VO: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts, with £200 each, a classic car, and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

Going, going, gone.

Yes!

I think I've arrived.

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

But it's no mean feat.

Yes!

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

Tails.

VO: So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?

Argh, argh, argh!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

VO: Yeah!

VO: On this road trip, it's Scottish wit versus southern grit, as two learned antiques experts do battle for auction supremacy.

VO: Paul Laidlaw is digging deep into his Scottish roots, to find poetic inspiration for their journey.

PAUL: I'll tell you who hails from these parts... DAVID: Robbie Burns?

PAUL: The only piece of poetry I remember from school is "To A Moose" - "Wee sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie "O, what a panic's in thy breastie "Thou need na come awa sae hasty "Wi' bickering brattle!

"For I wid be laith to run an' chase thee "Wi' murderin prattle!"

DAVID: Well, can you do that in English, Paul?

VO: I'm sure Robbie Burns would've been proud of that rendition.

VO: It's the penultimate leg, and the pressure is on for David Harper.

I'm losing the plot here, in a big way!

VO: Whilst Paul Laidlaw is becoming even more methodical in his approach in seeking out a bargain.

How OCD am I becoming?

VO: David started the trip with £200, and after two auctions managed to grow his seed money to £272.24.

VO: Paul started with the same amount but his profits have blossomed to an impressive £464.90, putting him way out in the lead.

VO: It's a damp start to this leg of the road trip but they're not letting it dampen their spirits, as they cruise the Scottish countryside in the red 1968 Triumph Herald.

VO: On this trip, our brave hearts started in Windermere in the Lake District, traveling 600 miles to the city of Dundee.

Today they're starting in New Abbey, in Dumfries and Galloway, before heading northwest, for auction in Paisley in Renfrewshire.

VO: The lovely village of New Abbey's skyline is dominated by the wistfully named Sweetheart Abbey.

It was founded in 1273 by Lady Dervorguilla of Galloway, in memory of her husband, John Balliol.

On her death, she was laid to rest with her husband's embalmed heart, and the monks renamed the abbey in memory of her.

VO: Today our experts have their hearts set on one thing - finding a bargain.

The first stop is Admirable Antiques, where both of our experts will be shopping.

DAVID: Dingle, dangle.

DEALER: Hello.

Hello.

I'm Paul.

I'm Dougie.

Good to meet you.

DOUGIE: Hi there.

PAUL: This is David.

DAVID: Pleased to meet you.

DOUGIE: Nice to meet you.

VO: With our duo of wheeler-dealers shopping in the same place, they'll need to get moving to find a bargain first.

David in particular has quite a bit of catching up to do.

DAVID: Oh, that's quite interesting.

Oh, OK.

So we've got a set of graduating ladles.

Have we got the full set?

VO: This is a set of six early 20th century brass kitchen measuring ladles.

They're marked to measure deciliters and are continental in origin.

DAVID: I think they're more novelty kitchenware.

Do you agree?

DOUGIE: Yeah.

DAVID: How much could they be?

£15.

DAVID: £15.

Yeah.

I think maybe they're... Would they make one auction lot?

I mean, they're not getting me - they're not making me think, "God, they are absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, I've got to have them!"

but I think there might be a profit in them if I paid a tenner for them, and let's... DOUGIE: 12.50.

DAVID: Oh, Dougie!

Come on.

Do them for a tenner, Dougie, I'll have them.

DAVID: And we're away.

DOUGIE: Right.

OK. Are you gonna do them for a tenner?

Good man.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: First lot secured for just a tenner.

Paul's eye has been caught by this Orkney chair.

It's quite small, so probably made for a child.

The label says "in need of some restoration".

PAUL: This, I suspect, is probably 90 year old - 1920... an inter war period piece.

It has some age.

It's not ancient, but it's not new.

VO: And it's also got a ticket price of £295.

That would be more than half of his budget, blown on a single item.

PAUL: It's not quite perfect.

What can it be?

I'm going to try and buy that.

VO: I thought you might say that.

Whilst Dougie calls the dealer for a better price, Paul has taken a shine to some silverware.

He's picked up a silver preserve spoon.

That's a jam spoon to you and me.

It's late 19th century and is priced at 14.99.

For my money, there's a bit of substance to that.

Rather a charming price.

I'm gonna hang on to that.

VO: Meanwhile, Dougie is back with a new price for the Orkney chair.

DOUGIE: Eh...the... it's on at 295.

PAUL: It's 295...

He'll only go down 20.

He could go down 20.

PAUL: Ah...it's as...it's going to be as tight as that?

Yes.

PAUL: Yeah.

Yeah.

It'll not be for me.

Thanks very much, though.

Thanks.

Oh, bummer, but the... Oh.

Oh, well - can't win them all.

VO: Paul has the money for it but has decided £275 is still too expensive.

Instead, he's looking at this copper kettle.

It's from the second quarter of the 19th century and has a ticket price of £25.

He's also happened upon a copper water jug by W.A.S.

Benson.

Benson was one of the most influential arts and crafts designers of the late 19th century.

That could be a real find.

Now, together with the spoon, will Dougie do him a deal for the lot?

Let me go in at 30 quid.

You're going to say "Thanks, Paul".

Since it's you.

Got a deal, my man.

VO: Gosh, that was easy enough!

First three items of the trip secured.

Paul seems particularly happy with that.

I was like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah - oh, I see there's a W.A.S.

Benson copper jug over there.

Wonder if everyone else knows that!

VO: Paul's eagle eye strikes again.

But before he goes, he's still got an eye on that Orkney chair.

It was originally priced at £295, and the dealer was only prepared to come down a little on it.

Stand by.

Dougie, thank you very much indeed.

Oh, thank you.

As a parting shot, 175 quid for the Scottish chair.

VO: So he's looking for a £120 discount.

It's a big ask.

Will the dealer take it?

It's...cuz it's, eh...needs repaired.

Make it 180.

PAUL: Thank you, my friend.

"The man from Del Monte, he say yes!"

VO: That a nice first haul for Paul, spending £210 on the Orkney chair, silver spoon and copper jug and kettle.

VO: David, meanwhile, is still looking for a way to sail into the lead, although I don't know if this is going to be his answer.

It's a handmade model of a 1930s yacht, on a mahogany stand.

It's called a pond yacht and it's ticketed at £75.

Dougie, I'm just gonna throw something at you.

As I'm looking round, there's a yacht there.

If it's 20 quid it might be something but, you just come... you have a look at it DAVID: and come back to me.

DOUGIE: I will do.

..and if it's anywhere near there, I'll have a better look, yeah?

Is that OK?

VO: That was an interesting way of offering £20 for it!

Is this a new negotiating tactic from David?

He's planting the seed into dealer Dougie's mind... but will he go for it?

It could cruelly be described as a mug's eyeful, in this game.

If you think it's fantastic, you're a mug - so it's a mug's eyeful.

VO: I'm not altogether sure I understand that.

DAVID: I know it's being really hard but I've got a major amount of catching up to do - major amount.

Could it possibly be that £20 note?

I know it's horrible, it's a horrible bid.

25.

Shall we go for a spin?

20 or 25?

Shall we?

VO: Here we go - David's old negotiating tactics back again.

DAVID: You want heads?

OK. VO: Huh!

Is this going to be another lucky coin toss?

25.

Thank you.

VO: Lady Luck seems to have been otherwise engaged for David, but he still seems extremely confident about his buys.

Two purchases, both with - I'm gonna put my head on the line - absolutely guaranteed built-in profit.

And that's what we're trying to do - make some profit.

VO: Indeed, but you're still quite a long way behind.

This is the start of the big comeback...Laidlaw!

VO: Those are big words!

Ha!

Could David catch up with Paul?

He is considering one final purchase at this shop - an eye-catching clay bust of Scotland's most famous poet... ..Robert Burns.

It says "Burns", but you know, I don't see it myself.

I'd love to reveal Robbie Burns and I'd love to make a bit of money out of Robbie Burns - it'd be fantastic.

VO: He doesn't look much like Burns to me.

What do you think?

And is it worth the £120 asking price?

DAVID: Can it be horribly cheap?

How horrible?

20 quid?

30.

Oh, come on, Dougie!

30 Dou...I'm going to spin you.

DOUGIE: I'll spin you.

DAVID: I'm going to spin you.

VO: Oh, lordy!

He's not really going to do this again, is he?!

DAVID: Are you ready?

DOUGIE: Yeah.

VO: David pays £20 for heads but £25 if it's tails.

DAVID: You want tails, do you?

DOUGIE: Yeah.

How about heads?

OK.

Marvelous!

Thank you very much.

VO: It looks like his luck has changed, and with that, David's first shop is complete - a total of £55 spent on the measuring ladles, a model yacht and that bust.

VO: Paul has made his way to the town of Lockerbie, on the search for more bargains.

VO: He's visiting Cobwebs of Lockerbie, a dealership specializing in second hand and antique furniture.

It's a treasure trove of antique gems.

PAUL: Hello there.

DEALER: Hello Paul.

PAUL: How are you?

IRENE: I'm Irene.

PAUL: I.. Eileen or Irene?

IRENE: Irene.

My mother's name - a great name.

Pleased to meet you, Irene.

VO: He's turning the charm on straightaway.

What is he like, eh?!

There's a lot to choose from here, and Paul is taking his usual systematic approach to browsing.

DAVID: I can't possibly go around clockwise...oh, anti-clockwise... Oh, no - dearie me!

No, no, no - start here.

How OCD am I becoming?

VO: Paul's looking for something that will make a big auction impact.

Full of nice things but it's finding the nice thing that's...wow!

VO: I see an awful lot of browsing but no buying.

These books seem to have caught his attention.

It's three volumes of Robert Freke Gould's "History of Freemasonry", priced at £75.

They look well presented and date from around 1910.

PAUL: They look splendid, might be the only books in the sale, and they look like they should be worth two or three hundred pounds.

They're not uncommon.

Anyone of any status at all in the Masons is at some stage going to buy or be bought that standard history.

VO: Paul has left the books for the moment and is continuing to browse.

There's no sign yet that he's about to buy.

That's charming, isn't it?

VO: It's a child's toy horse, from around 1900, priced at £48.

David Harper would buy that, wouldn't he?

I think many of my compadres would buy that.

Oh...would I buy that?

VO: Probably, if the price was right.

I guess it's down to whether you can get a decent discount from Irene.

PAUL: Give you 20 quid for the horse.

In a bit of a state.

Unfortunately, I've paid a bit more than that for it!

OK.

I understand that.

So if it's not 20, what is it?

Is it much more than that?

30.

30 quid?

And what's your last...offer..?

See, the books... Don't peg me as a Mason, by the way - can I just seal that one right now?

IRENE: That's fine.

Are they 30 quid as well?

You're chancing it... VO: Irene's certainly got the measure of Paul - but is she feeling generous?

Go on, I'll do it at 30.

PAUL: Excellent!

VO: Another decisive shop for Paul - £60 spent on a child's wooden horse and the three books.

VO: David has left New Abbey and is on his way to Eskdalemuir.

He's visiting an extraordinary temple that seems at odds with its surroundings, and thousands of miles from its homeland.

Samye Ling was the first Tibetan Buddhist Center to be established in the west.

Today David's meeting nun Ani Lhamo.

DAVID: Hello.

Hello.

Ani Lhamo?

I'm Ani Lhamo.

And you're David?

David - David Harper.

Wh...

Fantastic.

I mean, what a place to find in Scotland!

Yes.

Yes, it is a bit surprising, isn't it?

Maybe you should see around it.

Can I show you the temple?

Yes, will you?

VO: Samye Ling is home to around 60 monks, nuns and lay volunteers.

It gets its name from Samye - the first monastery to open in Tibet - and Ling, meaning "place".

In the late 60s, two Tibetan Monks came to the site to study English, and began building Samye Ling into what it is today.

I don't know about you, but David Harper looks quite at home.

This grand Victory Stupa is a shrine dedicated to honoring the dead.

DAVID: It's quite a dramatic building, isn't it?

I mean, it really is a great symbol.

Noticeable.

ANI: It's certainly noticeable!

You'll find stupas in many Buddhist countries, many Buddhist places.

VO: On a visit to Scotland in 1993, the Dalai Lama came to Samye Ling.

It was he who chose the specific site for the stupa's construction.

It's quite something, isn't it, to have the Dalai Lama visit your monastery?

ANI: It's a tremendous honor, yes.

It was wonderful.

DAVID: Yeah?

ANI: Very nice.

VO: Each day, the nuns and monks at Samye Ling light up to a thousand candles in the Butterlamp House.

The illumination is seen as a symbol of transforming an everyday mind into one capable of enlightenment.

So here we are.

Oh, gosh - it's very atmospheric!

Oh, it's warm!

ANI: The Butterlamp House.

And it's lovely and warm, yes.

Now, every day we light at least 108 candles, and on special days, we offer all 1,000 candles.

DAVID: It must be a great communal job.

ANI: It is.

DAVID: How long does it take to light 1,000 candles?

Well, if there's a lot of people, it doesn't take very long at all.

That's a very good answer!

Yeah!

VO: But the most visually arresting part of Samye Ling is the magnificent shrine room.

DAVID: Oh, my goodness gracious!

ANI: So here we are.

DAVID: Right, I've got to say, I love color.

ANI: Yes, you've definitely come to the right place.

DAVID: What would this part of the temple be?

Well, this is our main shrine room...

Right.

..where we do prayers and meditation.

It is absolute... Tibetan Buddhism is very rich, as you can see, by the color!

But also in the rituals, so there's a great abundance of different things that we do here.

VO: Buddhism began over 2,500 years ago, when Prince Siddhartha Gautama believed he'd found spiritual enlightenment, through a profound understanding of the causes of human suffering.

Upon this realization, he became known as Buddha - "The Awakened One".

And this is he?

ANI: This is how he's usually depicted.

DAVID: OK. ANI: So there's the...Buddha himself in the center, and behind there's a kind of frieze and that shows what we call the 12 deeds of the Buddha... OK. ..so events from his life.

VO: Meditation is a key part of Buddhist life.

Could you prepare me for meditation?

I could explain one or two things according to my understanding and then you could try them.

Well I would love to.

VO: The nuns and monks at Samye Ling have two meditation sessions per day, each lasting one hour.

DAVID: So...

So yes, you sit down.

Yeah.

We cross our legs, so usually we sit with our palms one on top of the other... OK. ..the back straight...but quite relaxed.

And then gradually, when you're ready, just follow the movement of the breath going in and out.

VO: David looks quite the part, sitting there.

I think we should leave him to enjoy his meditation.

VO: But later, David picks up Paul, and the two turn in for the night.

Nighty night.

VO: It's the start of a new day, and after a good night's kip, someone's feeling optimistic.

Well I've got to tell you something, Paul Laidlaw - it's in the bag.

What's that?

Your packed lunch?!

VO: Ha ha.

Yesterday David spent £55 on the measuring ladles, a pond yacht and a clay bust of Robert Burns, leaving him £217.24 today.

VO: Paul parted with considerably more: £270 on a silver spoon, a copper kettle, a copper jug, the Orkney chair, a toy horse and three books on Freemasonry, leaving him £194.90.

VO: Today the boys are shopping just outside the historic market town of Biggar in South Lanarkshire.

VO: They're starting in the same shop together - Sunnyside Antiques.

PAUL: What, are you in a hurry?!

DAVID: Course I'm in a hurry!

It's cold, it's wet - I wanna get in!

You're panicking, admit it.

Where do we go?

VO: Someone's keen to get in first.

PAUL: Where..?

That's somebody's house!

DAVID: I'm sorry!

PAUL: Madman!

There's a shed!

DAVID: I don't... Oh, my...

I'm sorry, I don't know what I'm doing.

DAVID: Oh, wow!

PAUL: Hello there.

DEALER: Oh, hello, Paul.

PAUL: Hi.

Paul.

MARK: Nice to see you.

I'm Mark.

Good to see you, Mark.

Hello, Mark.

I'm David.

Hi, David.

I'm Mark.

David Harper.

Nice to see you.

VO: Pleasantries dispensed with, it's time to bag a bargain.

With our two go-getters squeezed into the same small shop together, they're trying to out maneuver each other to find the bargains first.

It looks like David's got the lead on Paul.

Good shine to it, hasn't it?

No, that's a nice thing, full stop.

It's a nice little thing.

What sort of money, Mark?

MARK: It is 235.

DAVID: Right.

PAUL: Yeah.

You've got what - 30 quid?

VO: That would blow David's budget.

Paul, meanwhile, is looking for something to increase his lead.

PAUL: Yeah, I've got to ask, Mark - you've nothing military kicking about anywhere, have you?

I know every second punter'll ask you that.

MARK: I haven't at the moment, no, I'm sorry.

Some Masonic pieces.

PAUL: Do tell.

MARK: Down there, in that bottom cabinet.

VO: This Masonic jewel could compliment the books he bought yesterday.

I would ask to sell this on its own.

£30.

Not tremendous money in it.

VO: Meanwhile, David's mind is still on his big comeback, ensuring every purchase makes a profit.

DAVID: Any age to that?

MARK: I wouldn't say so.

Again, probably... Yeah, it's pretty fresh, isn't it?

Yeah.

DAVID: It's nice, though.

VO: It's a silver-plated wine bottle pourer... Is it cheap-cheap, Mark?

Eh...it's 25.

Lot of work in it.

MARK: Yeah, a lot of work in it.

..silver wire... Yeah.

Um...

I do like that.

VO: ..and may be difficult to age precisely, as there are no marks on it.

It's very cleverly made, isn't it?

I mean, it's wicker, isn't it?

It is, yeah.

It's wicker, but in a white metal.

Gosh, if that was silver, that's several hundreds of pounds' worth!

What's the absolute, absolute death on that, for me?

Bear in mind Laidlaw is all ears.

Have you got a pen?

VO: A pen?

What's he up to now?

MARK: I need to go and grab one.

Secret negotiations, Paul Laidlaw!

VO: Well, at least he's not flipping a coin again.

And remember: you can't pay for things with an IOU.

VO: "Please help me.

I'm in big trouble!

Will you take £10?"

The chancer!

VO: And Mark's taking it.

Mark, you're an absolute gentleman.

Thank you very much indeed.

MARK: Good luck.

Just destroy that evidence... VO: That worked a treat, then, and he's managed to knock another £8 off Mark's best price.

DAVID: That is an absolute stonker.

It's gorgeous quality.

Love it.

VO: Let's hope the buyers at auction love it just as much.

VO: Paul is looking at some costume jewelry.

PAUL: Is that a job lot purchase or are you pitching them individually?

MARK: I can...do it as a job lot, if you like.

PAUL: Hit me with it.

Em...25.

PAUL: 25 quid, the lot.

How much are they?

MARK: I'll do those for...10.

PAUL: Good man.

MARK: Good.

No harm done.

Good job.

VO: £10 for a silver brooch and bangle, which will make up a nice silvery lot with the spoon from yesterday.

PAUL: I'll just shove them in my pocket.

VO: Having completed his shopping, Paul is off to the village of Wanlockhead, in Dumfries and Galloway.

VO: Yesterday David visited somewhere you wouldn't expect to find in Scotland, and today it's Paul's turn.

Gold panning is usually associated with North America but was also a big industry in parts of Scotland.

Unbeknown to many, there's still gold in the hills.

Paul's headed to the Museum of Lead Mining and is meeting retired gold panner CHARLEY Smart to hear about the gold beneath his feet.

PAUL: Is it CHARLEY?

It is, Paul, yes.

Very nice to meet you.

PAUL: Great to see you!

It's lovely to meet you.

Likewise.

I have been looking forward to this!

Good!

Good!

Who knew there was gold to be found in southern Scotland?!

VO: In the 16th century, the Lowther Hills were the focus of a gold rush.

People traveled from far and wide as word spread that there was gold in the hills or flowing through the Mennock Water.

One speculator mined the area for three years and extracted gold worth £100,000 - that's more than £24 million in today's money.

PAUL: I see behind you some glittery stuff.

What's all this?

This is our gold display.

All this gold here... No!

..is Mennock gold.

PAUL: Oh, I expected dust, they're like breakfast cereals!

CHARLEY: Oh, yes!

Yeah.

This... Wow!

CHARLEY: This actually...

This nugget, that is actually a model... Yeah.

CHARLEY: Of the biggest nugget that's been found in the Mennock.

You would know about that!

Now, that you would.

PAUL: In 1878?

CHARLEY: Yeah.

PAUL: "Several years ago, a little girl..."?

CHARLEY: Yes.

PAUL: Whoa!

This one here is the biggest one that's been found probably since the war, and that's 4.8g.

PAUL: Very healthy.

I can show you what a friend of mine has found and what she's had done with it.

Right.

PAUL: No!

She went to the jeweler's and bought that!

CHARLEY: No, this is all... PAUL: What?!

CHARLEY: She's had all this made... ..from gold which is panned in this area, except that one, and that is an Alaskan nugget.

But if you look at that, you can see the difference in the colors.

Why a difference in colors?

It's the purity of the gold.

The gold in this area is around 22 carat.

PAUL: Alright.

CHARLEY: It does va...

It can vary...

I see.

..in quite short distances in river but it is exceptionally good gold.

It was inevitable, was it not, that Scottish gold would be better than other people's gold?

Well, that's true.

VO: Gold panners would use a variety of methods to extract gold from the river bed.

This reproduction of a rocker pan would involve loading it with gravel from the river bed and rocking it back and forth, until the gold dropped through.

Then at the end of the day, just gather the gold out the end.

Easy at that, he says.

Yeah.

My...word!

I mean, I'd be delighted to show you panning, if you want to come with me.

Charley, you're not going to have to offer twice!

Right, come on, then.

VO: Gold still runs through the rivers to this day.

Charley has given Paul some waders to squeeze into.

PAUL: I'll need a hand getting them off!

VO: And we're off down to the Mennock Water to see how it's done.

PAUL: Where do you want me?

CHARLEY: Well, if you want to stand here... PAUL: In there?

Is that alright?

CHARLEY: Yeah, you'll be alright there.

PAUL: I'm going to muddy your water.

VO: Gold is very heavy and will always sink deep to the bottom of the riverbed.

Panners have to dig deep into the bedrock or sand layer, as that's where the gold will be.

The idea is to shake it back and forth so the gold falls to the bottom of the pan.

If done correctly, and with a bit of luck, you could strike... PAUL: Oh, my word!

The first one you did!

Aye.

There's gold in them thar hills, CHARLEY!

There certainly is.

PAUL: What?!

VO: Ha!

It's a genuine but miniscule flake of pure gold.

Extraordinary.

Paul's eyes sure have lit up!

Wow!

Should we be keeping this to ourselves?!

VO: It seemed too easy, but will it be as easy for Paul?

CHARLEY: Any great big nuggets?

Right, so there's no fortunes being wasted in there.

So I can just..?

CHARLEY: Just empty that back in the river.

VO: Paul's been shaking the pan for ages but no sign of any gold yet.

PAUL: I'm getting worried.

I'm running out of sand!

CHARLEY: You've got one bit.

Have I?

Is that a wee bit there?

Yeah, a little bit.

Oh my word - Laidlaw's gold!

VO: Hardly enough to retire on, though, but it's pure Scottish gold.

That was too easy.

Mind you, I say it was easy - the back was going, the wrists were going, it was all falling apart there, I was putting on a really brave face, but it was all worth it, for those, frankly, boulders of gold.

VO: Boulders?

VO: I think you need your eyes tested!

PAUL: I'm getting gold rush fever!

VO: Ha - that'll explain it.

PAUL: CHARLEY, that's a pretty serious experience you just gave there.

You are a good man.

I'm glad you've enjoyed it, Paul.

VO: Whilst Paul considers what to do with his new-found gold wealth... VO: ..David has made his way along to Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway.

VO: He's checking out the family-run Lothlorien Emporium.

As it's his final shop, David really needs to find something that will put him out in the lead.

DAVID: Hello.

LINDA: Hello.

Hello.

Are you Jean, actually?

LINDA: I'm Linda.

DAVID: Linda?

LINDA: Yes.

Oh, I wonder where I got Jean from!

I don't know!

I've no idea!

Hello!

Pleased to meet you!

Hello, Linda.

I'm David.

Nice to see you.

VO: Whoops!

Getting the owner's name wrong won't bode well for getting a discount.

This family-run shop sells an eclectic mix of items, including furniture, silverware and antique toys.

Surely he can find a bargain here?

This is like, em... last chance saloon, again, isn't it?

Like a final opportunity to buy something really... powerful.

VO: David's big comeback continues, as he looks for something to deliver that knockout blow.

Could these early 20th century hickory-shafted golf clubs get him out of the bunker and back onto the green?

They're priced at £5 each.

Well I'm no expert in golf clubs but I would think they must be...oh, 1930s, would you think, Linda Jane?

DEREK: 1910.

19... You think 1910?

Bit earlier?

VO: It's Linda's husband, Derek.

He seems to know a little bit about them.

Hi, Derek.

Hi there.

Well, you might know more about these golf clubs than me.

Talk to me about them.

Not too much, but I know that usually in Scotland most of the time it's the names on the clubs that they look for.

DAVID: Yes.

Yeah.

DEREK: And you'll see that Carnoustie - that one's Carnoustie.

Oh, that one's Glasgow.

That's a Glasgow maker.

That's a mashie, and that one's from...Glasgow, yes.

DAVID: Whoever buys these - they're not going to use them.

LINDA: No.

They're not going to go and play golf with them, because they're probably not going to do very well!

VO: Derek is offering something additional that may complement the golf clubs and create an interesting little golfing lot.

OK, so that is something... Do we have a brand on there?

DEREK: On the top of the lighter, I think... DAVID: Just says "golfing lighter".

It's pretty new - it's maybe 1980s, isn't it, that?

DEREK: Doesn't say.

VO: 1980s?

Hardly an antique.

I'm losing the plot here in a big way!

In a big way!

VO: You certainly are!

Do you think I can be very cheeky and offer you 20 quid for the lot, as a cheeky little lot number?

LINDA: I think so.

DAVID: Do you reckon?

LINDA: Yes.

DAVID: Can we do it, Linda?

LINDA: I think that would be alright.

Shall we say yes, without even asking him?

LINDA: We won't ask him, no.

Perfect.

Sorry Derek, the deal's been done.

VO: The deal might be done but Derek is back with two other items to throw in as part of the lot.

Oh, look at that!

And we have the golf "Go For The Green: authentic golf action game".

VO: It's a 1,500 piece golf jigsaw and a board game from the 1970s.

Thank you, you two.

Linda Jane, you've been... You're welcome.

..absolutely gorgeous, and Derek, thank you very much - very helpful.

Really appreciate it.

Thank you.

What a very funky auction lot, eh?

VO: Funky?

What is he talking about?

That's probably my biggest earner!

I bet you - I bet you that's the biggest earner!

VO: Well, we shall soon see.

Four early 19th century golf clubs, a novelty golf lighter, jigsaw and a board game, all for just £20.

A fabulous shop, and I think you will find that was almost professional.

VO: Professional amateur perhaps!

VO: With the shopping now complete, it's time to reveal who bought what.

DAVID: Shall I go first?

Yeah.

Let's... DAVID: Are you ready?

Oh... this is it!

OK. Get ready.

This... is the item.

PAUL: Nay!

Oh, man!

DAVID: Do you remember him?

PAUL: I do remember!

DAVID: Do you remember him?

PAUL: Yeah.

Um... OK, how much did the Scottish Bard cost you?

DAVID: The Scottish Bard...em... PAUL: So down to the nitty-gritty.

What did it cost me?

20 quid.

Does it look anything like him?

DAVID: Yeah, it... Of course it looks like him!

It looks nothing like him.

Right, that's... going to make you a profit.

VO: A profit maybe, but it looks more like Robbie Williams than Robbie Burns.

Is there any age to the pond yacht or model yacht?

It's no great age - 20 or 30 years of age.

1930s in its style.

It's a really handsome hull.

That is a nice thing.

DAVID: It is, yeah.

VO: What does the opposition think of David's golf clubs?

I can see why you bought hickory-shafted irons and a wood, OK?

DAVID: With the lighter.

PAUL: The lighter...actually, I really like that.

Yeah, and - hello!

- with a jigsaw... PAUL: This is the bit I don't like.

DAVID: ..and a game!

I don't think they bring anything to the party.

It's golf-related.

I'm building an interesting lot, Paul, it's an interesting lot.

OK. VO: But is it more interesting than Paul's?

PAUL: Orkney chair.

I love those.

DAVID: That's a lovely chair.

PAUL: Isn't that a beltin' good thing?!

That's a nice chair.

PAUL: I think I got a bargain.

How much are you gonna make on that?

PAUL: I think it's worth two, two-fifty?

OK.

Very interesting.

PAUL: There's a wee bit in it.

DAVID: It's a nice piece.

Talk to me about the copper.

It's a nice shape.

PAUL: It's a nice-shaped design.

Not Dresser!

As good - W.A.S.

Benson!

Re..?

Is it marked?

PAUL: Nope.

VO: Are you sure?

You might want to check the handle.

PAUL: Oh!

PAUL: Gee, God's almichty!

I missed it!

Read the handle!

Behold!

DAVID: That's well spotted.

A lovely design.

PAUL: Benson's patent.

Lovely design.

VO: Well, you were in the same shop and walked right past it, David!

DAVID: It's been another good, fun journey, has it not?

PAUL: Oh, it's been...

It's definitely been that!

VO: It's not over yet.

We want to know what you really think.

The Benson jug - I got a bit carried away with the Benson name.

He's a great name there's no doubt about it, and well found, Laidlaw.

The chair, that's a very, very good chair.

It could sell for 120 - it really could.

However, knowing Paul Laidlaw, it may well make 280!

Who knows?

That's the danger one, but it could make him 100 quid.

I wouldn't have bought anything Mr Harper bought!

However, the only one that's really guaranteed to do him quite well is the yacht.

It's a smart, a very decorative... good thing, at a hell of a price.

So yeah... he'll do alright.

Look, we just don't know.

It'll be a nailbiter.

Magic!

VO: After shopping in the southern lowlands, it's up to the central belt of Scotland for auction, in Paisley in Renfrewshire.

VO: Paisley is the largest town in Scotland.

The abbey has been a place of worship since the 12th century, and it's believed William Wallace was educated here as a boy.

Whilst our bravehearts have made it to Paisley, the red Triumph hasn't.

It broke down en route, so we've given them a new one - this time a 1965 MG Midget.

The old car has gone to classic car heaven.

Seriously?

Well, at least a part of it has.

What part of it?

The important bit - the bit that makes it go.

VO: It was probably all that weight of Paul's gold.

VO: The auctioneers are a merger of two family-run firms who have been in the business since 1848.

Auctioneer Stephen Maxwell is at the podium today and, unsurprisingly, he too has some concerns about that bust of Robert Burns.

AUCTIONEER: When it was brought in to me, I had no idea who the statue was of, and indeed most of our customers have all came and asked me, "Who is the subject of the bust?"

So I don't think it's going to do particularly well.

Probably the nicest item today would be the antique Orkney child's chair.

Should sell well.

They're always very popular items.

The condition's not great but there's been a lot of interest so far, and should do well in the auction.

The Edwardian horse, child's toy, again, a child's... antique toys, always a popular field.

VO: David started this leg with £272.24 and has gone on to spend a paltry £85 on five auction lots.

VO: Paul, meanwhile, began with £464.90 and has parted with a laudable £280, also for five lots.

The buyers are waiting, so let the auction begin!

VO: First up are Paul's silver spoon, brooch and bangle.

Can we say £20 for the lot?

No, let's say a fiver.

..all silver.

Start me at 10, then, nice... And you bid 10, thank you.

10 I'm bid.

£12.

15.

18.

20.

DAVID: No!

No!

AUCTIONEER: And two.

25.

DAVID: No!

AUCTIONEER: 28.

You're out.

The bid's with the gentleman, £30.

AUCTIONEER: You're out.

DAVID: You're a profit monster!

The bid's now at the back... ..with the gentleman, selling at £30.

VO: A few pounds' profit, but after costs, there won't be much left.

It would've been fabulous if it had made a tenner!

VO: Next, will David's wine bottle pourer deliver him profits?

Straight in, £20 there, for the wine bottle holder.

22 with the lady.

25.

DAVID: Come on!

AUCTIONEER: 28 AUCTIONEER: It's now with the lady, it's in the room at 28.

DAVID: Oh, come on!

AUCTIONEER: Any advance?

We're selling, then, at £28.

VO: David more than doubled his money on that.

He's off to a great start.

It's alright, isn't it?

It's alright?

Pretty good result!

It's alright.

VO: David was very impressed earlier by Paul's copper Benson jug, but will it and the kettle impress the Paisley bidders?

10 to get started.

Thank you, sir.

£10 I have.

£10!

Ridiculous!

AUCTIONEER: £10 there.

Two on my left, do I have?

AUCTIONEER: 12?

12 bid.

15.

DAVID: No.

AUCTIONEER: 18 DAVID: No.

AUCTIONEER: Nope?

With the gentleman at the back.

18 has it.

Are we all done, at £18?

VO: Paul had hoped for a big profit from that but after costs, he breaks even again.

That was Benson!

I love Benson stuff!

I used to.

He's dead to me now!

VO: Next it's time to measure up David's brass kitchen ladles.

Can we say £30 there?

Oh yeah.

Don't say £30.

Yeah, yeah, I think 30 would be good.

Solid brass.

Start me at £20, then, your measure's at £20.

Come on, now.

They're worth that, aren't they?

15, then, to get me started.

At £15.

PAUL: No, that's wishful thinking.

There's seven of them.

At 15.

At £10.

Thank you.

I'm bid 10 here.

12 at the door.

PAUL: No, come on.

No.

The gent at the door has it 12.

15.

DAVID: Fabulous!

That's it!

AUCTIONEER: 18.

You're out.

AUCTIONEER: The gent to my right still has it.

AUCTIONEER: We all done at £18?

DAVID: Go on!

VO: A good result for David.

His brass ladles have outshone Paul's Benson jug.

Benson?

Smenson.

Rubbish!

VO: So far Paul isn't making much headway.

Could he get ahead with the Freemasonry books?

£20, then.

Come on, for the three.

20.

Thank you, madam.

20 I'm bid, with the lady.

22 with the gentleman.

And five.

28.

30.

And two.

DAVID: No, no, no!

AUCTIONEER: 35.

38.

40. two.

You're out.

With the gentleman, at 42 has it.

PAUL: It's not enough, it's not enough!

AUCTIONEER: Are we all done at 42?

45.

New bidder.

48?

DAVID: No, no, no!

PAUL: Oh, keep going!

PAUL: Don't weaken!

AUCTIONEER: At £50.

Five.

You're out.

It's with the gentleman now, we're selling at £55.

PAUL: Simple as that.

DAVID: No!

VO: A great result for Paul.

After a lackluster start, he's beginning to catch up.

The Laidlaw is coming back.

Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

VO: Next it's time to find out what the bidders think of David's clay model of Robbie Burns.

£20 then?

£20, thank you, sir.

I have £20.

£20 bid.

Good taste.

Any advance at 20?

Do we have 22?

It's with the gentleman at 20.

Go on!

AUCTIONEER: We all done?

DAVID: No!

AUCTIONEER: 22.

Thank you, sir.

DAVID: Yeah!

At the back.

25.

You're out.

Oh, that was very quick!

Still the same gentleman, then, at £25.

VO: David had high hopes for that but high hopes haven't led to high profits.

Fiver profit on our Robbie there!

That's ridiculous!

VO: Will David's pond yacht sail him into the lead?

Start me at 20 then, at £20.

£20 bid.

And two.

25.

28.

You're out.

The bid's to my left.

At 28.

DAVID: Go on.

No.

At £30.

And two.

35.

38.

PAUL: How far?

DAVID: Come on!

No.

The bid's to my left at 30.

Are you bidding, sir?

£40.

New bidder.

DAVID: Come on.

AUCTIONEER: 42 PAUL: Everybody wants a punt at it.

AUCTIONEER: 45 DAVID: Come on!

48.

50.

DAVID: Yes, come on!

AUCTIONEER: And five.

DAVID: Yes!

AUCTIONEER: 60 DAVID: Yes!

PAUL: I told you!

AUCTIONEER: And five.

No.

The bid's to my left, with the gentleman, at £65.

PAUL: That one's a proper... VO: That's a remarkable £40 profit.

Well, he did well there!

Got one more item.

Yeah, and you're not going to do very well with that!

You've had your moment of glory there, mate!

VO: Next, Paul's toy horse is under starter's orders.

Starting on commission at £30.

And two.

35.

38.

40.

And two.

No!

AUCTIONEER: 45.

It's your bid, sir, to my left.

48's the lady.

£50.

And five.

60.

DAVID: No.

AUCTIONEER: And five.

DAVID: No.

No.

It's now with the lady.

We're selling to the room at £65.

Gone.

VO: The horse has bolted - and significantly boosted Paul's profits.

Want to say this is neck and neck, and my big spend's still to come.

VO: Ready to tee off is David's final lot - the golfing set.

£20 then to get me started.

At 20.

£20 I'm bid.

DAVID: Oh, come on!

AUCTIONEER: With the gentleman here at 20... DAVID: Come on.

PAUL: How dare you?!

25.

28.

£30.

AUCTIONEER: 32.

You're out.

PAUL: What is happening?

DAVID: Come on!

PAUL: What is happening here?!

We all done at £32?

Gone.

More than enough, drop that hammer.

It's another little profit - it's another little profit.

VO: A proverbial hole in one for David, collecting a tidy £12 profit.

VO: It all comes down to the last lot - Paul's Orkney chair.

It was a big purchase but can it deliver an even bigger profit?

£55 I have here.

£60.

65.

70.

And five.

£80.

And five.

At 90.

It's now with the gentleman here at 95.

It's got to go more than that.

£100.

And 10.

120.

130.

140.

150.

160.

170.

DAVID: Stop, stop, stop!

AUCTIONEER: 180 AUCTIONEER: You're out.

The same gent has it... ..at 180.

Are we all done?

We're selling, then, fair warning.

£180.

DAVID: Stop!

VO: It was a big buy and it hasn't paid off for Paul.

After costs, he'll make a loss on it.

Big brave man.

I like you.

Come on.

Let's go.

VO: Auction over.

It's time to do the sums.

VO: Paul started with £464.90, and after costs, made a lamentable profit of just £5.36, ending the leg with £470.26.

VO: David, however, started with £272.24, and after auction costs he made an impressive profit of £52.76, winning the auction and the leg.

His total now stands at £325.

You smug boy!

Do winners drive?

Do winners...?

VO: On this trip, David managed to pull the rug out from his opponent by shortening the gap and taking the auction glory, but Paul's still in the overall lead, so it will all come down to the final auction.

How exciting!

DAVID: Oh, feels good.

PAUL: Oh, everything feels good for you right now!

VO: Next on Antiques Road Trip, with the last auction approaching, it's all to play for.

David's going large.

DAVID: Here we go.

It's a big lump.

VO: But is Paul losing it at the last?

I'm losing my mojo.

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