0:00:02 > 0:00:03Grab your passport and pack some pants,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05cos you're coming on a trip around Europe.
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Ed gets in a flap.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Hacker and Dodger nil impressed.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- Ah, rubbish.- Boring.- Get off.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Chris gets peckish.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Would you stop licking the walls?
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Vic's proper perfect with a plank.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Lauren makes the final of the Birdie Dance.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27I'm actually quite nervous.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Johnny discovers he's on the wrong tube.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31HE SCREAMS
0:00:32 > 0:00:35And all this excitement is too much for Barney.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36- Barney!- What?
0:00:38 > 0:00:42# All over the place, all over the place
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# North, South, East, West on a bizarre quest
0:00:46 > 0:00:48# Me and my mates, all over the place
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# Whatever we do is strange but true
0:00:53 > 0:00:58# All over the place, all over the place
0:00:58 > 0:01:01# There's stuff to do in Europe and it's totally ace
0:01:01 > 0:01:04# And it turns up all over the place! #
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Eddie, darling, I love what you've done with the place.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Thank you, Chris, thank you. - The acoustics are incredible.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- It sounds amazing. - Yeah, they do, they do.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Who is your interior decorator? - Oh, some miners.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31It took them a few hundred years but it was totally worth it.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34You've gone for the whole "no windows" thing as well.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Well, I just thought, "Windows? They're so 2012, aren't they?"
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- And of course this is a salt mine. - What?- Yes, it's a salt mine.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Everything's made of salt.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44The floors, the ceiling,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46the chandeliers, the walls.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48The walls are made of salt?
0:01:50 > 0:01:51You're not wrong. They are.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Tastefully done.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Did you just lick the wall?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Stop worrying, Ed, it's totally fine to lick the walls in here,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01because salt kills germs,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and, anyway, the miners who worked here at Wieliczka salt mine
0:02:04 > 0:02:10must've been pretty healthy, because they managed to dig 327 metres
0:02:10 > 0:02:14underground, which is the same height as the Eiffel Tower.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16When they went digging for stuff,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19the miners carved salt statues.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22They stopped mining here over 50 years ago
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and it is now one of Poland's biggest tourist attractions.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Ed and Chris, you have 33 seconds to find out as much
0:02:30 > 0:02:35as you can about the Wieliczka salt mine.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Ed, you have Marek, who knows everything about the salt mine.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Chris, you have Patrycja, who knows all about the miners.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Trzy, dwa, jeden, start!
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- How old is the mine?- Very old, more than 700 years.- 700 years?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57That is an old mine.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00How many people used to work down these mines?
0:03:00 > 0:03:01At the peak, about 2,000 people.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04How many people visit a year?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Over one million.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Did horses work down here? - Yes, and they lived here.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14What's your favourite flavour of crisps?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Crunchy.- Not salt?
0:03:16 > 0:03:21- If people are eating chips down here, what do they put on it?- Salt.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Who is this? - This is astronomer Copernicus.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25KLAXON
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Out of time.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- And the winner is Ed! - Oh, yes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I've definitely proved I'm worth my salt.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- All right, don't rub salt in the wound.- Shall we have a look around?
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Yes.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Ed, we need to get Snow White on the phone, the dwarves have gone rogue.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43They're working in a salt mine in Poland.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46No, these aren't Snow White's dwarves.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48They are good salt spirits. That guy is pushing a barrel.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51That one is chopping wood so that the shaft doesn't fall down.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- What about him? He's just stood there grinning. - He's welcoming people.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- That's a proper job, is it? - Says the TV presenter.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Would you stop licking the walls? It's not normal.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09What a lovely boat ride.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13It wasn't lovely for seven soldiers who took this ride 100 years ago.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The boat capsized and the salt water was so buoyant that they
0:04:16 > 0:04:18couldn't swim out and they all suffocated and died.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Great, and now I'm terrified, thanks for that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Relax, Chris, it's only a gentle boat ride.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27On the other lake, because there are two down here,
0:04:27 > 0:04:32a Polish sailor actually windsurfed from one side to the other. How?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- With a massive wind machine, of course.- Salt is amazing, isn't it?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- So many uses.- I know.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I can't think of anyone who couldn't appreciate salt.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Morning, and salt-utations, my good man.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Here we are, spending our day in the salt mine.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I'm afraid, sir, you are going to
0:04:56 > 0:04:59have to answer a few questions before I can let you in.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00No problemo,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04you wouldn't want to let somebody through in allegiance to pepper.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Indeed, sir. Mind you, they have been sniffing around for years
0:05:07 > 0:05:10trying to get the secret to our success.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14There's nothing unsavoury about me, I'm salt through and through.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Question one, what is the only known edible rock?
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Well, it's not pepper, which grows beautifully on a vine. It's salt.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Correct.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28In the Middle Ages, what was used to preserve meat and became
0:05:28 > 0:05:32so valuable that they referred to it as white gold?
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Well, there's white pepper, along with green pepper and black pepper,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38all from the same plant.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- It's...salt.- Correct.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45And finally, up until the 20th century, what was used as currency
0:05:45 > 0:05:49in a place known as Abyssinia, which is now called Ethiopia?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I don't know, do I? You know what it should have been? Pepper!
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Because pepper is the world's most popular spice.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59No, it's definitely salt.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Wait a salt-mining second. You're a pepper spy! I'm going to report you.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Don't make me grind this. - Not the pepper, sir.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11It contains an incredibly powerful alkaloid called pepperine
0:06:11 > 0:06:15which can seriously irritate the nerve endings within my mucous membrane.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- It'll irritate my nose, basically... - That's right, it's sneezing time.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23..if it weren't for the fact that the air here is free of viruses,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25bacteria and pollutants.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27There's a microclimate which helps aid the suffering
0:06:27 > 0:06:30of those with breathing difficulties and allergies.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Don't tell me. It's because of all the...salt.- Yes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It's the salt, it's one of its properties.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Well, I'll be back, you haven't seen the last of me.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Actually, can I have that back,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- my wife will be terribly angry. - Of course.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Psst, Barney.- Not now, madam, I'm busy.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Barney, it's me. - Ed Petrie off the telly.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- Where did you find such a brilliant disguise?- At the Nonseum over there.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- It's full of useless inventions like this.- Let's go.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Hang on, I've got my high heels stuck.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Luckily, I've got my high-heel stopper right here.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26That might be the least of your problems.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28We can't cross the road. Look how busy the traffic is.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Luckily, I've got this.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41That is genius. Off we go. Thank you.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58The whole point of the museum is to have useless inventions.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01At the moment, we're sitting at a sheep counting machine.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03It helps you to fall asleep.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I'm not sure it would help me fall asleep, it's quite noisy.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09But it seems to have worked on Barney here. Barney!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What? Who are you?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- Hey! All right, Ed?- The gift that keeps on giving.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16- Can we have a look around?- Sure.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Anyone can display a useless invention here as long as it
0:08:20 > 0:08:22meets the strict criteria.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24It must be useless and fun.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Why does this place exist?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Because my dad and a couple of his friends had this great idea
0:08:30 > 0:08:32to build lots of inventions that nobody needs.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35They also did a lot of crazy events around the village.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Think about it, Mum serves soup, you don't like it. "Mum, I don't want this any more."
0:08:42 > 0:08:44You actually need one of these if you come
0:08:44 > 0:08:47round my house for dinner, because I'm a terrible cook.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50With so many pointless inventions under one roof,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52surely someone could find a use for them.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Useless, rubbish and stupid,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00immature, ineffective and impractical.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03No, it's not Barney Harwood's school report, it's a
0:09:03 > 0:09:07brand-new quiz that I've invented called Useless Points.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14The catch is that you have to try and win as few points as possible.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Doesn't that sound like the show that's already on TV?
0:09:18 > 0:09:19You know, Pointless.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23This is my mate Dicky Osmond
0:09:23 > 0:09:27and he's going to be helping me with the questions.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Right, Barney, you've got five seconds to come up with
0:09:33 > 0:09:37the most useless function for these items.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40The more unlikely your answer, the fewer points you get.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Oh, so I'm trying to get it wrong.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I'll think of the first thing that comes into my head.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I think it's a mechanical nose picker.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Oh, dear, right first time. It is a mechanical nose picker.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Anyway, how many points did you get?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Oh, dear, 100 points. That's not very good, is it, Dicky?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10You've got 3.5 seconds to tell me
0:10:10 > 0:10:13what you think these miniature hanging sacks are for.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15They are sleeping bags for bats.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Ohhh, yes, I'm afraid they are sleeping bags for bats.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Imagine trying to put a bat in one of those.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Let's find out how many points you've got.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- How many points has he got, Dicky? - ED MUMBLES IN HIGH PITCH
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- A million?!- Wow, that's good, innit?
0:10:32 > 0:10:33No.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Finally, it's the sudden death puzzle round.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42ED YELPS ANXIOUSLY
0:10:42 > 0:10:44It's OK, Dicky, calm down.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48You and I go head-to-head to decide the winner by playing this
0:10:48 > 0:10:51puzzle for beginners.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52Heads, I go first.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- No, wait...- Shhh. - ..you didn't even...toss a coin.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- What do you think, Dicky? - ED MUMBLES IN HIGH PITCH
0:11:01 > 0:11:03OK, it's unconventional, but I'll go with it.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Oh, I've done it. What a shame. How many points does he get?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10ED SQUEAKS
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Three million? Ooh, dear.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Well, you don't win anything because there's no prizes on this show.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- ED SQUEAKS - What's that?
0:11:18 > 0:11:19You feel sorry for him, Dicky?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I don't. Goodbye.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41# You want thrills
0:11:42 > 0:11:44# You want to play
0:11:44 > 0:11:48# Then you're in the right place today
0:11:48 > 0:11:52# Welcome to Slovakia
0:11:52 > 0:11:55# The aqua park Tatralandia. #
0:11:57 > 0:11:58# Water park in the Liptov region
0:11:58 > 0:12:00# Open for business in all four seasons
0:12:00 > 0:12:02# 14 pools and 26 slides
0:12:02 > 0:12:04# Punters come from far and wide
0:12:04 > 0:12:06# Surely in winter it has to close
0:12:06 > 0:12:08# That time of the year you'd need to wear more clothes
0:12:08 > 0:12:10# Truth is the attraction here's eternal
0:12:10 > 0:12:12# The water they use for the slides is thermal
0:12:13 > 0:12:15# Oh, wow, oh, wow, oh, wow, oh, wow
0:12:17 > 0:12:19# It's warm, but how, but how, but how?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23# Well, listen up, I'll tell you now
0:12:26 > 0:12:28# Got no chills
0:12:28 > 0:12:29# No chills today
0:12:29 > 0:12:33# Using thermal springs is the way
0:12:33 > 0:12:38# Rises up beneath our feet
0:12:38 > 0:12:41# At a temperature of 60 degrees
0:12:42 > 0:12:44# This is the boomerang raft
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- # Fancy a go?- Do I look that daft?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48# Incredibly steep with a cool U-ramp
0:12:48 > 0:12:50# It's not for me I don't like to get damp
0:12:50 > 0:12:51# What about this, the trio ride?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53# A covered tube like being inside
0:12:53 > 0:12:55# Ride the water on a big inflatable
0:12:55 > 0:12:58# Not for me, mate, I'll see you later-ble
0:12:59 > 0:13:01# Come on, come on, come on, come on
0:13:03 > 0:13:05# Jump on, jump on, jump on, jump on
0:13:07 > 0:13:09# Suppose I have got my trunks on
0:13:12 > 0:13:15# Here we go! #
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Aaaah!
0:13:18 > 0:13:20THEY LAUGH
0:13:22 > 0:13:24# In our trunks
0:13:25 > 0:13:28# In our...trunks
0:13:28 > 0:13:30# Freefall is the king of rides
0:13:30 > 0:13:32# Officially Slovakia's steepest slide
0:13:32 > 0:13:34# Experience the gravity-free state
0:13:34 > 0:13:35# You know what, I'm all right, mate
0:13:35 > 0:13:37# To go on this you need real conviction
0:13:37 > 0:13:39# Oh, look, sadly there's a height restriction
0:13:39 > 0:13:41# You're easily taller than 1 metre 40
0:13:41 > 0:13:45# Get off your knees and stop being naughty
0:13:45 > 0:13:47# Oh, man, oh, man, oh, man, oh, man
0:13:49 > 0:13:51# Not sure I can, I can, I can
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- # Do I have to? - That was the plan
0:13:57 > 0:14:01# We can't run, we can't hide
0:14:01 > 0:14:05# Time to take on this giant water slide
0:14:05 > 0:14:07# Feeling brave
0:14:07 > 0:14:09# Good luck, my friend
0:14:09 > 0:14:12# Tell you what, I'll see you at the other end. #
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Huh?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18HE SCREAMS
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Special Branch, reporting to duty.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I've got a heads-up on a new sport,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41heads and shoulders above the rest, over.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Wye aye, Ed, it looks proper mint.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48It appears to be a plank-balancing sport of some description.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I advise to approach with caution and engage, over.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I cannae wait to have a go!
0:14:54 > 0:14:56LOUD SPLASH
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Vic, that's the wrong way!
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Get out on the river! Leave those people alone! It's the plank thing!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Oh, dear, I think Vic has got the wrong end of the stick.
0:15:07 > 0:15:13This is wood head or woodkopf. It was invented here in Prague in 1992.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18For now, the current world champion is this man, Antonin.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Surely he must know what on Earth's going on.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Antonin, why are you balancing a plank of wood on your head?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Because I'm playing woodkopf.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27So how do you actually play it?
0:15:27 > 0:15:31You have a plank of wood on your head
0:15:31 > 0:15:36and you are trying to knock off the opponent's wood from his head
0:15:36 > 0:15:38using only the plank.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45You cannot touch his wood by the hand or any other part of your body.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It sounds quite tricky, actually.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Rules of woodkopf with the AOTP guys.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Regulation planks are measured at 200cm x 16cm x 2cm.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Right on, Vic!
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Two competitors must go head-to-head in this game.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05The referee shouts "Ready" and begins by shouting "Wood!"
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Remember, no physical contact is allowed in this sport
0:16:09 > 0:16:12or it is an early bath for the big guy.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15When the wood falls on the ground, the victor wins one point.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19If Eddie's big feet are outside the line, he's out.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Go, Vic! Well done, Team AOTP! - CHEERING
0:16:23 > 0:16:27With the rules sorted, they reckon woodkopf could be an Olympic sport
0:16:27 > 0:16:31by the year 2224, over 200 years away.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33They even have a national anthem,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38so please be upstanding for the national anthem of woodkopf!
0:16:40 > 0:16:43THEY SING IN CZECH
0:17:01 > 0:17:04From head-slapping to head-to-head,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07it's Ed versus Vic in the battle of the boards,
0:17:07 > 0:17:08the showdown of the shelves,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I'm taking you to the sawmill!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- Wood!- Don't try this at home. Only a plank would do that.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Don't get under me! I know your game.- I'm going to get you!
0:17:20 > 0:17:21Oh, oh! Aaaah!
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Oh, and Vic gets the early head start. 1-0.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Wood.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- I'm getting under your plank, Ed! - Don't get under my plank!
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- Aah!- Aah!- Would you believe it? Ed keeps the head, 1-1!
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Wood.- Wood.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Vic goes low, lands a blow...
0:17:38 > 0:17:40and takes the win! SHE HUMS
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Three words I didn't want to hear being said to you,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- "You're the winner."- Get in!
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- And the winner is Victoria. - Yay! Thanks, Antonin!
0:17:48 > 0:17:49And the loser is Ed.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Oh, I see, it's got a ribbon on it so I can keep it on my head
0:17:52 > 0:17:53cos I'm so rubbish.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Well, I don't care if I'm a loser.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58I'm still backing woodkopf for the Olympics in 200 years' time.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59I think it's a great sport.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I think running and jumping is going to be a thing of the past
0:18:02 > 0:18:03cos this is mint!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Wotcha, duckies.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Welcome back to more live coverage of the 2224 Olympic qualifiers.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm Sue Barker-Woof.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15And I'm Clare Bulldog-ring. Grrr.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Coming up, we've got the triple pump.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21PFFRT, PFFRT, PFFFRRT!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24That's not an Olympic event yet but someone who knows all about it
0:18:24 > 0:18:27is British medal hopeful Boris Bagshaw.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29You all right, Boris?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31No, I'm not!
0:18:31 > 0:18:36I've been trying to qualify for the Olympic Games for 200 years
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and this is my last attempt.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- So why have you dressed up as a creepy old clown?- Good question.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Oh, you cheeky young rascal.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48I'm dressed like this so that I can try out some new sports.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Haven't they already got enough events this year?
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Well, always room for one more, eh?
0:18:54 > 0:18:59I mean, in the Athens Games of 1896 there was only 43 events,
0:18:59 > 0:19:04but in the London Olympics 2012 there were 304,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06so now it's 2224,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11I reckon one of my new sports will definitely get me in.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I've got a horrible feeling he's going to show us
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- what he's come up with.- Yeah.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Synchronised underwater badminton!
0:19:19 > 0:19:20WATER HISSES
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Nah, rubbish!- Boring!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Get off.- Domino wrestling!
0:19:24 > 0:19:26THEY GASP
0:19:26 > 0:19:27- Aaaaargh! - LOUD THUD
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up there, me old cocker. We are not impressed.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Those sports are all daft.- Daft.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- You want to hear daft?- Yes.- Yes.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42In the Athens Games in 1896, they had rope climbing
0:19:42 > 0:19:47and a swimming race just for Greek sailors.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51And in Paris in 1900, they had a tug-of-war!
0:19:51 > 0:19:54All right, all right, keep your goggles on, sunshine.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55But can I just check,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58your silly sports have all got an international federation?
0:19:58 > 0:20:03And been recognised by the International Olympic Committee?
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Um...
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- No.- Ha.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10BUT who could turn down the Swiss-invented game
0:20:10 > 0:20:12of cowpat golf?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- BOTH:- Cowpat golf?!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Fore!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18LOUD SPLAT
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- Ooh, it's right on your head! - Oh, no. Oh, will you stop it?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I've just had my hair done.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- This is the worst Games ever. - Oh, it stinks.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's still warm.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Hello, I'm Edward Attenborough-Petrie
0:20:44 > 0:20:46and this is the white stork,
0:20:46 > 0:20:51a stately bird with an orange bill and lanky legs.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Majestic-looking creatures.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55LOUD SQUELCH
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Unless they've just pooed down said legs.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Eurgh. Here in Velika Polona, people are stork raving mad.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09They love these birds so much that they've invented
0:21:09 > 0:21:14a completely bonkers event in their honour called the Storksy.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16All the competitors have to do is flap their way
0:21:16 > 0:21:21along this 100-metre zip line to reach a nest at the other side.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Storks are launched on their way by two helpers
0:21:23 > 0:21:28and the winner is the bird on the wire that's travelled the furthest.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31If you think that sounds easy, then think again,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33because only a few people have ever managed
0:21:33 > 0:21:36to get all the way to the end.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38LAUGHING: Looks like Lauren's hanging out with these storks
0:21:38 > 0:21:40to try and get a head start.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44And people think being a TV presenter is a glamorous job.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Right, what tips did you get off those other storks?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Didn't really. I couldn't understand what they were saying.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Is that cos storks communicate by rattling their beaks?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54No, it was because they were speaking Slovenian.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Oh, that could be another good reason.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Getting tips, though, sounds like a good idea. Time to fly.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04And there's one high-flyer who's got the lowdown on this event.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It's Damijan, the town's mayor.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Ed, what are you doing up there?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Uh...
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I was trying to get some sneaky practice in and it went a bit wrong.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- You're going to have to do the interview from up there, then.- Ugh.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So why is this event held here?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20We promote the protection of the storks
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and also to promote the storks' habitat in Slovenia.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- So this is where the storks come, is it?- Yes.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Why do you put people on a zip wire?
0:22:27 > 0:22:31This is the symbol for flying storks from Slovenia to Africa.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Right, and how long is this one?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Around 100 metres.- Excellent. Let's go, then.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Uh, guys? I think you've forgotten something. I... Oh.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43LAUGHING: It looks like Ed is not going to be doing
0:22:43 > 0:22:47too much travelling. Well, the real word is migrating.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51This is when white storks fly from Africa to Europe every spring
0:22:51 > 0:22:54so they can feed on insects and breed.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Believe it or not, this journey is a round trip of up to 20,000km.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02That's like flying halfway round the world.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06All Ed and Lauren have to do is fly 100 metres,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10but something tells me even that might be tricky.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Time for some training.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15First up - frog feeding.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20The rules - pick up foam frogs and drop them in the bucket.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Yes! Team Frogs!
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Go, go, go!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Oh, my spike's faulty. - This is so slow!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28There you go, little chicks.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Quicker! Really slow.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Why is he running like that? That's not going to help, is it?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Do you think this is going to catch on as a spectator sport, Lauren?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38No, they look absolutely bored.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41You need to be quicker! Quick!
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Yes!- Yes!
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Five people in the crowd are applauding. They're all asleep.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Mm, not so much of a warm-up as a cool-down.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- That was so...- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- That was so slow.- Aah!
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Lauren's warm-up could end in disaster
0:23:57 > 0:24:00if she can't control her beak.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01Go, go, go!
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I'm so much better than Ed already.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Yes, I've got it. That was a quick one.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08ED LAUGHS
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Stop laughing!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Yes!
0:24:13 > 0:24:15SHE GROANS
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Well, Lauren seems to be faster on her feet at the frog feeding.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23But, she still hasn't got control of that bill.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26How many people have you hit with your bill so far, Lauren?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I'm going to say approximately 20 people
0:24:29 > 0:24:31have felt the wrath of my bill.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Ed and Lauren have migrated to the stork launchpad
0:24:34 > 0:24:37in preparation for the main event.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41This is the VIS section. Very important storks.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Keep it down at the front!
0:24:46 > 0:24:48And the champ is first up.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52You guys should pay attention and see the master in flight.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55What that guy does not know about zip-lining
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and dressing up as a stork ain't worth knowing.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01So this is the highly sophisticated launchpad, a chair.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Very reassuring.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Remember there are two team-mates down below with a rope
0:25:05 > 0:25:08ready to launch them along the zip line.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12The nearest stork to the nest wins.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Whoa! Bon voyage!
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Wow! He's swift! He's not a swift, he's a stork.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- Ha-ha-ha!- Ha-ha!
0:25:19 > 0:25:22He made it all the way to the end, look!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25That's amazing! How did he do that?!
0:25:25 > 0:25:26He has got skills.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Big-time stork skills.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32All the way to the end means 100 metres.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Most of the teams have travelled between 50 and 80 metres.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Now, for the moment of truth.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Lauren's up first.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I'm actually quite nervous.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50It's high! It's high!
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Yeah, you are quite high up there.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56SHE SCREAMS
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Don't laugh! This doesn't look very good, it's loose!
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Don't worry, Lauren, it's been stork flight-tested.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Should it be...? Should it be that loose?- Yes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Now fly like a stork!
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Stop laughing!
0:26:12 > 0:26:14She's off to a good start.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16A nice straight launch.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20She's using the breaststroke.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22But it's thrown her off course.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Where's she going?!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Oh, no!
0:26:25 > 0:26:27SHE LAUGHS
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Oh, that is close. That is very close.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30This is the worst!
0:26:30 > 0:26:32CROWD CHEERS
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Actually, Lauren, it's a very respectable 60 metres!
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Next up, Ed. He's taller and heavier than Lauren.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Will that count against him?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Ed, how are you feeling?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- A bit weird.- You look weird.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51I was going to flap but I think I'm going to put my hand down my side.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52Whaaaa!
0:26:54 > 0:26:57And he's off! He's already clocking up some serious air miles.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Keep going, Ed! Come on, come on!
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Ed's ditched the breaststroke in favour of the doggy paddle.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05CROWD CHEERS
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Oh! Didn't make it to the nest!
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Has Lauren's serious flapping around
0:27:11 > 0:27:13on the wire given her the edge?
0:27:13 > 0:27:18Or has Ed's straight-as-a-toothpick flight style pushed him in front?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23It's time to find out who's stork and who's dork.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Mr Mayor, we really want to find out who's the winner.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- Lauren, you have been really good. - Yeah?- Around 60 metres.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Yeah?- But unfortunately Ed was better. 80 metres.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Yeah!- Congratulations. - That is so unfair.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39I BEAK you! I BEAK you!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- You can't say "I beak you".- I can!
0:27:41 > 0:27:44It's a stork pun, deal with it.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47You've been watching All Over The Place Europe!