VO: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts...

Perfect.

Sold!

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car.

Lovely day for it.

VO: And a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

Every home should have one of these.

VO: The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

Yes!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... 950.

I'm going to make £1,000!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Nooooooo!

VO: Will it be the high road to glory?

Make me a big profit.

VO: Or the slow road to disaster?

Are we stuck?

IRITA & RAJ: Yay!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Oh, yes.

VO: Fancy a jaunt around the West Country?

Well, here it is.

Raj, I can see the sea.

Oh, you see?

You're a bit shorter.

You can't quite see past that.

I knew.

I knew there was a dig coming in there.

Start the morning like you mean to carry on.

VO: Our cheeky antiquers, Irita Marriott and Raj Bisram, are in fine spirits today.

And with views like these, who can blame them?

Did you know that Devon has more roads in Britain than any other county?

Alright.

RAJ: Do you know how many miles there are of road?

IRITA: A thousand miles?

RAJ: Thousand?

No, more.

IRITA: Go on, tell me.

RAJ: 8,000.

IRITA: 8,000 miles?

RAJ: 8,000 miles of roads.

Yep.

IRITA: No wonder when I come here, it feels like I'm getting nowhere.

(THEY LAUGH) VO: Well, that was certainly the case for her last time out.

She went big on some substantial items, but they didn't turn into chunky profits at the saleroom.

IRITA: No!

VO: More progress for Raj, though.

Amongst his items was a rather nice biccy tin.

If you open it up, the biscuits would go in there.

VO: And at the auction, well, we all know how the cookie crumbled.

Look at that smile.

You're really pleased with this.

RAJ: Look at that smile!

(HE LAUGHS) RAJ: Onwards and upwards.

IRITA: I know.

You are £200 ahead of me.

How do you feel about that?

RAJ: I'll tell you how I feel.

The bigger you are, the harder it is to fall.

I hope that comes next.

(THEY LAUGH) VO: Don't mince your words, Irita.

She started this trip with £200, and despite the last auction, she still managed to bump that up to £366.74.

But Mr Bisram is streaking ahead.

He started with the same amount and has grown that into a rather healthy £574.10.

But right now, our two have other things on their mind.

RAJ: I'll tell you what we should do, have a cream tea.

That's what Devon's known for.

Cream tea.

What goes first?

Jam or cream?

I would always put the jam on first.

IRITA: Yes.

Same.

RAJ: And then the cream.

IRITA: Same.

VO: I'd keep that to yourselves around these parts.

On this trip, we started out at the easternmost part of England in Suffolk, and we're heading to the far west, Penzance, in Cornwall.

IRITA: Hey, we're off.

VO: On this leg of the trip, our two will be driving through Devon, shopping all the way to Launceston, just over the border in Cornwall.

But let's begin in beautiful Bideford.

Once Britain's third largest port, back in the 1500s it was here Sir Walter Raleigh brought back his first shipment of tobacco from the New World.

Let's hope that mercantile spirit is still alive and well as our pair land at their first shop.

Old Bridge Antiques.

VO: That's the place.

Trading for over 30 years, this shop has plenty to keep our pair occupied.

Today, they'll be looked after by Rosie.

So let's see if we can hunt out a few things to take to her.

This looks interesting.

These cabinets are full of glass.

But, you know, one of the most collectable, certainly of British glass, is Whitefriars.

They would fill molds with broken bits of nails, whatever they could find, and that's how they actually got this lovely, lovely texture.

Some of the glass that they sell makes lots and lots of money.

But this, this is a pretty standard one, but it's a nice color.

It's amber.

VO: Whitefriars started way back in the 18th century, but this is one of their classic designs from the 1960s.

There's a lot of collectors for Whitefriars out there.

So, I mean, it's got £58 on the ticket.

If that can be bought at £30-35, I've got a chance of making a small profit on that.

I like it.

VO: That's him off and running.

Now, what's Irita found?

IRITA: How lovely.

A 1930s silver medal.

Well, what's different about this medal?

It is blank.

These are the kind of medals that you would have got for second place in sporting competitions, swimming, anything like that.

Well, at this moment in time, silver medal is what Raj would give me.

Shall we just try and make this into a gold?

VO: That's the spirit.

Positive mental attitude, Irita, because front runner Raj isn't going to give up first place without a fight.

Oh, no.

RAJ: Now, there's an impressive inkwell, if ever I saw one.

It's a double inkwell, and it's clearly art nouveau.

VO: Let's get it out and have a look then.

RAJ: Oh, yes, it's quite heavy as well.

It's such a lovely shape.

Typically art nouveau, like I say, 1890 to 1910.

And you can see here the heads here.

I'm not sure what these little, sort of, creatures are, but whenever you buy inkwells, you should always check that they've got their liners in them and only one of these has.

And also this is broken as well.

This bit comes completely off.

So it's a bit of a shame.

VO: And it has a ticket price of £115.

I'd want to be getting that for sort of £70, then it's got a chance.

It's a nice thing.

If you were a collector of art nouveau, had a nice desk, that would look fantastic on it.

VO: He's racking up the finds quickly today.

Now, is there anything pinging on Irita's radar?

IRITA: We have three oriental carvings in front of us and one stands out a little bit more than the others.

And that's this one, because the detail is quite nice.

What is it made out of?

It's made out of soapstone.

If you look at the detail on the top, that piece work, that is hard to achieve and there doesn't seem to be any damage either.

Now, oriental market has been strong for years, particularly in porcelain, but a lot of other oriental things are making megabucks right now.

VO: Well, that figurine currently has a price of £62 on it.

Do you think it will bring me good luck?

Because I could definitely do with some of that.

VO: Indeed.

And it looks like what Raj could do with right now is elevenses.

It's hungry work this antiquing.

RAJ: Irita?

IRITA: What are you doing, Raj?

Come and join me for a Devonshire cream tea.

IRITA: Oh.

Now, you know we were talking earlier in the car about how we put the jam on first and then the cream?

But the Devonshire way, apparently, is you put the cream on first and then the jam.

IRITA: OK. RAJ: So shall we try that?

IRITA: Yeah.

Do you think you're going to make any difference?

RAJ: Oh, it could make a world of difference.

IRITA: Can I try this?

RAJ: Yeah.

IRITA: Yeah?

What do you think?

I'm not sure it makes any difference.

VO: Keep your voice down, Irita.

People have been run out of town for less than that.

IRITA: Are you enjoying that?

RAJ: No!

VO: I think he's found heaven in Devon.

Now, once you've sated your appetite, shall we get back to the job in hand?

RAJ: But one thing I'm always drawn to is Cornishware.

And what a lovely collection there is here.

VO: Same as the stuff you've just eaten your scones off.

This is the original, the blue and white.

VO: Manufactured by TJ Green and Co, not in Cornwall, but Derbyshire, the name comes from the iconic blue stripes, which reminded the makers of the sea and sky of the Cornish Peninsula.

It's still made today.

The earliest pieces of Cornishware are marked with a green mark, and these are from the 1920s.

If I turn this over, you can see here the rice mark, and then you've got the 1940s, 1950s mark, which is the most common, and that's with the black shield, which is the highly collectable.

And that's what I'm interested in.

They're all priced up at various prices, but I'm going to try and buy a collection, so I'm going to have to speak to Rosie, who owns all of this, and see what I can do.

VO: So once he's picked out a few of the choicest examples... RAJ: Coffee.

VO: ..let's go talk to the lady in charge.

RAJ: Hi, Rosie.

ROSIE: Hi, Raj.

Great shop.

Lots to look at.

I've seen a few things I like.

One of the things I'm interested in is the Whitefriars vase.

ROSIE: OK.

It's £58 on it, so I'm going to need the best price on that.

I can do that one for 35.

We bought that one quite well, so that's fine.

OK, brilliant.

And there's also the art nouveau inkwell.

VO: Priced at 115.

We can do that one for 60 for you, bearing in mind the condition, which is a pretty good discount.

And the Cornishware.

The Cornishware as a bundle.

RAJ: Which I believe is yours.

ROSIE: It is, yes.

ROSIE: I collect it as well as sell it here.

VO: And Raj is planning to take this lot off your hands.

ROSIE: The ticket price is 240.

RAJ: Yeah.

ROSIE: But obviously, as you're having a few bits, I can run that down to 150 for you.

And that comes to, in total?

ROSIE: That comes to 245.

RAJ: At £245, I think that's a lovely deal.

VO: Not half.

That leaves him with £329 and too many things to carry.

We'll have to have them sent on to the auction.

As he heads off, Irita is still on the prowl.

Are you a cat person or a dog person?

VO: Oh, I love those two little pink pussies.

And they come from Barnstaple, my home town.

IRITA: What I like about these is the color.

They instantly appeal.

Now, the fun thing about these is that they were made just down the road.

I mean, if you come to Barnstaple, what do you buy?

Brannam Pottery.

VO: Yeah, Brannams were a big deal in my home town.

They made items for Liberty of London and even Queen Victoria had a piece or two.

How's that, my dear?

These particular ones are early 20th century.

Baron Barnstaple, art pottery cats.

They got a hefty price tag.

And when I say hefty, I mean £175 hefty.

I might make an offer.

I mean, what have I got to lose?

VO: Hey, if you want to catch Raj, then nothing at all.

Let's go and see Rosie.

She can only say no.

Don't forget your oriental figurine either.

IRITA: Rosie.

ROSIE: Hi.

IRITA: Hello.

Now, I have had a good look around, and I'm coming with a big question.

ROSIE: OK. IRITA: Price.

ROSIE: Mm-hm.

There are some soapstone Chinese carved figures at the other end.

There's one at £62.

ROSIE: Yeah?

IRITA: Any idea what that dealer could possibly do for it?

We can drop a tenner off to 52.

IRITA: OK, that's fine.

IRITA: Now, this is the big one.

ROSIE: Mm-hm.

Very local.

There's a pair of cats, the Brannam ones.

ROSIE: Yeah.

IRITA: But they got a hefty price tag.

You've got collectors from all around the world for Brannam.

You would say that, wouldn't you?

ROSIE: You do, honestly.

IRITA: Now, what is your absolute rock bottom?

ROSIE: Could do 100?

Nice round number?

Well, it's a very generous discount.

IRITA: Very good.

ROSIE: Almost half price.

IRITA: I know.

I should say yes.

VO: I should think you should.

That's £152, all in, for the moggies and the soapstone figure.

Keep your fingers crossed.

And I hope everybody is cat lover like you.

There's a lot of cat lovers out there.

IRITA: I'll hold you to that.

ROSIE: Best of luck.

IRITA: See you later.

VO: Almost half her money gone there.

£214 still to play with.

Right.

Time to skedaddle.

Now, taking a break from shopping, Raj has headed out of town to Instow, where the rivers Torridge and Taw meet.

He's here at the North Devon Yacht Club to find out about a former member who was one of the great adventurers of the 20th century, Sir Francis Chichester.

And who better to tell the story than Giles Chichester, the son of the great man himself, and, if I might say so, his spitting image.

Hello, Giles.

GILES: And hello, Raj.

GILES: I hear you're interested in what my father got up to.

Absolutely.

I mean, he was one of my childhood heroes.

Well, I'm very glad to hear that.

He was one of my childhood heroes.

He was a great adventurer, navigator, aviator and yachtsman.

VO: Francis was born in 1901 here in North Devon.

And even as a young man, it was clear that adventure beckoned, not on water to begin with, but in the air.

GILES: He bought an airplane, had it shipped across to New Zealand, and then my father had persuaded the New Zealand Air Force to give him two floats so that it could become a seaplane.

He flew it across from New Zealand to Australia and he was the first man to fly across the Tasman Sea.

And people may think that's not very far, but it's like flying from here to Newfoundland.

RAJ: It's a long way.

GILES: It's a long way.

RAJ: What year was this?

GILES: This was 1930-31.

VO: That flight was the start of his attempt to fly around the world solo.

But that ambition was cut short in Japan when his plane crashed into a telegraph cable strung across the harbor, destroying the plane and severely injuring him.

Was this the end of his flying career, as it were?

Well, more or less, because he nearly conked out.

He came back to England to convalesce around here in Instow, and this is where he learnt to sail.

VO: Over the years that followed, he became a highly accomplished yachtsman.

With his incredible navigating skills, he took on epic voyages, such as being the first person to sail solo across the Atlantic.

And in 1966, he set sail on his most famous challenge, to be the first man to circumnavigate the globe single handed.

He was 64 at the time.

GILES: People thought that an old man like him couldn't do it.

And he had his 65th birthday en route.

Took his smoking jacket, his green velvet smoking jacket to wear while he was celebrating.

The boat that he used, RAJ: I mean, Gipsy Moth IV... GILES: Yes.

RAJ: ..was it adapted in any way?

GILES: It was specially built.

RAJ: Right.

GILES: Specially designed to be, to be fast.

And also the rig was specially designed to be handled by one person.

So one of the features of his trips was sending back reports of his progress.

And this was an innovation at that time.

No one had done a long trip with a radio telephone, sending a message back.

But he sent his stories back, which were published twice a week.

I can remember, every morning, the first thing I would read in the newspapers, because I followed it, was the reports of where he was.

GILES: Yes.

I mean, there was huge coverage at the time.

GILES: There was.

VO: When he returned back to England after 29,000 miles and 226 days at sea, an estimated quarter of a million people lined Plymouth Hoe to give him a hero's welcome.

And some weeks later, having recovered from the ordeal, he piloted Gipsy Moth up the Thames to Greenwich with Giles as part of his crew, and he was knighted by the Queen as he landed at the Royal Naval College.

GILES: It was the most exciting event and we thought we were going to land and he'd be whisked off into a private room.

No, out in the open.

And they used the sword which Queen Elizabeth I had used to invest Sir Francis Drake with his knighthood.

That was a wonderful day.

VO: The adventures of Sir Francis have been an inspiration to sailors across the globe.

And who knows?

Here at the Yacht Club where his maritime journey began, there might be a future adventurer in the offing.

Now back to Bideford, and it appears that Irita just can't tear herself away from the place, because she's popping round the corner to visit another antiques emporium.

This one so new it hasn't even opened yet.

IRITA: Looking good.

VO: It's all still a bit of work in progress, but it does mean that our intrepid expert gets first dibs on lots of lovely fresh to the market items.

Lucky girl.

Isn't it nice to see new shops opening up?

Looks like it's going to be a big one.

I mean, there are three stories to explore.

I think I got some work to do here.

VO: Well, you do like a challenge.

Apart from a few alluring items, there's not much on display just yet, but tucked away in boxes and packed in newspaper, there's lots of lovely stock that's just itching to be brought out with those £214 of yours.

Better get unwrapping, girl.

I can spot a bit of style.

A bit of shiny.

Oh, my.

Is it me or is that a simply delicious looking thing?

VO: A silver plated tureen.

Very tasty.

IRITA: Let me have a good look at this.

Oh, just look at that shape.

Isn't that absolute joy?

That one kink makes all the difference.

Now, this got to be made by somebody really good.

What does it say?

MH and Co, Martin Hall and Company.

My neck of the woods.

Sheffield.

VO: Well, it was the birthplace of silver plate.

This glorious tureen is definitely circa 1890s, 1900s, and it just screams arts and crafts.

The handles that also function as feet, the little heart shapes at the top, which was classic of arts and crafts.

And for the ladle to still be there, I mean... ..glorious.

VO: But as you might imagine, it's not been priced up yet.

I'm taking this one with me.

I'm not even putting it down.

I'm going to find out how much it is.

VO: I don't think anyone's going to snaffle it while you're away.

You do.

Have a chat with Susanna.

She could do with a break from polishing.

Hello, Susanna.

Hello.

You found something?

I did.

In some paper wrapped up.

I hope it was OK for me to unwrap it.

Sure, yeah.

There's lots up there.

Now, it has no price on.

I'll bet you're going to want my very, very best price.

Yes, please.

It's not solid silver, as you know.

If only.

If it was, I couldn't afford it.

No, but I will do a very good deal for you.

You can have that for £20.

Is that alright?

There's no words needed.

SUSANNA: Thank you very much.

IRITA: Just the £20 note.

Thank you for that and good luck with the shop.

Thank you.

Good luck at the auction, too.

IRITA: Thank you.

Bye.

SUSANNA: Bye bye.

VO: Time to pocket your remaining £194 and go pick up your pal.

It's been a busy day.

RAJ: You see those sheep in the fields?

Do you know where sheep go on holiday?

Go on.

You tell me.

The BAA-hamas.

I knew that was coming.

They could go other places.

Like where?

BAA-li.

That I wasn't expecting.

VO: Don't encourage him, Irita.

Nighty night.

Next morning, our pair are up bright and early.

Well, early at least.

RAJ: Another sunny day in Devon.

Well, you must have different eyesight than I have.

VO: Well, we won't let a spot of drizzle dampen the mood, will we?

You don't even need to put the roof up on your 1978 MG Midget.

IRITA: How do you feel about yesterday?

Did you spend much?

You'll be pleased to know I did.

You look so surprised by yourself.

I thought you were going to say, "Oh, not another fiver, not another fiver."

VO: No, our man Raj really had a splurge yesterday, picking up a nice bit of art glass, a kitchen full of Cornishware and a big brass inkwell.

RAJ: Oh, yes, it's quite heavy as well.

VO: But despite his big spending, he still has £329 in his wallet.

Irita also chucked the cash around, opting for an oriental figure, some Brannam pottery cats and a very shiny tureen.

Oh, my.

VO: Which means she has just under £195 left.

But it's a different purchase that's under discussion in the car.

We had a cream tea yesterday.

Oh, that scone was good.

Oh, it was good.

I think maybe I had too many scones, because I had to get the seat belt readjusted this morning.

(THEY LAUGH) VO: A moment on the lips, Raj, a lifetime on the hips.

Later, the non-edible goodies will end up at an auction in Battle along the south coast.

But our next bit of retail therapy takes place in South Molton.

Raj is striking out alone for this one at the curiously named Approximate Odds.

At this point of the trip, he's the 2-1 favorite.

RAJ: Wow.

What a great shop.

VO: Indeed.

Some really eclectic pieces to look at in here and with Raj a big fan of the quirky and unusual, what's the betting he finds something he likes?

I'd say evens.

Hello?

Look, can you get off the line, please?

There's a train coming.

VO: The jokes aren't getting any better, though.

Now, there's something at the front of the shop that seems to have caught his eye.

RAJ: That's quite a window piece.

VO: It is.

Maybe the shop owner has more info.

RAJ: Keith?

KEITH: Yes, Raj.

Keith, you've got to tell me about this piece, what a stunning piece this is.

It's a Dutch birdhouse, Raj.

And it was built by a farmer named Jan Geert Kuiper in August, 1840.

And I've got to ask you, how much are you asking for it?

I'm afraid it's £8,500, Raj.

Wow.

Slightly over my budget.

VO: Not to put too fine a point on it.

So let's see if there's anything you can afford inside.

RAJ: That looks quite nice.

These are old-fashioned skittles.

Probably date back to the 1920s when skittling was all in fashion.

They're all in good condition.

There are actually two balls with this set and a full set of skittles is nine skittles.

VO: Yes, nine pins or West Country skittles, as the game was known, has been played in rural pubs since the 1300s.

Not like that upstart American version with an extra pin, which is only two centuries old.

I think they're probably made of either elm or fruit wood.

And, you know, some of them have got lovely cracks in them.

And all those cracks, they tell a story and they come in this old lovely champagne box as well, which just adds to the character of them all.

VO: No price on those.

You'll have to consult with Keith.

I love these.

If I can get these at the right price, I'm going to buy these.

VO: Would that be a knock down price, Raj?

He-he.

You're not the only one who can do terrible jokes.

RAJ: Hi, Keith.

KEITH: Hello, Raj.

RAJ: What a great shop.

KEITH: Thank you.

Now, the skittles is a full set with two wooden balls.

What can you do them for?

What's your best price?

Mm, um.

Absolute best on those, £100.

Do you know something?

I'm not going to argue at all.

At £100, I'm going to take them.

KEITH: Superb.

RAJ: Thank you.

VO: That whittles his budget down to £229.

That's another big spend from him.

RAJ: Cheers.

Thanks again.

KEITH: Take care now.

VO: Let's hope the bidders will be bowled over at the auction.

Now, before she hits the shops today, Irita's headed off for a little bit of local culture.

She's come to Lewdown in West Devon and this impressive pile, Lewtrenchard Manor, which for all its grandeur, played an important role in preserving the centuries-old musical traditions of ordinary working and farming folk in the area.

IRITA: Hello, Marilyn.

MARILYN: Hello, Irita, welcome.

VO: Marilyn Tucker is a staunch advocate for English folk music, especially the songs of her West Country heritage.

What is folk music?

Well, the clue is in the title, folk means people.

So it's music of the people, by the people and for the people, in a way.

It comes from a time when we didn't have mass entertainment, we didn't have TV, we didn't have radio, and so people had to entertain themselves.

And it's akin to storytelling, I say.

So it'll be the things that people know about, they would make up a song about, or it might reflect this is where we are in the year and we're going to go out making hay or harvesting.

They tell you about the human condition and how we relate to nature, how we relate to our areas of work and how our relationships work.

VO: Unlike music composed for the church or the upper classes, these songs of the people weren't written down, but got passed around as part of an oral tradition.

This means regional versions of the same tune cropped up all over the country, as these songs took on lives of their own.

You came to see me, sang it in my pub, and I thought, "Oh, that was a really nice song Irita sang me," and I'd try and remember it on the way home, then it would change.

But then it would be my song.

It wouldn't be Irita's song any more.

It means that the folk weren't passive consumers of music, but they were actively involved in curating it and passing it on.

VO: But in the 18th and 19th centuries, as the Industrial Revolution swept the nation, thousands upon thousands of people left the countryside for work in towns and cities.

And as rural communities shrank, these songs were in danger of disappearing altogether.

Their savior, in this part of the world at least, was the lord of the manor here at Lewtrenchard.

MARILYN: Sabine Baring Gould was a squire and a parson of this parish, Lewtrenchard, here in West Devon.

He was born in this manor house in 1834 and he was an absolute archetypal Victorian polymath.

He wrote novels, he wrote the song Onward Christian Soldiers, which a lot of people will know.

But of all his work, he reckoned that the most important work that he did was to collect the songs from the mouths of the people in Devon and later on in Cornwall.

VO: Sabine Baring Gould spent years documenting songs from farm workers, laborers and housewives across the region, often inviting them into the manor house to perform.

What was interesting about Baring Gould's folk song collection, he was the first one to tell us about the people who sang him the songs.

And this was a breakthrough in terms of folk song collecting, to tell us about the people and tell us about their lives and their stories.

VO: The culmination of his work was Songs And Ballads Of The West.

This song book proved a big hit in the parlors of polite society, but more importantly, meant that these folk songs would not be lost.

It's thanks to Sabine that we've got some beautiful songs that people are singing again these days.

(THEY SING) VO: Today, the region's folk song tradition is thriving, thanks in no small part to Wren Music, a charity of which Marilyn is the chair.

They work to bring these country songs back into the communities where they came from.

MARILYN: We breathe new life into these old songs.

And also the old songs breathe life into people, energizes people, make people feel better about where they live and where they come from.

VO: And in the spirit of these ever-changing songs, a little Latvian influence couldn't hurt, could it?

# I little thought what love could do.

# Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

The only time in my life that I get that for singing.

VO: Now, out on the road, our MG Midget is making its own music of sorts.

RAJ: I'm not sure what's going on.

(CAR SQUEAKS) But this sounds bad.

I'm going to have to pull over.

VO: That's a worry.

RAJ: Oh, no.

It's gone.

It's gone.

Maybe it just needed wearing in.

VO: It's a 44-year-old car, Raj.

I suspect it's probably worn in by now.

Squeaks permitting, he's heading for his final shop of the day in the South Devon town of Okehampton.

VO: And here it is.

RAJ: The Cubby Hole.

VO: Let's see what's tucked away in here.

RAJ: Hello, Dawn.

DAWN: Hello, Raj.

This is a nice eclectic mix of things, isn't it?

VO: Yeah.

Dawn's shop is right up your street.

Lots of those quirky and unusual items that you love so much.

So with £229 still at hand, fill your boots, Raj.

Ho, ho, ho.

These are swagger sticks.

And boy, do these bring back some memories of when I was in the army.

The regimental sergeant major, he used to have it under his arm like this and he'd go, "Bisram, if I see your hands in your pockets once more, you'll be in the clink."

Frightened the hell out of me.

VO: You never did it again, though, did you?

You horrible little man.

Now, some way down the road, Irita's crossed into Cornwall to the town of Launceston, where you can put jam and cream on your scones the other way round.

Elkerton-Smith is her first port of call and rather a nice one it is too.

Plenty of fine furniture and objects of virtue on offer here.

And time to put your remaining £194 to work.

Wooden toys got so much nostalgia in them, so many memories and there are so many collectors out there for them.

Now, this type of doll we refer to as peg doll.

It's a doll that originated in late 1700s, early 1800s in Germany, Belgium kind of area.

And that's where most of them come from.

VO: The name refers not to clothes pegs, but to the dowels in the joints of these home-made dolls to make them articulated.

No price tag on this one, mind you.

I have been looking for one of these since I came on the Road Trip team, because I hold a lot of nostalgia in wooden toys.

My brother used to make me bits and bobs when I was little, when we didn't have any anything shop-bought.

So, yeah, this one seems close to heart to me.

VO: Oh, sweet.

IRITA: Love it.

VO: Now back over the border, has Private Bisram come up with anything yet?

These are a little bit unusual.

They are collection boxes.

You'd go into church and the end of the sermon, this would be sent round and everybody put their coins in it.

This one, this collection box, slightly better.

This was for coins and notes by the look of it.

And this is quite a nice box because the counters here on the top are mother of pearl.

VO: Very nice.

They're priced up at £65 for the two.

RAJ: I don't normally buy ecclesiastical items, but these are quite unusual.

I mean, this one you would see a lot in church, but this one, this one's rather nice.

I quite like the idea that there's two of them.

VO: You'd best speak to Dawn, then.

She's right here.

DAWN: Hello, Raj.

RAJ: Hi.

RAJ: I think I may have found something.

DAWN: Oh, good.

RAJ: These two collection boxes that you've got.

What is the very best you could do on the two?

For you?

My very best, it'd be £40.

For me?

Anybody else, 30, I bet.

No, it'd be a lot more.

I think that's an absolutely fair price.

RAJ: Happy?

DAWN: Yes, go on, then.

RAJ: Fantastic.

Then we have a deal.

VO: Nice one, Dawn.

And that final purchase leaves him with £189 in hand.

I shall take my collection boxes and, hopefully...

DAWN: Stand outside and see what happens.

RAJ: See what I can get, yeah.

DAWN: All donations welcome.

RAJ: Thank you very much, indeed.

DAWN: Alright.

VO: Or you could just take them to auction and sell them.

That works as well.

Now, back in Launceston.

IRITA: Look at this.

Oh, my goodness.

That really is job lots, isn't that?

VO: Irita seems to have found, once again, a secret stash of items waiting to be priced up.

IRITA: Often when you buy jewelry in auctions, they come in big job lots.

So you salvage out the best bits, mark those up straight away for the shop and sell them on and the rest stays in the bags like this.

Now, what appeals?

These are rather nice.

How stylish.

Three gold bangles.

Now make sure they are gold.

VO: That would be good.

DAWN: Yeah.

Mark 375.

So nine carat gold.

And at the minute, gold is a rather good price.

I mean, I quite like that one with the stone.

Look at that.

VO: Tres chic.

Well, if you want them, you'll need to negotiate.

IRITA: Dane?

DANE: Hello.

IRITA: Hello.

Found something of interest?

IRITA: I did.

That's a good drawer.

Yeah, there's some reasonable things in there.

Yeah, really nice.

IRITA: Well, I was a magpie.

DANE: Oh, yeah?

Went straight for the gold.

DANE: Went for the gold?

IRITA: Yeah.

I found these three then.

And I also like a peg doll.

DANE: OK. IRITA: So I am getting every single penny out of my pocket.

There's £194.74.

DANE: OK. IRITA: What can I buy?

Maybe two of the bangles.

IRITA: So two bangles... DANE: And the doll.

IRITA: ..and the doll.

IRITA: Are you sure?

DANE: Yeah, no problem.

Oh, yeah.

VO: So she's blowing the lot.

We'll make the bangles £160 for the two and the doll or the remaining £34 and change.

DANE: Hope they go well for you.

IRITA: Fingers crossed.

DANE: Fingers crossed.

IRITA: Thank you.

IRITA: Thanks for having me.

DANE: OK. See you.

Come on, doll.

Let's go to party.

Why not?

VO: Why not, indeed.

And we even have a designated driver at your disposal.

IRITA: Did you manage to keep the roof down all day?

I did.

To be honest, the sun didn't come out.

But it hasn't been raining.

I've still felt the wind in my hair all day.

Wind in your hair?

VO: A man can dream, can't he?

Time for some shut-eye.

We've gone all arty for today's auction viewing location, the Devon Sculpture Park.

Isn't this amazing?

VO: Not a bad backdrop.

If you can get out of the car, that is.

IRITA: Do you need a hand, Raj?

RAJ: Yep.

IRITA: Or two.

RAJ: Yep.

Well done.

Well done.

VO: In your own time, old bean.

We've covered a fair few of those 8,000 miles of roads, to end up on the outskirts of Exeter.

While their antiques have headed to Battle in East Sussex, where Harold had a bit of a scrap with William.

But our epic clash will take place at Burstow and Hewett, with internet, telephone and room bidders all joining in.

Last chance now, going at 14... VO: Raj went big, spending £385 on five auction lots.

But which of them catches the eye of auctioneer Mark Ellin?

So the set of skittles and balls.

Strangely enough, we've had more people that have clicked like on our website for that object than anything else in the whole sale.

VO: Irita blew the lot, her entire £366 and change, on her five items.

What do you reckon, Mark?

The little tureen.

It's by Martin Hall and Co.

This will be sort of about 1900 and we have a lot of metalware in this sale from that period.

So I hope that'll appeal to those collectors as well.

VO: That all sounds rather promising.

Let's find our seat, shall we?

RAJ: Wow.

Isn't that amazing?

IRITA: It is amazing.

RAJ: Everywhere I look is a great view.

In front of me, I've got a beautiful view from here, and I've got a beautiful view from here.

VO: Here's hoping that your auction-watching gizmos are worth looking at, too.

It'll be one of Raj's to kick us off, his duo of ecclesiastical collection boxes.

Say 30 for those.

£30 bid.

30 we're up to.

RAJ: Now.

IRITA: Have you got a bid?

35 we're up to.

£35.

IRITA: Slowly.

Come on.

RAJ: Two more.

RAJ: Just two more, Mr Auctioneer.

IRITA: Come on.

All done at 35.

They're selling then.

No more bids?

And going online.

£35 here then.

VO: A frugal congregation in today, it seems.

You know, I don't get that, because I put two £50 notes in the bottom of that box.

VO: The first of Irita's offerings now, her oriental carved figurine.

I mean, Chinese market is still really strong.

I found that it's quieted a little bit.

IRITA: Don't say that now.

RAJ: OK.

There it is.

We're up to 50, 60.

IRITA: Oh.

RAJ: Oh.

MARK: £70, 75 we're up to.

IRITA: Don't stop, please don't stop.

That's a good profit, man.

MARK: 80 we're up to now.

90.

IRITA: Oh.

MARK: Bidding's here at 90.

IRITA: Break three figures.

MARK: Let's try again.

IRITA: Come on.

RAJ: Go on, get to 100.

And it's going.

Going at £90 then.

Well done.

VO: Very nice.

That Raj, hey?

What does he know?

£38 profit.

I know.

Woohoo.

VO: Right, now let's see if we can get a wooh-wooh to Raj for his Whitefriars glass.

£30 here.

20 we're up to.

£20 bid.

Website bidder at 20.

IRITA: Come on.

MARK: 20, this one.

At £20 then.

Any more bids for that?

At £20 biddings here.

VO: I don't think there'll be much whooping after that.

IRITA: I'm sorry.

RAJ: Oh, don't be.

I will get over it.

It might take me another week or so.

VO: Something from my neck of the woods now, those Brannam Pottery moggies of Irita's.

And the internet bidding is up £50 bid for them.

IRITA: £50.

RAJ: Started.

£50 I'm bid for those.

IRITA: Come on.

MARK: They're going at £50, selling at 50.

Um, right.

VO: All those promised feline lovers were busy, apparently, probably watching cat videos.

One bid in, one bid out.

VO: Now, if you've got a Welsh dresser with an empty shelf, Raj has just the thing for you.

And the bidding is here at 80.

IRITA: Yeah.

Keep going.

RAJ: Come on.

At 90.

95.

IRITA: Oh, it's climbing.

We're going up in fives here.

Why fives?

Ten, we're up to now.

£110.

IRITA: Oh, please don't stop.

MARK: Selling on the net now.

Last chance now, going for 110.

IRITA: Oh.

VO: Oh, indeed.

He's not quite cooking on gas today.

Disappointing.

Disappointing.

IRITA: It seems to be the pattern.

VO: Let's see if Irita's drawer-rummaging skills pay off.

Her nine carat gold bangles.

We're straight in at 150 online now.

Got to keep going.

160.

Keep going.

Keep going.

170 online.

180 with me.

Keep going.

Come on.

Oh, please don't stop.

Last chance now selling for 180.

IRITA: I can't watch it.

RAJ: That's a profit.

VO: It is.

Raj would give anything for one of those just now.

Let me get your positive energy right there.

RAJ: There you go.

Yeah.

IRITA: I made a profit.

RAJ: Yeah, exactly.

That's, yeah, well done.

VO: And here's hoping Raj can break that losing streak with his big brass inkwell.

Am I sounding less confident as the auction goes along?

It'll be fine.

You'll be fine.

RAJ: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

MARK: £40 bid, 40.

IRITA: Well, at least there's 40.

Come on, people.

IRITA: It's so nice.

MARK: At £40.

IRITA: Come on.

£40.

All done, then.

VO: Oh, Raj, that wasn't much to write home about.

Never mind.

Another lot.

Another chance.

VO: Chin up, old boy.

Time for Irita's favorite now.

Her little wooden dolly.

How much did you pay for this peg doll, Irita?

£34.74 exactly.

Sounds like you paid 74p too much.

Really?

They normally go for about 34, don't they?

£30 bid, 30 online.

RAJ: We started.

MARK: Here at 30.

IRITA: What's going on?

Where are they all?

It's going, last chance now, selling at 30.

IRITA: Oh, Raj.

RAJ: I think I was right.

You did pay 74p too much.

VO: We'll just gloss over the other £4 it lost.

Raj's final chance now to claw something back.

Can he get a strike with his skittle set?

40 then, will you say?

No, this is going to be a disaster.

£40 bid, at 40.

Come on, keep going.

45, 45 on the internet.

This lot is the most favorite marked lot in the whole auction.

And it's only up to £45.

Last chance now.

RAJ: No.

IRITA: Don't.

IRITA: Oh, Raj.

VO: It's all gone wrong for him today.

Poor love.

You got to take the good with the bad.

And that's part of this business.

I know.

VO: Last but not least, Irita's tureen.

Let's see if it was worth unwrapping.

And we're up to 50 for this.

50 straight in now.

MARK: 50 on the net.

IRITA: I'm happy with that.

MARK: 60.

RAJ: You traveled so far.

MARK: 70.

RAJ: Oh.

There are two net bidders here.

80.

Two net bidders is what you want.

IRITA: Any more?

MARK: It's online now.

RAJ: One more.

The last time at £80, bidding is here at 80.

IRITA: Come on.

IRITA: £80.

RAJ: Congratulations.

VO: The biggest profit of the day.

Lovely job, Irita.

And that's it.

IRITA: The auction is over.

RAJ: Is it?

IRITA: And I do not know... RAJ: It's over?

IRITA: Yeah.

RAJ: Haven't I got another five things to come up?

I thought that was just a rehearsal.

You're joking me.

VO: I'm afraid not, Raj.

That was the main event.

After starting out with £574, poor old Raj had a bit of a disaster.

After selling fees, his funds have plummeted to £394.10.

Irita lost a lot less.

She began with £366.

And after auction costs, she's now sitting on £352.60.

So she takes the win today and the gap between them just got a whole lot smaller.

I think we have a fight on our hands.

IRITA: Penzance, here we come.

RAJ: Here we go.

IRITA: Woohoo.

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