Flamingos, Elves and World Records All Over the Place

Get on board with your CBBC buddies on a madcap dash around Europe.

On today's show - Ed reveals what he wants to be when he grows up...

Coolest grandad ever!

..Ben dances like no-one's watching,

Chris goes on an ELF kick,

Lauren forgets the health kick,

Victoria tries to persuade someone she's very important...

He doesn't seem too sure but I am!

..Sam and Mark have lots to crow about

and Johny makes a confession about his brain.

Here's the thing, it hasn't been used for years.

# All over the place All over the place

# North, South, East, West On a bizarre quest

# Me and my mates all over the place

# It's true what you've heard Everything is absurd,

# Whatever we do is strange and true

# All over the place All over the place

# There's lots to do in Europe that is totally ace

-# And it turns up...

-All over the place! #

This area of France is known for its extreme biodiversity

of birdlife, Birdie Ben.

Yes, and extreme bird-watching requires extreme camouflage...

(and extreme quiet if we want to get up close to these birds.)

Extremely pink birds call for

extremely pink camouflage, Birdie Ben.

Despite the boys' rubbish camouflage,

this is an extremely good place to spot extremely high numbers of pink

flamingos, because there can be up to 40,000 birds here at any one time.

That would fill up half of London's Olympic Stadium.

Want to know more about these magnificent birds?

Better ask flamingo man Frederic

while balancing on one comedy leg, of course.

Fred, why do flamingos stand on one leg? It's really difficult.

-TRANSLATION:

-Well, it's very hard you but not for them.

In fact, they need to be on one leg because it's more comfortable

-and the water is quite cold, so this way it helps them keep warm.

-Right.

It might be more comfortable for them but it's rubbish for us.

-Ben, your turn.

-OK, answer me this, Fred, how come flamingos are pink?

That's easy. You see, they eat plankton, which is a microorganism,

and they find some carotene inside the plankton.

The carotene passes through the blood, then it colours

their feathers, so that's why they're pink, like yourselves.

That's all well and good, Fred, but you're a bit unprofessional working

here and not wearing a camouflage pink tutu like us, aren't you?

Well, I couldn't find any pink T-shirts this morning,

I'm very sorry, but I've got to say, you're pretty good.

Now, you need to come back for the dance because the flamingos do

a mating dance and that's how they find a new partner to dance with.

-Hi, I'm Eddie.

-And I'm Benny.

And today on The Next Flamingo Step, we're going to be teaching

you some dance moves to impress all those flamingos out there. Boom!

That's right, Eddie, but first up, let's check out the pros in action.

This birdie ritual sees male flamingos dancing in a group

to impress their female friends and find a mate.

OK, so today's first move is so simple, it's all in the neck.

You've got to remember, flamingos have these awesome long necks

and you've got to stand out from 40,000 love rivals,

so we're going to do the like this. After me.

One and two and three and four. One and two and three and four...

You've got it!

OK, so once you've got that locked down, it's all about the feet.

So, keep it straight with your hips and torso

and shuffle rapidly from side to side, but stay tight with your crew,

because these guys love symmetry,

and a one, two, three, six, nine to 12.

Oh, yeah. Boom!

Then you've just got to bring back the next move

we learned earlier and you're ready to flamin-go.

Two, three, 17, you've got it!

Oh, wow! This is actually working.

The flamingos are flying straight towards us.

-SPLAT!

-Oh, boom.

Once the flamingos have found a mate,

they spend the nesting season here in the Camargue.

It's the only colony of pink flamingos in France.

C'est magnifique!

I tell you what, Ed, this place is amazing, but I still

think it's a bit weird that birds and animals do these silly dances.

Yeah, and eat such strange food.

Well, if there's anything that's as you TUTU,

but you're not as strange as some of the names

of groups of birds and animals.

Hello, bird-watchers and welcome to springtime in the garden.

Let's see what warbling, winged wonders

we can witness from our live feed in the garden.

Would you believe it?

I spy a couple of crows. They must have lost their flock.

Did you hear that? Oh, Blondie!

We don't have a flock.

A group of crows is called a murder, a hover, a parcel.

And we're not lost,

we're just topping up our vitamin D levels by sunbathing.

I thought you were an expert! Hahaha!

Sorry about this, viewers.

I'd forgotten that crows can be great mimics

and have been known to count aloud and even learn complete sentences.

I am an expert, thank you very much.

There's nothing I don't know about the animal kingdom, nothing.

All right, touchy. Hey, don't get your hair curlers in a twist.

CROWS LAUGH

-So what do you call a group of ants, then?

-Erm...

Eh-eh! The answer is a nest, an army, a colony, a state,

a swarm, or even a bike of ants.

-What about a load of swans?

-Well, erm...

-Eh-eh!

They are called a bevy, a herd, a wedge or a lamentation of swans.

-I knew that, actually.

-Yeah, yeah, of course you knew that(!)

"I knew that, yeah, yeah." Whatever.

Go on, then, hit me with another one. I'm ready for it.

A group of goldfish is called a...

Hey, nice impression, but I'm afraid

the correct answer is a troubling of goldfish.

-No!

-I tell you what is troubling,

the fact that he calls himself an expert!

-THEY CHUCKLE

-Right, that's it, I quit!

-You can present the next link!

-Ooh! Touched a nerve?

Anyway, viewers, take a look at this lovely little piece that we did

-on a gang of ferrets.

-It's a business of ferrets actually. Ha!

In your face, crows! You see, I am an expert! I am!

Ed, I know you're sad to be leaving Serbia,

but I've got a little surprise for you.

I think you're going to absolutely love this. Open them.

Yes, we are flying home in our very own All Over The Place private jet.

WHAT?! That's amazing!

I mean, it looks a bit old, but still that's incredible.

Does it actually work?

-Here's the thing, it hasn't been used for years, but...

-Go on.

And it doesn't have a pilot or a working engine and...

And what, Johny?

And it's kind of owned by Branislav, who works here

at the aeroplane museum in Belgrade.

So what you're trying to say is...

I just stuck some old All Over The Place stickers on an aeroplane

and tried to pretend it was our private jet.

-Mm.

-Could you help me get them off, actually?

I think Branislav's going to be really angry at me.

Ed, could you just... Ed. Ed, it's... Ed?!

Right, Branislav, we might not have our very own All Over The Place

private jet, but we have got All Over The Place sick bags.

-Wow!

-HE LAUGHS

Don't worry, we use keep them to keep our questions in.

So, the first question is, can you fly this plane?

-TRANSLATION:

-Yes, of course I can,

but what you must understand is that this plane is no longer in service.

It's an exhibition in the museum and anyway,

there's no space to fly in here.

I mean, I couldn't lift it off

and there is a roof over my head, could I? It'd be dangerous.

Where do these planes, from? Where do you get them?

Well, most of the planes were collected from the Army.

Once they're finished with them, we repair them and conserve them.

Also, we get them from aeroclubs

and former Yugoslav commercial airlines, like the big one outside.

Yeah, that one. We get them from everywhere, but except outer space,

but we're working on that, so watch this outer space, if you like.

Ed, I thought you said nobody had been sick in this bag? Urgh!

Oh, yeah, sorry about that.

You know what is sick?

This collection of amazing planes.

This museum has the biggest collection of old Serbian

and Yugoslavian aircraft in the world,

so maybe you two can blag a free lift home after all.

What a cool collection. I'm just gutted about that "private" jet.

Well, here's the thing, Ed,

I've managed to rustle up another private jet!

That's a helicopter, Johny...with an All Over The Place sticker on it.

-Oh, yeah.

-He really needs to learn more about planes.

Hello! And welcome to the game show that's so desperate for contestants,

we'd even asked Johnny Pitts to play.

Now let's meet today's contestant. Johny Pitts.

-Hi, there. It's great to be...

-Shh! No.

Some of the aircraft in the collection,

have very dangerous-sounding names like Hurricane,

Thunder Jet and Predator.

-So what's the scary name of this one? Name that plane!

-Erm...

something like Destroyer.

Ooh! Close. No, it's Douglas.

It's known as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

This supersonic Russian MiG aircraft has a complicated

Russian name, obviously, but NATO gave it a fishy-sounding nickname.

-I can't think...

-Name it!

-Fish pie!

Ooh, I love a nice fish pie.

But no, that's incorrect.

The name is actually Fishbed. Yes.

What's the biggest plane in the collection?

Name that plane.

I'm guessing it's this one right here

and it says its name on it, so Caravelle?

Er, oh, yes, that's correct.

That's one of Yugoslavia's first commercial jet liners

from the 1960s, and for a bonus point,

can you tell me the name of its cleaner?

Its cleaner? What do you mean?

Well, is cleaned regularly by volunteers

and today's volunteer is you. Hahaha!

Hello. We are in Harnarfjordur,

known as the elf capital of Iceland. Why?

Because according to Icelandic folklore, within these hills

and rocks there lies the hidden people. Come on, Ed.

-Are you ready to go looking for some elves?

-I sure am. Ah-huh-huh!

Elves, Ed. We're looking for elves.

Yeah, I knew that.

Really? You thought we were looking for Elvis, didn't you?

-Whatever gave you that idea?

-Call it a sixth sense.

# Looking for elves and it ain't no joke

# In Icelandic some get called huldufolk

# Ignore that I'm dressed as this Elvis bloke

# Come on let's search for the hidden folk

# Icelanders believe these folk exist

# And their claims can't easily be dismissed

# They won't move rocks they think are elf homes

# For fear of upsetting these sprites and gnomes

BOTH: # Elf rock

# Can't move an elf rock

# Road-building has to stop

# Cos you can't move an elf rock

# Hafnarfjordur is an elf hot spot

# I wonder if we'll find and here or not?

# The street is named Elf Hill Road

# The story of this place needs to be told

# Builders tried to level this hill

# But it seems the elves were living there still

# When they tried to build a road to the town

# The machinery kept breaking down

BOTH: # Elf rock

# Can't move an elf rock

# Road-building has to stop

# Cos you can't move an elf rock

# The story goes that when the workers

# Tried to break down this stone

# They saw a vision of a fire destroying a local home

# The message was that if you try to turn this stone to rubble

# You'd better be prepared to face and Elvish heap of trouble

# So when it came to moving this elf church

# They didn't want to be left in the lurch

# So the road-builders used a local seer

# To make a pact with the elves to put them in the clear

# They carefully split the stone in two

# And moved it over a field of dew

# Because the elves were well-prepared

# There was no need for people to be scared

BOTH: # Church rock

# They moved the church work

# They carried it in two blocks

# And moved the elf church rock... #

Apparently there are 13 different types of elves.

Yeah, and not one of them looks like Elvis!

BOTH: # ..Elf rock

# Can't move an elf rock

# Road-building has to stop Cos you can't move an elf rock. #

Thank you very much.

Once upon a time, Ed and Lauren discovered a magical place

where all their wishes could come true.

I hope they use them widely wifely.

This place is amazing! It's just like a fairytale.

Yeah, and in any good fairytale, you get granted three wishes.

We should wish to make these tourists vanish.

They're blocking our view a bit.

Ah, great! Much better view.

Lake Bled is famous for its cream cakes,

so I wish for a kremna rezina.

-Ooh!

-Oh, brilliant!

-Yes!

-Mm!

-Oh, hang on, that's two wishes.

We've only got one wish left.

We'd better use it for something really important.

Shut your cake hole!

And no more speaking with your mouths full!

Lake Bled is the number-one tourist attraction in Slovenia

and the lake was created thousands of years ago

by the melting Bohinj Glacier.

There is a castle on the hill and an island in the middle of the lake

and the best way to get there is to swim really fast. No, wait.

It's by using one of these things called a pletna.

Ed and Lauren, you have 25 seconds

to find out as much as you can about Lake Bled.

Lauren, you have Matjaz

who knows all about the island

and, Ed, you have Robert who knows all about pletnas.

Whoever finds out the most gets a reward.

Trije, dva, en, start!

Matjaz, how many tourists come here every year?

-TRANSLATION:

-Every year, we have over 300,000 visitors.

-What is a pletna?

-TRANSLATION:

-A pletna is a flat-bottomed boat.

Oh, right. I've got a flat bottom.

What's on the island?

On the island there's a church, a nice restaurant

-and a small souvenir shop.

-How long does it take to get to the island?

It takes about 15 minutes to reach the island.

-Is Slovenia the best country in the world?

-Yes, definitely.

KLAXON

-I did well.

-Yeah.

-You did well as well.

-I know.

-We both did well.

Since you're here, it would be a shame to miss out on a trip

to the island and it gives me time to tot up the scores.

MUTTERS ..96...

And the winner is...

-Lauren!

-Yes!

-Congratulations!

Your prize is to be carried up these 99 steps to the church.

It's a tradition for those who get married on the island,

-but since Ed lost, I'll make an exception.

-Oh, yes!

Tradition also dictates the person getting carried can't talk.

-It's bad luck.

-What?! Any other small print?

-You're too heavy!

You have eaten too much cake!

You mustn't talk, it might bring us bad luck.

I know, I'll use my last wish. I wish I was at the top of the stairs.

Wow! It worked. It worked! Lauren? Lauren?

You forgot to wish me up there as well, you wally!

Well, she needs the exercise after all that cake. Oh, ice cream!

Despite being complete buffoons,

Ed and Lauren somehow make it to the wonderful church on Lake Bled island.

There, they find a bell that, when rung three times, will give them

one more wish.

Oh! I know why they called it Lake Bled now.

It's because of all the blood vessels you burst

trying to ring this bell.

Come on, you wimp. You can do it. You can do it.

-BELL RINGS

-Oh, first ring.

-There it was.

Hello, Lake Bled. Ed Petrie has arrived!

Hear me ring now!

Oh, hang on, how many rings did you say I had to do for the wishes?

-Like, three.

-Ah. I think I've done about 33.

Yeah, I think you might have messed that up.

Oi, stop ringing that bell! You're ruining everyone's peace and quiet.

-People come here to relax, you know.

-Oh, hiya, Mum. Yeah, just arrived.

Oh, it's lovely, there's a beautiful lake and a gorgeous island.

It's almost like going back in time.

Hello! And willkommen to Lake Bled.

-Who are you?

-A Swiss man, Arnold Rikli,

founder of Lake Bled's world-famous Institute of Natural Healing.

Lots of people come from all year round to experience my pioneering

health treatments. Stretch!

Here is the schedule.

All the guests must rise between five and six o'clock.

-Oh, in the afternoon? No problem.

-Nein, in the morning.

And then they must go for a bracing walk.

-Oh, forgot my walking shoes, haven't I?

-Shoes! Ha!

Nein! All the guests must walk barefoot through the grass

to aid circulation.

Und squat!

Then, at ten o'clock, you will bathe in the cleansing spring water

with a natural temperature of ten degrees.

But don't worry, you will soon warm up. Brace. Mm!

Then, after a modest lunch, there will be more baths

and more walks and then the evening meal.

Stretch! Here is the menu.

-Is there any meat dishes on here?

-Nein.

-NINE meat dishes? Brilliant.

-Whereabouts?

-Nein, all our food is vegetarian.

What's the point of going on holiday if you can't eat what you want?

A holiday that is good for you!

My treatments have proved effective against rheumatism,

high blood pressure und migraines.

That's funny because you're starting to make my head hurt!

I'll tell you what, you can take your funny food and your

weird walks and your cold bathing and you can... Jump in the lake!

Ja, the final part of my pioneering treatment.

Ed. Ed, I was only joking.

It doesn't actually say that in the script!

-SPLASH

-Argh! Oh!

Oh, this is the life, isn't it, Vic?

The open road, you and me, Ed and Vic.

Vic and Ed. Ed and Vic.

Er, yeah, about that, Ed.

Who in the name of the Czech Republic are these randoms?

Ahoj!

-Ahoj!

-Hang on a minute, this isn't a road map.

It's the Czech Book of Records. If I had to guess,

I'd say you were trying to fit in some last-minute practice trying to

cram in as many Czech people as possible into a British automobile

so you can beat me, win the All Over Place trophy and gain local

celebrity with entry into the Czech Book of Records.

And since when did you speak Czech?

IN CZECH:

Ooh! Check you out, Victoria!

But luckily Ed has parked in the right place.

That's because Pelhrimov in the Czech Republic is the town of records.

Over 30 records are attempted here and every successful one

makes its way into the famous Czech Book of Records.

For your first record attempt, guys,

fastest interview in a car with event organiser Lubos.

How did the festival start?

-TRANSLATION:

-Well, it started in 1990 and, basically,

we just wanted to entertain people.

The records aren't themselves just done for the sake of it.

We want people to have fun and not just sit on their bums.

I hate sitting on my bums - why I do this show.

So, can we be Czech record holders?

As far as I'm concerned it should be fine. No problem.

Who else can we expect to see perform in Czech records today?

Well, we've got all kinds of stuff.

We're going to have dancing dogs, we'll have a dog trying to

catch as many Frisbees as it can in one minute.

Of course, we're going to have strong men that talk...

-IN DEEP VOICE:

-..like that

and we're going to have people try and eat as much food as possible.

There's all kinds of activities. The whole town square is alive.

It's buzzing with activity and all kinds of records.

And Hula Hoops.

-Right. Let's meet some real record-holders.

-Yeah!

This is really, really uncomfortable.

Coolest grandad ever!

-What's this guy up to?

-I think he's playing hangman by himself.

I think he might be breaking the record for amount of surveys

in one day.

-Oh, wow! Look at that!

-Hey, I wish I was that good-looking.

-He knocked that often about... what, 30 seconds?

-Yeah.

-He must be breaking the record for fastest cartoons.

-Aha!

Bang on, Ed.

This is Lubomir Vanek, the world's fastest caricaturist.

Aha! This is the world record-holder for the person

that's smashed the most bananas into their face.

No, Vic, that's clearly not the case.

It must be something to do with breaking records and bikes.

This is Martin Zehnal.

He holds the record for fastest 1km on this tiny bicycle.

HE LAUGHS

No.

Like this?

Ah!

It can't be done. It can't be done.

It can be done.

I'm glad Ed and Vic are making friends, because today,

they must find as many people as possible to fit inside their car.

The world record for fitting people inside a Mini was set in 2014 in the

UK and stands, or sits, at an amazing 27 people in a car built for four!

Ed and Vic might not get close today, but one of them

will walk away with a place in the history books.

Or at least the Czech Book of Records as this record has

-never been attempted here before.

-OK, everyone. We going to do this.

We're going to squash ourselves into the Mini

and we're going to beat the world record, are we, Martin?

Yeah, we can try.

He doesn't seem too sure but I am! Come on, everyone!

Go, team Victoria!

THEY CHEER

This is Jakob and his random collection of Czech people

that we're going to try and stuff in this Mini.

Jakob, what's our tactic going to be?

-Boys get on floor and girls on top.

-OK.

That's the gentlemanly thing to do, I think, isn't it?

Yeah, boys on the floor. Good idea. And lots of breathing in, yeah?

While Vic's team talks tactics, Ed is out of the way to stop him

from cheating. The crowd awaits. Three, two, one, go!

Come on, everyone. Let's get it. Let's get the biggest ones in first.

The biggest ones in first. Right. OK. You can do it.

Yeah! OK, big ones, big ones! Let's get the blokes in.

Yeah! Right, squash in, breathe in, breathe in.

Come on, guys.

We can do it, we can do it.

OK. Let's see who's next. Who's next?

Next ones in the front, next ones in the front.

# ..Me I fall in love with you every... #

Right.

Are you OK back there?

They're OK. Come on, everyone. Right.

I'm going in. OK. I'm going in. Argh!

TOOTS HORN

Yeah! Woohoo!

-Right, let's get out.

-Well done, Vic!

That was a bit of a squeeze,

but you managed to get 12 people into that wee car.

But can Team Ed cram in one more Czech mate than Vic?

Go! Right.

Boys on the floor, boys on the floor. There you go.

Boys on the floor. Boys on the floor. On the floor. On the floor!

Pile on in, pile on in. That's right, now small people.

Lots of small people.

I want small people, small, small.

Yes, you're small. Good, get in there.

Any more small people?

# ..I won't let these little things slip... #

You're quite small. Yeah, in you go.

Can you get in there? Oh, I've got to get this back.

I've got to get this back. OK. One in there, maybe?

Can you get in there?

Over there, over there, over there. One more, one more.

Come on, Rolling Stones girl, get in. This is ridiculous!

Oh, I've got to get the door shut, haven't I?

Oh!

TOOTS HORN

We must have done it. We must have done it.

Well done, guys!

OK, you can get out now.

It's time to find out our new Czech record-holder.

-TRANSLATION:

-Well done, Victoria.

You got 12 people in the mini. What a result!

But, ladies and gentlemen, shock, horror - we've got a winner.

With an incredible 13, it's our Ed. Well done, Ed! Congratulations!

There's your prize. Made out of solid cardboard. Enjoy.

By one person, Vic. One person. CZECH me out.

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