0:00:02 > 0:00:05- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.- All right, viewers?
0:00:05 > 0:00:10With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I'm on fire! Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Sold! Going, going, gone.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- 50p!- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Come on, then.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Oh! Come on, I got to get to another shop.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41As they begin the fourth leg of their road trip,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44our experts Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon are back
0:00:44 > 0:00:46on the road to Scotland,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48where sunlight is a dim and distant memory.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I don't know where we're going.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- I think this is the wrong... - Do you think I've gone wrong?
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- Many, many years ago. - THEY LAUGH
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Mark is an antiques expert with considerable experience
0:01:04 > 0:01:06as both an auctioneer and a dealer.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09But he's found himself falling behind on this road trip.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Oh! Ooh!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Oooh! Oh, I say!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Catherine has worked in the world of antiques for over 16 years
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and seems to have found the key to success on this trip.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24But she isn't going to let the cat out of the bag.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28MECHANICAL SINGING How do you shut it up?
0:01:28 > 0:01:32These two friends have been fighting like cat and dog on the trip,
0:01:32 > 0:01:38which inspired a challenge to buy a canine-related item on each leg.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Our pair began their journey with £200 each,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44and three auctions later...
0:01:44 > 0:01:45I do believe I'm slightly ahead.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49You are way ahead, not slightly, Catherine.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52A chasm is opening up between them.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Catherine took the lead in the road trip
0:01:55 > 0:01:57with victory in the third auction,
0:01:57 > 0:02:02giving her a delicious £290.42 to spend today.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06While Mark had another bruising encounter at the last auction
0:02:06 > 0:02:10and is kicking off this leg with a rather limp £218.02.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Doesn't it show?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Not even the weather is on Mark's side
0:02:15 > 0:02:19as he and Catherine have the roof up and wipers on
0:02:19 > 0:02:22in their 1968 MG Midget. But he's ready for a fight.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- When my back is up against the wall, Catherine, I come out fighting.- Yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Where are we, anyway?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I'm just coming to that.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Our travelling antiquarians are cruising the length of Scotland.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They started in New Abbey, in Dumfries, in Galloway,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40then up to Elgin on the Moray Firth, before looping back down
0:02:40 > 0:02:41to finish at an auction finale
0:02:41 > 0:02:44in the beautiful capital city of Edinburgh.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48On this leg we are kicking off in Aberdeen and meandering
0:02:48 > 0:02:53across the north-east of Scotland to an auction in Elgin, in Moray.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Aberdeen's seaport is Europe's principal hub, supporting
0:02:59 > 0:03:01the oil industry in the North Sea.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Oh, and there's a fine antiques centre here, too.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Oh, here it is, Catherine.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Right, you don't need to be so bossy!
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I'm not being bossy, I'm just pointing it out.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14You don't need to because I can see it - it says Antiques Centre.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- but I know you need... - Guidance.- ..driving.- Yes, yes, yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- I'm just trying to be helpful.- Right.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Well, don't try too hard.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Ah, the familiar squabbling of the lesser spotted antique experts.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Let's hope they can behave themselves inside.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38But, listen, I do love spending time with you,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41as you know, but I think I'm going to leave you and go down that way.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Go on, then. I'll stay up here.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55He's quite nice, isn't he?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04"The famous Chemould Art Gallery, Calcutta."
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Have you heard of the...? No, I haven't either.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10So they are not that famous, are they?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12There's a load of tram
0:04:12 > 0:04:16and railway books from the estate of a railway enthusiast.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Railway, railway...
0:04:19 > 0:04:25Railway... So that one is trams, so we don't want that one.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Actually, my little boy would probably really like this book.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30He loves trains.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Actually quite interesting.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I'm going to go and get someone.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42I'll be back.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45With the weight of winning the last two auctions on her shoulders,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Catherine seems to have adopted a new strategy
0:04:47 > 0:04:51and wants to share it with dealer Alex.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Don't get excited, Alex. Don't think I've found the bargain of the day,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57because I'm sure I haven't and it's something so boring.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58OK.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02Books!
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Yeah.- The only reason I picked them up is because they are all
0:05:06 > 0:05:10on railway and someone somewhere in Elgin
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- will come and buy these books.- OK.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Railway art is highly collectable amongst train enthusiasts,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19surprise, surprise.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Whilst these aren't necessarily collectable, they would
0:05:21 > 0:05:25be of interest to the thousands who have a passion for the subject.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26This is from another dealer.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- He's got them all priced individually.- Oh, has he?- Yeah.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35What I would like to do...
0:05:37 > 0:05:39..is take the lot for 30 quid.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- I'll go and get in contact, then. - Thank you.- No problem.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Oh, he's lovely! Thank you, Alex.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49And it's not long before the lovely Alex comes back with some news.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53This one's about America, trains in America. Oh, hello!
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Yeah, that will be fine for the books.- Is it?- Yes.- Oh, fab.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Well, that's one purchase down for Catherine. How is Mark getting on?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I really want to have a look at this little cherub painting in the gilt frame.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10This late 19th-century plaque with the Florentine rococo easel frame
0:06:10 > 0:06:11has caught Mark's eye,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14so he's brought Holly in to get a closer look.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I quite like this, actually, it's quite fun.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20It's got a little easel, which is rather nice.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24It's marked on the back with the factory name and...
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I think it' probably what we'd call decorated.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31It's had a print put on and then just painted over.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36With a ticket price of £40 it's one to consider.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42Now, Catherine wants to buy more here and she's dabbling in pens.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46The pen that I bought yesterday, sold yesterday, rather, was a Jones one.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49And I bought it purely on the aesthetics rather than
0:06:49 > 0:06:52looking at the actual name. It wasn't a Waterman.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55But this is a Waterman so I would be going up in the world.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56And that's where I belong.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01But Alex is tempting Catherine with a Sheaffer fountain pen instead.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- This is a... - That's nice. Ah, that's lovely.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The Sheaffer brand of luxury fountain pens has become
0:07:12 > 0:07:14synonymous with quality and value.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16With a ticket price of £90,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20what is Alex looking for on this particular item?
0:07:20 > 0:07:21£50.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- There is no movement on that. - OK. Would you do 45 on it?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Yeah. £45.- OK.- That'll give you a chance.- I'll shake your hand.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Thank you so much. Super.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37At half price, that seems a good deal, Catherine.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40That's two items down. Now, what's Mark up to?
0:07:41 > 0:07:47These are political cartoons from the 18th and 19th century.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50There was a flourishing industry, particularly in London,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54of political cartoons, mocking the government or even the royal family.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Some of them were incredibly satirical and were really...
0:07:58 > 0:08:04They tried to ban them. They were not popular with the powers that be.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07This one is all to do with the Duke of Wellington.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10He's looking rather cross, with his hat and his big nose.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13They are making fun.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16You've got the Battle of Waterloo on the wall there.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20It's published in London in 1827.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Items depicting historical figures such as Wellington, Nelson
0:08:25 > 0:08:28and Napoleon, are very collectable and should gain a lot of interest.
0:08:28 > 0:08:35I tell you what also was quite interesting is the price. £25!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I think that's a bit of a find, actually.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41It won't stop me trying to get it cheaper.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I've got my own Battle of Waterloo raging behind me here
0:08:45 > 0:08:47and I want to come out victorious.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51And with that, Mark gallantly marches to the counter
0:08:51 > 0:08:54to do battle over the price with poor Holly.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Now, I really like these.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- I would like to buy them and take to the auction.- OK.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01But I'm so far behind.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I know everybody says this to you
0:09:03 > 0:09:07but I'm not used to being behind, particularly with Catherine.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13But I would really love to pay £15 for this and 20 for this.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18OK, we could do this for 20 and this for 20, so that's 40 for the pair.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Holly, you've been very fair. Thank you so much.- No problem.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26So that's half price on the frame and a fiver off the cartoon.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Catherine, meanwhile, is still on the prowl
0:09:28 > 0:09:31and Mark is laying down the gauntlet.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- I want a lot of money spent, Catherine.- What?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I want a lot of that money spent.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Because I'm going to spend everything. I really am.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I need to, Catherine. I need to find things.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- You're going to spend every single penny?- I am, because I need to.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46What have I got to lose?
0:09:46 > 0:09:51Mark is doing his best to unsettle our Catherine, sly old fox,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54and this is Trixie, the cute terrier that Catherine saw earlier,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56with a ticket price of £25.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Alex, can I borrow you for a second?
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- It is nicely drawn if you like that sort of thing.- Yes.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- I'm trying to convince you as well as me.- If I had a Westie I'd buy it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Would you?- Yeah.- Hm.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Can I have it for £10?
0:10:17 > 0:10:21I think 12.50 is the best we can do on it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24That would be a 50% discount.
0:10:24 > 0:10:2812.50. That's fine by me.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Our experts have already bought five items between them
0:10:31 > 0:10:36in their first shop, but not even that can keep these two happy.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Are you finally ready? - What do you mean?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40- I'm always waiting for you. - You weren't!
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Come on, I've got to get to another shop.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Oh, dear, it looks like the pressure is getting to them.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Just as well they are splitting up for now.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Catherine is dropping Mark off
0:10:51 > 0:10:55around the corner for a spot more shopping at Elizabeth Watt Antiques.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59The shop may be small but it's filled to the brim
0:10:59 > 0:11:03and Jeff is on hand to help Mark spend his money.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Hi, nice to meet you.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16A rather interesting little brooch.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Abstract. '70s.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21It's Ola Gorie, from Orkney.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- Oh!- An Edinburgh hallmark. - It's quite fun, isn't it?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29That is quite fun, actually.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Ola Gorie is one of Britain's most important jewellery designers
0:11:33 > 0:11:35of recent times.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38She was a pioneer in Celtic and Norse-designed jewellery.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43The only trouble is, not many people wear brooches these days.
0:11:43 > 0:11:50That's the real difficulty. I love the quality, I like the finish.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- What could it be? - Give me 12.- £12? We are so close.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I was going to say ten.
0:11:55 > 0:11:5712 is the price.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Ohhh!
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- Oh, I can't say no. £12. Come on. Thank you.- Thank you.- Are you sure?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Yes, absolutely.- Promise? I think that's a bargain.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11£12? Not exactly the big buy we were expecting, Mark.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Meanwhile, Catherine has made the short journey to visit
0:12:15 > 0:12:19the University of Aberdeen's King's College Chapel.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495
0:12:25 > 0:12:30by the Bishop of Aberdeen, William Elphinstone and King James IV.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33It is the UK's fifth oldest university,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37and standing at the centre of King's College campus is the chapel
0:12:37 > 0:12:40that serves as a constant reminder of the university's foundations.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45- Hello, Catherine. Welcome to King's Chapel.- Thank you very much.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- I'm Jane Geddes.- Hi, Jane.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I want to show you what I hope is really going to surprise you
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- about a medieval church interior. - Oh, that sounds exciting.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Oh, wow.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Automatic doors! That is surprising.
0:13:13 > 0:13:20- This is quite incredible, isn't it? Are all of these hand-carved?- Yes.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24It's some of the finest surviving medieval woodwork in Scotland.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Gosh, it's everywhere. Gosh, look at all these vines and thistles.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32The decorative panels are not just ornamental,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35they also tell the story of the university.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39To start off, we have the Thistle of Scotland, which is the king.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- I saw that.- Yes, at the doorway as you come in, you see the king.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47But as you move towards the chancel in the east end you have the vine,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51which is the priesthood and the clergy and the Eucharist and Christ.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53All the way through the chapel you'll see this connection
0:13:53 > 0:13:57between the king and the church together.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Hence the name of the chapel, the crown on the roof and so on.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04The stained-glass windows are an outstanding feature
0:14:04 > 0:14:06of the chapel, and particularly
0:14:06 > 0:14:10the work of Aberdonian Douglas Strachan, considered to be
0:14:10 > 0:14:13one of the most significant designers of stained glass
0:14:13 > 0:14:14of the 20th century.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Up here you can see two themes from the history of the university.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23First of all the Pope granting a papal bull,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26which founds the university in 1495.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30And next to it you see Elphinstone very solemnly overlooking
0:14:30 > 0:14:33the construction of the chapel,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36with ladders up against the church wall and so on.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38So there he is in his finery,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40watching his university grow around him.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43That's a wonderful scene, isn't it?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45He was incredibly fond of this building.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49And although he was bishop of Aberdeen Cathedral
0:14:49 > 0:14:51and he could have been buried there,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54he chose to be buried in the chapel that he founded.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58And he wished to be buried at the altar, in front of the altar,
0:14:58 > 0:14:59which is what happened.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02And I'll show you what happens down here.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14This is the tomb that was eventually made for Bishop Elphinstone.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19When he died he wished to be simply buried at the foot of the steps
0:15:19 > 0:15:21leading up to his own altar.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24But when his successor, Bishop Dunbar,
0:15:24 > 0:15:25came into the university
0:15:25 > 0:15:29and asked where were the remains of the founder of this great
0:15:29 > 0:15:32institution, they said, "He's under your feet,
0:15:32 > 0:15:37"under the flagstones." And in 1514 this was absolutely absurd
0:15:37 > 0:15:42for such an important person to be buried in such a humble way.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44And Bishop Dunbar immediately
0:15:44 > 0:15:47commissioned this amazing construction here.
0:15:47 > 0:15:53We have an inventory from 1542, which says that on top of this
0:15:53 > 0:15:57was an enormous full-sized bronze effigy of the Bishop
0:15:57 > 0:15:59in his full robes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01So what happened to the statue?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Well, there's no story about it,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06but by the end of the Civil War period,
0:16:06 > 0:16:11the end of the 1600s, we are told there were only a few bits of metal
0:16:11 > 0:16:16hanging off it, so clearly something awful happened during the Civil War.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Scotland was invaded by Cromwell's troops,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23who were notorious for plundering towns and cities.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27300 years later, excavations uncovered that the tomb
0:16:27 > 0:16:31had been disturbed and the bones of the Bishop had been removed.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34So all that remains now is this monument to his life
0:16:34 > 0:16:37and this incredible chapel.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- Thank you so much, Jane.- Thank you for coming.- I've really enjoyed it. Thank you.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45The chapel is still used throughout the year by the university
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and its alumni, but, for Catherine, it's time to meet up with Mark
0:16:48 > 0:16:50and to get some shut-eye.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's been a busy day after all.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58Time to rest and to reflect on a good day's shopping. Nighty-night.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06After a night's kip,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Catherine has finally woken up to Mark's mind games.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Have you got much money left? - I know exactly what you're doing now.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17You want me to say, "Right, that's it, I'll spend it all."
0:17:17 > 0:17:20So it all goes horribly wrong for me.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Catherine, you've got to make your decisions.- It's true, isn't it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25No, it's not.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Uh-oh, looks like you've been rumbled, Stacey.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33I think you need to concentrate on what YOU'RE buying from now on.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Despite encouraging Catherine to spend big,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Mark has only spent a measly £52 on three items -
0:17:39 > 0:17:43an Italian porcelain plaque, an 1820s political cartoon
0:17:43 > 0:17:48depicting Wellington and a vintage Scottish silver brooch.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52That means he has £166.02 left in his coffers.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Catherine, on the other hand,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58has parted with £87.50
0:17:58 > 0:18:01on a collection of railway-related books,
0:18:01 > 0:18:06a fountain pen in its original case and a pastel drawing of a terrier,
0:18:06 > 0:18:12which still leaves her with a magnificent £202.92 to play with.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Our experts have motored 45 miles north-east
0:18:17 > 0:18:18to the rural idyll of Glass.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Mark is dropping Catherine off,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24but it looks likes he's leading her up the garden path.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Do you think this is it? - Do you think so?
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Well, the sign pointed this way. - HE TOOTS HORN
0:18:29 > 0:18:31CATHERINE CHUCKLES
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Announce our arrival, Mark.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Housed in a large steading, Antiques At Glass offers a great selection
0:18:39 > 0:18:42of affordable antiques and collectables.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44We'll catch up with Mark shortly.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- Hello?- Hello.- I didn't know if I was going to get in! Hi. I'm Catherine.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- I'm Tim.- Hello, Tim. Nice to meet you.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Inside, Tim and Lynn are only too keen to help.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01This place is awash with doggy items,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04but Catherine already has her dog purchase sorted.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08So she's turned her attention to something shiny priced at £60.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14- A fire screen.- Yeah. - Does it open out?- Yeah.- Is it repro?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Good weight to it. A lot of the modern ones seem...- Yeah, they do.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20No weight to them at all.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26SHE CHUCKLES
0:19:31 > 0:19:36Peacock feathers opening out. What do you want for it?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Normally it would be about 50.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Would you take 20?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- Who's the boss?- I'd love the chance!
0:19:44 > 0:19:49- The woman's the boss!- Of course. The woman is always the boss!
0:19:49 > 0:19:54Can you do that, yeah? Does that still give you a bit of a margin?
0:19:54 > 0:19:59- A wee bit.- A wee bit?, Well, that's good. OK, £20.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Cor! You're on fire today, Catherine.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Another nice purchase at a snip.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Meanwhile, Mark is heading ten miles north to Keith,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11to the oldest distillery in the Highlands of Scotland.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Strathisla Distillery has been in operation
0:20:14 > 0:20:20since 1786 and produces the single malt at the heart of Chivas Regal,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23a world-famous blended whisky.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Little has changed in that time,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28with its distinctive pagodas,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31cobbled courtyard and the gleaming copper pot stills
0:20:31 > 0:20:36making the distillery arguably one of the most beautiful in Scotland.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Hello, I'm Mark.- Hi, Mark. Ian. Welcome to Strathisla. - Nice to meet you.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- I'm dying for my tour. - Please come in.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Whisky is as synonymous with Scotland as tartan and bagpipes.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51The name whisky derives from the Gaelic word "uisce beatha",
0:20:51 > 0:20:54similar to aqua vitae, the water of life.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Over time, the shorter "uisce" was anglicised to whisky.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03The first evidence of whisky production in Scotland
0:21:03 > 0:21:05dates back to 1494.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09King James IV enjoyed "ardent spirits,"
0:21:09 > 0:21:12and paid to have whisky provided at his pleasure.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15In the cabinet here are some of the older artefacts
0:21:15 > 0:21:18involved in the production of whisky.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21There are things here like Sikes Hydrometers.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24These measured the gravity of the liquid
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- and that would tell you how much alcohol was in it.- Oh, right!
0:21:28 > 0:21:31It's been a long evolution to where we are today.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Years ago it was gunpowder. - Gunpowder?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37A measured amount of gunpowder and a measured amount of spirit.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39If you lit it and it burnt blue, you were under proof.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42If it burnt orange, you were pretty good.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- If you lost your eyebrows, it was a wee bit high.- It was over. What's this?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- It's called a gauging rod.- Yeah.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53In the warehouse you would take the bung out and drop it into the cask.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Right.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Every year we lose 2% evaporation as the whisky matures.- That's a lot.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03This gauges how much has been lost through evaporation in the cask.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08This was made in London. "Customs & Excise". They get everywhere!
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Up until 1978,
0:22:09 > 0:22:14by law there had to be a customs officer living in every distillery.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- No?- Yeah.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Yeah, the taxman and whisky go way back.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24In 1707, the Act of Union brought increased taxation
0:22:24 > 0:22:28and full-time excise men to collect on Scotch whisky.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Some distillers shut down,
0:22:30 > 0:22:34but many continued underground or amongst heather-clad hills
0:22:34 > 0:22:37and often in cahoots with local communities and judges.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Smaller Highlands-based distillers, like Strathisla,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44produced high-quality whisky legally from the late 1700s.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48The basic whiskey-making process is the same, but technology has moved on.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Ian, the first thing I notice in here, it's very, very noisy.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56You've got extremely big copper pot stills here that are being
0:22:56 > 0:22:59heated underneath, so you have the gas flames burning there,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01water running through the condensers at the back.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- So that's a lot of background noise. - It is, isn't it? I love this.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09It's so visual. This is the modern hydrometer.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10This is the way it is, yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13This is exactly what every distillery in Scotland is doing.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16The basis of all whisky is barley, which is fermented
0:23:16 > 0:23:20into alcohol. It's then heated in the copper pot stills,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24where the evaporation creates a purer alcohol.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27It is distilled a second time to double its strength
0:23:27 > 0:23:29and remove impurities.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31The right-hand side is your first distillation.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34The second part is the second distillation,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36and then you have the liquid in the hydrometers.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39And that's doing exactly the same as those old instruments,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41measuring the alcohol strength.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Scotch whisky is generally distilled twice,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47although some are distilled up to 20 times.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Scotch whisky regulations require anything bearing the label "Scotch"
0:23:51 > 0:23:53to be distilled in Scotland
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and matured for a minimum of three years in oak casks.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I mean, this is really fascinating. I love it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I'm delighted you enjoyed your visit.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04You've seen everything apart from one thing - the whisky.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- Let's go and taste some whisky. - Oh, but I'm driving, Ian!
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Let me find you something to take away, then.- Wonderful!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Looks like you'll have to wait until later to taste yours, Mark.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- A little goodie.- Go home and try it. - Thank you so much.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I look forward to that. Nice to meet you.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Oh, you lucky devil! Now, remember to keep some for me, Mark.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27And after enjoying the lure of the amber nectar,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Mark and Catherine have joined up to journey the 13 miles north
0:24:31 > 0:24:33to the coastal town of Cullen.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37This fishing village on the Moray Firth is famous as the home
0:24:37 > 0:24:41of Cullen skink, a traditional soup made from smoked haddock,
0:24:41 > 0:24:47and for the highly impressive viaduct that soars above the town.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49So far, Catherine has spent over £100.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52And despite Mark's insistence that they blow the lot,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54he has only spent half that.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56I smell a rat.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- This could be interesting. - You're here?- No, I'm here.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- I'm going in there. I'll see you later.- Good luck.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03- Bye.- Bye.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Ready to shop, Mark has bagsied Cullen Antique Centre,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11while Catherine is trying Abra Antiques for size.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16- Hello, there. Hi, I'm Catherine. - I'm Tom.- Hi, Tom. Good to meet you.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20There are a lot of quirky and eclectic pieces in here.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Has owner Tom got any suggestions?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Now, I have the most perfect thing.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- THUD - Oh, sorry!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Oh, I felt that!
0:25:29 > 0:25:35Aha! A late 19th-century Indian silver purse, priced at £86.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37You're bound to like this. Sorry.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Oh, I love that. You're not sorry at all!
0:25:39 > 0:25:44- Well, that's true. - I'll take that out, give you the box.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Right, let's have a look at this. What have we got?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- We've got this lady in the centre. - A dancing girl, I think.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55She looks like she's dancing. And little elephants around the side.
0:25:55 > 0:26:03- And monkeys...- It is silver, but it's not sterling.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- What's the best you can do on that? - Well...
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- I suppose...70.- 70.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11What about a little pinch at 65?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14HE MAKES HIGH-PITCHED WHINE
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Is he all right?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Go on. Would you like to shake at 65?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Oh...
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- All right.- Dear, oh, dear.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25And just like that, Catherine's spent up,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27but Mark is having some dog problems.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Catherine is going to hate me - I can't find a dog.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I can't find a dog that really bites me.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37But I love this pig. I LOVE this pig.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40So I'm going to have a piggy poochy purchase, I think.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42A piggy, poochy what?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I don't see this going down at all well, you swine!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47He's adorable.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I mean, look at that face. Don't you die for that face?
0:26:50 > 0:26:51And I love the fact that
0:26:51 > 0:26:54the farmer's had his name and the date put on.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I think it's got everything -
0:26:56 > 0:27:00a little bit of folk art from the 20th century. He is kitsch.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04I think it's silver. I just think it's unmarked. I think it's great.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07What it isn't is a dog.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10It's got a ticket price of £60, but if you're happy, Mark,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12best bring in dealer Alan.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I've failed in my poochy purchase.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19I was supposed to find a dog. But I have fallen in love with your pig.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- OK, yes.- I'd love to get him for £30.- That's probably too little.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26I will try and accommodate you
0:27:26 > 0:27:28and say £40.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30You can't go to 35?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Just to give me a chance? - To give you a chance?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- I'd love to buy him, honestly, for 35.- OK, then - we have a deal.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Oh, thanks, Alan. Catherine is going to hate me, but I love him.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40You've made my day, Alan.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43But with time running out, Mark's making a dash across the road
0:27:43 > 0:27:47to see if Tom has one last bargain for him to take to auction.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Watch out, old boy!
0:27:51 > 0:27:52French.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Mirror's obviously seen better days,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58but that's Jade, Art Deco.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59Beautiful.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03INDISTINCT
0:28:03 > 0:28:05But it's £85.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- No, no - I will do a good buy on that.- Well, how good a buy?
0:28:09 > 0:28:14Because I like you, I'd let you have that,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16to give you a chance of winning, 50 quid.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21- Oh, Tom, are you sure you can't do it for 40?- 45.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- Tom, you are a meanie!- No, I'm not a meanie. I'm giving it away.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27What's a fiver between friends?
0:28:27 > 0:28:29It makes a big difference - between death and life!
0:28:29 > 0:28:34- So if I don't pay 45, you can't eat tonight?- That's probably true!
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Go on, 45.- 45.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Yeah, let the man eat, for heaven's sake.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Now that Mark is all shopped out,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44it's time to meet up with Catherine, because it's the moment of truth,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47when our experts reveal all to each other.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51- You seem to have got a lot of stuff - let's have a look.- Well...
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- Say something, then! - I don't know what to say.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- So you bought a load of modern railway books...- Yes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- You bought a pen.- Yes.- Sheaffer.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Yes. And this one is gorgeous.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Right.- Yes.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13OK. And you've got a pencil drawing
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- of a terrier.- Pastel, actually.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- Pastel, I saw that.- You rejected it.- I didn't like it, no.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- And a reproduction fan... - It's not reproduction!- It's not old!
0:29:24 > 0:29:30- It is old!- It's not, Catherine. - It IS old!- How old is it?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31It's old!
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Define old.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- OK, it's not Victorian, but it's got a little bit of age to it.- The '50s.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Yeah.- It's very decorative.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42I like the little Marie Antoinette.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- Few screws missing.- I only paid 20 quid for it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Well, there we are, then.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Hm, Mark's a right moaning Minnie today, isn't he?
0:29:51 > 0:29:53How much have you spent?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I spent £172.50.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58And for £172,
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- this is your offering?- Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- You should be ashamed of yourself. - Really?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07For that amount of money, Catherine,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09you could have done so well!
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- Do you want to see mine? - Go on, then!
0:30:16 > 0:30:21OK. Oh, yeah, that I saw that in the shop.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- I rejected that.- That's fine.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- I'm happy you rejected it.- How much did you pay for that, then?- 45.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- Yes, they saw you coming.- I don't think they did, actually, Catherine.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33This is lovely.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37I didn't get a poochy purchase, so I changed it to a piggy poochy...
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Yes, hold on! That's not on!
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Look at that. Briggsie, 1920, unmarked silver.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Look at the face!- It's very nice, Mark, but that is against the rules.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I couldn't find a dog. There are no rules, Catherine. There's no rules.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- It's as light as a feather.- Yes, but it's quirky. Pigs are popular.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Yes, so are dogs! And you were supposed to...
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Let's hope this is the end of all this dog challenge nonsense.
0:31:02 > 0:31:0335 quid. This...
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Oh, you'll love this - I've got to show it to you.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- This is political.- Hm.- 1827,
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- hand-coloured...- Yeah.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Have a guess how much.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Well, you probably got that for a steal,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- I don't know - 30 quid or something. - £20.- Yeah, that's good.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24But has it or has it not again been fun?
0:31:24 > 0:31:29I think we'll agree to disagree on this one. Get your hands off!
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- I'll see you later.- Bye!
0:31:33 > 0:31:34Oh, CRIKEY!
0:31:34 > 0:31:38After all that barney, what have they got to say for themselves?
0:31:38 > 0:31:42Wasn't he horrid? I didn't think that was very nice at all.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47He wasn't complimentary about any of my items
0:31:47 > 0:31:50and he said he thinks I should be ashamed of myself,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54which I thought was a bit of a cutting remark.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I think she's a bit mad at me because I wasn't so overly enthusiastic this time
0:31:58 > 0:32:03about some of the pieces she's bought, but I'm not, I'm sorry.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06So, with relations fraught, it's best we get back on the road
0:32:06 > 0:32:08and head to the auction - smartish.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12On the fourth leg of their road trip,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15our dandy dealers have shot their way through Aberdeenshire
0:32:15 > 0:32:20and Moray, starting in Aberdeen and ending in Elgin for the auction.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25In a battle just outside Elgin, Duncan, the king of Scotland,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27become Macbeth's first victim
0:32:27 > 0:32:29en route to obtaining the crown for himself.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35The venue today is Elgin Auction Centre. Built in 1995,
0:32:35 > 0:32:39it accommodates a quarterly sale of antiques, which has built up
0:32:39 > 0:32:43a UK-wide reputation thanks to its internet bidding.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- Here we are, Catherine.- Are we going through the back entrance?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- I think we go into the cattle shed. - That's nice.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53And inside the cattle shed - I mean, auction centre - branch manager
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Gordon Pirie is waiting to tell us
0:32:56 > 0:32:59what he thinks of our experts' items.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Well, I think the Briggsie pig will sell well.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05It's an area where there's a lot of livestock, the north-east
0:33:05 > 0:33:10of Scotland, so just for a quirky item, I think it should do well.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13The fire screen is quite nice - we see quite a lot of them
0:33:13 > 0:33:17going through, but probably usually later models.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19That is an earlier sort of model.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Mark Stacey set out on this leg with £218.02
0:33:25 > 0:33:29and splashed out £132 of that on his five lots.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Not exactly the entire budget.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37Catherine Southon began this leg with a more impressive £290.42
0:33:37 > 0:33:42and parted with £172.50 on her five lots.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46MAN HOSTS FAST-PACED AUCTION
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The man on the Tannoy is Graham Gibb. A word of warning -
0:33:49 > 0:33:50he's quick, this one.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I can't tell what he's saying!
0:33:52 > 0:33:55SHE IMITATES THE AUCTIONEER
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I think he's praying for rain.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Let's hope the bidders don't rain on your parade, Mark.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05First up is your porcelain plaque in an easel frame.
0:34:05 > 0:34:0920, then. 5. 10. 15?
0:34:09 > 0:34:1215 bid, 20? 5, 30.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14£30 I'm bid.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- 5. 40. 5.- Oh, well done.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22AUCTIONEER SPEAKS QUICKLY
0:34:22 > 0:34:2545 bid - all finished.
0:34:25 > 0:34:2745, it goes at 45...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Oh, that's all right.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33He may be fast, but he can't half get the bidders interested.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36It's Catherine's railway books next.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Let's hope someone here finds them less boring than she does.
0:34:40 > 0:34:445 and 10, 15, 20, 5, 30.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Oh, come on - a bit more.- 5...
0:34:49 > 0:34:51INDISTINCT
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- The lady's bid at 35.- Come on.- 40?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Come on, a bit more.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01£40, £40 it goes, then. Done.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04That's a £10 profit.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08You're on the right track there, Catherine. Not a bad start, girl.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Mark's Ola Gorie brooch is next.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Will his luck continue?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18£100, then. 20.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- 10 for a bad start. - Ooh, I'd love £100 for it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- 50!- 50 bid.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26£50 bid.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Come on, a bit more.- 50 bid.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Come on, a bit more.- Five.- Yes!
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Lady's bid in the room at £55.- £55.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- 75 now...- Well done! - 55 now, ladies and gentlemen.
0:35:38 > 0:35:4055 to be sold in the room, then.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4355, the internet is flashing at me here.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- It'll be sold in the room, 55... - Come on, bid, Internet!
0:35:45 > 0:35:48GAVEL BANGS 55, that's very good.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Yes, very good, Mark.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53It looks like the people of Elgin share your taste.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Well done.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00- Thank you. That was said with such sincerity!- No, I mean it!
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Now, will Catherine make up ground with her fire screen that
0:36:04 > 0:36:07opens like a peacock's tail feathers?
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Somebody buy it - 20, 10 bid.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- 10 more bid.- I was surprised with this.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1515, 20, 30, 40...
0:36:16 > 0:36:18INDISTINCT
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- Come on.- Well, you've doubled your money.
0:36:21 > 0:36:2440 I'm bid. 50.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2650 I'm bid. 50.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28To be sold again, ladies and gentlemen.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- That's quite good.- £50 I'm bid.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Put the gavel down!
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Put it down!
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Gosh, it went on!
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Anyone would think you didn't want Catherine to make a bigger
0:36:41 > 0:36:44profit, Mark! Well done. This is going well.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Can Mark keep up the good form with his jade Art Deco mirror?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52The one that Catherine rejected.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- So if this flies, I'm going to be kicking myself.- Well, don't kick me.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- Ladies and gentleman, 25 I'm bid. 10.- Oh, no!
0:37:00 > 0:37:0215. 20.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Five.
0:37:03 > 0:37:0530.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Oh, this is where it's all going to go wrong.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- It's all going wrong now, Catherine. - No, it's not!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- 35 for the second time.- Oh, no. - 35 bid.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Where's the internet?- 35 bid.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18Oh!
0:37:18 > 0:37:21So I did the right thing to reject it.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22No!
0:37:22 > 0:37:24It's the first loss of the day,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27but Mark is still in the lead.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Yes, I knew it was the right thing to do, to reject that.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Now, Catherine made a loss on the fountain pen in the last leg -
0:37:36 > 0:37:39can she catch up with this leg's offering?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41The Sheaffer pen, complete with box.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44£20. Start at 20, 10, 5.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Sure an opening bid. Five pounds bid.- Five?
0:37:48 > 0:37:518, 10, 12, 15...
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Come on, we've got a long way to go here.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5620, thank you. 25.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5930. Five. 40.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Come on. Come on.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Original case I'm told at 40.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09- Come on!- Will be sold again at £40, away, £40.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Oh, small loss there, Catherine.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Yes, maybe the writing is on the wall for your penchant for pens,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Catherine.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Now, can Mark's pig pique local interest
0:38:21 > 0:38:24and win the, um...dog challenge?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- This is it. Briggsie. - Briggsie the piggsie.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30£20.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3510 bid, £10 bid for Briggsie. 15.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37£13 bid for Briggsie.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3820.
0:38:38 > 0:38:415. 30.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- £30 bid for Briggsie.- Oh, it must be more than that, surely?
0:38:46 > 0:38:4935 for Briggsie.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Any others, 35 bid.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- I'm surprised.- Where's the internet?
0:38:55 > 0:38:5735, number 43.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Well, I'm surprised at that, Catherine.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Ouch, that comes back to bite you, Mark.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06That's what you get when you don't play the game, eh?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09That was a bit of a pig in a poke, wasn't it?
0:39:11 > 0:39:15So, despite Mark's derision, can Catherine's terrier portrait
0:39:15 > 0:39:18win this leg's dog challenge?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- A Scottish terrier, two bid. - Oh, come on.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Two pounds bid. Five.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2510. 11.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- I think that's what it's worth, actually.- See, SHE likes it.- 15.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Oh, no.- 18 bid.- Oh, I can't believe it.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- I can't believe it.- Cheap for a dog.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- 18 bid.- Very cheap!- 18 bid.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Not cheap enough, as far as I'm concerned.- 18 bid. 20 bid.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- Put the gavel down!- £20 bid. - Oh, come along!
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£20 bid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- I think the sellers are disappointed!- No, we're not!
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- It's wonderful!- £20 bid.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- £20 bid... - You've got the luck of the Irish!
0:40:01 > 0:40:05And with that rather modest profit, Catherine has won the challenge
0:40:05 > 0:40:08and more importantly, has closed the gap on Mark.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11So, how will Mark's final item fare?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15The hand-coloured political cartoon depicting Wellington.
0:40:16 > 0:40:1920. 10 bid.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24- 10, 20, 30, 40 - take a look at this...- Come on!
0:40:24 > 0:40:2550?
0:40:27 > 0:40:2860.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- That's good.- 60's in the seat.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32This should make more than that.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36£80 bid on it.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38That's more like it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I think you're all done here. £80 bid.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41He said 80.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43£80, £80, £80.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45Well done.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Well, that was on the low end of my expectation,
0:40:48 > 0:40:50but I'm pretty happy with it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53And so you should be - it's a fantastic profit for Mark.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56He'll never sa-tire of hearing that.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Huh!
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Now, Catherine's found the knack of finding one gem in the past
0:41:01 > 0:41:03few auctions - will her last lot,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06the Indian silver purse, do the trick this time?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09£20 bid. 20 bid, 40.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12£40 bid.
0:41:12 > 0:41:18- Well, somebody likes it.- Late 19th century, Indian. £40 bid. 45.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Come on, I need you to get a bit more.- 50.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- 55, 60 still with me. - Somebody's bidding.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Gentlemen, 60?
0:41:27 > 0:41:3065 bid, fresh blood at 65.
0:41:30 > 0:41:3365 and I look for more here, 70.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- £70 bid.- Come on!
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Are you all done, ladies and gentlemen? 75.
0:41:39 > 0:41:4280. £80 bid, are you done?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44£80 to be sold, then.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46£80, £80.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- He had a commission bid on that. - Yes.- £80.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Not quite the profit Catherine was hoping for,
0:41:54 > 0:41:58but it's been a good auction for both our experts.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- Done.- Listen, another auction done.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Let's get out of here.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Mark started this leg with £218.02 and made a magnificent
0:42:08 > 0:42:13comeback resulting in a £73 profit
0:42:13 > 0:42:14after auction costs.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19He's this leg's winner, leaving him with £291.02 to take forward.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Did Catherine let Mark's mind games get to her?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28She kicked off this leg with £290.42
0:42:28 > 0:42:34and only improved her margin by a mere £16.10 after auction costs.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39She takes a slender lead into the next leg with £306.52.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Catherine... Oh, it's getting close!
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- I'm back in the game!- You are!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47You were trailing so far behind.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- This is going to be very, very nail-biting.- Mmm.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58So, it's all to play for as we head into the final leg. How exciting.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02On the final fling of their Scottish sojourn,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Mark thinks he's judging the Great Road Trip Bake-Off.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- I'm going to put on weight and have that lovely scone.- It's all yours.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Whilst Catherine is having a whale of a time.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Looks like he's had a few! His eyes are going all funny!