Episode 27 Antiques Road Trip


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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,

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a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

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-Going, going, gone.

-Yes!

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-I'm loving that bird.

-The aim -

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-to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.

-Yes!

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There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

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Don't I look handsome?

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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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I'm going now.

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This is the Antiques Road Trip.

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They may be zipping along the beautiful roads of Somerset

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but there's a whiff of competition emanating from antiques experts

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Charlie Ross and Thomas Plant.

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Are you going to be gentle with me today?

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I'm going to be so gentle with you, Thomas,

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you won't even notice I'm here.

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Charlie Ross is no slouch, wielding the gavel.

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He ran his own auction house for 25 years

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and knows the business like the back of his hand.

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One thing I can say is I'm now completely lost.

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Thomas Plant is a Road Trip veteran.

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With 20 years in the trade he's a supreme judge of style and taste.

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Could look like a pirate now, couldn't I?

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Our experts started the week with £200 each

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but one auction later, it's all change.

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Are you all done? 100 falling.

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# I'm in the money. #

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Thomas made a small profit, so starts this leg with £225.08.

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Charlie, however, had an exceptionally good sale,

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giving him a healthy £295.20 to spend, spend, spend.

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But our chappies are heading off on the second leg of their voyage

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in their trusty friend, a natty little 1971 Triumph Spitfire.

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Don't they look dashing, eh? And snug.

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This week's Road Trip takes us over 400 miles from deepest Somerset

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right up to Shropshire via North Wales, before looping back

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down to finish at an auction and showdown in Bedford, Bedfordshire.

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Today, we're starting our journey in Bath, Somerset,

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then heading north via Kingswood in Bristol to the charming

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Cotswolds, and finally onto an auction in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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And we're firmly on Thomas' patch.

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He's cut his teeth in the antiques trade in Bath

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and members of his family are still in the business here.

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So, today, we're going into Bath, you're going to meet Caroline,

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my aunt. She's lovely. It will be an experience.

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Not long before we find out.

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Ah! The beautiful Georgian city of Bath and the jewel in its crown,

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the world-famous Royal Crescent, built in the late 1760s.

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-Cobblestones.

-There we are, look at that.

-Splendid.

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Splendid indeed.

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Now, enough sightseeing, chaps. Time to shop.

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I can't wait to meet your aunt.

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If she's anything like you, I'm in trouble.

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I hope she doesn't give you a good deal. Come on.

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Auntie Caroline runs her shop in an old grocery store which is

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now home to cats Heidi and Siki and a smorgasbord of antiques,

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and this must be... Caroline the kisser.

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Lovely to see you, Caroline.

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-This is my good friend, Charlie.

-Caroline, lovely to meet you.

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-Charmer.

-Look after him.

-I will.

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Please, don't give him too much of a good deal.

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-Look, I'm running a business here.

-I know you are, I know you are.

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-Oh, that means everything must go.

-Including you, Thomas. Off you pop.

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Now, Charlie may have his work cut out in here.

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The Road Trip has been here before and David Harper discovered

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-Caroline's no pushover.

-Could it be £5?

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-Just put it on my account.

-No, it can't be £5.

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-And, let's get trading.

-No!

-£6.

-No!

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-Seven.

-No, no! No! No!

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I'm going to stamp my foot.

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Let's see if charming Charlie can do any better.

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Are you, by any chance, a Tommy Cooper fan?

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-Ha, ha, ha! Just like that.

-Uncanny, that.

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Now, what's this Caroline slipping out of the cabinet?

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I bet you've never seen one of these.

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It's a bar of soap!

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I hope she's not trying to tell you something here, Charlie.

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I've got there shades of a Union Jack. 1937.

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-It's a Coronation bar of soap.

-Yes.

-And it's never been used.

-Yes.

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Isn't that extraordinary? What a priceless object.

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-That's what I thought.

-Yes.

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Guaranteed delicate skins.

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Marvellous. How much is it?

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-I could...

-Give it to me?

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-No, I could do it for £12.

-Could you?

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Not sure Charlie's in a lather over that one yet. Still, moving on.

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Hang on, hold on. Hold...on.

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That's a little bit damaged.

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It's not damaged, it's completely and utterly knackered.

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SHE LAUGHS

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Well, that bit...

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I think to say this is damaged is the understatement of the year.

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This Regency desk stand would have been made in the early 19th century

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when George IV was acting as Prince Regent.

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It would once have held two glass inkwells

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and a space for wafers, but sadly, this one is now showing its age.

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It's clapped out.

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I notice there's no price on this either.

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Well, I didn't really want to sell it.

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-Oh, didn't you?

-Cos it's so nice.

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Didn't want to sell it because it's so nice.

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Caroline, look me in the eye and say that again.

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I could do it for £40.

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I think that is the nicest thing in your shop,

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without a shadow of a doubt. It's absolutely beautiful workmanship.

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Caroline, I'm going to ask you a straightforward question here.

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-You can say yes or no.

-No!

-Right, let's move on. No, no, no.

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-You've said no.

-Go on.

-I was going to say would you take £20 for that?

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-No.

-No, fine. You've just got to try.

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I think at £20 it might make 25 at auction.

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I'm sure.

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But I can't do it for 20, Charlie, I'm sorry.

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Charlie, I knew you were in for trouble here.

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So that's still no deal for either the soap or the desk stand.

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I would never be forgiven by Thomas

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if I walked out of here without buying something, so...

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I wonder how he's getting on down at the other place.

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Probably famously.

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Yes, how is the incorrigible nephew getting on?

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He's down the road at the Old Bank Antiques Centre, where,

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-of course, he knows the owner Alex.

-So nice to see you again.

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-Nice to see you, too.

-We go back some way.

-Yes, a very long way.

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Yes, let's not dwell on that. Get shopping, Thomas.

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I don't have much luck with pictures. But isn't that beautiful?

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Anthony Reed is one of Oliver Reed's relations.

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He was also a friend of my mother.

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Lordy! Do you know absolutely everyone, Thomas?

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Now, surely there must be something sweet here to tempt our expert?

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That's just fabulous, isn't it? Isn't that wonderful?

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Sadly, we do not have the key for it.

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So what would you do? You'd put your bubblegum in there?

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-Put your coin in there.

-Coin in there.

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-And you never see either again.

-And it's an original one, isn't it?

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-Yes, a lovely thing.

-1950s. Can that be very cheap?

-What's on it?

-55.

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-How about 35?

-I was more thinking 20!

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-But...

-Well, I'll ask about that.

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-Do you mind?

-Yes.

-That's a great fun thing.

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-It's a great fun thing, but as you say, you can't get into it!

-Can't get it open!

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Alex needs to check the price with his partner.

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Just every schoolboy

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and schoolgirl's absolute dream to be able to come home,

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put their little penny in,

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turn the knob and out comes a load of sweeties.

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It's just fantastic.

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-He wasn't all that pleased at £20.

-No, I bet he wasn't.

-How about 25?

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Perfect. That is a deal. I would very much like to buy that.

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Well done, Thomas. First purchase of the day. Now the boy's on a roll.

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Look at that. This is a piece of Art Nouveau.

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Just going to move it over here because,

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you know, my strength is slightly going.

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So an Art Nouveau copper coal or log bin.

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It will come up beautifully.

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Look at these fantastic stylised flower heads here.

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You've got these pretty, pretty hearts on the domed lid,

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and it's been planished, which is hammer beaten.

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You could see there's a freedom here.

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There's been a freedom in construction of this. It's lovely.

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I think it's safe to say he likes it.

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-It's a good thing.

-Ah, you've found our hidden treasure.

-Yes.

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-It's got 85 on it.

-I think we could do that for 70.

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-D'you think they'd take 60?

-Probably not, actually.

-No.

-Probably not.

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-Five, 65?

-Go on, then, 65.

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-Yeah?

-Yes.

-Is that all right? You won't get in too much trouble?

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Oh, I'm sure I'll get my arm broken.

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-Shake my hand before my arm gets broken.

-Don't want that to happen.

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Nice work from the nifty nephew.

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One coal bin and one bubblegum dispensing machine for a smart £90.

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But still no deal for Charlie over at Auntie Caroline's,

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unless she can tempt him with something else. Standby.

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How about this little collection of napkin rings? Knives and forks.

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-What absurd things! Aren't they rather jolly?

-Mm.

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An intimate dinner party set.

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So, then, you'd have two for an intimate dinner party, wouldn't you?

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Come on! Come on, Caroline! Just you and me and a candle!

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CAROLINE LAUGHS

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-And a desk stand for 20 quid, that would be perfect!

-Nay, nay!

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Nay, nay and thrice nay!

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-How much are those?

-They're £40.

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They're polishing up a treat.

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-Would you do those for 20 quid?

-I...

-Give you 20 quid for those.

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-Watch my eyes...

-25.

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-25?

-Yup.

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-Sold.

-Good job you caught... Oh!

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-I'm disappointed you don't need the soap.

-How much was the soap?

-12.

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-What were they? 25?

-Mm.

-Can you do the two for 35?

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Why do people have to always round things down?

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Isn't it nice rounding...? Don't you like a bit of rounding?

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-Why don't you round things up a little?

-Oh.

-Like £40.

-Don't start making it more expensive.

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Can I chuck that in there, make it 35?

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-All right then.

-Thank you.

-Crikey.

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A deal at last, but he's determined not to give up on that desk stand.

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You're not going to sell me the stand for 25?

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-I can try one last time.

-We could toss for either 25 or 30.

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So, if Charlie wins, he gets the desk stand for £25.

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If Caroline wins it's £30. Stand by your beds now.

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-Right.

-Right.

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-Tails.

-You know what they say - tails never fails.

-Really?

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-But on this occasion it has.

-Oh!

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-Ha-ha!

-Zounds!

-Get me that dish.

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Ooh! Lady Luck is on your side today, Charlie.

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So he gets his wicked way with the desk stand, along with a 1937 bar of soap

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and a set of napkin rings from the lovely Caroline, all for £60.

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-How's that?

-There we are. Yes, OK.

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Darling, I bought three things off you

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and I've never seen such three ridiculous things in all my life.

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-And I have to say, I'm thrilled with everyone of them.

-Oh, good.

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And it's been a real pleasure to meet you.

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And your delightful striped jacket.

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Now, nephew Thomas is travelling three miles north of Bath to the

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village of Lansdown to visit an astonishing monument

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-with a rather intriguing history.

-Here we are. There's the tower.

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-Oh! That's Beckford's Tower. So lovely.

-Looking like a beacon.

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He's come to meet curator Amy Frost to find out more.

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-Hello.

-Hi.

-I'm Thomas.

-I'm Amy.

-Really nice to meet you.

-You too.

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-Come on in.

-Thank you very much. I hope it's a bit warmer.

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At 120 feet high, Beckford's Tower dominates the landscape.

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A vast neoclassical structure that was built at the whim

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of a man who was once the wealthiest person in Britain.

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Back in the late 18th century, William Beckford spent

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a fortune gathering a vast collection of priceless

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works of art and then built this tower as a showcase

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and a place to use as a study retreat.

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So this is a bust of William Beckford.

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He amassed these amazing collections which he would only let people in to

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see if he felt that you were worthy enough of appreciating what he had.

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-So, do you think I'm worthy enough?

-I imagine so.

-That's good of you to say that.

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William Beckford inherited his fortune at a young age

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from his father, who made his money from the slave trade

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and sugar plantations in Jamaica. Like this one.

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Young William was to have a very privileged upbringing.

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He was taught by the best tutors that money can buy

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so he tells us he was taught architecture

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by Sir William Chambers, although there's no evidence of that.

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He's taught art by Alexander Cozens.

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And the great Beckford story is that he's taught music by Mozart.

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But there are quite a lot of myths about Beckford

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and most of them he makes up himself.

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Beckford spent nearly his entire fortune on his collection

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which now has been mostly sold off.

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But luckily for us, he commissioned three paintings to record

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some of his most precious items.

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And they show you some of the things from his collection that were

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-once housed here at the tower.

-Wow. He certainly bought well.

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He did and it's a real mix of Oriental porcelain and metalwork...

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-He was a really big, major player.

-Yeah, really big collector.

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-Very important collector.

-Just spending his father's money.

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How very nice(!)

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So when Beckford died, his daughter simply kept the best items

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and sold the rest to dealers in Bath.

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On the Road Trip Plant finds a Beckford object!

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How do we know a Beckford object?

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The best way to prove Beckford provenance of an object is to find

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somewhere on it his brand, which is an emblem from his coat of arms.

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And you can see them really clearly on bindings for some of his books.

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-So these are his codes. Was he a big book collector?

-He was.

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He was one of the greatest book collectors this country ever had.

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-He read every single book he ever bought.

-Wonderful.

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We can always tell they're Beckford books because he annotates.

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So here's where he's done three or four pages of annotations

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for the book. He's commenting on whether he agrees with the author,

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he's commenting on whether he thinks the writing is particularly good.

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Most of the time he's quite scathing.

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This is a book called Alpine Sketches,

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so it's a description of journeys around the Swiss Alps.

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He says it's quite "a la Radcliffe", like Ann Radcliffe the novelist,

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who was a bit overly flowery in her descriptions.

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Beckford designed his tower not only as a place to put

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part of his collection, but also he created a place to read at the very top.

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Look at that.

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-My! Oh, my. I can see why he came up here every day.

-Yeah.

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It's just magical, isn't it?

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-I bet you must love coming up here?

-Yes. Bring a book, sit and read.

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And you're just totally away from everything.

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And that's what it was for him.

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Amy, this has been fascinating. I've enjoyed coming up the tower.

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-That's a pleasure.

-And also hoping to find a Beckford treasure.

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-That's...

-It's the hunt, the treasure hunt...

-It is.

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-..is to turn up a Beckford treasure.

-It's a bit like a grail hunt.

-It is.

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On the quest for his own grail is Sir Roscoe.

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He's travelled 11 miles north-west to Kingswood in Bristol.

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He's come to Odds And Todds to see if he can sniff out a deal.

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On hand to assist is Jay. Watch out.

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-Hi, nice to see you. Charlie's the name.

-OK.

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What an enormous emporium you have here.

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-Any antiques amongst this lot?

-There is probably a few here and there.

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Right, eyes peeled, Charlie.

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Surely you can find your way through this lot.

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Crikey! It's like a maze. This is never-ending.

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One thing I can say is I am now completely lost. I've been there.

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The front's this way. Ah!

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Downstairs.

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I need something old or quirky.

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Yes, I can spot one right there.

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-God!

-Steady.

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-Mind the step.

-Will do.

-Ah-ha! I've just remembered I... Oh!

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-Lordy.

-This isn't easy. This is not easy.

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Ah. There IS a way out. Ooh, God.

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Oops-a-daisy! Now, talking of Daisy...

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-Oh, look. Love your farm set. Isn't that fantastic?

-Yeah.

-Gosh!

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-There's a lot there for the money as well.

-A huge amount.

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Isn't that lovely. Turkeys. Swans.

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Feeding troughs.

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-It's wonderful, isn't it?

-Yes.

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Gosh. What would that lot make at auction?

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Now, I can see the price is 150 quid. I can't refuse asking.

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-Is there an unforgettable price on this lot?

-An unforgettable price?

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-The death would be £100 for me on that.

-It would?

-That would be the death.

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Would you take £90 cash?

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-Oh, my God, that is hard!

-Or is that too hard?

0:18:090:18:11

That is a little bit too hard for me.

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-I mean... I do see it £100 all day long.

-Do you?

0:18:140:18:17

-I'll split the difference with you.

-Would you? Are you sure?

-Yeah.

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-I don't want to...

-That's all right.

-95, just psychologically a bit of a barrier.

0:18:200:18:23

-Gives you a bit more to play with.

-Happy with that?

-I'm happy with that.

0:18:230:18:27

-The farmyard is mine.

-No problem.

-That's really kind of you. Thank you.

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Look at that. Look at that.

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I'm really pleased with that.

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Now, Charlie, all you have to do, old love,

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is to reconvene with Thomas...

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..as it's the end of another day

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and time for you both to enjoy a little well earned shut-eye.

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Night-night.

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Day two, and our chaps have the forthcoming auction

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at the forefront of their minds.

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Now, be nice.

0:18:550:18:57

-Am I a cheapskate?

-A man of means.

-I'm a spender.

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-Spend now and regret later.

-I'm afraid that is often the case.

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So far, Thomas has spent £90 on two items.

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A 1950s aluminium and glass bubblegum dispenser

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and an Art Nouveau copper coal bin, as you do,

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leaving him with £135.08 to chuck about.

0:19:170:19:20

That is a deal. I would very much like to buy that.

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Charlie, on the other hand, has spent £155 on four items.

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A Regency desk stand, a set of eight silver-plated napkin rings,

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a 1937 Coronation bar of soap, and a collection of farmyard

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and other animals.

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That leaves him with £140.20 to spend today.

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Just like that.

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Thomas and Charlie have travelled 52 miles north-east

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to the town of Burford in Oxfordshire.

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I do hope they're looking forward to another good day's shopping.

0:19:510:19:54

-Are you buoyantly optimistic?

-The sun is rising.

0:19:550:19:59

-Right. I think you're down there.

-I'm down there.

-I'm up by the roundabout.

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In fact -

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(SCOTTISH ACCENT) # I'll take the high road and you'll take the low road

0:20:040:20:08

# And I'll be in profit before you! #

0:20:080:20:10

No, you won't! You'll struggle up that hill, Roscoe!

0:20:100:20:13

-Lordy!

-I need a walking stick.

0:20:130:20:15

So, while Charlie marches off to his shop,

0:20:180:20:21

Thomas is distinctly ambling to his.

0:20:210:20:24

So, what will Bygones have in store for you?

0:20:240:20:28

-Morning.

-Hello.

-I'm Thomas.

-Hello, Thomas. I'm Bryda.

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-Bryda?

-Yes.

-Where's that from?

-Wales.

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-From Wales?

-Yes.

-So you're Welsh.

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Clever boy, Thomas(!)

0:20:380:20:40

Focus. Don't get distracted.

0:20:400:20:43

I'll put on the dressing down. This is a gentleman's example.

0:20:440:20:48

Made for the smaller man, I believe.

0:20:500:20:52

Don't I look handsome?

0:20:550:20:57

Oh, God. He really can't help himself, can he?

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Aren't you here to look at antiques, Thomas? Like this, for instance.

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So, this is a piece of...

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It's silver plate. It's a model I've seen a lot of.

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It's by a German manufacturer.

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It's called WMF and it's got a very small mark there.

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It's not the oldest thing ever to walk this Earth.

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But it's still quite iconic. And it's only 20 quid.

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That's what I would call a TP backup if I don't find anything else.

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But it still might be worth buying.

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WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY For sure.

0:21:280:21:31

Not bad, not bad.

0:21:310:21:32

So, how's Roscoe getting on? Steady on, old boy.

0:21:320:21:35

You'll do yourself a mischief. Look at that. He's so agile.

0:21:350:21:39

Heading for the large Antiques Centre, and this is not

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the first time Charlie's been in here, so watch out.

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-You must be Giovanni.

-I am, yes.

-How are you?

-Nice to see you.

0:21:440:21:49

-I don't think we've met, have we?

-No, we haven't.

0:21:490:21:51

-How long have you been here?

-Ooh, 25 years.

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-I know who was here before you.

-Back in the Dark Ages...

0:21:540:21:59

Now, this place is huge!

0:21:590:22:01

-Help him out, Giovanni.

-What about the cross-country skis?

0:22:010:22:05

Oh, goodness! Made in Norway. Aren't they splendid!

0:22:050:22:08

-Great frame!

-Do you want to know the price?

-D-don't... Hang on.

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I've got so much more to look at, Giovanni.

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I don't want to just buy the first thing I see.

0:22:140:22:17

Chance would be a fine thing!

0:22:170:22:19

-I've seen about four things I like so far.

-Oh, God!

0:22:190:22:22

-And I'm going to go upstairs.

-That's encouraging.

0:22:220:22:25

Now, what about these?

0:22:250:22:26

Aren't they lovely?

0:22:260:22:28

Yes, it says £250 but there's a word after that I don't like - "each".

0:22:280:22:33

You don't like the "each", I understand, yes.

0:22:330:22:35

-We can work it out...something. We can do something.

-They're gorgeous.

0:22:350:22:39

They're very good decorator's items.

0:22:390:22:42

-Very nice, very nice, yes, yes, yes.

-But you have to have two, don't you?

0:22:420:22:45

The fact that there's a pair of them either side of a fireplace,

0:22:450:22:48

and if they were of a period, erm,

0:22:480:22:52

they would be hugely valuable but I like those and I think if

0:22:520:22:56

the sale room show them off well, I think they could do well.

0:22:560:22:59

Very nice. You probably do a BOGOF offer here, don't you?

0:22:590:23:03

-Do you know what a BOGOF is?

-No.

-Buy one, get one free.

0:23:030:23:06

Erm, perhaps, perhaps. If we get to the right money, yes.

0:23:060:23:11

The right money...

0:23:110:23:12

Er, even as a BOGOF,

0:23:120:23:14

that's still £110 more than you've got in your wallet, Charlie.

0:23:140:23:18

But, someone's not letting go of the idea.

0:23:180:23:21

-Well, you know what I want to do but I...

-Let's sit down and relax.

0:23:210:23:26

-Yes?

-I want to buy your two candelabra.

-Two...

0:23:260:23:31

-But I've got £140.20.

-That's too little. You can keep the 20p.

0:23:310:23:36

Well, I'm very happy to give you everything I have in life but...

0:23:360:23:39

-No, it's all right.

-For an old man?

-Well, not very old but OK, yes.

0:23:390:23:45

We can do a deal, I think, yes. Yes. Yes. All right?

0:23:450:23:47

-Are you really happy?

-Yes, I am.

-You've made an old man extremely happy.

0:23:470:23:51

With a reduction of £360, I don't blame you.

0:23:510:23:54

-Thank you very much.

-That's really, really... I appreciate that, hugely.

0:23:560:24:00

I think they're absolutely delightful.

0:24:000:24:02

Well, let's hope the buyers think so, too, eh?

0:24:020:24:05

Now, with Charlie spent out, bar 20p, let's rejoin Thomas

0:24:050:24:09

and see if he's any closer to spending some cash.

0:24:090:24:12

And, like a mythological dragon, he's been attracted by the flash of gold.

0:24:120:24:17

This little ring here, can I have a quick look at that little ring?

0:24:170:24:21

Little ring?

0:24:210:24:22

The ring and the earrings, actually. That little box, the whole thing.

0:24:220:24:26

So, what I'm looking for is any semblance of a mark

0:24:260:24:30

of any...nature. There's one there.

0:24:300:24:35

And these little emeralds.

0:24:350:24:37

So, what I'm looking for is whether these are a gold

0:24:370:24:41

or whether they're a silver gilt. I'm pretty sure...

0:24:410:24:44

-I'm pretty sure they're gold.

-I'm pretty sure that they are gold.

0:24:440:24:48

And these are screwback earrings,

0:24:480:24:50

so you could screw them into the back of your ear, if you see that there.

0:24:500:24:54

It's quite painful, isn't it?

0:24:540:24:55

Best try them on to see, Thomas, eh?

0:24:550:24:58

As you can see, I'm obviously well-versed into putting on earrings.

0:24:580:25:02

There you are. I could be like a pirate now, couldn't I?

0:25:030:25:07

All I need... I've got my hat,

0:25:070:25:09

then grow the dreads like Johnny Depp and I'm a pirate.

0:25:090:25:11

Lose three stone...

0:25:110:25:13

..wear make-up.

0:25:140:25:15

Quite attractive, really, isn't it?

0:25:160:25:19

Mmmm, very pretty, dear.

0:25:190:25:20

So, we have a pair of earrings and a gold ring with emeralds.

0:25:220:25:25

I do like them.

0:25:270:25:29

Could you do them for 80?

0:25:300:25:32

Could I ask for 95?

0:25:320:25:34

Erm...can I meet you halfway at 85?

0:25:340:25:39

-90?

-I'd prefer 85 and...well, I...

0:25:390:25:44

I could buy something else. I've seen something else I'd like to buy.

0:25:450:25:48

Ah, the Thomas Plant back-up item, the WMF vase, marked at £20.

0:25:480:25:55

Could we do 90 for the lot?

0:25:550:25:58

I had thought of 95.

0:25:580:26:02

-95 for the lot.

-95 for the lot.

0:26:020:26:05

So, that would cost a tenner and these would cost 85.

0:26:050:26:08

-So, are you sure you can't do 90?

-I'd rather not.

0:26:080:26:11

You'd rather not. Well that's fine. That's fine, I get that.

0:26:110:26:15

I think we'll do that.

0:26:150:26:17

Nicely done, Thomas.

0:26:170:26:19

Our chaps are leaving Burford in the dust

0:26:190:26:21

and motoring on to the charming Cotswold town

0:26:210:26:24

of Bourton-on-the-Water, in Gloucestershire.

0:26:240:26:27

-Charlie's dropping Thomas off for his next shop.

-Right, out you get.

0:26:270:26:32

-Looking glass.

-Looking glass.

0:26:320:26:34

Do you think I'll find something to eat me, that'll make me grow big?

0:26:340:26:37

It can't make you any bigger!

0:26:370:26:39

THEY LAUGH

0:26:390:26:41

-Nasty boy!

-Have a lovely time with Alice!

0:26:410:26:43

While Thomas finds his way inside, Charlie has an appointment to keep.

0:26:430:26:48

He's heading north, to the village of Stow-on-the-Wold,

0:26:480:26:51

where there's a museum dedicated to one of his greatest passions -

0:26:510:26:55

cricket.

0:26:550:26:56

-He's come to meet the man who set up the museum, Andy Collier.

-A-ha!

0:27:000:27:05

-Nice to meet you.

-Andy, is it?

-Welcome to Cotswold Cricket Museum.

0:27:050:27:08

Thank you very much indeed. Lovely to see you.

0:27:080:27:11

Andy gave up his life as an electrician to devote himself

0:27:110:27:15

to his favourite sport

0:27:150:27:17

and has spent the last 20 years collecting cricket memorabilia,

0:27:170:27:20

some of which tells the story of the game from its earliest beginnings.

0:27:200:27:24

Luckily, Charlie appears to have come prepared.

0:27:240:27:26

Let's hope he's not wearing his box.

0:27:260:27:28

-But actually...

-Now, I'm going to make myself more appropriate.

0:27:280:27:32

I hope you'll approve.

0:27:320:27:34

Ooh, look...member of the MCC. I'm impressed!

0:27:340:27:38

So, competitive cricket really began to get going

0:27:380:27:41

in the 19th century, with one particular player changing

0:27:410:27:44

the uniform for ever due to a terrible accident.

0:27:440:27:46

Alfred Mynn was reputed to be the first man to wear pads in cricket.

0:27:460:27:50

-When he...

-Really?!

-He had his leg severely bruised

0:27:500:27:53

-by Samuel Redgate from Nottingham...

-Yeah.

0:27:530:27:56

..and nearly had his leg amputated.

0:27:560:27:57

And then after two years convalescence, he started wearing a pad inside his sock.

0:27:570:28:03

Early bats and stumps were quite different to those

0:28:040:28:07

we all know today.

0:28:070:28:09

Bowling, too, would not be recognisable in today's game.

0:28:100:28:14

Watch out! I think Roscoe's determined to demonstrate.

0:28:140:28:18

-How did they first start?

-Underarm.

-Really?

0:28:180:28:21

Underarm, yeah, a little bit like bowls now, really.

0:28:210:28:24

People have got much bigger and therefore taller,

0:28:240:28:27

and therefore the ball must be coming faster.

0:28:270:28:29

If a tall, for example, West Indian is coming along and bowling at you,

0:28:290:28:33

between him letting go of the ball and me hitting the ball,

0:28:330:28:38

how much time have I got?

0:28:380:28:40

Between half a second and three quarters of a second.

0:28:400:28:42

Half a second! It's extraordinary, isn't it?

0:28:420:28:46

Andy's museum pays tribute to the two greatest cricketers of all time.

0:28:460:28:51

He has WG Grace's actual bat and a wall dedicated to Donald Bradman.

0:28:510:28:57

This man, Bradman, who was Australian - how good was he?

0:28:570:29:01

He was the best ever.

0:29:010:29:03

Can you put that into statistics?

0:29:030:29:06

Average of 99.94.

0:29:060:29:08

Which means every time he went out to bat,

0:29:080:29:10

the chances are he was going to score 100.

0:29:100:29:13

-Every third innings, he got 100.

-That's amazing.

0:29:130:29:15

Whereas a good batsman today would average 50 if they're really good.

0:29:150:29:19

You're a good player if you get 45.

0:29:190:29:21

So, he was twice as good as any other player that ever lived!

0:29:210:29:25

Donald Bradman epitomised the enduring cricketing rivalry

0:29:250:29:30

between Australia and England,

0:29:300:29:32

one that continues today with the greatest battle of all, The Ashes.

0:29:320:29:36

That's a replica Ashes.

0:29:360:29:38

That's a replica of the Ashes. It's always surprising to see how tiny it is.

0:29:380:29:42

The Ashes were so named after a satirical obituary

0:29:420:29:46

was printed in The Times after Australia beat England

0:29:460:29:50

for the first time on English soil.

0:29:500:29:52

Inside the original urn are reputedly the ashes of a burnt bale.

0:29:520:29:57

Now, you've got a sign up there, England-Australia 2009.

0:29:570:30:03

That was quite significant, wasn't it?

0:30:030:30:05

That was a significant day, yeah. That was the first time we'd beaten Australia at Lord's...

0:30:050:30:09

-Which is the home of cricket.

-Home of cricket. ..Since 1934.

0:30:090:30:12

-It's not very good, is it?

-Completely dominated us, unfortunately.

0:30:120:30:15

-Do you know, I was there?

-You were there?

-I was there...

0:30:150:30:18

-You lucky boy. I wasn't.

-..cheering like mad.

0:30:180:30:20

Well, that's fascinating. I raise my cap to you.

0:30:200:30:23

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you so much for having me.

-Absolute pleasure, Charlie.

0:30:230:30:27

Now, let's catch up with Thomas.

0:30:270:30:28

I hope he's not going to be stumped for what to buy in his last

0:30:280:30:32

shop of the day.

0:30:320:30:35

Well, I've got £40...£40!

0:30:350:30:37

Which isn't a great deal.

0:30:380:30:40

But I could buy a little knick-knack.

0:30:400:30:43

What's new? And there's plenty to feast your eyes on in this shop,

0:30:430:30:46

especially if you have magpie eyes like our Thomas.

0:30:460:30:50

So this is a vesta case, so you put your matches in there

0:30:500:30:54

and you strike them on the bottom

0:30:540:30:56

but it's got die in here.

0:30:560:30:58

It's quite a fun thing.

0:30:580:31:00

It's quite unusual that's it got this gaming set in it, isn't it?

0:31:000:31:04

Time to call over shop owner Norman.

0:31:040:31:07

-What can that be? Please, please?

-30.

0:31:070:31:11

30, thank you.

0:31:110:31:13

-Can you do that for 25?

-I'll go 28.

-OK.

0:31:130:31:18

But that's a bit fun, that, isn't it?

0:31:180:31:21

-That's unusual.

-It's a fun thing. It's different.

-It is different.

0:31:210:31:25

-Do you know, 25 and you've got a deal.

-I'll do it.

-Yeah?

-Cheers.

0:31:250:31:30

-Thank you very much.

-God bless.

0:31:300:31:31

Hope you strike it lucky with that one.

0:31:310:31:33

-So, Thomas is all shopped out.

-It's been a pleasure, thanks.

0:31:330:31:36

-I've enjoyed myself.

-Great to see you.

-.I hope I do well with it.

0:31:360:31:40

Time to rejoin Charlie,

0:31:400:31:42

for our experts now have to reveal all to each other.

0:31:420:31:45

They've convened in Upper Slaughter.

0:31:450:31:48

Hope they don't butcher each other's items.

0:31:480:31:50

-Are you ready for this?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Dun-dun-dun-durrr!

0:31:500:31:54

Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun, dun-der-rar-rar!

0:31:540:31:57

I'm thinking one thing looks absolutely gorgeous.

0:31:570:32:00

-Do you know what it is?

-What?

-Yes, what?

0:32:000:32:02

-Yeah.

-Oh, the vesta.

-Shake the dice and they move around.

-Yeah.

0:32:020:32:06

And it was £25!

0:32:060:32:09

I think that's delightful. I would die for that object.

0:32:090:32:12

Listen, I make the jokes around here, Charlie.

0:32:120:32:15

Now, just tell me, you know I know nothing about jewellery.

0:32:150:32:18

-These aren't gold, are they?

-They are gold.

-Oh, Thomas!

0:32:180:32:21

How did you do that?! Can't be gold!

0:32:210:32:23

Yeah, they're gold and that's 18-carat gold.

0:32:230:32:26

I paid 85 for those. So, that's quite good.

0:32:260:32:28

-Roscoe, no, no! Roscoe!

-I give in.

-Roscoe, I want you to see this.

-Yes.

0:32:280:32:32

-This is my favourite item.

-Beaten copper. I call it a coal scuttle.

0:32:320:32:37

Coal scuttle-cum-log bin, coal scuttle, yeah.

0:32:370:32:39

Yeah, a coal scuttle. That's nice.

0:32:390:32:41

You've bought so much better this time around

0:32:410:32:44

than you did last time, Thomas. May I congratulate you!

0:32:440:32:48

Time for Thomas to pass judgment.

0:32:480:32:50

The first thing you will see...

0:32:500:32:53

..is a 20 pence piece.

0:32:540:32:56

-That's what I've got left.

-Oh, Roscoe!

0:32:560:32:58

THEY LAUGH

0:32:580:33:00

-I thought, as a farmer's son... Do you like that?

-Oh, Roscoe!

0:33:000:33:04

-You like those, don't you?

-I love it! I love it!

0:33:040:33:07

There's about 120 pieces there.

0:33:070:33:10

Oh, Roscoe, how much did you pay for this lot? Can I guess?

0:33:100:33:13

-Yeah, yeah, a big load of money.

-That's worth £80.

0:33:130:33:16

-Yeah, I paid 95.

-Oh, brilliant!

0:33:160:33:18

Now, what will Thomas think of Charlie's desk stand?

0:33:180:33:22

It's completely had it but it is a true antique

0:33:220:33:26

and I have a passion for something like that.

0:33:260:33:28

We ended up tossing a coin at HER suggestion.

0:33:280:33:32

-Right, OK.

-£25.

0:33:320:33:35

Really? That's very cheap.

0:33:350:33:37

Validation from Thomas.

0:33:370:33:39

Now onto Charlie's biggest buy.

0:33:390:33:41

-The girandoles.

-Girandoles, 20th-century.

-Yeah.

0:33:410:33:46

Two branch wall lights, pure metal, and I paid £140 for the pair.

0:33:460:33:51

I wish you didn't tell me that.

0:33:510:33:52

No, no. I know. I didn't want you to say,

0:33:520:33:54

"Roscoe, you probably paid 30 quid for these".

0:33:540:33:56

Well, I mean...

0:33:560:33:58

Huh! Dear, he's stuck for words.

0:33:590:34:01

-Your general dealer will probably pay £100 for those.

-Yeah. I'm a gambler.

0:34:010:34:06

-I like your style.

-Anyway, good luck, old bean.

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Let's find out what they really thought, eh?

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Thomas Plant!

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Your gold is, frankly, stolen,

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and will make you a huge profit.

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I do not like the girandoles, those lights.

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They could make a lot of money but I don't think they're going to.

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It's really on a knife edge, this one. Really on a knife edge.

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The race is on! Watch this space.

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We're on the edge of our seats, you know (!)

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Thomas and Charlie's second day began in Bath, Somerset,

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travelled north to Kingswood in Bristol,

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then onto the Cotswolds and now we'll conclude at an auction

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showdown in Stroud, in Gloucestershire.

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-Here we are. Well driven, sir.

-Marvellous, thank you.

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They boys' battleground for today is Stroud Auction Rooms,

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a large, busy auction house with all manner of antiques

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and collectables, poised to go under the hammer.

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So what does auctioneer James Taylor think of our experts' items?

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I'm a real fan of Art Nouveau and arts and crafts

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so my favourite item is the copper coal scuttle.

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It's very, very fashionable at the moment.

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And there's been a fair bit of interest in it. The wall lights are a really good decorator's lot.

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They're ornate and they're authentic.

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They haven't been played around with too much and that should generate a lot of interest.

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Charlie began with £295.20,

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and spent exactly £295 on five auction lots.

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You've made an old man extremely happy.

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Thomas started this leg with £225.08

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and spent a grand total of £210, also on five auction lots.

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-Thank you, bye-bye.

-Cheers, bye-bye.

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Deep breath, chaps. We're off!

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This is going to go well.

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First up is Thomas' bubble gum dispenser, don't you know!

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Straight in at £38, 40. At £38 bid with me, now 40.

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42, still with me. Is there five?

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At £42, the bid's still with me. 45, 48. Is there 50?

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At £48, it's still on the book, now looking for 50.

0:36:040:36:07

-Wow!

-Fantastic.

-It's in there.

0:36:070:36:10

That's phenomenal.

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You said it, Roscoe. A sweet profit for Thomas.

0:36:130:36:16

Thomas Plant...

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I'm going now!

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It's Charlie's favourite next, his Regency desk stand.

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Straight in at £18, is there 20? £18, the bid's with me. Looking for 20.

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I thought it was going to be 80.

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At £18, 20, takes me straight out on the Internet. Is there two?

0:36:310:36:33

At 22 on the net, is there five?

0:36:330:36:35

At £22 on the Internet, 25 on the net, now is there eight?

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-At £25, the bid's on the Internet.

-Doing well, doing well.

-It's not.

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I'm not into a profit yet.

0:36:410:36:42

Caroline's done me over good.

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Don't blame the auntie, Charlie.

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The right buyer just wasn't out there today. Bad luck.

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Thomas' copper coal bin is next. Will his luck continue?

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-At £55, is there 60? At £55, the bid's with me.

-You're a genius.

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-There's somebody on the phone!

-70. And five's with me. 80.

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80 takes me out on the telephone now, is there five?

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At £80, the bid's on the phone. Now it's for five. 85's on the net, 90.

0:37:090:37:12

They're on the net! Go on.

0:37:120:37:14

90, at £85 on the Internet now, is there 90?

0:37:140:37:17

-At £85, I'm selling.

-I don't like to gloat, but that's a £20 profit.

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Well, you are gloating, Thomas, and it's not pretty. Well done, though.

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Another excellent profit.

0:37:250:37:27

Thomas, if I may say so,

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it is a privilege merely to be in the same room with a man who...

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Now, will Charlie make up some lost ground with his novelty

0:37:320:37:37

-napkin rings?

-And what can we say? £20 to get started?

-No bid at all.

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-£20, surely? £10, then, to get them on the move.

-Ten.

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-Ten quid for them.

-Roscoe.

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-AUCTIONEER DROWNS OUT SPEECH

-Calm down!

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18 now on the net. Is there 20? At £18, I'm selling. To the net now, 18.

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Whoops!

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A loss to add to Charlie's woes.

0:37:550:37:57

-I'm not downhearted.

-Don't be down in the mouth.

-I'm British.

0:37:570:38:00

Thomas' WMF vase is up next.

0:38:000:38:04

Bid's straight in with me at £20. Is there two?

0:38:040:38:06

At £20, the bid's with me. Now looking for two.

0:38:060:38:09

At 22 on the net, 25 still with me, is there eight?

0:38:090:38:11

At £25, the bid's 28. 30 is still with me, is there two?

0:38:110:38:14

-At £30, it's still on commission. Now looking for two.

-Wow!

0:38:140:38:16

32 on the net takes me out. Is there five? At £32, 35 on the net.

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Now, is there eight? At 35, 38 on the net, now, is there 40?

0:38:200:38:23

At £38 on the Internet, looking for 40.

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40's on the net now, looking for two.

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At £42 on the Internet, looking for five. At £42, I'm selling.

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All online. All online. Probably bought by man in Bangkok.

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Yeah, all right! Doesn't matter if it is.

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Whoever bought it, they've given Thomas yet another profit.

0:38:370:38:40

-You are on fire...

-This is not...

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Now it's Charlie's big purchase.

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His gilt metal wall lights. Could they light up his day?

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-Can we say £40 to get me started? £40 for someone?

-Uh-oh!

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£30, then, to get them on the move...

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-Oh, no, Roscoe, Roscoe.

-They only cost £140.

0:38:540:38:57

-Oh, lordy.

-30's bid on the Internet. Thank you. Is there two?

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-A £30 bid on the net now, looking for two.

-Oh, Roscoe!

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At £30 on the Internet, now looking for two. At £30, selling away...

0:39:030:39:07

Our Father who art in heaven!

0:39:070:39:09

-Hallowed be thy name...

-Oh!

-Thy kingdom come...

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Roscoe, I feel your pain.

0:39:120:39:14

-..Thy will be done.

-And so do I!

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A shuddering, earth-crashing loss of £110 for Roscoe.

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Do you know, it's not pain, Thomas. It's agony!

0:39:220:39:26

Both experts fell for the little vesta case, but will the buyers?

0:39:280:39:32

At £55, the bid's with me, now looking for 60.

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At £60 on the Internet, looking for five. 65? 65's bid in the room.

0:39:340:39:38

Thank you. Is there 70? At £65, it's in the room. Now looking for 70.

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At 65, 70's on the Internet, 75. £75 bid in the room, now, is there 80?

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-At £75, the bid's in the room. Now looking for 80.

-Wow, wow.

0:39:450:39:48

At £75, I'm selling to the room now. At 75...

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-That's fantastic.

-Brilliant.

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Brilliant indeed. Thomas is most definitely on a roll today.

0:39:550:39:59

£25 to get us all started. £25, surely?

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Do you know, I hate to say it's coming down to Roscoe's bar of soap

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but it is.

0:40:070:40:08

I have £8 to start it off. Is there ten?

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At £8... Ten takes me out of the room now. Is there 12? At £10.

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The bid's in the room now. Looking for 12. 14, sir? 14 in the room.

0:40:140:40:17

Is there 16? At £14 in the room, 16 on the net. 18, sir?

0:40:170:40:20

At £18, already jumped on the Internet, now is there 20?

0:40:200:40:23

-Could make 100.

-Is there five? At £22. 25 in the room?

0:40:230:40:26

25's bid in the room. Is there eight? At £25. I'm selling.

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In the room, at 25...

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-# Sweet Caroline...

-Bam-bam... #

0:40:330:40:38

At last! Who'd have thought it? A shining profit for Charlie.

0:40:380:40:42

Talk about coming up smelling of roses! It's not over yet.

0:40:420:40:46

True. But Thomas' next lot would have to crash quite badly to help

0:40:460:40:50

you out, old boy. It's the gold ring and earrings.

0:40:500:40:53

Straight in at £200. Is there 220?

0:40:530:40:56

At £200, the bid's with me, now looking for 220. At £200...

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-What did they cost?

-85.

0:41:000:41:01

At £200, on commission now, looking for 220. 230, still with me.

0:41:010:41:05

Is there 240?

0:41:050:41:07

-At 230, still on commission. Looking for 240.

-Wow.

-At £240, I sell.

0:41:070:41:12

-Wow.

-£240! Thomas...you've had a cracker of a day.

0:41:120:41:18

He certainly has. Great profit there, Thomas.

0:41:180:41:22

There's a spring in your step, isn't there?

0:41:220:41:24

Not really cos I've hurt my ankle but there is a slight spring.

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It's the last lot of the day, Charlie's farmyard animals.

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They need to make at least £382 for him - ha! -to triumph on this leg.

0:41:310:41:37

Still, you never know.

0:41:370:41:38

-At £95, the bid's with me now...

-That's what it cost.

0:41:380:41:41

At 95, 100 on the net, 110 still with me.

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Is there 120? At 120... 120, 130. Still with me.

0:41:430:41:46

-Is there 140?

-Up to 500!

-Bid's with me now. Looking for 140.

0:41:460:41:50

140 on the phone.

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On the phone!

0:41:510:41:53

-140 takes me out the telephone now. Is there 150?

-Ooh!

0:41:530:41:56

-At £140, the bid's on the phone.

-I want to bid 150!

-At £140,

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I'm selling away to the telephone now at 140...

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Yes!

0:42:030:42:04

So excited for you, Roscoe.

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OK, so, not the stonking profit he needed

0:42:070:42:11

but it is a profit nevertheless, so well done!

0:42:110:42:14

-Well done.

-I needed that. I needed that so badly.

0:42:170:42:20

Cor! How the tables have turned.

0:42:220:42:25

Charlie started this leg with a robust £295.20

0:42:250:42:29

and has made a loss of £99.84 after auction costs.

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That leaves him with a rather depleted total of £195.36

0:42:330:42:38

to carry forward.

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Thomas, on the other hand, has had a bumper day.

0:42:410:42:44

He kicked off this leg with £225.08

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and made a handsome profit of £191.80 after costs.

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Meaning he ends up with £416.88 to spend next time.

0:42:520:42:57

Wow! Well done, old fruit.

0:42:570:43:00

-Are you going to drive?

-I'm going to drive.

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Surely you can afford a chauffeur now!

0:43:020:43:04

-Come on. You drove when you won last time.

-Oh, all right.

0:43:040:43:07

-So it's my turn to drive now.

-You're a rotter.

-I'm not a rotter.

-You are.

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I'm not! Brilliant!

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Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Thomas meets his match.

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Hello.

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He's the complaints department.

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And at last, Charlie gets some recognition.

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A round of applause. A round of applause.

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