It's the nation's favorite antiques experts!

I think I've found something.

Pretty good, yeah.

Behind the wheel of a classic car.

- Oh!

- Stop it!

And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

- Ooh!

- I think it's brilliant.

The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.

- (GAVEL) - But it's no mean feat.

You're some man!

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

- (LAUGHS) - No!

Will it be the high road to glory... ..or the slow road to disaster?

- (GEARS CRUNCH) - Oh, no!

This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Quite enough of that!

VOICEOVER (VO): Rain rain go away, come again another day.

Oh, hang on.

It doesn't seem to be dampening the spirits in our cheery 60s Sunbeam!

That's one of the things I find so positive about what we do, and I find so exciting is that you never know what you're gonna see, you never know what you're gonna find, and you could be very, very lucky.

Do you do life coaching?

(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) VO: (LAUGHS) Antiques experts Raj Bisram and Natasha Raskin Sharp are strapped in for the final part of their trip, which began in Royal Tunbridge Wells, before touring the southeast and going round in some very big circles, heading for a final auction in Willingham, near Cambridge.

Nottinghamshire is the place this morning for merry men and women.

Naturally, thoughts turn to Robin Hood.

I don't think he would have liked you.

You're too... You're too rich, You're too rich!

No, he would love me!

I'm the poor, I'm the poor.

(LAUGHTS) And you would have been the equivalent of Robin Hood's enemy.

The one rolling in money.

(LAUGHS) Well the way things are going, I'm gonna end up Friar Tuck, more like.

OK?

Well, I'm no Maid Marian, but I do feel like I need rescuing, to be honest with you.

VO: (LAUGHS) Anyway...

Maid Marian bagged a small profit last time to turn her initial £200 into £298.84.

(GAVEL) But she was robbed of a win by Little John, who made out like the proverbial bandit, filling his coffers with £710.88.

So, where are the rich pickings today?

You know we're headed to Cambridgeshire.

Yep.

I presume you're Oxbridge educated.

Of course.

Not.

- (LAUGHS) Of course.

- As am I.

Of course not.

We're heading to Cambridgeshire.

The auction house... Raj, I'm here to tell you, they will not accept furniture.

It's just a no-go, OK?

But then what if you see... (SIGHS) A beautiful French Louis Quatorze style...vitrine?

And you know, you know it's worth £15,000.

And it's there in the antique shop marked up for 30.

What do you do?

Do you step away?

Do you break the rules?

No.

I usually wake up at that point.

(LAUGHS) Pinch me.

It was a dream, it was a dream.

VO: With a wake-up call looming in Willingham, the first stop of the day is Newark on the river Trent, which is looking a little under the weather today.

But there's hope for a few good finds at Natasha's first shop, a former Salvation Army Citadel.

It's a shame you're not coming with me.

I know!

Wow, this looks exciting, doesn't it?

- OK, are we done?

- Yeah.

Right.

Have a good shopping trip.

Thank you, Raj.

I appreciate it.

- Don't forget.

- Do you mean it?

- You really mean that?

- Yeah.

You're looking for a painting, don't forget.

- A painting.

- You're looking for a painting.

- One worth thousands.

- Yeah.

- Right, you have a great day.

- Yeah, you too.

- See you soon, Raj.

- Yeah.

Keep dry.

- Bye!

Drive safely.

- Bye.

Bye.

VO: The Albert Street Antiques Centre, presided over today by Simon, houses the seemingly endless bounty of more than 50 dealers.

That's super cool.

That's really trendy.

It's what... 1960s?

It probably would require very little effort to wire this into your home, and to almost transform your room.

I'm thinking hallway?

I'm thinking when you walk in, this really strikes a chord with your visitors.

They know you mean business, they know you love design.

A little bit of brass, a little bit of copper.

Nice glass shades.

I think that's super cool.

It's about 70 years old, but do you know what?

Everything comes around, and it is bang on trend.

VO: Yeah, well, if you say so.

And where's our other trendsetter at this morning?

He's rallying on his tod to his first buying opportunity in Staythorpe.

Is this right?

Hello.

Has he rocked up at the home of some professional footballer?

This doesn't look right at all.

(PRESSES DOOR BUZZER) RAJ: Fantastic!

VO: Oh yeah?

RAJ: This is a bit odd.

VO: Well, he's in.

RAJ: This is a funny antiques shop.

VO: This is the rural hideaway of Fantastic Mr Fox and his den of interesting things, sold at antiques fairs and online.

The owners are said to be a tame couple, and are at home today by appointment.

Hello there!

I'm Raj.

- Nice to meet you.

I'm Nick.

- Nick, lovely to meet you.

This is Jo.

Jo, how are you?

Lovely to meet you.

I go to lots of shops, Nick.

This is a little bit different.

- Yeah, good.

- Lots of bargains?

Yeah, lots of stuff to get rid of.

Oh, I don't like the way you said that.

Lots of stuff to get rid of?

There's plenty here.

Go and have a look around.

I've got some bits you might like, if you want to come up.

- Sure.

- VO: An offer he can't refuse.

So, Jo, you wanted to bring me up here and show me something?

That's what you said.

What about these?

These lovely family bibles?

It's not really my kind of thing, I have to be honest.

You've had them a long time, haven't you?

- Oh yeah.

- Yeah, I thought so.

Look, they're covered in dust.

You, you want to get rid of them.

I mean, how many have you got?

You've got all sorts of things.

There's three, look.

There's two Victorian ones, and then there's a Brown's one.

Uh-huh.

Which is illustrated with all the nature plates as well.

The animals and the foliage.

Need to do a bit better than this to sell them to me.

Colored plates.

Yeah, colored plates.

Yeah, good, very nice.

- Loads.

They're all intact.

- Yeah.

VO: Yeah.

These beautiful Victorian illustrated editions of the self-interpreting bible, first published in 1778 by John Brown, a Scottish shepherd-turned-minister.

With the dust covers over.

Mmm... OK. Alright, well for all... - Cos you've got loads of them.

- All three.

You've got all sorts of bibles.

Three of these, we've got four little ones.

We've got a statue, we've got a little cross.

So a religious bundle, what could we do 'em for?

Do you want to speak to the boss?

VO: Ah, that would be Nick.

In fact, I struggle selling these, to be honest.

But your wife has coerced me into this.

We've obviously struggled selling them as well, cos they're still here.

- (LAUGHS) £40 for the lot.

- 50.

I tell you what, I'll split the difference with you.

This is a risky lot for me.

I'm gonna need some divine intervention.

£45.

- Yeah, let's do it.

45.

- OK... ..brilliant.

So you're gonna give me £45... (LAUGHS) ..to take this lot, right, yeah?

Perfect.

OK. (LAUGHS) OK, first deal done.

VO: Praise be!

And back in Newark, has Natasha seen more than the light?

This dish... is really cool.

It says on the label 'Oriental' and it definitely comes from the Far East.

And there's a mark to prove it.

Age-wise, I think this is maybe 1960s, I would say.

So again it falls into that kind of mid-20th century category, but you cannot say this falls under the umbrella of mid-century modern.

It's in a league of its own.

Obviously, it's covered in insects.

A big spider in the middle, weaving its web.

But I think it's striking enough to stand out in any auction, and sometimes that's all it takes.

Something a little bit different to get the hands going up, and to drive that hammer price as high as it possibly can go.

Oh, I'm falling over, I'm so excited.

VO: She's also taken a liking for a lazy susan.

A lazy susan?

Really?

I just think that's really cool.

But it is teak, it is mid-century, it is Danish.

It has all the watchwords, all the hallmarks, of everything cool right now.

It's marked up at £89.

There's not gonna be a huge amount of wiggle on that... so I don't know.

I don't know.

VO: Well I don't know!

Ask Simon.

So, these are all the things I like.

The ceiling lamp has no price on it.

This is marked up at 69, and this, 89.

So I'm wondering, what can we do?

The ceiling light will be 30.

30.

OK, cool.

That can be 50.

OK, so we're at 80.

And that can be 60.

Er... 140.

- Yeah.

- Very best?

- Very best.

- Very very best?

Very very best, yeah.

(LAUGHS) Very best.

140... for three items?

Not too shabby.

I'll say cool.

Thank you so much, Simon.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you.

VO: Almost half her available cash, just like that!

- Simon, thank you so much.

- Thank you.

Oh, before I grab the antiques, I'll grab my coat.

Thank you.

VO: Meanwhile, over at Nick and Jo's gaff, Holy Willie's bibles are big but Nick wants to show him something heavy!

This is the heaviest thing we've got.

- Is it?

- Yeah.

It's the penny scales from 1974.

It's dated on the top there.

They're quite cool, aren't they?

Yeah, they're a good look.

They look great in a bathroom.

- They would, wouldn't they?

- Yeah, really nice.

- I mean, do they work?

- Sadly, they don't.

VO: Fat lot of good, then.

(LAUGHS) What use is a set of scales if they don't work?

They're perfect for someone... who's just got that extra pound they don't wanna admit to.

Do we know why it doesn't work?

Is it because you just haven't got a coin?

- I don't have an old 10p coin.

- And that's the only reason?

- Yeah, I've not tried it, so... - Oh, but...

I'm just selling it as not working.

I think they're quite funky.

I mean, how much, how much are these?

If you give me 50, I'll give you a lift out with them.

I tell you what... if I give you 45, - I'll get someone to help you.

- (LAUGHS) Let's do it.

Deal.

Thanks very much indeed.

- That's alright.

Cheers.

- Thanks, Nick.

VO: 45 each then for the bibles and the scales.

- A tenner?

- I'll get one for you.

VO: And it seems our bible thumper was fibbing about the helping hands.

(LAUGHS) Oh well, they look happy enough!

(LAUGHS) Meanwhile, Natasha's been making her way southwest to the city of Nottingham, where heroes like Brian Clough, William Booth and Robin Hood, have earned lasting fame outside of Sherwood Forest.

But there's another very famous local, not so well remembered these days - Victorian heavyweight bare-knuckle boxing champion of England, William Thompson, better known as Bendigo.

So he's been compared to a 19th century Muhammad Ali.

VO: Local historian Alan Dance has written a book about this neglected hero.

Well, he was born about half a mile away from here, in the center of Nottingham, in New Yard, which is now called Trinity Walk, in October 1811.

Now, he had a very very poor upbringing, a very poor family.

His father, Benjamin Thompson.

But Benjamin liked his ale, and about a week before William's 16th birthday, in 1827, he dropped down dead in the King's Head pub... Gosh.

..which left William and his mother completely on their own, with no means of support.

To the extent they had to go into the workhouse, which was the last place you went.

You had to be really on your uppers to go there.

VO: William was obliged to provide for his family firstly by selling oysters on the street and then working as an iron turner, all the while becoming a fit and athletic young man.

By about the age of 18, he... he's reckoned to have his first fight.

A sort of amateur fight, it was for money, at Selston Common.

That's his first attempt, as far as we know, as a boxer.

VO: Agile and quick on his feet, he soon gained a reputation, employing a particular technique to great success.

He was left-handed, and he boxed with what we'd refer to as the southpaw stance, which is of course still used today.

And he did have his own unique style.

He used to fool around in the ring, and taunt his opponents, and do somersaults, all that sort of thing, plus his southpaw stance.

So, that's how he's remembered.

VO: Bendigo enjoyed a colorful career until 1850, before falling into bad ways, often incarcerated after bouts of heavy drinking and disorderly behavior.

After a religious conversion, he declared that he would fight only for Christ, and drew large crowds to his sermons until he died aged 69 in 1880.

And so on Friday 27 August, the funeral cortege left Beeston.

Thousands and thousands followed it all the way to Nottingham, to the burial here in the burial ground.

And that was the end of Bendigo.

VO: And at Nottingham School of Boxing the spirit of Bendigo lives on.

Natasha's meeting coach Marcellus Baz.

Bendigo is a positive role model in Nottingham.

You know, he's done things through a difficult environment to make something positive.

I set up this organization, Nottingham School of Boxing and Switch Up, to provide young people a safe, inclusive environment, to be able to have positive role models and channel their anger and aggression in a positive way.

And most importantly, the skills and the support to be able to get a job, you know, and talk to positive people, rather than negative people.

So that's exactly why I set these organizations up.

VO: Time for a bout - southpaw style!

Excellent.

So what we're gonna do is we're gonna put a combination together, alright?

Alright, OK.

So we're gonna start with a one, that's the one.

One.

- And that's the two.

- Two.

And then the three's gonna be the hook round the corner.

- Three.

- Three.

And then the four's gonna be the uppercut coming underneath.

- OK. - Alright?

So we're gonna go... one, two, three, four, five, six.

(LAUGHS) Excellent!

Brilliant, brilliant!

Let's try that again though, yeah?

Yo!

(LAUGHS) A new champion.

It feels amazing, yeah.

VO: Total knock out!

What fun.

(LAUGHS) And a second round of shopping is looming for Raj, who's back behind the wheel of the Sunbeam.

It's headlights on and straight ahead for Mansfield... ..where his destination is an enormous former industrial building.

RAJ: It's big.

VO: 8,500 square feet big.

This is the Victoria Antiques Centre.

- I'm Raj.

- I'm Peter.

- Peter, lovely to meet you.

- And you.

- This looks enormous!

- It is enormous.

It's gonna take me ages to get round.

Yeah, yeah.

- God, I remember those.

- Yeah.

- Already, when I was a kid.

- Fabulous.

- Aren't they fabulous?

- Yes.

- Does it work?

- It does work.

- Really?

- Would you like a go?

VO: Is there a queue at Gregg's?

Ooh!

VO: Big kid.

(LAUGHS) How much is one of these?

- 575.

- Seems quite a lot.

Worth every penny.

Are you happy to show me around?

I am.

Fantastic.

Let's go, then.

VO: Huh.

Raj isn't backing that pony, but he's off with Peter for a trek around this enormous place.

There.

VO: Oodles and oodles of things.

But Mr Magpie has spotted some silver.

Hey, leave something in the cabinet!

These vesta cases are all hallmarked silver and were used for storing and striking matches until about the 1920s.

I'll make you an offer for the five.

I'd like to offer you £70 for the five.

What do you think?

I think 80's a fair price.

OK, £80.

We have a deal.

I bought something!

- Hey!

- Yay!

VO: And Peter also wants to show him a vintage Ministry of Defence explosives warning sign.

This is a sign that... A sign?

This is a sign?

That sounds, like, ominous.

(LAUGHS) It is a sign.

Pre-war, a little bit of age with it as well.

"Any person who is found committing any act which tends to cause explosion or fire in or about these premises shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £50."

Wow!

I mean, that's... That was a lot of money.

That was a lot of money.

I mean, £50, that would have bought you a house in those days, wouldn't it?

Yeah, yeah.

I haven't seen one quite like this before, but I know there are a lot of military collectors out there.

I mean, there's no price ticket on it.

I think the bottom line would be £80.

The most I'd probably go to is £60.

I'm looking at... bottom line would be 80.

Would you come down a bit if I come up a bit?

What about £65.

Brilliant, let me give you some pounds.

VO: 65 for the sign, and 80 for the vestas.

80, 100.

VO: Get strapped back into the Sunbeam - it's time to collect Natasha, whose interest in antiques began at the Raskin family home in Glasgow.

My great uncle Sidney, he was a jeweler.

And not necessarily in the antiques trade, but I'm sure he dealt in plenty of second-hand diamonds.

He was a diamond jeweler, a diamond dealer.

- Oh wow!

Wow!

- What about you?

I had an uncle who was in the antiques trade.

He always used to say to me that when one door closes, another one opens.

- Uh-huh.

But it wasn't till I was a bit older that I found out he was just a rotten cabinet maker.

(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) I was getting a bit nostalgic there thinking about my great-uncle Sidney!

You were setting me up for a joke!

VO: He was.

(LAUGHS) Nighty night!

See, this car, this car was made for this kind of road.

I think we'll get to Cambridgeshire three weeks on Tuesday at this rate.

(LAUGHS) VO: I think the last thing that came along here was a slow coach.

Oh yeah, this baby can handle anything.

This baby can hand... You driving... - Oh yeah!

- ..no problem.

- Even more terrifying.

- Me navigating...

Right, hold on...

Right a bit, left a bit... Oh, cripes!

VO: While minding the potholes, what does Raj think of Natasha's favorite buy from yesterday?

I mean, creepy crawlies, how are they gonna sell at the auction?

I mean, what did you pay for it?

Oh, what did I pay for it?

Ooh, actually, it was pricey.

- Was it?

- £50.

Oh, I know, I know, I know.

(LAUGHS) No, you didn't?

You never know.

I'm gonna summarize it thus... - OK. - I'm freaking out.

(LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) Ooh!

Careful!

Listen, I've paid enough, don't crack it!

(LAUGHS) OK. Have you insured it?

OK?

It is the world's most expensive plate!

VO: Natasha also went wild for a lamp and a lazy susan, so she's bumping along today with £158.84.

While Raj was talked into some weighty tomes.

You've had them a long time, haven't you?

Oh yeah.

VO: He also bought some vesta cases, an MoD sign, and a set of vintage scales.

20, 40... VO: His pockets are still jingling with £475.88.

Lovely.

Well done.

Excellent.

- Wow.

- There you go.

Right, OK, we did it.

Sheesh, that'll be why there's a sign!

(LAUGHS) VO: Time to rejoin a decent carriageway, thank you.

Eject Raj from the passenger seat, and crack on to Natasha's first shop of the day in the vicinity of Shackerstone.

It might not always be in the vicinity of Shackerstone, but today it is!

That's because it's an antiques shop on a narrowboat, and this morning it's moored on the Ashby canal.

Antiques Afloat is the shop in question, and Ali is the skipper.

I've never seen anything like it.

Oh, brilliant.

Well, we are probably Britain's only floating canal-based antique shop.

We're pretty weather-dependent.

So we turn up in a place, pretty place where people might come down to the canal for the day.

And we put everything on the roof, and hopefully we can entice them into buying something.

VO: So, how does she get a closer look at the wares?

You wanna be a bit careful, because the boat does move a little bit.

Oop.

Probably shouldn't have worn high heels, that was a bit daft.

VO: Crikey.

Let's not have a stiletto disaster!

Right, what's on this barge?

Morning!

Hi there!

VO: Morning!

Gosh, this is fun.

That's Coalbrookdale.

It's quite cool.

It is, isn't it?

It's so interesting.

Because it's so pierced... - Yes.

- ..it doesn't have the weight.

No.

And so you expect to lift a piece of cast iron up and to sort of say 'oh gosh, that's weighty'.

But because it's pierced, it's...

It's light, it's strange.

It's a bit of a trick of the eye, almost.

There's quite a lot going on there, isn't there?

Yeah.

Yeah, there is.

Yeah.

You have thistles down here, and you have...

I don't know.

That's like a merman and a merwoman there, with the shell cast symbol there.

It was done as an exhibition piece for the Great Exhibition.

And I mean, cast iron.

Hmm.

So that would have been a wall plaque.

- Yes.

- In gilt.

Yeah, yeah.

You can just see some of the gilding is left.

You can see the gold gilding left on.

It's not something I've purchased before, but it's really nicely cast.

Yeah.

I could do that for 25.

You could do that for 25?

See, I don't know what that would sell for at auction.

I have to say, I have no point of reference.

VO: Maybe she'll find her bearings with something else.

This fine late Victorian bargeware, or Measham ware, teapot inscribed 'Needingworth' might be just the ticket, yes?

Er... the teapot is a canal classic.

You are a canal boat antiques shop.

I've never been to the like.

I feel as though it would be churlish to turn this down.

A, because of that provenance.

And B, because this town or village is in Cambridgeshire, where we're heading.

- It is indeed.

So, what's the very best price on the teapot?

The absolute best price for you would have to be £40.

£40?

OK.

I think I'd prefer to go with the plaque.

That's fine, yeah.

I've not offended a woman who loves canals?

Not at all, not at all.

There is a boat waiting for that teapot somewhere out there.

Can you sell those all day long?

- I can.

- You can?

Right, OK. Well, I think in that case... £25, let's go for the plaque!

- Brilliant.

- OK, cool, right.

Here we go.

VO: £25 to Ali, who can always move on to find new customers.

(LAUGHS) Watch you don't sink in those heels, now.

Time to see what floats Raj's boat today.

He's gone in a northeasterly direction to Loughborough where the bells are ringing today and every day, because the town is home to the largest traditional bell foundry in the world.

John Taylor & Co's bells are rung around the globe from St Paul's to Sydney and York Minster to Yale.

Raj is meeting director David Potter.

- I'm Raj.

- Hi Raj, I'm David.

Bellfounding was an itinerant craft.

So in other words, the bells were much too heavy to move around on muddy roads.

And so, the bellfounder would set up a furnace in a field next to the church, cast his bell or bells for that particular church, and then move on to the next bell.

VO: But manufacture became easier after the industrial revolution.

DAVID: The Taylors came to Loughborough in 1839, because they got the contract to cast a peal of eight bells for the parish church.

And a condition of the contract was the bells were cast within the parish.

When they came, they thought 'this is a good place to set up permanently', and they've been here ever since.

VO: The labor intensive processes used today are centuries old, beginning with making the mold from a mixture of sand, clay and horse dung.

Matt is creating the second layer of this bell.

This part that I'm doing right here is the finishing process.

It's a slightly thinner mixture.

And this is on after it's baked.

This sticks nice and hard, and stops any cracking as the mold goes off.

20 minutes just to stand, before it then gets put into the oven and it's baked.

And how long is it baked for?

It's baked for one night.

After this, the bell's put into the ground, via a big pit, and it's backfilled.

So only just the top section here is poking up from the top of the ground.

That's where the metal's poured into the mold.

It's given time to set off, and that's when the casting's officially finished.

And you break open the mold, and that's when your finished product is.

VO: Yes, you did hear right.

The molds are buried in the foundry floor so that only the top protrudes and the molten bronze is poured in between the two layers of the mold, and the cast bell is left to set slowly in the earth.

The bells will then go to the last process - tuning, where the contours and thicknesses are adjusted for perfect pitch.

And hark, in the town's Queen's Park, you can hear bells made at Taylor's foundry 100 years ago.

They're still ringing beautifully in their carillon where they're played with a baton keyboard.

The borough carillonneur is Caroline Sharpe.

- Come and join me!

- Caroline, yeah?

- Yes, Caroline.

- I'm Raj, I'm Raj.

- Hi, Raj.

- How long has it been here?

It's been here since 1923.

It was built as a memorial to the young men of the town who lost their lives in the Great War.

But I think because of the town's association with Taylor Bell Foundry, and the fact that Belgium is the home of bell music, that kind of linked it to the town.

And so the idea of a bell tower was born.

VO: This symbol of Loughborough's sorrow for the loss of its sons has 47 bells inscribed with dedications to the fallen.

How are those bells played?

Carillon, or carillion, is different to the sort of bells that you'd hear being rung in a church tower, and they're tuned chromatically, which means you can play any number of tunes.

And I can play more than one bell at once, so any harmonies.

I can play any piece of music on these bells.

Wow!

I'm excited now.

Show me how it works.

Well, the batons, instead of playing with your fingers, as you would a keyboard, you play with a clenched fist.

Oh...

So I think the best way to learn how to play it is to have a go.

- Really?

- Yes.

OK. Are you a grade eight pianist?

Of course.

- Yes.

So that one there... - Yeah.

(BELL RINGS) Brilliant.

- Simple as that, yeah?

- That's it.

With your left foot... just do the same with the bottom bell.

(BELL RINGS) And do the left foot first, and then the right hand.

OK, left foot first?

Left foot first, and then the right hand.

And if you keep doing that rhythmically...

So... (BELLS RING) VO: Bravo, Raj Bisram!

Carillonneur extraordinaire!

I feel sorry for anybody out in the park.

(LAUGHS) That was brilliant.

From bells to the full time whistle.

Yes it's nearly that time, and it's the last chance to bag a bargain and score a winner over in Leicester.

Natasha's first to arrive at Freemen's Common Antiques Centre.

How big is this place?

VO: Big!

Oh wow.

Hello, hi there.

- Hello.

- Hi, I'm Tasha.

- I'm Dan.

Hello.

- Lovely to meet you.

- And you.

- Who's this?

This is Lucy.

Oh, Lucy!

Oh, she's gorgeous.

Is she gonna help me find, sniff out some amazing profits?

(LAUGHS) I'd like to think so.

She's a... she's a good girl.

(BARKS) Oh yes you are!

Yeah.

VO: As far as the eye can see, this place is stuffed up with the goods of 100 vendors.

Our expert will need a discerning eye, or possibly a pair of binoculars.

Yes, Raj has arrived.

Tash, Tash, I'm looking for bargains!

Help me!

VO: So crack on, the pair of you.

(LAUGHS) This is really cool.

Now... Decanter labels are not exactly breaking new ground on the Antiques Road Trip.

If you've seen any episodes of this program, I'm sure you've come across these before.

They hang from the neck of the decanter.

But what's slightly different about this one is that it doesn't say port, or sherry, or brandy, or whisky.

It says, quite boldly, 'Burgundy', which everyone knows is an expensive red wine.

A nice bit of vin rouge that deserves decanting from its bottle.

They are really in your face, London hallmarks.

Now, I'm not going to pretend that I know the dates off the top of my head, but it looks very 60s to me.

Should I try to buy items to go with it, and create a bit of a mixed lot?

Maybe.

VO: But is this a cunning plan?

OK, so... Judging by the fact that they come from the same cabinet and the label is exactly the same, I'm gonna say that they are the same dealer.

This could complement the label really nicely, actually.

Because if you've just decanted your Burgundy into your decanter, using your hallmarked silver wine funnel of course, that would have been nice to find.

Then you might not have decanted the whole bottle, and you might find yourself looking to cork that bottle.

And you might want to use this wine stopper.

This is a nice lot for the wine drinker in your family.

Someone who appreciates a fine vin rouge might be quite chuffed to receive a wine stopper and a label for their decanter.

25 plus 20 equals 45.

I think 30 would be my top price.

VO: Time to talk to the top dog or rather, the top dog's human.

Dan, I have been rummaging around, and I've found something for the wine drinkers among us.

Together, they make a combined total of £45.

What's your very best price?

I could do that for 30 for you.

- £30?

- Yeah.

- Are you sure?

- I'm sure.

Do you know what?

I'm totally chuffed with that.

I'll drink to that.

Thank you so much, Dan.

- Smashing.

- Thank you.

Right, I'll grab you some money.

VO: £30.

Excellent work!

Time you sniffed something out.

Thoughts, Raj?

This is, this is nice.

This is a little bit different.

It's a shop piece.

And you would have seen these in lots of haberdashery shops.

It's probably, you know, turn of the century.

I would say it's probably Edwardian.

They're very very collectable, and what's really nice is that it's still got its original markings here.

It's a lovely little shop piece.

I really like it.

I can see it being quite collectable.

It's got £125 on the ticket.

I'm gonna take it to the counter and see what they can do.

VO: And Dan's got Sam, the owner on the blower.

I've found something, which is the needle box.

You know, the haberdashery shop piece.

Yes.

I would be looking for within the region of 90.

I mean, I could go up to 65.

I could meet you more in the middle and go to 70.

Would that work for you?

We have a deal at £70.

Thank you very much indeed, Sam.

That's fantastic.

I can't shake your hand, but I will shake Dan's, who's in the shop.

- Fantastic.

- Thank you very much.

OK.

Wonderful.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Sam.

Fantastic.

VO: And with that, their work is done.

- 70.

- Lovely, thank you.

- Thank you very much indeed.

- Right, c'mon, leg it.

Come on, let's go.

- (LAUGHS) Here we go.

- After you, my darling.

Right, leg it!

(YELPS) (LAUGHS) VO: Cats and dogs, eh?

(LAUGHS) Oh my days!

Where did that come from?

Let me drive you to your destination.

How lovely is that?

Cambridgeshire, here we come.

Here we go.

Cambridgeshire.

VO: After some shut-eye.

Night night, you two.

If the sun shines on the righteous, well they're living right in the Cambridgeshire village of Willingham this morning.

And that's where we find the lovely house and barns of Willingham Auctions.

- You up for this?

- Yeah.

Final auction, eh?

I know.

It's a bit sad really, isn't it?

I know.

But you really look the part.

So do you, I have to say.

I don't know, I feel like I'm wearing a weird outfit.

Do I look weird?

Not at all.

No weirder than normal.

(LAUGHS) No weirder than you!

(LAUGHS) VO: Quick, call the style police!

(LAUGHS) Well, this definitely looks good!

Natasha parted with a total of £195 on five lots.

Thoughts, Raj?

I'm not sure there's a great age in this, but a great name.

In fact, one of the best names, Coalbrookdale.

They made all the lovely ornate benches that you see in gardens.

Beautiful.

I mean, this is quite ornate, but I don't think it's got a great deal of age.

£25.

Even though it's a modern piece, there should be a profit in that.

So, well done.

VO: Old moneybags shelled out £305 on five lots, including these vestas.

I think there's a profit in there.

It's not a profit that's gonna get us hot under the collar, but a profit nonetheless.

VO: Stephen Drake is our auctioneer today.

What would he single out?

(GAVEL) The Chinese ceramic dish is really interesting, and there's been a lot of interest in that, as there should be.

Very collectable, should do really well.

Erm... MoD sign, explosives.

Never really seen one before like it.

Should go with a bang!

VO: (LAUGHS) Well, the room is already jumping, and there's internet and telephone bidding too, so make your way to a couple of comfortable antique chairs.

We're front row.

(LAUGHS) VO: And they're off!

First up is Raj's collection of bibles and religious paraphernalia.

Start at £20 on this lot.

£20 bid.

OK, he's looking for 20.

- A bit more, more.

Come on.

- £20's bid.

- Oh... £20's bid... - Struggling at 20.

Light reading for you on an evening at 20.

£20 bid.

At 20.

Is there a five?

25, thank you very much.

I'm glad you're here.

At 25.

£25 bid.

- Oh, Raj... - Come on, come on.

Oh no, no!

(GAVEL) - It's a wee loss.

- (CRIES) £20...

It's a wee loss.

VO: No good Samaritan to help him out there.

I'll think of you in my prayers.

(LAUGHS) Thank you so much.

VO: Let's see whether Natasha can do any better with her cast iron Coalbrookdale dish.

Start at £20 on this lot.

£20 bid.

£20 bid on the Coalbrookdale.

And straight away you're in.

Ooh, someone's bidding, someone's bidding in the room.

Are they behind me?

Are they behind us?

They're behind you, don't look round.

(LAUGHS) 50.

I shall sell at £50... (GAVEL) Double your money, well done!

Oh, this gentleman.

That's it.

Nice work, sir.

(LAUGHS) VO: And a tidy wee sum for Natasha.

It's a good double-up.

- That's alright!

- Great!

- Well, he thinks it's great.

- Yeah!

VO: Now, can Raj turn the other cheek and make a profit on his collection of vesta cases?

We'll start at 25 on this lot.

25.

40.

Five.

£45 bid.

It, it, it just climbs, it just climbs.

50, five, £55 bid.

£55 bid.

VO: Up and up to 80!

80, £80 bid.

Sir, £80 bid.

85.

£85 bid.

Little profit!

More!

One more!

Bid at 85 now.

£85 bid.

One more, one more, one more!

85.

£85.

90.

Room bid at 95.

£95 bid.

£95 bid on the lot, at 95.

Selling then, at 95... (GAVEL) - Come on!

- Little profit.

Little profit!

That's what we said.

Little profit.

VO: But it is a profit.

Still cheap, though.

Still cheap.

Still cheap.

Still cheap.

(LAUGHS) VO: Crack open the rosé and get out the cheese on sticks, it's party time for Natasha's lazy susan.

Start at £20 on this lot.

£20 bid.

£20 bid on the lot.

At 20.

- That's quite good.

- This could be sad.

- 25, thank you.

- This could be a bit sad.

Still with me at 30.

£30 bid.

£30 bid.

35... (CHUCKLES) ..thank you.

40... Well done.

..against you now.

40 against you.

45, then.

45.

I'm out now.

£45 bid.

45 bid in the room.

And selling then, at 45... (GAVEL) A small loss.

But that was a cheap piece, I think.

That, I liked that.

VO: Me too!

Oh well, pass the cocktail sausages...

I don't think... Have you got the idea of this?

No.

You're supposed to buy things for auction.

I know.

I wish you'd told me that earlier.

(LAUGHS) VO: Least said, soonest mended.

It's Raj's haberdashery box under the hammer next.

Come straight 110 on this lot.

£110.

Told you.

£110's bid.

Bid's on the internet.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Wow, wow.

That's fantastic.

..bid on the lot at 110.

Are there any further bids?

£110 bid, internet bid at 110.

I shall sell, £110.

(GAVEL) 110.

Nice.

Yeah, fist bump!

VO: Yes!

Things are looking up for Raj.

It's all about how it looks today, and it looked so good today.

VO: Time to see how good Natasha's decanter label and wine stopper look.

They're up now.

Start at 35 on this lot.

£35 bid.

- Ooh, you're up, there you go.

- Oh, it's bid?

- 35.

40.

- 40.

Yeah!

You have profit already.

Profit already!

£50 bid.

£50 bid on lot, at 50.

It's with me at 50.

A wee bit more?

Oh, go on.

At 50.

£50 bid.

Any further bids?

Selling then at £50.

(GAVEL) Excellent!

Can I confess I was hoping for a wee bit more?

Am I being churlish now?

I'm just being churlish.

VO: Nope, you'll need to be content with that.

- Anyhoo, I'm chuffed.

- Good.

VO: Good.

Warning, it's Raj's MoD sign next.

It's interesting, this.

I've gotta come in at 25 on this lot.

£25 bid.

25 bid on the explosive sign.

Ooh, come on.

30, five.

35.

40 now.

- £40 bid.

- Come on.

£40 bid.

Lady's bid at 40.

Selling in the room then, at £40.

(GAVEL) It's another loss.

It was a...

But it's only a wee one.

VO: Oh dear, that was a bit of a damp squib.

- You win some, you lose some.

- Yeah.

You make a fortune, you don't make a fortune.

- Exactly.

- You know, that's life.

VO: This is no time for philosophy!

Who's going to win?

Natasha's 60s lamp is up now.

Interesting.

We'll start at £20 on this lot.

£20 bid.

£20 bid on the lamp.

- Yes, go on.

- Come on.

- 25, thank you.

- OK. - Thank you very much.

- Any more?

At 25.

25.

30 now.

£30 bid.

Still with me at 30.

Are there any further bids?

Oh, surely?

£30 bid.

And selling then, at £30.

(GAVEL) You've, er... cleaned your face on it, as they say.

I wanted a double up.

- No, is it cleaned your face?

- Wiped your face.

(LAUGHS) Wiped your face.

That's what I meant to say, wiped your face.

VO: (LAUGHS) After auction costs, that will actually be a loss.

I wanted a double up.

Ah, no double ups this time.

Didn't get it.

Didn't get it.

VO: Can Raj weigh in now with his last lot, the 70s scales?

We've had plenty of people trying it, but they didn't have any 10ps, but there we are.

We'll start at 25 on this lot.

25 on the stand.

30.

Five.

40.

Five.

- Come on.

- Yeah.

50.

Five.

60.

£60 bid.

- Yes.

- Hmm, come on.

Come on.

Lady's bid at 60.

£60 bid on the lot at 60.

- Five.

70.

- Oh, it's a war.

Still cheap.

Well done.

75.

80.

£80 bid.

£80 bid.

Lady's bid at 80.

80.

- No!

Go on.

£80.

- Selling then, at £80.

(GAVEL) Nearly a double up!

A little profit.

A weighty profit, a weighty profit.

OK. VO: I thought Raj looked like he was putting on a few pounds!

But surely we've lost weight, perspiring through the excitement?

(LAUGHS) VO: Last chance now for Natasha - her Chinese plate decorated with insects is last under the hammer.

Start the bidding at...er... £25 on this lot.

£25.

(LAUGHS) Slowly but surely.

Don't...

Here we go.

It's gonna go.

Five.

60.

Five.

70.

Five.

80.

Five.

90.

Five.

95.

Go on, make 100!

Yes!

120.

130.

£130.

At 130.

You're out.

Still with me at £130.

£130 bid.

£130.

- 140.

- 140.

150.

Still with me at 150.

That's cool!

£150 bid.

160.

- 160.

I'm out now.

- 170.

170.

£170 bid.

Internet bid at 170.

- 180.

- 180?

£180 bid.

£180 bid on the lot, at 180.

£180 bid.

- 190.

- 190.

£190 bid.

Oh, don't miss out, under bidder.

Get in at 200.

At 190.

Any further bids?

190.

Fair warning to you, I shall sell at 190.

(GAVEL) What a tangled web we weave!

Fantastic!

Absolutely!

- Where did that come from?!

- Absolutely!

Fantastic!

VO: Oh look, there's Raj, caught in her web.

- I'm gonna grab my jacket.

- Yeah?

We off?

- I think we should go.

- OK, fantastic.

- Oh, I don't wanna leave.

- Oh well.

VO: Off they go, and we can tot up those sums.

Natasha sailed into the lead this time and, after auction fees, she finished this trip with a grand total of £403.14.

Well done!

(GAVEL) And while Raj lost this last auction he wins the trip because, after saleroom fees, his piggy still contains a stonking £692.88.

All final profits go to Children in Need.

It's all over, Tash.

- C'est fini?

- I know!

- Encore?

- Sad.

Would you like to do it again?

I'd love to do it again.

- I could do it again.

- It's been an absolute ball.

- Well done, by the way.

- Ah!

Come here.

Bring it in!

Bring it in!

Bring it in!

- Ah!

- Love you, man!

- I'm gonna be sad.

- I love you, man.

I love you too.

VO: Bisram and Raskin Sharp were quite a team.

Our names are on the car!

Raj Bisram!

VO: And showed off their moves.

(LAUGHS) There was a touch of magic.

Just like that.

VO: And sportsmanship.

- Woo!

- Obliterate it.

VO: Hope you enjoyed it as much as they did!

RAJ: Ey!

Baby, let's go!

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