0:00:02 > 0:00:03'You are clear for landing.'
0:00:03 > 0:00:06Bangkok Airport is like no other airport on Earth.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Welcome to Thailand.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09This is my best smiling.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12It's where East meets West...
0:00:12 > 0:00:15- Ching, ching, ching. Ching ching ching.- ..Buddhist meets backpacker...
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- That way to the beach. - ..and traveller meets trouble.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Never see me in Thailand ever again. - No, no!- Yes.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- And if the culture seems strange...- Free hugs?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- ..the language seems foreign...- Sawatdee ka.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- And you're 6,000 miles from home... - I'm stuck in Bangkok.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Don't panic - there's an army of airport staff just waiting
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- to help you out. - SIREN BLARES
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- One way... - How may I help you?
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- HE LAUGHS - ..or another.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Get in the line.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44So whether it's your gateway
0:00:44 > 0:00:46to a million once-in-a-lifetime experiences...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49It's all about love, love, love and love.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52..or just the ticket to a good old-fashioned holiday nightmare...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- Look at all the cancelled flights! - ..this is your final call.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Very happy, everyone.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- Welcome...- Passport, please. - ..to Bangkok airport.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08This programme contains some strong language.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10There's trouble brewing at the Airport Of Smiles.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Walked out the hotel room and there's shooting going on.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17As protesters take to the streets, the airport grinds to a halt.
0:01:17 > 0:01:23Nobody. You can see nobody. This kind of sad situation that I've got.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25A full moon party goes horribly wrong
0:01:25 > 0:01:27for two young Britpackers.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- She just collapsed in my arms. - The only explanation is that
0:01:29 > 0:01:31I got spiked.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33The English Thai-Boxing team touches down
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and they are spoiling for a fight.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39This is the one night that we've trained for, this is the big one.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And it all kicks off at Tourist Police HQ.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46This is the first time somebody tried to kill officer!
0:01:46 > 0:01:50There's trouble in paradise and the airport is on red alert.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55MARCHING PERCUSSION PLAYS
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Anti-government protesters are holding demonstrations
0:01:59 > 0:02:02across the city hoping to bring Bangkok to a standstill.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14The shutdown means roads are blocked and banks and businesses
0:02:14 > 0:02:17are closed, and the airport could be next.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30But the protests are already affecting the airport. As word
0:02:30 > 0:02:34gets round, tourists like Tiffany and Matt are desperate to get home.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I knew about the riots
0:02:36 > 0:02:38but I didn't think it was going to be that bad at first.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41But when speaking to a few locals, the Thais and that,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44and they were just like, "Yeah, yeah, get out. Get out if you can."
0:02:44 > 0:02:48And then we just came straight to the airport.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- But getting out's not so easy. - Delayed till 10.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Sammy was due to fly home today after a month in Thailand.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59So this morning I was meant to get a shuttle bus at 4pm
0:02:59 > 0:03:03and then I walked out the hotel room and there's shooting going on.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I was like, "OK, so there's a riot going on.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08"Am I going to be able to get to the airport?"
0:03:08 > 0:03:09And now my flight's been delayed.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12The last time there were protests like this,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14the airport was shut down for eight days.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17This time, the police are ready for anything.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Staff are working overtime to advise anxious tourists how
0:03:27 > 0:03:29to avoid the trouble spots.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Wow, there's a lot of demonstrations going on.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- Protests.- Protests. - Thank you very much for your help.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Many people come here to ask the way. How to go to downtown another way.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44We just staying here and give them
0:03:44 > 0:03:47some information about the protests in Bangkok.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Three, two, one... Beep!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53MUSIC: Happy Jack by The Who
0:03:53 > 0:03:54So far the troubles
0:03:54 > 0:03:55haven't reached Captain Jack,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57the airport's happiest
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- immigration officer.- I love my job.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04He's hard at work stamping visas with his trusty stamping machine.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I love this machine. The sound is so good. See?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Ching, ching, ching. Ching ching ching. That makes my day.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Every visa Jack stamps means more money for Thailand.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22It will go to government account.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27This is the income of my country.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28OK.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31But if the tourists stay away, it could be bad news for Jack
0:04:31 > 0:04:33and his country.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39You know, I cannot have, like, the opinion for the politics right now.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Because we work as a government officer,
0:04:44 > 0:04:50so we are in the middle and now we are working our best.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Work our best. So we work our best.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Not everyone's been scared off by the troubles.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03The English Thai-Boxing team are here
0:05:03 > 0:05:05to compete in the World Championships.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07They love a good fight.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09# My veins are blue and connected
0:05:09 > 0:05:11# And every single bone in my brain is electric. #
0:05:11 > 0:05:15This is the one that we trained for, this is the big one.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16We've got to get the gold medal.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I promised my grandma.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23# Como en madera y yeso. #
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Thank you.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27# Como en madera y yeso. #
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Will's come with his girlfriend, Beth.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32They fell in love when their eyes met over a crowded gym in Oldham.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- They've been fighting together ever since.- He asked me out at the gym.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39How romantic's that?
0:05:39 > 0:05:42He was like looking at me and went, "Oh, Beth," I went, "What?"
0:05:42 > 0:05:46He went, "Will you just go out with me?" And I was, "Oh, go on, then."
0:05:46 > 0:05:50It's Beth's first time competing in the World Championships.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Will's been knocked out here before
0:05:51 > 0:05:53but this time they've got each other.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56I've got Beth with me for my biggest support this year
0:05:56 > 0:05:59and I'm her biggest support.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Being there for each other and having someone there makes
0:06:01 > 0:06:03you feel a lot calmer and a lot better
0:06:03 > 0:06:04and he knows me more than anyone
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and I know him more than anyone.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Beating the Thais at their own game won't be easy but Will
0:06:10 > 0:06:13can't wait to kick some ass, which is probably allowed in the rules.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17It's a lot more rougher than any other sports that I know about.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22You get to use your elbows and your knees. I don't know many sports
0:06:22 > 0:06:24that you can use your elbows and your knees in, anyway.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I've always been a fighter
0:06:26 > 0:06:28since I was younger. I used to fight at school and everything.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32The tournament's taking place in the old capital city of Ayutthaya,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36away from the worst of the protests. But Thai Boxing's a tough sport.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Will they still be smiling when the fighting's over?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Over at Tourist Police HQ, a new case has come up
0:06:50 > 0:06:53for officers Teay and Baitong.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Sawatdee ka.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Case coming, case coming.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00They're dealing with a traveller who's been spotted behaving
0:07:00 > 0:07:02erratically in the airport.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Hello. Where are you from?
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Sweden.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09So what about your problem, sir?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Yes, the security said you looked so serious. So where are your shoes?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19May I see your passport, please? Now, what's your name?
0:07:21 > 0:07:22Yeah.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Yeah.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Just wait. Just wait, sir.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35The man decides to enter the back office without permission.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Sir, stay here. Your passport, sir?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Just stay here.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44You keep it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47No, you cannot go there, sir.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51The longer he's questioned, the more agitated he becomes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Security take him, come here, and then they tried to ask him,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58but he really talked not nicely to me.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- But, OK, I do understand.- Eventually Teay decides to let him leave.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Without his passport, he can't get far.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Teay knows that, sooner or later, he'll be back.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Under the airport concourse, the immigration squad is falling in.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It's not good news.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44The protests downtown have claimed their first victims.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01COMMANDER SHOUTS
0:09:01 > 0:09:02ALL RESPOND
0:09:04 > 0:09:06With tensions rising,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09the team know they have to be in peak physical condition.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Some people take it more seriously than others. Take Captain A.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19She's the airport's most motivated immigration officer.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21HE SHOUTS ORDERS
0:09:21 > 0:09:26No need to go to the gym, you can do that everywhere and make it harder.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Oh.
0:09:31 > 0:09:3330... 43.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34WHISTLE BLOWS
0:09:34 > 0:09:39For my age, I need to do running two miles in 30 minutes.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44If I want to get excellent, 12 minutes and 14 seconds.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47A warmed up Captain A returns to doing what she does best -
0:09:47 > 0:09:50sending people to the back of the queue.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52SHE SPEAKS THAI STERNLY
0:09:52 > 0:09:54But they're getting shorter -
0:09:54 > 0:09:56the queues, not the people.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Since they know about the political crisis in Thailand,
0:10:00 > 0:10:05seems like 40% of the chartered flights were cancelled.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10The tourism, the hotel, they are also affected by the situation.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- So it's not good at all.- Let me see your boarding pass, please.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Working alongside Captain A is Captain Sarik.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19He's the airport's most helpful
0:10:19 > 0:10:20immigration officer.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Passport, please.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Today, he's helping to reassure passengers
0:10:24 > 0:10:27anxious about the political unrest.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Have you heard protesting in Bangkok before?- No.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34HE CHUCKLES Yeah, we heard about it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35But we think it should be OK.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37A lot of people in Hong Kong, where we live,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40were cancelling flights but we thought it was OK.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Why cancel because of protesting, right?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Some people were scared, some people were not coming
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- but we think it should be OK. - OK, this way, please.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Nothing to fear. Right?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Do you think so?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Are we going the right way? - I don't know.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Hot off the plane are Tallie and Tirrie,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05best friends from Maidenhead.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08"Visa on arrival" up there, and then, what?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12We get our visa and then go to baggage then?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Yeah?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17They're here for a six-week trip around Thailand and Laos.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20We have no idea what we're doing.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22They're going to spend one night in Bangkok
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- if they ever get out of this airport.- Hello.- Hello.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- We're just wondering where we need to go.- Er, do you have a visa?
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- No, we don't, we need to get a visa. - Is this your first time in Thailand?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Yeah.- OK, this way, please.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38The friends land on their feet with Captain Sarik.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Not only does he point them in the right direction,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43he helps fill in their arrival cards.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.- Thank you.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- And this way, please. Stay in the line.- Bless him.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52He's the friendliest person we've met so far. Yeah. No, definitely.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Tallie and Tirrie might need all the help they can get
0:11:56 > 0:11:59if they're going to make the Full Moon Party at Ko Samui.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02It's like a big party where all travellers go.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Don't know what to expect.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Tallie, what do we do once we get out?- Search for a place to stay?
0:12:12 > 0:12:16It's like first time on our own. Like, away from everyone.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- Yeah, we're kind of on a whim, aren't we?- Maybe go to information.- Yeah.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- OK.- Which one is that? To the right?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27We're kind of a bit... both unorganised trying to be
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- organised together, trying to keep each other...- Yeah.- ..going.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Trying to keep the balance of fun but not getting lost and kidnapped.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36And in trouble.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- We're just looking for a hostel for one night.- Hostel?- Yeah.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Near here or in the city?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Near here because we've got to be back here tomorrow morning.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I don't think we really know what we want at the moment, it's just
0:12:48 > 0:12:53an adventure, we're not expecting anything except sun and palm trees.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I don't really know what is going to happen.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- I think we're going to learn a lot. - I hope so.- Learn a lot.- Yeah.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- It's an experience of a lifetime that many people don't get.- Yeah.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Thank you, you've been amazing. - Enjoy Thailand.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Is that the hotel name? - Yeah, can you pronounce that?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Sava-rava-bhumbi. THEY LAUGH
0:13:12 > 0:13:14The girls won't be getting up to any monkey business.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19These are what our boyfriends gave us from home to keep
0:13:19 > 0:13:21as a comfort kind of thing.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I do think we'll look pathetic - the girls at the beach party crying
0:13:24 > 0:13:27because they've lost their teddies.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Oh, no.- Sorted for B&B, Tallie and Tirrie head off.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Next stop, the Full Moon Party. Now, where's the way out?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- That's an exit. Big sign. - Where?- Over there.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54A couple of hours north of Bangkok lies the ancient city of Ayutthaya.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Today it's hosting the opening ceremony
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- of the World Thai Boxing Championships.- You ready? Yeah?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Remember what all this hard work's for. You're here.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Will and Beth will be fighting for England
0:14:12 > 0:14:14in the spiritual home of their sport.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19You'll have it. It's yours, this. You've trained for it.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22SHE SHOUTS
0:14:22 > 0:14:26MUSIC: A Billion Girls by Elyar Fox
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Will's stepping into the ring first
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- and Beth's doing her best to fire him up.- Yeah?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Remember what you know.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Will's team-mates know how tough it will be
0:14:39 > 0:14:41fighting at the highest level.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45As soon as that bell rings, he's got three rounds to just go for it.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Like, unleash the animal. All this hard training that he's put in.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51He's just got to go, absolutely give everything he's got.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53To represent your country is an honour, isn't it?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56It's going to be a hard fight.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Come on, Will!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Come on, Will!
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Keep going! Go Will!
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Will's first opponent is from Uzbekistan
0:15:07 > 0:15:12and with Beth's shouts ringing in his ears, Will unleashes the animal.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- CHEERING - Yes, Will!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Yeah!
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Go on, Will, you beast!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Go on, Will, fight for it!
0:15:26 > 0:15:27APPLAUSE
0:15:31 > 0:15:33With the first win under his belt,
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Will's a step closer getting his hands on gold.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Proud of him.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Really proud of him. - SHE SNIFFS
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I nearly knocked him out.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47He slowed down a bit in the third, so I thought I would...
0:15:47 > 0:15:49because I was a bit tired.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53He's been worrying so much and then he steps in the ring
0:15:53 > 0:15:55and he's just amazing every time.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Beth's had the supporting role tonight
0:16:00 > 0:16:04but tomorrow it'll be Will in the crowd and she'll be centre stage.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Back at Bangkok airport,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26it's eerily quiet as more holidaymakers cancel their flights.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Music: Ghost Town by The Specials
0:16:33 > 0:16:40As you can see, the line... No passengers. So, what do you do?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44SHOUTING ON TELEVISION
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Foreigners don't come to Thailand because they have checked the news.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Maybe they are afraid.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03In his immigration booth, Captain Jack is growing restless.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09I'm waiting for the passenger coming to apply for visas.
0:17:09 > 0:17:15But, this time, nobody. Nobody is here.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17So, I'm kind of sad.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19To keep spirits up,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Jack's been entertaining passengers with a dance routine.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28I tried to find my video that I'm doing a performance.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34Music: Gentleman by Psy
0:17:43 > 0:17:46See? See? How professional...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50..I am.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Back at Tourist Police HQ,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03officer Baitong has welcomed back a familiar guest.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07The head office of the Tourist Police called me here.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11They said they have somebody abnormal over there.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17And they let me go there and bring him to my office.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20He told me I am RoboCop.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23RoboCop has been identified as the tourist who gave Teay
0:18:23 > 0:18:27a tough time on his last visit to the office.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I asked him, "Do you need some food?" He said, "Yes."
0:18:30 > 0:18:32And my colleagues bring him some food.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35As the man becomes increasingly erratic,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37officers monitor his behaviour closely.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I think he have some problem in his brain.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Their fears are realised when the man suddenly turns violent.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02OFFICER TUTS
0:19:05 > 0:19:07THEY SPEAK IN THAI
0:19:20 > 0:19:23The man is quickly subdued but it's a tense moment.
0:19:23 > 0:19:29- Luckily Baitong can see the funny side.- Training situation, that guy.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Swedish guy. It's the first time somebody tried to kill officer.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36This is the first time.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40The man is taken to the local police station down on the ground floor
0:19:40 > 0:19:42where he can be held more securely.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Realising he's ill, they don't arrest him.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Instead, he's taken to a Bangkok hospital where he'll be
0:19:51 > 0:19:54looked after and his mental state evaluated.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59As the protests continue downtown, more tourists are trying
0:19:59 > 0:20:02to leave Thailand but they're facing ever longer delays.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Eight hours early for our flight.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Because everything's been shut down due to protests.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Connor and his friends have been stuck here most of the day.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15We've been here for five hours already.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18We got told to come here early because of the protests,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21otherwise we wouldn't be able to get everyone in the taxis and stuff.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25To add insult to injury, Connor had to show his penis to a ladyboy.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Aw, yeah, when we were stressing about getting to a new hotel
0:20:29 > 0:20:32last night, we went into a travel agent's.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33I felt a tap on my shoulder,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I turned around and a ladyboy went, "Let me see your cock!
0:20:36 > 0:20:38"Let me see your cock!"
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Showed her it and she buggered off.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Connor's one of the lucky ones.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I was stuck in Bangkok because my taxi didn't show up
0:20:49 > 0:20:51and all the streets were shut down, so nobody picked me up.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53So I walked...
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Lydia's missed her flight after getting caught up in the protests.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01No, it's not open. I've gone to the fifth floor three times.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And she wasn't happy to find her airline desk closed
0:21:04 > 0:21:05when she got here.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Yeah, well, I'm having a serious problem here
0:21:08 > 0:21:13and I'm trying to get the fuck out of Bangkok. Excuse my French.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Yes, I missed a flight today because I can't get the fuck out of Bangkok.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Lydia nearly didn't get here at all.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I had to walk for, like, a mile.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28And then I asked this guy on his motorbike if he would give me
0:21:28 > 0:21:30a ride. It wasn't even a taxi.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34So I paid some guy on the street to take me on his motorcycle...
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- to get me here.- The airline will transfer her ticket.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43Can you book me for that flight? And not charge me.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46But the next available flight doesn't leave until tomorrow.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48I'm a little bit pissed.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Slightly. Want to get a beer?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55After eight weeks backpacking through Asia, Lydia won't let
0:21:55 > 0:21:58a one-day delay spoil the trip of a lifetime.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Oh, it's been phenomenal.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09I've been on the road for two months and I feel like...
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I feel like I've had an education of, you know,
0:22:14 > 0:22:19a couple of years, really. Packed into two months.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I've learned so much more about the people around me
0:22:22 > 0:22:24and how other people live.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28And putting life in perspective. And what's important.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31# I can go
0:22:31 > 0:22:34# With the flow
0:22:34 > 0:22:37# Don't say it doesn't matter
0:22:37 > 0:22:39# With the flow... #
0:22:39 > 0:22:41With a whole day to kill, Lydia's resigned to a long
0:22:41 > 0:22:43and boring stay at the airport.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49I just hope that I get on my flight tomorrow, cos...
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Nobody knows what the fuck is happening.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58I'll get out at some point. It's not like I'm going to die here.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Things could be worse.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02With more protests expected tonight,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06police are putting up roadblocks around the airport perimeter.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09There's a chance some travellers won't make it to the airport at all.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Some tourists, they are booking a hotel in Bangkok
0:23:13 > 0:23:16and they have a flight today. If they are going to come here...
0:23:16 > 0:23:19maybe you miss a flight...
0:23:19 > 0:23:21because of traffic.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- The United Kingdom awaits. - I don't want to go back.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35After a month in Thailand, Laura and Nina are due to fly home tonight.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36- Let's stay, then.- OK.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'll just stay here in my bed, in my cosy bed.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44You can go if you want to, but I think I'll stay.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48With the roads outside gridlocked, they may have no choice.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Just look at it. It's crazy. - It's ridiculous. They're not moving.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54But that's partly, I think... We're right in the middle of the protests.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- Yeah.- There have been some... people getting killed.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- But we haven't been in the middle of it.- Yeah.- Fuck.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02Are we going to make it home?
0:24:04 > 0:24:08The girls have an added incentive for catching their flight -
0:24:08 > 0:24:11their 30-day visa exemptions expire tonight.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15I want to make sure we get to the airport way before midnight.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Past immigration, so we can say, "No, it's still the 17th."
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Even though our flight leaves, technically, on the 18th.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23No, I think that's good. Let's do that.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Let's not just risk anything, really.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Not on the last day that we're here.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- We could end up in jail.- Aw!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Can you imagine?- No.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Down on the streets, there are signs of the protests everywhere.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Look at that.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Thai people usually are not violent, they are nice.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48They are friendly. Look at that.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50This is not nice.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Tori's on his way to meet an old friend at the airport.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55They've closed a lot of roads. This one is closed - look.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58You can't go anywhere. Unbelievable.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Tori came to Bangkok for a relaxing break.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02But it's not working out.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04This is a holiday. It's supposed to be a holiday,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06but it became a little bit of a nightmare now.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Tori's friend Joan has flown in from Australia.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13But now he's too late to meet her off the plane
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and he can't seem to find her anywhere.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18She's supposed to come out here.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20At this gate here, the B.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- Yeah.- As he sets off to look for her, he starts to lose focus.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30That's a beautiful dress. Look at that. You see that? Nice colour.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Nice smile, don't they? Look at them. They've got a beautiful smile here.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37She's not here. I hope she's OK.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41I am worried.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Tori decides to charm the tourist police into helping him
0:25:44 > 0:25:45find his friend.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- What is her name?- It's Joan Wallace.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Man?- No, it's a woman.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55If it's a man...I would go.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- I don't mind waiting for a woman. - What flight?
0:25:59 > 0:26:04I can't remember the number. But it's landed at 8.40 in the morning. Yes.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Unbelievable, eh?
0:26:06 > 0:26:07I'm struggling.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Tori's friend has picked up her bags
0:26:09 > 0:26:13and the officer thinks she may have left the airport.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16If she get the bags, it means she passed already.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Why we have to check immigration again. Uh-huh.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Just...just peace of mind, anyway.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Mr Tori! Do you have...
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Cellphone?- Pardon?- Cellphone. Mobile number.- Oh, I do,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32but I just got it yesterday.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- I can't remember the number. - OK, call me.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40- I don't have the phone with me. I left it this morning at home.- Um...
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- I'm supposed to be on holiday, I don't need any phone, any...- Yeah.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- It's necessary now.- Now? - Tori seems to be getting desperate.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Can you do an announcement?- No. - Ask information?
0:26:51 > 0:26:52We can't. Yes.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- You've got no power at all?- No.- OK...
0:26:56 > 0:26:58My options are running out.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05Probably help if I go and check my e-mails outside the airport.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Hopefully then, I'll...
0:27:08 > 0:27:10The officer is only too pleased to point
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Tori in the direction of anywhere else.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14But when he tries to log onto his e-mail,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18he can't remember his password, despite receiving a prompt.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19They're asking me where I met my wife.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23But which one?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Unbelievably, he can't log on.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31I can't access it, eh? Unbelievable. Unbelievable.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- It's shaping up like a long day. - Would you like a drink?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Up in Ayutthaya, another victory means Will's reached
0:27:47 > 0:27:50the finals of the World Thai Boxing Championships.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Now he's hoping to find similar fortune for his girlfriend,
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Beth, in her fight tonight.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I'm going to the temple...
0:28:01 > 0:28:04getting this blessed for Beth.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06I'm going to give it to her just before her fight, for good luck.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12I got it from...from the shopping centre, really.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19The monks are busy at the moment, so they can't bless the Buddha for Beth.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Having come all this way, Will decides
0:28:21 > 0:28:23to bless the Buddha himself, before
0:28:23 > 0:28:27heading back to training camp, where he finds Beth sick with nerves.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Beth?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Can I come in? I've got you something.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35SHE SNIFFS
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- You'll be fine.- I know.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Oh, God.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Your hand's shaking.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Thank you.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54It's Beth's day today.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59It's all yours, innit?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- Give it me best.- Go for it.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I've messaged me mum. She always says,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11"Why can't I pick something like synchronised swimming?"
0:29:11 > 0:29:13But, then again, that's not me, so...
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Beth's just a few hours away from the fight of her life.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- And Will's praying the lucky Buddha does the trick.- I'll come with you.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Back at the airport, Tori still hasn't found his friend, Joan.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32He doesn't have a phone,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36he can't pick up e-mails and his beer's starting to froth.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- Unbelievable.- He enlists the help of an officer at the information desk.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45My problem is I'm waiting for a friend
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- and I think she's lost in the airport.- Really?
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- All I need is just you announcing her name...- Oh, yes.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- If you can find her, that would be very nice.- OK.- Whoo!
0:29:55 > 0:29:57We're getting somewhere.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- But that's already five hours?- Yes.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Probably she's lost somewhere.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12How about... She might get to the hotel already or something?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15What hotel? I don't know.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- It's a lady.- It's a lady?
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- A Miss Joan Wallace.- With big boobs.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Big ones.- She's pretty sure Tori's friend has left the airport,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29but she can offer some free advice.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30You shouldn't be drinking.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- If you drink here, you will discredit yourself...- Really?
0:30:34 > 0:30:39Yeah, exactly. And no-one will like to help you as much without drink.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Maybe that's why, then. It's my first beer for the day.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I'm in trouble already.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It looks like Tori's never going to find his friend Joan.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- Unbelievable, that. - I hope you will find her.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53You can always come back to this counter.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- I don't think I want to come back here.- Really?- No, that's enough.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59For today, it's enough. Thank you.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02There's only one word for it...
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Unbelievable.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14With more protests expected tonight,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17police are guarding all the roads to the airport.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Laura and Nina are heading back to London, and are hoping
0:31:23 > 0:31:27to avoid the worst of the trouble. But it's going to be tight.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Are we going to make it on time?
0:31:29 > 0:31:30And to make matters worse,
0:31:30 > 0:31:34their standard 30-day visa exemption is about to expire.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40See what happens. Let's hope he...he hurries up.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Oh! We just made it.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49When the girls finally reach the airport...
0:31:49 > 0:31:53No! Oh, my God.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- Cancelled!- What?!- No way. - Look at all the cancelled flights.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59What's going on?
0:31:59 > 0:32:00We're fucked.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04With no chance of catching their connection to London,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06they go in search of an alternative flight.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Right now, the visa is the least of my worries, to be honest.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- I just need to get back to London. - We need to get the second flight.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14That's really important.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Because otherwise, we're going to have to buy...
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- One new flight is OK, but two? - No, it's not going to happen.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23At the airline desk, there's a lifeline.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Oh, wow, that's better. Shorter waiting times and shorter arrival.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Much better.- They are offered a free transfer onto a better flight.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33They've put us on a flight to London via Dubai.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34So we're now off to Dubai.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39- Just like that, in five minutes.- And we're actually saving four hours.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41So we get to London a lot earlier than we thought
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- we would be, which is nice.- Yeah. A blessing in disguise.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Yeah, it is actually. A blessing in disguise.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- And no mentioning of visa... - Well, not yet.- Oh, right.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54This is it now, immigration.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Fingers crossed.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Will the visas be spotted? Laura's first to go.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09When she makes it, Nina slips through after,
0:33:09 > 0:33:11and the friends are cleared for takeoff.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Laura and Nina may have slipped the net, but as the protests continue,
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Captain Jack is stamping his visas in a state of heightened alertness.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I hear it, like, every day. Ching, ching, ching, ching.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38But you need at least a page for Jack's stamp
0:33:38 > 0:33:42and this passenger is running out of space. Time for a friendly reminder.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Sir, I want you to understand that when you are making
0:33:46 > 0:33:49a visa on arrival... You need a visa on arrival in Thailand.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51We need one page full.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55And this time we really, really assist you to get in. OK?
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Because we know that you will be a very good tourist,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03but it will be the last time for you to use this passport.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Renew it, OK?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08This passenger got off lightly.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Jack's not the toughest officer in the department.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12I'm not the one who's strict.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18I'm not the one...who's strict.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- That title goes to Inspector Muay. - SHE SPEAKS THAI
0:34:22 > 0:34:24In the current climate, she's watching out
0:34:24 > 0:34:26for any suspicious behaviour.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Yana from Seattle has been hanging around the airport for nearly
0:34:29 > 0:34:3424 hours, so Muay has asked Captain Bert to investigate.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Do you have a ticket for your next flight?- Yeah, I do.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43Do you want to see? It's from the other airport.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Yeah, Don Mueang Airport.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- Oh, it's just an electronic ticket? - Yeah.- OK.- Yeah?
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Yana tells Bert she's waiting for a connecting flight to the
0:34:54 > 0:34:55island of Ko Phangan.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58But she didn't realise she had to transfer to Bangkok's other
0:34:58 > 0:35:00airport, Don Mueang.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Bert reports back to Inspector Muay. - Will they put me in jail?
0:35:03 > 0:35:07I don't know. I hope not. Cross my fingers, knock on wood.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09But Muay wants to find out more.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Oh, I told them. I have a flight tomorrow morning at 7am.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I thought it was from here, I didn't know there was
0:35:20 > 0:35:21more than one airport here.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23But it's from the other airport.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Just on seats, on my computer and sleeping.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Officers believe that some passengers
0:35:43 > 0:35:46wait for the busiest time to pass through immigration,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50hoping they'll be processed quickly and smuggled items won't be found.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I thought my connecting was in this airport.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04I didn't know there was another one.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07And then I found out that there was another one, so I went out and...
0:36:07 > 0:36:10I was supposed to take the shuttle from here. But I just found out.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Misunderstanding cleared up,
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Bert points Yana in the direction of the shuttle bus.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22My boss advised her to, next time, check the flight.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25For Yana, it's a lesson learnt.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Don't hang out at Bangkok Airport in the middle
0:36:28 > 0:36:31of a national emergency when Inspector Muay's on duty.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34I didn't think anything bad could happen, but you never know, so...
0:36:34 > 0:36:36especially in a foreign country,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38just about anything can happen.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Next up through immigration is 24-year-old mum of two, Marika.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Hello.- Marika.- Nice to meet you.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56It'd have to be something important to make her brave
0:36:56 > 0:36:58the troubles in Bangkok.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Yeah, I'm a little bit nervous about this rioting thing.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06I've just arrived in Bangkok to get some plastic surgery done.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Breast augmentation and a tummy tuck. All at the same time.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Can I see your passport, please?
0:37:13 > 0:37:17My whole life I was really overweight and then I had two kids
0:37:17 > 0:37:22and I lost heaps of weight. So... Body's not what it should be
0:37:22 > 0:37:25for a 24-year-old. So...getting it fixed up.
0:37:26 > 0:37:302.5 million people come to Thailand each year for surgery.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Marika meets her fellow medical tourists.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- So, your doctor... What's his name? - Dr Titty.- Dr Titty, yeah?
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- What's your doctor? - His first name's Pornthip.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42So I don't know if he does porn stars or not, you know.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45In fact, Dr Titi is one of the pioneers of Thailand's
0:37:45 > 0:37:47plastic surgery boom.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50I think people come to Thailand for cosmetic surgeries
0:37:50 > 0:37:53because we do quite a standout job
0:37:53 > 0:37:55with a cheaper price.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Dr Titi doesn't stop at tummy tucks and breast enhancements...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05The other group is transgender patients.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07We are very favoured for that.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10They come from all over the world for the transgender...
0:38:10 > 0:38:12for the sex change surgeries.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Nothing so drastic for Marika,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17but it could still be a life-changing experience.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20This time tomorrow I'll have a new body.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Back at the World Thai Boxing Championships,
0:38:32 > 0:38:34it's the moment of truth for Beth.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Lose this one, and she's on the plane home.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45I feel more nervous than I do for my fights, to be honest.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- I don't know how she'll do. - Will's right to be nervous.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Thai boxing takes no prisoners
0:38:50 > 0:38:53and the fighter from before is still coming round.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Beth's opponent in the red corner is one of the tournament favourites.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Just go for it. Just go for it. Straight in.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Come on, Beth, this is your time. Come on.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10SHOUTING AND CHEERING
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Don't let her in! Keep her out.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Almost from the off, Will's fears are confirmed.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26He should have waited for the monks to bless the Buddha.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Beth's taking a beating.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Hands up, hands up.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Leave her!
0:39:40 > 0:39:41In!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Come on. Another one.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Get in there! Come on! Hands up!
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Beth battles bravely, but Will knows the game's up.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06She's a bit upset. That's understandable.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10I'll try and make her feel better later.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11You did really good.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14I don't mind, I got a few elbows in,
0:40:14 > 0:40:16she's got a few big lumps on her head,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19so I'm all right as long as she's got some marks.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I've got my lump.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22I'm still smiling,
0:40:22 > 0:40:23she's not got my heart down.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26And at the end of the day, you've come over, fought for England,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30you're in Thailand, one of the most amazing countries in the world,
0:40:30 > 0:40:32and it's an honour to be here, you know,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35with your second family, the England team.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Beth's putting on a brave face,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40but the pressure's now on Will to win gold for her,
0:40:40 > 0:40:42England and his gran.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54It's a new day at Bangkok airport.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56The night's passed off relatively peacefully
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and the airport's keen to show it's business as usual.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02After the success of Captain Jack's dance routine,
0:41:02 > 0:41:04they're laying on even more entertainment
0:41:04 > 0:41:05for anxious passengers.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07And up in the food court,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09a real-life Thai celebrity has dropped in.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12People, when they see me, they are hungry,
0:41:12 > 0:41:15and that hungry must be very yummy as well.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Thailand's top food critic Khun Rit
0:41:17 > 0:41:20is filming her top rating food show right here,
0:41:20 > 0:41:21right now at the airport.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25I'm the food restaurant endorser.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29And having the programme every day,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Monday to Friday on Channel 3.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36I must say that Channel 3 now is a top rating in Thailand.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Khun Rit's come to check out an Italian restaurant
0:41:39 > 0:41:41up on fourth floor departures.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Jan Filippo's excited.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48Khun Rit is a very important superstar in Thailand.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53She come in our shop for film our Italian food
0:41:53 > 0:41:56in the airport of Bangkok.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Not only does Khun Rit have her own show on Channel 3,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01she's got her own version of the thumbs up.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06My sign, that means, "OK, Channel 3,"
0:42:06 > 0:42:08whether their food is OK or not.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11When people meeting me,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13they will do like this.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16And when she's wrapped, Khun Rit is happy to spend time
0:42:16 > 0:42:18with her adoring fans.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19My fan club.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23I have a lot of fan club in Los Angeles.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27They know me very well.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28When they see me at the airport...
0:42:37 > 0:42:40There may be bloodshed on the streets of Bangkok,
0:42:40 > 0:42:42but it's more sprained ankles and diarrhoea
0:42:42 > 0:42:44at the airport's medical centre.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Whatever the ailment,
0:42:45 > 0:42:47sick passengers need a fit-to-fly certificate
0:42:47 > 0:42:50from Dr Art and the team.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52HE SPEAKS THAI
0:42:52 > 0:42:54When you travel by air, there is a risk any time
0:42:54 > 0:42:58if you have your medical problems.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01You have to make sure that everything is OK before flying.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06That's especially true when you're nearly nine months pregnant,
0:43:06 > 0:43:07like Wambui.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10She's on her way back home to Finland via India.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14And I have a flight to Mumbai this evening.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17And then I'll be five days in Goa,
0:43:17 > 0:43:19and then I fly back,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22cos then I'll have reached 36 weeks of pregnancy,
0:43:22 > 0:43:24and you can't fly any more after that.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28I'm going to hopefully give birth in Finland.
0:43:28 > 0:43:29That's the plan...
0:43:30 > 0:43:32..if all goes well.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34- How are you?- I'm fine, how are you?
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- I'm Dr Chainikom, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- This is your first baby? - My first baby, yes.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- And are you having any contractions right now?- No.- No?
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- The baby moves well? - Baby moves well.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Dr Art's worried about Wambui taking a long haul flight
0:43:48 > 0:43:51just a few weeks before she's due to give birth.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55After 36 weeks, you can go in labour any time,
0:43:55 > 0:43:58so you shouldn't fly during that period.
0:43:58 > 0:43:59Does he kick a lot?
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Yeah, a lot.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04The main risk of flying whenever you're pregnant
0:44:04 > 0:44:05is that you can go into labour,
0:44:05 > 0:44:08because, you know, nobody can help you during the flight,
0:44:08 > 0:44:09the aircrew cannot help.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12They have to call the emergency landing for you,
0:44:12 > 0:44:18because they are afraid about the safety of the baby and the mother.
0:44:18 > 0:44:19But on the plus side,
0:44:19 > 0:44:21the first leg of Wambui's journey to India
0:44:21 > 0:44:23is only three hours.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27I think the baby move the head down already, but not engaged yet.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29For the three hours it's OK.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31- Good, good.- You can fly.- That's it?
0:44:31 > 0:44:33- Yeah, that's it. - Can I have a document
0:44:33 > 0:44:35saying that I can fly, please?
0:44:35 > 0:44:37I will write it down for you, wait for you later on.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40- Thank you, thank you so much.- OK.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Cool.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45Wambui's OK to leave Bangkok,
0:44:45 > 0:44:48but she'll need a second certificate from doctors in Mumbai
0:44:48 > 0:44:50if she's going to make it back to Finland to give birth.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53The fit-to-fly certificate is valid only one day,
0:44:53 > 0:44:58because I gave her for the day that she's going to Mumbai.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00But when she stays in Goa for a week,
0:45:00 > 0:45:02when she needs to go back home,
0:45:02 > 0:45:04she needs another one from India.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- This is fit-to-fly?- Fit-to-fly, yes.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08OK.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10- Thank you.- Have a good day. - Thank you very much.
0:45:10 > 0:45:11You're welcome.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13All right.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Success.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18So Wambui's free to continue her journey,
0:45:18 > 0:45:19if only for now.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31In downtown Bangkok,
0:45:31 > 0:45:33mum of two Marika's getting ready for her afternoon
0:45:33 > 0:45:35in the operating theatre.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37It's all been painless so far,
0:45:37 > 0:45:39except for the blood test.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42She's having a boob job and a tummy tuck all in one go.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Yeah, I'm getting more excited now.
0:45:45 > 0:45:46I'm not nervous or anything yet.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49I guess that will be when I'm, like, being wheeled in.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51It'll take some serious recuperation
0:45:51 > 0:45:53and a whole new wardrobe.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57This is sort of like after the really heavy-duty stuff,
0:45:57 > 0:45:59like to wear for about six months.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03This is like the girdle belt,
0:46:03 > 0:46:04thingy... SHE GROANS
0:46:04 > 0:46:06Doesn't even fit yet.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08And then this one's for...
0:46:09 > 0:46:11..like the bra.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13Super glamorous.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16Marika's in the capable hands of top plastic surgeon,
0:46:16 > 0:46:17Dr Titi.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19He's already made his mark.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22It's like Ti-ti, but everyone calls him "Dr Titty".
0:46:22 > 0:46:24I saw him this morning at eight.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26So, these are my markings now.
0:46:27 > 0:46:29It's like he's a carpenter or something
0:46:29 > 0:46:31and he's like measured everything.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35This is just about a three to four hour surgery.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37For cosmetic surgery, for plastic surgery,
0:46:37 > 0:46:39it's definitely an ordinary procedure for us.
0:46:39 > 0:46:43He's going to cut there and then cut down there,
0:46:43 > 0:46:44and take that away,
0:46:44 > 0:46:46and then just stitch it back up.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48And then with the bellybutton, cos it's still attached,
0:46:48 > 0:46:53they'll cut a new hole and then kind of stick the old bellybutton
0:46:53 > 0:46:55through it and stitch that back up.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57Before they wheel her into surgery,
0:46:57 > 0:46:59Dr Titi talks through the op.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03- We uplift your nipples a little bit.- Mm-hm.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05That for breasts.
0:47:05 > 0:47:06And for tummy,
0:47:06 > 0:47:10we do the full tummy tuck on you without liposuction.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Yeah, OK.
0:47:12 > 0:47:13Thank you.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16Tomorrow she might be feeling some soreness,
0:47:16 > 0:47:18but the day after tomorrow she should be fine.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20She can even go for shopping.
0:47:20 > 0:47:24- It doesn't matter.- Good.
0:47:24 > 0:47:25Shopping's for another day.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28It's the surgery Marika's here for
0:47:28 > 0:47:30and she's been planning it for years.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34I'm normal size now, but in my head I'm still a fat kid,
0:47:34 > 0:47:36so I think once I've got this surgery done,
0:47:36 > 0:47:38I can actually move on,
0:47:38 > 0:47:39be normal.
0:47:39 > 0:47:40This is it!
0:47:51 > 0:47:54Up in arrivals are backpackers Tallie and Tirrie,
0:47:54 > 0:47:58just back from their full moon party in Ko Phangan.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00They spent three days on the island,
0:48:00 > 0:48:02but it didn't go exactly as planned.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04Not the best couple of days.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06We've been sunburnt,
0:48:06 > 0:48:09she lost her card and left it in a cash machine.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12But their real trouble started when the party began.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15Well, we were being really careful, like we were fine.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18We had like two beers and a vodka and Coke,
0:48:18 > 0:48:20checking they were sealed beforehand,
0:48:20 > 0:48:24and next thing I know, I'm waking up six hours later,
0:48:24 > 0:48:27and you said I just collapsed.
0:48:32 > 0:48:33You were just being sick,
0:48:33 > 0:48:36crying, hysterically crying.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39She wasn't tripping or anything, she was just panicking.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Tallie reckons she knows what happened.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44The only explanation is that I got spiked,
0:48:44 > 0:48:45somehow.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48So many people offered to help me lift her away
0:48:48 > 0:48:50from all the, like, craziness,
0:48:50 > 0:48:52or were buying us bottles of water to give to her,
0:48:52 > 0:48:55offering me money, offering us to take their hostel room
0:48:55 > 0:48:56for the night.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58It was just gutting that I missed it.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01- We obviously just caught one bad person.- Yeah.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Do you know whether it's safe for us to go to Khao San Road today
0:49:05 > 0:49:06cos of the protests?
0:49:06 > 0:49:10The friends will spend two nights in Bangkok before heading north.
0:49:10 > 0:49:12- No problem.- No problem?- Yes.
0:49:12 > 0:49:13OK, thank you.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17They're understandably keen to avoid any further trouble.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19She didn't sound completely convincing, did she?
0:49:19 > 0:49:23We were like, "We've heard about protests, is it OK?"
0:49:23 > 0:49:25She said, "In taxi, yeah."
0:49:25 > 0:49:27So... We'll just have to take a risk.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29Let's hope there's no protest in the taxi.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32Civil unrest, spiked drinks,
0:49:32 > 0:49:35Tallie and Tirrie won't let anything spoil their holiday.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37It just goes to show that you can't be too careful,
0:49:37 > 0:49:40so we're just going to carry on as we were and hope for the best.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43So, the great adventure continues.
0:49:43 > 0:49:44There.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58Back in Bangkok, Marika's ready to unveil her new look.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01She's had the classic Dr Titi tummy tuck.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Do you want to see it?
0:50:03 > 0:50:05I think they've done a really good job,
0:50:05 > 0:50:09like I've looked at so many before and afters, and I'm really happy.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12It's like my old belly button but in a new position.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16When I move sometimes like that or whatever,
0:50:16 > 0:50:19you can feel it sort of wobble inside.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22But it's not too crazy.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26He cut off like over a kilo of skin and stuff,
0:50:26 > 0:50:30and they left that at the end of the bed for like 24 hours.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32And the nurse was like, "What do you want me to do with this?"
0:50:32 > 0:50:34I was like, "Can you get rid of it?"
0:50:34 > 0:50:37Then there's the boob job, just to balance things out.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40It doesn't feel that different, like I don't look down and think,
0:50:40 > 0:50:42"Oh, they're huge," or anything, but I'm sure they
0:50:42 > 0:50:44look different to other people.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47They're like half a kilo each,
0:50:47 > 0:50:50so what I got cut off, I got put in here.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57- Row G?- G, G. Right, G.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59Later at the airport,
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Marika's sister Erica turns up to admire the work
0:51:01 > 0:51:04and take the new look Marika home.
0:51:04 > 0:51:05Oh, Dairy Queen!
0:51:06 > 0:51:10And what better way to celebrate extensive weight loss surgery
0:51:10 > 0:51:14than by sampling the delights of the airport food court.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16- What did you get? - Caramel almond or KitKat?
0:51:16 > 0:51:19- Caramel almond. - Yeah, I got that for you.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22SHE CHUCKLES
0:51:31 > 0:51:33Back up north in Ayutthaya,
0:51:33 > 0:51:36it's the closing night of the World Thai Boxing Championships,
0:51:36 > 0:51:37and Will's one fight away
0:51:37 > 0:51:39from keeping the promise he made to his family
0:51:39 > 0:51:41of bringing home gold.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45I'm going to bring it home this time, Mum.
0:51:45 > 0:51:46Yeah, tell Grandma.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48I promised her that I'd win, didn't I?
0:51:48 > 0:51:50I'm going to kick arse, Mum, don't worry.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53If he's to live up to that promise,
0:51:53 > 0:51:56Will needs to Thai box a Thai Thai boxer,
0:51:56 > 0:51:59the reigning champion and crowd favourite.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01APPLAUSE
0:52:01 > 0:52:04He's last, he's got six minutes to show what he's got
0:52:04 > 0:52:06for this gold medal.
0:52:06 > 0:52:07Oh, he wants it a hell of a lot.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09Go on, Will!
0:52:09 > 0:52:10Nailing it.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13So it's his time to take the gold now,
0:52:13 > 0:52:16he's worked his way up and it's his chance now to get what he wants.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Go Will!
0:52:21 > 0:52:22Get up, up!
0:52:22 > 0:52:24Within seconds of the bell,
0:52:24 > 0:52:27Will's opponent goes on the attack.
0:52:27 > 0:52:28SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
0:52:30 > 0:52:32Inside the first round, Will hits the canvas.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34It's a technical knockout.
0:52:34 > 0:52:35APPLAUSE
0:52:35 > 0:52:37You all right, Will?
0:52:37 > 0:52:41This year, Will's gran is going to have to settle for silver.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43ANNOUNCER SPEAKS THAI
0:52:43 > 0:52:44APPLAUSE
0:52:44 > 0:52:46It happens, doesn't it?
0:52:46 > 0:52:47You win, you lose some.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50It's going to take experience and you're still second in the world,
0:52:50 > 0:52:53and you're the one that's gone through three rounds,
0:52:53 > 0:52:54three fights for that.
0:52:56 > 0:52:57So, you fucking earned it.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59With the tournament over for another year,
0:52:59 > 0:53:03they can now start their holiday in the traditional British way.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06I want to get pissed.
0:53:06 > 0:53:07- Right.- That's a good idea.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17Back in Bangkok, the protests are subsiding.
0:53:17 > 0:53:18Including the two officers,
0:53:18 > 0:53:2228 people lost their lives in the unrest.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24But through it all, the airport stayed open
0:53:24 > 0:53:28and life's slowly returning to normal.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30The Tourist Police are out playing on their Segways...
0:53:33 > 0:53:36LAUGHTER
0:53:36 > 0:53:39With the immigration hall bursting at the seams,
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Captain Sarik is busy welcoming people from all nations...
0:53:42 > 0:53:45- I am Russian.- Russian? I'm Thai.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48..and Captain A is busy sending them to the back of the queue.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Excuse me?
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Just get back in the line.
0:53:52 > 0:53:53Back to the line.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55I do love this job.
0:53:55 > 0:53:56Back in the line.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00Down in the medical centre,
0:54:00 > 0:54:02tourists are dropping like flies...
0:54:02 > 0:54:03Sorry.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05..and Dr Art couldn't be happier.
0:54:05 > 0:54:06No, I'm just kidding.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09That's what I love about, yeah, working here,
0:54:09 > 0:54:10being among people, yeah.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Up in Visa on Arrival,
0:54:12 > 0:54:15Captain Jack's back stamping for Thailand.
0:54:15 > 0:54:16Everybody is here,
0:54:16 > 0:54:19every country, every nation comes here,
0:54:19 > 0:54:21visit us.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24So, you have a good trip.
0:54:24 > 0:54:25Yeah. HE LAUGHS
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Yeah, bye-bye.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32I love my country very much, yes.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34For the passengers too, there's a happy ending.
0:54:34 > 0:54:38Wambui made it back to Finland and give birth to a baby boy.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Unbelievable, Joan. Come on.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42Tori eventually found his friend Joan
0:54:42 > 0:54:44and they went for a drink.
0:54:44 > 0:54:45- To Bangkok.- Bangkok.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48So, it's time to say goodbye to Bangkok airport,
0:54:48 > 0:54:51to all the characters who make it such an unusual place.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53- Bye-bye!- Bye-bye!
0:54:53 > 0:54:55See you, bye-bye!
0:54:55 > 0:54:57But you've got to say it in Thai...
0:55:02 > 0:55:03Which means, "See you again."
0:55:03 > 0:55:05"Leo pop gan mai."
0:55:05 > 0:55:06"Goodbye, see you again."