0:00:02 > 0:00:04If you want to see how cool it is to be square in the world's
0:00:04 > 0:00:05oddest ballgame, keep watching.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- Perfect, Johny, apparently. - I don't know about perfect...
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Square balls? I've heard it all. But feast your eye balls on this lot.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Victoria munches on some cows' intestines.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Mmm. Mmm, mmm.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23- Hacker and Dodge let loose in the kitchen.- Bad oven.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- Chris finds game show man in a caravan!- Oh, well done, Chris.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Mama mia! What's Iain wearing?
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- And is Naomi picking up dog poo? - Found another one.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# All over the place
0:00:39 > 0:00:40# All over the place
0:00:41 > 0:00:44# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:44 > 0:00:46# Me and my mates, all over the place!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:49 > 0:00:51# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# All over the place
0:00:54 > 0:00:55# All over the place
0:00:57 > 0:00:59# There's stuff to do in Europe that is totally ace
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- # And it turns up... - # ..all over the place!- #
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Italy, Sicily. There are more than 500 different types of pasta
0:01:09 > 0:01:11that come from Italy, yummy!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13So, Victoria, are you ready for your next challenge,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Palermo's street food?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I can't wait for a PIZZA the action!
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Get it?
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Or a piece of the boiled intestines in a roll?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Oh, I think I lost my appetito.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Argh!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Oh, dear. I thought you were on a bit of a roll there, Ed, because
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Palermo has become pretty famous for its "interesting" street food.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Well, I think it's time for a munch.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Let's play...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Two hungry Horaces - I mean, celeb presenters -
0:01:52 > 0:01:57one local street food guide, Marco, and lots and lots of traditional
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Sicilian street eats.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04For Marco to get ten out of ten, I'm looking for the complete package.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I'm looking for something cheap, tasty
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and also a really entertaining street vendor.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11So let's see what we've got, then.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Frittola.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Frittola?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Pfft, frittola.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I don't know what that is.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24Actually, it's pronounced FREE-tola, but has Ed got the stomach for it?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Cast-iron stomach, that is.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29It's kind of got the texture of jelly.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32It's not the sort of jelly you would want to eat with an ice cream.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34OK, this is called frittola.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41They are fried first in the pork's fat.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- So it's cartilage and fat?- Yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Right.- Today I'm hoping for something traditionally Italian -
0:02:48 > 0:02:52a big bowl of pasta or maybe, like, a giant pizza.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56You know, like, anchovies, olives, all that kind of thing.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Let's see what it is.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Ah. Pani ca' meusa.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I don't know what that is.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Yes, you do, Victoria!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I'm a little bit dubious about the stuff that it's floating in.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Grazie. OK, I need a little bit of lemon on this, yeah?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Tastes disgusting without some lemon on(!)
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The real Palermo way to have a spleen sandwich.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19OK. Right, here we go.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Sorry, did you say spleen sandwich? - Yeah.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28..in a roll. Yep, it's that roll from earlier.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- But how does it taste? - Good, isn't it?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33That's pretty good, yeah! It's like...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35A beef sandwich. Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I'm not going to believe you until you've had another bite.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Oh, I'll have another bite. Mmm. Mmm, mmm.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- You really are enjoying that, aren't you?- I really am.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Well, who would have thought it?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49The boiled intestines went down a storm with Victoria.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51This is called arancina.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56It's just a rice ball stuffed with minced meat,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58mozzarella,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01or with ham and cheese.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02I absolutely love this.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- Why don't we have these at home? - It's really good.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So now you're having a brioche with ice cream.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- This is another Palermo specialty. - What's this?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20This is a slush drink with lemon flavour
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and of course the brioche, otherwise it's too light.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30So that makes this an ice cream sandwich!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I bet it tastes amazing.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Marco, you have gone right up in my estimations.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38That's nice.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Amazing.- Ah, my teeth! Ah, my teeth!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Oh, it's really cold.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45He nearly lost me at the frittola but he won me back
0:04:45 > 0:04:48with the granita, so I'm going to give Marco a nine.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Mmm! Mmm...mmm...mmm! Ho-ho!
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Street vendors - they're old school, but I wonder what they'd think of
0:04:58 > 0:04:59the new chefs on the block?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Waiter? I've been here ages. - Oh, keep your hair on.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09I'm called a waiter, aren't I? It's my job to make you wait.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- You all right, cocker?- Not really, I can't make sense of this menu.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Hmm, it's called molecular gastronomy.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20It's right top-drawer fancy grub made using science and that.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- Well, I'm famished. - Chef Dodge Blumenthal!
0:05:25 > 0:05:29All right, geezers, first up - get your laughing gear ready for some...
0:05:29 > 0:05:31veggies, ha-hey!
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Ah, this must be the dish that you flash-freeze with liquid nitrogen,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- minimalising crystallisation to retain a texture of...- No!
0:05:40 > 0:05:44They're just frozen peas, cocker. His microwave's bust.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Ha, isn't it naughty?
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Bad oven!
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- Ah.- Ah! Let me guess -
0:05:51 > 0:05:53spherification food.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56A liquid ball on the inside held together by
0:05:56 > 0:05:59an outer membrane of thin gel.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03No, it's Chef Dodge's chew toy.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Yeah, I've been chewing on that all morning. Helps me think.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Let us clear your delicate palate with a delicious cocktail.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Yes, it's jus de poubelle.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's French, cocker.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Yes, there's some very evocative flavours here, and I love the name.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27- Yeah, it's French for bin juice, ha-ha!- Hmm.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- I think I'll just be sick.- Me too!
0:06:30 > 0:06:32He hasn't even left us a tip.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34DODGE BURPS
0:06:34 > 0:06:36My manners, ha!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's a German wedding tradition to visit
0:06:46 > 0:06:49the couple on the eve of their wedding and smash crockery,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51then leave them to clean it up!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10This place isn't just a collection of cool old caravans -
0:07:10 > 0:07:13it's actually a working hotel where you can come
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and stay for your holidays. But instead of a room
0:07:16 > 0:07:20you'll get a caravan, and it'll never be raining
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- when you open the door in the morning.- Hello, are you Silke?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Yes, I am.- Ah, great, we've come to have a look at your caravans.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27What sort of people stay here?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Well, it's young and old people from all over the world.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32A caravan hotel...
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Has anyone ever driven up to the front door with a caravan
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- and been like, "Where do I park it?" - Well, people call us and ask us
0:07:38 > 0:07:43if they could come and park their tent or their caravan here,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46so we have to say, "Sorry, we have some already."
0:07:46 > 0:07:48I'd love to have a good old look around inside some of them,
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- is that OK?- Yeah, if you clean up some of them for me
0:07:53 > 0:07:56that would be good, then you can have a look around.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01OK, that's a first, but... why not? It's good to be useful.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03CHRIS WHISTLES
0:08:05 > 0:08:06I think this must be swallow's nest.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Well, it's bigger in here than I thought it would be.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Apparently used to accommodate five people.- Five people?!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Where would they all sleep?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Two on the bed, two under the bed, one in the cupboard?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Here's another one for you to polish.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Oh, I'm loving seeing you guys working for a change!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Hey, Chris, you've missed a bit!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Caravans used to be for the lucky few who could afford one,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36but nowadays loads of people have them.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Look at this!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's like an artist ran out of paper
0:08:45 > 0:08:47and just attacked a caravan with crayons.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50It's going to take ages to clean off.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53So have I converted you to caravan holidays, then?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Yeah, I guess you have. - Maybe you could buy one.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Oh, no, no, I'd never buy one, no. But I wouldn't say no
0:08:58 > 0:09:02if I happened to win one in some kind of caravan-related game show.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Willkommen, welcome!
0:09:04 > 0:09:08We're live from Berlin in Germany - it's near Poland - for...
0:09:11 > 0:09:12The rules are simple.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17I'm going to ask the contestant three questions about caravans.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21For every question they get right, they win one of these, a star.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26They get three stars, they win a week in a luxury caravan.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Let's meet Chris.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33- Hello.- Concentrate, now. Concentrate, Chris.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Can you find the oldest caravan in the hotel, Chris?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I'll give you a clue -
0:09:40 > 0:09:43it's called The Egg because it's shaped like an egg.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- I think I've found it! - Well done, Chris.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Yes, this is the oldest caravan in the collection. You've won a star!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Thanks.- This is the Wurdig 301.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59It was made in the 1930s.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Just imagine, my grandad might have had a holiday in this caravan.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Did he?- It's unlikely - he hated caravans, much like myself.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Now it's time for your next question, Chris.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13You need to find the smallest caravan in the collection.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14I'll give you a clue -
0:10:14 > 0:10:17it's the smallest caravan in the collection.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I wonder if Chris knows that the average trip length
0:10:21 > 0:10:26in a caravan in the UK is approximately 4.5 days?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Who goes on a holiday for 0.5 of a day?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Is this the smallest one?- Ah, Chris!
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Twinkle, twinkle, you've just won a star.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38This is the smallest caravan in the collection.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43It's called Snow White and it now sleeps just one lonely person.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Maybe you could rent it for the night. OK, question three.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Can you find a 1960s space-age caravan?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Is this the one? - Oh, well done, Chris!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02You've won your final star.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Your week in a luxury caravan begins now. Let's step outside.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Here you go, Chris, your derelict caravan.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12You said luxury caravan!
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Did I?
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Oh, I always get those two words confused - very similar spelling.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18Enjoy!
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Dalmatian dogs are named after the Dalmatia region of Croatia.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37I'm so glad we got a chance to come to Buzet.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- Yeah, the truffle capital of Croatia. - Truffle central.- Trufflesville.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Truffle city.- Truffle-opolis. - Truffle-ch...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I would have thought there'd be more sweet shops.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Yeah, because this place is famous for its chocolate truffles.- Yum!
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Erm, no, guys. Rather predictably, you've made a mistake.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00The truffles this region is famous for
0:12:00 > 0:12:02are definitely not made of chocolate.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06These trained dogs are rooting about for them. They're a kind of fungus
0:12:06 > 0:12:09that grows near tree roots. They're a prized cooking ingredient
0:12:09 > 0:12:13and they are extremely valuable. More on that later, but first...
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- BOOMING VOICE:- Ed and Naomi, you have 36 seconds each
0:12:17 > 0:12:20to find out as much as you can about the truffles -
0:12:20 > 0:12:23not the chocolate ones.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Naomi, you have Ivan, who knows about truffle hunting.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Ed, you have Nevio, who knows all about cooking with truffles.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Three, dva, jedan, kreni!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Right, Ivan.- Hello.- When did people first start hunting for truffles?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- Erm... Hunting in the forest? - Yeah, when did it begin?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- Before, maybe, 200 years. - How big can truffles get?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Erm...
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Here you'll find them more than one kilo.- More than one kilo?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Do you always use dogs?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Yes, we always use dogs, but the French people usually have the pigs.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- The pigs.- Your restaurant looks lovely, can I have a look inside?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- Yeah, thank you, why not?- Can you only find truffles in Croatia?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11No, you can find them in France, Italy...
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- but Croatia has the best truffles. - Ah, of course! You would say that.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- SIREN BLARES Hey, high five!- OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- BOOMING VOICE:- Oh, Ed's still in the restaurant.
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Doesn't matter, though,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24because the person who found out most facts is Naomi!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Yay!
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Victory doesn't feel quite so sweet without Ed here to gloat over.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Am I late?- Oh, there you are. Yes.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Did I win?- No.- Oh.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- I just had a lovely lunch.- Truffles?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40No, it was a sort of venison stew with cheesy...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- No, no, no, shall we go and search for some truffles?- Oh, right, yes.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46You two have got no chance of finding truffles without
0:13:46 > 0:13:48the big guns, the top dogs,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51the best truffle sniffer-outers in the business.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Meet Trinko, who's going to be teamed up with Naomi,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57and Candy here will be teamed up with Ed.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Oh, she's digging, she's digging! - Stop, stop, stop.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Oh, there's one.- Oh! No, no.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Dogs have an amazing sense of smell. Ed and Naomi would have no chance
0:14:11 > 0:14:14sniffing out these underground treasures on their own,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17but for these pooches, it's a piece of cake...
0:14:17 > 0:14:19or rather, a piece of fungus!
0:14:19 > 0:14:20See, mine's doing so well.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- While you turned your back, found another one.- Well, half of one.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Well... - Naomi's dog's eaten half of it.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Look at how many truffles we've found already.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33I know, look at the size of that one! It's like a big, dried-up blackberry.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36The dogs are finding black truffles which can be sold
0:14:36 > 0:14:40for about £4.50 each. White truffles also grow in these woods
0:14:40 > 0:14:42from September to January.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44But they are waaay harder to find,
0:14:44 > 0:14:48which makes them up to 16 times more expensive. What?!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51They may not look like much, but you wouldn't want
0:14:51 > 0:14:53to turn your nose up at them.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56This is the last will and testament of Edward Quidsin.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04To my son, Simon, I bequeath my collection of vintage sports cars.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Ka-ching!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I mean...how wonderful of Daddy.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11He must have noticed my passion for cars...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14valued in the region of £1 million! Ha!
0:15:14 > 0:15:18"To Simon, I also bequeath the family home,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- "Quidsin Hall."- Yes!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I-I...mean... Oh. I'm humbled.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27That place is of great sentimental value to me.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33£1 million worth of sentimental value to webuyanymansion.com!
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Ha-ha!
0:15:34 > 0:15:37"To my beloved daughter Sarah, who has brought me such joy,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41"made me laugh, nursed me through ill health,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44"I leave only the contents of this basket."
0:15:46 > 0:15:48LOUD CRASH
0:15:48 > 0:15:53"My giant white truffle collection."
0:15:53 > 0:15:55You've inherited fungus!
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Ha-ha! that's mould!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00But I had to empty his bed pan and everything!
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Ha-ha!
0:16:01 > 0:16:04What your brother Simon fails to realise is that white truffles
0:16:04 > 0:16:08are worth more than Beluga caviar, which are fish eggs
0:16:08 > 0:16:13eaten by yacht-owning millionaires, worth £20,000 a kilo.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Oh. Maybe I shouldn't have eaten so much of that stuff.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20White truffles are worth more than ambergris, which is whale vomit,
0:16:20 > 0:16:26used in making perfumes, and is worth £25,000 a kilo.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28How much am I looking at?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Well, with a value of £142,000 a kilo,
0:16:32 > 0:16:39I'd say that little lot is worth about £3.25 million.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Ha! Eat that, sucker!
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- Thanks, I will! - No, don't actually eat it!
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Eurgh, it tastes horrible!
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Put it back!
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Italy, Rome.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55The Ancient Romans used powdered mouse brains as toothpaste.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Eurgh!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06MAMMA MIA-TYPE INTRO
0:17:10 > 0:17:14# The Roman Empire was a great civilisation
0:17:17 > 0:17:22# They built many things across this great nation
0:17:23 > 0:17:27# From hard work they did not shirk
0:17:27 > 0:17:30# They built a structured road network
0:17:30 > 0:17:34# And we are both stood on it now
0:17:37 > 0:17:41# This Roman road is known as the Appian Way
0:17:44 > 0:17:48# It was the first solid paved road way back in the day
0:17:51 > 0:17:54# It ran from Rome to Brindisi
0:17:54 > 0:17:58# A port in southern Italy
0:17:58 > 0:18:02# Built in 321 BC
0:18:02 > 0:18:05# Via, via, that's Roman for street
0:18:05 > 0:18:08# Living history beneath our feet
0:18:08 > 0:18:12# Via, via, and in times BC
0:18:12 > 0:18:15# This was cutting edge technology
0:18:15 > 0:18:18# Monuments and milestones
0:18:18 > 0:18:22# Mark your distance from Rome
0:18:22 > 0:18:25# My, my, how did they construct this?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33# The slabs are polygonal and made from hardened lava
0:18:35 > 0:18:39# They got this from a volcano? What a palaver!
0:18:42 > 0:18:46# The kerbed road drains the water
0:18:46 > 0:18:50# Is there nothing they haven't thought of?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53# They were really quite brainy
0:18:53 > 0:18:56# Via, via, that's Roman for street
0:18:56 > 0:19:00# Living history beneath our feet
0:19:00 > 0:19:03# Via, via, straight as an arrow too
0:19:03 > 0:19:07# Nothing would stop them where they were going to
0:19:07 > 0:19:13# Are you still up for hearing about great feats of civil engineering?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17# Why, why? Cos you'll love this aqueduct!
0:19:17 > 0:19:19# What is it for?
0:19:19 > 0:19:20# It's a waterway
0:19:20 > 0:19:23# Carried the water from miles away
0:19:23 > 0:19:26# To the town
0:19:26 > 0:19:30# It also ran under the ground
0:19:30 > 0:19:33# Just one look I tell you my mind is blown
0:19:33 > 0:19:36# So much skill these clever Romans have shown
0:19:36 > 0:19:38# Whoa
0:19:38 > 0:19:41# Aqua Claudia, what a sight to see
0:19:41 > 0:19:44# Transporting water using gravity
0:19:44 > 0:19:46# We applaud ya
0:19:46 > 0:19:48# Roman engineers
0:19:48 > 0:19:51# What you achieved back in those ancient years
0:19:51 > 0:19:55# Via, via, that's Roman for street
0:19:55 > 0:19:58# Living history beneath our feet
0:19:58 > 0:20:01# Via, via, there's a flaw to their plan
0:20:01 > 0:20:05# They must have also invented the traffic jam! #
0:20:05 > 0:20:07HORN BLARES
0:20:09 > 0:20:11France, Haut De Cagnes.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Potatoes were once banned in France
0:20:14 > 0:20:17because people thought they caused disease!
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Grab it, Johny! - I'm running as fast as I can!
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Hang on, how come the locals are able to play?- They're square!
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Don't be so rude.- No, the balls. Look, they are square.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41C'est bizarre!
0:20:41 > 0:20:42This is Hautes de Cagnes,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45a very hilly village in France,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48where the Square Boules World Championship takes place.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Boules is a game regularly played by 17 million people in France,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55but they use round boules.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58It's only here where they play with square ones.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02This is to stop them rolling down all the hills straight into the sea.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06I can see you are keen to get going, but first
0:21:06 > 0:21:11I recommend you talk to the top man, the Square Boules President, Pascal.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Ou est Pascal?
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Pascal?
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Pascal?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Vous etes Pascal? - Vous etes Pascal?- Yes!
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Yes! So how popular is square boules compared to normal boules?
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Square boules, in this region here, around 400-500 people play.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- Really?- Yeah.- Why do people love playing with square boules?
0:21:33 > 0:21:39Children and old people, they can play and have the same chance.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Do the rest of France think you guys are a bit crazy?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43I'm sure, yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45We'd better learn the rules.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51This is A Square's Guide To Boules.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54First things first. Throw the jack.
0:21:58 > 0:22:04Next, take a square boule and throw it at the jack.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I prefer the palm-down technique.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Rubbish! I prefer the palm-up technique.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16The team whose boule lands furthest from the jack has to take
0:22:16 > 0:22:18the next go first.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And that carries on until both teams
0:22:21 > 0:22:23have thrown all of their square boules.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27The team whose boule is closest to the jack at the end of the game
0:22:27 > 0:22:29wins the point.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33And the first team to get 13 points is the winner.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38And that was... A Square's Guide To Boules.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40So remember, folks,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43each of the three team members gets two boules to throw at the jack.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Points are scored by getting your boules closer to the jack
0:22:47 > 0:22:48than the opposing team's.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51The first team to reach 13 points wins.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56In the Blue Corner we have Lucie, Dorian and Johny!
0:23:01 > 0:23:08And in the Red Corner we have Theo, Natalie and Ed!
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Game one... Johny's out!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Dorian's showing his skills.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Yes! What a shot!- But it's Theo who throws the game-winning shot!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21With the two closest boules to the jack,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Team Ed win game one by two points!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Ed's in the zone...
0:23:28 > 0:23:29Perfect, Johny, apparently.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I don't know about perfect. I'll show you perfect.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Ooh, that's a... Oh, it's out!
0:23:35 > 0:23:37You cannot be serious!
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Red Team Ed's boule has bounced past the Blue Team Johny's
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and it's finished closest to the jack!
0:23:44 > 0:23:45It's now 3-0!
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Ed's team are winning game after game after game...
0:23:51 > 0:23:53after game.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Ed has the points and Johny has the excuses!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00I'm putting them in the right direction
0:24:00 > 0:24:04but because it's square, it goes all over the place.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Things are going from bad to worse for Johny
0:24:07 > 0:24:11as Team Ed steam ahead with a 7-0 lead!
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Team Johny takes time out to talk tactics.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18If Ed beats me, I will never hear the end of it, right?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- Grind these people into the dirt! - Are we ready to come back?- Yeah!
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Put it there. Team handshake.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26ALL: Ha!
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Game six begins badly for Ed!
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Johny steps up...
0:24:31 > 0:24:33and finally throws a winning boule!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36The first of many!
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Yes!
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Team Johny have finally found their form!
0:24:44 > 0:24:46And look at Ed's face!
0:24:46 > 0:24:48CHEERING
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I don't even know how to describe what I'm seeing.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Catastrophe!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Team Johny are scoring for fun!
0:24:58 > 0:25:01They're winning point after point.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Shot!
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Ed goes for a pep talk with a local expert.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- What do you think we doing wrong? It was all going so well.- Woof!
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Useless.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I can see in their faces they know they have a game on their hands.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Team Johny are now only three points behind Team Ed. It's 9-6!
0:25:18 > 0:25:21All it takes is for us to win three points in this game
0:25:21 > 0:25:22and we are drawing again.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25All it takes is us to win four points and we've won.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29You're not going to win with a throw like that!
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Or that!
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Or... Wait, that's actually a good throw!
0:25:35 > 0:25:37But not as good as that! Unbelievable!
0:25:37 > 0:25:40They are actually touching.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43And Team Johny keep on scoring,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46winning the game by four points and taking the lead!
0:25:46 > 0:25:48It's 9-10!
0:25:50 > 0:25:54And that's another two points. It's 12-9!
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Well, who would have thought it?
0:25:56 > 0:25:597-0 down and now we're one point away from the best
0:25:59 > 0:26:03comeback possibly in square boules history.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05We were boasting about how we were going to win this 13-0.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08We have to win this.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10A great opening shot from Team Ed!
0:26:10 > 0:26:13It's nail-biting!
0:26:13 > 0:26:17And another from Team Johny, but slightly further away.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Too hard, Johny.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23And again.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25With only one boule left in,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29they've thrown this end away and possibly the match.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Team Ed need at least four of their boules
0:26:32 > 0:26:34to be closer to the jack to win.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37It's all down to these final throws.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Three left...
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Two left...
0:26:47 > 0:26:48That's the final throw.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53You have three.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Three's not enough.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Pascal needs to be sure.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Using the tape measure he counts how many red boules
0:26:59 > 0:27:01are closer to the jack.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04If it's four or more, Team Ed are the winners!
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Five!
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Five?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09ALL EXCLAIM
0:27:11 > 0:27:12CHEERING
0:27:14 > 0:27:16And the winner is Ed!
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Hooray!
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Johny, you know what they say - that it's not the winning,
0:27:20 > 0:27:22it's the taking part that counts.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And the people who say that are losers!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Ha-ha-ha!
0:27:27 > 0:27:30You've been watching All Over The Place Europe!