[UPBEAT MUSIC] NARRATOR: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

Yeah!

Super cool.

How about that?

NARRATOR: Behind the wheel of a classic car.

[LAUGHTER] And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners-- Yes!

NARRATOR: --and valiant losers.

Lost it.

NARRATOR: Will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster.

Oh my God!

Oh no, something's wrong with the car.

NARRATOR: This is the "Antiques Road Trip."

[THEME MUSIC] Beep beep.

Welcome to Yorkshire's West Riding.

My God it's grand, isn't it?

Do you know what?

I think it's these dry stone walls.

I think they're just brilliant.

I just love walls.

Do you know what?

There's an amazing quote, I love walls.

I just love walls.

NARRATOR: Our "wall-o-phile," Philip Serrell and Natasha Raskin Sharp will be taking in god's own county today in their trusty '64 [INAUDIBLE]..

I want you to give me a tune that you'd choose for our road trip.

NATASHA: I'd probably go for a bit of Neil Young.

I'd go for a bit of Abba.

You'd go for Abba?

(SINGING) Money, money, money.

[LAUGHING] NARRATOR: Yeah, he's gloating and with good reason.

Last time out, an attack of the wobbles left Natasha with a last minute panic buy-- Right, right, OK. Where do I start?

Where do I start?

NARRATOR: --while a detour to a funeral parlor landed Philip with some ecclesiastical brass.

I'm going to shake you by the hand on that.

Okey doke, my pleasure.

NARRATOR: They made a heavenly 150 pounds profit at auction.

Someone's looking out for you.

PHILIP: I have a plan for today, right?

I am going to be scouring the countryside for undertakers.

Well, so am I.

Imagine if we both turned up in the same undertakers.

Awkward.

NARRATOR: Natasha's crown slipped slightly as her fortune fell to 235 pounds and 80 Pence.

But Philip's leapt into the lead with 343 pounds and 40 Pence to take to the shops today.

What happened to my 80 pound lead?

Do you remember that?

Remember my 80 pound lead?

NARRATOR: Hey, it's not over yet, Natasha.

They started their trip at Louth in Lincolnshire and headed up the Pennines.

They'll eventually end up at a final auction in the West at St Anne's on Sea.

Later, we'll be heading to auction back where it all began at Louth.

But for now, we kick off in Yorkshire at Bingley.

Got it?

This market town on the banks of the river, Aire can trace its origins back to Saxon times.

But it's also where the Airedale terrier was first bred.

Oh wow.

It looks like a postbox.

NARRATOR: Certainly does.

Let's hope Antiques Retro and Vintage have some first class items then.

Hello, there.

Hi.

Hello.

Hi.

- Hi, I'm Natasha.

- Pleased to meet you.

I'm Mike.

- Mike, it's lovely to meet you.

This is Christian.

Well, hi Christian in the egg.

[CHUCKLES] NARRATOR: There's a future Bond villain there.

This is chocka.

NARRATOR: You not kidding, girl.

It might be postage stamp sized, but they've squeezed an awful lot of bits and bobs in here.

And the upside is you don't have to walk too far to find something of interest.

NATASHA: Here we have a beautiful arts and crafts brass jardiniere and stand, which I think are-- yes, they're integrated.

Sometimes they are one on top of the other.

This is a fully integrated piece.

And sometimes, the beaten design, this is [INAUDIBLE] work, so pushed out, is more intricate.

But actually, this minimalism is what makes this so beautiful.

Less is more here.

You can just imagine this in a beautiful Victorian home.

And coming out of this, if you're a Victorian, your Aspidistra plant which just would not die.

It just would not die, NARRATOR: Mike's got it priced up at 160 pounds.

This is probably weighted.

Yeah, it's a heavy beast.

Let's have a little look.

Sometimes it will say something like, handmade in England, or handcrafted.

But I don't see a stamp like that.

That is so heavy.

Oh.

That's gorgeous.

It's really striking.

But I want to keep looking.

You can't just walk into a shop like this and just go to the first thing I see, or can I?

NARRATOR: Might be rude not to browse a bit more, but I think she's quite taken with it.

Meanwhile, Philip has motored on.

He's pointed to Sunbeam towards the neighboring village of Cullingworth.

And given that this is sheep country, his first retail opportunity is in this former wool mill, [INAUDIBLE] Hi, hi, hi.

I'm Philip.

How are you?

- Oh, hi.

I'm Helen.

Welcome to Antiques at the Mill.

Well, you've got a lovely centre here, haven't you?

HELEN: Thank you very much.

We're trying.

Do a bit of everything.

Well, I only want a bit of something.

I'll go and have a look around.

NARRATOR: I think he's going to have to put in a fair amount of legwork here.

12 and 1/2 1,000 square feet packed with interesting somethings.

Oh, I like those.

This is salt glazed, a process where they basically chuck salt into the kiln, and it gave this finish here.

And there is a bit of a recurring theme to this road trip, because we bought almost part of a [INAUDIBLE] bricks.

We've had a finial for all the good that did me.

And I just love these chimney pots.

NARRATOR: 55 pounds is the price on that.

And these things always get damaged here, always get broken.

And that one's not too bad.

Should I be learning a lesson from bricks and roofing finials?

Hm.

I do like it.

NARRATOR: I guess not then.

Oh look, they're everywhere.

I mean, you'd kind of think that's the same-- actually, it's a different shape to the other one because the other one has got a square base, and this one's got a round base.

But I'm sort of kind of thinking that they're close enough to be similar.

There's a bit of white beard and a red cloak in here where Father Christmas has been down here many a times.

NARRATOR: That'll make it worth the 30 pounds asking price then.

So while he ponders his pots, back in Bingley Natasha still has her eye on that big bit of brass.

And there's certainly a bit of a theme in here.

NATASHA: You have so much brass and copper.

Is this a personal preference?

I do like it.

I don't like brass [INAUDIBLE] So who done-- look at something like this.

Again, I wouldn't have cleaned that up.

That's got a nice edge patina with it.

I think that's gorgeous.

That's copper, right?

Yes.

And then do you think these patches are repairs?

Yeah, I think they may have made it with all the bits that they had left.

Yeah.

I love that.

Yeah.

So if this were Victorian British copper, this would have more of a beak?

It would have more of a spout?

Yeah, for pouring and usage again.

It would probably have more of a conical shape, wouldn't it?

But this is just so rustic, maybe continental, maybe even Middle Eastern.

I think this is cool.

NARRATOR: We're definitely into heavy metal today.

NATASHA: What are you looking for?

For goodness sake, mate, don't look at the price.

That was your first mistake.

No, I was looking to see if there's any holes in the base rate, to be honest is pointing to the window and look inside that way.

Of course, the old trick.

And it's full of holes.

NARRATOR: I think he's being wholly honest here, don't you?

He's got 50 pounds on that.

Should we get down to brass tacks?

NATASHA: I saw 160 pounds on the planter.

MIKE: Yes.

So my question is, would you sell it to me for 100 pounds?

MIKE: No, that is a bit low.

Too low?

Just too low, yes.

Just too low?

120.

What about 110?

MIKE: Is that all right, Christian?

Yeah.

NARRATOR: The man in the egg says yes.

Spooky.

Out of interest, what would be the best price on the pitcher.

Now it's got holes in.

Thanks, Christian.

You got a [INAUDIBLE], 25.

Would you do it for 20?

What do you think, Christian?

Yeah.

OK. That's fine, thank you.

NARRATOR: Someone get Christian a white cat to stroke.

So in total, that's 130 pounds for that metalwork.

Thank you so much, Mike.

Thank you.

Christian, you've been a star from the egg.

Goodbye.

Bye-bye.

NARRATOR: It's a double yolker, that is.

Right, back to the mill where Philip is still finding new things to pique his interest.

One of the things I'd love about the business, you know, auctioneering is the way things have changed.

And today, you send people emails notifying them whenever there's a sale, and you send them a catalog and all the other stuff in the world.

Those were the days.

Look, the old auction poster.

So this is a manor farm, Slade Hooton in Rotherham.

And there was some valuable surplus household furniture, a chestnut nag mare, poultry and appliances.

NARRATOR: Sounds like your kind of sale, Phil.

55 pounds on that.

PHILIP: I love all that stuff.

The thing is, is someone in Lincolnshire going to buy a poster that relates to a farm sale in Yorkshire?

Well, do you know what?

Sometimes you have to go with your heart, don't you?

NARRATOR: He's an old romantic, isn't he?

In the meanwhile, those two chimney pots he was looking at earlier have now been formally introduced.

What do you reckon, Phil?

Do you know what?

Actually, nothing like one another at all, are they?

Look at them.

But hey, I still think they're quite fun.

NARRATOR: Time to talk money.

Helen, I don't know if you've had a look at those chimney pots, but they're clearly not a pair, are they?

Not really.

One is slightly larger than the other.

PHILIP: What did you say the little one was priced at?

HELEN: It's 30 pounds.

PHILIP: Yeah?

HELEN: The bigger one on the ticket says 55, but I figure I can do it for 50.

Yeah, so that's 80.

If you are buying an unmatched pair, we could do 70 with that?

OK. And what about this poster which I love that poster?

That's got 55 pounds on it.

We could do that one for 45.

So that's 115, isn't it?

And if I bought all three?

To give you a chance of a profit, I think we can do those for 100 for the three.

100 pounds?

You're an absolute angel.

Thank you very much, indeed.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: That works out to 35 pounds for the poster and 65 for the almost pair of chimney pots.

- Thanks, [INAUDIBLE].

- Thank you.

Thanks so much.

Take care, now.

NARRATOR: So that's him off the blocks as well.

Let's make track, shall we?

Natasha meanwhile, has trotted along to the pretty market town of Hebden Bridge.

At one time it was known as Trouser Town thanks to the number of clothing manufacturers hereabouts.

But Natasha's taking Shank's Pony to this unobtrusive workshop to find a horse of a different color.

Greeted by Pegasus himself.

Hello.

Hi, you must be Steve.

Oh, hi.

Hi.

Hello, Tasha.

Lovely to meet you.

I'm Steve, yeah.

Pleased to meet you.

NARRATOR: Steve's been making and restoring rocking horses for over 30 years now and is something of an authority when it comes to these rather fine beasts.

It goes back as far as people have had an interest in use of horses.

And ever since we developed wild horses into creatures that helped man, we've been making miniature ones for our children to play on and use, I suppose.

Eventually, as time progressed becoming as an item similar to that-- NATASHA: The hobby horse.

The hobby horse, yeah.

This is a good one.

This is a clever one with a modern plastic wheel.

It's got a leatherette ear and it's got an all-purpose, very good quality mop.

NATASHA: That is a mop, isn't it?

It doesn't quite evoke the idea of riding on a horse, but it's a good start.

Yeah.

Nothing much changed, I guess until the 19th century and the mass ownership of horses.

And children had to have horses to learn to ride as proper equestrian training devices.

And that's rocking horses came to be what they are today.

Oh, really.

So not-- Quite sophisticated.

Not just for play, but to get one used to sitting on a saddle as it were?

NARRATOR: Some of these horses had removable bridles to get children used to tacking up, and real horse hair for their manes and tails to practice grooming.

But most importantly, it allowed budding riders to safely get a feel of being on horseback.

Time for a bit of a gallop, I think.

I've only been riding a few times, but as I'm sitting here talking with you and rocking on the horse, it really does feel like the real experience.

It feels safe and feels good.

Yeah, you've got the right balance now.

NATASHA: And this style with all the metal brackets, et cetera, as opposed to the U-shaped rocker, which would you say is the more popular?

Originally, the horse that's sitting just behind us, the bow rocker horse was definitely the first thing that came along in the 19th century.

They lost popularity round about the turn of the century.

And along came these horses on the swing stand that we're sitting on now riding.

NARRATOR: These beautifully handmade toys were expensive to buy and would have adorned the nurseries of well-to-do households.

In fact, Queen Victoria herself had a role to play in popularizing these playthings.

STEVE: When she went off to open George Dock in Liverpool, she called into a long established rocking horse maker and she chose for herself a rocking horse.

And then she was asked, how would you like it painted?

And she chose one of her favorites, a gray, a dapper gray.

And then onwards, dapper gray was the firm favorite of people in this country.

NARRATOR: Rocking horses have largely fallen out of favor as children's toys and so Steve's magnificent creations were mostly sold to collectors.

But, he's also kept busy bringing well-loved antique horses back to their former glory, and it's always handy to have an extra pair of hands.

OK.

Here we go.

I am quite scared because someone is probably paying you good money for this restoration.

STEVE: Most people just go for it.

They dip the brush in that, they'd pull about half a pound of glue out on the brush and start splashing it all over.

It goes everywhere.

You've done it meticulously carefully.

Now you're going to put it in place.

Press up against that edge.

NATASHA: It's a bit [INAUDIBLE] So we're happy with it in position.

Behind you there's a little tin-- Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Oh.

Straight away we tack.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

NATASHA: I can't believe you're letting me do this.

STEVE: Feel it going through?

NATASHA: I can.

Yeah, keep going.

Tuck it Into the wood, take your fingers away.

Steve.

Wow.

Absolutely fantastic.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

NATASHA: I'm going to go out on a high.

I'm going to leave the saddle to you.

Thanks for your help.

NARRATOR: Employing a slightly speedier mode of transport, Phil is supposed to be heading for the Minster town of Halifax, but he must have taken a wrong turn somewhere because he seems to have arrived in the Piazza San Marco in Venice.

What is going on here?

[MUSIC PLAYING] Peaceful.

This magnificent Georgian structure was built for cloth makers and merchants to buy and sell lengths of fabric known as pieces, hence the name.

It's now home to Phil's next port of call, Owl's Emporium.

We do like an emporium.

Hi, I'm Philip.

How are you?

- Hi, Phil.

I'm Simone.

Nice to meet you.

- Can I call you Nina?

- Yes, you can-- [INAUDIBLE] Just get out of here.

NARRATOR: [CHUCKLES] He knows how to make a good first impression, doesn't he?

Old smoothie.

It's all laid out very cleanly in here, no need to rummage.

But is there anything in this myriad of cabinets that speaks to our man?

Already, they're making me feel like I'm at home, just these three bits of Worcester porcelain here.

Now, if you're superstitious like me, the peacock is a really unlucky bird because the peacock's feather is the devil's eye.

If you have the peacock's feather in your hair, it's like it's mega unlucky and the world will collapse around your ears.

So that's got a little peacock on it, it's in a Pine tree, and that's a fairly well-known Worcester decoration.

But by and large, a vase with a peacock on it is roughly 2/3 of the price of a vase with a pheasant on it.

How bonkers is that?

But I'm not going to buy it.

It's bad luck.

NARRATOR: We'll steer clear of that one then.

Anything a bit luckier?

Can I have a look in 20, please?

You can.

PHILIP: Those three bits in the bottom?

SIMONE: Oh, dinosaur poo.

Now, don't smell it, Phil.

It's only paper.

[CHUCKLES] I'll get you some after.

How do you know that that is what you say it is.

I didn't know.

It's your shop.

It's a cabinet holder.

One assumes that she has the expertise.

This is fossilized dinosaur poo.

Yes, it is.

It's one of our best sellers.

Really?

Yep.

Little boys in particular.

NARRATOR: Hey, that says a lot about you, Phil.

Technically known as coprolites, these Dino droppings are quite useful to paleontologists to find out about diet and migratory patterns.

Definitely not a floater.

So we don't know from which dinosaur's bottom this appeared?

No, sorry.

You can't say it's a velociraptor or a T-rex.

PHILIP: Dinosaur poop.

I'm thinking of buying dinosaur poop.

NARRATOR: All those years of training, Phil.

These are 12 pounds of plop-- a pop.

I think we know where this is heading.

If I bulk-- bought these here, what are they going to cost me?

Come on, you'll help me.

No, get me a calculator.

Calculator?

I can do that.

Three 12s is 36.

Each cabinet's got its discretion, Phil.

25 quid.

20.

Just shake my hand.

SIMONE: [SIGHS].

Thank you very much.

NARRATOR: He should have worn rubber gloves.

PHILIP: I've come to an antique centre and I'm walking out with three piles of-- mind you, it's probably not the first time I've done it on this program.

NARRATOR: You said it mate, not me.

I think we'll call it a day, shall we?

Time to regroup and head off to pastures new.

I can tell you one thing, I haven't found any Undertaker's.

Did you actually live look?

Yeah, of course I did.

NARRATOR: Yeah, just wait till he tells you what he did find.

Nighty night.

Wash your hands.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Now our trippers are normally very cagey about their purchases, but this morning Philip just can't wait to let it all out.

PHILIP: Tash, I've got something to show you.

OK. PHILIP: Tadaa!

Look at that.

That, Tash is dinosaur poo.

NATASHA: Coprolite.

That's what it's called, coprolite.

Well, it actually comes from the Greek.

The lite part comes from lithos which is stone, so copro must be poo.

It's like stone poo, as in fossilized poo.

NARRATOR: She's quite an expert on poo, isn't she?

NATASHA: It's actually quite a good looking poo.

[LAUGHING] Because I've seen these before and they're just like lumps and it's quite hard to believe.

But ain't no denying.

NARRATOR: [INAUDIBLE] As well as that dinosaur doo doo, Philip bought an old auction poster and a couple of chimney pots.

Actually, nothing like one another at all, are they?

NARRATOR: And he still has the princely sum of 223 pounds and 40 Pence to play with.

Ah, silver fox.

Natasha was no slouch either, picking up a rustic copper vessel with holes in and brass jardiniere.

Yeah.

It's a heavy beast.

NARRATOR: Leaving her with 105 pounds 80 to spend today hopefully on something more pleasant than Phil's prized possession.

But you never know, on this show.

Can we talk about something else now?

Here's another nice wall, love.

Isn't that a lovely wall?

That's a good wall.

Actually, that's just kind of in my peripheral vision.

See if you can cover that up.

Yeah, I think I will actually.

It's making me feel a bit queasy.

NARRATOR: Yeah.

Well you bought it.

Later, we'll be heading to that Louth auction, but first Natasha has gone solo and made her way to the [INAUDIBLE] city of Wakefield.

Her first port of call today is The Old Curiosity Shop.

Let's hope it lives up to its name.

[DOORBELL RINGS] Hello.

Hi, there.

I'm Tasha.

Hi, I'm Leslie, Tasha.

Nice to meet you.

It's lovely to meet you.

This is really, really full of antiques.

Where should I start, Les.

I would start at the beginning.

At the very beginning and work my way around?

At the beginning and then work your way around, I would.

NARRATOR: It's a very good place to start, so the song goes.

I always do as I'm told.

NARRATOR: Very wise.

She'll need all the help she can get because this place goes back quite a way.

I wonder what gems she can unearth amongst all these cabinets.

NATASHA: Charles Clement Pilling is a good maker of silver.

Let's have a look at these.

OK, so there are two of these.

Pepperettes, very Art Nouveau.

It's all about the organic swirl, the whiplash curve, the arabesque.

And here, we have something doing all of those things.

This is curvy and wavy and exactly what the Art Nouveau was all about.

Now, there's not a huge amount of weight in that and silver is sold by the gram.

The thing that doesn't worry me is that these probably won't be scrapped.

These are sold to silver collectors.

There's a name, there's age, there's design history there.

And they're marked up at 45 pounds.

That's probably not for the pair.

I would say that's individually.

NARRATOR: And you'd be right, girl.

90 pounds for the two.

Anything else to your taste in here?

That is super cute.

Look at this tin plate gramophone.

Portable, made for play, but actually would play a tune quite nicely.

There's even a tiny-- is that the size of a-- is that a 7 inch?

It is a 7 inch, but it's called a Kidditunes.

Very mid-20th century.

Clockwork.

The key is there, which is great.

The design is gorgeous.

It's very kind of Woodland creature.

They have got little, almost butterfly wings on their backs these kids and they're each playing an instrument.

They're singing in harmony with the birds.

I'm just going to go around because I want to see if there's a maker.

In fact-- oh!

Sorry.

See, I'm going to take it out.

Here it is.

The National Band.

Yeah, OK.

So there's a maker.

Condition is poor.

This has been used and loved and that's exactly what it was made for.

Yeah, that spins around.

No problem whatsoever.

Oh, it's a wee bit wonky.

NARRATOR: 70 pounds is the price on that.

It's a lovely thing, tin plate toys.

Never bought one of those before.

This could be my first.

Maybe we'll make sweet music at the auction.

NARRATOR: You'll have to see if Les is playing to your tune first.

Must say, I'm loving your sign, lots of items reduced.

That is the perfect sign for me.

And I think both of these are cool.

Particularly in love with the tin plate record player.

I would be delighted if you were to accept an offer of 35 pounds.

I know it's so cheeky.

I know, I'm almost embarrassed.

It is.

I think that might be a little bit too low.

What about 45 and we've got a deal?

OK.

Right, deal.

NATASHA: Would you mind terribly throwing in the mini record at 45 Pence?

Yes, we'll throw the record in.

Oh, really?

Oh good.

Thank you.

That was really embarrassing.

Ready for some more?

NARRATOR: Round two, then?

The 90 pound pepperettes.

NATASHA: I want to offer 45, and for goodness sake, let's just shake hands.

What about 60 for the pair?

NATASHA: Oh no.

I don't have enough money to do that.

So my offer is going to be 49.

Right, we'll go for the deal on 49.

How is that?

All right?

That's an excellent deal, I believe.

It's so great!

What do you mean it's an excellent deal?

It's superlative!

NARRATOR: He's a very nice man, this Les.

So that's 94 pounds in total for the gramophone and those two pepper pots.

And that means she's only got around 12 pounds left.

Don't forget your record, girl.

NATASHA: Or you get two in there.

NARRATOR: Hey, bonus.

Time to [INAUDIBLE] quick, I think.

Now, is there anything that evoked Yorkshire more than the music of a brass band?

From the trumpet to the tuba, there's something about that sound that just says Northern and Philip's made his way to the town of Huddersfield to find out about the evolution of one particular member of the brass section.

- Ah!

- Hi, Phil.

- How are you?

- How are you?

Nice to see you.

Come in, please.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Blimey, this is cool, isn't it.

NARRATOR: Michael Rath has been making the highest quality trombones for over 20 years.

His creations can be seen and heard in orchestras, big bands and brass ensemble the world over.

And as Britain's only trombone manufacturer, he knows a thing or two about how these iconic instruments came to be.

To start with, it was basically a warning time years ago for armies or to warn people across the valley that you wanted something.

So they'd use an animal horn or something like that.

It was a communication device, and I suppose as time has gone on, it's been developed and then made into a pleasant sound.

PHILIP: It's not just a matter of blowing down a pipe, is it?

No.

Certainly not.

You need to create the sound, first of all, and the instrument actually amplifies the sound.

Yeah.

So with a brass instrument, you have a mouthpiece which is like that.

You create an air stream and then you use your lips as a Reed.

PHILIP: [BLOWING] And then you add your mouthpiece.

[BLOWING] I'm almost there.

I am almost there.

I used to play cornet in the CCF band at school, but I got to tell you it was very, very bad.

NARRATOR: My cornet had an ice cream on the end of it.

The simplest form of these wind instruments would be a hunting horn like this.

By changing the pressure of your lips you could alter the pitch.

But for a full range of notes it needed some modifications.

A natural trumpet was basically a longer version of that, which would create more notes on it.

Because it's longer?

OK, yeah.

So therefore it could be used in a musical performance.

If, for instance, they wanted to change it into a different key they could take this one off and put this one on to make it longer.

And by altering the length of the pipe-- MICHAEL: It gives you a different range of notes.

Then the instrument was in that key-- PHILIP: For as long as you were playing-- MICHAEL: --for as long as you were playing it until you took that pin off.

- So you couldn't alter it?

MICHAEL: You could've altered it before the performance or quickly during a performance.

NARRATOR: Another component, called a yard, could be added and played like a recorder to increase the amount of notes, essentially the forerunner to the valves on a modern trumpet.

But it was the sack butt.

The name comes from the French to pull and push that first allowed musicians to alter the pitch by sliding a section of the instrument to increase its length.

This was the forerunner of the trombone.

That was sort of developed in 1450.

And around 1770 or something, this came in, which is the modern day trombone.

Give it a toot, Phil.

[BLOWS TRUMPET] Thank you.

Goodnight and goodbye.

Very good.

NARRATOR: He's definitely getting better.

I think that's fantastic.

It is a work of art, isn't it?

[MUSIC PLAYING] NARRATOR: Michael's factory produces only around 400 of these magnificent instruments a year.

It's painstaking work as each trombone is beaten into shape.

Spun to form the bell, the pipes are bent and soldered and then the finished item is assembled and polished to a high shine.

They not only sound incredible, but look incredible too.

So we've got a few different materials, yellow brass, which is 70/30 copper and zinc.

This is standard brass but in a brushed or satin type finish, nickel silver parts and a red brass bell.

PHILIP: Is red brass not copper?

It's 90% copper, 10% zinc, which gives you that red finish.

PHILIP: I've got one last tongue in cheek question for you.

Why were there 76 trombones?

[CHUCKLES] That's a very good question.

I haven't got a clue.

NARRATOR: And with that, I think it's time for the factory band to play us out.

Take it away, boys!

[TRUMPETS PLAYING] Now, after that brief musical interlude our Tash is heading for the last shop of this leg in Barnsley.

How's it going, old girl?

I'm OK.

But I've painted myself into a little bit of a corner.

NARRATOR: Just slightly.

With only 11 pounds and 80 Pence left, let's hope that the Barnsley Antique Centre will be good to you.

Throw yourself on their mercy, hey.

Excuse me, Daniel.

Yeah, yeah.

I think a heart-to-heart is what I'd like to have with you, if that's OK?

- No problem, at all.

Of course.

Are you a good listener?

I am.

I find myself with 11 pounds 80 in my back pocket.

And Daniel, I'm sorry to tell you that's my whole budget.

Right.

Would you mind terribly going to source two or three items that I could take to auction for that price?

Yeah, yeah.

I'll take a look around for you.

Would you mind, terribly?

I'll do the same and then maybe we can meet up in a few minutes.

11 pounds 80?

11 pounds and 80 Pence.

DANIEL: Right, very good.

Thank you, sir.

I shall start looking for you.

NARRATOR: Good idea.

Rope in some local help.

And look, our other happy shopper's pitching up.

And with over 220 pounds to work with, you can find your own antiques, mate.

PHILIP: I quite like that.

Do I quite like that?

I like all of these.

It's a piece of Parian ware which is a biscuit porcelain and it's really designed to look like it's marble.

NARRATOR: Named after the Greek island of Paros which was famed for its marble.

PHILIP: That's going to date somewhere in 1860, 1900, something like that.

And it's so out of taste.

I mean that is proper old school.

Let's have a look at it.

The key thing is condition.

If you want to see a really good example of Victorian slush, there it is.

Do I like it?

Actually, I don't know.

I think it's pretty dreadful.

NARRATOR: Which begs the question, why are you looking at it, then?

There are still collectors for these figurines, but it's not as popular as it was.

And with 150 pounds on the ticket, I feel a haggle coming on.

Rachel?

Rachel?

Are you ready for a really cheeky offer?

NARRATOR: Does she have a choice?

A very cheeky offer is 50 quid for it.

50?

Yeah.

That's [INAUDIBLE].

Yeah, has a bit actually.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: I think it might be a call to the dealer for that one.

Go and have a mooch.

[LAUGHING] Do you think that's my color?

I know it's not your size.

[LAUGHING] Oh!

NARRATOR: He only wanted something to go with this scarf.

Back to that Parian figurine and the dealer has dropped his price to 65 pounds.

20 years ago that was such a really, lovely collectible thing.

I'll tell you what, 65 pounds?

Yeah.

I've kind of got a feeling I'm going to buy it off you.

RACHEL: All right.

NARRATOR: I'd say he's happy with that, but I think that might be stretching it.

PHILIP: Take care, my love.

RACHEL: Take care.

Thank you.

PHILIP: What have I done?

NARRATOR: So while he heads off to ponder that question, it's time to see what Daniel has managed to scrape together for Natasha.

Is this your collection?

It is.

OK, this is interesting.

I'm immediately drawn to something that has a 50 pound price tag on it.

It was 11 pounds 80 I have.

It was.

I gave him the sob story on the phone to the dealer.

He says he can have it for the 11 pounds 80.

Can I have a look?

Of course.

DANIEL: Another reason is because it actually scares him.

NARRATOR: I'm not surprised.

NATASHA: Well, I guess it's a deity.

It's far Eastern.

But the figure is completely emaciated.

It's just skeleton.

DANIEL: It is.

That's why he doesn't like it.

I think he just wants rid.

NATASHA: It's unusual.

The thing that worries me is that that could be from a tourist market.

Yeah.

Or it could be from a temple.

So this Chinese crackle glaze ball-- DANIEL: Yeah, I phoned the dealer upon that.

That could be a couple of years old.

He's got it priced at 20 pounds, but again, he's listened to your sob story and he says you can have it for 8 pounds.

NATASHA: I think I can discount the floral decorative tree.

I think it's between the far Eastern items.

DANIEL: Right?

I'm more attracted to this.

There's something quite just neutral and very delicate about that.

This is just quite ghastly.

What would you do, Daniel.

DANIEL: To, be honest I'd chose bronze.

I think it has more going for it.

Maybe I should just delve into unknown territory and go for the bronze.

Let's do it, Daniel.

NARRATOR: She's got there eventually and every last penny spent.

Emaciated Southeast Asian bronze figure, sells for $10 million pounds, an Antiques Road Trip shock.

Are we going halfs on it?

Yeah, yeah.

We can talk commission later.

Daniel, how grateful am I for your help.

I'm so grateful.

Thank you very much.

DANIEL: Thank you.

Take care.

DANIEL: Bye-bye.

NARRATOR: Time we headed for that auction then.

NATASHA: You ready for a hiding?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, it's your turn, isn't it?

It's not going to happen.

It's your turn.

If only I'd bought some poo.

NARRATOR: And on that note, let's get some shut eye.

Welcome back to Louth.

Seems like no time at all since we were last here, doesn't it?

Is it going to go South in Louth?

- It's going to be a good day.

- It's going to be a great day.

I've got a feeling it's going to be a good day.

Come on.

NARRATOR: That's what we like, positive mental attitude.

We wandered around West Yorkshire and now it's time to sell in Lincolnshire.

John Taylor's Auction Rooms is where it's all going to happen and on the internet.

Philip shelled out 185 pounds on his four auction lots.

This is by far the coolest thing that Phil's bought, an auction poster from the early 1920s.

Yeah.

I'm a wee bit worried about this one because I would definitely give this houseroom.

NARRATOR: Natasha blew the lot.

All 235 pounds and 80 Pence of her budget on five lots.

Bless her.

Do you know these things are so specialized.

I haven't got a clue.

That could be worth thousands of pounds.

Or it might not even be worth thousands of Pence.

I have got the first idea.

But it's quite a good looking little thing, isn't it?

NARRATOR: Let's find out what auctioneer James Laverack thinks of our pairs haul.

Tin plate toys sell well with the gramophones, one with the horn can make into the hundreds.

This one, I think, is going to be more into the tens pounds.

But I can honestly say I've sold a lot of fossils before, but I've never sold dinosaur poo.

So I don't know quite where this one's going to go.

Although, there will be a novelty factor.

NARRATOR: There's a first time for everything.

Right, you too.

It's a packed room so fingers crossed, hey.

It's so busy.

A lot of people here for dinosaur poo, I've heard.

Yes.

NARRATOR: Well, we'll have to wait because up first is Natasha's big brass jardiniere.

JAMES: I'm straight in there with a commission bid of 20 pounds.

At 20.

At 20.

At 25.

35.

40, 5, 45 on the net.

At 45, 50, still got 55.

At 55, 60, 65. at 65, 70.

All on the net at 70.

75, at 75.

80.

At 80 bid.

At 80.

I'm coming back to the room at 80.

At 80 pounds and I'm going to sell at 80.

Internet.

[CLEARS THROAT] NARRATOR: That's rather taken the shine off things.

I absolutely thought that was lovely, and I would have liked to have owned it.

NARRATOR: Well said then.

His chimney pots are up next.

Santa's beard thrown in for free.

Do you know what?

I have a soft spot for chimneys.

- You do.

- I know.

I know.

I think I need help.

30, 30 straight away on the net.

At 30.

At 30.

35 in the room.

At 35.

40 on the net.

At 45 in the room.

At 50 on the net.

At 50.

At 55, back in the room.

At 55.

I'm feeling the colour draining from me face, here.

At 55, yours, madam.

Oh.

NARRATOR: If only they'd both been the same, hey Phil?

Do you know what?

I thought [INAUDIBLE] winner there.

NARRATOR: Natasha's second bit of metalware now and doubles as a sieve.

10 bid.

10, thank you, Maxine.

10 bid in the room.

At 12.

Go Maxine.

16 bid.

That's 16.

18 on the net.

25 bid on the net.

30 in the room.

At 30, at 35 on the net.

40-- See you were right, the race is here.

Oh, I'm living the dream.

50 in the room.

Well done, you.

JAMES: 55, we're still going.

Do I have 60 anywhere?

55 pounds and it sells.

That's good.

NARRATOR: It's better than good.

Our first profit today and more than double what she paid.

Auctions are so strange.

NARRATOR: Well, let's see if this one has a taste for Victorian slush.

You know when you sort of regret things in life?

Yes.

Well, I'm having a big Parian regret at the minute.

20 pounds.

20, 20 bid.

Thank you, at 20 in the room.

At 25 bid.

At 25, 30 bid, at 35, at 35, 40 bid.

At 40 pounds.

I'm surprised.

JAMES: 40.

5, anywhere at 40?

At 40 pounds and we're selling at 40.

I'm genuinely surprised.

I'm genuinely not.

NARRATOR: He's inconsolable.

Bad luck.

Yeah, thanks for that.

NARRATOR: Time for Tashas bargain Buddha.

Hidden treasure or tourist trash?

I've seen these before on this program make a lot of money, and I'm rather nervous about it.

20 pounds I'm asking.

20, 20 bid.

- That's someone's bid.

Thank you, sir.

At 20.

At 20, 25, at 25, 35, 45-- NARRATOR: Something's definitely happening.

At 50.

[INAUDIBLE] at 55 I've got on the net.

At 55, 65, fresh bidder, 65, 70 at 75, 85, 90.

At 90, with the gentleman at 90.

At 90 pounds, and we're selling then at 90.

Well done, you.

NARRATOR: I don't think Natasha can comprehend it.

Must be divine intervention.

That's brilliant, he said through gritted teeth.

NARRATOR: Phil's auction ephemera next.

Will it make more than a chestnut nag mare?

A profit would be nice today.

10.

10 bid.

At 10.

At 10 pound.

Bid at 10.

At 10.

At 10, the bids in the room at 10.

I don't know what to say.

At 10 pounds and we sell.

[LAUGHS] NARRATOR: Oh dear, no love for Yorkshire auctions in Lincolnshire.

What do you say to that, Phil?

I know what I'd like to say, but I don't think they'll film me.

NARRATOR: Fair enough.

Will Natasha's gramophone hit the right note?

25 pounds bid on this lot, at 25.

Right, we've jumped right over 80 pounds on the net.

At 80.

- Well done.

It should be.

It should be.

90 bid, at 95 bid.

At 95, 100, 110, 110 bid.

It should be.

Well done, you.

Had 120 bid on the net.

At 120, 130, 130 bid.

At 130.

At 130 pounds, and we sell.

Internet.

- I'm chuffed.

That's brilliant.

Well done.

NARRATOR: That's music to her ears.

A superlative profit.

You know sometimes in this program you really start to question if you know anything at all.

At least I know something.

NARRATOR: Now, I never thought I'd say this, but all of Phil's hopes rest on a pile of ancient excrement.

Well, I'm definitely going to doo doo now, aren't I?

The dinosaur doo doo.

The dinosaur doo doo.

Well I'm straightening, I've got a bid of 20 pounds on this lot, at 20, at 25 bid, at 25 on the net.

30, 35, at 35-- Told you.

JAMES: At 35 Pounds.

A 40 anywhere?

At 35 pounds.

I'm very happy with that.

Good work.

NARRATOR: You know what they say in Yorkshire.

Where there's [INAUDIBLE],, there's brass.

I'll claim no expertise in this subject whatsoever.

Well, I am quite relieved.

NARRATOR: So was the dinosaur.

Last up today are Natasha's twisty pepperettes.

[INAUDIBLE] 30 pounds.

30, 30, at 30.

Bids on the front.

5 at the back.

35, 40, at 40.

We're right on the front at 40.

5 the net.

At 45.

Oh no, shake of the head.

45.

50 on the net.

At 50, at 50 pounds.

Bid of 55.

55, at 55.

[INAUDIBLE] in the room at 55.

At 55 pounds and we sell.

That's all right.

Oh yes, it's great.

NARRATOR: Definitely to Louth's taste, I think we can tell which way this auction went.

Shall we go?

OK, I'll follow you out.

NARRATOR: And I'll do the sums.

Philip started out with 343 pounds and 40 Pence, but after some losses and auction charges that sunk to 273 pounds and 20 Pence, while Natasha had a barn stormer.

She made, after auction costs, a profit of 100 pounds and 40 p. So she races into pole position with 336 pounds 20.

Thanks Phil, ever the gent even in defeat.

It's a beautiful day.

- Well, it might be for you.

- Yeah.

Let me tell you, it's a little bit overcast from where I'm standing.

NARRATOR: But it's all still to play for.

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