0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07With £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Going, going, gone.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I think I've arrived!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:17but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Yes!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners, and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Tails.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Argh! Argh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:40It's Scotland versus England on the third leg of the road trip,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44with Englishman David Harper and Scots-born Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48When negotiating a bargain, savvy southerner David
0:00:48 > 0:00:52likes to leave it to Lady Luck to decide.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54What do you want? Heads?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Tails.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Whereas canny Caledonian Paul's buying habits
0:01:00 > 0:01:02can only be described as, well...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Quirky, and I'm not ashamed.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08OK, I feel slightly dirty.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11David started the week with £200, but two auctions later
0:01:11 > 0:01:15managed to increase his loot to £214.60.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Not much to live on!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Paul started with the same amount
0:01:19 > 0:01:22but his pockets have bulged
0:01:22 > 0:01:25to an impressive £369.40.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Better!
0:01:28 > 0:01:32It's another glorious day in the British countryside!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Actually, they're battling the elements
0:01:35 > 0:01:37in this red 1968 Triumph Herald.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- A moment ago we were in our sunglasses.- Yes.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44It was OK, sort of warmish, wasn't it?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Bracing!- Bracing, but doable.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Now, suddenly, we've gone to November.- Indeed!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53But this is a time-travelling machine, isn't it?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55THEY LAUGH
0:01:58 > 0:02:00On this route, our fearless compadres
0:02:00 > 0:02:03started in Windermere in the Lake District,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06travelling a 600-mile journey to the city of Dundee.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Today they're starting in Hexham in Northumberland,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14before heading north-west across the Scottish border
0:02:14 > 0:02:17for auction in Dumfries.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Located just a few miles south of Hadrian's Wall,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27the charming market town of Hexham was once a key border town.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31It has played scene to many battles
0:02:31 > 0:02:33between the Scots and the English.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Today it's host to another one,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40with auction riches and reputations at stake.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Oh, here we are, Paul. - Hexham, I presume?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45First day's shopping. THEY LAUGH
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- Are you raring to go? - Good luck, my man.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- I'll see you later.- Have a good one.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Such good sportsmanship, chaps.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Paul is popping into the family-run Ashbourne House Antiques
0:02:58 > 0:03:00to bag the first bargain of the trip.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- I better introduce myself, I'm Paul. - Oh, hello, I'm Beryl.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Good to see you, and this is yours? - Yes, it is, indeed.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12This place has a lot of antique militaria,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15much from the First and Second World Wars.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18As a keen collector, that should be right up Paul's street.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20A lamp...
0:03:22 > 0:03:24This doesn't look military to me.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I love this.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29This is superb. Look, I've got to say it, a horrible word,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31"quirky".
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Look, I said it. And I'm not ashamed.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36OK, I feel slightly dirty.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40That's a Wee Willie Winkie-style chamber stick, is it not?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43It's a little portable candlestick to get one from chamber to chamber
0:03:43 > 0:03:46in the dark hours of the night.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50We have light switches for that sort of thing nowadays!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53It's battery-operated and possibly from the 1940s,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56made from Bakelite plastic.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00It's ticketed at £26.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02A bit of a problem,
0:04:02 > 0:04:03a little breakage.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Never buy anything you're going to have two apologise for.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Golden rule.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11But I'm still tempted.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12It's great, isn't it?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I don't know!
0:04:13 > 0:04:17It might give me sleepness nights if I had to sell that at auction!
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Something a bit more weighty has caught Paul's eye.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27It's a late 19th, or early 20th century
0:04:27 > 0:04:30marine navigational sextant, or quadrant.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Seafarers would use one
0:04:34 > 0:04:37to measure the angle between two objects in the sky
0:04:37 > 0:04:40and plot their exact position at sea.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44It's a good thing. It's a good thing, look at that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Mmm, but good enough for its £200 ticket price?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51If it's going to be two, I can't buy it.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53What about 180?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56It's not enough. I'll tell you what I want to do,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00I want to try and buy something else from you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- I've picked that up. - I know it's damaged.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06What a shame, but isn't it just crazy? Love it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- A straight 20 would be OK. - Ah, no, no, no.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13So I want to give you, so you know where I stand,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I want to give you £10 for that and 150 for that,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17but we're not striking a deal now.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- That's where I stand, OK? - Indeed we're not, no.- Right!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Beryl doesn't seem to be budging.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Paul is wandering around,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28but isn't particularly keen on much else.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34Is this a tactic to soften Beryl up for his final offer?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It could be a good strategy, this.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Are you going to give me that sexton for 150 quid, then?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42160 for the sexton and the Bakelite.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44It's a wee candlestick for a bit of frivolity
0:05:44 > 0:05:48and the sextant is as it is. I know exactly what we're talking about
0:05:48 > 0:05:50and I'm happy to take a punt at it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51160?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Go on, then.- Thanks, Beryl!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Loving your work!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58The wandering around seems to have worked.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Beryl seems happy with the price and Paul's secured his first piece
0:06:03 > 0:06:06and that Wee Willie Winkie for £160.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Marvellous!
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Meanwhile, David has arrived at the nearby Malcolm Eglin Antiques.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18This must be Malcolm. Hello, Malcolm.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Hello, Malcolm, David Harper. - Nice to see you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- I love those trousers. - I borrowed them for this morning.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Did you really?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27It would have been ironic if I'd put mine on, wouldn't it?
0:06:27 > 0:06:28THEY LAUGH
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I brought a change, just in case!
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Did you?- No, I'm teasing.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Malcolm's a man prepared for any eventuality,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38but is he prepared for David's hard bargaining?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42His shop is family-owned
0:06:42 > 0:06:44and has a nice homely feel to it.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46This is really how antique shops are going
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and this is how they should be presented.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50It gives you an idea
0:06:50 > 0:06:53of how an object might look in your house,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56rather than just piling stuff in.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58It's so well done, everything's clean and fresh
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and you could feel it in your own home.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04David is £155 behind Paul
0:07:04 > 0:07:09so needs something impressive on this trip to bridge the gap.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15So, as ever, he has set his eyes to the Orient for inspiration.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18This 19th-century Chinese games board
0:07:18 > 0:07:22looks like it's made from lacquered wood and papier-mache.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It may have been made for export around the 1880s
0:07:25 > 0:07:27and has a ticket price of £165.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30But David will want a discount -
0:07:30 > 0:07:32of course!
0:07:33 > 0:07:37165 on the ticket, how would it be at 110?
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- Yeah, I mean, it's nice, it's nice. - Where do you want to be with it?
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Oh, I daren't say.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45If you daren't say, don't say.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47It's not like you to be bashful, David.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51There is a photo on the wall, however,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54that I think is quite priceless.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Look, please, can I not go anywhere without seeing this character?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01No, you cannot.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03He gets everywhere!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Yeah, well, somebody's got to keep an eye on you lot.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10David's back at the games set again.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12He's certainly keen on it.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15He's ready to make a new offer, I fancy.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17For me to get out of it...
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- 90.- Yeah, it's...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24There's got to be a profit in there, David.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25It couldn't be 60?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I'll tell you what, shake on 80.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- I'll do it at 70.- Couldn't.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32I'm not going to lose on it, sorry.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I know, I know. I'm being mercenary,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37only because I have to be for this one.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Because he's blinking thrashing me, Malcolm,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41that's what he's doing, thrashing me.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- MOURNFUL MUSIC - OK, here we go.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46It looks like he's playing the sympathy card.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Come on, 75.- Good man, thank you very much.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Good man.- No problem.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57It worked! Is this a new negotiating tactic from David?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Another string to his bow?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06First item bagged, which is just as well,
0:09:06 > 0:09:07as Paul is on his way.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Well, about time, Laidlaw!- Compadre!
0:09:13 > 0:09:15The sun is shining
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- and here comes... a groin strain.- Whey-hey!
0:09:18 > 0:09:19THEY LAUGH
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Wait a minute, David, have you stolen something?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Am I technically a getaway driver?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Hang on!
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- And...yes!- Boot it!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Oh, crikey! Batman's job's safe.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Paul's driving David 12 miles
0:09:38 > 0:09:42to the village of Mickley in Northumberland.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Here you go!- Thank you very much indeed. This is my treat for the day.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I am looking forward to hearing how this goes. I envy you, this one.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Do you?- Yeah. - Cracking, have a good shop.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Enjoy, I know you will. - I will. See you later, Paul.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58- See you later.- Bye.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04David is visiting the exquisite Cherryburn House,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06the birthplace of 18th century naturalist
0:10:06 > 0:10:10and trailblazing print artist Thomas Bewick.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16David's meeting Emily Bryce from the National Trust.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- You must be Emily. - Hi. Nice to meet you.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Thank you very much and I see you've just been admiring
0:10:20 > 0:10:22that wonderful northeastern view there.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Yeah, it's really something quite special,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27particularly on a day like today.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Thomas Bewick spent his formative years at the Cherryburn farmhouse.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33It's here he developed a passion for ornithology
0:10:33 > 0:10:36which, together with his artistic flair,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40enabled him to make precise drawings of the wildlife around him.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Aged 14, Bewick became an engraver in Newcastle,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51but this museum at Cherryburn still retains examples of his work.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54It's a first edition
0:10:54 > 0:10:59of The History Of British Birds, which was Bewick's second major work.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02And this is the Land Birds version of it.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05He also did a Water Birds book.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09You can get to see lots of very intricate images
0:11:09 > 0:11:11of the birds themselves.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14During the day, Bewick engraved business signs,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18but in the evenings he would work on great illustrations
0:11:18 > 0:11:21that would reveal his true creative craftsmanship.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24He started off doing drawings from stuffed birds
0:11:24 > 0:11:28but what he decided was that, actually,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30the stuffed birds, they were never posed in natural poses,
0:11:30 > 0:11:34so he didn't like that. He used to ask people
0:11:34 > 0:11:36when they would go shooting or kill a bird,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38to either post one to him,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41or he got them from a whole range of sources,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43so he was getting them through the post.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Bewick developed a method of using engraving machinery
0:11:47 > 0:11:50to create complex printed images.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55This is a replica of the printing press
0:11:55 > 0:11:58that would have featured at Bewick's workshop in Newcastle.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02It's operated by historic printing adviser Christopher Bacon.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05This is the original wood-engraved block
0:12:05 > 0:12:10made by Thomas Bewick, and it's from the picture you've been looking at.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What's interesting about it is you can see that
0:12:12 > 0:12:14the block has been relieved to different levels.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16This was all part of his technique.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19It meant that the lower levels would actually ink more lightly
0:12:19 > 0:12:22and the higher levels would take more ink,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and they'd get the pressure first when the platen comes down.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29This was a completely new innovation.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Till this point, most printing plates had been flat,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and if you wanted an engraving,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37it would need to be done on a copper plate.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41But Bewick combined the skills he learned as an engraver
0:12:41 > 0:12:43to create something special.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- There you can see the detail. - Oh, my golly gosh.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Thank you very much indeed!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Bewick revolutionised print art in Georgian England,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57and Cherryburn House offers a snapshot
0:12:57 > 0:12:59of the 18th-century rural life
0:12:59 > 0:13:02of perhaps Northumberland's greatest artist.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Whilst David is in Mickley,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Paul has driven to the seaside town of Whitley Bay
0:13:11 > 0:13:13to take in some bracing sea air.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21The town was simply known as Whitley until the 1880s,
0:13:21 > 0:13:25but constant confusion with the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire
0:13:25 > 0:13:29led to a re-christening with the simple addition of the word "bay".
0:13:33 > 0:13:36One place that has kept the old name, though,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38is Whitley Jewellery and Antiques,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40and that's where Paul is.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It's parky out there, I'll tell you!
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Nice to meet you.- You are...? - Philip.- Good to see you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- I'm Paul.- And Linda.- Linda, how are you?- I'm fine, thanks, Paul.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Good to see you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Formalities out of the way,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Paul likes to make his way around each shop clockwise.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Or is that anticlockwise?!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Now I've deviated, haven't I?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I was clockwise and now I've gone there.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05That's all wrong.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07It's how you miss stuff.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Easy mistake to make, I guess.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Paul's going for a deep rummage.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16His eagle eyes have spotted something, though,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18shining on the floor.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20How bizarre.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I've never seen the likes.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Tweedledum, Tweedledee
0:14:25 > 0:14:29and one with the Queen of Hearts' pages.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30These brass plaques
0:14:30 > 0:14:33feature the characters from the original novel
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
0:14:35 > 0:14:39and are probably late 19th or early 20th century.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43They're too far gone, aren't they? Polished to oblivion.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Someone's had a right good go at cleaning these
0:14:46 > 0:14:49and it's taken a bit of the shine off them.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Is there any money on the brass plaques? Are they dear
0:14:52 > 0:14:54or are they not dear?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Well, we've got them marked up at £25 each.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- So they're dear in my book! - You think they're dear?- I do.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05See if they were sharp? They're worth a punt.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Paul looks like he's deep in thought about Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Are they really worth £50?
0:15:13 > 0:15:14And can he do a deal?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18I do want to buy them, to be honest with you.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I want to buy something,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23but I'm not a gambler
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- and I'm going to make you a puny wee offer...- Right.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28..of a tenner.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Each?- No.- Oh!
0:15:30 > 0:15:32He drives a hard bargain.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- I'll see what I can do for you. - Look at all that damage.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Shall we go in the middle? 15?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- I'm offering you a tenner. - Ah, Paul...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Do you know what you need to do next time?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Not have them buried in the corner,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48as though you'd given up all hope of getting anything for them!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51That is sending me a subliminal message.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53That'll be lovely. You can have them for ten.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55You, my friend, are a good man.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Thanks very much!
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Thank you.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Can there be a better pair of mascots
0:16:02 > 0:16:06than Tweedledum and Tweedledee to join our wanderers' road trip?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Having avoided any white rabbits,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Paul's picked up David
0:16:13 > 0:16:16and the two seek shelter for the evening,
0:16:16 > 0:16:18so night-night.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28It's the start of a new day on the road.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- So, you've got a lot of shopping to do today.- I do.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33I'm excited. I'm raring to go.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I just want to get on the ground and get buying.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37THEY CHUCKLE
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- The evil laugh is out. - Just as I had suspected,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43he's fallen for my plan!
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Oh, Lordy.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Yesterday, David splashed out £75 on a 19th-century Chinese games board,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59leaving him £139.60.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Paul pushed the boat out,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07spending £170 on the marine navigational aid,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09a Bakelite chamber stick
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and two brass plaques,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15leaving him £199.40 today.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19This morning,
0:17:19 > 0:17:23the boys are off to the historic coastal borough of Tynemouth.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28They're heading straight to Tynemouth Market,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31a place that's just about big enough for the two of them.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33OK, left or right?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36There's nothing that way. You go that way!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38PAUL LAUGHS
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Oh, David!- You! You!
0:17:40 > 0:17:42It's meant in jest.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Look at all that!
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Good luck!- See you later.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Get on with it, then!
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Tynemouth Market is based
0:17:50 > 0:17:54at Tynemouth's magnificent railway station.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00It's the working railway station for the Tyne and Wear Metro
0:18:00 > 0:18:03but, at weekends, it transforms into a bustling marketplace.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06They sell just about everything imaginable here.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Cracking pair of boots, eh?
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- It was a fine man - a gentleman - that wore those.- Oh, yes.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Gee whizz, can you imagine?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20But with so many stalls to choose from,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23it's a race to see who bags the best bargains first.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I've not got time to think about what David's up to.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28He'll be a man on a mission, a machine,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31a bargain-hunting Terminator.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Our David, though, is no Terminator.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36He's actually a pussycat.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38But he IS on a mission.
0:18:38 > 0:18:411959. Paul will remember that. He would have been... How old is he now?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Paul's 75... He would, I suppose, just be getting married in '59(!)
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- He looks good, but he's had a few operations.- Ho-ho-ho!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I didn't think he was as young as that(!)
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Speaking of things of a fair age,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56David's picked up a silver lady's parasol handle
0:18:56 > 0:18:57in the form of a swan.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- It's a novelty thing but missing the eye is a major problem.- It is.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Gosh, that would have been a very fine piece of kit,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07so made for a lady of quite some substance.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It's hallmarked 1901, but has a bit of damage.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Silver can sell quite well
0:19:11 > 0:19:15but is it worth the £50 dealer Chris is asking for it?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I can't do it. I'd like to own it
0:19:17 > 0:19:19because it's an item of quality.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- It has a little bit of damage. - It's got damage.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25What's the price that you'd like to buy it at?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- I'd love it at a tenner but I'm not going to get it, am I?- No.- OK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Anywhere near?
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Um... I think the bottom would have to be 30.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Make it 20 and I'll have it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Let's do some business.
0:19:38 > 0:19:4025.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Spin you for it?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- 20 or 25?- Yeah.- OK.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Oh, Lordy!
0:19:47 > 0:19:50He's not going to try this old trick again, is he?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52If he wins, he gets it for 20.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Lose, and it's 25.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- OK, what do you want?- Heads.- Heads?
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Tails.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Huh! Fluke!
0:20:02 > 0:20:06And for just £20, let's hope he's even luckier at the auction.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10First purchase, first stall - this is what I like.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Paul, meanwhile, is on the other side of the concourse
0:20:13 > 0:20:17and he's being called towards some vintage phones.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I mean, I'm a man for my vintage technology and instruments.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24These are style icons, are they not?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26A bit like yourself, Paul,
0:20:26 > 0:20:27but are they stylish enough
0:20:27 > 0:20:30to pay dealer David £48 for them?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33They look magic!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35They look absolutely spectacular.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Clearly, you have worked on these, these are good to go,
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- plug them in and you're away.- Yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44Could you sell me one of these at a knockdown price?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It depends on what the knockdown price is.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51I don't know. What am I going to buy for 25 quid? Anything?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53No, I'm afraid not.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56The red and ivory?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I've got that at 48.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01And I would take 38.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Is there any way on God's Earth you'd take 30 quid for it?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10It's a one-off, so I'd agree to do that.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- You're a good man. I like your style in every regard.- Thank you.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Thank you. I'll give you some money.- OK.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Whilst Paul secures his first item of the day,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23David is still struggling to find something he likes.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26So much choice - and, potentially, so little time.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30He knows he needs to buy carefully
0:21:30 > 0:21:36if he wants to close the £155 lead Paul has on him.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Speaking of which,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Paul is eyeing up these watchmaker's glasses, priced at £40.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Now, if you have a broken glass on an old watch,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50it's nearly impossible to ever find a replacement.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53An interesting thing, innit?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- You got much money on that? - We try to get about 40 for it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Have you been trying for long, is the question!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- I've had it about two years.- No!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03HE LAUGHS
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Let me have another wee look at it, yeah?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The set comes with several rubber tools
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and glasses to repair many different types of watches,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14however, there is a part missing.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Could dealer David take another offer?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It's like a mandrel that's missing.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Bid you a tenner for it?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Take it off your hands two years later.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- 15.- Take the money and run.- 15.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Tenner?- I'll meet you halfway - 12? - Deal.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Cheers, my man. Thanks for that.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37The watch glasses join the phone,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40making up a £42 haul for Paul.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45David, however, is still wandering around
0:22:45 > 0:22:47but can't see anything else he fancies.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51But with just two items against Paul's five,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53and with one more shop to go,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56he really needs to start buying.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59But it looks like he's decided it's not to be.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Paul, having completed his shopping, is heading north,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11up the coast to the former mining town of Ashington.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Woodhorn Museum records the rich mining history of the town,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20but that's not the reason he's here today.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Paul has come to hear about one of the key turning points
0:23:22 > 0:23:24of the Second World War -
0:23:24 > 0:23:28the capture of the German coding machine, Enigma.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Whilst the Enigma isn't here,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Paul is meeting Charles Baker-Cresswell.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38His father captured the first Enigma machines
0:23:38 > 0:23:40seized during the war.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Is it Charles?- It's Charles. - Pleased to meet you, I'm Paul.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Great.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50Britain required more than a million tonnes of imported material per week
0:23:50 > 0:23:52in order to survive the war.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57Charles's father, AJ Baker-Cresswell,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00was commanding officer of HMS Bulldog.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06During the war, he ensured the safe passage of merchant ships
0:24:06 > 0:24:11supplying essential materials and food for the war effort.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16My word, he cuts quite a fine dash in his naval uniform.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18He does. He was a good-looking man.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20So this would be, I assume,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- towards the tail end of the First World War?- Yes, I would think so.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28On 9th May 1941,
0:24:28 > 0:24:30their convoy was fired upon
0:24:30 > 0:24:33by German U-boat 110.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35They returned fire,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37crippling the German U-boat,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40forcing them to abandon ship and surrender.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Crucially, the U-boat stayed afloat,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46giving Commander Baker-Cresswell's crew
0:24:46 > 0:24:50a rare chance to get their hands on the elusive Enigma machine.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55And there is a photograph taken by my father
0:24:55 > 0:24:58from the bridge. That is HMS Bulldog,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00that's U 110,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03those are the British sailors on the U-boat.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05She's down at the stern already.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08She's down at the stern and a Lieutenant Balme,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10who was a young man of 19 then,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13he went down the hole in the U-boat
0:25:13 > 0:25:17and the whole lot went down and started passing stuff up.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Everything, anything,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- including the encoding machine. - My word.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Knowing that at any point this thing could go under.- Yeah.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- My word, the bravery.- Yeah.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Once in their hands, though,
0:25:30 > 0:25:32code-breakers worked to understand the machine.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Within a few months, they were finally able
0:25:36 > 0:25:39to decipher top-secret German military instructions.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42By capturing this Enigma machine from 110,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45it resulted in the saving of countless lives
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- because we had broken the Enigma code.- Yes.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50And we knew what the Germans were up to. Wow.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Historians believe the capture and cracking of the Enigma code
0:25:54 > 0:25:56shortened the war by two years,
0:25:56 > 0:25:58saving many lives.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But the Enigma machine wasn't the only treasure
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Baker-Cresswell's crew found that day.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06This is the chronometer that my father got out.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Being a navigator, he was interested.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13This is the actual ship's chronometer from U 110?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Absolutely.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19And there is the German sea eagle.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Ownership mark of the Kriegsmarine.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22And here's the sextant,
0:26:22 > 0:26:27which my father also took star shots from the Bulldog with
0:26:27 > 0:26:28that same night.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- My word. Would you believe I bought one of these yesterday?- Did you?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Albeit not a Kriegsmarine example.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Well, I hope it works well.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell
0:26:41 > 0:26:45played a pivotal role in turning the war around.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Living well into his 90s, a true British hero.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55May I thank you sincerely for treating me to that.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Whilst Paul hears about an amazing piece of history,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09David is still hunting for a bargain.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12He's popped along to the leafy suburbs of Jesmond,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15north of Newcastle city centre.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19He's now at the Fern Avenue Antiques Centre,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21his final shop of this trip.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27But with only £119 left and just two items in the bag,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30he really needs to do some buying.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- Hello there.- Hi.- David Harper. - I'm Neil, nice to meet you.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Great to meet you, too. What's your position here?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- I'm sort of general manager.- OK.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- OK. Top salesman.- Yes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Right, OK.- Hopefully today.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Oh, I see. I like that. Keenness.
0:27:46 > 0:27:52This shop has a range of goods from around 12 different dealers.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Oh, gosh, there's so much to look at.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57What's this?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59What is that?
0:28:00 > 0:28:04David's picked up a cast-iron figure of a horse-drawn carriage.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09So, what we have here, then, is a child's toy
0:28:09 > 0:28:14purporting to be from the very late 19th century,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18circa 1900, which, if I was really confident it was from that period,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22that would be the cheapest thing I've bought on this road trip so far,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25at 20 quid, but it's a funky, funky monkey.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29They're not monkeys, they're horses.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Funky perhaps, but tricky to date precisely.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Can you make a call and bid them a tenner? Just for a bit of fun?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I'll go and see.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39If I could own that for a tenner...
0:28:39 > 0:28:41It's really chancy.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44It's the kind of thing, in auction, that could surprise you.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Good fun it may be,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48but can you get a few pounds off?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Neil has called the dealer to find out.
0:28:51 > 0:28:57- Come on, Neil.- Very best he can do would be £15, David.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- £15? I've got to buy something, Neil. Thank you very much.- Good.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02That's good. OK.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05A nice addition to David's collection,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08but let's hope he won't be flogging a dead horse with this at auction.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11He's not stopping there, though.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13DISCO MUSIC PLAYS
0:29:15 > 0:29:17I quite like that.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Really? I'm sure somewhere there's a disco missing its table.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24This one has a ticket price of £40.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- It's a bit greasy.- Well, they do say GREASE is the word.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30God only knows what this thing has seen.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Lots of flared trousers and cravats, I guess.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36See, this is a 20th-century thing, obviously,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39but it's got that kind of bejazzle look, hasn't it?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Bejazzled? What is he on about?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Bid him 20 quid. Please. - I will.- I'm sorry.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47First of all, say I'm very sorry...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Yes.- ..for being horrible.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52No, no. No, no. Don't worry.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53All right. Bid him 20.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58That'll be bonkers if I buy that.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02He's very, very, very sorry but it has to be 40.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03- Really?- Yes.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- He's very, very, very sorry? - VERY, very, very sorry.- Is he?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11If I was even sorrier, he wouldn't come down a bit more?
0:30:11 > 0:30:12- No.- No?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15It looks like it's not to be.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18David wants a better discount than that.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Whilst he mulls it over,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23he's spotted a large brass bowl,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27possibly 19th century, North African, for burning charcoal.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32It has a ticket price for £75.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34What can that be?
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Um...£40 would be the best we could do on that.
0:30:38 > 0:30:4140 quid?
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Neil's offering him a whopping £35 discount on that.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50It's got the exotic, hasn't it? It's got the exotic feel,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53which is fantastic. I think I'm going to have to have it.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- I've got to have it. £40. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Purchase number two.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Two purchases in the bag
0:31:00 > 0:31:04but David still has THAT table on his mind
0:31:04 > 0:31:08and has asked Neil to offer the dealer £30 for it.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13- He won't come down below 40. - Seriously?- Yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15All right. If you were in my shoes, Neil,
0:31:15 > 0:31:16would you take a chance?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I would take a chance.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Shall I take a chance?- Yes. - Neil, I'm going to take a chance.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Thanks a lot.- Thank you. - That's a quirky bunch of purchases!
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Quirky bunch. Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28It certainly is.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31£95 conceivably well spent on three items.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37And as the shops close on the final day,
0:31:37 > 0:31:41it's time for our fellows to reveal their wares.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43I think it's my turn to go first.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Voila!- Yeah, I'll tell you what.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I'd walk up to your stall at a fair.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Is that cast iron?- It's cast iron.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52It looks substantial.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57It's a cast-iron, late-19th-century-style piece.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59You're hoping it'll make 40 to 80 quid again.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- That's what I'm hoping for. - What did you pay for it?- £15.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- Now...- One, two, three, four...
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Have you lost something, David?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11I was looking down at my fifth item thinking,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14"Someone's put this old, manky table there," but it's mine.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Yes, it is. In all its glory(!)
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Think 1980s discotheque.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26It's broken and oxidised and ghastly.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I know, it's great, isn't it? It's 20th-century funk.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- It's something that rhymes with "funk".- Junk? A bit harsh, perhaps.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Come on, how much did you pay for it?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Oh, my Lord, 40 quid. - Behave yourself.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- You paid four quid for it. - I paid £40 for it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44I couldn't help it, Paul, it's different.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46It's different from sellable.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50I get the feeling Paul doesn't like it.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51OK, move on.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- Oh...- That looks rubbish, doesn't it?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58No. I love the colours.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- Isn't it magic?- I love the colours.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04That's what would draw me to it. A plain red one or a cream one
0:33:04 > 0:33:07in a general auction... I've no idea.
0:33:07 > 0:33:0820 to 40? 20 to 30?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- I think it's 30 to 50.- Yeah.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- So we're in agreement.- Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14I paid 30 quid for it.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16What's in there?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18That is a 19th-century marine sextant.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Oh, my gosh.- Navigation aid.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- That's your one, isn't it? - That's the one.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Paid 150 squids for that. - OK. Well, you know...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I hope it makes 250.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I think it's got every chance. That's good. That's your star lot.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35So, I think a very, very interesting table
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- yet again.- I've got another good spread.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Paul, I look forward to Dumfries.- You joking?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Indeed. But first, I want to hear
0:33:43 > 0:33:47what they really think about each other's lots.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Biggest scary number has got to be the sextant.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52That could be very meaty.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54And it's quite worrying.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57The two things I preferred the most
0:33:57 > 0:34:00were the Alice In Wonderland plates. In terrible condition,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03but pretty rare too, so they may be a surprise.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06For me, it's all about the table.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08HE CHUCKLES
0:34:08 > 0:34:11The table is a hole in his fortunes,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13no two ways about it.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15The silver parasol handle -
0:34:15 > 0:34:17it's a smart thing, it's silver.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20It could make him a decent profit.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24I personally like the Chinese games box.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27You can't call this one. It's a good offering.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29It's going to be an interesting sale.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32You're right. So let's get on with it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37After shopping in England, the boys are heading across the Pennines
0:34:37 > 0:34:39and up to Scotland and Dumfries
0:34:39 > 0:34:40for today's auction.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Located near the mouth of the River Nith
0:34:46 > 0:34:48into the Solway Firth,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Dumfries has a strong connection with Robert Burns.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's where the Scots poet spent the final years of his life.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02Our very own wee, sleekit cow'rin tim'rous beasties
0:35:02 > 0:35:06have finally arrived at Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09It's the scene of today's auction showdown.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Oh, he's going to take the sign out!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- Thank you very much.- I expect nothing less, Driver.- We have landed.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19This family-owned auction house
0:35:19 > 0:35:21was founded in 1880
0:35:21 > 0:35:24and fifth-generation auctioneer Sybil Thomson
0:35:24 > 0:35:27will be at the podium today.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30She has some thoughts, though, on the boys' lots,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32particularly the sextant.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34The sextant's interesting. Unfortunately,
0:35:34 > 0:35:38we believe it's actually a quadrant rather than a sextant.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43A quadrant's a quarter of a circle, and a sextant's a sixth of a circle.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46The umbrella handle has got lovely decoration
0:35:46 > 0:35:48and I think it'll hopefully do quite well.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51It's a very glitzy-looking mirrored table,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54but maybe slightly out of fashion in the present market,
0:35:54 > 0:35:56but you never know, with changing tastes...
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It looks very much like something
0:35:58 > 0:36:02that came out of a 1970s nightclub in Blackpool, or somewhere.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06David started this leg with £214.60
0:36:06 > 0:36:09and has gone on to spend £190
0:36:09 > 0:36:11on five auction lots.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Paul, meanwhile, kicked off with £369.40,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20and has parted with £212,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21also for five lots.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26So, let the auction begin.
0:36:26 > 0:36:32First up, it's game on for David's Chinese games board.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- Give me a starter at £32. 32. - Off and running.
0:36:35 > 0:36:3635. 38.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3940. 42. 45.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Oh, David Harper.- 48. 50. 55.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4360. 65. 70.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- 75. Any advance?- Come on.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48£75. 914.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51That's exactly what he paid for it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55But after costs, it works out at a loss for David.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58That's what I'm here for - to make you look good.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00You're my fall guy.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05Next, it's high time for Paul's watch glasses.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Start straight in at 10 bid. 10 bid, 10 bid. 12.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- 15. 18.- Oh, more than that.- 22. 25.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- No, no more.- 28. 30.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- £30.- It's horrible. - Any advance on £30?
0:37:18 > 0:37:21A great result for Paul's watch glasses -
0:37:21 > 0:37:22more than doubling his money.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Not bad, that, Paul. Well done.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Next, will Paul's slightly damaged Bakelite lamp
0:37:32 > 0:37:35hold its own in the cold light of day?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37£10? 10 bid. 10 bid.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- Damn.- 12.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4115. 18. 20.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4222. 25.
0:37:42 > 0:37:4625. Any advance on 25?
0:37:46 > 0:37:4725!
0:37:47 > 0:37:51The Bakelite has done incredibly well,
0:37:51 > 0:37:53delivering £15 profit.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Seriously, well done.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59It's time for Paul's retro telephone.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Start at 18 bid. 18.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0420. 22. 25. 28.
0:38:04 > 0:38:0630. £30.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- Gentleman on my left. At 32.- No!- 32. 35.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12That is insane.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14£35...
0:38:14 > 0:38:18A profit, but after costs there won't be much left for Paul.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- Just get out of that. - You've gone red.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25David's second item for auction
0:38:25 > 0:38:28is the copper and brass charcoal-burner.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3010 bid. 12. 12.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3215. 18. 20.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3422. 25. 28.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- 30.- Bobbing along. Bobbing along.- 32.
0:38:37 > 0:38:4035. 38. 40.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- 42.- Yes.- At 45.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46At £45...
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Again, after costs,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50David's just about broken even.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52I made a fiver, didn't I?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- On paper.- Before charges.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Horrible Paul.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59PAUL CHUCKLES
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Will Paul's Alice In Wonderland brass plaques
0:39:03 > 0:39:06work wonders for his profits?
0:39:06 > 0:39:0820 bid. 20 bid. 22.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Come on, then.- Oh!- 25. 28.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1230. 32.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1435. 38. 40.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1742. 45. 48.
0:39:17 > 0:39:2150. 55. The bid's with the lady at 55.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24£55... And your number is...?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27An incredible profit for Paul.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Unbelievable!- What?!
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- Unbelievable. - Another discerning purchase.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34I know.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39So far, David has started with a canter.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Could his toy carriage gallop into the lead?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Give me a starter at £45.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4548. 50.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4755. 60. 65.
0:39:47 > 0:39:4970. 75.
0:39:49 > 0:39:5175. It's on commission.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Come on, Dobbs.- You're all at 75.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Anyone else going on? At £75...
0:39:59 > 0:40:01A triumph for David,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04who's been just about breaking even thus far.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- Well done, man. Well done. - Get in there.- Good buy.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- Thank you.- 15 to 75?!- Lovely.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Get in.- I need that so badly.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It's time for Paul's sextant.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Or is that a quadrant?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Starter at £100. 100.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21110. 120.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22130. 140.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- 150. 160.- Well done.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27170. 180. 190.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30200. New bidder. 210.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33220. 230.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- It's made its money now. - Any advance on £230...?
0:40:36 > 0:40:42With £80 profit, Paul will be very happy with that.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- It feels good.- Seriously. - Cheers, man.- Seriously.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Get in!
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Agh! Agh!
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Next up is David's swan parasol handle.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- 20 bid everywhere. - Everywhere. Sea of hands.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5930. 32. 35. 38. 40.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00- Come on.- 42.- Come on, baby.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- 45. 45. 48.- Go on.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0650. 55. 60. 65.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- She's getting there. - On my left at £65...
0:41:10 > 0:41:13A very nice £45 profit for David.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Last one to go.- You're up.- I'm up.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I could go down.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- You could.- I could.- Could? Will!
0:41:21 > 0:41:24It's all down to that final lot -
0:41:24 > 0:41:27David's mirrored table.
0:41:27 > 0:41:2820 bid. 22.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- 25.- What's happening?- 28. 30.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- This can't be your lot.- 35. 38. 40.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Oh!- Go on!
0:41:36 > 0:41:3842. Can I tempt anybody else?
0:41:38 > 0:41:4242. At £42...
0:41:42 > 0:41:47Everyone thought it would bomb and although, after costs, it's a loss,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49it's a lot less than they had thought.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Pass me a piece of that humble pie!
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Well... No, you were right, because I've made a slight loss.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58You got out of it!
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Unbelievable.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04David started this leg with £214.60.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06After auction costs,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09he made a profit of £57.64,
0:42:09 > 0:42:16ending the leg with a total of £272.24.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Paul, meanwhile, started with £369.40
0:42:21 > 0:42:25but after costs made a profit of £95.50,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28thereby winning this leg of the road trip
0:42:28 > 0:42:31with £464.90.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Sunlight. Give me sunshine!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40And a warm glow from within as well, given those results, my man.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- A warmer glow for you! But well done. Well done.- Thank you.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46What's wrong with that...
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Three down...two to go. - There's still time.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50I don't want this one to end.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Which way are you going? That's the way out.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Onwards and upwards, chaps.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Path of least resistance.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00This leg is going to be mine!
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Paul tries to get into the mind of his opponent...
0:43:05 > 0:43:07David Harper would buy that.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10..whilst David's luck begins to change.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15This is the start of the big comeback, Laidlaw.