Underwater Scooters, Throat Singing and Flute Kites All Over the Place

Are you ready for an amazing adventure?

Ah!

-Then join Ed Petrie...

-Ah!

..and his CBBC mates...

-Wow!

-..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 flute-kite flying in Vietnam.

-Let's do this.

-Think I'm a bit of a kite ninja.

-Oh!

-Ah!

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's totally ace

-# And it turns up...

-# ..all over the place! #

Indonesia. Nusa Ceningan.

Ah! Bali is beautiful, isn't it?

Oh, that was fantastic.

Did you see all the sea life on that coral reef?

Yes, and do you know what else I spied with my little eye?

Something beginning with S.

-Starfish?

-No.

-Squid?

-No.

-A shark?

No. I spied a bright yellow scooter.

-A scooter?

-Yeah.

-On the sea bed?

-Uh-huh.

HE LAUGHS

Naomi saw a scooter, everyone.

Yeah, I spied something beginning with S, as well. Silly sausage!

HE LAUGHS

I spy with my little eye something beginning with S.

Super cool underwater scooters.

These submarine motorbikes are perfect for exploring the watery

world beneath the waves, without even getting your hair wet.

And what a place to play I Spy.

The Indonesian waters contain over 3,000 species of fish.

That's double the amount found in the Great Barrier Reef.

VOICEOVER: Naomi, you have 34 seconds to find out

as much as you can about the Bali underwater scooters.

Naomi, you have Koko, who knows all about marine life.

Ed, you have Nyoman, who knows all about the scooters.

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

Tiga, dua, satu, lari!

-Hello, Koko!

-Yeah, hello.

-Fancy seeing you here.

How fast do they go?

TRANSLATION: Very slowly, because you need to see the lovely view,

otherwise you'd see nothing at all.

It's not that warm in the water. What's the temperature?

Here, it's around 25, 26 degrees Celsius.

Do they come in any other colours?

I'm not sure yellow is my colour, really.

No, yellow's the best colour, mate.

What kind of fish will we see?

We have tropical fish, butterfly fish.

-Nemo?

-Oh, absolutely.

Will my hair get wet under there?

No, the water level's at your chin.

-KLAXON

-Oh, time is up.

-No!

VOICEOVER: And the winner is...

-Ed.

-Yes!

I get to go on a scooter and Naomi does nothing, nothing all afternoon.

You will be the first one to sit

a special underwater scooter driving test. Good luck.

-Did you ever fail your driving test?

-Three times.

SHE SIGHS

Hopefully, Nyoman can give you

a crash course in underwater scootering.

In front of you is a cylinder which pumps air into here for breathing.

So, you sit down, put your hands here, put your legs right here,

and you sort of go down quite slowly.

The pressure change will affect your ears, so you need to pinch your nose

and blow or swallow to equalise, like this. Nah!

-Where's the brake?

-Well, you use your feet, simple.

-What's this metal thing here? What's that?

-That is for this to open up.

Don't touch it, or you get wet.

Do not touch that in the water.

Show me the wonders of the Bali sea, Nyoman.

OK, let's go.

Time for your driving test, Ed.

Mirror, signal and manoeuvre into the sea.

It does feel so odd.

Oh, my ears. Ow, pop, pop. Ah!

-He's not going very fast.

-SHE LAUGHS

Whoa! Now, I'm going to crash into a thing.

Oh, dear, looks like Ed's hit the metal pole.

If I steer left, I go right.

He's not a very good driver.

Oh! I just bashed into something.

I've actually crashed it. I've actually CRASHED IT!

Oh, dear.

Oh, Naomi's going to do so much better than me.

-This is not going well.

-Ed Petrie's not the best in the water.

He gets really seasick.

I crashed into that pontoon thing. I better come up. I better come up.

# Da da da da da

# Da da da, da da da-da da-da... #

Aw, I stunk the whole sea out.

-What?

-I was just rubbish.

Couldn't steer it.

Crashed into something. There's like a sunken pontoon down there.

Crashed into that.

I don't think I've passed my driving test in any way whatsoever.

So, you've completely failed. Sounds like I can't do any worse than you.

Remember to fasten your seat belt, Naomi.

-Good luck.

-Time to go down.

Hold the handles, feet on there.

And pop your ears.

So if you've ever been on an aeroplane and your ears pop

as you're landing...

Don't seem to be able to make it go in any particular direction.

She hasn't crashed into anything.

Yet.

-Ooh!

-Looks like Naomi has crashed into the pole, too.

So cool. So cool.

But it's quite evident Naomi's done loads better than me.

Congratulations. You look like you did considerably better than me.

Oh, no - I kept hitting everything as well.

-Oh, did you?

-Yeah, couldn't make it turn in any direction.

-Misting up, ears popping.

-Let's hope we both passed.

Yes, I'd say that's exceedingly unlikely.

All right. So, Ed and Naomi, I have a special certificate for you.

-We passed.

-We passed. We passed.

-No, you didn't.

-What?

-We didn't?

-Yes, you failed.

-So we can't have those?

-No, I'm sorry.

Well, how are we going to get back to our hotel?

-Looks like we're swimming home, Ed.

-THEY SIGH

Mongolia.

Ulaanbaatar.

Ben, what are you doing?

I'm watching Mongolian TV, Ed. And I'm loving this.

Yeah, but we're supposed to be meeting up with some Mongolian

-throat singers.

-All right, in a minute.

Let's finish watching this first. These guys are pretty cool.

-Hello.

-Hello! And welcome back to Mongolia's Goats Talent.

Before the break, we witnessed a tense sing-off between

the Billy Goats Gruff and a troll for a place in our semifinal.

And the Billy Goats Gruff smashed it.

Such talented goats.

And our next act is just as talented.

Baa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baa, baa!

HE BELCHES

That fellow's a Mongolian cashmere goat.

There's 20 million of them in Mongolia and only 3 million people.

-You've

-goat

-to be kidding me!

THEY LAUGH

They produce over one third of the world's cashmere wool.

Wait a minute, chum - did you say wool from goats?

-Yes, I did.

-Make some noise.

-GOATS:

-Get off my TV.

-This is just baa-aa-ad.

-This is terrible.

-Rubbish.

The wool comes from the soft undercoat of the goat.

And every spring, Mongolian herders collect it by combing it out.

Cashmere goats, we love you.

Well, that got pretty weird pretty quickly.

And now we're really late for the Mongolian goat singing.

Come on.

I think he means Mongolian throat singing.

Coming! Baa!

THROAT SINGING

Throat singers can sing two or more notes together while at the same

time making a droning noise,

a bit like a human bagpipe or a singing orchestra.

THROAT SINGING

This type of throat singing is

believed to have been inspired by nature -

things like birdsong, wind blowing

through grass or even singing sand dunes.

Better warm up those vocal cords, boys.

So, Ed, we're not actually expected to do any throat singing today,

are we? I'd do anything but that.

-Absolutely anything?

-Absolutely anything.

How about a spot of contortion?

Oh, hello.

Could you point me towards the nearest throat singer, please?

Thank you.

They bend over backwards to help you in Mongolia.

THROAT SINGING

Well, that is an incredible sound. How can we do that?

Well, you know, to learn throat singing,

first you need to know about breathing.

And then squeezing at the throat.

What do we do first? Is it this bit?

THROAT SINGING

THROAT SINGING

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

THEY BOTH TRY

I sound like a goat.

THEY LAUGH

THROAT SINGING

I'm hearing it. I'm just not able to do it.

WEAK SOUND

-No.

-Sorry!

Oh, it's rubbish.

-Right, OK, let's have another go.

-WEAK SOUND

Oh, no, I can't. I've started copying you now.

-It's infectious.

-You.

WEAK SOUND

-No.

-Ah, I've lost it.

STRONG SOUND

WEAK SOUND

STRONG SOUND

THEY LAUGH

Practice time is almost over.

These two must show off their lack of throat singing skills to

impress our two expert judges.

It's time to face the music.

Welcome to The Throat.

The first contestant tonight, Ben "Officially Awful" Shires.

THROAT SINGING ATTEMPT

# Officially, officially, officially! #

HIS VOICE BREAKS UP

# Ooh-ooh-ooh...ING-AH! #

TRANSLATION: You tried. But this time, not you.

You know, you're not on my team and you're not very great at it, so, no.

You know NOTHING!

Nothing, I say!

I am going to be a star and shine one day - you wait and see.

Next up, Ed "he's got a frog in his throat" Petrie.

THROAT SINGING ATTEMPT

NOTE FALTERS

NOTE MOVES UP AND DOWN

You've got potential, so keep trying.

I've got to tell you, you know,

you've got some raw talent there and that's why I'm going to have you

on MY team.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you. This means so much to me.

What is this miscarriage of justice?

It's a travesty, I say! A-tch...a-tch...

-HE WHISPERS:

-Has anyone got a throat sweet?

-THROAT SUNG:

-# No. #

China.

Zhaoxing.

# Some are saying that here in Zhaoxing

# Dong architecture is the real thing

# Some are saying that it's pretty good

# Towers and bridges built out of wood

# Drum towers reach up to the sky

# And in Zhaoxing you will see there are five

# Oh, well, Ed, well, Ed, well, Ed, huh!

# Tell me more, tell me more

# They build one for each clan

# And what's more and what's more

# They did it with no plan

# Tell me more, tell me more

# Why are they made of wood?

# Because the stone round here

# Isn't really that good

-# No good,

-uh-huh,

-no good,

-uh-huh

# No good

# Some are saying that I'm quite confused

# That they had no plans and no nails were used

# It's not as dangerous as it first seems

# They're held up with 16 wooden beams

# Four central pillars - supported, don't fear

-#

-The other 12?

-Represent months of the year

# Oh, well, Ed, well, Ed, well, Ed, huh!

# Tell me more, tell me more

# They have several storeys

# And odd numbers of floors

# Odd numbers - good luck, you see

# Tell me more, tell me more

# Like what were they used for

# They beat the drum as a warning... #

-Shall I show you?

-For sure.

# They have bridges called wind and rain

# And no two bridges are quite the same

# They have a roof - inside benches, too

# It's a multifunctional venue

# Not just a place to get out of the rain

# They socialise in here and entertain

# Oh, well, Ed, well, Ed, well, Ed, huh!

# Tell me more, tell me more

# This bridge is amazing

# The covered walkway has colourful engravings

# Tell me more, tell me more

# It's architectural bliss

# That you know years before... #

Wasn't always like this.

# Back in the Cultural Revolution

# The drum towers were destroyed one by one

# No trace left, so what did they do?

# They were rebuilt in 1982

# Drum towers in the province of Guizhou... #

-And now - time for my solo.

-Er...

No.

Thailand. Chiang Mai.

We are the coolest tiny action figures ever.

Oh, yeah, totally, Inel.

I mean, I ain't just a pretty face.

Check out the moving parts on me.

Shh! They're coming, they're coming.

Aw! Look at them, they're rubbish.

It's just our faces stuck on some tiny toys with a bit of sellotape.

Yeah.

We're the worst doll makers ever.

-Yeah.

-Do you know who we need?

-BOTH:

-Thai Doll Man!

How did you become a collector of such a variety of different dolls?

TRANSLATION: Well, my family always collected dolls.

My mother started the collection and I've been collecting for 30 years.

It's now my full-time job.

Now, Mr Lek, you are a grown adult.

Do you ever get in trouble with your family

for playing with dolls all day?

Er, no, I'm still playing with dolls because it's my job.

It feeds my family and helps the community have work.

Speaking of dolls, we actually made our own action figures, Mr Lek.

-Have a look at these.

-Check this out.

Ah, ha-ha!

Oh, that is so beautiful.

They look just like you.

And the other one looks like you, too.

I have an even more beautiful doll to show you.

I will show you how they're made. I think you'll be impressed.

Mini Johnny and Inel are in good company.

Dolls are thought to be the world's oldest toy.

Examples have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 4,000

years old. Maybe Johnny and Inel can learn how to make a proper Thai doll

in Mr Lek's factory.

It looks quite scary, though, Mr Lek.

There's lots of different body parts. It all looks very real.

This is the hand of the doll. These are all the clothes.

-Taking this one?

-Yes, so I've made the hole

and then it goes in like that.

Then, obviously, I've got to bend it down. Like that.

I think I know what this is.

I've got to put on a top now, innit?

It's a dress, isn't it? Yeah. OK.

Whoo!

-Finished!

-Done.

Now it's time for Dolls Of The World.

Dolly Cochrane. You need to find three - yes,

three dolls from around the world in Mr Lek's outrageous doll collection

and tell me a doll-related joke.

That is so funny, isn't it, guys?

OK. Three, two, one, go!

Oh, fantastic. A doll from Australia. Tick.

Wow, a traditional Ramayana doll from Thailand. Tick!

Wow! A Maasai doll from South Africa. Tick.

Hey, here I am.

-How did you do?

-Well, I found three dolls from around the world.

Wow! Three outrageous dolls - excellent!

What have you got for the LOLOLOLOLmeter?

What did the Australian doll say to the other dolls?

I don't know, what did the doll say?

Put another shrimp on the barbie - DOLL!

THEY LAUGH

Wow, that's 110% on the dollometer!

Join us next time on Doll-lol's World!

Vietnam! Nam Dinh!

Mum, I want the flute that Ricky's got.

And I want the kite that Ed's got!

Will both of you quit your yapping?

Why don't you swap?

He's not having my kite.

And he's not having my flute!

Well, there's only one solution.

What are we supposed to do with this?

Ooh, nice flute kite.

You can enter it into our flute kite flying competition.

Ooh! Competition, you say?

-Give it to me!

-Give it me!

-It's my kite.

Mum! Mum! MUM!

While you two settle your differences,

let's find out exactly what you're fighting over.

Is it a kite?

Is it a flute?

No, it's a flute kite.

And when it's in the air, it makes a lovely hum.

HUMMING

Some think the sound was to celebrate harvest.

Others believe it helped summon rain,

and some people think it was used communicate.

They've been heard in Vietnam for over 1,000 years

and they can fly up to 1,000 metres.

That's about the same height as 578 Ed Sheerans.

And now it's time for something just as amazing.

Yay! There we go.

This isn't a main event.

Surely it's much tougher than this?

I mean, these four-year-olds are good,

but where are the massive kites with the flutes on them?

There they are. And there's Thuy,

who will be helping train Ricky for the real main event.

Hey, team-mate Thuy.

And Pham Tuan is the perfect co-pilot for Ed.

No prizes for guessing which side this guy's on.

The right side.

Just like normal kites, flute kites love lots of wind,

so they can soar in the air.

But on a calm day like today,

some running will be required to make them fly.

You pull the string towards you.

OK, I'll get over there. I can understand Vietnamese.

Oh, no, I'm in a massive puddle!

Oh, wow. It's making a noise, I can hear it.

It's really hard to pull it.

I'm flying a kite!

It's far harder to fly than, like, a normal kite.

You'd better watch out. I think I'm a bit of a kite ninja.

Well, now they've got the hang of the kite,

it's time for the flight school rules.

Welcome aboard, and thanks for flying All Over The Place Kitelines.

Please remain seated while we take you through the flute-kite flying

competition rules.

Rule number one - a point will be awarded for the amount of time

a kite remains in the air.

The current record for longest time in the air is 180 hours and 17

minutes, which would be utterly boring to watch.

Please don't be that good.

As you can see, the pilot has switched on the seat belt lights,

so we are ready for rule number two.

A point will be awarded for the highest height

that the kite reaches.

This will be measured with a very technical system

that we have had implemented.

-The eye.

-Rule number three, a point will be awarded for style.

In the case of Ed and Ricky, points may be deducted for lack of style.

From all of us at All Over The Place Kitelines,

we hope you enjoyed our miserable attitudes

and enjoy your stay in Vietnam.

I don't think I'll be flying with THEM any time soon.

But now, the main event...

Art Ninja versus Kite Ninja!

Ha! Kite Ninja?

HE LAUGHS

This is a real laugh.

Remember, it's a combination of height,

style and length of time in the air that will bag the trophy.

Three, two, one, liftoff!

Go, Team Ed!

It's a confident take-off.

It don't look good, mate.

You look like a frantic failure.

He's starting to look a bit nervous.

Ah! Where's it going?

He's going to lose some points for style here.

Ed's turned around, hoping to catch a little more air.

At least his flute kite's making a nice sound.

Yes, that's good.

Get out of my way, everyone!

CLAPPING

-People are clapping.

-It's coming in for landing.

He'll be looking for a smooth touchdown to get more style points.

Looking smooth!

-Or not.

-And we're down.

Yay!

-I'm so tired.

-I'd say that's pretty much zero for style,

but it went up there for a really long time.

Now it's Ricky's turn.

Maybe I can win it back on style points.

Right, let's do this. Get it taut.

It looks like he has new fans watching on.

Wow!

That's a new one on All Over The Place - buffalo stops play.

Are you ready? Let's do this.

Let's do this, liftoff!

Some applause for the smooth take-off.

Oh, that's nice. Nice and clean.

That's annoyingly smooth.

You know what, it's got a nice consistency.

Crash, come on!

That is the technique I want.

Ricky's kite is up high in the sky,

but not quite as high as Ed's, though.

-Oh!

-Come to me, my friend.

-Oh!

-Come to me.

CHEERING

Ah!

He's held it together for a smooth landing.

Annoyingly good.

Ed looked a little out of control for a lot of the flight,

but kept his kite in the air for 48 seconds.

That's 14 seconds longer than Ricky did.

Also, Ed's kite did nosedive into the ground.

Not a very elegant finish for him.

In contrast, the Art Ninja had less time in the air,

but definitely had a bit more style and a flashier landing.

It's too close to call.

Let's go to the experts to find out the winner.

The winner is Ricky.

-Well done, sir.

-Oh!

Yes! You know what, I deserved this.

This is the "kite" result.

-Give me that!

-No, give it to me!

-No, give it to me!

-I want it!

-No, I want it!

Mum! Mum!

You've been watching All Over The Place, ain't ya?