0:00:02 > 0:00:04Childhood holidays? We all love them, don't we?
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Fun in the sun, sandcastles, swimming in the sea...
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Can't beat them.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13So in this series, I'm going to be reliving those wonderful times
0:00:13 > 0:00:16with some much-loved famous faces.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Everyone a winner! Come on! Hook a duck!
0:00:20 > 0:00:24And some of the most surprising guests had the most fascinating holidays.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27THEY LAUGH
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Hey!- It's a tug-of-war!
0:00:32 > 0:00:35We'll relive the fun... TRAIN WHISTLES
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Oh, no, no!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38'..the games...'
0:00:38 > 0:00:41..and the food of years gone by...
0:00:41 > 0:00:43That is a little taste of childhood, right there.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48..to find out how those holidays around the UK helped shape
0:00:48 > 0:00:51the people we know so well today.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I'm giving you a standing ovation.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56So buckle up for Holiday Of My Lifetime.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Can you come on all my holidays?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05In today's journey through time, I'm not only driving a classic
0:01:05 > 0:01:10piece of British engineering, I'm doing it on an island.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Oh, it's not the Isle of Wight, it's not the Isle of Man
0:01:14 > 0:01:15and it's not the Isle of Skye!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18But it's an island. And do you know what?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I'm not going to tell you which one.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Although I WILL tell you my the next stop's the airport.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26I can't wait to meet my famous friend.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28She's been bringing sunshine
0:01:28 > 0:01:33and occasional showers into our living rooms for years.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38She was born in Morar, Scotland in 1962.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41After university, she got a job as a secretary at the Beeb.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But, I tell you what, ha-ha!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47The sky was the limit!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49She must have been on cloud nine
0:01:49 > 0:01:52when she got a job at the weather channel
0:01:52 > 0:01:55before moving back to the BBC.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Since then, come rain or shine, she's been telling us
0:01:58 > 0:02:04"whether" we should take our brollies or stick on our sunglasses.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10She's won the hearts of the nation and she's won awards, too!
0:02:10 > 0:02:13And that's your last cabbie clue.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Because she's about to clear customs!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I bet you know exactly who we're meeting.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25It's that weather girl we all love to wake up to, Carol Kirkwood.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28And I'm waiting to pick her up in a taxi.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Just like the way she would have travelled all those years ago.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Morar, where Carol Kirkwood grew up,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43is a small village on the west coast of Scotland.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46She lived there with her seven brothers and sisters,
0:02:46 > 0:02:52her mum Nancy and her dad Calum, who ran Morar's one and only hotel.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59After leaving school, Carol went to Napier University in Edinburgh
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and got herself a BA in commerce.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Then she joined the Beeb, working behind the scenes.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08But her destiny was to become a television presenter,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12something she finally realised in the early '90s.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And after training with the Met Office,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17she went on to become Britain's favourite weather girl,
0:03:17 > 0:03:22giving us those daily highs and lows on BBC News, World News
0:03:22 > 0:03:24and News At Six and of course, Breakfast.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26No surprise then,
0:03:26 > 0:03:31she's won Best TV Weather Presenter a staggering seven times.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35With all those hours she puts in, I bet she's keen on a holiday
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and what better island to come to than, drumroll please,
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Jersey!
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Home of the gorgeous Jersey Royal Potato. I can't wait!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Hooray! Hello!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's good to see you.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Good to see you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- You're looking well tanned.- Look at you though...
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Please give me that. - Thank you, thank you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Welcome to Jersey.- Oh, it's lovely to be back.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- It's been so long!- Is it exciting?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02It's very exciting, yes, it is.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Now, when you came here on your holidays, who were you with?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I was with my mum and my dad, my little sister and my little brother.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13The flight to Jersey was like going abroad, we'd never been abroad.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Yeah.- So I remember it so well... We couldn't sleep the night before.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Yeah, I bet it was so exciting.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Now, where exactly are we heading for?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Oh, well, I think St Helier, because that's where I stayed.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Oh, St Helier!- Yes.- Beautiful.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- And what was the year?- 1973.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32James Bond, Live And Let Die, 1973.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- You know what the big pop song was? - No.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Long-Haired Lover From Liverpool.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Jimmy Osmond!- Jimmy Osmond... Well, I'm not long-haired and I'm not
0:04:40 > 0:04:43much of a lover, but your taxi awaits.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Thank you, Len.- Here we go.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Ironically, the weather isn't the best today.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51But that's not going to dampen our spirits. Oh, no!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53This is your carriage.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Oh, but it's lovely.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Do you know, we used to bagsy seats? So I'm "bagsying" my seat now.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I'm going in the front.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Well, it's normal that you would sit in the back as I drove the taxi,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07but on this occasion, special occasion, you're more than welcome.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Let me get rid of this bag and then we'll get you in and off we go.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Brilliant.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20With a population shy of 100,000, Jersey isn't a big place.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23In fact, the island is only 45 square miles,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26just off the coast of Normandy.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30But now the meter's running, we're heading for the capital, St Helier,
0:05:30 > 0:05:36so Carol can relive her summer of '73 when she was 11 years old.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40We'll discover Jersey's unique and colourful history,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42from their version of a Royal Gala...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I'm just going to say, "Your Majesty."
0:05:44 > 0:05:47..to its World War II underground fortress.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- As long as you hold my hand... - I'll look after you, Len.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51I'm going to go in.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53We'll go head-to-head on the race track...
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Len! Get out of the way!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58..we'll discover yet another of my many, many hidden talents...
0:05:58 > 0:06:03There is some sunny intervals, but you have got some damp patches.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06THEY LAUGH
0:06:06 > 0:06:08..and we'll even attend feeding time at the zoo.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Even Dagu is shocked. Look at the look he's giving you, Len!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Oh, yes! This little island really does have it all.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Every holiday begins with a journey and for Carol, the excitement
0:06:25 > 0:06:29levels reached fever pitch before she even left the house.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32My brother was coming up for his sixth birthday,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34that's what we were celebrating in Jersey.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35This was an adventure.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37We would leave early in the morning.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Dad would drive, Mum would prepare a picnic.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44She would have cooked sausages before, wrapped them in silver foil
0:06:44 > 0:06:47cooked eggs before, shelled them, wrapped them in silver foil,
0:06:47 > 0:06:52she'd have a flask of tea, we would drive to Loch Laggan and we would stop there.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Oh, but it was brilliant! And that was part of the charm.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Then we carried on to Glasgow, and it's like, "Glasgow?!
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- "Goodness me, we're in the city!" - Yeah, yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03You know? It was amazing.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06And then going on a plane, we'd never been on a plane!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10And coming to Jersey, you know, if I put it into today's terms,
0:07:10 > 0:07:15- it was probably like flying to Sydney.- Yeah.- It was so exciting.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17And while Mum and Dad
0:07:17 > 0:07:19and the eight siblings could probably have filled a plane
0:07:19 > 0:07:24on their own, this holiday was just for the three youngest children.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29It was Trish and Alexander and myself that came with Mum and Dad to Jersey.
0:07:29 > 0:07:34And we stayed in a hotel called the Continental Hotel in St Helier.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Oh, right.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40And was your dad, because he was a hotelier, was he very hyper critical?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- "Oh, we wouldn't have put up with this!"- No, no.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46He just enjoyed it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48My dad was just a darling.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52He was a very gentle man with a really good sense of humour.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55As does Mum.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59And you know, I think he - and Mum, as well - they just enjoyed that
0:07:59 > 0:08:01somebody else was taking the strain and you know,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- having to ensure that everything was tickety-boo.- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07And fair enough, too. After all, Carol's mum and dad
0:08:07 > 0:08:11had a birthday party to organise for young Alexander on the holiday.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15But here's what else was going on in the world in 1973.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23It was the year we finally joined the EU after being rejected,
0:08:23 > 0:08:28thanks to the French president, in both 1963 and '67.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33We also saw the debut of not one, but two classic British comedies,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37The Last Of The Summer Wine and Some Mothers Do Have 'Em,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41with Michael Crawford giving us a bit of "Oooh, Betty!"
0:08:41 > 0:08:42And speaking of the telly,
0:08:42 > 0:08:48500 million people tuned in to watch Princess Anne tie the knot with
0:08:48 > 0:08:53Captain Mark Phillips, which, by the way, was only the second time
0:08:53 > 0:08:57in 200 years a British Royal had married a commoner.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01And as for music, we were all banging our heads to this one...
0:09:01 > 0:09:04# So come on feel the noise... #
0:09:04 > 0:09:06LEN SINGS ALONG
0:09:06 > 0:09:07# Girls grab the boys
0:09:07 > 0:09:11# We get wild, wild, wild... #
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Oh, I've got a headache.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13# Wild, wild... #
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Slade's classic Cum On Feel The Noize
0:09:15 > 0:09:18not only entered the UK charts at number one,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22but in the first three weeks, it sold half a million copies.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Oh, what a year!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Especially for 11-year-old Carol Kirkwood,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29who found everything about Jersey, from its locals
0:09:29 > 0:09:31to its beautiful beaches,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33nothing short of thrilling.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Well, Carol. Eh?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37This is a lovely view.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Oh! Do you know what, Len? I remember that castle.- Yeah?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I think, and I could be wrong, it's Elizabeth Castle.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47But we went to it and Mum was so concerned
0:09:47 > 0:09:51that the tide would come in and we would get stuck,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- but we walked across and we walked right back again as well.- Yeah?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Which was amazing.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Obviously, that's the same, but has the place changed much since?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Do you remember?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06The beach is the same, more scenic than I remember, but still stunning.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Look how beautiful... All that beauty.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Well, when I came here, it was the first time
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I'd ever stayed in a hotel and so I've never forgotten,
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- it was called the Hotel De La Plage. - Ooh! Next to the sea?- No.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Well, it might have been, I can't remember!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I guess it must've been, yeah!
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Now, one of Carol's most vivid memories is Jersey's
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Battle Of The Flowers, the island's famous parade where thousands
0:10:30 > 0:10:33line the streets in order to see the colourful floats
0:10:33 > 0:10:37and of course, the newly crowned Miss Battle.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41So get me, I've only gone and tracked down Miss Battle 1973.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48- This is Sian.- Hello, Sian, lovely to meet you.- Carol.- You too.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54Now, you've got something in common, because Sian was here in 1973.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57It was during the Battle Of The Flowers.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Oh, yes!- And you had a special role!
0:10:59 > 0:11:04I did! I was chosen to be Miss Jersey Battle Of The Flowers,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- and my...- I'm just going to say "Your Majesty".
0:11:07 > 0:11:09THEY LAUGH
0:11:09 > 0:11:12And I was... We always have a host, somebody that's going to
0:11:12 > 0:11:13look after us for the day, Mr Battle,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- and my Mr Battle was Henry Cooper.- Aw.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18And he was perfect.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20And look at you, Sian!
0:11:20 > 0:11:23And I say, you're still in gorgeous condition,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- but there, look. How old were you then?- I was just 20.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Did you feel nervous doing that?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Because you're in front of crowds of people.- No, I loved it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36No, I was... My parents are in the background, waving at me
0:11:36 > 0:11:39and it was just... It was a wonderful day.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- So, Carol, you must have been waving away?- Yeah, I would've been.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I'd have been, "Oh, I want to be Sian!" except I didn't know your name then!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Well, Carol, you're probably in the background there somewhere.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Coming from the Highlands, we'd never seen anything like this.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- Yes.- These huge displays and big trucks going past. It was amazing.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- It was sunny and it was lovely and warm.- Yes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Well, I've been to many of the Battles since,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06and it's always sunny. Always sunny. So, there you go.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09If you want to come to Jersey, come when The Battle Of Flowers is on!
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- That's it, because you know you're going to get good weather.- Right.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Sian, let me say it has been a pleasure.- Lovely meeting you.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16- Thank you so much.- Lovely.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- And me too, a pleasure, Sian. Thank you.- Super.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Now, August is of course a great time to visit Jersey,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25but there's plenty to do the rest of the year as well.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33And just to prove my point, here's seven of the best attractions,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35hand-picked by yours truly.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Starting with Faulkner Fisheries, where the seafood's so fresh,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43well, it's still alive! They'll even slap it on the barbecue
0:12:43 > 0:12:46so you can enjoy lobster, oysters and the like
0:12:46 > 0:12:51while taking in the great views and a glass of vino. Cheers!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And speaking of booze, just down the road
0:12:54 > 0:12:56is the La Mare Wine Estate,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00where, set in the grounds of this 18th-century farmhouse,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04they're producing up to 20,000 bottles of plonk a year
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and there's a visitor centre where you can sample the goods!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11The philosophy is about making something that's genuine Jersey,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14that you can't get anywhere else.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16And if you can see it being made by the people who are making it
0:13:16 > 0:13:20and we impart our passion across, then I really think that's value added.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24But it's not just for wine lovers, they're also making cider,
0:13:24 > 0:13:28brandy and even chocolate as well. Oh, heaven.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34As for Carol's holiday in '73, there was one place
0:13:34 > 0:13:37her dad practically insisted they visited.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41The War Tunnels, a chilling reminder that during World War II,
0:13:41 > 0:13:47Jersey endured five long years of German occupation.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Well, do you remember this, the Jersey War Tunnels?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Yes, and do you know what I remember most?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57It was chilly inside and I think there was the sound of picks
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and it felt... You could smell it, it was quite dank
0:14:00 > 0:14:02and there were hospital beds and mannequins...
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It was quite scary, actually, when we were kids.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- Scary.- Yeah.- I don't do scary. I don't honestly do scary.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12But because I'm with you, and I feel protected,
0:14:12 > 0:14:13as long as you hold my hand...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- I'll look after you, Len. - ..I'm going to go in.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Ohhhh!- Look, it's all dark!
0:14:19 > 0:14:21LEN GASPS CAROL LAUGHS
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Today, the tunnels form a spooky museum that tells the story
0:14:26 > 0:14:30of the prisoners of war who were forced to excavate rock
0:14:30 > 0:14:33in order to create a defensive structure
0:14:33 > 0:14:36135 feet below the surface.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- This is what I remember.- Yeah? - How cold it was and the noises.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Cold...- Yeah, and this was the scary bit, Len.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Well, I'm a bit scared, if I'm honest.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Thousands of labourers, many thought to be slaves, were brought over.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Some literally worked to death
0:14:53 > 0:14:57and one exhibit attempts to recreate the conditions they endured.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59How long would it have taken?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Because you're just chipping into rock, aren't you?
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Well, it beggars belief, really, the length of time it must've taken.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10GERMAN VOICES PLAY THROUGH SPEAKERS
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Those are German voices?- Yes.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- I guess shouting the commands to the prisoners of war.- Yeah.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20"Get on with it."
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Well, when we were kids, hearing that, it really would be scary. - Yeah.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It would have been, and I remember running back to Mum and Dad
0:15:26 > 0:15:28trying to find them, because we WERE scared.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30It was 40 years since you've been here, or so,
0:15:30 > 0:15:35- and it's 50 years since... But I do remember coming here...- Me too. - ..and this place.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Yeah. Even the smell is familiar.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39BOOM
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Don't be scared, Carol.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Be a brave little...
0:15:42 > 0:15:45INDISTINCT VOICE Stand by?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52After taking Normandy,
0:15:52 > 0:15:57the Germans decided to bomb Jersey, as they assumed, quite wrongly,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00that the island would have a large military presence.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03When the planes arrived over Jersey,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07they flew low over the harbour and they saw lots of lorries,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09which they took to be Army lorries.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12In actual fact, they were potato lorries.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Thinking they were military,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17they dropped their bombs and they machine gunned the harbour.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Realising Jersey was defenceless,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23the first Germans arrived a few days later.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Hitler thought the island was of huge significance during the war.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30What Hitler had was called "insel wahn",
0:16:30 > 0:16:32which means "island madness".
0:16:32 > 0:16:34He was delighted he had them and, my God,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38he was going to hang onto them if he could, hence this stuff.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42In Jersey we have over 300 bunkers, shelters, gun placements...
0:16:42 > 0:16:45He was serious about this.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50In fact, Hitler was so serious about retaining control of the island,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54here on Jersey alone, it's claimed there was one German soldier
0:16:54 > 0:16:56for every four civilians.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00The War Tunnels were essential to his plans and were eventually
0:17:00 > 0:17:04turned into an emergency hospital for German troops.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07It had an operating theatre, a recovery room,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09a pharmacy, a telephone exchange...
0:17:09 > 0:17:14There was about 400 beds in it and the whole lot was centrally heated.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Fortunately, the hospital was never finished,
0:17:19 > 0:17:22or even used, and today,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26its fascinating story attracts visitors from near and wide,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29like Carol and her family back in '73,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31who despite the odd fright, loved coming here.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I had the best upbringing because it was so free.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I grew up in an era where we didn't lock doors at night
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and where you jumped on your bike and off you went.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Coming from a large family,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48how do you think that affected your adult life?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I think, initially, I was always quite shy
0:17:52 > 0:17:55because it was he who shouted the loudest that was heard,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58so I didn't ever shout the loudest,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01but it made me share things more readily,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04it made me more concerned about my siblings' feelings and therefore,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08that became apparent in my adult life. I always considered
0:18:08 > 0:18:11my actions, I don't want to hurt anybody deliberately or otherwise.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13When you was a little girl,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17did you have ambitions as to what you wanted to be when you grew up?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Yes, I first of all wanted to work for the BBC and secondly,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24wanted to be a Blue Peter presenter, so I wrote to the BBC when I was
0:18:24 > 0:18:28about 12, saying, "I want to come and work for you, what do I have to do?"
0:18:28 > 0:18:31They wrote back, personnel wrote back, saying, "Get a degree."
0:18:31 > 0:18:34So I said, "In what?" And they said, "Anything."
0:18:34 > 0:18:36So I did that and then I went
0:18:36 > 0:18:38and joined what was called the secretarial reserve.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41That was very much like having an in house temporary
0:18:41 > 0:18:44secretarial agency. I don't think it exists any more.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46But I did that and that was great
0:18:46 > 0:18:49because I worked in so many different departments,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and programmes like Doctor Who, Beat The Teacher, Newsnight,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- and of course, Breakfast.- Yeah.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59'Even though Carol never did present her favourite children's show,
0:18:59 > 0:19:03'she did end up borrowing their garden on a regular basis.'
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I spent years in the Blue Peter garden,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- probably more than the Blue Peter presenters!- Yeah.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12So, there was that little connection with Blue Peter, even though
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- you didn't get on the main show. - Yes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18'For Carol, that was just the beginning, and while I'm
0:19:18 > 0:19:22'dying to know what happened next, right now there's much more to see in Jersey.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29'Starting with a few more of my seven top tips.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31'At five, a pastime they invented in
0:19:31 > 0:19:34'New Zealand. It's called blow-carting.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38'Like go-karting, but with a sail and on the beach,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42'giving you a top speed of up to 55mph. Oh. No!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44'That's no good for my pacemaker!
0:19:46 > 0:19:50'Or for a slightly gentler ride, how about going on a seafari,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53'in order to explore the amazing views
0:19:53 > 0:19:57'and wildlife around Jersey and the surrounding islands.'
0:19:57 > 0:20:00You're going in caves along the north coast, you're going
0:20:00 > 0:20:02to offshore sandbanks in the middle of nowhere,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04surrounded by turquoise waters.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06We're so close to the sea, so close to the wildlife,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10the dolphins splash you sometimes, the seals are very inquisitive,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14come right up to the boat, so you're almost within touching distance.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18'You can even enjoy a picnic, or zip across to France for dinner.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22'Now, that really is a bon voyage!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25'Or then again, you could always head here,
0:20:25 > 0:20:31'to Durrell Wildlife Park, created by author Gerald Durrell in the late '50s,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34'so he could help protect some of the planet's rarest species.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37'It's also where Carol celebrated
0:20:37 > 0:20:39'her little brother's birthday in '73.'
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- So, what do you remember of coming here to the zoo?- Oh, gosh!
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I remember the orang-utans, we were fascinated by the orang-utans.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- We'd never seen them. And the monkeys!- Yeah.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Oh, the monkeys were so naughty and they were running everywhere.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56We thought they were hilarious, as well as being uber cute.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Yeah. And wasn't there a bit of an incident with the...?
0:21:00 > 0:21:01The orang-utans, yes.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05My wee sister, my brother and myself thought this was hilarious.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Mum and Dad didn't find it quite so funny.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08We were just walking past
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and one of the orang-utans decided to relieve himself. He was dangling...
0:21:11 > 0:21:14He was hanging like this and then suddenly,
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- everything was just coming out of him.- Well, you would!
0:21:18 > 0:21:20We thought that was so funny!
0:21:20 > 0:21:24As I say, Mum and Dad didn't see the funny side of it at all.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27'And while that's an experience that's hard to top, I think
0:21:27 > 0:21:31'Carol's really going to enjoy my next surprise.'
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Carol, this is Chris.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Oh!- Not that.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Hiya, Chris. Very nice to meet you.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- And you.- Chris, good to meet you. - Hi there.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Now, Carol remembers vividly the orang-utans and...- Yes.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Carol, control yourself.
0:21:49 > 0:21:55- I think Chris is going to let us feed...- Oh, my goodness!- Yes, I am.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Really?- Yeah.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00We've got a nice mixture of pellet and nuts and raisins for them.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02One of their favourites.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So, I'll just grab the bucket and we'll try and get him
0:22:04 > 0:22:06to come back outside.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11- Wow!- Wow! Ha-ha! - Oh, my goodness! That is so cool!
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Joy of joys!
0:22:12 > 0:22:14'I thought she'd be pleased.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17'Let's hope there's not a toilet incident this time!'
0:22:17 > 0:22:20How do you feed them then, Chris? What do you do?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Well, this is scatter feed, so what we do is just lots of little
0:22:23 > 0:22:26bits, put it in the scoop and just throw it over.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- And you can see he knows exactly what's going on.- Look at the...
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- What's his name?- His name is Dagu. - Dagu.- He's our dominant male.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- He's enormous!- He is. Have you got more than one orang-utan?
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Yep, we've got six in total, so we've got the big daddy,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Dagu, we've got two mums with two babies
0:22:44 > 0:22:47and then we've got another juvenile male.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- Look at Dagu's great big sideburns. - What are those big jollopy things?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- Yeah.- They are what's known as cheek flaps.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57No-one's entirely sure what they're for.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01But what we think is it makes him look bigger and also,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- if you want to shout loud, you cup your hands over your mouth...- True.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07..and then it goes further. That's what we think that's for.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10# Now, I'm the king of the swingers, oh... #
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And right now,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16I wouldn't mind betting Dagu's trying to tell us he's Hank Marvin!
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Though feeding him is something best done from a safe distance.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- Go on, Carol. Give him a... - OK. What if I hit him?
0:23:24 > 0:23:25- He really doesn't mind.- OK.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Stand back, everybody.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29OK, Dagu, are you ready?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Oh, I'm so sorry!- Oh, Dagu.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Oh, no. you deliberately went for him, Carol.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39This is how it should be done.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- Oh...- That wasn't a bad fling cos it had a bit of height to it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47What are you talking about? He's wearing them all now.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52OK, wee man. I'll try not to fling this at you.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Look at his face!
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- Like, what was this?!- You've scattered them hither and thither.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02He moves a little bit like Anton Du Beke.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04LAUGHTER
0:24:04 > 0:24:07'I don't know if it's my aim or my one liners,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10'but it looks as though old Dagu has had about enough.'
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- And he never did his toilet. - He didn't.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15- Oh.- He's had enough.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19He's said - I'm fed up of being pelted by monkey nuts!
0:24:19 > 0:24:21'Wouldn't you be?'
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Well, do you know what, Chris?
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Truly, I could stand here watching them come out and go in and be...
0:24:28 > 0:24:31It's fascinating. It really is.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35And thank you so much for spending the time with Carol and I.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Hear, hear. Thank you very much, Chris.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Carol, just see what I've got in store for you up here.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45'I've said it before and I'll say it again,
0:24:45 > 0:24:50'a big part of any holiday is the food, and for Carol, the menu
0:24:50 > 0:24:52'she's most nostalgic about
0:24:52 > 0:24:55'is the one at her brother's birthday party.'
0:24:55 > 0:24:58It was brilliant because mum had brought his favourite,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00which was a chocolate Swiss roll.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I think we had a few candles on it as well,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05and we had a little picnic party.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07It was a lovely day.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11'Well, Carol, get ready to eat your way down memory lane!'
0:25:12 > 0:25:14SHE GASPS
0:25:14 > 0:25:17You've got a Swiss roll!
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Oh, my giddy aunt!
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Look at that! That's what it was like!
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- That's just what it was like. - I've not got one Swiss roll...
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- I've got another one. - You've got two.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32'Oh, yes! No expense spared!'
0:25:32 > 0:25:34We want to go one step further really.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37So I thought, what we could do is decorate them.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Yes!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43As I know, you're very competitive,
0:25:43 > 0:25:49so we'll just see who can create the nicest decorated Swiss roll.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Oh, look at that baby go!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- What are you drawing? Squiggles?- Yeah.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09'Now, at this point, I really wish I could say, "And here's one I made earlier!"
0:26:09 > 0:26:12'But still, at least it's better than Carol's!'
0:26:12 > 0:26:16That's all right, but it's just a pretty pattern.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19What I've done here, I've created
0:26:19 > 0:26:26the Swiss Alps here, and here, I've done the orang-utan.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- That's a... - CAROL LAUGHS
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- I thought that was a cat. - Don't be so vulgar!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- What do you mean that's a cat?! - It looks like...
0:26:34 > 0:26:39Look, it's got those big gollopy things on the sides of its head...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42You're right. Now that you describe it...
0:26:42 > 0:26:45It just took a bit... Obviously, you have to have imagination.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48'I tell you what, let's just call it a draw
0:26:48 > 0:26:50'and get down to the important part.'
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Are these these magic candles that don't blow out?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Well, that one's blown out. Oh, it came back to life.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59'Blimey! Cake baking - it's a roller-coaster, I tell you!'
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- Happy birthday, Alexander.- Yes! Happy birthday!
0:27:06 > 0:27:09'And finally, we get to eat!'
0:27:09 > 0:27:10Fill your boots.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Yeah.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15My objective is that we both eat the whole cake.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- It's not going to happen, is it? - It's not going to happen at all. No.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Even when we were here, all those years ago, Mum brought along...
0:27:22 > 0:27:25My mum's brilliant at organising things
0:27:25 > 0:27:28and we shared one between us and oh, it was yummy as well.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31I think she bought it in a local baker. It was very lovely.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- So, what sort of bloke was your dad? - Oh, my dad was a darling.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40He was a very gentle man and he had a brilliant sense of humour.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43He'd be telling us a joke, Len, and usually a shaggy dog story,
0:27:43 > 0:27:47and before he got to the end, he'd be killing himself laughing,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49so that we'd be laughing AT him, or with him,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- rather than at the joke cos the joke was usually rubbish.- Yeah.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Now, I know that your father died when you were only 21.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- That must have been, you know...- It was.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04- ..traumatic and a tragic time.- It was. I adored my dad. Still do.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10- He was a gentle, kind, lovely man, and he just died too young. - Yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11'Well, you know what?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15'I'm sure he'd be pretty proud of what Carol's gone on to achieve,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19'even if her cake decorating isn't quite as good as mine.'
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Swiss roll.- Mm.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Mm.- Nice, isn't it?- Mm.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32In the early '70s,
0:28:32 > 0:28:38Jersey was practically overrun with tourists, especially in August,
0:28:38 > 0:28:41and it is thought most of them came from Britain.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Don't forget, '50s, '60s, '70s, it wasn't that long ago,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47there'd been a war.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51So they would come somewhere that was typically British,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54we spoke the language.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58To use a cliche, you can get Watneys Red Barrel, chips,
0:28:58 > 0:29:02fags that you smoke back home... It was safe.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05What's more, Jersey has always been proud of being
0:29:05 > 0:29:08one of the warmest places in the British Isles.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Back then, it's rumoured the island had twice as many hotels as it
0:29:12 > 0:29:16does now. And most hotels had their own cabaret.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19People who are household names today started in Jersey.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Now, just around the corner from where we are, here at Gorey,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26there was a hotel called Les Arches.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29On the bill was a guy called Gerry Dorsey. Who's Gerry Dorsey?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Well, if I told you his name was now Englebert Humperdinck,
0:29:33 > 0:29:34you'll have heard of him.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38So what you find is a lot of people on their way up,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Mike and Bernie Winters, Cannon and Ball,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Chuckle Brothers, started in Jersey.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48Today, Jersey's more about quality than quantity, boasting everything
0:29:48 > 0:29:53from adventure tourism to its great nosh, with four Michelin star chefs.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54But back in the day, well,
0:29:54 > 0:29:59all us Brits really wanted was the comforts of home, plus sunshine.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Once upon a time, the tourism bureau used to use the slogan,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06"Closer to France, nearer to home," so that sums it up.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Doesn't it just?
0:30:08 > 0:30:14Mind you, I do know for a fact that back in '73, Jersey had one
0:30:14 > 0:30:19other tourist draw that Carol absolutely adored, go-karting,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22something I'm not too shabby at myself.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25I'm going to tell you the honest truth.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Lewis Hamilton, I don't know if you know this,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31started out before Formula 1, in go-karting.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- I didn't.- Oh, yes. 100%. And I was his instructor.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38THEY LAUGH
0:30:38 > 0:30:43- So I am, you know, pretty red hot on the old go-karting.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- So, I thought maybe a few laps, a little wager, maybe...- OK.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- Who pays for the coffee.- Done.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51Done. Come on!
0:30:51 > 0:30:56'Now, to succeed in this game, you need to have the right equipment.'
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- We're going to look like we're members of the Ferrari team.- Yes.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02'You need stamina.'
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Just hold my elbow, George. Help the old people.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08'And patience!'
0:31:08 > 0:31:12I'll have to take my shoes off. This could take hours.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15'But most of all, you need to know how to rattle your opponent.'
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Carol, there's a side of me you don't know.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I'm extremely competitive.
0:31:20 > 0:31:26- Are you?- Oh, yes. Most sports I've done and I'm not used to losing.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Oh, gosh!
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Well, Len, I'll be driving like Miss Daisy round here.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Well, I'll be driving like Stirling Moss with knobs on.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37'And now that Carol's well and truly rattled, it's time,
0:31:37 > 0:31:39'as they say, to bring it on!'
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- Now, Carol, I'm going to let you go in the front.- Thanks, Len.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Because obviously, you're only an amateur. I'm semi-pro.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50So you jump in that one and I'll get in just behind you.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55'All that remains to be said - drivers, start your engines!
0:31:55 > 0:31:58'Hang on a minute, no. I'm not ready.'
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Now, that's the brake, and that's the goer.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04'OK, I'm ready. And we're off!
0:32:04 > 0:32:07CAROL LAUGHS
0:32:09 > 0:32:10- This is cool!- Oi!
0:32:10 > 0:32:15Lewis Hamilton will be shaking in his shoes now at this speed.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17'Oh, yes! I can already feel the G forces.'
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Ha-ha!
0:32:19 > 0:32:23'Right then, three laps should separate the men from the boys.'
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Go on, Carol!
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Go on, girl!
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Chop chop!
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Wahey!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33'Well, I'm not breaking any land speed records,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35'but I am in first place.'
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Ha-ha!
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Come on, Carol!
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Come on, girl!
0:32:43 > 0:32:47'Going in to the second lap now, and Goodman's firmly in the lead.'
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Oh, yes!
0:32:50 > 0:32:51Oh, yes!
0:32:51 > 0:32:53I was built for speed!
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Get out of the way!
0:32:55 > 0:32:57'Not on your Nelly!'
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Get out of the way!
0:33:01 > 0:33:03'Hang on, what's this?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07'Carol's a bit sharper behind the wheel than I thought.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09'She's only gone and moved into first place.'
0:33:11 > 0:33:16Carol crept up on the inside. It's a liberty! Absolute liberty!
0:33:17 > 0:33:20'And just like that, she's snatched victory
0:33:20 > 0:33:22'out of me clutches!'
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I'm not having this. That was cheating.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30'And even though this action replay shows no such thing, I'm going
0:33:30 > 0:33:31'to have to say...'
0:33:31 > 0:33:36It's a liberty! I want another lap because... No, it's not fair.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39'Still, I think Carol enjoyed herself.'
0:33:40 > 0:33:44That was brilliant fun! And I overtook Len! Yes!
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Carol, I'm not having this. CAROL GIGGLES
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I was just enjoying myself, looking at the view,
0:33:50 > 0:33:55and I thought, "Oh, look, I've just seen a cuckoo." There was
0:33:55 > 0:33:58a small cuckoo there and a chiff-chaff, and while my head
0:33:58 > 0:34:03was turned, you sneaked up on the outside, like that.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Very, very upset and disappointed.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09'It also means I'll have to go and pay for the teas,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11'if I can walk to the cafe!
0:34:11 > 0:34:14'Though at least it's a chance to find out how a young Carol
0:34:14 > 0:34:17'ended up with a career on screen.'
0:34:17 > 0:34:19I used to work at the BBC as a production
0:34:19 > 0:34:21assistant behind the scenes
0:34:21 > 0:34:24and one of my friends worked for television training
0:34:24 > 0:34:27and they phoned me one day and said, "We're looking for presenters, as
0:34:27 > 0:34:31stooges, so we can train directors, floor managers, and everybody else."
0:34:31 > 0:34:32And then, on the back of that,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35I applied for a job with the local cable company and got it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39So I had to do all my own production and research and then presenting.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42'Finally, Carol had realised her dream
0:34:42 > 0:34:47'and soon even had an agent, though she wasn't properly impressed
0:34:47 > 0:34:50'when they suggested auditioning for the Weather Channel.'
0:34:50 > 0:34:52I thought, "Oh, I don't want to do the weather."
0:34:52 > 0:34:55So I went along anyway because he was basically saying, "Oh, get you!
0:34:55 > 0:34:58"What makes you think they're going to give it to you anyway?"
0:34:58 > 0:35:02So I went along and it was love at first sight. I just adored it.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Well, I know the Weather Channel from going to America
0:35:05 > 0:35:07and it's huge there.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- So, were you based in England? - Eventually, I was.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- I'd had training in Atlanta... - Oh, in America?- In America.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Yes, and then came back to London, which is
0:35:17 > 0:35:19where it was based in the UK
0:35:19 > 0:35:23and presented from there, and it was a fabulous organisation to work for.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26'But then came a slightly more familiar broadcasting
0:35:26 > 0:35:30'corporation and once again, Carol got the job.'
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- I must say, I love working at the BBC now. It's great.- Yeah.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35You're a real go getter, you know?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- If there's something there that you want, you...- Go and get it.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Do you know what, Len?
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Probably the most common complaint that I get is,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46"Why are you so happy in the mornings?"
0:35:46 > 0:35:49And the answer to that is very easy.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53I love my job with a passion and I work with my friends every day,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- so what's not to be happy about? - Yeah.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Well, listen, it's lovely to have a cup of tea,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- but I think we'll move on. - Brilliant.- Come on.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Time now for the final instalment of my seven must see attractions.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Starting with the Mansell Collection,
0:36:13 > 0:36:18a museum dedicated to the career of one of Jersey's most famous
0:36:18 > 0:36:21residents, Formula 1 driver Nigel Mansell,
0:36:21 > 0:36:25who had an unbelievable 31 wins.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Here you can not only see his trophies,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30but those beautiful cars as well.
0:36:30 > 0:36:36And then, there's the imposing Mont Orgueil Castle, built to protect
0:36:36 > 0:36:41Jersey from French invasions, something it did for 600 years.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45The French have always wanted the Channel Islands back
0:36:45 > 0:36:49and King John had to defend them, hence the reason for the castle.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53And as castles go, this one seems pretty hard to breach.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Built on granite, you couldn't tunnel underneath it,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00and with walls this high, a ladder wouldn't be much help either.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03The other thing about the castle is it's surrounded on three
0:37:03 > 0:37:05sides by water.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08So you couldn't attack from the water side of the castle.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Having said all that, the castle was captured by the French.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17My number one spot has to go to, what else,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21the humble Jersey Royal potato, something that's worth nearly
0:37:21 > 0:37:28£30 million to the local economy and is often sold here by honesty box.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Oh, get in there!
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Though before we think about dinner, I'm hoping Carol will give me
0:37:33 > 0:37:34a bit of career advice.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41As you get older, you need a bit of an insurance policy
0:37:41 > 0:37:44and I know Strictly's not going to last forever,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47so I've always fancied myself as doing a bit of the weather,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50so it just so happens that we've got a thing over here...
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Perhaps we could go through it and you can see how I do
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- and give me a score. - I'll give you a score.- Come on then.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59'You never know, with a bit of guidance,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01'I could be the next Michael Fish!'
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Well, do you want to put the weather that we've got in Jersey
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- on the map first?- No!
0:38:07 > 0:38:12- OK, then.- I'm going to start up and work down.- Got an unruly pupil here!
0:38:12 > 0:38:16And of course, we have, as always up in Scotland, we've got
0:38:16 > 0:38:20a deep depression, with thunder and lightning.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Very, very frightening, viewers.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23And now, of course,
0:38:23 > 0:38:28- we come over to the west coast, to where you live, Morar...- Yes.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31And there we are, it's slightly cloudy,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34but we have got quite a bit of sunshine.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Yeah, that's what we would call sunny intervals.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Sunny intervals, it is indeed. - Beautiful.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40You're doing well so far, Len.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Thank you so much.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46I'll go down to Newcastle and Sunderland and unfortunately,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49they've got a bit of a mixed bag because there is some sunny
0:38:49 > 0:38:52intervals, but you have got some damp patches.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54THEY LAUGH
0:38:54 > 0:38:56So, sunshine and showers.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Yes!
0:38:58 > 0:39:00'Oh, yes! I'm a natural!'
0:39:00 > 0:39:04And we come now to where I live, Kent, with this.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08I think it's an anticyclone. Whatever that is.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I don't know quite what an anticyclone is,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13but I would imagine it's something like that.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- That's actually a hurricane! - THEY LAUGH
0:39:17 > 0:39:20OK. And now, here we are...
0:39:20 > 0:39:22We're down in Jersey.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- And Len...- Aw!
0:39:25 > 0:39:27..is peeping from a cloud.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31That's my favourite, Len. We should have them on all of our maps.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32That's brilliant!
0:39:32 > 0:39:36I must say, you did really, really well. I give you...a ten.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Ten from Len.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44- A ten for Len.- It's a ten for Len. I knew it. I knew it.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I'm a natural at the weather.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51'For the time being at least, I'm going to let Carol keep her job.'
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Carol, you must know you're everybody's favourite weather
0:39:57 > 0:40:01girl and you've presented the weather in so many different places.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04What would you say was your favourite place?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Oh, that's really hard, Len, because there's so many.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09Recently, Wimbledon,
0:40:09 > 0:40:13but to go inside Buckingham Palace as well, that was pretty special.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Yeah. I can well imagine.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18You've won Weather Person of the Year.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- How many times have you won that? - Seven.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Seven! LAUGHTER
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Oh, perfect!
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Really?- Yes.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Oh, that's incredible. - That was such an accolade.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32I didn't expect it because I always think there's
0:40:32 > 0:40:35so many brilliant weather presenters around who are much better than
0:40:35 > 0:40:39me, by a country mile, so it was lovely to win it again this year.
0:40:39 > 0:40:47Do you know, I think people's childhood reflects on who they are and what they become?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50And I must say, you must have had the most happy
0:40:50 > 0:40:54and wonderful childhood because you've become such a happy
0:40:54 > 0:40:56and wonderful person, you really have.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Thank you.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02And to share your little holiday just for a day has been
0:41:02 > 0:41:07- absolutely fantastic. - Len, the pleasure has been mine.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Give us a cuddle.- Thank you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11I'm not putting you down now.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14THEY LAUGH
0:41:14 > 0:41:16'You know what?
0:41:16 > 0:41:21'Rain or shine, I'd go on holiday with our Carol any day of the week.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24'And Jersey? What an absolute cracker!
0:41:24 > 0:41:29'We've walked hand in hand along the beach and down memory lane.'
0:41:29 > 0:41:33I've never forgotten. It was called The Hotel de la Plage.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- Oh, next to the sea?- No.
0:41:35 > 0:41:40'We've been at one with nature, even though nature wasn't too impressed.'
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Scattered them hither and thither.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44'We've tasted victory on the racetrack,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47'or a very close second place.'
0:41:47 > 0:41:50I'm not having this. That was cheating.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54'And we've even discovered why the producers of MasterChef won't
0:41:54 > 0:41:56'return my call.'
0:41:56 > 0:41:58I've done the orang-utan.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02That's a...
0:42:02 > 0:42:04'Oh, yes! What a holiday it's been!'
0:42:06 > 0:42:07I've got a little thing here.
0:42:07 > 0:42:13A little scrapbook of memories of our time here in Jersey.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Thank you so much! That is lovely!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Thank you, Len.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24'After all, what's a holiday without a photo?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26'Which is why I've made sure our
0:42:26 > 0:42:28'special moments have been captured.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31'Aw! But I'm not done yet, oh, no.'
0:42:31 > 0:42:36I've got one other thing for you. Here's a print from the zoo.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Thank you!
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Oh, that is brilliant!
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Oh, that was so kind.- No.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49- Thank you.- I had such a good time. - I don't want it to end.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- No. Well... Shall we stay a couple of days?- Yes.- No, people will talk!
0:42:53 > 0:42:57No, mustn't! THEY LAUGH
0:42:57 > 0:43:00'In that case, taxi for Miss Kirkwood.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04'We'll be sorry to leave, but it's ta-ta from Jersey.'