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00:01It's a bit of a sun trap, this bus stop.
00:03Is that your tummy gurgling? Yeah, yeah.
00:05Have you had enough to eat?
00:07You know I always have enough to eat, that's the trouble.
00:10Well, yes, I know. How's that button doing?
00:13Oh, no, it's not pinging off any more.
00:15That's good, you've lost a bit of weight.
00:17Oh, no, it's coming up now, the bubble.
00:19Let me see if I can get it.
00:24Was that a fart? It was not a fart.
00:26You squeezed the fart up then.
00:28Not a fart. It literally went...
00:30I didn't fart in a bus stop.
00:32No, you farted in a boiler suit.
00:46On the Ionian Isle of Corfu, Alan and I are nearing the end of our summer.
00:51As well as looking for love.
00:53Here, do you know any gays? I do.
00:56Come on in.
00:57And helping out at an animal shelter.
00:59Oh, my gosh. Here we are.
01:02We're transforming a ruin into a gorgeous family holiday home.
01:07Oh, my God. This is better than I ever thought it would be.
01:11We've completed all the rooms.
01:13This looks really cool. This could be in a magazine.
01:16But there's still one last space to conquer.
01:19Oh, God, what are we going to do?
01:22I feel this is perfect for light entertaining and stuff.
01:26It's so near the kitchen.
01:27Did you say light entertaining?
01:28No.
01:29Ladies and gentlemen.
01:30No rest for you.
01:31I know. Have a day off, Alan.
01:33No, this is nice for entertaining.
01:35Yes.
01:36So you mean like we could have like a table?
01:39Yeah, yeah.
01:40Like an outdoor kitchen or something like that.
01:42Yes.
01:43It's exciting because we've got two gardens this time.
01:46We've got a traditional garden and then with the back is going to be a fun garden where all the socialising happens.
01:51What about like a pergola over a table with lights?
01:55I like that.
01:56And a barbecue.
01:57I love a barbecue as well.
01:59I think it's going to be so lovely.
02:01Can you imagine sitting there with the sunset and you've got a barbecue and a pergola?
02:06Whatever that does.
02:08And we'll just have like hard landscaping.
02:12Why is it called hard landscaping?
02:14Is it because it's hard?
02:16Hard flooring.
02:17Oh, I don't know.
02:19No.
02:20Gravel.
02:21Just gravel everywhere.
02:22It would be amazing to have a swimming pool but I know we can't have one with the budget.
02:25But we haven't got any space.
02:26What about a plunge pool though?
02:27A plunge pool 100%.
02:28A little tub or something just to cool down in.
02:31And then get it naked.
02:33Naked?
02:34No, you couldn't.
02:36A cold plunge pool is an absolute necessity here.
02:40It's good for your blood.
02:41It's good for your fat cells.
02:43Good for your brain.
02:45It's really good.
02:46For privacy, Alan, we'll put a fence up there so we can be in the cold tub.
02:52As nature intended us to be.
02:54Exactly.
02:55Lovely.
02:58Before we get our hands dirty, we're treating ourselves to a special trip.
03:03Fish is a staple of coffee at dishes.
03:06And as it's the perfect food to cook up a storm on our barbecue, we've organised a masterclass
03:11in sourcing catch of the day.
03:14Green is your colour.
03:15Do you do it like a pirate?
03:16No.
03:17Oh.
03:20We've come to meet fisherman Babis.
03:22That's cute.
03:23Nice to meet you.
03:25Along with his sister and father, Captain Spiros, who's been fishing on Ionian waters for the past 45 years.
03:34Welcome.
03:35This is amazing.
03:36And don't worry, just because we're dressed like gangsters, we're not gangsters.
03:40Okay.
03:41We will see at the end of the trip.
03:42I'm not packing.
03:43No.
03:44So, we are ready to start.
03:45Are you ready?
03:46Yes, let's do it.
03:47Brr, brr, brr.
03:48Okay, let's go.
03:50The Ionian Sea is full of marine life.
03:53And the most common fish Babis catches daily are the red snappers.
03:57Rich in vitamin A, potassium and omega-3, they can help contribute to a long, healthy life.
04:04In England, we get told all the time about the Mediterranean diet.
04:08Yes.
04:09Fish and salmon.
04:10Olive oil.
04:11Olive oil.
04:12Do you eat that every day?
04:13Yes, of course.
04:14He's actually 74 years old.
04:1674, yes.
04:19We try.
04:20We eat fish three, four days every week.
04:24In wintertime, we catch tuna, swordfish, cattle fish, calamari squid, everything.
04:31Sometimes the sea is very windy with the big waves.
04:35Because the boat's like...
04:36Yes.
04:37Has the Coast Guard ever come out to save you?
04:39Yes, yes, yes, sometimes, of course.
04:41Oh, my God.
04:42But not today, not today.
04:43No, not today.
04:44LAUGHTER
04:47To have a decent chance of catching something, we're using shrimp as bait and dropping the
04:52line 45 metres to the seabed.
04:56When you have bites on your rod, you will see some vibrations.
05:01Tuck, tuck, tuck.
05:02What?
05:03Touch the line.
05:04Touch it?
05:05Yes.
05:06If you bring the line up to check.
05:07Oh, okay.
05:08Coming up.
05:09Oh, we need more bait.
05:11They got it.
05:12They've had me shrimp.
05:13How do they do that?
05:14That's sneaky.
05:15Feel the bites to watch the rod.
05:16I feel like I've been conned, you know?
05:17Leave it and wait.
05:18I am.
05:19Oh, I've got one.
05:20Bring the line up.
05:21Oh.
05:22What have you got?
05:23It's coming.
05:24No way.
05:25Yes.
05:26Oh, my God, that's amazing.
05:27Oh, well done.
05:28He's so sweet.
05:29Can we just put him back?
05:30Back?
05:31Yes.
05:32Amanda, it's our tea, though.
05:33No, it's not our tea.
05:34Put him back in.
05:35And the lunch on the boat.
05:36I'm going to have salad.
05:37And the pirate here is very hungry.
05:38Goodbye, darling.
05:39Oh, okay.
05:40Goodbye.
05:41Oh, my God, Amanda.
05:42Goodbye.
05:43See you next year.
05:44Oh.
05:45How you feel now?
05:46Happy.
05:47Happy?
05:48Yes, I caught one and he's lived.
05:50Oh, my God.
05:51Oh, my God, Amanda.
05:52Goodbye.
05:53See you next year.
05:55Oh.
05:56How you feel now?
05:57Happy.
05:58Yes, I caught one and he's lived.
05:59Amanda, when you come fishing, you do know what fishing entails.
06:03You know you've got to catch a fish.
06:05Yes, but you can put them back.
06:07Luckily, the other fishermen on the boat aren't so sentimental,
06:11so we've still got a decent catch for lunch.
06:14He thinks we're idiots.
06:16And in true Greek style, simplicity is key,
06:19lightly frying the fish with flour, salt and oregano.
06:23And your fish.
06:25Oh, wow.
06:26Alan, that looks amazing.
06:28Yeah, man.
06:29Yeah, man.
06:30Yeah, man.
06:31We hope to have a great day with us.
06:33We've had the best time.
06:34Thank you so much.
06:35And sorry about throwing the fish.
06:36Oh, OK.
06:37No problem.
06:40I've just seen that fish wave at us.
06:42Hi.
06:43Yes.
06:44How are we doing?
06:45In Kokkini, Alan and I have had a busy morning.
06:53Cutting back overgrown plants.
06:57And clearing the garden space.
06:59so we can get started on building our bespoke barbecue using leftover stone
07:04from the seating around the olive tree there's a perfectly good barbecue at
07:09that shop as I said to you mr. Carr we don't need a tiny weenie metal we're
07:14making one that's fit for Fred Flintstone look at that with the help
07:18of Stamatis and his top stonemasons we're having to chip away at the stones
07:23until they're square look it's tricky I'll give over love it's an ancient craft
07:31known as Ashland Masonry which has been used by the Greeks for over 7,000 years
07:36but what do you want me to do love okay we need to find the right saw now this
07:42similar to this yeah I do jigsaws this is nature's jigsaw so I'll find us a nice
07:48square now that's great look at that yeah this is good that's good yeah you
07:57have a gift finding a square stone yeah is up there with you with a glue gun yeah
08:04honestly I've got two skills now oh my god look at this it's like finding a pearl
08:11in an oyster look at that I'm like one of those sniffer dogs at the airport yeah
08:14you can spot a wrong and another beauty one on your feet there which one did
08:19you like love that one yep but coming up you would literally be able to go
08:23anywhere and find a square stone there you go oh this is good it's got a bug off
08:27today do you want another one this is good you just fit oh look at that
08:31it's not going so good he's still not happy with that he's like me and he will not
08:37relax until it's perfect we're nearly there Alan this is probably some of the
08:43most grueling work we've done I know but it's literally we are nearly at the end and
08:48it's typical in it you find a job you enjoy on the last day I can't believe you love being a rock
08:55fighter after a day of hard labor we're off to master one last iconic Greek tradition
09:03before leaving the island but a late summer storm might be upending our plans
09:08oh you see that fork what do you say listen I'm not that's above our rate
09:24oh my actual god that was like that was terrifying what do you reckon
09:41we're not letting the rain stop play it's all gone down my back my knickers
09:48we've come to Imerolia in Cassiope hello to learn the famous dance from Zorba the Greek with maestro
09:58Dimitrios have you ever danced in a storm before great times I've danced on roller skates in front of
10:06the king so I have quite good extensive dance skills I did the splits didn't I by accident by act
10:14today Dimitrios is teaching us how to master the art of sataki a dance choreographed for the 1964 film
10:25okay the left round right up very good left up oh my god the dance has slow steps now open the left
10:34right close the left and energetic jump and everybody say oppa and steadily gets more difficult as the
10:46tempo increases one but and left oh sorry I didn't mean the end the concentration it's too much
10:55it's not easy oh come on you make it look Zoe oh the gods are angry you want to try for the music
11:03I think I'm ready for the music I'm not very bitter I kept forgetting to breathe did you yeah I just I
11:10didn't take my eyes off people's feet I couldn't do it if I didn't if I was looking up I wouldn't know what I was
11:20oh no no no and one more three yeah three the right on the left foot now huh and one the right and
11:25over the right I don't know your technique because you've got a little dip in there I got a dip in there
11:30and you're pointing your toes I am do you know I'm pointing them can you see for me moccasins this music's
11:37getting faster I can tell don't but then it's not you remember three to the right one oh come on
11:44me three I didn't realize how mischievous that song is because it lures you in under a false sense of
11:50security one two three but yeah for me it was a bit like you know when you get on like a waltzer or a
11:57roller coaster and the muse and you go oh no this is getting faster and faster one two three oh wait
12:06one more yeah it was a bit like get off get off goff and then we were stuck on it we were stuck I was
12:11I know and everybody say oh my god well done wow oh that is a calorie burner that is I feel
12:27shattered I don't know what was gonna get me first the fork lightning or a stitch
12:31that's the Greek god saying get off this I go you've done enough yeah please you've done us a
12:40lovely house but we've had enough of your cackling you're drinking you're dancing and you're joking go
12:46home it's a new day and the Sun is shining the builders have been forging ahead creating our bespoke
13:08pergola so I've arrived at the house to help out but it's not as I imagined good morning hello how
13:17are you doing yes good yeah well just don't need to talk me through this is it something you don't
13:25like the whole house is so perfect and it's looking so nice but this thing is almost the
13:30same size as the house oh my god I I can't I won't be able to hold back it's a little bit big it's big
13:37it's metal it's in front of the window we just found mm-hmm it's the only place that's sunny the
13:43plunge pool was gonna go there this is the sunbathing area that's the dining room okay if we make it with
13:49the wood yeah then it's gonna last three four years you need to keep painted you need to yeah fair
13:54enough that's why I want to make it with metal yeah okay and now if I have to put the plunge pool over
13:58there all the leaves from the trees are just going to be in the plunge pool hmm I have an idea we're
14:05going to take out these two poles and we put them there and move everything on the other side that's
14:11genius Dematis I love this idea is that set damn as Dematis and his team get to work moving the
14:22cemented poles out of the ground and into their new position oh mama mia me and my dad Les who's
14:31over on holiday are waiting on the sidelines before we can get stuck in how do you say pergola I don't
14:38know you say pergola or do you say pergola I always thought it was pergola should we call it pergola
14:42because we had a pergola in our back garden made of wood but you made yeah from scratch but it had
14:49like a four inch rustic pole yeah really nice and then are we later criticizing yes I just laid into him
14:55poor man I thought it was a carport let's go and give him a hand all right yeah Stamati I cannot
15:06believe how fast this changed what do you think I think nice Greek builders are the best okay with
15:15the poles now securely in position and the pergola reduced in size oh my god this heavy my dad and I
15:22really bloody heavy with the aid of Adonis you do it with my oh my god yeah you can do that can fit
15:30the ceiling slats into place you okay there with that that's good what do you think well I think
15:38actually it looks good metal yeah this is that lovely soft sage green so it matches the kitchen
15:44too much talking sorry oh he's worse than you once the slats are in position we have to ensure
15:53they're evenly spaced out so we need how much is this gap my side 56 and a half is there a mass teacher
16:02anywhere before they're welded in place to stand the test of time can we hold him to a guarantee
16:08yeah if it falls down in two years will you come back let's get him to sign
16:13as Amanda and Les join Judy to cool off with an ice cream oh my god that looks amazing
16:27I'm on site for my 11 30 appointment with Adonis
16:35after the success of Amanda's circular bath he's made a plunge pool for us are these the tiles yeah
16:44and to save on waste we're using Amanda's bathroom rejects did we have to work quite
16:51quickly yeah you have to be faster I'm fast try your best yeah okay right right as we're working in
16:5730 plus degrees the heat can cause the tile adhesive to set in minutes you will let me know when I put
17:04this on yeah oh no I will show you come inside and we install together for me and Adonis to be in
17:11such an intimate space together it's going to yeah it's going to be interesting see how it goes I love
17:24it hmm that good are we putting these on the floor as well yeah do you reckon it might be too much Adonis we finish the wall yeah and then we see it looks a bit leisure centery but maybe yeah in every town in England you have a leisure center and there would be a swimming pool and there were signs that said no heavy petting no kissing nothing
17:54I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know what to say about the plunge pool but I want to swim in Adonis's eyes
18:09are you married Adonis why are you asking just making conversation people think Amanda's my wife and that's why I'm single you see they think I'm already taken no I'm single too oh okay it's hard isn't it trying to find the right person yeah maybe you came in the right place well you know people do come to Corfu and find love don't they yeah and then they leave
18:36yeah and then they leave yeah I get the hint
18:41with the tiles in place Adonis applies stucco a wet cement mixture that when dry will create a smooth finish
18:52I've been looking for love on the island yeah Amanda put me on a lonely hearts app you know for single people
19:00you know me now here why you need the app
19:03yeah don't tease
19:05love may be on the horizon for Alan but there's also a new guy in my life
19:13he's clean he's domesticated yeah he wants to be loved I just knew I had to take him
19:22I think it's lovely that you found a new cat in Corfu
19:25I've broken my promise not to take a stray home over the summer I've taken a shine to a cat that I just couldn't leave behind
19:34look at this
19:36if I go down my top I've had a t-shirt down there all day so he can smell his new mummy I thought you'd put on weight
19:43and now he's in the safe hands of Amanda who runs Corfu Cattery anyone who loves animals is a friend of ours
19:52come on in
19:54Amanda's currently caring for 22 cats and is helping me prepare all the necessary requirements to take my adopted feline back home
20:01back home so he is down here oh oh hello my baby gosh Alan look that cat's just bitten mate
20:12oh my god you're gorgeous boy hello he's purring so lovely he's purring so loudly you're gonna come and live with me
20:19live with me oh he wants to come home with uncle alan oh no don't go under there oh god don't we
20:26get him out he can't get out can he come here oh that's how she gets me out of bed in the morning
20:34i can't blink and believe this come out it's hidden underneath the flooring he doesn't want
20:40part of the showbiz life he doesn't want to be at the ivy on in hello magazine or a red carpet
20:46if the worst comes to the worst it's only palettes i can just take them out i think i might have to
20:52call him houdini because he's literally just disappeared on me come on then i'm not saying
20:59body odor but it might be the smell of the t-shirt that's making the cat run off i can see you in there
21:07i'll just take the floor up if you don't mind me getting my husband in a screwdriver
21:11to get him out no but i wouldn't take it personally oh i'm not taking it personally
21:19i just wanted to give him a big cuddle he's back in his cage oh
21:26there we just need you to come home now don't we
21:29back at the house it's been a massive team effort
21:44the pool is plastered
21:48the gravel's been leveled and now we're getting the outdoor kitchen party ready oh i love the smell of
21:55these oh they look gorgeous yeah they're like mini olives as we're preparing to say a big thank
22:00you to all our local friends these are the chairs from the kids room and you know i'm obsessed with
22:05the stripe yes you love a stripe perfect
22:23look at it it's beautiful it is a thing of beauty
22:26oh gosh and isn't it lovely that this garden yeah gets sun all day and we've got the burglar there
22:37we painted it like a very soft green so it's got the continuity from the kitchen nice isn't it
22:44and then we've got a barbecue we've got one for life and a plunge pool so all your friends come
22:51around you open a bottle of wine then finish the night off by having a little dip in the plunge pool i
22:55think you should take the plunge with adonis i'm gonna dive straight in
23:01can you believe that we have actually done it i'm proud of you i'm proud of you too we've done it
23:16over the course of our coffee at summer i literally feel like i'm in my own movie
23:20we've fallen in love with the island's animals hello rogan oh darn it you are a softy
23:30the wonderful friends we've made hi oh yes i'm excited to see you here so lovely to meet you
23:36come on oh my god no no not a yeager
23:39and wholeheartedly embraced greek culture and after a lot of elbow grease
23:52oh watch it
23:57we've turned our greek ruin into a gorgeous family holiday home
24:01even though it's probably one of the smallest properties we've done and i think the most
24:13difficult we have ever done i honestly think it's my favorite and i think our renovation
24:19does sort of symbolize corfu really unpretentious it's natural it's real and it's homely
24:24there is so many places where you can sit grab a book go on the floating bed or by the window in one
24:30of the bedrooms places where you can just go and escape from your own family escape if you need to
24:36that's what family holidays are about exactly going away with your family then trying to get away from
24:41you that's so true that's true before we bid our farewell our fabulous friends we've made over the
24:49summer are arriving at the house to see it in all its glory would you like a crisp i spoil you here
24:56tonight oh that's lovely oh my god we've got a bee how are you nice to see you what do you think
25:06it looks perfect i love this it's beautiful it's our living space it's gorgeous it is come up to my
25:13intellectual reading room so relaxing that's what i wanted can i show you my buff it's perfection we
25:19could all get in there look at this beds in the ceiling yeah can i claim the top bunk
25:29come and have a look at the master bedroom come on it on this oh i'm tired
25:36you're naughty yes see you bye oh we're alone yeah
25:44we need to get these guys a beer because if it wasn't for you
25:47none of this would have happened this whole experience i think i feel like we are family
25:58yes it's felt like you know we've got to know everybody and it's it's killing me that we're going
26:03on this one i feel really choked up about leaving i know i love it here i'm going to be honest i haven't
26:10had the shirley valentine experience love hasn't really been knocking at me door but i have felt
26:16very loved up it's like what daryl said it was the magnetic aisle yeah i mean we've always been a bit
26:21sentimental when we've finished a renovation but this time it feels personal it does feel really personal
26:27thank you thank you so much everyone is loving it people are going into different rooms they're
26:39they're loving different things they love how you feel about this i feel um
26:43are you okay it's because it's over it's because it's over now like we always think that we leave
26:54a piece of us in every property that we do but i think more than ever because i love it here so much
27:00i am definitely leaving a piece of me here we appreciate every single person here that's gone
27:16above and beyond to make this an amazing experience it's been unbelievable we have had the best oh my
27:23gosh the best summer ever we're so grateful so thank you thank you from the bottom of our hearts
27:30thank you and i think there's only one way that we can get this party started really true greek
27:40style come on everyone will you dance with us yes come on come on kick step kick step
27:57can you remember it can you remember it alan no i can't come on get involved come on
28:02none of us know what we're doing oh no it's getting faster now
28:06we're gonna kick you
28:16join join join join come on come on i'm still going
28:22celebrating an iconic greek superstar it's nana muskori at the bbc over on bbc 4 at 10 15
28:40amazing live performances are back in radio 2's piano room with pulp mel c and james listen on sounds
28:48next on bbc one brand new would i lie to you
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