Episode 7 For What It's Worth

Hello, and welcome to For What It's Worth,

the show that quizzes you with questions

and tempts you with antiques.

We have three pairs of contestants who are ready to play

and each team has a quizzer who has to answer

a general knowledge question correctly, of course,

so that their partner, the picker, has a chance

to choose an antique or collectible and build a collection.

And the aim of the game is simple -

it's to amass the most valuable collection.

So, here on the show, we are all about the knowledge

and all about the know-how,

and one person who has both in abundance is our resident expert.

-It's the wonderful Charles Hanson.

-Hello, Fern. Hello.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Oh, I say. Oh, don't! Hello.

Hello. Hello.

-Charles, lovely to see you.

-You too, Fern.

Please tell us about the lots we're playing for today.

Fern, certainly. Teams, for your contention today,

we have the following -

a tool,

a vinaigrette,

earrings,

a plant pot,

candlesticks,

a coach set,

a salt cellar,

a table,

a coin,

a poster,

a plate,

and finally, a medal.

Mm-hm. Interesting and eclectic, yes.

Now, one of those items is our top lot,

which is worth a whopping £2,500.

That is, of course, the lot to spot because, at the end of the show,

the winning pair will walk away with the cash equivalent

of one of the items in their collection.

But beware because the lots decrease in value

right down to our worthless lot, which is worth a tenner or less.

That, of course, is the lot to avoid.

So, who's playing today? Let's meet our teams.

Team One, welcome. Who are you?

Hi, Fern. My name's Amanda

and I'm teamed today with my husband Mark.

We are avid antique collectors from Porthcawl in South Wales.

Welcome and good luck. Team Two, who are you?

Oh, hello, Fern. My name's Rhiannon and this is my friend Lisa.

We met nearly 20 years ago at antenatal classes

and have been really good friends ever since.

Good luck and welcome. Team Three, who are you?

Hi, Fern. My name's Michelle and this is my husband Alan.

And we met many, many years ago

when we used to work at the police station

and we started our relationship by flirting in the cafeteria.

Well, there's no better place to flirt than a police cafeteria.

-Absolutely.

-I hope one of you wasn't

the arresting officer, that's all. LAUGHTER

Welcome, everybody, and jolly good luck.

Now, earlier, our teams got to inspect our lots,

watched over by our expert,

but could they separate the high-end from the high street?

Let's see.

Wow, what a lovely room.

Wow.

OK.

This is interesting. Pick that up and have a look at the base.

Handle with care. Hold on, handle with care.

-Clarice Cliff, Bizarre.

-I like that.

-Beautiful.

-These seem to go quite well, don't they?

-Yes.

-LISA:

-I think it looks Indian.

North African.

-Or Arabic.

-Why is it Arabic? That's an interesting word.

The inlay is suffering, isn't it?

-RHIANNON:

-I'm drawn to the design of that.

-I don't know much about that sort of thing. What about you?

-No.

But this is a collectible area, isn't it?

-Do you think it's worth a bit?

-It will be to the right collector.

The state coach.

-Have you seen something like that?

-Aw, that's beautiful.

-With a box.

-Yeah.

With a box, you're quite right. We like a completeness.

Well, I don't know much for this one.

Any marks on the back?

Well, it's metal, isn't it?

-ALAN:

-It's not been finalised.

Somebody's taken that out and they've actually hand-painted it.

So, you think it's a second? It's a blank?

The medal. Something we know very little about.

What's the writing on the side there?

"Battalion of The Grenadier Guards."

Grenadier Guard, well done.

There won't be many of those about, that's for sure.

OK, let's have a look at the candlesticks.

-Can't see any marks.

-Yeah, there is.

-Is there?

-Just here. Look.

I don't think it's a hallmark.

-Are they worthless?

-Worthless?!

-Some kind of a woodworking measuring tool, isn't it?

-Is it?

It looks like some sort of draughtsman's tool, doesn't it?

-Would it be very...antiquey?

-Not really.

Some tools, Michelle, can be worth a small fortune.

Goodness me, the salt cellar.

That's very unusual, isn't it?

That would go well in the cottage, that would.

I wouldn't say that's of any great value, though.

-What about the coin?

-Ooh, yes.

-That looks really old. Is it Roman?

I wonder how long that'd been in the ground.

It looks...old, to say the least.

Ooh, the vinaigrette.

No, you can't have it. It's theirs.

So, look at that. That is absolutely amazing.

It's lovely, but...it's tiny.

They say small is beautiful, but is it the most valuable?

They look very 1960s, don't they?

Marina, does it say?

"Cartier."

Cart...Cartier?

Top lot, I would say the carriage.

Bottom lot, the salt cellar.

Top one, vinaigrette. Bottom one, the tool.

I think top item, medal. Bottom item, tool.

Yeah, OK, job done. I'm happy with that.

So, you were spying on them, Charles.

I really enjoyed it, Fern. It was wonderful to watch.

And how do you come to the valuation of these objects?

The values for each lot have been agreed between myself

and an independent valuer.

They're based on the hammer price

we would expect them to reach at auction,

but with no auction costs added.

So, when I say, "Sold," that's the price they would fetch.

OK, and just to add an extra twist, we have our mystery lot.

It could be worth thousands or it could be worth peanuts,

but that is for our winners to decide later.

So, for now, it's time for Round 1.

APPLAUSE

Now, I'm going to ask eight general knowledge questions.

Pickers, before each one, I will ask you to select which lot

you would like to play for.

And, quizzers, if you buzz in correctly,

you will get to add that to your collection.

But beware because if you buzz in incorrectly,

you'll be frozen out of the next question, OK?

So, pickers, please make your first pick.

Let's see what you've chosen.

Mark and Amanda have gone for

the coach set,

Lisa and Rhiannon, the plant pot,

and Alan and Michelle,

the vinaigrette.

Here we go then, quizzers.

Fingers on buzzers. Question number one.

Which name is given to both a thin Mexican flatbread

and a Spanish omelette?

-Yes, Lisa.

-Tortilla.

It is a tortilla. The plant pot is yours.

Pickers, pick again.

Mark and Amanda sticking with the coach set.

Lisa and Rhiannon have now gone for the medal.

Alan and Michelle sticking with the vinaigrette.

Fingers on buzzers. Question two.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre

is a spy novel set during which era of hostility

between the Soviet Union and the West?

-Alan.

-Cold War.

It is the Cold War. The vinaigrette's yours.

-WHISPERS:

-Well done.

-Well done. Michelle's pleased with that.

Pickers, pick again.

Mark and Amanda, no surprise,

the coach set again.

Lisa and Rhiannon, the poster.

Alan and Michelle,

the medal this time.

Quizzers, question three.

In the Bible, which prophet came down from Mount Sinai

with the Ten Commandments?

-Yes, Alan.

-That was Moses.

It was Moses. The medal is yours.

Well done.

Pickers, make a pick.

Mark and Amanda, the coach set.

Lisa and Rhiannon, the poster.

Alan and Michelle, the earrings.

Quizzers, fingers on buzzers. Question four.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not,

was the debut album by which Sheffield band?

It was the Arctic Monkeys.

Pickers, pick again.

Mark and Amanda, the coach set.

Lisa and Rhiannon, the poster.

Alan and Michelle, the earrings.

Quizzers, question five.

In 2015, Malcolm Turnbull became prime minister of which country?

-Yes, Alan.

-Australia.

Yes, Australia is correct.

-Well done.

-The earrings are in your collection.

Pickers, pick again.

Mark and Amanda, the coach set.

Lisa and Rhiannon, the poster.

Alan and Michelle, the candlesticks.

Quizzers, here comes question six.

In the 1960s cartoon series Wacky Races,

which character had a sidekick called Muttley?

-Yes, Mark.

-Dick Dastardly.

Correct.

-That coach set is finally yours.

-Phew!

-At last.

-LAUGHTER

-Nice one.

It's just drawing up now in your collection. Very good.

Pickers, make another pick.

Mark and Amanda have gone for the poster.

Lisa and Rhiannon staying with the poster.

Alan and Michelle sticking with the candlesticks.

Question seven.

Which British comedian is famous for his Pub Landlord alter...?

-Yes, Mark.

-Al Murray.

Yes, his Pub Landlord alter ego is Al Murray.

Congratulations, Mark. The poster is yours.

There's no stopping him now. Look at that.

Here we go. Final question. Pickers, make a pick.

Mark and Amanda, the candlesticks.

Lisa and Rhiannon, the coin.

Alan and Michelle, the candlesticks.

Quizzers, this is your final question in this round.

Which word is both a man's name and a woman's short hairstyle?

-Yes, Lisa.

-Bob.

Bob it is. The coin is yours.

Right, at the end of Round 1,

let's have a look at what you have in your collections.

Mark and Amanda, you have the coach set and the poster.

Lisa and Rhiannon, you have the plant pot and the coin.

Alan and Michelle, you have the vinaigrette,

the earrings and the medal.

Well done, everybody.

Our teams have started to build their collections,

but have they chosen wisely?

Before they have the chance to add more of them,

Charles is going to give each pair a fact about a lot of their choice,

which should be everything they need to know to make a valuation.

So, Team One, we're going to start with you.

First of all, I want to know a bit more about you.

So, Mark, you're a pretty good quizzer, aren't you?

We enjoy going out on the occasional nights on the weekend

and answer the local pub quizzes.

Sometimes, we win and sometimes, we've...

Well, we've finished last as well,

so it can really depend on the questions.

Yeah, it does, absolutely.

-If you know it, it's easy, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-That's the point.

And, Amanda, you've taught Mark, he says, a lot about antiques.

Yes, I mean, when I met Mark...

I've always had an interest in antiques,

which came from my uncle, mainly, as a child,

taking me around fairs and auctions and boot sales.

And since Mark has met me,

he's basically had no choice but to have some involvement in it

because he had no interest prior to that.

Welcome, both of you. It's lovely to have you here.

What would you like to know more about?

I'd like to know a little bit more about the coach and horses, please.

It's really caught your eye, hasn't it?

Yeah, and I can tell you this is a wonderfully detailed piece

entitled Her Majesty's Stage Coach.

It's produced by the toy manufacturers Britains

in Britain around the 1950s, so mid-20th century.

And this set is based on the one used during the coronation

of that King George III in 1761.

Overall, it's in good condition.

It comes with its original box - always a bonus for buyers.

The all-important question -

so, what do you think, Amanda, it's worth?

Hmm. Don't say anything. Just let you think about that.

Lisa and Rhiannon, how did you two meet?

We met about 20 years ago in antenatal classes

when we were both pregnant with our eldest sons.

We were all there relaxing and all of a sudden,

she just got up and walked out cos she was bored.

So, she kind of ruined the moment slightly

and no-one was very relaxed after that.

We went for a coffee and the rest is history.

How lovely. You thought, "Yeah, she's for me.

"She's not paying any attention."

OK, Rhiannon, tell me, what do you collect?

I like glass and I like sort of mid-century design.

Mid-century meaning 1950s or something?

Yes, something like that poster, I think.

Ah! Ooh, you may have let something out there you shouldn't.

-Play strategically, remember.

-Ooh!

Yes, but it's very nice to have you here. Good luck, girls.

So, what lot would you like to know more about from Charles?

Oh, I'd like to know more about the plate, please.

This plate is quite interesting

because it comes from the hillside town of Castelli,

home to one of Italy's most well-known crafts,

the eponymous Castelli ceramic.

And Castelli is one of those art forms

that seem to provoke conflicting reactions from people.

This plate was made in around 1760,

so it is a later example.

This particular plate has a provenance, Rhiannon.

It has a pedigree.

It was once owned by Earl Spencer,

and he auctioned it off in his attic sale of 2010

-to pay for a new roof at Althorp House.

-Hmm.

-That's an intriguing story, isn't it?

-It is.

Well, good luck, Team Two.

Now, Team Three, Alan and Michelle,

let's find out a little bit more about you as well.

So, Alan, I understand you like to collect fossils, stuff like that.

That's right, yeah.

I've got one or two local fossils because we live on Wenlock Edge

and that's full of really old - and I mean really old - fossils.

Yes, and what about you, Michelle? Do you have collections at home?

Yes, I started off with Coalport, just green-stamped at the back,

which makes it very old

and then we went on to the smaller ones

because we'd got so much of it, we hadn't got any room.

Well, incredible. Lovely to have you here.

What would you like to know more about?

I'd like to know more about the earrings.

This is a pair of tricolour, long-drop earrings,

which are made of a rose, yellow and a white gold.

They were designed in around 1980

and bear the signature of Marina B.

But what does the B stand for, you might ask?

Well, I can tell you it's Boulgaris.

Marina B is the granddaughter of Sotirios Boulgaris,

the founder of the highly regarded jewellers Bulgari.

So, there is a real pedigree.

These earrings are among the more timeless of those pieces

produced during that period

and could prove tempting for a modern buyer

wanting a bit of vintage flair.

Thank you, Charles. Intriguing information.

-I hope that's helped a bit.

-It has.

-But let's move on.

It's time to play Round 2.

APPLAUSE

In this round, the pickers will select a lot to play for

and the quizzers will again try to secure it by answering correctly,

but this time around, the lots come with their own question categories,

and here they are.

So, if you wanted that tool, for instance,

quizzers, I'd offer you a chance to answer a question

either on The Tudors or Autobiographies.

Very simple, really. And at the end of this round,

the team with the least valuable collection will be eliminated,

so choose wisely.

OK, Team One, you are up first.

So, Amanda, tell me what your lot is.

-I'd like the plate, please, Fern.

-The plate.

OK, Physics or The Olympics, Mark?

-The Olympics, please, Fern.

-The Olympics. Here you go.

A foil is a piece of equipment used in which Olympic sport?

Fencing.

Correct. The plate is yours.

It's as easy as that.

You've made that look very simple.

OK, Lisa and Rhiannon.

Rhiannon, would you like to choose something?

The salt cellar, please.

The salt cellar.

Lisa, UK Geography or The Olympics?

-I'll go for The Olympics as well, please.

-OK, here we go.

What do the initials IOC stand for?

International Olympic Committee.

Yes. The salt cellar is yours.

Michelle and Alan, your turn. Michelle, what would you like?

-I'm going to go for the candlesticks.

-I thought you would.

UK Geography or The Tudors, Alan?

UK Geography, please.

UK Geography.

By population, which is the second-largest city in the UK?

By population? Birmingham should be the...

It is. Birmingham is correct.

-The candlesticks are yours.

-Yay!

Yay! Building nice collections,

all of you.

OK, from now on, you can either go for what's left on the grid

or you can steal from someone else's collection.

But pickers, be warned.

If you choose to steal from another team,

they will get to choose which category your quizzer must face.

OK, Team One, do you want to pick from the grid or steal?

I'd like to pick the table, please.

The table on the grid? OK.

UK Geography or Action Films, Mark?

-UK Geography, please.

-UK Geography.

In which English county are the White Cliffs of Dover?

Kent.

It is Kent. The table is yours.

There we go.

Lisa and Rhiannon, pick or steal?

I'd like to steal the poster, please.

Steal the poster from Mark and Amanda.

Mark and Amanda, you can talk amongst yourselves.

Which question category would you like to give Lisa?

I would either say Physics or Action Films.

-Yeah, we'll pick Physics, Fern.

-Physics.

Your Physics question is

what name is given to the force that attracts all objects on its surface

to the centre of the Earth?

Gravity.

Yes, easy. The poster is yours.

Alan and Michelle, pick or steal?

-Steal, I'm afraid.

-What do you want?

-The plate.

The plate. Poor Mark and Amanda!

-Oh, they're ganging up here.

-Yes.

Sorry, guys.

Right, Mark and Amanda, give me a category for Alan.

Well, nothing to do with his style, but Fashion.

Fashion. OK, Alan.

London, Paris, New York and which other city are locations

for the four major biannual fashion weeks?

Is it Tokyo?

-It is not Tokyo. It's Milan.

-Milan!

The plate is not coming to you. Well defended.

Mark and Amanda, what would you like to do, pick or steal?

I'd like to steal the vinaigrette, please.

The vinaigrette, which is with Alan and Michelle.

What category are you going to give Mark?

We think Autobiographies.

Autobiographies. Mark, here's your question.

What You See Is What You Get is the autobiography

of which businessman and media personality?

Alan Sugar.

Correct. Very good.

You've got the vinaigrette in your collection.

Lisa and Rhiannon, pick or steal?

Steal the medal.

You want the medal.

Alan and Michelle, to defend this,

what category would you like to give Lisa?

-Olympics, please.

-Olympics.

Lisa, which Winter Olympic sport is played with stones and brooms?

Curling.

Curling it is. The medal is on its way to you.

Sorry, Alan and Michelle, but here's your chance.

-Pick or steal?

-I think we'll steal the plate.

The plate in Mark and Amanda's collection.

Right, Mark and Amanda, please give me a category for Alan.

-Same again?

-Yes, Fashion again.

-Fashion again, please.

Fashion again! Kick a man when he's down.

Here we go, Alan.

Which men's dinner jacket takes its name

from the country club in Orange County, New York

where it was first worn?

I would imagine that's tuxedo.

-You would imagine correctly.

-Hoorah!

-The plate is yours.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Here it comes.

Well, that is the end of the round,

so let's see how the collections are looking.

Mark and Amanda have the coach set,

the vinaigrette and the table.

Lisa and Rhiannon,

you have the plant pot, the coin,

the salt cellar,

the poster and the medal.

And Alan and Michelle,

you have the earrings,

the plate and the candlesticks.

OK, for one team, it is now the end of the road.

Charles has been keeping tabs

and the team with the least valuable collection will now be eliminated.

So, Charles, who is leaving us first?

The pair leaving us first

is actually the pair who I thought might be favourites.

But I can reveal leaving us is...

-..Mark and Amanda.

-Oh!

-I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry. Round of applause.

-APPLAUSE

Mark and Amanda, we're very sorry to have to let you go,

but I'm sure, before you go,

you want to know the value of your collection.

Shall we go through them piece by piece before we come to the total?

It was the stagecoach, Amanda, that you really wanted to acquire.

You were quite pleased it had the box with it.

That was quite key. Wonderful little toy.

Its auction value was £200, OK?

So, not a huge amount.

And you also had the table in your collection.

It's a lovely example of a type of design

which is typical to Syrian furniture.

Just look at it. It's quite wonderful.

And to create those geometric patterns,

the craftsman has to painstakingly cut the designs

into the surface of the wood

and then the mother of pearl was inlaid on top.

It's a real skill which you just can't reproduce today

in mass, machine industry.

It's a super item. It's full of eastern promise.

For what it's worth, it was £250.

-Oh.

-OK.

And then finally, that engraved, Victorian, silver vinaigrette.

Produced in Birmingham in 1846,

and they were used whilst travelling to give a pleasant aroma

as far back as Regency times - around 1800.

And for an item that's less than an inch tall,

it's covered in this really pretty, attractive, engraved design.

It is small, it's beautiful,

but its value - £60 - seems quite cheap.

Your final total of your three items was £510.

Well done.

Well, you did very well, but not well enough.

Mark and Amanda, thank you so much for playing For What It's Worth.

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you.

And also the unclaimed items in the grid

are now having to leave the game,

so let's quickly find out from Charles

what they are worth and if the top lot is still in the game.

They've virtually cleaned us out today, haven't they, Charles?

I'm amazed. You left one item on the board

and, actually, this interesting-looking item

is a bevel stock,

used by joiners and carpenters, especially in the shipyard.

In good condition, the wood has held up really well

and there is a beautiful brass butterfly screw

holding the tool together.

The value? Well, if it had that Titanic romance,

of course, value would be huge.

But I can tell you, quite simply, it's virtually worthless.

-Oh!

-Well done.

Very good.

The bottom lot is out, which means someone has got the top lot,

which is worth £2,500.

So, teams, congratulations on getting this far.

You now have one last chance to pick our expert's brains.

So, which lot do you need to know more about, Lisa and Rhiannon?

I'd like to know more about the poster, please.

Here we have a promotional airline poster from the late 1930s.

It was created by James Gardner, OBE,

who was a British museum and exhibition designer

who also designed the interior

and superstructure for the QE2.

The market for vintage posters, quite simply, is pretty huge

and travel posters, in particular,

are one of the largest collecting fields.

Nostalgia for an era

when travel offered excitement and glamour has fuelled this demand,

but the really desirable examples have to be in perfect condition.

This one has survived very well

and is only showing a little of its 80-or-so years of age.

But will it make your collection take off?

Ooh, we like that. And it could almost look

-as if it was made yesterday. It's so modern.

-Absolutely.

-Mm.

Right, Team Three, what would you like to know more about?

-I'd like to know a little bit more about the medal, please.

-The medal.

As you have spotted already,

this is a medal which was awarded to a soldier

for service during that Battle of Waterloo

and was, in fact, the first campaign medal

to be awarded to every participant.

It's dated the 18th of June 1815 -

the date of the battle -

and bears a name - Wellington -

referring, of course, to the Duke of Wellington

who led Britain to that celebrated victory over Napoleon.

It is a pretty rare piece.

Condition is key with medals,

and this one has fared quite well.

So, is it an item worth battling for?

What's it worth?

It's all good, isn't it, and mysterious?

But it's now time for our final round,

and at the end of it, we will have our winners.

APPLAUSE

In this round, I'll show you a category and 12 possible answers.

Nine are correct, three are not.

Each of you will then take turns to choose an answer

that you think is correct.

As it's the final round, both quizzers and pickers will play,

so there's nowhere to hide.

Pick a wrong answer

and your opponents will be able to steal a lot from your collection.

If all nine correct answers are given,

then the team who gives the final correct answer will be the winners.

We'll play three questions in total.

The pair with the most valuable collection

can choose to go first or second.

So, Charles, who is that at the moment?

Fern, I can reveal

the team who has the most valuable collection so far is...

-..Lisa and Rhiannon. Well done.

-APPLAUSE

Lisa and Rhiannon, I'm going to show you question one,

which is...

Caribbean Countries.

So, you're looking for the names of countries

in the geographical region known as the Caribbean.

Would you like to play first or second?

-First, please.

-First.

-First? OK, here we go.

Nine of those are correct, three of them are not.

Lisa, give me an answer.

-St Kitts and Nevis.

-St Kitts and Nevis.

If it goes green, it's correct.

Course it's correct.

Two islands in the shape of an exclamation mark. Well done.

Alan, give me an answer.

-Haiti.

-Haiti.

Yes, that's correct and the capital is Port-au-Prince.

-Rhiannon.

-The Bahamas.

-The Bahamas.

Yes, that's correct. Apparently, there's a group of 700 islands

making up the Bahamas.

Michelle.

-Dominican Republic.

-Dominican Republic.

Correct.

Home to the Caribbean's highest mountain.

Lisa.

-Trinidad and Tobago.

-Trinidad and Tobago.

Correct. Twin island country, that one.

Alan.

-Grenada.

-Grenada.

Correct, also known as Spice Island.

Rhiannon.

-Saint Lucia.

-Saint Lucia.

Yes, that's correct. Dominated by two volcanic spikes.

Michelle.

-The Seychelles.

-The Seychelles.

-Oh! Incorrect.

-Indian Ocean.

-Ah.

Let's see all the other answers.

-The Seychelles is an African country.

-Yeah.

It's Indian Ocean.

San Marino is European, in Italy.

And Saint West...

Anybody know Saint West?

It's Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's son.

LAUGHTER Well done, Lisa and Rhiannon.

That means you can steal a lot from your opponents. What would you like?

-The plate, do you think?

-I was thinking the earrings.

Plate or earrings?

Either/or. I'll leave it to you, picker.

I'm going for the earrings.

The earrings, they're yours.

Here comes question two.

Alan and Michelle, this is for you.

Rabbits In Watership Down.

You're looking for the names of rabbits

from the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams.

Would you like to go first or second?

-Go first.

-Yeah, OK. We'll go first.

-First?

-Yes, please.

OK, let's have a look at the answers.

Give me an answer, Alan.

-Bigwig.

-Bigwig.

Correct. A big, tough rabbit. Lisa.

-Fiver.

-Fiver.

Correct. He's psychic. Michelle.

-Hazel.

-Hazel.

Correct. The main character.

Rhiannon.

-Pipkin.

-Pipkin.

Correct.

Pipkin, fierce and loyal.

Alan.

-Buckthorn.

-Buckthorn.

Yes, correct. A tough fighter.

Lisa.

-Dandelion.

-Dandelion.

Correct. Dandelion because it was a yellow-furred rabbit.

Michelle.

-Petra.

-Petra.

Oh.

Petra is the Blue Peter dog.

SHE LAUGHS

Let's have a look at the other wrong answers.

Pistachio, of course, a nut.

Crankshaft, part of a car engine. LAUGHTER

-But it would have been a great name for a rabbit, wouldn't it?

-Yeah.

OK, Lisa and Rhiannon, get ready to steal.

What do you want?

-BOTH:

-The plate.

The plate.

OK, the plate is yours.

Third and final question now.

Lisa and Rhiannon, this question is for you.

Britney Spears UK Top Ten Hits.

You need to identify the names of singles

released by Britney Spears which have charted in the UK's top ten.

OK, would you like to go first or second?

-First, please.

-First? Let's have a look at the answers.

Lisa, give me an answer.

-Toxic.

-Toxic.

Correct. Number one in 2004. Alan.

-Hard To Handle.

-Hard To Handle.

Oh!

It's Otis Redding.

-Yeah.

-It's just...no.

-Oh!

Let's have a look at the other wrong answers.

Beautiful was Christina Aguilera

and Underneath Your Clothes was Shakira.

Everything else there, a Britney Spears top ten.

Alan, I guess Britney Spears is maybe not up your street.

-BOTH:

-No.

-Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, yes.

-Yes.

This is a crucial moment for you

because Lisa and Rhiannon are going to take the last thing

in your collection.

Girls, do it quickly, like ripping off a plaster.

-Candlesticks.

-Candlesticks! LAUGHTER

There we are. It's gone.

-Well done, girls.

-Yes.

-Oh, Alan and Michelle.

Well, you have lost, actually, very nobly.

Thank you for playing For What It's Worth.

Alan and Michelle. APPLAUSE

Well done, Lisa and Rhiannon.

You are today's winners and now all that remains -

simple - is for you to claim your prize.

All you have to do is pick one of the lots in your collection

and we will give you its value in cash.

So, which one do you want to choose? Discuss it with each other.

This is really hard now. We've got too much to choose from, haven't we?

That plate was curious, wasn't it? I don't like it, but...

Or the medal, or the coin that we know nothing about.

I don't think it's the candlesticks, I don't think it's the salt cellar

-and I don't think it's the earrings.

-Do you know the coin?

Do you know anything about the coin?

I think coin, medal or plate.

I think it's one of those three, but...

I'm going to have to push you.

Do you want to choose from those three?

I want the poster. I'll go for the plate.

So, you're going with the plate.

Now, we need to let you know what you have said goodbye to.

So, Charles.

First of all, the salt cellar was up first.

Rhiannon, you said, "Not my sort of thing."

Lisa, you were quite intrigued by it.

Well, quite right. It's an early 1900s salt cellar,

made of oak with metal bindings.

It has a wooden handle. It's in great condition.

What was it worth?

It was worth £80.

OK? So, no huge sum.

We then moved on to those pair of candlesticks.

They feature a loaded base,

which basically means that the bottom of each

has been filled with a fairly heavy material,

even perhaps cement, to weigh them down

and stop them toppling over.

These were made in that great industrial town of Birmingham

from the very early years of the 20th century.

You might call them Edwardian. Circa 1910.

They are sterling, so they are 92.5% solid silver.

Naturally more valuable than silver plate,

and, of course, as ever, it's always good to have a pair.

LAUGHTER

Their value? They're pretty good.

Their value was £100.

-Oh!

-OK, then we have those earrings, which were so 1980s.

Regardless of that, they have style

and when it comes to jewellery today,

that's that keyword in obtaining and adding value.

It's got the look. Their value -

£700.

And from the 1980s, we can move on to what really is quite jazzy.

What have we got here? Well, it's Clarice Cliff.

She was an active English artist,

designer on pottery from 1922 to 1963

and is probably the most prolific

and important Art Deco designer of the 20th century.

This is what we call the Aurea pattern,

and as you can see, it's bright, it's happy,

it's painted with a large marigold

and types of flowers on sinuous stems

in those really almost quite gaudy tones of green,

browns, yellow and pinks.

Now, the value of this gorgeous Deco piece

is £500.

And then, moving on, this is a Henry I penny

from around 1123.

It's almost 900 years old.

One side of the coin shows a facing bust of the king

whilst the other side depicts a fleur-de-lys

in circles surrounding.

Remarkably, it's still fully round.

It may have had a plough go over it,

but it's in very fine condition and is really quite pretty rare.

Value?

They say small is beautiful and prized.

£1,750.

Oh! That's a relief, it wasn't the top lot. OK.

-LAUGHTER

-It's tense.

Now, you kept bouncing this poster at the start,

hoping you would secure it, and you did. Well done.

It is Imperial Airways,

one early British commercial, long-range air transport company,

which folded in the year 1939.

So, we know this poster is prewar.

These posters are so, so desirable.

Yes, there are a couple of crease marks in, but come on.

It's been out of sunlight, it's so alive.

It's just a starry object, and I'm sorry...

..you didn't take it on board because its value is £350.

LAUGHTER

So...

So, it comes down to two.

This medal. What this is is a valuable campaign medal.

Only 8,000 were produced.

Many have got lost over the years.

Their values have jumped in the last 40 years.

If I tell you, in 1990, you could have bought this medal for £350,

but today's a day, I shall tell you...

..the value of this medal today is...

-..£2,500. I'm sorry.

-GROANING

-I'm sorry.

-I knew it. I knew it.

Ooh. OK, Lisa and Rhiannon, you have won the value of the plate

and just out of interest, what do you think that might be worth?

-Not a lot.

-No, we don't even like it.

Well, before we tell you what it's worth,

can we tempt you with the mystery lot?

Come and join me.

APPLAUSE

Lisa and Rhiannon, here is your lot.

Do you like it better?

-BOTH:

-No.

-THEY LAUGH

Well, as things stand, you have won its value in cash.

You have chosen the plate, but before we tell you its value,

Charles is going to tempt you with today's mystery lot.

-Charles, what have you got?

-I'll be very careful.

It's an object of great beauty. There we go.

-Any ideas yet?

-Violin.

-Musical.

-You're quite right on that note.

-Ooh.

I'll tell you because that note is indeed...

If I take it out very, very carefully.

..is a quite lovely object here...

-Ooh.

-..which you might say is distressed.

What we've got here is a very nice, late-19th-century,

two-piece back violin.

As you can see, the many years have not been kind to it

and it's safe to say it's not exactly in mint condition.

The turning pegs up here have mostly fallen out,

the strings are ruptured beyond repair, in many respects,

but you would be wrong to dismiss it

without giving it some proper consideration.

This violin has a bookmatch,

meaning the maker has sliced a piece of wood down the middle

and opened it up like a book.

The flames, or grain patterns, in the wood

therefore become opposites

and this has a very striking visual effect.

It's damaged, but it is well made

and could produce a lovely noise once again with a little TLC.

Hm. Right, your instant thoughts?

Sometimes, there's a paper label inside,

but you're supposed to look through the holes

and see if there's anything inside. So, it could be, it could be not.

-I'd say we both hated that.

-The plate.

Why we've got it there, I'm not sure.

-No?

-Maybe cut our losses with the plate and go for that.

-Stick with the plate.

-I don't think so.

-Oh!

-I say maybe cut our losses with the plate...

-Oh, no!

-No!

-..because we didn't like it.

I just want to confirm, double-check,

you're going with the plate?

-Yes.

-Are you sure?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Plate it is.

Charles, tell them what they've thrown away with this violin.

So, this violin.

It's tired, but sometimes, that can be a charm in value.

Violins are one of the most spurious,

speculative high-ends of the market

if two buyers get behind this sort of instrument

and it can really play sweet music.

And I can tell you its auction market value is...

..£150.

-Well done.

-What's that worth?

LAUGHTER

Wow.

-Would you mind popping him back?

-Indeed, indeed.

-No Stradivarius.

-No.

-No.

-No.

We were hoping that might have been the hidden name, but no.

Well, while that's put away,

you know that you've won the worth of this plate,

this poor, ugly plate that you don't like.

-Yes.

-Charles, please tell us how much they've won.

It's a small plate,

but we always talk about small can be beautiful.

This is very late Renaissance.

This is tin-glazed earthenware, what we call maiolica.

And whilst this plate is tired,

it has a real interest amongst continental buyers,

and I can tell you its value today is...

..£1,200. You were right.

There we go. Lovely.

APPLAUSE Oh, congratulations.

-Thank you.

-That's marvellous. That's absolutely marvellous.

Today, Lisa and Rhiannon, you are going home with £1,200.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Wonderful. Charles, thank you so much for lending us

-all your expertise, as ever.

-I've enjoyed it.

And we're very much looking forward to seeing you again next time

when more teams will be trying to spot the lot to win the lot

on For What It's Worth. See you next time. Goodbye for now.

APPLAUSE