0:00:02 > 0:00:04CAR HORN BEEPS The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- Oh!- Just want to touch base. - ..paired up with an expert...- Boo!
0:00:08 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11No hands!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Their mission - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16My office, now!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19But it's no easy ride.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- CAR ENGINE STUTTERS - Oh!
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:23 > 0:00:24- HORN BEEPS - I like that.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Who will take the biggest risk?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28This could end in disaster.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- But I love this.- Why would you buy something you're not going to use?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37No, I don't want to shake hands.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Let me get out of first gear.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50MUSIC: I Can't Help Myself by The Four Tops
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Woo!
0:00:54 > 0:00:57You'd better be on your best behaviour.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58We've got the Blue Peter gals -
0:00:58 > 0:01:00the vivacious Valerie Singleton
0:01:00 > 0:01:03and the dynamic Diane-Louise Jordan,
0:01:03 > 0:01:04and her little pooch, Bella.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09We're enjoying the countryside, but let's just get down to business.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11How are you with antiques?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Do you like them?- Oh, yes, I'm always doing courses on things
0:01:14 > 0:01:20and I did a course on antiques, and I've had loads of books on antiques.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24- Oh, my gosh, I've got real competition, have I?- No, no.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Watch out, Diane.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27MUSIC: Blue Peter Theme
0:01:27 > 0:01:30First aired in 1958, Blue Peter is the longest running
0:01:30 > 0:01:32children's programme in the world.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Valerie started presenting the show in 1962,
0:01:38 > 0:01:39and with a stint of ten years
0:01:39 > 0:01:41she's one of the longest-running presenters.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Love the pullover.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I wasn't certain yet whether I was going to be allowed
0:01:45 > 0:01:49to take him inside, but although lots of shops have signs up outside
0:01:49 > 0:01:51saying, "No dogs allowed",
0:01:51 > 0:01:54I couldn't recollect ever seen one saying, "No lions."
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Crikey!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Diane joined Blue Peter in 1990,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01when the show was bang up-to-date with cutting-edge technology.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05So you can not only send messages,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08but you can also receive them instantly,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10providing your friends are at the other side.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12So just let's finish this off.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14D-I-A-N-E.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16There, I hope Stuart and Katie are there.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Did she get a reply, I wonder?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25On this road trip, they each have £400 to spend.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Bella, I love the fact that you've got a friend.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Because do you know what Valerie said to me before we got in?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33She said, "I hope she doesn't bark," so no barking today
0:02:33 > 0:02:34then she'll like you. So far.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Don't show me up, all right?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39What a cute little dog dog.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42MUSIC: Heroes by Davie Bowie
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Another couple of dogs are antiques heroes,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Paul Laidlaw and Phil Serrell.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Both barking.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I remember the tail end of the Singleton, Purves, Noakes...
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Do not come that tail end stuff with me.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I was one.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- No, you were not. - But I've got a great memory.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- You were there at the beginning. - I wasn't.- Yeah.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I would be... What, they were early '70s,
0:03:04 > 0:03:05so I'd be five, six years old.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07You'd be about 40.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10My maths...
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Oh. Tumbleweed moment.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24The fellows have the supercool 1975 BMW 2002.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Back when I was a wee laddie watching Peter Purves,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31my old man drove a 2002.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Did he have the turbo?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Oh.- They used to race the 2002.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36That was a great car.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- The front spoiler... - Yeah.- ..2002 turbo in reverse,
0:03:40 > 0:03:45first time it had been done so that you knew to get out of its way when
0:03:45 > 0:03:47you saw it in the rear-view mirror.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I think Paul likes the car.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55And the girls have the nippy MGBT from 1970.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I used to have one of those.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00This, it looks like it should be... In the '60s, '70s,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03when these cars were out, these were the sports cars of the day.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06They were really cool to drive and all that sort of stuff.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Oh, my gosh!
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- Sorry, was that a pothole? - I think so.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10No, standard British road surface.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12My MG was white.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Look out, our marauding antiquers will be let loose
0:04:14 > 0:04:16in beautiful middle England.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Beginning in Olney in Buckinghamshire,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20our gang will hunt around Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
0:04:20 > 0:04:23before plumping for an auction in glorious Stratford-upon-Avon
0:04:23 > 0:04:25in Warwickshire.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29We haven't decided who is working with who, have we?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31This is a fight, Phil. You got any thoughts or preferences?
0:04:31 > 0:04:36Well, I kind of think that Valerie and I are a similar era.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38You're from the past, aren't you?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Watch it, Paul.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43There are our experts, looking suitably attired.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Hello there, both of you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Three of you!- Hello! Go on, out you get, fella.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48BELLA BARKS
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Hello.- How are you? Good to see you.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Who's this?- Come here. This is Bella. Bella, say hello.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Paul, you've got a friend.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Hey, for a little dog, Bella's got a big bark.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Good luck, Paul.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Have fun, we'll see you later. - Yeah, and you, my darling.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Right, seat belts. - Yeah, done.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Oh, it's gorgeous.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Good luck!- This is divine.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Let's get those big wheels moving.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I tell you why I'm also really so thrilled that you're my partner,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28is because you know everything.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- No, no!- Yeah, you do!- Don't set me up on that pedestal, you'll jinx it!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- All right. You know nothing! - That's right.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Now the nation wants to know the answer to this.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Are you ready for this?- Yeah.- Have you still got a Blue Peter badge?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I've got a gold Blue Peter badge.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- You've got a gold one?- Yeah.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- Would you sell it? - No, I'm going to keep it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50It's mine, it's my own badge.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52You tell him, Val.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57This pair is headed for the Buckinghamshire town of Olney.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03And the antiques centre is Valerie's first shopping destination.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Well, here we are, Valerie.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I think I've put too many coats on for today.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11And a scarf, too.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Gosh.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19With around 100 dealers showcasing their wares in here,
0:06:19 > 0:06:20what will tickle Valerie's fancy?
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Oh, where does one start?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Is this you let loose in a sweet shop?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31A little bit. My instinct would be to go for what I like,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33but that's not necessarily what's going to sell.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34So you are competitive, then, really?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Um, no. It would be nice to have things that sell.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39I say!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41TIM LAUGHS You've watched the show, then.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- PHIL WHISPERS:- I've got it. - What have you found?
0:06:54 > 0:06:55It's the 11th book.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57You have to find the first book,
0:06:57 > 0:06:58that's the one that's worth something.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Yes, but what we can do, we can add value.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- We can add value here. - What's it going for? £2. Wow.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Wait a minute, is it signed?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- It will be.- Shall I buy it for you and sign it?
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Get out of here!
0:07:11 > 0:07:15TIM LAUGHS He's so naughty, Val!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The elephant's quite fun. I mean, it looks sort of Lalique, doesn't it?
0:07:18 > 0:07:19You kind of hope it is Lalique,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- but as it's priced at £29, I don't think it is.- It's not Lalique!
0:07:22 > 0:07:23- No.- It's quite nice, though, isn't it?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- It's Goebels.- Who's Goebels?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27G-O-E-B-E-L-S.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28They're a European factory.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Do you know those little sort of...
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- '60s and '70s figures of little boys and girls?- Yeah, yeah. Yes, yes.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Oh, yeah. Goebel were renowned for their Hummel figurines,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43but they introduced glass animals, like this one, in the 1980s.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Blowing his own trunk trumpet.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Trump? No, thanks.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Oh, look, she's gone Sandie Shaw.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I smell Gorgonzola.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Oh, there's lots of nice silver pieces in here.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I like that, Val.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Yeah, that's very nice.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58It's a little oil bottle. Perhaps have oil and vinegar.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00With just a little bit of silver bits at the top.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Yes, there's some silver colours. - Can you see the price?
0:08:02 > 0:08:06It is £58. It's hallmarked London, 1929.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08We're building a bit of a shopping list here, aren't we?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Well, that's the idea.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11Yeah, keep up, Philip.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Meanwhile, Diane, Bella and Paul have galloped to
0:08:19 > 0:08:22the Bedfordshire village of Lidlington
0:08:22 > 0:08:24for their first antiquing adventure.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Funky Farmhouse is run by Lindsay.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Flying Lindsay.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Um, I'm extremely sorry, I've bought my pooch.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Lindsay has pooches of her own.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Don't fight!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Come on, Bella.- Ready?- Do you want to come and see your friends?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Would you like to see your friends?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Oh, don't. No, be friendly, be friendly.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Good girl.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Come on, then, shall we go and play?
0:08:49 > 0:08:50THEY BARK AND GROWL
0:08:50 > 0:08:52See what I mean?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53They're all saying hello, I'm sure.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Having a good smell.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Anyway, you tell them, Bella, she's the feisty one.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Right, doggie in daycare, let's go for a mooch.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I've decided that I'm going to win today.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07OK, I second that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Oh, a confident duo.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Bull's-eye.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I've got a penchant for mirrors.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13- OK.- Lamps and mirrors.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I don't think that's in. That's George V, inter-war.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- That...- Is out.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- ..something your granny would have liked.- Yeah.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25OK, let's leave them to it and nip back to Valerie and Phil, in Olney.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Oh, another very full little cabinet.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31What have we got in here?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Lots of pink glass. - Can't see for the look of it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Oh, there's a silhouette. They're very popular, aren't they?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Yeah, yeah. You homed straight in on that.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40That's rather unusual, what's that?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It looks like a little, miniature sort of...
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Funny little... Do you think it all goes together?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Miniature clogs, there's a miniature spade with a sieve.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Which are your two favourite bits in here?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Well, silhouettes are usually quite collected, aren't they?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Yeah, yeah.- It looks quite good.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58The frame looks nice. You can see it looks like a genuine frame.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I don't really know about that, but it does look quite fun.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- They're just fun, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So shall we ask him if we can look at the silhouette, then,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07and this little group with the clogs, the sieve and the spade?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14The little clogs and garden tool samples are priced at £35
0:10:14 > 0:10:15and the silhouette for £55.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Nick is in charge today.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Prepare yourself, young man, for battle.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Nick, we've had a good look round.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24There is so much to see,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27but we've finally found a few things we'd like to look at, so...
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- OK.- ..do you want to...- We've narrowed it down, haven't we?- Yes.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31You say what it is so we can have a look.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Well, there's the little glass elephant in the cabinet over yonder,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37the glass and silver oil and vinegar bottle...
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Yep.- ..and there's the...
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I saw a silhouette which I rather liked.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44This is like The Generation Game - cuddly toy?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- The silhouette.- And a rather strange little sort of...
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Yeah, it was a conglomerate group of a little sieve,
0:10:50 > 0:10:52a pair of clogs and a spade.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- OK.- Could we have a look at all those, do you think, please?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56You can. I'll go and get them.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58And as quick as a flash,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Nick returns. Wow.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Right. There we go. Mm.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Right, now, we haven't actually looked at any of these, have we?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08So what we've got is a little...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- ..oil bottle.- I like the simplicity of the silver on this.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14This is just a paperweight.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- You can just see just there... - Mm.- ..just there.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25The total price for all the items is £177,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28but Phil's got a 100 watt idea.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31What about if we bought the lot off you and made you a one-off special
0:11:31 > 0:11:34deal offer? The whole lot strikes me as being £120.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36We'd like to offer you £40 for that.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Which is your second favourite?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- People who collect... - We'd like to offer you £25 for that.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45Let's offer you £40 for that. OK?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47So that's 100 quid. Do you know, this is going to work just like
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- magic, this?- And then what's...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51£20 for that, that's 120 quid.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I mean, I don't want to put any pressure on you,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56but you've got in front of you an icon of British television.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57I know.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- I know.- And she's got money as well! - And she's got money, too.- But...
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Yes.- So shall we sort of hang on while you make a few phone calls?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Blooming heck, this is epic!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11While Nick calls the dealers,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15let's go back to Diane and Paul in Lidlington.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21It's a vintage child's swivel desk chair with a box seat, we think.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24See if it... Is that hinged?
0:12:24 > 0:12:25- Oh!- Aw, come on,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- I like this.- Ooh! Me too.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- I see some repairs...- Yeah. - ..but I also see a transfer decal,
0:12:32 > 0:12:33so we know who made it.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37And what does that say? "L-E..." something "England,"
0:12:37 > 0:12:38so made at Leicester.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Age, because age is key.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46So if I was to guess this age, I'm just going to guess, I would say,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48because it's quite sort of...
0:12:49 > 0:12:52..it's a cross between being ingenious and primitive,
0:12:52 > 0:12:56so I would say later than Victorian.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- A lot later.- All right, '60s.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- SHE LAUGHS - '50s, '60s.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Do you love...?- The price?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Um, yeah, I'd love it at a third of what it is there, yeah,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- that'd be great. - I love your ambition.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- Your vision.- Let's get Lindsay over.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15The maximum we'll do is £22.50.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17LINDSAY GASPS
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- I'm doing you a favour. - Where did that come from?!
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Maths...two, five?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Let's round it up, 25.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28You know what, you're a nice lady.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30You want to shake my hand, don't you?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32You're a nice lady.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Wow, Diane.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- It's yours.- £25? - Yes, congratulations.- Right.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Thank you so much.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- That's for you.- Thank you, my love.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- And that's for me. - Thank you, oh, bless you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45That's my first buy, I'm a very, very happy lady.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Thank you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Diane's a good negotiator.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Congratulations on your first purchase of the trip.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Now, Team Val in Olney, have they actually bought anything yet?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- So how are we doing? - OK, well, the oil and vinegar
0:14:02 > 0:14:05bottles, they were 58,
0:14:05 > 0:14:06we can do that for 48.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Right, so that's ten off.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13The vintage collection of clogs and spade, that was 35,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15we can do that for 25.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18The silhouette, which was 55, you offered 40,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21and that is accepted as well, and the elephant,
0:14:21 > 0:14:26the very best we can do is 22, which makes 135 altogether.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30OK.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Oh, let's be mad and have all four.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Crikey, Val. You're a one!
0:14:34 > 0:14:36You say 135, Nick.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37If you could come to 130...
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Wonderful, I agree.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42You're a whizz, Valerie.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Four items in the first shop.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48The elephant paperweight for 20, the oil and vinegar bottle for 40,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51the little clogs and garden samples for 25,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54and the Georgian silhouette for £45.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Wow! Crackeranda.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02What about Diane, Bella and Paul in the beamer?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I don't know where you're taking me.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Come on, spill the beans, we're nearly there.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Look, if there's one thing I'm renowned for,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14it's my passion for military history.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- And do you know what... - Gosh, my eyes are glazing over!
0:15:16 > 0:15:20The kids'll tell you, I've also a passion for big country houses.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Prepare yourself, Diane!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27You are in for one heck of a treat.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Our pair and little Bella have travelled to the village of
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Silsoe in Bedfordshire.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38The magnificent Wrest Park lays claim to an incredible story of
0:15:38 > 0:15:42one family's mission to help save the dying and wounded soldiers
0:15:42 > 0:15:44of World War I.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46It was the first country home in Britain to become a convalescent
0:15:46 > 0:15:50home, and then a highly respected military hospital,
0:15:50 > 0:15:56seeing nearly 1,600 men pass through its doors between 1914 and 1916.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- This looks like the welcoming committee.- Hello.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Historian Dr Andrew Hann has all the answers.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Oh. Oh, my gosh! Look at that view.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- Got complete and utter house envy! - THEY LAUGH
0:16:10 > 0:16:12SHE SIGHS
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Was it just a country home, privately owned?
0:16:15 > 0:16:20It was owned by the Lucas family but they actually didn't live here,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23they'd rented it out to the American ambassador, Whitelaw Reid,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26who'd been here until 1912 and then when he died,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28the house had just been sitting empty because
0:16:28 > 0:16:29they preferred living in London.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34In the first week of August 1914,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36preparations were made for the transformation
0:16:36 > 0:16:38into a convalescent home.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43In 1914, war broke out at the beginning of August
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and 23rd of August, I think,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48was the Battle of Mons
0:16:48 > 0:16:50and two weeks after that, on the 7th of September,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53the first convalescents arrived here, having been patched up in
0:16:53 > 0:16:55London, in one of the London hospitals.
0:16:55 > 0:16:5866 of them came here, but this is entirely privately funded,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00which is why it was able to get off the ground so early.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Owner Lord Lucas was a Liberal politician and fighter pilot.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08His sister, Nan Herbert,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11was the dynamic force behind converting the house
0:17:11 > 0:17:13from private residence to convalescent home.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19She basically... They moved all the furniture out and stored it
0:17:19 > 0:17:23in the basement, covered over all the fine interiors with canvas cloth
0:17:23 > 0:17:26and they bagged up the chandeliers in sort of bags so they could be
0:17:26 > 0:17:29protected. And all the books were taken out of the libraries.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31And then they rigged up a rudimentary system of electricity
0:17:31 > 0:17:33cos there was no electricity in the house,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37so they built a generator and then ran sort of wires over the top of
0:17:37 > 0:17:39door ends and just sort of had pendant lights hanging down,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41which you can see in a lot of the photographs.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44You can actually see this sort of hospital taking shape.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Nan achieved this huge transformation with the help
0:17:47 > 0:17:49of staff within just one week.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54And was there segregation of ranks?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I take it it's other ranks here and officers elsewhere?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Yeah, it's just other ranks here.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Lord Lucas was very egalitarian,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04he was a radical Liberal in background
0:18:04 > 0:18:08and he was very clear he didn't want officers here.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11The War Office substantially underestimated the number
0:18:11 > 0:18:15of casualties. Only 50,000 hospital beds were made available.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18But by the end of 1914,
0:18:18 > 0:18:23a total of 73,000 soldiers had been evacuated from the front line.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Do you know, I'm just thinking,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31it must have been some sort of culture shock. First of all,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34leaving their normal everyday life to go off to the war and what that
0:18:34 > 0:18:38meant, coming to this beautiful, opulent house,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41seeing that view every day
0:18:41 > 0:18:44and looking at that and knowing that they have to go back to
0:18:44 > 0:18:48the horrors of the war. I just can't really comprehend how they could
0:18:48 > 0:18:51have actually taken all that in.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Difficult.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Casualties were mounting on the Western Front
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and the types of injuries were becoming far more severe.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05In November 1914, Nan set about transforming Wrest Park again,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08this time into a military base hospital.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12100 patients were immediately transported here
0:19:12 > 0:19:13by rail and ambulance.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17This area here was part of A Ward,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19which was where the most serious cases were treated.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It was on the ground floor.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24At this point now you had people potentially with amputees
0:19:24 > 0:19:29and you'd have people who suffered from gas, gangrene,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32people with serious illnesses as well.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Nan ensured this miraculous transition happened
0:19:36 > 0:19:38in less than a fortnight.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41And it was still privately funded.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44It involved introducing an operating theatre upstairs,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46along with a room for the medical officer
0:19:46 > 0:19:47and an X-ray room as well
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and they had to buy all the equipment for that.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53And then the introduction of much more beds,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57they had enough accommodation for 150 to almost 200 patients at times.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00And the setting up of additional wards, so that other parts of
0:20:00 > 0:20:02the house, parts of the service wing,
0:20:02 > 0:20:03were also converted into wards.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Nan Herbert trained as a matron and ensured that the seriously injured
0:20:07 > 0:20:11soldiers were given the best care and attention they could be offered.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15The selfless generosity of the Lucas family is an example of the support
0:20:15 > 0:20:20offered by so many during one of the most catastrophic wars of the 20th
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- century.- What would you say is the legacy of this place?
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I think the legacy is really of having set the groundwork for
0:20:27 > 0:20:31country house hospitals. I mean, this place was the first place to be
0:20:31 > 0:20:35a convalescent home, and then became a country house hospital.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36But, by the end of the war,
0:20:36 > 0:20:41there were something like 1,400 hospitals, and they had something
0:20:41 > 0:20:44like 800,000 hospital beds being provided,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46all through charitable donations.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Thank you so much. It's incredible.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51It's been a pleasure to have you.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Back to Valerie and Phil.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I've met people who've become painters because of Blue Peter, or
0:21:06 > 0:21:09designers. And it was black and white when I first started.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10- Shall I tell you something?- Yeah.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12It was black and white when I first watched it as well.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Oh, wow!- But we won't tell anybody how old either of us are, shall we?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- All right, we'll keep that one... - We'll keep that just between you and I.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23We're off to the town of Fenny Stratford in Buckinghamshire.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25MUSIC: Baby Elephant Walk by Henry Mancini
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I think we did really well this morning, you know.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30It'll be interesting to see how they did.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Sellwell's Fenny Antiques Centre is
0:21:34 > 0:21:37next on their list of shopping emporiums.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- So, have you got a plan?- No.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- No? Well, that's not good. - I thought it might be sort of fun to buy something a bit chunkier.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- And here I am! - LAUGHTER
0:21:47 > 0:21:50You said it, Phil!
0:21:50 > 0:21:54After their earlier spending spree, they have £270 left.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's not right.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Look at the look on her face. Doesn't that just speak volumes?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Well, I could do with a new stepladder. Mine is a bit old.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08I think these are really cool.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12"Wonderful set of old quality stepladders, 1940s."
0:22:12 > 0:22:14What does it say? "Named?"
0:22:14 > 0:22:18It's got...they've got Slingsby here. "Slingsby. In England,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21"they made tracks, ladders, stackers and casters.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25"They're in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and Leeds."
0:22:25 > 0:22:28And they're priced at £85.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I don't want you shouting at me if this all goes wrong, you know.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- We have to take our chance, don't we?- We?- Let's get dealer Mags over.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Mags?- We want to give you 40 quid for it.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Oh!- Step up to the mark! Crikey.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Can you not do a little bit more?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- 41?- Oh! More, come on. Stretch to 50?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48No, honestly, 45 would be us done, I think.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I tell you what, I can do it at that price for you.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Just for you.- It's a one-off.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Oh, that's so nice of you. Thank you very much indeed.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Well, I never did.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04The silver fox Serrell has somehow managed to convince Valerie to
0:23:04 > 0:23:07add a set of stepladders to their bulging bag of goodies.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Thank you.- Thank you. Bye-bye. - They're a couple of sports!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12What a delightful day, eh?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16But it's time now for a lovely rest, so nighty-night.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Morning has broken!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26And our lovely ladies and little Bella are up and at 'em.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Let's have a sniff, eh?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Did you haggle?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Well, my haggling went something like this...
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- "That's rubbish, I can take it off your hands." - LAUGHTER
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I don't think it really worked too well.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43I think you were pretty good, Diane.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46What about the boys in the BM?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50You and I aren't competitive, but we know full well that I want to beat
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- you and you want to beat me. So let's just... - LAUGHTER
0:23:53 > 0:23:57..Let's get rid of the niceties here, yeah? Correct?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00They're definitely all in it to win it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Yesterday, our ladies entered the antiques arena
0:24:05 > 0:24:07with plenty of vra-vra-vroom!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Valerie's spending spree gave her five items -
0:24:10 > 0:24:13the elephant paperweight, the oil and vinegar bottle,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15the little clogs and garden tool samples,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19the Georgian silhouette, and the big chunky stepladders.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24And she still has £225 for the day ahead.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Is this you let loose in a sweet shop?- A little bit.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Diane is having a whale of a time, but only has one item -
0:24:31 > 0:24:33the 1950s child's swivel chair.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38She's absolutely swimming in spondoodles, with a mighty £375 left
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- to splash.- I've decided that I'm going to win today.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Do you think that our performance today is going to be reflected in
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- the weather?- As always. - LAUGHTER
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Bright and sunny or cloudy and wet? - LAUGHTER
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Look at this. - Hey, they're still smiling.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Watch your legs, fellas!- Morning, morning, morning.- Here, Bella.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- The A-Team are here. - How are you doing?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- Fine!- How's Bella?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Obviously happy to see you!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Good to see you.- And you, too. - You too, lovely.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Not even on her radar. - LAUGHTER
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Hey, good to see you.- Aw, I've missed you! - LAUGHTER
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Diane, we'll look forward to seeing you later.- OK, my darling.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15And we're off. We're going to steal a march.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Have a good one, as they say. Your turn in the driving seat.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Happy shopping. Come on. - Come on, Bella, baby-face. Come on.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- That's it.- Hey!
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Let's get a move on, you lot!
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I think what we really need is a really good, big tin bath.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- OK.- Yeah.- That's enough, Phil.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- If you'd like to stop and let me out of the car.- Are you poorly?- No.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- I just can't bear the thought of a tin bath.- Oh, Valerie!
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Honestly!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Diane, your clicker's on.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58So, yeah, how are you and my little friend bonding today?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I give good tickle. That's just one of those things.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05You like that, don't you, Bella-boo? Shall we bring Paul home with us
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- so he can give you lots of tickles? - LAUGHTER
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Never mind the tickles!
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Serious shopping is the order of the day for you lot.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16We're headed for Letchworth Garden City. Never been there.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21There you go, then.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24The antiques hunt continues at the Greenhouse Market.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Good girl. Let's go shopping.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30I'm already excited.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- So, how do you do this? - It's overwhelming, isn't it? - LAUGHTER
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Start somewhere, follow your nose,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47and when you get back to where you started,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49you've either seen it or you've not.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54What a guy! He's just full of pearls of wisdom.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57That is just beautiful!
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Oh, I am so with you. You get that?- Oh, gosh!
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Good! I thought you were going to...
0:27:02 > 0:27:06I walked past it on the way in, and in the side of my eye, I went "Oh, lovely."
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- But look at that silly price.- Never mind that, what's the problem?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- What's the bigger problem with it? - There's no bowl.- That's right.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14There's no pan for the weight.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18So what do we have? We have a late 19th, maybe early 20th-century,
0:27:18 > 0:27:20shop counter scales.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23These are commercial. So you walk into your grocers and you say,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26"May I have a pound of butter, please?"
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Onto the earthenware pan with that delicious transfer print.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35From 1914 Birmingham company Day and Millward,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and they were renowned as a manufacturer of all kinds of
0:27:37 > 0:27:40weighing machines, it's priced at £120.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43What's next? Bacon, anyone?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I love that.- This?- This.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Oh, that!
0:27:48 > 0:27:50How did I not see that?!
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- So, look at this, what is it? It is..- Gorgeous, that's what it is.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Come here, Bella-boo. - That could be 200 years old.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00It's certainly early 19th-century, OK? So late Georgian, mahogany.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02And here in, you put your cutlery.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Ticket price? £85.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Seems a lot, though.- You could also use that for all your condiments.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- Oh, yes.- Or your little spices. I'm just going to cook! - LAUGHTER
0:28:12 > 0:28:14It's great! It's great.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17The price is from the past, in my opinion.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Today, there is not the popular demand.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- Right.- £20 to £40. It's, it's not a lavish...
0:28:25 > 0:28:27it's not a rich example, it is what it is.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30But it's worth £20 to £40, and I think that will sit here a while
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- with that price tag.- I agree. OK. What else, then?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Ugly.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44I wouldn't take it home, but I see merit in it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46What do we have? Late 19th, early 20th century.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49It's of coopered construction,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52as far as it's made of staves, like a barrel,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and it's well done. That's a difficult operation.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58This wasn't cheap in its day.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01It was highly skilled, the manufacturing thereof.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04It's in oak and then brass-mounted.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Touch of the Arts and Crafts.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09They're not trying to hide the constructional techniques.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12This was used for storing coal.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14It's priced at £55.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21We've got another Georgian cutlery tray, two-compartment this time,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25arguably less austere, because of the fret carving there.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- If you had to pick...- Oh, I'd go for the other one.- Oh, really?!
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Personally...- I thought that would be too austere for you.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33No. I like things that are solid.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Like Paul! Ha-ha! What's next?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37What about this? Nice and simple.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Oh!- Beautiful.- I adore this.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- Oh!- So, what is it? It's a waiter.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It's... Our silver teaware could be on here,
0:29:45 > 0:29:50or whatever. Date-wise, we're still firmly George III.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54We're mahogany. But, commonly, these would have
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- handles...- Oh, that's right.- ..be they brass or fretted within.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03We have three very harmonious pieces here, have we not?
0:30:03 > 0:30:08Yeah. If I saw this as a set, I would buy it.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I think this would be a nice little...
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I don't want it to go to auction.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Now...back on mission, come on.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Back from personal shopping. - This is really nice.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24All three total £240.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25Good girl, Bella!
0:30:25 > 0:30:30So far, we're interested in the Victorian grocers' shop scales,
0:30:30 > 0:30:31the brass-mounted oak coal box
0:30:31 > 0:30:36and the two George III cutlery trays and the waiter tray.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37Dealer, Jenny, we need you!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Stand by to be buttered up.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41The Oval...
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Georgian oval waiter.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- I know the one. Yeah, without handles.- And the two cutlery trays.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51We're interested in buying those and combining them as a lot.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Frankly, we both adore them.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55We think they're fantastic.
0:30:55 > 0:30:56But I know, in my heart of hearts,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58they're yesterday's news at auction.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- OK.- £50 for the three pieces.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03- Get out of here!- That is...
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- No, that is too...- What could it be?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Um...
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- Nearly double that.- That's too much.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14If we went up a small step and said...
0:31:14 > 0:31:1660?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Is that too small a step?
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I think we should say 70.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23I think that's reasonable.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26I could do 75. I'll say yes. That is a big drop for me.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I wouldn't quibble over a fiver.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It's only because of you. I do like you.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I'm saying yes before he says no.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34OK? 75.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35Wonderful, thank you.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- That is reasonable.- Phew!
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Phew, indeed.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42What about the Victorian grocers' shop scales?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45The thing is, it's incomplete
0:31:45 > 0:31:47and that's where we're going to struggle
0:31:47 > 0:31:49because we don't have that lovely brass bowl.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51We don't have the lovely old-fashioned weights.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I think... You're going to just hate me.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56In the meantime, can I just buy that for £60?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Yes. I can do that.- Thank you. Thank you.- I'm happy to do that.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- Wonderful.- Now I'm thinking I should have said 50!
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Oh, Diane!
0:32:03 > 0:32:08What about the brass-mounted coal box priced at £55?
0:32:08 > 0:32:09Looks tatty.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11And this is my final price.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12- Yes?- 35.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- That's fantastic. Job done.- It's a lovely piece.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- That's wonderful.- Can't we say...?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Do you know what...- 40?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22We've been... I've created a monster.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Give her a little bit more.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- She was so sweet. - Oh, you want to go the other way?!
0:32:27 > 0:32:28No, I want to give her 40.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Oh, really?- We'll give you 40.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Oh, crikey!
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Just pay the lovely and very patient Jenny.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I need to give you a hug, you're so lovely.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41My mother-in-law's called Jenny.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42So, all Jennys are really nice.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- We were on a winner right from the beginning.- Exactly.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Jenny, thank you. Hugs all round. Thank you.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48What a joy of a shop.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50So, it's a pleasure to pay.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- There's 100 there.- Lovely.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- 80 there. I think it's £5 change? - £5 change.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58£175 for three luverly lots.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Well done. Meanwhile, Valerie and Philip have taken a detour
0:33:03 > 0:33:07and have made their way to the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Never been there either.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12As a keen photographer,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Valerie is going to find out about a key development
0:33:14 > 0:33:16in photographic history.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Photographer Christian Trampenau is going to enlighten us
0:33:20 > 0:33:21on a technique that was pivotal
0:33:21 > 0:33:24in the progress of modern-day photography. How lovely!
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Valerie, this is Christian.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Hi, thank you. - Marvellous studio.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32I wonder what you're going to show us.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Oh, yes. The first photograph was taken in the late 1820s
0:33:38 > 0:33:40and British scientist Fox Talbot
0:33:40 > 0:33:45had invented durable camera negatives on paper by 1835.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50But 14 years later, British sculptor Frederick Scott Archer
0:33:50 > 0:33:53invented the wet plate collodion process
0:33:53 > 0:33:56and produced stills such as this one.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59He would radicalise the world of photography.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Why did Frederick Scott Archer come up with this particular process?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05He wanted to decrease the amount of exposure time that he needed
0:34:05 > 0:34:07and increase the amount of detail and clarity
0:34:07 > 0:34:09that he could get to his images.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12The old Fox Talbot process didn't give much detail.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13It was very slow and very flat.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Whereas the wet plate collodion process
0:34:15 > 0:34:20gave him an image that had an increased depth of contrast
0:34:20 > 0:34:21and of clarity,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24so that he could really see the details of his sculptures.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Archer wanted to photograph his subjects
0:34:27 > 0:34:29so he could sculpt them better.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32The imperfections in Fox Talbot's process
0:34:32 > 0:34:35spurred on his spirit of invention.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36And how quick is it?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Let's say we took Phil's picture today.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39If we take Phil's picture today,
0:34:39 > 0:34:43we can do the process from start to finish in about ten minutes.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46The older processes would mean that the subject would have to sit still
0:34:46 > 0:34:47for anything up to an hour,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50which made portraiture virtually impossible.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52So with collodion photography,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55it meant that the subject was able to be captured instantly.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Gentleman scientist Archer had his eureka moment
0:35:00 > 0:35:02when he used collodion,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05a chemical solution used in medical dressings.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06For the first time,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Archer could combine fine detail with mass production
0:35:09 > 0:35:12and that is crisp, that image.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13So, do you think that this is a chance
0:35:13 > 0:35:16for the photographer to really express his art
0:35:16 > 0:35:20and perhaps, you know, going back to the mid-19th century,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22were those photographers really using this
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- to express their art then? - Absolutely, they were.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27And this is one of the reasons that I've got back into it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30It slows down the whole of the photographic process.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34It means you focus on composition, on lighting,
0:35:34 > 0:35:37on all of the techniques that were important to photography,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40rather than this simplistic point and press.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43This is a way of stopping and thinking about how a process works.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Could we have a go and see you doing it?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Do you fancy having your picture taken?- What?!
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Be a shame not to capture such beauty, Philip!
0:35:53 > 0:35:57So, first thing we need is a nice, clean sheet of glass.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59So I've prepared this previously.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01That sounds familiar.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Hey, Valerie? Ha!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04So this is the collodion.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05I pour this on the plate.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09The idea is to get a nice, clean...
0:36:10 > 0:36:13..pour, across the whole plate.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15So I flow it to each side.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19The plate is then dipped in a silver nitrate bath,
0:36:19 > 0:36:23which mixes with the chemicals in collodion to make it light-sensitive
0:36:23 > 0:36:27and because of this, the first stage of the process ends in the dark.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Phil, we'll turn on this top light,
0:36:29 > 0:36:30so it's going to be nice and bright.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Phil, you've got to keep very, very quiet and very,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36very still for a whole three minutes.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40We now open the back of the camera and we are going to then drop in
0:36:40 > 0:36:42the plate holder.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44The plate holder's in position,
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm then removing the dark slide.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49- Gosh!- OK?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53That now means that the glass plate is ready to receive the light.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57So I'm going to turn the main light out again.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00I'm going to remove the face.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02There's going to be a flash, three, two, one.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08And after a period of developing in the processing area...
0:37:08 > 0:37:10It's just a simple develop like that,
0:37:10 > 0:37:11you can see he's appearing here.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Which is fantastic.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17All the highlights have come through.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19That's probably enough processing time,
0:37:19 > 0:37:22so I'm just using tap water here now to stop the development.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26It's a fascinating process.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28If you're nervous, turn away now.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Look, Dirk Bogarde.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Phil, come and look.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I think you'll be delighted with this. Look.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- As we hold it up to the white background...- Who's the old bloke?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- ..we can see him in negative form. - You.- Get out of here!
0:37:39 > 0:37:44It's true. Frederick Scott Archer devoted his life to his new art
0:37:44 > 0:37:48but he didn't patent the technique and died impoverished in 1857.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52Archer's breakthrough process led to a rapid expansion
0:37:52 > 0:37:54in all forms of photography.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Oh, Lord! Some would say the old ones are the best ones.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Let's return to Diane, Bella and Paul.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10What vibe were you getting from Val this morning?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12That she's not on the winning team. No, I'm just teasing!
0:38:12 > 0:38:14THEY LAUGH
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Cheeky! We're bound for the Bedfordshire town of Dunstable.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20This feisty trio are making their way
0:38:20 > 0:38:21to Mannuccis.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I really hope we get there first.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29- That's a good thing, right?- Well...
0:38:29 > 0:38:33You don't want them walking out with big smiles and things under their arms.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Don't worry, if they do, we'll take it off them.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39Gosh! But, yes, to end this trip, both teams will be shopping here.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Diane, Paul and Bella are first to arrive with their 200 smackers.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Would you look in something like this?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51If I came in here, I'd be confused by this.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Try and stop me looking in a cabinet like this.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56This is good, is it?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Right, I'm going to do what you do.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01HE LAUGHS
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Nothing.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07And about time too.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Look who's finally arrived!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12You're OK, Valerie, the coast is clear.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Take your shoes off.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Look at that. This is my heritage, Val.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Do you know what that is?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26Oh, I've got a smaller one than that at home.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Which I use for pushing my windows open and closed.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- No.- I have no idea what it is.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- It's a bull pole.- A bull pole?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35For holding a bull by the nose?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Absolutely right. So if I had a ring through my nose, Val,
0:39:38 > 0:39:39you could then...
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- OK, right. On you go.- Thanks.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Moo!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Anything of interest to you here?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Well, Bella's not interested.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50What do you think of the desk set?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Let's take a closer look.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Tell us more, Paul.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56That's a blotter.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57What does that...
0:39:57 > 0:40:00This is in the day of the fountain pen, or dip pen, no ballpoint...
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Yeah.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- Write your letter...- Ah...
0:40:04 > 0:40:06And then to make sure that it doesn't smudge?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Oh, yes. It has a £24 price tag.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Holy Moses!
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Oh, my days!
0:40:12 > 0:40:14That's lovely!
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Right.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18That is the pot...
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- It swivels, it doesn't hinge! - Go on, go on.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24I know, Bella. Just humour him, girl.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Because if you drop this, it shatters and it chips and...
0:40:28 > 0:40:30HE WHISPERS INAUDIBLY
0:40:31 > 0:40:33We're having a Laidlaw moment.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Let's find dealer Richard.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Richard?
0:40:36 > 0:40:37So, Richard...
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- Yes.- We'd like to know what the price could be for these?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44What have we got here? We've got £24.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47OK. So, it's not mine, but what can I do?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I can do £20 on that for you.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5118?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- I think...- 18 would be great.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Really at 20 for me.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- Gosh, it's two quid. - Otherwise I'll get in trouble.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01I would say, oh, gosh, it's two quid.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03What on earth? Give the man the two quid.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Can I just say, I think 20 quid is good as well,
0:41:06 > 0:41:07I was trying to negotiate!
0:41:07 > 0:41:09I keep getting it wrong.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Can I give you that? - They've got lots of money!
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Honestly. They've got so much money.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Really?- I think you need to leave.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Diane said she wasn't very good at bargaining in the car this morning.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22So I was wondering how she was going.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24I'd say you are lethal.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28I second that. Now, scram, Serrell!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- Thank you.- Lovely, that's great.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- Thank you very much. - No, thank you, Richard.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- What a pleasure.- More than welcome.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36I would shake your hand but you've got your hands full.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37You can give me a kiss instead.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Why not?- Very happy, thank you so much.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- You're welcome. - Yeah, we hope we get a good price at the auction for this.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- Good luck.- Thank you. - I hope you double your money.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50£20 for the Art Deco brass and marble desk set.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51Not much, is it?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I'm so happy...!
0:41:53 > 0:41:55I feel we're going to win!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Now, what on earth are Valerie and Phil going to buy?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06I'm just looking. What you could do...
0:42:06 > 0:42:10You could buy another one of those and put it with the elephant,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12because that's the match to it.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- Oh, wow!- Isn't that bizarre?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Yeah, that would be fun.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Yeah, this glass eagle is also from the Goebels factory.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22It's priced at £22.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23Oh, Richard?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29We reckon because it's only a little trinkety thing,
0:42:29 > 0:42:31£10 note would buy that?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- What have we got there?- 22 quid.
0:42:33 > 0:42:3422...
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Would a tenner buy that?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Richard phones the dealer to get the best price.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42OK. Bye-bye.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45What's the answer, Richard?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48He said, "Yeah, that's OK." He'll do that.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Good-o. That breezy little buy for £10
0:42:50 > 0:42:54signals the end of the shopping of this glorious road trip.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58I do love this next bit.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59We'll reunite the gang
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and see what they think of each other's purchases.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- Ready?- OK.- One, two, three.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- Reveal.- PHILIP: Oh, hello!
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Oh, wow!
0:43:11 > 0:43:13How much did you pay for the dog?
0:43:13 > 0:43:15You are priceless.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18I really love the cutlery trays because they would make...
0:43:18 > 0:43:21That one in particular would make a great wine carrier.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- Georgian?- Yes.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24Georgian mahogany.
0:43:24 > 0:43:25Bit of a country version.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28And what is this? Has this got a little lid...?
0:43:28 > 0:43:29Oh!
0:43:29 > 0:43:31- Little school chair.- School chair.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32Do you know, I have to confess,
0:43:32 > 0:43:35I had nightmares after I bought that.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- I'll be interested to see what happens!- I can see why.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- I can see why.- What are you going to do with this?
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Put it back in the skip that it came from, I would have thought.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45You do know we've got some stylish pieces.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Yes, you have got your own style, I'll give you that.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50And it's always good style, I'll give YOU that.
0:43:50 > 0:43:51- Really?- Good.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53This little exercise is all about making profits.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55So, hit me with the prices.
0:43:55 > 0:43:56- How much was that lot?- 75.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59I absolutely hate you!
0:43:59 > 0:44:01- What, for the three pieces? - Yeah, you're a ratbag.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- I'm just doing a happy dance. - Absolute ratbag!
0:44:04 > 0:44:06- How much?- 25.- Do you know,
0:44:06 > 0:44:08I thought you said 25 quid for that!
0:44:09 > 0:44:11- 40.- It just gets better!
0:44:11 > 0:44:16I am very, very envious of your little bit of period mahogany.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18- Yeah.- Do you want to see a bit of quality?
0:44:18 > 0:44:20It had better be after that!
0:44:20 > 0:44:23We're already looking at quality, it's fine.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25Let's have a look. What's going on here?
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- Really?- Yeah.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Is there something up that tree that you're going to show us?
0:44:30 > 0:44:32Wimbledon's coming soon.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35You've... This...
0:44:35 > 0:44:38- So, silver collared.- 1920...
0:44:38 > 0:44:40Delightful. A delight. Numbers?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43- £40.- I think it's a good buy at that.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- Yeah.- It may or may not be. I think it's there or thereabouts.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- The silhouette?- £45.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Again, I'd give you that for it.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54- I'd take it home.- The funny thing is, Val thought it looked like you.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58The two little paperweights.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00They're going to have to be Steuben or Lalique or...
0:45:00 > 0:45:03- They are not Lalique. - They're Goebels.- German!
0:45:03 > 0:45:05Strangely, Paul, bought in two different shops.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08- No!- £30 the two.- What are the odds?
0:45:08 > 0:45:09But the tin bath.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11Well, come on!
0:45:11 > 0:45:14Do you know, I have Serrelled Valerie Singleton.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17- Yeah, but what about the ladders? - He thought I wouldn't like them.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19He thought he was finding me a tin bath.
0:45:19 > 0:45:20And I said, I like them.
0:45:20 > 0:45:24- They're gorgeous.- What would you do with it? I'd put them in the garden
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- with pots all the way down them. - Yeah, that as well. I mean...
0:45:27 > 0:45:28Everything's nice about those.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32- 45 quid.- In the right quarter,
0:45:32 > 0:45:34- that...- Don't you start "In the right quarter"-ing me!
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- But in the wrong quarter... - Don't you start that!
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Clapped-out stepladders.
0:45:38 > 0:45:39You what?!
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Lovely to see you.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- Thanks for coming. - See you at the auction.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45- We will!- Step this way.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47TIM: What a lovely bunch, eh?
0:45:47 > 0:45:50So, spill the beans on what you really think, please.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52- Which is our banker?- Um...
0:45:54 > 0:45:58I don't know. I mean, maybe the steps, just for fun.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00Those ornaments.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02- The bird and the elephant? - You don't like the glass?
0:46:02 > 0:46:05- I don't get it. Do you get it? - They're not me.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08I like the fact that theirs are quite large and noticeable.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11And ours are all... Almost thinking, is anybody going to see that
0:46:11 > 0:46:13at the back of the auction?
0:46:13 > 0:46:15We are a delicate couple, aren't we?
0:46:15 > 0:46:17- We're very delicate.- Yes. - Delicate.- Yes.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20That little chair, that's our little mystery missile.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22Watch this space.
0:46:22 > 0:46:23We will, Diane!
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Now, would you believe it?
0:46:25 > 0:46:26It's auction time!
0:46:29 > 0:46:31It will be really interesting to see how we do today.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33I agree with you, actually.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36It... It truly isn't about the winning.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39Ha-ha, unless I win! But I would be gutted if we have minus numbers.
0:46:39 > 0:46:40Best of luck, girls.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45We're headed for Shakespeare's home, Stratford-upon-Avon,
0:46:45 > 0:46:46in Warwickshire.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55The auction showdown will take place at Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57The fellas are already here.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01This is quite appropriate. We're at the old schoolhouse,
0:47:01 > 0:47:04- two Blue Peter... Here they are! - Makes sense.- Look at that.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06I'm hoping I get a Blue Peter badge out of this.
0:47:06 > 0:47:07- Yeah. Absolutely right. - Hello, there!
0:47:07 > 0:47:09I can't get out.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11- Look at this.- Open the door for young ladies.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13- Come and help us out.- OK.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- I think this is a childlock. - How are you, lovely?- I'm all right.
0:47:16 > 0:47:17There's an entrance.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20TIM: And there is the beautiful Bella.
0:47:20 > 0:47:24- Auction day.- Here, have a go. Winners! Winners! Winners!
0:47:24 > 0:47:27- Hi, darling, how are you? - Hi, good to see you.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30- Hello, losers! - Nice to see you again.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32Get in there!
0:47:32 > 0:47:34Fingers crossed.
0:47:34 > 0:47:35We don't really mind. After...
0:47:35 > 0:47:37No, after Bella.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Pure unadulterated chaos with this lot.
0:47:46 > 0:47:52Valerie and Phil spent a frugal £185 on five auction lots.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55I don't want you shouting at me if this all goes wrong.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57We have to take our chance, don't we?
0:47:57 > 0:48:02While Diane and Paul spent £220, also on five lots.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05I don't want it to go to auction.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09Christopher Ironmonger is the man in charge of today's proceedings.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13What does he think of their antique offerings?
0:48:13 > 0:48:19The sample garden tools, Clarington Brook, Wigan, toolmakers, 1780.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21Very pretty little lot.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22Clogs, incidental.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26We've estimated 30 but deep down, think they'll probably do better.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28The desk set, very much Art Deco,
0:48:28 > 0:48:31in its time would have been very desirable.
0:48:31 > 0:48:32We've put £50.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34Nice little lot, that.
0:48:34 > 0:48:35Thanks, Christopher.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38It's a busy room and there's online bidding too.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41Here come our beautifully turned-out gang.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44And let's not forget Bella, eh?
0:48:46 > 0:48:49Paul, if that dog barks, we're not friends.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51BELLA YAPS
0:48:51 > 0:48:53Kill, kill!
0:48:53 > 0:48:54Not me, you fool, them!
0:48:54 > 0:48:57Come here, Bella.
0:48:57 > 0:48:58Bella likes you, Phil.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02First to go is Diane's marble desk set, which will do well, I predict.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04Look, look, there it is!
0:49:06 > 0:49:07What am I bid for this?
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Who's going to go in? I don't know, £50 for it?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12It's a nice thought.
0:49:12 > 0:49:1430. 30, somebody?
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Grace anybody's desk, this would.
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Dutch auction so far.
0:49:17 > 0:49:18Go on, get it started.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21- Oh, dear.- What about 20?
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Did you see that tumbleweed?
0:49:24 > 0:49:2620 in the room, I'll take five from anybody.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28At 25, would you like?
0:49:28 > 0:49:30You're going to break even on this.
0:49:30 > 0:49:3330, sir? 25 it is.
0:49:33 > 0:49:34Gentleman centre of the room.
0:49:34 > 0:49:35Are we all done?
0:49:36 > 0:49:38You see, that's auctions, isn't it?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41Because I thought that was going to make £50-80.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43- So did the auctioneer.- Yeah.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47So did I. Plenty more to go, though, and it's still a bit of a profit.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49I bet that sells for a good price in the shop.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51There'll be a customer for that.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53There certainly will be, Diane.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57Valerie is next with the oil and vinegar bottle.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00Who's got £30? Pretty little item.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02£30 for it.
0:50:02 > 0:50:0430, I'm bid. 30 and five, do I hear?
0:50:04 > 0:50:07At 30, on the maiden bid of 30 and five, is it?
0:50:07 > 0:50:09At £30. Am I going to sell it down here at 30?
0:50:09 > 0:50:11Five, surely. Pretty little item.
0:50:11 > 0:50:15Are you done? £30, 200.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18Rubbish. Sorry, did I say that too loud?
0:50:18 > 0:50:21Yes. I don't think Valerie was too pleased. That's cheap.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23- I'm actually gutted... - That's the truth of it.
0:50:23 > 0:50:24I am gutted on your behalf.
0:50:24 > 0:50:26But we could win!
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Cheeky! Oh, stand lively.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Diane's collection of George III cutlery trays and tray are next.
0:50:32 > 0:50:37And we've got interest on the net and we are in at 120.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40At 120 on the net.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42I didn't see that. That's strong.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43130 in the room, perhaps.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45130 in the room.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47130, I've got a room bid.
0:50:47 > 0:50:48Are you nervous now?
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Well done. Well done.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52- I'm so excited.- 140 now.
0:50:52 > 0:50:53- Wow!- It's a room bid.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55Gentleman here at 130.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- Thank you. - I'm just living in the moment.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05That is a stonker of a result.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06You're in the lead, Diane.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09Valerie, can I just say I much prefer you on television to her?
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Honestly. I think you're lovely.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15Val's garden tool samples and the little clogs are next.
0:51:15 > 0:51:16Sweet.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Really enchanting little item.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21And the net's in at 35.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24- At 40.- It's off and running.- £40.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27At 45. At 50.
0:51:27 > 0:51:2860. 60.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3060 here. Got 60 in the room.
0:51:30 > 0:51:3160, this gentleman here.
0:51:31 > 0:51:3370 on the net. 80, sir?
0:51:33 > 0:51:35At 70, 80 at the back.
0:51:35 > 0:51:36This is exciting.
0:51:36 > 0:51:3880 I've got in the room, at 80.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41At 80. Internet, 90, if you want to.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44It's 80 with the lady, in the room at 80 and I'm going to sell at 80.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Is there any further advance on £80?
0:51:47 > 0:51:50- 307.- That was justice!
0:51:50 > 0:51:52It certainly was.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55That takes you closer to Diane's lead, Valerie.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58That's brought a smile back, hasn't it? Yeah.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01Diane's grocer shop scales are next.
0:52:03 > 0:52:04And I've got 30 straight off.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07OK, that's a start, keep going.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09- He's saying the right thing. - He said awfully cheap.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10He's saying the right thing.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12At £30, we've got five.
0:52:12 > 0:52:13- Where's the competition? - 35 in the room.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Come again in the net, net wants them.
0:52:15 > 0:52:1735 in the room, bid. And I'm going to sell in the room.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19At 40 on the net.
0:52:19 > 0:52:20You want five, sir? 45.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22- 45.- Come on, keep going, keep going.
0:52:22 > 0:52:2445, 50 surely on the net?
0:52:24 > 0:52:26At 50 on the net.
0:52:26 > 0:52:2745 we have in the room.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29Come on, come on, come on, come on!
0:52:29 > 0:52:31At 45 it is.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35I'll take that. That could have been worse.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37Let's not dwell on that, but more than that.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39- So you've lost about 20 quid, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:52:39 > 0:52:4015, actually.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44And that result brings you both almost neck and neck.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47- So what's next, then? - That's what it feels like to lose?
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Our steps must be coming up soon.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Some people fail on a regular basis.
0:52:54 > 0:52:55Don't rub it in, Laidlaw.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Val's Goebels paperweights are next.
0:52:58 > 0:52:59They'll do all right.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Who's got £30 for them?
0:53:01 > 0:53:03Nice little decorative... 30 I've got, 30.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05Looking for five now.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07- £30 I have.- Humble pie.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10- Yeah.- I will sell at 30, then, if you're all done at 30.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Are you sure? Is it five now?
0:53:12 > 0:53:15At £30, all done.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18I did think they would break even.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20I thought they would, I thought they would.
0:53:20 > 0:53:21Me too. Oh, dear.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23This is a close competition, though.
0:53:23 > 0:53:24Plenty more to go, Val.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26That's what we paid for them.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28- Yeah, so we...- We haven't made anything on that.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31We've actually lost a little bit cos we've got to pay commission.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34Diane's brass mounted coal box now.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36I predict a disaster.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38Who's got £20 to get me going?
0:53:38 > 0:53:41£20? Come on, the cold weather's coming back.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43You'll need your coal out! £20.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46A nice coopered barrel. £20 I'm bid.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48On the net at 20. Who's got five?
0:53:48 > 0:53:5125. 25 in the room, 25 in the room.
0:53:51 > 0:53:52VALERIE MUTTERS
0:53:52 > 0:53:55At £25 down here in the room and it's going to be sold at £25.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- Oh, my gosh.- Are you all done?
0:53:59 > 0:54:01There you are.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03I wish you could say we ended on a high there, Diane.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07Told you so. That result's just nudged Team Val a bit more ahead.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10I can tell you, your grace and humility are winning all the way.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Why do I do this?
0:54:13 > 0:54:15Val's Georgian silhouette is next.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18Oh, doesn't he look a bit like Paul?
0:54:18 > 0:54:21I've got 10 on the net, at 10 I've got on the net, at 10.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25- That's very low.- 15 now. At £10 only, at 10, 15 we've got.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27At 15 on the net, at 15. Is it 20 in the room?
0:54:27 > 0:54:2920 as the room bid? I have.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32- There's three players.- At 20 in the room, at 20, do I hear five?
0:54:32 > 0:54:35It's in the room at £20 and it's going to be sold at 20.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38The bid's there. Are you all done?
0:54:39 > 0:54:41I thought it was older than 19th century.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44Well, I think it's probably about 1810, 1820.
0:54:44 > 0:54:45Oh, that's terrible.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49But you're still in the lead, just.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52Do you know what? I think that's not bad.
0:54:52 > 0:54:56I work on, if you break even, hey, that's good enough.
0:54:56 > 0:54:57Profit, bonus.
0:54:57 > 0:54:58Loss, nah, it happens.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02Yep, Diane's child's swivel desk chair is next.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06And I've got the internet straight in at 20.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08At 20. Looking for five now.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10At £20 on the net.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12- What did you pay for it?- 25.
0:55:12 > 0:55:13At £20.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15Nice little child's chair at 20.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18- Come on, bid them up. - 25, we've got up to 30 now.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Oh, OK, I can breathe. I can breathe, I can breathe.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22It's 30 on the net and it's going to sell at £30.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25- BELLA BARKS - Exactly. Exactly!- 30 on the net.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29£30.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30It's just broken even, hasn't it?
0:55:30 > 0:55:34- Yeah, after charges.- I was going to say, we've just paid our rent.
0:55:34 > 0:55:35HE GROWLS AT BELLA
0:55:35 > 0:55:37Grr! All right, Dr Doolittle.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40That puts you back to within a smidge of each other.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43The major problem for me is that we've still got the Serrell lot left
0:55:43 > 0:55:46and my new best mate could be throwing it at me if we...
0:55:46 > 0:55:48- Is that the steps?- Yeah. - The...the tin bath.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51Jolly difficult to throw those steps at you.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54Blimey, Val. A lot rests on these, the final lot of the day,
0:55:54 > 0:55:56but I think they'll do OK.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59It does look like a porter's left them there by accident.
0:55:59 > 0:56:00Shut up, Paul!
0:56:02 > 0:56:04I've got 40 on the net, straight off at 40.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08- Oh...- Looking for five now. At 40, 45, 45 over there.
0:56:08 > 0:56:1045, 60 we're up to.
0:56:10 > 0:56:11- Hey!- 60, 60, 70.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Do you want 70 on that phone?
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- Come on.- 70 on the phone.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17On the phone?! The phone?!
0:56:17 > 0:56:18- Get in.- Somebody on the phone?
0:56:18 > 0:56:20At 70 over there, at 70.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23- Are we all done?- It's a nightmare.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25Back of the room at £70...
0:56:25 > 0:56:26All sure?
0:56:26 > 0:56:28VALERIE: That's not bad.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31Serrell, you're a legend.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34I'll never moan about tin baths again.
0:56:34 > 0:56:36Phil, Phil, Phil!
0:56:38 > 0:56:40TIM: Calm down, you lot!
0:56:40 > 0:56:43Well done on an excellent result, everyone.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46We better go and find out who's won.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48- It's close.- There's nothing in it.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50Yeah, yeah.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53You've won, you've won, you've won. Come on.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56- They've won.- I think there's £5 or £10 in it, I really do.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01I think it's going to be a close one, you know.
0:57:01 > 0:57:02Let's add up the sums.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07Paul, Diane and Bella began with £400,
0:57:07 > 0:57:11and after all auction costs made a loss of £10.90.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13The final takings are...
0:57:17 > 0:57:20Valerie and Phil had the exact same amount.
0:57:20 > 0:57:25And after all saleroom costs, made a profit of £3.60.
0:57:25 > 0:57:26Their final figure is...
0:57:29 > 0:57:30By an absolute smidge,
0:57:30 > 0:57:34Valerie is today's Celebrity Road Trip winner.
0:57:34 > 0:57:38No matter how small, all profits go to Children In Need.
0:57:38 > 0:57:39Cheer up, you two.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41- All you need to know is... - I never liked him anyway.
0:57:41 > 0:57:44You deserve to win, you're a lady.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46- You are amazing. Come on. - Listen...- Yeah?
0:57:46 > 0:57:48I'm going to buy you a glass of champagne.
0:57:48 > 0:57:49- Thank you.- To celebrate your loss.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52Come on then. Bye, Phil!
0:57:52 > 0:57:54- God bless, darling.- Whatever!
0:57:56 > 0:57:58It's over!
0:57:59 > 0:58:00Brilliant.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07I've actually loved every minute of it.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10It's been one of the best experiences for such a long time.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13- Great fun, hasn't it?- Yeah, all my favourite things - shopping,
0:58:13 > 0:58:19looking at old pieces that tell a story, learning, fantastic company.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23- And me!- Oh, and of course, I was coming to the best bit,
0:58:23 > 0:58:26my gorgeous Val. It sort of almost feels like the old days.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28You know, two generations together and we've got the dog.
0:58:28 > 0:58:30- Yeah.- We just need a child and then that's it.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32Ha-ha! Bye-bye, girls.
0:58:32 > 0:58:33And you, Bella.