1 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:12,944 What if I told you that it's possible to go back in time. 2 00:00:12,947 --> 00:00:14,980 To a remote, mystic place. 3 00:00:15,049 --> 00:00:17,315 That is somehow familiar? 4 00:00:17,384 --> 00:00:18,817 This is it. 5 00:00:18,885 --> 00:00:20,952 This is a personal journey. 6 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,988 That transcends distance and time. 7 00:00:23,057 --> 00:00:24,389 I trek to scotland. 8 00:00:24,458 --> 00:00:27,125 With my good friend melissa mcbride... 9 00:00:27,128 --> 00:00:29,361 I'm tracing my family roots. 10 00:00:29,429 --> 00:00:31,330 In an introspective quest to uncover. 11 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:33,498 A family history of long ago. 12 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:34,867 This is my dream come true. 13 00:00:34,935 --> 00:00:36,969 Did you feel any vibrations? 14 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:39,772 Norman, this is so much more than I ever expected. 15 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,940 This is it. 16 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:47,646 All right, hit it! 17 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:49,715 Here we go! Yeah, baby! 18 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:54,319 That was crazy! 19 00:01:27,054 --> 00:01:31,289 This is destined to be a different kind of ride, 20 00:01:31,358 --> 00:01:34,359 And not just because I'm behind the wheel of a car. 21 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:36,695 More on that later. 22 00:01:36,763 --> 00:01:38,897 In scotland, there's a tale of mankind. 23 00:01:38,965 --> 00:01:41,200 That spans thousands of years. 24 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:43,401 It's evident driving through edinburgh. 25 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,271 There's an assimilation of old world and new. 26 00:01:46,273 --> 00:01:49,307 Here is a history long intertwined with the uk. 27 00:01:49,376 --> 00:01:50,943 Of a people's fight for freedom. 28 00:01:51,011 --> 00:01:54,813 At the ballot box and on the battlefield. 29 00:01:54,815 --> 00:01:57,115 It's my first time exploring scotland, 30 00:01:57,118 --> 00:02:01,620 And, yeah, the first time I've left my bike behind. 31 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:03,622 But right now, I'm meeting up with a dear friend. 32 00:02:03,690 --> 00:02:06,225 For what I hope will be a life-changing journey. 33 00:02:09,462 --> 00:02:11,563 Hey. Hello. 34 00:02:11,631 --> 00:02:12,564 Hi, muffin. 35 00:02:12,566 --> 00:02:14,299 Hi. Hey. 36 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:15,634 Isn't this fun? 37 00:02:15,702 --> 00:02:17,002 Look at this place. What a cool spot. 38 00:02:17,004 --> 00:02:20,505 Let's get some tea while we're here. 39 00:02:20,508 --> 00:02:22,574 No one's indispensable on "the walking dead,". 40 00:02:22,576 --> 00:02:25,777 But melissa mcbride might just be the exception. 41 00:02:25,846 --> 00:02:27,913 For eight seasons, her portrayal of carol. 42 00:02:27,915 --> 00:02:30,115 Has won over fans and critics alike, 43 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:32,918 And the two of us have been tight ever since the beginning. 44 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,986 Cheers. Good to see you, sweetheart. 45 00:02:34,989 --> 00:02:36,032 This is gonna be a fun ride. 46 00:02:36,056 --> 00:02:36,989 It's gonna be great. 47 00:02:37,057 --> 00:02:38,057 Different. 48 00:02:38,091 --> 00:02:40,458 Different's good. Yeah. 49 00:02:40,527 --> 00:02:42,928 Yeah, we... We came up with this idea. 50 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:44,636 While we were filming "the walking dead,". 51 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:46,031 Sitting in that field. 52 00:02:46,099 --> 00:02:47,643 I was like, "you should be on the show." 53 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:49,134 You should get your license." you're like, "okay." 54 00:02:49,136 --> 00:02:50,936 And I worked really hard to get my motorcycle license. 55 00:02:50,938 --> 00:02:53,104 And now here we are, except the weather's dreary. 56 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:54,173 Yeah. 57 00:02:54,241 --> 00:02:56,074 And I'm... I'm a new rider. 58 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:58,143 I'm not... I don't feel that comfortable. 59 00:02:58,212 --> 00:03:00,612 Just yet for these conditions, so... Yeah, well, I'm... I... 60 00:03:00,614 --> 00:03:02,974 I don't think anybody feels comfortable in these conditions, 61 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,327 So it's better... We have a car now, so... 62 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:05,751 I think we have a good alternative. 63 00:03:05,819 --> 00:03:07,552 Yeah. 64 00:03:07,621 --> 00:03:10,355 I remember the first scene I ever did with you on the show. 65 00:03:10,357 --> 00:03:11,924 Was handing you that pickaxe, 66 00:03:11,992 --> 00:03:13,458 And I kept get... First time I gave it to you, 67 00:03:13,460 --> 00:03:15,827 It had a little bit of blood and you grabbed it. 68 00:03:15,896 --> 00:03:17,473 And then I kept going, "mark, put more blood on it." 69 00:03:17,497 --> 00:03:19,965 Yanked it out of my hand. You were so antagonistic. 70 00:03:19,967 --> 00:03:22,868 And I, I liked... it was like... you were just, like, chiding me... 71 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:24,347 Yeah, I was... And shoving it up in my face. 72 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:25,837 I was pushing it. I was pushing it. 73 00:03:25,906 --> 00:03:27,472 But it's like, you know, 74 00:03:27,474 --> 00:03:29,018 In grade school, when you kind of like someone, 75 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:30,375 You're like... You kind of, like, poke them. 76 00:03:30,377 --> 00:03:31,554 Well, that's when I thought, "you know what? 77 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:33,311 I'm gonna like that guy." 78 00:03:33,314 --> 00:03:35,814 Yeah, yeah, we hit it off right from the beginning. 79 00:03:35,882 --> 00:03:38,483 "What an" "what a... what a jerk. 80 00:03:38,551 --> 00:03:39,695 I like that guy." "I like him." 81 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:41,319 yeah. 82 00:03:41,322 --> 00:03:43,154 You been here before? You been to scotland? 83 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:45,034 I've never been here before. I haven't, either. 84 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:46,591 I'm j... I feel like I'm just, - 85 00:03:46,660 --> 00:03:48,438 Well, I know that I have roots here, you know? 86 00:03:48,462 --> 00:03:51,863 I feel like... I don't know... I have this genetic memory... 87 00:03:51,931 --> 00:03:53,999 Yeah... That's somehow being passed down. 88 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:55,333 Through the generations. 89 00:03:55,336 --> 00:03:57,068 You get a little piece of memory, you know? 90 00:03:57,137 --> 00:03:58,570 I was looking up my ancestry, 91 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:01,740 And I found that... that I have relatives in aberdeen. 92 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,708 Is mcbride a scottish name? 93 00:04:03,711 --> 00:04:08,446 It's my father's mother side, and she's a campbell. Campbell? 94 00:04:08,449 --> 00:04:11,349 When you get a hit, it's like, "this is so exciting." 95 00:04:11,352 --> 00:04:13,485 It's like uncovering a mystery. 96 00:04:13,553 --> 00:04:15,631 Yeah, I feel like a detective. I've never done my... my family tree, 97 00:04:15,655 --> 00:04:17,022 Not so much. You should. 98 00:04:17,024 --> 00:04:18,134 I'm kind of... you know, it's like I kind of. 99 00:04:18,158 --> 00:04:19,724 Don't know if I wanna know. 100 00:04:19,793 --> 00:04:21,893 I know there's a lot of, like, criminal activity, 101 00:04:21,962 --> 00:04:23,495 And, like, I know, like, I had a... 102 00:04:23,563 --> 00:04:25,074 Like, a great-great-grandfather that was, like, 103 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:26,698 Hung as a horse thief. 104 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:28,934 And, like... like, crazy, crazy stories like that. 105 00:04:29,002 --> 00:04:30,702 But this is all about you. 106 00:04:30,771 --> 00:04:32,437 I wanna... we're, we're gonna find your stuff right now. 107 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:34,539 It's gonna be great. I just... 108 00:04:34,607 --> 00:04:36,107 I want that to be our mission. 109 00:04:36,176 --> 00:04:38,376 Yeah, that'll be our mission. Yeah, yeah. 110 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:40,578 Let's get out of here. Let's go do stuff. 111 00:04:43,650 --> 00:04:45,083 You wanna see our ride? Yes. 112 00:04:45,085 --> 00:04:47,752 Voilà. And it'll be much warmer. 113 00:04:47,821 --> 00:04:49,220 Yeah. 114 00:04:49,223 --> 00:04:51,089 It's a lot of fun. Let's go. 115 00:04:51,157 --> 00:04:53,091 We can do this. 116 00:04:53,159 --> 00:04:56,728 All right, this is gonna be a good trip. Aah! 117 00:05:00,633 --> 00:05:02,400 If you're gonna come over, come to edinburgh. 118 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:04,135 There's so much going on. 119 00:05:04,138 --> 00:05:06,305 Edinburgh's a very historic city. 120 00:05:06,373 --> 00:05:08,406 It's got a very rich, long history. 121 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:11,509 Wow. Look at that, like, castle-y ruin right there. 122 00:05:11,578 --> 00:05:13,244 Edinburgh's very open to the world. 123 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:14,679 And... and, it's a great city, 124 00:05:14,748 --> 00:05:18,483 And I... and I wouldn't live anywhere else. 125 00:05:18,485 --> 00:05:20,985 It really is magical here. 126 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:23,588 It is. It's breathtaking. My god. 127 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:25,167 Over the next three days, we're on a mission to learn. 128 00:05:25,191 --> 00:05:27,092 About melissa's family history. 129 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,337 While seeking out scottish culture. 130 00:05:28,361 --> 00:05:30,495 And tradition along the way. 131 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:32,297 As we leave edinburgh behind, 132 00:05:32,365 --> 00:05:35,433 We'll learn about a curious national pastime in kinross. 133 00:05:35,436 --> 00:05:38,870 Before heading up to perth to visit a native breed of dogs. 134 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:40,605 Perched on the edge of the north sea, 135 00:05:40,673 --> 00:05:42,307 We'll reach aberdeen, 136 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:44,520 Which is where we hope to discover more about the life. 137 00:05:44,544 --> 00:05:46,644 Of melissa's great-great-grandfather, 138 00:05:46,647 --> 00:05:47,979 Alexander campbell. 139 00:05:47,981 --> 00:05:49,325 I can't... I can't believe I'm here. 140 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:50,515 Edinburgh, brah. Brah. 141 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:52,250 Edin-brah. 142 00:05:55,622 --> 00:05:57,456 It's got to be weird driving on the left. 143 00:05:57,524 --> 00:05:58,990 There we go. 144 00:05:59,058 --> 00:06:01,025 The skyline's just gorgeous here just, like, 145 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:03,362 Everywhere you turn, everywhere you look. 146 00:06:04,931 --> 00:06:06,364 Did I hit something? Yes! 147 00:06:06,367 --> 00:06:07,532 What was it? The curb. 148 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:10,735 Good. Whoa. 149 00:06:10,804 --> 00:06:12,470 This is where... aw. 150 00:06:12,539 --> 00:06:14,139 This is where I lose a mirror. 151 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:15,407 Ready? No! 152 00:06:15,475 --> 00:06:16,908 Clip, clip. Whoa, that was close. 153 00:06:16,976 --> 00:06:19,644 God. Wow. That was really close. 154 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:22,147 That was pretty close. 155 00:06:22,149 --> 00:06:25,417 Before we head out of town, we're making a quick stop. 156 00:06:25,485 --> 00:06:27,018 Do you know the story of the campbells? 157 00:06:27,086 --> 00:06:29,254 No, and that's something that I wanna find out... 158 00:06:29,322 --> 00:06:30,689 How they may have lived, 159 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:32,657 What a day in the life might've been like. 160 00:06:32,725 --> 00:06:35,093 Since each clan claims their own pattern, 161 00:06:35,095 --> 00:06:38,697 We're here to find the colors of melissa's campbell ancestors. 162 00:06:38,765 --> 00:06:40,832 Tartan weaving mill. 163 00:06:40,834 --> 00:06:44,035 The scottish traditional dress for a man is the kilt. 164 00:06:44,103 --> 00:06:47,172 There is that kind of animalistic thing. 165 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,340 About just wearing a... 166 00:06:49,409 --> 00:06:51,743 A whole suede of tartan around you. 167 00:06:51,811 --> 00:06:54,346 Here we go. This is definitely the spot. 168 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:56,181 This is, like, the real deal. 169 00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:58,016 And, of course, a true scot. 170 00:06:58,084 --> 00:07:01,219 Doesn't wear anything under his kilt. 171 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,687 It gets a bit drafty. 172 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:04,422 - Hi. - Hey, guys. How you doing? 173 00:07:04,425 --> 00:07:05,501 Tristan. Nice to see ya. Nice to meet you, tristan, yeah. 174 00:07:05,525 --> 00:07:07,525 - Hi there. - Hi. Melissa. 175 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:10,239 Melissa. Tristan. We've got lots of tartans, lots of different clans. 176 00:07:10,263 --> 00:07:12,197 What about campbell? What colors would campbell be? 177 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:14,866 Campbell? Well, yeah, campbell's one of the, most famous clans. 178 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:16,267 Th... that we have in scotland, 179 00:07:16,336 --> 00:07:18,102 And it's very much a blue and a green. 180 00:07:20,773 --> 00:07:22,273 There we go. Blue and the green. 181 00:07:22,342 --> 00:07:25,577 So that's the colors for clan campbell, 182 00:07:25,645 --> 00:07:27,812 And that's the official crest of the clan campbell. 183 00:07:27,815 --> 00:07:29,992 It's a boar. It's a boar's head. A boar. How cool is that? 184 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,050 And, this is in gaelic. 185 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:37,222 It's "ne obliviscaris," and that means, "forget not." 186 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:39,424 Ne obliviscaris. Yes. 187 00:07:39,493 --> 00:07:41,370 I think you spoke that pretty well. Pretty well, yeah. You did a good job. 188 00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:43,294 I wish I had a scottish name. 189 00:07:43,297 --> 00:07:44,429 What's your surname? 190 00:07:44,497 --> 00:07:46,231 Reedus. So reedus. 191 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:49,901 So the name "reed" is... is quite a popular name over here, 192 00:07:49,969 --> 00:07:51,803 And it's linked to the robertson clan. 193 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:54,572 What's the robertson tartan? I ca-can show you. 194 00:07:54,641 --> 00:07:57,342 I would've never put "reed" and "robertson" together. 195 00:07:57,410 --> 00:07:59,911 There's a red robertson, which is that one there. Wow. 196 00:07:59,979 --> 00:08:03,315 So that's the... the most famous dress robertson. 197 00:08:03,383 --> 00:08:04,916 Wow. That one there. 198 00:08:06,653 --> 00:08:09,354 You look good. I'm startin' to feel it. 199 00:08:14,227 --> 00:08:15,727 So this is where it all begins. 200 00:08:15,795 --> 00:08:18,296 How long have these machines been in production? 201 00:08:18,298 --> 00:08:21,432 Well, these machines are approximately 100 years old. 202 00:08:23,436 --> 00:08:26,204 And then the material comes off the... off the loom. 203 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:27,539 So the material's woven. 204 00:08:27,607 --> 00:08:28,840 We make it into kilts, 205 00:08:28,908 --> 00:08:30,809 And the kilts are made here, as well. 206 00:08:36,249 --> 00:08:37,682 - Hi, guys. - Hi. 207 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:39,529 - Elaine, dora, and helen. - Hi. How's it going? 208 00:08:39,553 --> 00:08:41,353 So I guess the ladies are making the kilts. 209 00:08:41,421 --> 00:08:44,022 Is it just nonstop kilt, kilt, kilt, kilt? 210 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:45,823 I've made over 20,000 kilts? 211 00:08:45,826 --> 00:08:47,025 Have you really? Wow. 212 00:08:47,093 --> 00:08:49,294 Do you just dream about kilts? 213 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:53,098 After I had my first child, um, I couldn't sleep after that, 214 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:56,634 So I would just sew and sew and sew. 215 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:59,470 I could sew for two or three days without any sleep. 216 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,172 That first child sold a lot of kilts. 217 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,608 Definitely. 218 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:05,517 Nice to meet you ladies. Yeah, it's a pleasure. 219 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:06,711 Yeah. Very nice to meet you. 220 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:08,213 Pleasure. 221 00:09:08,281 --> 00:09:10,048 So, this is our little bagpipe room. 222 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:11,050 This is ewan. 223 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:12,216 - Hi. - Hello. Hi. 224 00:09:12,285 --> 00:09:13,652 This is melissa. Hello. Welcome. 225 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,887 Nice to meet you. How are you? Norman. 226 00:09:15,955 --> 00:09:17,232 Nice to meet you, sir. It's a pleasure, yeah. Hi, there. Nice to see ya. 227 00:09:17,256 --> 00:09:18,690 What's the history of the bagpipe? 228 00:09:18,692 --> 00:09:20,058 Where did that happen? 229 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:22,093 It's famous in scotland, right? Yeah. 230 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:24,329 But the first pipe ever discovered is, basically, 231 00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:25,930 Iraq... old babylonia. 232 00:09:25,933 --> 00:09:28,466 Was it ever, like, the stomach of an animal, 233 00:09:28,535 --> 00:09:29,934 Or did I make that up? 234 00:09:30,003 --> 00:09:31,369 - You did make that up. - Okay. 235 00:09:31,437 --> 00:09:32,537 But it's not just you that made that up. 236 00:09:32,539 --> 00:09:33,671 Everybody makes that up. 237 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:34,839 Can we hear a little bit? 238 00:09:34,907 --> 00:09:36,174 You certainly can. 239 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:37,542 I think that you should do it. 240 00:09:37,544 --> 00:09:41,146 This is your scottish-heritage exploration. 241 00:09:41,214 --> 00:09:43,014 I'll... I'll try it with you. 242 00:09:43,016 --> 00:09:45,950 So just give it a go, and keep going. 243 00:09:48,221 --> 00:09:50,355 Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's it. That's it. 244 00:09:50,357 --> 00:09:52,001 - Did I do that? - Yeah, yeah, you did, you did. 245 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:53,025 Keep going. More. 246 00:09:53,093 --> 00:09:56,527 Excellent. 247 00:09:56,530 --> 00:09:57,696 Am I doing that? 248 00:09:57,764 --> 00:09:59,197 Yeah, yeah. More, more, more. 249 00:09:59,265 --> 00:10:01,099 More! More! 250 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,973 I'm just gonna shut the door. 251 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:11,809 That was really good. 252 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:17,582 No, it's... it's... It's not like a guitar. 253 00:10:20,053 --> 00:10:21,552 Slash has got nothing on me. 254 00:10:21,555 --> 00:10:23,454 Thank you so much. That was awesome. 255 00:10:23,523 --> 00:10:25,467 Thank you very much. That was so fun. All right, thanks very much. 256 00:10:25,491 --> 00:10:27,651 Good, good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you again, man. 257 00:10:28,961 --> 00:10:30,595 - Can I get a picture, too? - Yes, ma'am. 258 00:10:30,663 --> 00:10:32,397 Yeah. That feels good. 259 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:34,899 Yeah. He said, "yeah." 260 00:10:34,967 --> 00:10:36,401 Yeah, sometimes you get recognized, 261 00:10:36,403 --> 00:10:38,536 But this... This was a happy accident. 262 00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:39,837 Let's go to... 263 00:10:39,906 --> 00:10:41,773 We're going to kinross and go curling. 264 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:43,307 Wow. 265 00:10:43,376 --> 00:10:45,443 This is pretty, right? And that's edinburgh castle. 266 00:10:45,511 --> 00:10:46,611 Wow. 267 00:10:48,981 --> 00:10:51,482 Looks like it just grew right up out of the... yeah. 268 00:10:51,485 --> 00:10:52,917 Like, it did. 269 00:10:52,985 --> 00:10:55,086 This could be my last view of edinburgh. 270 00:10:55,088 --> 00:10:56,421 Edin-brah. 271 00:10:56,423 --> 00:10:57,983 Just when I learned how to pronounce it. 272 00:10:58,024 --> 00:10:59,334 Let's get out of town. All right. Let's move along. 273 00:10:59,358 --> 00:11:01,592 Let's go curl. 274 00:11:01,661 --> 00:11:04,762 A scottish proverb claims, "visit this place once, 275 00:11:04,765 --> 00:11:07,232 And it will stick with you forever." 276 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:09,167 And as we drive out of edinburgh... 277 00:11:09,235 --> 00:11:10,835 - Edinburgh, brah. - Brah. 278 00:11:10,837 --> 00:11:12,270 Edin-brah. Edin-brah. 279 00:11:12,338 --> 00:11:14,272 I already understand why. 280 00:11:15,775 --> 00:11:16,975 Whoa! Sorry. 281 00:11:17,043 --> 00:11:18,342 You ready to curl, girl? 282 00:11:18,411 --> 00:11:19,811 Don't stop. Don't stop. 283 00:11:19,879 --> 00:11:21,512 - Where are we? - I don't know. 284 00:11:21,515 --> 00:11:23,248 I feel like I've been transported. 285 00:11:23,316 --> 00:11:25,783 Do you know where nigg bay would've been? 286 00:11:25,786 --> 00:11:27,051 This is nigg bay. 287 00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:36,627 Fans of "the walking dead" are quick to point out. 288 00:11:36,630 --> 00:11:38,763 The chemistry between daryl and carol, 289 00:11:38,831 --> 00:11:41,632 And off-screen, you might say our friendship has no bounds. 290 00:11:43,403 --> 00:11:44,936 Did you just fart, norman? 291 00:11:45,004 --> 00:11:46,471 I did not fart. You just farted. 292 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:47,806 Swear to god I didn't. 293 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:49,474 It was me. You farted? 294 00:11:49,542 --> 00:11:52,277 You and scott wilson are the biggest farters on our show. 295 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:54,979 And then andy and I are like, "you guys are gross." 296 00:11:56,349 --> 00:11:58,015 We're in scotland to dig up details. 297 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:00,618 On melissa's great-great paternal grandfather, 298 00:12:00,620 --> 00:12:03,221 Who, years ago, lived up in aberdeen. 299 00:12:03,289 --> 00:12:06,190 But one's heritage is more than just the past. 300 00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:09,360 It's about understanding the culture from which you came, 301 00:12:09,428 --> 00:12:11,496 And we've got a lot left to learn. 302 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:17,435 It's a 30-mile ride through the southern scottish hillside. 303 00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:19,537 To the town of kinross. 304 00:12:19,605 --> 00:12:22,807 It's where we hope to beat some locals at their own game. 305 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:24,709 Scotland is beautiful. 306 00:12:24,777 --> 00:12:29,013 Everywhere you look is amazingly gorgeous. 307 00:12:29,081 --> 00:12:30,948 This is your roots right here, girl. 308 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:35,186 We're there. 309 00:12:35,188 --> 00:12:37,388 Hey. Kinross curling. 310 00:12:37,456 --> 00:12:41,325 Let's do this. You ready to curl, girl? 311 00:12:54,241 --> 00:12:55,673 Who came up with this? 312 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:16,795 We have about 10,000 members, that play in scotland. 313 00:13:16,863 --> 00:13:18,797 And then when did it become an olympic sport? 314 00:13:18,865 --> 00:13:25,603 It became an olympic sport, em, officially back in 1924. 315 00:13:25,671 --> 00:13:27,371 The aim of the game of curling. 316 00:13:27,374 --> 00:13:29,407 Is to get closest to the center of the house. 317 00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:31,375 You're gonna aim to the left and turn the stone. 318 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:33,377 Or aim to the right and turn the stone the other way. 319 00:13:33,380 --> 00:13:35,246 'Cause the more the stone spins, 320 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,475 The less it's gonna curl and the straighter it will go. 321 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:39,951 All right. You ready? 322 00:13:41,388 --> 00:13:42,587 Aim for the brush, and turn it clockwise. 323 00:13:42,589 --> 00:13:44,555 Okay. Wow, this is heavy. 324 00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:45,657 Aah! 325 00:13:48,228 --> 00:13:51,128 Go, baby, go, baby, go, baby, go, baby, go! 326 00:13:56,135 --> 00:13:57,602 I went the wrong way. 327 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,737 Nice. No, that's good. That's good. 328 00:13:59,805 --> 00:14:01,539 - You're laughing. - You're laughing at her. 329 00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:03,274 It's harder than it looks, for real. 330 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:04,542 It is harder, yeah. Yeah. 331 00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:11,816 I'm pretty sure that's illegal. 332 00:14:11,818 --> 00:14:15,119 Get it on. Perfect. 333 00:14:15,187 --> 00:14:16,988 I figured that was illegal. Yeah. 334 00:14:17,056 --> 00:14:18,289 Yeah. 335 00:14:19,993 --> 00:14:21,759 That was really fun. 336 00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:24,109 Well played. Well played. Yeah, thank you for teaching us. 337 00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:26,664 Where are you headin' off to now? 338 00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:29,901 I'm going to find out about my ancestors, the campbells. 339 00:14:29,969 --> 00:14:30,869 What's the name? 340 00:14:30,937 --> 00:14:32,604 Campbells. Campbell. 341 00:14:32,672 --> 00:14:35,192 And I'm tracing my great-great- grandfather, alexander campbell. 342 00:14:37,644 --> 00:14:39,577 There's a place called nigg. 343 00:14:43,215 --> 00:14:46,117 A wise scotsman once wrote, 344 00:14:46,185 --> 00:14:49,520 "we are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, 345 00:14:49,588 --> 00:14:54,158 And the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." 346 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,662 And as our first day in scotland comes to a close, 347 00:14:57,730 --> 00:14:59,330 I'm excited to help my good friend look. 348 00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:00,899 For what she came here to find. 349 00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:03,000 - Well, cheers. - Cheers, guys. 350 00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:04,468 - Thanks. Thanks. - Sláinte mhaith. 351 00:15:04,537 --> 00:15:05,937 Sláinte mhaith. I like that. 352 00:15:14,281 --> 00:15:17,214 Today, our mission is twofold... 353 00:15:17,217 --> 00:15:19,550 Engage in local culture. 354 00:15:19,618 --> 00:15:22,153 While attempting to avoid running off the road. 355 00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:23,988 You are really huggin' the left. 356 00:15:24,056 --> 00:15:26,157 I'm huggin' the left? You are huggin' the left. 357 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:28,036 I like it over here. We don't wanna get on the... 358 00:15:28,060 --> 00:15:30,561 Am I... am I hanging over the left? I'm like, "aah." 359 00:15:30,563 --> 00:15:32,396 The fabric of scotland's society. 360 00:15:32,465 --> 00:15:34,565 Lies in its time-honored traditions. 361 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:36,901 The scots are a proud, hardworking people. 362 00:15:36,969 --> 00:15:38,536 Whose customs and heritage. 363 00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:40,939 Continue to be passed down and fiercely protected. 364 00:15:41,007 --> 00:15:42,673 Look at this cool dog. 365 00:15:42,742 --> 00:15:44,709 Hunting has always been a way of life up here. 366 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:47,244 Since the ancient times, and we're heading to a place. 367 00:15:47,247 --> 00:15:49,246 That's keeping that tradition alive. 368 00:15:49,249 --> 00:15:51,248 There's nothing better than driving. 369 00:15:51,251 --> 00:15:52,917 Through the scottish countryside. 370 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:54,652 Without a doubt, probably one of the most. 371 00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:56,754 Beautiful places in the world. 372 00:15:56,822 --> 00:15:59,256 It's stunning... the scenery, the mountainside, the wildlife. 373 00:15:59,259 --> 00:16:00,491 It's pretty cool. 374 00:16:00,493 --> 00:16:01,659 And once you come here, 375 00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:03,728 You fall in love, you never leave. 376 00:16:05,398 --> 00:16:06,864 It's so pretty here. 377 00:16:06,866 --> 00:16:07,866 Would you live out here? 378 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:09,066 Yes. Right? 379 00:16:09,135 --> 00:16:11,102 You know, I've always had, 380 00:16:11,170 --> 00:16:14,338 Like, this romanticized idea in my head. 381 00:16:14,341 --> 00:16:16,107 That I would love to just, 382 00:16:16,175 --> 00:16:19,343 Like, live on a cliffside with some sheep. 383 00:16:19,412 --> 00:16:23,614 And the ocean crashing on the cliff rock, yeah. 384 00:16:23,682 --> 00:16:26,283 Like a big douche commercial. Ha-ha! 385 00:16:26,352 --> 00:16:29,687 You ruined the whole thing. I hate you, norman. 386 00:16:29,756 --> 00:16:31,055 Kind of does, though, doesn't it? 387 00:16:31,123 --> 00:16:32,790 Sounds like it. 388 00:16:37,963 --> 00:16:38,997 How are ya? I'm norman. 389 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:40,075 I'm charlie. Charlie thorburn. 390 00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:41,232 Nice to meet you. Hello. 391 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:42,466 Aren't you cold? 392 00:16:42,535 --> 00:16:43,367 We're scottish. Yeah. 393 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:44,702 You're not cold. 394 00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:46,237 It's not raining and it's not windy, 395 00:16:46,239 --> 00:16:48,239 So, you know, we're weird. This is like the summer. 396 00:16:51,311 --> 00:16:54,979 Charlie thorburn started mordor gundogs in 2006. 397 00:16:55,047 --> 00:16:57,114 Specializing in labradors and spaniels, 398 00:16:57,183 --> 00:16:59,784 His innovative breeding and training techniques. 399 00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:01,285 Have produced top-line dogs. 400 00:17:01,353 --> 00:17:03,254 Which are sought after all over the world. 401 00:17:03,322 --> 00:17:04,922 Labradors were invented in scotland. 402 00:17:04,991 --> 00:17:06,223 They originated here. 403 00:17:06,292 --> 00:17:08,325 It was a very old scottish family... 404 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:10,172 The... the buccleuch family, the duke of buccleuch, 405 00:17:10,196 --> 00:17:12,530 Who's the biggest landowner in europe. 406 00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:14,543 And were they always hunting dogs? I mean, they were... and he... 407 00:17:14,567 --> 00:17:16,333 They were invented as a hunting dog. 408 00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,269 He had a huge hunting estate... He has a number of them still... 409 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:20,971 And he wanted to create his own dog, the labrador, 410 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,407 Which is the most popular. 411 00:17:22,475 --> 00:17:24,142 And most famous pedigree dog in the world. 412 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,377 You know, hunting in... In scotland, it's... 413 00:17:26,446 --> 00:17:28,779 It's a very old... Very old tradition. 414 00:17:28,848 --> 00:17:30,815 But hunters around the world have a little bit. 415 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,817 Of a sort of hunt... A hunter's bucket list. 416 00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:35,053 They wanna go to scotland, and they wanna, you know, 417 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,455 Hunt in the traditional kind of scottish way. 418 00:17:37,523 --> 00:17:40,157 What we want them for is to retrieve game birds for us. 419 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,126 They will retrieve a pheasant, a rabbit, a hare. 420 00:17:42,194 --> 00:17:44,095 So... have you ever trained a dog to, like, 421 00:17:44,163 --> 00:17:45,496 Work with scotland yard. 422 00:17:45,498 --> 00:17:47,965 And find bodies or anything crazy like that? 423 00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:51,035 Um, we've got a springer spaniel that went to the police. 424 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:53,437 As a-a drug-sniffer dog just last year. 425 00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:55,706 We've got a little cocker spaniel that is called cookie. 426 00:17:55,774 --> 00:17:57,641 She sniffs all the... Kind of the queen's cars. 427 00:17:57,644 --> 00:17:59,176 And aeroplanes and things. 428 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:00,889 When she goes up to aberdeen, she goes and checks out, 429 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,724 Makes sure prince philip isn't carrying anything. 430 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:04,293 He shouldn't do on the plane... That kind of thing. 431 00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:06,117 Right. 432 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:07,718 So, this is mufasa. 433 00:18:07,786 --> 00:18:10,054 You need to be, like, assertive enough. 434 00:18:10,056 --> 00:18:11,789 That he's confident to go with you, okay? 435 00:18:11,791 --> 00:18:14,191 Come on, mufasa. Come on. 436 00:18:14,194 --> 00:18:16,827 Heel. And sit. Can I keep it? 437 00:18:18,063 --> 00:18:19,263 Can I keep mufasa? 438 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:22,633 Go get it. 439 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:26,871 This is a complete opposite of my cat. 440 00:18:26,873 --> 00:18:28,205 Like, complete opposite. 441 00:18:28,208 --> 00:18:29,406 My cat's like, "hey, what's up?" 442 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:30,875 Bleh! Clean that up." 443 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:32,409 You know what I mean? 444 00:18:32,478 --> 00:18:34,345 Okay, so, simple as that. 445 00:18:34,413 --> 00:18:36,147 So do you wanna try... Try with him, 446 00:18:36,149 --> 00:18:37,281 We'll see how you get on? 447 00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:41,085 Sure. Nacho, heel, heel. 448 00:18:41,087 --> 00:18:43,127 - Nacho's not loving you. - He's like, "nacho mama." 449 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:44,266 Come on. You gotta be positive... Okay. 450 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,624 But you've also got to... Yes. 451 00:18:46,692 --> 00:18:47,769 You've gotta be friendly with him, as well. I gotta be stern and friendly. Okay. 452 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:49,560 Nacho. Come on. 453 00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,262 There you go. You see? Heel. Heel. 454 00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:53,564 Come, nacho. Nacho. 455 00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:55,499 So, so far on the grading scale, 456 00:18:55,568 --> 00:18:57,128 Norman's getting, like, a "b"-plus, "a." 457 00:18:57,169 --> 00:18:58,702 Sit. Sit. Good. 458 00:18:58,771 --> 00:19:00,615 Melissa, I'm afraid you're not doing quite so well. 459 00:19:00,639 --> 00:19:02,873 God. 460 00:19:02,942 --> 00:19:04,208 - Sit. - Sit. 461 00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:07,545 He's so happy. He's so happy. 462 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:17,121 You're the best. 463 00:19:20,993 --> 00:19:22,671 - Thank you so much for all this. - No problem. 464 00:19:22,695 --> 00:19:24,395 Really nice to meet you. Yeah, super interesting, yeah. 465 00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:26,764 It was so nice to meet you. Thank you for the training tips. 466 00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:28,265 Thanks. And have a good onward journey. 467 00:19:28,268 --> 00:19:29,378 - Thank you very much. - Yeah, thank you. 468 00:19:29,402 --> 00:19:31,335 - Thank you. - It'll be fun. 469 00:19:31,404 --> 00:19:33,649 You might be actually seeing what... what your ancestors saw. 470 00:19:33,673 --> 00:19:35,406 He probably stood right here. 471 00:19:35,474 --> 00:19:37,875 This is my dream come true. 472 00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:39,476 I feel like I've been transported. 473 00:19:39,479 --> 00:19:41,245 We're in the "game of thrones." 474 00:19:45,384 --> 00:19:47,485 Sorry. 475 00:19:47,553 --> 00:19:49,554 Could... I forgot where... What gear I was in. 476 00:19:49,622 --> 00:19:51,755 What? 477 00:19:51,758 --> 00:19:53,157 What? What? I'm a great driver. 478 00:19:53,225 --> 00:19:54,458 I didn't say anything. 479 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,160 I'm a very good driver, like "rain man." 480 00:19:56,228 --> 00:19:58,563 Crammed within scotland's 30,000 square miles. 481 00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:04,168 Is a storied history of man that spans over 10,000 years. 482 00:20:04,237 --> 00:20:07,371 Heading north, it's a 40-mile ride up the a90. 483 00:20:07,373 --> 00:20:08,939 Where we'll reach a medieval fortress. 484 00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:11,475 Overlooking the cliffs of stonehaven. 485 00:20:14,247 --> 00:20:15,846 The dunnottar castle. 486 00:20:15,914 --> 00:20:17,181 What's the story of it? 487 00:20:17,249 --> 00:20:19,783 "The ruins are spread over 3.5 acres." 488 00:20:19,786 --> 00:20:23,621 On top of steep cliffs that drop into the north sea. 489 00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:28,459 It's best known as the place where the honours of scotland. 490 00:20:28,461 --> 00:20:30,595 Were hidden from oliver cromwell's. 491 00:20:30,663 --> 00:20:33,464 "Invading army in the 17th century." 492 00:20:35,535 --> 00:20:37,234 My god. So we're related. 493 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:38,502 What are you talking about? 494 00:20:38,570 --> 00:20:40,304 Oliver cromwell is my mother's side. 495 00:20:40,372 --> 00:20:41,939 So it's your mom's side? Is that right? 496 00:20:42,008 --> 00:20:43,741 Probably more than likely. 497 00:20:43,809 --> 00:20:45,409 Probably more than likely that... 498 00:20:45,411 --> 00:20:48,212 He's my 14th-great-grandfather. 499 00:20:48,281 --> 00:20:51,148 Yeah, I'm kind of getting the chills. 500 00:20:51,217 --> 00:20:52,816 Back in the 17th century, 501 00:20:52,885 --> 00:20:56,354 England controlled all of scotland, ireland, and wales, 502 00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:58,589 And cromwell, he was lord protector, 503 00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:00,090 Beloved in England, 504 00:21:00,159 --> 00:21:03,127 Deemed a brutal dictator by the irish and scots. 505 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:07,498 What you thought of him depended on whose side you were on. 506 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:11,836 For melissa, this place is a labyrinth of family history. 507 00:21:11,904 --> 00:21:15,172 With paths that cross in the most unexpected of ways. 508 00:21:18,577 --> 00:21:20,044 Is that it? 509 00:21:20,112 --> 00:21:23,013 Welcome to dunnottar castle. 510 00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:26,350 That doesn't even look real. 511 00:21:26,418 --> 00:21:28,118 That's so king arthur. 512 00:21:37,229 --> 00:21:39,029 This is overwhelming, norman. 513 00:21:39,098 --> 00:21:40,631 Overwhelming, yeah. 514 00:21:44,136 --> 00:21:46,403 What? 515 00:21:46,406 --> 00:21:47,538 Mel, this is nuts. 516 00:21:47,606 --> 00:21:48,873 I wonder... where are we? 517 00:21:48,941 --> 00:21:50,107 I don't know. 518 00:21:50,175 --> 00:21:51,486 I feel like I've been transported. 519 00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:53,711 We're in the "game of thrones." 520 00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:58,248 Are you the keeper of the castle? 521 00:21:58,317 --> 00:21:59,616 Jim. Pleased to meet you. Jim, nice to meet you. 522 00:21:59,619 --> 00:22:01,318 How's things? Good. 523 00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:02,931 Hey. How are ya? Norman. Hi, norman. How you doin'? 524 00:22:02,955 --> 00:22:04,132 How's things? Nice to meet you. Pleasure. 525 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:05,756 It's great. This place is awesome. 526 00:22:05,825 --> 00:22:07,991 Which is the oldest part of this castle? 527 00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:11,462 So, the oldest part of the castle is just right here. 528 00:22:11,530 --> 00:22:12,763 There was a chapel here. 529 00:22:12,765 --> 00:22:15,332 1276,= actually, this was built. 530 00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:16,867 The castle changed hands. 531 00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:18,802 Backwards and forwards over the years. 532 00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:21,105 And, william wallace took it back from the english. 533 00:22:21,107 --> 00:22:24,007 And, took it back for scotland. 534 00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:28,946 How did they pick this land to put the castle on? Like... 535 00:22:28,948 --> 00:22:32,316 There was a road that went between edinburgh. 536 00:22:32,385 --> 00:22:34,985 So, if you wanted to move any men or armies. 537 00:22:35,054 --> 00:22:36,454 Or anything of any size, 538 00:22:36,522 --> 00:22:39,523 You'd have to move... Move on this road. 539 00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:42,826 And the castle here was built to defend that road. 540 00:22:42,895 --> 00:22:46,163 So, what happened back in 1650s, 541 00:22:46,231 --> 00:22:48,999 Oliver cromwell wanted to take over britain, basically. 542 00:22:49,001 --> 00:22:50,534 He marched on scotland. 543 00:22:50,602 --> 00:22:52,836 And wanted to... to destroy the crown jewels. 544 00:22:52,905 --> 00:22:55,506 So, they were brought here for safe keeping. 545 00:22:55,574 --> 00:22:57,141 Oliver cromwell's army. 546 00:22:57,209 --> 00:23:00,811 Was camped up on the hill just at the top here. 547 00:23:00,879 --> 00:23:03,046 Wow. 548 00:23:06,785 --> 00:23:09,386 The crown jewels were saved by some local people, 549 00:23:09,389 --> 00:23:11,288 Smuggled out of the castle, 550 00:23:11,357 --> 00:23:13,524 And taken down to the local church and buried, 551 00:23:13,592 --> 00:23:16,293 For about eight or nine years. 552 00:23:16,295 --> 00:23:18,695 And then, when charles ii. 553 00:23:18,764 --> 00:23:21,698 Was re-established as, the king of britain, 554 00:23:21,701 --> 00:23:23,534 The crown jewels were given back to him. 555 00:23:25,771 --> 00:23:28,872 The people that got the jewels out... was it a woman? 556 00:23:28,941 --> 00:23:30,340 It was a woman. 557 00:23:30,343 --> 00:23:31,842 The person who was in charge of the castle. 558 00:23:31,844 --> 00:23:33,544 Was a guy called george ogilvy, 559 00:23:33,612 --> 00:23:37,581 And his wife arranged with another woman, 560 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:40,117 Mrs. Grainger, who is the minister's wife. 561 00:23:40,186 --> 00:23:43,554 She arranged in secret with her to smuggle them out. 562 00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:44,988 And didn't even tell her husband. 563 00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:46,435 Taking the initiative and just doing it herself. 564 00:23:46,459 --> 00:23:47,558 Exactly. Yeah, yeah. 565 00:23:47,626 --> 00:23:48,859 "We've got to save the jewels." 566 00:23:48,861 --> 00:23:50,260 Yeah. 567 00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:57,835 They say there was only 40 people here. 568 00:23:57,837 --> 00:23:59,837 That defended the castle for eight months. 569 00:23:59,905 --> 00:24:01,438 From oliver cromwell's army, 570 00:24:01,441 --> 00:24:03,841 So it's an amazing feat, you know, when you think about it. 571 00:24:03,909 --> 00:24:05,342 - Wow. - Yeah. 572 00:24:05,344 --> 00:24:06,944 That is an amazing feat. Especially when you just. 573 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:09,213 Wreak so much havoc across scotland. Yeah. 574 00:24:09,281 --> 00:24:11,059 Have you heard a wee bit about oliver cromwell, then? 575 00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:12,293 Have you done some research on him? 576 00:24:12,317 --> 00:24:15,352 Might be related. 577 00:24:15,421 --> 00:24:16,554 No way. 578 00:24:16,622 --> 00:24:19,089 Quite possibly my 14th grandfather. 579 00:24:19,158 --> 00:24:20,858 Really? Yes. 580 00:24:20,860 --> 00:24:22,893 Yeah, that's... that's a bit... I don't know. 581 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:24,439 I don't know if I should let you in the castle. 582 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:25,796 Or not in that case. 583 00:24:25,864 --> 00:24:26,764 Yeah, I don't know. Just throw me over. 584 00:24:26,832 --> 00:24:28,866 Throw me over now. 585 00:24:30,335 --> 00:24:32,013 From what I've heard about him, that may be. 586 00:24:32,037 --> 00:24:33,415 I mean, he... he... It was like he was... 587 00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:36,040 He was fighting for a revolution. 588 00:24:36,108 --> 00:24:38,308 He wanted, you know, the... the people in charge. 589 00:24:38,377 --> 00:24:41,378 Do you think his... his ideas were good to start with. 590 00:24:41,380 --> 00:24:43,614 And he just went off the rails? 591 00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:45,148 What do you think? 592 00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:46,984 I don't know how to ta... I don't know how to take him. 593 00:24:46,986 --> 00:24:50,421 Yeah. I mean, I know I don't know. 594 00:24:50,489 --> 00:24:52,890 Scotland's ongoing 800-year. 595 00:24:52,892 --> 00:24:55,392 Struggle for independence from british rule. 596 00:24:55,394 --> 00:24:58,428 Has oft pitted clan versus clan, 597 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:01,098 A complex plight still without resolution today. 598 00:25:05,805 --> 00:25:07,504 How you feelin'? What are you thinkin'? 599 00:25:07,507 --> 00:25:09,606 I've just... so much goin' on in my head. 600 00:25:09,675 --> 00:25:11,108 You know what's funny? 601 00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:13,243 I was actually thinking about, um, negan. 602 00:25:13,312 --> 00:25:15,813 Like how? Like, a guy like oliver cromwell, 603 00:25:15,881 --> 00:25:17,648 I think maybe he... he started out. 604 00:25:17,716 --> 00:25:19,650 With the best intentions, you know? 605 00:25:19,718 --> 00:25:23,153 And then just kind of... 606 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:25,255 I don't know, you lose sight of... 607 00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:27,258 Lose sight of everything, and then... 608 00:25:27,326 --> 00:25:31,828 And then the way you go about things defeats the purpose. 609 00:25:31,831 --> 00:25:33,597 That's the thing about family roots. 610 00:25:33,665 --> 00:25:37,534 Dig deep enough, and you might not like what you unearth. 611 00:25:37,537 --> 00:25:39,169 And after invoking that name... 612 00:25:39,237 --> 00:25:40,604 All right, let's park this sucker. 613 00:25:40,672 --> 00:25:43,373 I think it's time we call it a night, 614 00:25:43,442 --> 00:25:45,509 Because tomorrow, the city of aberdeen calls, 615 00:25:45,577 --> 00:25:47,477 And we continue our journey for answers. 616 00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:49,313 Beer? 617 00:25:50,248 --> 00:25:52,449 By this point, he's changed his profession. 618 00:25:52,517 --> 00:25:54,217 Alexander... contractor. 619 00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:55,986 He sounds a little shady. 620 00:25:55,988 --> 00:25:58,148 I have a sneaking suspicion that's actually on purpose. 621 00:26:02,261 --> 00:26:03,561 Wow. Hold on. 622 00:26:03,629 --> 00:26:06,397 Look at that dude. Let's go talk to him. 623 00:26:07,934 --> 00:26:09,566 Wow. These birds are beautiful. 624 00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:10,867 - I'm steve. - I'm norman. 625 00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:12,536 Nice to meet you. This is melissa. 626 00:26:12,605 --> 00:26:14,015 Hi, steve. Melissa. Nice to meet you. Hi, melissa. 627 00:26:14,039 --> 00:26:15,283 Fancy trying one on the glove? Sure. 628 00:26:15,307 --> 00:26:17,708 She's so pretty. You're so pretty. 629 00:26:17,776 --> 00:26:20,010 Chillin' with an owl. 630 00:26:20,079 --> 00:26:21,244 Aww. 631 00:26:21,313 --> 00:26:23,313 He's so "harry potter," that one. 632 00:26:23,382 --> 00:26:25,749 Hi. 633 00:26:25,818 --> 00:26:28,652 I think carol should have a bird on the show. 634 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,120 Does he look relaxed? 635 00:26:30,188 --> 00:26:31,388 He looks relaxed, yeah. 636 00:26:31,456 --> 00:26:32,790 He's not too bad. "Not too bad." 637 00:26:32,858 --> 00:26:34,425 In my mind, I'm thinking, 638 00:26:34,493 --> 00:26:36,493 "this bird could just rip my face off." 639 00:26:36,561 --> 00:26:38,295 Nah, he's never done anything yet. 640 00:26:38,297 --> 00:26:39,563 Yet. 641 00:26:39,631 --> 00:26:41,498 Well. 642 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:42,700 Hello. 643 00:27:00,585 --> 00:27:03,120 Riding in scotland, you get to experience the scottish weather. 644 00:27:03,122 --> 00:27:05,122 In all its cold, wet glory. 645 00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:09,526 Day three, we continue our travels toward aberdeen, 646 00:27:09,528 --> 00:27:12,463 The home of melissa's great-great-grandfather, 647 00:27:12,531 --> 00:27:14,798 And where we'll explore her family history. 648 00:27:20,673 --> 00:27:22,072 Look at those guys, 649 00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:24,307 Just chillin' out in the middle of the field. 650 00:27:24,376 --> 00:27:26,210 "Yeah, we're sheep, chillin'." 651 00:27:28,147 --> 00:27:29,546 Wow. Look how pretty. 652 00:27:29,614 --> 00:27:31,415 Aren't you freezing? 653 00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:34,885 Want to get up close and personal with... 654 00:27:34,953 --> 00:27:36,086 With this... want to get out? 655 00:27:36,088 --> 00:27:38,822 Let's go meet some sheep people. 656 00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:41,191 Is that a farm? Like, behind there? 657 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:49,900 Whoo! 658 00:27:51,169 --> 00:27:52,302 Wow. What is this? 659 00:27:52,371 --> 00:27:55,839 Wonder if that's... Hello? 660 00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:57,240 Hi. 661 00:27:57,309 --> 00:27:58,842 - Hello. - Hi. 662 00:27:58,911 --> 00:28:00,477 I'm melissa. 663 00:28:00,546 --> 00:28:02,056 Hi. I'm alice. Nice to meet you. Hi, alice. 664 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,424 Nice to see you. Sorry, I've got muddy hands. 665 00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:05,049 Hi. Norman. It's nice to meet you. 666 00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:06,494 Nice to meet you. Hi. Hello, sir. How are you? 667 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:07,684 How are you, melissa? This is my dad. 668 00:28:07,687 --> 00:28:08,518 How are you? What's your name? 669 00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:10,087 Graham. 670 00:28:11,957 --> 00:28:15,092 We are one of two rare-breed farm parks in scotland, 671 00:28:15,094 --> 00:28:16,526 And we specialize in breeding. 672 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:18,028 Rare and endangered livestock. 673 00:28:18,096 --> 00:28:19,262 This guy included? 674 00:28:19,331 --> 00:28:20,864 Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yep. 675 00:28:20,932 --> 00:28:22,410 This is runrig. What... what is this? Is this... 676 00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:25,068 So he's an english longhorn bull. 677 00:28:25,071 --> 00:28:27,270 So he's just a baby. He's about a year. 678 00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,773 Baby? Yeah. 679 00:28:29,841 --> 00:28:31,575 Okay? 680 00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:35,378 So, what are you guys doing in scotland? 681 00:28:35,447 --> 00:28:37,881 Well, I'm... long story short, 682 00:28:37,883 --> 00:28:40,017 I'm tracing my family roots... 683 00:28:40,085 --> 00:28:42,686 Okay... And I have tracked them to aberdeen. 684 00:28:42,755 --> 00:28:44,688 Well, luckily, a lot of the stuff in aberdeen. 685 00:28:44,757 --> 00:28:46,556 Is still present. 686 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,392 So nothing's really changed that much. Good. 687 00:28:49,461 --> 00:28:51,428 So I hope you find really lovely, great things. 688 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:52,896 Thank you. 689 00:28:52,964 --> 00:28:54,965 I have a lot... A lot more research to do. 690 00:28:57,469 --> 00:28:59,236 What do you think a day in the life. 691 00:28:59,304 --> 00:29:01,605 Of a sheepherder would've been like back in the 1800s? 692 00:29:01,673 --> 00:29:03,040 Brutal. 693 00:29:03,108 --> 00:29:05,342 You'd have to love the job, because, you know, 694 00:29:05,344 --> 00:29:08,011 You be with your flock all the time. 695 00:29:08,079 --> 00:29:10,313 You'd keep warm... you know, your life was the sheep, 696 00:29:10,316 --> 00:29:11,915 And if you lost them or if something was ill. 697 00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:13,984 Or something happened, then that's you costing money. 698 00:29:13,986 --> 00:29:17,221 That's your livelihood. Yeah, that is your livelihood, yeah. 699 00:29:17,289 --> 00:29:20,290 What made you guys get into, saving livestock and so forth? 700 00:29:20,358 --> 00:29:23,160 Well, my dad's always been a farmer, 701 00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:26,329 And then we work with the rare breeds survival trust, 702 00:29:26,398 --> 00:29:29,933 Which is, um, the only organization to help rare breeds. 703 00:29:29,935 --> 00:29:31,368 It's such a beautiful place to live. 704 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:34,104 It was so nice, to drive up here. 705 00:29:34,172 --> 00:29:35,917 The north sea is right here, and it's a really lovely view. 706 00:29:35,941 --> 00:29:37,381 We've got lots of lovely gully caves, 707 00:29:37,442 --> 00:29:38,842 And it's all up the coast. Yeah. 708 00:29:38,911 --> 00:29:40,321 And so if you wanna come see... Okay. 709 00:29:40,345 --> 00:29:41,845 That'd be really good. 710 00:29:44,550 --> 00:29:46,183 Welcome to the north sea. 711 00:29:46,251 --> 00:29:47,951 Wow. This is beautiful, though. 712 00:29:48,020 --> 00:29:49,820 Wow! 713 00:29:51,690 --> 00:29:52,989 Beautiful view. 714 00:29:53,058 --> 00:29:55,792 And some very fresh air. 715 00:30:01,299 --> 00:30:04,067 I would imagine that most people that took residence around here. 716 00:30:04,135 --> 00:30:07,537 Were farming some way or another. 717 00:30:07,540 --> 00:30:08,783 Um it would've been a lot of farming. 718 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:10,640 And fishing and quarrying. 719 00:30:10,643 --> 00:30:13,110 And, um, we've got the harbor in aberdeen, 720 00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:15,112 Which would've been a fishing port at one point. 721 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:17,647 Do you know where nigg bay would've been? 722 00:30:17,716 --> 00:30:19,316 This is nigg bay. 723 00:30:19,318 --> 00:30:21,151 This is nigg bay? 724 00:30:21,219 --> 00:30:23,531 So there is a lighthouse, which you... you can't really see. 725 00:30:23,555 --> 00:30:25,589 At the moment, but that's nigg bay. 726 00:30:25,591 --> 00:30:27,491 So we are in nigg at the moment. 727 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:28,925 Wow. Yeah. 728 00:30:28,928 --> 00:30:31,428 Nigg bay is... Is where her family lived. 729 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:33,830 Well, there you go. Yeah. Could've been right here. 730 00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:36,466 So you might be actually seeing what... what your ancestors saw. 731 00:30:36,535 --> 00:30:38,401 They probably stood right here. 732 00:30:38,470 --> 00:30:39,837 This is it. 733 00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:42,372 This is kinda it. 734 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:43,640 This is my dream come true. 735 00:30:44,843 --> 00:30:46,576 This is it right there. 736 00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:48,545 There's something enchanting about discovering. 737 00:30:48,547 --> 00:30:51,047 You're standing in the shadows of family ghosts, 738 00:30:51,116 --> 00:30:54,417 And stumbling upon this place, half a world away from home, 739 00:30:54,420 --> 00:30:58,155 Feels less of a coincidence with every wave that crashes. 740 00:30:58,223 --> 00:30:59,623 So nice to meet you. You, too. 741 00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:00,924 Ready? To the car. 742 00:31:00,992 --> 00:31:02,392 To the car. Okay, bye. 743 00:31:02,460 --> 00:31:03,627 Bye. Thank you so much. Bye. Thank you. 744 00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:04,961 Bye. Bye. 745 00:31:06,432 --> 00:31:08,031 - My gosh. - Dude! 746 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:09,699 Yeah, that was a little emotional. 747 00:31:09,768 --> 00:31:11,568 Throughout my life, 748 00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:13,470 I've never had much in the way of roots. 749 00:31:13,538 --> 00:31:15,405 I didn't look back because I didn't think 750 00:31:15,473 --> 00:31:17,908 I had anything, really, to look back to. 751 00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:19,309 How do you feel? 752 00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:20,755 I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed. 753 00:31:20,779 --> 00:31:22,545 Yeah, so, your relatives were right here, 754 00:31:22,614 --> 00:31:24,047 Looking at that ocean. 755 00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:26,183 I feel like I just... It's all bubbling up, 756 00:31:26,251 --> 00:31:27,584 And I feel like I wanna scream. 757 00:31:27,652 --> 00:31:29,119 Aah! But I'm realizing now. 758 00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:31,054 Just how mistaken I've been all along. 759 00:31:31,056 --> 00:31:33,256 But I feel so much better. 760 00:31:33,259 --> 00:31:35,392 As we leave the area of nigg bay, 761 00:31:35,460 --> 00:31:37,394 It's a quick five-mile drive up the coast. 762 00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:42,132 To our final destination, the port city of aberdeen. 763 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,101 The community in aberdeen thrive to do really well, 764 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:47,971 From the paper mills to the quarries. 765 00:31:48,039 --> 00:31:50,440 And the fishing, the oil industry. 766 00:31:50,508 --> 00:31:52,743 This is a cool little area right here, right? 767 00:31:52,811 --> 00:31:54,211 Aberdeen has a lot of history. 768 00:31:54,279 --> 00:31:56,413 That you have to look a little bit harder for, 769 00:31:56,481 --> 00:31:58,448 But once you find it, it's pretty amazing. 770 00:31:58,516 --> 00:31:59,917 Legend has it that the left arm. 771 00:31:59,985 --> 00:32:01,785 Of scotland's most celebrated folk hero. 772 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:03,553 Is buried somewhere in the city, 773 00:32:03,622 --> 00:32:05,333 But I've heard there's a statue of him around here. 774 00:32:05,357 --> 00:32:08,358 That might be a little easier to find. 775 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:09,760 Freedom! 776 00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:11,194 William wallace was the guy. 777 00:32:11,262 --> 00:32:13,330 That really wanted freedom for scotland. 778 00:32:13,398 --> 00:32:17,434 Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. 779 00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:18,746 Hey, do you guys know where the will... 780 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:21,171 William wallace, memorial is? 781 00:32:21,173 --> 00:32:22,706 It's just down there on the... 782 00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:24,051 On the next crossroads down there on the left. 783 00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:25,475 Thank you, sir. Thank you. 784 00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:29,312 He led the scots to battle in the battle of falkirk. 785 00:32:29,381 --> 00:32:30,847 And the battle of bannockburn. 786 00:32:30,849 --> 00:32:34,117 All right. William wallace... Is that him? 787 00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:35,719 - Is that it, or no? - I don't know. 788 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:37,321 Is it? It says "george" on it. 789 00:32:37,389 --> 00:32:39,790 - George wallace? - That's the wrong dude. 790 00:32:39,858 --> 00:32:41,625 That's okay. We'll find him. 791 00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:44,527 And we like to, hail him as a hero. 792 00:32:44,530 --> 00:32:47,965 Probably in the middle of this courtyard. 793 00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:49,899 Yeah, there you go. Look, look. 794 00:32:49,902 --> 00:32:52,469 He's right there. No, that's not him. 795 00:32:52,537 --> 00:32:54,504 - Is that him right there? - Yeah, it's gotta be. 796 00:32:54,572 --> 00:32:56,940 It is that whole sense of freedom. 797 00:32:57,009 --> 00:32:58,675 That's what we're known for... "freedom!" 798 00:32:58,744 --> 00:33:00,544 And, I mean, yeah, I think we were all. 799 00:33:00,612 --> 00:33:01,878 Very proud of "braveheart." 800 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:05,882 It was a slightly altered version of fact. 801 00:33:05,951 --> 00:33:07,684 No, wait. Maybe that's him. 802 00:33:07,752 --> 00:33:09,085 - The big one? - No. 803 00:33:09,088 --> 00:33:11,021 It created a lot of interest in scotland, 804 00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:12,822 So maybe it's a... Maybe it's a good thing. 805 00:33:12,825 --> 00:33:14,958 Despite how terrible it is. 806 00:33:15,027 --> 00:33:16,359 That's got to be him. 807 00:33:16,428 --> 00:33:17,894 Yeah, that's him. 808 00:33:17,896 --> 00:33:20,530 Doesn't look anything like mel gibson. 809 00:33:20,598 --> 00:33:22,365 Wow. 810 00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:24,345 Hey, stand in front of that. Let me take your picture. 811 00:33:24,369 --> 00:33:25,835 He was put to death. 812 00:33:25,904 --> 00:33:28,005 Solely for his love of liberty. 813 00:33:28,073 --> 00:33:29,306 I'm not gonna lie. 814 00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:31,508 "Braveheart" is a great movie. 815 00:33:31,576 --> 00:33:33,109 And although william wallace's story. 816 00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:35,245 May have been victim to hollywood hyperbole... 817 00:33:35,313 --> 00:33:36,679 Cool. I'm hungry. 818 00:33:36,748 --> 00:33:38,125 I'm hungry, too. All right, let's eat. 819 00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:39,616 I can't help but admire. 820 00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:42,452 His unwavering resolve for independence. 821 00:33:42,454 --> 00:33:44,387 What do you think of aberdeen? 822 00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:49,259 So far, it's, like, a really nice mix of old world and new. 823 00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:50,460 Yeah. Weather's rough. 824 00:33:50,462 --> 00:33:52,095 Like, you... you have to have. 825 00:33:52,163 --> 00:33:56,033 A certain constitution to... to do that, you know? 826 00:33:56,101 --> 00:33:57,600 I don't know that I would make it. 827 00:33:57,669 --> 00:33:59,402 It's... it seems like like hardworking, 828 00:33:59,405 --> 00:34:00,737 Good people here. 829 00:34:02,474 --> 00:34:06,976 Did you feel any... Vibrations? 830 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:08,879 Well, I-I-I felt... You know, I did. 831 00:34:08,947 --> 00:34:11,915 I got a real, like, very quick, emotional reaction. 832 00:34:11,983 --> 00:34:13,550 When she said we were in nigg. 833 00:34:13,552 --> 00:34:16,419 "This is nigg bay." I was like, "whoa, this is. 834 00:34:16,488 --> 00:34:18,955 Where I've seen the writing on the papers." 835 00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:20,891 From what I've seen in my research, 836 00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:22,492 This is... I know this is. 837 00:34:22,494 --> 00:34:25,061 At least where they were for some time. 838 00:34:25,064 --> 00:34:26,229 I don't know. It just... 839 00:34:26,298 --> 00:34:27,831 It just like, quick. 840 00:34:27,833 --> 00:34:30,600 And that's, like, what I imagined in my head. 841 00:34:30,668 --> 00:34:33,736 Here's to today. Let's keep going. 842 00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:35,116 Melissa's great-great-grandfather. 843 00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:36,506 Once called this place home... 844 00:34:36,508 --> 00:34:38,842 Aberdeen archives next. It's on. 845 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:41,811 And we're off to see what we can find out about his life. 846 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,048 - You ready? - Not really. 847 00:34:45,117 --> 00:34:46,983 I don't know why I'm getting emotional. 848 00:34:46,985 --> 00:34:48,785 It's just kind of crazy being here. 849 00:34:48,787 --> 00:34:50,920 Okay, let's go do this. 850 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:10,640 We're heading over to the aberdeen archives. 851 00:35:10,708 --> 00:35:12,342 They, by the time we get there, 852 00:35:12,410 --> 00:35:15,612 Are... will have pulled some stuff for me. 853 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:19,216 After three days of discovering scotland, this is it, 854 00:35:19,284 --> 00:35:22,185 A chance to finally learn about alexander campbell, 855 00:35:22,253 --> 00:35:24,621 Melissa's paternal, great-great-grandfather. 856 00:35:26,324 --> 00:35:29,692 I'm here to, see a historian. 857 00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:32,429 Okay. I'll call upstairs... 858 00:35:32,497 --> 00:35:34,141 Okay. Thank you so much... And let them know you're here. 859 00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:36,666 Thank you very much. 860 00:35:36,734 --> 00:35:38,245 You were coming here to see someone today? 861 00:35:38,269 --> 00:35:39,602 Yes. I'll show you upstairs. 862 00:35:39,671 --> 00:35:41,271 Okay. They're just at the top floor. 863 00:35:41,339 --> 00:35:42,705 All the central records of the city. 864 00:35:42,708 --> 00:35:44,107 Are locked away behind these doors. 865 00:35:44,175 --> 00:35:46,443 They go all the way back to the 12th century. 866 00:35:46,511 --> 00:35:49,212 The oldest, record we have is a chart. 867 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:51,159 That was given to the city by king william the lion. 868 00:35:51,183 --> 00:35:52,615 In the 1180s. 869 00:35:52,684 --> 00:35:54,984 What about the campbells? 870 00:35:54,987 --> 00:35:57,147 How... where do you think that they might've come from? 871 00:35:57,188 --> 00:36:00,023 It's hard to say how far back they go and where they go. 872 00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:02,125 It's also the origin of the name campbell, 873 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:04,460 Because it's more of a nickname originally. 874 00:36:04,463 --> 00:36:06,529 The word originally means "sneery". 875 00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:08,165 "Sneery" like... effectively. 876 00:36:08,233 --> 00:36:09,666 So, like... so, like... 877 00:36:09,734 --> 00:36:11,134 So, you would sneer. 878 00:36:11,202 --> 00:36:12,335 Sneery? 879 00:36:12,337 --> 00:36:13,636 That's my resting face. 880 00:36:13,705 --> 00:36:15,805 Sneery mcbride. Right. 881 00:36:18,042 --> 00:36:20,122 So, that was... it all makes so much sense right now. 882 00:36:21,713 --> 00:36:25,248 But these are the census returns for the campbells in 1851.- 883 00:36:25,250 --> 00:36:26,816 Robert. Isabella. James. 884 00:36:26,818 --> 00:36:28,151 Margaret. Alexander. 885 00:36:28,153 --> 00:36:30,253 That's my great-great-grandfather. 886 00:36:30,321 --> 00:36:32,855 But alexander campbell is listed as a quarrier, 887 00:36:32,924 --> 00:36:34,157 So he would've had a quarry. 888 00:36:34,225 --> 00:36:37,927 He had one? He had a quarry. 889 00:36:37,930 --> 00:36:41,097 They turn up in a couple of post office directories, as well. 890 00:36:41,165 --> 00:36:42,565 There he is listed. 891 00:36:42,634 --> 00:36:44,200 Wow. Innkeeper? 892 00:36:44,203 --> 00:36:45,568 Innkeeper. 893 00:36:45,571 --> 00:36:47,571 Now, I've got a slightly later one here, 894 00:36:47,639 --> 00:36:49,839 But by this point, he's changed his profession. 895 00:36:49,841 --> 00:36:52,209 Alexander... contractor. 896 00:36:52,277 --> 00:36:53,576 He sounds a little shady. 897 00:36:53,579 --> 00:36:56,846 He's jack of a great number of trades, 898 00:36:56,914 --> 00:37:02,218 But by the same token, he kind of never quite achieves. 899 00:37:02,221 --> 00:37:04,921 A kind of prominence in the city that other people do, 900 00:37:04,990 --> 00:37:07,123 And I'm... I have a sneaking suspicion that. 901 00:37:07,191 --> 00:37:08,891 That's actually on purpose. 902 00:37:11,196 --> 00:37:14,764 At this point in July 1859, 903 00:37:14,832 --> 00:37:17,601 Alexander campbell purchases two shares. 904 00:37:17,669 --> 00:37:19,936 Previously, we have detailed records. 905 00:37:20,005 --> 00:37:21,871 Of what cargoes people were bringing in. 906 00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:24,674 Contraband rum, or... So, that might... 907 00:37:24,743 --> 00:37:26,542 What... it might be, like, rum. 908 00:37:26,545 --> 00:37:28,378 It could be. He could be a rumrunner. 909 00:37:28,981 --> 00:37:32,815 This is for 1879, and alexander campbell is noted. 910 00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:35,051 As being a proprietor of ironmonger's court. 911 00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:36,953 This is the last place where he lived. 912 00:37:36,955 --> 00:37:38,555 What is ironmonger's court? 913 00:37:38,623 --> 00:37:42,225 It's an alleyway that led off of the main street. 914 00:37:42,293 --> 00:37:44,494 Ironmonger? Blacksmith, effectively. 915 00:37:44,562 --> 00:37:46,562 There are three flats, 916 00:37:46,565 --> 00:37:51,234 And the third one is occupied by alexander. 917 00:37:53,504 --> 00:37:55,772 There's a few photographs that wou... that show. 918 00:37:55,774 --> 00:37:57,407 The neighborhood around there, 919 00:37:57,475 --> 00:37:59,643 Which was one of aberdeen's most notorious slums. 920 00:37:59,711 --> 00:38:02,679 These are very heavily subdivided tenements. 921 00:38:02,747 --> 00:38:04,781 So, you get numerous families. 922 00:38:04,849 --> 00:38:07,750 Living in incredibly cramped conditions. 923 00:38:07,819 --> 00:38:10,687 The town decided to demolish in the 1920s... 924 00:38:10,755 --> 00:38:14,023 Really? ...Because it was a public health hazard. 925 00:38:14,092 --> 00:38:16,459 So, this aberdeen, this is the city as it was then. 926 00:38:16,528 --> 00:38:18,528 That's the house... That's the house, 927 00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:21,264 Ironmonger's court, where he would've lived in his last year. 928 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:22,832 Wow. And it's still there. 929 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:25,635 Wow. So, it's just... just north of here. 930 00:38:25,703 --> 00:38:27,603 They demolished everything around it. 931 00:38:28,874 --> 00:38:30,140 So, when he died, 932 00:38:30,208 --> 00:38:33,009 Did he have pretty much nothing left? 933 00:38:33,078 --> 00:38:36,980 Um, they don't have a lot to their name. 934 00:38:37,048 --> 00:38:38,881 This is, like, a great mystery. 935 00:38:38,884 --> 00:38:41,684 It sounds shady as heck to me... all of it. 936 00:38:41,687 --> 00:38:44,020 This is the inventory. 937 00:38:44,088 --> 00:38:47,023 Of the courtyard of st. Fittick's at nigg, 938 00:38:47,092 --> 00:38:49,125 Which is where he's buried. 939 00:38:49,193 --> 00:38:50,493 There's a map in this book. 940 00:38:50,562 --> 00:38:52,082 Which should tell you how to get to it. 941 00:38:52,130 --> 00:38:53,130 Excellent. 942 00:39:03,908 --> 00:39:06,276 - You ready? - Not really. 943 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:08,311 I don't know why I'm getting emotional. 944 00:39:08,379 --> 00:39:10,146 I don't know them. 945 00:39:10,214 --> 00:39:11,981 I know. 946 00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:13,916 It's just kind of crazy being here. 947 00:39:15,887 --> 00:39:17,987 Okay, let's go do this. 948 00:39:25,497 --> 00:39:27,830 Is this it? 949 00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:29,031 No. 950 00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:31,067 It's like an easter-egg hunt. 951 00:39:31,069 --> 00:39:33,403 Wait. 952 00:39:33,405 --> 00:39:35,705 Yeah, that's it. 953 00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:38,541 "Campbell." 954 00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:40,943 - I don't know why I'm emotional. - I'm sorry. 955 00:39:40,946 --> 00:39:42,111 No. 956 00:39:57,162 --> 00:40:00,163 Did you get "alexander" in there anywhere? 957 00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:01,364 Yeah, there you go. 958 00:40:01,366 --> 00:40:04,567 "Alexander." "alexander." 959 00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:06,636 I'm very happy with what I have. Yeah. 960 00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:09,105 It's great, right? 961 00:40:09,107 --> 00:40:11,641 Ending up here and being able to give melissa this gift. 962 00:40:11,643 --> 00:40:14,377 Goes beyond everything I hoped this ride could be. 963 00:40:16,281 --> 00:40:17,580 It isn't often in this life. 964 00:40:17,648 --> 00:40:19,916 That you're able to show true appreciation. 965 00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:21,584 To someone you really care about. 966 00:40:21,652 --> 00:40:22,652 We found it. 967 00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:25,121 I know. 968 00:40:25,190 --> 00:40:28,558 And this is an experience I'll hold onto forever. 969 00:40:33,130 --> 00:40:35,898 The germans have this word, "fernweh,". 970 00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:38,234 And it's what brought us and countless others here. 971 00:40:38,302 --> 00:40:39,936 To cure the homesickness felt. 972 00:40:39,938 --> 00:40:42,405 For a place we've never truly known. 973 00:40:42,473 --> 00:40:44,207 The craziest thing about this whole thing. 974 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:47,009 Is we were shooting "the walking dead,". 975 00:40:47,012 --> 00:40:51,147 Sitting between takes on this field overlooking this cliff. 976 00:40:51,216 --> 00:40:52,682 Melissa, come here. 977 00:40:52,750 --> 00:40:53,950 And you go, "do you know what'd be a great idea", 978 00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:55,318 Is to go to scotland." 979 00:40:55,386 --> 00:40:56,897 And I was like, "that's what we'll do." 980 00:40:56,921 --> 00:40:58,321 And here we are. Here we are. 981 00:40:58,389 --> 00:41:01,791 From that moment, we're at this moment. 982 00:41:01,859 --> 00:41:03,759 I know. That's pretty rad. 983 00:41:03,762 --> 00:41:05,962 But before we end our trip, there's one more place 984 00:41:06,030 --> 00:41:07,964 Melissa needs to see... 985 00:41:07,966 --> 00:41:09,966 The last known address of her ancestor 986 00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:11,835 Alexander campbell, 987 00:41:11,903 --> 00:41:14,504 Which, today, we found out is still standing. 988 00:41:14,572 --> 00:41:16,706 - Perfect. - Is this your bar? 989 00:41:16,774 --> 00:41:18,307 It is, yeah, yeah. 990 00:41:18,376 --> 00:41:19,942 What do you know about this building? 991 00:41:20,011 --> 00:41:26,482 It... it was first used in 1777, so it's 240 years old. 992 00:41:26,485 --> 00:41:29,318 And it was owned by the mcbride family. 993 00:41:29,321 --> 00:41:30,720 From the what family? 994 00:41:30,788 --> 00:41:32,388 Mcbride family. 995 00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:34,490 And there's a... there's a photograph on the wall there. 996 00:41:34,493 --> 00:41:36,792 I just got chills. That's crazy. 997 00:41:36,795 --> 00:41:38,661 Is this like coinkydink all over the place? 998 00:41:41,733 --> 00:41:43,533 Wha-a-a-a-t? I gotta... 999 00:41:43,601 --> 00:41:46,002 Which one's who? I've gotta get a picture of that. 1000 00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:47,670 Mcbride... you're on the end right here. 1001 00:41:47,738 --> 00:41:49,205 I see. 1002 00:41:49,273 --> 00:41:51,007 I-I need another drink. 1003 00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:53,142 I think we hit the nail on the head. 1004 00:41:53,210 --> 00:41:55,411 Do you know about next door upstairs? 1005 00:41:55,479 --> 00:41:57,680 I know that there were flats upstairs. 1006 00:41:57,748 --> 00:42:01,317 On my great-great-grandfather's death certificate, 1007 00:42:01,385 --> 00:42:03,486 It says this is where he passed away, 1008 00:42:03,555 --> 00:42:05,321 14 upperkirkgate. 1009 00:42:05,389 --> 00:42:07,223 Would've been right above the bar, yeah. Yeah. 1010 00:42:07,225 --> 00:42:09,225 Yeah, so the wake would've been here. 1011 00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:13,195 So they died right above us. 1012 00:42:13,264 --> 00:42:16,499 I think... I think... I-I... That's crazy. 1013 00:42:16,567 --> 00:42:18,979 But... I mean, we've come this far and it all leads to this bar. 1014 00:42:19,003 --> 00:42:20,269 And it happened above us. 1015 00:42:20,338 --> 00:42:21,904 I just feel it. I just feel it. 1016 00:42:21,907 --> 00:42:23,105 Yeah, this is the spot. 1017 00:42:25,109 --> 00:42:26,342 Watching you do this has been. 1018 00:42:26,411 --> 00:42:27,777 Really fascinating, I have to say. 1019 00:42:27,779 --> 00:42:29,512 I've never had the desire to look it up. 1020 00:42:29,581 --> 00:42:31,247 I've been on my own for so long. 1021 00:42:31,249 --> 00:42:33,082 That I've sort of pushed it all back. 1022 00:42:33,150 --> 00:42:35,262 It's been... it kinda makes me wanna do it a little bit now. 1023 00:42:35,286 --> 00:42:36,853 I'm glad we get to do it together. 1024 00:42:36,921 --> 00:42:38,841 Yeah, I'm glad we did it together. Unforgettable. 1025 00:42:39,991 --> 00:42:41,391 To alexander. 1026 00:42:41,459 --> 00:42:42,792 Forget not. 1027 00:42:44,563 --> 00:42:45,962 Yeah. 1028 00:42:45,964 --> 00:42:47,897 What I can't understand. 1029 00:42:47,965 --> 00:42:50,232 Is how I'm not that crazy about whiskey. 1030 00:42:50,301 --> 00:42:51,467 Maybe you're a rum girl. 1031 00:42:51,535 --> 00:42:53,202 From the start, 1032 00:42:53,270 --> 00:42:56,205 I knew this was destined to be a different kind of ride. 1033 00:42:56,274 --> 00:42:57,640 Being able to take this journey. 1034 00:42:57,708 --> 00:42:59,408 Into the past with melissa. 1035 00:42:59,411 --> 00:43:01,911 Has been a truly magical experience. 1036 00:43:01,979 --> 00:43:04,213 That we surely will forget not.