0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to the show that searches out treasures
0:00:05 > 0:00:10around the homes of the well known, then sells them at auction for a good cause.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Today, I'm going to meet one of the most colourful characters in British politics.
0:00:14 > 0:00:20He was born and brought up in Northern Ireland, but his name and his roots are Estonian.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22He studied philosophy at Bristol University,
0:00:22 > 0:00:28but then he turned to politics and became a Liberal Democrat MP in 1997.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32It has to be said, he's known as a bit of a ladies' man
0:00:32 > 0:00:35and he's weathered some rather cheeky relationships.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Have you worked out who it is yet?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Today I'm in mid-Wales
0:01:01 > 0:01:05and I'm on my way to meet the politician Lembit Opik.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Lembit Opik is probably the most recognisable Lib-Dem politician.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13He's been spokesperson on a range of topics from Northern Ireland
0:01:13 > 0:01:16to housing, but is perhaps equally known for his tabloid exploits
0:01:16 > 0:01:20including a much publicised relationship with Sian Lloyd
0:01:20 > 0:01:26and his infamous engagement to Cheeky Girl, Gabriella.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29For Lembit's family, his career in the corridors of power
0:01:29 > 0:01:34is all the more special as they were forced to flee their native Estonia during Stalin's regime.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40They eventually settled in Northern Ireland where Lembit and his brother and sister were born.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Their parents eventually moved to Leicester and his mother
0:01:43 > 0:01:48has travelled today to join us at his constituency home in Wales.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51As an MP, Lembit is used to living out of a suitcase,
0:01:51 > 0:01:57so Livi's brought along some things from home to help her son reach his charitable goal.
0:01:57 > 0:02:03Coming up on today's Cash In The Celebrity Attic, Lembit's bringing in some big guns to help him out.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I could go one step further and ask at Prime Minister's Questions.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10I'd like to ask the Prime Minister, would he sign this bottle of whisky for me?
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- A skeleton emerges from Livi's closet to join the charity campaign. - Are we embarrassing you here?
0:02:15 > 0:02:20No, not at all, how would you feel in my position?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Lembit's prepared to do everything it takes to raise funds.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28We're all looking for different jobs at the moment in Parliament. I'll start with this one.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34With such weighty characters backing him, will we have reached our target when the final hammer falls?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Good morning.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37- How are you?- Pretty as a picture.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Especially for you. - I had a fantastic journey here.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43It was just beautiful, the hills are gorgeous.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Isn't this a fabulous part of the world?
0:02:47 > 0:02:51He's very lucky to work here. I know Lembit, I've met him around about.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53He's quite fun, do you know him?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I've never met the man, but he sounds a fascinating character.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- He is, he's very interesting, he's good fun. - Excellent, shall we go inside?
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I'll go and see if he remembers me and you start looking around.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Aha! Hello, Lembit. - Hello, how are you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- Good, you remember me. I wasn't sure if you'd remember me. - Come on.- We've met many times.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14You haven't met my mother.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Hello. You're Livi, are you?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- "Lee-vee", yes.- Oh, "Lee-vee"
0:03:19 > 0:03:23It's the Estonian coming out.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25This is your constituency home.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Not much, but it's home.- It's lovely.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29I like it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34A wonderful place to come after the crowd of London and all that happens down there.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37It has the feel of somewhere very new.
0:03:37 > 0:03:44Yes, I moved in five months ago and had the place redone. At my own expense.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- LAUGHTER - I wasn't going to mention it.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51I haven't got much to it.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I'm not really a collector, which could be a problem.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00- Are you a collector, Livi? - Not really. I had to get rid of a lot of things as well.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- Missed the boat.- Yes, you have by quite a few months.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10By six decades to be honest because we lost a lot of things as a family.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13We lost a lot of things during the war.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19So it's... That's why I don't think we've bothered starting collecting again.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Once you lose things, it's heartbreaking to go through that again.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Were you left with more or less nothing?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Yes.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Everything of sentimental value and value went.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36You've not been brought up with a tradition of hoarding stuff?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I hoard stuff. It's worthless, I think.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41We'll find out, but I think it's worthless.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46By the end of this programme, you'll be giving me things rather than the other way round.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You're not filling me with confidence I have to tell you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55I used to collect motorcycle magazines, I'm a keen biker,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58but I've never really collected anything of value.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00It probably goes back to the family tradition
0:05:00 > 0:05:04of not having anything of great value and that goes back to the wall.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I think we've quite a challenge on our hands.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11What are we raising money for, hopefully?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We're raising money for a charity called Ponthafren here in Newtown.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19It's a Welsh name and it actually means "river bridge".
0:05:19 > 0:05:23It refers to a wonderful institution in the centre of town
0:05:23 > 0:05:26who work with people who have depression and other mental illness.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31We're hoping that if we do raise money for them, they'll be able to do woodwork classes
0:05:31 > 0:05:37and other things to help people get into the mainstream after an episode of mental illness.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40How much do you think we might be able to raise?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44I'm not even going to try and guess.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46We have to get something.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50If it all goes brilliantly, £250.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I don't mean £250,000.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54£250.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56That's fine.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Shall we go for it? That's our target, 250.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Let's have a look around.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Sadly, Lembit's family haven't been able to hold on to too many possessions over the years,
0:06:05 > 0:06:11so we'd better get stuck in and see what we can find in his smart, if rather bare bachelor pad.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14It's for a very deserving cause.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18If anyone's got a thirst for antiques and collectibles, it's our expert Jonty Hearnden,
0:06:18 > 0:06:23who's got over 25 years experience in the business.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- You caught me.- Don't open that one.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29That looks spectacular, House of Commons.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35Actually, theoretically the other bottle on its own is more valuable.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39This one happens to be quite special. You've found the right bottle.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Tell me why.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47I actually had been collecting... These are MP signatures.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50We've got Nick Clegg, party leader there,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52we've got Anne Widdecombe,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Jack Straw is somewhere on the back.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Anne Widdecombe is the largest, dare I say, signature on this.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Betty Boothroyd.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03She's pretty big as well.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05She's a big star.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Absolutely, Lords former Speaker.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10John Bercow is there, very well known.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16Have you got any of the really big names like the Prime Minister for instance?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I haven't asked the Prime Minister or David Cameron, but I could.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22We could get the three party leaders on it I'd say.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Would you be interested in putting this into the sale?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I knew you were going to ask that.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30How can I say no? Of course.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You can have this for the auction.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38If you could get the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and David Cameron to sign as well
0:07:38 > 0:07:42because you've Nick Clegg's name on there as well, that would be wonderful.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Possibly have Gordon Brown on the left and David Cameron on the right.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50You do your job, I'll do mine.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55You could sidle up to them when they're on the dispatch box doing their speeches.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59You could interrupt them and say, "Excuse me, could you just sign my bottle of whisky for me?"
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I could go one step further and ask at Prime Minister's Questions.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05I'd like to ask the Prime Minister, would he sign the bottle of whisky for me?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08If he does, the opposition leader has to do so as well.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13- As long as you say it's for Cash In The Celebrity Attic.- I'll try.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19- It's a good start.- I'd put in the ball park of 80 to £120.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I hope there will be people out there that will be happy to put their hands up as well.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Let's keep that back in the cupboard for safe keeping. Leave that there.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Let's go and look elsewhere.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Some really big hitters pitching in to help there.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Let's hope Lembit will get the PM to sign in time for the auction.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42We can't rest on our laurels and there are plenty more rooms to search.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46As MP for Montgomeryshire, Lembit divides his time
0:08:46 > 0:08:52between the hustle and bustle of Westminster and the peace and quiet of his rural constituency.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57And with few family heirlooms and no wife or children to fill the house with clutter,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01we're going to have to make some tough choices about what we can take to auction.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Fortunately, it looks as if Jonty has found Livi
0:09:04 > 0:09:08looking over some family treasure in one of the bedrooms.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14- Livi, am I right in thinking that this is your contribution to today's finds?- Yes, it is.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Can you tell me a bit about what we're looking at here.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22The pearl necklace was given to me by my aunt who travelled a lot.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27I think it was about...early 1960s.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32What we're looking at here, we definitely have four gold rings here.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I'm not so sure about this one, this is more of a dress ring.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I'm not convinced at the moment this is solid gold.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- I'm doubtful about that.- It's simply by the colour. You get used to seeing different colours of gold.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49You get rose gold, and you get the different colours and tones.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55It's due to the carats. It's due to the purity of gold within the mix of the metal.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59That's what carat is all about.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05When it comes to auctions, the cold reality of what we're looking at
0:10:05 > 0:10:09is these rings may not ever be worn again.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12There's every likelihood they'll be sold for scrap,
0:10:12 > 0:10:17so jewellers can then turn rings into contemporary designs
0:10:17 > 0:10:20and the cycle begins again.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23It's definitely worth selling this collection.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I'm so pleased you've brought this along because it's going to add
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- quite a substantial chunk to what we're aiming for.- That's good.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35I think we're looking at 60 to £80.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38That would be wonderful, really. Lembit will be very pleased.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40That's fabulous.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44There's no peace for the wicked, we have to crack on.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47That's a big help and a touching gesture from Livi.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It could be quite a wrench for her to part with the rings and necklace,
0:10:50 > 0:10:55but she's determined to do her bit and get us to that target.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57She's also giving up some of her costume jewellery.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00This jewellery became popular in the mid-1900s
0:11:00 > 0:11:03when the middle classes wanted fashionable, affordable accessories.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05New techniques of mass production
0:11:05 > 0:11:08made it possible to create replicas of heirloom pieces.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Jonty has put a value of £20 to £30 on Livi's collection.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18And, while they get on with the search, I want to hear all about life in the fast lane.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Tell me why you became a politician.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25I don't know if I ever became a politician.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- I still see myself as a business person who ended up in politics. - Interesting.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33The difference is, it's the outcomes of politics that get me going.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39I'm sure my parents having to leave Estonia as kids because of politics
0:11:39 > 0:11:45and growing up in a political environment like Northern Ireland made a difference to my own outlook.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51Every other generation of my father's side has had a politician in it. Maybe it runs in the family.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55The reason I do it is because you can touch lives.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00Those things don't make headlines, but when you can make a difference, whether it's getting a hip operation,
0:12:00 > 0:12:06sorting out their house or stopping them from going bankrupt, that's really satisfying.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10I don't know what it is that makes be want to do that, but that's what gives me a kick.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14You live life very much in the fast lane and in the public eye.
0:12:14 > 0:12:21Everyone knows you've had some well publicised relationships with some feisty ladies.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27How hard is it to have all that slapped over the papers and be taken as a serious politician?
0:12:27 > 0:12:31I never chose the profession of the people I went out with.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33They happen to be very well known.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37The press sometimes wanted to make it look like it was the other way round.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Of course with that came a lot of profile.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Some of it good, some of it bad.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45You just have to live with that and recognise that the public
0:12:45 > 0:12:49are far more generous sometimes than the media choose to be about it.
0:12:49 > 0:12:56Fundamentally, the meaning of life is a journey and part of that was a colourful element to my journey.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02I'm grateful to have met those people and very excited by the unusual things that most MPs don't get to do.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05You've very dangerous hobbies.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I did have. I ride motorbikes and I've fallen off once or twice.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Also, perhaps even more dangerous and in three dimensions, I used to go paragliding.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19You jump-off a hillside with a parachute on your back and try to stay in the air.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- What does that feel like? - It was mesmerisingly good.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Then it became mesmerisingly bad because the thing collapsed at 30 metres.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32I fell and broke my back in 12 places and was very close to death.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I'm here and I suppose that's one reason I take the view I do about life.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I take the opportunities as they come.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I don't get as wound up as I used to before that.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- How is it now at the back? - I'm amazed to say, absolutely fine.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50I get less backache now than I did before the accident, because loads of physio and I'm really careful.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54If anyone is going to lift that box, it's going to be you.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Speaking of which, let's get back to it.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58There must be something in here we can take to the auction.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Lembit's stories are fascinating, but it's a three-line whip
0:14:02 > 0:14:06to find more collectibles to sell and make the target of £250.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10In the kitchen I spot this art-deco style decanter and glasses.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16Made of electroplated zinc and silver, they're valued at 10 to £20.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Pretty good, but we're not there yet, so I joined Lembit and Jonty who are searching the living room.
0:14:21 > 0:14:27- Look at this.- Ah, yes.- Mr Ashdown. - The Ashdown Diaries.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29That's volume two actually.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34It's more interesting than volume one because a lot happened between '97 and '99.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- I think I got it signed. - Very nice.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41"To Lembit, with best wishes and many thanks for your help and support."
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Were you a help and support to him then?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- I think he thought so at the time. - Did you get on?
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Yes, we did, so well that he actually persuaded me to join the party.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Way back in 1989, he was up in Newcastle where I lived at the time
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and I spent an hour or two with him at a conference.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Afterwards, I thought, "He's the kind of guy I want to see in charge of the country,"
0:15:03 > 0:15:05and the rest as they say is history.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Funnily enough, he doesn't recall that particular meeting in his book.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I know he must have been thinking about it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14He might have made a bit more of an impression on you than vice versa you feel?
0:15:14 > 0:15:21I think somehow a 25 year-old marketing executive didn't have quite the same impact as a party leader.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Jonty, tear yourself away from your books.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Lembit said he'd part with this, The Ashdown Diaries, it's signed.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30I don't know whether it'll be worth anything.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35First and foremost, when you're looking at books like this, if it's the first edition, that's great.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40- I'm assuming this is a first edition.- Yes. I got him to sign it whenever it was launched.
0:15:40 > 0:15:48To have it signed by the author, and by any author, that's great news, but Paddy Ashdown.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54Thinking about it conservatively, I'd say 20 to 30, but maybe more liberally, a bit more.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- I see what you did there, like your thinking.- It's in good condition.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It's very good.
0:16:00 > 0:16:06- That's because I haven't read it yet. I haven't read it. - You're happy to put this in?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I'm willing to put this in.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- Reluctant.- It's quite special for him to have signed it,
0:16:12 > 0:16:18but it's for a good cause and if you really think that will add value to our target, I'll do so.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- That's great.- Very good, good find.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- Where shall we go now?- This way.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I'll follow you.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Very sporting of Lembit to part with this signed first edition
0:16:29 > 0:16:33by the man who inspired him to enter the political arena.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38It obviously means a lot to him. Jonty has discovered a collection of four old coins and a note.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Old currency is increasingly collectible and there's a good cross-section here,
0:16:43 > 0:16:49including this 1937 rouble from the former Soviet Union, so the set could fetch 10 to £20.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I found this ceramic clown made by DSN.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56He appeals to me and we're hoping this will bring us 10 to £20.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Considering the journey Lembit's family have made,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03we're doing pretty well with our sale list.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08To help us on our way, the charity itself has donated some things to take to the auction.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Lembit, come and have a look at these two pictures with me.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- Oh, yes. - Do you know anything about these?
0:17:15 > 0:17:22I don't know where they came from. It's the charity that we're working for, Ponthafren,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27they donated them for me to raise money for them.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31They're definitely worth selling. They're by the same artist I think.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37- Seascape by Tom Stevenson. - Oh, right.- Liverpool.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Died in Rock Ferry, 1914,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44so beginning of the First World War.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49That's the artist and it makes sense that would be the beginning of the last century.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51They're great.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55The artist here has sketched these scenes,
0:17:55 > 0:18:01not by pencil, not by water colour, this is charcoal.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03This is actually an original then?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Absolutely. This is an original charcoal drawing.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10I can see why you think these will be worth putting into the auction.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13They've been sympathetically framed
0:18:13 > 0:18:19and the great thing about black and white's is in a modern setting, they can look quite stunning,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23and I can see them selling around the £100 mark.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29Estimate for the catalogue would be 80 to £120.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- Are you happy about that?- Very happy to see these could be used
0:18:34 > 0:18:37because that's exactly what they wanted me to do, to raise money.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40If they can go into the auction, I'm guided by you on that.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43That's what we're doing. Raising as much money as we can for your charity.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Pleased about that, you've convinced me.- We'll leave those there.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- More this way?- Brilliant. Thanks for that one.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58Jonty seems very pleased with those handsome original charcoal sketches by Tom Stevenson.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Let's hope they hit their valuation at 80 to £120.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07He's also found this pretty watercolour of a farmhouse worth 20 to £30.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Lembit and Livi bought it as a present for Lembit's father,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14but he didn't think much of it and it was banished to the attic.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It lives to fight another day at auction.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Lembit's unpacking another of his many boxes in the kitchen
0:19:20 > 0:19:22and he finds a pewter tankard and jug.
0:19:22 > 0:19:28These crop up quite often at auction so they've been valued at 10 to £20.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33Now he's one of the most colourful characters on the political scene,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36how do you feel as his mum seeing all those headlines?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39I can't keep up with him.
0:19:39 > 0:19:45Sometimes I'm a bit worried to what he gets up to, especially in dangerous sports.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I'm very proud of him.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- As long as he's happy, I'm happy too.- Yeah.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59To be honest, half the time, I don't know what he's doing or where he is.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Is family very important to you?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07The family has obviously completely influenced my decision to be in politics.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12There have been periods when I've not been good at keeping in touch with the family.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It's been in the last few years
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I've spent more time with my mum and my sister.
0:20:18 > 0:20:24My brother died rather tragically in 2005 of an unexpected illness
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and it was really at a time when the family was coming closer together,
0:20:27 > 0:20:35so that made me appreciate the importance of seeing the family and making time for that as well.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Which isn't easy when he's so busy.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I'm always very happy when he comes to see me.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45He phones me up, "Can I come up?" or, "I'll be up in an hour's time."
0:20:45 > 0:20:48I say, "Yes, any time."
0:20:48 > 0:20:55- I do appreciate it.- I fly aeroplanes and it takes 35 minutes to fly from around here to Leicester.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00My mum is very decent and she brings sandwiches to Leicester airport, we have a picnic, then I fly back.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- An expensive picnic, but a wonderful social dimension.- Whose plane is it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08A quarter of it is mine. I share it with three other people.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I've been up in the plane with him.
0:21:10 > 0:21:17When I brought this new bungalow, he took me up to show me what it looks like from up there.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- Has he taken you to Westminster? Have you been wined and dined there? - Yes.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- What do you make of it?- Fascinating. - It's pretty impressive, isn't it?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Very impressive, really is.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I was extremely well looked after.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I'll go again if I'm asked.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36My door is always open to you.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39If he has his way, the door will be 10 Downing Street
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and you'll be going to visit the Prime Minister, your son.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45I always said I must hang on until he gets to Number 10.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48You can have the exclusive.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Brilliant. Come on, we'd better get to the rummage because it's quite chilly out here.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56So an airborne MP. Let's hope his items take-off at auction.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00So far everyone has been towing the party line.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04We've been hunting high and low to pull together for Lembit's chosen cause.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07He's looking in every possible nook and cranny
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and he's dug out some more political memorabilia from under a bed.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Perhaps playing this election-themed board game
0:22:13 > 0:22:16gave Lembit an early taste for power and politics.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20With its provenance, we hope it'll fetch £20 to £30 at auction.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Back in the living room, Livi whispered that she has
0:22:25 > 0:22:28one of Lembit's old friends she wants to introduce to us.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32But first, Lembit's entertaining us with his musical prowess.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33HE PLAYS THE HARMONICA
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- APPLAUSE - That's great.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50We can't take that to the auction.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I don't think there's enough interest in me as a player to warrant it.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55You tell me, maestro.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58I don't think we could sell that at auction.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It doesn't really merit a lot sadly.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05- I thank you for your honesty. - I have to be honest. - I tend to agree with you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11We've run out of rummaging, we've run out of items so I think that's just about it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- I think I have something. - You have something.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- I have something.- What have you got?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19What have you...?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- I say.- A womble!
0:23:23 > 0:23:27That takes me back. My first ever record was Remember You're A Womble.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Really?- 1974, somewhere around them.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I really thought this was nice. It does actually sing.
0:23:33 > 0:23:41# Remember, remember remember, remember... #
0:23:41 > 0:23:43That's really fantastic.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Does that take you back?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50That was the hit single.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- It's a classic.- Did you know she was going to produce this then?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- Absolutely not.- When did you come up with this idea?
0:23:58 > 0:24:03When I saw it, I thought I'd like to give it to Lembit, but I think maybe a charity.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Are we embarrassing you here?
0:24:05 > 0:24:10No, not at all, how would you feel in my position?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Would it fetch anything at auction do you think?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I think we can get 20 to £40, depending on who's there.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20- I think it's fabulous.- This brings us to the end of our days rummaging
0:24:20 > 0:24:24and thanks for bringing along that final item because it's lovely.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26You were so lacking in confidence when we started.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30I'm so relieved you've found something.
0:24:30 > 0:24:36- We've some good bits, haven't we? - Absolutely, we've some great things and if you can do a little bit more
0:24:36 > 0:24:41delving around the Houses of Parliament, get a few more signatures, even better.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- "Oi, Gordy, sign this." - Absolutely.- I'll do my best.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50At the start, you said you'd be quite happy to make £250.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56Well, I can tell you that we're smelling of roses at the moment because if things go to plan,
0:24:56 > 0:25:01and of course you never know, we should make £360.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06- That's great.- That'll help the charity.- The charity will love that.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Fantastic. Off to auction we go.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15- Thanks a lot, it's been a great day.- We'll see you there.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It's a mother's role in life to embarrass her offspring, isn't it?
0:25:18 > 0:25:22But Livi has done him proud and £360 is a great total.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26I'm sure she's looking forward to a day out with Lembit at auction.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31Today's discoveries include that very impressive bottle of House of Commons whisky
0:25:31 > 0:25:35which Lembit's asking the great and good of British politics to sign.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41Livi's collection of gold rings and pearls which we hope could raise as much as 60 to £80.
0:25:41 > 0:25:48The atmospheric charcoal drawings donated by the charity weighing in at 80 to £120.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Still to come on Cash In The Celebrity Attic,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Lembit's an uphill struggle on his hands with a tough crowd.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57This is worse than Prime Minister's Questions.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00He takes to the rostrum in a bid to win them over.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04..Signed by Betty Boothroyd, Jack Straw, former Home Secretary...
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Will his efforts prove successful when the final hammer falls?
0:26:14 > 0:26:19We certainly learned a thing or two about Lembit Opik during our day in Wales.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Did you know he played the harmonica or was a secret Wombles fan?
0:26:23 > 0:26:29I certainly didn't. Today we have all the bits and pieces we've found to Chiswick Auctions in west London.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Lembit wants to raise £250 for his charity so let's hope the bidders
0:26:33 > 0:26:37are in a mood to play along when his items go under the hammer.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44There's a huge variety of antiques and collectibles in the room today and plenty of interested bidders.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Before the auction gets underway, I catch up with our expert Jonty
0:26:47 > 0:26:52whose admiring what we hope will be one of our star lots.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57- Hello, Jonty.- Hi, look, is that the view from your house?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59It's not dissimilar, I must say.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Is this the drawing that the charity donated?
0:27:02 > 0:27:09There's two. This is one of them. I'm concerned because a lot of the items I've valued were under £50,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11but this pair not.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15That's the reason I'm hoping they'll sell very well as a consequence.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18I'm hoping that Livi's jewellery will do quite well.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22She brought some great jewellery and I'm hoping they'll do particularly well.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24My hopes are pinned on the whisky.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- Did he get the signatures? Those extra signatures? - It's a busy time for politicians.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- Did he manage to get Gordon Brown? I don't know.- Let's find out.
0:27:34 > 0:27:40We hope we've a few crowd-pleasers, but there were also the pewter tankards and the ceramic clown,
0:27:40 > 0:27:45which may struggle to get any bids among the tough competition today.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- Good morning.- Hi guys, how are we all?- Not bad at all. Yourself?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Good.- How are you feeling? Are you feeling nervous?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Oh, yes, no doubt about it.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Really nervous. If it gets much worse, I'll be drinking this rather than auctioning it.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03After all the heady promises of getting the three party leaders,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Downing Street is unbelievably busy at the moment.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I couldn't get the Prime Minister in time.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14He'll have to wait until the next show or until I'm Prime Minister, whichever comes first.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16It's about to start.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19We'll go and get our spot.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22I'm not surprised the nerves are kicking in.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Even without the PM's signature, let's hope that bottle still rouses some interest.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Auctioneer Tom Kean is already in full flow.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34We found a good spot to watch the action and Lembit's opening lot
0:28:34 > 0:28:37is the first edition of The Ashdown Diaries
0:28:37 > 0:28:40which Jonty valued at 20 to £30.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43It was quite a wrench for Lembit to part with it,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45so let's hope it does him justice.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48It's signed, isn't it, dedicated to you?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50It's a first edition as well.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51It's authentic.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56One of my mini heirlooms, but it's for a good cause. If you bid enough, you can have it.
0:28:56 > 0:29:02I mustn't bid and I'm not quite sure this crowd is going to bid for Paddy Ashdown. What do you reckon?
0:29:02 > 0:29:05I like the fact that it's signed
0:29:05 > 0:29:11and it's a first edition. All those reasons are the reasons why we should get that.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14£10, I'm bid at 10, £12.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19At 12, 15, 18, 20.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22At £20, all done.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24All done.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- £20.- It's all right, it's more than I paid for it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31I never paid for the autograph.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- All to a good cause.- Absolutely.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37£20 is very reasonable I think so I'm glad Lembit is pleased.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43Next up, it's the Russian note and for old coins valued at 10 to £20.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45The lot includes the rouble from Lenin's Russia
0:29:45 > 0:29:49and a British West African penny.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Rare coins in good condition are popular items at auction
0:29:52 > 0:29:54so fingers crossed they should sell.
0:29:54 > 0:30:00- At £20, it goes. All done. - That's good. That is very good.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04That's a solid sale right at the top of Jonty's estimate.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Our goal is to raise £250 for charity today
0:30:08 > 0:30:12and at £40 so far, we have some way to go.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15We are looking for 20 to £30 for this next lot
0:30:15 > 0:30:21and Jonty is keen to know whether it inspired Lembit in the early years.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25This lot is a limited edition game of Westminster.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Am I right in saying that you have never played this?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31I have never played it and I have never seen it anywhere else.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35I bought it myself as a rarity in a similar situation to this
0:30:35 > 0:30:39about 10 years ago. I think it is worth quite a lot.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Who knows what these people think?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43A limited edition board game.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48Westminster, along with three sets of Liberal Democrat playing cards.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Loads of comments, here we go,
0:30:52 > 0:30:56for the cards and board game. £20. £10.
0:30:56 > 0:31:015, 10, 12, 15, 18,
0:31:01 > 0:31:06£15. I will take 18. Are we done?
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I will sell at £15. All done at 15. Gone.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13At £15. 224.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17I think you did well to get rid of it for £15.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22These days, we are grateful for any figure. I think we'll be selling parliament.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Lembit is as philosophical as ever about that result,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30but he'll have weathered harder blows in the world of politics
0:31:30 > 0:31:33and from the Commons of Westminster to Wimbledon Common.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38Orinoco's surprise cameo on rummage day was one such embarrassing moment.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40He is valued at 20 to £30
0:31:40 > 0:31:43and he will need to sell well to redeem Livi.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46What did you think when your mum pulled that out?
0:31:46 > 0:31:51Parents have an infinite capacity to embarrass you right to your dying day.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Especially on television, I just want to thank my mother for that.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00- You are complicit.- Absolutely. We were looking forward to that moment.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01It lived up to our expectations.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I'll go red all over again in just a few minutes.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05£20 for it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09£10 for it. At £10.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11That is the bid so far.
0:32:11 > 0:32:1412, 15, 18, 20, 22,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17At £20.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Sold at £20.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22There we go, how about that?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25It's sold.
0:32:25 > 0:32:32Lembit is clearly devastated to lose such a close ally. Let's hope he has gone to a loving home.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Livi also donated some of her costume jewellery
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and that's our next lot.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41It's a pretty assortment which Jonty valued at £20 to £30.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44At £20. Gone.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Another good result there.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48We have done well to shift these modern collectibles
0:32:48 > 0:32:52as people are usually looking for older antique pieces at auction.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56And it's our smiling ceramic clown figure up next.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Will it reach turned Jonty's estimate of £10 to 20?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04£10 for it. £5 for it.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07No one. At 5. At £5.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- £5. Thanks, at £5.- Oh!
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Hardly the result we were after.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17But Lembit and Livi really didn't want to take him home, so it is best he's gone.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21And perhaps he will make someone else smile.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26Now we are midway through our sale, so how is Lembit coping with the pressure?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28We are at the halfway point.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30You have been so nervous, haven't you?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33This is worse than Prime Minister's Questions.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39Such a pressure on us, the charity, this stuff, will they be buying it, loving it or laughing at it?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43It is difficult. You probably feel your reputation's up there.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46A little bit. And I have to take the rap.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49My mum gets the credit, I get the rap.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Is that going to be fair?
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Well. It's been pretty OK because we've sold everything.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Look on the bright side.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02It's all amounts up. At this halfway point, you would expect to be about £125.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Your target is £250 for your charity.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08And you have made, so far, £100 exactly.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Three figures at least, that's something.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14It is not going to be a total humiliation.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19£100 isn't startling, so we've still got a long way to go to reach our charity target.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Now, if you want to buy or sell anything at auction,
0:34:22 > 0:34:26do remember to check what commissions and charges will apply.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Kicking off round two is the framed watercolour
0:34:30 > 0:34:33of a farmhouse that Lembit's father took such a strong dislike to.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37I think it's quite pretty, but will the bidders agree?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39At £25. £25.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42That's it at £25. Gone at 25.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's a solid start to the second half of our sale.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49It's a decorative watercolour and would look lovely in most homes,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52so I am not surprised it met its estimate.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54We have a very modestly priced lot next.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58We're looking for just £10 to 20 for the set of glasses and decanter.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03£5. A bid at 5. 6. 7. 8.
0:35:03 > 0:35:068, would you like? 9, 10.
0:35:06 > 0:35:1011. At £10. 11 there.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1312, 13, 14. Getting exciting.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16At £13. 13, take 14. At £13.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Are we all done? At £13. Sold, 13.- £13.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- A bargain.- I think it was.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Absolutely.- We got there.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29We are all selling, it's all selling very well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35We can't fault Jonty's valuation skills, and it's another £13 in the charity fund.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40The end of our sale is getting ever closer, and Tom's racing through the lots.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Next, we've the pewter tankard and vase.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Lots of people collect tankards, so they should sell.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50But they're only valued at £10 to £20 because they're so common.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51At £15, it goes, all done.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- £15, and gone.- OK.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58It may not be a large amount, but it's all selling, and all selling very well.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Ticking along nicely.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02That seems a fair price to us.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Next, the pair of Tom Stephenson charcoal sketches.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13Maritime scenes are ever popular, and Jonty was particularly taken with these.
0:36:13 > 0:36:19These two charcoal drawings were given by the charity, weren't they? Do you like them?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24I love these. I think they are very evocative, ocean-going, genuine, and about a century old.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- So I've got high hopes for these.- Two fine 19th century charcoal drawings.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Seascapes with ships there.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Or beachscapes with ships. Number 230a. These charcoal drawings.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Start me, what, £50 for the pair?
0:36:35 > 0:36:39£50? £40?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I know someone's going to bid. I'm bid at £40. At £40.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Is that it? 42. 45. 48. 50.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48£48. A bid at £48. 50.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5155. 60. 5. 70. 5.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52There's still no money at £70.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Take 75. At £70, all done? At £70.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Cheap at £70. All done, £70 and gone.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Livi was clearly hoping for more, and that does seem a modest price
0:37:05 > 0:37:08for those handsome original drawings.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12You certainly can pick up some bargains at auction, but at least we are £70 closer to our goal.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Now Lembit is taking matters into his own hands to see if he can
0:37:16 > 0:37:19rally this crowd into parting with some of their cash.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21So, your bottle of whisky now.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24That's right. Yes, indeed. I hope they love some politicians.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I don't know. You're on shaky ground, myself.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28I have got that feeling.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- You haven't taken a nip out of it or anything like that?- No, not at all.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34It is an unbroken seal.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Betty Boothroyd signed it, she wouldn't have signed anything if we were cheating.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Are you prepared to go up and sell it?- I will give it a go, yeah.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- Brave the crowd?- I will try, in a non-partisan way,
0:37:43 > 0:37:48to talk up my colleagues from across the political spectrum and all for charity.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Have you done it before? Have you done auctioneering before?
0:37:50 > 0:37:54I have done a little bit, but not the real thing, not with this kind of a tough crowd.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- This is the real thing. Good luck.- Good luck.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I'm not surprised he's looking anxious.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05Let's hope that Betty Boothroyd and John Bercow's signatures are enough to raise some interest.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08We're all looking for different jobs at the moment in Parliament.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10So I'll start with this one.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Actually, this isn't the...what it says here isn't actually the set.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19It's one signed by Betty Boothroyd, Jack Straw, former Home Secretary,
0:38:19 > 0:38:24John Bercow, and a host of 12 or 15 other MPs from cross-party. But I can tell you this.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29No bottle of whisky in the history of Parliament has ever been signed by this cross-party group.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34So it is completely unique. The only version of this House of Commons whisky in the world.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36BABY CHATTERS There's a bid already I can hear.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39It's all going for charity, and it is completely unique.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43No one will ever have a bottle with people from Betty Boothroyd
0:38:43 > 0:38:46right through to the House of Commons and many other peers on it.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Right. What am I bid?
0:38:47 > 0:38:51This is worth hundreds of pounds. Shall I start this one at, let's say, £100?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53It's great whisky as well.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56£100 anybody? 80? 60?
0:38:56 > 0:39:0050. 50. It's worth more than 50. 60. 65.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0365, anybody? 65. 70.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0465 there.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0870? At the moment... 70, 70? 65 there at the moment. Any advance?
0:39:08 > 0:39:12It's for a great cause. And you can drink the whisky.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14£65 at the moment. Going once.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16£65 going twice.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Gentleman there. £65, 210.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Thanks very much.- Yay.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Whoo. Well done.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28That's very good. Ah. Were you nervous?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Very nervous. Especially when it said something else.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33That was short and sweet, wasn't it?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36It was good, yeah. It's easy. How hard could that job be?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39I was a bit worried. At the beginning, you were going backwards.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41No, no. But that's what he was doing before.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- I thought, "I'll go forward again." 65 is reasonable. And...- I think.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50I don't think I want to do that every day of the week.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54I feel a sense of serenity coming over me.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Lembit was really impressive up there.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Clearly, all that practice at Question Time has paid off.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04It's not time to relax, as our final lot is about to go under the hammer.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08So, it's all eyes on Livi's gold rings and pearls.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Jonty's got high hopes for these.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Gold is selling very well at the moment.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18So let's see where we go. £60 to £80 is what we're looking for.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23223a now. Start me...start me at £50, please.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I'm bid at £50. 55, 60.
0:40:25 > 0:40:305, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3390 I'm bid. 95 now.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3695, 100, 110.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38110, 120, 130.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41120. At 120, take 130?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45At 120, I'm selling, all done. All finished at 120. Thanks, 120.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Doubled. Got the result.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51I am so pleased. I am so pleased.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54What a fantastic result.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Livi's jewellery really flew, and I think we'll all
0:40:57 > 0:41:01still be smiling when we tot up the final total for Lembit's charity.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05OK, so, you are looking for £250 for your charity.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08At the half way point, we'd made £100.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10So we had a bit of an uphill struggle really.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15However, I can tell you that, at the end of the day, you have made £408.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Yes!- Oh, wow.- That is fantastic.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20That is so good.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- What a relief.- Thanks to you.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Congratulations, well done.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Oh, I'm so pleased.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33We've raised £408 for Ponthafren,
0:41:33 > 0:41:38a charity in Lembit's constituency which helps people with mental health problems.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43It is a small and friendly community that we live in, and this is at the heart of that community, saying,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46if you do have problems, don't suffer in lonely silence.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51Come to us, don't feel alone, maybe we can help you get back on track.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57The building has undergone some crucial structural work, and now it's crying out for refurbishment.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00£400 will go a good way towards transforming this room
0:42:00 > 0:42:05into a warm and welcoming place for local people to meet and socialise.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Jane Powell helps in the day-to-day running of the centre,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11and she knows how much it will mean to the people who come here.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14The fact that Lembit Opik's got involved with Ponthafren
0:42:14 > 0:42:20and has raised the profile of Ponthafren and raised over £400 for the centre, is absolutely wonderful.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26Because that £400 means a great difference to the members of Ponthafren Association.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34That result was a bit of a surprise to us all, not least Lembit.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36But, honestly, it was really all down to his mum.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Great news though for his charity.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41If you would like to raise money for something special,
0:42:41 > 0:42:45and you think you might have some treasures hidden around your home, why not apply to come on the show?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49You can find it all the details online at bbc.co.uk.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Good luck, and maybe see you next time on Cash In The Attic.
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