The Songs All Over the Place

Ed sings his way through Europe with Naomi,

getting a bit flappy...

Victoria, feeling a little clappy...and Sam Smith!

No, wait, that's Johny.

Meanwhile, Michelle's on a tour in France,

Iain tries to break-dance

and Chris is a mermaid?

Well, here we are, Iain. Rome.

The capital city of Italy on our last day in Europe.

Thanks for letting me be in charge of the schedule, man.

-It's a real honour.

-I trust you completely.

-So, what's the plan for the day?

-Very simple.

1000-1100, we're getting our hair done.

1100-1200, we're going to sort of look at our hair.

1200-1300 is lunch, with some hair-based touch-ups.

1300-1400, you just sort of focus on your own hair at that point.

And then 1500 we go home. Perfect.

That just leaves us 30 minutes to look at the whole of Rome.

-Yeah, but your hair's going to look great.

-Thanks, mate. Come on!

What are we doing? We need to get cracking!

OK, first thing to have a look at is the Aventine Keyhole.

Apparently if you look through it, you see the best view in Italy.

Come on!

# All over the place

# All over the place

# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest

# Me and my mates All over the place!

# It's true what you've heard Everything is absurd

# Whatever we do is strange but true!

# All over the place

# All over the place

# There's stuff to do in Europe that is totally ace

-# And it turns up...

-# ..all over the place! #

-Ed, are you sure we've got the right keyhole?

-Maybe clean your glasses.

Now look.

Whoa! I can see St Peter's Dome all the way in the Vatican.

Yeah. And did you know St Peter's is the largest church in the world?

That's an amazing fact, Ed.

Not unlike the amazing places we've been in this series

-of All Over the Place Europe.

-Yeah.

Did I tell you about that time Naomi and I visited Croatia

and the town that's been completely taken over by storks?

We don't have time to talk about that.

We've only got around 28 minutes left. Come on, let's go.

You can just watch the song. Wait for me.

# It might seem crazy what you're about to see

# In Cigoc houses don't have chimneys

# This might be hard to get into your head

# But they've got stork nests up there instead

# And they are flappy

# Flap along if you spot a stork up on the roof

# That's where they make their nests

# I swear that it's the truth

# You can bring a telescope if you want a better view

# And see it up real close just what storks get up to

# There are stork nests as far as I can see

# Man and nature living in harmony

# 200 have made this their home

# They outnumber the humans two-to-one

-# And they are...

-Flappy

# Flap along if you spot a stork up on the roof

# That's where they make their nests

# I swear that it's the truth

-# Flappy

-They spend the summer here

# They turn up in the spring

# And they fly to Africa

# It's what's called migrating

# They don't make bird sounds so to speak

-# Flappy

-Communicate by rattling their beaks

# A symbol of luck from the Ancient Greeks

# But maybe not if you're a chimney sweep

# Flappy Depending on how high they fly

# Locals can tell if it will rain or shine

# They live in pairs and protect their eggs

# Like me, they've got lovely long legs

# Flap along if you spot a stork up on the roof

# That's where they make their nests

# I swear that that it's the truth

# You've got to say that Cigoc is certainly picturesque

# If I were a stork myself

# It's where I'd build my nest. #

Shame I'm not.

Ed, that song's very catchy, but I can't join in.

-I'm absolutely shattered.

-The good news is we've reached the Coliseum.

Home of the Roman gladiators.

The bad news is we need an entire day to look round it.

No, we don't, Ed. You are a gladiator and your arena is knowledge.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

You've got 20 seconds to tell me all you know about the Coliseum.

The Coliseum took eight years to build

and could hold over 15,000 people.

Coolio.

It covers the same surface area as four-and-a-half football pitches.

Coolio.

In the 16th ,century the pope tried to turn it into a wool factory.

-Not coolio.

-Here's one. Here's one.

Sometimes they would flood the area with water

and recreate naval battles.

Whoa! You smashed it!

Thank you. Thank you. Grazie. Grazie.

-Mate, not that coolio.

-Sorry.

It's weird, isn't it, to imagine the gladiators in there,

fighting to the death in front of a bloodthirsty crowd?

-Bit of a dark note to end it on.

-Sorry.

Just me and Chris went to Denmark,

birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen.

I think some of his not-so-happy endings have rubbed off on me.

# I'm Hans Christian Andersen

# Famous children's author

# When it comes to fairytales

# There really is no other

# Famous son of Denmark

# Lived in Copenhagen

# In fact in three houses upon this very street, Nyhavn

# Tried to be an actor but stories were my thing

# I do love a fairytale with a happy ending

# Talking of great stories

# This statue is on show

-# Oh, it's the Little Mermaid!

-That's one of mine, you know

# The Little Mermaid The youngest daughter

# They are merpeople They live underwater

# Allowed to the surface Saves a man's life

# To be immortal she must be his wife

# Drinks a special potion Loses her tongue... #

Is this a children's story? Sounds a bit wrong.

I think you'd better cut a long story short.

# She has to kill the prince In two minds, she's caught

-# She'll get another chance to be immortal...

-Fine.

# The only trouble is it's in 300 years' time... #

-Not quite a happy ending.

-# That's the way it goes.

# I'm like that. It's just the way I roll. #

# Hans Christian Andersen Famous children's author

# When it comes to fairytales there really is no other

-# Could we try another tale?

-I'll give it a whirl

# How about the story of the Little Match Girl?

# Poor little girl selling matches in the street

# It's winter, cold No shoes on her feet

# Between two houses shelters and hides

# Lights a match, imagines she's inside

# Look, it's Christmas Her granny's there too

-# Lights more matches

-Too good to be true

# When the match goes out Lights a bundle instead

# Turns out it's a vision and she's actually dead

# Hang on Hans, that's a bit gory

# Surprised that's a popular bedtime story

# Happy endings are overrated

# I prefer to leave my readers deflated

# Hans Christian Andersen

# Here's one place you should see

# My final resting place here at Assistens Cemetery

# Try to keep it cheerful Tell us a tale to keep us chuckling

-# How about my most famous?

-Yes, The Ugly Duckling!

# Once there was an ugly little duck Tattered and torn, down on his luck

# No-one liked him He had to leave home

# And he spent all the winter cold and alone

# Standing by the river Bad thoughts in his head

# Don't tell me he winds up dead

# Wishes he could be a beautiful swan

# Sees his reflection - he is one!

# A happy ending What a surprise

# I've got to admit I thought he'd die

# Well, he will eventually Why pretend?

# Whoever you are Gets us all in the end. #

And this is my grave.

OK...

# Hans Christian Andersen Famous children's author

# When it comes to fairytales there really is no other

# And poems, plays and travel books, all written by him

-# But look out for his endings

-They can be a bit grim. #

From one tall storyteller to another.

This is Trajan's Column, built by the Roman emperor Trajan

about 2,000 years ago and it tells a story.

Why not write it on a book?

You're not going to get that on a bus.

The Romans didn't have buses, Iain. They would ride around on chariots.

As long as they've got pictures. I like stories with pictures in them.

Ah, it has got carvings on it that tell the story of Trajan's life.

Well, his two greatest military campaigns anyway.

-Imagine a column depicting my life. That would be awesome.

-Yeah.

-Actually, what would be on that, exactly?

-Erm...

Telly. Hair.

A biscuit. It wouldn't be...it would be about that big.

-Maybe we should just enjoy this one.

-Yeah.

I think the Romans are the best in the world at making columns.

Absolutely. Apart from the Greeks.

Victoria and I went to Sicily

and we saw some of the finest Greek ruins in the world.

-Apart from that, you're spot-on.

-Thanks, pal.

# Agrigento, Agrigento Agrigento, Agrigento

# Agrigento, Agrigento Agrigento, Agrigento

# Here we are in Agrigento

# In southwest Sicily

# At the site of what was once an ancient Greek colony

# But its walls came tumbling down

# And all that's left, as you can see

# Are the ruins of places of worship

# In the Valle dei Templi

# And if you close your eyes

# It almost feels like we're in Ancient Greece

# Watching the sun rise in temples that were built facing due east

# Here in the Valley of the Temples

# Here in the Valley of the Temples

# Temple of Concordia

-# Temple of Juno

-Temple of Hercules

# Where the Greeks would come to pray to gods in times BC

# And the ruined temple of Zeus

# Was once the greatest of them all

# And these giant stone figures once held up its mighty walls

# And if you close your eyes

# It almost feels like we're in that ancient town

# Watch the temples' demise as the Carthaginians tear the walls down

# Here in the Valley of the Temples

# Here in the Valley of the Temples

# This place was named Akragas

# Once a powerful city

-# Was named after a river and a crab

-Crab!

# Even had its own currency

# And if you close your eyes

# It almost feels like we've gone back in time

# Wish I'd been alive to see this ancient city in its prime

# Agrigento Here in the Valley of the Temples

# Here in the Valley of the Temples

# Agrigento, Agrigento Agrigento, Agrigento. #

-You all right, big man?

-You noticed? I have been working out.

Not you, skinny. This guy. Good work on the singing, by the way.

Excellent, excellent. Give yourself a big hand.

-Really?

-Sorry, mate, I just like to leave my audience in pieces!

-Cos there's pieces... I'm done, I'm done, I'm done.

-Good.

Thanks to you we're on a bit of a tight schedule, remember?

Yeah, sorry about that. Tell me about this guy.

He's the Roman emperor Constantine the Great,

and all these pieces used to make up a giant statue

-called the Colossus of Constantine.

-Must have been huge.

-About 12m high, apparently.

-I don't work in metres.

I work in Petries. So you're just under 2m.

That's 12m...

-That's...over six Ed Petries tall?

-And that's not all.

Some think this used to be covered in gilded bronze.

Like something out of Ironman.

It's fascinating but we've not got time.

-Come with me. Come on.

-Iain!

If you think the Romans liked to do things big,

you won't believe the comic murals Johny and I saw in Belgium.

Iain! Do you even know where you're going?

# When painting a picture

# I would like to betcha

# You tend to use paper Not local architecture

# But here in Brussels in Belgium

# Painting on buildings is exactly what they've done

# Each mural represents a Belgian comic hero

# From Tintin and his dog

# To bow-tie wearing Nero

# Comic strip art on a giant scale

# Follow me now on a comic book trail

# See the murals on the wall Murals on the wall

# They put them up all across the city

# See the murals on the wall Murals on the wall

# At last count there were about 53

# They did it for the art

# They did it for the art

# In 1991 this mural of Broussaille

# Was first to appear

# An homage to Frank Pe

# Arm in arm This happy pair

# Strolled through Brussels as you stop and stare

# Who's this portly chap perched up in a tree?

# He doesn't look like a cartoon hero to me

# Nero's his name by Marc Sleen

# One of the most popular Belgian strips there's ever been

# See the murals on the wall

# Murals on the wall

# Amazing they're from such a small country - see the

# Murals on the wall Murals on the wall

# So much comic creativity

# And here we have the famous Tintin

-# Created by Herge

-Wow, where do I begin?

# One of the great comic authors of all time

# Famous for his streamlined drawing style

# These Belgian heroes look impressive

# At such a great height

# Somehow SpongeBob SquarePants wouldn't quite look right

# Murals on the wall Murals on the wall

# If your interest in comics has been stirred, see the

# Murals on the wall Murals on the wall

# Come to Brussels Comic strip capital of the world

# They did it for the art

# They did it for the art

# They did it for the art... #

Where do I start?

How many steps did you say this was again?

Er...138.

Right, well, I can't go any further.

Going to have to stand here and have some lunch.

Oh, no, no, no! You can't eat on the steps.

I just brought this heavy bag all this way.

Yeah. I should have mentioned that at that bottom.

In Rome, it's actually illegal to eat on lots of the monuments.

How is this a monument?!

-Have you not heard of the Spanish Steps?

-No, I've not.

But I have heard of the Belgian Shuffle.

It's not even a thing, kids, don't worry about it!

They're called the Spanish Steps cos the Spanish embassy is nearby.

This is actually the widest staircase in Europe.

Ha-ha, look!

It says here that some tourist got confused

and drove his car down here cos it was so wide!

See? You're not the only numpty, Ed!

I nearly drove down it. Maybe I need to get a new sat nav.

I'm off to find somewhere I CAN eat.

While I do that, how about you find a way of linking

from the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy,

to you and Michelle in Paris, France?

Good luck, mate.

Oh! Oh, look, it says here that there used to be a French church

at the top of the steps,

and the steps were originally paid for by the French!

Oh, man, I'm good at this.

Ah, Paris. The capital of France

and one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world.

So many amazing things here, but how do you decide what to do?

Well, hold out for a three-minute whistle-stop tour

of all the top sights!

Ready...steady...allez, allez, allez!

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Welcome to Paris

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# There's so much to see

# Ooh, la la

# Bonjour, ma belle Michelle

# Let me be your tour guide

# Je parle French very well

# Ooh, la la

# Sorry, Ed, we've not the time

# Here is the Eiffel Tower

# Built in 1889

# Designed by Gustave Eiffel

# The view is magnifique

# And 100,000 people visit it every week

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# The Metro is the way to move

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# See the Mona Lisa at the Louvre

# Ooh, la la

# This tree-lined avenue

# Is home to one of the world's truly iconic views

# Ooh, la la

# C'est le Champs-Elysees

# The most stylish street in Paris

# Do I look good in this beret?

# Behold the Arc de Triomphe

# A tribute to those who fought

# Its eternal flame forever burns

# A truly touching thought

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# A street-side cafe!

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Un croissant, s'il vous plait.

# Ooh, la la

# On an island in the river Seine

# Sits a huge cathedral

# Notre Dame is its name

# Napoleon had his coronation here

# A French hero

# This marks Paris's centre

# It's called Point Zero

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Time to fit in one more?

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Quick look at Sacre-Coeur

# Bonjour, monsieur Comment allez-vous?

# Ca va bien, madame, et vous?

# Parlez-vous francais?

# Comme ci, comme ca

# A quelle heure est-il?

# Je ne sais pas. #

-What does that mean?

-I don't know.

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Have we done it all yet?

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Can't come to Paris and not have une baguette

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Anything we've missed?

# Ba la-la-la la-la ba-ba-ba

# Too late - that's three minutes. #

Ahh.

Tell you what - Paris was amazing.

-Yeah, but I'm glad I wasn't born there.

-Why's that?

I don't speak French, for a start.

And besides, I'm beginning to think I was born to live in Rome.

It's just like me - splendido.

Fantastico.

Blimey, it's thick.

'Scuse me?

Oh, sorry - not you. I was talking about that.

Pantheon? It's one of the oldest buildings in Rome,

and the walls are up to six metres thick.

That's three times the length of you.

That'll be because of the roof, mate.

It's one of the largest unsupported concrete domes in the world.

Ah! Have you been reading about Italy as well?

Don't be daft. That tour guide just said it.

And if you want to go to the toilet, go now - they're about to shut.

Good to know.

Well, I have been reading,

and apparently that building has burnt down twice before.

That version was built 2,000 years ago by the emperor Hadrian.

Hadrian?! The guy that built the pyramids?

Hadrian's Wall?

Walls, pyramids - I was close enough.

Hang on! That's the same guy?

It's amazing, isn't it? The Roman Empire

used to stretch from here to the English-Scottish borders.

Scotland...don't, you'll make me homesick, mate.

Anyway, we've only got five more minutes.

One thing left to see. Let's go.

-Let's do this.

-What about the bill? We were going to go Dutch.

We've only got five minutesh. One thing left to shee.

I'm joking, I'm joking.

But seriously, we've already gone Dutch!

We went to Holland, remember? Come on!

No, I mean "go Dutch" as in splitting the bill!

Oh, never mind. He's right, though - we did go to Holland.

Saw some lovely windmills.

How much?!

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out No water is remaining

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out The land you are reclaiming

# Pump out the dyke

# If you like the land You now can use it

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out Keep pumping or you'll lose it

# Windmills

# At Zaanse Schans

# They say that windmills built

# The Netherlands

# Windmills

# Because you see Some of the Netherlands

# Is lower than the sea

# Over 600 windmills across this plain

# Now only ten pairs of sails remain

# They're used for storing wood Grinding oil and spice

-# Should we go and check them out?

-Yeah, that would be nice

# De Huisman's the windmill and warehouse combined

# And as I can smell It's spices it grinds

-# De Kat is a paint mill

-You serious?

# It grinds down the pigments for raw materials

# De Zoeker once helped drain this area

# The thought we're below sea level's pretty scary, yeah?

# An oil and a paint mill and cocoa too

# That's quite a lot Is there nothing it can't do?

# De Bonte Hen has a rotating cap

# A feature it shares with Het Jonge Schapp

# Which with its six sides is uniquely shaped

-# De Bonte Hen's octagonal

-Is that six?

-No, eight

# Windmills

# At Zaanse Schans

# They say that windmills built the Netherlands

# Windmills

# Because you see

# Some of the Netherlands is lower than the sea

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out No water is remaining

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out The land you are reclaiming

# Pump out the dyke

# The land you now can use it

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out Keep pumping or you'll lose it

# The Paltrok windmill is used for storing wood

# Lived in three places and now here for good

# The whole thing can turn on A ring of wooden rollers

# If we asked them nicely Do you think they would show us?

# Talking of windmills I'd like to prove

# It's also the name of a break-dancing move

# The sort of thing I can pull off with ease... #

Be my guest.

# What's Dutch for "Call the doctor, please"?

# Windmills

# At Zaanse Schans

# They say that windmills built the Netherlands

# Windmills

# Because you see

# Some of the Netherlands is lower than the sea

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out No water is remaining

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out The land you are reclaiming

# Pump out the dyke

# If you like the land you now can use it

# Pump out the dam

# Pump it out Keep pumping or you'll lose it. #

I can't believe we did it, Iain!

-Rome in 30 minutes.

-And I've still got one more thing to show you.

Come with me.

OK, Petrie, just pop your hand in there, please.

-Why? What is it?

-It's the Bocca della Verita,

or the Mouth of Truth.

It's also an old drain cover.

-Eww!

-Keep your hand in.

If you put your hand in there and you tell a lie,

it bites your hand clean off!

Oh. Great.

So how do we test it, then?

I'll ask you a few questions. Question number one...

Er, is your name Ed Pee-pee?

No.

And unsurprisingly, my hand hasn't been bitten off.

Let's ask another one.

Is Iain Stirling the most attractive presenter in all the lands?

I doubt it.

-Did that hurt?

-Nothing happened, mate.

-When it bit your hand clean off?

-Hand's still there.

Final question, one that only you know the answer to.

Ed Petrie. Do we have another series of All Over The Place?

OK, I'm going to tell the truth.

The answer to the question "Have we got another series?" is...

Is...

Yes!

Is Ed telling the truth?

Will there be another series?

And if not, will Ed have his hand bitten off

by a mythical Roman sewage monster?

Well, haven't had my hand bitten off.

Which means?

Yep, you're right!

Europe's so big we're going to come back and see

all the cool stuff we haven't seen yet!

-Cos you know us, Iain. We like to go...

-BOTH: All over the place!

That's right, boys.

We've seen some stunning European sights...

Europe! Europe! Europe!

..embraced each country's rich cultural history...

-Oh, no!

-..indulged in the finest of European cuisine...

That's pretty good, yeah!

..and as always, all your favourite CBBC chums

have come along for the ride.

All Over The Place!

It's been a blast!

That's a proper volcanic explosion we just saw there.

Even if it didn't always go quite to plan.

So till next time...

You all right, cocker?

A-ha-ha-ha!

..you've been watching All Over The Place Europe!

That's right.

LAUGHTER

It's been smashing. See you next time.