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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,

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with £200 each, a classic car,

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and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

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Going, going...gone.

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I think I've arrived!

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The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,

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but it's no mean feat.

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-Yes!

-There'll be worthy winners

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and valiant losers.

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Tails.

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So, will it be the high road to glory

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or the slow road to disaster?

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Argh!

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This is the Antiques Road Trip!

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Yeah!

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This week we're on the road with two formidable friends.

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Having won the first leg,

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auctioneer Paul Laidlaw is using his native charm

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to keep him in front.

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Do you know how we cuddle in Scotland?

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-That's how we cuddle in Scotland!

-Crikey!

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Nipping at his heels is antiques dealer David Harper.

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He may be behind...

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Ooh!

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..but he's bargaining hard to take the lead.

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-Some investor would love those.

-They would.

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Especially if I paid a tenner and they paid 20.

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-No.

-That'd be a winner.

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-No, no.

-No.

-No.

-No.

-No.

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No.

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David started with £200 and made a small profit at auction,

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giving him £208.70 to spend today.

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No.

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Paul also started off with £200,

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but has pulled ahead with his impressive profits

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and has £271.56 to flaunt on this leg.

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They're careering around the countryside

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in this bright-red 1968 Triumph Herald,

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and having a marvellous time.

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You keep going for fifth gear. For goodness' sake,

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fifth gear was never invented when this thing was made!

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On this route, our worthy adversaries

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started in Windermere in the English Lake District

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and will clock up almost 600 miles,

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ending the week over the border

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in the Scottish city of Dundee.

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Today they're starting in Sunderland in the Northeast,

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and will make their way to auction

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in the North Yorkshire Town of Northallerton.

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-Quite a revelation - what a lovely beach.

-Absolutely gorgeous.

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Yeah, you're right.

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Achieving city status in 1992,

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Sunderland lies on the coast.

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And the area of Roker has been a popular tourist destination

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since the early 20th century.

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It's also the site of David's first shop.

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Slightly envious!

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-Slightly envious.

-Let me out of here.

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-Good luck, man, yeah.

-You have a great day. Good luck, Paul.

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-Catch you later.

-I'm in.

-He's raring to go.

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-Oh.

-BELL RINGS

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Oh!

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Traditional bell. I love that, don't you? My gosh.

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Giraffes. There's giraffes everywhere.

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Someone here really likes giraffes.

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It's chock-a-block-a-look.

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The shop itself transports you back to another time.

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I mean, talk about Empire days,

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this goes way back, this building,

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I'd imagine, looking at it.

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The structure of the shop now, even with candles burning,

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you feel like you're in circa 1880 and it's just magnificent.

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All credit to the owner,

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who must be in here somewhere...

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-My God, the giraffes keep coming... Hello.

-Good morning.

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-Hello, I'm David.

-Pleased to meet you, I'm David Whitfield.

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Hi, David. Two Davids. That makes life much easier for me,

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because I'm absolutely horrific with names.

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So I won't forget that one.

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Well, I do hope not.

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David's run this shop for around 25 years

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and his kids collected most of the giraffes.

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Well, you need a long neck

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to get a look at a lot of the stuff in this place!

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I don't know musical instruments very well at all,

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but I do know that they can do surprisingly well.

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What's that there? Is it a trumpet or trombone?

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-Are you any good on instruments?

-No.

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This is going to be a laugh then, isn't it?

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They're not blowing their own trumpets - or tubas in this case.

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"Soldier of Pitsea Corps".

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Corps. Ah.

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So we've got a slight military connection here - and Paul Laidlaw.

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And he is the military expert.

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What kind of money can that be?

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35.

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And there's another one.

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Starting a band, David?

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So, I might have a punt at these.

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I think there's a potential profit in them.

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-Can I make you a bid?

-Make me a bid.

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-I'll make you a bid - 30 quid for the pair.

-I can't do it.

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-I wouldn't be making any money.

-OK.

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I tell you what I'll do - buy one, get one free.

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-45 quid the two.

-DAVID LAUGHS

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Deal or no deal?

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-I'll spin you 30 or 40.

-Go on, to a gambling man.

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Good man, have you got a coin?

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Oh, no. On the last leg he won on a coin toss.

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Can he do it again?

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-Are you ready?

-Yep.

-Happy?

-Yep.

-Go.

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Tails.

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It's tails.

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Apparently not.

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40 quid. Thank you very much, David.

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But losing hasn't put him off eyeing up more stuff.

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Hang on a minute. I'm not leaving just yet, David,

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I'm just having a quick look at something.

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It's miniature furniture

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and it's absolutely charming. So what is it?

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Well, it's a miniature chest of drawers.

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But this one, I've got to say, is a bit bonkers,

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because I can see

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that the front four sets of drawers,

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three are blank

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and one opens.

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Oh, my gosh.

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-David?

-Yes?

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Three blank drawers, one opening with a well.

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My son made me laugh the other week, he said,

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"Dad, is that an inkwell?" I said, "No." He said, "What is it?"

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-A moneybox.

-It's a moneybox, yeah.

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So when that goes in, that drops.

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-And your money goes into the bottom.

-Let me try that.

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I'll put it in, it's there. There it is. Close it.

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-Go on.

-HE GASPS

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Beautiful. What kind of money can it be?

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-I'll do it for a fiver is the best I can do.

-I can't...

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You know, I can't chip you on that. Drop-dead gorgeous.

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David may be working out ways to save some pennies...

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..but Paul's been travelling the few miles to Cleadon to spend his...

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Sitting just outside the city,

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this village was first recorded in the 12th century.

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And Paul's travelled to meet Judith at Cleadon Antiques And Gifts.

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May I have a wee look round?

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Spend some money, I hope? Excellent.

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Paul won the first leg,

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but can he whip up a storm at the next auction?

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We have a pot lid.

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Now, these date to the Victorian era,

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and things that could be bought in such pots

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were pastes and preserves and spreads,

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for consumption.

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And pastes and cosmetics

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for dressing and grooming.

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There are two here.

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One is all of £12 and the other is £9,

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so £21 for the pair.

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I think that's pretty darn fair, if you want them.

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Victorian pots to World War I binoculars,

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and now he's spied a silver box.

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That's a wee charmer, a little silver pocket snuff.

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Look at that.

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What we see all the time - engine turning.

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We see foliate scrollwork.

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What we don't see are lovely little Gothic arches and trefoils

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there's a touch of the Rococo in there with these sea scrolls.

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Ticket price £52. Right, Paul, are you actually going to buy anything?

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May I pop a few things on the counter and have a conversation with you?

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-Right.

-We might buy everything, we might buy nothing, or something,

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but let's just go at it? Do you mind?

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I mean, I could give you a good price on this,

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because I only paid 20 quid for it, although it's got a dear price on!

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-If that would get you a good profit.

-Ooh!

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A great tip on a silver-topped claret jug

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with a hefty ticket price of £485.

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Paul, you could be on to a winner here.

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We saw the pot lids.

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To start with, he's grabbing the pots AND the binoculars.

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Shoplifter!

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He's amassing a hoard.

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Your whip stand there.

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So what are you telling me comes for £75?

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Is it the stand and the whips?

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No, without the whips. The whips are just loaned off my friend.

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I don't know why she has whips!

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THEY LAUGH

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Can she throw parties?

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Oh, naughty!

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Cut to the chase. Everything there -

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give me the bottom line.

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-Be gentle with me.

-I could do these for ten.

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And I could do 20 on those.

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I could do 30 on that.

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Looking good so far.

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And John, who owns the whip stand,

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has also dropped its price to £40.

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So, Paul, one item to go.

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Judith only paid £20 for that silver-topped jug,

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so there's a great opportunity to capitalise on claret here.

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That's the big one that could hurt, but you got that cheap,

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so how much profit do you need

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to be happy with me walking out the door with it?

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Well, if I had a Scottish cuddle,

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-you could have it for 50.

-£50?!

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The ticket says ten times that price!

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I am going to give you a cuddle

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and I'm no' going to haggle any further.

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That's excellent.

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You've been very fair.

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That's no' how we cuddle in Scotland.

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-That's how we cuddle in Scotland!

-What an incredible deal, eh?

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£150 in his first shop,

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for the World War I binoculars,

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two Victorian pots and lids,

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a silver-engraved snuff box,

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the massively discounted claret jug

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and the riding-whip stand.

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And they've only thrown in a military crop for him too.

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There's a lot there to get excited about.

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Maybe a wee bit early in the trip for a coup de grace,

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but poor old David Harper

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is going to weep when he sees what I've bought.

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I didn't want to say too much in the shop,

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I didn't want to over-exude

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because, in a negotiation, that's not wise.

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That is a belter of a silver-mounted cut-glass claret jug,

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conservatively valuable

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at £200-300.

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Magic! HE CHUCKLES

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A successful morning shop, I'd say.

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And back in the car, the bragging begins.

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-How many objects?

-I shall tell you.

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-Yes.

-Three objects.

-Three objects.

-What about you?

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-How did you get on?

-Erm...

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Well, I'll see your three objects and raise you by three objects.

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-You've got six objects?!

-Duh, duh, DUH!

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HE CACKLES

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Oh, lordy!

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Our worthy competitors are en route to Durham.

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Sitting on the River Wear,

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the present city's origins

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date back to the 10th century.

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Founded around the shrine of St Cuthbert,

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one of the most important and popular medieval saints

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in northern England.

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Monks chose Durham as the final resting place for Cuthbert's remains

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and, in the 11th century,

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work started on Durham Cathedral specifically to house his tomb.

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Look at that. Isn't that gorgeous?

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And it's at the Cathedral that our boys part ways once more.

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-I've arrived, though, huh?

-You arrived a long time ago.

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In my book, you arrived a very long time ago.

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-I still love you, you know.

-You're getting a hug tonight.

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-Right, I know where my shop is.

-I'm going that way.

-Enjoy yourself.

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-See you later, buddy.

-See you.

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Despite a tumultuous past,

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Durham Cathedral has survived in all its striking splendour

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for 900 years.

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Now a UNESCO heritage site,

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it's renowned as a grand example of Norman architecture.

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And its remarkable vaulted roof

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is thought to be the first of its kind in Europe.

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Paul's come for a peek between the pews of this magnificent building,

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courtesy of senior steward Gordon Summerbell.

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Tell me, I mean, I know this is a wonderful cathedral,

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and many moons ago I was here,

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but what are its origins?

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This is a really old cathedral, isn't it, relatively speaking?

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Yes, it was built in 1093,

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-it took 40 years to build only.

-Only!

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When you think of the facilities that they had at that time,

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to build a cathedral like this in 40 years is quite remarkable.

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-My word.

-Nowadays you wouldn't get planning permission

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-in 40 years, would you?

-PAUL LAUGHS

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Ha-ha! The Cathedral was finished in 1133,

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but in the 16th century

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turmoil hit the Church.

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Henry VIII sparked the English Reformation

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by breaking away from Catholicism and Rome

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and made the Church of England

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the country's established church.

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Henry dispatched his men

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to break up many of the country's Catholic monasteries,

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including Durham.

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And they came with the strict remit to seize valuables

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and attack all symbols of Catholicism,

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including the tombs of saints.

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Of course, his tomb was a beautifully ornamental tomb until 1539

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when Henry's commissioners came

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and, of course, they brought a goldsmith with them.

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This was a very, very rich shrine

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and the goldsmith took away all the gold and jewels,

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then his instructions were to destroy Cuthbert's bones.

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But when he opened the coffin,

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he found that the body was whole, covered with skin and tissue

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and, of course, superstition being as it was in those days,

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he was terrified.

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And the commissioners themselves decided that they would do it,

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but likewise, they didn't want to touch it either,

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so they gave the coffin back to the monks

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and told them to take it away at Henry's pleasure.

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-And they never heard from Henry again.

-That is some deal.

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So I didn't realise not even saints' remains

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were safe from the Reformation,

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but those that were instructed to carry out those deeds

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were still overawed by what they saw

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and what they believed the repercussions could be,

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-or the import of those remains.

-In those days, yes.

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-So they survive here to this day.

-Yes.

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Durham Cathedral also houses the tomb

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of the seventh century monk and scholar the Venerable Bede.

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Bede's work is still valued

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in the understanding of early British history

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and he was the first to use the AD dating system.

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But a lesser-known story is how his remains came to rest in Durham.

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Bede, of course, was...

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His bones were stolen by one of the monks in Durham.

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In the year 1022 the monks went over to the monastery in Jarrow

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where Bede was buried

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and they prayed all night at the tomb of Bede

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and, the next morning, when the monks came downstairs,

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they found that Bede's bones had vanished

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and one of our monks in Durham called Alfred Westow, he stole them

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and brought them into Durham.

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And they're still here.

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That was the tourist industry of the day.

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You had the bones of a holy man

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and the bones of a saint

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and the pilgrims came.

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I didn't expect such a great yarn!

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It has to be said. Well told.

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-I am indebted to you, what a wonderful visit.

-Thank you, Paul.

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Thanks very much.

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From one Durham institution to another -

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the indoor market.

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Housed in a restored Victorian hall,

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this place has been trading since 1851.

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There are over 50 stalls,

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selling everything from fish to footwear.

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But our David is only looking for something he can turn into profits

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and has come straight to Mike,

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who's been here for 20 years.

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-There we are.

-1925.

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-Yeah.

-Nice dish.

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OK, let's have a look at that, then.

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-I hope it's going to be an absolute stonking bargain.

-Well, we'll see.

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He's got a smile on his face, I don't like the look of that at all.

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So that is absolutely gorgeous.

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So we've got stamp, Mappin & Webb, very upmarket,

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very good quality.

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Known as a tazza, Italian for stemmed cup,

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which is often used to describe objects

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with a shallow bowl shape.

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I love the shape of it, that is almost Grecian, isn't it?

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-Really nice, yes.

-Or Roman maybe, in its influence.

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Sounds like David's falling for it,

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but how much is he willing to pay?

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I could make you a bid and I don't think I'm going to buy it.

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-Do you want me to make a bid?

-You can, yes, if you like.

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OK, I'd have a go at 40 quid. This is not going to be a flyer.

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No-one can criticise it for being anything other

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than fantastic quality and drop-dead gorgeous,

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it's not going to make 200 quid, is it?

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50 might buy it. Seeing it's you.

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It's got to be 40.

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I know I'm being hard, I know I am.

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45.

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-There might be a trickle of profit.

-You'll make a profit on that.

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-Do you think I will?

-You will.

-There's a trickle there.

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He doesn't seem bowled over with this purchase,

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but he's now got three items under his belt.

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And back in the Triumph with Paul,

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they've come to the end of an exhausting day of antique antics.

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Night-night.

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It's the start of a new day on the road.

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This trip is amazing,

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because when you get in a little car with someone

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and you spend an awful lot of time in such a close proximity,

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you get to know them pretty quickly, don't you?

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Yeah, you're really starting to grate.

0:18:460:18:49

It's like the Honeymoon Period, it's been a year now, Paul,

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and to be honest with you, I'm thinking about moving on.

0:18:510:18:54

-I want you to know this.

-Yeah.

-It's not me, it's you.

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-DAVID LAUGHS

-Now, now, fellas.

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Yesterday David parted with £90 and bought three items.

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The early-20th-century tubas,

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the 19th-century novelty money box,

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and the silver Mappin & Webb tazza,

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giving him £118.70 to flash today.

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Paul went on a spending spree,

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picking up the silver-topped claret jug,

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a Victorian snuff box,

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two Victorian pot lids and pots,

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a set of First World War binoculars,

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and a Victorian riding whip stand,

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complete with a military crop.

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He clocked up a bill of £150,

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leaving £121.56 in cash.

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This morning they're driving across Durham

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towards a taste of the Orient.

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Oh, gosh, that was a quick arrival!

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That was braking, that.

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Well, see you later, darling. See you in Darlington later.

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-What are we turning into? This is really worrying.

-Enjoy, brother!

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See you, have a good day.

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It's onward for Paul, but as an Oriental enthusiast, David

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is in for the treat of the trip at Durham University's Oriental Museum.

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And one of the greatest collections of Chinese

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antiques in the country is watched over by curator Craig Barclay.

0:20:260:20:31

-David Harper. Nice to meet you, Craig.

-Welcome to the Oriental Museum.

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Honestly, I can't begin to tell you what it's like for me to be here.

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This is just... This is a snapshot of heaven.

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This slice of heaven owes its existence to British politician

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and diplomat Malcolm MacDonald.

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The son of former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald,

0:20:510:20:55

Malcolm was himself a member of the Cabinet before taking up imperial

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posts, and later was appointed Chancellor of Durham University.

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Passionate about education and antiques, Malcolm started

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donating his extensive collection to the university in the 1950s.

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And David has been given permission to handle the first item

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he acquired, a ceramic Ming Dynasty lion dog.

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This is going to be a special moment.

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So, circa 1350 to circa 1650. This is the Ming Dynasty.

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-Later in, but, yes.

-OK, so late Ming.

-Absolutely Ming.

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It is a fantastically evocative piece, and I suppose the reason I

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like it is because it represents the beginning of a collector's journey.

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It is not an expensive object at all.

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They made these in the thousands of them, millions over many years.

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-But it is still gorgeous.

-It's still gorgeous, yes.

0:21:520:21:56

Mmm, almost want to kiss it. Is that really wrong?

0:21:560:21:59

-I'm afraid that would be a step too far.

-It probably would be.

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I won't do that! But let me just have one last stroke.

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Malcolm's legacy lies not only in this impressive collection,

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but also in his central role in the decolonisation

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of the British Empire and the shaping of the Commonwealth.

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But he was no ordinary diplomat.

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When he was in southeast Asia, what he liked to do was strip out of

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his suit, put on a kilt, jump into a canoe and paddle himself upriver.

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One of the reasons that he did this is he made a very, very good friend.

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And the friend that he made was a man in Sarawak by the name of Temenggong Koh.

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And Temenggong Koh was a collector. He collected two things.

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He collected Chinese porcelain,

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but also, as the chief of the Iban tribe, he collected heads.

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His close relationship with Koh led to an unconventional gift

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that now forms part of the museum's collection.

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-This is Temenggong Koh's actual sword.

-This is the head-taker?

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This is the head-taker.

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-My gosh.

-And it dates from the mid-20th century.

0:23:110:23:16

I know it is an awful question, but it's a question I need answering.

0:23:160:23:20

-I wonder how many heads that has taken?

-I don't know.

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I can give you a clue, though.

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Amongst the Iban, it was practice when you took a head

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to place a black band tattooed on the back of your hand.

0:23:300:23:33

-Like, just a line?

-Black line.

-Yeah.

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-Temenggong Koh's hands were tattooed black.

-No!

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He was a war leader in a time of war.

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Now a historic museum piece,

0:23:450:23:47

these two enthusiasts are taking a closer look.

0:23:470:23:50

We have got the human hair, then we've got the bone handle, profusely carved.

0:23:500:23:55

I have a feeling that that is a piece of furniture.

0:23:550:23:58

This is recycling, here.

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And then just before the blade, the little protector here,

0:24:000:24:04

that to me is...

0:24:040:24:06

It's a coin.

0:24:060:24:07

And they've discovered something new about the sword's intricate construction.

0:24:070:24:12

This is absolutely the pinnacle of my journey so far, because you

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and I together, just by chatting and looking at this object, we have

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discovered something that we did not know could possibly be there -

0:24:210:24:25

part of a chair leg. And even you did not know that that was a coin.

0:24:250:24:30

I will confess that I had always looked at it as simply

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being a copper alloy ring, but as you say, if you look at it really

0:24:340:24:38

closely, you can see there are letters on that copper alloy ring.

0:24:380:24:41

And, yeah, you're absolutely right, it's a coin.

0:24:410:24:43

That's brilliant. It couldn't get any better, could it?

0:24:430:24:46

-It's made my day.

-It's made my day. My gosh!

-Thank you for that.

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Thank you, marvellous!

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Another giant leap in knowledge, and all thanks to our David.

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Meanwhile, back in the Triumph, Paul is en route to his next shop.

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Half of me wishes that I find nothing.

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The other half, eternally the treasure hunter and optimist,

0:25:100:25:15

is hoping that I find something that is going to make the headlines.

0:25:150:25:20

Always got your head in the game, eh, Paul?

0:25:200:25:23

He's making his way to Coxhoe in County Durham.

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With a history that goes back as far as the Bronze Age, the

0:25:290:25:32

present village grew up with mining in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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So, can Paul dig deep and find yet another gem in Nursery Antiques?

0:25:390:25:44

Hello there!

0:25:440:25:45

-Ah, morning, Paul.

-Hi, I'm Paul.

-Pleased to meet you.

0:25:450:25:48

-Good to see you. You are?

-Len.

-Len, what a pleasure.

-Thank you.

0:25:480:25:51

-May I have a wee wander round?

-You certainly can.

0:25:510:25:53

If you want any help, just give me a shout.

0:25:530:25:56

With six items to his name already, the pressure's off,

0:25:580:26:01

unless something else can tempt him.

0:26:010:26:03

If it's not expensive, and I suspect it's not going to be,

0:26:060:26:09

sitting down there, that wee tea set doesn't have a price on it.

0:26:090:26:12

Right. I mean, I could do that for, what, £12.

0:26:120:26:16

I'm glad you're in the right ballpark.

0:26:170:26:19

He's interested in this 19th century doll's tea set.

0:26:190:26:23

A wee bit more than... To be honest with you, it's no' money.

0:26:240:26:27

-Can I just bid you...

-Yeah, sure.

-..parting shot...

0:26:270:26:30

a fiver?

0:26:300:26:31

Um, eight and it's yours.

0:26:330:26:36

That's a deal then.

0:26:370:26:38

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Sweet.

0:26:380:26:40

It may be for dolls, but he is not playing around,

0:26:400:26:43

and has added the tea set to his bulging bundle of antiques.

0:26:430:26:46

And back on the road,

0:26:490:26:51

Paul is only too well aware of his shopping excess.

0:26:510:26:54

-Maniac!

-You are a maniac, all right.

0:26:540:26:57

Can you do me a favour and just come with me and punch me

0:26:570:27:01

-when I pick things up?

-Oh, would you mind?

0:27:010:27:03

I've been dreaming about that for the last couple of days!

0:27:030:27:06

Oh, you silly boys! At least they're still laughing.

0:27:060:27:09

They are now heading to Darlington.

0:27:100:27:12

With the historic market town at its centre, Darlington is

0:27:140:27:17

famed for being the terminus of the world's first passenger railway.

0:27:170:27:21

-There you go, welcome to sunny Darlington.

-Sunny indeed.

0:27:230:27:25

It's absolutely fabulous.

0:27:250:27:27

-Paul, good luck. All the best.

-All the best! I'll see you soon, yeah?

0:27:270:27:31

-I'll see you later.

-Last shop of the day.

-OK, cheerio.

0:27:310:27:34

Paul's final chance to buy is Blackwell Antiques & Curios.

0:27:340:27:38

-Hello.

-Paul.

-How are you doing?

-How are we doing?

0:27:390:27:42

-Gordon, pleased to meet you.

-Pleased to meet you.

-A fellow Scotsman.

0:27:420:27:45

-May I have a wee look around...

-Please do.

-..and see if we can...?

0:27:450:27:47

I will leave you to your devices and we will be over here.

0:27:470:27:50

Meanwhile, David's last shop is in what was a house for rail workers.

0:27:500:27:55

-Tony.

-Hello, young David.

-Well...

0:27:550:27:58

It is now owned by Tony, who started his career in the railways

0:27:580:28:01

before becoming an artist and moving into antiques.

0:28:010:28:04

I'm looking for general sale stuff, but something a bit sort of quirky.

0:28:040:28:11

Here we go, that's a bit quirky.

0:28:110:28:13

That's... I mean, that's absolutely superb.

0:28:130:28:16

That is a cigarette box made out of Bakelite.

0:28:160:28:19

It's bang on Art Deco, circa 1930.

0:28:190:28:22

It could just be...

0:28:220:28:24

-It could be made into a jewellery box, but it's got the look.

-Yeah.

0:28:240:28:27

It's also got a ticket price of £30.

0:28:270:28:30

I'd love to pay £10 for it.

0:28:300:28:33

TONY LAUGHS

0:28:330:28:35

-What happened then?

-How many Gs in jugular?!

0:28:350:28:38

-Yeah, that one sure packed a punch.

-I tell you what we'll do.

0:28:400:28:45

Do it for £15. Go on.

0:28:450:28:47

You don't fancy having a bit of a gamble, do you?

0:28:470:28:50

-David, I've lost ten in a row!

-You haven't? You've lost ten spins?

0:28:500:28:54

-I've lost ten in a row.

-Let's have another go.

0:28:540:28:57

Huh! Any excuse to flip a coin, eh, David?

0:28:570:28:59

-You can call. Call.

-Heads.

0:28:590:29:02

Tony, has your bad luck broken?

0:29:020:29:06

-Tony, it hasn't.

-Eh?!

-It's tails.

0:29:090:29:12

Turn it round. Oh, Tony. Oh!

0:29:130:29:18

# Don't cry for me Argentina... #

0:29:200:29:24

I didn't know you had it in you, Harper!

0:29:240:29:26

-OK, let me give you some money for that.

-Right.

0:29:260:29:29

-And then I'll continue looking, cos you never know.

-OK, David. Yes.

0:29:290:29:32

All right, leave that there, that's mine.

0:29:320:29:34

David's got one item and counting, but Paul is struggling.

0:29:340:29:38

With the profitable claret jug on his side,

0:29:400:29:42

not even militaria can tempt him to part with more cash.

0:29:420:29:46

I'm afraid it's going to be a flying visit, my friend.

0:29:480:29:50

That's all right, that's all right.

0:29:500:29:53

Although you should know,

0:29:530:29:54

I have bought more things than sense would dictate already!

0:29:540:30:00

Laidlaw is out of the game,

0:30:020:30:03

but David's warming up with these brass sovereign scales.

0:30:030:30:07

Right, this little object was absolutely vital to anybody

0:30:070:30:12

that dealt in gold but also that used gold to purchase,

0:30:120:30:15

because, there's your half sovereign and your full sovereign.

0:30:150:30:18

They have to weigh a certain weight. A real necessity.

0:30:180:30:22

Ticket price is £38. Now, Harper, go easy!

0:30:220:30:26

-Some investor will love those.

-They would.

0:30:270:30:30

-Especially if I paid a tenner and they paid 20.

-No.

0:30:300:30:33

-No.

-That would be a winner.

-No, no.

-No?

-No.

-No.

-No.

0:30:330:30:37

-No.

-They are just not easy to find.

0:30:370:30:40

After carefully weighing it up, the scales go back in the cabinet.

0:30:400:30:45

-I can half them for you and we can say £19...

-Can't do it.

0:30:450:30:49

-Honestly, I can't.

-This is the real world, unfortunately.

0:30:490:30:54

Oh, I don't like the real world!

0:30:540:30:56

Like it or not, David, your tenner's going nowhere.

0:30:560:31:00

How about if we go 12 on the scales?

0:31:000:31:04

-What do you reckon?

-That was the... That's...

0:31:040:31:07

You shouldn't be eating butter!

0:31:070:31:09

HE LAUGHS

0:31:090:31:10

What do we reckon?

0:31:100:31:12

-13.

-Done.

-Right, go on.

-Thank you very much.

-At last.

0:31:160:31:20

The scales have tipped for David and he's walking away with two items.

0:31:200:31:24

But how does it stack up against Paul's treasure trove?

0:31:240:31:28

Time for a grand unveiling.

0:31:300:31:31

Oh! OK, well, of course,

0:31:330:31:36

we've got to have something with a military connection.

0:31:360:31:40

I mean, that is just a given. I like that, the claret. Silver plate.

0:31:400:31:43

-No!

-Pewter, polished pewter?

-No!

-It's not silver. It's not, it's not!

0:31:430:31:49

PAUL GIGGLES

0:31:490:31:50

Seriously? Oh, my gosh! Sexy, good crystal body.

0:31:500:31:54

That's a really good bit of kit.

0:31:540:31:56

Oh, he's impressed.

0:31:560:31:58

-That's going to make you some profit.

-I hope so.

0:31:580:32:01

-Can I grab that silver...?

-Yeah, go for it.

0:32:010:32:03

That is rather nice.

0:32:030:32:05

A little snuffbox, 1882.

0:32:050:32:09

-Decoration is contemporary to the box.

-Yeah, yeah.

0:32:090:32:12

-What's that, 30 to 50, 40 to 60?

-I think that's 40 to 60, yeah.

0:32:120:32:16

-40 to 60. What did you pay for that?

-30, I paid.

-Bang on.

-So it should be all right.

0:32:160:32:20

Paul, I think you've got a nice, nice collection there.

0:32:200:32:22

But the best item, the one that is going to make you, I think,

0:32:220:32:26

quite a lot of money, is the claret.

0:32:260:32:28

Well found for the claret, by the way. Seriously, well found.

0:32:280:32:32

-OK.

-It's a tough act to follow, but go on, David,

0:32:320:32:35

show him what you've got.

0:32:350:32:37

PAUL LAUGHS

0:32:370:32:39

I always said you were full of wind! THEY LAUGH

0:32:390:32:41

Are you a wind instrument man?

0:32:410:32:43

-No!

-Never mind.

-You know what's intriguing me?

-Yes?

0:32:430:32:47

-An engraving here. How's about... It's Sally Ann.

-I think maybe...

0:32:470:32:51

-It's Sally Ann. No, it is, it tells you there!

-Does it?

0:32:510:32:54

-What does it say?

-It's Sally Ann!

-Oh, it says the Salvation Army.

0:32:540:32:57

-Excellent. Should have noticed that.

-Magic.

0:32:570:32:59

-It's good, isn't it?

-It's magic!

-That works for me.

0:32:590:33:01

-Now, is that silver? Bonbon dish.

-Yes, it is.

-OK, well, I think it is very elegant.

0:33:010:33:07

-Mappin & Webb.

-Yes.

-George V.

0:33:070:33:10

-It's delicious.

-Thank you.

-Its form is super...

0:33:120:33:16

-It's all right, isn't it?

-..you know, after the antique.

0:33:160:33:19

So far, so good, but can Paul find his way around the money box?

0:33:190:33:23

-Um...

-Can you just open that drawer?

-Oh, it's a false pair of drawers.

0:33:230:33:28

Ink?

0:33:280:33:30

-No?

-No. It's a trick. Are you ready? Just stay there.

0:33:300:33:34

You're going to put an old penny in there. It's a money box!

0:33:340:33:37

Close the drawer. Open the drawer.

0:33:370:33:40

-Ohhh! I love that!

-Stunning beyond belief.

-A belting good thing!

0:33:410:33:47

For a little box, it's getting a big reaction.

0:33:470:33:51

Could it do 120? Yeah.

0:33:510:33:53

HE CHUCKLES

0:33:530:33:55

-£5 note.

-Dancer! What a belting good purchase!

0:33:550:33:59

-Nice thing, isn't it?

-That's a cracking thing. I love that.

0:33:590:34:02

Shall we go and enjoy the sun and have a drink outside?

0:34:020:34:05

I'm up for that. Well done, my man, by the way.

0:34:050:34:07

Thank you, but well done, you, too.

0:34:070:34:10

Right, boys, give us the lowdown. Who got the upper hand?

0:34:100:34:13

First auction, I thought I'd got it. I really did. I thought my pieces were better.

0:34:130:34:17

But, you know, you've got to believe in your own stuff.

0:34:170:34:19

And I've got to tell you, I think,

0:34:190:34:21

take out the claret jug of Paul's, destroy that, I'd get him.

0:34:210:34:26

Introduce the claret jug, I think if it is going to go Paul's way,

0:34:260:34:30

he's got to kill me with claret.

0:34:300:34:32

So, Paul, when push comes to shove, have you got the edge?

0:34:320:34:35

At the risk of jinxing the whole affair...

0:34:370:34:40

um, I should win that auction.

0:34:400:34:43

The claret jug should do 250 to 350.

0:34:430:34:46

There you go, I said it!

0:34:470:34:49

Yes, you did! Onwards to auction, fellas, where all will be revealed.

0:34:510:34:55

Paul, I have got a prediction for today.

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I predict that I am going to be beaten up...by a claret jug.

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The new Cluedo - Professor Laidlaw,

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with a claret jug, in the auction room.

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THEY LAUGH

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They are heading to the North Yorkshire town of Northallerton.

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Granted a market town status by Royal Charter over 800 years

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ago, trading is still an important part of life in Northallerton.

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And our experts will be trying their luck in today's general

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sale at Northallerton Auctions, held in the cattle market.

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Looks rather nice. I hope we don't leave with a couple of cows, Paul.

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Look at those pens!

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While the boys get in amongst the pens, auctioneer Timothy -

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great name - Pennington talks shop.

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I think my favourite of the items that's come in today is the silver-top claret jug.

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Very rare that you get a good claret jug in, particularly one that's

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silver-topped, and I do think that will do well here today.

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I think the money box is very interesting.

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I would anticipate it's going to do somewhere in the region of £20-£40.

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It's got a little bit of damage on it, but it is a nice, quirky piece.

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Paul spent £158 and is offering up five lots.

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David is also presenting five lots at a total cost of £113.

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Let the games begin!

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We are starting with David's musical piece of plumbing.

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-Ten bid, at £10 bid...

-Ohh, paid 40.

-15, 20...

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Taking big bid increments.

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-30, 30 bid, five...

-Come on, you're getting there.

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-Try eight, madam.

-Go on!

-At £35, bid at 35...

-No, no!

-38, is it?

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-Going to sell at 35...

-No, no!

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GAVEL BANGS

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It has hit a bum note with a £5 loss.

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Why didn't you bid on those?

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Yeah, what's your problem?!

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That's no way to behave! Maybe Paul can whip him into shape.

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At £10, bid at ten, for the good crop stand.

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-15, 20, 20 against you...

-No, it's not going to make 20 quid.

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-It can't make 20 quid.

-25, 30... 30 bid out at the top now.

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-Come on, bid.

-OK...

-I'll give you a couple of quid.

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Oh, sorry, Paul, I just missed that, mate! Sorry about that(!)

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Ha! The friendship's going to pot, as is their cash, with another loss.

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Good job you didn't bid on that one anyway. Well done.

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That was a good decision.

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Paul's militaria did him proud at the last auction.

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Can he do it again?

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Ten bid. Little money at ten bid.

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-12, 15, 18, 20...

-Here we go.

-22.

-Oh!

-22, try another one.

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22, 22 bid and selling at 22...

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GAVEL BANGS

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It's bombed, as all but 4p of that profit

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will be eaten up by auction house costs.

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At least you've made a bit of profit on paper.

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You're the first one today to make a profit on paper!

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Can David's next piece help balance the books?

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-Five bid...

-Oh, here we go.

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-Eight, ten, ten against you.

-..Bid there.

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-Come on. Any more?

-At ten bid, 12...

-No, go on!

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All finished then at £12...

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No more gold sovereigns for you, I'm afraid, David.

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I wouldn't say there's a feverish atmosphere in the salesroom.

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For the next lot, Paul has combined his Victorian pots

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and lids with his doll's tea set.

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£10 straight in. Ten bid.

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At £10 bid, at ten bid...

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12, 14, 16...

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All out in the ring now.

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18, 20, 20 bid. At 20 bid up top now.

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At 20 bid, at 20 bid and selling at £20...

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GAVEL BANGS

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It's a £2 profit, but after costs, he'll have made a loss.

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-Did you buy that?

-Yes!

-But it wasn't mine!

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-It was his. You can send them back, you know.

-It was nice.

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-Behave, Harper! Your Bakelite box is up next.

-Five bid.

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-At £5 bid...

-Go on, go on.

-All out, take seven.

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Seven, nine, 11, 13, 15, 18...

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-18 with me, at £18...

-Go on, go on, go on!

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-20, 20 against you. 21, is it, madam?

-Go on!

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20 bid and selling at 20...

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Cor, things are looking up! He's just doubled his money.

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That's 100%. There's nothing wrong with a 100% margin.

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Can his money box help pile up pennies?

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Five bid, at £5 bid, at five, ten, 15...

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-Well done, good taste.

-..20, five, 30...

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-All out in the ring now, at 30 I am bid. At 30 I am bid...

-Is that you?

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Are you all done and finished then at £30?

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Harper's pulling ahead in this auction, thanks to his new friend.

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-It's a bargain.

-I've got two of yours.

-A beautiful thing.

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Well done. You've got good taste.

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Fibber.

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Perhaps Paul can pull it back by flashing his silverware.

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40 bid. At 40 bid. Five.

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-Ooh.

-And 50. Five. And 60.

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-Five. And 70.

-Oh, they like their silver.

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-They like their silver.

-Two. And five. 75 with me.

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-They like their silver.

-At £75 only bid.

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At 75 bid, and selling at 75.

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A sterling £45 profit puts Paul back in front.

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Seriously, well done.

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-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Well, you've got silver up next, haven't you?

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Can David's silver offering follow suit?

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-At 20 only bid. All out in the ring now.

-It's a nice little thing, that.

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-Five. 30. 35. 35 with me.

-Come on!

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-At 35. At 35. 40.

-No, go on!

-40 bid. I'll take two.

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-At 40 only bid. At £40.

-No!

-40 bid against you. 42.

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45. 45.

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-It should be 90 quid!

-48.

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48, I'm bid. At 48 bid. I'm going to sell, then, at 48.

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Unfortunately, David is yet again beaten by costs.

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Oh!

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Why didn't you bid on that one? That was a lovely...

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PAUL LAUGHS

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Have they saved the best for last?

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It's the highly anticipated silver claret jug that Paul picked up

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for a pittance.

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-He's got nothing on the books.

-£100 straight in. 100 bid.

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-Mm.

-£100 bid. 110.

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It's already double what he paid.

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-140.

-Yeah.

-150, 160.

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All out in the ring, now. At 160 I'm bid. At 160 only bid.

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-I'll take five - where? 165. At 165 all out in the ring now.

-So cheap.

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At 165 are you all done and finished, then, at 165?

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Paul, congratulations. And I sincerely mean it.

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PAUL LAUGHS

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Argh! Argh! Argh! Argh!

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Hand-crushing Harper knew it would wipe him out,

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and it has, giving victory to Laidlaw once again.

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David Harper started this leg with £208.70.

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During this trip to auction, he made a profit of £5.90.

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HE LAUGHS

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Giving him £214.60 to carry forward.

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Paul Laidlaw started with £271.56, and has racked up impressive

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profits of £97.84 after auction costs,

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giving him a very healthy £369.40 to flaunt on the next leg.

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Well done.

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So is it legal for me to swear at this point, or not?

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You can swear but you can't touch the face. You can't hit me.

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I can hit you there!

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THEY LAUGH

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Well done.

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-Are you ready?

-As ever!

-Come on, then.

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CAR REVS

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-Look at that.

-PAUL LAUGHS

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Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Paul finds his wonderland.

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How bizarre.

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Never seen the likes.

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-And David leaves it to Lady luck.

-OK, what do you want?

-Heads.

-Heads.

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