Episode 8
On a journey through Bedfordshire that includes airships and tractors, Irita splashes her cash on fine silver while Tim goes for bargain basement. But who’ll clean up at auction?
Tim and Irita continue their tour of Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, detouring to learn the history of British airships and taking up a unique opportunity for Irita to drive a 120-year-old tractor.
Irita goes all out to spend money, splashing the cash on some fine silvery jewellery and a parasol of which Mary Poppins herself would be proud. By stark contrast, frugal Tim rummages in the bargain boxes and comes away from one shop having spent but £1. Was it a wisest buy of this trip?
While Irita pops her cork for a champagne bottle that turns into a pipe, Tim takes a fancy to an anatomical model. If only he didn’t keep dropping its lungs.
Hopefully their motor, a 1970s Reliant Scimitar, can carry them safely to their third auction.
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00:00Billy Strange
It's Not Unusual
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00:10Dave Swarbrick
Hole In The Wall
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00:11Kathryn Tickell
Hut On Staffen Island/Random
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00:12Todd Hannigan
Thicker Than Water
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00:13Dave Swarbrick With Martin Carthy and Diz Disley
Jolly Tinker/Rags and Tatters
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00:23Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Opus 40
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Expert | Tim Medhurst |
| Expert | Irita Marriott |
| Series Producer | Joe Sharp |
| Executive Producer | John Redshaw |
| Production Company | STV Productions |
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