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Britain's great outdoors.

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Look at that view.

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Breath-takingly beautiful.

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It's just absolutely incredible.

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Dazzling in its diversity.

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It really is a beautiful part of the world.

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There's no better way to explore it

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than on foot.

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Come, Milo.

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With a faithful, four-legged friend.

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Come on, come on!

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(woman laughing)

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Do you not want to get your paws wet?

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Yeah, no, I love you too.

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What do the dogs see?

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Can we get a dog's-eye view?

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You are now camera dog.

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From stunning mountain treks.

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Oh thank you, kiss of life.

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Ah, Molly.

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To meandering country walks.

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Arpert, come here.

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And rugged clifftop rambles.

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That was quite a climb, but it was worth it.

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Join us, and our best canine pals,

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as we experience some incredible

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and unique walks with our dogs.

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Wow, I mean there are views, and then there's this.

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This is as near to heaven as I'm likely to be.

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(upbeat music)

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Some of my earliest memories

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are of holidaying in the Scottish islands,

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visiting my grandparents.

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I've brought Albert, my 11-year-old dog,

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so he can savor the delights of paddling

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in the freezing cold water this time,

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so I don't have to.

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Fetch, Albert!

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I'm on Mull, it's an island of rugged beauty,

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and it's home to some spectacular wildlife.

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That's definitely an eagle, isn't it?

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Well it's a fantastic,

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what's going to come now?

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Rhino?

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(dog barks)

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Come on Billy, let's go and explore.

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Big Ass Show comedian Katy Brand

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normally lampoons modern celebrities,

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but today she's in search of an iconic figure

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born in the 18th century.

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Come on doggie, good girl.

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I'm with my black lab Billie,

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visiting Constable Country,

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discovering the inspiration for his most famous work.

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I mean, it's just magical to just walk in

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and there it is, it's kind of suddenly a 3-D painting.

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But first, as TV royalty goes,

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Phil Spencer is surely the king of property,

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and today he's in a truly majestic location.

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Hello, you two.

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It's a job to know who loves Windsor Great Park the most,

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royal watchers, or dog walkers.

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And although I've been coming here for years,

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there's still a large chunk I barely know.

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It is a huge park, it's nearly 5,000 acres.

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It's about 8 square miles.

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It is a fantastic place for a dog walk.

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I've got my two here, which is Jessie and Scout.

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They're happy to make some new friends.

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I'm sure they will, 'cause there's lots of people walking.

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Come, we'll see what we can find.

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My two cocker spaniels make any walk more pleasurable.

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They're very different ages.

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Jessie is eight,

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and Scout is a four and 1/2 month old puppy.

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But both have the typical spaniel cheery nature,

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that makes them the perfect dog to spend time with.

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Today we're plotting a course through

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a three and 1/2 mile section

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of this rather regal recreation ground,

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taking in a world-famous garden on the way,

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before ending up at the shimmer and delight

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that's Virginia Water.

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We're walking through woods which were first made

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private royal hunting grounds by William the Conqueror

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almost a thousand years ago.

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The park's full of history.

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This obelisk here was put up in the 1750s

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and it says it was on the command of King George II,

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commemorating the services of his son,

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William, Duke of Cumberland.

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The Duke of Cumberland was one of the early park Rangers,

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the title given to a member of the royal circle

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responsible for the park's upkeep.

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Today's head honcho is none other

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than the Duke of Edinburgh.

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He was instrumental in bringing a sport to the park,

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that with it's royal links,

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can claim to be a real-life Game Of Thrones, polo.

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Jamie!

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We're following the sound of thundering hooves

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to visit the Guards Polo Club,

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a place where, despite its royal connections,

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spectators and well-behaved dogs

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can wander in to enjoy the show,

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and surprisingly, all for free.

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(whistle blows)

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I'm more of a cricket man,

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so I'm hoping Neil Hobday, the club's chief executive,

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will help me understand the rules.

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It's an incredible skillful game,

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there's an awful lot going on at high speed.

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It's impressive stuff.

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There's a lot of things that combine,

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I mean there's the man and horse and the stick

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and the different shots they have to play,

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tactics, team tactics, the individual skills.

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So it takes a high level of learning to play at this level.

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The game has roots which stretch back

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more than 2,000 years to warriors in Central Asia.

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Now, it's about agile thoroughbreds

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carrying highly-skilled riders,

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who wield mallets like medieval knights

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brandished broadswords in combat.

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The aim, to vanquish your opponent

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by scoring more goals than them.

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On big match days,

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these fields are full of spectators and their dogs,

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but today, it's just my two.

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Puppy Scout is transfixed but elder stateswoman Jessie

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finds it all a bit of a bore,

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despite the sport's high-rolling status.

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It's got such a glamorous image, hasn't it, polo?

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I imagine it's not a cheap sport to play.

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No it's not, the horses are very well-bred and trained,

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and they command quite a high price.

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(whistle blows)

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The Guards is the largest polo club in Europe,

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and matches here attract the cream of the sport's

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horsemen and women from all over the world.

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international sport very easily.

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That's the remarkable thing about it, as a public park,

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you have sort of value of horses of

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hundreds and hundreds of pounds being played here,

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and the public can just walk in,

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and have lunch and be seen and dress up

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and also then watch the best players

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in the world perform in front of them.

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Terrific.

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Covering almost 10 acres,

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this is the largest pitch in all organized sport.

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Too big for ground staff to repair alone,

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so Jessie, Scout, and I offer to help,

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avoiding the steaming divots, of course.

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The horses go so fast, and they stop and turn so quickly,

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that they tear the turf up, understandably.

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and do what's called treading in,

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which is to flatten the sods back in.

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So you actually encourage a pitch invasion.

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I always thought polo was so civilized.

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Yeah, no. 10-15,000 people coming out onto the pitch.

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Really?
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And how do the ladies with high heels,

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are they any use?

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With difficulty, but that doesn't stop them.

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After all that wild excitement,

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it's time for me and my own priceless thoroughbreds

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to hoof it.

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400 miles north, broadcaster and comedian Clive Anderson

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and his faithful four-legged friend Albert

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are on their way to a far more rugged place,

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the magical Isle of Mull.

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Scotland, especially its west coast,

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has a spectacular landscape.

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And the Isle of Mull,

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not to be confused with the Mull of Kintyre,

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has plenty of beauty spots.

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From the summit of Ben More, Mull's highest peak,

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to the crystal-clear waters that frame the shoreline,

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it's a magical setting.

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With me on the ferry is my canine companion, Albert,

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who is a terrier.

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Well, mixture of several sorts of terrier, actually.

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He's used to coming to Scotland with me,

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though not so experienced at being on boats.

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Practically my first memory is of being

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on a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry

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going from the west of Scotland up to one of the islands.

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I've been here before, but not Albert.

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He's very much looking forward to it, aren't you Albert?

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He's about 11 years old now,

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but he's still very energetic, rather puppy-like, really,

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and quite an obedient dog,

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unless there's food anywhere within a mile or so,

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in which case he's keen to go and eat that.

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And food, he has a wide definition of food.

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It's anything you'd recognize as food,

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anything that's been close to food,

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frankly, anything that's been food, he'll eat it.

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Come then, Albert, let's get to shore.

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You okay with these steps?

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Well done, not too fast.

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Our walk starts at Ardmore Bay in the north,

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and uses four and 1/2 miles of ancient lanes,

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paths, and bridleways,

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to wind its way to the colorful capital, Tobermory.

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The path soon dips down to the shoreline,

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with Albert bravely leading the way

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as we head to the haunt

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of one of Britain's most ruthless predators,

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the spectacular white-tailed sea eagle.

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Come, Albert.

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It's Britain's biggest bird of prey,

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with wings as wide as a man is tall,

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and it's making a comeback

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after being persecuted to extinction

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almost a century ago.

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(upbeat fiddle music)

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And when it comes to birdwatching,

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it looks like I've got some beginner's luck.

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That's definitely an eagle, isn't it,

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but how do you tell the difference?

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Is that a golden eagle?

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White, has it got a white tail?

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That's definitely an eagle, isn't it?

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Are you impressed with this, Albert?

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You're not paying attention.

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You know those pigeons that you chase, and never get?

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Well, this is a big one of those.

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Thankfully, Dave Sexton from the RSPB

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knows more about the eagles of Mull

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than anyone else around.

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Hi, I've just seen an eagle, haven't I?

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I know, you have.

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Yeah, was that a golden eagle?

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No.
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That was an adult white-tailed eagle,

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and it flew right over our heads.

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going out hunting, and then--

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Males are smaller than the females?

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True to form, Albert has found some food.

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But it was the eagles' hearty appetites

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that led to their downfall,

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with gamekeepers killing them on sight

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to help protect the local game bird population

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on an island very popular with shooting parties.

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White-tailed eagles became extinct

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as a breeding species in 1918,

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and that was them, gone.

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Dreadful.

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For 70-odd years.

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It was at a time when everything with a hooked beak

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and a beady eye and sharp teeth

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was being removed from the landscape,

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so the sea eagle succumbed to that.

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And when did you reintroduce them?

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1975 they came back.

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And you've been very much involved in this project

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almost from the word go?

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Yeah, my first year on Mull was 1984,

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when the first pair tried to breed,

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and they failed that year,

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and then tried again in '85 and we got our first chick,

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and that was the beginning of it all, really.

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So you thought they're a bit like pandas,

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first of all, they weren't gonna mate.

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They did, yeah,

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'cause they'd been 10 years without breeding,

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and people started to think,

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is this ever gonna happen, you know?

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So how many have we got now?

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We've now got 100 pairs nesting across Scotland,

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which is just fantastic,

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and 20 pairs on Mull.

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Oh, just here, right?
<v ->Yeah.

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I'm doing that awful thing

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that people do at cocktail parties,

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I'm looking over your shoulder the whole time,

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'cause I want that eagle to come back

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with a, possibly with a gull in his mouth.

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There are two birds up there,

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but I suspect they are--

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Here it comes!

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Oh it is, oh, well I've spotted it, fantastic.

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It's coming back behind us,

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and it's got food.

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Has it?

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So that's the adult, it's gone out,

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and it's caught something,

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and it's got something, and it's in its talons,

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it's carrying, it's a bird of some sort,

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Can you do better than that?
<v ->I can't quite work it out.

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No, it's--
<v ->Some sort of bird.

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It'll be some sort of seabird.

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I've got a good sight of it now

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with your binoculars.

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You can see the white tail.

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(Albert barking)

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Albert, you excited?

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Are you excited?

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He's picking up on the excitement,

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though to be honest I'm not sure he knows why.

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(Dave laughs)

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Or what it's about.

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Well it's a fantastic,

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what's going to come now?

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(Dave laughs)

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Rhino?

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Well, you never know what's hiding in this bracken.

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Well this has been brilliant.

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I see a sea eagle that way, sea eagle that way.

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I think I'm going to leave you to your peace and quiet here,

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if we have as much excitement as the rest of the walk,

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that's going to be brilliant.

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Enjoy Tobermory.

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Thank you very much.

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Okay, bye.
<v ->Bye-bye now.

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(uplifting string music)

329
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Well, that was a great start to the walk.

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I wasn't expecting to get that,

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especially on such a misty day like this.

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I hope we can match that later on.

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(uplifting string music)

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Next, we'll be back in Windsor Great Park,

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where the pounding hooves of polo ponies

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is replaced by the total tranquility

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of a world-class garden.

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This is just the most awe-inspiring place

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to wander 'round.

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Plus, comedian Katy Brand and her lab Billie

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make a splash in Constable Country.

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Want to go in the water?

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Go on then, off you go.

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Yeah!

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(upbeat music)

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We're exploring Britain's great outdoors,

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on foot and paw.

348
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My cocker spaniels, Jesse, Scout, and I

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are getting the royal treatment in Windsor Great Park.

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I'm on the Scottish island of Mull,

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with my old friend Albert.

352
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And in Suffolk, Comedy Lab star Katy Brand

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is stepping out with her black lab, Billie.

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(uplifting music)

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It's rare for such a beautiful landscape

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to be associated with just one person,

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but this is Constable Country.

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I love art and history,

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so I'm going on the perfect walk today,

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because here around the Dedham Vale

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was where one of our most renowned artists, John Constable,

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painted some of Britain's best-loved pictures.

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(uplifting music)

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Framed by picturesque villages and lush water meadows,

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it's an enchanting place for a walk at any time of year.

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On two legs, or even four.

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This is Billie, she's my seven-year-old Labrador.

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We got her as a puppy from a farm in Devon,

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and she's from working stock,

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but she's a very kind, patient dog,

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but if she sees a rabbit, then the chase is on.

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Come on Billie, let's go and explore, come on.

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(mellow music)

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On today's 4 1/2 mile amble from Dedham Vale,

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we'll be enjoying the iconic views

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that so inspired Constable,

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visiting the site of his most famous work,

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and ending up at the village of East Bergholt,

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the place where, in 1776, Constable was born.

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It's hard to define exactly what people think of

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in terms of English countryside,

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is it the peaks of the Lake District,

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or the rugged moors of Yorkshire,

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or the Jurassic cliffs of Dorset?

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But I think, in terms of international recognition,

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this is probably the quintessential English countryside.

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Ancient trees, a soft-flowing river.

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It's just so beautiful,

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there's a kind of real calm, stillness to it.

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We're striding out to Fen Bridge,

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one of the most idyllic spots

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in the whole of the Stour Valley.

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Are you enjoying your day in Suffolk, Billie?

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It's nice, isn't it, lovely.

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And on such a perfect summer's day,

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who can resist a little messing about on the river?

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Not Billie, and with a camera on her back,

398
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I can enjoy a refreshing dip without actually getting wet.

399
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Okay, my dog Billie does like to go in the water,

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so I thought maybe we'd send her in

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and see what she can find.

402
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Do you want to go in the water?

403
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Do you want to go in the water?

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Yeah, go on then, off you go.

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Yeah!

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(Katy laughs)

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Is that nice?

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Nice and cool.

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You like a good swim, don't you.

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Nice water doggie, Labrador.

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(Katy laughs)

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Apparently they have webbed feet, Labradors.

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When they used to pull in the nets on fishing boats,

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and they've got this otter's tail

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that acts as a kind of rudder.

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Billie, Billie, come here!

417
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There's a good gal.

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If I was suspicious, I'd say Billie's Oscar-worthy

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performance of an otter was her auditioning to join my act.

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Go on, doggie, good girl.

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I often go for a walk with Billie

422
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when I need to mull over my scripts,

423
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especially when writer's block hits.

424
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I'm fascinated by how language is constantly changing.

425
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LOL.

426
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'Lo!
Hello!

427
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Hi.
<v ->Good to see ya.

428
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A man who shares my passion is Neil Catchpole.

429
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You look very, very well in place there.

430
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I'm Katy.

431
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I'm Neil.

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Dressed in a natty old ploughman's outfit

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complete with original horse hoof buttons,

434
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he's an expert in the dialect and traditions

435
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that Constable would have recognized.

436
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Just like the ominous-looking liquid you've got there.

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Bottle of cold tea,

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which is what the old horsemen would've drunk.

439
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Okay.
<v ->Out in the fields.

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It would of been kept under the hedge.

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Keep it cool with perhaps a sack put on top of it.

442
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Keep it wet and cold.

443
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Well I come from a long line of agricultural workers.

444
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Do you?

445
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So yeah, let's say cheers to my ancestors and yours.

446
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Cheers, here's to the countryside.

447
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To the countryside.

448
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Now in terms of dialect and language,

449
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that's something you're quite passionate about isn't it?

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I am and the dialect words and phrases,

451
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they're dying out rapidly.

452
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So if you were to say something

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in a really broad Suffolk accent

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what would it sound like?

455
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Well let's try this.
<v ->Okay.

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Just imagine that your out for a walk with your dog

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and you meet a youngster coming across the bridge

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and he's a bit scared,

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and you say, "Come on boy you'll be alright."

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And he'll look at you and he'll say,

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"I doesn't misses."

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I doesn't misses?

463
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That means, "I daren't."

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He might then ask, "Do it bite?"

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Mm-hmm.

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And you would then say, "Ho bah."

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Ho ba.
<v ->Bah.

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Bah.
<v ->That's it.

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Ho bah.
<v ->Ho bah.

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Which means friend or neighbor.

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Oh.

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That 'on't touch ya.

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That 'on't touch ya.

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Almost
( both laugh)

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Ho bah, that 'on't touch ya.

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That's it very good.
<v ->Ya

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Ya let's keep it moving alright

478
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I feel like I'm communing with my ancestors.

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Whether they'd be able to understand me

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or not is another matter.

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Bu bye
Bye

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(mellow music)

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I could natter to Neil all day but Billie's eager

484
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to get going, and there's lots more traditions

485
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and landscape of Constable country for us discover.

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That's good wasn't it.

487
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(cheerful music)

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Jessie heel.

489
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I'm 2 miles into my walk in Windsor Great Park,

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with Jessie and Scout my 2 very energetic cocker spaniels.

491
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Heel Scout, Scout, Jessie.

492
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Scouts the latest edition to our family,

493
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and at just 4 and 1/2 months, she's excitable.

494
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But I don't want to wear her out so time

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to take things down a notch.

496
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But next stop on our little tour of

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Windsor Great Park is The Valley Gardens.

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From what I'm told some of

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the finest gardens in the country.

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I've never even heard of them,

501
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so we're going to see what it's all about.

502
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(cheerful string music)

503
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Scout and Jessie have to be kept on a tight lead here

504
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because it's full of exotic plants from around the world

505
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that demand careful human, not doggy attention.

506
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How do you do?

507
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One of the people making sure they get it

508
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is gardener Harvey Stevens.

509
00:20:18,954 --> 00:20:22,739
Oh lovely to be here, what a special spot.

510
00:20:22,739 --> 00:20:26,716
Such a beautiful part of the park, but and yet so quiet,

511
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it's as if we're the only people here.

512
00:20:28,478 --> 00:20:31,193
Ya absolutely the Valley Gardens are a tranquil gem

513
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here within Windsor Great Park.

514
00:20:33,102 --> 00:20:35,145
It must be a pretty special place to work.

515
00:20:35,145 --> 00:20:36,707
It's a ever so special.

516
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I keep pinching myself almost each day.

517
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The estate has team of almost 180 staff,

518
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that look after the building the forests,

519
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as well as the gardens.

520
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The Valley Gardens are spread over

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250 acres of carefully manicured woodland.

522
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Bursting with color in spring and summer,

523
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it's home to national collections of ornamental plants

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including rhododendron and hydrangea.

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And as any gardener worth their wellies will tell you,

526
00:21:10,591 --> 00:21:13,066
there's always something that needs to be done.

527
00:21:13,066 --> 00:21:16,096
Obviously what your doing here is on such a big scale,

528
00:21:16,096 --> 00:21:19,428
and you must be thinking almost sort of generationally.

529
00:21:19,428 --> 00:21:22,299
Ya, we are, ya constantly whilst we have

530
00:21:22,299 --> 00:21:24,517
daily weekly planning and that kind of thing.

531
00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:26,978
A lot of the time is spent looking at the horizon,

532
00:21:26,978 --> 00:21:29,687
and looking at the skyline and thinking of trees

533
00:21:29,687 --> 00:21:34,638
that are gonna be on that skyline in 50, 100 years time.

534
00:21:34,638 --> 00:21:36,121
Strictly speaking, Harvey's boss

535
00:21:36,121 --> 00:21:37,453
is the Duke of Edinburgh.

536
00:21:37,453 --> 00:21:40,093
And his royal highness takes a hands on,

537
00:21:40,093 --> 00:21:42,279
clean fingered approach.

538
00:21:42,279 --> 00:21:44,350
It's wonderful to have the royal family

539
00:21:44,350 --> 00:21:46,693
take such an interest in everything

540
00:21:46,693 --> 00:21:48,677
that goes on here within the park.

541
00:21:48,677 --> 00:21:49,535
He knows it very well?

542
00:21:49,535 --> 00:21:51,216
He knows it extremely well,

543
00:21:51,216 --> 00:21:53,874
and is regularly down in the office.

544
00:21:53,874 --> 00:21:55,869
Just checking out what's going on

545
00:21:55,869 --> 00:21:57,900
in a particular part of the park.

546
00:21:57,900 --> 00:22:00,175
To have that support and interest being shown

547
00:22:00,175 --> 00:22:01,793
by members of the royal family,

548
00:22:01,793 --> 00:22:06,793
is the icing on the cake really for the job here at Windsor.

549
00:22:06,988 --> 00:22:08,762
I think you've got a new friend.

550
00:22:08,762 --> 00:22:11,249
Jessie what about me.

551
00:22:11,249 --> 00:22:15,012
It's just the most awe inspiring place to wander around.

552
00:22:15,012 --> 00:22:17,055
The dogs and I have just had a complete ball.

553
00:22:17,055 --> 00:22:19,358
It is a magical place for dogs to enjoy.

554
00:22:19,358 --> 00:22:21,547
Lots of lovely natural scents and that kind

555
00:22:21,547 --> 00:22:23,821
of thing for them to all pick up on.

556
00:22:23,821 --> 00:22:25,267
Well very nice to meet you Harvey,

557
00:22:25,267 --> 00:22:27,764
thank you for your time, we must continue on our walk.

558
00:22:27,764 --> 00:22:29,776
Come on you two.

559
00:22:29,776 --> 00:22:32,327
(light hearted string music)

560
00:22:32,327 --> 00:22:33,591
Relaxing here has give me

561
00:22:33,591 --> 00:22:36,455
and the girls a much needed breather.

562
00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:38,987
Now leaving the gardens, they can come off the lead

563
00:22:38,987 --> 00:22:42,737
as we continue to explore this princely park.

564
00:22:52,340 --> 00:22:54,795
On Mull, Clive Anderson and his dog Albert

565
00:22:54,795 --> 00:22:57,128
are a mile into their walk .

566
00:22:58,903 --> 00:23:01,132
Actually Albert is an old hand at television,

567
00:23:01,132 --> 00:23:05,092
we met 9 years ago on a TV dog training show.

568
00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:07,928
We didn't win, he was a bit too excitable for dog training,

569
00:23:07,928 --> 00:23:09,199
or maybe that was me.

570
00:23:09,199 --> 00:23:10,874
But I got to keep him afterwards.

571
00:23:10,874 --> 00:23:11,707
Come on Albert.

572
00:23:11,707 --> 00:23:15,446
He certainly loves walks, almost as much as he loves food.

573
00:23:15,446 --> 00:23:17,714
(adventurous music)

574
00:23:17,714 --> 00:23:19,726
As we continue through the lush greenery,

575
00:23:19,726 --> 00:23:24,726
it's easy to forget what a harsh environment this can be.

576
00:23:25,054 --> 00:23:27,937
But for generations people peeked out a living here,

577
00:23:27,937 --> 00:23:31,270
in a place they were happy to call home.

578
00:23:32,540 --> 00:23:37,040
Alright, that's top of the valley, the glen I suppose.

579
00:23:40,177 --> 00:23:44,962
There's some building, what a great place to live.

580
00:23:44,962 --> 00:23:46,783
I mean obviously nobody lives here anymore

581
00:23:46,783 --> 00:23:49,950
because all the buildings are in ruin.

582
00:23:51,957 --> 00:23:55,229
This is the abandoned settlement of Penalbanach.

583
00:23:55,229 --> 00:23:58,138
This ghostly deserted village used to be on the patch

584
00:23:58,138 --> 00:24:02,553
covered by retired wildlife ranger Steve Erven.

585
00:24:02,553 --> 00:24:05,348
Until when was that occupied would you say?

586
00:24:05,348 --> 00:24:10,348
They were built in about 1850/1860, and only lasted

587
00:24:10,488 --> 00:24:12,598
up until about the 1920's, you know they were vacated.

588
00:24:12,598 --> 00:24:13,431
Yes.

589
00:24:14,335 --> 00:24:16,177
Impoverished sheep farmers left

590
00:24:16,177 --> 00:24:18,301
to be eventually replaced by forestry.

591
00:24:18,301 --> 00:24:19,715
But that was just the latest chapter

592
00:24:19,715 --> 00:24:22,583
in the struggle to live off this rain soaked land.

593
00:24:22,583 --> 00:24:24,870
(mellow acoustic music)

594
00:24:24,870 --> 00:24:27,395
In the early 1800's people here harvested kelp

595
00:24:27,395 --> 00:24:29,367
from the seashore, and then crafters

596
00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:31,597
were forced to make way for sheep during

597
00:24:31,597 --> 00:24:33,672
the infamous highland clearances.

598
00:24:33,672 --> 00:24:35,779
How many people were living on Mull

599
00:24:35,779 --> 00:24:38,737
at the height of its population would you say?

600
00:24:38,737 --> 00:24:43,152
I think at the height was around about the 10,000 mark,

601
00:24:43,152 --> 00:24:48,152
all over Mull and that was going down quite substantially.

602
00:24:48,528 --> 00:24:49,943
10,000 down to what?

603
00:24:49,943 --> 00:24:51,853
Well we're about down to 3,000,

604
00:24:51,853 --> 00:24:53,419
3 and a half now, I would think you know.

605
00:24:53,419 --> 00:24:55,961
It was hard, hard for these peoples.

606
00:24:55,961 --> 00:24:58,354
And they had to go off to Canada or America?

607
00:24:58,354 --> 00:25:01,281
Well some moved on down to Tobermorry,

608
00:25:01,281 --> 00:25:03,187
you know to get off the land.

609
00:25:03,187 --> 00:25:07,168
But through time some of them did immigrate.

610
00:25:07,168 --> 00:25:08,915
Well now they come back as tourists.

611
00:25:08,915 --> 00:25:09,748
Well that's right.

612
00:25:09,748 --> 00:25:12,775
Making a bug instead of a golf club or whatever they do.

613
00:25:12,775 --> 00:25:15,748
(both laugh)

614
00:25:15,748 --> 00:25:19,343
This place is a stark reminder of how life moves on,

615
00:25:19,343 --> 00:25:22,423
and It's now time for Albert and me to do the same thing,

616
00:25:22,423 --> 00:25:27,120
leaving the stunning views of Ardmore behind us.

617
00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:29,185
This is a marvelous place for a dog walk,

618
00:25:29,185 --> 00:25:31,898
because Albert can run wild and free.

619
00:25:31,898 --> 00:25:33,758
And when you see the world through his eyes,

620
00:25:33,758 --> 00:25:35,925
it all looks a lot of fun.

621
00:25:38,426 --> 00:25:42,509
But he better save some of that energy for later.

622
00:25:44,972 --> 00:25:46,867
Next in Windsor Great Park, Jessie

623
00:25:46,867 --> 00:25:49,710
and Scout are also in an excited mood

624
00:25:49,710 --> 00:25:51,899
as we head to meet doggy royalty.

625
00:25:51,899 --> 00:25:55,359
Is there a noun for a collection of corgis

626
00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:56,468
A squirm I think.

627
00:25:56,468 --> 00:25:58,218
A squirm of corgis!

628
00:25:59,096 --> 00:26:01,250
And in Suffolk, Billie and I plow on

629
00:26:01,250 --> 00:26:02,858
through the fields to meet a piece

630
00:26:02,858 --> 00:26:05,025
of living Suffolk history.

631
00:26:10,745 --> 00:26:13,097
(calm music)

632
00:26:13,097 --> 00:26:14,470
I'm taking in the big skies

633
00:26:14,470 --> 00:26:18,977
and rugged coastline of Mull with my dog Albert.

634
00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:22,319
And Jessie, Scout and I are discovering the ancient woods,

635
00:26:22,319 --> 00:26:25,154
exotic gardens and sweeping park lands

636
00:26:25,154 --> 00:26:28,737
that put the great into Windsor Great Park.

637
00:26:29,938 --> 00:26:32,044
While in Suffolk my lovable Labrador Billie

638
00:26:32,044 --> 00:26:33,967
and I, are following in the footsteps

639
00:26:33,967 --> 00:26:37,800
of the great landscape painter John Constable.

640
00:26:39,145 --> 00:26:40,801
It's funny to think we're walking the same

641
00:26:40,801 --> 00:26:42,276
couple of miles the young painter would

642
00:26:42,276 --> 00:26:46,427
have taken every day on his way to school.

643
00:26:46,427 --> 00:26:48,841
Perhaps bunking off lessons at the picture perfect

644
00:26:48,841 --> 00:26:53,424
Dedham grammar, to head out into the country to sketch.

645
00:26:56,691 --> 00:26:58,862
In his day this area would have been alive

646
00:26:58,862 --> 00:27:03,386
with agricultural workers, and the huge Suffolk punch horses

647
00:27:03,386 --> 00:27:05,739
which appear in many of his oils.

648
00:27:05,739 --> 00:27:08,021
Apparently the breed is critically endangered

649
00:27:08,021 --> 00:27:09,259
and it's only survived because

650
00:27:09,259 --> 00:27:11,718
of a group of dedicated enthusiasts.

651
00:27:11,718 --> 00:27:14,070
I used to ride ponies as a girl but I don't think

652
00:27:14,070 --> 00:27:17,320
I could've handled one of these horses.

653
00:27:22,180 --> 00:27:25,068
They're the oldest of Britain's native horse breeds

654
00:27:25,068 --> 00:27:27,805
and can weigh nearly a ton.

655
00:27:27,805 --> 00:27:29,520
Our walk takes us past a farm

656
00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,270
where there's a thriving example.

657
00:27:33,496 --> 00:27:35,274
And he's with his handler Bruce Smith

658
00:27:35,274 --> 00:27:37,524
of the Suffolk Punch Trust.

659
00:27:41,347 --> 00:27:43,124
Hi Bruce, it's really nice to meet you,

660
00:27:43,124 --> 00:27:45,304
and who's this amazing chap?

661
00:27:45,304 --> 00:27:47,010
This is Colony Oaken.

662
00:27:47,010 --> 00:27:49,682
Uh huh, and this build, I mean how high is he?

663
00:27:49,682 --> 00:27:52,474
He's about 17 and a half hands.

664
00:27:52,474 --> 00:27:54,195
Wow, why do you think it's so important

665
00:27:54,195 --> 00:27:57,009
to take care of the Suffolk Punch horses?

666
00:27:57,009 --> 00:27:58,491
Say, because it's critically endangered

667
00:27:58,491 --> 00:28:01,076
on the rare breeds list, because nobody needs them,

668
00:28:01,076 --> 00:28:02,650
farmers don't need them anymore.

669
00:28:02,650 --> 00:28:04,107
Does anyone ride these?

670
00:28:04,107 --> 00:28:05,492
They have started doing that, yes.

671
00:28:05,492 --> 00:28:07,480
Which is good because it does give another market.

672
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:08,408
Yes.

673
00:28:08,408 --> 00:28:10,049
This is the problem there's no good breeding,

674
00:28:10,049 --> 00:28:13,086
what you can't sell, and if farmers don't need them anymore.

675
00:28:13,086 --> 00:28:15,121
By introducing them into riding classes,

676
00:28:15,121 --> 00:28:16,663
more people are buying them for that.

677
00:28:16,663 --> 00:28:17,496
Ya.

678
00:28:20,215 --> 00:28:23,789
Specially bred for their power and stamina,

679
00:28:23,789 --> 00:28:26,980
these horses have been part of Suffolk life for centuries.

680
00:28:26,980 --> 00:28:28,697
With farmers reputations resting

681
00:28:28,697 --> 00:28:31,161
on who can produce the very best.

682
00:28:31,161 --> 00:28:33,235
When he's being got ready for a show the raffy

683
00:28:33,235 --> 00:28:35,375
or the bess is plaited up with this

684
00:28:35,375 --> 00:28:37,054
traditionally Suffolk way of doing it.

685
00:28:37,054 --> 00:28:37,887
Ya.

686
00:28:37,887 --> 00:28:39,140
And they have the flights,

687
00:28:39,140 --> 00:28:40,992
and each farm would've had their own color.

688
00:28:40,992 --> 00:28:43,649
Ah, so what's the significance of the gold and blue then?

689
00:28:43,649 --> 00:28:47,961
They'd be our colors, for the Suffolk Punch Trust.

690
00:28:47,961 --> 00:28:49,852
Billies used to a simple collar,

691
00:28:49,852 --> 00:28:53,885
but the Suffolk Punch needs something far more elaborate.

692
00:28:53,885 --> 00:28:56,360
And what's this huge piece of kit round his neck.

693
00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:57,193
Oh the collar?

694
00:28:57,193 --> 00:28:58,026
Ya.

695
00:28:58,026 --> 00:29:00,835
This collar is made to protect the horses shoulders,

696
00:29:00,835 --> 00:29:03,142
so when he's plowing or something like that,

697
00:29:03,142 --> 00:29:04,561
it needs to be nicely padded

698
00:29:04,561 --> 00:29:06,374
so he doesn't end up with a sore neck.

699
00:29:06,374 --> 00:29:07,786
And each horse would've had

700
00:29:07,786 --> 00:29:10,167
their own collar made to fit that horse.

701
00:29:10,167 --> 00:29:11,145
It's like a pair of shoes really.

702
00:29:11,145 --> 00:29:11,978
Ya.

703
00:29:11,978 --> 00:29:13,434
You know your shoes wouldn't suit my feet,

704
00:29:13,434 --> 00:29:15,718
my bunions in your shoes would be uncomfortable.

705
00:29:15,718 --> 00:29:16,612
(Katy laughs)

706
00:29:16,612 --> 00:29:17,865
And it's the same for the horse,

707
00:29:17,865 --> 00:29:20,129
he got used to his own collar

708
00:29:20,129 --> 00:29:23,046
and he pulled it into shape really.

709
00:29:25,350 --> 00:29:29,600
Colony Oaken is certainly a fine specimen.

710
00:29:33,218 --> 00:29:35,550
Suffolk punches like him were among Constables

711
00:29:35,550 --> 00:29:38,708
favorite subjects, and Billie and I are now walking

712
00:29:38,708 --> 00:29:41,580
towards the spot where his incredible painting

713
00:29:41,580 --> 00:29:43,747
made one of them immortal.

714
00:29:50,084 --> 00:29:52,223
Jessie, Scout and I are past half way

715
00:29:52,223 --> 00:29:56,452
on our Windsor walk, heading for the park's southern tip.

716
00:29:56,452 --> 00:29:58,521
It's new territory for all of us,

717
00:29:58,521 --> 00:30:01,318
and that's one of the things I love about having dogs.

718
00:30:01,318 --> 00:30:04,961
They're the perfect excuse to explore.

719
00:30:04,961 --> 00:30:07,057
And up ahead there's one woody joint

720
00:30:07,057 --> 00:30:10,614
that certainly calls for a further inspection.

721
00:30:10,614 --> 00:30:13,364
The enormous Canadian totem pole.

722
00:30:16,550 --> 00:30:20,286
Cut from a single 600 year old western red cedar,

723
00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:22,984
it was given to the queen in 1958.

724
00:30:22,984 --> 00:30:26,497
And at 100 feet tall, and a few faces wide,

725
00:30:26,497 --> 00:30:29,303
it presents quite a spectacle.

726
00:30:29,303 --> 00:30:31,032
And while I might not have been lucky enough

727
00:30:31,032 --> 00:30:33,431
to meet the queen, Jessie and Scout are about

728
00:30:33,431 --> 00:30:35,877
to get their own royal appointment.

729
00:30:35,877 --> 00:30:38,047
(marching band music)

730
00:30:38,047 --> 00:30:42,964
A parade of Her Majesties favorite breed of dog, the corgi.

731
00:30:45,932 --> 00:30:48,657
Hello everybody, goodness me look at this.

732
00:30:48,657 --> 00:30:49,804
Well I've got to say it's very fitting

733
00:30:49,804 --> 00:30:52,449
to find a collection of corgis in a royal park, isn't it?

734
00:30:52,449 --> 00:30:53,304
Isn't it ever.

735
00:30:53,304 --> 00:30:55,162
Spaniels you'll probably yes a bit shy.

736
00:30:55,162 --> 00:30:55,995
They're outnumbered.

737
00:30:55,995 --> 00:30:59,870
Suddenly they're outnumbered by the corgis.

738
00:30:59,870 --> 00:31:04,320
Diana King is chairwoman of the Welsh Corgi League.

739
00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,398
Tell me about them as a breed, where do they come from.

740
00:31:06,398 --> 00:31:09,191
They originated in Wales, there's two types,

741
00:31:09,191 --> 00:31:11,104
there's the Pembroke and the cardigan.

742
00:31:11,104 --> 00:31:12,115
These are Pembrokes.

743
00:31:12,115 --> 00:31:12,948
All of them?

744
00:31:12,948 --> 00:31:13,781
All of them.

745
00:31:13,781 --> 00:31:14,855
Pembrokes and the cardigans

746
00:31:14,855 --> 00:31:17,338
were both used by the welsh farmers.

747
00:31:17,338 --> 00:31:20,194
The Pembrokes are used for herding the cattle,

748
00:31:20,194 --> 00:31:21,807
because they're low enough to the ground

749
00:31:21,807 --> 00:31:23,809
so they can nip the heels of the cattle,

750
00:31:23,809 --> 00:31:26,284
and when the cattle kick back they can duck down.

751
00:31:26,284 --> 00:31:27,117
Okay, okay.

752
00:31:27,117 --> 00:31:30,325
And the cardigans we used for driving them to market.

753
00:31:30,325 --> 00:31:32,042
I imagine Her Majesties a great

754
00:31:32,042 --> 00:31:33,547
kind of ambassador for them.

755
00:31:33,547 --> 00:31:34,913
Is she ever, yes.

756
00:31:34,913 --> 00:31:36,822
She had her first corgi as,

757
00:31:36,822 --> 00:31:39,875
I think it was a seventh birthday present.

758
00:31:39,875 --> 00:31:43,550
What's a kind of typical corgis attributes?

759
00:31:43,550 --> 00:31:46,860
They're very inquisitive and they're very sturdy dogs,

760
00:31:46,860 --> 00:31:49,381
they can keep going they're got a lot of stamina.

761
00:31:49,381 --> 00:31:50,901
If you want to go on a 10 mile hike

762
00:31:50,901 --> 00:31:52,547
a corgi will keep up with you.

763
00:31:52,547 --> 00:31:56,892
And is there a noun for a collection of corgis?

764
00:31:56,892 --> 00:31:57,984
A squirm I think.

765
00:31:57,984 --> 00:32:02,984
A squirm of corgis! (laughs) I think I like that.

766
00:32:03,719 --> 00:32:06,304
It's been great meeting canine aristocracy.

767
00:32:06,304 --> 00:32:07,137
Bye Bye.

768
00:32:07,137 --> 00:32:09,291
But Jessie and Scout's brush with the blue bloods

769
00:32:09,291 --> 00:32:11,722
has left them slightly underwhelmed.

770
00:32:11,722 --> 00:32:12,555
Corgis eh?

771
00:32:13,830 --> 00:32:15,497
Rather be a spaniel.

772
00:32:19,343 --> 00:32:21,374
Perhaps they'll find their prince charming

773
00:32:21,374 --> 00:32:23,957
the deeper into the park we go.

774
00:32:32,848 --> 00:32:36,348
(relaxing Scottish music)

775
00:32:37,436 --> 00:32:38,950
So far Albert and I have something of

776
00:32:38,950 --> 00:32:41,194
a walk on the wild side on Mull.

777
00:32:41,194 --> 00:32:45,194
I don't know what we're going to see, Tobermory.

778
00:32:47,010 --> 00:32:49,586
But for the last leg of our tour we're heading into town,

779
00:32:49,586 --> 00:32:53,239
more specifically into Tobermory, the islands capital.

780
00:32:53,239 --> 00:32:55,647
Well it's really quite a gorgeous place, Tobermory,

781
00:32:55,647 --> 00:32:58,914
it's got a natural harbor and range round

782
00:32:58,914 --> 00:33:02,649
the natural harbor are some fisherman's cottages.

783
00:33:02,649 --> 00:33:06,863
Painted in a variety of colors, blues, reds, everything.

784
00:33:06,863 --> 00:33:08,112
Where's everything else in the west of Scotland

785
00:33:08,112 --> 00:33:10,901
you find sort of white houses, bit of blue paint,

786
00:33:10,901 --> 00:33:14,898
bit of black paint, but this is really quite colorful.

787
00:33:14,898 --> 00:33:16,621
But it's a fine spot.

788
00:33:16,621 --> 00:33:18,032
You okay with that Albert?

789
00:33:18,032 --> 00:33:20,532
You're not interested are you?

790
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,640
Tobermory is quintessentially, Caledonian.

791
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:31,640
Say you imagine the sound of bagpipes always fills the air.

792
00:33:32,065 --> 00:33:34,288
It certainly does today.

793
00:33:34,288 --> 00:33:36,349
That's because the local high school band

794
00:33:36,349 --> 00:33:37,905
is hoping to catch the ear

795
00:33:37,905 --> 00:33:41,079
and the odd contribution of passing tourists.

796
00:33:41,079 --> 00:33:42,239
Thank you very much, well done.

797
00:33:42,239 --> 00:33:43,525
Thank you, you're Calum?

798
00:33:43,525 --> 00:33:44,358
Yes.

799
00:33:44,358 --> 00:33:45,894
Or, perhaps I should call you Mr. McClain.

800
00:33:45,894 --> 00:33:47,384
Oi, it's only the kids that do that.

801
00:33:47,384 --> 00:33:48,643
Ya, well maybe they're got another name for you.

802
00:33:48,643 --> 00:33:51,143
What has Mr. McClain got a nickname?

803
00:33:51,143 --> 00:33:53,640
None you want to share at this point.

804
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,960
My school in London, I studied playing the pipes.

805
00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,079
I couldn't get beyond chanter I'm afraid,

806
00:33:58,079 --> 00:34:00,319
before I parted company with the cadet force

807
00:34:00,319 --> 00:34:02,903
which the band was attached to.

808
00:34:02,903 --> 00:34:04,599
Do you think you'd manage a tune now?

809
00:34:04,599 --> 00:34:06,901
I've tried inflating bagpipes,

810
00:34:06,901 --> 00:34:10,610
it's harder than, even harder than it looks.

811
00:34:10,610 --> 00:34:12,865
Many a new year I've been humiliated by a piper

812
00:34:12,865 --> 00:34:16,126
getting me to try to play his pipes.

813
00:34:16,126 --> 00:34:20,707
Better cover your ears Albert, this could be painful.

814
00:34:20,707 --> 00:34:25,707
(bagpipe plays out of tune)
(dog barks)

815
00:34:27,789 --> 00:34:30,925
It's forcing this down my throat as I go.

816
00:34:30,925 --> 00:34:35,092
I've done this before and it always end unhappily.

817
00:34:36,383 --> 00:34:40,052
I think I'm giving up on this Mr. McClain, so sorry.

818
00:34:40,052 --> 00:34:41,637
Reckon you'd play us another tune?

819
00:34:41,637 --> 00:34:42,858
If you give us a donation.

820
00:34:42,858 --> 00:34:44,726
Oh, fair enough, yes.

821
00:34:44,726 --> 00:34:48,293
Fair point, playing as tough as this.

822
00:34:48,293 --> 00:34:49,676
Anyways, thanks a lot.

823
00:34:49,676 --> 00:34:50,509
Bye bye.

824
00:34:51,732 --> 00:34:55,232
(bagpipes and drums play)

825
00:34:59,147 --> 00:35:01,810
Without me this young band came third in its class

826
00:35:01,810 --> 00:35:03,818
in the Scottish school championships,

827
00:35:03,818 --> 00:35:08,151
so looks like Mull's piping future is in safe hands.

828
00:35:11,976 --> 00:35:13,549
And on that happy note, Albert

829
00:35:13,549 --> 00:35:16,049
and can I continue on our way.

830
00:35:19,114 --> 00:35:21,103
Next in Suffolk, my journey through

831
00:35:21,103 --> 00:35:24,707
Constable country reaches the ultimate destination.

832
00:35:24,707 --> 00:35:25,759
Gosh well there it is.

833
00:35:25,759 --> 00:35:29,691
Absolutely, you've walked into a painting.

834
00:35:29,691 --> 00:35:31,919
(Triumphant music)

835
00:35:31,919 --> 00:35:34,733
And Jessie and Scout get a treat,

836
00:35:34,733 --> 00:35:38,277
as we head towards the jewel in Windsor Great Park's crown.

837
00:35:38,277 --> 00:35:40,024
Good Girl, don't shake near me.

838
00:35:40,024 --> 00:35:41,691
Thank you very much.

839
00:35:44,692 --> 00:35:48,025
(cheery acoustic music)

840
00:35:51,133 --> 00:35:52,439
Billie and I are on the final

841
00:35:52,439 --> 00:35:56,856
and most exciting part of our 4 and a half mile walk.

842
00:35:58,499 --> 00:36:00,559
While this is the heart on Constable country

843
00:36:00,559 --> 00:36:02,999
and even though I've never been here before in my life,

844
00:36:02,999 --> 00:36:04,957
it all seems eerily familiar.

845
00:36:04,957 --> 00:36:08,192
As well as absolutely stunning.

846
00:36:08,192 --> 00:36:10,301
When I was a child, my grandmother had a copy

847
00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:14,134
of The Hay Wain, the artists most famous work.

848
00:36:15,776 --> 00:36:16,893
And at Flat Foot Mill, we're just

849
00:36:16,893 --> 00:36:19,893
a stones throw from its inspiration.

850
00:36:23,874 --> 00:36:26,224
To protect Constables legacy, the area is now

851
00:36:26,224 --> 00:36:28,664
looked after by the National Trust,

852
00:36:28,664 --> 00:36:30,130
and I'm hoping learn more about

853
00:36:30,130 --> 00:36:32,963
the man himself from Simon Peachy.

854
00:36:34,378 --> 00:36:37,506
The beauty of the place really inspired him even from a boy.

855
00:36:37,506 --> 00:36:39,510
It did, absolutely and when you're looking

856
00:36:39,510 --> 00:36:40,744
at his painting, you're looking at

857
00:36:40,744 --> 00:36:42,471
what he understood and what he appreciated

858
00:36:42,471 --> 00:36:43,721
about this beautiful place.

859
00:36:43,721 --> 00:36:44,860
Ya.

860
00:36:44,860 --> 00:36:46,901
At the time, there was kind of a very set formula

861
00:36:46,901 --> 00:36:49,856
for how you painted landscapes, but he kind of tore that up

862
00:36:49,856 --> 00:36:52,105
and he actually went into the open country side,

863
00:36:52,105 --> 00:36:54,626
set up his easel and painted what he saw.

864
00:36:54,626 --> 00:36:56,437
He would paint in the open,

865
00:36:56,437 --> 00:36:58,115
and that was quite a complex process

866
00:36:58,115 --> 00:37:02,122
and by doing that he got kind of the real colors of nature,

867
00:37:02,122 --> 00:37:04,100
and artists hadn't done that before his time.

868
00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:06,106
And yet, people think of him as a kind of,

869
00:37:06,106 --> 00:37:08,036
quintessential, english painter,

870
00:37:08,036 --> 00:37:11,432
almost very traditional but that sounds like

871
00:37:11,432 --> 00:37:13,804
it's not actually a very accurate representation.

872
00:37:13,804 --> 00:37:18,027
Absolutely he was really, really radical for his period.

873
00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:20,033
So I know that the setting for The Hay Wain

874
00:37:20,033 --> 00:37:21,646
is just around the corner from here isn't it?

875
00:37:21,646 --> 00:37:22,479
It is.

876
00:37:22,479 --> 00:37:23,347
And I'd really like to see it.

877
00:37:23,347 --> 00:37:24,180
Let's go.

878
00:37:24,180 --> 00:37:25,457
Alright.

879
00:37:25,457 --> 00:37:26,574
Come on then Billie.

880
00:37:26,574 --> 00:37:29,026
(soft piano music)

881
00:37:29,026 --> 00:37:30,945
Constable loved water, and thought

882
00:37:30,945 --> 00:37:33,612
long and hard about composition.

883
00:37:35,094 --> 00:37:38,044
And the bend in the river near Willy Lott's cottage,

884
00:37:38,044 --> 00:37:40,794
provided the perfect inspiration.

885
00:37:43,810 --> 00:37:44,976
Gosh, well there it is.

886
00:37:44,976 --> 00:37:46,742
Absolutely, you've walked into a painting.

887
00:37:46,742 --> 00:37:50,992
So this is The Hay Wain, the view that inspired it.

888
00:37:54,118 --> 00:37:55,498
Beautiful.

889
00:37:55,498 --> 00:37:57,944
So this painting was painted in 1821,

890
00:37:57,944 --> 00:38:00,510
and it's so lovely that these features are recognizable.

891
00:38:00,510 --> 00:38:01,680
Well there's the house.

892
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,678
That's right, Willy Lott's house, that's right.

893
00:38:03,678 --> 00:38:05,634
The oak trees in the middle area are in the right place too.

894
00:38:05,634 --> 00:38:06,467
Yes!

895
00:38:06,467 --> 00:38:08,826
And you've got the mill pond right in front of us here.

896
00:38:08,826 --> 00:38:10,856
And if you look there's kind of an open area of land

897
00:38:10,856 --> 00:38:12,649
on the right hand side and the trees

898
00:38:12,649 --> 00:38:14,236
have been deliberately thinned a bit,

899
00:38:14,236 --> 00:38:15,705
so you can look at the view through.

900
00:38:15,705 --> 00:38:18,093
Just as Constable saw, all those years ago.

901
00:38:18,093 --> 00:38:19,654
It's just magical.

902
00:38:19,654 --> 00:38:21,737
[Gentle orchestral Music)

903
00:38:23,176 --> 00:38:24,892
Just like a 3D painting.

904
00:38:24,892 --> 00:38:26,966
We like to think this is the original view here

905
00:38:26,966 --> 00:38:28,389
and the national gallery has got the copy.

906
00:38:28,389 --> 00:38:31,256
Yes, of course, and there's even a dog.

907
00:38:31,256 --> 00:38:35,145
There's even a dog, we mustn't forget the dog.

908
00:38:35,145 --> 00:38:37,136
Well thank you, thank you for showing me,

909
00:38:37,136 --> 00:38:39,803
and thank you for preserving it.

910
00:38:45,123 --> 00:38:46,807
It's been great immersing myself

911
00:38:46,807 --> 00:38:50,573
in the visual pleasures of Constable country.

912
00:38:50,573 --> 00:38:52,585
But next there's a treat for the ears

913
00:38:52,585 --> 00:38:54,281
as the end our walk is signaled

914
00:38:54,281 --> 00:38:57,453
by the bells of his birth place.

915
00:38:57,453 --> 00:38:59,870
(bells ring)

916
00:39:01,312 --> 00:39:03,534
St. Mary's church in east Bergholt,

917
00:39:03,534 --> 00:39:05,753
is unique in having a bell cage

918
00:39:05,753 --> 00:39:08,643
where the bells are swung by pure force of hand.

919
00:39:08,643 --> 00:39:11,060
(bells ring)

920
00:39:16,053 --> 00:39:18,496
They're doing it down here because money troubles

921
00:39:18,496 --> 00:39:20,648
in the 16th century when the bell tower

922
00:39:20,648 --> 00:39:22,763
was being built meant no one ever

923
00:39:22,763 --> 00:39:25,013
got round to completing it.

924
00:39:26,495 --> 00:39:28,955
At 4 and a quarter tons, the heaviest

925
00:39:28,955 --> 00:39:33,955
5 bell set in England, keeping them in tune is no mean feat.

926
00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,375
But Billie and I have had the most beautiful walk

927
00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,927
through Dedham Vale in Suffolk.

928
00:39:38,927 --> 00:39:41,440
This is constable country and I've seen the very place

929
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:42,489
where he painted one of his

930
00:39:42,489 --> 00:39:44,474
most famous pictures The Hay Wain.

931
00:39:44,474 --> 00:39:46,258
And now I'm hearing the bells

932
00:39:46,258 --> 00:39:47,570
that would have sent him to bed,

933
00:39:47,570 --> 00:39:49,221
and woken him up in the morning.

934
00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:52,804
What a beautiful, beautiful walk we've had.

935
00:39:56,129 --> 00:39:59,296
(upbeat Celtic music)

936
00:40:02,314 --> 00:40:05,876
On Mull, Albert and I are also nearing our journeys end.

937
00:40:05,876 --> 00:40:10,209
But there's time for one last, fishy, Scottish tale.

938
00:40:12,456 --> 00:40:16,041
In 1588, a ship from the defeated Spanish armada,

939
00:40:16,041 --> 00:40:21,041
the San Juan de Sicilia mysteriously sank in Tobermory bay.

940
00:40:21,323 --> 00:40:22,949
And legend has it, it went down

941
00:40:22,949 --> 00:40:25,366
with a hold full of treasure.

942
00:40:28,457 --> 00:40:31,013
It's been a magnet for fortune hunters ever since,

943
00:40:31,013 --> 00:40:32,843
and I'm hoping historian Olive Brown

944
00:40:32,843 --> 00:40:35,843
can point me in the right direction.

945
00:40:38,307 --> 00:40:40,009
Hello, hi, nice to meet you.

946
00:40:40,009 --> 00:40:41,954
You're the expert on all

947
00:40:41,954 --> 00:40:43,925
the sunken treasure that I can find.

948
00:40:43,925 --> 00:40:45,608
Well it's still there possibly.

949
00:40:45,608 --> 00:40:46,441
It's still there.

950
00:40:46,441 --> 00:40:47,274
Possibly.

951
00:40:47,274 --> 00:40:48,442
So what's on board this ship?

952
00:40:48,442 --> 00:40:52,789
When it sank, nobody knew what was on board.

953
00:40:52,789 --> 00:40:56,909
But maybe 50 years later, the heir Levar Gial,

954
00:40:56,909 --> 00:41:01,825
was in Spain and he came across some papers in the archives

955
00:41:01,825 --> 00:41:06,157
that said that onboard there was 30,000,000 of gold.

956
00:41:06,157 --> 00:41:06,990
Alright.

957
00:41:06,990 --> 00:41:08,990
That's a lot of money.

958
00:41:10,353 --> 00:41:13,578
And 30,000,000 to reach the wreck,

959
00:41:13,578 --> 00:41:15,417
Tobermory has attracted it's fair share

960
00:41:15,417 --> 00:41:18,334
of deep sea divers over many years.

961
00:41:19,722 --> 00:41:21,156
Let's cut to the chase on this though,

962
00:41:21,156 --> 00:41:23,604
has anyone actually come up with hand fulls of gold?

963
00:41:23,604 --> 00:41:26,148
No, the treasure has never been found.

964
00:41:26,148 --> 00:41:28,063
But is this a little bit like the Loch Ness Monster,

965
00:41:28,063 --> 00:41:29,849
is it just a myth that we like.

966
00:41:29,849 --> 00:41:30,682
Yes.

967
00:41:30,682 --> 00:41:31,515
Cause you've written books about it,

968
00:41:31,515 --> 00:41:32,902
so you know what you're talking about.

969
00:41:32,902 --> 00:41:33,837
Yes, and what we don't know

970
00:41:33,837 --> 00:41:35,549
is what ever there in the first place.

971
00:41:35,549 --> 00:41:39,451
Was it found really early on and put away?

972
00:41:39,451 --> 00:41:40,667
Or is it still down there?

973
00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:42,633
Yes, well thank you very much Olive

974
00:41:42,633 --> 00:41:44,165
for explaining it all to me.

975
00:41:44,165 --> 00:41:44,998
Thank you.

976
00:41:44,998 --> 00:41:46,346
And I don't know if I'm inspired to do any diving,

977
00:41:46,346 --> 00:41:48,172
but I might send Albert down, so see if he finds anything.

978
00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:50,201
Well I hope Albert enjoys the rest of his walk.

979
00:41:50,201 --> 00:41:52,359
Yes he will enjoy it, to be honest he's not a big fan

980
00:41:52,359 --> 00:41:53,877
of swimming, though he will swim,

981
00:41:53,877 --> 00:41:54,813
but I think going downwards

982
00:41:54,813 --> 00:41:56,695
I don't think is his idea of fun.

983
00:41:56,695 --> 00:42:00,112
But I'll try it out, thank you very much.

984
00:42:05,261 --> 00:42:09,261
4 and a half miles in and our walk is at an end.

985
00:42:10,963 --> 00:42:13,649
Come on let's have a look at the beach.

986
00:42:13,649 --> 00:42:15,656
But Albert is still going strong.

987
00:42:15,656 --> 00:42:18,183
So the beach beckons.

988
00:42:18,183 --> 00:42:20,655
Come on Albert, come on.

989
00:42:20,655 --> 00:42:21,488
Albert!

990
00:42:22,999 --> 00:42:26,659
Bullion or no bullion it's a day I'll treasure.

991
00:42:26,659 --> 00:42:28,992
And I'm sure so will Albert.

992
00:42:30,017 --> 00:42:31,508
It's not my first visit to Mull,

993
00:42:31,508 --> 00:42:33,459
but I hope it's not my last.

994
00:42:33,459 --> 00:42:34,659
It's a fantastic island

995
00:42:34,659 --> 00:42:36,012
and we've covered such a lot of things.

996
00:42:36,012 --> 00:42:39,359
With the actually seeing the sea eagles, look at the past,

997
00:42:39,359 --> 00:42:43,741
rather sad tale of the highland clearances.

998
00:42:43,741 --> 00:42:47,657
And here in this fantastic colorful town of Tobermory,

999
00:42:47,657 --> 00:42:50,225
and the prospect that I can just persuade Albert

1000
00:42:50,225 --> 00:42:53,147
to swim out a bit further and dig in the sand out there.

1001
00:42:53,147 --> 00:42:54,343
Well done Albert, you come right back,

1002
00:42:54,343 --> 00:42:57,845
go out there and we might be able to get the millions

1003
00:42:57,845 --> 00:43:00,086
of gold somethings from the Spanish.

1004
00:43:00,086 --> 00:43:02,973
Come on Albert get out, go and find it.

1005
00:43:02,973 --> 00:43:06,195
Gallant, Spanish money, Spanish gold, go get, go get.

1006
00:43:06,195 --> 00:43:07,945
Fetch, fetch, Albert.

1007
00:43:36,319 --> 00:43:38,230
In Windsor Jessie, Scout and I

1008
00:43:38,230 --> 00:43:42,980
are nearing the end of our walk in this great royal park.

1009
00:43:44,086 --> 00:43:48,020
It really is a dog walkers paradise, with the fresh smell,

1010
00:43:48,020 --> 00:43:52,353
new friend and stretch of grass around every corner.

1011
00:43:53,904 --> 00:43:55,167
And on a hot summers day,

1012
00:43:55,167 --> 00:43:57,990
there's always the chance of a quick dip.

1013
00:43:57,990 --> 00:44:01,270
I've put the camera on Jessie, see if you can go for a swim.

1014
00:44:01,270 --> 00:44:02,353
Come on Jess.

1015
00:44:04,243 --> 00:44:05,826
Scout you going in?

1016
00:44:06,846 --> 00:44:09,679
Jessie, go on, fetch in, fetch in.

1017
00:44:12,286 --> 00:44:14,036
Good girl, good girl.

1018
00:44:15,174 --> 00:44:19,042
At 8 Jessie is certainly the most experienced swimmer,

1019
00:44:19,042 --> 00:44:20,338
but in a game of fetch her

1020
00:44:20,338 --> 00:44:23,078
young friend Scout never gives up.

1021
00:44:23,078 --> 00:44:24,828
Good girl, good girl.

1022
00:44:25,877 --> 00:44:29,294
Don't shake near me, thank you very much.

1023
00:44:32,568 --> 00:44:35,032
With the girls now refreshed and ready to go,

1024
00:44:35,032 --> 00:44:37,032
we can carry on our way.

1025
00:44:38,179 --> 00:44:39,512
Come on you two.

1026
00:44:42,247 --> 00:44:44,563
That's cooled the dogs off.

1027
00:44:44,563 --> 00:44:46,796
Cocker spaniels love the water.

1028
00:44:46,796 --> 00:44:50,463
Here, Scout, is that better, is that better?

1029
00:44:53,057 --> 00:44:55,887
I can have an ice cream, all they can have is a swim.

1030
00:44:55,887 --> 00:44:56,720
Come on.

1031
00:45:00,754 --> 00:45:03,483
As our 3 and a half mile walk draws to a close,

1032
00:45:03,483 --> 00:45:05,385
the woodland starts to clear,

1033
00:45:05,385 --> 00:45:10,385
and we can enjoy views of one of the parks crowning glories.

1034
00:45:11,768 --> 00:45:13,183
Feeding into the river Bourne,

1035
00:45:13,183 --> 00:45:15,200
this great lake was completely drained

1036
00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:17,920
during the second world war, so German bombers

1037
00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:19,950
wouldn't recognize it's outline,

1038
00:45:19,950 --> 00:45:22,863
and make a beeline for Windsor castle.

1039
00:45:22,863 --> 00:45:26,497
And here is Virginia Water, always heard about it,

1040
00:45:26,497 --> 00:45:28,892
I've never seen it before.

1041
00:45:28,892 --> 00:45:31,186
But when it was built in 1753,

1042
00:45:31,186 --> 00:45:34,243
it was the largest man made lake in the country.

1043
00:45:34,243 --> 00:45:37,382
It is the end of my walk, but this is a good thing

1044
00:45:37,382 --> 00:45:40,329
because I've gotten a very tired puppy.

1045
00:45:40,329 --> 00:45:42,917
Little Scout, not the only tired one though,

1046
00:45:42,917 --> 00:45:46,608
and as dusk falls what better place to rest our weary legs

1047
00:45:46,608 --> 00:45:51,486
than the edge of the glistening lake with a nice cup of tea.

1048
00:45:51,486 --> 00:45:53,629
It's over 4 million visitors every year,

1049
00:45:53,629 --> 00:45:55,871
but it just doesn't feel it, because it's so big,

1050
00:45:55,871 --> 00:45:58,781
5,000 acres, is enough to get lost in.

1051
00:45:58,781 --> 00:46:02,596
Lakes and woodland and gardens and it's just a treat.

1052
00:46:02,596 --> 00:46:05,863
We've had a brilliant day, haven't we girls?

1053
00:46:05,863 --> 00:46:08,780
(orchestral music)