0:00:02 > 0:00:04Some of the nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- That is a pig for you. - This is the pig for me.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08..one antiques expert each....
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Celebrities!
0:00:10 > 0:00:11If this doesn't work...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..and one big challenge -
0:00:13 > 0:00:19who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices...
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Let's all just have a boogie and shake ourselves up.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25..and auction for a big profit further down the road.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Yes! Thank you very much.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- I tell you what, it goes with your eyes.- Does it, yeah?
0:00:33 > 0:00:38- And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?"- Cuckoo!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44this is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Today's road trippers are veteran TV and radio presenter
0:00:54 > 0:00:57David Diddy Hamilton
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and journalist and broadcaster Kate Silverton.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Well, we are off on our magical mystery tour.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05If you are of a nervous disposition, please look away now.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Kate not only keeps the nation reliably informed as a regular
0:01:10 > 0:01:11BBC news anchor...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13You are watching Breakfast on BBC News.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15The main stories this morning...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18..but has brought us firsthand accounts from the front line.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21It is quite hard to overstate the danger when you consider
0:01:21 > 0:01:25the troops out here are covering an area the size of England.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Kate has proven that she is brave enough to face her biggest fears...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32It was just so...horrible!
0:01:32 > 0:01:33..and beat them...
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I feel really good now, really calm.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39..and is always a consummate professional.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Can I do that one again?
0:01:41 > 0:01:45So, Kate, have you got lots of antiques at home?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47I've got a bit of a mix.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49So, I don't really know what I'm doing in terms of choosing
0:01:49 > 0:01:52anything, but I know things that appeal to me.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Kate's rival is David Diddy Hamilton,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00whose broadcasting career spans five decades.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Your hair is standing up very well.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05I am like you, completely au naturel.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08David started his career as a rock 'n' roll DJ,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12but with a voice for radio and a face for TV, it wasn't long before
0:02:12 > 0:02:16he was blazing a trail, traversing effortlessly between the two.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Hello, good evening, welcome once again to Top Of The Pops!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24David has presented some of the biggest shows on our screens
0:02:24 > 0:02:26and across our airwaves.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29And with over 12,000 radio shows
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and more than 1,000 TV programmes under his belt,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35David still knows how to work a crowd.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Here we go.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38How old are you now?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Well, it's 60-several.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And making headlines wherever they go,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48our broadcasting buddies are cruising comfortably
0:02:48 > 0:02:49to the start of their trip
0:02:49 > 0:02:54in this rather awesome 1956 Austin-Healey 3000.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- We have found another viewer, look. - Oh, yes.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57- Hello!- Hello!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02He is thinking to himself, "Blooming idiots."
0:03:02 > 0:03:06And ensuring our two broadcasters say on budget, we have two
0:03:06 > 0:03:09of the country's finest young antiques experts
0:03:09 > 0:03:13beetling towards their rendezvous in this wonderfully aqua
0:03:13 > 0:03:171968 VW Beetle.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20It's Thomas Plant and Charles Hanson.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25Today, you and me, the young guns, we are on a mission to impress.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You have gone for the more, I suppose, retro look today.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Oh, Charles!
0:03:29 > 0:03:32That is a cheap shot across the back!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34It's not, I love that '70s jacket.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38So, the man in brown...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I like the brown pinstripe and the drainpipes and the slip-ons.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45You look like a man who can't do up shoes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Oh, thanks!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50As a fully fledged auctioneer with a decade in antiques,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Derbyshire dandy Charles now runs
0:03:53 > 0:03:56his own auction business just outside Derby.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Absolutely.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00As a man who likes the very finest things in life,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02he settles for nothing less.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06There really is no time for any proper shopping,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08but I have always wanted a blue velvet jacket.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Oh, yeah. From fine furniture and porcelain to English silver
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and even monarchs' underwear...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Yes, that's right, Charles famously got
0:04:16 > 0:04:19£5,000 for a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21and I was there!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23In my prowess around antiques,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25you know, you've got a be a bit erratic.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Scatter-gun approach. Dat-dat-dat-dat!
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I am full of nervous energy.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Thomas Plant has always got his eye on the main chance.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37A man who has risen through the ranks in the auction
0:04:37 > 0:04:39business from humble porter
0:04:39 > 0:04:42to becoming a prestigious auctioneer.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I am looking to sort of try and make a profit.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Yes, of course, yes. So am I. - Well, I know you are.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Thomas believes knowing your stuff helps.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52But good luck makes all the difference.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54We ain't got a chance.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- David is really interesting...- Yes.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00..because he's been there at the start of,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02you know, rock 'n' roll.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- I bet you he has got stories about parties, girls...- Yeah.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09That's all I want to know about, really.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Could be chemistry there.- Do you think there could be?- Absolutely.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16BOTH: Going, going, gone!
0:05:19 > 0:05:23This Celebrity Antiques Road Trip will get going in Newark-on-Trent
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and wind up in London's well-heeled Chiswick
0:05:26 > 0:05:29for the all-important auction.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32This stunning market town of Newark-on-Trent
0:05:32 > 0:05:34is where their story begins.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Each team has £400, two days to turn
0:05:37 > 0:05:40the spotlight onto any unsuspecting antiques
0:05:40 > 0:05:44and one crucial auction to see who can turn the biggest profit.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47This is nice.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I hope they are impressed with us, these celebrities.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Where are they?- Well, exactly.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55We're smoking.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Poor old girl.- I think she's getting a little bit hot.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59- Are you feeling strong? - Yeah, I think so.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- How are your muscles? - They're quite muscly.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Not bad, not bad. Hi. - What has happened?
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Charles. Good to see you.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Hi, nice seeing you. Hi, David.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I can feel the heat.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12David, stay in, we'll push you.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14That's very kind of you.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16One, two, three, go!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19That's right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Sorry. There we are.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Good job.- They are young men after all.- It is a real pleasure.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Who's got the short straw?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32The short straw? There is no short straw.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36We could actually be the only double act with two straight men.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Well, you could be, but would you get a laugh?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40OK, come on.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Both teams are kicking off here, at Newark Antiques Centre,
0:06:43 > 0:06:47which houses dozens of dealers under one roof
0:06:47 > 0:06:51and has a fantastic mixture of antiques and collectibles.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Have you got any strategy?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55No, I'm going to leave it all to you because you are the expert.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57No, I don't want that to happen.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59I want you to be a winner.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01It is meant to be a team effort, David.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Are you a shopper? Do you enjoy shopping?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I do, but I find I get very overwhelmed in places like this.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Do you collect antiques?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I don't know about collect, but I do... I can appreciate them.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13In the house that I am in, I've got a nice mixture.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15And if I see things, like a desk or something...
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- I like pieces that have history to them.- Yeah.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21So, despite being a modern lady, you know, a young lady,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- you do appreciate the old things. - I do.- That's fantastic.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28So, what sells well at the moment are Chinese objects, Oriental.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Think Far Eastern.- Why is that? - Because the market is a buoyant
0:07:31 > 0:07:33of all things Far Eastern.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Nice. A little bit of sort of exotic. - Exactly.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39What I would like to ask you, Thomas, is this.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You know, things have their day, don't they?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43What is a good bet nowadays?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47At the moment, anything with an unusual,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49novelty aspect to it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Something which has got something extra to it. Because what
0:07:52 > 0:07:54you've got to think about is our market
0:07:54 > 0:07:56in antiques is quite mature.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58A lot of collectors have filled the collections up.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00They want the rare things.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Sometimes one has to play it safe.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04I don't like to play it safe.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06That's what I like to hear.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Let's go and look for the unusual.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I don't want to buy knobbly knick-knacks,
0:08:12 > 0:08:13which are odds and ends.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- I'd rather... - We don't do knobbly knick-knacks.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19No. You know, I'd rather buy of a quality rather than
0:08:19 > 0:08:22live in the hope that a knick-knack might make a profit.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24What is a knobbly knick-knack?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Cheap and nasty. Something like that.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- That is definitely. - It is an advertising piece.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Or, you know, a little duck like that, which is brand-new.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- I really like that. - Do you really?- No.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I might just throw a few googlies in there.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41I've noticed. Exactly, yeah, be careful.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Because sometimes I won't know. - You might call my bluff.- Exactly.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Like the boy who cried fox.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Is it not the boy who cried wolf?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Never mind, Charles, we knew what you meant.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54We are looking for a bargain. A bit of Art Deco?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I'm not good on... I don't like Art Deco.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Art Deco is all about the angularity of jazz.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00I think you are a bit of a jazzy lady.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05I'm...I like...simplistic or sort of traditional English.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Art Deco, I don't know, it gives me the heebie-jeebies.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Does it really? - I don't know why.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11And not Art Nouveau? You prefer Art Nouveau?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- It reminds me of dark houses. - Really?- Yeah, and clutter.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- I think Chiswick is all about style. - Yes.- Chiswick is all about Eastern.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22So, I think we will try and put those two factors together -
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Eastern and style.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Here we are, now this is what we want.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- A vintage Playboy. What year is it, 19...?- 1967.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33There might be some of my old girlfriends in there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34- Did you ever date a Playboy model? - Did I?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Did you date a Playboy model? - I used to live with a Page 3 girl.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- You didn't!- I did, yeah.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40That must have been a bit of fun.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- A gentleman never tells. - I completely agree.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46As I am no gentleman, I'll tell you.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48THEY LAUGH
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Plates.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Step away from the collector's plates.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I think we will avoid those.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Lovely.- Come on.- I like those.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01No, Thomas is going another way, he is not interested in plates.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Where is your nose leading us, Thomas?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- HE SNIFFS - I can smell burning toast.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- David!- Yes, sir. - Something which every house needs.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Oh, yes.- A bloody good stick stand.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Oops! Mind the roof.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Good 19th-century Victorian umbrella stand.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Yeah, I could do with that at home. I've got some sticks.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- I like it.- I like the design.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32They've got these stylized leaves, these ovals here.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- What sort of price are you looking at?- £58 he's got on it.- 58?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Yeah.- Mm.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Young David is on hand to help.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42I like that, but do we both like the price?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- I can try them for you. - Do you mind giving them a call?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48I'll give them a call and I will come back to you then.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Thank you very much. I like it. - That is quite good fun.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55OK, for the first time, I'm seeing some Chinese works of art.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, hello. Wow!
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Oh, they are neat, aren't they?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01They are probably Chinese.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04They are late Qing dynasty, probably around 1900.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08And they catch, don't they, that delicacy
0:11:08 > 0:11:11of fine embroidery on silk.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- I love those.- Turn them upside down to have a look at their base
0:11:13 > 0:11:17and see what is all there. Look at the old studded soles.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I'm amazed they are in really good condition. There is no...
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Obviously, they weren't really worn, apart for maybe ceremonial purposes.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27But they are quite sweet. How much do you like them?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30They are £29, so I'd like to see how much the gentleman
0:11:30 > 0:11:31would sell them for?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Young David will also keep them right on price,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36on behalf of the dealer-owner.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40The best I could do on the news would be 26.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43And if we threw in an extra nice smile,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45would that give us any more money off?
0:11:45 > 0:11:46The lowest is 26, I'm afraid.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I know these people whose the stall is, and they are very strict.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- Not even 25?- No, they are extremely strict with their prices.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54You look a bit scared.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58They are really sweet and...
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I can feel a drum roll coming up. - They have got... Yes, yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Yes?- Yes. Yes, we'll take them, please.- OK.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Thank you very much.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11And with only the briefest of dithers,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Kate and Charles have bought the charming Chinese child slippers
0:12:15 > 0:12:17for £26. Size 1.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- OK.- So, have we got an answer on the stick stand?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I've spoken to them. Because she says they have already been reduced,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28she said 55 would be death on them.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32They wouldn't do 50?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34No, she can't do much more on it, afraid.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- I think we should do it. - Well, go for it.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- I think we should do it.- OK. Let's go for it. We'll go for it.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41David, good man.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Driven a hard bargain, but there we are.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47And again, with no chance for face-to-face haggling,
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Thomas and David have shaken on £55 for the Victorian stick stand.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Is that it?- Our first kill.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02With haggling briefly on hold,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Kate and Charles are travelling 20 miles southwest to Ruddington.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11And Charles is trying his hand at a probing interview.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Kate, can I ask you a question?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14You can.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- How did you come to read the news? - When I was a young girl,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19I really wanted to be a war correspondent.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21And I used to go off travelling to all sorts
0:13:21 > 0:13:24of weird and wonderful places. And so, at 17, I hitch-hiked
0:13:24 > 0:13:27across Israel and got tear-gassed in Bethlehem.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31And I finally realised my war correspondent dream
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- when I went to Iraq.- Yes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37We came under direct mortar fire whilst I was on air.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39As this mortar landed, me
0:13:39 > 0:13:42and my cameraman and producer were left running in a circle,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44not quite knowing what we were doing.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48And I have to say, in that situation, dangerous as it was, they took
0:13:48 > 0:13:52the mickey out of me something chronic, as you might imagine.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Taking a break from shopping,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Charles has brought Kate to the Framework Knitters Museum,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02once one of the hubs of the industry which put Nottinghamshire
0:14:02 > 0:14:03on the map.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Oh, look at this! - It is ever so sweet.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09That's gorgeous!
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- Who'd have thought such a thing existed?- I know.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Framework knitting refers to the first machines built
0:14:17 > 0:14:20to mass produced knitted garments which had previously only been
0:14:20 > 0:14:22afforded by the wealthy.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Hello.- Hi, Paul, Charles Hanson.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Welcome to the Framework Knitters Museum.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Kate and Charles have come to meet museum manager Paul Baker
0:14:30 > 0:14:33to unravel the history of this fully restored site,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36which captures the conditions of the workers here
0:14:36 > 0:14:38throughout the 19th century.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43What we have here are a series of Victorian cottages
0:14:43 > 0:14:45where the framework knitters would have lived.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47The cottages date back to 1829,
0:14:47 > 0:14:52but the industry itself goes back to the Elizabethan period.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57The first framework knitting machine was built in Nottingham in 1589,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00but it wasn't until the late 1700s that this area became
0:15:00 > 0:15:04the hub of the knitted garment industry.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09This site would've had 29 people living and working on it
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and over 50% of the local villagers would have been involved
0:15:12 > 0:15:14in the knitting industry in some way.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22The site was designed to be self-contained
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and largely self-sufficient. There were living, working, eating and
0:15:26 > 0:15:30washing areas, as well as harvesting plots allocated in the garden.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36But it was far from a utopian dream.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Working conditions were terrible.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40And to make things worse,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43workers had to rent the machines they used, meaning
0:15:43 > 0:15:47that in quiet times it was them and not the managers who lost out.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51You hear many horror stories, don't you,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54about the Industry Revolution and working conditions,
0:15:54 > 0:15:55but here, to me, it is quite cosy.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Don't be misled by that.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59There was a term during the 19th century -
0:15:59 > 0:16:01poor as a stockinger.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02They were the poorest of the poor.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06It has also got a reputation for revolt, this industry.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08During the 19th century, a group of framework knitters
0:16:08 > 0:16:10were so downtrodden
0:16:10 > 0:16:12that they rebelled against their condition
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and they broke frames,
0:16:15 > 0:16:16they revolted.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19They were called the Luddites after somebody called Ned Ludd.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It is always the workers who are suffering.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24This site is one of the only remaining
0:16:24 > 0:16:28of its kind in Nottinghamshire, an area once buzzing
0:16:28 > 0:16:31with the cacophonous clattering of framework knitters.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34What you are going to see in this room are the actual frames
0:16:34 > 0:16:36that we associate with the Luddites and the frame breaking.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Oof! You don't expect to see so many of them.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42They referred to them as cells.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45And if you look how close you are to the machine behind you,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47you can imagine how much noise was coming from there.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49We are talking about 14 hours a day,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51just sitting.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Because the more that you could produce,
0:16:53 > 0:16:54the more money you can earn.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I just imagined someone trying to take a sledgehammer to this.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00You'd have a hard job to break this.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04There were obviously very angry. Very angry.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Come and have a look at this.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Andrew Bone is a traditional knitter
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and will demonstrate how it was done.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I mean, without wishing to be flippant,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19to hear that for just ten minutes
0:17:19 > 0:17:22would be enough to drive most people of little bit crazy.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25To have it every day, full on, in this entire room...
0:17:25 > 0:17:26- And that was just one machine.- Mm.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Paul has something else which he'd like to show them,
0:17:32 > 0:17:34which Charles should be quite familiar with.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- Do you recognise these, Charles? - Yes, I do.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39These are stockings that belonged to Queen Victoria.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43They were worn probably in the 1870s, 1880s.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46The fashion for black, of course, following the sad demise
0:17:46 > 0:17:47of her husband, Prince Albert.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49And they are her silk stockings,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53which I sold, which are now on loan to the museum.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55It is wonderful to see they are being celebrated
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- really in their historical home. - May I ask how much they went for?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03How much would you pay for your most expensive pair of stockings?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- If you wear stockings, of course. - There is no point in asking me.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Who would want to...? What do you mean?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Do you wear stockings?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Honestly.- Yes. - OK, I'll start again.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16I don't know who was blushing more there, Charles,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18you or me.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Well, these really are the creme de la creme
0:18:20 > 0:18:22when it comes to the 19th century.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24And they sold for £8,500.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Wow.- Yeah. - Mine might be worth eight pence.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34Thanks to Paul's hard work and continued local support,
0:18:34 > 0:18:38we are afforded a glimpse into an almost forgotten time
0:18:38 > 0:18:41where communities really did live to work.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47David and Thomas are making their way 20 miles south from Newark
0:18:47 > 0:18:48to Nottingham.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Historically nicknamed the Queen of the Midlands,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55this beautiful old place was granted city status as part
0:18:55 > 0:18:59of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02You all right, duck?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- Have you worked here?- I have. I worked in radio up here years ago.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Men were outnumbered seven to one by women.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Wow! You could've had some real fun!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Here comes a hump. - BOTH: Whoa!
0:19:15 > 0:19:20And there are riches aplenty for our two merry men at their second shop -
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Treasure Chest Of Sherwood. Right, Robin?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Thomas, what about...? Look.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29How about that for an old rock 'n' roll DJ? What do you think?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32When I was a boy growing up, we had a wind-up gramophone
0:19:32 > 0:19:36and I remember these with the needles.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Yeah, people collect needle boxes. - Yeah.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40And I was very, very intrigued with it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Listened to my father's record collection.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47It was things like How Much Is That Doggie In The Window and,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50a real winner, Feet Up, Pat Him On The Po-Po.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- It is in need of a little TLC. - What is your name?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Sorry, I'm Steve.- Steve, Thomas.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- Hi, Steve.- David, how are you? Nice to see you.- Does it work?
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Geisha gramophones were produced by Gilbert Gramophone Makers
0:20:05 > 0:20:09between the years of 1922 and 1931.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13HUMMING AND WHISTLING
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Get down and boogie.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17It's easy listening.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19More like sway and swing.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Although well-made, they weren't considered to be terribly exciting.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26But at the cheaper end of the scale,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28these gramophones achieved fairly wide sales.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Shall we ask how much it is?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32I'm asking 110 for it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- What is your best figure? - Well, the best for me would be 110.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40All right. I think we'll have a look round the rest of the shop.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Yes, let's do that.- Yeah.- OK.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48That price, clearly not hitting the right note for our pop picky pair.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50But something else has got their...attention!
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- I am liking this, though. - Yeah, you like that, don't you?- I do.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56RSM Prichard.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02Presented by the officers of Burma Railways, 1932.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- You can imagine a sergeant major with that.- Yes.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- You know, marching across the parade ground.- Yeah.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10And it has got the crest here.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12It has got the George V crest.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Something I have just seen over here, look, is this.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17And I've always been fascinated by these.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I think we had one as a kid.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21How do they get the ships in the bottle?
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Do you know the answer to that?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24That has been blown in there like that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Has it?- That is amazing. Because what the other ones...
0:21:26 > 0:21:29They put them in flat and they lift them up with string.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32But that is in glass. They must've had to blow the glass around it.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Yeah. Do you like it? - Um... Yes and no. Yes and no.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- OK, I'll take that as a no. - Yeah, absolutely, take it as a no.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Not terribly tactful, Thomas.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46We've got to get down to serious business now
0:21:46 > 0:21:47because we are running out of time
0:21:47 > 0:21:52and we need to really decide on two or three things.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- So, it's all down to you, buddy. - It's not all down to me!
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Basically, if this doesn't work, I'm going to kick your shins.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Really? Oh, God, the pressure is on.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03This, by the way, giving us tea,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05doesn't make the haggling more difficult, does it?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07It does.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- I'm having a look. You just relax.- I am.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Nothing like teamwork, eh, Tom?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Thomas, can you get a move on? I've got another booking in February.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28What are you asking for your stick?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Somewhere in the region of 100 would buy it.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34In the region of 100?
0:22:34 > 0:22:35- Ah-ha.- And I am on my knees,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38praying that the price comes down a bit.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I could probably go 90.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Years of wearing headphones, so I'm going a little bit deaf,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- did he say 30 quid?- He did.- Take it.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Loving your work, David.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55Right, I've seen one more thing, which is this Art Deco lamp base.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- What can you tell me about that? - Well, she's 20th-century,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01obviously, and she is moulded glass. She is like a nymph.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05But what is lovely is you've got this original shade here.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08So, what is the best price on that one?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10150 is the going rate.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14I'd like to offer you 80 for the stick, 80 for the lamp,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I'm really cautious about the gramophone.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Mm-hm.- I want to offer you 70 on that.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I'd be happy if I could walk away with
0:23:23 > 0:23:26230 for the lot.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28250 and I'd be willing to do a deal.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29What do you think, David?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33When this negotiation began, I was still a matinee idol.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Yeah, all right.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41Well, why don't you go somewhere between the two of you and say 240?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43240, Steve?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- Abs... Yeah, I'll go for that. - OK, shall we shake hands on it?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- You've got a deal, senor. - Thank you, David.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50And like music to their ears,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53the boys grabbed the gramophone for £80,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57the parade stick for £80 and the Art Deco lamp for £80,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00bringing their trio of treasures to £240.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Woo-hoo!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Our brave broadcasters' boundless energy has seen them
0:24:08 > 0:24:10through their first day.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Go now and rest and sharpen your minds, for tomorrow we'll see
0:24:14 > 0:24:18who is going to hit the headlines and be crowned number one.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Nighty-night.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Good morning, and this is just in,
0:24:25 > 0:24:30both teams are continuing on their road trip around Nottinghamshire,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34their aim to uncover antiques in the hope of turning a profit.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Yesterday, our king and queen of the airwaves
0:24:37 > 0:24:39used everything they had.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43While Kate launched a charm offensive to get the best deal...
0:24:43 > 0:24:45And if we threw in an extra nice smile,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47would that give us any more money off?
0:24:47 > 0:24:51..David piled the pressure onto Thomas to find treasure.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Basically, if this doesn't work, I'm going to kick your shin.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Oh! Kate and Charles jumped in with both feet and bought some
0:24:58 > 0:25:01beautiful embroidered Chinese children's slippers
0:25:01 > 0:25:06for £26, leaving them with a massive £374 still to spend.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Yes.- Yes?- Yes.- Yes!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10And with David's unwavering support...
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- So, it's all down to you, buddy. - It is not all down to me!
0:25:14 > 0:25:17..Thomas did all he could to haggle the prices down.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18I am on my knees here.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21And they bought a Victorian stick stand,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24a sergeant major's parade stick,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27a Geisha gramophone and an Art Deco lamp,
0:25:27 > 0:25:31spending £295 and leaving them with £105
0:25:31 > 0:25:35out of their original £400 budget to spend today.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- I think so.- Let's go.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Kate and Charles are making their way half an hour west
0:25:42 > 0:25:44to Wheathills, just outside Derby.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47There we are.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Charles has brought Kate to a particularly fine
0:25:50 > 0:25:54antiques haven, which might make up for the shocking weather.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Quick dash.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02This looks like a very small place you've brought me to, Mr Hanson.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Only the best for you, OK?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06What they have done so well here, Kate, is in this old Regency
0:26:06 > 0:26:11country house, all the objects within here are real antiques.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Kate, tell me, the definition of an antique is?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Something very old.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17But how many years old? How many years old?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Um... Does it have to be 100?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Well, thanks for coming. Yeah, 100 years old.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Yeah, exactly.- Am I learning?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26You are learning.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- This is beautiful. - Yeah, it's lovely, isn't it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32"An Edwardian sovereign vesta case, hallmark -
0:26:32 > 0:26:35"Birmingham, 1905. Maker's..." 225!
0:26:35 > 0:26:36That is a quality item.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39You strike your match on the end of this lid
0:26:39 > 0:26:43and then on the inside, you would support your sovereign.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44- That's sprung.- Sprung.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- I thought that was a modern invention.- No.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48That's gorgeous.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50So, it really is heightened Edwardian elegance.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Really, 225, you know, the scope there...
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- If we were to maybe...- I think we can bargain.- Yeah, exactly.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01That is the first thing I've seen, so I'm going to have to have a bit
0:27:01 > 0:27:03more of a... But it's nice, really nice.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And with a nice price tag, so keep looking.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Goodness, Charles, look at this.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Goodness me, what is that?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- You tell me. That looks...- Is it? - ..a pretty serious piece of kit.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16It is quite odd, you've got this harness on here.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I thought at first... Are these rubber?
0:27:18 > 0:27:21No, they really were... Whatever they are, they're quite sharp.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Goodness me. Goodness me. I think... Goodness me!
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Well, what would...?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I'm just trying to think what you would...
0:27:28 > 0:27:29It's some sort of...
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Like a cockfighting sort of collar, like a dogfighting collar, isn't it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I don't want that, thank you very much.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Yeah, I don't think that would go down well with the dog lovers
0:27:40 > 0:27:42of Chiswick, or anywhere, actually.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44This I like.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45That's a shaker....
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Sorry. Yes, it was. I shook it too hard.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Sorry about that. It is.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51I'm so glad you did that.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Do you like it? - Personally, I would use it.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56It's the sort of thing you think,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58"I'm putting it to use and bringing it to life."
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I am so pleased. So, will you use things like fish forks and knives?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- Absolutely.- Good for you.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- It'd be lovely to have that on the table.- Exactly.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06There is just something I have seen.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07- I am so excited about this place. - Good.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10It's not breakable, is it, Kate?
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Charles, I was just spotting this. This could be really cute.
0:28:13 > 0:28:19Look, "To Toddles from Dad, January 1, 1905."
0:28:19 > 0:28:20I think that is beautiful.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22That little baby now might be 110 years old.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23Isn't that wonderful?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27It is obviously quite clearly a caddy spoon or a christening spoon.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29You have got the sovereign's head, George III,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32the date code for the year, 1798.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36So, this previously undecorated caddy spoon in 1905 has obviously
0:28:36 > 0:28:41been personalized and inscribed and kept that story of its life going.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44That makes me feel quite emotional.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Well, exactly.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's silly, I know, but just the thought of a father,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52"To Toddles," giving a gift on January 1.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I find that really...
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- It's the dawn of the last century. - I know.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59I'm surprised at how affected I was.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01It's not appropriate.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05I am a bit embarrassed about welling up over a spoon.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07No, it's great.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I think the best thing I have seen so far, Kate,
0:29:09 > 0:29:13is probably the first thing you picked up, the vesta case.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16However, let's get down to the hard finance.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20The christening spoon is marked at £125
0:29:20 > 0:29:23and the vesta sovereign case is £225.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26It is negotiation time with proprietor Nigel.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Come on, Nige.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Nigel, I love this little sovereign vesta case here.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- From anywhere interesting? - Not particularly. It's got
0:29:34 > 0:29:37a couple of dents on there, as well, which let you down a little bit.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39No, talk it down, it helps.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40- Keep talking it down.- Keep talking.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43What would be your best price?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44- Say 200.- £200.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- I can't do any better than that. - Look at me.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- I'm looking at you now.- Look at us.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- 130 on that then. - Let's come back to it.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56We are on quite a tight budget, that is the thing. But we will drive
0:29:56 > 0:29:58you hard, Nige, because I've got this spoon, as well.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01It did make me cry a little earlier, this spoon.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02£80.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06So, if we buy the spoon and the vesta case, what would we get?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- 180.- 190.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13No, no, no, I still think it's strong.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I don't like this, I need to take a break.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I know, it's tense!
0:30:18 > 0:30:20165.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Oh, Nigel, let's go 160.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24All right.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Gone, sold!- I can do it!
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Thanks, Nigel, we've done it ever so subtly.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32That was good hard work.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Finally, some good old-fashioned haggling.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38They got the sovereign vesta case for £100
0:30:38 > 0:30:41and the silver christening spoon for £60.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- I'm exhausted!- I know!
0:30:44 > 0:30:45I'm all done.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Meanwhile, David and Thomas are on their way to explore
0:30:49 > 0:30:52more than just local legends.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54# Feared by the bad
0:30:54 > 0:30:56# Loved by the good
0:30:56 > 0:30:57# Robin Hood
0:30:57 > 0:31:02# Robin Hood, Robin Hood! #
0:31:02 > 0:31:05The boys have come to meet tour guide Gary Holmes to uncover
0:31:05 > 0:31:08a hidden Nottingham with a fascinating history.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12There is a man here with a hardhat. A hardhat at a shopping centre.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Hi, my name is Thomas.- Hi, Thomas. - Hi, I'm David.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Hi, David, I'm Gary.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- You will need these. - What do we need these for?
0:31:19 > 0:31:20Well, all will be revealed.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Let's go.- Follow me.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28A shopping centre? I know what you're thinking, but bear with me.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30The hardhats are not required
0:31:30 > 0:31:32because there's a big sale on, no,
0:31:32 > 0:31:33the boys are descending to one
0:31:33 > 0:31:37of Nottingham's best kept and most incredible secrets.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41From the ground floor of the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44access can be gained to the vast network
0:31:44 > 0:31:50of 400 underground man-made caves, which were once teeming with life.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Evidence has been found to suggest that people used the caves
0:31:54 > 0:31:58to dwell in up to 1,000 years ago and since then,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01they have been used as a place to live, a place to hide,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04to store goods in and even as business premises.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Extraordinary.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11This place, back in Anglo-Saxon England,
0:32:11 > 0:32:13was known as Tiggun Cobaucc,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16which literally meant "place of cavey dwellings".
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- What was the beginning of all this? - Well, the earliest reference
0:32:19 > 0:32:22to the caves were... was back in 900 AD.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25People would simply burrow out the sandstone.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28And then, hey presto, they would have a place to live.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Very basic tools that they used to scrape away at the caves.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34You can see some of the tool marks that are still evident.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Some people would build dwelling places,
0:32:38 > 0:32:40obviously, on the street level
0:32:40 > 0:32:44and then in order to make themselves a bigger space, more space,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47they would burrow down and give themselves a basement,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50a cellar, where they would probably store their food.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53And often, a lot of the time, they used to sink wells, as well.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57But it wasn't uncommon for somebody to sink a cesspit
0:32:57 > 0:32:59adjacent to a well.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02So, obviously, the cesspits would be used to throw all the waste
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and the horrible bits down there.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09And this cesspit could be right next to a well
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- where families would be drawing up water to drink.- Healthy.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Suffice to say, Gary, it's very rarely I have to duck.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Well, here we are in the Horseshoe Cave.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28This was one of the cellar areas from a public house
0:33:28 > 0:33:31that stood above here, which was the Three Horseshoes pub.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Now, apart from being a place to store beer,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38this had one or two other sinister uses, as well.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42These are the kind of places where people would come and plot.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44They would force a hole from this cave
0:33:44 > 0:33:46all the way up to street level
0:33:46 > 0:33:48and at the top of that hole,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50there would be a small child with a pebble.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52And he would be a lookout for the King's soldiers.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55And if he saw any approaching, he would throw the pebble,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58that would hit the floor, the people who were plotting
0:33:58 > 0:34:01their schemes would be able to disperse safely
0:34:01 > 0:34:02without being arrested.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Do you think Robin Hood was down here with his Merry Men?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Absolutely.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I mean, this was great sort of cover from the Sheriff and his men.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12And also, there is a whole section of caves that go off
0:34:12 > 0:34:15in that direction towards the castle.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18There was actually passageways right underneath the city.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23At the turn of the last century, more caves were created
0:34:23 > 0:34:28by people living up top, keen to capitalise on what lies beneath.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Some of the poorest families in Nottingham would dwell
0:34:31 > 0:34:34in the caves during the Victorian period.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36And a lot of the people that owned properties upstairs
0:34:36 > 0:34:38would basically dig a hole in the caves
0:34:38 > 0:34:42and say to a family, "Here you are, you can rent this room off me."
0:34:42 > 0:34:47The caves also proved incredibly useful during the Second World War.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Because of Nottingham's geographic proximity
0:34:51 > 0:34:54to an important ammunition filling factory,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56it was bombed heavily. Thousands of people
0:34:56 > 0:34:58sheltered here, in the caves.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Was the city heavily bombed?
0:35:02 > 0:35:06There was one particular day, May 8, 1941,
0:35:06 > 0:35:10when the Germans dropped well over 400 bombs on the city.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12What were they aiming for? What were the main targets?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14They were after the Royal Ordinance Depot,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16which is over to the south of the city.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18So, David, your experiences in the war.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Obviously, being a babe in arms in the Second World War,
0:35:21 > 0:35:25were you called up later on for national service?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- You are digging a hole here. - I am digging a hole.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32I was among the last people to do national service.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35I had two years in the RAF.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38But it I was very lucky, I got posted to Cologne,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40which was the home of the British Forces radio station,
0:35:40 > 0:35:44and that is where he began as a rock 'n' roll disc jockey.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It was a very exciting time in Germany
0:35:46 > 0:35:49because Elvis Presley was there at the same time with the US Army.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53So, I played all his records because it was the time of rock 'n' roll.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Brilliant.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57If only the people taking shelter here could have tuned in.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And with that, our intrepid explorers are off again.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04MOTOR GROANS
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Whoa!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I knew these hardhats would come in useful.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10I don't think they were supposed to keep them.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16A hop, skip and a jump to Derby for Kate
0:36:16 > 0:36:20and Charles to their last shop of the day.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Are you enjoying yourself?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- I am having such a lovely time. - Are you sure?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I wanted to find you something gilt-edged,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30but it hasn't quite happened yet, so I'm sorry.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31I always find, though, Kate,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33when the weather comes in, I seem to get better.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35I don't know why it is.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36When the chips are down.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39HONKING Hello. Oh!
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Charles, is that your driving causing upset on the roads again?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Derby was built on the wealth created here from its pioneering use
0:36:50 > 0:36:53of water to power firstly its silk and then its cotton mills
0:36:53 > 0:36:55in the early 1700s.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59And it was another stroke of ingenuity which helped
0:36:59 > 0:37:03to preserve Derby's grandeur during the Second World War bombing raids.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08The south of the town had a German radio jamming site,
0:37:08 > 0:37:10allowing the city's splendour to be spared.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Here we are.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Oh, my goodness me.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- You take me to all the best places. - I know, I'm sorry.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21That is the benefit of Charles being a local lad.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Talk about singing in the rain. - Absolutely.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Hello.- Hi.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- Hello, I'm Kate. - Miss Kate, welcome.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29You are looking as dapper as always.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Proprietor Dennis is standing by with a warm welcome.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37If you can have a think about what you think is quite quirky...
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Eclectic.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Because we are on a really tight roll now.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44You yourself are a very knowledgeable man, Charles.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Do you think so?- I know so. - Yeah, thanks.- I know so.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50I think a lot of people underestimate you.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- I know you are very good. - You are a good man, Dennis.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55I don't think I need to point much out to you.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57But you need to point it out to me.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Dennis, this beautiful lady is learning, OK?
0:38:00 > 0:38:03And you are a man, Dennis, I know, who can entertain.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Dennis certainly can entertain.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Tea, music... no biscuit, mind, but...
0:38:14 > 0:38:18# Lately I've been staring in the mirror
0:38:18 > 0:38:21# With, you say No special place to go. #
0:38:23 > 0:38:26While Kate makes beautiful music with Dennis,
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Charles has more pressing matters on his mind.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Cut to the chase, Hanson.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I can't find any antiques in this emporium
0:38:34 > 0:38:37and I'm really quite concerned because our armoury of items
0:38:37 > 0:38:39is nothing yet.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41And we are almost over.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45However, Charles has seen something in a looking glass,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47which might just shine.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Dennis, the mirror over there, little beaded, octagonal...
0:38:52 > 0:38:53- I like it. - I think it's earlier than '30s.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56You think it is '20s then? Yeah, OK.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58It is quite nice and heavy.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I personally like that, I don't know what you think.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Follow me, between here.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05I quite like that wardrobe.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08It is mahogany and it is satinwood crossbanded.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11You have got some minor wear and tear.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12I'm checking for any splits.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Open that door. And also, it is really well lined.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- That's solid.- It is solid.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Dennis, what would be the best price you could let it go at?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- It has got 199 on it.- Yeah.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27150.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31I am looking at this sort of thing.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35And I...there's that.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39- If we did look to buy some other items, that might help.- Yeah.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- We'll have a walk round. - Yeah.- OK, Dennis.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45A sturdy price for a sturdy piece.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47They're going to have to get negotiating.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Over here, I like this plate, despite the damage.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Do like this?- Yes. - This is Wedgwood.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58This is hand-painted. It is worth, in great order, £150.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01It is powder blue ground. It has had some damage.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04It has been cracked round here. This would date to around 1920,
0:40:04 > 0:40:07and I love this plate because it could be quite cheap.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Dennis, come over here, eh? I like your mirror.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12I do, Dennis, love that wardrobe.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17I'll do the three things, the three items, for £150 to you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Kate.- Time's up. - Yeah, our time is almost up.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25I would love to pay probably...
0:40:25 > 0:40:27£100 for the whole lot.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- I'm trying my best. - Look at the lady.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- Dennis, look at those eyes. - I don't like all this bartering.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Look at that smile, Dennis.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Now, I'm going to cut the deal for you.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43You said 100, I said 150.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46£125, Mr Hanson.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48I know, we can toss a coin.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- If it comes in as a head, it's £100.- Yes.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54If it's a tail, it's 110, OK?
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- Lady luck.- OK.- Tails. - Oh, Dennis!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00As the official adjudicator of the day,
0:41:00 > 0:41:03I do declare the deal is done for £110.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04£110, yes.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07And the £2 goes back to Charles.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- Thanks, Dennis, you're a good man. 110.- Thank you.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Having clambered out of the caves, though, David and Thomas are darting
0:41:16 > 0:41:20half an hour west to also pay Dennis a visit in delightful Derby.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21Hiya.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Hello. Nice to meet ya.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26All right, Dennis, let's browse.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28This is a little... It's quite nice.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Oops!- Whoa!
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Butter fingers.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- All breakages have to be paid for. - Yeah, yeah.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37We haven't broken anything, I promise!
0:41:37 > 0:41:39There is still time, Thomas.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44David is just letting me get on with it, which is marvellous.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46And I'm just looking.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49I've only let you get on with it because I know you're the top man.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53And I know that because you told me.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55It's hard work, eh, Tom?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57# When you're sitting at home and relaxing
0:41:57 > 0:41:59# And you're working in a noisy factory
0:41:59 > 0:42:02# Da-da-dee-dee-dee When the clock strikes three
0:42:02 > 0:42:04# Everything stops for tea. #
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Eh!
0:42:10 > 0:42:12That's beautiful.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14I think there's a bromance brewing.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Just you carry on, Thomas.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18I quite like those.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19- They're nice, yeah.- They're lovely.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- I wonder how old they are, Thomas. - 1930s.- Yeah, what do you think?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27What does the writing say on them? SM and BP. What is SM?
0:42:27 > 0:42:30I don't know. Sado-masochism.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Try and keep the show clean if you can.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Before we commit ourselves to these three cans,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41I want to ask you this, who will buy them and where will they keep them?
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Well, first of all, maybe car enthusiasts,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45people who own a classic car.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47They might be kept in the garage.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Or they get made into very sexy table lamps.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52So, if we can agree a good price,
0:42:52 > 0:42:55you're confident that these are going to do well. Cos I'm...
0:42:55 > 0:42:59I'm putting my reputation on the line here with you.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01So much pressure!
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- So, you've got 25 on them each. - That's right, sir.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07Nice!
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Take a smell of that. Petrol and stuff.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Old petrol. And the price of petrol now, you realise, is very expensive,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- so I'm going to have to put these up.- No, you're not.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Right, what would you do for the...?
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Well, £25...
0:43:24 > 0:43:28When I went to school, that calculation tells me that's 75.
0:43:28 > 0:43:29It does. What would you do?
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Well, how does...
0:43:32 > 0:43:35..buy two, get one free sound?
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Buy two, get one free.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41So, with my brilliant mathematics, I think that's £50.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43It's all right. I mean, I'd like to...
0:43:43 > 0:43:45Little bit better.
0:43:45 > 0:43:46How does 45 sound?
0:43:46 > 0:43:49- 40 and you've got a deal.- Done.
0:43:49 > 0:43:50Brilliant man. That's awesome.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53Let's hope we have a few petrol heads at the auction,
0:43:53 > 0:43:57or at least someone with a little imagination.
0:44:01 > 0:44:06And here, in the ecclesiastical setting of Derby's grand cathedral,
0:44:06 > 0:44:08our road trippers will reveal all.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12I noticed, Thomas, that our pile is bigger than their pile.
0:44:12 > 0:44:13It is a big pile.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16But, course, we have to remember that size doesn't matter.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19OK, good luck.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20Oh!
0:44:20 > 0:44:21Hello, hello.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25This is amazing.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28When I was a boy, I had a wind-up gramophone.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30But not back in the '30s, surely.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33Stop being flattering.
0:44:33 > 0:44:38Dead man. Even in a cathedral, he's a dead man.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40What is it worth, Kate? Would you pay for this?
0:44:40 > 0:44:44- I would...200. - If we get 200, we'd be pleased.
0:44:44 > 0:44:45- It was £80.- Really?
0:44:45 > 0:44:47Yeah, great objects.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Of course, what we like is great style.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Tom, the table lamp. Do you like it?
0:44:51 > 0:44:53You know, I'm not a lover of Art Deco,
0:44:53 > 0:44:55so I have to be honest and say that's not me.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58Her, on her own, she's worth £25.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00With that lamp on top, David, she could fly away.
0:45:00 > 0:45:01It is so rare.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03I'm already nervous, well done.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07OK, so this is a regimental sergeant major's cane.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08Colonial silver.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10It is a good stick.
0:45:10 > 0:45:11Oh, I love that.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14- Kate, you will like that with your military connections.- Yeah.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16Are we allowed to bid on your things?
0:45:16 > 0:45:18Don't say that.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- By all means, make sure you're there.- Well done.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- Kate, please unveil our wares.- OK.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Oh, look at this.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Well, actually, they look really nice, don't they?
0:45:27 > 0:45:28But, Charles, it's got a crack on it.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31We were a little bit on the edge of desperate.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34It's signed, it's Wedgwood. Wonderful, rich powder blue ground,
0:45:34 > 0:45:36and it wasn't expensive.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- No, £25? - It cost us ten pounds.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- So we are happy with that. - Look at that reaction.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43We are on the run now. OK, we're catching up.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- We were the underdogs. A good reaction, great.- We love that.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47And then the caddy.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49That, I'm afraid, was my emotional purchase.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52- We both had tears, didn't we? - We did, actually.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56In all seriousness, it reduced me to tears because of the inscription,
0:45:56 > 0:45:59which is, "To Toddles, from Daddy."
0:45:59 > 0:46:01I wish you the best of luck.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03- Really? - I really do.
0:46:03 > 0:46:04I'll have to take that on the chin.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07I think it's lovely, but the problem is,
0:46:07 > 0:46:10it's got this later engraving on it, hasn't it? It has just killed it.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13It tells a story of love and romance.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16I know, I know, but you know what the purists are like,
0:46:16 > 0:46:18and they go, "Oh, it's got a name engraved."
0:46:18 > 0:46:19But it is still 1905.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23OK, is that a vesta or a sovereign vesta?
0:46:23 > 0:46:24- It's both. - Is it by Sampson and Mordan?
0:46:24 > 0:46:26- It is. - Is it what, 1906?
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- Have you seen it before? - No, I've never seen it before.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- It is 1906. -Is it 1906?
0:46:30 > 0:46:31- Yeah, I don't believe that. - Look at that!
0:46:31 > 0:46:33There's more. Now, look at that.
0:46:33 > 0:46:34- I saw that! - It's a wardrobe.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37It is an Edwardian Sheraton and Revivalist wardrobe. There we are.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41We believe the market is so down for furniture,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44we had to buy it and show it off to an audience.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46- How much was it? - Well, we rate it highly.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49- How much was it? - We really like it.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Hang on a minute, did you spend £80 on that?
0:46:52 > 0:46:53Is that all?
0:46:53 > 0:46:54That is all it cost.
0:46:54 > 0:46:55Is that all it cost?
0:46:55 > 0:46:58We started off thinking that we had big things
0:46:58 > 0:47:00and you only had little things.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02And here you come at the end with something bigger than anything
0:47:02 > 0:47:03we have got at all.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05You know what they say, size does matter.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Good luck. Size matters.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10- Good luck, boys. - Good luck.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Let's get the real story on what
0:47:13 > 0:47:16they thought about their opposite team's lots.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19I do like our big, masculine, macho...
0:47:19 > 0:47:21What is so funny?
0:47:21 > 0:47:23Our big... Thank you very much.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25Furniture, why did they buy furniture?
0:47:25 > 0:47:28I don't know. We didn't even think about furniture.
0:47:28 > 0:47:29I don't rate that old lamp.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32To me, it is jagged, press moulded...knicky-knacky?
0:47:32 > 0:47:33I don't rate at all...
0:47:33 > 0:47:35Is it a knobbly knick-knack? Or not quite?
0:47:35 > 0:47:36It wasn't quite.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39- I think they really spent a lot of money on that silver.- Yes.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41And in a London sale,
0:47:41 > 0:47:44all that sentiment about the spoon is gone out the window.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47You know what they say, I think we've been very, very brave.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50- And what do they say? Fortune favours the brave.- It does.
0:47:50 > 0:47:55Well, it's time to leave Derby and scarper 130 miles south
0:47:55 > 0:47:59to the charming borough of Chiswick, in Greater London.
0:48:01 > 0:48:02For the last 13 years,
0:48:02 > 0:48:06Chiswick Auctions has run a bustling sale every Tuesday,
0:48:06 > 0:48:09heaving with antiques and art.
0:48:09 > 0:48:13With up to 1,000 lots going under the hammer each week,
0:48:13 > 0:48:17it attracts a lot of attention from dealers and collectors alike.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23Well done.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25Well, finally, we have made it.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28Bid at £20. 22. 25. 28. 30.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31And the man in the know who will be running the show
0:48:31 > 0:48:34is auctioneer Tom Keane. Good man.
0:48:34 > 0:48:35117.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Oh, the Wedgwood cabinet plate.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40I had to superglue it. Now, that won't help the price, will it?
0:48:40 > 0:48:42What is it going to make, 25, 35 quid?
0:48:42 > 0:48:44If I can roust 'em along.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46The military presentation came.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49A pity it's only '32 and not during the war.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52Wartime issue makes it more valuable.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54But that's solid. The tabletop gramophone is beech wood.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56It's not mahogany, not oak.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58It is a poor man's timber.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Geisha is not a good make.
0:49:00 > 0:49:01£40 to £60 if they are lucky.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04I predict today, and I am a gambling man,
0:49:04 > 0:49:07that Kate and Charles are odds-on favourites.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09If it was a horse race, they'd win by ten lengths.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13Both teams started with £400 each.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16Kate and Charles, after some impressive haggling,
0:49:16 > 0:49:20spent a mere £296 on six auction lots.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26And with David happy to follow Thomas's expert nose,
0:49:26 > 0:49:28this double act bought just five lots,
0:49:28 > 0:49:33but spent more, bringing their total to £335.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is about to begin.
0:49:40 > 0:49:47First up, it is David and Thomas's 1930 painted petrol cans.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50Taking a bid at £12. 12, thank you.
0:49:50 > 0:49:51You took your time.
0:49:51 > 0:49:52They're moving now.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54They're moving.
0:49:54 > 0:49:5515 and a cup of tea after.
0:49:55 > 0:49:5815. 16. 17.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00- And I'll throw in a bag of crisps. - No.- No? At 16.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03At £16. Only £16. Sold at £16.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Thomas, this is not very good start.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10Well, at £16, they didn't quite set the room on fire.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12I think the great thing is that after this,
0:50:12 > 0:50:15Kate will still be reading the news, I will still be playing records,
0:50:15 > 0:50:18but you two, your reputations are on the line here.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20It might be the end of your careers.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22I like your way of thinking.
0:50:22 > 0:50:27Next, we have Kate and Charles' not so peachy, cracked Wedgwood plate.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29There is a little crack in it.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32- There is a good painting in the middle.- That is the kiss of death.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35It's only a little one. It's still very beautiful.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37It is not as cracked as we are!
0:50:37 > 0:50:38True.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40Ten pounds for it.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43- Ten, who will give me 12? - Come on. Keep going.
0:50:43 > 0:50:4412. 15. 18.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47- 20. 22.- Yes!- 25. 28.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49- 30. 32. 35. 38.- Keep going!
0:50:49 > 0:50:50- Come on!- Keep going!
0:50:50 > 0:50:52- 45. 48.- Get in.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54That is a wonderful thing.
0:50:54 > 0:50:55Bidder at 42.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- £42.- He's going.- 42, gone.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01- This is so exciting, like a horse race. Yes!- Fantastic.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03- Thank you very much.- Brilliant.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Amazingly, their cracked plate served them well.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08I'm really proud of you.
0:51:08 > 0:51:14David and Thomas's Victorian umbrella stand is next to appear.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16It's not.
0:51:16 > 0:51:17I think it might.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21£20 for it.
0:51:21 > 0:51:22Bid of £20. Bid three. 22.
0:51:22 > 0:51:2425. 28.
0:51:24 > 0:51:25- He's going.- 30. 32.
0:51:25 > 0:51:2935. 38. 38. 40. 42.
0:51:29 > 0:51:3142. 45. New bid at 48.
0:51:31 > 0:51:3348. 50.
0:51:33 > 0:51:3552. 55.
0:51:35 > 0:51:36Front row bid at 55 and gone.
0:51:36 > 0:51:37You've got it.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41We have lost one, we have drawn one, the next one we win.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45They paid £55 and that is what it brought.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49But with auction costs, they actually made a loss.
0:51:49 > 0:51:54Now, Kate and Charles' 20th century Jacobean-style oak mirror.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56It's a beautiful mirror, don't you think?
0:51:56 > 0:51:58Very reasonable.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00Ten I'm bid. Who will give me 12? Ten pound bidder.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- Oh, no.- 12, thank you. 14?
0:52:03 > 0:52:0514. 15? Thank you.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Over here.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10- I'll come back to the important ones in a minute. 16.- Sorry.- 17 then.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12At £17 then.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15- One more.- Oh, that is a steal. - At £17, going at £17.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17And gone.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Thank you, sir. That is such a steal!
0:52:20 > 0:52:24Going for £17, that doesn't even reflect what they paid for it.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Where are you going to put it?
0:52:26 > 0:52:30In the hall, I think.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32In the hall. It'll look lovely.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36Attention, Thomas and David's colonial sergeant major's
0:52:36 > 0:52:38- parade stick.- Start me at £30.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39At £30... £20 bid.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41- 25. 28.- Told you.
0:52:41 > 0:52:4230. 32. 35.
0:52:42 > 0:52:4438. 40. 42. 45.
0:52:44 > 0:52:45A long way to go.
0:52:45 > 0:52:4748. 50. 55.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Thank you. 60. Five.
0:52:49 > 0:52:50Brilliant.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53No, it's not brilliant, I paid 80.
0:52:53 > 0:52:5685. 90. 95. 100.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58110. 120.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00At 110 and going.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Brilliant!
0:53:02 > 0:53:04Well done.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Finally, some major profit.
0:53:07 > 0:53:08See, I told you, didn't I?
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Lose one, draw one, win one.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14And now for Kate and Charles' most emotive purchase,
0:53:14 > 0:53:17the inscribed silver spoon for baby.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- I am now, I'm really... - I'm nervous.- ..nervous.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22£30 for it. 32.
0:53:22 > 0:53:2332. 35.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25- 38.- It's going.
0:53:25 > 0:53:2638, thank you. 40 here. 42.
0:53:26 > 0:53:2845. 48. 50.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31- 52.- Wonderful.- 55.- Keep going!
0:53:31 > 0:53:32£52 and going, all done?
0:53:32 > 0:53:34- A bidder at 52?- One more.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36One more?
0:53:36 > 0:53:39- £52.- One for the road. - All done at 52 and going.
0:53:39 > 0:53:40Your last chance, and gone.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42They are very ardent here.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44- Thank you, sir. - Thank you very much.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45Thank you very much.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49The auction room not going quite as gaga as they did over it.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Charles, I think I might have let you down.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53Get out of here.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Thomas and David's Deco lamp now.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57That lady is so attractive.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Who knows, when she comes on the screen, lots of men here,
0:53:59 > 0:54:02they might take a fancy to her.
0:54:02 > 0:54:03They might.
0:54:03 > 0:54:04£20 for it.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07£20. 22. 25. 25. 28. 30.
0:54:07 > 0:54:0832. 32.
0:54:08 > 0:54:1035. 35. 38.
0:54:10 > 0:54:1338. 40. 42. 45. 48.
0:54:13 > 0:54:1548. 50. 55.
0:54:15 > 0:54:1660.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18It's amazing, isn't it?
0:54:18 > 0:54:2065. Five pounds, at 75. At 75.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22At 75 and gone.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25All done at £75. At 75 and going then...
0:54:25 > 0:54:26So, we're just unlucky.
0:54:26 > 0:54:30Unfortunately, the Deco light failed to dazzle.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33And now, for Kate and Charles' Edwardian
0:54:33 > 0:54:35silver sovereign vesta case.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37- £100 for it.- Come on.
0:54:37 > 0:54:38- £50 for it.- Come on.
0:54:38 > 0:54:39Goes on five. 60.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41Thank you. Five. 70 there.
0:54:41 > 0:54:4275. 80.
0:54:42 > 0:54:4585. 90. Five. 95.
0:54:45 > 0:54:4795, new bidder. 100. 110.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49- Come on.- 110?
0:54:49 > 0:54:51£100. Gone?
0:54:51 > 0:54:55So, that is both teams who have broken even on a lot,
0:54:55 > 0:54:58which again means a loss after commission.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00Next up are Kate and Charles'
0:55:00 > 0:55:02delightful Oriental child's slippers.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Ten pounds. Bid 10. 12. 15.
0:55:05 > 0:55:0715. 18? 18.
0:55:07 > 0:55:0820. 22. 25 there.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11- 28.- Not yet. 28, Now we are. - 30 there.
0:55:11 > 0:55:1432? Are we done at £30?
0:55:14 > 0:55:16All done at £30 and going.
0:55:16 > 0:55:17£30, OK, four pounds.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Well done.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22A tiny profit for the tiny slippers.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26At this stage, Kate and Charles are in the lead
0:55:26 > 0:55:28but everything could change in these last two lots.
0:55:28 > 0:55:33This will now tell us who is the expert, the more expert.
0:55:33 > 0:55:34No pressure, Tom.
0:55:34 > 0:55:39The auctioneer does not have high hopes for the Geisha gramophone,
0:55:39 > 0:55:41Tom and David's last lot.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43£20 for it.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46- 20, bid at £20.- Go on! - 22, thank you.- Two people bidding.
0:55:46 > 0:55:4725. 28.
0:55:47 > 0:55:4830. 32. 35.
0:55:48 > 0:55:5038.
0:55:50 > 0:55:5340. 42. 45. 48. 50.
0:55:53 > 0:55:54Two. 55.
0:55:54 > 0:55:5558. 60.
0:55:55 > 0:55:5762, new bidder. 65.
0:55:57 > 0:55:5868. 70.
0:55:58 > 0:56:0072. 75.
0:56:00 > 0:56:0278? 75, somebody give me 78.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- Come on, one more.- One more!
0:56:05 > 0:56:06- One more!- One more we're there!
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Go on, make it.
0:56:08 > 0:56:09All done now?
0:56:09 > 0:56:11- 80 quid.- Yes! - I can hardly talk anymore.
0:56:11 > 0:56:1380, bid 80. 82?
0:56:13 > 0:56:1582. Do I see five?
0:56:15 > 0:56:1688. 90. Two.
0:56:16 > 0:56:1895?
0:56:18 > 0:56:20At 92 again. Gone at 92.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Eh! Thank you!
0:56:22 > 0:56:24You are in the money. You are in the money, David.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27£92!
0:56:27 > 0:56:29Well, that has to be one kind of record.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31This is tougher than I thought.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36It's the moment of truth for Charles and Kate's last lot -
0:56:36 > 0:56:38the Edwardian mahogany wardrobe.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41- It is an investment. - Charles, it's firewood.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43£100 for it.
0:56:43 > 0:56:44A bid here at 80.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47- Come on.- I've 85. 90.
0:56:47 > 0:56:5095. My last bid is 100, who will give me 110?
0:56:50 > 0:56:51One more.
0:56:51 > 0:56:54At £100, let's say 105.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56- Yes!- 110.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58105, give me 110.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00105, give me 110. For 105 it's going.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03The pressures is immense.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05Third and last, and we're done.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09- It's happened!- Thank you.
0:57:09 > 0:57:14Well, Charles' haggling paid off, a solid profit for a solid wardrobe.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16I am absolutely emotionally drained.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18- I'm parched, as well.- Wrung out.
0:57:20 > 0:57:23Unfortunately, and after all Tom's hard work,
0:57:23 > 0:57:27he and David made a loss of £49.64,
0:57:27 > 0:57:32and so leave the road trip with £350.36.
0:57:34 > 0:57:35Kate and Charles did slightly better.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38They had a small loss of £12.28,
0:57:38 > 0:57:43which means they finish the road trip with £387.72
0:57:43 > 0:57:45and are today's winners.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53A close-run race, but sadly, no profits were made on this trip.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59- Well done, partner.- Hey, partner. - Well done.- Knowing my luck,
0:57:59 > 0:58:01- I get to go home with you. - No, you don't.
0:58:03 > 0:58:04Let's go!
0:58:05 > 0:58:07Away they go, Tom. That's it.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10And the final task of the experts is...
0:58:10 > 0:58:12traffic control.
0:58:12 > 0:58:15Is there no end to their talents?
0:58:15 > 0:58:18- Over there, Tom.- Yeah, I've got it. I've got it, I've got it.
0:58:18 > 0:58:19One last time.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22BOTH: Going, going, gone!
0:58:22 > 0:58:24Bye-bye!
0:58:24 > 0:58:26- That was our car.- Can I drive?
0:58:26 > 0:58:28- You can drive.- Really?- Yeah.
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