0:00:01 > 0:00:04- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.- All right, viewers?
0:00:04 > 0:00:09With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I'm on fire! Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Sold. Going, going, gone!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- 50p.- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Tricep dips.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Oh! Oh!- Should be a good one.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42This week's road trip is proving to be a particularly profitable one
0:00:42 > 0:00:45and our two auctioneers are basking in success.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47We're totally up for it.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Both have come away with profits in the last auction. It's all ahead.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56The sun's shining, cool car, we're suited, booted, feeling good.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57As you should.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Paul Laidlaw is comfortably in the lead
0:01:01 > 0:01:04but he's remaining vigilant and is taking it all very seriously.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I'm a disappointment to myself.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- Challenger, Thomas Plant, is playing catch up.- Whoa!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16And he's gaining ground, coming out guns blazing.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Gunslinger plan.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Every auction is like going into the ring with Laidlaw.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25There are these little nips I do.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I'm gently doing it but, oh, no...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32You keep punching me in the shins, that's the problem.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34There's a sucker punch.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Those little hits are adding up, Thomas,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40as after three rounds at auction
0:01:40 > 0:01:44he's turned £200 into the £399.08 he's got to spend today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Not bad.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But Paul's thrown some killer blows,
0:01:48 > 0:01:55converting his initial £200 into the huge budget for today of £899.78.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Unfortunately, these financial differences are starting to
0:02:00 > 0:02:03strain relations in the old Sunbeam Alpine.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Just drive, OK!- Sorry, sorry, sorry, have you got this air of...?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It's gone to my head!
0:02:13 > 0:02:15£900 in your back pocket.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I could have been killed for that kind of money!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- What are you...? - You're still talking.- I know.- Lordy!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29These two sparring partners started this trip
0:02:29 > 0:02:32in Morecambe, Lancashire, and will end the week
0:02:32 > 0:02:35in the county town of Bedford, covering around 600 miles.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Today, they're savouring the delights of East Anglia,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42kicking off in Cromer, Norfolk,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46and making their way to the auction in Colchester, Essex.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- We're near the coast.- Yes.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Do we get to see the sea at any stage?- I think I get to see the sea.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Where are you off to?- Cromer. - Cromer. Crabs.- Crabs.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Cromer is indeed the place to come for its famous crab
0:03:00 > 0:03:02and seaside holidays.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05First popularised by the Victorians
0:03:05 > 0:03:08and still an important part of the local area's economy.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Cromer is also Thomas' first shopping destination
0:03:12 > 0:03:15at Brisbane Antiques.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hi, Thomas, nice to meet you. I'm Phillip.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Hi, Phillip, nice to meet you. Where do you buy most of your stuff?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Well, if I told you that I'd have to kill you.- Really?- Yeah.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Careful, Thomas, Phillip designed ejector seats for military aircraft
0:03:28 > 0:03:31before getting into antiques, so he's a well connected man.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37Got to that stage in the week where it's even more pressure
0:03:37 > 0:03:40because you've only got two more auctions left, you don't want to
0:03:40 > 0:03:44lose the money you've gained, and you want to buy with a definite profit.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51There's so much pressure right now. You don't want to make a mistake.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55He's sure feeling the strain but with just under £400 in the pot,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Thomas, there could be opportunity aplenty here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- That's quite a nice thing really, isn't it?- I like the sunken handles on the side.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I like the rawness of it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09This 19th century sewing box with mahogany veneer is showing some
0:04:09 > 0:04:13signs of age and no ticket price but Thomas is tempted.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18We've done all right with boxes this trip, haven't we?
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Maybe the box is coming back.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24On the last leg, both experts made profits with boxes they bought.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Man, what a sale!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31So, he could be on to something here.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- What's that extraordinary number there?- That's nice, that is.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37That's got Cornish serpentine in it. It's silver.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41They're supposed to be running out of that serpentine,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- aren't they, down in Cornwall? - I didn't know that.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Cornish serpentine is a hard stone that was championed
0:04:46 > 0:04:49by Prince Albert in the mid-19th century.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53This piece was made into a brooch about 100 years later.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- That's not bad. What have you got on that? 48.- 48.- Not unattractive.- No.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04I quite like the way it moves. It's well made, it's got a look to it
0:05:04 > 0:05:09but whether it's going to make anything at auction, that's another matter altogether.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Thomas is wavering on the serpentine
0:05:11 > 0:05:13but Phillip has a wide selection of brooches
0:05:13 > 0:05:17he could pin his hopes on including those made in memory of a loved one.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Very popular with the Victorians.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23What I like about memento mori jewellery is the complete
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and utter devotion and love that's gone into this one piece.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32Somebody's died, they've left money to... All the family have paid
0:05:32 > 0:05:37for their hair to be taken and plaited, mounted in a gold brooch.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41And on the back, on the reverse, instead of just knowing that it's
0:05:41 > 0:05:46you who know that this is Elizabeth's hair, no, they've gone and inscribed
0:05:46 > 0:05:51it and dated it and given the date of her death, and the age she was.
0:05:51 > 0:05:5321 years old.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57So, Phillip's dangling the two brooches and the box.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Will Thomas take the bait?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- I've got 55 on that.- Yeah. - That can be a 50.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I can squeeze a bit off that but at 48 there's not masses...
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- Not massive, no, no.- I'll do you 40.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- That box has got to be £50. - Has it got to be 50?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- It's got to be £50.- Can't be 40?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- No, definitely not.- Why not? - Because I'd be making a loss.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- I don't want you making a loss, do I? Can it be 45?- No.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Can it be 48? - I'll do it for 48 for you.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I like the four in front.
0:06:29 > 0:06:3148, 50 for that.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34No arguing with that, there's no point.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38This is my sticking point but to me that's worth £35.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- I'll knock a tenner off, make it 38. - Such awkward maths.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Come on, Thomas, don't embarrass yourself.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- 98...- I can add it up. 136.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- All right...- Do you want me to round it down? 135.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- Because it makes life easier for me. - OK, 135.- 135.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Three items, we're in.- I knew you would.- What?- I knew you would.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I knew I'd get you!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Hook, line and sinker, eh, Thomas?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06But a bold move parting with more than a third of your money
0:07:06 > 0:07:08in the first shop.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- This is the first time I've gone big. - Thank you very much.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15And rival Paul's on the road in the search for an equally
0:07:15 > 0:07:19thrilling experience in the market town of North Walsham.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24The town features a Grade I listed market cross
0:07:24 > 0:07:26that dates from the 17th century.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34But today, Paul's concern is a newer addition to the area.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38An attraction that charts the often mystifying art of magic.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50That Magic Kingdom is one of the largest collections of magic memorabilia in the world
0:07:50 > 0:07:52and the creation of the Davenport family,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55who have made magic their business for over 100 years.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Paul's come to meet Roy to discover the tricks of the trade.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- You must be Roy?- Paul.- Good to see you.- Tremendous to see you.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08What a place! I mean I've just walked back in time into...
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- This is it. - ..into your ancestors' shop.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14It's an absolute replica of my great-grandfather, Lewis Davenport.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17He was the man who started it all off in my family.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Born in 1881, Lewis Davenport entered the world of magic
0:08:23 > 0:08:25as a young boy.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29He started selling tricks from home before starting his own shop
0:08:29 > 0:08:31and becoming a noted performer.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35His lifelong passion for magic, which he passed on to his children,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39resulted in a spectacular collection now preserved in the museum.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43But the jewel in the family crown is a book thought to contain
0:08:43 > 0:08:47the first published material on conjuring.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Written in 1584, at a time
0:08:52 > 0:08:55when women were persecuted for being witches,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00a time when being identified as a witch by those in power
0:09:00 > 0:09:02was the difference between life and death.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06The fine line between magic conjuring and witchcraft
0:09:06 > 0:09:09at that point, was very grey indeed.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13People assumed, oh, if you make something happen that
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I can't understand, you must be a witch.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Then we come to Scot.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21He was appalled by all these goings on and so, what he did,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23he wrote the book.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26The majority of the book talks about herbal remedies,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30witchcraft in a good way and so on.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33And so, as a chapter, there was a chapter 13
0:09:33 > 0:09:38and chapter 13 was an actual description of magic tricks.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Not so much as how to do it at home, it was more expose.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45It was like, this is how they do it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Against a backdrop of religious unrest, Scot's book was
0:09:50 > 0:09:54so revolutionary that King James I ordered all copies to be burnt,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59meaning this first edition is one of only a handful left in existence.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02And not just a relic of the past,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05this book influenced generations of magicians.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11But it wasn't until the 19th century that magic as we understand it today
0:10:11 > 0:10:14really took off and it all started
0:10:14 > 0:10:18when a French clockmaker took it off the streets and into the theatres.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Here we are, Paul, at Eugene Robert-Houdin,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Robert-Houdin was the surname.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30He's actually known within the magic world as the father of modern magic.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Ah!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33In France, particularly,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37before him magicians were dressed in wizards' robes with pointy hats and...
0:10:37 > 0:10:40You know how magicians think it's up the sleeve?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It comes from that time when they had sleeves this big
0:10:42 > 0:10:46and everything went up there, basically. Geese and everything.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Then he was the man who went into modern garb.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Now, he was famous for his mystery clocks.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56This is one of them.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59And the idea is you have the clock face
0:10:59 > 0:11:05and telling the correct time but there's no visible way it can work.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09That's glass but it does keep correct time, absolutely.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- As if by magic!- As if by magic.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Robert-Houdin altered the landscape of magic dramatically.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22He inspired the young magician, Erik Weisz,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26better know later as the escapologist, Harry Houdini.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32This superstar once shared a stage with Roy's great-grandfather, Lewis,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35and luckily for Paul, four generations later,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38magic still courses through the veins of this family.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- What are you going to show me, Roy? - Well, the thing is,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47my passion is manipulation or sleight of hand and this is exactly
0:11:47 > 0:11:51where my great-grandfather started off all those years ago.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54We take a bit of magic and make a ball appear. There's the ball.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Or we take some magic where you take the ball and it's gone again.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Back in the hand. And a handkerchief, here we are.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Take the ball, in it goes, in it goes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09All I need you to do is to give a little blow. Blow.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Ah! Well done. You've got the magic touch too.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Have I got that wonderful assistant thing going on?
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Fishnets, I can see you in them! - Right, you've been amazing.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- This is one of the best, I assure you.- You're very welcome.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Fishnets, eh?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28I imagine your driving companion would have something to say about that.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32And back in the Sunbeam, Paul's new-found magical prowess
0:12:32 > 0:12:33starts to show.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- I do have one piece of magic to show you.- Oh, yes, let me see!
0:12:38 > 0:12:41No, no, no! Let me guess.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45You're going to make my 399 into 100.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47PAUL LAUGHS
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Your 899 into 15,000!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And it will involve no top hats or rabbits.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58They're en route to the market town of Holt.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03This once thriving medieval settlement was largely destroyed
0:13:03 > 0:13:08by a great fire in 1708 and was rebuilt in the Georgian style.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Oh!
0:13:09 > 0:13:13This looks like a cracking place for an amble. It's great.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16It does. I hope it's not too expensive.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Well, I'm not going to concur!
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- You'll forgive me that. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- I've been here before so I know what it's like.- Have a good one, big man.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- I will, bye-bye.- See you later.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30The nine rooms of Shirehall Plain Antiques are managed by Mandy.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Hello.- Hello. How are you?- Very good. How are you?- Very well, thank you.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Lots of different dealers here all renting a room.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46I think you have a good chance of finding something floating about.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Chintzy cherub.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53There are some divine items in here.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56In nomine Padre.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I don't think I'd make a very good vicar.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Not a very good vicar, priest. Man of the cloth.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04There he goes, dressing up again.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- I should really get on and buy some antiques.- Not a bad idea, Thomas.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19This is pretty, a little clover leafed pendant.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Do you like that, Mandy? - I think it's very sweet.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- It's very pretty, isn't it?- Yes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Oh, he likes this and it's only £5.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30These little marks here, I hate to tell you,
0:14:30 > 0:14:35spell out the one and the five and then a CT at the end of the lozenge.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38So that's 15 carat gold.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And that's....
0:14:40 > 0:14:4515 carat gold stopped production, we stopped hallmarking 15 carat gold
0:14:45 > 0:14:48or making items of 15 carat gold, in 1932.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I will buy that for £5. I'm not going to haggle at all.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I'm buying it. It's not going to make a huge amount
0:14:54 > 0:14:56but there's definitely a good profit in there.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00And it's pretty as hell. That is dead sweet.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02So, a Victorian pendant.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06This has turned out to be a lucky find.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08It's gold, 15 carat gold.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10A fiver! Yes!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It's not going to make hundreds
0:15:12 > 0:15:15but it's going to make a good profit so I'm really pleased.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Things are looking good for Thomas.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20But without an object to his name,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Paul is pressing on in search of his own four leafed clover.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27He's making the short journey to nearby Fakenham.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33This market town boasts a parish church
0:15:33 > 0:15:35that dates from the 14th century.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38So, it seems fitting that Paul's first shopping opportunity
0:15:38 > 0:15:41today is housed in a former church.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- Hello.- Hello there. I'm Paul. - I'm David.- It's good to see you.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Anything you want to know about or any help you need, ask.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51That's great. That's tremendous of you, David. Thanks very much.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Best case scenario, as always, my eyes alight on something that
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I feel strongly about.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03It has a great story that I can enjoy.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07It has no issues and it's got a profit in it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I don't care whether that's £20 or £800,
0:16:10 > 0:16:14if it ticks those boxes, no problem.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16And I won't be shy in spending the money.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18So, the hunt is on for the perfect piece.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I'm polishing off too many of these rooms too quick.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30£900 could go a long way in here
0:16:30 > 0:16:33but Paul just can't seem to get past all this glass
0:16:33 > 0:16:37although that shouldn't pose a problem to such a lover of the stuff.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It's a great form.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Almost a teardrop.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48It's delicious, it's good quality glass
0:16:48 > 0:16:53and it's cut with that rather snazzy looking hound.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57I think it's great fun. I love Orrefors glass.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02This vase is by the Swedish company, Orrefors, dating from the 1960s.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06It has a ticket price of £48 but the owner, Colin, isn't here right now.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13I would buy the Orrefors vase at 30.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16It's a bit off, I know.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I think it's a long way off but I can always ring him and see.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21No harm in asking.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24He's sniffed out that something he likes
0:17:24 > 0:17:27but can he get it for the right price?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Paul, I have spoken to Colin.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33He's not very happy and said could you manage another
0:17:33 > 0:17:36couple of pounds so that he can deal with you?
0:17:36 > 0:17:37If it's a couple of pounds,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I'm not falling out with anybody over a couple of pounds.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Got a deal at 32.- We've got a deal at 32.- Thanks very much.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Thanks for your efforts and say thanks to Colin, yeah?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- That's fair enough.- Thank you. - An extra two pounds?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I think you can afford that, Paul.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52So, with his £32 vase, he's off the mark
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and just in time as day one of the road trip draws to a close.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Nighty-night, chaps.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Morning has arrived along with some fresh enthusiasm
0:18:03 > 0:18:06for yesterday's purchases.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10The last thing I bought was brilliant.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It was something I knew about, they didn't.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- You know, it's just one of those things.- It's a banker.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- A banker, banker, banker. - Is there a profit in it?- Oh, yeah.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Don't say, "oh, yeah," like that. What happened to confidence?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26It'll quadruple.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Wait a minute, pull over.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Are you having a heart attack?
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Is it coming out of your left arm? - It's coming for you!- What?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42That £5 gold clover pendant is already creating quite a stir
0:18:42 > 0:18:45and it's not all Thomas picked up yesterday.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48There's also the sewing box and the two brooches.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54In total, he spent £140 which means he has £259.08 to spend today.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- This is the first time I've gone big. - Thank you very much.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Paul only parted with £32 for the glass vase.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09So, armed with £867.78 he's got his sights on the shops.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14This morning they're starting in Norwich, the county town of Norfolk.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Once the largest city in England after London
0:19:18 > 0:19:22and with much of its medieval past intact,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Norwich is steeped in history. If you can get there of course.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Where are we going?- Have you got that feeling that I could be lost?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31PAUL LAUGHS
0:19:31 > 0:19:34What are we going to give this before we ask someone?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- Never ask anybody! - I mean, maybe after an hour.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Come on, chaps, get it together.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Thankfully they do find a place to park
0:19:45 > 0:19:47but it's not exactly in the right spot.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- Come on.- Why are you looking at that wall?- Because there's the shop.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Yeah, and there's the pavement. - Come on, Paul.- What are you doing?
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Whoa! Did you get shorter or is there a big drop behind there?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03There is a drop! I didn't expect it!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06This is how a gentleman does it. Ah! I'm in the void!
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Come on. - That's one way to do it, chaps.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Their destiny awaits at Aladdin's Cave.
0:20:13 > 0:20:1516,000 square feet of antiques.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Basically, I haven't grown up. Have that, Laidlaw!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Four items down. Four items.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31What have you got? One. Cos I was quick!
0:20:34 > 0:20:37'Do you know, I hate being in the same shop'
0:20:37 > 0:20:41as my compadre because all I can hear is him muttering.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Yes. Thomas, do behave! You're even distracting your rival.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Something's got to change, I've got to get my game head on.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50I've got to think.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Here I am, I'm sauntering, I'm trying on hats,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58cowboy holsters, pretending to shoot Paul.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I mean, honestly.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Next I'll be stalking him, behind him, doing a leopard crawl.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08With four items already, he really is taking it easy today.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Can I have a look at this bowl in here, please?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Ah, something to buy and not try on at last.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Ha! Ticket price says £22.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25It's quite a nice bowl for one's nuts.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28What you've got is, you've got an Egyptian silver coin
0:21:28 > 0:21:30and you've got the Egyptian sign there.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34It would be, probably dates from, I don't know, the late 19th century,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I would say early 20th century.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39What's the best on that, please?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Can probably do 18.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49- 15, because I like to keep figures nice and round and simple?- I can ask.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Is that all right?- Leave that with me, I'll see what I can sort out.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I hope I can get it for 15, it just makes my head...
0:21:55 > 0:21:57That means I will have spent £155
0:21:57 > 0:21:59which I know is very mean but that's life.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- She will do that for 15 for you.- Oh, really? Brilliant. OK. There is...
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Thank you very much.- That's brilliant.- I'll give you some change.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Yes! Done.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15He's pretty pleased with himself but that's not new.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Paul's not faring too badly either
0:22:17 > 0:22:19because he's stumbled across two military objects
0:22:19 > 0:22:24and if there's one thing Paul knows about, it's militaria.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28A propeller tip photograph frame, price is down as £8.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32That's pretty fair retail, isn't it? That's a pair of early goggles.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38So, he's fighting for a First World War RAF propeller tip
0:22:38 > 0:22:42made into a photo frame and a set of goggles, also dating to the
0:22:42 > 0:22:45First World Ward period but with a higher price of £55.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49What's the story with the pair of them, then?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53I need a bit off. They're a lot of money. This is fair but...
0:22:53 > 0:22:55At auction...
0:22:56 > 0:23:00..if you don't know, if they're just a set of goggles to you
0:23:00 > 0:23:01they're worth £5-£15.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- That's where I've got the problem. - I can do you a deal.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07I'll do you £40 for the two.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14You've just done the deal. Eddie, you're a good man. Easy, wasn't it?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Sweet as a nut.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Our military man's over the moon.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22The photograph frame is as it is.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27The goggles, on the other hand, are considered by many to be
0:23:27 > 0:23:31the first pattern officially adopted by the Royal Flying Corps
0:23:31 > 0:23:33during the Great War.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35My problem is...
0:23:36 > 0:23:39..not a lot of people know that.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42You can sometimes be too clever for your own good
0:23:42 > 0:23:45when you're taking to general auction.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49So, a photo frame and a potentially valuable set of goggles for £40.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53And Paul's choice of objects is particularly fitting
0:23:53 > 0:23:56for an area that has such close ties with the RAF.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Norfolk and its RAF base, Neatishead,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07have played a crucial role in Britain's air defences.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Starting out as part of our country's first radar system,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14the base is one of the longest continually operational
0:24:14 > 0:24:16radar stations in the country.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Radio Detection And Ranging, or RADAR,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24became essential to defences by the Second World War.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27To find out how tracking an enemy in the air
0:24:27 > 0:24:31became one of our country's most significant military achievements,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Thomas has come to the Air Defence Radar Museum
0:24:34 > 0:24:36to meet manager, Chris Morshead.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hello, I'm Chris.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Chris, nice to meet you. This looks fabulous, this place.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47- Is this a radar station?- Certainly is, yes, dating back to 1942.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52As an island, the UK has historically relied on the Navy
0:24:52 > 0:24:54for protection.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57But with the development of military aircraft, air space
0:24:57 > 0:25:01became a key area to defend and so a new response was needed.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06From the 1920s, acoustic mirrors were used to harness
0:25:06 > 0:25:09the sound of incoming plane engines giving an indication
0:25:09 > 0:25:11of their location but their effectiveness
0:25:11 > 0:25:15was limited especially as the speed of aircraft were increasing.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19With the threat of invasion from Nazi Germany rising,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23a top secret mission to control the new battlefield in the sky began.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29The Air Ministry approached Robert Watson-Watt,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33a scientist working with long-range radio waves at the Met Office,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36to help develop an air detection system.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40In February 1935, Watt and his colleague, Arnold Wilkins,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42first put theory to the test.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Robert Watson-Watt and Arnold Wilkins set themselves up
0:25:46 > 0:25:48in a little van a few miles away,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52borrowed a Heyford bomber from the RAF and they simply got that
0:25:52 > 0:25:54to fly up and down through the radio beam
0:25:54 > 0:25:58and from there they realised that, yes, they could detect this aircraft
0:25:58 > 0:26:02when it approached them and they could detect it when it flew away again.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08With this breakthrough, the government quickly developed
0:26:08 > 0:26:12the technology and within 18 months had installed a series of radar
0:26:12 > 0:26:17stations to monitor the skies around Britain including here at Neatishead.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21By the outbreak of war in 1939,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25this so-called Chain Home system was fully operational.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Chain Home. Why is it called Chain Home?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32It simply provided a chain around the homeland
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- so that's the depth of it really. - And, so, what am I looking at here?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39You're looking at basically the power transmitter
0:26:39 > 0:26:42so the radar signal at very low power would have been fed
0:26:42 > 0:26:46into this and this is basically a huge big amplifier before it
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- goes up into the transmitting aerial.- So, this is the boost.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52It boosts it all up. What receives it then?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54We then have a receiver which actually processes
0:26:54 > 0:26:58the information and then displays it for the operator to actually
0:26:58 > 0:27:00pick up any contacts coming in.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05This technology became vital in 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10During air attacks, radar guided the brave RAF pilots
0:27:10 > 0:27:14in their counter attack but even then the system wasn't perfect.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It had been rushed into service. We didn't have time to perfect it
0:27:19 > 0:27:22and it had a number of problems associated with it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It wasn't very accurate which is something we find difficult
0:27:25 > 0:27:27to understand today talking about radar.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29And so we needed to set up a, what we call,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33a filter room to process the information to make it useable
0:27:33 > 0:27:36and then pass it out to the operations rooms
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and they then controlled the fighters that were
0:27:39 > 0:27:41scrambled against the Luftwaffe raids.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45It was in filter and operations rooms like these
0:27:45 > 0:27:49that a predominantly female staff of operators played a
0:27:49 > 0:27:51decisive role in victory for the Allies
0:27:51 > 0:27:54ending Germany's plan to invade.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Do you think us having radar was one of the main factors in us
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- winning the Battle for the Skies? - Yes, it did.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It acted as, what we call, a false multiply.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04It made the RAF seem bigger than it actually was
0:28:04 > 0:28:07because we could keep the aircraft on the ground
0:28:07 > 0:28:10until they were needed and then position them precisely
0:28:10 > 0:28:13where they were needed in front of the oncoming raids.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18But former alliances quickly descended into a new conflict
0:28:18 > 0:28:21and the Cold War saw the British government reopen
0:28:21 > 0:28:25improved computerised radar stations to match the threat.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Once again, RAF Neatishead played an important role
0:28:28 > 0:28:29in protecting our shores.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And with such a passion for trying things on,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Thomas isn't leaving here without having a go.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Who would I be speaking to if I put these on, or listening to?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45As a fighter controller you'd actually be talking to an aircraft.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- An aircraft?- Carrying out interception missions.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Intercept, identify and report.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54So you'd be guiding that aircraft into position where it would
0:28:54 > 0:28:57then carry out an intercept on an unknown aircraft.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01Roger, 280. Intercept, identify and report.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Wow, this room's unbelievably amazing. It's like a Bond set.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11Well, he's been a fireman, a soldier and a cowboy on this trip
0:29:11 > 0:29:13and now he fancies himself as James Bond.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I think it's best we leave it there, Thomas, and join Paul
0:29:17 > 0:29:21back in Norwich who's visiting Looses Emporium for his final shop.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26With over 60 dealers in one place these guys claim to be
0:29:26 > 0:29:30the biggest antique centre in East Anglia and they could be right.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- I'm off the boil. - Nothing taking your fancy, eh, Paul?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I'm a disappointment to myself.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56Mm. A budget of more than £800 and he's still struggling.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57Perhaps Patrick can help him out.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Cherries in mouth!- Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03My kind of gal!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Well, this Art Nouveau bust sure has cheered him up!
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- What would you ask for that? - I'm asking 280 for it.
0:30:15 > 0:30:21- No.- No?- No, unfortunately, but she's an interesting lassie.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23She's too rich for his tastes.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- Your official constable's truncheon. Is that what it is?- Yeah.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Rochdale Special Constabulary. Yes, somebody's long service.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I'll do that for £45.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37What about the bust?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39The price you've quoted, you must have slack in that?
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- You wouldn't have waded in deep on that.- 250 for the two.- No.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I'm going to offer you, it's real money, I'm backing it up.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Yeah, I know. - You're haggling over 15 quid.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57A straight two and I'll get them and I'll walk out the door.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Yeah, how's that grab you?- All yours.- Patrick, you're a good man.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06The bronze bust and the late 1930s or early 1940s police truncheon
0:31:06 > 0:31:08for a well discounted price.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11That's given our boy a bit of a boost.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Look at that!
0:31:13 > 0:31:14That's exceptional.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18That's a craftsman. Look at that.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23You said you wanted to buy things that fired you up, Paul,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27and this 1940s child's chair seems to be doing the trick.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- That's got £38, what can it be? - Er, 25 quid.- 15 quid.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- £20 and that is it.- That is it. - That is it. Done, done!
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Great. So I owe you 220.- 220.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43With £220 spent, Paul has five items.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I think he's rather proud of them.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48But what will they make of each other's purchases?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51They're meeting in Coltishall for a big reveal.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- You ready? Me to reveal first. - Yes, your turn.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- A silver bowl with an inset...? - Egyptian coin.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05That Egyptian coin is one of the rarest types of that coin.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- A very rare mint.- You mean, it's a bowl for your mints?- Yeah.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Yeah, it's a very rare mint. - Absolutely fantastic.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- What will that bowl do? £30 or 40? - 30 or 40.- Mr Margin.- Mr Margin.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- The little pendant. - That's delightful, isn't it?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- It's marked as well.- 15 CT. - That's delightful!
0:32:23 > 0:32:28- What a sweet little pendant by any measure. I dropped...- No, no, no!
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Oh, no!- Don't do that!
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- It should make 30/40. - I do like...that.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Some shrewd buying there. - Shrewd buying.- Shrewd buying.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42You're looking very smug. You said you've had a very difficult time.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44I've had a difficult time, Thomas
0:32:44 > 0:32:47but I've pulled those rabbits out of the hat and that.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- It's a beautiful child's chair, isn't it?- Glad you like that.- Love that.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52But it's hitty, missy.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Hitty, missy, eh? Is that a technical term, Paul?
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Look at that.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- Foundry mark stamp to it.- Yeah. - Cherries in the mouth.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03The nose is quite big, Laidlaw.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Was that catalogued as spelter and you got that for £65?- I so wish.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- No, I had to pay for that. Add a one at the beginning of that.- 165.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15- I've paid the money for it. - What are these? Flying goggles?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19These, they are considered to be the first issue pattern
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- of binocular to the Royal Flying Corps.- Really?- The first.
0:33:23 > 0:33:29- Photographs bear it out. - So, 19...?- 1914.- 1914?- Yes!
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- And how much were those?- 40.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- Oh, Laidlaw! - But it's niche, it's so niche.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- They're great. You've got profits across the board.- I hope so!
0:33:39 > 0:33:40THEY LAUGH
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Let's go.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47Profits, possibly, but do their real opinions pack more of a punch?
0:33:47 > 0:33:51My prediction is the bronze will be well met
0:33:51 > 0:33:54and that I will make consistent profits
0:33:54 > 0:33:57and Tom will have a few problem lots
0:33:57 > 0:33:59and I'll come out on top again.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01You know, I think we've both got really good lots.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04It's going to be a really good auction.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06God only knows what he thinks about my things
0:34:06 > 0:34:10but I think he quite likes the box. He did say he liked the box.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12The question is, will the buyers at the auction?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14There's only one way to find out,
0:34:14 > 0:34:18so back in the Sunbeam the boys face another impending battle.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20To the auction...
0:34:20 > 0:34:22THEY LAUGH
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I haven't had...I don't hold out much hope.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- Why?- I don't know!
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Five pound in gold. - That's all right.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- There was that.- There was that.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36They are making their way to Colchester, in Essex.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Once the Roman capital of Britain,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Colchester claims to be the country's oldest town.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's certainly brimming with history, including ancient city walls
0:34:45 > 0:34:48and an impressive Norman castle.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Antiques, pawn brokers?- Not today.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- We are selling today.- Selling.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Look at that, an old ruin.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Look at that, they're city walls, surely.- City walls, yeah.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Fantastic!
0:35:00 > 0:35:05Well, I do hope their final destination at Reeman Dansie Auctioneer And Valuers
0:35:05 > 0:35:07impresses just as much.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Thank you, driver, are you going to have both these parking places?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Nice parking, Thomas.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Will you, please, honestly!
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I think I parked rather quite well, actually.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Right, Laidlaw!
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Let's make £1,000. Let's make £1,000.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- Oh, oh, oh. - Like we did last auction.- Yeah!
0:35:25 > 0:35:28They're going in with high expectations.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32So does auctioneer, Timothy Medhurst, share this enthusiasm?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Yeah, the picture frame, the propeller tip,
0:35:35 > 0:35:36that's quite interesting.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38The goggles, as well, a nice combined lot.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42I'm sure they'll sell well. Probably £60 to £100 - hope for the higher estimate.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44The Cornish serpentine brooch...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I'm not sure it's going to appeal to a lot of people, unfortunately.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50People who like a bronze but, unfortunately,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52she has berries, or something, in her mouth
0:35:52 > 0:35:56and it looks like she's got a growth. That might play against it, I think.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01Today Paul is offering up five lots at a total cost of £292.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07Thomas also has five lots that cost him £155.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09So, with everyone sitting comfortably,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12take it away, Timothy! Great name!
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Number 9, the Egyptian white metal bowl.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18We're starting with Thomas and his Egyptian bowl.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Nice bowl this one and £30, start this one at £30.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23It's worth 30. 30, 32 - new bidder.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Do you think... Do you think...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27At 46.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Do pay attention, chaps.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29No, it's not.
0:36:29 > 0:36:30Yes, it is.
0:36:30 > 0:36:3338, then. Selling then at £38.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34All done.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37That lot went right over his head.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Is that it?- It is!
0:36:39 > 0:36:42But Thomas has got another £23 in the kitty.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Missing it!
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Well, now we've got your attention,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48let's see how Paul's glass vase fares.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50£30 to start this one.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51That's what we want.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5530, straight in. Thank you, sir, at 30. 32, new place. 34.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56At 34, 36.
0:36:56 > 0:36:5938. At £38 down here now at 38.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0140. At 40, 42.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Back in? No! 42 at the back.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05With you, sir, at £42.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09There's a bit of profit to that, Paul.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Phew! Good, good, good.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Now for Thomas's lucky little find, the gold pendant.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19£40 start it, £40 the pendant. Pretty pendant here at £40.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- 30 and away. 30 bid.- Oh!- Thank you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Lady's bid at 30. 32, 34, 36.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- With you, sir...- Take it. - I will sell.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29£36.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32This margin man keeps getting stronger.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Your spend thus far, 20,
0:37:35 > 0:37:39your hammer return, 74.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40It's certainly impressive
0:37:40 > 0:37:44but Paul's not taking this competition sitting down.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46And £20 to start the chair here.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49£20, for it. 15 then away. £15 for it.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5215 bid, third row. The lady's bid of 15 now.
0:37:52 > 0:37:5316, new bidder, now. 18,
0:37:53 > 0:37:5620, 22. Lady's bid, third row, then.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59With you, madam, seated then at £22.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02It may have been a love at first sight
0:38:02 > 0:38:04but it won't make him any money after costs.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Can the first of Thomas's two brooches do any better?
0:38:09 > 0:38:13I think the mourning brooch is going to make the best one.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- It will...- Tenner.- ..sink or swim.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16- Tenner.- No!
0:38:16 > 0:38:18£20 to start the brooch.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21£20 to start the brooch, here at £20. 15 and away.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2415 bid, lady standing at 15.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- I told you. - It's only a competition.- No.
0:38:27 > 0:38:2816, new bidder at 16. 18.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30At 18 bid, 20.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33£20, standing then at 20.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Mmm, a loss of £17 isn't helping anyone but it is hideous.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- I'd say I was feeling your pain. - No. You don't care, do you?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42You hate me.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44That did hurt.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Is he about to feel the pain of Paul's truncheon, as well?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I have a commission bid, start with me on the book at £40.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51- With me.- 40.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54£40 for the truncheon, at 40 with me.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56On the book 42, anywhere else?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58The truncheon here now at 40. 42, new bidder.
0:38:58 > 0:39:0244. At 44. 46, 48, 50, 55.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04At 55, still with me now. 60 and I'm out.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0660, you're up.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07All done.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Another £25 bagged.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Profit is climbing slowly upwards.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17We are heading towards that £1,000.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Next is Thomas's Victorian mourning brooch.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I hope this one does better than the last.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I have a commission bid to start with me at 20. At £20.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- Choice.- Some girl's bid at 18.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31At £20, 22, 24, 26 - I'm out.
0:39:31 > 0:39:3528, new bidder. 30, 32, 34, 36.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38At 36, come in now? At 36, 38, 40.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40At £40.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42At £40 furthest from me at 40.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46I'll take two anywhere. 40 then, with you sir, standing at £40.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Oh, that means both brooches have made a loss, I'm afraid, Thomas.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56I hope Paul's lovely lady fares better under the gavel.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I have a commission bid with me to start at £60.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Come on!
0:39:59 > 0:40:0455, I'm out, down here. Gentleman's bid of 65.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0565! Only 65.
0:40:05 > 0:40:085, 80, 5, 90...
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- It's going to do it, it's a good find.- 95, 100.- It'll be fine.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- 110.- It's a good stand.- 120, 130.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17130. At 130. 140, 150.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21No, on my right at 150. The gentleman's bid standing at...
0:40:21 > 0:40:24160 back in now. At 160. 170.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Standing then, furthest from me, then, at £170.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32That's a loss of over £25 once the costs are deducted.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33He won't be happy with that!
0:40:33 > 0:40:38- Oh, it's...- It's not fair, is it, Laidlaw? It's not fair.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Thomas's last lot is the sewing box he bought in Cromer.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43The two brooches he also bought from Philip in Cromer
0:40:43 > 0:40:46haven't done brilliantly, so can this darn a hole
0:40:46 > 0:40:48in his balance sheet?
0:40:48 > 0:40:53This box here has to make back the money I've lost and more.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- This box owes you. - It owes me, big style.
0:40:56 > 0:41:0060? £60 for it. It's well worth £60. 60 bid.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- You're off.- Good.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0765, seated. 70, 5, 80, 85.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09It feels good.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12With you, sir, at 85, then. All done.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17A decent profit, at last, but is it good enough to forgive Phillip?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Are you going to phone him and tell him?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I'll do more than phone him. I'll do more than phone him.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- He's getting a visit.- I'm driving to Cromer.- He's getting a visit.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Stop plotting, fellows, and turn your attention to the last lot.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33It's Paul's frame, combined with his rare goggles
0:41:33 > 0:41:36but do the buyers know just how special they really are?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38A nice, little lot this one.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41I have commissioned bids to start with me at 32.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44At £32, 34, 36, 38 - I'm out, down here now.
0:41:44 > 0:41:4740, new place. 42, 44, 46.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49You've got some serious buyers here.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- 65.- There we are, 65.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Serious, doubled your money, 70.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- 80.- 80's in profit.
0:41:56 > 0:41:5890, 95...
0:41:58 > 0:41:59- Well done.- They know what they're buying.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01100...
0:42:01 > 0:42:03At 100, 110 back in.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07120, 130. At 130.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09At 130.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13I'd say that's pretty good going. Another £90 profit for Paul.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Our work here, Thomas, is done. I think we both made profit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I mean, I've lost a couple of profits and then made a couple of things.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23So, you know, the margin game played.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Thomas started with £399.08
0:42:27 > 0:42:30and after auction costs has made a profit
0:42:30 > 0:42:33of £24.58 giving him
0:42:33 > 0:42:37£423.66 to spend next time.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Paul had £899.78 to spend, adding a profit after costs
0:42:42 > 0:42:48of £55.68, he goes forward with £955.46.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Will he be able to make 1,000?
0:42:51 > 0:42:56- This is it, one more bite at the cherry.- One bite at the cherry.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59We've doubled our money!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- Come on!- That would be lovely. More margins to be played!
0:43:02 > 0:43:07Next time on Antiques Road Trip, Paul feels the pressure for buying for the last auction.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Don't occupy me, I'm busy. Can't you see I'm working?
0:43:10 > 0:43:14And Thomas tries to take the glory in the final hour.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Nip it at the last with the help of the Masons!