0:00:19 > 0:00:20India,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23a country that overwhelms the senses.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29The Garden of Eden must have been as beautiful as this.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32With year-round warm weather...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34and a low cost of living.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Could this be the perfect place to retire?
0:00:37 > 0:00:42If you'd won the lottery, where would you choose to be?
0:00:42 > 0:00:46I'm going there almost as a child, with my eyes wide open.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Thank you.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Inspired by the blockbuster film,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53eight well-known faces are spending a month in Kochi,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55in the south of India...
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Oh, yes.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Oh! Sorry. Oh!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..to see if living out their golden years here
0:01:01 > 0:01:03could be a real alternative.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Oh, my God. I look fantastic.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- Handsome. - We started to dance down the street.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12I never thought I would ever do that at my age.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Whatever, it's new and exciting, I haven't done it yet. Let's do it.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- And let go.- Ah!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Oh!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22But will the challenges of India prove a step too far?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Calm down, everybody. Chill pill.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29There's something down there that feels like it shouldn't be.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Or could this incredible country give them real food for thought?
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I can't help being excited by India.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02It's a chilly autumn morning at London's Heathrow Airport.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06At the departure terminal
0:02:06 > 0:02:11is 80-year-old ex-Coronation Street actor Amanda Barrie.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12We've thought many, many times about
0:02:12 > 0:02:16where would be the ideal place where we would retire.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Well, we have considered everywhere.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24I'm here to audition India to see if it comes up to scratch.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Amanda, how are you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:34Also on this journey is 67-year-old snooker champion Dennis Taylor.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35How lovely to meet you.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I'm a big fan of Coronation Street, you know, I used to love it.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39I'm looking forward to it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44And 69-year-old Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Hi.- Oh, my God, how are you?
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Oh, so lovely to meet you.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Dennis Taylor, how are you? - How are you?
0:02:51 > 0:02:52'I'm about to make a move'
0:02:52 > 0:02:57and the move hopefully will be the last move before I'm in my grave.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00'Changing countries is not a big deal for me.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01'I've never been to India,'
0:03:01 > 0:03:03so why don't I give it a crack?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Now we're going to be living together for a month, huh?- I know.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07You think we'll survive it?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I can't get out of cars any more.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Next to arrive is 75-year-old former Goodie
0:03:14 > 0:03:16and wildlife expert Bill Oddie.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- AMANDA:- Hello.- How are you doing?
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- This is jet lag. - It's to stop jet lag.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Who cares about jet lag? Let's get the Imodium going.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Hello.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31And 67-year-old chef Rustie Lee.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Excellent. - RUSTIE:- 'Moving to India,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I really want to see everything for the first time.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38'I want to look at it and think,'
0:03:38 > 0:03:40"Is this somewhere I'd like to live?"
0:03:43 > 0:03:45The other travellers on this Indian adventure
0:03:45 > 0:03:49are 79-year-old TV doctor and agony aunt Miriam Stoppard.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Oh, my God, look at the gorgeous girls.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57And 72-year-old Just Good Friends star, Paul Nicholas.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Paul.- Hello there. - How are you, darling?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Just what I needed first thing! - Oh, such a...
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Last to arrive is the oldest member of the group...
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Mr Blair.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11..87-year-old dancer Lionel Blair.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Dennis, it's lovely to see you. - Long time no see, eh?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Oh!- What are we doing? - What are we doing?!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- LIONEL:- 'I'd love to live in a warm climate.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:26I'd love to wake up every morning with the sun shining.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27I would love that.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36They're flying over 5,000 miles to Kochi
0:04:36 > 0:04:38in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44With a tropical climate, and a low cost of living,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48its residents enjoy one of the longest life expectancies in India.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Here we are, Miriam. We're in Kochi.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Oh!
0:04:55 > 0:04:56I'm not very...
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I just had a wheel crisis.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04# Forget your troubles Come on, get happy! #
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Welcome to India.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Put the luggage where? - Whatever happened to ladies first?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Go.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Sir, driving time is one hour, sir. It depends on the traffic.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Dennis is my name. Don't say sir, Jose.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- I like Dennis.- Dennis.- Not sir. Not sir.- No, sir. OK.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26And no ma'ams. We're Miriam and Shirley.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Miriam...- Sheila.- Sorry. Miriam and Sheila.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Shirley...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Shirley's one of the best singers I've never heard.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33THEY LAUGH
0:05:35 > 0:05:37It's very tropical. I didn't expect it to be so green.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- The green magic. - The green magic, is it?
0:05:40 > 0:05:41I like that.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51For the next four weeks, home will be the port of Old Kochi,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54known locally as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58They'll be living alongside the locals
0:05:58 > 0:06:01to see whether this could be the perfect place for them to retire.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Jose, I'd like to use the toilet, is there one nearby?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Real close by.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07I need to have a wee.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Hang on.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- HORN BLARES - Ooh, shit.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Is there anywhere I could...? Is there a toilet?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Down here.- Yeah.- Thank you. - You can get key.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- Ah. Who's got the key?- Last shop.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Last shop. Ah, the last shop.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I don't really have many preconceived ideas about India.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Ah!
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I feel like I'm opening a business. - HE LAUGHS
0:06:27 > 0:06:29We will be charging to go.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I'll let you know how it is.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36So, to me, I'm going there almost as a child, with my eyes wide open,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38'to sort of take it in as I get there.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42'I kind of like the idea of that.'
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Do you need to use the toilet?- Yeah. - It's five rupees.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I'm very into the toilet system here now.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50THEY LAUGH
0:06:50 > 0:06:53To reach their new home, they're taking the commuter ferry
0:06:53 > 0:06:58costing them four Indian rupees, the equivalent of 5p.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00So, these people are coming to work here?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Yeah.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Instead of good morning you can say "Namaste".
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Namaste.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I don't think that was a very good idea.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I've never had such a terrible look back in my life.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- BILL:- 'If you went through the list of the reasons
0:07:15 > 0:07:17'people retire to far-away places,'
0:07:17 > 0:07:21you know, the weather's one of them, but, I mean,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24'the first time we went to India in this little group of bird-watchers,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27'we couldn't believe how cheap everything was, you know.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31'The cost of living is just sort of unreal.'
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The rent for an average three-bedroom family house
0:07:37 > 0:07:40in Old Kochi is just over £30 a week.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Oh! Look at these goats.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Please, be careful.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Is this where we're living?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Yeah.- Oh, my goodness.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54It's another world.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01'Going to India is nerve-racking, it really is.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04'Things like sanitation and everything,
0:08:04 > 0:08:09'I hope that that is OK because I find that...'
0:08:09 > 0:08:12cleanliness is next to godliness, as they say.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14but I'm very clean.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Oh, my dear friends, this is your house.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19This is your home.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Built in the 16th century by Portuguese merchants,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28this house will become a unique retirement home
0:08:28 > 0:08:30for the next month...
0:08:30 > 0:08:32We've got a reception committee.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36..where these eight strangers will need to learn to live together.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Greeting the group is housekeeper Smita.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Hi, how are you? - Good, welcome.- Thank you.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50How many times have you been sitting around at a dinner party
0:08:50 > 0:08:55and at some point somebody said, "We could buy somewhere?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00"We could all live together and we could all eat together."
0:09:00 > 0:09:03India, I think, shrieks that.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07It's got the edge on Eastbourne, quite frankly.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13He threw the holy water all over my glasses and I can't see a thing.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16This is just what the doctor ordered, if I may say so.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Walking through that door and seeing women dancing.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Beautiful, yeah. - Let's not leave out the guys.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24They looked pretty hot too. You know what I'm saying?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25But don't look at me like that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28I just wanted to check.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30There are two rooms which are downstairs
0:09:30 > 0:09:32and there's six rooms upstairs,
0:09:32 > 0:09:36so if anybody has a preference to not climbing stairs?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Exactly.- Well, you know,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I think we just have keys and we take the room and it's potluck.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- That's OK with me.- So, would it be a help for you to be downstairs?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47No, I need a veranda upstairs.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49My daughters think I'm a control freak.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50I don't know why they think that.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's just, there's a natural order in the universe.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Some people follow, some people lead.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56And I tend to lead.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Sheila.- Yes? - Since you've requested...
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Yep.- ..the veranda room.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Thank you. Let's do it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Smita.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I love that I'm in the John Thomas...
0:10:07 > 0:10:08That's the name of your room.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- It can't be! - What comes with this room?
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Do you know what John Thomas is?
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- No.- You'll find out.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16We were talking to the driver,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I was talking about where to go to get a sari made.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I think I'll talk to you.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25At 69, single Sheila is used to living on her own.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- OK, I'll be right down.- If you need anything, just shout out to me.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- OK.- OK.- Thank you. As I've been doing.- Yeah.- OK, thank you.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Bye-bye.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Oh, dear.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36I have a lot of clothes.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37I'll work something out.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40If not, I'll use somebody else's room to hang a few things.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42There's always a way.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Oh, that's beautiful. That's absolutely gorgeous.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49This is the main man's room.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I mean, there's two double beds in the room.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- I might push them together. - SHEILA:- Ooh!
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- Where's Bill? I want his room. Where's Bill?- I don't know.- Bill!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I'm going to get unpacked before somebody wants to swap.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07There'll be no swapping here.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Hello.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10Bill!
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Oh, man. Oh!
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Oh, my God!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Oh, my God.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Oh, my God!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Right, don't tell anybody.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24This is the one.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27SHE LAUGHS
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Life's not fair but you've got to work the angles.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Bill!
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Bill.- Hello.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Hi. Do you want to change rooms with me?- No.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39So that I could have the... Well, you've got a bath tub.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Let me have a look at what you've got.- All right.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Oh, no, that is fine.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- That is fine. Yeah.- Are you sure? - Yeah.- Oh, bless you.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- Oh!- That's all right.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Cos I've got so much luggage.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Yes!- You're very welcome. And you can probably...- Yes!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57That's what the British call a right result.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Come back!- I'm coming.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Air conditioning.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I've found it. I've found the knob.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- SHE LAUGHS - Excellent.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15There it is, in all its glory.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I was forbidden to bring it, but I'm a rebel
0:12:18 > 0:12:19so I brought it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It feels good to have a house full of guests.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27They seem like an interesting bunch of people.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31And I think we need a couple of days to get to know each other
0:12:31 > 0:12:32and figure each other out.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36And I do think that India will be an eye-opener for them.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Most people, when they come to India, they love it or they hate it,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42but you're never indifferent to it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47For the next four weeks,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51the group will be eating all of their meals together.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54It's very subtle flavours, aren't there?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58My favourite is when my wife makes stew and dumplings.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59I adore it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Well, we'll probably have that. - With lots of gravy.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- I love that.- Indian style.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- LIONEL SNEEZES VIOLENTLY - Oh, my God, Lionel!
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Excuse me.- Jesus. Darling, are you all right?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I thought your head had fallen off for a minute.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Oh, I do love a good sneeze.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14SHEILA LAUGHS
0:13:14 > 0:13:18I want to see how this compares with the Western world.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I'm really excited about the mystic side of India.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- I am.- BILL:- A certain amount of disillusion.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It was the hippie pilgrimage to come over here and then...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I'm not sure I've heard of anybody going to India
0:13:29 > 0:13:32to find themselves for many a year now, really.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Well, maybe we might find ourselves again, who knows?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I'm not lost, but you never know.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- LIONEL:- No, my son did a gap year and he came here and he loved it.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But he didn't come back a hippie or, you know...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46He said it's beautiful.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Yeah.- Well, I haven't seen the beauty yet.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- But we haven't travelled anywhere yet so...- No.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01This makes you go to the loo...
0:14:02 > 0:14:04..this one.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Just to steady me down in a new place.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10And to calm me down and let me sleep.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14'I'm out of my depth a bit here.'
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I was a bit shocked because...
0:14:18 > 0:14:22it's in an area that's a bit...
0:14:23 > 0:14:25..for want of a better word, a bit shantytown
0:14:25 > 0:14:28and a bit, you know... I mean, when I first started touring,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I've stayed in places like this.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I'm hoping that I'm going to be able to cope.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38That case is going to lie on the bed next to me
0:14:38 > 0:14:43because this is the side of the bed I sleep on at home.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48And I'm going to imagine that my wife is lying there next to me
0:14:48 > 0:14:50and that will make me feel much better.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54And Little Ted will be in the middle.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11The eight senior citizens have a month to work out
0:15:11 > 0:15:14if this is a place that they could set down roots.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24And their first taste of living like a local
0:15:24 > 0:15:28is starting their day with a yoga class.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Namaste.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Their teacher is Raj,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34who has specially designed a course of yoga for them.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Very gentle...- OK, sure. - ..with me.- OK.- OK?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- OK, sure.- Because I have a bad back. - OK, fine.- OK?- Yeah, sure.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46So, let's start. Hands on your hip.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49And slowly, head right side, first.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Slowly to the left.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Repeat. Right.
0:15:58 > 0:16:04I have done yoga quite a few times at various points in life.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08And at the end of the day, to sort of be a little fat bloke...
0:16:11 > 0:16:15..trying to get into positions which only thin, young people should do,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19I know that's not the spirit of yoga or anything,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21but I can't take it seriously.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Open your mouth and put your tongue down.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29All the stress is now going out.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36You'll all come up with pulled muscles!
0:16:36 > 0:16:40I bet the thing you'd really kill for is a cup of coffee, right?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43That's my light, that's my salvation.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I don't know what we're going to do...
0:16:46 > 0:16:47We'll get him down here one morning.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Mm. Nectar of the gods, that is.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Are you relaxed?- Yes.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Welcome. Thank you.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03The house comes with staff who will clean,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06tidy and cook for them at a cost of £20 a week per person.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- I'd love a cup of tea.- Yeah. - That would be lovely, thank you.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14But if they're going to consider living here,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17they need to discover what the neighbourhood offers them.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I just needed to know what you wanted today.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Yes, I was just saying to Bill, my wife, who's very, very, very good,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30she's packed my case and everything, but she forgot...
0:17:30 > 0:17:31I've only got two pairs of underpants.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- You can borrow my knickers. - Thank you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- So, that is my main task of today. - Finding some underpants.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- That's good.- So we'll go and explore the market.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Yes. I'm going to the market to get food.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- SMITA:- Rustie, what do you need to shop for?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I'm shopping for chicken, spices.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51It's just that I need to know where to take you to get stuff.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Oh, I see.- Because you will not get chicken at the same place
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- that you'll get spices.- OK.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59'I would expect to have staff in India because'
0:17:59 > 0:18:02you've worked to pay for someone to do that
0:18:02 > 0:18:04so you can be able to be freed up
0:18:04 > 0:18:06to do other things.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09But cooking food is a major part of my life
0:18:09 > 0:18:13and it will be well into my retirement.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17As far as the shopping's concerned, I think the food people can do that.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Yeah.- They look what they are doing.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- So where are you going, then? - We're wandering.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- SHEILA:- Actually, we ought to give them a job to do, shouldn't we?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28We'll delegate. If it's near and if it's open, the fish,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31what's good for local and what's what, you know?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- DENNIS:- I'll come back with two goldfish.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Miriam!- Have to go and get my bag.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- Smita, how far is the walk? - 40 minutes or so.- What?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47A 40, F-O minute walk?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Yep.- Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Come on. Come on.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- I'll bring up the rear. - Come on. Come on.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Some people are outdoor chicks and some people are indoor chicks.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Come on.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Oh, my goodness.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07The temperature's killing me.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Sheila, Rustie and Miriam are heading to Kaloor market
0:19:10 > 0:19:13in the centre of Old Kochi.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15These goats are all tied up and behaving nicely.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18They better, before they get slaughtered.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- They'll be dinner.- Yeah.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22In other parts where there is lamb, they eat lamb,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24but generally it's goat.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I'll be with you in a minute. Go ahead.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30I'll be back, I'll be back. Go and get the food, children.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Go on.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37'After my divorce, I sold my home and I moved to Majorca,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40'figuring it was a better climate'
0:19:40 > 0:19:43and I have total anonymity in Mallorca
0:19:43 > 0:19:45and nobody knows what I do.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I'm used to being alone.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48I'm not used to being with people.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- Oh, where's Sheila?- Where is she? - No, I'm coming.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54There's nothing in my style.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56'Conceivably I could go the whole week'
0:19:56 > 0:20:00and don't have any contact with human beings,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02'emotionally or physically.'
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Hello.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Oh, wow.- Wow!- It looks lovely.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Housekeeper Smita shops here regularly for fruit and vegetables
0:20:18 > 0:20:19for the house.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Honey and... Chilies, chilies, chilies.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Is this koorka? - That's tapioca.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29What food means to me is joy, entertainment, relaxation.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Pumpkin.- They have okra.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Yeah, I've seen the okra.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I love a market. It's tremendous to me.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37'It's got its own music.'
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I need some chilies.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I want garlic, onions, tomatoes.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44You've got to tell him how much, my dear.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Darling, I'm a chef. - No, no, but I'm just saying.- Yeah.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- OK.- Yeah? So, the plantains, how much?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- I think we should move on. - Thank you.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06In search for Paul's underpants.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08BILL LAUGHS
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Hello.- Morning.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I need to... I need to buy some underpants.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I'm not sure you'll get underpants over there.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18But you can try the shop on your left.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Right.- That's open, Fab India.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Fab India?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Down on the right-hand side.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27In Kerala, English is widely spoken.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Hello there. Could I buy some briefs?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- You don't have briefs. - Palace Street.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Palace Street, how do you spell that?
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Erm...
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Don't worry, I'll find it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38- HORN BEEPS - That's a...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Sorry. But that's a woman's shop.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Isn't it?- As far as we know, he's got a pair on
0:21:45 > 0:21:49but you can't get through three or four weeks in India,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51soggy old atmosphere,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53with one pair of underpants, can you?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- Do you sell them?- Pant?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Pants, yes.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Even if you wash them now and again. So I know what he means.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02No, no. Brief pants.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Brief pants. - Yeah, you know, underpants.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Small pants. You don't have them? Ah.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Palace Road.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13What is this, underpant app?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16No, no, I did text the...my wife.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- "Hello, love." This is me.- Yeah.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22"Just had breakfast and I'm going to look for underpants
0:22:22 > 0:22:25"as I don't seem to have any. Speak soon."
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And she has sent back,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30"You had six pairs in your suitcase.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34"I put three white ones in, and then you gave me three dark ones.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37"Odd. New tiles should arrive Tuesday."
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- What has that got to do with it? New tiles.- Indeed.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- She just wants to let me know. - I'll match that.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45My text yesterday says, "Bought new toilet."
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Well, there you go.- There you go.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Perhaps our wives are moving in together.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- The minute you go out the house... - They're on it, aren't they?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- ..they're buying porcelain things. - Absolutely.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Kerala is famous worldwide for its fish.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08THEY SING IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Just 200 metres from the house are the local fishing nets.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Lionel, Amanda and Dennis are in search of their fresh fish supper.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- We might want to buy some fish. - No problem, come on.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24These traditional levered fishing nets allow the locals
0:23:24 > 0:23:26to trawl the shallow water's edge every few minutes
0:23:26 > 0:23:28to maximise their catch.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Can you explain the song, what the song means?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Yeah, this is the fisherman song.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Yeah.- It's very good catching.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- A catching song. - Yes, catching the fish.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39And the song...
0:23:39 > 0:23:41HE SINGS IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- And it also makes everybody happy. - Happy, yeah.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50THEY SING IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- I like it.- This could be a number one.- I think...
0:23:53 > 0:23:55THEY LAUGH
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Let's say you are pulling... - Pull, pull.- What?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59..the song and you are happy, OK?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- No standing on the rope.- No, because you, "wooft!" in the air.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- OK, yeah.- Into outer space.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11THEY SING IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- DENNIS:- 'My father was a big, keen fisherman.'
0:24:14 > 0:24:16I wish I knew the words to this song.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18'And he'd go off,'
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Oh, he spent all his time...
0:24:19 > 0:24:23I've got some lovely photographs of him fishing.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Bored me to tears when I was a youngster.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I love how they catch fish in India.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Just not the traditional way that it is in the UK.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- What did we catch?- Catfish.- Catfish?
0:24:34 > 0:24:37They're a bit more exciting fishing.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39What's the best fish for...?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Snapper.- The snapper, yeah? Snapper is the best.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- The snapper is better. - Can I buy some snapper?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47It's for maybe eight people.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Four fish.- Yeah, four fish. - How much for four fish?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Four fish, just the small ones, 650 rupees.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- So, 650... How many?- 600.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- Thank you.- Thank you, sir, have a nice day.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Oh, my God, look!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03It's like blood. I think it's off the fish.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04It's a crime scene.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07You see, I knew I should bring my Vanish.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16HORN BEEPS
0:25:16 > 0:25:17BICYCLE BELL RINGS
0:25:17 > 0:25:18HORN BEEPS
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I'm not mad on shopping.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25You know, I'm always amazed when I go shopping with my wife
0:25:25 > 0:25:26that her face changes.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28You're like hunters.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30And it does take some time sometimes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33- Variety Men's Wear.- Ah.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I can sense the presence.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Ah, this looks like us, son.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40'I'm one of these guys that kind of'
0:25:40 > 0:25:44knows what he wants and I'm in there and I'm out in 30 seconds.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Oh, look, there's a picture of you outside.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49PAUL LAUGHS
0:25:49 > 0:25:51We won't be long. Thank you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Thank you very much.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- Ah, yes.- How do you know you won't be long?
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Morning. Men's underwear?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Yes, lovely. Thank you.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- They've got them.- Yeah, yeah. - Thank you very much.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Bill, I was going to buy six but as I'm feeling a bit queasy,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I think I better buy eight.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09- Really?- Yeah.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Is it possible to see one out of the packet?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Oh, look, come on. Oh, yes.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Look.- Oh, yes!- Look what they say.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Chocolate brown. "Playboy, Playboy, Playboy," honestly.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22So, that's just over eight quid for eight pairs of underpants.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.- You've saved my life.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- SHEILA:- Actually I had a ball. I had a ball.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- We all had a great time, actually. - Hello. Hiya.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43I'm used to doing my own thing my own way.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45And also do you know what I realised?
0:26:45 > 0:26:46I'm so used to living alone,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49it's the first time I've been with people 24/7.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- PAUL:- Smita, a very successful mission.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56And I bought them with you in mind.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Playboy?! - SMITA LAUGHS
0:26:58 > 0:27:01With you in mind. I got the medium by the way.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04I didn't want to get large.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Er, but, I didn't barter. - Nobody barters that much.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- No, it's ridiculous. - Especially in a shop like that.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13It took me back to going to the Caribbean.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Have a look at this, I...
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- Look, covered in blood. - We've been fishing.- Oh, no!
0:27:17 > 0:27:18- Been fishing.- Oh, God,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- I thought it was a patterned shirt. - RUSTIE:- It's a lovely design, dear.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- Ah, there they are.- Hello. - Ah! Brilliant, bay leaf.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Despite having a cook,
0:27:34 > 0:27:3967-year-old chef Rustie can't resist getting involved.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- We have one cook with many helpers. - We've got a chef as well so...
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- The chef is helper today.- Yes. - Do you want them sliced?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Washed. They've to be washed so just peel them, peel them.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Varghese has been a cook for the past 40 years.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Having a cook in India, that'll be great
0:27:56 > 0:28:01because I will be able to learn the techniques from them
0:28:01 > 0:28:04and they will be able to learn techniques from me.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05May I have a look?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07WHIRRING
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Let me look. Let me have a look.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Stop, let's have a look. - WHIRRING STOPS
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Oh, sorry. More, a bit more. Yeah.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25They're saying too many cooks, get out of my kitchen.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29I wouldn't call it a control thing, I would call it being a homemaker.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32This will take a good hour and a bit. Yes.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Really?- That's why we need to shifty along.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Right, the local off-licence.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- Welcome to my tuk-tuk... - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- DENNIS:- I want a little Indian lager.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- You have air conditioning I see. - DRIVER:- Natural.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- On a booze run, huh? - DENNIS:- How far is it? Do we know?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- It's about five minutes, apparently. - I'm looking forward to...
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Yeah.- What do you fancy? A little...
0:29:04 > 0:29:07A few cold beers and a little bit of lemonade for me, I think.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10A very good drink with snooker players,
0:29:10 > 0:29:12whisky and Windolene.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14You still get drunk every night but in the morning,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- your eyes are as clear as a bell. - Ah, yes!
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Unlike in Britain,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24the sale of alcohol in the state of Kerala has strict limitations
0:29:24 > 0:29:26and is only permitted at government-run stores.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- £11 to book one of these guys all day.- Oh, right, yep.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Very good value, don't you think?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35We'll have a couple of days, I think.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Paul and Dennis have enlisted the help of Smita
0:29:40 > 0:29:43to source the group's booze the local way.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Just bear in mind, I've never done this.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I'm only doing it for you. - I don't believe a word of it.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Of course.- You're here every day... - No.- ..to buy your alcohol.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55But you have to stand in line.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58It's OK, I'm used to being at the end of a CUE.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01You need to know what you want.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03We need a couple of bottles of white wine.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- You cannot say that. - Is there a limit?- Be specific.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- Oh, yes.- So what's the limit? - You can either buy...
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Five bottle... There's somebody else nicking your...- Oh, yes.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- Cheeky sod.- It's OK. You just nipped in.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Pushing in, mate. I'm sticking close to this bloke.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- No, no.- You can buy two bottles of alcohol...- Yeah.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24..or five bottles of beer.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27So you keep sending your family, different people to get, you know.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30If you have a party, can you imagine how many trips you've got to do?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Yeah.- And if you want to serve them beer.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- And the queue's getting longer. - Oh, yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38By the end of the evening, it'll be down the road. Really?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Hello there. Could I have...?
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- Here, here.- Oh, so sorry. Could I have one bottle of beer?
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Blue beer?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47You want blue or premium?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Which is best? Premium? - Try the blue.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- Why, what's wrong with the blue? Premium.- Nothing.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54I'll have the premium. Thank you. So what can I do now?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- Can I buy any more?- Two beers.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Two beers.- Yes.- Well, give me another bottle of the other one,
0:30:59 > 0:31:01the blue. Is that enough?
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Would you like me to buy your wine on that?- Ask him if we can get that.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Can I have a bottle of, what is it that you want?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Fratelli white. - Fratelli white.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Fratelli white?- Yes, please.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- DENNIS:- One bottle of Sauvignon Blanc.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15We're doing all right here.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- SELLER:- 2,000. - PAUL:- 2,000?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19"He reaches into his pocket for the money. Help me with this."
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- Is that 1,000?- No.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24For eight bottles it costs £24.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26And then you had 1,000 in your hand.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29I've never bought a beer like this but what's good about it
0:31:29 > 0:31:31is that you have to be quite precise about what you want
0:31:31 > 0:31:34so you're not going to kind of waste your time.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36I think that's right, isn't it? Two beers and two...
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- One wine and one Bacardi, that's correct, isn't it?- Right.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Yeah, that is correct. Thank you. Have you got a bag?
0:31:41 > 0:31:45OK, now they're all going to get impatient. Let's go.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- DENNIS:- Have you ever seen anything like that in your life?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50No, but it was very efficient.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52No, but you know they were raving at me?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Oh.- Why?- Saying that... - We were slow?- Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57"Are you going to take the entire day to buy two bottles?"
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- Is that what they said?- Yeah.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- I hope you told them to piss off. - No, I didn't!
0:32:01 > 0:32:03DENNIS AND PAUL LAUGH
0:32:03 > 0:32:05All right, see you back at the ranch.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12HARMONICA PLAYS
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Nice little balcony.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Yes, this is very nice.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- I'll just pour you a little beer. - Is that a strong one?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24This is the milder one, I think the strong one's too much,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27you'll have to put some lemonade in it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- You know, it's very pleasant. - It's quite nice, isn't it?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Cheers.- Cheers, Paul.- God bless. - Good health, yeah.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40That'll get Dennis homesick.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- AS DENNIS:- "I thought I heard some Irish music then."
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I have to say I'm loving the company here, you know?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50They're all lovely in their different ways
0:32:50 > 0:32:52and it is quite a lot of different ways, you know,
0:32:52 > 0:32:57but having said that, you know, I think we'd all go a bit barmy
0:32:57 > 0:33:01if you couldn't get away to your room for a bit, you know?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03And so... This, I've got lucky here,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07this is perfect cos this is a substitute for my garden at home,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I suppose.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14- Can I have the bottle of water, please?- Yes, yes.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17There it is, the bottle there, look.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Thank you.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Have you ever been to England?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25No, not yet.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26That's vinegar!
0:33:28 > 0:33:30I said, "Is this the water?"
0:33:30 > 0:33:33He said, "Yes," and I've started using that for the water.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Let's take the chicken out. Oh, for...
0:33:35 > 0:33:38She's added about a quarter of a pound of vinegar to each pan.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41So we're throwing away the juice and we're starting again.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43It's, erm... We're trying to save it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Well, we will save it. What a shame.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48But it does smell of vinegar.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50It's not my kitchen and being as we're in India,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53and everyone says to use bottled water
0:33:53 > 0:33:57so I thought, "Oh, they've put the bottled water there for me to use,"
0:33:57 > 0:34:00so that's what I did and it was white vinegar.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Not being able to read the label.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Have you got coconut cream?- Yeah. - I'll have some coconut cream.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Oh, yeah, that would be good, wouldn't it?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Thank you, darling. Thank you.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Dennis.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18Oh, he's got my hat.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22That'll save my life tomorrow.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- Would you like something to drink? - AMANDA:- Water or tonic, anything.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- I'll get it.- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- PAUL:- Marvellous.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- What...? What are you doing? - Nothing.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34You look like you've seen God.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35- I have.- Thank you.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I have got laugh-itus.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43I have caught it from these dreadful people I'm with.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Everything has become a joke.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46And now I can't stop laughing.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I have for you okra, onion with tomatoes,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- and chicken as well.- Can we start? - Please start.- Thank you.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57I'm not saying anything.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Fingers crossed. If they don't like it, I'm sorry.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Start, start.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05So, how long did this take to prepare, then, darling?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Did it...?- Two hours.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09It's very good. It's very good.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Rustie, what's getting the little spice in the chicken?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- That's beautiful. What...? - RUSTIE:- Have you tried...?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15- Oh, have I ever. Yeah.- Oh!
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Anybody that doesn't like the chicken, just leave it there.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21It's beautiful.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28I think it tastes very nice now, but it was a panic.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31I'm staying out of the cooking.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33SHE LAUGHS
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Good morning, Kochi.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45You are listening to a very special programme today,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49the weather is just beautiful and clear for celebrating Onam.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50So let's enjoy it!
0:35:58 > 0:36:00The group are waking up to their third morning
0:36:00 > 0:36:03and a public holiday in Kerala.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05I think we're going to see music, dance.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06- Oh, really?- Yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Oh, I didn't know that.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11I'm going to go and have a wash.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Today is the most important date in the Keralan calendar,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17the celebration of Onam.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Honouring the myth of a utopian paradise
0:36:20 > 0:36:23which ended when its creator King Mahabali
0:36:23 > 0:36:25was banished from the state.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Dennis, Paul, Sheila and Miriam are travelling four miles to Ernakulam,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36the metropolitan centre of Kochi,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38to visit the Onam procession.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42They're coming from all over Kerala.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44And, ladies and gentlemen, when you come to see the people
0:36:44 > 0:36:46you can just wish them good morning.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49To say thanks, you can say "nandi."
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- "Nan-nee."- Nandi, yeah.- Nandi.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Nani, you know the footballer?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- Not "nani," "nan-nee."- Nan-nee.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- "Nani" means the lavatory. - Lavatory!
0:36:59 > 0:37:00"Nani" is the lavatory.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03So "nan-nee nani" is, "Thanks for the toilet."
0:37:03 > 0:37:06HE LAUGHS
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Governed by the Communist party,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11this area of India prides itself on being the land of equals
0:37:11 > 0:37:14and today is a chance for the Keralites
0:37:14 > 0:37:17to celebrate living together harmoniously,
0:37:17 > 0:37:19whatever their religion.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23So, my dear friends, this is Mr Sandhu, he's a local guide here.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Will there be music and stuff? - Yeah, yeah.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29And in front of the elephants, we can see the people with the flutes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- A bit of dancing as well, maybe? - You can, we can. No problem.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35That's why you're always smiling, yes?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Because that's a trademark of Keralan people.- Yep.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41And we want to introduce ourselves through our smiles.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43You are in God's own country.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Yes, we are.- Well, we certainly feel like that.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47Thank you.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Nandi, nandi.- Yeah.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50'I was brought up'
0:37:50 > 0:37:54in an Orthodox Jewish home so I'm very, you know,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57my childhood was festivals, all different kinds of festivals,
0:37:57 > 0:37:59for all different reasons
0:37:59 > 0:38:02and they punctuated the whole year.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04I like dancing,
0:38:04 > 0:38:06but I wouldn't dare dance with my family
0:38:06 > 0:38:09because they'd just say, "Mum, stop that."
0:38:09 > 0:38:12They've been saying that since they were, you know, five years old,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I wasn't allowed to dance with my sons.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Sandhu, what is the festival all about?
0:38:17 > 0:38:18What is it celebrating?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Onam is the main celebration of Keralan people
0:38:21 > 0:38:22and after the south-west monsoon,
0:38:22 > 0:38:28we are getting ready to celebrate our harvest festival.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Do you have to be a Hindu to take part in it or...?- No, no.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- Everyone can?- Everyone, everyone.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35So you mean in the procession,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- there could be Muslims and Christians?- Yes, absolutely.- OK.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Religious harmony, you can see here.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45The best area to accommodate the other people from different parts
0:38:45 > 0:38:48of the world, maybe that's why Kerala is known
0:38:48 > 0:38:49as God's own country.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59India embraces you.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02The drums are irresistible, the music's irresistible
0:39:02 > 0:39:04and we started to dance down the street.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Do you know I never thought I would ever do that at my age?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12And yet there I am, you know, bopping away
0:39:12 > 0:39:13and I'm thinking to myself,
0:39:13 > 0:39:17"How are you doing this?" because I don't do it at home.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22So maybe I'll start doing it a little bit more.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24THEY CHEER
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Nandi! Nandi, nandi!
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Oh, there comes Mahabali, the King.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33There's the King.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Beautiful. Fantastic.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Oh, wow, wow, wow, wow.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48What a festival.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51And the big elephant in the middle was absolutely incredible,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54I've never seen anything like that.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I live near Wrexham and they do have some nice parades there,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01but you won't get three beautifully-dressed elephants
0:40:01 > 0:40:03walking through Wrexham, I don't think.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I wouldn't have missed this for the world.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Nandi. Nandi.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Hello, goats. - They don't bite, do they?
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Hello!
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Come on.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26HE CLICKS TONGUE
0:40:26 > 0:40:29See, that could turn into a beautiful villa, couldn't it?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Lionel is the eldest member of the group,
0:40:31 > 0:40:36and at 87, he's finding adapting to life in India the most difficult.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- What do you want to do? - I'd like to have a little sit down,
0:40:39 > 0:40:40because I'm an old man.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43I'd like to have a cigarette, actually.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44I think it's my age, really.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I think when I was younger,
0:40:46 > 0:40:47it didn't worry me.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50You feel very...
0:40:51 > 0:40:53..vulnerable.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Animals roaming in the street, you know.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Cattle and everything.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00You see, things like that put me off.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02What we've seen where we're living
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- and where we're staying is very nice.- Very nice.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06When we go outside the door...
0:41:08 > 0:41:10..it is...horrific.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11- Ooh.- It's not horrific for me.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14That's a bit of a strong word, but...
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I find it a bit sort of sad, in a way.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's not horrific at all, it's the way...
0:41:19 > 0:41:21I didn't expect to live in shanty town.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23I mean, it's shaken me.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26The point is, we can't expect it to be England.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29If it was England, we wouldn't have to travel, would we?
0:41:29 > 0:41:32So, you know, we have to see it.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35See it, and be able to say, "Well, would I like to be here?"
0:41:35 > 0:41:36Yeah.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42My eldest son went travelling, and he told me he went all over India.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45He loved the whole experience.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48He just said, "You should never turn down
0:41:48 > 0:41:50"something you've never done before."
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Really. Or places you've never been.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Even to say, "I don't like it."
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I don't do anything to relax.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15And everybody keeps telling me, every doctor I see,
0:42:15 > 0:42:16anybody who meets me has said...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19"You need to relax."
0:42:19 > 0:42:24In fact, the only question I've ever had that's stumped me was,
0:42:24 > 0:42:26"What do you do for relaxation?
0:42:26 > 0:42:27"When do you turn off?"
0:42:27 > 0:42:31So I need to address calming Sheila down.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Sheila and Paul are visiting a traditional Ayurvedic massage parlour
0:42:34 > 0:42:37just a four minute tuk-tuk ride from the house.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Ayurvedic massage centre.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- OK, thank you.- If I didn't have a bad back before I got in this,
0:42:43 > 0:42:44I've certainly got one now.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Thank you very much.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Don't pay any attention to him, that was a lovely ride.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Yeah.- Thank you for your chariot.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54Hi, how are you.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- How are you?- I'm fine, thank you.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00So, you do me...?
0:43:00 > 0:43:02The ladies start doing for ladies, and gents for gents.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Oh, why can't you do me and she do you?
0:43:04 > 0:43:06I would prefer that, too, but...
0:43:06 > 0:43:07THEY LAUGH
0:43:07 > 0:43:08It is our customs.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09Ayurvedic tradition.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11OK, shall we start?
0:43:11 > 0:43:14'I can't be boring, but I do need to be able to contain'
0:43:14 > 0:43:16all the energy.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Cos I do have a lot of energy.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19So I've been told.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Now, I understand that you do this completely naked.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24Not completely naked.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26We'll use this.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27Oh, I see.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Is that all? If it lifts, I'm out of here!
0:43:31 > 0:43:32Now how do I... What do I do with it?
0:43:32 > 0:43:34How do I fit that?
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- Tie it here.- Oh, I see, it just hangs down?
0:43:37 > 0:43:39I was going to say...
0:43:39 > 0:43:40It doesn't need to be that long.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41SHEILA LAUGHS
0:43:43 > 0:43:44OK, here we go.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Thank you very much.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49This retreat is open to anyone looking to relax their body and mind
0:43:49 > 0:43:51using ancient Indian methods.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58What do you think?
0:43:58 > 0:44:00You... You nut!
0:44:00 > 0:44:01- Enjoy.- Good luck.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03OK.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07OK, cool.
0:44:07 > 0:44:08- Sit here.- OK.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19So we probably do have a bit of tension.
0:44:19 > 0:44:23- You can say that again.- This massage will help the circulation,
0:44:23 > 0:44:25will increase the circulation.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28Oh, good. Have you ever been oiled up like this before?
0:44:28 > 0:44:32It's been over 13 years since I've had a massage.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35I just don't bother.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44So, you're living in Majorca now, aren't you?
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- Yes.- So do you miss living in England?
0:44:47 > 0:44:50Majorca gets like a ghost town January, February, March.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53You're on your own. And it's just very, very isolated.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55So you have to make... You have to go out.
0:44:55 > 0:44:56Ah!
0:44:56 > 0:44:58Oh, Jesus!
0:45:00 > 0:45:01OK. OK.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- What happened?- My knee.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07All that Three Degrees choreography has finally took its toll.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08I should have told you.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10OK, you do it again I'll shoot you.
0:45:10 > 0:45:11THEY LAUGH
0:45:11 > 0:45:12OK.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Presently, you're on your own, aren't you?
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Very.
0:45:17 > 0:45:18Very much so, yes.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Do you miss not having a regular chap in your life?
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Well, duh, yeah.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26A funny thing I've noticed since being here,
0:45:26 > 0:45:29I'm so not used to people around me.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31I'm so used to being alone 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
0:45:31 > 0:45:34that I'm not used to other people's conversation.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37But now we're virtually living together 24 hours a day.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40I mean, as we get older, we get more set in our ways, don't we?
0:45:40 > 0:45:45And we get kind of very used to our own space and our own habits.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Yeah. My partner, John, is gone.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50He could put up with me, so it was great. Ha!
0:45:50 > 0:45:52- Yeah.- He was great.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54And what happened there?
0:45:54 > 0:45:55He died.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59We were happy, and he just wanted to spend the rest of his life with me,
0:45:59 > 0:46:00- and vice versa.- Yeah.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04'What I'm trying to do now is'
0:46:04 > 0:46:07find what's missing in my life, which is the home life.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09You can't live, what...
0:46:09 > 0:46:12It's eight...coming up to eight years, now, alone,
0:46:12 > 0:46:14and think that's a quality... It's not a good quality of life.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18'I've got skyping with my daughters,
0:46:18 > 0:46:21'and we do keep in touch every day, which is a lovely thing.'
0:46:21 > 0:46:24But it's not the physicality, the physicality is what I'm lacking.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27I need physical contact with people.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30And also the mental and emotional stimulation.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35People tend to think that when you're older, you don't have sex.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37- Yeah.- Well, duh.
0:46:37 > 0:46:38That is so untrue.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41Well, I do think that when you age together,
0:46:41 > 0:46:43your sexual needs remain basically the same.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46Yes. So you're lucky, you've been married all your life?
0:46:46 > 0:46:49Well, I've been married to the same woman for many a year.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52The great thing about my wife is she, most of the time,
0:46:52 > 0:46:53doesn't know where I am.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55SHE LAUGHS
0:46:55 > 0:46:56- Or care.- Or care.- Yeah.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02Loved everything about it, it was also nice bonding with Paul,
0:47:02 > 0:47:05and getting to share a bit of privacy.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Thank you so much. 'That was very relaxing.'
0:47:07 > 0:47:08Very relaxing indeed.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10And it took the stress away from being with so many people.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31The first week in India is drawing to a close,
0:47:31 > 0:47:36and the eight senior citizens are settling into local life.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39I've been more relaxed since that massage.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42Everything was chilled, I was calm.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45And there's a serenity that I feel.
0:47:45 > 0:47:46And I can't explain it.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49And that, for me, is an eye-opener.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53After living in Old Kochi for a week,
0:47:53 > 0:47:57the group have decided to hold a party to meet their new neighbours.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59What time is the party?
0:47:59 > 0:48:01I will tell them to come at seven.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Hopefully most of them should.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06It'll be nice to meet some of your friends.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09Yesterday, we bought a lot of decorations
0:48:09 > 0:48:10to decorate the place up.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13- Are you going to help?- Of course!
0:48:13 > 0:48:14So we're all going to decorate.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16So can I leave that part to you?
0:48:16 > 0:48:17ALL: Yes.
0:48:17 > 0:48:18And when you come back...
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Lovely.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24But before tonight's party,
0:48:24 > 0:48:27the group are keen to explore further afield
0:48:27 > 0:48:28than their home in Kochi.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32We can see the rice paddy fields.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35And you know the staple food for the Keralan is...
0:48:35 > 0:48:36- Rice.- Rice.
0:48:36 > 0:48:37Fish curry.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40The entire state of Kerala
0:48:40 > 0:48:43is crisscrossed by a network of waterways.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45Traditionally, the banks have been home to fishermen.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49But recently, these waterways have become a desirable place to live.
0:48:51 > 0:48:52God, it's not easy, is it?
0:48:52 > 0:48:55- Hello.- Welcome to you on the backwaters of Kerala.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Thank you. And your name is, sorry?
0:48:57 > 0:48:59- Shabib.- Shabib?
0:48:59 > 0:49:01- I'm Dinesh.- Dennis?
0:49:01 > 0:49:02- Dinesh.- Like Dennis.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05- Like Ganesh.- Like Dennis, but not quite Dennis.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Oh, this is lovely!
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Am I the lucky one, or not?
0:49:09 > 0:49:13- I've got three boys! - Three men in a boat, right?
0:49:13 > 0:49:15- No baby.- No baby!
0:49:15 > 0:49:16Yet.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Rustie, Lionel, Paul and Dennis
0:49:22 > 0:49:24are taking a houseboat through the backwaters,
0:49:24 > 0:49:28where they can pass close to some of its impressive properties.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34Is that somebody's private home there, the white?
0:49:34 > 0:49:38- Yeah.- How much would a house like that cost a year, in India?
0:49:38 > 0:49:42That, I can say, approximately 15 million Indian rupees.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45So that's about £150,000?
0:49:45 > 0:49:46100 and... Yeah.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50That would be about seven or eight million in England.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53I'm a bit of a landlord on the quiet.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56Certainly, I'd be interested, see what you can get, what the rent is,
0:49:56 > 0:49:57what you pay for a house there.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Cos everybody needs a place to live.
0:50:02 > 0:50:07The backwaters run 560 miles through the heart of the state.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Known as the Venice of the East,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13these waterways connect Kerala's villages, towns and cities.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18Bill, Amanda, Miriam and Sheila
0:50:18 > 0:50:22are using the trip to get up close to village life in Kerala.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26From here, we are going to touch the life and nature.
0:50:26 > 0:50:27The heart of the villages.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30Oh, my lord. Wow!
0:50:31 > 0:50:34- Lord have mercy.- Wow, he must have strong thighs.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36He's very strong.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE
0:50:40 > 0:50:42I'm trying to see if they've got television aerials.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Aerials, no need for aerials. It's cable.
0:50:44 > 0:50:45That's what I wanted to know.
0:50:45 > 0:50:49- You've got cable television all the way through here?- Yes.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52How many rooms would these houses have?
0:50:52 > 0:50:54Probably three, ma'am. Two to three.
0:50:54 > 0:50:55One bedroom, living room, kitchen?
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- Yes, correct.- And is the bathroom inside or outside?
0:50:58 > 0:51:00No, most probably outside.
0:51:00 > 0:51:01OK.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05It was so reminiscent of my childhood in the American South
0:51:05 > 0:51:07with my grandparents, and how we lived,
0:51:07 > 0:51:08came back to me just like that.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10CHILDREN SHOUT
0:51:10 > 0:51:11They're going to race us!
0:51:11 > 0:51:13The children are really happy to meet you.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Oh, look at you!
0:51:16 > 0:51:19Seeing the life on the canals was fascinating.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21The people live so simplistically.
0:51:21 > 0:51:22Ah!
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Oh, sorry, I thought he was holding a snake.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27- Oh, Jesus.- There's a man there bathing.
0:51:27 > 0:51:28He's bathing.
0:51:32 > 0:51:3735 miles downriver, Lionel, Dennis, Rustie and Paul
0:51:37 > 0:51:39are entering Vembanad Lake.
0:51:40 > 0:51:41Look at that,
0:51:41 > 0:51:43it's just like a painting.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48It's absolute... Something you read in a book.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49Hello!
0:51:50 > 0:51:53Local guide Shabib has brought them to his village.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59CHILD SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE
0:52:01 > 0:52:03- Hello.- Hello, there.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06- How are you?- This is Dennis... - How are you?
0:52:06 > 0:52:07..and Lionel.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- You live here?- Always. - That is my house.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14- Is that your house?- Lovely house.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17- Grandpa...- That's your grandpa? - Yeah.- Your grandfather.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20So he's worked in the Kerala government transportation company,
0:52:20 > 0:52:22you know, all his life.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24- And he is retired now. - And this is his home?
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- Yeah, his home is... - How old are you?
0:52:27 > 0:52:30- Old. 84.- 84?- 84.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3287.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34But he does a lot of dancing.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36THEY LAUGH
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Do you want a sweet?
0:52:38 > 0:52:44If you wanted peace of mind, build a house here and come here and live.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47Because you wouldn't be happier.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48You couldn't be happier.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51When I first arrived, I thought, "Oh, my God.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53"This isn't what I expected.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56"I'm living in shanty town and it's going to be awful."
0:52:56 > 0:53:00And I think I made a mistake.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02I don't think I'll complain about another thing.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05I can always come back to the memory of this.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09This wonderful peacefulness.
0:53:09 > 0:53:10Look at it.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13Look at it.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Preparations for tonight's party are underway.
0:53:25 > 0:53:26- That looks lovely. - That look all right?
0:53:26 > 0:53:28That really looks lovely.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31Well done, Lionel. I'm expecting a lovely tap routine tonight, Lionel,
0:53:31 > 0:53:32are we going to get it?
0:53:34 > 0:53:36I'm just telling him to send out some little nibbles.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38- Nibbles.- Yeah.- OK.
0:53:38 > 0:53:39I've got the pork...
0:53:39 > 0:53:40- Yes.- In here.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43Oh, lovely. That looks nice, watch your fingers.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45OK, is everybody happy?
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Yes? Let's have a lovely night.
0:53:47 > 0:53:48OK.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55The group's new neighbours are beginning to arrive at the house.
0:53:55 > 0:53:56You were staying in a houseboat?
0:53:56 > 0:53:58Yes, we were. Going up the canals.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01It was lovely. It was interesting to see life,
0:54:01 > 0:54:03and people living so simplistically.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07They're so happy and smiling, and I'm like, "Yeah, OK."
0:54:07 > 0:54:09My mind has totally relaxed
0:54:09 > 0:54:13since I've been here, to the point where I'm not as hyper.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15'So it has really slowed me down.'
0:54:15 > 0:54:18- Hi. Ramesh.- I'm a sort of actress.
0:54:18 > 0:54:19On stage or TV...?
0:54:19 > 0:54:21On all of it.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23If we go back years and years.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25Carry On films.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28- Carry On films?- Yes.- Whoa!
0:54:28 > 0:54:31- Lovely.- I was Cleo in Carry On Cleo.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Oh, wow! Yes, you were, of course you were!
0:54:34 > 0:54:36That's an embarrassment.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Why? Everybody knows it, here.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40You mention this Cleo, they will know.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42I'm going to need to take your autograph or something.
0:54:42 > 0:54:43OK, darling.
0:54:48 > 0:54:52Prince Charles's favourite group was The Three Degrees.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55But we've got the best Degree with us.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Would you please welcome Sheila Ferguson!
0:54:59 > 0:55:01# Each day I live
0:55:02 > 0:55:03# I long to be
0:55:05 > 0:55:07# A day to give
0:55:07 > 0:55:10# The best of me
0:55:11 > 0:55:13# I'm only one
0:55:13 > 0:55:16# But not alone... #
0:55:16 > 0:55:19Every day, there's something different.
0:55:19 > 0:55:20It's a totally different lifestyle.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23It's a very, very friendly lifestyle.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27And we're still seeing things that I've never, ever seen.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32# When I'm racing with destiny-y-y. #
0:55:32 > 0:55:34THEY CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:55:36 > 0:55:38It is India.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39And it's fantastic.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42# One man say I'm cute and funny
0:55:42 > 0:55:45# I'm 19 and I... #
0:55:45 > 0:55:46SHE LAUGHS
0:55:46 > 0:55:50I'm looking forward to finding out what more India has to offer.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52# I just lap it all up, like
0:55:52 > 0:55:54# Honey... #
0:55:54 > 0:55:56We're just fit for anything, actually.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58We are. We're gung ho.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02To have even more different adventures is a really,
0:56:02 > 0:56:05really tasty thing to look forward to.
0:56:07 > 0:56:08Oh, hello.
0:56:12 > 0:56:13It's an eye-opener.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16It grows on you.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19And you fall in love with the place.
0:56:19 > 0:56:20You do, really.
0:56:20 > 0:56:21# I got
0:56:21 > 0:56:22# Music
0:56:22 > 0:56:23# I got
0:56:23 > 0:56:24# My friends
0:56:24 > 0:56:27# Who could ask for anything more? #
0:56:27 > 0:56:29It's a wonderful Indian experience so far.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I look forward to more time spent here in India
0:56:32 > 0:56:35with people that are fun and friendly.
0:56:35 > 0:56:39# Who could ask for anything more? #
0:56:39 > 0:56:41Two, three, four...
0:56:44 > 0:56:46THEY CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Next time...
0:56:54 > 0:56:58Our eight senior citizens settle in to life in India.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00Oh, sorry. Oh.
0:57:02 > 0:57:06How often would you go playing golf on a tuk-tuk and a ferry?
0:57:10 > 0:57:11It's all right.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14And they travel further afield...
0:57:14 > 0:57:15Big room. Fan.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16Light. Perfect.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18- Is it?- Yeah.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21..to explore the spiritual side of the country.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24- Wow.- It's just wondrous.
0:57:24 > 0:57:25Wondrous.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28The temple is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30Knowing it's about love,
0:57:30 > 0:57:32that makes me smile.