0:00:02 > 0:00:05'Childhood holidays? Ho-ho, the anticipation seemed endless.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08'The holiday itself? Well, it was over too quickly.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12'So in this series, I'm going to be reliving those wonderful times
0:00:12 > 0:00:14'with some much-loved famous faces.'
0:00:14 > 0:00:17THEY SCREAM
0:00:17 > 0:00:21'Every day, I'll be arranging a few surprises
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- 'to transport them back in time.' - Oh, look!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26It's just as I remember!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29'We'll relive the fun...'
0:00:29 > 0:00:31THEY LAUGH
0:00:31 > 0:00:32'..the games...'
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- Yay!- Yes!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35We got 'em!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37'..and the food of years gone by...'
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Yum-my!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Welcome to 1959.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- Total happiness.- Yes. Perfect.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47'..to find out how those holidays around the UK
0:00:47 > 0:00:50'helped shaped the people we know so well today.'
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Bruce Forsyth.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- IN BRUCIE VOICE:- Marvellous, Len. You're still my favourite.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'So buckle up for Holiday Of My Lifetime.'
0:00:57 > 0:01:00You know, Len, I'm quite enjoying being on my holidays with you!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09On today's trip down Memory Lane, I'm coming to the Isle of Man
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and I'm picking up our mystery holidaymaker
0:01:12 > 0:01:14in an original Leyland bus.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17BELL RINGS
0:01:19 > 0:01:22The star I'm meeting today is known for getting about a bit,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26but normally on two wheels, not four.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Here he is as a nipper.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32He was born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1957.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Look at him here! What a lovely lad!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38After getting his degree in fine arts,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43his first job was putting slap onto people like me.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Yeah, he was a make-up artist for the BBC!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50But these days he's better known for being in front of the camera.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52He's part of a double act
0:01:52 > 0:01:55and I tell you what - they're cooking up a recipe for success.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59You've got it!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It's the Evel Knievel of cooking,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04it's the fantastic Hairy Biker,
0:02:04 > 0:02:05good old Dave Myers!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Yeah!
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Come on, let's go and meet him.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10BELL RINGS
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Dave's a working-class lad who hails from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20An only child, he was born in 1957 to mum Margaret and dad Jim,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23who worked all his life in a paper mill.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27After a career working in television behind the scenes,
0:02:27 > 0:02:32his life changed in 1995 when he met Simon King.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35In 2004, they set off motorcycling together
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and became known as the Hairy Bikers,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41the fabulous TV cooks who travelled the world
0:02:41 > 0:02:43seeking out culinary delights.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I wonder if he's going to cook up something special for me today.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Come on, Richard, drive on!
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Hello, Len!- David!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Dave, it's good to see you! - You too, welcome to the Isle of Man!
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Lovely Isle of Man.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Now, got to do this properly - where are we heading?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We're going to Douglas.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Douglas. I'll have to write it on here, "Douglas."
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Here's your ticket. Now, what's the year?
0:03:10 > 0:03:141967, and it's my one and only holiday I had as a kid,
0:03:14 > 0:03:15and I loved it.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21Let's get on board. This is a 1967 bus, so it's perfect!
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Oh, it smells the same!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Just 30 miles off the coast of north-west England
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and slap-bang in the middle of the Irish Sea,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40the Isle of Man is a 45-minute flight away
0:03:40 > 0:03:43from Manchester or Liverpool.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44The island is British,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48but rules itself under its government called the Tynwald.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51The capital is Douglas on the east coast,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55a thriving harbour town of 30,000 people
0:03:55 > 0:03:58that a third of Manx residents call home.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00The island is famous for many things,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03not least its symbolic coat of arms
0:04:03 > 0:04:05featuring the three legs of Man,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07and, of course, Manx cats,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10easily recognisable from their stubby tails.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15And the Isle of Man is home to one of sport's most thrilling events,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17the annual TT motorbike races,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20which have been running for over a century!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Today, I'm taking Dave back to relive those wonderful days
0:04:24 > 0:04:29when he first came here as an impressionable ten-year-old boy,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31enjoying the sights, tastes and smells
0:04:31 > 0:04:34of his first childhood holiday.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Split my kipper and call me Dave!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39And we'll see just how important those days
0:04:39 > 0:04:42spent on the Isle Of Man really were.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44To infinity and beyond!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Before any holiday truly begins,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53first you must set out on the journey.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57We all remember that eager anticipation of the golden moments
0:04:57 > 0:05:01that lie in wait at any magical destination.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07For Dave in 1967, his journey to the Isle Of Man began
0:05:07 > 0:05:11with a wonderful 40 minutes that he'll never forget.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14How did you get to the Isle of Man?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17We flew, which is my first flight ever, from Blackpool Airport,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and I can remember taking off and seeing above Blackpool Tower,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25which to a kid from Lancashire, as it was then, it's Cumbria now,
0:05:25 > 0:05:26it was spectacular.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Then, very much like this, we arrived and were taken in a bus.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30And it got better, Len,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33because it was the practice week for the TT.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- My dad was always a biker, so he was crafty, you know.- Yeah!
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- He picked the week?- He picked the week, picked the weather...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Nice weather?- It was like this, Len.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47You're on the bus, you're thrilled, you're excited,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- you've just got off a plane...- Yeah!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Did you play any games or were you running up and down
0:05:52 > 0:05:55or were you a very well behaved, good little boy?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I was very well behaved. I think I used to sit by the window
0:05:58 > 0:06:00with my face pressed against the glass.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I can remember being desperately thirsty and wanting some pop.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06You know, "You'll be all right." "Are we nearly there yet?"
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It was the usual, but that sense of anticipation,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11cos I hadn't slept the night before.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Of course not, it's too exciting. - It's holidays, yes!
0:06:13 > 0:06:16The more I think about it, the more I remember.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21It's things like this bus. This is quite an extraordinary treat, really.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Richard Davis has been driving this bus for 28 years.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29It's nearly 50 years old and was in service back in 1967.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34It could be the very same one Dave took with his mum and dad
0:06:34 > 0:06:36all those years ago.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39We're coming up towards the Fairy Bridge
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Yes.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I can remember being on the bus - the driver said,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46"Everybody, you've got to salute the fairies, the little people.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47"Say hello to the fairies."
0:06:47 > 0:06:49So the entire busload of passengers...
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You've got to do it, Len.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52There it is.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Hey!- Let's stand up and wave to the fairies!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Hey-hey-hey!- Hello, fairies!
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Dave's journey from the airport to Douglas took 30 minutes,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07but, ho-ho, it was worth the wait.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09We've arrived in Douglas!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Yeah, and that's Douglas Harbour.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15They used to have a dance competition on the Isle of Man
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- in the Villa Marina. - I saw Alice Cooper there.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Really, Alice Cooper?!- Alice Cooper.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Well, you didn't see Len Goodman,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26but you saw Alice Cooper! I know who I'd prefer to see!
0:07:29 > 0:07:34In 1967, the world was a very different place.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37It was the golden era of commercial aviation.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41The first Boeing 737 took its maiden flight.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45It went on to become the most popular airliner of all time,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48and they still make them today!
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Elvis Presley, the king of rock'n'roll,
0:07:51 > 0:07:52married his queen Priscilla,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56breaking the hearts of millions of fans in the process.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The pair had their only child, Lisa Marie, later the same year.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Pop stars were a bit different back then.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08The UK charts were dominated by none other than Engelbert Humperdinck.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11He had two number ones in '67,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13but this is my favourite...
0:08:13 > 0:08:21# I had the last waltz with you... #
0:08:21 > 0:08:24And the nation had its first ever cash machine,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28at Barclays Bank in London's Enfield High Street.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Nowadays, there's nearly 70,000 of them!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36'To start Dave's Holiday Of His Lifetime,
0:08:36 > 0:08:40'I've brought him here to where it all began...'
0:08:40 > 0:08:42We're here, ho-ho!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45'..the delightful Douglas Bay.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'For Dave on his first big trip away from home in Cumbria,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53'this two-mile stretch of sand must have felt a world away!'
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Here we are.- Not so bad, is it, Len?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Oh, Douglas Bay, eh?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Has it changed?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03First impressions, no.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I mean, these white-frontage Victorian hotels,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08to me, when I was little, they were like palaces.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Barrow is a red-brick town,
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- but these, they looked like a wedding cake.- Yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17It's always such a tidy place, the Isle of Man.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19It's a very well-kept place.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21So did you come and play here?
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I did do. We used to get some deckchairs and sit on the beach
0:09:24 > 0:09:26and I'd be there in the sea,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28always wondering what I was going to do next.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Yeah. Did you get a bit of pocket money?
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Ooh, yes. I can't remember what it was.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I remember the whole holiday I think cost over £100.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Going back to 1967,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- that was two or three months' wages. - Yeah!- More, probably, more!
0:09:42 > 0:09:46I think when Dad retired, his lump sum was £240
0:09:46 > 0:09:50and I know he spent nearly half of it in that one week's holiday.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Just blew it on a fabulous week?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Yeah. I think I had £5.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56I think I had my first note.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Really?- My first blue one, Len.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- £5 to spend?- Yeah.- Oh-ho-ho!
0:10:02 > 0:10:05This is the perfect holiday bay.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10It's a quintessentially English seaside resort.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11It's a great place for a family.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16'It's clear just how important the Isle of Man is to Dave.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20'We've only just arrived and he's already got a spring in his step.'
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- I'm out of step even now, things don't change.- No matter!
0:10:23 > 0:10:25When Dave first came here,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Douglas was a thriving town of 20,000 people.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33The port and docks had long provided the main source of wealth,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37but tourism was a vital part of the fabric of the town.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42One thing unique to Douglas were the horse-drawn trams that
0:10:42 > 0:10:45carried locals and tourists up and down the promenade.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49They first started operating in 1876,
0:10:49 > 0:10:50and they're still running today.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Oh, Dave!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Hey! This is it. Lovely!
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Now this is exactly how it was.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Oh-h! Cor. Can you smell the sea?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Oh, yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I can smell the ozone.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Oh, yes. The old ozone up the nose-zone - lovely!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Cor! Do you remember coming on one of these?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Yeah, I think it's unique to Douglas.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21I've never seen horse-drawn trams anywhere else.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26It's amazing. The horses are well looked after, they're healthy.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30This, you know, it's an alternative to a donkey ride.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Yeah. As a young boy coming on this, sitting up the front,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37must have been fantastic.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It was magic, absolutely magic.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It's a good way to get up and down the prom.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Yeah!
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Dave first sat on a tram like this with his mum and dad in 1967
0:11:47 > 0:11:50on his first childhood holiday.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Sadly, the experience would not be repeated.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Although he didn't know it at the time, Dave's mum Margaret was
0:11:57 > 0:12:00battling multiple sclerosis.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Her health deteriorated until she passed away in 1980,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07so this trip to the Isle of Man was the first
0:12:07 > 0:12:09and last of its kind for the Myers family.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Did your mum and dad enjoy it on the tram?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Yeah, they loved it.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20I think I made their pleasure all that much more, cos I was so obviously in absolute ecstasy.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22They wanted me to be happy.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It was a big sacrifice for them. Me dad loved every minute.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28My mum just loved being out. She was still well then.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31All right, lads?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Oh, look at that - that's a beauty!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Look at that - Triumph.
0:12:37 > 0:12:43I tell you what, if I had a choice between riding a motorbike or tram,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I'm going to go for this, but I bet you're not.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48No, I'd never give my bikes up, Len.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I will convert you. I will convert you.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Dave's passion for motorcycling is legendary,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56as fans of The Hairy Bikers will know.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00He's ridden across the world seeking out the best food known to man.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03But it's been an eventful journey for this lovable lad,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and I want to know how he got started.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09So, Dave, there you are living in Barrow-in-Furness,
0:13:09 > 0:13:14you leave school - what happened?
0:13:14 > 0:13:20Erm...I went to art school. I did a foundation course at Preston Poly,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22then I got into Goldsmiths.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Got a degree, stayed on and did a postgraduate in art history,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I thought life as a perpetual student wasn't a bad 'un.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Then I applied and joined the BBC as a trainee.- Right.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35That was as a make-up artist.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Doing prosthetics, special effects. I was 23 years doing that.
0:13:39 > 0:13:4123 years?
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- A plasterer.- A plasterer?! - Yep, a posh plasterer!
0:13:45 > 0:13:49So what faces or shows did you work on?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I did all sorts from standard BBC, you know,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Top Of The Pops, with George Michael, Elton John,
0:13:56 > 0:13:57and, you know...
0:13:57 > 0:14:02latterly on TV, I was in charge of Spooks and Prime Suspect.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08For over 150 years,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11the tourist trade has been vital to Douglas and the Isle Of Man.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Last year, visitor spending injected over £100 million
0:14:16 > 0:14:19into the local economy.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Terry Cringle has lived here all his life,
0:14:21 > 0:14:26and knows just how important tourism is to the jewel of the Irish Sea.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30My parents had a boarding house on Queens Promenade,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32which is over the far end of the bay.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36I used to see visitors living in my house every summer.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39They came from mostly the north of England,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42particularly Lancashire, they were working-class people,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46who would live in back-to-back houses in middle of a smoky city,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50and came to the Isle of Man for the fresh air more than anything else,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53and with a bit of luck, some sunshine.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56My father had a good idea of what people needed.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58They want good, home-cooked food,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and they want good, comfortable beds.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And they would come every year,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05so we knew we had a steady source of income.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09It was probably a bit better than they had back home,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11so they had no complaints.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19The Isle Of Man has changed since the '50s, but unique attractions
0:15:19 > 0:15:23keep visitors coming back - and I've got ten of the best.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Around the world, the island is most famous for the TT Races,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30which have been running for over a century.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Motorised trikes take thrill-seekers
0:15:33 > 0:15:36around the 38-mile public road course,
0:15:36 > 0:15:38reaching speeds of up to 60mph, although
0:15:38 > 0:15:44that's a little slower than the race speeds of 200mph!
0:15:46 > 0:15:50With nearly 150,000 acres of agricultural land,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and 100 miles of coastline,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56the Isle Of Man is a large exporter of food.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Local produce is celebrated every year at the island's
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Food and Drink Festival.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Suppliers from the island display their finest delicacies
0:16:06 > 0:16:09in a fun feast of food at the Villa Marina.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16The Isle Of Man is nearly 20 miles from the nearest mainland,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20and has some of the clearest night skies in the British Isles.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25In the north of the island, the Point Of Ayre is a fabulous place
0:16:25 > 0:16:28to take in the universe in all its glory.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30On a clear night, you can see stars
0:16:30 > 0:16:35over 1,500 light years away, even without a telescope.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37If you're really lucky,
0:16:37 > 0:16:41you could even witness the magical northern lights.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Part of the magic of any childhood holiday is
0:16:49 > 0:16:53the excitement of staying somewhere different, the sights,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56the smells and the thrill of having a new bed to lie in.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01In 1967, the Isle Of Man was attracting 400,000 visitors,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04and Douglas itself had around 500 hotels.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08When the Myers family came, no expense was spared,
0:17:08 > 0:17:13so they checked in to the £5 a night Metropole Hotel.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19Completed in 1898, it boasted 50 bedrooms and three lounges -
0:17:19 > 0:17:24making it the chic choice of the discerning holiday-maker.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Sadly, the grand old Metropole is no longer standing,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32but just 20 metres away sits the Regency Hotel.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35Lead on!
0:17:35 > 0:17:39They were both spectacular Victorian seafront hotels
0:17:39 > 0:17:41and will have had striking similarities,
0:17:41 > 0:17:46so I'm confident this is going to stir up some memories for Dave.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48So, Dave is this like the hotel you came to?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52It is, Len, it's a proper, grand seaside hotel.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It was so different to what I was used to at home.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56We were in a two-up/two-down terrace,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and all of a sudden, transported to this,
0:17:59 > 0:18:00with all the fine woodwork.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It's got a lovely feel of a grandiose seaside hotel.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08It's lovely. It was like a palace to me.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Yeah, it's perfect. Talking of perfect,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I think that's the dining room.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Yes.- Just pop in and have a little cup of tea.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- A soupcon!- Come on.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Ha-ha! Oh, yes!
0:18:23 > 0:18:26'I hope to discover if his experiences
0:18:26 > 0:18:30'in the Metropole dining room helped form his lifelong passion for food.'
0:18:30 > 0:18:32This is lovely.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37When you arrived at the hotel,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40and went down for your first meal, was you expecting this?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I didn't know what to expect, Len.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Given the path my life took,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49it was a bit of a leader, really.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51You know, fine dining and food.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Because really the tablecloth came out twice a year,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56birthday and Christmas.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58And as for napkins, never seen one.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- And more than one knife and fork.- Yeah.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- So my mother said, "Whatever happens start outside in!"- Yeah.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08I remember one meal - it was braised steak, done in gravy
0:19:08 > 0:19:12with chips on the side. On the top was a bay leaf.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17I looked at it. I said, "Mother, there's some privet on my steak!"
0:19:17 > 0:19:21She said it wasn't privet but a bay leaf, so I ate it!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Nobody told me not to eat the bay leaf!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Why wouldn't you?- Yeah.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28That was my first understanding of herbs, really.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I've made a living out of it ever since!
0:19:30 > 0:19:35- Totally different to what you'd been used to.- Yeah.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38I remember I enjoyed it very much, though.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41The formality of it. It was a formal dining room,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45like this, it wasn't somewhere that had a menu for kids,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47and it was the waitresses...
0:19:47 > 0:19:52They all had the black dresses, white pinnies and black stockings.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56The fine dining experience was complemented by the attention
0:19:56 > 0:19:59from the immaculately turned out hostesses.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Always on hand to fulfil the diners every culinary desire - it was
0:20:04 > 0:20:06silver service with a smile.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09And it made a big impression on young Dave.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I had my first crush at the Metropole.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15She was about 18,19, a waitress called Beryl.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Oh! I was in love.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17She was very kind to me,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21and before I left I bought her a brooch, a Manx cat.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- I wonder what Beryl's doing now. - Yeah.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Ooh, eh? Dear old Beryl.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I'm spoken for now, Beryl.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28THEY LAUGH
0:20:28 > 0:20:32In '67, Dave had top-quality silver service on hand.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Beryl's not here today, though, so James will have to do.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Oh!
0:20:38 > 0:20:39Now that...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Thank you.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Dave... Before you go, sir, I'm got to ask Dave,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49see if you know what that is just by looking at it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51This is a test.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I know what I think it is.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59I think it's tomato soup with a dead fish and, erm, a scone.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I think it's maybe a lobster bisque.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04It's tomato and basil
0:21:04 > 0:21:07with a tempura basil leaf and yellow pepper foam.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09LEN LAUGHS
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Nearly right!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Between us we nearly bloody got it. - You got it, Len.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Are you going to try the tempura? No, you're not, are you?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- Aye.- What is it? Is it a fish?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23It's a basil leaf.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- That whole thing there is a leaf? - Mm.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27It's a battered leaf.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30A battered leaf.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Now, my nan...
0:21:32 > 0:21:36If I said to my nan, "I'm just going to steam into a battered leaf, Nan,"
0:21:36 > 0:21:38well, she'd pickle her walnuts, I'm telling you.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40DAVE LAUGHS
0:21:40 > 0:21:41No.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Dave is best known as one of the Hairy Bikers,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51those fabulous foodies who travel the world on their motorbikes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Viewers love the mixture of food and the open road.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58They've made over ten different television series
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and written 13 books.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05And Dave first met his trusty companion, Simon King,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09when they both worked behind the camera instead of in front of it,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and together they made the transition to the small screen.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14He was a location manager,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and we wanted to make our own programmes,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and it was dead honest, The Hairy Bikers.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21We sat in a pub one night and we were both cooks
0:22:21 > 0:22:24since we were boys, really good cooks,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27we both rode motorbikes, we both loved travelling,
0:22:27 > 0:22:29and we both liked talking twaddle.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32It's amazing how successful it's been.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Well, again, I think the key to it is there's a lot of honesty to it.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- Yeah.- You know, we've been allowed to grow in television,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41our knowledge of food's been allowed to grow.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44We always say our recipes are a bit like an Airfix kit -
0:22:44 > 0:22:47follow the instruction, you will end up with a Spitfire.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The Isle of Man is world-famous for its motorsport.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56The TT races have been running since 1907,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58making heroes of multiple winners,
0:22:58 > 0:23:03like Joey Dunlop, Dave Molyneux and Mike Hailwood.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05But it's notoriously dangerous.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09The riders reach speeds over 200mph
0:23:09 > 0:23:13over 200 lives have been lost on the circuit.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Local historian Peter Kelly first came to the TT
0:23:17 > 0:23:21when he was knee-high to a Ducati and has seen the race transform
0:23:21 > 0:23:24into the celebration of speed we know today.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29It all goes back to 1904, and, in actual fact, started as car racing
0:23:29 > 0:23:33promoted by Gordon Bennett, the American publicist,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37well-known for doing silly things like throwing rolls of money
0:23:37 > 0:23:41on the fire, hence the expression, "Gordon Bennett!"
0:23:41 > 0:23:44The reason why he came here - we had our own government
0:23:44 > 0:23:48and we were able to very quickly put an act through Parliament
0:23:48 > 0:23:50to close the roads.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54And that, in 1907, became the motorbike race, the TT.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57It started on a small course near to Peel,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01but then moved here with Douglas as its headquarters,
0:24:01 > 0:24:05the start and finish, 37-and-three-quarter miles
0:24:05 > 0:24:08of road, normal road racing.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10And that's what it still does today.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14The thrills and spills of those fearless riders
0:24:14 > 0:24:18will have left a big impression on Dave in 1967,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22as he watched his heroes flying around at breakneck speeds.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24It's bonkers, Len, isn't it,
0:24:24 > 0:24:29to think that motorbikes come down this very road at nearly 200mph?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32It's unbelievable. They're only country lanes.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- Oh, aye, but six laps is probably 200 mile.- Yeah.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Now, your dad was mad about bikes. - Oh, aye, it's in me blood.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- You're mad about bikes.- Oh, aye.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Well, I'm going to show you something now that I think
0:24:46 > 0:24:49will really impress you and please you.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52You know, Len, I'm quite enjoying being on my holidays with you.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58'Dave's 50 year love affair with motorbikes is legendary,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02'so today I'm bringing our very own cycle connoisseur
0:25:02 > 0:25:04'to a very special collection.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07'Here in Kirkmichael on the West Coast,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11'Tony East has restored over 100 classic bikes
0:25:11 > 0:25:13'to their former glories.'
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- Look at this.- Hesketh - I used to have one of those!
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- It was like sitting on a Spitfire, Len.- Really?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It went like the clappers, though.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28- Laverda Jota. That's about 135mph of Italian nonsense.- Yes.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31That was a bike I lusted after.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34But this one's quite unique, because on the petrol tank
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- is Piero Laverda's signature.- Wow!
0:25:37 > 0:25:41We had him over last year and he signed the petrol tank.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42That sounds unbelievable.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46What is it about bikes? What is the fascination for you?
0:25:46 > 0:25:47It all comes from my dad.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50He had a Norton Dominator, we always had bikes in the family.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53He never had a car, he never thought to pass his driving test,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55so I just had bikes all my life.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59It's like the freedom, the smell, the camaraderie,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01and I came in 1967 to the TT, the practices,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and the Japanese bikes were just starting then.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06And they sounded different to the British bikes.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08They were howling and screaming, the Yamahas,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10and Yamaha was such an exotic name.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I used to go to the local bike shop at home in Barrow,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17my face pressed against the window, you know, the Triumph and the BSA,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19then the Suzukis started to come through.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22But it's that whole thing, it's so emotive.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26I'm so lucky to make motorcycles part of my living.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29And, erm, I just get a lot of pleasure out of it.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31And you're not only mad about the bikes,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33you're mad about the TT, as well.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34The TT's unique, isn't it?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38It's completely unique in terms of its spirit, its adventure.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42It is dangerous, it's part of it, but the riders...
0:26:42 > 0:26:45The riders are accessible to the public.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I say, I've got the autograph book that I had in 1967,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52signed by Mark Hailwood, Phil Read, and the riders these days
0:26:52 > 0:26:56are as accessible as those guys were all those years ago.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Dave, I'm going to ask you something now...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- David?- Yes, sorry, Len. - Hold my gaze.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I know you're in bikers' paradise here.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Have you got a car?- Yes, Len.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Oh, you... You've disappointed me a bit.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11DAVE LAUGHS
0:27:11 > 0:27:14So you have got a car, but you're mad on bikes?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Yeah, I've got four bikes at the moment. But they come and go.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- I had seven, but I've had to cull due to marital pressures.- Right.
0:27:21 > 0:27:28If Tony was to say to you, "Dave, pick a bike, it's yours,"
0:27:28 > 0:27:30which one would it be?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Ooh, now you've got me going. - Well, I want to know.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37See, you need more than one bike, Len, different purposes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Well, you've got your other bikes, he's not saying you're taking...
0:27:40 > 0:27:43This is to add to your collection, a new bike.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Would it be the Vincent? Would it be the, erm, Sunbeam?
0:27:47 > 0:27:51It would have to be the Vincent, I think.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52- Yeah?- Yeah, the Vincent.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Cos it broke the world speed record but was also a motorcycle
0:27:56 > 0:28:00that a fella could go to work on. And I think it's British, as well.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03We Brits built the best motorcycles in the world.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05We dominated the industry.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Which one would you have, Len?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10I would probably have the Vincent Firefly.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Up there, it's like a bicycle with a small engine. That would suit me.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Light and agile, like yourself.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18A bit like myself, a little bit nippy,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21nice, comfortable seat, nice handlebars.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I could see myself driving up and down the prom
0:28:24 > 0:28:27in the Vincent Firefly. 1955.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Oh! Fabulous! I was 11.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Tony, you know what I would like to do?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34I would love to try on a helmet.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Yes, you can try a helmet.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39And if I had to pick a helmet, it would be that one.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Pudding basin, they call it.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43I've got an enormous head, if I'm honest.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51Oh, yes indeed.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Ah, yes. Suddenly...
0:28:54 > 0:28:56I've got the feeling for it now.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Come on, Dave, let's have a selfie.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Len, do you know what? You remind me of Lawrence of Arabia.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Do I really?- Just before he crashed.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09People think I'm a softie.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Yeah, you know, ballroom dancers, we're not tough.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I'm going to show you now what tough is.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16First, I'm going to don my helmet.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Now I'm going to take a motorbike out.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Right, Dave, here we are, our chariot awaits.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- Ho-ho!- Look at this!
0:29:28 > 0:29:32This is the Ariel Square Four. My dad had one of these, Len.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35This was 1000cc, so it always had quite a big cachet,
0:29:35 > 0:29:37you know, it was a big bike.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40It's one thing getting in, but I may never get out.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- Len...- Oh! Oh! - ..you won't want to get out.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Do you know what?
0:29:45 > 0:29:50It's like going back to being eight months old sitting in my pram.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52But your pram never sounded like this.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Come on!
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- ENGINE ROARS - Wahey!
0:29:58 > 0:30:00To infinity and beyond!
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Hey!
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Oh-ho!
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I don't want any skidding!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13'The Ariel Square Four
0:30:13 > 0:30:16'was first designed by engineer Edward Turner in 1928.'
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Tally-ho!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22'They only made 15,000 of them,
0:30:22 > 0:30:27'but they had a worldwide reputation, and I can see why!
0:30:27 > 0:30:29'It's a British classic.'
0:30:29 > 0:30:30LEN LAUGHS
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Oh!
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Love it! Hey!
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Dave, you're getting a ten from Len! Fantastic!
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Yes! That's the first one I've ever had!
0:30:46 > 0:30:50'And, Dave, if your dancing is still as bad as I remember,
0:30:50 > 0:30:51'it'll be your last!'
0:30:53 > 0:30:58The Isle Of Man caters for hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And while it has all the modern attractions associated
0:31:01 > 0:31:04with a 21st-century holiday destination,
0:31:04 > 0:31:08it still retains some of that old-world charm.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10The island's east coast
0:31:10 > 0:31:15is home to the unique 17-mile-long Manx Electric Railway.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17It's been running on overhead power lines
0:31:17 > 0:31:19since the 19th century,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and some of those original Victorian carriages
0:31:22 > 0:31:26are still in service - the oldest in the world.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30The island is home to 3,500 pigs,
0:31:30 > 0:31:3630,000 cows and 140,000 sheep,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39so there's always plenty of good fresh food on offer!
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Like this feast on a shovel, which can be found in Douglas.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46They call it the Fireman's Breakfast.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Holiday-makers will never struggle to find a hearty way
0:31:48 > 0:31:51to kick-start the day.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55The largest working water wheel in the world can be found
0:31:55 > 0:31:59in the town of Laxey, on the island's east coast.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04It's 160 years old and is known as Lady Isabella.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08It still delivers over 1,000 litres of water a minute -
0:32:08 > 0:32:12a truly magnificent engineering achievement.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21No holiday is complete without sampling the local food -
0:32:21 > 0:32:26those new tastes and textures transform our palate for ever.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28On the Isle of Man in 1967,
0:32:28 > 0:32:33the traditional breakfast of choice was smoked kippers,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35my all-time favourites!
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Dave, are you a fan of kippers?
0:32:37 > 0:32:38I am, certainly, of a Manx kipper.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41So am I. And I've got a treat for you now,
0:32:41 > 0:32:45because here we are. This is where they smoke 'em.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Smoking!- Smoking!
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Oh, smell that!
0:32:48 > 0:32:51You can't beat a good kipper.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54In the '60s, the Isle Of Man had a large fishing industry,
0:32:54 > 0:32:59with herring in abundance in the nearby waters of the Irish Sea.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Once caught, the herring would be split in two, soaked in brine,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06and then hung above open fires
0:33:06 > 0:33:10to create the unique flavour of smoked kippers.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- This is the kipper man.- Hi, Dave. - Nice to see you.- Good to see you.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17'Traditional smokers have been doing it like this
0:33:17 > 0:33:19'for over 100 years,
0:33:19 > 0:33:23'like Paul Desmond, here in Peel on the island's west coast.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25'I just hope Dave picks up a tip,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28'so he can rustle me a few later!'
0:33:28 > 0:33:31And what is that that is firing away there?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- We use pine for the heat.- Oh!
0:33:33 > 0:33:35On the back two-thirds of that we put oak and sawdust,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37which you mix together with water,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39and that gives you the smoke.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41So the flame's coming from the white,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44and the smoke's coming from the oak and sawdust.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Yeah. Where are the kippers, then? Are they...?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The kippers are hanging up about 20 to 40 feet up in the air.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- Right up there?- Right up there. Right at the top.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54And how long is the process? How long do they smoke for?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56On a good day, about six to eight hours.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- Whoa!- Fabulous. - That's proper smoking, in't it?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Whoa-ho! Gee willikers!
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Hey!
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Cor... Fabulous!
0:34:06 > 0:34:08How many kippers have you got hanging up there?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11About 4,000 or 5,000, but it'll hold 20,000.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- 4,000 or 5,000 kippers?!- Yeah.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15But it'll hold 20,000.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- 20,000 kippers?- 20,000.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- And there used to be seven of these going in the old days.- Really?
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- Well, nobody can say it's not real smoke.- No.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24That's where your flavour comes, isn't it?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Isn't it funny how a method of preserving food has actually...
0:34:27 > 0:34:30We've got a taste for it, and it actually enhances the flavour.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Yeah.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35'With so many fish on hand, I'm sure they won't miss a couple!
0:34:35 > 0:34:38'Come on, Paul, show us how it's done.'
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Down there and up there like that. - Splitting your kipper?- Yeah.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44In the old days, women would split these by hand,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46and they'd do, like, five or six a minute.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49We have machines now - introduced in the '50s.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- They do 55 a minute. - Good... And that's...
0:34:52 > 0:34:53And that's how they used to do it.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Would that be a pair of kippers? - That's one.- That's one. Right.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01Come on, Dave, you know, you're used to all this housework.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Pick your herring.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Ah, which way is it?- That way. - That way. Yep, thought so.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Make an incision down there...
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Straight down the back. And then...
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Now get rid of all those gizzards.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Ooh. Yeah, I don't like it, really.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Well... Oh, no.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27Now... Five or six a minute.. I think I've got the sack.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30There you are. Split me kipper and call me Dave!
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- I reckon I could pick this up, given another...- You could.- ..20 years.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Is this how they're all done now, in the traditional way?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39What about when you get those boil-in-the-bag...
0:35:39 > 0:35:42or, you know, kippers? Are they done the same?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44No. We're the last traditional yard in the Isle of Man
0:35:44 > 0:35:45using this method now.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Yeah?- There are other yards in England and Scotland
0:35:48 > 0:35:50that use this method, but there's very few now.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Most of them are done on electric kilns, the modern method.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55But some of them have smoke flavouring, don't they?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57It's not smoke at all. It's flavouring. It's...
0:35:57 > 0:35:59It's like pork scratchings.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00DAVE LAUGHS
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- Cheers, Paul. Thank you.- Oh, yes!
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Oh, yes, thank you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08The smell, there's nothing like it, is there, Len?
0:36:08 > 0:36:12It's... How people can say they don't like a kipper,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15well, I can't understand it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20So smoky, aren't they? And good for you, too!
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Yeah. So, when you came here in,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- as a kid...- Yeah.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28..would you have had a kipper or was you too young
0:36:28 > 0:36:30to appreciate...?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33No, we had them for breakfast and...
0:36:33 > 0:36:36They were just done in a jug. Put the kippers in a jug,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39pour boiling water on, just warm through.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44We had them... Then the big treat was you could have them sent over,
0:36:44 > 0:36:45so before we left to go home,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48we ordered some boxes of kippers to be sent over,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50some to my auntie's and some to ours
0:36:50 > 0:36:52so we could kind of relive our holidays again.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53Lovely.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58I like 'em with scrambled eggs or a pate. Kipper pate is nice.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01You see, that's the trouble with you chefs.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04You get all arty-farty in the end with...
0:37:04 > 0:37:06kipper pate and...this and that.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- You're not an adventurous eater. - I'm not very adventurous,
0:37:11 > 0:37:12if I'm honest, no.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19But, I must say, these are delicious.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Tasty, aren't they?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24I like most things that come out of the sea, if I'm honest,
0:37:24 > 0:37:25other than octopus.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28What about Ursula Andress in Dr No?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30And Halle Berry.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32THEY LAUGH
0:37:36 > 0:37:39The Isle Of Man caters for hundreds of thousands of tourists
0:37:39 > 0:37:44every year, with a vibrant mix of sights, sounds and tastes on offer.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Here are just a few more of them.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49With 100 miles of coastline,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52the Isle of Man is a hot spot for dolphins,
0:37:52 > 0:37:54and beautiful Niarbyl off the west coast
0:37:54 > 0:37:57is the perfect place to watch them from.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59At different times of year,
0:37:59 > 0:38:03the waters are also home to seals and even sharks.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Niarbyl is renowned as an area of outstanding beauty in its own right.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14Built in 1899 on the site of the old Douglas Pavilion,
0:38:14 > 0:38:18the fabulous Gaiety Theatre has had a turbulent history.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21It had fallen into ruin by the mid-1970s,
0:38:21 > 0:38:25but has been restored to its full former glory.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28It continues to play host to local performers
0:38:28 > 0:38:30as well as worldwide acts.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34In the south of the island,
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Castle Rushen is one of the best-preserved medieval castles
0:38:38 > 0:38:40in Europe.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Former seat of the Norse Kings and Lords of Mann,
0:38:43 > 0:38:48the magnificent keep and bailey date back almost 1,000 years.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55For all its hills and valleys, the isle only has one actual mountain
0:38:55 > 0:38:57but it isn't half spectacular!
0:38:57 > 0:39:02Standing at over 2,000 feet, the views from the top of Snaefell
0:39:02 > 0:39:04are something to behold.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08It's said that on a clear day you can see the seven kingdoms -
0:39:08 > 0:39:10England, Scotland,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Wales, Ireland,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14the Isle Of Man, of course,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17the heaven and the sea.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19And the best thing is, you don't even have to climb it.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Let the electric railway take you the top.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Dave Myers has had a wonderful, varied career,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31finding fame relatively late in life.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34The Isle Of Man has clearly played a significant role
0:39:34 > 0:39:37in his love of food and motorcycles,
0:39:37 > 0:39:38his two great passions,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41which helped bring him such success.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- The Hairy Bikers have absolutely gone round the world.- Yeah.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Give us an idea of where you've been.- Ooh.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50All over... America, Mississippi.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Er, Argentina was a fabulous trip.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56We... It's been amazing.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57It sounds terrific, I must say.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59I'm happy with the Isle Of Man for now, though.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Yeah. The Isle of Man... I tell you what,
0:40:01 > 0:40:05when you've got a day like this, not a cloud in the sky,
0:40:05 > 0:40:06it's hard to beat, really.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Dave might have all the moves in the kitchen,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14but when he put on his dancing shoes for Strictly Come Dancing
0:40:14 > 0:40:16in 2013,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19it was a recipe for disaster!
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Now, listen, Dave, have you kept up your dancing
0:40:22 > 0:40:25since you left Strictly?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27I've done a bit with Karen...again.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32We danced at the Savoy in London, did me Moves Like Jagger again.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33And Strictly was fun.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It's terrifying but it's fun.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38But I think my wife would like me to do a bit more dancing,
0:40:38 > 0:40:39but she doesn't move like Karen.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- Don't say that to her, though! - No. Oh, no.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46So, did you ever in your wildest dreams imagine
0:40:46 > 0:40:49that when you were here as a little boy
0:40:49 > 0:40:51you'd be sitting here, you know,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54a real star on TV,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56a celebrity cook,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59did you imagine that that would ever happen?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02No, no. I've always been a dreamer.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Um... But...
0:41:03 > 0:41:05My dad had big horizons, you know.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08And I think that's why I did Strictly, really.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I was never going to be a dancer like you.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14But I did... I did give it a go. I got so much out of it.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17I think that's one of the secrets of life. But, no...
0:41:17 > 0:41:20looking back now on the day we've had today,
0:41:20 > 0:41:22I've enjoyed today as much as I did then,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- and that's a great thing...- Yeah. - ..to be able to say.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28I've had a marvellous time with Dave,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32reliving the memories of his first childhood holiday
0:41:32 > 0:41:34here on the Isle Of Man.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36THEY LAUGH
0:41:36 > 0:41:39His dancing may still not be up to scratch...
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I'm out of step even now!
0:41:41 > 0:41:44..but he certainly knows his way around a bike.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Tally-ho!
0:41:48 > 0:41:50And as you'd expect for a famous cook,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52he certainly knows how to split a kipper!
0:41:52 > 0:41:55These are delicious.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Spending time with him today,
0:41:58 > 0:42:02it's wonderful to see just how much the Isle of Man means to Dave.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06You know, Len, I'm quite enjoying being on my holidays with you.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Now, just to finish with,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12this is a little book
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- regarding...- Wow. - ..the Holiday Of My Lifetime.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21A little scrapbook of memories from Dave's time spent
0:42:21 > 0:42:23right here on the Isle Of Man,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26and bearing in mind how impressionable young Dave felt
0:42:26 > 0:42:29meeting his TT racing heroes,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I've got an extra-special surprise for him, too.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37The official programme of the TT, from 1967,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- the year you came.- Good grief!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Hee-hee! Helmets like yours.- Yeah.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49- And the scorecard, the official scorecard.- Oh, wow!
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Scorecard...
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Oh, wow!
0:42:52 > 0:42:54There's Derek Woodman. I got his autograph,
0:42:54 > 0:42:57There it is. SMB Hailwood.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58There's Phil Read.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00I got all their autographs.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Gosh. It's a box of memories.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Thank you so much, Len. - It's been great.- You're a topper.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Thanks for a wonderful day, thank you.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10And so that's the Isle Of Man,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13over 200 square miles of beautiful countryside,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16spectacular coastline
0:43:16 > 0:43:19and wonderful holiday memories for Dave Myers.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Glorious!