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

That's cracking.

VO: With £200 each.

Wonderful.

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

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

I'm all over a shiver.

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

But it's no mean feat.

No brainer.

Going, going, gone.

VO: There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

So, will it be the high road to glory... Push!

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

How awfully, awfully nice.

VO: This is Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah.

VO: Today we blast off on the second instalment of our road trip adventure with auctioneers Claire Rawle and Paul Laidlaw.

I can't wait.

It's the market, not the auction room that's gonna save you.

CLAIRE: Yeah.

PAUL: Or break you.

Oh yeah.

Lots of excited people in there wanting my lots.

Steady, steady.

Desperately wanting my lots.

Steady.

VO: Oh!

New girl Claire clinched the lead on her first outing with the World War I periscope.

She's playing Paul at his own game.

£110 for the periscope?

VO: And the old hand didn't like that, I tell you.

He remains as supportive as ever though.

I've got pressure on me now.

Keep it up, added pressure.

I've got to be careful.

Good, good.

VO: Now, now Paul.

From his original £200, Paul's got £279.60 to stick in his back pocket.

Claire also began with £200.

She's ahead by a whisker with a total of £300.30.

They're roaring around town in the sporty 1968 TVR Tuscan.

My head is so firmly wedged in the roof lining, with every bump, I'm re-contouring the roof of the car.

It's like something out of Tom and Jerry, your head is just... VO: Oh dear.

Paul and Claire set off from Wooler in Northumberland.

They will take in the sights of the northeast, traversing through Yorkshire to finally land in the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire.

Today our adventure begins in Roker, in an area within the city of Sunderland and we shall auction in East Boldon in Tyne and Weir.

Now, has Paul any tips for the lovely Claire?

Have a minor breakdown in front of the shop owner.

"There's nothing here!

There's nothing here to buy!"

And throw yourselves on their mercy.

Well I'll remember that later.

VO: Gosh, he's very dramatic.

Very kind, eh?

Claire is dropping Paul at his first shop in Roker.

CLAIRE: Here we are.

My God.

Spooky guy waiting for you there, isn't there?

Yeah, I told my dad I would be here.

Oh, that's nice of him.

We'll go for a coffee later.

That's nice of him.

He's not looking too well though.

I should keep an eye on him if I were you.

Have a good day.

And you, yeah... well not too much though.

Yeah.

Go on.

VO: Stop larking about you two.

See you!

VO: We'll catch up with Claire later.

Now, who knows what will happen in here?

Hello Paul, pleased to meet you, I'm David.

Good to see you.

Good to see you.

You've got a certain thing going on here.

DAVID: Giraffes.

PAIL: I noticed.

They're everywhere.

Holy Moses, a real one.

Yeah.

What on earth?

VO: What's this little beauty?

Is there any age to that?

Miniature chest of drawers.

Who doesn't want one?

But look at this.

The drawer linings...

I'm looking for dovetails.

I'm looking to see the sophistication of the manufacture.

No sophistication, it's all cigar boxes.

Look at this.

Colorado finest.

Fantastic.

VO: Priced at £50.

Will owner David be open to discount?

How good a deal can you do me on the chest of drawers?

You don't look at that.

Oh no... PAUL: Don't look at that.

DAVID: I'll do you 25 quid.

It... Do you know, I think that's a gift in 1980.

It would have been more in 1980.

It would've been.

No, it's £25?

Yeah.

A gift.

I'll leave you a little bit there.

Not necessarily.

It's rustic and I think it's yesterday's news, that's my problem.

So much of what we see is yesterday's news.

VO: Blimey, it's tough Laidlaw today.

Elsewhere, Claire is reminiscing about her good luck so far.

In the periscope, do you know, I hadn't even looked at it before I'd wandered round there and I was just standing chatting and looked down and thought, 'OK, that looks interesting' picked it up, 'This is rather nice, isn't it.

This trench periscope.'

Lovely quality.

That's how I find it goes a bit with me so I'm hoping it's gonna happen again.

VO: Ah, for some it's so simple.

Back to Paul.

Claire's in the lead, you know.

She is, stop mentioning that.

I'll kick off.

VO: Oh, sorry I'm breathing.

Thank goodness he's found something.

You've seen these before.

They're candle snuffers.

You knew that and you know what candle snuffers are for, don't you?

They are for putting out your candle.

No they're not!

Stop saying that.

It annoys me.

The pedant.

VO: Gosh.

He's in a mood.

Candle snuffers are for trimming the wick of one's candle.

VO: Quite right.

Therefore, these gadgets are actually wick trimmers and a candle douser or snuffer because they put the flame out.

We're looking at 1770.

1770!

Come on, this is powdered wigs territory and frock coats and gentile living.

VO: Alright love.

What's he up to now?

Looks like he's got his metal mojo working.

He's spotted a pair of brass candlesticks and a pretty copper pot.

If I grabbed the candle snuffers and a pair of candle sticks that makes sense, if I tried to buy... ignore the price tags please... if I tried to buy... that's a pretty little lot, is it not?

Right?

Pair of brass can... see that's old school.

VO: The combined price for the snuffer, the candlesticks and the copper pot is £55.

Can that be cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap... and then we'll talk about your chest of drawers.

VO: I think he wants it cheap, David.

I'll do you £30 the lot.

Where were we... we were 25 quid with the wee cigar box lined chest?

Yeah, yeah.

25 quid for that, 30 quid for that.

I'll do you 50 quid the lot.

There you are.

Erm... And... you've got a deal.

OK sir, thank you very much indeed.

Good man, Dave.

VO: No hesitation for maestro Laidlaw.

Generous David has sold the miniature chest of drawers for £25 and the mixed metalware also for £25.

Wow!

VO: Meanwhile Claire has travelled a short distance away to the south Tyneside village of Cleadon.

Legend has it that Charles Dickens stayed at the local inn here but today it's Claire's turn and she's here to shop and find profit earners.

Hello.

Judith.

Hello.

Rachel.

Hi.

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Claire.

VO: Now Judith is the proprietor here.

Stand by because Claire's looking to get some bargains.

That's quite sweet.

The trouble is people just don't like cleaning copper and brass any longer.

VO: Better not tell Paul then.

Now then, what's this?

Hopefully photographic slides.

Let's have a look.

OK. Oh OK. That's the deck of a ship.

Don't know if it's titled at all.

Like old glass negative slides.

Produced in stereoscope, and in their original box.

Probably for using with a magic lantern in the days... again, before people went to the cinema you would go to magic lantern shows.

VO: Magic lantern shows were very popular with the Victorians.

A precursor to the modern day movie, they featured projected images accompanied by live music and narration.

CLAIRE: They are very collectable because some are very very interesting.

They are a record of the area and they will date from the late 19th century, might even be slightly earlier than that, 1860s?

VO: Time for some narration with Judith.

You have got 95 on those.

What could you?

I could do 45 cos I got those quite cheap.

Oh right.

That's what I like to hear.

VO: Kind discount.

Oh thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's a pleasure, thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

VO: Judith has been kind.

The collection of glass slides for £45 is Claire's first purchase of the day.

VO: Back to Paul.

He has journeyed south to the coastal town of Hartlepool in County Durham.

Mesolithic man once hunted here in the deer-rich forests.

Our very own hunter gatherer is preparing to spare his own plunder.

Here comes Paul.

How are you doing, Alan?

Are you alright?

Yep.

Pleased to meet you.

Good to see you.

I'm chomping at the bit, Alan.

OK. VO: And he is off for a good rummage.

Look at this.

It reclines.

Yeah, you won't have to fall when you've had a few whiskies... That is... exactly... because the whiskies are there.

A few whiskies.

You won't have to fall far, it's very low to the ground.

When you've had enough... Just slide off...

Put your bottle and your glass back in there and just slump to the floor.

That is fantastic, is it not?

VO: It certainly is.

Now come on.

You are on a mission to beat Claire and owner Alan is being extra helpful.

Shall we check out the attic?

OK. Just watch your head here.

Yeah, let's.

Cos it's the attic where everything is.

ALAN: This is where he's gonna find his gem, I know it.

VO: Paul's laser eye focus has found something.

Oh.

That is not just a walking stick is it?

No.

That's a sword stick.

A proper good one.

So what we have here is a Victorian gentleman's means of defense when he is wandering the back streets looking for a carriage having just walked out the opera and the bad guys jump out the dark and say, "hand over your wallet", and he says "be gone braggart and don't be back or I'll call the peelers".

Exactly what you need.

VO: He should be on the stage.

Good find, Paul.

Reasonably collectable as well.

Not a bad one.

I have seen worse.

What can it be, Alan?

I was hoping to get 50 quid for it.

I will make you a cheeky wee offer.

Stress the cheeky.

30 quid.

Can we go to 40 and then I will make just a little bit on it and it makes me happy?

Do you know what?

Yes, and here is hoping I make just a little bit... You will definitely make profit on that.

And we will both be happy.

You will definitely make profit, I am sure.

VO: He has found his prey in the attic.

Now, what else is lurking?

I have just pulled that out of the back actually to clean it up and try and find... Is that what the matter is with it?

Just dust?

Just dust.

VO: But what the heck is it?

That, for my money, is about the sexiest...

It is... ..standard lamp-cum-occasional table, I've seen in years.

Yup.

That's gonna date to 1930/1935 and what's the aesthetic?

It's art deco, isn't it?

And for once it's fair to say it's art deco.

It's on over-abused, a much abused term.

That is gonna polish up an absolute treat.

You put a nice period looking pagoda type silk shade on there, you stick your martini on there next to the funky armchair and you feel good.

Do you like?

VO: Depends on what price you can get from Alan.

Can I get 50 quid for it?

What?

40?

30?

You'd be in freefall.

OK, 30.

30.

Pfff.

Well I don't want to go more than 20 quid.

Yup.

That's good.

Sweet?

Yup.

Let's do it.

Thank you.

I'm happy with that.

No problem.

VO: An art deco standard lamp-cum-table for £20 and the gentleman's sword stick for £40.

Excellent work.

VO: Claire's journeyed northwards to the coastal town of Tynemouth.

A busy shipping route for centuries, the North Sea is also one of the most perilous stretches of water.

Over 150 years ago a shipwreck led to the foundation of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade, a unique coastal rescue service made up of courageous volunteers from the local area.

Claire is meeting with brigade secretary John Wright to find out more.

Follow on this way and be prepared to be surprised.

Oh, OK.

Thank you very much.

VO: On the cold evening of 24 November 1864 a series of raging storms carried three ships into the notorious Black Middin rocks.

Despite the wrecks being yards from the shore and the coastguard giving their best efforts, 32 souls perished that night.

Locals could only watch on helpless.

One of the witnesses to the wreck was Sir John Morrison who was a soldier that was in charge of the gunners in the castle and he thought that if a trained body of men had been available to help the coastguard then a lot more lives could have been saved on the night.

VO: Morrison approached civic dignitaries John and Joseph Spence and a public meeting was arranged.

120 men signed up and the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade was born.

Initially trained by Her Majesty's Coastguard the team quickly impressed.

Joseph himself formalized the rules of the brigade in a pamphlet which were then circulated around the coast by the board of trade and it was this formalizing of the functions of the breeches buoy drill that was the key of the trained body of men.

Oh, right, so it became much more organized in other words.

Yes.

VO: The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is the only company that has a modern set of breeches buoy equipment.

Very simply this is the rope rescue device which passengers of wrecked ships can climb onto and be hauled ashore.

The sailor gets into the breeches boy and then it is your job, Claire, to hold them ashore.

Save this poor stricken soul.

Yes, off you go.

He was probably even more terrified at this very moment, coming across.

JOHN: And then the man doing communication would shout, 'man ashore' and the captain would shout, 'avast hauling' and then we ask the sailor how many people are on the ship?

And hopefully he says five, not 30.

Yes, cos it's pretty exhausting.

Yeah.

Very exhausting.

What they used to do in the old days, if there was anybody in the crowd standing by that was fit, they'd ask for volunteers.

So it's still very much an ongoing thing, is it, the life brigade?

Oh yes, the modern at the moment has 22 volunteers from all walks of life.

We have electricians, doctors, administrators, teachers, retired people even.

VO: Funded entirely by donations, the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade are the only specialist coastal organization on call 24/7 to all of the emergency services, attending around 120 callouts per year proving that the terrible night of the 1864 shipwreck disaster has spawned an organization of heroes who have saved hundreds of lives.

VO: Time to call it a day and break for a nice bit of shuteye.

Nighty night.

# Good morning, good morning # We've talked the whole night through # Good morning, good morning... # VO: Wakey, wakey.

Our road trip wheels are on the move once more and our pair are really rather taken with the racy TVR.

The car is alright isn't it?

It's OK.

It feels a bit cool, it's working... Well, yeah.

It feels actually pretty robust, doesn't it?

CLAIRE: Quite tough.

PAUL: Yeah.

Yeah.

Did we get some admiring glances?

It's a head turner.

I like to think it's me but it's not all about me, is it?

I'm sure it is.

I'm sure it is.

VO: He's a charmer.

Let's remind ourselves of what our twosome have bought so far.

Paul has four lots.

The mixed metalware, the miniature chest of drawers, the gentleman's sword stick and the art deco lamp-cum-table.

Paul has £169.60 for the day ahead.

Our current leader though is Claire.

She is being super cautious.

She has one lot, the 19th century glass slides giving an ample £255.30 to spend.

VO: Ever the gent, Paul is dropping Claire in the seaside town of Whitley Bay.

Ta-da!

Well... CLAIRE: Here we are.

PAUL: Looking good.

VO: Philip and Linda own this fine emporium.

Claire's got to pick up the pace and start spending her cash.

I have to say I do rather like cats.

He is quite eye-catching.

DEALER: Quite fun isn't he, yes.

Oops.

It's heavier than I thought it was going to be.

Italy?

So presumably a souvenir type piece?

DEALER: Well I don't know, I mean, it's got no name to say where it came from, just that it originated in Italy.

Yeah.

It's all hand painted I think, isn't it.

It's a... CLAIRE: I think it is.

DEALER: Yeah.

Sort of Italian Wemyss Ware.

Yes, exactly.

He's quite goofy.

Though as a style what do you think it is?

60s?

50s?

I would say yeah, early 60s, late 50s.

Yeah.

Yeah.

DEALER: But it's in good condition, it's not got any damage on it.

Yes... With it being so tall you would think it would get knocked over, wouldn't you?

It would have its ears knocked off, or certainly head.

It always makes me very nervous handling it at this point.

It's like I'm going to have a slight spasm and... DEALER: And drop it.

I'm always quite nervous of ceramics.

It's why I tend to go for things that don't break too easily.

VO: Mind how you go then.

What's your best price, because you've got £25 on him so... Erm...

I'm sure we can do something to help on that one.

Music to my ears.

Yeah.

Why don't we do it for 15 for you?

What do you think, mate?

£15?

VO: Meow!

Oh, he's just begging me to buy him isn't he?

Oh, I'll go for it.

You're gonna have it, are you?

Lovely.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah, right, let's put it down before I smash it to pieces.

Yeah, we'll wrap it up for you.

VO: One purchase down and she's on a roll.

CLAIRE: Oh, a leather suitcase.

One of my favorites.

Is that for sale or is that just a doorstop?

DEALER: It's a nice old one.

I'm sure we could sell it to you if you like.

VO: Now, Claire bought a suitcase in the first leg and made a nice profit.

Could this one do the same?

I could be working to a theme here.

DEALER: Yeah.

I just actually love old luggage and leather goods which makes me sound slightly weird.

(LAUGH) But I love the quality and also the romance that goes with it because these were very much in a day when... DEALER: Well, that's got initials on the front as well.

The person who originally owned it.

Yes.

Yeah.

In nice order.

And I always like it if it's got the labels on, cos I mean, people did used to scratch them off because then that sort of adds to the romance of the travel.

You think where it's been.

I just love the... DEALER: Well, the lady that that came from, it had been her parents' when they got married and they took it away with them on honeymoon.

And that's how it's initialed.

Oh how nice.

Oh right.

What price would that be?

Well, we've got 45 on it at the moment, Claire.

Yeah.

So possibly we can do something to help you on that one.

Come down... yeah, because I know what they make at auction so... DEALER: At auctions they're not gonna bring as much as that.

No.

No.

I mean would hope auction it might make maybe 20 to 25.

Can you come down somewhere closer to that where I can make a bit of a... profit on that or... Well, I wouldn't really like to come down as low as 20 but we'll do it for 25 for you... Yeah.

Split the difference at 22?

Erm...

Yes, alright, we'll do that.

Excellent.

That's another good buy.

My cat and my suitcase.

Thank you.

Yes.

Great.

Thank you very much Philip, that's excellent.

VO: There we have it.

£15 for the pottery cat and £22 for the vintage suitcase.

VO: Meanwhile, Paul's off on a mission to the town of Blyth.

At the time of the first and second world wars the northeast of England was significant due to its naval shipbuilding and weapons industry.

This combined with the long exposed coastline made Northumberland a prime target for a German invasion.

In 1916, the MoD gave orders to build Blyth Battery to ensure the coast was defended.

Paul's meeting with Colin Durwood to get the lowdown.

Colin, how are you doing?

It's a pleasure to meet you, Paul.

Likewise.

I like the look of your beach house.

Well, come on, we'll go and have a look at it.

VO: Blyth battery has the most intact coastal defense buildings in the world with the First World War observation post being the only surviving example of its type.

The armored turret was a lookout post for gathering intelligence.

Oh man!

What!

So the whole cupola revolves.

COLIN: Yeah, the whole lot rotated and from the sides there was smaller gearwheels, shafts and you can see some of the original plugs... Yeah, yeah.

..where there was a cranking mechanism.

Hand... One either side to rotate the whole top.

Oh, fantastic.

The operator would have either stood in a basket suspended from it or on a base, remembering it doesn't turn very fast, it only has to follow a ship and from that door there, and that door there, was a nine foot Barr and Stroud split image range finder.

A big brother to this one.

Yeah.

VO: This enabled the artillery spotter to observe anything unusual at sea up to several miles away.

COLIN: The information could have been passed downstairs and they would have phoned it across to the gun platform where the guns could have been loaded and ready to take enemy action.

PAUL: Oh, my word!

What a thought.

I'd love to have been here in 1918, a howling gale blowing like today, guys cranking the cupola, and the Kaiserliche Marine cruising up there.

What?

It would have been tremendous.

Enemy action.

Action stations.

It is absolutely... what a gem of a place.

VO: I think it's safe to say Paul is in his element.

When World War II loomed, another battery post was built to strengthen defenses.

Again!

This sweeping horizon whereupon the enemy could be lurking... COLIN: It's beautiful.

I've got to say, for the guy in 1918, it would be quite terrifying, the hum of a zeppelin engine overhead but I don't know, in 1940 the prospect of that horizon being black with landing crafts, that's seriously heavy.

COLIN: It's different.

Different.

VO: With the advent of World War II the Blyth battery was still a deterrent to a Northumberland invasion.

Colin, what number of men served here during the war?

There was five officers and 110 regulars from garrison artillery but they were supplemented by men of the home guard who used to come down from 1940.

But by 1944 the threat of an invasion had subsided and when all the regulars went away for the big push on Normandy, it was the home guard who ran this all by themselves.

Dad's Army.

VO: At the end of the Second World War the guns were removed and the battery became popular beach chalets in the 50s and thereafter was used by lifeguards.

This continued use has ensured its survival.

Baywatch eat your heart out.

So we've gone from the Great War and zeppelins, Second World War invasion threats and now we're enjoying this.

Its legacy is educational isn't it?

COLIN: It's an educational center, exactly.

Yes so it's went from wartime to education in 100 years.

PAUL: Isn't that fantastic?

Well I've got to say, I have had the best couple of hours I've had in many a moon.

Thank you very much Colin.

Very pleased you enjoyed it.

Thank you.

VO: Blyth battery is a lasting testimony of a small British town playing a vital role during the war effort and thankfully, still survives to this day.

VO: Claire's also travelled to Blyth.

She's got over £218 to play with.

Johnny Boy's Antiques & Modern Furnishings are her last shop of the day so watch out, Johnny.

Ah, John, hello.

Hiding behind your desk.

How are you?

I'm Claire.

I'm fine.

Rustic walking sticks.

Always like looking in cabinets.

What have we got here?

Sykes hydrometer.

Is it alright if I have a look at that?

Yes.

Feel free.

Right.

Quite nice little instruments, these.

I like the boxes as well with the original plaque in the top of it.

There we go, there it is.

I think it's for in the brewery industry or... specific gravity, you measure it.

One little weight missing.

It's a shame, very often... Because they're only sort of small brass ones aren't they?

It's got its thermometer in it though.

VO: Sykes hydrometers were used by distillers to measure proof of alcohol and hence the duty payable.

It isn't dated but I would think looking at the quality of it we are looking at very late 19th, early 20th century.

No price on it at all.

I've got to say 40.

It's a nice item, they're quite collectible but they've got a reasonably limited market so 25 any good?

Can you make 30?

28?

Bang on.

28?

OK. Yeah, 28 is good on that one.

The other thing I noticed John, when I came in was some walking sticks over here?

Which I think would make a nice little group actually.

I quite liked the look of these.

I think that was the other I quite liked.

Erm, I don't know, I was thinking maybe five to eight pounds for the group?

As a nice little group?

£5?

VO: Cheeky.

She'll stop at nothing, that one.

They've got a price of a tenner each.

Make it ten.

Eight.

OK.

Thank you very much indeed.

That's good.

No problem.

VO: You are lucky, Claire, that Johnny is so generous.

Thank you indeed, Johnny.

The hydrometer for £28 and the walking sticks for £8.

Wow!

VO: Meanwhile Paul's got winning on his mind.

I am looking for the piece that has been missed that is going to fly under the hammer and leave Claire in the rear view mirror!

VO: Game on, Paul.

VO: He is travelling to the Northumbrian town of Amble... VO: ..and look, just across the field lies the historic Warkworth Castle.

Artique is Paul's final shopping destination.

This is a huge emporium.

There's around 30 dealers here.

Is it Mark?

It is Mark.

Paul.

Nice to meet you.

How are you doing?

VO: Paul has £169.60 weighing down his wallet.

What is going on here then?

Be still my beating heart.

I turned around and looks down.

Period photographs.

Aerial photographs.

Who takes aerial photographs?

The military and spies do they not?

OK I am interested, you've got me.

German main naval unit.

There you go, aerial photographs.

Open water and at dock, you will recognize this name, Tirpitz.

Battleship length 815 foot overall, built at Marinewerft Wilhelmshaven, the home of the German navy.

OK.

I'm seriously interested.

I can tell you for nothing they are mid 20th century, are they not?

So we are possibly looking at the Second World War.

VO: Well, he's certainly cheered up.

PAUL: Look at this.

Anarvic class three destroyer.

A group photo of U-boats at Danzig, similar at Kiel.

Absolutely fantastic stuff this.

A Dutch gunboat, an M-class minesweeper.

Wait a minute, there's a box.

Description - stereoscope and German naval views.

Don't get me started about stereoscopy.

Incredible subject.

This is the viewing of photographs through a viewer giving a 3D effect.

£45.

Come on, that's not a lot of money, by any measure.

What might it be worth?

Well, the truth of the matter is, I suspect the photographs and the stereo viewer may not be related, they may have been brought together.

If I'm right, the more valuable element arguably is the aerial photographs.

VO: The World War II reconnaissance photographs are a real find.

Could this be his flyer at auction?

He-he!

Dealer Mark is on hand to talk money.

Caught my eye.

Stereoscopic photographs of German battleships, so I go fantastic, Second World War, I'm really into stereoscopy, I see the stereo viewer, I see it in what looks like admiralty grey, and I think I've got a wartime package here.

I am wrong, as you probably know if you are familiar with this lot because the viewer itself is post-war, late 60s/70s and it is for large scale stereo views, not these.

Not the smaller one.

Yeah.

OK, so I know that we could do for the whole package is come down £45 on it.

Yeah.

Could do that for 30.

No point in clowning about.

30?

Yeah.

Done deal.

VO: That was thrilling.

The potentially lucrative World War II aerial reconnaissance photographs and the large stereoscopic viewfinder for £30.

And that completes our second leg shopping extravaganza.

Paul has a total of five lots, the combo lot of metal ware, the miniature chest of drawers, the gentleman's sword stick, the art deco lamp and table, plus the batch of reconnaissance photographs and stereoscopic viewer.

(LOW WHISTLE) Paul has spent a total of £140.

Claire was a little more cautious but also bought five lots.

The collection of glass slides, the pottery cat, the vintage suitcase, the Sykes hydrometer and a group of walking sticks.

For all that she spent a total of £118.

Come on you two.

Thoughts on one another's buys?

I was a bit confused by... Well I thought they were library steps but I gather it is a lamp.

I don't quite understand that.

I don't think that cat is Claire Rawle.

I think if I swapped anything, I quite like his little chest of drawers.

OK, I think maybe I claw back the deficit and go into the lead with this one.

There you heard it.

Laidlaw just jinxed himself at auction.

VO: Well let's hope not.

VO: It's auction time and our road tripping pair are heading for their second auction at East Boldon in Tyne and Wear.

We need to do a bit of demisting.

You are breathing too much I can't see.

OK, I'll just... Stop breathing please.

I'll just suffocate myself for you.

CLAIRE: Right, well, here we are Still in glorious sunshine.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Clash of the stereo views begins.

May the best man or woman win, hey?

VO: This family-run auction room has been on the go for over 30 years.

Our auctioneer today is Giles Hodges.

Come on, spill it, Giles, about our duo's offerings.

The art deco standard lamp, great 1930s, classic of the period, might fly, especially because we are online as well.

Well, what do we say about the ceramic cat?

Icon of the 1950s.

Not to everybody's taste.

VO: Quiet please.

The auction is about to begin.

Oh.

Quite comfortable, isn't it?

Slide off this.

VO: Oh, you can't take these two anywhere.

VO: First up are Claire's batch of walking sticks.

We're away.

A very discerning audience for walking sticks.

Somebody bid me a tenner for all the walking sticks.

Please.

£10 bid.

In the room at ten.

At £10.

15.

Anybody else, now?

15.

The bid's upstairs at 15, 20, 25, 25, at 25, we're upstairs, 30, at £30, downstairs right, at £30 ladies and gentlemen, in the room at 30 quid.

VO: Look at that.

Not bad, Claire.

A good profit to start proceedings.

I'm trying not to look too smug at the moment cos I think it could be all downhill from here.

But still.

VO: That's not the spirit, Claire.

Paul's next with his art deco lamp-cum-table.

What attracted you to your standard lamp?

The fact that it's beautiful!

Bid ten to start.

Started at ten, £10, 15 by the door, 15, 20, five, 30, five, 35 by the door.

Anybody else?

At 35, 40.

No.

What do you mean, no?

It's lovely, I'm telling you!

In the room at £40 for the last time.

£40?

Very good.

God.

Paul Laidlaw.

What do you mean?

It was beautiful.

£40.

Beautiful.

VO: Yeah.

Precisely, and this means you are just behind Claire in the profit stakes.

Next, it's Claire's pottery cat.

Do you wish it was still back in the sanctuary?

Tenner away.

VO: Hehe!

Cheeky.

Bid me a fiver then?

£5 bid upstairs at first.

At five, ten, 15, £15.

All done, ladies and gentlemen at 15.

OK, so I've lost a little bit on that.

I think you did well there to be honest with you.

VO: Heh, heh.

On we go.

Can Paul's metalware lot help him edge into the lead?

£10 starts me, 15, straight in the room at £15, 20 anybody now?

At £15 on the right hand side, 20, £20, 25, at £25 in the room, waiting online, yes or no?

At £25.

VO: Another break even means Claire still clings onto her lead.

VO: Oh, behave, you two.

It's Claire's Sykes hydrometer next.

30.

At £30, at 30, at £30, anybody else for a fiver?

35, got the hand, at £35, 40 anybody else?

40 downstairs left, at £40, 45, 50, 55, £55 upstairs right, your bid, sir.

VO: That's more like it.

Claire's launched further into the lead.

Smile.

Keep smiling.

I'm struggling.

I'm struggling.

I'm getting aching cheeks, you know.

VO: Maybe the miniature chest can cheer you up?

Is my bottom lip quivering?

Not.

Stop it, stop it.

Somebody start me £20 for it.

£20 we're in straight away, 20, at £20, 25, 30, 35, 35 shakes his head, at £35.

40 anybody?

At £35, last chance, all done at £35.

VO: Nice little earner, Paul, but it's not enough to move in front of Claire.

There's a lot to be said for low expectations.

Yeah.

VO: Claire loves her vintage luggage.

It's the suitcase next.

I'm bid straight in on commission £10 to start me.

15, £15, 20, 25, 30, £30 online, 35, against you now, 40, 45, at £45.

It's gone quiet to my left at £45.

It's in the room at 45.

VO: Luggage is a good bet for profits, eh?

Claire's still in the lead.

I'll be keeping my eye out for more of that.

VO: It's Paul's stereoscopic viewer and aerial photographs next, he loves this lot.

50 bid, straight in at 50, 50?

Straight in at 50.

60, 65, 70, five, 80, five, £85 the bid.

Someone wants them in the room.

Yeah.

100.

110.

We're upstairs at 110, you're out online, 120, 130, 140, 150, we're still upstairs, you're out downstairs at 150, are we all done?

At 150.

Well done.

In the room as well.

Well done!

VO: And that wasn't through gritted teeth, Claire.

An astounding result.

Well done.

Can Claire's glass slides help her catch up on Paul?

What are the nerves like?

Not good.

£40, we're straight in on commission.

At £40, anybody for another five?

At £40 for the last time ladies and gentlemen, at £40.

Oh, somebody got a bargain.

VO: Huh.

Bad luck Claire.

And to finish proceedings it's Paul's gentleman's sword stick.

Fingers crossed.

Not too hard.

I've got two commission bids.

80 starts me.

£80.

PAUL: That's where I hoped it would end.

90, 95, 100, 110.

That's a strong result.

110 upstairs.

Anybody online?

£110.

Are we all done ladies and gents?

At £110.

Fair enough.

That's a good price.

Here endeth the journey.

VO: Another monster profit for Paul.

I think we need coffee and a bun, don't you?

I think we do.

Lead on, lead on.

VO: What an auction and I think we can work out the winner, eh?

Here are the calculations anyway.

Claire began leg two with £300.30 and after auction costs made a profit of £33.70.

Claire's grand total to carry forward is £334 exactly.

Paul started the second leg with £279.60 and left Claire far behind with a huge profit of £155.20.

The Laidlaw is back.

He is today's victor and has a mighty £434.80 for the next leg.

Good man.

Two down, Claire.

Two down.

Yeah.

We're getting there.

VO: It's one-all and it's still all to play for.

Next time on the Antiques Road Trip... looks like Paul and Claire need a new sat nav.

It's just like being in the Mediterranean.

Seriously, you could easily be abroad.

Till you get out the car and a biting wind hits you.

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