[MUSIC PLAYING] TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

Yeah.

It's a good weight.

And it smells.

[HORN BLARES] Hold steady.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Behind the wheel of a classic car.

Good morning, my lady.

Good morning, Parker.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): And to goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Whoopsie.

Come on.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The aim to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

[LAUGHING] TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): There will be worthy winners.

Ah.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): And valiant losers.

[WHIMPERING] TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Will be the high road to glory?

It's about winning.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Or the low road to disaster?

This is the antiques road trip.

[THEME MUSIC] Groovy, baby.

(SINGING) Young at heart.

Young at heart.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Wakey, wakey.

Rise and shine.

Today we're in bonnie Scotland.

Dealer Stephanie Connell's behind the wheel keeping auctioneer Philip Serrell on the straight and narrow.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to you the side.

Well, for some fowl reason.

[LAUGHING] TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Their trusty carriage is a sleek and sophisticated 1966 Jaguar Mark 2 but came a Cropper last night.

Now what are you thinking about the car?

We're fully repaired, fully driving again.

It's power, grace, and style, isn't it?

Not unlike myself.

That's true.

When they came out, I think their catchphrase was, "Grace, space, pace."

So there you go.

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Yeah.

We'll take your word for it.

Steph started with 200 pounds but made a loss last time.

She has 185 pounds.

Phil hasn't fared much better.

His dosh has dwindled to 192 pounds.

We both started out with 200 pounds, and we've managed to erode that already, haven't we?

Yeah.

- It's not much in it, though.

There's only seven or eight pounds between us, I think.

Is that all.

Blimey.

Yeah.

But we still both lost money, haven't we?

We have both lost money.

Glossing over that, there's only seven or eight pounds between us.

Swiftly moving on.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Yes, let's.

All terrific twosome started this trip in Cockermouth before heading north of the border.

After cruising through Caledonia, they'll head back south for a final auction in County Durham.

Lovely.

PHILIP SERRELL: There's the school bus.

Look at that.

Nobody's on it.

Oh, there's about four children.

Oh, there's two school buses.

Did you have to get a bus when you went to school?

No, there wasn't carts in those days.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Ha, ha.

They're starting in Dumfries and Galloway and taking the high road from Wigtown to the auction in Edinburgh.

[MUSIC PLAYING] Wigtown, or "wig-ton" if you're a local, is Scotland's National Book Town.

Yeah, bookshops everywhere.

Look, bookshop, bookshop-- Wow.

There are a lot of bookshops.

--bookshop.

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): But it's antiques you're looking for, remember?

I'm going to go up.

All right.

Good luck.

You have a lovely day.

Happy shopping.

Buy me a bookmark.

Buy you a what?

A bookmark.

I'll buy you a bookshelf.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): [LAUGHS] I hope you've been practicing your Gaelic.

Nice in the pasta.

PHILIP SERRELL: Hi there.

RODDY: Hello.

- I'm Phil.

You must be-- I'm Roddy.

Roddy, good to see you, my friend.

Now I got to ask you one question.

Your shop, what's it called?

It's Faodail.

PHILIP SERRELL: Faodail.

RODDY: Faodail.

PHILIP SERRELL: Faodail.

Yeah, which is-- or fair deal.

Fair deal.

Fair deal.

I'm looking forward to that.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): You were asking for that one, Roddy.

What does that mean?

It's Gealic for "a lucky find."

OK. Well, let's hope that's just what it is then, shall we?

I'm sure we can find you something.

Keep my fingers crossed.

Have you got a theme to your shop?

Yeah, I mean, it's predominantly Scottish themed.

PHILIP SERRELL: Right.

Well, I'm going to have just a quick wander around RODDY: Certainly.

That's a cool thing, isn't it?

Now I pronounce that quaich.

Quaich.

Quaich.

I know that it's a wine taste or a spirit taster, isn't it?

RODDY: Yeah.

Yeah.

But would it be for malt whiskey or-- In general.

In general, it would be, yes.

And I love the fact that this kind of Celtic emblem here, it's all kind of intertwined, isn't it, because you've got Mackintosh that's very much like that.

RODDY: Yeah.

PHILIP SERRELL: OK, I'm going to keep looking.

Well, it really would be lovely.

The auction's in Edinburgh, so if I could find something that was Glasgow or Edinburgh School of Arts or something like that-- have you got anything like that?

RODDY: I've got a beautiful Glasgow School of Art mirror.

Is this it here?

RODDY: It is, yes.

PHILIP SERRELL: That's quite a cool thing, isn't it?

So what would this be?

19-- RODDY: 1920-ish.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The Glasgow School were an influential group of artists, including Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who met in the Scottish city at the turn of the last century.

PHILIP SERRELL: What's your ticket price on that?

RODDY: Well, we've got 85 in it.

I want to buy something that Scottish.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): So we've got the mirror and the quaich.

Anything else?

Ah, da, da, da, da.

The old friend, Mauchlineware.

Mauchline is a town in Ayrshire.

RODDY: Yes.

Yes.

Yeah.

And it's typified by you get these almost-- it's like a photograph printed onto wood, isn't it?

And this is Mauchlineware as well.

This is fernware, isn't it?

It's fernware, yeah.

PHILIP SERRELL: Surprisingly enough because it's decorated in these ferns, but it's also a variety of Mauchlineware.

OK.

I love that.

That's rare, isn't it?

RODDY: Victorian.

Yeah, it's rare.

It's this first one I've come across.

Great shot.

Look at that.

Come on.

Applause.

Applause.

I'll give you one clap.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Faint praise.

I mean, it's a toy.

It's quite rare that that survived, isn't it?

I'd kind of like to buy the mirror, and I'd like to buy two or three of these bits and bobs.

But I'd like to get it just under 100 if I can do that.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The toy is 65 pounds.

The book of poems, 28, and the pincushion, 35.

PHILIP SERRELL: Or the mirror and that for 90, or the mirror and that for 90.

Can you do that?

RODDY: Well, personally, I'm not in a rush to sell the child's toy because I really like it.

To sway you taking the other two, how about I throw in this other piece of Mauchlineware.

I'll tell you what.

You've just convinced me.

You, sir, are a gentlemen.

Thank you very much indeed.

- Thank you.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): And with that, Philip's made his first buys of the day.

The pincushion, needle case, book of poems, and Glasgow School Mirror have set him back 90 pounds.

Let's see how Steph's getting on.

I've got about 185 pounds to start with, so my tactic is interesting or cheap.

They're my two options, I think, to make profit.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): She's ventured 10 miles south to Whithorn.

The Priory here is known as Scotland's cradle of Christianity.

Steph's taking a leap of faith into Priory Antiques.

Blue and white pottery, now this is something that everybody will see in most antique shops and a lot of homes.

It comes in and out of fashion, but at the minute, I'm seeing a big trend for people buying blue and white as decoration for their home.

We've got some of the most famous makers.

We've got Copeland Spode, so that's what these ones are here, these cups, and saucers, and these plates.

But then you've also got pieces by Wedgwood and other makers.

They are relatively cheap.

So a plate like this one here, which is by midwinter apparently, is 5 pounds 50, where this one is 12.

Now the jug, which is very pretty, is only 16 pounds.

If you went to the High Street to try and buy plates, and jugs, and crockery like this, you'd struggle to be able to replicate it price-wise.

The whole display is probably less than 150 pounds, I would think, for the whole thing, and you can pick it up at auction relatively cheaply.

If you like blue and white, want a splash of color to bring antiques to your home, make them usable, I don't think you can go wrong with blue and white pottery.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Well, there's some good advice, but, remember, Steph's up to something a bit more unusual.

I love antique shops.

You come into them, and then you see something that you have never seen before.

So this boar sculpture-- very art deco style, it's ceramic, so it's more of an ornament than a sculpture-- is by the famous art deco ceramicist Clarice Cliff.

Now Clarice Cliff you normally expect to be orange, yellow, vibrant, floral patterns or landscape scenes, but I've never seen anything like this.

I really like him.

I think he's charming.

That being said, it's 400 pounds, which, I'm sure, is because it is very rare.

I'm going to keep my eye out for more boars.

I really like him.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Speaking of boars, over in Wigtown, Phil's moved on from his antique shop, and there's no surprise where he's headed.

Maybe he's in the market for a book or one chair perhaps.

The thing about buying anything leather is the look of the leather, and this has got fantastic patina here.

Let's have a look.

If you have a look at this, there's two ways you can do this look.

You can either put these really lovely brass-headed nails in there on this beautifully-patinated leather, or if you're in a bit of a rush, you get a stapler out and you staple on the leather cloth.

Well, the thing is it's a project for somebody, isn't it?

And it's kind of OK if it's project price, but that's what it's got to be.

I wonder where Sean is.

Sean?

SEAN: Hello.

PHILIP SERRELL: This is-- it's like me, really.

It's a bit tired.

How old do you think that is?

I don't know.

I would say it's early 20th century.

I don't know.

What would you guess?

I think it's pretty 1957, which is all you're bothered about.

I mean, in my book, it's kind of-- I don't know-- 20 quids worth.

That would be my shot for it.

Look at the look of tears streaming down.

Actually, it really doesn't owe me anything.

PHILIP SERRELL: Could you sell me that for 20 quid?

SEAN: I could let you have it for 20 quid.

20 quid.

There you are.

Great.

Thanks very much.

- And shake my hand.

Yeah.

Sure.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

No problem.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): It's a bit rough around the edges, the chair that is, but at 20 pounds, it's a great find.

Gosh.

Now, has Steph found anything exciting in Whithorn?

That's pretty.

Goberg arts and crafts candlestick.

I love arts and crafts, and this candlestick is very-- to me, it looks Austrian or German.

It looks more like what you would call Vienna secessionist than arts and crafts.

So Vienna secessionist would be Gustav Klimt art and this sort of design so linear, very naturalistic, but with different sorts of elements of pattern that one wouldn't have seen before this time so very innovative for its period, late 19th, early 20th century.

Underneath, it is signed-- there we go-- by Goberg, who I think might have been Hugo Berger.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Hugo Berger was a renowned German ironworker in the early 20th century whose pieces can be identified by the Goberg stamp.

What's the ticket price?

It's 55 pounds.

A little deal can be done.

I think I'm going to take it.

Let me take it outside.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Quick.

Glen, she's making off with it.

Oi.

Oh, there he is.

Hello, Glen.

You found something.

I found something.

That's great.

I found this candlestick that I like.

That's my favorite.

Now my one concern is the price.

I like it, but it's 55 pounds.

GLEN: And what's your concern, that it's too much money?

Yeah, it's a little bit too much for me.

GLEN: What's on it?

55.

55.

What's your best price?

I think we're absolutely talking, because it's quite a good price anyway, 48.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: OK, I'm going to take it.

GLEN: OK, thank you very much.

- Thanks very much.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Yeah.

Meanwhile, Phil sauntered east into rural Dumfries and Galloway and is taking a break from shopping to find out how the first hydroelectric power station of its kind has helped keep the country's lights on.

Site manager Stuart Ferns is on hand to tell him more.

How does all this work?

Well, the Hydro Scheme basically stores water in large reservoirs, so Tongland's power station has a reservoir just about a kilometer upstream from here.

It's about like storing electricity in a battery, and a car battery, and a torch battery.

Well, hydropower is basically storing water at height, and then we release that water through the turbines when we need.

And it's that costly?

Well, all energy is costly, but the Galloway Hydro Scheme was built for 3 million pounds back in the 1930s.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): In the 1920s, only 6% of homes in Britain had power.

This agricultural land in Dumfries and Galloway had the potential to produce natural energy but not the need.

But in 1926, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin had a big, bold idea to connect power stations with homes across the country for the first time, a supply network of electricity, the National Grid.

Clever.

In the early part of the 20th century, electricity production was quite disjointed.

There were power stations in big towns, but they weren't interconnected, and that was the benefit of the National Grid.

That meant that rural areas like this could connect.

Would the electricity that was produced here go all over Britain or just a various sort of higher populated areas?

Yeah, well, once we generate it, the electricity basically can go anywhere.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Yeah.

In 1932, construction of the Galloway Hydro Scheme began under the auspices of Scottish civil engineer Sir Alexander Gibb.

The project had its objectives as raising the water level was controversial, but protecting the natural environment was a primary concern.

Biologist Rowan McCleary tells Phil more.

You're going to flood a valley.

What happens to all the animals, the wildlife, and everything else?

Well, we have to take in to consideration the wildlife, and particularly the fishery on the river.

And the Dee was historically famed for its large salmon runs.

The salmon came up here in excess of 30 pounds.

They were quite common.

That's a big salmon, isn't it?

30-pound salmon, yeah.

Below us here, you can see Tongland fish pass.

PHILIP SERRELL: That's like a staircase almost, isn't it?

ROWAN MCCLEARY: It's like a staircase.

It has to climb the 21 meters off the dam.

Are there still 30-pound salmon?

There's still the odd 25-pounder, yeah.

Really?

Yeah, still coming in.

That's fantastic, isn't it?

Absolutely fantastic.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): After four years of painstaking construction, the network of dams, tunnels, and aqueducts connected to five power stations was complete.

How much power is there here?

So I've got three 11-megawatt turbines here.

What does that mean?

11 megawatts is like 11,000 kilowatts.

I mean, what's a kilowatt?

A kilowatt's like a-- maybe an electric kettle's a kilowatt.

Is one kilowatt.

Yeah.

So you got 33,000 electric kettles out there.

Yeah.

Yeah.

That's that's a lot of heat there, isn't it?

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): 80 years on, this marvel of engineering continues to produce enough renewable energy to supply more than 90,000 homes in the UK per annum.

So when they talk about opening the floodgates, these are the floodgates.

These are floodgates, yeah.

Is that the button?

That's the button.

Oh, it's so tempting to do this.

Just think.

This could have been some of my school masters, couldn't it?

Ready?

[LAUGHS] TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Let's catch up with our other roadtripper.

Where is Steph?

Oh, there she blows.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Just bought my first item.

It's very, very stylish.

48 was a little bit more than I wanted to spend.

It leaves me with quite a limited amount of money for my remaining four lots, but we'll see what the other shops have to offer.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): She's heading a hop, skip, and a jump away to Castle Douglas, an 18th century market town.

Should be brushing up her bartering skills for Burford Antiques.

This business has been in the family for 30 years and specializes in vintage jewelry.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Fabulous antique shops like this often have really, really nice selections of jewelry, which are considerably cheaper than the High Street, yet old, very well made, and often stunning quality of stones.

My favorite thing, even though it's almost 14,000 pounds, is this six-carat of diamonds brooch.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Crikey, Moses.

It is absolutely beautiful, and I can't afford it, especially not on my road trip budget.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Well, it would be a record-breaking deal if you did, darling.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: You can't beat a good crawl around in an antique shop.

You never know what you might find.

Little darner, 3 pounds.

With my limited budget, that might be a buy.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): From 14,000 pounds to three quid.

Mauchlineware.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Hang on a minute.

I think we've heard this before.

Phil.

The old friend, Mauchlineware.

This one says on it Auld Brig o' Doon.

Now if I know anything about Robbie Burns, I think it might have a verse of poetry from him on the back, and I think it might be a cauldron because of something to do with witches in one of his poems.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Top marks to the lady in the brown coat.

Ilka bird sang o' its love, and fondly sae did I o' mine.

Aw.

That's really sweet.

It's 38 pounds.

It's a little bit too expensive for my budget that I have, but if it can be cheaper than that, then it's a potential buy.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Remember, Steph, many a mickle makes a muckle.

Kirstie.

Now I've been wandering around everywhere, and I've seen something that I like.

The little Mauchlineare Robbie Burns related cauldron, it says on the ticket that it's 38.

How much could it be?

We could do it for 35.

Would you take 30?

Yes, we'll take 30.

Great.

Deal at 30.

Thank you very much.

- Thank you.

But I saw another thing.

When I was crawling around on the floor earlier on, I saw a little sock darn, in which I think it is probably Scottish, for 3 pounds.

Can I take it if it's still there?

Yes.

Great.

So deal for the two things, 33 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Well done.

You rooted out some cracking bargains there.

That leaves Steph with just over 100 pounds in her purse tomorrow and a Mauchline off at the auction in Edinburgh.

Time for a tete-á-tete.

I've been to week Wigtown.

Wigtown.

Wigtown.

Wigtown.

What do they sell in Wigtown?

Books.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Books?

- Yeah.

No wigs?

I do not wear a wig.

Please.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: You don't wear a wig.

This is-- look.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: It's all natural.

This is naturally tufted in.

It's a myth and a rumor that's been cultivated-- Slander.

It's been cultivated on the "Antiques Road Trip" by a group of ne'er-do-wells and vagabonds.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Keep your hair on, Philip.

Nighty-night, you two.

Morning, all.

Back in cloudy Caledonia, Phil's in the driving seat.

Are you going to "Dukes of Hazard" it over the top of the [INAUDIBLE] hill?

Woo.

All right.

A little bird tells me it's a special day today.

Oh.

Well, yeah, it's actually my birthday.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Happy birthday!

(SINGING) For he's a jolly good fellow.

It is now official.

I am now older than some of the stuff I buy on this road trip.

How old are you?

Is it a big birthday-- - No.

No.

No.

--or it's classified.

It's classified.

Secret.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): But some magic numbers, you can't hide.

Yesterday, Mr. Serrell picked up a leather chair, some Mauchlineware, and a Glasgow School mirror, leaving him with just over 80 pounds.

Good short.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Steph, meanwhile, procured a Hugo Berger candlestick, a Mauchlineware cauldron, and a darner mushroom.

She has 100 pounds and James to play with.

You can't beat a good crawl around in an antique shop.

You never know what you might find.

So what are you going to buy today?

Are you going to buy more Edinburgh theme?

I think I might try to buy something more Scottish.

Well, when in Rome-- PHILIP SERRELL: Perhaps you'll buy a kilt.

A kilt, yeah, a sporran.

That's what we should buy, a kilt.

Sporran-- PHILIP SERRELL: Yeah.

--or something-- PHILIP SERRELL: Or haggis.

Haggis, yeah.

Do you like haggis?

I don't know if ever even eaten it.

PHILIP SERRELL: A haggis is a four-legged creature.

[LAUGHS] Yeah, I think so.

The way they talk in Kent.

I think they live in the woods as well.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): All this Scottish air is sending them a bit doolally.

Let's get back to business.

And with Steph dropped off, the birthday boy's made his way to Moffat.

What surprises await at Lothlorien Antiques and Collectibles Emporium?

This is quite interesting because this is a seal, but you would have had on a watch chain or a fob.

And if you look at that very closely, you can just see a lady's head.

And the thing-- these are very difficult things to age because these hard stones can be 16th, 17th century, or they can be pieces of glass that are made in 1920.

I don't think that's a profit at auction in Edinburgh for me, so I'm going to just put that back there and walk on.

These are old French calendars.

I actually quite like that one.

I can tell you that this dates to exactly 1991.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Is that because it's on the front?

Over 100 years old.

If I could speak French, I could tell you what it says.

It's something about clothes for adults and children.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): [FRENCH] This Parisian beauty may turn some heads at auction.

Linda.

LINDA: Yes.

These posters that you've got, I'm not going to bid you for them.

What's the very best absolute finish.

All right.

You've got 50 quid on them, I think.

Yeah, it's got 59 on it.

What's the very, very, very, very, very, very best?

Well, a little bird told me it was your birthday today-- [LAUGHS] Yes, it is.

--so 25.

That's really generous.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): You can only use that one once a year, you know?

Thanks to the lovely Linda, Phil spent only 25 pounds, so he's left with just shy of 60 pounds for his final shop.

And there's time for a birthday treat.

PHILIP SERRELL: Good sir, how are you?

I'm well.

How are you?

Nice to see you.

PHILIP SERRELL: Well, when I came in before, you had Ecclefechan tarts.

MAN: Ecclefechan tarts, yeah.

Ecclefechan tarts.

Can you say that?

- Yeah.

Well, yes.

Yeah, with a bit of embarrassment.

Why are they called that?

They are called that because they originated in the village of Ecclefechan, which is south on the motorway and supposedly has a connection between Mary, Queen of Scots.

They're 1 pound 40, sir.

- There you are, governor.

- You take half there.

So what I-- I'm going to have that one because I like the cherry.

So this is an Ecclefechan tart.

That's an Ecclefechan tart made by my good wife's fair hand.

Oh, I tell you, that is good.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Mm.

Looks tasty.

Meanwhile, Steph's made it to Scotland's highest village, Wanlockhead, to meet local museum trustee John Evans to find out why a community was built here in the 17th century.

So you're panning for gold.

Yes.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: But why here?

Well, this area, all the berms around this part of Scotland have got gold in them.

It's very pure.

It's 22 karat gold.

Can I have a go?

Absolutely.

Please pick up your pan.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The 16th century gold rush led to the discovery of this area's rich reserve.

So I'm, like, washing the stones, really.

Yeah, get it all moving around the pan so it's all loose and then tip it out gently over the riffles.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Now what would this have been used for historically?

JOHN EVANS: It was used for coinage, and it provided a lot of wealth for Scotland.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): In 1540, King James V commissioned a new crown of Scotland, which included 41 ounces of gold from the region.

Wow.

I've struck gold.

Look, I've got gold.

JOHN EVANS: Yeah, there you go.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: That's amazing.

There's not enough-- quite enough to make a royal crown with.

Later on, there was another metal ore that was discovered in the hills in great quantities.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Indeed, there was.

The prospectors moved from downstream to deep down below ground in search of another metal that was in much demand, lead.

JOHN EVANS: There's a few low bits here, but not usually a problem.

They think it was because they were extracting the gold, but when they were looking in the stream beds, they found the veins.

So they followed it all the way into the hill, and there was little traces of Galena.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: What is Galena?

JOHN EVANS: Galena is led ore.

It's heavy.

It's very heavy.

You can also see how bright and shiny it is because when the miners were mining, they were doing all the candle.

So the gleaner would shine a mirror in the candlelight.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: They must have dug out by hand all the way to this point today.

They used primitive gunpowder, which was pretty unreliable, and mostly hands, and picks, and hand drills, and things.

Yeah, it was all manpower.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): With the peak of production, around 2,000 men, women, and children were employed in the mines.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: What was life like working down here for the adults and the children?

JOHN EVANS: It was a very tough life.

The boys, again, quite often had very, very basic clothes for the day.

The air wouldn't have been very good.

They'd have come down here and stayed down here for the shift.

So they would've eaten down here.

They would have gone to the loo down here.

But they had a problem with rats, so the early miners used to tie string around the trouser bottoms-- STEPHANIE CONNELL: Oh, so the rats-- JOHN EVANS: --to stop the rats from running up their legs.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: --didn't run up their trousers.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The work was dangerous, dark, and dirty, yet children still worked here.

JOHN EVANS: The older miners would be relied on to sort of look after the younger, newer generations coming in here.

You have to know about how the rock supports itself, when it doesn't support itself.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The hardship of life in the mines meant leisure pursuits and a sense of community were of the utmost importance in Wanlockhead.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: This quite a contrast from the mine.

Why have you brought me here?

JOHN EVANS: This is a library that's the second oldest subscription library in Europe started by the miners themselves, who all paid a subscription.

Apart from the unbelievable hours they worked, and how hard they worked in the mines, and sort of the conditions in the cottages, they actually had time for leisure.

They were into a lot of sports, like football and curling, but the most important part has been the library.

It must have made an enormous difference to the children who worked in the mine.

Well, huge.

I mean, the main thing was that they all stopped working in the mines and went to school.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): In the 1800s, Wanlockhead boasted some degree of literacy in adults and children, a feat almost unheard of elsewhere in the Georgian era.

Here's an interesting book.

You won't believe it, but it's an English translation of the Qaran.

Wow.

And as you can see, the book was actually purchased by the library in 1888.

That's amazing.

So it shows how progressive the people were in wanting to know all about the outside world.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: In a library like this, it's not just the stories in the books.

The books themselves tell a story.

Absolutely.

And they all belong here in the stories from this village.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The final stop for our duo is the small Hamlet of Wiston, just 15 miles up the road.

It's just a glorious countryside.

I absolutely love it up here.

I really, really do.

I think you're either a beach and sea merchant or a hills merchant, and I think I'm much more-- I feel a bit more at home in the hills.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): It's home to Sunnyside Antiques, and our birthday boy's made it here first.

See, that's an interesting engraving of Robbie Burns.

In what purports to be his Freemasons uniform, he's got the apron on, and he's got the jewel around his collar.

So, presumably, he's just attending a Masonic meeting.

I didn't know Robbie Burns was a Freemason.

But that kind of adds to its value because you've got the Masonic connection, and you've got the Robbie burns connection, so I think that's a really cool thing.

But it's also hundreds of pounds, so it's way out of my price range.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): What's he found outside?

Not just owner, Mark.

PHILIP SERRELL: That hasn't got much age, has it, really?

MARK: I wouldn't say so.

Probably 30 years.

And how much is that?

20.

PHILIP SERRELL: What?

20 pounds?

That's the best on it for you.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): You couldn't pick one of those up in a garden center for that.

Thank you, Mark.

You're a star.

I haven't finished yet though.

I haven't finished yet.

I'll tell you what I'm looking for.

We're selling in Edinburgh, and I bought some Mauchlineware.

And I'd kind of like to chuck something with it for a bit of a Scottish theme.

I'm sure I can help you.

I have plenty of Scottish pieces.

Let's have a look.

Let's have a look.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Look who's finally arrived.

I'll tell you, I've always fancied one of these.

It's definitely not going to fit you.

[LAUGHS] I think I'm ready for "Braveheart."

Sew two of them together.

That's a-- that's a shame.

[LAUGHS] TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Put the kilt back, Phil.

I'm really good at the mundane.

Behind you.

Oh, no, he didn't.

Oh, yes, he did.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Maybe not today, eh, Phil.

(SINGING) Happy birthday-- PHILIP SERRELL: Oh, you are so kind.

--to you.

Happy-- because I love candles, we got six.

Four candles.

More candles.

Oh, how sweet is that?

Happy birthday.

Oh, I'm so-- oh, gosh.

I'm chuffed.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Yeah?

Do I have to blow them all out and make a wish?

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Yeah.

PHILIP SERRELL: Ready?

- Yeah.

- 3, 2, 1.

There we go.

I made a wish.

Aw.

What, to make a profit at the auction?

No, that'll never happen.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Phil's work is done.

Steph's got some catching up to do.

Let's get a wiggle on, girl.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: There's not very long left.

I've got to buy two things, and I haven't seen much in my price range or that's got a price on.

So it's difficult to gauge if I can actually afford anything, but time is ticking as the clocks will indicate.

Yeah, I'm sure Phil's just sitting, chilling out now.

Mm.

This is so good.

Had an Ecclefechan cake, and now I've got birthday cake.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Make sure you leave Steph a slice.

Let's have a look at what's in here.

There's quite a nice few bits of furniture when you actually look.

There's a little kind of art deco oak two-tiered table there.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): I'd say that dates from the 1930s.

It's a possible buy.

These, I know I can't afford them already.

Super fashionable, super chic pair of Maison Bagues French coffee tables.

They're absolutely beautiful.

Extremely in vogue.

Hollywood regency style is what they'd be called, but they're all the money at 3,850.

Unfortunately, I don't have almost 4,000 pounds to spend.

Focus you brain.

Focus your eye.

This is quite interesting though.

This is one of the first things I've seen that I actually think is kind of charming.

I like things that are interesting but actually have a function.

So it's a perpetual calendar that you could still use, but it's for Eagle Star Insurance.

It's got a date of 1807.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): The ticket price is 85 pounds.

Best go and find Mark.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Hello, Mark.

Hello, Stephanie.

I'm a lady in a little bit of a hurry with not very much money.

The calendar, I really like.

Could that be about 50 pounds?

MARK: I could get it to 55 if that helps.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): A very kindly discount.

Now how about that other possible?

STEPHANIE CONNELL: All right, Mark.

What about this oak deco style table?

I can get that as low as 65.

OK. Let me have a look.

All the money I have in the world-- and if you're not happy, say no.

For the two things, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 and 4 pounds, 26.

I'll take.

We'll wish you good luck.

Thank you so much.

Well, let me give you some money then, not forgetting the 4 pounds and 26.

There you are, and there's the hundred.

Lovely.

Thanks very much.

Thank you.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): After that race to the finish line, at least for Steph, these two are headed to auction in Scotland's capital city.

I'm looking forward to going to Edinburgh.

Should go to the castle.

Yeah.

STEPHANIE CONNELL: Yeah, we should definitely be tourists.

Eat shortcake.

Share a bag of chips.

Absolutely.

Share a deep fried Mars bar somewhere.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Hey, before all that, it's time for some well-deserved shut eye.

Well, hello there.

We've made it to glorious Edinburgh.

Steph and Phil began this trip in Wigtown in Scotland's Southwest before traversing the way across the country.

Here in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, our road trip royalty will do battle at Ramsay Cornish Auctioneers.

To the victor, the spoils.

Well, Steph, who's going to win today?

- You, definitely.

- No, you.

Go on.

I'll fight you for it.

All right.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Philip parted with 155 pounds for five auction lots, including this leather armchair.

What of it, Stephanie?

Now on first look, this just looks like a beaten up old chair, but I think Phil's bought something really funky.

Bang on trend, gentleman's library, I bet he didn't pay much for it.

It's really nice.

Love that chair.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Me too.

Steph spent all of her dosh, just over 185 pounds, on her five lots.

Do you know what?

There are things that come into fashion and go out of fashion.

I think this is really, really cool.

It's by a man called Hugo Berger.

And the thing when you look at it, it looks quite a lightweight thing, but it's actually really quite sturdy.

And it Steph's one but today that makes me feel quite nervous because it could go make 30 or 40 pounds, but it could go and make 100 or 200 pounds.

She's hoping the latter, and I'm hoping the former.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Battle lines drawn then.

What does auctioneer Martin Cornish make of it all?

The French art nouveau calendar poster dated 1901 is in really good condition.

I don't know where it's been kept, but, mostly, these things tend to get very rusty and battered over the years.

There's been a lot of interest in it, and people collect them.

So it looks great in a kitchen or in even a bedroom, so it can fit any home.

Art deco table, little oak one, the top's in lovely condition.

It's been well looked after and maintained, and this sort of thing looks lovely.

And it's small enough to fit in any home.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Make yourselves comfortable.

We got bids on the phone, on commission, and in the room.

Are you excited?

I think so.

I'm anxious.

I'm probably more anxious than excited to be honest.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): First up, the Mauchline off.

Will Steph's cauldron spell trouble for Phil?

10 on bid.

10 pounds on bid here.

12 though.

14, 16, 18.

I do like it when a man keeps holding his bidding card up.

MARTIN CORNISH: 24, 26, 28, 30.

32, the young lady in the front row.

At 32, last call, and I'm going to sell at 32.

At 32.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): A small profit to start.

That's not too bad.

It could have been worse.

It could have been a lot worse.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Now will Phil's Mauchline make him maudlin?

13, on bid.

35 here.

40, 45, 50.

Oh, you're away again.

65, 75.

At 75.

In the room in the center at 75.

At 75, last call.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): That's a nice little earner, Philip.

Well done.

You've got a good eye.

That's what it is.

The other one's not so special, but this one's very good.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): [LAUGHS] Next, any bidders with a hole in their socks?

10.

10 on bid.

12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

When you get a hole in your sock.

You'll regret it.

At 20 pounds in the back, lady's bid, and I'm selling.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): That's more like it.

That's brilliant.

Yeah.

If someone wants to start recycling, reuse, get some vintage socks-- I'm wearing them.

You're wearing them.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Next, is there any calling for a Glasgow School Mirror in an Edinburgh sell room?

40 on bid.

You're going to win.

45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85.

At 85, young lady in the front again.

Oh my goodness.

I can't believe what that's made.

And I'm selling at 85.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): There's no taking the shine off that one.

Wow, Phil.

85 for the mirror.

You've doubled your money.

I'm staggered.

I'm absolutely staggered.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): To Steph's art deco table now.

MARTIN CORNISH: 35.

40 with me on commission.

45.

On commission at 45, little deco table.

Anybody else at 45.

This sweet little table at 45, and I'm selling on the phone at 45.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Someone's got a cracker of a deal there.

Steph.

It's OK.

It's OK. 45 pounds isn't too bad.

Could have been worse.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): What about Phil's calendar poster?

Ooh-la-la.

And there's interest in this, and I have to start at 30 pounds with me on commission.

At 30 pounds, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55.

At 55.

60 on the phone.

At 60 on the phone with Dickie.

Anybody else?

Well done, Dickie.

At 60 pounds, and I'm selling it at 60.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): [FRENCH] There's no stopping him.

That's exciting.

60 pounds profit again.

I am having a-- Master class.

I'm having a very lucky day, Steph.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Now for Steph's oxidized perpetual calendar.

20 pounds on bid for this lot.

At 20 pounds on bit.

22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40.

At 40 pounds, gentleman's bid.

The little calendar at 40 pounds.

At 40.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): It's just not her day.

I do you feel your pain now, Steph.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Now any keen gardeners in the room?

24 for stone planter.

20 on bid.

20 pounds on bid.

25, 35, 45.

At 45.

On the right seated at 45, and I'm selling it.

Last call at 45.

Thank you.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): It was a fabulous bargain, so no surprises there.

I've had a lucky day.

I know I've had a lucky day.

And you do know when you have a lucky day, don't you?

Yeah.

Well, I don't because that never happens to me.

But you've had an unlucky day.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Now for Steph's final lot, the Hugo Berger candlestick.

She needs some keen bidders for this.

30 on bid.

30 pounds on bid.

35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65.

65 here.

70, new bidder.

75, 80, 85.

At 85.

With the young interest of the lady in the front, at 85.

And I'm selling the candlestick at 85.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): That's more like it.

A nice profit for Steph.

I was expecting that to make over 100 pounds.

Yeah, me too.

And it is some sort of relief, that, let me tell you.

Phew.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Last up for Phil, his bargain bookshop buy.

He got it for 20 pounds, but what will it make?

Lovely little chair.

Just needs a bit of TLC.

A bit?

MARTIN CORNISH: 30 on bid.

Needs a lot of TLC.

MARTIN CORNISH: 30 pounds on bid.

35, 40, 45 here, 50, 55, 60.

Oh, you're away.

65, 75, 85.

90 in the front.

5, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150.

150.

Lady in the back at 150.

Last call at 150.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): Crumbs.

That was worthwhile going off piece for.

Imagine all the salvage you can get for the money that you've got now.

Imagine.

Rust and woodworm everywhere.

All the things.

Yeah, you can buy loads.

You could buy a whole yard probably.

- Should we go do some sums.

- Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT (VOICEOVER): With their second auction under their belts, this is how our two experts stack up.

Steph started with 185 pounds and 26 P. She spent it all and, after auction costs, has ended up with a small profit today with just under 200 pounds for the next leg.

Well done.

Phil did rather well.

He started with 192 pounds and 80 pence and, after costs, has made an impressive profit of just over 185 pounds.

He's got just shy of 380 pounds for next time.

Well, I never did.

Right then, Mr. Moneybags.

Where are we off to now?

Well, somewhere in Scotland.

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