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00:11Hi and welcome to Do You Know Your Place? We live in a beautiful and diverse country bursting
00:16with iconic landmarks, stunning countryside and vibrant cities but how well do we actually know
00:22it? To answer that question we've recruited Paul, an unlikely and rather unreliable guide to escort
00:28us around. So let's pick out the truth from the tall Paul's tales on Do You Know Your Place?
00:38Playing this week, first up he's beaten the drums for charity, delivered forecasts with
00:42a smile and become a household favourite along the way, it's Owen Wyn Evans. Hello. Next up
00:49we have a man who's made jumping into sandpits look seriously cool, Olympic gold medallist
00:54Greg Rutherford. And she's well used to sharing a studio with kids, which is just as well
01:00given the line up this week. It's Blue Peter presenter, Abi Cook. Right, let's take a look
01:06at the leaderboard shall we? This is how it stands before we play today. Greg, you've got
01:10five points. Abi and Owen, you both have four. So now's your chance to really turn the screw
01:18and kick on for that gold medal. He doesn't need another one. Alright, Dan? He's got too
01:24many. Today we're going to be sorting fact from fiction in Paisley, everyone. Beautiful
01:30Paisley. So to kick things off, as always, we thought we would put your geography skills
01:35to the test. Earlier each of you placed a pin on the map as to where you think Paisley is
01:41located. First of all, let's find out where Paisley actually is on the map. We're going
01:46to Scotland. But where do you think Paisley is? Ooh, I am liking this week's contestants.
01:55Very, very good. Owen, today you're furthest away. Your pin is 60 miles south of Paisley
02:02in the Royal Borough of San Quar, north-west of Dumfries. Greg, you're next. Not much,
02:09innit? 58 miles away from Paisley. Yeah. And your pin landed on the village of Erif. However,
02:15Abi, you absolutely nailed it. You landed on Hawk Head train station, a mere two miles from
02:22the centre of Paisley. Well done you, Abi. That is excellent going. Which means, of course,
02:26you get the first point on the board today. Right, let's crack on. Our Paul is kicking things
02:32off in a family-run chip shop. Delicious. Ooh, love a chip. Today, I'm in Scotland's largest
02:41town, Paisley. Home to around 75,000 people and situated just west of Glasgow. And whilst
02:49it may not have city status, it still does punch above its weight by producing plenty of
02:54stars. I love this. Ooh, gosh. Musician Gerry Rafferty found international success with
03:09Steelers Wheel and solo hits like Baker Street. And then there's Paolo Nettini, whose song New
03:15Shoes has become a family favourite in my house, sung every time someone gets, er, New Shoes.
03:22Offs.
03:25I'm standing here in Castelvici's chip shop, which was run by Paolo Nettini's family, The
03:30Generations. But would you believe there are more fish and chip shops in the UK than outlets
03:36of McDonald's, Burger King and KFC combined? Outlets of McDonald's, Burger King and KFC combined?
03:46So, Owen, would you believe there are more fish and chip shops in the UK than outlets of McDonald's,
03:55Burger King and KFC combined? There were loads. I wonder if a lot of them have closed over the years,
04:05whereas you don't really hear that happening with the big kind of franchise chain things.
04:10So, you know what? I'm going to say that I believe this. We've got lots of lovely seaside towns,
04:14haven't we? You're going to believe it. Let's see if it is fact or fiction.
04:19Yes! Well done.
04:21There are 10,500 chippies, 1,400 McDonald's, there are only 554 Burger Kings and around 1,000 KFCs.
04:30As a nation, we spend £1.2 billion each year on fish and chips.
04:38Wow. Oh, yeah.
04:39Big economy. Cover me in batter and dip me in a fryer.
04:42I'm all for it. Yes!
04:45Stunning. Right, Greg, you ready? Let's go.
04:48Paul is diving into the world-famous paisley pattern,
04:51where a single hidden thread once held an entire industry together.
04:59Paisley gave its name to one of the most famous patterns in fashion, the Paisley pattern.
05:07While the pattern itself originated in Persia and India on Kashmir shores,
05:12it became so popular and widely produced here in the 19th century that the world came to know it simply
05:18Paisley as Paisley. The secret was the small shot, an unseen cotton thread that bound the colourful
05:26weft of the shorts together. But would you believe that Paisley is the world's only fabric pattern
05:31to be protected by an act of parliament? Well, would you?
05:38Interesting question this, Greg, because it is a pattern that's globally recognised.
05:41Yeah. Would you believe that Paisley is the world's only fabric pattern to be protected
05:47by an act of parliament? I'm going to say yes, I'm going to agree with this straight off the bat.
05:52I'm going to say yes, I'm going to say, and if not, it should be.
05:55You're saying yes, I believe it. Let's find out. Is that the right answer?
05:59No! Well, it should be. No.
06:02Harris Tweed is the only fabric protected this way. All right, Abi, you're up next,
06:08and Paul is taking a gentle stroll down Paisley High Street.
06:14Paisley has a rich history reflected in its architecture, with over 110 listed buildings
06:20in the town centre alone. Paisley also has a striking town hall, and its high street is full
06:28of heritage. But would you believe Paisley has the highest concentration of listed buildings
06:33in the whole of Scotland? I think that's believable. Or is it?
06:44Sometimes he gets really, really good. He really does. He goes above and beyond. Abi,
06:49would you believe Paisley has the highest concentration of listed buildings in the
06:53whole of Scotland? Whenever I hear listed building, I hear it in my head, probably inaccessible,
07:01so I'm probably unlikely to go. Like, I go to a lot of places and they go, oh, sorry,
07:04it's great to be listed. We can't make any improvements. Which I understand, because they
07:08want to keep the history, but often I can't visit them. Places I can't visit quite often
07:13are, I think, places in Edinburgh. Glasgow's also quite bad, but it is the concentration of it.
07:19Paisley's got a lot of history to it. Maybe it is correct. I'm going to go with I believe it,
07:24go on. You believe it. I'll trust Paisley. Let's have a look. But you shouldn't have believed it.
07:30I've put too much faith. Paisley is second only to Edinburgh. Edinburgh, yes. They love some stairs
07:37there. Yes. Well, Paisley's got over 110 listed buildings in its town centre alone. However,
07:43Edinburgh blows it out the water, a staggering 4,500 across all of the city. I mean, it is old.
07:51It's an old city. It's got three layers. You don't get a point, I'm afraid. So let's take a look
07:55how
07:55that may or may not affect the scores after round one. Abi, I know I'd have one point. Greg sat
08:02in the
08:03middle in a nothing sandwich. Come on, Greg, shape it up. Time for round two. Now, let's get back on
08:10tour with Paul. He's celebrating Paisley's movie action heroes, proving that every superstar has got to start somewhere.
08:20The conveyor belt of Paisley superstars continues with the action star of How To Train Your Dragon
08:25and Olympus Has Fallen, Gerard Butler, who was born and bred right here. He went on to give us one
08:32of
08:32the most quotable lines with his, this is Sparta from the movie 300. A little bird told me that
08:40before Gerard Butler was beating up bad guys in movies, he was bagging up bananas on the shop floor.
08:46He worked in a local supermarket and was fondly known as Big Jerry from Fruit and Veg. Back in the
08:53day,
08:53there was another grocer working in Paisley who found fame for a different reason. In the 1800s,
08:59a Paisley grocer made a fortune with what food that went on to sell millions of jars each year?
09:05Was it marmalade, sandwich pickle or mustard?
09:11I know you're watching, Gerry. Good evening to you. Oh, I.
09:29I'm thinking no to mustard. I haven't heard of the Paisley mustard, not saying it's not a thing,
09:35could be. Marmalade, I'm not so sure. Sandwich pickle, possibly the most random of all spreads,
09:42because what's even in it? Just everything. I'm going to go for sandwich pickle.
09:47All right, let's lock it in. Is sandwich pickle the right answer?
09:51No. It was marmalade. James Robertson was a Paisley grocer and in 1864 he and his wife took pity
09:59on a struggling salesman selling oranges. They bought them and crafted their own marmalade recipe
10:04and went on to sell 45 million jars of marmalade and jam a year. Good for them.
10:11All right, let's move on. Greg, your question is up next and Paul is stepping onto the sacred football ground.
10:20This is St Mirren's Football Stadium, named after Paisley's patron saint, Mirren.
10:27The football club has produced some Scottish greats, including Mr Paul Lambert, who was the first British
10:35player to win the Champions League with a non-British club when German club Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus in the
10:421997 final.
10:44Well, well done, Paul. At Lanbert, not me. OK, both.
10:49But which of these statements about St Mirren is true? Ryan Reynolds tried to buy them,
10:54they turned down George Best or they sacked Alex Ferguson? Well, which one is it?
11:25I don't remember hearing Sir Alex ever being fired, but
11:30maybe that happened in the early part before he went to Aberdeen and things like that.
11:33The George Best one's an interesting one because, I mean, he even played for Dunstable Town at one point.
11:37So, I mean, he literally played in lots of random places and Ryan Reynolds maybe was shopping about.
11:45Do you know what, though? I'm going to go with they turned down George Best.
11:49I think that'd be a really interesting claim to fame for a club at St Mirren.
11:53All right, well, is that the answer? Let's find out.
11:57Oh, they did! They sacked Sir Alex Ferguson, yes.
12:00In 1978, St Mirren did indeed sack a very young Sir Alex Ferguson.
12:05Didn't realise that. Yeah, there you go.
12:07Right, Paul is learning how Paisley helped invent some very important everyday tech.
12:15Paisley isn't just about patterns and music as it's also a town of inventors and innovators.
12:21From John Galloway's early typewriter designs to the radical engineering of the coach thread mills,
12:27Paisley has always been an industrial powerhouse.
12:32Paisley's James Goodfellow is acknowledged as the father of chip and pin technology and the ATM,
12:38making him indirectly responsible for all of those sudden cases of amnesia
12:42when you're at the cash machine and you're trying to remember your partner's birthday.
12:45But when it comes to these numbers, what's our most popular pin?
12:49Is it 1212, 1234 or 7777?
13:04I think Paul's a 1234 guy.
13:07Yeah, for sure.
13:09Abi, it's your turn.
13:10According to one of the largest-scale studies of its kind on data genetics,
13:15what's the UK's most popular pin?
13:18Is it 1212, 1234 or 7777?
13:25None of these are very secure.
13:28Well, let's just do a quick test.
13:29Oh, what's your pin name?
13:32If anyone's got that pin in the studio, please change it.
13:36That's so interesting.
13:37You know what?
13:37I actually don't think it would be the simple 1234.
13:411212 feels nice to type in 7777.
13:44Imagine if you were just doing this at the ATM.
13:46Like, that's quite embarrassing.
13:47Yeah.
13:48If you were just going like that.
13:49You know what?
13:50I'm going to go with 1212.
13:51We've locked it in.
13:52Is that the right answer?
13:54No!
13:54It is!
13:55It is!
13:56Why has anyone got that?
13:57It is.
13:58Change it.
13:58It's why, you know, it's the same as, what's your password?
14:01Password.
14:01Yeah.
14:02Yeah.
14:02So the most unusual four-digit pin was 8068,
14:06surfacing merely 25 times in a data set of nearly three and a half million pins.
14:12Wow.
14:13So that's it.
14:13That's the end of the round.
14:14Let's take a look at the scores after that.
14:16Not much has changed.
14:17Yeah, Abi and Owain are still the bread in a zero sandwich for Greg.
14:22All right, gang.
14:23This is round three where we take a break from the tour and today we're going to take a detour
14:27into a souvenir shop.
14:29Each of you have got a selection of souvenirs that Paul has very kindly rustled up for us.
14:34All you've got to do is work out how much they cost.
14:38Whoever is the closest to the actual prize gets the point.
14:42First up, item one, is the St Mirren toilet roll holder.
14:48Oh, I love this.
14:50Oh, what a great idea.
14:51Oh.
14:52Oh, is that part of it?
14:53Yeah, it comes out and then look, the egg comes out.
14:55But how do you work it?
14:57Just for looking at that.
14:58It's basically a toilet roll rest.
15:01We love that.
15:02It's very similar to the flamenco dancer that your nan used to have in the 70s or 80s.
15:07Oh, yeah.
15:08Come on.
15:09Her dress would go over the toilet roll.
15:11OK.
15:12All written down in answer?
15:14Yes.
15:14All right, we'll start with you.
15:15How much do you think the St Mirren toilet roll holder is worth?
15:18I think it's going to cost a bit more than perhaps one would think.
15:22Is £6 a lot to pay for that?
15:23I think it is.
15:24That's what I'm saying.
15:25£5.99.
15:26Greg?
15:26We're in the same ballpark.
15:28I've gone for £7.
15:29£7.
15:30All right.
15:30Abi?
15:31I think I've gone...
15:33I may have gone way too high, but I thought,
15:36it's got a bit of tech going on, you know?
15:38It seems quite steep for what it is.
15:43Well, let's have a look.
15:44The actual price of the St Mirren toilet roll holder is...
15:47£14.99!
15:49Oh, no!
15:50You were a pound in a penny-o.
15:52That's not bad.
15:53Well done, Abi.
15:53Unreal.
15:54Right, next up, we've got the hip flask.
15:58It's a wonderful Scottish flag hip flask.
16:02Anything in it?
16:03Not yet.
16:04It's a shame.
16:05It says on the back, the essence of Scottish heritage.
16:08Is that what you drink out of it?
16:10Is this real leather, Vernon?
16:13Does it smell like real leather?
16:14No? Pleather?
16:15Pleather.
16:16Right.
16:16Vegan leather.
16:17It looks like it does the job, though.
16:19It is 100% stainless steel as well.
16:22Nice.
16:22So it's not expensive than this one.
16:24Yeah, very good.
16:25Love that.
16:26So how much do you think that hip flask is worth?
16:31This is really tough.
16:34All right, Owen, what do you think?
16:36Judging by how much money a hip flask has saved me over the years,
16:40I'm going to say 9.99, which I think is a decent price for that.
16:45Go on, Greg.
16:47I've thrown by the sheep that cost way more than it should have done,
16:51and I've gone with 19.99.
16:5219.99 for the hip flask.
16:54Abi?
16:55I've gone with pretty much down the middle of 13.99.
16:5913.99.
17:00No idea.
17:00I have no idea for this party.
17:01I can tell you that the actual price of the hip flask is...
17:0510.99!
17:07Oh, wow!
17:08Wow!
17:09Very good price.
17:10Yeah, well done.
17:11Love that.
17:12Well done, indeed.
17:14Next up is the wonderful Scottish Soul Tyre pen.
17:18It's lovely.
17:18It's a twisty.
17:18It's a very ornate pen.
17:20I think this is a real gem, isn't it, in here?
17:22Mm-hmm.
17:23I would say.
17:24How much for the Scottish Soul Tyre pen?
17:28How much would I pay for that in a gift shop?
17:31Right, Owen, what do you think?
17:323.99, I think.
17:333.99.
17:342.99.
17:352.99.
17:362.89.
17:372.89.
17:38Very specific.
17:39Well, I can tell you that the actual price of the wonderful Scottish Soul Tyre pen...
17:44..is 5.99.
17:45Wow!
17:46And again!
17:47Oh, that's messy!
17:49That's so spenny!
17:50Well done, Owen, you get yet another point.
17:53I think the sandwich is going to be quite heavy at one side.
17:56Yeah!
17:57Yes, at the end of that round, round three, let's take a look at the scores.
18:02Abbey has two points.
18:04Owen has three points.
18:05Greg is still in the middle, with nothing.
18:08Let's see if you can pick up some points in the next round,
18:10because Paul is entering Paisley Abbey,
18:12next to where medieval stonework meets movie monsters,
18:15and where no-one can hear you scream.
18:21Paisley Abbey dates back to the 12th century,
18:23with ties to the Royal Stuart dynasty, and even William Wallace, who is said to have been educated here.
18:30But today, I'm less Braveheart and more...
18:33Mulder and Scully.
18:35Because amongst the medieval gargoyles here at the Abbey, the eagle-eyed sci-fi fan might just spot a very
18:42familiar face.
18:43The xenomorph from the Alien movies.
18:46The space monster arrived on Earth thanks to a stonemason and superfan,
18:50who, during the restoration work in the 1990s, carved it straight into the Abbey.
18:56But what percentage of UK citizens believe we have already been visited by aliens?
19:01Is it 12%, 32%, or 62%?
19:08Right then.
19:10Owen, according to a 2025 YouGov poll,
19:14what percentage of UK citizens believe we have already been visited by aliens?
19:21Is it 12%, is it 32%, or is it 62%? What do you think, Owen?
19:26Oh, tough one, this.
19:29I'm going to say 32%.
19:32I'm going to go down the middle, because I think that, you know, we all love that fantasy, the what
19:37if,
19:37but then I think a lot of the people who maybe have seen that stuff think,
19:41yeah, it's fantasy, it's not real. We're going to sit in the middle.
19:44We are. We're going to say 32%.
19:46Is it the right answer?
19:47Yay!
19:49Oh, I've got another point.
19:51Well done.
19:5275% of us believe there are aliens somewhere in the universe.
19:58Greg, it's your turn.
19:59Paul is checking out one of Paisley's finest birds.
20:02Mmm!
20:07Here in Paisley, this bright mural celebrates the big, beautiful Kingfisher.
20:12And rest assured, friends, I've been told it's not actual size.
20:17There are over 80 species of Kingfisher worldwide, but this common Kingfisher is the only native
20:23species to the UK, and its beak is so perfectly aerodynamic, it even inspired modern engineering.
20:30But which of these iconic vehicles based its design on the Kingfisher?
20:35The Aston Martin DB5, Concorde, or Japan's bullet train?
20:40Well, come on, mate. Which one was it?
20:46Greg.
20:48Which of these iconic vehicles based its design on the Kingfisher?
20:53Is it the Aston Martin DB5, the Concorde, or Japan's bullet train?
20:59Yes, I'm just thinking of the DB5 doesn't look much like a Kingfisher, so it's probably going
21:05to be that one even though I'm discarding it very quickly. The Concorde's nose obviously looks
21:10quite a lot like one. The bullet train is relatively similar as well. I'm going to go with Concorde,
21:17British design, the native British Kingfisher, and like I say every time I get it wrong,
21:23if it's not that, it should have been that. So, here we go. Is it Concorde?
21:28No!
21:30Oh!
21:30It's Japan's bullet train.
21:33Japan's bullet train travels at about 200 miles an hour.
21:36Early designs created pressure waves that caused a loud boom when exiting tunnels. Engineers
21:41turned to nature for a solution studying kingfishers which dive into the water with barely a splash.
21:48They reshaped the train's nose to mimic the kingfisher's beak which solved the problem.
21:52There we are.
21:53Abi, it's your turn. Are you ready?
21:54Yeah, buddy!
21:55Good stuff. Here we go. Time for our final stop and Paul,
21:58he's dipping into Paisley's darker side.
22:05From defying gravity with Elphaba to Hermione at Hogwarts correcting us all with
22:10it's Leviosa, not Leviosa. Witches today are pure entertainment. But a few centuries ago,
22:18the idea of witchcraft was taken seriously. Very seriously indeed.
22:24And here in Paisley, this well marks Scotland's last witch trials where seven people were condemned.
22:31During the witch trials of the 17th and 19th centuries, people were suspected for all sorts
22:36of strange reasons. But witch of these was not a reason that someone could be accused of witchcraft.
22:43Having green eyes, owning sour milk, or wearing a wig. Well, which one is it?
22:50Do you get it? Witch? Can I go?
22:56Wow, there you go, Abi. According to History Collection,
23:01which of these was not a reason that someone could be accused of witchcraft? Is it having green eyes,
23:08owning sour milk, or wearing a wig? To be fair, owning sour milk, that's grim anyway. Green eyes,
23:16I feel like that's associated with being a witch in fiction. But I guess this was like the 1600s,
23:24so it was a long, long time ago, but it's got to have come somewhere. Wear wigs a big... Yeah,
23:28they were. People did wear wigs. I'm going to say owning sour milk, because it's grim, but surely you're
23:36not going to be accused of witchcraft. All right, well, let's find out the actual answer.
23:42Uh-oh. It's wearing a wig. Yes, wearing a wig was not a reason. Other genuine reasons were being
23:49left-handed, they had a birthmark, they were argumentative, they were not dressing smartly,
23:55they were a game show host. It's no time for a bonus question. And here it is.
24:03Who was on the throne the last time someone was imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain?
24:09Was it George III, Queen Victoria, or George VI?
24:21All right, Owen, what have you put? I think it's more recent than we would assume,
24:26so I'm going to go for Queen Victoria. You're going Victoria, Greg. I'm going to go even more
24:32recent, just because I feel like in and around that World War II period, there was a lot of weird
24:35stuff that was also going and things being, yeah, accountable for random things. So, yeah,
24:40I'm guessing, as you can tell. Abi. I'm kind of going along with, like, a theory that it's more
24:46recent than we actually believe, so I've gone with George VI. I could be very wrong.
24:51All right, let's take a look to score your first point of the show, Greg.
24:56It's George VI. Wow. I've got a point! Yes!
24:59I'm back! Greg, he's got a point. Well done, Greg. Well done.
25:05In 1944, so you were right, it was the war years, Greg,
25:08Helen Duncan became the last person to be imprisoned under the 1735 Witchcraft Act.
25:16She held séances and was said to have communicated with deceased military personnel.
25:22The government was concerned she'd somehow leak war secrets in the run-up to D-Day,
25:27and tensions were so high back then, they just thought, you know what, stick her in jail.
25:31No. Unbelievable. Wow.
25:33That is unbelievable. Incredible, isn't it? It's crazy.
25:35So, well done. Greg gets a point. Let's take a look at the scores after that bonus round.
25:42Ooh, Greg's got a point. Abby's got three. Still in the lead. Oh, I'm with four.
25:49Right, the scores could change during this final quickfire round, so let's see.
25:53All you've got to do is fill in the blanks on these questions about Pairsley.
25:57Fingers by your mothers. Here we go.
26:01Pairsley-born Stephen Moffat ran this sci-fi show.
26:09Owen.
26:10Doctor Who.
26:10Yes, it is Doctor Who. Next question.
26:15Paisley's Mari Black was a...?
26:19Abby.
26:19Member of Parliament.
26:21Yes, well done. That is the right answer. Next up. Here we go.
26:25Scottish hero said to have been educated at Pairsley Abbey.
26:31Greg.
26:33William Wallace. Yes, well done. It is William Wallace.
26:36Next up.
26:37London landmark built by a Pairsley man.
26:41Greg.
26:42Tower Bridge. It is Tower Bridge. Well done.
26:44Well... Greg's on the climb. Next question.
26:48Classic sitcom starring Pairsley-born actor.
26:52Greg.
26:53Greg.
26:53Porridge.
26:54It is Porridge.
26:56Oh!
26:58I finally woke up!
27:00Should have tried harder at the beginning.
27:03Time's up.
27:04Let's see how that quickfire round has affected the final scores for today.
27:07Let's see how it is.
27:10Oh!
27:13Abbey and Greg have four points.
27:15But the winner today with five is Owain, everyone.
27:20That's amazing.
27:21Yeah, two in a row.
27:23Amazing.
27:23There you go.
27:24Chuffed.
27:25Absolutely brilliant.
27:26So, Owain, of course, you get three points for winning today.
27:29Greg and Abbey, you get two points each for joint second.
27:32So, let's take a look at the leaderboard so far this week.
27:36Ooh!
27:38Ooh!
27:38It's all in the place!
27:41Abbey has six points.
27:43Owain and Greg joint top with seven each.
27:46This is going to get good this week and very, very exciting.
27:49And not only that, Owain, not only are you joint top,
27:52but you also get the very coveted postcard from Paul.
27:55Gorgeous.
27:56Congratulations.
27:56There he is at the chippy.
27:58And this little, cute Paisley teddy bear,
28:01which plays the bagpipes.
28:03It's a dual record.
28:05I'm a big fan.
28:07Well, that's it for today.
28:08Join us on our travels next time,
28:10when we might just be heading down your way.
28:12Bye for now.
28:15Please.
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