0:00:08 > 0:00:12Welcome to the De Montfort Hall, Leicester's largest concert venue.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Over the years, this building has played host to
0:00:14 > 0:00:17some of the greatest entertainers in the world,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19from the funniest comedians to the finest orchestras,
0:00:19 > 0:00:23from the smoothest crooners to the wildest of rockers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Let's hope our experts can entertain us today. Welcome to "Flog It!"
0:00:55 > 0:00:58De Montfort Hall was built in 1913.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02In 100 years, the venue has put on around 10,000 shows
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and entertained hundreds of thousands of people.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Almost 60 years ago, the legendary Louis Armstrong performed here.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12And the list of incredible stars just goes on and on,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14as does our queue.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17# Let me entertain you... #
0:01:17 > 0:01:20If these walls could talk, the stories they would tell
0:01:20 > 0:01:22of this hall's history would be mind-blowing.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26So, which of our singing or dancing experts will take centre stage?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Catherine Southon and Claire Rawle
0:01:28 > 0:01:30are already squabbling to be our leading lady.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- You don't fancy that? - I thought I might keep it.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I know, I told her to keep it!
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Thank you, thank you for that. That was really helpful.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46I'm standing here on stage, where Buddy Holly, the Beatles
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and David Bowie performed to thousands of people.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I just wish I had a drum kit so I could rock out.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Anyway, while I fantasise about being Charlie Watts in the Rolling Stones,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57here is what is coming up in today's show.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Which of these entertaining items will steal the show as we put them
0:02:02 > 0:02:04under the auctioneer's hammer?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Will it be Jimi Hendrix who rocks the sale room?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Or a bit of old-fashioned recreation which takes the limelight?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13But before we find out, first up,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Catherine has set her sights on a very fitting item.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20So, Pam, you're at home here, in these wonderful surroundings.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Is this somewhere where you actually worked once upon a time?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Only sort of temporarily.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- My grandmother used to sell all the sweet and pops...- Right.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32..at night, when the shows were on.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35And when I got old enough, I used to come and help her.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37So, what sort of period are we talking that you were here?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Mid to late '50s.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43So you were running around, helping her out, with your autograph book.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- Yes.- You collected all the main stars, I suppose,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- who were appearing at the time. - A lot of them, yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Let's have a look, who were you collecting the autographs of?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Oh, Tommy Steele.- Oh, there is Tommy Steele. There is Tommy Steele.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- And he has put a little heart in. - A little heart.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Were you a big fan of his? - Oh, I liked Tommy Steele.- Did you?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02Much better than Elvis.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And who else have we got? Let's have a little look here.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Beryl Reid. "Good luck, Beryl Reid."
0:03:10 > 0:03:11And she has put the name Monica,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14so she must have been playing a part in a play or something.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Beryl Reid was always known in her comedy shows as Monica.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- It was her alter ego.- Oh, right! Oh, I see.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I've got Alicia Markova in there,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- who was a famous ballerina at the time.- Very famous ballerina.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Oh, yes. I've got Beniamino Gigli, who was an opera singer.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Oh, right. - I cut out a piece from the Mercury.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35That's wonderful!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It's a really lovely piece of sort of social history.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39- It's nice for you to remember.- Yes.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I like it because it's not just pop stars.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- No.- It's across the board. - You've got across the board.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Did you actually watch the performances as well?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Some of them, but not all of them. - No.- I watched Cliff Richard.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Cliff Richard, there he is.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Was he any good?- Brilliant. - Was he?- Oh, yes.- Of course.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01We all sat there, the normal... "Ah!"
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Were you? You probably slept with this under your pillow, didn't you?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Cliff Richard, Cliff Richard! How wonderful.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- And now you're just wanting to sell it?- Yes.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Well, it is been sitting on the...in the bookshelf.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- I am trying to have a clear-out. - Time to go.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18And being at the De Montfort Hall, I thought it was the perfect...
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Absolutely. - Because they were all collected here.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24And it's lovely that you have come along with it today.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Honestly, you've really made my day.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29The only problem is, it's not going to be hugely valuable,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32simply because of the names of the people in there.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- I mean, had you had the Stones or... - Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37..the Beatles or something like that, then obviously,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40their autographs are a lot more desirable.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42You've still got some interesting names there.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45But really, we are looking at more like £40 to £60,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- that sort of price. Is that all right?- Yes, that's fine.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52I hope it sells well. Perhaps we can go and buy ourselves some popcorn.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Yes.- Or some pop.- Mm-hm.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Or maybe even a glass of champagne. - Sounds good.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01# The stage is a world of entertainment... #
0:05:01 > 0:05:04On "Flog It!", the fun and the excitement never end.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Next up, Pam has an outdated but enchanting form of entertainment.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11You brought along this... Well, it's a toy, basically, isn't it?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Yes, I suppose it is. - So, tell me a bit about it.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Is it something you've had for a long time?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Yes, it was my late husband's grandfather's,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20obviously in the days before there was radio and television.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23It was a home toy that they played with and watched.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Yeah, absolutely.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Yeah, it is known as a nursery lantern, as it was a child's toy.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Have you thought much about where it came from?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- I do believe it came from Germany originally.- Yeah, absolutely spot on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It is by a maker called Ernst Plank,
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- and they made a lot of tin toys, a lot of lanterns.- Yeah.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43They started off in about 1866
0:05:43 > 0:05:45and made right the way through the 19th century
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- into the early 20th century.- Right.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51And then if we look inside, it has got its original burner.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- So it was oil-fired.- It was. - So there was a flame in there.- Yeah.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Can you imagine leaving children with that?- Not today.- No, no.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58And then it...
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Nice, it has its little funnel that goes on top, obviously,
0:06:01 > 0:06:02of the burner.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05And then, basically, you put the little slides through here
0:06:05 > 0:06:08and then the light shines through and you've got a good lens
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and you'd project that onto a wall, usually.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14You didn't have a screen or anything, just a white wall.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17And then these little slides, which are showing in here.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20You've got a selection of sort of nursery ones.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23And we've also got some dating from the Boer War period...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- That's right. - ..with the soldiers.- Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28You can actually see them there, on horseback.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Of course, horses were used by the officers in those days.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Of course, it is South Africa as well,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35which was foreign to everybody in those days.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37They didn't travel to places like that.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40As they say, it is early telly, really. Have you ever used it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:45When we first got it, we did set it up and have the slides going through.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- Yeah.- Whether it would ever get used again, I don't know,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49but it might be of interest to somebody.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Oh, definitely, definitely. There are good collectors for these items.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57And it is all in its original box, which is lovely.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Label inside here with the basic instructions on it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05It's just in lovely, original condition, but not worth huge money.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06No.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- So... Had you had any idea at all in your thoughts?- Not really, no.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13It's just sitting in a cupboard these days.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Well, my feeling is that at auction,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- you are looking at between £50 and £80.- Right.- OK?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I would put a £50 reserve on it,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23because I wouldn't like to see it go for any less than that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- No, I wouldn't let it go for less than that.- No.- Brilliant.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- Somebody will enjoy it. - Oh, I think so.- Yeah.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Let's hope so.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33But if something is worth its money and you don't want it to
0:07:33 > 0:07:37sell for peanuts, it is always sensible to fix your reserve.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42This great concert hall has a history of over 100 years.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46It was built in 1913 at a cost of £22,000.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50And its enviable acoustics in its day made it one of the best
0:07:50 > 0:07:54concert venues that any band or act could play in.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Now, these ledgers go back to 1956 and they are a record
0:07:58 > 0:08:02of all the artists and acts that have played on that stage.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04And I've had a flick through
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and I've spotted a few of my favourite bands.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08We are starting off with Black Sabbath -
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Paranoid, can you remember that one?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Look, they played here on the 17th of the first, 1972.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16And remarks... Here, in the remarks column,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18they needed a Steinway piano.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I wonder what Ozzy Osbourne was going to do with a Steinway piano.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Anyway, my favourite band of all time, Pink Floyd, played here!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29On the 15th December, 1971.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31And the great thing is, more and more bands,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35more and more acts are coming here - stand-up comedians, orchestras...
0:08:35 > 0:08:36They are still playing here
0:08:36 > 0:08:40because it is still one of the greatest venues in the country.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45It's just history in the making. And today, we are a part of it as well.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Hopefully, we can have our name in here.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54And the lady with her name in lights right now is Catherine.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Jill, welcome to "Flog It!" - Thank you.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And thank you for bringing along
0:08:58 > 0:09:01your lovely enamelled cigarette case.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Where did you get this from? - It was a present from my husband.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Right. Birthday present? - No, just a love-me present.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Aw, just a love-me present, what a lovely husband.- He is.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13And you are flogging it? Do you not love him any more?
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- I don't need anything to show me he loves me.- Aw.- But we need it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I've been made redundant, so we thought, it's got to go.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- It's got to go.- Yeah. - It's a lovely colour.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Really nice vibrant blue, and that is what attracted me to it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It has also got this lovely sunburst shape.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It is very typical of the 1930s period.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37You find the sunburst, and you can see that coming up
0:09:37 > 0:09:41here in the lovely guilloche, engine-turned enamelled.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Does he often buy you antiques, your husband?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Um, I just have a little, small silver collection,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50but it is all tiny little pillboxes, vestas and things like that.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- This was the nicest one. - This is the nicest piece.- Yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And this is the one you're selling?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- I've sold a few of the others already.- Oh.- I know.- OK.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02All right, well, let's just open it up and have a look inside.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05We can see that it is quite clearly hallmarked there.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10And this was made in 1935. And it is so typical of the Deco period.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13The only thing that worries me about it is the damage.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It is a little bit damaged.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19There is a tiny bit of enamel missing on the corner there.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- And also, these sort of silver edges are a little bit worn.- Yeah.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Was it like that when you got it? - Pretty much, yes.- Right.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And have you ever used it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Because they're not the most commercial things now, are they?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I mean, I am a smoker, but they are too small for cigarettes
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and I don't have calling cards or anything like that.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39You don't have a calling card. With this name "Hottie", I don't know.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- What is Hottie all about?- Hottie...
0:10:41 > 0:10:44There is a whole group of us girls, there's about 50 of us and a
0:10:44 > 0:10:47couple of honorary boys as well, but they have to wear girls' clothes.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50And we are called the Flotties.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- What's a Flotty?- A Flotty is a Foxy Lady On Tour.- Ah!
0:10:54 > 0:10:58There is a gang of about 50 of us and we all go out partying together.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- And when we have a birthday, we all do fancy dress.- Lovely.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05So, it wouldn't be the done thing for a Foxy Lady On Tour to be
0:11:05 > 0:11:07carrying along a guilloche enamel cigarette case.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- There's nowhere to put it.- Not quite the right thing.- No.- Right.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- So it is time to sell it, to move on.- Yes, definitely.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18They are not the most commercial things, being cigarette cases,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- however, people do use them as card cases these days.- Yeah.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25And it is a lovely, bright colour, and it is attractive.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30But I would probably only put an estimate on of about £40 to £60.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32That is about what I thought.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- And you can put it towards one of your other trips.- Yeah.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Where's next?- Couple of weeks' time, I've got another birthday party,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and the theme is military.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43In a local pub. We've got a disco and everything.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Well, listen, have a fantastic time
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and I'll see you at the auction in a couple of weeks.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Hi, Sylvia.- Hello. - Good to see you.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Glad you came along today with your pencil box. What do you know?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Have you just dug this out the back of a drawer?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Yes, it's been in my cupboard a little while.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05We've had it in the family for at least 70 years.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06You didn't use it, then?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- No.- Didn't keep your pencils in it? - No. No, I didn't.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11You just thought, "Flog It! is in town..."
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Yes, cos my granddaughter is hoping to go off to college soon,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18and I thought it if makes any money it'd help with her fees for
0:12:18 > 0:12:21the equine course she is taking.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Oh, right. So, do you know where it came from?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27No, I've no idea where it came from. It's always been around.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- It's probably about 1910, 1915 something like that.- Yes.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It's actually made of papier mache, and then it was lacquered
0:12:34 > 0:12:37to give it this black finish, and then originally you would have had
0:12:37 > 0:12:41some lovely, bright gilt paintwork around the side.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44And then this wonderful chromo-lithographic
0:12:44 > 0:12:45panel in the centre,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47of the flight of the zeppelin.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Being hailed as flying.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- It was the new thing, they must've been fantastic things to see.- Yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57There are some really enthusiastic collectors of airships and
0:12:57 > 0:12:59all things zeppelin out there,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03because there are all sorts of bits of memorabilia with them on.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05So this, I think, will appeal.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It adds to somebody's collection.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It is one of those quirky objects that if you put
0:13:09 > 0:13:10a sensible estimate on it,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12especially with online bidding,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14it'll get picked up and I think do quite well.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- My feeling is you should look between £40-60. OK?- Right.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22And I'd put a discretionary reserve of 40, the lower estimate.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- Does that sound right?- Yes, yes.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I think it might go higher.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I have seen items with zeppelin on go higher,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- but there's no point frightening everyone else off.- No.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- So if you're happy with that... - Yes, I'm happy.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- ..we'll go forward, and hopefully help towards the equine studies. - Yes, right.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44Fingers crossed we'll get a sky-high price for this quirky little item.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47'Queen of the skies, seen here from a Universal newsreel
0:13:47 > 0:13:50'camera plane as it sped over New York.'
0:13:50 > 0:13:53The zeppelin became the cutting-edge form of air travel at the end
0:13:53 > 0:13:55of the 19th century.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Passengers were transported under an enormous rigid balloon-like
0:13:59 > 0:14:02structure full of highly flammable hydrogen gas.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05The space-age looks and the excitement of the new
0:14:05 > 0:14:07made this form of transport highly popular.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11But in 1937, the German airship Hindenburg
0:14:11 > 0:14:15made a transatlantic flight which was to hasten the demise of the airship.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Due to land in Lakehurst, New Jersey,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20the voyage ended in disaster.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24'The Hindenburg appeared a conquering giant of the skies,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28'but she proved a puny plaything in the mighty grip of fate.'
0:14:28 > 0:14:31As she attempted to dock, the airship burst into flames,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and 35 people lost their lives.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38This tragedy quickly changed people's opinions of these giants of the sky,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42and in a few years, the zeppelin's glory days were a distant memory.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Before we head off to auction,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50there is something I would like to show you.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04In the early 1970s, Leicester was much like any other city
0:15:04 > 0:15:05in the Midlands.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09But in 1972, some 6,000 miles away, in Uganda,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11a landlocked country in East Africa,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13one man's political beliefs were about to have
0:15:13 > 0:15:15a lasting affect on this city.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Idi Amin was the president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24He was a ruthless dictator.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27And in 1972, he announced a shocking policy -
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Africanisation of the country.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Asians made up only 1% of Uganda's population,
0:15:33 > 0:15:36but controlled 90% of its wealth.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39So, Amin wanted them out, to return the country
0:15:39 > 0:15:42and its economy to the Africans.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Amin ordered the expulsion of a staggering 80,000 Asians
0:15:45 > 0:15:47from the country that they called home.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51He believed that they were Britain's responsibility, as Uganda
0:15:51 > 0:15:53had been ruled by the British.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59And that is why I said that the responsibility of Asians
0:15:59 > 0:16:02in Uganda, it is the responsibility of Great Britain.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09The Asian community was given just 90 days to leave Uganda
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and were only allowed to take one 30kg suitcase
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and £55 in their pocket.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17All of their other belongings they had to leave behind,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20from homes to businesses, jewellery to graves.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Jafar was expelled from Uganda
0:16:23 > 0:16:25when he was a young man of just 21.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Today, he is a prominent businessman.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31But his memories of Uganda are still vivid.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I remember Uganda as a beautiful country.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I lived in a small village called Masindi.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41My father had built up over, sort of, 30 years a very thriving
0:16:41 > 0:16:45hardware, DIY, building materials business.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49And in first week in September, Idi Amin announced from
0:16:49 > 0:16:52the barracks that he had a dream
0:16:52 > 0:16:56and that he has been asked to expel all the Asians from the country.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00When we heard this, we thought this was simply a joke
0:17:00 > 0:17:04and we started laughing. How will this country survive without us?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07The professionals, the doctors, lawyers, accountants.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11But as the days went by, you know, he became very serious.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12So we started thinking,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16"Look, let's prepare for our departure from the country."
0:17:16 > 0:17:21We had so much to bring and we could only bring what we could carry -
0:17:21 > 0:17:24clothing, some photographs.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28My mother had a lot of china, cutlery and crockery
0:17:28 > 0:17:30and so on, very expensive items there.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32But in the back of our minds, we were saying,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35"Look, does it matter what we carry?"
0:17:35 > 0:17:40All we cared for was our lives, really. Because it was so bad.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Now, imagine having to pack all the important and sentimental things
0:17:50 > 0:17:55that you have gathered throughout your entire life into one suitcase.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57How impossible would that be to choose?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I'd find that extremely difficult.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Not only would you have to put in sentimental things that give
0:18:01 > 0:18:05you a sense of connection to your past and your homeland,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07but also things for the future to prepare you for this new life
0:18:07 > 0:18:10in the UK. A lot of people had preconceived ideas
0:18:10 > 0:18:13about what it would be like here.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15So, not only would you put something in that is a family heirloom,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18but also something practical, to keep you warm
0:18:18 > 0:18:20in the freezing cold winters here.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Something like a blanket.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Almost a third of those expelled from Uganda came to Leicester.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29And 40 years on, the city has collected together
0:18:29 > 0:18:33some of those precious items that they brought with them.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37These two gold pendants just there - that horse and that elephant -
0:18:37 > 0:18:41and that tiny little carved wooden giraffe belong to Nisha,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43who was a young girl, aged just nine,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46when her parents were expelled from Uganda.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Nisha is very passionate about her heritage and that inspired
0:18:49 > 0:18:53her to set up this expedition here at the museum, which she works at.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- And she is with me right now. Pleased to meet you.- Hi.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00It must have been such an emotional thing to do, put this together.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01I think, yes, it was.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04And it is quite a big story for Leicester, so it was important to us.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08But once I got into it, it became very emotional because,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10you know, the story is about yourself.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12And how did other people in he community feel?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Were they forthright in coming forth and saying,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16"Yes, you can have this?"
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I think they were forthright in wanting to talk to us,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21and there were very, very excited about it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24But, I think, 40 years on, memories fade.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27And somehow, they wanted to glorify what had happened
0:19:27 > 0:19:30when they came here, so they wanted just the good memories,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34none of the sort of hardships they experienced when they came here.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38And how did you go about selecting which items you would use?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Obviously, that was a hard decision by you, not just by the owners.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45I think it was difficult to get objects, because what people
0:19:45 > 0:19:48brought with them was very, very little.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51They weren't sure about giving it to us because...or lending it to us
0:19:51 > 0:19:54either, because these are things that were very precious to them.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I can imagine you had to be quite selective.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Can you pick on one or two?
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Um, I think the Katanga shirt behind you.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06And that brought back a lot of memories about people
0:20:06 > 0:20:09wearing them, people going to events with them,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11something that was quite meaningful and special to them.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15And then, the other thing is this, sort of, Ugandan passport,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18because you always link passports and things to identity.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Yes.- And this is about you.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24And, actually, looking at that, the stir of emotions you felt
0:20:24 > 0:20:25and people felt, as well.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- You went through that as a young girl.- That's right.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29At nine. What were your particular memories?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32My parents, kind of, disguised it as, "We're going to go to London,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34"we're going to go on a holiday."
0:20:34 > 0:20:36So, when we got here, I think, initially, the first week,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38was fascinating.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40You know, just going round London on the tube with my older sister.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43We spent a few days in London and then we moved to Leicester,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45because we have some family here.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Nisha's world was turned upside down by the expulsion from Uganda.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52But for her family, Leicester soon became home
0:20:52 > 0:20:55and they thrived and prospered here, just as Jafar did.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59The picture which I had of England in my mind,
0:20:59 > 0:21:00cos I was still very young,
0:21:00 > 0:21:05was that it was a very wealthy country and I expected
0:21:05 > 0:21:11gold-plated buildings and, you know, a land of milk and honey.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15We all lived in one house, three-bedroom house,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20with five brothers, two sisters, mother and father.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24My father, he had to bring all the groceries, everything on the bus.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27When I used to see him standing at the bus stop,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31it used to make me cry because I used to see him
0:21:31 > 0:21:33in a chauffeur-driven car back at home.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36So we had some very difficult times the beginning.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40As we went along, we found jobs and made some money.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Then we had cars and our houses and so on.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46But that was a long way away.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Now, who would've thought some 40 years ago, one man's action,
0:21:55 > 0:22:00and thus the arrival of the Ugandan Asian community here in Leicester,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03would change this city into the vibrant,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06multicultural place that it is today -
0:22:06 > 0:22:08a city that can rival any other in the UK.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21And right now, the excitement for us continues over at the auction house.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Let's remind ourselves of the items that are going under the hammer.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28The autographs have a lovely local connection,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31so I have no doubt someone's going to snap them up.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Such a nostalgic thing,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36the magic lantern is the entertainment of a bygone era.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38But will anyone want it today?
0:22:39 > 0:22:40And smoking is out of favour,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43but who could resist this charming cigarette case?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Will Sylvia's zeppelin pencil box soar,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49or will it leave the bidders deflated?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56So, what's going to be top of the bill and what's going to flop
0:22:56 > 0:22:58as we put these items under the hammer?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Today's auction comes from Gildings,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04based in the historic market town of Market Harborough.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06The town dates back to the 12th century
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and has a long history with trade.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Hopefully, we can continue that success with auctioneer
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Mark Gilding.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15It's curtains up as he takes the rostrum.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18The commission here at Gildings is...
0:23:20 > 0:23:23It does vary from sale room to sale room, but it is how auction houses
0:23:23 > 0:23:27make their money, so expect to pay it wherever you go.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Going under the hammer right now, we've got an album
0:23:31 > 0:23:33of autographs of artists that have played at the De Montfort Hall.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35That is where we did our gig.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37That is where we found all the items here today.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- I've got no idea what this is going to make.- No.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- It is a bit of fun. - We've got a bit...
0:23:42 > 0:23:44What have we got, £40 to £50? Somewhere around there.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- £30 reserve, so...- Yes.- OK. - It should sell, shouldn't it?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Yes.- They are just interesting names.- I hope so.- Yeah.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53There is a good variety of people in there.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- And that was what it was all about, great variety.- That's it, yes.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Well, fingers crossed anyway.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01It's going under the hammer right now, so let's see if it flies away.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And on to lots number 387 -
0:24:04 > 0:24:07the autograph album, 1950s,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09starting at £22.
0:24:09 > 0:24:1125. 28. 30.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Good.- 30 on bid, at 32.
0:24:14 > 0:24:1635. 38.
0:24:16 > 0:24:1840. 42.
0:24:18 > 0:24:1945.
0:24:20 > 0:24:2445 on the right-hand side, at 45...
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Hammer has gone down. That was short and sweet.- Aw, all those memories!
0:24:27 > 0:24:29But they will come flooding back though, right here.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Oh, yes! Yes, it's nice.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- Oh, thank you for bringing them in. - You're more than welcome.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38And I'm sure members of the audience watching this at home would
0:24:38 > 0:24:42enjoy listening to Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele
0:24:42 > 0:24:45and many of the other great names that were in that album.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Pam, fingers crossed.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55This is it. It's your lot going under the hammer.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57We're just about to sell some early TV.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Everybody in the family gathered around
0:24:59 > 0:25:03and watched a magic lantern show, with all the glass slides.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04Fantastic things, though.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I mean, there are some slides I've seen of a man snoring like that,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10and you slide the slide through, and this mouse drops in his mouth,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12and as he is snoring, he eats it.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Love it to bits. Absolutely love it to bits.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17We've had some good surprises in the past with things like this.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Fingers crossed we get the top end and a bit more.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Let's do it, this is it. Good luck.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Lantern, a magic lantern, with slides and the original box.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Bidding here opens with me on 234 for £38.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32£38 I bid now, 38.
0:25:32 > 0:25:3440. 42.
0:25:34 > 0:25:3642 on bid now. 42.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38At £42. Five do I see?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40At £42, bid.
0:25:40 > 0:25:4342, then, and away at £42...
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- Did he sell? No, he didn't, he passed on that.- Oh, you're joking!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Thank goodness we protected that with a reserve.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Yeah.- Nobody here today wanted such entertainment.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- They don't know how to use them, do they?- No. No.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Look, there is another day, another sale room.- Yeah.- OK?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- But we tried our best.- Yes, you did, yeah.- That's auctions for you.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Well, I've just been joined by Sylvia and Claire, our expert.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- This is for the granddaughter? - Yes, that's it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- So she's going off to study at college?- Yes.- An equine course?
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Yes, that's it.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- Does she have horses herself? - She has got one, yes.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I blame the parents.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- That's an expensive hobby, that one.- It is.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24We need top end of the estimate. Let's put it to the test.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26What is it worth? We are going to find out.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31Here's a papier-mache pen box with a printed design of an airship.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32There we go, showing with Gary.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Interesting little box, this one.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36A lot of interest on the book here.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38So, starting with me at £40.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44- £40, I'm bid.- We are in, Sylvia, we are in.- £40 bid. To 45.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46At £45?
0:26:46 > 0:26:50At 45. Now, £50, I'm bid. 50 on my book.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51Five, I will take.
0:26:51 > 0:26:5550 bid, then. The bid is with me still and selling at £50.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- It's gone, £50.- Lovely. - Can I honestly say?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Congratulations, anyway.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05And thank you for bringing that in. But it just sparked a little memory.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07One of the main reasons why I got into the antiques trade
0:27:07 > 0:27:10was my uncle was an antique dealer. He had a shop and, in his shop,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13he had a grand piano.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15But underneath the piano,
0:27:15 > 0:27:20he had one of the wheels from one of the zeppelin airships.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23And it was like a ship's wheel, it was massive thing.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25And I, accidentally, when I was a little young kiddie
0:27:25 > 0:27:28of about six or seven, walked over and I trod on it, and he said,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32"Don't touch that, that's from one of the zeppelins that flew over."
0:27:32 > 0:27:34He gave me this big lecture and,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37"Oh, that is a bit of history there."
0:27:37 > 0:27:40And, you know, in a way, he inspired me to get into this business,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44and it was all because the zeppelin and standing on that ship's wheel.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45- So, there you go.- Yeah, lovely.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I've just been joined by Jill and our expert, Catherine.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56We're putting under the hammer a silver-enamelled cigarette case.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Now, we are putting £40 to £60 on this, and I totally agree
0:27:58 > 0:28:01with that valuation, because we have seen them before on this show.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03And what is this all about? Southside Rebellion.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- That's what my local... - Do you play in a band?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- No, friends of ours. - You're supporting them.- Yes.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10That's what they're called? Good luck to them.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- A Leicester-based band?- Yes. - Covers or original material?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14It's all covers of old punk songs.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- And for one night only we feel about 18 again.- OK, right.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Well, let's move along, get back to the antiques
0:28:20 > 0:28:22and put your cigarette case under the hammer.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25The silver-enamelled cigarette case, Birmingham, 1935.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28And lots of interest on my book here.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31I'm going to open the bidding at £40.
0:28:31 > 0:28:3442. 45. 48. 50. Five. 60.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Five. 70. Five. 80. Five.
0:28:37 > 0:28:4090. Five. 100. 110. 120.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- 130.- How much?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45140 with me. At 140. A big shake of the head.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49You are all out in the room, then. Last chance at £140.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- There you go, £140. - That's quite a lot!
0:28:51 > 0:28:54That will cover the bar bill. I've already spent it.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Hey, that's punk rock for you.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02It just goes to show, if two people want something badly enough,
0:29:02 > 0:29:03the unexpected can happen.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Things can fly at auction.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Well, there you are, one or two happy owners there.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11That concludes our first visit to the sale room.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Don't go away, we are coming back here later on in the programme.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16We have wonderful turnouts in our valuation days,
0:29:16 > 0:29:20but we do need publicity, that's what gets people through the door.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23One of the biggest draws is a plug from local radio.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Everyone listens to it.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28And without BBC Radio Leicester, things wouldn't be the same.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32And so before the valuation day, I went to find out more.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41And the story starts back in 1967.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45The head of BBC Radio back then was a chap called Frank Gillard.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49He had a grand master plan to satisfy the public needs -
0:29:49 > 0:29:50local radio.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52We are quite certain that local life
0:29:52 > 0:29:54is something very important.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Most people are just as interested in what goes on in their own
0:29:57 > 0:30:01communities as they are in national or even international affairs.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04His dream was to deliver modern journalism
0:30:04 > 0:30:06centred around the interests of the local communities.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10It was simple, it was brilliant. There was just one problem.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14With an estimated yearly running cost of £50,000 each,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16where would the money come from?
0:30:16 > 0:30:20The BBC was in no position to fund this venture with the licence fee,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22so money had to be sought further afield.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26And eight local authorities from Sheffield to Merseyside came
0:30:26 > 0:30:29up trumps. They offered to fund this experimental radio
0:30:29 > 0:30:32in their areas for a trial period of two years.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36So, the race was on - which would be the first station to
0:30:36 > 0:30:40get on air and set the benchmark for others?
0:30:40 > 0:30:45BBC Radio Leicester hit the airwaves on 8th November, 1967,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47making a bit of history there -
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Britain's first mainland, local radio station.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53And what a day! We've had the Postmaster General
0:30:53 > 0:30:55to open the station, the Lord Mayor of Leicester had a say
0:30:55 > 0:30:59and we've got more visitors in the studio this afternoon.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01During the next 50-odd minutes or so,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04we will be hearing from some of our opening-day personalities.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Ken Warburton was a programme assistant at BBC Radio Leicester,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and was there as it made its first broadcasts.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13It was an exciting day.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15It was the combination of a lot of preparation,
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- quite a lot of hard work...- Yeah.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20..from months before. And finally, we were there.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25Britain's first experimental local radio station, Radio Leicester,
0:31:25 > 0:31:27went on the air about a quarter of an hour ago.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I had a double learning curve - I had to learn not only all
0:31:31 > 0:31:34the techniques of radio but just basically talking on the wireless.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Sure, but it is also the technical skills.- We did it all, yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42There were no producers, there were no technicians, you drove a desk,
0:31:42 > 0:31:46you opened up controls, you set up the microphones, you did everything.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48But you'd also have individual commitments,
0:31:48 > 0:31:53and I had to produce a countryside programme, a programme for the blind,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56for the visually impaired, and also a gardening programme.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- So it was a complete mixed bag for everybody.- Yeah.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03My budget for the gardening programme was, I think, £3.10.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06And that was considered quite good, actually.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08You've got to be creative with a budget like that.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11To be honest, a lot of people came in and did stuff
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- because they were local and had a commitment to the area.- Yes.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15And just as well they did,
0:32:15 > 0:32:19because there's no way we could have afforded to have paid contributors.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Well, I'll flash right around my next request, which is
0:32:21 > 0:32:24from Julie Howard of 18 Foss Road, North Leicester.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25She says, "Dear Mr Warburton,"
0:32:25 > 0:32:28very formal, "My parents celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31"will you please play The Seekers singing Island Of Dreams for them?"
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Well, all our congratulations from here at Radio Leicester,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and here are The Seekers with Island Of Dreams.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41With the best will in the world, it would have been
0:32:41 > 0:32:42a very small audience.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45It could be a little more professional, I think, you know,
0:32:45 > 0:32:49we get the odd, you know, faux pas on the radio,
0:32:49 > 0:32:50you know, going through.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I don't think it's very good, all that good. Not as good as Radio 1.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Nothing wrong with it as far as I'm concerned. I just don't want it.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03The initial response to the local radio stations
0:33:03 > 0:33:04was a little bit mixed.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07BBC London seemed a little cynical about the project.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09And at the same time,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11commercial radio stations were really taking off.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14And the staff in all the regional outlets feared
0:33:14 > 0:33:17that the government may lose interest in the whole scheme.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21The pressure was on. This was a race against time.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Local radio only had two years to prove itself
0:33:24 > 0:33:27and a huge amount was riding on this.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Station manager Owen Bentley knows all too well the challenges
0:33:31 > 0:33:35faced by the eight experimental stations in the early days.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37When we started,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41we were probably not the most wanted child within the BBC.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46Um, obviously Frank Gillard, who was the founder of local radio,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48had a vision of it, but there was a lot of opposition.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52People were trying to do us down, calling us Toytown Radio
0:33:52 > 0:33:55and so on because we were all learning on the job.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57We had a basic vision of local radio,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59and the vision was, you know,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03essentially that the BBC would supply the skeleton
0:34:03 > 0:34:06and the community would provide all the flesh and the programming
0:34:06 > 0:34:08on it and so on.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11In the evening, we had a host of programmes,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13little 15-minute programmes,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15which have been made by members of the community.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18These were people that we trained who came in
0:34:18 > 0:34:21and did their own thing, a programme on steam, for example,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24here at Leicester, which ran for years and years with volunteers.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28A youth programme. Music programmes and so on.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30And maybe a local DJ coming in.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32So you might run a schedule up to about nine o'clock,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35but huge gaps in the day where we took Radio 2.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41The hard work, creativity and dedication of the radio crew and the
0:34:41 > 0:34:45local community began to pay off and the station's popularity increased.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49There was every chance that we wouldn't get a big enough audience
0:34:49 > 0:34:52to make an impact. Luckily, we did.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55And I suppose by the end of the two years,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57we felt it was going to be secure.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59If you say that in the whole range
0:34:59 > 0:35:01of newspaper journalism there is
0:35:01 > 0:35:03room for the local newspaper, and there certainly is,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I read mine every week from cover to cover,
0:35:05 > 0:35:10you must also admit that there is a place in the whole
0:35:10 > 0:35:13span of broadcasting for the local radio station.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I think it's very good because it gives you information on what's
0:35:16 > 0:35:19happening and where you can go to be entertained.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21And it gives you the local news.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25I really enjoy listening to it. I listen to it, really, every morning.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33So, two years on, the experiment was finally deemed a success and the
0:35:33 > 0:35:37government gave the BBC the go-ahead for a further 20 radio stations.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40This time, funded with the licence fee.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44BBC Radio Leicester. It is 10:10, then, Friday morning.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Jim Davis with you through until midday today.
0:35:48 > 0:35:5246 years on, the radio station is a true success story.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54It now has 15 presenters.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58It broadcasts 52 different shows, covering various topics each week,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02which delights around 175,000 listeners.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03It's absolutely brilliant.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05So thank you very much, BBC Radio Leicester,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07"Flog It!" would not be the same without you.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Right, it is time for me to plug the show. Here goes.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27And look, it works!
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Back at our valuation day, the crowds are still streaming in.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33And Claire is about to go rock and roll on us.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Hi, Mary.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It is great of you to come along to the De Montfort Hall,
0:36:37 > 0:36:39which is where we are.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42And of course, it is where this gentleman played, didn't he,
0:36:42 > 0:36:44back in the '60s.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46The great, the legend that is Jimi Hendrix.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49And he was a supporting act, would you believe,
0:36:49 > 0:36:54for Engelbert Humperdinck, which shows how early it was in them days.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Yeah.- But the potential was there and we loved his music.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00And we have got a few of his in our collection.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Oh, right. I think it was his second studio album.- Yes.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- It was cut in '67.- Yes.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- The same year as he was here?- Yes. - So it all ties in very nicely.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Yes, it does. - Did you see him play live?- No.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Unfortunately, the tickets were all sold out very quickly.- Yeah.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19And so I've never been able to see him live, which is a disappointment.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Yeah, it must've been amazing.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23So, you were having a good time in the '60s, were you?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Well, I had met Ray, we had no responsibilities.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Oh, those were the days, weren't they?
0:37:28 > 0:37:29We had a lovely flat,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- but the children had not come along yet.- Yeah.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35And music was very much a part of our lives.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- So buying LPs was where our money went.- Yeah.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42But as well as the music, of course, when you had vinyl records,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46it was the artwork on the covers that also attracted you.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49That's where a lot of people collect, it's for the artwork.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Through the '60s and '70s, you have these iconic LPs.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54They don't know what they're about these days,
0:37:54 > 0:37:55do they, downloading off the internet.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- You miss this, don't you? - You've got no feel.- No.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- You've got no looking through the catalogue...- No.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03..picking out the actual artwork.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05But the good news is there are a lot of people that are very
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- interested in collecting, but it does get very specialised.- Yes.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12And they are very fussy, so condition is everything.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- Obviously, you played this LP. - Yes, we have.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18So it has a bit of wear on it. So that does count against it a bit.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22But the most important thing with this particular LP is that
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- you have the insert song sheet. - Yes, we do.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- That makes a lot of difference to its value.- Oh, right, yeah.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29You've also taken the decision to sell.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31You just culling your collection a bit, are you, at the moment?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Well, we've still got our vinyl collection.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37We've got our tape collection. We've got our CD collection.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- And you haven't got room at the end of the day.- Yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42So we thought we'd test the water.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- Well, we need to talk values. My feeling is 50 to 80.- Yeah.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Does that sound about right?- Yes.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Maybe just put the reserve just under the 50, say sort of 45?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- We don't mind 20.- 20? Oh, that's even better.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57You are an auctioneer's dream, you really are.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59That's lovely. Well, thanks so much for bringing it along today.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- It's lovely that it ties in as well with this wonderful building.- Yes.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- And this amazing artist.- Thank you very much.- Thank you, Mary.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Margaret, we're a rather long way from Tunbridge Wells,
0:39:24 > 0:39:27but you have brought in some delightful pieces of Tunbridge Ware.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Tell me a little bit about them. Where did you get them from?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Well, my father had them, and he lived in Hertfordshire.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- A bit closer.- It's a bit closer, yeah. But he liked wood.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41He liked to collect wooden things.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- He had various ornaments and he had made some carvings.- Oh, right.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47So he had quite a few pieces?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Yeah, a few pieces he had made himself as well.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54They were made, once upon a time, probably in the late 19th century,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56as almost like tourist ware,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- so pieces that people would have taken away from the area.- Yeah.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02They are really nicely made.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04And we'll go into them and have a look at them in a bit more detail.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06First of all, with this piece.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09This looks to me like a trinket box made predominantly...
0:40:09 > 0:40:12The wood is walnut. And then on the top,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16we have all these little mosaics made up of single pieces
0:40:16 > 0:40:21of different coloured words, so boxwood and other types of wood.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22And then moving on to this item,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25this is like a miniature chest of drawers.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27And you've got these different drawers there.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31And you've also got the mosaic Tunbridge Ware on the drawers.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Do you like them?
0:40:33 > 0:40:37I like them cos I admire the work that went into them, yes.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39But not something that you would have in your home?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Not something I feel I want to keep.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45This to me is one of the most interesting pieces.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49I think this was probably once upon a time a snuff box,
0:40:49 > 0:40:53late 19th century. But a nice little domestic sort of scene on the top.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56And then you have got the Tunbridge Ware
0:40:56 > 0:40:57around the outside.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01And I think those three pieces together are quite delightful.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Have you any idea of how much they're worth together?- No.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08So, if I were to say to you £150 to £250 for the three,
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- how does that sound? - Quite reasonable, yes.- Yes?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- Would you be happy to sell at that?- Yes.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18So, what would you do with the money if they do make top end?
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I'd like to go on a trip to Cappadocia, in Turkey.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- To where?- Cappadocia.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27It is famous for the rock formations,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30and people live inside the rock, in rock houses.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- Wow.- So even further away from Tunbridge Wells.- It is, yeah.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Whilst I was plugging the show on BBC Radio Leicester,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44I spoke to were very nice lady called Jane.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Good morning, Jane.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Hi, good morning.- What was your question for him about the show?
0:41:48 > 0:41:52I found a chair that is canvas-based.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57The original canvas, nice soft seat, fancy, decorative. But...
0:41:57 > 0:42:01And it has been in my wardrobe for about 25, 30 years.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04And I was wondering if it was worth anything.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08We need to see it, so any chance of bringing it in tomorrow?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- Jane took me up on my offer, and she is right here. Hello.- Hello.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Great to talk to you again. - Great to talk to you again.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Now, this is the chair.- This is my chair, yeah.- Was it part of a set?
0:42:20 > 0:42:25I have no idea. All I know is that it was one of my grandparent's chairs.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29And we were debating if it was before the war or after the war.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34To me, this looks late Edwardian, sort of 1930s.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37And it would have been part of a set of six or eight.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- It has not got a drop-in cushion seat.- It's a spring.
0:42:41 > 0:42:42It has got a sprung seat,
0:42:42 > 0:42:46which is typical sort of war years, transition period,
0:42:46 > 0:42:47with these little Hepplewhite legs.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50It has got a lot of little things going for it,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53but unfortunately, it's seen better days, hasn't it?
0:42:53 > 0:42:54It has had a lot of love, I bet.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57All three of us were fighting over it, cos we have metal furniture.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01And every time we got up in the morning, me and my brother or sister,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03whoever's up first, got to sit on it for the breakfast
0:43:03 > 0:43:06before we went to school. And then we'd fight for it again,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09when we got back to sit on it at tea time or dinner time.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Sadly, looking at the condition of this, I think it is
0:43:12 > 0:43:14worth around about £15 to £20.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Yeah, well, I thought £10.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20It is worth £10 to me any day of the week.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23- But you can't just sell it for £10 or chuck it away.- No.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24It's a chair at the end of the day.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Cover that with something a bit brighter, put it in the bedroom
0:43:27 > 0:43:29and chuck your clothes on it.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Jane, thank you so much for turning up.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- You're welcome.- And thank you for talking to me on the phone as well.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36Sometimes the sentimental value
0:43:36 > 0:43:38of an item outweighs its monetary worth.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Hang on to it and enjoy it, I say.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44And now it is over to Claire for a real treat.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- Hello, Susan.- Hi. - It is a pleasure to meet you.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49Thanks for coming along today with some glorious things here.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53- They were all left to my mother. They were her grandmother's.- Right.
0:43:53 > 0:43:54They're all about 100 years old.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57So, yeah, they've been in the family for a while.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59- Yeah, so passed down.- Yeah. - And did she wear them?
0:43:59 > 0:44:01My mother didn't but her mother did.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04I think it is either something you do or you don't, isn't it?
0:44:04 > 0:44:06You don't go out to the supermarket shopping
0:44:06 > 0:44:07- in something like that, do you? - No, no, no.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10And so you have decided now is the time to...?
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- Yeah, my mum is not very well. She has got MS.- Oh, yeah.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16We've hit quite sort of hard times at the moment,
0:44:16 > 0:44:18so I think it would help her
0:44:18 > 0:44:21get about and better life, really, so...
0:44:21 > 0:44:26We've four quite different items here, really, in styles and periods.
0:44:26 > 0:44:30So if we start off here with this lovely green stone
0:44:30 > 0:44:33and pearl... The green stone, I'm fairly sure, is a peridot.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36It was very, very popular with the Victorians and the Edwardians.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38I'm sure they believed it had all sorts of properties,
0:44:38 > 0:44:40but it is a wonderful colour, isn't it?
0:44:40 > 0:44:44And it's a really, really clear stone. And combined with the gold...
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Now, I couldn't see a hallmark on the gold.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50I would've thought it would've been 14 carat, but possibly nine.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52But it is definitely gold.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55And you've still got this sort of Art Nouveau
0:44:55 > 0:44:59influence of the lovely organic mounts to the pendant there.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02And of course, pearls were used a lot.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04This lovely sort of, you know, natural look to it.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08And then as you move down, you've got the big cluster ring there.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10Cluster rings are not quite so popular these days,
0:45:10 > 0:45:12especially if they look like flower heads.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15It was a big fashion of the 1980s. But you get away with that
0:45:15 > 0:45:18because it's actually quite a big stone in the middle there.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22And then this lovely emerald set within diamonds.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Now, the great thing about emeralds is,
0:45:24 > 0:45:28you will rarely ever find one without basically muck in it.
0:45:28 > 0:45:33As a stone, it has all sorts of like bits of carbon
0:45:33 > 0:45:37and fractures in it. It is quite a delicate stone.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- And that is a lovely colour, isn't it?- Mm.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Nice, and it's a good size stone as well.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45And then you come along to this lovely, delicate little pendant.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48And there is sort of a little flower head design with the diamonds.
0:45:48 > 0:45:52And again, a very delicate item that would look just charming.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54We will value them individually.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56- OK.- Because they should be sold individually.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57They don't hang together as a group,
0:45:57 > 0:45:59they will appeal to different buyers.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02So, I think, starting off with the peridot necklace.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04I hadn't pointed out, it has got little matching earrings.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06So I think probably we are going to be
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- looking at about sort of £400 to £600 on that one.- Wow, yeah.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14And then moving on to the diamond cluster. I think...
0:46:14 > 0:46:17My feeling is on that one, probably about 800 to 1,200,
0:46:17 > 0:46:18something like that.
0:46:18 > 0:46:23OK? And then coming to the emerald and diamonds.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Again, it is a nice ring, it is a good colour.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27Not quite such a big weight of stones in there,
0:46:27 > 0:46:31so possibly going to be round about the sort of £400 to £600 mark.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Yep? And then finally, we come to the pretty little pendant,
0:46:34 > 0:46:37- which I think is going to be nearer to sort of 200 to 250.- Wow.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39So, with all those prices,
0:46:39 > 0:46:42what I'd suggest doing is using the lowest estimate as the reserve.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- Sound good to you?- Yeah, brilliant. - Excellent.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47And then it will actually end up to quite a reasonable sum of money.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50- Yeah.- It will make a lot of difference to your mum.- It will.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Bev, good to meet you.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Nice little cardboard box you've brought here.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- Shall we have a look inside?- Yep.
0:47:01 > 0:47:06Dougal! Little Dougal from The Magic Roundabout.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Although I remember him being more...
0:47:09 > 0:47:13- sort of a yellowy colour...- That's right.- ..rather than sort of white.
0:47:13 > 0:47:14So, where did you get him from?
0:47:14 > 0:47:18My mum bought it from a white elephant sale.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21What had drawn her to it was the fact it was French.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23- It was written in French.- Right.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25Because the lid of the box is all in French.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27I mean, it's a little bit worn.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31And here, it just does say the equivalent of The Magic Roundabout.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33And you have got the pictures there of the roundabout.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37And on the top, the name Pollux, which I think is Dougal.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40I think that actually was Dougal, which is lovely.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43But generally speaking, he's not in bad condition.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45I mean, the thing is, with this,
0:47:45 > 0:47:48because it has been in its original box, this rubber
0:47:48 > 0:47:52is all in lovely condition, cos it does, sort of, tend to...
0:47:52 > 0:47:55Break up a little bit and it does tend to tear.
0:47:55 > 0:47:56Now, it was actually produced...
0:47:56 > 0:47:59The Magic Roundabout was produced in England
0:47:59 > 0:48:03and in France in the '60s, so, sort of, mid-'60s, 1965,
0:48:03 > 0:48:08but the fact that it is from France, it just makes it, to me,
0:48:08 > 0:48:11- it makes it a bit more interesting.- Yeah.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13And the fact that it is white, as well...
0:48:13 > 0:48:15What are your thoughts on it being white?
0:48:15 > 0:48:19Um, I did my own research and, apparently,
0:48:19 > 0:48:22it started in France, The Magic Roundabout,
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- and Dougal was white.- Right, OK.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26So, he could be an early Dougal.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29- It could be.- You don't have a soft spot for old Dougal?
0:48:29 > 0:48:31No, because I think
0:48:31 > 0:48:36someone who collects Magic Roundabout toys,
0:48:36 > 0:48:39it would be nice for them to have something a bit different.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Where does he live at home?
0:48:41 > 0:48:45- In the loft. With the spiders.- No. It is time to move you on, Dougal.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48It is time to move you on to happier places.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51I'm not going to give you a big estimate on this, I'm afraid,
0:48:51 > 0:48:53Beverly. Um...
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- It's only going to be about £40 to £60.- That's fine, yeah.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00- With a £30 reserve, is that all right?- That that's absolutely fine.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Do we know what your mum paid for it?
0:49:02 > 0:49:05- I doubt...- Probably only a few pounds.- I imagine it was pence.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- Thanks, Bev, for coming along. - That's OK. Thank you.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11- And I'll see you at the auction. Thank you.- Thanks.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17What a brilliant day we've had here at De Montfort Hall,
0:49:17 > 0:49:19our magnificent host location.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21Everybody has thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23We found some real gems, but sadly it's time to say goodbye,
0:49:23 > 0:49:26as we have unfinished business in the auction room.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28We're going over to Gildings for the last time
0:49:28 > 0:49:31and here's what's coming with us.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34Bev's French Dougal might not be the right colour,
0:49:34 > 0:49:36but Catherine's hoping this makes him rare,
0:49:36 > 0:49:38and thus a must-have for collectors.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45The Jimi Hendrix album - will it raise the roof in the saleroom?
0:49:46 > 0:49:48Margaret's Tunbridge Ware,
0:49:48 > 0:49:52which I hope will be traded in for a trip to the rock houses in Turkey.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56And the stunning collection of jewellery
0:49:56 > 0:49:58which has a staggering total estimate.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07Let's put our experts' valuations under the spotlight as we return
0:50:07 > 0:50:09to Gilding's Auctions.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11And first up...
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Yes, The Magic Roundabout. Beverly, you have put a smile on everybody's
0:50:14 > 0:50:17- face at the valuation day. - Yes.- You did.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19With your white Dougal.
0:50:19 > 0:50:20I didn't think Dougal was white, though.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23- No, we thought he was yellow. - I thought he was yellow.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25- This one is white. - Golden colour.- This one is special.
0:50:25 > 0:50:27- Well, I like his little face. - He's nice.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29He has got character, hasn't he?
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Grew up watching that, Magic Roundabout. It was great fun.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Right, we're going to see what he is worth. And here we go.
0:50:34 > 0:50:35Good luck, Beverly.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38So what do we say for this, then? Well, you tell me.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42I'm going to start at £5 and you tell me what you want to pay.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44At £5. I'm bid only at five. Eight. Ten.
0:50:44 > 0:50:4812. 15. 18. 20. 22.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53£22, I'm bid now. 22. At 22. 25 do I see?
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Watching all carefully, make no mistake. 22.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00- And away, then, at 22.- We're not selling, are we?- They were mean.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03We were barking up the wrong tree.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05We didn't get that reserve.
0:51:05 > 0:51:06Never mind.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Such a shame, but sometimes you can only find out how desirable
0:51:10 > 0:51:12something is by putting it under the hammer.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Next up, it is the Hendrix LP.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Right now we are getting in the groove!
0:51:17 > 0:51:20So to speak. We are selling some Hendrix.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Wonderful album going under the hammer right now, belongs to Mary.
0:51:23 > 0:51:24I am pleased you brought this on,
0:51:24 > 0:51:27- cos I know you are Hendrix fan, aren't you?- Very much so.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30- I've got quite a collection. - Oh, it's going back quite a bit.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32- It is all a Purple Haze...- It is.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35- Did you like that line? All Along The Watchtower.- That's right.
0:51:35 > 0:51:36Do you know, I love Hendrix. Cos...
0:51:36 > 0:51:39I grew up listening to Hendrix cos I loved his drummer, Mitch Mitchell.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42I used to copy all the licks and play along.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44I used to like how he played the guitar
0:51:44 > 0:51:46cos it was so different, wasn't it?
0:51:46 > 0:51:48- And the hair.- Set fire to it.- Yeah.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49A legend, the man was a legend!
0:51:49 > 0:51:52- Yeah.- Right, well, good luck, Claire.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55I don't see many rock fans here.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57You never know. You never know.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59You shouldn't generalise these things, you don't
0:51:59 > 0:52:01know what is out there on the internet, do you?
0:52:01 > 0:52:03No, not really. I think this will sell.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05I think this will sell over the phone or online.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07I don't think it'll go in the room, that's for sure.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11No, I'm with you there, I think. It is quite a specialised item.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Jimi Hendrix Experience.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16- We need £50.- That would be nice.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18£5 on bid, then.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19£5 on bid only.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22At £5, at £5, a bid of £5 only...
0:52:22 > 0:52:25Up to £8, £10, £12.
0:52:25 > 0:52:26£12 on bid. 15. 18.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29At 18, bid of 18.
0:52:29 > 0:52:3120. 22 online. 22. 25.
0:52:31 > 0:52:3428. 30.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Five we bid now. At 35. 38.
0:52:37 > 0:52:3938. 40.
0:52:39 > 0:52:4042.
0:52:40 > 0:52:4145.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43- It's getting there.- 48, 50.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Yes!
0:52:45 > 0:52:4855. 60. 65.
0:52:48 > 0:52:5070.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52All online bids. At 75.
0:52:52 > 0:52:5380.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55- Have you got many more?- 200.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57- Oh!- 95.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00100. I knew we'd get there.
0:53:00 > 0:53:01110.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04- Over 100.- 120.- 120.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06120...130.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09140.
0:53:09 > 0:53:10Blimey!
0:53:11 > 0:53:13150 now online. At 150.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17- 160.- Oh!
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- Wow, £160!- 160, bid, then.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22You're all definitely out in the room, then.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24We're online bidding, then.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25At £160...
0:53:25 > 0:53:29- Bang! Hammer's gone down, £160. - Wow.- Brilliant!- Well done!- Gosh!
0:53:29 > 0:53:31- That was good.- How fabulous is that?
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Fabulous, yeah.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36I'm ever so pleased. I'm excited for you!
0:53:36 > 0:53:39That's fantastic. Have you got more at home?
0:53:39 > 0:53:42- Hopefully, you're going to start selling those off.- Well, yes,
0:53:42 > 0:53:44now we've actually been to an auction.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47- You've tested the market, yeah.- It worked well, didn't it?
0:53:47 > 0:53:50- I think that's a fabulous start. - That went great.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Well, there is a cracking atmosphere here in the sale room.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Everybody's enjoying themselves. We're getting good results.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02But sadly, Margaret, our next owner, cannot be with us.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04But we do have her item -
0:54:04 > 0:54:07those wonderful items of Tunbridge Ware,
0:54:07 > 0:54:09valued by our beautiful Catherine here.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12And I'll tell you what, this was made as tourist ware, wasn't it?
0:54:12 > 0:54:16So everybody went to Royal Tunbridge Wells to take the water back then.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18- Absolutely. - And came home with something.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22The question is, is it worth more here then down in Tunbridge Wells?
0:54:22 > 0:54:24I think we might be all right.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26I was slightly worried that I might have put too much on it,
0:54:26 > 0:54:29but there's a lot of people here today. What do you think?
0:54:29 > 0:54:32- And there is a lot of work in those micro mosaics.- I know.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33It's beautifully done.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37Lovely little pieces of Victorian Tunbridge Ware.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41Bidding opens here with me at £50.
0:54:41 > 0:54:4360. 70. 80. 90.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45- 100. 110.- Oh, we've sold.- Yes.
0:54:45 > 0:54:50- 140. 150.- It's doing really well. - Good, good.- 180.- Oh, brilliant!
0:54:50 > 0:54:52£180 on bid now, at 180.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55190 online. 200. 210.
0:54:55 > 0:54:59220. 220 in the room now, at 220.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01240 online.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03250 online, new bidding.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06250... We're on 260 online.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08Oh, I'm pleased. She will be pleased.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10She can go on holiday now.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12At 260, you're all out in the room?
0:55:12 > 0:55:15We're online bidding, then, and selling at £260.
0:55:15 > 0:55:16- And the hammer has gone down!- Yes!
0:55:16 > 0:55:19- That is a great result, well done. - Excellent, she'll be pleased.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22Top end of the estimate and I know she'll be very pleased.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26And hopefully, you're watching this and having a smile.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29And finally, it is time to sell that gorgeous jewellery.
0:55:29 > 0:55:33Fingers crossed we'll raise a good sum to help out Susan's mummy.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35- There is a lot of it, isn't there? - I know.- Stashes of it.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Thank you so much for turning up at the valuation day
0:55:38 > 0:55:41- because you really did bring some treasure in, didn't you?- Yeah.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45We are looking right now at that emerald and diamond ring,
0:55:45 > 0:55:46which is a little sparkler.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48Did you not want to hang onto this?
0:55:48 > 0:55:51I'm a gardener. No, not good for me.
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Hey, gardeners have green fingers, that's got a green rock on it.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59- It's a whopper.- It's nice. It's a nice colour, isn't it?
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- Would you wear this?- Yeah.- Yeah, you could. It matches the eyes.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Absolutely, yeah.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07Green, yeah. But no, it's a lovely thing. It is a good emerald.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09- I think it is. - It's a good size as well.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12- I think we should find out what the bidders think, don't you?- OK.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Yeah, here we go. This is it.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16The Art-Deco-style, white metal, diamond cluster and emerald
0:56:16 > 0:56:19dress ring. Bids here start with me
0:56:19 > 0:56:21at 500. And 50.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23600.
0:56:23 > 0:56:24And 50.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26- Good.- 700.
0:56:26 > 0:56:27I have to say 20.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29750.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31- 800.- £800!
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Say in tens, I don't mind.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36810, thank you very much. At 820.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40Selling to the room at £820...
0:56:40 > 0:56:44Crack! Wait for that sound. And it has gone down. £820.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46- We're happy, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48Yellow metal, peridot,
0:56:48 > 0:56:51half pearl faced necklet with matching screw rings.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53The bidding opens here at 300. 320.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55340. 360.
0:56:55 > 0:56:59- 380. 400. 420.- Done it.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01460. 480. 500.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04- £500 on bid in the room.- Yes. - At 500.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06550, new bidding online.
0:57:06 > 0:57:11- Good.- Fair warning, then, and selling them at £550...
0:57:11 > 0:57:14So far, so good. And here's the third.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16- Good luck with this one, both of you.- Thank you.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19Lovely 18-carat white gold and platinum, nine-stone diamond ring.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21500, 550, 600.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23- Come on.- And 50, 700.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25- Yes.- And 50.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27- 800, new bidder.- We've done it.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29- We are there.- 850.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32900. 950, fresh bidder again.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34975 I'll take.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36Well, that's finished them off. Then at 975, in the room
0:57:36 > 0:57:40and selling at £975...
0:57:40 > 0:57:43£975!
0:57:43 > 0:57:45- Fabulous, though.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:57:45 > 0:57:46Good, good.
0:57:46 > 0:57:47491.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50Lovely quality Edwardian, diamond-set pendant, this one.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53200. 300. 400.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55420. 430.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57440.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01Thank you very much, new bidding. At 440 online. 450.
0:58:01 > 0:58:05460. 470.
0:58:05 > 0:58:06480 online.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09490 in the room, thank you, at 490.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11500.
0:58:11 > 0:58:12- That's fabulous.- Oh, God.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14£500, I'll take 20 if you want to bid.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16Last look around the room, then.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19We are online at £500.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21Well, the hammer has gone down at £500,
0:58:21 > 0:58:25and I think that's a cracking result. £2,845.
0:58:25 > 0:58:29- Wow. Yeah, that's amazing. - £2,845, wow!
0:58:29 > 0:58:31- That is a big wow, isn't it? - That is a big wow.
0:58:31 > 0:58:33Thank you so much for coming along. Look after your mum as well.
0:58:33 > 0:58:35I hope you've enjoyed today's show.
0:58:35 > 0:58:38I told you there'd be surprises, and we certainly delivered.
0:58:38 > 0:58:40Thank you, Claire. If you've got anything like that,
0:58:40 > 0:58:42bring it into one of our valuation days.
0:58:42 > 0:58:44But right now, from Market Harborough,
0:58:44 > 0:58:46it is goodbye from all of us.