0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06With £200 each, a classic car...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08We're going rooond!
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- but it's no mean feat.- Oh no!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- There will be worthy winners... - Yes.- We've done it!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- ..and valiant losers. - You are kidding me on?
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:30- What am I doing?- You've got a deal.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41# Digga-ding-ding, ding-ding, ding-ding. #
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Ooh, It's the beginning of a brand new Road Trip
0:00:44 > 0:00:47way out in the West Country with seasoned trip troopers
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Paul Laidlaw and Margie Cooper.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52So we've got a whole week together.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- £200.- You are on a journey.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57You've got to take what comes.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01So this could be a highway to hell, Margie. We both know this.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03No, definitely Cornwall, Paul.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07It's a very sexy little 1970 Alpha Romeo Spider, too.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09What could possibly go wrong?
0:01:09 > 0:01:10TYRES SQUEAL
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- We've got a tractor problem.- Uh-oh! - You're causing an incident, Margie.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Listen.- I'm getting out.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20I'm supposed to be in antiques, not the Monte Carlo Rally.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Lancashire lass Margie loves silver.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27She's a dealer, like her granny before her, but she can be a bit,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29well, what shall we say, indecisive?
0:01:29 > 0:01:33It turns you into a complete dithering idiot, this programme.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Certainly one way of describing Margie's technique.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Paul from Scotland, via Cumbria, calls himself an antiques geek.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46An auctioneer and collector, he's very keen on arms and armour.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Every rummage is like a military drill.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Clockwise, clockwise, very systematic.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54He is also quite successful.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Treasure to be found.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- Yeah, and I've heard that you're a bit good.- Oh, behave yourself!
0:01:59 > 0:02:00You're a bit good.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03I'll feign modesty and you just keep showering me with that.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Don't start buying medals.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11Our trip begins close to England's most westerly point at St Buryan
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and heads both north and east.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15We then take a round about trip through Wales
0:02:15 > 0:02:18before arriving in Newant in Gloucestershire.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Today were starting out in the County of Cornwall at St Buryan,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26and ending up at an auction in Liskeard.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Just a few miles from Land's End, the village is named after
0:02:29 > 0:02:33the sixth century Irish missionary, St Buryana,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36who once ministered where the parish church now stands.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Her feast day is 1st May.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Handy that.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Here we go.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Ah!- That'll do.- The Boathouse.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Thank you very much.- Right.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48CLATTERING
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Lordy!- Do you need that? - Look, we've only just got started.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I need a can opener to get out now.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I'll leave that with you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- At least it's not the wheels. - See you later.- Bye.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04That will be later.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- To the Boathouse. - Hello there.- Good morning.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- How are you doing? Pleased to meet you. I'm Paul.- I'm Martin.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Good to see you, Martin. - And I'm Tricia.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- Tricia, it's great to be here. So I get the maritime thing.- Yes.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20But it's not just, is it? You've got a good range.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22No, a bit of everything.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- If I may, I'll just have a ratch, as I do.- Please feel free.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Do you guys ratch?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- Is "ratch" an English term or is it regional?- I've not heard it, no.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Certainly not a Cornish term.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35It'll be Cumbrian then which is where I'm based.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36We do a lot of ratching in Cumbria.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Ratching, for the uninitiated, is a slang expression meaning rummage.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44He's as good as his word too.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47A Scotch black-faced ram.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Three old folk looking at a wall.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00It's here. That little thing that's been missed.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Paul has spotted some militaria. - It's a military piece.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06And it's associated with the Scout Regiment telescope,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10and these things are associated with snipers
0:04:10 > 0:04:15and that is uber sexy in certain quarters.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Hmm, I wonder what those quarters are?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- You've not got the scope, have you? - No, I wish I did have.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Ironically, tripods are rarer than the instruments.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27That's a good thing. I'm delighted to have found that.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30But I shouldn't be bigging it up. It's just a telescope tripod.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33That's got 35 quid on it which is inoffensive.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- Can it be less than £35?- I think we could come to some agreement.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- I love the thought of an agreement. - On that one, we could do 25.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Well, how about if I say that's a deal?
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- That's lovely. - And we've broken the ice.- Yes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Yes, I think we're all warmed up now. Any more, Paul?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57We have a cribbage board.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Cribbage, of course, is an archaic card game.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04The lid, with this gorgeous micro mosaic, is your playing board
0:05:04 > 0:05:09but we open it up and we do have these lovely little turned
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and stained pegs.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Cribbage was apparently invented by the 17th-century Cavalier poet
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Sir John Suckling.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20He based it on an old English card game called Noddy.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24And it's a race round the cribbage board.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Like a sophisticated sort of Ludo.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29The label says Anglo-Indian.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I can actually tell you where in India this was actually made.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Really?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37These wares originated in Visigapitan.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43These veneers are ivory but this is a 19th or early 20th century piece
0:05:43 > 0:05:48so we are safe and sound it is pre-1947 cut-off.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Ticket price is £58.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I think that is respectable.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I actually think it's rather fine. I love it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01He's really keen, look, but to ensure he's had a complete ratch,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04he's going to take a quick peek in the storeroom.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Holy Moses!
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Aye-aye, what's up there then, skipper?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15That's not a bad wee model, is it?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It's almost certainly 80 years old.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Could be 100 years old.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23But blokes are drawn to projects, aren't they?
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I can see somebody looking at that, thinking, "I can sort that."
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I like it. It has some charm.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32No price on the old wreck, though.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Time to talk to Trish and Martin.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- There's a wee pine, scratch-built boat.- Oh, the little brig?
0:06:39 > 0:06:43It's a brig, is it? I thought it was a brig.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45THEY LAUGH
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Dear? Cheap?- Cheap.- Very cheap?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Very cheap.- Single digit cheap?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- 20 quid.- No, that's not cheap.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Let's open this up. - That sounds good.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02You've got a cribbage board over there, right? Can that be cheap?
0:07:02 > 0:07:07- Cheaper?- 35.- It's 35.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Were you going to suggest the little brig could be 15, yeah,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- which would make that 50 quid purchase, the two of them?- Yeah.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- Got a deal.- Thank you very much. - Told you I'd buy more stuff.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24So, three purchases for £75 and Paul is off to a flying start.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- Really enjoyed it.- It's been lovely meeting you.- Likewise.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33- Now we're going to escort you off the premises.- Charming!- Be gone!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Margie, meanwhile,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40is still out on the open road with what's left of her car.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Making her way east, towards Mounts Bay and Marazion.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Not exactly relishing the experience, though.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I've wanted many things in my life
0:07:49 > 0:07:52but never a car with no roof on it,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57because, by the time you get from A to Z, you just look a wreck.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03Nonsense, Margie. You look delightful as always, and so young.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Let's get back to where Margie is heading, though,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08because Marazion looks out on one of Britain's most
0:08:08 > 0:08:11unusual little communities, St Michael's Mount.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Hi, Margie, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.- I'm Adam.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I'm the Castle steward at St Michael's Mount.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18So does somebody live there?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20They do, yes. It's the home of Lord and Lady St Levan.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23They live in there, the castle at the top.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26We have about 25 people at the moment,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30it varies between 25 and 30 people, living in the village,
0:08:30 > 0:08:31all the workers and the boatmen.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Oh, right. It's very romantic, isn't it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Oh, yes, just 400 yards off the Cornish coast,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41St Michael's Mount is a tidal island meaning that at certain times
0:08:41 > 0:08:43it can be reached on foot whilst, at high tide,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47only a boat or an amphibious vehicle will do.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Sometimes it won't open at all.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Other days, it can be open for several hours,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53so it depends on the lunar cycle.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Islander Adam knows the inconvenience that that can cause.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00It's tricky, that, for the people living here.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01It does get tricky, yes.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06We struggle to get off for our Chinese takeaways occasionally.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09This mystical place has been fought over for centuries
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and it was here that the very first beacon was lit
0:09:12 > 0:09:16to warn of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19The St Aubyn family acquired the Mount after the Civil War
0:09:19 > 0:09:21although, for the last 60 years,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24the island has been owned by the National Trust.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28In the summer, we can have up to 300,000 visitors making their way
0:09:28 > 0:09:31over to us, but we have had visitors since the Bronze Age, 2000BC.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- It was some kind of trading post. - And religion as well, probably?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Religion, as well.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Pilgrims have been making their way over for many years.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41We still have them come over nowadays.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43There was once a monastery on St Michael's Mount
0:09:43 > 0:09:46and four miracles are said to have happened here.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47It got its name
0:09:47 > 0:09:50and much of its fame as a pilgrimage destination from a legendary
0:09:50 > 0:09:55appearance on this very spot by the Archangel Michael in 495AD.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58He was seen on the west side of the island
0:09:58 > 0:10:01warning some fishermen off the rocks.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- He is the patron saint of Mariners. - Lovely story.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Has he been seen since? - No, we haven't.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09There's a few images of him in the church but not in person.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Cornwall has certainly got more than its fair share of myths.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20The island even lies on one of Britain's most prominent ley lines.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23So, as well as attracting thousands of Christians to climb
0:10:23 > 0:10:26its pilgrims' steps, the island can also boast a few tall tales.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28All the piles of rock
0:10:28 > 0:10:32and the hills around Cornwall are all said to have had giants.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Ours at St Michael's Mount was Cormoran.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36He wasn't a particularly nice giant
0:10:36 > 0:10:41and one day a young boy from over in Marazion, called Jack,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45he decided to come over and cut his teeth on slaying giants
0:10:45 > 0:10:48and the giant is said to be down there.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Jack cut his heart out, threw his heart up the path...
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- He didn't have a beanstalk as well, did he?- He went on to beanstalks.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Now, you might not want to swallow
0:10:56 > 0:10:59that particular bit of Cornish folklore, but how about a piece
0:10:59 > 0:11:02of hard evidence further up the hill?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04This is the giant's heart here.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Small stony hearts went with their small stony brains.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- That's why they were easy to kill. - Oh, really?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- You know a lot about giants, don't you?- Yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Yes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17The steep climb to the summit is worth it
0:11:17 > 0:11:20when you reach the 14th century church of St Michael.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23At 80 metres above sea level, this fine building replaced
0:11:23 > 0:11:27the original priory using the very same stones.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28This is the centre really.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31This is what the Mount has all been built around.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33It's the heartbeat of the community.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35It's the special church at the top.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38This is used by people on the mainland?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42We run church services through the summer, kind of from Whitsunday
0:11:42 > 0:11:44through to St Michael's Day.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- Do you have many weddings here? - You do, yes.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52We are our own parish, so you tend to have to live on the island.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Lord and Lady St Levan's eldest daughter got married here
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- a couple of years ago.- Yes.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And this summer, I'm getting married here.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- I've been invited to get married here as well.- Oh, that's fantastic.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- That's the fairytale story coming out.- Great.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- You could never imagine, really, being a local boy.- Fantastic.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16No mention of how the happy couple hope to leave the island, though.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19But perhaps the bride will wear wellies.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21So that's my way out of here, is it?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Down there?- It is, yes, the tide is out.- Shanks's pony?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28We'll be walking off, as many people have walked in years gone by.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Yeah, many, many centuries.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32And the pilgrims would have made their way to Chapel Rock there.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34There possibly was a place for them to hold up on the rock,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- as you can see.- Really?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Yes, they would've waited for the tide to go out.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41There are times when I've had to run it when the tide is just touching.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- A sprint!- You just get wet feet as you get to the far end.- Really?
0:12:45 > 0:12:46That's a bit exciting.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I'm not so sure. It looks like the tide is turning, Margie.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Best get a move on or you'll never reach your shopping.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Paul, meanwhile, with three items already in his bag,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04has made his way from St Buryan to St Just.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07There are some un-sainted towns in Cornwall, by the way.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Unlike their neighbours, the people of this pretty town
0:13:11 > 0:13:14don't really know who their saint actually was.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16St Just was definitely the birthplace, though,
0:13:16 > 0:13:21of "Elephant" Bill Williams, a British soldier and forester
0:13:21 > 0:13:26awarded an OBE for his heroism in Burma during World War II.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Nice clean shoes. Shop looks familiar, too.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Hello.- How are you doing? I'm Paul. - Vicky. Nice to meet you.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- How are you doing? So this is yours? - It is, yes, all mine.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- I see you've had a visitation from us before.- Yes.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40We've been here before.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- With Madeley himself.- Yes.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Did he spend much money?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46More than you're likely to.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Don't be booking any holidays.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Vicky has obviously made a bit of a study of our Paul and his methods.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Despite Bygones' blandishments,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58he already seems to have the more modestly priced items in mind.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Margie, meanwhile, has made it off the Mount,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06travelling from Marazion towards Redruth.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09This place became a boomtown towards the end of the 18th-century
0:14:09 > 0:14:14when the copper ore was mined to fuel the Industrial Revolution.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18A much more recent export is Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Wow!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Ah, nice and warm.- Lovely, lovely.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- Margie, how are you doing? - I'm very well. And you're Walter?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I am. Nice to meet you, my love.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Yeah, you've got very good taste. - Have I really? Your gold chain?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- I've got one of them, look. - My Albert.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I've got a tiger's claw in mine.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Oh, crikey. Does that bring you luck? - I don't know about that.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- It might have done. You're here.- Yeah!
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Oh, Walter, you old charmer!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I think those two are going to get on famously.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Thornleigh Trading specialises in some rather nice and possibly pricey
0:14:54 > 0:14:59lighting but there are many other items here which could tempt Margie.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- You know I've only got a tiny little amount of money?- Have you really?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Yes, this is my first...- Damn!
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Is that Margie's cup of tea, I wonder?
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- Lustre from the North. - It's a showman's cup of some sort.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Isn't that interesting?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18But we get a lot of people interested in traction engines
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- and the like down here.- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21They love that sort of stuff.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25I daren't look at the price now. Oh, 95! I've completely had it now.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- What the hell, it's well overpriced. - If you say so, Walter!
0:15:31 > 0:15:36- It is well overpriced.- 35 to you.- 35.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Where's the saucer?- Flying.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41THEY LAUGH
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Lustreware is a ceramic with a metallic glaze that gives it
0:15:46 > 0:15:48an iridescent pink affect.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Some Lustreware comes from Sunderland although this one
0:15:51 > 0:15:55is definitely from Staffordshire and not very old either.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Founded in 1964?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- That's not long ago, is it? - Not really, no.- Oh dear.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Very rare, though.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Right, let's put that as a possible because I do like it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09£35, it's quite a price drop, saucer or not.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Walter has got his share of nautical items too
0:16:11 > 0:16:14although I've never seen Margie as much of a sailor.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- That's to have on a ship, isn't it?- Absolutely.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- So when it goes like that and... - Yeah. 35 again, if you want it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I would have thought that was something you probably see
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- quite a lot of round here.- Yeah, but normally in boxes.- And yours isn't?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- No.- I wonder what happened to that then.- Went down with the ship.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35An answer for everything, that Walter. But what about Paul?
0:16:35 > 0:16:40Is he about to spend big in St Just, or at least double figures?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42This demure lady
0:16:42 > 0:16:46is a late 19th or early 20th century
0:16:46 > 0:16:48desk seal.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52But she certainly functions as such because, turn her upside down,
0:16:52 > 0:16:53monogram.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58And that font or script is certainly to the Victorian taste
0:16:58 > 0:17:00and this is a gentleman's desk seal, OK?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03He can get his cheapies whilst
0:17:03 > 0:17:05sending out his daily correspondence.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07What I don't like about her, well,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10from here to the other end of the nightclub, she's gorgeous!
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Up close and personal, doesn't quite deliver in the execution.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I think he's smitten, nonetheless.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20She's got one other thing in her favour.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22This is going to sound so wrong.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24She's cheap.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25She is £12.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30£12 for a desk seal with a touch of the erotic going on,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- that works for me.- Vicky's prediction was eerily accurate.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Worth a gamble?- I think she is.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- How badly wrong can it go at that price?- Exactly.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- And I'm not even going to haggle. Why be silly?- Even better.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- Easy as that. Like putty in your hands.- Exactly.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Oh, that was a quick ratch!
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Thank you very much.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I can think of one road tripper who might be in a very good mood.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What a cracking start to this wee road trip.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Four things in the bag out of the first two shops.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05I think we may have set the bar high for my friend Margie.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10No pressure, Margie, but getting a move on would be a good idea,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13especially now that her new best mate, Walter,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15has come up with some silver, thank goodness.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Nice little pin holder on a lady's dressing table.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Couldn't find a mark on it.- Oh!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24It looks as though it's silver.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- It's not overpriced. - The label says £28.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Always do that when you're buying these.- Quality.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Now then, why is this not marked? Now that is interesting.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Have you had a really good look?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Well, I'm getting a bit old now.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- The eyesight is not as good as it used to be.- Are you sure?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- Oh, found it.- Really?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Found it. I think it's 1909. - Well, I'll be blown.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51But let's not get excited. It's not amazing.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- No, no, but it's pretty though. - It is. Yeah.- Nice and tidy.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Actually, funnily enough,... - Some collector might like it.- Yeah.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Shouldn't have told you that, should I? What have I done that for?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02I'm being as honest as you now.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Oh, yeah, good for you.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08I buy and sell these a lot, so, quite honestly, I'd be very lucky
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- if I scraped 20 quid on that. - 15 to you.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12I'll have that.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Oh, I've made a mistake there, haven't I?- No, you haven't.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Walter's keen prices seem to have put a stop
0:19:18 > 0:19:20to Margie's indecision for once.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Looks like she might be taking another look at the Lustre, too.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Go on then.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- What did we say, 35 for that, wasn't it?- Yes.- 30 to you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Then you won't forget the man in Redruth, will you?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Yes, just who the fiddle is going to buy that?
0:19:35 > 0:19:40I'm not going to be a laughing stock in the saleroom, am I?
0:19:41 > 0:19:4225.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45That's guaranteed now, isn't it?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Come on, Margie. He'll be throwing in some tea and sugar next.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Remember that woman on Coronation Street called Mavis, remember her?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- Yeah.- She dithered. It makes me feel like Mavis off Coronation Street.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58No, leave it out.
0:19:58 > 0:20:0120, then, go for it. That's it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Oh, come on, Walter, we're being very silly. I shall have it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Decisive stuff, you two.- I am amazed at my generosity, you know.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Well, I am too.- 35, if you would.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Good luck, my girl.- Bye, Walter. - Bye, love.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Now time to pick up Paul and chat about Cornish folklore.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- I think there are Cornish kilts. - Margie, are you losing it?
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- No, she's absolutely right, Paul.- I just love a man in a kilt.- Kilts, eh?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Yeah.- I didn't think this trip was going to go this way.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Life's a journey, Paul. Sometimes you just have to go with it.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Sweet dreams.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Next day, Margie is not altogether converted to the convertible.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I like cars with roofs on.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Well, I'm coping with it, you know.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- You wear it well, though.- Do I? Do you like the windswept look?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Yesterday, Paul grabbed the metaphorical driving seat
0:20:58 > 0:21:02by acquiring a cribbage board, a desk seal, a telescope tripod
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and a model brig, as you do...
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Any port in a storm.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08..all for just £87.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Leaving him with £113 to spend today.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Whilst Margie managed her silver dressing table tidy
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and a pink Lustre cup, costing £35 in toto...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- Where's the saucer?- Flying.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27..leaving her with £165 to spend and plenty to buy.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Later they will be making for the auction in Liskeard,
0:21:30 > 0:21:34but our next stop is Truro, the county town of Cornwall.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Lovely.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40This fine cathedral city can trace its history back to Norman times
0:21:40 > 0:21:42and it's turned out several famous sons
0:21:42 > 0:21:45and daughters over the years, but Paul has come to the Royal
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Cornwall Museum to find out about
0:21:47 > 0:21:51the man who helped Britain map the world.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- Right, there you go. Safely delivered.- Great. Indeed.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Have a good one.- Bye, love. - Good luck.- Bye.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Hi.- Hello.- Sarah?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Yes. Hi. Paul, nice to meet you.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07I am excited to learn about Truro's intrepid explorer,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Richard Lander?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Yes, Richard Lander, one of Truro's forgotten heroes.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Yeah, Richard Lemon Lander, marvellous name,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18wanted to be an explorer from a very young age
0:22:18 > 0:22:22and his extraordinary tale starts when he left his Truro home
0:22:22 > 0:22:25at the age of nine to walk around 250 miles to London. Wow!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28He found work there as a manservant so he could see the world,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32and by 21, he'd already risked numerous dangers and done just that.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36It's really in 1825 when his story takes off.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39He hears that Hugh Clapperton has been employed
0:22:39 > 0:22:42by the British government to try and find the course and termination
0:22:42 > 0:22:45of the River Niger.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49The 19th century marked the start of the scramble for Africa.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The European powers were intent on charting the continent's
0:22:52 > 0:22:55mighty rivers to fully exploit her resources
0:22:55 > 0:22:58and British explorers were well to the fore.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So, he convinces Clapperton to employ him as his manservant
0:23:01 > 0:23:04and so off they go to Africa.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Unfortunately, it ended in tragedy.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10All of the party, except Richard Lander,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13died of fever in the interior of Africa.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15And poor old Richard was left on his own
0:23:15 > 0:23:19and had to travel for seven months back to the coast.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Amazingly, Lander was undaunted by that experience and convinced
0:23:25 > 0:23:29the British government to fund a second expedition to the Niger,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31led by himself in 1830.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35He took along his brother and a huge medicine chest which he hoped
0:23:35 > 0:23:38would prevent tragedy striking twice.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43What's really interesting about this is the empty bottles, really,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46tell the story of the trip.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Fever was rife.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52As you can see, a lot of the bottles are empty, including Epsom salts.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Epsom salts were used as a restorative
0:23:55 > 0:23:57after you've had a fever.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Tellingly, this is completely empty. - Oh, my word.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Not all the illness the expedition encountered was entirely natural.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08A letter written by Richard's brother John describes how
0:24:08 > 0:24:10they were once forced to take poison by a native chief.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16He writes, "The sufferings endured were too acute to remain a great while
0:24:16 > 0:24:18"without some kind of alteration.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20"They deprived me of my senses.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23"I fancied myself dragged through the air by a party of demons
0:24:23 > 0:24:25"to torture me with all their weapons.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27"I thought they had opened my breast
0:24:27 > 0:24:30"and were forcibly tearing out my heartstrings.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32"The agony was dreadful."
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- I get that.- I wouldn't like to be in his situation!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Fortunately, what the brothers endured wasn't in vain.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42After encounters with dangerous animals
0:24:42 > 0:24:44and even capture by pirates,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47they returned to publish their amazing adventures.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50In fact, we've got a picture of Richard and John Lander.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Here heading off on a small canoe with the rest of the crew
0:24:55 > 0:24:58paddling madly away down the River Niger.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The museum even has the baskets the Landers were offered
0:25:02 > 0:25:05by local princesses as part of a proposal of marriage
0:25:05 > 0:25:07but did they achieve what they'd set out to do
0:25:07 > 0:25:11and discover both the course and termination of the Niger?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14So here we go. You can see and follow their journey.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18They travelled inland, found the River Niger,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22travelled down the River Niger to the river mouth here.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25People had been trying to find the mouth of the River Niger
0:25:25 > 0:25:28for years because people believed
0:25:28 > 0:25:31that it would open up great trade routes into Africa
0:25:31 > 0:25:34but also for the African people it was really important.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38It really helped to end the sale of slaves by convincing African chiefs
0:25:38 > 0:25:41to keep their tribes to cultivate palm oil as a crop...
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- I see.- ..instead of being sold on as slaves.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47So that's why he's a household name in Nigeria today.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Sadly, Lander wasn't able to enjoy his fame for long, however,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54because he died a few years later.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58He'd returned once more to West Africa to set up a trading mission
0:25:58 > 0:26:00but a bullet from a tribesman's gun
0:26:00 > 0:26:03ended his life at the age of just 29.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Amazing story. A proper boys' own stuff. I love it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Sarah, what a pleasure.- Thank you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Meanwhile, Margie has been blazing a trail once more,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19heading south from Truro to the mouth of the River Fal.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Look out. Nice manoeuvring, Margie. Ooh!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Perfect bit of parking.- Oh dear.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Falmouth has seen more than its fair share of explorers.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31In fact, it was here that Charles Darwin
0:26:31 > 0:26:34and HMS Beagle anchored in 1836
0:26:34 > 0:26:35after that famous voyage around the world.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39It was also the home of the Falmouth Packet Mail Service.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Talking of packets, Margie's prospects seem to be looking up.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I know the dealer in this shop. I haven't seen him for many years.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Maybe he won't deny me anything.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Oh, we'll see, then, Margie.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Gosh, I knew this would happen one day.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59That I'd walk into a shop and I'd see a friend. An old friend.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Chris certainly has plenty of choice here.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Margie's rival got a bit of a head start yesterday,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07but this could be where she makes up ground.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11I'm with Paul and he's hot on militaria which is
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- a brilliant thing to know about on this trip.- Yeah.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16And he digs it out from nowhere.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Yay!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Now, you see, he'll know immediately that they are either worth
0:27:21 > 0:27:23tuppence or 50 quid.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Well, Second World War medals,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- but they are not going to excite Paul, I'm afraid.- Oh really?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- You won't upset him with those. - Won't I?- No.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- He's laughing up his sleeve.- But I think you'll upset him with those.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35These are a company called Holtzapffel.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38It sounds German, but they are a London firm, an English firm,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42and they specialised in making stuff for posh people
0:27:42 > 0:27:45who wanted to do manual work.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48They are good things. They'll come up rarely at auction.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52I could do those for 75 quid for the three.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55If you take my advice, they are a good buy. They will make you money.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Oh, Christopher.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00If only I believed you.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Nice try, Chris, but Margie can vacillate at the best of times
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and those tools could easily set her off.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11Now, this will be much closer to Margie's comfort zone. £95, though.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13It's a typical Edwardian piece of jewellery.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Very, very elegant after all the heaviness of Victoriana.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20It's going to be like 1910, something like that. It's nine carat gold.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Possibly little sapphires, could be topaz.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Margie's spotted that some seed pearls are missing.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Yeah, the gaping holes are a worry.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31And what do you think you would like to pay for that?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- Well, it's like 30 quid, isn't it? - 30 quid, is it?- Yes.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I'm going to weigh it.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42- They may be friends, but nobody is getting off lightly here.- 4.7 grams.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45It's £42.30, the gold value.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Will I be kind? £35.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Got to have that, Chris.- OK. - Yeah, thank you very much.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55With Chris's help, she is off and running, plus she's found
0:28:55 > 0:28:59a little condiment set that could go with yesterday's silver.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03I love these. Little miniatures to go on your picnic.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I've got £24 on them.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- But, as I say, I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing.- Tenner.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10Done.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- Really, really good. - Another deal in the old bag.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16They are off to the storeroom for still more bargains. Look out.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19We've got some watercolours there which would be cheap.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Piano rolls, fishing stuff, children's books, loads of rubbish.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24All prices negotiable.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29She's got the collection of posh tools on her mind, though.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Chris is trying to sell me these tools
0:29:32 > 0:29:34because he thinks I'll make money on these.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Well, obviously, not a clue about tools, but,
0:29:37 > 0:29:43having someone like Paul, I really think I'd quite like to buy them.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Chris does not waste a moment.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Are you going to have the Holtzapffel tools at 60 quid?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Well, I just thought you might soften it if I buy something else?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Well, I won't, but...- All right.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58But if you buy something else I will make it cheap.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- All right, so let's say yes to the Holtzapffel now.- OK. Good.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07- Holtzapffel, sold. - Now we're getting somewhere.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Tools, brooch and salt-and-pepper for £105,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13which leaves next whatever Chris really wants to get rid of.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- What about the farmyard down there? - Crikey!- The animals.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18He's had it, hasn't he?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22It unfortunately looks more like a slaughterhouse than a farm,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24doesn't it?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26I'll do the farmyard for a tenner.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Is it beyond it, though, Chris? - It is beyond it.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Oh, my Lord!
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Come on, Margie, the livestock may not be up to much,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37but the farm itself isn't too bad for its age.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40They look as though they're having fun, don't they?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43You can put those games with it, if you want.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Try to persuade me to keep the price at £10.- Surely that will do it?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- What have I done to deserve you today?- Heaven knows.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56- OK?- Thank you very much. - OK, Roadshow's over, folks.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Time to get on with the trip.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Braving the wind once more, from Falmouth to Lostwithiel,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05where both our experts have one last shop.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Famous for its medieval bridge and medieval church,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Lostwithiel can also boast a few antique shops.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13In fact, I'm sure we've been here before.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- And there's Paul looking for his shop.- Unlucky. Well, this is it.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24I'm here. They were supposed to be here. I'd hope they'd be here.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28But closed is closed, isn't it?
0:31:28 > 0:31:32Well, there's another establishment, I believe, down the road
0:31:32 > 0:31:35but I think Margie was going there.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38So I'm treading on her manor.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I hope she takes this well. It could be handbags at dawn!
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- Ah, well, get in quick, Paul, and Margie may never know.- Hello there.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- I'm Paul.- Hello.- Pleased to meet you. Is this your establishment?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Yes.- May I have a look?- Absolutely. - Absolutely tremendous.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Uzella Court is an antique centre, so Judith may need to make
0:31:59 > 0:32:03a call or two to a dealer depending on what Paul takes a fancy to.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08Between you and me, I don't think I'm going to find a killer lot here.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13It's always a bit of a struggle, isn't it? Now Margie has turned up.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Full of the joys of spring, look. - Where is it?
0:32:16 > 0:32:20I think she's about to get a bit of a surprise.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Margie is coming in now.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Oh, no!
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- Hi.- How are you?
0:32:32 > 0:32:33How are you, my friend?!
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Who's been sitting in my chair, said Mummy Bear?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39How goes it with you? Have you got the final one?
0:32:39 > 0:32:40I'm no further forward. You?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Got what you need?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44To be honest with you...
0:32:44 > 0:32:46A G&T?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Are you serious?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Yeah, I'm feeling quite relaxed. - Oh, please!
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I'm just going to have a little look, but feel free.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01I'm being really magnanimous because I've done all my buying.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06With Margie in a serene mood for once, happy just to browse,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09it's Paul who's feeling a bit of pressure.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10I'm sure he'll cope, though.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15- Luckily, Lostwithiel is also a great place to relax.- Clock's ticking.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17I'm having a coffee
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and he's desperately trying to get that last lot for the auction.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Oh, dear. Cheers, Paul.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28He does seem to have narrowed things down, though.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I find myself drawn to this little niche here,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33surrounded by objects of virtue.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I've got all sorts of things making eyes at me.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40The Chinese silver buckle, may I have a look at that, please?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43So we have a little belt buckle almost certainly
0:33:43 > 0:33:46made for Western consumption.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It is cut silver, Chinese, talismanic medallion.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51A bit of substance to it.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55It's not light. I actually quite like that, Judith.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59That's priced at £32. What do we think that could be?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- I think she'd do 22 on it.- 22.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05If that's £20, I'd buy it now.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Right.- And my work here is done.- OK.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Judith, you have been wonderful.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13You've worked hard and I appreciate it.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- Thank you. - But I'm happy to go with that.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I think we all knew he wouldn't be stuck for long, didn't we?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Here you go. Lovely seeing you. - Thank you very much.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Thank you very much. All the best, Judith.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26So, with our shopping done,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29let's take a look at what they've plumped for.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Paul's got a cribbage set, a desk seal, an Army tripod,
0:34:32 > 0:34:37a model boat and a Chinese buckle for a grand total of £107.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Whilst Margie has her teacup, some posh tools,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45a dressing table tidy and condiment set,
0:34:45 > 0:34:50an Edwardian brooch and a toy farm and some games which cost her £150.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57So what do Margie and Paul make of each other's choices?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- The cup.- Cup's a mistake. I can't see it.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04I don't think it's an auctionable lot, I'm sorry to say. £20 paid.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I think it's a couple of pounds on a bad day. That could be a hole.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Some tripod for a sniper's something or other.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15I would have walked past that and not had a clue.
0:35:15 > 0:35:21But then, bounces back with the toys. Look, £10 spent.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Original boxes, lead animals... Could be a massive profit.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28He could have the edge, couldn't he? If he's only spent just over £100
0:35:28 > 0:35:30and I've spent 150.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34After starting out near Land's End at St Buryan
0:35:34 > 0:35:36and heading all over Cornwall,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39this leg of our trip concludes at an auction in Liskeard.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Well, it's all a game, isn't it?
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Is it a game?- But you are out to destroy me, aren't you?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- Oh, most definitely. - Ah, that's what we like to see.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Warfare by other means.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52This looks all right.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- Yeah.- Parking at door, I like that. Right, Margie. Come on.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Your profit's waiting through that door. - SHE LAUGHS
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Welcome to Clarks of Liskeard,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04where they've recently sold a fibreglass shark's head
0:36:04 > 0:36:08and a signed photo of Katharine Hepburn for tasty prices.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Not together though!
0:36:09 > 0:36:11I wonder what auctioneer Paul Clark thinks
0:36:11 > 0:36:12of what Margie and Paul have bought.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16I quite like the military stand. World War I, the date's 1915.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18We're expecting that to do quite well.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20The farm would struggle if it stood on its own,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23but the box game that's with the farm should take it up.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25But it's an interesting lot.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31Oh, Lordy. Now, eyes down because we certainly have a full house.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Well, tell you what - it bodes well, the numbers. It's packed!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I know. Like sardines.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39First, we flog a dead horse.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Margie's farm.- There's a couple of bids and I can start at £18.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47At 18, 18. 18 for the farm buildings and all sorts of bits and bobs.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50There's some building block games in there and all sorts. £18 I'm bid.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- £18, 18. Come on, £18. All done at 18?- More than that!
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Not an auspicious start.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- Disappointed, but it's not a loss. - No, absolutely. Small steps.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Small steps.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Now for Paul's tatty old brig. Could suit Cornwall.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12There's guys out there. They've got "sea dog" written all over them.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15And they're thinking and welling up. "Arr, lad.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18"I remember me first time out on a brig, just like that."
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I'm bid £10. I think it's worth a bit more than that. £10, I'm bid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24£10. Come on. Sorry, 15.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2820. It's with me at £20. At £20, at £20.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30At £20 on commission, are you all done at 20?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35That one just scraped home as well.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Well, somebody's got a very nice item there.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39HE LAUGHS
0:37:39 > 0:37:44The dealer said Margie's Holtzapffel tools just can't fail. Stand by.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- This is the dreaded one.- Is this your biggest spend, by the way?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50This is the one that seemed like a good idea at the time.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- Holtzapffel... I don't know how to pronounce that.- Easy for you to say.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Very collectable. SHE LAUGHS
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Very collectable.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Tenner, someone. Come on. £10. £10, I've got. Ten, 12, 14. 16. 18.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07£18 in the middle of the room. At £18. At 18, at 18, at 18.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- You're all done at £18? - Oh, you are joking.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15No more tools, eh, Margie? Not even when a friend recommends them.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- How much loss is that?- Just a lot. I think we'll just call it a lot.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- Margie's cup now. Does Liskeard love lustre?- Very hopeful.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Because it's got a traction engine on the front.- Oh, yeah.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29The kind of guys that are into traction engines,
0:38:29 > 0:38:32they're into tools and things. Oh, no, that's doesn't work, does it?
0:38:32 > 0:38:36An attractive thing. With me at £10. Come on, £10. With me at ten.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Anyone, 15? I've got ten. 15 in the room. At £15. At 15.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43At 15. Looking for 20. At 15. You all done at £15?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46SHE GIGGLES
0:38:46 > 0:38:52- Can I sit down? Cos I'm going to. - I think you did well there.- Goodbye.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56This is turning out into a bloodbath start for Margie.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Three lots ago, he was a "lovely guy".
0:38:58 > 0:39:00And I can tell by your eyes, he's dead to you now, isn't he?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I've just gone off him.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Time for Paul's bit of Anglo-Indian sadeli.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- Do people still play cribbage?- Aye. You're talking to a cribbage player.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10How very dare you?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Granted, I've not got any mates to play it with. - HE LAUGHS
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Couple of bids and I can start at £20.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18At £20 on commission for this cribbage board. At £20.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Come on, I need more than this.- £20. Come on, you lot, wake up.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- At £20, it's cheap.- Yeah, wake up. - All done at 20?- What? What?
0:39:26 > 0:39:30You are kidding me on. That's ludicrous.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Someone's got a tricky to pronounce cribbage board
0:39:32 > 0:39:34for a very nice price.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38And after day one, they've made nicht.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Because they're a bit average.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Can Paul's militaria turn it round, though?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- Really like this item.- Really likes it.- Bid's with me at £40.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Come on, keep going, come on. - At £40.- I need a lot more than that.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- I need a lot more than that. Double that.- 45, 50. £5, 55 on the left.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- At 55.- Oh, it's cheap. It's cheap, it's cheap.- At 55.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- I would buy it for this. - At 55, at 55. Cheap at 55.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Least it's a profit.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08In fact the only profit so far. But still a bit of a steal.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- Retail, that's 250-350. - SHE GASPS
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Gosh.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16So forgive my disappointment.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Well, at least your belle epoque figure came cheap, Paul.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25And I'm bid £10. At £10. At £10 for the desk seal.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28He's going to sell it for a tenner. I'm going to lose two quid on it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- £10 only then.- No, he's kidding me on, he's kidding me on.- Just ten?
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. - 12? 12. Well, 14 with me.
0:40:36 > 0:40:4216? 16. 18 with me. 20. 22 to clear it.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47- £22 clears it.- Away.- Hard work. £22. - Hard work? Tell me about it.- At £22.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- At £22.- That's all right.- Still cheap at 22. You all done at £22?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Better than a loss.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Yes, it is. We got there in the end, though. Margie's turn next.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Her combined silver lot. Stand by.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03SHE MOANS NERVOUSLY
0:41:03 > 0:41:05This is going to get me out of jail.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08I'm crossing my fingers. In fact, everything, Margie.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Got a couple of bids and I can start at £25. At £25.- Straight in.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Is that what you paid for it? - At £25. It's a nice thing. At £25.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- At 25, at 25.- Oh, God. - Are you all done at just 25?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- HE SOBS - A loss after auction costs.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28How will Paul's silver compare, I wonder?
0:41:28 > 0:41:29My last crack at this.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- And I'm bid £32. 32.- You're in. - At 32 for the silver buckle.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- But where's the competition though? He's got more than that.- At 32.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- You're all done at 32? - He's got more than that!- 34.
0:41:40 > 0:41:4235. 36.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47- £36 clears the bid. If you're all done at 36.- It's my last profit.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48At least it was.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51He's notched up the profits today.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Finally, Margie's brooch with the missing pearls.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58This is my last hope. I've gone all serious now.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00And I'm not laughing.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Several bids and I can start at £25. At 25.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06There's a couple of faults, but otherwise it's a pretty thing.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- At £25.- Don't mention the faults, mate.- At £25 for the gold brooch.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13At £25. 28, 30. 32?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17It's a nice thing. Nice, fixed up. £32. At £32. At £32. At 32.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18You're all done at 32?
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Oh, Margie! That wasn't at all good, love.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Think, Margie. Tomorrow is another day.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- And that's the best I can come up with.- I'm not convinced.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Margie began with £200, and after paying auction costs,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37she made a loss of £61.44,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41leaving her with £148.56 to spend next time.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Whilst Paul, who also started out with £200,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48made, after paying auction costs,
0:42:48 > 0:42:53a profit of £18.46, so he has £218.46
0:42:53 > 0:42:57and a lead of almost £80.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Oh, no, look at it!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- As though the day couldn't get any worse, Margie. - THEY LAUGH
0:43:02 > 0:43:03But there's one good thing.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Go on.- The roof's on the car. Hooray!
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Margie pumps iron...
0:43:11 > 0:43:12Hey!
0:43:14 > 0:43:17..while Paul counts the deckchairs.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20My man will be with me in just a second. Oh, thank you.