0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today, I shout at Olympic rowers.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Come on, Team Ed!
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Come on, Team Ed! And come on, Team All Over The Place.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- Coming up: We have...Cel... - Hey, waste your own wee!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- ..Naomi...- Let's sneak these charlies and do a bolt.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- ..Michelle...- Here, take your stupid cone!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- ..and Iain!- Come on, we've got some Aussie guys doing a congo.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Here we go!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# All over the place
0:00:28 > 0:00:31# 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 > 0:00:41# Whatever we do Is strange but true
0:00:41 > 0:00:44# All over the place
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# All over the place
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# There's stuff to do down under That is totally ace
0:00:49 > 0:00:52# And it turns up All over the place. #
0:00:52 > 0:00:55First stop, Lancelin, Western Australia.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59The aboriginal people call it Wangeree, which means fish.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Which is odd. Is there actually any water here?
0:01:02 > 0:01:03It looks like a desert.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Perhaps we should have gone for a walk in the park.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- You think this is a walk in the park?- No, I meant...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11This is the great Australian desert,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14reaching temperatures of up to 118 degrees.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16We could be smack billabonga in the middle of it.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- But, luckily for you, I've got a few tips on how to survive.- Such as?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Why don't you just go and suck on a pebble?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- You are, without a doubt, the rudest...- No, Missy, Missy!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Sucking on a pebble is a great way of keeping your mouth moist,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33stopping you from feeling thirsty, and saving precious drinking water.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Don't try it at home. The last thing you want is to choke on a pebble!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40COUGHS VIOLENTLY
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- Water! Water!- We don't have any.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46But if you're in need, have a bit of that.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Hey, waste your own wee!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Wee?! I could have got a disease.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Oh, sure. But it could be the difference between life or death.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Now, folks, drinking wee-wee is dangerous. Don't try it at home.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Hang on. What's that over there?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Oh, that's probably the desert playing tricks on you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09A mirage, one of the desert's deadliest tricks.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12It looks like a man surfing on the sand.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Well, that sounds like an illusion to me.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- It really does look very real. - The heat is getting to you, Missy.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Snap out of it!
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- G'day, Bob.- G'day, mate.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- I guess the game's up, then.- You!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28You tricked me into thinking we were lost!
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- We're not in the Aussie desert after all?- No, that's miles away.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34This is just a flaming big beach.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Well, you won't be needing this then, will you?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Oh, no!
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Never mind, Cel. If you need to have a wash
0:02:41 > 0:02:43there's actually loads of water here.
0:02:43 > 0:02:49That's the Indian Ocean, and these are the Lancelin sand dunes,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51the biggest dunes in Western Australia.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55They stretch over 2,000 metres.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57That's one big sandpit.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00There are lots of gnarly extreme sports to try out here.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Motorbikes, dune buggies, four-wheel drives.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05But the coolest way to experience the dunes
0:03:05 > 0:03:09is carving up the sand on a totally rad sandboard.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Ed and Cel, you have 34 seconds
0:03:12 > 0:03:16to find out as much as you can about the dunes and sandboarding.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18The winner gets to hitch a ride to the top.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20The loser has to walk all the way.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Ed, you have Darren from the local shop,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25who knows all about sandboarding.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Cel, you have Lynne,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30a local resident who knows all about the sand dunes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Three, two, one, go!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- What is sandboarding? - Surfing. On sand.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Do you know how many sand grains are here?- No.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- How many calories do you burn doing sandboarding?- 2,000.- That's loads.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- How long would it take to go up one sand dune?- Depends how fit you are.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- I'm very fit.- Hmmm, half a minute. - Half a minute?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Cos I don't think you're that fit. - Oh, I see how it is.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Will I get sand in my pants?- Yes. - Oh, no!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57When the wind blows really strong, do they blow away?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59They don't blow away, but they move constantly.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- Will I get sand anywhere else?- Yes. - Where else?- Everywhere.- Oh, right!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- When I come next year it could look totally different?- Totally.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09BUZZER Oh! We did well there, Lynne.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12And the winner is...
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Ed.- Oh, yeah!
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Gnarly, dude. I'll give you a wave from the top of the dune.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Sorry, Cel...
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Two good reasons to try sandboarding.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28One, it's a good work-out
0:04:28 > 0:04:31because you have to climb back to the top of the dune. Sorry, Cel.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And two, when you fall, it hurts a lot less than surfing,
0:04:33 > 0:04:35and there are no sharks.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Sand's up, dude.- Here we go.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Waaaaaah! W-a-a-a-a-ah!
0:04:47 > 0:04:48W-a-a-a-ah!
0:04:48 > 0:04:50..Pretty fast, especially when someone PUSHES YOU!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Wooooooh!
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Who-a-a-ah!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Let's see how they get on standing up.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Eat sand, dudes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Off he goes...
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Oh, my word. Cel! - Wow, Cel's really doing it.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10It's like he could stand there for...
0:05:10 > 0:05:12For not much longer.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- My bad.- Give us the thumbs up if you are all right, Cel!
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- Whoa, ow!- Don't worry, Ed. It was a false start.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I'm sure you'll get the hang of it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Come on, Ed!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29There he goes, he... Oh. He-he!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Wow.- This is embarrassing.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Bend your knees, Ed.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Yeah, bend your knees and sit on it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Waaaaa!- Ha-ha-ha!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41He's a little bit useless standing on it, isn't he?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43He's terrible!
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- This isn't going very well. - You said it.- Oh, dear.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52You've been up and down this sand dune a fair few times, Darren.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54So who do you think is the most outstanding?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- I think Cel's got it today.- Yes!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Well played, Ed. Thank you, Darren. - No worries.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Unfortunately both our legs have stopped working
0:06:02 > 0:06:03from running up this thing.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- So is it all right if we borrow this?- Go for it.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- I think it's the only way to get back to our hotel.- OK.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- We've got a long way to go, Ed. - Yep.- OK, I'm steering.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Darren, thank you so much.- See you, guys.- See you later!- Have fun.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Aargggh!- Aarrrghh!
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Sydney, New South Wales.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29What do you see?
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I see a fleet of convict ships sailing across Sydney Harbour,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- full to the gunnels with crims.- Sailing jails?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Let's have a look.- Yeah.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- They look like tourists to me.- Yeah.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43No, I'm just using my imagination, Ed.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Over 200 years ago Sydney was like one big prison camp.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Back home, our jails were so overcrowded,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51they sent the criminals all the way over to Australia
0:06:51 > 0:06:53on a one-way ticket.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55So they got a free boat ride to Australia,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57then when they got here they topped up their tans
0:06:57 > 0:07:00and took over an entire continent? Lucky so-and-sos.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02They weren't so lucky if they were sent here, Ed.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04This is Hyde Park Barracks,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and it was built nearly 200 years ago, by the convicts themselves.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Prisoners spent anything from seven years to life
0:07:15 > 0:07:19for the smallest of crimes, like stealing a loaf of bread.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Amy works here,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- so she knows what it was like for the convicts back in the day.- Oh, right.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27The first people to come to Australia
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- were basically just getting a free holiday, weren't they?- Not exactly.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33They were put to hard work clearing land for roads,
0:07:33 > 0:07:34building buildings like this barracks.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Sounds like a big old holiday camp to me.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Well, if you think it sounds like a holiday,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41why don't you experience being a convict for a day?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I'd love to be a convict for the day!
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Yeah, some of your jokes are pretty criminal, Ed.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Life as a convict was tough.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53They spent most of their time doing hard labour.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57The food was rubbish and the fashion was so last century.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58According to regulations,
0:07:58 > 0:08:02every year each male convict was issued with two shirts,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05two jackets, one waistcoat, a pair of breeches, one woollen cap,
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- one hat and two pairs of shoes and stockings.- Great. Free clothes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Can you imagine that?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13One pair of breeches, one pair of trousers,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15two pairs of socks to last you a whole year?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Less washing.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Your feet would stink! Urgh. - Hang on a minute.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22These shoes are the same for your left and right foot.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- That's a bit uncomfortable.- Yeah. - I haven't got any socks.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26I'll just borrow your socks.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Oh, no, you don't! Guard!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Right, you two. Out in the yard.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33He was the one stealing the socks!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Oh, Amy's in charge of our punishment.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38And I thought you were so nice.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40So what would they do to us for stealing socks?
0:08:40 > 0:08:45You could have your legs put in leg irons, up to a whole year.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47These clamped around your ankles? They're heavy, feel.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- They are heavier than I imagined.- For a year?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- For a whole year.- My word.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53The only person who could put these on or take them off
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- was the blacksmith. - NAOMI GASPS
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Anything else?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01You might feel the cat-of-nine-tails on your back.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06This is a whip with nine pieces of rope, and knots all along the rope.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08That is designed to tear the flesh out of your back.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Oooh!- I've got a horrible feeling this is involved as well.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14You'd be up against that A-frame. Go on, off you go.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- How many lashes for stealing socks? - 25 lashes.- What?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21If this was a holiday camp, I think I'd be asking for my money
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- back by now. I don't like this. - WHIP CRACKS
0:09:23 > 0:09:26You're not alone. The convicts didn't like it either.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Some even tried to scale the walls to escape.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30I've got a plan.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33WHISPERS: (Let's sneak these charlies and do a bolt. Are you flash?)
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I am quite flash, actually. I've no idea what you're saying.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38I'm speaking flash slang.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39It's a code we prisoners use
0:09:39 > 0:09:41so no-one knows what we're talking about.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Well, it's working really well.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Hang on. I'll just have a look at my flash vocabulary.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49All right, say that again, my fellow lag. Prisoner.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- (Let's sneak...)- (Quietly get past.)
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- (..these charlies...) - (The prison guards.)
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- (..and do a bolt.)- (And escape.)
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Oh, goodness. No, no.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- If we get caught we might end up flogged, or even worse, hanged.- Ssh!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Use the code!- Oh, sorry.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Um, if we get boned we could end up rumped, or even worse, scragged.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10And I don't want to get boned or rumped. Not in one day.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Oh, it'll be fine. Follow me.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- (First, we'll double this charlie.) - (Slip past the guard.)
0:10:22 > 0:10:25(And now, we have to palm our hornies at the gatehouse.)
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Bribe the policeman at the gatehouse.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- (Yeah.)- Great, RUN!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Oh, no! I forgot to fake our darbies. GUARD MURMURS
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- That means...- I think I can guess.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Right, you two. Off to solitary.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49If you thought Hyde Park Barracks was bad, think again.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52It was nothing compared to where prisoners were sent
0:10:52 > 0:10:54for solitary confinement
0:10:54 > 0:10:57here on Pinchgut Island in Sydney Harbour.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Convicts who were sent here were only allowed to eat bread and water,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03which made their stomachs look pinched.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06That's why it was named Pinchgut Island.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11In the 1800s the Australian government built Fort Denison on it.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Nowadays, it's a restaurant.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16The cannons that were used to defend Sydney
0:11:16 > 0:11:19are still fired every day at one o'clock.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21And today, Ed's lucky enough
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- to be allowed to fire one. - BANG
0:11:24 > 0:11:30Ha-ha! Hey! I love Sydney! I love Fort Denison!
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Maybe not 200 years ago though.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- What did you say?- Doesn't matter.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Leg irons, cat-of-nine-tails and solitary
0:11:41 > 0:11:44have finally convinced Ed that life as a convict isn't for him.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Shame, really. I was looking forward to some peace and quiet.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- They must be here somewhere. - They must.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03The man at the petrol station said go to Sheffield,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- it's full of Muriels. - He definitely did say that.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Ed, you don't think we misheard the man at the garage, do you?- No, no.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15No, he definitely said, "Go to Sheffield, it's full of Muriels
0:12:15 > 0:12:17"of all different shapes and sizes."
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I'm none too fussy when it comes to a Muriel.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I'd fall in love with her no matter what her shape or size.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25That may be, but this town's full of murals.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28You know, paintings on the sides of walls, like this one
0:12:28 > 0:12:29and that one, and this one.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Oh, yeah.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Maybe Muriel painted them!
0:12:34 > 0:12:35I love an artistic lady.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53This is the town of Sheffield in Tasmania.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54And over the last 25 years,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57it's become a massive outdoor art gallery.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59With 60 different murals to visit,
0:12:59 > 0:13:04you never know what you'll see next. Time to meet mural man Julian.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07So, can you tell us a bit more about the outdoor art collection?
0:13:07 > 0:13:08When was the first ever mural?
0:13:08 > 0:13:12The first mural was painted by John Landis in 1986.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It was called Stillness And Warmth,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- and it was a fun way of bringing the town alive.- What a lovely...
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Is this a zoo or a house? What are they doing with all those animals?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24How long does it take to do a mural?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Well, depending on the size... We do the Mural Fest
0:13:26 > 0:13:29and the artists are allocated five days to paint a mural.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32So, anything bigger than that obviously takes a bit longer.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Yup, this town loves murals.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37So much so that every year it has its own Mural Fest.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41The winners are decided by judges and a public vote.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Oh, that's a nice one!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48I like that one, too. Oh, I want to vote for them all!
0:13:48 > 0:13:49So, which one cost the most to make?
0:13:49 > 0:13:54This one right behind you here. This one was around about 16,000.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Wow, that's just under £10,000.- Yes. - That's a lot of money for a wall.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Yes, but it has a lot of detail involved with it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03As you can see, it's quite a big painting.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Whilst we have a look at some more of the murals,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I'm also going to keep an eye out for some Muriels as well.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Is it all right if we do this on our own?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- I don't want you cramping my style. - I wish you luck.- Great.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Cheers, Julian.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25There are murals on the sides of shops, cafes, town walls,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28pretty much anywhere that you can paint one.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32But most of them are in the well-named Mural Park.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Ah-ah!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37This is where the Mural Fest competition actually takes place.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40You can wander around and see what tickles your fancy.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42This one's too surreal.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44This one's too weird.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And this one's just right.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51I get it! A Goldilocks joke.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55After you've had a look, you get to vote for your favourite.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Well, I know MY favourite.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I wonder if there's any prizes for guessing the winner.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Did you mention prizes?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03You know what that means it's time for, don't you?
0:15:07 > 0:15:08The rules are simple.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12I'm going to ask the lovely Michelle here a question about murals.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16If she gets it right, she wins...a mural,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20painted by mural man himself Julian Bale. And she can take it home.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Hold on a minute. The whole thing is just too big.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I'd never get it in my suitcase, and...
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Sshhhh.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36Can you name this brown, stripy animal, featured in this mural?
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Well, yes. It's a Tasmanian tiger, also known as a thylacine.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44It was a marsupial dog, which is sadly now extinct.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I think I'm right in saying that in this picture,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49it's going face-to-face with an angry Tasmanian devil
0:15:49 > 0:15:51in front of Mount Roland.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Oh, it IS a Tasmanian tiger!
0:15:54 > 0:15:57But unfortunately you didn't give me his name. His name is Bob.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Bob the Tasmanian tiger. But don't worry about forgetting his name.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01He won't mind, he's extinct.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08- Question two...- And remember, you could win this mural.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12It's of Sheffield's first school, opened in 1867.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15It's the oldest building in the town and is currently an ice cream shop.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17So, my question to you is...
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Will you get me a vanilla cone?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24So, that's the question? You want me to get you a vanilla cone?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Yes, get me an ice cream.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Well done, Michelle! You successfully got me a vanilla cone.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Unfortunately you didn't do it in the allotted time
0:16:36 > 0:16:39and I'm going to have to disqualify you from winning that prize.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- I'd like to say I'm sorry, but I'm not!- This is so unfair.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- Here, take your stupid cone. - Oh. Thank you. Goodbye.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04I couldn't live here. I need to be somewhere cooler.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- It is actually quite cool here, Naomi.- What?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It's the best part of 50 degrees!
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And the locals have got a pretty clever way
0:17:10 > 0:17:12of dealing with it. They live down under.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16We're already down under. We're in Australia. That's where we are.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- No, no. I mean down under. - What are you talking about?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- Would it help if I sang a song? - Probably not.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40# Coober Pedy is a South Australian outback town
0:17:40 > 0:17:42# Where years ago opal mining
0:17:42 > 0:17:44# Took place beneath the ground
0:17:44 > 0:17:49# Temperature in summer can reach 50 degrees
0:17:49 > 0:17:53# This is all quite interesting but can we get some shade, Ed, please?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57# Like you, the locals wanted to escape the heat
0:17:57 > 0:18:02# And soldiers back from World War I had a solution that was neat
0:18:02 > 0:18:07# The original caves that were mined for precious stones
0:18:07 > 0:18:11# Were cleverly adapted into cool and comfy homes
0:18:11 > 0:18:15# When you say that they lived "down under"
0:18:16 > 0:18:19# It's not some grammatical blunder
0:18:19 > 0:18:23# No, cos Coober Pedy
0:18:23 > 0:18:25# Is renowned
0:18:25 > 0:18:28# For people living down under...
0:18:29 > 0:18:30# ..the ground
0:18:30 > 0:18:34# So this was dug by hand using shovels and picks
0:18:34 > 0:18:36# The sandstone walls are firm and strong
0:18:36 > 0:18:38# No need for normal bricks
0:18:38 > 0:18:42# A kitchen and a bedroom and it's lovely and cool
0:18:42 > 0:18:48# If you think that's nice, why not have a dip in the swimming pool?
0:18:48 > 0:18:52# Living underground is surely a strange place to dwell
0:18:52 > 0:18:57# But everybody does it here There's even a hotel!
0:18:57 > 0:19:01# The subterranean church I find is truly awe-inspiring
0:19:01 > 0:19:05# And at a constant 24 degrees I'm no longer perspiring
0:19:05 > 0:19:10# When I said that they lived "down under"
0:19:10 > 0:19:15# You were filled with dread and wonder
0:19:15 > 0:19:19# But now I'm starting to come around
0:19:19 > 0:19:24# To the idea of living down under the ground
0:19:24 > 0:19:28# Tunnelling machines leave pretty patterns on the walls
0:19:28 > 0:19:33# So there would be no decorating bills
0:19:33 > 0:19:37# But how can we be sure there's enough fresh air for us all?
0:19:37 > 0:19:41# Ah, ventilation shafts poke up through the hills
0:19:42 > 0:19:46# Think we'd like to stay down under
0:19:47 > 0:19:50# How much to stay here, I wonder?
0:19:51 > 0:19:56# It's by far the coolest place around
0:19:56 > 0:20:00# I could get used to living down under the ground. #
0:20:13 > 0:20:14This is my idea of a day's filming.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Standing on a lovely beach watching the gentle waves.- Gentle?!
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- Ed, they're absolutely massive.- Huh? Oh, no, not those waves! These ones.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- All right, guys.- Coo-ee!
0:20:26 > 0:20:31- Oh, no, these ones are massive, terrifying.- Oh, mate.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I'm glad I'm not doing that, putting on those ridiculous small trunks
0:20:33 > 0:20:36and going into those massive waves.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Oh, yeah. They wouldn't make us do that, wearing skimpy swimming trunks
0:20:39 > 0:20:41and risking life and limb out there.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Hmmm... I wouldn't be too sure about that, lads.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Ed... Please tell me he's joking.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Oh...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55You're here to take part in this,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59a surf boat competition in Surfers Paradise on Australia's Gold Coast.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Teams from all over Australia battle it out each year
0:21:02 > 0:21:04to be crowned champions of the surf.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07To earn that crown, each crew has to bravely battle through
0:21:07 > 0:21:11these huge waves and get back to shore in the quickest time.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Ed and Iain will each be joining a team as rowers.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26So, if I were you, boys, I'd go and find some expert advice.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Something tells me you'll need it.- So, what are your credentials?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Have you done this before? - Yep, a couple of times.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34OK, so what's the number one thing I need to focus on?
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Legs down, pull high. Legs down, legs and back.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41This is a rowing race, isn't it? I thought it was all about the arms.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Giving it some of the arms. - That's what people think,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45but it's actually more about your leg drive.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Legs are the biggest, strongest muscles in the body.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50The more power through your legs, the faster we'll go.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Separate your hands first.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- And then push it down so your oar is out of the water.- Yes.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58And then just start with your hands first. Forward and back.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- Digging it right into your chest. - Oh, it's easy, this!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Is it this easy on the water?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Not really.- I feel like I'm doing a bit of a dance move.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Worst dance move I've ever seen, Iain.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Push your hands and then rock over. Slide up. You're rowing.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I'm getting carpet burn on my bum already!
0:22:18 > 0:22:20That's why you have the costumes up your bum.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- When the seat's wet, you just slide straight up and down.- Skin on.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25Not just a fashion statement.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Ed and Iain in those tiny trunks? Hilarious!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Before they join their teams as rowers,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34they're first joining them as coaches. Good luck with that.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Do as I say and we won't go wrong.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38I had literally minutes of instruction over there earlier.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41All right, guys. People think that this is all about physical,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44but I think it's about teamwork, so I want us all to work as a team.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Push-ups! Do push-ups. There we go. That's good. Keep going!
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Loads of them.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- All get behind me, please. This is important.- How are you feeling?
0:22:52 > 0:22:57- Great!- Who's going to win? - We are!- Exactly, raaaah!
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Come on, we've got some Aussie guys doing the conga. Here we go.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Doo-doo-doo, Team Iain! Doo-doo-doo, Team Iain!
0:23:03 > 0:23:07What are those called? Star jumps! Do them! That's good.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- Are you feeling like winners?- Yep. - Do you feel like idiots?- Yes.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Good, let's go!
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Sit-ups! Do sit-ups. Do them better.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Can you believe this? I've got two Olympic rowers in my team. Ha-ha!
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Leapfrog me. Go!
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Next one, go!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Go, Team Ed!- Go, Team Ed!
0:23:32 > 0:23:33I'm a great coach.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35This is a terrible idea.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Oh, no!
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- Go, Team Iain! - Go to bed, Team Iain...
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Surfboard competitions have been happening in Australia
0:23:45 > 0:23:47for over 100 years,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and the boats used to be made of wood.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Nowadays, they're made of carbon fibre, which is lighter,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55but it still takes a lot of fitness and skill to compete,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58especially in today's very windy conditions.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01So, arms straight, legs bent.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Not arms bent, then straighten your legs?
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Excuse me, guys. I'm terribly sorry, I do have some news for you.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09- Oh, right.- OK.- As you can see,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11the conditions have deteriorated.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- It's pretty nasty out there. - It's pretty windy.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Unfortunately we can't let you row.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19To be honest I'm delighted because it looks really dangerous.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22It actually is pretty tricky out there.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25You can all speak for yourselves. I'm ready to go
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- and brace the waves. I'm serious! - Look on the bright side.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- At least you don't have to wear those tiny swimming trunks.- What?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33But I thought...
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Argh! Don't look at me!
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- I'm sorry you had to see that. - It was... Thank you. Yeah.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Now, that's an image I won't forget in a hurry. But I will try.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49So health and safety officials say that the water is too choppy
0:24:49 > 0:24:53for amateurs like Ed and Iain, so they can't join their teams.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Instead, they'll have to cheer them on from the safety of the shore.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- Get coaching!- Remember your training. Work those legs!
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Keep rowing with the oars really well!
0:25:02 > 0:25:07- And stay in the boat, and don't fall out!- Yeah!- Let's make Eddie proud!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Go, go, go!
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I want long strokes, I want strong legs,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and whatever you do, don't fall in the water.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22- Do you understand me? - Yeah!- Then get in the boat, come on!
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Iain, you're supposed to support them, not scare them!
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Look, Ed's actually doing some physical activity.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- Right, turn the boat.- Yeah, I'll give the orders around here.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34I didn't help carry the boat
0:25:34 > 0:25:37because I'm keeping my energies for the cheerleading section.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41They're getting ready to go. Come on, guys!
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- I've got two Olympic rowers on my team.- I've got an upholsterer.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Right. I think I fancy my chances then.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50GUNSHOT
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Oh, diddums, did the big bang frighten you?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Both teams make a very strong start.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59To win the race, each boat has to row 50m out to sea,
0:25:59 > 0:26:00pass the floating marker,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02and get back to shore as quickly as possible.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- My lads are in front! - First boat back's the winner.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- It's like a roller coaster.- We put that camera on the guy's head.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13If that's still there by the time they come to land, I'll be surprised.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- Come on, guys!- Come on, Team Ed. Come on! Slow and steady wins the race.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19It couldn't be any closer.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Both teams are powering through the water like speedboats.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24My team are absolutely smashing it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- I don't think they are. - They are!- They're as equal as mine.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29How do you win it again?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- You go around the buoy and then back again.- Oh, right.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- You were the one training them! - I have no idea.- Oh, Iain.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It's a good job your team know what they're doing.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Iain's team are past the floating marker,
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- with Ed's team very close behind. - Come on, Team Ed!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Both boats are on the home stretch now,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49and at this point, their arms and legs will be aching.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54- It's so close.- They're just in front! Oh, yours have got the surf.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56My guys just caught the wave.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59It looks like Iain's team have definitely pulled ahead now,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- but Ed's team haven't given up. - Come on, lads!
0:27:02 > 0:27:07- Oh, no! No, no!- Yes!
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Even when Iain Stirling's not doing something,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17he beats me in the main event.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Gah!
0:27:19 > 0:27:25Ed, Iain, I can confirm the winner of today's title
0:27:25 > 0:27:29for this surfboat rowing competition is...
0:27:29 > 0:27:35- Iain.- Thank you very much. Thank you. Another event, another victory.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I'd like to dedicate my win to health and safety.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42And I'd like to stomp my feet and walk off in a huff. Gah!
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I love Australia.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50You've been watching All Over The Place Australia.