0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- a classic car...- We're going around.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Oh, no!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- We've done it!- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25You 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 > 0:00:31- What am I doing?- You've got a deal.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40It's round two of our West Country rummage
0:00:40 > 0:00:43around the rugged Cornish rocks.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Look at the views, look at the views!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- Holy Moses!- What's that rock over there?
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Not a clue!
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Absorbing the southwest weather in a vintage Alfa Romeo are dealer
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Margie Cooper and auctioneer Paul Laidlaw.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59What a remote corner of the country!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02You do feel a bit distant from the hustle and bustle and that.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Everything's a bit chilled! - It's like an island.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Unfortunately, they were a bit chilled in that auction as well.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11It certainly wasn't a cool one for either of our experts
0:01:11 > 0:01:15but Margie's posh tools were a particular disappointment.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17How much loss is that?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20That's just a lot. I think we'll just call it a lot!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Not that her competitive companion would ever harp on about it,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25of course.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Margie, Margie, Margie...
0:01:26 > 0:01:29We're in the right place after all! HE CACKLES
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Sorry, Margie.- You're rubbing it in!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35It's a rich vein this and I'm obliged to mine it till it's exhausted!
0:01:35 > 0:01:40They both set out with £200 but Margie has so far shrunk hers
0:01:40 > 0:01:43to just £138.56p.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49While Paul's managed a modest increase of £18.46p.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52So, not a lot to boast about, either of you.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Between us, what have we got?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- 300 quid?- Yeah.- That'll buy us two surf boards!
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Come on!
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Hang on, we want money makers, not beach bums.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Our trip begins close to England's most westerly point,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08at St Buryan and heads both north and east.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10We then take a round-about trip through Wales,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13before arriving at Newent, in Gloucestershire.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Today, we're starting out in Cornwall, at Wadebridge
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and ending up at an auction on the Devon coast at Seaton.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Around here, it's all about the bridges.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The River Camel runs through here
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and until they built the first crossing in the 15th century
0:02:33 > 0:02:37the town was just called Wade, it then became Wadebridge.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Ah, very straightforward.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41There'd be bargains!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44You don't say bargains in this business, you say good buys!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Oh, right.- Like we haven't done.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50More bridges followed and there's even one from 1991 that was
0:02:50 > 0:02:53built for the TV series Challenge Anneka.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Speaking of challenges...
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Morning!- Morning.- Morning, Margie.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Hi, I'm Mike.- Hi, Mike, how are you doing? I'm Paul. Good to see you.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06There are three very full floors at Victoria Antiques.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10What you might call a proper antique shop, including oodles of fine
0:03:10 > 0:03:12furniture that will surely be out of their bracket.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15And for those with a thing about barometers...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Erm, clockwise.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22..Paul's as rigorous as ever but Margie's wandered off-piste.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26It seems the dealer's son, Carl, has a backgammon set for sale.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- And it's complete?- Yeah, yeah, it's got all the doubling dice.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- Probably not old, it's probably about 1970s, '80s.- Right...
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Why bother with antiques when you can't make money at auction?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, that's right. You can have it for £15.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Couldn't do ten, though? That would be a real insult.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- It would, yeah.- I withdraw that comment, immediately.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Paul's cribbage board was certainly
0:03:47 > 0:03:49a bit of a letdown at the last auction, Margie.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53It's a good size, that's the thing with it, it's the size that matters.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Yeah, size isn't everything, though, is it?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Meanwhile, Paul's found something very familiar.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Sexy lady!
0:04:02 > 0:04:05The ticket price on that card tray is £55.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Just slacken the price of that one, testing the water.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Pretty well lot of slack, to be honest with you but...- £30.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It's getting in the right direction.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Well, she's certainly a bit pricier than the little Belle Epoque
0:04:18 > 0:04:21dress seal that he acquired earlier on the trip.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24This is going to sound so wrong, she's cheap!
0:04:24 > 0:04:29Yeah...but Paul seems equally enthused. Second time around, then!
0:04:29 > 0:04:33A nice piece of full period, Art Nouveau metal work here.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37That could sit in your hallway for visiting cards or whatever.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I like that fact that you've got quality modelling here.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Look at the visage on this lady here.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43She's demure,
0:04:43 > 0:04:49she is holding this oversized tray in a provocative stance.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- I love this piece!- Calm down, Paul.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Mike's telling me that it could be£30.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Now, there is one fault, you've just got a wee crack there.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I don't think it's catastrophic, it doesn't help it
0:05:03 > 0:05:06but it may help me get the price down a wee bit more.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Ah, Margie's made a bit of a find now too.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- (I'm not sure whether we're allowed in here.)- It's in the kitchen.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Wow! A collection of elephants.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Ebony.- And ivory, unfortunately.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24These tusks and his little ivory toes...
0:05:24 > 0:05:27these are pre-1940s.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Otherwise, we don't want to go anywhere near them!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32You're supposed to have them in your house, facing the door,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35with his trunk up - it's lucky.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I've got one in my bedroom.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39It's not bringing me much luck yesterday, did it?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Oh, very nice, Margie, but they're not for sale!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I wonder what Mike will make of you
0:05:44 > 0:05:46rooting about in his private collection.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I'm sorry, that's rude. I shall be annoyed if someone did this to me.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51No, it's OK.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Occasionally, I do sell them when people ask.- Do you?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57How much are the bigger ones like him? He's a nice one.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- He's a nice one, isn't he? - That's a good one.- Yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I believe 45 for that one and he's worth every penny.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06You need an elephant that's got a purpose really.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Book-ends are good, they don't just sit there
0:06:09 > 0:06:12but I need to get 45 for them and that is it.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14He's lost his tusks, bless him.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16They've dropped out over the years,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19although he's got his... his little toes are all right.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20They've got to go for 60
0:06:20 > 0:06:22and then we've got to take off the commission.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I just don't think I'm going to make it, do you?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27My last price, I'll give you right now,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29this is the bargain of the day, £35.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32They're just delightful, aren't they?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- 35.- OK, you've got yourself a deal.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Now, with Margie and her ebony herd back to the usual customer
0:06:39 > 0:06:42areas, Paul's after a bit of walnut.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Nice piece of woodcarving, that, isn't it?
0:06:44 > 0:06:49Nice, substantial piece. It's a Victorian piece, late 18th century.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52But who wants such a thing? No-one's got a butler any more.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Erm, £30, not a lot of money.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It's good work, it's good work.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I think I'll find Mike and see what we can do here.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04At least it's not part of his private collection, ha!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Another well spotted...bargain, erm, £30 on it, you can have it for 20.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- That's in at 20. What was the lady, 30 or 35?- 30, I think, yeah.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Would you give me a deal on the two?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20That's got to be 50, hasn't it?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Does it have to be 50? I'd rather it was a wee bit less than 50.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Just a tad.- No.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27He's standing his ground.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- It's cheap.- It's cheap, isn't it? - That's why you've got a deal. Good.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Pleasure.- You've got some profit there.- All right, I hope so!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Another lightning raid there, Paul, but what about Margie?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39She'll be after a real bargain to go with her heffalump,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I shouldn't wonder.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Just looking at this silk-work picture.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It's quite nice. The amount of work that's gone into that!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It's probably early 19th century.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Maybe earlier probably earlier, 18th century.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Look at the work that's been done here.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Beautiful silk-work.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Look at the window...look at that! It's beautiful!
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Very attractive but it's just been messed up in this awful frame.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06If you were a wealthy lady, what did you do all day?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08You had the life where you executed stuff like this.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13From someone who can't sew a button on, I just think that's amazing!
0:08:13 > 0:08:17£48...think it's worth asking him if it's any cheaper.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Look out, Mike, Margie's on a mission!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23This is something that's just taken my eye.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Oh, yeah.- It needs a lot of work, doesn't it?- £25, there you go.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29You've got to buy it for that!
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I reckon there's got to be a profit in that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Yeah, I know, but everybody keeps telling me that and that's
0:08:34 > 0:08:37when I get devastated at the auction.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38She's got a point.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Yeah, but it's a good content.- Yeah.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- So, how much was the other piece you bought for?- 35.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- 35...- Yeah.- If I said 55 for the two, there you go.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49You're a wonderful man, Michael.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- All right.- I'll come and see you again.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56£20 for the silk-work, not bad, Margie. And for added value...
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I'm giving my little elephants a bit of a clean up...
0:08:59 > 0:09:01SHE GIGGLES
0:09:01 > 0:09:03..in an effort to make a profit.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Oh...she's certainly trying her best.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Now, where's Paul got to?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13Seems our military buff has spotted a shop called The Bunker.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Stand by.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Hello, morning.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- How are you doing?- I'm Paul.- Hello, Paul, I'm Bob.- You're Bob?- Yeah.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Good to see you, Bob.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Yeah, apparently, they've just moved here,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27so most of Bob's stock is still boxed up.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29That won't discourage Paul, though.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34- What's the rocket? - No, Paul, not that...no!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Medals, yes, but rockets...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's a drone. RAF tow that behind a
0:09:39 > 0:09:44pilot aircraft and the guys track it
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and they open fire on it, basically.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Man alive, what an interesting thing!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's a precision piece of engineering, that, isn't it?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Lovely.- These flash bolts. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Would you sell it or not?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Erm, I'd have to think about it.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02How much is that missile in the window?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Thankfully for Seaton, it doesn't seem to be for sale.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Margie, meanwhile,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11has travelled south from Wadebridge to St Columb Major.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14It may be peaceful here today but not when they play
0:10:14 > 0:10:19the ancient game of hurling through the streets of St Columb.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23It involves several hundred people fighting over a tiny silver ball
0:10:23 > 0:10:24and all hell breaking loose!
0:10:24 > 0:10:28The town crest features the ball and bears the motto -
0:10:28 > 0:10:32"Town and country, do your best". Go on, Margie, you do your best.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Oh, no, not another elephant!
0:10:35 > 0:10:36SHOP BELL RINGS
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Hello.- Margie, and you are?- I'm Janet.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Hi, Janet.- Hello, hello. - Unusual name, your shop.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- It's good, isn't it?- It is.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Ah, yeah, part Brothers Grimm and part Lewis Carroll.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Very apt for the curiosities collected herein
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and just right for our silver specialist.
0:10:52 > 0:10:58- Look at her, oh, what a little cutie!- I can't find who she is!
0:10:58 > 0:11:00A little continental thing.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- She's lovely, isn't she? - With a little petal hat.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06She's slightly spooky, isn't she?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Yes, she is a bit.- Don't you think?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Yeah, little face peeping out.- I love her!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Looks like a Cornish Piskie, I'd say.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I don't think I've ever had a money box.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Now, why doesn't that surprise me?!
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Mmm, bit strange.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21It's a silver belt buckle.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25I suppose you were bought this when you passed your exams and qualified.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28So, it's quite old, yeah.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- It's 1901 or '02. How much have you got on it?- I've got 89 on it.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Yeah...she'd wear it on her belt buckle.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37They are nice things but that's way out of my league,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39unless you want to be extremely generous.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Ah, well, at least they're enjoying themselves!
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Early patent Eugen Sandow dumbbells.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Hey!
0:11:48 > 0:11:50You go like that.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- They're Sandow, he was the... - He was Mr Universe or whatever.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58He was, he was the father of modern bodybuilding.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Wow, yes!
0:12:00 > 0:12:04The former circus strongman invented displays of bulging muscles,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06as well as several devices like these.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Edwardian merchandising, eh?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Sandow even coined the term bodybuilding.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13There he is, yeah...
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- with his six-pack.- Yeah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I don't think they're very attractive, six-packs, do you?
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Not very cuddly.- It's men who want six-packs but we don't.- I think so.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24I'd rather have a nice smile.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- I like a nice smile, that's what we want.- And a good bum.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30I think muscles are overrated.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34When you finish working out what you really want,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37you might think about buying something.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39How about another look at that buckle, eh?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Paul did all right with one at the last auction.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I've never seen a heart-shaped one.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46She would have been so thrilled to receive that, wouldn't she?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- When she became...then an SRN, it would be, wouldn't it?- Or an SEN.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Meaning either State Enrolled or State Registered Nurse.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57But it's not going to make the money that I want it to make,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00otherwise I'd love to buy it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02SHE PANTS
0:13:02 > 0:13:04You keep coming back to that.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Oh, yes, I think her heart's set on it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08With her limited funds,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11she can only afford about half of that ticket price, though.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Is 38 going to buy it?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Mmm, no.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I have had it a while and, you know...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Get the money, get it into new stock.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23It would be nice to turn it around into something else, wouldn't it?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Oh, bless her.- 40 would do it.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31It's just a lovely tactile piece of silver. Oh, come on!
0:13:31 > 0:13:3340 sounds better for you, 38 sounds better for me.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35THEY LAUGH
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Go on, Janet, I'll have it. I'm not going to argue with you.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- I'll have it.- Lovely. - Shake hands on that.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- We will indeed.- Lovely!
0:13:42 > 0:13:46That £40 leaves Margie with just £43.56p left to spend.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49But what about Paul, alone in the Alfa?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55North from Wadebridge to the Cornish coast at Tintagel...
0:13:57 > 0:14:01..to visit a ruined castle of Arthurian legend.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Wow! Do you think I'll ever find a more dramatic parking place?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Hello, is it Matt?- Hi, Paul, pleased to meet you.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Man alive, that is a view!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Are you feeling fit?- Do I need to?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Well, we've got to climb up there to see the castle
0:14:21 > 0:14:22but there's a few steps.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Lead on.- I'll come and show you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Whether he was real or just a myth, King Arthur has fascinated us
0:14:29 > 0:14:31for many hundreds of years
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and this romantic spot is where it all starts.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Everyone in Cornwall loves Arthur.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39The Cornish people and the Celts have taken Arthur really to heart.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40You know, it's a great legend!
0:14:40 > 0:14:45And if a legend can't be born here, where can it be born?!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Cornwall's association with Arthur dates back to 1156,
0:14:48 > 0:14:52when Geoffrey of Monmouth, the cleric and scholar
0:14:52 > 0:14:53wrote the unreliable
0:14:53 > 0:14:56but influential History Of The Kings Of Britain,
0:14:56 > 0:14:59in which he claimed King Arthur was conceived at Tintagel.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03My word!
0:15:03 > 0:15:05So, what we're standing in here,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08this is the courtyard of the old medieval castle.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10So, this was built in 1256 by Earl Richard of Cornwall,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13who was Henry II's half brother.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15He wanted to boost his power by association with
0:15:15 > 0:15:19the Arthurian legend, so he built a grand wall around the outside
0:15:19 > 0:15:23and this big, great hall to make himself look more powerful.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25So, Earl Richard's main castle was at Launceston
0:15:25 > 0:15:27but this was kind of his holiday cottage.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29So, he came here a few times a year
0:15:29 > 0:15:31and then he'd spend a couple of weeks down here but the seaside.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33As you do. Once the Earl died,
0:15:33 > 0:15:38his castle of no strategic value soon turned into a romantic ruin but
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Tintagel's association with The Once and Future King just got stronger.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45What people have done with the legend of King Arthur,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47they've just re-written it,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49fitting for their time and history.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51So, once Geoffrey wrote his book,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54then you've got Morte d'Arthur being written in about 1485 by Malory
0:15:54 > 0:15:57and that time was a time of knights and shining armour and jousting
0:15:57 > 0:15:59and chivalries.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Then Tennyson came down here... - The Romantic Revival.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Yeah, so he took one look at Tintagel
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and he wrote The Idylls Of The King
0:16:05 > 0:16:08and that's kind of why we're here today because without Tennyson
0:16:08 > 0:16:11and those rich Victorians starting to be the first holiday makers
0:16:11 > 0:16:14and wanting to come and see where all these legends were set,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and so now we get up to 190,000 visitors a year.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Tennyson's poems embellished what Geoffrey of Monmouth
0:16:22 > 0:16:25and Malory had already come up with,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27as well as adding a whole new tourist angle to Tintagel
0:16:27 > 0:16:31when he pronounced that this was Merlin's Cave.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33He said that when the baby Arthur was born at the castle,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Merlin who lived in this cave was given to him at the entrance
0:16:36 > 0:16:39and he took him through the cave and whisked him away.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- It does have a magical feel to it, doesn't it?- Doesn't it just!
0:16:42 > 0:16:45And maybe some of that magic will rub off on you!
0:16:45 > 0:16:46THEY LAUGH
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Is the tide coming in or going out, Mike?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Well, it's supposed to be going out but I think the waves are coming in.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Maybe we should start to leave. Come on!
0:16:53 > 0:16:56I quite agree but just when it seemed founded on myth
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and legend, archaeologists discovered that Tintagel
0:17:00 > 0:17:03really did once play an important role in history,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06several hundred years before the castle was ever built.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08During the 5th, 6th century,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10so you're talking the early medieval period,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12it was a trading port to the Mediterranean,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15so you've got these rough ingots of tin coming down off Bodmin Moor
0:17:15 > 0:17:18and the guys who lived here were trading with those.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20So, there was boats coming in from North Africa,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23from the Greek Islands, from Southern Spain and they were
0:17:23 > 0:17:26bringing these big amphoras filled with olive oils and spices.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28You've got to imagine it's the middle of summer,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30there's maybe a thousand people living up here.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32They've got all these boats coming in
0:17:32 > 0:17:35there's this trade going on and subsequently we've found more
0:17:35 > 0:17:37bits of pottery here from that period than anywhere
0:17:37 > 0:17:39else in Western Europe.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42So, arguably, the 6th, 7th century is its real historic heyday.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44And that's the Arthur period.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46So, was Arthur really here?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Recently, this 6th century piece of slate was discovered
0:17:49 > 0:17:52inscribed with the name Arthnoo.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It's evident that the name Arthur or Artus was being used back then.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58So, if there was a historical Arthur
0:17:58 > 0:18:02and he was born at Tintagel, it kind of fits in.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04It does! It is astonishing!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Ah, well, back to our own particular Holy Grail.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Is it possible, Paul, to lose all your money?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18THEY LAUGH
0:18:18 > 0:18:20That's certainly one way of becoming a legend, Margie.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Night-night, you two.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Next morning there seems to be an issue with the brakes.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30How brave are you feeling this morning?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32What's happened?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34If I told we have a slight problem with the brakes,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I would be understating the case.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39What are we going to do, Paul? We've got the whole day to finish!
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- How are your legs?- Fine! - Can I jump on, then?
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Piggyback?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Well, there's nothing in the rules
0:18:45 > 0:18:47to say this can't be done on foot, I suppose.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Gosh!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Yesterday, Paul bought a walnut Arts and Crafts tray
0:18:52 > 0:18:54and a silver plated card tray.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56I love this!
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Those set him back £50, leaving almost £170 in his wallet,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04whilst Margie plumped for a heart-shaped buckle,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07a silk-work picture and a pair of elephant book-ends, as you do.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Quite nice.- They are, aren't they?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Yeah, that lot cost £95. This leaves her with just over £40.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17She'll have to be canny with that today.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Now, later, they'll be making for an auction in Devon, at Seaton
0:19:21 > 0:19:23but our next stop is Boscastle.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Come on, Margie, we don't have all day, girl. Buck up!
0:19:34 > 0:19:38This delightful little harbour is a popular tourist destination,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41not least for its connection with Thomas Hardy falling in love
0:19:41 > 0:19:45with his first wife here back in 1870.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48He called Cornwall "Lioness" to evoke the myth and magic
0:19:48 > 0:19:51of the area and Margie's here to find out
0:19:51 > 0:19:53more about the ancient practice of witchcraft.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Good morning. You're Joyce? - I am indeed.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58It's beautiful surroundings.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- It is. It's a lovely, very magical place here.- I'm sure it is.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Oh, yes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08The museum covers everything from Wiccans to white witches
0:20:08 > 0:20:10and from Mother Earth to mandrakes.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15It was founded by a witch called Cecil Williamson in 1951
0:20:15 > 0:20:17and is said to be the largest of its kind in the world.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I mean, I'm superstitious like anybody
0:20:22 > 0:20:25so are the roots in witchcraft? Is that where I got my superstition?
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Yes. I mean, what people don't realise is that magic was a hugely
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- important part of people's daily lives.- Yeah.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35And we still have the vestiges of that in modern times,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38I mean, people still put horse shoes on their doors.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41They still send good luck cards with pictures of black cats on.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48And witchcraft was essentially what happened when this
0:20:48 > 0:20:50traditional folk magic was demonised.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Our image of a witch on her broom dates largely from the late
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Middle Ages when men and especially women with supposed magical
0:20:59 > 0:21:02powers came to be seen as a threat to society.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04What's a white witch then?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Somebody who used their magic for benevolent purposes
0:21:07 > 0:21:10but it was still frowned upon.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Not amongst ordinary people but by the authorities
0:21:13 > 0:21:16because, essentially, it was quite subversive.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It was something that gave power to ordinary people
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and, in particular, power to women.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23This idea was society turned upside down.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Witch-hunts began in mainland Europe
0:21:26 > 0:21:31but soon spread to Britain where men like Matthew Hopkins accused
0:21:31 > 0:21:35hundreds of women of sorcery and making a covenant with the devil.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37It's been estimated that of the many thousands of deaths
0:21:37 > 0:21:40throughout the world that resulted from this persecution,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42at least three quarters were women.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47So, we have some really old books here in the library
0:21:47 > 0:21:49dating from the time of the witch-hunts.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53This was written in 1681.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56One of the particularly interesting pictures is this one.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00This was actually a meeting of witches that took place near Wincanton
0:22:00 > 0:22:05in Somerset and you see you've got the group of witches gathered
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- round the devil who actually looks kind of...- He looks like a minister.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11He does, doesn't he? He doesn't look very devilish at all really.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15And they're holding a little wax image which of course is very much
0:22:15 > 0:22:19the stereotypical image of how you put a curse on somebody.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23So, here you see how magic was being demonised instead of it being
0:22:23 > 0:22:27this natural energy which is what people who practise magic saw it as.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32That the devil is actually giving the magical power to the witches.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Nowadays, of course, thanks to Harry Potter, witchcraft and wizardry
0:22:36 > 0:22:40has an altogether cuddlier image and as this museum demonstrates, magic
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and especially superstition, are still very much part of our lives.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47So, I recognise the famous witch ball.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Yes, and of course those belonged to a long tradition of using
0:22:51 > 0:22:55shiny things to reflect away bad luck.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Things like horse brasses belong to a similar tradition.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02They are also the origin of the Christmas tree decorations but
0:23:02 > 0:23:05there was very much a superstition that you shouldn't sell them.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08One good luck charm that is for sale is this little chap.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14This is actually one from the First World War.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17It's called a thumbs up doll.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20He's got a little wooden head so that you can touch wood
0:23:20 > 0:23:23and these were given by sweethearts
0:23:23 > 0:23:27and family to soldiers who were heading off to the war.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31But his...his hands are held with the thumbs up gesture.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Look at that!- ..and although they're kind of slightly bizarre little
0:23:35 > 0:23:40objects, there was behind them this very real awareness that these
0:23:40 > 0:23:44soldiers were going off into deadly peril.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Another bit of magic that once enjoyed huge popularity was
0:23:47 > 0:23:51the practice of tasseography or the reading of tea leaves.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Margie could certainly do with a peek into her auction future!
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- You need to drink a bit of that. - Shall I let you into a secret?
0:23:59 > 0:24:05- I hate tea!- Swirl it around and tip it into the saucer. That's right.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- Ah! Right.- Have we got it?- We have. Ah, Ooh!
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Now, that's really interesting.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13You've got quite a lot gathered around the snake.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- Do you see the snake?- Yeah. - That's the symbol of wisdom.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19So, you may think that you have made some bad decisions
0:24:19 > 0:24:22but I reckon it's going to turn out...
0:24:22 > 0:24:25And then here, you see, we've got some gathered around the four-leaf
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- clover, so that's a really powerful sign of good luck.- Oh, terrific.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Well, I just jolly well hope you're right, Joyce.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Magic never lies. - Well said, Joyce.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Better not tell Paul, though,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41he might think Margie's enjoyed an unfair advantage.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Thank you very much indeed. - Well, thank you. I'm glad.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48We'd like to give you this witch ball to put up for sale in the auction.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- Yeah.- But don't forget that it's unlucky to actually sell them
0:24:51 > 0:24:55directly so you need to sell some kind of token item
0:24:55 > 0:24:57and give the witch ball away with it.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58OK.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- And to say thanks... - How about if I buy you a cup of tea?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- That sounds good to me.- Let's go.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05We'll be taking that out of your budget, though.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13But while Margie's been in Boscastle for a spell, Paul's made his way
0:25:13 > 0:25:16over to Okehampton in Devon.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18This town's on the northern edge of Dartmoor which,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21just like most of Cornwall, has its fair share of myths
0:25:21 > 0:25:26and legends, ghosts, pixies, hairy hounds
0:25:26 > 0:25:29and even the devil himself have been spotted hereabouts.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31And speaking of the old devil...
0:25:34 > 0:25:37This is where the pigpen once stood.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Hello there. How are you doing?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Very well.- You are?- I'm Jo. - Jo, it's good to see you.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- You must be Paul?- I'm Paul. That's right. How goes it?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Oh, pretty good. - Jo's shop has a bit of everything.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Antiques, collectables and a dollop of retro.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Plenty to go at.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56And whichever way you rummage, it could take some time.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00I like a piece that's been buried.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Yeah, he likes that sort of thing, too.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I love period lighting, full stop.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Rather nice little counter weighted lamp.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10You think to yourself, "It's just a brass lamp like my granny had,
0:26:10 > 0:26:16"who cares?" Why does it do that? Could be a railway carriage.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Marine environment's another option.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Your cruise ship, your passenger ship.
0:26:20 > 0:26:26As the carriage or car rocked, your lamp stayed upright.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Interestingly, the word nausea derives from the Greek for ship.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32That's a period piece.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Not some nasty 1980s reproduction which I've probably seen
0:26:36 > 0:26:38a lot of, it's brass.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41No-one wants brass in their house because we're lazy.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44We don't want to polish the stuff and it's not the preferred
0:26:44 > 0:26:46metal of choice in interior furnishings at the moment.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Everyone wants white metal.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Your brushed aluminium, your chrome and your nickel. Jo?- Yes?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- I like your funky little lamp. - I like my funky little lamp.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Out of a railway carriage or a cruise liner?
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Well, I've got photographs of that identical lamp on the Titanic.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I'd love to say it came off the Titanic
0:27:03 > 0:27:05but obviously it won't have done.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07But it's that...that's exactly it.
0:27:07 > 0:27:13It's that pattern. Precisely that pattern. I'd love to see the book.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Oh, dear. Not the Titanic. That'll make it pricey for sure.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- I'm looking for £60 for it.- I think he wants to check the facts first.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- This is bad news, Jo.- What's it?
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Because there are four lamps in four pictures and none of them
0:27:29 > 0:27:32are identical and none of them are identical to ours
0:27:32 > 0:27:36but I'm still interested, I don't mind telling you.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Perhaps if he finds something to go with it.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41How sturdy is the steamer chair? Can I sit on it?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44If I can sit in it, you can sit in it.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49Famous last words. I like that very much. Now, what's a steamer chair?
0:27:49 > 0:27:50It's a glorified deckchair,
0:27:50 > 0:27:55in what looks like walnut we're looking at there and I assume
0:27:55 > 0:27:57if we... I don't know, do we lift the seat
0:27:57 > 0:27:58and it starts to all move, or what?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Right, you have got to lift these.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Oh, I get it. There's a ratchet at the back. Do you know what I feel?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- In a really lazy mood. Let's go for...- Completely.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I'll have a little sleep.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Did you know the Titanic carried 600 steamer chairs, of which
0:28:14 > 0:28:19just six survive? And one of those was sold for £35,000 in 2001.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Here I am.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24My man will be with me in just a second.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Or woman.- Thank you.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27PAUL LAUGHS
0:28:27 > 0:28:29How apt for Laidlaw.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33But I'll tell you, that...is comfortable, isn't it?
0:28:33 > 0:28:37He's keen on both the chair and the lamp, although the asking price
0:28:37 > 0:28:42for the two is almost £150. He's still on the lookout, though.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Something non-nautical, eh?
0:28:46 > 0:28:47I love that.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49GIGGLING
0:28:49 > 0:28:511960s...
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Kolster-Brandes -
0:28:54 > 0:28:59they were high-quality manufacturers of radio and television equipment.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02It was an expensive television set, this.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04It was the Royal Star.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Arguably, it's a portable telly. Look at this!
0:29:07 > 0:29:09This is definitely turning into
0:29:09 > 0:29:11a bit of a theme shop.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14From the late 1950s, these were installed
0:29:14 > 0:29:16on Cunard liners, like the Queen Mary,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19hence the cruise-friendly model name.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21The price on that is...
0:29:21 > 0:29:24£40. It's mad!
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Time to have a word with the captain.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28I've got a shopping list with three things
0:29:28 > 0:29:31that I like, but I want to haggle hard with you.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33How about we start at 150?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I'll offer you £100 the lot.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Obviously, I'm not going to accept that.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I think I've got to say 125.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45It's just a wee bit rich for me, at 125. If I budge another tenner,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- can we shake hands? - So, what, 110?- Yeah.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52115 and you've definitely got a deal.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- I've definitely got a deal, then, haven't I?- You have. Good man.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Jo, loving your work. - All right, that's great.- Magic!
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- Let me give you some money.- With 165 spent, Paul must be almost done.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Time to move on.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- Hello, there.- Hi, there.- Can you take me on?- Yeah, no problem.- Excellent!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Not quite the same, is it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Margie, meanwhile, is heading east, to Exeter.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21You'll be amazed to learn that the county town of Devon
0:30:21 > 0:30:24is surprisingly free of myth, magic and ancient ball games.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29It does, however, boast several ghosts and, when it comes to
0:30:29 > 0:30:33foretelling the future, Exeter has, for the last ten years,
0:30:33 > 0:30:34been the home of the Met Office.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- Hello! Good afternoon, Margie. Pleased to meet you. Norman.- Norman.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Although this is an antiques centre,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Stormin' Norman does have quite a few of his own things for sale.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50What he doesn't yet know, of course, is just how little Margie has left
0:30:50 > 0:30:52to spend.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57I've got about £40-odd left. So, I'm not in the best of situations
0:30:57 > 0:30:58at the moment!
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Certainly aren't. There has got to be something, though, for you here,
0:31:01 > 0:31:03love.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Oh, no - tools. Not coming in there!
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Ho-ho-ho! Those Imari vases would do nicely, though.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13The ticket price is £69 and Margie is nowhere near that.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- Who owns this cabinet? - Guess who?- You.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19How did you guess that(?)
0:31:19 > 0:31:20HE LAUGHS
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Seriously, yours?- Yes.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Good luck, you two. - I like them.- They're nice.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Not very old.- Turn of the century.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It's a good phrase that, innit?
0:31:30 > 0:31:31SHE GIGGLES
0:31:31 > 0:31:321910.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35BOTH LAUGH
0:31:35 > 0:31:37The coy courtship ritual
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- of the antiques dealer, eh? - Quite a handsome pair, aren't they?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- Interested?- Well...vaguely.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45How much?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47BOTH LAUGH
0:31:47 > 0:31:50I don't know what's in the tea leaves, but I'm feeling hopeful.
0:31:50 > 0:31:58- Seriously, no joking, all I have got is...- £40?- Yeah.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- Is that pushing it?- Ooh. I'd be happy with 40, if you are.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03I think you'd do well.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I'm just nearly there. I'm nearly there.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Nearly there.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Hey! Norman's just knocked off over a third, Margie.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Beggars can't be choosers.
0:32:14 > 0:32:1740, they're yours.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- I'm boring you now, Norman, aren't I? I can see.- Not at all, no.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22My indecision is boring you.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I think our Margie is girding up her loins to make a cheeky offer.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27They are not actually a pair, are they?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Can you see? - Oh, they look identical to me.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33They are a pair, but just a slightly different shape.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Different shape.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36You can't tip me just a teeny bit more?
0:32:36 > 0:32:40You are a very persuasive, aren't you, person, yeah?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43No, it's only cos I'm in such trouble, Norman.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45HE GUFFAWS
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- You have the last say.- 35.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- You're a...- Yeah, 35?- 35. You're a star.- That's right.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- You are most welcome. - Thank you very much, Norman.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58I shall remember you in my will.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00BOTH LAUGH
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Margie, somehow, managed to magic up five items on a very tight budget,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06but as we all know, it's bad luck to auction
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- the witch's ball on its own. - So, what I'm going to do,
0:33:10 > 0:33:14I'm going to buy a box of matches, which I am going to auction,
0:33:14 > 0:33:15and they get this free!
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Now, please don't think I have gone mad,
0:33:21 > 0:33:25but could I buy a box of matches, please?
0:33:25 > 0:33:2620p.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28That's magic!
0:33:29 > 0:33:33So, short of buying a lottery ticket, our shopping's complete.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34But what did they buy?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Well, Paul went for a card tray,
0:33:38 > 0:33:39a steamer chair,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41a retro TV,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44a brass lamp and an Arts and Crafts tray,
0:33:44 > 0:33:50spending £165... whilst Margie bagged a buckle,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53some book-ends, a silk-work picture, a pair of vases
0:33:53 > 0:33:57and a box of matches, not forgetting her witch's ball,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00for a cup of tea, making a grand total of £131.70.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- There you are, madam.- Thank you so much.- You are most welcome.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- It's been a pleasure. - Pleasure to meet you.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08So, what do Mystic Margie and Predictive Paul foretell?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11My favourite of Margie's purchases is the buckle.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15I love it. Should I love it? No, because it could make her
0:34:15 > 0:34:16a lot of money.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18The walnut tray.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21I think he'd be lucky to get £10 for that.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Elephants. This is her Achilles heel. Tourist fodder.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28They're not finely executed, but they are book-ends.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Book-ends are good.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31The steamer chair is interesting.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32£45?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35It's a bit on the edge.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37He could go down with that.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39With all hands, eh, Margie?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42After starting out beside the River Camel at Wadebridge,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45this leg of our trip concludes at an auction in Seaton,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48on the Jurassic Coast. And, fortunately,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51the brakes have been newly settled. Ha!
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- See the wee geek fossil-hunter in me, when I was a wee boy.- Really?
0:34:54 > 0:34:55With my wee hammer.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- Really?!- Oh, a place of pilgrimage!
0:34:59 > 0:35:04Ah. Back in the 19th century, long before young Paul arrived,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06the cliffs and beaches of Lyme Bay were the site of some
0:35:06 > 0:35:08of the first discoveries of dinosaur remains
0:35:08 > 0:35:13and local resident Mary Anning, who, after several amazing finds,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16opened up Anning's Fossil Depot.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Hey! Ah, your auction awaits, ma'am.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Are you excited?- Stroke terrified?!
0:35:22 > 0:35:23BOTH LAUGH
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Welcome to Lyme Bay Auctions.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34I wonder what auctioneer Kevin Frost thinks of Margie and Paul's
0:35:34 > 0:35:36little collection?
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Paul's steamer chair, I'm quite excited about selling that one.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41That's my favourite of the items.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44The ball with the box of matches.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It's got mystical powers, apparently. It certainly made me
0:35:46 > 0:35:48feel a bit funny when I saw it.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51If I was a betting man, I would like to put my money
0:35:51 > 0:35:53on Margie's goods making more money today.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Well, that should keep the chaise longue crowd interested.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Starting off with Paul's Belle Epoque card tray.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05- It is my strongest lot.- Yeah, it is. - So, watch this one break even.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- and a grown man cry. - Don't expect sympathy.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13I have several commission bids on this. Starting at £25.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14£25, I have with me.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1725. 30. 35 and 40.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Hey.- Still with me, at 40. 45. - That's just break even, though.
0:36:19 > 0:36:2250. 55?
0:36:22 > 0:36:2555. 60. 65? £60, with me, on commission, at £60.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28He is still on commission. Come on, bid again!
0:36:28 > 0:36:3462. Now in the room at £62. And selling at £62...
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- That's all right.- Whew. That bodes all right, yeah.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Spoken like a true seer.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Now, what about your lamp with absolutely no provenance, Paul?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46This one was on the Titanic.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- Oh, get off! - This was on the Titanic.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Why is it not on here? - Just the small matters of legality(!)
0:36:52 > 0:36:54You know, the Trade Descriptions and all that.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58I have a bid on this. In at £12. £12, I have on the book. 12.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0614. 16. 18. 20. 22? £20, I have with me. At 20. 22? 22.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11Oh, no, not at all. It's a brass lamp. They don't get it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1225, and you're out? 25.
0:37:12 > 0:37:1528. to the lady, at £28.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1830, anywhere? 30, anywhere? Selling at £28...
0:37:19 > 0:37:22That's really, really unfortunate!
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Oh, control yourself, Margie!
0:37:26 > 0:37:30- But it all helps.- Thank goodness we have got each other.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Yeah, cos you're a big consolation, laughing in my face(!)
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Her elephants might just wipe that smile off, though.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Slightly damaged on one of them, unfortunately.- Shut up!- Bit harsh.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Start me at £12. 14, anywhere?
0:37:43 > 0:37:4514. 16. 18?
0:37:45 > 0:37:49£16, I have. At 16. 18, anywhere? 18.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5120. £20. 22, anywhere?
0:37:51 > 0:37:57- 22, anywhere? 22.- It's creeping. It's creeping. It's creeping.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00The lady's bid, at £22...
0:38:00 > 0:38:04An even bigger loss, although hardly jumbo. Hoo!
0:38:04 > 0:38:06I've never done so badly on a Trip. It's all your fault.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10What do you mean? You're employing dark forces now.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13You've got witchcraft involved in your battle campaign.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18Yes, quite. Now, for Margie's nice matches.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Other brands are available.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Apparently, this witch's ball was given as a free gift.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25We are not allowed to sell anything that a witch has given you
0:38:25 > 0:38:27and I'm not responsible for anything
0:38:27 > 0:38:30that goes wrong in this saleroom. Who will give me a tenner? £10.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34You are very cruel. 10? Thank you, sir. £10.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Someone he knows! £10, I have. At 10.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39If you get pregnant, it's not my fault.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41LAUGHTER
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£10, with me. 12? £12, anywhere?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45I will sell it. Opening bid of £10.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- Colin! - He did a very good job, there.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50Weird.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55Yeah, and what is even weirder is that Margie has made a profit!
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Well, I wish him luck. I wish that nice man a lot of luck.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Now for Margie's vases. Another profit, please.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Got several commission bids on this, just in at £20.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08£20, surely that's got to fetch a lot more than that.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1020, 22. 25.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1528. 30. 32. Now in the room at £32.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- 35. 38. 40.- Yeah, you're all right, it's running.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21£40 I have, 45 anywhere? 45 anywhere?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I will sell 'em. At just £40...
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- 45. Thank you, sir. 45, 50. - He's coming back.- Yeah.
0:39:27 > 0:39:3050. 55? No, £50 at the back now.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34We're selling at £50...
0:39:34 > 0:39:36It's just like the tea leaves foretold.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41Time for Paul's other tray, the one Margie thought might make £10.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4280 quid?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Ooh, I like the ambition, the optimism.- 60?
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- £40...- I like that he's trying. - He is trying.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Nobody?
0:39:50 > 0:39:5120?
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- 20. It's on you, Colin. - That's the dealer man.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56£20 I have, at 20. 22 anywhere?
0:39:56 > 0:39:5822, 22. Thank you, madam. 25?
0:39:58 > 0:40:0028?
0:40:00 > 0:40:0130? No?
0:40:01 > 0:40:06- £28 to the lady.- Flying. - He's trying very hard for us.- £28...
0:40:08 > 0:40:12So, a small profit for Paul, which is TRAY, TRAY bon.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Let's just hope that Margie's star buy pays off.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22It's gorgeous. Now, please, let's... let's have a result.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I've got a bid on this, in at £30.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2635. 40.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2945. 50. 55.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Now in the room at £55, should fetch more.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33£55 I have, 60 anywhere?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36I will sell it at £55...
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Result.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Yet another profit.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Is this the comeback?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- HE TRILLS A DRAMATIC TUNE - The witch's ball.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Not off the Titanic but quite comfy, Paul's steamer chair.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I'm going to start off at £30.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Very nice looking chair, £30 I have.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- Oh, straight in at 30.- 32.
0:40:55 > 0:40:5835. 38. 40. Still with me at £40.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0145. 50. 55?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Now in the room at £55.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05I'll take that, that's all right.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08£55 and selling...
0:41:08 > 0:41:09- Well done.- Fair enough.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12So, a small profit after auction costs, eh?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Next, Margie's silk-work.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20I've got a commission bid on this, in at £30.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Get in!- £30 I have straight in. - Get in!
0:41:22 > 0:41:26£30 I have with me on the book. 32 anywhere? 32 anywhere?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- 32.- Ah, there you go.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30In the room at £32. Lady's bid at 32.
0:41:30 > 0:41:3435 anywhere? We'll sell it at £32...
0:41:35 > 0:41:37All sewn up, eh?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Now, do not adjust your sets, you're on telly, Paul.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44No, I mean your telly's on...telly.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47I wouldn't have a clue about old televisions.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- See the way you say that! - I'm very proud to say that!
0:41:51 > 0:41:55I've got several bids on the books. Going to start it off at £40.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57£40 I have with me, 45.
0:41:57 > 0:42:0050. 55. In the room at £55.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- 60 anywhere?- Come on!
0:42:02 > 0:42:0360. 65.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- £65 I have, 65.- Oh, well done!
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- 70 anywhere? Selling at £65... - Done it!
0:42:09 > 0:42:10214.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14A timeless classic, eh? And a very fine profit, too.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Profits, profits! - Happy with that one?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- We are very happy.- Total result. - You did very well.- You da man!
0:42:21 > 0:42:25So, a good day all round. But Paul has triumphed again.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Margie began with £138.56, and after paying auction costs
0:42:30 > 0:42:33she made a small profit of £6.88,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37leaving her with £145.44 to spend next time.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44Whilst Paul, who started out with £218.46, made,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48after paying auction costs, a profit of £30.16,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52so he now has £248.62 and a lead of over £100.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- Well?- Not too bad. - What do you mean, not too bad?!
0:42:57 > 0:43:00It was, like, eight profits out of ten purchases.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Eight profits, but you've crept ahead again. Swine.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Next time on Antiques Road Trip, hidden treasures,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13nail-biting deals,
0:43:13 > 0:43:15and, best of all, firm friends.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19The sun's shining, the company could be better...