0:00:02 > 0:00:05Childhood holidays... Oh, ho! The anticipation seemed endless.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The holiday itself...well, it was over too quickly.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12So, in this series, I'm going to be reliving those wonderful times
0:00:12 > 0:00:14with some much-loved famous faces.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17THEY SCREAM
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Every day, I'll be arranging a few surprises
0:00:20 > 0:00:22to transport them back in time.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Oh, look! Ha-ha! It's just as I remember! Ha-ha!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29We'll relive the fun...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31THEY LAUGH
0:00:31 > 0:00:32..the games...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- BOTH: Yes!- We got him!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37..and the food of years gone by...
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Yum-my!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Welcome to 1959.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- Total happiness.- Yes. Perfect.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47..to find out how those holidays around the UK
0:00:47 > 0:00:50helped shape the people we know so well today.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54- Bruce Forsyth.- His mother said, "You're still my favourite."
0:00:54 > 0:00:57So, buckle up for Holiday Of My Lifetime.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00You know, Len, I'm quite enjoying being on my holidays with you.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Today's holiday has brought me to bonnie Scotland
0:01:07 > 0:01:08to meet a lovely wee lassie
0:01:08 > 0:01:11who'll be joining me on a journey through time.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16My guest today is no stranger to a road trip,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18but for this journey,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21we're going to do a bit of cruising. Ho-ho!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23All aboard!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26She was born in Glasgow in 1947.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Here she is as a bonnie baby.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32What a priceless portrait that is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36By the time she was in her 30s, she had an eye for beautiful objects.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I'm so glad I smartened myself up today.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Wo-ho! HE MOUTHS: Beautiful.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48In 1989, she became Scotland's first female auctioneer
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and now, she's a brilliant bargain hunter.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54And she's pretty good at flogging it as well.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57What she doesn't know about antiques
0:01:57 > 0:02:00you could write on the back of a Georgian silver teaspoon.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02You got it yet?
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Going...
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Going... Gone!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08It's Anita Manning. Hey-hey!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And we're going to be making waves on this beautiful steamboat.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The very one that Anita and her family used to take
0:02:15 > 0:02:18on their holidays way back when
0:02:18 > 0:02:24and it's the last remaining vessel of its kind in the world.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Anita was born in 1947, to Annette and Francis Healey
0:02:33 > 0:02:35and grew up in Glasgow
0:02:35 > 0:02:39along with her younger siblings, Eileen and Francis.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43As a child, her working-class father, who was an engineer by trade,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45would often take her to the auctions,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47where she fell in love with the treasures,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50the excitement and its sense of theatre.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53All of which would lead to Anita taking up a career
0:02:53 > 0:02:56in antiques later on in life.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I can't wait to get this holiday started!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Oh ho!
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Len!- Lovely to meet you. - It's lovely to see you.- And you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Where are we going? - Doon the watter to Rothesay.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Do you mean, "Down the water?" - No.- No.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Doon the watter. Ha!
0:03:15 > 0:03:20And we're going to sail down the Clyde to Rothesay on the Waverley.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And what year is it?
0:03:22 > 0:03:28Well, we're going back a long, long, long, long time...
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- THEY LAUGH - ..to 1959.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Well, we better get on before it sets sail.- Yeah, let's go.- After you.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42So, we're off, doon the watter.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Back in the day, during a holiday called The Glasgow Fair,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48most local businesses and factory workers and their families
0:03:48 > 0:03:51would head off on holiday.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Every year, tens of thousands of people would travel
0:03:54 > 0:03:57to seaside locations on the Firth of Clyde
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and this practice became known as going 'doon the watter'.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Today, I'm sailing Anita back
0:04:07 > 0:04:13to relive those happy, fun-filled holiday trips she took to Rothesay.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- And I've had many an intelligent conversation with a donkey.- Really?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17THEY LAUGH
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Remembering her childhood holiday highs...
0:04:20 > 0:04:21- Cheers.- Good health.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Oh! A pint of milk! - And we've got a pint of milk.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Of course, we would.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29..and skipping the light fantastic, through those memory banks.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35"And if they catch us in the glen..."
0:04:35 > 0:04:39I'll tickle you with a feather. THEY LAUGH
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Before any holiday truly begins,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44first you must set out on a journey.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48We all remember the eager anticipation of the magical moments
0:04:48 > 0:04:51that lie in wait at our dream destination.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56For Anita in 1959,
0:04:56 > 0:05:01her holiday started in style, aboard the wonderful Waverley steamboat,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05sailing up the Clyde towards the Isle of Bute.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09How old were you then, in '59?
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Well, I was 11 or 12 at that time so, I was just a kid.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Just a wee kid.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19So, this would be our fortnight holiday.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21So, you must've been so excited. Off you went.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Oh, it was absolutely wonderful.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27It was the culmination of about a month of my mum getting ready.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Doing all that washing and ironing and sewing
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- and all that sort of stuff and grumbling.- Yes, of course.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37And then a lorry would arrive at the house
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and collect our hamper, you know?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42All of our clothes were put in a hamper.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Not a picnic hamper, a big hamper. - Yeah, yeah.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47And sent down to Rothesay, so that we...
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Everything was there when we got there.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53So, your clothing was sent on.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Yes, very posh. - Yeah, so, were you a posh family?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59No. My dad was an engineer.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Back in '59, there was a respectability
0:06:01 > 0:06:04that everybody tried to maintain.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It didn't matter how poor they were or how rich they were.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- That was the thing, respectability. - That's absolutely right.- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- The mums and dads wanted the best for their children.- Yeah, yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17And look. Look how we turned out.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19SHE LAUGHS
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Back in 1959, when Anita was holidaying on Bute,
0:06:23 > 0:06:28it was also the year that the Royal Mail introduced the first postcode
0:06:28 > 0:06:31on a trial basis in Norwich.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Nowadays, there are nearly 1.8 million postcodes in the UK.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Even Father Christmas has one!
0:06:38 > 0:06:42The epic movie Ben Hur starring Charlton Heston
0:06:42 > 0:06:45was the highest-grossing movie of the year,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49over 15,000 extras were used for the famous chariot scene
0:06:49 > 0:06:53and the film would eventually win 11 Oscars,
0:06:53 > 0:06:58something only equalled by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings.
0:06:58 > 0:07:011959 was also the year in which Buddy Holly,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were tragically killed
0:07:05 > 0:07:07in a plane crash.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10An event that would be immortalised by Don McLean
0:07:10 > 0:07:13in the 1972 song American Pie.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Anita didn't get into the antiques trade until later in life,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22but it's a passion she had from an early age.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Do you think, you know, coming on these old vessels and so on
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- gave you a love of antiques and older things?- Yeah.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31I mean, as a wee girl,
0:07:31 > 0:07:36I loved my granny's house with the old, red mahogany furniture
0:07:36 > 0:07:40and the yellowing ivory piano keys
0:07:40 > 0:07:43and the Highland coo looking down at you from...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45You know, all these things were fascinating.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49So, I suppose, as a wee, wee girl, you know,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I was drawn towards these things.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53They seemed to tell me stories.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58Like, old things told me stories and I love stories.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59So, to come on the Waverley...
0:07:59 > 0:08:03And it was like something from the past.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04At the heart of the ship
0:08:04 > 0:08:08is a magnificent, 2,100 horsepower steam engine
0:08:08 > 0:08:11capable of producing a maximum speed of 18 knots.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Anita's dad was an ex-seaman and an engineer,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18so he'd love nothing more than taking her to the engine room
0:08:18 > 0:08:21to watch this impressive boat in action.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24So, I've arranged to take her back there today
0:08:24 > 0:08:28to ignite some cherished family memories.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31So, did you always come down to the engine room?
0:08:31 > 0:08:36Yes. Now, this was the thing about paddle steamers, Len,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40these big pistons were always on show
0:08:40 > 0:08:44and there was always folk down here looking at them.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- Oh! Smell that? - Yeah, that burning oil.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50That reminds me of my dad.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55My dad would spend most of his time in two places,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58here or in the bar.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- And the noise, the smell, it's just lovely!- I know.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04And everything's so beautifully maintained, you know?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06If you look at these pressure gauges here
0:09:06 > 0:09:11and how all the wonderful copper is polished.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Everything is shipshape and everything is beautiful.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19It's a privilege to be on this boat with you
0:09:19 > 0:09:23sharing your holidays memories and looking at this machinery.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26It's just fantastic.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29One man who knows plenty about this paddle steamer's past
0:09:29 > 0:09:32is historian Alastair Durie.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35The Waverley is the last of the line of paddle steamers
0:09:35 > 0:09:37of which there used to be dozens in this area.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40One of the words in Glaswegian patois
0:09:40 > 0:09:44that owes its origin to the steamboats coming to Rothesay
0:09:44 > 0:09:46is the word 'steaming'.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49And that refers to the practice of Sunday boats
0:09:49 > 0:09:53on which drink was sold to people who were genuine travellers
0:09:53 > 0:09:54and they drank too much.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56And the steamboats become associated
0:09:56 > 0:09:59with steaming people arriving on a Sunday.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07In the 1900s, a fifth of all ships in the world
0:10:07 > 0:10:09were made on the River Clyde.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Famous boats built here include the Cutty Sark, the QE2
0:10:13 > 0:10:17and of course, my personal favourite, The Waverley!
0:10:17 > 0:10:21She was built in 1946 to replace the former PS Waverley,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25which was sunk during the war helping to evacuate troops from Dunkirk.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Originally, the new Waverley was a huge hit,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31but when holidaying on the Continent became popular,
0:10:31 > 0:10:33passenger numbers fell.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36This decline threatened the Waverley,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40but thankfully, the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society were presented
0:10:40 > 0:10:44with an opportunity that even bargain hunter Anita
0:10:44 > 0:10:46would have found hard to resist.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51As honorary branch president Douglas McGowan, remembers fondly.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53And you got the Waverley for £1?
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Yes, back in 1974.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59I bought the Waverley
0:10:59 > 0:11:03on behalf of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society for £1.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05A lot of people said I was robbed.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06THEY LAUGH
0:11:06 > 0:11:10That's the best bargain I've ever heard of.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Was it in bad condition at that time?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Is that what you got it so cheaply?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Yes, they had taken her out of service, the previous owners,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20because she needed a lot of money spent on her.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I mean, we didn't know what to do with her, you know?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24We were just a bunch of enthusiasts and we thought,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26"What on earth do we do with her?"
0:11:26 > 0:11:31So, we launched a public appeal and we raised £100,000.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35To get it into this fantastic condition must've cost...
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Well, millions.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Well, we've been running the ship for almost 40 years now
0:11:39 > 0:11:44and we've probably spent in excess of £30 million keeping her going
0:11:44 > 0:11:48because she needs an annual refit, which is very expensive.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So, yes, it was £1, but a lot of money since.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54But it gives pleasure to so many people.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58We've probably carried over 5 million passengers since 1975.
0:11:58 > 0:12:05If you go back even 100 years to, you know, 1914,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09there were dozens and dozens of paddle steamers on the Clyde
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- and elsewhere in the UK.- Yeah. - They were 10 a penny.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15And now this is the very last seagoing paddle steamer.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17In 1959, there were still quite a few around, yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20There were steamers going back and forward, up and down
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- and back and forward. - That's right. That's right.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I remember waving to, you know, the other passengers and so on.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Yes, in fact, in the heyday of the Clyde,
0:12:28 > 0:12:32various competing companies would be racing for the pier
0:12:32 > 0:12:36and the steamer that got there first with the passengers,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39they were...they were really popular.
0:12:39 > 0:12:4340 years ago, this is believe it or not, that is me there.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Never!- That is me.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Never.- I can assure you.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49This is my partner in crime, Terry Sylvester
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and those are the two chaps who were selling us the Waverley
0:12:52 > 0:12:55for £1 in 1974.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- And there's the pound going across. - That's the pound going across.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Well, now, Douglas, it's obvious...looking at you there
0:13:01 > 0:13:05that the expense and the worry's taken its toll.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11I'm more than happy to pass you £1 and take over the responsibilities.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Len, I'm...I'm speechless. Thank you very much, indeed.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25After the 3.5-hour boat ride, tourists finally arrive
0:13:25 > 0:13:27at the pretty seaside town of Rothesay.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Within easy reach of Glasgow,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33the Isle of Bute has always been a popular destination
0:13:33 > 0:13:35with families and young revellers.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37It lies within the Firth of Clyde,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41tucked into the spectacular sea lochs of southern Argyll.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Once dubbed 'the Madeira of Scotland',
0:13:43 > 0:13:46the unusual, warm microclimate made Bute
0:13:46 > 0:13:50the most popular Scottish holiday destination of the '30s
0:13:50 > 0:13:54with tens of thousands choosing to holiday here in Rothesay every year.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03So, Anita, in 1959, this must have been packed with people.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It was absolutely mobbed
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and you were holding on to your mum's coat,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10so that you wouldn't get lost.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12And we could see the esplanade along there
0:14:12 > 0:14:14with people walking back and forward.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15They were on their holiday.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18They were all dressed up. They were having a great time.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22We could see the castle up there. Wonderful! Oh, a castle.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24A real castle!
0:14:24 > 0:14:26And actually, the first time that I came here,
0:14:26 > 0:14:31it was the first time that I'd seen a real castle with a moat!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33We could see Zavaroni's ice cream.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35The first thing we wanted was a pokey hat.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Know what a 'pokey hat' is?- No.- Oh, it's an ice cream cone, isn't it?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Oh, the cone, yeah. - Yeah.- Pokey hat.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Yeah, that is a pokey hat with raspberry or chocolate
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- or a piece of chocolate, a 99 or something on it.- Yeah.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51So, I've come doon the watter and now, I'm craving a pokey hat!
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I've learnt all kinds today!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Well, first things first,
0:14:55 > 0:15:00I want to find out all about Anita's holiday accommodation in 1959.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05And I'm hoping she's got a very special wee word even for that.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Well, Anita, there's some lovely buildings here.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Did you stay here along the front?
0:15:12 > 0:15:17No, we would stay in a more modest type of accommodation.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20We would stay in what was called a but 'n' ben.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- A but 'n' ben.- Yes.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I suppose you'd call it a holiday apartment, if you're posh,
0:15:26 > 0:15:31but a but 'n' ben was a name for it. It was a two-roomed apartment.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33The mum and dad would maybe stay...
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Sleep in the bedroom
0:15:34 > 0:15:38and very often the kitchen would have an alcove
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and there would be a bed in that
0:15:40 > 0:15:43and all the weans would sleep in that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48And it was in a...a sandstone tenement building.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52That...that narrows it down cos they're virtually all sandstone.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Rothesay's seen some changes since 1959,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59but the kind of but 'n' ben Anita would have stayed in back then
0:15:59 > 0:16:02would have cost her folks about £5 a week.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Part of the magic of any childhood holiday
0:16:08 > 0:16:11is the excitement of staying somewhere different.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16The sights, the smells and the thrill of having a new bed to lie in.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Rothesay started out as a destination for the middle and upper classes,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24who came and built their own holiday homes here
0:16:24 > 0:16:26where they'd spend the summer.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29But as time went on, Rothesay became a popular place
0:16:29 > 0:16:33for the working classes too, with whole families flocking here
0:16:33 > 0:16:37and squeezing themselves into small, two-room apartments.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41There's an interesting phrase, 'sleeping the Rothesay way'.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44And what happens is, working-class families arrive,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46they take a single-room apartment,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49they cram 13 people in and how do you do that?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53You sleep across the bed instead of up and down it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56As dedicated sun-seekers chose to holiday abroad,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58the Isle of Bute may have seen
0:16:58 > 0:17:01a decline in visitor numbers in recent years,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04but she still attracts over 21,000 tourists each year
0:17:04 > 0:17:09and has plenty to offer for the young and old. Here is my Ten From Len.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The Isle Of Bute has been inhabited since prehistoric times
0:17:14 > 0:17:17and today is home to around 6,500 people.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The rich history of life on the island can be explored
0:17:22 > 0:17:27at The Bute Discovery Centre inside Rothesay's winter gardens.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30The visitor centre has interactive displays,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32exhibitions as well as a cinema.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It's a one-stop shop for brushing up on local history.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42The Isle of Bute is just 15 miles long by 4 miles wide.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Blessed with a milder climate due to the gulf stream,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49it boasts beautiful plants and even palm trees!
0:17:49 > 0:17:54The open-top bus tour takes in the rich tapestry of flora and fauna
0:17:54 > 0:17:58and offers stunning vistas across the island.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01On the South Western side of the Island sits Scalpsie Bay.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06It served as the perfect testing ground for our brave boys to train
0:18:06 > 0:18:09for the D-Day Landings during World War II.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12The rocks make the perfect habitat for seals,
0:18:12 > 0:18:17who have made a colony here, giving it the name Seal View.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20The island is bursting with beautiful scenery
0:18:20 > 0:18:25and one of the best views is from 7th hole at Rothesay Golf Club.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Looking out over the Firth of Clyde and the Cowal Peninsula,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33this viewpoint is named Canada Hill, as families would climb to the top
0:18:33 > 0:18:37to wave off their loved ones as they set off across the Atlantic
0:18:37 > 0:18:38for a new life abroad.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Anita told me that as soon as her family arrived
0:18:47 > 0:18:49the kids bolted straight to the ice cream shop
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and this is the very one she went to way back then.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56It's owned by the family of the late Lena Zavaroni.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Anita loved nothing more than a pokey hat,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02which is ice cream in a cone to you and me.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06But you can also get a McCallum, which is a cone with raspberry sauce.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09See? I've learnt a lot of the lingo!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12And if Anita thinks she's getting the lion's share of the white stuff,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15she's in for a surprise, let me tell you.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- I'm going to have a pokey hat. - A pokey hat.- Yeah, and yourself?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22I think I'll have a McCallum.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Would you like to do it yourself?
0:19:24 > 0:19:29This might be the best offer you have all day!
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Oh, this is turning into the holiday of my lifetime. I'm telling you.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Oh, yes, please!
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Take my...my pokey hat.- Pokey hat.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- In I go.- A nice big one.- Wow!
0:19:49 > 0:19:51And there you are. That's a three-penny one.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Is that nice?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58That is gorgeous.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Do you want to come in here and have a go?- Yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Now, you've seen I've got the knack of this. I could work here.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Well, you're a lot cleverer than me. - I wish.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Don't give up the day job, though.- No, no fear.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- It's harder than you think. - Oh, yeah.- Oop.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21SHE LAUGHS
0:20:21 > 0:20:25You've got to give it a...give it a couple of them. Look at that!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27That is at least a nine penny.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Beautiful.- Mm.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- That's lovely, isn't it? - It looks gorgeous. It really does.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Do you know what? Give me that...jollop.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I can't... I can't...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Now, I've got on a roll now.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47And I'm not finished yet. I'm sorry.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I'm sorry, I'm going to really annoy you now.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Ah!
0:20:52 > 0:20:53- Cheers.- Good health.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56THEY LAUGH
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Now, I've got Anita's Scottish lingo nailed,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02I think it's time I really made myself at home here in Rothesay.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05Anita.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Oh, Len, you're lovely.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10You've taught me so many Scottish words.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I sort of feel Scottish all of a sudden now.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- So, I thought I'd get this. - Do know what it is?- What is it?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It's a bunnet.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- A bonnet.- No, not a bonnet.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- A bunnet.- A bunnet!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- That's it!- A bunnet. Oh.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31Len, you're a wee sartorial delight.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Thank you, Anita.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34THEY LAUGH
0:21:37 > 0:21:41The Isle of Bute is often called 'a jewel in the crown of Scotland'
0:21:41 > 0:21:42and it's easy to see why.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50This area is beautifully kept. It's manicured. It's beautiful.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- And pitch and putt.- Putt.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- I want to play. Do you play golf? - Yes, I do.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Oh, no! Oh, no! - I've played golf for 50 years.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03I haven't played pitch and putt for 50 years.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05All right, you'll probably beat me then.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07THEY LAUGH
0:22:09 > 0:22:13The first purpose-built pitch and putt course for public use, possibly
0:22:13 > 0:22:17in the world, was opened on the seafront at Southsea
0:22:17 > 0:22:19in Portsmouth in 1914.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22During the inter-war years,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26pitch and putt courses sprang up at seaside resorts all over
0:22:26 > 0:22:31Britain, for the entertainment of non-golfing holidaymakers.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Anita has fond memories of playing here back in 1959.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38And a game would have cost them a mere sixpence.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Bet it costs more now.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Here we go. Hello. Are you treating me today?- I'm treating you.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Two putters, two balls, please.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- Do we qualify for concessions? - Yes.- Do we?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56See? There's advantages to getting on a bit.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Do you fancy a polka dot? - A polka dot would be fine.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- Thank you.- I'm going to go for white for purity. Here we go.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It's a long time since I've played this.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Well, now, turn it round first, and use it as a walking stick.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11It's always good at our age.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Number 12.- OK. A good whack.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Oh, gee!
0:23:20 > 0:23:21What's happened there?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- That's a little off target. - I think I was heading for 12.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Well, let's go for 12 cos you're near that now.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Instead of ten, we'll go for 12.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34You're 12 years old, you're nearly a teenager, did you get a bit
0:23:34 > 0:23:37embarrassed playing pitch and putt with your mum and dad?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Were you looking at boys at that...? - Yeah!
0:23:39 > 0:23:42There used to be a fairground down there.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48And there were some really dangerous looking lads who spun the waltzers.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I mean, I was too young to sort of smile at anything,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55but you'd think, "Oh, they're interesting looking boys."
0:23:55 > 0:23:58So there was a wee kind of bit about that, you know.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01- Right.- Roll it up.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Very, very acceptable.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07My go.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- Ooh!- Wow!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- All right.- All right, now go on.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16In she goes.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Ooooh!- Well done.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Champion the Wonder Horse!
0:24:28 > 0:24:32I'm interested really to know
0:24:32 > 0:24:36how you first got the antique bug.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41My dad, who was a fascinating character,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44used to take me to the auctions.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48And it was a fascinating place. It was like a theatre.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Because you had this chap up in the rostrum, the auctioneer,
0:24:52 > 0:24:57and you had all the bidders, and they were all part of the theatre.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Yeah.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02And nobody knew who was going to win the bids, so there was a tension.
0:25:02 > 0:25:10- Yeah.- And it was backdropped by all these weird and wonderful things.
0:25:10 > 0:25:16- So I'm sure that I felt that fascination as a wee girl.- Yeah.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19'Anita may have not played for over 50 years,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22'but she's still got that magic touch,
0:25:22 > 0:25:23'I'd better watch this one.'
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- LEN:- The island's eclectic architecture is impressive,
0:25:29 > 0:25:34but Mount Stuart House, in the west of the island, is a sight to behold.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Built for the third Marquis of Bute,
0:25:36 > 0:25:40this neo-gothic mansion took 35 years to build.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Its lavish interior draws on architectural
0:25:43 > 0:25:46inspiration from all over the world.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49It was the first home in Scotland to have electricity
0:25:49 > 0:25:53and the first in the world to have its own heated indoor swimming pool.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Scotland has more than 30,000 lochs,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00three of which can be found on the Isle of Bute.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05The tranquil Loch Fad lies directly to the southwest of the island.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08It's home to brown trout, rainbow trout and northern pike -
0:26:08 > 0:26:12perfect for anglers and those seeking quiet contemplation.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20B&B stands for big business on Bute with 24 of them to choose from.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23One of these is more than just the usual bed and breakfast.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27From Scottish soda bread and tattie scones to focaccia
0:26:27 > 0:26:28and pizza bread,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31this school provides an opportunity to learn a new
0:26:31 > 0:26:33skill in the fine art of bread making.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44No trip away is complete without eating special holiday food.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49The memories of those tastes, smells and textures stay with us forever.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51When Anita holidayed in Rothesay,
0:26:51 > 0:26:56lunch was always a family picnic lovingly made by her mum, Annette.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Now, what would you have had for lunch?
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Lunch... Lunch could be pieces, which are sandwiches.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Pieces?- Pieces, yeah.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09But it could be a piece and cheese, piece and gammon.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11And what would you have been drinking?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Well, Irn Bru.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17We didn't call it Irn Bru, we called it ginger.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Oh, right.- We called it ginger. Again, I don't know why.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23So that would all be bought before.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29A pint of milk there, pieces, and she used to wrap them up in the...
0:27:29 > 0:27:34- You know the sort of waxy cloth or waxy...?- White, waxy paper.- Paper!
0:27:34 > 0:27:37That's right. The paper that the bread had come in.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Yeah. What would it be in?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41I suppose there weren't carrier bags. I don't remember carrier bags.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44I don't remember carrier bags either,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46but what my mum used was her message bag.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- And your message bag is your shopping bag.- Right.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54So she would have her message bag.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59And it was a sort of brown thing with a zip - I think there was
0:27:59 > 0:28:02a zip on it - and two handles, not a shoulder bag.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I suppose, really...
0:28:05 > 0:28:07..it would have been something like that.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10SHE LAUGHS
0:28:10 > 0:28:13I don't believe it!
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- I don't believe it! - And we have a...- A pint of milk!
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- A pint of milk!- Of course we would!
0:28:20 > 0:28:22The ginger.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27And we'd have our pieces wrapped up
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- in the loaf pack.- Oooh!
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Oh, an outsider!
0:28:34 > 0:28:36An outsider?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38The outsider is the one at the end.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Oh, my mum used to call that the topper.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Oh, no, we were outsiders.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Would you care for an outsider?
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Aw.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Welcome to 1959.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Total happiness.- Yes! Perfect.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Wee cheesies!
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- SCOTTISH ACCENT: - A wee cheesy outsider!
0:29:00 > 0:29:02THEY LAUGH
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- I love your accent.- Oh, yeah!
0:29:04 > 0:29:06I'm getting to be really Scottish here, you know.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- There you go, have a swig. - Thank you, darling.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- A slug.- Have a slug.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Oh, an outsider.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Ha-ha!
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Nectar. Ambrosia.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32It's like Chardonnay.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33I'm going to have another go at that.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- Oh, yes!- You couldn't really want for anything more, could you?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Well, it would be nice if the rain stopped.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48THEY LAUGH
0:29:48 > 0:29:50But apart from that, no.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Apart from that, it's heaven.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55You couldn't wish for anything better, could you?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Not only are there plenty of pretty places to picnic, but there's
0:30:00 > 0:30:04lots of historic sites to see to keep the old brain fuelled, too.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Standing proud in the heart of the town
0:30:09 > 0:30:11is the imposing Rothesay Castle.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14It dates back to the 13th century
0:30:14 > 0:30:17and was built to defend against Norwegian fleets.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21Its circular structure makes it unique to Scotland, and visitors
0:30:21 > 0:30:26can step back in time and learn about Rothesay's turbulent past.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Dominating the southwest coast of the island is
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Dunagoil's Iron Age fort.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37Thought to have been occupied from approximately 200 BC to 100 AD,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40excavations revealed many interesting artefacts
0:30:40 > 0:30:43including jewellery, tools and pottery.
0:30:43 > 0:30:50With caves below and fantastic views on top, this is a real treat.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51In its heyday,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Rothesay welcomed 250,000 holidaymakers every year.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Victorian innovator Thomas William Twyford designed a decadent
0:31:00 > 0:31:02public convenience for the gentlemen travellers,
0:31:02 > 0:31:08and 115 years later the toilets still stand as a testament
0:31:08 > 0:31:10to a bygone era.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Apart from the cisterns in the cubicles,
0:31:12 > 0:31:17all the original fitments remain as supplied in 1899.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Today, gentlemen travellers and curious women are permitted to take
0:31:21 > 0:31:24a sneaky peak at these lavish loos.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Now, when on a seaside holiday,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34the place to be is by the sea, of course, and it was the aptly
0:31:34 > 0:31:36named Children's Corner in Rothesay Bay,
0:31:36 > 0:31:38where the kids would flock.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41Back in 1959,
0:31:41 > 0:31:44when families were coming across from Glasgow,
0:31:44 > 0:31:46this was still a magic place
0:31:46 > 0:31:49in terms of what it could offer.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51The beach was great for a child who had never seen a beach.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Glasgow has no beaches.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Lots of mud and a river, but no beaches.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59And they came here, and for the first time,
0:31:59 > 0:32:00they could explore,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04they could experience the delights of playing with sand,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06of riding a donkey, of watching a Punch and Judy show,
0:32:06 > 0:32:11of eating ice cream - all the things that go into the seaside experience.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13It still had an appeal and a hold then.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19For Anita, the beach was where she'd spend most of her holidays.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26Well, Anita, you were a girl brought up in the city,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30so to come to the beach must have been fantastic.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36- It was great! It was marvellous. I got a wee part-time job.- Oh, really?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- Leading the donkeys up and down.- No!
0:32:39 > 0:32:43- Really?- Yeah.- I can picture you now,
0:32:43 > 0:32:46leading the donkeys along.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48It must have been fantastic.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51And I'll tell you what, Anita, I've got a little surprise for you here.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53All right.
0:32:53 > 0:32:59So don't get overemotional, but if you'll just look over there,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02you'll see...the donkeys.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Oh!
0:33:07 > 0:33:11This is the quietest I've seen Anita all day, and it's the
0:33:11 > 0:33:15first time donkeys have been back on the beach for around 40 years.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16Oh!
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Oh!
0:33:18 > 0:33:23- Aren't they just absolutely beautiful?- They are.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26The tradition of seaside donkey rides started back
0:33:26 > 0:33:28in Victorian times.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31And in 1959, a ride in Rothesay
0:33:31 > 0:33:32would have cost about thrupence.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Believe it or not, in Blackpool these days, you can
0:33:35 > 0:33:38pay for your donkey ride by card.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Oh, how times have changed!
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- What's this one's name? - Hello.- Mickey.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Hello, Mickey.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Oh, they're lovely!
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- And what's this one? - This is Minnie.- Minnie.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Ah-ha, yeah.- Mickey and Minnie.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Why don't you try your old job as a child and try and lead one along?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- I think Minnie...- Minnie's quieter.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Have a go with Minnie.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- There's a good girl. - I would imagine when you was
0:34:10 > 0:34:12a slip of a girl, that you had
0:34:12 > 0:34:18plenty of patter even then to get round the donkey man.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20You've got to talk to the donkey man,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22but you've also got to talk to the donkeys.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27And I've had many an intelligent conversation with a donkey.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30You were the first female auctioneer in Scotland.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32How did that come about?
0:34:32 > 0:34:36I really... I suppose another one of those chance things.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42- My daughter suggested that we go into business together.- Yeah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46So 25 years ago, we started Great Western Auctions.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Right.- And it has just grown.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52And it is the most wonderful, wonderful thing to do
0:34:52 > 0:34:54and the most wonderful job to do.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59Imagine this, you're just coming up and you say, "It's lot 162,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02"in fine condition. It's Len Goodman."
0:35:02 > 0:35:05What would be the starting price, do you think?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09What could we start? Say it was a charity. 20,000?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- 20...!- 20,000.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15£20,000!
0:35:15 > 0:35:17A one-off.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Slightly chipped round the base.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22But still very serviceable.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25THEY LAUGH
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Len, I love this.- It's great.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33Even at my age, I'm getting a little bit of buzz
0:35:33 > 0:35:35from leading this donkey up.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Well, you didn't expect today, when you arrived,
0:35:38 > 0:35:41that you'd be leading a donkey up the beach.
0:35:43 > 0:35:48This has been the best surprise for a long time.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53- And I've made a firm friend. - You have indeed.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Oh, no, here we go. No! Anita!
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Anita, why...?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I'm going to pot shot here.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- No, stop it.- That donkey is leading you a merry dance.- He certainly is.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Another favourite holiday haunt for Anita
0:36:09 > 0:36:11and her family was the Pavilion -
0:36:11 > 0:36:15one of Scotland's most significant surviving Art Deco buildings.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19The Grade A listed Pavilion was opened in 1938
0:36:19 > 0:36:21and was the place to go back in the day.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Anita has clocked up thousands of miles entertaining
0:36:25 > 0:36:29viewers on Antiques Roadtrip, but I'd like to know
0:36:29 > 0:36:33if the 12-year-old girl was just as confident back then.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37This is lovely. What a lovely room.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It's beautiful.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41So, your mum and dad were here having a dance,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43was you embarrassed or were you proud of them?
0:36:43 > 0:36:47I was so proud of them because my father looked like a Spaniard,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51he was so handsome with his dark, wavy hair and his brown eyes.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- And my mum was a sort of fluffy blonde.- Oh, right.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57And they were all dressed up and swanked up
0:36:57 > 0:36:58and they were good dancers.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00So I felt quite proud of them.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02There would be activities for the children,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- but we would also have wee shows. - Oh, really?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Yes, where we would entertain the other children.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- And what about you?- Well...
0:37:12 > 0:37:17I was a wee bit serious at times, so what I did was I recited poetry.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Oh, lovely!
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- Oh, I love poetry.- Well, I'll give you a wee show.- Yes, please.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Right, you can be all the kids. - I'm the...yeah.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I'll be Anita Healey, right?
0:37:30 > 0:37:36"A chieftain to the Highlands bound, cries, 'Boatman, do not tarry,
0:37:36 > 0:37:41"'and I will give you a silver pound to row us o'er the ferry.'
0:37:41 > 0:37:47"And fast before her father's men, three days we rowed together.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51"And if they catch us in the glen..."
0:37:51 > 0:37:54"I'll tickle you with a feather."
0:37:54 > 0:37:58THEY LAUGH
0:37:58 > 0:38:03So, do you think this, you know, um, joy of performing and so on,
0:38:03 > 0:38:07do you think that sort of helped you in later life?
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Because you are, when you get up on that rostrum, you are a performer.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- It is a performance.- I suppose it's just a pleasure for me.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17It's just like play.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21And I think that we should never lose that sense of play
0:38:21 > 0:38:23and adventure and fun.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27And if we have that all our life, then that's a great boon.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Now, I've been told that this floor is not only
0:38:30 > 0:38:36one of the best in Scotland or the UK, but in the whole of Europe.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39And it would be a pleasure for me
0:38:39 > 0:38:43if we just had a little bit of a shuffle round, what do you think?
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Are you dancing?- Are you asking?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Maestro, the music, please.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53MUSIC STARTS
0:38:53 > 0:38:56BOTH: One, two, three, four.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Hey!
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Ha-ha-ha!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Ha-ha! Thank you!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Oh!- Great!
0:39:18 > 0:39:21It's clear that Anita has fond memories of performing
0:39:21 > 0:39:25as a child - and it's proved useful in later life as, like me,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29she enjoyed her big break in TV in her golden years.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33I do enjoy watching Antiques Roadtrip -
0:39:33 > 0:39:38the cranky old cars, visiting all different parts of the UK.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Who's your favourite that you've worked with?
0:39:41 > 0:39:46I mean, I know this sounds awful cheesy, but I love them all.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48And the Antiques Roadtrip gives us
0:39:48 > 0:39:52a chance to get to know each other better.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54On the other programmes, we're doing our work,
0:39:54 > 0:39:57we're coming and going and so on, but in the Antiques Roadtrip,
0:39:57 > 0:40:00we're stuck together in those wee cars.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02And you really get to know everybody.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05So I couldn't say I've got a favourite. I just love them all!
0:40:05 > 0:40:10Ho-ho-ho! Are you proud of everything that you've achieved?
0:40:10 > 0:40:16I am happy that I do everything with gusto and enthusiasm
0:40:16 > 0:40:21and really just trying to enjoy doing the best I can and getting
0:40:21 > 0:40:25the most out of all the wonderful things that happen in my life.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Well, I've certainly got to know Anita on our own trip together,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33and what a tremendous time we've had...
0:40:33 > 0:40:37- Smell that.- Yeah, the burning oil. - That reminds me of my dad.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42'..remembering the happy holidays she had as a child in Rothesay...'
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Even at my age, I'm getting a little bit of buzz
0:40:45 > 0:40:48from leading this donkey up.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52'..sampling all the delights of her seaside trips...'
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Is that nice?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57That is gorgeous.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01'..and learning a thing or two along the way.'
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- We would stand in what was called a but 'n' ben.- A but 'n' ben?- Yes.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Well, I've got to tell you, Anita, this has been so much fun.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18I really enjoyed... And I hope it's brought back a few happy memories
0:41:18 > 0:41:20of your childhood back in '59.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- Many happy memories.- Well, I've got a little thing here for you.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28So this is just a little keepsake for you to
0:41:28 > 0:41:31remember our day down by the seaside.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- And who's that lovely looking guy in front?- With the boyish grin.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42A scrapbook of memories from a wonderful day here in Rothesay.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48And bearing in mind how much Anita loved the holidays she had here,
0:41:48 > 0:41:51I've a little something special for her, too.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54This is a guide to Rothesay
0:41:54 > 0:41:58and the Isle of Bute, Treasure Island,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01from 1959.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Isn't that absolutely wonderful?
0:42:06 > 0:42:11And there's a Viking all ready to storm the castle.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14And there's the wonderful Isle of Bute.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15- It's only six pence.- Six pence.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- It's worth more than that now. - I bet it is.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22I don't want to see that suddenly turning up at one of your auctions.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23No, I promise!
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Thank you so much.- One more thing.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30SHE GASPS
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Bottle...
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Wait a minute, I'm going to do something now, I'm going
0:42:34 > 0:42:35to put my hat on.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- A bottle of ginger.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42I feel like a real Scotsman now.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46Oh, that's great. What a wonderful day.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51You have been fantastic. I take my cap off to you.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Ha-ha-ha!
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Here we go, the boat has arrived, off we go.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07And so we say goodbye to the seaside town of Rothesay
0:43:07 > 0:43:08and the wonderful holiday memories
0:43:08 > 0:43:11of the Queen of Antiques, Anita Manning.