0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- What a job. - ..with £200 each...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07You with me?
0:00:07 > 0:00:08..a classic car...
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Buckle up.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11..and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Oh, sorry.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Ha-ha!
0:00:14 > 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 > 0:00:21- There will be worthy winners...- Yes!
0:00:21 > 0:00:22..and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Have a good trip.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Well, here we are, it's the fifth and final leg of the road trip
0:00:41 > 0:00:43with silver expert Margie Cooper
0:00:43 > 0:00:46and militaria mad auctioneer Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- How are you, my friend? - Perishing, Margie.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Are you listening?
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Just forget you're cold.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Pull over and give me a big hug.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57At least it's still warm in their hearts,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59even if it's cold in the car.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Have you noticed anything about the car?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Have you sold the other one and managed to buy a cheaper one
0:01:05 > 0:01:07and this is augmenting your profits?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09It's going to be at the next auction.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Yes, there's been a quick swap,
0:01:11 > 0:01:16it's still a Morris Minor 1,000 convertible but it's from 1958,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20and with a 48 horsepower engine. Racy!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Why say horsepower?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25It depends on how big... If you had ten little horses with short legs,
0:01:25 > 0:01:26you'd need more of them.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29So it's like a word that's come from the past.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Yes, a bit like us.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Horsepower.- I said us, I meant you.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37That's not very gallant.
0:01:37 > 0:01:44From her original £200, Margie begins today with £410.62.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Paul won the last auction and now has £598.74.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Hey, we've done well. Seriously.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55You're still ahead, my dear.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Sorry, pardon?- You're still ahead.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Pardon?- You're still ahead.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It's fantastic, that. Could you text me that?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- We've got... - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:04 > 0:02:06We've got another load of buying to do.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Indeed you have.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14Our pair's road trip kicked off in Hemswell Cliff in Lincolnshire,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18they've yomped around Yorkshire, mooched around the Midlands,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and they'll be selling in Shrewsbury.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Today, they're aiming for that auction in Shropshire,
0:02:23 > 0:02:28but they're kicking of the day in Wootton Wawen, in Warwickshire.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30This is our last day.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Last day of buying.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34While Margie drives on,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Paul's first stop is to check out the wares in Sims Vintage.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Hello, is it Phil?- It is. - Good to see you.- Hi, Paul.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43I like the look of this place.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Positive and upbeat as ever, Mr Laidlaw.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Let's get to work, shall we?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00I'm not usually one to pick up vintage toys,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03but this one has my attention.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08And that, surely you recognise, is a little miniature pistol.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Yeah. What do you reckon, 1950s cowboys and Indians?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Nah, Victorian.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Proper antique.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Nah. Why don't we go Tudor?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20HE GIGGLES
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Tudor. One of the oldest things I have picked up this road trip.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29And it dates indeed to the time of William Shakespeare.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34And there is a little vent or touch hole there, and the theory is that
0:03:34 > 0:03:38you could say, "Dad, give me some powder, give me some powder,"
0:03:38 > 0:03:40and he goes, "OK, you be careful,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42"your mother will murder me if you burn yourself."
0:03:42 > 0:03:45And you get a few grains of powder, and you pop it in there,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and with a wee match you can go, boom!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51"Look at me, I'm Francis Drake! Got ye!"
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Now, price tag on this, you're wondering.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Antique pistolet, £165.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Well, thankfully,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01we're not allowed to entertain the kids like that any more.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04But it's still a possible purchase for Paul.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Let's see how Margie is getting on, shall we?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09She's on her way to the town of Middleton, in Warwickshire,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12hoping to get some bargains of her own.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Yeah, well, I'd love to find something hidden
0:04:15 > 0:04:17that would completely trounce Laidlaw.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22But I'm getting there. I'm getting there.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Well, let's discover what's hidden in Meadowview Antiques.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Here to give her a hand is owner Mike.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Good morning, Mike. Oh, dear.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Not that hand, the other one.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Yes, don't do that.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Not too serious, I hope.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39No, just an operation on my hand.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Right, so we're here.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41An eclectic mix.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43We specialise in rare items.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- You'll see probably things you haven't seen.- Right.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Like these little Victorian shoes, perhaps.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Are they an apprentice thing?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Yeah, I would think so, yeah.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Little shoes like these were often made by Victorian cobblers
0:04:58 > 0:05:00at the end of their apprenticeship,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03before they were allowed to start making the adult versions.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Let's take a closer look, shall we?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Oh, look at those little things.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13What sort of money are those?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14I've got 48 on them.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- I could do them you for 30.- Right.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I've only just arrived. Can I have a little think?
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Yes, carry on, you carry on.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- You're moving in the right direction, Mike.- Yeah.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26THEY LAUGH
0:05:26 > 0:05:27OK...
0:05:27 > 0:05:28So that's a Margie maybe.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Paul also had a miniature maybe with his pistol,
0:05:33 > 0:05:34but what else has he seen?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37This beautifully crafted Chinese white metal mug
0:05:37 > 0:05:39has a ticket price of £25.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44White metal is the term used for un-hallmarked silver.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47This is a South Asian piece,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49there are numerals scratched on the bottom,
0:05:49 > 0:05:54jewellers' marks, so someone cared enough back in, when,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57the late-19th or early-20th century,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59to have that looked at.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I think it is what I want it to be.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08It's a nice piece of Indian, Burmese or Siamese silver.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Sweet, isn't it? I like it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Let's have a word with Phil.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- How are you doing, Phil? - Hello.- I have been busy.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19I will return to that in a moment.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Yes.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23In one of the cabinets,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27one of your chaps does military material and some archaeological...
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Yes.- And he's got some antique toy pistols.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- The pistolets.- Yes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36165 quid a pop.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- It's me.- It's him.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- It's you.- It's me.- You dark horse!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42You were keeping that.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Are you buying them cheap or no?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I just fell in love with them, to be honest. I think they're great.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48They're cool as hell.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And I just imagine some child, almost 300 years ago,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53putting a bit of shot or something and shooting the cat.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- It's fantastic.- Definitely.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Not sure about the cat. - Not for the cat.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00We should assure all our viewers,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04no historical cats were harmed in the making of Phil's imagination.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I could go to 120 on one of those.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- I don't know where that leaves it for you.- Still at three figures.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Probably too dear at auction. I would bid 50 quid on them.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Oh.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Yeah, that's what I mean.- Um...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- I could do 70.- Could you?
0:07:17 > 0:07:18I'll do 70 on them.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Can we park that?- We can.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23What about that little Chinese,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27possible South Asian white metal mug for £25?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30The very best on that will be 15 quid.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Can I offer you...
0:07:34 > 0:07:40..75 for a pistolet and that, so another tenner off the pistolet,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- and the 15 quid for that?- Yes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Boom, that's how you do a deal.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- You're a joy to do business with, my friend.- Thank you, Paul.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50That's Paul, in like a shot,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53with more than half off the ticket price for the pistolet
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and a good saving on the mug, too.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Now, how's Margie getting on?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02She's got a maybe with the kids' shoes. Anything else?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- I tell you what I do like, but it's a fortune.- What's that?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- That.- The Titanic?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11No, the zebra.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Oh, the zebra.- Yeah.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17This child's toy has a £125 ticket price,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20it's probably late-Victorian or early-Edwardian
0:08:20 > 0:08:24and its clever rocking motion is a testament to the toymaker's craft.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You could make a baby go to sleep watching that.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I like his movement.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- It's unbelievable. - I could go to sleep.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Look at that.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I'm getting hypnotised.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38You're not the only one.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Feeling a bit drowsy myself.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Go on, how much is it, then?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45How much do you want to pay for it?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I would probably offend you.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Yeah.
0:08:50 > 0:08:5250 quid.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56What I'll do for you, I'll do it you for 75.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- And while we're here...- Yes?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02What is the very best on the little diddy shoes.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I'm sorry, the shoes, I was miles away there.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06I'll tell you what I'll do,
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- if I did the shoes and this for £100...- Yeah.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12..you've got a good deal.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17So 90 wouldn't buy the two, as friends?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- 95.- Gosh.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25All right, I'm not going to argue with you for a fiver.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I was going to shake that poorly hand.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30You can shake that one instead.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I think a big hand for Margie, that was a good bit of negotiating.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37£60 off the zebra to get it for 75
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and more than half price off the shoes to get them for £20.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Paul, meanwhile, has now made the journey across Warwickshire,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50to the little town of Alcester.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54He's heading for the most excellently named Classic Clutter.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I bet his home is a bit like that, too. Ha!
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Hello there, is it Vicky?- It is, yes.- Lovely to see you, I'm Paul.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Nice to meet you, Paul.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Pleasant wee high street you're parked on.- It's lovely.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08With the pleasantries out of the way,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10it's time to hunt down some antiques.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I am no musician, is the truth of the matter,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24but I feel good about the instrument I have in my hand,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26a small oboe.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28This is turned ebony.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32And these are...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35..German silver mounts.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36And nickel alloy.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39This lovely little oboe is made by Buffet a Paris,
0:10:39 > 0:10:45a name which still exists in music shops today as Buffet & Crampon,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48but Crampon didn't get in on the act until the 1830s,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50so this must predate that.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52The reed's missing but it's replaceable.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54I like what I see.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And, of course, vintage instruments are highly collectable,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00to be used and restored.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02So what's that worth?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05In any auction, I think it should be worth 40 to £80.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Depending, of course, on who's at the auction.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The price - 8.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14There are some price tags you just don't haggle over.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Can we just put that to one side? That is sold.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Lovely. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23No haggling, that's rarer on this show than Philip Sorel in a good mood(!)
0:11:25 > 0:11:27What else might be rare in here?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32That's an elegant object.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36I suspect this is for the dining table.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41After dinner, the ladies have withdrawn to the drawing room,
0:11:41 > 0:11:47and the gentleman remain with the brandy and cigars.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49I think this is a cigar lighter.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52This rather ornate and elegant little set-up
0:11:52 > 0:11:54has a reservoir for oil in the middle,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57a wick and two vessels for holding little tapers, called spills,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01which you used for transferring the flame from the wick to your cigar.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03And I'm sitting there and I'd say,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06"Right, old chap. Yes."
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Get my little spill, take a light from the wick, and then...
0:12:12 > 0:12:14..there you go.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15And chew the cud.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18"I say, what do you make of the news from the front, old chap,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21"it's damned bad news, is it not?"
0:12:21 > 0:12:23This is late-Victorian, early-Edwardian,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25and made from silver plate.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29No condition issues, lovely form, a rich object.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31What's the price tag? £18.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Doesn't sound expensive.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I think I'd like to buy it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Let's go see what Vicky has to say.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Vicky.- Paul.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I think it's a cigar lighter.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44It's priced at £18.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Any slack in the price of that?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Possibly.- OK, well...
0:12:49 > 0:12:54£8 for the instrument, that comes to 26 the pair.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56£20 the pair any use?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I could do 22.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Let's do 22.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Fabulous.- Easy, Vicky, fantastic. - Thank you very much.- Great.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- I'd better give you some money. - That would be great.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09So, ticket price for the oboe and £4 off the cigar lighter,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12another brisk bit of business from Paul.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Meanwhile, Margie is off on
0:13:15 > 0:13:19a West Midlands magical mystery tour to Coleshill,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23to investigate the story of a man often seen in places like this
0:13:23 > 0:13:24with a notebook in his hand.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And she's picked up a passenger, Steve Corthray,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29to tell her more.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31This is all a bit of a mystery.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I'm getting more and more excited.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37This is the Ladywalk Nature Reserve -
0:13:37 > 0:13:41a 100-acre-site that used to be part of the Hams Hall estate,
0:13:41 > 0:13:45but in 1971, volunteers of the West Midlands Bird club, like Steve,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49turned it into the bird-watchers paradise it is today.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54214 species of birds have been recorded here.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I've got my special scarf on for you.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Yeah, I saw that.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00That's actually a flamingo.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03You've actually brought a new species down to the reserve.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06So, make that 215.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Ladywalk Reserve is one of hundreds of bird-watching sites across the UK
0:14:10 > 0:14:14that thousands of us flock to every week.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18But all of this arguably wouldn't have been possible without this man,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Thomas Bewick. Born in 1753, he initially worked as an engraver,
0:14:22 > 0:14:27but then this keen nature lover made a discovery that revolutionised
0:14:27 > 0:14:28the world of book illustration
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and created bird-watching as we know it today.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36They used to work with wood, and etch a design into the wood,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38and then print from that design.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40But the beautiful thing that he did,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44he found that by using a hardwood such as teak,
0:14:44 > 0:14:49and cutting across the grain, he could get a finer detail, and hence,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53when he printed, the detail in the pictures was so much better.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Bewick already had an amazing talent for detailed sketches of birds,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and he realised he could turn these
0:14:59 > 0:15:03into high-quality detailed illustrations at a low cost.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08So, in 1797, Bewick authored and illustrated his first book,
0:15:08 > 0:15:09A History Of British Birds,
0:15:09 > 0:15:14and it set the mould for all bird-watching books since.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16And up in his hide here,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Steve has some examples of Bewick's eye for detail
0:15:19 > 0:15:21to show Margie.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Margie, these are a selection of Thomas' pictures.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Aren't they beautiful?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27What fine detail.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29It is, isn't it?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31This sketch is of a bittern.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35There are now reckoned to be less than 100 breeding pairs in the UK.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38One of the few places you can regularly see them is here,
0:15:38 > 0:15:39at Ladywalk Reserve.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43But this illustration also shows how much of Bewick's style
0:15:43 > 0:15:45has influenced the modern bird guide.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49He would include the scientific name, which is also done today,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52and group the birds into species.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Right.- And you can see that when you compare it to the modern-day book.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59That's a picture of the bittern, similar angle,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02but also pictures of birds in flight, how you'd see them.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Even in the 21st-century,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07illustrations are still preferred over photos,
0:16:07 > 0:16:08to show birds' features.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Bewick's intricate, detailed drawings set the standard
0:16:12 > 0:16:14which is still followed today.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15And in the 19th century,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19it also changed the public's attitude to birds.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22This was used not only by natural historians
0:16:22 > 0:16:25but it was an affordable book,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28lots of people could get it and identify the birds.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Birds on the local ponds, birds on the garden.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- It popularised the hobby of bird-watching.- Yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38People wanted to go and see the birds, not to shoot them,
0:16:38 > 0:16:39but to watch them.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Hence, conservation has come on and evolved
0:16:42 > 0:16:45because of the early work that he's done.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47And Ladywalk is a fine example
0:16:47 > 0:16:51of the conservation that Bewick's work inspired.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Time to grab a pair of bins for a spot of twitching, Margie.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Here we go. - Have a look out of these.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Tell me what you see.- What was that?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- That was a heron. A grey heron.- Yeah.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06And Thomas Bewick's legacy lives on in other ways, too,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08his History Of British Birds is the favourite book
0:17:08 > 0:17:10of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14And he inspired the poets Wordsworth and Tennyson
0:17:14 > 0:17:15to mention him in verse.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Very fittingly, both a swan and a wren were named after him.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23It's the popularity of bird-watching that is his greatest legacy.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25What are those black ones?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Those are cormorants.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29They actually breed on the reserve.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31I can see how it gets addictive.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- It is.- But unfortunately, I'm off antiquing.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Got to keep going.- You've got a full-time job, haven't you?
0:17:37 > 0:17:38I have, yeah.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46Well, that concludes today's action for our dynamic duo of old birds.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48You said that you fancied a curry later.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Curry, yeah. You fancy?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52I'll do whatever you want.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Really?- As long as you haven't bought any militaria.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Best not mention that pistol then, Paul.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Enjoy your curry. Nighty-night.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Rise and shine, or maybe rise and rain,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12it's time for the final day's buying on this road trip.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16What a miserable day for our last buying day together.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Mind you, it's cosy. Just me and you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Steaming up those windows.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24For all the wrong reasons.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Like the car not having air conditioning, eh?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Let's remind ourselves what they bought yesterday.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Margie has two lots,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34the vintage rocking zebra toy
0:18:34 > 0:18:37and the 19th-century kids' leather shoes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Look at those little things.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45Margie has £315.62 for the rest of the day.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Paul has four very different lots, the Victorian cigar lighter,
0:18:50 > 0:18:51the French oboe,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53the Anglo-Indian cup
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and the Elizabethan toy pistol.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Boof! - HE CHUCKLES
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Leaving him with £501.74 to spend today.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05So you had a full day buying, didn't you?
0:19:05 > 0:19:06I bought from the 16th century...
0:19:08 > 0:19:10..to the 20th.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11For goodness' sake.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Can you believe it?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15The British Museum have expressed interest already.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18But they're having to vie against the V&A.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22If you're not going to be sensible, I'm not going to talk.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Looks like a quiet journey, then.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28And for Margie, the journey is going to be all the way to the beautiful
0:19:28 > 0:19:32but damp historic town of Warwick.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35The castle here dates back to the Norman conquest.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38But let's see what our Margie can conquer today.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Good luck with the rain, Margie. I hope it's a long walk to your shop.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I think it's going to stop.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I'm sure it's going to stop.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46See you later, Margie!
0:19:56 > 0:19:59OK, I've abandoned Margie to the rain and the shops.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Is she going to go all chips in?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Or we could, I don't know...
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Watch this space.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08We're watching.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Margie's first stop is Warwick Antique Centre.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I really like those.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Really little, little liqueur glasses there.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30In the box, really nice, but have you spotted anything?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33One of the glasses is broken.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37It's a shame. The silver is Continental.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Could be Dutch or French.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42You see them quite a lot but they're really very nice things.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45These six lovely little Dutch liqueur glasses
0:20:45 > 0:20:48have a ticket price of £75.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50But what can Margie get these little babies for?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Right, these have caught my eye, George.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I can't forget your name, I've got a cat called George.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Nice tactic, Margie.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Comparing him to a much-loved pet.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03He's called Boy George!
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Well, he's no longer, he's died now.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08But he's got a headstone in my garden.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Just by the by!
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Er... That's nice, thank you(!)
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- One of the glasses does need a replacement.- Yes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18It's not the end of the world but it's just hassle, isn't it?
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Yes.- It's hassle for anybody.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25Could I buy those for £48?
0:21:25 > 0:21:26No, I couldn't to £48.
0:21:27 > 0:21:3055 for the set.
0:21:30 > 0:21:3255.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34And if I do buy them, have you got any silver polish?
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- I can get some for you. - Can you?- Yes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38So...
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Well, I tell you what, if you'll clean them for me,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I'll make a decision now and say...
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- ..yes.- OK.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55It's a deal. £55 and some free elbow grease for the glasses set.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Now, what else can Margie get some free labour on?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- Hello, Margie.- Hi.- We've just had these in from another dealer.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I don't know if you'd like to have a look at these.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Is that your shopping? - You been out to the shops?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Oh, where are we going?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Oh, my goodness, what have we got here?
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Oh, silver?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Two sets...
0:22:21 > 0:22:24So, this gentleman is selling this as a job lot?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- As a job lot.- Yes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I'm sure he'd sell individual items.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Right, yeah.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Luckily, the shop's owner, Colin, can act on behalf of the dealer.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37So, is there any particular bit there that you like?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Yes. I think that's saleable.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- I don't think that's a scrapper, is it?- It's up to you.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44She's spotted an Art Deco cigarette case.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Not so fashionable nowadays, but it is silver gilt inside.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Call it 30 quid. Here, give it the handshake...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54SHE LAUGHS
0:22:54 > 0:22:59- Oh, go on. I'm too weary. - Cheers.- I'm weary!
0:22:59 > 0:23:02That's 30 for the case and 55 for the glasses,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05making the spend in here £85.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Paul, meanwhile, has travelled to Coventry, the UK's Motor City.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15He's come to the city's Transport Museum to find out about
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Coventry's pivotal role in the story of another form of transport,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20the humble bicycle.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Here to show him round is curator, Megan Nass.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Hello, Megan! - Yes, Paul, nice to meet you.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30The first bicycle seen here was the Hobby Horse,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33invented in Germany around 1817.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37But it's this French velocipede, or boneshaker, from 1868,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41that kick-started Coventry's cycle industry.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Rowley B Turner, who was one of the cycle pioneers in Coventry,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47he was living and working in Paris.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51And he noticed the locals riding around on these machines called
0:23:51 > 0:23:55velocipedes and he just thought, "That's a great thing."
0:23:55 > 0:23:57So, he brought one back from Paris to Coventry,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00to his uncle's sewing machine factory.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01So, it was Rowley B Turner
0:24:01 > 0:24:04that persuaded his uncle and James Starley
0:24:04 > 0:24:07to start producing these velocipedes.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12From Coventry, James Starley and his co-partner Josiah Turner
0:24:12 > 0:24:15made the uncomfortable velocipede practical and sellable.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18But Starley realised that to increase speed,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21the front pedals needed to power a larger wheel.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So, in 1871, the first penny-farthing, called The Ariel,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27was made in Coventry.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31So, Megan, how was this an improvement on the velocipede?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33We have the addition of wire spokes,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36as opposed to the wooden spokes.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37You also notice that it was
0:24:37 > 0:24:40probably a little bit more of a smoother ride,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42with the solid rubber tyres.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47And then also, the addition of the braking system on the back there.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50These look precarious, I imagine it's difficult to mount up...
0:24:50 > 0:24:55- Yes, yes.- ..difficult to stop, and just dangerous all round.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Yeah, it... I think it would have been and it would have really...
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The penny-farthing would have really only suited athletic men.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Hey.- Oh!
0:25:04 > 0:25:05We can make this happen!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08And here is a suited athletic man.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10My word. Is that a period specimen?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Absolutely, this is 1885, and she was made here in Coventry.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15By the Singer Company.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Oh, fantastic!- Which is a fine example of...
0:25:18 > 0:25:20So how difficult is it to get on one of those?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23I think the answer is very difficult, Paul.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26But Simon is going to give you a hand.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Go ahead. On two, three... - Tell my kids I love them, yeah.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30My wife as well!
0:25:30 > 0:25:31LAUGHTER
0:25:31 > 0:25:33And there we go.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Assume the position, haughty.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Yes, absolutely, very straight back...
0:25:37 > 0:25:40You look as if you were born to ride that, Paul.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42This is petrifying.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Seriously, it looks high up from down there.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Oh, you're a long way up.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Up here, you look like ants, to be quite frank.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52But can Paul get off again?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Penny-farthings were notorious for toppling while stationary,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58so most people jumped off them while they were still moving.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- And I'm just going to...- And then down off the bike. Well done.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I felt I was better on the way down than up.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Very good! And this is how we would mount and...
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Properly!- OK, so...
0:26:10 > 0:26:12One, two, three.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18And off into the sunset.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Just another day at the museum.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21LAUGHTER
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Well, we have certainly done the penny-farthing.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- Yes, mm-hm.- But where do we go from here?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31We go to this next bike, the Rover safety bike,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34so-called because it was safer than the iconic penny-farthing.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38This humble looking bike would sell millions around the world,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40changing cycling forever
0:26:40 > 0:26:43and set the blueprint for all modern bicycles.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46All from a factory right here in Coventry.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49That is a bike as I know it.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53It is, John Kemp Starley, who was the nephew of James Starley,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55this was his 1888 version.
0:26:55 > 0:27:01- It seems very modern for 1888. - It does.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04John Starley came up with several new features
0:27:04 > 0:27:05that are still around today.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Same sized wheels, a chain drive,
0:27:07 > 0:27:13and he added a recent invention, John Dunlop's pneumatic tyre.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16The journey from the Hobby Horse to the bicycle was complete,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18and by the mid-20th century,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21the bike was the most popular form of transport in the world,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25all thanks to the sewing machine pioneers of Coventry.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29And it wasn't long before those pioneers that made Coventry
0:27:29 > 0:27:31the world capital of bike making
0:27:31 > 0:27:34would also start Britain's car industry.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Speaking of which, it's time for Paul to get back on the road.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39Look at that.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44I'd don't think you'll get Margie on the back of that, Paul.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47With Paul left messing around on the penny-farthing,
0:27:47 > 0:27:52Margie has stolen a march to their joint last shopping destination,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Birthplace of our national bard, William Shakespeare.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00She is first to Bond's Antiques,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02where she's going to be helped out by the lovely Richard.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Shall we wander together?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Let's wander.- Let's wander.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08So, the final shop.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11What can she snaffle away before Paul gets here?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Oh, what's that?
0:28:15 > 0:28:16I think that's a...
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Is that a pill holder thing?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- It looks like a pill holder, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22There you are, what's he said?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24"Cuban cigar mould."
0:28:24 > 0:28:25We're both wrong.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29This cigar mould - or bonche as it's known - is,
0:28:29 > 0:28:30as the name suggests,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33for moulding the cigars into the right shape.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35This one was made in Berlin.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37The ticket price is £50.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Does he smell?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Yeah, I can, I can.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Or am I just dreaming?
0:28:44 > 0:28:46HE LAUGHS
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Can you do a bit? I can smell it a bit.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51You can a bit, and there's some staining, look.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53You can see where they've been sitting.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Yeah, and my grandpa... - SHE INHALES
0:28:55 > 0:28:57..used to smell like that.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I really like it.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03So, what do you think, price-wise?
0:29:03 > 0:29:07I mean, smoke related items, it's a bit sort of...
0:29:07 > 0:29:11in the past. A piece of social history, yeah?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- Social history.- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- Decorative object, isn't it now? - Yes.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17The cigar mould belongs to a dealer,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20but Richard has permission to negotiate on his behalf.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23So, is he open to a little bit of an offer?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Go on, make us an offer.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27I was thinking about 35 quid.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29I was going to try and get you to around 40.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Well, if you drop a tad under 40, I'll buy it.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34What shall we do? 38?
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Yeah.- OK.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37- Done?- Deal.- Definitely having that.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Well done, Margie, £12 off the cigar mould.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47Perfect timing, too, as the Flying Scotsman has just pulled up outside.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Now, what can Paul find in here
0:29:50 > 0:29:53that could bring a tidy profit at auction?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59If you were paying any attention a few auctions ago,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01you'd have seen me sell one of these huge profit.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06This is a patent hot water jug,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08by...
0:30:08 > 0:30:09WAS Benson!
0:30:09 > 0:30:12You see, if you don't know what you're looking at,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16that's just loosely an Arts & Crafts lidded jug.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18But if you know to have a look there,
0:30:18 > 0:30:23there's a mark that says "Benson's patent."
0:30:23 > 0:30:26What's the price on that? £34.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Do you think we can be lucky twice?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Don't know, it's worth asking.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I'm buying that one for now.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Wonder what Margie would think!
0:30:36 > 0:30:41With nothing else catching Margie's eye, she's at a bit of a loose end.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42Margie, are you...
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Are you stalking me, Margie? Have you got anything to buy?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- I'm just trying... - If you need a hand, just ask.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I'm just trying to find out what you're interested in.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51You see what I put down?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I'll leave you, honey.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Ah, just ignore her, Paul.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57You'll only encourage her.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Now, about that pot.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Let's see what Richard can do.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03It's got £34 on it.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04Is there wriggle room on this?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06It's got to be high 20s.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- How high?- 28, absolute max.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- 28 quid, this is food for thought. - All right.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Still time to keep looking, Paul,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16provided you're not distracted, that is.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Paul?
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Paul?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20SHE LAUGHS
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Whee! I'm getting good.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24I'm getting better, I'm getting better.
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Really?
0:31:25 > 0:31:27HE LAUGHS
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Have you forgotten to take your medication today?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I'll take it back. Excuse me.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Wait a minute, I've got it.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I'm in a nightmare!
0:31:39 > 0:31:41THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Oh, let's go road-tripping with Margie.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Right, time for Margie to get off the scooter
0:31:47 > 0:31:49and for Paul to get on his bike.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50Richard?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Hi, how are you doing?
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Truth be known, I made a lot of money out of one of these.- OK!
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- A less good example, a few auctions ago.- Ah.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Think I'm going to be lucky twice?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Let's hope so. - We're committing anyway.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- Yeah, go for it.- £28, it's done. - Brilliant!
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Hooray. That's the last buy of this road trip.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Off to auction next,
0:32:12 > 0:32:16if Road Trip's odd couple are still talking, that is.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Get in the car, Margie.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21I can't!
0:32:21 > 0:32:22HE LAUGHS
0:32:22 > 0:32:24It won't open.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26And if they can ever get to auction.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27- It won't open. - Let me abandon you here.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- It won't open.- Had enough, Margie.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30I've had enough of this!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33DOOR SLAMS ENGINE STARTS
0:32:33 > 0:32:35You really taking this seriously enough, Margie?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I'm not so sure I am!
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Time for some shut-eye.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44We're off to Shrewsbury in the county of Shropshire,
0:32:44 > 0:32:45for our final auction.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49And Halls Fine Arts is the venue for our last showdown
0:32:49 > 0:32:51between Paul and Margie.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52Oh, no, this is it, Margie!
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- At last!- What have you bought?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Are you going to do this? - Yes, I am.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Open sesame.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Is that how it works?
0:33:01 > 0:33:06Margie has spent big, with £218 exactly on five auction lots.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Whereas parsimonious Paul has only spent £125,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15also on five lots.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18But are they worried by each other's purchases?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20SHE SIGHS
0:33:20 > 0:33:23He's done it again, I think.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24£8?
0:33:24 > 0:33:25I mean, he can't lose, can he?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29An old musical instrument with a good maker's name on it.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31There's only one way, and that's up.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34This worries me.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38And I think it's going to make eyes at people in the room.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42This little chap here could gallop away at north of £120.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46And that would be bad news for me at the final hurdle.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50We'll see, shall we?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Jeremy Lamond is our auctioneer.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56What does he think might sink or swim in today's sale?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Little Continental silver mounted case, the liqueur glasses,
0:34:01 > 0:34:02nice presentation case.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06But one glass is cracked and that's going to hold them back because
0:34:06 > 0:34:09they're difficult, probably, to sell on in that condition.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12I think the riskiest buy might be the Anglo-Indian cup,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15because it is a white metal one. And they're not rare particularly,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17so I think that's a pretty tricky buy.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21It's a full house and the online bidders are ready to go.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24So, for the last time this trip, let's auction, shall we?
0:34:24 > 0:34:26It's the last time we're going to park our backsides
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- next to one another in an auction room, Margie.- I know!
0:34:29 > 0:34:30I hate goodbyes.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33I really do. Can I say goodbye now?
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Bye.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Could this be a good buy now?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Paul's Elizabethan toy pistol.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Good luck.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43Thanks, Margie.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47£30. 30 bid down here immediately, at 30. I'll take 5.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- 35, internet.- That's some.
0:34:49 > 0:34:5140, at £40. 40 it is.
0:34:51 > 0:34:535, internet.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56At £45, the bid is online, anybody else?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58At £45, I'm selling it online at 45.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Who else then at 45?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Last chance, 45...
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- 45.- Do you know what?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- That's all right. - Is it, are you sure?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09I could have made 20.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12That's all right, it's close enough, I can stand that.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15That didn't exactly go with a bullet, did it?
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Oh, Margie, that's very...
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- You're loving it, aren't you?- No.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Well, let's see if the Dutch liqueur glasses
0:35:21 > 0:35:23give Margie any thing to celebrate.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25At 15, at 15...
0:35:25 > 0:35:2615?
0:35:26 > 0:35:2820, 25, 30.
0:35:28 > 0:35:3230 in the room, at 30. 5, internet.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Oh, dear.- You've got... - 40, internet.- ..on the net!
0:35:34 > 0:35:3545, internet.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- 50, internet.- Yeah.
0:35:37 > 0:35:395, internet. 60.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42£60. The bid's online at 60, you're out at the back.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47At £60, I'm going to sell online then. At 60, last chance.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49£60...
0:35:49 > 0:35:50How can you be disappointed?
0:35:50 > 0:35:51That's a healthy profit, Margie.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I was hoping for a teeny bit more.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57You need to be more glass-half-full, Margie.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58It's a profit!
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I'll swap you my loss for your profit.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Next, it's Paul's Anglo-Indian white metal mug.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06£15.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Who'll start? 10 then, £10 I need.
0:36:08 > 0:36:1010 is bid at the back.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12At £10 now, I'll take 15 if you like.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1515, 20.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17At £20 it is. £20...
0:36:17 > 0:36:19It's still cheap.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21OVERLAPPING SPEECH
0:36:21 > 0:36:23At £20, it's here,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26at the back of the room and selling at 20.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Small step, that.- Do surprise me!
0:36:28 > 0:36:33Well, his mug isn't running over, but it is still Paul's first profit.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37There is no lot 77.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Lot 78...
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Well, you can at least laugh.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Here's Margie's silver cigarette case.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44I don't know why I bought it.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm just going to be quiet.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49You know what, neither of us may be able to make money on this!
0:36:49 > 0:36:5220, 20 is the bid online. I'll take 5.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Yes...- At £20, who's got 5?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- At £20...- You were right!
0:36:57 > 0:36:59I hope you were right.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Maiden bid of £20.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03All finished...at £20.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Anybody else in the room at 20?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Shall I tell you something? I deserve that.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09THEY LAUGH
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Oh, don't be so hard on yourself, Margie.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Where was I? Where was my brain?
0:37:14 > 0:37:15As you like it...
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Did you leave it in the little glass beside your bed and forget to...?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22That's my teeth.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Now it's the Benson jug.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2520?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28£15. He's not making any more, you know.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3015.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3215 I've got on the internet already.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3420. At £20. I'll take 5.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36At £20. At 20 it is.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Going to sell that at £20.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Quite sure at 20... - It's not your day, is it?
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Proof that lightning never strikes in the same place twice.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50But it makes people realise it's very hard, this game.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Hopefully, that's not going to be the case
0:37:52 > 0:37:54with your miniature shoes, Margie.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56I'm dying to know what they fetch.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58£20 for the leather shoes.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0120 is bid. At £20.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Bids online at 20, 5. At £25...
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Oh, come on, they're a bit more!
0:38:06 > 0:38:0930 in the room. At £30 it is.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11£30 against you online.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13At 35, 40.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16At £40 in the room, 5.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Internet bid of 45, I'll take 50 anywhere.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22£45, all finished at 45.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Another profit for Margie.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27They were lovely, weren't they?
0:38:27 > 0:38:28No, they were horrible.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Let's see if Paul's luck changes with the cigar lighter.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36And I can start here at £20, at 20.
0:38:36 > 0:38:3820, 5, 30.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41£30 I've got already, £30 it is.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43At £30!
0:38:43 > 0:38:455, just in time, internet.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4740 with me, at £40.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Go again, if you like. - I'm happy with that.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52At £40, selling to a commission bid at £40.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54BANGS GAVEL
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Well, that's turned your frown upside down, Paul.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00A tidy profit.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02This is close, this, isn't it, in this auction?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05It's close, but no cigars.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Just a cigar mould.
0:39:07 > 0:39:0910?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Down here, £10. 15 where?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14£10 for the Cuban cigar mould.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Maiden bid then, one and only bid, in fact.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Bombed! I've bombed.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20BANGS GAVEL
0:39:20 > 0:39:21There you go.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- You're pleased, aren't you? - I am, darling.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Do you know what? I couldn't be happier.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29You cad, Paul. Unlucky, Margie.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Thank goodness it was sold!
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Next, Paul's French oboe.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Will it go for a song?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Ask me how much I'd like it to make.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- Go on, then.- A gazillion.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Start me at £20, then.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4520 to go for the oboe, £20.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46It could...
0:39:46 > 0:39:4820 is bid. Internet bid at 20.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Blow it all the way up... - At £20, I've got.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- 20...- This was my big hope.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Quite sure? £20, selling at 20.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Do we know what we're doing?- 20.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01THEY LAUGH
0:40:01 > 0:40:02I do sometimes wonder.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05It's not been a great day for Paul.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07I'd have liked a little bit more.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Did I say I would like a little bit...
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I would have liked a little bit more?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14It's the final furlong of the road trip.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Will the Victorian toy zebra bring a grandstand finish?
0:40:18 > 0:40:19It's a huge gamble for me.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21It's the end, it's our last item.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26So, here we have £15. Bid at 15.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28At 15 it is, at 15.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33£15, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35...
0:40:33 > 0:40:3440.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Commission bids are out, £40 is bid.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40At 40 over here, selling then at £40.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- Oh, no!- All done at 40 in the room.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Any more?
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- Took a gamble.- Wait a minute, I'm not good at acting.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- Oh, Margie. Oh, no!- Flippin' heck!
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Well, it was fun while it lasted.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Come on, though! What has this trip been like?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- It's been superb. - Oh, come on, it's been...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- It has.- Who's buying the tea?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02You.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I'd wait to hear how much money you got first, Paul.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Margie began with £410.62,
0:41:09 > 0:41:11and after saleroom costs,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14she's made a loss of £74.50,
0:41:14 > 0:41:19meaning she finishes with £336.12.
0:41:19 > 0:41:25£598.74 was the starting figure for Paul.
0:41:25 > 0:41:30After all auction costs, he made a loss, too, of £6.10,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33meaning he ends up with £592.64.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Making him the winner of this road trip!
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Congratulations, Paul, and commiserations, Margie.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44All profits go to Children In Need.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Here we go!
0:41:46 > 0:41:47It's over!
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Oh, Margie!- Has the fat lady sung?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53And no, I don't hear her sing!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Is this...? I want to keep going, Margie!
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- You're my...my best companion. - We're going home, we're going home.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01Let's find the car.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Can we have a nice tea?- Yes. - Curry?- Yep.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07What a week it's been. From north to south...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09So, how far's Rotherham from here?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12If I knew where here was, I'd tell you.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13..there's been a lot of love...
0:42:13 > 0:42:14- See you, darling.- See you later.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Positive little man...
0:42:16 > 0:42:18..and a lot of rivalry.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Shops! I'll race you.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Paul scooped the best money-makers early in the week.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Profit, and that's what I want.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Until a tunic...
0:42:30 > 0:42:32turned out to be a turkey.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Hey, it's looking good.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Ha-ha! But although Margie won that battle,
0:42:37 > 0:42:38Paul won the week.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Is that not tremendous?
0:42:39 > 0:42:41But they're still great friends.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Do you know, I wouldn't have another compadre over yourself.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Well, that's very nice to hear.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Until next time then, thank you, Margie and Paul.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51It's been great.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56it's the turn of Catherine Southon and the Raj Bisram.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Well, Catherine... Are you looking forward to this trip?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- I'm looking forward to being with you.- Ah.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Their first-ever journey together.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07There's fighting talk...
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Are you going to be taking risks?
0:43:10 > 0:43:11Big risks.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14..but will Raj walk the walk?
0:43:14 > 0:43:18I am a risk taker, but am I that much of a risk taker?