:00:00. > :00:15.I'm not sitting in it. Anyone who sits in that comes to a sorry end.
:00:16. > :00:18.You sit in it. No. Hello and welcome to the fourth day
:00:19. > :00:42.of Big Causeway Crawl. With Stormborn of House Targaryen,
:00:43. > :00:44.First of her name, Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar
:00:45. > :00:47.and the First men, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi
:00:48. > :00:49.of the Great Grass Sea, Unburnt, Mother of Dragons,
:00:50. > :00:51.Breaker of Chains, Queen And if you haven't already guessed,
:00:52. > :01:03.we have a bit of a Game of Thrones flavour to tonight's show
:01:04. > :01:10.because it's filmed right here. Spectacular locations and millions
:01:11. > :01:15.of people from around the world come to see these great places that a
:01:16. > :01:21.film. We saw some of those on the drive here from Ballycastle. We have
:01:22. > :01:25.seen so much, we left Ballycastle and went north west and we have
:01:26. > :01:31.arrived in Portrush and we are at the end of the most beautiful golden
:01:32. > :01:38.beach. Just behind these people, intriguing little cove. Yes, it is
:01:39. > :01:44.called Lady's beach. It has a rich history. Earlier you were fully
:01:45. > :01:53.clothed, but now you are in a swimsuit. Yes, I know. Are you cold?
:01:54. > :01:57.Yes. It looks like the BBC identifies top you know that little
:01:58. > :02:06.advert. Good effort. So, Lady's beach will stop popping up -- it was
:02:07. > :02:09.a popular bathing spot for many years and now it is part of our
:02:10. > :02:16.bathing club and we meet here most Sundays. , rain and shine, 150
:02:17. > :02:26.people in the water. Is that right? Yes. Willie, you run the harbour
:02:27. > :02:32.bar, and they say if we cut you in half it will say Portrush. That is
:02:33. > :02:38.right. Why is this the best place along the road? This is our Gold
:02:39. > :02:41.Coast, we have the best golf course and the best beaches and the best
:02:42. > :02:45.restaurants and the best hotels and the best weather thanks to you,
:02:46. > :02:53.we'll soon have the best bar in the world. We might drop in later, who
:02:54. > :02:59.knows? CHEERING The number of golfers that you have
:03:00. > :03:06.had from here. Well champions, open champions, Masters champions. Fred
:03:07. > :03:10.Daly from way back, Daryl Clark, not that far back, and a young guy who
:03:11. > :03:16.is still doing well, Graeme McDowell. They are all doing good.
:03:17. > :03:17.They have made the most of the finest golf courses in the world.
:03:18. > :03:30.Definitely. I'm Dennis Taylor. Couldn't be
:03:31. > :03:37.anywhere nice in the world, beautiful Portrush, one of my
:03:38. > :03:44.favourite places. Shane Filan, I'm in beautiful Port Stewart playing
:03:45. > :03:49.golf. Hello, I'm AP McCoy, I hope you are having a great time on the
:03:50. > :03:55.North course. I'm here playing dreadfully in a beautiful part of
:03:56. > :04:00.the world. It is very cool to be a part of this. Maybe next year. Yes,
:04:01. > :04:03.next year. From a game that's played
:04:04. > :04:06.here to a game that's shot here. Northern Ireland is fast becoming
:04:07. > :04:13.one of the top places to film in. Thanks to dramas like Game of
:04:14. > :04:18.Thrones. And one man who knows that more
:04:19. > :04:30.than most is Belfast actor Nice to meet you. It is nice to be
:04:31. > :04:35.here. We have spoken about Game of Thrones and the locations, but they
:04:36. > :04:40.estimate it has brought ?250 million of revenue into the area since 2014,
:04:41. > :04:44.and they could have picked anywhere in the world but they picked
:04:45. > :04:52.Northern Ireland. Wider you think they made that decision? -- why do
:04:53. > :04:55.you. A combination of things, the landscape is fantastic, the
:04:56. > :05:02.countryside is beautiful, and there is a host of locations above the
:05:03. > :05:09.ones you have mentioned. Across from here, Castle Rock where they also
:05:10. > :05:12.filmed. To the east on that road, there is a harbour where they also
:05:13. > :05:26.filmed, there's a host of locations here. The biggest thing, probably,
:05:27. > :05:28.is that Northern Ireland and the Norwich -- Northern Ireland
:05:29. > :05:34.government have decided that the film industry was a budgeting
:05:35. > :05:38.industry. We have lost traditional industries -- bludgeoning industry.
:05:39. > :05:45.What is the new go to industry, it seems like film has become it. I
:05:46. > :05:49.think a lot of thought and work has gone in from the powers that be, I'm
:05:50. > :05:53.grateful to say, to kind of make this a place where film can be made,
:05:54. > :05:59.and because we were lucky enough to have the success of not just Game of
:06:00. > :06:02.Thrones, but in between you, and there is a real belief that this can
:06:03. > :06:08.get bigger. It is growing all the time. It is definitely a go to
:06:09. > :06:14.industry. We will talk about that and your plans for the future later
:06:15. > :06:17.in the programme. Now we will go and visit some of those places which
:06:18. > :06:20.have inspired the look and feel of the likes of Game of Thrones.
:06:21. > :06:22.Angela and Joe have been taking a closer look
:06:23. > :06:24.at some of the locations for Game of Thrones.
:06:25. > :06:27.Here's their latest Detour in a Delorean.
:06:28. > :06:35.This is the fourth day of the Big Causeway Crawl, going along in our
:06:36. > :06:41.DeLorean, of course, and as usual I was in the driving seat with my old
:06:42. > :06:44.friend Joe as my local guide. I'm taking you to a place which back in
:06:45. > :06:49.the deep mists of time it was known for its epic power struggles and
:06:50. > :06:56.battles and warriors and a bit of supernatural stuff. Is it Game of
:06:57. > :07:08.Thrones? Even better, this is where the real throne is situated. And boy
:07:09. > :07:12.was he right. Welcome to the fabulous Dunluce, with the Queen of
:07:13. > :07:20.all the Causeway castles. Shall we leave it open? Yes. Meeting us to
:07:21. > :07:28.give us an insight into the history, the local aficionado. I love what
:07:29. > :07:35.you have done with the place. The story of Dunluce Castle, quite
:07:36. > :07:40.dramatic. If you are talking about the power struggle between rival
:07:41. > :07:44.families and rebellion and political intrigue, yes, Ulster in the late
:07:45. > :07:53.medieval period, a good and ology would be Game of Thrones with the
:07:54. > :07:57.Dragons. -- a good and ology. They started the castle in 1500 and they
:07:58. > :08:06.imported Scottish mercenaries called the McDonalds. Those are the facts,
:08:07. > :08:13.but with ruins like this there are always myths and legends. Yes, there
:08:14. > :08:16.are. We have a resident banshee and there are tales of a mermaid, but
:08:17. > :08:22.from the archaeological perspective there is a story from 1639 when part
:08:23. > :08:28.of the castle fell into the sea and it took servants with it. Sounds
:08:29. > :08:34.like another one of Joe's tall tales, but the real story lies just
:08:35. > :08:38.below the surface. Dunluce was famous for a fair which was held
:08:39. > :08:42.annually and after the town was abandoned the fair continued in the
:08:43. > :08:45.ruins of the buildings and it was shut down in the 19 century because
:08:46. > :08:52.they could not tell a rate the debauchery that was going on -- they
:08:53. > :08:55.could not tolerate. We found bits of wine glass bottles and we saw where
:08:56. > :09:02.people would have set up stalls to sell seafood and a front tooth was
:09:03. > :09:08.also found in a building. Maybe after a drunken fist night. A heavy
:09:09. > :09:12.night. Lots going on here, but what is down there? The Rock the castle
:09:13. > :09:19.is built on is very unusual, there's a massive cave which leads in from
:09:20. > :09:24.the sea, and I think the McDonalds were bringing arms and supplies from
:09:25. > :09:28.Scotland and that was the perfect place for them to hide their weapons
:09:29. > :09:32.from prying English eyes. The descent to the dark depths of
:09:33. > :09:40.Dunluce was definitely worth the effort. Also known as the mermaid's
:09:41. > :09:45.cave here. Impressive. Certainly is. Amazing, it looks like a keyhole.
:09:46. > :09:52.What are we going to see first, smuggler, banshee or mermaid. I'm
:09:53. > :10:02.going to go with smuggler, I saw some dodgy lads earlier on. It was
:10:03. > :10:05.then time to go back into the DeLorean to go back to Portrush to
:10:06. > :10:13.rendezvous with The One Show crew but before we did Joe had one final
:10:14. > :10:23.surprise for me. Joe Lindsey, you old dog. Yes, the dark edges. You
:10:24. > :10:27.were playing games all along. What was the point of bringing new here
:10:28. > :10:33.without taking you to one of the most famous scenes from Game of
:10:34. > :10:37.Thrones? I probably the only man with a beard in Northern Ireland who
:10:38. > :10:44.hasn't been in Game of Thrones. It is an outrage. Sort it out!
:10:45. > :10:52.We were just saying, how stunning the dark edges are, absolutely
:10:53. > :10:56.beautiful. When you have new cast members to join the cast of Game of
:10:57. > :11:02.Thrones, would you take them to these beautiful locations? Not just
:11:03. > :11:07.the ones featured on the programme. Not specifically, but I would say to
:11:08. > :11:12.people, I'm going to such and such, fancy coming along, and it is hard
:11:13. > :11:18.not to be proud of the area because it is beautiful, stunning. To write.
:11:19. > :11:25.I spent my childhood here, as well, so I feel I know it well. My parents
:11:26. > :11:30.retired here as well so I was here again when they were older. That was
:11:31. > :11:35.Portrush? Yes, that's where they retired, yes. I think we should see
:11:36. > :11:39.you in action in Game of Thrones, this is the last clip we could find
:11:40. > :11:47.you in and we don't want to put any spoilers out there. This is new in
:11:48. > :11:57.action. I was thinking that your brother made me go down to the
:11:58. > :12:04.streets will stop why? He liked to meet the people and sing to them. He
:12:05. > :12:09.sang to them? Yes. They would pick a spot and then they would sing. And
:12:10. > :12:16.what did you do? I made sure no one killed him. APPLAUSE
:12:17. > :12:19.How much time did you spend filming in Northern Ireland and how much
:12:20. > :12:23.were you actually... There were other locations around the world? I
:12:24. > :12:29.spend very little time here, ironically. Virtually everything I
:12:30. > :12:34.did in the first season was in the studio in Belfast or in the
:12:35. > :12:39.countryside, but not up this way, aside from Belfast and County Down,
:12:40. > :12:46.that was the first year, and then will I came back in year three. --
:12:47. > :12:51.when I came back. Three was exclusively in Morocco and four and
:12:52. > :12:54.five were largely in Croatia and occasionally back at the studio in
:12:55. > :13:01.Belfast and that was it. You were thinking you had a great gig here.
:13:02. > :13:08.That is right. How much did you know about Game of Thrones? Had you read
:13:09. > :13:12.the books? Before it started, people were talking about it, and initially
:13:13. > :13:16.because the title was unusual, people could not get their heads
:13:17. > :13:20.around it, what does it mean? And then it started and now it is such a
:13:21. > :13:26.phenomenon that everyone knows what Game of Thrones is. I knew nothing
:13:27. > :13:30.about it, but as soon as I was cast I was working at a theatre in London
:13:31. > :13:37.and someone said, I've got the first book, and she brought it in. I
:13:38. > :13:43.flicked through it, a hundred pages, small print, no pictures, fantasy, I
:13:44. > :13:49.thought, I'm not sure this is my bag -- 800 pages. It sat on my table for
:13:50. > :13:52.two weeks but then I thought this was ridiculous, so I started reading
:13:53. > :13:58.it and I could not put it down. Literally. I started reading it on
:13:59. > :14:02.the Underground on the way home and then sat at home for two hours and
:14:03. > :14:08.continued to read. Picked it up the next day and so on. After I had read
:14:09. > :14:13.the first book I felt, I'm enjoying this, I will read the rest, I was
:14:14. > :14:16.also self interested, this is a series in which people die and I'm
:14:17. > :14:20.going to read more, if only to see how long I survived all stop
:14:21. > :14:27.LAUGHTER I actually survived for five books
:14:28. > :14:33.and I thought, brilliant. This could go on for a fuse and I could be in
:14:34. > :14:43.this all the way through. -- I could be -- this could go on for a fuse.
:14:44. > :14:50.You are also going to be busy at Comic-Con, you will be playing the
:14:51. > :14:59.great-great-grandfather of Superman. TV. Yes, hopefully that will create
:15:00. > :15:05.interest. It starts in a month's time, filming in Belfast and also
:15:06. > :15:12.other studios, built on the northside and we will be baptising
:15:13. > :15:17.those. As of mid-September. That will begin and we will probably be
:15:18. > :15:22.at it for about six months. We look forward to watching you in Krypton.
:15:23. > :15:29.We have some co-stars of yours from Game of Thrones. Having a nap. Very
:15:30. > :15:35.interested in the interview that has just happened. LAUGHTER
:15:36. > :15:38.We have enjoyed some very sunny days here in Northern Ireland, but we
:15:39. > :15:42.have it on good authority that in the rest of the UK the weather has
:15:43. > :15:52.been less than ideal. You have sent us lots of lovely pictures. This is
:15:53. > :15:57.Daniel and Rebecca here on holiday in Northern Ireland with manner
:15:58. > :16:02.whilst mum is working in England. Mum is missing them and wants to say
:16:03. > :16:08.hello, which is why she sent the photo in.
:16:09. > :16:13.And this, coupled fishing in Kent. The Dempsey family at Stonehenge on
:16:14. > :16:15.Monday. Nice! This has come in from Judith
:16:16. > :16:24.Chalmers and Christine Walkden! For almost 30 years Judith Chalmers
:16:25. > :16:29.travelled the world to fabulous destinations from Barbados to
:16:30. > :16:36.Borneo. I was so excited to be told I would be joining Judith on a trip
:16:37. > :16:39.to her favourite location. Blackpool! LAUGHTER
:16:40. > :16:52.Seriously?! # Every year when summer comes
:16:53. > :16:56.around... #. How are you? Very well, thank you.
:16:57. > :16:59.Why Blackpool Marcello we came as children without parents and it was
:17:00. > :17:07.a day out at the seaside. What did your mum enjoy best about black --
:17:08. > :17:13.rattle? She loved to see us get fresh sea air. She said breathe in,
:17:14. > :17:23.so we could get all that good air from this lovely CE. -- this lovely
:17:24. > :17:27.sea. The early 50s and a teenage Judith and had younger sister were
:17:28. > :17:31.on the way to the seaside in the family Morris Minor. It was huge
:17:32. > :17:35.excitement, we got everything ready the night before. We thought, how
:17:36. > :17:40.early can we leave? Looking from side to side as we went along,
:17:41. > :17:43.because we were so anxious to see the tower. Whoever saw the tower
:17:44. > :17:48.would have an increase in their pocket money. Judith, and don't have
:17:49. > :17:55.a bet with you, 50p for the first one of us to see the tower. Right
:17:56. > :17:59.you are. I have happy memories of Blackpool, every year our school
:18:00. > :18:03.trip was to Blackpool Tower to see the circus. And Myburgh mum used to
:18:04. > :18:13.bring us every year to see the illuminations, the Golden mile. 50p,
:18:14. > :18:16.you can keep that! Thank you. Judith, someone chatting to us
:18:17. > :18:22.wouldn't believe we were both northerners. When did you lose your
:18:23. > :18:26.northern accent? I didn't have one. I went to elocution lessons.
:18:27. > :18:33.Children were going to piano lessons of learning the recorder. I started
:18:34. > :18:37.broadcasting at 13 and my first announcement was at 13, on New
:18:38. > :18:40.Year's Day, I think it was 1959. I went back into the control room
:18:41. > :18:46.after I had done the announcement and said, singing, singing, we know
:18:47. > :18:52.where you come from! LAUGHTER That's all I can say. They are
:18:53. > :18:59.brilliant these donkeys. What memories have you of them? I wrote
:19:00. > :19:05.them then but not now! LAUGHTER It wouldn't be Blackpool without the
:19:06. > :19:08.donkeys. That's what I remember, childhood memories of donkeys,
:19:09. > :19:14.Blackpool and the tower, it's a package. Yes, but it was easy to get
:19:15. > :19:18.on when you were little! There's no way... I have to have a good beach
:19:19. > :19:24.if I want to enjoy a holiday mostly, and this, of course, is the most
:19:25. > :19:29.amazing example of what a good beach should be.
:19:30. > :19:33.What associations have you with the ballroom?
:19:34. > :19:39.I used to do come dancing for the BBC. Personally I used to come with
:19:40. > :19:43.my parents and my lovely sister, who sadly passed away just over two
:19:44. > :19:51.years ago. It was a great shock when she died.
:19:52. > :19:56.She was a great girl and a great friend. She was the first woman to
:19:57. > :20:01.run a radio station. We were watching things like this, and
:20:02. > :20:07.enjoying tea with our parents. I'm sure that's probably where my love
:20:08. > :20:12.of dancing might have started. It looks like Judith has attracted an
:20:13. > :20:19.admirer! Oh well, shame to waste this lovely spread!
:20:20. > :20:23.Now it's my turn to sweep her off her feet with this breathtaking view
:20:24. > :20:27.from the top of the tower. Look at that. Judith, I've had such
:20:28. > :20:31.a lovely day with you sharing your memories and experiences. What it
:20:32. > :20:37.has it been like for you Marcello absolutely fabulous. I've had so
:20:38. > :20:39.many memories from my childhood days. There is really no place like
:20:40. > :20:53.Blackpool! LAUGHTER Thanks very much to Christine and
:20:54. > :20:59.Judith. With me now is Kenny Gracey, one of the animal handlers on the
:21:00. > :21:05.game of thrones. We just saw Hilda, who you bred to look like an Iron
:21:06. > :21:12.Age pig, she is fast asleep. We have the deer Yana in the corner and Joey
:21:13. > :21:18.the donkey, who was lovely. The question is, have they all turned
:21:19. > :21:22.into massive Divas? Very much so! Like china dolls. They are family
:21:23. > :21:33.pets as much as anything. They have been good to me. Is it right you
:21:34. > :21:38.have BAFTA winning hens? Yes, we had a short film made and the film won a
:21:39. > :21:49.BAFTA. Fantastic, thanks for bringing all your animals along.
:21:50. > :21:56.Wolve has these beautiful wolves. Give us an idea of this magical
:21:57. > :22:01.breed that we have. These guys are northern Indian, the closest thing
:22:02. > :22:06.we can get to a wolf without a licence. Tell us a little about
:22:07. > :22:12.where they live at home. It's quite a nice little pack. They have a sofa
:22:13. > :22:17.each and a balcony that overlooks the Irish Sea. They have beaches,
:22:18. > :22:21.golf courses and forests. Thank you so much for bringing them in, they
:22:22. > :22:23.are beautiful. I'm going to take the dogs for a walk in a second. Back
:22:24. > :22:31.soon. All across the UK some of our
:22:32. > :22:36.highest mountains have helped people feel closer to those they have lost.
:22:37. > :22:41.We asked Jennie Brown to put on her walking boots and go up the
:22:42. > :22:47.mountains of Mourne, a place that is definitely making memories.
:22:48. > :22:52.Inspiring CS Lewis to write the Lion, the witch and the wardrobe as
:22:53. > :22:57.well as being inspiring for songs, the Mourne mountains have left an
:22:58. > :23:03.inspiring impression on many. Northern Ireland's highest point
:23:04. > :23:08.also. Something I've always wondered about but never conquered, until
:23:09. > :23:12.today. You can walk up these days thanks to trials and walkways, but
:23:13. > :23:21.the 850 metre climb to the top of the point takes a lot of puff.
:23:22. > :23:28.But persevere and the reward is something pretty special. In fact,
:23:29. > :23:38.it's so special, people have chosen this spot to leave memorials the
:23:39. > :23:45.loved ones they've lost. Like Moe. Today I'm eating his best friend,
:23:46. > :23:51.stonemason, who made the stone. What was he like? A great friend, a very
:23:52. > :23:57.loyal friend, and we met at school in our early teens and remained firm
:23:58. > :24:03.friends for 30 years. Maurice died of cancer four years ago, in March.
:24:04. > :24:09.He was due to be married and I was to be his best man, but
:24:10. > :24:20.unfortunately he died the day he was to get married. Paul Fenn organised
:24:21. > :24:25.a track in Maurice's,. Friends and work colleagues or made the effort
:24:26. > :24:30.to come up here as a tribute to him. What gave you the idea to place a
:24:31. > :24:34.memorial stone here? We saw Stone 's other people left and we thought it
:24:35. > :24:41.was very poignant and would like to be part of that tradition. To come
:24:42. > :24:46.up and leave our own stone here. This trend has spread across the
:24:47. > :24:51.whole of the UK, from Snowdon to Ben Nevis. And yet, although people
:24:52. > :24:55.obviously find great comfort in laying the stones, National Trust
:24:56. > :25:00.Ranger Patrick Lynch is keen to issue a word of warning. Current
:25:01. > :25:03.policy is to remove them, but people feel a strong ownership of the
:25:04. > :25:08.mountain. They have to remember it is an area of outstanding National
:25:09. > :25:12.beauty and an area of conservation, so an area we need to protect. Not
:25:13. > :25:17.everyone chooses to leave a permanent sign on the mountain. For
:25:18. > :25:20.others, their memorial is more fleeting and symbolic. Like Joe Bob
:25:21. > :25:27.Quinn, who has his own way of honouring his eldest son. Carlo was
:25:28. > :25:33.only 12 when he died suddenly from a rare heart illness on Christmas Eve,
:25:34. > :25:38.2012. He was a gifted hurler and full of promise. Joel organised a
:25:39. > :25:50.memorial walk and no less than 500 people turned up. Why do you come?
:25:51. > :25:55.Being born and raised in Mourne, it's a very High Peak, and that
:25:56. > :25:58.little higher, he's in heaven and we are closer to him. How did you
:25:59. > :26:04.attract so many people to come with you on the walk? Through sport
:26:05. > :26:09.clubs, and it just grew and grew and grew. I think 500 people came, in
:26:10. > :26:13.the most atrocious weather. It was a feeling of euphoria. People who had
:26:14. > :26:17.never done this walk before, just decided they were getting to the top
:26:18. > :26:22.of this mountain for Conal. He was an incredible wee boy, he really
:26:23. > :26:28.was. Now Conal's family see it is much
:26:29. > :26:35.more than a mountain. They were happy times within the
:26:36. > :26:39.saddest of times that we were going through. We can look back and say,
:26:40. > :26:42.that's the day the community came together, and really pulled us
:26:43. > :26:47.through. So now Joe comes here to carry out
:26:48. > :26:56.his own special tradition in memory of Conal. Today, striking the ball
:26:57. > :26:57.off the end of the mountain, it's something that makes me feel
:26:58. > :27:17.personally I'm closer to Conal. Thank you to everybody who shared
:27:18. > :27:24.their stories of remembrance with us. Very upsetting. Yes, very
:27:25. > :27:29.upsetting. All this week we have been getting gifts for our guests,
:27:30. > :27:33.Ian, that have been named after Northern Irish craft folk. We wanted
:27:34. > :27:39.to get you something on the theme of Game of Thrones. Last year we heard
:27:40. > :27:43.several trees were blown down in Storm Gertrude, then we found this
:27:44. > :27:48.craftsman who used some of that wood to make some really, really lovely
:27:49. > :27:54.bits and pieces. Here is Gerard Gray.
:27:55. > :27:59.Working with wood from the Dark Hedges is always a special
:28:00. > :28:04.privilege, so I'm going to make something from which myths and
:28:05. > :28:10.legends can be created. After cutting a rough shape for the wood I
:28:11. > :28:16.am boring a hole through it. It's a dangerous piece of kit, but it
:28:17. > :28:25.allows me to cut much finer proportions. And now to make sure it
:28:26. > :28:33.is mightier than the sword, we must protect it against knocks and bumps,
:28:34. > :28:41.so we fortify it with a blue. It is finally fit to tell the next legend.
:28:42. > :28:46.And here is what Gerard has created for Ian, a lovely case, and inside
:28:47. > :28:52.of course a lovely wooden pen. Isn't that nice? Crewe that is absolutely
:28:53. > :28:58.beautiful, and given how iconic the Dark Hedges are, that is a very
:28:59. > :29:03.special gift. Thank you very much. Well, from here we are going to be
:29:04. > :29:07.moving round to the Giants Causeway, we are almost there! We are indeed.
:29:08. > :29:13.Join us just before seven o'clock tonight for the -- tomorrow night
:29:14. > :29:16.for the finale, the Giants Causeway. Bye-bye. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE