0:00:02 > 0:00:04If you want to know why Michelle and I are dressing up, throwing stuff
0:00:04 > 0:00:08and having a lie down on some very unusual beds, then keep watching!
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Yeah, no time for napping now, folks. Wakey-wakey,
0:00:12 > 0:00:14or you'll miss all this lot.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17There's Ian taking a cheesy selfie...
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Victoria working out...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Chris travelling in style...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Johny gets an Eiffel..
0:00:25 > 0:00:27and teensy tiny Cel and Mark.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Big Shoes!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33# All over the place
0:00:33 > 0:00:35# All over the place
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:38 > 0:00:41# Me and my mates, all over the place
0:00:41 > 0:00:43# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48# All over the place
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# All over the place
0:00:51 > 0:00:54# There's stuff to do in Europe and it's totally ace
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- # And it turns up - All over the place! #
0:01:01 > 0:01:0699% of all people who live in the Netherlands own a bike.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11IAIN WHISTLES
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Oh, no.- Oh, you are kidding me on.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15This is a presenter's worst nightmare.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- You're wearing same clothes as me. - I told you last night
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I was wearing my funny straw hat and my white ensemble.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Oh, he's dressed like us, as well.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- Right, we'll both have to present in our pants.- Not again!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29And they're wearing the same clothes, too.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32This is the worst case of Same Outfit Syndrome I've ever seen!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- It's like prom all over again. - What's going on?
0:01:35 > 0:01:36I'll tell you what's going on,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39it's only one of the oldest cheese markets in the world,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43serving up the smelly stuff since around 1593.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Every Friday morning in the summer, thousands of visitors
0:01:46 > 0:01:51watch a tradition that's over 400 years old, involving bell ringing,
0:01:51 > 0:01:56confusing costumes and men running around carrying sledges of cheese.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I know, why don't you two get involved in the market,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03chat to the workers, maybe take some cheesy photos?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Voiceover man, these are hard-working people.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08The last thing they need is idiots interrupting them
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- while they go about their business. Say, cheese!- ALL:- Cheese!
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Boom!- Oh, hang on. What's going on here?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18What's going on now?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21This is cheese bargaining. It involves slapping hands
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and shouting prices. Once the price of cheese is agreed,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28they shake on it and the deal's done - just like this.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- I would like to take a selfie with you.- Oh, go on, then, Iain.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Why do you run like that? - Well, it's very simple.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- If you walk like this... It will be very heavy on the shoulders.- Oh, OK.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44So, but if you do the dribble, the cheese carrier dribble,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48it is floating between the two cheese carriers. It's floating.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Can you talk me through the dribble, please?- It's easy, it's easy.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- We can try later on when you are ready...- Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57..and you'll know a little bit of dribble,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59and you could see if you can be a cheese carrier yourself.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- It's not that heavy!- Argh!
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Who's that guy? He seems awful busy in his big orange hat.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Oh, he's a BIG CHEESE around here!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10He's the cheese father, he's in charge of the cheese market.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Maybe one day I could be the cheese father.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- IN ITALIAN ACCENT:- The Gouda Father?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Gouda Father, you asked for me?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I'm tired, son.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29It's time for you to take over the family business.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The crime and corruption business.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34No, the other one. The cheese thing.
0:03:34 > 0:03:40- We've been making cheese for over 2,000 years.- No wonder you're tired.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Not me personally, the family.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Cheese is in our blood.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- That doesn't sound healthy, at all. - Not literally in our blood.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53I mean, we are heavily involved in the production of Dutch cheeses -
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Maasdammer, Boerenkaas, goat...
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Whoah-whoah-whoah-whoah!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Gouda Father, goat's not a cheese - it's an animal.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Son, it strikes me that you don't seem to know
0:04:06 > 0:04:08a great deal about cheese.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I don't know anything, I don't like the taste.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12HE GASPS
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Gouda Father, I didn't mean to upset you.- No, no. It's heartburn.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I eat a huge amount of cheese.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23In fact, I have two pieces of Limburger in my cheeks
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- in case I get hungry at night. - That's what that is.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- How can you not like cheese? - I don't like the taste.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32HE INHALES SHARPLY
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Heartburn?- No.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38This time I'm upset. Cheese means the world to me.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I've never tried one that I actually like.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Son, I'm going to make you a cracker you cannot refuse.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50FARTING NOISE
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Apologies.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57It seems I have, in every sense of the word, cut the cheese.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02One, two, three, go! Oh, it's heavy. Oh, it's heavy.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Iain's off.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Oh, come on.- Keep your hands free. - Agh! It's really heavy.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I don't like where we're going. Oh!
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Do you think you can manage that?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I think I could manage it better than him.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- Get out of the way!- Good job.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Easy cheesy.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23But the cheese father doesn't look impressed.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Can Ed do better?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Nope!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Oh, It's not on, it's not on!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34He's even lost his hat.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- This is a disaster.- Wait here. Whoa.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40LAUGHTER
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Boom! He's down again.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Oh, no. I just fell on a pile of cheese.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Petrie falls for a second time.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- Yes, I'm hopping. - Is it too for Ed?- Stop!
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Who is the big cheese today at the Alkmaar cheese market?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Iain Stirling? #cheesysmile.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Or Ed Petrie? #cheesybum.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03# Y'all ready for this? #
0:06:03 > 0:06:07I think you will always the best from overall.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- So, I'm the best?- Sorry for you. - Oh, what?- Yes, I'm the best.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16A celebratory selfie, I believe, is in order. Guys, say cheese!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- ALL:- Cheese.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Oh, Victorius, my lovely Roman wife. I have a surprise for you.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I've completely redecorated the villa
0:06:41 > 0:06:43and I think you are going to love it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Oh, Edius, my lovely senator husband,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50have you been decorating without my supervision again?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54I do hope it's not tiles. You know how I hate tiles.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58SHE SCREAMS
0:07:15 > 0:07:21This is Villa Romana del Casale, which was built 1,689 years ago.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25It has the largest and the best Roman mosaics in the world.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29A mosaic is one of these, a fancy picture or pattern
0:07:29 > 0:07:34made using tiny pieces of stone, glass, tile or even gold or silver.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The most famous mosaic in the collection
0:07:37 > 0:07:39is nicknamed the bikini girls,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41but these ten ladies are actually female athletes,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44taking part in various sporting activities.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48OK, enough jibber-jabber. Time to work out!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50# I work out... #
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Feel the burn, Sabrina. Feel the burn.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56So, why are they wearing bikinis, Sabrina?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Oh, the bikini was a sort of underwear
0:07:58 > 0:08:03they used to cover their bodies. But the first one, she was a jumper.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- You see the weights?- Yes.- Yeah.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09The weights were used to give them a rhythm in this way...
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- before the jump.- OK. - She has a discus.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Jumping. A sort of volleyball. These are the medicine balls.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Yeah, so they're doing all the sorts of things
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- that people in a gym would do these days.- Yeah, nothing changes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24If we walk very carefully around, can we have a look at some more?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Yeah, just follow the wall.- Thanks, Sabrina.- Thanks, Sabrina.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- You're Welcome.- See you in a bit.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30# Walk this way talk this way... #
0:08:30 > 0:08:33We're very lucky to be walking on this, most people aren't allowed to.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36You've got to be careful where you tread. Not there!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Don't these mosaics look perfect? That's because they were buried
0:08:39 > 0:08:44under a huge pile of mud for 700 years after an epic landslide,
0:08:44 > 0:08:46so they couldn't be damaged by air, rain or wind.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48FARTING NOISE
0:08:48 > 0:08:50No, not that type of wind!
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Even the toilet's got a mosaic in. - Yeah, of course they did.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55The toilet was like a really, really important room.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58In fact, coming to the toilet was a social event.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01They'd all sit around talking to each other.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- And at the end, they'd wipe their bottoms with the same sponge.- Wow!
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- Just like today. - No, Ed, nothing like today.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Oh, yeah, of course.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I've been hanging around with the wrong sort of people.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Speaking of the wrong sort of people, it's Game Show Man.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Have you heard of the well-known programme The Cube?- Yeah, I love it.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Well, this is the cheaper, daytime version, The Square.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30Here is a picture of the world famous fishing Cupid's mosaic.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33It's got a load of fishing and stuff.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Now, your fishy challenge is that you must recreate this
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- mosaic within the time limit. - OK, brilliant.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I can totally do that, right. What is the time limit?
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Three seconds?- What?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- That's impossible.- Are going to do it or not? Those are the rules.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52- Yes.- Prepare to enter The Square.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Go!
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- Stop!- What?- Oh, dear. You've run out of time. Get out of The Square.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Don't worry, you have one challenge left in The Square.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12This is a picture of the gym mosaic, featuring chariots,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16which the Romans used in battle and to race against each other.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Now, it's your turn to race against the clock.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Enter The Square.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24You wouldn't...
0:10:25 > 0:10:30All you have to do is put those red balls into that container
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- using the straw.- I can do that.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- I can totally do that. I can do it.- Four seconds.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Wearing this.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42I don't make up the rules.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Three, two, one, go.- Oh. Erm...
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- Stop! Oh, dear. You've lost your final life.- Oh.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- How do you feel, Victoria?- Gutted.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Come here. Don't be sad because I'm going to give you that prize anyway.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59What, really?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Oops! - SHE SCREAMS
0:11:01 > 0:11:03It's been smashing. See you next time.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Parts of the German motorway, the autobahn,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15have no speed limits at all!
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Hang on, I was told we were going on safari. Where's the jungle?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Well, it's more of an urban jungle. - Eh?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29As we are going on a Trabi safari.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33# If you want to see stuff in Berlin
0:11:33 > 0:11:36# And you're not sure where you should begin
0:11:36 > 0:11:39# Take a trip in one of these
0:11:39 > 0:11:41# Looks cool What is it, please?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44# It's an old East German motorcar
0:11:44 > 0:11:46# Used by tourists from near and far
0:11:46 > 0:11:49# To explore the city
0:11:49 > 0:11:52# Known as the Trabi
0:11:52 > 0:11:54# So jump right in, turn the key
0:11:54 > 0:11:57# What's the first thing you'd like to see?
0:11:57 > 0:12:02# I tell you what would be great take me to the Brandenburg Gate
0:12:02 > 0:12:07# This landmark used to be the main entrance to the city
0:12:07 > 0:12:10# Now a sight of unity
0:12:10 > 0:12:15# On our Trabi safari in Berlin
0:12:15 > 0:12:17# Taking all the sites in
0:12:17 > 0:12:20# If you've not been before
0:12:20 > 0:12:24# Take this once in a lifetime tour
0:12:24 > 0:12:26# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:12:26 > 0:12:28# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:12:28 > 0:12:30# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:12:30 > 0:12:34# Check out this sightseeing tour
0:12:36 > 0:12:41# It was built in the 18th century and has played its part in history
0:12:41 > 0:12:46# It's seen Napoleon and reunification
0:12:46 > 0:12:52# On top, from Greek mythology a winged goddess of victory
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- # Rides on a chariot - I prefer our Trabi, but
0:12:57 > 0:12:59# It's time to go so, where to?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02# The Reichstag building and it's true
0:13:02 > 0:13:06# This building has a violent past bombed down, burnt out
0:13:06 > 0:13:07# Now built to last
0:13:07 > 0:13:12# Parliament calls it home beneath an impressive glass dome
0:13:12 > 0:13:15# An architectural site to see
0:13:15 > 0:13:20# On our trabi safari in Berlin
0:13:20 > 0:13:25# Taking all the sites in if you've not been before
0:13:25 > 0:13:29# Take this once-in-a-lifetime tour
0:13:29 > 0:13:31# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:13:31 > 0:13:33# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:13:33 > 0:13:36# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:13:36 > 0:13:39# Check out this sightseeing tour
0:13:39 > 0:13:44# One thing we have to see for sure the remains of the Berlin Wall
0:13:44 > 0:13:49# Hard to believe it's true this place was split in two
0:13:49 > 0:13:54# For reasons political authorities built a giant wall
0:13:54 > 0:13:59# Berlin became East and West travel between them was suppressed
0:13:59 > 0:14:04# But in 1989 change occurred, a radical time
0:14:04 > 0:14:08# The Wall came down, the East was free
0:14:08 > 0:14:12# On our Trabi safari in Berlin
0:14:12 > 0:14:15# Taking all the sites in
0:14:15 > 0:14:17# If you've not been before
0:14:17 > 0:14:21# Take this once-in-a-lifetime tour
0:14:21 > 0:14:23# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:14:23 > 0:14:26# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:14:26 > 0:14:28# In a tr-a-a-a-a-bi
0:14:28 > 0:14:32# Check out this sightseeing tour. #
0:14:42 > 0:14:46The symbol for the Euro currency was created by a Belgian guy,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Alain Billiet.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- Wow! This is impressive. - I'm a little bit underwhelmed.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I just expected the Eiffel Tower to be a bit bigger.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Johny, what country are we in? - Belgium.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- And where's the Eiffel Tower?- There.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- No, it's in France, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05This is mini Europe,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09where they build small versions of famous European landmarks.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Ed's right, for once.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Mini Europe is a theme park that makes you feel like
0:15:14 > 0:15:15a globetrotting giant!
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Each of these buildings are from a country
0:15:19 > 0:15:22in the European Union - the EU -
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and they're all 25 times smaller than the building they're based on,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29which means Ed and Johny would have to be the same height
0:15:29 > 0:15:33as a human thumb to fit through all those tiny doors!
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Ed and Johny, you have 30 seconds to find out as much as you can
0:15:37 > 0:15:39about Mini Europe.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Ed, you have Eric, who knows all about the models,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46but doesn't speak English - just French!
0:15:46 > 0:15:51And Johny, you've got Yael, who knows all about the European Union.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Three, two, one, GO!
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- Yael, what is the EU?- It's a political and economic partnership
0:15:59 > 0:16:00between European countries.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- How many original member states were there?- Six.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- How many member states are there now?- 28.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- How much are the ice creams to buy here?- 2.90.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:16:25 > 0:16:28HOOTER HONKS
0:16:28 > 0:16:31And the person who found out the most facts is...
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Johny!
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Yes!- That's not fair. I was trying to do mine in French.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Well, I have to say, this is definitely the best
0:16:43 > 0:16:45European-themed model village I've ever seen.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- It's very grand.- Yes, it's really regal.- It's really...
0:16:48 > 0:16:51TOGETHER: Stately.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54You're listening to... All over the place Europe radio.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58This is the official stately chart.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- At number three... - Northwest Spain.- Galicia.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- It's not grim.- It's not grimy. - TOGETHER: It's stately.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15This replica took over 24,000 hours to build -
0:17:15 > 0:17:18that's the equivalent of one person working on their own 13 years.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21That is grim.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- And at two...- It's grim up North. - But not grimy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Northern Italy. The beautiful Villa Rotunda in Vicenza.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Built nearly 500 years ago, all of this stately building's sides
0:17:31 > 0:17:33are completely identical.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35We're giving it up for the headquarters
0:17:35 > 0:17:37of the European Union in Brussels.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Yes, at number one, it's the mighty Berlaymont.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44The same amount of floor space as 925 tennis courts.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Making it the biggest of all of the European commission buildings.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- It's not grim.- It's not grimy. - TOGETHER: But stately.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I've just been thinking, Johny, you know what these buildings are?
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- Really small?- Well, apart from that. Notice anything obvious?
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- Well, they're all really clean. - Yeah, exactly. They're spotless.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I wonder who have to clean these clean all these?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Must take them absolutely ages.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Oi! Keep it down, you big louts. Some of us are on a tea break here.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- What you got there? - Yeah, what is it?- Oh, this?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Oh, it's just a little bit of the latest edition
0:18:21 > 0:18:25of Most Difficult Buildings In The World To Clean monthly magazine.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Never heard of it.- Well, you know how all these little buildings around us
0:18:28 > 0:18:32are like models of massive buildings in real life?
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Well, you'll never guess...- Lookout, someone's picking their nose.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- You dirty big pickers! - That was a close one.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Anyway, you'll never guess which European building
0:18:46 > 0:18:49is over 309 metres tall and is built from
0:18:49 > 0:18:5295% of recycled construction material.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Oh, easy one that - the Shard in London.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Yeah, there's enough glass in that to cover eight football pitches.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00I don't think you should play football on glass.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- BOTH:- Nobody does.- Hang about, hang about, how did you know that?
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Oh, because I cleaned it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Yeah, yeah, I cleaned every single one of its 11,000 glass panels,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11using this...
0:19:13 > 0:19:15My trusty feather duster.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Oh, it may be massive but it's as light as a...- Crisp packet!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- No, it's lighter than that.- Look!
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Anyway, you won't have cleaned this building.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29This building has 1,860 steps from street level
0:19:29 > 0:19:31all the way up to its 102nd floor.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Oh, the Empire State building in New York?
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- Cleaned it.- All right. Well, you won't have cleaned this one.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Oh, the International Space Station? Cleaned it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Yep, I held my breath and cleaned all the solar panels.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Ooh, that was hard work.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Hang about, you ain't cleaned any of these buildings
0:19:47 > 0:19:50because you haven't been to London, you ain't been to America,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and you have not been to space.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- In fact, you never leave that tiny shoe box that you call home.- Oi!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- That's a quality shoe box, that. - Big shoes!
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Yeah, they were, actually. So, it's quite roomy.- No, look out,
0:20:01 > 0:20:03big shoes!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Mont Blanc, in France, is Europe's highest mountain.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Ed, what are we going to do? It's Bastille day in France,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24everybody knows it's the busiest day of the year,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28we have been travelling for ages and, quite frankly, I'm tired.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31We're never going to find a bed for the night.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Fear not, Michelle, I have a strategy, as the French say.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37We'll disguise ourselves as French people so well
0:20:37 > 0:20:39that they'll welcome us with open arms.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Ah, bon idee, Monsieur Petrie.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Just as well we've got this French stuff, eh?- Parfait!
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Something's missing.- Mm.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Merci, monsieur.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Oh, what a lovely, friendly French man.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11No idea what he said, though.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Did you pay attention in French class?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I think he means he's going to find you a fast bed!
0:21:17 > 0:21:19This is the Festival of the Unusual
0:21:19 > 0:21:21and I think you two will fit right in!
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Every year on the 14 July, the village of Mahalon in Brittany
0:21:25 > 0:21:29celebrates the French national holiday, Le Quatorze Juillet -
0:21:29 > 0:21:31or, as we Brits call it - Bastille Day.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Bastille Day pays tribute to the French revolution,
0:21:34 > 0:21:39which took place on 14th July, 1789, but today is a little bit different.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42So, monsieur, since you're the mayor of Mahalon,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44you're properly the best person to tell us...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46What's going on, today? It all seems very French.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- TRANSLATION:- We're celebrating Bastille Day national holiday
0:21:49 > 0:21:51in France in a special way,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54so we've organised the world bed on wheels championship.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Why do you race with beds?
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- TRANSLATION:- We wanted to get away from the traditional celebration
0:22:00 > 0:22:03of parades or military marches, so we chose to have a procession
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- of funny beds, you know. - It sounds perfect for us.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Is there any chance we can have a go?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- TRANSLATION:- Oh, yes, the celebration's open to everyone.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Anyone can sign up and take part. It's free, too,
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- so there's no problem. Hey, YOU can even have a go.- Oh, great.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22I hope you don't mind, we are a bit tired,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- so we're going to have a lie down first.- Yeah, all right.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27We've been travelling around Europe, Mr Mayor.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- We're just going to sleep... - Great, yeah. Climb aboard.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Good night.- Oh, careful, love.- Bon nuit, Monsieur le Mayor.- Good night.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Oh, comfy. - SHE LAUGHS
0:22:41 > 0:22:45The Festival of the Unusual also likes to break world records.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48There's throwing and catching eggs, flip-flop flicking,
0:22:48 > 0:22:53and beret hurling. Fancy seeing some dodgy world record attempts?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Look no further, this is...
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Yes, why not celebrate your French freedom by tossing a crepe?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Which is a famous French pancake
0:23:04 > 0:23:06originally from this part of France, Brittany.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Come on, guys, throw one in my direction.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14CHEERING
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Sorry! Sorry.- Into the crowd?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- Sorry.- How embarrassing.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Yeah, OK, big Ed. Let's see if you can do better?
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Deux, trois!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Oh, no.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And the answer is a no!
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- It's not as easy as it looks. - That was worse than my one.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34HE CHUCKLES
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Into the crowd and behind you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43No records broken, there.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47The world record stands at 7.45 metres. Go for it, Ed!
0:23:51 > 0:23:56Wow, 1.45 metres. Only six metres out!
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Oh.- It's not good.- Not good.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01There's no time for a slice of this massive Breton cake.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05You two have a main event to take part in - the famous bed race!
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Three teams of three go bed-to-bed in each heat,
0:24:09 > 0:24:14dashing round the 344-metre circuit in the fastest time possible.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18The first section is a long downhill followed by a tight left-hand bend -
0:24:18 > 0:24:21hang on to your bed frames!
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- It looks a bit hairy. - Next is a long, flat straight.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28But don't be fooled - these beds can have a mind of their own.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Watch out for the hay bales!
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Just testing out the crash barriers.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Hill's pretty steep, actually, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I'm kind of glad we're sat in the bed, rather than pushing it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I know, it's great.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45The steepest section separates the champions from the champignons -
0:24:45 > 0:24:49the winners from the mushrooms - as teams must push the beds,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52and sometimes grannies up the final hill.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The world record stands at one minute and 15 seconds.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- HE YAWNS - I think I need a lie down!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01But first, let's meet the teams.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03By the way, they don't speak English.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08So, team, what should I be doing on this bed to win the race?
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- To win? To ganger? - Qu'est-ce que c'est.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16Do you guys...? Tres fort? Strong?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Yes, yes yes.- To push hard.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- Tenir ici?- Oui.- Hold here. I've just got to hold on for dear life
0:25:24 > 0:25:26as we go around the corners. C'est dangereux?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Right, I'll take that as a "yes."
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Mais, oui! This could be tres dangereux.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39No time to worry, I can hear the engines snoring.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Trois, deux, un, ALLEZ!
0:25:41 > 0:25:42HOOTER HONKS
0:25:42 > 0:25:44SHE SCREAMS
0:25:46 > 0:25:51And Michelle takes an early lead, Ed looks scared - as always.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53But Ed's bed has hit the hay,
0:25:53 > 0:25:57which is appropriate because "hit the hay" means to go to sleep.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Anyway, back to the race. Will that hay bale be the final straw for Ed?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Michelle is way out in front.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Team Michelle's approaching the corner tres dangereux.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10But it's an impressive power slide from Team Ed,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12which keeps him in contention.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Lewis Hamilton would be proud of that.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Michelle looks confident on the long straight.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- ALLEZ, ALLEZ, ALLEZ! - But Ed is catching up.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25At halfway, it's looking neck and neck.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Oh, Ed has the racing line - he's pushed team Michelle off course.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Michelle has crashed! It's a disaster.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41But she's picked up an extra helper, not quite sure that's allowed.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46It's the last climb and Team Ed is out in front.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Team Michelle looks like they're ready for their beds!
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- Whoo-hoo!- Oh, here we go. Last bit, last bit!
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Come on, here we go!
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Tu es le plus!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Don't tell them in French, it's embarrassing.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06You're the best Frenchmen in the world. Oh, so close!
0:27:06 > 0:27:08He's slumber one!
0:27:08 > 0:27:14Ed finishes in one minute, 45 seconds - 30 seconds off the record!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Meanwhile, Michelle's crashed again.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19She is, literally, all over the place. See what I did there?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25And, finally, Michelle is over the line in two minutes.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Yes!
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Are you allowed to jump on that bed, Ed?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Le grand prix, all over the place, in Europe, aujourd'hui - Team Ed!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36ED CHEERS
0:27:36 > 0:27:38J'ai le grand prix! I have the big prize.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- Vive la France! - I just need to sleep now.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45You've been watching All Over The Place - Europe!