0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:04 > 0:00:07with £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Going, going...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12BANG Gone.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Yes!- It's a bit like fishing.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Goodness' sake!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23What have I done?!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29They better look out!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40On this road trip, a canny Caledonian
0:00:40 > 0:00:44vies with a smart Southerner for antiquarian glory.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Antiques maven Anita Manning is a Glaswegian auctioneer
0:00:47 > 0:00:51who's always ruled by her personal sense of style.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Wee jaunty angle?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57While jolly bargain hound James Braxton
0:00:57 > 0:01:01prefers to rely on his supernatural nose for quality.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05It's rather like Lovejoy is channelled through me.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08So far on this road trip, James has seen his profits soar.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10230, 240...
0:01:10 > 0:01:11James!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Yes!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16But also bought some ill-fated books of vintage stamps which
0:01:16 > 0:01:20failed to sell in his last auction, so he carries those on to this leg.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Anyone want them, £5? No, pass.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24HE LAUGHS
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Both our esteemed auction experts started this road trip with £200.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Anita has gone forth and multiplied that
0:01:34 > 0:01:38into her current cash pot of £369.54 - well done.
0:01:40 > 0:01:47While James has grown his seed money to a blooming marvellous £442.40.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51We're in an interesting position, James.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I've made up a wee bit.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- Just slightly!- Yeah. - You did very well.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00You could say that I'm snapping at your heels.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01I think you are.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Today they're driving a saucy little French starlet,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11the 1986 Citroen 2CV6 special.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Monsieur, monsieur, monsieur, monsieur.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Ha-ha! Mais oui!
0:02:17 > 0:02:20On this whole road trip, James and Anita traverse
0:02:20 > 0:02:22the ancient byways of eastern England
0:02:22 > 0:02:24from Stamford in Lincolnshire to end up
0:02:24 > 0:02:28at their final showdown in London's Maritime Borough of Greenwich.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33On today's leg they begin in the city of Cambridge,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36aiming towards auction in Rayleigh, Essex.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42On the last leg, James was careful with his cash, and it cost him.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Five anybody? No.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47He's vowed to spend big on this leg
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and to let his inner wild man run free.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- You could be putting yourself in big danger.- I don't care.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- You don't care?- No.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- A devil-may-care Braxton. - Devil-may-care.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00That's fighting talk, Brackers.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11The beautiful city of Cambridge is, of course,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14dominated by its ancient and illustrious university.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Let's hope some of the city's famous smarts rub off
0:03:18 > 0:03:22on Anita and James as they head for their first shops.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24A different sort of traffic.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Here we are. Perfect.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Goodness, it is a different world, this Cambridge, isn't it?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Marvellous, marvellous.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Well, good luck.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39It's very hard to emerge elegantly out of this.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Isn't it glorious? - It's wonderful, wonderful.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It really is.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Come on, you two, you're not here to sightsee.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Let's go shopping.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48BICYCLE BELL
0:03:48 > 0:03:51And watch out for the cyclists. Oh! Lordy.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Anita's heading off towards Cambs Antiques,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56where she's meeting dealer Stephen.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Hello, I'm Anita, nice to see you. - How do you do, Anita?
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Lovely to see you.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- I've got some new stock... - New stock!
0:04:02 > 0:04:04..that I haven't even priced up yet.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Oh, that's music to Anita's ears.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Oh, Stephen!
0:04:08 > 0:04:10This is great fun.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12So I'm getting first shout at this new stock?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Yes, I just got it out of my car this morning.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Is this a silver one, Stephen? - It is.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Which I think is rather pretty.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Hand hammered.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I like this, Stephen.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Yup, it is a silver sauce boat,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29hallmarked Birmingham in the style known as Arts and Crafts,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31hence it has that hammered - or planished - finish,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33and it dates from 1922.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36I like that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41- I shouldn't be telling you that I like it so much.- Why not?
0:04:42 > 0:04:47What I was thinking about when I looked at it was roundabout the 50.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Let me think about it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- I'll just get my book out.- OK.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- I've just checked the jug.- Uh-huh.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59I can tuck just under the £50 for you. 45.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Yes?- 45 is wonderful, wonderful. - Good.- I'm very happy.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- We've got to give you the best chance.- Yes!
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Good.- 45. Yes!
0:05:10 > 0:05:15So, Anita's got a great deal on her coveted silver sauce boat,
0:05:15 > 0:05:16and she's browsing on.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Manning for Mackays, that's good.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24A wee jaunty angle?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27You blend in like a local, girl.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30But now some more silver's caught her magpie eye.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Stephen, I had a wee look at some bridge pencils down here
0:05:34 > 0:05:36which are rather pretty.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39It is a set of four propelling pencils.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Made to use while playing the card game bridge,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45they're probably of modern manufacture,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47but are fashioned out of sterling silver.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- Sterling.- There're just so sweet, aren't they?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52These belong to one of the other dealers, they're not mine.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Fortunately, she's here this morning, so we can ask her.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Janet, what's the very best price on your bridge pencils?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01You've got 85 on them.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Janet, I really think these are quite sweet.
0:06:03 > 0:06:0550 would be bottom line.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- 50's the very bottom?- It is, yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I'm wondering if I can make a profit.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13She is thinking on it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I really fancy these little things.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20I wonder if Janet would come another little bit.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Could these be bought for 40?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Er...
0:06:25 > 0:06:26It's got to be 45.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- 45?- Yeah.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- So I'm earning just a little on them.- Mm-hmm.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Let's go. 45, then. Thank you very much, Janet, that's great.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40So, deal done. Anita's got the sauce boat
0:06:40 > 0:06:43and the set of pencils for £90 total.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48James, meanwhile, is right next door in antiques centre The Hive,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50where dealer Bill is assisting.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Hello. James. - Bill, pleased to meet you.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Hello, very nice to meet you, Bill. - Come on in.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Now, Bill, what have you got?
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I want something cheap that's going to make me lots of money.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05And James just might be in luck today, as Bill's a specialist
0:07:05 > 0:07:08dealing in items that could see James flying high.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- This is me, the Persian rugs. - The Persian rugs.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And I've just bought a collection this morning.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Really?- If you want something cheap.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- Oh, come on, Bill!- Back outside.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- I don't miss any of your programmes. - Thank you, sir.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Always nice to meet a fan.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I've just bought this small collection this morning.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32This sort of thing if you want something to make a profit.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Nice little bag face.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Hey! Who are you calling a bag face?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40It's a piece of Kurdish weaving from the early 20th century.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44In its homeland it would have been the decorative front of a bag
0:07:44 > 0:07:47slung over the shoulders of a camel or a donkey,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49but these pieces were often converted into cushions
0:07:49 > 0:07:52or small rugs in the West.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57About 1930s, something like that would normally retail at about £80.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Yeah.- £30 today.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01James is tempted,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05but might Bill be willing to come down even further on the price?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I feel I'd do you that for...£20.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- £20?- Yeah.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I think it's a very... I think that's a lovely,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16lovely item there.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I love that, Bill.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Bill, I'm going to buy that, it's a very nice item for 20.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Thank you, really lovely.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27So, that buy's all stitched up at £20.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29But he's still looking.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32What else is going to turn me some money?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34A really nice Chinese piece.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Oh, you spoil me!- He does!
0:08:37 > 0:08:39This is a little lacquer box,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43but it's full of the most beautiful mother-of-pearl counters.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44He's right there.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48A Cantonese lacquered box dating from the 19th century
0:08:48 > 0:08:52and containing four smaller boxes, each filled with gaming counters
0:08:52 > 0:08:55made of cut mother-of-pearl and used for playing card games
0:08:55 > 0:08:57and all that kind of jazz.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Look at the top of that.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Yeah, really sweet.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05And there are 93 counters.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08And these sell individually, on their own,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- normally, for about £3 each.- Really?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Look at those little fish.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- And they're all engraved, aren't they?- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Yeah, it's really fun. - It's very, very nice.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Oh, what a lovely lock! Ying and yang!
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Yeah, yeah. - How much has this got to be, Bill?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26This has got 98 on it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29With being new stock, erm...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- £90.- £90.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35For the lock alone, Bill, that's fabulous, I'll buy that, £90.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37That's really kind, thank you.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42In a bold move, James gambles some serious dosh
0:09:42 > 0:09:44on the lovely box and gaming counters,
0:09:44 > 0:09:48so he's got that and the Kurdish bag face for £110 total.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Ah, look who it is.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Ahhhh. - James, darling.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Anita, how are you? - Have you spent lots of money?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- I have.- Oh, excellent, excellent!
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Can I go in there?- Course you can, he's a very nice chap, Bill.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Indeed he is, and a good thing, too,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10as it's Anita's turn for a browse in his shop.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14"The Rudiments Of Gentle Behaviour."
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I'm sure you don't need any help there, Anita!
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Bill, could I have a wee look at this screen?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- That's intriguing. - It's really decorative, isn't it?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33That's wonderful.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35What sort of date would this come from?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I think it's around 1920s, could be 1930s.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Probably Continental.- Uh-huh.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42But it's a wonderful scene on it, isn't it?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It's a four-panelled screen,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49covered in an early form of imitation leather
0:10:49 > 0:10:52and depicting a fantastical naval scene.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Ticket price is £80. Ahoy!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58So we've got these fabulous galleons.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03And you've got the dove, there's an angel with a bugle -
0:11:03 > 0:11:06there's a bit of everything going on in it.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11- It's like a scene from The Pirates Of The Caribbean.- Almost!
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I like that.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15How about 65?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Could you go to 50 on that?
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Would 50... Would 50 buy it?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Well, James wouldn't have bought it for 50, but you can.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- Oh, thank you.- There we are.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- 50 and a kiss. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I say, with a bit of twinkle-eyed charm from Anita,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37she has the screen.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Thank you so much.- Thank you. - Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And it's the next shop ahead.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49James, meanwhile, has motored the ten or so miles
0:11:49 > 0:11:53south to the environs of Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Here he's heading towards the Imperial War Museum's
0:11:55 > 0:11:58massive complex celebrating the history of aviation.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Stand by for takeoff.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04That is, if he can get past security.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Give them a wave.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Oh, well, there we are.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17James is meeting research and information manager Carl Warner.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Hello.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Hello. James.- I'm Carl. - Hello, very nice to meet you, Carl.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23That's nice.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26The hangar in which James and Carl are standing
0:12:26 > 0:12:29was built during World War I, when Duxford aerodrome
0:12:29 > 0:12:32was constructed as a training base for British airmen.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34However, it was during the Second World War
0:12:34 > 0:12:36that the base really rose to fame.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40You're standing, effectively,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42in part of a Battle of Britain fighter station.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44So Duxford was fighter station during that period.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50In June, 1940, Continental Europe from Norway to Sicily
0:12:50 > 0:12:54was dominated by Nazi Germany and her allies.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Britain stood alone against the enemy,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and Hitler planned to conquer us next.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01In the summer and autumn that followed,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05the Battle of Britain was waged in the skies over southern England.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It was a battle for national survival
0:13:08 > 0:13:10and for European freedom from Nazi tyranny.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14As this Imperial War Museum footage shows,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18the brave servicemen and women at RAF Duxford
0:13:18 > 0:13:22were hugely important in this most crucial of fights.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Duxford was basically responsible for defending
0:13:29 > 0:13:30the industrial Midlands,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32but also helping out with the defence of London.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35It's in that role that it sort of became very famous.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Up to 50 or 60 aircraft in a huge sort of group
0:13:39 > 0:13:42went down and supported and helped out with the defence
0:13:42 > 0:13:44of London's northern flank during that battle.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Carl is taking James on to another area of the centre,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54a new exhibition called Historic Duxford.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Amongst other things, it houses a number of objects
0:13:56 > 0:14:01connected to the war records of Duxford's most celebrated airmen.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04We have a uniform that belonged to Douglas Bader,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06who was very, very famous,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09probably one of the most famous pilots in the Battle of Britain.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Bader was an RAF fighter pilot who lost both of his legs
0:14:13 > 0:14:17to amputation after an air crash in 1931.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Denied active service as a pilot after his injury,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Bader fought determinedly and bravely
0:14:23 > 0:14:26to prove that he could still fly missions.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30He fought really hard to get back into the RAF
0:14:30 > 0:14:31and to be allowed to fly.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34He wasn't really interested in being in the Royal Air Force
0:14:34 > 0:14:37if he couldn't fly - he made that very clear.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40But he was convinced, and he convinced a lot of people,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43and indeed he showed that he was a very able fighter pilot.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Having no legs really didn't... It wasn't a barrier to him.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Amazing.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Bader won his battle, and in February, 1940,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55joined 19 Squadron here at Duxford as a fighter pilot once more.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59He went on to fight over Dunkirk
0:14:59 > 0:15:03and to both fly and command a squadron in the Battle of Britain.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07He personally destroyed 20 enemy aircraft - an incredible number.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13The medals he won, you can see straightaway,
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Distinguished Service Order,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Distinguished Flying Cross, the DFC there,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20the little rosette on it obviously indicates that he won more than one.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And then you have his various campaign medals.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Bader might be Duxford's most famous flyer
0:15:26 > 0:15:28but countless others also served bravely here
0:15:28 > 0:15:31and the collection honours them also.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33What is this fine fellow here?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37This is a flying suit belonging to Gordon Sinclair.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42Sinclair was also a heavily decorated fighter pilot who flew
0:15:42 > 0:15:45daring and courageous missions in World War II.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50One of the things I like about this is Gordon Sinclair was very self-deprecating,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52he wasn't the sort of person who would brag about this
0:15:52 > 0:15:56sort of thing, certainly not in the dealings we had with him
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and we discovered that he actually used to garden in this.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- He just treated it as if it was a nice overall.- Yeah, yeah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- Practical.- Practical, yes. He used to do his gardening in it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09We look at it and we think, my goodness,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- what a fantastic piece of history this is.- It is, yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16And treated very cavalierly by the man who wore it
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and won gallantry awards for flying and fighting.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24And that is the courageous spirit that Duxford so rightly celebrates.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Chocks away.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Inspired by all he's seen, James needs to be off.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Carl, thank you, I really have been transported back to Duxford.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Duxford at its peak.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43If he is going to have any chance of besting Anita, he needs to fly.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Er, in the car, James.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54And speaking of Anita, she has travelled around 20 miles
0:16:54 > 0:16:59onto the delightfully named village of Steeple Bumpstead.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Picturesque Steeple Bumpstead, cor, I love saying that,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06retains its delightful 15th century coaching inn
0:17:06 > 0:17:10so let's hope Anita can lay her hands on something half so
0:17:10 > 0:17:15venerable in her next shop, Bumpstead Antiques and Interiors...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Watch her go!
0:17:19 > 0:17:22..where dealer Graham awaits.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- Hello, good afternoon.- Hello, I'm Anita. Lovely to be here.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30- Welcome.- Everything looks absolutely wonderful.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39Is there anything that you have had for a long,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42long time and you want to get out of the door?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Well, you've been here quite a while.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46THEY LAUGH
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I like you, Graham.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53But, look, she's found something.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Quite a nice little decorative dish.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02It's white metal, it's probably on copper
0:18:02 > 0:18:06and you can see the copper shining through here.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09It has these wonderful embossed birds.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14I think these are herons but I'm not great on birds.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Oh, I don't know.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Ticket price is £21.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I would like to buy it for ten.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23But I don't think he will sell it to me for that.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Graham, hi.- Yes, Anita, hi.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31I was looking at this wee, little dish here.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35White metal, over copper probably.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I'm not sure of the age, doesn't matter,
0:18:37 > 0:18:38it's just quite a pretty thing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44Is there a possibility of buying this round about the £10 mark?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47If you can go to 15, I am happy to do it at 15.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Is there a possibility of bringing this to about 12?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Er, I will do another pound, 14.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Let's go for that, then. Thank you very much.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Well haggled.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Thank you. - Thank you very much.- Bye-bye.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07So, Anita has got all of her buys for today.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10And with that, they are reunited back in the car
0:19:10 > 0:19:15and heading off to sleep, perchance to dream of bargains.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Night, night.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24But nothing can keep our pair off the bargain trail for long,
0:19:24 > 0:19:29and a rather damp morning finds them back in the 2CV and jolly as ever.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- There's a bit of a change in the weather today.- There certainly is.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39It is a bit steamy in here but that might just be me and you!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41THEY LAUGH
0:19:41 > 0:19:43You are incorrigible, Anita!
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Anyway, so far, Anita has spent £154 on four lots.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51The silver sauce boat,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54the set of four bridge pencils,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57the faux leather screen
0:19:57 > 0:19:59and the embossed white metal tray.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03While James has forked out £110 on only two lots,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06the Kurdish bag face
0:20:06 > 0:20:10and the box of mother-of-pearl gaming counters.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12They're in Essex today
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and James seems to be adapting to his surroundings.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Hello, love, where are you going?
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- HE BEEPS THE HORN - Where are you going?
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- Battlesbridge.- Have you been there before?- Never. No.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27This is all a revelation to me.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Glad to hear it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31They are indeed beginning the day in Battlesbridge.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Through which flows the tidal River Crouch.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40If a little mistily this morning.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Morning.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46They're actually pulling up into this sprawling glory
0:20:46 > 0:20:50of Battlesbridge Antiques Centre, which houses over 80 dealers
0:20:50 > 0:20:53in a variety of buildings, sometimes called sheds.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58They're splitting up to hunt like lone wolves.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Perfect, James, perfect. - Right, we're here, Battlesbridge.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Let's get out.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Oh!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Well done, James. Isn't this beautiful?
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- Isn't this lovely? - OK. Let the battle commence.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19"Ring the bell for assistance."
0:21:20 > 0:21:24She's heading into an area presided over by dealer Denise.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Hello, Denise.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Or is it?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33It's hockey.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I think you've got a hole in one there, girl.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Why are you looking at me like that?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Can you play it?
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- I mean, I might turn out to be Patsy Cline, here.- You could do.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46You could do.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48PATSY CLINE: # I'm crazy... #
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Rock 'n' roll, man.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55But you, you could be good.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Yeah... I wouldn't give up the day job.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03And, speaking of which, back to the antiques.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07But her musical interlude looks to be continuing.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09I think that this is so sweet.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- It is beautiful.- It's lovely.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Is it in working order?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Don't know. Not tried it. - Oh, right. Uh-huh.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25So it's the type of thing that would appeal to a radio buff.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It's an American Bakelite radio,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31manufactured in the 1930s or 1940s by Detrola.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37This model's known as the PeeWee. Ha!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Ticket price is a substantial £85 but Anita's hoping she can haggle.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Let's see if she and Denise are on the same...WAVELENGTH. Ha.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Has that been lying here for a long time?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Yeah, it has. Being truthful, it has.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Do you think we could make a deal on it?- Mm...
0:22:57 > 0:22:58ANITA LAUGHS
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Are you all right? There's somebody over there saying yes.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- That's my husband. - Is that your man?- Yes.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Come on over and tell us a wee bit about this radio.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It's a cool radio.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11The only thing is, I know what I want to pay for it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Right. Hit me with it, then.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16"Hit me with your rhythm stick"?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18# Hit me, hit me... #
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Will you sell it to me for 20 quid?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- ANITA LAUGHS - Ooh....
0:23:22 > 0:23:24HE COUGHS
0:23:26 > 0:23:31It's been lying there, it's taking up a lot of room on this table.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Er...
0:23:32 > 0:23:37- 30 quid.- 30 quid?- Yeah, then it's yours.- Then it's yours.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38Yes!
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43She gets a fabulous deal on the Bakelite radio
0:23:43 > 0:23:46and she is rocking and rolling onwards.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48# Hit me with your rhythm stick
0:23:48 > 0:23:50# Hit me slowly, hit me quick
0:23:50 > 0:23:53# Hit me, hit me
0:23:53 > 0:23:55# HIT...ME! #
0:23:57 > 0:24:01James is elsewhere in this village-sized antiques centre
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and, in contrast to Anita's focused buying this morning,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07he seems to be feeling a little lost.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13It's like a sort of antiques Disney World, isn't it?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Anyway, I'd better get down and get dirty.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Yes, old chap, you'd better way had.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Let's keep going. What have we got in there? More stalls.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Never seen so much stuff!
0:24:35 > 0:24:37And, to make matters worse,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40James's shapely pins are giving him some gyp.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44I've done something to my tendons and I just can hardly move.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I haven't done any exercise since I left school
0:24:47 > 0:24:50and, suddenly, my wife decided to get me a personal trainer.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54I think it's a way of women getting rid of husbands, isn't it?
0:24:54 > 0:24:55That's worrying.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57As my doctor friend said in his speech, he said,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00"I know many colleagues who've rushed around all their life
0:25:00 > 0:25:03"and now are having hip operations.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07"The best advice I can do for you is sit down as much as possible
0:25:07 > 0:25:08"because I've never heard
0:25:08 > 0:25:11"of somebody having a replacement bottom."
0:25:11 > 0:25:13HE CHUCKLES
0:25:13 > 0:25:18This health advice is not endorsed by Antiques Road Trip. Ha!
0:25:18 > 0:25:19But aching gams or not,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23James has soon unearthed something that looks like real treasure.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Hey!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Look at this.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Now, something like this...
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Something like this is generally quite a lot of money. Specimen case.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Now, the case is mahogany.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38And, just to give you an idea, it's very nicely made.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It's got incredible weight. You won't be able to feel that.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Yeah, funnily enough, James, no! This is TV, see?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46It's a 19th-century specimen case
0:25:46 > 0:25:49containing a wide array of mineral samples,
0:25:49 > 0:25:50as well as some fossil teeth
0:25:50 > 0:25:54of prehistoric super shark the Megalodon.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58And, look, very tooth-like fellow down here.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01We've got some amethyst crystals there.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04And some ores - iron ore...
0:26:04 > 0:26:09This has "Victorian collector" stamped all over it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Exactly! Ticket price is £78. That's so cheap.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16I would buy it at 78, but I'm hoping to get it for less.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Ooh, this has got me all excited! It's rather like...
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Lovejoy is channelled through me.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- GHOSTLY HOWL - Oh, spooky!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28The person who owns it isn't around at the moment
0:26:28 > 0:26:30but young dealer Tara can assist.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I hope you're standing on a step here, James.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Do you know the owner?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I do know the owner and the best we can do on that is 10%.
0:26:37 > 0:26:4010%? So what does that make it? 70?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Give or take 20p.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- So we can bring it down to 70 for you.- 70?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- HE CLAPS - Go on, you have a deal.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Thank you very much indeed.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Ripping stuff!
0:26:50 > 0:26:54James gets a box of goodies and he's hobbling bravely onwards.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Anita, on the other hand, now has all her lots for auction.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05So she's motored the 10 or 12 miles onwards to Southend-on-Sea.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Sitting on the Thames Estuary,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13"Saafend" is a quintessential southern English seaside town.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17This afternoon, Anita's heading for Southend Pier
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and its shoreside museum.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23She is meeting voluntary manager Peggy Dowie.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Hello, Peggy.- Hello, Anita.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- I am so excited to be in Southend! - Are you?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I'm very pleased to meet you.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34And at the longest pier in the world.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36The longest PLEASURE pier in the world.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37MUSIC: "I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside"
0:27:37 > 0:27:39At a mile and a third in length,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44Southend is indeed the longest pleasure pier on Earth! Ha!
0:27:44 > 0:27:47A wooden pier was constructed in 1830,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51while the current iron structure was completed in 1889.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55For the first time, the pier allowed large pleasure boats
0:27:55 > 0:27:58to dock at Southend-on-Sea at all tides,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01bringing a steady stream of holidaymakers
0:28:01 > 0:28:03and establishing Southend-on-Sea
0:28:03 > 0:28:07as a bustling place of fun and leisure and pleasure.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Of course, the whole town began to grow...- And flourish.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15..in the early 1800s, late 1800s. And flourished, yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16- Because of this pier.- Yes.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22The pier also has survived its fair share of hard times.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26It's suffered four major fires since the late 1950s.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- And I think we have some photographs here of...- Of the fire.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- You have the photographs of the pier here, yes.- Oh, dear.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39But it just shows you the spirit of the old gal, you know?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42That she's had her disasters but she comes back strong.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45You are so right. I think she's a fighter.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Cos each time we have these disasters, she fights back.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Indeed she does!
0:28:50 > 0:28:54Now Peggy's taking Anita to see a naughty little attraction
0:28:54 > 0:28:57that was once all the rage on the boardwalk.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Let me show you this.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- Oh!- You put an old coin in here... - Uh-huh.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04..and now, if you turn the handle...
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- This is a Mutoscope, real moving pictures.- Is this naughty?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- This is a naughty lady, yes.- Is it? ANITA LAUGHS
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Hey! Ding-dong.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17It's maybe more artistic than naughty.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18If you say so, Anita!
0:29:23 > 0:29:27And there's one more thing that makes this pier so special.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32A tiny tram has transported visitors along her mile or so's length
0:29:32 > 0:29:34since just after she was built.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39- So, tell me, when did they have the earliest trains?- On this pier, 1890.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45They were revolutionary. People had not seen anything like it on a pier.
0:29:45 > 0:29:46Let alone the fact...
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- So this was the first pier to have trams or these trains?- Yes.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Anita's going to take a driver's-eye view.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54Stand by.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56You see, this is good practice
0:29:56 > 0:29:59for getting in and out of those classic cars.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- This is all you did to drive it?- Yes.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07- I can feel the wind blowing in my hair.- Yes.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- What is that?- That's the bell.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- BELL RINGS - That's it, you're away.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15And the tram's still running today.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Anita's going to leave Peggy shoreside
0:30:17 > 0:30:20and take the modern tram along to the pier head.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Oh, here's the train.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Oh, it was absolutely wonderful. I really, really enjoyed it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34The pier truly is a British icon
0:30:34 > 0:30:38and the beating heart of this town since the 19th century.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41As the poet Sir John Betjeman said,
0:30:41 > 0:30:42"The pier is Southend.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45"Southend is the pier."
0:30:45 > 0:30:48It's certainly made an impression on our Anita.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53Standing at the end of the pier, a mile into the Thames Estuary,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56and after my marvellous visit to the museum,
0:30:56 > 0:31:00I can just imagine what it was like in Victorian times.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Quite so.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05But it's time for you to get back to dry land, girl.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Now James is still back at the super-sized antiques centre
0:31:14 > 0:31:15in Battlesbridge.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19After some more aimless and rather painful wandering,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23he's remembered that he still has the books of stamps
0:31:23 > 0:31:25that he failed to offload...
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- HE COUGHS - ..I mean SELL at the last auction.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Anybody want £5?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31No, pass.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33He's decided to see if he can find
0:31:33 > 0:31:35a stamp holder they might be paired with
0:31:35 > 0:31:38in the hope that this will make them more saleable.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41He's headed into an area of the centre
0:31:41 > 0:31:45that specialises in militaria and is meeting dealer James.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Hello, James.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50- Hello, James.- Hello, how are you? - Very well. How are you?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- Not so bad, thanks.- Brilliant.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Now, what I'm after, Jim, is I've bought a mistake.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00I've bought some stamps and I want anything sort of stamp-related.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- That is actually a stamp folder. - Is it?
0:32:03 > 0:32:07With the enamel badge of HMS Raleigh on the cover.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10How unusual. Just a little chromium-plated fellow, isn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12The sort of thing that would've been bought on board ship.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Yeah, sort of badged up as a souvenir, isn't it?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Probably as a present for a girlfriend or a wife
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- or something like that.- Yeah.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Probably dates from the 1950s.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25It's a fun little thing, isn't it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Just a little chromium-plated thing with the crest, the arms.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- It's the ship's badge. - The ship's badge?- Yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- So HMS Raleigh.- I don't know what class of ship it was.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Obviously, you could research that and find out.- Yeah.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Er, let me be of assistance here.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43It's not, in fact, a ship at all.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Since 1940, HMS Raleigh has been the Royal Navy's
0:32:47 > 0:32:51shore-based training facility at Torpoint in Cornwall.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52There you go.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Is this very cheap, Jim?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Er, is a fiver very cheap?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00No, it's too expensive for a chromium-plated fellow.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02JAMES LAUGHS
0:33:02 > 0:33:05£3, there you go.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07That's... I'll do it for a pound, Jim.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13- Oh,- go on, then. A pound?- Yeah. Deal.- Thank you.- Most kind.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Anyway, thanks a lot. - You're welcome. Bye.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20James needs to hightail it to Southend to meet Anita
0:33:20 > 0:33:23for the grand unveiling of their buys.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Or, on the other hand...
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Ha! ..they could just sit down to enjoy a plate of fish and chips.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33Come on, you two! Some of us have a Road Trip to be getting along with.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34OK, come on.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36James is up first.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39This is the Santa Claus moment. I love it.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40Here we go.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Right...
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- I like this. Lots of rocks. And we've got some fossils.- Fossils.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Would that be a wee Victorian collection?- It is.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- How much did you pay for that? - £70.- Right.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Well, that seems to have spooked her.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56But what have we got here?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01This is a Cantonese little box with the gaming counters.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Mother-of-pearl counters?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05These are doing very, very well...
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Are they? Really?!- Oh, no!
0:34:08 > 0:34:09And another winner!
0:34:09 > 0:34:12What about your little, er...?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Little bag cover, sort of 1930s, got some age, and £20.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20All in all, then, a good haul for James. Now for Anita.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Hey!
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Look at this!- Uh-huh.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28My word. You've got a vessel there, haven't you?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- How much did you pay for that?- 45.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Phwoar!
0:34:32 > 0:34:33Jealous, James?
0:34:33 > 0:34:37My next thing, a little set of bridge markers.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- I paid 45 for those, as well. Got one more thing.- What's that?
0:34:42 > 0:34:47A room divide? I think it's very stylish.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Do you want to go back to your fish and chips?- Of course I do!
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Come on, it's getting cold.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53But now they're suitably fed and watered,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56what do they make of each other's buys?
0:34:56 > 0:35:00I really like Anita's silver Arts and Crafts sauce boat
0:35:00 > 0:35:03but is it big enough to take on me minerals?
0:35:03 > 0:35:08That bloomin' old Braxton might have done it again!
0:35:08 > 0:35:13I loved his little Victorian collection of fossils and gemstones.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15But the stamps!
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Let's hope he gets a couple of quid for them
0:35:17 > 0:35:19and they'll be out of our lives!
0:35:20 > 0:35:23So they're ready for auction.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25On this leg of their grand old Road Trip,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27they've motored from Cambridge
0:35:27 > 0:35:30to end up in their saleroom in Rayleigh, Essex.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Rayleigh is a venerable Essex town which can trace its origins
0:35:36 > 0:35:37all the way back to the Domesday Book.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Stacey's Auctioneers And Valuers is a family business
0:35:43 > 0:35:47that now operates under the third generation of the clan.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52Brothers Paul and Mark P Stacey will be wielding the gavel today.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56But, before that, what does Mark make of James and Anita's lots?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I really do like all the fossils. I think that's a superb lot.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07The Victorian folding screen, I don't think that's very good.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09It's not very fashionable any more
0:36:09 > 0:36:11and I don't think there'll be many bids on that today.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Anita started this leg with £369.54.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21She's spent £184 and has five lots in today's sale.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28While James began with £442.40.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33He's spent £181 but has only managed to amass four lots.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36And we're ready for the off!
0:36:36 > 0:36:37Doors to manual, chaps.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Here we are, James, here we are. £40.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45First up, it is Anita's little Arts and Crafts silver sauce boat.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- Start the bidding at £60. - That's all right.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50That's all right. In profit.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52And 70's against you, sir. 75.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5580 is bid. 85. 90.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02110. 115 is a new bidder, where are you?
0:37:02 > 0:37:06120 on the internet now. 120's the bid. 130. Are you all done?
0:37:06 > 0:37:12The bid on the my left at 130. Fair warning. Last chance at £130.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Yes!- Anita's palm is crossed with a sizeable pile of silver.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18What a start!
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Give me a kiss.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Well done.- That's enough canoodling. - Good start.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- It was a great start. - Snapping at your heels.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Next, it's more silver from Anita as her set of
0:37:29 > 0:37:33modern bridge pencils are up. Is another profit on the cards?
0:37:33 > 0:37:39- Two commission bids I have. I must commence the bidding at £55.- Yes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:45Commissions are 55. 60 bid. 65. 70 now. 75. My commission's at 75.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Are we all done?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50And once again she's played a winning hand.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- That's amazing.- Don't. Honestly.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00- You're on a roll. Anything you touch turns to gold.- Or to silver, anyway.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04One for James now as his 19th century box with
0:38:04 > 0:38:06mother-of-pearl counters is up.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Will this gamble pay off?
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Starting at £50. Bid's at 55 anywhere? At 50. 5.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1660 on the internet.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Internet bid's at £60. The count as we sell at 60.
0:38:19 > 0:38:215 is my commission bid.
0:38:21 > 0:38:2765 against you. 70 is bid. 70. 75 against you. 80 is bid.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31£80 now. I sell at £80.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Sadly James' luck isn't in.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- You never know in this game, do you?- No.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Anita is up again with her American Bakelite radio.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46But will the punters tune in?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49I start the bidding at £30. Let's get going. £30 is bid straight in.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54At 30. At 32 anywhere? 32 is on the internet.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59At £32. 35. 38. It's on the internet at £38. On the internet, then.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05It's not exactly a smash hit, but it does turn a profit.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Well, at least you're making money.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- I'm losing.- Quite so.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Another for Anita now as her copper and white metal tray is up.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Straight in at £20 is bid. 20 I have. At £20, commission bid.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23Any advances? 22. 25. At 25 now. Against you at £25. At 28.
0:39:23 > 0:39:2728 on the internet. Internet bid's at 28.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28At £28.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31And it cops a fair price.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35It's not going to break the banks, but it's a wee profit.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Now it's James' woven Kurdish bag cover.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Does a profit loom?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Straight in at £20. 22 we've got straight in. 22 online.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Going again, 25 now. 28. All on the internet, then.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- 30. 30's now bid. And 32.- What's happening?- All on the internet.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01At £32, last opportunity now. We're all done and selling at £32.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03So, a profit's in the bag.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- Oh, you lucky devil. - I'm lucky on that one.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13Lastly for Anita now it's her screen in early imitation leather.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1840 we have straight in. 42 on the internet now. Internet bid's at £42.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2245 back in the room. Thank you. At 45 in the room. 48 is now bid.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26At 48 now. Are we all done at 48? And 50 now.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31At £50. Any advances at 50? And 5. At £55 the bid now.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35We all done? At £55 and selling.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It just squeaks a profit,
0:40:37 > 0:40:41but remember she'll have to deduct auction costs from that.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44That's all right, £55.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46That's all right.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51James' lot of stamps and stamp holder now.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Will he finally be able to post these off?
0:40:54 > 0:40:58£10 anywhere? Jumping straight on the internet, then.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0016 is now bid.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Internet bid's at £16 and 18.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Still online at £18.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0620 in the room. Thank you, sir.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Last opportunity now. Selling to you, sir, for £20.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- That's yours.- Success!
0:41:12 > 0:41:16James is finally free of his vintage postage.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Come right, get in right.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24To wrap up now it's James' Victorian box of minerals, fossils and ores.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Can it dig up a profit?
0:41:26 > 0:41:31We'll start the bidding at £100. The bid's straight in at £100.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35110. 120 now. 120. 130 bid against you. 140 back with me.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37150 finish.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39At 150. 160 against you, sir.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44170. Bid on my right at £170. 180 now on the internet.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46190.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48All done. Last chance, please.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52At £190.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54All that glitters earns him a fortune
0:41:54 > 0:41:58and it's a nail biting photo finish profit-wise.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Oh, that was exciting.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03My heart was beating there.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07So, they both have star lots, Anita just barely steals this leg
0:42:07 > 0:42:10though James is still winning the war.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16James started with £442.40.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18After auction costs are deducted,
0:42:18 > 0:42:25he made a profit of £83.04 giving him £525.44 to carry forward.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Gosh.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32But Anita won this leg by a massive 28p.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36She started with £369.54.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41and after paying auction costs she made a profit of £83.32
0:42:41 > 0:42:47giving her a total of £452.86 to carry onwards.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49And upwards, hopefully.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55That was wonderful.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58I do not believe this, Anita.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01I won that auction. Onwards and upwards, James.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07And away now to the next leg.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09On the next Antiques Road Trip
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Anita's on the hunt for a big cuddly toy.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13You're coming home with Mummy.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18And a confident James drives a really hard bargain.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20I don't want to be too cheeky, but I quite like that.