0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07With £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Going, going, gone.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I think I've arrived!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners, and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Tails.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Argh! Argh!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40It's Scotland versus England on the third leg of the road trip,
0:00:40 > 0:00:45with Englishman David Harper and Scots-born Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49When negotiating a bargain, savvy southerner David
0:00:49 > 0:00:53likes to leave it to Lady Luck to decide.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55What do you want? Heads?
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Tails.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Whereas canny Caledonian Paul's buying habits
0:01:00 > 0:01:03can only be described as, well...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Quirky, and I'm not ashamed.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08OK, I feel slightly dirty.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12David started the week with £200, but two auctions later
0:01:12 > 0:01:16managed to increase his loot to £214.60.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Not much to live on!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Paul started with the same amount
0:01:20 > 0:01:23but his pockets have bulged
0:01:23 > 0:01:25to an impressive £369.40.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31It's another glorious day in the British countryside!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Actually, they're battling the elements
0:01:34 > 0:01:36in this red 1968 Triumph Herald.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- A moment ago we were in our sunglasses.- Yes.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43It was OK, sort of warmish, wasn't it?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Bracing!- Bracing, but doable.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- Now, suddenly, we've gone to November.- Indeed!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52But this is a time-travelling machine, isn't it?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54THEY LAUGH
0:01:57 > 0:01:59On this route, our fearless compadres
0:01:59 > 0:02:02started in Windermere in the Lake District,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06travelling a 600-mile journey to the city of Dundee.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Today they're starting in Hexham in Northumberland,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13before heading north-west across the Scottish border
0:02:13 > 0:02:17for auction in Dumfries.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Located just a few miles south of Hadrian's Wall,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26the charming market town of Hexham was once a key border town.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30It has played scene to many battles
0:02:30 > 0:02:32between the Scots and the English.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Today it's host to another one,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39with auction riches and reputations at stake.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Oh, here we are, Paul. - Hexham, I presume?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44First day's shopping. THEY LAUGH
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Are you raring to go? - Good luck, my man.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- I'll see you later.- Have a good one.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Such good sportsmanship, chaps.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Paul is popping into the family-run Ashbourne House Antiques
0:02:57 > 0:03:00to bag the first bargain of the trip.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- I've not introduced myself, I'm Paul.- Oh, hello, I'm Beryl.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Good to see you, and this is yours? - Yes, it is, indeed.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I love this.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15This is superb. Look, I've got to say it, a horrible word,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17"quirky".
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Look, I said it. And I'm not ashamed.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22OK, I feel slightly dirty.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27That's a Wee Willie Winkie-style chamber stick, is it not?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30It's a little portable candlestick to get one from chamber to chamber
0:03:30 > 0:03:33in the dark hours of the night.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36We have light switches for that sort of thing nowadays!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's battery-operated and possibly from the 1940s,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42made from Bakelite plastic.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46It's ticketed at £26.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48A bit of a problem,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50a little breakage.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Never buy anything you're going to have to apologise for.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Golden rule.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57But I'm still tempted.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58It's great, isn't it?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I don't know!
0:04:00 > 0:04:03It might give me sleepless nights if I had to sell that at auction!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Something a bit more weighty has caught Paul's eye.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It's a late 19th, or early 20th century
0:04:14 > 0:04:17marine navigational sextant, or quadrant.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Seafarers would use one
0:04:20 > 0:04:23to measure the angle between two objects in the sky
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and plot their exact position at sea.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30It's a good thing. It's a good thing, look at that.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Mmm, but good enough for its £200 ticket price?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37If it's going to be two, I can't buy it.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40What about 180?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42It's not enough. I'll tell you what I want to do,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I want to try and buy something else from you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- I've picked that up. - I know it's damaged.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52What a shame, but isn't it just crazy? Love it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- A straight 20 would be OK. - Ah, no, no, no.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I want to give you £10 for that and 150 for that,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00but we're not striking a deal now.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- That's where I stand, OK? - Indeed we're not, no.- Right!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Beryl doesn't seem to be budging.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Paul is wandering around,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12but isn't particularly keen on much else.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17Is this a tactic to soften Beryl up for his final offer?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19It could be a good strategy, this.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Are you going to give me that sexton for 150 quid, then?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25160 for the sexton and the Bakelite.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's a wee candlestick for a bit of frivolity
0:05:27 > 0:05:31and the sextant is as it is. I know exactly what we're talking about
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and I'm happy to take a punt at it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35160?
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- Go on, then.- Thanks, Beryl!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Loving your work!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42The wandering around seems to have worked.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Beryl seems happy with the price and Paul's secured his first piece
0:05:46 > 0:05:50and that Wee Willie Winkie for £160.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Marvellous!
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Meanwhile, David has arrived at the nearby Malcolm Eglin Antiques.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Hello, Malcolm, David Harper. - Nice to see you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- I love those trousers. - I borrowed them for this morning.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Did you really?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It would have been ironic if I'd put mine on, wouldn't it?
0:06:07 > 0:06:08THEY LAUGH
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I brought a change, just in case!
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Did you?- No, I'm teasing.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Malcolm's a man prepared for any eventuality,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18but is he prepared for David's hard bargaining?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22His shop is family-owned
0:06:22 > 0:06:24and has a nice homely feel to it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28David is £155 behind Paul
0:06:28 > 0:06:32so needs something impressive on this trip to bridge the gap.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39So, as ever, he has set his eyes to the Orient for inspiration.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41This 19th-century Chinese games board
0:06:41 > 0:06:45looks like it's made from lacquered wood and papier-mache.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It may have been made for export around the 1880s
0:06:48 > 0:06:51and has a ticket price of £165.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54But David will want a discount -
0:06:54 > 0:06:55of course!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00165 on the ticket, how would it be at 110?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Yeah, I mean, it's nice, it's nice. - Where do you want to be with it?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Oh, I daren't say.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07For me to get out of it...
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- 90.- Yeah, it's...
0:07:12 > 0:07:14There's got to be a profit in there, David.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It couldn't be 60?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'll tell you what, shake on 80.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- I'll do it at 70.- Couldn't.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I'm not going to lose on it, sorry.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I know, I know. I'm being mercenary,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27only because I have to be for this one.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Because he's blinking thrashing me, Malcolm,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31that's what he's doing, thrashing me.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- MOURNFUL MUSIC - OK, here we go.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It looks like he's playing the sympathy card.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- Come on, 75.- Good man, thank you very much.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41- Good man.- No problem.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48It worked! Is this a new negotiation tactic from David?
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Another string to his bow?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55In the meanwhile, Paul has driven to the seaside town of Whitley Bay
0:07:55 > 0:07:58to take in some bracing sea air... Oh, yes!
0:08:02 > 0:08:06..and the cold, hard collectibles that lie within
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Whitley Jewellery and Antiques, and that's where Paul is now.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14It's bright, but it's parky out there, I'll tell you!
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Nice to meet you.- You are...? - Philip.- Good to see you.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- I'm Paul.- And Linda.- Linda, how are you?- I'm fine, thanks, Paul.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Good to see you.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Formalities out of the way,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Paul likes to make his way around each shop clockwise.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Or is that anticlockwise?!
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Now I've deviated, haven't I?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I was clockwise and now I've gone there.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36That's all wrong.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38It's how you miss stuff.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Easy mistake to make, I guess.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Paul's going for a deep rummage.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47His eagle eyes have spotted something, though,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49shining on the floor.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51How bizarre.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I've never seen the likes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Tweedledum, Tweedledee
0:08:56 > 0:08:59and one with the Queen of Hearts' pages.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01These brass plaques
0:09:01 > 0:09:03feature the characters from the original novel
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and are probably late 19th or early 20th century.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14They're too far gone, aren't they? Polished to oblivion.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Someone's had a right good go at cleaning these
0:09:17 > 0:09:20and it's taken a bit of the shine off them.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Is there any money on the brass plaques? Are they dear
0:09:23 > 0:09:25or are they not dear?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Well, we've got them marked up at £25 each.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- So they're dear in my book! - You think they're dear?- I do.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35See if they were sharp? They're worth a punt.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40Paul looks like he's deep in thought about Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Are they really worth £50?
0:09:44 > 0:09:45And can he do a deal?
0:09:45 > 0:09:49I do want to buy them, to be honest with you.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I want to buy something,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54but I'm not a gambler
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- and I'm going to make you a puny wee offer...- Right.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59..of a tenner.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Each?- No.- Oh!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03He drives a hard bargain.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- I'll see what I can do for you. - Look at all that damage.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Shall we go in the middle? 15?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- I'm offering you a tenner. - Ah, Paul...
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Do you know what you need to do next time?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Not have them buried in the corner,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19as though you'd given up all hope of getting anything for them!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22That is sending me a subliminal message.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24That'll be lovely. You can have them for ten.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26You, my friend, are a good man.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Thanks very much!
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Thank you.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Can there be a better pair of mascots
0:10:33 > 0:10:37than Tweedledum and Tweedledee to join our wondrous road trip?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Back together the boys are off
0:10:41 > 0:10:44to the historic coastal borough of Tynemouth.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47They're heading straight to Tynemouth Market,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51a place that's just about big enough for the two of them.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55OK, left or right?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57There's nothing that way. You go that way!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59PAUL LAUGHS
0:10:59 > 0:11:00- Oh, David!- You! You!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It's meant in jest.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Look at all that!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Good luck!- See you later.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Our David may have got the quiet end of the market,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13but it'll take more than that to stop him!
0:11:13 > 0:11:161959. Paul will remember that. He would have been... How old is he now?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Paul's 75... He would, I suppose, just be getting married in '59(!)
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- He looks good, but he's had a few operations.- Ho-ho-ho!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I didn't think he was as young as that(!)
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Speaking of things of a fair age,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31David's picked up a silver lady's parasol handle
0:11:31 > 0:11:33in the form of a swan.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- It's a novelty thing but missing the eye is a major problem.- It is.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Gosh, that would have been a very fine piece of kit,
0:11:39 > 0:11:42so made for a lady of quite some substance.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44It's hallmarked 1901, but has a bit of damage.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Silver can sell quite well
0:11:46 > 0:11:51but is it worth the £50 dealer Chris is asking for it?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I can't do it. I'd like to own it
0:11:53 > 0:11:55because it's an item of quality.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- It has a little bit of damage. - It's got damage.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00What's the price that you'd like to buy it at?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- I'd love it at a tenner but I'm not going to get it, am I?- No.- OK.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Anywhere near?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Um... I think the bottom would have to be 30.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Make it 20 and I'll have it.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Let's do some business.
0:12:14 > 0:12:1625.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Spin you for it?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- 20 or 25?- Yeah.- OK.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Oh, Lordy!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25He's not going to try this old trick again, is he?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27If he wins, he gets it for 20.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Lose, and it's 25.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- OK, what do you want?- Heads.- Heads?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Tails.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Huh! Fluke!
0:12:37 > 0:12:42And for just £20, let's hope he's even luckier at the auction.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46First purchase, first stall - this is what I like.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Paul, meanwhile, is on the other side of the concourse
0:12:49 > 0:12:53and he's being called towards some vintage phones.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I mean, I'm a man for my vintage technology and instruments.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59These are style icons, are they not?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02A bit like yourself, Paul,
0:13:02 > 0:13:03but are they stylish enough
0:13:03 > 0:13:06to pay dealer David £48 for them?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08They look magic!
0:13:08 > 0:13:10They look absolutely spectacular.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Clearly, you have worked on these, these are good to go,
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- plug them in and you're away.- Yes.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Could you sell me one of these at a knock-down price?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23It depends on what the knock-down price is.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I don't know. What am I going to buy for 25 quid? Anything?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29No, I'm afraid not.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32The red and ivory?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I've got that at 48.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37And I would take 38.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Is there any way on God's Earth you'd take 30 quid for it?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46It's a one-off, so I'd agree to do that.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- You're a good man. I like your style in every regard.- Thank you.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Thank you. I'll give you some money.- OK.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Whilst Paul secures his first item of the day,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58David is still struggling to find something he likes.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02So much choice - and, potentially, so little time.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Speaking of which,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Paul is eyeing up these watchmaker's glasses, priced at £40.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Now, if you have a broken glass on an old watch,
0:14:11 > 0:14:16it's nearly impossible to ever find a replacement.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18An interesting thing, innit?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- You got much money on that? - We try to get about 40 for it.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Have you been trying for long, is the question!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- I've had it about two years.- No!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29HE LAUGHS
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Let me have another wee look at it, yeah?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35The set comes with several rubber tools
0:14:35 > 0:14:38and glasses to repair many different types of watches,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40however, there is a part missing.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Could dealer David take another offer?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It's like a mandrel that's missing.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Bid you a tenner for it?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Take it off your hands two years later.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- 15.- Take the money and run.- 15.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Tenner?- I'll meet you halfway - 12? - Deal.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Cheers, my man. Thanks for that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03The watch glasses join the phone,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06making up a £42 haul for Paul.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11David, however, is still wandering around
0:15:11 > 0:15:13but can't see anything else he fancies.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17But with just two items against Paul's five,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19and with one more shop to go,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21he really needs to start buying.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24But it looks like he's decided it's not to be.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Paul, having completed his shopping, is heading north,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37up the coast to the former mining town of Ashington.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Woodhorn Museum records the rich mining history of the town,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45but that's not the reason he's here today.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Paul has come to hear about one of the key turning points
0:15:48 > 0:15:50of the Second World War -
0:15:50 > 0:15:54the capture of the German coding machine, Enigma.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Whilst the Enigma isn't here,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Paul is meeting Charles Baker-Cresswell.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04His father captured the first Enigma machines
0:16:04 > 0:16:06seized during the war.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Is it Charles?- It's Charles. - Pleased to meet you, I'm Paul.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Great.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16Britain required more than a million tonnes of imported material per week
0:16:16 > 0:16:18in order to survive the war.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Charles's father, AJ Baker-Cresswell,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26was commanding officer of HMS Bulldog.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32During the war, he ensured the safe passage of merchant ships
0:16:32 > 0:16:37supplying essential materials and food for the war effort.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41My word, he cuts quite a fine dash in his naval uniform.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43He does. He was a good-looking man.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45So this would be, I assume,
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- towards the tail end of the First World War?- Yes, I would think so.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54On 9th May 1941,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56their convoy was fired upon
0:16:56 > 0:16:59by German U-boat 110.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01They returned fire,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03crippling the German U-boat,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06forcing them to abandon ship and surrender.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Crucially, the U-boat stayed afloat,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11giving Commander Baker-Cresswell's crew
0:17:11 > 0:17:15a rare chance to get their hands on the elusive Enigma machine.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21And there is a photograph taken by my father
0:17:21 > 0:17:24from the bridge. That is HMS Bulldog,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26that's U 110,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29those are the British sailors on the U-boat.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31She's down at the stern already.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34She's down at the stern and a Lieutenant Balme,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36who was a young man of 19 then,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38he went down the hole in the U-boat
0:17:38 > 0:17:42and the whole lot went down and started passing stuff up.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Everything, anything,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- including the encoding machine. - My word.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Knowing that at any point this thing could go under.- Yeah.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- My word, the bravery.- Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Once in their hands, though,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58code-breakers worked to understand the machine.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Within a few months, they were finally able
0:18:02 > 0:18:04to decipher top-secret German military instructions.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07By capturing this Enigma machine from 110,
0:18:07 > 0:18:11it resulted in the saving of countless lives
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- because we had broken the Enigma code.- Yes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16And we knew what the Germans were up to. Wow.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Historians believe the capture and cracking of the Enigma code
0:18:19 > 0:18:22shortened the war by two years,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24saving many lives.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell
0:18:27 > 0:18:31played a pivotal role in turning the war around.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Living well into his 90s, a true British hero.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41May I thank you sincerely for treating me to that.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Whilst Paul hears about an amazing piece of history,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55David is still hunting for a bargain.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58He's popped along to the leafy suburbs of Jesmond,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01north of Newcastle city centre.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05He's now at the Fern Avenue Antiques Centre,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07his final shop of this trip.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13But with only £119 left and just two items in the bag,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16he really needs to do some buying.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Hello there.- Hi.- David Harper. - I'm Neil, nice to meet you.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Great to meet you, too.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26This shop has a range of goods from around 12 different dealers.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Oh, gosh, there's so much to look at.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32What's this?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34What is that?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39David's picked up a cast-iron figure of a horse-drawn carriage.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44So, what we have here, then, is a child's toy
0:19:44 > 0:19:48purporting to be from the very late 19th century,
0:19:48 > 0:19:53circa 1900, which, if I was really confident it was from that period,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57that would be the cheapest thing I've bought on this road trip so far,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00at 20 quid, but it's a funky, funky monkey.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03They're not monkeys, they're horses.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Funky perhaps, but tricky to date precisely.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Can you make a call and bid them a tenner? Just for a bit of fun?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I'll go and see.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14If I could own that for a tenner...
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It's really chancy.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It's the kind of thing, in auction, that could surprise you.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Good fun it may be,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23but can you get a few pounds off?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Neil has called the dealer to find out.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- Come on, Neil.- Very best he can do would be £15, David.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- £15? I've got to buy something, Neil. Thank you very much.- Good.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37That's good. OK.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39A nice addition to David's collection,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43but let's hope he won't be flogging a dead horse with this at auction.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Whilst he ponders that, he's spotted a large brass bowl,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53possibly 19th century, North African, for burning charcoal.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55It has a ticket price of £75.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00What can that be?
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Um...£40 would be the best we could do on that.
0:21:05 > 0:21:0740 quid?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Neil's offering him a whopping £35 discount on that.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16It's got the exotic, hasn't it? It's got the exotic feel,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19which is fantastic. I think I'm going to have to have it.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- I've got to have it. £40. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Purchase number two.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Two purchases in the bag. He's not stopping there, though.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31DISCO MUSIC PLAYS
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- I quite like that.- Really?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I'm sure somewhere there's a disco missing its table.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42This one has a ticket price of £40.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- It's a bit greasy.- Well, they do say GREASE is the word!
0:21:46 > 0:21:48God only knows what this thing's seen!
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Lots of flared trousers and cravats, I guess.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54See, this is a 20th-century thing, obviously.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56But it's got that kind of bejazzled look, hasn't it?
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Bejazzled?! That sounds expensive. What's your offer going to be, then?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Bid him 20 quid, please.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- I'm sorry.- No... - First of all, say I'm very sorry.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Yeah.- For being...horrible.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- No, no, no, don't worry. - All right. Bid him 20.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15DAVID LAUGHS
0:22:15 > 0:22:17That'll be bonkers if I buy that!
0:22:17 > 0:22:22- He won't come down below 40. - Seriously?- Yeah.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24All right. If you were in my shoes, Neil,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26would you take a chance?
0:22:26 > 0:22:27I would take a chance.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Shall I take a chance?- Yes. - Neil, I'm going to take a chance.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- Thanks a lot.- Thank you. - That's a quirky bunch of purchases!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Quirky bunch. Thank you very much indeed.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39It certainly is, and that's the end of their shopping.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42David started this leg with £214.16
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and has gone on to spend £190 on five auction lots -
0:22:45 > 0:22:47a Chinese chess and backgammon set,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50a silver swan parasol handle,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52an African copper and brass bowl,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54a cast-iron horse and carriage
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and a mirrored centre table.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Paul, meanwhile, kicked off with £369.40
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and has parted with £212,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04also for five lots.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07A marine quadrant in its mahogany case,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09a lamp modelled as a chamber stick,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11two brass plaques embossed with characters
0:23:11 > 0:23:14from Alice's Adventures In Wonderland,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18a 1960s telephone and a 1920s watchmaker's kit.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I want to hear what they think about each other's lots.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Biggest scary number has got to be the sextant.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26That could be very meaty.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28And it's quite worrying.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31The two things I preferred the most
0:23:31 > 0:23:34were the Alice In Wonderland plates. In terrible condition,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37but pretty rare too, so they may be a surprise.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40For me, it's all about the table.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42HE CHUCKLES
0:23:42 > 0:23:45The table is a hole in his fortunes,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47no two ways about it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49The silver parasol handle -
0:23:49 > 0:23:51it's a smart thing, it's silver.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54It could make him a decent profit.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58I personally like the Chinese games box.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01You can't call this one. It's a good offering.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03It's going to be an interesting sale.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06You're right. So let's get on with it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11After shopping in England, the boys are heading across the Pennines
0:24:11 > 0:24:13and up to Scotland and Dumfries
0:24:13 > 0:24:15for today's auction.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Located near the mouth of the River Nith
0:24:20 > 0:24:22into the Solway Firth,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Dumfries has a strong connection with Robert Burns.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30It's where the Scots poet spent the final years of his life.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Our very own wee, sleekit cow'rin tim'rous beasties
0:24:37 > 0:24:40have finally arrived at Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43It's the scene of today's auction showdown.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Oh, he's going to take the sign out!
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Thank you very much.- I expect nothing less, Driver.- We have landed.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53This family-owned auction house
0:24:53 > 0:24:55was founded in 1880
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and fifth-generation auctioneer Sybil Thomson
0:24:58 > 0:25:01will be at the podium today.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06First up, it's game on for David's Chinese games board.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- Give me a starter at £32. 32. - Off and running.
0:25:10 > 0:25:1135. 38.
0:25:11 > 0:25:1340. 42. 45.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Oh, David Harper.- 48. 50. 55.
0:25:16 > 0:25:1760. 65. 70.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- 75. Any advance?- Come on.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23£75. 914.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26That's exactly what he paid for it.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30But after costs, it works out at a loss for David.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33That's what I'm here for - to make you look good.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35You're my fall guy.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Next, it's high time for Paul's watch glasses.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Start straight in at 10 bid. 10 bid, 10 bid. 12.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- 15. 18.- Oh, more than that.- 22. 25.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- No, no more.- 28. 30.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- £30.- It's horrible. - Any advance on £30?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55A great result for Paul's watch glasses -
0:25:55 > 0:25:57more than doubling his money.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Not bad, that, Paul. Well done.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Next, will Paul's slightly damaged Bakelite lamp
0:26:06 > 0:26:09hold its own in the cold light of day?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11£10? 10 bid. 10 bid.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Damn.- 12.
0:26:13 > 0:26:1515. 18. 20.
0:26:15 > 0:26:1722. 25.
0:26:17 > 0:26:2025. Any advance on 25?
0:26:20 > 0:26:2225!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25The Bakelite has done incredibly well,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28delivering £15 profit.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Seriously, well done.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34It's time for Paul's retro telephone.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Start at 18 bid. 18.
0:26:36 > 0:26:3920. 22. 25. 28.
0:26:39 > 0:26:4030. £30.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Gentleman on my left. At 32.- No!- 32. 35.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47That is insane.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49£35...
0:26:49 > 0:26:53A profit, but after costs there won't be much left for Paul.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- Just get out of that. - You've gone red.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00David's second item for auction
0:27:00 > 0:27:02is the copper and brass charcoal-burner.
0:27:02 > 0:27:0410 bid. 12. 12.
0:27:04 > 0:27:0615. 18. 20.
0:27:06 > 0:27:0822. 25. 28.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- 30.- Bobbing along. Bobbing along.- 32.
0:27:12 > 0:27:1535. 38. 40.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- 42.- Yes.- At 45.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20At £45...
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Again, after costs,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25David's just about broken even.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I made a fiver, didn't I?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- On paper.- Before charges.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Horrible Paul.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33PAUL CHUCKLES
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Will Paul's Alice In Wonderland brass plaques
0:27:38 > 0:27:41work wonders for his profits?
0:27:41 > 0:27:4220 bid. 20 bid. 22.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Come on, then.- Oh!- 25. 28.
0:27:45 > 0:27:4630. 32.
0:27:46 > 0:27:4935. 38. 40.
0:27:49 > 0:27:5242. 45. 48.
0:27:52 > 0:27:5650. 55. The bid's with the lady at 55.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59£55... And your number is...?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02An incredible profit for Paul.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Unbelievable!- What?!
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- Unbelievable. - Another discerning purchase.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I know.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13So far, David has started with a canter.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Could his toy carriage gallop into the lead?
0:28:17 > 0:28:18Give me a starter at £45.
0:28:18 > 0:28:2048. 50.
0:28:20 > 0:28:2255. 60. 65.
0:28:22 > 0:28:2470. 75.
0:28:24 > 0:28:2575. It's on commission.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Come on, Dobbs.- You're all at 75.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Anyone else going on? At £75...
0:28:33 > 0:28:35A triumph for David,
0:28:35 > 0:28:39who's been just about breaking even thus far.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Well done, man. Well done. - Get in there.- Good buy.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- Thank you.- 15 to 75?!- Lovely.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Get in.- I need that so badly.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49It's time for Paul's sextant.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Or is that a quadrant?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Starter at £100. 100.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55110. 120.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57130. 140.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- 150. 160.- Well done.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02170. 180. 190.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05200. New bidder. 210.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07220. 230.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- It's made its money now. - Any advance on £230...?
0:29:11 > 0:29:16With £80 profit, Paul will be very happy with that.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- It feels good.- Seriously. - Cheers, man.- Seriously.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Get in!
0:29:22 > 0:29:23Agh! Agh!
0:29:23 > 0:29:27Next up is David's swan parasol handle.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- 20 bid everywhere. - Everywhere. Sea of hands.
0:29:30 > 0:29:3330. 32. 35. 38. 40.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Come on.- 42.- Come on, baby.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- 45. 45. 48.- Go on.
0:29:39 > 0:29:4150. 55. 60. 65.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- She's getting there. - On my left at £65...
0:29:45 > 0:29:48A very nice £45 profit for David.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- Last one to go.- You're up.- I'm up.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52I could go down.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- You could.- I could.- Could? Will!
0:29:56 > 0:29:59It's all down to that final lot -
0:29:59 > 0:30:02David's mirrored table.
0:30:02 > 0:30:0320 bid. 22.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- 25.- What's happening?- 28. 30.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- This can't be your lot.- 35. 38. 40.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10- Oh!- Go on!
0:30:10 > 0:30:1342. Can I tempt anybody else?
0:30:13 > 0:30:1742. At £42...
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Everyone thought it would bomb and although, after costs, it's a loss,
0:30:21 > 0:30:24it's a lot less than they had thought.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Pass me a piece of that humble pie!
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Well... No, you were right, because I've made a slight loss.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33You got out of it!
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Unbelievable.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38David started this leg with £214.60.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41After auction costs,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44he made a profit of £57.64,
0:30:44 > 0:30:50ending the leg with a total of £272.24.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Paul, meanwhile, started with £369.40
0:30:56 > 0:31:00but after costs made a profit of £95.50,
0:31:00 > 0:31:02thereby winning this leg of the road trip
0:31:02 > 0:31:05with £464.90.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Which way are you going? That's the way out.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Onwards and upwards, chaps.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Path of least resistance.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17This leg is going to be mine!
0:31:17 > 0:31:18On this leg, the boys are starting
0:31:18 > 0:31:20in New Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway
0:31:20 > 0:31:24before heading north for auction in Paisley in Renfrewshire.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Our experts have their hearts set on one thing - finding a bargain.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Next stop is Admirable Antiques,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36where both of our experts will be shopping.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- Dingle-dangle. Hello. Paul. - I'm Dougie. Good to meet you.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- David.- Pleased to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48With our duo of wheeler dealers shopping in the same place,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52they'll need to get moving to find a bargain first.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55David in particular has quite a bit catching up to do.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58That's quite interesting.
0:31:58 > 0:32:04Oh, OK, so we've got a set of graduating ladles.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Have we got the full set?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07This is a set of six,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10early 20th century brass kitchen measuring ladles.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17They're marked to measure decilitres and are continental in origin.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- I think they're more novelty kitchenware, do you agree?- Yeah.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- How much could they be?- £15.- Yeah.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28I think, maybe, would they make one auction lot?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I mean, they're not getting me. They're not making me think,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33"God, they are gorgeous, I've got to have them."
0:32:33 > 0:32:36But I think there might be a profit in them if I paid a tenner.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- 12.50.- Oh, Dougie.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Come on.- Do it for a tenner, Dougie, I'll have them.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- Right, OK.- Are you going to do it for a tenner?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Good man, thank you very much indeed.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48First lot secured for just a tenner.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Paul's eye has been caught by this Orkney chair.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56It's quite small so probably made for a child.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59The label says, "In need of some restoration."
0:32:59 > 0:33:02This, I suspect,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05is probably 90 year old.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08An interwar period piece.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10It has some age.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13It's not ancient but it's not new.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18And it's also got a ticket price of £295.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21That would be more than half of his budget blown on a single item.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Shopping around, Paul has taken a shine to some silverware.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33He's picked up a silver preserve spoon -
0:33:33 > 0:33:36that's a jam spoon to you and me.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39It's late 19th century and is priced at £14.99.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42On my money, there's a bit of substance to that.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44At rather a charming price.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- I'm going to hang on to that. - One to think about, Paul,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49and so is this - a copper jug and kettle.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51It's from the second quarter of the 19th century
0:33:51 > 0:33:55and has a ticket price of £25.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59He's also happened upon a copper water jug by WAS Benson.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Benson was one of the most influential
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Arts and Crafts designers of the late 19th century.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09That could be a real find.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14Now, together with the spoon, will Dougie do him a deal for the lot?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Let me go in at 30 quid.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18You're going to say...
0:34:18 > 0:34:20"Thanks, Paul."
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Since it's you.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Got a deal, my man.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Gosh, that was easy enough. First three items of the trip secured.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Paul seems particularly happy with that.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31I was like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34"Oh, I see a WAS Benson copper jug over there.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36"Wonder if everyone else knows that."
0:34:39 > 0:34:40Paul's eagle eye strikes again.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44But before he goes, he's still got an eye on that Orkney chair.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47It was originally priced at £295
0:34:47 > 0:34:49but stand by.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Dougie, thank you very much indeed.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57As a parting shot, 175 quid for the Scottish chair.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00So, he's looking for £120 discount. It's a big ask.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Will the dealer take it?
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Cos it's...eh...needs repaired.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Make it 180.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Thank you, my friend. The man from Del Monte, he say, "Yes."
0:35:18 > 0:35:20That's a nice first haul for Paul,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23spending £210 on the Orkney chair,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26silver spoon and copper jug and kettle.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30David, meanwhile, is still looking for a way to sail into the lead,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34although I don't know if this is going to be his answer.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38It's a handmade model of a 1930s yacht on a mahogany stand.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41It's called a pond yacht and it's ticketed at £75.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Dougie, I'm just going to throw something at you.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46As I'm looking round, there's a yacht there.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48If it's 20 quid, it might be something.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51But you just have a look at it and come back to me.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54And if it's anywhere near there, I'll have a better look. Is that OK?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57That was an interesting way of offering £20 for it.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Is this a new negotiating tactic from David?
0:36:00 > 0:36:05He's planting the seed into dealer Dougie's mind but will he go for it?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08I know it's been really hard but I've got a major amount
0:36:08 > 0:36:10of catching up to do. Major amount.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Could it possibly be that £20?
0:36:13 > 0:36:18- I know it's horrible, it's a horrible bid.- 25.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Shall we go for a spin? 20 or 25? Shall we?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Here we go - David's old negotiating tactic's back again.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27You want heads? OK.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Huh, is this going to be another lucky coin toss?
0:36:29 > 0:36:3125, thank you.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Lady Luck seems to have been otherwise engaged for David
0:36:35 > 0:36:39but he is considering one final purchase at this shop -
0:36:39 > 0:36:43an eye-catching clay bust of Scotland's most famous poet,
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Robert Burns. It says Burns, but I don't see it myself.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I'd love to reveal Robbie Burns.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I'd love to make a bit of money out of Robbie Burns.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53It would be fantastic.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57He doesn't look much like Burns to me. What do you think?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00And is it worth the £120 asking price?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Can it be horribly cheap?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- How horrible?- 20 quid.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- 30.- Oh, come on, Dougie.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- 30.- I'm going to spin you. I'm going to spin you.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Oh, lordy, he's not really going to do this again, is he?- Are you ready?
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Yeah.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18David pays £20 for heads but £25 if it's tails.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- You want tails, do you?- Yeah. - How about heads?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- OK.- Marvellous, thank you very much.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26It looks like his luck has changed.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30And with that, David's first shop is complete, a total of £55 spent
0:37:30 > 0:37:34on the measuring ladles, the model yacht, and that bust.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Paul has made his way to the town of Lockerbie on the search
0:37:41 > 0:37:43for more bargains.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45He's visiting Cobwebs of Lockerbie,
0:37:45 > 0:37:49a dealership specialising in second-hand and antique furniture.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51There's a lot to choose from here
0:37:51 > 0:37:56and Paul is taking his usual systematic approach to browsing.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59I can't possibly go around clockwise but anti-clockwise...
0:37:59 > 0:38:00oh, no, dearie me.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02No, no, no, start here.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04How OCD am I becoming?
0:38:04 > 0:38:09Paul's looking for something that will make a big auction impact.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20Full of nice things but it's finding the nice thing that's...wow.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25I see an awful lot of browsing but no buying.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27These books seem to have caught his attention.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31It's three volumes of Robert Freke Gould's
0:38:31 > 0:38:34History Of Freemasonry, priced at £75.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38They look well presented and date from around 1910.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40They look splendid.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Might be the only books in the sale.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44And they look like they should be worth £200 or £300.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46They're not uncommon.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Anyone of any status at all in the Masons is at some stage
0:38:50 > 0:38:54going to buy or be bought that standard history.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Paul has left the books for the moment and is continuing to browse.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00There's no sign yet that he's about to buy.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04That's charming, isn't it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08It's a child's toy horse from around 1900, priced at £48.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12David Harper would buy that, wouldn't he?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I think many of my compadres would buy that.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Oh, would I buy that?- Probably, if the price was right.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23I guess it's down to whether you can get a decent discount from Irene.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Give you 20 quid for the horse. In a bit of a state.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- Unfortunately, I've paid a good bit more than that for it.- OK.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33I understand that. If it's not 20, what is it?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Is it much more than that?- 30.
0:39:36 > 0:39:3830 quid?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42And what's your last offer?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44See, the books - don't peg me as a Mason, by the way -
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- can I just seal that one right now? - That's fine.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Are they 30 quid as well?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51You're chancing it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Irene's certainly got the measure of Paul but is she feeling generous?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Go on, I'll do it at 30. - Excellent!
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Another decisive shop for Paul.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05£60 spent on a child's wooden horse and the three books.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11David has left New Abbey and is on his way to Eskdalemuir.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14He's visiting an extraordinary temple that seems at odds
0:40:14 > 0:40:19with its surroundings, and thousands of miles from its homeland.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Samye Ling was the first Tibetan Buddhist Centre
0:40:23 > 0:40:25to be established in the West.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Today, David's meeting nun Annie.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33- Hello.- Hello. I'm Annie, you're David.- David Harper.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Fantastic. I mean, what a place to find in Scotland.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Yes, it is a bit surprising, isn't it? Maybe you should see around it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- Can I show you the temple? - Yes, will you?
0:40:43 > 0:40:48Samye Ling is home to around 16 monks, nuns and volunteers.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52It gets its name from Samye, the first monastery to open in Tibet
0:40:52 > 0:40:55and "ling" meaning "place."
0:40:55 > 0:41:00In the late '60s, two Tibetan monks came to the site to study English
0:41:00 > 0:41:04and began building Samye Ling into what it is today.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08I don't know about you but David Harper looks quite at home.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15This grand victory stupa is a shrine dedicated to honouring the dead.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17It's quite a dramatic building, isn't it?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20I mean, it really is a great symbol. Noticeable.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26It's certainly noticeable. You'll find stupas in many Buddhist places.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30On a visit to Scotland in 1993, the Dalai Lama came to Samye Ling.
0:41:30 > 0:41:36It was he who chose the specific site for the stupa's construction.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41It's quite something to have the Dalai Lama visit your monastery.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Yes, it was wonderful. Very nice.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47But the most visually arresting part of Samye Ling
0:41:47 > 0:41:48is the magnificent shrine room.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- Oh, my goodness gracious. - So, here we are.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56I have got to say, I love colour.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Yes, you've definitely come to the right place.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01What would this part of the temple be?
0:42:01 > 0:42:06This is our main shrine room where we do prayers and meditation.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11Tibetan Buddhism's very rich, as you can see by the colours.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12But also in the rituals,
0:42:12 > 0:42:16so there's a great abundance of different things that we do here.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Buddhism began over 2,500 years ago
0:42:19 > 0:42:23when Prince Siddhartha Gautama believed he'd found
0:42:23 > 0:42:25spiritual enlightenment through a profound
0:42:25 > 0:42:28understanding of the causes of human suffering.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Upon this realisation he became known as Buddha - the awakened one.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- And this is he.- This is how he's usually depicted.- OK.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40So there's Buddha himself in the centre and behind there's
0:42:40 > 0:42:45a kind of frieze and that shows what we call the 12 deeds of the Buddha.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47So, events from his life.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Meditation is a key part of Buddhist life.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Could you prepare me for meditation?
0:42:53 > 0:42:55I could explain one of two things, according to my understanding
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- and then you could try them. - I would love to.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03The nuns and monks have two meditation sessions per day,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05each lasting one hour.
0:43:05 > 0:43:10- So...- Yes, you sit down. We cross our legs.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- Usually, we sit with our palms one on top of the other.- OK.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16The back straight.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18But quite relaxed.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23And then gradually, when you're ready,
0:43:23 > 0:43:28just follow the movement of the breath, in and out.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31David looks quite the part sitting there, just like Buddha!
0:43:31 > 0:43:34But there's no time for meditation. There's shopping to be done!
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Together again, the boys are heading
0:43:39 > 0:43:43just outside the historic market town of Biggar in South Lanarkshire.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47They're starting in the same shop together - Sunnyside Antiques.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50- Are you in a hurry? - Of course I'm in a hurry!
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- It's cold. It's wet. Why don't we get in?- You're panicking, admit it.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Where do we go?
0:43:54 > 0:43:57Someone's keen to get in first.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00Where...? That's somebody's house!
0:44:00 > 0:44:05- There's a shed!- I'm sorry. I don't know what I'm doing.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Ha! I hope you do! You need to get your mind on your big comeback,
0:44:08 > 0:44:11ensuring every purchase makes a profit.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13Any age to that?
0:44:13 > 0:44:15I wouldn't say so. Again, probably...
0:44:15 > 0:44:19- Yeah, it's pretty fresh, isn't it? - Yeah.- It's nice, though.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23It's a silver-plated wine bottle pourer.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25Is it cheap, cheap, Mark?
0:44:25 > 0:44:27Er...it's 25.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- Lots of work in it.- Yeah. - It's silver wire.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Erm... I do like that.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35And may be difficult to age precisely
0:44:35 > 0:44:37as there are no marks on it.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40It's very cleverly made, isn't it? It's wicker, isn't it?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43It is. But in a white metal.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46Gosh. If that was silver, that's several hundreds of pounds' worth.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50What's the absolute, absolute depth on that for me?
0:44:50 > 0:44:52Bear in mind Laidlaw is all ears.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54BOTH LAUGH
0:44:54 > 0:44:56Have you got a pen?
0:44:56 > 0:44:58A pen? What's he up to now?
0:44:58 > 0:45:01Secret negotiations, Paul Laidlaw.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04Well, at least he's not flipping a coin again.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07And remember, you can't pay for things with an IOU.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15"Please help me. I'm in big trouble. Will you take £10?" The chancer.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19And Mark's taking it.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22Mark, you are an absolute gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- Good luck. - HE LAUGHS
0:45:24 > 0:45:25Just destroy that evidence.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29That worked a treat, then. And he's managed to knock another £8
0:45:29 > 0:45:30off Mark's best price.
0:45:30 > 0:45:36That is an absolute stonker. It's gorgeous quality. Love it.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39Let's hope the buyers at auction love it just as much.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43Paul is looking at some costume jewellery.
0:45:43 > 0:45:49- Is that a job lot...?- I can do as a job lot, if you'd like. Erm...
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- 25.- 25 quid the lot. How much are they?
0:45:53 > 0:45:56I'll do those for ten.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- Good man.- Good. - No harm done. Good job.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02£10 for a silver brooch and bangle,
0:46:02 > 0:46:06which will make up a nice silvery lot with the spoon from yesterday.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08I'll just shove them in my pocket.
0:46:08 > 0:46:13Meanwhile, David has made his way to Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.
0:46:14 > 0:46:18He's checking out the family-run Lothlorien Emporium,
0:46:18 > 0:46:19owned by Linda and Derek.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21As it's his final shop,
0:46:21 > 0:46:25David really needs to find something that will put him in the lead.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28This is like...
0:46:28 > 0:46:30last chance saloon again, isn't it?
0:46:30 > 0:46:34The final opportunity to buy something really...powerful.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39David's big comeback continues as he looks for something to deliver
0:46:39 > 0:46:40that knockout blow.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46Could these early 20th century hickory Shafter golf clubs
0:46:46 > 0:46:49get him out of the bunker and back on to the green?
0:46:49 > 0:46:50They're priced at £5 each.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53I'm no expert in golf clubs,
0:46:53 > 0:46:58but I would think they must be...
0:46:58 > 0:47:02oh, 1930s. Would you...? Would you think, Linda?
0:47:02 > 0:47:06- 1910.- You think 1910? A bit earlier?
0:47:06 > 0:47:07It's Linda's husband Derek.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09He seems to know a little bit about them.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12Hi, Derek. Well, you might know more about these golf clubs than me.
0:47:12 > 0:47:13Talk to me about them.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16Not too much, but I know that, usually in Scotland,
0:47:16 > 0:47:20most of the time, it's the names on the clubs that they look for.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Carnoustie. That one's Carnoustie.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24- Oh, that one's Glasgow. - Glasgow, yes.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27I tell you what, the guy that buys these, or the woman who buys these,
0:47:27 > 0:47:29they're not going to use them.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31They're not going to go and play golf with them
0:47:31 > 0:47:33cos they're probably not going to do very well.
0:47:33 > 0:47:36Derek is offering something additional that may
0:47:36 > 0:47:40complement the golf clubs and create an interesting little golfing lot.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43OK. So, that is something...
0:47:43 > 0:47:45Do we have a brand on there?
0:47:48 > 0:47:50Just says golfing lighter.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54- It's pretty new. It's maybe 1980s, isn't it?- It doesn't say.
0:47:54 > 0:47:561980S? Hardly an antique.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59I'm losing the plot here in a big way. In a big way.
0:47:59 > 0:48:00You certainly are.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04I'm going to be very cheeky and offer you 20 quid...
0:48:04 > 0:48:09for the lot...as a cheeky little lot number.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11- Do you reckon?- I think that would be all right.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14- Should we say yes...without even asking him?- No.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16Perfect. Sorry, Derek, the deal's been done.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20The deal might be done, but Derek is back with two other items
0:48:20 > 0:48:22to throw in as part of the lot.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Oh, look at that.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29And we have the golf Go For The Green authentic golf action game.
0:48:29 > 0:48:35It's a 1,500-piece golf jigsaw and a board game from the 1970s.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- Thank you, you two. - You're welcome.- Linda, you've been absolutely gorgeous.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42- And Derek, thank you very much. Very helpful.- You're welcome. - Really appreciate it, thank you.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46What a very funky auction lot, eh?
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Funky?! What is he talking about?
0:48:48 > 0:48:51That's probably my biggest earner!
0:48:51 > 0:48:56- I bet you that's the biggest earner. - Well, we shall soon see.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Four early 19th century golf clubs,
0:48:58 > 0:49:03a novelty golf lighter, a jigsaw and a board game, all for just £20.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06A fabulous shot, and I think you will find
0:49:06 > 0:49:08that was almost professional.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11Our experts are now all done shopping.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Paul began this leg with £464.90
0:49:14 > 0:49:18and has parted with a laudable £280 for five lots -
0:49:18 > 0:49:20an Orkney chair,
0:49:20 > 0:49:22a copper pot and kettle,
0:49:22 > 0:49:24a preserve spoon combined with jewellery,
0:49:24 > 0:49:26a wooden toy horse
0:49:26 > 0:49:29and three volumes on the history of Freemasonry.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33David started this leg with £272.24
0:49:33 > 0:49:37and has gone on to spend a paltry £85, also on five lots -
0:49:37 > 0:49:41kitchen measuring scales, a model yacht,
0:49:41 > 0:49:44a clay model of Rabbie Burns...supposedly,
0:49:44 > 0:49:47a wine bottle stand
0:49:47 > 0:49:50and a collection of golf clubs and novelty golf items,
0:49:50 > 0:49:52but what do they really think of each other's items?
0:49:52 > 0:49:56The chair, that's a very, very good chair.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59It could sell for 120, it really could.
0:49:59 > 0:50:04However, knowing Paul Laidlaw, it may well make 280. Who knows?
0:50:04 > 0:50:08That's the danger one, but it could make him £100.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11I wouldnae have bought anything Mr Harper bought!
0:50:11 > 0:50:17However, the only one that's really guaranteed to do him quite well
0:50:17 > 0:50:21is the yacht, that's a smart thing, very decorative, a good thing
0:50:21 > 0:50:25and a hell of a price. So, yeah, he'll do all right.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28Look, we just don't know. It'll be a nail-biter. Magic.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34After shopping in the Southern Lowlands, it's up to the
0:50:34 > 0:50:38Central Belt of Scotland for auction in Paisley in Renfrewshire.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42Paisley is the largest town in Scotland.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46The Abbey has been a place of worship since the 12th century
0:50:46 > 0:50:50and it's believed William Wallace was educated here as a boy.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Whilst our Bravehearts have made it to Paisley,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56the red Triumph hasn't. It broke down en route,
0:50:56 > 0:50:58so we've given them a new one.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00This time, a 1965 MG Midget.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06- The old car has gone to classic car heaven.- Seriously?
0:51:06 > 0:51:09- Or at least part of it has. - What part of it?
0:51:09 > 0:51:11The important bit - the bit that makes it go!
0:51:11 > 0:51:15It was probably the weight of Paul's gold.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20The auctioneers are a merger of two family-run firms who have
0:51:20 > 0:51:22been in the business since 1848.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Auctioneer Stephen Maxwell is on the podium today.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31First up are Paul's silver spoon, brooch and bangle.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34- Can we say £20 for the lot? - No, let's say a fiver.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36All silver, start me at ten then.
0:51:36 > 0:51:37Nice and cheap. Thank you, ten I'm bid.
0:51:37 > 0:51:42- £12. 15, 18.- No, no!- 20, and two. 25, 28.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45The bid's with the gentleman, £30.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48You're out. The bid's now at the back with the gentleman,
0:51:48 > 0:51:50selling at £30.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54A few pounds' profit, but after costs, there won't be much left.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57It would be fabulous if it had made a tenner.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02Next, will David's wine bottle pourer deliver him profits?
0:52:02 > 0:52:05- Straight in, £20 there for the wine bottle holder.- Come on!
0:52:05 > 0:52:09- £22 with the lady. 25.- Come on!- 28.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11It's with the lady, in the room at 28.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15- Come on!- Any advance, all done? We're selling then, at £28.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19David more than doubled his money on that. He's off to a great start.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22- It's all right, it's all right. - It's a good result.- It's all right.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26David was very impressed earlier by Paul's copper Benson jug,
0:52:26 > 0:52:30but will it and the kettle impress the Paisley bidders?
0:52:30 > 0:52:34- Ten to get started. Thank you, sir. £10, I have.- £10, ridiculous.
0:52:34 > 0:52:35To my left. Do we have 12? 12 bid.
0:52:35 > 0:52:40- 15?- No.- 18?- No!- No? With the gent at the back, 18 has it.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Are we all done at £18?
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Paul had hoped for a big profit from that, but after costs,
0:52:46 > 0:52:49he breaks even again.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52That was Benson. I love Benson's stuff.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56I used to. He's dead to me now.
0:52:56 > 0:53:00Next, it's time to measure up David's brass kitchen ladles.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03- Can we say £30?- Oh, yeah.- Don't say £30.- I think 30 would be good.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05So, start me at £20. Your measures at £20.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07- £20, take them.- It's not happening.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10- They're worth that, aren't they? - £15, then, to get me started.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14- No, it's wishful thinking. - £15, seven of them, £10, then.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Ten, thank you, I'm bid ten there. 12 at the door.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20- No, the gent at the door has it. 12, 15?- Fabulous. That's it!
0:53:20 > 0:53:22- You're out. The gent to my right has it.- Come on.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25- Come on!- Are we all done at £18?
0:53:25 > 0:53:27A good result for David.
0:53:27 > 0:53:31His brass ladles have outshone Paul's Benson jug.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34Benson - Smenson! Rubbish!
0:53:34 > 0:53:37So far, Paul isn't making much headway.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41Could he get ahead with the Freemasonry books?
0:53:41 > 0:53:43£20, then. Come on, for three.
0:53:43 > 0:53:4520, thank you, madam. 20 I'm bid with the lady.
0:53:45 > 0:53:4922 with the gentleman, and five, 28, 30, and two, 35.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52- No, no, no!- 38, 40, and two.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55You're out. With the gentleman at £42.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- Are we all done at 42?- It's not enough.- 45, new bidder. 48.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- No, no.- Madam?- Keep going.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03- With the gentleman to my left here at £50.- Don't weaken.
0:54:03 > 0:54:08- Five?- No.- You're out. With the gentleman. We're selling at £55.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- Wasn't it worth it?- No!
0:54:10 > 0:54:12A great result for Paul.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15After a lacklustre start, he's beginning to catch up.
0:54:15 > 0:54:21- The Laidlaw is coming back.- Oooh!
0:54:21 > 0:54:24Next, it's time to find out what the bidders think
0:54:24 > 0:54:27of David's clay model of Robbie Burns.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31£20, then? £20, thank you, sir. I have £20.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34- Good taste.- Any advance at 20? Do we have 22?
0:54:34 > 0:54:37- It's with the gentleman at 22. - Come on.- Are we all done?- No!
0:54:37 > 0:54:40- 22, thank you, sir at the back. - Yes!- 25?
0:54:40 > 0:54:42You're out? That was very quick.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45Still the same gentleman, then, at £25.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47David had high hopes for that,
0:54:47 > 0:54:50but high hopes haven't led to high profits.
0:54:50 > 0:54:54A fiver profit on our Robbie Burns. It's ridiculous!
0:54:55 > 0:54:59Will David's pond yacht sail him into the lead?
0:54:59 > 0:55:05Start me at 20, then? At £20? £20 bid. And two, 25, 28? You're out.
0:55:05 > 0:55:09The bid's to my left at £28. At £30, and two.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12- 35. 38.- Come on. Come on.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14- No, the bid's to my left at 30. - Come on, no.- Are you bidding, sir?
0:55:14 > 0:55:16£40, new bidder.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19- 42.- Everybody'll have a bite of that.- 45?- Come on.
0:55:19 > 0:55:25- 48, 50, and five.- Yes.- I told you. - 60, and five?
0:55:25 > 0:55:30- Yes.- No, the bid's to my left with the gentleman at £65.
0:55:30 > 0:55:34That is a remarkable £40 profit. Well, he did well there.
0:55:34 > 0:55:35I've got one more item.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Yeah, and you're not going to do very well with that!
0:55:39 > 0:55:42You've had your moment of glory there, mate!
0:55:42 > 0:55:46Next, Paul's toy horse is under starter's orders.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48Starting on commission at £30, and two.
0:55:48 > 0:55:54- 35, 38, 40, and two.- No.- 45. It's your bid, sir, to my left.
0:55:54 > 0:55:5748, it's a lady, £50, and five.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59- 60, and five.- No.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03No, it's now with the lady, we're selling to the room at £65?
0:56:03 > 0:56:04Gone.
0:56:04 > 0:56:05The horse has bolted,
0:56:05 > 0:56:09and significantly boosted Paul's profits.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12I have to say, this is neck and neck.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15And my big spend's still to come.
0:56:15 > 0:56:19Ready to tee off is David's final lot - the golfing set.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- £20, then, to get me started at 20? £20 I'm bid.- Come on.
0:56:23 > 0:56:27- With the gentleman here at 20, I have 22 at the back.- How dare you!
0:56:27 > 0:56:32- 25, 28, £30. 32?- Come on. - You're out?
0:56:32 > 0:56:35- At the very back.- Come on. - What is happening here?
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- Are we all done at £32? Gone.- More than enough, drop that hammer.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41It's another little profit, it's another little profit.
0:56:41 > 0:56:46A proverbial hole-in-one for David, collecting a tidy £12 profit.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50It all comes down to the last lot - Paul's Orkney chair.
0:56:50 > 0:56:55It was a big purchase, but can it deliver an even bigger profit?
0:56:55 > 0:57:00£55, I have here, £60. 65, 70, and five.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03£80, and five, at 90.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05It's now with the gentleman here, 95.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07- It's going to go up from here. - £100, and ten.
0:57:07 > 0:57:13120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16- 170, 180.- Stop, stop!- You're out, the same gent has it.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18- Stop, stop, stop.- Oh!- Are we all done?
0:57:18 > 0:57:21We're selling, fair warning, £180...
0:57:22 > 0:57:25It was a big buy and it hasn't paid off for Paul.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27After costs, he'll make a loss on it.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33- Big brave man, I like you. - Come on, let's go.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36Auction over, it's time to do the sums.
0:57:36 > 0:57:41Paul started with £464.90 and after costs,
0:57:41 > 0:57:45made a lamentable profit of just £5.36,
0:57:45 > 0:57:50ending the leg with £470.26.
0:57:50 > 0:57:54David, however, started with £272.24
0:57:54 > 0:57:56and after auction costs,
0:57:56 > 0:58:00he made an impressive profit of £52.76,
0:58:00 > 0:58:03winning the auction and the leg.
0:58:03 > 0:58:08His total now stands at £325.
0:58:08 > 0:58:13- You smug boy! - Do winners drive? Do winners...?
0:58:13 > 0:58:14On this trip,
0:58:14 > 0:58:18David managed to pull the rug out from his opponent
0:58:18 > 0:58:21by shortening the gap and taking the auction glory,
0:58:21 > 0:58:24but Paul's still in the overall lead
0:58:24 > 0:58:26so it will all come down to the final auction.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28How exciting!
0:58:28 > 0:58:29Oh, she feels good.
0:58:29 > 0:58:33Oh, everything feels good for you right now!