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

Perfect.

Sold.

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car... Lovely day for it.

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

Every home should have one of these.

VO: The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

Yes!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... 950... You're gonna make £1,000!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

No!

VO: Will it be the high road to glory... Make me a big profit.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

Are we stuck?

IRITA & RAJ: Yay!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

VO: Nice!

VO: Howdy, folks.

It's the second leg of our trip in the Triumph.

We're motoring through the Scottish Highlands this morning... ..with Road Trip newbie, Mark Hill, and the ever-radiant Roo Irvine by his side.

MARK: Well, being with you is always a pleasure.

You know that.

Uphill, down dale as we go now, it's all very, very beautiful, gliding through Scotland.

VO: Helped, no doubt, by the silky smooth suspension on that vintage 1974 Triumph Stag.

I have to say, the scenery is beautiful.

It's stunning.

Absolutely stunning.

ROO: It's almost like there's not a soul around.

It's just us, the birds, the Triumph Stag.

And a treasure map with treasure to find.

VO: And me, of course.

What could possibly go wrong?

BOTH: (LAUGH) VO: Indeed!

Last time out, not much went wrong for Mark's debut.

So many things for the eye to see.

(SOFTLY) What will I find?

VO: The novice certainly showed the veteran he means business...

Exactly how many Road Trips have you won?

MARK: I wonder.

ROO: Hmm.

VO: ..and reaped the rewards at auction.

£150.

The hammer will come down... (GAVEL) Hey, hey.

There we go.

ROO: Not only are you loving the car, but you've also got the hang of this whole Antiques Road Trip lark.

It's beginner's luck.

I'm almost certain it's beginner's luck.

VO: Well, both began with £200, and after one trip to the sale room, Roo is slightly down.

She goes into this leg with £179.

Bad luck.

While Mark, despite his modesty, very impressively managed to add to his piggy, and he has £347.

Nice!

Your pockets must be absolutely bulging.

I would have liked, in an ideal world, a little more.

Maybe that's just me being greedy.

MARK: I don't know.

BOTH: (LAUGH) VO: As Gordon Gekko would say, greed is good.

This Aberdeenshire shopping trip will conclude in Ellon.

But we begin in Ballater.

VO: This Victorian village lies in the heart of Royal Deeside, with Balmoral Castle nearby.

Our two experts will have to vie for the best purchases in their first shop.

ROO: What a building!

MARK: It is.

It looks like an old cinema.

I think that's exactly what it is.

VO: And you'd be precisely correct.

Bruce of Ballater is housed in a 1940's art deco picture house.

ROO: Now, see, you're getting the proper Scottish gusty wind.

MARK: I am, I need to hang on to my hat.

MARK: After you, my dear.

ROO: Thank you.

VO: Our stars have arrived.

The eponymous George Bruce can be our director.

So the scene is set.

Lights, camera, action!

(BELL RINGS) I've just fallen in love with a wee jar!

Put it down, it's not going to make money.

See, I really quite like this.

And I love Punch and Judy.

And this is actually from the magazine Punch, which was very, sort of, satirical, very witty, very clever.

And I've never seen a brass tray this ornate with a, sort of, gallery design around it, almost sort of, mimicking a magazine cover.

That's quite rare.

£48.

It seems a lot for a brass tray, (WHISPERS) but look at the detail.

I think that's quite a nice find.

I'll put it to the side, but I'll keep looking.

VO: One for the maybe pile.

Has Mark spotted anything yet?

# ACCORDION VO: Lordy, my ears!

What's this?

ROO: # My darling # MARK: You're serenading me.

ROO: I am serenading you.

Do you like it?

Umm... You might need a little more practice.

Oh, no, that's not... We're getting there!

Look, I can't get it off, my ring's too big.

Oh right... (LAUGHS) ..luxury problems, hey?

(LAUGHS) Now, I've got shopping to do, so I'm going to go off and do a deal.

I was going to go first but I think I'm stuck!

Right, I'm taking my chance.

ROO: Good luck!

MARK: Thank you.

VO: Musical interlude over, back to business.

These are interesting.

Cutlery is not the most exciting thing in the world.

I love it, personally... ..but butter knives?

These are quite plain.

They're slightly Deco, but what I am spotting, and the reason - the only reason I'm looking at these is, I'm spotting British hallmarked silver, Birmingham.

So all of these handles are sterling silver.

Now the price on that says Birmingham, John Sanderson, so you've got the maker's name there.

£38, not a bad price.

And again, that's because they're not overtly of a style.

If I can get these for a good price, they have to be an easy profit, and I need to claw back as much money as I can.

I might hide those.

Think about those.

If there can be a number two in front of the pound sign, I might be taking them.

VO: That's two on the list for the Road Trip vet.

How's our new recruit doing?

I'm a great letter-writer.

What we've got is a really nice oak-cased Edwardian writing box, and look at the condition!

It's not faded anywhere, which is great, and the top is ever so slightly domed, rather than just being flat, which just brings that little extra level of quality for me.

And while I just opened the drawer then, there it is.

The original key.

And it works.

It's £180, which I think is pretty much all its money, but great condition.

You can literally pick it up, stick it straight on your desk.

There's no more elegant way of storing your 21st-century communication items.

I love it.

VO: Could be something to write home about!

Now, where's Roo?

These stand out a little bit.

In amongst the brass... ..is a pair of salts.

I can tell straight away they're not British silver.

But look how pretty these are!

With silver, sometimes you can tell with a naked eye... whether it's not pure, it's maybe continental or a lower percentage, like 80%.

But it's almost got that sort of bluey, silver tint to it, and it's got a nice weight.

£35... (INHALES) ..is a lot for silver plate or continental silver, but I think if I can get them at a good price, they might be a nice... dealer's lot.

I'll keep looking, but that's a definite maybe.

VO: We'll have to see whether they're worth their salt or not.

You know, these experts are amazing, endlessly looking, prodding, yearning and burning.

Moving on.

That's quite cool.

'Dentist pulling tooth penny bank, American.'

The thing that always does well at auction is something that's quirky, and looking around, there's lots of beautiful, traditional antiques, but this is something that draws you in!

It's like, what is it?

The thing is, I love money banks, piggy banks, penny banks, whatever you want to call them, and they're very collectable.

This is more complicated than any money bank I had when I was a kid.

But I have to admit, I'm intrigued to know more about it.

£68.

I mean, it is a fair piece of iron.

And I think because it is quite distinct and quirky, and collectable, that it is £68.

But that's a bit too much for me.

I think I'm going to speak to George... ..find out where did he get it from, what does he know about it and how does it work?

Then we can talk price.

VO: Best see if Mr Bruce is feeling charitable.

ROO: Hi, George!

GEORGE: Ah, Roo!

I found these two figures.

So this is a dentist trying to pull a tooth ..dentist trying to pull a tooth.

..from that poor chap.

If you line it up, yes, it will go in.

Come on...you can do it.

Yes!

GEORGE: There you go!

But I'm quite interested, but you've got £68 on it.

Very, very best, to... save the horse-trade, it could be 45.

ROO: 45.

VO: There's also the punch tray, silver salt sellers, and butter knives.

£120 for the lot.

Could you do 115... ..and I'll take all four?

I could.

ROO: You could?

GEORGE: Yes.

(EXHALES) You made that easy!

GEORGE: (LAUGHS) VO: Nicely done, Roo!

Four lots in the bag, and it's not even lunchtime.

ROO: Thanks, George.

GEORGE: Thank you.

Bye now.

VO: Roo's paid £30 for the tray, £20 each on the butter knives and the salt sellers, and £45 for the penny bank, leaving her £64.

Back inside, it's Mark's turn to cut a deal.

MARK: George?

GEORGE: How are you?

MARK: Good, thank you.

All the better for coming here and having had a look around.

Now, I've seen the Edwardian writing box, which is just in superb condition.

I love it.

The one with the Morocco leather?

MARK: The one with the Morocco... GEORGE: Yes.

MARK: That's the one.

So, you've got 180 on it.

GEORGE: I do have 180 on it.

What's your best price for me?

In cash!

For cash... Hello...

I've just spotted that.

VO: An auctioneer's mini gavel.

MARK: What is it, early-20th-century?

It...would be early-to-mid, I would have thought.

Yeah... What can we do about the gavel?

Could you... MARK: ..maybe please?

GEORGE: Well... ..for 140, you can have the Edwardian box and the gavel.

MARK: Fantastic!

You're a star.

Thank you so much.

MARK: I'll take that.

GEORGE: Thank you.

Thank you.

Brilliant!

VO: Excellent stuff.

Mark spent £130 on the writing box, and £10 on the auctioneer's gavel.

That leaves our Road Trip newbie with £207.

VO: Let's blow this joint!

MARK: (GROANS) VO: Meanwhile, Roo has made her way to Banchory on the shore of the River Dee.

It's home to two gigantic granite boulders, bolted with rings of iron.

Known as the Dinnie Stones, these rocks have a legendary history.

Roo's meeting local strongman, Brett Nichol to find out more.

ROO: Hi, Brett.

BRETT: How are you doing?

ROO: I'm loving the kilt.

BRETT: Do you?

ROO: This is quite the location!

Welcome to Aberdeenshire.

What are the Dinnie Stones?

They're the most famous stones in the world, really.

And the challenge is to pick them off the ground.

Donald Dinnie was a local stonemason from here, but he was also involved in strength, Highland Games.

He won thousands of competitions and he was the guy, him and his father were the guys, that made the famous Dinnie Stones.

VO: Local legend Donald Dinnie was a young titan of a man in the 19th century, often described as Scotland's greatest athlete.

In 1860, he performed a feat of strength, lifting the stones.

It has become his lasting legacy.

How much did they actually weigh?

Well, the combined weight of them both is 733 lb... ROO: (EXHALES) BRETT: ..which is 333 kilos.

ROO: Ohhh, my goodness!

That really is a feat of strength, isn't it?

Legend has it, that Donald picked one up one day, one in each hand, and crossed the bridge.

And that's when all the strength things started happening with the Dinnie Stones.

I'm sure I can handle them.

Look at these muscles.

BRETT: I'm sure you will, aye, definitely.

Bread loaves, fresh out the oven!

BOTH: (LAUGH) VO: In the 1870s, after his success, Dinnie traveled to America, and across the world, competing and promoting the Highland Games.

After his death, countless attempts were made to emulate Dinnie's achievement.

But the challenge of lifting the stones bare-handed went unanswered.

Finally, in 1972, local lad Jack Shanks, became the first man, since Dinnie, to lift the stones unaided.

Look at that!

Wearing slippers!

ROO: So these are the famous Dinnie Steens?

BRETT: Yep, they certainly are!

ROO: They're quite hefty, aren't they?

BRETT: Aye, they're massive, yep.

ROO: They're quite daunting, actually.

I think I'll step away!

They're actually the same weight as two gorillas.

ROO: Two gorillas?!

BRETT: Yeah.

This is a silverback gorilla on the front and a female at the back.

ROO: But the size of them, they're quite... Six times your weight.

ROO: Pff!

Now, that's very kind of you.

ROO: Maybe about four.

BOTH: (LAUGH) So how many times have you lifted them?

BRETT: 400.

ROO: 400 times?!

Yep.

ROO: Would you want to make it 401?

BRETT: Absolutely.

ROO: Show me how it's done?

BRETT: Absolutely.

(STRAINS) (GRUNTS) Brett, you made that look easy!

BRETT: Oh, thank you.

ROO: (LAUGHS) VO: The Dinnie Stones remain a true test of a Scotsman's muscle.

To date, 170 people have successfully lifted them, but only five have carried them across the bridge, matching the ultimate feat of strength by Donald Dinnie.

Speaking of which, how is mighty Mark, our current leader, getting on?

I think I might have overpaid for that box.

I'm in the lead now, but I'm beginning to worry.

VO: Mark's next stop is in Kincardine O'Neil, at Woodside Antiques.

VO: Despite his worries, Mark still has £207 to spend.

Housed in a former working forge, inside, there's an eclectic range of antiques and collectables.

Now, this is a little treasure, little glass vials.

It doesn't look like glass, but it is.

And it was designed by a glass-maker, a master glass-maker, no less, called Timothy Harris.

And he works for Isle of Wight Studio Glass, which was founded by his father, Michael Harris.

And this has an interesting story behind it.

So, it uses black lead glass and red soda glass, which kind of don't combine properly when mixed in the glass furnace.

So they cause this sort of fragmentation.

Combine that with Isle of Wight Studio Glass's hallmark use of gold leaf, and you get this incredibly sort of rich, complex pattern here.

It's in perfect condition.

It's got a great story.

And it was only produced from 1985 to 1986.

It was quite expensive in its day and the public just didn't take to it for that reason.

Perhaps its appearance, then.

It's really quite hard to find today.

And for eight quid, I'm going to have it.

VO: A fabulous find at a bargain price.

Anything else?

Ha-ha!

VO: Sugar tongs!

What can you tell us, Mark?

MARK: HB, in a hallmark, means Hester Bateman when the HB looks like this.

And Hester Bateman is a very well-known Georgian female silversmith.

So she inherited her husband's tools when he died and, in 1760, took over his sort of gold chain and wire drawing business... ..and ran, for 30 years, an extremely successful silversmith's.

So they made silver for the home, silver for domestic silver, and they made it to be as affordable as possible.

So they used machines to make pieces to sort of compete against the dominant Sheffield plate.

And I love the delicate... ..Georgian pattern on here.

And then just at the end, you've got what looks almost like an acorn, which is really cute.

But at the other end...

..I think I can see the remains of an erased name, or some erased initials, or something along here.

Let's see if I can grab a good price.

VO: Ticket price, £55.

Time to charm dealer Pam.

MARK: Pam, hello.

PAM: Hi, Mark.

PAM: How have you got on?

MARK: Very well.

MARK: Treasures a-go-go.

And I found two for myself that I'd like to buy, I hope.

Now my little glass vase there, the posy vase.

It's eight quid.

I'm not going to argue, I'll take that.

Thank you very, very much.

I'm glad you love it.

But I am looking for a bit of a deal, if I can, on our Georgian female silversmith's sugar tongs, which were obviously loved.

PAM: I know.

MARK: Sugary drinks a-go-go.

PAM: Yes, yes, yes.

MARK: (LAUGHS) There's quite a bit of wear on them.

And there's also the erased name of the original owner, or maybe some initials.

With that in mind, could you do me a deal?

How would you feel about 40?

35?

38?

Oh, you drive a hard bargain.

Go on, then.

I'll have them for 38.

Deal.

VO: Great discount.

Thanks, Pam.

All together, that's £46.

I'm going to disappear with my treasures.

PAM: Thank you.

MARK: Bye bye.

PAM: Bye!

VO: Mark's left with £161.

Time to call it a day, and find Roo.

ROO: Another day gone!

MARK: Another day gone.

MARK: They go so quick.

Time flies when you're having fun!

So how are we going to celebrate, then?

Come on.

A wee dram might have to happen.

VO: Oh!

A wee dram?

How delightful.

Nighty night.

VO: We're up bright and early and back on the road.

ROO: The thing is, I mean, you'll know, you were driving yesterday, she's such a joy.

She is such a joy.

It's that throaty roar.

That's me first thing in the morning!

Rrr-rr-rr!

VO: Yes, it's always a struggle starting the day.

I do warn you, we're going further north, so it's going to get gusty.

MARK: Gusty?

ROO: Gusty.

Well just as well I brought my cape.

VO: Indeed.

I never leave home without mine.

Yesterday, Roo went on a bit of a spree...

I think that's quite a nice find.

VO: ..getting her hands on an art nouveau brass tray, saying punch, a pair of silver salt cellars, a set of silver butter knives, and a 1920's cast iron money bank... ..leaving her with just £64 in her purse today.

Mark was our big spender...

I'll take that.

Thank you.

VO: ..shelling out £196 on an Edwardian writing desk, a pair of silver sugar tongs, an auctioneer's gavel, impulse buy, and a Timothy Harris firecracker vase.

I found a really fab and really rare Isle of Wight Studio glass vase.

You lucky thing, and how much did you get it for?

MARK: Do you want to know?

ROO: Yes.

No.

Yes.

MARK: Eight quid.

(LAUGHS) ROO: Oh, no!

VO: You win some, you lose some, Roo.

Anyway, we're off to Aberdeen today.

They're shopping...here.

MARK: Frantiques.

ROO: Mm-hmm.

VO: That's right.

This is the Fran in question.

Hi, Fran.

She specializes in items of a nautical nature, but there's still something for everyone.

I quite like the look of these.

VO: Straight to business!

Good man.

Now, I used to collect early plastic.

They're made out of a form of cast phenolic, which some people call Catalin, after the American corporation that produced them.

And they're napkin rings.

So here, you've got this hole to hold the napkin.

They came in all sorts of shapes.

So you got sort of, like, animals, ducks, that sort of thing.

So, we've got an unusual pattern, 1920s, 1930s, early plastic, and nice bright color.

Typical of the Jazz Age.

And we've got six!

(SOFTLY) 95 quid, though.

We need to do a lot better than that.

But they are a definite maybe, price-dependent.

VO: An interesting find, and just as useful as the day they were made.

Now, Roo, any joy?

I like that.

I'm fascinated by the history of the Earth, and I think that is actually an ammonite.

Now, I can't believe I'm touching it, because these are ancient mollusks, but that could be up to 200 million years old.

VO: Definitely antique, then.

ROO: If you have a look there, it's the thinnest little layer of silver.

So it actually doesn't have a huge amount of value to it.

VO: But what's the ticket price?

ROO: It's £34, but I'm going to put it here, and carry on looking, because there's quite a few pieces.

VO: Could pair nicely with one of your other silver purchases.

Now, it looks like Mark might be done already.

MARK: Hello, Fran.

FRAN: Hi.

MARK: Fantastic shop.

FRAN: Thank you.

I found six things that will make one lot.

OK. MARK: But please, please, please, please... ..help me a little on the price.

We've got a set of napkin ring holders.

MARK: £95.

FRAN: (SIGHS) Em... Hit me with it.

The best price you can.

The best I could do on that would be 80.

MARK: 80?

FRAN: Yes.

(ALMOST INAUDIBLY) You can't do a teeny-weeny bit more?

A little lower... FRAN: 78.

MARK: 75?

FRAN: Yeah.

MARK: You're a star.

I'll take them for that.

Thank you very much.

FRAN: You're welcome.

VO: Well, those puppy dog eyes worked a treat.

That's Mark all shopped up.

See you later, Roo.

I'm off to the auction!

VO: Not quite yet, old boy, but I love the enthusiasm.

Let's check in on Roo.

Still rummaging through those cabinets.

Now, that's actually got some weight to it.

That, to me, just shouts, "Murano glass."

Let's see if there's any kind of markings on the base.

No markings, but there's a price - £48.

Quite a bit of wear.

I would say this is vintage, so say...'40s, '50s.

But it's got that beautiful color.

So, I've got two things to think about here.

A 200 million-year-old ammonite in silver... ..or a mustard glass Italian dog.

I think I need to go speak to Francis.

VO: The dog or the mollusk?

Let's see if Francis is in a good mood.

ROO: Hi, Fran.

FRAN: Hi.

ROO: I found a couple of really cool pieces.

I've got this... ammonite and sort of continental silver pendant, which you've got up at 34, and this chap is £48.

Uh-huh.

I'll be honest, I'm completely torn between the two.

They're both very different, but it is price-dependent.

Could he have a two in front of him?

No, he could have a three in front of him, though.

Right, OK. (SIGHS) And this pendant, 34.

Could that sort of be round about the 18 mark?

As it's your first visit, yeah.

Perfect.

Thank you.

I will take this for 18, then.

FRAN: Thank you.

ROO: Well, here you go.

That's £18.

Thank you very much.

You've been an absolute star, Fran.

FRAN: Take care.

ROO: Take care.

Bye bye.

VO: Ta-ta, Fran!

That leaves Roo with £46.

Back in the Stag and onwards we go.

VO: Meanwhile, Mark has made his way through the Granite City, to Aberdeen's oldest cathedral, St Machar's.

He's meeting University of Aberdeen lecturer, in Language and Linguistics, Dr Dawn Lesley.

MARK: Dawn.

Hello.

DAWN: Fine to see you, Mark.

How are you?

MARK: I'm good, thank you.

DAWN: You've picked a bonnie day for it.

I have.

And what a magnificent building.

VO: Mark's here to learn about the Scots language, an important part of Scotland's culture and heritage.

DAWN: This was home to one of the first... ..major literary works of Scots.

So, would you like to come in and have a lookie?

MARK: Love to.

Lead on.

DAWN: Thank you.

VO: Scots is the rebel tongue of Scotland.

Despite being spoken for hundreds of years, for much of the 20th century, Scots speakers were mocked and oppressed by educators and English speakers.

However, it was once the language of royalty, and used in great works of literature.

So, Dawn, what is Scots?

Well, Scots is a Germanic language.

It's a sister language to English, essentially.

If you go back far enough, then they come from a common ancestor.

Scots was once a language of quite considerable status.

It was the language of the Scottish Court, it was the language of kings and queens.

Mary, Queen of Scots was described as speaking all in Scottish, and her son, King James VI, he was a great writer of Scots.

And we have lots of other great writers of Scots as well.

And one of them was the canon of this very cathedral, John Barbour, and he wrote an epic poem, almost 14,000 lines, called The Bruce.

And this is the first major literary work in Scots.

And we've actually got a nice commemorative wooden relief over here, commemorating the poem.

DAWN: Would you like a look?

MARK: I'd love to, thank you.

VO: It's said that the decline of the "Mither Tongue" began after the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI of Scotland became James I of England.

With the court moving to London, English became the official Royal language, and began to dominate.

But this isn't the entire poem?

DAWN: No.

So the entire poem is very big.

So this is just an excerpt of some of the most famous lines from the poem, and it says, if you'll excuse my 14th-century Scots pronunciation... MARK: I will!

DAWN: "Fredome is a noble thing."

VO: Freedom is a noble thing.

"Fredome mays man to haiff liking."

VO: Great happiness does freedom bring.

DAWN: "Fredome all solace to man giffis."

VO: All solace to a man it gives.

DAWN: "He levys at es that frely levys."

VO: He lives at ease that freely lives.

DAWN: So, this is a really nice link from the old Scots to the new.

Nowadays in Scotland, according to the 2001 census, there were 1.5 million speakers of Scots in Scotland.

Here in the northeast, it was estimated around half of people in Aberdeenshire were speakers of Scots.

Why was Scots discriminated against?

Historically, it hasn't always been valued in education.

So if I take my grandparents' generation, for example, they would have been punished for using Scots in school.

Thankfully now we've seen a bit of a resurgence in Scots in Scotland, in terms of education.

So, we have it as part of the curriculum for primary school kids.

We've also got a new Scots qualification for secondary school pupils, the Scots Language Awards, and we have things like, at the University of Aberdeen, running courses in northeast Scots, which is taking Scots and using it as a living variety to be taught and to be used, rather than just speaking about Scots.

VO: The Scots language has had many years of mixed fortunes.

But today, Scots is the largest minority language spoken in Britain.

In Aberdeenshire, they have their own dialect of Scots, known as Doric.

MARK: I can't leave without learning at least some Scots words.

So, come on, teach me something.

OK.

So, are you feeling hungry, Mark?

I'm always hungry!

Good.

Good.

Right, we've got a delicious bakery just down the road, so I'm going to get you to go, ask for some local delicacies.

So, you're going to go in and say hello, you'll say, "Aye, aye.

Fit like?"

MARK: Aye, aye.

Fit like?

DAWN: Yeah, good.

That means, "Hello, how are you?"

And then... what would you like to eat?

I think if you ask, "Can I hae twa butteries?"

Can I hae twy butteries?

DAWN: Hae twa.

MARK: Hae twa.

So, "twa", two.

Twa, twa butteries.

MARK: Twa butteries.

Can I hae twa butteries?

Good.

"And a fine piece."

MARK: And a fine piece.

DAWN: Yeah.

Good.

And once they give you that, you're a polite person, so you'll have to say, "Ta awfa muckle."

Ta awfa muckle.

DAWN: Yeah.

There you go.

You've got it.

MARK: I'm going to forget all of this instantly!

Ta awfa muckle.

Ta awfa muckle.

Perfect.

DAWN: Good luck!

MARK: Ta awfa muckle!

There we go.

VO: Well, this should be interesting!

MARK: Well, here goes nothing!

MARK: Aye, aye.

Fit like?

WOMAN: Nae bad, the like yoursel?

Can I hae twa butteries and a fine piece?

Of course you can.

VO: After decades of suppression, Scots is fighting back to become a living language, with a deep connection to Scotland's past.

MARK: Mmm... Ta awfa muckle!

WOMAN: Bye.

See you later.

VO: Good show, Mark!

And while Mark has been taking a breather, Roo has been taking the road less traveled.

Oh!

VO: If she doesn't pop a tire, Roo will shortly be arriving in Ellon... ..and her next appointment - Ellon Indoor Market.

Wow.

Where do I start here?

VO: I'm not sure, Roo!

This labyrinthine market is full of possibilities.

I know, it's painful.

(TUNELESS SCRATCHING) Yeah, that sums up my last auction!

VO: It's not that bad!

You've already snagged several promising lots, and still have £46 to spend.

Now, what can you spot with that magpie eye of yours?

(INHALES) Well, it's more silver.

I bought some silver already, but I do need to pair things up together, so let's see if there's anything good.

Ah, that's quite interesting.

Do you know what that reminds me of?

My little repoussé salt cellars.

Continental silver.

Reminds me of it with that lovely design, that fluted top.

Let's see... Oh, there's hallmarks!

So, this is sterling silver.

The anchor, which signifies it's Birmingham, and the little date letter A.

So, I would say that's probably 1900.

So, that is literally... ..turn of the century, end of the Victorian era, by one year.

So, these are late-Victorian.

VO: Ticket price, £12.

It's sweet.

And am I getting carried away again?

I might be.

So let me carry on looking.

VO: Crikey, you'll have to stop shopping sometime, Roo!

ROO: Now, what's intriguing me here are these...

They're an usual set, because they're not identical at all.

It's a set of four aubergine, plum-colored, hand-blown glasses.

Now, this style is very much Georgian.

1700s, early 1800s.

But it's been very well copied.

The thing with glass, if it's sort of pre-mid-1800s, it was always made in three sections.

You've got the ball, the stem, and the foot.

Three sections fused together.

Also on the bottom you'll see a pontil mark.

So that's where the pontil rod is snapped off.

And the older it is, the sharper that is.

It's actually quite dangerous.

So this has the pontil mark, it is made in three sections, and I think, they're not Georgian, but I would say late-Victorian, late, late-Victorian, early-1900s.

But that's still got quite a bit of age to it.

So I might go speak to Kerry and find out how much they are.

And then I need to stop looking for things, because I've already bought too much already.

VO: Kerry is the nice lady on the till.

Will she cut Roo a nice deal?

ROO: Hi, Kerry.

KERRY: Hi.

ROO: How are you doing?

KERRY: Hi.

I'm fine, thank you.

Now, there's a couple of things I spotted.

There's a set of four aubergine glasses, hand-blown.

And you've also got this sort of silver napkin ring, which you've got priced up at £12.

ROO: Which is absolutely fine.

KERRY: Yeah, yeah.

That's a really good price.

And the four glasses, there's no price on them.

I'm asking £10 for the... glasses.

I think that's fair enough.

They are lovely.

So, done deal?

ROO: (LAUGHS) KERRY: Thank you.

£12 for the napkin ring.

£10 for the glasses.

So I owe you 22.

VO: And that's Roo all shopped out, with £24 to spare.

ROO: Thank Kerry.

KERRY: Thanks a lot.

ROO: Take care.

Bye.

KERRY: Bye.

VO: Best pop them safely in the Triumph and collect Mark.

MARK: Look at that view!

MARK: Wow.

ROO: It's beautiful.

It's stunning.

Should I take you there now?

MARK: Yeah.

Let's go, then.

Just before we go to bed, let's go for a wee drive.

VO: The perfect end to a good day's shopping.

Time for some shut-eye.

VO: It's auction day and we're in the heart of whisky country.

I'm ashamed to say, being in... ..this particular part of the world, whisky makes me very ill. ROO: (GASPS) Does it?

MARK: I just can't drink it.

I know!

VO: I'd keep schtum about that around here, if I were you, Marky boy.

The Glenfarclas Distillery is hosting us today, a family-owned Speyside whisky-maker, with a history stretching back nearly 160 years.

ROO: Oh, smell that fresh Scottish air.

MARK: Wonderful, isn't it?

MARK: We should hop to it.

ROO: (LAUGHS) VO: Roo and Mark have parked up in Ballindalloch, while their purchases have traveled south, to Leicestershire and Sutton Hill Farm country auctions, with keen bidders online in the room and on commission, and James Moulds is wielding his gavel.

Roo has grouped some of her purchases, meaning she spent £155 on her five lots.

I wonder if James fancies anything in particular.

We have a very nice ammonite pendant.

I think this will do well.

Unfortunately, it comes with a case of butter knives.

There's a little bit of damage to them, I think we might struggle with those.

VO: Meanwhile, Mark splurged £261 on his five lots.

Does James see a sleeper in there?

We have a Timothy Harris, very rare, Isle of Wight glass vase.

Very nice design.

A lot of interest in this.

I think this is going to make quite a bit of money.

VO: That's quite the endorsement.

How exciting!

Wow!

VO: Now, with the wonders of modern tech, we can watch the auction action unfold in comfort.

By 'eck, it's posh in here, isn't it?

ROO: It is.

The thing is, we've got no finer place than we are, in the heart of Scotland.

MARK: We are.

ROO: What could go wrong?

BOTH: (LAUGH) MARK: I like your confidence.

ROO: Is that a cue?

MARK: Come on.

MARK: Let's have a look.

VO: Mark's up first, with his Edwardian writing box.

JAMES: 100 for it, please.

MARK: And more.

JAMES: Thank you very much, sir.

100 is bid in the room.

That's a good starting bid.

At 100, 110 anywhere.

100.

Only bid?!

MARK: No!

JAMES: Are we all finished?

ROO: Oh!

JAMES: And I'm going to sell it.

In the room, then, at 100.

Well, someone got a bargain.

VO: They certainly did.

Onwards and upwards, hopefully.

Heigh-ho, I... You know, it is what I expected.

You got triple figures.

VO: Let's see if Roo fares any better with her Punch and Judy brass gallery tray.

This is the piece I really envy you for.

ROO: Do you?!

MARK: I covet this.

Come on, Punch.

(WHISPERS) You look nervous.

Do I?!

The brass tray at £20.

Thank you, sir.

20 is bid.

ROO: Thank you.

JAMES: 30, sir.

MARK: It's on the go.

JAMES: 30's bid.

35?

She's off.

JAMES: At £30 and I'm selling it, then.

No, no, no, no.

Don't sell it.

Last chance, then.

(GAVEL) VO: Uh!

That's not quite the way to do it.

All square with that one.

I thought that would do alright!

I think someone got a good deal.

I think they did as well.

VO: Now, Mark's impulse item - his miniature auctioneer's gavel.

Let's see if there's any interest.

The thing is, ironically, this will make more money than a full-size gavel... ..because people love miniatures.

Well, I hope this does alright, because so far, neither you nor I have really sort of excelled, have we?

Right.

It's very small.

Yes.

That doesn't matter!

JAMES: It's a miniature.

JAMES: You have 18 bid.

MARK: 18.

ROO: 18.

Fabulous.

JAMES: £18 is the bid.

Come on, surely it'll make more than this.

At £18, at 20 anywhere?

I'm selling it, then, at £18.

JAMES: Last chance, then.

MARK: He could bid!

Come on.

Why don't you bid?

You'd like it on your desk.

(GAVEL) VO: He already has a hammer, Mark!

You can't sell snow in the Arctic, old boy.

MARK: Hey.

ROO: That's a profit.

It's a profit.

It's something.

VO: Here's Roo's first grouped lot.

The butter knives and the ammonite pendant.

There is a connection in there... ..and that is silver.

So that's not tenuous at all, then, is it?

ROO: Mm, no.

Start me at 30, then.

Try 20, then, here to be sold.

Thank you.

20 is bid.

£20.

25 anywhere?

JAMES: At £20.

I'm selling them.

ROO: A bit of silver on there!

JAMES: Last chance, then.

Hammer falls at 20, we all done, then?

MARK: Well, someone... ROO: Hammer's down.

VO: Ouch!

An £18 loss.

We're not having much joy today.

Someone will be buttering their scones with a smile on their face at that price.

VO: Hopefully Mark sees some profit on his art deco napkin rings.

40's bid.

£40.

45 anywhere?

£40 is the bid.

45 is bid.

50's bid.

Fabulous jump of 10.

Slowly edging up, 55.

At £50, only bid, and I'm selling them.

At £50 for the sixth... (BLOWS RASPBERRY) ROO: ..get a last-minute bid.

JAMES: At £50, then.

Last chance, then, hammer is falling, then... (GAVEL) VO: My, my, my.

Things are not going to plan.

MARK: Oh, dear.

ROO: Could have been worse.

VO: Another group lot from Roo, the continental silver salt cellars and sterling silver napkin ring.

You do like your silver.

I do!

It doesn't seem to like me, though.

Starting me straight in at £40 bid, £40.

At 45, anyone?

MARK: Well done.

JAMES: £40 is the bid.

At 40, 45 anywhere?

Seems very cheap again, at £40 for the three items, at 40.

ROO: Come on, internet!

JAMES: Last chance... (GAVEL) VO: A few pounds to the good there, gratefully received by Roo.

MARK: Bravo, profit.

ROO: Thank you.

VO: More silver next.

Let's see if Mark's Georgian silver tongs can grab a profit.

Hester Bateman sugar tongs for £30.

No one for £30?

Thank you, sir.

At the back of the room.

JAMES: At 30.

ROO: Fabulous.

Yeah... At £30, 35 anywhere?

£30 only bid, and I'm selling them.

Very cheap, these.

At £30, then.

Ooh, just in time!

ROO: Ohhh!

You got it.

MARK: That bid you talked about!

Fantastic.

At 35, then, last chance, then.

(MOUTHS SILENTLY) (GAVEL) VO: Uh-oh, another loss.

It's pretty neck-and-neck between these two today.

It could have been worse.

It could have been an £8 loss.

Yes.

Those last-minute bids do exist, there's proof!

I think they'd have done double that if they'd have been in great condition.

Maybe more.

VO: Hoping to make more than a few pennies, it's Roo's penultimate lot.

I love this, I think it emulates our fear of the dentist.

JAMES: Try £20.

ROO: (GROANS) JAMES: Only 20, £20.

No interest?

ROO: Please do not drop down to 10.

JAMES: Try 10.

ROO: No!

Thank you.

Ten.

Hey!

You've started.

12?

12.

14?

14.

JAMES: 16?

MARK: It's on the go.

JAMES: It sells, then, at 14... (GAVEL) VO: Gosh, it's like pulling teeth today.

MARK: Boo.

I'm sorry.

ROO: Ah!

No, it's OK. VO: Mark's final lot now.

Can his firecracker vase light up the auction?

(EXHALES) This, I'm excited about.

I love this.

It's a great piece of glass.

And, you know, glass is, you know, really close to my heart.

Start me at 60, then.

Let's get on.

WOMAN: 65.

JAMES: Thank you.

65 is bid.

70's bid.

75?

75 is bid.

80 is the bid.

75.

80 is bid.

Should be making twice as much as this...

I like this man, did I tell you, I like this man?

JAMES: ..£80, only bid.

Last chance, then, hammer is falling.

JAMES: We all done?

MARK: Come on!

Oh, just in time.

ROO: Ahhh!

JAMES: 85 is bid.

JAMES: 90?

MARK: Please.

Come on.

We all finished, then?

Last chance, then... (GAVEL) 85.

VO: Crikey, Moses, some fireworks at last.

That was a fabulous find for Mark.

ROO: Well done.

MARK: Yeah, that was a good one.

Well done.

VO: Roo's last chance now.

Will she be toasting a profit with her Victorian goblets?

I got the four of them for £10.

So you shouldn't really lose... MARK: (LAUGHS) ROO: In theory!

In theory.

JAMES: At £10, then.

ROO: (GASPS) No interest.

Thank you very much.

10 is bid.

MARK: Hey.

JAMES: I'm selling them.

At £10.

Please give me 12, somebody.

JAMES: At £10.

Bargain of the day.

At £10, it goes, then, at 10.

(GAVEL) VO: Well, not quite one to raise a glass to, but it's not a loss.

I work better with less money in my pocket.

MARK: OK. ROO: Let that be a warning.

OK.

It sharpens the mind.

VO: Hard luck for our senior Tripper today, as Roo's £61 worse off after sale room fees, and her piggy is left with just £117.48.

And whilst it wasn't a great outing for Mark either, his loss of £24, after costs, leaves his kitty in good shape, with £322.26p, meaning the rookie maintains his lead into the next leg.

Well, we're nearly halfway through.

ROO: Yes.

Still everything to play for.

ROO: Right.

VO: Onwards and upwards!

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