0:00:00 > 0:00:03It's the nation's favourite antiques experts...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- All right, viewers?- ..With £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08a classic car, and a goal - to scour
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm on fire! Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Sold, going, going, gone.
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 > 0:00:1950p!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23They're papier-mache buttocks.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Will it be the high road to glory,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Oh! Oh!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30There we go!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40We're almost slap-bang in the middle of our
0:00:40 > 0:00:42road trip around Bonnie Scotland,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44in the company of Charlie Ross...
0:00:44 > 0:00:45sounds very Caledonian.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48That couldn't be more Scottish, could it, with the thistle?
0:00:48 > 0:00:52And Margie Cooper, a bit Scottish, too, don't you think?
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Not one of the coopers of Fife, by any chance?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56SHE SPEAKS WELSH
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Perhaps not.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Charlie was actually born a long way south of the border
0:01:02 > 0:01:03in Aylesbury...
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Rosco's favourite subject - cricket.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..Although he does own a kilt.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Whilst dealer Margie, from Blackburn in Lancashire,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14certainly knows what's under one.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- Aw!- Ooh!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19But as they've taken the high road, and the low road,
0:01:19 > 0:01:20in their Sunbeam Rapier,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22there's been a lot more fun that profits.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- What have you got?- My Lord.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Settle down.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29If I were you I'd cry.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31THEY LAUGH
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Charlie began with £200 and so far he's amassed
0:01:36 > 0:01:38a total of £309.42
0:01:38 > 0:01:40to spend today.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Margie, who also started off with £200,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48has managed, after two trips to auction,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50to increase that by just £1.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52What do you do in real life, are you a dealer?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Is that your job?- Yes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Do you eat?
0:01:55 > 0:01:56SHE LAUGHS
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Do you have a home?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Careful, Charlie. What's the Gaelic for Schadenfreude?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Charlie and Margie set out from Jedburgh
0:02:03 > 0:02:05in the Borders
0:02:05 > 0:02:08before travelling the breadth and length of Scotland
0:02:08 > 0:02:11to reach journey's end at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Today they begin in the middle of the country at Perth
0:02:14 > 0:02:17and head towards the North Sea coast for an auction in Fife
0:02:17 > 0:02:20at St Andrews.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23The fair city of Perth, in central Scotland,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25used to be known in medieval times
0:02:25 > 0:02:27as "St John's Town",
0:02:27 > 0:02:28after the parish kirk,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30and somewhat confusingly,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33the local football team, St Johnstone,
0:02:33 > 0:02:34still bears that name.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Have you ever been to Perth?- No.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- It's lovely.- Is it? - Yeah, I love Perth.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I agree, especially down by the River Tay.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Plus Perth is the birthplace of proper Scottish movie star
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Ewan McGregor.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- There we go.- Perfect!
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Let's go shopping!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Choose antiques, eh?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56After you, darling, look at all this lot.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Look add all these goodies! - Wow, wow, wow!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Located in an old auction hall,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Love has over 40 stalls
0:03:03 > 0:03:06selling a mix of antiques and vintage pieces.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09£12? Cheap.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12There are quite a few dealers around, too,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14as well as the manager, of course.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- And your name is?- Mark.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- I'm going to have a good look round, so you're the man to call?- Yep.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21If negotiations are required.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Incidentally, just coming in,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I went past these rather splendid cannons.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I don't think the carriages have much age, do they?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30But the barrels look wonderful!
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Yeah, they're proper bronze.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- And they appear to be old.- They are.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36All for the bargain price of £40.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- What, the pair?!- Yeah.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Could you go wrong?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Oh, he could, Mark.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44If I waved £30 in your direction,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46would you show me the door or would you say,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49"Charlie, take them away."
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I'd probably say, "35", and we might...
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I thought you might say that, I should have said "20".
0:03:54 > 0:03:56THEY LAUGH
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I think if I didn't buy those, for 35 quid,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I would be honestly stupid.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Thank you very much indeed. How wonderful!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10That's about two yards from the door.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Show's over, damn!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Cheerio...
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Oh, no, it's not. Charlie still has plenty of cash
0:04:16 > 0:04:18and could easily spend more of it here.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- You got a minute?- Yes, certainly.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Meanwhile, silver expert, Margie,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26has found a gem and a fine selection of cabinets.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Ah, that's cute.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Is this silver?- Yes.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32That's a nice little set.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I think it's a butter...
0:04:34 > 0:04:36You think it's a cheese knife and a pickle fork?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I don't know, is it?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I think there's a bit of confusion about what exactly that is.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Travelling fruit set, perhaps?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46For those who like their fruit on the move.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Price, £85.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Have we got a date on this?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I just love to buy silver...
0:04:53 > 0:04:57and I'm in a bit of trouble at the moment.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Let me just take a look at that.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Sometimes they're a year out, aren't they?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Hallmarks.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Yeah. May not to be a matching set.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Hoping to find the same date letter but you don't always find
0:05:06 > 0:05:09the same date letter, sometimes it's a year or two
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and it's still all right.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's all right, yeah, it is!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15As I say, I like it,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17but I'm in desperate trouble
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- and it's got to be a lot cheaper than that.- Okey-doke.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Jim's off to call the dealer and Charlie,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25flushed with this first buy of the day,
0:05:25 > 0:05:26is busy looking for more.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Hello, sir, are you part of the establishment?
0:05:29 > 0:05:30Hello, Charlie, yes, I am.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- What's the name?- Donald.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Donald McDougal.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- Donald McDougal?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You said that perfectly, Charlie.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- I've been practising for years, Donald.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Introductions over, Donald's also got an item he's not sure about.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45It's not got a price on it,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49cos I really don't know what it is or if it has any value.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50It looks old.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Is it a fly swat?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56It looks to me like a horse whip.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- The handle there...- Actually, the handle...
0:05:58 > 0:06:02would there not be longer thongs
0:06:02 > 0:06:04there for whisking the flies?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06That's what I imagine.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09In a hot African...
0:06:09 > 0:06:12This looks more North American Indian to me.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15What would they use it for, then?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I don't know, perhaps the medicine man would have it.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20That's it, you've got it!
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Lordy, let's leave those two to their powwow.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26What's Margie been confronted with?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Another mystery object?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Well, there's a thing.- Are you going to hit me with that?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Let me think - something to do with hair?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34No, no.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36What's that for?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Just think of the shape and what on earth you would need that for.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Are you piercing something?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Crumpets, actually think of the crumpets
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- and the little holes the butter melts into.- I love crumpets!
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Hence these spikes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You just get the dough, boomph, down.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Isn't that sweet? You worked it out!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Eventually.- You're sure you're right?- Uh-huh.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I'm sure Mark's convinced about its efficacy
0:06:59 > 0:07:01as a crumpet tool, but the last time
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I made crumpets, the holes appeared
0:07:04 > 0:07:06perfectly naturally as the batter cooked.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09If I showed it to Charlie and he snapped it up straightaway,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11you would think, "Oh, dear."
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Oh, playing us off.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Well...- Normally, I'd say 15.
0:07:15 > 0:07:1720 quid would have to be it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Would it?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's that or..."muffin".
0:07:20 > 0:07:22It's a bit of a hoot, isn't it?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- It is.- Oh, go on.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I have to buy that,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28purely because I'm a crumpet girl.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I love a bit of crumpet.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33You said it. Great start, Margie,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35but didn't Mark's mind games pay off?
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I know what this is, Whitefriars glass.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41This style, this swirl...
0:07:41 > 0:07:44"Swirl", I love the way you say "swurrul".
0:07:44 > 0:07:46In England we say "swahl",
0:07:46 > 0:07:48which is really boring, isn't it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- it doesn't have the R. - Doesn't have the feeling.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52When you say "swurrul",
0:07:52 > 0:07:54it looks like a "swurrul", doesn't it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56He's right, you know, and Whitefriars
0:07:56 > 0:07:57was an English glass-makers
0:07:57 > 0:08:00which became well-known for stained-glass
0:08:00 > 0:08:02during the 19th-century Gothic revival
0:08:02 > 0:08:03and then, in the 20th century.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06for popularising Art Deco designs.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07£95.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Donald, that's fiction.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Is that your wife's price for yours?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I think if that went to auction it would probably make £45.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Which means 45 less commission,
0:08:16 > 0:08:184.50...
0:08:18 > 0:08:21You're talking 30 quid, yeah.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I love the way the "swurrul" starts here...
0:08:23 > 0:08:25No, "swirrul".
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- "swirrul?" Not "swurrul". As in "squirrel?"- Ah, yes!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Aye, like a language class, this, isn't it?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34The "swirrul" start here and goes up
0:08:34 > 0:08:36and gets wider and wider and draws you in.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38It does, lie a "whurlpool".
0:08:38 > 0:08:40HE LAUGHS
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Hm, I think Charlie is getting sucked into that bowl
0:08:43 > 0:08:46and Margie seems to be about to Hoover up another lot,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48with the very good news that the dealer
0:08:48 > 0:08:52will take a bargain £20 for his silver knife and fork.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55That's got to be £20-worth, it's not going to make me a fortune.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56More than 20 quid's-worth.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58This is my sort of kit.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Let's make sure there's no repairs on this
0:09:00 > 0:09:02before I commit myself to this vast sum(!)
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Cheeky!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Go on, then, that's fine.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07A safe bet, I would say.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Safe bet for a tenner or 15 quid profit.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I think I might be done.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14You've never been done in here.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15THEY LAUGH
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Quite, and just as Margie
0:09:17 > 0:09:19was heading for the door, young James
0:09:19 > 0:09:21has come up with something else to tempt her.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Ooh, an umbrella with an ivory handle!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Not for everybody,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29but under the 1947 CITES agreement,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32it is legal to trade ivory items
0:09:32 > 0:09:33from before that date.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I won't put it up in here because I'm superstitious.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- Right.- Can I go out?- Yeah!
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Wise.- Let's see what state it's in.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Wahey! It's quite pretty, isn't it?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47How old is that?
0:09:47 > 0:09:48I think 1930s.
0:09:48 > 0:09:491930s, yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Yeah, but how much is it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53It would cost you a whole £5.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Sounds good, Margie.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57With prices like that, even you can be decisive.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Go on, then. Aw, isn't he good?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03So I'm going to have your parasol at the bargain price
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- of £3.50.- Done.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07That WAS cheeky.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08I have been!
0:10:08 > 0:10:09I was only joking.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11No, have it for £3.50.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Go on.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I'm going to give you a kiss now.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21So Margie, for a total spend of just £43.50,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24leads Charlie by three lots to one.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26But he and Donald are still "swirulling"
0:10:26 > 0:10:27around that Whitefriars.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- "That 30 quid Charlie offered me
0:10:30 > 0:10:34"for my Whitefriars is probably a cracking good price."
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I think I would need half that again, Charlie.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- That's 45!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41That just wipes my nose.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- The thought of coming up all the way to Perth
0:10:44 > 0:10:45simply to wipe your nose
0:10:45 > 0:10:48is not one that's foremost in my mind.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Go for 40, Charlie.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Give a boy a break.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It's like the "swirrul" and the skirl of the pipes,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I can hear the pipes at the auction room
0:10:57 > 0:10:58as you can with in with it.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59BAGPIPES PLAY
0:10:59 > 0:11:01There he goes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03# Campbeltown Loch, I wish you were whiskey
0:11:03 > 0:11:04# Campbeltown Loch, och, aye... #
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I have a wee flask here, Charlie.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Steady, Donald.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09# I would drink you dry. #
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Go up a wee bit and do a deal,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13cos I do want to be shouting,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15"Get the police, I've been robbed!"
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- 35.- 37.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19HE LAUGHS
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Sorry. Excuse me, my nose...
0:11:21 > 0:11:24When my nose gets cold, I know I'm getting close to a sale.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26This chap's good, you know.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- You're breaking my heart. - Give him the money.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- It's been a pleasure!- Donald,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33are you happy with that?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Listen, Charlie, only you, my friend,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38could have brought that out of me.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40So, £72 spent,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and after a mutually fruitful start to the day,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45it is time to leave the fair city...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Margie, no!
0:11:48 > 0:11:50..and take this short ride from Perth
0:11:50 > 0:11:53to the village of Glencarse.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54So here we are.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Don't I bring you to some good places?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59You do, I fill a massive profit coming on.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Bye, darling, mwah!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03This looks a very fine establishment.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04- Hello?- Hello?- Hello.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Hello.- Charlie Ross is the name.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Pleased to meet you, Michael Young.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Does it say " Michael Young" above the door?- It certainly does.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12But it says "Established 1887".
0:12:12 > 0:12:15That's not me, I'm not that old, Charlie.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I'm sure there are plenty of claimants
0:12:17 > 0:12:20to Scotland's oldest antiques dynasty,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22but Youngs are 127 years old
0:12:22 > 0:12:25and the fourth generation seems to be ensuring
0:12:25 > 0:12:26that they are still going strong.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29There's just fabulous quality.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Regency, William IV,
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Georgian furniture.
0:12:33 > 0:12:3790% of the things here are things that I love,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- but can't afford.- Relax, Charlie!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Enjoy the surroundings and I'm sure something will turn up.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44These are quite interesting.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Do you fancy a crack at those?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I'm not entirely sure of the purpose of them.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I thought they were decorative, rather than practical.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Are these ceremonial or something?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56They could be. They almost look like they should be crossed
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- in some sort of crest. I don't know. - That's a point.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01More mystery objects, eh?
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Are they spears or paddles?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I think they're spears because they are too pointed, aren't they?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08They're nice and sharp, aren't they?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11But they've got this kind of spade end to them.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12What fun!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Of course there's always a risk that no-one at the auction will know
0:13:16 > 0:13:18what they are either. Anything else?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20That's a beautiful...silver...
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Yeah, that's not in my price range. - Chester-hallmarked.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- His face!- He's been a fighting dog,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27cos he's lost a little bit round the ear.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28HE LAUGHS
0:13:28 > 0:13:29I don't know why I'm looking
0:13:29 > 0:13:31at this, it's not in my price range, is it?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33It's 250.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Yeah, it suits you, you've got to have it.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Looks the part, but he can't afford it, Michael.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41There's another nice dog head here, this is an umbrella.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44It's a different sort of thing, parasol...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46That's actually wood, isn't it?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Yeah, it's wood, it's beech.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50But it's nicely carved. It's missing an eye,
0:13:50 > 0:13:51but that's reflected in the price,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54which would be a bargain at £30, Charlie.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- £30?!- You couldn't not buy it...
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Blimey O'Riley, you've rather knocked me sideways there.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03He's a whippet, I think.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05The greyhound family, isn't it? Very long nose.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08We'll settle at that and we'll settle at £30, Charlie.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Hang on, just don't pressurise me.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Be reasonable to an old man.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Don't open it inside, that is bad luck, isn't it?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19No, Charlie, not when things were going so well.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22If I offered you £25, would you show me the door
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I would you say, "Charlie for you, 25 quid"?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Charlie, for you, you can have it for £25.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Put it there.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Just £25 spent
0:14:30 > 0:14:33and to Charlie already has three lots for a fraction under £100.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40But while Charlie's been buying brollies,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Margie's motored west,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46leaving Glencarse and heading deep into the Perthshire countryside
0:14:46 > 0:14:49towards the hamlet of Innerpeffray
0:14:49 > 0:14:54to seek out Scotland's oldest public library.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56What a beautiful place,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59but surely not a place to find a library.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Press on, though, because the library at Innerpeffray
0:15:03 > 0:15:05is really quite a treasure
0:15:05 > 0:15:07and Margie is here to see it in the company of Lara,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09the keeper of the books.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10- Welcome.- Thank you so much.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12What an intriguing place.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The collection and the library upstairs,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- so if you'd like to go on up... - I'd love to.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19The library was created by local landowner,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21David Drummond,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23third Lord Madertie,
0:15:23 > 0:15:24in 1680.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27A time when lending books to ordinary people free of charge
0:15:27 > 0:15:29was unheard of.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Using Drummond's personal supply of books,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34it was originally sited in this medieval chapel
0:15:34 > 0:15:36and then, in the 18th century,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39relocated to a purpose-built space next door.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Wow!
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Lovely books.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Yes, yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Are most of these original, 17th-century?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48We've got about 5,000 books today
0:15:48 > 0:15:51but we started with just 400.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53And these all belonged to our founder.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Right, but 400 was a lot of books.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58It certainly was, books like this one here.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The book itself was written by Hollingshead
0:16:01 > 0:16:03and this is a very famous book.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06It's famous because there's a certain story on it concerning
0:16:06 > 0:16:08a Lord Macbeth
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and his sergeant,
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- Banquo...- Really?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14..who are travelling towards Forres,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17and a conversation they have with three weird sisters.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19"The first of them spake and said
0:16:19 > 0:16:22"all hail Macbeth, Thane of Glamis."
0:16:22 > 0:16:24That's amazing, isn't it?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26That's printed in 1577.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- When was Shakespeare? - He wrote Macbeth in 1603, I think.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32This could be the inspiration of the Macbeth of...
0:16:32 > 0:16:35That's generally what is thought, yeah.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Goodness gracious me, that's unbelievable.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Plagiarism!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Well, we call it that today but that was what people did.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Many of the original 400 volumes are signed by the founder
0:16:46 > 0:16:49and they include some very real treasures indeed,
0:16:49 > 0:16:54such is the Henry VIII Great Bible from 1539.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57So it is the first complete Bible in English.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59I just wanted to show you this beautiful front-piece
0:16:59 > 0:17:01for the New Testament.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Gracious me.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04There he is, the man himself.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08A dreadful man, how he could dare connect himself with religion...
0:17:08 > 0:17:10This will amuse you, then, because the people
0:17:10 > 0:17:13are not praising God...
0:17:13 > 0:17:15They're praising him.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17"Long live the king." "Vivat Rex."
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Honestly, that man...
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Astonishingly, up until 1968,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26every one of these books was available for the public
0:17:26 > 0:17:27to take home,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29and they travelled as far as 20 miles each way
0:17:29 > 0:17:31just to do so.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It must seem surprising there were so many readers,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38but thanks to the Scottish government's enlightened policies,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41literacy levels have been healthy here for some time
0:17:41 > 0:17:43and perhaps the most fascinating book in the library
0:17:43 > 0:17:45is the borrowers' register.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- They didn't have a library card.- No.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49They wrote a promise in the book,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51a promise to return the book safe.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Ah, isn't that lovely?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57So, August 1st, 1788,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59"We at Crieff,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01"borrowed out of the library of Innerpeffray,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04"Locke, volume the third,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06"Cowley's Poems and Johnson's Lives,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09"which we promise to return safe in a month."
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Nowadays, visitors from North America and Australia
0:18:13 > 0:18:17are especially interested as they seek out everything they can
0:18:17 > 0:18:20about their ancestors, including their reading habits,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23something David Drummond could never have envisaged.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Just before you go,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I've got something a little bit different to show you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Oh, my goodness. What's this? Mugshots?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- It does look like that, doesn't it?- Mugshots!
0:18:33 > 0:18:35It is the ancient, highly scientific
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- and of course completely accurate... - Yeah?- ..guide to metoposcopy.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Lines on your face? - Lines on your face.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Reading character by the lines on your forehead.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- I think I've found me here. - Oh, brilliant.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- So, what does the book say about you?- It's good. It's very good.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- "Such lines signify riches and good fortune."- Well, I hope so.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57I'm not so sure that is right.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Time will tell, Margie.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02But that picture looks a bit more like Rosco to me.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Night-night, you two. Be good.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Next morning, Rosco's in a provocative mood.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15If you're going to catch me, you've got to spend the lot, girl.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Well, judging by yesterday's performance, Margie has
0:19:17 > 0:19:21every intention of hanging onto quite a bit of it, actually,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25parting with just £43.50 on three lots...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28That's such a funny thing.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32..leaving her with almost £160 in her pocket...
0:19:32 > 0:19:35whilst Charlie was the biggest spender by far,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39splashing out almost £100, also on three lots...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41It looks like a "swirrul," doesn't it?
0:19:41 > 0:19:45..leaving him with over £200 to spend today.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Now for the next stop in the city of St Andrews.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Although after a bit more road running,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52they'll be back there later for the auction.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- We're heading into St Andrews. - I know.- The home of golf.- I know.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59I know it doesn't do much for you,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02but I can't tell you how excited I am.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05And who could blame you, Charlie? Of course, St Andrews bears
0:20:05 > 0:20:08that title because the royal and ancient has authority
0:20:08 > 0:20:12over the game itself and also because of the famous old course.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15A frequent venue for the British Open.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I've got to stop. I've got to stop. This is heaven.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Look at this! Look at this! What club do you think it is, Margie?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- I think it's an 8 iron. - I've not a clue!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Behave yourself, Charlie.- 9 iron?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Will you get back in the car, please?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Really! - MARGIE LAUGHS
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- You're going to be rummaging, aren't you?- I certainly am.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Oh, that's the right spot for you. Bye, darling.- Bye.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Be lucky!
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- Good morning.- Good morning. - And you are...?- I'm Tommy.- Tommy.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Margie Cooper.- Very pleased to meet you, Margie.- And you too, love.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- I'm going to have a quick spin round...- Of course.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56..and see if I can find anything that appeals.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Yesterday, Margie made short work of teeing off,
0:21:00 > 0:21:04but I think that rummage may just slow her up.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07£250.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09My word!
0:21:09 > 0:21:11That's a whopping price, isn't it?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14There's a mixture of genuine antiques and reproduction
0:21:14 > 0:21:19items here, but hopefully Tommy can hustle Margie towards the bargains.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23There's an antique to fit all budgets in Rummage.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26That's the spirit. Good luck, you two.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Now, what about Charlie?
0:21:28 > 0:21:29Elsewhere in St Andrews,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Artisans Antiques boasts quite a lot of vintage,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36but Charlie's determined to seek out the older stuff, it seems.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It's got a little bit of pitting, so it could well be the original glass.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43But it's a genuine antique and that's what I'm looking for.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46This is all getting rather competitive, you know,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48what with Margie stuck for a bargain down the road
0:21:48 > 0:21:52and now Charlie with a new-found determination.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I've got over £200 left.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59My temptation is to just spend, spend, spend but...
0:21:59 > 0:22:01perhaps I ought to change the habits of a lifetime
0:22:01 > 0:22:06and only buy something that I know has got a profit in it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Well, your best bet I hear is to head over to Jim's corner.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Ah-ha!
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Now, we have had some recent luck, have we not,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- with silver-top jars?- Good point. - That's rather sweet, isn't it?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Hobnail cut jar.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24It's got a little dent in it, but that's not too bad, is it?
0:22:24 > 0:22:31Cut glass and silver atomiser. How Art Deco is that in design?!
0:22:31 > 0:22:33It could well be American.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35£24.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36I think that's fab.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41I don't like the price, but then have I ever seen a price I liked?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Now, we were talking about that atomiser,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46that is a traditional atomiser.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49There is a plus to this one insomuch that the neck here
0:22:49 > 0:22:52is hallmarked silver and it's Birmingham.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56I just think that other one is so much more stylish.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Crikey. There's even more. - Isn't that a beautiful shape?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Lovely. Wrong stopper.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05What a shame.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Is that a magic cupboard? - Nicely done and nicely cut body.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- Very sweet, isn't it? - Time to talk to Jim about those.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Hello, Jim. I'm Charlie. - How do you do, Charlie?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- I'm admiring your cabinet. - Thank you very much.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20If I said to you, "How much would the five pieces be?"
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- what would be the answer? - 60. That's cheap.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27If I offered you a £50 note for the whole lot,
0:23:27 > 0:23:28would that do it?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Tell me if... Are you sure?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Happy? You're not going to regret it?- No.- £50.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Well, that's some lot you've got there, Charlie.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37What will Margie make of it?
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Margie, guess who's bought more silver?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Any progress down the road, I wonder?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- We've got this nice screen over here.- Hmmm.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Does that catch your eye? - Oh, the screen. My gosh. Yeah.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- I think that's got 65. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I think that's a no, no, no, no.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- It's got to register with you, hasn't it?- Of course. Of course.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- And if it doesn't register...- It's not striking a chord?- No, bless you.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- It's not. No, it's not.- Sorry, Tommy. We're used to it by now.
0:24:09 > 0:24:15- Moany old thing, aren't I?- Tommy's wisely refraining from commenting.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17But Margie does seem to have a real dilemma.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21It's a lovely shop, but I'm really trying to make some profit
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- and I don't think I'm going to find it here.- Oh, well.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Perhaps it's time to move on, girl.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Do you want to throw me out? - If that's the way it has to be.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- I feel awful now.- Sling your hook.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38So, while Margie takes her business elsewhere...
0:24:40 > 0:24:42..Charlie's on the road...
0:24:42 > 0:24:44heading into rural Fife...
0:24:44 > 0:24:48from the home of golf to the even more splendidly titled
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Milton of Balgonie...
0:24:51 > 0:24:54to meet Britain's foremost meteorite hunter.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- Hi, Charlie.- Lovely to meet you. Meteorites, is it?- Meteorites.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- Would you like to see some? - I'd love to see some.- Come on in. We'll show you around.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Crikey. This is amazing. What is the definition of a meteorite?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Well, a meteorite is a rock from outer space.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20It comes from way out there, beyond the orbit of Mars.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It's a piece of the asteroid belt itself.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26A meteorite is called a meteoroid
0:25:26 > 0:25:28before it meets the Earth's atmosphere
0:25:28 > 0:25:31at which point it generally causes it to disintegrate,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33scattering debris.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37It hits the atmosphere at 20 miles per second.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40At those kinds of speeds, it doesn't stand a chance.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44It just fragments. But what you actually get landing on the Earth
0:25:44 > 0:25:47are maybe, if you're lucky, the size of something like this.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50That would be in an exceptionally large piece.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Blimey. You wouldn't want that coming through your roof, would you? - No, you wouldn't.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- It's very heavy. - It is. It's got iron in it.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Thankfully, most meteorites have very little impact
0:25:59 > 0:26:03on the human population, but they can be extremely valuable,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06one of the reasons that Rob has made it his life's work
0:26:06 > 0:26:09to track them down, wherever they descend on Earth.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- And where did that land? - Burkina Faso in Africa.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- So, how did you acquire that? - I bought that from the finder.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Some of them are pretty ugly, but occasionally,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23you get meteorites which are sculpted...
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I love the thought of a beautiful meteorite against an ugly meteorite.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Rob gets out his detector to hunt meteorites in the UK as well.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36It's a tiny target from space, so when they do land here,
0:26:36 > 0:26:37they're worth quite a bit more.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Rob, a former designer of military control systems, has also been known
0:26:43 > 0:26:46to supply the odd celebrity with a meteorite too,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48like Michael Jackson.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50His team got in touch with me
0:26:50 > 0:26:54and said that they wanted a meteorite in the shape of a star.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57I said, "Well, I can't do that. I can give you a meteorite,"
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- and Michael Jackson was very happy. - You couldn't cut a bit into a star?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04It seemed like a lot of messing around, so I didn't.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11In February, 2013, a meteor made front-page news when it hurtled
0:27:11 > 0:27:15towards the Ural Mountains and nobody wants to be hit in the Urals.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17This is a piece of the Russian meteorite which caused
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- so many problems in the news. - How did you get hold of that?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I offered a reward to the residents of Chelyabinsk
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and got them all out hunting.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Have you been out there?- I couldn't.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I work for the military and Russia wouldn't give me a visa.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- But I could go on your behalf? - You could go.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Yeah, I'll tell you what to look for,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37loan you the metal detector and the meteorite...
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- Can we go 50-50?- We'd be quids in. - Is there an export licence? - 60-40, I think.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- What, in my favour? - Well, I don't know...
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Charlie hasn't got the time to head off to Russia,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51but he does want to buy one more lot for the auction.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55So, does Rob have an affordable meteorite?
0:27:55 > 0:28:00This is the same meteorite fall as the Burkina Faso one
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- that we discussed. - It's got a lovely sheen to it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05And the age of that?
0:28:05 > 0:28:10- The Earth age is... Well, it fell in 1960, but its cosmic age...- Yes?
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- ..4.5 billion years. - Older than Charlie then.
0:28:14 > 0:28:184.5 billion years old.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21How much would that cost an old antique dealer?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- If I was selling that to a collector...- Yeah?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25..it would probably be in the hundreds.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29But to yourself, what does 30 quid sound like?
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Absolutely amazing. I've got no comparison to go with.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- I was wondering whether to negotiate...- Negotiate by all means.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38What about 20 quid?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Looks like we've settled on 25.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44You're a born negotiator.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Well, that probably makes it the oldest thing that's ever been bought on the Road Trip.
0:28:50 > 0:28:56Meanwhile, on Earth in St Andrews, Margie's still on the back nine.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- But Charlie's old shop is around here somewhere.- This must be it.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Now she's found the right place,
0:29:02 > 0:29:06let's just hope our Margie heads over to see Jim.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Oh, well done, Margie!- Thank goodness I didn't break anything.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Yes, quite. Keep in his good books and you might get some bargains.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- The ones that Charlie hasn't already snaffled.- What have we got in here?
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I've seen something I like. Are you ready for this?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27It's a Capstone inkwell. Silver one.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Quite a nice design.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33A little bit bashed.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35At least it wasn't by you, I suppose.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38It's Deco, really, isn't it? 1930s.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Needs a bit of TLC.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43The price has got to be right.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- Jim, can I have some help?- Certainly.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Your little Deco...
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Capstone inkwell...
0:29:52 > 0:29:54which has had a bit of a life.
0:29:54 > 0:29:5665, isn't it?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59But you know, can that be...
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- a cracking deal?- Ask away.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04It all depends what you paid for it
0:30:04 > 0:30:07because I don't want you to lose money but...
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I was thinking...
0:30:09 > 0:30:1035.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- I could do it for 40 and that gives me a little bit.- Does it?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- That gives me a little bit. - If there any chance...?
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Of?- Just easing it a bit. - I'll take another fiver off it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- My glasses fell off.- Shock! Shock horror.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- I think she's pleased. So, £35. - Well, I've got to have that.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29Thank you very much.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33But is there anything else, bearing in mind that it's getting late?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Right. Come on. What have you got that I can make it profit on?
0:30:35 > 0:30:40You're a good old dealer. I have fallen on my derriere with these.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45- It's 20 quid though.- I can do that for five.- Blimey, Jim.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Bargain.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Oh, God. I hate them.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- I hate them. - It's a nice piece of wood.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56Yeah, it is a nice piece of wood. My dad used to do that every morning,
0:30:56 > 0:30:57tap the thing and annoy me.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59This is all a bit like yesterday
0:30:59 > 0:31:03when Margie managed to get that parasol for a knock-down price.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Now we have another weather-related item
0:31:05 > 0:31:07and she's being a bit sniffy about it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- £4.- So, the two are...
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- 38.- Good try!
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- No, the two are 39. - Yeah, OK. Let's go for it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Can I shake your hand? - You certainly can. Thanks.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Phew. Now that Margie's got her final lot,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27it's time to take a look at what they bought.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- Get them off.- Get them off?! OK. I'll get them off.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Oh, everybody who plays the game with me always buys silver
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- and I struggle to find any.- Do you? - You've mopped it all up.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Where did you buy all that?- I bought that in the shop I went to today
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- that you followed in afterwards. - Yep, Charlie's mopped it up.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Now, do tell me, how much for the five?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53For the five... I paid 50 quid for the lot.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Tenner apiece.- Yeah, fair enough.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Is that all right?- Yeah. I like that.- Yeah, look at that.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- Look at that doggie's head. It's beech wood.- Oh, how...
0:32:03 > 0:32:08That's really nice. That could make £55-£60.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11# I paid 25.. #
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Now, will she be gunning for those? - Tell me what you think. - They're very decorative.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Well, I think the carriages are post-war. They're horrible.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22- These are rather nice.- I think these barrels might be a bit earlier. - Do you think so?- Definitely bronze.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- With a bit of verdigris sprayed on. - I like a bit of verdigris sprayed on. And there's my coup de grace.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- Oh, what is that?- It's a meteorite.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- Oh, my...- I brought it from my man.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- How old is that?- Er, about...
0:32:35 > 0:32:37five billion years.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39That's aged since you bought it, Charlie.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42And he sold it to me for £25.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46I do not know whether that's going to make £250 or £2.50,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49but I love it and if I was allowed to, I'd buy it myself.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53- Have you finished?- Yeah.- Time for Margie's inexpensive collection.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58- You ready?- Hello! I know where you bought that.- Yeah, James. Jimmy.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- It was in the same cabinet as these. - Oh, I thought there were a lot of gaps in there.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03I thought I'd leave you something.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- I hate these.- I loathe them.- But my back's to the wall, is it not?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10It certainly is if you bought that!
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- You don't know how much I paid for those two together.- I don't. I don't.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I think that at auction will make about 50 quid.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Mmm.- And that will make 10 to 15.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Four quid...
0:33:23 > 0:33:25and 35 make 39.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- You put that for 35?- I did. - You clever clogs, aren't you?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Clever clogs. What on earth is this?!- This is just for you.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34You've got to guess.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Ooh.- Hey!- Oh!
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- It's one of those.- Is it?- Yes.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Doesn't juice something, does it? - No. You're never going to guess.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Oh, hang on. It's not for crumpets, is it?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Is it a crumpet maker? That's fab.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- How did you guess that? - Because I'm a genius.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Well, I think you're both wrong.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54This is about the same sort of genre.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57You can actually put that up because it's not damaged.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Like a Scottish thistle. Do you know how much I paid for it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:03£3.50.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05You've done well, actually.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08You're not going to make hundreds, but you're back on the road.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Back on the road.- Miss Cooper's back on the road. Come on.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14But what do they really think?
0:34:14 > 0:34:18I think Charlie's playing a very, very good game.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20A lovely little knife and fork in the presentation box
0:34:20 > 0:34:24at 20 quid is frankly a steal. She'll double her money on that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I'm quite happy that I've just kept it small
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and not spent a lot of money.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33But unless I have a complete disaster, I will still be ahead.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37After starting out in Perth, today's rumble will wrap up
0:34:37 > 0:34:41at an auction in Fife at St Andrews, once they get over the links.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Shall we go across here? Look.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Let's pretend we're on a golf course.- Patience, Charlie.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50- Steady on.- We've got an exhaust pipe to worry about.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53That's the least of your worries, your exhaust pipe, I can tell you.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55This is not wacky races.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Get back on the road, you two!
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Mind that tuft.- Oh, my goodness! Hang on.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Blimey. Hang on, matron.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09Certainly. Welcome to Macgregor's, a St Andrews institution since 1857
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and also a funeral director's.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Charlie and Margie may be a tad disappointed to discover that
0:35:13 > 0:35:17Macgregor's has no website or online listing,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20but it does have Ian Urie and wife Sandra
0:35:20 > 0:35:23who preside in their own unique fashion.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Two.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Three.- Nice earrings in there. - Four. Five.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Oh, my.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Charlie began with £309.42
0:35:32 > 0:35:36and he spent £172 of it on five auction lots...
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Shake me by the hand, sir.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40..whilst Margie started out with £201
0:35:40 > 0:35:45and she's parted with a mere £82.50, also on five lots.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51- Kiss?- Now, time for Ian Urie to hit them with his auction stick.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- 150 people here.- Plenty of people for my things.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58I don't think there will be anybody for yours. Lot number five!
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Charlie's scent bottles...and much more.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05The bid is with me at £16.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- 17.- Here we go.
0:36:07 > 0:36:0819. 20.
0:36:08 > 0:36:1022. 24.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1126. 28.
0:36:11 > 0:36:1330. 32.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1434.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Any advance on £34?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Blimey, Charlie. That's a poor start.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24It's not much of a loss.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Charlie?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Charlie!
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I'm worried about his Whitefriars now.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Who will start me off at £1?
0:36:34 > 0:36:35Hey?!
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Any advance on £1?
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- You are joking?- Two. Three.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Four. Five.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- Six. Seven.- Slowly does it.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Eight. Nine.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Ten.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Any advance on £10? I hear 11.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- 12. 13. 14.- I can't believe this.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- I can't believe this.- It's getting there. It's getting there.- 18. 19.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- Any advance on £19?- Please!
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- 20.- It's going on.- 22. 24.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- We're going to be here all afternoon.- 26. 28.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1130. 32.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Any advance on £32?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Dear, dear, dear.- Gosh.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Oh, dear. How's the rest of the day going to go?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Well, that's a very reasonable bit of Whitefriars for someone.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- How could you start a Whitefriars bowl at £1?- I know.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- Well, he did.- £1.- I know.- £1.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35OK. Margie's barometer can't fail though, can it? Surely?
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- I'm bid £6.- Ah, commission bid.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41£6. I've made a profit.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Seven. Eight. Nine.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Any advance?- This is stratospheric.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Ten. 11. 12.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Any advance on £12?
0:37:54 > 0:37:55Margie!
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Margie's miserly spending could pay off here, you know.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- You've tripled your money. - I've tripled my money!
0:38:02 > 0:38:05This is a one-way ticket to success.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08How about Margie's even cheaper parasol?
0:38:08 > 0:38:11£1 anyone? Two.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13He started at £1 again.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14Five. Six.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19- Seven. Eight.- He's going the entire way in £1 bids.- 13. 14.
0:38:19 > 0:38:25This is fantastic. 18. 19. 20.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- I am surprised.- Look at that.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30£22. 24.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- My little man over there. - This is fantastic.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39He's on fire, that auctioneer.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42The sun continues to shine on Margie.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Time for Charlie's broadside.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47I bet it'll go with a bang!
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Or perhaps a whimper.- £1 anyone?
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Oh, no.- He started at £1!- Two. Three.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57- Four.- Please.- It cost £35 and he started with £1.- It'll get there.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- It'll get there.- Ten. 11. 12.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0113. 14.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0315. 16.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0417. 18.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- What an extraordinary auction.- 20.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Any advance on £20?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15This is definitely not Charlie's day.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17He'll need a tablet.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I could have taken it to the scrap merchant
0:39:20 > 0:39:22and made more money than that.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24What about his whippet-handled parasol?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Give me a pound.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Give me £1. Two.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Three. Four.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Five. Six.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Here we go again.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Eight. Nine. Ten.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35That man's buying everything.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Do you know, I thought I'd completely stolen this at 25 quid.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Any advance on £15?
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Someone's acquired a bargain brolly.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- I'm feeling a bit sorry... Are you all right, chap?- I'm struggling.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Now for the inkwell that Charlie could have bought.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- The bid is with me at £32. - Look at that!
0:39:58 > 0:40:0032 quid and you're off.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0238. 40.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0542. Any advance on 44?
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- 46.- Oh, my...- 52.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1054. 56. 58.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- And to you think I could've bought this?- You could.- But you didn't.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21That's a really good price. It just goes to show that I've bought crap
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- and you bought good things. - Steady, Charlie.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- I'm not sure you're right, either. - You could come here with
0:40:26 > 0:40:28a couple of hundred quid and buy the whole sale.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Another quality item, Margie's little silver set.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Butter knife and butter pat fork.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41And the bid is with me at £18.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42Any advance?
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- There's that lady in the front row, she's such a good buyer.- 22.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Any advance on 22?
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I'd buy that over and over and over again. £22.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57You almost got away with it, Margie.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I mean, it was Edwardian.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Join the world of disappointment.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07In perfect condition, in a box with pearl handles. Shut up, Margie.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- You're boring yourself.- Oh, sorry.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Victorian kitchenalia is how they're now describing
0:41:13 > 0:41:15the alleged crumpet maker.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16It could be a lossmaker.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Lot 84 is the mystery object.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- A mystery object.- Oh!
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- I wonder where the bidding will start?- Who wants it for £1?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- There we go.- Two. Three.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Four. Five.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Six.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Any advance on £6?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36That's a man of discernment...
0:41:36 > 0:41:39of no small wealth. He probably knows what it is!
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Any advance on £10?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Hmmm.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48That one didn't rise to the occasion, did it?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- I don't care what it is, I've lost £10.- Yeah.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52I'm quite pleased, really.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57Watch out, Charlie. Heaven knows what will become of your meteorite.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00A little piece of heaven on earth.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I've never seen an auctioneer look so excited.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05The bid is with me at £22.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Ah, worth something.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Any advance on £22?- You're joking.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13No other bids?
0:42:13 > 0:42:18- Nobody else knows what a piece of heaven on earth is.- Quite.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Charlie's lost on every single lot.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Know what I think of this auction?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Here's what I think of the auction.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Well, I've climbed back.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I don't care.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33So, it's Margie who's the winner today.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Charlie started out with £309.42
0:42:36 > 0:42:41and after paying auction costs, he's made a loss of £71.14,
0:42:41 > 0:42:44leaving him with £238.28
0:42:44 > 0:42:47and a narrow lead. He's not happy.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52While Margie began with £201 and after paying auction costs
0:42:52 > 0:42:55she made a profit of £20.82,
0:42:55 > 0:43:00leaving her with £221.82 to spend next time.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Right. Let's get out of here. Sharpish.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09You are brilliant and I'm rubbish.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Charlie hits the net...
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- Very good.- Yes! It's a goal! - Well done.- It's a goal!
0:43:19 > 0:43:21..but Margie pulls the strings...
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- 15.- Oh, don't make a profit on this.