0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car, and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Going, going...gone.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- Yes!- I think I've arrived!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it is no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.- Tails.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Agh, agh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37CAR HORN BEEPS
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Today sees the start of a new journey with two Road Trip veterans.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Auctioneer Paul Laidlaw has a passion for militaria...
0:00:48 > 0:00:50an eye for detail...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55..and is always keen to pass on his specialist knowledge.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59What more can the antiques expert tell you about it? Not a lot, really!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Trying to beat him at auction is antique dealer David Harper.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08He enjoys taking a risk...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10all things oriental...
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and isn't afraid of a bit of hard graft.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- Look at that.- I've never seen a man work like this!- Have you not?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Never seen me work like this!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Ha-ha, well, with £200 each in their wallets,
0:01:22 > 0:01:27the best of the British springtime, and this 1968 Triumph Herald,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30our experts are in for the trip of a lifetime.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I'll tell you what, Paul, it's very good to be back in a classic.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- You like it?- Oh, and the sun shining.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- You are lapping this up, aren't you? - It's wonderful!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- I'm back in the zone, says David Harper!- I'm back in the zone, I am!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47What fun!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50On this route, our boys set off from Windermere
0:01:50 > 0:01:55in the English Lake District and cover almost 600 miles.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57They will cross the border into Scotland,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59ending the week in the city of Dundee.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07On this leg, they will start at the Cumbrian town of Windermere and
0:02:07 > 0:02:11weave their way towards the auction in East Boldon in Tyne and Wear.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- Kendal, my adopted home.- Yeah. - And where are we going to end up? - I have no idea.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Where are we going to end up?- God's own country.- We're going to Scotland.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- But what a journey for us! - Aye, my grandmother was Scottish...
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Very good.- ..a proper Scot.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- So there's Scottish blood running in these veins.- Freedom!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Rargh! - THEY LAUGH
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Oh, Lordy!
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Lake Windermere, at ten-and-a-half miles,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44is the longest natural lake in England.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Look at that! - There's Windermere.- Jeez!
0:02:47 > 0:02:50On a good day, Britain, for me,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53is the most beautiful place on the planet.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56The nearby town of Windermere was named after the railway station
0:02:56 > 0:02:58built in the mid-19th century
0:02:58 > 0:03:02and had, before then, been known as Birthwaite.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Our experts' first stop is tucked away in a little courtyard
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- and run by Jean and Barry. - Hi, I'm David.- Barry.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Barry, nice to meet you. Where do you want to go?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- You want me to go that way? What do you want me to do?- Go to hell!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Oh, no, oh, no! Oh, charming!
0:03:18 > 0:03:20What a great start. Do you hear that? Mm.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22The gloves are off now, Harper!
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Now, now, fellas, don't fall out so early in the trip.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31That is one cracking chandelier.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33And it's... Well, I'm not far away.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38I've got £200 to spend, so I'm short £2,450.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42From David's expensive tastes to Paul's sense of humour.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I CANNOT believe it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51In 20 years, usually, these retail at about £500-£700.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- This has got real mileage. - Don't fall for it, David.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Catch any of that?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58HE LAUGHS
0:03:58 > 0:03:59You little horror!
0:03:59 > 0:04:00LAUGHTER CONTINUES
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I'm going to have to watch him. Come on in, Paul. Have a great time.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Shall we look for one of the bargains?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I think you should buy furniture.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09It's doing particularly well at the moment.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Huh! They're both at it now. Come on, chaps, time is ticking on.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17So what have we got, then, you two? Come on, dealer to dealer,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20what have we got in here that stands you at no money?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- I've come up with two little pieces for you.- OK.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Might be good. You never know. It's probably saved me hours.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30He may not trust Paul, but Jean and Barry have got some hidden gems,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34including this 19th century Staffordshire character pepper pot.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Ticket price, £95.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43He's a big, portly fellow. He's a happy, well-fed chap.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I would love to have a go at him, I would, because I think he's rare.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50But in auction, I think it might be,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53because of the damage, £20-£30.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- If you'd take £20 for him... - I couldn't do it, David. No.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- I couldn't do it. - Barry's not having that.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Some objects do get you, you know. There's just something.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07They just grab you. And he grabs me because he's just got that...
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- quirky appeal, hasn't he?- Yeah.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I'd have a go at 20 quid. It would be my first purchase.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- We can't do 20. Will you do 30? - I tell you what, I'll spin a coin.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Oh, no, not again, "spin a coin". It's a risk, Harper.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- 25, 35. Are you going to do that? - Go on, then.
0:05:24 > 0:05:2725 if I win, 35 if you win. You ready?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Good luck, everyone. - I'll win this.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Tails.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35And Harper wins with heads.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Thank you very much, you two. My first purchase.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Can I have my 10p back? - THEY LAUGH
0:05:40 > 0:05:44And with the flip of a coin, he's bought his first item for £25.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48With David now done with shopping,
0:05:48 > 0:05:52can Barry and Jean tempt Paul with a little treasure?
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- That's a Stanhope, isn't it? The wee...- No, it isn't.- Is it not?- No.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- How much is that? - That can be...a fiver.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I'd like to spend more. But I'm not talking you up!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Come on, Paul, give us the lowdown on your tiny find.
0:06:13 > 0:06:19- Yeah, I've got to come clean. It's a Stanhope.- It isn't!- It is.- It's not!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22It is. And I wouldn't want to do the dirty on you and walk outside and go,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24"Do you know...?"
0:06:24 > 0:06:27What a decent chap. And so full of knowledge.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Stanhope, named after the man, in the 19th century, developed...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36If I say "microfilm", it's painting a picture.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40It is photography greatly diminished in scale.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43And you look down them, and there are two little views.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45So you get two Stanhopes for the price of one there.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Ooh, I think he spies great profits with these little binoculars.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- Have we got a deal at a fiver then, yeah?- I can't go back on it, can I?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59You're a gentleman, Barry. Wish me luck. Pray to God I'm right!
0:06:59 > 0:07:01You're going to get some luck with that!
0:07:01 > 0:07:04One of the smallest things we've seen on the Road Trip.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Next, I'll buy a wardrobe.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11He's certainly eyed up a bargain with this one.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14I still can't see it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Meanwhile, David is back on the road, off to the village
0:07:21 > 0:07:26of Coniston, sitting in the Lake District National Park.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32The 19th-century poet, art critic and philosopher John Ruskin
0:07:32 > 0:07:36made Coniston his home and has been commemorated with a museum.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42But more recent notoriety has come from Coniston Water
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and the world speed records that have been attempted and set by
0:07:45 > 0:07:50one of the greatest sporting dynasties this country has ever known.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56And David's in for a taste of life in the fast lane
0:07:56 > 0:08:00at the Ruskin Museum, courtesy of museum director, Vicky.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Vicky.- Hello, David, how nice to meet you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- Thank you very much.- Welcome to the Bluebird Wing at the Ruskin Museum.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- So can you show me around? - Yes, of course.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13The museum tells the story of record-breaker Donald Campbell
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and his father, Sir Malcolm,
0:08:15 > 0:08:19who broke land and water speed records in the 1920s and '30s
0:08:19 > 0:08:23using specially constructed vehicles he named Bluebird.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31This is something I have never known and I have always wanted to know -
0:08:31 > 0:08:37why were the boats and the cars for Malcolm and Donald called Bluebird?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Apparently, in 1912,
0:08:39 > 0:08:45the hit play in the West End was called The Blue Bird.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49And it's about two children pursuing the Blue Bird of Happiness.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50And Sir Malcolm thought
0:08:50 > 0:08:53that the elusiveness of the Blue Bird of Happiness
0:08:53 > 0:08:55was similar to record-breaking.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Just never quite able to get your hands on that bird.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- Nearly within reach, but you couldn't grab hold of it. - Yeah, I know the feeling.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04And, of course, it was a very effective piece of marketing,
0:09:04 > 0:09:09because it meant the blue colour was used for all the cars and boats.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13But Donald carried on the family tradition,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15breaking seven world water-speed records
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and, to this day, is the only person
0:09:18 > 0:09:22to hold both the world water and land speed records in the same year.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30So great was his passion for speed that his last vessel,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34the Bluebird K7, was more aircraft than boat.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- It looks very insect-like. - Very insect...
0:09:38 > 0:09:40A bit like a water boatman or something.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Yes, absolutely, as if it is hovering on top of the water.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And it did. And Donald Campbell, in order to go faster,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49actually bought a Gnat Trainer fighter
0:09:49 > 0:09:52from the Ministry of Defence, who were decommissioning...
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- So it's a fighter engine, an aircraft engine?- Oh, yes, yes.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01But water speed records are a dangerous dream to chase.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Over the winter of 1966-1967,
0:10:04 > 0:10:11Donald was pushing to better his own 276mph record at Coniston.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19These images were taken during weeks of unsuccessful attempts.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Then, on 4th January, Donald was on target to smash the record
0:10:23 > 0:10:25when disaster struck.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Whilst speeding at over 300mph, Donald lost control of his craft.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39The Bluebird somersaulted in the air and nosedived into the water,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43breaking up an impact, and killing the 45-year-old husband and father.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50In a way, it is sort of more or less implicit from the start
0:10:50 > 0:10:52that there is that risk.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55The water speed record is...
0:10:55 > 0:10:59has the highest attrition rate of any sport, as far as I am aware.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- It's 80-odd percent.- Really?- Yeah.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05The awful thing is that had he just managed to control her
0:11:05 > 0:11:08for another sort of hundred yards or so, he would almost...
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Well, he would have certainly broken his own record
0:11:11 > 0:11:15and the record that he set could even still be in place,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18because the record currently stands at 317.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Donald's fame in life has been mirrored in death
0:11:23 > 0:11:27as he and his craft remained in the lake for over 34 years
0:11:27 > 0:11:29before they were recovered.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31And since 2001,
0:11:31 > 0:11:36the wreckage of Bluebird K7 has been undergoing a painstaking
0:11:36 > 0:11:39restoration project in preparation for display in the museum.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46And now all you need here, Vicky, is the boat.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- You need her here, don't you? - We do.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I mean, she will be coming here in due course,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54but the conservation rebuild is being carried out by volunteers
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- and they're not doing it 24/7. - Will you let me know
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- when she arrives? I'd love to come back.- We'll let you know.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Vicky, it has been an absolute delight...- Thank you for coming.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Thank you for coming.- My pleasure. Thank you for inviting us.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Glad you've enjoyed it. It's quite a story.- Fascinating.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Meanwhile, Paul is heading towards the next stop of the trip -
0:12:16 > 0:12:19the historic market town of Kendal.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Since the Roman settlers began dealing with the local tribes over
0:12:26 > 0:12:302,000 years ago, trading has been an important part of Kendal's history.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Today, it is still famed for its variety of shops,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37and Paul's heading for one with a past.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Housed in a listed 17th century manor house, owners Robert and Andy
0:12:45 > 0:12:50have packed it full of eclectic and tempting antiques.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53I did say before I was looking for somewhere to rummage.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54I think I've arrived!
0:12:54 > 0:12:59The trick is to turn this treasure trove into your own pot of gold.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07The context is bric-a-brac. That's car-boot sale on a table, is it not?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Oh, cheeky!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12And in amongst it is rather a rich thing.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So, period -
0:13:15 > 0:13:17second half of the 19th century.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Medium gilt brass.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25With applied enamelled porcelain plaque there.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30It is a rich piece of Victorian, very decorative, metalwork.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35He's taken with this gilt brass chalice-like vessel,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38but it's not the only item he's got his eye on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44African...carved wooden stool.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48My children could have told you that. What more can the...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51the antiques expert tell you about it?
0:13:51 > 0:13:52Not a lot, really!
0:13:54 > 0:13:55At least he's honest.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00That has a pleasing...patina.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02It's got wear and tear.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09It's unlikely to have been brought about over here.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Because over here,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14it sits in the corner with a plant on it, does it not?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Um, any port in a storm.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17In this case, it could be an African port.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19We'll give that a try later on, shall we?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23A man on a mission with two items in his sights and no sign of surrender.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32That is an officer's service dress. That's the correct terminology.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Royal Army Medical Corps captain.
0:14:35 > 0:14:41Why am I looking at it? Well, it's a strong market. Military, hot.
0:14:41 > 0:14:48It's all there. It has its belt and it also has its trousers.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51With a passion for militaria, Paul's gunning for glory.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Here's another one.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57In this instance... That was Royal Army Medical Corps.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59This one has collar badges of the Royal West Kent Regiment.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04And, of course, collectors chase relics of particular regiments.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07OK, another one I can ask about.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09This place certainly has him all lit up.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- And he has also found a Chinese carved table lamp.- Chinese.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Carved hardwood.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25I love it. I must admit, I absolutely love these things.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Bags of character there.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And you put yourself a nice silk shade or a pagoda form shade on that,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33what's not to love?
0:15:33 > 0:15:39What about the £185 price tag, Paul? It's worth a shot.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43A few wee bits and bobs. The likes of the officer's service dress there.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- We're looking for £87 for that.- OK. That's unlucky, but c'est la vie.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- You've got a Victorian cup.- We've been looking for £150 for that.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- I know, I know, I know. - So where would you want to be?
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Oh, I'll say my limit and not play any games. At 50, I take a punt.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04We'll let you have a deal at 50 and see how you go with that.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Laidlaw's gaining ground with a third off the Victorian brass.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12There's a wee African stool sitting on the floor in front of you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14That's unusual. Anything ethnic these days,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- again, we're looking about £45 for that.- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It was going to be my parting shot, just because you've asked,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22a tenner, to be honest with you.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Have a go with that, just for interest, to see what it'll bring...
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Take a punt at those two, then.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's another great deal at £10 for the stool.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34And now for his final strike.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- Strike while the iron's hot. Long shot. Two more things.- Yes.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41There was the two service dress tunics.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I didn't even ask you about it -
0:16:43 > 0:16:45the Chinese carved hardwood for your lamp...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Yes.- ..at the top of the stairs.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- It's got a massive price tag on it. - You're welcome to bid us on that.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Yeah, so no pressure at all.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- I want to pay 70 quid, the lot. - Two tunics...- And the Chinese lamp.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02- ..at £70...- 70 quid, plus stool at 10, brass at 50.- No problem.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Pleasure, Andrew. - You're welcome.- Good man.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11Well, I never! That's a saving of almost £600.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Parting with over half his cash, Paul's making off with four items.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Thank you.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22And joining David once more, they wind down together for the night
0:17:22 > 0:17:25after a fast and furious day on the road.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Night-night.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34It's the start of a brand-new day on the road trip.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37So have we suddenly gone back to November or something?
0:17:37 > 0:17:43- Is it near Christmas? This is freezing!- Bracing, eh, chaps?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45This is real motoring. It's raw.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Hypothermia in the morning, nothing like it!
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Yesterday, Paul parted with £135 and picked up five items -
0:17:54 > 0:17:57the Stanhope binoculars,
0:17:57 > 0:17:58the African stool,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02a pair of Second World War dress tunics,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05an early 20th century Chinese table lamp,
0:18:05 > 0:18:10and the Gothic chalice-like vessel with the porcelain plaques.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Which leaves him with £65 to take into the end of the day.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17On the toss of a coin,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21David bought the Staffordshire character pepper pot for £25,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24which means he still has £175 to spend.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Our experts are braving the British spring weather
0:18:29 > 0:18:32en route to Hawes in North Yorkshire.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Sitting to the east of the Pennines, this picture-postcard market town
0:18:38 > 0:18:42makes it particularly popular with visitors.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45And one big draw is Paul's next stop -
0:18:45 > 0:18:49the proud home of Wensleydale cheese.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Listen, have a great day.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Yeah, well, you get pickle, cheese, and crackers, OK?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- OK, what kind of bread do you want? - Just lots!- Just lots of bread?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- OK. All right. Good luck. - See you later!- See you, Paul.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05This crumbly cheese has a rich heritage
0:19:05 > 0:19:07going back to the 12th century.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It is now enjoyed globally,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13including by animation stars Wallace and Gromit.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Although there are other producers of Wensleydale in the UK,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22this is where it all started and, as such,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25houses a museum charting its cheesy past.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Today, it is still made only using milk from local farms
0:19:29 > 0:19:34and has been the recipient of almost 400 awards in the last decade alone.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40So, pucker up, Paul, for a real taste of Yorkshire history,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42courtesy of managing director, David.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Well, this is not what I expected. I know we're in a museum setting.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53I expected a farmhouse sort of environment. And I see Norman arches.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Well, yes, because the story of Wensleydale cheese really started
0:19:56 > 0:20:01with those first monks who came over from France
0:20:01 > 0:20:03after William the Conqueror had taken over the country.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06So they arrived in the 11th and 12th century,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10and they were the people who really brought cheesemaking to these parts.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Back then, cheese was primarily a way of preserving sheep milk.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Over time, the art of cheesemaking evolved.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Cow's milk was largely used
0:20:23 > 0:20:27and the process moved out of the monastery and into the farmhouse.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32These are stone pressers, and these would have been used to press
0:20:32 > 0:20:33cheese in a farmhouse location.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35These would have been built into a wall
0:20:35 > 0:20:38or built into the inside of a building.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40And what always fascinates me about Wensleydale cheese
0:20:40 > 0:20:43is people describe it as a lightly pressed cheese.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Can you imagine that lightly pressing something? It's incredible.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53It wasn't until 1897 that cheese was made commercially in the area,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58when local merchant Edward Chapman sought to standardise quality.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04But it was the now legendary local businessman Kit Calvert MBE,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08captured here on the left, who rescued the business from closure in
0:21:08 > 0:21:13the 1930s and started the creamery, as we know it today, in 1953.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16So we've got a fantastic document here which is
0:21:16 > 0:21:19the souvenir of the opening of the new creamery.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24But there is a fantastic paragraph there. Really sums the picture up.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29"This new creamery is only what our industry deserves,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31"and if treated with much care
0:21:31 > 0:21:34"and respect as it was by our predecessors,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38"it will pay its trustees worthy compensations." A heritage...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- That's brilliant. - ..runs through it, doesn't it?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44The current custodians of this heritage and taste continue
0:21:44 > 0:21:49to invent new cheeses, including Kit Calvert Wensleydale,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52which is handcrafted to an old traditional recipe.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Wensleydale cheese changed during the Second World War
0:21:56 > 0:22:00when the Ministry of Food really encouraged cheesemakers
0:22:00 > 0:22:02to have cheese ready and available faster.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Therefore, the moisture went up, and that's where the characteristic
0:22:06 > 0:22:10white, crumbly style of Wensleydale, still very milky
0:22:10 > 0:22:13and still very appealing, came to the fore.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- And probably these older recipes of Wensleydale cheese got forgotten a little bit.- I see.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21But just as a way of commemorating Kit Calvert, we were encouraged
0:22:21 > 0:22:26by certain customers saying, "Can you make us an old-style Wensleydale?" Which is what we did.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- So if you just break a bit off the end there...- Just a little bit.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Have a generous bit. It's worth it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- You will see how smooth and creamy...- Tangy.- Tangy.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42From the nose to the palate...
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Man alive, David!
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- You're my new best friend, you know that?- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- I see you really enjoyed it. - I have! Wonderful. Thanks very much.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53Pleasure.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56MOOING
0:22:57 > 0:22:59As Paul hits the cheese,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01David has been hitting the road
0:23:01 > 0:23:05en route to West Burton in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11Where he has been met by a slower pace of rural life.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13SHEEP BLEAT
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Hurry along, girls!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19The beautiful village of West Burton was a thriving market town
0:23:19 > 0:23:22around the late 18th and 19th centuries.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28And the market cross and stocks can still be seen today.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34David's appointment is at The Old Smithy Antiques with owner Elaine.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- Hello.- Hello.- Hi there, gosh, this is gorgeous. Lovely to meet you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- What a gorgeous place. - It is, it's lovely, isn't it?
0:23:44 > 0:23:45- And a lovely heat source. - Yeah, it is.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- It's lovely on a cold day like today, isn't it?- Absolutely.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49And I've been... Feel my hands.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Oh, they are cold! Oh, my word! - Bitter. But a warm heart.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54A very warm heart.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Crikey!
0:23:55 > 0:23:59And with only one purchase so far, you had better warm up fast, David.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03I think it's Japanese, but...
0:24:03 > 0:24:07It's a silver cigarette case, but the inside is quite something.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15The silver cigarette case has a ticket price of £85 and an engraved
0:24:15 > 0:24:21picture of the volcano, Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24That's copper laid on top of silver. It's got a good weight.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- Put it aside for now, is that OK? - I will, yes. I'll leave it there. - Right, I'll dive in here again.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Will the cigarette case erupt into profits at the auction?
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Or perhaps this little 19th century glass dish will?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I know it's masonic,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41but I think that has quite a bit of an age to it.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I'm pleased you pointed that out to me, because anything
0:24:44 > 0:24:47with any sort of masonic emblem is sought-after, isn't it?
0:24:47 > 0:24:48And they can do quite well.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I mean, that's a good chunk of hand-blown glass.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I think it's some kind of... It's a paperweight of some sort.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Yeah, but... Yeah. - For anything. Pins...
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- You never know with the Masons, do you?- You don't know.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- Let's shake your hand.- Oh, gosh! - Oh, you're one of those, aren't you?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Er, well, er, no!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07No, women aren't allowed, of course. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Ticket price is £18,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12but maybe another handshake could bring that down, David?
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Can it be a tenner?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Yeah, I think it could.- OK, let me have that for a tenner, Elaine.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Thank you very much. That's the first one. Thank you.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Now let's go to the Japanese cigarette box.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It's nicely engraved, but you have got some silver polish,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- so if I buy it, can I buff it up? - I would think so.- All right.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31How much can it be? Go on. Give me the double-best death price.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- 65 is the death on that, I'm sorry. - Oh, no! I'll have it for 50.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36If you say yes, I'll take a chance on it.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I could do it at 60, maybe, at a push.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- I can't, I can't.- No, 55 is the very death. The very death.
0:25:42 > 0:25:4565, really, but I would do it at 55 and that's as far as I can go.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50- OK, I can see it in your eyes, I'll have it. Thank you very much. - OK, thank you very much.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52A good deal, but can it shine, David?
0:25:55 > 0:26:00Oh, look at that! Elaine, you are absolutely dreadful.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- SHE GASPS - What is your house like?!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Oh, gosh, don't ask!- Behave, Harper.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Oh, my goodness me, Elaine, you're going to be absolutely devastated.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09No, the price is going up.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11HE LAUGHS
0:26:11 > 0:26:13That is Japanese silver, baby,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15looking the way it did when it was made.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- I've never seen a man work like this!- Have you not?
0:26:18 > 0:26:23- Never seen me work like this. - It's worth twice as much now.- It is.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- Elaine, you're so right. - SHE LAUGHS
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Do you know, he's always been one to add a bit of sparkle,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31even to little lumps of stone.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35They are depicting typical Chinese scenes.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39We've got people here, we've got landscape, outcrops of rock,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43and we've got some age to them. But they're probably tourist pieces.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47No price, which probably means they're free... Elaine?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I don't know how much those are. How much do think they should be?
0:26:50 > 0:26:51- Shall I tell you?- Go on, then.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- I think they should be, for the pair, a few pounds.- A few pounds.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- Well, I was thinking more like a tenner apiece.- Oh, gosh!
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- But I suppose I could do the pair for 15.- A fiver for the pair.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Can you squeeze up to- £8? Oh, go on, only cos you're gorgeous!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Oh, go on, then! Thank you.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17So, with these 19th or 20th century early Chinese stone carvings,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- he's walking off with three items. - Very good.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Goodbye.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24And back in the Triumph with Paul,
0:27:24 > 0:27:26they head to their final shopping destination.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30How many items do you need to buy?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- I'm not telling you.- You can tell me. You can, honestly!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35PAUL LAUGHS
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Paul, no-one is listening. Tell me anything you like.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Come on, personal issues, I can help you.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42You couldn't handle my personal issues!
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Are they as bad as people say?
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Oh, I say!
0:27:46 > 0:27:48They're en route to the town of Middleham.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- This is my territory, Mr Laidlaw. - This is... Am I on your patch?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- You're on my patch. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The town's castle was the childhood home of Richard III and still
0:28:01 > 0:28:04rises over its inhabitants today.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08As it was left to go to rack and ruin by the Tudors,
0:28:08 > 0:28:12the stone was used to build many of the local houses.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17PAUL CHUCKLES Is that handbrake on?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Er, yeah, I think so!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21If it isn't, it's going down the hill with you.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- And I think, Paul...- Good luck, yeah?- ..you are that direction.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- If you can find five things.- It's all downhill for you from now on.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- See you later.- See you. - What a carry on!
0:28:30 > 0:28:36And off he goes to Middleham Antiques to meet Road Trip regular, Angela. Hi, Ange!
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Paul, pleased to meet you. - Yes, I know.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- One of me favourite presenters.- I'm loving you!- You talk a lot of sense.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45And you're one of my favourite antique dealers!
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Because you're talking a lot of sense. I'll do my "thang".
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Just shout when you want me. - Thanks, Angela.- Yeah.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53They're like old friends already.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Oi, oi, oi, oi, oi, that's good.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00He's getting warmer in this room.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- Angela...- Yes?
0:29:07 > 0:29:13One of the daftest things for me to pick up is an old stoneware...
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I'm not going to call it a flagon, but a jar.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- But it's got 22 quid on it.- Oh, yeah, I think we can do something on that.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- I need you to knock 20 quid off that. - I could let it go for five.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- But not two. - Sell us that for a fiver?- Mm-hmm.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- No point in being silly about it. - Old stock. Everything is movable.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- It is not set in stone. - I'm loving your work.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40A deal for an old jar. You do spot some corkers.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I'm going to tell you why I bought it.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47- Ah, it's the name. And what's that?- SRD.- Mm-hmm.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52The best story I've heard yet - Services Ration Department.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54You know what these stored? Rum.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58But the SRD makes it appealing to me because it's a military thing.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05A tipple on yet more militaria, but Paul is a man with a plan.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08I have got one good military lot that just got better
0:30:08 > 0:30:13by virtue of a rum jar. That's magic. Totally comfortable with that.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16£20 for two service dress tunics yesterday,
0:30:16 > 0:30:21it is now £25 for two service dress tunics and an SRD rum jar.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- Telling you, that's getting to be a nice wee lot.- He's excited.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31But has David been having as much luck with his shopping endeavours
0:30:31 > 0:30:33with the help of Richard?
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- I did walk by the window just now and I saw that.- The Chinese pot?
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- I mean, it's new, isn't it? - That's right, it is 20th century.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I've got it in for 695,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46which I think is about an average price for that.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- OK, I think you're probably right. It's a big lump, isn't it?- Yes.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I bought it to put the wife in, but she wouldn't fit.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Hey, I hope your wife's not watching, Richard.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56There's going to be pillow talk.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59It seems like you might have Chinese on your mind.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Oh, I've always got Chinese on my mind, that's for sure!
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- I have this, this one here. - Is it a teapot?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Yes, it's an interesting piece, isn't it?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- It's pretty modern, isn't it?- Mm.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11He's tempted by the cockerel-shaped teapot,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14but at £75, he's not counting his chickens just yet.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- Hmm, can the jade teapot be... Are you ready for a bid?- Go on.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- ..40 quid? - No, I couldn't do it for that.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- I wouldn't cover my costs on it, David.- Really?- Yeah.- Are you sure?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- Yeah.- OK. - If you offer me 50, I'll take it.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- There we go.- You know where we've got to go with this, Robert.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40You know where we have to go.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- 45...- Good man!
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Thank you very much. Chinese jade teapot.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48With that final purchase, our rivals regroup and make the short journey
0:31:48 > 0:31:51to the town of Aysgarth for a showdown.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Do not kill me, Paul.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- Behave yourself, David, you're playing this down!- Are you ready?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh. OK.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- All right. OK.- Where do you want to go? Where do you want to go?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Show me the wee Staffordshire piece. - Yes, yeah.- Pepperette.- Yes.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- And who is he?- I don't know. It's a late 18th century character,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17but I love his face and he's got comedic value.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20He is a toping gentleman.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Yes, he certainly is. But I think he's fun.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- I love such things. - Good.- It's a great period.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- Oozes charm, totally with you in every regard.- Thank you. But...
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- But I don't think you paid a lot of money for it.- No, I didn't.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Indeed. And all thanks to the toss of a coin.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40We've got a mottled jade Chinese teapot.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43And do you know where it is from, what period?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46The "Ming Ding Dong" Dynasty.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Which is...
0:32:48 > 0:32:50You definitely set me up there!
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Which is about made yesterday.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55THEY LAUGH
0:32:55 > 0:32:58The guy just finished it like this and I went, "There you go,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02"there's 45 quid." Effectively that. There is no age to it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05You're a gambler. And that's a clever buy.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09You put it in there and find a couple of people who think, "Gosh, that might be an old one."
0:33:09 > 0:33:11So that's me, Paul. I'm done.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- I think it's a very astute portfolio you've got there.- Ohh!
0:33:15 > 0:33:19And we both know it has potential.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Will Paul's items pack as much of a punch?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Well, of course, militaria. That is obvious.- And...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Ah, very interesting!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- The smallest thing I bought. - Oh, my gosh!- Bone.- Bone.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Can see the little flecks in it. Is that a little bit of...?
0:33:34 > 0:33:35What is that marking?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- It's a double Stanhope viewer. - Oh, how gorgeous! What is in there?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- What can we see?- It took some doing, but it transpires
0:33:43 > 0:33:49it's Conwy Castle and a little local village, Deganwy or something.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- That is super, Paul.- Sweet little find, that!- How did you even see it?
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I wouldn't see it! Very sweet.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- OK...- The piece I'm least proud of is my ethnic African stool.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Can I tell you what I think that is? - Go on.- I think it's Asante.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- I think it's West Africa, Nigeria. - Yeah, yeah.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10And I think it's absolutely cracking. Is there lots of wear?
0:34:10 > 0:34:12There's good wear.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15And look at the wear from the clay soil up, importantly.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- I like it, Paul. I like it. - It's OK.- Yes, I like it.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21I think it's a proper Asante, and I rate it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- It's a good table, isn't it? - It's a very good table.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27I tell you what, we could stand here a fair, couldn't we,
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and I think we could make ourselves, you and I,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32enough to have a good weekend away somewhere.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Eat and drink as much as we could consume. I reckon we could do it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- I like the way your mind works! - Wouldn't that be good?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40They may be heading off on holiday hand-in-hand,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43but do they think they will be neck-and-neck at the auction?
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Some shrewd purchases. I know why he bought every single piece.
0:34:49 > 0:34:55And he's only made one mistake, that being the Staffordshire pepperette.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59It's a loser. But everything else, I think, has got some potential.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02It's a good offering, good portfolio, as I said. Like it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I think it'll be a close call.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09I don't think any of us are going to be embarrassed by the things that we bought, and it is anyone's game.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13And bizarrely, we've both spent about the same amount of money, too.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15So, very interesting.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Will their purchases pay off?
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Time to find out as they head to auction in East Boldon.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- So, the auction, Paul Laidlaw, the auction.- This is it. D-day.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30The first one. And I'm feeling remarkably, stupidly, confident.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33No-one else will build you up other than yourself, so you might
0:35:33 > 0:35:36as well get yourself on a pedestal and chop yourself off at the base.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- Why don't we build one another up? - Shall we do that?- I've always said you were amazing.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Paul, you know what? I think I love you.- Oh, Lordy.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47The Boldons are a group of three villages
0:35:47 > 0:35:51surrounded by green belt land with a deep connection to mining.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Today's auction is at Boldon Auction Galleries.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- After you, Paul. - Thank you very much.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58- Ladies first. - PAUL CHUCKLES
0:35:58 > 0:36:03And while our experts get their teeth stuck into the competition,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07auctioneer Giles Hodges shares his thoughts on their lots.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12The market for Staffordshire on the whole is pretty flat because,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14unfortunately, there is a lot of reproductions around.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17We have got two Chinese soapstone carvings.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21The word "Chinese" sort of brings a bit of excitement
0:36:21 > 0:36:22to most salerooms at the moment,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25but they are fairly crude, fairly standard,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28and I think they might just struggle a little bit today.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Paul spent £140 of his original £200 and is offering up five lots.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43David also began with £200 and spent £143 on five lots,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45with £57 cash left over.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49So, take it away, Giles!
0:36:51 > 0:36:54First up is David's pepper pot.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Tenner to start me.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- Fiver, off we go.- Oh, Paul.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- £5 here, at five, at five. Eight, 10,- £10. You were wrong.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- £10, a bid down there. You're both out.- Come on, go on!
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- 15. At £15, a lady's bid at the moment.- Go on. Go on, lady.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13£15 you are bid, all done at 15...
0:37:13 > 0:37:14Paul was right about that one.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16It's a loss.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Not a bloodbath.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Over to Paul now and his Gothic piece of Victorian gilt bronze.
0:37:25 > 0:37:3210, 15, 20, five, 30, five, 40, £40 upstairs. Another fiver?
0:37:32 > 0:37:33That's got to be.
0:37:33 > 0:37:4045. 45 downstairs. The bid is downstairs. All done at £45.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41GAVEL BANGS
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Mmm, close, close. A small loss.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46£5, to be precise, David.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Even more after commission.
0:37:48 > 0:37:49Not a great start, fellas.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53David is hoping to carve out better profits
0:37:53 > 0:37:56with his two pieces of Chinese stone.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01£5 bid downstairs, at five, at five...
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Eight, 10, 12, 15...
0:38:05 > 0:38:10- At 15...- Come on. I need that tenner, but I... Go on!
0:38:10 > 0:38:14At £15, we're away. At 15...
0:38:14 > 0:38:18I'm crawling back, Paul. I'm crawling back with desperation!
0:38:18 > 0:38:21You'll be up and walking in no time with that £7.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Now for Paul's Chinese carved table lamp.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I've got two commission bids. I start at £30, I've started.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3235, 40, five...
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- Anybody else?- It's cheap.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3850, five, 60, five, 70...
0:38:38 > 0:38:39It's hotting up.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- At £75, gentleman's bid upstairs to the left...- I'd buy it at that.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- I still think it's cheap. - It's still cheap.- Yeah.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- At 75...- I'll take it.- Take it, Paul, take it. I'm giving it to you.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52That's kind of him.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55And that £25 puts Paul in front.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Is his next lot sitting on yet more profits?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Got two commission bids and 20 starts me straight in.
0:39:04 > 0:39:1025, 30, 35, bid is upstairs on the balcony.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12At £35, if we're all done...
0:39:12 > 0:39:15At £35...
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Another £25 helps Paul increase his lead.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- It's a nice earner. Well done. - It's all right.- Steady away, that.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Right, David,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30let's hope your masonic engraved glass can dish out more cash.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- Somebody bid me £5 for the masonic.- No...
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Gentleman at the forefront at five, 10, 15, 20, five...
0:39:40 > 0:39:4425 at the forefront, 30, £30 on the right-hand side.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- £30, ladies and gents.- Come on!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Are we all done at 30? - No, we're not!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53He's catching up now, though, with a £20 profit all of his own.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I wanted...and I got 10% back!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Up next is his big risk - the Chinese jade teapot.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09Somebody start me at £50. 50 bid, straight in at 50.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1355, 60, £60 down to the left.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- At £60, are we all done, ladies and gents?- Egg them on, egg them on!
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- At £60, the first and the last time...- Egg them on! Egg them on!
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Love you though I do, you're on your own.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22GAVEL BANGS
0:40:22 > 0:40:27Not pouring out much of a profit, but it's good at £15.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I wanted 120, I got half.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Can Paul's miniature lot give him a big return?
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Bid at 15 to start me. At £15. 18, anybody else? 18.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4320, 22, 25, 28.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47All done, ladies and gents? At £28...
0:40:47 > 0:40:50You've got your eyes on the prize now.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- That is a good profit.- From a fiver.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56It's better than my blinking jade Chinese pot!
0:40:59 > 0:41:02David's last offering - the silver Japanese cigarette case.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Will it be a smokin' lot or not?
0:41:06 > 0:41:1220 to start it, 25, 30, five, 40, five, 50, five, 60...
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Come on, come on!
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- At £65 and all done... At 65... - Come on! No!
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Not exactly a towering mountain of profit, I'm afraid, David.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25HE GROANS
0:41:28 > 0:41:31And for Paul's last lot, he has combined his Second World War
0:41:31 > 0:41:34dress tunics with the First World War rum jar.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Can it seal his victory?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Somebody bid me a fiver, the lot, please. Bid at the back of the hall.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46Five, 10, 15, 20, five, 30, five,
0:41:46 > 0:41:5140, five, 50, 55, 60, five,
0:41:51 > 0:41:5370, five.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Downstairs at 75. Are we all done?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00At £75, we are away at £75.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06And that profit is bang on £50, which gives victory to Laidlaw.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- A good day out.- No bloodshed there. Pie and a pint, my man?
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Pie and a pint sounds marvellous! You're great, you are, Laidlaw.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20David Harper started with £200 and after auction costs,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23he made a profit of £8.70.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Ha! Which gives him £208.70 to spend next time.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Paul Laidlaw also started with £200
0:42:34 > 0:42:39and has made an impressive profit of £71.56 after costs.
0:42:39 > 0:42:46That puts him in the lead with £271.56 to spend on the next leg.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Well done.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- Very good. All very successful, I think.- Not a bad morning's work.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I know you're the one with the maths degree,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56but I think you will find that 208 beats 271.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- In what parallel universe are you? - In my universe!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- And winner drives.- Get off!
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Ready?- Yes.- Wey-hey!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07PAUL LAUGHS
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, David Harper
0:43:12 > 0:43:14shows off his love of antiques...
0:43:14 > 0:43:17I almost want to kiss it. Is that really wrong?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20..and impresses Paul Laidlaw with his purchases.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23- Stunning beyond belief. - A belting good thing!