0:00:02 > 0:00:03I'm hitting the high notes, the low notes,
0:00:03 > 0:00:04and the odd bum note.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07But I promise you, it's yodel-ightful!
0:00:07 > 0:00:08So keep watching!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10I need ear plugs!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Luckily I can drown out your singing with some top European adventures.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Naomi gets in a flap...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Chris travels back in time...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Now, that really is cutting edge!
0:00:21 > 0:00:25..Michelle blows her own trumpet...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Sam and Mark aren't as super as they think...
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Ooooooh(!)
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Iain finds a frightening doll...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34And Johny gets a job as an...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Old sea captain or something.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40# All over the place
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# All over the place
0:00:43 > 0:00:45# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# Me and my mates, all over the place!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:51 > 0:00:53# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55# All over the place
0:00:55 > 0:00:57# All over the place
0:00:59 > 0:01:01# There's stuff to do in Europe that is totally ace
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- # And it turns up... - # ..all over the place! #
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Did you know the world record
0:01:11 > 0:01:15for eating Brussels sprouts in a minute is 31?!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17What a gas!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Oh, come on, Johny, you look good! - Seriously?
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Cos I feel like I look like an old sea captain or something.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Not just any old sea captain, Captain Haddock,
0:01:25 > 0:01:26the most famous sea captain ever.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28If I'm Captain Haddock, why aren't you dressed up?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30I am dressed up.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31I'm Tintin, the budding reporter.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I've just got a slightly less elaborate costume.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35If you say so.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38But why are we dressed up as comic book characters anyway?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Because we're at the Belgian Comic Strip Center!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45This place is full of over 50,000 comics.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49What a doodle-tastic museum!
0:01:49 > 0:01:51If you spent 15 minutes reading each one,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55it'd take a whopping 521 days to get through them all.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57That's almost two years!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Wow, that's a lot of comics.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Who could guide us through this comic book maze?
0:02:02 > 0:02:03I'm Willem!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Wow, what a comic hero entrance!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Why do Belgians love comic books so much?
0:02:08 > 0:02:09We have three official languages
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and this makes it very complicated to communicate.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16So we rather prefer images than text and words to communicate.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19So when did the first Belgian comic strip start?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22The first comic hero in Belgium is still one of the most famous,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24it's Tintin. He started in 1929.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- Do you know Tintin? - Oh, yes, I know him!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Is he the most famous Belgian comic character?
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I think that the Smurfs are even more popular.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33The Americans made an amazing cartoon of them.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36By the way, every comic character has its own catchphrase.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So what is our characters' catchphrases, then?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Johny, do you know nothing?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42You're Captain Haddock so yours is...
0:02:43 > 0:02:44And I'm Tintin so mine is...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49OK, Mr Know-It-All. Name some other famous comic book catchphrases.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Not so fast!
0:02:51 > 0:02:54It's game time!
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Willem will give you the names
0:02:56 > 0:02:59of three famous Belgian comic characters
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and you need to find them.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04When you do, he'll tell you their catchphrases.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Find all three and you'll win a treat.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11OK, the first comic character I want you to find is Marsupilami.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12OK. Come on, Snowy!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Oh, I forgot, he's in quarantine.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Is this Marsupilami?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Correct. And his catchphrase is "Houbar!"
0:03:25 > 0:03:28James shot to comic fame in 1952
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and he has his own TV show and computer game.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33The next one is Gaston Lagaffe.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Is this Gaston Lagaffe?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Correct! And his catchphrase is "M'enfin."
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Gaston Lagaffe's a household name in Belgium and France
0:03:45 > 0:03:48but he's never been translated into English.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50The final one is the Smurfs.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51Nice cactus, mate!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Here's one! A Smurf!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Correct, and the Smurfs' catchphrase is "Have a Smurfy day!"
0:03:59 > 0:04:01The Smurfs are older than they look.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03They've been around since 1958
0:04:03 > 0:04:05when they first appeared in a Belgian comic.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Since then, they've become so popular
0:04:07 > 0:04:10they've made two Hollywood movies.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11Well done, chaps.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17You've won a comic drawing lesson with resident doodler Dennis.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19What's the difference between the American
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and European style of drawing comic books?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24American.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25European.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28If we are going to draw, which style would you like to do?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- How about a mix of both?- Good idea!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Have you thought of a character? - Yes, I've got something in mind.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36You?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Yeah, I've got something up my sleeve.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Let's get to work, then.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Hey, let's see what you've done.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Behold Tutu Man,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51the man with the magical tutu,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54who can...fight crime!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- That is so lame. - What do you mean, lame?!
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Let's see yours, then.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01I've got Captain Rubber Ring and his sidekick Armband Boy.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04They specialise in solving seaside-based crimes.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And you said mine were lame? They look like right idiots.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- Mine's better than yours. - Mine's clearly better than yours.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Mine's much better than yours. - I drew two, you drew one.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Help, help, I'm a woman trapped on a ledge!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19A woman trapped on a ledge!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21This looks like a job for...
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Pink Tutu Man!
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Not so fast, Pink Tutu Man, I am Rubber Ring Man.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32And I'm his inflatable sidekick, Armband Boy.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35This is a job for superheroes, not ballet dancers.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38THEY LAUGH
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Stop that! That's annoying.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I will have you know that ballet dancing
0:05:42 > 0:05:45is one of the most physically demanding activities there is.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- So I am super.- OK, OK, calm down.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Don't go all Incredible Hulk on us.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Yeah, hey, what do you do,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55get angry, turn pink and burst into Swan Lake?!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58You might think I am a weakling but during one ballet,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I'll use more energy than I would
0:06:00 > 0:06:02if I was playing two entire football matches.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Oooooh(!)
0:06:04 > 0:06:06What are your superpowers, then?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Hello, I'm wearing a rubber ring!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- That's because he can't swim. - Don't tell him that!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13The point is I can inflate rubber rings faster than anybody else,
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- because I breathe 20,000... - Times a day?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Oh, yeah, big whoop(!)
0:06:19 > 0:06:20You haven't got super breath.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Everybody breathes 20,000 times a day.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- That's it.- Let's get him!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Oh, somebody has got hold of my hands!- Me too!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Oh, no, it's Invisible Girl!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Pesky Invisible Girl!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44And she saved the woman from the ledge.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Let's face it, we are pretty useless superheroes.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49PHONE RINGS
0:06:49 > 0:06:51What's that?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53A group of ballet dancers have fallen into the swimming pool
0:06:53 > 0:06:55and they can't swim?!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58This really does sound like a job for Pink Tutu Man.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Rubber Ring Man. - And Armband Boy!
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Wait a minute, did they fall in the deep end?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05If they did, we'll just play on the slides.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07THEY CHEER
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The German Grimm brothers published fairy tales
0:07:18 > 0:07:22like Cinderella and Snow White over 200 years ago.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Oh, I can't tell you what a relief it is when you're in Berlin,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32you've lost your passport and you find one of these, a photo booth.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40What?!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Chris, this is supposed to be serious. This is serious!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47So is the art of photobombing.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Besides, you want one of those in colour
0:07:48 > 0:07:50if you're getting a new passport photo.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52And there's plenty of photo booths in Berlin.
0:07:52 > 0:07:5420 more, to be precise.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58In the days before insta-snap-foto-face-tweet-grams,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01photo booths were one of the only ways to get an instant photo.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04For years, they were mainly used for passports and stuff,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06but now, in Berlin, they're the height of fashion
0:08:06 > 0:08:10with hipsters who love old-school, retro technology!
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Ed and Chris, you have 52 seconds to find out
0:08:15 > 0:08:19as much as you can about the photo booths in Berlin.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Ed, you have Christian,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25who knows all about why tourists come to see the photo booths.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Chris, you have Imogen, who is an expert on photography on film.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Drei, zwei, eins...Gehen!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Hi, how are you doing? So, how did the photos get on the paper?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Well, the paper has a light-sensitive emulsion
0:08:45 > 0:08:46on the surface of it
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and when the light hits you and reflects back on to the paper,
0:08:49 > 0:08:51inside the photoautomat,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53that is the basis of a photograph.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Why has it come back into fashion?
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Because it is a selfie, it is a kind of a selfie.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Why do they come out in a strip?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Well, it's based on a, I don't know, camera.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06And so they come out on the same size as a film strip.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08What do people do with these photos?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10They bring them home and show them to Mummy and Daddy.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13The guy inside the photo booth, what does he do between customers?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Does he get bored?- No, there's no guy inside the machine!
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- No man inside the machine! - It is automatic.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Tell me the strangest thing
0:09:19 > 0:09:21you've heard about happening in one of these.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Oh, 40 people inside. - 40 people?!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25You could never fit 40 people inside one of those!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Which is your favourite of all the photo booths?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- My favourite photo is this one, Chris.- This one here?!
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- This one right here. - BUZZER SOUNDS
0:09:33 > 0:09:37And the person who found out the most facts is...
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Chris!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Yes!!!- What? How?!
0:09:40 > 0:09:42I found out loads of facts!
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Well, mine were clearly more interesting.- Aw-w.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Well, much as I would like to hang around here
0:09:47 > 0:09:49soaking up the ambience of this photo booth,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51it's a black and white one and that's no good for me.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I need colour photos for my passport photo. Come on!
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Oh! Can you see anyone waiting for their photos?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01No, it's just us.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05That's a bit weird.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Yeah, there's no such thing as a perfect passport photo.- Exactly!
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Oh, come on, guys!
0:10:10 > 0:10:13It's your chance to show the world how photogenic you are.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Ed and Chris, get to your photo booths.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25'Hello, your passport photo should show you facing forward,
0:10:25 > 0:10:26'looking at the camera.'
0:10:29 > 0:10:33'Your passport photo should contain no other people or objects.'
0:10:36 > 0:10:39'Your lovely face must not be obscured.'
0:10:41 > 0:10:45'Your pretty eyes should not be covered by hair or sunglasses.'
0:10:47 > 0:10:48Is this thing working?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53'And...make sure your seat is functioning properly!'
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I don't think they're gonna give you a new passport with that photo, Ed!
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Hooray! Well done, Chris.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Anyway, at least it's easier now
0:11:04 > 0:11:06than it was for the early photographers.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Yeah, I suppose so.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Say cheese!
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Cheese!
0:11:14 > 0:11:15A bit longer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Cheeeese.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Yeah, that's great,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21but you need to say it for ten seconds.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Cheeeeeee...
0:11:23 > 0:11:25No, no, no, ten seconds?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26That's ages.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Not really. The first photograph took eight hours,
0:11:29 > 0:11:30so just count yourself lucky
0:11:30 > 0:11:33we've got one of these cutting-edge, state-of-the-art bad boy cameras.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36This one can take a photo in just ten seconds!
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Mwah!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39So, say cheese.
0:11:39 > 0:11:46Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Three, two, one. Great!
0:11:49 > 0:11:50That's it.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58There you go, all done.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Finally, thank you...
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- Where is my lovely red hair? - It's black and white, isn't it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Colour photography is not going to be invented for another 56 years.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And why is it printed on this glass plate?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14That's what the picture goes on to, glass.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Next you'll ask me to digitally remove the bags under your eyes,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20or the spot on the end of your nose!
0:12:20 > 0:12:21How does that work?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Well, I don't know, do I? It's the 1850s.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27It'll be 130 years before that's possible.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Look, I'll see you later.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31CRASH!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Now, that really is cutting edge.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Croatia would fit inside the UK over four times.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Though I don't think the Croatians would be too happy if we moved it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01# It might seem crazy what you're about to see
0:13:04 > 0:13:08# In Cigoc houses don't have chimneys
0:13:11 > 0:13:14# This might be hard to get into your head
0:13:16 > 0:13:20# But they've got a stork nests up there instead
0:13:21 > 0:13:23# And they are flappy
0:13:23 > 0:13:28# Flap along if you spot a stork up on a roof
0:13:28 > 0:13:31# That's where they make their nests
0:13:31 > 0:13:34# I swear that is the truth
0:13:34 > 0:13:39# You can bring a telescope if you want a better view
0:13:40 > 0:13:45# And see up real close just what storks get up to
0:13:47 > 0:13:49# There are stork nests as far as I can see
0:13:52 > 0:13:56# Man and nature living in harmony
0:13:58 > 0:14:02# 200 have made this their home
0:14:05 > 0:14:07# They outnumber the humans 2-1
0:14:09 > 0:14:11# And they are flappy
0:14:11 > 0:14:15# Flap along if you spot a stork up on a roof
0:14:17 > 0:14:19# That's where they make their nests
0:14:19 > 0:14:21# I swear that is the truth
0:14:22 > 0:14:27# They spend the summer here, they turn up in the spring
0:14:29 > 0:14:33# Then they fly to Africa, it's what's called migrating
0:14:34 > 0:14:37# They don't make bird sounds, so to speak
0:14:37 > 0:14:40# Communicate by rattling their beaks
0:14:40 > 0:14:43# A symbol of luck from the ancient Greeks
0:14:43 > 0:14:46# But maybe not if you're a chimney sweep
0:14:46 > 0:14:49# Depending on how high they fly
0:14:49 > 0:14:53# Locals can tell if it will rain or shine
0:14:53 > 0:14:55# They live in pairs and protect their eggs
0:14:55 > 0:14:59# Like me, they've got lovely long legs
0:14:59 > 0:15:03# Flap along if you spot a stork up on a roof
0:15:05 > 0:15:07# That's where they make their nests
0:15:07 > 0:15:09# I swear that is the truth
0:15:10 > 0:15:16# You've got to say that Cigoc is certainly picturesque
0:15:17 > 0:15:21# If I was a stork myself, it's where I'd build my nest. #
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Shame I'm not.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28HE YELLS
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Dormice are a delicacy in some regions of Italy.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Mmm...urgh!
0:15:46 > 0:15:50Oh, Janet, my lovely antique doll that I have had since I was a baby,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I have always wanted to show you Rome
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and its beautiful winding streets.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Oh, don't look at those scary dolls, you sensitive thing!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Ah!
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Got her.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Iain, you saved her!
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Oh, come here, Janet, give us a hug!
0:16:14 > 0:16:16POING!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18That didn't sound too healthy.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Oh, no, I've broken her arm.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Is there a doll doctor in the house? I mean...street!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25There's one in there.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- You've saved her again!- Come with me.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46If your doll needs fixing, then Federico is the man to see.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48This place might look a little scary,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52but people all over the world come here for dolly first aid.
0:16:52 > 0:16:57And with doll parts from the 1850s through to 1960s,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Ed's broken Janet might just make it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Can you help Janet?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- TRANSLATION:- Sure, let's do it. Let's do it.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- Oh, that made me feel better. - He definitely can.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10So what is this place? A sort of hospital for dolls?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Yes, it's a hospital for dolls
0:17:13 > 0:17:16but we do also repair ceramics and chinaware.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Those ones in the window don't look very healthy.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21No, they are not healthy.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25We can't repair them, but we let them stay with us.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Oh, no, Janet's going to end up like them!
0:17:28 > 0:17:30No. We'll repair her.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32He knows what he's doing, man. Don't worry!
0:17:32 > 0:17:35This is just like an episode of Casualty.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39CASUALTY THEME MUSIC PLAYS
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Status check, Dr Stirling?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Resting heart rate is absolutely normal.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44What about her temperature?
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Not got one. She's a doll.- Good, good.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Oh, dear, look at this arm. It's come clean off.- Prognosis?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Limbus danglius.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It's the worst case of dangly arm syndrome I've ever seen.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- We're going to have to operate. - What tools do you need?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Scalpel, retractor?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Elastico.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Oh, he's just going to fix it with some elastic.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07BEEPING
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Absolutely ground-breaking techniques.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13The old joining the arms together with elastic trick.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We should have thought of that.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Some of the best doll mending I've seen in my entire career.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- As good as new!- Wow.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Well, that was the longest half hour of my entire life.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25LONG BEEP
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Wait! Her heart rate's dropping!
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Quick, mouth-to-mouth!
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- BEEPING STOPS - It's my watch - the battery's low.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Oh.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38Well, that was embarrassing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Speaking of which, welcome to...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Let's meet our contestant, Mr Iain.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Hello. Pleasure to meet you.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53I'm going to ask you questions about famous dollies
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and you have to answer them.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Let's get embarrassing!
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Behold...Barbie.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05She's the most successful selling doll ever made.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09But what is Barbie's favourite colour?
0:19:09 > 0:19:13Pink. It is pink. 100% pink. Pink, pink, pink.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15You are 100% wrong, Iain, it is not.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18If you said a shade of pink called PMS 219
0:19:18 > 0:19:19then you would have been right.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21But you didn't, so you're wrong!
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Barbie's been dating Ken for over 40 years.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31And dolls have been found dating back to between 2,000 and 3,000 BC.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Bet they look a bit old.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Ah, Mr Potato Head, my old nem-sis.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Nemesis.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Sorry, I don't speak Italian.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47The first Mr Potato Head's body really was a spud.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52But where would I have found his arms, legs and face?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Erm...France?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Oh, that answer's very bad.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03They were in fact first found in cereal packets.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Sorry, Iain, you are a loser on...
0:20:08 > 0:20:11And you are an embarrassment.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14But don't worry, nobody leaves here empty-handed.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I have got some friends together and here they are!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I mean...it is.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Your very own Frankendolly.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24SCREAMING
0:20:31 > 0:20:33There are places in Switzerland
0:20:33 > 0:20:36called Misery, Egg and Apples!
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Where on earth is Ed?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Does he not know we've got a main event to take part in?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I know, I'll give him a call.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Of course, no reception in these beautiful Swiss Alps!
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- # Yodelay-hee-hoo! # - Is that... Is that Ed?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Ed? - # Yodelay-yodelay-hee... #
0:20:57 > 0:21:00It'd Ed! What is he wearing? Something must be wrong.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02That is not right. He doesn't look well.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Maybe he has got a fever of something.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Must have been something he's eaten. Dodgy cheese fondue.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Yeah, I need to go and check he's all right. Ed, I am coming!
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Ed's actually not ill, he's yodelling.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Or at least trying to.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15# Yodelay-hee! #
0:21:15 > 0:21:18That's because we're at Jodlerfest!
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Yodelling began as a way to communicate over long distances
0:21:21 > 0:21:25in mountain regions of Switzerland and Austria.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29It uses a combination of vowel sounds, long intervals
0:21:29 > 0:21:33and high pitched singing to create a kind of lovely gibberish sing-song!
0:21:33 > 0:21:35OFF-PITCH: # Yad-lil-ay-lil-oo. #
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I think Ed needs a bit of practice.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Today, Ed and Michelle are joined by over 10,000 yodellers
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and later will compete in a yodel-off.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45What is going on here today?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48There's people walking around with big horns and silly hats on,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51waving big flags going, "Yadil-ay-hoo-hoo."
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Well, it is the 29th Swiss yodelling festival here in Davos
0:21:55 > 0:21:58and it is all about flag-waving, alphorn playing
0:21:58 > 0:22:00and yodelling, of course.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Jodlerfest.- That sounds good.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So is there any chance we can have a go and get stuck in,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- practise being Swiss? - Yeah, of course.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Just walk around, talk to people and they will show you how it is done.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Brilliant, let's go then.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Maybe we'll get a go on someone's horn.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Oh, I don't think you could miss them, Ed.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23These giant alphorns are around 3.5 metres long.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25That's over twice your height.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Originally farmers played these to call the cows from the pastures
0:22:28 > 0:22:30and into the barn at milking time.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I bet Ed will be udderly confused!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- This, what is this?- Alphorn.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38That's the horn!
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Oh, that's amazing!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43The alphorn fits together in two main pieces
0:22:43 > 0:22:46and is played by pursing the lips and blowing,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48a bit like a giant wooden trumpet.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52SHE PLAYS THE HORN
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Let's see how Ed gets on.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56HE TRIES AND FAILS
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Oh, no! This is terrible!
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Oh, dear, Ed's gone the same colour as his T-shirt!
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Can Michelle do any better?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08I think your head is going to explode!
0:23:08 > 0:23:10This is really difficult!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- SHE SUCCEEDS - Ja!- Oh!
0:23:13 > 0:23:18What?! You've done this before!
0:23:18 > 0:23:20You haven't done this before, have you?
0:23:20 > 0:23:21I've got one of these at home, yeah.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Of course I haven't!
0:23:23 > 0:23:24How are you doing that?
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Wow - that actually sounds a bit like music! Bravo, Michelle.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I actually think I was pretty good at that.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Don't start blowing your own trumpet too soon, Michelle.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35We've still got the yodelling to come,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37and I think I am going to be really...
0:23:37 > 0:23:42# Yodelay-ya-loo-ya-good Yay-hee-ooo-good. #
0:23:42 > 0:23:43OK!
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I'll be honest, Ed,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47that sounded like someone with a sore stomach.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52So before the main event, you need some expert help
0:23:52 > 0:23:56and a change into traditional Swiss costume of course.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00So, Sissi, what is yodelling, is it singing or speaking?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- TRANSLATION:- It's singing from the bottom of your heart, darling.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's from your belly, down-to-earth simple singing.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08How do we make our voice go up and down like that?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10The HOOO-ooo.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12That's sliding between pitches using your throat.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15That happens here,
0:24:15 > 0:24:16where the vocal cords are.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20They touch each other very fast when you do this...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23# Yo-OO-oh-OO-oh-OO. #
0:24:23 > 0:24:25And higher.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27# Yo-OO-oh-OO-oh-AH. #
0:24:27 > 0:24:29THEY TRY AND COPY HER
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- # HEEEEEEEEEEEE - # Oh-OOOOO. #
0:24:32 > 0:24:35No, guys! Listen to Sissi.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39No, always keep it steady. Not like this.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45# Yo-OO-oh-OO-oh-OO. #
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I was just about to tell Ed to put a cork in it...
0:24:47 > 0:24:51but seemingly this helps with the shape of the mouth for yodelling!
0:24:51 > 0:24:53The time has come.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Ed and Michelle will have to sing a yodel solo each
0:24:56 > 0:24:58with the crowd deciding the winner.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Luckily they will have some help from Sissi
0:25:00 > 0:25:02and the local children's yodel choir.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06There's still some time for last minute training from the pros.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08# Lo-LO-la
0:25:08 > 0:25:11# Yo-lo-LOOOOOOOO. #
0:25:11 > 0:25:14But I think it's too little too late for Ed!
0:25:14 > 0:25:18The crowds are gathering and the children are ready.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Will it be a yo or a no from the Swiss yodelling fans?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Michelle is first up - time for her big solo.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27THEY ALL SING TOGETHER
0:25:29 > 0:25:32# Yo-lo-LOOO
0:25:32 > 0:25:34# Lo-lo-lo-lo
0:25:34 > 0:25:38# Yo-lo-lo-looo-LOO
0:25:38 > 0:25:39# YO-LO-LOO
0:25:39 > 0:25:42# Loo-loo-LOO...
0:25:42 > 0:25:45THE OTHERS JOIN IN
0:25:45 > 0:25:47She looks relieved.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Ed's looking nervous...
0:25:55 > 0:25:58PAUSE IN SINGING
0:25:58 > 0:25:59# Yo...
0:25:59 > 0:26:04Oops, too soon! This is the part the children sing, Ed.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07CHILDREN ALL SING TOGETHER
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Will Sissi be impressed with Ed's yodel?
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Ready, Eddie?
0:26:25 > 0:26:31# Yo-lo-OOO-AH-OH-oo-OH
0:26:31 > 0:26:37# AH-OH-OH-oo-OH-ah-OH
0:26:37 > 0:26:39# AH-oh-OH...
0:26:39 > 0:26:43THE OTHERS JOIN IN Why are you laughing?!
0:26:43 > 0:26:46No wonder they're laughing, Ed!
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Now it's all down to the crowd to decide the winner.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Clap for Ed.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04SMATTERING OF APPLAUSE
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Clap for Michelle.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The winner from All Over the Place
0:27:15 > 0:27:16is Michelle!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19CHEERING
0:27:24 > 0:27:26# YODEL-OODEL-OOO! #
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I honestly don't know how that has happened.
0:27:28 > 0:27:35Oh, well. Looks like I am the LO-loo-lo-LOO-lo-loser!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38You've been watching All Over the Place: Europe!