antiques experts... RAJ: That's me.

PAUL: I like that.

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car.

TIM: Hold on!

IRITA: (SQUEALS) VO: And a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.

En garde!

VO: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

I don't believe it!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... PAUL: Yes!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

I was robbed.

VO: Will it be the high road to glory...

Right, come on, let's go.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

DAVID: Oh, Roo!

Oh, Roo!

ROO: (SQUEALS) VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Fantastic!

It's a wet day in Dorset.

Oh, gosh.

Ooh!

IRITA (IM): That actually got me.

Oh, Tim, you and your driving, seriously.

VO: Yeah, but a wee bit of rain won't dampen the spirits of antiques experts Tim Medhurst and the Road Trip's newest recruit.

TIM (TM): Well, Mrs Irita Marriott...

Yes.

..it's our last leg.

I know.

I can't believe it.

VO: In that fine 70s Scimitar, they set out from Newark, traveling the eastern counties, the West Country and now the south coast, before a final reckoning in Stamford.

We've had a week of ups and downs, topsy turvies.

But overall it has been an absolute dream, hasn't it?

IM: And guess what?

TM: What's that?

We have made some dosh.

VO: Yeah, the porkers are positively bulging.

Tim's piggy has grown from £200 to a fine fat £599.22.

While Irita's pig weighs in at a rather fabulous £642.12.

A cause for celebration!

IM: It's my name day today.

TM: Is it?

Yeah!

Do you know what a name day is?

TM: No.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Well, why are you so excited?

Oh, congrat...

I don't know, I don't know.

Every single day in the Latvian calendar, you will have somebody's name in.

OK. And whatever day your name falls into is your name day.

So do you get two birthdays a year?

Pretty much, yeah.

So you're a bit like the Queen then.

Oh, thanks.

Shall I start waving now?

VO: We can wave them on the journey to their final auction viewing at Rockingham Castle.

But first, they're off together to Bournemouth.

And who doesn't like to be beside the seaside?

Even on a blustery day out of season.

Look at them.

They're shopping together this morning at The Den, a huge place brimming with plenty of stuff for two.

And there's dealer James, ready to sell it to them.

Wait for me.

VO: No chance, Tim.

She's off.

Oodles to see, so trawl those aisles.

Tim's been trailing.

Is he poised for a comeback?

There's so much to see in this antiques center.

And I feel the pressure because this is the last chance I've got to find a treasure to beat Irita.

Because I do want to win.

I love Irita, she's got a fantastic eye.

But I still want to beat her.

VO: Yeah, go on then, alpha male.

And how's our dominant female doing?

What I like about antiques is not often the dates... ..the history as such, but it's the craftsmanship.

Like in this case, a Chinese diorama that is purely carved out of cork, dating back to about 1900s or so.

And I just think it's fascinating.

And it depicts a traditional theme of what their wildlife and temples are like.

There are loads of little storks, which by the way are good luck symbols.

And in Latvian culture, storks are the ones that bring you babies.

Just saying.

VO: Storks deliver here too.

Ha-ha!

I dare you to turn it upside down.

Look!

He-he!

IM: There's literally not a single piece that is loose.

That's a good sign.

You know what else is a good sign?

The fact that it's priced at £38.

Well, let's pop that back and see what else I can find.

But I think...

I think this might be a goer.

VO: While Irita pops her cork, has Tim spotted anything yet?

Isn't that a lovely little spoon?

And yes, you might think it looks a bit dull perhaps, but look at it.

It's beautiful.

And it's inspired by the arts-and-crafts movement.

Oh, and look, it's got a maker's mark on the back.

JHG.

That's John H Green.

And he worked for a guild that was inspired by the arts-and-crafts movement.

I would imagine that's probably around 1930, something like that.

And I've just noticed on the back here, the price is £7.

It's a snip, so that's going straight in my pocket.

VO: Hey, remember to pay!

He-he!

Let's see if anything else has attracted Irita's attention.

I definitely didn't expect to pick up a stag.

He just looks really charming.

He seems to be cast metal.

So not bronze, not... not the heaviest of pieces.

And he is what's known as cold-painted.

So it's been cast and then painted afterwards.

I would have thought this is 1950s.

You would often expect with things like this, which are actually quite fragile, that the legs would have been snapped off or the horns would have been snapped off.

But there's nothing, they're all perfect.

It's very nicely made.

It's £15.

VO: No-one seems to want to splash the cash this morning.

I have full pockets of money.

Do I want to buy something for £15?

Well, I'll tell you what - if it makes a profit, yes, I do want to buy it.

VO: And what about the cork diorama?

I have decided I'm gonna go with both of these.

So I need James.

James?

Hello.

Hi.

Can I just have a chat with you?

Em, I'm going to get straight in there.

This deer, stag, it's £15.

100% having that.

The diorama is priced at 38, so that's a definite yes, no haggling there.

And that adds up 15 and 38, £53.

£53.

Right, let me give you some money.

And I shall grab my diorama.

IM: And off I go.

DEALER: Fantastic.

IM: Right, see you soon.

Bye.

DEALER: See ya.

Good luck.

VO: After depositing her booty...

There we go.

VO: ..Irita will continue on foot, while Tim tries to keep up.

Now, straightaway, this has caught my eye.

Down here, it's signed "Mary Harcourt, Coronation Day, May 12th 1937."

VO: George VI and Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, were crowned that day following the abdication of Edward VIII.

So it makes sense that Mary Harcourt... ..probably of royal lineage... And on the coronation day, there would have been a photographer - who's signed this photograph as well - who would have taken professional photographs on the day for people to keep as a memory.

And it looks maybe like it's in its original frame as well.

This lovely embossed leather frame with the gilt scrolls all the way round it.

Now at £50, I don't think that seems very expensive.

So I'm tempted.

And I think I'm tempted enough to take the plunge and spend £50.

VO: Ah, now he's spending up.

James, how you doing?

DEALER: Hiya.

TM: Nice to see you.

Erm, I've had a really good root around and I've found these two things.

Nice photograph and the spoon, and they come to the grand total of £57.

DEALER: Brilliant.

TM: Erm, I'm very happy at that.

So I'll pop the money down here for you.

You've done well, good luck.

Thank you.

There we are, 50, 55 and a couple of pounds.

Cheers.

Makes all the difference, doesn't it?

There we are.

DEALER: It does.

Fantastic.

TM: Thank you very much.

Good luck with it.

Bye now, Tim.

TM: Cheers.

VO: Cor!

They're paying top dollar today.

Oh, I'm pleased with those.

Right, there we are, Mary.

You sit tight.

VO: See you later!

Irita has made the short walk down to Bournemouth seafront... ..which has been attracting visitors and holidaymakers for 200 years since it sprang up as a spa town.

And alongside the fantastic Victorian pier, the other very British feature of the seaside is the humble beach hut.

To discover more about these quirky structures, Irita is meeting seaside historian Kathryn Ferry.

Hello, Kathryn.

KATHRYN: Hi, lovely to meet you.

For someone like me, who has never had the privilege to actually use one of these beach huts, what role do they play on the seaside?

We've got more than 20,000 of them around our coasts and there's nearly 2,000 just here in Bournemouth alone.

They are...

They look like little sheds, don't they?

But they're much more colorful, more playful.

They're on the edge of the land and sea, so you can get away with being a bit more frivolous in the architecture here.

And they're basically designed to be little changing huts.

When did they first start to appear on seasides?

So the first modern seaside resort was Scarborough.

And that was in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, rich people were going to the coasts on the advice of their doctors to dip in the sea.

It was supposed to cure you, whatever illness you had.

You know, if your leg was dropping off, if you were deaf, you know, whatever your problem, a dip in the sea would sort you out.

So some very entrepreneurial people came up with this idea of a bathing machine, which is essentially like one of these, a beach hut on wheels.

VO: As early as the 1730s, these horse drawn wooden structures on wheels were preserving the modesty of bathers by depositing them discreetly directly into the sea.

We think that the Victorians in particular were very prudish, but actually Victorian men bathed naked all the time.

Yeah, exactly.

But there were parts of the seashore where you could get away with that and parts where you couldn't.

And the bathing machine was really designed to keep people apart on the beach.

People came to the coast to follow the rich and the wealthy, royalty.

You know, King George III dipped at Weymouth.

Queen Victoria had her own bathing machine at Osborne on the... on the Isle of Wight.

The rich have always set the fashions.

So when the rich were going in the late 19th century abroad, and seeing at continental resorts that men and women could bathe quite ably together - you know, nothing terrible happened - you know, they decided that they'd had enough of bathing machines.

VO: In the Edwardian period, beach huts were booming in popularity.

And huts built by local councils were bringing them within reach of the middle classes.

IM: That plaque there says bungalow.

Now, I thought these were all beach huts?

Bungalows in the Edwardian period were really exclusive property.

So bungalows came from India in the mid 19th century, and they were adopted in this country by the well-to-do as holiday homes.

So when Bournemouth council decided to build their own municipal beach huts, they were the first place in the country to do that.

And that's what that blue plaque marks.

What would one of these cost in 1909?

So in 1909, they cost just over £12 to hire for a year.

And that's quite an investment... IM: A lot of money.

KATHRYN: ..in Edwardian England.

Yeah, exactly.

So these were definitely not something for the masses.

VO: Beach huts today are still basically little shelters, where people can enjoy the beach with a few amenities to make it more comfortable and sociable.

And prices up to an eye-watering £300,000 don't seem to be affecting the enduring popularity of these bijoux buildings.

They are this kind of receptacle of seaside memories and nostalgia.

And people are really buying into that.

And as staycations continue to become more popular, you know, they're just going to continue to ride that wave.

And that's brilliant for coastal resorts because they are helping bring people back.

So there is no kind of sign of interest in beach huts letting up.

We are still going to want to sit and have the ultimate room with a view with a cup of tea in hand.

Have you got your own beach hut?

Oh!

(CHUCKLES) I'm so sad to confess that I do not have a beach hut.

But then, if I had a beach hut, I'd spend all my time sitting in it and not seeing beach huts elsewhere.

So one day, I will get my beach hut.

VO: Well, who wouldn't want one for those perfect lazy days by the sea?

Meanwhile, Tim's behind the wheel and heading west, along the coast to Wareham - a Saxon walled town on the River Piddle and the River Frome.

His next port of call is Yesterday's Collectables, trading from this old curiosity shop for the last 20 years.

It's still piddling, so I can see why he would be running.

Oh, you must be Jake.

Hello.

Hi, nice to meet ya.

This is lovely.

Very cozy.

DEALER: Yes.

TM: Quite warm as well.

I'm going to take my jacket off and get rummaging.

Where should I start, do you think?

Erm, the jewelry cabinet, silver cabinet over there.

It's got some nice things.

And you've got some porcelain over there.

DEALER: Yeah.

TM: And there and over there.

I'll start over here.

OK, no worries.

VO: Go on, Tim.

Do what you have to do.

Anyone that knows anything about me knows that I'm a world-renowned expert in chess sets.

And if you grab the horsey and the castle... You can tell I'm not an expert in chess sets.

VO: Oh, disappointed.

But what I do know about chess sets is that you do always look for the magic mark, that crown there, which means these chess pieces were made by a company called Jacques.

And they produced the Staunton pattern chess set.

Now, Staunton chess sets got their name from the famous chess master of the 19th century, Howard Staunton.

And from then, Jacques made these Staunton pattern chess sets all the way through from the 19th century, I think to even now.

Even though they aren't over 100 years old, they're still collectable because they have that magic name attached to them, Staunton, and made by Jacques.

So I quite like these.

And they're always popular in auctions, especially if they've got that magic mark of Jacques and their Staunton pattern.

And it's priced at £25.

Now, there's only one unfortunate thing, and that is it says one rook is missing, which is a shame.

But I suppose that's why it's priced at £25.

But I still think that's a bit of a bargain.

I think I've got to have it, haven't I?

It's a done deal.

VO: Your move, mate.

TM: Jake.

Yes, mate?

I'm a little bit busy - only joking.

(CHUCKLES) I quite like your chest set.

Can I take it off your hands for the £25?

I can't argue with that.

I think that's a bargain actually.

Yeah.

So I'm gonna get my money out before you change your mind.

Come on now, 20, 25, the exact money.

There we are, £25.

Brilliant.

Thank you very much.

It's all a game, isn't it?

It is.

Good luck at the auction.

VO: Checkmate!

Time to collect Irita and call it a day.

Let's go and get some fish and chips.

IM: Ooh!

TM: If we can get there TM: in one piece... IM: After you break the car and... You know, I will miss you.

Will you?

Aw!

I will not miss your driving.

I think I need to teach you some driving.

IM: Give you some tips.

TM: What do you mean?

(ENGINE REVS) IM: Whoo!

(CHUCKLES) VO: Nighty-night.

And they're in a damp Wiltshire for their last day on the road before the final auction.

We've had a lot of fun.

Well, I have anyway.

Well...

I hope you had fun... You were on your own there, mate.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Hey!

They're best mates really.

Tim is left with a budget of £517.22 after buying a chess set, a framed photograph... Now straightaway, this has caught my eye.

VO: ..and a very cheap pewter spoon.

IM: You paid £7?

Seven whole pounds.

700 pence.

Tim, how much money did you have in your pocket?

I had £599 and something, and I spent £7.

And you pa... You... Oh!

VO: Irita also spent modestly, on a stag...

If it makes a profit, yes, I do want to buy it.

VO: ..and a Chinese diorama...

There's literally not a single piece that is loose.

VO: ..leaving her with a pocket full of £589.12.

I think I have some work to do.

And you know what?

I can't wait to get you out of this car so I can go to shopping!

VO: Ooh, bolshy!

Ha-ha!

And after the feisty one ejects our affable gent from said vehicle... ..the small village of Codford, near Warminster, is her destination, and she's setting her sights on Tina's Antiques, presided over today by Dave - ha-ha!

- not Tina.

It's not a giant warehouse, but every nook and cranny here is crammed with possibilities.

That is so of its period of art deco.

So what I've... Ooh.

It is so heavy because the whole entire base is pure marble.

You just check the condition, there's some chips at the back of it to always detract.

However... What's that?

Is that glue?

I actually think the ducks have been off at some point.

VO: Geese.

Surely.

They've been glued back on.

Well, I like it.

I don't really care that the ducks are a bit loose.

VO: Geese.

It is 1930s, French, multicolored, beautiful patina on the marble.

Now as more I look at it, as more I actually like it, cuz I'm seeing detail in the casting, on the wings, on the heads.

And it's not bad, for its age and for what it is.

I...

I like it.

VO: Well, Dave's just over there.

IM: Dave.

DAVE: Hi.

I've literally just walked in and spotted these.

It's got £85 on it.

It is, yes.

85... Now, I'm gonna go straight in there and ask you what is your absolute best on that?

Because there's a little bit of damage, a few little nibbles... IM: Yeah, and the... DAVE: I mean, the... And the geese are a bit wobbly and glued on... Yeah, the price reflects that in the first place anyway, but... 65.

IM: OK. DAVE: 65.

DAVE: That would be the best.

IM: Well, I'll keep that in mind.

OK. And I'm gonna see what else I can spot.

DAVE: Keep looking.

IM: Come back to you about it.

DAVE: Keep looking.

DAVE: I'll make you a deal.

IM: I sure will.

VO: Dig away.

Found a box full of pewter.

I like a good job lot kind of thing.

I particularly like... this piece.

Look at that.

It is kind of on a border of arts and crafts and the art-deco coming in, with all the straight lines.

And all of this has been all hand done.

I quite like that.

I might have a dig through here and see, can I assemble a little collection?

There's a pair of those.

And there's a pot with a Bakelite handle.

Look how sweet that is.

VO: That is nice.

That is just so adorable.

And it's a little mustard pot, and it has the original Bristol blue glass liner inside as well.

That is very sweet, I love it.

I feel like I need to put them all down to see... (GROANS) To see what else is in here.

Do you think that all of that might look quite nice set up on a tray?

VO: I do!

Now, I've just realized that I've actually...

I've assembled a pile but I have no idea what kind of money these are.

VO: Time to talk cash with Dave.

Dave?

Right, Dave, what kind of money are we talking?

What if I were to say... £10 for that?

IM: £10?

DAVE: £10.

You're bound to make something on that.

Tenner for this and 65 for the flying geese.

Do you think that's a flyer in the auction?

I think you can't go wrong.

Right, so £10 for this and 65 for that, so... 75.

£75.

Here you go, that's your £75.

Come on then, IM: let's get these in the boot.

DAVE: OK, let's go.

VO: Crikey, watch the suspension.

Bye-bye, Tina's.

Tim is taking the road southwest now, to Salisbury.

The medieval cathedral's graceful spire is the tallest in the land.

But the cathedral also claims to house the oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The clock has no face or hands and was designed to strike the hours of the ecclesiastical day.

TM: Hello, you must be Joseph.

JOSEPH: Hi, you must be Tim.

Are you here to see the clock?

TM: I am.

JOSEPH: Brilliant.

JOSEPH: Do you wanna follow me?

TM: I would love to.

VO: Cathedral verger Joseph Davies is on hand to tell Tim its story.

So this machine is Salisbury Cathedral's medieval clock.

And what's quite special about this clock is it's the world's oldest working example of a fully mechanical clock.

So this basically is powered by the weight of stone blocks.

There's a smaller stone weight behind the clock just there that powers what we call the going side of the clock, which is this side over here.

That's the side of the clock that makes the clock... basically makes it tick.

And then there's this much bigger weight up here, which is what drives what we call the striking side of the clock, which is this side with this flywheel on it here - which is the bit of the clock that makes the clock chime a bell that's above us in the roof space.

So we can actually demonstrate that for you today.

And if you want to give us a hand with that, that'd be really good... Oh, that'd be brilliant.

Thank you very much... OK. Erm, so basically, what we need to do first is just wind up the going side.

And if we just keep winding it until it gets to about the top of that memorial, that should be high enough to keep it going all day.

JOSEPH: Brilliant.

That's you.

TM: Is that about right?

Yeah, and if you just let it go gently until you hear it stop.

So it should start ticking now... Wow!

And then you'll see the verge and foliot on the top going round.

TM: Oh, yes.

And you can hear the ticking.

Oh, yeah.

It's very...

It's actually very loud.

If there's nobody in the building, the ticking is particularly loud and you can hear it everywhere.

It's kind of - might sound a bit weird - but quite amazing watching something from the medieval period move.

I mean, when you consider how old it is, and how it still works now JOSEPH: pretty much as... TM: Yeah.

..it was intended to work then, erm, no, it's... it's remarkable.

So we can now show you it striking if you'd like...

Right, yes, please.

It's quite simple to make that happen.

Basically, if you see this bar that's at the back, and then there's a lever coming off it at the front there... Yeah.

..with a little hinged bit on the end.

If you literally just lift that up... OK. ..enough that this bar at this end comes out of this slot in the wheel.

And then once it's out of there, just let it go again, and it should work and chime.

And I'll get out of the way of this cuz it's gonna go around a bit.

TM: Let's give it a go.

TM: And then drop it back down?

JOSEPH: Yeah.

(BELL RINGS) That's incredible.

Did it change how Salisbury worked, just with the mechanical clock?

It would have brought time to everybody in a way that they wouldn't have had it before.

Before, people would have had water clocks or sundials.

But ordinary people wouldn't have had those, and even if they had public sundials, they wouldn't work if it was cloudy or at night or whatever.

Em, so this doesn't change with the seasons.

It doesn't...

It doesn't change if it's dark.

It doesn't change if it's cloudy.

It's just constant all the time.

It was a clock for everyone.

For everyone, yeah, certainly.

VO: And archivist Emily Naish can show Tim why the cathedral believes this is the oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Hello, Emily.

Hello.

Emily, so how do we know the age of the clock?

Well, we don't know the age for sure.

But we do know that it was definitely in existence and working in 1386.

Because we have this document here from the cathedral archives, dated 1386, which refers to a shop which the cathedral used to own in the city and rented out to some people called Reginald and Alice Glover.

And the rent from the shop was used to pay for the maintenance of the clock.

That's incredible.

So you're holding a document, if I'm right in saying, was written during the reign of Richard II.

That's right, yes.

That's incredible, isn't it?

So we know the clock was definitely there in 1386, and was probably a bit earlier as well.

Wow!

VO: Wow!

The clock kept time for 500 years until it was replaced in 1884 and forgotten about until it was rediscovered decades later.

In 1956, they actually got the clock working again.

And we have this fantastic photograph album here.

So most of the pieces of the clock were still usable.

Some of them had corroded so much they had to make replacement pieces for it.

But the vast majority of the clock that we see today are still the original parts of it.

And except for the 70 years where it was in the corner in the tower... TM: Yeah.

EMILY: ..it has been ticking, you know, for 600 years or so altogether.

That's amazing as well.

VO: But time flies, and we must get going.

Irita is on her way to the last shop of the day at Shipton Bellinger.

So she'll be first to arrive at the Delta Works, a large emporium, where dealer Heather is ready to serve.

She's spoiled for choice, with the wares of over 50 traders.

Feel the weight of that bad boy.

VO: But what's she after?

I'm trying to find that one thing that I could really empty my pockets with.

I'm not succeeding.

I'm just not seeing it.

Can't seem to... Can't seem to find it.

VO: Well, crack on, because here's Tim.

Oh, can't believe she's here already.

VO: Just like that.

And he's no slouch.

Ooh.

Now that's caught my eye straightaway, just purely because of that color.

It is old.

I would say that it dates to around the turn of the century, maybe even pushing into the 19th century.

1890 to, say, 1920.

But where's it from?

It's from China.

So we're looking at an antique Chinese vase.

There's one crack down here.

And immediately think, "Oh no, a crack."

But thankfully this was during the firing.

It's called a firing crack.

And for collectors, a firing crack is generally accepted as part of its manufacture.

It's not something that was done after it was produced.

Now the price I can see here is £55.

Now that's not bad.

And above it I can see a price of 120, but that's been crossed out, so it's half price.

Can't argue with that.

VO: No, indeed.

TM: But I don't want to just rush into buying something.

I want to buy the best I can find.

So I'll pop it down... ..and carry on looking.

Quite excited about that.

VO: Good.

But Irita's got her head... Oh, dear.

VO: ..in her hands.

If Tim would be next to me, he would literally be crying... ..from the fact that he would hate what I'm looking at.

This table is so me.

I think I need to empty the top and... inspect it fully.

VO: Time to get a proper look at it.

Right, let's have a look.

Well, there's no cracks in the middle of it, which is a good sign.

I mean, that... Oh my goodness.

(GROANS) It's got some serious weight.

This is 1920s-30s, Italian made, with Limoges porcelain panels.

Nevertheless, it is still, for some people, very fashionable.

(CHUCKLES) And it actually has panels that are printed with courting couples all the way around.

There are a couple of nibbles on the corners.

I know it's not to everybody's taste, but it is just so me.

VO: But maybe not so anyone else.

Ha!

Now, where's Heather?

Heather?

Hello.

Loving your outfit.

Thank you.

Very swish.

Now, I like the table.

That's priced at 95.

That's going to be 85 that we can do on that one for you.

You know what?

I am staying true to myself... ..and I'm gonna buy the table.

DEALER: OK. IM: I like IM: how surprised you are.

DEALER: OK. DEALER: Yeah, absolutely.

IM: You're like, "Really?

"Is that really what she's buying?"

Right, here you go.

That's £85 for you right there.

Thank you very much.

And going by your expression, I might need some very good luck in the auction with this one.

(THEY CHUCKLE) DEALER: No.

IM: Thank you very much.

DEALER: Thank you.

VO: That's her done.

Now, what about Tim?

Now, quite often with antiques, they purely just make you smile.

And this makes me smile.

I like the thought of, in the 19th century, the Victorian period, a little child sitting in their miniature chair beside his parents or her parents in their full size chairs.

And this chair, the shape of it and the design, is called a Windsor chair.

These chairs were nicknamed the Windsor chair because they were made in Windsor, shipped up the Thames to London, where they were commonly sold.

So the trade, you would get your chair from Windsor.

And this one's got an elm seat.

And then the other wood up here could be ash or yew, something like that.

And one of the things I love about early country furniture is the little bits of wear and tear that they pick up over hundreds of years.

And on this one here, I can see a little split in the corner of the seat, and it's held together with a lovely old wooden peg.

And you can see even the top of the leg poking through.

But it sits lovely and flat.

Erm... problem is, it's priced at £175.

I think with a bit of negotiation, I might make a profit.

I think the only way to find out is to buy it and put it in the auction.

And fingers crossed it'll do well.

I just like this.

VO: Me too.

Go and buy it!

Oh, my legs.

Hello, Heather.

DEALER: Hello.

TM: How are you?

DEALER: Good, thank you, you?

TM: Not bad at all.

And I'm very happy because I've found two rather nice things.

OK. Firstly, there's a lovely Chinese turquoise vase and it's already been reduced to 55, so that's perfect.

DEALER: OK. TM: But also, there's this Windsor chair, very sweet little chair.

DEALER: It is, isn't it?

But the only problem I have on this charming little chair is £175.

What do you think?

Is there any movement on that?

We could probably do that for 125 for you.

125.

£50 off - I can't argue with that.

That's very generous.

So 125, 55, 180.

It is, yeah.

Phoof!

I don't think I've ever spent so much.

Right, let me get the money out my pocket.

£180.

Right, wedge of cash is there.

Lovely, thank you very much.

And I've got two very nice things.

Thank you.

VO: And having parted with that wodge-wedge of cash, they're off, giving our numismatist time to indulge his passion.

Does your wife ever get jealous of you constantly looking at coins on your phone?

She doesn't get annoyed at me looking at coins on my phone.

I think I do pay them a lot of attention though.

You know, I say goodnight to them sometimes.

I open a little drawer, say, "Night-night, coins."

IM: Are you having me on?

TM: No.

IM: Are you serious?

I like to say goodnight to them.

You say goodnight to your coins?

It's nice to have a little peek before bed.

TM: Is that not normal?

IM: (CHUCKLES) VO: Er... (CHUCKLES) Sleep tight.

Ah!

Good morning, Rockingham Castle.

TM: Look at that.

That's from around the time of the Battle of Hastings.

IM: That is amazing.

TM: Incredible.

VO: Irita and Tim have reached their final destination, two miles north of Corby, at this mighty Norman edifice, which once echoed to the footsteps of the likes of Richard the Lionheart.

TM: This is antique heaven, this is.

(CHUCKLES) Heaven for you, that's for sure.

Last auction, Tim.

Well, I'm getting dibs on this chair.

Oh, you have the comfortable seat.

Oh, no... Oh, I can warm my bum up.

Oh, that's comfy... Oh, I know, from that engine.

VO: Their tablets are at the ready for viewing as their purchases go under the hammer at Stamford Auction Rooms, where the tables are groaning with the goodies.

Bids will be coming in online, by phone and on the book.

And auctioneer Jessica Wall is wielding that pink gavel.

Irita spent £223 on five lots.

What does Jessica fancy will do well?

..all done at 40?

The art-deco piece with the flying ducks is a great item.

A lot of collectors for art deco.

And I think our bidders may go for this.

VO: Tim spent £262 on his five lots.

Jessica?

The late 19th, early 20th century Chinese vase is lovely.

I really like the vibrant color and the textures of the embossed work on it.

I think a good hammer price could be achieved.

I can't believe this is our very last auction, can you?

I'm very...

I'm very sad.

Well, hopefully there'll be more road trips to come, hey?

TM: Right, shall we watch this?

IM: But before that... IM: Go on then.

TM: OK, ready?

Ready.

VO: First up is Irita's Chinese diorama in cork.

So is the black gaffer tape around it original or not?

Oh, yeah, IM: that's very 1900s, that.

TM: Is it?

£25.

30.

At £30.

Come on, 30... £30 I have, looking for 35.

35 we're looking for.

All done and finished?

40 we have.

TM: (GASPS) You're in profit.

IM: Oh, we've got 40.

You're in profit.

At £40 then, with David, all done... TM: Come on!

JESSICA: Selling then... IM: One more!

JESSICA: Fair warning.

One more for good luck.

All done at 40?

TM: Oh!

IM: Well, £2.

TM: £2.

IM: I'll take it.

VO: £2 it is then.

Considering it was bound by gaffer tape, I don't think that was too bad.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Moving swiftly on then to Tim's first lot today - the arts-and-crafts pewter spoon.

£7 seemed like an absolute bargain for that little spoon.

It is a bargain on that spoon.

And we're selling this.

£10 I have.

JESSICA: 15 with me, and 20.

IM: You're already in profit.

At 20 I have, 25 now.

IM: Flyer.

TM: Ooh!

JESSICA: Looking for 30.

TM: Come on, come on.

£25, 30 now.

All done then?

Sure?

35.

TM: Ooh!

IM: Ooh!

That was last second.

Fair warning now, selling at 35.

Yes!

VO: He's quadrupled his money.

£7 into 35, pretty chuffed.

When you put it like that, it's very good.

VO: Next up is the table Irita really loved.

Each to their own.

Well, I...

It's just not my cup of tea.

Oh, I would...

I mean, you can put your cup of tea on it, but...

I would definitely put my cup of tea on it.

£30, do I see?

IM: Oh, come on.

Seriously?

JESSICA: £30 anyone?

20 then.

It's worth it for the marble, isn't it?

£20.

£20 I have, do I see 25 anywhere?

At £20.

I would pull out the panels and sell them individually for that.

JESSICA: At £20.

TM: What did you pay?

IM: 85.

TM: 85?

All done?

Selling at £20.

£20?!

VO: That really cost her.

Oh, dear.

(THEY CHUCKLE) He's like "kerching!"

VO: Let's see if Tim's rather expensive Windsor chair can do any better.

Maybe somebody wants it for their grandchild.

Yeah.

Or an adult collector could use it... TM: Exactly.

IM: ..to put their dolls on.

TM: Yeah.

JESSICA: 25 we have.

At 25, 30 now.

At 30, 35.

40... Come on!

£40 we have.

Looking for 45 now.

JESSICA: At £40.

IM: Go on, one more.

45 we have, at £45.

At £45.

That seems cheap.

All done and sure then?

Fair warning now, at 45.

I thought that might make a bit more than that.

VO: This is not going well today.

Maybe miniature chairs aren't the way forward.

VO: Dear, oh, dear.

Ho-ho.

Or do I mean stag?

Irita's one is next.

Oh, the stag.

He was magnificent.

It was cheap.

It was £15.

You just can't go wrong, can you?

£10, any takers?

What?!

JESSICA: £10 surely for this?

Five then.

£5.

Let's take it down to £5.

What?!

Five.

10.

10 we have, at £10.

Do we see 12?

At £12.

14 now.

I can't believe she's struggling... JESSICA: 14 now, £12.

IM: ..at £12.

Fair warning, selling at £12.

Oh, no!

£12!

VO: Ouch!

Where's Irita's luck today then?

And I ..thought there was gonna be a profit there.

So did I, hence I bought it!

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Under the hammer now, it's Tim's framed photograph.

I'm hoping for the royal flush with this one.

You mean flushed down the toilet?

And we're going straight in, £25 I have.

JESSICA: At £25 bid... TM: 25.

Well, that's not a bad start, is it?

30 now.

£25.

28, do we see?

All done and finished if you're sure then at £25.

IM: Erm... JESSICA: Fair warning, I will sell at £25.

Don't do it!

All done?

Selling at 25.

Ugh!

Well, that was straight in and out.

VO: It's a second Windsor disaster for Tim.

It went for half price.

IM: I can't believe it.

TM: I can't believe it.

VO: I can't believe it!

Maybe Irita's geese mantelpiece will take off.

It's next.

I love this piece.

Ticks all the boxes.

Well, fingers crossed.

£30 I have, there we go.

TM: Ooh.

JESSICA: 30.

35.

35.

IM: Surely.

JESSICA: 40.

40 now.

TM: The geese are flying.

JESSICA: 40 I have.

It's just not my day, is it?

Are we coming back in at 45 now?

45, I knew it was there.

£45.

Do we see 50?

That is shocking.

60.

At £70.

70, do we see?

IM: She's really working for it.

TM: She is.

JESSICA: At £60.

TM: She's a good auctioneer.

She really is.

Selling at £60.

All done at 60?

That hurt.

VO: Hurt?

This is painful.

One of those.

IM: (MOCKS) "One of those."

TM: One of those.

IM: Mm!

Mm!

VO: Tim's move now.

It's the chess set.

I'm just wondering how much the value will decrease because of the missing piece.

Oh, hopefully not too much because you only paid £25.

I'm hoping for a profit here.

And we're starting off at five, 10.

At £10.

Do I see 15 anywhere?

That's a slow start.

At £10.

15 now.

Oh, no.

At 20, do I see 25?

25.

30 I have.

Oh, here we go.

You're in profit!

JESSICA: At 35 now, at 35.

IM: Come on.

IM: Surely it will make more... TM: Oh come on.

..than that.

At £35.

All done?

I'm selling at 35.

TM: (SIGHS) Made a tenner.

VO: That's a fortune by today's standards.

I think the other internet bidder was checkmate.

IM: (CHUCKLES) TM: He couldn't make a move.

He just couldn't click that button.

VO: Irita's last chance to claim victory from the jaws of defeat.

It's her pewter collection.

I didn't actually intend to buy the pewter.

They just accidentally fell in your basket.

Kind of.

And we're going straight in at five, 10.

At 10.

Well, 10.

20.

20 I have.

Well, that's a profit.

20 here please.

IM: Go on... JESSICA: 25.

25.

At £30.

I'll take 32 if there's any more interest.

At £30 then.

Well, I see that was short and sweet.

£30.

Fair warning, all done at 30?

So my cheapest lot has made the biggest profit today.

VO: It was ever thus.

Tripled your money.

That can't be bad.

No.

No, I'll take that.

VO: And Tim's Chinese vase is the last item today and of the trip.

£55.

Cheap.

Cheap as chips.

JESSICA: At 40 I have.

45.

IM: Come on.

TM: Oh, come on.

JESSICA: 50, do I see?

TM: Come on.

JESSICA: 50 now.

TM: (GASPS) JESSICA: At 50.

60.

70.

80.

At £80 now.

JESSICA: 90.

TM: The internet are liking it.

IM: # You're in the profit.

# JESSICA: 90 for China.

UK.

# You're in the profit!

# China's bidding on it.

190.

200 we have.

At 200.

Blimey, Tim!

JESSICA: At 240, 260 now.

TM: I tell you what that is.

IM: That's... TM: It's the magic TM: of her pink gavel.

JESSICA: 260 we have.

IM: (CHUCKLES) JESSICA: 280.

The UK.

IM: Why haven't I...?

TM: £280!

280.

The UK has it at £280.

IM: One more.

JESSICA: All done, sure?

Fair warning now.

Selling at £280.

Yes!

Come on!

IM: (CHUCKLES) (THEY SIGH) VO: Yes!

That is worth a jig.

IM: Look at you.

TM: Back in the game.

Look at you!

You look so smug, it's unreal.

TM: Oh, dear... IM: No.

Well... well done.

TM: I'm very, very pleased with that.

VO: Yeah, I bet.

Irita won three of the last four auctions, but she couldn't keep up a winning streak.

She does however finish her first Road Trip with a super-impressive £561.96, so well done.

Tim trailed in her wake but at the last, the tortoise overtook the hare, and he finishes the trip with a win and a grand total of £681.62.

All profits go to Children In Need.

IM: It wasn't my day, was it, Tim?

It wasn't.

For once, it's my day.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Well, well done.

I'm very, very pleased for you.

Well, hats off to you.

The newbie done good.

And we are richer than we started.

I think it's your turn to buy dinner, isn't it?

IM: No.

TM: Oh.

You have more money than I have!

Oh, come on then.

Dinner on you!

VO: We said hello to a new face.

Sold, £5,000.

VO: Tim did his utmost... TM: Blargh!

IM: (SCREAMS) VO: ..to impress.

There were disasters...

He keeps throwing his lungs at me.

VO: Ha!

..triumphs... TM: Yes!

IM: Wowzers!

VO: ..and a lot of laughs!

Haste ye back.

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