0:00:02 > 0:00:07- Some of the nation's favourite celebrities.- That's the pig for you. - This is the pig for me.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- One antiques expert each. - Celebrities!- Off and running, off and skating.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13And 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 > 0:00:25- No, we want things that are making money.- ..and auction for a big profit further down the road?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27We'll cut that bit.
0:00:27 > 0:00:33- Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice?- You like that?- It goes with your eyes.- Yeah?
0:00:33 > 0:00:38And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?"
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Yeah!
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Suffolk kicks off this celebrity buying frenzy
0:00:58 > 0:01:00for a retro Team GB -
0:01:00 > 0:01:03a pair of record-breaking gold medallists.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Ah, a gentleman!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09In a gorgeous, golden-hued Triumph Stag,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11each with £400 to invest.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Ooh!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Seatbelt on.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19We're off. Bye!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- I'm going to be watching you. - I'm going to be watching you.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I'll be more than happy if you win, but you won't.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28But I would be happy if you won.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34Oh, my God, that hurt! In that case, I'm gonna kick your butt! LAUGHTER
0:01:34 > 0:01:39He broke the world record with a stunning, 18-foot leap on ice.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:43 > 0:01:47He's a British, European and World Champion figure-skater,
0:01:47 > 0:01:53winning the 1980 Olympic gold medal in Lake Placid, USA.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57He is now a top judge of Dancing On Ice.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00He's Robin Cousins.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06As sure as beauty follows age, ice is followed by fire.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09# Shoot that poison arrow through my heart... #
0:02:09 > 0:02:13She's an amazing, six times Olympic athlete.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16She's a record-breaking javelin thrower.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19She took 1984's Olympic gold in LA.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24It's been a long time coming and no-one can take it away from me now.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29She's a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She's Tessa Sanderson.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34My dad always says something is only worth what somebody is willing to pay for it.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38I think I'll just go with the way I feel about something.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Yeah, go with the gut, then have the expert tell us why it's a good choice or not.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Indubitably, we move mountains to get the very best experts available
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and they don't come better than this pair, I tell you.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- Shall I take the driving seat? - Yes, please. As always, David. - I've got one of these.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- Would you move your leg? - I'm right over into the corner.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Have you ever been involved in competitive sports?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I used to play rugby at school.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12I don't like all that contact with other men in the scrum.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Do you understand what I'm trying...? David, stop it!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Oh, Lordy!
0:03:17 > 0:03:21He's the dealer with the wheels, a collector of lovely motors.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26He began buying antiques aged five,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30graduating to his own business and his very own long trousers.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34He's the wise man of antiques. He's David Harper.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Hey, fetching?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40And this man is known simply as the Master,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44a depth and breadth of antiques knowledge admired by all.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47He loves a snazzy jacket.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52# I want a dream lover so I don't have to dream alone... #
0:03:52 > 0:03:58He's irrepressible, he's unflappable, a prince amongst experts. He's David Barby.
0:03:58 > 0:04:04We've got a choice today between David and David, so who are you going to pick? Because I want David.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10- Do you think we should shop together?- Shall we run away together in our little Morris Minor?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- I think we'll just shop! - LAUGHTER
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Shall I have the cuddly David,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17a little bit larger David?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19OK, I'm going to have the David.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22The David. And I'll have the other David.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28So let's find out who's zooming with whom.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Hello. This is where you are! - Lovely to meet you.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Very pleased to meet you. - A pleasure.- Nice to meet you too.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- What a gorgeous day!- Nice to see you.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Nice to meet you.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45We decided I want to work with David and Tessa wants to work with David.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- Luckily for you... - Luckily, we have two Davids. Tessa has already decided who goes where.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Bye-bye.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Well...
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- That's fine.- I am pleased...
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I love you too!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Because you kindly kept saying, "I want to go with..."
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I wanted the cuddly one.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Don't you say anything! - I want the cuddly one!
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- It's the winning combination right here.- Goodbye!- Goodbye!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Listen, you're all winners in our eyes.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Robin and Tessa have a cross-country route ahead,
0:05:19 > 0:05:24taking in the delights of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Greater London.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Today's first pin in the map, though, is Bury St Edmunds, ending up at auction in Greenwich.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34Bury St Edmunds bears a 13th century town motto,
0:05:34 > 0:05:38"Shrine of a king, cradle of the law,"
0:05:38 > 0:05:44dating from when barons met and swore to make King John sign the Magna Carta.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Shopping kicks off in the neighbouring emporiums of Past & Present and Risby Barn.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53But are they big enough for our driven Olympians?
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Is it true that you're actually on stamps somewhere in the world?
0:05:58 > 0:06:04- Seven.- Seven?- Yeah, seven stamps, Turks and Caicos being one of them from Olympic days.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08I'm not on a stamp anywhere in the world at all. Can you believe that?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, in a way, David, yes.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Next door, beneath the canopy of Past & Present,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19the competition is already hard at it
0:06:19 > 0:06:22with Joe lending a helping hand.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Would you do toys?- Yes.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29There was a special dinner party for collectors and they made the gold one
0:06:29 > 0:06:31and it's got its rockets, original box.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- I think that's a possibility. I like it. What's the best on that?- That's got 45 on it. That'd be 30 quid.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43- I think we're looking at 1965, 1970...- Yeah.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- That's before you were born. - I'd love to say so, darling, but...
0:06:47 > 0:06:53I think this is quite good. It's gold-painted. What did you win at the Olympics?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56BOTH: Gold!
0:06:56 > 0:07:02It's gold all right, possibly made as a commemorative item for Dinky employees themselves
0:07:02 > 0:07:07back in the 20th century when some die-cast metal toys were actually, believe it or not,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09made in Britain!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12But what price can Tessa and David get it at?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- I'm finished at £28. - Oh, come on, 20 quid?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- We're stuck at 28 at the moment.- 20?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Tessa's not budging on the Dinky toy.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29So what items can Robin find to play with?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32# I'm stuck in the middle with you... #
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- That pewter's very stylish.- Mm-hm.
0:07:35 > 0:07:42- Two pieces. If it's Liberty, it's worth looking at.- It definitely is.- Milk jug and sugar bowl.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Is there such a thing as Liberty style?- Yes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48If we look on the base there, it says "Tudric Pewter".
0:07:48 > 0:07:54Anything with "Tudric" on the base was made and retailed through Liberty of London.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- But what they are is drop-dead gorgeous in their style.- Hmm.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Well, then, these seem to me... my first buy.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05OK, but hang on a moment
0:08:05 > 0:08:09because now we have to talk about the mercenary subject of money.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12We have to try and get some sort of discount.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Should we be having this conversation with...?- Not really.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- Look out!- I'm very deaf. - Where did Richard come from? - Please, please be deaf.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Richard has a ticket price of £50
0:08:24 > 0:08:26and very soft footsteps.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32Bartering is not... I give the man in the market exactly what he's asking for.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34You've never been in MY shop.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I don't know what's fair.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- OK, you are right.- I don't want to take somebody for granted.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42No, no, no. Neither would I.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Ha! Remember, David, you are not the cuddly David!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- I'm looking at £40 on here. - What would you say now?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54I'd normally say thank you, give him the money and leave, but I won't
0:08:54 > 0:08:59because from the look on your face, I should probably say, "How about I give you 35?"
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Then he comes back at 38 and we end up with 37?
0:09:02 > 0:09:09We started at £50, so it's heading in the right direction for Robin, but what about Richard?
0:09:09 > 0:09:15- We've still got to make a living. I've got 500 kids to look after! - You've been a very busy man!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Do them for 35.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- 37, 37.- 37?
0:09:19 > 0:09:24- 37, it is, and then my question to you - good deal? - It's a very good deal.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Robin, first purchase.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Good work, Robin, you and other David are off and skating,
0:09:30 > 0:09:35but we're still warming up with Tessa and cuddly David.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- David?- Oh, my God!- What have you seen?- Look at that lavatory seat!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Oh...- Razor blades and barbed wire!
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Oh!- My God!- Isn't that unusual?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47DAVID LAUGHS
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- That is fabulous.- Oh, my...
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Oh, my God! Isn't that fabulous? Do you like that?- Yes, I do.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58What's the price on it? Oh, sugars!
0:09:58 > 0:10:02David looks flustered at the ticket price of £85.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06But this striking, punk toilet seat is a bit special,
0:10:06 > 0:10:12possibly from the 1980s and often referred to as "the dangerous toilet seat"
0:10:12 > 0:10:14or "the ghetto fabulous lid".
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Does that put you off going to the toilet with barbed wire on your bum?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- It's a special breed of people. - Quite quirky.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I think it's quirky.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- The only point is, Joe, it's scratched on the top. - It's a toilet seat.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Yes, scratching might not be the worst that happened to it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34£45. That's half price.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38I really like that. I really like that.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42I think it's quirky, it's different. I think they'll look and think, "Oh!"
0:10:42 > 0:10:48- But I think £45 might be a bit high...- You're buying outside my box and outside your box.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I'll sell you that and the toy
0:10:51 > 0:10:54for £60.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57It looks like Tessa is stuck again...
0:10:58 > 0:11:00..whilst Robin is steaming ahead.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- There's a jug in there that I want you to have a look at.- The silver?
0:11:06 > 0:11:11- Yeah. What do you think about that? - It's Christopher...Dresser.
0:11:11 > 0:11:17I think if we described it for the auction as a Christopher Dresser style, then it would have a chance.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- I think it's beautiful and it needs to go back, but slightly further into a corner for now...- OK.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Knowing that if we wanted to, we know where it is.- All right, OK.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32- There's a big danger there.- Your contemporary will probably rummage into the corners and find things.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35He's been known to rummage in corners.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Let's just ask Richard while he's here, very nice Richard.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Oh! I wish he'd stop doing that.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46So this 1900s hot-water jug is not designed by Dr Christopher Dresser,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49but it does have his aesthetic qualities.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53He actually manufactured personally nothing,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57but his designs sold to manufacturers are classics of their type.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00This lookie-likey has a ticket price of £32.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05What kind of money could we buy that for if we come back for it?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Looking around about the £25 mark.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14OK. Now, for me, I'd pay £25 for that now and get out of here.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Personally.- OK.- But I want you to feel happy and comfortable.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23You went with me on purchase number one. I will go with you now on purchase number two.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Respect!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28This is the dream working relationship.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Now Tessa must decide if she wants the Starfighter toy at £20,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37the punk loo seat at £40, or both.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40So we're at 25 and 35. That's £60.
0:12:40 > 0:12:4450 and it's done. I swear!
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- I'll sell it to you for £50 under one condition.- What?
0:12:48 > 0:12:54- You come and see us again. - Of course I will, darling. Got a deal? Yeah, all right.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- We've got a deal?- Do you want a kiss from me, Joe?- No, thanks.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Well, how about a cuddle then?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Tessa and David are finally off the starting blocks and into this race
0:13:04 > 0:13:07without their shopping going down the pan.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I think this is fabulous.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13TESSA LAUGHS
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Bye!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I can't believe it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Sorry, Joe. You can have some peace now.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Though sadly, not for long, as our Olympians are swapping shops.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Is it jacket off territory?- Jacket off territory.- I think so, yeah.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36Robin has proved his eye, but will he be able to negotiate?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Tell me why you like that.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41It's the shape again and the feel.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45I like the colour patterns, the fact that it's not just all one colour.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49That shape and form is '50s, '60s, '70s
0:13:49 > 0:13:51and it's screaming Murano.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- And the colours are very... - I think it's lovely.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01If you said, "It's lovely, but it's not for the auction," I will pay for that and have that at home.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06But this isn't your shopping trip, Robin. Tell him, David H!
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I would have it and take it home because I like it very much.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13OK, so we all like it.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Amazingly, glass-making on the Italian island of Murano
0:14:17 > 0:14:19dates back to at least the 10th century
0:14:19 > 0:14:23and hit its commercial stride in the 15th and 16th centuries,
0:14:23 > 0:14:28although this piece is 20th century and priced at only £28.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31But you don't love negotiating, do you?
0:14:31 > 0:14:36It's not that I don't love it. I don't know enough about it to not be blagging.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41So, starting at 20, would that be too cheeky?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43No, I don't think so.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49I would like to take this piece of Murano glass off you.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54- Piece of Murano glass. - As I'm sure you understand, I'm acting as an agent for this person.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59Once more, Robin has deftly avoided any actual haggling
0:14:59 > 0:15:01as Joe calls the dealer himself.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04The price on it is £28.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06He'd like to buy it for 20.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Yes. Don't say anything rude when I'm selling.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It is kind of jazzy.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Thanks very much. Bye-bye. - So how did we do?
0:15:16 > 0:15:20She's trying as hard as she can, but she'd like to make £22 on it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- Then she can have £22. - That's very good.- Fair enough.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30- A medal-winning first outing for both our celebrity teams, eh? - Thanks again.- Pleasure.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Time for the next heat and the next destination.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38But how do you handle all the adoration?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Um, I think...
0:15:41 > 0:15:47I like people. What people have always said to me is, "How much is your medal worth?"
0:15:47 > 0:15:52I mean, in monetary terms, but you can't put a figure on it.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54That's right, that's right.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- How can you put a value on, first of all, the emotion...- Yeah, yeah.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03..and all the sheer effort you put into it to get that medal?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Our gold medallists are pure national treasures,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10so let's send them further round this treasured nation.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15The road trip leaves Bury St Edmunds and Suffolk behind, sadly,
0:16:15 > 0:16:21but briskly travels 30 miles west to the most learned city of Cambridge.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23It is all very pleasant, isn't it?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26It's all quintessentially British.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Handsome, cerebral Cambridge.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34A Roman settlement in the mid-1st century,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37a university town from the early 13th century,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41a recruiting ground for Cold War spies in the 1960s,
0:16:41 > 0:16:46and today, a haven for leisurely punters and competitive shoppers.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Oh, look at this!- Oh!
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- What a little haven! - This is very interesting.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Lying in wait is the diminutive Gabor Cossa Antiques.
0:16:57 > 0:17:04- And with the delightful David Theobald to help.- Very nice to meet you too.- I try to be cheap.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05I hope so!
0:17:07 > 0:17:11We're looking for something really quirky and interesting.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- This little silver figure... - He's so expensive.- Is he really?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- I'm sorry. Some things just are. - Right.- Some things are not.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22What about that little taper stick?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Well, it's silver.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26It's for sealing wax.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33These wonderful little jobbies date back to a time when a lady or gentleman would hand-write a letter,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37put it in an envelope and seal it with a wax stick and seal.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Awfully stylish.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44But could a certain lady or gentleman part with any money for it?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's got to be 45. Can you make a profit on that? It's 1901.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Is that the very best you can do?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It kind of... I'm not being funny. It does owe me 40.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I mean, I try, but, um...
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- But you can do better for us.- Can I?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Yes.- Should I take a loss? - LAUGHTER
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- What is that? - I'll show you, actually.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09Now, this is quite cheap, but it has got its spring, which is good.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13And you dig out the candle wax with that from your candlestick
0:18:13 > 0:18:16and you trim the wick in there.
0:18:16 > 0:18:23The snuffers allow one to extinguish the flame without burning one's fingers or blowing hard.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27It's 19th century, but will it catch fire at auction?
0:18:27 > 0:18:32I think the taper wax holder is unusual, it's quirky. I think it's good.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- I'm taking your lead on this. - I think that's quirky.
0:18:35 > 0:18:42- And I think the, um...- The candle snuffer?- It's the sort of thing you might get Greenwich ladies buying.
0:18:42 > 0:18:49Lovely ladies! But will Tessa buy the taper stick at £40 and the snuffers at £30, or both?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51How much did we say?
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- 70.- Seven zero?- Yeah, I'm sorry. - Are we sure?- Yeah, I'm sorry.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- Anything less is a loss.- You're putting that face on.- Have you thought of doing this for a living?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Don't give her any ideas!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08For £70, Tessa and David B have bought a pair of bona-fide antiques
0:19:08 > 0:19:11and put the loo seat behind them.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Just in time for the competition to arrive in town.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Cool, aren't they? Very cool.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Are you parking in front? - Can't you walk that far?- No.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27- Do you want me to drive a bit further forward? - No, I'm absolutely fine.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33Tell me about it! Robin and David H now find themselves in the charming environment of The Hive
0:19:33 > 0:19:37with courteous Bill and delightful Brenda in attendance.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- We need a bit of steering in the right direction.- Skating?
0:19:41 > 0:19:47- Do you know any good skaters?- No, but if there's something skating, it's definitely not going in the auction.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50It's prints and things usually.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Well, there's a tile down there. - Show us the tile.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59Sorry, Brenda. David means, "Show us the tile, PLEASE." Manners!
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Look at the colours! Good colours.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I have skating memorabilia.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09I've got a nice collection of pieces. It's porcelain, it's figurines or it's plates.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Hmm.- But not a tile.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- That's gorgeous. - Now then... Made by Minton.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22Now, Minton were incredibly good quality producers of porcelain
0:20:22 > 0:20:26and known for making really good tiles.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31But can our boys stretch to the £125 ticket price?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36I'm going to be mercenary here because I'm thinking "profit".
0:20:36 > 0:20:41I'm thinking about beating the others. Come on, I'm getting you excited here.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45No, we are definitely taking it, but it depends where it's going
0:20:45 > 0:20:50and whose pocket the money is coming out of to take it. What a predicament!
0:20:50 > 0:20:56Oh, dear, Robin is getting confused about whose shopping trip this is...again!
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I'm afraid we're only here to buy items for auction.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03You've got the distinct tile collectors and they are worldwide
0:21:03 > 0:21:05and you've got the people like you...
0:21:05 > 0:21:09The more you talk about how unique and exclusive it is,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13the more you're talking yourself out of getting it for the team.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Listen, the dream team are getting that tile!
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Robin and David H have reached a stand-off,
0:21:19 > 0:21:25whilst Tessa and David B harmoniously arrive and move in next door -
0:21:25 > 0:21:30the Cambs Antiques Centre with haggling veteran Stephen just waiting to say "yes"!
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Hello, Stephen.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- We're looking for something quirky, unusual.- Some bits and bobs here.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Right.- Some very nice little posy vases.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- Very Art Nouveau. Have a look at them.- That is nice.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46And a square section which is unusual.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Birmingham. What sort of date?
0:21:50 > 0:21:531905, 1907.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- I like the top bit. - They're stylised tulip heads or crocus heads.- Very pretty.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Those are quite nice. What's the price of those?
0:22:01 > 0:22:06I was looking for around £95 for the pair,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10which I think is good value. Where would you like to be, David?
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Goodness me! That's asking me to be both buyer and seller.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- I can always say "no". - All right, £40.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Can you squeeze to 42?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25That'll give me a working margin.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27£42?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Shall we have a look... and then come back?
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Oh, let's! So far, Cambridge has only achieved indecision for our teams
0:22:35 > 0:22:40with Robin Cousins still hopelessly in love with that Minton skating tile.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44OK, let me do the rough end of the business with Brenda.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I mean that in the nicest possible way, Brenda. Don't worry.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52The money side. Brenda, what can be the best trade price on this one?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54The death on that is 100.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Somehow we're going to have it. Someone's going to give you 100 quid.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Put that aside, please.- Right.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Another false start, sadly.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09Who will be the first to go for gold and get their wallet out, dust off the cobwebs?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Robin...- Hmm.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15What are we going to do?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- I like these.- You like those.- Yeah.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22The single stem holders.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- That looks very chic. I love the design on the top.- Right, OK.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28But they're still £42.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- What did we say it was?- 35.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34- Yes, let's go for that.- OK.- We'll have that.- Well done. Decision made.
0:23:34 > 0:23:41- Thank you very much indeed.- I wish you good luck with them.- Job done. - Thank you very much indeed.- Good.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46- Get your cash out.- Don't look at anything else.- Well said!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Now, David H must help Robin buy that skating tile,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52but not for his private collection.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- Can the dream team have...?- Yes. - Really?- Yeah.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Robin...- Of course we can. - Thank you.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00OK...
0:24:00 > 0:24:06You know, this antiques business is full of disappointment. You realise that, don't you?
0:24:06 > 0:24:07Oh, I wouldn't say so.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Team Cousins gets the skating tile for £100,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15whilst Team Sanderson wins the vases for just £35,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18so cuddly David is taking Tessa somewhere special.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- This looks intriguing. - Interesting building. - "Laboratory of Physical Chemistry."
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Hidden behind the hallowed walls of ancient Cambridge University
0:24:27 > 0:24:32lie aged devices for studying both outer and inner space.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37The development of the telescope and microscope are about to be brought into focus.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Ha! The Whipple Museum began with the much loved private collection
0:24:41 > 0:24:44of the late Robert Stewart Whipple,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49former managing director of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company.
0:24:49 > 0:24:56Ruth Horry and Josh Nall are resident PhD students and here to explain all.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58They look wonderfully young, don't they?
0:24:58 > 0:25:04- Hello.- Hello. Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you too.- Hello. David Barby. - Very pleased to meet you.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- What have you got to show us? - Lots of fascinating objects.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Fascinating indeed!
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Robert Whipple was an instrument maker by trade, but his passion was collecting artefacts
0:25:15 > 0:25:19which tell the history of galactic and molecular exploration.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23We've got in here telescopes, some microscopes,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27but Whipple was interested in design, craftsmanship.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32From my early days at school, I remember reading about the Culpeper microscope.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Lenses had existed since Roman times,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38but it wasn't until the late 16th century
0:25:38 > 0:25:43that Dutch spectacle maker Zacharias Jansen put multiple lenses
0:25:43 > 0:25:47into a tube to increase magnification.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Edmund Culpeper's instrument from 1725
0:25:51 > 0:25:54added a concave mirror to backlight specimens.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Microscopes became world-changing in the mid-19th century
0:25:59 > 0:26:05after Charles Darwin's famous voyage of The Beagle, using his own state-of-the-art bespoke instrument.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09We primarily know Darwin for two things.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13In the late 1830s, he published his Voyage Of The Beagle
0:26:13 > 0:26:18which made him incredibly famous principally as a travel writer and as a geologist,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22then 20 years later, he publishes On The Origin Of Species.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25And what's really interesting is this microscope shows us
0:26:25 > 0:26:28what he was doing in the 20 years in between.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34World-class instrument makers Smith and Beck of London created this microscope
0:26:34 > 0:26:37for the vast 19th century sum of £36.
0:26:37 > 0:26:44It was through this very lens that Darwin developed his theories of evolution
0:26:44 > 0:26:47from which the origin of species were based.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49How did you get this?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53We got it because one of Darwin's sons, Francis Darwin,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56became a Professor of Botany at Cambridge University,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00and he brought it with him, he inherited it from his father,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04and then he donated it to the university when he retired.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Thanks to the benevolent Darwins and Robert Whipple himself,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12we now have this wonderful collection of instruments,
0:27:12 > 0:27:17some to examine where we came from and others to look at where we're heading.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21It's a huge telescope. Look at that!
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Telescopes developed following astronomer Galileo's acclaimed model,
0:27:27 > 0:27:32used to observe the solar system, though not all of it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:3718th century composer William Herschel used mirrors in this telescope
0:27:37 > 0:27:40to discover objects at great distance,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42and with a similar model,
0:27:42 > 0:27:47he spotted a strange moving disc beyond Saturn's orbit.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52It was with a telescope only a little smaller than this that he was able to discover Uranus.
0:27:52 > 0:27:58That made him one of the most famous people in Britain and he was made Astronomer to the King
0:27:58 > 0:28:02and he was commissioned to make these telescopes for George III.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07The fascinating thing about William Herschel is that he was a musician.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10He played the organ and he made his own musical instruments.
0:28:10 > 0:28:16It was through that skill that when he got into astronomy, he applied to making telescopes
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and he soon became better than anyone else.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24How fascinating! Tessa and David have looked down the lens of history
0:28:24 > 0:28:28and witnessed a wonderful collection within these walls.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31You've fired our enthusiasm. Thank you very much.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34The Cambridge antiques shops are closing.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Our teams must look within
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and to the stars for inspiration
0:28:40 > 0:28:43as another day of action lies ahead.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Nighty-night, celebrity road trippers!
0:28:48 > 0:28:54Next day, the sun shines upon our Olympian Goliaths and their chosen Davids.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57This is good.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I feel competitive.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04- Nervous?- A little bit, yeah, to get it done.- Oh, get out!
0:29:04 > 0:29:08We're both quite competitive, aren't we?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- I'd never consider myself to be competitive.- You liar!
0:29:12 > 0:29:17There's a lot of world record holders, but not everybody is an Olympic champion.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Pressure under fire.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22So far, Tessa Sanderson and David B shopped rather well,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25spending £155 on 5 items.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30The Dinky Starfighter.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32The...barbed punk loo seat.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35The plated snuffer and wick trimmer.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37The Victorian taper stick.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And the Art Nouveau tulip vases.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43There's £245 left in their kitty.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48- Put your head through it. - Hello! No! I'll sit on it!
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- No, I want to see...- Gold medallist with my head through the loo?!
0:29:52 > 0:29:58Robin Cousins and David Harper tried their very best, spending just £184 on four items.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02The Liberty pewter set.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05The hot water jug with the look.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07The '60s Murano art glass.
0:30:07 > 0:30:13And the ice skating Minton tile, which is most definitely going to auction.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17And their purse has £216 remaining.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Sounding like a bronze bell. It's vibrating in my hand.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Lord!
0:30:24 > 0:30:30The day begins, still in handsome Cambridge, with Robin and the other David still hungry for more.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36Two for one. Can I offer you two tiles so I can get my one back?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Let me just think about it. Em...
0:30:38 > 0:30:42No! However, feel free to browse the many delights at Stantiques,
0:30:42 > 0:30:48under the watchful eye of this man here. Amazingly, he's called Stan. The man.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Quite a nice tray.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- Very pretty. - Drinks tray, butler's tray.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00If someone sent me a picture of that tray, I would say, subject to viewing it,
0:31:00 > 0:31:05it's an 18th-century tray. But when I get it I'd turn it over.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08The colour doesn't seem quite right,
0:31:08 > 0:31:13the cut and then, of course, we know it's had some sort of alterations.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18- But, Robin, what do you feel? Are you getting anything from that? - A nice, decorative tray.
0:31:18 > 0:31:25- But it is, at the end of the day, just a...roughed-up, prettily-carved piece of wood.- Really?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Yeah.- Is that how you'd describe it?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30The price may sway you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32My best price...£10.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Giveaway.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38If somebody was to believe that IS an 18th-century tray,
0:31:38 > 0:31:43- it might make 100, 150 quid. - And if they didn't...
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Why are you looking at me like that?
0:31:47 > 0:31:54Poor old Robin. He's not terribly excited by the tea tray, but at a delightful £10, does it matter?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- No.- No?- But I get it.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- That's it, yeah. - I don't love it, but I get it. - If it doesn't make profit,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I'll jump in the Thames and never come out.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11Stan's offer is just too good to ignore, so Robin will have to wait if he wants to buy something
0:32:11 > 0:32:13more up his street.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Speaking of which, it's time to get on that Road Trip again.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22- Look at you! You think you're at Brands Hatch!- Yeah!
0:32:24 > 0:32:30- Panicking now.- Are you panicking? - We need to get there and have a look.- I know.- Time, time, time.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- I know, I know.- Indeed. The last day of shopping will not last forever
0:32:35 > 0:32:41and our teams need those money-spinning objects whether they like them or not.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47Cambridge is finally departing as our Olympians and Davids head 18 miles south,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51crossing into Essex and on towards Saffron Walden.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It looks expensive! It looks expensive!
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Oh, it looks expensive.- Does it?
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Well, look at these buildings. All well maintained.
0:33:02 > 0:33:07David's right to worry. Saffron Walden is a well-heeled medieval town,
0:33:07 > 0:33:13its early wealth coming from the growth in trade in saffron, funnily enough, that rare yellow spice
0:33:13 > 0:33:18from the saffron crocus flower, used for dyeing medieval fabrics,
0:33:18 > 0:33:23- now more commonly found in your evening curry.- Do you think
0:33:23 > 0:33:29- it's that one big ticket item? - We could. There's a lump of money there to take a chance.- Yeah.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32If we find the chancey object.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Shout if there's anything that's going to take your eye, Tess.
0:33:36 > 0:33:42Tessa and David have found their way to the rather fine Arts Decoratifs,
0:33:42 > 0:33:47packed with some tiny treasures, possibly with eye-popping ticket prices. Let's hope Anne here
0:33:47 > 0:33:53can be accommodating, especially as our teams have their eyes on the jewellery cabinets.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58This one here is gold with black enamel.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03And this has river pearls all the way round. Not oyster pearls.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09And then you've got these rather shiny pearls here. But this has something interesting on the back.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11And this says...
0:34:11 > 0:34:15"Rebecca Inglis, 5th September, 1818.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18"Age 49."
0:34:18 > 0:34:23And that was worn either as a pendant or as a brooch.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26It hasn't got a wow factor. I do like that one.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Now, madam...- Yes, sir.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- We're in a frightful hurry. We've got to make a decision quickly.- OK.
0:34:33 > 0:34:40- What's the best you can do on that? - Tessa and David will need a bit of slack from the ticket price of £92
0:34:40 > 0:34:46and someone will need to find out who Rebecca Inglis was.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50For now, can Tessa get the very best price?
0:34:50 > 0:34:54This lady is going to do us a great deal. I can feel it.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- One woman to another woman. - You feel it in your bones.- We're going to have a great deal. Hit me.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- 30.- Ooh!
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- That's shocked you, hasn't it? - And with a box. - I don't know what to say.
0:35:07 > 0:35:14- I like that because it's gold and it's dated. How often do you find jewellery that's dated?- Georgian.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Hello. Oh, I can see people in there.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Oh, that's bad timing.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- Oh, no! - It's like a panto!
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- And you are...?- We know you guys!
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Not feeling grumpy, David, by any chance?- No!
0:35:29 > 0:35:34David Barby has just given me a hand sign and it wasn't waving.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Ah. I'm sure he just means give us two minutes here.
0:35:38 > 0:35:44- My very best... - Your very, very, very best.- Yes. ..and the box thrown in - 25.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Can't do less.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- OK.- Done.- Thank you.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54- Thank you very much indeed. - He doesn't normally do that. - Thank you.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57More cuddly than kissy is David.
0:35:58 > 0:36:05- Bye-bye! - Now can Robin find that eye-catching big-ticket item he's been seeking.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10The secret is the prices are hidden, therefore you don't know what a bargain you're getting.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- How much have we got exactly, Robin? - 206.- £206.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19And we're willing to blow every last penny if you can find us something.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- You want to make a huge profit. - If you don't mind. - You want my best ring.- Yes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- This is 18-carat diamond cluster. - Diamond cluster.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- It's a lot of diamond.- Very pretty.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32It feels heavy.
0:36:33 > 0:36:41- It's a tiny ring.- A tiny ring. - That means the bling looks great because of the size of the ring.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Bling bling! For real. Probably no great age here, sadly,
0:36:45 > 0:36:50but we've got 18-carat gold, a cluster of seven diamonds, a London hallmark
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and Robin likes it!
0:36:54 > 0:36:58- Now we have to put our money where our mouth is.- It's blingy.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03It's in, I'm thinking, pristine and beautiful condition.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- How much is that to us, Anne? - £206.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- £206?- Yes. You're getting a bargain.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- Would you do this?- Yeah. - If it was you, not for us.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- The answer is absolutely yes. - Then there's my answer.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- We have done our final... - Thank you, Robin.- ..buy.- David.
0:37:22 > 0:37:28- It's beautiful. - And we've spent everything. That is the way to do it.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34Excellent work, gentlemen. And great to see full use of your £400 budget, too,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37especially on such an eye-catching treasure.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47What, if anything, do you really miss from the days of being on the road, competing and performing?
0:37:47 > 0:37:55I suppose it's the one thing about the ice, my big white canvas as I called it, was the freedom to fly.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01I get great joy from seeing somebody perform well something I may have helped create.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06Robin has now earned his stripes in the arena of antiques negotiations,
0:38:06 > 0:38:11so David's found a flamboyant indulgence for him.
0:38:11 > 0:38:17Saffron Walden is in the past now as the Road Trip heads into the future,
0:38:17 > 0:38:2352 miles south to the great city of London, landing in handsome maritime Greenwich.
0:38:26 > 0:38:32As home to the British Navy, in the Thames Estuary and a historical centre of sea trade,
0:38:32 > 0:38:37Greenwich has witnessed the ebbs and flows of imported fashions.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Here we are.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- The Fan Museum.- Electrical or otherwise?- Your fans, Robin.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51We'll be out of here pretty smartish, then!
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Men!
0:38:53 > 0:38:59Fans clearly began as devices for cooling the face, but have been used for anything but.
0:38:59 > 0:39:07From Ancient Egyptians, Chinese and Greeks, to modern Europe, fans have been status symbols,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10objects of beauty and...well,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13really quite sensuous.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18- Deputy Curator Jacob Moss is here to reveal all.- Hi, there.- Hi.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23- I'm David Harper.- Robin.- Hello. A big welcome to the Fan Museum.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26The unique Fan Museum opened in 1991.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30It started from the personal collection of Mrs Helene Alexander
0:39:30 > 0:39:35and grew to over 3,500 beautiful artefacts.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40The walls may not talk in here, but the fans have plenty to say for themselves.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44There's a lot of mythology involved in the study of fans.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50The language of the fan is one of those areas that is a mixture of factual and fictive.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56We certainly know that women used their fans to communicate their emotions, their character
0:39:56 > 0:40:02and there is even an early 18th-century fan called the Conversation Fan, a printed fan,
0:40:02 > 0:40:07which gives instructions of how you might compose words and sentences
0:40:07 > 0:40:10with flickers to the left and to the right.
0:40:10 > 0:40:17Flicker to the right? How terribly rude! Fan etiquette developed from European royalty -
0:40:17 > 0:40:24an essential accessory in Louis XIV's court, but strictly kept closed in the King's presence.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2818th-century Britain saw the peak of fan manufacturing
0:40:28 > 0:40:32with new designs gaining widespread popularity,
0:40:32 > 0:40:38so ladies from all walks of life could hide behind these enticing panels and flirt.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43This fan, more of a novelty, but interesting nonetheless.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Within the guard sticks, you've got some secret compartments.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53You have everything you need to effect a quick and speedy repair, should your corset bust a seam.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58It was quite cumbersome, so this was possibly a fan for the servant,
0:40:58 > 0:41:02for the mistress's dress maid, shall we say.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08It's a bit of a rollercoaster with the history of the fan. Popularity dips, it ebbs and it flows.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13But then they have this sudden surge, a last hurrah, towards the end of the 19th century,
0:41:13 > 0:41:20where really they become extremely opulent and some of the most exquisite work is created then.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26Sadly, within 50 years, fans would almost completely fall out of fashion.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31The First World War signalled the end of this refined opulence,
0:41:31 > 0:41:36although they would remain an inspiration for artists and lovers.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41This is one of a series of works by Sickert, the Old Bedford series.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44This is the Old Bedford Theatre or music hall.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47She's a character, this young lady.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50She was a little-known music hall star. Little Dot Hetherington.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Her hand is out, she's pointing up to a floodlight in the gallery
0:41:54 > 0:41:59and this is a take on the song The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04- Value?- Oh! What a question! - You taught me.- I do apologise.
0:42:04 > 0:42:10It's not... I feel we can safely say that this is a considerably valuable object.
0:42:10 > 0:42:17These flamboyant designs have clearly struck a chord with that world-class performer, Robin.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22It's been a fascinating encounter with refinement, beauty and, well, flirtation.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27And now it's time to pull back the covers on everyone's shopping endeavours.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Stand by.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Slowly, slowly, slowly.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Wow!
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Em, yes, we said we wanted something with a wow factor and that is a wow.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Tessa, was this your choice? - Yes. - It's rock'n'roll!
0:42:45 > 0:42:50Toys aren't necessarily my thing, but I know they are very popular. And very much the thing.
0:42:50 > 0:42:57- It was gold and Tessa won gold. - Yeah, it fires things. - It's never been out of its box.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- And what's that worth, then? - How much did we pay for that? £30?
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Yeah. This is a real eclectic mix of things.- It is.
0:43:05 > 0:43:13- Bonkers, proper antique, really sort of vintage and becoming the new thing.- Yeah.
0:43:13 > 0:43:19Yeah, it might well be the new thing, though just possibly a toy that's never been played with
0:43:19 > 0:43:24- is a rather sad toy, isn't it? - Oh, how wonderful!- Look at you!
0:43:24 > 0:43:29- How wonderful. - We had a real tussle.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31- And those are Tudric?- Yes, they are.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Liberty. - Lovely handle, lovely shape.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- - How much did you pay? £37.- That's good.
0:43:37 > 0:43:43- For the Liberty pieces. - Christopher Dresser lookalike. - Yes, thank you.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47- And these are also Dresser. - After Christopher Dresser.- Tactile.
0:43:47 > 0:43:53Lovely, the shape and the feel. I'm very excited to see what you have
0:43:53 > 0:43:57- and I think we will look forward to seeing each other at the auction. - Me, too.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59I think that they're great.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04Ah, how lovely.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09- Now what do you really think?- What do you think of the toilet seat? - Hideous.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13- But hideously kitsch.- Very kitsch. - There are markets for that.
0:44:13 > 0:44:18- I loved the tile.- I loved it, particularly with the skates.
0:44:18 > 0:44:24- Yeah.- But £100? Are they going to make that in a general sale? I'm not certain.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28- Would you swap any of theirs for any of ours?- Oh...
0:44:28 > 0:44:35- Can I predict? The tray for the candlesticks. - Absolutely! In one. Not difficult.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39Do you know what? It's been emotional working with you.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- I have loved it so much.- So have I.
0:44:41 > 0:44:47It's been quite a journey for everyone. We're still in London's handsome Greenwich,
0:44:47 > 0:44:50but this Road Trip is nearly complete.
0:44:50 > 0:44:57- How do you feel? Are you excited? - Actually, you know what? I'm not sure how it will go now.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59I hope we bought the right things.
0:44:59 > 0:45:04Auction day has arrived wit nerves and expectations,
0:45:04 > 0:45:09but sadly David Barby has been taken ill and can't rejoin this Road Trip.
0:45:09 > 0:45:15Slightly sad today because I'm on my own. I'm not with my lovely old friend, David Barby.
0:45:15 > 0:45:21He's poorly and just can't make it, so today it's kind of strange.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25So the pressure's on David Harper to carry our Olympians' hopes and dreams,
0:45:25 > 0:45:30but if any man can do it, then that man is David H.
0:45:30 > 0:45:36- How are you, darling? - Gorgeous to see you. Robin. Are you well?- Very, thank you.
0:45:36 > 0:45:44I'm afraid I'm on my own today, so you two - disaster - are going to have to share me.
0:45:44 > 0:45:48Tessa, I'm on your team AND Robin's. We'll do it for David.
0:45:48 > 0:45:55Greenwich Auctions first opened their doors in 1999, specialising in fine art and collectables,
0:45:55 > 0:46:01as well as general sales, all under the keen-eyed stewardship of auctioneer Robert Dodd.
0:46:01 > 0:46:06- At £10! - But what does he think of our celebrity hopefuls?
0:46:06 > 0:46:10I think this originally was part of another piece of furniture.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13So it could have been based on a campaign table.
0:46:13 > 0:46:18That's probably what I'll use. As soon as you use the word "campaign",
0:46:18 > 0:46:21military collectors prick their ears up.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26I like this lot. It's very collectable. It was launched at an annual dinner dance for Dinky
0:46:26 > 0:46:30and these were given to people who were there.
0:46:30 > 0:46:38One or two collectors of Dinky and you've also got people who collect space-related items.
0:46:38 > 0:46:45It's a shame we haven't got the provenance that it was a Dresser piece. This would be hundreds.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46Maybe you're looking at £30, £40.
0:46:46 > 0:46:53Absolutely stunning lot, this. This is the sort of thing that I can see
0:46:53 > 0:47:00in somebody's collection, like putting a framed record next to it of the Sex Pistols.
0:47:00 > 0:47:05Whether it will ever be used again, as it was first designed, who knows? But who cares?
0:47:05 > 0:47:11Really what we want with every lot is two people who want something for completely different reasons.
0:47:11 > 0:47:16- One will pay more than the other. That's an auction. - Never a truer word said.
0:47:16 > 0:47:21Our celebrity road teams began with £400 apiece.
0:47:21 > 0:47:28- Yes!- Tessa Sanderson and David Barby spent wisely and well - £180 on six auction lots.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32Whilst Robin Cousins and David Harper showed great fortitude,
0:47:32 > 0:47:39spending the entire budget, exactly £400. Bravo! Also on six auction lots.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42OK, where is it? Bring it on!
0:47:42 > 0:47:46Settle down now, Road Trippers. The auction is about to begin.
0:47:47 > 0:47:54We kick off this hotly-anticipated sale with Robin's Liberty cream jug with sugar bowl.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56Come on, Greenwich. Do your best.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01Straight in at £38. Looking for 40. Hello? Anyone out there?
0:48:01 > 0:48:0442. 5. 8. 50. I'm out.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07Looking for 5. £60. No? 55, looking for 60.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10Yes, 60, standing. 65.
0:48:10 > 0:48:12Last time at £65.
0:48:12 > 0:48:18Well, don't we all like a nice little profit to start us off?
0:48:18 > 0:48:22Let's launch straight into Tessa's Trident Starfighter.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26Can it make good on its £20 purchase?
0:48:26 > 0:48:32It's got to start with a bid with me at a paltry £25. Looking for 28. £30. 2. 5. 8.
0:48:32 > 0:48:3640. 2. 5. 8. 50 2 I'll take. £52 there.
0:48:36 > 0:48:3955. £60. £70.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41- Come on! - 90.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44£90 I've got. 100.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47- And 10. - Come on! Come on!
0:48:47 > 0:48:50130. 140 I need. 130 there.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52Are we all done? Last time.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56At £130 for the Starfighter.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01My goodness! A cracking start and all from a plastic toy. Who'd have thought it?
0:49:01 > 0:49:04- Well done, you.- Thank you. - Well done.
0:49:04 > 0:49:09Robin will need Lady Luck on his side today as his Dresser-esque jug
0:49:09 > 0:49:13awaits the bidders. At least it's got "the look".
0:49:13 > 0:49:18Bid's with me straight away at £30 on this. Looking for 32.
0:49:18 > 0:49:2032. 35 with me. 38.
0:49:20 > 0:49:2240 with me. Looking for 42.
0:49:22 > 0:49:2842. 5 with me. Looking for 48. Are we all done? Last time at £45!
0:49:28 > 0:49:33Well, a £20 profit, but it's not a Sanderson three-figure special!
0:49:33 > 0:49:3720 quid. It's steady, it's calm.
0:49:37 > 0:49:41We're doing profit, but not as much as plastic toys from the '80s.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Sorry, Robin, that's the market.
0:49:44 > 0:49:51Tessa's next shot at glory comes with the 1980s punk toilet seat, another piece of plastic.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55This is a bit special, this. If I was speaking to my ex-wife,
0:49:55 > 0:50:00- this is a present I would definitely give her.- Lovely!
0:50:00 > 0:50:02- What a piece of art this is. - Fantastic!
0:50:02 > 0:50:08- Absolutely stunning. - Steady on, Robert. Tessa's already got a healthy lead.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11- £30 on this.- Wa-hey! - 32. 35 with me.
0:50:11 > 0:50:15- Come on! - Looking for 42.
0:50:15 > 0:50:1745 with me. Looking for 48.
0:50:17 > 0:50:2050 with me. 55. 60, I'm out.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Looking for 65.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26- Last time at £60.- Yeah!
0:50:26 > 0:50:32- Tessa's storming ahead with modern collectables.- Yes! - Round of applause, please.
0:50:32 > 0:50:38Robin's got another gorgeous lot to go. It's glass with class. Good luck, old fruit.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42And it's got to start with a bid with me of £20. Looking for 22.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45- 5 with me. Looking for 28. - In profit.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48£25. Looking for 28 on this.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50- Come on!- 28 I've got.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Last time at £28!
0:50:54 > 0:51:00- Oh!- Another profit, for sure, but not much antiques justice so far in Greenwich.
0:51:00 > 0:51:04Wasn't plastic, but it's profit. We're not losing money yet.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07I think they're rubbish, that team.
0:51:11 > 0:51:18Don't worry, Robin. Up next, Tessa's trying to sell an antique on the Antiques Road Trip!
0:51:18 > 0:51:23The lovely Regency snuffer and tray asks for a fair deal.
0:51:23 > 0:51:28- The bid's with me at only £12. - Ohh!- Looking for 15 on this. 18.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3122. 5, I'm out. Looking for 28.
0:51:31 > 0:51:3428. Looking for £30. 32.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38- Looking for 35.- Come on. - Looking for 38. 40.
0:51:38 > 0:51:43- £40. Are we all done at £40? - Come on!- Are we all done?
0:51:43 > 0:51:45At £40.
0:51:45 > 0:51:50Well, it washed its face, but not a patch on the plastic loo seat.
0:51:50 > 0:51:57So can Greenwich do right by Robin's Georgian carved serving tray? The one he didn't like much.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00- The bid's with me at only £12 on this tray.- Ohh!
0:52:00 > 0:52:0315. 18. £20.
0:52:03 > 0:52:0722. 25. Looking for 28. 28
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- £30 I need. 32.- Come on. - 5 I want. 35.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14- Looking for 38.- Go on! - At £38.
0:52:14 > 0:52:21Good result for Robin and if you're going to trail behind Tessa, it's nice to trail by a little less.
0:52:21 > 0:52:25- I'm watching you. - We're all watching, Tessa.
0:52:25 > 0:52:32We continue with another proper antique - Team Sanderson's Victorian silver taper stick.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35Start with a bid with me of only £50 on this.
0:52:35 > 0:52:41- Straight in!- Looking for 55. Hello! Has anybody looked at this?
0:52:41 > 0:52:4350. I'm looking for 55.
0:52:43 > 0:52:4755. 60 here. 65. 70 with me.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48Wow!
0:52:48 > 0:52:5180 with me. Looking for 85 anywhere.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55- Are we all done?- Come on. - At £80 only.
0:52:55 > 0:53:01- Excellent! Our retro star is still going for gold. - Well done, well done.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05A sad moment for Robin. He must part with his dear Minton skating tile.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09Let's hope it makes him a huge profit.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12- I can see why somebody bought this. Can't you?- Exactly!
0:53:12 > 0:53:18Give him a round of applause! He's a former world champion!
0:53:18 > 0:53:23It's going to start with a big with me of £35 on this.
0:53:23 > 0:53:28- Come on!- Are you coming in? 38. 40. 2. 5. 8. 50. 5.
0:53:28 > 0:53:3160. 5, I'm out. Looking for 70.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33£70 on the phone. 75.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37- 80 I need.- Come on! - £80. 85.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39- 90 I want.- On the phone.- £90.
0:53:39 > 0:53:43- 95 there. Looking for 100. - Go on!- £100. Looking for 110.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47- 110.- Yes!- Looking for 120.- Come on.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- £120. 130 I need.- Go on!
0:53:49 > 0:53:52Last time. At £120.
0:53:53 > 0:54:00Not a total damp squib at all, but mildly moist, perhaps. The day so far is still Tessa's.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05Now her 15th-century Art Nouveau-esque taper stick.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08Straight in at £35 only.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12Looking for 38 on these. 38. £40. 42, I'm out. Looking for 45.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16- Come on.- 45. 48. 50 I want. 52.
0:54:16 > 0:54:2055. 58. £60. 62.
0:54:20 > 0:54:2565. 68. £70 in the middle of the room. Looking for 72.
0:54:25 > 0:54:30- 75 I'll take. 78 I need. - Come on! - 82 I want.
0:54:30 > 0:54:3485 I want. 85 there. 88. Looking for 90.
0:54:34 > 0:54:39Last time at 88. Sure? Right in the middle of the room at £88.
0:54:39 > 0:54:44Team Tessa is unstoppable still! The master has taught her well.
0:54:44 > 0:54:49- At least Robin's still got his devoted expert.- We're doing well!
0:54:49 > 0:54:55The diamond cluster ring is Robin's star buy and last chance today.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00The bid's with me, straight in on this at £150.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Looking for 160. 170. Looking for 180.
0:55:03 > 0:55:09190. 200 anywhere on the ring? 200. And 10. 220, I'm out.
0:55:09 > 0:55:14- £220 there.- Come on! - Looking for 230. I've got 220.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17- Last time.- Go on!- At £220!
0:55:17 > 0:55:24Well done, Robin, though after auction costs there will be little left from that £14 profit.
0:55:25 > 0:55:32The day already belongs to Tessa, but let's see by how much with her mystery brooch.
0:55:32 > 0:55:36We have been able to do a little bit of research on this.
0:55:36 > 0:55:41- We almost, almost could prove, almost...- Yeah.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45..that Rebecca Inglis was the mistress of Horatio Nelson.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49- Who died in 1805! - It was close, it was close.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52It was H Nelson.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54- It was H Nelson.- Really?
0:55:54 > 0:55:58Yes, but it's Harry Nelson, a guy from Eltham.
0:56:00 > 0:56:07Sadly, Robert is joking. If not, what an item to sell in maritime Greenwich!
0:56:07 > 0:56:10Tessa expects every man to do his duty.
0:56:10 > 0:56:15It's a lovely, lovely piece, this, and it's got to start with a bid of £70.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Whoo! I like that!
0:56:17 > 0:56:20I've got 75.
0:56:20 > 0:56:2375. 80 with me. I've got 85.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28£90, thank you. Looking for 95. 95 on the telephone. looking for 100.
0:56:28 > 0:56:34Are we all done? Are you sure? At £95 on the brooch!
0:56:34 > 0:56:40Well, another Olympic profit for Tessa and a triumphant finish. Let's hope she can contain herself.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Give her a round of applause!
0:56:42 > 0:56:45- Thank you!- Thank you very much.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48- Thank you.- Didn't they do well?
0:56:48 > 0:56:51- They did. Well done, you.- Thank you!
0:56:51 > 0:56:53- Fantastic.- Well done. Well done.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56Both teams began with £400.
0:56:56 > 0:57:01Robin Cousins and his shopping partner did very well,
0:57:01 > 0:57:05making a profit, after auction costs, of £23.12,
0:57:05 > 0:57:13therefore they walk away with a silver medal and a proud £423.12. Yeah!
0:57:14 > 0:57:22However, this lady shot for gold and made an earth-shattering profit of £224.26.
0:57:23 > 0:57:27Tessa and cuddly David can take the top podium
0:57:27 > 0:57:31with a golden £624.26.
0:57:34 > 0:57:38All the profits will go to Children In Need, so well done, everybody.
0:57:38 > 0:57:42- Well done, you guys.- You, too. - It's been fantastic.
0:57:42 > 0:57:46- It's been gorgeous. - May I escort you to the car?
0:57:46 > 0:57:48- Bye!- Bye-bye!
0:57:49 > 0:57:56Sadly, after falling ill during this programme, David Barby later passed away.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59He will be very greatly missed.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06- # Nobody does it better... # - My God!
0:58:06 > 0:58:10# Makes me feel sad for the rest... #
0:58:10 > 0:58:13Don't look at anything else!
0:58:14 > 0:58:22# Nobody does it half as good as you
0:58:23 > 0:58:29# Baby, you're the best
0:58:30 > 0:58:32# I wasn't looking
0:58:32 > 0:58:36# But somehow you found me
0:58:37 > 0:58:43# I tried to hide from your love light
0:58:43 > 0:58:46# But like heaven above me
0:58:46 > 0:58:50# The spy who loved me
0:58:50 > 0:58:57# Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight... #