0:00:02 > 0:00:05- The nation's favourite celebrities... - We've got some proper bling 'ere!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07..paired up with an expert...
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11BOTH SHOUT AT ONCE
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Their mission, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16All breakages must be paid for.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18This is a good find, is it not?
0:00:18 > 0:00:23The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no easy ride.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Who will find a hidden gem? Who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Got my antiques head on.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I think it's horrible!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- There will be worthy winners... - This is better than Christmas!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..and valiant losers.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Breaking news - today's road trip
0:00:54 > 0:00:58features two heavyweights of British broadcasting,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02fearless journalists Martha Kearney and John Simpson.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Are you terrified, Martha, to be with me?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I'd be more terrified if I were doing the driving.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09We haven't stalled yet.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Famous last words, John?
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Oh, you found the indicator! - I found the indicator.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- No need for hand signals. - No...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- ENGINE REVS - Reverse...- Reverse.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- OK, that was good. - MARTHA CHUCKLES
0:01:22 > 0:01:24TIM CHUCKLES
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Oh, dear, their dashing 1961 Ford Zephyr was manufactured before
0:01:29 > 0:01:33seatbelts were mandatory, which is why our celebs aren't wearing any.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39And with two veterans of front-line reporting hitting the road,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41there's no room for small talk.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42What were you doing in Kabul?
0:01:42 > 0:01:45The first time I went I presented a Woman's Hour from there,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47which is very...
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Really?- Yeah, yeah. - God, that's really good stuff.- Yeah.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Where do you stay when you're there? - I stay in the...
0:01:55 > 0:01:56What's it called,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59the big hotel, the one that's always getting attacked?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Oh, yes. Is it Serena?- Serena.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04John and Martha are old friends from the BBC newsroom.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I followed in your footsteps and put on a burka, but I always
0:02:07 > 0:02:10wondered how you got away with it, because you are quite a tall man.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Yes, I was.- You in a burka must have been quite a sight.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18I was the tallest woman in Afghanistan. With the biggest feet.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Speaking of which, multi-award-winning journalist
0:02:24 > 0:02:28John Simpson really will go to any lengths to get a story.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31He's been at the forefront of breaking news
0:02:31 > 0:02:33throughout his career, spanning the last five decades.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Well, this is it.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39We're walking into Kabul city.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Fearlessly confronting the world's most terrifying dictators.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46It's amazing the company you keep on trips like this.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50And reporting from the depths of war zones as events unfold.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52EXPLOSIONS
0:02:52 > 0:02:53He's in good company today,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56for Martha herself is no stranger to danger.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I'll be reporting from Afghanistan.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01She was nominated for a Bafta for her work
0:03:01 > 0:03:03reporting on the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05The guns are out and blast bombs are being used
0:03:05 > 0:03:08in places like here in Carrickfergus.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Known for her fearless approach
0:03:11 > 0:03:13whilst asking probing questions.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16In essence, aren't you losing the propaganda war?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I don't think we're losing it, but I think we've got to go out and fight it. Of course we have.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Huh! Today, she's well-known for the incredibly popular
0:03:23 > 0:03:25World At One on Radio Four.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Your programme is one of my absolute favourites.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32When I'm not travelling, I'm home mostly,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34so I can listen to whatever I want to listen to.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Oh, well, that's lovely to hear.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Armed with £400 each,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43how will this pair cope battling it out on the antiquing trail?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Do you want to beat the bejesus out of me?
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- Well, you know, journalists are very competitive.- We are a bit, aren't we?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54But in a way you have to have that competitive spirit.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57You have to want to be the first with the story...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- You do in our business.- Yes.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05Two such intellectual titans deserve only the most cerebral of experts.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Auctioneers Natasha Raskin...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10We have got some erudite guests.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13..and, um, Phil Serrell.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- What did you just say?- Erudite.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Astute, clever, intelligent...
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Come on, Phil, keep up!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Yeah, keep up, Phil.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30They're powering along in a 1965 MG Midget.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34These are tiptop BBC journalists we're dealing with here.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38I'm in awe of people like that, seriously, because they are...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Risk-takers.- Yeah, you know.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43You think of all the different things they've had to report on.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Martha for the peace process in Ireland...- Your driving...
0:04:47 > 0:04:48SHE LAUGHS
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Watch out!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52SHE LAUGHS
0:04:52 > 0:04:56On this Road Trip we're travelling through Jane Austen country,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57otherwise known as Hampshire,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00ending up at an auction in the village of Itchen Stoke.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Today's journey begins in Hartley Wintney.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08That's a cool car. I want to drive that car.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I'm going to go and let Martha out. I'm going to get my partner.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Hello!- Hello!- Hi, John!
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I feel as though I've been in a can of beans or something.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Very nice to meet you.- You, too. - I'm looking forward to this.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- How are you? This is exciting! - Very.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Any tips?- Well, the only tip I've got is to try and beat these two.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31He usually does!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34It looks like we've decided who is working with whom.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Yeah, we naturally migrated towards the opposite sex.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Boy, girl, boy, girl, yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- It's got to be done. - We need to sort these cars out.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Yes. I quite like the one you're leaning on.- Do you?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I think that's quite cool. What do you reckon?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Well, this was the first car I ever owned.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I wanted an MGB but I couldn't afford it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Are you going to be able to fit into it, John?- I'm not sure I can.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56This could be good!
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Only because you're so tall, that's all I'm saying.- How nice you are!
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- NATASHA:- Oh, no...- I'm going to... - It's happening!- Aaagh!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Yay!- Oh, man!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09ENGINE STARTS
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- Hey! - REVVING
0:06:11 > 0:06:12You never lose it!
0:06:12 > 0:06:13MARTHA LAUGHS
0:06:13 > 0:06:15He's off! He's off!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- He's dumped you!- Yeah. - That's not a very good start, is it?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20He's back!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22No, he's off again.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Shall we just sneak off? Let's steal the march.- It's Brands Hatch!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Yes, let's steal a march on them. - Don't leave me alone!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32If John ever comes back, our celebs are sharing the shop floor
0:06:32 > 0:06:36this morning in White Lion Antiques Centre.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39So, Martha, what's floats the Martha boat?
0:06:39 > 0:06:43I've got very wide-ranging tastes, actually.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- I love Arts and Crafts furniture. - Right.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I've got a few things by the mouse man...
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Yeah? Robert Thompson of Kilburn. - Yeah. I love those.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I quite like kitschy '50s things.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03So what we want is something vintagey kitschy
0:07:03 > 0:07:06that's Art Nouveau with a mouse on it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Exactly! That'll sum it up pretty well.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Good luck with that, Phil!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I wonder if John has such a clear game plan.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Are you looking for anything in particular or are we just
0:07:19 > 0:07:23going to amble along and see what strikes us?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27That sounds terribly kind of purposeless, doesn't it, but it's
0:07:27 > 0:07:31my way of approaching everything, really - just see what there is.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Without purpose. - Without any purpose whatever.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37So, with two very distinct approaches in play,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39let the shopping commence.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Nice tache!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45How are you on boxes and trunks, Martha?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Yes, I do like trunks very much. - Do you?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Shall we have a look at that one over there?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Oh, and I like this, actually.- Do you?
0:07:52 > 0:07:58What I love is the idea that somebody has stored things in this.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And look at this beautiful, beautiful wood.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04The thing with trunks and boxes is, you get two types of trunks
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and boxes - dome-top trunks
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and you get flat-top trunks, and by and large a flat-top trunk is
0:08:09 > 0:08:11always worth more than a dome-top trunk,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14because you can't put anything on top of a dome top trunk.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Oh, so this could be a coffee table or something as well as a...
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I can see that as a coffee table, a TV table...
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Is it all the same piece? - You're good, aren't you?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- If you open that up... - Because this seems much older.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Well, what do you think that would make at auction?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30HE KNOCKS
0:08:30 > 0:08:34I would think about... 60, 70 quid?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I think you're on the money.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Its ticket price is £125, though.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- So it's at least half, we need to get it down to.- Yeah.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's the kind of thing I would buy for myself...
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Martha, if you would buy this for yourself, then I think...
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Let's just...leave that there.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Let's go and have a quick look around and we'll come back.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I like this girl, she speed-shops.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Well, this is going swimmingly so far. How are their rivals getting on?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I mean, this is my kind of stuff.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12This is a Candara carving.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- So a Shia deity.- Yes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18And it's from Afghanistan.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23It may be, but it's also way out of budget.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Natasha?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I did clock something over here.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30And forgive me if I'm wrong,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32but I have a sort of vision in my mind...
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- What, this?- I thought isn't that a very 1970s - a diplomat's item?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Did you encounter a lot of diplomats?- I did!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44And this makes me think of diplomats maybe on their beautiful dresser
0:09:44 > 0:09:47they would have had this filled with ice, and a decanter by the side...
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- It's actually quite nice. - It is quite nice, yeah.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52If my wife came back from a sale
0:09:52 > 0:09:55with that I'd be full of congratulations,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58instead of the usual, "Where did you get that tosh from?"
0:09:58 > 0:10:02I'd say that's a pretty big thumbs up.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05The ticket price is £55.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Nice and thick.- They are nice and thick, yeah. They look good.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- I quite like the set.- I think you're absolutely right
0:10:11 > 0:10:15and I trust your instinct on this, if we can get them down
0:10:15 > 0:10:21to the kind of level that, you know, where we can sell them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Now, what's Martha up to?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Load of cobblers?
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Straight from the serious business of shopping, eh?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Perhaps dealer Jerry can help.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39What about that?
0:10:39 > 0:10:44- A blowtorch! - It's a VINTAGE blowtorch!
0:10:44 > 0:10:48It's a blowtorch, Martha, it's a blowtorch.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51What does it say there? Primus or something?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54So presumably this is from the same maker as the Primus stove.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- Yeah.- And you pump it up... - And then it blows up!- Yeah.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01It's priced at £38.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05I think these are very fashionable.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07These kinds of things are coming into their own now.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Worryingly, I'm not going to argue with you.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14It's the sort of thing that I would buy, but you've got to buy that.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- It's only 15 quid. You want to bring that with you?- Yes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Martha knows exactly what she likes.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23As does our Natasha.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I don't know how you feel about jewellery, but I absolutely
0:11:27 > 0:11:31love this micro mosaic brooch - the bar brooch style.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Really intricate, isn't it? Really lovely.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36And trying to theme it with your career,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- it's got a sort of Moorish appeal to it.- It has, yes, you're right!
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I know nothing about these whatsoever.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I mean, who...who makes it? Where does it come from?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Well, they tend to have been tourist items made in Italy.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Made for the tourist trade. - Made for the tourists.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55And the Brits going over to Italy and coming back with
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- wee trinkets. Look how wearable that is today.- Yes!
0:11:58 > 0:12:02That would jazz up this outfit instantly. Even yours, even yours.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I think it would be good on both of us at three quid.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- Yeah? Good on anyone.- Three quid.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- You think I'm a bit of a dreamer. - Let's get that.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Ticket price is just £6.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19This is the first test of John's haggling skills.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Stand by.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27There's a sort of '70s glass set of six glasses and an ice bucket,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31and then there's a little brooch, very small brooch. Nothing.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- You could throw that in and not even notice.- Yes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Hm, smoothly done, John!
0:12:36 > 0:12:40The two items have a combined ticket price of £61.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43What would be great for us would be half price.
0:12:43 > 0:12:4530 for the two?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Can't do 30.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53I could take a chance at 40, to help you out.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Well, I would have said 34.
0:12:55 > 0:12:5736?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Well, let's say 35.- 35 sounds great. Thanks, John. Nice to meet you.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04John is no stranger to haggling, it seems, so that's two items
0:13:04 > 0:13:09in the bag - 30 for the drinks set and £5 for the brooch.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Now, what has Martha unearthed?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Goodness knows!
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- What have you found? - It's this old...chair.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20It's a little bit...
0:13:20 > 0:13:26rickety, but there's something about the wood that I rather like.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- You can feel that somebody has sat in that chair over time.- Yes.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Well, very often if you have a look at the back of these things
0:13:37 > 0:13:39it tells you more than the front.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- And if you look there...- It's been mended.- That's been broken.- Right.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- And that bit of wood has been let in there.- Mm.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49But this thing just wants a polish and some love, really.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53So, that's now three items of interest for Martha -
0:13:53 > 0:13:57the chair, the trunk and the blowtorch.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Their combined ticket price is £338. Time for some serious negotiation.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Is there any possibility
0:14:05 > 0:14:09we can buy the thing somewhere between £100 and £140?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- What, all of them? - Yeah.- I could probably deal at 180.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Hm... That's quite hard for us, isn't it?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18No, because we'd lose on that.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I'd really like to buy three things here if we possibly could.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23It would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- I don't want you to buy things from here and not earn a profit.- OK.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32- So, let's do the deal...- Yay! - ..and let's get it done.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Thank you so much.- You've been really kind to us, thank you.- OK.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- That's really nice. Thank you so much.- Thank you so much.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I'm delighted. We won't use the blowtorch on you now.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- No!- That was our secret weapon.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Fantastic! Thank you so much. Pay the man, Martha, pay the man.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Well, thankfully, Martha's charming smile
0:14:48 > 0:14:53and Jerry's generosity were enough to secure the blowtorch for £20,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57the trunk for 50 and the saddle chair for £70.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Their rivals, though, have once again hit the open road.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Is there one moment in your career
0:15:04 > 0:15:07that really sticks out as a particularly proud scene?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10There's one, which I've never really told anybody about.
0:15:10 > 0:15:15After Nelson Mandela got let out of jail in 1990,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I started to get to know him a bit
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and he was very friendly and very, very nice.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24And then he was, of course, in 1994, he was elected president.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27And we were allowed onto the platform,
0:15:27 > 0:15:28- right beside him.- Wow.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And...
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Oh! I mean... I'm...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35It's a wonderful memory of a wonderful man.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37He looked at me...
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- and gave me a big wink and a thumbs up.- Oh, wow!
0:15:40 > 0:15:44And I just thought, "Oh, life holds nothing better than this."
0:15:44 > 0:15:46That's quite a story.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53John and Natasha are on their way to Keogh Barracks in Ash Vale.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57John's no stranger to being a civilian on the battlefield
0:15:57 > 0:16:02and he's here to learn about some very different non-combatants,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05who played a decisive role in winning the war.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07OK, shall we?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Let's do it.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Today, they're meeting with Captain Pete Starling.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Well, Natasha, John, welcome to the Army Medical Services Museum.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Preparing for war involves a huge amount of planning.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Incredibly, it was only after General Haig suffered toothache
0:16:26 > 0:16:28at the start of the First World War,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30that any provision was made for our soldiers' teeth.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Prior to this, huge numbers of soldiers were withdrawn from battle
0:16:34 > 0:16:37due to teeth issues, so this wasn't a problem
0:16:37 > 0:16:40they could afford to ignore any more.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43There were thousands of soldiers suffering from toothache,
0:16:43 > 0:16:48broken dentures and were ineffective as infantrymen.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50And this happened right throughout the war.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53In the early days of the war, almost all dental treatment
0:16:53 > 0:16:57for British soldiers was carried out by civilian practitioners.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01By 1918, there were 850 dental officers in the Army.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03By the outbreak of the Second World War,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06the Army Dental Corps had been established.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10So 1939, then, the Army mobilises again, but there have been
0:17:10 > 0:17:13great developments in the Army Dental Corps.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15We had this organisation called The Field Ambulance.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18This was the unit that treated the casualties,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20as they came back from the front line.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21Being at the heart of the action
0:17:21 > 0:17:24left them vulnerable to attack and capture.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Like their Medical Corps counterparts,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29a substantial number ended up as prisoners of war,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31because they remained with the sick and wounded.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35One such military dentist was Captain Julian Green.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38One of those captured in northwest Europe
0:17:38 > 0:17:41was this dental officer, Julius Green.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44And he was captured at St Valery,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47with 152nd Field Ambulance.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50And, throughout the war, he remained in captivity.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54As well as surviving the perils of the prisoner of war camps,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Green played a vital role in the war after a meeting
0:17:57 > 0:18:01with a British commando that would change his life forever.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Now, in one camp he was in, he was taken to see a commando,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07who was very seriously ill.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10And this chap was working for the intelligence services.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13And what he was doing, or what he had been doing,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17is he had been sending letters back to his parents with code in them.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Green was asked to take over from the commando and become a spy.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26He was taught a secret code to communicate with MI9,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30who were responsible for aiding Allied resistance fighters
0:18:30 > 0:18:32in occupied territories.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35The code was hidden within letters to his parents.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39The letters were then intercepted by the British intelligence service.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43We've got here on the table a translation of how you interpret
0:18:43 > 0:18:46the code here, which is quite difficult to understand,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50because it's all to do with so many words in one line
0:18:50 > 0:18:54and then you take the second word or the third word.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56The code consisted of a grid system,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59where individual letters or words could be picked out of
0:18:59 > 0:19:02specific sentences to make up phrases.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Oh, wow. It's amazing. And quite interesting that you say that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- It's... Yeah.- It says "decoding the letters is quite simple".
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- LAUGHTER - And that's what happens.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11But then, tellingly, "Once you know how".
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- "Once you know how", yeah. - LAUGHTER
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Green proved to be the ideal candidate to spy on people.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19As a dentist, he was asked to treat German officers,
0:19:19 > 0:19:20as well as other prisoners.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25And, as he wasn't a fighting soldier and had an affable bedside manner,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28people spoke surprisingly openly to him.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32The smaller one is a letter from the intelligence services.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Oh.- It's to his father,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38telling him to ignore certain phrases in the letter.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41that he won't understand anyway, but please don't question them.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Yes, yes.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45So "please pay no attention to the reference
0:19:45 > 0:19:49"to letters from Lorder and Philippa Outram
0:19:49 > 0:19:51"and do not mention them in letters to your son."
0:19:51 > 0:19:54It's quite a lot of pressure on his family. Saying here,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57"You will no doubt appreciate the necessity for maintaining
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- "absolute secrecy in this matter." - Yeah.- Yes.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01You can just imagine how he would have felt.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03He would have been shaking reading that letter,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05thinking people were watching him.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- Yes.- But, more importantly, what happened if his son was...
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- you know, caught.- Mm!- Yeah. - What would happen?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Incredibly, after all Green had been through,
0:20:13 > 0:20:17he survived and returned home at the end of the war.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20And, amazingly, went on to play yet another pivotal role
0:20:20 > 0:20:21much closer to home.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I have a little bit of a secret to tell you.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- This is the man that my father used to call Uncle Julie.- Oh, God!
0:20:27 > 0:20:30There's no blood relation, but he was the best man
0:20:30 > 0:20:34at my father's wedding and my father was the best man at his wedding
0:20:34 > 0:20:38and Julius' son Alan was also a dentist in Glasgow.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Completely bizarre!- You've kept very quiet about that.- An amazing story!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I didn't think it could be true, to be honest with you. It's just...
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It's too bizarre, but my dad tells a nice story of, every morning,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Uncle Julie used to come down and do militarily inspection
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- before they went to school! - LAUGHTER
0:20:54 > 0:20:56So, he must have been through
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- so much in these prisoner of war camps...- Yes.- Yes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01..and remained a really light-hearted gentleman,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- which is an amazing story in itself. - Lovely!
0:21:04 > 0:21:08What an incredible man, whose bravery will have saved countless lives,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10both on the battlefield and at home.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Back with Martha and Phil,
0:21:14 > 0:21:19who are driving just under a mile down the road from their first shop.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Out of all the people you've met and talked to and interviewed,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25were there any that you really felt nervous about beforehand?
0:21:25 > 0:21:29When I was a junior reporter, I was sent to interview Margaret Thatcher.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Yeah.- She was visiting a craft fair.- Yeah.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36And my editor said, "Go there, ask a few questions about the craft...
0:21:36 > 0:21:40"and then ask her about the teachers' strike," so I went, "OK!"
0:21:40 > 0:21:42She was very nice to me at first and explained to me
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- why she liked the Dartford Crystal or whatever it was.- Yeah.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48And then, I said, "And what do you think about the teachers' strike?"
0:21:48 > 0:21:52And she GLARED at me with those bright eyes
0:21:52 > 0:21:54and turned on her heel and walked off!
0:21:54 > 0:21:59And I remember, I felt absolutely, you know, awful that I'd, er...
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I felt I'd done something very wrong.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Something tells me Martha's going to have no problem
0:22:05 > 0:22:07keeping Phil in check today.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11HE SHIVERS
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Let's go.- Oh, this is rather pretty, isn't it?- It's lovely, isn't it?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Looks promising, doesn't it?
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Talking about the shop?
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Hopefully so, as they still have £260 left to spend.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- And how much is that?- 20 quid.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29We can leave that there a bit longer, I think.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32What about this vicious-looking fellow?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I can't imagine having him around the house.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Well, that's 950 quid. - SHE GASPS
0:22:36 > 0:22:38I'm not sure there's anything in here for us.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- £950 for a stuffed fish?!- Yeah.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45So far, it's not looking good.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Now, I'm a keen cook, so I like these.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51These are for kind of making little sauces and things.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I think they're probably French and you can pick them up, really,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56for next to nothing in the markets.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Have you done any of the celebrity cooking programmes?- I have.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- How did you get on? - I did Great British Bake Off.- And?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Won it.- Ooh-hoo-hoo!- Ooh!- So what sort of cake have we got tomorrow?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Ha-ha!- Presumably, you've rattled something up for you?- Yeah!
0:23:10 > 0:23:11It's back in the car!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14There are many lovely objects on offer here,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18but there's nothing that tickles their fancy.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Ooh, lordy, where's Phil off to now?
0:23:21 > 0:23:22The butcher's?
0:23:24 > 0:23:25OK, the baker's.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27HE SIGHS
0:23:29 > 0:23:30And now the pub!
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- Yeah.- Really, Phil!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- I wasn't after a quick pint... - SHE LAUGHS
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- You say that!- Well, yeah. I just sneaked off.- He said he wasn't after
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- a quick pint, but do we believe him? I dunno!- Sort of moderately quick.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48He does look a bit rosy-cheeked, the old rogue!
0:23:49 > 0:23:51They picked up some great items earlier,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54so rest up, chaps, there'll be more shopping tomorrow.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57And nighty-night!
0:24:01 > 0:24:04It's a new day and today's headliners are bright-eyed, bushy-tailed
0:24:04 > 0:24:07and all set for reporting for duty.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- So how are you enjoying the shopping?- Well, very...very much.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14I mean, the thing is, I never go shopping for that kind of stuff,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18so it's a bit of a mystery to me. I imagine you're more used to that?
0:24:18 > 0:24:23I do like, um, poking about in old junk shops and antique shops,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26but I've really enjoyed doing it with Phil.
0:24:26 > 0:24:27I mean, he tells it like it is.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I go over and say, "Oh, these lovely saucepans!"
0:24:30 > 0:24:32He said, "20 quid in France, don't bother!"
0:24:32 > 0:24:37- Oh, good!- So he's very direct.- Yes. - Doesn't try and nurture my feelings.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Yeah, that's our Phil!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42With Natasha, she spots things that are just
0:24:42 > 0:24:46sort of hidden by other things that I'd never even noticed.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Our celebs aren't the only ones enamoured with their pairings.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52What I think is interesting about these two,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55of all the people we've worked with and the rest of it,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- they've put themselves on the edge, haven't they?- On the line, yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- Martha in Ireland...- Yeah. - ..John across the world.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02But, yeah, they really...
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- They know no fear.- You know... - Until they met you(!)
0:25:04 > 0:25:08You know, being shot at, and all that sort of stuff,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- it just pales into insignificance... - When you get into the saleroom!
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- ..to a mahogany chest of drawers. - Ha-ha!- Doesn't it?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Speaking of which, yesterday, Martha and Phil made a great team.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24She showed a keen eye for antiques, knowing exactly the style she wanted.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I think these are very fashionable.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31They spent £140 on three items in their first shop -
0:25:31 > 0:25:36a brass blowtorch, a pine trunk and a Victorian saddle-seat chair.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38John was mostly interested
0:25:38 > 0:25:41in historical artefacts from his travels.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- I mean, this is... - OK.- ..my kind of stuff.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47He let Natasha take the lead on his two purchases, spending just
0:25:47 > 0:25:53£35 on an Italian micro mosaic bar brooch and a 1970s hi-ball drink set.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- Good morning!- Look at that!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57MARTHA: I'll try not to crash into your car!
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Ooh, I've stalled. Well, that's a good way of stopping, isn't it?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- You go and get... - It's the only way to stop!
0:26:02 > 0:26:03- MARTHA LAUGHS - The only way to stop!
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Good morning, John.- Good morning! - How are you, my love?- I'm very well.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- How are you?- Lovely to see you. - Isn't this gorgeous?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- This is exciting!- Very!- Yes!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- We're going to win! - Let's go tease these two.- Yeah.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Good morning, sir. - Hello, how are you?
0:26:16 > 0:26:17- Very nice to see you. - Hi, Tash, how are you?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Are you well?- I'm very well indeed. - Good!- Can I just say,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22don't get too close to the enemy.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- The enemy?- We're not the enemy. Look at us! We're all friends here.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27This... This is a war zone.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32Psych 'em out. Well, we...we've got the most amazing "objet", haven't we?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Oh, yeah, stunning! - Objet?! Oh, my goodness!
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- We've just got a couple of objects. - LAUGHTER
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- 'A bit more competitive this morning, I see.'- Absolutely.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Back on the road, heading to Wickham,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and John is telling Natasha about his own fallout with a prime minister.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52It was my very, very first day as a reporter.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55My boss said, er, "There's a lot of stuff in the paper,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58"Harold Wilson's going to call a general election" - it was 1970 -
0:26:58 > 0:27:01"Why don't you go down to Euston station...?
0:27:01 > 0:27:05"He's going to travel to his constituency. ..and just ask him?"
0:27:05 > 0:27:07He comes down the platform, smiling at everybody,
0:27:07 > 0:27:08everybody's smiling back,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11so I stepped forward with my trusty microphone
0:27:11 > 0:27:12and said, "Excuse me, Prime Minister,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15"but, you know, I've heard of rumours that you might be going to
0:27:15 > 0:27:18"call an election - is there any truth in it?"
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I got as far as saying, "Excuse me, Prime..."
0:27:22 > 0:27:26when he...went berserk, punched me in the stomach...
0:27:26 > 0:27:27SHE GASPS AND LAUGHS
0:27:27 > 0:27:30..and tried to wrestle the microphone out of my hand.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Hopefully, there'll be no such conflict at Warwick Lane antiques.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40The money's burning a hole in my pocket!
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Yes, me too, let's go spend it.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50They've still got £365 left, so where to first?
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- Shall we separate and, er...? - Keen for a separation this early?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- Oh, no, no, it's.... - THEY LAUGH
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- I'm up for that, OK, you go one way, I'll go the other...- OK.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00..and see what we come up with.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Natasha took the lead on day one,
0:28:02 > 0:28:07but it looks like John's keen to branch out by himself today.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Lordy, what's he gone and found?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14SIREN WAILS
0:28:20 > 0:28:23IT WINDS DOWN
0:28:26 > 0:28:27How about that?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32I've started my own air raid.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- This is great!- Isn't it?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Absolutely lovely. No home should be without one.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40SHOPKEEPER LAUGHS
0:28:40 > 0:28:44I'm not sure about that, but John certainly seems right at home.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49It's kind of my... natural habitat, this, you know,
0:28:49 > 0:28:53stuff from the Second World War, shell cases...
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Actually, to be really honest, I don't have this kind of stuff
0:28:56 > 0:29:01at home very much, but, um, it's the sort of thing I'm interested in.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Natasha's back to see how he's getting on.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Mm-hm.- There's a thing there, which is just up my street -
0:29:09 > 0:29:14a letter to the German people from the British occupying forces...
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Mm-hm.- ..about how bad the war was
0:29:16 > 0:29:18and how good the Brits are going to be to them
0:29:18 > 0:29:20and how the Germans ought to be quiet from now on,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- handed out to, you know, hundreds of thousands of locals.- Wow!
0:29:24 > 0:29:29- That's just my cup of tea. I love documents...- Yeah!- ..that are real.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32John has found a British propaganda pamphlet -
0:29:32 > 0:29:35translated into English from a German one -
0:29:35 > 0:29:38that would've been airdropped during World War II.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Ticket price - £35.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44I can't believe anybody else in the world would be interested in it,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46- but, er...- Oh, no, I think you might be wrong.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I have another letter to show you, if you want to have a look.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I think you'll find it interesting.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53It sort of mixes wartime with decadent living?
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- Quite interesting. Shall we have a look.- That sounds like my life!
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Nothing decadent about the letter's price tag, though, as it's just £12.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- It's such an unassuming little brown envelope, isn't it?- It is, isn't it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- And it's been sent to this hotel in a Yorkshire address.- Yes.
0:30:09 > 0:30:15- And the first telling sign of... - From France? From Reims, yes. - ..excitement is "Lanson".
0:30:15 > 0:30:19House of Lanson Champagne has been around since 1760.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21It's one of Champagne's oldest houses
0:30:21 > 0:30:26and has been the official supplier of the British court since 1900.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28So a little touch of class and fizz.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32"For the first time since many years..." Nice French English.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35"..we find again the opportunity of writing to England
0:30:35 > 0:30:38"and telling you how thankful we are to your armies
0:30:38 > 0:30:42"for their magnificent efforts." Isn't that lovely?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45And now, he's saying, "Despite the numerous and terrible bombardments
0:30:45 > 0:30:49"of your towns, you and the members of your house are safe and well...
0:30:49 > 0:30:52"Wines are in good condition. Stocks pretty fair.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55"Vintages 1941, '42, will be very good."
0:30:55 > 0:30:59The letter was written on Boxing Day, 1944, to a hotel in Yorkshire,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02encouraging them to start buying Lanson Champagne again,
0:31:02 > 0:31:04in preparation of the liberation.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- So, I thought to myself, as soon as you showed me that letter...- Mm-hm?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09..maybe we could put them together?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I think World War II ephemera, surely!
0:31:12 > 0:31:14The two letters are owned by different dealers.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16First up, it's Julia.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- Isn't this lovely? - It's gorgeous, isn't it?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- It's just such a fascinating letter. - Sort of a moment of history.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Yeah.- France just opening up again. - Yeah.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- Did you have a figure in mind? - We had £12 on it. I can...
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- You wouldn't take eight, would you?- Nine.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Can we afford nine? - NATASHA LAUGHS
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- I'd be lying if I said no!- OK. - LAUGHTER
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- I would be lying. What do you reckon?- Yeah.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- I'd be happy with that. - Well, thank you.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- Thank you. Thank you.- That's all right.- I'm really happy with that.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- I'm really pleased. - It's a delight.- Thank you so much.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53So, that's one letter signed, sealed and delivered.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56And one more to go.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Gil, I'm really interested in that little document there.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I love documents, I love this kind of thing.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Always, whenever I've been in the places where air forces have
0:32:05 > 0:32:08dropped the leaflets, I'm always out there,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11if I can be, you know, chasing around, picking them up.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Strong pitch, John, but how low is Gil willing to go?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I'll do it for 22.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22I suppose, I ought to say, would you take 21?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I'll take 20.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- You're a great gentleman... - Oh, really?- ..and I love you for it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Good man, Gil! And, with that, their shopping here is complete.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Isn't it?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I have to say, I'm very sad to be walking away from the siren.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- You'd be amazed how many people have looked at that.- I bet!
0:32:40 > 0:32:43And it's only been in about four days.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I could do a very good price on that.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48OK, so what was your full price? Ticket price is 290?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51I could knock nearly a third off that price.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53OK, so we're talking...?
0:32:53 > 0:32:58- I'd knock £80 off for you. - OK, so we're still over 200.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- And there's no scope for sort of £150?- Oh...
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I would do two for you, because I like John.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- LAUGHTER - And I'll throw that letter in.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Oh!- Oh, so that's all in?
0:33:09 > 0:33:10OK...
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And that was originally 20?
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- So he's...- We could be saying 180? - So essentially asking 180.- Mm-hm!
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- It's a gamble! It's a big gamble! - It is a gamble.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Surely not for the man who's regularly in warzones?!
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- Are you going to try it?- Go on. - I think you've got a sale!- OK.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29- Yeah!- Brilliant, thank you.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- That's so kind!- Brilliant. - Thank you very much!- Thank you.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34John really has come into his own this morning
0:33:34 > 0:33:39and found three items of historic interest for £209.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Meanwhile, Martha and Phil are back on the road again
0:33:43 > 0:33:45and heading to Lyndhurst.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47So you're an apiarist, aren't you?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49That's a beekeeper to you and me!
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Yeah, I was, I was given, um,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56a beehive as a wedding present about 15 years ago
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- and I built up to seven hives over the years...- Really?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02..and I, you know, I love bees!
0:34:02 > 0:34:06I've got many, many bee-related items in my house!
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- Old beehives, old skeps... - Have you?- ..tablecloths!
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Nature lover Martha is in for a treat,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17as they're visiting a jewel in the crown of the south-west.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Covering more than 90,000 acres, the New Forest is
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Britain's smallest national park and famed for its iconic ponies.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Ruthlessly cleared of its local population,
0:34:29 > 0:34:34to create a playground for royalty, it is still governed by a unique set
0:34:34 > 0:34:38of ancient laws handed down over the last 1,000 years.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41To tell them more is Jonathan Gerrelli.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- Hi there.- Hello!- How are you doing?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46What a fantastic day to be in the New Forest, isn't it?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Welcome to the forest. Yes, it's lovely.- And the ponies as well!
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Yes, we have ponies here. They're here grazing away quite happily,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54catching a bit of breeze and keeping the flies off.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Now, it's called the New Forest, but obviously, it's not at all new?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01No, "Nova Foresta", um, but of course, it's not very new,
0:35:01 > 0:35:05as you say, um... It was designated, created, became
0:35:05 > 0:35:09a royal hunting forest made by William the Conqueror in about 1079.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14With his royal capital in nearby Winchester,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17the king made a controversial land grab,
0:35:17 > 0:35:22declaring 150 square miles of land as his own personal hunting ground.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25What happened to the people who were living here
0:35:25 > 0:35:28when William the Conqueror decided that this was going to be
0:35:28 > 0:35:30his very own playground, a hunting forest?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32When he came here, there were already people living,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36working, farming, keeping animals on the forest.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41These once-peaceful lands became scenes of carnage and destruction
0:35:41 > 0:35:43as the King systematically cleared villages
0:35:43 > 0:35:48and burnt down churches to make way for his new royal hunting ground.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51All he was interested in was protecting his deer
0:35:51 > 0:35:54and protecting the habitat that the deer lived in.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Strict laws were enforced
0:35:56 > 0:36:00and illegal poaching was punishable by mutilation or death.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05After much discontent, it was eventually recognised that the
0:36:05 > 0:36:10forest folk must be allowed some use of the land in order to survive.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15So he created a number of very Draconian forest laws to help
0:36:15 > 0:36:18control those people, manage this area.
0:36:18 > 0:36:23A system of rights were established, which remain in place today,
0:36:23 > 0:36:25allowing commoners to graze their animals on the land
0:36:25 > 0:36:28but under strict supervision.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Whilst the majority of the New Forest is still referred to as Crown land,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35it has not been used to hunt deer since 1997.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38To carry out, and make sure those rules and regulations were
0:36:38 > 0:36:42adhered to, he created the Verderers and the Verderers' Court.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45They employed Agisters to go out and do the work on the ground.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47And, because I'm a top-notch journalist,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I can see that you yourself are an Agister.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50What does that involve?
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Well, an Agister... If you look up the word "agist" in the dictionary
0:36:54 > 0:36:57it means to take in animals for payment.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59All these animals are owned by individuals.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01We refer to them as commoners,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03but they pay a fee to put these animals out here.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06The Agisters collect that fee on behalf of the Verderers.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09It helps pay the running costs of the Verderers' Court, pays my wages,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12so I'm always very keen to make sure we get all that money in.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It all sounds still quite medieval.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17It very much is, yeah.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Yes, it is very much a medieval system,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23but it is very much relevant today and still in practice today.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27It is these ancient rules that protect the forest
0:37:27 > 0:37:31and manage the livestock, including the world-famous ponies,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35whose ancestors have been roaming free here since the last ice age.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39So how do you keep track of how many ponies there are here?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Well, all the ponies have owners, as we've said.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45They all carry their individual owner's mark.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Every autumn we conduct what we in the forest refer to as drifts,
0:37:49 > 0:37:51round-ups, if you like.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53During drifts, the ponies are rounded up
0:37:53 > 0:37:56and checked over for any health problems.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59This annual event is governed by the laws of the forest,
0:37:59 > 0:38:03all of which are upheld in the Verderers' Court.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- Right, come on into the hall. - This is a very nice space, isn't it?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Looks pretty ancient.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14You've got quite a few antlers on the walls here.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17You don't have any spare ones, do you?
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- She's good, honestly. - Yes, very good.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Not on me at the moment, but I might be able to track some down.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Has Phil met his soul mate in Martha?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30True to his word, John has managed to hunt down some antlers...
0:38:32 > 0:38:35..so they're off to see a man about a deer head.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40Just 30 minutes down the road near Sway, they're meeting Martin.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Hi, there.- Hello, how are you? - How are you doing?- All right.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48- I'm afraid we've been calling you "Antler Man".- You are, yes.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52- This is Phil.- Nice to meet you. - Hi, there. I'm Martha. This is Phil.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- How are you?- Good to see you.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- So you sell these things?- Yes, yes.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59They're cool, aren't they?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02It's all deer by-products. Natural.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Obviously some of the deer have been culled
0:39:04 > 0:39:08humanely as part of population management.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Unfortunately, the big one was hit by a car and we had to put her down.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Yeah, obviously a lovely set so we kept the head, basically.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18We'd probably be more interested in the antlers, rather...
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I think more interested in the antlers.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24The skins are very pretty but, yeah, these are big antlers, aren't they?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Yeah, these are two fallow deer.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28One big one and a medium-sized one and some little roe deer.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31And how much do you sell these for?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33The roe deer go for £10 each,
0:39:33 > 0:39:38the medium for 30 and the big one for 60.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- 60.- What do you think?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43There's choice at least.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47This is clearly the most impressive one, isn't it?
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I don't know what that would make at auction.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54- Would that make £40-£60?- I'd have thought.- Would it make more?
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I would say so, yes. I don't know.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- I should think you should get £100 for it or so at auction.- Really?
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- Yes, I would say so, yes.- What about if we gave you 60 quid for those?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Say 65, yes? Is that a deal?
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- I think so, don't you? - I think that's a deal.- Super.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Thank you very much. - Antler Man, put it there.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Thank you very much. Very good.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17It may not be everyone's cup of tea,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21but Martha and Phil are leaving with three of the four deer heads.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Back with John and Natasha,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27and they're making their way to Winchester, England's ancient capital
0:40:27 > 0:40:30and the former seat of King Alfred the Great.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I reckon we'll find it here.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36John's got just over £150 left to spend in the Jay's Nest.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39That, John, is bang on trend.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Even the colour of the upholstery, which is so ghastly,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47is bang on trend, because it's Scandinavian, it's simple.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49The chair?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52No, I think it's horrible!
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- Is that a fiver, yes?- All you do is persuade me of two things.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57One, I shouldn't be involved in furniture in any way.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01And, two, I'm not really suited to the modern world any more.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Fear not, John, there's plenty more in here.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11So we found this lovely wood block.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14The Japanese are right into their wood block prints, aren't they?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Mmm.- I've been collecting.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17We have about 50 at home
0:41:17 > 0:41:21and I keep bringing them down but the best ones are at home.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- And this is one of your husband's ones?- My husband's, yes.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27It's another object of historic interest to John.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29An early 19th-century Japanese wood block print
0:41:29 > 0:41:32depicting a new year's ritual.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33Got that lovely lacquered furniture
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- presenting that lovely motif in the background.- Mmm.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38We've got these gorgeous girls.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40We've got all these nice motifs,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43so it all must have an auspicious meaning, doesn't it?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Mmm, a new year's meaning, I think, yes.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48We know who the artist is, which is so important.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53Its ticket price is £75, but will Jocelyn be tempted to take an offer?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- It's £50.- I mean, that is a good price.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- Is there any scope for a wee bit of haggling?- No, not on that.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I've given you the bottom straight away
0:42:00 > 0:42:03because I know he had about 75 on him.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- Yeah, what do you think, John? - Well, I love it.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12It's the period before anybody had, kind of, quotes, discovered Japan.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14It was a closed society
0:42:14 > 0:42:19and would remain that way for another 50 years or something.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Everything about it is beautiful. Jocelyn, 50 quid?- 50 quid.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- 50 quid, OK.- My husband will be delighted.- Let's do it.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Thank you so much.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30So that's their final item in the bag.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I'm really, really chuffed.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Am I allowed a kiss?- Yes.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37What a smooth operator, John!
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Thank you so much. Take care.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Back with Martha and Phil, on their way to Southampton,
0:42:43 > 0:42:46the departure port for the Titanic.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49They are visiting Cobwebs Antiques and meeting dealer, Peter.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51The Ship Shop.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Do I have a sinking feeling or what?
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Hello.- Hello there.- Hi.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Nice to meet you. - I'm Peter.- I'm Martha.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- I love all this marine stuff. It's terribly romantic.- It is.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10I went on an ocean liner when I was a little girl
0:43:10 > 0:43:14and, ever since then, I really enjoy these things.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Martha still has £195 left to spend.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22But what has she spotted?
0:43:22 > 0:43:26Would this be called like a bulk-head light?
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- Yeah, it's a ship's navigation lamp. - Why do you like that, Martha?
0:43:29 > 0:43:35I like these heavy industrial-feeling things.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40I don't know, there's something very strong and interesting about it.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Martha is once again quick to find something of her own personal taste.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49- So how old is that? - Probably 1950s, 1960s.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- Peter, what's the ticket price on that?- £45.
0:43:52 > 0:43:53SHE INHALES DEEPLY
0:43:53 > 0:43:56She's good, isn't she? She's absolutely on the money.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58She knows very quickly.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01She's also quick to spy another item of interest.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04This I rather like. What period would that be from?
0:44:04 > 0:44:07That's Edwardian. It's a desk lamp.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09I had that on my own desk actually for a while.
0:44:09 > 0:44:11My own taste, I prefer this one,
0:44:11 > 0:44:14but I don't know which you think would do better at auction.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17Well, like everything else, it's down to price, isn't it?
0:44:17 > 0:44:21That one would be 35 and the other one would be 70.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24If we offered you 50 quid for that one, you'd tell us to go away,
0:44:24 > 0:44:26- would you?- Very politely, yes.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30- And what would you tell us to go away on this one?- 30 quid.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34- For me, that's ticked the number one box.- Yeah.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37The number two box is I think that's a better buy.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39- Lovely, OK, I'm going to go for that.- OK.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42- Is that a deal, 30 quid? - Yes.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Swift business, eh?
0:44:47 > 0:44:49So, with her final purchase sorted,
0:44:49 > 0:44:53time now to hotfoot it over and join John and Natasha for the big reveal.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56- NATASHA:- What have we got here? - Golly!
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- MARTHA:- This is a ship's navigation lantern
0:44:59 > 0:45:01and this is a vintage blowtorch.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02Oh!
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- Yes.- For waking your husband up in the morning?
0:45:05 > 0:45:06- Yes, exactly! - NATASHA:- Toast.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08- MARTHA:- Attacking the opposition.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10- And then that's an old desk chair. - Oh, yes.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12Which is surprisingly comfortable,
0:45:12 > 0:45:15and I thought that was almost like an old newspaper man's chair.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Yes, it is a bit, isn't it? Yeah, lovely.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20And then, of course, the piece de resistance...
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- Yes.- ..the biggest one
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- was actually killed in a road accident.- Oh.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29They took the horns from it, and it's just magnificent, isn't it?
0:45:29 > 0:45:30Yeah.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33John, what's your sort of reaction to this stuff? It's quite different to ours.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35- Really impressive, and I think... - Mm.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37..and I'm pretty certain they're going to win.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39We went the kooky way, didn't we?
0:45:39 > 0:45:41- NATASHA:- Yes, you do the honours. - There we go.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- LAUGHTER MARTHA:- God, this is quite a range.
0:45:43 > 0:45:49This is the propaganda leaflet that the British dropped over Germany
0:45:49 > 0:45:51to say, "We're going to win the war."
0:45:51 > 0:45:54- NATASHA:- It's accompanied by this really interesting letter.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- Oh, this was sent in 1944... - MARTHA:- Oh, yes.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01..to say, "Thanks to your wonderful armies,
0:46:01 > 0:46:05"France is now liberated and we should let you know
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- "that the latest..." - NATASHA:- Vintage.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10"Vintage of champagne is really good, so any time you want it..."
0:46:10 > 0:46:13- Oh.- "..yours sincerely, Monsieur Lanson."
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- How much was that? - £29 all in for the two letters.
0:46:15 > 0:46:16That is cheap.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18I'm intrigued to know about your woodcut,
0:46:18 > 0:46:20cos they can make a lot of money.
0:46:20 > 0:46:25It's a beautiful little thing, about 1810, 1820.
0:46:25 > 0:46:26Wow.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28But then, our piece de...
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- Can I just tell you?- Can I do it?
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- I love that. How much was it? - NATASHA:- It was 180...
0:46:33 > 0:46:35- I'll give you 190.- 190? Deal!
0:46:35 > 0:46:36- I'll give you 190.- You love it.
0:46:36 > 0:46:37I do, I think it's absolutely...
0:46:37 > 0:46:40John thought it would be a good way to call his son to dinner.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42- LAUGHTER - It's the absolute business, I love it.
0:46:42 > 0:46:43Do you know what we should do?
0:46:43 > 0:46:45- NATASHA:- What should we do? OK. - Oh, yes.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46- Let's go and...- Yeah.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48- ..fill these somewhere. - Shall we have a toast?
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Let's have a wee toast. - MARTHA:- OK. To the auction.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53- NATASHA:- To the auction, best of luck to you both.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56- MARTHA:- May the best team win. - NATASHA:- Yes! Thank you!
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Hang on, chaps, before you start celebrating,
0:46:58 > 0:47:00what do you think of each other's items?
0:47:00 > 0:47:03- I love the range of the things they've got.- Oh, yeah.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Especially the air-raid siren, hilarious!
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Well, who could not of thought, "I want to own that"?
0:47:07 > 0:47:11I could write a novel in that chair, I think it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:47:11 > 0:47:12I'm not sure I would swap anything...
0:47:12 > 0:47:15I like what we've picked, I do like what we've picked.
0:47:15 > 0:47:16That'll do me.
0:47:16 > 0:47:17- SHE LAUGHS - Come on.
0:47:19 > 0:47:20How very cordial!
0:47:20 > 0:47:22Will the competitive juices
0:47:22 > 0:47:23start flowing
0:47:23 > 0:47:25en route to the auction
0:47:25 > 0:47:26in Itchen Stoke?
0:47:26 > 0:47:29- I don't think I'm going to beat you at the auction...- Well...
0:47:29 > 0:47:30..I think you're going to win.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34I think those stags' heads are absolute winners...
0:47:34 > 0:47:36I do think you probably had the most beautiful thing
0:47:36 > 0:47:39- out of all our objects and that's the...- Japanese...
0:47:39 > 0:47:41Japanese woodcut. I, you know... I would like that.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44That's something I can imagine at home.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Today we're visiting Andrew Smith & Son Auction Rooms,
0:47:47 > 0:47:52where our celebs' wares are going for sale online, on the phone
0:47:52 > 0:47:53and in the room.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55Our guy with the gavel is Andrew Smith.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58GAVEL BANGS
0:47:58 > 0:48:00The deer antlers are quite magnificent.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02Some people find them a bit gruesome,
0:48:02 > 0:48:07but the actual antlers themselves are good quality items
0:48:07 > 0:48:11and really of much interest to interior design people these days.
0:48:11 > 0:48:12So, they should do well.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16I think my favourite item must be the air-raid saxon.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19It's a fun item and it's of local interest as well,
0:48:19 > 0:48:20being a Hamble item.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22- PHIL:- How are you? - I'm very well.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- Good to see you, Martha.- Thank you.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27- Door-opening service. - Hello, my darling, how are you?
0:48:27 > 0:48:31- It's all go, I'm very well. Mwah! How are you?- Yeah, fine.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33- Are you nervous?- Uh... I think I am.
0:48:33 > 0:48:38Despite having NO game plan, John did unearth items he loved.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42He spent a total of £294 on five lots.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45Martha, however, knew exactly what she wanted
0:48:45 > 0:48:49and bought five lots that reflected her own personal style.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51She spent £235.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53- MARTHA:- Good luck. - NATASHA:- Front-row seats.
0:48:53 > 0:48:54Yes, good luck to you, yes.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Good luck indeed.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58The first item is the brooch that Natasha found
0:48:58 > 0:49:00and John fell in love with.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02£20?
0:49:02 > 0:49:03A tenner? £10, surely?
0:49:03 > 0:49:05£10 I have, thank you.
0:49:05 > 0:49:06At 12. At £10.
0:49:06 > 0:49:0815. 17 we have now. 20.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11At £20? Anyone else coming in?
0:49:11 > 0:49:14- At £20, going the last time... - GAVEL BANGS
0:49:14 > 0:49:16- NATASHA:- Yes! - Oh, well, that wasn't bad.
0:49:16 > 0:49:18- MARTHA:- Good, well done. That is fantastic. That's very good.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20- That's very, very good. - MARTHA:- That's you...
0:49:20 > 0:49:22- quadrupled your investment.- Yes.
0:49:22 > 0:49:23- NATASHA:- Yeah!
0:49:23 > 0:49:25Cracking start.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30Up next is Martha's blowtorch.
0:49:31 > 0:49:32£20.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34£20. A tenner?
0:49:34 > 0:49:36- PHIL:- Start the car, Martha, start the car.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38£10, well done, sir.
0:49:38 > 0:49:3915, yes?
0:49:39 > 0:49:42- PHIL:- That's good money, he's worked hard, hasn't he?
0:49:42 > 0:49:4417. 17, is there any more?
0:49:44 > 0:49:45All done at £17,
0:49:45 > 0:49:47the very last time...
0:49:47 > 0:49:49- MARTHA:- At least somebody paid money for it,
0:49:49 > 0:49:50I'm quite relieved about that.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52- NATASHA:- He did well for you there.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55That's the spirit, Martha! Only a small loss.
0:49:55 > 0:50:01Let's hope John's 1970s drinks set, a la diplomat, fares better.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05I'm going to start the bidding at £25, is there seven in the room?
0:50:05 > 0:50:07- Nearly there.- At £25 and selling...
0:50:07 > 0:50:09It does seem cheap, doesn't it? 27.
0:50:09 > 0:50:1130, 32.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14- PHIL:- These people are blind! - ANDREW:- Is there five? At £32.
0:50:14 > 0:50:15Come on.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17All done at £32 then?
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Last time at £32...
0:50:21 > 0:50:22- Aw, there's no profit in that. - Can I suggest?
0:50:22 > 0:50:25- Can I suggest that on the way home you get a lottery ticket?- No!
0:50:25 > 0:50:27NATASHA LAUGHS
0:50:27 > 0:50:28It's a profit!
0:50:28 > 0:50:31- You're on a winner. - They've got a bargain, though, they've got a bargain!
0:50:31 > 0:50:32- NATASHA:- You have!
0:50:32 > 0:50:35- Martha, you're on my side! - Oh, sorry, sorry.
0:50:36 > 0:50:37Easy, Phil.
0:50:37 > 0:50:41Will Lady Luck be shining down on Martha's bit of maritime nostalgia?
0:50:41 > 0:50:45- I'm going to start the bidding at £50.- Oh, yeah!- 50?
0:50:45 > 0:50:48At £50 and selling. Is there five?
0:50:48 > 0:50:50At £50. 55.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53- Hey! There you go.- 60. And five. - (Come on, come on!)
0:50:53 > 0:50:55At £70, any more?
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Last time then at £70...
0:50:58 > 0:51:01- NATASHA:- Oh, Martha! - What a girl!
0:51:01 > 0:51:03- MARTHA:- Yes! Brilliant. Very pleased.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05- Fantastic. - Yeah, very pleased about that.
0:51:05 > 0:51:10With good reason. Martha's more than doubled her money there. Good job.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12I can see Martha developing a new career here.
0:51:12 > 0:51:13LAUGHTER
0:51:13 > 0:51:16Look out, Phil, the next lot is John's Japanese wood block print,
0:51:16 > 0:51:18which he adored!
0:51:18 > 0:51:20£40?
0:51:20 > 0:51:21£40? 20 then?
0:51:21 > 0:51:22- £20?- What's happening?
0:51:22 > 0:51:24- £20.- Why...
0:51:24 > 0:51:26- £20? £10 then to get it going?- Oh!
0:51:26 > 0:51:28- John!- £10 we have, thank you. Eye for a bargain there, sir.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30At £10, is there a 12?
0:51:30 > 0:51:34At £10, and we will sell, make no mistake, at £10... 12.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37- NATASHA:- Oh! - 15. Suddenly we have an auction!
0:51:37 > 0:51:39- NATASHA LAUGHS - 20.- It's all go.
0:51:39 > 0:51:4022.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42- At £20, any more? - It's beautiful, it's beautiful!
0:51:42 > 0:51:44- At 20... - HE LAUGHS
0:51:44 > 0:51:46Eye of the beholder! At £20, any more?
0:51:46 > 0:51:49All done at £20... Last time?
0:51:50 > 0:51:54I think that was very unlucky, I think that was really unlucky.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56- NATASHA:- Uch, do you know what? - Oh, well.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00We put our name to something beautiful and with age to it...
0:52:00 > 0:52:04I can't believe that people can't recognise quality
0:52:04 > 0:52:06when they see it, no matter what...
0:52:06 > 0:52:08- You know, it's... - MARTHA:- Yeah.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- But I mean, I suppose you see this all the time?- It does happen.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15Bad luck, John, somebody really did get that for a steal.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18Next up, Martha and Phil went slightly off-piste
0:52:18 > 0:52:20and came back with some antlers.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22I'm going to start the bidding at £50,
0:52:22 > 0:52:24is there five in the room?
0:52:24 > 0:52:26At £50 and selling, is there five?
0:52:26 > 0:52:2955, 60 and five?
0:52:29 > 0:52:3270. And five. 80.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35And five? 90.
0:52:35 > 0:52:36- Yes.- Yeah, you are doing... I knew it!
0:52:36 > 0:52:38MARTHA AND NATASHA LAUGH
0:52:38 > 0:52:40And £85. Still a good buy at £85. Are you sure?
0:52:40 > 0:52:42At £85, and selling...
0:52:42 > 0:52:46If you're all done? At £85, very last time...
0:52:47 > 0:52:49- We're in profit. - NATASHA:- You still made a profit!
0:52:49 > 0:52:51- MARTHA:- I'm very pleased with that.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53- NATASHA:- That is two pretty healthy profits.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55John, do you think you appeared with the wrong experts?
0:52:55 > 0:52:57No, my dear, no, no, no, never!
0:52:57 > 0:52:59Can I just get this in? Can I just get this in?
0:52:59 > 0:53:02You don't think they were a little DEAR?
0:53:02 > 0:53:03- NATASHA:- Oh! - MARTHA:- Ooh!
0:53:03 > 0:53:06He's on fire today. Good result, though.
0:53:06 > 0:53:10John and Natasha loved their World War II letters,
0:53:10 > 0:53:13fingers crossed the buyers do too.
0:53:13 > 0:53:14Interesting lot.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Start me at £50.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19£50? £50? 20 if you like.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21- MARTHA:- Who's bidding? Someone's got to bid.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23£20? A tenner? £12, well done, thank you, and 15?
0:53:23 > 0:53:27At £12 and selling, any more? At £12.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30- At £12. 15 on the net.- Oh!
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- 17. At £15 on the net... - No, that was a no.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36..is there 17? At £15 then.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39The last time at £15...
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Someone online has got a wee bit of history there...
0:53:43 > 0:53:46- MARTHA:- Yeah. - NATASHA:- ..for nothing. For nothing!
0:53:46 > 0:53:47Do you know, I...
0:53:47 > 0:53:50They were two incredible finds of John's...
0:53:50 > 0:53:52But there's still time for a comeback.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Next on the agenda is Martha's pine trunk.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59I'm going to start the bidding off at £60,
0:53:59 > 0:54:01- is there five in the room? - Are you in profit?
0:54:01 > 0:54:04- Come on!- At £60 and selling, 65 at the back there.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06- There we are.- Yeah.- 70 and five.
0:54:06 > 0:54:0880 and five.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10At £80, commission bid, is there a five?
0:54:10 > 0:54:14- At £80, any more?- Martha, you are the cat that got the cream!
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Look at that face!
0:54:16 > 0:54:17£80, last time...
0:54:19 > 0:54:21- Well done, yeah, yeah, yeah. - NATASHA:- Yes!
0:54:21 > 0:54:23- Well done you, well done you, well done you!- Love it!
0:54:23 > 0:54:24- MARTHA:- That's great, isn't it?
0:54:24 > 0:54:27Martha's on a roll today!
0:54:28 > 0:54:31But auctions can be won or lost on just one item.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33Next it's her Victorian saddle seat chair.
0:54:33 > 0:54:39I'm going to start the bidding at £20, is there two in the room?
0:54:39 > 0:54:40- Yes, of course there is.- At 22...
0:54:40 > 0:54:44- Yeah.- ..25, 27, 30, 32.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47- What? Who leaves £30 on commission for that?- Here we go.
0:54:47 > 0:54:5232 in the room, is there a five? 35, 37... 40, 42, 45, 47, 50...
0:54:52 > 0:54:55Are you sure? 50.
0:54:55 > 0:54:56- Yeah!- And five.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00At £55 and selling then, if you're all done?
0:55:00 > 0:55:04- ANDREW:- And it's 007 again. - 007! Bond!
0:55:04 > 0:55:06- MARTHA:- Oh, we love you... We love you, Mr Bond!
0:55:06 > 0:55:09- NATASHA:- He stole your blowtorch and he stole your seat, how dare he?!
0:55:09 > 0:55:12I thought it was BLOFELD, not blowtorch, isn't it?
0:55:12 > 0:55:13LAUGHTER
0:55:13 > 0:55:17That small loss for Martha is good news for John.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20It's the final lot of the competition, John's big gamble,
0:55:20 > 0:55:23his World War II air-raid siren.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27He could be up for a big loss, but equally, a big win
0:55:27 > 0:55:28to put him back in the running.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31No bidding from you now, Phil.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33- Can I give it a whirl? - You can give it a whirl.
0:55:33 > 0:55:34Can I...
0:55:34 > 0:55:36But I have to say this is...
0:55:36 > 0:55:39This is only a practice, don't evacuate the room.
0:55:39 > 0:55:40- NATASHA:- Here he goes!
0:55:40 > 0:55:44SIREN WHIRS AND BLARES
0:55:45 > 0:55:48How good is that? I think a round of applause...
0:55:48 > 0:55:51- The sound of the Blitz. - NATASHA LAUGHS
0:55:51 > 0:55:52Yes!
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Well done! Well done.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59Air-raid siren as ably demonstrated there...
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- NATASHA LAUGHS - We have a commission bid.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03NATASHA GASPS
0:56:03 > 0:56:06I'm going to start the bidding at £50, is there a five in the room?
0:56:06 > 0:56:09- NATASHA LAUGHS - At £50, 55, 60...- Ah!
0:56:09 > 0:56:13..60 and five. 70 and five. 80 and five.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- Commission bid's out. - It's got a long way to go,
0:56:15 > 0:56:19- it's got a long way to go, John. - £80, £85... And 90? 90, and five.
0:56:19 > 0:56:22- MARTHA:- Ooh!- 100.- We have three figures!
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- And ten.- Yes!
0:56:24 > 0:56:25- 120.- Yes!
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Ooh, this is tense, come on, John!
0:56:27 > 0:56:32That's £110, is there 120? At £110, in the room then, and selling...
0:56:32 > 0:56:34At £110...
0:56:37 > 0:56:38- I love that.- John!
0:56:38 > 0:56:40- I'd have bought that. - You did so well!
0:56:41 > 0:56:44I really thought that that was going to go higher,
0:56:44 > 0:56:46but at least you bought something you loved, John.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49We probably need to go and do the sums, don't we, to see who's won?
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- Um, yeah, it might take... - I don't think we need to worry too much about...
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- I'll get the abacus, you get the calculator...- Come on, let's...
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- MARTHA:- I'll take my shoes off, count on my toes.
0:56:57 > 0:56:58Let's go and have a look.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00No need for that, chaps, that's my job.
0:57:00 > 0:57:04Both couples started this trip with £400 each.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08John and Natasha made a loss of £132.46,
0:57:08 > 0:57:13leaving them after auction costs with £267.54.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16Doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19Martha and Phil, however, are the victors of this road trip,
0:57:19 > 0:57:21making a profit - ha-hah! -
0:57:21 > 0:57:24after costs, of £16.74,
0:57:24 > 0:57:28leaving them with a grand total of £416.74.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31All profits, of course, go to Children In Need.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33- NATASHA:- That was great. - It was fantastic fun, wasn't it?
0:57:33 > 0:57:35Well, it was real fun.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37And, actually, I have to say, without being smarmy I hope,
0:57:37 > 0:57:40that the most fun was being with you three.
0:57:40 > 0:57:41- NATASHA AND MARTHA:- Aw! - That's really kind.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43- MARTHA:- We did have a laugh, didn't we?
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Let's face it, I just lost money on the rest,
0:57:45 > 0:57:47so there's bound to be more fun...
0:57:47 > 0:57:48- John...- Great pleasure.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50- You are a gentleman, sir, gentleman. - Great pleasure.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52Thank you, Martha, it's been a pleasure.
0:57:52 > 0:57:53- MARTHA:- An absolute laugh.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55- NATASHA:- And thank you for your great company!
0:57:55 > 0:57:57- Can I have a kiss? - Of course you can. Mwah!
0:57:57 > 0:57:59- John, thank you so much, that was wonderful.- I'll not be left out.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01- NATASHA:- We're good at losing money together.
0:58:01 > 0:58:03- MARTHA:- Aren't we a bunch of luvvies?
0:58:03 > 0:58:05- MARTHA:- Cos it's not like this in the newsroom, is it?
0:58:05 > 0:58:07- No! - NATASHA:- "Darling, darling!"
0:58:07 > 0:58:08- MARTHA:- Don't tell them! - Who's driving?
0:58:08 > 0:58:11No, when I see you next I shall blank you and walk straight past.
0:58:11 > 0:58:12Yeah.
0:58:14 > 0:58:15Really enjoyed it, I mean,
0:58:15 > 0:58:19it's been such a wonderful contrast with the day job.
0:58:20 > 0:58:22In three days' time,
0:58:22 > 0:58:26I'll be in Libya covering the civil war there
0:58:26 > 0:58:30and I'll look back on this with real nostalgia, actually.
0:58:30 > 0:58:35I'm sure you will. Safe travels to the pair of you.