0:00:02 > 0:00:05If you want to know why I'm trying to pull a mechanical whale up a hill
0:00:05 > 0:00:09in New South Wales, then keep watching. Argh! Come on, Benny.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Come on, Ed! He's having a whale of a time.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Also in at the deep end on our amazing Australian road trip,
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Michelle.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Who are these people?
0:00:18 > 0:00:23- Johnny.- I love trucks, too! - Naomi.- Did you see?
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I just scored two under Douglas!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27and Ian's all at sea.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# All over the place
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# All over the place
0:00:37 > 0:00:39# North, south, east, west, on a bizarre quest
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Me and my mates all over the place
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# Whatever we do is strange but true
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# All over the place
0:00:49 > 0:00:52# All over the place
0:00:52 > 0:00:55# There's stuff to do down under that is totally ace
0:00:55 > 0:00:57# And it turns up all over the place. #
0:00:57 > 0:01:01First stop, it's the Northern Territory, which is five times
0:01:01 > 0:01:05the size of the UK but only about 1% of Australia's people live there.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10A massive country like Australia needs massive trucks
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and these are called road trains.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16They're used to transport all kinds of stuff across Australia
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and can stretch for over 50 metres in length.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22That's more than four double-decker buses end-to-end.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26That means they can carry a lot of pretty much everything.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Truck-tastic!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29HORN SOUNDS
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Truckcellent!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And if you want to find out more about these beasts of the open road,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36then there's one place to come and one man to meet.
0:01:37 > 0:01:4319 years collecting. Over 300 in the collection.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Kel is Road Train Man.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Hey there. You must be Kel. - Yep.- How you doing?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- Wow! Those are real man's hands.- Yes!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- This place is full of trucks. - Just a few.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01So why are road trains so big?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Because of our distances and lack of rail in Australia,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08road trains do the bulk of the work.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Perishables going to Darwin go on road trains.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It's quicker than rail and you can pull up to 120 tonnes
0:02:14 > 0:02:16on each road train.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18That's how we get our produce around Australia.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You've clearly got a big love of trucks.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22What is it you love about them?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27They carry the nation. Australia would be lost without the trucks.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- I love trucks.- I love trucks too!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I love trucks three!
0:02:34 > 0:02:37In fact, I love them so much, here's a game show all about them.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Hello. Welcome and indeed hello
0:02:40 > 0:02:44and welcome to the finest game show about trucks ever played.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49(At least today...) It's A Whole Lorry Love.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Let's meet today's contestant. Hello, contestant. What's your name?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Hi. I'm Johnny.- Yeah, all right. It's not all about you.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Let's crack on with this, shall we? I've got fan mail to answer.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03And today, Johnny, you're playing to win some in-truck air fresheners.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07No expense spent. You just need to get one question correct.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12This is the Vestige Rotinov. It has some wheels - surprise, surprise(!)
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I mean, it's a lorry.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17But how many wheels does the average road train have?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- And remember, Johnny, you're playing for these.- Oh, yes. OK.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24A - 18 wheels.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27B - 26 wheels. (It's a lot of wheels, isn't it?)
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Or C - 62 wheels. (This is, frankly, ridiculous.)
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I don't know. It doesn't sound so ridiculous to me.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- I'm going to go for 64. - 64's not an option, Johnny.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- W-w-what was an option? - Well, 62. You've lost.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- 62! 62.- It's too late now.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47If only you'd said it right the first time! The answer is indeed 62.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50This is Bertha. Hello, Bertha. How are you?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Bertha is the grand old lady of the Hall of Fame.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57But what was the maximum length of trailer she could pull, Johnny?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Was it A - 25 metres?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02B - 50 metres?
0:04:02 > 0:04:07- Or C - 75 metres, which is a lot of metres, isn't it, Johnny?- It is.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I haven't got a clue. Er... Just to hazard a guess...
0:04:11 > 0:04:12I have got children to go home to.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16OK, I'm going to go for C, 75 metres.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Is correct!- Yes!- Well done.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- You can smell victory.- Yes. - There you go.- Yeah, all right.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- By the way, you can't actually have these. I'm not made of money.- But...
0:04:28 > 0:04:30What a lorry rubbish! Trucking, eh?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34I mean, lucky for you that there are more trucks to play with here.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I have to say, Kel, I'm sort of itching to get in one.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Would we be able to sit in a road train?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Well, we can probably do a little bit better than that.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45We can put you into the 1934 AEC and see if you can drive it.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47That's the only one left in the world.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48You're going to trust us
0:04:48 > 0:04:51with a truck that is the only one of its kind in the world?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53That's right. We'll try.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Welcome to Bottom Gear.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59On the show today, some frizzy hair takes a road train out for a spin.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- I'm Jeremy and I'm a man. - I'm Jezzer and I'm a man too.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08And today, we're going to be test-driving
0:05:08 > 0:05:10one of the original road trains.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13We're going to be taking it out for a little spin
0:05:13 > 0:05:17and doing some serious driving, so let's truck!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23This eight-wheel-drive beast was used to transport stuff
0:05:23 > 0:05:27across the outback even before the roads were built.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Perfect for a spot of off-road mayhem.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Just listen to that incredible engine!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It's like having a really big, satisfying trump.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42The suspension is bouncier than a happy kangaroo on a trampoline.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50This is going at incredible speed. Two miles per hour!
0:05:50 > 0:05:54I tell you what I like about this windscreen - there isn't one!
0:05:54 > 0:06:01Oh, this is the most fun I've had since sliced bread.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04And that is how you drive an Australian road train.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Showing the Aussies how it's done.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Dunno how that got there.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Coober Pedy, South Australia.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Hole-in-one.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- Yeah, I know there's a hole in it. It's a doughnut.- Fore!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- No, there's only one. And you're not having it.- No, look where we are, Ed.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35We're on a golf course.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Golfers shout out "fore!" to warn other people to watch out
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- for flying golf balls. - This is a golf course?- Yeah.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I was just shouting encouragement to the golfers.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44If they can get the ball in the hole in one shot,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46that is called a hole-in-one.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Isn't it a bit dangerous to be standing around on a golf course
0:06:49 > 0:06:51if there's balls flying through the air?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Yes! Yes, it is.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55No, it's not. We didn't use a real golf ball.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56That was just plastic.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Ed and Naomi are standing in the middle of Coober Pedy golf course,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Australia's driest place to play golf.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05It does have 18 holes but that's pretty much the only thing
0:07:05 > 0:07:07that's normal about this place.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12Instead of green grass, it's pretty much all dust, sand and rock.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Where other courses have smooth grassy greens around the hole,
0:07:15 > 0:07:20this one has not-so-greens made from a sludgy mixture of sand and oil.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Golfing at its oddest.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Well, until Ed and Naomi turned up, anyway!
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Got my ball, got my stick. Let's play golf.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28That's a golf CLUB, not a stick.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Although the first golfers, hundreds of years ago,
0:07:31 > 0:07:32did play with a piece of wood.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35It's just getting a ball in a hole, isn't it? It can't be that difficult.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Er, I think there's a bit more to it than that, Ed.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I wonder how many hole-in-ones I'll get.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- Don't get ahead of yourself. - That's right, Naomi.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Being a good golfer takes years of practice but anyone can have a go.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50All you need to do is follow some basic guidelines.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Rule one. You'll need the right clothes.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Coober Pedy style is casual, but not that casual.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58You'll still need to dress the part.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Anything goes as long as it stops sunburn, beats the flies
0:08:02 > 0:08:03and stops you stubbing your toes.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Rule two, get the right equipment.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13And at Coober Pedy , you also need to BYOG - bring your own grass.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It's for the areas of the course that have none -
0:08:15 > 0:08:17which is most of it.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Rule three, learn to hit the ball.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22We ain't got all day, you know.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Remember, keep your eye on the ball and follow through with that swing.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28And that's how you play desert golf.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Shocker! He did actually hit the ball and in the right direction.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Let's see how Naomi does.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Ow!- Oh! Ha-ha. Don't worry, it's only Ed you hit.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I think she was trying to do that. Ed on his second shot. Mmm!
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Oh, it's gone down a mine shaft. - Not that good.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Naomi placing her portable grass.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Remember, there's no real grass here. Oh, nice!
0:08:56 > 0:09:02Can Ed do better? I would say no is the answer to that one. Ha-ha!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Naomi getting ready to play onto the not-very green.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09It's a nice, long shot.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Not too bad.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- And Ed - ha-ha-ha-ha!- Stupid rocks!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Naomi playing for the hole.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Oh, so close.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24And she holes it in five.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Ed, can you match her?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- No, you can't.- Yay!- Six.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Kaboom!- At last.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Naomi steals victory from Ed
0:09:36 > 0:09:41and a score of five on this hole is called a bogey. No, really, it is.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Apparently golfers use all sorts of strange words.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Excuse me, I'd like to report a stolen golf club.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- I'm sorry to hear that. What was it, a 9-iron? Wedge?- Oh, no, no.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56A golf club. Someone appears to have stolen your whole golf club.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- The fairways, the greens, the water hazards.- No, no, no.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It's always like that. It's a great course.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05I was out there this morning and I scored a kookaburra on the ninth.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- A what?!- A kookaburra.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10I got a bit bored so I decided to Aussie the scores up a bit,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13so a kookaburra is one shot less than is normally required to
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- complete a hole.- My dear man,
0:10:15 > 0:10:19it's called a birdie, because bird is 19th-century slang for excellent
0:10:19 > 0:10:23and it is considered excellent for a player to score one under par.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Douglas.- What?- One under Douglas.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Sir, the term for the predetermined number of strokes required to
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- complete a hole is par. - And my pa is called Douglas.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36No self-respecting golfer is going to walk into the clubhouse
0:10:36 > 0:10:40and say, "Did you see? I just scored two under Douglas!"
0:10:40 > 0:10:42No, no. They wouldn't.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45They'd say they scored a cockatoo, cos it's got the word "two" in it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- It's a no-brainer. - No, stop changing things.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50One under par is a birdie.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Two under par is an eagle, three under par is...- A galar.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56No, an albatross. Three under par is an albatross,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00because getting a score that low is very rare - like an albatross.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02A tawny frogmouth is very rare.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Let's say three under Douglas is a tawny frogmouth.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- That's not even a sentence.- Er, OK. A lorikeet.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12A whitbird.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16A crimson rosella. Three under Douglas is a crimson rosella.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Oh, forget it!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20If you are not going to use the correct golfing terms,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24then I am not going to play on your golf course. Good day.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Now kindly point me in the direction of the nearest
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- alternative golf club. - That'd be Adelaide.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's a 14-day walk through scorching hot desert,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33assuming nothing eats you.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Oh, one round of golf, please, good sir.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41I hear there's a good chance of a kookaburra under Douglas
0:11:41 > 0:11:42out on the ninth.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44See? Now you're getting it!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01This is Phillip Island, where 70,000 little penguins live
0:12:01 > 0:12:03and I'm not being funny about their height.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05They ARE actually called Little Penguins.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08These wee guys are 33 centimetres tall
0:12:08 > 0:12:11and they're the smallest penguin species in the world.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13That's smaller than three tins of baked beans
0:12:13 > 0:12:15or the height of a bowling pin.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17And every night, there's a penguin parade which is
0:12:17 > 0:12:20when the penguins pop out of the sea, cross the beach
0:12:20 > 0:12:22and head home to their little burrows. Aw!
0:12:22 > 0:12:26They just want to rest their flippers after a hard day's fishing.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I don't really blame them.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Ed and Michelle, you have 42 seconds
0:12:31 > 0:12:35to find out as much as you can about the little penguins.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Ed, you've got Kim, who knows the penguins' vital statistics.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Michelle, you've got Danene, who knows everything about penguins.
0:12:45 > 0:12:52Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner. Three, two, one, go.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- How many species of penguin are there in the world?- 17.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57How many penguins take part in the penguin parade?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59It varies every night. Anywhere from 200 to 2,000.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00How little are they?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03They're 33 centimetres high and weigh a kilogram.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Why do they do the parade? - It's just a natural behaviour.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08They've been doing it for thousands of years.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10They come in at night cos it makes them safe from predators.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13And when they go out there in the sea, what do they do all day?
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- They go fishing for food.- And what time at night do they come in?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20At the same time. Not necessarily the same time. Always at sunset, though.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Why don't polar bears eat penguins?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Because they live in a different area.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25No, it's cos they can't get the wrappers off!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28What noises do the penguins make when they come onshore?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- I'll do an impression. OK. - Brrrr. Eeeee!- OK, OK!
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Do they paint seascapes? - Occasionally.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35BUZZER SOUNDS
0:13:35 > 0:13:38that was just a big old lie!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Penguins don't paint, kids.- No. - Penguins don't paint.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46And the person who asked the most penguin questions is...
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Ed!
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Oh!
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- Oh, yes. Stand aside. There's a new penguin expert in town.- Er...where?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Me, me. I'm talking about me.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Right, waddle this way.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I'm going to do my victory waddle.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03You can't do a victory waddle, you have to do a loser waddle.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08For most of the year, there are more
0:14:08 > 0:14:11penguins than people on Phillip Island.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14There are 7,000 of them that live here all year round,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16but sometimes this can go up to
0:14:16 > 0:14:1960,000 penguins on the beach alone.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22That's one serious queue for the ice cream van!
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- I really want to see a penguin. - Me too.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25I think I can hear them, as well.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Now it's time to weigh some penguins with Kim.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30She does this to make sure they're a healthy weight.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32I can see why we're not allowed to touch them now.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- That penguin really went for you, didn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37So now we put them in the bag.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Although they don't like it very much, it doesn't hurt them.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- You can see why you don't want to get bitten by a penguin.- Yes, yes.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- They look so cute and cuddly from afar, don't they?- They do.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49You can see that that's just over a kilogram,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51so that's probably 1,080.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Wow, one bag of sugar. They're quite heavy, penguins.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55- They are.- 1,080.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- They've kind of got a blueish fur, haven't they?- Yeah, they do.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00That's so they can camouflage.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03So, when they're in the water, if they're on top of the water,
0:15:03 > 0:15:04if you look down...
0:15:04 > 0:15:06PENGUINS SQUAWK AND HONK
0:15:06 > 0:15:07They're complaining about us.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09PENGUINS SQUAWK AND HONK
0:15:11 > 0:15:13LAUGHTER
0:15:13 > 0:15:14That's really funny.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18"I can't believe it, that's completely unacceptable!"
0:15:18 > 0:15:19"Who are these people?"
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Don't worry, these little penguins aren't really that mad.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24It's just how they communicate with each other.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Every day, they can eat about 25% of their own body weight
0:15:27 > 0:15:29in small fish and squid.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32But I can confirm, they've never eaten chips with those fish.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Shame, they're really missing out!
0:15:35 > 0:15:37So, it's starting to get dark.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40There could be 250 to 1,000 penguins about to arrive in the parade.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41- How excited are you?- It's not long!
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I'm really excited, I can't wait. I wonder if they'll be really noisy
0:15:44 > 0:15:46like when they're coming up on the beach.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Really grumpy, like those ones earlier.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49SHE LAUGHS
0:15:49 > 0:15:51"Do you mind? I'm trying to get back to my burrow."
0:15:51 > 0:15:53There's loads of people here.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Now that everyone's here, cue the penguins!
0:15:55 > 0:15:59They're literally coming on the shore now.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Look at them!- Oh, look at them!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- There's loads of them.- Oh, wow!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07The reason they all come in groups like this
0:16:07 > 0:16:09is cos they're trying not to get eaten, isn't it?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Yeah, they, like, make a large raft that looks like a bigger creature,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15so they all stick together.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Hello.- Hi, guys.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24They look so cute. Just the way they're waddling around.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Oh, here we go. We've got a few more guys.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30They are really funny. Aren't they?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Aw, look at that. They seem much happier now.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Winton, Queensland.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Home to Waltzing Matilda.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54And here I am, all ready to dance!
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Ah, I thought this might happen.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00I think you've misunderstood the meaning of the song.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It's called Waltzing Matilda, Ed! What's to misunderstand?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11# Waltzing Matilda's Australia's most famous song
0:17:11 > 0:17:15# A bit like when we sing God Save The Queen
0:17:15 > 0:17:17# And a waltz is a dance
0:17:17 > 0:17:19# And Matilda is a woman's name
0:17:19 > 0:17:21# It's not rocket science
0:17:21 > 0:17:23# I know what it means
0:17:23 > 0:17:27# Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
0:17:27 > 0:17:31# Sorry, Naomi but you've got it wrong
0:17:31 > 0:17:34# There ain't no Matilda
0:17:34 > 0:17:35# So chuck away your dancing shoes
0:17:35 > 0:17:38# Here's the true meaning
0:17:38 > 0:17:40# Of this famous song
0:17:43 > 0:17:45# The title is slang
0:17:45 > 0:17:47# For when a jolly traveller
0:17:47 > 0:17:50# Roams through the bush with his life in a sack
0:17:50 > 0:17:52# Waltz means to walk
0:17:52 > 0:17:55# Whilst carrying your worldly goods
0:17:55 > 0:17:59# Matilda's the name of the pack on his back
0:17:59 > 0:18:03# Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
0:18:03 > 0:18:07# I didn't know that, I must confess
0:18:07 > 0:18:11# A quick look around this museum will confirm the truth
0:18:11 > 0:18:15# Good job I kept the receipt for this dress
0:18:18 > 0:18:22# The slang in the song can be difficult to understand
0:18:22 > 0:18:24# Billabong, billy, jumbuck?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26# It's all Greek to me
0:18:26 > 0:18:29# Billabong means watering hole
0:18:29 > 0:18:31# And jumbuck is a woolly sheep
0:18:31 > 0:18:35# And billy is a tin can for making the tea - cheers!
0:18:35 > 0:18:39# Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
0:18:39 > 0:18:42# Not quite the song that you thought it would be
0:18:42 > 0:18:45# It's an old ballad
0:18:45 > 0:18:47# Been sung since the olden days
0:18:47 > 0:18:51# Run through the story just once more for me... #
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Look, it's about a swagman making a cup of billy at a bush camp
0:18:54 > 0:18:56and capturing a jumbuck to eat.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Then the squatter arrives with three troopers.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00The swagman hurls himself into the billabong,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04after which his ghost haunts the site for all eternity.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Ooh. That's a bit bleak.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09# All together now
0:19:09 > 0:19:13# Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
0:19:13 > 0:19:17# About a jolly swagman carrying his swag
0:19:17 > 0:19:20# And the thing to remember
0:19:20 > 0:19:24# That is quite surprising is
0:19:24 > 0:19:28# Matilda is actually an old bag! #
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Don't push it, Ed. Don't push it.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39# Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
0:19:39 > 0:19:42# About a jolly swagman carrying his swag... #
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Hang on.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- WHALE SINGS - Can you hear that?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58You can't hear this? I can hear whales.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Can you see dead people, too?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Seriously, you can't hear this? I must've been chosen!
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I'm like the whale whisperer!
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I should live in the sea amongst them.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I'm coming! I'm coming, whale friends!
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Ed living under the water? It won't happen, he'll be back in about...
0:20:17 > 0:20:22five, four, three, two...
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Oh, there's seaweed and things between my toes. I don't like it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I see a weed holding seaweed.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here, then?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34This is the annual Whale Festival in Eden,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37which is in the appropriately named New South WALES territory.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40And it celebrates all things WHALE.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Each year, over 2,000 WHALES come here to rest
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and to eat in the warm waters during their journey - or migration,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51to give it its proper name - from the icy cold waters of Antarctica.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54The visitors who come here have a WHALE of a time during the
0:20:54 > 0:20:58festival, but the most exciting part is spotting real life whales.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Go on, lads! Get out to sea and see what you can...see!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Mine won't go on. - Mine won't go, either.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Well, you won't see much, then, will you? I'm really jealous, guys.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I can't believe you're going to whale watch!
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I think I might blubber!
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Hey, there's a whale! There's a whale!
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Ed, put the picture away. - Did I fool you?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19No, you fooled no-one!
0:21:19 > 0:21:21I want to see an actual whale!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Here we go, here we go!
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Come on!
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- There's a whale, there's a whale! - It just went, "Pppp!"
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- All I've seen is the "Pfff" thing. - Do the "Pfff" thing again.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Look, look, look!
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Oh!
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Went back... Ah, ah, ah!
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Whoa, whoa! Oh, I think I'll scare it off. Maybe I should shut up.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Yes, you should, so I can tell everybody
0:21:42 > 0:21:45the average humpback whale is around 16m long.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47That's nine Katy Perrys!
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Whoa!
0:21:49 > 0:21:52THEY LAUGH
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I literally can't believe I just saw that.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- They are the biggest thing I've ever seen in my entire life.- Wow.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00- Hello, mate.- Hello.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Just having a little wave with a whale mate. No big deal.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05# Let me see them hands
0:22:05 > 0:22:07# Let me see them hands
0:22:07 > 0:22:08# This place about to blow... #
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Wow, wow, wow! Whoa!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Can I hug you? That is madness!
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Whoa!
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I can't believe I just saw that! I just saw that! Give me a hug!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Why am I hugging Iain? I don't know!
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Get off of me! It's mad!
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Oh, wow!- I can practically touch this whale.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- There it is, there it is!- Aaargh!
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Two of them right next to each other! Look, look!
0:22:35 > 0:22:38There's three of them! This is why they have a whale festival here.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39You can't move for them.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42There's one over there, one over there, one over there.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Everywhere I look now there's a whale.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I really want to do my job and talk you through the experience.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Forget about that!- I know. I just want to watch them.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Oh, look at the tail! The tail!
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I love the tail! I love their tails!
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Iain, whales are my new favourite animal.- Mate, you're telling me.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59I love all things whales.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02I love whales the mammal, I love Wales the country.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04And what better place to be than the Whale Festival.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Shall we go and find out some more stuff about whales?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- I bet there's loads of stuff to find out about whales.- Let's do it!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12That was absolutely amazing, lads.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15But remember, it's the main event you're here for.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19So, head over to the festival and get practising for this.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21It's the challenge to end all challengers,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24it's the Capstan Pull.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Teams will have to turn this cog around,
0:23:27 > 0:23:29which pulls this massive mammal up the hill.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Whoever pulls it up in the fastest time will be crowned champions.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It all comes down to great strength and control.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39I'd get some advice from a former champion if I were you.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42So, what tips can you give me? Cos I want to win this competition.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Run really, really fast.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Make sure you run the right way on the rope.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47And make sure you don't go before
0:23:47 > 0:23:49the ropes all come to the front of the car.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Nearly time for the boys to flex those muscles and find out
0:23:52 > 0:23:56who's going to be the killer whale and who will be left blubbering.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58How are you feeling after that?
0:23:58 > 0:23:59SHE LAUGHS
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- My legs can't...- She can't walk.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03That's not a good sign, is it?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I no longer care who wins,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07as long as we both survive!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10That's all I want to happen right now.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12At least we can tell someone that we pulled a car up a hill,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14if we do this.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Yeah. That's the big thing, isn't it? BOTH: If we do this.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Oh, you can do it. And first up, it's Team Ed! Yay!
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- Here we go. It's starting.- Go!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26And they're off! Oh, we nearly hit that person with the camera!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Keep running, guys! - Come on, Team Ed!
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Ed's encouraging them. And they're at the wheel.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I'm ready! Er, which direction was it?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Clockwise!- That's kind of important, Ed.- Not yet, guys!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Get them all lined up. - Let's haul this whale!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41And they're off! They're off and running.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And the whale is moving already, heading up the hill.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Looking quite fast.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Slick teamwork.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51They're really holding this together. This is impressive.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53This is quite fast!
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Come on!- Little nice jumps over the ropes.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Oh, no, they've lost a Scout! Ed, you're down one Scout!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03The whale's still moving, though.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Keep going!
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Not another Scout!
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Oh, there's the Scout back. She's been hit by it, but...
0:25:10 > 0:25:12They're over the line at last!
0:25:12 > 0:25:16We lost two Scouts, but it was a sacrifice worth making.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17How was that?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20It's quite exhausting, but not as exhausting as I thought.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Well done, mate. Come with me, I'll get you a glass of water.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- Come on.- Ooh, your legs do feel a bit wobbly, actually.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28They've turned to blubber.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31A whaley, whaley good attempt there by a very wobbly Ed.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35The whale's back to the start line and it's time for Team Iain!
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- Iain could do all right at this. - Yeah, but his Scouts look smaller.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Oh, they're off and running and they're heading for the crowd.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44What's going to be their tactic? As they shoot through the crowd!
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Coming out the other side and...
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Where are they?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Oh, there they are! Come on, Iain!
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- This side, this side, this side, this side, this side!- How bossy!
0:25:55 > 0:25:58He's obviously taking it very seriously. And they're off.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59What's their tactic?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Oh, Iain's really leaning into it and going very fast.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- It's moving it quickly, but... - You've lost a Scout already!
0:26:05 > 0:26:09I think he's lost... Two Scouts down already, right at the start!
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- He's just taking it too seriously. - Get in!
0:26:13 > 0:26:15You're all letting me down!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Listen! Listen to him.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Oh, and it's over the finish line!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25That seemed quite fast but was it fast enough?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Are you all right down there? You lost a couple of Scouts as well.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30I was the only one pushing!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34No, there was one other one, I think.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37She was doing that! Oh, man, that was hard.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- That seemed pretty quick to me. - I need a drink of water.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44I need a lie-down. You had loads of people all helping!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46My team just went, "No, on you go, mate."
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Maybe you were too strong for them. You just sent them flying.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Oh, guys...
0:26:52 > 0:26:54How are your legs? How are your legs?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Come on, come for a walk.
0:26:56 > 0:26:57ED LAUGHS
0:26:57 > 0:27:02OK, Iain, I can tell you that you pulled the whale up in 49 seconds.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- That's good.- Pretty fast! - That's quick.- I know!
0:27:05 > 0:27:08But Iain actually pulled it up in 46 seconds,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10which makes him the All Over The Place
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Capstan Pull Winner! Congratulations!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Thank you, Captain Jenny. You're such a lovely lady.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18In your face, man!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! - I've gone off whales.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24You've been watching All Over The Place Australia!