VOICEOVER (VO): The nation's favorite celebrities... Oh, that is good.

VO: ..paired up with an expert...

I like that.

VO: ..and a classic car.

Feeling confident?

Er... VO: Their mission?

To scour Britain for antiques.

(GLASS SMASHES) Look at you.

You're really good!

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

(GASPS) Is it a find?

VO: But it's no easy ride.

XAND VAN TULLEKEN: Hey, come on!

VO: Who will find a hidden gem?

(MIMICS DUCK) Take me with you.

VO: Take the biggest risk?

Have you got a tow truck?

VO: Will anybody follow expert advice?

I might have bought rubbish.

Who knows?

VO: There will be worthy winners... Yay!

Whoo!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Come on.

Someone else!

Someone!

VO: Put your pedal to the metal!

Aah!

VO: This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

Hello, West Midlands.

There's a couple of celebrities heading your way for an antiques spending spree, just as soon as they've finished holding up that bin lorry.

Ha-ha!

JULIE (JT): Wave at the nice men behind us, Amanda.

You're on Antiques Road Trip!

(THEY LAUGH) JT: Argh!

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: In the 1968 Rolls-Royce Corniche, it's TV's The Repair Shop Teddy Bear Ladies, Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch, and they're on their way to meet their experts.

AMANDA (AM): I'm a little bit starstruck, I think.

Well, you're used to working JT: with me, Amanda.

AM: Of course.

You don't have to be starstruck.

I'm with a star every day.

(THEY LAUGH) VO: They're the best of friends.

You know what happens normally, when we're in the car together, going on a road trip?

AM: (GASPS) Yes!

AM: We sing!

JT: Yeah!

Go on, you start, what are we gonna sing?

OK. # Me and my teddy bear BOTH: # Have no worries, have no cares # Me and my teddy bear # Just play and play all day.

# (THEY LAUGH) VO: Let's hope you're in tune with your experts who are currently cruising in a cute 1990 Citroen 2CV called Dolly.

Yes, it's antiques expert James Braxton and auctioneer Tim Medhurst.

JAMES (JB): Cuz we're driving a French car, I've got a beret.

TIM (TM): Oh thank you very much.

JB: And I think a beret... TM: Can you pop it on for me?

JB: ..would be very suitable, look at that.

En Francais.

I'll just take the beret off... Oh, I was getting used to that.

I was feeling very French.

VO: Julie and Amanda found fame repairing broken toys on one of Britain's biggest TV shows, but have been pals for nigh on 20 years.

They also have an active social media following and their own podcast, called Bearly Begun.

I am going to try and avoid teddy bears.

AM: Really?!

JT: Yeah.

You got a temperature?

Are you ill?

JT: (CHUCKLES) No, I just think, whenever we do anything, we've always got our eye open, haven't we, JT: for that teddy bear... AM: Yes.

JT: That elusive teddy bear.

AM: Yes.

Whether it be a picture JT: or an ornament or a cuddly.

AM: OK.

I'm going to really try very hard to avoid looking for a teddy bear.

What about you?

AM: I can't promise that.

(THEY CHUCKLE) I can't promise that I won't look for a teddy bear.

But I think I want to find something... ..that's beautiful and useful.

VO: I like your thinking, Amanda, but what will you be expecting of your experts?

Do you think they'll bring their teddy bears?

AM: I hope so.

JT: That'd be nice.

It would be really nice.

As long as they don't want them fixing!

(THEY LAUGH) JB: Have you brought a teddy bear?

I have, James.

It's down there somewhere.

TM: Can you find it?

JB: Who is this?

This is Lamby the lamb.

Very original.

What age were you when you were given this?

Well, to have the comprehension to only call it Lamby, I hope it was when I was very, very young.

Very true.

What about your teddy?

My teddy, this is Ellie the elephant.

And from his posture, he's slightly JB: lacking of stuffing.

TM: Oh, dear, look at his ear.

JB: Ear.

TM: He's only got one, TM: and it's barely there.

JB: One ear.

TM: If it lost its other ear, you wouldn't know what it was, would you?

Be some sort of early link with our past.

VO: But back to the future now.

Our trippers are touring the Midlands before gathering near Gloucester to watch their auction.

First stop today is Wolverhampton.

Enjoy the ride!

If I've got this beautiful blue Rolls-Royce, what are you going to get?

A sports car?

I'm hoping for, like, Lady Penelope type.

Oh!

One of those American ones with the big fins on.

I don't know what they're called.

But I've got a funny feeling I'm not going to get that.

VO: Ha-ha, well, it's not a competition.

Oh, hang on a minute!

It is!

Are you feeling competitive?

Have we got to be competitive?

That face!

Have I said the wrong thing?

I won't hold it against you if you win or anything, we'll still be buddies.

Oh, thanks.

Yeah.

Whoever wins... JT: Yeah?

AM: ..buys the cake.

JT: Ooh!

AM: Cuz we like a bit of cake.

Yeah, I'm happy to do that.

Yeah, cake it is.

VO: Bun fight is on!

Have you considered that we might have to haggle?

AM: Yeah.

JT: How do you feel about that?

AM: Loving it.

JT: Me too!

(THEY LAUGH) VO: That's the spirit!

Tim and James are ready and waiting at Jones of Shropshire Antique and Vintage Centre, and they're not slacking.

Wow!

Where are the guys, then?

Don't know.

VO: Seek and ye shall find!

Which is a great motto for what lies ahead.

AM: Hi.

TM: Amanda.

TM: Lovely to meet you.

AM: Hi, Tim.

What do you know about antiques?

What's your thing?

AM: I'm quite eclectic.

TM: Are you?

OK.

Yes, obviously I love soft toys.

TM: Yeah.

AM: I like, erm... sparkly things.

TM: Aha.

AM: I like tins.

TM: Oh, do you?

OK. AM: That's one of my... TM: To put your things in?

AM: Yes.

I always think tins can be very attractive and very useful at the same time.

TM: Yep, yep.

AM: So that's always AM: a good thing.

TM: Good.

I think I go small.

I don't think I'm... TM: OK. AM: But I might surprise myself.

Alright.

So we've got loads of things we can look at.

AM: Yes.

TM: Basically, anything goes.

AM: Yes.

TM: Now, in an antique shop, have you ever had a go at the negotiation side of it, a little bit of haggling?

AM: No, but I'm game.

TM: Are you, yeah?

AM: Yeah.

TM: OK.

I'm really up for this.

I'll leave all of the negotiating to you, so that'll be quite fun as well.

Good.

TM: Right, let's get rummaging.

JB: OK. TM: See what we can find.

Excellent!

Has Julie found James yet?

(BOWL CHIMES) Oh!

JB: Hello!

JT: Hi, James.

JT: What have you found?

JB: I found a bowl that is... JB: Doesn't need any repair.

JT: No.

It rings really well.

Now, Julie, what are you interested in?

It's difficult to say when you're faced with it all.

I'm gonna try and stay focused.

JB: Yeah.

JT: I like a bit of retro.

Yeah.

I don't like to go too far back.

Maybe I can lead you away from soft toys.

But if there's one, I will find it.

OK. Well done.

You have a special antenna.

Anyway, I've seen a place around there.

JT: OK. JB: You lead on.

VO: So, not going on a bear hunt today.

Shame, you might have caught a big one.

Julie, have you seen anything?

There was a rather nice chicken.

JB: Chicken?

JT: But he looked like he'd been repaired.

His head had been off.

Do you fall in love with damaged goods?

No, I think it would put me off.

VO: Oh, the irony!

A cuddly toy repairer who's put off by damage.

Ha-ha!

Amanda, have you spotted anything there?

AM: Some really nice things.

TM: It looks like a cabinet of TM: curiosities.

Nice things.

AM: Really...

It is.

AM: Lovely... TM: What's that box at the back there?

AM: Let me put this one down.

TM: That metal... AM: This one?

TM: Yeah.

Let's have a look.

AM: Oh, gosh, it's heavy!

TM: Is it?

AM: Yeah.

TM: That looks quite nice.

I've got a feeling it's one of those little ring boxes.

TM: Nice... Oh, yeah.

AM: Look at that!

Beautifully silk-lined.

That's actually quite a nice one of its type because it's got all of the original silk inside.

AM: Love it.

TM: And date wise, we're looking at the late 19th century, so over 100 years old, and the silk is still in really nice condition, which is great, but it's beautiful in its sort of French, Rococo, very glitzy.

You said you liked glitzy and glamor.

AM: I really like... And, you know, it reminds me of an old-fashioned sewing table.

Yes.

Yeah.

I wonder if that's what it's modeled off.

AM: Yeah, I think it could be.

I love it.

TM: It's beautiful.

AM: Really sweet.

Now, they've been doing quite well in auction recently, especially in nice condition.

You mentioned it's very heavy, which means it's a nice quality one.

AM: Mm-hm.

TM: What sort of price is on it?

JB: It's got 35 on it.

TM: That's a good price.

Is it something you would buy for yourself?

Do you know what?

I can see this on my dressing table.

TM: Would you, yeah?

AM: And you can see it's original, can't you?

There's this sort of... TM: Yeah.

AM: Yeah.

Yeah, love it.

AM: Love, love that.

TM: And it suits you cuz it's pink.

(THEY CHUCKLE) There you go, then.

That's us, yeah?

I think... you don't want to put it down again.

AM: No.

TM: We may as well just buy it.

AM: OK. TM: I love it.

Right, this way.

VO: So that's a deal done, by the sounds of it.

Now, what, oh, what are Julie and James up to?

JB: Julie.

JT: James!

I kind of like this little chair.

I can't tell for certain if it's very old, although it has got a few bits on it that might suggest it is.

I think there's a little bit of bowing JT: in this front thing... JB: OK. ..and there's a brass thing here that looks like maybe there was something else.

I think this could be replaced.

I think it might have had a wing nut or something, a locking bolt that puts it on a platform.

I think it's like a child's chair that could be a high chair... JT: Oh, OK. JB: ..with the addition of something underneath.

But there are bits of it that are making me feel that it's old.

Yeah.

I love the way we've got a label here, "Small chair, was 28, now 16."

(CHUCKLES) JT: They want rid of it, don't they?

I think it's been slashed.

It hasn't proved as popular as he thought.

If you were to buy it, Julie, it would be £16.

There'd be no negotiation.

I think you're getting quite good value there.

VO: Dealer Mike will gladly take your dosh.

Hiya.

We've found a chair.

It's just over there.

MIKE: OK. JT: I'd like to buy it.

MIKE: Yeah, perfect.

JT: £16.

I know the one, yeah.

JB: There's no deal on that, is there?

Ooh!

VO: Can't blame a boy for trying, eh, Mike?

JB: That's really good.

Oh, well done, Julie.

VO: And with that, and 384 big ones to burn, Julie and James make a quick exit.

Off we go.

Are you ready for the next place?

JB: Yeah, very much so.

JT: Woohoo!

Here we go.

JB: Well done.

Isn't it lovely?

VO: Back inside, Amanda and Tim are in a full-on finding frenzy.

Well, sort of.

What do you think of this?

TM: I love it.

I absolutely love it.

I'm so pleased that you spotted him.

I really love soft toy monkeys.

I think, for his age, he's in really good condition.

Is he?

Cuz when I spotted him, I thought maybe the hair TM: was quite bad... AM: No.

..cuz it's got some missing patches here.

AM: Not too bad at all.

TM: Oh, really?

Do you see them in a lot worse condition?

A lot worse than this.

With a good groom and get some of the dust and that out of him, he actually won't look as bad.

Often with these soft toys, they have a maker's label, don't they?

Because with Steiff, you look in the ear, don't you?

That's normally the trick with those.

AM: He's still got it.

JT: Oh he's got his label, yeah.

AM: Which is amazing.

So, yeah.

TM: Wonderful.

AM: Dean's Childsplay.

JT: Yeah.

So, around 1950, something like that.

VO: In 1902, Henry Samuel Dean produced his first rag book for children, and by the 1920s the company was manufacturing teddies and molded face toys.

The Childsplay trademark was in use until 1965.

It was the Tru-to-Life series.

TM: Oh, OK. AM: So they did chimps, they did bears, and I think they did an orangutan as well... TM: Oh, wow!

AM: ..with these very realistic AM: rubber features.

TM: Yes.

I'm quite amazed that the rubber is still all there because you can imagine a little kid maybe chewing on it and it breaking off and gets quite brittle over the years.

Absolutely.

Usually when we see them, they've got digits missing or they've been left in an attic and the rubber kind of distorts.

TM: Yes, almost melts.

AM: Yes.

And there's not a lot can be done about that, unfortunately.

He has got all his digits, fur... Oh, sorry, mate, I twisted your arm!

I'm so sorry!

Fur-wise, he's... Yeah, he's doing pretty good.

I think he's lovely.

OK, right.

The big question - what's the price?

AM: 55 on him.

TM: 55?

Do you know what?

I would've thought it'd be priced at more.

So would I.

AM: Definitely.

TM: I think, in an auction, I think he could do quite well because, like you say about the condition, also just monkeys, people love monkeys, don't they?

I think I'm going to name him.

TM: Go on.

AM: He looks...

He's got a naughty look about him.

I think so, yeah, quite cheeky.

AM: Timothy.

(THEY LAUGH) AM: He's definitely a Timothy.

TM: I love it.

Right, let's go and do a deal, shall we?

AM: OK. TM: OK.

I think there's no putting him down again.

Keeper - I mean, DEALER - Mike is your man.

And don't forget that miniature table jewelry box.

AM: We've got these two items.

MIKE: Brilliant.

Got this lovely little box.

And my friend here.

MIKE: That's an interesting one.

AM: It is, isn't it?

AM: Isn't he lovely?

MIKE: He is.

AM: The two of them come to £90.

MIKE: OK. What's the very best price you could do?

We'd be looking at 75 on those.

Could you make it 70, please?

Yeah, go on, yeah.

AM: Thank you so much!

MIKE: No problem.

You're really kind.

Thank you.

DEALER: How can he say no?

That's 35 for the miniature table jewelry box, and 35 for the cheeky monkey Timothy.

Lovely.

Come on, then, you.

TM: Thank you.

See you later.

MIKE: Thank you.

Bye.

TM: Here we go.

AM: Right, road trip!

TM: Beep-beep!

How are you finding the car, Amanda?

Very sweet.

A car called Dolly has got to be cute, but I have to say, it's not the easiest car to drive, and I'm just about to attempt third gear!

The gears are bizarre, aren't they?

TM: This sort of weird... AM: Is that it?

TM: Yeah.

You're in.

AM: Are you sure?

Oh, you've put the indicator on.

(THEY LAUGH) It's like...

It's like a comedy car, Herbie.

It is.

It is a bit of a comedy car.

I quite like that.

You feel like you're gonna pull this and something's gonna spring out the bonnet or something.

Yeah, the ejector seat.

That might be what that funny button is.

Oh, don't press that.

VO: So, while Amanda, Tim and Dolly get better acquainted, Julie and James are enjoying the ride in the Roller.

Now this is gliding along, this car, Julie.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

And we're guided... What's the mascot at the front there?

JT: I just can't...

I just cannot.

JT: It's there.

JB: It's the Spirit of Ecstasy.

Oh, of course it is.

I'm ashamed with myself for not remembering that.

JT: Spirit of Ecstasy.

JB: It is.

JB: It's quite fun, isn't it?

JT: Yeah.

It was done by a sculptor called Charles Robinson Sykes.

OK. And it's not terribly old.

VO: 1909, old chap.

JT: But it's rather nice to be driving along and have her JT: in my peripheral vision.

JB: Yeah.

VO: And she's guiding you to your next port of call at the Coalport China Museum near Ironbridge.

JB: Lovely.

JT: Beautifully done.

JB: Beautifully done, Julie.

VO: They've come to learn all about a pottery that played an important role in the arts-and-crafts movement with historian John Malam.

JT: Hello.

Hi.

JOHN: Hello, Julie.

JOHN: Hello, James.

JB: Hello.

Hello.

Welcome to the Coalport Chinaworks Museum.

VO: This area was known for producing functional pottery, tableware, roof tiles and clay pipes for the local market.

In 1862, William Allen bought what became Benthall Pottery, and 18 years later seems to have embraced the ethos of the arts-and-crafts movement with the introduction of a range of hand-decorated art pottery.

Which he called Salopian Art Pottery.

Salopian after the old name for the county of Shropshire, Salop.

And there's an advert from the 1880s that William Allen proudly told the whole world that he produced more than 300 different shapes of his new art pottery.

VO: Clearly a man with a talent for marketing and an eager eye on emerging trends, he was also keen to capitalize on world events.

1897 was a major year for royalty.

It was Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and William Allen and the Benthall Pottery, they wanted to produce pieces of pottery that would talk about the Diamond Jubilee.

So they produced two-handled loving cups painted with floral swags.

They also produced a whole range of what we know as sgraffito pottery, sgraffito being from an Italian word meaning to scratch, in order to create the decoration.

But here we have two very rare pieces which were made by a lady called Caroline Octavia Bateman.

VO: Tenant of the nearby Benthall Hall and wife of noted artist Robert Bateman, Caroline was probably inspired to create her individual pieces of pottery by the ethos of traditional craftsmanship espoused by the arts-and-crafts movement.

And I like to think that one day in 1897, she saw these loving cups and she thought, "I can do something like that."

And she persuaded the workers to give her two of those cups.

She hand-decorated the pieces - loving cups that remind her of her family.

She's descended from the Howard family, from Castle Howard in Yorkshire, and those loving cups commemorate that very fact.

VO: The Italian technique of sgraffito is associated with the Renaissance, when it was used to decorate walls.

With the emergence of art nouveau, it had its own renaissance.

The Salopian Art Pottery Workshop was early in applying the technique to ceramics, creating a hugely successful range.

Sgraffito is still used by potters, and Kate Cadman is on hand for a tutorial.

Lovely.

JT: Hello.

KATE: Hello.

Do sit down.

JT: Thank you.

KATE: Have an apron.

JB: Oh, thank you.

Look at this.

VO: Lovely pinny, James.

So you're going to help us out before we have a go ourselves?

KATE: It's a very easy process.

JT: OK. Trust me.

All you have is a piece of clay with a different colored coat of clay on top.

And we're simply going to scratch through the top surface to make a pattern.

KATE: How easy is that?

JT: OK.

So you do... Oh, I see.

It's great.

You've got to really dig in, JB: haven't you?

Eh?

KATE: Yes.

It makes a nice sound.

I like the way there's a bit of resistance, isn't there?

So if you were using a pencil or a wet paintbrush...

This is a bit more JT: easy to control.

KATE: Yes.

JB: I feel like a Victorian in their little workshop, the Work Master.

I don't know, I think there are probably worse places to work, though.

This is the lovely thing, Julie, is that you lose yourself.

Time disappears, doesn't it?

It is mindfulness.

You become so concentrated on what you're doing, and of course you don't have the added incentive of being paid by the number of things you make, which some places did.

Yeah.

JB: It's not a job, is it?

It's fun.

VO: Although the Benthall Pottery returned to making everyday wares after 1930, the Salopian art range is still highly collectable and admired around the world.

Back on the road, Tim's next deep delve is into Amanda and Julie's friendship.

So, Amanda, you and Julie have a great working relationship together.

We do, really good.

But is there a competitive side to your friendship, do you think?

Or is there, at least, today?

(CHUCKLES) I would say no, not usually.

Usually we're very supportive of each other, but I am feeling a little bit competitive.

TM: Are you?

AM: I'm sorry.

Sorry, Julie.

But then she might be the same.

I don't know.

Do you know what?

I think she probably will be.

I reckon James is stirring the pot right now.

AM: Do you think so?

TM: Just winding her up.

AM: Is he like that?

TM: Yeah.

He will.

Really?

I think it'd be nice if we won.

AM: Oh, gosh, yeah.

TM: Yeah.

So I think, let's... How can we lose with that monkey?

I know.

I'm so excited.

We've had such a good start, and Lamby's excited too, look.

TM: Woohoo!

AM: Yay!

Don't jump now!

VO: Not before Dolly delivers you all to the lovely medieval town of Much Wenlock, home to Memories antique shop.

AM: Not far to go.

Look at that!

This is a proper old-school antique shop full of stuff.

AM: Come on, then.

Let's have a look.

TM: Let's get in there.

VO: Crikey, you weren't wrong, Tim.

Mountains of the stuff, run by Mary.

So settle in and see what speaks to you.

AM: Hi.

TM: Oh, hello.

TM: How are you getting on?

AM: Well, I found something... You're clutching something.

You're hiding it.

TM: Why are you hiding it?

AM: I love this.

Oh, it's a little cranberry jug.

AM: Is it?

TM: Oh, that's very sweet.

TM: A little Victorian one.

AM: Is it?

What draws you to it?

AM: What do you think?

TM: The color.

The color initially.

But I like the shape of it and I like this frilly edge.

And I don't know if that's good that it's got a little bubble in it.

TM: I quite like the bubbles as well cuz it shows the handmade nature of it and that it's slightly imperfect but lovely.

What's the damage?

38.

£38.

I mean, personally, I would advise it's probably not something to put to auction on its own at that sort of price.

Maybe we can have a think about it.

AM: OK. TM: I'm going to follow you.

You keep finding all the nice antiques.

This way.

(CHUCKLES) VO: Yes.

Remind me, who is the expert again?

What have you got there?

You've found another jug?

Yes.

It's becoming a theme, isn't it?

Oh, that one's sweet, isn't it?

AM: A little bunny house.

TM: Is it Beswick, or...?

AM: Sylvac, England.

TM: Sylvac.

VO: The Sylvac trademark dates from 1937, though the company was founded as Shaw & Copestake in 1894.

They're well known for their ornamental molded clay figurines of animals made in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

And the shape is like the Faraway Tree, isn't it?

AM: Yeah.

And it's got little windows AM: and a little step.

TM: And a little bunny.

TM: It's very sweet, isn't it?

AM: Yeah.

Is it the colors that draw you to it?

It's really strange.

I think it's the design, because these are the sort of colors that Julie would definitely choose.

TM: Oh, OK. AM: And it's really strange that I'm drawn to this color, and... Oh, there's another... AM: Yeah.

That's stunning, isn't it?

They're matchy-matchy in color, look.

Isn't that wonderful?

This one is quite nice as well.

This one's a Clarice Cliff one, Newport Pottery.

And that glaze is beautiful, isn't it?

But when you think of Clarice Cliff, you wouldn't necessarily think of that.

AM: No.

TM: You'd think of the bright, jazzy colors, which was the Bizarre range, it was called, whereas this one's slightly later when it became more mass-produced, I suppose.

AM: That is lovely.

TM: Still one of her designs.

I love that.

TM: This one's priced at £55.

AM: OK.

Which, you know, if you're wanting a piece of Clarice Cliff, TM: isn't that expensive, is it?

AM: No.

Cuz if you're looking at the Bizarre jazzy-patterned pieces, I mean, the tea set would cost you many hundreds of pounds.

So that would be an affordable way to own a piece of Clarice Cliff.

What price have you got TM: on your Sylvac jug?

AM: 35.

Well, you know, it's up to you.

It's all up to you.

I'll leave it to you.

Oh...

I'm sticking with that one.

TM: Are you gonna...?

AM: I'll go with that.

Yeah.

AM: Definitely.

TM: OK. Do you want to carry on looking around, see if we can find something else?

Why not?

VO: Good idea.

As sweet as the Sylvac jug is, I think Tim is bang-on there.

AM: Tim?

TM: Yeah?

AM: What do you think of this?

TM: Oh, that's quite nice, isn't it?

VO: Mm.

Chinese silk embroidered clutch bag.

AM: Yeah, I'm a little bit nervous about it because there's some damage.

Some fraying at the edges.

AM: Yeah.

What I'm drawn to is this beautiful stitching.

TM: It's really nice, isn't it?

AM: And the colors are lovely and vibrant.

And I think this would have been gold.

TM: Yeah.

Sort of gold bullion work, I think they call it.

Inside, it looks quite nice, and it's got all the inside pieces as well, hasn't it?

Yeah.

You've got a little mirror and a sort of little pursey thing in there.

TM: Yeah.

AM: So somebody buying this now, would they buy it just as a collectable piece?

They wouldn't probably want to use it because it's so fragile?

I think a lot of things are used.

TM: Yeah.

AM: Really?

Yeah.

Cuz imagine going out and buying a clutch bag of a similar quality, new, handmade.

You'd be paying hundreds and hundreds.

AM: Yeah.

TM: So, for what the price is on that, which is... 35.

..35, you could use it for a few parties and then sell it, probably, TM: and get your money back.

AM: Really?

So that's the joy with antiques is when you sell them, they're always worth something.

VO: Well said, Tim.

Who needs fast fashion when you can ride the great green antiques merry-go-round, I say.

I think that's quite nice.

I could see somebody in an auction wanting to buy that.

AM: Yeah, I like it.

TM: You spotted it, you know, it's bright, jolly.

That's what I like about it, love all these colors.

TM: And it draws me to the time it was made as well.

And the stitching is absolutely beautiful.

TM: It is.

Really well made.

VO: It sounds like that's another buy in your basket, Amanda.

Now, how's your haggling?

Time to convene with dealer Mary.

AM: Hi.

MARY: Hi.

We come bearing items.

Right.

We've got the Clarice Cliff...

Cheese dish.

Cheese or butter dish, whichever you like to call it.

And the little art deco bag, like a little clutch bag.

Oh, yeah, it's nice, that one.

We've got 55 and 35.

Normally we do 10%.

Can do you a little bit extra.

Can you?

Just a little bit more?

70 for the two.

Can you do a little bit more?

Just a little bit.

I'll do another five.

65.

Brilliant.

I'm happy with that.

MARY: Happy?

AM: That's great.

TM: That's very generous.

VO: Nicely done, Amanda.

So that's 35 for the bag and 30 for the Clarice Cliff dish.

Oh, here we are.

We're done for the day.

AM: I think we've done good.

TM: I think so.

VO: Me too.

What would you do to unwind after some serious retail therapy?

Julie and I have a little ritual that I could introduce you to.

TM: OK. AM: It's called woohoo.

Woohoo!

This sounds like it might be going somewhere.

OK, so when your feet are tired and you're hot and you're all bothered and you don't know what to do with yourself, you run yourself half a bath of water.

TM: Right.

AM: Cold.

And then you get... sit on the edge with your best friend and you put your head on the wall opposite and you go, "ooh hoo hoo!"

like that, and it makes everything better.

TM: Do you do that?

AM: Oh, yeah.

(CHUCKLES) TM: Do you do that with Julie?

AM: Yes!

VO: Well, whatever works, I say.

JT: So we've decided... JB: Yeah.

..that after the auction, the person who's lost the most money... JB: Yeah.

JT: ..buys the cake.

Ah!

So whatever happens, it's win-win, cuz we'll get cake.

Yeah, well, that's perfect.

It's a lovely, gentle world, the world of teddy bears.

JT: It really is.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Aww.

Sweet dreams.

Nighty night.

Sunshine and showers are forecast today as the ladies brave the elements for a second day's antiquing and a catch-up on the road-trip experience so far.

JT: James was lovely.

I had to keep reeling him in, away from hunting for bits of bamboo, or going off on his own agenda.

Distracted easily, is he?

JT: Little bit.

AM: You probably make AM: a good pair, then.

JT: Yeah.

I think there was a little bit more pressure yesterday AM: to kind of get it right.

JT: Yeah.

Whereas today I feel more confident to go, "What do you think of this?"

Yeah, they know us a bit better and we know them a bit better.

VO: We know them well!

Ha.

Are you going to tell me JT: what you bought?

AM: No.

Aww, come on.

(CHUCKLES) I think I might... keep you guessing.

What do you think I could have bought?

What do you think?

I think I might not bother with these windscreen wipers!

(THEY LAUGH) Oh, dear.

Guess.

What do you think AM: it would be?

JT: I think that you've gone completely against what I said I was going to do and you've fallen in love with a teddy bear.

I can categorically tell you it is not a teddy bear.

Well, it's something furry.

Um...

Sorry, these windscreen wipers are dreadful!

(THEY LAUGH) Can you still see us?

VO: Yes, we see you!

We see them, too.

TM: What did you spend yesterday, then, James?

We spent the princely sum of a whole £16.

160?

16.

TM: £16?

JB: One-six pounds.

James, come on!

So I've only got £384 to spend.

I've got a full day of shopping, so I should be able to whittle that cash down.

TM: Yeah.

JB: Go big or go home.

TM: Absolutely.

VO: That's the rules.

Now, sun's out - time for show and tell.

Right.

Let's have a look.

Oh, wow!

Oh!

JT: You've done a bit better JT: than me so far.

So far!

AM: I'm saying nothing.

AM: A chair?

JT: Yeah, and?

No, no, I...

I can see why you bought it.

JT: Can you?

AM: Yeah.

I think it's got potential.

But I think there's a mystery going on underneath that.

AM: Oh, do you?

JT: And I reckon that somebody is going to see that... AM: OK. JT: ..and they'll take it on JT: as a project, perhaps.

AM: Yes.

Or perfect for displaying JT: teddy bears.

AM: Yes.

I'm just laughing here.

From here I can see these little feet sticking out and I know what's attached to those little feet.

AM: I thought you might, yeah.

JB: Hello!

AM: Look at him!

JT: Oh, look.

I couldn't resist him because you know and I know that the condition is everything AM: with these.

JT: Yeah.

AM: And he's got every single digit, his face is all intact.

The rubber's starting to dry out a little bit, AM: but they're all there, JT: Very good isn't it?

they're not warped, and it's pretty good fur coverage on him.

VO: Amanda also bought the miniature table jewelry box... TM: Nice.

Oh, yeah, beautifully silk-lined.

VO: ..the Clarice Cliff Newport pottery dish... TM: Isn't that wonderful?

VO: ..and the delightful Chinese clutch bag, all for £135.

Being that I'm still a bit behind you on items, I think I still stand quite a good chance of beating you.

I don't think so.

Once I'm back together with James at our next destination, there won't be any stopping me cuz I'm really warmed up now.

AM: Are you?

JB: Oh, yeah.

AM: You're gonna get shopping?

JB: Oh, yeah.

VO: Sounds like the gloves are off today, then.

Whilst Amanda teams up with Tim in Birmingham, Julie's heading over to Newport in Shropshire, where James is already at Corner Antiques... ..owned and lovingly run by Tim.

No, not that Tim.

Or THIS Tim.

THAT Tim!

Ha!

And, right on cue, here she is.

With a healthy budget of £384 to spend, there's plenty to get your teeth into here, Julie.

JT: James?

JB: Hello.

Come and have a look at this.

That's nice.

JT: I know it's very plain... JB: Yeah.

..but I think it could be quite useful.

It's a lazy Susan.

It does actually turn.

Oh, it turns round?

Nicely made, isn't it?

VO: It's claimed that lazy Susan was a generic - if not rather derogatory - term popularized by 18th-century ladies in relation to their maid servants.

What's the material?

What's the wood?

JT: It says on here it's oak.

JB: Oak?

It's got quite a high polish for oak.

Cuz oak's very open-grained, isn't it?

So it's unlike mahogany or walnut.

But I think people would use that, and I don't think they'd be frightened to use it.

No, no.

Well, it's lasted.

I'd say that's probably maybe Edwardian, maybe to 1920s.

JT: OK. JB: So it's over 100 years old.

What's the price?

They've got 195 on it.

Yeah.

Well, currently we'd lose over £100... JB: ..if we bought it for 195!

JT: Yes.

Yeah.

That's got to be at least half.

He's probably had it here for a decade.

Well, we'll ask him.

Let's ask him.

Yeah?

You think it's worth asking?

I think it's quite fun, yeah.

VO: That would have to be one heck of a haggle!

Maybe get a few items and hit Tim with the old multi-deal-discount technique, eh?

So I spotted all this, JT: which I really like.

JB: Oh, that's nice, isn't it?

I really like.

I did actually have a piece of Carlton Ware myself, which was a sort of triangular JT: lettuce leaf spoon rest.

JB: Yeah?

Oh, lovely!

And it just...

It appeals to me.

And I really like, in particular, the cruet sets.

What do you think of them?

I always think good design should have humor.

And I'm particularly drawn to the... Is that a mushroom?

Yes, isn't it wonderful?

JB: What happens there?

Oh, and the underside...!

JT: So you get your salt and pepper.

And I'm presuming that this is a mustard pot.

JB: And I like your vegetables.

So what have you got there?

You've got a... a carrot.

JT: A carrot and peas.

And you won't know this, but peas are actually my favorite vegetable.

JB: Ah!

JT: And I think that might be what drew me to this.

I love the color of it and the whimsy of it, and the tray that they're all sitting on is a corn cob.

JB: Oh, fabulous.

JT: Yeah.

And...and the mustard pot?

What's that stylized as?

JT: I think that's an onion.

JB: Onion.

You're right.

JT: I would say it's a little onion.

What are they priced at?

Well, there's more on this one.

JT: This one's at 78.

JB: Wow!

And this one's a little bit less at 58.

JB: Yeah.

JT: I also like...

These are also Carlton Ware, and I particularly like this, but it has a little chip.

Condition, especially with china and glass, JB: is paramount.

JT: Mm.

So I hate to say it, JB: I'd dismiss that dish.

JT: Dismiss them?

The question I want to ask you is, is it worth going for a lot rather than an individual piece?

In my experience, no, because when you aggregate lots of things, you're adding lots of prices, and very often the auction price, you realize, bears no comparison JB: to the costs you've paid.

JT: OK.

I would veer away from that.

I particularly like the two cruets.

I do.

Would they go in as two separate lots, then?

JB: I would think so.

JT: Yeah.

That's good.

We've got three... items JB: to find out, haven't we?

JT: That will be three things.

JB: Tim?

TIM: Yeah?

I think we're settled on some items.

OK.

I'm particularly excited about these.

Right.

I'm going to bite the bullet and ask if we could have all of them... JB: What, and....?

..all this together, for £160.

JB: What, and this as well?

JT: Yeah.

Ooh!

Yeah.

I'll accept 180.

175?

Well, you're a nice lady... JT: Oh!

TIM: ..and I do watch you on telly, so, yeah, go on.

TIM: 175.

JT: Oh!

JB: Well done, Julie!

JT: Thank you!

Thank you!

Ah, thank you.

Yeah.

VO: Very generous!

And Julie's really on this haggling thing.

That lot divvies up as 100 for the lazy Susan, 40 for the mushrooms, and 35 for the veg-based cruets, leaving Julie and James with £209.

Good.

That was good.

We got some good items there.

JT: Did I do well?

JB: I think you did very well.

I think you did well on the negotiations.

VO: Back in the bosom of her buying buddy, Amanda is taking Dolly for a spin and a chinwag.

I think Dolly would be... (GEARS GRIND) (THEY IMITATE GRINDING GEARS) There.

Sorry, Dolly.

You don't feel nervous with me, do you?

No, you're a very good driver.

AM: Pfft!

TM: That was sincere.

AM: Thank you.

TM: It sounded... AM: Ah!

Did you see that?

TM: Yeah.

TM: That was a seamless change.

AM: A gear change!

AM: That was a good one.

TM: That was lovely.

AM: I might even go for third in a minute.

TM: OK. AM: Come on!

VO: Steady on!

Time to make tracks for a wee treat in Birmingham, I reckon.

It's been a center of jewelry-making and precious metal assessing for nearly 250 years.

Before the Jewellery Quarter existed, the city's fortunes were forged thanks to the manufacture of toys, but not the ones enjoyed by children.

To find out more, Amanda and Tim have come to the Museum Collection Centre, where they're being treated to a glimpse of the fantastic wealth of treasures held on behalf of the city of Birmingham and the nation.

It's a massive 1.5-hectare facility, stacked with things of historical significance.

I don't think I'd want to be the one to catalog everything.

You could lock me in here forever.

Really?

They're here to meet with curator Jo-Ann Curtis.

AM: Hi.

Hello.

JO-ANN: Hello.

It's nice to meet you both.

AM: Yeah, you too.

JO-ANN: I understand you're here JO-ANN: to see toys.

AM: Now you're talking.

I love toys.

Well, we have a collection of toys here, but it might be slightly different to what you're expecting.

AM: Lead the way.

VO: In the late 18th century, the manufacture of toys became a major industry for Birmingham.

And, in 1777, the city was referred to in Parliament as "the toy shop of Europe".

Jo, these don't look like any toys I've ever seen.

Why are these called toys if they're clearly not made for children?

These are called Birmingham toys, and this is just a small example of the type of things that were being manufactured in Birmingham.

Toys were trinkets, fashionable objects that wealthy people would have had, often worn about the person.

So things like chatelaines, buttons, buckles.

Toys were often made of gold and silver, but they were also made of things like steel, brass and other materials like tortoiseshell, pearl.

So the things that we've got here, most of them are cut steel, but the process of actually making cut steel was incredibly labor-intensive, so it wasn't about using a cheaper material - it was actually showing off the ingenuity behind actually making something.

VO: Trinkets fell out of favor with fashionable Victorians, but the wealthy middle class created a demand for jewelry made of precious metals.

The abundance of skilled workers meant the workforce was able to adapt to this flourishing jewelry trade and turn their hands to creating pieces in gold and silver, and those pieces required to be authenticated with a hallmark, which was stamped at an assay office - a practice dating back to 1300.

Really is.

Come on, then.

Here we go.

VO: After fierce opposition from the other assay offices, Matthew Boulton, a Birmingham toys manufacturer, successfully lobbied Parliament in 1773 for Birmingham to have its own assay office.

This saved local manufacturers the expense of shipping items to London, Chester or further afield and ensured the success of the city's jewelry trade.

At the assay office, account manager Marie Brennan can tell them more.

Here at Birmingham Assay Office, we have been testing and hallmarking precious metals for nearly 250 years.

We're essentially testing items of jewelry and silverware to ensure that the purity of the metal is up to a certain standard and in line with the Hallmarking Act.

Do you use machines to do this?

To test the items, we use X-ray fluorescence instruments, and then the hallmarks are applied either by press or by laser, and also still by hand-marking, the traditional method... AM: Really?

MARIE: ..of hand-marking.

AM: Can I have a go?

MARIE: Of course you can.

So if you take a punch and then if you position the punch MARIE: on to the metal plate... AM: Yep.

MARIE: And then take the hammer.

AM: Right.

OK. And with a fair amount of... AM: Welly?

MARIE: ..welly... (THEY LAUGH) ..you can apply the mark.

AM: Oh!

TM: Perfect.

MARIE: Oh, wow!

AM: That's pretty good, AM: isn't it?

MARIE: That's a good anchor.

VO: Ever wondered why landlocked Birmingham has an anchor as its assay symbol?

Well, legend has it that, whilst doing business in London, Matthew Boulton stayed at the Crown & Anchor pub and, over the toss of a coin, the anchor was chosen.

Ha-ha!

Just as well he wasn't at the Pipe & Slippers!

Out on the Staffordshire B-Roads, Amanda and James are taking stock as they meander to their last shop.

So we've still got a bit of money left.

JT: Yes.

JB: Are we gonna spend it all?

I don't know.

It's really hard, isn't it?

Cuz, when we first set out, I thought... My worry was I'd have spent it all in that first shop.

And now I've got more than I expected left tomorrow, in our last shop.

So am I going to panic and blow it all?

No.

I always think, at the end of one of these, you should be able to furnish a small room.

Oh!

That's a good way of looking at it.

OK. Well, we definitely have something to sit on.

That's a start, isn't it?

And we can just sit there spinning the lazy Susan.

JB: (LAUGHS) VO: Delightful thought.

Sadly, the only spin on the cards is the one they're currently taking to Oldbury near Dudley, where they'll find Home By James.

Three Tims, then a brace of Jameses.

Whatever's next?

Ha!

There we are.

That's good.

I'll go in.

Let's go in.

VO: This way to plenty of possibilities for furnishing that imaginary small room and winning at auction.

And that must be James.

Now, what will this pair spend their remaining £209 on?

(HE PLAYS TUNELESSLY) JT: James!

JB: Hello.

JT: Enough.

That's ghastly.

JB: Is it?

We've got things to find.

I haven't quite mastered this.

No, you haven't.

I'm being cruel to be kind!

JB: I must say... JT: Put it away.

..I think I should leave the musical instruments alone and JB: concentrate on the antiques.

JT: Come on!

VO: Couldn't agree more.

It's not like you're short of them either.

Julie, I think I've found you a bit of Clarice Cliff.

Oh, look at that.

That's a jug and a half, isn't it?

That's really beautiful, actually.

Yeah.

It's a large lotus shape.

It's rather fun, isn't it?

And Clarice Cliff was a lady who brightened up a post-World War age.

And here it says... What does it say?

"Clarice Cliff.

Mow Cop Lotus."

So Mow Cop must refer to the... JT: OK. JB: ..to the pattern.

JT: And this looks like willow.

JB: It does, doesn't it?

It's a nice fella.

It's very nice.

I fear it might be a bit big.

You're right.

It is quite big.

But sometimes with these things, big is beautiful.

It's in good condition.

It's alright.

It rings.

(JUG CLINKS) There we are.

I do like the simplicity of it, and the colors.

Yeah.

It's your color, isn't it, turquoise?

It is my colors.

Yes, it is.

JB: Anyway, we must ask... JT: We'll remember that, yes.

We must ask James about that - how much it can be.

VO: A lot, I'd guess.

We'll leave you to it.

Back aboard Dolly, Amanda and Tim talk titles.

So I would be called a numismatist - TM: I love old coins.

AM: Right.

So they call that numismatism.

AM: Never heard of it.

TM: OK?

AM: Numismatism.

TM: You're into your teddies.

AM: Yep.

JT: Is there a name TM: for a teddy collector?

AM: Yes.

Arctophile.

JT: Arctophile?

AM: Yes.

TM: That's amazing.

AM: Really.

Where does that come from?

Apparently...

I think it's Greek.

Arktos - Greek for bear.

Ah, OK. TM: Breathe in.

AM: Breathe in!

Breathe in!

AM: There we go.

TM: It's alright.

Dolly's quite slender.

AM: (CHUCKLES) Just as well!

VO: This trim trio are winding their way back to Wolverhampton.

AM: Come on, then.

Well done, Dolly.

TM: Very, very exciting.

TM: After you.

AM: Shall we?

Thank you.

VO: Well, hallelujah!

Wolverhampton Antiques and Vintage Emporium is housed in a gorgeous Grade II-listed church and is curated by Dave.

I thought I was going to feel more laid-back about this little last shopping trip, but I'm actually finding it quite tense cuz I feel pressure to get the right thing.

VO: Well, I think it's about time your expert pulled his weight.

Look at those lead glass windows.

Oh!

Look at that!

Oh!

If you were traveling around in the late 19th, early 20th century, what more would you want than a traveling wardrobe?

Look at this.

Open it up and you've got somewhere to hang your jacket or your coat.

And, in here, you've got drawers for your collars, your ties, your socks.

And in here, look - for your trousers or your skirts or dresses.

And another one.

More drawers down here as well.

That's seen some... Look, look - the old shipping labels.

I love seeing these on old trunks.

This one's from Southampton.

I think that's absolutely fantastic.

VO: Maybe one to consider, then.

Meanwhile, 30 miles away, the other pair in Oldbury are still digging about.

(PORCELAIN CLINKS) Must you tap everything you touch, James?

What's catching your eye, Julie?

JB: Julie, what have you got there?

Ah, well, it's a butter churner.

JB: Isn't that good?

JT: And it's made in - or was made - in England.

JB: Yeah.

JT: And I just feel, not only is it something someone could use... JB: Yeah.

JT: ..but actually it's quite an attractive ornament.

It is.

What do they call this, JB: kitchenalia?

JT: Kitchenalia.

What do you think period that would be?

'20s?

I think you're spot-on.

JT: Really?

JB: Spot-on.

Does it unscrew?

Is it fairly functional?

That's what I was doing when I was groveling around on the floor.

It does seem to be.

Should we have another look, just in case?

I'm gonna hand it to you cuz I'm a bit nervous.

Pop it down there.

I'll pick it up.

Cor, look at that.

It passes the weight test.

Nice, nice feel about it.

VO: He just has to tap it!

And you just... Look, twists nicely, doesn't it?

So just a couple of twists and then you've got your paddles in there.

And it all looks really sort of clean and I think...

They go round, don't they?

Yeah, I think that you have those sort of holes in the top because there's often a liquid left, isn't there?

It splits when you're churning butter.

And I think that you can JT: make it drain.

JB: You drain that off?

JT: That's what I'm guessing.

JB: That's a good idea.

So you can hold it JB: and go like that?

JT: I think so.

Look, there's the handle for it.

JB: That's great, isn't it?

JT: But I just love it and I can see it, if not being used, definitely in some... either some quirky kitchen somewhere or... Well, should we ask James how much this is?

James?

DEALER: Hello.

JB: Hello.

Hi.

Now, we quite like this butter churn.

DEALER: Yeah.

JB: But it has no price.

It's 45, the price on that one.

We're a little bit conflicted because James, I know, is leaning towards the Clarice Cliff.

DEALER: Right.

But I'm leaning towards this.

Well it's a good deal cheaper.

It is a good deal cheaper, but I'm not sure if it ticks... All the boxes?

And I don't want to upset him.

Yeah.

Could the Lotus be 200 quid, James?

It could be 275.

OK, 275.

I think we're out of the Clarice Cliff, then.

OK, that's fair enough.

So let's go with this.

I think we're gonna concentrate on this, but you never know.

He might take less.

Yeah, I think we should... JB: (CHUCKLES) JT: ..offer you 35.

I'm happy to accept 35.

Thank you very much.

JB: Oh, that's really kind.

DEALER: Pleasure.

DEALER: Pleasure.

JT: Let me pay you.

Look at your magic dress.

I know, it's handy.

It's handy having pockets in a dress.

VO: That brings your spending to £226 and your shopping to a close.

JB: Our work is done here.

JT: Off we go, then.

JB: Thank you, James.

DEALER: Nice to see you.

JB: Toodle-pip.

Bye.

DEALER: Bye.

Here we go.

VO: That's it.

Belt up, James.

Meanwhile, back with the congregation, have Team Tim and Amanda found anything divine?

(PLAYS TUNELESSLY) Oh, good Lord.

Don't often see these in antique shop.

I wonder if it's for sale.

In my dreams.

VO: Maybe look for something more attainable.

Right, come on, Amanda.

Come and have a seat.

Rest those legs.

That's a brilliant idea.

Oh, we've been walking around and around.

AM: I know.

TM: It's a massive, massive place, but a beautiful setting TM: as well, isn't it?

AM: I love it.

TM: I was thinking, Amanda... AM: Hmm?

..what do you think about buying this pew?

AM: Really?

TM: Yeah.

What do you think?

I'd love to buy this pew.

No better setting than buying TM: a pew in a church.

AM: Perfect.

Well, see, pews can be quite popular to buy because they are such a usable piece of furniture.

Think of a nice open-plan kitchen space.

And you've got a table permanently there and you've got a wall.

You can just put the pew along it.

And I quite like this one because it's quite a refined pew.

AM: Is it?

TM: Yeah, it's quite nice.

It's nice, solid pine.

I mean, that is a hefty piece of furniture.

I wonder whose pew it was, because at the end you can see the little nameplate and you would have rented your pew and you would have had your name TM: on the end of it.

AM: Really?

So that one would've said, "Amanda and Tim, Sunday 3pm".

And our little Bible and everything would be tucked on the back there.

Yeah.

Let's find out the price.

AM: Yeah.

TM: And then I'll leave you TM: to knock them down.

AM: OK. VO: I feel a deal coming on.

Gird your loins, Dave.

Amanda's ready to haggle with the £265 they have left.

Dave, can we have a word?

TM: Hello, Dave.

VO: Where WAS he hiding?

DAVE: Hi.

AM: How are you?

Alright?

DAVE: Fine, thank you.

I want to ask you about this pew.

How much are you selling it for?

I have this down as 140.

Is that the best price you can do?

The best would probably be 125, I think.

Could you do 120?

We'll carry it out.

TM: One each end.

DAVE: Deal.

(THEY CHUCKLE) AM & TM: Fantastic.

AM: Thank you so much.

DAVE: You're welcome.

Well, that's the first time I've bought a pew on Road Trip.

I don't know about you.

I've never bought a pew in my life!

VO: Well, tick it off the bucket list, Amanda.

Thank you very much, Dave.

AM: Thank you so much.

DAVE: You're welcome.

Right.

Shall we go and have a coffee and then we'll try and get this thing out?

Sounds good to me.

Oh, dear.

VO: That brings your total spend to 255 big ones.

Buying behind them, our teams reflect.

Right, Amanda, well, this is it - TM: the end of the day.

AM: Aww!

Is there a teddy bear waiting for you?

Well, my husband will be at home.

Quite a few cuddly bears as well.

Bet he's your biggest teddy bear.

Yeah, we got him AM: to dress up as one once.

TM: Did you?

Yeah, for an event that we did.

We did!

VO: What happens behind closed doors, eh?

JT: Loved it.

JB: Good.

Loved it.

Great fun.

You've been very good.

JT: Thank you.

JB: Very good.

You've been a very good guide.

Firm, but fair.

(THEY CHUCKLE) And I'm sorry if I took no notice when you waved bamboo under my nose.

(CHUCKLES) You were right to do so.

You were right.

It's an addiction that I'm having treatment for.

OK. VO: Maybe some shuteye will alleviate the symptoms.

Ha-ha!

And before you know it, they're out and about, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

JT: We're on our way.

AM: I know!

What an exciting adventure.

I am excited, actually.

I don't think I'm brilliantly confident.

JT: I know I like the items.

AM: Hmm.

And I know that they interested me enough that I wanted to buy them, but I have no idea whether anybody else will.

Whichever way it goes, we know we're going to end the day with cake.

Absolutely.

VO: Before that sugar rush, Julie and Amanda are headed to Gloucester while their items have been dispatched to Cuttlestones Auctions in Penkridge.

JT: Are you ready?

AM: Let's go.

May the best bear win.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: James and Tim are hanging out in a plane-filled hangar which celebrates Gloucestershire's aviation heritage.

This is the Jet Age Museum, where they'll be watching the auction on their tablets.

TM: Ah, hello.

AM: Hi.

Hi.

JB: Hello!

TM: How are you both?

Very well.

And yourself?

Good.

Lovely to see you.

VO: Bids can come from the internet, on the phone or in person at the saleroom.

Today's geezer with the gavel is Ben Gamble.

Julie and James spent 226 smackers on their five items.

Anything worth a gamble, Gamble?

Ha!

Carlton Ware cruet.

We tend to get interest from Australia on the Carlton Ware stuff, so the internet is really gonna help us on it.

So, fingers crossed.

VO: Amanda and Tim spent £255 securing their five buys.

What wets your whistle with these, Ben?

The chimpanzee monkey, I think it's lovely.

It's cool, it's interesting.

It's different.

I tend to think if it's something I've not seen before, then hopefully somebody else will really like it.

So that's got high hopes today.

On the count of three?

TM: Three, two, one, go.

JT: Two, one, go.

VO: First up is Julie's child's chair.

I love the way this is squashed.

Yes, it's not a true reflection, JT: really, is it?

JB: It's for a wide child.

We have commission bids but we'll tempt you all day long and start there at only £12.

TM: Oh, build up!

JB: That's a result!

At £12, it's on my commission bid.

Don't stop at just 12.

Come on.

And selling it.

Commission bid there at 12... People have no idea.

JB: They have no idea.

JT: No idea at all.

Potential staring them in the face.

VO: Whereas you're faced with a loss.

Ha.

Oh, what a sweet little thing, though.

JT: Well... JB: A sweet little thing.

Yeah.

VO: Surely the good old Clarice Cliff dish should do the business.

I think it's very practical, but very beautiful.

BOTH: Yeah.

Start it and tempt you all day long for Clarice Cliff there.

It's got legs.

It's well worth that.

Selling at £12 only.

You can only laugh, really, can't you?

I mean, there clearly weren't the right people in this audience.

VO: That's always the gamble.

Well, again, you'd have been happy if you bought that for £12 in the auction.

AM: Very.

JT: Yes.

JT: Oh, extremely.

TM: You'd be very, very happy.

VO: Maybe Julie's butter churn can mix things up a bit.

But we'll start at £15.

TM: Ooh!

JT: Ooh!

Bid 18, 20, my bid at 22 now.

I'm out.

25.

All the kitchenalia collectors are out!

We shall sell and no mistake... No!

£25.

JT: ..for a minute then.

AM: "£25 and no mistake!"

There was some keen bidding.

There was some early bidding.

They galloped off at the start!

Oh, no.

VO: Oh, yes.

And another loss.

The pressure's too much.

(CHUCKLES) VO: Hopefully the asking price for Amanda's monkey, Timothy, isn't.

The company, Dean's, that made him, did a series, and they called them Tru-to-Life because they were as realistic as they could make them at the time.

Looks a bit like one of my second cousins.

(THEY CHUCKLE) AM: No!

JB: Lovely ears.

We called him Timothy.

Timothy?

OK. Saleroom quite likes it, at £40 to start.

Yes!

Oh!

TM: Straight in!

JT: Look at that!

At £45.

TM: It's slowed down a bit now.

BEN: Saleroom at £45.

Finished there at £45.

JB: Well done.

TM: £10 profit.

JT: Well done.

A profit.

TM: Well done.

JB: Profit.

Well done.

Hot hands!

VO: Hurrah!

Hurrah!

Timmy to the rescue.

JB: (CHUCKLES) VO: Next up is the lovely lazy Susan.

We need something JB: to turn our fortunes.

JT: We do.

Could it be the oak lazy Susan?

I do like a lazy Susan.

BEN: Starts me at £10 only.

JB: Oh!

At £12, bid at £12.

That's really cheap.

£12.

(GAVEL) Oh, it's you again!

I think if I was in that saleroom, I would have bitten their hand off at £12 for that.

Yeah.

VO: You'll have to stomach another whopping loss.

TM: What a lovely thing.

JB: Yeah.

VO: That may have cost them the auction if Amanda's big ticket, the church pew, gives cause for rejoicing.

This is the one I really want to do well.

I really, really do.

I think buying it in a church, AM: it was just perfect.

TM: Yeah.

We'll start the bidding in at £15 only.

TM: Oh no.

AM: No!

JB: How much?

TM: Oh, that's a low start.

15.

My commission bid is out, here to be sold and I'm only bid £18.

TM: £18 for a pew?

AM: No!

Selling at 18.

JT: No.

JB: Oh, dear.

AM: No way.

TM: That is shocking.

TM: We paid £120.

AM: ..20 pounds!

VO: Bad luck.

You've just lost 102 of it.

In my experience, that is probably the cheapest pew I have ever seen in my life.

I had such high hopes for that pew.

JT: Someone's got a bargain.

TM: They have.

VO: Next up, the first of Julie's novelty Carlton Ware cruets.

Is this Carlton Ware as well?

Oh, yes.

I did an amazing deal.

A very good deal.

For a first time, JT: I did alright, didn't I?

JB: Yeah.

I've got an £8 bid, which beat... 10.

I'm out.

12, 15, 18.

Any more?

Selling and no mistake there at 18.

Ooh!

Selling and no mistake.

VO: A bargain for someone.

That was a nice cruet set.

It would've graced anybody's table.

JT: Thank you.

TM: I liked it.

VO: Such a nice boy.

Now, what fate awaits Amanda's gorgeous clutch bag?

You absolutely loved this, didn't you, Amanda?

I do.

I think it's absolutely stunning - the work on it, and I could see, like, some of the thread work was actually gold.

So with a little clean, I think it'd come up absolutely beautiful.

£8 only to start, at £8, BEN: 10, on commission at 10.

TM: Ooh!

At £10, I'm bid 12, at £12, bid there at 12.

All done?

It's got to go.

Selling at £12.

(GAVEL) TM: Ugh!

VO: Someone's bagged a bargain there.

We lost money, but it was a nice thing.

A lovely thing.

VO: Let's move on, eh?

Last up for Julie is the cruet in fungi form.

I'm not liking the color AM: of this one.

JB: Aren't you?

It's quite mushroom, isn't it?

JB: Well it is a mushroom!

JT: Strange, that, JT: cuz it's a mushroom!

TM: Oh it IS a mushroom, TM: that's why.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Yeah.

Oh, God!

Youngsters these days!

We have an auto bid of £8.

TM & AM: Ooh!

10, and it's taken the auto bid out.

At £10, are we done?

Oh, there's tumbleweed.

It's got to go.

Selling at a tenner.

JB: Cor, where's the... TM: I feel your pain.

VO: Heaven forbid.

(THEY CHUCKLE) That was a bit.. That was a bit of a... (EXHALES) ..wasn't it?

VO: Chin up, Amanda.

Maybe your cute little miniature table jewelry box will bring some sparkle back.

I think if somebody is a collector of these little jewelry boxes, then the interior of this one sells it, doesn't it?

JT: I can see that.

TM: Good display piece.

Yeah, great display piece.

BEN: In at £32.

(THEY EXCLAIM) And five, and 38 and 40...

Yes!

..and 50, at 50, and five.

TM: Keep going.

BEN: On 55.

Would you like 60?

Going, then, at £60.

JB: Well done.

JT: Well done.

TM: Brilliant.

JB: Well done.

VO: Breathe a sigh of relief, everyone.

Your auction ordeal is over.

JT: Brilliant.

TM: Oh, phew.

A profit at last.

VO: Now to fathom who lost the least.

Well, Julie started off with £400 and after auction costs, she made a loss of £162.86, and ends up with £237.14.

Amanda, who had the same amount to spend, is the victor by only losing £134.46, finishing off with £265.54.

JB: Well, shall we go?

TM: Yes.

JB: Cup of tea, I think.

JT: Sounds good.

AM: Absolutely.

At least.

Extra sugar.

Yeah.

Three sugars for me.

VO: And cake for consolation.

JT: It was fun.

AM: Yeah.

I hope we haven't disappointed Tim and James, though.

Yeah, so do I.

But it was their expertise.

AM: We just tagged along.

JT: Yeah, we'll just blame them!

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