0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...- What a job.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- ..with £200 each...- You with me?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09- ..a classic car...- Buckle up.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13- Oh, sorry.- Ha-ha!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- There'll be worthy winners...- Yes!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or 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.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Today we begin a brand-new adventure in the east of England
0:00:39 > 0:00:43with two Road Trip favourites, the charming Raj Bisram - very pink -
0:00:43 > 0:00:46and the delightful Catherine Southon - just delightful.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Well, Catherine...
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- Oh!- Are you looking forward to this trip?
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I'm looking forward to being with you.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- Oh, you're very kind.- This is new and this is all very cosy in here.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Yeah, looks a tad tight.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04Raj, who runs a saleroom in Kent, bought his first antique aged just ten.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06So what do you like to buy, then, Raj?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08What are your favourite things to find?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- Antiques.- No!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14That's a relief. Raj's rival on this journey, Catherine,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17has worked in the world of antiques for over two decades,
0:01:17 > 0:01:18including with me!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- And you?- I love everything.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I love being with you, Raj, I love antiques.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26You know, that's only cos it's been five minutes.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28No, I... Am I going to not enjoy this?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Give it 50 minutes and you'll be changing your tune.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32No, I love this, this is great.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36I wonder how long this cutesy camaraderie will last
0:01:36 > 0:01:39before their competitive sides kick in.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Starting this trip with £200 each,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49our experts will be zipping around in this 1967 MGB GT,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51which even has its own nickname.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I'll give you a clue.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57So what do we call weather that's grey and misty
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and a little bit of rain?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- Miserable. - No, it's not called miserable.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Nice try.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07It should be! Because that's what I call it.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09It's called Foggy.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Oh, Foggy. Oh, yeah, I can see that.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Foggy and grey.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15That's a shame, really, I think we should change the name, Raj,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- cos I don't...- Really? - I don't like Foggy.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20What shall we call it? Let's have our own name.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Sunshine.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Sunshine? Really?
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Our Road Trip kicks off in Cambridge and carries on around East Anglia,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34then heads both north and west towards the Peak District
0:02:34 > 0:02:36before taking us through the West Midlands
0:02:36 > 0:02:39to finish up over 600 miles later in Bristol.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Today's leg kicks off in Cambridge
0:02:43 > 0:02:46and will end at auction in Beccles, Suffolk. Wow.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49This is the first time we've met.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Yeah.- I have no idea about your little tactics.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- OK, I'm...- How do you work?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56OK, I'm ruthless.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Are you?- No, I'm not. I'm not, I'm not at all, no, no.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03I'm joking. I've decided this time I'm going to try, if it's possible,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05to buy things I like.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I like your style, Raj.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- That sounds good.- Sometimes you have to take a risk, don't you?
0:03:10 > 0:03:11You do. Yeah, you do.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14You can play safe all your life and...
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Shall we take risks, then, Raj? - Let's take risks.- Oh, right, then.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Oh!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Our risky experts have arrived in the university city of Cambridge,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26where they're pulling up at not one but two antique emporiums.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- I can't get out of this. - I'll come and let you out.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- How do we get out?- Hang on a second.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Oh, you're such a gent, Raj.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Isn't he just?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Here we go. - Oh, you're lovely. You know,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41now you've started this you've got to do it all the time.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- OK.- Do you know that?- I will. - Now, two shops.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Where shall we go? - Which one would you like?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Shall I go there and you go there?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- OK.- Good luck.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51- Good luck to you, as well. - We may swap.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52HE CHUCKLES
0:03:52 > 0:03:55See you late... Oh, he's got a cheeky laugh!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Hello there.- Hi there.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- How you doing? - Nice to meet you, I'm Bill.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05The Hive has a wide range of antiques and curios on offer.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08This is what we need in here, it's absolutely baking.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I like this.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19One of the things which is great about it is the colour.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Really good striking colours,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24which makes me think that once upon a time this must have been kept away
0:04:24 > 0:04:27from the light, because it's not faded or anything, is it?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29And the staining is quite minimal.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I think it's quite good.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36So do I, this silk needlework is well worth a closer inspection.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Really interesting.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39You've got these sort of...
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I mean, almost humanlike.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Very humanlike.- ..monkeys.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45One on the ground and one climbing up the tree.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46The colours are wonderful.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48It could be late 18th century.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50But it's been quite well done.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It's an interesting subject.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- It's very interesting. - OK, you've got 195 on it,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57which is pretty much all my budget.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I'll say! She's certainly game for taking a risk.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03But what's the best, then? No monkey business.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Could you do, like, 150 or something?
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I... I can find out for you but I doubt it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12While Bill makes that call,
0:05:12 > 0:05:17next door it seems our other expert is being a little less impulsive.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I'm looking for something really old, an antique,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24and there's a lot of collectables here but antique-wise...
0:05:25 > 0:05:29..nothing that really, really grabs me yet, but it's early days yet.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31In your own time, then, Raj.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I love cards. I love playing cards, I love doing tricks.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Here's an interesting little packet.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Wills Woodbine Cigarettes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44A lot of the cigarette companies used to provide the pubs with packs of cards.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46He's such a joker!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Next door, Catherine's laid her cards on the table
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and the dealer has agreed to £150 for the needlework.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It's still a hefty chunk of her budget, Mark.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59If I buy it, it'll be the biggest risk I've ever taken
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- at the beginning of a Road Trip. - You're either going to make money...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Or...? Come on, give me the "or".
0:06:06 > 0:06:07It could sell for 30 quid.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Oh, no, it's going to make a lot more than that.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Well, it should do. Do you know what? Raj,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14when we were talking in the car earlier,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16he said to me he sort of takes risks.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I don't think you'll be taking that big of a risk on this.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22I'm going to go and ask him.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I'm going to run next door and check that he is taking risks.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- He's probably buying something for a fiver.- Right.- Do you mind, Bill?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Not at all.- Back in a second. - I'm not going anywhere.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Mind the step! Well done.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Raj!- Hello, Catherine.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I come with a question.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- OK.- Are you going to be taking risks?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Big risks.- I think every time you buy something,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47you take a certain amount of risk.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50But if you like it, go with your gut feeling.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I will do for certain.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Fantastic. That's what I want to hear, Raj.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Right, OK.- Good luck, then. - I'm off.- Spend it all.- OK.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I hope YOU do!
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Careful, Catherine!
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Raj could be playing a very clever game here.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Is there any tiny amount you could take off, another £10?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Well, look, I'll take it off my own back.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12It's not mine, as I said, but I'm going to say yes.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13- Are you?- Yep.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It's just a great thing and I think sometimes you've just
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- got to go with it.- Hopefully... I think you will do well with it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- It's a good thing, isn't it? - At 140, I think you will.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- Can I shake your hand?- You can.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Thank you so much. I'm... I'm in love with it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:31You'd better be. That's a very, very pricey price for a first purchase.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Mwah!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I love it. Thank you.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Steady on!
0:07:35 > 0:07:40Now, Raj, dealer Stephen has something he thinks you'll like.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45I brought these lovely silver-plated candelabra over with me today.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48They're quite... They're decorative, they're decorative,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- I'll give you that. - Decorative, useful.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Early 20th century.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Are they a good maker, Elkington or something?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56No, they're Viners.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Viners have an illustrious history as a family of silversmiths,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03but by the time they made these they were into mass production.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Alpha Plate, Viners of Sheffield, England.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10So they are pre-1915...
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- ..which makes them an antique. - Well done.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- And what are you looking for for those?- 120 for the pair.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I'd like to be paying sort of around half that.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21You know, I think at £50-£60...
0:08:21 > 0:08:23£50 is good for me.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24£50.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26£50 it is.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27- Well done.- Thank you very much.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Thank you. My first buy on this trip.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35As Raj pays for his purchase, look who's snuck in. Naughty!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Powder horn, I quite like that.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42Interesting. Used to carry gunpowder which primed muzzle-loaded guns
0:08:42 > 0:08:45in the old days. This one clearly came from a cow.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Moo! No...
0:08:47 > 0:08:48..Boom!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51And then a steamer.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54That's lovely as a nice planter.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Once upon a time it would have been used more as a steamer perhaps
0:08:58 > 0:09:01for fish in a big country kitchen.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04£38. Yeah.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Interested in these but not at those prices.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Let me see what I can get.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Yoo-hoo! Stephen!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13You've got a powder horn that hasn't got a price on
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and this has got very expensive on it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- What can that be, the old planter? - Can I just see...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I tell you what, could I make you an offer on both of them.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Well, you can but I have thrown people out before.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Oh, don't throw me out. - The powder horn...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Yeah.- ..final price £15.- Right.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34The fish kettle, you can have that for £5.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Really?- So that's £20. It's because I work in round numbers.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- It's got to be a no-brainer. Thank you, Catherine.- Done.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Thank you very much. - That's the quickest deal I've ever done in Cambridge.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Anywhere!
0:09:45 > 0:09:47You're not hanging about, girl.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50That speedy sale sees Catherine blow a whopping £160
0:09:50 > 0:09:54in her first morning. Right, Raj, what have you found, mate?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57This is a picture. It's a print, actually,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00of one of Scotland's most famous artists, Sir William Russell Flint,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03and he had a fantastic life.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06He went around the world painting beautiful women. What a job!
0:10:06 > 0:10:10But what's really interesting is that there is a print here
0:10:10 > 0:10:12of Sir William Russell Flint,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16but it's done by his son and it's actually of him painting.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19And his son was called Francis Flint,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23and I don't think I've ever seen a picture by the son before.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Stephen, your services are required again.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30It's got 39 on it, I can do that for 25.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32What about 20?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Yeah, why not?- Is that unreasonable? - No, that's fine.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Are you happy with that? Come on, Raj. We've got a deal.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- Put it there.- We've got a deal.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much.- You're very welcome.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Raj has bought the candlesticks and the Flint print for
0:10:44 > 0:10:45a total of £70.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Good-o. And it fits in the MG.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Perfect.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Voila.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Back with Catherine,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and she's made her way to Prickwillow in Cambridgeshire.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Catherine's come to hear about the centuries-old battle
0:11:05 > 0:11:11to control nature, and drain 400,000 hectares of land known as the Fens,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13much of which is below sea level.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18She's visiting the Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum
0:11:18 > 0:11:22to meet founder member Mike Penberth to learn more.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28As I understand it, the Fens is known as a very fertile landscape.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I understand it hasn't always been that way.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34So what was life really like for the people before the drainage?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Very wet and pretty tough.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It was quite an unhealthy environment.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43There was forms of malaria, it would have been cold and pretty miserable.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46So something had to be done, so when did that happen?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Well, there've been various attempts to drain the Fens,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51but not very successful.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56Around 1600 King Charles got Cornelius Vermuyden to come
0:11:56 > 0:12:00from Holland. He'd had some success in draining the polders in Holland.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05One of the most talented Dutch waterway and drainage engineers,
0:12:05 > 0:12:10Cornelius Vermuyden successfully turned the waterlogged marsh
0:12:10 > 0:12:12of fenland into profitable farmland.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16What did Cornelius Vermuyden do?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19He straightened the main river.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23The main river that runs through the Fens is the Great Ouse.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It carried the water from Bedfordshire Hills straight through
0:12:26 > 0:12:32the fen and out to sea, bypassing all the meandering that had gone on
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- in the past when the rivers moved about with the seasons.- Right.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- How long did that take? - Probably the best part of 100 years.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Wow.- It came either side of the Civil War.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46There were prisoners of war being employed, so the Dutch,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Scottish, French, all played a part.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50All done by hand.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Back then, though, in the 1600s, that was no easy task.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58What happened after that? What was the next stage?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Well, the next stage was rather strange.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The drainage had taken the water out of the peat
0:13:03 > 0:13:07and left the rivers higher than the land. The rivers had a hard bed,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09it had a silt and gravel bed,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13so they stayed where they were and the land shrank either side of them.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16So, hold on, so if the rivers were above land,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19then why aren't we underwater now? That doesn't make sense.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- We... We're now pumped.- Right.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23The Fen is pumped.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27That started in Vermuyden's time, pumping into the main rivers,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- with wind pumps.- Oh, I see.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34And then in the early 1800s we had steam engines
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- and they were employed. - I can see these amazing engines.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Presumably they power the pump.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Yes, that's right. This is a 250 horsepower
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Mirrlees, Bickerton and Day, and that lifted 140 tonnes a minute...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Oh, my goodness. - ..from the drain into the river.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Always keen to get stuck in,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Catherine's convinced engine operator John to give her a go
0:13:57 > 0:14:01on this blast injection engine which was built in 1924.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Oh, oh!- Stand by!
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Wow.- Blast off!
0:14:06 > 0:14:10ENGINE CLATTERS LOUDLY
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- This one?- That's it, yes.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22So is this the noise it would have made when this was pumping?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Yes.- Blimey.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Oh, it sounds amazing, doesn't it?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Really fantastic, really good.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33A great bit of machinery.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Thanks to Cornelius Vermuyden and machines like this,
0:14:39 > 0:14:44there are more than 4,000 farms in the Fens which are still pumped
0:14:44 > 0:14:48to this day, proving that while we may never be able to fully control
0:14:48 > 0:14:52nature, it can be harnessed and improve the lives of many.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00Raj, meanwhile, has motored 15 miles east to Newmarket in Suffolk.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03This market town is considered by many as the home of British
0:15:03 > 0:15:06horse racing, but Raj isn't here for a flutter on the old gee-gees.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10No, no. He's here to shop at Treasures Antiques.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Go on, Raj, you know you want to.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Hello.- Oh, hi, there. Hi, Raj. How do you do?- Hi.- Patrick.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Nice to meet you, Patrick, lovely to meet you.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Yeah, good to meet you, too. - Well, this looks like a busy shop.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24You've got lots of things here, haven't you?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Yeah, it's a bit of an eclectic mix in here, Raj, bit of everything,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- really, we like to think. - I'll go and have a wander round.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Yeah, please, have a wander. There's another floor upstairs, as well.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Originally the town fire station,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37this shop has been selling antiques for nearly 30 years.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Lots of horsey things.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Stacks of horsey things.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Loads of riding boots but there's got to be something here.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55This is quite a nice scalloped edge Chinese blue and white plate.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I mean, it's got lots going on in here.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Chinese is where it's at at the moment.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03If you can find the right Chinese thing, you could do really well.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I mean, this is a pretty run-of-the-mill thing,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09but it's in great condition. As you can see here,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11we've got this lovely work on the back here.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13I think it's rather decorative.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Something to consider, then.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Now, what else do you have, Patrick?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22There's some quite interesting sort of old exhibition pieces here.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24If you wanted something just a bit of fun.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Festival of Britain. What do you think's in here?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- A medal? - You'd think so, wouldn't you?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Yeah, it looks like a... It looks like a medal box.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I wouldn't put money on it because actually it's a little bar of soap.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35That's a bit different. I quite...
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Don't tell me you've got a lot of money on this.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- No, no, I don't. - That's going to be, what, a fiver?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I would think if you came up to £6, we might be able to have
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- a deal on that.- Sure. I've not seen soap for years!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47What else have we got here? This is, like you said,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50you said about a coin or a medal. This is actually a coin
0:16:50 > 0:16:53from the Festival of Britain, celebrating 1951.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55And maybe the two together.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57What about £10 for the two?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00If you made it £12, we've got a deal.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I'm not going to quibble over that. £12. Patrick, we've got a deal.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Thank you. Thank you.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08What about that plate?
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Ticketed at £39.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14I think it's in fairly good condition, no chips or cracks.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Yeah.- Erm...
0:17:16 > 0:17:19What sort of offer would you like to make on it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23I'd be happy to give you sort of £15-20 for that.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I think if we did £20, we could have a deal on it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- £20, huh?- That's what I was thinking, that's what you mentioned.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Yeah. I'm not going to argue.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34£20. We have a deal.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- We have a deal.- Pleasure. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:36 > 0:17:42£32 bags Raj the two Festival of Britain pieces and the old plate.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Reunited, Raj has a confession for Catherine.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Uh-oh.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I prefer to be driven, to be honest.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Oh, do you? Would you like to swap?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- Would you like me to jump in? - At some stage definitely, Catherine.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59A man can dream. And it's time just to do that,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01so nighty-night.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09It's the next day and Raj's wish has been granted.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12I feel I'm like a granny driving this.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15I'm driving my little MG in first gear.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18This is beautiful round here, though, isn't it?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21It is lovely. I take you to all the best places, don't I, Raj?
0:18:21 > 0:18:22You do. Look at that.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Beautiful.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So far Catherine has secured three lots -
0:18:28 > 0:18:31the 18th-century silk needlework,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35the vintage tin steamer and the late-19th-century powder horn,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37leaving her £40 to spend today.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Mwah!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Raj, meanwhile, has bagged four lots -
0:18:43 > 0:18:45the early-20th-century candelabra,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47the Francis Flint print,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51the two Festival of Britain items and the old plate,
0:18:51 > 0:18:56which means he still has £98 in one or other of his pink pockets.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Voila.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Did you shop till you dropped yesterday?
0:19:01 > 0:19:02I did a bit of shopping.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Yes. I want to see you take a risk, though, Raj.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Believe you me, I will take...
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I take risks, Catherine. You don't have to worry about that.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- That's all right.- OK, believe you me, by the time this week's out,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- you will have seen me take lots of risks.- Oh, good!
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Promises, promises, Raj.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24This morning, our intrepid experts have journeyed
0:19:24 > 0:19:28to Thetford in Norfolk, where Catherine and Raj are parting ways.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Have a good day, Raj. - You, too.- See you later.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Yeah, bye. Drive carefully.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- I will try.- OK.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Bye.- See you later.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Raj has evaporated!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Well, well, Catherine's back on the road
0:19:46 > 0:19:48and heading to Risby in Suffolk,
0:19:48 > 0:19:49and already missing her rival.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Gosh, they've got close quickly.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55He's a lovely person to have around, but I really miss him at the moment
0:19:55 > 0:19:58because he's fantastic at helping me to change gear.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00GEARS GRIND
0:20:00 > 0:20:02SHE LAUGHS
0:20:02 > 0:20:05You see what I mean? I have problems with changing gear in this.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09The gear stick is too small for me, and he's very good at reversing.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Raj, I love you.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Catherine's first shop of the day is Risby Barn Antique Centre,
0:20:19 > 0:20:20home to over 30 dealers.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Oh, look, red trousers today.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Hello, there. Oh, that's what I like to see - a man polishing the silver.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Somebody's got to do it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- You must be Richard.- I am indeed.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Hi. Catherine. Nice to meet you.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36This 16th-century barn has stock piled to its beams,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39but Catherine has only got £40 left. What can she find?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Something alcoholic, perhaps.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Do people drink sherry any more?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I hate sherry.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Oh, this looks like quirky corner.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54This looks like a good place to find a bargain.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Croquet sets. I always do well with croquet sets.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02This has been in the bottom of someone's shed for a very long time.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04We have four mallets.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05We have...
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I don't know if all of these are the right balls.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11We've got a mixture of balls in here.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Richard, how are you at playing croquet?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Better than you may assume, actually.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Oh, really?- I have a set at home. - Oh, have you? Right.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- My wife was a demon at it. - We've got a mixture of balls here.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- How many wooden balls should we have?- Four.- Four?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Four balls, four mallets.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- And then the...- Hoops and the stake.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Yeah. And we've got the hoops and the stake.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35So we've just got a bit of a mishmash.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So this mishmash says 66.
0:21:39 > 0:21:4066, yeah.
0:21:40 > 0:21:4266. What could this be?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44What's the bottom line on this?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Well, speaking with Brian the other day, the dealer,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- he's had it a little while.- Has he?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Has he had it a while? Could it be 25 quid?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I think you might be pushing it a bit at 25.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00If you can squeeze 30, we'll do a deal at 30.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03I'd love 25, just cos of the mishmash of balls.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Special offer today, then. Go on.- Special offer?
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Put it there. Thank you.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- OK, then.- I'd like to say I'll challenge you to a game but...
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Sounds like you're the pro. - Oh, well.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Ah, but you're the pro-negotiator.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22That kind discount means Catherine leaves with the croquet set
0:22:22 > 0:22:25in the boot, and £15 in her pocket.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Raj meanwhile is still in Thetford.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36This market town has been home to many influential
0:22:36 > 0:22:40historic characters, including one of the most radical thinkers
0:22:40 > 0:22:43and writers of the 1700s, Thomas Paine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Raj is meeting Learning Officer Melissa Hawker to find out more.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53It all started here in Thetford and possibly even on the streets
0:22:53 > 0:22:58we're standing on. He saw a huge amount of public punishments
0:22:58 > 0:23:02that were happening in the town - ducking stools, whipping posts,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05even people on the gallows or in gibbets,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07and it inspired him to think about, was this right?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Was this what should be happening?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12What were the essential civil rights of every human?
0:23:12 > 0:23:14I mean, he was known as a writer and a thinker.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17When did he write his first works?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19So his first pamphlet was written
0:23:19 > 0:23:24when he was working as an excise officer. He had been unfairly sacked
0:23:24 > 0:23:28from an earlier job doing the same thing, and when he received
0:23:28 > 0:23:31another position he was asked by his fellow excise man to write
0:23:31 > 0:23:35about the injustices that they were experiencing, and that was his first
0:23:35 > 0:23:38pamphlet and put him sort of centre stage in that act of rebellion.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Where did he go from there? - He did lots of different jobs
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and they say that he kind of failed at almost everything
0:23:44 > 0:23:47he attempted, up until the age of 34,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50when he had a chance meeting with Benjamin Franklin.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Famous chap.- Yeah, yeah.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57Future founding father of America, who advised Paine to go to America
0:23:57 > 0:24:00and seek his fortune there and gave him a letter of introduction,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03so he set sail at 34 to America, where he started
0:24:03 > 0:24:07to write the pamphlets that are most famous today.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11In 1776, Paine published Common Sense,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14which advocated American independence from Britain.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19It became a sensation and was credited with rousing the colonists into action.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27When war broke out, Paine then wrote a series of pamphlets called
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The American Crisis, with the aim of boosting public morale.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34His words were used to inspire the troops.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37There's a great account of them kind of huddling in fear,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41waiting to take on this big battle with the British Army
0:24:41 > 0:24:44and Paine reading his words to inspire them
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and put the steel in them to go forth and fight
0:24:47 > 0:24:49and achieve the freedom of America.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52So in America he was a bit of a hero, but back home?
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Ah. Not so much.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57No, he was considered to be something of a traitor
0:24:57 > 0:25:01and a lot of his works which spoke against the idea of a monarchy,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04he said that the idea of a hereditary monarchy
0:25:04 > 0:25:08was as ridiculous as the idea of a hereditary mathematician.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11So they actually put up the price on his head
0:25:11 > 0:25:13and tried him for seditious libel.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18With the American revolution over, and unable to return to England,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Paine was lured to France, with its simmering revolution.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25So he travelled there,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28where he was given a hero's welcome
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and taken into the French National Convention,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34so part of their government. And this, to me, is brilliant -
0:25:34 > 0:25:36shows that he is the typical Englishman abroad -
0:25:36 > 0:25:38he refused to learn French.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41He did really well for quite a long time, people thought he was amazing,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44but, as I said, he's unafraid of upsetting anybody
0:25:44 > 0:25:47when he saw something that he thought was wrong
0:25:47 > 0:25:50and he didn't think it was right to execute the monarch.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54And for this he was put into prison in the Luxembourg jail.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58After 11 months of imprisonment, Paine was released
0:25:58 > 0:26:02and went on to produce the last of his great pamphlets -
0:26:02 > 0:26:06The Age Of Reason, arguing against organised religion.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08On his return to America in 1802,
0:26:08 > 0:26:13Paine came under constant assault by evangelical Christians
0:26:13 > 0:26:15for his anti-religious writing,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and coupled with a bitter feud with George Washington,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20his reputation was ruined.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23He died in 1809 in New York.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Once a people's hero, only six mourners attended his funeral.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31This Thetford man contributed profoundly to the American and French revolutions,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35one of the most remarkable political writers of the modern world.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39I mean, I've actually got a few lines from American Crisis here...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Fantastic.- ..OK, which I think just are really, really good.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46"These are the times that try men's souls but the harder the conflict,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48"the more glorious the triumph.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55"It is dearness only that gives everything its value.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58"Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02"And it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom
0:27:02 > 0:27:04"should not be highly rated."
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- I mean, they're great lines. - It's very powerful, isn't it?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10And it's interesting that President Obama,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14when he gave his inaugural address in 2008, he actually chose
0:27:14 > 0:27:17to quote those lines from the start of American Crisis,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19so you got the first black president, you know,
0:27:19 > 0:27:23calling back to Paine's words for his first address to the nation,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26so I think it shows he's still relevant today.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Catherine, meanwhile, has made her way to Clare in Suffolk.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38An old wool town, historic Clare is home to
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Catherine's final shop of this leg.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Hello, there.- Hiya.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- You all right, Catherine? - Afternoon. Nice to meet you.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- And you are?- Robin.- Robin. Robin. Good to meet you.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51The good news is that I've come to buy something in your shop.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Right.- The bad news?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55You've got no money.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57You're good at this.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59That's it.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03And I need to turn that into a profit.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Robin's unimpressed. Huh!
0:28:05 > 0:28:09So Catherine's on the prowl for something special costing no more than £15.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Very, very, very good luck.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Good stuff. Shame I haven't got any money to spend!
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I thought that said 25 there on this lovely little chick pin cushion.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- What have I got?- 325, yeah.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- It's realistically priced.- It is.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27£15 won't be buying that!
0:28:27 > 0:28:31I'll say. Anything actually affordable, Catherine?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33This interests me.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35This is tapered and it's...
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Well, it's blooming heavy.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40A seal, basically, I'd say. Mid-Victorian? I don't know.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Mid-Victorian seal and you've got all these different...
0:28:44 > 0:28:48..bands and then you've got somebody's initials.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50I can't quite make them out.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51I love... I mean,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54look at the amount of work that's gone into that for a seal.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56That's actually quite special.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59£30.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02That is possibly doable.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Anything else?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09This is Art Deco, so 1920s, sterling silver locket,
0:29:09 > 0:29:14which you open up and then you put a little picture of your loved ones
0:29:14 > 0:29:16inside. And what's on that?
0:29:18 > 0:29:19£22.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21The other piece...
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Let's pop that back.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25..which is also a possibility...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29..is a thimble case.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31And there are people who are interested in sewing these days.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35These sewing accessories can make a fortune. But that's not very old.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37I think that's modern.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39But, again, it doesn't really excite me.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42This excites me a bit more.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43Oh, decisions!
0:29:43 > 0:29:47With three possibilities, Robin, you're required.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I like this. I do like this seal.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53I think it's lovely. I think the amount of work...
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Mid- to late-19th-century letter seal.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Yeah.- It's quite nice. Yeah, it's an Art Deco locket.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Mm.- I can obviously do a bit on that price for you.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04That's not a problem. The thimble case is a relatively modern piece.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- I know, isn't it?- But there are collectors of sewing memorabilia.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Yeah, there are.- And it is silver.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Do you know what? My thought is probably to pass on that one
0:30:12 > 0:30:14and do one of these two. Is there any chance that
0:30:14 > 0:30:17I could have both of these for £15?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- No.- Are you sure?
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Dead sure. - Could I have that one for 15?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25I will do the seal for 15.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- You will?- I can't do a penny less than that.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29And this one for...? What's the bottom on that?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31I'd do that for £5.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32- Would you?- Yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35What do we go for? The £5 or the 15?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- Well... It's got to be done, hasn't it?- You got to look at profit.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Haven't you? You have! And I'm going for...
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- What are you going for? - I'm going for that.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I thought you might. You've let your heart rule your mind.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I have to. I just love it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Catherine's taken a risk, not for the first time on this trip,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56and spent every penny of her pot.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Raj is playing catch up, and he's made his way to Bury St Edmunds.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Originally known as Beodericsworth,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10nowadays the place is best known for brewing and malting...
0:31:10 > 0:31:12..and antiques, hopefully.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Smoking Monkey Antiques.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Well, well.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20- Hello.- Hi.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Hello.- My name's Marcia.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Hello, Marcia, I'm Raj.- Hi, nice to meet you.- You, too. You, too.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30This quirky shop has an eclectic mix of antiques.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Raj has nearly £100 burning a hole in his pocket.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36- Marcia.- Yes?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I wondered, is it possible that I could have a look at that vase?
0:31:39 > 0:31:44- Certainly.- It's got 4th century Egyptian on it.- Hm.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49If this is indeed 1,600 years old, what a find!
0:31:49 > 0:31:50All in one piece.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54It would be one of the earliest things I've ever bought.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55- Mm.- The thing is, I don't know.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59It's a real risk. Catherine said to me, "Take risks, Raj,"
0:31:59 > 0:32:04- and I am a risk-taker.- Mm-hm. - But am I that much of a risk-taker?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Especially as the ticket says £125.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- What were you thinking?- If I could get that for £60, I'd take a risk.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- OK.- Are you sure?
0:32:17 > 0:32:18- Yes.- I want you to be happy as well.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20No, no, I'm happy.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- You sure?- I'm happy, yes.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23Marcia, let's shake hands.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- OK.- £60.
0:32:25 > 0:32:31That final purchase means our experts are both bought up and it's time to reunite.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35What do you know about the auction house we're going to?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Not a lot. I do know it's online.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Oh, that's good. That's good.- I think it's quite a country auction.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Right, you two, better go and get some shut eye, eh?
0:32:47 > 0:32:52Kicking off from Cambridge our pair pootled the MGB GT
0:32:52 > 0:32:55through Norfolk and Suffolk, aiming for an auction in Beccles.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59This ancient market town boasts a 16th-century bell tower.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03It took 40 years to build and stands 97 feet tall.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Impressive.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Established in more recent times is Durrants Auction Room,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14hosts to today's sale. Lovely.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Exciting, isn't it? - Yeah, lovely building.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- First auction. Are you nervous? - Oh, yes. No. Yes.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- No. Yes, yes, yes.- Exciting.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29On this leg, Catherine bought five lots for auction,
0:33:29 > 0:33:31spending every penny of her £200.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37While Raj, well, he spent a total of £162 on his five lots.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42But I wonder what they make of each other's lots, eh?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Well, this is really, really lovely.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Catherine paid £140 for it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51I think that's slightly risky, but the subject matter is really lovely.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55This is either going to fly or it's just going to make its money back.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Oh, it smells a bit musty.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02It doesn't smell great, but I think this is a great thing.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05It comes with a crown for the Festival of Britain, which is
0:34:05 > 0:34:08a bit boring. This should easily make him a nice tidy profit.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Well done, Raj.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14The man with the gavel today is Nicholas Rudge.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16What does he think of our experts' lots?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20The pottery flask, a Roman period from the late 4th century,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23it's unusual. It's still got the hook ring with it, as well,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26and we expect that to make £50, £60 or more.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29A late-18th-century powder horn in original condition.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31It's unspoilt, it's the genuine article
0:34:31 > 0:34:33and we expect that to sell quite well.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Well, let's find out, shall we?
0:34:35 > 0:34:40With buyers online and in the room, our experts are taking their seats.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- It's you and me against the world. - Here we are. Absolutely.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49First up, it's Raj's old plate.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Ten? Yes, bids.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Definitely worth that, isn't it?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57At £10. 10, 12. £12.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58£12, front row. At 15. 15.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01No. £15, the bid's in the middle. At £15.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- He's trying.- Going to sell at £15.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Why are you smiling?- I'm not.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11I think that's his shocked face.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Hard luck, old chap.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14I'm worried about you.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17You're worried about me, I'm worried about me!
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Can Catherine take an early lead with her vintage steamer?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Fiver, then, anybody? Anyone a fiver?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26You said it would make £20.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28A fiver, surely. £5 bid.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- That's what I paid!- Eight, online.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Yes.- £8, online bid.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33At £8, the bid's online.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36I'm going to sell, online, at eight.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- 10.- Yes.- There you go.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40£10. At £10, £10, £10.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- You're out online. - You've doubled your money.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Second row bid at £10, thank you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Someone knows her geraniums will look lovely in that
0:35:48 > 0:35:49when she gets home.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53They will indeed, and Catherine kicks off with a profit.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- Not bad.- Doubled your money.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Not bad.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Right, Raj, you're playing catch-up with your two items
0:36:01 > 0:36:02from the Festival of Britain.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- 10? £10 bid.- Yay!
0:36:06 > 0:36:08At £10, £10, £10, £10, £10, £10...
0:36:08 > 0:36:0912, £12.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11£12, 15. At 15, 18.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13It's such good fun, this.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18The bid's in the middle of the room, make no mistake, at £20.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19That's all right.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Well, it washed its face.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Nice little earner there. Well done, Raj.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Don't you worry, Raj, don't you worry.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Next it's one of the lots that Catherine loved, her Victorian seal.
0:36:34 > 0:36:3620?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38- £20 for it.- Come on.- £20 online bid.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- £20.- Come on.- £20, £20, £20, £20...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- At £20.- Come on.- 22.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4522, 22, 25.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48£25. 28, in the middle, at the back.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49£28, 30.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£30. £30.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Going to go online. - I thought that would make more.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- 35, 40, £40. £40. - Oh! Oh, just in time.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- That shot up rather quickly. - £40, online, the bid.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00You're all out in the room.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02At £40.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- Yay!- Wow, yeah, well done. Well done.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06I really, really liked that.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Yeah, and I bet you liked the profit, too. Fantastic.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13I'd like to have that in my collection.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14- Yep.- Somebody else has got it now.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Next up is Raj's Francis Flint print.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20£30, someone.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22£30 bid online.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Oh, well done.- At last.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- Into a profit.- Five anywhere, then.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29At £30. £30. Five anywhere? Anyone else want to join in?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- Come on.- £30 it remains, and it's online.- That's a shame.- Come on.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Last chance, then.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Maiden bid of £30.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Thank you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Ah.- I'm surprised.- Well... - Yeah, it was worth it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44It's a profit, but I expected it to do better than that, to be honest.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Suffolk's Flint fans will be kicking themselves.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Never mind, I've made a profit at last.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53I can relax.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Catherine's vintage croquet set is up next.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- I've got two commission bids. - Oh, I love you!
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- See.- I can start the bidding at £22, £25.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Oh, that's what I paid.- £25 bid.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- £25, eight, 30. - £30 still with me.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- You're out online. - You're out in the room.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09Are you bidding? £35.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11You've beaten me now.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13£35, the bid's in the room.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14You're out online, as well.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- That's all right. - In the middle of the room at £30.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18£40 online.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20£40. Don't blame me.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22At £40. 45, madam?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25No. Online the bid, then, at £40.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Thank you.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28I'm quite happy with that.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32I think that was better than I thought.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Catherine's winning streak continues.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38You've made a profit on everything so far, haven't you?
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Yeah, I've done all right.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Right, Raj, you said you were a risk-taker -
0:38:42 > 0:38:45will it pay off with your 4th-century Egyptian bottle?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I've got commission bids on this one
0:38:48 > 0:38:51and I'm going to start the bidding at £65.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53At £65. 70, five.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57£75. £75. 80, fresh bidder.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59£85 with me.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00£90. I'm out.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Bid's in the middle of the room at £90.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04At £90, in the middle of the room.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Make no mistake, I'm going to sell. You're out online, as well.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09At £90. Thank you.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13You are a bit of an Egyptologist on the quiet, aren't you?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Well done, risky Raj.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19You're pretty hot, Raj. You're hot.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Can Catherine's luck continue with her powder horn?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26£30, surely. £30 I'm bid.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£30, 35, madam?
0:39:29 > 0:39:3435. 40. £40. 45. 50.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36In the cafe at £50.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- In the cafe.- That's a good price.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43The bid's in the cafe, make no mistake, in the cafe at £50.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- I was right. - You were right, actually.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47You didn't jinx it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I didn't jinx it - and £50, that's a good price.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Yeah, and a good profit.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54She's on a roll.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56I like being on this road trip with you, Raj.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Stick with me.
0:39:58 > 0:40:04Time now for Raj's last lot, his early-20th-century candelabra.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06£40, somebody.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Come on.- 30, £30 bid.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Oh, good.- 35.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- 40, five. 50, five.- Excellent!
0:40:13 > 0:40:1660, madam?
0:40:16 > 0:40:1960. 65, 70.
0:40:19 > 0:40:2075.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- That was fantastic. - 80. Are you sure?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Shaking his head. It's the lady's bid seated.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Keep going.- £80.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Are you coming again? He is.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32You've talked him into it. 85, 90.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34No. Do you mean no this time?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- You don't. You don't mean no. - At £90, seated bid.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Last chance. Are you coming again?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41No. At £90.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- Well done.- That was all right. - Well done.- That was OK.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Talk about ending on a high.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Marvellous stuff.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I'm back in the game, as I would say.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- I could be way out of the game in a minute, so I wouldn't worry.- No.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59It's their last lot, the priciest purchase of the trip -
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Catherine's silk needlework.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Start me £100.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Start me 100.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06£100, someone.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08- 80.- Oh, gosh.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Anybody £80, surely? 80.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11I was hoping a couple of hundred on this.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13No. 50, then, someone?
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Bid. Five, 60.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- £60. 65, 70.- Come on.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Five, 80. Five, 90.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Got a long way to go.- £100, and 10.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- £120.- Come on!
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- £120 online. - No, it's such a good thing.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Don't go, no.- £130 online.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Are you sure?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36It's online now at £130.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- You're both out in the room. - Come on.- £130, the bid's online.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Oh, no. This is such a good buy.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- £130, the bid's online.- No! - Last chance at £130.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Thank you.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Oh, no, nearly there.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Nearly, nearly.- Never mind.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Now, that's a shame. Catherine finishes with her first loss,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57but has she still done enough to beat Raj?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Well, I mean, I think we've both ended up with a profit.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- I think it's really close. - So close.- Yeah.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04We're practically touching.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Exciting. Let's go.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Time to put them out of their misery and reveal who is today's winner.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Catherine started this leg with £200
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and made a profit of £21.40 after auction costs,
0:42:19 > 0:42:25leaving her £221.40 to spend on the next leg.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Raj started with the same amount and after auction costs he too gained
0:42:29 > 0:42:34a profit, making £38.90 which means he's crowned today's king
0:42:34 > 0:42:39and goes into the next leg with a fabulous £238.90.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Well done.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45We're both in profit. That's a great start, isn't it?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- That's a good start.- I mean, there's very little in it, tiny amount,
0:42:48 > 0:42:50not even worth mentioning, not really!
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- BOTH:- It's BOOtiful!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58..there's envy...
0:42:58 > 0:43:02It's always the way, isn't it? You always want what you can't have.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05..bravado...
0:43:05 > 0:43:08If you'd said no, I was going to say I'd arm wrestle you for it.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10You would lose.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13..and sweet, sweet music.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15HORN TOOTS TUNELESSLY
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Sorry.