0:00:02 > 0:00:04If you want to know why I'm wearing this in Australia
0:00:04 > 0:00:07and I'm trying to peel a prawn with one hand then keep watching.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Got one for me? Don't be shellfish!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Joining Ed on his bonkers Aussie adventure today are Johny...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Come on. Walk on.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21..Cel, Naomi, Michelle...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I think I'll twist.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26..Susan, and Sam and Mark.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28THEY WHOOP
0:00:31 > 0:00:33# All over the place
0:00:33 > 0:00:35# All over the place
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# North, South, East, West on a bizarre quest
0:00:39 > 0:00:41# Me and my mates all over the place
0:00:41 > 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 > 0:00:48# All over the place
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# All over the place
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# There's stuff to do that is totally ace
0:00:53 > 0:00:57# And it turns up all over the place. #
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Today we're kicking off in the Northern Territory which is
0:01:01 > 0:01:04the same size as France, Spain and Italy put together.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06No emus or kangaroos or any of
0:01:06 > 0:01:10the Aussie wildlife we'd hoped to see.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- What about this guy? Has he seen any?- I don't know. I'll ask him.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Mate, have you seen any Aussie wildlife or anything?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- CAMEL:- You two have put me in the right hump.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24He is the Aussie wildlife, you couple of big lumps.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Camels were imported to Australia
0:01:28 > 0:01:29in the 19th century
0:01:29 > 0:01:31from India, Arabia and Afghanistan
0:01:31 > 0:01:33for moving people and stuff around
0:01:33 > 0:01:34the dry Aussie outback.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36When modern transport made the
0:01:36 > 0:01:40camels redundant thousands of them were set free to run wild.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44There are now almost 1 million wild camels. If you put them end to end
0:01:44 > 0:01:45the line would stretch from the
0:01:45 > 0:01:47North coast of Australia
0:01:47 > 0:01:48to the South.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49That's about 3,000km,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51three times the length
0:01:51 > 0:01:52of mainland Britain.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Some people think the wild camels can be pests,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58but not these tame camels at Uluru.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00They are just too cute.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03This is Scruffy. She loves pretzels.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Good girl. Would you like one too?
0:02:05 > 0:02:06This is Rajah Red.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Apparently he likes giving kisses.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Give us a kiss, Red.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13This is my eighth bag of pretzels.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14This is Murphy and he likes
0:02:14 > 0:02:15having his bum scratched.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Isn't that right?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Yeah. And I thought you were the biggest diva on the show.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Pretzel breath.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25C-C-C-Camel.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Yes, I love you too.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31This is Chris. He's a funny looking camel to be honest.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Yes, certainly a unique specimen, but I'm not sure he's a camel.- Really?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I think we need to know.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40There's only one way to find out. Let's play:
0:02:42 > 0:02:45OK, you say you're not a camel. It's time to prove it.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Are you a camel?- No.- That's what they all say.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Let's delve deeper.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Do you weigh up to 600kg or even 700kg? No offence.- No.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Can you close your nostrils
0:02:55 > 0:02:57and do you have three eyelids to
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- help keep sand out of your eyes and nose?- No.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Ed, this news just in and it's a shockerooni.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I know. Chris is not a camel.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Hopefully you will be better at riding a camel than
0:03:10 > 0:03:11you are at spotting them.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13This is a great way to see Uluru,
0:03:13 > 0:03:17but only if you know how to control your camel. Giddy-up, boys.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19The last one to Uluru has to clean up the camel poo.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- CAMEL:- This sounds like fun.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Something I didn't tell you - I've ridden a camel before.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Something I didn't tell you is that I have too.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Quite a couple of know-it-alls.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37It's absolutely beautiful. I can't believe how red the soil is.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39It looks like you are going the wrong way.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42No, I'm just doing tricks. I'm meaning to do this.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I'll see you at Uluru in about eight hours.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Yeah. I'm just messing around.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- This is fun.- My camel, moving obediently in the hands of a master.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56You can keep your 4X4s, Top Gear. This is what it's all about.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Yes.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59This is a great way to see Uluru.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01There is no other place like this on earth.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's amazing. Wow.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Whoa. Come on.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Walk on.- Your camel is totally the boss of you.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Walk on. Walk on.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- This is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen in my life.- Walk on!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- CAMEL:- Dry your eyes. Can't you see I'm eating?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22There's no doubt Ed picked up camel riding quicker than Johny,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24so Ed won thanks to Jimbo.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26And it's time for Johny to pick up poo.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28The poo's a bit smelly. You'd better hurry up -
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- there's loads more over there. - This is all part of the experience.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It's actually quite fun. Do you want to try it?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35No I don't.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Anyway, you like presenting wildlife programmes don't you?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- You know out here the camels are sometimes known as pests?- Mm.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- I think I've found the biggest pest around here and it's you.- Whoa!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Ed is a pest, but I know a man who can help.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Bruce Wallaby here, pest control. I hear you've got some pests.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Yeah, g'day, mate. But the main thing is we are not scared.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Isn't that right? - Me? Scared? There's another one.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Well, here in Australia, you've got three main pests.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- The first is the rabbit.- The rabbit?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Oh, no way, man! Look at these.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07They're so cute, furry...
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Ouch!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12They eat crops. Cause millions of dollars worth of damage each year.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14They don't just eat crops, mate.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16They've eaten my chocolate eclair as well.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Yeah...
0:05:18 > 0:05:20But it might not just be rabbits.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Ah!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25The next biggest pest is the cane toad.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Deadly poisonous if you eat them.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Yeah, but who's stupid enough to eat a cane toad?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I think I'll stick with the eclairs.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- LOUD RUMBLING - Wait...
0:05:35 > 0:05:36You hear that?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Struth! What was that?!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Camels! Biggest pests in Australia.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53They ruin farmland, eat everything in sight, drink all the water,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55even knock down fences.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56I'm hiding in here.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Argh!
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Oh, man, those critters get everywhere.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Shh!
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Here, camel, camel.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- CAMEL GROANS - Here, camel, camel.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Ah-ha!
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Argh!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Well, did you get him, mate?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26I'm Bruce Wallaby, pest...control...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Huh. For a minute there, I thought he'd got the hump.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31- Argh!- Argh!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Oh, good old Great Uncle Rodger.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Yeah, he's a handsome looking...fella...isn't he(?)
0:06:47 > 0:06:50What's he done? Written you a letter? A bit old school, isn't it?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51It's not actually a letter.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55This is a map. In fact, this is an old Wilkinson family heirloom, this.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- What, like a treasure map?- Shh! Yeah, sort of a treasure map.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01My Great Uncle Rodger was always going on about this
0:07:01 > 0:07:05old Australian mine full of precious stones called opals.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Look, he sent me this one, see? - Oh, yeah.- I love them.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10But, you know, you can always find a bigger opal, can't you?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Oh, I like the sound of this.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14So we follow this map that nobody else knows about, discover
0:07:14 > 0:07:17loads of opals and then we'll be rich, rich beyond our wildest dreams!
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Yeah!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Oh...- What?- They've got them as well.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Oh...
0:07:24 > 0:07:26That's because you actually get those maps at
0:07:26 > 0:07:30the main entrance to this place, the Old Timers Mine in Coober Pedy,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Opal capital of the planet.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Around 90% of the world's opals come from Australia,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38and most from the ground around this town.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Opals are beautiful multi-coloured gems formed under the ground
0:07:42 > 0:07:46over millions of years, making them almost as old as Ed's jokes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Ed and Naomi, you have 39 seconds
0:07:51 > 0:07:54to find out as much as you can about opals!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Naomi, you have Trevor, owner of the Old Time Mine.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Ed, you have Tina, who knows all there is to know about opals.
0:08:02 > 0:08:09Your time starts in three, two, one, go!
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Right, Trevor, was this really once a mine?- Yes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14How big is the biggest opal in the world?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Oh, that's got to be about as big as a two pound loaf of bread.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Right, so about that big.- Yeah.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- When was it first operational?- 1916.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25What's the most expensive one in the world?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Oh, millions, millions, millions of dollars.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Are there still opals here now?- Yes.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Could I mine for opals?- You can.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- Goodbye.- Bye.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Should I finish this off first?- Yes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Was it dug by hand or did you use explosives?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40By hand and explosives.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- What colour of opals would suit my eyes?- All the colours.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- All the colours of the spectrum. - What?- Red, orange, yellow, blue...
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- HORN SOUNDS Oh!- ..violet.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Really? All the colours...- Yes. - ..match my eyes.- Yes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54That's nice.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56And the winner is...
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Naomi!- Yes! Me and Trevor, winners!
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Yeah, well, I don't care, anyway, cos Tina told me THE best fact.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Oh, right, what's that? - We can go mining for opals.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Oh, exciting!
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Maybe you'll find your fortune underground, but be careful...
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Ow!- Mind your head.- Told you.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18This is not a job for a tall man.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I think you'd be better at this if you were more hobbit-sized.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Speaking of hobbits...
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Wotcha, I'm Susan Baggins.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- GOLLUM VOICE: Baggins? What is Bagginses?- This is me bagginses.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I use it to hold me penses, my keyses. My handkerchiefses.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Look! I can put this in it, too.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Precious! You found the precious.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46No. It's just an opal. Although look at the pretty rainbow.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48The opal is the precious.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50The rainbow is called the play of colour.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54The more colours that are deflected, the more valuable the opal.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Gollum! Gollum!
0:09:56 > 0:10:00It's all right, get it right up. That's it. You all right?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03NORMAL VOICE: Oh, that's better. Nearly swallowed me chewing gum.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Anyway, as I was saying...
0:10:04 > 0:10:07GOLLUM VOICE: It's mine!
0:10:07 > 0:10:08It has powers.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11In the Middle Ages, people believed that carrying an opal
0:10:11 > 0:10:13was a cure for baldness.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15How is that working out for you?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Next you'll be telling me it can find life on Mars.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- It can.- Oh.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23NASA has found deposits of opal on Mars,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25and because opal is formed mostly from water,
0:10:25 > 0:10:30that means there may have been water on Mars and maybe even life.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34So what you're telling me is that this stone is really valuable?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It can help prevent me becoming a slaphead,
0:10:36 > 0:10:41and maybe even prove the existence of aliens.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- You're not going to give it back, are you?- Absolutely not.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But you can have this manky, old ring I found. There you are.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I'm off to commercialise my image.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Ring? Ha!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53What am I supposed to do with this stupid...?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Oh. Maybe this is precious. No-one can see I'm going bald.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Enough of the small talk. Let's get back to it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Like many mines around Coober Pedy,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07the Old Timers Opal Mine is a rabbit warren of holes, tunnels and shafts.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Originally, miners would dig by hand.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- HE SCREAMS - Only me.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15And there was no particular skill involved in finding opals.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Brute force and pot luck were all that would be needed
0:11:18 > 0:11:20to strike it lucky.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Look at that. I think I might have found some opal.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I wouldn't be laughing just yet.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Stop messing around.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Not only can you find opal down here,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33this is also where shop dummies are mined.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36This one could do with a belt, because I can see his bottom.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Cheeky.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Very funny, Ed and Naomi.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Those dummies are actually there to show you how people
0:11:42 > 0:11:45used to mine for opals, so get on with it.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Watch where you're going. - Watch where YOU'RE going.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Most of the opal found is a very common opal called potch.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57It's not worth much, but maybe,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00just maybe you two have found a fortune.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Put it in the bag.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Today, the boss has told me that we're filming a piece about Grease,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15so I've come dressed as a character
0:12:15 > 0:12:17from the musical film. Grease is the word.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Ed, when are you going to get dressed?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The boss said to be prepared to make a film about Greece?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Right, well, one of us has got the wrong costume on, haven't they,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Chelly the Greek? There's only one way to settle this.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Oh, yeah, bring it on.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Bring it on!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Not mindless violence, just go in there and find out who's right.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Hey, Carl.- Hi.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53So, it's not a Grease the musical or Greece the country,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- it's grease the motor oil!- It is.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Although, you do own a 1950s diner, don't you?
0:12:58 > 0:12:59I do run a diner.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02So Grease the musical is set in that time, I look...
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- OK, OK, you win.- Where do you keep all the oilcans?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- That's in our diner. We can go and have a look, if you like.- Yeah, OK.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- If I can tear myself away from this beautiful car.- So shiny!
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Carl collects car and motor oilcans from years gone by.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Cars need oil in their engines so they run smoothly
0:13:23 > 0:13:24and don't overheat.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28And this collection really is OIL it's cracked up to be!
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- This one is probably one of the most sought-after cans.- I love this guy.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38- He's a total dude. - Yeah. 60s mixing can
0:13:38 > 0:13:41where you added your oil and your petrol to fill your motor up.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42And these were used every day,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45so it's really rare to get one in such good condition.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49When I got them, they were 50 cans, now you pay thousands.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- Wow, Oh, my gosh!- Just crazy.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Moving swiftly from oilcans to pumps.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- RASPBERRY - No, not those kind of pumps.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Fuel pumps to fill your car with petrol or diesel.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04This is the poshest petrol pump I've ever seen.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's really cool, isn't it? They are really eye-catching.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- They draw you in. - They are bright and colourful.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13There used to be a row of four or five different companies.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16When you pulled up, you had a choice of which to stop at.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- So they're all going, "Look at me, look at me!"- Exactly.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21That's why you've got beautiful-looking pumps.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- You could see the fuel with a nice ram on top.- Real works of art.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27I love old jukeboxes.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31You couldn't carry it around in your pocket like you can with music
0:14:31 > 0:14:33these days, but it's still super-cool, isn't it?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35What's that? Game show theme?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It's time to play...
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Today, I'm joined by Greece's most famous celebrity, Michelle.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I'm going to ask her oil-related questions.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51If she gets it right, she wins an oil-related prize.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53She can stick with that prize,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56or should I say DIPSTICK with that prize?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Or she can twist and double her winnings
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Can you find me a 1920s oilcan?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Three, two, one, off you go.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Cold!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Like an iceberg, baby.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Warming up. Really hot.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I think I found it!
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Congratulations, Michelle, that is a 1920s oilcan.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Do you want to stick with your prize, or should I say DIPSTICK...
0:15:25 > 0:15:27HE LAUGHS
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- ..or twist?- I think I'll twist.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36No. No, no, no. I didn't mean do the 1950s rock 'n' roll dance, the twist,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I meant twist - I'll ask you another question.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- I'm going to have to take your prize. - Hold on a minute, that's not fair.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Life's not fair.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Can you find me a vintage oil bottle?
0:15:51 > 0:15:52Off you go.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Keep those eyes peeled, Michelle, getting warmer.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Here it is. Yes!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Congratulations, Michelle, that is a vintage oil bottle.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Now, do you want to stick with your prize or should I stay dip...
0:16:09 > 0:16:13I can't say it! I can't say it! Do you want to twist, basically?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I think I'll twist and get another question.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17No, I meant do the 1950s dance, The Twist.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Oh, dear. I'll have to put that back.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Can you find an oilcan that gives your car an extra boost?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Off you go.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Quick, Michelle, cold, warm, cold, hot!
0:16:32 > 0:16:33This is the one.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Congratulations, Michelle, you've found the 1940s high-octane oilcan.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Do you want to stick with your prize, or should I say... You know.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- Or do you want to twist?- Well, I love to dance, so I'm going to Twist?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53That's right, I meant the 1950s dance, The Twist.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Unfortunately, I do have some bad news.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58There's another twist to this game show and that is that Carl's
0:16:58 > 0:17:02particularly attached to this oilcan and he doesn't want to let it go.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04It was never mine to give away.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Here's a twist of my own!
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Quite enjoyed that. Goodbye.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Here we are at the incredible pinnacles in Western Australia.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- This place is otherworldly. - You're right. It looks amazing.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- It's like an alien landscape. - It is breathtaking.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Ed, I've got an idea.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Why don't we, for the song, you and I,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39pretend we've been abducted by aliens
0:17:39 > 0:17:41and dropped onto an alien world?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- That would be awesome. - This is a factual programme,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46we can't go fantasising about alien abductions.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Our job is to present the hard, scientific facts
0:17:49 > 0:17:50to the viewers at home.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53The creation of these structures is a subject of much debate
0:17:53 > 0:17:54and I don't want to go muddying the waters
0:17:54 > 0:17:57with ridiculous tales of alien abductions.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02Cel? Cel? Must have gone to put his costume on.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10# So here I am
0:18:10 > 0:18:12# In Nambung National Park
0:18:12 > 0:18:14# And what I've found
0:18:14 > 0:18:17# Look all around
0:18:17 > 0:18:23# Amazing features protrude from the ground
0:18:23 > 0:18:25# Towers of rock
0:18:25 > 0:18:30# These pillars reach into the clear blue sky
0:18:30 > 0:18:32# How did they form?
0:18:32 > 0:18:37# There's several scientific reasons why
0:18:37 > 0:18:40# Some are tall
0:18:40 > 0:18:41# Some are small
0:18:41 > 0:18:45# They vary in colour too
0:18:45 > 0:18:48# Either way you have to say
0:18:48 > 0:18:52# It's full of breathtaking views
0:18:52 > 0:18:54# Pinnacles
0:18:54 > 0:18:57# Nature's miracles
0:18:57 > 0:19:00# Are limestone formations
0:19:00 > 0:19:05# Can't believe that what I see
0:19:05 > 0:19:08# Are made from crustaceans
0:19:23 > 0:19:30# This area has a quarter million visitors each year
0:19:30 > 0:19:38# And many come just to watch the sun appear or disappear
0:19:38 > 0:19:41# A stunning sight
0:19:41 > 0:19:46# Surrounded by constantly shifting dunes
0:19:46 > 0:19:53# Some people say Aboriginals think these are ghostly tombs
0:19:53 > 0:19:57# It used to be an ancient sea
0:19:57 > 0:20:01# And these formed over time
0:20:01 > 0:20:08# The science bit doesn't fit into words that easily rhyme
0:20:08 > 0:20:10# Pinnacles
0:20:10 > 0:20:13# Nature's miracles
0:20:13 > 0:20:16# Generations
0:20:16 > 0:20:20# Can't believe that what I see
0:20:20 > 0:20:24# Are natural creations
0:20:24 > 0:20:26# Pinnacles
0:20:26 > 0:20:28# Nature's miracles
0:20:28 > 0:20:31# Exceed my expectations
0:20:31 > 0:20:35# Can't believe that what I see
0:20:35 > 0:20:39# Are Aussie sensations. #
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Shame Cel missed the song. Wonder where he is?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04So exciting to be here.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08The Moon Festival is one of the biggest Asian events in Australia.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10This suburb, it's like a slice of Asia.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Seven out of ten people that live here weren't born in Australia.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It's going to be so good.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18There's going to be chopstick challenges, Chinese dragons,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20one armed prawn peeling.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22The Moon Festival celebrates the time of the year
0:21:22 > 0:21:24when the moon is at its fullest.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26It's a Chinese tradition...
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Ed, you could have shaved.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33It is for the moon festival. I'm dressed as a werewolf!
0:21:33 > 0:21:35For a laugh!
0:21:35 > 0:21:40Better take this stuff back to the joke shop now-oooooo!
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Ed, that was a real howler but like Naomi said,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46the Moon Festival is a Chinese tradition to celebrate the moon
0:21:46 > 0:21:48when it's at its fullest,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52and it's been held here in Cabramatta for the last 15 years.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57At the festival, you can try all sorts of traditional Chinese food,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59like moon pie and even bugs - yeuch!
0:21:59 > 0:22:03And you get to test your prawn peeling skills too.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06You can even dance with a lion. Honest, I'm not "lion" to you!
0:22:06 > 0:22:10They asked us if we wanted to join in and it seemed a bit rude to refuse.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Don't really know what we're doing or where we're going!
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Lion dancing is thought to be around 2,000 years old
0:22:18 > 0:22:22and originates from China, and it's not to be confused
0:22:22 > 0:22:25with line dancing which comes from the US of A, yee-ha!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28This is the Moon Festival. During the day when the sun's out.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Exactly. Isn't that terrible scheduling? I don't know why that is.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Should we ask this fellow? He might know. Excuse me,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37why don't you have the Moon Festival at night-time?
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- With the moon?- What's going on there? Come back!- Lovely talking to you.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Naomi Wilkinson and Ed Petrie, asking the questions that need answering.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49You might be asking the right question, but you're asking the wrong person.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Cheryl is the big boss of the festival
0:22:51 > 0:22:54so whatever you need to know, she's your lady.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57What we want to know is why is it held in the daytime?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59It goes throughout the whole day into the night
0:22:59 > 0:23:02because it's the Moon Festival.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Nothing to do with werewolves?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07It's about the full moon, it's a harvest moon, and it's a time
0:23:07 > 0:23:10when all the families come together because they've been working hard
0:23:10 > 0:23:13in the fields and they come together and celebrate with their families.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16What sort of events do you do here to celebrate it?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18We have some fantastic events.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21The biggest event is the one handed prawn peeling competition.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Which we are going to enter! - It's the best!
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I'd be interested to see how you go because there are some hotshots.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Why one hand? - Because we have to make it hard!
0:23:31 > 0:23:33It's not about being an easy competition
0:23:33 > 0:23:35and people here practise all year.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40- Do you have any top tips for us? - Definitely head off first!
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- Head off first.- Then do the legs, squeeze the tail and you're done.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49That sounds disgusting but before you get smelly fish fingers,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53why don't you have a look around this amazing Moon Festival!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Can you smell that, Ed?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Yeah, sorry, forgot to have a shower this morning.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01No! The yummy dumplings, noodles, all that tasty Asian food.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Yes! I can smell that.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Shall we go and see if we can find some strange food to try?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- I bet I can find a stranger one than you.- Bet you can't!
0:24:10 > 0:24:11- Bet I can.- Bet you can't.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14The Moon Festival celebrates food from all over Asia,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16from noodles to dumplings to spring rolls
0:24:16 > 0:24:20and even that well-known snack, twisted potato on a stick!
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Bugs. I saw them first! Your weirdest bug, please.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I've got some crickets, would you like to try those?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Great, yes.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35And what does that taste of?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Tastes of bees.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39They are not bad actually.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Beat that!
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Dragon Beard candy. Sounds unusual. Can I have one, please?
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Let's try this then.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56You look like you've got an old man's beard hanging out of your mouth!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58It's quite dry!
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Moon cake. I'm having moon cake.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- I saw it first! - It tastes like the moon?
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Lotus seed inside.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10It's made from lotus seeds. I think that's quite weird.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Which is more unusual? Moon cake or dragon beard cake?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Of course moon cake!
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Well done, Ed, you managed to eat some cake. Just amazing.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25But that's not why you're here, don't forget about the prawns!
0:25:25 > 0:25:27The competition rules are simple.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Ed and Naomi, you can only use one hand,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32you can't use your mouth or teeth and the winner is the first
0:25:32 > 0:25:35to peel all six prawns so get your fingers warmed up
0:25:35 > 0:25:38and get ready to go, "prawnto!"
0:25:38 > 0:25:41"Prawnto", did you get...? I'm wasted on these two.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Those prawns look very "ap-peel-ing"
0:25:44 > 0:25:46but who will have the fastest fingers in the West...
0:25:46 > 0:25:48of Sydney?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Are you ready for this?- Yes. - I was "prawn" ready!
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Why don't we make it out of you two,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58the slower one needs to eat the other person's prawns.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- BOTH:- No!
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Are you ready? Three, two, one, go!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Naomi's off to a good start.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Ed's doing well.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Ed's gone for a two-prawn attack.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Finally Naomi's got one.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29My arm's starting to ache now.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34They don't give up their shells very easily. They're shellfish!
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Ed has peeled four prawns.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Naomi's are such a mess it's hard to tell how many
0:26:41 > 0:26:43she's actually peeled.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Finished!
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Ed's finished in a cracking time of two minutes and 50 seconds.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I thought you were prawn ready!
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I lied!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Is that it?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Eventually! Naomi's clawed her way over the finish line
0:27:08 > 0:27:11at four minutes and four seconds. OK, Naomi,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14start eating. Start eating Ed's prawns.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- I like prawns.- Good job, you've got another five to go.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26And the winner of the one-handed prawn peeling competition is...
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Ed!
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Thank you, there's just a few people I'd like to thank.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36One person, myself, because I did it single-handedly.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39You can put champion prawn peeler down on your CV.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Thanks, Naomi.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47You've been watching All Over The Place: Australia!