0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- What a job.- ..with £200 each...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Are you with me?- ..a classic car...
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Buckle up.- ..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Oh, sorry!- Ha-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 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners...- Yes! - ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Have a good trip.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Oh, don't you love the drone shots?
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Hands up who knows where our road trippers are ploughing
0:00:40 > 0:00:41their furrow today?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Mind the tractor, Raj.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Bossy.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Yes, we're back in the home of the tractor boys, sunny Suffolk,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52with auctioneers Raj Bisram and Catherine Southon.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55I must admit, you drive this car very well.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59You're very relaxed, and it goes in and out of gear a lot easier.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01These old-fashioned cars, though, you have to remember,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I was probably around... - When they invented the wheel!
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Absolutely, absolutely.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Our MG BGT couple have had an eventful week already
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and we're not even halfway through.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Raj has had his knockers.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- But they didn't do him much good. - Another loss.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Because Catherine's so-so sewing paraphernalia was a runaway success.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- Good, yeah.- That's good.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Yeah, it's good for you.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29I got stitched up.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Like it, like it.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Well, it's nice to see they're still chums.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Feeling good.- I feel great.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Looking forward to... You should do.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I think it's all the money I've got in the boot.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44We're going to need a van soon, aren't we, if you carry on like this.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Or a tractor, Raj.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48From his original £200,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Raj now has £238 to spend today.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Catherine, meanwhile, has increased
0:01:54 > 0:01:59her 200 pot to a whopping £390.14
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and so starts this leg in the lead.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Don't worry, though, Raj, because I'm much better at playing catch-up.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07I'm not very good at being out in the lead.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11It's not a place I'm comfortable in cos it doesn't happen very often.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Sad but true.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Our road trip kicked off in Cambridge
0:02:15 > 0:02:17and carries on around East Anglia
0:02:17 > 0:02:19before winding both north and west
0:02:19 > 0:02:21towards the Peak District,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23then taking in the West Midlands to
0:02:23 > 0:02:26finish up over 600 miles later in Bristol.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Today, we'll begin in the north-eastern corner of Suffolk,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32in the small market town of Halesworth,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and end up at auction in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41First stop for Catherine is Blackdog Antiques. Sounds fun.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- See you later.- You've got lots of money, have a great time.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- I haven't got that much.- You have.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Well, Raj, compared to you, she has.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Look at that, the best of friends, at the moment.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- What an amazing building. I'm Catherine.- Thank you. I'm Kate.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Nice to meet you.- It's fantastic. - Have a look around.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04We will, thank you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08This is a Grade II listed timber building, packed with antiques,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12but will she be PINING for that elusive buy?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Nice hat.- Suits you, ma'am.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Think it looks much better on you.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Well, here we go. Has she spotted something else?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Oh, no, don't swig it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27That...is something that stands out.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28I like that.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33We've got a tin plate, probably Japanese,
0:03:33 > 0:03:361970s, very streamlined train.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I think... Yeah, looking at it,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42it would've been part of a much bigger set.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45There's loads of bits missing. I don't care, I like that.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I think that looks really good. Golden Falcon.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Ticket price is £22.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Do you think I'm mad? Maybe I am mad, but I like that.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Is that bird alive?
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Let's leave her playing with her train
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and catch up with her friendly rival.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02He's driven six miles south to Yoxford.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07Surrounded by beautiful parklands, the village boasts the much-deserved
0:04:07 > 0:04:09title of the Garden of Suffolk.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15But will Raj find a rare bloom or will it be forecourt flowers?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Oh, this is unusual.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I'm not going to pick it up because it is really, really heavy.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29They've got it down as a cast-iron nameplate.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34I think this is probably an 18th-century weight of some sort
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and it's made by Saxby and Farmer.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37More like 19th century, I should think.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39They made railway signalling equipment.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It's got £30 on the ticket.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45With the heavy metal playing on his mind,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48he's come across something more refined.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Well, these are a little bit different.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Unusual. I've seen a lot of hatpins,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56but these are very delicately decorated.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58There is damage to them but, to be honest,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I've never seen a pair like these before.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I need to get the owner over here.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Yes, ticket price £50. Time to make plans with owner Nigel. Nigel!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09These hatpins, do you know anything about them?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Well, probably 19th-century. - I would agree with that.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16They are very ornate but they do have a little bit of damage to them.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Tiny bits from the micro-mosaic out there. But a proper antique.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- Definitely a proper antique. - Which is nice to find.- Absolutely.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25What could you do them for?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27You've picked something with my name on, haven't you?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- RAJ CHUCKLES - Which means I can do you a deal.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- OK.- OK.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34They've been here a while, they've got a bit of damage to them.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35I'm thinking 30.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Is that any good to you?
0:05:37 > 0:05:38Well, I have to be honest,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I don't know a huge amount about hatpins,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42but I do like them and they are a bit different.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46How the damage is going to affect them selling, that I don't know.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- It is difficult. - Micro-mosaic is expensive to repair.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51What about...? I mean, I'll take a risk at 25.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Yes, OK.- Happy to do that for you.- I can do that for you.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Brilliant. Thank you very much, Nigel. Thank you very much indeed. Fantastic.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So first deal under the belt.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Quite. That is Raj on a roll.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Plus Catherine has found something back in Halesworth.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07But what, exactly?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09These are quite interesting.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11This is old lab equipment.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Or torture equipment.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16So I guess we're talking prewar here.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21This is something maybe like some medical apparatus
0:06:21 > 0:06:23you would have had for maybe holding test tubes
0:06:23 > 0:06:26or something like that. Interesting.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29But saleable, I don't know? Are they commercial?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31They've been here a long time, I know that
0:06:31 > 0:06:34because they've got spiders' webs.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Nothing a quick dust down won't sort out.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39How is Kate with creepy-crawlies?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Right, something's slightly caught my eye, Kate.- Yeah.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46These apparatus. I think they're medical.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49You've got £28 on them. Each.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- Right.- Is there a good deal that can be done on three?
0:06:53 > 0:06:5460, would that be any good?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I was thinking around, for the lot, sort of £25.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- I mean, they might come down and do 40.- They're not yours?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- No, they're not mine.- Oh, I see.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I can ring if you want, but I can't imagine them...
0:07:06 > 0:07:08You can't see them going down.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- I mean, if you would not mind giving them a call.- 25 for the three?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Yes, or that sort of level. Thanks, Kate. Thank you.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18That's almost a "buy one get two free" deal Catherine's pushing for.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Hang on, she's back.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Just spoken to the dealer.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27He'll come down but he said, really, £10 each, so it is 30 for the three.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- Crikey, that's good.- I don't think that's unreasonable at all,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- I really don't.- I think it's a bargain.- Enough dithering, then.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Remember, she's also keen on that tin-plate train.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39OK, I've decided.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I do like these.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46We said 30, the train you've got 22 on, what can you do on that?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48We don't normally do much under the 20 mark.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- 18?- Right, OK.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I didn't see that. Has that always been there?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Yes.- I didn't see that.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Well, it's quite big.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03That's quite nice, isn't it? I love the tripod base.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04It's like Sputnik almost, isn't it?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It is, and I think that's where they've taken the influence from.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Let's take a peek at the price.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12That's one's got 95 on it at the moment.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14I like the "at the moment".
0:08:14 > 0:08:16THEY LAUGH
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Well, I'm assuming you want to deal.
0:08:19 > 0:08:2165?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Could you do 100 for the whole lot?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Yes, OK.- Would that be all right? - Yes, I think so.- That's really kind.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Excellent. Thank you.- Thanks, Kate.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32That breaks down to £15 for the train,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37£30 for the scientific equipment, and the mannequin for £55.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Well done, girl.- Come on, darling. Raj is going to love you.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Well, depends on whether she makes a profit, I'd say.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I wonder what that old codger's up to.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47There's a cast-iron nameplate,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I don't think it is a nameplate, actually.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I think it's some kind of weight for measuring.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- What's the name on it?- It's got something and Farmer.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Saxby and Farmer. - That's the one. Saxby and Farmer.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Saxby and Farmer used to make items for railways.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- I think I already said that. - Did they?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06When we first saw it, we thought it was something agricultural.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- Right.- But I think it's something of railway interest.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Possibly collectable by railway enthusiasts.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13- OK.- Which of course affects the price.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17We don't know that for certain. Oh, dear. I don't like the sound of this already.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19It's only got £30 on the ticket.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20But I'm prepared to take a risk on that.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It's very heavy, you need to get rid of it.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- £15.- Done.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- We've got a deal.- Not a problem. - Fantastic.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29So £40 for the weight and the hatpins.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34With Raj's first shop complete, it just remains for him to pack up.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Let's hope the MG's suspension is up to it.
0:09:40 > 0:09:4322 miles up the road and we're back with Catherine,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47who has found herself in the charming market town of Beccles,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49nestled by the River Waveney.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53She's come to hear about a Beccles woman who became one of Britain's
0:09:53 > 0:09:58greatest scientists from former museum curator James Woodrow.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Hi, Catherine. Very nice to meet you.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Jimmy Woodrow.- Hi, Jimmy.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was a British chemist
0:10:06 > 0:10:10whose pioneering work into the structure of penicillin
0:10:10 > 0:10:14helped scientists around the world revolutionise the way we
0:10:14 > 0:10:18develop drugs to treat life-threatening diseases.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21From an early age, she was fascinated by science.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24We're talking about the 1920s here.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Other little girls would probably be sitting there doing their embroidery
0:10:27 > 0:10:30or sewing or playing shops or something like that,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- and she was fascinated by chemistry. - Absolutely was.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36When she was a little girl she used to cycle from Geldeston to Beccles,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40buy all sorts of chemicals from the chemist, cycle back,
0:10:40 > 0:10:44up into the loft of their house and make her experiments.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Young Dorothy came from a long line of local doctors, and her parents
0:10:49 > 0:10:51encouraged her interests.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Her father had felt that she should go to a state school,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59so he sent her to Beccles Grammar school.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03At that time, of course, they had chemistry lessons but mostly for boys.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- Yes.- However, Beccles Grammar School had a female science teacher
0:11:09 > 0:11:13and she allowed Dorothy and her friend Norah Pusey
0:11:13 > 0:11:16to join in the chemistry classes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Obviously, being a female teacher, she nurtured these two girls.
0:11:20 > 0:11:26In the late 1920s, Dorothy went on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30So, enlighten me, what did Dorothy do next at Oxford?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Initially, she was interested in penicillin
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and two scientists in America
0:11:36 > 0:11:41were able to extract two crystals from penicillin,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43which they sent to Dorothy.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48She then set them up on her X-ray machine and took X-ray plates
0:11:48 > 0:11:50through from different angles,
0:11:50 > 0:11:55which she then had to interpret whatever type of atoms they were.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Dorothy studied a technique known as crystallography,
0:11:59 > 0:12:00a method used to determine
0:12:00 > 0:12:03the three-dimensional structure of molecules.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Among her most important finds
0:12:05 > 0:12:08was confirmation of the structure of penicillin.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Forgive me, but when I think of penicillin,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I always think of Alexander Fleming.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14So where does Dorothy come into this?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Alexander Fleming discovered the potential of penicillin,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21which had to be extracted from various things,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23the most prolific one was melons.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It was not easy taking penicillin out of it.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33Dorothy tried to find out the actual atomic set-up of the penicillin.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Ah, OK. So she worked out the structure of the penicillin.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42Yes, and having worked that out, other scientists could then make
0:12:42 > 0:12:45variations of penicillin.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Right. Is that what this is here?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Yes.- All these little atoms of hydrogen and oxygen
0:12:50 > 0:12:54and what have you, all together, that makes up penicillin.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58And they have to be linked exactly in that format.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00If you took this up, essentially,
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- and muddled it all up and put it down again, it wouldn't... - It'd make something else.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Her innovative technique enabled Dorothy to crack the formula
0:13:10 > 0:13:11for many more things,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15including vitamin B12, steroids and, eventually,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18some 35 years later, insulin.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24Nowadays, the protein database lists over 56,000 structures which were
0:13:24 > 0:13:27solved using the technique she pioneered.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31How on earth can you possibly come up with that?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- I mean, it's just fascinating, isn't it?- Absolutely.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36It's incredible.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40She was doing it before electron microscopes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Now you can see individual atoms, but she couldn't.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was twice commemorated on British postage
0:13:47 > 0:13:51stamps and, in 1964, awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55She remains one of only four women to have ever won the prize.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59We should be celebrating who she was. What an achievement.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Not only her achievements, it is the dedication,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07the motivation and everything she put into it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Thanks to Dorothy,
0:14:08 > 0:14:13crystallography has become the very core of structural science, and her
0:14:13 > 0:14:17work, ground-breaking at the time, continues to be relevant today.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Another genius who can drive.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I think my best buy was definitely the weight.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28I only paid £15 for it so, with a bit of luck,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30there could be a bit of catching up there.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31But we'll have to WEIGHT and see.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Get that, WEIGHT and see? Sorry.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Yes, Raj, I think we got it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Raj is headed to the small but perfectly formed village of
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Thorpeness for his second shop of the day.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Developed by Scotsman Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie
0:14:46 > 0:14:48into a private fantasyland,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52the village is a quirky landmark on the Suffolk map,
0:14:52 > 0:14:56and our lucky boy has the Thorpeness Emporium all to himself.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01There are over 30 dealers in here, with lots of collectables,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04but what exactly is Raj looking for?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06If I can find some Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09things like that where they're going to attract a lot of attention
0:15:09 > 0:15:11online, it could do well.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14It's all right if you've got the bottle for it. Ha!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20I've just spotted this Susie Cooper vase.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I presume it's a Susie Cooper vase.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26It is, it is signed clearly on the bottom.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Susie Cooper is very, very popular.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31She is one of our great designers, this was probably made in the 1930s.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34It is going to help me catch up with Catherine? Possibly.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36There are Susie Cooper collectors out there.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38This isn't a run-of-the-mill Susie Cooper, either.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40In fact, at the bottom of the cabinet,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43there is a plate, it's just got a fiver on it
0:15:43 > 0:15:44and it is Susie Cooper as well.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47But those are the designs that are quite common
0:15:47 > 0:15:49and it's part of a dinner service as well.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52This is unique cos it is a one-off piece.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55It's got £120 on the ticket. I think that's quite high.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59There's a little bit of damage here but a very little bit of damage.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I need to speak to the owner.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03I wondered whose this is.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- This is John's, actually.- It is yours, is it?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Yes.- John, I really like it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I do like it. The only thing I don't really like about it is the price.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Surprise, surprise.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13It actually has got a little bit of damage just there.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Can you see that bit's missing there?- Yes, yes.- Just across there.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20If I were to offer you £40 for it, would that be...?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22How does that sound?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Low. 50?
0:16:24 > 0:16:28What about splitting it in the middle and calling it 45?
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- Yeah.- Yes?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- All right.- Thank you very much indeed, then.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Thank you, John. Brilliant. I bought something. Fantastic.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38That is the point, Raj.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Every time I see a buddha, it reminds me of Anita.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I see absolutely no physical resemblance at all.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47This, look at this, this stands out.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It's Portuguese.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Looks like a French copy to me.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56I mean, it's not got any great age to it,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59it's 20th century and it's only got £15 on it.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01If I can get this for a fiver,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04and even if it only sells for £20 to £30,
0:17:04 > 0:17:06it's helping me catch Catherine.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It is good quality. Somebody else is going to see that.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11I mean, that is good quality.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, you've convinced yourself, Raj.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Back to John and Julia, then.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19It's Portuguese. I would say is probably '50s, maybe even '40s.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21It could be a little bit earlier, I'm not sure.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24But I do know one thing, it's good quality.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Yes, you did say that.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- £5.- Ooh.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- What about ten?- I will go up to eight.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- All right, then.- Fantastic, then. £8 we have, then.- OK.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Well, that was civilised, wasn't it?
0:17:37 > 0:17:41That'll be two pots to add to his hatpins and the railway weight,
0:17:41 > 0:17:43bringing today's shopping to a close.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50We're going to Ipswich, I don't know what Ipswich is like.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51- Party town.- Is it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I've no idea, but we'll make it a party town.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- We'll have our own little party. - Absolutely.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59I'd advise an early night for you two.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Nighty-night.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Good morning from sunny Suffolk.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09It's the next day and our fresh-faced duo
0:18:09 > 0:18:13are up and fully focused on the day ahead.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Little piggies.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Well, that didn't last long.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- Look at those lovely pigs. - We've got to go and see them.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- They're not small pigs, though, are they?- Massive.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Are there famous Suffolk pigs?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- I don't know.- I know in some counties they have, like,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33the black-spotted pig and the...
0:18:33 > 0:18:35..curly tailed...
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Goes wee, wee, wee all the way home.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39..ugly pig, I'm not sure.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Best to ask the others.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I think they've spotted us, Catherine, come on, let's go.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- They know what we had for breakfast. - Yeah, I think they do. Come on.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Come on. Right.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51So far, Catherine has bought three lots -
0:18:51 > 0:18:55the Japanese train, the clamp stands and the mannequin -
0:18:55 > 0:18:59leaving her with £290.14.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Do you think I'm mad? Maybe I am mad, but I like that.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Not at all. Raj bought his 19th-century hatpins
0:19:03 > 0:19:06and the Saxby and Farmer railway weight, plus the Susie Cooper
0:19:06 > 0:19:11and Portuguese vases, giving him £198 left to spend.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13And go on and on...
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- That is good quality.- ..and on.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Catherine and Raj finally start their work in Snape.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Together, they'll be shopping
0:19:23 > 0:19:27in Snape Antiques and Collectors Centre. How lovely.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Don't I just bring you to all the best places?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33You do, don't you? What a lovely, lovely view this is.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35It is absolutely gorgeous.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Wow.- It's almost a shame to shop.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- It is, really.- Don't you feel like...?- Skipping.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Are we going to skip?- I feel happy.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Just the sort of day I need to skip.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Quick, get inside, I think the sun might have got to them.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57So, what do we think, day-trippers?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03This place is oozing with gorgeous gems.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Now, I need a shopping basket to fill it up.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Gosh, who'd you think I am, Dale Winton?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12I have to show you this.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16This is one of the best things I have seen on the road trip.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20This is, essentially, a propelling pencil.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23People collect propelling pencils,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26just the cylinder ones, just the straightforward ones.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31But to have a novelty one like this, I think is absolutely beautiful.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I'm completely in love with this.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I think it's actually a flintlock pistol,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I think that's what it's trying to be.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41The way that it has been made, the detail there, wonderful.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Date of this from the scrolling on the handle,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48I would say is probably mid-Victorian.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53And the icing on the cake, this is by Sampson and Mordan.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Sampson and Mordan basically co-invented the propelling pencil.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59£110.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01If there's any negotiation...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04..I think it's mine.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Love it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11She may be smitten, but has Raj fallen for anything yet?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Ooh, look at this.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Ooh!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23This takes me back. When I had hair.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I wonder if Catherine will recognise me!
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Hang on a minute. I'm going to look for her.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30# Boogie nights. #
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Catherine.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33What do you think?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35This is me 30 years ago.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- What is it?- I'm not sure. It's really soft, though, isn't it?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Any advice on something I can buy to beat you?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I think this is great, a great start.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Good luck.- You too. - See you later.- Bye.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Yes, Raj...enough with the dressing up.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52You need to get back in the game.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54This is quite nice.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It's a little antique silver blue-enamelled sword brooch,
0:21:57 > 0:21:58which is quite pretty.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Ticket price £49.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04That's lovely. Can you imagine a lady wearing this?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Husband does something wrong,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08out with the sword. Kkk-kkk!
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Oh, Raj, really.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I wonder what Peter can do that for.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Peter, hi.- Hi, Raj. - I really quite like this.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17This is a lovely little enamelled brooch.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It might appeal to a jewellery collector,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22also to people who collect swords.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26If that could be £20, I've got a chance.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29The nearest I'm going to get to you is a long way off,
0:22:29 > 0:22:30which is about 35.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32What about if I went up to 25?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I'll split the difference with you, 30.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- £30?- £30. - I'll shake your hand.- Thank you.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- Thank you very much, Peter. - Thank you.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44So, Raj has his pin.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Has Catherine got any more teeny, tiny items?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- Hi, Sandra.- Hello.- Hi.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54These are quite nice because they're tape measures which are in the form
0:22:54 > 0:22:57of novelty things, which I always like.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01They've done OK for me in the past, so I just couldn't resist them,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03especially that one in the form of a coffee-grinder.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Yes, it's nice.- Gorgeous.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07The handle on that one is slightly bent
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and if you look at the champagne one, the actual tape measure itself,
0:23:11 > 0:23:12the numbers have been redone.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- Yeah, yeah.- So people who are collecting novelty tape measures
0:23:16 > 0:23:17like them to be in good condition.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Yes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Yep, we get the idea.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22That one's got...
0:23:22 > 0:23:23- 46.- 46 on.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- And that one's got more on, 68. - 68.
0:23:26 > 0:23:32My thought was, for those, to offer maybe around 70 for the two.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35I don't know what they'll do on that, because that one's a lot less.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- Yeah, I would have to ring and ask her.- OK.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40This I think is charming, the little propelling pencil.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42That is also hers.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Ah, right, OK.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- May I ask for 70 as well for the pistol?- Yeah.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- OK, I'll see what I can do.- That would be lovely.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54So, what will she make of Catherine's offer of £140
0:23:54 > 0:23:55for all three items?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57160.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Could we split the difference and say 150?
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Would you do 150, Anna?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Yeah? That's great, thank you, bye.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- Yes, she will.- That's fantastic, thank you very much indeed.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12They are large notes for small items,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15at least there's no problem fitting them in the car.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Leaving Catherine to peruse her possessions in peace,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Raj has travelled ten miles south to Sink Farm in Hollesley for an
0:24:27 > 0:24:30encounter with an altogether more equine companion,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32in the shape of one of the great breeds of British work horse,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34the Suffolk Punch.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35I always thought it was a lawn mower.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39- Hello there.- Hello, Raj.- Hello. - Hello, I'm Philip Ryder-Davies...
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Philip Ryder-Davies is the chairman of the Suffolk Punch Trust,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46a charity dedicated to preserving the majestic but endangered breed.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Philip, these beautiful, beautiful horses.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52What were they are actually bred for?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Well, these essentially did farm work, so ploughing, harvest,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58you know, all the things related to growing crops, really.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Some worked in towns.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03In fact, the Suffolk Punch's unique body shape
0:25:03 > 0:25:05made it ideal for farm work.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08They've got a very deep-set body on what looked like short legs,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10but the legs are a bit of an optical illusion,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13because the body is so deep. Now, the horse has no muscles in its legs.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14All the muscles are in the body.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17So when you look at these, if you look at the rear end of them,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20for example, it's a massive rear end. That's the engine, really.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21So the muscles in that mass,
0:25:21 > 0:25:25that's where the power comes from, and they are seriously strong.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28One of the oldest breeds of horses in Britain,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32the Suffolk Punch played a key role in agriculture for centuries and
0:25:32 > 0:25:35helped shape the rural landscape.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And what sort of qualities did these horses have
0:25:38 > 0:25:39that made them so good at this work?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42These horses could easily pull a tonne with no problem at all,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44really, and of course they'll plough all day too.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45In most parts of Great Britain,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48horses worked and had a break in the middle of the day, but these horses
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- would just keep going.- But the industrialisation of farming and the
0:25:52 > 0:25:55introduction of the tractor has meant their numbers have declined
0:25:55 > 0:25:57so drastically that they are now
0:25:57 > 0:26:00considered to be critically endangered.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I guess because of industrialisation,
0:26:03 > 0:26:04the motor vehicle, you know,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07they were being made redundant, really, weren't they?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Of course. Some of the big farms round here had 70 working Suffolks
0:26:10 > 0:26:12on them and some of those went in a day.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15And, of course, there was no market for them,
0:26:15 > 0:26:16so they were all slaughtered.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21With only 70 breeding mares left in the country and just 25 foals being
0:26:21 > 0:26:25born this year, the numbers are cause for concern,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28making the trust's role truly invaluable
0:26:28 > 0:26:31if the Suffolk Punch is to survive.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Well, I'd certainly like to see a little bit of how they work.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36And we'd be very pleased to show you.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- It's not dangerous or anything, is it?- A little bit.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Good, let's go, then.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42I do hope that jacket's going to be all right.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Hello, I'm Emma.- Don't let it go.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49This is Oaken, he's 15, semi retired.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- He's done this for a good few years now.- I'll say hello first.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54So, we'll grab our reins.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Good lad, Oak.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59We'll head towards the back of him.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- Good boy.- Good idea, that.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Well, I haven't asked you yet, have I, bud?
0:27:04 > 0:27:07There's four very basic commands that he knows,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10so when I ask him to walk on, he should hopefully go.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Don't mention walk on.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15And then it will be "Oakhen, whoa" to come to a stop.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18We use "cup" for left and "whist" for right.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- Well, let's give it a go, then. - There we go.- Look out.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- So, when you're ready.- Oakhen, walk on.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- Oaks, walk on. Walk on.- Walk on. - This is marvellous!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Walk on, Oak.- Give him a shove. - Don't be naughty.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Good boy, Oaken.- Nice job, Raj.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36It takes you right back.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Good. Oaken, cup, cup.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Cup, that's it, left.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Good boy.- Stop.- Stop.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Oh, gosh, "stop" doesn't work.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- Good boy.- Hang on.- Oaken, whoa.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Whoa, whoa.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I'm a natural. What do you think, Emma?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Perfect. That is incredibly good for the first time
0:27:56 > 0:27:58and he was perfectly behaved.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00He was, and you are a brilliant teacher.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Thank you so much. I've had a fantastic time today.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05What we call a walk-on part, that.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Meanwhile, Catherine has taken our route
0:28:10 > 0:28:13to the charming town of Woodbridge,
0:28:13 > 0:28:17once home to Saxon kings, and close to the most famous British UFO
0:28:17 > 0:28:21sightings of the 20th century at RAF Woodbridge.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24But will Catherine spot any unidentified foreign objects
0:28:24 > 0:28:26in the local antiques centre?
0:28:26 > 0:28:32She has £140.14 flying around somewhere in her purse.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- Hi there, hi, Catherine.- Natalie. Lovely to meet you.- Lovely shop.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Last time she said that, she splashed out £100.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45I have come to buy probably something to add to something I've already bought.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Oh, no, not another mannequin?
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Oh, that's interesting.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Not sewing at all, but what is it?
0:28:59 > 0:29:04This is a novelty propelling pencil a bit like I've just bought.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Yep, just what you need, two novelty propelling pencils.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09The thing is, about this one, it's not silver.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12The one I bought before was silver. This is just brass.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14This is £33.
0:29:14 > 0:29:20If I buy this, it could actually detract from the pistol.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22You wouldn't want to be detracted, would you?
0:29:22 > 0:29:23No, it's not for me.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Well, keep your eyes peeled, then.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30Ooh, thimble.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33That's quite nice, with the little shield on.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Thimble, thimble on the wall.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Catherine's eyesight's 20-20.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38If I could possibly buy that.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Is there anything else that you've got?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43We've got some more sewing pieces in this one.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45There's a couple of pin cushions here.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Maybe we could put them together if you were looking for a little lot?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52That could be possible. That one's got 22 on.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- You've got 20 and 18.- What kind of price were you thinking for the three?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Could you do 25 for all three?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- 25?- Yes, I think that's probably my limit, to be honest.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04That's a bold offer.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- I think we can do that for you. - Can you?- Yes.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Oh, Natalie, you are lovely.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11That's really kind of you, thank you.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Yes, Natalie, lovely.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15So that's the thimble, two pin cushions,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19which at full price would cost £60, all sewn up for just 25.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Nice work, you two.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Thank you, Natalie, thank you. - Bye-bye.- Bye.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28They're all shopped out, time for a catch-up.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33The thing is, it could all change now.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35I mean, I'm just slightly ahead,
0:30:35 > 0:30:39but now, in this auction, who knows?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- How much ahead are you?- I don't know, it doesn't really matter.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45What's a few pounds between friends?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Indeed, indeed.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Time for some shut-eye, methinks.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Morning, all. Today, our experts wind up in Lincolnshire.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58After starting off near the coast in Halesworth,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Catherine and Raj have travelled over 100 miles west towards
0:31:01 > 0:31:02an auction in beautiful Bourne.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Amongst its famous natives
0:31:05 > 0:31:07is fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth,
0:31:07 > 0:31:12born in 1825 and considered to be the father of haute couture.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15And talking about style icons, here they are.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18I've got a good feeling about today. I feel all positive.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Well, I do, too, but I've got to do some catching up, to be honest.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Oh, we'll be good.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Well, there's nothing like a bit of healthy competition.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Today's auction house is the family run
0:31:28 > 0:31:29Golding, Young & Mawer.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37Catherine purchased five items, shelling out £275.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Meanwhile, Raj has spent £123 on his five lots,
0:31:41 > 0:31:43so that was quite a haul.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45But what do our experts make of each other's purchases?
0:31:47 > 0:31:48I think they are really cute.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52I particularly like this little bottle, this little tape measure.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56I think that is really, really dinky.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58These hatpins are one of those things that you look at
0:31:58 > 0:32:01from a distance and you think, "Wow, they are good,"
0:32:01 > 0:32:03and then you pick them up...
0:32:03 > 0:32:06..and then you look at them a bit closer.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08They are silver, filigree
0:32:08 > 0:32:10and they are all porcelain painted,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13but they're not actually that fantastic quality.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Catherine told me she was going to take some risks.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19And she really hasn't, because this is playing it safe for her.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21But I love it. And it should do very well for her.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Do you know what I think the best thing is about this?
0:32:24 > 0:32:25It's probably the box.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28It's a really nice box.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32As far as the objects go, I don't really like them that much.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Oh, Catherine. And Raj was playing so nicely, too.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39In charge of proceedings today is auctioneer Colin Young.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Have any of our experts' lots caught his eye?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45This wonderful little piece of Samson Morden.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49It's got repousse, rococo finish to the stock,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and then the big surprise is that, for such a small item,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55it will expand out and you've got this great pencil.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Susie Cooper, what a name to conjure with.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02It's got period, it's likely to realise maybe £40, £60.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04It tens rather than hundreds.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08One of the more basic designs and also, there's a few sort of
0:33:08 > 0:33:10interesting misses with the paintbrush on it as well,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13so I wouldn't say it was first quality.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19So, will those hatpins burst Raj's bubble and will anyone know what to
0:33:19 > 0:33:21make of Catherine's prewar clamp stand?
0:33:21 > 0:33:23It's seriously crazy here.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Have you seen how many people are here?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29It's packed, absolutely packed, isn't it? Wow, it's fantastic.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Nice to see you blend in with the sofa, by the way.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Yes, well, I thought I'd wear red today
0:33:33 > 0:33:35because red is my winning colour.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Or a sign for danger.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40First up are Catherine's peculiar stands.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Ten? Thank you. Ten is bid, 12 is bid, 15, 18, 20. Two bid.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Five bid. 28. 30. Two. Five.
0:33:47 > 0:33:5132 seated. Five now. Five. Fresh bidder. 38 now. 35.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52- Ah.- That's all right.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- That's all right.- Blimey, that's brilliant.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- It's not that good, it's £5 profit. - I don't believe it!
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- At £40, I'm bid. Two now, surely. - Keep going.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06At £40. Two now, do I see? At 40 I'm bid.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09£40, last call now. At 40 and done. 40.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11That's all right.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Well done.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Good start. Someone must know what they're used for.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19You paid 30 for them. I thought you might make a £29 loss.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Yeah, I thought I was going to make... A £20 loss!
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Next, Raj's sword brooch in an old box.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- £20. £20, I'm bid. Two do I see now?- Come on.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- At £20, second row has it. At £20. - What?!- This seems so cheap.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- It is so cheap.- 22. 25. 28. And 30. And two.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40No. At £30 bid.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- No, come on.- Oh, no.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46I could see this making 50, £60, surely!
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Second row, at £30, I'm done.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52They look like the sort of people that would've liked that brooch as
0:34:52 > 0:34:54well. Maybe they didn't see it properly.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- Well, it is quite small.- I'd have bought that.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58I would've bought that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Well, you did. - I did. You're right, I did.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Let's see if Catherine's mannequin can pull in a decent figure.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- 20 is bid. At 20. 25, 30, 35.- It's going to go.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Look, they're starting to bid now. Here we go.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Five. 55, 60. And five. 65, 70. 75 bid. 80, for all the other bidders.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Come on!- 75 is bid in the middle of the room. At £75, are we all done?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- What about the internet?- 75, last call.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Lady's bid, going at £75.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Yeah.- I'm happy at that.- You've got to be happy with that.- Whoo!
0:35:28 > 0:35:31She's relieved to have got rid of that dummy!
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- You can't take her out now. She's gone.- She's gone.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Raj's quality vase is next.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Ten. Ten. What do you want to bid for it? £10. Ten is bid. 12 is bid.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- 15 now. 15 bid. No?- Oh, come on!
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Any more now? We're at 12. 13. 13. 14.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52- Oh, this is interesting. - 15. 16. 16.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57- 17 now. 16 I'm bid. No. 16 done. At 16...- You have doubled your money.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59No, it's not over yet. I tell you.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03At 17. 18 and up now. And then at £17. No more?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- I doubled up.- Yeah, you more than doubled up.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I can't complain at that.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09You've got nothing to whine about there, then.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12As they say, muy bueno.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- That's Spanish. - I know! I don't know Portuguese.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Next, Catherine's Japanese toy train.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- £20 first in. 20, we've got a bid. 22 now.- Oh.- Do you want to bid at
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- 22?- In profit already.- Look at what we're selling. At £20 on the mark.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Yeah.- It's the maiden bid. Some action on the internet.
0:36:31 > 0:36:3522. 25. No. At 22 bid. At 22.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Anyone going to bid five anywhere? Last call on the net, then,
0:36:38 > 0:36:40selling it at £22.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Might have been a second-class ticket but...
0:36:43 > 0:36:44Oh, goodness!
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- Catherine's train just managed to avoid the buffers.- Phew.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54And talking of trains, how will Raj's bit of railway armour go down?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Let's start with £30. It'd probably scrap for that. £30. 30.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5920 to go, then, surely. £20, who's going to be first to bid?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- 20. £20.- Oh.- 20. Ten, surely. £10.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- Oh, no.- Ten?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Only needs a few pounds.- Needs more than a few pounds.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Five. Five! Five will do. Good stuff.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- Flipping hell.- £6. £8. Ten, 12, 15, 18.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- 20.- There you go. Where did that come from?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22It's all gone crazy all of a sudden.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- At £18. 20 now. - Bit more, bit more. Little bit more.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- Get a profit.- £18. 19, nobody at 19 now? 18, last call, then.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31You are all out in the room? Commission bidder takes it.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Then sold at £18.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36It's worth more than that in scrap. It was...
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Don't worry, Raj.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Never mind, Raj, you're not on the scrapheap.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I just thought that was my...
0:37:46 > 0:37:47..piece de resistance.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Will Catherine's sewing collection be hers?
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- £100. 100. 50 if you like. £50, anybody?- Oh, no.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- 50. 30 to go, then, surely.- Oh, no.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- 30 then. 35.- Finally.- 40, 45. 50, five, 60.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Five, 70, five.- It's still less than I paid.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- 75 on the internet.- Still going. - 80 and five.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11£80, I'm bid. The bid is in the room at 80. 85.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- I need a bit more than that.- 85. Any more bids now?
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- At 85 I'm bid. The bid's on the internet.- Oh, come on.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21At £85, the bid's on the net. 90. £90 bid. I'll offer you two again.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- £90 bid. Two now do I see?- Come on.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26At £90. You're all out in the room?
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- Nearly there.- Come on.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- 90.- Surely more.- That's bid on the net.- Sometimes less is more,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34and I kept adding to the lot and buying more and more.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- I should have just stopped. - Stuck with what you had, yeah.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41"Less is more" is not something you often hear at auction.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Your judgment was right. They are good things to buy.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45I'm going to start looking at sewing things like that.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I'm not sure they are, actually, after now.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Now, will Raj's Susie Cooper be super-duper?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Sort of muddy-ish colour.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- OK.- Nice colours.- If you like mud.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01I'm getting a hint that you are trying to say something
0:39:01 > 0:39:02nice about it.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0750. 30? What do you want to bid for it? 30. £20? £20 bid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- Uh-oh.- There you go. She likes Susie Cooper.- 30 bid, 35.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1440. Five. Add £40 bid. Any more now? 40.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18I'll offer you two, sir. At £40. The lady's bid at 40. 42. 45 on the net.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- There you go.- 50 now. - You've got profit.- 50 bid.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Five, five, 60. 50 quid bid.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- I can't...- Quickly, quickly. - Offer you two now.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Oh, dear. He called it colourful. I just love it.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35At 62 bid. Five now is bid. 65. 68?
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- No. At 65. - How does that make that?
0:39:39 > 0:39:4065, are we all done?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44No more from the room, then. On the net selling at £65.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48That's an amazing price.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Well, somebody loved it.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53You called it muddy, didn't you? You called it muddy.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57It's Catherine's last lot of the day,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59the Victorian silver novelty pencil.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Ooh, I'm nervous.- This is my favourite lot of yours.- Yeah!
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- I love this.- I'm really nervous about this pencil.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08100 for it? 100? £50 to go, then.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1150, everybody. Let's get off. 50? 50 is bid.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Five now. 60. 60, five, 70, five.
0:40:15 > 0:40:1880 is bid. We have more than one bidder. 85. 90.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- We're back to normal now.- Please. - 95, surely.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- My 90 is in the room.- No.- At £90.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I'll offer two for anybody else now then.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28At £90. Keep your powder dry, come in at the end.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I really thought this would make so much more.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Last call, then, selling in the room at £90.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- It's a profit, isn't it?- Yeah, but it's...
0:40:36 > 0:40:39It's a profit. It's a profit.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42It is, Raj, but some lucky bidder has got a bargain there.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I take that quite personally, actually, because I really...
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- You mustn't.- I liked that.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51They may not be Catherine's cup of tea, but last up are Raj's hatpins.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54You said, "I like the box."
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Yeah, no, I do! I do like the box.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Where are we going to be for those? Who wants to start me at £80?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02£80?! You're having a laugh.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- 85, 90, 95.- Are these mine?- What?!
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- What?- Is he really saying 90? Surely 100 now.- No!
0:41:10 > 0:41:13£95. Last call for everybody. I will sell. Make no mistake.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16The bid is on the internet and we sell at £95.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- They want the box. - Was that my hairpin?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- Hang on, it's not over yet. - It was up to 110.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26110 before the hammer fell.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- At 110.- He's opened it again.- Good.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Going now at 110.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32You are a genius.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36It's not going to happen again.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40I'm pleased for you, my friend.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Crikey! Well done.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44You can certainly tip your hat to that.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48Well, with a bit of luck, what would be nice is that we were very evens
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- now.- I think we might be very evens.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Come on, you, let's go and do some maths.- OK. Let's go.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55That's hilarious.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59Titter ye not. Time to do some sums.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Catherine started with £390
0:42:03 > 0:42:07and although she made a loss of £15.06 after auction costs
0:42:07 > 0:42:13today, she still has £385.08.
0:42:13 > 0:42:19Raj began this leg with £238 and he made a tremendous profit of £73.18
0:42:19 > 0:42:22after auction costs, thanks to those pins.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26So he finishes with an impressive £311.80
0:42:26 > 0:42:29and is declared today's winner. Bravo!
0:42:30 > 0:42:34I think I can say I don't understand that.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38I do not understand that. That was like...whoo.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- That was more than a roller-coaster.- Well, I'm starting to get back, OK.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45I am still behind, but I won this one. But it's all to play for.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- Oh, it is.- Come on, let's go. - Come on.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Next time, deepest Derbyshire...
0:42:52 > 0:42:55The sign to Bakewell. Let's go there.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- ..Raj gets distracted...- I would love to have a Bakewell tart.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- ..and while some like it hot... - MM, Marilyn Monroe.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- ..Raj's deal...- I'm going to offer a fiver.- ..go down the pan.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- Isn't this something you pee in? - It is.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11But who will find antiques...
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Scooping this up...
0:43:13 > 0:43:17- ..for auction glory?- Ching-ching.