Cats, Toilets and Sandal Racing

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04Are you ready for an amazing adventure?

0:00:04 > 0:00:06Then join Ed Petrie...

0:00:06 > 0:00:07Oh, I really need a toilet.

0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and his CBBC mates...

0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Spud me, bruv.- Yes.

0:00:11 > 0:00:14..on a bonkers and brilliant journey around...

0:00:14 > 0:00:16Asia! Asia! Asia!

0:00:16 > 0:00:17It's going to be epic.

0:00:17 > 0:00:19Whoa!

0:00:19 > 0:00:20It's amazing!

0:00:21 > 0:00:22Let's do this.

0:00:22 > 0:00:25We've got loads of brain boggling facts to tell you about.

0:00:25 > 0:00:27Welcome to All Over The Place!

0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Can I watch it?- You're in it.

0:00:30 > 0:00:33We'll take part in some of Asia's most spectacular

0:00:33 > 0:00:35and craziest events.

0:00:35 > 0:00:36How far's the sea?

0:00:36 > 0:00:38I'm coming to get you!

0:00:38 > 0:00:40So, are you ready to go?

0:00:40 > 0:00:43# All over the place

0:00:43 > 0:00:45# All over the place

0:00:46 > 0:00:47# North, south, east, west

0:00:47 > 0:00:49# On a bizarre quest

0:00:49 > 0:00:51# Me and my mates, all over the place

0:00:51 > 0:00:53# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd

0:00:53 > 0:00:56# Whatever we do, it's strange but true

0:00:56 > 0:00:58# All over the place

0:00:58 > 0:01:00# All over the place

0:01:02 > 0:01:04# There's stuff to do in Asia that is totally ace

0:01:04 > 0:01:06# And it turns up all over the place! #

0:01:10 > 0:01:12BELL RINGS

0:01:18 > 0:01:20I mean, you don't understand it.

0:01:20 > 0:01:22She was a rare beauty.

0:01:22 > 0:01:24Off the scales.

0:01:25 > 0:01:27I mean, how could she leave me?

0:01:27 > 0:01:28Something smells fishy.

0:01:28 > 0:01:32Maybe next time, you should use one of those giant Chinese fishing nets

0:01:32 > 0:01:35that they've been using here since the 14th century.

0:01:35 > 0:01:38They catch dozens of fish at a time.

0:01:38 > 0:01:40Oh, thanks, Ed. The one that got away, eh?

0:01:40 > 0:01:42Plenty more fish in the sea.

0:01:45 > 0:01:46Fancy a fishy friend?

0:01:46 > 0:01:48Well, you're in the right place.

0:01:48 > 0:01:50These magnificent fishing nets

0:01:50 > 0:01:53have been dipping in and out of the sea, here at Fort Kochi,

0:01:53 > 0:01:56for hundreds of years.

0:01:56 > 0:01:59They work by lowering a giant net into the sea,

0:01:59 > 0:02:01leaving it there for a few minutes,

0:02:01 > 0:02:02before hauling it back up

0:02:02 > 0:02:04using counterweighted boulders.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06And at over ten metres,

0:02:06 > 0:02:09they are as tall as seven Ariana Grandes

0:02:09 > 0:02:11stood on top of one another.

0:02:11 > 0:02:15Ed and Inel, you have 39 seconds

0:02:15 > 0:02:16to find out as much as you can

0:02:16 > 0:02:19about the Chinese fishing nets.

0:02:19 > 0:02:21Ed, you have James,

0:02:21 > 0:02:23who knows all about working the nets.

0:02:23 > 0:02:25Inel, you have Anthony,

0:02:25 > 0:02:27who knows all about their history.

0:02:27 > 0:02:30The one who finds out the most facts is the winner.

0:02:30 > 0:02:33Munnu, rant, onnu -

0:02:33 > 0:02:35go!

0:02:35 > 0:02:37Anthony, how old are the nets?

0:02:37 > 0:02:38The nets are...

0:02:40 > 0:02:43How many people work on them, pulling the ropes?

0:02:44 > 0:02:47What other parts of the world might you find these nets?

0:02:54 > 0:02:56Oh, Asian countries.

0:02:56 > 0:02:58What sort of fish do you catch?

0:03:02 > 0:03:04Silverfish, tiger fish and catfish.

0:03:04 > 0:03:07OK, what's your favourite fish to eat?

0:03:10 > 0:03:11Can't beat a bit of red snapper.

0:03:11 > 0:03:12KLAXON BLARES

0:03:12 > 0:03:14Oh, there goes the klaxon.

0:03:14 > 0:03:16But I think we did pretty well, don't you think, Anthony?

0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Spud me, bruv.- Yes.

0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Cool.- And the winner is...

0:03:22 > 0:03:24- ..Ed!- Yes!

0:03:24 > 0:03:26- It's rigged.- What? The fishing nets?

0:03:26 > 0:03:27Yes, yes, they are.

0:03:27 > 0:03:29'The challenge is on, boys.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32'Can you catch your lunch?'

0:03:32 > 0:03:35Have we ever turned down a challenge from you, voice-over man?

0:03:35 > 0:03:38'Well, not when it involves free food.'

0:03:38 > 0:03:39Harder? Sorry!

0:03:39 > 0:03:41Pull, man.

0:03:41 > 0:03:44The boys are pulling up their first catch.

0:03:44 > 0:03:46I'm getting blisters on my hand already, Ed.

0:03:46 > 0:03:47THEY REPEAT LOCAL PHRASE

0:03:47 > 0:03:49Ed, have you got any gloves?

0:03:49 > 0:03:50This is apparently what you say.

0:03:50 > 0:03:53THEY REPEAT LOCAL PHRASE

0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Got a bit heavy towards the end, there.- It did.

0:03:56 > 0:03:58HE REPEATS LOCAL PHRASE

0:03:58 > 0:04:00Will there be any fish?

0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Look at that!- Oh, the first catch of the day.

0:04:03 > 0:04:04Yay!

0:04:04 > 0:04:05Eh?

0:04:05 > 0:04:06Not bad.

0:04:06 > 0:04:10Now all they have to do is drop the net back in and wait a few minutes.

0:04:10 > 0:04:12Yeah, start? OK, good.

0:04:12 > 0:04:14Let's go.

0:04:14 > 0:04:18THEY REPEAT LOCAL PHRASE

0:04:20 > 0:04:22Will it be a bigger catch second time round?

0:04:22 > 0:04:25Oh, would you look at that?

0:04:25 > 0:04:26A big catch today.

0:04:26 > 0:04:29Looky here, James. What's that? What's that? What's that?

0:04:29 > 0:04:32- What have we got?- Some catfish and anchovy, and this one.

0:04:32 > 0:04:33- Anchovies!- OK, wow.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35And this is a sea frog.

0:04:35 > 0:04:37- See frog?- Might give the sea frog a miss.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Yeah, leave it.- Can we have the rest of this for our lunch?- Yes.- Lovely.

0:04:40 > 0:04:41- You like it?- Thanks, James.

0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Love it.- Nice one, James.

0:04:43 > 0:04:45Here, Ed, I'll carry that if you want.

0:04:45 > 0:04:46No, I'm fine.

0:04:46 > 0:04:48You don't have to carry it too far.

0:04:48 > 0:04:50Local stalls in Fort Kochi

0:04:50 > 0:04:52will fry up your fresh fish

0:04:52 > 0:04:54in front of your very eyes.

0:04:55 > 0:04:58Oh! Ooooh!

0:04:58 > 0:05:00I've got smelly fish all over me now!

0:05:00 > 0:05:02Where am I going to get this cleaned up?

0:05:02 > 0:05:06Er, why don't you try that traditional Keralan wash house?

0:05:06 > 0:05:09- They seem to know what they're doing.- That's handy, isn't it?

0:05:15 > 0:05:16Oh!

0:05:16 > 0:05:18Hi, I'm Bill Beefy.

0:05:18 > 0:05:22Does your washing powder leave behind milky brew stains?

0:05:26 > 0:05:27Oh.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30Does your machine remove bin juice from your favourite clothes?

0:05:30 > 0:05:31Uh-uh.

0:05:31 > 0:05:33Do you know what you need?

0:05:33 > 0:05:36To stop drinking bin juice and milky brews?

0:05:36 > 0:05:37Who is this guy?

0:05:37 > 0:05:39Shush! We're in an advert.

0:05:39 > 0:05:41What you need

0:05:41 > 0:05:43is a traditional Keralan wash house.

0:05:43 > 0:05:46A traditional Caroline what house?

0:05:46 > 0:05:48A traditional Keralan wash house,

0:05:48 > 0:05:51like the dhobi ghat in Fort Kochi.

0:05:51 > 0:05:54It's your one-stop shop for washing,

0:05:54 > 0:05:56drying and ironing all your clothes.

0:05:59 > 0:06:01Hi, I'm Bill Beefy.

0:06:01 > 0:06:04With a traditional Keralan wash house,

0:06:04 > 0:06:08you can say goodbye to hours of tedious loading and unloading

0:06:08 > 0:06:10- of your washing machine.- Oh, great!

0:06:10 > 0:06:13And say hello to even more hours

0:06:13 > 0:06:15of tedious washing by hand.

0:06:15 > 0:06:16You what?

0:06:16 > 0:06:20Shush, he's paying us to be in this ad in dog biccies.

0:06:20 > 0:06:21Oh-oh-oh!

0:06:24 > 0:06:26At a traditional Keralan wash house,

0:06:26 > 0:06:28there are no washing machines.

0:06:28 > 0:06:31But what they lack in modern household convenience,

0:06:31 > 0:06:32they sure make up for

0:06:32 > 0:06:34in concrete booths

0:06:34 > 0:06:36filled with soapy water.

0:06:36 > 0:06:3842 of them.

0:06:38 > 0:06:40Perfect for cleaning all your dhotis.

0:06:40 > 0:06:44Excuse me, my dhotis are perfectly clean, thank you!

0:06:44 > 0:06:48No, they're traditional Indian clothes, cocker, look behind you.

0:06:48 > 0:06:50All your favourite garments are then dried

0:06:50 > 0:06:52using the latest in air technology,

0:06:52 > 0:06:54the wind.

0:06:54 > 0:06:57Hey, you're pretty windy, Dodge, you could help there.

0:06:57 > 0:06:59And finally, neatly pressed

0:06:59 > 0:07:01using 100% safe

0:07:01 > 0:07:03giant electric irons.

0:07:03 > 0:07:05That sounds like a lot of work to me.

0:07:05 > 0:07:08If all that sounds like a lot of work to you...

0:07:08 > 0:07:09No, no, it doesn't.

0:07:09 > 0:07:10Then do not fear,

0:07:10 > 0:07:13because a traditional Keralan wash house

0:07:13 > 0:07:17comes with an army of traditional Keralans called dhobis.

0:07:17 > 0:07:20They will wash, dry and iron your clothes for you.

0:07:20 > 0:07:22All right, he sold it to me.

0:07:22 > 0:07:23Only one problem.

0:07:23 > 0:07:24- What's that?- We're dogs.

0:07:24 > 0:07:26We don't wear clothes.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28BOTH: Oh!

0:07:28 > 0:07:30Bye, I'm Bill Beefy.

0:07:30 > 0:07:32You're fired.

0:07:36 > 0:07:38BELL RINGS

0:07:45 > 0:07:46CATS MEOW

0:07:46 > 0:07:49Look at this!

0:07:49 > 0:07:50Wow.

0:07:50 > 0:07:52Or should that be...

0:07:52 > 0:07:53meow?

0:07:53 > 0:07:55This is Temari no Ouchi,

0:07:55 > 0:07:57one of 40 cat cafes in Tokyo.

0:07:57 > 0:08:00The city has a population of 13 million,

0:08:00 > 0:08:01which means most apartments

0:08:01 > 0:08:03are small and don't allow pets,

0:08:03 > 0:08:04so these special cafes

0:08:04 > 0:08:06let people spend time with animals

0:08:06 > 0:08:08whilst having a lovely cuppa.

0:08:08 > 0:08:10And it's themed like a fairy tale palace,

0:08:10 > 0:08:12or should that be a furry-tail palace?

0:08:14 > 0:08:17Wow! This place is like a magical forest!

0:08:17 > 0:08:19What a great cat-mosphere.

0:08:19 > 0:08:20'Here we go again.

0:08:20 > 0:08:22'Look at these two.'

0:08:22 > 0:08:25'I haven't seen them at the cafe before.'

0:08:25 > 0:08:29'Oh, purr-fect, more tourists, no doubt hoping to get a cat selfie.'

0:08:30 > 0:08:32'They're not just any tourists.

0:08:32 > 0:08:34'OMG, it's only Ed Petrie and Vic Cook off the telly!

0:08:34 > 0:08:36'I think I'm hyperventilating!'

0:08:36 > 0:08:37CAT HYPERVENTILATES

0:08:37 > 0:08:39'There she goes again.

0:08:39 > 0:08:41'Too much catnip. Anyway, I don't care who they are.

0:08:41 > 0:08:43'They still have to follow our rules.'

0:08:43 > 0:08:45'Stop touching me. I don't like my head getting stroked.'

0:08:45 > 0:08:47That's right. Rules are rules.

0:08:48 > 0:08:50Rules?

0:08:50 > 0:08:53Rule number one, no hugging the cats.

0:08:53 > 0:08:56You can stroke them but don't pick them up.

0:08:56 > 0:08:57Rule number two,

0:08:57 > 0:08:59no feeding them human food

0:08:59 > 0:09:01and if they have a ribbon around their neck,

0:09:01 > 0:09:03it means they're on a diet.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06And finally, rule number three,

0:09:06 > 0:09:08no flash photography.

0:09:08 > 0:09:12Some of the cats don't like the bright lights.

0:09:12 > 0:09:13Is there a menu round here?

0:09:13 > 0:09:15Hey, we could have a cat tea party.

0:09:17 > 0:09:20Urgh, this menu's different to any I've ever seen before.

0:09:20 > 0:09:23It's full of pictures of cats instead of food.

0:09:23 > 0:09:24Well, I'm looking for a cup of tea

0:09:24 > 0:09:26with a cat biscuit on the side,

0:09:26 > 0:09:28and a Temari, whatever that is.

0:09:28 > 0:09:30Oh, this isn't a menu!

0:09:30 > 0:09:33It's a book about all the cats that live here.

0:09:33 > 0:09:36That is Temari, the first-ever cat.

0:09:36 > 0:09:38She's also the leader of the group.

0:09:38 > 0:09:41This cafe was also named after her.

0:09:41 > 0:09:44You can learn the name and breed of all the cats here,

0:09:44 > 0:09:46using that handy book.

0:09:46 > 0:09:48'Let's play Copycats!'

0:09:50 > 0:09:53BOTH: Hello! And welcome to...

0:09:53 > 0:09:54Copy...

0:09:54 > 0:09:55Cats!

0:09:55 > 0:09:59We've got to paw-sitively identify cats from this book.

0:09:59 > 0:10:02But once we've found them,

0:10:02 > 0:10:04we will copy that cat.

0:10:04 > 0:10:07'First up is an exotic short hair.

0:10:07 > 0:10:08'He may look grumpy

0:10:08 > 0:10:11'but that's just his face.

0:10:11 > 0:10:13'It's Matthew!

0:10:13 > 0:10:14'Copy that cat.'

0:10:22 > 0:10:24'Purr-fect!

0:10:24 > 0:10:25'Watami is next.

0:10:25 > 0:10:28'He's white and playful.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31'Found him? Now, copy that cat!'

0:10:43 > 0:10:46'Miaow-vellous.

0:10:46 > 0:10:50'Finally, can you find the Norwegian cat Figaro?

0:10:50 > 0:10:51'There he is.

0:10:53 > 0:10:55'Copy that cat!'

0:11:02 > 0:11:05'Cat's all, till next time.'

0:11:09 > 0:11:11I'm enjoying my cat-uccino.

0:11:11 > 0:11:15What a purr-fect way to spend the day!

0:11:15 > 0:11:17It's so relaxing in here.

0:11:17 > 0:11:19That's a nice cat, isn't it?

0:11:19 > 0:11:21Oh!

0:11:21 > 0:11:22Hello.

0:11:22 > 0:11:23Ed!

0:11:23 > 0:11:25Give us that back.

0:11:25 > 0:11:26Don't you remember rule number two?

0:11:26 > 0:11:29You're wearing your ribbon. I thought you were on a diet.

0:11:29 > 0:11:31Please, Ed. I've not had my elevenses.

0:11:31 > 0:11:33You're wearing a ribbon!

0:11:33 > 0:11:35Security! Security!

0:11:36 > 0:11:38BICKERING CONTINUES

0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Pfft! Humans, eh?- I know.

0:11:40 > 0:11:43Shall we go in there and sort it out?

0:11:43 > 0:11:45Na, they're probably fighting over food or something.

0:11:45 > 0:11:46They're simple creatures.

0:11:46 > 0:11:48Yeah, must be an easy life, being human.

0:11:48 > 0:11:49I wouldn't say no.

0:11:49 > 0:11:52Seriously? You'd rather be a human than a cat?

0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yeah, I reckon it'd be great.

0:11:55 > 0:11:58Not starting a fight with my own reflection

0:11:58 > 0:12:00and reading a newspaper rather than weeing on it.

0:12:00 > 0:12:03What about all the cool cat stuff you'd miss out on?

0:12:03 > 0:12:04Like what?

0:12:04 > 0:12:06Erm, lives, for starters.

0:12:06 > 0:12:08Humans have only got one life.

0:12:08 > 0:12:10Us cats have got nine.

0:12:10 > 0:12:13No, I think that's a myth.

0:12:13 > 0:12:14Is it?

0:12:14 > 0:12:17I should be more careful crossing roads.

0:12:17 > 0:12:19What about speed and agility?

0:12:19 > 0:12:21A domestic cat can run at 30mph.

0:12:21 > 0:12:22Humans can't.

0:12:22 > 0:12:24But they don't have to.

0:12:24 > 0:12:26Humans have cars, haven't they? And money.

0:12:26 > 0:12:28Some cats have money.

0:12:28 > 0:12:30I knew this cat in Italy that was left 13 million

0:12:30 > 0:12:32when his owner died.

0:12:32 > 0:12:34Wow, how did he cope with that?

0:12:34 > 0:12:37I don't know. He's got new friends now.

0:12:37 > 0:12:40Well, they do say that cats aren't loyal.

0:12:40 > 0:12:41SHE GASPS

0:12:41 > 0:12:43And thumbs!

0:12:43 > 0:12:45Humans have proper opposable thumbs!

0:12:45 > 0:12:47Imagine having a cup of tea

0:12:47 > 0:12:50and being able to pick it up!

0:12:50 > 0:12:52I prefer licking from a saucer.

0:12:52 > 0:12:53- You don't.- No, I do.

0:12:53 > 0:12:54- You don't.- I do.- You don't.

0:12:54 > 0:12:56- I do.- You don't!

0:12:56 > 0:12:59THEY HISS

0:12:59 > 0:13:01Look, we're not going to find any common ground

0:13:01 > 0:13:03when it comes to humans, so let's just drop the subject.

0:13:07 > 0:13:08What do you think about dogs?

0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Can't stand them. - Oh, couldn't agree more!

0:13:11 > 0:13:12SHE GIGGLES

0:13:14 > 0:13:16- Oh.- Aargh!

0:13:16 > 0:13:17Again!

0:13:19 > 0:13:21I told you.

0:13:28 > 0:13:31BELL RINGS

0:13:35 > 0:13:39MUSIC PLAYS

0:13:39 > 0:13:40# One, two

0:13:40 > 0:13:42# Three and four

0:13:42 > 0:13:45# Ever seen numbers written like this before?

0:13:45 > 0:13:47# Time to go back to school and see

0:13:47 > 0:13:50# If we can learn the art of Chinese calligraphy

0:13:50 > 0:13:53# The art of calligraphy appears

0:13:53 > 0:13:56# To date back over 2,000 years

0:13:56 > 0:13:58# In China, you get the distinct impression

0:13:58 > 0:14:01# It's treated as a form of artistic expression.

0:14:01 > 0:14:04# To write in a way that's so unique

0:14:04 > 0:14:07# Requires a study of the right technique

0:14:07 > 0:14:09# If only we knew someone who knew it

0:14:09 > 0:14:11# Turns out we do

0:14:11 > 0:14:13# Let's do it

0:14:13 > 0:14:15# A little bit of black ink on your brush

0:14:15 > 0:14:17# A little bit of patience, no need to rush.

0:14:17 > 0:14:20# Make sure that you hold it vertically

0:14:20 > 0:14:23# When you make a stroke so gracefully

0:14:23 > 0:14:25# Keep your wrist and elbow slightly raised

0:14:25 > 0:14:28# And with the results you'll be amazed

0:14:28 > 0:14:31# A little bit of effort and you'll succeed

0:14:31 > 0:14:34# A little bit of practice is what I need

0:14:40 > 0:14:42# To form words, characters are combined

0:14:42 > 0:14:45# The system is beautifully designed

0:14:45 > 0:14:48# Circles, triangles and squares are used

0:14:48 > 0:14:51# 50,000 to learn, I'm slightly confused

0:14:51 > 0:14:53# Many words started as a pictograph

0:14:53 > 0:14:56# Which over time became something more abstract

0:14:56 > 0:14:59# This is the pictograph for horse

0:14:59 > 0:15:01# That makes sense

0:15:01 > 0:15:02# Of course

0:15:02 > 0:15:04# A little bit of black ink on your brush

0:15:04 > 0:15:06# A little bit of patience, no need to rush

0:15:06 > 0:15:09# Make sure that you hold it vertically

0:15:09 > 0:15:12# When you make a stroke so gracefully

0:15:12 > 0:15:15# Keep your wrist and elbow slightly raised

0:15:15 > 0:15:18# And with the results, you'll be amazed

0:15:18 > 0:15:20# A little bit of effort and hey, presto... #

0:15:20 > 0:15:22Any good?

0:15:22 > 0:15:24I'll take that as a no.

0:15:29 > 0:15:32# The order that you write the strokes is set

0:15:32 > 0:15:35# Not sure I've really got the hang of it yet

0:15:35 > 0:15:37# Top to bottom then left to right

0:15:37 > 0:15:39# Outside to inside

0:15:39 > 0:15:41- # Got that?- Not quite

0:15:41 > 0:15:43# One, two, three, four

0:15:43 > 0:15:46# Five, six, seven, more

0:15:46 > 0:15:49# Eight, nine, ten, I'm done

0:15:49 > 0:15:51# 7,321. #

0:15:51 > 0:15:53Oh, not bad.

0:15:53 > 0:15:56# A little bit of black ink on your brush

0:15:56 > 0:15:59# A little bit of patience, no need to rush

0:15:59 > 0:16:02# Make sure that you hold it vertically

0:16:02 > 0:16:04# When you make a stroke so gracefully

0:16:04 > 0:16:07# Keep your wrist and elbow slightly raised

0:16:07 > 0:16:10# And with the results you'll be amazed

0:16:10 > 0:16:13# A little bit of effort and you will be

0:16:13 > 0:16:16# An expert at Chinese calligraphy. #

0:16:16 > 0:16:18- That's upside down, Ed.- Oh, yeah.

0:16:26 > 0:16:28BELL RINGS

0:16:33 > 0:16:35- HIS TUMMY GRUMBLES - Oh, this is bad.

0:16:35 > 0:16:37This is really bad.

0:16:37 > 0:16:38Stop complaining!

0:16:38 > 0:16:39So what? We've come to India,

0:16:39 > 0:16:41you've picked up a bit of the old Delhi belly.

0:16:41 > 0:16:43It's all that rich food.

0:16:43 > 0:16:44- Put it behind you.- I wish I could.

0:16:44 > 0:16:46I really need a toilet now.

0:16:46 > 0:16:48Maybe they've got one.

0:16:48 > 0:16:49# Hallelujah! #

0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Excuse me, are you Mr Jha?- Yes.

0:17:05 > 0:17:07Oh, great. Got some questions for you.

0:17:07 > 0:17:09One second. Did you...

0:17:09 > 0:17:11- steal that?- No, Chris.

0:17:11 > 0:17:13I always come prepared when travelling.

0:17:13 > 0:17:17Oh, Ed, you can take being prepared too far, you know.

0:17:17 > 0:17:19Do be prepared, though,

0:17:19 > 0:17:21for this bonkers collection

0:17:21 > 0:17:22of toilets through the ages.

0:17:22 > 0:17:26They come in unbelievable shapes and sizes and, for some reason,

0:17:26 > 0:17:30quite a lot of them seem to be disguised as something else.

0:17:31 > 0:17:33What's this table doing here?

0:17:33 > 0:17:35This table is a table toilet.

0:17:35 > 0:17:37Whoa!

0:17:37 > 0:17:38It is a toilet.

0:17:38 > 0:17:41And it is such a beautiful piece

0:17:41 > 0:17:42that one can sit on it,

0:17:42 > 0:17:43one can eat on it,

0:17:43 > 0:17:45and of course, one can poo in it.

0:17:45 > 0:17:47The whole lot! This is the greatest...

0:17:47 > 0:17:50- All three in one.- This is the greatest invention I've ever seen.

0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Not to be pooh-poohed. - I'm going to have...

0:17:52 > 0:17:54I'm going to get five of these for my house.

0:17:54 > 0:17:57Yeah, remind me never to come over to that barbecue of yours!

0:17:59 > 0:18:01TOILET FLUSHES

0:18:01 > 0:18:02It's a poo-poo piggy bank.

0:18:06 > 0:18:08Did you do that?

0:18:08 > 0:18:11I don't think I want to handle any money from that piggy bank,

0:18:11 > 0:18:12thank you very much!

0:18:12 > 0:18:15And anyway, nearly three and a half billion people around the world

0:18:15 > 0:18:18don't have access to real toilets at all,

0:18:18 > 0:18:20never mind piggy bank bogs.

0:18:20 > 0:18:23And talking of annoying things that won't flush away...

0:18:23 > 0:18:26'Welcome to The Game Of Thrones!'

0:18:26 > 0:18:30While I ask the questions, I want you to clean toilets with this.

0:18:30 > 0:18:32That's my toothbrush!

0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Where did you get this from? - Your suitcase.

0:18:34 > 0:18:36You should lock your windows.

0:18:39 > 0:18:42This toilet is disguised as a candle.

0:18:42 > 0:18:44But why?

0:18:44 > 0:18:47Is it A, a memorial candle,

0:18:47 > 0:18:50to light in honour of your dearly departed poo?

0:18:50 > 0:18:53Or is it B, a scented candle

0:18:53 > 0:18:56to cover up the smell of your awful business?

0:18:56 > 0:18:57Is it A?

0:18:57 > 0:18:59PPPFFFRRRT!

0:18:59 > 0:19:00Oh, Chris,

0:19:00 > 0:19:02that noise that I recorded earlier

0:19:02 > 0:19:05means that your answer is a stinker!

0:19:05 > 0:19:07It's B, a scented candle.

0:19:09 > 0:19:10Ha-ha!

0:19:10 > 0:19:13This mechanical contraption of a toilet

0:19:13 > 0:19:16converts your doo-doo into this.

0:19:16 > 0:19:17But what is it?

0:19:17 > 0:19:20Is it A, whatever you had for breakfast?

0:19:20 > 0:19:21That's right.

0:19:21 > 0:19:23I eat gravel for breakfast.

0:19:23 > 0:19:28Or is it B, it cremates your doo-doo into ash?

0:19:28 > 0:19:30I'm going to go with A.

0:19:30 > 0:19:31PPPFFFRRRT!

0:19:31 > 0:19:33Oh, Chris, no, no!

0:19:33 > 0:19:34It's B!

0:19:34 > 0:19:37You made a right number two of that question!

0:19:40 > 0:19:41Clean it! Yes, I'm cleaning.

0:19:41 > 0:19:43Stand on it. Stand on it.

0:19:43 > 0:19:45Squat.

0:19:45 > 0:19:47Next question.

0:19:47 > 0:19:48What is this?

0:19:48 > 0:19:51Is it a double pit composting toilet

0:19:51 > 0:19:54for making, well, compost?

0:19:54 > 0:19:57Or B, a squatting toilet for gymnasts?

0:19:57 > 0:19:59I'm going to say A again.

0:19:59 > 0:20:02- TOILET FLUSHES - Chris, that's correct!

0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Is it?- But you've only got one point.

0:20:04 > 0:20:06No regal crown for you.

0:20:06 > 0:20:07Now push off.

0:20:07 > 0:20:10I've got some unfinished business to attend to.

0:20:10 > 0:20:12Good job I brought my own toilet paper.

0:20:14 > 0:20:17BELL RINGS

0:20:29 > 0:20:31Fashion.

0:20:31 > 0:20:33Sporting achievement.

0:20:33 > 0:20:35Looking good.

0:20:35 > 0:20:37And feeling great.

0:20:38 > 0:20:41In my busy life as a global fashion icon...

0:20:41 > 0:20:45In my demanding role as an always-active sporting legend...

0:20:45 > 0:20:48I find what I need to really keep me on my feet...

0:20:48 > 0:20:51And to keep my feet happy are...

0:20:51 > 0:20:53BOTH: Socks and sandals.

0:20:53 > 0:20:57'Oh, I don't know about the socks, you pair of posers,

0:20:57 > 0:21:00'but sandals are all the rage here in Fukushima in August.'

0:21:00 > 0:21:06That's when the Waraji Matsuri, or sandal festival, is in full stride.

0:21:06 > 0:21:08It's a two-day funfest that kicks off

0:21:08 > 0:21:11with a giant 12-metre straw sandal

0:21:11 > 0:21:12being carried through the city

0:21:12 > 0:21:15and it weighs a whopping two tonnes.

0:21:15 > 0:21:17It's taken to a local shrine

0:21:17 > 0:21:19where people pray for safe travel

0:21:19 > 0:21:21and strong legs.

0:21:21 > 0:21:23Speaking of which, that's what Ed and Johny will need

0:21:23 > 0:21:27when they join teams racing with some slightly more manageable

0:21:27 > 0:21:29giant straw sandals.

0:21:29 > 0:21:31Best foot forward, boys!

0:21:31 > 0:21:32I thought my sandal was big.

0:21:32 > 0:21:35- That's what I call a sandal. - It's absolutely massive.

0:21:35 > 0:21:36I wonder where the other one is?

0:21:36 > 0:21:39Excuse me. You don't happen to know where the other sandal is, do you?

0:21:39 > 0:21:41- TRANSLATION:- Yes, of course I do.

0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Yeah.- Oh. That was a coincidence.

0:21:44 > 0:21:48Yes, imagine bumping into Mr Hideo Ogawara,

0:21:48 > 0:21:50the director of the sandal festival,

0:21:50 > 0:21:53just when you had some questions needing answers.

0:21:53 > 0:21:55It's almost like it was planned...

0:21:55 > 0:21:56What does the event involve?

0:21:56 > 0:21:57What have we got to do?

0:21:57 > 0:22:00- TRANSLATION:- Well, you'll be in teams of ten people,

0:22:00 > 0:22:03carrying a five-metre straw sandal, weighing 100kg,

0:22:03 > 0:22:06over 240 metres against the clock.

0:22:07 > 0:22:09It's a difficult process.

0:22:09 > 0:22:11I can't think of anything I'd rather do

0:22:11 > 0:22:13on a boiling hot, 40 degree day(!)

0:22:13 > 0:22:16So, so what do we need to do to win, then?

0:22:16 > 0:22:18- TRANSLATION:- Well, you'll need strong legs, to work together

0:22:18 > 0:22:20and hope for good luck.

0:22:20 > 0:22:21Lots of good luck is essential.

0:22:21 > 0:22:25Considering my feet, I'm definitely going to be wishing for luck.

0:22:25 > 0:22:27Well, as luck would have it,

0:22:27 > 0:22:29there is somewhere nearby

0:22:29 > 0:22:31you can wish for good luck.

0:22:31 > 0:22:32These are tanabata,

0:22:32 > 0:22:34and local people write their wishes on them

0:22:34 > 0:22:38and pin them to these bamboo trees to try and make them come true.

0:22:39 > 0:22:44"My wish, to beat Ed Petrie of CBBC fame in the sandal race."

0:22:44 > 0:22:46Ha-ha-ha!

0:22:46 > 0:22:49I'm wishing for a long, happy and healthy life.

0:22:51 > 0:22:53Actually, scrub that. I want to beat Johny!

0:22:53 > 0:22:55Ha-ha-ha!

0:22:55 > 0:22:56Oi, what are you doing?

0:22:56 > 0:22:59I'm just wishing that we'll be friends forever and ever.

0:22:59 > 0:23:01No, you're not. You're wishing to beat me!

0:23:01 > 0:23:02Well, what are you wishing for?

0:23:02 > 0:23:04- To beat you! - Well, you can't do that.

0:23:04 > 0:23:07- They'll cancel each other out. - Don't care.- No, no, no.

0:23:07 > 0:23:09- I put mine on first. Why should you put yours on?- I had the idea first.

0:23:09 > 0:23:13No, no, you shouldn't be able to do that because I put mine on...

0:23:13 > 0:23:17OK, pack it in, you two, save it for the race.

0:23:17 > 0:23:19You've got to track down your racing sandals.

0:23:19 > 0:23:21Shouldn't be too hard.

0:23:21 > 0:23:24They're not exactly small and not exactly light.

0:23:24 > 0:23:25How much do they weigh again?

0:23:25 > 0:23:27Erm, 100 kilos.

0:23:27 > 0:23:28What?

0:23:28 > 0:23:30100 kilos?!

0:23:30 > 0:23:34That's about the same weight as a plump baby elephant!

0:23:34 > 0:23:37Luckily, there are a group of sort of, ten of us, I think, per team.

0:23:37 > 0:23:39So, I don't know who these guys are.

0:23:39 > 0:23:41Are you Team Johny?

0:23:41 > 0:23:42Yes, OK, Team Johny.

0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Team Ed?- No, Johny!

0:23:45 > 0:23:47Yes! Yes!

0:23:47 > 0:23:48No-one wants to be in my team.

0:23:48 > 0:23:51Yeah, you've got to carry yours on your own, Ed.

0:23:51 > 0:23:52What?

0:23:52 > 0:23:54How far have we got to take this thing, then?

0:23:54 > 0:23:56Erm, over 200 metres.

0:23:56 > 0:23:58Over 200 metres?

0:23:58 > 0:24:01You'll notice that I haven't been specific about the distance.

0:24:03 > 0:24:05How long is it, voice-over man?

0:24:05 > 0:24:08It's 240 metres, Ed.

0:24:08 > 0:24:10Easy-peasy for your team of ten,

0:24:10 > 0:24:11except for carrying that sandal

0:24:11 > 0:24:13weighing the same as a baby elephant, of course.

0:24:13 > 0:24:16Oh, and did I mention getting buckets of water thrown at you?

0:24:16 > 0:24:18I didn't? My bad!

0:24:18 > 0:24:21Yes, they do that, too, just for fun!

0:24:23 > 0:24:24Ichi, Ni, San!

0:24:24 > 0:24:27How's your team getting on over there, Ed?

0:24:27 > 0:24:29- We're ready.- Erm...

0:24:29 > 0:24:30Team Ed?

0:24:30 > 0:24:32LAUGHTER

0:24:32 > 0:24:33Team Edo-san?

0:24:35 > 0:24:36I think the luck is on my side!

0:24:37 > 0:24:39Hang on, Johny.

0:24:39 > 0:24:40This is actually a problem.

0:24:40 > 0:24:42Ed "no-mates" was meant to have a team

0:24:42 > 0:24:44but there's no sign of them,

0:24:44 > 0:24:46and the race is about to begin.

0:24:46 > 0:24:49Just when we thought everything was going to plan!

0:24:49 > 0:24:52So much for Japanese timekeeping and efficiency.

0:24:52 > 0:24:54Where are these guys?

0:24:54 > 0:24:56I've got an empty sandal, here.

0:24:56 > 0:24:59I know, it's almost as if someone else has got all the luck!

0:25:01 > 0:25:05Oh, hang on. Are you...? Are you my team?

0:25:05 > 0:25:07Team Ed? Edo-san?

0:25:07 > 0:25:09THEY MURMUR AGREEMENT

0:25:09 > 0:25:10- Hurray! - THEY CHEER

0:25:10 > 0:25:13At last.

0:25:13 > 0:25:14Yeah, yes, at last.

0:25:14 > 0:25:17Now, can we please do this?

0:25:17 > 0:25:18HE CLEARS THROAT

0:25:18 > 0:25:20DEEP VOICEOVER: In the battle of the sandals,

0:25:20 > 0:25:22there can be only one winner.

0:25:22 > 0:25:24Today has already been filled

0:25:24 > 0:25:26with sandals large and small.

0:25:26 > 0:25:28But when it comes down to it,

0:25:28 > 0:25:31who will be STEPPING up

0:25:31 > 0:25:34to take the All Over The Place trophy?

0:25:34 > 0:25:36NORMAL VOICE: Who writes this stuff?

0:25:36 > 0:25:38OK, let's get started.

0:25:38 > 0:25:41Three, two, one, go!

0:25:43 > 0:25:45Give it some welly, boys!

0:25:45 > 0:25:48Or should that be, "Give it sandals, boys"?

0:25:48 > 0:25:51Water, anyone? Very refreshing.

0:25:51 > 0:25:55I tell you what, Johny's team are off to a flying start but Team Ed...

0:25:55 > 0:25:57What's going on over there? They're lagging well behind.

0:25:57 > 0:25:59It looks like our very tall Ed

0:25:59 > 0:26:02is finding it tough to get that sandal on his shoulder.

0:26:02 > 0:26:04That's good news for Team Johny

0:26:04 > 0:26:06but Team Ed will have to pick up the pace,

0:26:06 > 0:26:09and the sandal, to pull this back.

0:26:09 > 0:26:11I can't stand up straight!

0:26:11 > 0:26:14Someone's going to have a sore back in the morning.

0:26:18 > 0:26:19And it's starting to look like a...

0:26:19 > 0:26:22"shoe-in" for Team Johny.

0:26:22 > 0:26:24"Shoe-in"? Never mind.

0:26:24 > 0:26:26Ed can't quite seem to handle the sandal!

0:26:29 > 0:26:31INDISTINCT

0:26:33 > 0:26:35- No more water!- Yes, more water, Ed.

0:26:35 > 0:26:38We need to make sure you don't dehydrate.

0:26:38 > 0:26:40Oh, no luck, Ed,

0:26:40 > 0:26:42Johny's team are giving you a shoeing

0:26:42 > 0:26:44and Team Johny are the first

0:26:44 > 0:26:47to get a toe over the line.

0:26:49 > 0:26:54Oh, well, poor Ed's team are left to stumble to the finish.

0:26:54 > 0:26:56Like stumbly, finishy-late people.

0:26:59 > 0:27:01And with the race ever, there's nothing left to do

0:27:01 > 0:27:03but congratulations,

0:27:03 > 0:27:05and some hugging, I guess, and, oh, a bow.

0:27:05 > 0:27:07Maybe a high five? Yeah!

0:27:07 > 0:27:10And maybe... Oh, and throw Johny in the air.

0:27:10 > 0:27:13Put him down! We need some post-race excuses.

0:27:13 > 0:27:14That's not fair.

0:27:14 > 0:27:17Look how short my team are!

0:27:17 > 0:27:21Well, my team aren't particularly tall, but something tells me we...

0:27:21 > 0:27:23We had all the luck.

0:27:23 > 0:27:25Yeah, what about my lucky tree?

0:27:25 > 0:27:26My lucky tree!

0:27:26 > 0:27:28- TRANSLATION:- And the winner is Johny!

0:27:28 > 0:27:30Arigato! Yes!

0:27:30 > 0:27:32Some guys have all the luck.

0:27:32 > 0:27:34Time to put my feet up.

0:27:36 > 0:27:39You've been watching All Over The Place: Asia!

0:27:46 > 0:27:48HORN BLARES