Supertrees, Laughter Yoga and Rockets All Over the Place

Are you ready for an amazing adventure?

Then join Ed Petrie...

-All right, Ed?

-I am Root!

..and his CBBC mates...

-Wa-a-ah!

-..on a bonkers and brilliant journey around...

-Asia!

-Asia!

-Asia!

It's going to be epic!

That's amazing.

We'll take part in some of Asia's most spectacular and crazy events!

Like this rocket festival in Laos.

-Boom, boom!

-Amazing.

Now that is a firework!

So, are you ready to go?

# All over the place All over the place... #

North, south, east, west. On a bizarre quest.

Me and my mates all over the place.

It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd.

Whatever we do is strange but true.

# ..All over the place All over the place... #

There's stuff to do in Asia that is totally ace.

-And it turns up...

-# ..All over the place. #

MUSIC PLAYS

Cel? Cel? CE-E-E-EL?

-All right, Ed?

-What on Earth are you doing?

I'm an interstellar explorer, here to kill weeds and plant seeds.

I'm a gardener of the galaxy.

Just call me Star Lad.

If you're a hero gardener, I guess I am Root.

Yes. And we're here in the most advanced gardens in the world,

Singapore's Gardens by the Bay.

I am here to find out their energy source and bring it back to my home

town of Manchester.

Root, are you with me?

I am Root!

TUMMY RUMBLES

I've got a bit of gas.

Too much information, Ed!

We'll ignore that and instead take a look at these - super trees.

They might look like they're from another galaxy, but they're actually

made of concrete, steel, wires and vegetation.

That's the height of 26 Chris Pratts.

You can see why Singapore is nicknamed the Garden City.

And why this place is its number one tourist attraction.

Ed and Cel, you have 24 seconds to find out as much as you can about

Gardens by the Bay!

Ed, you have Felicia, who knows all about the super trees.

Cel, you have Michelle, who knows all about the gardens.

The one who finds out the most facts is the winner.

Three, two, one, go!

Hi, Michelle. First things first, do you like my costume?

-It's all right.

-Are these real trees?

-No.

-What are they made of?

They're made of concrete and steel.

-And how many gardeners work in the garden?

-About 100.

-Could I be one of those 100?

-Perhaps.

How many people visit every year?

Every year, well, millions of them.

And you're one of them.

-And when did the gardens open?

-2012.

-Do you ever...?

-KLAXON

-Oh.

-Oh.

And the winner is...

..Cel!

-Yes!

-I am Root!

Congratulations. You and a friend get full access to all the gardens

-for the day.

-Well, that will give me plenty of time to discover the

source of the energy and learn how I can recreate this green paradise

-on my home planet of Manchester.

-I am Root!

-Let's go, come on.

I am Root.

That's handy, as we need a route

because we've a lot more exploring to do, and where better to start

than the largest glass greenhouse in the world at Supertree Grove?

The flower dome is 195 cubic metres,

which would hold the same amount of water as 75 Olympic swimming pools.

I bet Mr Bloom is green with envy.

Now, these are glass bio domes, but because Singapore is so hot and

humid, these are used to regulate temperature.

So they're actually a lot cooler on the inside.

-I am Root!

-I agree. Let's get in.

Oh!

I am Root!

What he said.

This is the flower dome used to represent a dry climate,

one that you'd find maybe in, like, South Africa, California,

-Australia.

-So what part of California has giant wooden dragons?

Oh, OK, very funny, but seriously,

do you know how they keep it this cool in here?

-Ah! No.

-Right, well, the quest to find the source

of energy must continue.

TROWEL PINGS

This way.

A mysterious world veiled in mist.

The cloud forest is a 35-metre mountain covered in lush vegetation

that shrouds the world's largest indoor waterfall.

-Behold!

-Tell you what, now you're getting the hang of it!

-I read it on that sign over there.

-Oh.

-I am Root!

I agree, let's go.

Apparently, this giant floating baby sculpture at the entrance to the

heritage gardens is called Planet.

Maybe you could try asking Planet what the source is.

Root, I like the way you think.

Excuse me for a second. Planet?

I am Star Lad from Manchester.

I come in peace.

I was wondering, do you know what the source of energy is for

Gardens by the Bay?

Looks like he's sleeping. Probably not a good idea to wake him,

-you might have to put a nappy on him.

-Great point, Root.

And as light fades and evening descends over the gardens,

something extraterrestrial happens.

It's this!

The Garden Rhapsody - a light and music show.

I had you scared for a second, didn't I?

Well, Star Lad Cel, at least we got to enjoy the Garden Rhapsody,

the awesome light show and musical super tree extravaganza.

Ed, I have failed in my quest to find the source of the energy.

I am Root!

Yes, of course, the energy comes from beneath the trees,

where there is a fire burning the agricultural waste of Singapore in

the roots. Plus, solar panels on top take energy from the sun,

meaning that they've got plentiful green, clean energy.

-It's the future!

-Well, now you've solved the secret of the universe,

can we stop doing this whole Guardians Of The Galaxy stuff and

go back to the hotel? I could do with recharging my batteries.

Cel?

Cel!

So I was walking round Mumbai yesterday, right? Totally lost,

got a massive blister on my foot, so painful!

No wonder you got lost!

Mumbai is one of the largest cities in the world!

All that walking! Speaking of which, I trod in a cow poo!

I hope you weren't wearing sandals.

I was!

Get this, this morning, for breakfast I had a vegetable curry.

Straight down my top, had to go and change!

You're a mucky pup, you are!

We are having the worst luck in Mumbai!

It is terrible, and we got up at 5am this morning!

So tired.

THEY LAUGH

Chris and Lauren haven't lost it.

They're practising yoga with a difference.

After yoga, you can make yourself laugh,

even if you haven't seen or heard anything funny.

Work that funny bone!

This kind of yoga is only 20 years old.

Already, there are over 100 clubs in Mumbai.

This one is run by...

OK, Praful, it looks like we've come to the right place to laugh our

woes away and join in with some laughing this morning.

Yes, it releases you from stress and tension.

Once you laugh, you have got yourself relief from this.

-Yeah!

-Just let go of the pressure.

Only laugh, laugh and laugh.

There is nothing in the world except laughter.

-ALL:

-Ho! Ho! Ha-ha-ha! Ho! Ho! Ha-ha-ha! Ho! Ho! Ha-ha-ha!

Ho! Ho! Ha-ha-ha!

It's already making me laugh.

As you can see, there are many different types of

laughter yoga exercises.

It's all taken very seriously.

Some of them are...

I think we're being a cow right now.

A funny cow.

So we've been doing a few exercises and it's already making me giggle.

It spreads, doesn't it?

It does! It's just funny!

THEY MAKE WEIRD NOISES

It's like, every different one, you feel a different part of your body

react, like your throat or your diaphragm or your chest.

Ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha!

What a way to start a morning!

We both together laugh...

We both laugh.

-..the entire world laugh with us.

-Laugh with us, everybody! Ha-ha-ha!

This isn't the only type of yoga you'll find here in Mumbai.

More traditional yoga is always popular with experts and newbies.

Hello! Can I do yoga with you?

I said, "Can I do yoga with you?"

Om-m-m-m...

What do you mean, "Om-m-m"? It's not a complicated question.

No, I was just doing Om Shanti, it's a chant to call on my inner peace,

that's what I was doing.

-Sounds relaxing!

-It was.

I'm Chris.

-Namaste.

-Nice to meet you, Namaste.

No, Namaste is not my name, is it?

It's a way of greeting one another within yoga.

It literally means the divine light within me salutes the divine light

-within you.

-Right.

Hello, divine light! I salute you!

What are you doing now?

Well, I was about to embark upon the sequence of yoga called

sun salutations.

-New one, is it?

-Well, probably not,

seeing as yoga started in northern India about 5,000 years ago.

Oh, yeah. But I've been reading up on it, actually.

It says here, "In the late 1800s,

"yoga masters travelled to the West attracting new followers."

Do you wish you had many new followers?

No, I have enough already, thank you.

Oh, I know this one. This is the trendy pose, isn't it?

No, no, no, bendy pose!

It is the head, shoulders, knees and toes.

And eyes and ears and mouth and...!

Come on, sit down, sit down, come on.

We shall do some seated yoga positions, OK?

-Right.

-OK. The first one...

-Yeah.

-..half lotus.

Yes, yes. Full lotus.

OK, yeah, sure.

And now we shall do the...

That's all right, triple lotus!

No, no, you can't...

-Oh, no!

-Over lotus!

-How did I do?

-I mean, if I'm being critical,

you don't look very comfortable.

Yoga is supposed to be about finding your inner peace.

HE FARTS

Oh, there it is.

Yeah, song time, and today, we have gratuitously shoehorned in an

Ed Sheeran song to help us explain the Mepantigan Mud Games.

-Look, I'm Ed.

-I think you'll find I'm Ed.

Well, yeah, you're Ed, but of the Petrie variety.

I'm the other slightly more popular Ed, the Sheeran one.

I'm Ed Sheeran as well.

-But they said I could play Ed in this song!

-And me!

Perhaps we should fight for it.

Well, we are in the right place for it.

# There's only one way to settle this

# A mud wrestling tournament

# When I said I would take you on at anything

# This wasn't quite what I meant

# These are Mepantigan Mud Games

# Mepantigan means knock down or throw

# It's a blend of martial arts and tribal music

# A Balinese cultural show

# Teaches you harmony

# Between human beings and nature

# Soil, water and air

# Is the source of all life and shelter

# Anyone can play these games Time to choose your team

# Let the Mepantigan Mud Games begin

# Come on now and you will see

# I'm a much better Ed than you

# Cos I love getting muddy

# We can do a Kecak dance too

# The curve of your body

# Pop on this mask and sarong Face paint, too?

# What could go wrong?

# I think we're all learning something new

# I'm a much better Ed than you

# Oh-ah, oh-ah Oh-ah, oh-ah, oh

# Before we can begin our bout There's a couple of things to do

# Perform a special ritual and a somersault... #

After you.

# ..Then in honour of Mother Earth

# There's a blessing from the high priest

# Then the wrestling takes place over two rounds

# About three minutes each

# No pinching or kicking

# You can only grab or trip and throw

# You look quite frightening

# Sure you have not done this before?

# No!

# Wrestling helps relieve stress and teaches sportsmanship

# So while we battle

# We're accompanied by traditional tribal music

# Mm-hm-hm-hm!

# I'm a much better Ed than you

# Cos I love getting muddy

# We can do mud archery too

# And even drink mud coffee

# Pop a duck on your head and kiss it

# As rituals go Who would want to miss it?

# I think we're all learning something new

# I'm a much better Ed than you

# Oh-ah, oh-ah Oh-ah, oh-ah, oh.

# I just love getting muddy

# Oh-ah, oh-ah Oh-ah, oh-ah, oh

# Getting muddy with my buddy

# Oh-ah, oh-ah Oh-ah, oh-ah, oh

# I just love getting muddy

# I think we've learned something for sure. #

How about we just call it a draw?

-ALL:

-ARGH!

I do love a good crossword.

Now, six across.

Eaten every meal time in South Korea, even breakfast.

Kimchi!

Six letters again, starts with a K.

South Koreans love this food so much,

they keep it in special fridges.

Kimchi!

This food was sent into space with South Korea's first-ever astronaut.

Kimchi!

Why do you keep saying, "Kimchi?"

Because it's what Koreans say when they're posing for photos,

instead of saying cheese.

Plus, it's the answer to all of your crossword clues.

-Mmm?

-Kimchi!

This is what all the smiling is about.

It's kimchi.

Koreans love it so much that they eat over 1.5 million

tonnes of the stuff every year.

It's a fermented vegetable dish,

which means bacteria in the food changes its flavour over time.

The longer you leave it, the more sour it gets.

Koreans have one of the healthiest diets in the world.

They love rice, veg and barbecued meats.

But nothing quite hits the spot like kimchi.

And Jia is here to show us just how this Korean classic is made.

I can see you've got a lot of ingredients here to make kimchi.

-Yes, yes.

-Is cabbage always the main ingredient?

Actually, there are more than 150 different types of kimchi in Korea.

-And what is your favourite?

-My favourite, I would say,

the cabbage kimchi.

Well, speaking of cabbage, I came prepared.

What, you carry a cabbage around with you?

-Who does that?

-I do, in case of an emergency.

-I didn't know that was a thing.

-It is a thing!

-I need a cabbage!

Asia's tastiest food, France's toughest critic.

He is better than you. It's...

I, Rene Mangetout, have come to South Korea to learn about this

mysterious food I have heard so much about.

So, Mrs TC, and Mrs Woman, who is Kim?

And why are you making her cheese?

It's not Kim's cheese!

It's kimchi!

Enough! Allez, allez!

It's really heavy! Wow.

First, they must get the cabbage, cut it,

and leave it to soak in salty water.

Why are you giving this cabbage a bath when you should be looking for

the cheese?! Cannot find it anywhere!

Where is the cheese?

-You're ruining it!

-There's no cheese here.

Fromage?!

Next, a spreading of chopped radish, a smattering of spring onions...

Spring onion.

Oh, excuse me!

These onions are not springing at all!

They are broken!

A drizzle of fish sauce, a dollop of shrimp, and for an extra hot kick,

red chilies.

I like these red bananas.

That's a chilli, you potato head!

ARGH! ARGH!

Well, I know that now, don't I?!

Now, you want to mix everything all together.

Finally, it's encased in the giant cabbage leaves and positioned ready

for tasting.

The moment of truth, Mrs TC.

Urgh!

Your kimchi tastes like Kim wee!

Take it away! Mrs Woman...

I do not like it.

I love it!

We must find Kim and tell her this is the greatest thing

I have ever eaten! Now clean this mess up!

I'm Brian Cox Petrie.

And I am Brian Cox Cane.

Cue wondrous music.

Imagine a world where people dance to celebrate

the coming of the rainy season?

And imagine a world where those people launch massive objects

into the sky.

Because I'm Brian Cox Petrie,

I can imagine anything.

My mind is amazing.

And my hair is amazing.

And my teeth are amazing.

Amazing.

But you at home might find it difficult to imagine

a world like this.

But don't worry, it's not rocket science.

Actually, it is rocket science.

Oh.

-BOTH:

-Amazing!

Yes, it is amazing!

Welcome to the...

..in Laos, and it really is a blast.

Every year, just before the rainy season begins,

the Laotians dance, sing, dress up and launch these

massive rockets called...

..into the sky.

The idea is to anger the god of rain, Phaya Thaen,

so that he sends thunderstorms and lots of rain

that makes the rice grow.

Time for Ed and Rich to get all fired up.

Apparently the point of this is to annoy the rain god,

so that it rains.

It would be quite annoying, wouldn't it, if you were the rain god?

Just boom! All the time.

Constant boom all day, just happening when you least expect...

-BOOM!

-Yes, it's annoying!

-It's annoying, isn't it?

-Yes.

I love this, where do all these teams come from?

-TRANSLATION:

-Well, the teams come from many different villages

and they all bring their own home-made rockets.

What are the rockets made of?

-TRANSLATION:

-Good question, son.

They are made with bamboo or plastic and filled with gunpowder.

Say what?!

Gunpowder?!

You should never try anything like this without a responsible adult to

help you, so that rules out Ed and Rich!

And where do the rockets go once they go up in the sky?

-TRANSLATION:

-They go up in the air far, far away.

The higher they go, the better chance of winning

the competition, you see?

Let's go and find out the rules.

Countdown.

Three - try and be the most entertaining team.

Cool dressing up is a must.

Two - decorate your rocket.

One - blast off!

Oops.

#EpicFail.

Speaking of epic failures...

..Ed and Rich need some advice from the teams.

-TRANSLATION:

-Hi there, fella. Hi!

What have you decorated the rocket with?

-TRANSLATION:

-Well, we got some flowers,

we painted the rocket, you know?

Hey!

Boom!

Hopefully this will add some good luck.

-Where shall I put it? Here?

-There, OK?

-That's a good place?

Here?

Wow, just think, my face is going to be exploding up there.

Brilliant.

And improve the aerodynamics so that it goes higher in the sky than Ed.

Team Ed! Now all I've got to do is get dressed

into something ridiculous.

MUSIC PLAYS

My name is Captain Ed P Kirk,

and my rocket is going boldly where no rocket has gone before.

I am also extremely sweaty as my costume is 100% polyester

and I severely regret wearing it.

And here comes...

-Who's that?

-It's me, Rich!

Well, actually, I'm Tim Peake.

You know, the most famous British astronaut of our generation.

Oh, the likeness is uncanny.

I don't have any fancy catchphrases.

Though they're going to love my hair!

Oh, yeah!

Oh, look, Ron Weasley's turned up!

-Oh, well, well...!

-Where's your wand?

Captain Loser!

Are you ready to lose, Captain Loser?

You'd better watch out, you know.

They've been packing so much explosive into my rocket, I think

-it's going into space.

-OK, you keep telling yourself that.

We'll see who wins.

The only space you're going into is the bottom of the...leaderboard.

You messed that up!

It's time for the...

T minus five minutes and counting.

Ed's rocket is first up on the launch pad.

Now, I know I might look like I'm not contributing in any way,

but I'm the captain, so I'm telling everyone what to do.

To the left, Spock. Yeah, that's good.

If you just shift that over there, Bones, that's excellent work.

I don't really know what I'm doing.

Watch and learn, Tim Peake. Watch and learn.

Houston, we are ready for launch.

ROCKET FIRES

Wow!

Whoa!

I said we'd packed it!

Look at that!

That was all right, five out of ten, you know.

Look, it's still going! Fastest one all day!

Now that is a firework!

Ed P Kirk's rocket has boldly gone into orbit,

and it doesn't look like it's coming back.

Has Tim Peake-d or can he get higher in the sky than Ed?

Seem to be having a few technical problems.

You know about rockets, Tim Peake. What do you think the problem is?

All the best rockets have had technical problems.

They've all had problems, they all have.

I can't wait for the launch.

Shush! You're putting me off!

-Come on!

-I think it's going to be a very impressive launch...

into that bush!

This is way more fun than living on the International Space Station.

ROCKET FIRES

LOUD BOOM

LAUGHTER

No!

That was the only one I've seen blow up all day!

Captain's log - that was hilarious!

I need to be by myself for a little while.

What was that?!

That was the epic fail I warned you about earlier, Peake.

It certainly looks like Ed P Kirk's rocket has reached for the stars,

whilst Peake's has disappeared into a black hole.

-TRANSLATION:

-And the winner is...

-Oh, thank you.

-Well done, son.

-I am one happy captain.

Houston, we have a problem!

I'm going back to space.

Don't take one of your rockets.

You've been watching All Over The Place - Asia!