:00:00. > :00:08.Coming up next on BBC News, it is time for the travel show. I go way
:00:09. > :00:11.back in time in Turkey. The orchestra that's
:00:12. > :00:17.bringing a classical beat We head to Spain to find out how
:00:18. > :00:24.to cook the perfect paella. And there's a device for your bike
:00:25. > :01:00.that's bound to get you noticed. Now, we're starting off
:01:01. > :01:02.this week in Turkey. It's a country that's been
:01:03. > :01:04.in the news recently because of political events,
:01:05. > :01:07.but it also has a rich and important history stretching back over
:01:08. > :01:10.10,000 years when it comes This summer marks the culmination
:01:11. > :01:16.of an archaeological project there to unearth some
:01:17. > :01:18.of the secrets of our I've just arrived in Catalhoyuk,
:01:19. > :01:32.which is about 45 minutes drive outside of Konya here
:01:33. > :01:35.in central Turkey. I'm meeting up with Borgia,
:01:36. > :01:39.and she will show me around. Hello, how are you?
:01:40. > :01:40.Good. I brought some weather.
:01:41. > :01:42.Yes, you did. Tell me a little bit
:01:43. > :01:49.about the site here. This is a site that's
:01:50. > :01:52.about 9000 years old. It was first settled at 7400 BC
:01:53. > :01:57.and it was settled continuously About 1000-2000 years before
:01:58. > :02:04.Catalhoyuk was established, people had started domesticating
:02:05. > :02:09.crops and animals. And this was a point
:02:10. > :02:14.at which we know people preferred to live in communities
:02:15. > :02:18.and villages year-round, rather than only
:02:19. > :02:22.hunting and gathering. But we also know that hunting
:02:23. > :02:25.was an important part So it's not completely abolished,
:02:26. > :02:30.by any means. The significance of the site
:02:31. > :02:35.was only first properly And in 1993, British professor
:02:36. > :02:41.Ian Hodder and his team of archaeologists were invited
:02:42. > :02:45.to spend the next 23 I mean, the sheer size of it,
:02:46. > :02:54.it kind of just takes your And there's a lot of work
:02:55. > :03:00.being done, these guys But, from what I can see,
:03:01. > :03:09.these houses are almost staggered. The sheer preservation that we get
:03:10. > :03:12.here on this site is unique. This is what we call,
:03:13. > :03:14.in archaeological terms, an agglomerated settlement,
:03:15. > :03:17.where people built their houses next to each other, and in a sort
:03:18. > :03:23.of beehive fashion. And they entered into their homes
:03:24. > :03:26.from their roofs. You can see there is
:03:27. > :03:28.a very concentrated... You can definitely see
:03:29. > :03:38.the walls strutting up. Yeah, you can see the mud brick
:03:39. > :03:41.and mortar, and you can see the plaster that was applied
:03:42. > :03:46.on top of the walls. And what's incredible
:03:47. > :03:48.about Catalhoyuk, of course, is the fact that we
:03:49. > :03:52.get wall paintings. What's maybe most fascinating
:03:53. > :03:55.about this town is that life here seems to have
:03:56. > :03:59.been pretty egalitarian. So far there's no evidence
:04:00. > :04:02.of any hierarchy in terms of buildings or spaces,
:04:03. > :04:05.and everyone's house seems to have Archaeologists think that each home
:04:06. > :04:10.was lived in for around two or three generations,
:04:11. > :04:14.then it was closed up and filled with soil so that a new house
:04:15. > :04:17.could be built on top. As the excavation project draws
:04:18. > :04:26.to an end, it's a race against the clock for
:04:27. > :04:30.the archaeologists to uncover as much as they possibly can,
:04:31. > :04:33.whilst also preserving the site. We have just uncovered this
:04:34. > :04:37.building, and they're on the latest Ashley is our site conservateur
:04:38. > :04:45.and she's uncovering a faint wall It took us about two weeks of work
:04:46. > :04:57.to get to this level, where it is, to remove all the infill,
:04:58. > :05:00.which came up all the way And it was a very hard,
:05:01. > :05:08.concrete-like, clay-rich infill. This I haven't seen
:05:09. > :05:17.anywhere else on the site. These are actual drawings done
:05:18. > :05:22.all those years ago? Yes, yes, this building
:05:23. > :05:28.is dated to about 6500 BC. And that is a drawing
:05:29. > :05:31.that has actually... Can you see the two
:05:32. > :05:34.different paints? One is more orange,
:05:35. > :05:38.and the other is more red. Would they be different pigments
:05:39. > :05:40.or dyed at different times? They are different pigments,
:05:41. > :05:47.although both are ochre-based. I think it's just mind blowing,
:05:48. > :05:49.just thinking about all those years ago, 8000 years ago,
:05:50. > :05:52.someone had the idea of putting pigment on their wall and painting
:05:53. > :05:57.something for aesthetic purposes. We don't think it was
:05:58. > :06:02.for aesthetic purposes. There was no decoration,
:06:03. > :06:07.everything had a symbolic meaning, as well as a functional
:06:08. > :06:12.meaning behind it, too. But this wall painting was probably
:06:13. > :06:15.built to commemorate a specific event, or it may have been almost
:06:16. > :06:23.like a protection for the house. There were three individuals
:06:24. > :06:25.buried in this platform, They were actually all
:06:26. > :06:31.children, essentially. It may help their journey, the next
:06:32. > :06:34.journey that they went into. Although the dig has uncovered many
:06:35. > :06:40.intricate wall paintings, the real quest has been to learn
:06:41. > :06:44.more about the people who lived Questions like, what kind
:06:45. > :06:48.of language they spoke, and what type of family
:06:49. > :06:51.structures they lived in, But by studying our Neolithic
:06:52. > :06:58.ancestors in death, the team here at Catalhoyuk hope to learn
:06:59. > :07:02.even more about their lives. So, what can I do,
:07:03. > :07:05.can I give you a hand? Yes, you can brush around.
:07:06. > :07:08.In the corners. Yeah, you can remove all that
:07:09. > :07:15.dirt from there. It's quite scary knowing that it's
:07:16. > :07:18.extremely delicate and I haven't It is actually quite romantic,
:07:19. > :07:27.and a little bit sad, that this individual might have been
:07:28. > :07:31.the daughter or son of somebody Does that sort of stuff go
:07:32. > :07:38.through your head when you are...? It does, every time
:07:39. > :07:42.we remove, excavate someone, Therefore we try to do our best
:07:43. > :07:51.to respect these individuals. We try to record them
:07:52. > :07:55.as accurately as possible. And in that way I hope that we,
:07:56. > :07:58.as archaeologists, allow them This is a bittersweet
:07:59. > :08:06.summer for the team here, because although they have uncovered
:08:07. > :08:10.so much over the past 23 years, the project is now drawing
:08:11. > :08:13.to a close. The experts say that there
:08:14. > :08:15.is still a huge amount of the site left to uncover,
:08:16. > :08:19.but for the time being this dig is preparing to pack up and reflect
:08:20. > :08:23.on the part they have played in unearthing a fascinating
:08:24. > :08:31.part of the human story. It's not just the artefacts
:08:32. > :08:34.or the houses that we discover, that's important.
:08:35. > :08:36.But it's actually the way we practice archaeology.
:08:37. > :08:50.It's been a good example for future generations.
:08:51. > :08:56.This week we're heading to Spain to learn how to prepare
:08:57. > :11:43.Still to come on this week's Travel Show...
:11:44. > :11:47.We're in London, saxophone in hand, to join a street orchestra.
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:13:07. > :13:12.I know, you know me as Mr Outdoors, Mr Rough-and-Rugged, right?
:13:13. > :13:17.Even us tough guys need to relax and, believe it or not,
:13:18. > :13:20.inside this is my very own, sort of a beanbag, except it's not
:13:21. > :13:23.got any beans and it's not really a sofa because it doesn't
:13:24. > :13:27.Call it what you like, it goes by the name of Lamzak.
:13:28. > :13:30.The Lamzak Hangout is a large bag that you can fill with about 600
:13:31. > :13:34.You can use it as a chair or lie vertically.
:13:35. > :13:37.It's made from ripstop, abrasion-resistant nylon,
:13:38. > :13:41.and as you can see, it took a little while to get the air
:13:42. > :13:46.in there, but after a bit of effort, it worked.
:13:47. > :13:52.I was kind of a fan of this as an idea, and then I went off it
:13:53. > :13:56.when I realised that it didn't fully puff up to the size
:13:57. > :14:00.But now that I'm relaxed on it, and realising how portable it is,
:14:01. > :14:03.It's like being on a giant water bed.
:14:04. > :14:06.If only there was a little cup holder there, that would be nice.
:14:07. > :14:18.Tough guys and tough girls need a tough watch.
:14:19. > :14:22.And the makers of this one claim it's one of the strongest
:14:23. > :14:31.There are lots of expensive watches out there, but the makers say it's
:14:32. > :14:37.It's definitely an action watch and doubles up as a compass.
:14:38. > :14:40.But there are some big claims here with its durability
:14:41. > :14:45.So there's only one way to test it out.
:14:46. > :14:54.Right, hanging off this with all my weight, the watch strap
:14:55. > :14:57.is completely intact where it attaches to the watch face.
:14:58. > :14:59.Where it did split was where the actual pin goes
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:15:07. > :15:09.No, I'm not my very own mobile disco, although with all
:15:10. > :15:11.these lights it looks like I could well be.
:15:12. > :15:15.But every regular cyclist knows that being seen on the roads is a keen
:15:16. > :15:19.And whilst you can't put a price on your safety, this one does come
:15:20. > :15:29.And in fact, also a matching backpack.
:15:30. > :15:33.The Lumo Harrington jacket is clever and sleek.
:15:34. > :15:37.And the Bermondsey backpack is made from waxed cotton canvas and a row
:15:38. > :15:40.of red LEDs at the front, which can be seen from almost 400 metres away.
:15:41. > :15:44.The LEDs are powered by a small battery hidden on the inside of
:15:45. > :15:47.the jacket, which you can remove and charge up via a USB port
:15:48. > :15:54.Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it's not cheap.
:15:55. > :15:56.But in terms of safety wear, it's actually quite smart-looking.
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:16:11. > :16:13.And to end this week, each summer London hosts The Proms,
:16:14. > :16:17.one of the world's greatest classical music festivals.
:16:18. > :16:20.When they were first introduced back in the late 19th century,
:16:21. > :16:24.the main aim was to introduce classical music to people who might
:16:25. > :16:29.This summer, a specially recruited orchestra took to the streets
:16:30. > :16:36.of London to perform a marathon of free music around the city.
:16:37. > :16:39.We sent Simon Platts, saxophone in hand, to join them.
:16:40. > :16:47.Nine o'clock on a Saturday morning in South London.
:16:48. > :16:50.Hi, I'm Simon. Stephen.
:16:51. > :16:53.I'm going to play with you guys today.
:16:54. > :17:00.In the next 11 hours, we've got six concerts to play.
:17:01. > :17:03.The first tune is by Brixton boy, David Bowie.
:17:04. > :17:12.I get off lightly, no saxophone part for me.
:17:13. > :17:33.That was just the first of six concerts today.
:17:34. > :17:36.And this is the bus that will take the 40 volunteer
:17:37. > :17:40.What kind of people have signed up for this orchestra,
:17:41. > :17:42.because they are playing for free, I take it?
:17:43. > :17:46.They are all giving up a week of their life.
:17:47. > :17:50.We advertised and amazing people turned up.
:17:51. > :18:12.It's this pace that lets them play 25 gigs
:18:13. > :18:29.The third stop is a garden party, to help a campaign to stop these
:18:30. > :18:43.A lot of classical stuff, a lot of jazz.
:18:44. > :18:46.I think the audience has started to really enjoy it as
:18:47. > :18:56.A conductor is pulled from the crowd at most gigs,
:18:57. > :18:59.and this time they get to conduct a solo, from me.
:19:00. > :19:12.OK, so we are heading to our fourth gig now of six.
:19:13. > :19:15.This is a total guerrilla-style, this one, so we haven't
:19:16. > :19:18.We are just going to turn up and play.
:19:19. > :19:45.As soon as this orchestra starts playing, a huge crowd turns up.
:19:46. > :19:57.So many concerts that you do, it's you opposite the audience
:19:58. > :20:00.and it's kind of like a barrier in between and you don't interact.
:20:01. > :20:03.But with this, you get to interact so much and get involved
:20:04. > :20:15.Every time you get back on the bus, you crash, but then you set up
:20:16. > :20:41.and start playing and get energy again.
:20:42. > :21:07.The last concert of the day is by a London landmark,
:21:08. > :21:10.the Cutty Sark, a sailing ship from the 19th century.
:21:11. > :21:15.What a place, what a way to end the day.
:21:16. > :21:31.At the end of this tour, most of the musicians
:21:32. > :21:33.will go back to teaching, studying, and more
:21:34. > :22:00.Well, that's it for this week, but coming up on next
:22:01. > :22:07.I'm on the charismatic island of Cuba, famous for its classic cars
:22:08. > :22:11.and crumbling charms, but now entering a new era.
:22:12. > :22:14.As relations with the USA thaw, how will this feisty country,
:22:15. > :22:17.with its natural beauty, adapt to the inevitable rise
:22:18. > :22:23.That's next week, but remember, you can check us out
:22:24. > :22:26.wherever we are, or you are, in the world, by signing
:22:27. > :22:30.But from me, Henry Golding, and the rest of the Travel Show
:22:31. > :23:00.team here in Anatolia in Turkey, it's goodbye.
:23:01. > :23:03.Well, for some of us it was very wet on Friday,
:23:04. > :23:05.for others it was gloriously warm and sunny.
:23:06. > :23:09.For the weekend, well, things kind of evening themselves
:23:10. > :23:13.Most of us will stay dry on the weekend.
:23:14. > :23:16.Some areas of cloud as well, but in the brighter spells it