NARRATOR: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

What a job.

NARRATOR: With 200 pounds each-- Are you with me?

NARRATOR: --a classic car-- Buckle up.

NARRATOR: --and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Ooh, sorry.

Ha-ha.

NARRATOR: The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners-- Yes!

NARRATOR: --and valiant losers.

So, will it be the high road to glory-- [INAUDIBLE] NARRATOR: --or the slow road to disaster?

Have a good trip.

[LAUGHTER] NARRATOR: This is the "Antiques Road Trip."

[THEME MUSIC] Yeah.

Oh, don't you love the drone shots?

Hands up who knows where our road trippers are planning their furrow today?

Mind the tractor, Raj.

NARRATOR: Bossy.

Yes, we're back in the home of the tractor boys, sunny Suffolk, with auctioneers Raj Bisram and Catherine Southon.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: I must admit, you drive this car very well.

You're so very relaxed and it goes in and out of gear a lot easier.

RAJ BISRAM: These old fashioned cars though, you have to remember, I was probably around when, uh-- when-- When they invented the wheel.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

[LAUGHTER] NARRATOR: Our MG BGT couple have had an eventful week already and we're not even halfway through.

Raj has had his knockers, [CHUCKLING] but they didn't do him much good.

Ugh, another loss.

NARRATOR: Because Catherine's so-so sewing paraphernalia was a runaway success.

Good, yeah.

That's good.

Yeah, it's good for you.

I got stitched up.

Ah, like it.

Like it.

NARRATOR: Well, it's nice to see they're still chums.

Feeling good.

- I feel great-- - Looking forward-- - --today.

- --to-- well, you should do.

You've got-- I think it's all the money I've got in that boot.

I mean, we're gonna need a van soon, aren't we, if you carry on like this.

NARRATOR: Or a tractor, Raj?

From his original 200 pounds, Raj now has 238 pounds to spend today.

Catherine, meanwhile, has increased her 200 pot to a whopping 390 pounds and 14 pence, and so, starts this leg in the lead.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Don't worry, though, Raj, because I'm much better at playing catch-up.

I'm not very good at being out on a lead.

It's not a place I'm comfortable in, 'cause it doesn't happen very often.

NARRATOR: Sad, but true.

Our road trip kicked off in Cambridge and carries on around East Anglia before winding both north and west towards the Peak District.

Then taking in the West Midlands to finish up over 600 miles later in Bristol.

Today, we'll begin in the north-eastern corner of Suffolk in the small market town of Halesworth, and end up at auction in Bourne, Lincolnshire.

First stop for Catherine is Blackdog Antiques.

Sounds fun.

- Well-- CATHERINE SOUTHON: So, see you later.

--you've got lots of money.

Have a great time.

I haven't got that much.

You have.

NARRATOR: Well Raj, compared to you, she does.

Look at that, best of friends, at the moment.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: What an amazing building.

I'm Catherine.

- Thank you.

I'm Kate.

Nice to-- - It's fantastic.

- --meet you.

Have a look around.

NARRATOR: Oh, we will, thank you.

This is a Great II listed timber building, packed with antiques.

But will she be pining for that elusive buy?

Nice hat.

NARRATOR: Hmm, suits you, ma'am.

I think it looks much better on you.

NARRATOR: Well, here we go.

Has she spotted something else?

Oh, no, don't swig it.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: That is something that stands out.

I like that.

So we've got a tin plate, probably Japanese, 1970s, very streamlined train.

I think, yeah, looking at it, it would have been part of a much bigger set.

So there's loads of bits missing.

But I don't care.

I like that.

I think that looks really good.

Golden Falcon.

NARRATOR: Ticket price is 22 pounds.

Do you think I'm mad?

Maybe I am mad, but I like that.

NARRATOR: Is that bird alive?

Let's leave her playing with her train and catch up with her friendly rival.

He's driven six miles south to Yoxford.

Surrounded by beautiful parklands, the village boasts the much deserved title of the Garden of Suffolk.

But will Raj find a rare bloom or will it be forecourt flowers?

RAJ BISRAM: Oh, this is unusual.

I'm not gonna pick it up because it's really, really heavy.

But they've got it down as a car-iron nameplate.

Well I think that this is probably an 18th century weight of some sort and it's made by Saxby and Farmer.

NARRATOR: More like 19th century, I should think.

They made railway signaling equipment.

RAJ BISRAM: It's got 30 pounds on the ticket.

NARRATOR: With the heavy metal playing on his mind, he's come across something more refined.

Well, these are a little bit different.

Unusual.

I've seen lots of hatpins, but these are very delicately decorated.

There is damage to them but, to be honest, I've never seen a pair like these before.

I need to get the owner over here.

NARRATOR: Yeah, ticket price 50 pounds.

Time to make plans with owner Nigel.

Nigel!

These hatpins, do you know anything about them?

Well, probably 19th century.

Yeah, I would agree with that.

- They're very ornate-- - Yup.

--but they do have a little bit of damage to them.

Yeah.

Tiny bits from the micro-mosaic out there, but a proper antique which is-- Definitely a proper antique.

--is nice to find.

RAJ BISRAM: Absolutely.

What could you do them for?

You've picked something with my name on, haven't you?

[CHUCKLES] Which means I can do you a deal.

- OK. - OK. OK. Now, they've been here a while.

They've got a bit of damage to them.

I'm thinking 30.

Is that any good to you?

Well, I have to be honest, I don't know huge amounts about hatpins, but I do like them and they are a bit different.

How the damage is going to affect them selling, that I don't know-- [INTERPOSING VOICES] It is difficult.

'Cause micro-mosaic is expensive to repair.

What about-- I mean, I take a risk at 25.

- Yeah, OK. - You happy with-- - I can do that-- - --that?

- --for you.

- Brilliant.

Thank you very much, Nigel.

Thank you very much indeed.

Fantastic.

So, first deal under the belt.

NARRATOR: Right.

So that's Raj on a roll.

Plus, Catherine's found something back in Halesworth.

But what, exactly?

These are quite interesting.

This is old sort of lab equipment.

NARRATOR: Or torture equipment.

So I guess from-- we're talking pre-war here.

This is something maybe like some medical apparatus you would have had maybe holding test tubes or something like that.

Interesting, but saleable.

I don't know.

Are they commercial?

They've been here a long time, I know that because they've got spider's webs.

NARRATOR: Nothing a quick dust down won't sort out.

How's Kate with creepy-crawlies?

Right, something that's slightly caught my eye, Kate.

KATE: Yeah?

CATHERINE SOUTHON: These apparatus.

I think that they're medical.

Yeah.

Well, you've got 28 pounds on them, each.

Right.

Is there like a-- a good deal that can be done on the three?

KATE: 60, would that be any good?

CATHERINE SOUTHON: I was thinking around, uh, probably for the lot, sort of 25 pounds.

KATE: I mean, they-- they might come down and do sort of 40.

Oh, they're not yours?

No, they're not mine.

Oh, I see.

KATE: I mean, I can ring if you want, but I can't imagine them going down.

You can't see them going down?

I mean, if you wouldn't mind giving them a call?

25 for the three?

Yeah.

Well, that sort of level.

Thanks, Kate.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: That's almost a "buy one, get two free" deal Catherine is pushing for.

Hang on, she's back.

Just spoken to the dealer.

He'll come down but he said, really, 10 pounds each, so it's 30 for the three.

NARRATOR: Crikey, that's good.

I don't think that's unreasonable at all.

I really don't.

I think it's a bargain.

NARRATOR: Enough dithering then.

Remember, she's also keen on that tin-plate train.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: OK, I've decided, I do like these.

We said 30?

Yeah.

The train, you've got 22 on, what can you do on that?

KATE: We don't normally do much for under the 20 mark.

Um, 18?

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Right.

OK.

I didn't see that.

Has that always been there?

Yeah.

I didn't see that.

OK, um-- NARRATOR: That's quite big.

That's quite nice, isn't it?

I love the tripod base.

KATE: Yes.

It's like a Sputnik almost, isn't it?

It is.

And I think that's where they've taken the influence from.

NARRATOR: Let's take a peak at the price.

That one's got 95 on it at the moment.

Um-- I like the "at the moment."

[LAUGHTER] Well, I'm assuming you want a deal.

Um, 65?

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Could you do a 100 for the whole lot?

Yeah, OK. Would that be all right.

Yeah, I think so.

That's really kind.

Excellent.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: That breaks down to 15 pounds for the train, 30 pounds for the scientific equipment, and the mannequin for 55 pounds.

Well done, girl.

Come on, darling.

Raj is gonna love you.

NARRATOR: Well, depends on whether she makes a profit, I'd say.

I wonder what that old codger's up to.

RAJ BISRAM: There's a cast-iron nameplate.

I don't think it's a nameplate.

Actually, I think it's some kind of weight for measuring.

What's the name on it?

It's got, um, something and farmer.

Saxby and Farmer.

That's the one.

Saxby and Farmer.

Well, Saxby and Farmer used to make items for railways.

NARRATOR: I think I already said that.

Did they?

When we first saw it, we thought it was something agricultural.

- All right.

But I think it's something of railway interest.

Possibly collectible by railway enthusiasts.

RAJ BISRAM: OK. NIGEL: Which of course affects the price.

We don't know that for certain.

Oh, dear, oh, dear.

I don't like the sound of this already.

NIGEL: It's only got 30 pounds on the ticket.

RAJ BISRAM: But I'm prepared to take a risk on that.

It's very heavy, you need to get rid of it.

15 pounds.

- Done.

- We got a deal.

- Not a problem.

Fantastic.

NARRATOR: So 40 pounds for the weight and the hatpins.

With Raj's first shop complete, it just remains for him to pack up.

Let's hope the MG's suspension is up to it.

22 miles up the road and we're back with Catherine, who has found herself in the charming market town of Beccles, nestled by the River Waveney.

She's come to hear about a Beccles woman who became one of Britain's greatest scientists From former museum curator, James Woodrow.

Hi.

Catherine.

Very nice to meet you.

Jimmy Woodrow.

Hi, Jimmy.

NARRATOR: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was a British chemist whose pioneering work into the structure of penicillin helped scientists around the world revolutionize the way we develop drugs to treat life-threatening diseases.

From an early age, she was fascinated by science.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: So we're talking about the 1920s here.

Other little girls would probably be sitting there doing their embroidery, or sewing, or playing shops, or something like that.

And she was fascinated by chemistry.

Absolutely was.

When she was a little girl, she used to cycle from Geldeston to Beccles, buy all sorts of chemicals from the chemist, cycle back, up into the loft of their house, and make her experiments.

NARRATOR: Young Dorothy came from a long line of local doctors, and her parents encouraged her interests.

JIMMY WOODROW: Her father had felt that she should go to a state school-- Right.

--so he sent her to Beccles Grammar School.

At that time, of course, they had chemistry lessons but mostly for boys.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Yeah.

JIMMY WOODROW: However.

Beccles Grammar School had a female science teacher and she allowed Dorothy and her friend, Norah Pusey, to join in the chemistry classes.

And obviously, being a female teacher, she nurtured these two girls.

NARRATOR: In the late 1920s, Dorothy went on to study at Oxford and Cambridge.

So, enlighten me, what did Dorothy do next at Oxford?

JIMMY WOODROW: Initially, she was interested in penicillin, and two scientists in America were able to extract two crystals from penicillin, which they sent to Dorothy.

She then set them up on her X-ray machine and took X-ray plates through from different angles, which she then had to interpret whatever type of atoms they were.

NARRATOR: Dorothy studied a technique known as crystallography, a method used to determine the three-dimensional structure of molecules.

And among her most important finds was confirmation of the structure of penicillin.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Forgive me, but when I think of penicillin, I always think of Alexander Fleming.

So where does Dorothy come into this?

Alexander Fleming discovered the potential of penicillin, which had to be extracted from various things, the most prolific one was melons.

It was not easy taking penicillin out of it.

Dorothy tried to find out the actual atomic setup of the penicillin.

Uh, OK.

So she worked out the structure-- Yes.

--of the penicillin.

And having worked that out, other scientists could then make variations of penicillin.

Right.

So is that what this is here?

JIMMY WOODROW: Yes.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: All these little atoms of hydrogen and oxygen and what have you, all together, that makes up penicillin?

And they have to be linked exactly in that format.

So if you took this up, essentially, and muddled it all up, and put it down again it wouldn't be-- It'd make something else.

NARRATOR: Her innovative technique enabled Dorothy to crack the formula for many more things, including vitamin B12, steroids, and eventually, some 35 years later, insulin.

Nowadays, the protein database lists over 56,000 structures which were sold using the technique she pioneered.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: How on earth can you possibly come up with that?

I mean, it's just fascinating, isn't it?

Absolutely.

It's incredible.

She was doing it before electron microscopes.

Now, you can see individual atoms, but she couldn't.

NARRATOR: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was twice commemorated on British postage stamps, and in 1964, awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

She remains one of only four women to have ever won the prize.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: We should be celebrating who she was.

Yes.

What an achievement.

Not only her achievements, it's the dedication, the motivation, and everything she put into it.

NARRATOR: Thanks to Dorothy, crystallography has become the very core of structural science, and her work, groundbreaking at the time, continues to be relevant today.

Ah!

Another genius who can drive.

RAJ BISRAM: I think my best buy is definitely the weight.

I only paid 15 pounds for it, so with a bit of luck, there could be a bit of catching up there.

But we'll have to wait and see.

Get that?

"Weight" and see?

Sorry.

NARRATOR: Yes, Raj, I think we got it.

Raj is headed to the small but perfectly formed village of Thorpeness for his second shop of the day.

Developed by Scotsman Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie into a private fantasyland, the village is a quirky landmark on the Suffolk map.

And our lucky boy has the Thorpeness Emporium all to himself.

[UPBEAT MUSIC] There are over 30 dealers in here with lots of collectibles, but what exactly is Raj looking for?

RAJ BISRAM: If I can find some Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, things like that where they're going to attract a lot of attention online, it could do well.

NARRATOR: It's all right if you've got the bottle for it.

Ha!

I've just spotted this Susie Cooper vase.

I presume it's Susie Cooper vase.

It is.

It's, uh, signed clearly on the bottom.

Susie Cooper is very, very popular.

She's one of our great designers.

This is probably made about 1930s.

Is it gonna help me catch up with Catherine?

Possibly.

There are Susie Cooper collectors out there.

This isn't the run-of-the-mill Susie Cooper, either.

In fact, at the bottom of the cabinet, there is a plate.

It's just got a fiver on it and it's Susie Cooper, as well.

But those are the designs that are quite common and it's part of a dinner service, as well.

This is unique because it's a one-off piece.

Yeah, it's got 120 pounds on the ticket.

I think that's quite high because a little bit of damage here but very little bit of damage.

I need to speak to the owner.

Uh, I wondered who this is?

Right.

This is John's, actually.

- It is yours, is it?

Well-- John, I really like it.

I do like it.

The only thing I don't really like about it is the price.

NARRATOR: Surprise, surprise.

It actually has got a little bit of damage, just there.

Can you see that-- - Oh, yeah.

--bit's missing there?

Just across there.

If I were to offer you 40 pounds with it, would that-- would that be-- how does that sound?

JOHN: Low.

RAJ BISRAM: OK. JOHN: 50?

What about splitting in the middle and calling it 45?

Yeah, that's a bit-- Yeah?

--all right.

Thank you very much indeed, then.

Thank you, John.

Brilliant.

I bought something.

Fantastic.

NARRATOR: That is the point, Raj.

Every time I see a Buddha, it reminds me of Anita.

NARRATOR: I see absolutely no physical resemblance at all.

RAJ BISRAM: This-- look at this, this stands out.

It's Portuguese.

NARRATOR: Looks like a French copy to me.

[INAUDIBLE] I mean, it's not-- not got any great age to it, it's 20th century, and it's only got 15 pounds on it.

If I can get this for a fiver, and even if it only sells for 20 to 30 pounds, it's helping me catch Catherine.

And it is good quality.

Somebody else is going to see that.

I mean that is-- that is good quality.

NARRATOR: Well, you've convinced yourself, Raj.

Back to John and Julia, then.

It's Portuguese.

I would say it's probably '50s-- JULIA: Oh, really?

RAJ BISRAM: Maybe even '40s.

JULIA: OK.

It could be a little bit earlier, I'm not sure.

But I do know one thing, it is good quality.

NARRATOR: Yes, you did say that.

5 pounds.

Ooh.

What about 10?

RAJ BISRAM: I'll go up to 8.

All right, then.

Fantastic, then.

8-- - Well done.

- --we have, then.

OK. NARRATOR: Well, that was very civilized, wasn't it?

That'll be two pots to add to his hatpins and the railway weight, bringing today's shopping to a close.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: We're going to Ipswich.

I don't know what Ipswich is like.

- Party town.

- Is it?

I have no idea.

But we'll make it a party town.

We'll have our own little party.

Absolutely.

NARRATOR: I'd advise an early night for you two.

Nighty-night.

Good morning from sunny Suffolk.

It's the next day and our fresh-faced duo are up and fully focused on the day ahead.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, little piggies.

RAJ BISRAM: Well, that didn't last long.

Look at those lovely pigs.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: We've got to go and see them.

RAJ BISRAM: They're not small pigs, though, are they?

Massive.

Are they-- are they-- are they-- are they famous Suffolk pigs?

I don't know.

'Cause I-- I know that in some counties, they have like the-- the black-spotted pig and the curly-tailed, goes wee, wee, wee, all the way home.

Ugly pig, I'm not sure.

[LAUGHS] RAJ BISRAM: Best to ask the others.

I think they spotted us, Catherine.

Come on, let's go.

They know what we had for breakfast.

Yeah, I think they do.

Come on.

Come on.

Right.

NARRATOR: So far, Catherine has bought three lots-- the Japanese train, the clamp stands, and the mannequin-- leaving her with 290 pounds and 14 pence.

Do you think I'm mad?

Maybe I am mad, but I like that.

NARRATOR: Not at all.

Raj bought his 19th century hatpins, and the Saxby and Farmer railway weight, plus the Susie Cooper and Portuguese vases, giving him 198 pounds left to spend.

And go on, and on-- That is good quality.

NARRATOR: --and on.

Catherine and Raj finally start their work in Snape.

Together, they'll be shopping in Snape Antiques and Collectors Center.

How lovely.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Don't I just bring you all the best places?

You do, don't you?

What a lovely, lovely view this is.

It is absolutely gorgeous.

Wow.

It's almost a shame to shop.

It is, really.

Don't you feel like-- Skipping.

Are we going to skip?

- I feel happy.

Great.

Just the sort of day I need to skip.

[LAUGHTER] NARRATOR: Quick, get inside.

I think the sun might have got to them.

So, what do we think, day-trippers?

This place is oozing with gorgeous gems.

Now, I need a shopping basket to fill it up.

NARRATOR: Gosh, who do you think I am, Dale Winton?

I have to show you this.

This is one of the best things I have seen on the road trip.

This is, essentially, a propelling pencil.

People collect propelling pencils, just the cylinder ones, just the straightforward ones.

But to have a novelty one like this, I think is absolutely beautiful.

I'm completely in love with this.

I think it's actually a flintlock pistol, I think that's what it's trying to be.

The way that it's been made, the detail there, wonderful.

Date of this from the scrolling on the handle, I would say is probably mid-Victorian.

And the icing on the cake, this is by Samson and Mordan.

Samson and Mordan basically co-invented the propelling pencil.

110 pounds.

If there's any negotiation, I think it's mine.

Love it.

NARRATOR: Hah!

She may be smitten, but has Raj fallen for anything yet?

Ooh, look at this.

Oh.

This takes me back when I had hair.

I wonder if Catherine will recognize me.

Hang on a minute.

I'm gonna go and look for her.

[MUSIC - HEATWAVE, "BOOGIE NIGHTS"] Catherine.

[GUFFAWS] What do you think?

This is me 30 years ago.

[LAUGHS] - What is it?

- I'm not sure.

It's really soft, though, isn't it?

Any advice on something I can buy to beat you?

Well, I think this is great, great start.

Good luck.

- Yeah, you-- - See you later.

- --too.

Bye.

NARRATOR: Yes, Raj.

Enough with the dressing up.

You need to get back in the game.

This is quite nice.

It's a-- a little antique silver blue-enamelled sword brooch, which is quite pretty.

Ticket price, 49 pounds.

That's lovely.

Can you imagine a lady wearing this?

Husband does something wrong, out with the sword.

Kkk-kkk!

NARRATOR: Mm, Raj, really?

RAJ BISRAM: I wonder what Peter can do that for.

Peter, hi.

- Hi, Raj.

RAJ BISRAM: I really quite like this.

This is a lovely little enamelled brooch.

It might appeal to a jewelry collector, also to people who collect swords.

If that could be 20 pounds, I've got a chance.

PETER: The nearest I'm going to get to you is a long way off, which is about 35.

What about if I went up to 25?

I'll-- I'll split the difference with you.

30.

- 30 pounds?

- 30 pounds.

RAJ BISRAM: I'll shake your hand.

PETER: Thank you.

- Thank you very much, Peter.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: So Raj has his pin.

Has Catherine got any more teeny, tiny items?

Hi, Sandra.

Hello.

Hi.

These are quite nice because they're tape measures, which are in the form of novelty things, which I always like.

They've-- they've done OK for me in the past so I just couldn't resist them, especially that one in the form of a coffee grinder.

Yes, it's nice.

Gorgeous.

The handle on that one is slightly bent.

And if you look at the champagne one, the actual tape measure itself, the numbers have been redone.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And so-- so people who are collecting novelty tape measures like them to be in good condition.

SANDRA: Yeah.

NARRATOR: Yeah, we get the idea.

That one's got-- 46-- --46 on, and that one's got more on 68.

68.

My thought was, for those, to offer maybe around 70 for the two.

I don't know what they'll do on that, because that one's a lot less.

Yeah I would have to ring and ask her.

OK.

This, I think, is charming, the little propelling pencil.

SANDRA: That is also hers.

Ah, right.

OK. May I offer 70 as well for the pistol?

SANDRA: Yeah, OK.

I'll see what I can do.

That would be lovely.

NARRATOR: So what will she make of Catherine's offer of 140 pounds for all three items?

160.

Could we just split the difference?

Say, 150?

Would you do 150, Anna?

Yeah?

That's great.

Thank you.

Bye.

Yes, she will.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: That's fantastic.

Thank you very much indeed.

NARRATOR: They are large notes for small items.

But at least there's no problem fitting them in the car.

Leaving Katherine to peruse her possessions in peace, Raj has travelled 10 miles south to Sink Farm in Hollesley for an encounter with an altogether more equine companion, in the shape of one of the great breeds of British workhorse, the Suffolk Punch.

I always thought it was a lawnmower.

RAJ BISRAM: Hello there.

Hello, Raj.

Hello.

I'm Phillip Ryder-Davies.

NARRATOR: Philip Ryder-Davies is chairman of the Suffolk Punch Trust, a charity dedicated to preserving the majestic but endangered breed.

RAJ BISRAM: Philip, these beautiful, beautiful horses, what were they actually bred for?

PHILIP RYDER-DAVIES: Well, these essentially did farm work, so ploughing, harvest, you know, all the things related to growing crops, really.

Some worked in towns.

NARRATOR: In fact, the Suffolk Punch's unique body shape made it ideal for farm work.

They've got a very deep-set body on what looked like short legs.

But the legs are a bit of an optical illusion because the body is so deep.

Now, a horse has no muscles in its legs.

All the muscles are in the body.

So when you look at these, if you look at the rear end of them, for example, it's a massive rear end.

That's the engine, really.

So the muscles in that mass, that's where the power comes from, and they are seriously strong.

NARRATOR: One of the oldest breeds of horse in Britain, the Suffolk Punch played a key role in agriculture for centuries and helped shape the rural landscape.

RAJ BISRAM: And what sort of qualities that these horses have that made them so good at this work?

These horses could easily pull a ton with no problem at all, really.

And of course, they'll plough all day, as well.

In most parts of Great Britain, horses worked and had a break in the middle of the day, but these horses will just keep going.

NARRATOR: But the industrialization of farming and the introduction of the tractor has meant their numbers have declined so drastically that they're now considered to be critically endangered.

RAJ BISRAM: I guess because of industrialization, the motor vehicle, you know, they were being made redundant, really, weren't they?

PHILIP RYDER-DAVIES: Of course.

Some of the big farms round here had 70 working Suffolks on them and some of those went in a day.

And of course, there was no market for them, so they were all slaughtered.

NARRATOR: With only 70 breeding mares left in the country and just 25 foals being born this year, the numbers are cause for concern, making the trust's role truly invaluable if the Suffolk Punch is to survive.

Well, I'd certainly like to see a little bit of how they work.

And we'd be very pleased to show you.

It's not dangerous or anything, is it?

- A little bit, yeah.

- Good.

Let's go, then.

NARRATOR: I do hope that jacket's going to be all right.

Hello.

I'm Emma.

NARRATOR: Don't let it go.

This is Oaken, he's 15, he's semi-retired.

- Hello, there.

- He's done this for a good-- I'll say hello first.

--few years now.

So we'll grab our reins Uh-huh.

Good lad, Oak.

We'll head towards the back of him.

Good boy.

Good idea, that.

Well, I haven't asked you yet, have I, bud?

There's four very basic commands that he knows, so when I ask him to walk on, he should hopefully go.

NARRATOR: Don't mention walk on.

And then it will be "Oaken, whoa," to come to a stop.

We use "cup" for left and "whist" for right.

Well, let's give it a go, then.

There we go.

Look out.

So when you're ready-- - Oaken-- - Oak-- BOTH: --walk on.

Walk on.

[LAUGHS] This is marvelous!

- Walk on.

- Give him a shove.

Walk on.

Don't be naughty.

RAJ BISRAM: Good boy, Oaken.

NARRATOR: Nice job, Raj.

It takes you right back.

Good.

Oaken, cup, cup.

NARRATOR: Cup, that's it.

Left.

- Good boy.

Cup.

NARRATOR: Well done.

Stop.

Oh, gosh.

Stop doesn't work.

RAJ BISRAM: Good boy.

NARRATOR: Hang on.

EMMA: Oaken, whoa.

Whoa, whoa.

I'm a-- I'm a natural.

What do you think, Emma?

Perfect.

That is incredibly good for the first time and he was perfectly behaved.

He was, and you were a brilliant teacher.

Thank you so much.

I've had a fantastic time today.

NARRATOR: What we call a walk-on part, that.

Meanwhile, Catherine has taken our route to the charming town of Woodbridge, once home to Saxon kings and close to the most famous British UFO sightings of the 20th century at RAF Woodbridge.

But will Catherine spot any unidentified foreign objects in the local antique center?

Ha!

She has 140 pounds and 14 pence flying around somewhere in her purse.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Hi there, hi.

Catherine.

Natalie.

Lovely to-- - Hi, Natalie.

- --meet You.

Lovely shop.

NARRATOR: Last time she said that, she splashed out 100 pounds.

I have come to buy probably something to add to something I've already bought.

NARRATOR: Oh, no.

Not another mannequin.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, that's interesting.

Not sewing at all, but what is it?

This is a novelty propelling pencil, a bit like I've just bought.

NARRATOR: Yeah, just what you need, two novelty propelling pencils.

The thing is, about this one, it's not silver.

The one I bought before was silver.

This is just brass.

This is 33 pounds.

If I buy this, it could actually detract from the pistol.

NARRATOR: You wouldn't want to be detracted, would you?

That's not for me.

NARRATOR: Well, keep your eyes peeled, then.

Ooh, thimble.

That's quite nice, with the little shield on.

NARRATOR: Thimble, thimble on the wall.

Catherine's eyesight's 20-20.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: If I could possibly buy that.

Is there anything else that you've got?

We've got some more sewing pieces in this one.

There's a couple of pink cushions here.

Maybe we could put them together if you were looking for a little lot?

That could be possible.

That one's got 22 on.

NATALIE: Mm-hmm.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: You've got 20 and 18.

NATALIE: What kind of price were you thinking for all three?

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Could you do 25 for all three?

Before-- I think that's probably my limit, to be honest.

NARRATOR: That's a bold offer.

I think we can do that for you.

Can you?

Yes.

Oh, Natalie, you are lovely.

That's really kind of you.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: Yes, Natalie.

Lovely.

So that's the thimble, two pin cushions, which at full price would cost 60 pounds, all sewn up for just 25.

Nice work, you two.

Thank you, Natalie.

Thank you.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

NARRATOR: They're all shopped out, now time for a catch-up.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: The thing is, it could all change now.

I mean, I'm just slightly ahead, but now, in this auction, who knows?

How-- how much ahead are you?

I don't know.

It doesn't really matter.

What's a few pounds between friends?

RAJ BISRAM: OK. NARRATOR: Indeed, indeed.

Time for some shuteye, methinks.

Morning, all.

Today, our experts wind up in Lincolnshire.

After starting off near the coast in Halesworth, Catherine and Raj have traveled over 100 miles west towards an auction in beautiful Bourne.

Amongst its famous natives is fashion designer Charles Frederick Worth, born in 1825 and considered to be the father of haute couture.

And talking about style icons, here they are.

I've got a good feeling about today.

I feel all positive.

Well, I do, too, but I've gotta do some catching up, to be honest.

Oh, we'll be good.

NARRATOR: Well, there nothing like a bit of healthy competition.

Today's auction house is the family run Golding, Young and Mawer.

Catherine purchased five items, shelling out 275 pounds.

Meanwhile, Raj has spent 123 pounds on his five lots, so that was quite a haul.

But what do our experts make of each other's purchases.

RAJ BISRAM: I think they're really cute, I particularly like this little bottle, this little tape measure.

I think that that is really, really dinky.

These hatpins are one of those things that you look at from a distance and you think, wow, they are good.

And then you pick them up, and then you look at them a bit closer.

They are silver, filigree, and they're all porcelain painted, but they're not actually that fantastic quality.

Catherine told me she was gonna take some risks, and she really hasn't, because this is playing it safe for her.

But I love it.

And it should do very well for her.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Do you know what I think the best thing is about this?

It's probably the box.

It's a really nice box.

As far as the objects go, I don't really like them that much.

NARRATOR: Oh, Catherine.

And Raj was playing so nicely, too.

In charge of proceedings today is auctioneer Colin Young.

Have any of our experts' lots caught his eye?

This wonderful little piece of Samson Morden.

It's got a repousse, rococo finish to the stock, and then the big surprise is that for such a small item, it will expand out and you've got this great pencil.

Susie Cooper, what a name to conjure with.

It's got period, it's likely to realize maybe 40, 60 pounds.

It's tens rather than hundreds.

One of the more basic designs and also, there's a few sort of interesting misses with the paintbrush on it, as well.

So I wouldn't say it was first quality.

NARRATOR: So, will those hatpins burst Raj's bubble?

And will anyone know what to make of Catherine's pre-war clamp stand?

It's seriously crazy here.

Have you seen how many people are here?

It's packed, absolutely packed, isn't it?

Wow, it's fantastic.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: It's nice to see you blend in with the sofa, by the way.

- Yes.

Well, I thought I'd wear red today because red is my winning color.

NARRATOR: Or a sign for danger.

First up are Catherine's peculiar stands.

10, thank you.

10 is bid, 12 is bid, 15, 18, 20.

Two bid.

Five bid.

28, 30.

Two.

Five.

32 seated.

Five now.

Five.

Fresh bidder at 38 now.

35.

Ah, that's all right.

Blimey, that's brilliant.

It's not that good, it's 5 pounds profit.

I don't believe!

At 40 pounds.

I'm bid 40.

Two now surely.

Keep going.

COLIN YOUNG: At 40.

Two now, do I see?

At 40.

[AUCTIONEERS CHANT] It's gotta be the last call.

Last call now.

At 40 and done.

40.

That's all right.

NARRATOR: Good start.

Someone must know what they're used for.

You just paid 30 fr them.

I thought you might make a 29 pound loss.

Yeah, I thought I going to make a 20 pound loss.

NARRATOR: Next, Raj's sword brooch in an old box.

20 pounds.

20 pounds, I'm bid.

Two do I see now?

Come on.

At 20 pounds, second row has it.

At 20 pounds.

What?

This seems so cheap.

It is so cheap.

COLIN YOUNG: 22, 25, 28, and 30.

And two.

No.

At 30-pound bid.

No, come on.

Oh, no.

I could see this making 50, 60 pounds, surely!

Second row at 30 pounds.

I'm done.

They look like the sort of people that would have liked that brooch, as well.

Maybe they didn't see it properly.

NARRATOR: Well, it's quite small.

I would've bought that.

I would've bought that.

Well, you did.

I did.

You're right.

I did.

NARRATOR: Let's see if Catherine's mannequin can pull in a decent figure.

20 is bid.

At 20, 25, 30, 35-- It's gonna go.

Look, they're starting to bid now.

Here we go.

5, 5, 60, and 5, 65.

70.

75 bid.

80, for all the other bidders.

- Come on.

COLIN YOUNG: 75 is bid in the middle of the room.

At 75 pounds, are we all done?

What about the internet?

75, last call.

Lady's bid, going at 75 pounds!

RAJ BISRAM: Yes.

I'm happy at that.

You've got to be happy with that.

Whoo!

NARRATOR: She's relieved to have got rid of that dummy.

You can't take her out now.

She's gone.

She's gone.

NARRATOR: Raj's quality vase is next.

COLIN YOUNG: 10, 10.

What do you wanna bid for it?

10 pounds.

Ten is bid.

12 is bid.

15 now.

15 bid.

No?

Ah, come on.

Any more now?

We're at 12, 13.

You're 13.

13, 14.

NARRATOR: Oh, this is interesting.

COLIN YOUNG: 15.

16.

16.

17 now.

16 I'm bid.

17, no.

I say it's 16 bid-- You have doubled your money.

No, it's not over yet.

I tell you.

COLIN YOUNG: At 17.

18 and up now.

And then at 17 pounds.

No more?

I doubled up.

Yeah, you more than doubled up.

I can't complain at that.

NARRATOR: You've got nothing to whine about there, then.

Whew!

As they say, "muy bueno."

That's Spanish.

I know!

I don't know Portuguese.

NARRATOR: Next, Catherine's Japanese toy train.

20 pounds first in.

20, we've got a bid.

22 now.

That's-- Oh.

COLIN YOUNG: 22?

In profit already.

COLIN YOUNG: Look at what we're selling.

At 20 pounds on the mark.

It's the maiden bid.

Some action on the internet.

22.

25, - [GASPS] COLIN YOUNG: No.

At 22 bid.

At 22.

Anyone going to bid 5 anywhere before I say 22?

Last call on the net, then, selling it 22 pounds.

It might have been a second-class ticket, but-- COLIN YOUNG: There we go.

NARRATOR: Oh, goodness.

Catherine's train just managed to avoid the buffers.

Phew!

NARRATOR: And talking of trains, how will Raj's bit of railway armour go down?

Let's start with 30 pounds.

It'd probably scrap for that.

30 pounds.

30.

20 to go, there surely.

20 pounds, who's going to be first bid?

20, 20 pounds, going 20.

10 then, surely.

10 pounds.

Oh, no.

10?

Only needs a few pounds.

It needs more than a few pounds.

5.

[LAUGHTER] 5!

5 will do.

5 is good stuff.

- Flipping hell.

COLIN YOUNG: Come on, 6.

6, 8 pound, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 15, 18, 20.

There you go.

Where did that come from?

It's gone crazy all of a sudden.

At 18 pounds.

20 now.

RAJ BISRAM: Bit more, a bit more.

A little bit more.

Get a profit.

COLIN YOUNG: 18, nobody at 19 now.

18, last call, then.

You are all out in the room?

Commission bidder takes it.

Then sold at 18 pounds.

It was worth more than that in scrap.

It was-- Don't worry, Raj.

NARRATOR: Never mind, Raj.

You're not on the scrapheap.

I just thought that was my "piece de resistance."

NARRATOR: Will Catherine's sewing collection be hers?

- 100 pounds.

- Ooh.

COLIN YOUNG: 100.

100.

50 if you like.

50 for that, 50 pounds, anybody?

- Oh, no.

- 50.

50.

30 to go, then surely.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, no.

30.

30, then.

35.

NARRATOR: Finally.

40, 45, 55, 5, 60, 65, 75 now.

But still less than I paid.

75 on the internet.

RAJ BISRAM: Still going.

80 I'm bid.

The bid's in the room at 80, 85.

I need a bit more than that.

85, any more bids now?

85, I'm bid.

The bid's on the internet.

Oh, come on.

At 85 pounds, the bid's on the net.

90.

I'll offer you two again.

[AUCTIONEERS CHANT] do I see now.

At 90 pounds, You're all out in the room?

CATHERINE SOUTHON: Surely more.

Sometimes, less is more and, I kept adding to the lot, and buying more and more.

I should just-- I should have just-- Stopped with what you had, yeah.

NARRATOR: "Less is more" is not something you often hear at auction.

But your judgment was right.

They are good things to buy.

I'm gonna start looking at sewing things like that.

I'm not sure they are, actually, after now.

NARRATOR: Now, will Raj's Susie Cooper be super-duper?

Sort of muddy-ish color.

OK. Nice colors.

NARRATOR: If you like mud.

RAJ BISRAM: I'm getting-- I'm getting a hint that you're trying to say something nice about it.

50, 30.

What do you want to bid for it?

30.

20 pounds?

20.

[AUCTIONEERS CHANT] Uh-oh.

There you go.

She likes Susie Cooper.

30 bid.

35.

40, 5.

Add 40 pounds bid.

Any more now?

I'll offer you two, sir.

At 40 pounds.

The lady's bid at 40.

42.

45 on the net.

There you go.

COLIN YOUNG: 50 now.

You've got profit.

COLIN YOUNG: 50 bid.

5, 5, 60.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: I can't-- RAJ BISRAM: Quickly, quickly.

He called it colorful.

I just love it.

At 62 bid.

5 now is bid.

65, 68?

No, that's 65.

CATHERINE SOUTHON: How does that make that?

COLIN YOUNG: 65, are we all done?

No more from the room, then, On the net selling it at 65 pounds.

[CHUCKLING] That's an amazing price.

NARRATOR: Well, somebody loved it.

You called it muddy, didn't you?

You called it muddy.

NARRATOR: Ha-ha.

It's Catherine's last lot of the day-- the Victorian silver novelty pencil.

Ooh, I'm nervous.

This is my-- this is my favorite lot of yours.

Yeah.

I'm really nervous about this pencil.

COLIN YOUNG: 100?

50 to go, then.

50 pounds.

Everybody, let get off.

50?

50 is bid.

55 now.

60, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80 is bid.

We have more than one bidder.

85, 90.

We're back to normal now.

Please.

COLIN YOUNG: 95, surely.

My 90 is in the room.

No.

I'll offer two for anybody else now then.

At 90 pounds.

Keep your powder dry, and come in at the end.

I really thought this would make so much more.

Last call, then, selling in the room at 90 pounds.

It's a profit, isn't it?

Yeah, but it's-- It's a profit.

It's a profit.

NARRATOR: It is, Raj.

But some lucky bidder's got a bargain there.

I take that quite personally, actually, because I really-- You mustn't-- I liked that.

NARRATOR: They may not be Catherine's cup of tea, but last up are Raj's hatpins.

You said, "I like the box."

You know I do.

I do like the box.

Where are we going to be for those?

Who wants to start me at 80 pounds?

80 pounds?

You're having a laugh.

85, 95, 90, 95, 95, 100.

Are these mine?

What?

What?

Is he really saying 90?

Surely 100 now.

No.

Last call for everybody.

I will sell.

Make no mistake.

The bid's on the internet and we sell at 95 pounds.

Sold.

They want the box.

Was that my hairpin?

NARRATOR: Hang on.

It's not over yet.

It was up to 110.

At 110 before the hammer fell.

At 110.

- Oh, no.

He's opened it again.

Good.

Going now at 110 pounds.

You are a genius.

It's not going to happen again.

I'm pleased for you, my friend.

NARRATOR: Crikey!

Well done.

You can certainly tip your hat to that.

Well, with a bit of luck, what would be nice is that we were very evens now.

I think we might be kind of very evens.

Come on, you-- - It's going to be close.

- --let's go do-- - Shall we go?

- --do some maths.

- OK. Let's go.

That's hilarious.

NARRATOR: Titter ye not.

Time to do some sums.

Catherine started with 390 pounds and 14 pence, and although she made a loss of 15 pounds and 6 Pence after auction costs today, she still has 375 pounds and 8 pence.

Raj began this leg with 238 pounds and he made a tremendous profit of 73 pounds and 80 pence after auction costs, thanks to those pins.

So, he finishes with an impressive 311 pounds and 80 pence and is declared today's winner.

Bravo!

CATHERINE SOUTHON: I think I can say I don't understand that.

I do not understand that.

That was like-- whoo.

That was more than a roller-coaster.

I'm starting to get back.

OK?

I am still behind, but I won this one but it's all to play for.

- Oh, it is.

- Come on-- Come on.

--let's go.

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