0:00:02 > 0:00:05- The nation's favourite celebrities... - Got some proper bling here.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- ..paired up with an expert.... - Want! Want!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Get your legs up, girls!
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 > 0:00:29Have 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.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Today's celebrities come with a pair of IQs that you can barely
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- squeeze into a tiny MG. - I'm still a bit confused really.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01When they said, "Do you want to be on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip?",
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I thought I was the celebrity and you were the antique!- Ha-ha!
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Apparently, we've got to buy stuff as well.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Yes, Eggheads Lisa Thiel and Barry Simmons
0:01:10 > 0:01:13have temporarily swapped TV quizzing for the open road.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I just love the walnut steering wheel
0:01:15 > 0:01:19and all the walnut fascia and all the nobs and twiddles.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I'm a great one for liking nobs and twiddles on things.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24There are so many things I could say to that.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- None of which are appropriate. - Ha-ha!
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Brain of Britain and veteran of a bevy of top tricky quizzes...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34What collective name is given to those chemical elements whose
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- atomic number is greater than 92? - Transuranic.- Yes.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40..Barry has been an Egghead for seven years...
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I believe it was Joan Fontaine.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46..while young Lisa made her TV debut on The Weakest Link...
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Which American president delivered the arsenal of democracy speech
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- in December 1940? - Roosevelt.- Correct.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56..is that all-conquering Eggheads' newest bright recruit.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I'll say Bret Easton Ellis.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Bret Easton Ellis is correct.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03But do big brains find big bargains?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I'm going to work on an adage of William Morris.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07William Morris said, "Have nothing in your house
0:02:07 > 0:02:10"that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Nice theory, Barry!
0:02:11 > 0:02:16But you might want to run it past our expert pairing of Paul Laidlaw
0:02:16 > 0:02:17and Christina Trevanion.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21They are going to be uber-competitive, aren't they?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Totally. Quizzing has like a league table, doesn't it?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Oh, gosh! Does it?- Yes. - Is it very, very serious?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Yeah.- Ooh.- Yeah, yeah.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33And as all good Eggheads surely know, the 1957 Morris Traveller
0:02:33 > 0:02:36dates from a time before seatbelts were mandatory.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40The biggest problem is if they think we're as good at what we do
0:02:40 > 0:02:42as they are - imagine if they were like,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44"This is clearly Arts and Crafts".
0:02:44 > 0:02:49"Yeah, but who designed it?" What do you mean?! How do I know?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Fortunately, our self-deprecating auctioneers are actually
0:02:54 > 0:02:55rather good at this lark.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00And with £400 for each pairing, there's every prospect of profits.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Hang on, this isn't part of the plan.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05What do you think happened to it?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I think the clutch was slipping and it just decided it had enough.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12It's a shame. I do hope it gets well again, quickly.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Well, there is a bright side, Lisa. - Yeah?- It's not raining.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19Well, the path to Road Trip glory is rarely a smooth one.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- How far is it to Shipley? - THEY LAUGH
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Must make a pleasant change from the comfy TV studio.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I'm going to test them.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Grand National 1965. Who came third?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Who came third? - THEY LAUGH
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Padlock!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Looks like you're going to have that opportunity
0:03:35 > 0:03:37rather sooner than you thought, Paul.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- Hello.- Hi!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41What on earth are you doing? Are you not supposed to be in a vehicle?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Well, we are, but it couldn't quite make it up the hill,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47so we decided to walk and see if we could get there on our own steam.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Bless you. You must be Lisa.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- That's right, hello. - Nice to meet you.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I'm Christina. Hello. You must be Barry.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I'm Paul, lovely to see you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Barry, how are you doing? I'm Paul. Good to see you.- Barry, Paul.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- So we sort of rather need to find an antiques shop.- Need a lift then?
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Want to come with us?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04How are we pairing up? How are we doing this?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05That's a good question.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07I think clearly if Christina and I were to pair up,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11there would be a massive overload of beauty and glamour on one side.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13So Barry, you pair up with Christina,
0:04:13 > 0:04:14I'll go with Paul.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16We'll add some gravitas.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Absolutely. I love you dearly already, but I'm driving.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20HE LAUGHS
0:04:22 > 0:04:24So, now, with just the one car,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28our trip starts out in the Yorkshire town of Keighley
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and zigzags over to Lancashire, taking in the city of Liverpool,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34before an auction back in Yorkshire at Thurcroft.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37First out of the traps are Lisa and Paul.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- All right, we'll see you later. - OK, folks.- Have fun.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- We'd wish you luck, but we'd be insincere.- Indeed.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Keighley was the birthplace of Molly Sugden, TV's Mrs Slocombe.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I wonder if the proprietor's free!
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Hello.- Hello.- They're in luck.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- How are you doing? You are...? - Simon.- Simon. Paul.- Paul.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- I'm Lisa.- Lisa. Simon.- Wow, Simon! It is impressive in its scale.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04The work's cut out for us.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06There's going to be a lot to do here.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Best take my coat off, I think. - I'll take your coat, if you want.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Is this yours, Simon? - Family business.- Wow!
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Yes, this place looks a lot more interesting than Grace Brothers too.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Can't see any wigs, but...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21You can't ever pass up the chance to try on a hat.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24No! You have an awful lot smaller head than I do!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26One of the perils of being an Egghead.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29You try getting a hat that fits!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Let's leave those two to their dressing up, shall we?
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Because their rivals are about to arrive in Saltaire,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39the model village that was created
0:05:39 > 0:05:41by the great Victorian Sir Titus Salt.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Hello. You must be Alan. - Pleased to meet you. I am, yes.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Nice to meet you.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- Are you all right? - This looks wonderful.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51It's our little emporium.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Well, we're honoured, I'm sure,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56but what's our Barry's antique knowledge like?
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- Oh, Lalique.- Oh, la-la! What's more, Barry has given this some thought.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I came across this mnemonic for finding antiques called RADAR
0:06:04 > 0:06:08and it stands for rare, aesthetic, desirable, authentic,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11and in really good condition,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13which seemed to fit the task perfectly.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14So it's just a matter of looking around here
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and seeing what there is.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Blimey! Our lot usually just buy what they like.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Just in this cabinet up here, I saw this little knife, just in here.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26So, this is a little silver bladed
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- and mother-of-pearl handled fruit knife.- Mm-hm.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- And you've got this lovely little hallmark on the side.- Ah, yes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37H&T, Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham assay mark,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and an A, probably about 1870.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- The thing that attracted this to me was the price.- Oh!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It's got a lovely little cartouche which has got some initials on it.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49B for Barry. There we go.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Oh, what could be better?
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Blooming brilliant!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55One of the hang-ups of quizzers, having to remember
0:06:55 > 0:06:57all the assay marks for the various different places.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Really?- Yes, Edinburgh is a castle and a leopard for London.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- Absolutely, yes. - Top marks, Barry.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Potentially, it could be a first purchase.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I would agree with that. I think that is lovely.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09We'll try and get the price down a bit though.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Yes, see what we can do. - How are you at haggling?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Well, we shall see, won't we?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17On that note, I wonder where Lisa and Paul have got to.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Mechanical bellows, in oak.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23I love these, I do like a gadget.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25And this for me... I wonder, does that still work?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I think it does.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Sorry about the dust.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32You will be sneezing till the end of the day.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35As long as it is not Granny's ashes, you are all right.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Do they do anything for you, or do they just...?
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- So they are mechanical, why exactly? - Good question.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- In the interest of efficiency. - Right.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Because your bellows are single action.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It is puff, puff, puff.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Because you have got a gear in here which drives paddles in here
0:07:53 > 0:07:56with some velocity, you get a constant flow of air.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So it is just more efficient. £135.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Back in the day - Arthur Negus time -
0:08:03 > 0:08:04these were highly desirable.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Now, a cautious auctioneer would probably go 50 to 100.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- Sounds like no to those.- They are interesting but they are not sexy.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- No, sexy bellows, it does not work as a phrase, does it? Sexy bellows. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Christina and Barry seemed to have got off to a better start.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25A bust of Charlie Chaplin. How wonderful.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- What's on the RADAR now, I wonder? - What's your thoughts about that?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32The more I look at that, the more I like it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36I think it has a George IV Brighton Pavilion look about it.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Not cheap though.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Sugar sifters, are they that popular now?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Probably not.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46But this one is very different. It is still usable, isn't it? Yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Imagine having on your strawberries. - That is beautiful.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51What have we got on that?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53We have got Arts & Crafts, silver-plated...
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Even better, Arts & Crafts. - Circa 1920. It has got £55 on it.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59How does that rate RADAR-wise?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I have not seen this before,
0:09:01 > 0:09:02so I think it would tick the rare box.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- Brilliant.- It is certainly aesthetically very beautiful.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Very.- For me, this is desirable.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10It wants to be held, it wants to be shaken, it is crying out for that.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Yes, it is authentic. And it is in perfect condition.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It is in excellent condition. So this ticks all five.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Oh, my goodness.- So I just have to have it.- Five out of five?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Yes, absolutely.- At a certain price.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25"Oh, it does not tick any. It is terrible."
0:09:25 > 0:09:29What's more, Barry's also found a little something all by himself.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Ooh, it has a quotation from Kipling. I love Kipling.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37"A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke".
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- A little chauvinist sentiment. - I don't know how to take that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Yes, steady on. You do want to win this, don't you, Barry?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45You'd put your little matchbox in there
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and it was slightly smaller on this end, to keep the matchbox...
0:09:49 > 0:09:51And you push your matchbox there, take your match there,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54and it has a facility to show the striker on there.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57So a little vesta case holder. And of course, pre-electricity,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00you needed matches all the time, didn't you?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Still do. I still use matches. - Light the fire, light your oil lamp.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Everything.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Everybody that could afford a vesta case would have had one at the time.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And they are collectable now,
0:10:09 > 0:10:11especially when they are that beautiful.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- And I am partial to the occasional cigar, I must admit.- Are you?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- I'm afraid I am. - Good spot, Barry. Well done.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Yes, he's doing well. Now, how about those haggling skills?
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Hello, hello, hello. - Hello. We've found something. Hello.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- This is Molly.- Hello, Molly.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- So, what have we found? - What can we do on these?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Can I hold Molly at the same time? - Of course you can.- Hello, Molly.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Hope she doesn't bite.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39That one, Amanda will probably do that for...40.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And the knife and the matchbox.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43What have we got there? 36.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45We'll get them two down to 20.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47That sounds... 20...
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- And that might help a little bit with that 40.- So 50 for the three?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53How do you feel about that? It's cash.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56And we give you back Molly as well!
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Molly's a million. We'll do them for 50.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- £50. I think that seems incredibly generous.- I think that is lovely.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- I think we'll shake on that. - Thank you.- Splendid.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You're an angel. Thank you so much.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Barry, there's your money. - Good work.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Don't forget to give the dog back.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Meanwhile, back in Keighley, the search goes on.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Simon, I see you've got your work in progress next-door.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Have you got material fresh in there?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Yeah, come and have a look. - Paul loves anywhere out-of-bounds.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Regularly finds bargains behind doors marked "private".
0:11:27 > 0:11:30This place is full of nice things, but nice is not what we need.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Sexy is what we need. Arguably, she's sexy.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- If you like that sort of thing. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I'll not pass comment.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- Royal Dux, period piece. About 1900?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44And we've got...
0:11:44 > 0:11:47I'd love to say demure, but I think she's anything but.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Scantily draped, admiring herself,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- sat on the mother of all trumpet shells.- I don't know.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56That's pretty demure today, but you know, 1900...
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- She is a Page 3 hussy! - LISA LAUGHS
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- That's just come through the door? - Just come through the door.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04I do like her, actually.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Do you?- I love that Art Nouveau aesthetic
0:12:06 > 0:12:08that's quite, sort of, full-on.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I like anything like that. So she's pretty and again,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14you can see that there would be a practical use for her as well.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17She... I can see her sat in somebody's bathroom
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and she's got all the beauty samples or toothbrushes,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23or you can stash your sponge in there - anything like that.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Steady, Lisa. Steady.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- Help us here. What can that be? - Today?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- A really good price... - Yeah.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- 125 quid. - That was a really good price.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41I think that's all about whether we bought her for that,
0:12:41 > 0:12:44what she'd make...at an auction.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48I'd say that's worth 150 to 250 quid.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50It is, as you say,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53the foxiest little cotton bud holder in Christendom.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- Yep. - I'm not going to clown about.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59If you'll sell it to us for that, I'd be delighted to shake your hand
0:12:59 > 0:13:00and Lisa will too, I'm sure.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- I will.- Thank you, sir. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Blimey! One buy and they're the golden eggheads.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Just check out the quality of the mirror.- That is heavy, which is
0:13:09 > 0:13:13normally an immediate sign that something is worth something.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I hear you. So, what are you telling me?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Oh, my word!
0:13:20 > 0:13:21It's an easel mirror.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25An easel toilet mirror would be the term back in the day.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28And when is that going to be? Mid-19th century, 1850,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- maybe a wee bit later than that. - Yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- What's the knack? Give it a press?- Yeah.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Press it with one hand and clip it with the other.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- A little latch there. - Yeah. Press down.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Oh, the leg extends and locks at various settings.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Keeps the angle right for you to look into.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Again, from a feminine shopper's point of view,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49you cannot buy something like that.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50I've just moved house.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I had terrible trouble finding a mirror to go on my dressing table.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55That adjustable thing is an absolute gift,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57as many women will tell you.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Sometimes, the light just doesn't strike right
0:13:59 > 0:14:01when you're putting on your make-up.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03You would be dangerous to go shopping with.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06You would sell me stuff I was dithering about.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09You would reel me in. You're brilliant!
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- You want to hear me when I don't like something! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Now, I don't know whether that's a duke or a baronet's coronet,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19but that came from landed family.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Yeah.- That's silver.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- We've got no doubt about that.- No.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26There's the family monogram.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31Can we afford that, Simon, is the question?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Fresh to the market. Just come in.
0:14:34 > 0:14:3675 quid.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37What?!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I know...
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Spit it out, Paul!
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- His little face! His little face! - Can we?- Course we can. Go on.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Oh... I don't know what to say.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55There are some prices it would be embarrassing to haggle over.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- I thank you, sir.- Thank you, both, very much.- Thank you.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00So, £200 for their first couple of buys.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Paul's picks, but Lisa seems happy enough.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Not a bad bit of shopping, that, was it?
0:15:06 > 0:15:07Loving it!
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Well, you can now relax
0:15:11 > 0:15:15and take our route over the Pennines towards Burnley, the Lancashire town
0:15:15 > 0:15:19that was at the heart of Britain's industrial revolution.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22There were once almost 1,000 cotton looms in Burnley
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and amongst the many reminders of her weaving heritage
0:15:26 > 0:15:31is the last surviving steam-powered mill in the world.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Graham Myers is the museum's weaving supervisor.- Nice to meet you.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- Welcome to Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.- Thank you.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42You may remember Anita Manning visiting this mill a few years ago,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46but today, Lisa and Paul are learning about the mill's unique past,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49starting with how the mill's 990 looms
0:15:49 > 0:15:53were originally funded by selling 4,000 £5 shares.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58It's fairly unique. It was loosely termed a cooperative.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01There were other companies that tried to do this
0:16:01 > 0:16:02and they had failed.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Burnley came along with a self-help sort of group,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08run by the shareholders.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Now, later on, they had other share issues
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and actually the people that worked here were eligible to buy shares,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20so they became part of the mill. They took ownership.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24So, just give us an idea then? If it's a £5 share, how much work
0:16:24 > 0:16:28would a worker be doing to sort of pay for that kind of share?
0:16:28 > 0:16:34Looking about a weaver, a pound a week would be a decent wage.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What they were feeding the families on.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Yes. So, it was quite a big expense to raise £5.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45But it's not insurmountable to do that.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46As the machinery reveals,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49the cotton business was a real Lancashire affair,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53with several ancillary trades keeping the looms turning.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Although the raw material came from India, it was
0:16:55 > 0:17:01turned into thread at local spinning mills before arrival at Queen Street.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05That is a cop and that is the package that it comes to us.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08We have to transfer that, so we can use that thread,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10using this machine here.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Once we've made these cones,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15they were used to create the warp and the weft.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18So the warp threads are the ones that go up and down
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and the weft is the one that goes this way. Is that right?
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- Yes, the weft is what goes into the shuttle.- Right.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29And the way to remember that is it goes from weft to right.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- In front of you.- I like that.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32But whatever the theory,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36nothing can quite prepare you for the pandemonium of a weaving shed.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Although working conditions had been much improved
0:17:43 > 0:17:45by the late 19th century,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48this was clearly still a very tough place to work
0:17:48 > 0:17:53and remained so until Queen Street closed in 1982.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- A little bit quieter in here now... - Thank goodness.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57..than the weaving shed.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I can understand you without lip-reading.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03It was partly because of the mill's unique ownership that investment
0:18:03 > 0:18:05was often lacking at Queen Street,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09but when it was transformed into a museum in the mid '80s,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14that outdated equipment turned out to be a very good thing.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18This mill is almost exactly the same as it was in 1895 when it opened.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23It's the same machinery, which is testimony to the machinery itself
0:18:23 > 0:18:27and the way the mill was run that they kept it going so long.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Now, our Lisa hails from the rival county of Yorkshire,
0:18:31 > 0:18:35where weaving has always been more about wool than cotton.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38So let's see how she fares on a Lancashire loom.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Right arm down there, left hand ready... As you push, you pull.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44OK.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49And away it goes.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- So, right...- OK, here we go. One, two, three...- Mind your fingers!
0:18:53 > 0:18:55There you go.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Look at that!- You've done it. Well done!- Yeah! Ha-ha!
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Yet another Egghead triumph.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Back in Yorkshire, I wonder how our opposing auctioneer
0:19:06 > 0:19:08and clever clogs pairing is progressing.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Mastermind comes on and I think "Oh, I'm never going to be able to answer any of these."
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I bet you sit there and just answer every single one.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Mastermind comes on and I think, "Oh, God! These are so easy!"
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Seriously? - I do. I like the harder quizzes.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I like University Challenge or Only Connect,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- the ones that really push you. - Oh, my goodness!
0:19:24 > 0:19:29OK, fingers on your buzzers, you two, as you approach your next challenge
0:19:29 > 0:19:32in the Old West Riding at the little village of Cullingworth.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Yup, there's antiques at 'mill.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Thank you. Most kind.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Hello.- Hello.- Hi, hello. You must be Steve.- I am.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Steve, have you been painting today?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- I have been painting. - THEY LAUGH
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Nice to meet you.- Hi, Steve. - This is Barry, my Egghead.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Mind if we had a look around? Would that be all right?- Sure.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54If there's anything we like the look of,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- can we give you a holler?- Sure. - Brilliant. Thank you.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Veritable cornucopia.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00That's Latin, that is. Means "horn of plenty".
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Clearly still in Yorkshire though.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06I'm reminded of my favourite saying from Socrates actually.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09The first time he walked into a market and he had
0:20:09 > 0:20:12a look around everything and said, "So many things I don't need."
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Well, I don't need many things here,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16but there's a few that I would like to have though!
0:20:16 > 0:20:20We never got any Socrates from any of our previous celebrities,
0:20:20 > 0:20:21that's for certain.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Look at the size.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25It's all about teamwork, though, in this game.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I think Socrates might have said that too. Or Confucius.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- What do you think of this screen, Christina?- Mm?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33The colours are quite vibrant on this.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36OK, going back to our mantra -
0:20:36 > 0:20:39how many homes do you think had a fire screen in them?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Every one. - BARRY LAUGHS
0:20:41 > 0:20:42All right, point taken.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Not rare, not scarce.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47She knows. Whereas one of those...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50A little oven for heating up samples in test tubes.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54I think it's called an autoclave. £45.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55How do you know that, just by looking at it?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58I've never seen one of these before in my life.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59My first degree was in chemistry.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I've seen equipment like this in the flesh.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Your first degree?- Yes. - How many degrees do you have?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Well, I've got two and a half. - Oh, my goodness!
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I wasn't very good as a chemistry student.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- I have got a good degree, but I blew myself up once.- What?!
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Well, I'm very glad he sticks to quizzing nowadays then.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Christina, meanwhile, has spotted something a tad less off-the-wall.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Made in the People's Republic of China.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Ah.- When does that date it to? Not very old.- 1948.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Obvs!- What's your thoughts? - I like it.- You like it?- I like it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Yes.- Framed Chinese watercolour. £55, it's got on it.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36- What's your thoughts about your...? - Oven?- Oven. Cooker.- Oh, the cooker.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Let's go for the oven! - Well, let's see what...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Calm down. Calm down, Barry.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Sage advice. How would Socrates play it then?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Let's see what they can do price wise on them. You grab that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- I'll grab this.- OK. - And let's go and see.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53There are a couple of things we potentially might be interested in.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Ah, Chinese reverse painting. - Yeah, little Chinese painting there.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- And...- And a wonderful copper oven.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- A not-so-wonderful copper oven. - Oh, sorry. A terrible copper oven.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05You'd be glad to have somebody take it off your hands.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Better, Barry.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- I would have to telephone those dealers.- All right.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12But what are you offering?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Well, as little as possible, really, to be perfectly honest.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19- I think maybe 25? 30?- £25, £30, see what the dealer thinks about that.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22And maybe the same-ish on that. Do your best for us, darling.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Do your best.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25All right? No pressure.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's 45. They're offering 25.
0:22:28 > 0:22:35Normally, we go for 10%. but you're the dealer. It's your choice.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- 25 does seem a little bit cheap to me.- Cheers, Steve(!)
0:22:39 > 0:22:4135. That's it.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Can I have a chat with Jane? - You can, I'll just pass you over.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Hi, Jane. How are you? It's Christina here.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49It's certainly interesting, yes.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53But I think £30 really would be our maximum on it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54Would that be all right?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Splendid. Thank you so much. Brilliant.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59You've been really, really kind.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Thank you, Jane.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- I appreciate that. - All right, take care now. Bye.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Jane's a legend. So, Jane says potentially £30 on that.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08So, what's your thoughts about that now?
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- I want to go with this.- Yeah? - Yes, let's go with this. - So, forget that completely...
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Jane has been so accommodating, let's go with this.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- £30 on your oven.- Yes. - It's a deal. There we go.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- £30, there we go. Thank you so much for all your help.- Thank you for your help.- You're a star.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Barry's choice and Christina's charm, not bad.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Nice to see you.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Bye-bye.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28I've never seen you so happy.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30THEY LAUGH
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Now, everyone, back in the Morris, who fancies a quiz?
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Nighty-night.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Another day, another car.- Oh, look!
0:23:41 > 0:23:45What a delightful car. This reminds me of you, Lisa.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It's cute, it's well designed and it's got a very bright interior.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Well said! Let's just hope this one's up to it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- Who is driving? Why am I even asking who's driving?- It can only be you.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Yes, exactly. Get in the passenger seat.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00I will indeed.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Lisa, Barry and their original Fiat Cinquecento are off to meet Paul
0:24:05 > 0:24:06and Christina in Liverpool.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09My boss is a Scouser. He's also your biggest fan.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Oh, how wonderful!- I know. There's no accounting for taste.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Have I had your best fact about Liverpool yet, Barry?
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Have you got a really brilliant fact?- Oh, gosh.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I do believe they have a football team of some note.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22I think they might even have two.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Well said, Lisa. Now, what about our pair of experts?
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- How are they coping with all that brain power?- They're the same as us.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34They're not the same as me. They are very clever people!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- What's Barry like? - The man is an absolute delight.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- He doesn't sort of intimidate you with his cleverness.- Fight!
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Yesterday, our teams adopted very different strategies,
0:24:46 > 0:24:51with Lisa and Paul splashing out £200 on a dressing table mirror
0:24:51 > 0:24:53and a Royal Dux maiden figurine.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Arguably, she's sexy.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58If you like that sort of thing.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Whilst Barry and Christina parted with a mere £80 for a sugar sifter,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06a fruit knife, a copper oven and a vesta case.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Beautiful worked elephant.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Good spot, Barry! Well done!
0:25:09 > 0:25:13So he has this really interesting mnemonic.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15He's got a bad, chesty cough?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Oh, that's pneumonia, sorry.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- His mnemonic is RADAR.- OK.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Which... I can't really remember it.- RADAR.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26But everything we've bought so far has scored above a four out of five.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- RADAR is an acronym, isn't it? - Barry called it a mnemonic.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- And he would know.- It's a mnemonic.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37Later, they'll all be making for a South Yorkshire auction at Thurcroft,
0:25:37 > 0:25:38but our next stop
0:25:38 > 0:25:40is over the water in Liverpool.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Oh, my goodness. Good morning! - Oh, hello! How are you?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47We're stripes today, aren't we?
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Check it out.- Look at this! - Isn't this beautiful?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Well, I think this could be huge entertainment value watching
0:25:54 > 0:25:57you get in, so let's stand back, Barry, and watch Paul get in.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- THEY LAUGH - Oh, yes!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- Who's driving?- I got it here in one piece. You take over.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Go on, give it your best shot.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07At finishing school, they showed me how to do this with some style.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Are you going to do it?
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Do you want me to open the roof?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Oh!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15What?! Why is it moving backwards?
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Well, it sounds well.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Whoa!
0:26:18 > 0:26:20So long, suckers!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26So, while Barry and Christina take a stroll by the Mersey,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Lisa and Paul are getting to know their Fiat, which,
0:26:30 > 0:26:36I think you'll find, stands for Fabrica Italiana Automobili Torino.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- So, is Barry one of the ones to beat in this game?- Yes, absolutely.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Barry is one of the titans of the quizzing world.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- You will find him at the top of the game.- All right.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53Am I right in thinking it's very black and white, quizzing? You either know or you don't.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56There are actually slightly more shades of grey than that
0:26:56 > 0:26:59because the more you know, the more educated a guess you can make.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- I see, yeah.- What do you reckon?
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Bargains within?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- A hole in the wall. - It's like a cave, isn't it?
0:27:06 > 0:27:07It is called Tunnel Antiques.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11How are you doing? Are you the bouncer or are you the man?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- I'm Paul, I'm the owner. - Paul, another one.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Hi, I'm Lisa. Nice to meet you.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- Cavernous is the word.- We're all underground. We've got lots of it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20You certainly have.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Leave a trail of breadcrumbs, you two, whatever you do.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28I mean, this place is either an Aladdin's cave or
0:27:28 > 0:27:31the stuff of nightmares, depending on your point of view.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Certainly a test for our Paul's compulsive tendencies.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Perhaps Lisa will see the bigger picture.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Where else can you go and find Zippy living with polar bears?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42That's the attitude, girl!
0:27:42 > 0:27:46I always shop this way. Don't know what it is, but I want to see it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Well, I just hope she does, then.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Yesterday, we fell on those pieces. Found a couple of gems.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55But they were spoon fed.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57I'd like to see what she comes up with.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- And in a place like this, it could be anything.- Argh!
0:28:01 > 0:28:04I'm guessing an R on its own doesn't really say a lot.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Unless you're a pirate.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Quite. Now, what's she seen?
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Some sort of specimen-carrying bag or such.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14But you see, actually,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16such bags are quite fashionable.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Now, here is Lisa's quick guide to buying a handbag.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Always make sure you have a variety of carrying options.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24Strap, handles.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Look for something in a nice neutral colour, goes with everything.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Needs lots and lots of space because you know the gag about women's
0:28:30 > 0:28:33bags being the repositories of everything but the kitchen sink.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34It's basically true.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37But if you can get the kitchen sink in as well, that's a good thing.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41And additional pocketing for those small items like pens and stuff that
0:28:41 > 0:28:45are always at the bottom of the bag when you want to find something.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- There you go. - Time to sell it to Paul.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Oh, hello.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- How is it going?- I thought I wasn't going to find you again.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54I was looking at this fella.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58Quite a nice size bag for all sorts of things.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- Camera bag.- It is... How did I not spot that?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04How did I not spot that?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07You wouldn't have to use it as a camera bag is the thing. There's...
0:29:07 > 0:29:09It's got a lot of uses. Actually, satchel
0:29:09 > 0:29:13and box bags like that are coming back into general fashion.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Mm-hm.- It's nice to have the pocket and everything. It is leather.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21There's appeal to that for more than camera enthusiasts, I reckon.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23So that was my thinking.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26See this?
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Stony ground.- I know.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30I get everything that you say.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35But to get a result on that, we need you selling it
0:29:35 > 0:29:37and that we're not going to have.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39It's going to go into a smart auction,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42auctioneer's going to go - old camera bag,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46vintage camera bag, if he's upselling it, and we're doomed.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Yeah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52But that works if it costs you next to nicht.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Yes.- Now, for the other Paul.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Hiya.- Hiya.- Just been having a little chat with my man about this.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- We're having a special sale today. - Right.- That can be £30.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05You see, I don't know
0:30:05 > 0:30:07if that special sale is quite special enough.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11I was thinking more in the ballpark of like £15.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15I couldn't do it for that. I tell you what I'll do for you, £25.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16It's a lovely handbag.
0:30:16 > 0:30:1820 quid.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Go on, that's all right.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22That is genius, thank you so much, my friend.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Yeah, I'm not sure Paul would define £20 as "next to nicht".
0:30:26 > 0:30:28What's the craic?
0:30:28 > 0:30:32We have got ourselves a splendid multipurpose camera bag for 20 quid.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- We've got?! We've bought?! - It's paid for.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- It's paid for?!- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:30:37 > 0:30:42You said you could shop. You were off! I turned my back for a minute!
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Get used to it, Paul, because the deal is done.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- We'd better pray for some hipsters out there.- Yeah.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51I'm sure Thurcroft will be thick with them.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Meanwhile, back at the river,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Barry and Christina are down by the city's historic
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Albert Dock to find out how modern art was used to save lives at sea.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08- Meeting them is senior curator Rosie Cooper.- Hello, you must be Rosie. Hi.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- Lovely to meet you.- Nice to meet you.- Welcome to the museum.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Thank you.- Shall we go inside? - Of course.- Perfect.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19The museum has recently commissioned an artist to design a paint scheme
0:31:19 > 0:31:23for this 1950s Mersey pilot cutter,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27In tribute to the way that thousands of ships were spectacularly
0:31:27 > 0:31:29transformed during World War I,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32with something called "dazzle camouflage".
0:31:32 > 0:31:35At that time, record numbers of naval vessels
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- were being sunk by German U-boats...- Yes.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41..around the coast of Britain, so a solution to this
0:31:41 > 0:31:43really, really needed to be found.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Their unlikely would-be saviour was Norman Wilkinson,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49a British marine artist, who decided that,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52rather than attempt the impossible and hide each ship
0:31:52 > 0:31:56from an enemy submarine, it would be better to boggle the brain
0:31:56 > 0:31:58of the man at the periscope instead.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01He came up with this idea, which was...a lot of which was
0:32:01 > 0:32:04based around the Vorticist art movement.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08And they were experimenting with bold, graphic shapes and colours
0:32:08 > 0:32:10that would confuse the eye of the viewer,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14making it hard to know exactly what you were looking at.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18So Wilkinson realised that this optical effect might actually be
0:32:18 > 0:32:23incredibly useful, if you painted it on the surface of the ship.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26So, through this optical illusion,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28the enemy U-boats would really find it very difficult
0:32:28 > 0:32:33to realise the target, speed, range and direction of the vessel.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35In those days, they used a rangefinder,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37called a coincidence rangefinder.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41That took half images of the ship, which you had to merge together.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Well, that was fine if it was painted all grey, but if they were
0:32:43 > 0:32:46painted all these obscure colours and different shapes,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48you didn't know which bit of the ship fitted to which other bit
0:32:48 > 0:32:51of the ship. So how did you know where to find the torpedo?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Like Barry says. And so desperate was the situation,
0:32:54 > 0:32:55that even those at the Admiralty,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58who might have preferred their ships grey,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02agreed to the transformation of almost 4,000 vessels.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Oh, wow!- Aren't they beautiful? - They are stunning.- They're amazing.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- Look at that one!- Yeah. - It looks like a zebra.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Was that in black and white?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11I think this one probably would have been black and white,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14but contemporary paintings and accounts at the time
0:33:14 > 0:33:19make it very clear that, actually, colour was used quite a lot
0:33:19 > 0:33:20in dazzle camouflage.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23And this one. I'm only a few feet away from this picture, but even
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I'm having trouble determining where the start of the ship is.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- And the bow, because of the striking shapes that they've used.- Mm.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Each artist's individual design was tested on a periscope in the studio
0:33:35 > 0:33:37before it progressed to the real thing.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Soon other navies adopted the idea
0:33:40 > 0:33:43and, in America, they dubbed it "razzle-dazzle".
0:33:43 > 0:33:45But did it work?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Whilst it actually can't be proved that dazzle technology
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- was really effective in preventing U-boat targets...- Mm-hm.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55...the number of ships that were hit
0:33:55 > 0:33:58did actually go down after the implementation of dazzle.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00But there are so many variables that it is hard to tell.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04But it is remarkable that a lot of people who were working on board
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- the dazzled ships felt a great upsurge in morale.- Oh, important.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- And a lot of people were reported feeling safer.- Mm.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Even if it's not that clear whether they were or not.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15I'm not surprised, they look so fab, don't they?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17I mean, it certainly does raise a smile on your face,
0:34:17 > 0:34:19looking at quite a jazzy ship.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I think so, yeah, definitely.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- Going to sea in a Cubist painting. - Yes, exactly.- Yeah, exactly.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28Quite. And Picasso even claimed that the Cubists invented it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Even though the advent of radar meant
0:34:30 > 0:34:33that, in an avant-garde Navy, it was no longer much use,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36the dazzle ships have continued to inspire artists,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38like Carlos Cruz-Diez.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- It's phenomenal.- Oh, wow. - Isn't it amazing?- Yeah.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- How unusual!- I'm going to need dark glasses to look at that.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44- I know what you mean! Exactly. - LAUGHTER
0:34:44 > 0:34:46It's really very dazzling indeed.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Carlos Cruz-Diez has been, for many years now,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52experimenting with the effects of colour on the eye,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55so, of course, we felt that he was absolutely the right artist
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- to bring...- Mm, very appropriate. - ..to this commission.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Eat your heart out, Banksy.- Yeah!
0:35:01 > 0:35:04And, when your periscope recovers from the Edmund Gardner,
0:35:04 > 0:35:08there's always Tobias Rehberger's transformation
0:35:08 > 0:35:10of the HMS President in London.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Or Sir Peter Blake's dazzling redesign
0:35:12 > 0:35:15of a humble Mersey ferry to feast upon.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Well, you've opened our eyes in every way conceivable.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19LAUGHTER
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Thank you so much for showing us. It's been an absolute delight.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- You're very welcome.- It has. You've been very informative.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- I've really enjoyed talking to you.- Yeah.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Do you think you've got some new quiz questions?- Oh, definitely.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- Or answers there?- I've got some...
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- I've got a lot of new facts, I know that. - LAUGHTER
0:35:34 > 0:35:37I think Barry's a bit of a dazzler himself, in that pullover.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41ITALIAN MUSIC
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Now, dove e Paul, Lisa
0:35:44 > 0:35:46and their alto piccolo?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Somewhere in the wilds of Lancashire.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Find me, off the top of your head,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54a random fact that you know I'm going to go, "No!"
0:35:54 > 0:35:59The Tyrannosaurus rex actually lived closer to the time of humans
0:35:59 > 0:36:02than it did to the time of the stegosaurus.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Oh, man!
0:36:04 > 0:36:08They'll be quizzing all the way to the village of Eccleston,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10based in yet another former mill.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Inside, it shows it, too.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14This place is huge!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I think Lisa is feeling overwhelmed.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- WHISPERING:- It's like an aircraft hangar in this place.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22And there's all and sundry.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Vintage, retro,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26antique, fine, bric-a-brac.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Everything in between.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Lisa, brain the size of a planet,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34crammed full of facts, but...
0:36:34 > 0:36:36maybe not...maybe not helping her here.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Well, good taste goes a long way.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Ah, apparently, this is an ornament.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45An ornament to what, I'm not entirely sure.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48It's like half a hedgehog.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Eugh.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52And just to make things a bit more interesting...
0:36:52 > 0:36:53look who's turned up.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- In we go.- Let's go.- After you.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Ooh, thank you, my darling. Right!
0:36:58 > 0:37:01At least they won't be treading on each other's toes.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- We must find something here. - Absolutely. No, it's huge!
0:37:04 > 0:37:06That's just what the others said.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Wow, I've just seen a ship in a bottle.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09They didn't say that, though.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- HE READS:- "Made by a German prisoner of war".- Oh, yeah.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13A ship in a coffee bottle.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Oh, there's even a picture of the group of prisoners there.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Oh, yeah.- They worked in road building.- Second World War years.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Oh, that's fantastic.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22Bit pricey, mind.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25More than you've splashed out so far.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- Lisa?- Hello!
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- Do you like a cup of tea?- I do.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Let me show you something.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33What do you make of that?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36I really like it, actually.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38This is a great reaction. I love this!
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Picquot ware.- Uh-huh.- Not rare.- No.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44But once seen, never forgotten and highly regarded.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45Apparently - and I don't drink tea -
0:37:45 > 0:37:49but, apparently, it makes a cracking brew.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Those were manufactured by a Northampton vacuum cleaner company,
0:37:53 > 0:37:57looking for other uses for its cast aluminium expertise,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00with added magnesium to give it that silvery look.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- What you've got there...- Yep.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- ..is a usable - box ticked... - Always important.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08..design classic.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Teapot, milk or cream.- Yep.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15And sugar. Now, what do you think I'm going to ask you for that?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18I would have thought, you know, 25 quid at least for these.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£16!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- Crazy money, isn't it?- Sold, kid.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25It's not exciting.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Now, we were talking yesterday morning.- Mm.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30It seems like an eternity ago.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Pre-bag.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33HE MIMICS COUGHING
0:38:33 > 0:38:34I'm joking, I'm joking!
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Leave it, Paul.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Meaty purchases, big spends
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- versus safe.- Yes.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45This is safe. It's not...it's not necessarily as exciting
0:38:45 > 0:38:49as a fabulous Victorian rosewood dressing mirror,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51with a landed provenance...
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- But we've got one of those already.- You're so right!
0:38:55 > 0:38:58That's better. Definitely on the shortlist.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Barry's got his eye on something, too.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Is that a little swagger stick?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05It certainly is, yeah.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Well, I'm sure Raven can give us a closer look.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- There you go. - Ah, well done. Like it, like it.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14So, Barry, that was your swagger stick
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- that you're potentially interested in there.- Oh, yes. Yes.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Plus, something on the bottom shelf.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20Oh, my good Lord!
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- SHE WHISPERS:- I think that's... - Oh, my goodness.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23What on earth is this?
0:39:23 > 0:39:27It's a World War II Alvaro Anson aircraft propeller boss.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Early twin blade type.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30HE CHUCKLES
0:39:30 > 0:39:32If you wanted a military item...
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- I wasn't thinking of something like that.- I'll put it on the glass top,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37cos it is incredibly heavy. Feel the weight of that!
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Wow. Ooh, wow. It is heavy. - Yeah, very, very heavy.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Do you not like that? I think that's really cool!
0:39:42 > 0:39:43No?
0:39:43 > 0:39:45N... No, it doesn't...
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- It's not floating your boat? - It doesn't, I'm afraid.- Oh!- Sorry.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Worth a try. Back to the stick.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I think it's a lovely little item.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54It's got quite a lot of use, hasn't it?
0:39:54 > 0:39:55- It certainly has a lot of use.- Yeah.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57It must have swaggered quite extensively.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- Go on, swagger for us, Barry.- Oh! - HE SIGHS
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- I already feel three inches taller. - LAUGHTER
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Ooh, Lordy.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Is this silver? Let's have a little look.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07There is no hallmark on there.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09It's got that sort of pewtery look to it,
0:40:09 > 0:40:11so it probably is silver plate.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14What have we got on it? £35.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15What are we like on prices, Raven?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18We can do 10% straightaway on that price.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Can I just have a little wander further?- Yeah, of course. Yeah.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Did you want to wonder and swagger?
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Ooh, that would be wonderful.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26LAUGHTER
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Now you're talking!- Just thinking.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30I think he's keen.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33You're looking terribly dapper with your swagger stick.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34Thank you.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- Ooh.- Hey! - ALL TALK
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Who's your friend with the swagger on?
0:40:38 > 0:40:39LAUGHTER
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Meet my little officer over here.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43And what do you think of that, Paul?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46LAUGHTER
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Well, that's one way to shop, but Paul and Lisa
0:40:48 > 0:40:53do need to find another item, preferably by legitimate means.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Is that perspiration?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Probably. Erm...
0:40:57 > 0:40:58we are running out of time
0:40:58 > 0:41:02and the close proximity of the relatively lax-looking opposition
0:41:02 > 0:41:05isn't helping my blood pressure.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09Especially as it looks like the test swagger went well.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Would you be open to offers on it?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15OK, well, I have an offer at the moment of 15.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Doesn't look likely. - Doesn't look like we'll get it.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Hold on a second.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22The best he can do is 30.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Can I chat to him?- Yeah. - Would you mind?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- What's his name?- Paul.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Hello, Paul, it's Christina Trevanion here.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31What would be your absolute best on it, my darling?
0:41:31 > 0:41:3328 is your absolute best?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36OK, all right, well, we're really grateful.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Thank you so much. Bye-bye.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Thank you, Raven, you're a star. Right, so...
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- That's a little more than we wanted to pay.- Yeah. It is the top end.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Yes.- What's your thoughts, shall we go for it?- Let's go for it.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I've walked around all day, how can I not buy it?
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- Brilliant, I think at £28 you've got a deal.- Wonderful.- Thank you.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Barry and Christina's work here is done.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00But their rivals are still after a final item.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03There's one thing there.
0:42:03 > 0:42:08An Art Deco Bakelite egg cup stand with
0:42:08 > 0:42:12the four egg cups. Circa 1930s,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14stylish thing, it is priced at £29.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18If they can give you 10% off, it brings it down to £26.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- I say we panic buy. - HE LAUGHS
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Sounds like they may be cutting their cloth a wee bit.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29- I'll tell you what, how do you fancy boiled eggs with your cup of tea in the morning?- Always.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Raven will tell you that '40s revival's a big deal, isn't it?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- That is true. - It is a big thing at the moment.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- And that ticks the box, doesn't it? - It does, definitely.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43- We don't know your policy on a wee bit of haggling.- OK.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46That one doesn't need too much, to be honest with you - it's not expensive.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48I'm happy to give you that.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- So, these little egg cups. - What do you think now in daylight?
0:42:51 > 0:42:55They actually look better than they did from behind the glass, definitely.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56She is coming round.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Do you know what we can do on that? - I do know what he'll do on them.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- Instead of pricing them at 29... - Yeah.- He will go down to 19.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Ms Egghead, that is a no-brainer, as they say. We're in business.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- We're shaking hands, aren't we?- Definitely.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- We're happy to give you the money for that, fair discount on the other.- Yep.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15They go well and we're delighted.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- I thank you, Raven.- Thank you very much.- Thank you so much.- Thank you.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Eggy soldiers and a cuppa for £35 in total,
0:43:22 > 0:43:25and with our shopping complete, let's take a peek.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- CHRISTINA:- How did you get on? This looks very lumpy, doesn't it? My goodness.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31- PAUL:- How are you feeling, Barry? - A bit nervous now, to be honest.
0:43:31 > 0:43:35Looking at this I think you might have a Heath Robinson contraption underneath there.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38- Shall we?- There we go. - PAUL:- There you go.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40- CHRISTINA:- That is beautiful.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41- PAUL:- Rosewood, Victorian.
0:43:41 > 0:43:47But what seals it is inset silver monogram and ducal coronet.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50It came from a landed household, and it's a joy.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53This here, I believe, according to my learned friend,
0:43:53 > 0:43:58is a piece of Royal Dux porcelain with a naked lady on it.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00- LAUGHTER - Can't argue with that.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02There's obviously a beautiful aesthetic going on there.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05It actually is relatively practical, cos you could stash stuff
0:44:05 > 0:44:07in the shell as well, which is what I liked about it.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10What's that little thing at the front?
0:44:10 > 0:44:13That is egg cuppery. For egg cups for the Egghead.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15- Ah!- See what we did there?- Like it.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19- Like it. Well done, you. - That is 1930s Bakelite.
0:44:19 > 0:44:24- How am I doing?- You are on it! I'll go and sit down for a moment.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- CHRISTINA:- What is this? What's going on here?
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- This was me going off on a giant tangent.- This is Prada!
0:44:31 > 0:44:34Just because I love the bag. It is actually a camera bag
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- and it's got the partitions inside to prove it.- Right.- But...
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Did Paul advise you on that?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Only after I told him I'd paid for it.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46Really? Wow. OK.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49- CHRISTINA:- Want to see what we got? Ready?
0:44:49 > 0:44:51- PAUL:- Can't wait. - Let's reveal all.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53- There we go.- There we go.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56- Do you bring magnifying glasses of your own? - LAUGHTER
0:44:56 > 0:44:58- This is a matchbox holder.- Yeah.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01- It has a beautiful bronze little elephant.- I see that, yeah.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02- CHRISTINA:- Copper. Copper.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Copper, sorry. There's a little quotation from Kipling on the back
0:45:06 > 0:45:08which might upset Lisa.
0:45:08 > 0:45:13"A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke."
0:45:13 > 0:45:16A cigar will never belt you round the face for saying that, either!
0:45:16 > 0:45:20I would just like to point out that the left-hand team's Egghead
0:45:20 > 0:45:22remembered her script to perfection.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25A little hiccup there with the bronze/copper issue.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- The fact that bronze and copper... - I think that is one-nil!
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- PAUL:- We jest, Barry. We jest.
0:45:29 > 0:45:30- CHRISTINA:- Come on, Barry - wow them.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- But we now have a lovely little penknife.- Er, fruit knife.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36- PAUL:- Oh, two, two! - HE CLEARS THROAT
0:45:36 > 0:45:39It has been a long day!
0:45:39 > 0:45:42- Have you been listening to anything I've been telling you?! - LAUGHTER
0:45:42 > 0:45:45- A lovely mother-of-pearl handle. - Well done.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- Which is in perfect condition.- Yeah.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- This is an oven.- An oven?
0:45:49 > 0:45:52You put test tubes in there and heat things up.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55It is made out of copper and it just is a most appealing shape.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59- Is it copper or bronze?- This is definitely copper.- I'm sorry.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02- You can go off people, you know. - LAUGHTER
0:46:02 > 0:46:04Why the swagger stick, Barry?
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- My father was a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps...- Right.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10And in one famous incident he was found
0:46:10 > 0:46:13walking across the parade ground and the regimental RSM saw him,
0:46:13 > 0:46:16and because he was such an unruly and unkempt soldier,
0:46:16 > 0:46:18he gave him such a telling off,
0:46:18 > 0:46:20and of course, then he saw the swagger stick,
0:46:20 > 0:46:21and he saw he was an officer,
0:46:21 > 0:46:25- and he ended this incredibly brutal telling off with the word, "Sir". - LAUGHTER
0:46:25 > 0:46:28- So it just reminded me of that incident.- CHRISTINA:- Good luck.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- PAUL:- Well done.- Well done, Lisa.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32- Well done.- Good luck.- Well done.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- Come on, let's slag them off. - LAUGHTER
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Their items, they are big! One of them is rather ugly.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41Oh, really?
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- What did you think was ugly? - I think the naked lady.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48- Oh, really?- I didn't like that at all.- Barry, really?- But I loved the mirror.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50I actually was quite taken with some of them.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52That little oven is actually pretty cool.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- They have spent a lot of money. - They have spent a lot.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57They will have to work hard to get their money back.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01They have clearly gone for spend small, hope to make a reasonable margin on it,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04and that will be how you make your profit, which is fair enough.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06It's a good tactic.
0:47:06 > 0:47:11After setting off from Keighley, our celebrities and experts are now
0:47:11 > 0:47:12heading for an auction
0:47:12 > 0:47:15in South Yorkshire at Thurcroft.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Do you like my jacket, Lisa?
0:47:17 > 0:47:19Seriously, Barry, where does one even buy a jacket like that,
0:47:19 > 0:47:21and, more importantly, why?
0:47:21 > 0:47:23My son got married a year ago and he wanted me
0:47:23 > 0:47:25- to run a quiz the day before his wedding.- Right.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27And he looked at my wardrobe and said,
0:47:27 > 0:47:30"You can't wear anything of that, Dad, you're far too dowdy.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34"I'll buy you a jacket." Took to it immediately! I rather liked it.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36See, I bought my father a tie to wear to my wedding.
0:47:36 > 0:47:41He wasn't impressed with that, but it didn't have sequins on it.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45Well, watch out, auction - in what used to be the cinema.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- Wow! Look at you! - LAUGHTER
0:47:48 > 0:47:52- You like?- I feel like I want to start dancing. Hello, darling.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- Right, come on, then, let's go! - Let's go.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I wonder what auctioneer Jody Beighton
0:47:57 > 0:47:58makes of their little collection.
0:47:58 > 0:48:02I think the rosewood mirror is probably the star of the lots that have been brought.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05There has been quite a lot of interest in the viewing
0:48:05 > 0:48:06and online as well.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09So I expect that could bring us a surprise today.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12The sugar caster, a nice pretty thing, nice and decorative.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16I think it will sell but I don't think it will bring any great price today.
0:48:16 > 0:48:22Lisa and Paul were our big spenders with £255 spent on five auction lots,
0:48:22 > 0:48:27while Barry and Christina parted with a mere £108,
0:48:27 > 0:48:29also on five auction lots.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31Now, time for the main feature.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- Here we go, here we go, here we go. - Quite nervous.
0:48:35 > 0:48:40First on screen is Lisa's controversial purchase.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42- CHRISTINA:- Do we want to talk about this?
0:48:42 > 0:48:44- PAUL:- Hermes. Was it Vuitton?
0:48:44 > 0:48:46- Was that an early Mulberry, was it? - Canon, wasn't it?
0:48:46 > 0:48:48You start me £10. 10 to start. £10 start.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51- It's cleaned up all right. - 5 if you wish.
0:48:51 > 0:48:545 bid. 6. 8, 10, 12.
0:48:54 > 0:48:55- PAUL:- Come on, come on.
0:48:55 > 0:48:56- CHRISTINA:- There we go. See?
0:48:56 > 0:48:5914, 16, 18, 20. 2. 24.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01At 22 in the seats, looking for 24.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03- Made money on it!- 24, 26.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06It's at 24. 6, I'm looking for.
0:49:06 > 0:49:0826 online. 28.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11- 30.- Paul Laidlaw, you know nothing! - SHE LAUGHS
0:49:11 > 0:49:15Any more for it? At £28, if you're all done and sure...
0:49:15 > 0:49:17- Last bid at 30 online. 35. - BARRY:- Well done!
0:49:17 > 0:49:20£30 on the net, the internet's still in it. From the room.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24- GAVEL FALLS - That's a 50% margin.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Can I get you a knife and fork and some ketchup
0:49:26 > 0:49:28for those words you've now got to eat, Mr Laidlaw?
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Loving your work, Lisa.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34I don't care now, that's it. We can go home.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37- BARRY:- I see a new career opening up for you, Lisa.
0:49:37 > 0:49:41Can Paul's vacuum cleaner-related tea set clean up?
0:49:41 > 0:49:43- Do you like the tea set, Barry?- Mmm.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47Sell it to me, Barry, sell it to me.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49£15. 15 to start.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51- 10 if you wish, then.- Oh, come on.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55£10. No? 10 I'm bid online. Looking for 12.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58- There we go.- I've got a simple rule - never buy anything you have to polish.
0:49:58 > 0:50:0216, 18, 20, 22.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06At £20 in the room. Against you online. Bid's at £20 in the room.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10Any advance for 22? 22, another bid. 24.
0:50:10 > 0:50:1526. In the room £24, then. 6, will you? Bid's at £24.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17All done and sure?
0:50:17 > 0:50:18GAVEL FALLS
0:50:18 > 0:50:19- CHRISTINA:- A modest profit.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21- PAUL:- Small step. Take it.
0:50:21 > 0:50:22Well, it didn't suck.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Hey, this is our first lot! Bedazzle me, Barry. Come on!
0:50:25 > 0:50:27Yes, it's Barry's shiny little oven.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29It's good luck, this jacket.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32If this jacket doesn't bring me good luck, I don't know what will.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35- Exactly.- LISA:- Burning it, maybe? - BARRY:- Oh, Lisa!
0:50:35 > 0:50:38- 20 for that. Bottom estimate, £20 start.- Come on.
0:50:38 > 0:50:4020 straight in, thank you, sir. 22 we're looking for.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43- Good work.- Any advance now? I'm bid £20 in the room, take 2.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45Any 2, we're looking for. It's stuck.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Any advance? 22 at the back, thank you.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51- 24, 26. 28. 30.- Yes!- Oh, yes!
0:50:51 > 0:50:54- 35. 40.- Ah, I'm in profit!
0:50:54 > 0:50:56At 35 down the front. 40 we need.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58At 35 and away...
0:50:58 > 0:51:00GAVEL FALLS
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- LISA:- Who knew it? - PAUL:- That did all right!
0:51:02 > 0:51:06- BARRY:- I told you there were other people who would like it.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Who knew? Barry did.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14Time for Lisa and Paul's mirror, the auctioneer's pick.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16It is crying out for love, that mirror.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20- I want people to love it, I really do.- I just want them to spend money.
0:51:20 > 0:51:21- CHRISTINA:- Here it is.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25And commission, start me on bottom estimate, for £30. Take 35.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27- That's a long way off, that. - On commission at 30. 5. 40. 5.
0:51:27 > 0:51:29- CHRISTINA:- Here we go. - 50 I'm out. 5.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31The lady wants it behind us, in the room.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34I've got 50, you bid me 5? One more? 55.
0:51:34 > 0:51:3760 we're looking for, now. £60 in the room, take 5.
0:51:37 > 0:51:38- PAUL:- Come on, come on, come on.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41- CHRISTINA:- Back in the room, you're getting there.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44At £70, then. 75 we're looking for.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47- Any more for it? We're in the room at £70, take 5.- I'd give you that for it.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50At £70, If you're all done and sure...
0:51:50 > 0:51:51GAVEL FALLS
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Love obviously doesn't translate into cash, does it?
0:51:54 > 0:51:57First loss of the day, then.
0:51:57 > 0:52:02Next, another shiny Barry and Christina purchase, the sugar sifter.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05- My favourite item.- Is it?- I would bid for this myself if I could.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07- CHRISTINA:- If you could, yes.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09- PAUL:- Sit on your hands, Barry, sit on your hands.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12- I'd better sit on my hands.- I'm having nothing like that going on.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14A sweet thing. Will there be £10 for it?
0:52:14 > 0:52:16- 10 to start, let's get straight in. - £10-20, is that all?
0:52:16 > 0:52:19- 10 to start.- My goodness. - 10 at the back. Looking for 12 now.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Any advance? I'm bid 10, 12 online, 14, 16.
0:52:21 > 0:52:26- Come on.- 18, 20. Bid's at 18. 20.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29It's what happened with the oven, though, slow build. There you are.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32At 22 back in the room, looking for 24 now. 24 online. 26.
0:52:32 > 0:52:3624. 26, new bidder, sir? Are you bidding at 26, sir?
0:52:36 > 0:52:40Gentleman's bid in the room at 26, looking for 28 now. 28 bid. 30.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44- There we go. - 30, are you bidding, sir? At 30.
0:52:44 > 0:52:45No? At £28.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47All done and sure for £28...
0:52:47 > 0:52:49- GAVEL FALLS - Number three.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Close enough. Close enough. It was a lovely thing.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54One loss each.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58Can Lisa and Paul's panic buy do better?
0:52:58 > 0:53:00What about the Bakelite, AKA plastic?
0:53:00 > 0:53:04- LISA:- I'll have you know that Bakelite's historical and cultural significance
0:53:04 > 0:53:07far outweighs the fact it's made of plastic.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09- BARRY:- Yes. You keep on believing that.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Barry, of its time, Bakelite was really cool.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15You of all people should understand that at one time something
0:53:15 > 0:53:18can be really cool and then all of a sudden be really naff.
0:53:18 > 0:53:2010 to start. 5, then, if you wish.
0:53:20 > 0:53:235 in the doorway. 6 in the seats.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26£8. 10. 12. 14, 16,
0:53:26 > 0:53:2818, 20, 2. Bidding at 22, sir?
0:53:28 > 0:53:3024 it's against.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32- Yes!- 22 in the seats, looking for £24.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34Bid's at £22 in the seats.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37All done and sure? For £22 if you're finished with it...
0:53:37 > 0:53:39- GAVEL FALLS - Fair enough.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42We are back in profit - just.
0:53:42 > 0:53:46- Do you wear that whilst you're Egghead-ing?- No.- Aww. You should.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49- This is its first outing on television.- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51- So it's a special moment for the jacket.- Yeah.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54He should be up there giving it a swagger.
0:53:54 > 0:53:56Here we go. Good one, Barry.
0:53:56 > 0:54:00- £15 for it, bottom estimate. 15 to start.- Come on!- You can do it.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Thank you, 16 we're looking for. Any advance?
0:54:03 > 0:54:05- It does look like a posh pencil. - CHRISTINA:- Online.
0:54:05 > 0:54:06- PAUL:- Christina likes it.
0:54:06 > 0:54:0920 in the room. 22, 24.
0:54:09 > 0:54:10£24 in the room. 6 with you?
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- Elsewhere, I've £24. - Come on!- Come on!
0:54:12 > 0:54:17- At 28. 30.- I've made a profit.- 35.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20At £30, then. 35 we're looking for.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22- Go on!- Yes! - 35. Original bidder. 40, sir.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24At £35, then, with the original bidder.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2640, let's see.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28£35, if you're all done and sure...
0:54:28 > 0:54:30- GAVEL FALLS - Well done, Barry.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33- Well... - Was it worth £35 of swaggering?
0:54:33 > 0:54:36It was worth it for me cos I had so much fun with that swagger stick.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Well, that - and the profit - is what counts.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43Next up, the saucy maiden they found out the back.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45So, is this your favourite item?
0:54:45 > 0:54:47I really did love the mirror, but look what that did for it,
0:54:47 > 0:54:50so I'm going to say that I have warm affection for this,
0:54:50 > 0:54:53and we'll just see how it goes.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55Start me, bottom estimate, £60. 60 to start.
0:54:55 > 0:54:58- Oh, you're joking.- 60. 170, straight in online. Looking for 180.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01- 170 on the net. - Bid's at 170. 180. 190.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03- CHRISTINA:- Brilliant. Well done.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05180 I've got. 180. Top bid at 180. 190, sir.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07200 we're looking for.
0:55:07 > 0:55:08- There we go. - ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:55:08 > 0:55:10- Looking for £200.- Come on!
0:55:10 > 0:55:15At 190 in the room. 200. Another bidder online. 220, sir. 240.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18- BARRY:- We are dead and buried. - We are dead and buried.
0:55:18 > 0:55:19240 with you?
0:55:19 > 0:55:22All done and sure at 220? Room bidder.
0:55:22 > 0:55:23GAVEL FALLS
0:55:23 > 0:55:25- CHRISTINA:- Well done! - PAUL:- Girl did good.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27- BARRY:- Well done.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Naked lady in the shell, I love you so much!
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Yes, it looks like she's won it for those two.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Has there ever been so much pressure on the auction of a fruit knife?
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Well, this fruit knife's got a lot to do.
0:55:39 > 0:55:43An awful lot to do. But it's small and perfectly formed.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Well, exactly. It needs to make about £100 profit, I think.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49I reckon your best case scenario is someone turns up and goes,
0:55:49 > 0:55:53"I need to do something with this grapefruit as fast as I can!"
0:55:53 > 0:55:55£10. 10 start. £10 start. Thank you.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58- £10. 12 we're looking for. - There you go!
0:55:58 > 0:56:0012 bid on the net. 14, 16.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03This is your moment for glory. To shine.
0:56:03 > 0:56:0722, 22 at the back, 24 we're looking for.
0:56:07 > 0:56:0924. 26. 28.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Good profit, though. That's brilliant.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14I've got 26, back of the room. 28 we're looking for online.
0:56:14 > 0:56:1628 bid. 30, sir.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18This is great! Fantastic.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21- PAUL:- Result!- £28 on the net. 30, let's see elsewhere.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24- At 28 and done... - GAVEL FALLS
0:56:24 > 0:56:25It didn't disappoint.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27No. Did a fine job.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31Now they just need Barry's Vesta case to light up proceedings.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34If we do do it, you can wear this jacket.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37- Can I?- Yes, absolutely. - LISA:- There's an incentive(!)
0:56:37 > 0:56:39Let's see 10 for that. £10 for it.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42- Any interest for £10? - Come on. For the collectors.
0:56:42 > 0:56:455 bid, there. 6, 8, 10.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48- Come on. Come on.- 12, 14, 16. 18?
0:56:48 > 0:56:49£18 in the seats.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- 20 at the back. - I think he needs 118.
0:56:52 > 0:56:5424, 26, 28.
0:56:54 > 0:56:5630? £28, back centre.
0:56:56 > 0:56:5730, we're looking for.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01- I have £28, back of the room, looking for 30.- Come on!
0:57:01 > 0:57:04- Any advance now? £28 and done. - GAVEL FALLS
0:57:04 > 0:57:08- Oh. Well, it didn't disappoint. - So close.- PAUL:- Another profit.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11Great auction, with profits all round.
0:57:11 > 0:57:12But there can only be one winner.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15- Well, congratulations, guys. - PAUL:- Well done.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16- CHRISTINA:- Yeah, well done.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19- Worthy winners.- Well done to you. - LISA:- Well done.
0:57:19 > 0:57:23I mean, defeated by a woman on a shell, I mean...
0:57:23 > 0:57:25It was stiff competition, Barry.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29Barry and Christina started out with £400
0:57:29 > 0:57:34and made, after paying auction costs, a profit of £18.28.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37While Lisa and Paul also began with £400,
0:57:37 > 0:57:39but after auction costs
0:57:39 > 0:57:42they made a profit of £45.12,
0:57:42 > 0:57:45so they are victorious today.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47All profits go to Children In Need.
0:57:47 > 0:57:51- LAUGHTER - That was an experience. Definitely.
0:57:51 > 0:57:52- PAUL:- Never a truer word spoken.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54Personally I feel like a winner
0:57:54 > 0:57:58- because I got to be with Barry in his jacket.- Thank you!
0:57:58 > 0:58:01Barry, my love, I can only say...
0:58:01 > 0:58:04In your face! No, no, well done.
0:58:04 > 0:58:08You needed some bragging rights anyway. I understand that.
0:58:08 > 0:58:09Safe journey, folks.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11- Yes, same to you. - Who's going to drive?
0:58:11 > 0:58:16- I'll let you drive on the basis that I've already won once today. Go on! - LAUGHTER
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Those two have definitely cracked the Antiques Road Trip,
0:58:19 > 0:58:21but what about the other way around?
0:58:21 > 0:58:24We'd love to have them on Eggheads. I hope they get a team together and come on.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Yeah, come and see how much we know.
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!
0:58:29 > 0:58:32Couldn't put it better myself, Lisa!