0:00:02 > 0:00:04'Want to see me really give it some welly? Then keep watching!'
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Oh, no!
0:00:06 > 0:00:09That was really welly bad, Ed.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11But this bunch are welly good!
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Michelle learns some chocolaty table-manners...
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- Whoa!- Oh, yeah.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Iain finally tells a funny joke...
0:00:19 > 0:00:20I'm only human.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Naomi leaves Ed speechless...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Johny's all in a spin!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28And Sam tells it like it is...
0:00:28 > 0:00:30GIBBERISH
0:00:31 > 0:00:33# All over the place
0:00:33 > 0:00:36# All over the place
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# North, South, East, West
0:00:38 > 0:00:39# On a bizarre quest
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Me and my mates all over the place
0:00:42 > 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
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# All over the place
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# There's stuff to do in Europe
0:00:53 > 0:00:54# And it's totally ace
0:00:54 > 0:00:56# And it turns up...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58# All over the place! #
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Switzerland, Interlaken.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05The largest clock face in the whole of Europe
0:01:05 > 0:01:08can be found in Switzerland.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09# Come with me
0:01:09 > 0:01:11# And you'll see
0:01:11 > 0:01:12# A chocolate shoe
0:01:12 > 0:01:14# Or maybe even two! #
0:01:14 > 0:01:17# Ooh-er, ooh-er, chocolate footwear
0:01:17 > 0:01:20# Walking in those seems like a nightmare... #
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Hang on, who wrote those lyrics?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Hee-hee! It was me. Nice costume, Oompa Loompa Ed!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Grr! That's it, Voiceover Man. We're not doing as you tell us any more.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31We're going to sit around eating Swiss chocolate all day,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and there's nothing you can do about it.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I'm fed up of being made to look stupid!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Fine, I've had my fun. Go get changed.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Milk chocolate was invented right here in Switzerland
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and the Schuh claims to be the oldest chocolate factory
0:01:44 > 0:01:46in the world!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Thomas, this is my kind of place. - Hello. Welcome to Schuh.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50What a great job you've got.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52So why is this place called the Schuh Factory?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54You make chocolate, not shoes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59This place was established in 1818 and in 1885 a person came here
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and bought that place. He was named Christian Schuh.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- His last name was Schuh.- Oh, and you do have shoes as well.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05And we do shoes from chocolate.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08We really want to learn how to become chocolate masters, Thomas.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Can you teach us?- No problem. - Ooh, thanks, Thomas.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16We start here, with the cocoa fruits.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Ah, right. So this is the base ingredients, is it?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- Yes, that's the cocoa beans. - So how do we go from this to this?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- We have the beans... - Actually, I don't care.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- I just want to eat the stuff. - How very rude!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Step one...
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- Oh, lovely. - Then you take a big spoon.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40- Then you fill in the high heel. - Oh, yeah. OK.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Great.- Stop it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Then you take this one. - What is this?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48We make all air bubbles in the chocolate out.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Now you put it here.- OK.- Yes.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- Oh, right.- Then you can make more chocolate inside, with the spoon.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Step two...
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Ooh!- Look at that. It's magical.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Can I just do this last bit?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Ta-dah!
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Amazing. So, Sandra, how do we go about customising the shoe?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11We've got some lovely decorations here.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Yes, you can make all on top when you want.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Ed, pass us the shoe...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- What?!- (Sorry.)
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Awkward!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Maybe Ed will be better at the chocolate fondue for two at Schuh.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Fondue is most commonly a melted cheese dish.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Three, two, one, fondue!
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Chocolate fondue includes fresh fruit for dipping. Mmm!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37There are a few cardinal sins you can commit
0:03:37 > 0:03:39when you're having a fondue, and one of them...
0:03:40 > 0:03:42..is what I just did there - double dipping.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Putting it in your mouth and then back in again. Very bad.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Don't do that. - Oh, Ed is so sophisticated.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52One should also twirl one's fork to avoid any excess messiness.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55And Michelle's table manners are so refined.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57And should your food fall into the fondue...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00you have to buy everyone round the table a drink, or offer them a kiss.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03I think I'll pass on that offer, Ed.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Whoa!- Oh, yeah.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Oh, I feel sick...
0:04:10 > 0:04:13This fondue really is death by chocolate.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Morning, slave.- Good morning, Emperor Montezuma.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Leader of the Aztecs.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Mighty Aztecs. Get it right. Now, can I have a...
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Amazing.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28How did you know that I wanted a choccy drink?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Well, you do drink 50 cups a day.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- Mmm! And that's why. - I wouldn't know, Emperor.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Lowly souls like myself aren't allowed to drink it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Oh, but it does smell and look yummy.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Tastes even better. Don't get any ideas, though.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Otherwise...
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- IMITATES SLICING, HEART BEATING - Argh!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Forgive me, great emperor. I am a priest and a visionary.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I can see into the future, future, future...
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I have run many miles to tell you that last night I foresaw...
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Wow-wee, what is that smell?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05It's my choccy drink. You can't have any.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Otherwise I'll have to kill you. Right?- Right.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10IMITATES SLICING, HEART BEATING Argh!
0:05:11 > 0:05:13You can smell my breath if you like.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Not you!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Right. This vision. What's it all about?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22400 years hence, man will be eating millions of chocolate fingers.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Not chocolate thumbs or chocolate toes, just fingers.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28That is weird.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Why won't future generations just be normal about chocolate
0:05:31 > 0:05:32and do what we do?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Use it as a currency and pray to the god of chocolate.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39And offer it to people as a treat before they're sacrificed.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Oi, you two! Stop looking at my choccy drink.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Sire, if I was prepared to be sacrificed,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47could I at least have a sip?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Oh, yes. I'd give you a whole cup then.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- Kill me!- No! Me, sire, kill me. Please kill me.- No!- Kill me, sire.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Please, kill me.- No, please. Me! - No, I want death by chocolate!
0:05:57 > 0:06:03- Two more choccy drinks over here... - Sire, please. Please, sire!- ..to go.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Spain, Valencia.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Valencia football club's logo features a flying bat.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Ed, why are you dressed like a pirate?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22I'm not dressed as a pirate, you buffoon.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I'm dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Ze commander of ze French armies at ze Battle of Waterloo.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31France? This is Spain. They're different countries.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- Even I know that. - Yeah, I know that.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35But I've been told that here in Valencia
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I can find one of Napoleon's great armies.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Here, Ed. Where does Napoleon keep his armies?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Ooh, I don't know.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Napoleon keeps his armies...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48..up his sleevies.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:06:50 > 0:06:51- Bravo!- Thank you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08So what's the connection between Napoleon and toy soldiers?
0:07:08 > 0:07:14Well, in fact, Napoleon started to use toy soldiers to hold his maps.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18And then started to offer soldiers, toy soldiers, to his son
0:07:18 > 0:07:22and that was why they were so popular at the period.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24So, when you were a boy, what was your first toy?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Well, it wasn't a soldier. In fact, it was a dinosaur.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- A dinosaur?- That's going to look a bit funny on the Battle of Waterloo.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33It'd be useful in battle,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35apart from it wouldn't be able to hold any weapons.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39So how do you go from one dinosaur to over a million figures?
0:07:39 > 0:07:46We buy. We make them ourselves. We make other people make them for us.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48We find them in flea market.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Alejandro must have had an army to help him find all these soldiers,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57because this is the biggest collection on display in the world!
0:07:57 > 0:08:00He has over 95,000 models on display,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03but nearly a million more are kept in storage,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05just waiting for a lick of paint
0:08:05 > 0:08:07to be prepared for their next battle.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I wonder how Private Petrie and Sergeant Stirling are getting on?
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Ah, regarde! Zer are over 2,000 figures here,
0:08:15 > 0:08:20representing ze battle between Alexander ze Great and Darius III.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Here, Ed.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Do you know how led the armies at the Battle of Encyclopaedia?
0:08:27 > 0:08:28No. No, I don't.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- General Knowledge! - LAUGHTER
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Please, don't, don't. I'm only human.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Here's a test of your "General Knowledge", Iain.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43How many soldiers were taken prisoner
0:08:43 > 0:08:47at the Spanish battle of Almansa in 1707?
0:08:47 > 0:08:5112,000! And there are almost as many toy soldiers
0:08:51 > 0:08:53on show in this display.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55That's because it's the biggest in the collection,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00so big it even features peasants, farmers and some Spanish hens.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- CLUCKING - Look at this, Iain!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It's the biggest in the collection, with 10,000 pieces,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08soil from the actual battlefield. Look at the military costumes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11They're as perfect as my Napoleon costume.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I don't know. Yours is a bit...dodgy.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18What? I'll have you know this is an authentic bicorn hat.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Oh, he's bang on trend.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Hello and welcome to the fiercest fashion fiesta
0:09:30 > 0:09:32since the Hundred Years War.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36This is the search for Europe's Next Toy Model.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Can you sort your centurions from your Spartans?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Your pith helmets from your Prussian Pickelhaubes?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Can you find our first model?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53His name's Marcus and he's sporting this season's must-have items.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58One long sock... Bit odd. A metal sleeve... Very strange.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And a gold mask. Oh, he's a gladiator.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Find the lovely Marcus. Go!
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Not that way!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08It was that way.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12One sock, gold mask. Found him!
0:10:12 > 0:10:14What? Oh. Yeah, that's him.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- You don't seem that bothered.- Model number two! His name is Drayton.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22This 13th-century English knight looks simply stunning
0:10:22 > 0:10:24in his long, elegant tunic,
0:10:24 > 0:10:29red and yellow shield accessory, and a rather 1970s moustache.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30'70s 'tache, got you.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34No. Ah, found him!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Think you've found it, do you? - I did, yeah.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39You have found it, yes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Model number three!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Can you find the handsome Harry?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48He's a model from 1910, stationed in Africa and is blazing a trail
0:10:48 > 0:10:53with his sky-blue pinstripe trouser suit and beige pith helmet.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Can you find our Harry?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Oh.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Pinstripe, pinstripe, pinstripe... Ah! Pith helmet. Found him.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Iain's found all three and wins nothing!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Congratulations, contestant!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13You know more about military fashion than you do about personal hygiene.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17This has been Europe's Next Toy Model.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Goodbye.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Belgium, Brussels.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25In Ypres, Belgium, there's an annual cat toss.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30It used to be done with real cats, but now they throw velvet ones.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43# When painting a picture
0:11:43 > 0:11:44# I would like to bet ya
0:11:44 > 0:11:46# You tend to use paper
0:11:46 > 0:11:48# Not local architecture
0:11:48 > 0:11:52# But here in Brussels in Belgium
0:11:52 > 0:11:55# Painting on buildings is exactly what they've done
0:11:55 > 0:11:59# Each mural represents a Belgian comic hero
0:11:59 > 0:12:01# From Tintin and his dog
0:12:01 > 0:12:02# To bowtie-wearing Nero
0:12:02 > 0:12:04# Comic strip art
0:12:04 > 0:12:06# On a giant scale
0:12:06 > 0:12:08# Follow me now
0:12:08 > 0:12:10# On a comic book trail
0:12:10 > 0:12:12# See the murals on the wall
0:12:12 > 0:12:14# Murals on the wall
0:12:14 > 0:12:17# They put them up all across the city
0:12:17 > 0:12:19# See the murals on the wall
0:12:19 > 0:12:21# Murals on the wall
0:12:21 > 0:12:24# At last count there were about 53
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- # They did it for the art - Art, art, art, art
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- # They did it for the art - Art, art, art, art
0:12:31 > 0:12:35# In 1991, this mural of Broussaille
0:12:35 > 0:12:37# Was first to appear
0:12:37 > 0:12:39# An homage to Frank Pe
0:12:39 > 0:12:40# Arm in arm
0:12:40 > 0:12:42# This happy pair
0:12:42 > 0:12:46# Stroll through Brussels as you stop and stare
0:12:46 > 0:12:48# Who's this poorly chap?
0:12:48 > 0:12:49# Perched up in a tree
0:12:49 > 0:12:51# He doesn't look like
0:12:51 > 0:12:53# A cartoon hero to me
0:12:53 > 0:12:54# Nero's his name
0:12:54 > 0:12:56# By Marc Sleen
0:12:56 > 0:13:00# One of the most popular Belgian strips there's ever been
0:13:00 > 0:13:02# See the murals on the wall
0:13:02 > 0:13:04# Murals on the wall
0:13:04 > 0:13:07# Amazing they're from such a small country
0:13:07 > 0:13:10# See the murals on the wall
0:13:10 > 0:13:12# Murals on the wall
0:13:12 > 0:13:14# Comes so much comic creativity
0:13:15 > 0:13:17# And here we have
0:13:17 > 0:13:19# The famous Tintin
0:13:19 > 0:13:20# Created by Herge
0:13:20 > 0:13:22# Wow, where do I begin?
0:13:22 > 0:13:26# One of the great comic authors of all time
0:13:26 > 0:13:29# Famous for his streamlined drawing style
0:13:29 > 0:13:31# These Belgian heroes look impressive
0:13:31 > 0:13:33# At such a great height
0:13:33 > 0:13:37# Somehow Spongebob Squarepants wouldn't quite look right
0:13:37 > 0:13:38# Murals on the wall
0:13:38 > 0:13:40# Murals on the wall
0:13:40 > 0:13:43# If your interest in comics has been stirred
0:13:43 > 0:13:45# See the murals on the wall
0:13:45 > 0:13:47# Murals on the wall
0:13:47 > 0:13:50# Come to Brussels - comic strip capital of the world
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- # They did it for the art - Art, art, art, art
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- # They did it for the art - Art, art, art, art
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- # They did it for the art - Art, art, art, art.- #
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Where do I start?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Croatia, Zagreb.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Hum in Croatia claims to be the smallest town in the world
0:14:16 > 0:14:21with a population of between 17 and 23!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Wish the Croatians would fix these streetlights.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26I mean how are you suppose to read a guidebook in a dark alley like this?
0:14:26 > 0:14:27I know.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32"And usually the street lighting is powered by...cats."
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Wow!- Ah, that makes a lot of sense actually
0:14:35 > 0:14:37cos cats have a great deal of spare energy
0:14:37 > 0:14:39so it's just a case of harnessing it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Yeah, yeah. Ooh, here comes an official now.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- He's probably come to get the cat running in this streetlight.- Hello!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46We're here to see the cat lights.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Ah, he's probably going to give the cat a prod with that stick,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- wake it up.- Yeah.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Oh, that's better.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Oh, Ed, we've made a mistake.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Says powered by GAS.- Gaslight.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03It's probably a very common error.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Cat lights?!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Come on, guys, are you FELINE OK?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Here in the old town of Zagreb, they still use gas streetlights
0:15:11 > 0:15:15and Zagreb is one of the last cities in Europe to do so.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Each evening, two lamp lighters set off and light them
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and each morning they go round again, turning them all off.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22In years gone by,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24most cities had gas street lighting,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27but they then changed to electricity.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30However, Zagreb has kept its gas streetlights.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35Ed and Naomi, you have 51 seconds to find out as much
0:15:35 > 0:15:40as you can about Zagreb's old town and its gas lights.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Naomi, you have Tihana who knows all about the old town.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Ed, you have Sasa who knows all about the gaslights,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52but doesn't speak English.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner...
0:15:56 > 0:15:59HE COUNTS DOWN IN CROATIAN
0:16:01 > 0:16:04THEY SPEAK CROATIAN
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Are there lots of old people in old town?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- No.- No.- There are also young people.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17THEY SPEAK CROATIAN
0:16:23 > 0:16:24The pole's big enough!
0:16:24 > 0:16:26How many people live in old town?
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Let's say 2,000.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30THEY SPEAK CROATIAN
0:16:32 > 0:16:33No?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36How many tourists visit old town every year?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Every year, around 800,000 tourists.- Loads!
0:16:39 > 0:16:43THEY SPEAK CROATIAN
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- Do you have to wear old clothes when you visit old town?- Really?
0:16:50 > 0:16:51- BOTH:- No.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53OUT-OF-TIME BUZZER
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Shame cos that last question is a good one.- Yes.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00And the person that found out the most facts is...
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Naomi!
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- It's not fair.- Why?- What language did you ask your questions in?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- English.- What language did I ask my questions in?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Well, by the sounds of it, not Croatian!
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I...
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Ed - speechless? Wow!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18While he's stopped gassing,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21let's see how we light these bad boys.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24There's a small flame that's always lit in the gaslights,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and when the lever's turned, more gas comes in from the pipe
0:17:27 > 0:17:31and the whole lamp lights up. Right, Ed, show us how it's done.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Here we go, I'm about to turn on my first streetlight.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Think he said be careful.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- You've got to pull it down, not up. - Oh.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44I had one job to do - up.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- But you've done it.- What an idiot. - Ta-da! Well done.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Ed Petrie, lamplighter.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Yeah, I wonder what qualifications you need
0:17:52 > 0:17:53to become a gas lamplighter.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58So, what makes you feel you would be qualified
0:17:58 > 0:18:01to light our city's gas lamps?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Well, apart from the obvious thing...
0:18:03 > 0:18:04THEY LAUGH
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Of course.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08You couldn't be MORE obvious, could you?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Didn't you get my CV? I did send it to you.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Don't seem to have it.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Don't worry, I brought a copy.- Oh.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Or I could just tell you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Oh, no, here it is, here it is.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24"Ceiling painter,
0:18:24 > 0:18:25"giraffe groomer,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28"laser eye surgeon for one day only"?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Yeah, didn't work out, that one.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- I was actually referring to that thing at the bottom.- Oh!
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Three years as a streetlamp technician, that's wonderful.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42Specialising in...
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- How dare you!- Problem?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It says, "Specialising in electric lighting",
0:18:49 > 0:18:53the most vulgar and common form of municipal illuminations
0:18:53 > 0:18:54with their harsh, glaring beam
0:18:54 > 0:18:57blinding us from 90% of the stars in the night sky.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02You, sir, are the enemy. For me, it's gas lighting or no lighting.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Oh, come on, surely there's room for both.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Gas lighting adds character to historical locations like this,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10but surely you don't think they're the future?
0:19:10 > 0:19:11As it happens, I do!
0:19:11 > 0:19:14And as you clearly do not, this interview is over.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- I don't think so.- Excuse me?
0:19:17 > 0:19:19We may not see eye to eye about this
0:19:19 > 0:19:22but you need someone who can light very tall gaslights
0:19:22 > 0:19:25and I have something quite obviously
0:19:25 > 0:19:27that makes me uniquely qualified for the job.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28And what's that?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- I brought my own ladder.- Oh!
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Oh, why didn't you say so? The job's yours.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I wonder what Sasa's doing now.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Probably at home with his feet up watching telly.- Yeah.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- I don't know how we got roped into this, to be honest.- No.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I think this is number 63.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48The novelty's starting to wear off a bit already.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Italy, Ascoli Piceno.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Italians are SO fashionable,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58even the police uniforms are designer!
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I love Italy.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11The delicious food, the wonderful countryside. Smell that fresh air.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13There's nothing I enjoy more than going for a countryside stroll
0:20:13 > 0:20:17through Italy with my wellies keeping my feet nice and toasty.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Yep, they're a great invention, wellies.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Made popular by the first Duke of Wellington, don't you know?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Yeah, Wellington wore his wellies during the Battle of Waterloo.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27He defeated Napoleon back in 1815
0:20:27 > 0:20:31which is why they became the British boot of choice during World War I.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I'm glad you know so much about wellies, Iain.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- I never trust a man who doesn't. - Ed, I love my...
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Ed, where are our wellies?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Iain, I think we should cancel the country walk.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I can feel a Main Event coming on.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48That's right, Ed!
0:20:48 > 0:20:53This is the 22nd world cup for boot throwing
0:20:53 > 0:20:55which takes place all over the world
0:20:55 > 0:20:57and this year, it's right here in Italy.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Welly boot throwing is basically like javelin
0:21:00 > 0:21:03or shot put in athletics - you take a run up
0:21:03 > 0:21:06and throw as far as possible from the edge of the gravel.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Except here, you throw a rubber boot, obviously.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14I think Ed and Iain need some advice from Pierlugi,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17the Italian Stallion of welly boot throwing.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- Not good.- What's wrong with them? - Not good.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- What's wrong with those ones? - They're good wellies!
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- You have to use this one, OK? - They're the exact same.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29No, no, it is not the same because you have to use for men
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- size 43, nine in UK...- OK. - ..and with a specific weights, OK?
0:21:33 > 0:21:391kg for men and 880g for women.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I think it's time for a little bit of training,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44so let's have a Boot Camp!
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Iain, you're going to be trained by Eeva
0:21:47 > 0:21:50who's a world champion at throwing wellies.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Ed, you're going to be trained by Aki
0:21:52 > 0:21:55who's a welly boot throwing professional.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Guys, did you think I meant army boot camp?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00It's a welly boot camp!
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Will you get rid of those stupid outfits?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Sir, yes, sir!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08So, let's find out what Eeva has in store for Iain.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Put your thumb inside here.- Yeah.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14And then your other fingers like this.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17So like a bowling ball?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- A little bit?- Not really, but... - I'm not very good at this at all.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22What do you think of this one?
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Any good?
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Not really.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31The longest throws that there have been are...
0:22:31 > 0:22:34They are the boots that had been squeezed, OK?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38So the maximum aerodynamic takes them to 75 metres.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- So if I squeeze my boot, I can go further with it?- Yeah.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43But you have to put a traction...
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- If you see a Scottish guy called Iain, don't tell him that.- No.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Very good.- Well, I definitely won't squeeze the boot...- OK.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54..cos that's cheating.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Ed, no cheating!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Yeah!
0:22:58 > 0:23:01That's already 12 metres.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- Nearly knocked his cap off.- Great.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05He doesn't seem too bothered.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I'm pretty sure knocking hats off isn't in the rules.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10But let's go over them again, just in case.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12When you throw the welly,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15it has to land between these two lines in this green area.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18If it lands outside the lines in this red area here
0:23:18 > 0:23:21or if your foot crosses the throwing line,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23your throw doesn't count,
0:23:23 > 0:23:24that's called a "nullo".
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Not good!
0:23:26 > 0:23:30The world record for a welly throw stands at over 68 metres
0:23:30 > 0:23:34which is a long way to fetch your boot back, unless, of course,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38you have a hi-tech automated retrieval system like we have.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40OK, it's a dog.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41Let's do this!
0:23:41 > 0:23:47It's Ed v Iain in the Welly Boot Throwing World Cup!
0:23:47 > 0:23:49First up, it's Private Petrie.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Come on then, Ed,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54let's see what you have got with the first of three throws.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Oh, no!
0:24:01 > 0:24:03That guy over there's holding his chest!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I think the welly boot landed in Spain, mate.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I can't work out whether he was scared the boot was going to hit him
0:24:08 > 0:24:10or just absolutely appalled at how badly I threw it.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12I'm going to go with both there, Ed.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15It was actually miles over the line,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17and you did really scare the boots off that poor guy.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Right, Sergeant Stirling, show us what you've got.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25OK, here we go. As long as it's not a foul, I'm winning. Here we go. OK.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Aw, no!
0:24:31 > 0:24:34It was in, but it was pretty bad.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- Nullo!- Nullo?- What?- What?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- Why?- Why? Nullo?!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Nullo, what, why, what? Well, let's see why.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Looks like the judges have ruled that your foot was over the line,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Iain, bad luck!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50The throw won't count, so nullo it is.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56After the first throw, it's a red mark for Ed,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58and a red mark for Iain!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00OK, second time lucky. Here we go.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Well, it's a good throw, Ed,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09but I think you're just over the line there.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11If you're watching at home you might be thinking
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- that I faked that for comedic effect.- He didn't.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18This is a man that can't walk up a pair of stairs without falling down.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20OK, let's take a look at that one again.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It was a good enough throw,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26but, yes, Ed landed in a heap well over the line. It won't count.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31OK, watch and learn, guys. Iain Stirling, 80 metres. Here we go. OK.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36No!
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's so hard!
0:25:39 > 0:25:41So hard and yet so funny.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42When you said 80 metres, Iain,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I didn't think you meant 80 metres wide of the line!
0:25:45 > 0:25:46That was a mile out!
0:25:48 > 0:25:51At the end of round two, it's a big fat nullo for both boys,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53so it's all on round three!
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Can we have some tense music, please?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- Here we go. Going to do it this time.- Whoa, whoa, whoa.- What?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- What size is that?- It's just a boot. - That's a girl's one.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- It's not a girl's one. - Give me the girl's boot.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- It's not a girl's one, it's just further away!- Take this.- Look.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Take the proper boot, they're clapping. Here we go.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12It was a girl's one.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18CHEERING
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- Yes!- He's done it!- Yes!
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Was that nullo? Was that nullo?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- Not nullo!- Not nullo!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33HE SPEAKS ITALIAN
0:26:33 > 0:26:3519.10. I'll take that.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38So, Ed finally gets on the scoreboard with a whopping...
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Can Iain match it?
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Here we go.- Hang on, hang on, let's check your boots.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Size nine, here we go. I'm going to do this.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- Is it?- Yes.- Oh, it is, yeah.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Right, here we go. Here we go. OK.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01CHEERING
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Oh, no!
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Not nullo!
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Oh, that was a nullo if ever there was one.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Absolutely right, Ed,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18in fact possibly the biggest nullo this event has ever seen!
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Bad luck, Iain!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- How do you feel?- I hate nullo.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28So, the winner is Ed, and Iain gets a big fat...
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- Nullo.- Nullo, yeah.- Nullo.- Nullo, yeah, I've heard that a lot today.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Which I guess means that I'm the winner!
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Don't worry, I will only gloat for the entire plane ride home.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42You've been watching All Over The Place: Europe!