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Stretching over 8O miles,
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running through hills, dales,
rivers and mountains,
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Hadrian's Wall is
a wonder of the ancient world.
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You get an idea
of the sheer size and scale
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of this gargantuan achievement.
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It signalled the edge
of one of the greatest empires
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the world has ever known.
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Here we've got the second-in-command
of a Roman century of 80 men.
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Armed with my trusty walking boots,
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I'm going to travel
along the entire length
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of this iconic monument.
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Now, this section here is known
as the heart of Hadrian's Wall.
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Through rain...
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Absolutely chucking it down!
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...and shine...
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If someone painted that view and
showed you it you wouldn't believe them.
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...l'll learn the secrets
of the Roman Empire...
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If you needed a number two,
this is where you came.
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...to the best-kept secrets
of the Great British countryside...
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WQW!
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Whoo- hoo- hoo- hoo- hoo- hoooo!
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...meeting many folk along the way.
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Keep up, Robson. Sorry, mate.
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That's amazing!
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Hello!
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It'll be an epic journey
to take your breath away.
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Oh, wow! I'm not a religious person
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but there is something spiritual
about this part of the world.
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So pack your corn plasters,
fill your Thermos
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and join me
for the walk of a lifetime.
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The Romans, they gave us it all.
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I'm beginning my epic journey
in the northeast of England.
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Born and bred a Northumberland lad,
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this is literally my favourite place
in the world.
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I mean, just look at it.
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The Northeast, like the River Tyne,
runs through my veins
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and I'm very proud still
to call it home.
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It's had so many stories to tell
in its past
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and there is one world-famous tale
about a world-famous creation
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that never ceases to amaze me.
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No, it's not Gazza.
It is, of course, Hadrian's Wall.
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One of the greatest feats
in construction history,
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for me, this wonder wall is up there
with the Great Pyramids
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and the Panama Canal.
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Almost 2,000 years old
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the wall is one of Britain's most
awe-inspiring historic landmarks
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and remains a lasting testament
to the skill and ambition
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of the Roman Empire.
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You know, I was never
a fan of history at school
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but my lovely English teacher
reminded me
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of the importance of telling stories
because that's all history is -
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it's stories from the past.
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And I couldn't think
of anything better
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than travelling along Hadrian's Wall
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set against the backdrop of some
of the most beautiful countryside
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on the planet.
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Mind you, it's easier said than
done.
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84 miles.
That's over three marathons
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and I ain't getting any younger.
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So I've got a feeling
it's not going to be easy.
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But when has anything worthwhile
ever been easy?
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Just ask the Romans.
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My adventure starts
at the most easterly end of the wall
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or Wallsend,
as it's known round these parts.
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Here lies Segedunum,
meaning "strong fort".
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Believe it or not,
it's an area I know pretty well.
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In the '80s,
I lived over there for five years.
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I was a draughtsman
for Swan Hunter's shipbuilders
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as part of their design team.
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I mean, this was a hive of activity.
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It used to employ
25,000 men and women.
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And during my time over there,
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there was a bit of a commotion
going on over here.
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So one day I wandered over
to see what all the fuss was about.
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And what they'd discovered was
one of the most famous frontiers
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in the entire Roman Empire.
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Built as a bastion
against barbarian attack,
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Segedunum stood for almost 300 years
as a symbol for Roman rule
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and little did I know
I'd be back here 34 years later
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to begin my journey along the wall.
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So, come on - time to pack.
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Tent.
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Sleeping b39-
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Flask - check.
Tea - check.
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Right, just one more thing to do
before I set off
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and then we're away.
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So to prove to the world and myself
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that I have completed
the Hadrian's Walljourney,
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I have a Hadrian's Wall passport
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and it needs stamping
at this stamping station
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at Segedunum.
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So this is the stamping box
right here.
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Oh! Hello, lads.
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Hi. How are you doing? All right?
Are you starting off as well?
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No, we're just finishing. Seriously?
You've just finished? Yeah.
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How was it? Awesome. It was.
Absolutely awesome.
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Yeah, it really was. Yeah.
But it was hard work.
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Right, well, you've just finished
and I'm about to start,
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so let's get the passport stamped.
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'These guys did it in six days.
I'm not sure I can match that
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'but I'll give it a good go.'
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Thank you.
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It was lovely to meet you. And you.
Maybe I'll see you some sunny day.
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Good luck. Take care.
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Luck? I need all the luck I can eat.
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I don't even know if I'm going in
the right direction. Yeah, you are.
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I've done a calculation.
Over 88,000 paces to go.
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Just put one foot in front
of the other and start walking.
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When you think you can't do any
more, do another one.
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I'll be travelling from east to
west,
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collecting my passport stamps
as I go
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and I'll end my journey - I hope -
at Bowness-on-Solway.
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On the first leg of my expedition, I'm
heading to my hometown of Hexham.
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Time to leave behind
the city of Newcastle
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and with any luck leave these roads
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and make my way out
into the beautiful countryside.
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Every year, around 100,000 people
visit Hadrian's Wall...
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...and completing the journey along
the length of it
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is on many hikers' bucket lists,
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whereas it's on my "just hope
I can survive this" list.
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Hopefully, bits of bants
with other walkers
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will help keep the old spirits up.
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The other half of the family is
from right up north.
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That's where you get
depressed sheep, up north...
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ROBSON LAUGHS
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...in Scotland.
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Cows up north attack you
for entertainment.
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Here they welcome you.
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SHEEP BLEATS
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Now, many walkers aren't from
around these parts,
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so the local accent can be
a tad challenging.
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A woman said something to me
and I just laughed
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because I wasn't sure
what language they were talking.
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HE IMITATES LOCAL ACCENT
The Northumbrian accent is like this.
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My father used to all talk
like that.
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Me dad... If I wore aftershave
me dad would go,
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"That's a nice perfume you've got on
there. That's a nice perfume."
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And I went, "Dad, I don't know what
you're saying and you're my clad."
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Since leaving Wallsend
I haven't seen much wall,
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which is no surprise.
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Since it was built, less than
10% of it remains in place.
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Now, where the heck it's gone
I have no idea.
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However, stick with me, as
I'm going to make sure I find out.
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I'm on an epic adventure along
the illustrious Hadrian's Wall.
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Day one, Robson's log.
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After starting in Wallsend,
I've travelled 17 miles.
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Wall witnessed so far - hardly
a blooming brick, to be honest.
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But it's been a pretty trek
nonetheless
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and I'm about to be rewarded
with a whopping bit of wall.
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Whoo! There you go.
That's more like it.
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This is Heddon-on-the-Wall.
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This is the longest, unbroken
section of Hadrian's Wall
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that's at its original width.
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The amount of material
that's required
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to build a wall that's ten-foot wide,
15-foot high and 80-odd miles long,
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the material has to be staggering
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and it's mind-boggling.
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It took 15,000 soldiers
six years to build,
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so not only was the Roman army
a formidable fighting force,
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they were highly skilled craftsmen,
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specialising in masonry,
engineering, architecture.
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Now, like most people,
I've always thought
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the Romans built the wall to stop
the barbaric Scots from attacking.
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But I've heard there are those
who reckon the wall was created
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for economic reasons,
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believing that the small forts along
the wall, known as milecastles,
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acted as customs posts.
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Alex. How are you?
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It's a theory that's supported
by local tour guide Alex.
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In my opinion, I think Hadrian was
a narcissist.
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I personally think he built this
wall solely to put the fear of God
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into the people who surrounded it
and lived alongside of it.
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I think it was
pure psychological warfare
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and I think it scared people
for 300 years.
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The wall is here,
it's to control the area
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and the economics can actually
be seen in the wall itself
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and some milecastles only had
eight guys stationed there.
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Some had 32.
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So the ones with 32 are
trading posts.
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When the natives are coming through
the wall
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what you're wanting to do is
to tax them.
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What sort of things
would they be bringing through?
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So we're likely seeing
lots of foodstuffs. Yeah.
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And we're seeing lots of cattle.
Uh-huh.
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And we know
in the post-Roman period,
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the economy of northern Britain is
entirely based on cattle.
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We'd lose a coin-based economy and
it becomes a cattle-based economy.
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And all these things would be taxed?
Yeah.
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There's evidence to suggest a 25% tax...
Really? ..on things coming through the wall.
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Nothing's changed, Alex. Yes!
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So if I had four cows
and I was travelling south,
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and by the time I passed the wall
I'd only have three. Yeah.
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Really? Yeah.
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I love your knowledge and lovely
to be alongside. Take care.
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I've got about 84,000 paces to go.
84,000?
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Yeah, before I get to
my destination.
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If Alex is right,
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then that challenges everything
we think we know about the wall.
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Now, I know I'm no scholar
or anything
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but I still think it was a big
old vanity vehicle for Hadrian.
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I mean, talk about overcompensating.
Come on.
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I think it's time
for a nice, long soak.
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Sadly, I don't have a shower.
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I certainly don't have a hot tub.
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But what I do have is
Northumberland's largest bath.
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Considered the best salmon river
in England,
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the beautiful River Tyne has always
played an important role in my past.
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You know, Mum and Dad used to bring
us here so many times as a family.
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It's where me and my brother were
taught to swim.
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My dad had
a really interesting method.
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He'd just throw us both in.
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And it was either sink or swim.
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And I tell you what - a slight
hypothermic shock really focuses the mind.
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Me and my brother used to come out
the water like Polaris missiles,
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like motorboats.
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It certainly was a method
that worked.
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Phew! Did you see the dust
come off my sock?
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I still go for a spot
of cold-water swimming in the Tyne
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but be warned -
it's not for the faint-hearted.
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You know what they say -
best of British and all that.
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Whoa!
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Whoo! I tell you what.
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This is just what you need
after a long, hot day.
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It's a well-known fact that doing
something like this reduces stress.
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Do you know, a lot of people keep
asking me, "Why do you live up north?
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"What is it about Northumberland?"
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Take a wild guess.
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And I'll give you a clue.
It's not me in my pants.
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Whoo! Ha-ha!
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The next morning
I'm up and at 'em early
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as I hurtle ten miles along the wall
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and let me tell you,
it was quite a journey.
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Oh, hello.
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First off I bumped into a couple of
Kiwi walkers who were clearly big fans.
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I'm Robson, by the way. Robson
Green. Of course!
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How are you doing?
Sorry, I'm none the wiser.
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How rude. I then fell in line
with some local soldiers
238
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who were out training.
239
00:14:29,409 --> 00:14:31,295
Keep up, Robson.
Sorry, mate, sorry.
240
00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,335
Unfortunately, they couldn't quite
keep up with my pace
241
00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:35,975
so I ditched them.
242
00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,695
Oh, stop running, Robson. Just
amble.
243
00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,295
I can't feel my legs.
244
00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,545
Feet fatigued, I hopped on a bike
to speed things along,
245
00:14:42,570 --> 00:14:45,975
impressing the locals
with my cycling skills.
246
00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,575
Jerry, buckle up.
I'm about to hit warp speed.
247
00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:53,184
Saddle sore, I sacked off the bike
and back to the hike.
248
00:14:53,209 --> 00:14:56,650
The crew were delighted but sadly
not everyone was pleased to see me.
249
00:14:56,675 --> 00:14:58,460
Steady. I come in peace.
250
00:14:58,485 --> 00:15:00,290
DOG BARKS
I come in peace. Steady.
251
00:15:00,315 --> 00:15:02,259
Dogs don't like me.
252
00:15:02,284 --> 00:15:04,460
I think they've seen
some of my shows.
253
00:15:04,485 --> 00:15:07,900
And that's brought you up to speed.
Shall we proceed?
254
00:15:12,235 --> 00:15:13,929
Back when the wall was built,
255
00:15:13,954 --> 00:15:16,970
Romans would navigate using
the lay of the land and nature.
256
00:15:19,284 --> 00:15:21,570
Simple things like moss could help
guide them
257
00:15:21,595 --> 00:15:23,770
as it grows
where the sun doesn't shine.
258
00:15:23,795 --> 00:15:27,460
So in the northern hemisphere, moss
lives on the north side of trees,
259
00:15:27,485 --> 00:15:31,540
revealing which way is north
and which is south.
260
00:15:31,565 --> 00:15:34,970
Of course, nowadays navigation has
moved on somewhat
261
00:15:34,995 --> 00:15:39,740
and I've heard some people use GPS
to hunt for treasure along the wall.
262
00:15:41,675 --> 00:15:44,290
Paul! Robson! How are you doing?
I'm fine.
263
00:15:44,315 --> 00:15:47,770
How are you doing on this overcast day
in Northumberland? I'm doing very well.
264
00:15:47,795 --> 00:15:50,460
How are you enjoying your walk?
Oh, you know - fair to miserable.
265
00:15:50,485 --> 00:15:52,490
No, it's fine, it's gorgeous.
Excellent.
266
00:15:52,515 --> 00:15:56,259
So are you going to help me find buried treasure
so I can be rich beyond my wildest dreams?
267
00:15:56,284 --> 00:15:58,610
I'll certainly try and help you find
the buried treasure
268
00:15:58,635 --> 00:16:00,460
but being rich is another matter.
269
00:16:00,485 --> 00:16:02,850
So, geocaching. Indeed.
270
00:16:02,875 --> 00:16:04,850
You're going to have to excuse
my ignorance.
271
00:16:04,875 --> 00:16:07,570
Never heard of it, don't know it is.
272
00:16:07,595 --> 00:16:12,210
It originated in the States, oh,
about 20 years ago in 2000.
273
00:16:12,235 --> 00:16:13,610
Really? Yeah, yeah.
274
00:16:13,635 --> 00:16:18,490
Where a guy decided well, you know,
a GPS is becoming popular these days.
275
00:16:18,515 --> 00:16:20,290
Let's see... Let's test them.
276
00:16:20,315 --> 00:16:24,330
So there's a Tupperware container
with a few sort of trinkets in,
277
00:16:24,355 --> 00:16:26,820
give out the coordinates for it,
the grid reference,
278
00:16:26,845 --> 00:16:28,690
and people started finding it.
279
00:16:28,715 --> 00:16:33,129
To get to the actual geocache
we're going to use an app.
280
00:16:33,154 --> 00:16:36,570
So do I just tap on it? So we'll tap
on the geocaching app. Yep.
281
00:16:36,595 --> 00:16:40,249
What, are they all geocaches,
all those little dots?
282
00:16:40,274 --> 00:16:44,490
There's thousands of them. There's
absolutely millions worldwide.
283
00:16:44,515 --> 00:16:48,249
So, as luck would have it,
there's one very close to us.
284
00:16:48,274 --> 00:16:49,460
There certainly is.
285
00:16:49,485 --> 00:16:51,490
We can see it's beside the church,
286
00:16:51,515 --> 00:16:54,650
so if we just turn round, we know
the church is right behind us.
287
00:16:54,675 --> 00:16:58,290
Yeah, yeah. That arrow should be pointing
in the direction we need to go in...
288
00:16:58,315 --> 00:17:00,610
It certainly is.
..and let's just head off.
289
00:17:00,635 --> 00:17:03,740
Come on.
It tells us that it's 113 metres.
290
00:17:03,765 --> 00:17:07,129
This app will only get you
to within a few metres of it. Right.
291
00:17:07,154 --> 00:17:09,970
You then have to do
a little bit of work.
292
00:17:09,995 --> 00:17:13,770
What, just a little bit of detective
work? Pretend you're a detective.
293
00:17:13,795 --> 00:17:16,330
I've played many a detective
in my time.
294
00:17:16,355 --> 00:17:20,249
Ah, yes. I'm playing Geordie Keating
in Grantchester.
295
00:17:20,274 --> 00:17:22,129
I played Creegan in Touching Evil.
296
00:17:23,595 --> 00:17:26,970
I was a forensic detective
in Wire In The Blood.
297
00:17:26,995 --> 00:17:29,330
So this should be...
This should be a cinch.
298
00:17:29,355 --> 00:17:33,290
As you can see,
we're closing in on it and...
299
00:17:33,315 --> 00:17:35,610
Just like an Easter egg hunt,
isn't it? Yes, exactly.
300
00:17:35,635 --> 00:17:37,330
Just another version of that.
301
00:17:37,355 --> 00:17:41,100
So we're now looking
for something out of place.
302
00:17:41,125 --> 00:17:45,129
Well, there's a huge rock there.
That's potentially what we're looking for.
303
00:17:45,154 --> 00:17:47,020
Hang on,
there's something behind it.
304
00:17:47,045 --> 00:17:48,460
Yes!
HE LAUGHS
305
00:17:48,485 --> 00:17:51,129
Oh, well done. That's it! Well done.
306
00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:52,929
That's great.
Your very first geocache.
307
00:17:52,954 --> 00:17:54,570
That's amazing.
308
00:17:54,595 --> 00:17:57,129
It just brings the kid out in you,
doesn't it?
309
00:17:57,154 --> 00:17:59,330
What have we got here?
310
00:17:59,355 --> 00:18:01,330
There is money in it. Money, money.
311
00:18:01,355 --> 00:18:03,850
Oh, is this a Roman silver coin?
312
00:18:03,875 --> 00:18:06,490
That's an old French franc.
Because it's euros now.
313
00:18:06,515 --> 00:18:10,049
Here was me hoping for Roman coins
and ancient trinkets.
314
00:18:10,074 --> 00:18:12,210
I feel a little foolish.
315
00:18:12,235 --> 00:18:14,820
So what else have we got in here?
316
00:18:14,845 --> 00:18:18,179
Somewhere there should be something
you can sign and date. Really?
317
00:18:20,595 --> 00:18:22,410
Well, what do you know?
318
00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:25,540
Oh, I see - people who've found it,
they sign it and they date it.
319
00:18:25,565 --> 00:18:26,770
I love it!
320
00:18:26,795 --> 00:18:29,210
Imogen's been here.
Jess has been here.
321
00:18:29,235 --> 00:18:31,610
And Hopper's been here.
Hopper's found it.
322
00:18:31,635 --> 00:18:33,210
That's great.
323
00:18:33,235 --> 00:18:35,490
Robson was here.
324
00:18:36,765 --> 00:18:38,740
Er...20.
325
00:18:40,565 --> 00:18:42,740
So, that's everything put back
in there
326
00:18:42,765 --> 00:18:45,049
and we'll put it back ready
for the next people. Got you.
327
00:18:45,074 --> 00:18:48,820
But let's be honest, it's not what
you call a treasure, is it, Paul?
328
00:18:48,845 --> 00:18:52,210
It's not treasure. You know -
economically, it's not life-changing.
329
00:18:52,235 --> 00:18:55,330
In monetary terms it's not treasure.
Let's see what the next one brings.
330
00:18:55,355 --> 00:18:57,570
We'll see if we can find
another one.
331
00:18:57,595 --> 00:19:00,660
I'm trying to get my bearings here.
It's moving from left to right.
332
00:19:00,685 --> 00:19:03,540
We've got an extra clue on this one.
We've got a hint.
333
00:19:03,565 --> 00:19:05,740
So if we click on hint... Yeah.
334
00:19:05,765 --> 00:19:09,929
And the hint here is
that the cache is wedged between
335
00:19:09,954 --> 00:19:12,100
an ash tree and a hawthorn.
336
00:19:14,665 --> 00:19:18,020
Ah, I know what an ash tree looks
like and a hawthorn. Good man.
337
00:19:20,954 --> 00:19:24,460
We're getting warm, Paul.
We're getting warm. Yeah.
338
00:19:24,485 --> 00:19:28,179
We're on a treasure hunt. Good.
How are you going?
339
00:19:28,204 --> 00:19:31,330
I'm travelling along Hadrian's Wall.
Yeah, we're going the other way.
340
00:19:31,355 --> 00:19:33,530
Have you heard about geocaching?
Yes!
341
00:19:33,555 --> 00:19:37,570
Oh, mate, isn't it great?
We've done it. I love it.
342
00:19:37,595 --> 00:19:39,610
Paul's just introduced me to it.
343
00:19:39,635 --> 00:19:41,770
We've just found a hundred quid.
Yeah, right(!)
344
00:19:43,595 --> 00:19:47,230
I wish! No, we found a note
with loads of names on it
345
00:19:47,255 --> 00:19:51,069
but Paul promises me the next treasure
we find's going to be of more value.
346
00:19:51,094 --> 00:19:55,269
Lovely to meet you! Take care.
Enjoy your trip. Bye-bye. Bye. Bye.
347
00:20:02,575 --> 00:20:05,680
We're very close.
Less than 50 metres. Right.
348
00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:07,630
Well, that's a giant ash, there.
349
00:20:11,344 --> 00:20:13,069
It says it's jammed
in between the two.
350
00:20:13,094 --> 00:20:14,480
Jammed in between the two.
351
00:20:14,505 --> 00:20:17,040
And... Oh, hello.
There's stones there.
352
00:20:17,065 --> 00:20:19,430
There's one or two stones, yeah.
353
00:20:19,455 --> 00:20:21,990
Yes! A-ha! Ha-ha-ha! Well done!
354
00:20:22,015 --> 00:20:23,949
ROBSON CHORTLES
Second one of the day.
355
00:20:25,375 --> 00:20:27,040
Let me have a look.
356
00:20:28,505 --> 00:20:31,680
And the book... There's a book.
..with people's names in.
357
00:20:31,705 --> 00:20:34,680
Somebody called Blue Flash has been
here.
358
00:20:34,705 --> 00:20:37,319
So this was all filled in years ago.
359
00:20:37,344 --> 00:20:39,069
I love it! It's good fun.
360
00:20:39,094 --> 00:20:41,269
Good stuff, Paul.
You're very welcome.
361
00:20:41,294 --> 00:20:42,790
I'll put it back for them.
362
00:20:44,974 --> 00:20:47,199
Oh, I love it, Paul. Great. I'm in.
363
00:20:47,224 --> 00:20:49,870
Hook, line and sinker. Good man.
I knew you'd enjoy it.
364
00:20:49,895 --> 00:20:52,680
I am now a geocacher. Indeed you
are.
365
00:20:52,705 --> 00:20:55,199
It's been a hell of a day.
366
00:20:55,224 --> 00:20:57,921
I reckon wee teatime treat is
in order
367
00:20:57,946 --> 00:21:01,110
and I know the perfect picnic spot.
368
00:21:01,135 --> 00:21:03,059
Let's just hope I can find it.
369
00:21:09,055 --> 00:21:12,110
It's like being in the movie The Fog
370
00:21:12,135 --> 00:21:14,980
and I'm ascending into the abyss,
371
00:21:15,005 --> 00:21:16,900
never to be seen again.
372
00:21:16,925 --> 00:21:20,700
Oh, great.
It's started raining as well.
373
00:21:20,725 --> 00:21:22,259
God!
374
00:21:27,855 --> 00:21:30,929
Do you know what it is? I think
Northumberland's got its own microclimate.
375
00:21:30,954 --> 00:21:36,179
Honest! There were views this
morning as far as the eye could see.
376
00:21:36,204 --> 00:21:40,389
Now you can't see
40 feet in front of you.
377
00:21:40,414 --> 00:21:42,389
JLISt fog!
378
00:21:42,414 --> 00:21:44,700
Now, you're going to have to trust
me when I say
379
00:21:44,725 --> 00:21:48,340
there are, usually,
views to die for here.
380
00:21:51,525 --> 00:21:53,700
Mind you...
HE GROANS
381
00:21:53,725 --> 00:21:56,980
...did I take a wrong turning
somewhere and end up in Norway?
382
00:21:57,005 --> 00:22:01,340
I packed myself a ham sandwich.
I just need to add something to it.
383
00:22:04,055 --> 00:22:06,900
When you've got something like this
384
00:22:06,925 --> 00:22:10,670
you have to have
Northumberland's equivalent
385
00:22:10,695 --> 00:22:14,470
to hummus.
386
00:22:14,495 --> 00:22:16,030
Pease pudding.
387
00:22:16,055 --> 00:22:17,620
Or as me mum and dad always correct
me -
388
00:22:17,645 --> 00:22:19,670
"lt's pease puddin',
it's pease puddin'.
389
00:22:19,695 --> 00:22:22,110
"What's happened to your accent,
man?"
390
00:22:22,135 --> 00:22:25,179
"lt's pease puddin', man. Put it
on your bread, put some butter on
391
00:22:25,204 --> 00:22:27,929
"and then put your pease puddin' on,
you daft knacker."
392
00:22:27,954 --> 00:22:30,470
He loved me, my dad. He really did.
393
00:22:31,805 --> 00:22:36,929
Lots of, er, chickpeas
boiled in ham stock.
394
00:22:36,954 --> 00:22:41,580
But this stuff,
I assure you, is stunning.
395
00:22:44,975 --> 00:22:46,470
Mm!
396
00:22:46,495 --> 00:22:48,929
I tell you,
397
00:22:48,954 --> 00:22:52,179
my mum and dad used to say
when they were giving me this,
398
00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:54,030
"lt's like eating Christmas."
399
00:22:55,645 --> 00:22:57,309
It really is.
400
00:22:57,334 --> 00:23:00,139
TRAFFIC NOISE
401
00:23:00,164 --> 00:23:02,340
I came here for peace and quiet.
402
00:23:02,365 --> 00:23:04,500
It's like being
at Piccadilly Circus...
403
00:23:04,525 --> 00:23:07,110
in the fog.
404
00:23:07,135 --> 00:23:08,820
Where am I?
405
00:23:08,845 --> 00:23:11,700
I've come to celebrate the views
of Northumberland.
406
00:23:11,725 --> 00:23:13,470
I can't see a thing.
407
00:23:15,775 --> 00:23:18,059
Mm.
408
00:23:18,084 --> 00:23:20,420
I used to do this loads
with Mum and Dad
409
00:23:20,445 --> 00:23:23,750
and my brother and my sisters.
410
00:23:23,775 --> 00:23:26,110
Topics of conversation were
never stressful.
411
00:23:26,135 --> 00:23:28,220
It was never about work
or money worries.
412
00:23:33,885 --> 00:23:35,500
Ooh-ahh!
413
00:23:37,725 --> 00:23:41,139
Oh, that'll keep me going
for another few hours.
414
00:23:41,164 --> 00:23:43,179
Ham and pease puddin'.
415
00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:45,220
You can't beat it.
416
00:23:45,245 --> 00:23:49,259
Well, you can, actually.
Eaton mess is nice. I've had that.
417
00:23:49,284 --> 00:23:50,980
I like meringues.
418
00:24:04,875 --> 00:24:07,230
I'm taking a trip
along Hadrian's Wall,
419
00:24:07,255 --> 00:24:10,230
a mission I've been meaning to make
for years
420
00:24:10,255 --> 00:24:12,900
and I'm not the only one.
421
00:24:12,925 --> 00:24:15,100
Visitors from all over the world
come
422
00:24:15,125 --> 00:24:18,370
to soak up
the Wall's historic mystique.
423
00:24:18,395 --> 00:24:19,770
Back in the early '80s,
424
00:24:19,795 --> 00:24:22,860
a chance visit to the wall inspired
authorjRR Martin
425
00:24:22,885 --> 00:24:25,550
to write Game Of Thrones.
426
00:24:25,575 --> 00:24:29,110
So who knows
what the wall will inspire me to do.
427
00:24:32,775 --> 00:24:37,040
Since leaving Segedunum,
I've journeyed 21 miles.
428
00:24:37,065 --> 00:24:40,269
I've walked, swam, ran and cycled
429
00:24:40,294 --> 00:24:45,069
and now en route
to an old Roman garrison town.
430
00:24:45,094 --> 00:24:48,790
History is everywhere in the
villages and towns around here
431
00:24:48,815 --> 00:24:52,240
and especially the place
I'm heading for now - Corbridge.
432
00:24:52,265 --> 00:24:55,319
Not so long ago there was
something discovered there
433
00:24:55,344 --> 00:24:58,630
that was a real game-changer.
434
00:24:58,655 --> 00:25:02,189
Half a mile west of the
beautiful village of Corbridge
435
00:25:02,214 --> 00:25:04,830
lies Corbridge Roman town.
436
00:25:04,855 --> 00:25:07,910
Dating back to AD79,
437
00:25:07,935 --> 00:25:12,790
it was also known as
the Roman settlement of Corstopitum.
438
00:25:12,815 --> 00:25:17,169
Local tour guide Paul is an expert
on this amazing ancient site.
439
00:25:19,094 --> 00:25:20,470
Go on, then, Paul.
440
00:25:20,495 --> 00:25:23,430
Paint me a picture of what life was
like nearly 2,000 years ago
441
00:25:23,455 --> 00:25:25,470
in this centre of Corbridge.
442
00:25:25,495 --> 00:25:27,470
This what you're seeing here is
443
00:25:27,495 --> 00:25:29,960
the bustle, hustle of the town,
really.
444
00:25:29,985 --> 00:25:33,110
It was a cosmopolitan town
in that particular period
445
00:25:33,135 --> 00:25:37,040
and there was lots of shops and
various businesses all over the place.
446
00:25:37,065 --> 00:25:38,990
This would have been teeming
with people.
447
00:25:39,015 --> 00:25:42,980
What's interesting is that before
the town was built in 160,
448
00:25:43,005 --> 00:25:45,790
the road heading up to Edinburgh
used to miss the town out,
449
00:25:45,815 --> 00:25:47,470
or the forts out,
and go straight up.
450
00:25:47,495 --> 00:25:50,110
About 160, 170,
when this became a town
451
00:25:50,135 --> 00:25:52,550
where it was a commercial operation,
452
00:25:52,575 --> 00:25:55,680
that road was re-routed
through the middle of the town.
453
00:25:55,705 --> 00:25:57,450
Right. So they wanted the travellers
454
00:25:57,475 --> 00:26:00,550
to make sure they came through these
commercial units to buy their goods.
455
00:26:00,575 --> 00:26:03,710
So really, this is... It's a bit
like airports today, isn't it?
456
00:26:03,735 --> 00:26:07,110
I suppose it is. They're forcing you
through there for the duty free.
457
00:26:07,135 --> 00:26:10,389
Going through the duty free -
that's a good way of describing it.
458
00:26:10,414 --> 00:26:12,350
That's exactly what they're doing.
459
00:26:12,375 --> 00:26:14,240
They're sending you
through this road
460
00:26:14,265 --> 00:26:16,710
because then you can see
the goods and the wares.
461
00:26:16,735 --> 00:26:19,110
And these are
Roman military granaries.
462
00:26:19,135 --> 00:26:20,830
This is where the food stores
would be.
463
00:26:20,855 --> 00:26:23,910
So these are some of
the best preserved in the world
464
00:26:23,935 --> 00:26:27,110
because of the fact that you can see
a lot of the stone flooring.
465
00:26:27,135 --> 00:26:29,830
If you look, you see you've got
the aeration holes underneath.
466
00:26:29,855 --> 00:26:31,550
So this is
where the air comes through.
467
00:26:31,575 --> 00:26:34,240
You can see some holes
through the sides of the wall there.
468
00:26:34,265 --> 00:26:36,550
So the air comes through
and then under the floors.
469
00:26:36,575 --> 00:26:38,430
That's to keep the foodstuffs dry.
Right.
470
00:26:38,455 --> 00:26:40,830
If it's on the floor
it's going to get pretty damp.
471
00:26:40,855 --> 00:26:43,880
So here I am, 2,000 years ago,
I come shopping in Corbridge.
472
00:26:43,905 --> 00:26:46,710
I've got my bag of grain
and I'm after some fruit
473
00:26:46,735 --> 00:26:49,040
and some veg... Yeah.
..a bit of meat.
474
00:26:49,065 --> 00:26:52,750
I fancy a bit of beef and chicken,
maybes a duck. Yeah.
475
00:26:52,775 --> 00:26:55,990
Would that all have been here?
Absolutely, and more besides.
476
00:26:56,015 --> 00:26:57,630
You know, there would be all sorts.
477
00:26:57,655 --> 00:27:00,189
There would be pottery, herbs,
spices, beer.
478
00:27:00,214 --> 00:27:03,240
There would be taverns. Imagine this
in the middle of the day.
479
00:27:03,265 --> 00:27:05,790
There would be shops and wares
selling their goods,
480
00:27:05,815 --> 00:27:07,040
there would be shouting,
481
00:27:07,065 --> 00:27:10,790
there would be people milling
around... Got you. ..buying things.
482
00:27:10,815 --> 00:27:14,990
It's just another version of you and I
walking down Eldon Square in Newcastle.
483
00:27:15,015 --> 00:27:16,630
It is. It's a shopping centre.
484
00:27:16,655 --> 00:27:18,630
So these are shops
all the way along here,
485
00:27:18,655 --> 00:27:21,790
some of them selling foodstuffs,
some selling cloth and materials.
486
00:27:21,815 --> 00:27:26,269
I heard a vicious rumour
that carrots came from the Romans.
487
00:27:26,294 --> 00:27:29,430
I don't believe it. Well, they were
introduced to Britain by the Romans.
488
00:27:29,455 --> 00:27:31,319
They were?
Absolutely. They were not here.
489
00:27:31,344 --> 00:27:33,960
They introduced rabbits,
which is commonly known as well.
490
00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:36,389
Was it a place
of rest and relaxation?
491
00:27:36,414 --> 00:27:39,750
Yeah, there's... Well... Did people
come here to let their hair down?
492
00:27:39,775 --> 00:27:42,069
Roman soldiers we don't think
got regular leave
493
00:27:42,094 --> 00:27:43,430
but they could apply for leave.
494
00:27:43,455 --> 00:27:45,630
But they would be
coming through here quite often.
495
00:27:45,655 --> 00:27:47,830
They would be keen to come here.
I'm sure they were
496
00:27:47,855 --> 00:27:50,630
because they weren't allowed
to marry, were they? They weren't.
497
00:27:50,655 --> 00:27:53,960
So they would have come here
for not only, you know, a few carrots
498
00:27:53,985 --> 00:27:56,189
and a few apples and oranges
but something else.
499
00:27:56,214 --> 00:27:59,030
I'm not going to say any more.
There's places of ill repute here.
500
00:27:59,055 --> 00:28:02,757
You're absolutely right.
There was? Sorry! There was?
501
00:28:02,782 --> 00:28:05,887
So, basically, in the daytime,
it's like Newcastle is.
502
00:28:05,912 --> 00:28:07,807
It's like Bigg Market in Newcastle.
503
00:28:07,832 --> 00:28:10,577
But it's like the Bigg Market
in the evening. Absolutely.
504
00:28:10,602 --> 00:28:13,116
Even in the daytime it could be
quite noisy and raucous.
505
00:28:13,141 --> 00:28:16,046
Were they gambling and stuff?
Yeah, a lot of gambling.
506
00:28:16,071 --> 00:28:18,937
They didn't play cards - cards
didn't really exist in Roman times.
507
00:28:18,962 --> 00:28:22,217
It was more dice and board games,
quite elaborate.
508
00:28:22,242 --> 00:28:23,477
But they would bet on this.
509
00:28:23,502 --> 00:28:26,007
Possibly sometimes
boxing and wrestling matches,
510
00:28:26,032 --> 00:28:27,657
which would be bet on as well.
511
00:28:27,682 --> 00:28:29,607
It was the Roman equivalent
of Las Vegas.
512
00:28:29,632 --> 00:28:32,727
I guess it is with the... Yeah.
The boxing and the gambling
513
00:28:32,752 --> 00:28:34,857
that still goes on there today.
Absolutely.
514
00:28:38,242 --> 00:28:39,657
And talking of striking it lucky,
515
00:28:39,682 --> 00:28:42,246
back in the 1960s and '70s,
516
00:28:42,271 --> 00:28:44,937
this site was
an archaeological training location
517
00:28:44,962 --> 00:28:47,967
for students
at Durham and Newcastle University.
518
00:28:47,992 --> 00:28:52,007
Every summer trainee archaeologists
would come here to dig
519
00:28:52,032 --> 00:28:56,607
and in 1964
one student hit the jackpot,
520
00:28:56,632 --> 00:28:58,887
making an amazing discovery...
521
00:29:00,672 --> 00:29:03,296
...a well-preserved leather
and metal-clad wooden box
522
00:29:03,321 --> 00:29:06,727
full of everyday Roman artefacts.
523
00:29:06,752 --> 00:29:10,647
The most important thing really,
from a historical point of view, is
524
00:29:10,672 --> 00:29:13,246
the segmented armour
which you can see here.
525
00:29:13,271 --> 00:29:16,757
So that's the... The old rusty stuff
there is what they found in the box
526
00:29:16,782 --> 00:29:19,577
and on the left-hand side
you can see the reconstruction.
527
00:29:19,602 --> 00:29:21,527
But that's massively important
528
00:29:21,552 --> 00:29:24,327
because prior to this being
discovered in 1964
529
00:29:24,352 --> 00:29:28,607
historians knew
that this type of armour existed
530
00:29:28,632 --> 00:29:31,727
but they didn't know specifically
what it looked like, how it was made,
531
00:29:31,752 --> 00:29:33,937
how it was held together,
how it was worn.
532
00:29:33,962 --> 00:29:36,967
And by finding these six elements
that they have here
533
00:29:36,992 --> 00:29:39,527
they can now
accurately reconstruct that
534
00:29:39,552 --> 00:29:42,496
and when you see
modern legionary armour
535
00:29:42,521 --> 00:29:46,496
in modern films today like Gladiator
or many other modern films,
536
00:29:46,521 --> 00:29:48,527
then it would have been based
on this find.
537
00:29:48,552 --> 00:29:51,087
Without this find being here,
they would've been guessing.
538
00:29:51,112 --> 00:29:53,887
Just looking at it,
it's such an eclectic mix of things.
539
00:29:53,912 --> 00:29:57,087
You know, you think if it
all belonged to a soldier,
540
00:29:57,112 --> 00:30:00,577
yes, you've got the armaments there
and you've got the weaponry here
541
00:30:00,602 --> 00:30:04,807
but it looks like there's
kind of practical digging tools here
542
00:30:04,832 --> 00:30:07,007
and there's a container
for carrying water.
543
00:30:07,032 --> 00:30:09,687
When you say carrying water,
that was probably a beer tankard.
544
00:30:09,712 --> 00:30:12,496
It looks rather big but actually
beer tankards were in fact...
545
00:30:12,521 --> 00:30:14,687
Some of the beer tankards were
collective.
546
00:30:14,712 --> 00:30:16,727
All the men would drink
out of one big cup.
547
00:30:16,752 --> 00:30:20,246
This man was either a soldier or a
skilled craftsman attached to the army.
548
00:30:20,271 --> 00:30:23,607
He's left this behind, which at that
time would have been really unusual.
549
00:30:23,632 --> 00:30:26,007
He's had to do it
for a particular reason,
550
00:30:26,032 --> 00:30:29,087
either because it was too difficult
to carry and he never came back
551
00:30:29,112 --> 00:30:31,137
or there was an impending attack
552
00:30:31,162 --> 00:30:33,116
and he was worried
about the security of it
553
00:30:33,141 --> 00:30:35,887
and, of course, he may well have
been killed - we'll never know
554
00:30:35,912 --> 00:30:39,727
but this person,
this was his life in a box.
555
00:30:39,752 --> 00:30:41,647
Most hoards are
quite glamourous things
556
00:30:41,672 --> 00:30:43,647
like a big pile of coins
557
00:30:43,672 --> 00:30:47,687
and to have this sort of stuff
particularly is incredibly rare
558
00:30:47,712 --> 00:30:50,327
and the person, this trainee
archaeologist who found this,
559
00:30:50,352 --> 00:30:51,937
this is the find of a lifetime.
560
00:30:51,962 --> 00:30:54,607
Now you've given me an idea.
561
00:30:54,632 --> 00:30:58,366
You know, doing this journey, I think
I might bury my own time capsule...
562
00:30:58,391 --> 00:31:01,366
Well, why not?
..hoping, you know, someone,
563
00:31:01,391 --> 00:31:03,967
maybe in 2,000 years' time,
might find it.
564
00:31:03,992 --> 00:31:06,857
Absolutely. And then it could be
in a case in a museum somewhere
565
00:31:06,882 --> 00:31:10,327
and they're going, "l wonder who put
those items in that box?"
566
00:31:10,352 --> 00:31:12,286
"Robson Green? Who was he?"
567
00:31:15,832 --> 00:31:18,607
In order to pick up some treasures
to put in my time capsule,
568
00:31:18,632 --> 00:31:20,807
I popped along
to modern-day Corbridge.
569
00:31:26,352 --> 00:31:28,496
And while
I'm mooching around the shops,
570
00:31:28,521 --> 00:31:32,137
I make my own amazing discovery.
571
00:31:32,162 --> 00:31:35,496
How are you doing? Yeah, I'm well.
You haven't changed a bit.
572
00:31:35,521 --> 00:31:38,687
My very dear old work colleague Ray.
573
00:31:38,712 --> 00:31:42,937
I bet you're pleased you didn't stay
in that old place.
574
00:31:42,962 --> 00:31:44,887
Yeah, it kind of worked out OK.
How are you doing?
575
00:31:44,912 --> 00:31:47,887
Fine, fine. My God. Ray.
576
00:31:47,912 --> 00:31:53,036
So we worked in the drawing office
from, what, '82 to '86, was it?
577
00:31:53,061 --> 00:31:55,007
At Swan's?
I can't... I can't remember now.
578
00:31:55,032 --> 00:31:56,727
Oh, I can!
579
00:31:58,632 --> 00:32:01,397
Yeah. My goodness! How have
you been? It just caught my eye...
580
00:32:01,422 --> 00:32:04,137
Well, my daughter said,
"Here, there's Robson Green,"
581
00:32:04,162 --> 00:32:07,527
because she worked in the shop
in Swan's as well.
582
00:32:07,552 --> 00:32:10,036
I'm travelling along
the full length of Hadrian's Wall
583
00:32:10,061 --> 00:32:12,447
and we started at Segedunum. Yeah.
584
00:32:12,472 --> 00:32:15,757
Do you remember when they were unearthing
that when we were in the shipyard?
585
00:32:15,782 --> 00:32:19,007
My God, it's so good to see you,
man. Yeah. Oh, aye.
586
00:32:19,032 --> 00:32:21,397
It's so good to see you.
I'm pleased we've had a word.
587
00:32:21,422 --> 00:32:23,397
ROBSON LAUGHS
588
00:32:23,422 --> 00:32:26,877
Yeah, I remember you saying,
"Ship-building's a job for life."
589
00:32:26,902 --> 00:32:29,027
Oh, dear me.
What happened to the shipyard, eh?
590
00:32:29,052 --> 00:32:31,516
It's a car park now. Yeah, yeah.
591
00:32:31,541 --> 00:32:33,907
Where have all those men gone?
I know.
592
00:32:33,932 --> 00:32:37,516
But the skills are still there
and, you know, it'll come back.
593
00:32:37,541 --> 00:32:39,186
Oh, well. It will come back.
594
00:32:39,211 --> 00:32:41,907
And there's fabrication going on
further down the Tyne,
595
00:32:41,932 --> 00:32:44,107
so there's always hope, isn't there?
Yeah. Yeah.
596
00:32:44,132 --> 00:32:47,516
Soon after I left the shipyard
closed, didn't it? Yeah, yeah.
597
00:32:47,541 --> 00:32:51,266
But, you know, if this all falls
apart, this game, I'll be back...
598
00:32:51,291 --> 00:32:53,797
I'll be back being a naval
architect, hopefully.
599
00:32:53,822 --> 00:32:56,306
Anyway, it's lovely seeing you.
You, too. Good to see you.
600
00:32:56,331 --> 00:32:58,547
Oh, my God.
601
00:32:58,572 --> 00:33:00,056
He was lovely. He was my...
602
00:33:00,081 --> 00:33:03,056
Oh, man.
603
00:33:03,081 --> 00:33:07,107
That's Ray.
I worked with him in '82 to '86.
604
00:33:07,132 --> 00:33:09,627
He was such a lovely man.
605
00:33:09,652 --> 00:33:11,417
He was very, very kind to me
in the shipyard
606
00:33:11,442 --> 00:33:13,107
and when I said
I wanted to be an actor
607
00:33:13,132 --> 00:33:16,697
he said, "Just do
what makes you happy, Robson."
608
00:33:16,722 --> 00:33:18,056
Oh! That really got me.
609
00:33:21,692 --> 00:33:24,027
Well, I really wasn't expecting
that.
610
00:33:24,052 --> 00:33:27,516
This journey really is becoming an
experience that's good for the soul
611
00:33:27,541 --> 00:33:30,747
and the old calf muscles.
612
00:33:35,411 --> 00:33:37,306
As you travel around this area,
613
00:33:37,331 --> 00:33:41,056
you soon realise that 95%
of Hadrian's Wall has disappeared.
614
00:33:42,852 --> 00:33:44,237
Or has it?
615
00:33:45,541 --> 00:33:47,467
It's just been moved elsewhere.
616
00:33:47,492 --> 00:33:50,107
All you have to do is look for it.
617
00:33:50,132 --> 00:33:53,027
And there are clues
to finding where it's hiding,
618
00:33:53,052 --> 00:33:55,306
like this beautiful
Northumbrian village,
619
00:33:55,331 --> 00:33:57,417
which is simply called Wall.
620
00:33:58,972 --> 00:34:02,186
A conservation area and a place
of special historic interest,
621
00:34:02,211 --> 00:34:06,627
Wall is home to 320 residents,
including Gary,
622
00:34:06,652 --> 00:34:10,877
who has a real passion
for both this Wall and THE wall.
623
00:34:10,902 --> 00:34:14,306
Which particular buildings
within the village of Wall
624
00:34:14,331 --> 00:34:15,907
are from Hadrian's Wall?
625
00:34:15,932 --> 00:34:18,697
This is all Hadrian's Wall.
626
00:34:18,722 --> 00:34:22,266
What...? Every which way you look.
Really? Yeah.
627
00:34:22,291 --> 00:34:25,877
This is the wall recycled.
628
00:34:25,902 --> 00:34:28,107
So how did it all happen?
How did it all start?
629
00:34:28,132 --> 00:34:31,747
There was a general called General
Wade back in the 18th century.
630
00:34:31,772 --> 00:34:36,237
He then was the guy responsible
for the government forces
631
00:34:36,262 --> 00:34:39,107
who then had
to take on the jacobites.
632
00:34:39,132 --> 00:34:41,877
And they'd come up to Newcastle
expecting to see them there
633
00:34:41,902 --> 00:34:44,107
but they were on the other side
of the country. Right.
634
00:34:44,132 --> 00:34:46,667
They were over at Carlisle
and they held Carlisle Castle.
635
00:34:46,692 --> 00:34:49,337
So they've got to drag
all their cannon and everything else
636
00:34:49,362 --> 00:34:50,877
across the country.
637
00:34:50,902 --> 00:34:54,237
And believe it or not,
in 1745 there wasn't a proper road
638
00:34:54,262 --> 00:34:56,157
between Newcastle and Carlisle.
639
00:34:56,182 --> 00:34:59,107
So General Wade goes, "We need
a road here, we need a road."
640
00:34:59,132 --> 00:35:02,697
So, obviously, General Wade needed
material to build his road.
641
00:35:02,722 --> 00:35:05,306
And that's it.
Some bright spark says,
642
00:35:05,331 --> 00:35:09,797
"Well, hang on a minute. You know
that old wall that the Romans had?
643
00:35:09,822 --> 00:35:14,467
"Why don't we just pull that over,
create a track bed for a road?"
644
00:35:14,492 --> 00:35:16,907
But then at that time other people
are going,
645
00:35:16,932 --> 00:35:18,266
"Now, hang on a minute.
646
00:35:18,291 --> 00:35:20,667
"There's a lot more you can do
than build a road.
647
00:35:20,692 --> 00:35:22,907
"L can build a house with that."
Of course.
648
00:35:22,932 --> 00:35:25,587
And so that's it. So people then
start going to help themselves
649
00:35:25,612 --> 00:35:29,747
to bits of stone from the wall
and hence you get this.
650
00:35:34,262 --> 00:35:37,386
So, literally, every building
in the village of Wall
651
00:35:37,411 --> 00:35:39,056
is made from Hadrian's Wall? Yes.
652
00:35:39,081 --> 00:35:42,056
Don't tell me that wall there, of
Wall, is made from Hadrian's Wall?
653
00:35:42,081 --> 00:35:46,157
That wall, that drystone wall, is
made of Hadrian's Wall.
654
00:35:46,182 --> 00:35:48,977
You can easily find
the telltale signs
655
00:35:49,002 --> 00:35:51,877
because those nice square stones
656
00:35:51,902 --> 00:35:55,627
that you would see
on the outside of the wall
657
00:35:55,652 --> 00:35:57,157
are stones like this.
658
00:35:57,182 --> 00:35:59,337
Look how that's squared off.
659
00:35:59,362 --> 00:36:02,266
So, yes - people have utilised
every little bit they can find.
660
00:36:02,291 --> 00:36:04,417
How on earth
did they get it here, Gary?
661
00:36:04,442 --> 00:36:06,266
Horse and cart?
662
00:36:06,291 --> 00:36:10,157
I think you can take it that they
were just a lot tougher in those days.
663
00:36:13,692 --> 00:36:17,907
Look at this wall here. Come on -
look at those lovely square stones.
664
00:36:17,932 --> 00:36:20,667
Of course. You admire them, yeah.
And all this here.
665
00:36:20,692 --> 00:36:25,667
That's obviously Hadrian's Wall.
Yeah, nice bit of wall there.
666
00:36:25,692 --> 00:36:30,027
Desperate to get a sneaky peek
inside one of Wall's wall-made houses,
667
00:36:30,052 --> 00:36:34,337
Gary lets me have a wee gander
inside his.
668
00:36:34,362 --> 00:36:38,266
This is it. This is just one of many
time capsules in Northumberland.
669
00:36:38,291 --> 00:36:42,107
I mean, straight away you can see
that stone lintel
670
00:36:42,132 --> 00:36:43,827
in the fireplace,
671
00:36:43,852 --> 00:36:45,697
that's definitely
from Hadrian's Wall.
672
00:36:45,722 --> 00:36:48,337
And that's Hadrian's Wall
underneath there
673
00:36:48,362 --> 00:36:51,627
and they say at one time,
Hadrian's Wall was whitewashed,
674
00:36:51,652 --> 00:36:54,306
so you could see it
from miles around.
675
00:36:54,331 --> 00:36:58,747
So everything in here is, yeah,
nearly 2,000 years old.
676
00:37:00,291 --> 00:37:02,227
And if it's looked after
and taken care of,
677
00:37:02,252 --> 00:37:06,227
it'll probably last
another 2,000 years.
678
00:37:06,252 --> 00:37:09,627
While Wall might not have
the most original name,
679
00:37:09,652 --> 00:37:12,056
it's certainly
a canny-looking little village.
680
00:37:28,172 --> 00:37:32,296
So far I'm surviving my epic jaunt
along Hadrian's Wall.
681
00:37:36,571 --> 00:37:40,296
I've been walking for about an hour.
There's not another soul in sight.
682
00:37:40,321 --> 00:37:42,296
And just when I thought
683
00:37:42,321 --> 00:37:46,837
the views of Northumberland
couldn't get any better...
684
00:37:46,862 --> 00:37:48,507
just look at that.
685
00:37:50,812 --> 00:37:55,657
On a walk like this
with a backdrop like that,
686
00:37:55,682 --> 00:37:57,787
it really is difficult to be
unhappy.
687
00:38:00,092 --> 00:38:01,546
I'm so blessed.
688
00:38:02,862 --> 00:38:04,587
I do love this place.
689
00:38:06,812 --> 00:38:10,837
Having tackled the hills and dales
in sunshine and, of course, rain
690
00:38:10,862 --> 00:38:15,226
I'm coming to the end of the first
leg of my Hadrian's Wall adventure.
691
00:38:17,251 --> 00:38:19,426
From my start point
in Segedunum at Wallsend
692
00:38:19,451 --> 00:38:23,377
I've clocked up 35 miles
to reach my birthplace, Hexham...
693
00:38:25,812 --> 00:38:27,546
...where I still live today.
694
00:38:29,932 --> 00:38:32,707
And this historic town has
quite a past.
695
00:38:35,682 --> 00:38:39,067
You know, it wasn't so long ago
that the Scots came here
696
00:38:39,092 --> 00:38:41,267
and burnt this place to the ground.
697
00:38:41,292 --> 00:38:43,346
And a while back,
the third Duke of Somerset,
698
00:38:43,371 --> 00:38:47,147
he was publicly executed in
the Market Place just up the way.
699
00:38:48,501 --> 00:38:52,707
Thankfully these clays, the gallows
have been replaced with a farmers' market
700
00:38:52,732 --> 00:38:55,507
and I'm going to stock up
on a few provisions
701
00:38:55,532 --> 00:38:57,546
for the next leg of my journey.
702
00:38:57,571 --> 00:38:59,757
I'm camping along the wall,
alongside the wall.
703
00:38:59,782 --> 00:39:02,707
To cook on a stove I would recommend
pork and apple burgers every time.
704
00:39:02,732 --> 00:39:05,907
They're nice and flat,
so you're going to cook through.
705
00:39:05,932 --> 00:39:08,226
And can I nab a few sausages?
Of course you can.
706
00:39:08,251 --> 00:39:09,546
Succulent sausages.
707
00:39:09,571 --> 00:39:12,296
Did you know that the Romans brought
carrots to this country?
708
00:39:12,321 --> 00:39:14,017
Did they? They did.
709
00:39:14,042 --> 00:39:16,067
And did you know they brought apples
as well?
710
00:39:16,092 --> 00:39:17,907
I'll have
a couple of sticks of rhubarb.
711
00:39:17,932 --> 00:39:19,226
I used to do this as a kid.
712
00:39:19,251 --> 00:39:22,546
You used to cut the ends
and dip it in sugar.
713
00:39:22,571 --> 00:39:24,546
Used to be bouncing off the ceiling.
714
00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:26,757
Nice selection of pies
you've got here.
715
00:39:26,782 --> 00:39:29,296
I'm torn between the beef
and Guinness and the chilli beef.
716
00:39:29,321 --> 00:39:33,017
If you had to choose between
those two, which one would you have?
717
00:39:33,042 --> 00:39:35,476
Do you know what? I'm going to have
the beef and Guinness.
718
00:39:35,501 --> 00:39:37,937
Thank you very much.
I said that without moving my lips.
719
00:39:37,962 --> 00:39:43,067
Muckle Brewing. So muckle is a Northumbrian
dialect word for mighty. I know.
720
00:39:43,092 --> 00:39:44,507
For big and strong.
721
00:39:44,532 --> 00:39:47,657
My dad used to say, "Pass me that
muckle hammer there. Muckle hammer."
722
00:39:47,682 --> 00:39:49,627
I'm going to take your steer on
this.
723
00:39:49,652 --> 00:39:52,067
Tell me your favourite
and I shall buy it. OK.
724
00:39:52,092 --> 00:39:53,757
My husband, who brews,
would tell you
725
00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:55,787
the last one he drank was
his favourite. Right.
726
00:39:55,812 --> 00:39:59,067
However, I know that
both of our favourite is this one,
727
00:39:59,092 --> 00:40:01,117
Pride of Park pale ale. Sold.
728
00:40:01,142 --> 00:40:04,937
This is the actual wall
with part of Sycamore Gap
729
00:40:04,962 --> 00:40:08,067
and a representation of the wall
going down there.
730
00:40:08,092 --> 00:40:10,507
This is a spatula of Hadrian's Wall?
Yes.
731
00:40:10,532 --> 00:40:12,937
And it has my favourite place.
I've got to have that.
732
00:40:12,962 --> 00:40:15,657
That is going to be one of the
best souvenirs on my journey.
733
00:40:15,682 --> 00:40:17,147
Isn't that lovely?
734
00:40:17,172 --> 00:40:20,267
This is me travelling along the
wall.
735
00:40:20,292 --> 00:40:22,707
Especially exhausting,
that one over there.
736
00:40:26,422 --> 00:40:28,657
As I'm at my hometown,
it seems a fitting place
737
00:40:28,682 --> 00:40:31,296
to bury
my wall adventure time capsule.
738
00:40:40,012 --> 00:40:41,787
Cross the babbling brook.
739
00:40:42,852 --> 00:40:44,577
Yeah, this looks a good spot.
740
00:40:46,232 --> 00:40:50,546
Right.
Let's see what gems I've brought.
741
00:40:51,812 --> 00:40:53,787
Hoo-hoo!
742
00:40:53,812 --> 00:40:56,546
Just wait until somebody finds
this lot, eh?
743
00:40:56,571 --> 00:40:59,207
Wow. Let's have a look at this.
744
00:40:59,232 --> 00:41:04,236
Lovely Hadrian's Wall walk
fridge magnet.
745
00:41:04,261 --> 00:41:05,957
Well, I like it.
746
00:41:05,982 --> 00:41:11,927
And there's a little tile here
with the Latin "carpe diem",
747
00:41:11,952 --> 00:41:14,486
which means seize the carp.
748
00:41:16,162 --> 00:41:21,167
And, er, a postcard of the
Roman equivalent of Las Vegas.
749
00:41:21,192 --> 00:41:24,847
Right, let me have a think.
750
00:41:26,622 --> 00:41:28,887
"L hope..."
751
00:41:33,802 --> 00:41:36,087
Perfect. Right, so...
752
00:41:37,912 --> 00:41:42,137
Just wrote a little ditty on the
back of the Corbridge postcard.
753
00:41:42,162 --> 00:41:44,417
There was a young actor called
Robson
754
00:41:44,442 --> 00:41:47,446
Who was told, "Your next job, son,
755
00:41:47,471 --> 00:41:50,287
"ls to walk Hadrian's Wall,
I hope you don't fall.
756
00:41:50,312 --> 00:41:52,727
"It'll be a success
and with knobs on."
757
00:41:54,552 --> 00:41:55,727
Eh?
758
00:41:55,752 --> 00:41:58,566
Now, I know you're thinking,
"Ah, yeah -
759
00:41:58,591 --> 00:42:01,057
"not very valuable though, is it?"
760
00:42:01,082 --> 00:42:02,957
Yeah.
761
00:42:02,982 --> 00:42:06,677
But if you add 20 big ones
on top of that...
762
00:42:06,702 --> 00:42:09,057
Ah, yeah - now you're interested,
aren't you?
763
00:42:09,082 --> 00:42:10,527
Oh, yeah!
764
00:42:13,511 --> 00:42:14,957
Just under there.
765
00:42:17,391 --> 00:42:19,167
'Capsule carefully hidden away,
766
00:42:19,192 --> 00:42:22,927
'hopefully it will be discovered
hundreds of years from now,
767
00:42:22,952 --> 00:42:25,316
'so no going hunting for it,
you lot.'
768
00:42:25,341 --> 00:42:28,167
They'll love that.
769
00:42:28,192 --> 00:42:30,007
20 big ones. Whoo!
770
00:42:32,152 --> 00:42:35,057
To celebrate successfully completing
the first leg
771
00:42:35,082 --> 00:42:37,236
of my Hadrian's Wall adventure,
772
00:42:37,261 --> 00:42:40,696
my weary wee feet are taking
a final few paces
773
00:42:40,721 --> 00:42:44,847
to a pub just outside Hexham
for a well-deserved pint.
774
00:42:55,471 --> 00:42:58,877
Can I buy you a drink? Well, I think
we should offer you one, Robson.
775
00:42:58,902 --> 00:43:02,207
No, I've given up on all wines,
beers and spirits, sadly. Oh!
776
00:43:02,232 --> 00:43:05,807
Yeah. But I'll have a sherry.
Hey-hey!
777
00:43:05,832 --> 00:43:07,167
No, I've given up on drinking.
778
00:43:07,192 --> 00:43:09,957
It's been the worst ten minutes
of my life.
779
00:43:09,982 --> 00:43:12,007
I'm here all week. I need the money.
780
00:43:12,032 --> 00:43:14,316
Lovely to meet you. And you.
781
00:43:14,341 --> 00:43:16,927
Forgive the bad dad gags.
782
00:43:16,952 --> 00:43:19,727
It's just because I'm knackered,
honest.
783
00:43:24,552 --> 00:43:27,287
Look at that. What more do you want?
784
00:43:27,312 --> 00:43:29,417
Beautiful view, pint,
785
00:43:30,511 --> 00:43:32,287
next to this lovely pub.
786
00:43:34,082 --> 00:43:37,207
What a first few clays it's been.
History everywhere.
787
00:43:37,232 --> 00:43:39,877
Literally everywhere.
788
00:43:39,902 --> 00:43:45,007
I thought I knew everything there
was to know about Northumberland.
789
00:43:45,032 --> 00:43:47,486
How wrong I was.
790
00:43:47,511 --> 00:43:49,446
And luckily, there's more to come.
791
00:43:56,391 --> 00:43:59,057
'Next time, I'll be trying to stay
on two feet...'
792
00:44:02,442 --> 00:44:04,127
Are you all right, bud?
Stop laughing.
793
00:44:04,152 --> 00:44:07,057
'..And I make my very own
discovery.'
794
00:44:07,082 --> 00:44:10,517
I think I've found something.
It feels like metal.
795
00:44:10,542 --> 00:44:12,847
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