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The nation's favourite celebrities... | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
Ooh, I like that! | 0:00:03 | 0:00:04 | |
..paired up with an expert... | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
Oh, we've had some fun, haven't we? | 0:00:06 | 0:00:07 | |
..and a classic car. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:09 | |
It feels as if it could go quite fast. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:10 | |
Their mission? To scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
ACCORDION HONKS | 0:00:13 | 0:00:14 | |
-Yes! -Fantastic! | 0:00:14 | 0:00:15 | |
I do that in slow-mo. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:16 | |
The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
Come on, boys! | 0:00:19 | 0:00:20 | |
But it's no easy ride. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
Ta-da! | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
Who will find a hidden gem? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
Don't sell me! | 0:00:25 | 0:00:26 | |
Who will take the biggest risks? | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
Go away, darling. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:29 | |
Will anybody follow expert advice? | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
I'm trying to spend money here. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
There will be worthy winners... | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
Yes! | 0:00:35 | 0:00:36 | |
..and valiant losers. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
Put your pedal to the metal. This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:43 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:46 | 0:00:47 | |
On this road trip, we're really cooking with gas, | 0:00:51 | 0:00:53 | |
with two stars of the international culinary scene - | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
chefs Aldo Zilli and Ching-He Huang. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
Oh, Ching, what a lovely day, isn't it? | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
It's gorgeous. Yeah! | 0:01:03 | 0:01:04 | |
-Driving around the countryside with you. -Aw! | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
What more do I want in life? | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
These two have been chums for an age. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
-I've known you for 20 years, I think. -Yeah, I know! | 0:01:12 | 0:01:14 | |
-And we've never cooked together. -I've never cooked with you. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
She was three. I can see this competition heating up. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
I am a bit competitive. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:21 | |
-The aim, for me... -You, competitive? | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
No! | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
The aim for me, here, is to make more money than you, really. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
That is the aim of this game. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
Aldo hails from central Italy, and rose to fame here in the UK | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
with his regular appearances as a TV chef. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
Listen, they paired us up for a reason. All right? | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
Yes, we have lots in common. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:48 | |
Italian and Chinese culture. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
We love to eat, we love to shop. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
-We love to spend! -Absolutely. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
You've come to the right road trip, then. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
Ching was born in Taiwan, | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
and her passion is bringing real Chinese food to Western kitchens | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
with TV series like BBC Two's Chinese Food Made Easy. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
So, that's the beef done. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:10 | |
Out on top of the spinach. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
Today, these two are driving a delicious classic car - | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
the 1972 Datsun 240Z. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
This was one of the original Japanese sports cars. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
-Really? -Yeah. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
Aiding Ching and Aldo on this journey of antique discovery | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
will be two Caledonian auctioneers at the top of their games, | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
Natasha Raskin and Paul Laidlaw. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
We know these guys can stand the heat in the kitchen, Paul. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
But do you reckon they'll be able to stand it in the auction room? | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
Yeah. That will be the test of them - their mettle. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
These two are piloting a Triumph TR6, dating from 1974. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:50 | |
With £400 to spend, | 0:02:50 | 0:02:51 | |
our teams will start today's buying in the Sussex city of Brighton... | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
..journeying through the mellow meadows of south-eastern England | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
to end up at auction in Chichester. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
And, on that score, it's time for celebrities to meet experts. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
-Ah, we made it! -Brilliant. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
Absolutely brilliant. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-Hello. -Hello. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-I'm Natasha. -Lovely to meet you. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
I'm so looking forward to this. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
Aldo, I'll go behind you. Nice to see you. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
Well done for bringing the car! | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
-The car - you a Triumph fan? -I love that. -You love it? | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
I don't like it - I love it. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
They've already decided that Ching will pair with Paul | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
and Natasha with Aldo. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
-Good luck, Natasha. -Do I need it? | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
Let's be triumphant! | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
Come on. Bye! | 0:03:38 | 0:03:39 | |
-Bye, Chin'. -All right, guys. Good luck. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
Oh, look at you - just immediately going to the driver's seat. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
I am driving this car. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
-Good luck, guys. -Thanks. You, too! | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
-Couldn't she find the first gear? -Yeah. Go, girl. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
She's found the first gear! | 0:03:50 | 0:03:53 | |
Follow that car. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
Time for Paul to confess all - | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
he's a bit of a fan. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
-I made one of your dishes yesterday. -Did you? -Yes. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
For the first time. I'm ashamed to say, for the first time. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-Not for the last! -Oh! | 0:04:05 | 0:04:06 | |
I made your take on beef and oyster sauce. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
-Really? -With the wilted spinach. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
He's made a good impression. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:14 | |
How are the others getting on? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
So tell me why you were so thrilled to see this Triumph. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
This car brings back so many memories. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
This was like my first car in this country that I bought | 0:04:23 | 0:04:27 | |
for 900 quid. It was like... | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
-having nowadays a proper Ferrari or Lamborghini. -Really? | 0:04:30 | 0:04:35 | |
The sad thing about this car is that I crashed it four weeks later. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
-Oh, you did not! -And I lost the car. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
-Oh, that is so... -It was horrendous. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
But this trip will give Aldo another chance to drive the convertible | 0:04:43 | 0:04:47 | |
of his youthful dreams. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:48 | |
How lovely! | 0:04:48 | 0:04:49 | |
This pair are heading to the seaside city of Brighton, | 0:04:51 | 0:04:53 | |
a delightful destination in which to start this summer's day. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:57 | |
Golly gosh! | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
And their shop is in Brighton Lanes, where they're meeting dealer Livia. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
Hello. How very nice to meet you. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
-I'm Aldo. -I'm Livia. -Livia, Tasha. Nice to you. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
Best start with a plan, right, Natasha? | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
Tell me about your shopping list. We've got to buy five items. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
-We've got £400. -Mm-hmm. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
Anything you need to come away with, or are you open to all suggestions? | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
Well, I'm open to suggestion, but rings are a good idea, though. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
-Cos people like rings, don't they? -People do like rings. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
-What do you think? -I'm a fan of jewellery at auction. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
If you can get a quirky bit of jewellery at auction, | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
it always gets the bidders going. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:32 | |
But, of course, it has to be the right price. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
Quirky and cheap? Good luck(!) | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | |
There's plenty of quality stock in here. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:38 | |
What about these kind of watches? | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
OK. You've immediately gone for quite high-value stuff, Aldo. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:45 | |
I'm panicking, I'm panicking. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:46 | |
-How much are they? -It depends which one you're looking. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
-They're all 300 quid. -Yeah. And above. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
Which one absolutely jumps out to me straightaway? | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
-That one there. -No, it's not that one. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
That jumps out to you because it's £1,800. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
I'll tell you what one... | 0:05:57 | 0:05:58 | |
I've got expensive tastes, mate. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
I'll say. Time for Natasha to divert this big spender to another area. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:04 | |
It's obviously a wee bit cheaper in general this side. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:08 | |
Is there anything - and don't rush - that catches your eye? | 0:06:08 | 0:06:12 | |
Something that you've maybe not seen before - the style. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:14 | |
Dad! | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
You don't honestly like that, do you? | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
Aldo's alighted on a man's ring. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
Mark 925 silver. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:25 | |
That is kitsch. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:26 | |
And it's set with diamante. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
Mamma mia! | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
Natasha's spied some sparklers all of her own. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
These, Aldo. Tell me, would you wear these? | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
Me, not, but my wife probably would. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
-Ah, come on! I can see you in these, rocking them. -Do you like them? | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | |
Halloween. With a wig on. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:44 | |
I would only contemplate them | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
if I put them next to your ears and see what they look like. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
Can I try them on for you? | 0:06:49 | 0:06:50 | |
These screw-back earrings are more to Natasha's taste. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
They're paste, but they have got this amazing Art Deco look. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
I'm quite obsessed with them. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:58 | |
Time to ask Livia to raid that cabinet. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:02 | |
I want to have a look at these screw-back earrings at the front. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
I'm obsessed with those. Sorry, Aldo! | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
They're not particularly old, | 0:07:07 | 0:07:08 | |
but Natasha's keen on these mid-20th-century earrings. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:12 | |
-Can you screw it for me? Can you screw it on? -I'll do anything once. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
Right, here we go. Oh, careful! | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
It's only blood supply to my ear lobes. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
-How's that? -The condition is good, yeah? | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
Ticket price on these is £40. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
25 quid, I'll buy them. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
28 and they're yours. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:29 | |
-26. -No, 28. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
27 and a half. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
I wouldn't bid in your restaurant, would I? | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
Good point, Livia! | 0:07:36 | 0:07:37 | |
But Aldo hasn't forgotten about the Dad ring. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:42 | |
Ticket price for that beauty is £35. Gosh! | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
Now, Livia, this strikes me as something | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
you wouldn't normally have in your shop. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:48 | |
-It doesn't quite fit in. -No. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
Is it something you just want to get rid of? | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
I could do you a deal on that. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:54 | |
Oh, Aldo. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:55 | |
-We do like a deal. -You're taking full responsibility for this one. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
-That's all I'm saying. -Ten quid? | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
-20. -15. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
-20. -15. -15? | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
15? | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
Why don't we do...? Go on. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-40 quid for both. -15 on that. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
Only because I want to see the fun at the auction on that. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
We've got 15 on this. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:14 | |
If we made that 25, could we do a deal for 40? | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-That's what really... -Go on, then. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
Do 40 on that. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:23 | |
£40 for both the earrings and the Dad ring, | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
which even Livia's not too keen on - and she's selling it. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
All my lovely stuff in this shop and he zoomed in on that! | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
Spectacular goods... | 0:08:33 | 0:08:34 | |
I'm coming to your restaurant and ordering chips. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
With cheese on top! | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
Nothing wrong with it. If you like it, I'll give it to you. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
Well said, Aldo. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
They've got a good deal there. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
We're done for the evening. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
Meanwhile, Paul's grilling Ching on what "objets" she has at home. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:55 | |
I have, you know, some Chinese silk tapestry. | 0:08:55 | 0:09:00 | |
I love Buddhas. I collect a lot of Buddhas, and vases. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
I enjoy a lot of the Chinesey stuff. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
Because I feel like I've lived in the West a long time | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
and I've lost touch with my heritage a little bit. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
So... You know, it's like cooking. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
For me, it takes me back to a part of my heritage. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
Sounds like some Asian-influenced buys might be on the cards. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
-Right, game on. -PAUL LAUGHS | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
Game on indeed, heh-heh-heh. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
They're heading for the town of Arundel in West Sussex. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
This ancient market town also boasts one of the longest occupied stately | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
homes in England, Arundel Castle. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
Paul and Ching's first shop of the day is Arundel Bridge Antiques... | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
-And this is it. -Wow! | 0:09:46 | 0:09:48 | |
..where dealer Jane will be on hand to help. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
-Hello. -Good morning. I'm Ching. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
And with that, they're off and browsing. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
-Follow your instinct. -OK. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
Oh, look at this frog! | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
Isn't he cute? | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
I could spend all day in here. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:10 | |
Well, we don't have all day, so they'd better get looking. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
And soon enough, Ching spots an item that takes her fancy. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
I really love it, though. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
It's a Chinese porcelain bowl, | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
priced up at £55. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:26 | |
As strong as that. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
Jade green is really... | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
It's a really lucky, auspicious colour. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
It's the colour of money. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:36 | |
And it's round. Everything in Chinese culture should be... | 0:10:36 | 0:10:42 | |
It should have symmetry. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
I see. It should be balanced. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:45 | |
Balance and unity. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
OK. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:48 | |
You're selling it to me now. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:51 | |
But as Paul knows, | 0:10:51 | 0:10:53 | |
its value really rests on a mark on the on the underside. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:57 | |
If it's got no mark or a mark aping an early mark, | 0:10:57 | 0:11:03 | |
then people are going to... The sophisticate's going to go... | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
They will take a risk. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:08 | |
It's a late 19th, | 0:11:08 | 0:11:09 | |
early 20th century pastiche of an 18th century or earlier example. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:15 | |
But if it's simply marked "made in China", | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
it's certainly a modern reproduction and far less valuable at auction. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
Well... | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
-BOTH: -Oh, no! | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
I'm going to get my jacket. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
Rats. Modern reproduction it is. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
Do you think people would know? | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
-Yes. -Only the ones that can read. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:33 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:11:33 | 0:11:34 | |
So it's back to the drawing board. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:38 | |
This is much harder than I thought it would be. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
Chin up, Ching. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
What about this? | 0:11:42 | 0:11:43 | |
What is it? | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
That's quite cool, isn't it? | 0:11:48 | 0:11:50 | |
Is that a traditional well? | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
It's a French well bucket. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
I find it really charming. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
I think others would, too. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
It's a good-looking thing. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
It's a wrought-iron pail for drawing water from a well, | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
hailing from la belle France. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:05 | |
Shall we try and bargain, get this for, like, £10? | 0:12:05 | 0:12:08 | |
I think we've got to start trying. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
I like the way you think, by the way. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
You're smiling and it's all light and breezy, but it seems ruthless. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
I've been known to haggle | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
where the buyer's said "no" and I'm still haggling. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:23 | |
Excellent. Time to talk money with Jane. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
So we found something. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
-A small bucket. -Yes. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
This gentleman, all his things come from France. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
He goes to France a lot. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:34 | |
And the best on that is 45. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
No room for manoeuvre? | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
I can phone him, but not much. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
OK. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:43 | |
Every little helps, as they say. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:45 | |
Of course. I will try. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
While Jane calls the owner of the pail, they'll browse on. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
And it doesn't take long for Ching to find something. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
I found it, Paul. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
What is it? | 0:12:58 | 0:13:00 | |
Lucky cat. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
Look, he's got a little lotus flower on his head. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:04 | |
It means he's enlightened. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
And look how many lotus flowers there are. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
It's a lucky cat. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
There's no age to that. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:13 | |
It's a late-20th-century ceramic cat, again hailing from China. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
It is modern, but priced at £28. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
It's... It's a charming thing. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
-It's delightful. -Yeah. -What do you want to pay for that? | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
I would want to pay...£18 for this. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
We're going to take a punt on the lucky cat. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
Ching's determined, and that's now two potential buys in one shop - | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
maybe a chance of a better deal. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
We'll try and haggle on this. If we get 50 for both... | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
Why not? Yes, let's. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:45 | |
-Yeah. -I like your style. Come on, let's do this. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
Yes. We've got the cat. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:49 | |
And it's lucky. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:51 | |
We need some. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
Back to Jane they go. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
And Ching's straight into haggle mode. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
I was hoping that this, | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
both the cat and the bucket, | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
would go for...55. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
I can do the two for 60. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
What do you think? Will you go for them? | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
-Yeah, let's do it. -I think we're doing it. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
We've got the cat. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:17 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
Nothing can go wrong. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:20 | |
And it's lucky. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:21 | |
Famous last words! | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
That's the French bucket for £40 and the lucky pussy for £20. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:30 | |
That's the cat's pyjamas! | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
-Thank you so much. -All right, you're welcome. -Thank you. -Enjoy. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
Natasha's keen to find out a bit more about Aldo's food philosophy. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:41 | |
So what made you stand out, then? What's your signature dish? | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
I think what makes me stand out is I try to keep it simple. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
My ingredients do all the talking for my cooking. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
And season. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
I work with seasons. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
I love being...creative with food. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
They're heading for the environs of the village of Clayton, West Sussex. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
In honour of Aldo's love of simple, traditional ingredients, | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
they're taking a break from shopping | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
to visit a local place that produced exactly that - | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
a site the locals have, for more than a century, | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
lovingly called Jill Windmill. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:22 | |
They're meeting Windmill Society trustee Simon Potter. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:26 | |
-Here we come. -Here we go. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
-Isn't that great? -My windmill. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
Mulino a vento! | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
Beautiful place. Ciao. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
Jill is a rare working 19th-century corn windmill, | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
which the society Simon represents | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
has painstakingly restored to full working order. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:45 | |
She's a magnificent example of the mills that were once a central part | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
of countryside life all over Britain - | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
and seriously profitable businesses. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
Nowadays, Jill mills local organic flour, | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
which is definitely of interest to Aldo. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-Nice to meet you. -Do you have windmills out in Italy? | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
Of course we have windmills. I grew up with these things. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
And we make our pasta flour from these. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
-How good is that? -Flour! | 0:16:08 | 0:16:10 | |
-It's Sussex... -Pasta! Pizza! | 0:16:10 | 0:16:11 | |
Sussex grain from a Sussex windmill. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
That's all I can think of. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:14 | |
You've lost him, Simon. You've lost him to pasta and pizza. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
She's trying to teach me about antiques. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:18 | |
If I give you some flour, will you make pasta for us? | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
By the time I finish with you two today, you'll be making pasta. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
Sounds good. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:24 | |
At the height of the Victorian period, Jill was a busy working mill | 0:16:24 | 0:16:28 | |
providing this area with essential flour | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
for the bread that fed the local people. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
At any one time, she was staffed by only two workers. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:37 | |
It would have been run by a miller and a boy. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
The boy would start work at age eight | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
and he would not see his 40th birthday. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:43 | |
The main problem was the dust. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
Like miners underground, they would get dust in the lungs | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
because he was on the floor, where the flour was ending up, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
and he would have miller's lung very early in his life | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
and wouldn't last very long. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
Miller's lung, so that's the inhalation? | 0:16:54 | 0:16:56 | |
The illness meant millers may have had a short life expectancy. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:01 | |
But whilst they were working, | 0:17:01 | 0:17:02 | |
mills like these were extremely profitable. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:04 | |
When this was commercial, this mill was bringing in | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
£2,500 a year in 1830, which is about 2½ million. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
-Wow! -So it was a good life, but a short life. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
A good but a short life. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:14 | |
They always said you should marry a miller | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
because at 41 you'd be the richest widow for miles. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
I'm learning more in two minutes here | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
than I've learned in 45 years in England. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
But the huge profit mills could make was also increased by some | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
rather underhand practices. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
There wouldn't be just flour in it in those days. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
The miller would be making money by adding other nasties in it, | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
like chalk, ground bones. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:36 | |
-He would not? -Oh, absolutely. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
I was just going to ask that - they must've added other things to it. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
There was a lot of things. The best thing, actually, was called alum, | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
which is aluminium sulphate. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
The reason for adding that - first of all, it bulks out flour. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
Secondly, it absorbs water. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
So for a given quantity of flour, you can get a larger white product. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
So housewives got good at testing their flower for contaminants. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:59 | |
So the Victorian housewife would have to be almost a chemist. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
She'd have books that say, "How do I test my flour to see if there's chalk in it?" | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
And they would have things like hydrochloric acid in the kitchen | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
to test the flour. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:10 | |
Nowadays, Jill occasionally mills small amounts of organic flour | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
made from local grain, | 0:18:14 | 0:18:15 | |
and the idea of that is enough to have Aldo straining to get inside. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:20 | |
I've heard enough. I need to go and see this place now. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:26 | |
This is awesome. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
Look at this. It's like a living antique. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
We are walking into an antique. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
-This is my new house. -You wish! | 0:18:33 | 0:18:35 | |
I love this. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:36 | |
This is amazing. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:38 | |
The mill works by harnessing wind power in the sails which, | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
if the wind is strong enough, | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
drives the mechanism to crush dry grain into flour. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
-OK, so this is where it all starts? -Yes. And you use a bag of grain. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-You do realise who's inspecting the grain now? -Exactly, yes. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
-It has to be good quality. -Yes. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:54 | |
You can see it's much smaller than the normal grain, | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
-because it's organic. -I want to eat it now. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
Sadly, this grain is staying in the bag today. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
There isn't a strong enough wind to mill, | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
but there might be for the sails to turn if they're lucky. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
-Would you like to start our windmill? -Yeah, because you need muscles for this, don't you? | 0:19:08 | 0:19:12 | |
Pull tight. Just keep pulling. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:13 | |
What do you reckon? What are the chances? | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
-I don't think so. -I don't think so. -It didn't look like we had wind. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
-We have wind. -Slowly but surely - there it goes. -My goodness. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:24 | |
She's a beautiful sight. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
Jill is going rock and roll here. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
I think it's safe to say Aldo's smitten with Jill the Mill. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
This has been an amazing experience. | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
-Simon... -Nice to have met you. All the best. -You're a top man. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
Meanwhile, Ching and Paul are heading towards the next shop. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:44 | |
-I'm feeling lucky. -Good. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:45 | |
I think you're going to be my lucky Scottish charm. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:49 | |
I'll take that. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:51 | |
It's because you're a Scot and you have bags of charm. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:55 | |
They're getting on swimmingly. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
All the auspices are good | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
as they drive back to Brighton. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
They're heading into North Lane Antiques and Flea Market | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
and meeting dealer Alan. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
Bit of an adventure, huh? | 0:20:10 | 0:20:11 | |
It is. Good, isn't it? | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
-Oh! -Hello there. How are you? | 0:20:13 | 0:20:15 | |
There's a Buddha. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:16 | |
You didn't even get to reception! | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
You are keen, Ching. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
-Hello. -Hello. -Sorry, awfully bad mannered. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-How are you? -Very well. Are you all right? -I'm Ching. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
-Have a wee look around? -Please do, yeah. -Thanks very much. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
They already have two lots for auction, | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
but they're determined to add to their haul. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
Buying under pressure - I love it! | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
What are we going to go for? | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
Er... | 0:20:42 | 0:20:44 | |
Something that says... | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
"Buy me. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:47 | |
"I'm priceless". | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
But it's Asian antiques Ching's really keen on. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
I did see something along here. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
Up here? | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
Yeah, look, that little Asian sort of ashtray. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
Wee Satsuma piece? | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
That's what it is, yeah. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
-Yeah, the detail on that is not bad, huh? -I agree with you. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
-It's not bad. -Shall we have a look at it? | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
-You can ask, yes. -Yes? | 0:21:15 | 0:21:17 | |
Looks nice. Oh, Alan! | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
-We scoured. There we are. -That's our weapon. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
A Satsuma dish. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:23 | |
-What is this? -Satsuma. It's a Japanese... | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
-Oh, Satsuma butterfly dish. -Yes. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:29 | |
Satsuma ware is a type of Japanese earthenware | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
which became very popular in the West | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
in the late Victorian and Edwardian period. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
Look, it's not uncommon. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
This is going to be... | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
late Meiji, Taisho, interwar, | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
and they're churning these out for Western consumption, | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
in all honesty. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:49 | |
-It wouldn't be for indigenous use. -OK. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
-So... -But it's an uncommon form. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
Not unattractively modelled and decorated. | 0:21:54 | 0:21:57 | |
Ticket price is £15. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
Yeah. It's, frankly, no money. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
Yeah. Take a punt on it? | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
-Um... -Could he give us a good price? | 0:22:05 | 0:22:10 | |
If you fancy it. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
I think Ching does, you know, Paul. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
And Paul's eye has caught something else. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
Now, I'm no great lover of Masonic material, if it's not early - | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
and by "early", I mean first half of the 19th century and beyond - | 0:22:21 | 0:22:25 | |
but that is... | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
..a lot of silver for your money. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:31 | |
This is a Masonic jewel - | 0:22:32 | 0:22:33 | |
a silver badge, denoting membership of a lodge of Freemasons. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
£40 is no money. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
£40! Really? I wouldn't have picked it up. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
Nor I. This is head not heart, make no bones about it. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
Yes, this is just a business. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:48 | |
This leaves me cold but that's a very fairly priced jewel, | 0:22:48 | 0:22:53 | |
by any measure. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:54 | |
Paul thinks that might be a good strategic buy, | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
as might the Satsuma-ware bowl Ching likes. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:01 | |
Game on, then. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:02 | |
Do you want to win this? Do you want to perhaps beat your buddy Aldo? | 0:23:03 | 0:23:09 | |
Listen, we're mates but we're not buddies. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
So, you do want to beat him? | 0:23:14 | 0:23:16 | |
-Yes! -We need profits. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:18 | |
And the only way to make those is to buy items. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
That's priced up at £15. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:23 | |
-The wee Satsuma dish. -Please can we have it for a fiver? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
No. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:28 | |
It's not mine to do that with. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:29 | |
-£10? -The best I can do, technically, is 13.50 | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
but I'll get away with 12. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:33 | |
I know that sounds... | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
No, that's generous that you've gone beyond the ten. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
Thank you. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:39 | |
£40 on the jewel comes down to... | 0:23:39 | 0:23:42 | |
-We can make it 36... 35. -35 plus 12. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:46 | |
-£47. -Great. -I think it's well spent. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
-Going to do it? -Yes, going to do it. -Shake this gentleman's hand. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
-Thank you very much. -And a pleasure. -Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:54 | |
So, they've got the bowl and the Masonic jewel for £47 all-in. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:59 | |
Very decisive. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:00 | |
And that concludes today's shopping. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
Both teams are back on the road. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
I'm never worried about competition because I'm always winning. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
Oh, that's no pressure, then. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:10 | |
The word "losing" doesn't exist in my vocabulary. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
I say to my children, it's not about taking part it's about winning. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:17 | |
Oh, man! | 0:24:18 | 0:24:19 | |
Chefs, notoriously competitive. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
-And on it. -Absolutely. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
But this is going to be friendly competition. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
At least on the surface. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:29 | |
-Yes. -We'll keep smiling, no matter what. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
But inside we'll have a game plan, yes? | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
Terminators. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:37 | |
With the gauntlet firmly thrown down, | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
it's time they all rest up | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
at the end of this fiercely fought first day. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
So, nighty-night. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:45 | |
But nothing keeps these competitive chefs off the road for long. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
The next morning finds them raring to go. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
-Are you enjoying this trip so far? -I am. I love it. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
It's just so much fun. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:01 | |
Especially with you because I don't have too spend | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
that much time with you! | 0:25:04 | 0:25:06 | |
The gloves are coming off and no mistake! | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
But how are the experts feeling about their celebrities? | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
So, as suspected, Aldo is indeed a hot-headed Italian. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:17 | |
Who knew! | 0:25:18 | 0:25:19 | |
It's great, a bit of Italian fire. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
-Just what I needed. -There is no stress in Ching's kitchen. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
-Oh, really? -Seriously. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
She is fun, | 0:25:28 | 0:25:29 | |
but there's a wisdom there. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:31 | |
Everyone is itching to start day two's battle proper. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
-What a place. -Back for day two. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
What a place to meet! | 0:25:38 | 0:25:39 | |
-Beautiful. -Hello, little Scottish lady. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
I'm so looking forward to today. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:44 | |
I'm going to invest. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
-Yeah? -I'm going to take risks. -ALL: Oh! | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
-Even better! -I think we have to shift up a gear. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
-It's what we're going to do. -Shall we go? | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
Time for them all to get moving. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
Ciao! | 0:25:57 | 0:25:58 | |
But one team seems to be a bit quicker off the mark. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
OK, let's hear it roar. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
Oh, watch it go! | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
-Whoa! -How good is that? | 0:26:05 | 0:26:08 | |
-Come on, then. -My key doesn't work! | 0:26:08 | 0:26:11 | |
Bye-bye! | 0:26:11 | 0:26:13 | |
Come on, you two! | 0:26:15 | 0:26:16 | |
So far, Aldo and Natasha have two lots - | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
the Dad ring and the Art deco-ish earrings - | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
so they still have £360 left to play with today. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:28 | |
While Ching and Paul have four lots - | 0:26:31 | 0:26:34 | |
the French pail, the ceramic cat, | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
the Satsuma-ware bowl and the silver Masonic jewel. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:40 | |
They still have £293 in their pockets. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
There you go. Day number two. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
-How are you feeling? -I feel great. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:51 | |
-Good! -Yes, I'm excited. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:53 | |
I learnt so much from you yesterday. It was incredible. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
You told me you were going to be a hardline haggler | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
and you were. We got money off. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:01 | |
Both teams are heading to the same shop this morning. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
They're all driving to the town of Dorking in Surrey. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
Natasha and Aldo are the first to arrive at Talbot House | 0:27:10 | 0:27:13 | |
but parking is around the back. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:15 | |
Tradesmen's entrance? | 0:27:15 | 0:27:17 | |
I like the way that you organised this... | 0:27:17 | 0:27:18 | |
..celebrity back entrance for me. | 0:27:20 | 0:27:21 | |
Yeah, VIP entrance, I think. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
Well, I'm sure we'll find it. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:25 | |
Everything we need is right in there. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:28 | |
Dealers Wendy and Charles are in charge today. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:30 | |
-Lovely to meet you. My name's Aldo. -Hi, nice to meet you. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:33 | |
Now for some browsing. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:34 | |
Goodness me. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:40 | |
I just love a bell | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
because, you know, in the kitchen you have a bell, don't you? | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
-When your food is ready. -Service! -Service! | 0:27:45 | 0:27:46 | |
Oh, that's really nice. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
-BELL RINGS -Service! -Aah! | 0:27:48 | 0:27:50 | |
What's Aldo found? | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
-I like this. -You see, I really like this. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:55 | |
My mum used to have this and I quite like this kind of idea. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
Oh, really? So, where would that be? | 0:27:58 | 0:28:00 | |
-In the house in Italy? -Yeah. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:01 | |
-OK, so the washstand... -I grew up with this kind of stuff. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
It's a washstand with jug and basin, | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
probably Continental in origin, and is fairly modern. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:11 | |
I'm thinking of a girl's point of view. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
My wife would love this in her bathroom. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:15 | |
I think that might even be missing something | 0:28:15 | 0:28:17 | |
because there's a hole here. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:19 | |
Maybe this had some sort of extra pedestal on top. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
-Yeah, it looks like it did. -But I have to say, | 0:28:21 | 0:28:23 | |
together they do look the part. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:25 | |
There's no ticket price for the whole kit and caboodle, | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
but they'll take a note and browse on. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
And Natasha is starting to feel the pressure. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
I can't find a thing. Typical! | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
And the heat's really on because look who's arrived! | 0:28:40 | 0:28:43 | |
We're here! | 0:28:43 | 0:28:45 | |
Those two had better get browsing. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:48 | |
We've got our jackets off now. We mean business! | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
Like we didn't before? | 0:28:52 | 0:28:53 | |
We really mean business. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
If we roll our sleeves up, then it just gets ugly. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
Come on. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
Whoa! Oh! | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
And I was joking. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:05 | |
I don't think Ching was, Paul. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:06 | |
The only place I've not been in the whole shop | 0:29:06 | 0:29:09 | |
is where Paul and Ching are right now. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:11 | |
They're hogging what looks to be the best area. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
Typical Laidlaw. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
It's not like Natasha to be kept from a cabinet of goodies. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:20 | |
Guys, guys, could you stop hogging this section? | 0:29:20 | 0:29:23 | |
Look at you, you're in this beautiful cabinet section. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:26 | |
-I can't get in. -75% sale sign. So, this is where we went first. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
Do me a favour and wind things up. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:31 | |
I'm starting to perspire here. | 0:29:31 | 0:29:34 | |
OK? Wind it up. | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
But Natasha had better settle in - Ching seems quite determined. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
Today will see a bonanza of buying | 0:29:43 | 0:29:45 | |
and she's in no mood to be moved on. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:47 | |
-I'm going to be... -You're putting your foot down, aren't you? | 0:29:47 | 0:29:50 | |
You're being assertive. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:52 | |
That's right. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:53 | |
Modern candles have self-snuffing wicks. | 0:29:54 | 0:29:57 | |
Hello. Paul's spied something. | 0:29:57 | 0:29:59 | |
Will his celebrity like it? | 0:29:59 | 0:30:01 | |
I see a silver inkwell... | 0:30:01 | 0:30:04 | |
..domed form, sat atop an Onyx pen tray. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:11 | |
1920 Assay marks. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:14 | |
-That is beautiful. -£34. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:16 | |
That's really beautiful. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
Paul's hoping to build a job lot of silver, | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
including the Masonic jewel they bought yesterday. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
And, on that note, he's seen something else. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
That is a pencil and case. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:30 | |
It will be silver. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:34 | |
That little silver pencil also dates from the 1920s | 0:30:34 | 0:30:37 | |
and is designed to be worn on a fob chain. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:39 | |
On the ticket, £31. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
-I think that's a charming object. -Mmm. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:46 | |
They've agreed these might be canny buys | 0:30:46 | 0:30:48 | |
at a combined ticket price of £65. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
Time to speak to the dealer Charles. | 0:30:51 | 0:30:53 | |
Let me pitch an optimistic offer. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
-OK. -God loves a trier. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:58 | |
-We pitch in at £40 and see what comes back. -Fine. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:01 | |
Two purchases. We'd love to do some sort of a deal. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
Let me make the call. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:06 | |
Charles will make the owner that offer | 0:31:06 | 0:31:08 | |
but, meanwhile, Chin's resolve to resolve to spend boldly | 0:31:08 | 0:31:11 | |
is only intensifying. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:13 | |
I want to walk out with something big. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
OK. Be still. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:19 | |
One thing, at least. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:22 | |
At least one thing. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:23 | |
-Great! -One big and one small. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:25 | |
Stand by. Charles is back with a verdict on the inkwell and pencil. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:30 | |
£40 for cash is fine. | 0:31:30 | 0:31:32 | |
-Fantastic! -What do you think about that? | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
-Fantastic. Thank you so much. -OK. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:36 | |
That's a terrific deal for those two. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
But Natasha's fighting back. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:42 | |
She's commandeered a cabinet and found something she really likes. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:46 | |
What have we got here? | 0:31:46 | 0:31:49 | |
We've got some 1930s... | 0:31:49 | 0:31:51 | |
..tablemats. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:53 | |
Look at these. Aren't these cool? | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
So it comes with its little stand | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
and then we have got these cork mats | 0:31:59 | 0:32:01 | |
that have all sorts of different messages on them. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
Here's another. What does it say? | 0:32:04 | 0:32:06 | |
I just want to see them all. "Be careful, please." | 0:32:06 | 0:32:08 | |
"Dinner was made for eating, not for talking." | 0:32:10 | 0:32:12 | |
Well, Aldo likes both. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:14 | |
What about that? | 0:32:14 | 0:32:15 | |
"Choose thy company before thy meat." | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
He wouldn't have these anywhere near his restaurant | 0:32:18 | 0:32:20 | |
but maybe he'd like them for the auction. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
Ticket price on the set of cork tablemats is £28. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:26 | |
But will Aldo bite? | 0:32:26 | 0:32:28 | |
Look how fun they are. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:30 | |
Look at this message, Aldo. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
"Choose thy company before thy meat." | 0:32:32 | 0:32:35 | |
So much fun. What do you feel? | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
-I like them. -I quite like them, too. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:41 | |
I like the fact that they're not very expensive, as well. | 0:32:41 | 0:32:44 | |
They're not expensive, they are super-kitsch. | 0:32:44 | 0:32:47 | |
Kitsch! And thrifty! | 0:32:48 | 0:32:50 | |
Sounds like that might be added to their shopping list. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:53 | |
But, nearby, there really is no stopping the opposition. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:57 | |
You know how we've got a cat? | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
Are we in denial about the cat? | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
We do have the cat, you're right. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:04 | |
I think we need a fish to complement the cat. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:06 | |
I thought you were going to say, to feed the cat. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:09 | |
OK. Complement I get. We'll run with "complement the cat". | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
It's a Japanese bronze fish, probably a carp, | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
from the Victorian or Edwardian period. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
I think it's a lucky ornament to have in any house. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:21 | |
I think that's how we're going to sell it in the auction. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
It's £95! | 0:33:25 | 0:33:27 | |
Is that an auspicious number, Ching? | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
Well, actually, nine means longevity, so... | 0:33:34 | 0:33:37 | |
OK. | 0:33:37 | 0:33:39 | |
But what does Paul think? | 0:33:39 | 0:33:40 | |
-I am looking for quality. OK? -Yes. -Simple as that. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:44 | |
And do you know what? | 0:33:44 | 0:33:46 | |
That's not half bad, is it? | 0:33:46 | 0:33:47 | |
It's beautiful. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:48 | |
I agree with you, to be quite honest with you. | 0:33:48 | 0:33:52 | |
-So, what shall we do? -We ask, in this instance, | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
if Charles can get in touch with the dealer. And we won't make an offer, | 0:33:55 | 0:33:58 | |
we'll just say, "Look, what is the very least that can be | 0:33:58 | 0:34:00 | |
-"accepted on this?" -Fantastic. I agree. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:04 | |
Charles heads off to make the call... | 0:34:04 | 0:34:07 | |
giving this pair one last chance to browse. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
The very best is 75. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:14 | |
-OK. -We'll take it. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:16 | |
-I think we just took it. -Excellent. -PAUL LAUGHS | 0:34:16 | 0:34:18 | |
-Thank you very much, again. -Thank you, again. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:20 | |
They've hooked the fish with a £20 discount, | 0:34:20 | 0:34:23 | |
taking their total to five lots. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
But with £178 still in her purse, | 0:34:26 | 0:34:30 | |
is Ching finished? | 0:34:30 | 0:34:31 | |
-Right. Feeling good? -Yes. -Cracked it? | 0:34:31 | 0:34:35 | |
Yes, but we still need a pair of vases. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
-Oh. -HE LAUGHS | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
Sorry, for a second, I thought you said we needed another lot. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
We need another lot. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:44 | |
Because we need a pair. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:46 | |
-What's called a pair. -Right. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:48 | |
Double happiness. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:49 | |
Pairs of items, and even numbers, | 0:34:49 | 0:34:51 | |
are considered lucky in Chinese culture. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
So Ching thinks these might also bestow | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
good blessings on their buying. | 0:34:56 | 0:34:58 | |
-I'm happy with any happiness. -Double happiness, double money. -Double seems greedy happiness, to me. | 0:34:58 | 0:35:02 | |
It's not! This is gorgeous! | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
-Can I interest you in a pair of Japanese... -Where did this come from?! | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
..gorgeous vase. Look. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
You hold that one, | 0:35:09 | 0:35:10 | |
and I'm going to hold this one. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:12 | |
Actually, they are, indeed, | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
not a country mile off gorgeous. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:19 | |
The detail on this. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:21 | |
It's pretty. And look, it's not even brand-new, on the bottom. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:25 | |
Yeah... Good student. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
Ching's right. There's no modern mark because they probably date from | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
the late Victorian or Edwardian period. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
The ticket price is 165 smackers. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
I'm going to ask Charles. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:37 | |
He's done really well for us. Third time lucky. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
Oh, Charles! | 0:35:40 | 0:35:42 | |
-How can I help? -Hello, Charles. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:44 | |
-Hi, Ching. -We really need this. -Do you? | 0:35:44 | 0:35:47 | |
Yes, we do. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:48 | |
But what will they offer? | 0:35:48 | 0:35:49 | |
-£108 is the offer. -108 is a very lucky number. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:52 | |
I'm afraid we can't do that. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:53 | |
-OK. That's fair enough. -So, 115 is the very best that we can do. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:57 | |
-It's up to you. -115? | 0:35:57 | 0:36:00 | |
OK. Could we round it up, just by £1. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:04 | |
Eh? | 0:36:04 | 0:36:05 | |
-Yes. -Rounding it up? -Cos it needs to be... | 0:36:05 | 0:36:06 | |
-Yes. -OK... | 0:36:06 | 0:36:08 | |
So, it's 116? | 0:36:08 | 0:36:09 | |
116. Just so it's a nice even number. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:11 | |
Has that ever happened? Before? | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
-In history? -No. That's a... That's a first... | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:36:15 | 0:36:16 | |
..and more than delighted to round it up to 116. Perfect. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:19 | |
-Great. -Thank you very much. Thank you. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
A rather irregular haggle gives Ching | 0:36:21 | 0:36:23 | |
the even-numbered price she wanted. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:26 | |
And that team's mammoth buying session is over. Phew! | 0:36:26 | 0:36:29 | |
Meanwhile, Aldo and Natasha have cased the joint thoroughly, | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
and have decided they want the washstand with jug | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
and kitsch cork tablemats. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
So, they're heading to dealer Wendy. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
Look out, Wendy. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:42 | |
-We promised you we'd be back. -Yes. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:44 | |
He found something. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:45 | |
The washstand belongs to a dealer off-site. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:48 | |
135, she quoted for the stand and the jug and bowl. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:52 | |
But there is a little part missing. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
It's a mirror that sits on the back. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:57 | |
-We weren't sure. -The dealer hadn't brought it in on the day. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:00 | |
That's an unexpected bonus. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
Aldo's stepping up to the breach | 0:37:02 | 0:37:04 | |
to attempt to deal with owner Colleen. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:07 | |
OK, Colleen, stand by. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:09 | |
Colleen, are you ready for a call with Mr Zilli? | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
Are you ready, girl? | 0:37:13 | 0:37:15 | |
-Hi, is that Colleen? -'It is.' -It's Aldo Zilli here. | 0:37:15 | 0:37:20 | |
-'Hello.' -Hello. How are you? | 0:37:20 | 0:37:21 | |
-'How are you?' -Very good, thank you. -'I'm all right, thank you.' | 0:37:21 | 0:37:24 | |
We're very interested in your lovely washstand. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:28 | |
Do you have any idea of the best price you can do for me? | 0:37:28 | 0:37:32 | |
-'Well...' -Please? -'..I could go to 125. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
-'How about that?' -120, and it's all yours. Cash. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:40 | |
-'OK.' -Oh, Colleen, you're a star. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
Thank you so much. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:44 | |
With a healthy serving of Italian charm, | 0:37:44 | 0:37:47 | |
they have a washstand and jug with mirror included. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
But what of those quirky cork place mats? | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
They had on them £28. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:54 | |
-Which you loved. -I love them! | 0:37:54 | 0:37:56 | |
-25. -25. OK. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:58 | |
Deal done. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:00 | |
They've got both those lots for £145. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:03 | |
Bellissima! | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
Now, Ching and Paul have all their items for auction, | 0:38:08 | 0:38:11 | |
so they're in for a treat this afternoon. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:13 | |
There are worse ways to spend a day or two, are there not? | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
Oh, absolutely. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
-Can't get enough of this fresh air. -Mmm. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
Ching has always been a great animal lover, | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
so Paul is taking her to a famous nearby institution. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:26 | |
They're on their way to Horsham, | 0:38:29 | 0:38:31 | |
and the headquarters of the Royal Society | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
where they're meeting one of the society's top chaps, David Bowles. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
-Hello! -Hi. -Hello. -Welcome to the RSPCA. -David? | 0:38:40 | 0:38:42 | |
-I'm David, yeah. -Hello, I'm Ching. | 0:38:42 | 0:38:44 | |
-Hi David. Paul. -I'm David. Good to see you. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:46 | |
The RSPCA is the oldest animal welfare charity in the world | 0:38:46 | 0:38:51 | |
and one of Britain's most beloved organisations. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:55 | |
It's been protecting the nation's animals since 1824, | 0:38:55 | 0:38:59 | |
and Ching and Paul are here to learn a little more about this society's | 0:38:59 | 0:39:03 | |
amazing history and about its founder Richard Martin, | 0:39:03 | 0:39:07 | |
a nobleman and MP of the Georgian period | 0:39:07 | 0:39:10 | |
and perhaps Britain's very first | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
animal welfare campaigner. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:14 | |
He used to walk to the House of Commons past Smithfield, | 0:39:14 | 0:39:16 | |
which was and still is one of the biggest meat markets | 0:39:16 | 0:39:18 | |
in the whole of the country. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
And he used to see people beating their cows and their sheep | 0:39:20 | 0:39:22 | |
on their way to market. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:23 | |
Martin fought for a change in the law to stop people | 0:39:23 | 0:39:27 | |
mistreating their livestock. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
At a time when cruelty to animals was commonplace, | 0:39:29 | 0:39:32 | |
he was widely mocked by his peers | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
and his bill was opposed by many | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
prominent parliamentarians of the day. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
But he fought bravely on, | 0:39:39 | 0:39:40 | |
and the law was finally passed in 1822. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:44 | |
But he realised that nothing was happening. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:47 | |
And he realised that the only way you're going to get a law to be | 0:39:47 | 0:39:50 | |
enforced was to have people to enforce it. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
But he set up the SPCA, | 0:39:52 | 0:39:54 | |
the Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals, in 1824. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:57 | |
The newly formed SPCA employed inspectors | 0:39:58 | 0:40:02 | |
to patrol Smithfield meat market in London, enforcing the new law. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:06 | |
Their job was to educate, | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
but also, if the people couldn't be educated, | 0:40:08 | 0:40:11 | |
it was to take them to court. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:13 | |
How successful was the society when it started? | 0:40:13 | 0:40:15 | |
It was a struggle. They had to go into Smithfield, | 0:40:15 | 0:40:18 | |
and they were telling people about a new law | 0:40:18 | 0:40:20 | |
that they had no idea about, | 0:40:20 | 0:40:22 | |
and to tell them to stop beating or kicking their animals. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
So, it was really, really difficult. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:26 | |
Of course, he needed to pay people to do the work. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:30 | |
And he employed two people to start off with. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:32 | |
But, obviously, all of that money had to be raised. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:34 | |
And in the first five or six years of the society, | 0:40:34 | 0:40:37 | |
it almost went bankrupt several times. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:39 | |
In fact, Richard Martin went into prison | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
because he couldn't pay the bills. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:42 | |
Indeed, Richard Martin ended up dying in France | 0:40:42 | 0:40:45 | |
because he had to escape from his debtors. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
So, it's a really sad story of how passionate he was about animals, | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
that he would use his own money, but he had the foresight to create the | 0:40:51 | 0:40:54 | |
RSPCA, as we now know it. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:56 | |
As the years passed, | 0:40:56 | 0:40:57 | |
the society campaigned for more legislation | 0:40:57 | 0:41:00 | |
to control the then-popular entertainments. | 0:41:00 | 0:41:04 | |
Activities like dogfighting, bearbaiting, and cockfighting. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:08 | |
Times were tough for the society in the early years, but David's taking | 0:41:08 | 0:41:12 | |
Ching and Paul to their archive, to tell them about a new phase that | 0:41:12 | 0:41:17 | |
came about when a very prominent person took an interest. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:20 | |
For the first ten years, things were very precarious. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:22 | |
We didn't have much money. But, fortunately, | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
we had a new queen on the throne in 1837, | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
who was, obviously, Queen Victoria. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:31 | |
She was a great dog lover. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:32 | |
She had her own dogs and she loved dogs, and she loved the SPCA. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:36 | |
And she decided, of her own volition, in 1837, | 0:41:36 | 0:41:41 | |
to become a patron. And then, in 1840, she was so impressed | 0:41:41 | 0:41:44 | |
by our work, she gave us the "R". | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:49 | |
-Wow! -And that was a good turning point because it meant we had | 0:41:49 | 0:41:52 | |
the blessing of the monarch. We had recognition. | 0:41:52 | 0:41:54 | |
And, therefore, we started to get more money, | 0:41:54 | 0:41:57 | |
and that meant we could do more things and help more animals. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
And ever since then, every monarch has been our patron. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:03 | |
So, Queen Elizabeth II, she is our patron. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:06 | |
And the society still has the letter they received from our | 0:42:06 | 0:42:09 | |
current queen after she ascended to the throne | 0:42:09 | 0:42:12 | |
in 1952. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:14 | |
-Wow! -Fantastic stuff. -That's fantastic. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
What a legacy. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:18 | |
The society still runs around 70 animal shelters and clinics. | 0:42:18 | 0:42:22 | |
There's no shelter here at RSPCA HQ | 0:42:22 | 0:42:25 | |
but staff are welcome to bring their dogs to work. | 0:42:25 | 0:42:29 | |
And I think Ching's pleased to see them. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:31 | |
So, these are all rescue dogs | 0:42:31 | 0:42:34 | |
from the RSPCA or other organisations. | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
Some of them have had very, very dramatic and traumatic lives | 0:42:37 | 0:42:40 | |
-before they came here. -Mh-hm. -And, obviously, that's what we do. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
We rescue dogs from poor situations, | 0:42:43 | 0:42:45 | |
rehabilitate them and then give them good homes, | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
-and of these have all got fantastic homes now. -Amazing! | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
As you can see, they are all happy. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:52 | |
They are! Happy and healthy! | 0:42:52 | 0:42:54 | |
And very cheerful looking. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:56 | |
Aren't you all? Are you all friends? Are they all friends? | 0:42:56 | 0:42:59 | |
-Yes! -DOG BARKS | 0:42:59 | 0:43:00 | |
That's a yes! Just go. Go! | 0:43:00 | 0:43:03 | |
-Leave me here. I'm fine. -THEY LAUGH | 0:43:03 | 0:43:05 | |
I'm very happy. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
Can I steal one of these? | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
He's coming home with me. You don't know it yet. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:43:11 | 0:43:13 | |
Meanwhile, Aldo and Natasha are back | 0:43:14 | 0:43:17 | |
in the TR6, and they're motoring to their last shop. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:21 | |
They're aiming for the village of Godstone in Surrey, | 0:43:21 | 0:43:24 | |
where they're wasting no time heading straight to | 0:43:24 | 0:43:27 | |
Godstone Emporium, where dealer Claire awaits them. | 0:43:27 | 0:43:31 | |
-Hello. -Hello! -Good afternoon. | 0:43:31 | 0:43:34 | |
-Good afternoon. -Natasha. | 0:43:34 | 0:43:36 | |
-Claire. -Lovely to meet you. -Hi, Claire. | 0:43:36 | 0:43:39 | |
Natasha and Aldo better step to it. | 0:43:39 | 0:43:41 | |
HE HUMS | 0:43:41 | 0:43:43 | |
NATASHA LAUGHS | 0:43:43 | 0:43:44 | |
I leave you for one minute and you find a new girlfriend. | 0:43:46 | 0:43:49 | |
-I just fancied a dance. -THEY LAUGH | 0:43:49 | 0:43:51 | |
She is... | 0:43:51 | 0:43:53 | |
She's slightly small. | 0:43:53 | 0:43:55 | |
-She's not for me. She's not for me. -Oh, she's not for you. | 0:43:55 | 0:43:57 | |
Some serious browsing's what's we need here, Aldo. | 0:43:57 | 0:44:00 | |
I want to see this chair here. | 0:44:00 | 0:44:02 | |
-Look at that chair. Have you seen that chair? -Oh, I didn't see that. | 0:44:02 | 0:44:04 | |
Nice little corner chair. Reeded seat. | 0:44:04 | 0:44:07 | |
I haven't actually seen this before. | 0:44:07 | 0:44:08 | |
So, let's have a look. | 0:44:08 | 0:44:10 | |
-HE STRAINS -You got it OK? Is it shoogly? | 0:44:10 | 0:44:13 | |
-No. It's sturdy. -No, quite sturdy? | 0:44:14 | 0:44:16 | |
Lovely corner chair. | 0:44:16 | 0:44:17 | |
I mean, certainly it's time from when people were smaller. Daintier. | 0:44:17 | 0:44:21 | |
-For a lady. -Yeah, but my son would love something like this. | 0:44:21 | 0:44:25 | |
This Arts and Crafts corner chair is woven with a rush seat, | 0:44:25 | 0:44:28 | |
and dates from the early 20th century. | 0:44:28 | 0:44:30 | |
It's ticketed at £38. | 0:44:30 | 0:44:33 | |
Do we want it at half the price? | 0:44:35 | 0:44:36 | |
-Definitely. -I think so. -Definitely. | 0:44:36 | 0:44:39 | |
Definitely. | 0:44:39 | 0:44:40 | |
Shall we approach Claire with the corner chair? | 0:44:40 | 0:44:42 | |
Let's approach Claire with the corner chair! | 0:44:42 | 0:44:44 | |
OK, let's do it. I'm following your lead. | 0:44:44 | 0:44:46 | |
-Claire, we're coming to you, my love. -You hit it off. | 0:44:46 | 0:44:49 | |
Once more, that silver-tongued charmer Aldo will negotiate. | 0:44:49 | 0:44:53 | |
-Hello! -Finally, I've done some shopping. | 0:44:53 | 0:44:56 | |
The price tag is £38. | 0:44:56 | 0:45:00 | |
OK. | 0:45:00 | 0:45:01 | |
So, I'm prepared to pay... | 0:45:01 | 0:45:04 | |
less than that. So, you've got to give me some kind of indication. | 0:45:04 | 0:45:07 | |
What would you take? | 0:45:07 | 0:45:09 | |
And I need to make a bit of dosh. | 0:45:09 | 0:45:11 | |
-What would you say to 25? -25? | 0:45:11 | 0:45:14 | |
25. We come down to 25. | 0:45:14 | 0:45:16 | |
I think, 22, I'll have it. | 0:45:16 | 0:45:18 | |
-£22? -£22. | 0:45:18 | 0:45:20 | |
-Brava, Claire! -CLAIRE LAUGHS | 0:45:20 | 0:45:22 | |
-There you go! -I told you, you wouldn't know what's hit you. | 0:45:23 | 0:45:26 | |
Yes. That's hit me like an avalanche. | 0:45:26 | 0:45:27 | |
Pay for the chair, quick! | 0:45:27 | 0:45:29 | |
He's off. And I'm left to pay! | 0:45:29 | 0:45:32 | |
Aldo works his haggling magic again, | 0:45:32 | 0:45:34 | |
and they got that last lot for £22 only. | 0:45:34 | 0:45:37 | |
He really is running away with himself. | 0:45:37 | 0:45:39 | |
So, everyone's all bought up, | 0:45:44 | 0:45:45 | |
and it's time to see what they make of each other's lots. | 0:45:45 | 0:45:47 | |
Sure. Yeah. Let's do it. | 0:45:49 | 0:45:51 | |
-ALDO: -Ah, no. That looks good. | 0:45:51 | 0:45:53 | |
Ooh! Look at all this East Asian stuff! | 0:45:53 | 0:45:56 | |
-CHING: -We've spent all our money. -You did not? Every single penny? | 0:45:56 | 0:45:59 | |
-Well, most of it. -Yeah, we did. | 0:45:59 | 0:46:01 | |
I've no idea what we spent but we've not got much left! | 0:46:01 | 0:46:03 | |
You're not going to sell that, are you? A bucket. | 0:46:03 | 0:46:05 | |
-CHING: -It's like a historical bucket... -Uh-huh. -..from France. | 0:46:05 | 0:46:09 | |
-Still works. -OK. -From Marie Antoinette's farm. | 0:46:09 | 0:46:11 | |
-I was about to say "Jeanne d'Arc"? -Absolutely. -Was she...? | 0:46:11 | 0:46:13 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:46:13 | 0:46:15 | |
That's a fib, Paul. | 0:46:15 | 0:46:18 | |
What of the lucky modern ceramic cat? | 0:46:18 | 0:46:20 | |
It's so cute. It's a lucky cat. | 0:46:20 | 0:46:22 | |
And it's an enlightened cat, cos it's got a lotus flower on its head. | 0:46:22 | 0:46:24 | |
-Ah, so, you read into the symbolism? -Yes. Into the symbolism. And it's got... -We missed a trick. | 0:46:24 | 0:46:29 | |
They seem to admire the felicitous feline. | 0:46:29 | 0:46:32 | |
But what about the job lot of silver, | 0:46:32 | 0:46:34 | |
comprising Masonic jewel, pencil, and inkwell? | 0:46:34 | 0:46:37 | |
We've also got some amazing silver. | 0:46:37 | 0:46:39 | |
A Masonic jewel, | 0:46:39 | 0:46:42 | |
-a silver inkwell on onyx. -Oh, is that marked for silver? | 0:46:42 | 0:46:45 | |
-It is, yes. -Was it expensive? -No. -What do you mean, no? | 0:46:45 | 0:46:49 | |
We got a steal. | 0:46:49 | 0:46:50 | |
That one seems to have Natasha worried. | 0:46:50 | 0:46:52 | |
Assayed, almost 70g. | 0:46:52 | 0:46:55 | |
What more do you want me to tell you? | 0:46:55 | 0:46:57 | |
Diamonds set into the back. | 0:46:57 | 0:47:00 | |
-Just kidding about the diamonds. -THEY LAUGH | 0:47:00 | 0:47:02 | |
-I don't know about you, but I was perspiring, there. -Making them sweat! | 0:47:02 | 0:47:05 | |
-Come on! -What did we pay for that trio? | 0:47:05 | 0:47:07 | |
-So, it was about 70-something. -72, I think. -Yeah. | 0:47:07 | 0:47:11 | |
Was this in the shop that we were in? | 0:47:11 | 0:47:13 | |
That team are looking lucky. | 0:47:13 | 0:47:14 | |
What about Aldo and Natasha's haul? | 0:47:14 | 0:47:17 | |
Well, I can see they're gobsmacked, excited. Don't panic. OK? | 0:47:17 | 0:47:20 | |
-ALDO: -OK. -THEY LAUGH | 0:47:20 | 0:47:22 | |
-CHING: -I love the earrings. | 0:47:22 | 0:47:24 | |
-Thank you. -Aren't they gorgeous? -Yes. | 0:47:24 | 0:47:26 | |
-ALDO: -She chose that. | 0:47:26 | 0:47:27 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:47:27 | 0:47:30 | |
But all eyes are on Aldo's rogue jewellery purchase. | 0:47:30 | 0:47:33 | |
The Dad ring! | 0:47:33 | 0:47:34 | |
We need to pick this up because I need to show you what it is. | 0:47:34 | 0:47:37 | |
-CHING: -Aah! Dad. | 0:47:37 | 0:47:39 | |
I'm not looking. | 0:47:39 | 0:47:40 | |
-I know! She hates it. -I'm not looking. | 0:47:40 | 0:47:42 | |
-Can you even handle that? -There's nothing I can do about it. | 0:47:42 | 0:47:45 | |
It's silver. It's silver, OK. | 0:47:45 | 0:47:47 | |
Go with that. It's marked for silver. | 0:47:47 | 0:47:50 | |
That's not a huge hit. | 0:47:50 | 0:47:52 | |
But what of the washstand Aldo adored, | 0:47:52 | 0:47:54 | |
now reunited with its mirror? | 0:47:54 | 0:47:56 | |
-What do you make of this? -I love it, actually. | 0:47:56 | 0:47:59 | |
-Yes. It's a washstand, right? -It's super chic. | 0:47:59 | 0:48:01 | |
-With the stand, the mirror for your ablutions. -ALDO: -You really love it? | 0:48:01 | 0:48:05 | |
-It's lovely. -CHING: -Yeah, I think it's absolutely gorgeous, actually. | 0:48:05 | 0:48:08 | |
Over 100. | 0:48:10 | 0:48:12 | |
£120. | 0:48:12 | 0:48:13 | |
£120?! That's quite dear. | 0:48:13 | 0:48:16 | |
Hang on! Hang on! Hang on! Yes! Yes! | 0:48:16 | 0:48:18 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:48:18 | 0:48:20 | |
-OK. -ALDO: -We spend very little and we're going to make a lot. | 0:48:20 | 0:48:24 | |
-OK, Yeah. -Ha-ha. Fighting talk! -Are you feeling confident? | 0:48:24 | 0:48:28 | |
-It's battle showdown. -ALDO: -I always feel confident. | 0:48:28 | 0:48:32 | |
But how confident are they when the opposition's backs are turned? | 0:48:32 | 0:48:35 | |
If that cat makes money at £20, | 0:48:37 | 0:48:39 | |
then it is a seriously lucky cat. | 0:48:39 | 0:48:42 | |
Cos that ain't no antique. | 0:48:42 | 0:48:43 | |
The washstand is a charmer but it ain't an antique, | 0:48:43 | 0:48:46 | |
and it's in an antique auction. | 0:48:46 | 0:48:48 | |
I have a feeling they're having a laugh about my ring. | 0:48:48 | 0:48:52 | |
-They did not look impressed, did they? -No. | 0:48:52 | 0:48:54 | |
The Dad ring. Ha-ha-ha! | 0:48:54 | 0:48:56 | |
But I think I'll have the last laugh. | 0:48:56 | 0:48:58 | |
I don't know who's going to win this. | 0:48:58 | 0:49:00 | |
-Really? -I know who should win it. -THEY LAUGH | 0:49:00 | 0:49:02 | |
-Are we going to win? -No matter what happens. -It doesn't matter. | 0:49:02 | 0:49:05 | |
-We're triumphant. In our Triumph. -We are... | 0:49:05 | 0:49:07 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:49:07 | 0:49:09 | |
Well, you're not triumphant yet. | 0:49:09 | 0:49:11 | |
On this road trip, our teams have | 0:49:11 | 0:49:13 | |
journeyed from Brighton, in East Sussex, | 0:49:13 | 0:49:15 | |
to Chichester, in West Sussex, | 0:49:15 | 0:49:17 | |
where they're now all headed to auction. | 0:49:17 | 0:49:20 | |
-We've known each other for 20 years. -Yeah. | 0:49:20 | 0:49:22 | |
And we've really got on, haven't we? | 0:49:22 | 0:49:26 | |
Up until the next hour. | 0:49:26 | 0:49:28 | |
-Well, I think our friendship... -It could all change. -Yeah. It could all change... | 0:49:28 | 0:49:31 | |
-basically. -You're not going to talk to me again? | 0:49:31 | 0:49:34 | |
If you're a sore loser, | 0:49:34 | 0:49:36 | |
that's it. We're done. | 0:49:36 | 0:49:37 | |
-Are you a good loser? -Dunno. -Because I'm not. | 0:49:37 | 0:49:39 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:49:39 | 0:49:42 | |
So, there's plenty at stake as they arrive at Henry Adams Auctioneers. | 0:49:42 | 0:49:46 | |
-Oh, here they come. -PAUL LAUGHS | 0:49:46 | 0:49:48 | |
-Oh, man. I hope they're ready. -There they are. | 0:49:48 | 0:49:51 | |
Hello. And they're still smiling. | 0:49:51 | 0:49:53 | |
-Don't know why. -Morning. -You're still smiling! | 0:49:53 | 0:49:56 | |
-Expertly done. -CHING: -How are you? -I am good. | 0:49:57 | 0:49:59 | |
-How are you, partner? -Mwah. Mwah. | 0:49:59 | 0:50:03 | |
-How are you? -Lovely to see you. Another beautiful day. | 0:50:03 | 0:50:05 | |
Certainly is. | 0:50:05 | 0:50:07 | |
Ching and Paul started with £400. | 0:50:07 | 0:50:10 | |
They spent £338 on six lots. | 0:50:10 | 0:50:14 | |
While Aldo and Natasha also started with £400, | 0:50:14 | 0:50:17 | |
they spent £270 and have five lots in today's sale. | 0:50:17 | 0:50:21 | |
But what does auctioneer Rachel Trembath think of our celebrities' haul? | 0:50:23 | 0:50:26 | |
I think it's an interesting assortment of items. | 0:50:28 | 0:50:32 | |
Probably the best performing items will be the Masonic lot, | 0:50:32 | 0:50:36 | |
which has got the little silver retractable pencil. | 0:50:36 | 0:50:38 | |
Just because you've got the intrinsic silver value. | 0:50:38 | 0:50:40 | |
Also, the Japanese pair of vases. | 0:50:40 | 0:50:44 | |
So, it's all done bar the shouting. | 0:50:44 | 0:50:46 | |
Time for the first lot. | 0:50:46 | 0:50:49 | |
First up, it's godfather of Aldo and Natasha's lots... | 0:50:49 | 0:50:53 | |
the Dad ring. | 0:50:53 | 0:50:54 | |
£15, anyone? | 0:50:54 | 0:50:56 | |
-MAN: -Might give you a tenner. | 0:50:56 | 0:50:59 | |
£10, spoken bid. | 0:50:59 | 0:51:01 | |
£10 in the room. | 0:51:01 | 0:51:02 | |
Any further bids? 12! | 0:51:02 | 0:51:04 | |
-Ooh! -Yes! | 0:51:04 | 0:51:05 | |
-15. Thank you. -15. | 0:51:05 | 0:51:06 | |
17. | 0:51:06 | 0:51:08 | |
-20? 22? -ALDO LAUGHS | 0:51:08 | 0:51:10 | |
£20, then? £20, on my left. | 0:51:10 | 0:51:13 | |
£20. Any further bids? | 0:51:13 | 0:51:15 | |
I will be putting the hammer down. | 0:51:15 | 0:51:17 | |
-For £20. -HAMMER FALLS | 0:51:17 | 0:51:18 | |
-Yes! -Yay! -What did I tell you? | 0:51:18 | 0:51:22 | |
Seems Aldo made the saleroom an offer it couldn't refuse. | 0:51:22 | 0:51:25 | |
A profit! Who'd have thought that? | 0:51:25 | 0:51:28 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:51:28 | 0:51:29 | |
Now it's Ching and Paul's ceramic cat. | 0:51:32 | 0:51:34 | |
Will it bring them the good fortune it promised? | 0:51:34 | 0:51:38 | |
-£10. -Yes. Bid. | 0:51:38 | 0:51:39 | |
£10. | 0:51:39 | 0:51:40 | |
£12, sir? 15. | 0:51:40 | 0:51:42 | |
15. 17? | 0:51:42 | 0:51:44 | |
17, then. Gentleman in the middle. | 0:51:44 | 0:51:46 | |
Any further bids? | 0:51:46 | 0:51:48 | |
I will be selling, then, for £17. | 0:51:48 | 0:51:50 | |
HAMMER FALLS | 0:51:50 | 0:51:51 | |
It's a loss, but not a big one. | 0:51:51 | 0:51:54 | |
You know what? I feel good about it. | 0:51:54 | 0:51:55 | |
It has a home now. | 0:51:55 | 0:51:57 | |
Another lot for Ching and Paul. | 0:51:57 | 0:52:00 | |
The Japanese Satsuma-ware bowl. | 0:52:00 | 0:52:02 | |
£20, anyone? 15, then. | 0:52:02 | 0:52:05 | |
15, I've got. 15, I've got. Do I see 17? | 0:52:05 | 0:52:07 | |
-Small profit? -17 on the net. | 0:52:07 | 0:52:09 | |
20? | 0:52:09 | 0:52:11 | |
£17, then, on the internet. | 0:52:11 | 0:52:12 | |
Do I see 20 anywhere? | 0:52:12 | 0:52:14 | |
Any further bids? | 0:52:14 | 0:52:15 | |
This is your new lucky number. | 0:52:15 | 0:52:16 | |
Selling, then, for 17. | 0:52:16 | 0:52:18 | |
HAMMER FALLS | 0:52:18 | 0:52:19 | |
The second lot to sell for £17. | 0:52:19 | 0:52:22 | |
But this one's luckier. | 0:52:22 | 0:52:24 | |
Wow! Two lots of 17. | 0:52:24 | 0:52:26 | |
One loss, one profit. | 0:52:26 | 0:52:28 | |
Now, a lot for Aldo and Natasha. | 0:52:28 | 0:52:30 | |
The washstand with mirror and jug that Aldo loved. | 0:52:30 | 0:52:33 | |
£30? Nice decorative piece. | 0:52:33 | 0:52:36 | |
Would look nice in a conservatory. | 0:52:36 | 0:52:38 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, this is reminding me of my mum. | 0:52:38 | 0:52:41 | |
That's why I bought it. All those years ago. | 0:52:41 | 0:52:43 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:52:43 | 0:52:44 | |
And it was in one of her bathrooms. | 0:52:44 | 0:52:45 | |
I don't know him. Just so you know, I don't know him. | 0:52:45 | 0:52:49 | |
£30, anyone? | 0:52:49 | 0:52:51 | |
£20? 22. | 0:52:51 | 0:52:52 | |
-Cost me a fortune! -Oh, it's going. | 0:52:52 | 0:52:54 | |
30. 32. 35? | 0:52:54 | 0:52:57 | |
£32, then? £32 in the gallery. | 0:52:58 | 0:53:00 | |
-Do I see 35? -Where's the internet, guys? | 0:53:00 | 0:53:02 | |
-Selling for 32. -HAMMER FALLS | 0:53:03 | 0:53:05 | |
My poor mum. She will be devastated. | 0:53:05 | 0:53:07 | |
Mamma mia! | 0:53:07 | 0:53:08 | |
Mamma mia, indeed. | 0:53:08 | 0:53:10 | |
That's an unfortunate loss for those two. | 0:53:10 | 0:53:12 | |
-I think this lot aren't impressed with our style. -ALDO: -Oh, dear. | 0:53:12 | 0:53:15 | |
Now it's the pair of Japanese vases that stole Ching's heart. | 0:53:17 | 0:53:21 | |
Our auctioneer appreciated them but will the crowd? | 0:53:21 | 0:53:23 | |
£30. 32. 35? 37. | 0:53:24 | 0:53:28 | |
40? | 0:53:28 | 0:53:30 | |
-37, then, in the gallery. Any further bids? -Oh, no! | 0:53:30 | 0:53:33 | |
-We'll be selling them for £37. -HAMMER FALLS | 0:53:33 | 0:53:36 | |
They didn't find their market today. | 0:53:36 | 0:53:38 | |
Unlucky. | 0:53:38 | 0:53:40 | |
-I'm sorry, Paul! -Oh, dear! | 0:53:40 | 0:53:42 | |
Now, it's Aldo and Natasha's quirky cork tablemats | 0:53:44 | 0:53:47 | |
from the 1930s. Will the crowd see their charms? | 0:53:47 | 0:53:51 | |
-Start at ten? £10. -Wahey! | 0:53:51 | 0:53:53 | |
£10. Do I see 12? | 0:53:53 | 0:53:55 | |
£10, to the spoken bid. | 0:53:55 | 0:53:57 | |
-Do I see 12? 12, thank you. -Yes! -Oh, yay! | 0:53:57 | 0:54:00 | |
15. Nope? | 0:54:00 | 0:54:01 | |
£15, then. | 0:54:01 | 0:54:03 | |
£15 in the front of the room. | 0:54:03 | 0:54:05 | |
-£15. Anyone want to come in at 17? -That's not so bad. | 0:54:05 | 0:54:08 | |
-Selling, then, for 15. -HAMMER FALLS | 0:54:08 | 0:54:10 | |
Not quite a corker. Ha! | 0:54:10 | 0:54:12 | |
But there are plenty more lots to come. | 0:54:12 | 0:54:14 | |
I'm not sure whether this is a good business to be in. | 0:54:14 | 0:54:17 | |
Ching and Paul's French bucket is next. | 0:54:17 | 0:54:20 | |
-£30, anyone? -It's really heavy. It'd look great in the garden. | 0:54:20 | 0:54:23 | |
20, then. 20, thank you. 20. | 0:54:23 | 0:54:26 | |
22, 25, 27, | 0:54:26 | 0:54:29 | |
30, 32, 35, 37, | 0:54:29 | 0:54:33 | |
40, 42, 45? | 0:54:33 | 0:54:35 | |
£42. Anyone want to come in at 45? | 0:54:35 | 0:54:38 | |
Will be selling, then. At £42. | 0:54:38 | 0:54:41 | |
HAMMER FALLS | 0:54:41 | 0:54:43 | |
That's pulled up a little profit for them. | 0:54:43 | 0:54:45 | |
-You've made £2. -Yes! -Well done. | 0:54:46 | 0:54:48 | |
-CHING: -£2, yay! | 0:54:48 | 0:54:51 | |
Aldo and Natasha's Art Deco-esque drop earrings are going next. | 0:54:51 | 0:54:56 | |
-£40? -Come on. Get in. | 0:54:56 | 0:54:58 | |
40? Nice pair of earrings. | 0:54:58 | 0:55:00 | |
Yeah. They look good. | 0:55:00 | 0:55:02 | |
£30. Nice decorative earrings. | 0:55:02 | 0:55:05 | |
Who's not bidding on these? Are you mad? | 0:55:05 | 0:55:07 | |
-20. Thank you. -That's it, sir. You'll look beautiful in them. | 0:55:07 | 0:55:10 | |
Thank you very much. £20. Do I see 22 anywhere? | 0:55:10 | 0:55:13 | |
-22. -Oh! -25? -Yes! -Yeah. | 0:55:13 | 0:55:16 | |
27? | 0:55:16 | 0:55:17 | |
30? 27, then, | 0:55:17 | 0:55:20 | |
-to the lady. -Ooh, we nearly made a profit. -£27 to the lady. | 0:55:20 | 0:55:23 | |
Do I see any further bids? | 0:55:23 | 0:55:24 | |
£27, then. | 0:55:24 | 0:55:26 | |
HAMMER FALLS | 0:55:26 | 0:55:28 | |
Another small profit sees them edging back on track. | 0:55:28 | 0:55:31 | |
-Oh. We made £2! -THEY LAUGH | 0:55:31 | 0:55:34 | |
One for Ching and Paul, now. | 0:55:34 | 0:55:35 | |
Their auspicious bronze Japanese fish is up. | 0:55:35 | 0:55:38 | |
-£20? -PAUL: -Glug, glug, glug! | 0:55:38 | 0:55:41 | |
Why did she say...? | 0:55:41 | 0:55:42 | |
15? £15? | 0:55:43 | 0:55:46 | |
Surely worth that. Nice at 15. Thank you. | 0:55:46 | 0:55:48 | |
15, I've got. Thank you. 15, I've got. Now looking for 17. | 0:55:48 | 0:55:51 | |
Any further bids? I will be selling, then, for £15. | 0:55:51 | 0:55:55 | |
HAMMER FALLS That one's still swimming. Sadly. | 0:55:55 | 0:55:59 | |
See this luck thing, Ching? | 0:55:59 | 0:56:01 | |
Did you walk under any ladders on the way to the auction room? Break a mirror this morning? | 0:56:01 | 0:56:05 | |
-ALDO LAUGHS -I think I did all of the above. | 0:56:05 | 0:56:07 | |
Another for Ching and Paul now. | 0:56:07 | 0:56:09 | |
Their job lot of silver items, | 0:56:09 | 0:56:11 | |
which they got for a song. | 0:56:11 | 0:56:13 | |
Can this save their chances? | 0:56:13 | 0:56:14 | |
It is worth more than 30. | 0:56:14 | 0:56:16 | |
-AUCTIONEER: -I'm looking for 32. | 0:56:16 | 0:56:17 | |
Thank you. 32. 35 with me, sir? 37? | 0:56:17 | 0:56:21 | |
37 to the gentleman on my right. | 0:56:21 | 0:56:24 | |
£37. | 0:56:24 | 0:56:25 | |
Any further bids? | 0:56:25 | 0:56:27 | |
I will be selling, then. | 0:56:27 | 0:56:28 | |
For £37. | 0:56:28 | 0:56:30 | |
HAMMER FALLS | 0:56:30 | 0:56:31 | |
That lot of silver might be worth more as scrap. | 0:56:31 | 0:56:35 | |
Bad luck, chaps. | 0:56:35 | 0:56:36 | |
37? That "7" is definitely not a lucky number for us today. | 0:56:36 | 0:56:40 | |
It's the last lot of the day. | 0:56:40 | 0:56:42 | |
Aldo and Natasha's corner chair. | 0:56:42 | 0:56:45 | |
Could it still have them sitting pretty? | 0:56:45 | 0:56:47 | |
£20 with me. Do I see 22 anywhere? | 0:56:47 | 0:56:50 | |
22. Thank you. | 0:56:51 | 0:56:52 | |
25 with me. | 0:56:52 | 0:56:54 | |
-27? -Yes! -30 with me. | 0:56:54 | 0:56:56 | |
32. 35 with me. | 0:56:56 | 0:56:59 | |
-£35 on the books. -ITALIAN ACCENT: -You trust that he's got this. | 0:56:59 | 0:57:02 | |
£35 on the books. | 0:57:02 | 0:57:03 | |
-Does anyone want to come in at 37? -Flustered businessman. | 0:57:03 | 0:57:05 | |
Any further bids? | 0:57:05 | 0:57:07 | |
Will be selling, then, for £35. | 0:57:07 | 0:57:10 | |
HAMMER FALLS | 0:57:10 | 0:57:12 | |
THEY CHEER | 0:57:12 | 0:57:13 | |
The last item was a real little earner for Aldo, | 0:57:15 | 0:57:18 | |
who's sure to be gracious in victory. | 0:57:18 | 0:57:21 | |
There's winners and there's losers. | 0:57:21 | 0:57:22 | |
-THEY LAUGH -OK. Enough of that. Let's go. | 0:57:22 | 0:57:24 | |
Get him out here, before his head's too big to get out of the door. | 0:57:24 | 0:57:29 | |
So, Paul and Ching started the trip with £400. | 0:57:30 | 0:57:33 | |
After auction costs are deducted, | 0:57:33 | 0:57:35 | |
they made an unlucky loss of £202.70, | 0:57:35 | 0:57:40 | |
leaving them with £197.30... | 0:57:40 | 0:57:43 | |
..while Aldo and Natasha also started with £400 | 0:57:46 | 0:57:49 | |
and, after costs, they made a loss of £101.22p, | 0:57:49 | 0:57:54 | |
leaving them with £298.78, | 0:57:54 | 0:57:57 | |
and...the title of winners. | 0:57:57 | 0:58:00 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:58:02 | 0:58:03 | |
We'll stick to cooking. And we'll leave it to the experts. | 0:58:03 | 0:58:05 | |
-It was such fun. -It was a lot of fun. | 0:58:05 | 0:58:07 | |
And I've learned so much. | 0:58:07 | 0:58:09 | |
You guys are just fantastic. | 0:58:09 | 0:58:11 | |
It's been so nice to meet you. | 0:58:11 | 0:58:12 | |
-PAUL: -Lovely working with you. | 0:58:12 | 0:58:13 | |
-Thank you so much. That was great fun. -Thank you so much. | 0:58:13 | 0:58:16 | |
-PAUL: -Well done, Aldo. -Take care. | 0:58:16 | 0:58:18 | |
-Thank you. -Yeah! | 0:58:18 | 0:58:20 | |
They may have had an unlucky day at the saleroom, | 0:58:20 | 0:58:22 | |
but our intrepid chefs have still learned a lot. | 0:58:22 | 0:58:25 | |
This really taught me so much. | 0:58:25 | 0:58:27 | |
-We've only just kind of... -Scratched the surface. -..scratched the surface | 0:58:27 | 0:58:30 | |
and its incredible, already. What an amazing world. | 0:58:30 | 0:58:33 | |
Tatty bye, then. | 0:58:33 | 0:58:34 |