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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
a classic car, | 0:00:05 | 0:00:06 | |
and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
That hurts. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:11 | |
I'm going to go for it. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:18 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
Goodness, gracious me. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:22 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:22 | 0:00:27 | |
Not nice to gloat. There we are. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip! | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
We're back on the road in the sunny south of England | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
with two cheerful experts, Charlie Ross and Catherine Southon. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
I don't want to win the competition, Miss Southon, | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
I just want to make you happy. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
Hah! Catherine is an expert in scientific instruments | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
and the dark art of hypnosis | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
when it comes to getting the price she wants to pay, that is. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
140. Look at this. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
130. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
130. I'm going to go for it, Joe. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:08 | |
Charlie is an auctioneering supremo, | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
especially when it comes to vintage Cars. And the odd bottle of ale. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
The last one I bought was 5p, I don't know if this is 4p or 6p? | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
Our enthusiastic experts begin the trip with £200 each, | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
but three auctions later, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
they still both have less than they started with. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
Charlie's meagre total has slipped further. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
He starts this leg with a measly £101.98 | 0:01:32 | 0:01:37 | |
Catherine's faring slightly better. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
Despite having dropped a few of her £105 bricks, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
she only has £172.20 left to spend this time. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
But they have each other and the sunshine, which is a bonus, | 0:01:47 | 0:01:51 | |
considering their cute little 1966 Austin beady frog-eyed Sprite | 0:01:51 | 0:01:56 | |
is entirely roofless. | 0:01:56 | 0:01:58 | |
This week, the Road Trip sprits us eastwards | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
along the south coast of England, | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
starting in Corsham, Wiltshire, and finishing in Rye, East Sussex. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
Today, we're starting our journey in Lewes, East Sussex, | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
and then heading north via Kent, | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
culminating in an auction in Chiswick, West London. How lovely. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:20 | |
Both experts have struggled to make a reasonable profit so far. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:25 | |
But wouldn't it be lovely today if we both bought some items | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
and then just they really did us proud at auction? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
In my case, it would be a miracle. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
Have faith, Charlie. You never know. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
Now, artist and designer William Morris wrote, | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
"You can see Lewes lying like a box of toys | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
"under a great amphitheatre of chalk hill." | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
And indeed, this town is stuffed full of antique goodies | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
just aching for a buyer. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
Antiques centre! | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
It's a shame our experts don't have much cash left. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
Could you tell me what to buy? | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
Still, it's shopping time and we're on Catherine's home turf here. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
-This is your sort of place, isn't it? -It is. This is my comfort zone. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:06 | |
First stop, Emporium Antiques. Four floors of furniture, | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
all manner of lovely collectables | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
and dealers whom Catherine knows well, this being her patch. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
-Hello, Michelle. -How are you? -I'm good, thank you. -Are you going to introduce us? -Yes. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
-Charlie, Michelle. Michelle, Charlie. -Hello, nice to see you. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
-Have a look around and we'll see what we can see. -I will. -Is that all right? | 0:03:22 | 0:03:26 | |
-I think you need to go down the back. -Why? | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
Because it's the more, sort of, cheaper area. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
Ooh! But knowing your way around is one thing, | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
finding something you can afford is another. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
Oh, everything I like is too much money. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
I think sort of small, decorative... | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
Oh, the pressure, the pressure! | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
What have I found? | 0:03:48 | 0:03:49 | |
Close your eyes. Open them. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
It's the Whitbread Silver Jubilee ale. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
How many bottles of this must they make? I buy this on every trip. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
Now, the first one cost 5p | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
and made £12. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
The second one cost £2 | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
and sold for £2. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
This one is £4. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
It will probably sell for £2. Perhaps it's time to give up. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
On the other hand, it might make £12. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
Oh, Charlie, when will you ever learn? | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
Michelle, I have a track record on tour | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
of always buying a bottle of Jubilee commemorative beer. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:28 | |
-Ah, OK. -Now, it's over there, | 0:04:28 | 0:04:31 | |
and it's got £4 on it. But I don't know. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
That can be £3, as it's you. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
Deal. I'm definitely having the beer, | 0:04:36 | 0:04:38 | |
because that will keep my trend going. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
One purchase down for Charlie. Now, what's this Catherine's found? | 0:04:41 | 0:04:46 | |
It's just a paperweight. Kosta Boda. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
It's quite nice though. Michelle, what's Kosta Boda? | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
Scandinavian, I think it's Danish. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
Danish. If we say Scandinavian. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
Ah, let me enlighten you. Kosta Boda is actually a Swedish glassworks. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:03 | |
It was formed back in 1742, but it was in the 20th century | 0:05:03 | 0:05:08 | |
that it really came into its own | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
with its stylish, artistic and functional designs. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
This swimming hippo has £65 on the ticket. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
-How much could that be? -65 would be 55. -Oh, Michelle. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
Can it be 30? | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
I don't think so. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
-Shall I ask Steve? -Yeah, ask Steve. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
I'm going to schmooze. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
-There's no way you could do 35 on it? -I could speak to him. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
Steve phones the dealer. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:37 | |
If I get it for £35, I stand a bit of a chance with it. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
What did he say, Steve? | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-40 quid. -Huh? | 0:05:44 | 0:05:45 | |
-40. -Oh. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
I'm going to hold that as a sort of possibility. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
-Hang on to it, have a think. -That's one to think about. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
I want to buy silver. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:56 | |
That's the only thing that's doing well for me at the moment. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
Silver, silver, silver. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
Ah, a Cabinet stuffed with... silver. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
-Steve? -Yeah. -Can I just have a look in this cabinet? | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
-It's almost like a miniature claret jug. -A claret jug, isn't it? | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
-I'm not sure what you'd use it for now though. -Err, claret? | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
"1894, Gibson and Langman." | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
Cut glass and then silver mounted. Pretty handle there. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:21 | |
What would he take then? Off that? | 0:06:21 | 0:06:23 | |
What's it got? 65, yeah. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:25 | |
60 quid at a push, maybe. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
Catherine's not getting the discounts she was hoping for, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
but maybe Steve can come to the rescue. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
I'll tell you what, have a look at this, it's not dear. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
But it might not be enough money for you that you want to spend. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
Rubens angels. No holes, no cheese grater. It's in good nick. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:43 | |
It's moulded, isn't it? Hobnail moulded. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
Just a glass dressing table jar. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
-The angels are good. -The angels are good. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
-34. -That'll be 25. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
These little dressing table jars are really ten a penny. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
This is slightly different. It's got angels on the top. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:03 | |
Rubens angels, after the artist. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
Hallmarked there for Birmingham. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:08 | |
I'm still tempted by this, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
because I think it's such an elegant, beautiful shape. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
Time to phone the dealer. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
Barry, it's Steve at the Emporium. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
You've got a little sort of posh bottle. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
-What's the very best you'll do on this, Barry? -Don't say posh. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
If he says posh, he's not going to give it to me at a reduced price! | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
-Cheers, mate, bye now. -What did he say? -55. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
-Did he? -No, he didn't, but let's say 55. -Oh, right, really? | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
You know what they say, it's not what you know... | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
I mean, I think the two together, 80 quid, is... | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
for two fairly decent things, I think both saleable. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
And the hippo was 35. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
Well, actually it was £40 the last time I heard. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
-Yeah, it can be 35. -Yeah? | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
OK. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
25. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:54 | |
-55, makes 80. -Hungry hippo, 115. | 0:07:54 | 0:08:00 | |
110 and we're done. We don't deal with fives, do we? | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
Go on, 110, 110. OK, that's good, yeah. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
That's good, I've got a little mixture. There we are, my dear, 20... | 0:08:05 | 0:08:09 | |
Smooth operator, Miss Southon. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
Charlie's notionally spent three whole pounds on a bottle of ale so far. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
But now, something else has caught his eye - | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
an Art Deco lady's travelling clock. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
-I looked at that. I like that. -That's not bad. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
Oh, please don't buy it, cos I found that. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
If you buy that and if that makes some money, | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
I'm going to be very upset. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:30 | |
You are really making me want to buy this, aren't you? | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
Right, I don't know whether that can be within my budget. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:39 | |
It doesn't look like it will come down a huge amount, but I love that. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
-It has got... -Pretty. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
A little nick there, which is a shame, | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
-but it's a really pretty enamelled clock. -Pretty. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
It's a very pretty clock. It's got 115. I've got, I think, | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
101 quid or something, so I haven't got to beg it. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:58 | |
-I would say the normal trade could be about 100 quid. -Yeah, quite. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
-I'd expect that. -We could probably do a bit better than that. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
If whoever owns that could take 80 quid, | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
I would buy it straight away. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:10 | |
-I'll give him a ring. -Yeah, thank you very much indeed. -No problem. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
Best price on the clock? Yeah, sure, OK. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
-Ah, what's the verdict? -£80, sir. -Really? -He'd like more. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:24 | |
That is a great chunk out of your budget, Charlie, | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
you brave or foolish fellow. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
Proper antique. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
Unusual for Ross. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:31 | |
But if we can't make something on that, | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
then, for the fourth time on this tour, I give up. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
-Steven, thank you very much indeed. I owe you 80 quid. -80 quid. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
And you probably don't also know that I owe you three quid as well. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
-Three quid? -Yes, I bought a bottle of beer. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
-A bottle of beer. -20, 40... | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
So, just to recap, Charlie spent £83 on yet another bottle of ale | 0:09:50 | 0:09:54 | |
and an Art Deco travelling clock, | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
while Catherine's parted with £110 for her hippo, a glass jug, | 0:09:56 | 0:10:01 | |
and a silver-topped jar. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
Which means Charlie's late. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:04 | |
-Come on! -How long have you been sitting there? | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
About five hours. How long do you take...? | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
Nag, nag, nag. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:12 | |
All this pitiful, "I've got no money." | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
-Nag, nag, nag. -Put it on the accelerator. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
Charlie and Catherine are leaving Lewes behind, | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
heading ten miles south, to Seaford. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
This seaside town sits at the base of Seaford Head, | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
at east end of the South Downs. In the Middle Ages, | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
Seaford was one of southern England's main ports, | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
persistently raided by French pirates. Ooh la la! | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
Now all the residents need to worry about | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
are a couple of new invaders - well, Catherine anyway. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
Charlie's dropping her off so she can do a spot of shopping. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
Bye-bye. See you later, have fun at your visit. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-Have a lovely shop. -Arrivederci. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
With just over £62 left in her pocket, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
it's time to explore Seaford's wares. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:05 | |
And it's not long before Catherine spots something | 0:11:05 | 0:11:08 | |
she really likes the look of in Mark's Antiques. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
Questions is, can she afford it? | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
Best to ask the shop's owner. Yep, it's Mark. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
-Hi. I'm Mark. -Hello, Mark, hi. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
Something caught my eye in your window. I was just walking past, | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
-cos I think you're mainly jewellery, are you, here? -No. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
-No, you do a bit of everything. -Everything, many things. -Ah. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
Well, what I saw in the window | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
-was a beautiful Cloisonne enamel little pot. -Certainly. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:35 | |
Is it expensive, before you go to the trouble of opening it? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-It is expensive. -How expensive is it? | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
The very best on it would be £650. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:45 | |
-Have I got that sort of money? -Er, no. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
Do you have things under £100? | 0:11:48 | 0:11:50 | |
There are quite a few other nice silver items in the cabinet. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:56 | |
-Shall I go and have a look in the cabinet? -Do. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
-Are you flexible, Mark? -I'm always flexible. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
Are you? That's my man. That's my guy. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
OK, I'm going to open this up. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:06 | |
My eye is instantly drawn to the cocktail sticks. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:11 | |
The enamel is not crisp. Can you see that here? | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
The colours sort of slightly run into one another. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
Sterling silver cocktail sticks, | 0:12:21 | 0:12:24 | |
terminating in a little cock, figure of a cock. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
But I'm not sure that they're really crisp enough. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:32 | |
-Mark. From a distance, I love these. -Yeah. -But when you get up close... | 0:12:32 | 0:12:37 | |
the enamel's not great on them, is it? | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
I do like them, but there's also a borderline | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
between naively painted and not-so-skilfully painted. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
-True. -How much are they? I haven't even asked you. How much are they? | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
-Or how much could you have them for? -How much could I have them for? | 0:12:51 | 0:12:56 | |
I like the way there's a real differentiation between those two. | 0:12:56 | 0:13:01 | |
OK. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
Those you could have for £45. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:08 | |
-45. How much did you have on them then? -£60. -Right. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:13 | |
Would you do 40 on those, Mark? | 0:13:13 | 0:13:14 | |
-I couldn't, no. -Could you not? -No. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
Here we go, Catherine's technique | 0:13:16 | 0:13:18 | |
of repeating the price she wants to pay. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
-Oh. Are you sure you don't want to do 40. -I cannot do 40, no. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
I think I'd have them for 40, but not 45. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:29 | |
I know that's not a big difference, but it is when you're trying to win | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
against Charlie Ross and try and make a profit. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-OK, £40. -Can I? | 0:13:40 | 0:13:42 | |
It's a deal. And you're a lovely man. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
Flattery will get you everywhere. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
Well, with her shopping done today, Catherine can put her feet up. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
Charlie, meanwhile, is on his way to somewhere quite otherworldly. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:59 | |
He's skimming 17 miles eastwards to Hailsham, East Sussex. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:05 | |
Deep in the Sussex countryside | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
lies the astonishing sight of the Observatory Science Centre. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
Showing Charlie around is Science Director Dr Sandra Voss. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
Wonderful. It looked stunning coming up the drive, | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-across the fields. -Yeah. It is. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
Now, starting at the very beginning, | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
it is the Royal Observatory | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
commissioned by... | 0:14:28 | 0:14:29 | |
King Charles II, 1675. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
There was an awful lot of ships being lost at sea, | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
so they wanted to get a really good star catalogue. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
-So he said we do need to make a good star catalogue. -Yeah. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
But we need an observatory for that. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
Initially, the observatory was built in Greenwich, | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
but was later moved here in 1947 | 0:14:47 | 0:14:49 | |
because the London smog was hampering visibility. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:52 | |
So they had to reconstruct all of the... | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
They did have to reconstruct them, without plans or anything. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
Hadn't they got any plans? | 0:15:00 | 0:15:02 | |
No, they had pictures and postcards | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
and a chap who knew what he was doing. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
Now, are we allowed to go into one of these domes? | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
-I think so. Would you like to go into this one? -Please. I'd love to. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
So come on into our smallest dome. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
And this one is a 13-inch astrographic refracting telescope. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:30 | |
My first reaction is | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
it looks like a gun off a battleship. It's extraordinary! | 0:15:32 | 0:15:36 | |
-Battleship grey. -Battleship grey, | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
and of course all this was owned by the Royal Navy. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
Owned by the Admiralty, so everything was battleship grey. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
And this was built when? | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
It was built in 1890. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:47 | |
And it was commissioned for a project called the Carte du Ciel, | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
-which was involved with about 17 other observatories. -Yeah. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:55 | |
Making a map of the sky. Exactly. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
Back in 1890, this telescope was cutting-edge technology, | 0:15:59 | 0:16:04 | |
made by British manufacturers. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
-You look through there? -Yeah, you do. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:10 | |
I can switch this one on if you like. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
We take the brakes off. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
And then we can come and move it. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:19 | |
Would you like to come and just have a try? | 0:16:19 | 0:16:21 | |
How phenomenal! Oh, I see, you just peep through there. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
-Yes, there's two telescopes. -Yeah, but I can't see anything, can I? | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
Can't you do something with the roof? | 0:16:31 | 0:16:33 | |
We could do something with the roof, yes. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
Oh, my goodness. This is James Bond! | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
This is extraordinary! | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
This telescope tracks perfectly | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
opposite the Earth's rotation. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:55 | |
So it perfectly tracks what you're looking at. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
What a feat of engineering and science that is. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
-And still working perfectly well. -Oh, it's beautiful. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
-Am I allowed to spin it round or will something awful happen? -You can spin it round. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
Just press this button there and see what happens. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
Oh, my God. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:14 | |
We're moving. Oh, no we're not. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
I need to look at the floor, otherwise I'm going to fall over. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:20 | |
You're full of tricks, aren't you? | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
This amazing dome can rotate 360 degrees | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
so the telescope can look at any area of the sky. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:30 | |
-Press the button. -Yeah, yeah. -Stop! | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
-Let's see. -Perfect, I'm good at this. -Perfect. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
Now, that really was quite an experience. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
-I'm going to come back here when it's dark. -Yes. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
-And we move onto another dome? -Yeah, I think. -Come on. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
The domes were built from copper | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
because, when it weathers, it turns green, | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
so blending into this beautiful countryside. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:51 | |
And each one houses telescopes capable of different magnifications. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
-It's like a space rocket. -It's absolutely beautiful. | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
The other telescope is a bit of machinery. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:04 | |
It sort of talks to you. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:05 | |
Something to do with that kind of balanced weight being round, | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
-as opposed to the other one being square. -Yes. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
This is the Thompson 26-inch refracting telescope. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:16 | |
But, again, there's the two telescopes on this one, | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
with the guidoscope on top. Can you see that one? | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
The guide one just to get the clues to roughly where you are in the sky. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
The guidoscope itself was built in 1860 | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
and that was really significant in Greenwich. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
It was called the Great Equatorial Telescope. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:34 | |
-And it was the biggest telescope they had at the time. -It must be a very tall man | 0:18:34 | 0:18:39 | |
-to have a look there. -We have to do something a bit different in this one | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
to make it safe and comfortable | 0:18:43 | 0:18:44 | |
to actually look through the telescope. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
We just press this button, | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
and we're away. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
Oh, my goodness, what's happening? | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
-We're on a rising floor. -Are we going up | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
-or is the machine going down? -We're going up. | 0:18:56 | 0:18:59 | |
Telescope technology has left these astonishing machines behind | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
and found more suitable locations. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
Nowadays, the world's most powerful telescopes | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
sit on the top of mountains and extinct volcanoes, | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
where astronomers have much longer and clearer viewing times. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
It's just a really uncanny thought | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
to think that you can move tons and tons. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:21 | |
-How many tons? -12 tons. 12 tons like that. Yes. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:24 | |
It's beautifully balanced. It's just absolutely beautifully balanced. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
The observatory is open to the public, | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
but for Charlie, his visit has now sadly come to an end. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
He has another hard day's shopping ahead. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
So, sleep tight, dear experts. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
Day two and getting into focus, | 0:19:45 | 0:19:47 | |
our duelling duo are raring for another day's spend, spend, spend. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:50 | |
There's an antiques shop. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
Good morning! How are you? | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
-I'm fine, and you? -Lovely to see you. -Thank you. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
Oh, I'm going there. Yes. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
-Charlie! -Ross, go, you are on fire! | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
You are so shallow, Charlie Ross! | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
Charlie and Catherine have left East Sussex in the dust | 0:20:07 | 0:20:11 | |
and are heading for Sevenoaks in Kent. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
So far, Charlie has spent exactly £83 | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
on an Art Deco travelling clock and a bottle of Silver Jubilee ale. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
That leaves him with a trifling £18.98 to knock about with. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:25 | |
Catherine, on the other hand, has spent £150 on four items. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
A Victorian carafe, a silver-topped jar, | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
a set of cocktail sticks and a crystal hippo, as you do. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:37 | |
And now has a mud-wallowing £22.20 left in her coffers. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
But a lack of money isn't going to stop our experts | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
in their antiques quest. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:44 | |
I don't think I'll be in the fine furniture room. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
I'm not sure you'll be in the antiques section either. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
Is there a bric-a-brac section, do you think? | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-Just for me. -Wonderful, perfect. -It's going to be out of my price range. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:58 | |
Have a lovely day. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
-Enjoy your shopping. How much is it you've got? £17? -Get on with it. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
Actually, he's got £18.98. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
This shop is bursting with gorgeous antiques | 0:21:12 | 0:21:14 | |
and a large restoration workshop. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
It's run by former butcher Eddie. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
Nice to see you, Eddie. Now, I'm in a pathetic position | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
and I'll come clean with you. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
I'd love to buy all your lovely furniture. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
I started my week with a couple of hundred quid | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
and it's been going steadily down ever since. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
But I bought something for 80 quid yesterday, | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
so I've got a pathetic amount of money to spend. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
-May I look round? -Please do. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:37 | |
-I'll give you a call if I can find something. -Yeah. -Thank you. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
Yes, Charlie, you could do with putting some meat | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
onto your bony budget. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
So is there anything here you can actually afford? | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
That's very Chiswick, very rustic. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
A salting trough. Rough hewn. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
Look at these cut chisel marks, just literally made out of a chunk of wood. | 0:21:55 | 0:22:00 | |
Before the days of refrigeration, | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
salt was commonly used to preserve meat. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
Sides of meat would have been rubbed with salt | 0:22:05 | 0:22:07 | |
and then laid in troughs like this one, | 0:22:07 | 0:22:08 | |
drying them out and thereby providing food for the winter months. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:12 | |
It would look wonderful | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
on a big dining table | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
with bananas and oranges and any manner of fruit. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:20 | |
Won't be in my price range, of course. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
But it's £46. And what have I got? | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
I've written it down on the back of my hand so I don't forget. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
£17.98. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
Charlie, your maths really is appalling. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
You have £18.98, I'm pleased to tell you. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:38 | |
What would you salt in there, a bit of pork? | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
-Yeah, a bit of pork. -Yeah. That's not elm, is it? | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
Beech? Would it be beech? It's beech wood, yes, yes. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
I mean, it's got all the elements that I like to see, | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
a few wormholes. I love to see a few wormholes. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
That's right, yeah, gives it a bit of flavour. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
I'm not sure it's the flavour you want! | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
-Do you want to know what I've got left in my kitty? -If you must. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:03 | |
I've got about 15 quid left, | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
-and it's got £46 on it. -£46. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
Is it yours? I presume it's yours. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:11 | |
It belongs to one of the ladies that's got the pine shop in here. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:15 | |
She does the pines, one of the dealers. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:17 | |
-Is she lovely? -She's lovely, yeah. I could ring her and ask her. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
-Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Off you go. -OK. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
I'm going to sit here and pray. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:25 | |
-Do your best, Eddie. -OK. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
Eddie tries the dealer but gets her answer phone instead. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
Would you like me to go ahead with it? | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
And I'll speak to you later. OK, thank you, bye-bye. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
I'm not sure whether you're looking happy or sad, really. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:42 | |
What's the verdict? | 0:23:42 | 0:23:43 | |
I haven't spoken to her, I couldn't get through to her, actually, | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
but I think I could do the deal with you anyway. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:49 | |
-Are you sure? -Yeah, sure. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:51 | |
-You haven't made a mis-take? -Mis-take! -Oh, no! | 0:23:51 | 0:23:55 | |
-Are you sure with that? -Yeah, that's fine, that's fine. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
My lifelong savings. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:00 | |
Well, while Charlie makes his way to his next shop with £3.98, | 0:24:02 | 0:24:06 | |
Catherine's travelling nine miles north to the village of Downe. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
She's coming to visit the former house | 0:24:12 | 0:24:15 | |
of one of the most famous naturalists | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
the world has ever known. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
This is Charles Darwin's family home. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
And showing Catherine round is Julie Paternaude of English Heritage. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:29 | |
-Wow. -This is Darwin's study, | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
where he spent most of his 40 years, essentially, | 0:24:32 | 0:24:36 | |
working on his book. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:38 | |
-This is where he wrote Origin Of Species? -It is. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:42 | |
In 1859, Charles Darwin published a book that was to rock the world. | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
The Origin Of Species set out his theory | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
that populations evolved over a number of generations | 0:24:48 | 0:24:51 | |
through a process of natural selection, | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
going against the dominant, and his wife's, Christian beliefs. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
He used to sit on that chair. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
He used the board and the papers to write. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
I like especially the way that he's organised his books. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:09 | |
He spent five years on the Beagle on his trip. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
And because space was so condensed, | 0:25:12 | 0:25:15 | |
he had to kind of develop a way to organise and file his things. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:20 | |
Six years after he returned | 0:25:20 | 0:25:21 | |
from his round-the-world voyage on the Beagle, | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
Charles Darwin settled here, in Down House. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
He moved here in 1842 with his wife, Emma. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
They had two kids and she was pregnant with their third. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:33 | |
-How many children did he have? -In all, they had ten children. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
-Really?! -But three of them passed away. -Oh, good grief. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
Tell me a bit about Emma, his wife. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:42 | |
Emma was basically running the house. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
She taught the children when they were younger. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
Darwin didn't think that girls needed to learn maths or science. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
Really? That's interesting. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
Well, I mean, it's, you know, it's the times. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
He was a very loving father, not a very typical Victorian parent. | 0:25:56 | 0:26:00 | |
And he didn't mind them coming in and playing games. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:05 | |
I think that's wonderful. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:06 | |
I feel very privileged to be standing in here, | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
in the room where he wrote Origin Of Species. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
With seven children knocking about, | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
the Darwins needed a large living room. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
Yeah, it's the family room, it's the drawing room. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
It's where everything basically happened | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
that isn't Darwin's work. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
Emma would sit at her piano, she loved to play. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:28 | |
-Was she a musician? -She was. Apparently, | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
-she took lessons from Chopin. -Oh! | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
She would play to amuse herself essentially, | 0:26:33 | 0:26:36 | |
but also to please and let Darwin relax a bit. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:41 | |
She also loved to read to him as well. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:42 | |
Emma was a big fan of Dickens and Sir Walter Scott as well. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:47 | |
Obviously, you can see the family library here. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
I'm getting a wonderful picture of a real family atmosphere in here. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:54 | |
The paintings behind are of the young couple | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
when they were first married, or a few years later. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:01 | |
It's actually quite nice to see that picture of him in early life | 0:27:01 | 0:27:04 | |
because, when we think of Darwin, | 0:27:04 | 0:27:06 | |
we always associate the picture that we know from later life, | 0:27:06 | 0:27:09 | |
when he's a lot bigger and he's got a hat. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:11 | |
Or the picture that's on the back of the £10 note with the beard. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:16 | |
Darwin is known most famously for writing the Origin Of Species, | 0:27:16 | 0:27:20 | |
but the bulk of his work was as a botanist, | 0:27:20 | 0:27:23 | |
and he spent every day in the garden and greenhouses, observing plants. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:27 | |
Head gardener Rowan Blake continues his work today. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
This is really quite something. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
Is this an original greenhouse that was built? | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
-It is, yeah. -For Darwin? -Yes, yeah. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
We're in the oldest section of the greenhouse. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
And then he gradually added more and more sections on. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:48 | |
Darwin used his greenhouse to carry out various experiments | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
in his quest to understand the natural world. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
This plant, the Venus flytrap, | 0:27:54 | 0:27:56 | |
he wanted to find how little force was needed | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
to touch the hairs and make the traps shut. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
Emma Darwin, his wife, had very, very fine hair. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
Darwin cut the tiniest piece of Emma's hair possible | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
and inserted it into the Venus flytrap. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
When it closed, he realised it wasn't the weight triggering the plant, | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
it was the nutrients in the hair itself. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
He didn't just write about diversity in the Origin Of Species. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:20 | |
He also wrote very, very good books on plant science. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:25 | |
He wrote about how carnivorous plants work, | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
he wrote about how climbing plants work. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:30 | |
This plant, for example, | 0:28:30 | 0:28:32 | |
he saw how it was growing up a piece of rope in the greenhouse, | 0:28:32 | 0:28:34 | |
and he said, "Isn't that interesting, how it's rooting into the rope?" | 0:28:34 | 0:28:38 | |
It's from South America. He wrote to Asa Gray, | 0:28:38 | 0:28:40 | |
the botanist he used to speak to about South America, and he said, | 0:28:40 | 0:28:44 | |
"Does it grow up the mossy bark of trees? | 0:28:44 | 0:28:46 | |
"And it roots into it, and the leaves are round on the sunny side." | 0:28:46 | 0:28:50 | |
And they said, "Well, yes, it does. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:51 | |
"How did you know about its environment that it's growing in?" | 0:28:51 | 0:28:54 | |
and he said, "I've got it growing up a piece of rope | 0:28:54 | 0:28:56 | |
"and I've been observing how it's rooted into that piece of rope". | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
It's fascinating, cos when we think of Darwin, | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
we're sometimes quite narrow-minded | 0:29:01 | 0:29:04 | |
and tend to think of the Origin Of Species, | 0:29:04 | 0:29:06 | |
but actually, what went on here, all the research, | 0:29:06 | 0:29:09 | |
-was a huge part of his life. -Yeah. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:12 | |
Charles Darwin changed the way we viewed the world | 0:29:12 | 0:29:15 | |
due to his careful observations of the natural behaviour around him. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:20 | |
What a fascinating visit for Catherine. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
While she learns about natural selection, | 0:29:22 | 0:29:26 | |
the Charlie Ross species is travelling to the village of Otford. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:30 | |
He's struggling to survive in a competitive jungle | 0:29:30 | 0:29:32 | |
with only £3.98 to spend in his last shop of this leg. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:37 | |
-Hello, sir. -Hello there. Charlie, how are you? All right. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:40 | |
-Pleased to meet you. -Your name is? -Joe. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:42 | |
-Joe. And you're in control, are you, here? -Well, I try and be. | 0:29:42 | 0:29:46 | |
You've got a lot of people in here, have you, with things? | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
Yeah, at least 26 different dealers. 26 dealers. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
-Do you mind if I go and have a look? -Yeah, look round. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
You do know that my budget is severely limited? | 0:29:54 | 0:29:58 | |
-Well, we'll see. -I've got £2.98. -Oh, dear. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:02 | |
-It's hopeless. Never mind. -You'll find something at the right price. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:06 | |
I will find something. Thank you. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:08 | |
Oh, I do feel an idiot shopping with £2.98. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:13 | |
Actually, Charlie, you have £3.98. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:15 | |
But who's counting? Not me. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:17 | |
Oh, I say, there's something I'd buy. | 0:30:17 | 0:30:20 | |
Oh, surprise, surprise, not within my price range. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:24 | |
It's never-ending, this shop. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:28 | |
-Hello, I'm Charlie. -Hello, how nice to meet you. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:30 | |
-Nice to see you. -Yes, nice to see you. -What's your name, my dear? -My name's Elaine. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:34 | |
-Elaine. Is this your...? -It is. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:37 | |
It's wonderful. Everywhere I go, | 0:30:37 | 0:30:38 | |
everybody seems to be manning their own department. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:41 | |
I'll tell you straight up, | 0:30:41 | 0:30:43 | |
I have been shopping for two days, and I have got left £2.98. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:48 | |
-Oh, my goodness me! -I'm not saying anything. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
Is there anything there you could recommend? | 0:30:51 | 0:30:54 | |
-For £2.98?! -That I could have for £2.98. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:57 | |
How about this? | 0:30:57 | 0:30:59 | |
I can see several things there that I don't think are going to be... | 0:30:59 | 0:31:02 | |
-This is quite unusual, do you know what that is? -Curling! -Yes. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
-It's a curling stone. -Well, it's not really a curling stone. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:09 | |
Well, it did have whisky in it at one time, | 0:31:09 | 0:31:11 | |
-but I'm afraid the whisky is gone now. -Oh, the whisky. Have you ever curled? | 0:31:11 | 0:31:14 | |
Yes, I have, a long time ago. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:16 | |
-Have you? -Yes I did, in the Highlands of Scotland. | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
-I mean, these are heavy, aren't they? -Very heavy. But great fun. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
-This one's not heavy. -No. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:23 | |
This one would make you feel very light-headed if you drank the contents! | 0:31:23 | 0:31:27 | |
Peter Thomson of Perth. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
How fantastic. Does that say Gleneagles Scotch Whisky? | 0:31:32 | 0:31:36 | |
There we go, so that's a very good Scotch. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
What a wonderful Scotch decanter. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:42 | |
This can't be in my price range though, can it? | 0:31:42 | 0:31:44 | |
If you talk to me very nicely, I might be able to do you a deal. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:48 | |
-I can talk so sweetly. -Very sweetly! | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
-You wouldn't believe it. -OK, what... | 0:31:50 | 0:31:52 | |
-£2.98 is what I have. -Oh, £2,98! -£2.98. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:56 | |
Do you know, I'm going to let you have a go with it. | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
Let's see if you can make a profit with it. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:01 | |
Charlie, you're blessed to have met the lovely Elaine. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
-£2.98. -Cos it's all I've got. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:07 | |
That will help the holiday fund to Acapulco. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:10 | |
It won't get you to Acapulco. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:12 | |
So, that's our expert shopping all done and dusted | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
and now, it's that moment when they have to reveal all to each other. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:20 | |
What a lovely place to be. In a leafy glade, | 0:32:20 | 0:32:23 | |
with a green Miss Southon. | 0:32:23 | 0:32:26 | |
Green and navy. | 0:32:26 | 0:32:28 | |
-This is lovely. -This looks worryingly familiar, Charlie. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
-I'm afraid there is something there, Catherine, that you will probably recognise. -Oh! | 0:32:31 | 0:32:35 | |
It's not all bad news, not all bad news. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:38 | |
And there's another thing Catherine will recognise. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
Very nice, I am instantly drawn to that. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
-I saw that in Lewes. -Yeah. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
-I love it. -It's lovely. It's got one little nick on it. -Oh, has it? | 0:32:46 | 0:32:50 | |
I think they dated it a little earlier than it is, | 0:32:50 | 0:32:52 | |
I mean, they said 1900 on the ticket. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
-I think it's about 1920. -1920, isn't it? | 0:32:55 | 0:32:57 | |
Yes, it is. I think they were a little optimistic there. | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
But that, of course, we needn't talk about, because you'll hate it. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
-No, I'm not even going to bother going there. I love that, by the way. -I bought my salting trough. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:07 | |
I thought, in a nice big house, on a kitchen table or a dining table, | 0:33:07 | 0:33:11 | |
-with fruit in it, do you think? -Beautiful. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:13 | |
Yeah, a really, really great idea. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:15 | |
-£15. -That's very good. And what's the curling stone? | 0:33:15 | 0:33:19 | |
It is a whisky decanter. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
-Oh, that's fabulous. -Isn't it super? | 0:33:24 | 0:33:26 | |
It could make an inkwell, couldn't it? | 0:33:26 | 0:33:28 | |
-Do you know how much it was? -No. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:30 | |
£2.98. Well, you told me to spend most of my money on one thing. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:33 | |
I did. So you've gambled it on that. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:35 | |
It's going to be really interesting to see what that makes. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:37 | |
If that goes over £100, I shall be standing in the saleroom | 0:33:37 | 0:33:41 | |
crying my eyes out. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
No wallowing now, Catherine. Time to move on. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:45 | |
Miss Southon! Oh, it's a hippo! | 0:33:45 | 0:33:47 | |
I got the glass hippo, but it's by Kosta Boda. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:51 | |
Oh, it's really nice. What date is it? | 0:33:51 | 0:33:54 | |
It's only about 1970, it's not that old. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
I don't think it's going to make big bucks. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
-What do you think about this? I've got to show you this. -Fabulous. Is that George III? -It's beautiful. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:03 | |
-No, it's not. It is Victorian. It's 1894. -Is it? | 0:34:03 | 0:34:07 | |
But isn't it just so elegant? | 0:34:07 | 0:34:09 | |
It's the most gorgeous, gorgeous shape. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:11 | |
Surely it's worth £100, is it not? | 0:34:11 | 0:34:13 | |
Well, I would like to think so. I paid 55 for it. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:17 | |
Yes, she's done it again. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:19 | |
This, of course, you bought simply because you did so well with the last ones. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:23 | |
No, but I bought it simply because it's got Rubens cherubs on, | 0:34:23 | 0:34:27 | |
-Rubens angels. -Yeah. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:29 | |
And I thought that was a nice little touch. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:30 | |
It is a nice thing. How much? | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
-20. -(20?) | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
You've bought well again. No wonder I'm losing. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:38 | |
But I bought that purely because of the cherubs. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:41 | |
-I'm not sure I want to look in there, do I? -Go on. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
-It's a set of coffee spoons. -No. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
-Are they silver? -Sterling silver. -Yeah. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:51 | |
-Although the enamel is perfect, they are quite naively... -It's poor quality. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
-No. They're quite naively painted. -Poor quality. -Ouch! | 0:34:54 | 0:34:59 | |
I really love them. Reminds me of France. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
What would you pay for them? French cockerel. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
What would I pay for them? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:06 | |
I would pay 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
35, 40. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
-No, stop doing this. I'd pay £50 for them. -Oh. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:16 | |
-What did you pay for them? -40. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:19 | |
What do you mean, "Oh?" 50's more than 40. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
Yeah, but it would be nice if you said a little bit more than that. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
Sorry, I'd pay about 120. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
Yeah, that's about right. Thanks, Charlie. Always been my friend. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:30 | |
You've done really well with your money. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
Good luck, Charlie. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
You've done really, really well again. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
And you've done well, too. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:40 | |
Very cordial. But what do they really think? | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
Catherine's done it again, she's bought really, really well. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:47 | |
Her oil bottle is delicious and will double the money. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:50 | |
I have to say, when I first saw it, I thought it was late 18th century. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:53 | |
It's late Victorian but, nevertheless, it's wonderful. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
He surprised me with that clock. | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
I know he's had a sneaky look at it when we were in Lewes. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:04 | |
And I looked at it as well, but I absolutely loved it. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
I thought it was a beautiful thing, it's very vibrant. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
The one concern I have about it | 0:36:10 | 0:36:11 | |
is the little bit of damage to the enamel. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:14 | |
Personally, I think that's going to put off a lot of potential buyers. | 0:36:14 | 0:36:19 | |
Charlie and Catherine kicked off this leg in Lewes, East Sussex, | 0:36:19 | 0:36:23 | |
and travelled steadily north, winding their way through Kent. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:27 | |
Their destination for today's auction is in Chiswick, West London. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:30 | |
-(SINGS) I got a good feeling... -Have you? -Yeah, I don't know why. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:39 | |
I'm not surprised. You've got such lovely things. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:42 | |
It all hinges on the clock though, doesn't it? | 0:36:42 | 0:36:45 | |
Have you seen the estimate on the clock? | 0:36:45 | 0:36:47 | |
Yet again, it's a mere fraction of what I paid. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
It's just because of the chip. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:53 | |
I'm good at chips. Close the door, come on. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:56 | |
That's got a chip on it now. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:58 | |
Chiswick Auctions is our theatre of dreams today. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:02 | |
A buzzing saleroom full of gorgeous collectables. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:05 | |
So does auctioneer Tom Keane think our experts have chosen wisely? | 0:37:05 | 0:37:09 | |
The cocktail sticks might do all right, they're silver. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:12 | |
The little Art Deco clock's OK, but what is it worth? | 0:37:12 | 0:37:17 | |
30, 40 quid, 50 quid on a good day. So I'm not confident. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:20 | |
I really feel like a man walking towards the gallows | 0:37:20 | 0:37:23 | |
walking towards the rostrum today. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:24 | |
Catherine started this leg with £172.20 | 0:37:24 | 0:37:28 | |
and spent £150 on four auction lots. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
Charlie kicked off with £101.98 | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
and managed to mess up his figures again. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:38 | |
He thinks he's spent every penny, also on four auction lots | 0:37:38 | 0:37:42 | |
but, in fact, he has £1 left over. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
Good luck, you two, you need to do well today. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:49 | |
Look, when you haven't got much money to spend, | 0:37:49 | 0:37:51 | |
-you buy what you can. -You do. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:54 | |
You told me to buy something expensive, I did. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:57 | |
And it's going to blow up in my face. | 0:37:57 | 0:37:58 | |
You don't know that, Charlie. | 0:37:58 | 0:37:59 | |
Look sharp, it's Catherine's crystal hippopotamus up first. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:05 | |
£20 for it. Bidding 20, 25, | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
28, 30, 32, 35. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
£32, is that it? | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
£32 and going at £32. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:16 | |
£32 and gone. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:17 | |
Oh, dear, it did "Kosta lotta", | 0:38:17 | 0:38:19 | |
and that's an even bigger loss after the auction house | 0:38:19 | 0:38:21 | |
takes its well-earned commission. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
Didn't lose much. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:25 | |
Now, Charlie has one hit and one miss with his ale purchases. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:29 | |
-How will this one fare? -£5. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:31 | |
Oh, is that a bid? You don't even drink, Tony. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:35 | |
You're just feeling sorry for him. £5, anyone at 6? £5. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:40 | |
All the excitement's over, I'm afraid. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
You did well there, Charlie, well done. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
It's a profit, it's a profit. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:47 | |
Catherine's Victorian carafe is up next. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:51 | |
Right, Miss Southon, | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
I'm with you all the way, hon. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:54 | |
Not a bad lot. £100 for it. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:57 | |
£50 for it. | 0:38:57 | 0:38:59 | |
£50, 55, take 55, 55. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:03 | |
You're 60, 65. 70? | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
At £70. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:09 | |
-Come on, you've got £100. -Disappointing. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:11 | |
But that is a profit. Cheer up, you two. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:15 | |
If I were you, I would be well, well upset. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:19 | |
It's just one of those things, isn't it? | 0:39:20 | 0:39:22 | |
You're taking it jolly well. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:24 | |
That was my only hope. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:25 | |
They both clearly hoped for a lot more. Oh, well, onwards and upwards. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:29 | |
Charlie's whisky decanter. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
£20 for it. £10 for it. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:34 | |
12, 14, 16. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
At 14, give me 16, 16 bid, we want 18. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:40 | |
At £16. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
-Here we go, here we go. -18, new bidder, from the Scotsman. | 0:39:43 | 0:39:46 | |
I'm getting excited. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:47 | |
£18, at £18 I'm going to go. £18. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:51 | |
Charlie's on a roll. That is a decent profit. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:55 | |
I tell you what, I'm not buying antiques any more. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
I'm not buying classic antiques, I'm buying tat. | 0:39:57 | 0:40:00 | |
It's Catherine's cocktail sticks next. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
£30. £30 for the lot, £30, | 0:40:05 | 0:40:08 | |
£32, 32 there, 35, | 0:40:08 | 0:40:12 | |
38, 40, 42, 45, 48, | 0:40:12 | 0:40:14 | |
50, 52, 55, 58. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:17 | |
£55, are we done? | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
Going all done. At £55, your last chance. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:25 | |
Stick it to me. That's a great profit. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
Not enough to please Catherine, though. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
I'm walking through treacle. You've made about £6. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
It's Charlie's Art Deco timepiece now, | 0:40:35 | 0:40:37 | |
the one Catherine wanted to buy. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:39 | |
£50 for it. Should make more. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:42 | |
£30 for it. Bidder at £30, | 0:40:42 | 0:40:44 | |
32, 35, 38, 40, 42, | 0:40:44 | 0:40:47 | |
45, 48, 50, 55, | 0:40:47 | 0:40:49 | |
-60, 65, 70. -Good. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:53 | |
-65, give me 70 for it. -Come on. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:56 | |
Are we done at £65? Going back to America, isn't it, yes? | 0:40:56 | 0:40:59 | |
Sadly, that's a loss for Charlie. | 0:41:00 | 0:41:02 | |
-When it started rattling along... -I know. -I really thought it'd make 100. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:06 | |
-Positive bidding. -I know. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:08 | |
It's Catherine's last item. Her silver-topped jar. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:11 | |
-Start me at £20. £20 for it. Thank you, bid at 20. -Bid at 20. | 0:41:11 | 0:41:15 | |
22, 25 there, 28 there. It's going all over the place. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
-32, 35, 38, 40. -Fantastic. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
-£38, give me 40, at £38. -Well done. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
-42. Right at the back at £40. -£40. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:30 | |
-Double your money. -Last chance at £40, it's gone. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:34 | |
That's an excellent profit for Catherine, | 0:41:34 | 0:41:35 | |
putting her firmly in the lead. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:38 | |
Well done. Finished with a bang. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:40 | |
# Double your money. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
# Try and get rich. # | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
It all hangs on Charlie's trough now. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:47 | |
He needs a decent profit to catch Catherine up. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:50 | |
£30 for it. £20 for it. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:54 | |
Bid at £20, 22, 25, | 0:41:54 | 0:41:56 | |
28, 30, 32, 35, | 0:41:56 | 0:41:59 | |
35 bid, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48. That's better. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:04 | |
At 45. At £45, 45 and gone. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
That's another good profit for Charlie, | 0:42:09 | 0:42:11 | |
but is it enough to overtake his competitor? | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
I'm very happy with that. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
-Charlie, that's amazing. -Very. What do you mean amazing? | 0:42:16 | 0:42:20 | |
45 quid! | 0:42:20 | 0:42:22 | |
Cost 15, made 45! | 0:42:22 | 0:42:25 | |
Come on. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:28 | |
So, Charlie started this leg with £101.98 | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
and has made a profit of £8.08 after auction costs. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:37 | |
That leaves him with a slightly inflated £110.06 | 0:42:37 | 0:42:41 | |
to carry forward. | 0:42:41 | 0:42:43 | |
But Catherine has edged ahead yet again | 0:42:43 | 0:42:46 | |
and began this leg with £172.20 | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
and made a profit of £11.54, beating Charlie by just over £3. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:53 | |
That leaves her with a grand total of £183.74 | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
to spend next time. Oo-ah. | 0:42:56 | 0:43:00 | |
The sun is shining, Charlie. | 0:43:04 | 0:43:06 | |
And I made a profit, about £8. | 0:43:06 | 0:43:08 | |
-What did you make? -I made 11. But never mind. | 0:43:08 | 0:43:12 | |
One auction to go. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:14 | |
You won't believe it, but I can still catch you. | 0:43:14 | 0:43:16 | |
-Have you got your swimming costume? -No. | 0:43:16 | 0:43:18 | |
Let's go to the seaside. | 0:43:18 | 0:43:20 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:21 | 0:43:23 | |
Catherine confuses a dealer into a bargain. | 0:43:23 | 0:43:27 | |
-40 for the two. -What are you going to hit me with? | 0:43:27 | 0:43:29 | |
I wasn't going to hit you with anything, but as you've asked. | 0:43:29 | 0:43:32 | |
And Charlie comes over all Continental. | 0:43:33 | 0:43:36 | |
May I do it the French way? | 0:43:36 | 0:43:38 | |
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