0:00:02 > 0:00:04'If you want to see Naomi and I battle it out as the
0:00:04 > 0:00:07'toughest Roman gladiators in history, keep watching. Roar!'
0:00:07 > 0:00:09I'm out of breath already.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12'Ed the Gladiator? Sounds a bit bonkers.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13'A bit like this bunch.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17'Michelle's in the middle of a mountain.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- 'Iain gets a smelly surprise.' - PRRRP!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- 'Hacker and Dodge prepare to party.' - Could not be more ready.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- 'Johny thinks he's in...'- Mexico!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- 'Naomi prepares for battle.' - I've got an itch on my shin.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30'And Chris is a mermaid?!'
0:00:32 > 0:00:34# All over the place
0:00:34 > 0:00:36# All over the place
0:00:37 > 0:00:40# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# Me and my mates, all over the place!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50# All over the place
0:00:50 > 0:00:52# All over the place
0:00:52 > 0:00:55# There's stuff to do in Europe that is totally ace
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- # And it turns up... - # ..all over the place! #
0:01:00 > 0:01:04First today, we're off to Spain, Barcelona, which has the
0:01:04 > 0:01:06largest football stadium in Europe,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10the Nou Camp. It seats over 99,000 people!
0:01:11 > 0:01:17Visca Barca, Visca Barca... Ed, get into it, mate!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Are you not excited about bringing some souvenirs
0:01:20 > 0:01:23back for your family from sunny Spain?
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Yeah, but I wouldn't get too excited about the whole football
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- thing today.- Whoa, so you mean we're not going to the Nou Camp? Yeah?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Home of FC Barcelona? - I'm afraid not, Iain.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33There was a mistake in the script.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Look, am I going to get to meet my favourite Barcelona player, Messi?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Ah - well, don't worry, you can meet him. Kind of. Come on.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Ed and Iain aren't visiting the Nou Camp - this place is
0:01:47 > 0:01:51more like the POO camp. These are called caganer models,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and, on the face of it, they look like fun figurines
0:01:54 > 0:01:56made and painted near Barcelona.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01But this Catalan workshop has a smelly secret, because "caganer"
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- translates as "poopers". - PRRRP!
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Someone will have to get to the bottom of this.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Sergi, what kind of business are you running here?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12There's loads of people out there doing their...business.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13What's going on?
0:02:13 > 0:02:19- TRANSLATION:- This is a caganer. It's typical here in Catalonia.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23We put it in the nativity scene at Christmas.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25You heard right...
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It's not just toilet humour!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33In the past, peasants used to do the toilet in the fields,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36and that led to a good harvest in the country.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38This has been passed on to the nativity scene where,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42for a whole month, parents and children play at hiding the caganer.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46How many models do you have in the workshop?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49We make 350 figurines.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53We make more every year because the children and adults ask us for more.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Everything from cartoon characters, politicians, football players...
0:02:57 > 0:03:00You've got footballers? So I can find Messi round here?
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Yes, there's one in the shop. If you like, we can go and get it.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07I don't think Messi wears a kilt, Iain.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Nope, that's not him either.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Ah, there he is!
0:03:12 > 0:03:18We've done it. We've found Messi. And true to his word, "awfie messy".
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Well, how about I make you a "stinky Stirling"?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- And I'll make you a "pooping Petrie".- Deal.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31- I present our surprise. This is a new caganers. This is Ed...- Yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34And you paint it, Iain. And this is Iain, and you paint it, Ed.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Perfect. I've got my pooping Petrie.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39I've got my stinky Stirling. You read our minds.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Thank you, let's get painting. - Exactly what we wanted.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- I'm painting Iain Stirling's backside.- Hurry up, boys,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48it'll be Christmas by the time you finish.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Here, Ed. I'm just painting your bottom as well.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Oh, no, wait, that's your face.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Oh, Iain. I love the magic of television.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Everyone's going to think we painted these ourselves.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Yeah. People that watch telly are so stupid.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10You're not fooling anyone, you poo. Sorry, "two".
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Never met them in my life before. We are missing one vital ingredient, Ed.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Oh, yes. Otherwise it's just a statue
0:04:17 > 0:04:19of Iain Stirling pulling a moony.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22And with a bit of help from the professionals,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26a pooping Petrie and a stinky Stirling, ready for the nativity.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I wonder what other weird traditional gifts
0:04:29 > 0:04:31people give at Christmas.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33You boys ready?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Oh, absolutely. - Yes.- Can't wait, ready to go.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Could not be more ready.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Ready for what?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43The Big, Big Cheese's big, big Christmas party.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Have you got her a present? - Oh, yes. 100%, yes. Very much so.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Actually, thinking about it, no.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Well, don't worry, don't worry.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56I happen to have a stash of intriguing Cricklemas pressies
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- from around the world. - You do? Where?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00In that box, marked,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03"Intriguing Cricklemas pressies from around the world."
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Oh, that's what that is?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Behold!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Dodge - this is a shoe.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Ah! I'll have you know that filling a shoe with sweeties
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- is a festive tradition in Germa-ni-ni-ni-ny.- Oh, right.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Oh, that's quite appropriate then. Yeah.- Thanks.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22But I didn't have any sweeties
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- so I just filled it with lav-lav. - Eugh!
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Fear not, party animals and party human.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I have found the perfect gift.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34If memory serves me correctly, straw goats are often used
0:05:34 > 0:05:37as traditional Chrimbo decorations in that Sweden.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Right. And you've found a decorative straw goat in a bin?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43No. But I did find some drain hair and a coat hanger.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47And with a bit of artistic flair I have manufactured this.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Hair goat!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50What's wrong? Don't you like the Scandi look?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52No, I don't. Look, you can't take these to the party,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54you'll just have to share my present.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Oh, yeah? What is it? - It's a signed photo of yours truly.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00It's going to be worth a fortune one day.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Hey, Dodge, between us we could make that more valuable.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- We could, couldn't we? - Ah. Good idea, actually.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Although, technically your autographs won't be
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- worth as much as mine. - No, we're not signing it, no.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13There's a far easier way to increase its value.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Right. Right, well er... you can stay here, then.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I guess I'll just have to talk to Sue Barker on my own.- Sue Barker?
0:06:24 > 0:06:30Sue Barker's going? Ed! Wait up, Ed! We were only joking. Ed...!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Ed! What about hair goat? Baa!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44In Switzerland, it's illegal to keep just one guinea pig
0:06:44 > 0:06:45as it would be lonely.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Oh, hello Michelle, I didn't realise it was you.- Oh, hi, Ed.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Are you on your way to work? - Yes, yes.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- I always catch the 7:42 to London King's Cross.- Yeah, me too.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59It's just a different train today, though. Something seems a bit odd.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02I had noticed that everyone's speaking Swiss German.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Yeah, and we do seem to be going uphill quite a bit.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I hate to say it, Michelle. I think we might be on the wrong train.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I know what's happened. This is the 7:44 service to Jungfraujoch,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- also known as the top of Europe in the Swiss Alps.- Oh, right.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Oh, so we've accidentally got on a train
0:07:18 > 0:07:21going to the top of a mountain in Switzerland.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Silly us.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24MAN CALLS OUT:
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Huh?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Those two are way off track!
0:07:27 > 0:07:29That's because when they get to the top
0:07:29 > 0:07:34they'll be 3,454 metres above sea level,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37in Europe's highest railway station, known as Jungfraujoch,
0:07:37 > 0:07:42the top of Europe. And it looks nothing like London's King's Cross!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45The alpine views are stunning. Well, the first bit is.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49That's because the last climb is a 7.2km tunnel
0:07:49 > 0:07:51right through the middle of the Eiger mountain.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- BOOMING VOICE:- Ed and Michelle, you have 36 seconds
0:07:54 > 0:07:55to find out as much as you can
0:07:55 > 0:07:58about the Jungfrau railway.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Ed, you've got Rick, who knows all about
0:08:01 > 0:08:02the trains and the station.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Michelle, you have Ruedi, who knows all about the mountains.
0:08:06 > 0:08:13So, as they say in Switzerland - drei, zwei, ein, gehen!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Why is there a station at the top of a mountain?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Because...they wanted to build it so people could look out
0:08:20 > 0:08:21at the mountains.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- How high are we right now? - 1,355 metres.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28You're from New Zealand, did you get on the wrong train as well?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Yeah, I got on the wrong plane AND the wrong train.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31You certainly did, didn't you?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Why is there an observatory up there?
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- To look the stars. - Look at the stars.- Yeah.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- What's the longest tunnel on the way up?- The longest tunnel is 7.2km.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Are we actually in the clouds now? - Yes.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- How long is the track going all the way to the top?- 9.4km.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Wow, this guy's good! - I think.- Oh - IS he good?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52KLAXON Oh...! High-five it.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- BOOMING VOICE:- And the winner is...
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Ed.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Oh, yes. I'm top of the world! What do I win, voiceover man?
0:09:01 > 0:09:05You win two snowsuits to keep you warm at the top of Europe.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07If you're lucky I might give YOU one of them.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I think we deserve to be rewarded more for our efforts.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Very well, here's your reward. Never wear that T-shirt again.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Now, get outside and see the amazing views.- Oooh...- Yes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21And what a view. The observation deck
0:09:21 > 0:09:26stands at an eye-popping 3,571 metres high.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29That's almost 12 Eiffel Towers on top of each other.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31The view is so spectacular,
0:09:31 > 0:09:32that you can see
0:09:32 > 0:09:35up to four countries from the summit. It really is
0:09:35 > 0:09:39the top of Europe. Oh, Ed and Michelle are in for a treat!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Here we go.- Excited! - Can't wait to see this.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Hello, Europe!
0:09:45 > 0:09:48What? I don't... Can't see anything.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Erm...
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I thought it'd be a little more impressive than this.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54Are we in the right place?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- What...?- All I can see is that bird.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01BIRD CAWS
0:10:01 > 0:10:04I know. Maybe it's better from the other side.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Nope.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- Well...that way's Italy. - That's Austria.- That's Germany.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- That's France. - And we're standing in Switzerland.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16You'll have to take our word for it, really.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Ed and Michelle are standing about here,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22and if it was a clear day this is what they would see!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25There's not only an observatory and a train station
0:10:25 > 0:10:27at the top - there's a plateau covered
0:10:27 > 0:10:31in snow all year, and a frozen ice cave deep within the mountain.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Hello, fellow ice lovers. I am Princess Michelsa.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42And I'm glad to welcome you to the Ice Palace.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45A frozen world which I created,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48using all my own special magical powers.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Erm...that's not technically true - is it, Princess Michelsa?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Because I read here that in 1934, two guides actually began
0:10:57 > 0:11:01carving the hall in the glacier using an ice axe and a saw.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03That's simply myths and legends, Mr Petrie.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09Come with me, and you will truly believe my magical ice-making powers.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Just witness the craftsmanship of what I've created
0:11:19 > 0:11:20using my magical powers.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Bears, birds - all manner of frozen beauties.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Again, my understanding, Princess Michelsa,
0:11:29 > 0:11:31is that these ice sculptures are painstakingly carved
0:11:31 > 0:11:34by local craftsmen in Interlaken at the foot of the mountain
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- and then transported to the Ice Palace.- Not yet convinced, I sense.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43What I show you next is going to open your eyes.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Aren't you cold dressed like that? We're in the middle of a glacier.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Cast your eyes over this ice-cool bar.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I can keep the temperatures icy cold with my magical powers.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55How else would you explain why it's so cold all the time?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Well, it's my understanding that the bar's kept at a constant
0:11:58 > 0:12:00minus three degrees by the cooling system,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03built into the mountain 20 metres below the viewing platform.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Oh, just forget it. No refreshing drink for you, then.- Sorry, sorry.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I meant - Princess Michelsa, thank you for your lovely
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- informative tour around your Ice Palace.- You're welcome.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Are you sure you're not cold dressed like that?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I have no feeling in my feet.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Denmark's Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Snow Queen,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26which the film Frozen is based on.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35# I'm Hans Christian Andersen
0:12:35 > 0:12:36# Famous children's author
0:12:36 > 0:12:39# When it comes to fairy tales
0:12:39 > 0:12:41# There really is no other
0:12:41 > 0:12:44# Famous son of Denmark, lived in Copenhagen
0:12:44 > 0:12:48# In fact in three houses upon this very street, Nyhavn
0:12:48 > 0:12:52# Tried to be an actor, but stories were my thing
0:12:52 > 0:12:56# Oh, I do love a fairy tale with a happy ending
0:12:56 > 0:13:00# Talking of great stories, this statue is on show
0:13:00 > 0:13:01# Oh, it's The Little Mermaid
0:13:01 > 0:13:03# Yeah, that's one of mine, you know
0:13:03 > 0:13:06# The Little Mermaid, the youngest daughter
0:13:06 > 0:13:08# They are merpeople, they live under water
0:13:08 > 0:13:10# Allowed to the surface, saves a man's life
0:13:10 > 0:13:12# To be immortal, she must be his wife
0:13:12 > 0:13:13# Drinks a special potion, loses her tongue
0:13:13 > 0:13:16# Is this a children's story? Sounds a bit wrong
0:13:16 > 0:13:17# I think you'd better cut a long story short
0:13:17 > 0:13:19# She has to kill the prince, in two minds she's caught
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- # She'll get another chance to be immortal- That's fine
0:13:21 > 0:13:23# The only trouble is it's in 300 years' time
0:13:23 > 0:13:24# Not quite a happy ending
0:13:24 > 0:13:25# That's the way it goes
0:13:25 > 0:13:27# I'm like that, it's just the way I roll
0:13:27 > 0:13:31# Hans Christian Andersen, famous children's author
0:13:31 > 0:13:35# When it comes to fairy tales there really is no other
0:13:35 > 0:13:37# Could we try another tale?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39# I'll give it a whirl
0:13:39 > 0:13:43# How about the story of The Little Match Girl?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44# Poor little girl selling matches in the street
0:13:44 > 0:13:46# It's winter, cold, no shoes on her feet
0:13:46 > 0:13:48# Between two houses, shelters and hides
0:13:48 > 0:13:50# Lights a match, imagines she's inside
0:13:50 > 0:13:52# Look, it's Christmas and Granny's there too
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- # Lights more matches - # Too good to be true?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56# When the match goes out, lights a bundle instead
0:13:56 > 0:13:58# Turns out it's a vision and she's actually dead
0:13:58 > 0:14:00# Hang on, Hans, that's a bit gory
0:14:00 > 0:14:02# Surprised that's a popular bedtime story
0:14:02 > 0:14:04# Happy endings are overrated
0:14:04 > 0:14:06# I prefer to leave my readers deflated
0:14:06 > 0:14:08# Hans Christian Andersen
0:14:08 > 0:14:09# Here's one place you should see
0:14:09 > 0:14:14# My final resting place here at Assistens cemetery
0:14:14 > 0:14:17# Try to keep it cheerful, tell a tale to get us chuckling
0:14:17 > 0:14:19# How about my most famous?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21# Yes, The Ugly Duckling
0:14:21 > 0:14:23# Once there was an ugly little duck,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25# Tattered and torn, down on his luck
0:14:25 > 0:14:27# No-one liked him, he had to leave home
0:14:27 > 0:14:29# And he spent all the winter cold and alone
0:14:29 > 0:14:31# Standing by the river, bad thoughts in his head
0:14:31 > 0:14:33# Don't tell me, he winds up dead
0:14:33 > 0:14:35# Wishes he could be a beautiful swan
0:14:35 > 0:14:37# Sees his reflection - he is one
0:14:37 > 0:14:38# A happy ending, what a surprise
0:14:38 > 0:14:40# I've got to admit, I thought he'd die
0:14:40 > 0:14:43# Well, he will eventually, why pretend?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45# Whoever you are, it gets us all in the end. #
0:14:45 > 0:14:48And this is my grave.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50OK...
0:14:50 > 0:14:54# Hans Christian Andersen, famous children's author
0:14:54 > 0:14:58# When it comes to fairy tales there really is no other
0:14:58 > 0:15:00# And poems, plays and travel books
0:15:00 > 0:15:01# All written by him
0:15:01 > 0:15:04# But look out for his endings
0:15:04 > 0:15:06# They can be a bit grim. #
0:15:16 > 0:15:19In some regions of France, people give each other five kisses
0:15:19 > 0:15:21on the cheek to say hello.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23KISSING
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Ed, how much further is it up this hill? My legs are killing me.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Oh, stop complaining.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33I will complain - you said this exotic garden was easy to get to.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Stupid steps.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37He's a bit prickly.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Did you know the plural of the word "cactus" is "cacti"?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56And the spikes on a cactus are actually leaves rolled up
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- really tightly.- Ed, why do you know so much about cactuses?- Cacti.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Because I used to have a friend who was a cactus, called Oucho.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05- Wonder what he's doing now.- Oi!
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Anyway - come on. Let's find this collector.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Wooh - there's that T-shirt again!
0:16:12 > 0:16:15This is the exotic cactus garden of Eze.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It's on top of a hill 249 metres above the Mediterranean sea.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22There's over 1,000 different cacti,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25and it's literally growing every day.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29So you've got loads of cacti here. What's your favourite one?
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Maybe that one. It's the Head Of Old Man cactus.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36You have grey hair at the top,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40and its flower is very sticky to attract bats.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42What's the point in attracting bats?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Because bats pollinate the cactus during the night.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48How come cacti are able to survive with so little water?
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Because they have big roots, and they keep water inside their stems.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55OK. You've got one minute to show us round as many cacti as possible.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Yeah?- Let's start with the largest. - Yes.- Let go.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04This is the biggest, Head Of Old Man cactus.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07These cacti can grow up to 15 metres tall.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10That's the same height as eight Justin Biebers!
0:17:11 > 0:17:14This is the smallest cactus, Mila cactus.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Mila is an anagram of Lima, the capital of Peru
0:17:18 > 0:17:22and the place where these cacti were originally discovered.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24So cute... Oww!
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Show us the deadliest.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32This is the deadliest cactus, Opuntia tunicata.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Oh, it does look pretty mean.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36This scary-looking variety of cacti
0:17:36 > 0:17:40is used by some people as fences and garden hedges.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43That was exhausting.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Cacti aren't just found here.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49They're also found in very dry places like North and South America.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52There's thought to be over 2,000 different types
0:17:52 > 0:17:56in the world, with Mexico having more varieties than anywhere else.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58But let's not make a song and dance about it!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Instead, let's play...
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I'm going to show you three different
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- types of cactus-se-se-ses. - Cacti.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12No - bow tie. All you have to do is tell me
0:18:12 > 0:18:16what country they're from, through the medium of dance.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18For instance - if you thought they were from Ireland,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20you'd do an Irish jig.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21You dance all three correctly,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26you'll be crowned Dance Your Cactus Right champion. Do you understand?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Well, I did have one...- Great.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Let's play Dance Your Cactus Right.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37First up is the Rhipsalis, which unbelievably is a cactus.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39I think it looks more like a herb.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41But where does Johny think it's from?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Show me through the medium of dance.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Mexico!
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Oh, no, I'm afraid that's incorrect,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53it's actually from Madagascar. It's also known as the Mistletoe cactus,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56but I won't be asking for a kiss because I don't like moustaches.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Let's move on.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Oh, hello, what's this?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05It's only a Cereus peruvianus. The clue's in the name.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Johny, where's it from? Dance for me.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Mexico!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15No, it's from Peru - obviously.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17It's also known as the Giant Hedge cactus,
0:19:17 > 0:19:19and it can grow up to ten metres tall.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Let's move on.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Owww! What a nice
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Cleistocactus strausii.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29But where's it from?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Johny, show us what you think through the medium of dance.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Mexico?- Correct! - CHEERING
0:19:37 > 0:19:40..Is what I'd like to say, but the answer is actually incorrect.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43It's from Bolivia and Argentina.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46It can be found 1,200 metres above sea level.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Doesn't like hot temperatures, but it can withstand a frost.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Well, Johny - with a big fat zero you are our loser.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Join us next time for Dance Your Cactus Right.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Do more dancing.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Did you know Croatia has over 1,000 islands?
0:20:17 > 0:20:21BOOMING VOICE: Strength and glory, Petrius Flatulus.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Who are you calling Flatulus?
0:20:22 > 0:20:27I shall have my victory in this episode, or the next.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I think what you should have is a throat pastille.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Oh, Ed - it's the gladiator-themed main event.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35That's why we're here among these amazing ancient Roman ruins.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Hang on a minute, we're in Croatia - not Italy where the Romans are from.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41But this was an important part of the Roman Empire,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43and each year they hold a fantastic Roman festival...
0:20:43 > 0:20:48BOOMING VOICE: ..and this year, we shall take part as heroic gladiators.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- Oh, lovely. I mean... - BOOMING VOICE:- Yes, we will.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55What are you two like?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It takes more than a husky voice to make a Roman gladiator.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03This is the Pula Superiorum festival...
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Over three days, 15,000 visitors will flock to the town of Pula,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14which has some of the best Roman buildings still around today!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Check out those 2,000-year-old columns!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18And check out this amphitheatre!
0:21:18 > 0:21:21This is where the gladiator games take place!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- BOOMING VOICE:- An epic battle between pairs of heroic gladiators and...
0:21:25 > 0:21:27..you two.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Right. Before you do any gladiator training, you guys have got to
0:21:37 > 0:21:42get togged up, with armour, helmets, shields and...wooden swords?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I have come from the fair isle of Britannia,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49to strike you down with my mighty...
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- wooden..sword. - Ooh...! I've got an itch on my shin.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55I've seen scarier two-year-olds!
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Meet Morlus, a proper gladiator. He's going to teach you special
0:21:59 > 0:22:02combat training and tactics and, and, and...everything.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- You are a Murmillo.- I'm a Murmillo?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09You have to think like a fish hidden by a rock.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15You stay closed, and you sting to catch your prey.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So Ed is a Murmillo. He has to act...
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Sounds brave.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23So he's a Murmillo, what does that make me?
0:22:23 > 0:22:27You are a Thraex. That's a light gladiator, and you may think you
0:22:27 > 0:22:33as a frog that jumps all over trying to get to the back of your opponent.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35And Naomi is a Thraex.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37She has to leap like a frog!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Oh... Gives me a headache.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42So I've got to reach round there?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- That's OK.- Oww! Get off.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46By the way, goes without saying,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48don't do this at home without an adult around.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50It would be a really, really stupid thing to do.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54You know how they used to release tigers into the arena?
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Someone's let out the cat! - ROAR!
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- BOOMING VOICE:- The gladiator contest has begun.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Let's watch these trained professionals put on a show.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Ed and Naomi, I hope you're taking notes.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08They don't look a particularly bloodthirsty crowd so far.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12No, they're suddenly going to turn when we enter the arena.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17This guy in purple is pretending to be the Roman emperor, Caesar.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19The audience help Caesar decide the fate of the gladiator
0:23:19 > 0:23:21who has lost the battle.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24If Caesar and the audience have enjoyed the battle,
0:23:24 > 0:23:25then they say "Missum".
0:23:25 > 0:23:27CROWD: Missum!
0:23:27 > 0:23:29And do this hand signal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32This means the losing gladiator gets to live.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And if Caesar and the audience say "Iugula"...
0:23:35 > 0:23:36CROWD: Iugula!
0:23:36 > 0:23:39..and do this hand signal,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42then it means the losing gladiator must die.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Well, pretend to die - it's just make-believe.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Right, Morlus, show these two how it's really done.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50This is our trainer. Our trainer's about to fight.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55This guy with the net, I remember seeing him in history books.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00"Why did you give me a net? Can I have a sword?"
0:24:00 > 0:24:04By the way, no-one really gets hurt, they're all brilliant actors.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- He's got a metal sword as well. - Don't like it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Ooh, he just threw his net at him. - Yeah, it's no good.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's no good, that thing.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Ah...!
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- That was our trainer. - Our trainer just lost. Annihilated.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Caesar's going to decide his fate.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Missum, missum...
0:24:32 > 0:24:34CROWD: Missum!
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- Yes!- Missum, yes.- Whoo-hoo! - He lives.- He lives.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Our trainer lives.- He might have to go to hospital, but he lives.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Oh, and the winning gladiator gets a tree - I mean, a palm leaf
0:24:46 > 0:24:47as a prize from Caesar.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50That'll look lovely in a nice big vase.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- BOOMING VOICE:- Now it's time for the biggest
0:24:53 > 0:24:58and probably the most appalling gladiator battle ever seen.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The two unlikely and hapless gladiators go head to head!
0:25:02 > 0:25:09Petrius Flatulus versus Naomius Wilkinsinius.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Eurgh - no, I just hit myself in the head!
0:25:11 > 0:25:12NAOMI LAUGHS
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Look at me, I'm putting on a show!
0:25:16 > 0:25:21I have come all the way from Londinum to destroy this worm!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Oh, this helmet's really heavy. - I've got an itchy head.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31I'm out of breath already. Right...
0:25:31 > 0:25:33You're going down, Wilkinson!
0:25:33 > 0:25:37There's Naomi, leaping like a gladiator-inspired springy frog.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Ha-ha! You'll never get past my rock.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45And there's Ed channelling his inner fish -
0:25:45 > 0:25:47doing his best, hiding behind a rock.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Come on, crowd!
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Roar!
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Oh, Petrius Flatulus is running away!
0:25:57 > 0:26:00The audience don't like their gladiators to run away -
0:26:00 > 0:26:02this might go against you, Ed.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Fight!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Stop laughing, you two, this is serious stuff!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It's really tiring work, this.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19SHE LAUGHS
0:26:24 > 0:26:27You can stop the battle. The winner is...
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- ..Naomi! - CHEERING
0:26:37 > 0:26:41This is heavy! Oh, this is very heavy.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44I can't walk in these.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Yay! Well done, Naomi -
0:26:45 > 0:26:48time to claim your prize tree from Caesar.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51How are you going to fit THAT in your suitcase?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Thank you, Caesar. Thank you.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58APPLAUSE
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Now, Caesar must decide the fate of Petrius Flatulus.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07BOOING
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Oh, no. Ed is getting lots of boos from the audience,
0:27:10 > 0:27:11this doesn't look good.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15He's quite a nice bloke, really.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21Yes! Yes, I'm still alive. Thank you.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27Thank you, big, big cheese man. Thank you. Oh, I'm still alive.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Now all we need is the Roman emperor to make it official.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36And the winner of the All Over The Place gladiator award is...
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- ..me!- Bravo.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- I was on bad forum. Ha-ha - bad FORUM.- Very good.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46You've been watching All Over The Place Europe!