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.

Beep-beep!

VO: The sun has got his hat on.

Time to hit the trail.

But our coin expert Tim Medhurst and jewelry specialist Christina Trevanion are still without a sense of direction between them.

Dearie me, where will we finish up?

CHRISTINA (CT): Er, north is that way.

(SHE CHUCKLES) TIM (TM): Which way is it?

Are we actually... Is it that way?

Due north must be, erm...

I'd say that way.

TM: That way?

CT: Yeah.

OK. Well, the cows are pointing that way.

VO: Well, judging by the cows then, we're currently in Dorset.

Having begun this trip in Emsworth, they're touring the country lanes of the South West before a final auction in Wales.

Tim and Christina have become quite acquainted - possibly too well acquainted.

You've been chewing your nails again, haven't you?

Yep.

Would you say that you are a clumsy person?

I don't know.

I have been told that before, but I think I'm a bit more...

I'm just not aware of my surroundings, perhaps.

I'm in my own little bubble.

CT: All your limbs... TM: Tim's world.

Yeah.

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: In Tim's world, despite some success at auction, the £200 he began with has dwindled to a new total of £151.40.

Christina's world is altogether wealthier, and despite a small loss last time, her piggy is stuffed with £602.54.

You started this whole road trip by telling me, "I'm gonna win."

(HE CHUCKLES) "Ooh, yeah, I'm gonna win."

TM: There's still time.

CT: "I'm gonna crush you."

TM: There's still time for this.

CT: Oh, OK, good, I like that.

The game is still on.

VO: Once more into the breach.

Ah, morning... Oh, look, he's giving me a wave.

Morning.

Oh, I love it round here.

I love people round here.

They're so friendly.

VO: This time the 1979 MG Midget will be tootling through Dorset and Hampshire, before auction in Stroud in the Cotswolds.

And the first stop today is Sherborne.

One-time capital of the kingdom of Wessex and the town's ancient abbey contains ninth-century Saxon tombs, said to belong to Alfred the Great's two brothers.

With a king's ransom in her pocket, Christina is bound for Acreman St Antiques Centre.

Oh, look, I can get out today.

Well done.

That was quite elegantly done wasn't it, for a change.

Super.

Have a lovely day.

TM: Thank you, you too.

CT: See you later.

Bye.

Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello.

DEALER: Oh, hello.

CT: Looking very industrious, both of you, behind this cabinet here.

Christina.

Lovely to meet you.

DEALER: Alastair.

CT: Alastair and...?

GILL: I'm Gill.

Hi.

CT: Lovely to meet you both.

Give us a shout if there's anything you need any help with.

Brilliant, will do.

CT: Thank you very much.

GILL: OK. VO: All kinds of everything here.

There is so much to see.

I'm gonna have to get my skates on, I think.

Ooh, that's nice.

No, Christina, come on.

Don't get sidetracked.

Come on.

VO: Time to focus.

This is great, look, "Builder.

EA Dodd.

Contractor" It's obviously a wrought-iron tradesman's sign and it would've gone on the side of his building.

£110.

That's quite cool though, isn't it?

It's quite a lot of money, but nonetheless...

I like that very much.

VO: And what else do you like?

So, my eye has just been drawn to this.

This looks unusual.

GILL: It's a traveling cruet, basically.

It's plated.

So you've got mustard, salt, pepper, and cayenne and it's even got its little spoon in there.

CT: Has it?

That's great.

I've never seen one of these before.

No, I've never seen one in plate like that.

So, what's that?

That's...

It's got the spoon in it.

Oh, brilliant.

If you were Lord and Lady Doodah... GILL: Absolutely, yeah.

CT: ..and you decided, "Jeeves, "make us a picnic one day.

Bring the traveling cruet."

"Bring it with you and..." Maybe I could use this for me and Tim traveling around having our packed lunches.

How much have you got on that, Gill?

Er, 145 on that one.

Oh, does it?

OK. That's fun though.

VO: While our well-seasoned - ha!

- expert considers that possibility let's find out how Tim's getting on.

He's a dab hand behind the wheel of that car now and is traveling east to Sturminster Newton, where he's beginning his day's antiques trawling at Oakland Collectibles.

Hello.

DEALER: Hi there.

TM: Hi, I'm Tim.

Pleased to meet you, Tim.

Jason.

TM: Nice to meet you.

DEALER: And you.

TM: This looks fantastic.

DEALER: Thanks very much.

Amazing things here.

Looking forward to TM: having a look.

DEALER: Yeah, please do.

VO: This interesting shop specializes in French vintage collectables.

Aimez-vous quelque chose, Tim?

Garcon stupide!

I love helmets.

And this one is really cool.

This is an early-20th-century French fire helmet.

Dates to around the Great War, First World War, and it's got a real decorative look about it, and I love it.

Erm, what's the price on this one?

And it's sold.

What a shame.

I love it.

That's what I would've gone for.

But there we are.

You can't have everything.

VO: Nope, you can't.

But while you look for something else what's the story back in Sherborne?

Ooh, a box.

GILL: Just see... CT: Can I rummage?

GILL: Absolutely.

CT: Ooh!

So these have literally just come in?

Yep.

Just tell me about that crib.

That's rather lovely.

Ah, that came from the same place.

As a mummy, I love cribs like that.

Yeah.

It's really charming.

Let's bring it forward.

Cos it's really lovely.

That is charming.

And it's a nice pale wood as well.

What is it, pine?

It's pine.

So, pitch pine.

Oh, that's gorgeous.

I can do you £45, but that's absolutely the best price.

£45?

Yep.

Yeah, I'll be upset if you don't make a profit on that.

(THEY CHUCKLE) I think I'll have that for 45.

CT: One down.

GILL: OK. CT: Let's have a rummage through here.

What on Earth is that?

VO: Looks like a puppet to me!

CT: So, he's got a little pottery head... GILL: Yeah.

CT: ..that somebody's painted, and then he's been built out of old tea tins or something, hasn't he?

GILL: I hadn't noticed that.

CT: Yeah, look.

CT: There's some sort of... GILL: Oh, that's amazing.

CT: ..advertising tin.

GILL: Yeah.

CT: So somebody has gone to the trouble of making this guy.

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

OK, this one I could do for 25.

OK, so, 45, 25, 40, 50, 60, £70.

Yep.

Would... Could we say 60 for the two?

I knew you were gonna ask me that.

Just cos I do like a bit of a bargain.

Right, that has to be 45.

OK?

I will do 20 on...

So 40... 45, 55, 65?

Yes.

I'm happy at that.

OK, thank you.

Into battle we go... Oh, yes.

..Tim Medhurst!

VO: Well, while Christina carts that crib away, has tenacious Tim found himself any French fancies yet?

Ooh, la-la!

This is interesting.

So... in the 19th century this would've been a page from a fashion magazine.

And what I love about this one is that it's been embellished and the ladies have been given lovely clothes.

And look, somebody's hand-made all of these lovely dresses, and attached it to them.

And it's dated down the bottom, 1872, so we're going on for 150 years ago.

For somebody that collects 19th century memorabilia... or sort of Victorian period interiors would really like that.

I think at auction this might have a little bit of potential, so let's see what Jason thinks.

I'm gonna ask him how much it is.

Hiya.

Found something?

Yeah, I've found a charming little picture.

TM: Isn't it nice?

JASON: Lovely isn't it?

Yeah.

I've got a price ticket here on it.

£25.

JASON: Yep.

TM: What's your real best price?

JASON: 15.

TM: What do you think?

15.

I'm shaking your hand.

That's really generous, thank you.

VO: C'est magnifique!

Tres bon, mon petit chou!

Au revoir!

Really pleased with that.

Great start.

Ooh.

Oh no!

Oof!

Wet bum.

VO: Huh!

The joy of a convertible!

It's definitely a bit wet.

VO: On your way, soggy bottom boy!

Christina's taking a ride five miles east now, to Child Okeford in the Dorset countryside.

Once upon a time horses were part of everyday life, essential for transport, farming and industry and war.

Every village had a smithy where horses were shod, and Smith is still the most common surname in the UK and the US.

Today horses are mainly for sport and pleasure but they still need their shoes.

To see how it's done, Christina's visiting Abby Bunyard, a farrier with 20 years' experience.

Hello.

This sounds like a hub of activity.

CT: My goodness!

ABBY: Hello.

Hi-di-hi.

You must be Abby?

ABBY: I am.

I am.

CT: Lovely to meet you Abby.

CT: I'm Christina.

ABBY: Welcome to Chalk... CT: Sorry, am I interrupting?

ABBY: No, not at all.

I love a shoe, don't get me wrong.

It's not my usual kind of shoe.

I like other shoes as well.

Yeah.

These are huge ones.

They're original draft horse shoes.

Oh, wow, they're massive.

So, these basically acted as a cushion on the horse's feet, did they?

ABBY: Protection.

CT: So, without the shoe, a horse would really struggle to go about its daily business, because really the, the surfaces that we put horses on now are not natural to them?

They're not natural.

So, therefore to keep them safe and sound in the jobs that we are asking them to do, we've got to protect the underlying structures.

And without the shoes?

They would be lame.

They would be sore.

We're trying to allow these horses to perform their duties to the best of their abilities for the duration of their working life.

VO: Roman cavalry used metal strap-on shoes known as hipposandals for their horses but the nailed-on horseshoe as we still know it today emerged in the dark ages.

So, since 900 AD we've been using the same... Nail-on steel shoes, yeah.

CT: That's an incredibly historic process.

Yeah, hugely historic.

VO: Abby is the modern face of a craft unchanged in 1,000 years.

Horses need new shoes about every six weeks and it's time to check the hooves of Abby's own horse, Bentley.

Hello, Bentley.

CT: Hello.

Hello.

You are gorgeous.

So, has he got shoes on now?

CT: Doesn't look like he has.

ABBY: No, no.

CT: Gosh, he's clearly very used to picking his feet up.

Yeah, he is.

What's the hoof actually made of?

Keratin.

OK. All knotted together to create that wonderful, CT: sort of hard substance.

ABBY: Yeah.

So, clearly, old Bentley boy, you need a new pair of shoes.

Eh?

Shall we go and make him some?

Yep.

Yep, we can go and make him some.

Come on.

Can I watch?

Yep, yep, you can have a go.

VO: Crikey!

Time to turn up the heat.

(CHRISTINA CHUCKLES) Ooh, look at that.

Ooh.

ABBY: So, what we're gonna do with that... CT: H-O-T. Just kick me out of the way if I'm in the way.

That's alright.

We're gonna pop a toe bend in that.

God, it's really malleable, isn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Abby, how long does it take to make a set of four horseshoes from scratch?

So, eight minutes a shoe.

CT: Eight minutes, is that all?

VO: At gas mark five.

Ha-ha!

Abby's going to let Christina have a bash at making the nail holes at the right angle for specially shaped horseshoe nails.

Quick as you can.

OK, yeah, so it's still hot.

Think of the angle.

Yeah?

Sloping.

Sloping, medium, upright.

ABBY: Yeah.

CT: So, sloping?

Yeah.

Just give it a good whack?

Go on, yeah.

Yeah.

CT: And then... ABBY: Medium.

CT: Medium, like that?

ABBY: That's it.

That's it.

CT: Oh, it came off.

ABBY: Try again.

CT: Ready?

ABBY: Yep.

That's it.

Well done.

Oh, my goodness.

Turn it over.

That's your nail holes.

Oh, I helped do those.

ABBY: You did.

CT: Aw.

ABBY: You did.

CT: I made those.

You got any apprenticeships going?

I make the tea.

Oh, do you?

Yeah.

I'd be good at the tea.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Once the horse is ready the shoes are heated again before final alterations and fitting.

It's not the fact that you're putting it on hot, it's the fact that it's easier to shape the shoe.

CT: Right.

ABBY: If you look, we shaped that earlier and it fits an absolute treat.

Oh, smell that!

And you can see the foot is level.

CT: Hammer?

ABBY: Yep.

CT: Nails?

ABBY: Hammer, nails...

These have not changed for thousands of years.

ABBY: No.

CT: I mean, this is such a...

They made a really good product back then.

They really did.

Yep.

No, they did.

And it's phenomenal that it just hasn't changed.

No.

No, no, hasn't changed.

And is it still the best way?

Yes.

Is it still the only way?

Yes.

Amazing.

It is the best way.

They just knew what they were doing, didn't they?

CT: And do they have a file now?

ABBY: Yeah.

Gosh, how neat!

Bentley, look at your new feet.

ABBY: They're Jimmy Choos!

CT: Is that a spare horseshoe?

ABBY: That is a spare horseshoe.

So, I might give this to Tim and try and give him some luck.

Yeah, I would.

On our next end of our journey.

ABBY: On your next hunt.

Yeah.

CT: Brilliant.

CT: Thank you, that's very kind.

ABBY: That's OK. CT: Thank you.

Take care.

Bye.

ABBY: Take care.

VO: And Tim needs all the luck he can get with £450 less than Christina to spend!

VO: He's on his way to Lytchett Minster near Poole on the south coast.

D'you know what?

There's not much worse than having a soggy bum in a car, is there?

VO: Dunno.

I can think of a few things!

Next stop is the charmingly named Old Button Shop.

And it looks like rain again!

TM: Ooh!

I'm not falling for this again.

Heave-ho.

There we are - that should do the job.

VO: Quick, inside!

Time to meet owner Thelma and her friend Victoria.

Bit wet out there.

Hello.

THELMA: Hello, Tim.

TM: How are you?

THELMA: I'm well, thank you.

TM: I'm Tim.

How are you?

I'm very well.

It's very nice to see you.

Yeah.

What an amazing shop.

How long have you been here?

I've been here 48 years this autumn.

Wow, that's amazing.

Yeah.

It's a...

It's definitely an Aladdin's cave, isn't it?

It is rather, isn't it?

I'm like a kid in a sweet shop now.

VO: Make mine a quarter of humbugs, eh?

You can only afford the penny tray, Tim!

The, erm, rocking horse outside.

Yes?

What's your price on that?

THELMA: It's 120.

TM: Right, OK.

It's not really a rocking horse at all.

Oh.

It's come from a merry-go-round.

Is it?

THELMA: About 1900.

TM: Oh, wow!

VO: Dobbin is a fine gee-gee but he's expensive.

Keep looking!

TM: So, this is a lovely leather case, isn't it?

It is rather.

And it's got lovely gilt embossed... THELMA: Yes.

Fleur-de-lis.

TM: Fleur-de-lis, yeah.

And on, on here I noticed a maker's mark.

"W and J Milne Ltd, makers to the late queen, Edinburgh".

THELMA: Yes.

TM: Now, the late queen... might be Queen Mary, George V's wife.

It's beautiful leather.

Look, it needs some TLC, doesn't it?

THELMA: Yes.

TM: But don't we all?

You know?

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES) We've got a little bit of damage here, haven't we?

Yes, that's right.

But let's not talk it down too much.

TM: Cos it is a smart thing.

THELMA: It is really nice.

What price are you asking on it?

I'll be very kind to you and say £12.

£12.

Thank you.

I love that.

Done.

So, that's a deal.

Excellent.

VO: Good.

Anything else?

Thelma?

THELMA: Ah.

TM: Can you tempt me with this?

I would think so.

THELMA: It's very interesting.

TM: Isn't that charming.

TM: It is, isn't it?

THELMA: Isn't it?

Yes.

So, it's a Merry, Phipson & Parker's letter clip.

Yes.

And it's got a registration number here.

And mark, "October 3rd 1843".

Stamps came out in 1840.

That's when they started, wasn't it?

THELMA: Yes.

Yes.

TM: So... this could be one of the earliest letter clips TM: designed for stamped post.

THELMA: It could.

TM: How exciting.

THELMA: Let's say that.

TM: Let's say that.

(THEY CHUCKLE) So, what have we got, ooh, price ticket?

I don't know, can't remember.

TM: £25 you've got on that.

THELMA: Yeah, £25.

That's tempting isn't it?

VO: But the temptations just keep coming.

Thelma, I'm having a mad moment.

Ah.

D'you know what?

It was the first thing I saw as I was running up to the shop in the pouring rain...

Yes, yes, yeah.

And I just feel really bad to leave him there.

I love all of the early leather and all the bridle.

Yes, yes.

And it's got all the early bits that you would want on it.

Yes, it has, yes.

I think it's fantastic.

Yes.

So, I was thinking... could we do a really interesting deal on the letter clip... THELMA: Here we go.

TM: ..and the rocking horse?

How about 130?

You can't do 100 quid for the two, can you?

Hundred and... For the two.

For the two?

Mm.

Make it 110.

110.

Tell you what - can we meet in the middle at 105 for the two?

OK.

Fantastic.

Thank you so much.

I love them.

Thank you.

VO: £117 to Thelma for the three.

12 for the case, 20 for the letter clip and 85 for Dobbin.

And Tim's budget has just slipped below £20.

Well, he still looks pleased with himself.

I know there are some rolling hills, but it seems a bit flat for Dorset.

CT: I expect more dinosaurs.

TM: Hm.

You know, bit more Jurassic coast.

More Jurassic coast, yeah.

Yeah.

I sort of feel we're still in Somerset, maybe.

TM: We could be.

Or Devon.

CT: Or De... VO: Or Siberia.

Ha-ha!

Well, wherever they are we'll find them again tomorrow!

So, nighty-night.

It's a new day in the New Forest, and Christina and Tim are encountering the locals.

Hiya, ponies.

Aw.

Look.

TM: Hello.

Good morning.

CT: Why the long face?

Wind the window down.

Hi, ponies.

TM: Hello, ponies.

CT: Hello.

See, that is a classic New Forest breed.

CT: Oh, this one isn't.

TM: Oh, he's tiny.

Hi, Dinky-doo.

Whee!

I think he's a bit lost.

CT: I think that's a Shetland.

TM: He was.

They're all over the place.

Hi, pony.

Why are they all over the road and...> Well, that's just sort of what happens around here.

I mean, they're New Forest ponies - that's what they're allowed to do.

TM: Ah.

CT: Yeah.

VO: Aw.

Yesterday Christina fell for a tin puppet.

Cos I do like a bit of a bargain.

..and a Victorian pine crib, leaving her a not-inconsiderable £537.54 to spend... ..while Tim took a fancy to a rocking horse.

I think it's fantastic.

..a leather case, a Victorian letter clip and a French fashion print, leaving him a meager £19.40.

I am not enjoying this weather this morning.

Well, you should've seen yesterday, when I plonked myself down in the car... Yeah?

And soaked my bum.

Oh, no.

It was the most uncomfortable thing - a leather seat with a wet bum.

Ooh.

That would chafe a bit, wouldn't it?

A bit itchy.

Ooh.

Too much information.

Too much information, Timothy!

VO: Moving swiftly on, then!

After dropping off Tim, Christina's first destination this morning is Lyndhurst in Hampshire... ..a village known as the capital of the New Forest.

Who knows what might be hidden away in her first emporium, the lovely Lyndhurst Antiques Centre?

More than 45 dealers sell their antiques here, so loads to see.

CT: Lots of shiny things for Christina.

This is fabulous, isn't it?

1589 sixpence.

1589.

That's nearly 500 years old and only £70.

It really is fabulous, and of course you have to think that at this time, most of the population were pretty much illiterate.

They couldn't read, particularly, couldn't write.

And so this was one of the biggest forms of propaganda you had.

This was sometimes the only way that people would see what their monarch looked like.

So, this had to be a symbol of power.

This had to be a portrait of a strong and influential monarch.

And this one, this 1821 crown, this is a portrait of George IV.

And he looks like, you know, a Roman god.

He looks like somebody that you would want to sort of follow and lead you into battle.

It's quite astonishing.

Look at him.

Look at him.

Christina, put the coins down.

You're turning into Tim Medhurst.

Ah!

VO: No beard though.

Away with you!

Time for a chat with owner Jason.

Is there anything hidden away, any kind of really fresh stock that hasn't gone out yet?

Have you got anything at all?

There is a box of dusty pots that you might want to have a look at.

I love a dusty pot!

With spiders as well.

VO: Bring it on, Jason.

JASON: OK, so these... CT: Oh, that's lovely.

..are quite stylish things.

Oh, it's signed.

Very '60s, '70s, I would say, and they're actually signed as well.

So studio pottery I think... 1965... ..you would describe those as.

You weren't joking, were you?!

JASON: What's that?

CT: Incy's mum... Oh yeah, I wasn't joking.

..dad, his brother and sister... Wincy Spider is definitely in.

..have departed life in there.

I think they're asleep.

Yeah, they're just sleeping.

Absolutely.

That's quite cool.

These look really nice, and we've got a lovely group.

So that's signed by somebody, which is quite lovely.

That's not signed, but...

So these...

These are really pretty.

Interesting.

Oh, they're beautiful.

They're really beautiful.

Oh, and these are by the same guy.

VO: Dated 1965 and '66, the pots are by Rene Maurel, who made studio pottery at Tourrettes-sur-Loup in Provence.

So what are we talking for the group, Jason?

I think 40... £40 for the group would be a fair price.

It's a nice little lot.

CT: Yeah.

JASON: And they're signed.

CT: I'd be happy to give you 30.

Shall we shake hands, Christina?

CT: I don't know.

At what price?

JASON: And we call it 30.

JASON: Shall we?

CT: I don't know!

30, I said!

Does that include Incy Wincy, Mum, Dad and Brother?

He's free.

Is he?

You are a gentleman.

JASON: £30.

Thank you very much.

CT: £30.

Perfect, thank you very much.

VO: Certainly is.

She's being very canny with her wads of cash, isn't she, after all those hundreds she spent last time.

Right, she's off.

CT: Cheerio!

VO: Cheerio!

CT: Bye!

VO: Bye!

VO: Meanwhile Tim's wending south through the New Forest to the Georgian hamlet of Buckler's Hard which though a sleepy backwater today, was once a thriving shipyard, making huge wooden warships for the British naval fleet.

It was originally named Montagu Town after the second duke of Montagu.

Tim's taking shelter from the rain in the museum, where he's meeting one of the duke's descendants, Mary Montagu-Scott.

MARY: Hi.

TM: Hello.

I'm Tim.

Hello.

I'm Mary.

I'm the director of the museum here.

Welcome to Buckler's Hard.

TM: Thank you.

MARY: Great to see you.

Can I show you around?

Yes, thank you.

My family have owned this estate here at Beaulieu, including the Beaulieu River, since 1538, and so it then started to become a shipbuilding center from about the 1720s, when my ancestor John, Duke of Montagu, built the village.

VO: The entrepreneurial duke's original plans were for a large port capitalizing on the sugar trade with the West Indies.

The wide main street was designed for transporting that cargo.

But the duke was late to the race for sugar and missed the boat.

Hah.

And instead, he leased what was renamed Buckler's Hard to some shipwrights.

MARY: Here we have a model showing what the village looked like in 1803.

We know that the shipwright went to Wales to even buy trees... TM: Wow!

MARY: ..to bring them back here.

And they would have come in by boat, and then be sawn up in the sawpits here at Buckler's Hard.

In the old days of course you would have up to 200 workers working on the shipyard.

It was a big, noisy, industrial site.

But nowadays it's a rather sleepy beautiful village.

Mm.

VO: For 100 years, orders from the Admiralty ensured that large warships towered over the five launchways at Buckler's Hard, and some very famous ships indeed were built here.

So here we have the story of the ships that fought in the battle of Trafalgar, in particular HMS Agamemnon, which was Nelson's favorite ship.

And we have a big connection.

Built at Buckler's Hard in 1781.

There was a gale after the battle of Trafalgar, and many ships were damaged very severely in the gale after the battle, and not many people know that.

TM: You can almost feel that ship creaking, can't you?

MARY: You can.

And how frightening it would have been if you were in one of these little ships, or maybe you'd fallen overboard or been injured.

You see ships sinking here in the background.

MARY: An amazing thing.

TM: It is.

And we've got some beautiful things owned by Nelson.

A piece of his hair.

A mourning ring of Lady Hamilton.

And a miniature of Nelson.

A very rare one, because he's shown in civilian dress, and apparently it's the only one in the world.

VO: Time then to say goodbye to Mary and head out into the sunshine and see the village and meet a man who's busy keeping some of those old shipbuilding traditions alive - Jon Adams.

JOHN: I'm crafting a piece of wood to fit in between two major timbers of the ship's hull.

So this would really be a bracing piece between a ship's frame and a string or something like that.

This is a tool which really produces a fine adjustment to make sure the timbers fit snugly against one another.

Maybe it's the archetypal ship's tool of a post-medieval shipyard.

VO: Time for Tim to have a bash.

Or should I say chip.

If you bring your leg a little bit... and then brace that hand... Yeah, on my leg.

..against your thigh.

That'll help stabilize the haft.

Not bad at all.

There we are.

My father was a carpenter.

My youngest brother is a French polisher and furniture restorer.

Well there you go, it's in the blood.

It's in the blood.

JOHN: The next stage... TM: Yeah.

JOHN: ..towards professionalism is just let the blade fall... TM: And tap it.

..and then you can hear that rhythmic sort of chuck sound... TM: Yeah.

JOHN: ..as the blade's working.

It's quite therapeutic, isn't it?

It's fantastic.

You can do this for hours.

I'll have another go.

VO: We'll leave Tim a while longer harking back to the glory days of 18th century Buckler's Hard, and follow Christina, who's making her way south... she thinks.

(CHRISTINA HUMS) Nice day for it!

Love cyclists.

Wish I had a bicycle.

We could have an Antiques Bicycle Trip.

That'd be quite fun, wouldn't it?

VO: Better you than me, dearie.

Christina's en route to Southampton now to the last shop of the day, where Tim will be joining her later at Robin's Nest Emporium.

This is huge!

See you, Midge.

Hello-oh.

VO: Hello-oh!

The warehouse has acres of stalls belonging to different dealers.

Time to get hunting.

Well, this looks like quite an interesting stall, doesn't it?

Look at this.

So that...

So hang on a second.

Let's look at the price first.

What have we got there?

£50.

Commode cabinet.

D'you know, isn't that ridiculous?

£50.

This is a piece of George III furniture.

Mahogany.

It's 1760 to 1820, for goodness' sakes.

I shall enlighten you.

If you were a Georgian lady or gentleman, and you... (CLEARS THROAT) Should we say nature called in the middle of the night, then this would house your thunderpot.

You would get out of bed, and you would have your potty in there, and you would clearly do your... whatever you needed to do, and then in it would go again, you know.

It's basically for a number one and a number two.

It is the equivalent of a Georgian en suite.

It's rather nice.

Certainly one to have a think about.

VO: Well, there you go then.

Our man Tim, though, has arrived, and is prowling the many aisles.

(PFFT!)

VO: Oops.

No embouchure, I'm assured.

Might try a commode.

This is huge.

They could put another floor in there, and then there'd be double the amount.

But there's a lot to look through here.

VO: Need help?

Try dialing a friend.

Tim.

I hope you're not finding any bargains.

Mm.

VO: He's flat out.

Oh.

I'm struggling.

Tim?

TM: Yes.

CT: Are you OK?

Yeah.

Sorry, I just gave up for a minute.

Did you go flat?

TM: Yeah.

CT: Why?

I can't lie, I'm struggling in here.

How much have you got to spend?

£19.40.

Ah.

OK. Erm... TM: How much have you got to spend?

£784.

VO: Perhaps some teamwork is required.

Who's got the key to the cabinet, then, Carol?

CAROL: It's that way.

Hmm.

I quite like this shopping together.

Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?

Yeah.

I don't like it when you're sort of beetling around by yourself.

I'm quite enjoying sort of thinking about spending your money, really.

Oh, good!

I'm glad...

I'm glad you are.

That's quite cute.

That looks Scottish, doesn't it?

TM: Silver.

CT: Yeah.

Gosh, I'm blind.

Can you see what...?

They're tiny.

Can you see that with your young eyes?

Hang on, I'm gonna just go cross-eyed.

(SHE CHUCKLES) That's an attractive look!

I can't...

It is fairly modern.

It's probably '80s.

CT: Mm.

TM: '70s or '80s.

Quite funky though, isn't it?

Yeah.

VO: It is in fact by Norman Grant, a Scottish jeweler whose work in the '60s and '70s was worn by stars like Elton John and Sandie Shaw.

Nice.

I'm gonna go and buy some antiques.

CT: OK.

Enjoy.

Have fun.

TM: I'll see you later.

I quite like that, Carol.

Right.

Carol.

I need Carol.

VO: Carol is much in demand, with the keys.

I'm looking at a piece of military history.

This badge here, carved in the top of this box, is the badge of the Army Service Corps.

Now, the Army Service Corps are unsung heroes of the First World War.

They supplied the British troops with all the supplies they needed.

I just really like it.

I think in auction, you've got a couple of collectors.

You've got treen collectors, you've got militaria collectors, and I think probably £30 to £50, something like that.

What's the price?

We've got £22.

And this is where we talk to Carol about price.

OK. Carol, now...

I have got £19.40.

Mm-hm.

OK. Do you think that would buy this box?

Yeah, I'm sure that would be fine.

Fantastic, thank you.

Let's shake your hand.

CAROL: OK. TM: Thank you very much.

All of it.

Every single penny.

CT: All of it, every last penny.

There we are.

That's me done.

Thank you very much.

VO: Yes, he is completely cleaned out.

Right, Carol, time to get some cash out of Miss Moneypenny here.

The other thing I saw was this night commode or nightstand commode, tabley sort of tray top Georgian piece of furniture.

It's rather lovely.

VO: The commode and the brooch both belong to the same dealer, so Carol needs to give him a ring.

Who is it?

Ooh, it's the tension, isn't it?

Ooh.

Hi, it's Carol at Robin's Nest.

I've got the lovely Christina with me, and she's interested in a couple of pieces on your stall.

A Scottish silver brooch, it's priced at £25, and the Georgian commode, that's priced at 50.

And we're looking for a good price, cos she's obviously got to take them to auction.

60.

60.

That sounds very reasonable, if that's OK. OK, that's lovely then.

We'll do that.

Tell him thank you very much.

She said thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you, nice dealer man.

CT: Thank you.

CAROL: Bye.

Yep.

60.

VO: 40 for the commode - cheap.

20 for the brooch - cheap.

And their work here is done.

TM: Oh!

(ENGINE RATTLES) TM: Oh dear.

CT: Have I broken it?

(ENGINE STARTS) Whoo!

There we go.

Thank goodness for that.

Off we go.

Ready?

TM: Beep-beep.

CT: Whee.

VO: Until auction, mes braves!

After some shuteye.

VO: Good morning, Stroud.

Yes, Tim and Christina have made their way to the western fringes of the lovely Cotswolds today, and are bound for Stroud Auction Rooms.

CT: I think I've been here before.

TM: Oh no, I forgot my lucky brooch.

This is going to be a proper disaster.

It's going to be a bloodbath.

Oh no.

Ah well.

Hold your horses.

Hang on a minute.

CT: Look.

Now, close your eyes.

OK. CT: Open your hands.

TM: What's going on?

Two hands.

You're gonna need two hands.

TM: Two hands?

CT: Yeah.

You ready?

Ah!

As luck would have it...

So I can wear this now - this is my new lucky brooch.

Oh, it does, it does work.

It's got a bit of soil on it still.

TM: That's fine.

CT: I hope it's soil.

I'm going to make loads of money now.

Yeah, you are!

Go on, skedaddle!

VO: Well, the going certainly looks good!

Aye-aye.

Hm!

VO: Our Lady of Much Bounty parted with but £155 of her pounds on five lots.

Do you collect coins?

Oh, you do.

That's good.

Sometimes antiques do actually talk to you.

What has Christina bought here?

Well, he looks like a little puppet.

Not entirely sure about that one.

Kind of like it.

It's sort of charming, and he's a coin collector.

He's in a toy sale, so he'll probably do alright.

VO: While our Jack the Lad gambled every last penny of his £150.40 on his five lots.

This is my favorite of Tim's purchases.

I just think there is something about this little guy.

The expression on his face is so charming.

Sometimes you see them, and they're a little bit sort of...

But he's just gorgeous, and it's got a great patina to it.

I think he might be racing into profit.

VO: Rather fine lots on this trip, I'd say.

What does our auctioneer Stuart Maule have to say?

STUART: The letter clip.

Well, this is a great thing, because you're not buying the letter clip as such, you're buying the history behind it.

Imagine the letters that have been clipped into that letter clip.

Great, interesting thing, and a great talking point to have on anyone's desk.

The brooch is probably the best item in terms of the items bought.

Jewelry is one of our strongest areas and it's always very popular, and it's by a very well-renowned maker, so it should get up to £100.

On a good day, it could be up to a couple of hundred.

VO: Well they're under starter's orders, then.

Time to take your places, please.

There will be bidding in the room and online.

This is exciting, isn't it?

It's so exciting!

I'm gonna hold this tightly.

VO: And first to the catwalk, Tim's embellished print of fashionable French ladies.

I can start the bidding at £30.

Yeah!

Double money already.

Come on.

STUART: 32, 35, still with me.

TM: It's going!

35, 38, 40.

Yes!

It works, it works.

See?

Keep going, keep going.

Keep going, keep going.

48, and my commission bid is out at 48.

BOTH: Fantastic.

CT: Well done, that's amazing.

At £48, then, if we're all done at £48... (GAVEL) Sold.

Yay!

What a great result.

VO: C'est formidable!

Beaucoup de monnaie!

Finally.

TM: At last.

CT: Finally.

I'm getting some money.

Thank you.

OK, that was your first lot.

VO: Christina's first lot now, the sword-fighting tin marionette.

En garde!

£60 starts the bidding.

Do I see five anywhere?

65, and 70 still with me.

Aw, Bob.

It's this.

Come on.

Keep bidding!

We are taking this everywhere.

£80.

85.

Aw, Bob!

At £90.

At £90.

95.

100 with me.

£100.

110.

110.

Wow!

This is silly, it's only Bob.

TM: People are loving Bob.

If we're all sure at 110... (GAVEL) TM: Well done.

Taxi to Trevanion to the Seychelles.

VO: Ha-ha, well done, Bob.

He was indeed worth a bob or two.

Yeah.

I'm keeping this now!

I want it back!

VO: Next up is Tim's embossed leather case.

£30 starts the bidding.

32.

CT: Ooh.

TM: Come on.

32, do I see five?

Yes!

We've got bidders.

32.

35?

35.

35 is on the phone.

CT: Wildly exciting.

If we're all done, to the telephone... CT: Oh, no.

More, more, more.

TM: Come on, one more.

(GAVEL) TM: I'm pleased.

Well done.

Put it there.

Tripling your money.

Yes.

VO: His luck is in.

Almost a three-times return there.

This came from a horse called Bentley.

Oh, it was once a set of four then.

Well, yes.

Do you want me to go back and get the other three?

VO: Under the hammer now, Christina's 1960s Rene Maurel pottery.

£50 starts the bidding.

Do I see five?

At 55.

Oh, internet 55.

60.

Five.

70.

75 and 80 still on commission with me.

85, and my commission bid is out.

TM: Well done.

CT: I paid £30.

Fantastic.

£85.

.. at £85.

If we're all sure and all done at £85... (GAVEL) I'm a little disappointed if I'm honest.

VO: What?!

Nearly tripling your cash?

Seems good to me!

Bye-bye.

VO: Maybe the horseshoe is going to their heads.

Now it's time for Tim's Victorian letter clip, stamped 1843.

£40 starts the bidding.

£40, do I see two anywhere?

42, go, the internet.

Timothy!

45 is still on commission with me.

STUART: 48 and 50 still with me.

TM: Keep going.

Come on.

STUART: At £50, 55.

60... TM: Make me my millions.

Seriously, we are on fire today.

Look at the flames coming off your shoes.

Look at this.

75 and my commission bid is out at £75.

Well done!

TM: Oh, I'm so pleased.

CT: Yay, smiling!

That's really good.

£75... (GAVEL) TM: Fantastic.

CT: Well done!

TM: Brilliant.

VO: Another fine profit.

There's no stopping him today.

Well done, Timbo.

All credit to you, darling, come on.

Yeah.

You bought it, you spotted it.

It's marvelous.

VO: Up next is Christina's 19th-century pine crib - will it rock?

£50.

Do I see five?

55.

At 60.

Nearly out of trouble, I think.

65.

Now I'm out of trouble.

£70 is on commission, looking for five.

At £70 then, it's on commission with me.

It's fairly rickety.

I hope nobody's after a condition report.

It doesn't really rock very much!

The woodworm.

That's its unique selling point - it's the cradle that doesn't rock.

Yeah.

TM: Oh.

Well done.

Not bad.

CT: Happy days.

Yeah.

VO: So, £25 put to bed.

They just keep on coming, don't they?

TM: They do.

CT: It's amazing.

VO: Can Tim's World War I carved ASC box keep up the lucky streak?

£30 starts the bidding.

Come on, Tim.

Looking for two.

At 32.

35's with me.

35.

Do I see eight?

CT: Look at the work that's gone into that carving.

TM: Oh, it's still going.

STUART: £40, still on commission with me then.

At £40.

TM: £40.

CT: Come on.

At £40... Oh, it can do little bit more.

£40.

CT: Doubled your money though.

TM: Doubled up.

VO: They are raking in the profits today.

Great.

Well done.

Thank you.

VO: Now, pinch your noses.

It's time for Christina's George III mahogany commode.

Oh, this is where it all goes horribly wrong.

This is where all the profit goes down the toilet.

Ha-ha.

At £30, it's on commission.

Oh, it's got to make a profit.

35, 38.

Oh, Bentley, Bentley!

£40 is still with me, looking for two.

CT: Oh!

TM: Come on.

Keep going.

£40.

42.

45 is with me.

45.

Do I see eight?

48.

Looking for eight.

£45 then.

Are you out of trouble with that?

CT: No.

TM: I don't think so.

Oh no!

(GAVEL) Oh.

CT: Oh.

TM: What a shame.

It's a disaster.

VO: I wouldn't go that far.

But it will be a net loss after commission is deducted.

Georgian furniture for £45.

Handmade.

..for £45.

Completely handmade.

It's ridiculous, isn't it?

VO: Next up, will Tim's rocking horse be a front runner?

£100 starts the bidding.

At £100, looking for 110.

TM: Ooh, we've got bids.

STUART: 120's with me.

CT: Fantastic.

STUART: 130.

140.

CT: Come on, Rocky!

TM: Come on.

150, looking for 160.

At £150, it's on commission with me, if you're all sure.

TM: Come on.

Keep going.

STUART: 160.

CT: 170!

TM: Yes!

(SHE GASPS) STUART: 170, 180's on the net.

Come on, Bentley, keep it going.

STUART: 190, 190.

TM: Come on!

Hit that 200.

It's going, going, going.

At 190, looking for 200.

TM: Yes!

CT: 200.

We've hit the 200 mark.

At 200, do I see 220?

At 220 now.

220, looking for 240.

TM: Come on, one more.

CT: Come on, keep going.

CT: Keep going, keep going.

STUART: At £220.

So excited!

£220, if you're all sure on the net.

At £220.

(GAVEL) TM: Sold.

Fantastic.

You little superstar.

TM: Yes!

CT: Well done.

Thank you for this today.

CT: Well... TM: Appreciate that.

I'm slightly regretting giving it to you now, to be honest.

VO: Don't blame you.

Tim's lucked out with Dobbin, and he's made money on every one of his lots today, so well done.

Ooh, you're galloping now, Timothy, you're galloping now.

VO: Christina's last lot now is the Norman Grant silver and enameled brooch.

Will it shine?

Ooh, look, there's a murmuring in the saleroom.

Interest straight in at £100.

£100 is on commission.

CT: What?!

STUART: 110, 120's with me.

STUART: 120, 130.

TM: Here we go.

140, still with me.

STUART: 150, 160.

CT: Oh.

This is getting CT: a bit embarrassing now.

TM: Look at this!

170, 180, 190.

190, looking for 200.

Well, Norman Grant clearly is incredibly collectable.

Fantastic.

£190 if we're all sure.

STUART: At £190.

CT: Wow!

CT: That is... TM: Fantastic.

(GAVEL) CT: That's ridiculous.

Well done.

That's a really good result.

TM: Well done.

CT: Oh, my goodness.

VO: Every one's a winner, look.

And with that, Christina nets the biggest of all today's profits.

TM: Thank you for this.

CT: What an amazing day.

It has helped.

We're bringing this to the next auction.

CT: Are we?

TM: Definitely.

Maybe we should put it on the front of the car.

We should.

Oh, what an amazing day.

Fantastic.

What an amazing...

I'm so proud of you.

TM: You as well.

CT: You've done brilliantly.

TM: Let's go.

CT: Wow!

VO: Well done, both of you.

VO: Tim was on the back foot last time but with that bravura performance, and after saleroom fees, he's made £191.36 and marches on with a piggy full of £342.76.

VO: Christina put her best foot forward again and after auction costs racked up a profit of £255, claiming victory and entering the final road trip with £857.54.

What a day.

CT: What a day!

TM: Fantastic.

Look at that little smile.

He's happy.

All that money to play with.

Yeah.

That makes me very nervous and it makes you very happy, I'm sure.

I'm very happy.

You are snapping at my heels now.

Nice heels they are.

Well, thanks.

Thanks very much.

Yeah, onwards and upwards.

CT: Well, last leg.

Last leg.

TM: Last leg.

Last leg.

Oof!

VO: Hang on to the horseshoe.

On their last Antiques Road Trip, Tim and Christina commune with nature... Oh look, cows.

..and hunt big game.

Is that £85?

DEALER: It's 8,500.

CT: Ah.

VO: They're on their mettle.

At last I've found some coins.

VO: But for whom will the bells toll?

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