That's Lord Kitchener, is it not?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Ah, this is the Paul we know and love,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16finding militaria in a 100-year-old bar of soap. Ha!
0:06:16 > 0:06:20That's a bar of soap, and that's got to be its original little carton,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23albeit it's all very plain.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Rare soap.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I wish they hadn't spotted that it was so rare.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31"Bust of Kitchener, circa 1914, £48."
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Well, if I gave you £400, never mind 48, could you get me another?
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- No, you could not!- The soap bar challenge. Sounds like fun.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42No time for that now, though,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- cos dealer Carol is here to talk money.- So that's exactly your scene?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Yes, it's very much my thing. It explains why I smell so strange.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Isn't it amazing it's lasted?
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Isn't it amazing?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Is there much room in your...?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- I don't think it's dear. - What would you like to...?- Er...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01That's a good approach. I'd like...
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Well, I think at auction, I think it's a £30, £40 piece.- Right.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07So I'd need to pay £30 for it to give myself a chance.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Well, that's fine by me.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- You, madam, are wonderful.- I know!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- THEY LAUGH - You are good yourself.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Thank you very much.- OK.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Nicely done. That's £30 for an antique bar of soap.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23So, while Paul heads for the hills, what's Natasha up to?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Look at this wee painting.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32This is no great painting, I'm going to say,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36but it harks back to a lovely era when ladies,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and I'll bet this was done by a lady, were obsessed,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42for some reason, with painting kittens and puppies.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I'm thinking of Henrietta Knip from the Netherlands,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49I'm thinking of Bessie Bamber from Victorian England.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53And this unknown artist was following very much
0:07:53 > 0:07:55in their female footsteps.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It's dated 1922. There is a monogram, which is kind of smudged.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02But it's not about the monogram, it's not about the date.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05It's about these two wee kittens,
0:08:05 > 0:08:10desperate to get the scraps that little puppy here has left behind.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13And I'll bet this is cheap because no-one really likes these any more.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16But I do. What have we got?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17£23.50.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Well, if I can haggle that down to about 12, 15 quid,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I reckon people would go for this in the auction.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Because there's not much like it out there.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Well, it's your lucky day, dearie.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Dealer Martin owns all three items under your watchful eye.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Hello, you must be Martin. - Hello.- Hi, I'm Tasha.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I'm interested in a couple of things.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39So I know the price of the pocket watch holder,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41but I don't know the price of the miniature. I'm a bit afraid.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43What's its current price?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Its current price is 120, but I think I'm negotiable to you.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48That is music to your ears.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53So all the items have a combined ticket price of £168.50.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Over to you, Natasha.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59What about, if I asked you really kindly, like really nicely,
0:08:59 > 0:09:00with my best manners,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03please could we do it in two figures?
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Even if it was just in two figures, like around £95 for the three?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Really? Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Oh, Martin. That's great! Are you sure?- I am.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- 95 for three?- All three.- That's so generous of you. Thank you so much.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Oh, I'm excited now!- I bet.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25That's £25 for the watch wristlet,
0:09:25 > 0:09:26£55 for the miniature
0:09:26 > 0:09:27and 15 for the painting.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30That is top-hole. Good work.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Meanwhile Paul is heading into the isolated hills
0:09:36 > 0:09:38surrounding the village of Shap.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43I should be missing Natasha, but up here...
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- HE SNIFFS THE AIR - ..taking in those views and those smells,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49do you know what, life is good, even on my own.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51There's another treat in store for Paul.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54He's here to discover the secrets of an unlikely camp
0:09:54 > 0:09:56for German prisoners of war.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Manager of the Shap Wells Hotel Stephen Simpson is here to explain.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Hello, Stephen.- Hello. - Lovely to see you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Look, not my first time here,
0:10:04 > 0:10:09but until now I did not realise it had a peculiar role during the war.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Yes. POW camp for German officers.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Around 400,000 prisoners of war were held on British soil
0:10:18 > 0:10:20during the course of World War II,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22but the German officers who were sent to Shap Wells
0:10:22 > 0:10:25were treated to a certain degree of comfort.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30If you're a lowly foot soldier, it's wooden barracks and barbed wire.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Yep.- But officer class...- ..you get reasonably good accommodation.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- My word!- Yeah. Nothing much has survived, I'm afraid.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42We have these, which is a camp newspaper from August 1943.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- What, prepared by the inmates themselves?- Yep, yep.- Oh, my word.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- It's an original document?- That's an original document, yep.- Wonderful.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54And then we have photographs of them.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56This is a group photograph of prisoners who were here
0:10:56 > 0:10:59at that time. And it shows you the bars on the window.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- I see, all long gone now, of course. - The bars are gone.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- That makes it very real. So there's barbed wire over there...- Yep.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- ..watchtowers...- Watchtowers. - ..and bars on the windows?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12And bars on the windows, yeah.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The hotel was chosen because of its remote location,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17and that would help prevent an escape,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19which meant the German officers here
0:11:19 > 0:11:21could be granted a little bit of extra freedom.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- They were allowed to go for walks. - Really?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27They gave their honour that they wouldn't try and escape,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31so they would take a couple of prisoners and maybe one guard.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Really? For all this you're not going to leg it?- Yep.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Over 200 prisoners were incarcerated here, in what could be considered
0:11:38 > 0:11:41rather palatial surroundings.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Is this the kind of luxury that the prisoners lived in?
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Well, to some extent.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47They had the hotel bedrooms with the bed linen,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50they used the dining room with all the hotel china and crockery
0:11:50 > 0:11:52and the hotel cutlery, silver-plated.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55The prisoners had a fairly luxurious existence.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Despite rations that were far better quality than those enjoyed
0:11:57 > 0:12:00by the guards, the comfortable surroundings didn't stop
0:12:00 > 0:12:03a few prisoners attempting daring escapes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- We've got a number of escape attempts.- There's not a tunnel?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11We do have a tunnel, yes. They made a tunnel out of the kitchen.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Didn't get under the perimeter fence.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15It came up in the boiler house,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19because the ground here is very stony, and they lost their way.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23A number of the German officers made a bid for freedom, with prisoners
0:12:23 > 0:12:26producing false documents to aid their escape.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30But ultimately, every attempt proved unsuccessful.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33In December '43 it became a re-education camp.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Go on, tell me more.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37All the German officers were classified according to their
0:12:37 > 0:12:40moral and political views.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43This was done by interviews, by secret listening.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And they were either black, white or grey,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48blacks being people who were out-and-out Nazis,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50greys being people who were indeterminate,
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and whites being people
0:12:52 > 0:12:56who had some political and moral views that the Allies thought
0:12:56 > 0:12:58would be compatible with democracy
0:12:58 > 0:13:01and the things they were fighting for.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04And this became a camp for those prisoners.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05The white prisoners?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08The white prisoners, who were going to be re-educated
0:13:08 > 0:13:12and effectively to run Germany after the war.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15The camp at Shap Wells closed in 1947,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18its lavish rooms once again open to paying guests,
0:13:18 > 0:13:23and its vital role in Britain's war effort was consigned to history,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26with much of the public unaware of the luxury enjoyed
0:13:26 > 0:13:28by enemy soldiers.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Meanwhile, 30 miles away in the heart of the Lake District
0:13:34 > 0:13:37is the bustling town of Keswick, where Natasha's hoping
0:13:37 > 0:13:42to make use of her remaining £106.20.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Hello.- Hello, Natasha, are you all right?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Nice to meet you, yes, I'm very well, thank you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Thank you for welcoming me to Keswick.- No problem.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- This is a sweet little town, and a sweet little shop.- It really is.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56But I don't think owner Mark will be falling for flattery.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59There's just so much great turn-of-the-century
0:13:59 > 0:14:03and Art Deco stuff, and it is just gorgeous.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09I think I have to stop looking at things with three-figure price tags,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and maybe start looking at things like this.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Hello to you, my little friend. - Really?
0:14:15 > 0:14:17He's a little bit of porcelain.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21He's been precisely, I would say, hand-painted.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24And do we have any marks on the bottom? Sure.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26"Made in Japan."
0:14:26 > 0:14:29So what you've got here is a little bit of fun export.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32This is probably around the 1950s,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36but it's got that early, quirky cartoonish style. I quite like it.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40I might have to ask Mark about this, because there aren't
0:14:40 > 0:14:43going to be two of these in any auction that we go to.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I think that's a safe bet, then. Ticket price is £34.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Stand by, Mark.- For some reason... - It's robbery, isn't it?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53..I'm quite surprised at £34 from our Japanese little friend.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I wasn't expecting a two-figure sum.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59But I think I'd be willing to offer you as much as £10, Mark.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I know it's exciting, and I don't want you to faint or anything...
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- No, it's a lot of money. - It is a lot of money.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- A crisp little note in your hand. - It is, isn't it?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- I THOUGHT you were going to say a tenner.- Did you?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Should I pop it in a bag for you? - Oh, I don't know. I don't know.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- I'll be back in one sec.- Go for it. - Hold on.- What IS she up to?
0:15:17 > 0:15:22So, I spotted this little fellow earlier on. He isn't smiling.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24He isn't sad.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27He almost looks like he's crying out for someone to pick him up
0:15:27 > 0:15:30and to love him. But look how cute he is!
0:15:30 > 0:15:32His head just sort of lolls around.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34He's very much on his last legs,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37and his arm is very much on its last socket.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38I'm going to talk to Mark about him.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41He was very flexible with our Japanese little friend,
0:15:41 > 0:15:45so let's see how he is with the teddy.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- And, Mark...- Oh, let's have a look. What have you got here?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53What have I got here? Surely the most exciting thing in the shop.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55How could you put a little price on that face?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Well, you have put a price on it. You've put £45 on it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02What on earth inspired such a high ticket price?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Well, you'll hurt his feelings if you don't pay that, won't you?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07He might be right.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Would someone want to give Ted a home,
0:16:09 > 0:16:16or would they be more inclined to take wee cartoon lion home?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- It would be the Ted, wouldn't it? - It would be the Ted? Bigger market?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Bigger market. He's not in the best condition, I have to admit, but...
0:16:22 > 0:16:25That's not much of an admission. I clocked that myself.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- You may have noticed that. - I did, I did.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I don't have time to repair it before it goes to auction.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Would 20 quid do it for you? - It still scares me, if I'm honest.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- No, I understand that. To me, he's worth 20 quid. Handshake?- Ah...
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Will I shake his hand at £20?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Go on, Ted.- Go on, then. - 20 quid, it's yours.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48A great sales technique from the bear means he has a new home,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52while the pincushion heads back to the shelves.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56It's been a busy day for our pair. Time for a well-earned rest.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Nighty night.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- It's a new day, and we're back on the road.- It's so gorgeous.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I mean, obviously right now it's pretty hedgey.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11But behind these hedges, I'm sure there are beautiful views.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- You rest assured.- Wait a minute, we're coming to the end of a hedge!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- It's glorious.- Ta-da! - It's glorious!
0:17:19 > 0:17:23So far Natasha has secured herself a fine collection of items.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Her 20th-century painting, a painted miniature, a pocket watch wristlet
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- and a cuddly toy, as you do. - Look how cute he is!
0:17:31 > 0:17:35All of that leaves her with £86.20 to spend today.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Bye!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Paul has bagged just one item,
0:17:39 > 0:17:43an antique bar of soap in the form of Lord Kitchener, of course...
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Could you get me another? No, you could not.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51..which means he still has a whopping £417.72 as they continue
0:17:51 > 0:17:54their Cumbrian adventure.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56How long have I lived in Cumbria?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58On and off for 30-odd years.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- And you're still a newcomer? - Still a Scot.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Still a potential invader.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06There's still a bylaw in Carlisle that Scots have to pay
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- some sort of toll to get in! - No, there's not!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12And it's still pinned to the citadel. I kid you not.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Hopefully no tolls for our tartan twosome today.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Paul's next shopping stop is in Kendal. Lovely.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- How are you doing, Andrew? - Hello, Paul. Nice to see you again.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- It's been a few years.- About three years, I think, since you last...
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- And here I am, tripping again!- The road trip never stops for you, Paul.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35This 17th-century building is packed to the period rafters
0:18:35 > 0:18:37with all kind of collectables.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40It's basically a playground for Paul.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46It's good, this, isn't it?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Oh, what am I doing?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Some places you shouldn't try and get to.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Ordinarily, you will not see me picking up ashtrays.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03However, I know the origins of this.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06The clue is in the lead plaque,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10because you know who that visage belongs to.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12That's Winston Churchill himself.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15And it's dated 1941.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22This stone, this comes from the bombed Houses of Parliament.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Boom, what do you think of that revelation?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28The Houses of Parliament were bombed during the Blitz.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32A load of the stone was crafted into various objects,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35match pots, paperweights,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and they all bear one common element,
0:19:38 > 0:19:43and it's this cast lead seal. There's history, is it not?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46A bit more than a stone ashtray, do you think?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Yep, I do, but there's no ticket price. Best to ask Andrew.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- That's not expensive.- That's not expensive.- This much I know.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Is it a tenner? - You could have it for 15.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I will have it for 15, Andrew. But I hope that's just a start.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01A starter for 15.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04You want to get some more money out of me than that, for goodness' sake.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08I have no doubt Andrew will try. Providing you can get out of there!
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Have you seen The Karate Kid? That's the move he does at the end.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Hoo!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Ah!
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Like a tweed-clad ninja.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24While Paul keeps looking,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Natasha seems to be enjoying the fresh air of the Lake District.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- Where are we, Kendal? - It seems a bit rural. Are we lost?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I'm surprised this is the first time this has happened
0:20:34 > 0:20:36on the trip thus far.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38This is a wee bit hairy. This is good.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- This is putting my driving to the test.- Yeah.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43While Natasha continues to test her navigational skills,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Paul's been tempted by something shiny.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48There's a little gold Tudor...
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- You know, that...- A Rolex... Yeah.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53A nice subsidiary dial.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57In the 1920s, Hans Wilsdorf, the man behind Rolex,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00created a range of timepieces at a more modest price.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02He named these watches Tudor.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06That's either well looked after or well serviced recently.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It's the radial nature of the dial decoration that I like.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- That's very pleasing.- That's a very beautiful little watch.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- That's got a good face on it as well.- Mm.- It's '60s again, isn't it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- Late '50s?- Yes.- Yeah.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23A £585 price tag is too steep for you, Paul.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I'm going to ignore that price tag and just ask you what
0:21:26 > 0:21:27the bottom line is on that.
0:21:27 > 0:21:34- How about £350 for you, which is a very sporting chance?- Argh...
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Is that the sound of Paul's wallet groaning?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Ha, generous offer, but he's spotted something else.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41I like that.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43That's a nice wee box, isn't it?
0:21:43 > 0:21:45It is, it's a neat little box.
0:21:45 > 0:21:4918th century, a wee piece of hardwood...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- HE TAPS THE BOX - ..walnut and mahogany,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54chip carved.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Just charming!
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Something like that, what's that going to cost?- £45.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00It's not a lot of money.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04So that's a snuffbox to consider, too. Hang on, there's more.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07There's all sorts in here!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Now, that's a gentleman's pen.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- There we go. - But maybe not 1760, more like 1960.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19A Parker rolled-gold, bark-effect fountain pen.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- What's the price on something like that?- Oh, £35. Not bad, is it?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25You're starting to tempt me.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Right, Paul, you're piling up the options here. Wait!
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Andrew's thought of something else.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Now, isn't that exquisite workmanship?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Rifle Brigade, early 20th century.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Rosy gold, pretty little thing.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Our rifleman or officer wore this as a watch fob.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47You think he'd have it as a fob?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- I think it's a good-looking thing. - Mm.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Not a lot of gold in there,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54so that's not going to make it hugely expensive.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- What could that be?- £85.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Are any of these buyable within my expectations,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04or am I heading that way?
0:23:04 > 0:23:08No, we can do you a deal on any of those pieces.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11How many of those are you actually thinking about buying, Paul?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- If I buy a pen, a gold watch...- Yes.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- ..a gold fob and a snuffbox... - Yes.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19..what am I going to have to pay you?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21You'd be looking in the region of 300, wouldn't you, at your prices?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23We are looking at less than 300 at my prices.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25So where would you be at your prices?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I'll bid you 250 quid as an opening offer.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Crumbs, bold move.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32How about we met at 275,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and then you've got yourself a real good deal?
0:23:35 > 0:23:39How about 260, and we have a deal?
0:23:39 > 0:23:40We have a deal.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47You've extracted a lot of money out of me. Not a lot of people do that.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Wow.- They certainly don't. Thanks to Andrew's amazing generosity,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Paul has bagged himself the Tudor watch for £190,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59a snuffbox and Parker pen for £20 each,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02and a rifleman's watch fob for £30.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Add in the Churchill ashtray for £15
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and Paul is walking away with an armful of items.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Elsewhere, Natasha's found her bearings and is heading for Kendal
0:24:15 > 0:24:19to discover how a legendary slab of sugary peppermint
0:24:19 > 0:24:22made it all the way from this Cumbrian market town
0:24:22 > 0:24:25to the top of the world.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Oh, this...
0:24:26 > 0:24:27SHE SNIFFS THE AIR
0:24:27 > 0:24:29..is weird!
0:24:29 > 0:24:31How good it must be to work here.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34SHE SNIFFS
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I've definitely come to the right place.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39She's visiting the factory of Romney's,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42one of the oldest producers of Kendal Mint Cake,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46to learn about the local delicacy from fourth-generation
0:24:46 > 0:24:48mint-cake maker John Barron.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Hello!- Hello. - You must be John.- I am, yes.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Tasha, lovely to meet you. - Pleased to meet you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54There's a nice overall and hat for you.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59OK, shall we start with the overall? OK. There we go. OK.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Will you help me out?- Yep, I will. - OK.- Pop that on. Whoop!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Have I covered your head? - Oh, this is cool! How do I look?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Do I look like a Kendal cake maker? - You look superb.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Right, well, you're the boss, I'll follow you.- OK, come with me.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- This way, yep.- This is great!
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Kendal Mint Cake is the archtypical walkers' companion.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It was created here in the Lake District, where hiking
0:25:22 > 0:25:26is serious business, but legend has it that it was invented
0:25:26 > 0:25:29almost 150 years ago completely by accident.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Joseph Wiper, the founder of Kendal Mint Cake,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- was basically trying to make a glacier mint.- Oh.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40When he was making that mint, it went a bit pear-shaped
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and it didn't quite come out like he wanted it to.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46So rather than tip the thing away, he poured it out,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and it came out to be Kendal Mint Cake.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52We may never know how the first recipe came about,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55but mint cake became a huge success.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Its high sugar content meant that some of the world's
0:25:59 > 0:26:01greatest explorers have used it for energy.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Ernest Shackleton of Antarctic fame,
0:26:05 > 0:26:09and for Edmund Hillary's successful summit of Mount Everest,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12there was only one energy food on his mind.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16So here we have a letter from the expedition
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- asking if we could supply them with mint cake.- Oh, look at this quote!
0:26:20 > 0:26:25"Experience has shown this to be an excellent high-altitude food."
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- That's it, yes.- How good is that?
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Oh, so it says here they need 38 pounds of Kendal Mint Cake.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34It's not an insignificant order in 1952 terms.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It was very difficult, because the rations were on then,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- after the war.- 1952, still rationing?- That's it, yeah.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41So we were struggling to get the ingredients,
0:26:41 > 0:26:46so kindly some of our staff did give their ration tickets up,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49so we could get all the ingredients for this order, yeah.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50That's amazing.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So would one of your family members have been working here in 1952?
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Yeah, it was my grandfather and my father. They were both here.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01My father helped pack the chest of mint cake for them.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- That must have been a really proud moment for them.- Yes, definitely.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Very little has changed in the process of making
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Kendal Mint Cake over the years.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13The simple mixture of water, sugar and glucose
0:27:13 > 0:27:15is still closely tended to by hand,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19including the addition of some very strong peppermint.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- So this is it, this is the mint? - This is the mint, yeah.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Very strong mint, yep.- Look at that.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Ah, it smells amazing.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Oh, oh!
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- There's the hit.- That's it, yep.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Oh, that's like eating a thousand mint cakes at once.
0:27:34 > 0:27:39The mixture is ladled into moulds by hand, and as it cools it takes on
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- its distinctive cloudy hue. - Do I get to taste it here?
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- You can have a taste, yep. - Oh, it's still warm!
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Mm. I've had it before. I forgot how much it melts.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57That is so good. I'm going to be running around these antique shops
0:27:57 > 0:28:00like a mad person, going, "Whoo!" full of sugar!
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- That has been really wonderful. Thank you so much, John.- No problem.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05I tell you what, I'm off. And I'm taking this with me.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Thank you very much! Take care, bye.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12While Natasha lets her blood sugar settle,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Paul's heading to Lancaster.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15He already has six items,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19plus another two carried over from the last leg.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- But with £90 in his pocket, he can't resist one last shop.- Hello, Paul!
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- Allan.- Welcome to GB Antiques.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31I'm lost! This place is cavernous.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33With over 100 dealers on display,
0:28:33 > 0:28:38it's big enough to petrify even the hardiest of antiquers.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41For once, the fear isn't that I'll find nothing,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43the fear is I'll find something!
0:28:45 > 0:28:50- Yep, you do seem rather flush for items today.- Oi, oi, oi...
0:28:52 > 0:28:55It just keeps going on. It's huge!
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Let's leave Paul to peruse and catch up with Natasha,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01who's made a beeline for her final shop of the day
0:29:01 > 0:29:03in Low Newton.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06It's my last chance to buy something.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I might actually make some money.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12There's an interesting and eclectic mix of collectables
0:29:12 > 0:29:17spread throughout this converted barn. Plenty to get stuck into.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19OK!
0:29:19 > 0:29:24- This is not what I was expecting. - Expect the unexpected, eh?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29What does this look like to you on first glance?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33It looks like, to me, a Cornish pasty.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36But actually, inside it's really dainty.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Because look, it's got this lovely Art Deco manicure set inside.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Now, the earth is not being asked for this. £24 only.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48But I just don't think it sits very well with me.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- I think on this occasion I'll go vegetarian.- All right.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Anything else catching your eye?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Pfft, tools.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59I've bought tools before, and I've never made a fortune on them.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01And everyone else has bought tools before.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04It's not Philip Serrell you're up against.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Surely your opponent today is considering something
0:30:06 > 0:30:07much more refined?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11What do you mean, why is he looking at tools?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- I'm a bloke, of course I'm looking at tools!- Oh, Paul. Come on.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18What are you up to?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Well, you'd be amazed the amount of military hardware
0:30:20 > 0:30:23that ends up in toolboxes,
0:30:23 > 0:30:30so I'm not actually looking for that rare, valuable Spiers of Ayr...
0:30:30 > 0:30:34plane, I'm looking for the bit of military kit that's snuck in there
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and been missed by our tools specialist.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38You see?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40That's more like the Paul we know.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Not today, though.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47With no hidden gems amongst the wrenches,
0:30:47 > 0:30:52and a boot full of booty already, Paul decides enough's enough.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59But over in Low Newton, Natasha still has some work to do.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Hello. Hi, there.- Hello.- I'm Tasha. - Hello, I'm Chris.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Nice to meet you, Chris. How are you?- I'm very well, thank you.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Which is your stuff?
0:31:06 > 0:31:10This is my corner here, which is mostly leather and antique luggage.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12That's what I specialise in.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Walking round the corner there,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16out of the corner of my eye I sort of glanced at these boots.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18They're spectacular.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- They're actually beater's boots.- OK.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Beaters being the people who would go and flush out the game
0:31:23 > 0:31:26on a shoot. They look like waders, but they're not waterproof.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29They're bracken proof, so it's to protect the legs of the beaters.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Yeah. I mean, they are lovely in their condition.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I take it, as leather is your game,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37you've brought these up with the nice polish and looked after them?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Yeah, everything is hunky-dory.- OK. - Because they're a size nine,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- they're eminently wearable. - Have you tried them on?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- No, because I'm a ten. - NATASHA LAUGHS
0:31:46 > 0:31:47But a pair of boots that quality
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- it's worth cutting your toes off for, you know.- Blimey.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- That's a selling technique. How much?- OK, 65.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57And I think that's pretty competitively priced.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- But I WOULD say that, wouldn't I? - Well, you would.- Obviously, yeah.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I'd probably be looking for a bit of a better price, although I feel bad
0:32:05 > 0:32:08saying that, because you already feel they're competitively priced.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Um... I could do 50.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- You could do them for 50?- Yeah, that's really the best I can do.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Well, in that case, I say let's go for it,
0:32:17 > 0:32:18because I absolutely love them.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Nicely done. That deal brings shopping to an end for this leg.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Natasha settles up for the extraordinarily long boots,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30which she adds to the 20th-century painting, teddy bear,
0:32:30 > 0:32:34miniature of Beatrice Cenci and pocket watch wristlet,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37giving her five lots for auction.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Paul adds the two items carried over from the last leg
0:32:40 > 0:32:42to his new purchases to make up six lots.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47The rifleman's watch fob, prisoner of war bone vase
0:32:47 > 0:32:51and Lord Kitchener soap make up a single World War I-inspired lot.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54They go alongside the Chinese scales,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56a Tudor wristwatch,
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Churchill ashtray, Parker fountain pen
0:32:59 > 0:33:01and 19th-century snuffbox.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06Phew! Ha. But what do they make of each other's offerings?
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Savvy Paul Laidlaw has made a whole World War lot out of his soap,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13his bone vase and his medal. But I've got a plan.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17A bucket of water and a bar of soap do not like one another,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19so I might just drop Kitchener in it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22The bear. Well, it's shocking, isn't it?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25But you know what else it is? It's charming.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29And people, I fear, could fall in love with poor little Teddy.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31But am I quaking in my boots? No.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35After a busy couple of days antiquing,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38our twosome have made their way from High Hesket in Cumbria
0:33:38 > 0:33:39and are heading for the Yorkshire Moors
0:33:39 > 0:33:43and an auction on the outskirts of the spa town of Harrogate. Oh, yes.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Do you think we have bought the quality of objects
0:33:47 > 0:33:50that the discerning, affluent buyers of Harrogate
0:33:50 > 0:33:52are looking for at auction?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Well, I mean, I'm trying to think outside the box here.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57It is a spa town. Does that mean they like to wash?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- So maybe your soap will go down well?- Yeah, won't it?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- I mean, that's a bit of a tenuous link. - THEY LAUGH
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I don't think we'll go for a wash at the spa, but a launderette...
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Not like the public baths.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12One takes the waters, darling, one takes the waters!
0:34:13 > 0:34:16There will be plenty of time for that later.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19For now, our pair have arrived at Thompson's Auctioneers.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Is it all downhill from here?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Oh, don't say that! Get in.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27The man with the gavel today is auctioneer Lawrence Peet.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29What does he think of our pair's lots?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32The boots are incredible. I've never had a pair through like that before.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33We're in a rural area.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I think they should do quite well. I think the estimate's about £30-£40.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38I think they'll be fine.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41The strongest lot, without a doubt, will be the Tudor Rolex watch.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45It's a good name, and it always attracts a lot of interest.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Well, time will tell.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49The saleroom is filling up as our pair take their seats
0:34:49 > 0:34:51for the second auction of the trip.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Very busy.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Our first item is Paul's Chinese scales,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59carried over from the first leg.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Surely £10? 10 to the hand at 10, at 10.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Any advance on £10? I can't believe it.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- At £10...- I can't believe it! That's two of us can't believe it.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Any advance on 10? Hold on, maiden bid, selling at 10...
0:35:10 > 0:35:12HAMMER
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Ouch. Not a perfect start to the day.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- How does this feel?- Wait, I get it. I'm dreaming, aren't I?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- I'm dreaming. I'm going to wake up. - No, you're not.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23That was definitely a pinch.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Let's see if Natasha's charming, but damaged, teddy bear can fare
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- any better.- Commission starts here with me just at £15.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34I need 20 to move on. 20 has it, with the lady at £20.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Any advance on 20? 22, thank you.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- Oh!- 25, 28...- He's after my baby.- 32? No, 30 with the lady.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45- 32, new bidder. 35. - This is all right!
0:35:45 > 0:35:4740, £42? 42, thank you.
0:35:47 > 0:35:5145, he's back in at 45. 48. No?
0:35:51 > 0:35:5445 here, at £45, at 45,
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- all done at £45.- Oh, my days! - HAMMER
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Great start for Natasha.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02She's more than doubled her money, and Ted has a new home. Aw.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- That's all right!- It's better than all right!- There's hope for us yet.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Now, can Paul's combined lot of First World War items
0:36:13 > 0:36:15get him back on track?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17It starts here with me at £45. I need 50 to move on.
0:36:17 > 0:36:23The bid is with me at 45. 50, 55, 60. I have to go 62, and 65.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2665 takes it in the room now, £65. Are we all done?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- I shall sell at £65... - In the spa town?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- HAMMER - Oh, no! It's a loss.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34It is, and losing on a militaria lot is a tough one to take
0:36:34 > 0:36:37for Mr Laidlaw.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38Oh, swallow it, swallow it!
0:36:38 > 0:36:40It's sore!
0:36:40 > 0:36:44- Use the pain, Paul, use the pain. - Channel it, channel it!
0:36:45 > 0:36:46A chance, then, for Natasha
0:36:46 > 0:36:49to extend her lead with her hand-painted miniature.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£50, 50?
0:36:51 > 0:36:5340? 40 has it,
0:36:53 > 0:36:57at £40, at 40. It's no money at £40. Any advance on 40?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- That's got to make more. Come on. - At £40, 42, 45,
0:37:00 > 0:37:0448, 50, 52, 55, 58.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09- Yes, yes.- Are you sure? - Yes, you are.- 55 here, at £55...
0:37:09 > 0:37:1258, new bidder. 60. No?
0:37:12 > 0:37:1458 in the middle here, at £50.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Any advance on 58? - That's so good!- Are we all done?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I shall sell at £58...
0:37:18 > 0:37:20HAMMER
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Expectations were a little higher, but it's still a small profit.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I should have taken that home with me. It's so good!
0:37:27 > 0:37:30With Paul still seeking his first profit of the day,
0:37:30 > 0:37:33it's time for his Parker fountain pen.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Commission takes me in, really, straight at £90. 100 anywhere?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41The bid is with me at 90, do I see 100? At £90, at 90?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44On commission, all done, I shall sell at £90...
0:37:44 > 0:37:45HAMMER
0:37:45 > 0:37:48It's another maiden bid that wins it,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- but this time it's a superb profit for Paul.- Wait a minute.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53All of a sudden, you look a lot happier.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55A couple of losses, forget about those.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Next is Natasha's painting of the kittens and puppy.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03And commission starts here with me just at £20. 22, anywhere?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- Come on.- It is with me at 20, it's no money. 22 in the room now, at 22.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Any advance on 22? It's a cheap picture at 22.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Any advance on 22? All done, selling at £22...
0:38:13 > 0:38:14HAMMER
0:38:14 > 0:38:18It's over in a flash, but there's another profit for Natasha.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- Relief, relief from this camp. - Disappointment in this camp!
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Next up, it's Paul's snuffbox.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30And commission starts here with me just at £32.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3335, anywhere? 35, thank you.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- 38, 40. Nope, 38 still with me. - Are you sure?
0:38:36 > 0:38:3838, at 38. Are we all done?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- I shall sell at £38... - HAMMER
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Paul bags a second profit of the day. Relieved, old bean?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Well done.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Right, Natasha's early-20th-century pocket watch wristlet
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- is next.- £5 anywhere?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Surely, £5? £5, 5 in the middle. At 5, at 5?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Any more interest at £5?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03I shall sell, maiden bid at 5... 8, thank you. 10?
0:39:03 > 0:39:0712? Nope, 10 in the middle, at £10, at 10. Are we all done?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- I shall sell at £10... - HAMMER
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- Oh, that's a bit sad.- That wasn't mine, though, was it?- No.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Someone has got themselves a bargain,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18but it's the first loss of the day for Natasha.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- There are odd bargains here, which is great for the punters.- Yes.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Confound them!
0:39:24 > 0:39:29Now, Paul had high hopes for his Houses of Parliament ashtray.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Time to find what the saleroom thinks.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Commission starts here with me just at £5.- What?!- 8 anywhere?
0:39:34 > 0:39:368 has it, at £8, at 8.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41- 10, 12, 15...- Someone shrieked! - 22, 25...- It could be me.- 25, 28.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- It's going, it's going.- 32, 35, 38,
0:39:44 > 0:39:4840, 42. 40 the middle. 42, ladies.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- Are you sure? Go on! It's only money.- Go on.- It's only money!
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- That's right. - £42, seated here at £42...
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Seated, all done. I shall sell at £42.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59HAMMER
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Paul's comeback continues with another great profit.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- Well done. That's so good, isn't it? - Yeah, relief. Yeah, relief.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Natasha's final lot of the day is the pair of beater's boots.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17- Commission starts here with me just at £40.- No!- 42, 45, 48...
0:40:17 > 0:40:2148, 50, and 5 to move on. Yeah?
0:40:21 > 0:40:2555 has it at the back, at 55... Any advance on £55?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28At the back, are we all done? I shall sell at £55...
0:40:28 > 0:40:30HAMMER
0:40:30 > 0:40:33It's pretty much what I paid for them, Paul. Sad.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38It's a bit more than you paid, and it is, of course, a small profit.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I'm learning. I'm learning how to cope!
0:40:41 > 0:40:45It's our final lot of the day, Paul's Tudor wristwatch.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47We have two telephone bids on this one,
0:40:47 > 0:40:53- and I can go straight in here with me at £160.- Oh, come on, telephone.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58- The bid is with me at 160. 170, 180 and 190.- Come on, phones.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- £200, 210... Sorry, 210, 220. - He doesn't know where to go.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- There's so many bidders. - 240... 250, 260.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12270...280...290...300.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17310... No, 300, here... 310, Mike?
0:41:17 > 0:41:23310, 320. 330. No?
0:41:23 > 0:41:26330 with Kate. At £330, are we all done?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28I shall sell at £330...
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- HAMMER - 20196.- Thank you.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- You're a genius.- That'll do. - You're a genius!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37That's another outstanding profit for Paul.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I'm going to see the therapist straight after this,
0:41:40 > 0:41:44and she said everything's going to be OK. That was good fun.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- Therapy it is, then.- Therapy.- Let's go, shall we?- You don't need any!
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Come on.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Let's find out what all those highs and lows have done
0:41:54 > 0:41:56to today's figures.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Natasha started this leg with £201.20.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Despite a number of promising profits, after auction costs,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07she made a small loss of £9.20,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11taking her total to £192.
0:42:13 > 0:42:19Paul had a palatial £447.72 at the start of the leg,
0:42:19 > 0:42:24and after costs, he's racked up a £114.50 profit,
0:42:24 > 0:42:29which gives him a superb total of £562.22,
0:42:29 > 0:42:34giving him a win today, and keeping him out in front after two legs.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- How good was that?- Aye, it's a roller-coaster, though, is it not?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40I think that I'm on the descent, and you're going up the way.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42But there's a big bounce at the bottom,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45and then the biggest height in European auction history.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- I like your positive attitude! - Did you see that?- Yes!
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- I like the sound of your theme park. - Get in!- It sounds fictitious!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55A fantasy! OK.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58ENGINE REVS
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Onwards and upwards.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02Cheerio, chaps!
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- Next on Antiques Road Trip, heavy metal...- There's a weight in them.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- ..soft toys...- He's saying no-no.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14You cannot catch up with Paul Laidlaw.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- ..and the hard sell... - Come on!- Yeah!