0:00:02 > 0:00:04- The nation's favourite celebrities... - Got some proper bling here.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- ..paired up with an expert... - What? What?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Pick your legs up!
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 > 0:00:21The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23But it's no easy ride.
0:00:23 > 0:00:28Who will find a hidden gem, who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Get 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 > 0:00:36There will be worthy winners...
0:00:36 > 0:00:37This is better than Christmas!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40..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 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:52MUSIC: Jump by Van Halen
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Today's trip features two great British athletes who also
0:00:57 > 0:00:59happen to be great friends.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- '88... '98-2008. That's 20... - That's 20 years.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- ..7 years.- 27 years! That is kind of scary.- It is!
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- I mean, I've known you nearly as long as I've known my wife. - LAUGHTER
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Yes, hurdler Colin Jackson
0:01:13 > 0:01:16and triple jumper Jonathan Edwards are back in training.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20For a different sort of gold.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22We both like drinking coffee.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- I wonder if we could get any antique coffee stuff?- Yeah, or tea.- Or tea.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- A bit trendy as well, I guess. - Yeah, I like a nice infuser.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- I'll be honest, mine will be worth more.- You think?- Yeah, of course.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35There's no doubt about it. I don't do cheap.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37You're going to struggle to buy.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38No, because I can bargain.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Welshman Colin hurdled his way to world records and multiple medals.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48And when he hung up his spikes, he became a TV commentator.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Although, as Strictly Come Dancing proved,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53he can certainly still kick it.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54That's not bad.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Jonathan was equally dominant in triple jumping,
0:01:58 > 0:02:03and in 1995, he set a world record that still stands today.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Voted BBC Sports Personality that year, he too is now a presenter.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- WHISTLE - Aw!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Not that all that will be much use
0:02:12 > 0:02:15when the chaps get inside an antique shop.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17So, you don't have any real prior, good knowledge?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- No, I don't really know what I'm doing.- OK!
0:02:22 > 0:02:25So exactly how sporty are the antiques experts
0:02:25 > 0:02:27they'll be teaming up with?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Are you going to lie about how much you go to gym...?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Yeah, I am going to lie. I'm going to say I do SO much.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- I avoid the gym like the plague. - Do you do any exercise at all?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I think hanging paintings is the most exercise I get.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Auctioneers Natasha Raskin and Catherine Southon
0:02:40 > 0:02:42might know their antiques stuff,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45but when it comes to track and field, they're more armchair aficionados.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- I can't believe we're in this car. - I'm really holding on here.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52My mum absolutely loves Colin Jackson.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I remember her cheering him on when I was a kid.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58He just seemed like such a happy, nice guy.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Aw, how can I take that away from you, Natasha?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I shall wave my magic wand - ta-dah!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I'm secretly very happy to be with Jonathan Edwards,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10because he's fabulous.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13So, with that sorted and £400 for each couple,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16it's about time the Morgan met up with the Elva Courier.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- This feels very Thelma and Louise. - OK!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Come on, I'll drive us over the edge.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Would that be Alderley Edge?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Because we're starting out in Cheshire.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Help!- Hello!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Hello, Colin! - Thank you very much! Am I with you?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Bit of a squeeze, bit of a squeeze! - Lovely to meet you!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Look at this, this is a love-in.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43This is a natural pairing off.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45It's been decided!
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Raskin and Jackson. - Nice to meet you.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- And you and me, Catherine.- We're together.- We've got it won already.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- We're the A-Team.- We're the A-Team.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54A stands for aged.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Aged...- Oh!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- ..antiques.- Ah!
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Let's get inside because we're getting soaked!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Shopping sides scientifically selected, what are the tactics?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10I'm happy to buy things which are on the trend now,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14which means that we'll get a good price and we'll be able to
0:04:14 > 0:04:17off-load it, sell it quite quickly at a good price.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- You talk a good game. - Yeah, sounds like a keen viewer.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Something I would buy for myself, something that I like the look of.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28And then I will look at you, and you will make a face at me
0:04:28 > 0:04:32and say, "That is tat. Don't buy it because you're going to lose money."
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Yeah, that happens a lot too.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So, it's chocks away in Cheshire, at Knutsford,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39before cycling east towards Nottinghamshire
0:04:39 > 0:04:42and then heading south to an auction in Bedford.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Looks quiet now, doesn't it?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47You should see it here
0:04:47 > 0:04:51when they host the slightly alarming Knutsford Penny Farthing Race.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I'm sure that a cycling enthusiast like Jonathan would love it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Hi, I'm Jonathan.- Hi, Jonathan, I'm Lizzie.- Pleased to meet you.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Hi, Lizzie, lovely to meet you. Catherine, hi.- Nice to meet you.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Wow, there's quite a lot to look at. Is this everything here?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09No, we have 13 rooms over three floors.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- There's a medal!- A medal? - A medal!- There is!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Oh, that's mine.- Is that yours?!
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- I did the London Marathon. - This year?- Yes.- Well done.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Ever done the marathon, Jonathan? - No, and I never will.- Really?
0:05:21 > 0:05:22I hate running.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Well, you might need to do a bit here.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- There's quite a lot of ground to cover.- Come on, then.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Sue Stirling, what does that stand for?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- No, that's just whose cabinet it is.- Oh, it's her stuff!
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Lordy. What about Colin and Natasha, also in Knutsford?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Hello.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Hi, I'm Colin.- Colin, hi, Colin. Natasha, hi.- Hi! Lovely to meet you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- And to meet you as well.- Where would you recommend that we start?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Upstairs or downstairs? - I think you can start either.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Here has got the smaller items, upstairs is furniture
0:05:51 > 0:05:53and some more pictures.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Sounds like upstairs is a bit pricier,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and that is exactly where they've made for. Ha!
0:05:59 > 0:06:01But despite what's on offer here,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04they're already wondering what the others are up to.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06So are they going to come back, Catherine and Jonathan,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09with £300 and change? Are they going to buy five things for nothing?
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- Possibly.- Is he shrewd? - He's shrewd.- Oh, no.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15But don't worry about that.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Well, he's already on the scent of something.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- That is pretty. - The scent bottle holder?
0:06:20 > 0:06:24I guess it's Continental, probably about 1850-1860.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Is it leather? Looks leather, doesn't it?- Yeah, it does.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Oh, no, Victorian.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31£95.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Original bottles, do you think?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34This is the thing, are they the original?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- They don't fit in very snug.- No.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Yeah, I mean, you took the bottles out,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41you'd halve the price, I'd have thought.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Oh, I love your bargaining skills!
0:06:43 > 0:06:45He's SO shrewd!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Over to Colin. What can he sniff out?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Bizarrely enough, I kind of like that. It's a pair.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58"20th century, East Asian, painted on wood panel."
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Let's have a look at the back. - Good thinking.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Definitely is a panel, eh?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06£145!
0:07:06 > 0:07:12Wonder if I can get it down to, like, 100 for the pair?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Whether she'd allow me to buy it?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Well, "she" is an art and picture specialist, Colin.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Elsewhere, while dear Lizzie makes a call
0:07:20 > 0:07:22about the scent bottles and box...
0:07:22 > 0:07:26OK, so, leave it with me. OK.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- ..Jonathan wants more.- I like these.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- What?- The candelabras. - They're beautiful!
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I love the shape of those, they're really stylish.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- I've got a big feeling they're going to be expensive.- And they're heavy!
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Oh, look, and you can change it!
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Oh, they're really stylish. - It's got a mechanism.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Oh, that's beautiful.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So they're articulated, aren't they?
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- Yeah, I really like those.- How much is on them?- 265 for the pair.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- (That's a lot of money, Jonathan.) - Is it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It's got to be way below 200, hasn't it? Don't you think?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Well, it's what you think that matters.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I've never been in an auction before!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Better have a good think about those.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Anything else a bit cheaper?
0:08:07 > 0:08:12I am so impressed with how much he's looking at.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Because sometimes the celebrities just stand there and dither
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and think, "Oh, I don't know what to do."
0:08:17 > 0:08:18He looks sad.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23He's got a really, really good eye. Those candlesticks, for example,
0:08:23 > 0:08:24he's picked up, they're so stylish.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26That's good.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28But when is somebody actually going to buy something?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30I love, love a good blazer.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35OK, so 1935-1936, you've got a very early 20th-century blazer
0:08:35 > 0:08:39from the University College of North Wales!
0:08:39 > 0:08:41What price is it? It's £95.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44That could just be worn today and look awesome.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I think that's a great thing. I'm going to take that to Colin,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- because how could he resist this? - We'll see.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53It seems our other pair are about to take the plunge.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Lizzie's best price on the box and bottles is £50.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58We love these,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- we like the way they're really beautifully made, don't we?- Yep.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05However, to be perfectly honest with you, I think
0:09:05 > 0:09:10if these were in auction, they'd be more sort of 100-150.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15We usually say 10%, the rule of thumb.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20So that's £26 off that, so that would be 240.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- But we could round it off to 200 for the pair.- For the two.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Generous.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29You said 50, didn't you, for this?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Is 30 a very cheeky offer?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Well, it's £95, so...
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Yes!- It is cheeky.- Cheeky!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I could knock another £10 off.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- 90 for the pair.- Getting better.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Time for Jonathan to leap in...
0:09:45 > 0:09:47So, 230?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53That's going to fall and break.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- OK, go for that.- Are we?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Are we the maddest people on the Road Trip?- Is it mad?- Yes!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- We're it going to go... Shall we go for it?- Let's go for it.- OK.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Thank you very much. - That is a bold move.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- These are YOUR candlesticks. - My candlesticks, are they?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- OK, I will take... - No, no, I shall take one.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Half the blame!- Come on, then.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Meanwhile, back at Digby Antiques -
0:10:16 > 0:10:19named after the dog, not Graham the proprietor -
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Colin is showing his.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23They're quite quirky.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Oh, right, OK. They're really decorative, aren't they?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- I'm thinking so. - What do you reckon, age-wise?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- They can't be a huge amount of age, can they?- 20th-century, it says.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Oh, right, OK.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34First of all, what I know about this kind of stuff is
0:10:34 > 0:10:37they're in the style of what is knowing as Indian Mughal painting,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39which is usually on a very nice parchment paper,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42and it's usually in almost this exact style of decoration
0:10:42 > 0:10:45but very small. Very small scale. They are very modern.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48When they say 20th century, I think we could look at the back...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- It could be 1980.- Exactly!
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I think they're very vague with the 20th century.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55But they are, I think, entirely hand-painted.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58They probably are, I would imagine - although they're Tibetan
0:10:58 > 0:11:01in their subject matter - they're probably Chinese.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Right, now it's Natasha's time.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08A University College North Wales varsity jacket for
0:11:08 > 0:11:13not only just going to the college, but for football achievement.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- So it's a sporting, Welsh blazer! - It's a sporting one!
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- It's super-chic.- It is very rare.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Does that make you feel far from home right now?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- It makes me want to be home, yeah! - Oh, my goodness!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- But it looks good, right? - Absolutely.- Is that in Welsh?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Yes, it is.- And what does it mean?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33I should really know what that means, but unfortunately I don't.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36"Knowledge is the best gift." I looked it up.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Let's go for the panels and the blazer.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43So, what's the retail price? 145, plus 95.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- It's 200 and...- 40.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51So I want to walk out with both items at...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53150.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Max, max. - Oh, at the very max.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Oh, I was thinking cheaper.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I'm naughty! I was thinking 120.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Are you leading the way?- Yeah.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05My goodness, I'm going to watch a man in action.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Gird your loins, then.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11- Hello, hi!- Hi there.- Natasha found this thing and brought it up to me
0:12:11 > 0:12:16and I absolutely do adore it. It's a lovely little fashion piece as well.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Do you want to try it on for us?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Absolutely, I thought you would never ask! I'm itching!
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I'm itching to try on the itchy jacket.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24What do you guys think? I don't have a mirror,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- but you're nodding and smiling politely.- No, I can see, yeah.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- It looks quite cool? - I think it does look really cool.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31This may be something we're really,
0:12:31 > 0:12:37- seriously interested in purchasing from you.- OK.- But!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Before you say anything...
0:12:39 > 0:12:42We also have these two wonderful pictures here,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46so I'm hoping you would be happy to be relieved of them.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- I'm going to make you an offer that I'm hoping you will take.- OK.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54I'm not expecting you to, but I'm hoping that you will.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Let's see if it's a major hurdle. - Boom-boom!- Oh, come on!- I like that.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02I'm hoping that I can get these two items...
0:13:02 > 0:13:09Since my event was 110, I'd like to start at 110.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Oh, come on.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12That's a good pitch! That's a good pitch!
0:13:12 > 0:13:15It is a good pitch, but I want you to get past the finishing line
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- and not... - I'm not quite on there, OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Well, you know what? My coach always told me
0:13:20 > 0:13:24to run at least five metres past the line. Always think about that.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27So that takes us to 115.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Digby's staying out of it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33I was thinking more 150.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Ooh!- I think that's a good price.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40If we can do 135, 140, I'd be really happy.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42I'll do it 135 for both of them.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- And we've got a deal.- Oh! - That sounds very good.- It's a deal!
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Thank you very much, that's very kind of you. Thank you.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Well done. I don't know about you but I'm perspiring,
0:13:51 > 0:13:52and we're not even on the track!
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Yep, spending money is an excellent way to keep fit.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Meanwhile, taking a brief break from all that
0:13:59 > 0:14:04tricky bargain-hunting, are Catherine and her world-record holder.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- And nobody's beat that? - No, still no. 20 years this year.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I mean, if it gets broken, it gets broken.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12You wouldn't want somebody to break your record.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Oh, that's amazing, though.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19That would be like me winning the Road Trip by thousands and
0:14:19 > 0:14:22thousands and thousands of pounds - which is never going to happen!
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Their next stop is just up the road in the fair city of Manchester,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28at a sporting venue that cycling fan
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and now commentator Jonathan is very familiar with.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Home of British Cycling! - And welcome.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- Bob Howden, president of British Cycling.- Nice to see you again.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Good to see you again.- All right?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Welcome, indeed. Please, come in. - Old friends?- Old friends, indeed.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44The National Cycling Centre, and its pacey boards,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48where several world records have ready been set...
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Look at the speed! It's incredible! - Aren't they just phenomenal?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54..became Britain's first indoor Olympic cycling track
0:14:54 > 0:14:56when it was opened in 1994.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58So, what exactly have we got here?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03This is our velodrome. Next door we have the BMX track as well.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Basically, it's where British cycling's world domination
0:15:06 > 0:15:07has been created.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09How many medals did they get in the last Olympics?
0:15:09 > 0:15:13For the last two Olympics, we've had eight gold medals.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16But the other success that we've got is that we've gone from a membership
0:15:16 > 0:15:20where we had 12,000 members - we've now got 108,000 members.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24So, really very successful, not just in competition
0:15:24 > 0:15:27but really across the whole leisure spectrum.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28People wanting to ride bikes.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32But the recent achievements of the likes of Boardman, Hoy,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Obree, Pendleton and Wiggins can sometimes obscure
0:15:35 > 0:15:39the fact that the British have always been pretty good at cycling.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Take Beryl Burton, the Yorkshire lass who, during the '60s and '70s,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45was one of the giants of the sport.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Beryl was a fantastic bike rider, true Yorkshire grit,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51which obviously, as a Yorkshireman, I empathise with.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55She was seven times world champion, both on the track and on the road,
0:15:55 > 0:16:00but she also amassed nearly 100 national titles in her career.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Bob, a former champion himself,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06even has Beryl to thank for his involvement in cycling.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Beryl caught me one day riding home from playing football
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- and as a 14-year-old, you... - You started racing her!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15You started racing her.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18And we got into Wakefield and got stopped by the traffic.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20And her encouragement to me was,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23"Well, if you think you're that good, you should join a cycling club,"
0:16:23 > 0:16:25and the rest is history, really.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27An all-rounder of enormous stamina,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Beryl once set a time trial world record which not only exceeded
0:16:31 > 0:16:35the men's, but remains unbeaten by any other woman to this day.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Beautiful jersey, Bob. She got more than one though, didn't she?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Yes, she had seven of those -
0:16:41 > 0:16:44two for the road and then five for the track.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48In addition to that, she had British national titles
0:16:48 > 0:16:51going across a whole range of disciplines.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56But in time trialling, ranging from ten miles right up to 12 hours,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58so she was phenomenal.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Although she'd been a somewhat sickly child, Beryl was
0:17:01 > 0:17:04coached by her husband Charlie to become an all-conquering champion,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07whilst also working full time.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- What was her job? - She worked in the rhubarb sheds.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Rhubarb sheds?- Rhubarb sheds.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14And work would be hard.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16It was 12-hour shifts.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20One of the benefits with rhubarb is it's a spring crop.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24So you get the crop out of the way in March...
0:17:24 > 0:17:26And then you can concentrate on your cycling?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27You can concentrate on your cycling.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Although Beryl's achievements are now often overlooked,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33back in the '60s, she was much more of a household name.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36"Daily Express National Sportswoman Of The Year."
0:17:36 > 0:17:40In the same year she was runner-up in the Sports Personality to
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Henry Cooper. So she was very iconic.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46But she never raced in the Olympics, is that right?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Back then, we really only had the World Championships for women
0:17:49 > 0:17:52to showcase. So had there been the Olympics, who knows...
0:17:52 > 0:17:55What she would have achieved.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Sadly, there were no women's cycling events at the Olympics
0:17:58 > 0:18:02until 1984 - well after Beryl's era.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05She passed away in 1996, but her legacy lives on.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07So, what's this award here?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10That's the Freedom Of The City of Leeds, which really goes
0:18:10 > 0:18:13to recognise the impact that Beryl's had
0:18:13 > 0:18:17on cycling in Yorkshire as a whole, but recently brought to light
0:18:17 > 0:18:20with the coming of the Tour de France to Yorkshire.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24What strikes me, Bob, is that she'd have been a superstar today.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29I mean, such was her talent - we've got Sir Brad, Lady Beryl.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Absolutely.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Meanwhile, back on four wheels, our other sporting celebrity
0:18:38 > 0:18:41and his slightly sporty expert -
0:18:41 > 0:18:44came third in the 200m Scottish Schools, no less -
0:18:44 > 0:18:49are making for the Manchester suburb of Levenshulme
0:18:49 > 0:18:51and what was once the town hall.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Oh, look at the mosaic floor! Is this not gorgeous?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Oh, we're truly in Victorian England now, aren't we?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Antiques Village, don't you know? So, a huge choice.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04But should they find something they like,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07then there may well be a phone call involved.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Oh, it's a bit more retro here, isn't it?- It is very retro indeed.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Tell me about these two chairs. - Well, they're cool.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15They certainly look like ercol.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Well, that one's marked as ercol on the label.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21What ercol is, it's an English brand of furniture that still exists,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and so popular in the 1950s and '60s
0:19:23 > 0:19:27because it's really got a sort of Scandinavian look, doesn't it?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It's very design-led, very minimalist
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and very, very, very cheap at the time.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35But ercol furniture at auction,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38that's from the original period, has become awfully trendy.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42So, sometimes it's cheap and sometimes it goes for lots of money.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44But what's nice about this is it's a rocker.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Is that a child's chair? Is it a lady's chair?
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- Or is it a chair just to look at? - Not a rocking chair, surely.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55You've got to get in a rocking chair!
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- I've two rocking chairs at home that I never go in.- Really?
0:19:59 > 0:20:00That's odd.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02You are dealing with me.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04(60 quid!)
0:20:04 > 0:20:06If we got this for something like 20, would it be worth it?
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- He's not going to give it to us for £20.- Why not?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- Because it's marked at 60!- And?!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It's marked at 60, that doesn't say anything.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Nothing is impossible, right? Well, nothing is.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- If man can walk on the moon... - Exactly.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23One giant leap, eh?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Let's mark it as a possible. - A possible? OK.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Our Col is definitely enjoying this. - How about this?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32How about something like this little...?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34What is it? That's like a medal.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- It does look like a medal. - That is like a medal.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40It's difficult to tell you without holding it, but it cannot be gold,
0:20:40 > 0:20:44although it has the appearance of gold, because it is 27 quid, OK?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46So we cannot say it's gold.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50What's fine about this is the fact that it's really nicely enamelled,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53so we've got a kind of embossed element, it's raised.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55And then the enamel has been poured in around the letters,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58around the crest, so it fills in that void
0:20:58 > 0:21:00and just creates that beautiful ground.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02So we have these lovely pastelly colours,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05a raspberry and a lovely duck-egg blue.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07So, actually, visually...
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- It's quite attractive. - Appealing, yeah.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Now, what's interesting about it is this is a badge of the steward
0:21:12 > 0:21:15for the Royal Masonic Institution.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I think that is an excellent spot, genuinely.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Because that is already quite a good price, by the bye,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24so if we can knock off something we're onto a winner.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27What do you think I could knock him down? Give me a price.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Oh, I'm thinking sort of 15, 18?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- I'm thinking 12. - OK. Of course you are!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Well, let's take a closer look first.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Lovely, thank you.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Really nice enamel. That's, for me, the key.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45So if we flip it over, we have a maker - G Kenning & Son -
0:21:45 > 0:21:48and what we don't have is a hallmark.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52What we DO have is a few nicks out of the border,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55which means people have been testing this to see if it is gold.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58So it's gilt metal, is how we have to describe it.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00It just all looks good.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Underneath the glass it looked nice,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04but in the flesh it's good!
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Time to see if you can MEDAL, Colin.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09My event was the 110m hurdles
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and I ran at 12-point-something seconds for it,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16so I'm going to offer £12 for it
0:22:16 > 0:22:18because I'm that type of guy.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Well, let me try and chase up the fellow that does own it
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- and I will get back to you in two seconds.- OK.- You're mad.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27You're so bold, I like it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29That was quick, Ronnie.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Yeah, I've got good news. He said yes to the 12 quid.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Perfect. Absolutely.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- Are you happy with that? - SHE BURSTS OUT LAUGHING
0:22:36 > 0:22:39That is the best sales pitch... I am dumbstruck.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Ronnie, between the two of you, you're geniuses.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44That's amazing. Well, there's 20 quid.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47If you wouldn't mind terribly grabbing us some change,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- then I will stand here with my jaw hitting the floor.- Thank you.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54And that is the end of a long and busy day.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- They are so infectious with their company, are they not?- Yep.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- All I've done is laugh.- Absolutely.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01It has been a ball. Bring on Day Two.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Look at those beautiful rape fields.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05I could go running through there, naked.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- There's a thought! - COLIN LAUGHS
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Night-night.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Next morning, the Olympian mind games have already begun.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Have you still got a lot to spend?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19We've got a lot to spend.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21We haven't got so much!
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Well, if you need a loan, you know where I'll be.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29With cunning like that, Colin is already a hurdle ahead.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32We've bought quality, though - with a "K"!
0:23:32 > 0:23:33COLIN LAUGHS
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Yesterday Jonathan and Catherine parted with £230
0:23:38 > 0:23:42for a pair of candelabra and a case and some bottles.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Are we the maddest people on the Road Trip?- Is it mad?
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Yes!
0:23:45 > 0:23:49So they still have £170 left to spend today,
0:23:49 > 0:23:54while Colin and Natasha picked up a Masonic medal, some painted panels
0:23:54 > 0:23:55and a blazer.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I think it does look really cool.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59These cost £147,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02leaving them with over 250 for today's purchases.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Colin drives a hard bargain.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- No...- Come on, I mean, "£100? I'll offer you five."
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- One of the things, I got over 50% off.- That's not bad.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- The other one was like 35% off. - That's not bad.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- It's not terrible, when I think about it.- No, that's not too bad.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23I'd have been bitterly disappointed myself, only getting 50% off,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25but that's each to their own, isn't it?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Well, I think they all did awfully well!
0:24:28 > 0:24:30And they'll soon be heading for an auction
0:24:30 > 0:24:32in the county town of Bedfordshire.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34But their next stop is in Newark-on-Trent.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40You won't be clapping when you see my parking!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43We're just glad that you're here! Hey, that's not bad.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Our foursome are here to share a shop in the marketplace
0:24:46 > 0:24:49where King John of Magna Carta fame
0:24:49 > 0:24:51passed away back in 1216.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54THEY ALL EXCHANGE GREETINGS
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Yes, I'm Vicky.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Hello, Jonathan.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Is there scope for us to split up? Is there plenty of space
0:25:00 > 0:25:03for Colin and I go one way and these guys to go another?
0:25:03 > 0:25:04Yes, there's upstairs and downstairs.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07As always, I think we should start...upstairs.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10You know, when you start at the top, there's only one way...
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- ALL: Down! - Aw, that's fighting talk!
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Let's hope Vicky and Savvas have taken a shine to our lot,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19because they'll soon be asking
0:25:19 > 0:25:23some of the several dealers in here for their very, very best.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Hi!
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Hello, bonjour!
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It's plain to see which of our celebrities is feeling
0:25:28 > 0:25:30the more confident this morning.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I think we don't need to be safe
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- because I think we can kind of... - Why do you say that?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- Some of our purchases are already quite safe.- You reckon?- Mm!
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- Wow. I don't know if I agree with you.- Good.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43THEY LAUGH
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Blimey. I wonder if Colin's bluffing has backfired a bit.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50He's loosening his purse strings yet further!
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I like this big old vase here.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Oh, you do want to splash the cash today. It's the biggest one.- I do.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58It's the biggest and the most expensive in the cabinet.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00It does have a price tag on it of £210!
0:26:00 > 0:26:04On the bottom of Moorcroft you can sort of age it
0:26:04 > 0:26:07if we look at the base, which we can do, because this is handy.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Oh!- Oh! They've got "trial".
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Yes, so it's not actually signed,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13so this is a trial piece. OK, that's quite cool.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16What this is, is painted by the decorator
0:26:16 > 0:26:19as a trial to take to the sort of higher echelons
0:26:19 > 0:26:22in Moorcroft to say, you know, we've trialled this design...
0:26:22 > 0:26:23BOTH: What do you think?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Vicky, Colin is quite attracted to the Moorcroft.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Yes. No problem.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Right, OK.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Looks pretty good to me. - Looks pretty good.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's got a real touch of Vienna about it, or something.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It's so continental Art Nouveau, which is called Jugendstil.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- The Jugendstil.- Jugendstil. - It's just really good.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42But do you like it, now it's in your hands?
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Really do.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Now, what will inspire Colin's opening gambit this time?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50My favourite distance in training to run
0:26:50 > 0:26:52was about 150m.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- So I'm looking at perhaps £150. - £150. Right.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- He's so good. I mean, that's just so good.- The logic to it!
0:26:59 > 0:27:01THEY LAUGH
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Time for an anxious wait while Vicky finds out if the dealer concurs.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Meanwhile, Jonathan's going all misty-eyed.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Oh, I remember this!
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- Oh, bagatelle.- Oh, I love this. - Aw...
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Do you have to do it like this?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Hang on... That's not how you play it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Oh, the concentration!- Oh, 50!
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Will you have a go?- That's not bad. - SHE CLAPS
0:27:24 > 0:27:25No, because I'll get ten.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28And here you go, "As supplied to His Majesty the King,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30"His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
0:27:30 > 0:27:32"and many members of the Royal Family."
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I like this old box.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37£7. Oh, £7, I mean...
0:27:37 > 0:27:38- Is it 7 or 17?- 17.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- You like this, don't you?- Yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Well, we've got to have it.- Got no money, but we've got to have it.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- It's all about timing. - This is a great toy.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50JONATHAN LAUGHS
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- I'm just the champion! - You are the champion.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55There's just no getting away from it.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56I've never ever been good
0:27:56 > 0:27:58at anything like that in my life, and now...
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- But it's beautiful, isn't it? - Is there a gold medal for bagatelle?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06No. I'm not sure it will make the games any time soon, anyway.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08But that one's looks to be in the bag.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Hey up! Vicky's back.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11What's the verdict?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I've had a word, she's looked at the price and she's said
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- she could do it for 160.- 160?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19So that's not quite what you'd...
0:28:19 > 0:28:22How often did you run 160m?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Never.- Never?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Oh, well, there's a first time.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29I've got my arms folded, you see? Which is not a good sign.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30Will you meet halfway?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32What about yes?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34155. How about that?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36If I got it for 155...
0:28:36 > 0:28:39I'll go for 155. 160, no.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41All right, 155, then.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42How's that? Deal?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Deal.- Are you quite happy to do it? - Yes, yes. All right.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- 155.- 155. Thank you very much.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51Huge reduction, but still a big spend.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54At the other end of the scale, can Savvas spring a deal?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57This is from my childhood.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Oh, not only yours.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00- Yours too?- Yeah.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03And these are all plates, aren't they? They're not actually stickers.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- No. - And this lovely thing here.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- But you see them all the time, Jonathan.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Yeah. You do, don't you?- Yeah.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- You like it.- I like it.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- So then we have to have it.- Yes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- It's all about price.- Ten.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24Eight.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Well, don't look at me.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Go nine?
0:29:28 > 0:29:29Nine.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Yeah.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- Deal.- Deal.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Thank you very much.- Pleasure. - You've made him very happy.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- I'm very pleased with that. - I am happy with happy.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Well, we're all happy.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Meanwhile, Colin and Natasha have discovered the jewellery section.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Look out!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46That's quite nice, actually.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50That brooch there is Victorian. It's SO fashionable,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52and I think that is a real joy.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53It's an amethyst.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I think that's my birthstone.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Really? - Aquarian - I think it is.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- So what month is that? - February.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03I'm quite keen on that. 11 quid!
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Yeah.- It's pretty cool.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07And my birthstone's on it.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10And I see a price tag of three quid coming.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Oh, my...!
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Any particular reason, Colin?
0:30:14 > 0:30:18It's the 0.3 of my existing world indoor record,
0:30:18 > 0:30:19so I'm thinking...
0:30:19 > 0:30:23The world record is 7.30, so I'm thinking,
0:30:23 > 0:30:25forget the seven because that's way too much.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26I want to go for the three.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Do you know what that could potentially be?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Our most antique item yet.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31Aye aye!
0:30:31 > 0:30:33It's quite difficult to tell if it's rolled gold or not.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I think it probably is actually brass or something.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- You like?- What are you doing?
0:30:41 > 0:30:42What is wrong with you?!
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I just thought it would go with the brooch.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Very tasteful, I'm sure.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Now, what does Vicky make of it all?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50I absolutely adore this.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- It's Victorian, as we know.- Yep.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I love the stone.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57The problem is, it's got a little bit of a...
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Well, it's quite a big chunk that's taken out of it.- OK.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06But I do like it, so I'm happy to offer three quid for that.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- If you give me a few minutes, I'll go and see what I can do.- Thank you.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14While Vicky heads off to find out, the others are a bit stuck.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17It would be really good to find something Olympic-related.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It would be. A medal, maybe.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- Possibly.- If we get desperate, can we sell yours?
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Steady on!
0:31:26 > 0:31:29What about Colin's latest cheeky bid?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- £3.- £3! It's your lucky day.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34It is very much my lucky day. That is fantastic.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36My goodness, Vicky!
0:31:36 > 0:31:38So, £158 for two items,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40one risky and one cheap.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44But at least with their shopping done, these two can now relax.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Let's get out of here. This is my first time driving this Morgan.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50You'll enjoy this.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Whoo!
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Back inside, Catherine has made a find.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- This is lovely.- What is it?
0:31:58 > 0:32:01This is really nice. It's actually a sewing accessory.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05You put this on your table, clamp it up here.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- You put your pins in there. - You put your little pins in there.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10People collect sewing accessories but the thing is about this,
0:32:10 > 0:32:15this is ivory but we don't need to worry because it's pre-1947.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20Date-wise, we're looking at about 1860, 1870. This is Cantonese.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Look how well that is carved there on the top.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25I think that might be a potential.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28The ticket price, however, is £68,
0:32:28 > 0:32:33while Jonathan has designs on this tie press for a mere £8.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- Do you wear ties?- Sometimes, yeah.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38And they do get crushed, especially when you travel.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- Yes, so every man needs a tie press. - Look at the mechanical thing.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45That is a definite possibility.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It's certainly a lot cheaper.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Hello!
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- Hello.- We are calling on you again. - Yes?
0:32:52 > 0:32:57- The tie press?- Smile sweetly. Best price for this?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I really like it.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- It's good, it's functional. - It's functional.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05£1 for you, Jonathan.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- Quick work!- Oh! OK, that's done. - That's done!- That's done.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- Let's try and see if we could do this one.- He's in a good mood.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- If you could do that for £1... - No, unfortunately.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Price-wise, for you guys, 28.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25My hand is there. Sorry.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27You just did a deal, so I'm just doing a deal.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- I'm happy.- Partner.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Phew!
0:33:31 > 0:33:34With Savvas' help, they've really reined things in.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Now, elsewhere in Nottinghamshire, Natasha is at the wheel.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I'm dressed to drive you today. I've sort of put on a bit of a...
0:33:42 > 0:33:45This is the equivalent of a clip-on bow tie.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Well, it's very effective.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It does the trick and it's actually improved your driving.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Do you reckon?- Yes.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I feel like I'm driving Miss Daisy. Slow and steady here.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56You're trying to say I'm Daisy?
0:33:58 > 0:34:02They have successfully tootled the short distance to Upton
0:34:02 > 0:34:07where our watch collector, Colin, is keen to visit this fine mansion.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Neoclassical, beautiful.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Also the home of good timekeeping.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- Hello! Hi, there, you must be Robert.- Hi, how do you do?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- I'm Natasha, nice to meet you. - Hi, Colin, pleased to meet you.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Colin, hi, how do you do?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Welcome to Upton Hall, the home of the British Horological Institute.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Thank you for having us. - Do come in.- Thank you.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29The Institute and its unique collection has been based
0:34:29 > 0:34:32at the hall since 1972, although its founding dates back
0:34:32 > 0:34:35to the Industrial Revolution.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40The Institute started in the 1850s because most British clock
0:34:40 > 0:34:44and watchmakers perceived the Swiss and American attempts
0:34:44 > 0:34:47at mass manufacturing were lowering standards.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51So those indignant craftsmen at the Institute set about keeping
0:34:51 > 0:34:56British standards high and the companies small, with some success.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00To such an extent that when one big company was halfway through
0:35:00 > 0:35:04being set up, it acquired something like £20,000, £30,000
0:35:04 > 0:35:06worth of capital for investment.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11The BHI deliberately put their broomstick in the spokes
0:35:11 > 0:35:15of the bicycle and wrecked the company rather than allow it
0:35:15 > 0:35:19to set up mass-producing what they saw as inferior goods.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- There was that much snobbery?- Yes.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23So at the time of its foundation, who would have had access to these
0:35:23 > 0:35:26fabulous clocks that were being produced?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Frankly, it was only for the very wealthy.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Clocks had traditionally been the toys of princes,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33noblemen and wealthy merchants.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Ordinary people couldn't possibly afford to have a clock.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39They would know the time perhaps from a sundial,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41perhaps from a church clock.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44They might be able to see or hear a clock but other than that,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48the regulation of their lives was - is it day, is it night?
0:35:48 > 0:35:52But beside their attempts to suppress the sort of mass-manufacturing
0:35:52 > 0:35:56techniques that would one day enable us all to own a watch or clock,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58the Institute's dedication to accuracy
0:35:58 > 0:36:00produced several innovations.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04This was the design for the mechanism for the clock
0:36:04 > 0:36:06in the Palace of Westminster,
0:36:06 > 0:36:09the great clock which we probably know as Big Ben.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13This was the most accurate public clock in the world.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16The inventor was Edmund Beckett Denison,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20the Institute's second president, also a barrister and an architect.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24What was it with this mechanism that made it so accurate?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27The difference is - and it's quite fun when you watch it -
0:36:27 > 0:36:30is that the wheels and the pendulum are separated
0:36:30 > 0:36:33by these two little legs either side.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37That just allows a little bit less interference with the pendulum
0:36:37 > 0:36:40than on a traditional clock.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44It works outstandingly well for a public clock to keep time
0:36:44 > 0:36:45to better than a second a day.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Denison's design was soon adopted by other public buildings,
0:36:49 > 0:36:51enabling everyone to keep better time.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55You find this mechanism being used in some of the biggest town hall
0:36:55 > 0:36:56clocks across the country.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00So this really was the very first mechanism for the masses.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01In a sense, yes.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05But it wasn't until the 20th century that time was truly
0:37:05 > 0:37:08democratised and this incredible-looking machine,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11the Speaking Clock, played its historic part.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15This is early 1930s in design.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19It was first put into use in 1936 and essentially
0:37:19 > 0:37:23it was a means of being able to put all the recordings you needed
0:37:23 > 0:37:27on a series of four glass discs, just like modern CDs, and then
0:37:27 > 0:37:32a series of regulators to broadcast only the relevant clips
0:37:32 > 0:37:35of "the time is 3:30."
0:37:35 > 0:37:38It all came about because the London Telephone Exchange
0:37:38 > 0:37:40was becoming overwhelmed by calls from the public
0:37:40 > 0:37:43asking for time checks to see if their mass-produced
0:37:43 > 0:37:45watches and clocks were correct.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48So a 1920s improvement on Denison's design
0:37:48 > 0:37:51called the Shortt Free Pendulum Clock
0:37:51 > 0:37:53was combined with the all-important human touch.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55The London Telephone Exchange
0:37:55 > 0:37:59employed thousands of charming young women
0:37:59 > 0:38:02to work as exchange operators.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06It was announced as a competition inside the exchange
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- and I believe there were 15,000 applicants.- Wow!
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Like a modern-day talent contest?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Like a modern-day talent contest.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15The lucky winner was Ethel Cain
0:38:15 > 0:38:18and pretty soon millions were dialling 846,
0:38:18 > 0:38:25spelling out the letters T-I-M to hear the girl with the golden voice.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Not accurate now, obviously, but it was then - very.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34Astonishingly, in the first year, they received 20 million
0:38:34 > 0:38:37telephone calls to the Speaking Clock.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39And technology in those days was good enough?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41They could manage all those calls?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Yes, this machine will cope with pretty much
0:38:43 > 0:38:45anything you throw at it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48The demand, funnily enough, is probably not dissimilar to today.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53SPEAKING CLOCK: At the third stroke, it will be 8:34 precisely.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Oh, 8:34 precisely.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Absolutely. And that means one thing.- What does that mean?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01It means that we're late to meet Catherine and Jonathan.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Yes, we are, we'd better go.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10In the meantime... Is that bargain meantime?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Anyway, these two want to win...
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Colin always talks a good game,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18but sometimes he just doesn't back it up.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22I think they've spent about £100 in total.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24They haven't gone risky, like us.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31..while Jonathan and Catherine still have one shop left,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34in Southwell, home of a very fine minster.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39Since 1884, it's been a cathedral too, although, interestingly,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42that hasn't turned the town into a city.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50- Hello. Jonathan.- Hello, Jonathan. - Pleased to meet you.- Hiya.- Hello.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- And you are?- Terry. - So, what's it to be,
0:39:52 > 0:39:56a canny Catherine-inspired purchase or something Jonathan
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- would plump for?- Well, I like clocks. What do clocks do?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Well, at the risk of stating the blinking obvious...
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Good 18th-century clocks can do extremely well,
0:40:06 > 0:40:09but these are like Vienna wall clocks
0:40:09 > 0:40:13and they are not the easiest to sell, I have to be honest with you.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- You can buy these all day long for 50 quid.- Really?- Yes.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Timely advice. Anything else?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It's a Tonka toy.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Now, it's seen better days...
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Oh, my goodness, it has seen better days.- I think it is fair to say.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33- But you had one? - Yeah, I had a few. I had...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Not this very one, but this very model.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Quite nice. But it's not that nice.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43And there's no interest there, at all.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Not a fan. Him, that is!
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Now, what is Terry about to show them?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52It's a little piece of Worcester. I can do you a price on those.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Does this float your boat?- I mean, I don't like this stuff at all.- No.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59But if you tell me I'm going to double our money...
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Well, what's the ticket price?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04So, this is 70 for this one and 75 for this one.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- Yeah, but don't worry about the prices.- Oh, OK.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Don't worry about the prices. - Don't worry about them. Free.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Worry a little bit. - Worry a little bit!
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Terry has got them interested.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19That's 65. Just pluck me a figure out of nowhere.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- What would that be?- 25.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Oh, gosh, that is a bit of a jump, isn't it?- That's a big jump,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- it's a good jump. - Not as good a jump as your jump.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Oh, thank you, darling. - Catherine is on top form today.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- I should get about 40 for that. - I should've thought so.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- A profit is a profit. - You like it now, don't you?
0:41:35 > 0:41:36I think it's beautiful.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Shall we go and have a little chat? We need to rethink.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- Fine, let's do that, then.- Excuse us while we have a little confab.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44You are excused.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48OK, team, time-out. What's the game plan, then?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50We trade one of our items.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55So we'd do a deal with Terry for one of our items
0:41:55 > 0:41:58and hope he would give us whatever?
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Yep, and maybe, sort of, swap it for what we've got.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05- Make an early profit.- Make an early profit.- Does that count?- Yeah.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- That's like an extra deal.- Yeah.- OK.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09She is thinking outside the box.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14So, it's got to be the tie press, which, actually, got a great deal.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17What? To swap it? Do you think he might be interested in swapping it?
0:42:17 > 0:42:18Give it a try.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Well, I've got it in my bag. I'll go and fetch it.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Let's go and have a word.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24Back in play.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- Terry...- Yes. - We have a proposition for you.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- I like propositions.- OK. - So, maybe a trade.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- What is your offer to me? - It's a tie press.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- The tie press of all tie presses. - It's a beautiful piece.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42It's just the design which drew us because tie presses are...
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- Tie presses aren't overly used now, though.- No.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Or obsolete.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- It's quite a pretty thing. - It's an unusual piece.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52For the man who has everything.
0:42:52 > 0:42:58- Yes.- We did wonder whether it might be a straight swap.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00TERRY CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:43:00 > 0:43:01Sharp intake.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- For easy, sort of, sake. - For easy sake.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06We don't have to dirty our hands with money.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08TERRY CHUCKLES
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- No cash either way? - No cash either way.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- It's a bit of fun, isn't it? - Yes. Hmm.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- Go on, then. Why not?- Oh!
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Touchdown!
0:43:19 > 0:43:22One Worcester spill jar for, effectively, £1.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- I've never had a tie press in before.- Never had one before?
0:43:25 > 0:43:26Never had a tie press, no.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31- May it bring you so much luck and happiness.- Thank you very much.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32I hope so too.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35After that bit of excitement, let's get them
0:43:35 > 0:43:39- back together to see what's been acquired.- Are you ready?
0:43:39 > 0:43:42Let's do this together, let's do this. Are you ready?
0:43:45 > 0:43:47- Whose idea was this? - This was my idea.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50I had one when I was a child and I saw it
0:43:50 > 0:43:52and just immediately fell in love with it.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54I mean, the balls are a bit ropey at the bottom
0:43:54 > 0:43:58but it just evokes my childhood. It was an emotional purchase.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01£9. I quite like that.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- I don't.- 'Yes, moving on.'
0:44:04 > 0:44:06The candlesticks. Let's have a look at those.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09These are more interesting for me because I do like those.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12- They were just a huge purchase. - Were they pricey?
0:44:12 > 0:44:16- We paid a lot of money. - It hurts me to...- 190.- Wow! OK.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18- But I love them.- I do like that.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20I think I would've got that for about 120,
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- though, but it doesn't matter. - You wouldn't have.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25You wouldn't have bought those,
0:44:25 > 0:44:29but the cheapest of the cheap is a Worcester vase.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33- Hand-painted Worcester.- And how much do you think that is worth, Natasha,
0:44:33 > 0:44:36- if you are putting that in auction? - £30-£50.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38We paid... £1.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- One of your pounds?- Wow!- Who made a good deal here, then, Colin?
0:44:42 > 0:44:45- What would you have got that for, Mr Jackson?- 50p.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48- That's pure profit, right there. - That is pure profit.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- Look how smug you are!- And furious.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Don't worry, don't let it worry you.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- Go on.- It's only one item.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58- 'Time for Colin's little pile.' - Right, shall we do this together?
0:44:58 > 0:45:01- Three, two, one.- OK.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- What catches your eye first? - The jacket.- The blazer!
0:45:05 > 0:45:07THEY LAUGH
0:45:07 > 0:45:11- Clock the Welsh vibe.- Yes. - University College North Wales.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Oh, I see.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17Bangor tailor and it's a footballing blazer. It's a varsity blazer.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21So we bought this blazer along with our two pictures here.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25Yeah, pretty scary. Here we are. What do you think about these?
0:45:25 > 0:45:27That's when you look repulsed.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29'Catherine?'
0:45:29 > 0:45:30No, you're speechless.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33You're allowed to say you don't like them because I said...
0:45:33 > 0:45:34I don't like them.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38- You're fine.- I've seen this look over the last two days. Trust me.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43Moving swiftly on, you've got a nice little pot
0:45:43 > 0:45:45and we've got a nice big vase - a lovely bit of Moorcroft.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49It's so gorgeous and on the bottom it says "trial",
0:45:49 > 0:45:51so it's a trial piece,
0:45:51 > 0:45:54and I just think it is really heady and delicious.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- I like that.- Yes.- No, that is lovely.
0:45:57 > 0:46:02- Yeah, so, it was our most expensive purchase.- Really?
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- Really? - We spent quite a lot of money on it.
0:46:04 > 0:46:05All I can say is good luck.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07It's going to be an interesting fight.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09- See you at auction.- We will.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11- See you at auction. Best of luck. - Catherine.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14- We should shake hands.- We should. All is fair in love and war.
0:46:14 > 0:46:18- Thank you very much. - See you at the auction.- Good luck.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Now, let's be even more brutally honest.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24I think they quite liked our table and what we had on it.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26They were very shocked by that £1...
0:46:26 > 0:46:29- Worcester vase.- That Worcester vase. - It's got to be the Worcester vase.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33£1? It is possibly the deal of the century.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Those paintings I thought were hideous.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40- It just didn't look like Colin. - So no style there.- Exactly.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43I cannot tell you, Colin, how many bagatelle boards
0:46:43 > 0:46:45I have sold for a fiver.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46I can't.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Nostalgia doesn't pay bills.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Gold medal?- Yeah.- Gold medal.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53- Your second gold medal. - My second gold medal.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57After setting off from Knutsford in Cheshire, our celebrities
0:46:57 > 0:47:00and experts are now heading for Bedford in Bedfordshire
0:47:00 > 0:47:03for the auction that will decide both winners and losers.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06Are you going to play the blame game?
0:47:06 > 0:47:09That was your purchase as opposed to our purchase.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12No, there's no blame there. Me and Natasha are a team, man.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15There's no blame anywhere. How about you and Catherine?
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Well, Catherine has always said to me, the candelabra,
0:47:18 > 0:47:20if it does well, it's our candelabra.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23If it does badly, it is my candelabra.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26Bedford was the hometown of the Chariots Of Fire sprinter
0:47:26 > 0:47:28Harold Abrahams.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32He was born here in 1899, just a couple of years before auctioneers
0:47:32 > 0:47:35W&H Peacock were established.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39- They look nervous. Hello. Hello, again.- Welcome.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42- Are you ready for this? - Thank you, of course.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46I have to say hello to our rivals quickly. I really don't mean it.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50- Hello.- Air kisses, air kisses. Hello.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Exciting, very exciting.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- We're going to get the gold medal. - Oh, she said it first.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58- I was going to say that. - We've got it in the bag.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Are you going to buy this thing?
0:48:00 > 0:48:02Because you're not going to earn it today, that's for sure.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04Fighting talk, hey?
0:48:04 > 0:48:08So, what does auctioneer Matt Baker think might pick up the laurels?
0:48:08 > 0:48:11The Moorcroft vase. Moorcroft is really popular at the minute
0:48:11 > 0:48:12and selling well.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14The painted panels, they're decorative,
0:48:14 > 0:48:17but there's not much else I could tell you about them, really.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20The candelabra. Fantastic. They're probably my favourite lot.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22I think they're functional, quite stylish.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25The Steward's jewel. Probably one of the things I wouldn't have bought.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27We've just put £5-£10 on that one.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30After a bold start, Jonathan and Catherine ended up parting
0:48:30 > 0:48:35with the least, with 268 spent on five auction lots.
0:48:36 > 0:48:41Colin and Natasha, meanwhile, splashed out £305 on their five lots.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44Now, get set...
0:48:44 > 0:48:47- It's all very exciting. Are you nervous?- Yes.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50You've gone a bit introverted. You've gone awfully shy.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53It's nearly his race face, isn't it?
0:48:53 > 0:48:58First off is Colin's amethyst brooch - their cheapest buy.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00As long as we make something, I'm happy.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04- Cos we've got plenty to lose after that.- We sure have.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- About £30.- That'd be nice.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10£20 to get on. £20. Who is five, then?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12He's looking for five.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14He's only looking for five.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16We'll take six. Six, we've got. And eight.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19- Take it at ten. Thank you. - OK, that's all right.
0:49:19 > 0:49:2214, 16, 18, 20.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Don't get too used to this feeling. Don't get too used to it.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27At 24, 26.
0:49:27 > 0:49:33£26. Looking for an eight. The bid is at 26. We'll sell at £26.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36- Well done. - I was going to high five you!
0:49:36 > 0:49:40'A fine profit to start with. Now what?'
0:49:40 > 0:49:42What is up next? The bagatelle.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48Why are you laughing? Why are you laughing?
0:49:48 > 0:49:50It's nostalgic and wonderful.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54I think the auctioneer will just take it and drop it in the bin.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56'Despite Colin's cheek,
0:49:56 > 0:49:58'it didn't cost much and Jonathan is very fond of it.'
0:49:58 > 0:50:01- It's his childhood. - It's my childhood.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03If they trample on my childhood here, I'm going
0:50:03 > 0:50:05to have to storm out in tears.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Where do we see that? £30 for it.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13- 20.- Oh, no!- £20 we've got. £20, thank you.
0:50:13 > 0:50:1820 bid. £20. I'll take two. At £20.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22At two, four, 26, 28.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26- The bid is online at 28. - Are you listening?
0:50:26 > 0:50:29The bagatelle board, I'm going to sell. 28.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33- Well done.- Good work.- Do you feel smug?- I think we'll leave.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40'Jonathan's nostalgia paid off. Bagatelle is back.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43'Now for Colin's almost-as-cheap Masonic medal.'
0:50:43 > 0:50:45£10.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47£5 to start me off, then.
0:50:47 > 0:50:515 I'm bid. Thank you. 5 in the room. I'll take 6.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54- I'm looking for...- 6, 8...
0:50:54 > 0:50:5910. £10 bid standing. 10 bid. I'm looking at 12.
0:50:59 > 0:51:0112 online.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03- 14 I've got. - Washed its face. Wiped its face.
0:51:03 > 0:51:0514. Bid at the back at 14.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08- You've done well.- Oh, good!
0:51:08 > 0:51:10- 14...- We'll take it.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13'A tiny profit for those two.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16'But what can Catherine's little sewing clamp make?'
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Where do we see this one, about £40?
0:51:18 > 0:51:20- CATHERINE:- Oh... Come on!
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Bid me 20 to get going. Thank you, 20 we're bid.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25In the room at 20.
0:51:25 > 0:51:26Oh, come on! Internet.
0:51:26 > 0:51:2824.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3026. 28.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32- 30. 35.- Well done!
0:51:32 > 0:51:3440. 45.
0:51:34 > 0:51:3650.
0:51:36 > 0:51:3955. 55 bid now. 55. Quite sure, then?
0:51:39 > 0:51:42£55...
0:51:42 > 0:51:46- That's brilliant!- Well done! - That was...- That's brilliant!
0:51:46 > 0:51:49'Yup, well done. They're off to a good start.
0:51:49 > 0:51:54'Time for Colin and Natasha's first big buy, the Moorcroft.'
0:51:54 > 0:52:00This is the big one. Once this is done and dusted I'll calm down.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Where do we see this? About 150 to start me. 150.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06£100 to get on.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Start me at 100.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10Who's 80 to start, then? Thank you. At 80 bid.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12We've got 80. 80 bid.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15The Moorcroft vase. 85 online.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17And 90.
0:52:17 > 0:52:2090 against you out there. At 90. 95.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22100. 110.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25- Well done!- 120. - That's sounding better.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28120. At 120.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30- Keep going, keep going!- 120.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32120 bid. We all done? 130.
0:52:32 > 0:52:37- Oh!- 130 online. 140.- One more!- 140.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40- At 140.- Come on, online!
0:52:40 > 0:52:41Well done!
0:52:41 > 0:52:42140.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45- No! So close. - Yeah, but that's really good!
0:52:45 > 0:52:49- That's good.- 140. It's all right, it's OK.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52'Yeah, that could have been a lot, lot worse.'
0:52:52 > 0:52:53We just had our most risky item
0:52:53 > 0:52:56and here comes the world's least risky item.
0:52:56 > 0:52:57£1.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00'Quite! I don't think they'll be too worried about their Worcester
0:53:00 > 0:53:02'making a profit, do you?'
0:53:02 > 0:53:03Where do we see that? About 40?
0:53:03 > 0:53:0620 to start me.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09Someone's got to give £20 for it.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11£20? 20?
0:53:11 > 0:53:12- 20.- Just like that!
0:53:12 > 0:53:16Who's next at 20? 20 bid over here. Who's going to make it 22?
0:53:16 > 0:53:17Come on!
0:53:17 > 0:53:2022. 24. 24 bid now. 24 in the room.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Great! I was looking for 40.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Oh, come on, that's a huge profit!
0:53:26 > 0:53:27£24.
0:53:28 > 0:53:32- Bit disappointing. - Listen to these guys!
0:53:32 > 0:53:34Only you two would be disappointed.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36- It was worth more than that, wasn't it?- That's £23!
0:53:36 > 0:53:39- It was worth more than that. - It wasn't.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41'The profits keep rolling in.'
0:53:41 > 0:53:44191. Driftwood Central.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48'Yes, it's Colin's other slightly worrying purchase,
0:53:48 > 0:53:50'from the 20th century.'
0:53:50 > 0:53:53They did a dance and I was mesmerised.
0:53:53 > 0:53:5540. I'll take 50.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Bid me 50.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- 20 to get me started. - Let's get 20 going.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05Answer came there none? 20 we've got. Thank you. £20.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08- At 20. 20 bid.- Someone's got to give you 20!- Don't laugh.
0:54:08 > 0:54:14At 20. 20 bid. The two panels at 20. 20 bid on these. 20.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17- £20 bid.- He's really trying!
0:54:17 > 0:54:18Quite sure at 20?
0:54:19 > 0:54:22He's gutted. Not half as much as us.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Look at this guy!
0:54:24 > 0:54:26You OK there?
0:54:26 > 0:54:30'Jonathan can't believe his luck. That might just have sealed it.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32'Next, the bottles in the box,
0:54:32 > 0:54:35'a makeweight in Jonathan's candelabra deal.'
0:54:35 > 0:54:38I've got plenty of commission bids. I'll start at 40. 40 bid.
0:54:38 > 0:54:4045 online.
0:54:40 > 0:54:4250 with me. 50 bid. 55.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44AUCTIONEER DROWNS JONATHAN
0:54:44 > 0:54:45No, you didn't!
0:54:45 > 0:54:48£60. At 60. 65. 70.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51- 70 bid.- Yes!- 70.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54£70. Bid here at 70. 70 bid.
0:54:54 > 0:54:5675 at the back. At 75.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59- 75 in the room!- 75.
0:54:59 > 0:55:00£75...
0:55:02 > 0:55:05- Excellent!- Well done!- You're a star!
0:55:05 > 0:55:08'Another sweet-smelling profit for those two.'
0:55:08 > 0:55:10- It has gone well so far.- Yeah.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14But we got the big-risk candelabra and candlesticks.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16They're beautiful but we paid £190 for them.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19- Yeah, but the momentum seems to be with you guys.- It's rolling well.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22It's looking strong for you. I think you may do all right with them.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26- Mind you, don't take what I think to be gospel.- I won't, actually!
0:55:26 > 0:55:30'No, a pinch of salt, more like. How will Natasha's blazer fare?'
0:55:30 > 0:55:32About £40 for it?
0:55:33 > 0:55:3520 to start me off, then?
0:55:35 > 0:55:37Thank you. At 20 bid.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39- It's sold.- That's a good thing.
0:55:39 > 0:55:4020. £20.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43- Is 20 our unlucky number? - I know, we seem to just...
0:55:43 > 0:55:45No! That's too cheap!
0:55:45 > 0:55:4920. 20 bid. Nobody else in? 20. £20...
0:55:51 > 0:55:55We made two profits out of five! Colin!
0:55:55 > 0:55:58We're rubbish!
0:55:58 > 0:56:00Don't rub it in.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03'That may well be true, but it's not over yet.'
0:56:03 > 0:56:07Listen, my event was hurdles. You could be in sixth place.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09The leader's away in front of you.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12If they collapse by hitting two, three, hurdles on the trot,
0:56:12 > 0:56:18you beautifully drift through with a flawless finish and take the title.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21- We may have finished... - It's not going to be flawless.
0:56:21 > 0:56:26It may not be flawless but their big item is right at the end.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30'It certainly is. A staggering loss here and it could be tight.'
0:56:30 > 0:56:32Fingers crossed, because I like these.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34£100?
0:56:34 > 0:56:35100?
0:56:35 > 0:56:3780 to start, then?
0:56:37 > 0:56:39Oh, no, Jonathan. This is awful.
0:56:39 > 0:56:4150 to get me going?
0:56:41 > 0:56:46- 50 bid. We've got £50. - Yes, we've got 50. We're starting.
0:56:46 > 0:56:4960. 65. 70.
0:56:49 > 0:56:5275. 80. 85.
0:56:52 > 0:56:5485. Bid's online at 85.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57Someone's going to pick them up. Someone's going to pick them up.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- At 85.- We need so much more.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01Looking for 90. 90 in the room.
0:57:01 > 0:57:02New bidder!
0:57:02 > 0:57:05- 100. 110.- You're in. New bidders. Good.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08110. Bid at 110. 110 now.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10110. Quite sure? 110.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12110. 110...
0:57:12 > 0:57:13£110...
0:57:15 > 0:57:16- Oh, no!- 110!
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Hammer's gone down at 110.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20There's silence! Silence!
0:57:20 > 0:57:23- What can you say? - I think we're hurt!
0:57:23 > 0:57:28'Well, it's bad. But it might just be enough to get them over the line.'
0:57:28 > 0:57:31- I need a drink.- Go think about what we've done.- Come on, then.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34Colin and Natasha started out with £400.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36They made, after paying auction costs,
0:57:36 > 0:57:39a loss of £124.60.
0:57:39 > 0:57:43Jonathan and Catherine also began with £400,
0:57:43 > 0:57:49but after auction costs they made a much smaller loss of £28.56.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51So, podium, please!
0:57:51 > 0:57:54- Have you done the maths? I've done the maths.- I think it was close.
0:57:54 > 0:57:55How close?
0:57:55 > 0:57:58- A fiver in it.- You reckon it was a fiver in it?- Yes.- It was 100 quid.
0:57:58 > 0:57:59- No!- What?!- Yes.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01Congratulations!
0:58:01 > 0:58:03100 quid?!
0:58:03 > 0:58:05Fantastic. It was all you, expert.
0:58:05 > 0:58:10- We did so well.- We had such good fun. It was so good.- Come on, CJ.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12- Goodbye!- Au revoir!
0:58:12 > 0:58:14- We enjoyed it!- Goodbye!
0:58:14 > 0:58:17- And I'm with the winner, so I haven't lost! - LAUGHTER
0:58:18 > 0:58:21- JONATHAN:- It's been great fun. Beautiful sunny day.
0:58:21 > 0:58:24- Beautiful car.- Absolutely.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26And I've learnt a lot.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28- Really?- Yeah, I have.
0:58:28 > 0:58:30See, I don't think I've learnt anything.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32LAUGHTER