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

Which way are the bargains?

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car... Do you know where we are?

No.

VO: ..and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.

Act one, scene one.

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

Ta-da!

VO: But it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners...

Woo!

Happy dance!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Heartbroken.

Close your ears.

VO: Will it be the high road to glory...

It's just delightful, isn't it?

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

VO: This is Antiques Road Trip.

VO: Yeah!

Yeah baby!

VO: Buckle up, we're in Derbyshire.

Absolutely fantastic!

The best barnets in the biz.

The best barnets in the biz!

VO: I agree!

Can you dye your hair orange for the final auction?

That would be so sensational...

I would love that.

ISHY: That would be... NATASHA: Oh, please consider it.

NATASHA: Please!

ISHY: I've been ginger once.

NATASHA: Do you have any pics?

ISHY: I do, but... NATASHA: Oh, please...!

ISHY: ..hidden away.

I'll find it and show you.

Oh, a disaster.

Please!

That sounds amazing!

VO: And we can all have a good laugh!

No...just kidding.

It's the final leg with the auctioneer with the luscious locks, Natasha Raskin Sharp... ..and the king of jewels with wavy hair, Ishy Khan.

ISHY: I think everything we've bought has been interesting... NATASHA: Yes.

ISHY: ..tells a story... NATASHA: Yes.

ISHY: ..aesthetically pleasing.

NATASHA: Mm-hm.

VO: Modest, isn't he?

Can we have a hallelujah?

The glossy haired ones are gliding through the countryside in the 1966 Volvo Amazon.

NATASHA: Pretty much our last ride in the car.

ISHY: Aw!

NATASHA: I know.

We didn't even give her a name.

ISHY: Winner?

NATASHA: Vivien... OK, Winner, Winner the Volvo... VO: That's rubbish!

For a second there, I was like... ISHY: Winnie!

NATASHA: "..worst team ever."

Winnie.

Winnie the Volvo!

Oh, that's quite nice.

VO: Yeah, that's the one.

Last time, we had melodic warblings... # But I think everything's gonna be OK # VO: Ishy channeled a young Marlon Brando... Come on, get on the back, let's go!

VO: ..and Tash pumped up the bhangra.

NATASHA: (TRILLS TONGUE) (LAUGHS) Great!

VO: Currently, Tash has four auction victories.

Let it go... (LAUGHS) Yes!

VO: From Tash's original budget of £1,500, she now has £591 to spend.

Ishy also began with £1,500, and now has 532 smackers.

As we approach the star-spangled auction finale, can Ishy nab a win?

NATASHA: Would you just go on a general recreational holiday with me?

Yeah, I'm going to come up to Glasgow.

Oh.

VO: Hm, get the spare room made up, eh?

The big tour began in Berwick-upon-Tweed, zipped around Northumberland, zoomed around Yorkshire, before continuing this antique hurrah in Derbyshire, with a final auction in Bristol.

ISHY: What I will say, it's been so much fun.

Thank you for everything.

NATASHA: Oh, no, thank you!

ISHY: I've had an amazing time.

VO: Hey, don't get too slushy too quickly, Ishy, we've still got one last crack of the whip.

On this, their last leg, all roads point to that final auction in Bris'ol.

But they'll be antiquing in Derbyshire, starting in Heanor.

Home to the world's oldest Christmas pudding maker, and Heanor Antiques Centre.

And before you can say "jingle bells", there they are.

NATASHA: What lies behind the curtain?

ISHY: There's a lot to see here, actually.

NATASHA: So much to see!

ISHY: It's gigantic.

NATASHA: It's huge.

VO: That is an understatement.

Feast your eyes, four floors with 250 dealers cramming every inch!

Let the rootle begin.

Ah, cool!

Roll up, roll up!

Who's looking for a profit today?

VO: Someone's had their egg and soldiers this morning.

Ishy has £532 to splash.

Watch out!

Hello, hello?

I know this is just a mirror, but I don't know why I've been drawn to it.

VO: Let's find out.

It's got this really nice octagonal shape, and then this beading, this double layer of beading that goes all the way out, beveled out, and then the glass is beveled, as well.

These little raised carvings here suggest it's an arts and crafts piece, probably early 20th century.

One of the things you always look for in a mirror is, is it the original glass?

This beveled glass is so hard to find in its original condition, and it's even harder to replace, so when you find it you know you've got a good quality piece.

VO: The ticket price is £48.

ISHY: Maybe I can haggle down the price a bit, but I like it.

VO: Ishy's found a definite maybe.

What about Natasha?

She has £591.

Oh, that's horribly spooky.

Oh, we have a Mona Lisa situation.

Wherever I move... the eyes of this cat... ..a Winstanley cat, follow me.

That's horribly creepy!

Very sweet little collectible, though.

VO: Make your mind up.

NATASHA: I've seen so many of these, they're ever so popular, but I can't recall if I've seen one with the eyes that follow you.

I mean, for £25, if you're on your holidays in Heanor, it's the kind of thing you might want to pick up, but take it to auction on this occasion?

I don't think so.

I think the thought of it would follow me around, forever.

VO: Keep rummaging.

Ishy?

This place is a maze.

Well, he has to be somewhere.

(SINGSONG) Ishy, don't hide from me... Has he gone?

Ishy!

VO: Let me try... (HIGH-PITCHED) Yoo-hoo, Ishy-bishy?

ISHY: Oh!

VO: There he is.

DJ Carnage on the decks.

Probably not a deck, but it's an old gramophone.

But...it's a handsome thing.

VO: A bit like yourself.

Now, what is this?

"D. Hoier".

This comes from a piece of furniture dated 1656.

What is this?

Do you know, I reckon this would have been part of a much bigger panel that had text written on it, and this is possibly a family name because it's got the full stop in the middle, so, "D. Hoier".

Hoier does sound like a Scandinavian or maybe Germanic name.

VO: Spot on, Ishy.

A German name, it means "one who makes hay" and originates from the city of Hanover.

So maybe that's what this has come from.

I can...

I've seen big dressers before that had writing and text and design all the way around the front, so potentially this is from that, but it just feels old.

VO: It's priced at £22.

Along with the arts and crafts mirror, priced at 48, we have a total of £70.

Stand by, Jane.

Charm offensive... Could I be cheeky and just push for a clean 50?

Hm...go on, then.

ISHY: Are you sure?

JANE: Yes.

Yeah.

ISHY: Thank you.

Let me count the cash... VO: Thank you, Jane.

JANE: Thank you.

VO: £30 for the oak mirror and 20 for the German oak carving, leaving Ishy with £482.

(EXHALES) This is shorts weather.

VO: Simply glorious!

Now, how is Mrs Raskin Sharp?

I love this little corner cabinet.

(GASPS) (WHISPERS) Why's that so attractive?

Pleated fabric in Regency furniture is something that takes it up a gear.

You could be talking about one of the finest makers, Gillows, they loved to use pleated fabric behind glass.

VO: Yeah, Gillows of Lancaster were renowned for some of the finest mahogany furniture in 18th century England.

NATASHA: When I open the door, look at that, that's just for me another sign of quality.

It's not just glass, fabric, and that's on show, this door is actually quite thick, as you can see.

So everything is encased and done with purpose and with pride, I would say.

And the label says Victorian, not Regency.

I am on board with that.

I think we're past 1837 when Victoria became the Queen.

£65 is the full price.

I'm very taken by it, as you can tell.

It's a gamble, but seeing as I would happily give it house room, it's a gamble I'm willing to take.

VO: Stand by, Jane.

What would be the best price?

Possibly could come in about...35?

NATASHA: 35?

JANE: Yes, if that's any good.

That's very generous.

I'll shake on that.

Thank you.

VO: Jane, how very kind.

Natasha now has £556.

(SIGHS) Ah!

Oh no, it's sunny!

Protect the silk.

VO: Meanwhile, Ishy has made it to Newark in Nottinghamshire.

Renowned for its role in the English Civil War, nowadays, the town is a far sunnier, peaceful locale.

And what better place to go antiques hunting than in this former Baptist church, Newark Chapel Antique Centre.

Recently opened, lots of fresh stock abounds from over 20 dealers across the East Midlands.

ISHY: There is so much to see here!

Good set of teeth.

VO: Ishy has a titch over £480.

ISHY: Now, Teddy... VO: (GRUFF VOICE) Yes?

..is there anything else we should be looking at?

VO: (GRUFF VOICE) Sausages.

Teddy, we love you, but onwards we must go.

ISHY: This is a prie-dieu, or also known as a prayer chair.

And how it would be used is, not like this, where you... (SIGHS) ..take the weight off your feet and have a very straight back.

Rather, it would be used like this...

So you would swivel it around, and you would kneel on it... ..while you prayed for a win at auction, hoping it would make you a profit.

VO: I see what you did there.

ISHY: I believe it's probably been reupholstered, but it feels very sturdy.

It's got a nice wooden interior, and dates to probably the late 19th century, so circa 1890.

This fabric is very arts and crafts.

I don't know if it's original fabric, but it's a striking look.

VO: The term prie-dieu dates from 17th century France and means prayer to God, where aristocrats might have them in a small room set aside for prayer.

Imagine this on the landing in the hallway.

It doesn't take up much space, but it's high impact and it looks phenomenal.

And it's actually got a ticket price here of £65.

Now, that seems like a bargain.

£65 for a piece of furniture that's over 120 years old, in good shape.

Yeah, I think this is going to be my next buy for auction.

VO: While Ishy puts the "ha" into hallelujah, let's find Natasha.

I wonder if Ishy does yoga.

I bet yeah.

He's so blooming perfect.

I bet he has perfect balance.

He's one of those people.

VO: He is.

Tash has made it to the town of Castle Donington in Leicestershire, home to Once Removed Antiques.

Ooh, it's lovely in here!

Owned by classical guitar teacher and antiques dealer Philip, keen on the ukulele.

(UKULELE PLAYS) Oh, yeah!

Is that music live?

VO: Certainly is.

(LAUGHS) Philip, this is an antiques-cum-music shop!

Hi.

It's lovely to see you.

I didn't expect you to be playing.

Oh, well, I do that in between customers.

Oh, that's really smart.

Before I get stuck into buying antiques, what's happening, a personal concert?

Yeah, we can do a little lesson if you like.

Oh, I would love that!

VO: How exciting!

PHILIP: Press down behind the third fret along, just there.

NATASHA: OK. PHILIP: That's it.

Then, with the back of your index finger... ..just flick across the strings.

PHILIP: There you go.

NATASHA: Oh, C?

PHILIP: That's a C chord, yeah.

Now you keep doing that and I'll play.

MUSIC: "Frere Jacques" (LAUGHS) There you go!

VO: After that little impromptu set, let's get rummaging.

(SCISSORS SQUEAK) VO: Ouch!

Natasha has £556.

Stand by.

Well, that looks like the real deal.

Up and over, there you go.

(SIGHS WITH RELIEF) In any antique shop, that's scary.

So much of it is to do with color.

And I'm actually not talking about the greens and the blues and the reds, I'm talking about the color of the paper, cuz this looks 17th century, really, if I'm right.

It certainly looks 17th century to me.

I mean, "Yorkeshire" - there's an E after the K. So it's a collaboration between cartographer and illustrator, as it were.

"Christopherus Saxton and Wilhemus Kip", together they have created this.

VO: Cartography, another word for mapmaking, was mastered by Elizabethan surveyor Christopher Saxton.

William Kip was a renowned Dutch engraver.

It's £45.

I just think it's quite smart to find something from the 17th century that's on paper.

VO: While she browses on, let's nip back to Ishy in Newark.

Hello, Teddy... Ah, two peas in a pod.

ISHY: I'll be honest, I've been eyeing this up out of the corner of my eye.

VO: Focus!

ISHY: This, dating into the early 20th century, circa 1910, 1920.

And these ingenious glasses... ..allow you to put in different prescriptions.

You just slot them into the rims... ..and you'll be able to see.

Well, your prescription is definitely not mine.

I'm not sure I need glasses.

VO: Not quite your style, though, Ishy.

ISHY: All the lenses are individually numbered, and there's about 50 of them, so quite a complete kit here.

And I love that there's this little slot here where the glasses neatly fit in.

I think it's a really interesting piece of medical history.

It's quite intact.

It's very well organized, in good condition.

And if we take a look at the ticket price, it's £30.

I mean, an absolute bargain.

VO: Yeah, wouldn't it be spec-tacular if it made big bucks at auction, eh?

And let's not forget the Victorian prayer chair at 65.

Stand by, David.

ISHY: So 95 for the two?

DAVID: Yeah.

Is there any room if we get...?

Shall we go to 80?

That's very generous.

Can I be cheeky and just see, is there...?

DAVID: You want to push me a bit further?

ISHY: Push you a little bit.

DAVID: Shall we call it 70?

DAVID: Yep?

Marvelous.

ISHY: Can't say no to that.

That's very generous.

Thank you so much.

DAVID: You're most welcome.

Let me see how much cash I've actually got.

VO: Thank you, David.

That's 50 for the Victorian prayer chair and 20 for the traveling optician's boxed case.

Ishy now has £412.

The prayer chair will be sent on to auction.

Over to Tash now in Castle Donington.

Oh, you got one!

You got one.

Naughty wee boy!

Aren't you gorgeous!

VO: Cute doggies galore today.

Good boy, Filey!

(WHISPERS) Right... What's back here?

What is back here?

Mirrors, mirrors on the wall.

OK. Huh...

These are really finely carved.

And while there are breaks at the edges of the border where there are just kind of scrolling forms, there are breaks, the key bit of carving is one piece.

Shell, surrounded by dolphins, in a oner.

How delightful.

What are we talking - 1890, 1910?

Somewhere between the two.

And it has style.

VO: Ticket price is 35, and along with the 17th century map at 45, we have a total of £80.

Watch out, Philip, here comes a Tash!

NATASHA: Philip, hi, how are you?

I'm very well, thank you.

How are you?

I'm well too, actually, because I'm so delighted with your prices.

Oh, thanks for saying that, yes.

So, I don't want to be rude or churlish, but I'm taking them to auction, so you know what I'm going to ask, is there a better price?

80...

So I could do the pair for 65.

Would that be um...?

For the both.

That's a deal.

Philip, you are so generous!

I'm really grateful for that.

VO: What a gent, eh?

Thanks, Philip.

PHILIP: Thank you.

VO: 40 for the map, then, and 25 for the lovely carved walnut mirror.

Tash now has £491.

Onwards!

VO: And that concludes shopping.

Well, for today, at least.

Do you know what I fancy?

I bet you drink this, iced coffee.

Oh, I love an iced coffee!

Double skinny macchiato, frappe, choco... ..cinnamon...genius.

That's what I'll have, please.

VO: What a diva, eh?

Nighty night.

ISHY: Tash, how quick has this week gone?

Flown by.

Flown by.

Time flies when you're making profits.

NATASHA: (LAUGHS) And on that theory, it should have gone very slowly for us.

VO: Come on, there have been a few auction successes.

Are you a hat guy?

No, my head's too big.

Your...?

What, do you have a big head?

VO: It's all that hair, mate.

So you've got a big head, I've got big wrists.

So what else?

We don't have big profits!

We haven't made big profits, but we have got oversized features.

That's fantastic.

VO: I don't know that I'd say that out loud.

Yesterday, Natasha plumped for classic antiques, a 19th century mahogany cabinet, a map, and a carved walnut mirror... How delightful.

VO: ..leaving her with a smidgeroo over £490... Onwards!

VO: ..while Ishy was smashing it out of the park.

He collected the mirror, the German oak carving, the Victorian prayer chair, and, eye-eye, the traveling optician's boxed case.

What's a Road Trip without a nice box?

VO: Ishy now has just over £400.

Yeah, what did you say about my little fabric-insert cabinet?

Erm... Just to me and no one else heard it.

It looked like it came from a cheap catalogue store?

VO: Ouch!

You did ask me.

I did.

I wish I hadn't.

VO: Crumbs!

Tash has even dropped off Ishy in East Leicestershire.

He's in the village of Sewstern.

In this little pocket of glorious countryside... ..we're going to take to the skies for a thrilling adventure.

Ah, the sheer exhilaration as this gravity-defying machine soars high amongst the clouds!

No way, this is so cool!

I doubt I'll be able to do that.

VO: The realm of flight requires skill, precision and unwavering focus.

Our wannabe Biggles is meeting hotshot Manny Williamson of the British Model Flying Association.

Yep, that's a model aircraft, the budget wouldn't quite stretch to a full-size one.

Hey, Manny, how are you?

Hi Ishy, good.

Are you?

ISHY: Yeah, good.

How old's this plane?

MANNY: OK, so this plane is quite a modern one.

MANNY: It's a nice scale model.

ISHY: Yeah.

But we've got some really nice older stuff in the National Centre, do you want to come have a look?

I would love to.

VO: By the early 20th century, the birth of powered flight by the Wright brothers ensured the fascination with aircraft literally took off.

Here, at the British Model Flying Association HQ, they celebrate the beauty of aviation in miniature form.

MANNY: OK Ishy, so this is where we keep all the historical models, in here.

ISHY: Wow, it's packed full of things!

MANNY: Established in 1922, in a teashop in London.

Originally started life as the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.

So in the early days, a lot of the model flyers were full-size pioneers in the world of aviation.

So some very famous names were members.

Sir Alliott Verdon Roe, who went on to found Avro, that built the Lancaster.

Thomas Sopwith, again, all famous names in aviation.

They all started flying model aeroplanes and were all members of the association at the start of their career.

VO: But before the days of electricity, just how did they launch into the sky?

They were all free-flight, so literally, the models were set up to fly on their own.

So it's a process called trimming, so you make adjustments, you do a launch, see what it does, and then ultimately, they would fly in big circles and drift downwind, so they used to spend a lot of their time chasing after them.

VO: One of the earliest examples here is the Rook of 1914.

The development of model planes helped advance the production of aircraft in the fight for air supremacy in both World Wars.

And with these kits, how would they come when you got them, would they be decorated?

When you open most of these kit boxes, it is literally a box of strip balsa wood, some tissue to cover it.

Building one of these is a several-weeks project, and then the final act would be sort of painting it to the right colors.

VO: Although electric-powered model aircraft were about in the 1970s, they didn't become widespread until 20 years later.

There's been a big shift to electric power, so a lot of the sport model flyers now fly electric.

It's so easy and convenient.

One of the nice things is a lot of the old designs have been reinvented with electric power, which is great.

Where can you practice model plane flying?

Most of our members fly in clubs, who either rent or lease a field.

Obviously, you need permission from the landowner, and you have to be clear of controlled airspace and not overflying people, so that you're not endangering people.

VO: Let the masterclass begin, Ishy.

Channel your inner Tom Cruise.

OK Ishy, time to have a go at flying, so here's your controller.

I am so excited!

MANNY: So this is the elevator.

So that makes the airplane pitch up or down.

So if we pull the elevator stick back, it will make the airplane climb, and if we ease it forward, then the airplane will dive.

The great thing is that I can take over at the flick of a switch.

ISHY: This is so cool.

MANNY: OK?

Yeah, let's do it, let's do it!

MANNY: OK. VO: Chocks away!

Ready to take control, Ishy?

ISHY: Yeah.

MANNY: OK, you've got control.

MANNY: So remember, nice, gentle left turn, so level the wings there, moving the stick to the right a little bit now.

To the right.

To the right.

That's it, brilliant!

Now round to the left.

Nice and gently.

Gently.

Here we come, so reducing power as we come in... OK... Gently, gently, gently, and we're down.

You did really well.

For a first flying lesson, that was great!

I think you're being very generous, but that was...incredible!

VO: For over a century, model aircraft have helped advances in the development of aviation, showcasing not only the evolution of technology, but the enduring passion of hobbyists who continue to push boundaries.

VO: Meanwhile, back on terra firma...

It's been really easy to get to know Ishy.

And the weather has become better and better, so I feel it's a reflection of the progression of our relationship.

VO: ..Tash has made it to Ilkeston.

Phew!

Still sunny.

NATASHA: Here we go!

Last stop.

VO: Inside Armstrong's Mill, a very large house of antiques resides.

With a multitude of dealers selling goodies in here, let the rummage begin.

With just under £500, let's see what she finds.

Hey, it's a big 'un!

I spend my life keeping my eyes peeled for a sucrier.

I never find sucriers, and if I do they're by Worcester and they're very rare and they're marked up at 300, 400, £500.

What's this?

Is it a sucrier?

VO: Alright, Hyacinth Bouquet!

A sucrier is a sugar bowl.

NATASHA: So off comes the lid, out comes the sugar.

And this just feels so good in my hand, Soft-paste porcelain.

This is taking us back to, say, around the French Revolution, we're in sort of 1780, 1790, so there is a huge amount to talk about over your tea.

Yes, there's the odd crack.

There's a crack in the false little ring handle there, there is a crack.

And there's another one at the side.

So that could be a firing flaw, that could have been there all these centuries, it could have been there as long as this has existed.

I think that had... (LID RATTLES) Oh!

Careful.

I'm going to put it down.

VO: The little sugar bowl is just not sweet enough.

Let's leave her to moochy-moo!

Oh, Ishy?

Oh, looks like Tash has company.

It's certainly big enough for a town to get lost in here.

ISHY: Breaking news, Ishy on to a winner?

VO: Fingers crossed.

Ishy has £412 for his final chance to shop.

ISHY: No way!

Is this what I think it is?

Now, although this looks like a stool, it's actually a camel saddle, and I've seen an example like this in a war museum, because this design was used by the Egyptian Camel Corps circa 1915, when the Egyptian army helped the British in World War I.

It's absolutely incredible, it's got this carved wood that fits the camel perfectly for you to sit comfortably.

The label here says, "World War I camel saddle," and it's got a ticket of £149.99.

It's in budget, it's phenomenal, but there are so many rooms in here, I want to have a bit more of a look around.

VO: What a war relic!

Good plan to keep on mooching, though.

VO: Oopsie!

VO: Hmm?

ISHY: Psst!

That has to be, hands down, the weirdest... ..and worst and most wonderful thing you've ever done.

I can't unsee this, Ishy.

What's happened here is the stuff of nightmares.

NATASHA: Oh, I'm leaving... (LAUGHS) VO: Yeah, that was pretty scary.

Let's move on, quickly.

Ready for this?

Here we go.

You will be amazed... (BELL CHIMES) Yeah, it's a countertop reception bell.

It does exactly what you think it does, but it's been doing it since the late 19th century.

I've seen fancier bases.

I just quite like it when these bells have a little finial at the top.

We're in the art nouveau era.

VO: Good news, there's 50% off at this stall.

Are you ready?

144, go on.

Well, Binky's Curiosities, 144, my new lucky number.

So £45 becomes 22.50.

VO: Good old Binky and her half-price sale.

Shall I just do it?

Shall I just call it and say my Road Trip... (BELL CHIMES) ..is done?

Or, seeing as it's half price...if these are Binky's...

Yes, 144.

They are a wee bit shoogly, as we say in Scotland.

But I don't recall seeing sunflower firedogs.

They are really sweet.

We're in the aesthetic period, we are in the sort of...slightly earlier than our bell, actually, we're maybe 1870s, 1880s.

But I think... Oh, I'm unsure because...I don't know, half-price from what?

50.

So they would be 25.

VO: The aesthetic movement in the 19th century was led by fashionable figures like Oscar Wilde, who popularized the sunflower as a decorative motif.

It was believed to signify lasting happiness and adoration.

How can I resist a pair of sunflowers, damaged as they are, when I haven't seen them before?

And a little bell.

Not just with a floral base, but with a floral finial.

It's a florally...flourish at the finale.

VO: Blooming lovely, eh?

Stand by, Judie.

Judie, hi.

How are you?

Hi, I'm fine.

How are you?

I'm very well.

You're hard at work.

JUDIE: I am.

Erm, I found a couple of nice things on Binky's stand.

Aha.

NATASHA: And Binky is having a half-price... JUDIE: She is!

She is, yeah.

NATASHA: ..bonanza.

So together, these come to exactly 47.50.

So, because... OK. ..my hands are a bit full, I've... ..found the exact change for you Judie.

Hand that straight over to you.

Thank you.

Brilliant... NATASHA: Well, actually, it's really thank you, and Binky.

JUDIE: You take care.

NATASHA: Take care.

Bye, bye.

Bye bye.

VO: Yeah, give it a good check, Judie.

Natasha has £443.50 remaining.

Back to Ishy.

What's this?

No way.

No way...

So there seems to be a bit of a theme with old wood at the moment.

And if this is what I think it is, this is quite a special thing, and very localized to Yorkshire.

So the date here says 1677, and there's the initials EG.

And this looks like the St Andrew's cross, which was used for protection.

So, if this is what I think it is, I think this might be from the hearth of a fireplace, to protect it from witches coming down your chimney.

And they're very localized to Yorkshire.

I don't think they're found anywhere else.

It's a very local superstition.

VO: In the 17th century, witchcraft was widely feared throughout the North York Moors and Lancashire.

Only found in rural properties of this era, the witch post would have symbols or initials meaningful to the family of the house.

It's either oak or rowan.

Rowan was used for its protective qualities in superstition, and oak was used because it was a common building material at the time.

Now to me, this piece looks like it has age.

It's got the burning on the back, which kind of fits in with where it would have been in a house.

It's dense wood, it feels old, and the patina on the front, it's got that glossy sheen where it's been touched, maybe touched for good luck.

I was thinking about the camel saddle, but this might be the item I have to take to auction.

Spooky stuff.

VO: It doesn't have a ticket price.

Let's find Judie.

ISHY: Judie, how are you?

Hi.

I'm OK. How are you?

Good.

I've had a lot of fun looking around here.

There was a few contenders, but this... JUDIE: Ooh... ISHY: ..mysterious object... ..has stolen my heart.

It's absolutely fantastic.

I really hope that the price isn't scary, too.

JUDIE: Well, I spoke to the dealer this morning about it actually, and he said £60 is his best.

Come on, £60.

That's amazing!

JUDIE: It's a bargain, isn't it?

ISHY: It's a piece of history... ISHY: ..for £60.

JUDIE: Yeah, I think so.

I'm not even going to haggle.

No, no.

VO: How very generous, Judie.

That's the final buy of the trip, leaving Ishy with £352.

Let's do it.

She's purring.

What's she called again?

Winnie?

ISHY: Winnie!

NATASHA: She's purring.

NATASHA: Here we go.

ISHY: I hope we really end it on a high.

Me, too.

Me, too.

I hope we make a fortune.

VO: Fingers crossed for the auction, but shuteye now for you two.

VO: Isn't this beautiful?

Deep breaths as we prepare for the big auction finale.

Tash...

Final auction!

NATASHA: Do you know something?

ISHY: What?

I just have a feeling we have a wee sleeper in our midst.

ISHY: Really?

NATASHA: Yeah, I don't know.

I just have that feeling.

Oh-ho...ending it on a high?

NATASHA: Can you imagine?

ISHY: Come on.

NATASHA: Come on.

Final auction.

ISHY: Let's go.

NATASHA: Ishy, let's make a fortune.

VO: Let's do it!

Our pair, after whizzing around the East Midlands, have ventured southwest to Bristol.

At East Bristol Auctions, for sale in a room and on the net, the gavel wielder is Andrew Stowe.

Let it go... VO: Natasha bought four lots for the sum of £147.50.

What's your fave, Andrew?

ANDREW: The fire dogs and the brass bell are very, very nice items.

Top quality, very, very well made.

It's a real piece of history that somebody can touch.

Still usable.

I hope it's popular.

VO: As for Ishy, he dished out £180.

What's your hot pick, Andy?

The witch post is certainly interesting.

You know, there are many stories in Bristol of goblins and witches and ghosts cropping up everywhere.

There's a big, rich history here.

I think somebody, somewhere will love this item.

VO: Let's get giddy.

NATASHA: (WHISPERS) About to start.

Ready?

Are you ready?

I am ready.

I think so, actually.

Final auction.

Let's... Let's end it on a high.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

VO: First up, it's Ishy's oak mirror.

It's just very small, but proportionally perfect.

Where are we going to be?

Start me at £20.

ISHY: Come on.

Come on.

NATASHA: Go on.

Easy, easy... ANDREW: 10 and away, then.

BOTH: (SIGH) Oh!

ANDREW: Any takers?

10 I'm bid on my screen.

At £10.

You can't even buy the glass for that!

Fair warning then, at £10... (GAVEL) What's wrong with the world?

ISHY: (SCOFFS) VO: A bargain from the get-go.

On reflection...maybe I shouldn't have bought that.

No.

VO: Can we navigate our way to a profit with Tash's map?

He was asking nothing for it.

So...hopefully it'll do alright.

ISHY: Yeah!

ANDREW: Commission interest.

I can go straight in here, and I'm bid 30 and five.

ISHY: It's a nice thing.

ANDREW: 40 now.

NATASHA: Yes!

That's a wee profit.

ANDREW: Five I have.

At £45, still with me.

Still cheap, isn't it?

ANDREW: Who wants that, 50?

50.

There we are on my screen.

Thank you...

It's Nottingham, aye!

At £50.

Say aye to Nottingham.

ANDREW: Any advance then at £50?

I will sell, and away... (GAVEL) But 50 is - nice wee profit - but still cheap for that surviving map.

VO: Perhaps.

But you still made a bit of dosh.

Oh honestly, that was a thrill.

VO: Onwards to Ishy's German oak carving.

It says E Hoier, and I don't know what it means, but it sounded like a cool name.

20 and away now, then.

Any takers for £10.

10 I'm bid now.

At 10, I have... (BREATHES NERVOUSLY) Well, what did you pay?

We're at...

I paid more than that.

Alright.

OK. Well, tell me later.

Good age on it as well.

At £10, are we done...?

Oh, that's a steal.

(GAVEL) ISHY: Whoa!

NATASHA: Whoa!

Whoa!

VO: Don't panic.

Still three lots to go, Ishy.

ISHY: Whoa.

NATASHA: Whoa.

VO: Stop your horsing around.

The carved walnut mirror from Tash next.

There is nothing I love more in this life... ..than a depiction of a mythical dolphin.

20.

Five.

30.

Five.

40 now, new bidder.

45 is bid.

It's a nice piece.

Yeah, it is.

It is.

At £45...

It's all about the dolphins.

It's the...

It's got dolphins on the top.

NATASHA: Myth... Mythical, mythical!

Mythical dolphins on the top.

Who wants... ISHY: Whoa!

ANDREW: ..50, then?

Are we all done?

Fair warning, and away to you on the internet.

And sold... (GAVEL) Profit?

VO: Yes.

Thanks to the dolphins, we've made a splash of a profit.

Moving on... Dolphins, though.

Such clever animals.

VO: Next, we have Ishy's Victorian prayer chair.

I think I was feeling like I needed some sort of spiritual guidance and help... ..so that I would turn a profit at auction.

20 and away, then.

NATASHA: No!

ANDREW: Any takers for £20?

ANDREW: 20 we're bid on my screen.

At 20 now.

Yeah.

I want it for my house.

Are we done and selling, then?

It seems wild.

It seems wild.

On its maiden bid, at £20... No!

Not the maiden... (GAVEL) Not the maiden!

VO: Whoa.

What a lucky bidder, eh?

Such a stylish piece.

That's bananas.

That is insane.

VO: It's the 19th century corner cabinet from Tash next.

It looks like an accordion.

It looks like an accordion?

You've broken me with that.

That's going to do really well now cuz I don't like it.

..straight in here, and I'm bid £10 now on commission.

ANDREW: At 10 I'm bid.

NATASHA: 10.

OK. ANDREW: 12.

15 I have.

NATASHA: The world's gone wild.

ANDREW: 18, and 20 is still here now.

Prove to him it's not mail order catalogue.

Are we all done?

Prove it.

No, keep going.

At £20.

Fair warning, then.

You need to keep going... (GAVEL) No!

VO: Cor, blimey.

The bidders are doing well today.

No, you weren't right.

I'm sure you weren't right.

But you were.

I'm so sorry.

(LAUGHS) I'm sorry.

VO: Time for Ishy's traveling optician's boxed case.

And I think I saw... a profit in it.

Did you?

I've got commission interest, and I'm straight in here... at 20.

At five, I'm bid now.

ISHY: Come on.

ANDREW: At £25.

Come on... ANDREW: With me, 28.

NATASHA: A bit of clarity.

ANDREW: 30.

ISHY: Oh!

NATASHA: Hold on.

ANDREW: 40, 50.

Hello, world!

And selling and away.

I'll count you down.

Going once, twice...third and final call.

Be sure... (GAVEL) Nice work!

VO: I ex-spec-ted that.

Ha-ha!

Finally, finally!

VO: Ding, ding!

Now we have Tash's combo lot of the Victorian reception bell and the brass fire dogs.

They are very shoogly.

No, they're very shoogly.

ISHY: What's "shoogly"?

NATASHA: Wiggly, wobbly.

50 and away, then.

£50.

50, I'm bid on my screen.

At 50 I have.

Nice collection... NATASHA: £50!

ANDREW: Fair warning... (GAVEL) Yes, well done.

Yay!

VO: That was quick.

The pennies look after the pounds, remember.

Listen, it is so nice to make a profit, even when it's tiny.

VO: Drum roll...

It's the final lot of this road trip... ..Ishy's mysterious 17th century witch post.

This is probably one of my favorite things I've ever found.

Start me at £150.

Go on, world.

Go on.

ANDREW: 300... NATASHA: Oh!

NATASHA: Ishy, you've cracked it.

ANDREW: 400.

NATASHA: You've cracked it!

ISHY: No way!

ANDREW: 500...600.

NATASHA: Ishy!

ISHY: Are you kidding?!

NATASHA: Ishy, it's happening.

ANDREW: 700.

It's happening.

It's happening.

800.

NATASHA: Wow.

ISHY: (LAUGHS) No way!

ANDREW: 880.

NATASHA: Oh, I'm so chuffed.

ANDREW: Show me 900.

900 is bid.

920.

980.

We're going to get to 1,000.

We're going to get to 1,000.

ANDREW: And 1,000 is bid!

NATASHA: Yes!

ANDREW: 1,100 is bid.

ISHY: No way!

Can you hear me, internet?

Keep going.

ANDREW: At £1,100.

1,200.

13.

NATASHA: Yeah, yeah, yeah...

They can hear you.

NATASHA: Nothing wrong with witches!

ANDREW: 1,400.

NATASHA: Oh, 1,400!

Woah!

One and a half is bid.

Ishy...!

Oh, you're shaking a wee bit... ANDREW: Are we done at £1,500, then?

NATASHA: What a spot.

ANDREW: I will count you down.

Going once, going twice... My man.

..third and final call.

But be very, very sure.

Hammer's up... (GAVEL) Yeah!

(APPLAUSE) Come on!

Woo!

NATASHA: Oh, you smashed it!

ISHY: No way!

You smashed it, well done!

Oh, my God.

VO: That is a spellbinding result.

That was a good Road Trip that you just turned into an incredible... Oh, thank you so, so much.

Well done.

Shall we get out of here?

ISHY: Yeah!

I need some air.

NATASHA: Yes, amazing.

NATASHA: Yeah, you do.

Yay!

WOMAN: (CLAPS) Well done.

ISHY: Thank you.

NATASHA: So good.

VO: Let's tot up the sums.

Natasha spent £147.50 on this trip, and despite some nice finds, made a loss at auction, after fees, of £12.20.

So, bad luck, Tash.

But Ishy, who spent £180, made a whopping profit!

After auction costs, his little piggy has fattened up with a total of £1,123.80.

Despite Ishy's last- minute fightback, Tash has won four of the five auctions.

She wins this Road Trip, and their profits over the trip total £1,227.58, which will go to Children In Need.

So, well done.

NATASHA: So... ISHY: (LAUGHS) ..uneventful, really, that auction.

Ishy, double high-five.

Hugs all round.

You smashed it, my friend!

You're amazing.

ISHY: We need to go celebrate!

To the witch's post!

I bet there's a pub around here called the Witch's Post.

Let's go find it.

NATASHA: Well done.

ISHY: Thank you!

VO: Farewell, my lovely road trippers.

Are you ready for this?

VO: We've had song... # Doon the double raw # # But I think everything's gonna be OK # (BHANGRA MUSIC) VO: We've had dance... NATASHA: (TRILLS TONGUE) VO: Made some furry pals... That's like you at dinner last night.

Cheese!

VO: And made some big bucks.

Whoo... Let it go... (APPLAUSE) Yes!

Come on!

Woo!

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