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We're really lucky to have so many
great European cities
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right on our doorstep,
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just waiting to be rediscovered.
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I don't know anywhere else
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you can get this many different
sounds, colours
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and, of course, smells.
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Look at that!
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Mmm.
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And the weekend escape...
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Whoa!
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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.
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Sizzle, sizzle!
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I may have found the best
food in Amsterdam.
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...see some amazing sights...
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Colosseum!
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This is the famous
Checkpoint Charlie.
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Wow.
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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,
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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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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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One of Europe's most popular
weekend destinations
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is right here in Britain -
Edinburgh.
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Scotland's stunning capital sits
snugly
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between the Firth of Forth and the
Pentland Hills.
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And it's a piece of cake to get to.
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I've jumped on a train to cross
the border for a three-day getaway.
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I've been to Edinburgh a few times
and I've always enjoyed myself,
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but whenever I'm here, what strikes
me is how very different it feels
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to anywhere else in the UK,
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and that's what you want from
a weekend away, right?
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Somewhere that feels different and
special.
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Well, this weekend, I'm most
certainly going to enjoy myself,
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but I'm also going to try and figure out what
it is that makes Edinburgh different and unique.
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Edinburgh is a tale of two towns,
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the medieval old town up on the hill
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and the new town that isn't really
that new any more.
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It dates from the 18th century.
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I like a walk, and my hotel is just
around the corner,
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and this is Edinburgh New Town,
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and I find it really attractive.
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It was built to give the people
of this city
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a cleaner, nicer, brighter
environment,
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and it is also the biggest example
of Georgian town planning
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in the world.
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Hidden amongst the neoclassical
columns and Georgian facades
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is my home for the weekend.
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That's nice!
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It's clean and it's light.
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Well, there, look.
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The famous Edinburgh Castle,
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and I know underneath that is the
Old Town.
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And here, this is the new town.
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The old and the new,
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and this weekend, I'm going
to explore both.
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I'm in need of a little pick-me-up,
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and I've promised myself a uniquely
Scottish sugary treat,
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a more grainy kind of fudge known
as tablet
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that's been made here since
the 17005.
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Ooh.
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You've got some nice flavours here.
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Can I taste a bit of the tablet?
Yeah. Help yourself.
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What is the difference between
tablet and fudge?
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I mean, they look very similar.
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The method is a little bit
different.
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We allow the sugar to grain in such
a way
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that it becomes a little more
crumbly and brittle.
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Well, that is really, really
crumbly.
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It's like a block of sugar just
barely held on with butter. Yeah.
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I've never had it down south. Is it
very much a Scottish thing?
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Yeah, it's very, very traditional
to Scotland.
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It's one of those sweets
a lot of grandmothers would make it.
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And you make it here?
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Yeah, we make everything here.
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Would you let me watch? Yeah, of
course.
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Giancarlo's family has been making
fudge here since 1949.
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Back then, one of their main
ingredients, sugar, was on ration,
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but over 70 years later, they're
still boiling up the same recipe.
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And what is in there?
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So, we've got sugar, we've got a bit
of glucose,
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we've got condensed milk,
butter, cream.
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This sweet lava can reach
temperatures
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of up to 110 degrees centigrade.
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That's ready to come out.
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Once it's a little cooler,
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the tablet mixture is given
a good beating.
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This speeds it up a little bit more.
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Oh, I like that.
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It's got a bit of a disco beat to
it. Yeah.
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When it's a mere 80 degrees,
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Giancarlo is happy to let me
have a go at pouring.
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Look at this. Look, look, look.
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That is red-hot,
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and I'm treating that with the
utmost respect.
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There's enough of this liquid gold
for 15 kilos of tablet.
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I love that, look.
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Look, an enormous tray of happiness.
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You want to try some? While it's
liquid? Yeah.
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Oh, yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah.
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Is it like a soup, is it cool
around the edges? Yeah.
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Mmm!
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It's a hot toffee sauce! Yeah. It's
a toffee sauce!
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How long is this going to take
to set? All night.
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Well, obviously I can't wait here
all night, can I?
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Not when there's a shop full out
front.
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While I'm here, I'm going to buy
some fudge and some tablet. Sure.
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Could I please buy marzipan
ancl amaretto? Yeah.
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You're dangerous.
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That sweet Scottish tablet
was just what the doctor ordered,
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and it's given me a burst of energy
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to head down to the waterfront at
Leith,
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an area that has been
redeveloped in recent decades.
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It's also home to a site I've been
dying to see
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since I was a little boy -
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The Queen's former yacht, Britannia.
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Come on.
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Welcome on board the Royal
Yacht Britannia.
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I'm absolutely delighted to be
here, honestly.
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I remember seeing the Royal Yacht
Britannia on the television
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when I was a little boy.
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Scottish-born and built in 1952,
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she's returned to her roots after 44
years of faithful service,
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and is now open for tours with
guides like Roger.
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Britannia was a floating, glittering
palace for Her Majesty,
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and she took the royal family
worldwide
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to fly the flag for the country,
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once around the globe for each
44 years of her service.
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There was over 700 official
visits worldwide, Gregg,
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and Britannia hosted many,
many official state banquets.
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Is the dining room still set up?
The dining room is still set up.
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Come on, show me. OK. Come on.
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Having retired in 1997,
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this five-decked palace is still set
UP
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as it would have been in its glory
days.
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The splendour of it, absolute
splendour. Beautiful.
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If you attended a dinner here...
You had arrived, yeah?
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These dinners must have been more
than just a social gathering.
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The ship had a diplomatic role,
Gregg.
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Wherever she was in the world,
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heads of state were invited on board
here,
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and it provided a beautiful
floating palace
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for the Queen to entertain on home
turf, as it were.
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This table must have seen some
famous faces.
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Absolutely.
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From as early as 1954,
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Sir Winston Churchill's dined in
here,
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Nelson Mandela, Rajiv Gandhi...
You're kidding me!
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...Boris Yeltsin, Margaret Thatcher,
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a host of American presidents -
the Clintons, the Reagans.
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No way! Yeah.
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What do you reckon the chances of a London
greengrocer wangling an invite? Slim?
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Probably unlikely.
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I might not be on the guest list
for dinner, but I'm in for a treat.
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Britannia attracts nearly half
a million visitors a year,
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but not many of them get
a behind-the-scenes look
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at the private apartments
of the royal family.
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This is the state drawing
room, Gregg.
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Oh, wow.
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Is this normally roped off?
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It is, it is.
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Could we sit down? Please.
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Really? Yeah!
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Well...
HE LAUGHS
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Well, this is an honour, isn't it?
It most certainly is.
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So, this is where Her Majesty
would relax?
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The royal family would sit
here and relax,
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and perhaps play a few card games
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and enjoy a little bit of
television.
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I really want to tell my mum
what I'm doing. Right now?
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She'd be thrilled, I think. I'm
sure she would be.
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It wasn't just Her Mag and the royal
family who called Britannia home.
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Up to 50 members of her household
staff
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and anything up to 220 crewmen
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lodged a few decks below.
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Not quite as grand as upstairs.
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Not quite as grand down here at the
sharp end.
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No.
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So, we're now coming into the Royal
Marines barracks, Gregg.
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The beds aren't very big, are they?
They're not very big.
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Hammocks up to around about 1970,
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but a refurb meant bunks for the
guys.
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My grandfather was Royal Navy,
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and he said he always preferred
a hammock.
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Can I see the mess? Of course.
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So, we're entering petty officer's
mess, Gregg. Wow.
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What do you think? Well, there's
quite...
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Actually, it looks like The Snug Bar
or The Dog And Duck, doesn't it?
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Yeah, it's very cosy.
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Isn't it just cosy?
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Did any members of the royal family
ever come down and have a drink?
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Princess Diana came down here
for a drink.
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She loved to come down and nose
around the lower decks
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and enjoy some of the crew's
company.
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Shall we? Can't think of a good
reason why not.
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I sat in the armchair Her Majesty
might've sat in,
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I might as well have a beer. Well,
indeed.
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Do you have any glasses?
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Well, of course we have glasses.
It's the Royal Yacht Britannia.
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Well, this is just splendid.
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Absolutely splendid.
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Well, I am on a weekend break after
all.
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Cheers. Good job. Cheers.
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Coming up,
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I sample Edinburgh's world-famous
seafood...
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This is the home of the langoustine.
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This is a unique flavour of
Scotland.
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...and get to grips with a Scottish
icon.
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It's all coming out of me drones and
there's nothing happening in me pipe!
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I've come up to Scotland for a long
weekend
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in one of Europe's top city
destinations - Edinburgh.
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Located next to the Firth of Forth
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and surrounded by wild countryside,
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the Scottish capital has some
of the best produce in Europe
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right on its doorstep,
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and I know just the man to cook it
for me.
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Well, I'm really excited for dinner
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cos I've arranged to meet up with
an old mate,
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someone who has spent most of his
working life
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promoting the beautiful produce of
Scotland.
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Tom Kitchin is the youngest Scottish
chef to get a Michelin star
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for his restaurant,
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one of four in the city to have
received this coveted accolade.
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We've been to many a rugby match
up here at Murrayfield Stadium,
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but this time, he suggested
a different spot to meet.
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Tom. How are you doing? Good to see
you, man.
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Mate, we were supposed to be
going out for dinner. TOM LAUGHS
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But I wanted to show you this
incredible produce that we have here.
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All of this here, is this off these
shores?
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The scallops, the lobster behind
you,
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they're literally coming in from
here into the wee port here,
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and then we use them in the
restaurant.
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Can you take me around these fish
and tell me where they've come from?
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Oh, I love that question.
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Langoustines.
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I think it's, like, a third of the
langoustines in the world
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are coming from Scotland.
It's unbelievable.
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Cod, something like this,
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deep water, that's more right up
north,
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the Faroe Islands, Shetland.
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And then, oysters,
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you've got all the little sea lochs
that are all around Scotland.
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Salmon, the wild salmon that comes
in all the different rivers.
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Crikey.
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I mean, it's an amazing array of
beautiful fish
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for - forgive me - for a country
that's not very big. Yep.
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It's the envy of the world, the
larder that we have here in Scotland.
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It's so unique.
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Could I get...ten langoustine,
please?
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We're going to have some of this
for dinner? Absolutely.
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And I'm also going to do something
from the land,
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some grouse!
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Oh, Tom.
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This is Greggy heaven.
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Grouse love heather-covered moors,
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which makes Scotland one of the best
places on the planet for them.
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But the grouse season only lasts
four months,
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so I'm certainly in the right place
at the right time,
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in the right hands.
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I'm about to get a masterclass,
aren't I?
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I am, aren't I?
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I thought we'd do two really homely
dishes,
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but showcasing the wonderful
Scottish produce.
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One from the land, one from the sea.
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One of the most popular Scottish
seafoods,
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langoustines are renowned for their
sweet and delicately-flavoured meat.
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OK, so what we're going to do
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is we're going to go through the
head
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and down the tail like so,
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and we'll pop that on a tray before
we cook it.
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While I'm left in charge of the
langoustines,
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Tom can't wait to get to grips
with the grouse.
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Look at these.
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Smell.
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Oh, that's gamey!
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This is such a special, special
ingredient to me.
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I'm so excited to cook this for you!
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Food and drink is big business
here in Scotland,
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generating a massive £7.5 billion
a year,
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and the fertile Scottish soil plays
a big part in it.
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You've got some of the most beautiful-looking
countryside in Europe. Uh-huh.
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What does that offer you as a chef?
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What the countryside brings
is that incredible variety
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of different produce that we have,
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everything from the beef, the lamb,
the poultry.
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But to the wild game, the venison,
everything thrives in this climate.
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Tom's keeping dinner simple
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and letting the produce do the
talking,
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and I'm more than happy
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to let him butter up the
langoustines.
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Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
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Spread it all over.
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Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
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Right... He's so excited! Right!
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These guys are going to be finished
off under a sizzling hot grill,
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and then they're good to go. Simple.
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Go on, baby. Sizzle, sizzle!
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And Tom is giving me the honour
of plating up for him.
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Chef.
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OK.
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Ow!
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It's hot.
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Oh, Lordy.
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Have you ever thought about entering
one of those competitions,
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you know, the cooking competitions?
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I don't know about entering it. I
wouldn't mind having a go atjudging it.
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Tom's grouse is going to be stiff
competition,
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sitting pretty on a bed of spinach
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with a game jus, blackberries and
game chips.
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Oh! Look at that.
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They look like langoustine that
have been prepared
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with a lot of love and attention.
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Listen, it starts off with a little
bit of garlic
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and then very quickly just goes
into the natural sweetness
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of that beautiful fish.
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And the natural sweetness is
unbelievable.
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We've done nothing to it. We've
added a little bit of garlic butter.
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This is my point. The less we do
with it, the better.
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When you have produce like this,
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why would you want to do anything
crazy with it?
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Oh, mate!
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As good as the langoustine was,
I think this looks even better.
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Don't want you making a mess. Oh!
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I'm salivating.
338
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Now, that sauce is pure essence of
grouse.
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This meat is really quite mild.
Exactly.
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Not too much gaminess.
341
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It's really quite mild.
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I mean, the texture is like butter.
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Eating it here... This is the home
of the langoustine,
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this is a unique flavour of
Scotland, and I get it.
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Tom, I get it.
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The thing I love about this city
is that you can walk everywhere,
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and this morning, I'm up early
to take a stroll over
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to explore the Royal Mile in the
Old Town.
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Named after a processional route
taken by kings and queens
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for 500 years,
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at its western end is a volcanic
rock
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that's home to a site that
dominates Edinburgh.
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I've got to come and visit the
castle.
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It's 250 foot above the city.
355
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You can see it every time you look
up.
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It's actually Scotland's most
visited site,
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and I want to see what makes
it so popular.
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Over two million visitors a year
are drawn to the castle,
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which has borne witness to some
of the most important
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and bloody moments in Scottish
history.
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So, I've organised my own guide for
a tour
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that focuses on a side of the
castle's past
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that makes it very special indeed.
364
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David, hello. Hi, Gregg.
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I have to ask you, is it true that
Edinburgh Castle
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may be the most besieged place on
the British Isles?
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Edinburgh Castle's probably at the
top of the list.
368
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I want to know more about these
sieges. Can we?
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Absolutely, let's head in.
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This castle has been attacked more
than 20 times,
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and David reckons these sieges are
the key to understanding
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why it's so important.
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Our first stop is Edinburgh's
oldest building.
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St Margaret's Chapel was the only
surviving structure
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from one of the castle's most
famous sieges.
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Wow.
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00:18:10,849 --> 00:18:13,794
This is a beautiful little early
medieval church, isn't it?
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Absolutely lovely.
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How old is this?
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This is going back to about 1130.
381
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There would've been a lot more in
the castle from this time,
382
00:18:21,129 --> 00:18:22,874
but then Robert the Bruce came
along.
383
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So, after a siege in 1314, he
demolished the place.
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An English garrison was here.
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You know, this big volcanic plug
we're standing on right now,
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they climbed it in the dead
of night.
387
00:18:32,769 --> 00:18:35,354
I find that amazing that
Robert the Bruce,
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one of Scotland's most famous sons,
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00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:40,594
destroyed Scotland's most famous
castle.
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Left, right and centre.
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In fact, he was so thorough with his
destruction of Edinburgh Castle,
392
00:18:44,929 --> 00:18:47,354
it's said that there were cattle
grazing on Castle Rock
393
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for about two decades afterwards.
394
00:18:49,059 --> 00:18:51,234
Why is Robert the Bruce so famous?
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He is regarded as the man
who restored Scotland
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at its moment of greatest peril.
397
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He's the guy who won
the Battle of Bannockburn.
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1314, 7,000 Scots against nearly
25,000 English.
399
00:19:02,259 --> 00:19:03,513
I'm lapping this stuff up.
400
00:19:03,538 --> 00:19:05,234
Come on, you must have another
story.
401
00:19:05,259 --> 00:19:07,433
Oh, we've always got another
siege at Edinburgh Castle.
402
00:19:09,288 --> 00:19:12,433
Robert the Bruce wasn't the only
historical heavyweight
403
00:19:12,458 --> 00:19:14,874
involved in a siege here,
404
00:19:14,899 --> 00:19:17,104
so David is taking me across the
castle
405
00:19:17,129 --> 00:19:20,104
and 250 years into the future
406
00:19:20,129 --> 00:19:24,403
for a siege that involved possibly
Scotland's most famous monarch.
407
00:19:25,759 --> 00:19:29,014
That's the stuff fantasy stories
are made of, isn't it?
408
00:19:30,149 --> 00:19:32,484
What's the story behind this
Great Hall?
409
00:19:32,509 --> 00:19:35,174
One of the most famous people
who would've spent time here
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00:19:35,199 --> 00:19:37,374
was our beloved
Mary, Queen of Scots.
411
00:19:37,399 --> 00:19:39,564
The country was split between
Catholic and Protestant.
412
00:19:39,589 --> 00:19:41,764
She was seen as a source of that
division.
413
00:19:41,789 --> 00:19:44,894
In 1566, she gave birth to
the future James VI.
414
00:19:44,919 --> 00:19:48,684
One year later, she was imprisoned
at Loch Leven Castle
415
00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:50,564
and James was proclaimed the king.
416
00:19:50,589 --> 00:19:53,333
So, the country basically split
into two factions.
417
00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:55,564
You had the king's men supporting
James
418
00:19:55,589 --> 00:19:57,934
and you had the queen's men
supporting Mary.
419
00:19:57,959 --> 00:20:01,564
So, what we've got here are two
Scottish power blocs
420
00:20:01,589 --> 00:20:04,014
fighting each other. Exactly. It's
a civil war.
421
00:20:04,039 --> 00:20:06,203
And the biggest siege in Scotland
of that time
422
00:20:06,228 --> 00:20:07,934
kicked off right here at Edinburgh
Castle.
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It lasted nearly two years,
424
00:20:10,149 --> 00:20:12,814
and this siege was absolutely
devastating to the castle.
425
00:20:12,839 --> 00:20:15,014
Many of the buildings were largely
destroyed,
426
00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:17,323
hundreds of houses were absolutely
demolished.
427
00:20:17,348 --> 00:20:19,764
Artillery batteries were
established all around.
428
00:20:19,789 --> 00:20:23,533
They reckon 3,000 shots fired at
Edinburgh Castle
429
00:20:23,558 --> 00:20:24,894
over those two years.
430
00:20:24,919 --> 00:20:27,374
So, the Robert the Bruce siege
was pretty much overnight.
431
00:20:27,399 --> 00:20:30,044
Scale the cliff walls, get in,
massacre the garrison.
432
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This, by contrast, is a two-year
siege.
433
00:20:36,149 --> 00:20:38,044
What's the final siege of the
castle?
434
00:20:38,069 --> 00:20:40,894
The final siege comes into play
during the Jacobite risings.
435
00:20:40,919 --> 00:20:44,894
It's probably the most romanticised
period in Scotland's history.
436
00:20:44,919 --> 00:20:46,844
With England and Scotland united,
437
00:20:46,869 --> 00:20:51,484
the Jacobites were determined to get
the Stuarts back onto the throne,
438
00:20:51,509 --> 00:20:56,403
climaxing in the last siege of
Edinburgh Castle in 1746,
439
00:20:56,428 --> 00:20:59,044
led by one Charles Edward Stuart,
440
00:20:59,069 --> 00:21:01,653
better known by his nickname.
441
00:21:01,678 --> 00:21:05,484
Bonnie Prince Charlie, one of the most
storied individuals in Scotland's history.
442
00:21:05,509 --> 00:21:08,764
But they lacked heavy ordnance, so
they couldn't attack the castle head on,
443
00:21:08,789 --> 00:21:11,934
so they basically did a token siege
- surrounded it,
444
00:21:11,959 --> 00:21:14,453
fired off a few shots and then left
it be.
445
00:21:14,478 --> 00:21:16,894
So, the Jacobites were able to take
the town,
446
00:21:16,919 --> 00:21:18,254
but not the castle.
447
00:21:21,959 --> 00:21:24,254
I mean, all the big names of
Scottish history
448
00:21:24,279 --> 00:21:26,014
are all linked to this castle.
449
00:21:26,039 --> 00:21:27,684
You've got all the heavy
hitters here.
450
00:21:27,709 --> 00:21:30,894
They say that the story of Scotland
is the story of its stones,
451
00:21:30,919 --> 00:21:33,254
and we're standing on the biggest
stone of them all.
452
00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,854
It's interesting, our love affair
with castles.
453
00:21:37,879 --> 00:21:39,854
I don't think it's so much the
buildings,
454
00:21:39,879 --> 00:21:42,214
more the characters that lived
inside them,
455
00:21:42,239 --> 00:21:44,894
and I can quite understand
Edinburgh Castle's popularity.
456
00:21:44,919 --> 00:21:47,894
It's absolutely beautiful, the views
are stunning
457
00:21:47,919 --> 00:21:50,174
and the story of Scotland, its
history,
458
00:21:50,199 --> 00:21:52,653
well, it's here within these walls.
459
00:21:59,629 --> 00:22:01,484
In the shadow of the castle,
460
00:22:01,509 --> 00:22:03,934
the Old Town is a paradise for
anyone
461
00:22:03,959 --> 00:22:08,453
looking to explore Scotland's huge
array of iconic traditions.
462
00:22:08,478 --> 00:22:11,604
You can see them in the shops,
taste it in the food
463
00:22:11,629 --> 00:22:14,964
and I've spotted a place that I
should be able to hear them.
464
00:22:14,989 --> 00:22:16,323
Hello.
465
00:22:16,348 --> 00:22:18,573
Sorry. Sorry.
466
00:22:20,759 --> 00:22:22,653
You're making bagpipes, right?
467
00:22:22,678 --> 00:22:25,294
You don't play them as well, do
you?
468
00:22:25,319 --> 00:22:26,533
Would you play them?
469
00:22:26,558 --> 00:22:28,684
It's such an amazing sound.
470
00:22:28,709 --> 00:22:30,854
It stirs emotion in me.
471
00:22:35,548 --> 00:22:38,174
HE PLAYS TUNE
472
00:22:46,348 --> 00:22:50,604
More than a musical instrument,
they are known as war pipes.
473
00:22:50,629 --> 00:22:54,964
Firing up troops in battle
as recently as World War I.
474
00:22:54,989 --> 00:22:58,094
Two and a half thousand pipers
were the first out of the trenches
475
00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,653
and almost half
were killed or wounded.
476
00:23:10,039 --> 00:23:13,094
Oh, mate, that was fabulous.
477
00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,294
It's humming at you,
it's whistling at you.
478
00:23:15,319 --> 00:23:17,573
You can feel it
coming up through your feet.
479
00:23:17,598 --> 00:23:20,374
É
480
00:23:20,399 --> 00:23:22,934
How did the bagpipe evolve?
481
00:23:22,959 --> 00:23:25,884
É
482
00:23:25,909 --> 00:23:28,773
F
483
00:23:28,798 --> 00:23:31,934
F
484
00:23:31,959 --> 00:23:33,294
F
485
00:23:33,319 --> 00:23:35,804
F
486
00:23:35,829 --> 00:23:37,573
£
487
00:23:37,598 --> 00:23:39,374
I don't suppose for a minute
488
00:23:39,399 --> 00:23:42,734
you've got a set that
I could have a go at, have you?
489
00:23:42,759 --> 00:23:44,094
É
490
00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,094
HE LAUGHS
You're kidding!
491
00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,604
I'll have you know,
my surname's Wallace.
492
00:23:48,629 --> 00:23:51,094
It's in my blood.
Oh, yes.
493
00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:52,294
Yes.
494
00:23:55,879 --> 00:23:58,374
PIPES DRONE
495
00:24:07,629 --> 00:24:09,214
It's all coming out of me drones
496
00:24:09,239 --> 00:24:11,244
and there's nothing happening
in me pipe.
497
00:24:11,269 --> 00:24:14,653
Have you doctored this so it won't
get any whistles out?
498
00:24:14,678 --> 00:24:16,244
Coming up...
499
00:24:16,269 --> 00:24:18,804
I look like the fire alarm
went off in the hotel!
500
00:24:18,829 --> 00:24:20,214
...I get a rude awakening...
501
00:24:20,239 --> 00:24:21,604
Ah!
502
00:24:21,629 --> 00:24:24,374
...and a taste of
Edinburgh's highlife...
503
00:24:24,399 --> 00:24:26,884
That one is about £130, £140.
504
00:24:26,909 --> 00:24:29,523
I-I never really liked that one,
to be honest.
505
00:24:39,270 --> 00:24:43,044
It's Saturday and I'm exploring
Edinburgh's old city by foot.
506
00:24:44,790 --> 00:24:48,565
Today this part of Scotland's
capital is a tourist Mecca,
507
00:24:48,590 --> 00:24:49,995
perfect for wandering,
508
00:24:50,020 --> 00:24:52,635
but back in Medieval times
it was a walled city
509
00:24:52,660 --> 00:24:55,794
with 40,000 people crammed into it.
510
00:24:55,819 --> 00:24:59,485
Literally living on top
of each other.
511
00:24:59,510 --> 00:25:01,155
Look over at the buildings,
512
00:25:01,180 --> 00:25:03,275
not at the shop level
but above it. Look.
513
00:25:04,510 --> 00:25:08,924
They are tenement buildings
that were built in the 17th century,
514
00:25:08,949 --> 00:25:12,245
to house as many people as possible
within the city walls.
515
00:25:12,270 --> 00:25:14,435
And there wasn't a great
deal of room.
516
00:25:14,460 --> 00:25:18,355
Some of them went up 15 storeys.
And what I like is that
517
00:25:18,380 --> 00:25:21,205
rich and poor all lived in
the same buildings,
518
00:25:21,230 --> 00:25:23,995
but if you were poor
you'd live on the street level
519
00:25:24,020 --> 00:25:26,325
where there was all the muck
and the noise.
520
00:25:26,350 --> 00:25:29,245
And if you had some money,
you'd live a couple of storeys up.
521
00:25:29,270 --> 00:25:30,995
But if you were really poor
522
00:25:31,020 --> 00:25:33,155
then you would live all the way
up to the top.
523
00:25:33,180 --> 00:25:34,605
I mean, they are attractive,
524
00:25:34,630 --> 00:25:37,405
and, in a way,
they're the first-ever tower blocks.
525
00:25:39,989 --> 00:25:44,885
But it's not just above ground where
this city holds fascinating secrets.
526
00:25:44,910 --> 00:25:48,635
History is everywhere here,
even underfoot.
527
00:25:48,660 --> 00:25:51,044
Hidden deep beneath the streets,
528
00:25:51,069 --> 00:25:54,844
visitors can travel back in time
to a less sophisticated era,
529
00:25:54,869 --> 00:25:58,485
and I've arranged to check out
the underground scene with a guide,
530
00:25:58,510 --> 00:25:59,914
Laura.
531
00:25:59,939 --> 00:26:01,885
Extraordinary.
532
00:26:01,910 --> 00:26:04,605
So this here is the real
Mary King's Close.
533
00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:08,964
It's a real street,
it was lived on up to 1752.
534
00:26:08,989 --> 00:26:12,794
It was one of the busiest, biggest
closes in Edinburgh for its time.
535
00:26:12,819 --> 00:26:16,164
Crying out loud.
But this wasn't underground, right?
536
00:26:16,189 --> 00:26:18,765
No, when they decided to build
above this close,
537
00:26:18,790 --> 00:26:21,555
everyone living here
was actually forced to move out.
538
00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:23,325
Why is this not just filled in?
539
00:26:23,350 --> 00:26:26,405
They actually kept four of the old
closes of Edinburgh here.
540
00:26:26,430 --> 00:26:29,275
So we have Mary King's Close,
which we're currently standing in.
541
00:26:29,300 --> 00:26:32,405
Then we had Stewart's Close,
Allen's Close and Pearson's Close
542
00:26:32,430 --> 00:26:34,465
and they were used as foundations.
543
00:26:34,490 --> 00:26:36,694
So they knocked off
all the top storeys
544
00:26:36,719 --> 00:26:38,585
and left what you can see here today
545
00:26:38,610 --> 00:26:40,814
and then they built the new building
on top of it.
546
00:26:40,839 --> 00:26:43,785
So after that, the closes
were kind of forgotten about.
547
00:26:43,810 --> 00:26:46,415
Are they safe?
Oh, yeah, very safe.
548
00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,415
Like, a lot of the rooms through,
549
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,865
you can see those
high-vaulted ceilings.
550
00:26:50,890 --> 00:26:53,175
They were put in to give even more
structural integrity
551
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,785
to the new building above us.
552
00:26:54,810 --> 00:26:58,105
Is it a poor area,
an artisan's area, affluent?
553
00:26:58,130 --> 00:27:01,694
So you'd actually have rich and poor
all living on the same streets.
554
00:27:01,719 --> 00:27:03,105
And this narrow?
555
00:27:03,130 --> 00:27:06,385
This was the second-widest close
in Edinburgh, yeah.
556
00:27:06,410 --> 00:27:09,255
The first wider street
was the Royal Mile itself.
557
00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:10,785
This was also a marketplace.
558
00:27:10,810 --> 00:27:12,455
It was absolutely filthy.
559
00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,894
People actually used
buckets for toilets,
560
00:27:14,919 --> 00:27:17,105
so you had basically human waste
561
00:27:17,130 --> 00:27:19,024
flowing all the way through
the streets.
562
00:27:19,049 --> 00:27:21,975
The lower down the hill you live,
563
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,175
the more poo passes your window.
564
00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:25,894
It was very disgusting.
565
00:27:25,919 --> 00:27:28,425
It's like a time capsule down here.
566
00:27:28,450 --> 00:27:33,064
You can go inside houses, some
of which date back to the 1400s.
567
00:27:33,089 --> 00:27:34,865
This room is a house?
568
00:27:34,890 --> 00:27:38,505
This is a very, very poor household
here and you'd have about
569
00:27:38,530 --> 00:27:41,585
ten or 12 people living in a house
like this one.
570
00:27:41,610 --> 00:27:46,944
They ate, went to the bathroom,
slept and washed in here?
571
00:27:46,969 --> 00:27:50,615
So they wouldn't have actually
washed in here necessarily
572
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,535
and fresh water was,
it was quite a commodity
573
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,225
so you didn't want to waste it.
574
00:27:55,250 --> 00:27:57,225
You would want to try
and drink it if you could.
575
00:27:57,250 --> 00:28:00,505
Sanitation was a huge problem
in homes like this
576
00:28:00,530 --> 00:28:03,615
and in the 16th century
things reached their lowest point,
577
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,814
when the Black Death swept through
578
00:28:05,839 --> 00:28:09,064
the filthy, overcrowded alleyways
of the city.
579
00:28:09,089 --> 00:28:10,865
So when that happened,
580
00:28:10,890 --> 00:28:13,385
about a third of the population
actually died.
581
00:28:13,410 --> 00:28:16,585
The plague knocked out
a third of Edinburgh? Mm-hm.
582
00:28:16,610 --> 00:28:20,225
It was devastating.
What did they think the plague was?
583
00:28:20,250 --> 00:28:22,535
They actually thought it was
miasmas.
584
00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:23,894
Bad-smelling spirits.
585
00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:25,735
The rats were causing the plagues,
586
00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,024
but of course
not even rats themselves.
587
00:28:28,049 --> 00:28:31,255
It was the fleas living on their
back carrying the infection.
588
00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,894
With the plague
raging through Edinburgh,
589
00:28:33,919 --> 00:28:37,255
the doctor had a special outfit
to protect himself.
590
00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:42,500
50 his coat, you can see,
it is incredibly long.
591
00:28:42,525 --> 00:28:44,700
It is all made of leather.
592
00:28:46,164 --> 00:28:47,780
So he actually wore the coat
593
00:28:47,805 --> 00:28:50,370
to stop miasmas
from touching his skin.
594
00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:52,420
So you button it all the way up.
Right, go on.
595
00:28:52,445 --> 00:28:55,170
Of course, you have the iconic
plague doctor mask
596
00:28:55,195 --> 00:28:56,530
and then in the long beak of it,
597
00:28:56,555 --> 00:28:58,090
he actually would have stuffed it
598
00:28:58,115 --> 00:29:00,700
full of very sweet-smelling
herbs and spices.
599
00:29:00,725 --> 00:29:02,340
And then he had his lovely hat.
600
00:29:02,365 --> 00:29:04,139
So there you go. Look at that!
601
00:29:04,164 --> 00:29:07,059
I mean, if there is anything less
terrifying,
602
00:29:07,084 --> 00:29:08,580
do let me know.
603
00:29:08,605 --> 00:29:11,660
Ancl, er, and where does it
hurt again, Mrs Jones?
604
00:29:11,685 --> 00:29:15,340
Just say, "Ah." Stick your tongue
out for me, could you?
605
00:29:15,365 --> 00:29:17,170
HE LAUGHS
606
00:29:17,195 --> 00:29:20,420
Above ground, it's Saturday evening
607
00:29:20,445 --> 00:29:23,780
and there's no shortage of bars
and restaurants in Edinburgh
608
00:29:23,805 --> 00:29:25,370
and I fancy a bite to eat.
609
00:29:25,395 --> 00:29:29,059
Not quite a fish supper but
something that will tide me over.
610
00:29:29,084 --> 00:29:31,370
Haggis and chips by the sea.
611
00:29:31,395 --> 00:29:32,980
I know how to live.
612
00:29:33,005 --> 00:29:36,170
Well done, Edinburgh,
you do some good things.
613
00:29:36,195 --> 00:29:39,980
To get the true experience of
another iconic Scottish product,
614
00:29:40,005 --> 00:29:42,450
I'm heading to a very special club.
615
00:29:42,475 --> 00:29:46,250
A weekend away, you deserve a little
indulgence, a little treat.
616
00:29:46,275 --> 00:29:48,650
Well, I've got a little treat
in store for myself.
617
00:29:50,164 --> 00:29:52,939
Scottish whiskey is big business.
618
00:29:52,964 --> 00:29:56,470
Exports are worth nearly
£5 billion a year
619
00:29:56,495 --> 00:30:00,159
and in Edinburgh,
there are tasting societies
620
00:30:00,184 --> 00:30:04,360
that sell drams from some of the
130 Scottish distilleries.
621
00:30:05,545 --> 00:30:09,720
Ancl help novices to appreciate
the finer points of whiskies.
622
00:30:09,745 --> 00:30:11,029
Good evening.
623
00:30:11,054 --> 00:30:13,279
Good evening. How you doing, sir?
I'm well.
624
00:30:13,304 --> 00:30:15,829
I'd like a little night cap,
I'd like a wee dram,
625
00:30:15,854 --> 00:30:18,029
but I don't really know
what to have.
626
00:30:18,054 --> 00:30:20,000
Give me some rules to follow.
Absolutely.
627
00:30:20,025 --> 00:30:21,829
Single malt Scotch whiskey.
628
00:30:21,854 --> 00:30:24,190
It has to be made on Scottish soil,
629
00:30:24,215 --> 00:30:28,829
matured in an oak cask for at least
three years and one day,
630
00:30:28,854 --> 00:30:32,110
and it has to be made from
three very simple ingredients -
631
00:30:32,135 --> 00:30:34,279
barley, water and yeast.
632
00:30:34,304 --> 00:30:35,720
Fabulous. That's it.
633
00:30:35,745 --> 00:30:38,390
Now we're here, we're settled in,
give me things that you like.
634
00:30:38,415 --> 00:30:41,000
This is my personal favourite
on the bar.
635
00:30:41,025 --> 00:30:43,190
This is a 24-year-old Speyside.
636
00:30:43,215 --> 00:30:45,829
Does the spirit go into
the barrel clear?
637
00:30:45,854 --> 00:30:47,390
Yes. Totally clear.
638
00:30:47,415 --> 00:30:51,310
So it's the wood that's given it
the colour? Absolutely, yeah.
639
00:30:51,335 --> 00:30:53,720
A toasted oak cask,
you're getting a lot more colour.
640
00:30:53,745 --> 00:30:57,310
With age, the older it is,
generally the more mellow it is.
641
00:30:57,335 --> 00:30:59,750
Well, listen, I'm older and mellow.
642
00:30:59,775 --> 00:31:01,360
That is a beautiful thing.
643
00:31:01,385 --> 00:31:04,000
It's a perfect dram for you, Gregg.
Mate, that's a perfect thing.
644
00:31:04,025 --> 00:31:05,590
Is that expensive?
645
00:31:05,615 --> 00:31:09,159
That one is about £130, £140
for a bottle of that.
646
00:31:09,184 --> 00:31:12,159
I-I never really liked that one,
to be honest.
647
00:31:12,184 --> 00:31:15,800
This place stocks some of the
rarest bottles in the world
648
00:31:15,825 --> 00:31:21,000
and their own award-winning whiskey
is only sold to their members.
649
00:31:21,025 --> 00:31:23,279
Now, if you don't mind,
I'll show you how to get
650
00:31:23,304 --> 00:31:25,640
the full experience
out of a glass of whiskey.
651
00:31:25,665 --> 00:31:28,949
So, basically, a lot of the
different characters of whiskey
652
00:31:28,974 --> 00:31:31,199
you need to look for
before you actually taste it.
653
00:31:31,224 --> 00:31:33,274
Colour is one, then the body.
654
00:31:33,299 --> 00:31:35,514
See if it sticks to the glass? Yep.
655
00:31:35,539 --> 00:31:37,994
We call them either legs or tiers.
656
00:31:38,019 --> 00:31:39,634
The drips coming down.
657
00:31:39,659 --> 00:31:41,384
If they're quite slow to come down,
658
00:31:41,409 --> 00:31:43,224
then it's a heavily-bodied whiskey.
659
00:31:43,249 --> 00:31:45,823
So how slow your legs come down
660
00:31:45,848 --> 00:31:48,023
is an indication
of how heavy your body is?
661
00:31:48,048 --> 00:31:49,744
There's a lesson there, isn't there?
662
00:31:49,769 --> 00:31:51,634
And then we look at the nose.
663
00:31:51,659 --> 00:31:52,794
Smell the whiskey.
664
00:31:52,819 --> 00:31:54,514
And then the palate of the whiskey.
665
00:31:58,048 --> 00:32:00,584
Let it roll over the tongue there,
666
00:32:00,609 --> 00:32:02,193
and then swallow,
667
00:32:02,218 --> 00:32:03,514
and that's the finish.
668
00:32:03,539 --> 00:32:06,104
That's the fifth and final stage
of drinking a whiskey.
669
00:32:08,689 --> 00:32:10,634
HE COUGHS
670
00:32:10,659 --> 00:32:12,823
I'm left with spice,
a little bit of apple.
671
00:32:12,848 --> 00:32:16,023
I-I get a little bit of cinnamon,
but it keeps coming.
672
00:32:16,048 --> 00:32:18,914
First of all,
there is a buzzing on your tongue,
673
00:32:18,939 --> 00:32:21,073
followed by a fire
and after that,
674
00:32:21,098 --> 00:32:22,834
the flavour starts coming through.
675
00:32:22,859 --> 00:32:25,664
You don't get it
the moment you drink it. No.
676
00:32:25,689 --> 00:32:29,914
That's why the palate and the finish
are such different things.
677
00:32:29,939 --> 00:32:33,744
When you look around Edinburgh,
whiskey kind of suits it.
678
00:32:33,769 --> 00:32:36,474
It's strong
but it's sophisticated, isn't it?
679
00:32:36,499 --> 00:32:38,193
Warms the cockles, as we say.
680
00:32:40,659 --> 00:32:41,794
Ah!
681
00:32:41,819 --> 00:32:43,504
Right, shall we have a fight?
682
00:32:43,529 --> 00:32:45,474
HE LAUGHS
683
00:32:56,168 --> 00:32:58,073
It's my last day in Edinburgh,
684
00:32:58,098 --> 00:33:00,023
so I want to make the most of it
685
00:33:00,048 --> 00:33:03,304
and a couple of miles
from my city-centre hotel
686
00:33:03,329 --> 00:33:06,104
is the coastal suburb of Portobello.
687
00:33:06,129 --> 00:33:09,304
If you've never associated Edinburgh
with golden sands,
688
00:33:09,329 --> 00:33:11,994
it's got two miles of the stuff.
689
00:33:12,019 --> 00:33:14,714
And being an early riser
means I can continue
690
00:33:14,739 --> 00:33:18,943
experiencing the traditions of this
city from the moment I wake up.
691
00:33:18,968 --> 00:33:22,943
I enjoy exercise,
even if I'm away for the weekend,
692
00:33:22,968 --> 00:33:24,714
and down here in Portobello,
693
00:33:24,739 --> 00:33:28,224
I've heard there's a group of people
that not only enjoy exercise
694
00:33:28,249 --> 00:33:31,354
but they like to do
it in the natural surroundings.
695
00:33:31,379 --> 00:33:33,784
Come rain, shine or snow,
696
00:33:33,809 --> 00:33:35,994
some locals like to start
their weekends
697
00:33:36,019 --> 00:33:38,354
with a clip in the Firth of Forth,
698
00:33:38,379 --> 00:33:43,273
and somehow I've got roped into
joining a group of wild swimmers.
699
00:33:43,298 --> 00:33:45,193
You are going to swim out there,
aren't you?
700
00:33:45,218 --> 00:33:46,554
Yes, we are.
701
00:33:46,579 --> 00:33:48,193
But that's proper cold, right?
702
00:33:48,218 --> 00:33:51,143
It's summer, it's not cold.
703
00:33:51,168 --> 00:33:54,714
Is this a tradition of Edinburgh
people coming down here and swimming?
704
00:33:54,739 --> 00:33:58,193
É
705
00:33:58,218 --> 00:34:01,834
F
706
00:34:01,859 --> 00:34:05,193
F
707
00:34:05,218 --> 00:34:07,393
Why are you swimming
in the freezing sea?
708
00:34:07,418 --> 00:34:09,304
It just boosts your whole...
709
00:34:09,329 --> 00:34:10,384
...the serotonins,
710
00:34:10,409 --> 00:34:12,354
and you just go voom-voom-voom!
711
00:34:12,379 --> 00:34:15,664
So you're sparking. Yeah. Sparking!
712
00:34:15,689 --> 00:34:17,504
F
713
00:34:17,529 --> 00:34:20,584
I've never really considered
vooming me serotonins,
714
00:34:20,609 --> 00:34:21,914
but this wouldn't be...
715
00:34:21,939 --> 00:34:24,304
If I was, I don't think this would
be the way I'd do it.
716
00:34:24,329 --> 00:34:26,474
I bet you anything you come
out of there
717
00:34:26,499 --> 00:34:28,063
with the biggest smile on your face.
718
00:34:29,939 --> 00:34:32,664
The swimmers down here seem to be
used to the cold
719
00:34:32,689 --> 00:34:34,474
but I have a cunning plan.
720
00:34:34,499 --> 00:34:37,704
I look like the fire alarm
went off in the hotel!
721
00:34:37,729 --> 00:34:40,784
You are allowed to take the dressing
gown out of the hotel, aren't you?
722
00:34:40,809 --> 00:34:42,304
Come on, then.
723
00:34:42,329 --> 00:34:44,063
WOMEN CHEER
724
00:34:45,859 --> 00:34:47,584
F
725
00:34:51,779 --> 00:34:55,273
A weekend away is supposed to be
about nice food and a glass of wine!
726
00:34:56,968 --> 00:34:58,704
Well done. Well done!
727
00:34:58,729 --> 00:35:00,063
Brilliant!
728
00:35:00,088 --> 00:35:03,224
It's about 13 degrees Celsius
in the water right now,
729
00:35:03,249 --> 00:35:06,063
but these hardy locals
brave it out in winter
730
00:35:06,088 --> 00:35:08,063
when it's about seven degrees.
731
00:35:09,659 --> 00:35:11,554
HE LAUGHS
732
00:35:11,579 --> 00:35:13,674
THEY CHEER
733
00:35:17,168 --> 00:35:18,554
Did you enjoy it?
734
00:35:18,579 --> 00:35:19,634
Ah, it's fabulous.
735
00:35:19,659 --> 00:35:22,224
Scotland, you're madder
than I thought!
736
00:35:22,249 --> 00:35:24,634
ALL LAUGH
737
00:35:24,659 --> 00:35:27,364
Ladies, I'll admit it, it's fun!
738
00:35:27,389 --> 00:35:29,364
THEY CHEER
739
00:35:34,326 --> 00:35:36,631
These ladies aren't just
weekend warriors,
740
00:35:36,656 --> 00:35:38,111
they're at it all week,
741
00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:42,341
but I'm ready to wrap my hands
around a hot cuppa.
742
00:35:42,366 --> 00:35:45,341
This is a side of Edinburgh
that I didn't expect.
743
00:35:45,366 --> 00:35:47,631
It was absolutely delightful,
brilliant.
744
00:35:47,656 --> 00:35:49,111
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
745
00:35:53,496 --> 00:35:56,781
After a bracing start to the day,
I'm in need of some warmth
746
00:35:56,806 --> 00:35:58,781
and given I'm in Scotland,
747
00:35:58,806 --> 00:36:00,751
I know just the thing to get me set
748
00:36:00,776 --> 00:36:04,221
for a day's exploring - porridge.
749
00:36:04,246 --> 00:36:07,111
I've just been swimming in
the sea, I am particularly cold.
750
00:36:07,136 --> 00:36:09,421
Were you in a wet suit? No. No!
751
00:36:09,446 --> 00:36:11,190
Just in my trunks. Ah!
752
00:36:11,215 --> 00:36:13,031
Oh, I say.
753
00:36:13,056 --> 00:36:15,310
There you go. I say, may I?
754
00:36:15,335 --> 00:36:16,471
You may.
755
00:36:16,496 --> 00:36:18,190
Oh what a fabulous-looking thing.
756
00:36:20,446 --> 00:36:24,221
Mm, hot, creamy porridge
757
00:36:24,246 --> 00:36:27,310
with sharp, sweet raspberry on top.
758
00:36:27,335 --> 00:36:29,390
I'm a big porridge fan
759
00:36:29,415 --> 00:36:31,140
and I think it's just another
example
760
00:36:31,165 --> 00:36:32,781
of a brilliant Scottish tradition.
761
00:36:32,806 --> 00:36:35,031
Coming up...
762
00:36:35,056 --> 00:36:36,951
Fire! Fire!
763
00:36:36,976 --> 00:36:40,751
...I have a quick smoke in
the back room of a fishmonger's,
764
00:36:40,776 --> 00:36:44,501
and I embrace my Scottish roots
before I head back home...
765
00:36:44,526 --> 00:36:46,701
What do you reckon?
LAUGHING: Perfect!
766
00:36:53,646 --> 00:36:56,821
It's my last day in the
Scottish capital, Edinburgh.
767
00:36:56,846 --> 00:36:59,061
A city where the culture
and traditions
768
00:36:59,086 --> 00:37:01,561
are visible all around you.
769
00:37:01,586 --> 00:37:03,001
Nice doggy.
770
00:37:03,026 --> 00:37:04,311
Thank you.
771
00:37:04,336 --> 00:37:07,260
There are just so many
iconic Scottish things
772
00:37:07,285 --> 00:37:09,151
to see, do and eat.
773
00:37:09,176 --> 00:37:10,340
And for my lunch,
774
00:37:10,365 --> 00:37:13,701
I am on the hunt for one of
my favourite Scottish products.
775
00:37:15,365 --> 00:37:18,590
Come on,
fancy a bit of smoked salmon?
776
00:37:18,615 --> 00:37:22,541
Scotland is home to
over 400 salmon fishing rivers
777
00:37:22,566 --> 00:37:24,621
and dozens of smoke houses
778
00:37:24,646 --> 00:37:28,331
producing a product
that is popular the world over.
779
00:37:28,356 --> 00:37:31,280
Sir, what a fabulous shop!
780
00:37:31,305 --> 00:37:34,841
I just love-love smoked salmon.
I particularly love the hot smoked,
781
00:37:34,866 --> 00:37:37,001
very-very different to the
smoked salmon we'd have
782
00:37:37,026 --> 00:37:38,280
with our scrambled eggs.
783
00:37:38,305 --> 00:37:41,400
This is a hot smoked salmon
that originates from the Vikings.
784
00:37:41,425 --> 00:37:43,280
It was brought over to Scotland.
785
00:37:43,305 --> 00:37:45,451
Did you say the Vikings
brought smoked salmon?
786
00:37:45,476 --> 00:37:47,121
As far as I'm led to believe.
787
00:37:47,146 --> 00:37:49,400
This is done in a honey
and chilli marinade.
788
00:37:53,686 --> 00:37:56,301
Tender. Very, very succulent.
789
00:37:56,326 --> 00:37:58,500
The fish is just flaking away.
790
00:37:58,525 --> 00:38:00,971
You get a honey sweetness,
just a hint,
791
00:38:00,996 --> 00:38:02,611
then you get that lovely saltiness
792
00:38:02,636 --> 00:38:04,171
and it's finishing in chilli heat.
793
00:38:04,196 --> 00:38:05,731
The Scots like a bit of spice.
794
00:38:05,756 --> 00:38:07,580
And you do it here?
It's all done here.
795
00:38:07,605 --> 00:38:09,500
Can I have a look?
Of course you can.
796
00:38:09,525 --> 00:38:11,250
Established in 1908,
797
00:38:11,275 --> 00:38:14,861
they have been smoking salmon
here for over 100 years.
798
00:38:14,886 --> 00:38:16,341
Incredible smell.
799
00:38:16,366 --> 00:38:18,330
What do you smoke them with?
Oak chips.
800
00:38:18,355 --> 00:38:19,811
It's a lovely smoke you get from it.
801
00:38:19,836 --> 00:38:21,421
May I? Yeah, of course. Yeah.
802
00:38:21,446 --> 00:38:23,811
We have damp ones
and we have dry ones.
803
00:38:23,836 --> 00:38:25,531
Why do you have two different types?
804
00:38:25,556 --> 00:38:28,421
One is just dampened
cos if you have it bone-dry,
805
00:38:28,446 --> 00:38:30,301
it will be far too heavy a smoke.
806
00:38:30,326 --> 00:38:32,580
So how long are these
sides of salmon going to be in?
807
00:38:32,605 --> 00:38:35,941
We do it over a two-day period.
A lot of TLC goes into it.
808
00:38:35,966 --> 00:38:38,141
I'm in the process of smoking
another batch.
809
00:38:38,166 --> 00:38:40,061
Oh, let me light it.
Course I will. Please.
810
00:38:40,086 --> 00:38:41,291
I'll let you in here.
811
00:38:41,316 --> 00:38:43,971
So if you just light the paper
underneath the carton there.
812
00:38:43,996 --> 00:38:46,291
Then maybe I might step in
from there.
813
00:38:46,316 --> 00:38:47,450
There we go.
814
00:38:48,966 --> 00:38:50,171
There you go.
815
00:38:50,196 --> 00:38:51,531
Thank you very much, Gregg.
816
00:38:52,756 --> 00:38:55,171
So we'lljust buff that up
a wee bit there.
817
00:38:55,196 --> 00:38:56,531
Fire!
818
00:38:56,556 --> 00:38:58,221
Yeah, that's it. Fire!
819
00:38:58,246 --> 00:39:01,141
What's happening now is a tradition
that's been going on
820
00:39:01,166 --> 00:39:05,700
for hundreds and hundreds
and hundreds of years.
821
00:39:05,725 --> 00:39:07,700
That's food history, that is.
822
00:39:10,756 --> 00:39:12,981
After almost three days in the city,
823
00:39:13,006 --> 00:39:15,781
it's clear that what makes Edinburgh
so special
824
00:39:15,806 --> 00:39:18,531
is just how strong its identity is
825
00:39:18,556 --> 00:39:20,981
and that makes sense
if you think about it.
826
00:39:21,006 --> 00:39:24,141
The world over, everyone has
an image of Scotland in their heads,
827
00:39:24,166 --> 00:39:28,500
and now I'm ready to stake my own
claim to a bit of Scotland.
828
00:39:28,525 --> 00:39:31,620
My grandfather's family
came down from Scotland
829
00:39:31,645 --> 00:39:34,700
and settled in London, and although
I don't consider myself to be
830
00:39:34,725 --> 00:39:38,291
Scottish, there is a little bit of
Wallace that I'd like to discover.
831
00:39:38,316 --> 00:39:40,781
And despite being a Wallace,
I have to confess
832
00:39:40,806 --> 00:39:43,450
I've never donned a kilt in my life.
833
00:39:43,475 --> 00:39:45,620
Hello, I'm after a kilt.
834
00:39:45,645 --> 00:39:47,570
You've come to the right place.
835
00:39:47,595 --> 00:39:51,341
My name is Wallace and I'm
interested in Wallace tartans.
836
00:39:51,366 --> 00:39:53,651
Can you show me an example?
Of course I can.
837
00:39:53,676 --> 00:39:57,291
So, in these books here, we
have some quite early examples
838
00:39:57,316 --> 00:40:01,261
of the set, which is the design
that makes up Wallace tartan.
839
00:40:01,286 --> 00:40:06,011
And here we have some samples
of different shades.
840
00:40:06,036 --> 00:40:09,091
I think that's a good tartan.
I think that's a good tartan too.
841
00:40:09,116 --> 00:40:11,620
Can you tell me where the
kilt originates?
842
00:40:11,645 --> 00:40:14,341
There's some people that
say that the English invented it.
843
00:40:14,366 --> 00:40:17,011
We're not too happy with that,
I don't think!
844
00:40:17,036 --> 00:40:19,570
Welsh people historically
wore kilts as well.
845
00:40:19,595 --> 00:40:23,500
The Cornish wore kilts, but there
is evidence to suggest
846
00:40:23,525 --> 00:40:26,811
it could go as far back
as the Romans in Britain.
847
00:40:26,836 --> 00:40:28,370
How do you wear them?
848
00:40:28,395 --> 00:40:30,981
We tailor kilts to fit
each individual customer
849
00:40:31,006 --> 00:40:32,700
and I can show you how.
850
00:40:32,725 --> 00:40:35,620
Yeah. OK! Yeah, yeah,
shall I follow you? Yes.
851
00:40:35,645 --> 00:40:38,261
OK, so we're going to measure
you now for a kilt.
852
00:40:38,286 --> 00:40:41,500
You've got a mask that suits
your trousers! I do.
853
00:40:41,525 --> 00:40:44,500
Be natural, no sucking in,
just stand up nice and straight.
854
00:40:44,525 --> 00:40:46,811
What do you mean? What are you
saying? What are you saying?
855
00:40:46,836 --> 00:40:48,091
We want to get the fit right.
856
00:40:48,116 --> 00:40:50,091
Now a kilt sits up
really, really high.
857
00:40:50,116 --> 00:40:51,421
Here we go.
858
00:40:51,446 --> 00:40:54,811
Does this feel about the middle
of your kneecap? Yeah. Yep, cool.
859
00:40:54,836 --> 00:40:57,981
Right, two seconds and I'll go and
grab a kilt for you to try on.
860
00:40:58,006 --> 00:40:59,620
I'm actually quite excited.
861
00:40:59,645 --> 00:41:03,490
It can take six to ten weeks
to have an artisan kilt made,
862
00:41:03,515 --> 00:41:05,541
but I've got a train to catch,
863
00:41:05,566 --> 00:41:07,779
so if I can't get Wallace tartan
864
00:41:07,804 --> 00:41:09,973
then I'll be a Wallace in tartan.
865
00:41:09,998 --> 00:41:12,618
I've never worn a kilt. No?
866
00:41:12,643 --> 00:41:15,696
This is the closest
we can get to Wallace for you.
867
00:41:18,802 --> 00:41:20,207
Do you want to see how I look?
868
00:41:20,232 --> 00:41:22,897
I'm excited to find out!
I feel fantastic.
869
00:41:24,282 --> 00:41:25,337
There he is!
870
00:41:25,362 --> 00:41:26,537
What do you reckon?
871
00:41:26,562 --> 00:41:27,897
It's perfect.
872
00:41:27,922 --> 00:41:31,917
28 razor sharp pleats are cut loose.
873
00:41:31,942 --> 00:41:35,107
We take the tacking out
and then it starts to swing.
874
00:41:35,132 --> 00:41:36,716
Flashes hold up my socks.
875
00:41:36,741 --> 00:41:38,027
Hey, look at that.
876
00:41:38,052 --> 00:41:40,107
And a well-secured pair of laces
877
00:41:40,132 --> 00:41:42,716
keep my dancing shoes
from flying off.
878
00:41:42,741 --> 00:41:44,997
It's nowhere near the same
as putting on a suit.
879
00:41:45,022 --> 00:41:48,716
It's far more complex,
but this is incredibly comfortable.
880
00:41:48,741 --> 00:41:50,027
How's my swing?
881
00:41:50,052 --> 00:41:52,227
Looking good.
Lot of movement in there.
882
00:41:52,252 --> 00:41:55,307
The mark of a good kilt
is a nice swing in those pleats.
883
00:41:55,332 --> 00:41:56,997
We'll give you a top half.
884
00:41:58,252 --> 00:41:59,867
OK. Ah!
885
00:42:01,132 --> 00:42:02,667
Come on.
886
00:42:05,462 --> 00:42:09,787
If I went to a Scottish function,
would they mind if I wore a kilt?
887
00:42:09,812 --> 00:42:10,917
Not at all.
888
00:42:10,942 --> 00:42:14,437
It is the garment that Scotland has
given to the world and I think
889
00:42:14,462 --> 00:42:17,077
everybody should get a chance
to wear it at least once!
890
00:42:17,102 --> 00:42:18,277
Hey!
891
00:42:18,302 --> 00:42:19,716
Oh, come on.
892
00:42:22,531 --> 00:42:25,917
Mrs Wallace's heart's going to
flutter when I come home like this.
893
00:42:29,132 --> 00:42:32,277
Embracing my Scottish roots
feels like a fitting way
894
00:42:32,302 --> 00:42:34,107
to end my weekend.
895
00:42:34,132 --> 00:42:36,197
But before I jump on a train south,
896
00:42:36,222 --> 00:42:39,917
I want to get one last look
at this special place.
897
00:42:39,942 --> 00:42:42,636
So I've come to Calton Hill,
898
00:42:42,661 --> 00:42:45,917
which overlooks the city,
to take in the views.
899
00:42:45,942 --> 00:42:48,117
I've had a great weekend
here in Edinburgh
900
00:42:48,142 --> 00:42:50,277
but then I always have
a great time here.
901
00:42:50,302 --> 00:42:52,557
I mean, look, it's a beautiful city,
902
00:42:52,582 --> 00:42:56,557
but what I really like is how strong
the cultural identity is.
903
00:42:56,582 --> 00:42:58,716
And it's not just
in the lovely buildings
904
00:42:58,741 --> 00:43:00,386
or in the great history,
905
00:43:00,411 --> 00:43:03,506
it's woven into the fabric
of everyday life.
906
00:43:03,531 --> 00:43:06,357
It's what the people wear,
it's what they eat,
907
00:43:06,382 --> 00:43:07,716
it's what they drink.
908
00:43:07,741 --> 00:43:09,557
It's wonderful, it's a lot of fun,
909
00:43:09,582 --> 00:43:11,147
and I can't wait to come back.
910
00:43:38,382 --> 00:43:41,357
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