0:00:02 > 0:00:04Are you ready for an amazing adventure?
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Then join Ed Petrie.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- I'm a pirate.- ..and his CBBC mates...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- Smack me, bruv.- Yes.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..on a bonkers and brilliant journey around...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Asia! Asia! Asia!
0:00:16 > 0:00:17It's going to be epic!
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Oh!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Timber!- So there.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- Let's do this.- We've got loads of brain-boggling facts
0:00:23 > 0:00:25to tell you about.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Welcome to All Over The Place!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Can I watch it?- You're in it.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33We'll take part in some of Asia's most spectacular
0:00:33 > 0:00:35and craziest events.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36HE LAUGHS
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Oh, no!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40So, are you ready to go...
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# All over the place
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# All over the place
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# Me and my mates, all over the place!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:54 > 0:00:56# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58# All over the place
0:00:58 > 0:01:00# All over the place
0:01:01 > 0:01:04# There's stuff to do in Asia that is totally ace
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- # And it turns up - # All over the place! #
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Where the blazes has me ship got to?
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Could have sworn I laid anchor here last night.
0:01:24 > 0:01:2624 hour free parking, it said.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28There you are, Ed. Everything cool?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Ahoy there, young cabin boy.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32I'm looking for me ship. A big black galleon
0:01:32 > 0:01:35with sails as tall as palm trees.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Big black flag. You know what I'm saying?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Yeah, yeah, of course.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Yeah, um... Arrgh! Arrgh! Arrgh!
0:01:43 > 0:01:48There be hundreds of islands and waterways around these parts, sir.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Easy for one to get lost.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Arrgh!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Marooned in a strange land.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Perfect opportunity... for plunder and piracy.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Actually, I thought it was quite peaceful and tranquil around here,
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- to be fair, but... Arrgh! Yes, arrgh!- Aye, aye!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Why doesn't one join me on a tourist cruise around the backwaters
0:02:08 > 0:02:11of Kerala. Perfect for lovers of...
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Gold?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14No, sightseeing and bird-watching.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Come, let's just go and get a cup of tea or something, yeah?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Suppose I like a bit of bird-watching.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Got a massive telescope...
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Ed must have confused this tropical paradise with the Caribbean.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30This amazing watery world in Kerala
0:02:30 > 0:02:33is known as the backwaters.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Over centuries, heavy monsoon rainfall formed over 900km
0:02:38 > 0:02:40of lakes, canals and rivers.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44That's almost the same distance from Inverness to London.
0:02:44 > 0:02:50And the only way to get around here is on a boat made of coconut fibres.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Why are they made of coconuts?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Well...they just arrgh!
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Actually, this chap will probably tell us the real reason.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Are you the captain of this fine vessel, me lad?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- TRANSLATION:- I'm Captain Chitra,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and I'm taking you to the other shore
0:03:04 > 0:03:06to show you around the backwaters.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10This boat is called a kettuvallam.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Kettuvallam simply means "boat tied with ropes".
0:03:15 > 0:03:19This boat is cool. How has it been made?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22The roof is made of coconut fibres,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and other parts are made from the coconut tree. Pretty, isn't it?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30It's made out of coconuts, you know. That's wicked!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So how long have these boats been built in Kerala?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Well, they've been used here for over 100 years to carry goods around
0:03:37 > 0:03:40the backwaters and beyond.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Like gold, riches, booty of the backwaters!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Ed, Ed, how long is this going to go on for, man?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47All aboard, me hearties!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Arrgh!- OK, chaps, this way.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52How do I get on a boat?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Oh!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Hoist the sail!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Ed, there ain't no sail, man. Just come inside, you're embarrassing me.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Silence, I'll have you keelhauled!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Look, just get inside and give me the telescope.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Get off! Stop touching my telescope! - You don't need it!- Stop it!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Ed's galley certainly isn't the biggest in the backwaters.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Some kettuvallam houseboats can sleep up to 14 people.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23But unfortunately for Ed,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27you're more likely to spot a parrot than a pirate in these waters.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- What are you doing now, Ed? - I'm hoisting the pirate flag.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34It's somewhat of a tradition for us pirates.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Now all I need is...
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- A talking parrot, yeah?- Yes.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Well, I think you might be in luck, actually.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Because the backwaters is actually a great place
0:04:42 > 0:04:45for spotting exotic birds. Like parrots, parakeets...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48You ain't got a second telescope I could borrow, could you?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Don't worry...
0:04:50 > 0:04:51You can borrow me binoculars.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It's beautiful around here, eh?
0:05:12 > 0:05:16See that, Ed? Local communities lining the backwaters, yeah?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Let's go explore. Just don't scare the kids.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Course I'm not going to scare them. I'm a pirate.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Ahoy there! What's your names?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE
0:05:27 > 0:05:29I'm Captain Ed.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Do you want to be a pirate? Join me crew
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and live a life on the high seas, with scurvy?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Actually, you don't have to, it's voluntary.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39It's...sort of not voluntary.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42You were told not to scare the kids, Ed.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Have you found any treasure yet?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Here we are, Ed. This is where you can find some of the most precious
0:05:47 > 0:05:49resources in the backwaters.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Emeralds? Diamonds? Silver?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53No. Rice.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Rice?- Yeah, rice, yeah. - I can buy that in a supermarket.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59No. These are the paddy fields where the rice is grown,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02and was transported down the backwaters on the kettuvallam boats
0:06:02 > 0:06:03that you saw earlier.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Rice?!
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Rice?!
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Who am I kidding? This is no place for a pirate.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23The beautiful palm trees, water lapping against the pleasure boats,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27and the friendliest locals from here to Timbuktu.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Well, Ed, there was actually a rogue naval chief
0:06:29 > 0:06:32who was famous in Kerala.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Oh, yeah. His name was Kanhoji Angre,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36and he was reported to have stolen a vessel,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39in Kerala, in 1702.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41The most feared man in the whole Arabian Sea.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Pirates?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Real pirates on these waters?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Oh, yeah.- I'm getting out of here.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Where are you going? Hey, Ed, come back. Ed!- Whoa!
0:06:51 > 0:06:52ED SCREAMS
0:06:52 > 0:06:53WATER SPLASHES
0:06:56 > 0:06:57You're going to need a towel, mate.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Now, where's Rudolph, the sniffer dog?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16He's supposed to be sniffing out the smell of Christmas,
0:07:16 > 0:07:19but...what does Christmas actually smell like?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21It smells warm and sweet, like freshly baked biscuits.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Oh, look, he's found something. - Here, boy. Here, boy.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26What have you got for me?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28A stick.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29What is it with dogs and sticks?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Why have you brought me a stick?!
0:07:32 > 0:07:33No sticks.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Oh, you two couldn't spot the smell of Christmas
0:07:36 > 0:07:40if it was right under your nose!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43That is the sweet and spicy cinnamon stick,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and it's used for all sorts of festive food.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Cinnamon originates from right here in Sri Lanka.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54So make sure and sniff out the best stuff in the supermarket.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56'Ed and Michelle,
0:07:56 > 0:08:01'you have 45 seconds to find out as much as you can about cinnamon.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06'Ed, you have Sampath, who knows all about the cinnamon plantation.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10'Michelle, you have Manoj, who knows all about the history of cinnamon
0:08:10 > 0:08:12'in Sri Lanka.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15'The one who finds out the most facts is the winner.'
0:08:15 > 0:08:19HE COUNTS DOWN IN LOCAL LANGUAGE
0:08:22 > 0:08:24What is cinnamon?
0:08:24 > 0:08:25- TRANSLATION:- It's a tree.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Is cinnamon expensive to buy?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- TRANSLATION:- Oh, aye, it's quite expensive.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Hm.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32What kind of a plant is it?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It's a bush. Yeah, it's a bush.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Oh, it's a bush?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38What's it used for?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41It's used for food and flavouring, and even for medicinal purposes.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Which is medicine. - Loads of things.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46How tall can cinnamon grow?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Three metres. Three metres, yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50So would you recommend that I
0:08:50 > 0:08:52sprinkle it on my coffee in the morning?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Oh, aye, it's tasty and delicious. - I'm going to try that.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57If the plant is three metres tall,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59do the elves have a hard time harvesting it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Elves like you don't really work here, do you know what I'm saying?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07KLAXON
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Out of time.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13'And the winner is...
0:09:13 > 0:09:14'Ed!'
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Oh! Christmas has come early for me.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Yeah, yeah, yeah, can we take these silly costumes off now?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23We've found the smell of Christmas after all.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25'Well, OK.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28'But don't get too comfortable.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32'You've still got to sniff out more cinnamon info.'
0:09:32 > 0:09:35So how does cinnamon get from this...
0:09:35 > 0:09:40to this? Well, cinnamon comes from the bark of these trees and bushes.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42The first step is to harvest some branches.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Watch your head.- Oh, you don't hang about, do you?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Nice work, Sampath.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Wow. That came down quick.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Yeah. Wasn't expecting that...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Oh, my gosh, can you smell that cinnamon?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- I'm just getting a real waft of it now.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Hold on, guys. That's not cinnamon...yet.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You still need to peel it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I knew I'd be good at this. It's one of the only jobs I'm allowed to do
0:10:08 > 0:10:10in the Petrie family at Christmas
0:10:10 > 0:10:12before Christmas dinner - peeling the spuds.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14And there we go.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Lots of lovely cinnamon...
0:10:17 > 0:10:19that will really make someone's Christmas.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- It's not cinnamon. - Still not cinnamon?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22When is it cinnamon?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Get back to work, Ed.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26When do we get the cinnamon? I just want the cinnamon!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31You'll be peeling till next Christmas at this rate, Ed.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33You need to get to the inner bark,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37because next it's time to wrap the presents.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Yes - to make cinnamon,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41you must wrap the short inner bark, called quills,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44in longer shavings, and then, ta-da, Christmassy cinnamon!
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Oh! That is the smell of Christmas.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- We did it.- We found it, Michelle.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Mmm.- Aaah.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Very familiar.- People have been sniffing out cinnamon for hundreds
0:10:57 > 0:10:59of years. Back in the 16th century,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02this gift was worth more than gold.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Spices! Get your lovely spices.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Yo! Ginger's fiery.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Cardamom's good.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13How about some cinnamon to spice up your pud?
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Out of my way, trader -
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I've not travelled halfway across the world
0:11:16 > 0:11:19to pay your ridiculous prices.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21It does cost a bob or two,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23but - think about when you get home, yeah?
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Walking around with a big bag of cinnamon under your arm, everyone
0:11:27 > 0:11:30going, "Ooh - that Portuguese explorer's posh".
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Yeah? I'm talking proper respect, mate.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36It is true that it's one of the highest status symbols in Portugal
0:11:36 > 0:11:39right now, but you're charging an arm and a leg for it.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I need to sail home with a big boat full of the stuff,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45if I'm going to get any of that respect.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Great, isn't it?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Right. How much cinnamon can I put you down for?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52None from you. Although seeing as though you're a man in the know,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56I wondered if you could point me in the right direction so I can
0:11:56 > 0:11:59find some of my own at a much cheaper price.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00Find some of your own?!
0:12:00 > 0:12:03You explorers are always wanting something you can't have.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05It's great, innit?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Now, come on, I know it's on the island here somewhere.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11No. This is my livelihood we're talking about.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13A secret, kept for centuries.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16If I tell YOU, how am I expected to make a killing?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I mean - living. No, no, wait, you can't go there,
0:12:18 > 0:12:23because...it comes from the nests of giant birds,
0:12:23 > 0:12:28perched on top of a mountain, unclimbable by any man.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Or woman.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31And then the nests fall off,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35into a deep ravine full of...deadly snakes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37And that's where the cinnamon sticks come from.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43Codswallop! That's just a tale to keep us off the cinnamon scent.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45This is the European Age of Discovery,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48and I've discovered a terrible liar.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Now, get out of my way!
0:12:49 > 0:12:50I know I'm close.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53You can't go there, you'll ruin my business.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Get off my map!- No! Oh...!
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Get off my cinnamon!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Oh, no. This stuff's more expensive than gold!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07They'll cash us in at the bank.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Or put us on toast. Run! - CROWD SHOUTS
0:13:24 > 0:13:26DANCE BEAT
0:13:31 > 0:13:32# Yes
0:13:36 > 0:13:37# Ready to go shopping, have you got the list?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40# There's quite a lot on it, hope there's nothing you've missed
0:13:40 > 0:13:42# I thought that we were going to shop in Bangkok
0:13:42 > 0:13:45# Instead it seems we're stood by a canal-side dock
0:13:45 > 0:13:47# Well spotted, Ed, I've brought you to Damnoen Saduak
0:13:47 > 0:13:50# We're going shoppin' here, OK, there's no turnin' back
0:13:50 > 0:13:52# A traditional market, but one thing worth noting
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- # Can you spot what it is? - # Hang on, it's floating!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57# This is such an amazing place
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# To do your shopping
0:13:59 > 0:14:02# Shop till you're dropping
0:14:02 > 0:14:04# There's so much to get There's so much to get
0:14:04 > 0:14:06# This is such an amazing place
0:14:06 > 0:14:08# To do some haggling
0:14:08 > 0:14:10# Come on, get paddling
0:14:10 > 0:14:13# There's so much to get, there's so much to get
0:14:13 > 0:14:15# Vendors travel in their boats from miles around
0:14:15 > 0:14:18# Whatever you're after, I'm sure it can be found
0:14:18 > 0:14:20# Boats jammed full of produce are lining the banks
0:14:20 > 0:14:22# I'll have a bunch of coconuts, please. Thanks!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25# Oranges, grapefruit, mango and cabbage
0:14:25 > 0:14:27# That's quite a lot of stuff, Ed You sure you can manage?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29# Onions, grapes, bananas and beans
0:14:29 > 0:14:32# Got to make sure you get your five a day greens
0:14:32 > 0:14:35# This is such an amazing place
0:14:35 > 0:14:37# To do your shopping
0:14:37 > 0:14:39# Shop till you're dropping
0:14:39 > 0:14:41# There's so much to get, there's so much to get
0:14:41 > 0:14:44# This is such an amazing place
0:14:44 > 0:14:46# To do some haggling
0:14:46 > 0:14:48# Come on, get paddling
0:14:48 > 0:14:51# There's so much to get, there's so much to get
0:14:51 > 0:14:55# This canal has history Built in the 19th century
0:14:55 > 0:14:58# To connect to rivers so
0:14:58 > 0:15:00# Goods could be transported to and fro
0:15:00 > 0:15:02# The water network was important for trade
0:15:02 > 0:15:04# That's why so many canals were made
0:15:04 > 0:15:07# They also provide farmers with water for their land
0:15:07 > 0:15:09# One drawback, though is boat traffic jams
0:15:09 > 0:15:12# There's a lot of food to buy along the docks
0:15:12 > 0:15:14# From noodles to pancakes to rich, meaty broths
0:15:14 > 0:15:17# T-shirts, bags, it's a tourist's treat
0:15:17 > 0:15:19# Not sure that suits you, Ed Keep the receipt
0:15:19 > 0:15:21# I think I've got everything I don't like to gloat
0:15:21 > 0:15:24# But there's too much stuff, Ed We're barely afloat
0:15:24 > 0:15:25# I think we're going under
0:15:25 > 0:15:27# Oh, well
0:15:27 > 0:15:29# Only one solution Better start to sell
0:15:29 > 0:15:31# This is such an amazing place
0:15:31 > 0:15:33# To do your shopping
0:15:33 > 0:15:35# Shop till you're dropping
0:15:35 > 0:15:38# There's so much to get There's so much to get
0:15:38 > 0:15:40# This is such an amazing place
0:15:40 > 0:15:43# It's got me thinking
0:15:43 > 0:15:45# Hang on, are we sinking?!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48# Think we're getting wet! Think we're getting wet! #
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Hello. I am Naomi Bot.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Programmed to protect the amazing All Over The Place: Asia.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- That's amazing.- Hello, inferior human presenter, Ed.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Er, watch it, Naomi Bot.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I happen to know that Asimov's first law of robotics
0:16:24 > 0:16:26states that you're not allowed to hurt humans.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28And that includes insults.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Everyone knows robots will eventually rule the Earth.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Well, in that case, what the world needs is a robot Ed.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Take me to your creator.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41I was created by my master, the amazing Robot Man,
0:16:41 > 0:16:42He...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44SPEECH FALTERS AND STOPS
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Hang on, that's a stick-on mask.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Naomi? Naomi...!
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Ah! Nice try with that robot.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Ah, it was worth a shot. - Now, where's this inventor bloke?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Well, this is his workshop,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10so I guess he must be around here somewhere.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Ah, ni hao, Mr Wu!- Ni hao, hi.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Who's the guy with the long face?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- TRANSLATION:- It's a dinosaur that I made recently.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27How does it work? What is it made of?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Let me tell you, it's made of steel and metal and electric motors,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and is driven by a battery.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Mr Wu's loved robots ever since he was a kid,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44and he learned to build them to help with household tasks.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Right, what's this one?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Well, this is the massage robot, which you can try.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I'll give it a whirl.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Ah! Oh, that's lovely!
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Ow!- Come on, Naomi. No rest for the wicked.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Because it's time for Robot Chores!
0:18:01 > 0:18:05You must battle a house robot, and at the same time,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08answer fiendishly difficult questions on robotics.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Play chess, and answer this question.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Where does the word "robot" come from?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Is it A, the Czech for "drudgery" - "robota"?
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Or B, from Mr Robottom,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25my great-grandfather and inventor of the game show?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- Oh - hang on, I think I've got it. - KLAXON
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Oh, you've run out of time! Let me check the answer.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34It was A - from the Czech, "robota".
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Oh, dear. And you've lost at chess as well.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38You're a double loser.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Challenge the cat-drawing robot.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Right - I am ready for this one, I'm pretty handy with a pen.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51We'll see about that. Mr Wu - activate!
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Here's your question.
0:18:59 > 0:19:05Who drew up designs for the first humanoid robot in 1495?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Was it A, Dr Frankenstein?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Or B, Leonardo da Vinci?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14It's got to be Leonardo da Vinci. He could do anything, that guy.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Correct! Yes, he drew up plans for a mechanised knight.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Reveal your drawing.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Yeah... I'm going to have to take off two points.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26That cat looks like it's got a disease.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32This cat...is beautiful.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Final question.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Erm...
0:19:40 > 0:19:42How do you turn this off?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Oh, I'm sorry, Mr Game Show Man, I have absolutely no idea.- Erm...
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- No, I don't like it.- Bye!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's not natural.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Oh, it's walking into a tree.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Ed, Ed, right, check out my amazing balancing skills.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Look at that. - Yeah, very good, Johny.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Look, Ed - a banana. I'm balancing a banana.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Oh, yeah. Great skills.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I'm going to show him this time. Watch this.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Ed, check out my amazing balancing skills, look at this.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30What?!
0:20:30 > 0:20:32See? I told you you'd be impressed.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- That's incredible.- I've been practising for hours.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Look at that!- I know!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39And look at these!
0:20:39 > 0:20:43There are hundreds of amazing balancing acts to see here, at the
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Kanto Matsuri, or Pole Lantern Festival.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50It takes place in Akita every year, at the start of August.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54At night-time, you can watch expert performers balance the kanto.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58That's those big bamboo poles with 46 paper lanterns attached,
0:20:58 > 0:20:59and lit up by candles.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05The festival is thought to have started off in 1751,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09and the amazing night-time parade is watched by thousands of people.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14But the crowds also gather for the daytime kanto balancing competition
0:21:14 > 0:21:17that has been held here since 1931.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Oh, here we go.- Look at this!
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- On one hand. Balancing all that on one arm.- That's amazing.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Wow! Look how tall he's got it. They keep on adding bits to the bottom.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Oh!- No, it's coming for us!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33You wondered what would happen if he dropped it.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Think you're about to find out. - Yeah.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Oh, no...!- Timber!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40No!
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Well, I don't think he's going to get many points for that,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46considering he crashed into the judges' table!
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Well, I've done a lot of All Over The Place events,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51and this looks difficult.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52We don't like difficult.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Worry not. Help is at hand.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Meet Kotaro, from the Muromachi Kanto Club.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04The club has been taking part in this festival for around 200 years.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07And although Kotaro hasn't been doing it that long,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10he is a former kanto champion.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Excuse me.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I was just wondering, why do these look like this?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- TRANSLATION:- This is based on how the rice looks in the field.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19It looks a bit like grains of rice, doesn't it?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Oh, because this is a big rice-growing area?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- Yeah.- That's interesting and they look brilliant,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27but how heavy can these things possibly be?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29This one is a kanto for children,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32and weighs 15kg.
0:22:32 > 0:22:3715kg is around 16 and a bit average pineapples.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Try balancing those!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41The big one here is for adults,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and it weighs 50kg.
0:22:44 > 0:22:4650kg! I can't even bench-press that.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I've seen people with these on their heads!
0:22:48 > 0:22:51So how long does it take somebody to train to do this?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Oh, it takes about five years of practice.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Five years. OK, well,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59you'll be able to watch this on All Over The Place 2022.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Seriously, how long have WE got to learn this?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05You guys have got about 30 minutes.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- Right.- Oh, dear. - OK. I'm a quick learner.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Not that quick!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23The first skill any kanto carrier learns is nagashi,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27adding bamboo poles and then handing the kanto over.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Now, time for the basic kanto-carrying skill,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34hirate, or "carrying on the palm".
0:23:34 > 0:23:35Looks like a handy move!
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Next, get ahead in the kanto game
0:23:41 > 0:23:43with hitai - balancing on the forehead.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Don't give carrying a kanto the cold shoulder,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51try out the kata technique - the easiest carrying style to learn.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55If that doesn't work, why not give the koshi style a go?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57It's the hippest move of them all.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Go on, put your bottom into it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05But don't forget - you actually need to be balancing a kanto to practise.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11So I've got to keep two hands on it and eye on the pole at all times...
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Is it quite heavy?- Yes.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Uh-oh.- Oh!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Oh, no! Oh! I thought I had it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- Oh, dear. - THEY LAUGH
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I don't even think I want to try.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Oh! - ED LAUGHS
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I think standing next to you is the safest place to be.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29It's really hard.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31I've got, like, no control over it...
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Don't forget, these kanto are the ones CHILDREN practise on!
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- Oh!- Oh, no, the end's fallen off,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- the end's fallen off! - THEY LAUGH
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I don't know, who did better?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46We were both absolutely useless.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49You two, useless? What a shocker(!)
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Kanto carriers are judged on their carrying style,
0:24:52 > 0:24:57how steady they can keep the kanto, and on how good they make it look.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59And some of these people make it look easy!
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Apart from balancing the kanto on the palm,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05carriers must not use their hands to support the pole,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09and you must stay within the six-metre circle when balancing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Remember, it takes at least five years to learn how to do this.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Ed and Johny have had less than 30 minutes to practise.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20The odds are against them. As they take on the...
0:25:27 > 0:25:29OK. Johny's up.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31His time starts when he balances the kanto,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and takes his hand away from the pole.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- CHANTING:- Dokkoisho, dokkoisho! Dokkoisho, dokkoisho!
0:25:37 > 0:25:39There he goes...
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Oh, he's doing well.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46He's holding it steady. The judges...
0:25:46 > 0:25:47What do they think?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50This is good...
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Oh!
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Timber!
0:25:53 > 0:25:56ED LAUGHS
0:25:57 > 0:25:59In my head, that looked amazing.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02For someone who had never done this till half an hour ago,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04that wasn't bad!
0:26:05 > 0:26:09That chant from the crowd is "Dokkoisho, dokkoisho",
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and it's to encourage the kanto carriers, and roughly means
0:26:12 > 0:26:15"Keep trying". Or "You can do it".
0:26:15 > 0:26:18So, Ed - you can do it, you can do it, you can do it!
0:26:18 > 0:26:21(I don't think he can, but we're about to find out.)
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Dokkoisho, dokkoisho!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26He's off. Oh...! HE LAUGHS
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Oh, that wasn't great, Ed, was it?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30What did the judges think?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Yeah. They're not impressed.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Wait, wait...- Oh, what's this?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Oh, he's going to have another go. It's the comeback kid.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Dokkoisho, dokkoisho!
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Well, the first effort didn't really count, I suppose.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45He's going now... He's balancing it,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47he's got it. He's there. He's in the zone.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50No, hang on, he's walking out of the zone.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53He's up in the air, but he's over the line.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Out of the six-metre circle.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Oh, no!
0:26:57 > 0:26:58CLAPPING
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I couldn't look at the floor! I couldn't see where the circle was.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Yeah, that excuse won't wash with the judges.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07But remember - they also give points for how steady you are,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09and how good you look when holding the kanto.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12So, on balance, who was in pole position?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- TRANSLATION:- And the winner is...
0:27:18 > 0:27:20..Johny.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Oh, yes! Thank you!
0:27:23 > 0:27:25They've got the drums and everything.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Look at this!- On balance I think the best man won.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Whoa...!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- CRASH! - Or maybe not.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35You've been watching All Over The Place: Asia!
0:27:41 > 0:27:42HORN BEEPS