0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- What at job! - ..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 > 0:00:14- Ooh, sorry!- Ha-ha!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- There'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!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Get your hankies at the ready,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44it's the road trip finale for our fun-loving experts Raj Bisram and
0:00:44 > 0:00:50- Catherine Southon.- How do you really feel now that we are at the end?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53This is it now, the last leg of our journey.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Thank God for that, Catherine!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Just joking, I'm only joking.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04They're in a classic 1967 MGB GT, headed for beautiful Warwickshire,
0:01:04 > 0:01:09and with just £4 in it, there's everything to play for.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11It's good that there's only a few pounds between us.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15It shows that there's somebody else as bad as me.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- And I am winning!- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20That's not the way to word it, OK?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I'm just thinking I'm glad you stepped your game up.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28But will Raj finally be able to let go of those purse strings?
0:01:28 > 0:01:29By the end of today,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33I want to hear from you that you've really spent some money today.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Today is your day to spend it all.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Indeed it is.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43From his original £200, Raj has upped his coffers to £395,
0:01:43 > 0:01:44which ain't half bad,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47while Catherine is in the lead by just a whisker.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Her original pot has grown to a glorious £399.66.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55The first potato grown in Britain,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58that was brought back by Sir Walter Raleigh, was grown in Warwickshire.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Was it?- Yeah, I can tell you're impressed with that.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- Really?- Yeah. - Are you sure about that?
0:02:04 > 0:02:05I am now.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Check your facts. Our pair's road trip kicked off in Cambridge and
0:02:10 > 0:02:13continued around eastern England,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15headed north to Lincolnshire, then Derbyshire,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19before winding its way down via the West Midlands to Worcestershire.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24Wow. This 600-mile trip will conclude in Bristol.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The final leg will begin some 70 miles north,
0:02:27 > 0:02:28in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29How lovely.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Catherine's first shop today is in Shakespeare's hometown.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Tragedy, history or comedy, methinks.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Well, Catherine, here we are.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42And in front of the jester.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44The fool, he's the fool from King Lear!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47The question is - to buy or not to buy?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- That is the question. - I bid thee farewell.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Parting is such sweet sorrow.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Let's hope there's no drama in Catherine's first shop,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Henley Street Antiques Centre.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05There are two floors to rummage through,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07so she is spoiled for choice.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Allo! What's this?
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- A silk?- Love the colours here, the peacock perching on the branch.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Japanese, really good, vibrant colours.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21When you're looking for something like this, it's important to make
0:03:21 > 0:03:23sure that the colours aren't faded.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26There's a few bits of wear, but generally speaking
0:03:26 > 0:03:28that's a really nice, clear image.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I'd say it's something that's probably really made more
0:03:30 > 0:03:31for the tourist market.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Going to be early to mid 20th century.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38But it's still nice. What's on that?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40£65.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Mmm.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Hmm.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47One to think about.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Let's leave Catherine to mooch on and catch up with Raj.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56He's headed five miles south-west to Long Marston...
0:03:58 > 0:03:59..a small village
0:03:59 > 0:04:03which harboured Charles II during the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Raj is seeking refuge at the Barn Antiques Centre...
0:04:09 > 0:04:13..where he's got over 13,000 square feet to explore.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15It's a biggie.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Now, stay focused, Raj.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Laura.- Yes!
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Can I ask you some questions?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Of course you can. - I'm really being cheeky, OK,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26there's a bit of a back story to this microscope
0:04:26 > 0:04:27that I'm interested in.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29A ticket price of £55.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Look out, Laura.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33We were at an auction yesterday
0:04:33 > 0:04:37and it was a really good auction but the one thing that didn't actually
0:04:37 > 0:04:41make any money was a microscope which Catherine bought,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45and I think it would be so cheeky of me if I can get that really cheap
0:04:45 > 0:04:48and it goes to auction and makes even just a little bit of profit,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- I'd be happy.- That is cheeky.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It is cheeky, I know, I know.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53But, ah... That's me.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- Why not?- Could I buy that for £20?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'm sure we can do something for you, Raj,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01but what I will have to do is call the dealer and ask.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02OK, if you would?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Yeah, absolutely no problem at all.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06So, let's leave Laura to make that call
0:05:06 > 0:05:08and shoot back to Stratford-upon-Avon
0:05:08 > 0:05:12and Catherine. Now, what has dealer Stephen got in his counter?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Your little brooch there...- OK.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17With the music, what is it, music notes, or something?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Yeah, little music notes, I think.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20What's that, little seed pearls?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Yeah, seed pearls. 14 carat gold, I think.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Is it 14 carat?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Has it been tested? - Yes, it's been tested that one.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30I quite like that, it's quite fun with the little musical notes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- Yeah.- I know brooches aren't really...
0:05:32 > 0:05:34The best of sellers at the moment, no.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35But I think that's quite sweet.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Yeah.- What's the price on that?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39For you, £30, a special price.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41OK, and what about this one, Stephen?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Lovely little piece, bought both of them at a reasonable price, so...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- Oh, did you?- Watch out, Stephen!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Yeah.- Can they be sold at the reasonable price?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- Hopefully.- That is the question.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Hopefully. - So this one you say was around?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55£30, we'll let that one go at.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58And this one, to help you out, £80.
0:05:58 > 0:06:0280. Could I possibly buy that at 25?
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- Ooh.- And what did you say for that one, 80?
0:06:04 > 0:06:0680, ideally, yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Shall we say 100 for the two, then?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Can we do that?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- 100 for the two. - Oh, Stephen,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I like you, I'm glad I came in.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14- Right.- You're welcome. - I shall pay you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- OK.- Before you change your mind.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Yes, quick.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21That's a great deal, you know. Catherine's off to a flying start.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Thanks a lot.- Bye.- Bye.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29Right. What news has Laura got on that microscope?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32We wouldn't normally go down so low but it turns out he's got quite the
0:06:32 > 0:06:34cheeky sense of humour like yourself and he said yes!
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Oh, fantastic!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Thank you, thank you so much!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Good. Good, not a problem at all, glad to help.- That's fantastic.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Well, that's great news, £20 for it,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46it isn't as good as the one that Catherine bought
0:06:46 > 0:06:49but this is going to be interesting, isn't it?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I can't wait for the next auction now.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Well, that was a successful cheeky first buy for Raj.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Anything else? - These are quite nice chairs.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I mean, they're not really my thing, these are very, very modern design,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02they almost look like they're Danish.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Let's have a look. Yeah, this says Danish designer chair.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It's got £35 on the ticket, that's for each chair.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Oh, yeah, £210 for the set, but they're no antique.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17They're probably around 1970s, 1980s, these chairs.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20They're in good condition, this is a real possibility.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Time for some help. - Dealer Liz, you are needed.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28I have to say, it's just so out of my field, but I like them.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- I think they're a great design. - They're a nice design.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Nice, clean design and simple.- Yep.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34What would be the best on them?
0:07:34 > 0:07:39If I say 140, is that any good for you?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40I'll be honest, it's not a bad price.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43What about £90?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- OK, if you can do 95.- 95?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48We'll have a deal.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51At £95, I'm going to shake your hand.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Lovely, thank you.- That's great.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well done. Add £20 for the microscope
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and that's a spend of £115.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Raj, you have outdone yourself!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Meanwhile, Catherine has taken our journey 17 miles north to Royal
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Leamington Spa in the heart of Warwickshire.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Catherine's headed to Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum to hear about
0:08:17 > 0:08:21the town's connection with the Free Czechoslovakian Army
0:08:21 > 0:08:22during the Second World War
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and an audacious plan to assassinate one of Hitler's inner circle.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Following the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34the Czech army was disbanded.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37However, with men still willing to fight,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40one option was to volunteer for the Allied armies,
0:08:40 > 0:08:45leading to 4,000 military personnel from Czechoslovakia being deployed
0:08:45 > 0:08:46to Leamington Spa to take up training.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50One of those men was George Pavel.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52His family still live in the town,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55including his daughter-in-law, Georgina.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58How these foreigners, basically,
0:08:58 > 0:09:03were integrated into British society, into Leamington Spa.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08They were welcomed, families took them home for dinner,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10they were very kind to them.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16Very good musicians came with the army and so they did concerts here
0:09:16 > 0:09:18in Leamington Spa, they played football,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20they were having, actually,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22quite interesting social life.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- So, they were really brought into the families?- Yes. Yeah.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- That's fantastic.- Many of them met English girls and even married
0:09:30 > 0:09:33them and had children.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36However, with war still raging across Europe, it wasn't long before
0:09:36 > 0:09:40a number of Czech soldiers were chosen to train as paratroop agents
0:09:40 > 0:09:43by the British Special Operations Executive.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47They would be tasked to carry out sabotage missions in their homeland.
0:09:47 > 0:09:54They started to train people like my father-in-law to come to do covert
0:09:54 > 0:09:57actions in what used to be Czechoslovakia.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00A top-secret commando unit was assembled,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02and with a visit from Winston Churchill,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05there was little doubt about the importance of their missions.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07So, this is the army here?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Yes.- And we've got Churchill... - Yes, inspecting them.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Literally inspecting them, I mean, he really is, isn't he,
0:10:14 > 0:10:15the way that he's looking at them.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20And of course, President Benes was also very proud that Churchill
0:10:20 > 0:10:23actually came to see the Czechoslovak soldiers.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26A select few were enrolled into what was to become known as
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Operation Anthropoid,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30an assassination attempt on one of the main architects of the
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Holocaust and close confidant of Hitler, Reinhard Heydrich.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42It wasn't easy because he was guarded and they had to find the way
0:10:42 > 0:10:47how to do it. We have here the order when it was decided,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49you can see here.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Oh, this is a copy of the order... - Yeah.- ..that they were given?- Yeah.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Oh, fantastic. Oh, and it says here,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58"The object of the operation is the assassination of Herr Heydrich.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02"The time and place of this operation will be decided
0:11:02 > 0:11:07"on the spot, but the two agents concerned have been trained in all
0:11:07 > 0:11:10"methods of assassination known to us."
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Yes, I'm afraid, yes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17- Brutal.- Yes.- This high-risk plan was further fuelled by Obergruppenfuhrer
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Heydrich's violent destruction of the Czech resistance.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Heydrich was seen as a natural successor to Hitler.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26His death would be a psychological,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28if not strategic, victory for the allies.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33And so it fell to the two key players of Operation Anthropoid,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Jozef Gabcik and Jan Kubis, to carry out the attack.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39On May the 22nd 1942,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43news arrived that Heydrich was shortly to leave Prague.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45En route near Prague Castle,
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Heydrich's convertible car slowed to take a sharp corner where the
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Anthropoid pair lay in wait.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Gabcik opened fire, only for his gun to jam.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00But Kubis threw a grenade, fatally wounding Heydrich.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03And what was the fate of the assassins?
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Did they manage to escape?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05I'm afraid not.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10They were hidden in a crypt in a church in Prague, by the resistance.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14They were betrayed and Nazis surrounded the whole church.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19There was a big fight for hours and then, eventually,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22they couldn't survive and saved their last bullet for themselves.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24That's very sad.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Yes.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30The killing of Reinhard Heydrich was the only assassination of a senior
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Nazi figure during the war.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34The repercussions were brutal.
0:12:34 > 0:12:3913,000 arrests and hundreds of men and women were executed on Hitler's
0:12:39 > 0:12:43orders. After the war many soldiers returned to Czechoslovakia but some,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45like Georgina's father-in-law George,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48built a new life in Leamington Spa.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52The generosity shown to members of the once-exiled Czech Army continued
0:12:52 > 0:12:54in the years that followed.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59I think the British people understood how difficult it was
0:12:59 > 0:13:04for them when Czechoslovakia was overrun and what they were facing,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- so they were very supportive of them.- Mm-hm.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11A memorial fountain in the shape of a parachute sits in the town's
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Jephson Gardens.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It commemorates the courageous men of the Free Czechoslovakian Army
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and their time in Leamington Spa.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Meanwhile, Raj is back on the road and heading for the charming
0:13:28 > 0:13:34Warwickshire village of Little Alne and the location of his last shop.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36What's the mood in the MGB?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Well, I'm really happy with today's buys.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43My really, really cheeky buy, which is either going to make Catherine
0:13:43 > 0:13:47very happy or very cross, is my microscope.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I saw it, I had to have a go at it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Let's hope Catherine doesn't have a go at you, Raj.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56But what can you find in Fabulous Finds Antiques?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02There are three showrooms over two floors, so lots of stock.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04But where to start, eh, Raj?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Well, of course, you could always take a canter at it?
0:14:07 > 0:14:13I mean, this is a lovely-shaped 19th century Canton dish with a sort of
0:14:13 > 0:14:16famille-rose pattern.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17Ticket price - £85.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Famille-rose actually just means pink family,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22that's it, what it means literally, translated.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It's a very, very unusual shape.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26It has got a downside
0:14:26 > 0:14:30and the downside is that we can see that we've got a crack that runs all
0:14:30 > 0:14:33the way through on the top,
0:14:33 > 0:14:34and if you turn it over,
0:14:34 > 0:14:36we've just got another one that goes
0:14:36 > 0:14:37through here.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39If I can get that at the right price,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42that might be a very nice little lot.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Well, that's a cracking start! HE CHUCKLES
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Raj is on a roll today.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53This is a blue and white Chinese 19th-century mug.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56It sports a £75 ticket price.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58This is in good condition.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00There's no markings to the base of it
0:15:00 > 0:15:01but you can definitely see that it's
0:15:01 > 0:15:05a nice 19th-century one from the glaze inside that's on the inside.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08It's got a nice pattern on it, there's a lot going on on this.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09This is really quite nice.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Time to talk money with dealer Caroline.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Stand by.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- I quite like it, this side's fine, but can you see here?- Yes.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21It's got this huge crack all the way across.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23What's the very best on it?
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I think I could probably do that 50.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- £50.- Mm-hm.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31What about if we put this into the equation?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32If I were to buy the two...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- Yes.- ..as one lot, what could you do the two for?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I think if you bought two, I could do them for 100.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43What about if I said 80 for the two?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46OK, I think that's a little bit tight. Erm...
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Could we do 90, meet halfway?
0:15:51 > 0:15:52I'm not going to quibble.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- £90... Let's shake hands. - Thank you.- Thank you, Caroline.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Well, that's great because I'm going to put those two as one lot.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Oh, OK.- So I've still got money to spend and I'm going to keep looking.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Good grief, Raj.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08You are a man on a mission today!
0:16:08 > 0:16:10What in the world will you find next?
0:16:12 > 0:16:16A globe. I love globes because they tell you about the social history of
0:16:16 > 0:16:20the world and how the world, especially today, has changed.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24And this one is dated 1946.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And so countries that some people have never even heard of...
0:16:27 > 0:16:32For example, Ceylon comes to mind, Belgian Congo,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35places that don't really exist.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38French West Africa, lovely thing.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39I mean, what's the price on the price ticket?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42We've got £90 on the price ticket.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I mean, at auction that's going to make 40 to £60,
0:16:45 > 0:16:46that's what they fetch at auction.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Time to speak to Caroline again.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51This globe, I quite like it.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- Yes.- But I think you know as well as I do what they're going to make a
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- auction.- I do.- How about £40?
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- SHE GASPS - £40.- Yeah.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- I think at £40...- Yeah.- ..I've got a chance, but only a slight chance.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- I love them, though. - They are wonderful, aren't they?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10I think, so you've got a chance at auction, we'll do it, then.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- You're happy with that, you sure? - I think we will do 40.- Yes, £40?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Let's do that.- I'm definitely going to buy it.- Go on, then.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Thank you so much.- No, you're welcome.- Fantastic.- You're welcome.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Brilliant!- Raj is actually spending some cash today.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24That is £90 for the famille-rose dish
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and the Chinese mug to add to the £40 for
0:17:27 > 0:17:31the globe. Raj has spent £130 all in one shop.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Blow me down, all at once.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36That's all the shopping done for, then.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Time for Catherine to join Raj in the MG.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43So, what has been your favourite part of the journey so far?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I love the scene, I love that Suffolk coast that we were on.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47I don't remember that at all.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I think you were there on your own, Raj.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51That's why it was memorable,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- I wasn't there. - Maybe that was the...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Maybe that was last year on holiday.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01HE CHUCKLES Nighty-night, then.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04It is a damp start to day two.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Emotional also.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Get your hankies out.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10It is our last shopping day together, Raj.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- This is the end. - Aw, I know, I know, don't.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- I'm sad.- Ah! Tragedy!
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Catherine, this is a little bit dicey.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19We're coming up to a ford here.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21This is not a ford!
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- This is a river.- Can you swim?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- THEY LAUGH - Well done.- Was that well done?
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Are you impressed?
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Raj, why are you holding on?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29I don't know.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32HE CHUCKLES It's his age, dear.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Well, he's certainly not been holding back from the buying.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39So far, Raj has bought four lots - the set of six Scandinavian chairs,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42the boxed microscope, the Chinese dish and mug
0:18:42 > 0:18:47and the 1940s Philips globe, leaving him with £150.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49This is going to be interesting.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Meanwhile, Catherine has just bought one lot so far,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53the Edwardian brooches...
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Can they be sold at a reasonable price?
0:18:55 > 0:18:56- Hopefully.- That is the question.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01..leaving her with a substantial £299.66 to spend today.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Revved up and ready to go,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Catherine's dropping Raj off in Solihull, where he's got a date
0:19:11 > 0:19:14with a local legend which came into being just down the road
0:19:14 > 0:19:18in Birmingham, the iconic Norton motorbicycle.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Museum director James Ewing is going to guide Raj through the story of
0:19:21 > 0:19:25the most famous name in British motorcycle racing history
0:19:25 > 0:19:28and reveal how it played a significant role
0:19:28 > 0:19:30during the Second World War.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Let's start with the earliest Norton in the collection,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- just through here.- Fantastic.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39The firm was founded in 1898 by James Lansdowne Norton,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41originally producing bicycles.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45However, when the company was contracted in 1902 to make frames
0:19:45 > 0:19:50for a powered bicycle, it inspired Norton to launch its own motorbike,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52the Energette.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Well, this is one of three of the earliest surviving machines made by
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Norton. Dating from 1903.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00All this kit...
0:20:00 > 0:20:02What are these levers for, for example?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06On early motorcycles, the throttle, as it were, the air mixture,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09the timing, everything was controlled by levers,
0:20:09 > 0:20:10so much more complicated
0:20:10 > 0:20:13and, you can imagine, your hands would have been going like this.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18- Yeah.- You were very busy just keeping the thing running properly.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21With the focus now solely on motorcycle production,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24the Norton name was destined to become associated
0:20:24 > 0:20:25with sporting success
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and it wasn't long before Norton bikes where winning major races
0:20:29 > 0:20:32around the world, including the biggest.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Next we've got one of the pride of the collection, Raj.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41We've got the Norton that actually won the first TT in 1907.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42- Is this it?- Yeah, it is indeed, yes.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Wow.- A lot of people have heard of the TT. Of course,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49it's still going today, very famous road race...
0:20:49 > 0:20:50- Yeah.- ..on the Isle of Man.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54The most challenging motorcycle race in the world, for sure,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58and we're lucky enough to have the machine that won the first event.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Incredible. So how fast did this one go?
0:21:00 > 0:21:06Well, this one, he actually averaged over the course about 42mph,
0:21:06 > 0:21:07and that doesn't sound a lot,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10but if you think about the rough road conditions,
0:21:10 > 0:21:11the size of the tyres,
0:21:11 > 0:21:16the lack of brakes, he was probably 65, you know, 70mph,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19heady speeds to actually average 42mph.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23I notice that this number plate is the same one that's on that bike
0:21:23 > 0:21:25there, so is that the guy who rode that bike?
0:21:25 > 0:21:26That is right, yes.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It's a gentleman called Rem Fowler
0:21:29 > 0:21:33and that's a contemporary picture from the time of this very machine,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- yeah.- Fantastic. But there's one thing I've got to do before we go.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39This is the child in me.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- HORN HONKS - Everybody does.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I bet! The outbreak of World War II would change Norton.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It became one of the most important military motorbike producers of the
0:21:49 > 0:21:53conflict. Its machines were used for reconnaissance,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55convoy control and escort duties.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59What the military loved about these Norton singles -
0:21:59 > 0:22:02and they called them sidevalve sloggers because they were low
0:22:02 > 0:22:05revving and they slogged away and they were very, very reliable -
0:22:05 > 0:22:09they proved to be very reliable in some very adverse conditions.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Can I have a sit on it and see how comfortable it was?
0:22:13 > 0:22:14You have a sit, yes.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19I mean, they covered some ground on this?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21There would've been a lot of bouncing up down.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23A lot of bouncing up and down, yeah.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- You'd have to be quite fit to, er...- Very fit, yeah.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Yeah. I think a lot of these guys,
0:22:27 > 0:22:32obviously they'd trained as regular soldiers before they were seconded
0:22:32 > 0:22:35to be dispatch riders, but they had to be extremely fit, yeah.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38At the end of the war Britain was financially destitute
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and the government encouraged manufacturers
0:22:41 > 0:22:43to sell their products abroad.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Consequently, Norton motorbikes were made almost exclusively for export
0:22:47 > 0:22:49and rare to buy at home.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54James, there has to be something really special about this bike
0:22:54 > 0:22:57because there's 849 in there and there's one out here.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Why is this one so important?
0:22:58 > 0:23:04- Well, Raj, this one was actually given to George Formby...- Oh.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08..of ukulele fame, presented to him at the factory gates
0:23:08 > 0:23:10in Bracebridge Street in 1947.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Huge privilege obviously for them because
0:23:12 > 0:23:15you've to remember what a big star Formby was post-war.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18And to get a bike new in this country was unheard of.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Well, you had to be George Formby.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Is this a bike, James, that I'm allowed to sit on?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Well, you know, Raj, we can do more than that.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Let's go out on it.- Wow! - Let's take her for a spin.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30MUSIC: I'm The Ukelele Man by George Formby
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Uh-oh!
0:23:32 > 0:23:34There goes our bovver boy.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Well, I never!
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Meanwhile, Catherine is headed to Coventry and Greens Home and Garden.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Hello, sir.- Oh, hello.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Who might you be?- Charles.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Hello, Charles. I'm Catherine.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01And she has a smidge over £299 weighing down her purse.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Aha.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12OK. I'm not a big doggie person.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14But look at these!
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Staffordshire poodles.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Little porcelain doggies like these were popular ornaments in the early
0:24:19 > 0:24:2120th century.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Oh, gosh, they're actually really horrible.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26They're 1920s, I would say.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I think I like them because they're so horrible.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32And their horrible, pebble-dash mane.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34£49.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38If I could get those for about 20-ish,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42somebody at the auction will love them because they're poodles.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I'm sure. The thing is, they're not uncommon.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47These things were produced en masse.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52But to find a pair in good condition... They are a possibility.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56And I have just seen enamel brooches, two of them.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Look at those.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00They're stunning. Let's have a look.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05This one, straightaway I'm turning it over and I can see that it's not
0:25:05 > 0:25:09silver and there are no marks whatsoever.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12But the butterfly itself is beautifully enamelled.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16There's no cracks, there's no damage.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Because once this chips it's really hard to repair.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Now, this one I love.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It is silver, which is a good sign.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25I think together they could work.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26What's the price?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30£68 on the silver one.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33And £20 on that one.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Time to talk to Charles.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38OK. This is not me and this is not the norm.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40This is not something I would normally buy.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42But...poodles!
0:25:42 > 0:25:43- SHE LAUGHS - Ah, yes.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46There are £49 on those.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Do you know what you could do on those?
0:25:48 > 0:25:5035 maybe.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Not sort of 25?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- 30.- 30.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57OK. Right.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Keep that thought in mind.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- OK.- I also saw these two brooches.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Yes.- What about prices on those?
0:26:05 > 0:26:10OK, we could do that one - we could go down to about 13 on that one,
0:26:10 > 0:26:1240 on that one.
0:26:12 > 0:26:1453, then, for the two?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Call it 50 for the two.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- And what did we say for the poodles? - I think we finalised on 30.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26- 30. If we took it all... - Mm-hm.- ..could we say 25
0:26:26 > 0:26:28and could we say 40?
0:26:28 > 0:26:3165. I'd...
0:26:31 > 0:26:32- Go on.- Go on, then.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35From one poodle lover to another.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Go on, then. You're buying three items, so we can do that, yes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- OK.- Put it there, Charles.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- OK.- A few more lots for auction.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Well done, Catherine. Now, how about Raj?
0:26:45 > 0:26:49He's headed for Coventry and his final shop, Antiques in a Barn.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53He has got £150 burning a hole in his pocket.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56- Hello.- Hello.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- I'm Raj.- Hello Raj, I'm Diane.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Have a look around and hopefully you'll find something nice.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Catherine will be here soon, OK?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- Right.- You don't have to be so nice to her.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- OK.- I'm just joking.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- No, no.- She's lovely. She's absolutely lovely.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Better make the most of that head start, then.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Ooh, there's something really lovely here.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21It's a Scottish mull, which is a snuffbox.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25A snuff mull is a Scottish term to describe a snuff container
0:27:25 > 0:27:29which almost always is in the form of a lidded ram's horn.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I love them. I can't see the price ticket.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Diane?- This looks promising.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35It's beautiful, isn't it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40It's only just come in, that has.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Has it?- Yeah.- It's 265.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Oh, dear.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46HE SIGHS
0:27:46 > 0:27:48That's more than I've got.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Do you know what the very best on that would be?
0:27:51 > 0:27:52I'll go and find out for you.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Would you?- OK. Do you want to carry on looking at it and I'll...?
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Yeah, I'll keep looking at it, cos I love it.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I think it's gorgeous.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I mean, it's a really lovely piece.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Erm... Do you know, it's got 265 on it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09These usually make at auction between £300 and £400.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I've got £150 left.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15It is a long shot but I would love to take that to auction.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18That is a... It's a gorgeous, gorgeous piece.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Right, the best he can do on it is 200.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24As I say, it's only been in since last Thursday,
0:28:24 > 0:28:25so it's...
0:28:26 > 0:28:27I mean, I know...
0:28:27 > 0:28:31That's fair enough. I've got £150.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32- He won't do that.- He won't do that?
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Sorry.- No? That's all I've got.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36If it was old stock, then...
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Yeah, no, no, fair enough. I totally understand that.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41I think it's lovely.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Oh, Raj, perhaps you shouldn't have spent all that cash earlier.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48But look what's arrived. HE CHUCKLES
0:28:48 > 0:28:52And Catherine still has over £234 still to splash.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Are you having a good time?
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- To be honest... - Have you spent more than £5?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I have spent nearly all my money, Catherine. I don't have
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- hardly anything left. - Let me go and do some shopping.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06OK, you go and do some shopping.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Has dealer Malcolm got any tips for Catherine?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13What have we got?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16It's beautiful. Georgian, probably.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I believe so, yes.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19That looks familiar.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20David Lindsay.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22So he was the farmer?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Most probably. There's certainly somebody of that name in the area
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- today that is farming.- Oh, really?
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Ah!- Yes, we looked at up on the net.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30This is fresh to the market.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35- Has this got a price? - I can do you a deal on it.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Particularly if you buy one or two more items.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41So, if I put this by the till and you go and have a look,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- we'll see what we can do. - That's quite exciting.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45It's a bit of a gamble piece.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50But, you know, when you see something of quality,
0:29:50 > 0:29:51you might have talked me into that.
0:29:51 > 0:29:57Might Catherine steal the snuff mull from under Raj's nose?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00There's a lot of bits and pieces in here.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01It's a bit of a minefield.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03But I haven't actually bought a piece of silver this time
0:30:03 > 0:30:06and I've just seen a bit of silver that I quite like.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08It depends who made it
0:30:08 > 0:30:10and what condition it's in but this is a...
0:30:10 > 0:30:13I believe it's a telescopic pencil.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14Look out, Diane's back.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Tell me what you know about this.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19- It's silver.- Yeah.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23It's made by a company called Sampson Mordan.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Yeah, good company.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It's not hallmarked, so I can't date it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- It's not hallmarked. - There's no hallmark on there.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- I can't find one. - What have you got on it?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- 155.- What about £100?
0:30:40 > 0:30:41£120.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I do this a lot, what about splitting the difference
0:30:44 > 0:30:46and calling it 110?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Yes. Go on, then.- You sure?
0:30:50 > 0:30:51- £110?- OK.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Thank you very much. Let's shake hands.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Straight to the point.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Well done, my friend. That's your shopping done.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01How's Catherine getting on?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- WHISPERS:- Quite nice cheap luggage here.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08This is lovely.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10What a lovely colour.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13I know it's plain, but that is actually a really nice colour.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Don't get locks like that these days.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25And straps inside to keep your woolly jumpers nice and snug.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28£35!
0:31:28 > 0:31:29That's in the bag.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Malcolm, I've left him!
0:31:36 > 0:31:38The time has come. I've had enough - I'm off.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Well, don't forget to take this with you.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Right, I found this suitcase.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I think it's quite nice. Nice colour.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47You've got... Is this yours?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- No.- No.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Whoever has got 35 on it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I have the power.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55- Oh, do you?- I do.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57I like you. I'll make you an offer on the two.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58My offer is...
0:32:02 > 0:32:04..160.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I'd like to make you a counter offer.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09A very, very generous 170,
0:32:09 > 0:32:13with one condition, that you walk the dogs.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Right, here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Pickle! Oh, God!
0:32:18 > 0:32:22I've dropped him. Oh, my God, I'm going to lose his dog.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Oh, my goodness me!
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Wah! Sit. Good dog!
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Good girl! Or boy.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31That was a deal, then.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38That was the suitcase for £30 and the snuff mull for £140.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42Time to return to the MG and that other good boy, Raj.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46So, were we thinking out of the box?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- I think so, for Bristol.- OK.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51But it's quite trendy, isn't it?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Yeah, it's really trendy. - I think funky things.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57You know, unusual things.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Yeah.- Do you do funky? - I do, I do funky, yeah.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I love the way, you know, the shoulders come up.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Do you notice when I say the word funky I start moving?- Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05Did you notice that? Yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Hey. All that moving, you must be tired.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Time for some shut-eye.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15Morning from a beautiful Bristol,
0:33:15 > 0:33:19that great city, whose motto is "by virtue and industry"
0:33:19 > 0:33:21and I'm sure it has more than enough of both.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22A big bridge, too.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25The Clifton Suspension Bridge has spanned the Avon Gorge
0:33:25 > 0:33:27for over 150 years.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Today is the conclusion of this pair's road trip.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33After setting off from Stratford-upon-Avon,
0:33:33 > 0:33:35it's time for that final auction.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Our final auction.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- This is it.- I know, I know.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- That's it.- I'm sad it's come to an end,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43but I brought some friends along.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Your girls!
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Today's sale is held at East Bristol Auctions.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54Raj bought five lots to sell here, all for a whopping £355...
0:33:55 > 0:34:00..while Catherine also picked up five lots, spending £335.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Both spent a fair whack of their starting kitties,
0:34:04 > 0:34:05hoping for big profits.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08But what do they make of each other's buys?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12It's quite funny. As microscopes go,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15this is way down the bottom of the pile.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17What can I say? It's horrible.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18He paid £20.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21You know what, knowing Raj, he'll probably make £40 on it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23But it's horrible.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26This, I can't believe it's here.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32I offered him £150 for this and he sold it to Catherine for 140.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Why would he take less?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35You didn't walk the dogs!
0:34:35 > 0:34:36Unbelievable!
0:34:37 > 0:34:40The man with the gavel today is Andrew Stowe.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42So, what does he make of our expert's items?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46The Philips globe is wonderful.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49It's exactly what people want on their desks at work.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52It's a classic antique but with a little bit of a retro twist,
0:34:52 > 0:34:53which is exactly what people want.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56We've had a lot of interest in the globe and I'm sure it'll find a
0:34:56 > 0:34:59new home. The pair of brooches are very nice.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02They're very nicely detailed, particularly the butterfly.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05It's bright, it's colourful, it's retro and quirky.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07It's what everybody wants. I have every hope that they will do
0:35:07 > 0:35:09very, very well.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12With bidders online and in the room, it's time to take a seat.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- You ready for this?- Oh, wow.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Our last auction.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18How fantastic is this?
0:35:18 > 0:35:22First up are Raj's set of six Scandinavian chairs.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24I think these have got legs.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Who wants to start me at £80?
0:35:26 > 0:35:2980 I have straight in online.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Anybody want five now at £80?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Any advance, then, selling maiden bid on the internet.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Oh, no, it's a loss. It's a loss.- £80.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40GAVEL TAPS
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Are you OK?- I'm OK.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Ooh, not the best start.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46But don't worry, Raj, the night is young.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- Oh, it's so exciting. - It isn't very exciting.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Next, Catherine's leather suitcase.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54£20.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55- Oh.- At £20 now on the case.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- Who wants 22? - Still pretty good, you know.
0:35:57 > 0:35:5922 online and 24 still on commission.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0126, 28.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03On commission still now.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0530 and 32 with me.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Asking 34.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- It's a nice case. At 34 now. - Wow, well done.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13At £34, selling on the internet...
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- GAVEL TAPS - That's all right.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19That's good, well done. Yeah.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21A profit is a profit.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24You're talking about it, Raj, as if it's £1 million.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25It's £4.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Every penny counts in this competition.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Will a profit gravitate to Raj's globe?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34It will make 80, £80-100.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35- You think so?- Yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:3860. 70 I have straight in on the internet now.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39- This will do 90.- Any advance now?
0:36:39 > 0:36:4175 in the corner.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4380. 5. 85 I'm bid.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4490, 5.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- 90.- You were right, you were right, you were right, I was wrong.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50No. At £100 I'm bid now, then, on the internet.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- That's good. - Selling and away for 100.- Wow.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Well done, you.- Oh, good. - That was good.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Yeah, you were right, you were right.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00That's, I think, your best buy.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02I think that was really, really good.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03That's more like it, well done, Raj.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05That's an all-round success. Ha!
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Thank you for that - my best buy. My only profit.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Catherine's enamel brooches are next.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14You're a brooch man, aren't you?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Oh, absolutely, yes, you can tell, can't you, straightaway.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20You'd look nice with a little butterfly here or a little boat.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I've got commission interest here and I'm starting straight in at 30.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25At £32.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- That's pretty good. - At £32 now, who wants 4?
0:37:27 > 0:37:2934. 36 is still on commission.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Yep, lovely.- It's not lovely.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- I paid 40.- 40 is still with me.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37With me at £40, looking for two now.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39At £40, asking 42 on the phone.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4142 on the phone.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42Sorry, internet, at £42...
0:37:42 > 0:37:43- 44.- He's got a phone on it.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4646 is on the telephone.
0:37:46 > 0:37:52- Wow.- Against you, internet, on the telephone, then, at £46.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- GAVEL TAPS - That's good. That's good, well done.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- That's £6.- Yeah, it's good.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Another modest profit for Catherine.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01You hated them, didn't you?
0:38:01 > 0:38:02I didn't like them particularly.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Next up, Raj's Sampson Mordan pencil.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09£50.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10At £50 on commission now.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- 55.- 60... It's going up, Raj.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14It needs to go a bit...
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- Oh, no.- At £65 I have on the internet.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Any advance in selling for £65?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Oh, no, that's a massive loss.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- GAVEL TAPS - Oh!
0:38:23 > 0:38:25It did look really good up there, actually.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Raj, don't.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Oh!
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Bad luck, Raj.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Is that better?- That... that was a big mistake.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Will Catherine's Staffordshire poodles make her top dog?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- 30...- Oh, they are so ugly.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Who wants to start me at £40?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Aw.- 40 I'm bid straight in at the back.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47No, no.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Who wants two? On the poodles, then, at £40, maiden
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- bid now, back of the room. - I will take that and run.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Maiden bid.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57# Dee-dee-dee
0:38:57 > 0:38:59# Dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee. #
0:38:59 > 0:39:02That's a handsome profit.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04I'm happy with that, I'm delighted.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09Next, it Raj's famille-rose dish and blue and white mug.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10At 100 on commission now.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Good.- On 100 for the pen and then who wants 110?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- On commission at 100.- Mm, should do more. I would've thought the
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- internet would come in on that. - GAVEL TAPS
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- Should it? - No messing about there, Raj.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26No lingering? No begging?
0:39:26 > 0:39:31- What happened?- Will Catherine's music-themed Edwardian brooches
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- strike a chord?- At £36.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35There you go. You're in.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Raj, I paid £100.
0:39:38 > 0:39:3942, 44,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43it's still here. At £44, come back 46 if you will.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- At £44 an absentee bid. - WHISPERS:- Oh, no!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Come on!- At £44.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- GAVEL TAPS - It's hard to know what to say
0:39:51 > 0:39:53at times like this, Catherine.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Don't say anything!
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Blimey, that hit a bit of a bum note.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Never mind, Catherine.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Aw. Come here, come here, come here, come here, come here.- Aw.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03It's all right, it's OK.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Last up for Raj is that boxed microscope.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1022, please, make £22.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11£30.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1420 and away, then.
0:40:15 > 0:40:1720 I have on the internet.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19At £20 now, then, who wants two?
0:40:19 > 0:40:2022 in the middle.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Yes.- That's £22, then. - It's made a profit.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- In the middle of the room for 22. - I was right.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- GAVEL TAPS - Yes! 22!
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Made a profit.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Actually, a microscopic profit.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39But still a profit.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Sorry about that.- Can I never do this with you again?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- You don't mean that, you don't. - I do.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Finally, the most coveted item of the week,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51the Scottish snuff mull.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Our last lot. This wonderful mull.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58I've got commission interest, I'm going straight in at 100.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59At 100 is bid.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- At 100 bid now. - I need a lot more than that.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04110, 120, I've still got 130 on commission.
0:41:04 > 0:41:05At 130, 140...
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- There you go, you're in profit, you've won.- Asking 160 online now.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Takes it. At £160.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13It's very, very nice.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15At 160.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- GAVEL TAPS - Aw!- That's lovely.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20It's only made £20.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Still, ending on a profit, Catherine.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Well done.- It's been really close, hasn't it?
0:41:24 > 0:41:25So close.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I mean, there's... I think there's literally that much in it.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Yeah.- And I think you might have just done it.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- Well...- Shall we do it all again?
0:41:33 > 0:41:34I'd love to do it all again with you.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- I would love to.- Come on then, let's start again, right from scratch.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- After you.- Perhaps we should do some sums first, though.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47Catherine started with £399.66
0:41:47 > 0:41:48and, after auction costs,
0:41:48 > 0:41:51she made a loss of £69.32,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55rounding of this trip with £330.34.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02Raj started this leg with £395 and, after auction fees,
0:42:02 > 0:42:06he made a loss of £54.06,
0:42:06 > 0:42:11so his winning total is £340.94,
0:42:11 > 0:42:17making him today's and the trip's overall winner by just £10.60.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20All profits go to Children in Need.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Your friends are still waiting for you, Raj.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24I know, I know, my fans.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26- What a trip.- It was fantastic!
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I'm looking forward to the next one, Catherine,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I would love to do another one with you.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Come on, then, let's get started.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Please do. You two have been a class act.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Starting off today. How you feeling?- Fantastic.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40- Oh, you ARE a devil. - HORN TOOTS
0:42:40 > 0:42:43SHE IMITATES ENGINE We've had some mishaps...
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I just picked something off a shelf and I've dropped it and it's gone
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- under the cabinet. - ..some unusual finds...
0:42:48 > 0:42:49Isn't this something you pee in?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51SHE BLOWS TRUMPET
0:42:51 > 0:42:53..and quality bonding...
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- What do you think?- Bootiful!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59..some hard bargaining from the dealers...
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- I'd arm wrestle you for it. - You would lose.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05..and one of the closest competitions in Road Trip history.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Come on!
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- My heart was going, yours must have been racing.- Oh, blimey!
0:43:09 > 0:43:12I have had absolutely great fun.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- It has been good.- Hasn't it just?
0:43:15 > 0:43:16See you next time.