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We're really lucky to have
so many great European cities
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right on our doorstep
just waiting to be rediscovered.
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I don't know anywhere else you can
get this many different sounds,
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colours and, of course, smells.
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Look at that!
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Mm.
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And the weekend escape...
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Wahey!
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...is a brilliant and easy way
to explore them.
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I am loving this!
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Feast your eyes on Venice.
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So, I'm going to have
loads of amazing food...
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Go on, baby, sizzle. Sizzle!
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I may have found
the best food in Amsterdam.
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...see some amazing sites...
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Colosseum!
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This is the famous
Checkpoint Charlie.
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Wow! This is stunning.
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...and check out the culture
of each city.
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You are the bravest people
in Europe and maybe the craziest.
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Guys, I'm inside the fountain.
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I'm part of the Trevi Fountain.
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So, I'll be packing lots...
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Ooh! Come and have a look at this.
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...into my three-day trips...
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Oh, wow! We're up on the roof.
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There is beer, there is wine,
there is sunshine, music,
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and there are lots and lots
of smiles.
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...showing you how to get the most
out of a weekend getaway.
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I feel like Audrey Hepburn.
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Founded by the Romans
back in 71 AD,
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York was, for hundreds of years,
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thought of as the capital
of the North.
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Today, that history leaves
an amazing legacy
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that has made this city
a firm favourite with tourists.
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So, I've hopped on a train north
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and arrived early
on my first day of three.
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Well, I've made it to York
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and I've actually never been here
for a long weekend before,
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but I seem to be the only person
who hasn't,
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because this city attracts
more than 8.5 million people
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from all over the world every year.
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Now, that's not bad for a place
with about 200,000 inhabitants.
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So, York has obviously got
something very special about it,
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and over the next three days,
I'm going to find out what it is.
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There is something special
about a weekend away
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where you can walk everywhere,
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and York is definitely
one of those cities.
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It's walled centre is
less than a mile wide,
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and from the station, it's just
a 15-minute stroll to my hotel.
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Wow, fantastic!
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DOOR CREAKS
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Oh, hello.
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I've got a reservation
in the name of Wallace, please.
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Yes, bear with me. This is stunning,
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absolutely stunning. Thank you.
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Do you mind if I have a wander?
Not at all.
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How old is this place?
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Well, it was commissioned in 1080
by the first northern archbishop.
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I'm just trying to think what these
walls may have seen over the years.
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There's at least three royal visits.
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James I was here
and he dined in the long gallery
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and there's a little plaque upstairs
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to commemorate the seven noblemen
he knighted. Wow!
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You've had not only kings staying
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but you've had people
being knighted here as well.
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Yes. Absolutely fabulous.
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Well, I may not be a Sir Gregg,
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but they're laying out
the red carpet for me anyway.
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Ooh, wow!
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I've got a four-poster, look.
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That is beautiful.
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You can feel the history just coming
out of the walls here, can't you?
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And I've got a feeling,
everywhere I turn in York,
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I'm going to feel the sense
of history.
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But of course it's not just history.
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No weekend away is really special
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unless you are getting to try
local food,
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and Yorkshire has one of the
strongest regional food cultures
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in the UK.
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Hello. Hello.
Do you have parkin?
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And there is something
I'm really keen to try.
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This little slice of deliciousness,
this is called parkin.
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And I think
it's one of the great divides
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between the north and the south
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because where I'm from,
in the south,
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it's virtually unheard of,
but here in Yorkshire,
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it is a winter and autumn staple.
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Packed with oats and treacle,
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this gooey, sweet treat is
especially popular on Bonfire Night
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and I can see why.
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This is actually lovely
because it's treacly
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and it's got
a hint of ginger about it.
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I know for a fact that Yorkshire has
got quite a few sweet treats
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and I've got a great sweet tooth
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and I'm going to get through as many
of these as I can in three days.
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Having refuelled,
I'm ready to hit the sights,
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and in York, there really is
only one place to start.
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Completed in 1472
and built in local limestone,
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the Minster soars 73 metres
above York.
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And while the building's towers,
statues and gargoyles
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are undoubtedly impressive,
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it's the inside
that really takes your breath away.
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CHORAL SINGING
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Look at this.
Absolutely stunning, beautiful.
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I can't believe
I've never been here before.
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Do you know, this is the biggest
Gothic cathedral north of the Alps
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and there's been a church here
since the people of this town
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hurriedly built one to baptise
King Edwin of Northumbria
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back in 627.
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Obviously, it's been through
a lot of changes since then
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but there is
layer upon layer of history here.
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With almost 1,400 years of history
to get your head around,
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I need someone who knows all of
the secrets hidden in these stones,
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so I've organised to meet up
with the head verger Alex.
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Hello, good to meet you. Hello.
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What a stunning place
to spend your days.
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It's just absolutely beautiful.
It's not bad, is it?
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And the building itself tells
a story - a story of both a city,
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a story of the nation - and every
day, you can find something new.
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After 30 years working here,
there can't be many people
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with more insider knowledge
than Alex,
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and he reckons a tour
of the Minster can tell you
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not just the story of York
but a lot of the story of England.
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Wow.
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Let's have a look at
the Kings' Screen. Kings' Screen.
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It's technically called
the Pulpitum.
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Who are these?
These are kings of England.
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It's not just any kings of England.
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This screen depicts
the first 15 monarchs
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after the Norman conquest in 1066.
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We start off
at the far left-hand side.
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50, William the Conqueror
through to John.
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So, you've got seven on this side.
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Then, you've got Henry III
to Henry VI.
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There's 15? That's 15.
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You've noticed.
But that's not symmetrical.
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That means you got more on this side
than the other side. That's right.
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Why didn't they stop at 14?
They were going to have just 14
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and finish at Henry V,
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but Henry V died,
was succeeded by Henry VI,
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so they needed
to actually honour the new king,
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so Henry VI was included.
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If I'm not mistaken,
he was a little boy when he was...
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He was a little boy.
And in fact, if you look carefully
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at the statue of Henry VI
that's on this screen,
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he looks totally different
to all of the others,
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and that's because Henry VI
was murdered by Edward IV.
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He was almost worshipped as a saint.
Edward IV thought,
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"I'm not having any of this.
I've just got rid of this man."
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50, Henry VI's statue was taken away
and destroyed.
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It remained empty for a number
of years, and in the 19th century,
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it was commissioned for a new statue
of Henry VI to be made.
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So, how old are
all the other statues?
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Round about 1450. Wow!
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The Minster is also home
to a stunning stained glass window
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that can tell you about
one of the most important moments
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in English history,
if you know where to look.
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The Rose Window symbolises
the end of the Wars of the Roses.
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That was the war between the Houses
of Lancaster and the House of York.
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This came to a climax
in the late 15th century,
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the Battle of Bosworth,
when Richard III was killed
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and Henry Tudor from the Lancastrian
side was victorious.
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Henry's victory at Bosworth
started the Tudor era,
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and his descendants Henry VIII
and Elizabeth I would become
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two of our most famous monarchs.
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But first, Henry needed to unite
the divided nation.
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To actually create the peace,
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Henry married Elizabeth of York.
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And to actually show that unity
of the two Houses,
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the Tudor Rose was created -
the red rose of Lancaster,
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the white rose of York
superimposed on each other.
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And that's what we've got here. Oh!
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That is hugely significant
for the history of England.
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It is, and I think it was George VI,
if I remember rightly, said,
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"The history of York is
the history of England."
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Is that right? Yeah.
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Is that right?
I wouldn't argue with that.
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I bet Alex could turn the history
of the Minster
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into a whole encyclopaedia
of Britain.
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But he's not the only one
dedicating his life
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to keeping this building's
story alive.
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Round the back,
Alex has arranged for me to meet up
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with his colleague Richard,
who is taking
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a more hands-on approach
to keeping the Minster alive.
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Amazing. Hello.
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Tell me, are you repairing
or replacing stone?
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We are replacing,
in this particular instance,
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but we do repair work as well.
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We've got one very big project
going on at the moment
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where we're probably replacing
400 or 500 stones
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on one area of the building.
Why, forgive me?
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650 years of wear and tear.
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It's been up there since the late
13005 and it's looking very tired.
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Tourists can watch Richard
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and 14 other full-time stonemasons
hard at work.
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But to see the project close up,
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I'm going to need a hard hat
and a head for heights.
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Six storeys up,
Richard's team are working
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above the Minster's central choir,
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and it's also a great spot
to get a proper view of the city.
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Open sesame.
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Oh, wow!
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Whoa-ho-ho!
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HE LAUGHS
So, I've got to hang on.
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That is fantastic, isn't it?
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Can I look over the edge? Oh, yeah.
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Whoa! Hello!
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HE LAUGHS
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Oh! Now, that is quite fabulous.
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Do you know what I think is better?
Not looking down,
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is looking really closely
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at what would be hundreds of feet
above me. Yeah.
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The view might be spectacular,
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but sadly,
the intricate pinnacles are showing
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serious signs of wear and tear.
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So, would that have been a proper
carved face at some point? Yeah.
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So, originally, probably,
the head would have been that big,
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the neck would have been
a lot thicker,
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there'd have been big wings here.
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So, the whole thing has gone back in
probably an inch,
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an inch and a half,
over the last few hundred years.
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What erodes it? Is it rain?
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It's sulphur dioxide dissolved in
rainwater, which forms a mild acid.
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I suppose it's just unrealistic
to think
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that anything is going to last
for hundreds and hundreds of years.
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Nothing lasts forever, no.
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The incredible stonework
of the mediaeval masons
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might be almost gone, but that gives
Richard and his team a chance
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to get to work
with some worthy replacements.
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Now, these look really modern.
Are they an authentic stone replica?
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Yeah, we try and copy what's left.
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If there's nothing left to copy,
we just have an eroded stump,
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then we've got a bit more artistic
licence to do something new.
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We don't go too off-piste.
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There's no Star Wars figures
or Star Trek figures up there.
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So, these three figures that
we've got on these three corners
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tell the story of King Solomon
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and his judgement on who is
the real mother of the baby.
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When you're on the ground,
you always look up
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and see these figures,
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but you never, ever get
this close to them.
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I don't think you ever realise
just how much detail there is.
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Would it be wrong to write
"Gregg was here 2020"
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with a marker pen? Well, you could,
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but you might be taking a quick trip
off the side of the scaffolding.
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GREGG LAUGHS
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Just want to have
my own little bit up here.
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Well, you can do that.
When we go back down,
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you can have a go on the stone that
we've got down on the ground level.
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Really? Yep. Oh, that is fabulous!
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It takes years
to train as a stonemason,
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and this building must attract
some of the best in the business.
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Is that the piece you're actually
working on now? Yeah.
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So, I have to confess to being a bit
nervous about joining their ranks.
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So, what you want to do
is have the chisel
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coming down into the stone
at about 45 degrees.
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Nice, firm grip on your shaft.
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A steady rhythm. I feel a terrible
sense of responsibility here.
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How's my angle?
We'll go a bit closer to the line.
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That's it. Oh.
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There you go. A-ha.
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HE LAUGHS
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There you go. I'm actually doing it.
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That's extraordinary.
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And that's a 250 million-year-old
bit of stone, that.
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It predates the dinosaurs. Really?
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Yeah. Oh, my word.
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Thank you so much for this.
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A little bit of my work is going
to be
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on this beautiful Minster at York,
and it's going to be on there
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for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Yeah. That's brilliant.
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Coming up, I try a feast flavoured
from the fields of Yorkshire...
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You've shown the versatility
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of what I think may be one
of Yorkshire's greatest products.
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...and realise this city might not be
as welcoming as I thought.
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My name's Wallace. Am I in trouble?
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Potentially.
You want to get out before midnight.
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I'm on a three-day getaway to York,
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a city packed with
almost 2,000 years of history.
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But for me,
my trip is also a chance
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to get some great Yorkshire food
inside me.
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Now, I've been working with food
for many, many years,
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which means I've met loads of chefs.
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In fact,
a lot of my mates are chefs,
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and all the chefs from Yorkshire
I've ever met claim
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that Yorkshire has the best
ingredients in the country.
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Now, I don't know about that.
That just could be local pride.
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But I would really like to find out,
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and I think I know
just the man to ask.
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For dinner, I've come to meet
my friend Tommy Banks,
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who became the UK's youngest
Michelin-starred chef in 2013,
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with food that celebrates
the ingredients of Yorkshire.
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Chef. Gregg, how are you?
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Mate, great to see you. You too.
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Listen, there was no way I was going
to be up here without popping in.
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No, it's nice to have you. But I did
want to ask you something, OK,
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and that is about Yorkshire produce.
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Best in the world.
We've got everything.
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We've got the coastline,
we've got the moors,
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we've all the shooting
and the game, great farmland.
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When I go down to London
and go down to the market,
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how much stuff says "From Yorkshire"
on it? All sorts. A lot.
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Tommy wants to show his pride
is well-placed
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by cooking with one
of Yorkshire's finest ingredients,
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and it's a firm favourite with me.
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Yorkshire rhubarb is
a luxury item
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akin to the first
of the English strawberries
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or the first of the asparagus.
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This is forced Yorkshire rhubarb.
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It's bright pink,
whereas the summer rhubarb has
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quite a lot of green to it,
it's more fibrous and stringy.
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For me, normal rhubarb
and Yorkshire rhubarb,
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it's the difference between a glass
of cola and a glass of champagne.
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Now, you might just think
I'm going to get
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a dinner of crumble and custard,
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but Chef has something
a bit different in mind.
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Shellfish is the one,
so a beautiful, fat, plump scallop
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and rhubarb, for me,
is a wonderful combination.
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I have to admit, Tommy, as good as
you are, I'm sceptical on this. Oh.
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Game... Yes. ..and rhubarb, I get,
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because game and fruit,
I understand.
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A fish with sweet flavours?
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Well, I think it allows
something like a scallop,
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the natural sweetness to come out
more than something like lemon.
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It doesn't stop there.
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Tommy has set his whole kitchen
to work on a menu of dishes
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that use rhubarb,
both savoury and sweet.
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So, explain to me, right,
exactly what the "forced" means
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and why it's different.
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So, when you talk about forcing
a vegetable,
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that means you've literally grown it
in the dark
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and it just forces it
to grow like that.
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And what you find,
without any photosynthesis,
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you don't get that sort of green
flavour you get with vegetables.
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You think spinach or kale is
really green.
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It's bitter and irony. Exactly.
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Tommy is using the juice
of that intense flavour
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to create a sauce with mussel stock,
smoked butter and razor clams.
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Have you just put more rhubarb
in there?
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Yeah, a little bit of diced rhubarb
at the end.
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Tommy, it's a funny thing to force
rhubarb, keep it in the dark.
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Where did it start, do you know?
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Well, it started in Yorkshire
in the 18005.
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I think West Yorkshire, especially,
was a very industrial place,
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lots of cotton mills,
and as that industrial movement
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started to stop,
they had all these sheds left over.
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So, they started converting
the sheds
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from one industry into another,
which was growing rhubarb.
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Is that right? Yeah.
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So, Yorkshire rhubarb is
a by-product
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of the industrial revolution. Yeah.
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At that time, I think
90% of the world's rhubarb was grown
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just in this little area
of Yorkshire. Wow!
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So, it's got serious history.
What is it about Yorkshire?
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You'd never leave here, would you?
No, absolutely not.
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It's down to the people.
If you serve some dross food,
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they're going to tell you
straight away.
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You don't get away with anything.
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Oh, look at that beautiful,
beautiful thing.
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I can't wait to get stuck in.
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And to go with this dish,
we've got smoked duck breast
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with rhubarb ketchup,
a rhubarb ice cream tart,
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and to finish off,
miso and rhubarb madeleines.
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I might not be coming home.
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I mean, that just shows
how versatile rhubarb is.
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Mm!
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Yeah, of course that works,
doesn't it?
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The colour on the top of the scallop
gives sweetness,
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and that sweetness is picked up
by the sweetness in the rhubarb.
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But the rhubarb also gives it
a little bit more acidity.
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It's the first time I've had it
with shellfish.
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This is absolutely lovely.
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And with the other dishes,
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Tommy's team have embraced some
more classic rhubarb combinations.
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Oh, mate, you are a clever boy.
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Duck and rhubarb is perfect.
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Oh!
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I like sweet things, I love
my desserts. This is beautiful.
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It's so sticky.
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Oh, wow. Oh, wow!
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Firm on the outside,
soft in the middle.
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Bit like you, Chef.
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It works with savoury ingredients
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and it most certainly works
with sweet desserts as well.
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Oh, that's good.
I think you've proved the point,
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you've shown the versatility
of what I think may be
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one of Yorkshire's
greatest products.
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Oh, cheers. Cheers.
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It's pretty clear
that Yorkshire is an area
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where people take great pride
in their food traditions,
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so I've taken a bit of an insider's
tip from Tommy
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and got up early to try and secure
my breakfast table.
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Morning. Good morning.
What can I get you today?
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What cake is typically Yorkshire,
would you say?
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If you're looking
for something Yorkshire,
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you definitely want one of our
fat rascals. What's it called?
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A fat rascal.
I've got to have a fat rascal.
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Anything else?
Maybe try a Yorkshire curd.
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Now, I'm not sure these are strictly
meant to be breakfast,
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but, sh, don't tell anyone.
I am on my holidays.
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Crusty on the outside,
soft in the middle.
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It's dry like a scone, and it's got
dried fruit in it as well.
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That is very, very much like
a scone.
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In fact, that's so scone-like...
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...it's almost a scone.
But look at it.
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It's not dainty, is it?
It's big and it's hearty
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and I think that's probably
what Yorkshire is all about.
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Next, I want to try
possibly the most iconic
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of all Yorkshire's cakes,
the curd tart,
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a delicacy originally made
by cheesemakers with leftover curds.
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That is absolutely delicious.
That is packed full of nutmeg.
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I mean, it tastes and smells
like Christmas
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and it's got little bits
of dried fruit in it as well.
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That's not as sweet as it looks
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and it's got a kind of yoghurty,
cheesy tang to it.
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That is absolutely delightful,
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and I'm just ashamed
that I've never had one before.
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What I'm beginning to learn is
this part of the country has
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its own food identity.
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This morning, I want to work
off those cake calories...
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Hiya. Hi.
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...exploring something you can't help
but bump into in York.
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The city is home to the most
complete city walls in England,
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and at two miles long,
the fortifications are
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the perfect length
for a morning stroll.
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Morning!
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York has been a walled city
since Roman times,
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and local historian Rachel
is giving me the chance
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to get up close and personal
with them.
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So, this is a little bit
of a hidden gem.
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This actually shows you one snapshot
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of the different levels of York
as it grew over time. Brilliant.
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This bit here, the Anglian Tower,
this was Roman.
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Nearly 2,000 years ago,
someone was on guard here
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making sure that no-one invaded.
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Now, they came here
cos they were sorting out
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a bit of Celtic tribal trouble.
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Didn't really want to be here,
but it was kicking off.
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So, the Romans came up from Lincoln.
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5,000 men built York
from the ground up.
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It grew over the years.
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The Vikings, the Normans,
and finally, the mediaeval ones,
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which is what you see today
and which you can still walk along.
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That is amazing. Isn't it?
I'm going to have to touch it. Yeah.
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Someone touched this and built it
and put cement around it.
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Absolutely.
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The Roman city of Eboracum
soon evolved
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into a centre so powerful
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that it received visits
from emperors
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and traded all over the known world.
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What a lot of people don't know,
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there were a lot of Africans
in the Roman legions
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and there was an African lady buried
in York, a high-status African lady.
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So, before the Anglo-Saxons even
thought about touching down here,
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we had Africans living in Britain.
Brilliant!
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The Romans might be long gone,
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but you can still walk along
the walls they started.
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Ancl up on top,
you not only get a great view,
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but you can also discover remnants
of the invasions
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and occupations
that shaped the city.
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Ancl possibly, no invasion shaped
York more
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than the one that came
from across the North Sea
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in the ninth century.
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So, after the Romans had gone
and we had the Anglo-Saxons,
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then we had the Vikings coming here.
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And on the other side of that tower,
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you can actually see the Viking
ramparts that they built. No way!
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Yeah. Where the road is now,
there would have been a ditch
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20 metres across
and about 3 metres deep
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to stop anyone getting near
these walls.
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That's brilliant.
And that's Viking-made? Viking-made.
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What's the story with York and
the Vikings? They grew this city.
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They grew it to the size,
the shape it more or less is today
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and it became this whole focal point
for the North.
476
00:23:47,825 --> 00:23:51,810
This was the capital of England
to the Vikings.
477
00:23:51,835 --> 00:23:55,209
Can you still see or feel
the presence of the Vikings in York?
478
00:23:55,234 --> 00:23:58,700
You can. All the street names
in York are Viking
479
00:23:58,725 --> 00:24:00,700
cos they end in the word "gate",
480
00:24:00,725 --> 00:24:02,700
which is the Norwegian word
for "street".
481
00:24:02,725 --> 00:24:04,289
Is that right? Yeah.
482
00:24:04,314 --> 00:24:06,730
50, down here, you've got Gillygate,
483
00:24:06,755 --> 00:24:10,650
you've got Feasegate, Fossgate,
Petergate.
484
00:24:10,675 --> 00:24:13,209
They're all Viking names. Fabulous!
485
00:24:16,395 --> 00:24:19,089
On top of the Viking fortifications
are the mediaeval walls
486
00:24:19,114 --> 00:24:20,980
that still exist today.
487
00:24:21,005 --> 00:24:23,730
And as you walk around,
you have to pass through
488
00:24:23,755 --> 00:24:27,700
four mediaeval gate houses
that date from the 13005,
489
00:24:27,725 --> 00:24:30,780
known by the Viking name "bar".
490
00:24:30,805 --> 00:24:32,339
So, what is this?
491
00:24:32,364 --> 00:24:35,980
This is Bootham Bar, and these
would have been closed at dusk
492
00:24:36,005 --> 00:24:37,260
and reopened at dawn.
493
00:24:37,285 --> 00:24:40,339
They were also really important
places where they took tolls,
494
00:24:40,364 --> 00:24:43,289
took taxes off traders
coming in and out of the sea.
495
00:24:43,314 --> 00:24:47,850
So, it's for safety, but it's also
to raise money. Exactly, yeah.
496
00:24:47,875 --> 00:24:50,010
These would have had accommodation
in them as well,
497
00:24:50,035 --> 00:24:51,370
so someone would have lived here
498
00:24:51,395 --> 00:24:53,570
and would have been
like a constable of the city.
499
00:24:53,595 --> 00:24:58,060
So, every age just adapted the
original Roman fort to its own uses.
500
00:24:58,085 --> 00:24:59,980
Yeah, exactly.
Why waste a good foundation?
501
00:25:00,005 --> 00:25:01,620
Come the mediaeval period,
502
00:25:01,645 --> 00:25:04,010
they're now using it
to tax traders in and out.
503
00:25:04,035 --> 00:25:05,980
They're using it
to tax traders in and out,
504
00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:07,850
but also, they're building up
their defences
505
00:25:07,875 --> 00:25:10,650
cos they had the Scots up the road
who were causing a bit of trouble.
506
00:25:10,675 --> 00:25:12,640
You had Robert the Bruce,
William Wallace,
507
00:25:12,665 --> 00:25:16,700
all coming down here,
taking this city and attacking it.
508
00:25:16,725 --> 00:25:20,260
But to this day,
it is still perfectly legal
509
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:23,780
to kill a Scotsman if you find one
in the city walls after midnight.
510
00:25:23,805 --> 00:25:27,289
No way!
It is. That can't be right.
511
00:25:27,314 --> 00:25:29,850
I don't think you'd get away
with it, but it's in law.
512
00:25:29,875 --> 00:25:31,450
My name's Wallace. Am I in trouble?
513
00:25:31,475 --> 00:25:33,730
Potentially.
You want to get out before midnight.
514
00:25:36,595 --> 00:25:40,209
This is amazing. So much history.
Completely, yeah.
515
00:25:40,234 --> 00:25:41,730
And you can walk it.
516
00:25:41,755 --> 00:25:45,089
Coming up, I get my hands
517
00:25:45,114 --> 00:25:48,010
on Yorkshire's
greatest culinary export...
518
00:25:48,035 --> 00:25:50,060
It's like a grown-up sweetshop,
isn't it?
519
00:25:50,085 --> 00:25:53,370
...and get stuck
into some Yorkshire portions.
520
00:25:53,395 --> 00:25:55,780
Whoa, that's a pie!
521
00:25:55,805 --> 00:25:57,888
That's about a kilo of pie!
522
00:26:06,322 --> 00:26:08,818
It's the second day
of my three-day trip to York
523
00:26:08,843 --> 00:26:11,988
and I'm starting to feel
pretty at home here.
524
00:26:12,013 --> 00:26:14,138
RINGS BELL
525
00:26:14,163 --> 00:26:16,497
Oh, yea! Oh, yea! Oh, yea!
526
00:26:16,522 --> 00:26:19,538
Bald man from London comes to York,
causes chaos!
527
00:26:19,563 --> 00:26:22,858
And I'm beginning to realise
that even though it's compact,
528
00:26:22,883 --> 00:26:27,068
this city is full of surprises
around every corner.
529
00:26:27,093 --> 00:26:30,098
Look at this. Isn't it lovely?
530
00:26:30,123 --> 00:26:32,377
This is the Shambles,
531
00:26:32,402 --> 00:26:36,138
probably the best preserved
mediaeval street in the country.
532
00:26:36,163 --> 00:26:38,458
Look, absolutely beautiful.
533
00:26:38,483 --> 00:26:41,348
Some of these buildings date back
to the 14th century,
534
00:26:41,373 --> 00:26:44,377
but back then, these would have
all been butchers shops
535
00:26:44,402 --> 00:26:47,407
and this was known
as the Flesh Shambles.
536
00:26:47,432 --> 00:26:51,387
Now, Flesh Shambles,
that is an old Anglo-Saxon word
537
00:26:51,412 --> 00:26:53,108
meaning "flesh shelf".
538
00:26:53,133 --> 00:26:55,468
Shelves full of flesh.
Butcher shops, right.
539
00:26:57,853 --> 00:27:00,028
While the butchers are long gone,
540
00:27:00,053 --> 00:27:04,278
there is a Yorkshire food tradition
I know I can find around the corner.
541
00:27:04,303 --> 00:27:07,868
Yorkshire has got quite a few
authentic, traditional dishes,
542
00:27:07,893 --> 00:27:12,108
but there is only one that I think
has gone completely national.
543
00:27:12,133 --> 00:27:15,637
In fact, to be honest,
it's probably gone international.
544
00:27:15,662 --> 00:27:19,718
It is the mainstay
of every good roast dinner.
545
00:27:19,743 --> 00:27:22,148
A Yorkshire pudding is
a fantastic thing,
546
00:27:22,173 --> 00:27:25,228
and while I'm here,
I've absolutely got to get one.
547
00:27:25,253 --> 00:27:28,668
Now, how to best serve a Yorkie is,
of course,
548
00:27:28,693 --> 00:27:30,918
a matter of great national debate.
549
00:27:30,943 --> 00:27:33,668
But here in York is a place
that has pushed the pudding
550
00:27:33,693 --> 00:27:35,437
in a totally new direction...
551
00:27:35,462 --> 00:27:36,668
Hello.
552
00:27:36,693 --> 00:27:38,868
...by creating
a Yorkshire pudding wrap.
553
00:27:38,893 --> 00:27:42,387
We have Yorkshire puddings
with nearly every Sunday lunch,
554
00:27:42,412 --> 00:27:44,788
but why do we? We don't have
the same meat every Sunday,
555
00:27:44,813 --> 00:27:46,748
but we have a Yorkshire pudding
every Sunday.
556
00:27:46,773 --> 00:27:48,637
If you didn't have
a Yorkshire pudding,
557
00:27:48,662 --> 00:27:50,828
you wouldn't feel as though
you'd had a Sunday lunch.
558
00:27:50,853 --> 00:27:53,437
This is the home of the
Yorkshire pudding. Can you show me
559
00:27:53,462 --> 00:27:56,668
how to make the perfect, perfect
Yorkshire pudding? I'll try.
560
00:27:58,893 --> 00:28:01,028
Now, I'm never one
to turn down the chance
561
00:28:01,053 --> 00:28:03,028
of getting some local food tips.
562
00:28:04,412 --> 00:28:05,868
Here we are.
563
00:28:05,893 --> 00:28:08,387
Wayne has got us using
a classic batter mix
564
00:28:08,412 --> 00:28:11,718
of equal parts flour and water
and a couple of eggs.
565
00:28:11,743 --> 00:28:13,868
I'lljust get my whisk.
566
00:28:13,893 --> 00:28:15,718
Hang on a minute.
567
00:28:15,743 --> 00:28:17,148
What's happening here?
568
00:28:18,773 --> 00:28:20,358
Yours is much bigger than mine.
569
00:28:20,383 --> 00:28:22,788
I think your wrist action
will be very good.
570
00:28:22,813 --> 00:28:25,918
So, it's not the size of the whisk,
it's your wrist action. Exactly.
571
00:28:25,943 --> 00:28:30,538
Back in the 17005, this pudding
was cooked in trays under the meat
572
00:28:30,563 --> 00:28:33,028
as a way of collecting
and using dripping,
573
00:28:33,053 --> 00:28:35,228
and while the cooking technique
has evolved,
574
00:28:35,253 --> 00:28:38,078
what hasn't is the need to get
air in there
575
00:28:38,103 --> 00:28:40,108
to make it light and fluffy.
576
00:28:40,133 --> 00:28:43,668
Was the Yorkshire pudding always
served with a roast dinner,
577
00:28:43,693 --> 00:28:45,718
with the meat and the gravy
and the veg?
578
00:28:45,743 --> 00:28:48,078
No, people,
presumably because of money,
579
00:28:48,103 --> 00:28:51,278
they would use it as a starter,
they'd have it as a starter.
580
00:28:51,303 --> 00:28:54,668
So, as a kid, I used to go
to my Auntie Margaret's
581
00:28:54,693 --> 00:28:57,557
and we used to have it
with onion gravy on the top of it,
582
00:28:57,582 --> 00:29:00,868
but they'd have it as a starter.
Something to fill you up. Yes.
583
00:29:00,893 --> 00:29:05,108
In a way, it's a kind of Yorkshire
equivalent of pasta. Correct.
584
00:29:05,133 --> 00:29:07,948
So, what's the secret to
a light, fluffy Yorkshire pudding?
585
00:29:07,973 --> 00:29:12,358
Oven heat. Don't open
the oven door, not even for a peek.
586
00:29:12,383 --> 00:29:16,538
But in truth,
we don't want it to rise too much
587
00:29:16,563 --> 00:29:18,427
because we have to flatten it down.
588
00:29:18,452 --> 00:29:21,028
For our larger, flatter puddings,
589
00:29:21,053 --> 00:29:24,637
Wayne has some smoking hot pans
ready to go.
590
00:29:24,662 --> 00:29:28,588
You pour your mix into there, sir,
and I'll pour mine.
591
00:29:28,613 --> 00:29:31,507
Whoa, that's hot oil, isn't it?
592
00:29:31,532 --> 00:29:33,557
And while those cook for 15 minutes,
593
00:29:33,582 --> 00:29:36,588
Wayne has some ready to go
for our wraps.
594
00:29:36,613 --> 00:29:40,177
Boss, to me,
they look absolutely perfect.
595
00:29:40,202 --> 00:29:43,108
Oh, that's very good of you. You can
see they're light and fluffy,
596
00:29:43,133 --> 00:29:45,507
you can see they're crisp
on the outside. Yes.
597
00:29:45,532 --> 00:29:48,868
Wayne's shop window is filled
with everything you could want
598
00:29:48,893 --> 00:29:51,998
for a perfect roast dinner,
and as I'm away on my own,
599
00:29:52,023 --> 00:29:54,998
I can create one
just the way I like.
600
00:29:55,023 --> 00:29:57,668
Beef. Whoa!
601
00:29:57,693 --> 00:30:01,307
Crumble that over. Oh!
602
00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:04,108
That is lovely. Right, crackling.
603
00:30:04,133 --> 00:30:06,818
I want crackling with my beef, I do.
604
00:30:08,223 --> 00:30:11,177
Some gravy
and then some horseradish.
605
00:30:11,202 --> 00:30:15,028
Do you know what this is?
This is like a grown-up treat.
606
00:30:15,053 --> 00:30:17,507
It's like a grown-up sweetshop,
isn't it?
607
00:30:17,532 --> 00:30:21,307
Being able to put together the roast
dinner that you really want.
608
00:30:21,332 --> 00:30:24,427
What do you reckon, mate?
Well, it looks great.
609
00:30:24,452 --> 00:30:27,588
That is a thing of absolute beauty,
my friend. Yeah.
610
00:30:29,582 --> 00:30:31,108
That's it.
611
00:30:33,813 --> 00:30:36,748
That is fantastic!
And of course, it's fantastic
612
00:30:36,773 --> 00:30:39,918
because I filled it with all the
things that I personally like. Yeah.
613
00:30:39,943 --> 00:30:41,818
But I've just worked out why it is
614
00:30:41,843 --> 00:30:43,868
so universally popular.
615
00:30:43,893 --> 00:30:44,588
That Yorkshire puddings are
so universally popular.
616
00:30:44,613 --> 00:30:48,274
It mops up other flavours,
it doesn't compete with them.
617
00:30:48,299 --> 00:30:51,858
Whatever you put with it, the
Yorkshire pudding complements it.
618
00:30:51,883 --> 00:30:54,708
That's it. You've sussed it out.
619
00:30:54,733 --> 00:30:58,547
I think I have a new Sunday special
to take home to the family.
620
00:31:00,652 --> 00:31:04,708
And with a full belly, I'm ready
to explore the city's streets.
621
00:31:04,733 --> 00:31:08,417
I've been really taken by how many
layers of history there are here.
622
00:31:08,442 --> 00:31:11,348
You can check out the Romans,
see the Vikings,
623
00:31:11,373 --> 00:31:13,218
explore the mediaeval.
624
00:31:13,243 --> 00:31:15,497
But this afternoon,
I'm going on a tour
625
00:31:15,522 --> 00:31:20,368
dedicated to possibly the city's
most famous son.
626
00:31:20,393 --> 00:31:23,058
You must be John, right.
You must be Gregg, I'm guessing.
627
00:31:23,083 --> 00:31:24,808
Yeah.
HE LAUGHS
628
00:31:24,833 --> 00:31:26,808
You're going to teach me
all about Guy Fawkes.
629
00:31:26,833 --> 00:31:29,377
You're in the right place.
This little church behind us here,
630
00:31:29,402 --> 00:31:32,098
Michael-le-Belfrey, he was baptised
in this very church.
631
00:31:32,123 --> 00:31:35,188
Today, we know Guy Fawkes as the man
who tried to blow up Parliament
632
00:31:35,213 --> 00:31:38,348
in a Catholic coup attempted
back in 1605,
633
00:31:38,373 --> 00:31:42,578
an event that's inspired many
a bonfire and fireworks display.
634
00:31:42,603 --> 00:31:45,218
And this is where he learnt
about sparklers, is it?
635
00:31:45,243 --> 00:31:46,988
JOHN LAUGHS
636
00:31:47,013 --> 00:31:49,018
This is the beginning of it all,
Gregg.
637
00:31:49,043 --> 00:31:51,377
And on this tour,
John shows visitors
638
00:31:51,402 --> 00:31:53,938
how a young boy from York
rose to infamy
639
00:31:53,963 --> 00:31:57,988
in a nation deeply divided
between Protestants and Catholics.
640
00:31:58,013 --> 00:32:00,578
He was born just behind us there.
641
00:32:00,603 --> 00:32:03,058
So, what sort of family was
Guy Fawkes born into?
642
00:32:03,083 --> 00:32:05,778
A very respectable
Protestant family,
643
00:32:05,803 --> 00:32:09,417
and both his grandfather
and his father, Edward Fawkes,
644
00:32:09,442 --> 00:32:13,018
had both played a unique role.
They were prosecutors.
645
00:32:13,043 --> 00:32:14,698
It was their job, if you like,
646
00:32:14,723 --> 00:32:17,738
to basically name and shame
these recusing Catholics.
647
00:32:17,763 --> 00:32:21,698
I need to know how a young man,
Guy Fawkes, born into a prominent,
648
00:32:21,723 --> 00:32:25,938
eminent Protestant family in York
ends up as a Catholic radical.
649
00:32:25,963 --> 00:32:28,417
John reckons that hidden
in the streets of York
650
00:32:28,442 --> 00:32:30,417
are all the answers to my questions.
651
00:32:31,933 --> 00:32:33,377
But to get around,
652
00:32:33,402 --> 00:32:36,828
we'll need something a bit quicker
than our feet.
653
00:32:36,853 --> 00:32:38,858
IS that it? Let's do it.
654
00:32:38,883 --> 00:32:41,924
GREGG LAUGHS
655
00:32:43,615 --> 00:32:45,619
Fantastic!
656
00:32:45,644 --> 00:32:47,900
What's the next stage of our story?
657
00:32:47,925 --> 00:32:50,489
Well, it's a major life event
for young Guy,
658
00:32:50,514 --> 00:32:53,930
because his father dies
when he's just nine years old.
659
00:32:53,955 --> 00:32:55,619
But after having been brought up
660
00:32:55,644 --> 00:32:58,090
in this sort of fiercely Protestant
household,
661
00:32:58,115 --> 00:33:01,260
his mother now goes on to marry
a Catholic. No way!
662
00:33:01,285 --> 00:33:03,980
Seriously. No way! OK.
663
00:33:04,005 --> 00:33:06,489
So, he's beginning to see life
664
00:33:06,514 --> 00:33:09,539
from a Catholic point of view
for the first time. Absolutely.
665
00:33:09,564 --> 00:33:13,010
Guy was sent to get an education
at St Peter's School,
666
00:33:13,035 --> 00:33:15,770
founded in 627 AD.
667
00:33:15,795 --> 00:33:19,210
This is the fourth oldest
still-running school in the world,
668
00:33:19,235 --> 00:33:22,409
and it's the next stop
on our adventure.
669
00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:25,440
Wow, what a place!
It's beautiful, right? Stunning.
670
00:33:25,465 --> 00:33:27,619
So, what happens to him here then?
671
00:33:27,644 --> 00:33:29,489
He's starting to rub shoulders
672
00:33:29,514 --> 00:33:32,690
with the children of the influential
wealthy Catholics of Yorkshire,
673
00:33:32,715 --> 00:33:34,770
who were being prosecuted,
674
00:33:34,795 --> 00:33:37,330
who were being jailed,
and as time goes on,
675
00:33:37,355 --> 00:33:39,900
people were actually being
put to death for their beliefs.
676
00:33:39,925 --> 00:33:42,369
Isn't fate a funny thing?
Isn't it just?
677
00:33:42,394 --> 00:33:45,010
Now, you might think the school
would hide away
678
00:33:45,035 --> 00:33:48,539
from this infamous part
of their history, but far from it.
679
00:33:48,564 --> 00:33:50,010
Brilliant.
680
00:33:50,035 --> 00:33:52,570
And here he is, the man himself.
And we're told
681
00:33:52,595 --> 00:33:55,010
this is the only portrait they have
of their former pupil.
682
00:33:55,035 --> 00:33:58,369
I suppose, at the point he's leaving
this school,
683
00:33:58,394 --> 00:34:01,289
I can understand that he'd be angry.
Yeah.
684
00:34:01,314 --> 00:34:03,010
I think this is
the fork in the road.
685
00:34:03,035 --> 00:34:05,539
He decides he's going to go off
and be a mercenary
686
00:34:05,564 --> 00:34:07,489
and fight on behalf
of the Roman Church,
687
00:34:07,514 --> 00:34:09,850
and I think that's really
where the die is cast.
688
00:34:09,875 --> 00:34:12,010
I'm really beginning to get
a great picture
689
00:34:12,035 --> 00:34:13,690
of this angry young man. Mm.
690
00:34:15,434 --> 00:34:17,010
Oh, come on!
691
00:34:17,035 --> 00:34:18,289
Let's do it.
692
00:34:18,314 --> 00:34:21,330
As dinner time approaches,
John has promised to tell me
693
00:34:21,355 --> 00:34:23,850
the rest of the story
at a local pub.
694
00:34:23,875 --> 00:34:27,330
And as for where,
well, it could only be one place.
695
00:34:27,355 --> 00:34:30,330
It just so happens,
we're at the Guy Fawkes Inn.
696
00:34:30,355 --> 00:34:32,050
Ha, ha, ha, ha.
697
00:34:32,075 --> 00:34:35,210
I'll buy. Good man.
That'll do, won't it?
698
00:34:35,235 --> 00:34:36,730
Good health.
699
00:34:36,755 --> 00:34:39,260
We've ordered a pub classic -
pie and a pint,
700
00:34:39,285 --> 00:34:41,900
which I like to think
is very much the sort of thing
701
00:34:41,925 --> 00:34:45,539
the plotters would have been eating
back in 1605.
702
00:34:45,564 --> 00:34:49,260
Whoa, that's a pie!
That's about a kilo of pie!
703
00:34:49,285 --> 00:34:52,010
It's Yorkshire portions now, Gregg.
Wow, look at that!
704
00:34:52,035 --> 00:34:54,210
We all think we know the story.
705
00:34:54,235 --> 00:34:57,330
How does Guy Fawkes get involved
and what do they plan to do?
706
00:34:57,355 --> 00:34:59,730
What's interesting
is we tend to talk about it now
707
00:34:59,755 --> 00:35:02,050
as him trying to blow up Parliament.
In reality,
708
00:35:02,075 --> 00:35:03,930
he just knew the king was going
to be there
709
00:35:03,955 --> 00:35:05,820
for the State Opening of Parliament.
710
00:35:05,845 --> 00:35:08,850
He's the guy that's entrusted
on getting the gunpowder in there
711
00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:10,440
and ensuring the fuse is lit
in time.
712
00:35:10,465 --> 00:35:13,850
Why did the plotters not succeed?
713
00:35:15,235 --> 00:35:18,619
Well, it's very likely
that from very, very early on,
714
00:35:18,644 --> 00:35:21,900
Lord Cecil, who was
the kind of spymaster-in-chief,
715
00:35:21,925 --> 00:35:23,970
was aware of their activities.
716
00:35:23,995 --> 00:35:27,539
Why not stop the plot earlier?
You wouldn't get the splash,
717
00:35:27,564 --> 00:35:30,519
you know, so that everybody can see
the threat Catholics pose.
718
00:35:30,544 --> 00:35:33,140
It worked, didn't it? Because
we're still talking about it now,
719
00:35:33,165 --> 00:35:34,860
400 years later. Absolutely.
720
00:35:34,885 --> 00:35:37,060
It's become a seminal event
in British history.
721
00:35:37,085 --> 00:35:40,299
Now, what's your favourite,
a rocket or a Catherine wheel?
722
00:35:40,324 --> 00:35:42,780
Rocket, right? A rocket. Absolutely.
723
00:35:42,805 --> 00:35:44,419
Coming up...
724
00:35:44,444 --> 00:35:46,910
SNAPPING
Oh, listen to that snap.
725
00:35:46,935 --> 00:35:51,140
...I join the ranks of workers
in York's most famous industry...
726
00:35:51,165 --> 00:35:53,780
Mm! I think I've become
a chocolate master.
727
00:35:53,805 --> 00:35:57,660
...and take the opportunity to see
a record-breaking icon.
728
00:35:57,685 --> 00:35:59,656
I like trains.
729
00:36:04,551 --> 00:36:07,447
It's early morning
on my final day in York,
730
00:36:07,472 --> 00:36:11,217
possibly the finest mediaeval city
in the country.
731
00:36:11,242 --> 00:36:13,937
No way! Look at this.
732
00:36:13,962 --> 00:36:16,087
Look, I've got to get a picture.
733
00:36:16,112 --> 00:36:17,726
That is incredible.
734
00:36:17,751 --> 00:36:20,007
You could spend
a whole three days here,
735
00:36:20,032 --> 00:36:22,967
just exploring that period
of the city's history.
736
00:36:22,992 --> 00:36:25,476
But there is something here
I have wanted to see
737
00:36:25,501 --> 00:36:28,967
since I was a kid,
and it's a bit more modern.
738
00:36:28,992 --> 00:36:32,526
Right next to the station is
the National Railway Museum,
739
00:36:32,551 --> 00:36:37,447
and it's here because York was once
the biggest station in the world
740
00:36:37,472 --> 00:36:41,117
and this was the centre
of the railway industry in Britain,
741
00:36:41,142 --> 00:36:45,117
just another great layer
to York's incredible history.
742
00:36:49,551 --> 00:36:54,297
This huge museum is home
to over 100 locomotives,
743
00:36:54,322 --> 00:36:57,757
dating from the present-day to
the very start of the railway age.
744
00:36:57,782 --> 00:37:00,606
But there's one
that I've always wanted to see.
745
00:37:00,631 --> 00:37:03,047
Come and have a look
at this beautiful thing here.
746
00:37:03,072 --> 00:37:06,856
Look, you see that blue Mallard?
Do you know what that is?
747
00:37:06,881 --> 00:37:11,087
That is the fastest
steam train ever.
748
00:37:11,112 --> 00:37:15,577
That reached a top speed
of 126 miles an hour.
749
00:37:15,602 --> 00:37:18,327
It's a bit funny, really,
or a little bit ironic,
750
00:37:18,352 --> 00:37:21,297
because that was
the epitome of engineering,
751
00:37:21,322 --> 00:37:23,687
but steam was already
on its way out.
752
00:37:23,712 --> 00:37:26,327
Diesel was about to happen.
753
00:37:26,352 --> 00:37:30,047
Beautiful though, isn't it?
Look at these beautiful lines, look.
754
00:37:30,072 --> 00:37:32,217
It's almost Art Deco.
755
00:37:33,962 --> 00:37:36,247
There's something very romantic,
isn't there,
756
00:37:36,272 --> 00:37:39,856
in the age of steam,
because it's a smart way to travel
757
00:37:39,881 --> 00:37:41,757
and it was the fastest way
to travel.
758
00:37:41,782 --> 00:37:44,937
But I think there's something nice
about trains anyway, isn't there?
759
00:37:44,962 --> 00:37:47,967
Much nicer than cars.
You can get up, you can walk around,
760
00:37:47,992 --> 00:37:50,367
you can properly chat.
I like trains.
761
00:37:54,112 --> 00:37:56,396
My own train home isn't
that long away,
762
00:37:56,421 --> 00:37:59,856
but before I leave York,
I have some shopping to do.
763
00:37:59,881 --> 00:38:02,117
Now, I'm not sure why,
764
00:38:02,142 --> 00:38:07,247
but I think there are some serious
links between York and chocolate.
765
00:38:07,272 --> 00:38:11,447
And even if I'm wrong, who can
resist a bar of chocolate, right?
766
00:38:11,472 --> 00:38:12,967
HE CHUCKLES
767
00:38:12,992 --> 00:38:14,856
When I was a kid,
768
00:38:14,881 --> 00:38:17,646
York was known
as the "Chocolate City",
769
00:38:17,671 --> 00:38:19,856
so I've come to meet Sophie,
770
00:38:19,881 --> 00:38:23,856
one of the city's top chocolatiers,
to try and figure out why.
771
00:38:23,881 --> 00:38:28,087
This is a lovely shop,
fabulous shop. But why here?
772
00:38:28,112 --> 00:38:32,087
50, York has this really long
tradition of chocolate-making.
773
00:38:32,112 --> 00:38:34,117
York has these two
big chocolate companies
774
00:38:34,142 --> 00:38:37,707
that became really famous -
Terry's, and we've got Rowntree's.
775
00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:40,416
And the railway brought steam power
to the city,
776
00:38:40,441 --> 00:38:43,546
so those two companies
industrialised pretty quickly
777
00:38:43,571 --> 00:38:45,546
in comparison to anyone else.
778
00:38:45,571 --> 00:38:50,517
So, an ancient historical town,
through industrialisation,
779
00:38:50,542 --> 00:38:52,907
ended up with two enormous
chocolate factories.
780
00:38:52,932 --> 00:38:55,237
Absolutely.
Well, actually, more than two.
781
00:38:55,262 --> 00:38:57,137
Around this whole area of the North,
782
00:38:57,162 --> 00:38:59,347
we end up
with lots of chocolate companies.
783
00:38:59,372 --> 00:39:01,987
Thank you, I'm going to buy some
stuff to take back to the family.
784
00:39:02,012 --> 00:39:04,746
What should I buy?
50, here, we invite people
785
00:39:04,771 --> 00:39:06,987
to make their own chocolate.
786
00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:09,907
So, you can recreate that chocolate
bar that's your favourite
787
00:39:09,932 --> 00:39:12,137
and do it to your own taste. No way!
788
00:39:12,162 --> 00:39:16,157
In her workshop, Sophie has
every filling you could imagine
789
00:39:16,182 --> 00:39:19,746
to make your fantasy chocolate,
from toffee to chilli,
790
00:39:19,771 --> 00:39:21,907
and it's the perfect way
to learn more
791
00:39:21,932 --> 00:39:24,727
about our favourite confectionery.
792
00:39:24,752 --> 00:39:28,137
I've loved it since I can remember.
793
00:39:28,162 --> 00:39:31,987
Well, in York, we have the history
of so many different chocolate bars.
794
00:39:32,012 --> 00:39:34,987
So, KitKat came from York,
Chocolate Orange.
795
00:39:35,012 --> 00:39:37,387
Tell me Yorkie came from York.
Absolutely.
796
00:39:37,412 --> 00:39:39,347
Did it really? Of course!
797
00:39:39,372 --> 00:39:42,137
So, there used to be this sign
at the train station that said,
798
00:39:42,162 --> 00:39:45,666
"Welcome to York where the chocolate
is chunky and the men are hunky."
799
00:39:45,691 --> 00:39:48,107
I don't know
if I can provide the hunky men,
800
00:39:48,132 --> 00:39:51,057
but I can have a go
at the chunky chocolate.
801
00:39:51,082 --> 00:39:55,307
To get my perfect bar, we have
to temper the solid chocolate.
802
00:39:55,332 --> 00:39:57,746
That's melting it, to you and me.
803
00:39:57,771 --> 00:40:02,267
Ancl Rachel has a high-tech machine
for achieving our goals.
804
00:40:02,292 --> 00:40:04,626
Hairdryer? Yeah, absolutely.
805
00:40:04,651 --> 00:40:09,057
It's the most important tool for us.
We are breaking down
806
00:40:09,082 --> 00:40:11,777
what we call the crystal structure
in our chocolate.
807
00:40:11,802 --> 00:40:14,187
So, the crystal structure is
the cocoa butter
808
00:40:14,212 --> 00:40:18,387
that is holding very tightly
all these bonds of fabric together.
809
00:40:18,412 --> 00:40:20,907
But we need to temper our chocolate,
810
00:40:20,932 --> 00:40:23,057
making sure, when it gets hot,
811
00:40:23,082 --> 00:40:25,597
that those bonds go back together.
812
00:40:25,622 --> 00:40:28,027
And give it a really good stir.
813
00:40:28,052 --> 00:40:31,107
So, our chocolate looks
perfectly tempered. Well done.
814
00:40:31,132 --> 00:40:33,416
So it's ready for us to work.
Not quite yet.
815
00:40:33,441 --> 00:40:36,057
I'd like to put toffee.
816
00:40:36,082 --> 00:40:38,996
I've always liked
toffee and chocolate. Yeah?
817
00:40:39,021 --> 00:40:41,876
Yeah, so like the top of
a Mars Bar rather than the bottom.
818
00:40:41,901 --> 00:40:44,827
And the Quality Street, the purple
one with the nut in the middle.
819
00:40:44,852 --> 00:40:47,777
It's toffee and chocolate. It's all
those flavours I've always loved.
820
00:40:47,802 --> 00:40:51,697
Absolutely. So, a company like
Mackintosh, that came from Halifax,
821
00:40:51,722 --> 00:40:54,267
and Halifax used to be known
as "Toffee Town".
822
00:40:54,292 --> 00:40:58,107
Mackintosh merged with Rowntree,
and they brought with them
823
00:40:58,132 --> 00:41:00,746
things like Toffee Crisp
and Lion Bar,
824
00:41:00,771 --> 00:41:03,626
as well as Quality Street.
Is that them as well?
825
00:41:05,082 --> 00:41:08,107
People can see me putting pepper in
this, and I'm not joking, I like it.
826
00:41:08,132 --> 00:41:09,827
But I tell you why I like it
827
00:41:09,852 --> 00:41:12,307
is it just irritates
your taste bud enough
828
00:41:12,332 --> 00:41:16,347
to heighten other flavours, so it's
almost like a slight irritant.
829
00:41:16,372 --> 00:41:18,827
Bit like me on the telly.
830
00:41:18,852 --> 00:41:21,987
I'm not sure there was much pepper
in the bars of my childhood,
831
00:41:22,012 --> 00:41:25,827
but I'm hoping it gives
a modern twist to those classics.
832
00:41:25,852 --> 00:41:28,347
One spoonful in each of the moulds.
833
00:41:28,372 --> 00:41:30,796
So, that looks great, perfect.
834
00:41:30,821 --> 00:41:32,987
You're going to take the mould
in both hands
835
00:41:33,012 --> 00:41:35,666
and tap it gently on the table.
836
00:41:37,492 --> 00:41:40,947
Look at that! Can I put
some nibs on? Put some nibs on.
837
00:41:40,972 --> 00:41:43,697
So, now, we need to wait
for our chocolate to set.
838
00:41:43,722 --> 00:41:45,107
You're welcome to help
839
00:41:45,132 --> 00:41:47,387
with the washing up, if you want.
Yeah, I don't mind.
840
00:41:47,412 --> 00:41:48,907
While we do a quick tidy,
841
00:41:48,932 --> 00:41:52,666
our chocolate is taking
a 30-minute rest to return to solid.
842
00:41:52,691 --> 00:41:55,546
Right, Gregg, it looks
like it's ready. All right.
843
00:41:55,571 --> 00:41:58,057
I've cleaned nearly all...
It's nearly all clean. Well done.
844
00:41:58,082 --> 00:42:00,626
So, as soon as you're already. Ooh.
845
00:42:00,651 --> 00:42:03,876
Whoa! There we go, perfect. Yes!
846
00:42:03,901 --> 00:42:05,876
This one, we're going to wrap up.
847
00:42:05,901 --> 00:42:07,907
This one's going home. This one...
848
00:42:07,932 --> 00:42:09,597
Oh, my God.
849
00:42:09,622 --> 00:42:11,697
SNAPPING
Oh, listen to that snap.
850
00:42:17,182 --> 00:42:20,517
Mm! I think I've become
a chocolate master.
851
00:42:20,542 --> 00:42:22,157
Top marks.
852
00:42:22,182 --> 00:42:25,416
I know I made it myself,
but that is rather yum.
853
00:42:25,441 --> 00:42:29,666
Sophie, this is good.
That is good! I'd give you a job.
854
00:42:29,691 --> 00:42:32,416
Tempting as it is to stay
and work with chocolate,
855
00:42:32,441 --> 00:42:34,467
my time in York has come to an end.
856
00:42:34,492 --> 00:42:37,587
But I definitely feel like
this three-day trip has shown me
857
00:42:37,612 --> 00:42:40,987
why so many people love
to come here.
858
00:42:43,012 --> 00:42:45,907
I like York. I mean,
it's obviously a beautiful city,
859
00:42:45,932 --> 00:42:48,546
but I think what makes it
such a draw for tourists
860
00:42:48,571 --> 00:42:51,987
is how many important lines
of English history run
861
00:42:52,012 --> 00:42:53,827
right through it.
862
00:42:53,852 --> 00:42:56,157
In fact, I don't think
you can truly understand
863
00:42:56,182 --> 00:42:59,666
the history of our country without
understanding the history of York.
864
00:42:59,691 --> 00:43:03,517
And when you're here, you can feel
it. That history just comes alive.
865
00:43:03,542 --> 00:43:05,027
And not only that,
866
00:43:05,052 --> 00:43:08,587
Yorkshire has got one of the
strongest food cultures in England.
867
00:43:08,612 --> 00:43:12,107
Now, that's not a bad combination
for a few days away, is it?
868
00:43:15,612 --> 00:43:18,237
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