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00:11Hi everyone and welcome to do you know your place? Now it's pretty obvious we do live in a beautiful
00:16country but how much do we actually know about it? We'll soon find out as our trusty guide Paul
00:22takes us on a whistle-stop tour of another fabulous UK location. It's Thursday today so
00:28let's sort the right stuff from the right old guff on do you know your place?
00:37First up we have an EastEnders actor who's conquered Albert Square, dazzled on the stage
00:44darling. It's the brilliant Nitin Garnatra everyone. Hoping to be singing from the same
00:52hymnsheet as our unreliable tour guide. It's the Reverend Kate Botley. He was part of the England
01:01Rugby Seven squad that travelled the world but how well does he know his local circuit? It's Alex Gray.
01:10Right now before we crack on let's take a look at the weekly lead board. Kate, Reverend Kate,
01:16a light shines upon thee at the top of the podium with nine points. Nitin you've got five. Alex, four
01:23points.
01:24It ain't over till it's horrible, Bernard. Very good, very good. Yes well today we're going to be sorting
01:30fact from fiction in good old Bristol! Bristol! Love it! Right let's kick things off by putting your geography
01:39skills to the test. Earlier each of you placed a pin on the map as to where you think Bristol
01:44is located.
01:46So let's take a look at the actual geographical location of Bristol. There it is. Let's find out
01:52where you think Bristol is located. Oh! I'm in Bristol there. Nitin you are furthest away today. Your pin
02:01landed 88 miles away near the village of Lower Ashton in Devon. More specifically you landed on the Manor
02:07Inn. And here are some of their lovely staff at the Manor Inn. Much closer, landing in Portishead,
02:14just 11 miles away. That's you Kate. Not bad. However, would you look at this. He did say it's not
02:20over until you drop your pin on Hotwell Road right there in Bristol, just two miles from the city centre.
02:26Well done Alex. Good stuff, it means the first point is yours. That's what we like. That's what we like.
02:31Well done. All right so let's go over to Paul now who's going to kick off his tour of the
02:37mighty city of
02:38Bristol. Paul, over to you big fella. All right me babba, welcome to Bristol. Home to more than 470,000
02:50proud Bristolians and famous for Blackbeard. Banksy murals and for giving us plenty of belly laughs thanks
02:57to its homegrown selection of comedians. And when it comes to landmarks they don't get much more iconic
03:03than this. The Clifton's suspension bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel spans the Avon Gorge in
03:12Bristol. One of Britain's greatest ever engineers, Brunel built ships, tunnels and railways. He dreamed up this
03:19masterpiece back in the 1830s but sadly never got to see it completed in his lifetime as it opened in
03:261864, five years after he passed away. But would you believe the world's first recognised bungee jump was
03:34from the Clifton's suspension bridge in 1979 on April Fool's Day? What would you?
03:43Right Nithid, do you believe the world's first recognised bungee jump was from the Clifton's
03:49suspension bridge in 1979 on April Fool's Day? Oh you see, I don't know where bungee jumping started,
03:59I thought it started in America. I have a soft spot for Bristol and I think yeah they would have
04:08done it, I believe it. Let's see the answer. Yes, you were right to believe. You were right to believe,
04:17well done Nithid. Yes, the stunt was performed by members of the Oxford University's Dangerous Sports
04:22Club. The first jumper did this in top hat and tails with a champagne bottle in his hand.
04:28Reverend Kate, Paul is stepping aboard the groundbreaking SS Great Britain, the iron
04:33ship that changed sea travel forever. I think he's looking at the wrong one though.
04:41I mean, yeah it's good but I wish he was bigger, you can't really see any detail.
04:48Ah! Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel makes another appearance on our Bristol tour right here in this
04:57historic dog yard as it's home to another one of his brilliant creations, the SS Great Britain. As the first
05:05ocean going ship built of iron and the first to be driven by a screw propeller, it completely
05:11revolutionised travel. After a lifetime of adventures and story in every port, the boat, not me that is,
05:19the SS Great Britain made a heroic return to Bristol in 1970. Today it's fully restored in one of the
05:27city's
05:27most loved attractions and a real symbol of Brunel's genius. But would you believe the phrase ship
05:35shape and Bristol fashion was coined when Brunel saw the ship for the first time? Well, would you?
05:47Would you believe, Kate, that the phrase ship shape and Bristol fashion was coined when Isambard
05:54Kingdom Brunel saw the ship for the very first time? I mean, it's a very impressive ship, right?
06:02And you've got your arm, you do this to me every round. I'm sorry. It gives me a look like
06:07it knows
06:07what the answer is. The mind games, yeah, yeah. No, it's just my thinking face. It's very much like you're
06:14trying to fool me face. I'm going to say I don't believe it. You don't believe it? No. All right,
06:19she doesn't believe it. Yes, you were right. You were right not to believe. The phrase actually
06:26came about in the 19th century because of Bristol's very strict standards for shipbuilding. Yeah,
06:33quality had to be of the highest order with Bristol's variable tides. Fair enough.
06:39Great. Right, Alex, you're next. Paul is heading to the harbour next to explore the pirate tales of
06:44Bristol's most notorious and most bearded export.
06:51I love taking a good walking tour, almost as much as I love giving one. And here in Bristol,
06:57you'll find several dedicated to the city's most notorious bad boy, the pirate Blackbeard.
07:05Known to his mates as plain old Edward Teach, he's believed to have been born right here.
07:12He may not have been as violent as legends, just it turns out he relied more on his ferocious
07:18appearance rather than actual fighting by tying burning tapers into his beard and waxing it up
07:25over his ears to look more monstrous. I mean, it's nice that he found a gluck and really committed to
07:31it.
07:31But would you believe, despite his fearsome reputation, Blackbeard got seasick?
07:36Well, would you?
07:43Wow. Right, Alex, would you believe that despite his fearsome reputation, Blackbeard actually got seasick?
07:52One of the most notorious pirates of all time gets seasick.
07:56You can't believe that, surely. And maybe you couldn't tell the difference between being hungover and being seasick.
08:02Mmm, they did like a rum, didn't they, the pirates?
08:04Yeah. So I'm going to say, I do believe it.
08:08You do believe it?
08:09I do believe it.
08:10You do believe it, right. Well, let's take a look. Alex believes. Is he right to believe?
08:16Oh!
08:16Oh!
08:17No. Blackbeard was, however, only a pirate for two years. The celebrated Admiral Horatio Nelson
08:26actually did suffer from seasickness throughout his entire life and his naval career.
08:32Wow.
08:32There you go. Interesting stuff. Right, at the end of that round, let's take a look at the scores.
08:38Oh, that's nice.
08:39Alex, you've got one point because you were nearest to Bristol on the map.
08:43Kate, you just scored a point, as have you. Nothing. So well done. Right, it's time for round two.
08:48Paul now is celebrating Bristol's Hollywood royalty.
08:55Bristol is bursting with acting talent. Game of Thrones fan favourite Maisie Williams was born
09:00right here, as was Tom Hollander. And the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School has produced some legends,
09:07like Olivia Colman, our national treasure, and Sir Daniel Day-Lewis.
09:13Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
09:17And right here is one of the defining figures of Hollywood's golden age, the great Cary Grant.
09:24Born here in Bristol, Cary starred in countless classics, including North by North West and To Catch a Thief.
09:32Cary Grant was asked to play James Bond. But what was one of the reasons he gave for reportedly
09:38turning down the role? He thought he was too old. He wanted to play a villain. Or he thought Bond
09:47was a little too promiscuous. Well, which one is it, Moneypenny?
09:56What was one of the reasons Cary Grant reportedly gave for turning down the role of James Bond?
10:03Is it because he felt too old? He wanted to play a villain? Or he thought Bond was too promiscuous?
10:10Well, I think he was too old at the time. Um...
10:14Yeah, but actors are really vain. They're not going to say they're too old for a role, are they?
10:17But they're also... Well, no. No, I can still play 30. Um...
10:22You keep telling yourself that. Yeah, I can still play 30.
10:24I'm thinking he was too old. The promiscuous thing is a plausible thing,
10:29because he comes from that era where it was all very clean cut.
10:33Yeah. Hmm. I'm going to try that one.
10:35All right. He thought Bond was too promiscuous.
10:38No. You had it right at the very start. He was too old, yeah.
10:43Cary Grant was 58 at the time. Roger Moore was the oldest Bond.
10:46He was 57 when he appeared in A View to a Kill.
10:49Three actresses who played Miss Moneypenny all trained at Bristol's Old Vic Theatre School.
10:55Ooh. Caroline Bliss, Samantha Bond and Naomi Harris.
10:58Wow. There you go. Good fact.
11:00Good evening, sir. Right, next up, Paul is going back to the 80s
11:04with a supersonic icon that once outran the rest of the world.
11:12Ah, the 80s, where mobile phones were the size of a fridge. Buy high, sell low.
11:18Haircuts were all party in the back, business in the front,
11:21and we could go supersonic from Britain to America in one of these.
11:27No ordinary plane. Concorde was a joint effort between Britain and France that brought luxury,
11:33speed and serious style to the skies. And capable of flying more than twice the speed of sound,
11:40it could travel from New York to London in under three hours.
11:44Only 20 Concordes were ever built, and after nearly three decades of service,
11:49the last commercial flight touched down at London Heathrow in 2003.
11:54And this retired Concorde at the Aerospace Bristol Museum stands proudly as a reminder
12:01of when we really could travel in comfort, class and 80s spandex.
12:06But which of the following is not true about Concorde?
12:11There have been more US astronauts than Concorde pilots, it was faster than a rifle bullet,
12:17or it grew by up to 10 inches in the air. Well, which one is it?
12:28So, Kate, here's your question. Which of the following is not true about Concorde?
12:34There are more US astronauts than Concorde pilots. It was faster than a rifle bullet.
12:41It grew by up to 10 inches in the air. Any of those could be true, right?
12:47I think there's been loads of US astronauts. There have only been 20 Concordes ever made,
12:52said in that clip, so I think that's true. Rifle bullet.
12:58That's fast. It's fast, right? Yeah.
13:00But is it faster than the speed of sound? Expansion and contraction.
13:04Things expand in heat and contracting cold, right? Yeah.
13:08So, and it must be cold up there. I don't know. Does the plane not heat up?
13:12Oh, yeah. It's going supersonic, remember? Yeah.
13:15Friction must be through the roof. I'm going the 10 inches.
13:19I think it expands, but I don't think it expands that much.
13:21Or it expands more. Let's see the answer.
13:25Oh!
13:27Concorde travelled at up to 1,350 miles per hour,
13:32but rifle bullets can travel over 2,700 miles per hour.
13:36Fair enough. Concorde did in fact expand by up to 10 inches in the air
13:41due to the intense heat generated during supersonic flight.
13:44You were right about that, Alex. You were right.
13:46Yes. Well done, Alex.
13:47There were 262 Concorde pilots in total across British Airways and Air France.
13:52To date, there have been 370 NASA pilots.
13:57Mm. There you go.
13:58Right, Paul is once again diving into Bristol's sweet side.
14:02Very tasty. Paul, what have you got?
14:07JS Fry & Sons first started making chocolate right here in Bristol way back in 1761.
14:14And they didn't just make sweet treats, as they also made history.
14:18In 1847, they did something that changed the world forever.
14:22They created what's believed to be the first mass-produced solid chocolate bar.
14:28You're welcome, planet Earth.
14:31The bar was called Chocolat Delicieux à Manger, and it was revolutionary because before that,
14:38chocolate was, and get ready to lift your chocolate-eating mouths off the ground,
14:42usually drunk, not eaten.
14:46After merging with Cadbury in 1919, Fry's products gained worldwide success.
14:52In fact, Fry's chocolate cream is still going strong today.
14:55But would you believe the world's first hollow chocolate Easter egg was made right here in Bristol?
15:03Well, would you?
15:08Alex, it's your turn. Here's your question.
15:10Would you believe the world's first hollow chocolate Easter egg was made in Bristol?
15:16See, before that video, chocolate wouldn't have been something I would have thought about
15:20when I think about Bristol.
15:21I would have thought of Belgian chocolate.
15:26Swiss do chocolates.
15:28I'm going to say I do believe.
15:29In the hollow Easter egg race, I think Bristol won it.
15:32All right. Well, you do believe.
15:34Mm.
15:35Is he right?
15:36Yes! Come on, Bristol.
15:39Well done. Alex has got a point.
15:40Well done. Yes.
15:41Now, before Fry's manufactured the hollow chocolate egg in 1873,
15:46people across Europe gave each other chocolate eggs that were small and solid.
15:51all the way through.
15:52Right, it's no time for a bonus question, so please grab your whiteboards.
15:58As well as the first chocolate Easter egg,
16:021873 is widely considered the birth year of which of these clothing items?
16:08Is it blue jeans,
16:11the bikini or the beanie hat?
16:18What are you thinking, Alex?
16:20I am thinking of what materials were able to be used in 1873.
16:26I really have no idea.
16:26Did they have denim?
16:30I am going for it.
16:31I am going for it.
16:32Lovely.
16:32Mithin, what's your answer?
16:33OK, I've changed my answer.
16:35I've gone from the beanie hat.
16:37Yeah.
16:38And then I convinced myself...
16:40Denim jeans.
16:41All right.
16:41I think they find them down mine still in the collector's items.
16:44I think it's blue jeans.
16:45Blue jeans.
16:46Mm. Alex?
16:47Well, I was just hopeful for the people of 1873 that they might have discovered the bikini.
16:52The answer is...
16:54Blue jeans.
16:55Oh, blue jeans.
16:55It's blue jeans.
16:56Yes, the iconic blue jeans were patented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in 1873.
17:03The bikini was introduced by French designer Louis Rayard in 1946.
17:08Ah.
17:08Beanie hats have been traced as far back as 12th century Wales.
17:13There you go.
17:14Right, that's the end of their own, so let's take a look at the scores.
17:18No!
17:18Oh, look at that!
17:20Look at that!
17:22It's two points apiece.
17:23Well done.
17:24Now we're going to take a little bit of a break.
17:25Paul's putting his feet up.
17:26He's having a rest from all that tour guiding.
17:28It's pretty exhausting stuff.
17:29We're going to play Do You Know This Face?
17:31We're going to show you a series of faces.
17:34Famous Bristolians.
17:35They were either born or raised in Bristol.
17:38Let's see if we can get some points on this one.
17:39Here's your first slice of someone who was born or raised in Bristol.
17:52Who's this?
17:58One more.
18:00Come on.
18:01Alex?
18:02Maya Jama?
18:03Yes!
18:04Well done.
18:05It is Maya Jama.
18:07Well done.
18:08TV presenter of Love Island.
18:10At the moment, Maya Jama.
18:11Right, next up.
18:12Who's this?
18:17Who's this?
18:18Who's this?
18:22Kate?
18:23Is that James May?
18:24It is James May.
18:25She's quick.
18:26Yeah.
18:26So quick.
18:27It is James May.
18:28Right, next up.
18:29Who is this?
18:30It's your last one.
18:31You'll get this straight away after this.
18:36Nithin?
18:37Stephen Merchant.
18:38It is Stephen Merchant.
18:39Yes.
18:39I love it, right?
18:40Yeah, co-creator of The Office.
18:42Of course it is.
18:43I know, awful.
18:44Stephen Merchant.
18:45So at the end of round three, let's take a look at the scores.
18:53It's good.
18:55You've all got three points.
18:57We like it.
18:58Let's go back to Paul now.
18:59He's rested.
19:00He's recovered.
19:01He's also uncovering Bristol's link to a galaxy far, far away.
19:08Speaking of a galaxy far, far away, Bristolian bodybuilder Dave Prowse played the big baddie
19:14of the Star Wars movies, Darth Vader, in the original film trilogy.
19:18He embodied the physical presence of one of cinema's best known villains.
19:23But all of Dave's speaking parts were removed and later replaced with the legendary voice
19:29and screen actor James Earl Jones.
19:32Imagine having someone else speak your lines.
19:36Not on my watch, pal.
19:40Standing at six feet six, Dave Prowse had a formidable screen presence.
19:44As well as playing a dark ward of the Sith in the Star Wars saga, he was also a hero
19:50in
19:50real life because Prowse became the Green Cross Code man, teaching kids of the 80s how to safely
19:57stop, look and listen before crossing the road.
20:02But would you believe that Bristol has a robotic lollipop man named Dave in tribute to Dave Prowse?
20:14Nothing.
20:30I mean, it's completely plausible.
20:32I mean, the green lights are robotic so to speak.
20:36You have those things as well that deliver your shopping these days.
20:38But also, is it an insurance risk?
20:42Yeah.
20:43I don't know.
20:44I think yes.
20:45I think David Prowse was a good guy.
20:48I think yes.
20:49Are we right to believe it?
20:51Oh!
20:53I wished it was true.
20:54I really wished it was true as well.
20:56I think he deserves one now.
20:58Singapore, however, did try a robotic crossing assistant in 2021 but it didn't catch on.
21:04Right.
21:05Kate, it's your turn actually.
21:06Next up, Paul is celebrating Bristol's claymation superstars.
21:15Right here in Bristol, two school friends, Peter Lord and David Sproxton, started making
21:20stop-motion films back in the 70s.
21:22They called their company Aardman and their first big star was Morph.
21:28A small, poseable Clayfella who lived on TV artist Tony Hart's desk and somehow managed
21:33to steal the show every time.
21:36But when animator Nick Park joined Aardman in the 80s, the team went from Morph to mega-hits,
21:43as Aardman became home to some of the biggest clay characters on TV and on film.
21:48From Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep to Chicken Run, which is the highest grossing
21:54stop-motion film of all time.
21:57But you're still my favourite Morph.
22:00Wallace loves his inventions and one of the most famous ones tips him out of bed in the
22:05morning.
22:06But would you believe that a similar alarm clock bed was invented over a century ago?
22:12What do you think lads?
22:13Do you believe it?
22:18Kate, would you believe that a similar alarm clock bed to the one in Wallace and Gromit
22:23was invented over a century ago?
22:27We're talking about the bed that tips him out of bed, dresses him, makes his brew, his
22:32breakfast, all that kind of stuff.
22:33Yeah.
22:34Pretty impressive.
22:35Brilliant.
22:35I mean, you want to believe that's true, right?
22:37Love Wallace and Gromit.
22:39Sounds like something Leonardo da Vinci would invent, right?
22:42So I want to believe it's true.
22:44I am believing that with all my heart.
22:47All right.
22:47We're going to believe that.
22:48We're locking it in.
22:48We're believing.
22:50Yes!
22:52Remember, that's happening.
22:53If you believe, you receive.
22:55Excellent stuff.
22:55You've received a point.
22:56All right.
22:57Alarm clock beds were exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, including a silent design
23:04that tipped the sleeper onto the floor at a predetermined hour.
23:09Love that.
23:09Just like one of Wallace's gadgets.
23:12That is superb.
23:13All right, Alex, it's your turn.
23:14And this time, Paul is out exploring the colourful houses inspired by a local's bold paint job.
23:24You can't talk about Bristol's creative side without mentioning its most mysterious export.
23:30Banksy.
23:31Starting out here in the early 90s, tagging walls with the dry bread Z crew.
23:36Banksy later switched to stencils.
23:39Lazy.
23:39A move that took his graffiti from local to global fame.
23:43His artworks have popped up across the globe on ships, walls and houses.
23:48And often turning homeowners into accidental art investors.
23:55Bristol clearly loves its paint as much as its art.
23:59And nowhere shows that better than these bright, bold, colourful houses on Clifton Wood Crescent.
24:05A rainbow of colour that's become one of the city's most iconic sights.
24:10The story goes that these colourful houses started taking shape when architect and late mayor of Bristol,
24:17George Ferguson, painted his home red.
24:20A friend then painted theirs blue.
24:22And before long, the whole street was absolutely covered in colour.
24:27Seems even back then Bristol knew a thing or two about keeping up with the Joneses in full technicolour.
24:34But would you believe they were painted black during World War II to avoid being bombed?
24:42Alex, sounds pretty sensible.
24:45But would you believe the colourful houses in Bristol were painted black during World War II to avoid being bombed?
24:53That is something I would believe. I mean, it does seem sensible to do, as you said.
24:58Or would they, you know, keep them colourful out of defiance?
25:01A big ship-building place, that kind of thing.
25:04Yeah.
25:05Would be a big target, for sure.
25:07I think they're an ingenious lot down there, so I'm going to say I think I believe it.
25:12Alright, we believe it. Do we get a point for believing?
25:16No!
25:17Oh, unlucky.
25:18No, we don't.
25:19Unlucky.
25:20There was, however, a so-called starfish site in Bristol, well, just outside Bristol, which was designed to look like
25:28a burning city, which would confuse the Luftwaffe.
25:32And then it would encourage them to drop their bombs on the burning city.
25:36Clever stuff.
25:36So, at the end of that round, let's take a look at the scores.
25:40Going into the quick-fire round.
25:42There's nothing in it.
25:43There's literally nothing in it.
25:44There's nothing in it.
25:44There's one point in it.
25:45Reverend Kate Botley is in the lead with four points, sitting causally behind Alex Anithid.
25:51It's all to play for.
25:53The scores could all change in this final round.
25:56Here is your first question about Bristol.
26:01A classic BBC comedy series filmed in Bristol.
26:07Kate.
26:08Only Fools and Horses.
26:09It is Only Fools and Horses. She's now two in front.
26:19Bananarama.
26:20It is Bananarama. She's now three in front.
26:24Famous writer who got married in Bristol.
26:29Alex.
26:30Agatha Christie.
26:31Yes!
26:32Come on.
26:33Next question.
26:34Nineties trip-hop band formed in Bristol.
26:41Nitin.
26:41Oh, no.
26:45Oh, you're frozen out.
26:46Frozen out.
26:47Kate.
26:48Portisette.
26:48Yes, it is Portisette.
26:51That's where you put your pin earlier on in the show.
26:55Bristol-born Lando Norris competes in this sport.
27:00Alex.
27:01Formula One.
27:01It is Formula One.
27:02Yes.
27:04Oh!
27:05There's the buzzer.
27:06There's the buzzer.
27:07Time's up.
27:08And that's the end of the round.
27:09Let's take a look at the final scores.
27:13You did it!
27:15There she is.
27:16It's all my best.
27:17Nitin, you've got three.
27:19Alex, you've got five.
27:20Today's winner with seven points is the Reverend Kate Botley again.
27:26Well done, Kate.
27:30Four days in a row.
27:32So, Kate, you get three points for winning today.
27:34Alex, you get two points.
27:36Nitin, you get one point.
27:38Let's put those scores on the weekly leaderboard.
27:41With 12 points sat at the top, the Reverend Alex.
27:45And Nitin, you've got six points.
27:48So, tomorrow we're going to go into the show to decide second place
27:51because she's had a phenomenal week, everyone.
27:53I think you'll agree.
27:54Reverend Kate, congratulations.
27:56You're the winner of the week with a day to go.
27:59But not only that, for the fourth day in a row,
28:01you've won the postcard from Paul.
28:04You've got quite the collection.
28:05And, as a gift from Paul, you've won a little prize.
28:08It's a Bristolian quiz book.
28:10I've never wanted anything more than...
28:13Hey, well, there you go.
28:14That's it for today.
28:15Join us again when, you never know, we might be up your street.
28:18We'll see you then.
28:18Goodbye.
28:19Well done, Kate.
28:20Well done.
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