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00:11Hi everyone and welcome to do you know your place there's always something
00:15brilliant to see or do in the United Kingdom but how much do we actually know
00:20about it well we are about to find out because we've sent our guide Paul on a
00:25fact-finding tour of the UK and it's the big Friday finale so let's sort the firm
00:31facts from the loose truths on do you know your place
00:38first up he spent years on the streets of EastEnders Albert Square right it's the
00:44one and only Nithinganatra she brings me joy in my heart she keeps me praising she
00:51keeps me praising because it's Reverend Kate Botley he's the ultimate utility
00:57player shifting from a rugby rook to an NFL roster to the gladiators arena it's
01:02the multi-talented Alex Gray everyone now before we get started let's take a look
01:08at the weekly leaderboard as we know she's absolutely smashed it Reverend Kate
01:13Botley at the top with 12 points sat behind Alex and Nithing with six so Kate
01:19you've won all four shores this far how does it feel to bask in the glory well I
01:26was talking to the rest of the family and I was like look I've won four I think we
01:29can take us four off the pedal now and both my kids went absolutely not mom the
01:33glory of the family rides on this so yesterday I mean we were all pretty much
01:37even going into that final round so you never know anything could happen but
01:41pride goes before a fall don't even and so let's not let's not do that it's a
01:45sermon right there you should write that down on your gym wall can we play next
01:48goal wins as well well let's find out where we are playing today we're gonna
01:54sort fact from fiction in Wrexham
01:58yes beautiful Wrexham let's kick things off by putting as always your geography
02:03skills to the test earlier each of you placed a pin on the map as to where you
02:13think Wrexham is located let's find out where Wrexham actually is on the UK map
02:18it's in North Wales let's see where you put your pins
02:25oh you're good at this when you're good you're good I'll tell you but when you're
02:29bad you're very bad I thought it had something to do with Kent and Norwich
02:35Nathan you are 221 miles away in Gravesend in Kent to be exact Kate you were 44 miles away from
02:44Wrexham you
02:45landed in the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock which is considered to be the
02:50birthplace of the modern Olympic Games Alex you landed six miles from Wrexham
02:54city centre so well done Alex you get the first point of the day
02:58congratulations
02:58love that
02:59put that on there perfect
03:01there you go so first question Nathan it's going to you good luck it's time to
03:05say hello to our resident tour guide Paul who's kicking things off today with a
03:09story that's definitely not going to VAR
03:15welcome to Wrexham where have I heard that before with a population of around 135,000
03:23and originally just a town this proud corner of North Wales officially became a
03:28city in 2022 oh I love a good upgrade founded way back in 1864 the racecourse
03:35ground is home to Wrexham AFC and it's where the very first Welsh football
03:40international was played and since 2020 the ground has been sprinkled with a
03:44little bit of Hollywood stardust thanks to A-list owners Deadpool himself Ryan
03:49Reynolds and TV star Rob McElhenney who both turned the club and the city into
03:56global sensations and in true blockbuster fashion they've helped the club rise from
04:03the National League into the championship a proper underdog story with a Hollywood ending
04:10would you believe the racecourse ground is the world's oldest international football
04:15stadium that's still in use
04:18well would you
04:21Nathan are you a football fan?
04:26well let's get into it would you believe the racecourse ground is the world's oldest international
04:32football stadium that's still in use I have no idea but I think it's true you believe it yeah are
04:41you right to believe it yes you are well didn't get a point yes the racecourse ground hosted its first
04:47international football match way back in 1877
04:51oh right Kit it's your question
04:54Paul might be uncertified but he is very organized he can organize anything especially if it involves
05:02a brewery
05:07Wrexham has the oldest lager brewery in Wales founded all the way back at the start of the
05:111880s by two German beer buddies they didn't just bring their brewing skills from Deutschland
05:17they brought innovation too introducing Britain's first fully refrigerated cellars
05:22right here in Wrexham
05:24Wunderbar
05:27by the late 19th century Wrexham Lager was being shipped all over the world served in top hotels and clubs
05:37but would you believe it was the only lager served aboard the Titanic
05:47well Reverend Kate would you believe Wrexham Lager was the only lager served aboard the Titanic
05:55well it's old enough isn't it
05:57I believe that
05:58why
05:59just because of how old that lager is I think it was served to the second and third class passengers
06:05all right so we believe that it was served on board the Titanic
06:10yes
06:11that's amazing
06:13it was said to be popular on ships as it travelled well and it maintained its flavour
06:19oh
06:20there you go
06:21right well they say breakfast is the most important meal of the day it's crunch time for Paul
06:29so far on our Wrexham tour we've covered football and lager so I'm sure you know what's coming next
06:35that's right folks it's breakfast cereal
06:37the Kellogg's factory here opened in Wrexham in 1978 with just 40 staff and has grown into the largest cereal
06:45factory in Europe
06:48the man behind the brand John Harvey Kellogg was a doctor who believed that most health problems began in the
06:55digestive system
06:56he was so into good gut health regular exercise and a diet of simple wholesome foods and that's how Corn
07:03Flakes were born
07:05would you believe that Kellogg's celebrated 50 years of Corn Flakes by running a promotion hiding 24 karat gold roosters
07:13in random boxes
07:15right Alex would you believe that Kellogg's celebrated 50 years of Corn Flakes by running a promotion hiding 24 karat
07:27gold roosters in random boxes
07:31um 24 karat gold rooster
07:33the symbol is a rooster though isn't it on the box
07:35yeah but I think I you know I think you'd see them popping up on Antiques Roadshow or
07:39I think that's that's too much gold to be dishing out
07:43I like the idea but I just don't I don't get it I don't believe it
07:45it's a great idea but should we believe it
07:49yeah
07:49I knew it
07:51I knew it
07:53Kellogg's haven't run this such promotion though Cadbury's and Nestle have both run promotions involving hidden gold
08:00versions of their chocolate bars
08:01wow
08:03wow that's the end of round one so let's have a look at the scores
08:07oh come on
08:08Nathan and Kate you both scored in that round as did you Alex but because you were nearest the pin
08:13you've got two points well let's go
08:14well done my friend
08:16so let's go back to Paul
08:18hmm really another pup visit
08:21is your expenses
08:26talk about Wrexham's global fame thanks to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney but it's not just Hollywood putting this place
08:33on the map as Wrexham's produce some local legends too take football star Mark Hughes born right here he went
08:40on to play for Manchester United Barcelona and Chelsea scoring regularly for both club and country before becoming one of
08:49Wales most respected managers and pundits
08:52and from the world of science and discovery we have John Shanklin born here in Wrexham in 1953
09:02John Shanklin was part of a scientific team that discovered what the cure for scurvy and immortal jellyfish or the
09:11hole in the ozone layer
09:32scurvy was I don't think in the picture I think scurvy was sorted out way before my gut says it's
09:38the hole in the ozone layer I've never even heard of an immortal jellyfish
09:41go with your gut then
09:43okay go with the ozone layer
09:44we're going with the ozone layer
09:46you've locked it in
09:46is that the right answer
09:48yay
09:49it is the hole in the ozone layer the hole in the ozone layer was discovered over the Antarctic by
09:56a team including Jonathan Shanklin who was born in Wrexham the immortal jellyfish is not exactly immortal but if it
10:02is
10:03endangered or stressed it can just reset and then regenerate a new body like the doctor like the doctor
10:10anyway let's go to Paul shall we he's visiting somewhere that Rev Kate will definitely enjoy
10:20there's one landmark that truly defines Wrexham's skyline it's this St Giles's church this magnificent 135 foot tower has been
10:29here for centuries
10:30it's not just any church either as this is one of the seven wonders of Wales
10:37when the tower of the old church was blown down in 1330 locals believed this was divine punishment for what?
10:44allowing sheep to graze on church grounds having a market day on a Sunday or the vicar playing for Wrexham's
10:52rugby team
10:53well which one is it?
10:57Kate this is your question so it's quite appropriate that it's fallen onto your lap
11:01when the tower of St Giles's church was blown down in 1330 locals believed this was divine punishment for what?
11:10allowing sheep to graze on church grounds
11:13having market day on a Sunday or the vicar playing for Wrexham's rugby team
11:19you're a rugby player yourself
11:21I am and I'm pretty certain that rugby wasn't around in 1330
11:24and I'm pretty certain we didn't have vicars in 1330 either because that was pre-reformation
11:29I think it's okay to graze sheep on church grounds
11:32I'm gonna go for breaking the sabbath having market day on a Sunday
11:37you've locked in having market day on Sunday is that the right answer?
11:40yes
11:41nice
11:42thank goodness you got that
11:43I know right
11:45I'd never work again the archbishop would be on the phone
11:47the deduction was great
11:48well done
11:49right Alex your question
11:50Paul is staying inside St Giles church for this next one
11:53look away if you have a fear of mice and wool
11:56and of course
11:57big Paul
12:01there's something peaceful about churches
12:04it's serene, calm, so quiet in here
12:07I'll be as quiet as a church mouse
12:10and speaking of which St Giles church has actually held its own church mouse festival
12:16more than 400 handcrafted mice have filled this historic building
12:20each one made by local groups to celebrate community life here in Wrexham
12:31well this place isn't all peace and squeaks
12:34rumour has it there are tunnels deep beneath the floorboards that lead to pubs
12:39and in 2015 this church made headlines when real life treasure was uncovered
12:45something surprising had been hiding right under everyone's noses for years
12:50but what did they find?
12:52a mooning gargoyle
12:54a mummified heart
12:55or a first edition King James Bible
13:00well which one was it?
13:06hmmm
13:07good question Alex
13:08what surprising item was found at St Giles' church?
13:12was it a mooning gargoyle
13:14a mummified heart
13:16or a first edition King James Bible
13:19hmmm
13:20a mummified heart
13:22well I'm not sure why that would be there
13:24so a mooning gargoyle
13:26is probably what I'm leaning towards
13:28you know you come down into the
13:29whatever's down there
13:30a mooning gargoyle
13:31pretty funny right?
13:32I'm just visualising that and it is quite funny
13:34yeah
13:35why would a gargoyle be down when gargoyles are up on the moon?
13:38that's why it's so funny
13:38I guess so that's why it's so unusual
13:40no one would expect it
13:41I think it's first edition
13:42let's have a look
13:43you've locked in a mooning gargoyle
13:45the answer is
13:47the first edition King James Bible from 1611
13:51Wow
13:51had been stored away at St Giles' parish church for centuries
13:54mooning gargoyles can be seen at several churches in England in fact
13:58including eastern on the hill near Stamford which has a hole for water drainage
14:03perfect
14:04in 1886 a mummified heart was found in the church of St Mary the Virgin in the Northamptonshire village of
14:11Woodford
14:12there you go
14:13there you go
14:13right
14:13it's no time for a bonus question so you know what you've got to do team?
14:16ooh
14:16fun
14:17grab your whiteboards
14:18here we go
14:19the Welsh language still thrives in Wales
14:22it's estimated that around 850,000 people in Wales can speak Welsh
14:26including over 16,000 in the county borough of Wrexham
14:32but it's not just in Wales
14:35the community of Ooladwee is home to an estimated 5,000 Welsh speakers
14:41and is in which country?
14:42is it Algeria?
14:45is it Argentina?
14:46or is it Austria?
14:53right
14:53Nithin what have you got?
14:55as a younger actor
14:56I did a TV show with Sean Bean
14:59and it was called Patagonia
15:01and Patagonia is a place in South America
15:04where there was a Welsh community
15:06and that's why I think it's in Argentina
15:09Argentina right
15:10I know the same
15:11the Welsh community over there went over to help with the mining
15:14with setting up coal mines
15:16that's why I know it's Patagonia in Argentina
15:18Alex, to complete the full house
15:21honestly I can't believe
15:22I went for Argentina
15:23yay
15:25but is it the right answer?
15:28yay
15:30yes a group of around 150 Welsh people set sail to Argentina in 1865
15:36and the community they established survives today
15:39Ooladwee means the colony in Welsh
15:41wow
15:41and that's the end of that round
15:43so let's have a look at the scores
15:46look at that team
15:48yeah we are wrapping up for the weekend
15:50it's all square three a piece
15:51and it's time for the magical and wonderful mystical round three
15:54and we're going to have a detour to the souvenir shop
15:57each of you have got a selection of souvenirs that Paul has managed to send our way
16:01all you need to do is tell me the exact cost of each item
16:07whoever's the closest gets the point
16:09the first thing we're going to look at is the Welsh rugby garden norm
16:13well it's lovely
16:14what do you think?
16:15it's not too heavy
16:16right
16:17what's it made out of?
16:18is it porcelain?
16:19is it plastic?
16:19it's wood
16:19or a tough kind of plastic
16:21right
16:22it's sturdy
16:23it's attractive
16:24it would look good in anyone's garden
16:27Reverend Kate would you put that in the church garden?
16:29that would look lovely
16:31in just the right spot
16:32I can think
16:32yeah
16:33delightful
16:34you can sing the Welsh national anthem
16:35I think he's adorable
16:36perfect
16:37Alex would you be happy to receive that as an Englishman for a Christmas card birthday present?
16:40not as an Englishman probably
16:42this is quite an actual representation of the guys who are playing for the Welsh rugby team at the minute
16:46they do a better job with these guys
16:48savage
16:48shots fired
16:49yeah not for me
16:50no?
16:51alright well get your whiteboards please
16:53let's find out how much you think it's worth
16:55it's a lovely comedic Welsh rugby garden gnome
17:01remember the person to the nearest actual price will win a point
17:06alright so
17:07Nithin please reveal the price that someone would pay to take the garden gnome home
17:11I think this is a reasonable
17:13£6.99
17:14£6.99
17:15including that
17:16right okay
17:17great mice think alike
17:19I've gone for £6.99 as well
17:23ohhh
17:23I've gone £12.99
17:25ohhh
17:26they saw you coming
17:26I'll do your deal
17:28two for twenty
17:28I can tell you that the actual price of the Welsh rugby garden gnome is
17:34ohhh
17:35£11.45
17:36I know my nose
17:38I knew it
17:39you've won a point
17:40come on
17:40unbelievable work my friend
17:41well done my new friend
17:42unbelievable
17:42right let's move on next up we have a leek brooch
17:46a leek brooch
17:48it's got a pin with some felt and it looks like a leek
17:53okay
17:54we were conservative last time
17:55yeah I'd say 25-30 quid for this right
18:00people would recognise it as a leek
18:02it looks lovely on your suit
18:03it looks like a leek
18:04yeah
18:05right what do you think Nithin
18:06okay
18:07if I saw this price I think it's overpriced
18:09but given what just happened with the gnome
18:11I think this would be £4.99
18:13£4.99
18:14Kate
18:14full agree from me
18:16I go for £4.99 as well
18:17what's going on here
18:18I don't know
18:19nothing's going on
18:19we think we might have to see you behind him
18:21alright
18:22Alex what have you said
18:23well if you move her you've got to move me
18:24£4.99
18:25oh
18:25we've all found £4.99
18:27right
18:27I can tell you
18:29that the actual price of the leek brooch is
18:34£7.95
18:35you're all going to get a point
18:37inflation man
18:38wow that's never happened
18:39that's really expensive
18:40right the next thing is the daffodil headband
18:44it's kind of like dealy boppers
18:46but they don't dealy bop
18:47so if you'd all like to place them on your heads
18:49then you can stare at each other with the daffodil headband
18:52perfectly situated on your noggin
18:54I think this is the kind of thing that you would see Alex
18:56at the Welsh international rugby games
18:58you would if anyone was going to the games anymore
19:00just me
19:02England are on top at the minute
19:04we've got to enjoy it while it lasts
19:05right
19:06write down your prices please
19:07of the daffodil headband
19:11no looking over
19:13never and Kate
19:14okay
19:14all right Nathan we'll start with you
19:16what have you put
19:16I've gone for £16.50
19:18ooh
19:19I'm not far away I've gone £15
19:21£15
19:22£15
19:22I've gone a little bit under I've gone £11.99
19:24you've got £11.99 right
19:25well the actual price of the daffodil headband is
19:30£8.99
19:31come on
19:32Alex you've won another point
19:34come on that's three from three
19:35all right well let's take a look at the scores after round three
19:38you're ahead
19:40Nitin and Kate you've got four
19:42Alex you're in the lead
19:43that's sick
19:44that's what we like to see
19:45that's sick
19:47all right let's go back to Paul now who's checking out the local bus station
19:54Wrexham sits proudly at the top of North Wales
19:56perfectly placed for getting around
19:58it's got solid train and bus links to Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and beyond
20:05you can travel the country by bus
20:08yet there's something oddly comforting about the fact that no matter how far you all go
20:13you end up right back here in Wrexham
20:16planes, trains, automobiles
20:18I love them all except helicopters
20:20even Tom Cruise makes them look stressful
20:24but would you believe Wrexham was a stop for passengers on the world's first scheduled helicopter service
20:31well would you?
20:39would you believe Wrexham was a stop for passengers on the world's first scheduled helicopter service
20:47I wouldn't say that was easy knowledge especially for someone like me
20:52I know that some of those taxi hailing applications you can now get a boat down the Thames
20:58yeah
20:58I don't know whether you can hail a helicopter
21:01well you know it's North Wales
21:03North Wales is beautiful
21:04the hills, the mountains around there are gorgeous
21:07so there's got to be helicopter rides and stuff going on
21:10it was a stop though
21:11it was a stop for passengers
21:12so it's on the way to somewhere
21:15so I'm going to say it's weird
21:18and I believe it
21:20yeah
21:20alright
21:20is it weird enough to be an actual fact
21:25yeah
21:26well done
21:27starting in 1950 there was a scheduled helicopter route linking Liverpool Wrexham and Cardiff
21:33ah that'll be why
21:34the return fare from Wrexham to Liverpool was just one pound
21:37the service was short lived due to high running costs and limited capacity
21:41and only 219 passengers were carried in the whole life of the service
21:46there you go well done
21:48yeah
21:48well done
21:48right Reverend Kate it's your turn
21:50ready
21:50and Paul is trying his hand at one of the most popular sports around
21:56paddle
21:57oh it's yeah it's big fish
22:02Wrexham's sporting stories don't end with football
22:05turns out they've got quite the thing for rackets too
22:08Wrexham Tennis and Paddle Centre is home to serves, volleys
22:12and a sport that's taking the UK by storm
22:19if you've not played it paddles usually a doubles game
22:22though you can play singles if you're feeling brave
22:24ah it's basically what happens when tennis and squash have a hyperactive child
22:29faster louder and depending on who you play against
22:32potentially friendship
22:34ending
22:34oh
22:35it's one of the few sports where the walls can hit back
22:38and you can't blame the wind if you lose
22:42yes
22:43but would you believe that when hit
22:45a paddle ball can travel faster than a formerly a one car
22:51well would you
23:13what I'm thinking about is how fast you serve at Wimbledon
23:16the serve comes up at Wimbledon and it's always
23:19just over 100 miles an hour kind of thing
23:21I don't know how fast a Formula One car goes
23:24does anybody want to help me out on this one
23:25it's around top speed 200 mile an hour
23:27right right
23:27so I don't believe it
23:29you don't believe it
23:29no
23:30we don't believe it
23:30we don't believe it
23:31we really don't believe it
23:34yeah
23:35of course
23:37a paddle ball can reach 80 mile an hour
23:39whereas an F1 car can regularly
23:41and they do exceed 200 mile an hour
23:43but a badminton shuttlecock can go even faster
23:46the record speed is 351 miles per hour
23:51right
23:52are you ready Alex?
23:53let's do it
23:54good stuff
23:54Paul is trying to get over his fear of heights
23:56without any luck
24:00just outside Wrexham high above the river D
24:03stands one of Wales' most jaw-dropping sites
24:06the Poncasilte Aqueduct
24:08it's the longest and highest aqueduct in the UK
24:11stretching for more than 300 metres
24:14and standing almost 40 metres high
24:17and er
24:18er
24:18yeah yeah I get it
24:20it's really narrow
24:20I don't want to do it
24:21I want to go home
24:22no Paul you have to film the show
24:23because we paid you for it
24:24follow me
24:27taking 10 years to build
24:28the aqueduct was designed by engineers
24:30Thomas Telford and William Jessup
24:33to carry the Clangollen Canal across the valley
24:36made up of 18 hollow stone piers
24:39supporting a cast iron trough
24:41the construction was one of the very first times
24:43that iron was used on this scale
24:45anywhere in Europe
24:46and today it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site
24:50but which of these ingredients was included
24:52in the mortar used for the aqueduct's construction?
24:55was it blood or beer?
24:58well which one is it?
25:03another amazing fate of engineering
25:06very impressive incredible
25:08Alex
25:09which of these ingredients was included in the mortar used for the pont casilfte aqueduct?
25:14was it blood or beer?
25:16I'm trying to think why blood would have been involved
25:20maybe it was literally made with blood sweat and tears
25:22could be something to do with the iron in the blood
25:25could be
25:26could be
25:27that sounds kind of
25:28some kind of witchcrafty type stuff doesn't it?
25:30how would you get enough blood?
25:31I would hate for it to be blood as well
25:32I can't even imagine
25:33it's got to be
25:34doesn't it have to be human blood?
25:35no
25:36it could have been any
25:37I mean blood
25:38it could be as a
25:39in the mortar
25:40mixing it in the mortar
25:41maybe
25:42I think
25:43I'm just going to go with beer
25:45they like a drink in Wales
25:47couple of breweries in town
25:48maybe they've got to go with beer
25:50alright
25:50I'm going to go with beer
25:51is that the right answer?
25:53oh my goodness
25:54oh
25:55lucky
25:56it's blood
25:56the use of oxblood in mortar
25:58was a common practice to strengthen it
25:59and improve its durability
26:00particularly against freeze-thaw cycles
26:03right
26:04let's take a look at the scores at the end of that round
26:07here we go
26:08he's still ahead
26:09holding on
26:10still ahead
26:10and we know what's next
26:12it's the final round
26:13the quickfire round
26:14and she's very good
26:16here we go
26:17remember all you've got to do is fill in the blanks
26:19if you give me a wrong answer
26:20you'll be frozen out
26:21if you give me a right answer
26:22you win a point
26:22fingers on buzzers
26:30Kate
26:32platinum jubilee
26:33it is the platinum jubilee
26:35in 2022
26:38Wrexham is the home to one of Europe's largest
26:43anything?
26:44industrial estates
26:45yes
26:45wow
26:46wow
26:47yes
26:48here we go
26:49us rock band who played the racecourse ground in 2023
26:56Kate
26:56kings of leon
26:57yes
26:57well done
26:59a Wrexham recording studio was once a what?
27:05Kate
27:06nuclear bunker
27:07yes
27:07what?
27:09oh no
27:11just one more
27:12just one more
27:13time is up
27:14that's the end of the road
27:15and the end of the week
27:16so let's take a look at today's winner
27:18who is it?
27:19she's done it!
27:22she's done it!
27:24she's done it!
27:24she's done it!
27:25you're a record breaker
27:26Kate you get three points for winning today
27:28well done
27:28well done
27:37well done
27:39well done
27:40well done
27:41well done
27:41well done
27:41well done
27:42well done
27:57brilliant stuff
27:57I like that
27:57but not only that
27:58because you are the winner
27:59for the whole week
28:00we're gonna give you one of these very much sought after
28:04I-know-my-place sweatshirts
28:05the family group chat is gonna pop
28:07they're gonna be so pleased
28:08thank you for being gracious gentlemen
28:10thank you for being so gracious
28:11brilliant stuff
28:12that's the end of this week
28:14We'll see you next time.
28:15Thanks for watching.
28:15Toodle-oo for now.
28:44We'll see you next time.
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