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Discovering Australia.

Hays Travel is proud to sponsor Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour.

'I'm Gary Barlow from Take That.'

There's a big audience out there, and we're ready.

'And we're on a huge world tour.'

CHEERING

Good evening, everybody!

'And for our final leg, we're Down Under.'

# Today this could be The greatest day... #

Look at that!

We have arrived.

'But this isn't just a show business trip.

'This tour is about so much more.'

This is the best surprise ever.

'Because I'm here for the scenery...'

Wow.

'..the company...'

We're off. Whoo! Whoo!

That might literally be the best oyster I've ever tasted.

It is. It's delicious.

Look at this.

Watch me hat.

'..and the occasional winery.'

So excited to try some wine!

Whoa!

'But most of all, I'm here for the journey.'

Oh, what, what? Oh, there he is! There he is!

There's one! There's one. There he is!

I'm stuck in one position.

'So come on, let's travel together...

'..and soak up as much as we can...'

If Willy Wonka was making a salad, this would be it.

'..of this massive...

'..and endlessly surprising country...'

Come on, Dad. Come on! Uh-oh!

You're gonna jump off the tree! Argh!

'..on my food and wine tour...'

Wow.

'..of Australia.'

This is it. Good as it gets.

CHEERING Cheers, Sydney.

Welcome. Enjoy the show, everybody.

We've got three decades of music to play for you tonight.

'The Take That tour Down Under has taken us

'from one incredible crowd...'

# Want you back Want you back

# See, I want you back for good... #

'..to another.'

OK, Adelaide, everybody on your feet!

'But between the shows,

'I'm on a mission to explore as much of this country as I can.

'And today, I'm swapping the arenas...

'..for something a little more remote.

'Actually, make that a lot more remote.'

HORN BLARES

'This is Australia's Northern Territory,

'proper Aussie outback.

'A land of epic stories, rugged landscapes,

'and some of the longest, straightest roads on the planet.'

Oh, it's hot.

If Australia was a dartboard,

this would be pretty much the bullseye.

Oof.

'I'm hundreds of miles from the nearest city,

'surrounded by mountains and red desert,

'but I'm not quite as alone as I look,

'because unless I'm hallucinating,

'I'd swear that was Ronan Keating coming towards me.'

Gary! Yes! Yes.

Mr Barlow. Yes!

Look at us. Look, don't you bring me to all the nice places?

Look at this.

Oi, watch me hat.

OK, sorry about that. Alice Springs.

Alice Springs. What a spot!

We are in the middle of nowhere. Middle of Australia.

I've never been here. First time. This is incredible.

It's good, right? Yeah. Really amazing.

Do you want a hat? I'd love a hat.

I think you need one. Am I lucky enough to get a hat?

I think I can sort that out for you. Just one second.

How'd you do that? The magic of TV.

Whoa-ho! The magic of...

Oh, man! Yes!

I feel like Crocodile Dundee. Oh, you don't look like him.

GARY CHUCKLES

Oh, my goodness, mate. We're gonna have some fun. Yeah.

Yeah, we're on holiday. Excellent. I can't wait. All right, let's go.

We might even learn a few things... Maybe.

..about each other. Onwards. Onwards.

I'm excited. Let's go. Let's do this. Let's do this.

Neither of us have been to this part of Australia before,

and Ronan has just got off a three-hour flight from Sydney,

because I've promised him

a full Northern Territory food and drink adventure.

What's planned? Loads of fun. Loads of wine?

Well, yeah, there is wine.

However, first, we're actually... Don't like that word.

We're actually... "However".

We're gonna go... Trust me.

Never trust... Never trust anyone who says "trust me".

No, I don't like that.

But first stop is actually a brewery.

Wow, I didn't expect that. Right, OK. Yeah.

Yeah, you into beer? Oh, yeah, course.

Just drinking, yeah? There might be some work involved.

I'm glad to see you didn't dress up too much,

cos you might be getting dirty.

I think this is OK! LAUGHS

This is quite dressy. Says you!

One of us needs to be smart and clever...

Did you come straight from the stage?

You don't wanna be wearing this in the outback in Australia.

No? There's things that can eat you for wearing that shirt.

Just the locals. RONAN LAUGHS

When you're an awfully long way from the rest of the world,

finding the right people for the right roles

can be a challenge for any business.

So a successful brewery in the middle of the outback

sounds like a bit of miracle to me.

Oh, here it is. OK, brewery. Yeah.

But before we get stuck into the beers,

we're meeting the miracle man, Kyle Pearson,

because it's time for Ronan to find out

what I've let himself in for.

Look at this. Oh-ho-ho! We've arrived.

And it's just us. Hey, mate.

Gary, Ronan, welcome to the Alice Springs.

Hey. How are you, mate? How you doing?

Yeah, very well. How you going? Are these for us?

Perfect timing. Ah, no, actually, I'm just filling up the fridges.

We're not open yet. We've got a bit of work to do out the back.

Who has? Hoping you can help out.

You guys. Work?

Do you not know what we do for a living?

No, we don't work. You sure? Work?

We haven't worked in years. This is the only work we do.

It'll be fun. We can get stuck into these after we're finished.

OK, great. All right, where's the work?

Sound good? All right, let's head this way. OK.

Cheers, boys. I'll follow you.

'At least we'll be working in air-conditioned comfort.'

What sort of work, exactly?

Ah, it's... We don't really do...

The drinking type. We don't do hard labour.

It's a bit wet and sweaty.

Wet and sweaty? Ooh!

'So, that's the name of our double act sorted,

'if me and Ronan ever release a duet together.

'But let's not get ahead of ourselves -

'let's earn our beers.'

Right, come through, boys. Come through.

So, this is where all the magic happens.

This is where the magic happens. It's impressive.

'Kyle moved to Alice Springs 20 years ago,

'and after years in pubs and cover bands,

'he started the brewery as a passion project.

'Despite the challenges of extreme heat,

'sourcing water for brewing

'and shipping ingredients over huge distances,

'he and his team have made it work.

'It's amazing the lengths people will go to

'for a decent beer.'

This is the worst job, so you'll like this.

And you're giving it to me? I can't believe that.

Er, Ronan, what we've got here, mate, is the mash tun.

So, basically, part of the brewing process,

we make it all from malted grains.

So we've mashed this early this morning.

So basically, what we're gonna do now

is get all of the grain that we've used out of here.

'This is normally the bit where I get covered in something,

'so I'm standing well back here.'

We'll get this opened up, mate. Yeah.

Whoo! So, there you can see it looks like...

What the...! It's falling! Ah! Oh, what did you do?

I didn't do anything! We're gonna have to clean it up.

Who has to? Er, you! What?

'I'm not gonna say anything.'

Where's the bin? Just keep... We'll get it out there.

We'll scoop it up in a minute. OK.

'Cos sometimes, you say it best...

'when you say nothing at all.'

No, these are expensive shoes, Gary! Oh!

Aw! Ah!

My new shoes!

'Having cleared up his mess,

'Ronan can now get on with the actual job

'of scooping out the spent grain.'

You can start now, Ro.

I'm getting a facial as well. This stuff's hot.

Yeah, she's pretty warm.

Unlike Ronan, this grain has already done its job,

soaking in hot water to release its natural sugars.

Now all that sweet, flavourful liquid,

known as wort, has been drained away

to ferment into beer, leaving just the grains behind.

Look at that. Oh, look at that.

Ah, it's actually a really beautiful smell.

'So, while Ronan carries on sliding away...'

"Come to Alice Springs," they said. "It'll be fun," they said.

"You get to drink beer," they said.

'..Kyle and I can get on with the serious, creative work

'of adding delicate flavours and aromas

'to the latest batch of fermenting outback brew.'

Come up here, Gary. OK, taste specialists this way.

So, mate, we've got a brew going on here.

Yep. We just need to add these hops in, mate.

These are called, er... late-addition hops, so...

Oh, wow, they smell gorgeous.

It's got some New Zealand hops in there, Nectaron from New Zealand.

Also got some American hops in there as well.

So, yeah, we ship 'em all the way here to Alice Springs.

Why do you choose specific hops from different countries?

Oh, it's about the flavour profile and also about the aroma.

So, you're looking to hit certain aromas.

So, you know, this beer here, it's an IPA,

so it should have, you know, lots of interesting hop notes

and aromas going on.

So, you're always looking for a great combination

to make a great beer.

OK, let it do the magic. Yeah, well done, mate, you're a pro.

Tell Ronan that, will you?

Yeah, yeah, I will. We'll let him know now.

I can't believe you had me doing this.

This is not what I signed up for, Gar.

'The good news for Ronan is that his work here is done -

'because there's a couple of vacancies

'in the packing department.'

All right, boys, here we go. We need to get these cans out.

All this for a beer.

'So, we're out back... in the outback.'

Here we go, that's it. Watch your fingers.

Hey, Ro, see, in this factory here. Yeah?

This is how they made boy bands in the '90s.

RONAN LAUGHS

'This is what you call having a can-do attitude.'

Come on, boys, the truck's waiting. Fetch it in, no names.

Sorry, boss, we're coming. Here we go.

This is hard work!

'I think Ronan's found a job he can actually do here.'

There you go, mate. Yeah, cheers, pal.

Er, yeah, bang it through.

Lovely, very satisfying.

Hey. You've got that down.

Ahh! Down!

Are you looking for work? You could come here permanently.

Yeah, no, you're OK. Definitely not, thanks!

We're fine!

Here we go. We're in the, er, the retirement stage of, erm...

The golden years. The golden... Yeah, sorry, better.

The golden years.

'Yep, this is as close to having a six-pack

'as either of us is gonna get these days.'

OK, here we go. The last one, this.

Lovely. Thank you, GB.

Jobs a good 'un, pal.

Well done, boys, well done. Lovely, are we done?

We're done. Let's go have a beer. Yeah. Yeah, let's do it.

'We've helped make a beer, we've packed up crates of beer.

'Now we get to finally taste one.'

Boys, well done today. Now you get a beer.

This is what my worker came for. Yeah, yeah, well done.

What do you... What, what... Hey!

What do you mean, "my worker"? Hey, you're getting a drink.

No, it doesn't matter. I don't like you

slipping in little phrases like that. It's not cool.

It won't make the edit, don't worry.

We'll start off with a nice easy one, right?

'Ronan can hardly contain his excitement...'

Let me just warm up here. You guys get limber, I'll pour it.

Steady, here we go. What the hell's this?

'..as we start off with a crisp and refreshing Aussie lager.'

Cheers, boys.

Cheers, mate. Cheers. Good work.

Oh, it's very light. That's gorgeous. It's light.

'Kyle has a great knack for naming his beers,

'and Ronan's spotted the one he wants next.

'He's going back to his roots.'

I wanna try the old... This is nice.

..Old Ginger, so tell me about this one. Old Ginger.

Yeah, sure. So, this is like a hard ginger beer as well.

The Aussies love ginger beer. I'd love to try that.

There, enjoy that one.

Oh, look at that! That's a ginger beer.

Still classed as a beer, but, yeah, just lots of ginger in that.

Oh, that's good. You could drink that all day.

Oh, that's delicious. Good?

That is lovely. Yeah, it's gorgeous.

'My turn now,

'and I'm going for a little reminder of my youth.'

I started off,

when I started performing in the working men's clubs in the UK,

and they always used to drink stout.

So I'm gonna try the stout, please. Yeah, no worries.

Might be a little bit different

to the stout you guys enjoy over in the UK.

It's a different pour as well, so... Oh, look at that.

Would you have drank Guinness

when you were in the working men's clubs?

No. No.

I was too young. What age were you?

Eleven when I started.

So you were 11 years of age in the working men's clubs, eh?

That is lovely. I was. And I remember that. And Guinness.

Worth waiting for. Isn't that nice?

'As a final reward for all my hard work,

'Kyle's made some special takeaways for us.'

We've knocked up these custom cans for you boys.

'It's a can with a touch of Gary and a dash of Ronan,

'and, oh, it's delicious.'

We've got the Can-Gar-Ro-Ooh. GARY LAUGHS

That is brilliant.

That's genius. Oh, mate. Thank you.

Cheers, pal. All right, buddy.

Cool. Cheers.

Cheers. It's going in me suitcase.

Excellent.

I'm taking this. I'm taking that, then.

'Feeling deep satisfaction at the sense of a job well done,

'it's off to the next stop...'

It's wine now, yeah? Yeah, it's... well...

'..and another bit of outback work experience.'

I tell you what, that's actually nice.

Discovering Australia.

Hays Travel is proud to sponsor Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour.

Discovering Australia.

Hays Travel is proud to sponsor Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour.

GARY BARLOW: Australia's Northern Territory.

A place where the land stretches out beneath an endless sky.

'With more sunshine hours than almost anywhere else in Australia,

'you don't wear a hat here just to look cool.'

RONAN KEATING: Oh, man, this is really beautiful.

GARY CHUCKLES This is crazy, innit?

Wow. It definitely feels like

we're somewhere different now, doesn't it? Yeah.

'When you're out here at the hottest time of year,

'the sun is a powerful presence.'

Definitely hot. Phwoar! I mean, this is really hot.

'But with the right approach, you can put it to work.'

Wow.

I don't see any vineyards.

'And today, me and Ronan Keating have come

'to meet a man who does exactly that.'

Look at that!

Water. I hope that spray's coming my way.

Water. Still don't see a vineyard.

This is Earth Sanctuary,

a family-run, off-grid eco-tourism centre,

dedicated to living sustainably in the outback.

That's Dan Falzon,

one of three Falzon boys

who call themselves the Outback Brothers.

Well, welcome to the sanctuary.

You are in the middle of the biggest sandpit in Australia.

It's gorgeous. What's going on here?

What are you doing? These are our solar panels.

This is what provides us energy

for this hundred-acre beautiful property out here.

So, these panels provide all of the power for the whole hundred acres?

They do, mate, yeah. There's over 12 kilowatt of power here, mate.

As you can see, we've got this beautiful sun,

which is extraordinary, so you harness the power of the sun,

and that provides us energy.

When it comes to sunshine,

Australia's Northern Territory has plenty to spare.

Alice Springs gets around 3,500 hours of sun every year,

making it one of the sunniest places on Earth.

No wonder Dan's got his own little solar system going on here.

By day, these panels soak up enough energy

to keep the whole sanctuary running,

and by night, the same clear skies

that brought you all that sunlight bring you starlight.

A whole different kind of power that helps Dan really appreciate

this unique part of the world and its place in the universe.

We live in a time where people just wanna disconnect, and...

You know, the one thing about the outback,

it really disconnects people.

You know, you can see horizons for 360 degrees.

So it's a pretty special spot.

It's a natural observatory here,

so we've got beautiful views of the Milky Way,

and when you do an overnight stay, you know, you roll out a swag,

and you just watch the Milky Way roll above your head,

and you'll see, you know, shooting stars

every couple of minutes. Stop.

Anyway, erm... would you guys like to give me a hand?

This will get to the bar quicker. No, not at all.

Unfortunately, my shoes suits the south of France better,

so I'm gonna let him take the reins here... Not again!

..and represent. You'll be good at this, mate.

How did this happen? Represent this beautiful duo.

The solar panels won't bite, mate. Give it a crack.

All right, OK. Dig your heels in. There you go.

Oh, yeah! Don't be afraid to give Gary a...

Oh! There we go.

I tell you what, that's actually nice.

That's actually nice. Yeah?

THEY LAUGH Perfect. There we go.

Lovely.

All right. Well done.

That's enough work for today.

'I don't think Ronan's ever worked this hard in his life,

'but it hasn't dampened his spirits.'

This is incredible, what you're doing here.

I'm really excited to see more.

Also, I cannot wait to see the stars tonight.

Agreed. Yeah.

I'm really excited about that. Glass of wine in one hand, stars.

Well, let's do it. Great. No worries.

'So, before the sun sets, there's just enough time

'to learn some bush survival skills.

'We could practise boomerang throwing

'or how to give first aid after a bite from one of the locals.

'But after a hard morning's work,

'we've gone for the more relaxed survival skills option,

'which comes with the promise of refreshment and sustenance -

'a crash course in making a damper,

'a distinctive and delicious outback bread,

'which involves something Ronan and I are now experts at.'

You can start with any beer, really.

Welcome to Australia.

I hear you're pretty good at opening those. He is.

Yeah, sure. Take your time.

Now, listen... It's not easy.

I'm assuming someone's got to do this. Yeah, I don't.

No. OK.

So, when we're making a damper, whatever volume you start with,

that's what we work with.

Don't worry about measurement and the rest of it.

Pour most of it, and you can have a taste of the last bit.

Great, OK, look, I'm doing some work here, just so you know.

Here we go. Oh, you must be so exhausted, Gary.

Do you know what? Your arm must be killing you.

Watch and learn.

Have a slurp of this. There we go. How'd you go?

That's good technique. Well done, mate.

Oh, it's good. Yeah. Oh, it's very nice.

You enjoy that. That's the problem.

'Next, it's Ronan's job

'to add about two cups of self-raising flour.'

That's about two cups, right?

Yeah. Go a bit more, mate. That's about two cups now, yeah?

We're all friends here. That's fine. That's all good. OK.

'Now, another sip of beer for me, and a pinch of salt for Ronan.

'You know what? I reckon there could be a spin-off series here.'

Is it ready yet? What's that, mate?

Are you enjoying your beer?

In Australia, we'd call this a spotted dog

cos we're adding raisins.

'There's a good reason for the raisins.

'It disguises the flies that might get into the bread.'

If we put these in, no-one knows if the fly's getting in there.

Oh, so you don't know if it's a fly or if it's a raisin?

That's right. Yeah. Great. It tastes the same.

I'll let you add that. Give that a crack.

All of that, then? Yeah, bang it in. That's great, that's perfect.

Keep one hand dry, yeah? So, this one can spin,

and with your other hand, if you like, just starting to...

Just mix it, mate, and you'll start kneading it.

'I like the idea of a spin-off series -

'Barlow's Celebrity Bakes.'

Now, hang on one second. Hang on.

It's a lovely view here. At what stage...?

At what stage did I sign the contract to come here and...?

Does it feel nice? No, it doesn't feel nice.

There we go. What would feel nice, with a glass of rose in my hand.

'Or what about Gary's Al Fresco Friends?'

Very nice. I'm still researching here.

Yeah, so it takes a little while. Ro, Ro... Don't "Ro" me!

It's the aromatic nature of it. No!

No, you're doing well, mate. Yeah. Nice and easy.

Are you two still going?

Yeah, we're... Sorry, mate... RONAN LAUGHS

This is not what I signed up for!

Here we go. A little bit more. No!

You're doing well.

OK. That's what's wrong!

'I wonder how angry Ronan would get right now

'if I started calling him Dough-nan?'

Keep it moving. Keep it moving. Yeah! Lovely label.

I've had a big day. You know what, Ronan?

You're actually almost there, mate. Thanks, pal.

You're almost there. Right. There we go.

Look at that! That's perfect.

Now you wanna just use your...

Press hard now, mate.

Do one, that was good, mate. There you are. There we go.

Nice work.

It's amazing how little came off then.

So... It's stuck to me! It's like Aliens!

It's not leaving me! There you go.

Do you know what? That's a pretty good damper, I've gotta say.

RONAN WHEEZES There we go.

THEY LAUGH

OK. All right, all right.

Rightio. You're not still going?

Just... Just made it. What the...?

'It's taken ages, but Ronan's finally done it.'

Well, that doesn't look bad! It's pretty good. Thank you.

Ro, that's not bad. I think Ronan's got an inner skill there.

He's done really well. He has. That's one of many.

So, this is a cast-iron pot, so this is essentially an oven.

We're gonna put this directly into the coals.

Your flame is an unreliable heat. Coals is consistent.

That's why we wait for it to resolve down to coals. Right.

Or dampening the fire, so where it gets its name "damper" from.

Very good. It's dampening the fire.

Dampening the fire. I'll go and put this in the fire.

All right. I've left some wine...

What?! ..in the Esky.

How about you go and have a sip, and I'll cook this?

You had me at "wine".

'Ronan's been very "kneady" today,

'but at long last, he's going to get what he came for.

'We might be a long way from Australia's famous wine regions,

'but there's a wine here that Dan says

'bottles the spirit of the outback,

'a unique blend that will be a perfect match

'for our freshly baked damper.

'So, as the shadows lengthen over Dan's campfire,

'it's time for Ronan to relax

'and receive his reward.'

You like red, right? You know I do, absolutely.

Happy days. Thanks, pal. Cheers. I'm hoping this is gonna...

You sure you're OK opening it? ..satisfy you after such a long day.

Thanks, pal. Do you want me to open it?

Would you mind... Sure, sure.

..pouring it as well? Yeah, oh, my God.

Is that all right?

'It's a bold and earthy red...'

Oh, yeah, great.

'..just like the landscape all around us.'

So, beautiful wine, right? It's delicious.

Australian Shiraz. It's from South Australia.

I believe about 1,000km south from here. Oh, not far (!)

But it's their own blend. Yeah, it's gorgeous.

It's a Shiraz, right?

And it's got the vibe of this place, right? It really has.

Gorgeous. Gorgeous, just like meself.

'I would say it's the perfect end to the perfect day,

'but I'd be lying because we're not done yet.'

So, all we've got to do now, Ro,

is wait for the sun to set and get ready to do some stargazing.

I cannot wait. You need me to do anything?

Do you need me to set the sun? Probably. Yeah?

'As the sun slips below the horizon,

'the warm orange sky cools to indigo,

'and it's crunch time.'

Come on, let's get in there.

All right, look, that's got my name on it.

This looks unbelievable. There we go.

Right. How easy was that? You're the taster.

How is it? It's crispy.

Crispy's good. Oh, man. It's delicious.

There you go. Oh, wow.

It's absolutely delicious.

My workers have done sterling work.

There you go. Oh, wow!

And it's the taste of beer, and it's cooked in the fire too.

It's an easy thing to do.

Why wouldn't you do it under a beautiful night sky and sunset?

Really nice. Oh, man. It's a really nice thing to do.

This is nice. Just wait for the stars to come out now.

WHISPERS: 'And I feel like I should whisper this bit

'because with no light pollution for miles in any direction,

'the night sky here should be spectacular.'

Oh... first one out. Oh, yeah, it is.

You're right. So, that's Venus.

So, it's often called the first star and the last star,

but it's a planet.

And it's right at the end of it... edge of its orbit at the moment,

but it'll only ever really be 40 degrees off the horizon.

So if you put a flat palm out to the night sky,

the distance from your thumb to your little finger is 20 degrees,

and if you go off the horizon, there's 20,

and there's another 20 there.

So, Venus will only ever be 40 degrees off the horizon

cos it's an inner planet.

But that's as high as it'll ever get.

So, Saturn will start popping out shortly.

Where will Saturn end up?

Saturn's 1.5 billion kilometres into space, so...

Do you see it as a star? Yeah, we'll see it as an object.

Can I ask, why does that appear first? Is it closer?

Venus is the most volcanically active planet in our solar system,

so she's covered in sulphuric acid around its atmosphere.

Cos the sun's down here now, it's just dropped down here,

so that's the sun still reflecting off Venus, off there,

so we're getting that reflection off the planet.

And that's why Venus is always so bright in the night sky.

The next brightest is Jupiter,

but Saturn's still an object you can see with the naked eye. Right.

It's amazing, though, isn't it,

that a lot of us - not all of us, but a lot of us -

we're stimulated by these phones in our hands,

when it's actually all here?

'Shh!

'It's a deep and humbling experience to stare into infinity like this.'

# A star

# So bright

# You blind me

# Yeah... #

'The vastness of space makes you realise

'that all of Ronan's achievements today

'were completely insignificant.'

That's beautiful over there, that twisting.

Like a painting. Yeah. Yeah.

Now you've got Saturn just coming through now, lads.

Ooh, where? Oh, oh! So, directly above you.

Oh, my God, you can see it. I see it!

Hello, Saturn! There you go.

My friend. Oh, wow.

'It's amazing what you can see with the naked eye here.'

Oh, here's another one popping up beside it.

'Everywhere we look, there are planets,

'constellations and shooting stars.'

I've got to say, beer, wine, bread,

and this view - it's something else, right?

Magic hour. Yeah, yeah. It really is.

'The only thing we can't see is each other.'

Can't even see us now, it's so dark. No, that's right.

Where are you? Where are you?

Cheers. LAUGHTER

You're looking good.

This is when I look my best. Cheers, lads, well done.

Yeah, yeah. Cheers, lads. There you go.

'After a night under the starriest of skies,

'next, we take to the skies...'

We're off. We're off.

'..for a journey over some

'of the most breathtaking landscapes in Australia.'

Doesn't look real, does it? No, it doesn't.

Discovering Australia.

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Discovering Australia.

Hays Travel is proud to sponsor Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour.

The sun is back up in the endless sky,

and the big boys' outback adventure continues.

Me and Ronan Keating are in the heart of Australia,

a place where the red desert stretches in every direction

to a shimmering haze on the horizon.

Well, I'm looking forward to this. Yep.

'Today, we're leaving Alice Springs behind

'and heading more than 200 miles over that horizon

'to somewhere very special,

'and pilot Chloe Wessling is going to take us there in style.'

It's gonna be a great day for it. Awesome. How long's it gonna take?

Er, about an hour and a half to get out there. Yeah. OK.

Now, he's not flying it, right? Don't let him touch anything.

Well... No, the boss probably wouldn't like that, yeah. Good.

Delighted. Fair enough. Let's keep the boss happy.

Yeah, very important. Yeah, OK. Lovely.

All right, let's go, jump on and go for a flight.

Fantastic, thank you.

'We could have gone by car, of course -

'a five-hour trip along dead-straight roads...'

All right. This is it.

'..but we've decided to travel like pop stars today,

'on our way to see the ultimate rock star.'

We're off. We're off. Let's go.

'In seconds of lifting off,

'the Red Centre of Australia takes on a whole new scale.'

'Below us, the MacDonnell Ranges cut through the landscapes

'like the spine of a prehistoric creature.

'These mountains have stood for over 300 million years,

'older than the Himalayas,

'carved by time, wind and water.'

'As we push further west, the land ripples

'with salt lakes, dry riverbeds...

'..and endless plains of ochre and rust.'

'For over 30,000 years,

'Indigenous Australians have walked this land,

'telling stories in the stars,

'in the sand, and in the island mountains here.

'And in the distance, emerging like a mirage,

'the legendary rock we've come to see.'

'For a long time,

'this place was known to the world as Ayers Rock,

'but its real name,

'the name it's had for thousands of years,

'is Uluru.

'It's the name given by the Anangu,

'the traditional custodians of this land.

'And today, Uluru is recognised

'as one of the most sacred places in Australia.'

'It rises from the desert

'like a monument from another world,

'as it stands between the limitless land and the endless sky.

'A natural wonder, and a symbol of Australia itself.

'Time for the first of what will probably be

'quite a few selfies with Uluru in the background.

'And then, all too soon, we're back down to the red earth.'

We made it. We did it.

Whoo! Oh!

That was incredible. Back on solid ground.

Before we get a little closer to the majestic rock,

I've got another surprise for Ronan,

and he should like this one because it's a musical detour,

and we try our hands

at creating a sound that's become synonymous

with Australia's Indigenous culture.

DIDGERIDOO DRONES

'The didgeridoo didn't originate here.

'It hails from further north.

'But its unmistakable tones seem to capture the mood

'and atmosphere of the outback perfectly.

'So, we've come to a sand dune

'for a didgeridoo masterclass with Dwain Phillis,

'to learn all about the rhythms

'of this ancient, mystical instrument.'

# All I do each night is pray. # GARY LAUGHS

Hey, mate, that's great.

That is great. Awesome.

So, all of this is created...

By mouth. By mouth?

We're like a Scottish bagpipe.

Yeah. Air here, air in the cheeks.

Where energy coming from is from the feet.

So, energy's rushing up through here,

diaphragm squeezes in, sends the air up,

out, and I'm humming.

Meanwhile breathing through your nose.

Breathe through your nose, yeah. Right.

'What Dwain is doing, if I'm understanding correctly,

'is repeating little phrases into the mouthpiece

'to create the rhythmic airflows and pressures he needs

'to generate the different sounds.'

Where you breathe is on the "ch" and on the "doo".

"Tuwaki, tuwaki," your cheek is in, you're spitting.

You know, what the kids call it? When you spit?

So, tuwaki, tuwaki, cheeks are in,

tongue moves like a butterfly inside your mouth.

And then, when you come to "ch",

what would be the most hated swimming stroke in the pool?

Butterfly? Butterfly. Butterfly, well done.

Butterfly. Here, up, out, and there's the "tchuk" sound.

That's where we breathe.

So, tuwaki, I leap out of the water going, "Tuwaki, tuwaki,"

then I come up to the part where I breathe and go, "Doo!" Like that.

And I'll come down, my cheeks go in, but...

there's back pressure in the didge

that forces it back onto your cheeks.

Air here, air here.

Mouth, didge.

Air, air. Two forces meeting.

Control on this part here, control on this part here.

Just say all that again.

Didgeri-boo.

'I'm completely lost now,

'but Ronan is doing a fine job of pretending to understand.'

Just say didgeri for me. BOTH: Didgeri.

Now do a selfie.

Get the camera out and take a photo.

Mm-hm. Didgeri. Beautiful.

All right, now hum at the back of your throat

and just go, "Didgeri!" Didgeri!

Didgeri! Didgeri!

BLOWING LIPS: Didgeridoo.

Didgeridoo. That's it.

Beautiful. Didgeridoo. Love it.

Listen, it's on the new album. Got it sussed. Here we go.

Just watch this. Listen.

BLOWS DIDGERIDOO That's the "didgeri".

Didgeri. That's the cheek in. Then the "doo".

Then bullfrog. Put 'em together.

PLAYS DIDGERIDOO

Now let's funk it up a bit.

Didgeri, boop-boop. Didgeri, boop.

You ready?

'Humming the word "didgeridoo" into the mouthpiece like a Dalek

'might be a good way to generate a sound or two,

'but that word is not the original name for this instrument.

'According to Dwain, there are 45 different names for it,

'and none of them sound like didgeridoo.'

Mako, name of this.

Er, Yigi Yigi, name of this.

Yidaki, name of this.

Not didgeridoo. Didgeridoo is a rhythm. It's a...

It's what us Westerners came up for it

cos it was the sound we heard.

'But hearing it is one thing, playing it is another.'

I think you should give it a go. Yeah. No, I think you should.

Here, have a try at that one. He likes work. Have a try.

That's it. OK, all right. Just lift it up.

Now, this is a $5,000 instrument, this.

Eh, Ro, be careful with this. I don't many people to play this.

But what was the thing I need to do? Vibrate your lips.

Then hum. That's it. RONAN BLOWS LIPS

Like you're singing.

There we go. Excuse me.

And your address?

'Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present Mr Ronan Keating,

'live at Uluru.'

RONAN BLOWS LIPS Beautiful.

PLAYS WEAKLY

That's it. Just do that.

Except the sand's muffling it.

'I think that's what you call a didgeri-don't.'

Dwain, thank you. Great to meet you. Great to meet you.

Same to you. It's been very inspiring.

Thank you, gentlemen. Thanks, mate.

'And with that, we're both back where we started -

'on the rhythm section, where we belong.'

PLAYS DIDGERIDOO

There we go.

Ah, that's great. Brilliant.

Love it, thank you. That's great.

'Next up, a spectacular sunrise...'

Here it comes. Wow!

'..and a meal to remember...'

That's delicious. Wow, that's amazing.

'..before the sun finally sets

'on our boys' own outback adventure.'

Discovering Australia.

Hays Travel is proud to sponsor Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour.

Discovering Australia.

Hays Travel is proud to sponsor Gary Barlow's Food And Wine Tour.

GARY BARLOW: 'I'm on an epic outback expedition

'with my old mate Ronan Keating.'

Oh, man! Yes!

I feel like Crocodile Dundee. Oh, you don't look like him.

'Between us, we've managed to produce some beer...'

Hey, Ro, see, in this factory here,

this is how they made boy bands in the '90s.

'..some bread...'

Here we go. A bit more. GRUNTING

CHUCKLING: You're doing well. It's like Aliens!

It's not leaving me! There you go.

LAUGHTER

'..and some wonderful music.'

BLOWS FLAT NOTE, LAUGHTER

BLOWS WEAKLY

There we go. Excuse me.

But now the red desert is dark and silent...

partly because Ronan's enjoying a well-earned rest,

but mainly because this is super early o'clock.

Some things are worth getting up for, though,

and this is surely one of them.

A Sunrise Journey created by Anangu artists,

celebrating the past, present and future of this magical place.

ON SPEAKER: 'You are on

'Yankunytjatjara Pitjantjatjara land.'

These shapes and patterns aren't random.

'This is our country, Ngura Nganampa Wiru Mulapa.'

Wow!

'Our country is truly beautiful.' Look at those lights.

'They tell a visual story.'

Oh, it's beautiful.

'Current time is our summer.

'It is hot, but we hold knowledge

'to survive and thrive in the desert.'

'A story of survival, tradition and deep respect for the land.

'The birds - desert finches, guiding humans to waterholes.

'The circles -

'places of survival where people gather together,

'the delicate lines tracing their journeys across the desert.

'Art, light and land

'all perfectly and naturally connected.'

Oh!

That's so cool. It's actually very moving.

And the fact that it's just light.

It's not disturbing any of the nature...

..paying respect to the people who live here -

it's absolutely brilliant.

Wow.

I didn't actually know what to expect,

but I was not expecting that.

Terrific.

HE EXHALES What a start to a day.

And in the distance there is that amazing rock

that just sits there... in all its beauty.

The sun's rising up. Oh, my goodness.

Beautiful.

It's given me an idea for the next tour.

Might not be able to bring the rock with us.

Incredibly, that light show was really just the warm-up act.

In this land of vast horizons...

..and stories written deep into the earth itself,

Mother Nature will always deliver the best light show of all.

SOFTLY: Spectacular.

Cheers.

Can I start every day like this, please?

An amazing sunrise

and a beautiful cup of native-inspired chai tea.

What could be better?

Well, fried eggs, black pudding and sausages.

Quandong chia and coconut pudding.

One fly or two?

Followed by a kangaroo croissant.

So a full Australian breakfast.

'The only thing I'm missing now is my hungry Irish pal,

'so to round off our trip in style,

'I'm treating him to an al fresco lunch.'

Oh, tell you what. What a place.

What a place. I mean, everywhere you look...

Stunning. It's stunning. It's just ridiculous.

'Ronan and I have known each other for years,

'but we don't meet up that often, so this is an extra special treat.

'With a view of Uluru in one direction

'and the distinctive curves of Kata Tjuta in the other,

'we're going to enjoy this delicious meal...'

Joseph, how are you, buddy?

'..prepared by local chef Joseph Lui.'

So, listen, let's start with some drink.

Oh, that's always a good idea. OK, chardonnay.

Are you a fan of chardonnay? I love it. Really?

Tell me about this one.

It's grown high, this,

740 metres above sea level, so cold.

Wow, that's high for chardonnay, right? Cold, yeah.

Oh, that's nice. That's nice.

Oh, really nice. Very, very nice, and it's cold too.

Nothing else is up here. No, it's the only thing...

The only thing that's cold right now.

..within the square mile that's cold, right there.

Beautiful. Now, listen, we've got some canapes here

because, look, I appreciate the work you've done.

You've worked very hard. Do you really?

I think a lot of it goes unnoticed. It doesn't.

I notice everything. Do you?

Shall we get in before the flies do? Yeah, there's a few about.

There's a race on here. OK, what are we eating here?

'Joseph has prepared some amazing starters here -

'crab and wasabi leaf and yuzu pearls.'

OK. I mean, look at this. I mean...

'And scampi with sweet and delicious Davidson plum pearls.'

I'll try this one here.

OK. What was that one? Ah! Oh, my God.

That is insanely good.

And this goes so beautifully with this wine.

Yeah, amazing. It's funny.

Chardonnay is a whole discussion at home, right?

Because... Like, what sort of discussion?

Well, a lot of people don't like it, but this is so...

I mean, it's delicate, right?

Gorgeous, yeah. Very, very beautiful.

Very easy to drink. Yep.

That is so good. Joseph, you can stay.

'Joseph is preparing our main course,

'pan-fried Moreton Bay bugs.

'Despite the name,

'we're not about to tuck into a plate of creepy-crawlies.

'These little beauties are a type of slipper lobster.

'All the good stuff is in the tail,

'and the flavour is somewhere between lobster and prawns,

'but with a sweet, rich and slightly buttery taste.'

And we've infused this one with our native lemon myrtle

into a lemon beurre blanc.

And we've also added some of our ice plants,

our native muntries berries,

and also some of our scampi as well.

Joseph, sounds terrific. Oh, beautiful.

And it's definitely something I recommend

to almost every guest that I come across.

Yeah. OK. One of my favourites on the menu.

I'm excited about this.

'While Joseph plates up a bug

'with some sweet berries and native finger limes,

'it's time for us to just pause for a moment

'and appreciate where we are.'

Look at us. Aren't we...?

We're in the most incredible set.

I mean, that looks like a green screen there.

It's phenomenal. It's hard to believe.

And you forget for a minute... Where you are.

You turn your back on it then look back,

and you got this just behind us.

I know, and we've got one of the best chefs in the area

cooking for us.

We are so lucky.

We are really lucky. Wow. Yep.

This is great. Special.

'And so, just a final touch of herbs...

Joseph, this is art on a plate.

'..and Joseph's Moreton Bay bug dish is ready.'

I'm going in. Yep.

I want some of these... this fruit here.

Oh, wow. Oh, man.

Oh, Joseph, that's unbelievable.

Joseph, that is absolutely beautiful.

That's delicious. Wow, that's amazing. Mmmm!

That's a beautiful dish. Yeah, really good.

Matey, God bless you.

Thank you, Gar. Thanks for coming.

Thank you very much. Incredible.

I've loved every minute of it. I've worked a little bit too hard.

Do you know, if you ever need work, let me know. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'll find it for you. I won't, I won't, I won't.

Thank you, pal. Thanks for everything.

Enjoy the rest of the trip.

Enjoy Australia... Australia.

..and all it has to offer. Cheers, mate.

Thanks a mil. Slainte. Beautiful.

'It's been lovely catching up with Ronan,

'both of us experiencing this landscape for the very first time.

'He's been the toast to my Vegemite,

'the Kylie to my Jason,

'the wind in my didgeridoo.'

What a way, what a place,

to round off our journey together.

# Cos I

# Need time

# My heart is numb, has no feeling

# So while I'm still healing

# Just try... #

Cheers, Australia.

Cheers. Thank you, Australia. Fabulous.

'Next time, it's a family affair in Queensland...'

DEEPLY: I am your father.

'..with my fearless daughter Emily.'

SHE SCREAMS

# Look at that view

# Winding

# Looks brand-new

# Blinding

# Over that hill

# It's coming

# And we'll feel life

# Again

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