0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07with £200 each, a classic car and a goal -
0:00:07 > 0:00:09to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10That hurts.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- I'm going to go for it, Joe. - The aim?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Goodness gracious me!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or a slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29It's not nice to gloat, there we are.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38It's a brand new week
0:00:38 > 0:00:42and we're splashing through puddles with a right couple of charmers.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Antiques experts Charlie Ross
0:00:44 > 0:00:46and Catherine Southon.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49OK, Charlie, let the fun begin!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52I've got the girl of my dreams by my side,
0:00:52 > 0:00:54the car of my dreams in front of me.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Life is fantastic, except it's raining.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Charlie is a seasoned Road-Tripper
0:01:01 > 0:01:04with a penchant for furniture. He ran his own auction house
0:01:04 > 0:01:09for over 25 years, so, as such, always knows exactly what he wants.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- I want that.- I told you!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17And while Catherine is a relative newbie to the Road Trip,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20only a fool would underestimate her considerable knowledge
0:01:20 > 0:01:23of maritime art and scientific instruments.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Oh ho! Yes. And her legendary powers of persuasion...
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- Can I give you £20 for it? - No!- Oh, come on!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Our cosy couple begin their adventure with £200
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and a classic 1966 Austin Healey,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41affectionately known as a Frogeyed Sprite.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44The problem is the car doesn't have a hood.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Cuddle up to me!- Cosy up to me! - That's the way!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Cosy!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Maybe the weather was better back in 1966.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55HE SHIVERS
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Catherine and Charlie will be travelling over 200 miles
0:01:59 > 0:02:01from the heart of the Wiltshire countryside
0:02:01 > 0:02:04wending their way eastwards along the sunny South Coast
0:02:04 > 0:02:07before finishing up in Rye, East Sussex.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Today, we're starting our journey in the village of Corsham,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16straddling Somerset and finishing up with an auction showdown in Devizes.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20The big question is, let's hope our devilish duo hit it off.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23I think, by the end of this trip,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- I could be in love with you. - In love, Charlie?
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- I thought we already WERE in love. - Yeah?- Steady on, you too!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33While Catherine heads into her first shop in Corsham...
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Hello! Hi, Lee, hi.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Beautiful shop and fantastic surroundings as well.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Yeah. Charlie's off to find his
0:02:41 > 0:02:45in the village of Kington St Michael.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48That's if he can get out of the car, that is, poor old boy.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Steady.- Samantha, it's Charlie.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Lovely to see you.- And it's not long
0:02:54 > 0:02:58before Charlie spots something he's always drawn to.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Samantha, your lady's quite interesting, what's she made of?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- She's stoneware.- Oh, is she!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Very shapely. I can't go wrong here!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Do you do rooms as well? I could stay!
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Steady! There's plenty here to feast the eye on, though.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Could these light up Charlie's life?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Quite a sweet little pair of candlesticks there.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- They're Birmingham, aren't they? Have you dated them for me?- Yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Yeah, 1935 and they are in super condition.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I see you've got them priced at £45,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33which is sort of the top end of where I would see them at auction.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Can you do something really sexy with these for me?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40You tell me what you would like to pay and I will see what I can do.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43If I could buy those for £20
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I would snap them out of your hands and take them out of your shop
0:03:46 > 0:03:50because I think they are lovely.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- £20 is a little bit low.- Yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55If you were to offer me £25, I could let you have them
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- at what I paid for them... - Are you sure that would...?- Yeah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Well, I think they're really sweet.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Deal number one! Do you know,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- that's my first buy on the trip? - Fantastic.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12So, every time I think of this trip, Samantha, I shall think of you.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Yeah, they all say that! You're terribly accommodating though, Samantha,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and Charlie's off to a good start.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Not quite so much luck for Catherine.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Harley Antiques is stuffed with beautiful things,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28with price tags to match.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30£260. That's the absolute.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33That's beyond my limit, sadly.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Far too expensive for me, I think.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39(I'm thinking that the prices are very, very high.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42(I'm a bit worried that everything I'm seeing
0:04:42 > 0:04:45(is slightly out of my price range!)
0:04:45 > 0:04:50(Don't panic Catherine! It's only the first day's shopping, darling.)
0:04:51 > 0:04:55(I will find something, I will dig deep and I will find it.)
0:04:55 > 0:04:58That's the spirit, girl!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Charlie and Samantha are having a great time on the other hand.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07You've got a sense of humour, too. I like this hand coming out of this bucket.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- Is that what happens if you don't buy something?- Previous customer.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Lordy!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I've just seen a biscuit barrel, here,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21which has got a silver-plated top,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25cut-glass body, not pressed glass, which is nice,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28a particularly nice swing handle.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Forerunners of our modern-day cookie jars, biscuit barrels
0:05:31 > 0:05:35have been popular for over 200 years. This one was made
0:05:35 > 0:05:38by the Sheffield silversmiths William Hutton and Sons
0:05:38 > 0:05:41in the early 20th century and it's cut-glass
0:05:41 > 0:05:43with a silver-plated lid. Perfect for preventing
0:05:43 > 0:05:47your custard creams from drying out. If you like custard creams.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51The great thing is that Samantha doesn't have a price on this,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54which leads me to believe that this is free with every purchase.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- You tell me what you would like to pay...- Oh no!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- You'd smack me!- I could...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Do something really saucy on that?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04£10, and it's yours.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06HE BLOWS A RASPBERRY
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Blimey! You're making an old man's glasses steam up here!
0:06:10 > 0:06:11- Can you really do that for a tenner? - I can.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Samantha! Let me kiss you again!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18This is the most golden day of my life!
0:06:18 > 0:06:19You'll be wearing her hand out!
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Down the road, though, Catherine still has her entire £200 to spend,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27which leaves one problem.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31It's got £245 on it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Someone's got expensive taste!
0:06:33 > 0:06:36(That's so nice!)
0:06:36 > 0:06:39It's £395.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43I want to cry, because there are some beautiful things here!
0:06:43 > 0:06:45She is right!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47This intricate piece of shellwork
0:06:47 > 0:06:50is a fine example of what are called sailor's valentines.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53They date from the 19th century and usually come from Barbados
0:06:53 > 0:06:57where they were sold to sailors who brought them home for loved ones.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00But it's too much for you, love!
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I know I'm looking at everything that's nice and expensive!
0:07:08 > 0:07:11No such problems, though, for Charlie boy!
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Oh, I like one of your street signs.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I'd quite like a little ride up Nunnery Lane!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Nunnery Lane.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21It's a nice thing to have in your house, really.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24That's fun.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I forget how much money's on Nunnery Lane.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I think it's £35, something like that.- I could do that for £25.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Are you able to satisfy my quirky sense of humour on Nunnery Lane
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- at 20 quid or is that... - It's pushing it a bit.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I don't want to push you, I don't want to push you, darling.
0:07:40 > 0:07:46- It's a bit too much.- Yeah.- £25. - £25 is the death, as they say.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Would £22 make any difference? - I'll do it for £22.- Are you sure?
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- Anything for the cause.- Anything for the cause. The Rosco cause!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Can I give you a proper kiss? Mwah! Mwah!- Thank you.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59That's so kind of you. I've got three things!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I don't believe this!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04In record time, Charlie's snaffled up a pair of candlesticks,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06a biscuit barrel and a Nunnery Lane sign,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09all for £57. Wow!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12And if I wasn't in a competition, darling, I'd say keep the change.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But you are.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17So you will. Keep the change, that is.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Thank you very much.- Thank you, take care.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Cor! She must be exhausted!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24While Charlie can afford to put his feet up,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Catherine's struggling to spot a bargain
0:08:26 > 0:08:29within this treasure trove of a shop.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32I'm trying, I'm trying very, very hard.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I can see lots of beautiful things,
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- but they're just out of my price range.- Come on, Catherine! Buck up!
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Not everything in this shop has a three digit price tag on it,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45A juice strainer. The good thing about this
0:08:45 > 0:08:49is the Asprey stamp on the back.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53So, it's a good retailer in London, the top retailer in London.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56I'm guessing, a bit like a tea strainer,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59this is going to go on the top of the glass
0:08:59 > 0:09:03and squeeze your orange or your grapefruit or whatever you desire
0:09:03 > 0:09:06around here and I'm guessing these little spirally bits
0:09:06 > 0:09:10are going to pick out the pips. It's got £78 on it,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13so I'm guessing he'll go down to about £55.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Ha! You'll be lucky!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- £40.- Oh, come on!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Some people are never happy.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- Could you do any more?- £35.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- And that is...- £30 and I will take it from you.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Shall we? Shall we?- Yeah.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36A lot of kissing on this show.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40It's been a moist day in all senses of the word for Catherine
0:09:40 > 0:09:42but now she has a treat in store.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46She's travelling ten miles south-west
0:09:46 > 0:09:50to Somerset's jewel in the crown, the city of Bath.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Bath was originally established as a spa town by the Romans,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59thanks to its unique hot springs.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It evolved into a resort city for wealthy Elizabethans
0:10:02 > 0:10:06and then later, the Georgians, who designed much
0:10:06 > 0:10:09of the iconic architecture we see today.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Built in that beautiful, honey-coloured stone.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Feast your eyes.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Catherine's come to a place we're all familiar with,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24the Post Office, but she's not here to post a letter, no, no.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29She's come to find out how the postal system we all know today originally came about.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Hello.- Oh, hello! Catherine Southon.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Hello, are you Audrey?- I am indeed.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Audrey, it's lovely to meet you.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Audrey Swindells is going to show Catherine around.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- First of all, who are all these? - Who are these.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Well these people are the raison d'etre,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49the reason that we're here at all.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Ralph Allen, this chap, he ran all the mail
0:10:53 > 0:10:57that didn't go to London, previously everything went to London.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01If you sent a letter from here to Bristol, it went to London and back
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Right...- and you had to pay a mileage.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04So, it's expensive, right.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Ralph Allen was given contracts
0:11:07 > 0:11:11to make the transportation of letters more efficient across the country
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and the museum is lucky enough to have one,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16which is over 280 years old.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22This is the original and the only one that exists.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25One of Allen's responsibilities was to open post
0:11:25 > 0:11:29from anyone who posed a danger to the established monarchy.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32It is known that General Wade
0:11:32 > 0:11:35financed him, because...
0:11:35 > 0:11:39he had uncovered a Jacobite plot
0:11:39 > 0:11:45which he had revealed to Wade and to the government, presumably.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Postmasters were not only in a position to do this,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51they were actually TOLD to do this
0:11:51 > 0:11:55to open letters from various people.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Delivering mail in the early 19th century was a dodgy business.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02The countryside was teeming with highwaymen,
0:12:02 > 0:12:04so mailguards were armed.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10After the introduction of the guard being armed,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14they only had two attacks by highwayman,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16whereas before that, of course,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- the stagecoaches were constantly being...- Attacked.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Before the invention of stamps, postage was calculated per page.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28So, writers didn't let any paper go to waste.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32You used every scrap of it, as you can see there,
0:12:32 > 0:12:36you'd write horizontally and then diagonally
0:12:36 > 0:12:40and when I transcribed that, which took me a couple of weeks
0:12:40 > 0:12:44I was inclined to wonder whether...
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I know, the recipient, that's exactly what I was thinking!
0:12:47 > 0:12:50The first ever stamp was the Penny Black,
0:12:50 > 0:12:55introduced over 170 years ago and it was sent from here in Bath.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01This one went out on May 2, 1840.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- So, where is this original stamp now?- In the Far East.- Oh, is it?
0:13:05 > 0:13:10Yes. It sold for £55,000 in 1990
0:13:10 > 0:13:13and it's considered if it came on the market again now
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- it would be worth a million.- Wow!
0:13:15 > 0:13:19A million pounds, eh? The Penny Black
0:13:19 > 0:13:22brought letter-writing to the masses and soon post offices
0:13:22 > 0:13:24were springing up all over the country.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28This is the model of a Victorian post office,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31they just had a similar system everywhere.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- So, why is the cat there? - Because the cat was on the payroll.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40It was actually listed for the money for feeding it
0:13:40 > 0:13:44because it kept down the mice and the rats,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- which, of course, could eat the mail.- Chew the post.- Chew the mail.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50What a good pussy!
0:13:50 > 0:13:51CAT MEOWS
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Well, it's time for Catherine to bid
0:13:53 > 0:13:56the Postal Museum and beautiful Bath farewell.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57It's the end of the day and our experts
0:13:57 > 0:14:00deserve a good old snooze themselves.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Ha! Night night!
0:14:07 > 0:14:12It's a beautiful new day for our couple of antiques gurus.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15The sun is out, at last, and love is in the air.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- Charlie, are you always this happy? - Yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20- Are you?- Yeah.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I think this is going to be an exhausting trip.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25I knew it would never last.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27So far, Catherine has only spent a teeny tiny
0:14:27 > 0:14:31£30 on one Asprey silver-plated juice jobby.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Leaving her with a chunky £170 still to spend.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Wish me luck with this.- Good luck. - I think I might need this.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Charlie, meanwhile, splashed his cash on three items.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48A pair of silver candlesticks, a cut-glass biscuit barrel
0:14:48 > 0:14:53and a street sign of Nunnery Lane, all for £57.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56This is the most golden day of my life!
0:14:56 > 0:14:59That leaves him with £143 to play with.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Thank you very much. - Thank you, take care.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Catherine and Charlie are heading south-west
0:15:05 > 0:15:07towards the village of Wedmore in Somerset.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Now, Wedmore may not look like an island to you and I,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16but this village sits on a small hill
0:15:16 > 0:15:18in the middle of the Somerset Levels
0:15:18 > 0:15:20and back in Saxon times was surrounded by water.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Since then, it's been known as the Isle of Wedmore
0:15:24 > 0:15:26and still is today.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Time to drop your anchor, we've arrived at our next shop.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30I'm going to be equally naughty here!
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- Wait for me! I've got to change my shoes!- I'm sorry, Miss Southon,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37by the time you've changed your shoes, I'll have bought my antiques!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Charlie!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Ha! Lemon Tree Antiques is stuffed to the gunnels with goodies,
0:15:43 > 0:15:48so Charlie wastes no time. Let's hope he doesn't kiss owner, Les...
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Well, good morning, sir.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- How are you, Rosco? - I'm very well indeed!
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- I've heard plenty about you. - Have you? Is it all good?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Um, marginal!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Charlie!- Here comes Miss Southon.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- She's changed her shoes especially for you.- Yes I have. - Good morning, young lady.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- I've got my high heels on. Hello. - What a pleasure to meet you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Move out of the way, Charlie, I'm moving in!- I can see! All right!
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Look out, Charlie! I think you've just been outmanoeuvred!
0:16:14 > 0:16:16I'm Catherine, lovely to meet you.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Les is now going to give me none of his time whatsoever.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It's all about Southon.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- Bye-bye Charlie, we've made friends. - I can see you and Les
0:16:26 > 0:16:29are going to have a cracking time!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Now, while Charlie has a little browse about,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Catherine has already spotted something she likes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42- I like your Georgian pipe box.- Yes,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- how much do we have written on that? - Quite a lot.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Too much.- Well, have you ever seen another one?- No.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Then it isn't too much money.- £220.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54That's obviously a misprint, I expect he meant to put £150 on it,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- don't you think?- Well, I would hope even less than that.- Oh!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00I tell you what, final offer, there you are,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03because I like you and I want you to beat that old rascal chap in there,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05130 quid and it's yours, there you are.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Now, how can I do any better than that?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Any chance of tucking it under £100? - Final offer, £120.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- No, we said that earlier, didn't we? - No, that was £130.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I'm very tempted at £100.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20That's one for Catherine to mull over.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Les's shop is full of exceptional pieces of antique furniture,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27right up Charlie's street, so I'm sure he'll find something
0:17:27 > 0:17:30classy, any minute now...
0:17:30 > 0:17:33That is cool!
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I know cigarettes aren't really in,
0:17:36 > 0:17:41but there's a real Smith's Deco advertising clock.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45This clock actually dates from the 1950s and was made by clockmakers
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Smith when tobacco advertising was still very popular.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Well, I think it says £150.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I'd buy that off Les for a little bit less.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00But how much less is Les willing to go?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- I'd give you 50 quid for it. - You wouldn't, would you? - It's cracked at the top...
0:18:03 > 0:18:05I guess you won't be taking it, then.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09If you want to give me £80, you can have it at cost all day long.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11That's a fantastically generous offer.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15If I can't find anything I like more, and I really like that,
0:18:15 > 0:18:16I'll buy that, so you've got a certain sale.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20We shall eat tonight, dear, we shall eat!
0:18:20 > 0:18:23While Charlie has a think, Catherine's seen something tasty
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- and it's not Les...- These would have been used years ago,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30by workers in the field. Full of cider.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- It's a big stoneware...- Yes, indeed.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- ..bottle inside.- Yeah. There's another one, actually, there is two.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- They're quite nice, actually. - They're quite nice, I think they're marked 50 or 60 quid.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Yeah, 50 quid. - Is that for the two of them, 50 quid?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48No, they're £50 each. If you wanted the two,
0:18:48 > 0:18:53give me 50 quid for one and I'll give you the other one.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- So, it's sort of buy one, get one free.- It is indeed.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Can I give you 30 quid for the two? - No, you can't, sweetie pie,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- you can give me 50 quid and I'll give you one for nothing.- Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06I'll tell you what, seeing as you're such a willing young lady,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- (£40, but don't tell that rascal.) - (No, I won't!)
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Cor! Blatant favouritism!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15But no sale yet, Catherine's having a smashing time...
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Oh, crikey! I'm breaking glass!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23That's a Stanhope.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26A Stanhope is when you've got this little, almost like a lens
0:19:26 > 0:19:28right at the top and you look through it
0:19:28 > 0:19:32and there was lots of different...
0:19:32 > 0:19:34scenes that you could see.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39I say that, I can't actually see anything in there.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43But what I have seen is that this is also a tape measure.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Stanhopes are novelty collectables and souvenirs
0:19:47 > 0:19:49produced in the mid-19th century.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54This one is partly ivory, but because it was made before 1947,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58it's legal to trade. It has £85 on the ticket
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and Catherine won't want to pay that!
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Leslie!
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Les?- Yep.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- I picked this up cos I thought it was a Stanhope.- It is.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10It's just got no pictures in it.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13They are there, my love, honestly, I'm sure they are.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Really? Who does it belong to? Oh, they are! They are!
0:20:16 > 0:20:19You've been having me on all along, you rascal!
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- They are! I can see Crystal Palace. - The price has doubled!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- No, I can see Crystal Palace. - The prices has doubled!- Darling.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Yes, sweetie pie. What?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I like the little tape measure idea in it,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33how unusual is it to have a tape measure on a Stanhope?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Immensely unusual.- You're saying that because you want to flog it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Do I?- Yeah.- I'm a collector at heart, you know.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- 50 quid, there you are. - Oh no, come on!
0:20:42 > 0:20:44How much do you want to give me?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Can I give you £20 for it?- No! - Oh, come on!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- (30 quid, how about that?) - (30 quid.)- (How about that?)
0:20:50 > 0:20:54You've got to say yes, that's the best offer you've had today.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Is it?- Despite Les's best efforts,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Catherine's still not biting.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03There's plenty to get excited about in here, but neither expert
0:21:03 > 0:21:06has actually bought anything yet!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Look at this!
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Oh, wonderful! Wonderful!
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Block puzzle from, oh I don't know,
0:21:17 > 0:21:191890? Certainly Victorian.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22And I think in the bottom,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25you've got all the different pictures there.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27There are six different pictures.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Great thing for a child to do,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I would love to buy this.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Not sure I can leave these premises, really,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38I'd just carry on buying for the rest of my life here.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Now, the puzzle hasn't got a ticket on it,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43so Charlie's hoping for a deal.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Lovely Les?- Rosco, sir.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Come and melt into my arms. This is fantastic!- Oh yes,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- it's the best puzzle you'll find. - Oh!
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Keeps old men active, doesn't it? Gives them summat to do.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57What if I looked at you and said it's going to cost you
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- 50 nicker, what would you say to that?- 50 nicker?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I'd say that was very nice to meet you, Les.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- I tell you what, I tell you what. - Yeah.
0:22:06 > 0:22:0820 quid, you wouldn't be able to resist it.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10But I'm not saying 20 quid!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12THEY LAUGH
0:22:12 > 0:22:14But I will.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Les! That's fabulous. - How about that?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Les! You're giving them away now!
0:22:20 > 0:22:22So, the deal is done,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26£20 for the puzzle and 80 smackers for the cigarette clock.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28And Charlie's free to head off.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32That just leaves Catherine to, well, find something else she likes the look of.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36I'm just wondering about Mr Punch doorstop.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40£80, now he looks like he's been there a long time.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42It's really nicely modelled,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45a lot of attention to detail, surely...
0:22:45 > 0:22:50a nice little deal could be done on him. Les,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- What can he be?- 15 quid.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- Can he?- Yeah, he can be. - Can he really?- Aye.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59How about that? Now, that's an offer you can't possibly refuse.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- There you are. We've cracked it, kid!- Really good.- Put it there!
0:23:04 > 0:23:05You can kiss my hand.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08That'll do, don't get carried away.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Right, so I'm having... I think I'm going to have your pipe box.- Yes.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- I think I'm going to have your Punch. - Yes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- Well, we've agreed on the Punch, no going back.- We have.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21- Your baskets.- Yes. I'll tell you what I'll do.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24No, listen to an old fool, I'll tell you what I'll do,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- I'll make you a deal, you can't refuse.- Oh, go on then!
0:23:26 > 0:23:2890 quid. Yeah, for the box,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- 15.- For the Punch.
0:23:30 > 0:23:3335 and I'll tell you what, I'll throw in the Stanhope
0:23:33 > 0:23:35for you for £25.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- That's wonderful.- There you are. How about that?- That's lovely.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- You are completely gorgeous.- Oh, sweetie pie! I wouldn't go that far!
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Nor would I. After a discount of £320, though, perhaps I might!
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Catherine's gone wild and spent £165
0:23:50 > 0:23:53on four items, concluding her shopping.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- I've got no money left.- I know,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- but Charlie's a decent enough chap, isn't he?- He won't give me any!
0:23:58 > 0:24:04Speaking of Charlie, he still has £43 to spend and is hoping
0:24:04 > 0:24:08to hoover up one final bargain at the Old Bank Centre, Bath.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14- This shop goes on forever! - It's a gigantic antiques emporium, with room after room
0:24:14 > 0:24:17of gorgeous collectables, but is there anything
0:24:17 > 0:24:20to attract an impoverished old geezer like Charlie?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Most things seem to be well into three figures
0:24:24 > 0:24:26and probably four figures.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28475.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30HE PRETENDS TO CRY
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Don't despair, Charlie!
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Hello, what's this?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36It's a miniature barrel, but it's pure Arts and Crafts,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38it's about 1900 in date,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41silver-plated banding is good,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43the tap is a nice shape
0:24:43 > 0:24:47and a great thing for dispensing brandy or sherry...
0:24:48 > 0:24:52..even whiskey or port, it's a nice thing.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55It's £80, I can't insult the man too much.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57No, you really can't.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59It's probably not worth asking, but I will,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03there is a barrel on a sort of cross stretcher
0:25:03 > 0:25:08which is 80 quid, and I've got, like, 40 quid left in my coffer
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- and that's probably...- OK. - Are you sure?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- That's really kind. I shall go and get it.- OK.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- Brilliant, thank you.- It's been a day of most accommodating dealers.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- There we go, £40.- OK.- That's really kind of you. Thank you very much.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27With all his shopping finished, Charlie's heading 34 miles eastwards
0:25:27 > 0:25:30from Bath to Swindon.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34He's here to be shown some extraordinary photographs
0:25:34 > 0:25:36at the English Heritage Archives
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- by chief archivist Mike Evans. - Hi, Charlie.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Welcome to the English Heritage Archive.- Thanks for letting us in.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Wonderful mahogany balustrade.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Much of the archive is made up of photographs of buildings,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52landmarks and key geographical locations,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55dating back to the late 19th century
0:25:55 > 0:25:57and continuing right up to the present.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01It is turned into an enormous thorough record
0:26:01 > 0:26:03of Britain's changing landscape through the decades.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Well, it really started in the Second World War...
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Because of the bombing? - Because of the bombing,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14because people saw much of the architecture around was at risk,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17so architects and architectural historians got together
0:26:17 > 0:26:20to create the record in the beginning of 1941,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23to start amassing photographs and records,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27describing what was there now, in some cases
0:26:27 > 0:26:31what had already been destroyed, so there was a record for the future.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34All the original archives were collected
0:26:34 > 0:26:38in over 6,000 of these red boxes. The photographs
0:26:38 > 0:26:43provide a valuable memory of what has been before, but they can also
0:26:43 > 0:26:49- be used to rebuild.- Here's a nice example from Exeter.- Yes.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52It's Southernhay, just after bombing,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55showing the Georgian front is all
0:26:55 > 0:26:57that survived and that was knocked down shortly after that.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Here, we've got a before and after, if you like.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05These are 1930s photographs of St Bride's Church
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- in Fleet Street.- Fleet Street, yeah.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09This set of photographs here,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12shows what happened to it during the Blitz.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Not far from St Paul's, is it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Not far from St Paul's, indeed.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Then, these photographs here, gives some idea of how
0:27:20 > 0:27:24they were able to restore it, using photographs like those,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- photographs from fans...- Of course!
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- Otherwise it just would have been a memory of people.- Exactly.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34The boxes contain archives of virtually everywhere in England,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38including Charlie's hometown of Bicester and we're not talking gravy here...
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- Ah, Bicester! May I take it out? - You may.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I think I have found Bicester churches,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52well I have to confess to singing, it's one of my hobbies,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56so I've certainly sung in St Edburg's, Bicester.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58That's where I used to have my car MOT'd!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02It's never-ending, isn't it?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07The archives soon outgrew the old red boxes,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11so now most of this vast collection of 12 million images
0:28:11 > 0:28:15is stored in climate-controlled vaults and there's a massive
0:28:15 > 0:28:18ongoing process transferring them to digital.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Photographs are of some of the most fragile archival materials,
0:28:23 > 0:28:27much more so than what we think of as older materials like parchment
0:28:27 > 0:28:30or even handmade paper and if we are to preserve photographs,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33we have to keep them as cold and dry as possible.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37The £4.6 million facility
0:28:37 > 0:28:40with its 14 kilometres of shelving
0:28:40 > 0:28:45is kept at a steady eight degrees in order to preserve the photographs
0:28:45 > 0:28:47and there are safety concerns, too.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Some of the negatives are acetate film
0:28:50 > 0:28:53and some are nitrate film
0:28:53 > 0:28:57and nitrate film has a particularly bad reputation
0:28:57 > 0:29:02and in the wrong conditions it can spontaneously combust.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05But thanks to the cool temperatures in the vault,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08that's not likely to happen here. This wonderful archive
0:29:08 > 0:29:11is available for everyone to access, both at the archives
0:29:11 > 0:29:14and increasingly online.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- It's been absolutely wonderful, thank you so much.- You're welcome.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Yes Charlie, it's time to leave the past behind,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25because it's the moment of truth when our experts
0:29:25 > 0:29:27reveal all to each other.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Should we have...- I'm going to have a look at yours. Show me yours, ladies first.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- OK, are you ready for this? - Yeah, whip your top off!- One,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35two, three...
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Ta-da!- Oh, look!- I don't know about you,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43but something tells me Charlie likes Catherine's pipe rack.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- Now THAT is gorgeous.- It's fantastic.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- It's stylish.- It's Georgian.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- George III.- Mahogany.- Beautiful. - Inlaid with satinwood.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Looks like satinwood from here. - I say boxwood, but is it satinwood?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58I've never seen a pipe rack like that.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- What did it cost?- £90.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02That's very nice. What about the other objects?
0:30:02 > 0:30:06The baskets are fun, but they didn't cost too much?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08No, they didn't actually cost too much. They were £35 for the pair.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12For the two? Fantastic. What is that thing?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15It's the juicer that Catherine had a hard time extracting.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Hang on, this is not 1950s, but a bit earlier.- Yes, Charlie.
0:30:21 > 0:30:22What is it?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Well, I thought you plunged your coffee with it but you can't.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30- What do you do with it?- It is a juice extractor.- Ooh!
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Turn it over, Charlie, what is the name on the back?- Oh, my goodness me!
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Asprey! It is quality. Quality. Dreadful item, but quality.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Do you want to see my bits?
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Come on then, Charlie. - Here are my bits!- Oh, my God!
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- I beg your pardon?! - No, I didn't mean that.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Charlie's looking worried now.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50- This...- Do you like that?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54It's very funky, I do like that, actually.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58It's good advertising ware, we don't expect it to be heavy...
0:30:58 > 0:31:02No, listen, it's decorative but it's not really great quality, is it?
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Well, they weren't, were they?
0:31:03 > 0:31:07It's decorative so I guess you paid like £40 or £50?
0:31:07 > 0:31:12- £80, thank you very much. Next.- Oh, dear!
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- Um, this, I saw it. I saw that.- That is fantastic.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It didn't have a price tag on so I just walked past it cos
0:31:20 > 0:31:22I thought it was going to be about £80 or something.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- £20!- £20! You paid £20 for that? - And Charlie is bouncing back again!
0:31:27 > 0:31:29That was good, wasn't it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32I'm actually incredibly jealous of your puzzle,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34so I'd really like to do...
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- No, no, no, no! No, put it back.- I love that.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- I've bought a lot that reminds me of you.- Oh.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46A street sign.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Nunnery Lane! Oh, Charlie!
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I thought if we put that in the sale, it might create a bit of a giggle.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I think it might create a bit of a giggle, but I'm not sure
0:31:56 > 0:31:59if anyone is going to actually bid on it, Charlie. Which is what you want,
0:31:59 > 0:32:01at the end of the day, don't you?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Oh, she packs a mean punch, this girl.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Cost me £22.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Come on, £22, that is nothing.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- It isn't, is it?- No, you're fine. - I didn't see the little ivory piece.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Can I show it to you, because I just want to get your opinion on it.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14Is it a tape measure?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Well, it is a Stanhope at the top, so if you look through,
0:32:17 > 0:32:19there is a picture of Crystal Palace.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21That is quite nice. It is a tape measure?
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- And it is a tape measure as well. I thought that the two combined is quite nice.- Yes, it is quite nice.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Did you pay less than £50 for that? - £25 for that.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- I think that is all right, isn't it? - Got good profits there.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- I think you quite like my things, don't you?- I do like your things.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I think I like your things more than you like my things!
0:32:36 > 0:32:37Go on then, Catherine,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- do you really like Charlie's things?- He had a nice couple of bits
0:32:40 > 0:32:45and pieces, but one in particular I am incredibly jealous of.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48That puzzle, I saw that puzzle and I looked at it,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51and I didn't even ask the price because I thought it was
0:32:51 > 0:32:53going to be too much and I really regret that now.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56The tape measure is nice, but I would prefer it if it was all ivory.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58It is part bone, part ivory, and the bone bit,
0:32:58 > 0:33:04the quality carving isn't as great, but again it was cheap. She has bought well, the girl!
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It is going to be a really interesting contest
0:33:07 > 0:33:09because I have got absolutely no idea who is going to win this one.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12It will be a tight contest... but I shall when!
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Well, we will have to see about that, won't we?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19So, it has been a splendid first leg,
0:33:19 > 0:33:21kicking off in Corsham, Wiltshire,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24following a delightful loop through Somerset,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28then back into Wiltshire and our auction venue du jour - Devizes.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Come on!
0:33:29 > 0:33:35- I can't get out!- do you want some help?- Help an old man!
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Today's showdown is taking place at Henry Aldridge & Sons,
0:33:40 > 0:33:44purveyors of furniture, ceramics and terrifying dolls.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48So, what does auctioneer Alan Aldridge make of our experts' choices?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51I've looked at both experts' buys
0:33:51 > 0:33:54and I don't think there's a lot between the two of them.
0:33:54 > 0:34:00I think just maybe, the pipe tray might just faze it.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01But it is touch and go,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04I think they are both very close in what they have bought.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Our experts began this journey with £200 each, and over the last two days,
0:34:10 > 0:34:16Charlie has spent nearly every penny, a total of £197 on six lots.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Catherine also went for it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Of her £200 she spent a grand total of £195 on five auction lots.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Give us five!
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Hold onto your hats, the auction is about to begin!
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- If you make a profit I will feel good about it.- Aww!
0:34:35 > 0:34:36You are particularly lovely.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39You deserve profits because you are so lovely.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Pass the sick bag, will you?
0:34:42 > 0:34:47First up is Catherine's doorstop in the form of Mr Punch.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- £25.- No, he is asking for 25.- Oh.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56Who will give me a tenner? 10 I've got, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20?
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- At £18, 18...- That's not very good, I need a bit more than that.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02All going, and done.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Well, it could be worse.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09I suppose so, but that is a loss after the auction house taken
0:35:09 > 0:35:11it's well-earned commission.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Well, you nearly made a profit, lost a few pence I would say.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Charlie is up next with his own little favourite,
0:35:18 > 0:35:19the Nunnery Lane street same.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24BOTH: # We all live down Nunnery Lane! #
0:35:25 > 0:35:32- 25 quid?- No.- 20? Come on, give me £20.- 10!- 10, thank you.
0:35:32 > 0:35:3810, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20? At £18,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42at £18 I've got. 19, I have 18, 19?
0:35:42 > 0:35:48- Anyone else? £18...- Nunnery Lane! - HE SOBS
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Oh, dear, not looking good!
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Charlie, shall we give up? - Never give up.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Wise words, Charlie.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01There's always hope, and next up is Catherine's Stanhope.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- I'll start the bid at £40.- That would be nice, £40. 40, come on.- 30?
0:36:08 > 0:36:1425? 20 I have got. 25 anywhere? 25 on the latest bid. 25, quickly?
0:36:14 > 0:36:21- At £20. £20 is bid.- Come on!- At £20? - Oh, there is a bid.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- 22, 24, 26.- Yes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:32At £26, 26. As their 28? At 26 all going...
0:36:32 > 0:36:36A bit of movement there, that was almost exciting!
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Now you're getting desperate.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Another loss I'm afraid, after commission.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Yes, you've lost another fiver but in my book that would be a triumph.
0:36:46 > 0:36:52And Charlie is up next. It's his 1950s cigarette advertising clock.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- 80 quid.- Oh! He's asking 80.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00- That's what he's asking because that's what it cost.- £80 anywhere?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03What about 20 quid then?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05£25?
0:37:05 > 0:37:0920 I've got. 20 I've got, 20 I've got. 25?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12All done? At £20, sold.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17£60 down the old drain. A disaster!
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- That's very unfortunate. - You have to give it up, Charlie.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24This could be the comeback though.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29It's Charlie again with his Victorian block puzzle.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30£20? £20?
0:37:30 > 0:37:38- I can't believe this.- 15? 15 I've got. I've got 17. 15, I've got 17.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44I'll take 16 if anyone is quick. At 15, is there 16? At 15.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46At £15, am I done?
0:37:46 > 0:37:47BANGS GAVEL
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You have been done, I am afraid, on that one.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Another loss, and Charlie has to pick up the pieces.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01- I would give you £15 all day long. - I'd have paid 50 quid for it!
0:38:01 > 0:38:07Moving on, it is Catherine's Asprey juice jobby.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Can someone give me in the region of £30?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I love the way he said in the REGION of £30.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1715, giving it away.
0:38:17 > 0:38:24- What about £10 on it? 10 I've got, thank you. 12?- Asprey!
0:38:24 > 0:38:31- Here it goes, here it goes! - 16 anywhere else? £14, 14. All done?
0:38:31 > 0:38:36The thing is, if you don't laugh, you're crying.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39True. That's another loss.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42£14, that's kind of insulting.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43More silver next,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Charlie's miniature candlesticks, bought for £25.
0:38:46 > 0:38:5422 to start me? 10, giving it away. 10 I've got. 10, 15.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56£10, who will bid 15?
0:38:56 > 0:39:0120, 25, 30, 35? What about 32.
0:39:01 > 0:39:07- 32, that's a profit, Charlie. Your first one.- 34.- A profit!
0:39:07 > 0:39:12# I'm in the money. #
0:39:12 > 0:39:14# He's in the money! #
0:39:14 > 0:39:18At last! a profit for Charlie.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I think I made about three quid there!
0:39:21 > 0:39:23If you counteract that against everything else...
0:39:23 > 0:39:28- Yes, it's still a loss of well over £100.- It's not quite as bad as that, Charlie.
0:39:28 > 0:39:34Now, will anyone be tempted by Catherine's cider jars in baskets?
0:39:34 > 0:39:3615? A tenner? £10.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41- She was going to bid at 15.- Don't...
0:39:43 > 0:39:48- He'll take the bid, hang on.- 16, 18, 20. What about 19?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- We were on a roll for a moment there.- 20?
0:39:50 > 0:39:56Finished at the back at £20? At £20. At £20.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58BANGS GAVEL
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Oh, my gosh. It's painfully hard.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Gosh, it's turning into a tough auction for both experts,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08but there are still three lots to go.
0:40:08 > 0:40:14- Surely this one can't go wrong? Charlie's biscuit barrel.- 25.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20- Everything starts at 25 and then rapidly drops down.- 20 I've got.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25- He's got 20!- £20, at £20 what about 22? At £20.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Come on, 22, someone!
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- At £20, all going.- Profit!- Splendid!
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Charlie is edging his way back into the competition.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- It's not nice to gloat. - It's not nice to gloat, there we are.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Yes, it's just not polite.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Charlie's last lot now, will someone be tempted by his spirit barrel?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- 22 start me.- Or 12.- 15?
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- 15, there we are.- 15, 17? At 15, 15, 15.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0015, hammer down.
0:41:00 > 0:41:06£15, what about 17? Is there anyone anywhere else?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- I don't think there is. 15, I told you, didn't I?- 15, done.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13And once again, Charlie, you have been.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Poor Charlie, a rather limp finish to his lots.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I shouldn't laugh because it's all going to go downhill for me now.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27It's a long wait, 61 years, to have the worst day of your life.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30It's all come down to the last lot of the day
0:41:30 > 0:41:34but that pipe tray could go either way.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37I shall be really, really upset, I mean seriously upset,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40if it doesn't make more than £50 or £60.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42It's not going to go for anywhere...
0:41:42 > 0:41:45And, let me start at a modest...
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- No, we don't want modest.- 180.
0:41:48 > 0:41:54- How much?- 180.- 150?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- £100?- Oh, come on!
0:41:56 > 0:42:0060, 70, 80, 90,
0:42:00 > 0:42:06100, 110, 120,
0:42:06 > 0:42:10130, 140, 150, 160...
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- There is hope in the world! - 170, 180? 180 at 180, at 180?
0:42:15 > 0:42:23- Are we done here? Sold.- Come here. - Oh!- That is brilliant.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- Yes! I love you! - The trouble is, it was hers.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Yes, a splendid result for Catherine.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33The pipe tray has done her good.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- You're over 200 quid.- About 205.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- You made a profit! - # I'm in the money! #
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Both our experts started this leg with £200.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44After paying auction costs, Charlie has made a loss,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47poor old chap, of £96.96.
0:42:47 > 0:42:53That leaves him with a rather paltry £103.04 to carry forward.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57The lovely Catherine on the other hand is the winner today.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02She has made a profit of £16.56 so that means
0:43:02 > 0:43:06she takes forward £216.56 to spend next time.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10- Come on, Miss Southon, I'll open the door. - It's not looking great, is it?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12The heavens are about to open!
0:43:12 > 0:43:19- Right.- Come on, Charlie. Onwards and upwards, dear.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23- The battle is lost, the war is not over.- Yee-ha!
0:43:25 > 0:43:26Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Catherine cranks up the charm offensive.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31You have got lovely eyes. Has anyone ever told you that?
0:43:31 > 0:43:35- Thank you, I hope that's not been recorded. - And, Charlie runs into trouble.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37I've got a confession to make.
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