VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

I just love it.

VO: Behind the wheel of a classic car.

(HORN TOOTS) LOUISE: It's fast.

CHARLES: It's a race.

VO: And a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

PAUL: This could be tricky.

MARGIE: £38!

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

VO: But it's no mean feat.

ROO: High five!

There'll be worthy winners... CHRISTINA: Mind-blowing.

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Could have been worse.

Will it be the high road to glory...

Car!

..or the slow road to disaster?

CHRISTINA: Aaagh!

TIM: Oh my!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Not half!

VO: Ah, there's nothing like a sunny day out in the country.

And this is NOTHING like a sunny day out in the country!

Ha!

VO: In the "diving" seat this time is auctioneer, valuer and Shropshire lass Christina Trevanion.

And she has a brand-new traveling companion out to make a splash on his first Road Trip.

CHRISTINA (CT): Timothy Medhurst.

That's me.

CT: Welcome to Road Trip.

TIM (TM): Thank you.

VO: Coin dealer and freelance auctioneer Tim - great name - has been an antiques enthusiast since he was knee-high to a grasshopper.

Hope the weather doesn't dampen his enthusiasm!

Well, we've got a beautiful classic car.

We have got a beautiful classic car.

VO: Indeed you do.

A lovely 1979 MG Midget, which is older than the pair of you.

What's your area of expertise?

Are you a general valuer or do you have any specific areas that you love?

Erm, general valuer but I absolutely love coins.

Coins are my main interest.

CT: Coins.

TM: Antique coins, old coins.

OK.

So that's...

I mean, that kind of blows away a huge stereotype in my head that coins are the sort of dominions of older gentlemen wearing a lot of tweed.

Well, I am wearing tweed.

Oh, phew.

(THEY CHUCKLE) And also, I'm playing this to win as well.

TM: So... CT: OK. Yeah, I'm playing the game.

CT: Really?

TM: Mm.

Are you very competitive?

TM: I'm quite competitive.

CT: Oh, no.

I don't think I've ever lost a game of Monopoly in my life.

Oh, no!

VO: Well, you don't even need to pass "go" to get £200 in this game.

That's what each of our experts already have in their pockets as they embark on a tour of the lovely South West, taking in the sea air of the Hampshire and Devon coast before wending their way to a final auction in Wales.

This time they're traveling the south coast before auction in Somerset.

But the first port of call today is Emsworth, a coastal town once famous for its oyster fishing.

VO: Just oystercatchers and the odd swan braving the elements today, though.

VO: And a rather damp dog.

Sweet.

CT: Right, I'm off shopping.

Oh.

Be gentle with her, please.

And I also have left my hot water bottle in the car for you.

Oh, I'll keep it warm.

OK, alright, enjoy, have fun.

Thank you.

Cheers.

See you later.

Bye.

VO: Er, steering wheel's on the other side, Tim.

I suppose he has been in a car before.

VO: Oh yes.

TM: Wrong side!

VO: Maybe... Maybe he doesn't drive that much or... (ENGINE STARTS) ..just didn't notice.

Attaboy!

He's new.

Christina is making her way up the street to her first shop of the day.

VO: A family business run by the Chalcrafts for 40 years.

Today manned by Martin... Chalcraft.

The most wonderful ticking.

You've got lots of clocks, haven't you?

Yes, it's a passion of mine, is the clocks.

Yes, it is very relaxing.

It's really nice.

I think if I were in here for any length of time I would...

I'd fall asleep.

VO: Well, time and tide wait for no woman, so best keep moving and get looking, girl.

There is something quite magical about a skeleton clock because it's not hidden behind all the casing, CT: Is it?

DEALER: No, no.

You can see it working.

DEALER: That's right.

CT: And it is fascinating to watch, isn't it?

It is, yes, yeah, you can see every little wheel turn slowly and what's happening with the escapement moving at the top.

CT: Yeah, as beautiful as it is and entirely justifies its £395 price tag, I need to find something that is a little bit more modestly priced, suitable for my very shallow pockets.

Oh dear.

So I will go and have a wander.

I'm sure you'll find something.

But thanks for talking me through it.

It's gorgeous.

DEALER: It's no problem.

CT: See you in a sec.

(THUD) This looks exciting.

Hello, sir.

Hello.

CT: How are you?

MAN: I'm alright, thank you.

Are you bringing in a clock?

Ah, yes I am.

Are you here to see Martin?

I am.

I am the official welcoming committee.

Oh, right.

OK.

It looks like your clock is getting a bit wet.

It's a great improvement, I must... (SHE CHUCKLES) Martin, I think you're wanted.

VO: Ha!

Well, we'll leave Christina to mind the shop because I'm dying to see how our new man is getting on.

Now, he found his way into the driver's seat eventually and is heading through the puddles to his first shop just along the road near Chichester.

Time for Tim to get treasure hunting.

Great name.

Some amazing things.

I'll just grab stuff.

Lovely old handwriting.

It's when you find a sheet of original Mozart music, handwritten.

VO: The original Mozart is usually just next to the Faberge egg.

Ha-ha!

But there must be something with your name on it.

TM: Now this has caught my eye.

Now what we've got here is a lovely piece of Oriental enameled ware, so this is Japanese, dates to the late 19th century.

End of the Meiji period which ended around 1911, I believe.

VO: He's new.

1912, I think you'll find.

And it's decorated with beautiful flowers and birds.

Another interesting thing about this particular vase is that it appears to be on silver rather than base metal.

This beautiful little vase has one problem and my thumb was covering it until I turned it around and it's this little chip here, but thankfully it doesn't affect the decoration.

The actual decoration is the most important part, and I can see on the ticket there's £50.

VO: Time for a word with dealer John.

Honest John.

TM: I found this vase in your cabinet.

Do you think it's enameled on silver, or is it plated?

I believe it's silver.

I wouldn't want to be 100% on it.

Well, it's very pretty, anyway, isn't it?

JOHN: It's lovely.

TM: So even if it is on base metal, it's still a nice thing.

Now, you've got £50 on the ticket.

JOHN: Yeah.

What do you think your very best is?

Ooh.

Probably drop it down to 30 for you.

D'you know what?

I will actually take that.

JOHN: Yeah.

TM: But can I leave it with you TM: and I'll come back and... JOHN: Can indeed.

TM: That'd be good.

JOHN: Wrap it up.

TM: Thanks for the deal.

JOHN: No problem.

I'll see you later on.

VO: And we'll see you later.

Let's find out whether Christina has clocked up a purchase yet.

So, Martin, my eye was drawn to Boaty McBoatface.

Unfortunately, he's lost his funnel.

I don't know if you've noticed.

Is that what would've been there?

There is still a market for things like that.

CT: It's fun, isn't it?

MARTIN: Yeah, it's interesting.

It's nicely made.

Yeah.

I quite like that.

Yeah, yeah.

Is this where the magic happens?

Well, this is where I hang out when it's quiet.

Oh!

This is where Martin hangs out.

Oh, hey, you've got everything you need in here.

Well, sort of.

Got a microwave and a television.

Telly - it's where you watch Antiques Road Trip, isn't it?

Definitely.

CT: Is this new stock?

MARTIN: Yes, bits and pieces that we haven't maybe got room for in the shop.

Oh, isn't that gorgeous.

So, you've got the Prince of Wales feather on that, haven't you?

I think that's probably a military frame.

So...

So, that's not made it out to the shop.

This is fresh.

It's fresh, yes.

(CHUCKLES) That's nice.

What's that?

That's a little jewelry box.

Silver, but again that needs work.

CT: I quite like that.

MARTIN: Yes, it's nice.

I noticed all your silver in the display was so beautifully cleaned.

MARTIN: Yes.

Yeah.

CT: You take great pride in your shop.

I really like the fact that this is a bit grubby.

Yes, yes, it shows its age.

And it's got a silver hallmark on it.

So, we've got a William Cummins hallmark, very popular silversmith.

London, eight, so you're looking at about... Well, Cummins was normally Edwardian, wasn't he?

Yes.

So eight is going to be about, what, 1900, 1905.

CT: Something like that.

MARTIN: I would've thought so.

Would we be able to do a deal on the two, Martin?

MARTIN: Yes, we could do.

CT: What's your... What's your thoughts?

We'll say 100 the pair, so that's 60, 40.

CT: 60, 40?

MARTIN: Yeah.

Yeah.

I really like... Yeah, 100 quid.

MARTIN: Yep.

CT: Deal.

MARTIN: Deal.

CT: Thank you very much.

It's easing me into my road trip.

VO: That's half her budget blown in the first shop!

Thanks.

Nice to see you.

CT: See you again.

MARTIN: Good luck.

CT: Thank you, bye.

MARTIN: Bye.

VO: Well, maybe this is just that proverbial rainy day for splashing out!

Now, what's happening with he of the pink trousers?

Ooh!

It's like snakes and ladders.

VO: Well he's intrepid, our new man!

This is quite a decorative picture, isn't it?

And I love these naive paintings.

I mean, they've got £150.

It's worth that, but unfortunately probably a little bit out of my budget.

I need to save my pennies for other things, I think.

VO: Yeah.

Sometimes it's best just to let sleeping dogs lie.

Right, John.

I'd better part with some money and pay for my little vase.

I think it's the only thing I'll stick with today.

I think you've done well for yourself there.

Thank you very much.

Right, let me give you the money for that.

VO: £30 well spent there.

Good work.

Thanks very much.

Take care.

All the best.

VO: Now, with two purchases safely stowed away, Christina has drifted west along the south coast to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

She has a rendezvous with RAF air-sea-rescue expert Tim Deacon.

And a 1936 boat developed by, amongst others, TE Lawrence, more famous for his exploits as archaeologist, soldier and diplomat later immortalized as Lawrence of Arabia.

He was a recognized World War I army hero, wasn't he?

And he came back to the UK in this kind of blaze of glory.

But then he almost became a recluse, didn't he?

He just couldn't cope with the recognition that he'd received.

Yeah, and he was... ended up as Aircraftsman Shaw.

And, er... Because he changed his name?

Yes, yeah.

Because he didn't want to be known as... TM: Lawrence of Arabia.

CT: Lawrence of Arabia, as he became.

VO: TE Shaw, as he styled himself, worked with the British Power Boat Company on the design of new high-speed launches for the search and recovery of airmen lost at sea.

This is HSL102.

It's one of...

I think it was 22 that were built, and, as far as I know, there was only this one and one other one left.

Why was Lawrence so desperate to develop this boat?

What was his driving force?

I believe he was based down at Mountbatten in Plymouth, and witnessed an air crash and the boats that went out to pick up the survivors were just so slow and too small.

A bomber crew would've probably been 10 people.

CT: Oh, really?

That many?

Yeah, and if they'd have been injured, they would've had to have been accommodated down below somewhere.

If there was a raid on, they would actually station these boats halfway across the North Sea.

Right.

Mainly in the North Sea where the air crew were going across from Britain to Germany, so that, if an aircraft crashed they would at least be roughly in a position where they could rescue them from.

Lawrence's dream was to be able to rescue people quickly and return them to service.

CT: And that's what they did?

And that's what they did, yeah.

VO: HSL102, the "Spitfire of the Seas", was one of the fastest craft on water when she was launched 82 years ago.

And she can still cut quite a dash.

So, how fast can these boats actually go?

35... Whoo!

I mean, the power in it is amazing.

35, 40 knots, so that's about... About 40, 45mph.

In a car it would be nothing, but at sea it's fantastic.

CT: Yeah, really is.

Wow!

Whoa, there's some big waves coming!

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: Lawrence died in a motorbike accident in 1937 and didn't live to know the part his boat and her sister craft played in saving the lives of over 10,000 Second World War airmen.

Good old Lawrence, eh?

Not just sand and camels.

No, no.

He was very cle...

Very clever guy.

And the world owes him a lot, I think.

VO: Well, the sun shines on the righteous, and Tim's got the hood down.

I think I've mastered the gearbox, possibly... better than Christina did.

Don't tell her.

VO: My lips are sealed, old bean.

Now, Tim's hoping for antiques victory in Waterlooville.

VO: Let's hope it's not a shambles.

Oh - ha!

- it is!

Well, with £170 in his pocket, it's time to inspect the wares.

VO: Oh, Lord!

That's it - leave no stone unturned.

Well, this is quite nice.

So, this is a German wine glass made around the late 19th, early 20th century.

Might date up to the sort of mid Edwardian period.

1905, something like that.

Nicely enameled with an armorial there.

It would've been the sort of thing potentially you would have commissioned if you wanted a set of six or eight or 12 goblets.

You could have your own crest put on there.

And this one's quite nice quality.

At the back here you've got this vine with some grapes as well, so just quite a nice, decorative object and actually a lot of people do collect armorial ware.

It's a nice thing.

Let's see what Valerie thinks on price.

So, where is she?

TM: Valerie?

DEALER: Yes?

TM: Hi, Valerie.

DEALER: Hi, Tim, hi.

I found this rather nice German wine glass.

Yeah.

What's your price on this, do you think?

£25.

25, OK. Is there any movement on the price at all?

I can do 20 and that is it.

20?

That is the final?

Right, OK. Well, that's very kind.

Nice reduction.

Thank you.

Yep, OK. D'you know what, I think I'll take that for 20 quid.

DEALER: OK. TM: Why not?

It's a nice piece of glass and hopefully at auction, it'll... TM: It'll go, so... DEALER: It should do well.

VO: And that's a deal.

Our newest expert has had a good first day - in spite of the rain.

Time to pick up Christina and batten down the hatches.

VO: What we need is to find a pub with a nice open fire.

Ooh, yeah.

And then get something really hearty to eat.

Just warm us up.

Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

TM: We've had fun, but it's been cold.

CT: It has been very cold.

VO: Yep you'll be remembering those wooly hats and mittens tomorrow!

Nighty-night.

VO: It's a lake!

CT: He-hee!

VO: Yeah, our sub-aqua antiques experts are braving the elements for another day.

TM: So, this is where I'm thinking maybe a coat would've been ideal.

Well, mm.

With the Road Trip, you have to dress for every eventuality.

And also, because we often start in the cold, I would recommend, at all times, thermal everything.

Thermal everything.

Yep.

Tights.

Socks.

Well, I don't think I'll be putting tights on.

Why not?

It's not the weekend yet.

(SHE CHUCKLES) (VO CHUCKLES) VO: Well, we are getting to know all about our new boy!

Yesterday, Tim was enamored with a Japanese Cloisonne vase.

If it was perfect it would be a few hundred, maybe more.

VO: And a painted German glass goblet, leaving him £150 in his piggy.

While Christina was beguiled by a heart-shaped Edwardian silver box.

I really like the fact that this is a bit grubby.

VO: And a Welsh pewter frame, which gives her a budget today of £100.

And what's this?

Tell me about this.

This?

Oh, I wear the odd coin brooch.

OK. Bring the brooch back, the man brooch.

The man brooch?

I like that!

VO: Man brooch, eh?

That'll go nicely with his tights.

Well, time is marching on and those antiques aren't going to buy themselves.

This morning Christina is bound for Salisbury Antiques Market, where the middle floor surely has something for a rainy day.

VO: Oh yes, plenty to go "round" in this emporium.

The thing with these rotating cabinets, you have to keep moving with them, don't you?

so literally crawling around.

What's the price, what's the price?

Oh no, I'm too late.

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: What about something a bit steadier?

CT: Do you know, I just love this stand.

There's some really beautiful pieces.

Unfortunately a lot of them are really quite damaged.

But look at that.

Absolutely stunning piece of Satsuma.

Satsuma... Japanese Satsuma is a pottery, very typically decorated in these really bright beautiful enamels, and what's really nice - you've got a seal mark on the base.

I'd suggest this is Meiji period, 1868 to 1912.

Very much for the Western market.

But look at the work that has gone into that, all these individual little butterflies.

Beautiful.

That lovely sort of garland in the middle.

They were made as decorative wares, they were made as show wares, they weren't made to be utilitarian.

This is not a soup bowl, this is just a beautiful thing that you would admire.

Look at that.

It does tend to craze slightly, as you can see on this - you've got that sort of spider-web effect on it.

And as a result unfortunately it has got some staining to it.

It's also got a crack on the side but I'd forgive it that.

Look at it.

I mean, it's just...

It's just so pretty!

VO: Looks very promising to me.

Now, she's taking owner Pete to one of those revolving cabinets.

Look out, Pete.

Yeah.

This beaker, just that one there.

Can I have a little look?

I think we can just... Come on.

..grab that before it...

Round it comes.

It's like a horse race, isn't it?

Come on.

Oh, well done.

There we are.

It's like a game at the fair.

Hook a duck.

Oh, I see.

Yeah!

Hook an antique.

That's cute, isn't it?

Danish cup, £15.

That's rather sweet, isn't it?

JRS Denmark.

So it's trying to be obviously early 19th century but I think it might be a bit later than that.

That's quite fun.

There's no marks on it, are there, sadly.

DEALER: No.

CT: But a wonderful depiction of sort of rural village life.

I quite like that.

Yes, interesting little thing.

Mm, it's quite cute.

VO: Right, it's make-your-mind-up time.

So I saw a bowl over here which I rather liked, which is that one and this one is... DEALER: 20... CT: 25.

DEALER: 25.

And that one's 15.

15.

Is there any way we can do a bit of a group...?

Oh, I would have thought so, yes.

What do you think?

Erm... 20 for the two?

CT: Oh, marvelous, yeah.

DEALER: Right?

CT: Happy days.

DEALER: Right.

VO: Hey!

Very generous indeed, Pete!

And, without further ado, she's off!

How time flies, eh?

Tim is fixing his gaze skywards as he journeys back to the earliest days of flight.

At the Museum of Army Flying near Andover, pilot and aviation historian Paul Beaver is standing by to report on Flying Scotsman captain Bertram Dickson.

I think it's really interesting in Britain - we don't do enough with our heroes.

And... We've got our standard heroes, but Bertram Dickson would be known by almost nobody, but actually he was so instrumental in getting the military to understand the benefits of flight.

VO: Bertram Dickson, from Edinburgh, was an artilleryman and the first British serviceman to become a military pilot, flying the most rudimentary of machines.

Paul, standing in front of this model aeroplane, how do we get from this fairly basic early plane to modern fighter jets and helicopters?

PAUL: What we've got here is, just five years after the Wright brothers flew, is the British Army saying, "Do you know, we might be able "to do something with this newfangled thing called flight."

And if you look at this, I'm not sure we should even really call it an aeroplane.

It's a kite with an engine.

And it's because there were visionaries before the First World War who thought, "Do you know, we've got to engage with this technology, "we've got to make it work.

"Surely there is an application for us."

But to me, Bertram Dickson is the man who went out there and said, "Well, if there is this aeroplane, "I'm not an engineer but I know... "I'm an army officer, so I know how to exploit new technology.

"Let me exploit this, let me find a way of doing it."

VO: These first aviators, like Dickson, were making it all up as they went along.

TM: But we can certainly say that there wasn't so much health and safety in place, with Bertram sitting right next to the fuel tanks.

Oh, there's so many things, aren't there?

Next to the fuel tank, no straps, no parachute, no helmet, no protective gear.

What he really wanted to do was have his vision taken forward.

Mm.

And of course that just didn't happen.

The Committee for Imperial Defence, the Ministry of Defence today, just said, "No, no, there's absolutely no benefit in aeroplanes.

"It's much better to invest in horses and battleships."

VO: Undeterred, Dickson demonstrated during military maneuvers in 1910 the reconnaissance possibilities and strategic advantages of the bird's-eye view.

This is the very map he drew while in the air.

Dickson presented the map to Winston Churchill, who was impressed.

This is probably the instrument that created the Royal Flying Corps more than anything else.

VO: Sadly, just a week after making this historic sketch, Dickson was badly injured in a flying accident.

He died three years later, just after the Royal Flying Corps were formed and military aviation really took off.

PAUL: This is just six years.

We've now got an aeroplane with a properly cowled engine, a proper cockpit, straps, flying control systems.

It's an aircraft that any pilot with a little bit of experience could fly today.

VO: War in Europe was looming in 1913, and before he died, Dickson advised a parliamentary committee on the future significance of military aviation, saying... PAUL: "In case of a European war between two countries, "both sides would be equipped "with a large corps of aeroplanes.

"This will lead to the inevitable result "of war in the air by armed aeroplanes against each other.

"This fight for the supremacy of the air in future wars "will be of the greatest importance."

How much of a prophet was this man, Bertram Dickson?

VO: Before he leaves, there's one last place Paul wants to take Tim.

So, Tim, I wanted you to come and look at this memorial to army aviators who've died in the last 100 years.

Paul, what do you think Dickson would've thought about all of this?

Because he really did see this coming, didn't he?

He was a real prophet.

I mean, Dickson absolutely would have seen this and he would have really appreciated this memorial, I think.

And he also would have loved the fact that on 1st April 1918, the Royal Air Force was created from the Royal Flying Corps and the naval equivalent, the Royal Naval Air Service.

It created an independent air force to do all the things that he wanted to do.

He also, I think, would've liked the motto of the Royal Air Force.

"Per ardua ad astra."

"Through adversity to the stars."

VO: Both experts are headed for the same last shop now, but Christina's going to be first.

Probably I should intensely dislike Tim, because not only is he just a joy and a pleasure to spend time with, his knowledge is phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal.

And I'm actually... getting quite worried.

VO: The road wends north to the village of Woodborough, and Digger & Mojo.

CT: Aha!

(GROANS) Heave-ho.

There we go.

VO: Very dignified!

Hi, welcoming committee!

VO: Ah, the eponymous Digger.

Look at you.

Can I buy him?

Oh no, you're priceless, aren't you?

Hey?

He's gorgeous!

Hello.

DEALER: How do you do?

CT: You're gorgeous too.

I'm not as gorgeous as him.

Very nice to meet you.

VO: There's quite an embarrassment of riches here.

VO: Woof!

VO: Ah, the brightly trousered fellow has caught up.

And he's not hanging about.

What's this?

Right, what have we got here?

We've got Sunderland luster, early 19th century.

This one has a really charming little message.

On it, it says, "Ladies all pray, make free, "and tell me how you like your tea."

And I think that's charming, don't you?

There's a little bit of damage on it.

But actually, people like miniature things, this is a nice little miniature jug and it might have a little scope at auction to make a little bit of profit, depending on the price.

VO: Hold that thought and crack on.

What's made him ferret around in a cardboard box, then?

TM: So I love scrapbooks.

Major Wade.

VO: This is a collection of military ephemera relating to Major General DAL Wade CBE OBE MC, who, after being evacuated at Dunkirk, commanded troops in India and, after the war, in Malaya.

How interesting.

So, um... what I'm doing is I'm just going through and seeing if there's any signed memorabilia.

Then we'll put those together, see what we've got.

And then, um, assess whether it's worth taking the plunge and sealing a deal.

VO: Righty-oh, then.

Carry on with the mission.

The market's still quite strong for historical autographs, depending on who the people are.

So as long as they're recognized figures historically, then the market should still be quite strong for them.

So worth having a go.

VO: Time to gather more intelligence.

TM: Clarissa?

DEALER: Yes, dear?

Could I borrow you for a second?

Yes, of course.

I've gone rummaging through your box here.

I pulled out these, I'm quite interested in these.

I quite like the photographs here.

Yeah, yeah.

Um, and these ones in the nice ciphered frames, as well.

DEALER: Yep.

TM: How much is the whole lot?

Well, I'd really be looking for a couple of hundred quid.

TM: OK. Can I leave it with you?

DEALER: Yes, let's leave that.

TM: What I'll do, TM: I'll nip round.

DEALER: You go round.

See if I can find some other things.

We might be able to do a little groupy deal.

DEALER: Absolutely.

TM: Fantastic, good.

TM: Thank you very much.

DEALER: OK.

Welcome.

VO: Meanwhile, Christina is onto something too.

DEALER: They are very cool.

They've got interesting silver tops.

They have lived.

When you say "interesting"... Yep.

They did not start life with those.

No, but look, they're interesting add-ons.

They are.

"They're interesting".

That's a great sales technique.

DEALER: But they are lovely, aren't they?

CT: I quite like the fact that they're a bit knocked about.

They are.

Knocked about and they've...

I'm hoping... ..done many dinner parties.

..that's reflected in the price.

DEALER: OK. CT: I like them in a... £20 or £30 like them.

DEALER: Oh, do you?

CT: Yeah.

I just see them at auction bombing, but I do quite like them.

OK.

I was liking them in a sort of £40 to £50 sort of way, really.

CT: Like.

DEALER: That's my sort of feel about them.

But I could probably be persuaded.

Oh, could you?

I really wouldn't want to go beyond 28.

I think that's a very fair price.

And I'm very grateful to you, and I'm not going to touch them, clean them or even breathe on them.

DEALER: No.

Leave them.

Absolutely.

Because the paint is actually going to fall off.

It is, it is indeed.

No, leave them absolutely as they are and I hope that they will do something for you on the day.

Very good, put it there.

Great.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

VO: And with that, Christina, your work here is done.

Unlike Tim!

Maybe he needs to take a leaf out of Christina's book.

Have you been upstairs yet?

CT: I have.

TM: Oh.

CT: It's very nice.

TM: OK. TM: Not much is priced.

CT: Good.

CT: Exactly.

Exactly.

TM: Yes.

I'm off.

See you later.

CT: Right.

See you later.

VO: While Tim goes to work, Christina is at leisure to meander.

What are you doing in here?

So, we are restoring other people's furniture.

That bit.

VO: Ex-army man Josh took up caning after losing his legs in Afghanistan.

It only requires my hands.

Don't need my feet for it.

And it allows me to get in nice and close to the furniture.

VO: Is Christina a natural?

CT: It's all twisting!

VO: Or not?

(SHE CHUCKLES) I don't think I've found myself a new career.

No, I think I'm safe for a little bit longer.

Yeah, I think you might be.

VO: Back to Tim.

Hmm.

What's this?

TM: This is a nice little thing.

Nice grain on here, a nice wood.

And you think, it's a nice box.

But actually, is it?

It's actually metal.

And it's got this wonderful simulated wood paint on here.

It probably dates to the sort of, I'm thinking, 1870s to 1900s, something like that.

And it's a Victorian cash box, or strong box.

Um, there's no key.

But it sounds like... (RATTLING) ..there's something in there.

VO: Oh dear - it IS the key.

Ha!

But he still seems interested, though.

Time to do a deal.

Clarissa, I've managed to group a few things together, to see if we can do a little groupy deal.

DEALER: Yep.

CT: I love the tin.

Um, I love this little Sunderland luster jug.

Yes.

Yep.

And then we've got this really cool archive of military ephemera.

Yeah, which is fantastic.

I'll give you all the money I've got left.

DEALER: Yeah, OK. Yep, yep, yep.

TM: Which is 150 quid.

Um... actually I'm not gonna haggle - that's fine.

DEALER: Let's do it.

TM: Thank you so much.

No, no, no, no.

Now, is this your first one?

TM: My first Road Trip.

DEALER: Fantastic.

OK. TM: Thank you.

That's lovely.

DEALER: Quite alright.

DEALER: We wish you luck.

TM: Very pleased.

Thank you.

VO: That's a tenner for the box, 20 for the jug and a whopping 120 for the military ephemera.

Tim has gambled all his pennies in a last minute blow-out.

Erm, did you buy any coins?

Please tell me you didn't.

No, I didn't buy coins.

They didn't...

Neither shop had any coins at all.

Oh, thank the Lord.

VO: But you'll find out soon enough what he did buy - after some shuteye.

VO: The day of reckoning dawns.

The scene is set for the first face-off in lovely Somerset.

Yes, that's Glastonbury Hill in the distance.

We're headed into the countryside between Wells and Radstock, where our duo's wares will be sold at Killens Mendip Auction Rooms.

TM: Morning!

CT: Good morning.

TM: How are you?

CT: Very well.

How are you?

TM: Good.

It's not raining.

CT: It's not, thank goodness.

TM: Looking forward to seeing your things.

CT: Shall we look at the stuff?

TM: Yeah, come on.

CT: Alrighty, let's go.

TM: After you.

CT: No, after you.

TM: Are you sure?

VO: Ah, la politesse anglais!

(MUTTERS IN MOCK FRENCH) Road Trip first-timer Tim blazed in and blew his entire £200 on his five lots, while canny Christina parted with a more modest £148 on her five lots.

Time to take stock of each other's purchases.

This is just the most delightful little Sunderland luster jug.

I mean, it's so petite.

That wonderful motto on the front.

It has had a little bit of damage, but it's 200 years old.

Who hasn't?

I mean, if I were 200 years old I'm sure I'd have a few wrinkles.

VO: I promise you, after 200 years you'd be a complete prune, love.

Tim?

Now, Christina's bought a nice little thing here.

Erm, Japanese Satsuma.

What I like about it is the butterflies around it.

Generally speaking, porcelain or pottery with insects has quite a good market.

And also, it's got the character mark on the bottom, which collectors will like.

VO: Who knows what will fly?

Our auctioneer today, Tom Killen, might.

Let's ask him.

The archive relating to Major General Wade, we've already had a little bit of interest in that.

We tend to have buyers seeking militaria.

With ephemera, you can never be too certain but it's a really good collection.

Yeah, the royal Welsh frame with the Prince of Wales crest on it, hammered finish.

Slightly arts-and-crafts style.

We've got high hopes for this one, actually.

Practical, fashionable item to have.

Right, after you, madam.

Oh, why thank you.

VO: Let the contest commence.

TM: ..right at the front.

Ah.

I always feel so conspicuous to be sat right by the auctioneer.

I know.

VO: And they're off.

First up is Christina's Edwardian silver box.

I thought of you when I bought it.

Aw, that's nice of you.

It's a purchase with love.

How romantic.

40, 40 straight in.

TM: Straight in at 40.

CT: Internet bidder.

Do I see 42 now?

BOTH: 45.

Internet, internet, come on.

Do I see 48 now?

48, 50, 55, 60.

Internet bidders.

Yes!

At £70, online at £70.

CT: My heart is... TM: Breaking even, aren't you?

CT: Thanks.

Vote of confidence.

TM: Sorry.

CT: Love you.

TM: Come on.

One more.

At 70... TM: 70.

CT: OK, that's fine.

I'll take that.

VO: She's netted a tenner so shouldn't lose heart.

Oh, now it's my turn in a minute.

Yeah.

Mwa-ha-ha.

VO: Time for Tim's Japanese Cloisonne vase now.

£20 then, surely.

20.

55 straightaway!

We jump to £55.

VO: Ooh, bidding has jumped on the internet.

CT: Come on.

TM: 55.

CT: More, more, more, more.

TM: Silence.

TM: Oh dear.

CT: Oh!

£55.

Look, still a profit.

I'm happy.

You cannot be unhappy with that.

VO: £25 profit puts Tim ahead with his first purchase.

CT: Hey, well done!

Hooray.

TM: I'm pleased.

That's good.

VO: Now, will Christina's Welsh pewter frame put her back in the picture?

£20 for the frame.

20 bid.

20's bid.

At £20, do I see two?

22.

22.

25.

CT: Internet.

TM: We're into profit.

No we're not.

I'm still losing money on it.

Oh yeah.

Yeah.

But loving your maths.

40 now.

Nice thing.

40 bid.

At £40.

Hey, that's what I paid for it, this is good.

OK.

Right, now we're starting to make a little bit of profit.

CT: Need £50 at least.

TM: Come on.

At 42.

45 online.

At 45.

Phone bidder?

Oh, he's lost his bidder!

Oh!

Get him back on!

Come on.

Quick!

Dial!

At £45 online.

Oh no!

At £45.

Nice frame.

Oh, 48!

Yes, just in time.

At 48, 50.

Fresh blood in.

CT: Oh!

TM: Fantastic.

Sold and away then.

Last call.

And sold and away.

55.

At 55 online.

Internet comes in.

Don't be beaten now.

60.

Yay!

Oh, bless her.

Brilliant.

Have I made any money yet?

TM: You have.

CT: Oh have I?

Oh!

You've actually made profit.

Oh my goodness!

At £60 and sold and away then.

At £60.

TM: Brilliant.

CT: Fantastic.

That was fantastic auctioneering.

Very good auctioneering.

TM: Definitely.

CT: What a star!

VO: Pure theater.

I love it!

Christina's ahead.

CT: Have you got your coin?

TM: I have.

CT: Your lucky coin.

TM: Got my lucky coin on me.

Does it... Is it...

Does it... work for me as well?

TM: Er, no.

CT: Does it work for anyone...?

TM: Just me.

CT: Oh.

You can get your own coin.

VO: That's you told then.

Let's see if his coin brings luck with his collection of military ephemera next.

The stakes are high.

At £80, we can't start... 85 bid.

AUCTIONEER: At 85.

CT: Come on, internet.

TM: Ooh.

CT: Oh, it's worth it.

Just those frames are worth that by themselves.

85, I thought this would make more.

At 80... 90.

Don't look.

Oh, there we go!

90, it's going up.

At £90.

(GASPS) 95.

Oh, come on.

Let's get to the round figure.

At 95.

CT: I don't think it's gonna do it.

This is disappointing.

Do you know, I thought this might shoot away.

Sold and away then, at 95...

This is gonna hurt.

AUCTIONEER: ..pounds online.

(GAVEL) Ouch.

Oof!

VO: Well, I salute a brave gamble on your first trip, even if it didn't pay off.

I think if I'd seen that, I would have paid that for it as well.

Yeah.

thank you.

VO: Let's blame the lucky coin.

Useless!

Up now, Christina's Satsuma bowl.

Perfect for oranges.

Ha!

£50 again.

TM: Come on, straight in at 50.

CT: Ooh, that's ambitious.

TM: Come on.

CT: Nah.

£20 then surely.

There we go.

They're waiting for it to drop.

CT: 20, 22.

TM: He's got a bid.

£20.

25, 25, 28 is it?

28.

30, 32.

Seriously, this never happens.

35.

40, 42, 45.

TM: You've done well on this.

CT: Really?

VO: It's completely taking off.

AUCTIONEER: 65, 70.

VO: Look at that.

At 65, 70.

At 75.

Come on in.

Looks like you're buying drinks.

At 75, 80.

At 80, 85.

That's extraordinary!

I promise you, this doesn't happen to me.

I want to be happy for you but... VO: Liar.

95, fresh blood in.

Come on, hit the hundred mark.

You could set the bar for today.

Untidy sum, tidy it up.

AUCTIONEER: 100 bid.

CT: (SQUEALS) VO: Could make a lot more than that.

AUCTIONEER: One more may get it.

AUCTIONEER: At £100... CT: Extraordinary!

He really is squeezing the money out.

Oh, he's at 110.

AUCTIONEER: At 110, 120 is it?

TM: Well done.

Yeah.

Say that without your gritted teeth.

AGGRESSIVELY: Well done.

You've done really well.

At 120.

130 is it?

AUCTIONEER: 125, just for you.

TM: Ooh, he's split the bid.

125!

130.

CT: Oh, it's going back up!

TM: 130.

This is ridiculous.

And sold and away then, at 130... TM: Wow!

AUCTIONEER: ..pounds.

You know what?

I am quite happy for you.

I'm speechless.

I think that's a really good result.

VO: Let's just say it's a high-flying, completely unexpected result.

And with that, Christina is soaring away.

OK, that's the last time this will happen on this Road Trip, so don't worry about it.

VO: Time for Tim's strong box with the key locked inside.

Is there a locksmith in the house?

£20 for the box.

Come on, it's got to be worth 20 quid.

Really?

10 bid.

TM: Yes!

CT: Yay!

AUCTIONEER: At £10.

CT: Oh.

No.

10.

TM: Come on, somebody else.

CT: 12.

At £12.

at £12, going 15 now.

The thing is, you could buy that sort of entertainment... TM: 15.

Good.

CT: ..couldn't you?

Because you could spend hours just... CT: 18!

Well done.

TM: Come on!

At 18?

20?

Let's find a locksmith.

At £18.

It's gonna cost you about 50 quid to get it unlocked.

AUCTIONEER: At 18... TM: True.

..pounds.

You cannot be disappointed with that.

You can't be.

I am, actually.

What?

You bought a locked box!

VO: Quite.

Lucky to make £8 there, methinks.

And you made money on it.

You're a boy with a golden touch, I tell you.

VO: The next lot is Christina's pair of candlesticks.

£30 then, surely.

£30, come on.

Tumbleweed going through the saleroom.

AUCTIONEER: 20 bid.

TM: 20's bid, good.

That surprised me.

22, 22, 25.

There are not two bidders wanting this.

Yeah.

30 bid, at £30.

Two, at 32.

35, 38, going 40 now.

You're out of trouble.

CT: I am out of trouble.

TM: £40.

I know!

Who knew I was trendy?

There we are.

And sold and away then at £42.

TM: There we are.

CT: Not bad!

VO: Yep, she's doing well today on the tired, chipped and distressed front.

Whoo!

Phew!

You got out of it.

Yeah, just.

VO: Tim's Sunderland luster jug is up now.

Who's for tea then?

AUCTIONEER: £22.

At 22, 25.

At 25.

Oh, come on.

At 25.

At 28 online, at 28, going 30.

32, at 32.

At £32 and sold and away then, online buyer.

£32 and sold and away then, at £32.

Still made a profit.

Absolutely.

It did have a little bit of damage.

CT: Yes.

TM: But it was a charming thing.

VO: So it was.

And £12 profit is not to be sniffed at.

When I'm doing this, I think, "Well, actually, "despite the result, would I have bought it again?"

Mm.

And what would your answer be?

Yep.

100%.

VO: Next is Christina's last lot, the Danish cup.

Looks like it needs a clean.

And will it shine?

£20 again on then surely.

AUCTIONEER: 20, 22.

TM: Ooh, we've got bids.

28, 30.

30, 32, at 35 online.

You were saying I had the golden touch, maybe it's you.

Ah... At 35.

38, 38 is bid.

Even if I had bought it... £42 we're up to.

TM: The internet loves it too.

CT: Look at that.

AUCTIONEER: 48, 50.

50's bid.

55.

AUCTIONEER: At 55.

TM: Look at this.

Oh, well this is just daft.

At 55, 60.

At 55, 60.

At 65.

At 65.

This is wildly exceeding even my very minor expectations for it.

AUCTIONEER: 70.

At 75.

TM: Ooh, £70!

My goodness.

You're definitely getting drinks.

This is ridiculous.

VO: Certainly is.

You bought it for a song!

95.

This is great.

CT: Is it?

TM: You've done well.

100?

110.

Wow!

110 in the middle of the room, and sold and away then at £110.

TM: Well done.

CT: I'm sorry.

TM: You don't need to apologize.

CT: I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

There's no need to apologize.

You've done nothing wrong apart from make loads of profit.

Yeah.

VO: Well, that is the name of the game.

And she's running away with it.

It almost looks like I know what I'm doing.

Yeah.

VO: Watch her, Tim.

She's a wily one.

The German painted goblet is the last chance to fight back.

At £20, 22.

22.

CT: Yeah, rightly so.

TM: Good, it's climbing.

At 28, 30 bid.

Ooh, it's a battle!

TM: Good.

CT: I like it, I like it.

Come on, I love a good battle in an auction.

38, 38's bid.

At 38.

40 bid, at £40.

42, at 42.

TM: Great.

CT: This is good.

Good.

Come on.

This is really good.

Oh, don't stop, don't stop.

Don't stop now.

Exactly right.

CT: Keep going!

TM: Come on!

At 45, who wants this goblet?

AUCTIONEER: 48, another one in.

TM: Yes, come on.

TM: Internet bidder.

CT: 48.

TM: Every penny counts.

CT: Every penny counts.

Do I see 50 now?

At 48, I think that's it.

At £48, they've stopped at £48.

Sold and away then.

TM: 48.

AUCTIONEER: At £48.

Very well done, you.

TM: I'm happy with that.

CT: I bet you are!

VO: Good one!

A day of peaks and troughs for Tim though.

You're always going to lose on something, aren't you?

Exactly.

But overall it's been pretty good.

But like a brave lion, you know... On to the next one.

Exactly.

Miles and miles and miles to go.

TM: We have.

CT: Alright.

Come on.

TM: Yes.

Come on.

CT: Talking of which... VO: Ladies first this time.

Tim set out on his maiden voyage with £200 and, after auction costs, he is sailing home with a modest profit and now has £203.36 in his piggy.

Christina left port with £200 and reeled in some fine profits.

After saleroom fees she is queen of antiques today, with £389.84 for the next trip.

Wow!

TM: Oh, what a day.

CT: What a day.

But my new name for you has got to be Medhurst the Lionheart.

King of the brave!

Very impressed.

TM: Thank you.

CT: Very impressed.

TM: Come on, let's go.

VO: Next time, the rain finally stops.

TM: Shall we put the hood down?

What about my hair?

I'll turn into Bonnie Tyler.

VO: And while our big-haired bird turns milkmaid - ha!...

It's just full of ye olde worlde charm.

VO: ..our new man digs deep for victory.

So we're doing a raffle.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: But what's for you won't go by you.

CT: What?

AUCTIONEER: 270.

No, don't be daft.

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