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00:00Hello and welcome to The Weekend Travel Show with me Richard Arnold and me Kim Marsh over
00:13the next hour we have some fabulous clips involving some fabulous celebrities traveling
00:17to some fabulous locations it's a lot of fabulous to squeeze into 60 minutes I don't know about you
00:23Kim but as a sort of ripening age I tend to visit friends quite a bit now because it's time well
00:28spent isn't it so no matter what the view is you're always in the best of company and I've got a lot
00:33of friends who over the years who've sort of broken for the border and they've bought like a regular
00:37fixer-upper somewhere like Italy or France and stuff with varying degrees of success because I
00:41would probably not have the the courage to do it so my other half and I have sort of fallen into
00:47the habit which is a good one for us not necessarily for the friends who host us of sort of arriving in
00:52a blaze of glory and then about two weeks later leaving under the cover of darkness because
00:56we've outstayed our welcome I mean I know what you mean I I tend to make I like to make sure that
01:01I get a holiday just with my friends with your mates because you know a lot of my time's taken up with
01:06family and I love I love holidays with my family but it's also really important for me to just have
01:11that time to relax and chill and just be Kim so I tend to visit the south of France pretty much
01:15every year with my friends and it's just a nice little rest for me well coming up on today's
01:21program our well-traveled celebrities will be taking us around the world Nick Knowles is in
01:26the jungle canopy of Malaysia Jay McDonald is having a city break in Marrakesh George and Larry
01:31Lamb are back and they're enjoying a party on the Isles of Scilly and our famous fives riverboat
01:36adventure is continuing in France the gift that keeps on giving but first we're heading to one of
01:42the most popular destinations in the UK Cornwall do you actually know that I'm part Cornish are you
01:48really I am indeed my grandmother my dad's mom was from Cornwall well what a coincidence because
01:54here's Susan Kalman enjoying the destination that makes up some of your DNA
01:59with views like these it's easy to see why over four million tourists flock to these parts every year
02:11by the time I am finished in my life there will not be an inch of Cornwall I have not visited
02:18and I'll have loved every second of it
02:22I'm starting my journey at Lizard Point a name which some say derives from the Cornish for headland
02:32oh absolutely stunning and the beautiful vista isn't Lizard Point's only distinction just over
02:43there is the most let me get this right southerly point in the mainland and here I am
02:51there's over 300 miles of coastline to explore in Cornwall and few know these blue green seas better
03:04than kayak instructor Matt Hollier hi there Matt how you doing I'm doing very well yourself yeah good
03:11thank you so excited because look at that it's gorgeous isn't it the Cornish coast is a mecca for
03:19water sport enthusiasts Matt's been guiding kayakers here for eight years so I know I'm in safe hands
03:25but with me paddling it's probably him that should be worried
03:29oh wow oh my goodness these cliffs contain a soft rock called soapstone able to withstand high
03:47temperatures without cracking it was once vital in the making of British porcelain
03:51quarriers excavated these narrow caves in pursuit of this valuable material there's a cave just this
03:58side of there that they've dug out themselves so that they could get to this little code but low
04:05tides they'd land on the next little beach on the other side and then go right through the the cave
04:10there that they've dug out and then they take away the soapstone today there's another reason why
04:15people visit these cliffs it's for the white knuckle thrill of getting close to these scary looking rocks
04:20the narrow channels around these cliffs create little rapids that even on a calm day like today propel you
04:38along at speed there we go oh my god look at this
04:46that's it amazing look at that
04:58this is not home of a soul to me it's absolutely brilliant
05:05there we go into the calm and breathe
05:14this is the only way to see the coastline in Cornwall
05:26it is wonderful dramatic and gorgeous it's easy to fall in love with Cornwall
05:35Susan's in the best of company there it's one way to enjoy uh Cornwall uh quite close to the rocks but
05:41what a beautiful part of the world well I know I think I need to connect more with my Cornish
05:45heritage to be honest I mean what started out there as a gentle kayaking trip turned into almost
05:50white water rafting there were white knuckles involved I think I've never actually been kayaking
05:56uh no it pedaloing it's probably as close as I've ever got and I know pedaloing seems like a good
06:03idea at the time it's a lot of pedaling for very little return isn't it yeah it is really you don't
06:08really go anywhere do you it's not like don't see anything after the break we'll be traveling into
06:13the heart of Malaysia with Nick Knowles whilst back in Cornwall Susan shows us how to have a similar
06:18experience really you'll have to wait and see welcome back so far on the weekend travel show
06:30Susan Kalman has shown us the stunning coast of Cornwall uh where to next Kim well I have to say
06:36it's not a place I've ever been Richard it is Marrakesh definitely on my bucket list I would love
06:42to go and you haven't been I've not been this is amazing can we have a whip round yeah I've always
06:49wanted to go though because I think it's one of those places as well that people forget that you
06:52can get to in a relatively short time but feel like you're going somewhere completely out of this world
06:59somewhere completely exotic yeah and just for a long weekend break imagine the assault on the senses
07:05imagine Jane Mcdonald going there imagine tell us Jane wow
07:12aha this is me yeah miss Jane Mcdonald that's right thank you very much nice to meet you
07:22okay do you do this oh thank you this warm meet and greets a standard service if you book a boutique
07:32hotel and it stops us travelers getting lost in the maze-like streets of the old town
07:37we wind our way on foot for just a couple of minutes to where I'll be hanging me hat for a few
07:46days or should that be me fez this is so different it's so different a lot of the places you go to now
07:54all look the same everything's the same you know every high streets the same this is nothing like
08:02anywhere I've ever seen in my life these bustling markets are the beating heart of Morocco with
08:12traders traveling from far and wide to sell their wares all the color is amazing already every color
08:21you could wish for there's so much to take in Marrakesh is the fourth largest city in Morocco and
08:28the shops are open to the streets so you're cheek by jowl with people's daily lives and I love it already
08:35there's accommodation to suit all budgets here but I looked online and booked myself into a tucked away gem
08:44it's a converted Riyadh a traditional Moroccan home built around a courtyard
08:49and hotel manager Antonio is there to greet me here is the courtyard and I'm transported into a hidden
08:59oasis a world away from the city oh my goodness this is beautiful originally just the wealthy owned these
09:13hidden courtyard homes a place of peace and tranquility from the madness of Marrakesh
09:19you can't believe that you know out there it's like bikes going around the noise yet in here that's
09:33that's why Riyadh means house overlooking inside so there is no window overlooking outside oh
09:40everything is inside to be calm and quiet
09:44they also provided privacy for Islamic women who would keep their heads covered in public here they could literally
09:54let their hair down and gas bag with their girlfriends in secluded comfort
09:58beautiful trees here yeah have they been here for many years since the beginning look at this tree I know how big it is
10:10so please have a seat oh thank you we're gonna bring you some tea oh that's lovely oh
10:15gosh it's so calm no matter where in the world I get to visit nothing hits the spot like a brew here is some minty minty oh that's very good for you isn't it typical Moroccan hitting new heights with me
10:31cuppa this actually aerates it to improve the flavor thank you very much oh cheers oh it smells lovely
10:40so fresh after a few of these and the tinkling sound of that fountain I think I'd better find this little girl's room oh wow look at this you like it oh I love it yeah
10:55oh look at this
11:02it's fit for an amira in here that's Arabic for princess
11:10and that's just how I feel
11:17there's so much to buy here but you've got to be a master haggler now whilst I might be a super shopper me haggling could do with some work so
11:27Antonio at me Riyadh suggested I meet an expert in the field Lucy an Arabic-speaking Brit abroad will stop me blowing me life savings
11:36really well yeah going shopping yes yeah haggling haggling have you done it before no it's like going into battle
11:43right so it's like you're a warrior right warrior where do we start I am literally like a kid in a sweet shop here or a McDonald in any shop really
11:53there's soup soups at range so you've got one area that's the leather soups one area that's the metal soups right and then right by the plush mouth now which is the big square here that's the worst place to buy stuff
12:07uh-huh because that's where all the tourists go right so further into the soup that you go the better deals you get I'm with you yeah
12:16yeah so the less being the truck the better the bargains got it when you see the shopkeeper you need to say salam alaikum
12:25salam salam alaikum alaikum perfect salam alaikum yeah and you need to give eye contact to the shopkeeper okay
12:34and that way you'll get at least 10% off maybe 20 or 30 just with them yeah and he knows then that you're not someone who's just come off a cruise ship
12:42as we delve deeper into this aladdin's cave of delights the jane genie is definitely out of the bottle
12:49I'm determined to buy some air that's it yeah so this is an oil burner don't look too interested no I'm not I'm not right don't look too interested
13:05so if you want it yeah clear if you want it if you don't want it don't start haggling
13:12no this will be perfect yeah okay don't love it with your eyes no I'm not
13:20here goes a test of me haggling and language skills what's your best price
13:26it's a menzi and have it it means we naffek
13:33I'm rubbish
13:35it's the wind half back
13:37back in which team
13:39pick it
13:40so you go like about four times
13:42four times
13:43four times
13:44quarter the price
13:45I think 150
13:47but it's what you're willing to pay isn't it yeah you're too nice
13:54I'm too nice I can't hug all
13:57I'd probably go something way loads I'd probably go
14:00180
14:01no 150
14:02I'd go 150
14:04180
14:05no
14:06180
14:07no
14:08so I'd put it down and then start walking the way
14:09okay
14:10how much
14:11180
14:12walk away
14:14sold 150 Durham
14:17roughly 34 quid
14:18I get a bus from shopping at the best of times
14:21but that
14:22what a rush
14:23I mean
14:24well you got it for 150
14:25I did
14:26anyway
14:27I did yes
14:28I did and that'll be lovely in my house
14:30but hang on
14:31there's been a bit of a waggle on me haggle
14:33150 Durham
14:34what
14:35no
14:36no 150 euros
14:37150 euro
14:41euros
14:42yes
14:43yes
14:44yes
14:45yes
14:46yes
14:47yes
14:48you've shaken on it now
14:49I thought that was Durham
14:50no
14:51150
14:52he's joking
14:53he's joking
14:54no you're joking
14:55no
14:56you're joking
14:57you're joking
14:58I was gonna say
15:00what
15:01you're terrible
15:02but you're very nice
15:04good
15:05happy
15:06yes
15:07don't do that to a thrifty Yorkshire lass
15:09nearly give me a heart attack
15:11oh
15:13super
15:14super
15:15super
15:16that's beautiful
15:17thank you very much
15:19saha
15:20saha
15:21well you know what they say
15:22good grace and manners
15:23wherever you are in the world
15:24and a smile
15:25is all you need
15:27and she does have a great smile
15:29doesn't she
15:30speaking of smiles
15:31next we have smiley Nick Knowles
15:32where's he off to today Kimberly
15:33well if you look at that Richard
15:35that is the jungle
15:36the Malaysian jungle to be precise
15:38Nick is there exploring the country by rail
15:41as you well know I love travelling on a rattler
15:44I've been through France Germany Italy and Austria
15:46and it's brilliant because you get to see all the sights obviously
15:48the peaks the troughs
15:50you do
15:52all of it
15:53as you pass through
15:54well it is definitely Nick's number one mode of transport
15:57and today he's travelling around Malaysia's railway network of over 17,000 miles
16:03that's 17,000 miles of saying where's the trolley
16:06oh my goodness
16:08starts with a rather special train ride
16:10so this is Metacab station
16:14and this is the start of the iconic jungle railway
16:17that's my train coming in
16:37I can't tell you how excited I am
16:39to be heading out into the jungle
16:41this is one of Asia's
16:42most iconic rail journeys
16:45as this is the rainy season
16:47it's going to be hot
16:48humid
16:49and very green
17:01around 50% of Malaysia is still covered in tropical rainforest
17:06and the next stop
17:07Meripo
17:08drops me right on its doorstep
17:10so the train has brought me to the heart of the jungle
17:13which gives me a chance to visit one of the oldest rainforests in the world
17:17a small proportion of Malaysia's rainforests are still untouched
17:24and they don't get much more pristine than this
17:27130 million years old in a national park larger than Cornwall
17:32with one of the most diverse mixtures of plants and trees of any rainforest in the world
17:40so this is Tamanagara National Park
17:43and I've come to meet Yo who's in charge
17:45who's going to show me the new tree top walk
17:47which is so new that it isn't open to the public yet
17:51yeah
17:52yeah
17:53yeah
17:54how you doing?
17:55fine thank you
17:57the walkway cost over 2 million pounds
17:59and winds its way through almost half a mile of jungle
18:03you also have huge snakes here
18:04yes
18:05pythons
18:06huge pythons
18:07yeah
18:08I'll watch out for those
18:09also we have gibbons here
18:11oh do you?
18:12yeah
18:13so you hear the whooping
18:14at the end of the day
18:15yes
18:16the late evening
18:17like that
18:18whoop whoop
18:19ah
18:20I like gibbons
18:21they're amazing
18:22I love the fact it goes up again into the tree canopy there
18:26the walkway rises over 100 feet into the trees
18:33that's great the higher you get the better it looks
18:37yes of course
18:38wonderful
18:39wow
18:42that was worth a climb wasn't it?
18:46it's
18:47a privilege to be in a canopy like this
18:50where you can hear the bird life around you
18:52it's immersion
18:53that's what it is
19:02oh
19:03stuff of dreams
19:04that jungle train that takes you right into the heart of the rainforest
19:06which presumably is the only way you can get there
19:08a lot of stairs for Nick
19:09but he was in very safe hands with that guide as well
19:11it looks fantastic
19:12it's just the sounds of the place isn't it?
19:14like Nick says it's total immersion
19:16what an absolute experience
19:18sort of sounds you put on at night
19:19if you're trying to nod off
19:20and then you wake up in the middle of the night
19:21because what you've put on
19:22has suddenly moved into some booming classical music
19:25you wake up because your playlist is all over the hockey
19:28now whilst the Malaysian tropical rainforest is quite a way off
19:31and will set you back quite a bit of dosh
19:33believe it or not
19:34we have our very own jungle walk right here in the UK
19:37yes we do
19:38at the Eden Project in Cornwall
19:40over to Susan to take us there
19:47this tropical garden is housed in a crater the size of 30 football pitches
19:52it was home to the clay pit for around 200 years
19:55but in 2001 it was transformed into this ecological wonder
20:00when you walk in the first thing that hits you is the heat
20:06the humidity hits you
20:08I'm like a bit of cheese that's been left out in the sun
20:11a thin layer of sweat all over me
20:13with trees and plants from South America, Africa, Asia and Australia
20:22Eden really does feel like paradise
20:25but you can hear the birds and the water
20:28and it's like a sensory overload
20:31and I mean who knew in Cornwall
20:37you could see this
20:41it's the rainforest
20:43and the Herculean task of looking after all these incredible plants falls to Catherine Cutler and her team
20:52hi Catherine
20:53she's been working here since the project opened over 20 years ago
20:58I can tell you're someone who has a passion for this place
21:01why are you so passionate about this place and what it does
21:04for most people this is the closest they're going to get to visiting a rainforest
21:08and if it allows people to have that connection
21:11why it's important
21:12why it's important
21:13why we should care about it
21:14and rainforests are so important because they actually control the climate
21:17I've got a herb garden
21:18and that is difficult enough to get my basil to keep going
21:21have you had any problems growing any of these?
21:23you need the right conditions
21:25so we're controlling the temperature
21:27and we were controlling the humidity
21:29yeah
21:30but now our forest is creating its own humidity
21:33so we don't need to increase it ourselves
21:38there's so much to explore in this tropical paradise
21:46oh that is beautiful
21:48there's a gorgeous waterfall
21:50creating a natural breeze
21:52which is so refreshing here
21:55all I keep thinking about though is a shampoo advert
21:58but I'd like to get in there and go
22:00it's just all natural
22:02and to complete the feeling of being in an actual rainforest
22:12it even has its own clouds
22:14the only time I've seen clouds like this
22:17is when I've been flying through them
22:19and I've always wanted
22:21you know when you're in a plane
22:22and you think I could just reach out
22:23and I could touch the clouds
22:25and that's what I'm doing now
22:27or I'm in an episode of stars in their eyes
22:30tonight Matthew
22:32I'm going to be meatloaf
22:33it's going to be meatloaf
22:34but to take in the scale of this project
22:41you need to get up high
22:43don't look down Susan
22:53just look up
22:54just look up
22:55don't look down
22:56oh my goodness
23:00oh
23:01oh
23:02I'm not known for my love of heights
23:05but today I'm feeling brave
23:08okay
23:11take your time
23:13you can do it
23:15the rainforest lookout is a viewing platform more than 160 feet high
23:20taller than the Tower of London
23:22nearly there
23:23nearly there
23:24nearly there
23:25nearly there
23:27I'm glad I persevered
23:32I'm glad I persevered
23:35ooooooo
23:37woo hoo hoo hoo hoo
23:42it's worth it
23:43it's worth it
23:44it is high
23:47it is hot
23:48but it is
23:50exceptional to see it from here
23:54it is worth it
23:56you take it slow
23:58you shuffle
24:00and you'll get there
24:07genuine rainforest right here on our doorstep
24:10I love it
24:11yes
24:12you've been there
24:13fact or just here so
24:14wait
24:15yay
24:17no I have been there
24:18and I performed at the Eden Project
24:20as part of Hearsay for a Kids TV programme
24:23back in the day obviously
24:24a long time ago
24:25that's beautiful
24:26it is amazing
24:27what are the acoustics like in there?
24:29oh don't ask me
24:30woman miming love
24:32on a bombshell
24:33it's time for another break
24:35and we'll be back with loads more won't we
24:37George and Larry Lamb
24:38in the Isles of Scilly
24:39for a popular yearly event
24:41and Nick is still in Malaysia
24:43but he's come down from the canopy
24:44to try the local cuisine
24:46with a very lively chef
24:47and he's quite a character
24:49the chef
24:57welcome back to the weekend travel show
24:59now earlier we saw Nick Knowles
25:01take us for a bird's eye view
25:03in the treetops of Malaysia
25:04well he's made his way down now
25:06to get a taste of the local cuisine
25:08and he gets more than he bargained for
25:11intriguing
25:13before I know it
25:16we arrive at Butterworth
25:18a very British name
25:19for the gateway to Penang
25:21one of the most beautiful
25:22of Malaysia's islands
25:23sitting on the coast
25:25is the capital Georgetown
25:27a UNESCO World Heritage Site
25:29famous for two things
25:30colonial architecture
25:31and street food
25:34so I'm meeting someone
25:35who can take me through
25:36the incredible diversity
25:38of delights on offer
25:40this is my friend Chef Won
25:42he's a mega superstar in Malaysia
25:44and in fact all over Asia
25:46but specifically in Malaysia
25:48and I've arranged a meeting
25:49here at a market
25:50to talk about Malaysian food
25:52and the diversity of Malaysian food
25:53but if I can stop people
25:55taking selfies for two minutes
25:56we'll get into it
25:58I need to take him away
26:00yes, one dollar, one dollar
26:02one photo, one dollar
26:03one dollar, one dollar
26:04one dollar
26:05you know he feel like Vietnam
26:06hello Nick
26:07how are you?
26:08welcome to Malaysia
26:09lovely to see you
26:10hello Malaysia
26:11to love Malaysia
26:14yes exactly
26:15can I borrow you from your selfies
26:16and we can go and see some food
26:17because I know everybody
26:18wants to take a photo
26:19Chef Won is Malaysia's
26:21most famous celebrity chef
26:22hello sir, how are you?
26:24with eight restaurants
26:25and 30 years of TV shows
26:27and recipe books
26:28under his belt
26:29everywhere in Malaysia
26:30you come
26:31you see this huge
26:32you know
26:33cotton yard food
26:34everywhere in India
26:35and it's really wonderful out there
26:36so people just enjoy them
26:37so what do you think
26:38we should try first?
26:39you know
26:40this particular one
26:41I want you to try
26:42because it's a specialty
26:43yeah
26:44it's really really good
26:47this plate is a Penang special
26:49known as Pasambur
26:50An Indian inspired spicy salad
26:54of seafood fritters
26:55prawn
26:56crab
26:57and squid
26:58with a sweet and spicy
26:59nut sauce
27:00do you find that delicious?
27:02yeah that prawn's lovely as well
27:04of course it is
27:05there's lots of different flavours in here
27:07would you say this was a plate of Malaysian food
27:09or is it Indian
27:10or is it Chinese
27:11no way
27:12I mean it has a bit of Indian influence
27:13have it Malay
27:14but just Malaysian
27:15you can never go to India
27:16to find this
27:17okay that's delicious
27:18what else can we try?
27:19we have the noodles
27:20now let's go for the noodles
27:21we're going to have this laksa
27:22laksa Penang is very well known in Penang
27:24ah there you are
27:25thank you very much
27:26thank you
27:27I've tasted the Indian influence
27:28now this broth combines
27:29oriental noodles
27:30and Asian spice
27:31it is famous all across
27:32South East Asia
27:33that's amazing
27:34that's kind of fruity
27:35and fishy
27:36and quite spicy too
27:37so listen
27:38I thought we would come out
27:39and we would try some Chinese food
27:40and we'd try some Indian food
27:41and we'd try some Indian food
27:42but actually it's all mixed up isn't it?
27:44to understand Malaysian cuisine
27:46is to understand our geographical
27:47where our peninsula located
27:49we are in the middle of everything
27:51so that's why you notice
27:52Malaysia has all this confidence of everybody
27:54yeah and it is delicious
27:55I'm going to tell you
27:56this is really delicious
27:57anything else I should try
27:58before we finish
27:59another one we should try
28:00very famous
28:01Rojak Kangkong
28:02you want to try it?
28:03yeah of course
28:04one local speciality
28:05comes from the same family
28:06as our morning glory
28:07it's called
28:08Kangkong
28:09and it's everywhere
28:10for good reason
28:11the cheapest vegetable
28:13when you're poor
28:14we eat a lot of this
28:15oh there's morning glory
28:16but morning glory
28:17is a plant
28:18but it's part of the family
28:19Rojak Kangkong
28:21why are you hitting me with it?
28:23well because it's how?
28:24because in Malaysia
28:25when we know
28:26when they want to
28:27cleanse you
28:28and so they will pray
28:29they will pray for you
28:30and then they're going to
28:31cleanse you
28:32and they will like
28:33have a bit of
28:34reading
28:36like that
28:37you know
28:38and so you are
28:40cleansed
28:41you know
28:42you are cleansed
28:43and now
28:44you become a good boy
28:45okay?
28:46yeah it's more like
28:47a Norwegian sauna
28:48to be honest
28:49this squid is delicious
28:51this squid isn't it?
28:52I told you
28:53absolutely delicious
28:54what is it
28:55about Malaysian cuisine
28:56that you love so much?
28:57I think what I love about it
28:58I think what I love about it
28:59so you'll find a bit of Indonesian
29:01a bit of
29:02a bit of Arabic
29:03a bit of Northern Indian
29:04Southern Indian
29:05a bit of Thai
29:06yeah
29:07because people arrive from
29:08all these parts of the world
29:09and they intermarriage
29:10and then we have this lovely mess
29:12yeah
29:13as you can see
29:14I'm the mess one
29:15very messy
29:16beautiful mess
29:18what a wonderful man eh?
29:20I think the phrase
29:22one of a kind
29:23was invented for him
29:25what are you doing?
29:26well if there's ever
29:27anyone that needed cleansing
29:28Richard it's you
29:29thanks very much
29:31can you really?
29:32I don't think I feel cleansed
29:33do you not?
29:34I feel more like I've been garnished
29:35well
29:36yeah?
29:37either or
29:38we'll save that for later
29:39pop that in me
29:40oh it stinks that
29:41anyway now for something else
29:42a bit different
29:43earlier in the series
29:44we featured a slice of the tropics
29:45right here in the UK
29:47the Isles of Scilly
29:48might lie just off Cornwall
29:49but with their crystal clear waters
29:51and string of islands
29:52they've been compared to the Caribbean
29:54or even the Maldives
29:56beautiful part of the world
29:57the islands are a hot spot
29:58for those seeking peace
29:59and solitude
30:00but every year
30:01St Martin's awakes from its slumber
30:02and turns into one big party
30:04as it hosts the world famous
30:06gig boat racing championship
30:08here's our George and Larry Lamb
30:10literally soaking it all up
30:12stinks that
30:13ooh
30:19it's a bit of a gear change now
30:21isn't it?
30:22race day
30:23I know
30:24tell me
30:25there was no one here five days ago
30:26I know
30:27now look at it
30:28I just so wish I was in one of those boats
30:31really?
30:32yeah
30:33would you like to be racing?
30:34I'd love to do it
30:35next life
30:36next life
30:37my next life's already full
30:38you know championship runner
30:40boxer
30:41swimmer
30:42everything
30:43yeah
30:44just athlete
30:45maybe even a successful actor
30:46ok
30:47with a carnival type vibe
30:49the island has totally transformed
30:51and everyone's here for a good time
30:54how is my dad Larry?
30:55how are you doing?
30:56I've been looking for a new step mum actually
30:58there you are
30:59you don't matter
31:00yeah
31:01I'll pass if you don't mind
31:03I'm much more interested in the races
31:05and with my reputation as a pinbreaker
31:07someone must want me on their team
31:09hurry
31:10hurry
31:11hurry
31:12who's calling Larry?
31:13he's not
31:14he's calling Harry
31:15oh right
31:16haha
31:17this year
31:18a record 150 boats are competing
31:25next up is the women's race
31:26so it's final prep time for competing crews
31:29do you mind if we join in ladies?
31:32join in
31:33alright
31:34I'll come over here
31:37I want to let you know it's grab a grandad week
31:40it's grandad week as well
31:42nothing pushy about me you understand
31:45right leg back
31:46right hurl up
31:47alright
31:48move into the leg
31:49reach to the ceiling
31:51reach to the ceiling
31:53reach to the ceiling
31:55he's a big grunt
31:56he's a big grunt
31:57awww
31:58awww
31:59I have to tell you my back
32:00come on
32:01come on
32:02come on
32:03come on
32:04come on
32:05come on
32:06come on
32:07drop down
32:08immortalized
32:09awww
32:10all the things I could do when I was a young man
32:13good racing
32:14anyone got an ice pack
32:17months of training has come down to this
32:21and with so many boats the start line stretches over a mile across
32:28it's breathtaking
32:31and they're off
32:35come on
32:36come on
32:37come on
32:38come on
32:39come on
32:40come on
32:41come on
32:42I wonder if they can hear us
32:43I don't think so mate
32:44no
32:45come on
32:46come on
32:47at first you can't really see which boat's which and then all of a sudden they just kind of come close and you gradually start to see the colours and the name
32:53and then the cheers start going off and then it's just bedlam basically
33:00good tempest
33:02good smudger
33:04when they come round that big bend there and they all funnel together that's it it's catastrophe time
33:10oh look dad look at that collision there look look look look that is no good look
33:15and it's just full power everybody's got red faces
33:21it's just amazing all the energy they put in there's quite a sight to see
33:28come on guys keep going
33:32they're losing it they lose
33:33Paul
33:42well done guys well done
33:46nice one ladies
33:49what a way to end an amazing week in the cities I mean this is really unique
33:54it's one of the most spectacular things I've actually witnessed
33:58still should have been out there
34:00you think that would have made all the difference
34:02I could have broken pins for everybody
34:04yeah I've won the day
34:06George and I always joke about great places where I could retire to I think he's pushing me to get going
34:12and this is certainly one on the list you know a little boat to putter around and a bicycle to ride around in and that would suit me
34:19I could totally see him here and I would be very happy if he ended up here because I would like to be coming back here more
34:25kind of feel like we've been taken into the fold a little bit and we're kind of honorary Salonians really
34:31well that looks like fun doesn't it and you don't have to be a boat enthusiast to enjoy grab a grandad week in the sillies
34:41gig boat racing attracts thousands of people who flock there to soak up the atmosphere and cheer on the rowers
34:46in that sunshine with those dappled waters
34:50I know
34:51absolutely fantastic
34:52if you fancy joining them the event takes place every year on the first May back holiday weekend
34:56we'll be back very soon with a visit to the waterways of France
34:59and our favourite hapless boating celebrities as their trip draws to a close
35:05welcome back to the final part of the show and the last chapter of our adventures with our favourite celebrity motor cruisers
35:17yes Penny Smith, Tony Christie, Dermot Gavin, Tom Conti and Tessa Sanderson
35:22I wonder what awaits
35:26we're heading towards Saint-Circ-la-Popie
35:29a final destination on this enchanting river
35:32but all of a sudden the river's narrowed and become jungly
35:38don't forget you're going on the right
35:39yeah
35:44why don't you go slower
35:45and let them go past us
35:48they're shallow on the right
35:51I'd go into neutral if I were you
35:54whoops, careful
35:56use the button because there's rocks
35:59no that's fine
36:00good
36:03yeah there we go
36:04lovely
36:05thank you
36:07Merci
36:11enough of this following behind Lark
36:14I feel a mutiny coming on
36:16look at him
36:17look at the concentration
36:18are you going to fall back?
36:19you fall back
36:20what?
36:21you fall back
36:22yeah just be careful of the sandbag on your starboard side
36:26I have a fantastic map reader thank you
36:29eat our shorts
36:30or whatever you say
36:32look at this beautiful town coming up
36:36this is Saint-Circ-la-Popie
36:38perched spectacularly 300 feet up on the cliff face is our destination
36:45Saint-Circ-la-Popie
36:48Saint-Circ-la-Popie
36:51once voted the prettiest village in all of France
36:55look at that
36:57that's amazing
36:58oh my goodness
37:02look at that
37:05look at the people up there
37:07just look so pretty
37:08I'm going to go and get my camera
37:09that's fantastic
37:11you mean it
37:15amazing isn't it?
37:16it's beautiful
37:17that's our final destination
37:19we'll never get this up there will we?
37:22that's it
37:23for mooring here
37:30oh there's a fine piece of parking
37:33this is where we say farewell to our boats
37:35but before we wrap up this adventure
37:38and leave the area
37:42the others want to explore
37:43and I've an old score I need settled
37:46here's
37:47Russia
37:48snails
37:49oh blimey this is a hill isn't it?
37:51it's a nice place
37:53but there's too many hills for someone with a dodgy knee like me
37:56oh carry me one
37:58carry you
38:01oh
38:02it's the ultimate revenge for a gardener isn't it?
38:05to get a plate of lascarga
38:09they're oddly familiar from the garden
38:12out of their shelves
38:14very nice
38:25very nice
38:27do you know what that is so?
38:29chicken
38:33it's wonderful
38:35this town is so enchanting
38:37I see why artists chose to live here
38:39and because it's built on the cliffs
38:42it's got loads of places to get a great view
38:45of what's been our home for the past six days
38:48the river lot
38:52we're splitting up to see it from different perspectives
38:55there's one place nearby
38:56a chateau on the cliff face
38:59there's our lovely river
39:01it's beyond exciting
39:03Penny and I have an even better plan
39:08seeing the river from a balloon
39:10is too good an opportunity to miss
39:12look tree tops
39:14could do without crashing into any more trees
39:16oh look
39:18oh
39:20is that?
39:22it is, it is, it is
39:24what a fantastic way to see the river eh?
39:27beautiful, very nice
39:29it's been great
39:31it's been great
39:32so nice
39:33and I've really liked
39:35everybody I've travelled to it
39:37it feels like everybody's got their thing that they do
39:39I boss
39:41naturally
39:42you are naughty
39:44and you see I think Tony's very naughty as well
39:46he's got a naughty little
39:48he's a twinkle
39:50anyway
39:51I've bought this place
39:53what do you think?
39:54quite nice
39:55would you?
39:58Tessa laughs
40:00and of course
40:01there's Tom
40:02who's the only real adult
40:05the upkeep
40:07must be frightening
40:08yeah
40:11I really don't like facing that way
40:13I don't know why
40:14it's probably because if you actually look straight down from the balloon
40:18just between me and the ground
40:20it's just a very small piece of basket
40:22yeah
40:26this river runs through
40:28really the most beautiful countryside
40:31it's always quiet
40:33and always serene
40:35it's so different from my normal life
40:38time is of no
40:40object really
40:42and that's attractive isn't it?
40:44it's the first time I've ever been on the river a lot
40:48and to be honest I didn't know what to expect
40:51I was a bit apprehensive to be honest
40:53but I've got to be honest I'm having a ball
41:02I would do it again
41:03I think it's been really really exciting
41:05it's very challenging but very exciting
41:12and look at that landscape that's revealing itself now
41:14beautiful
41:15beautiful
41:17very nice
41:18I couldn't think of a better way to finish
41:20the trip
41:21I think it's a magical
41:23I feel a bit emotional
41:25the hardest thing for me has been
41:30letting go
41:32of normal life
41:34but day by day
41:36on that river
41:38you're lulled into
41:40a sense of
41:42tranquility I suppose
41:43I tell you
41:44it's hard to top this
41:47now you're daydreaming
41:48of being in that hot air balloon
41:49with Sue Cleaver aren't you?
41:51don't be silly
41:52when it comes to up, up and away
41:54in my beautiful balloon
41:55you're the only person I'd have with me Kim
41:57oh well thank you
41:58I'm not coming then
42:00oh the shade Kimberley
42:02you'd be there in a heartbeat
42:04as you have been to France many times
42:05of course on the Riviera
42:06I've been but I've never been to San Circo Le Poppe
42:09sounds like a good drag name though doesn't it?
42:11it's definitely going to be on my bucket list
42:13but for another time
42:14so that's it for today sadly
42:15but don't worry
42:16apparently we're coming back next week Kim
42:18what?
42:19I know
42:21it's an eclectic mix
42:22Nick Knowles takes us to the Copper Canyon in Mexico
42:25Jane McDonald is on her first ever cold cruise in Alaska
42:29Alex Polizzi shares a rather unusual spa in Italy
42:32and closer to home
42:33Susan Kalman takes us to the seaside in Margate
42:36sounds like fun
42:37I'll bring the fresh towels
42:39you fluff our fold
42:40we'll see you next time
42:41hope you can join us
42:42please
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