0:00:02 > 0:00:03If you want to know why I'm dressed
0:00:03 > 0:00:05as the most extraordinary magician the world has seen,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- keep watching. - I'm sure it will be magic,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11or tragic! Joining Ed on his magical mystery tour - Naomi...
0:00:11 > 0:00:14SHE LAUGHS
0:00:14 > 0:00:16..Iain,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- super Cel... - I'm now known Redback Boy.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..and Johnny.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24So we made it, huh? I heard you were a crazy fool.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27# All over the place!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# All over the place!
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:34 > 0:00:37# Me and my mates all over the place!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39# It's true what you've heard Everything is absurd
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Whatever we do Is strange but true
0:00:42 > 0:00:46# All over the place All over the place!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# There's much to do Down Under That is totally ace
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- # And it turns up - All over the place! #
0:00:54 > 0:00:57First, we're off to Sydney in New South Wales.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- It's the largest and oldest city in Australia.- What a day!
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Ah! Look at this Aussie sunshine.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- You just enjoying the view before our big climb?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I was just taking it all in.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12She's a beauty. The largest steel-arched bridge in the world.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- I can't believe we're going to be climbing that, can you?- No.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17No, I can't believe they're going to let us do that.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- The largest?- Yes.- Are you sure?- Yes, that's what they reckon.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- About 80 of me stacked on top of each other.- Is that all?!
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Thanks for the comparison, Ed, that really puts my mind at ease.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It's all right, follow your team leader, he'll look after you.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30This way!
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Oh, poor Naomi, it looks like she's having one of her nightmares.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36While she comes down, here's a bridge fact.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38The Sydney Harbour Bridge is nicknamed the Coathanger,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43because, well, it's used to hang up a massive jacket. Not really.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But it does look like a massive coathanger.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Ed and Naomi, you have 44 seconds to find out
0:01:49 > 0:01:52as much as you can about the Harbour Bridge.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Ed, you have Ash. Naomi, you have Chris.
0:01:57 > 0:02:03Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner. Three, two, one, go!
0:02:04 > 0:02:09- Chris, the bridge looks massive. How long is it?- 1,149 metres.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11How much does it cost to cross the bridge?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13About 4, depending on the time of day.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15How many people cross the bridge each year?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19200,000 a day - works out about 73 million per year.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Why did they build it?- To save people having to walk around.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- How long did it take to build? - Just under eight years.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- When was it built?- Opened in 1932.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Can you bungee jump off it?- No.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- No, don't do that, that would be very silly.- How did they build it?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35With skill and engineering and lots and lots of people.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Of course they built it well, because they were British!
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Weren't they? Were they?- Some of them.- Some of them were British!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44And you can go on it in what sort of forms of transport?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Cars, motorbikes, bicycles, pedestrians.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48KLAXON BLARES
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Good job, Chris. High-five.- Whoo!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55And the person who found out the most facts is...
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- ..Naomi! - SHE LAUGHS
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- Ha-ha!- Well, I don't mind, anyway.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Because I found out some very interesting facts
0:03:05 > 0:03:07about the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Yes, to be fair, we know so much about it now,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12we probably don't need to climb it after all, do we?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14No, you're not getting out of it that easily. Come on.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Toughen up, Naomi, if Ed can do it, so can you.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23We all know he's a bit of a wimp.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Oh-ho-ho! Agh!
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Nice view of he Opera House, Naomi.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Ooh! SHE LAUGHS
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Oh, wow.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36HE LAUGHS Very close to the road.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Had a bus, car and train come past me at the same time.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41They've made it to the road which runs across the bridge.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43This part is 59 metres above the sea, which is
0:03:43 > 0:03:47the same height as 12 Hagrids standing on top of each other.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51The bridge climb opened to the public in 1998 and, since then,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53over three million people have climbed to the top.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Give us a wave!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Ash, this is completely safe, isn't it?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Absolutely. Bridge Climb's middle name is "safe".
0:03:59 > 0:04:00What are you worried about?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Don't worry, Naomi, it is perfectly safe.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Plus, your harnessed to the bridge at all times.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08The bridge is almost 50 metres across,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11making it the widest car-carrying bridge in the world.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14That's almost as wide as five tennis courts.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Are we following in any famous footsteps?- You sure are.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19We get all sorts of climbers climbing with us.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22If any celebrities are on vacation, they usually try
0:04:22 > 0:04:24and do the bridge climb while they're here, yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28The likes of Daniel Radcliffe, you've got Prince Harry,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Pierce Brosnan, Russell Brand.- Wow!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Yes. So if they can do it, you can do it.- Yeah, you can do it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35I can do it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- What's the matter?- Er, yeah, I think I've seen all I need to see.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I mean, it's lovely but I think I will...
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- What happened to my fearless leader? - Yeah, I'm going to lead us
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- back down now. Come on. - Stop being a wuss. Come on.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Hee-hee! What a wimp Ed is. It's not far to go now.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- If I get blown off, will this hold my weight?- Of course it will.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Reaching the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge! Whoo-hoo!
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Ed and Naomi, you're now 134 metres tall,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12that's almost as tall as 30 double-decker buses.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15But what goes up must come down.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Can't believe you're a scaredy cat, Petrie.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22I'm not scared! I'm not scared, I'm just bored with the bridge.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- It's very bridgy!- It's a fantastic bridge.- Yeah, yeah, it's great.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Now, what's the quickest way of getting off?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Is there a lift, a rescue helicopter?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Same way we came up. All 719 steps. Come on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35ED GROANS
0:05:36 > 0:05:38618,
0:05:38 > 0:05:39617,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41616...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Please tell me when we get to 20, Naomi. I'm going to throw up!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Australia contains the most venomous spiders in the world
0:05:58 > 0:06:02and one of the most deadly, the redback, lives right here in Perth.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05If you want to look at spiders, ideally you find a Spider-Man.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Look, here's two. - Cel, you look ridiculous.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Who are you supposed to be? Pants Boy, or something?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Would you believe me if I was to tell you I was bitten
0:06:13 > 0:06:17by a radioactive Australian spider and I'm now known as Redback Boy!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I might believe you, because would you believe me
0:06:20 > 0:06:22if I told you I am now Lady Longlegs,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26the terrifying superhero incarnation of the daddy longlegs spider
0:06:26 > 0:06:29that traps its prey with its unusually long legs?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- Shall we go and meet one of our own, a fellow superhero?- Yes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- Hi, boys.- Hi.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45CEL CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:06:45 > 0:06:47This is a bit embarrassing, isn't it?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Yeah, shall we, er, shall we go and get changed?- Yeah.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I'm afraid Dr Mark isn't a superhero, boys.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09In fact, he collects spiders
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and studies different types from all over the country.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18New ones are being discovered all the time.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20They have eight legs and most have eight eyes,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23so that's more than enough to keep an eye on you two.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24But what are Dr Mark's top three?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30So Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the most toxic spiders in the world.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It's huge!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Only lives in the Sydney region in Australia.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36So the Australians built their biggest city
0:07:36 > 0:07:38where the most poisonous spider lives.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40That's what I call bad planning.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42This is the golden orb weaving spider.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45This one lives in the tropical regions of Australia.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49If you spread its legs out, it will nearly cover the size of your hand.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- I'm glad it's dead. - CEL LAUGHS
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Redback spider.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56They are the relative of the black widow spiders
0:07:56 > 0:07:58that live in places like North America.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01And very toxic, but not really dangerous to humans.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I hope that once I've left here, I don't come across any spiders
0:08:03 > 0:08:05for the rest of my time in Australia.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It will be unlikely that we'd find any, wouldn't it?
0:08:08 > 0:08:09There are spiders absolutely everywhere,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12including in people's backyards, all across the country.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I know someone who can help you find them - Spider-Girl.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Will Ed and Cel meet the real-life Spider-Girl
0:08:21 > 0:08:25and come face-to-face with a genuine Aussie arachnid?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Looks like it, yes.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Ask her if she's seen Spider-Girl.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32You haven't seen a superhero around here,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- goes by the name of Spider-Girl? - Actually, that's me. I'm Frances.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Where can we find some spiders?!- Come with me!
0:08:39 > 0:08:44Frances is Dr Mark's daughter and a budding spider expert herself.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I think she's found a spider, boys.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51What have we got here?
0:08:51 > 0:08:52It's a ridged trapdoor spider
0:08:52 > 0:08:55and it's found in Perth in the Western Australian region.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Is it poisonous?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Its bite will be painful, but it's not dangerous.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- See, it's just painful.- Yeah, yeah. - Why is it called a trapdoor spider?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06They live in burrows in the ground.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08At the top of the burrow, they have a little trapdoor
0:09:08 > 0:09:11that they sit at and then they wait for prey to come past
0:09:11 > 0:09:13and they leap out at it and grab it and eat it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Aw, he's quite cute, actually.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18ED AND CEL: Agh! It just had a go at you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Did it bite you then? - I'm wearing gloves, so I can't tell.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24His fangs aren't big enough to get in the glove?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27It was happy where she was, so I don't think we want to disturb her.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- I think Cel wants to touch it. - Cel doesn't want to touch anything!
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Cel said he'd really like to touch it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I don't think Cel wants to touch it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Cel, don't be shy, it's time to play Web of Lies.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Hello and welcome to the game show that absolutely no-one
0:09:41 > 0:09:44is talking about. It's Web of Lies.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I'm joined by my glamorous...ish assistant, Frances,
0:09:47 > 0:09:53- and trapped in my web is Cel. - I'm not trapped.- He is trapped.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Frances here is holding a ridged trapdoor spider.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01And if Cel loses the quiz, he must touch the spider.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06I am a spider... I'm not, I'm pretending to be.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09..I need to go to the toilet... I'm still pretending to be the spider.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13But I'd better be careful, because my wee is actually acid
0:10:13 > 0:10:17and can burn through metal. It's a metal toilet. Am I lying?
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- Yes, you're lying. - Is correct. I am lying.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26A spider's acid is not strong enough to burn through a metal toilet.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Isn't that right, Frances? - That is right, yes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32All right, no need to be such a spider-loving smarty-pants.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I am an old spider, in my bed. Oh, I think I might die soon.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But riddle me this, Cel, am I lying?
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- Yes, yes, you are lying.- I am lying.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Yes, spiders don't live to be very old,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50because they get eaten or trampled on. Isn't that right, Frances?
0:10:50 > 0:10:51That's very true, yes.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52- MIMICS FRANCES:- That's very true, yes!
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Which means you lost and you have to touch the spider.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57No, that's not the rules.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Anyway, I have arachnophobia, which is
0:10:59 > 0:11:03an irrational fear of spiders that outweighs the threat posed.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06HE SCREAMS Oh, come on.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09HIGH-PITCHED: He's not that bad, he's a little cutie.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Ed, I'm bored. Shall we go to the cinema?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28On a lovely sunny day like this? No. No way.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29- Come on, it'll be a laugh.- No.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33We all do what you want to do all the time. Come on. You're so selfish.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Cut it out, you two. I've found the perfect place for you.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Just follow the popcorn. - Popcorn?- Popcorn.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Ooh, popcorn.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Bingo!
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Welcome to the Deckchair Cinema,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01the only permanent outdoor cinema in Darwin.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Are you both happy now?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05The first Deckchair Cinema opened here in 1929
0:12:05 > 0:12:07and, like today, it was outside.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The deckchair was originally designed
0:12:09 > 0:12:11to be used on the decks of ships.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I've seen them on beaches before, but a cinema? Ha!
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Cool. It really is a cinema filled with deckchairs.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Yeah, I know I shouldn't be surprised, but I am.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- I wonder how many there are. - There's only one way to find out.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33249.
0:12:33 > 0:12:352... 251.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- What?! - THEY GROAN
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- 250.- 250.
0:12:47 > 0:12:54- Oh, yes. This show is nothing if not accurate.- And tiring.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Go and sit down, boys.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00This cinema shows all kinds of films. Action movies...
0:13:00 > 0:13:03So we made it, huh? I heard you were a crazy fool.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08You heard right. I never stop till I find my deckchair.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- What number you got?- 20.- Oh, I'm 21.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17HELICOPTER BLADES WHIR
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- This is very nice.- Yeah.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Romantic movies...
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I've saved the very last deckchair for you, my darling, my love.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30You're so terribly, terribly kind.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Agh!
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I never was much good at putting those things up.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Science fiction movies... - Captain's log.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43We appear to have landed on a strange planet inhabited
0:13:43 > 0:13:47by curious beings comprised of a holding structure
0:13:47 > 0:13:49with stretched material.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Dr McCoy is conducting tests as we speak.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- Doctor! Doctor! - SHOUTING IN BACKGROUND
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Hang on!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Just because this is the Deckchair Cinema doesn't mean that
0:14:01 > 0:14:03every film has to be about deckchairs.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Let's take a look behind the scenes.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07How do you project films now?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Do they come on the big reels, the films, or are they digital?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13We get to still show some of the classics on the beautiful
0:14:13 > 0:14:16old projector, but more so these days everything has gone digital.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17So whether it is old or new,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- you basically get to watch films for a living?- Yeah.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Yeah, getting paid to watch movies. - Best job in the world.- Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Do you also get free snacks, hot dogs, things like that?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- All-you-can-eat popcorn.- Oh, wow. You'd like that, wouldn't you?- Mm.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- How are you enjoying that?- Mm. - Tasty? Is it not a big gritty?
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- Mm-mm.- It's just that stuff we found on the floor earlier.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Ugh, Johnny!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45An outdoor cinema works in this part of Australia
0:14:45 > 0:14:48because Darwin only has two seasons -
0:14:48 > 0:14:50a wet season and a dry season.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So between April and November, when it's dry, you can
0:14:53 > 0:14:55sit under the stars and watch a movie.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59But between December and March, it's shut because you'd get soaked.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04please take your deckchairs for the main feature.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- Ah, best seat in the house. This is brilliant.- Perfect.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10So many ads these days, though,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12full of rubbish actors who can't make it in the movies.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Couldn't agree more, Johnny, couldn't agree more.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- Do you like holidays?- I do like holidays.- Do you like weather?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- I love weather.- Then come to Darwin.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27With not just one season, but two of the blighters.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Start them in the dry season.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32You'll experience six months of baking temperatures
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and dying vegetation.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Water!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Need water.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Sorry, mate, the sheila will kill me if I don't water these.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47But the fun doesn't stop there.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51You'll then experience a few months of intense humidity.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Look at all this sweat. I've got a date tonight, as well.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Yeah, right.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- The only thing he's got a date with is the wet season.- The what?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08With Darwin so close to the equator,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12the landscape is then transformed into a lush tropical paradise.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14That is if you don't mind the odd monsoon.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Hang on a minute, does that mean
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I'm going to get another bucket-load of...?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Stupid question.- So come to Darwin
0:16:23 > 0:16:25for the most exciting weather in Australia.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- I thought we'd done the wet season! - So did I.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56# Here at Fraser Island Just north of Brisbane
0:16:56 > 0:16:58# We've come to try and find a beach
0:16:58 > 0:17:00# To relax in the sun
0:17:00 > 0:17:04# Just need to find a spot to settle down for the day
0:17:04 > 0:17:08# Well, take your pick for there's sand for miles and miles each way
0:17:08 > 0:17:12# If it's right then what I've heard
0:17:12 > 0:17:15# Is it's the largest sand island in the world
0:17:15 > 0:17:19# If a day on the beach is what you've planned
0:17:19 > 0:17:23# This island is formed entirely by sand
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- BOTH:- # Hey, ho, what do you know?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28# Doesn't matter which way you go
0:17:28 > 0:17:32# Left or right, high or low, this place is pretty sandy
0:17:32 > 0:17:34# Hey, ho, what do you know?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36# Here's a spot of info
0:17:36 > 0:17:38# It was formed thousands of years ago
0:17:38 > 0:17:40# Do you understand me?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52# The overlapping sand dunes are a sight to behold
0:17:52 > 0:17:56# They rise 200 metres above the sea, I'm told
0:17:56 > 0:17:59# Sand has been deposited by the wind and sea
0:17:59 > 0:18:04# Onto to terrain formed by volcanic activity
0:18:04 > 0:18:10# What's surprising is plants can thrive on nutrients from sand
0:18:10 > 0:18:12# Enough to stay alive
0:18:12 > 0:18:16# But the most amazing thing to me
0:18:16 > 0:18:20# Is that you don't expect to see a forest of trees
0:18:20 > 0:18:22# Hey, ho, what do you know?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24# I'm no aficionado
0:18:24 > 0:18:26# But who'd have thought rainforests could grow
0:18:26 > 0:18:28# In a place that's sandy?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32# Hey, ho, I think you'll find the piccabeen palm and the kauri pine
0:18:32 > 0:18:36# Living on sand, rain and sunshine, they're just fine and dandy
0:18:36 > 0:18:40# 75 Mile Beach highway
0:18:40 > 0:18:44# Runs the east side of the island
0:18:44 > 0:18:47# No other road is quite the same
0:18:47 > 0:18:50# I hear they also use it to land planes... #
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Look out!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54# Hey, ho, what do you know?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56# Take the beach road, fast or slow
0:18:56 > 0:18:58# A normal car is a no-no
0:18:58 > 0:19:00# The road is far too sandy
0:19:00 > 0:19:02# Hey, ho, what do you know?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04# There's only one way you can go
0:19:04 > 0:19:08# I recommend this trip although a 4x4 will come in handy
0:19:08 > 0:19:10# Hey, ho, what do you see?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12# Here at Lake McKenzie?
0:19:12 > 0:19:16# Check the eucalyptus tree What a place this is
0:19:16 > 0:19:18# Hey, ho, what do you know?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20# The perfect spot for a photo
0:19:20 > 0:19:22# Let's stop and eat here al fresco
0:19:22 > 0:19:24# What's in the sandwiches? #
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Oh, there's sand in these.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Why does that always happen when you go to the beach?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33They're actually sand sandwiches. They're my favourite.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I've got some gravel rolls, if you prefer.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37I'm all right, thanks.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51I will need a volunteer from the audience.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54You, young lady, who I've never seen before.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Don't do this to me, I don't want to help you do street magic.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02Just pick a card, Naomi. I mean, what is your name, blonde lady?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04You know my name, Ed.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Naomi, you say? Right, pick a card.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10(I'm trying to practise for the buskers' festival.)
0:20:10 > 0:20:11(Pick a card.)
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Remember your card. Place it back in the pack. I will not look.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Is this your card?
0:20:24 > 0:20:25No.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Is this your card?- No.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Yes, I know, as well, because your card is in that car over there.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- No need to applaud.- What, the car that's just driven off?- Yes.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40And if you looked in the glove compartment of that car
0:20:40 > 0:20:42you would find your card!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46But the car's gone now. Ed, you are rubbish at this.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47You are going to need a much better act
0:20:47 > 0:20:50if you're going to take part in a street-performing event.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Naomi has a point, Ed,
0:20:51 > 0:20:55because this is Coffs Harbour International Buskers' Festival.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57It's been running for 24 years
0:20:57 > 0:20:59and attracts performers from all over the world.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02They range from acrobats to shows of strength
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and the downright dangerous.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07That looks hard. Don't try this at home, kids.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11There's over 120 shows and, unlike Ed the Extraordinary,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14who should be called Ed the Dull and Ordinary,
0:21:14 > 0:21:18these performers have many, many years' experience.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Oi, everyone's got to start somewhere.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Maybe we should start by finding the organiser of the event.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Maybe he can help you out.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27This is John, he travels all over the world
0:21:27 > 0:21:30looking for street performers for the festival.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- What makes a great street performer? - If you go down the street
0:21:33 > 0:21:35and don't know anything's happening,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37then somebody who stops you and makes you watch for half an hour.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- That's a great street performer. - Is there real talent here?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Absolutely. There's some amazing talent.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44You'll see a group called Acrobatica.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47They are an amazing talent, great acrobats.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50And we have some young ones, we've got some 15 and 12-year-olds
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and they're good, as well. There is some real talent.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56You've seen the professionals, now it's time to meet the amateurs.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00In today's event, Ed and Naomi will go head-to-head in a busk-off.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03John the organiser will decide the winner based on their act
0:22:03 > 0:22:05and the audience reaction.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Ed, you have Magic Jake to teach you everything
0:22:08 > 0:22:10you need to know about street performance.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13And, Naomi, you have New Zealander Jeremy Penguin,
0:22:13 > 0:22:17who will teach you the joys of juggling.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Jake's been doing magic since the age of five.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22He's performed on Australia's Got Talent and, in 2005,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24he spent at least an hour a day performing magic.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29That's 365 hours, which is a lot, so he must be good.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31What have you got for me?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- A 5 bill.- Right.- A normal pen.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Careful, that's worth about three quid back home.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Just watch about right there. Stab it through.- What?!
0:22:40 > 0:22:42How did you stick a pen through a banknote?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- How it's done is actually a little magnetic piece like that.- Oh!
0:22:46 > 0:22:49All you do is you show the 5 bill,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51show the pen, go under,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- clip it off like that.- OK.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You shouldn't show this, actually.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58We shouldn't let people know how it's done, so, er...
0:22:58 > 0:23:02It's just like that and you can slide it and then rip it off.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03OK. So...
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Ed, that's rubbish. Let's see how Naomi is getting on.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- Brrrr!- Great, isn't it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Jeremy Penguin, not actually a penguin,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15but he is a world-class juggler.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16He comes from New Zealand
0:23:16 > 0:23:19and he once juggled five rings for 15 minutes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21You're in good hands, Naomi.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23What we are going to do is shake your hands out,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26get your body straight up and down and feel your centre,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29relax and drop down a little bit. OK.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Now just do this.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33That is essentially the basic action of juggling.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Here we go, throw it up and catch.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40You're a natural at this, Naomi.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Good start(!)
0:23:41 > 0:23:45One, two and catch, yeah?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Looks like you're getting the hang of it, Naomi.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Technically, a juggle is two revolutions, so six throws.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Six throws.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Not bad for a beginner.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Let's hope you can control the nerves in front of the audience.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05This week, will Ed astound everyone with his extraordinary magic?
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Or will Naomi dazzle the crowd with her j-amazing juggling?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Time to find out.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15From the UK, please welcome Naomi.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16CHEERING
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, my name is Naomi...
0:24:21 > 0:24:23CHEERING
0:24:26 > 0:24:27..the Incredible.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I have come all the way from the UK
0:24:30 > 0:24:34to dazzle and amaze you with my amateurish juggling skills.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39I am going to juggle not one, not two,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43but three balls tonight.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Yes, you are going to gasp in amazement
0:24:45 > 0:24:47and, potentially, have a ball hit you on the head.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49So I'm going to try and catch them six times.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54If I do it, I want you to go wild. It's very unlikely.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Drum roll. Let's have a drum roll. Everybody.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I'm going to make Naomi drop all the balls. Abracadabra!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Oh, no, I was doing so well backstage. I'm going to keep going.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Shall I keep going?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Yes!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- Thank you, everybody.- Amazing!
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Wait a minute!
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Previously in training.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Technically, a juggle is two revolutions, so it's six throws.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- Six throws.- Six throws. - Six throws.- Six throws.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Let's rewind and count those throws.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30One.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Two.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Three.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Four.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Five.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37S... No!
0:25:37 > 0:25:42- Yes!- Thankfully you're being judged on your overall performance,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45so you're still in with a chance, Naomi.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Come on, Ed, dazzle us with your tragic magic.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Edward the Extraordinary!
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- Come on, make some noise! - CHEERING
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Extraordinary!
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Right, OK, I've got here a perfectly ordinary pen.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11If you'd like to see an incredible magic trick performed
0:26:11 > 0:26:15with this pen and this note then say, "Ooh, yes, please!"
0:26:15 > 0:26:17AUDIENCE: Ooh, yes, please!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Well, that's what I'm going to do right now.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Extraordinary by name, extraordinary by nature.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I want you to all make a special magic noise.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Can you do that for me?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I want you to go, "Mmm."
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Can you go "mmm"? - AUDIENCE: Mmm.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Make the pen pass through the note.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Keep going, keep going! - AUDIENCE: Mmm.- Mmm!
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Look. Look what I've done!
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Look at that. The pen is through the note.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Can you see that, can you see that?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- Are you amazed? - AUDIENCE CHEER
0:26:46 > 0:26:48If you're amazed, say, "Ooh, I'm amazed."
0:26:48 > 0:26:50AUDIENCE: Ooh, I'm amazed!
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Sorry, I've ruined your note now.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Don't worry, I can get it out. Here we go.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59APPLAUSE
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Incredible. I will now make this note disappear.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Well, that's one way to make money disappear, Ed.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Both acts have performed, but will John give the win to Naomi,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20even though she didn't catch all six balls?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Or will Ed win, stealing the show and the money?
0:27:24 > 0:27:27We have a winner. We finally have a winner.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30It's been tough competition but the winner is...
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Ed!- Thank you, John.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35What?! One Trick Petrie has done it again.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Well, this is why I won, Naomi.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Magic.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- I think you dropped that.- Oh.