0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- What a job!- ..with £200 each. - Are you with me?- ..a classic car...
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Buckle up.- ..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13- Ooh, sorry!- Ha-ha!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners... - Yes!- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Have a good trip!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40For the last time on this trip,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44our proper Charlie and his darling are cavorting around Caledonia
0:00:44 > 0:00:48in the 1972 Triumph Stag, and it's been a bumpy ride.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- I feel a bit of a flop. - Oh, no, Charlie!- Oh, I do!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Never, never, never, never...
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I haven't quite taken any dizzy heights,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00so I hope to make this leg end my legend.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Of a last day of a last shop, can I be your leg end?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Yes! They're both on their last legs. Ha!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12And Charles needs to get back on his feet again
0:01:12 > 0:01:15after a small loss last time.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20He starts out today with £245.72 in his piggy...
0:01:21 > 0:01:23..while Anita is standing her ground,
0:01:23 > 0:01:28leading this time with a budget of £349.32.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Right, let's get moving!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36If I was to say to you, "Are you a twister or a sticker?"
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I think you'll say...
0:01:38 > 0:01:42# Let's twist again like we did last summer. #
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Come on, give me a twist, Anita. Come on, give me a twist.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45- BOTH:- # Let's twist again... #
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Come on. It's the last time, Anita. - # Like we did last summer
0:01:48 > 0:01:49# Like we did last summer... #
0:01:49 > 0:01:51THEY LAUGH
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Charles and Anita have twisted their way from Kilbarchan,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57through Scotland and the Lakes,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59heading for a final auction in North Shields.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Hello, horses. Give me some hay.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Before saying hello to North Shields,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07they're off to Dundee, birthplace of Desperate Dan
0:02:07 > 0:02:11and the desperate poetry of William McGonagall,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14who famously lamented the collapse of the ill-fated bridge
0:02:14 > 0:02:18of the silvery Tay in 1879.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Anita is dropping Charles off in the rain at his first shop...
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Bye.- ..Clepington Antiques and Collectables,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27presided over by Rosie. Hi, Rosie.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32It's wet and there is so much stuff to see.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34So, get looking.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41How do you fancy some Australian
0:02:41 > 0:02:45express gift food parcels plum pudding?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49And this plum pudding is "to serve right now",
0:02:49 > 0:02:54but I suspect this plum pudding went off a long time ago.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59In fact, I think that's a 1950s tin of plums
0:02:59 > 0:03:03with the original contents inside. It's amazing.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Well, that's lunch sorted, then.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Anything else tasty? - "Mechanical toy gramophone."
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Here, you've got this beautifully well-preserved case...
0:03:14 > 0:03:17..and inside... Wow!
0:03:17 > 0:03:23..are the original contents of the gramophone player
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and various records. There we go.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30This toy record player was made in Swansea in the early 1960s
0:03:30 > 0:03:35by American toy manufacturer Louis Marx & Co. A possible?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Let's leave our 78 thinking about that
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and find out what's singing to Anita this morning.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Her first port of call is 12 miles upriver
0:03:46 > 0:03:49at the village of Abernyte, and she's bound for
0:03:49 > 0:03:52the Scottish Antique & Arts Centre.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Gosh, you could get lost in here.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Keep your eyes peeled. You never know what's round the corner.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Does that remind you of anyone?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- His name's Charlie. - And he speaks so highly of you.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Right, something has caught her eye,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and dealer Stephen is on hand to help.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Down here.- OK.- And you can maybe open it up for me.- Certainly.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- OK, thank you very much. - There we are. Thank you.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I love these Art Deco figures.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- She looks a bit like a windmill girl.- She does, yeah.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30But I think she might possibly be French.
0:04:30 > 0:04:36Now, there is a price on it of £85.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38What is the very best that you can do?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- The best on that would be 77. - 77.- Yeah.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Is that the very, very best? - The best we'd do, yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- I'm going to take it. - Oh. Well, thank you very much.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Thank you very much. That's terrific. Could you put that behind the counter?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Because I'm going to keep on looking.- OK. Thank you. Will do.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Neat footwork, Anita.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Now, back in Dundee, Charles seems to be stuck on that record player,
0:05:00 > 0:05:01and has summoned Rosie.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- HE SINGS ALONG TO GRAMOPHONE - You're so cool.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Isn't that wonderful? - That's amazing.- And that's it.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12What I like about it, Rosie, is it's so vibrant.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14It is all complete.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- I love it.- OK. - To a humble man of a modern age...
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Mm-hm.- ..how much could this be?
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Well, we've got this priced at 50. Erm, I could bring it down.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- 40?- 30.- OK.- It's your call.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35How about if we say 35?
0:05:36 > 0:05:42I like it, and I think, from my jazz hands to yours,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- there we go. Give me your hand. - Oh.- Give me your hand.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- I'm going to turn you around. There you go.- Oh, wow!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- I'll take it.- Oh, deal!- Sold!
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- Thank you very much. I love it. - Good.- It's got history. Play me out.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58See you later! Bye! Bye!
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Away he goes, pocket lightened to the tune of £35.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Meanwhile, what's catching our magpie's beady eye?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Ooh la la. I like this.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It's an opalescent bowl,
0:06:15 > 0:06:21and it's very much in the style and manner of Rene Lalique.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26This would have been made in the early 1900s.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28The pattern is geometric.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34It's 100 miles away from the fussiness of Victorian decoration,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38and we can see on the back that it was made in France.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41It's priced up at £48.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Now, if I can get a little bit off of that,
0:06:44 > 0:06:49I think I could make a small profit in the North Shields auction.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You do that.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Stephen, I've fallen in love with this French Art Deco bowl.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Has a bit of style, has a bit of ooh la la.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Bit like yourself. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:01 > 0:07:03It's priced at £48. What's the best you can do for me?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- The best would be £43. - That's absolutely fine with me.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Lovely.- What's my total for both of these?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Right, so, 43, and we said 77, so £120.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Lovely. Lovely. I'm happy at that.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Thank you very much. - Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Two for the Auld Alliance. Vive la France!
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Meanwhile, Charles is on his way north,
0:07:30 > 0:07:36where the Angus Glens wind into the great mountain ranges beyond.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38He's bound for Kirriemuir,
0:07:38 > 0:07:43a town proud of its most famous son, JM Barrie, author of Peter Pan.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47But we're not on the trail of Lost Boys today.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Charles is following the footsteps of another local hero,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53whose name lives in the very landscape of Scotland,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55mountaineer Sir Hugh Munro.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Charles is meeting Stewart Logan, he president of the Munro Society,
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- to hear his story. - Come on in with me.- Thank you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Hugh Munro was born in London in 1856,
0:08:05 > 0:08:09but was brought up on the family estate near Kirriemuir,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12where his lifelong love of the Scottish hills began.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13He was a founder member
0:08:13 > 0:08:16of the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1889.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- Right.- And one of the first things the club decided was
0:08:21 > 0:08:25they would get a formal list of the Scottish hills over 3,000ft.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28And because Hugh Munro, earlier in the century,
0:08:28 > 0:08:29and up to that point,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32had climbed many of these Scottish hills himself,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34they reckoned he was the ideal person with the knowledge
0:08:34 > 0:08:38to start listing the hills. He did an extremely accurate job.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40How did he do that?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43He made extensive use of maps, which were around,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45but not nearly as accurate as the ones today,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47and he used an aneroid barometer.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50And that is a device where,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53if you set the height at a known height
0:08:53 > 0:08:56and then go up a mountain to the top,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59the change in pressure is recorded by the aneroid barometer,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02and that gives you the height of the top of the mountain
0:09:02 > 0:09:04relative to where you set it down at the base.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- How many Munros are there? - He listed 283.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12The figure now is 282,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16which sounds as though, "Oh, he was accurate within one hill,"
0:09:16 > 0:09:19but, in fact, there have been a few adjustments
0:09:19 > 0:09:21because of new maps.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Many Scottish mountains are far from any roads,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and unpredictable weather can make them treacherous,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30but Munro took just two years to produce his list,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and the tables were published in 1891.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36His list is now really the Bible
0:09:36 > 0:09:40for people climbing the Scottish hills.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Surprisingly, before the Second World War,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46only eight people had finished his list.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49When I finished, in 1981,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52about 300 people had recorded as having finished them.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55It is now 6,500.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Sir Hugh himself climbed all but two of the Munros,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00as they came to be known,
0:10:00 > 0:10:05but Stewart has bagged all 282 of them, ten times.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09He has a very precious and personal possession of Sir Hugh's.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Does that mean anything to you?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15It looks to be a small pocket aneroid barometer.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It is Monro's aneroid barometer.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21This is the one that he measured all the hills with.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- It's amazing.- It really is quite amazing to handle this.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28All the Scottish Munros can be bagged by walkers except one -
0:10:28 > 0:10:32the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34It requires rock climbing skills,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38and which Munro himself never climbed.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40To give Charles a taste of Munro bagging,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Stewart has arranged for a trip to a local quarry
0:10:43 > 0:10:45with instructor Graeme Morrison.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- OK, wish me luck.- Good luck, Charles.- I'm going up.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- OK, now get your right hand in there.- Yeah.- Good.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Now bring your right foot to your left foot on the same ledge for me.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- That's it.- Ah! Pathetic, aren't I? - No, you're not. It's hard.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It's so embarrassing. I can't get off the ground!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04It's terrible. Can I start higher up?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Come on! You can do it! - HE LAUGHS
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Come on, Stewart! I can't hear you! - On you go, on you go!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12What would Munro have said?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14"I think he should just stick to antiques."
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- HE LAUGHS - There. Ooh.- I can't. Sorry, guys.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I can't beat the Scottish rock face.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23The Englishman clearly has come back down to earth.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25What do you mean you've come down to earth?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- You never left it! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Listen, how much is your sporran? How much is it?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- How much is it? - What would you take for it?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- How much?- You don't want it. I mean, this is a tatty old thing.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- You can buy a perfectly good one. - Yeah, but it's got your pedigree.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46- OK, I'll give you a tenner for it. - If you're desperate for it.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- I will happily. Are you sure?- Yes.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53I haven't conquered the rock face, but I'm very, very delighted
0:11:53 > 0:11:56if I can go away wearing your sporran.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- And the kilt, as well? - You're not having that!
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Certainly not.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Where's my tenner, then? - There you go.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I'm very grateful, Stewart.- OK. - Thanks a lot.- Right, OK.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Well, that's one of the cheekiest deals
0:12:07 > 0:12:09we've ever seen on the Antiques Road Trip.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13I'm glad Stewart was at least left with his kilt!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16So, what's Anita got to say?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Charlie's nuts. He's just a marvellous guy.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21A marvellous guy.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24You likened him to a crocodile earlier this morning.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Now, Anita's headed further up the Tay to the village of Rait,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33where she'll be hoping to pick up something precious at her next shop,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36a lovely former farm now housing Rait Antique Centre.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Hi, Val.- Good to see you.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43This looks absolutely fabulous in here.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Well, there's something for everybody.- There is.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Take your time and have a good look round.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I'm going to enjoy myself.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Time to cast her eyes over the wares.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Ha-ha-ha! Look, shiny things.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I've been drawn to the sparkly cabinets,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04and this ring has caught my eye.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It's Art Deco style,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10and it's the type of ring, or the style of ring,
0:13:10 > 0:13:16which may have been worn by a gal like my little Art Deco figure.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19It's unfortunately not a diamond.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23If it was a diamond, it would be worth a lot of money,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25but it's got the look.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's priced at £39.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Now, yes, it doesn't have precious stones in it,
0:13:31 > 0:13:32but it has the look,
0:13:32 > 0:13:38and I think a stylish lady at the North Shields auction
0:13:38 > 0:13:41might fancy that for herself.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- I quite like this ring. It's priced at £39.- Mm-hm.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50- Is there anything you can do on that?- Erm, I could do 35.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- 35?- Yeah.- I'm going to take it. - OK.- That's terrific.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Now, if you could find a wee box for it, it would be fabulous.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Let's do that. - If we can put that over there,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I want to continue looking.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- OK?- Fabulous. OK.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Yes, what might madame fancy next?
0:14:08 > 0:14:15This box contains a lovely set comprising a silver paper knife
0:14:15 > 0:14:21with pink marble handle and a little seal - again, silver.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24On the end of the seal, we have initials.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28And, again, with that lovely pink marble.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30It's in its original box
0:14:30 > 0:14:37with the retailer's address there, and I like to see that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42On the label, it says that it's circa 1860.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Now, is this of any use in today's world?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I don't know. Probably not,
0:14:48 > 0:14:53but it's a beautiful item, and it's a thing of quality.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Val, I've found something that I've fallen in love with.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58It's priced at £195.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- Now, that would completely blow my budget.- Right.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- What can you do for me on that? - We could do it for 160.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09I'm going to shake your hand before you change your mind.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13So, for my two items, what is my total?
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Well, the ring was 39, which we'll reduce to 35.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19160. It would be 195 in total.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21195. I'm spending money today.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Right. - THEY LAUGH
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- 95.- That's brilliant, thank you.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Having parted with £315 in two shops,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33it's time for Anita to collect Charles and call it a day.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37I almost could do with an orange.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- An orange, Charles? What are you talking about? - Yeah, yeah. Not a juice, an orange.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45It's like half-time, and I need an orange to chew
0:15:45 > 0:15:48and to think about my performance today.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's been a good day.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Yes, tomorrow's another day.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Before it's all gone with the wind, nighty-night.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Going, going, going...gone!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04The sun has got his hat on.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06So do our two dashing experts,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10duly rejuvenated this morning by the North Sea air
0:16:10 > 0:16:13and ready to seize a last chance to make a splash at auction.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16You're still looking for that biggie, Charlie, aren't you?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- They call me Hanson the Hunter. - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Anita, you are the hunted. I hunted you down again.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27But now it's my time to become the hunter.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Well, good luck to you, Charlie. - Thanks, Anita.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34He definitely needs it. Yesterday, Charles got in the groove
0:16:34 > 0:16:35with a vintage toy record player,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38before some jiggery-pokery with a sporran.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- I'll give you a tenner for it. - And he starts today with £200.72.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Dear, oh, dear.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48While Anita came over all Francophile
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- with an opalescent bowl... - Ooh la la!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53..an Art Deco figurine, a gem-set ring,
0:16:53 > 0:16:58and a tres cher French silver and marble paper knife and seal,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01leaving her a petite £34.32.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06But it's a new day and we're off to Aberdeen,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09and the impressive granite pinnacles of Marischal College
0:17:09 > 0:17:10are glinting in the sunshine.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15The city's motto, Bon Accord, is French for good agreement.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Hopefully, we'll be seeing a few of those in our antiques shops today.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23First, though, Charles is dropping Anita at Aberdeen Beach.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Oh, Charlie!- Look at that!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Well, have a good day, and bye, bye, bye, Charlie.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35While Charles shoots off in the Stag to start his shopping,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Anita's navigating her way to Aberdeen Maritime Museum
0:17:38 > 0:17:41on Shiprow, near the city's harbour,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44to hear about a 19th-century seafaring local
0:17:44 > 0:17:46who made big waves in Japan.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- Hello.- Jason Finch has the story of Thomas Blake Glover,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53the man they call the Scottish Samurai.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Jason, what was his background?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58He's an Aberdeenshire-born man, born in Fraserburgh.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00He's a merchant. He's an entrepreneur.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02He goes out to Japan,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05he introduces a whole new range of technologies out there.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07He helps create the modern Japan we know today.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Thomas Blake Glover was employed by a Scottish merchant firm
0:18:11 > 0:18:16and sailed to the Far East as a tea trader, aged 18, in 1857.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Just four years later, he was running his own company in Nagasaki,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22in a society far removed
0:18:22 > 0:18:25from the one he'd left behind in Aberdeenshire.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Japan had been closed for about 200 years.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33When Glover arrives, it's just starting to open up
0:18:33 > 0:18:36to the rest of the world, but it would be very much
0:18:36 > 0:18:39what Thomas would have considered to be a medieval society.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43From 1641, the military dictatorship of the shoguns
0:18:43 > 0:18:46prohibited contact with most foreign countries
0:18:46 > 0:18:48in order to secure their own cultural,
0:18:48 > 0:18:51political and economic power.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Negotiating this Japanese society was a risky business.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Blake Glover learned Japanese and befriended the fearsome samurai
0:18:59 > 0:19:02of powerful clans like the Satsuma,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05who were keen to overthrow the old order.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- He was playing a very dangerous game.- Definitely.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10He becomes involved in their revolution.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12They trust him. They respect him.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14He puts himself on the line for them.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15They honour that, they respect that,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18and that's why he becomes known as the Scottish Samurai.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Blake Glover helped arm the rebels, and in 1868,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26when the military rule of the shogun was overthrown,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28he set about working with the new regime
0:19:28 > 0:19:31on a programme of modernisation.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33If you look out the window behind us,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35you will see Aberdeen Harbour.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Back in Thomas's time, this was a ship building centre,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and he had a whole series of vessels built for the Japanese -
0:19:41 > 0:19:43warships and merchant ships.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46He was also involved in introducing other technologies
0:19:46 > 0:19:47and industries to Japan.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51He helped get the first coalmine going in Japan.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52He also helped set up Kirin,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55the first successful Western-style brewery in Japan.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59And he was happy in Japan because he made his home there.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Thomas Blake Glover lived the rest of his life in Japan,
0:20:03 > 0:20:07introducing railways and co-founding the Mitsubishi company.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11In 1908, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13acknowledged as a key figure in the speed and scale
0:20:13 > 0:20:16of Japan's industrial revolution.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I think you can say he created the modern Japan we know today.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Many Japanese tourists come to Scotland
0:20:21 > 0:20:24because it's where Thomas Blake Glover came from.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26They want to visit his homeland.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- They're making a pilgrimage. - Exactly.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Jason, it has been a fascinating story.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Thank you so much for sharing it with me.- It's been a pleasure.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Time to follow Charles now,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45as he makes his way ten miles north to Newmachar.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I like to believe
0:20:47 > 0:20:54in the sapphire-jewelled seas and the glint of gold up above.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59It certainly sets up that feeling that treasure is lurking.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04And who knows what might well be lurking inside his first shop today,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07the poetically named Collecting The World?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- How are you? - Good to meet you, Charles.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10- Your name, sir, is...?- Brian.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Brian, what a lovely, traditional shop you've got here.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Has much been washed in by the waves?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Any buried treasure which could be Pirate Hanson's?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Well, a couple of things. I don't know if you're a gambler.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30- I'm a gambler.- Greyhound racing. - Oh, amazing.- Just a wee quirky game.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Isn't that lovely? Of course, actually, greyhound racing
0:21:33 > 0:21:37in and around Geordie land, that might go down quite well.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- How much is it, out of interest, Brian?- 20, 25.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43If it's of interest, yours for 15.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Wow. I'll tell you what, you're warming me up,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- so I'll mental-note that. - Yeah, have a think about that one.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- I'll put the lid back on.- Yeah, sure.- I'm almost out of the block.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55I'm a greyhound, and I feel here, I'm at the races.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Get on with the search then, speedy.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Brian?- What have you found, Charles?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I think you've put down here very good quality
0:22:05 > 0:22:09hand-carved nutcrackers,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11and I would have thought...
0:22:11 > 0:22:13What are they made of, do you know?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17No. I wondered maybe a lime wood of some kind.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- So, fruit wood.- Fruit wood, yeah.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22So, I think it's probably an apple wood or a pear wood,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and hence their likeness to treen collectors,
0:22:25 > 0:22:29which is that generic term for wooden works of art.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I think it's got an appeal. How old are they, do you think?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Well, that's what I'm not sure of.
0:22:34 > 0:22:41I think they're either late 19th or early 20th, I would say.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- How much could that be? - The price is the price.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46If it's 20 or less... So, Charles, it's 18.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- £18 is the bottom? - Yeah, I would say so.- Fine.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53"Give us a kiss, though." Sorry.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56I'll take it, Brian. I'll say going, going, gone.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Good stuff.- Thanks, Brian. Take it over there.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Cheers. Thanks, lad.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03One down!
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Very good, but winning will still be a hard nut to crack.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11What I love up here are these football figures.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15As Anita might say, "They're wee bonny lads, aren't they?"
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Oh, yes, she'd like them.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Anything footballing, collectable, prewar,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24is sought after, and I think they're probably 1920s.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Yeah, I wondered about maybe even pre-First World War
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- or just post, yeah. - How much could they be?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- I'd need £90 for them. - Would you really?- Yeah, yeah.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- For the pair?- Yeah.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39And that's... I mean, they could fly, couldn't they?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- On the top deck.- Yeah.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Playing a 4-4-2. Thanks, but I'll keep on wandering, thanks.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Yes, there may be cash in that attic.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Oh, wow.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55It's a big old room.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00I'm looking for a smaller camera,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04which might have the echoes of Paul Laidlaw,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08and the riches of antique finds.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11And long live Paul Laidlaw.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Catch him if you can, Charles. Now, time and tide wait for no man.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- Can we pull out the greyhound racing game again?- Sure.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27So, I think, for £15, it's fun, it's fairly complete.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- I'll take it. £15 for that one, as well.- Good.- OK?
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Now, is there one more item here I'd like to buy, Brian?
0:24:36 > 0:24:43I think, at £90, I shall take those two figures and have a go.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Good.- Thank you.- Good stuff.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Great. So, what's the final score?
0:24:47 > 0:24:5318, 15 and 90, which comes to 123.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Here we go.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Good stuff. Cheers. All the best.- Bye-bye.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00All right, boy. How you doing? Away the lads.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Look, Anita can go in the back, OK? You can sit in the front with me.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Away the lads, indeed.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Let's see if they can top the league at auction.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Meanwhile, Anita has made her way further northwards,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16through rural Aberdeenshire, to Ellon,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18on the banks of the River Ythan.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21And Ellon Indoor Market is the last shop of this trip.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25SHE PLAYS BADLY
0:25:25 > 0:25:28A piano is clearly not her forte.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34As well as antiques, this store sells all manner of household goods,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37hardware and pet supplies.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Ah, worms!
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Never mind. There'll be a wee scone for you soon,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46but you have to buy something first.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Hark, is that the sound of a Stag?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51HE HUMS Crikey!
0:25:56 > 0:25:59He's a big kid, really, you know.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05And without further ado, he's roped in a grown-up.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08What have we got, Kerry? I'm in my 11th hour.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I love that sort of thing.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- What are they?- I have no idea. We've never had them in before.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I thought they were footstools, but I don't know.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- They're for praying, aren't they? - For kneeling?- You might kneel.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- So, basically, I'll show you. - Are you going to kneel?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Have a kneel. So, what you do,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24when the going gets tough - come round here -
0:26:24 > 0:26:27on the Antiques Road Trip, you kneel down like that.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- I might not be able to get back up again.- And you pray for one man.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- OK.- OK, who do you pray for?
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- You! - SHE LAUGHS
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Pray for Hanson, OK? - Pray for Hanson.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39We pray, at the 11th hour, that I can find something amazing in here.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Yes, we'll pray for that.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43And I can light up and illuminate the room and make some money.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47- OK? Because somewhere, Miss Manning is about, OK?- Yes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Hello.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53I was praying, praying for the week we've had, the enjoyment.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57You're on your knees to another woman, Charlie.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Sorry, Anita. It's been a wonderful week.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- You're a Lothario! - THEY LAUGH
0:27:03 > 0:27:07I've had a wonderful week, Anita, with you, but time moves on.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Don't listen to a word he says.- OK.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- He's a blether.- OK. OK. - What's that? What's a bletherer?
0:27:12 > 0:27:17A blether is one who talks a lot without making much sense. Hm.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19OK then, moving on.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- Let me see that green box, please. - I'll let you open those.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Well, I know that the military guys are always looking out for buttons,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31you know, on uniforms that the buttons are missing.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35And we seem to have really quite a quantity there.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43I wonder what regiment these came from.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49From Birmingham, and it's a name I'm not familiar with.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- It is a nice little group.- Yeah.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54It's priced at £22...
0:27:56 > 0:28:00..which might be a wee bit dear for me to put into auction at.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05Erm, can you do a bit better on that for me, Danny?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- How about 18?- 18?
0:28:08 > 0:28:13- That's not bad, but I'll tell you, 15 would be even better.- Erm...
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- How about 16?- 16? Put it there.- Happy?- Yeah.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Meet in the middle. Thank you so much.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22I haven't got much money left.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24And with those military buttons,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Anita is marching to the end of this trip's manoeuvres.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- Bye-bye.- Thanks.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32But is Private Hanson keeping up?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34This is a really interesting chair.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39I don't know where it's from.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Could be Ashanti, could be African.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48It's been here a while because it was priced at 120.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Now it's 80. My budget is 77.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Maybe it's something I could buy for a bit less
0:28:56 > 0:29:01and just go to North Shields on the beat.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- There's a chair down here. - Mm-hm. OK.- It's priced at £80.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Mm-hm.- It was 120.- Mm-hm.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15I'm wondering if, today, we can drop another £40, and go to 40?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- 40, 80, 120 - what do you think?- 60.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22- Going, going, the week is...- 60.- ..gone.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- Thank you.- Perfect, thank you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- There's 60.- Thank you very much. - Thanks for this. I'm very grateful.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Cheers. Bye.- Bye.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33And that, as they say, is that. Job's done.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- It's over! - Go south, young man!- Go south!
0:29:37 > 0:29:40# You shall have a fishy in the little dishy
0:29:40 > 0:29:44# You shall have a fishy when the boats come in. #
0:29:44 > 0:29:47And we'll see who's boat is coming in at auction,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50after some shut-eye. Night-night.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57The stage is set on Tyneside for the last act of our antiques drama
0:29:57 > 0:30:02and our characters are assembling downriver at North Shields.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Our star in cars premiered in Dundee,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08and toured Tayside, Angus, and Aberdeenshire,
0:30:08 > 0:30:12before the curtain comes down on the banks of the Tyne.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- It's our last sale.- I know! - I can't believe it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17It almost feels like a last date, Anita.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Good luck. After you. I'm nervous.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22We're at Featonby's,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25who've been auctioneering hereabouts since the 1920s,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29when, unlike today, there was no internet bidding.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Anita was almost cleaned out again,
0:30:31 > 0:30:36parting with £331 for her five lots, bless her,
0:30:36 > 0:30:40while Charles put his record player and greyhound game together
0:30:40 > 0:30:45to make one lot, and his total of five lots cost him £228.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48But what do they each think of what the other bought?
0:30:48 > 0:30:54This sporran has been up all the highest hills in Scotland,
0:30:54 > 0:31:00and I'm sure that this sporran is going to be climbing
0:31:00 > 0:31:03into profit in this auction today.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Anita likes to pull a pose, like this lady.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11The base is in period, in keeping to 1920s,
0:31:11 > 0:31:16and I think, for £77, she might be lucky in love at auction,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18and make a small profit.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21And what does auctioneer Darren Riach think?
0:31:21 > 0:31:25The pair of footballers - Victorian.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Probably made in the Staffordshire region,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I think maybe the wrong colours for this particular area.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35My favourite would probably be the Art Deco letter seal
0:31:35 > 0:31:37and the letter opener.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41It's a nice item, and it's in a lovely presentation case,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44and I think it may do well in the auction.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Let's hope so, since it cost such a lot.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Now, this is your one-minute call, Ms Manning and Mr Hanson.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Showtime!- Here we are, darling. - It's very busy.- Yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Nice atmosphere.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00First up, a duet of vintage toys -
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Charles's record player and greyhound racing game.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04And they're off!
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I would have loved one of those when I was a wee girl.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Start the bidding straight in at ten, 12, 15, and away!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12£15 have gone. 15 bid. 18. 20. 22. Five, on the left.
0:32:12 > 0:32:1428 bid now. And in the room at 30.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- And two. 35.- Come on!- Go on!
0:32:17 > 0:32:1940? Can we make it 40?
0:32:19 > 0:32:2342. 45. Internet bidder at 45. 48 with the lady.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Yes!- Thank you. I'm in business. One for the road.
0:32:26 > 0:32:2950. 52. At 52.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- All done, finished? Selling at £52. - GAVEL BANGS
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- Yay!- Yeah!
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Hey, that's a lot of excitement for £2.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Good start. - I'm very lucky, very lucky.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Must be the method acting kicking in.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46And will Anita's Art Deco figure dance into the spotlight?
0:32:46 > 0:32:50The only difference between you and her is she's Art Deco.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Start me at 30. It's a nice period figure there.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Oh, no, darling! - Start me at 20, surely?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- £20.- In at 20. - 22 on the internet. 22.
0:32:58 > 0:33:0225. 20 at the back of the room. At 28. 30 bid.
0:33:02 > 0:33:0532. 35. Internet bidder. At 35. 38, sir?
0:33:05 > 0:33:0738 bid at the back.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- 40 bid.- Oh, Charlie!- At £40.
0:33:09 > 0:33:1242. 45. Back in.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13- Good.- 50.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17At £50. Any advance on 50? Are we all done now?
0:33:17 > 0:33:18- At £50.- One more, one more.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Last chance for the Art Deco figure. All done and finished at £50?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- Oh, there we are, Charlie. - I think...- There we are.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29Yes, she paid "tutu" much for it and lost £27.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I knew that I was taking a wee chance, Charlie,
0:33:32 > 0:33:34but I was willing to do it.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Next is the sporran Charles paid Stewart a tenner for.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Have all those Munros added to its value?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43A man in a sporran is like no other, is that right?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Well, a man in a sporran is...
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Well, it means that he's got a couple of quid.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49THEY LAUGH
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Start me at £50 for it. Someone straight in at 50 for it?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Surely? Nobody fancy a fling? A Highland fling?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- A Highland fling!- £50, surely?
0:33:56 > 0:34:00£30? Start the bidding at 30, surely? I've got a bid at £20.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02We're away, we're away, we're away.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Two. Five. At the back of the room, at £28. Is there 30?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- 30 on the internet. - Well, here we go.
0:34:06 > 0:34:1032. 35. Internet bidder at 35.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- 38 bid from you, sir. - Wow!- At 38 bid now.- Good man.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Can't wait any longer. All done. Bid's in the room at £38.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- Yes! Well done, Charlie. - Anita, that's very good.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20I'm very happy, Anita.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24I should think so, with a £28 profit to put in your hairy purse.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28Could I have worn a sporran, do you think, in my attire in England?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Yeah, why not? You can do whatever you want, Charlie.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Ha! That, I would like to see.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Time now for Anita's French bowl.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39It glows. I love the geometric design.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42And we start the bidding at 42. Five. At 45 bid now. 45 bid now.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- God!- 48. 50 bid.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46At 50. 52. 55.
0:34:46 > 0:34:4858. 60 bid.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50And five. 65 bid over here on my left.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Anita, you're brilliant. - At 65. 70 bid. Internet bid.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Nobody does it better.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57At £70, very reasonable.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Last chance, selling at £70.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Yes, yes, yes! - Anita, nobody does it better.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Bravo, mon petit chou!
0:35:05 > 0:35:07£27 profit, eh? Not bad.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08And bingo!
0:35:08 > 0:35:12Yeah, Charles's carved wooden nutcracker's next.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14What are the biggest nuts you get?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16The biggest nuts, which you can chew?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Cashew nuts?- Coconuts.- Coconuts!
0:35:19 > 0:35:2222 bid now. At 22. 25, is there? At 22. 25, the lady's bid.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- It's good, Anita. - They like them, Charlie.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27At £28 bid now. At 28. 30 bid now. At 30.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- Go on!- Lady's bid at £30. £30 bid now. At 30.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32At 32. 35? 35 in the room.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Go on.- At £35 bid now. At £35. Do I see 38? 38, back in.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- I'll tell you what, Anita, my nuts...- I'll hold your hand.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4140 bid. At £40, are we all done now?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I'm going to sell it, fair warning,
0:35:43 > 0:35:44- at £40. - GAVEL BANGS
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Very good, Anita. - Charlie, that's 100% profit.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51So it is. You cracked that one, Charles.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I might just, later, as a celebration,
0:35:53 > 0:35:55buy you a packet of nuts.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Peanuts OK? - Peanuts are fine.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Peanuts are fine.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04Anita's French silver and marble paper knife and seal set next.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Pull the jackpot. Here we go. - Here we are.- At £20. 22.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Come here. Hold tight. Hold tight.- 25. 28.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1230. 30 bid. I had £30 bid on my left.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14At £30, the bid's here on my left at 30. 32, fresh bid.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1732. And five? 38? 38.
0:36:17 > 0:36:1940. 42, sir?
0:36:19 > 0:36:2242. 45. 45. 48.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25At £45. It's worth more. At 45.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2748, is there? At £45.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- Oh, he's trying. He's trying hard. - He's trying.- 50 bid, sir.
0:36:30 > 0:36:3452? Thought not. 55? 55?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36At £55. Look at it. Beautiful lot, that.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Last chance, fair warning, at £55.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44- He did his best, Charlie...- He did. - ..but I've just lost over £100.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48105, to be precise. Quelle catastrophe!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51SHE CHUCKLES
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- I don't know what to say. - I know. Don't say anything.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Do you want a coffee just as a half-time refreshment?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Let's think of the next lot. What's the next lot?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Exactly, Anita. The next lot, what is it?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04It's your football figures, ready for kick-off.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Balancing a football on my shoulders.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Oh, I thought you were dancing wildly, Charlie.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Or twitching.- No, no, they do that.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Start me at £40 for the pair. - Come on.- £40.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- It's your big-ticket item.- They are.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Come on, surely?
0:37:21 > 0:37:26Shearer! Gazza! Shearer! Gazza!
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Sorry.- I think you're ten years too late - Shearer and Gazza.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Sorry. - LAUGHTER
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- No interest?- Uh-oh.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Surely? £10 to start the bidding, the lot there.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37£10 for the lot there?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39I don't believe that, actually. £10, I'm bid.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£10 bid. 12 at the back there. £12 bid. 15 bid now. £15 bid now.
0:37:42 > 0:37:4415. 18 on that now? At £18.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- They're so good.- I think they might be just teasing you, Charlie.
0:37:47 > 0:37:5025 bid. Standing up at 25. Standing at 25. 28. At 30.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52At £30. Surely they're worth more?
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Yes, they are. 32. At 32. Internet interest at 32.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Is there 35? Last chance and fair warning. The hammer's up.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Bid's on the internet.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- All done at £32? - GAVEL BANGS
0:38:02 > 0:38:0432.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08And that own goal's just cost him £58. Wow!
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- I've been given the red card.- Yeah!
0:38:10 > 0:38:13You're into injury time now, Charles.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Next, Anita's gem-set ring.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Where are we going to start? Start me at £50 with the ring there.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20£50 for the ring there. Beautiful ring there. Art Deco.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- £20, then. £20, I'm bid. - Oh, there we are.
0:38:23 > 0:38:2628, I've got. 30? 30, bid. At £30, I've got now.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28At £30. Somebody go 32?
0:38:28 > 0:38:3232, fresh bid. 35? 35, internet. 35 bid now.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3538? At 38. 40 bid.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3740 bid in the front row. £40, I've got.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40At £40. Is there 42 anywhere? Surely?
0:38:40 > 0:38:45- 42.- Yes!- Good lad.- 45. 48. 50 bid.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47At 50. Bid's here now at 50.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Get in.- At £50. Lady's bid. She wants it.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51The lady gets what the lady wants.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54At £50. That's usually the case, the way it goes, isn't it?
0:38:54 > 0:38:55- At £50.- He's good. He's good.- At £50.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59The lady's bid. All done, selling at £50.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- Yes!- Well done, Anita. Enjoy it.- It's lovely.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07So it is, and £15 back in your piggy.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11That'll help with my minus 105.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Well, a little bit, anyway.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Next, Charles's last lot, the tribal chair.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17You've got to believe.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22HE HUMS
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- I'm meditating. - Oh, you're meditating, Charlie.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Start me at £50 for the chair there. Very unusual.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£50 for the chair. £50 for it.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30When are you going to see another one? Think about it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32£50 for that beautiful chair there.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- Meditate! - HE BREATHES DEEPLY
0:39:34 > 0:39:36£30, we're going to start then.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39£30. The bid's here now at £30. The bid's here now at 30.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Somebody go 32. 32, I've got.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43And five. 40 bid.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4642. And five. 48.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Are we going to get 50?- Go on!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Go on! - HE BREATHES DEEPLY
0:39:50 > 0:39:5250 bid. 52.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54At 52. 55, is there?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- At 52.- Go on! - Charlie, we're nearly there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58At £52. Any advance on 52?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- Go on!- Come on!- At £52. For 52. - Come on!- At 52.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Last chance at 52. - Go on!- All done at £52.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- GAVEL BANGS - Aw!- Anita...
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- Charlie, it could have been a lot worse.- It could.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Or better. £8 down, then.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- I'm very happy.- Maybe you didn't meditate hard enough.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Time for the finale now - Anita's military buttons.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- We salute them.- Yeah. - We'll start the bidding at ten.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2812. 15. 18. 20. 20, I've got.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- Good.- 22 somewhere? At £20. Bid now at 20. At £20.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Bid now at 20. I've got a bid of 20.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Profit.- At 22. 25. Bid now at 25.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Bid now at 28. Bid on the net at 28. Bid now at 28.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Is there 30? At 28, still on the net.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- £28!- At £28.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- That's good.- I am a happy girl.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51And £12 isn't buttons, or washers, or something.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53That's my week over, Anita. Thank you for the memories.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57The emotion, the moment, the timings, the passion, the love.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I'm going to burst oot greetin' in a minute.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- SHE LAUGHS - Gretna Green, did you say?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Greetin'.- Gretna Green?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07No, burst oot greetin'.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- What does that mean? - It means burst into tears.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Burst oot greetin'?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- SHE LAUGHS - Is that better? You're going to cry?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I am! I've burst oot greetin'!
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I'm going to burst oot greetin' if this goes on any longer.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Uh-oh, they're off.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Now for the epilogue.
0:41:28 > 0:41:34A mixed bag of profits and losses cost Charles £2.52,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39leaving him with a final total of £193.20...
0:41:41 > 0:41:46..while Anita's made quite a loss today of £123.54.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51However, her final tally is £225.78.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55So, we declare that she is our prima donna this time.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Bravo! All profits go to Children In Need.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Charlie...- Oh, Anita! - ..that was wonderful.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Oh, there they are. Look at the Geordie skies,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08and the trials and tribulations, hey?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- What a week. - The end of a wonderful trip.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13It's been wonderful, Anita. You're going north. I'm going south.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15There's one where I can take you now -
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- over the threshold... - Oh, Charlie!- ..for one last time.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Let's go! - SHE LAUGHS
0:42:22 > 0:42:25# Love lift us up where we belong... #
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Ah, yes, up there where they belong.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I do talk some rubbish, don't I?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32We salute their talents...
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- SMASHING - Sorry, sorry, sorry.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Charlie can keep the stack!
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Fishy, fishy, fishy! - HE WHISTLES
0:42:39 > 0:42:41..their vitality...
0:42:42 > 0:42:45OK, darling, buckle up.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46..tender hearts...
0:42:46 > 0:42:50# Up where the clear winds blow... #
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- ..and their tactics.- Yay!
0:42:53 > 0:42:57HE GROANS
0:42:57 > 0:43:00God bless them, and all who sail with them.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Thank you, Anita and Charles.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08a new pair of experts, Margie Cooper and Paul Laidlaw.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Pull over and give me a big hug.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13There's going to be wheeling...
0:43:13 > 0:43:16SHE LAUGHS ..and dealing.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Profit - that's what I want.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Hey, it's looking good.
0:43:20 > 0:43:26But who will hit the right note on the next antique adventure? Ha-ha!