0:00:02 > 0:00:05'If you're wondering why it looks like I'm practising for the world's
0:00:05 > 0:00:07'oddest pole-vault, then keep watching!' I don't like this!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Ed's not in pole position yet
0:00:09 > 0:00:13but there's loads to like about today's European adventures.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Michelle goes to the dogs.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- Chris ages gracefully. - Excuse me...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Hacker and Dodge sell out.- Got a great two-for-one deal on pets.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Victoria is dead interesting.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Naomi takes time out.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28And Iain gets confused.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Are you actually frogs?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34# All over the place
0:00:34 > 0:00:37# All over the place
0:00:37 > 0:00:39# North, south, east, west all of us are on 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 > 0:00:47# Whatever we do is strange but true
0:00:47 > 0:00:49# All over the place
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# All over the place
0:00:52 > 0:00:54# There's stuff to do in Europe that is totally ace
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- # And it turns up - All over the place. #
0:01:03 > 0:01:06The ancient Romans used to have funeral feasts
0:01:06 > 0:01:08in underground cemeteries!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Well, here we are in the dead centre of Palermo.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16How do you know it's the dead centre if you've not got a compass?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18It's the dead centre because there's 8,000 dead people
0:01:18 > 0:01:21buried directly beneath us.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Wow! You weren't joking about this being the dead centre -
0:01:25 > 0:01:29there are 8,000 mummified people laid to rest down here,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32in tunnels and chambers cut out of stone.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Those upright ones look like they're dead on their feet!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41This one in Palermo is run by local monks.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Hey, I wonder if they got the habit from the Egyptians?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Ed and Victoria, you have 34 seconds to find out as much as you can
0:01:49 > 0:01:53about the Capuchin Catacombs.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Ed, you have Raffaela, who is a tour guide.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Victoria, you have Fabrizio,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03who looks after the catacombs for the monks.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Tre, due, uno!
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- What are the monks who run this place called?- Capuchin monks.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21- How many people do you get visiting here very year?- 35,000 people.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Why do they turn people into mummies?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Because they want to preserve the bodies in order to let people
0:02:26 > 0:02:31and the family look at them, to remember them.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Do you ever get scared down here? - No.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- No? You don't think it's a bit spooky?- No, just normal here.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Are they like Egyptian mummies?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Very similar. The first process is very similar to the Egyptian plan,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45but later on they improved the embalming and the technique.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46KLAXON BLARES
0:02:46 > 0:02:48We've ran out of time!
0:02:48 > 0:02:50I think we did really well. Give us a high-five. Yeah.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55And the person that found out the most facts about the Catacombs is...
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Ed! - Yes!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Come on, I'm "dying" to find out more.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Oh, Ed, you might want to rephrase that! Ed!
0:03:03 > 0:03:08So, in their past lives, these mummies did all sorts of jobs.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10As well as monks and priests, there were those that earned
0:03:10 > 0:03:13the big bucks, like doctors, lawyers, and judges.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16This is one of the best-persevered mummies here.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18He's an American called Giovanni Paterniti
0:03:18 > 0:03:20and he worked for the American government.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23He's the richest person in the catacombs.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Cos if you weren't a monk you had to pay to be here and only the people
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- with the most money could afford it. - Oh. Well, I've got...
0:03:30 > 0:03:3120 cents.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- I've got...2 cents. - Oh.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Don't think we're getting mummified any time soon.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Still a lot more "cents" than I thought either of you had!
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Look at this, this is the oldest mummy in here.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45He's been down here for 415 years.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49He's called Friar Silvestro da Gubbio.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Oh, yeah, you're right. Died on the 16th of October 1599.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56So he's been down here since Shakespeare was alive.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Strange, isn't it? All these other guys probably wouldn't be here
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- if it wasn't for him. He's a bit of a trend-setter.- Yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03You can tell by his hat.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Ed, guess what this mummy's job was?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Oh, judging by his hat I'd say...pirate?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Oh, Ed, you "arrr" so wrong! Get it?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Actually, these are two Italian soldiers
0:04:17 > 0:04:19who fought in the Spanish Army.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- Those uniforms are 150 years old. - Wow.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25He's still got all his buttons.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Well, I thought that was "dead" interesting! Get it?- Ooh!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Yeah, sorry.- You are right, though. It is fascinating that people
0:04:32 > 0:04:35have been doing that for thousands of years. Although I think
0:04:35 > 0:04:37the ancient Egyptians had a slightly different approach.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Welcome to the Mummy Shop,
0:04:42 > 0:04:48where every gift is always fully wrapped!
0:04:48 > 0:04:50What can I do for you, then?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Well, I fancy a bit of pampering.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I've heard that you can turn me into a yummy mummy.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58So go on, then. Make me look beautiful.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02You, beautiful? I don't think he does special effects!
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Actually, Mrs, you're in the right place. We've been mummifying
0:05:05 > 0:05:08all sorts of posh types, like pharaohs and royalty,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10for well over 3,000 years.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Ooh, royalty? If it's good enough for royalty it's good enough for me.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15You want this furball done as well?
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- We've got a great two-for-one deal on pets.- "Pet"?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Well, it's common for pets and even loyal servants
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- to be mummified with their masters. - Loyal servants?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29I'm no loyal servant, either. It's her who wants work doing.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- "Pharaoh"-nuff. Get it? - Good joke.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Anyway, you're going to love the mummifying process.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Firstly, we wash the body. - Ooh, heavenly.- Lovely.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Then we remove all the organs, dry them out,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- and put them back in again... - Beg your pardon?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46..before poking a metal hook up your nose and pulling out your brains.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47That won't take long!
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Finally, we wrap your body in linen and seal it in the sarcophagus
0:05:50 > 0:05:52for all eternity.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Ooh, linen? You've talked me round.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- She loves linen.- Come on. - Yoink! Mummy, what you doing?
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Something "Sphinx" in here and it's not me.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And that's a wrap! Huh?
0:06:04 > 0:06:05HE YELLS
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- THUMP! - Oh, budgies.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Switzerland has the world's first rotating cable car.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Talk about getting dizzy at heights!
0:06:27 > 0:06:30An afternoon in the scenic Swiss countryside,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- the perfect opportunity to - - Go for a nice walk?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Nope. Open my fan mail.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I really wanted to go for a walk.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Ah!
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- Ah! Ah! Ah! Paper cut! - Emergency!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Hold on, I'll call it in!
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- There's no reception! - I can't wait! I can't wait!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Help! Help! Emergency!
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- THEY GASP BOTH:- St Bernard!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I'm saved!
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Oh.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Doris.- Hi. - Your dogs are broken.- Why?
0:07:17 > 0:07:21I hurt my finger and it didn't rescue me. Didn't help at all.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24These dogs are not trained for rescuing people any more.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Why not?- They're too heavy.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Imagine a dog like this in a helicopter.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- Oh, so they're too big for helicopters?- Yeah.- Oh, OK.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Right, I'll let you off.- Why do you have so many of these dogs here?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39We are the owner of the oldest breeding kennel
0:07:39 > 0:07:43of the St Bernard dogs. We are here to breed them
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and to make sure that they continue to exist.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55These massive mountain dogs have been bred here for 319 years.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58They've rescued over 2,500 people buried in snow
0:07:58 > 0:08:00on the St Bernard Pass in Switzerland.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The little puppy! Hello!
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I've always fancied myself on Who Let The Dogs Out?
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I think I'm going to try and train her how to sit.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18# Who let the dogs out?... #
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Hey. Come on. Sit.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23No, don't eat my laces! No! No!
0:08:23 > 0:08:24HE LAUGHS
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Sit.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27See? That's how it's done.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Not like that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34SHE LAUGHS
0:08:34 > 0:08:37But St Bernards aren't well known for being mischievous.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42They're actually famous for rescuing people trapped in snowstorms.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Sometimes the dogs themselves they pull them out
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- when they were covered in snow. - Really?- They're so clever.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54And the most famous St Bernard rescue dog was called Barry.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57He lived here from 1800 to 1812
0:08:57 > 0:08:59and rescued over 40 people.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Now there is always at least one dog in the centre named after him.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04And this is him, Barry Homer!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07In fact, the nickname for a St Bernard
0:09:07 > 0:09:09in Switzerland is a Barry dog!
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Hello, and welcome to Barry Or Not Barry,
0:09:17 > 0:09:22the game show that - get off - the game show that's been described as
0:09:22 > 0:09:24"an insult to Barrys everywhere."
0:09:24 > 0:09:28I'm going to show you a photograph of a Barry and you've got to tell me
0:09:28 > 0:09:33whether it's a Barry, St Bernard dog, or a Barry, a bloke called Barry.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Question one.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Is this a Barry or a Barry?
0:09:40 > 0:09:41I'll go with Barry.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Oh, no!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48That is incorrect. It is a Barry.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Barry the Chuckle Brother.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Question two. Is this a Barry or a Barry?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58That's just a fuzzy brown picture. I'll go with Not Barry?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Oh, blow me down with a dog biscuit!
0:10:01 > 0:10:04That is incorrect. It was, in fact, Barry.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Barry the dog.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The original Barry the dog saved 40 people.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Although some people say it was 60. One thing we can all agree on,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15though, is that he was a very brave and clever dog.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Unlike you. Question three.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Is this - don't! - Barry or Not Barry?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I'm going to with...Barry.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Oh, which was the wrong answer!
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Oh, what a shame! It was a Barry.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35Barry Styles, from everyone's favourite band One Direction.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39He was actually born and raised by wild St Bernard dogs
0:10:39 > 0:10:41in the foothills of the Swiss Alps.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Well, it's actually Harry Styles, and that's a total lie.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47No. No, it isn't.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50And it's also not a lie to say that your performance
0:10:50 > 0:10:52in that quiz was appalling.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Although I am going to give you a bonus question.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Barry poo or Not Barry poo?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Barry poo.- Yep, that's right. You know what to do.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Urgh!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Germans are obsessed with sausages.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19There are over 1,200 varieties of them!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- I am famished.- Do you fancy a curry? - Oh, yeah, I could do a curry.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Since we're in Berlin, might I suggest the wurst.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Why would I want the worst?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It's all about the wurst here in Berlin. They love the wurst.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34I don't want the worst. I came here for the best.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Yeah, their best is their wurst.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39They've even got a museum celebrating the wurst.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Why would they celebrate the worst? The Germans are famed for
0:11:41 > 0:11:44their efficiency. The last thing they'd do is...
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Oh! Currywurst Museum.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50You silly sausage.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54"Wurst!" Not "worst", Chris. Sort your pronunciation out!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57A wurst is a kind of t traditional German sausage.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00After the Second World War ingredients were hard to come by,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05so some clever clogs used what was to hand to make a new dish -
0:12:05 > 0:12:07sausage, ketchup and curry powder!
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The currywurst was born!
0:12:09 > 0:12:13In Berlin they say that they have the best currywurst in the world,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17and they've even got a museum dedicated to these hot sausages!
0:12:17 > 0:12:22This map shows the location of 173 of Berlin's currywurst stalls.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25But there's an estimated 2,000 of them.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28GERMAN ACCENT: Zat's a lot of sausage!
0:12:28 > 0:12:29I wonder if anyone's ever made
0:12:29 > 0:12:31a currywurst sauce that was dangerously hot.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35I hope not. That would be a real schoolboy error.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Good morning, student.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Welcome to the Hogwurst School of Sausagery.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46For today's lesson in the arcane cooking arts
0:12:46 > 0:12:50we'll be looking at the power of curry powder.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56First, use the mild curry powder to make a mild currywurst.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Excellent! Next, for the most hardcore curry fans,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08super strength it with some extra hot curry powder.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Excellent work, Mr Spotter. Well done.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21But, sir, what about the other powder?
0:13:21 > 0:13:22No, boy.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27We never use this powder, Mr Spotter. Ever!
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Now, excuse me whilst I'm momentarily distracted.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Oh...!
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Oh, dear, not again!
0:13:53 > 0:13:55That's the third one this week.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03I think if you really want to know how to make an authentic currywurst
0:14:03 > 0:14:04there is only one place you can go.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- A sausage factory? - Two places you can go.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09And a stall like this is one of them.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Currywurst is usually sold from stalls like this one
0:14:12 > 0:14:14in Berlin's city centre.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22There are actually two different types of currywurst.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26We have that one, it's called ohne darm. So it has no skin around.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29And that's a smoked sausage with skin.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- So it's currywurst with skin, currywurst without skin.- Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35You just take the sausage.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Then you cut it in smaller pieces.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41You put curry powder on it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Then a little ketchup. That's all the magic.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I've got to honest...I was wondering what all the fuss was about.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50And that is a good combination.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Let's see how you guys get on making your own Currywurst.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Ed's up first! - Quite nice for a beginner.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57OK. Now the curry powder.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00That's chilli what you got in your hand!
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- LAUGHING:- You can stop now.- OK. And say when with the sauce as well.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09A little bit more.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- That's good.- Wow, you guys really like your sauce.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- And now you have to serve it to someone.- OK.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17You want a sausage without skin?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19What's that in German again?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Currywurst ohne darm.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Das ist gut?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Hey! - Chris is up next.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Be a little more delicate with this than Mr Petrie. Little more.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33I think you used all of it!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- HE LAUGHS Probably did.- Bit more than that?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- A bit more, yeah. - Lather it on.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- Be nice to them. You have to put a fork in it.- Oh, yeah, of course.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45A green one.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47And then you have to serve it to someone.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Currywurst? Currywurst mit darm.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Danke.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Good?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56She liked it. My mit darm is as good as your ohne darm.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58No, they preferred mine.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- That wasn't the "wurst" day of my life.- Yeah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Still a bit peckish, though. - Yeah, me too.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Another currywurst?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Yeah, go on, then.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Venice doesn't float on the water -
0:16:17 > 0:16:20it's actually built on 118 small islands!
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Oh, there you are. - Hi!
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- What do you think of Venice? - Well, it's lovely.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35But I'm trying to hail us a taxi so that we can get around
0:16:35 > 0:16:37and see the sights but I can't find one anywhere.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- You're trying to hail a taxi? - Yeah.- In Venice?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Yes. - HE LAUGHS
0:16:43 > 0:16:45You're trying to hail a...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47HE LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Why is that funny? - HE LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY
0:16:50 > 0:16:53FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS
0:16:53 > 0:16:55# Yo, you're a holidaymaker
0:16:55 > 0:16:57# You've made a mistake-a
0:16:59 > 0:17:03# If you're in Venice there's one thing you need to know
0:17:03 > 0:17:08# Travel by car or bike or bus is a no-no
0:17:08 > 0:17:12# This might be hard to get into your head
0:17:12 > 0:17:16# They don't have roads they have canals instead
0:17:16 > 0:17:17# Whoa-oh-oh-oh
0:17:17 > 0:17:20# Water streets instead of roads, wow, who knew?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22# Whoa-oh-oh-oh
0:17:22 > 0:17:26# If we can't get a cab then what do we do?
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- BOTH:- # We need to find a way to get around
0:17:31 > 0:17:35# But there's a distinct lack of solid ground
0:17:35 > 0:17:39# Venice is beautiful, there is no doubt
0:17:39 > 0:17:44# But how are we supposed to get about?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48# A gondola's the answer if you're being flash
0:17:48 > 0:17:53# Mind you, to ride in one we'll need plenty of cash
0:17:53 > 0:17:58# If that's too pricey there's no need to fuss
0:17:58 > 0:18:01# You either walk or catch the water bus
0:18:01 > 0:18:02# Whoa-oh-oh-oh
0:18:02 > 0:18:06# Holidaymakers come from miles away
0:18:06 > 0:18:07# Whoa-oh-oh-oh
0:18:07 > 0:18:12# Holidaymakers 60,000 a day
0:18:12 > 0:18:16# 400 bridges span the waterways
0:18:16 > 0:18:20# It's just like walking through a living maze
0:18:20 > 0:18:25# When travelling around, though, do take note
0:18:25 > 0:18:29# Your chosen mode of transport has to float
0:18:29 > 0:18:31# Many islands make
0:18:31 > 0:18:33# This beautiful place
0:18:33 > 0:18:38# But leave your car at home because it's tricky to find a space
0:18:38 > 0:18:41# Check the palace in
0:18:41 > 0:18:43# San Marco Square
0:18:43 > 0:18:45# The view from the top of the Campanile Tower is
0:18:45 > 0:18:47# Truly beyond compare
0:18:47 > 0:18:49# Venice was built on wooden stacks
0:18:49 > 0:18:52# And this'll get you thinking
0:18:52 > 0:18:54# Despite the best efforts of the Italians
0:18:54 > 0:18:56# The city is slowly sinking... #
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Which is why I brought my trunks.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03# There is no city like this anywhere
0:19:03 > 0:19:08# That uses canals to get here and there
0:19:08 > 0:19:12# I think you'll find that it's second to none
0:19:12 > 0:19:16# Although there are more miles of canals in Birmingham. #
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Really?- Yeah. True fact, that.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- Anyway, shall we get back to the hotel?- Yeah. Taxi!
0:19:24 > 0:19:26SPLASH!
0:19:26 > 0:19:28That song was a waste of time.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35The Dutch produce over four billion tulip bulbs each year.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40That's enough for over 60 flowers for every person in the UK!
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- "Don't worry, Daisy, I'll be milking you soon."- Ed.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- What you doing?- I'm just playing with my miniature Dutch farm set.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56It's got everything - tractor, farmer, cow - it's perfect.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- It's incomplete.- I'll have you know it is not incomplete,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and factually accurate. Have you noticed how flat it is?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05That's because 26% of the Netherlands is below sea level.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07But it's not a problem because they've got loads of ditches
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- that stop the fields from flooding. - But it's missing one key element.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- It's missing nothing, absolutely nothing.- I'll show you.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Don't you listen to him, Daisy.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18That Scottish man doesn't know anything about Dutch farms.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22What have you done?!
0:20:22 > 0:20:26If you've got a traditional Dutch farm you want a ditch jumping pole.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Argh!
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Dutch famers have jumped ditches for thousands of years,
0:20:33 > 0:20:34but nothing like these guys.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38This is fierljeppen, or Dutch ditch jumping.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40It's a bit like pole vaulting,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43except there is a ditch filled with water below you!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47To avoid getting wet you need to climb as far as you can up the pole
0:20:47 > 0:20:51so that you can reach the sand bank at the other side.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I think Ed and Iain are going to need a Dutch ditch expert!
0:20:57 > 0:21:00We're supposed to be meeting someone called Kenzo and his dad Pieter.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Don't know where you could... Ah!- Ah!- That'll be him there.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- You must be Pieter.- I am Pieter. Welcome to the Netherlands.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Pieter is a former champion.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13His record jump stands at a whopping 17.19 metres.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16That's like ten Taylor Swifts!
0:21:16 > 0:21:19So, what started this ditch jumping mayhem?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22In the old days we used to go from place to the other place
0:21:22 > 0:21:24through the fields, and,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27well, they used poles to cross the waterways.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31From a thousand years ago, so it's a long history this has.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Can you teach me how to use one of these poles?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I can try and help you and teach you how to do it,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- and let's see if you can win. - To the poles!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Just grab the pole this high.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Put the pole between our legs. It's really easy, the first step.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Mum and Dad, if you're watching,
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- I loved you...- Iain, it's less than a metre drop.- It's massive!
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Here I go!
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Wow(!) Very impressive, guys - jumping into a sandpit(!)
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Did you bring a bucket and spade?
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Use the power in your arms.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06You're like a lovely, graceful Dutch frog, Pieter.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The next step is we will do a little bit of a run.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Run to the pole, I grab it like this...
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Actually, they're starting to look pretty good.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Run faster.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Remember, Ed and Iain will have a ditch full of water to jump over
0:22:23 > 0:22:25later, not a nice soft sandpit.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Look how bored Kenzo looks. What do you think, Kenzo?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30You're good enough to fall in the water, he says.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Oh, good, thanks. Thank you very much.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Kenzo's now demonstrating the next technique
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Ed and Iain must master - pole climbing, of course!
0:22:40 > 0:22:44I have a little trick. The inner tube of a bicycle tyre.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47We're going to put it around our feet so we have more grip.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49So we can climb easier to the top.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Other foot above it. Yeah, perfect. Now push with your legs.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- I don't like this. - Push with your legs.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Climb like a caterpillar. You're doing well!
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Ed? How do you get down?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- You do everything on your arms, the whole climbing.- That's not good?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Well, usually your legs are stronger than your arms.- Right.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Push with your legs.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Nice. Push with your legs.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Well done, Iain, you're all the way to the top.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20I didn't think you would make it.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I don't like running, climbing poles,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29getting wet - what am I doing here?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Think you're ready for the real thing. Congratulations.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33We're going to be part of the competition.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Oh. Thank you for that lovely gift - me getting wet.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44MUSIC: Jump Around by House Of Pain
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Children from all over the Netherlands are jumping around today
0:23:54 > 0:23:58because this is the Junior Ditch Jumping Championships.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59And the rules are pretty simple -
0:23:59 > 0:24:02the winner is whoever gets the furthest distance
0:24:02 > 0:24:04on the other side of the ditch.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06The distance is measured from the point you launch
0:24:06 > 0:24:08to the point you land in the sand.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12But if you want to get as far as possible you have to climb the pole.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Got to remember to run fast, hit the pole hard,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18climb up it, and then not kill yourself on the way down.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Have you done this before? - Yeah, yeah.- Oh, OK.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25And how did you do? Presumably, being a frog, you must have
0:24:25 > 0:24:27landed in the other field or something?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- No.- No.- No?- Oh. - Are you actually frogs?
0:24:31 > 0:24:36There's only question I want to know the answer to - how do I not get wet?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- TRANSLATOR:- You have to do a big jump
0:24:39 > 0:24:42so that you can really climb up the pole.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44So in that way the higher you climb
0:24:44 > 0:24:48the more likely you'll be to reach the other side.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- It's a lot to remember, isn't it? - I'm definitely getting wet.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Kenzo's up next.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55It's a great jump there by Kenzo!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Oh, and a good distance.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02A fast run up...strong climb...
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Oh, he's fallen in the water on that attempt!
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Kenzo comes in second place.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Just about to do the junior prize giving,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- which can mean only one thing. - The proper people are done.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- Now the idiots have their turn. - Yes.- We're up next.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Ed and Iain look genuinely scared!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27One pole separates them from greatness...and dry land.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30You feel things in your stomach?
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Ed Petrie and the stupidest thing we have ever done.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41And he's made it to the other side!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43I think he got the pole in his face.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47No points for technique but he seems to be in one piece.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Did it hit you?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52No, I just narrowly avoided getting a whacking between my legs.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55But he's not made it over the qualification line,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58so the jump is not measured. Can Iain do any better?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00My heart was beating so fast
0:26:00 > 0:26:02when I was in his position about five minutes ago.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Stirling has dodged the ditch, but it's an equally poor jump. No score.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Got to take a few more risks if we want to go further.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- We got one more turn. - OK, you...
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Oh, OK. right, let's do it. Go. Go, go.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Ed's getting a bit cocky now.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30I think he's going to try and really go for it and end up in the drink.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38A better jump this time from Ed!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41He's crossed the line but his back foot was just behind,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44so the jump won't count. Oh, and an awkward landing as well.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Oh, that hurt. I'm so worried about it not going between my legs
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I just smacked my elbow.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50HE LAUGHS
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Final jump. It all rests on this.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05A smoother jump from Stirling
0:27:05 > 0:27:07but still not over the line,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09and a messy landing to finish.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13So close to making the line. Argh!
0:27:13 > 0:27:16With zero attempts crossing the line
0:27:16 > 0:27:19it all comes down to Pieter's judgment on technique.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23So will it be Ed's leggy landings or Stirling's dodgy dives?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Over to you, Pieter.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29OK, and the winner of the All Over The Place Europe
0:27:29 > 0:27:32for Dutch fierljeppen is...Ed!
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- Yes!- Congratulations.- Yes!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Oh!- Very well done.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Oh, it's always fantastic to beat Iain Stirling.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It doesn't happen very often on this show.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I can't believe it!
0:27:43 > 0:27:46You've been watching All Over The Place Europe!