1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,400 Is this a Peugeot, this car? 2 00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:06,720 Suzuki. 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,320 Auto, search for phone. 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,880 Bluetooth connecting. 5 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,680 Look at us being technical. 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:14,840 Mmmwwwwehhhh... 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,960 Dancing Queen by ABBA Oh, my God! Tune! 8 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,600 This is in my will... Disconnected. ..to be lowered into the ground to. 9 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:22,200 Bluetooth connecting. 10 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,280 Just... Just... Just remember that. 11 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,080 Disconnected. 12 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:28,840 Oh, for BLEEP sake! 13 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,200 Bluetooth connecting. 14 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,920 MUSIC RESUMES 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,000 Dancing, designing and demolishing 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,560 our way through the summer in Corfu... 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:00,960 Ah! 18 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,320 Amanda and I are transforming a rundown ruin... 19 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:06,320 Push it. 20 00:01:06,320 --> 00:01:08,760 Oh, my God! Can you do the splits? 21 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,760 ..into a luxury family holiday home. 22 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,760 Ooh, it's like a cowpat. Ugh! 23 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,480 We've completed the living and dining room, 24 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:19,960 the children's bedroom... 25 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:22,280 ..and the kitchen. 26 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,480 Oh, my God, this is better than 27 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,440 I ever thought it would be. 28 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,320 And now we're taking on the main bedroom. 29 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,760 Are you sure we can't repurpose this bed? 30 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Ah-ha-ha! No. 31 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,680 I know. Disgusting. Foul. 32 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,880 You work better when there's a theme. 33 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,520 This is a bedroom, so I'm thinking Aphrodite. 34 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,680 Ooh, so what like love and lust and...? 35 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,920 And pleasure and... Ooh! Well, if... ..calm. 36 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,240 Well, if the earth moves in here, it will be subsidence. 37 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,440 It looks like it has moved, though, look. 38 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,040 The parents' bedroom, I want it to be a sanctuary, 39 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,440 I want them to go in there and go, "Oh, my God, I remember you." 40 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,640 You know how you do that sometimes? 41 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,680 You just go, "Oh, my God, this is who we were before we had children." 42 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,320 "Let's remember the good times." 43 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,840 That's exactly what Aphrodite said to... 44 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:16,920 ..who did she go out with? Hercules or someone like that? 45 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:18,880 I love the idea of a four-poster. 46 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,280 That would be really nice. 47 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,680 But with... Every time I see this room, I see the windows open 48 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,760 and I see soft muslin curtains just blowing gently in the wind. 49 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,840 And I think if you're a parent... 50 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,600 Yeah. ..and you've been really good with your kids all day, 51 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,560 it needs to feel like a place of calm. 52 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,760 Ooh! And a hopeful place. 53 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,080 Hopeful. OK. Yeah. 54 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:39,960 Hopeful you're not too knackered. No. 55 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,280 But it might mean... You're praying you'll get some. 56 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,200 One half of you's probably praying, 57 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,720 and the other half's going, "Don't touch me!" 58 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,840 I think there, like a love seat. 59 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,440 Sit... You mean like a window seat? 60 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:53,840 A window seat, there. 61 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,120 Could we both fit there? Shall we see? 62 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:00,000 I think we should call it, like, the Aphrodite Suite. 63 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,000 A room for love, you know? 64 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,360 To think about love, to talk about love and to make love. 65 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,280 And look at the sea. 66 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:09,960 Don't you think that's nice, the kids are playing... 67 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,320 I do think it's big enough... Mummy and Daddy can have a bit of... 68 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,760 And Mummy and Daddy can play mummies and daddies. Daddies, yeah. 69 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:15,920 Oh, yes. Now you're talking. 70 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:17,400 Go back round there. 71 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,680 And then I'll just, after being all romantic, 72 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,600 I'll just squeeze past this bed. 73 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,400 Let's squeeze past, squeeze past. 74 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:26,560 Ooh! 75 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,800 Ooh! Nearly daddy became a mummy. 76 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,280 To get us in the mood for love, 77 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,120 I'm taking Amanda on a road trip to the northwest of Corfu. 78 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,120 Well, it's Sidari. 79 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,000 Now, I went back here in 1997, 80 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,600 and there is this Tunnel of Love. 81 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,160 And if you go through this Tunnel of Love, 82 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,120 who you see at the other end is your love of your life. 83 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,520 You find love. 84 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,720 If you go in together, we will have eternal love. 85 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,320 So... What, with each other? With each other. Ah! 86 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,760 Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm going alone. 87 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,080 And... No... 88 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:22,080 I still haven't found love on Corfu, 89 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,600 but, hopefully, things are looking up. 90 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,920 Canal D'Amour is a popular destination for tourists 91 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:29,920 in search of a soulmate. 92 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,600 Oh, wow! 93 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:37,600 Oh, my gosh! 94 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,880 We're going in that hole, is that it? 95 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,160 That hole? Is that the hole? 96 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,520 Isn't it weird? This is a tourist area, 97 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,520 I'm here to find love, and no-one's turned up. 98 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,880 Do you reckon someone knows I'm here looking for love, 99 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,160 and everyone's gone, "Get... Back off. 100 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,280 "Get out of Sidari. Alan's here." 101 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,040 It's too choppy to swim today, Alan. 102 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,720 Oh. You're going to get smashed against those rocks. 103 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,040 It's not worth being injured for love. 104 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,360 Well, I'd do anything for love, 105 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,200 like Meat Loaf said, but I won't do that. 106 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,600 Won't do that. 107 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,160 SHE LAUGHS 108 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,120 I'm not going up there... 109 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,720 You can't go in there. Look at that, you can't. 110 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,320 No, you can't. 111 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,480 I think we should just have a paddle. 112 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,400 Yeah? Just dip your toe in. 113 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,280 Yeah. This could be foreplay. 114 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,440 Ooh! 115 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,880 It's cold. That's quite chilly still. 116 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:38,760 See, it is like your love life in that once you get in, 117 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,360 you get used to it. 118 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,520 Yes, that's right. 119 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,280 And very shallow. 120 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,320 I am just going to get this because it's not good for the ocean. 121 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:58,920 Look. 122 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:02,120 This is bad. 123 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:05,960 Let's hold hands. 124 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,240 If we go, we go together, Alan. 125 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,120 Whee! 126 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,960 What was it like in '97? How many holes were there in '97? 127 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,480 Oh, my! Well, this... This was all rock, back in the day. 128 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,720 This wasn't even here. It was fields. 129 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,480 Do you know what? I remember back in 1997, yeah. 130 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,320 Right. I had this lovely green towel that I used to take everywhere. 131 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:31,560 AMANDA CHUCKLES 132 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:32,760 And... 133 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,560 AMANDA GUFFAWS 134 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,640 Oh, my God! 135 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,920 And I've always wanted to know where... What happened to it. 136 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,640 What happened to it! 137 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:57,920 I might not have found love, 138 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,800 but Amanda and I are inspired to find ways of bringing romance 139 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,680 to our bedroom design, using Corfu's natural beauty. 140 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,520 This is lovely. 141 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,520 So, I'm on the beach foraging for driftwood for an idea 142 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,560 I have for our bedside lamps. 143 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,040 I love that one. 144 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,440 The things I do for aesthetics. 145 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,080 While my inspiration is literally on my doorstep. 146 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:27,040 Now, do you remember these doors? They were at the top of the stairs. 147 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,360 Yeah, but I think they... We can't re-use these. They're dead. 148 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,400 You can, you can. What do you want to do with them? Headboard. 149 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,120 Make them into... Because, you know, it's like the Aphrodite Suite. 150 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,240 Right. You know, we want it to be all about love. 151 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,840 And we need a sturdy headboard. Do you get what I'm saying? 152 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,960 Yeah, OK. 153 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,080 If the headboard's a'rocking, don't come a'knocking. 154 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:48,880 So... 155 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,360 Everywhere you look in Greece, you look at the houses, 156 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,160 you get the shutters and the doors, and they seem to really 157 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,880 care about them, you see them in all different kinds of colours. 158 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:04,240 So, I think to bring that outside in is quite clever, really. 159 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,560 This is what I was thinking. Yeah? 160 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:07,880 Cutting across here 161 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,880 where the letterbox was. Yeah. 162 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,360 And then putting that up there, 163 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,360 like that, that, that, that, 164 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,840 all in a line. 165 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,640 It's repurposing, it's reusing, it's recycling, 166 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:20,520 it's everything that I love as a designer. 167 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,800 It's re-diculous. 168 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:25,760 That was quick for you. 169 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:26,800 Yeah. 170 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:27,960 I believe in second chances, 171 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,560 so I think it's nice that we've given those doors, you know, 172 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,080 a new lease of life. 173 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,800 Lovely. 174 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,920 I've left the headboard design to Alan... 175 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:47,000 ..so I can bring my beach treasure to local artist Sakis 176 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,040 who creates lighting from Corfu driftwood. 177 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:52,920 We make two lamps... 178 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:54,680 Two lamps from this one. 179 00:08:54,680 --> 00:08:56,320 There, left and right of the bed. 180 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:57,440 OK. 181 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,600 Lighting is a gamechanger in a room. 182 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,280 Just little pockets of light, subtle lighting, 183 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,160 and you can do it really inexpensively. 184 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,480 To make a lamp like the ones in his shop, 185 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,120 Sakis first cuts the wood to size... 186 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,440 Great. 187 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,480 ..making sure the ends are flat so he can attach a base. 188 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:21,080 Then he drills a hole down the centre for the cable to run through. 189 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:22,680 Let me have a go at doing this. 190 00:09:22,680 --> 00:09:23,880 Ah. 191 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,200 Yeah, you see. 192 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,320 Woo! There she is. 193 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,720 Perfect. 194 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,680 Hello and welcome to Mandy's whittling hour. 195 00:09:36,680 --> 00:09:38,160 It could be wittering. 196 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,280 And now... 197 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,480 Perfect. Do you want me to do the light switch on? 198 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:45,640 Yes. 199 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,480 People pay good money for this. 200 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,040 Yep. 201 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,360 Dun, duh-duh-dun, dah, dah! 202 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,480 Ohhh! It's working. Ohh! 203 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,200 Well done. 204 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:56,680 That's so good. 205 00:09:56,680 --> 00:09:57,920 And now it's for... 206 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,320 No, no, no, no, no, it's mine. 207 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,320 No, you're not selling that. 208 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,760 OK. That's so cool. Another one. 209 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,640 I know Alan is very fond of rustic. 210 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,240 But you've got to make the parents feel like they're in a special, 211 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,080 bougie little hotel room, 212 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,840 not some sort of fisherman's shack. 213 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,160 No more rustic now. No more. Perfect. 214 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,600 Oh, my gosh! 215 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,000 I love them, I love them. 216 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,840 At the house, we've cut the old doors down into panels, 217 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,040 given them a quick sand and spruce, 218 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,280 and my headboard is taking shape. 219 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,640 That's great. Yeah? Love it. 220 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,120 OK, middle one. 221 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,400 This is the only intimacy I've had in Corfu. 222 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,920 DRILL RASPS 223 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:47,320 Stop, stop! 224 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,320 There you go. Oh, my God! Lovely. 225 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:53,120 Right. Next one. 226 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,240 Right, I'm going to really just push it now. 227 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,080 Yeah. I don't care. 228 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:58,760 DRILL RASPS 229 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:01,080 What? 230 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:02,240 Maybe try just like doing it 231 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,120 a little bit, then a little bit, and then a little bit. 232 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,360 DRILL SQUEALS There you go. 233 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:07,640 That's the noise. Did you hear it? 234 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,880 It's like a "nyahhh" if it's going in, 235 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,080 or a "nnnghhhhh" if it's not. 236 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:17,960 And, even blindfolded operating a screwdriver, I would know. 237 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,080 And that is a real skill. 238 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,120 This is already looking amazing. 239 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,640 It's tools down for the afternoon, because I've had a call from Julie 240 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:42,680 at the Donkey Sanctuary where we've been volunteering for the summer. 241 00:11:42,680 --> 00:11:46,600 She wants me to meet a new resident who needs some help settling in. 242 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,960 This is a new horse that arrived yesterday. 243 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,640 Aw, so young. Yeah. 244 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:57,400 Oh, my gosh! Did someone just abandon him? Hello, darling. 245 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,440 He's just adjusting, I think, at the moment. 246 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,800 Oh, my gosh! You're in the right place, darling. 247 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,280 You're in the right place now. 248 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,920 He's spending time with the donkeys rather than horses, 249 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,360 because the horses are a lot older and... Yeah. 250 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,640 ..a lot bigger than him. 251 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:19,840 Sometimes, a foal is abandoned when its mother is a working horse 252 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,040 whose owners don't want her taking time out to nurse her young. 253 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:25,920 What's his name? Diogo. Diogo. 254 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:29,440 Diogo. Yes. Diogo. There. 255 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:31,360 He's got a lot to get used to. 256 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:32,960 I know. 257 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:36,160 At just three months old, Diogo's main source of food 258 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,280 will have been his mother's milk, 259 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,000 so he's been reluctant to eat since arriving at the sanctuary. 260 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,600 Got a lot to get used to, but you'll be the kingpin 261 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,440 when you get bigger. 262 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,240 You'll get bigger, and then you'll be fine. 263 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,560 Your lovely red hair. 264 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:53,760 The foal is beautiful. 265 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,440 So beautiful. 266 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:56,880 It's heartbreaking. 267 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,720 Julie's hoping that by feeding him alongside the donkeys, 268 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,440 he'll feel safe enough to start eating again. 269 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,840 This place is surrounded in love, but the animals that have come here 270 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,600 haven't been that fortunate, and the way they still trust humans 271 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:18,080 and still have an open heart is something we can all learn, I think. 272 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,040 I fell like the trolley, you know when it comes round the hospital 273 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,680 with all the goodies. 274 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:25,880 Unconditional love and truth, yeah. 275 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,000 And we're here to protect them, 276 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,400 not abuse them. 277 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,040 I nearly made myself cry then. 278 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,040 It's true, though. 279 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:41,400 You're being followed. 280 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,120 Come on, then. 281 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,160 Does the foal eat the same? 282 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:51,880 Yes. 283 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,560 Hey. 284 00:13:56,560 --> 00:13:58,640 Are you scared to join in? 285 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,120 Here, would you like some? 286 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,640 No? 287 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,200 Would you? 288 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,920 You have your own little portion. 289 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,640 Yeah. 290 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,520 There we are. 291 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,800 I think he's a bit nervous to eat with the other ones. 292 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:20,000 You know, I don't normally like people crunching in my ear, 293 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,040 I don't mind you crunching in my ear. 294 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,040 Me and Alan are both animal nuts, 295 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,840 and to be able to come down here and just feel something 296 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,840 in your soul, it's just beautiful. 297 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:35,800 It's a really beautiful part of this whole experience for me. 298 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,800 Ooh, I love that dance. 299 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:42,360 All good? 300 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,520 Ohh! Good? 301 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,960 At least he's eating, so you know he's all right. 302 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:48,520 Yes. Yeah. 303 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,480 He'll settle in. Yeah. 304 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,960 While Amanda spends the afternoon at the sanctuary, my parents 305 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:05,960 are in town, so I'm taking them to dinner in Corfu's oldest village. 306 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,640 Have you got your sensible shows on, Mum, because it's quite cobbly? 307 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,520 Yes, I have. Yes. 308 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:16,000 14th century, that's when the village was built. 309 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,960 I know you like history, Dad. 310 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,880 What did you call Pompeii? 311 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:21,040 Ha! 312 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,520 The building site. 313 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,000 Oh! 314 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Talk about embarrassing. 315 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,040 The ghost village of Old Perithia lies near the top 316 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,560 of the island's highest peak, Mount Pantokrator. 317 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,960 Populated since the 1300s, it was abandoned in the 1960s 318 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,920 when tourism hit Corfu, 319 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:46,640 and its villagers went in search of their fortunes nearer the coast. 320 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,240 BLEEP! 321 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:52,640 Ugh! 322 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:55,560 INDISTINCT COMMENTS 323 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,600 It's not my fault, it's the road. 324 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,480 Ah, and my handbrake's on, you see. All right. Yeah. 325 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,640 Now preserved as a historic monument, 326 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:08,360 life is returning in the form of the odd BandB and taverna. 327 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:11,880 This is cute, isn't it? 328 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,400 What a lovely place! 329 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,960 So, I've booked a dinner to give my parents a true 330 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:18,640 experience of rural Corfiot cuisine. 331 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:25,480 When it comes to food, my dad will be quite adventurous, 332 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,200 but my mum will not try anything new. 333 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,360 I'm starving, are you? Here we go. 334 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,320 Oh, here we go. Wow! It'll be delicious. 335 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,320 My mum like fishfingers. 336 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,800 She's like a five-year-old when it comes to food. 337 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,360 I have Greek salad here. 338 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:44,600 Lovely. 339 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:49,840 Meze. This is pork with Greek local specialities in a red spicy sauce. 340 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,960 OK. Thank you. 341 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,320 Now, Mum, I know you're not a fan of feta, but do you want some of this? 342 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:56,640 Er...just a... 343 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,920 Just a... No. I won't. 344 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:02,280 There you go, Dad. 345 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,600 And do you want some of this, Mum? No. I'll... 346 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,880 Come on. I am. Big mouthful. 347 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,600 In comes the train, toot-toot! 348 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,320 She's suspicious. 349 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:20,920 We say this restaurant wants you have a nice meal 350 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,200 so you come back. 351 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,440 But for my mum, it's like bushtucker trial. 352 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,120 I have rabbit stew. 353 00:17:28,120 --> 00:17:30,000 Here. Oh, nice. 354 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,880 This is stuffed vine leaves. 355 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:34,440 Oh, thank you. 356 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,080 This is traditional vine leaf. 357 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,400 Well, don't take the vine bit off. 358 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:43,760 I can't... 359 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,680 That's rabbit stew. Is it? Yeah. 360 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,000 Do you want a bit of rabbit? No, thank you. 361 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,160 Dad, what do you think, love? 362 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,320 Very nice. Yeah. 363 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,120 Are we going to get dessert? 364 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:57,040 There's a rabbit mousse. 365 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,320 At the house, the old bedroom ceiling's come out, 366 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,720 the internal walls are primed, 367 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,400 and Amanda and I have a plan to give the bedroom 368 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,800 a calm yet seductive feel. 369 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,600 Right. Are you all right, Mary Poppins? 370 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,000 No, listen, 371 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,200 I've got to carry the... Look, what's this? 372 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,160 Roller, gloves, 373 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,240 Whatever that... Ashtray. 374 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:43,200 We're going to start on there because I really love that. 375 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,920 Really? I love that. 376 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:48,240 Because it was a gamble, I thought I'm going to go for it, you know. 377 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,400 It is very rustic. 378 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,200 Yes. But I actually love it. 379 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,960 We're applying a colour wash technique to the walls 380 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,960 to give a textured appearance of raw plaster. 381 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:03,760 And we've chosen two subtle shades of off-white paint. 382 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:07,280 So, we're just going to go swish, swish, swish, swish, swish... 383 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,800 Swish, swish, swish. 384 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:09,880 CICADAS CHIRR 385 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,080 That is my favourite noise in the world. 386 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:13,520 What? That. 387 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,480 What's it called, cicadas? 388 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:17,720 Yeah. 389 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,320 They never stop talking all day long. 390 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:21,920 Ha! Mm... 391 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,160 Well, that... Wonder what feels like? 392 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,440 How very dare you! 393 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,920 I think you've found your spirit animal, Amanda. 394 00:19:34,120 --> 00:19:36,320 Oh, are you sure this is right? 395 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:37,720 Swish, swish, swish. 396 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,680 These colours are a bit urgh, failing the... 397 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:40,760 This is not doing anything. 398 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,520 Do you know what? This is like a room that's meant to be, like, love, 399 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:44,960 passion. This is like... 400 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,400 This is insipid. 401 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,680 Mm, I think this is boring. 402 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,280 Shall we stop? Because I do think you're right. 403 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,960 We are brave enough to say, no, it doesn't work. 404 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,800 I think, as an interior designer, you've got to learn to say no. 405 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,480 And I think sometimes saying no... 406 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,960 As a human you've got to learn to say no. Yes. 407 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:03,840 We've both got to learn to say no, as humans. 408 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,440 I know, we are people pleasers. 409 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:06,840 We say yes to everything. 410 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,680 Yes. Rose... 411 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,840 I know. ..wine, beer, 412 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:12,280 vodka... Ouzo. 413 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,120 ..ouzo, limoncello. 414 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:15,520 Back in the room, back in the room. 415 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,600 There was no passion in there, and it needs a bit of passion. Yeah. 416 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,840 To try and ignite the passion, we've made a trip to the paint shop 417 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,840 and opted for two shades of blush pink instead. 418 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,120 Right. 419 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:31,680 Now this is the worry, 420 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,080 I didn't look at it when she mixed it. 421 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:35,800 Ooh. 422 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,200 Ooh. 423 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:38,440 Ooh, it's purple. 424 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:39,800 It is purple. 425 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,120 But that is the colour of lust, isn't it? Purple? 426 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:44,080 It is now. 427 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,120 Sort of lilac. Mm. 428 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:48,800 Oh, my God! 429 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,040 Oh! Bloody hell! This is stupid. 430 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,320 But we can't stop or it looks like a mistake. 431 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:57,880 It is a mistake. 432 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:03,080 Yeah, the thing is, it's gone like corn beef purple. 433 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:06,360 Do you know, I'm wondered whether it should have been pale green. 434 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:12,080 Oh, dear. 435 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:13,400 Right, then. 436 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,480 ALAN SIGHS 437 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,120 To give us time to rethink, 438 00:21:30,120 --> 00:21:33,360 we're whisking ourselves off to the dramatic sea cliffs 439 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:35,280 of northwest Corfu. 440 00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:38,960 Oh, look. 441 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,560 Sitting on a rocky headland, Paleokastritsa Monastery 442 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:48,600 dominates the coastline with its striking facade and sweeping views. 443 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,520 Look up here. 444 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,320 Ahh! 445 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,920 I know this is going to make you laugh, and it isn't a joke, Alan, 446 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,640 but there was a moment when I was young 447 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,680 where I had a little cross and a Bible, 448 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,160 and I would sit in front of it, 449 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,960 and I had dreams of becoming a nun. 450 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,120 But I think loads of kids go through that. 451 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:11,080 What, like Sister Amanda? 452 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:13,360 Exactly. 453 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:15,840 I bet you'd quite like it, with no make-up and just like... 454 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,760 No, that's when I knew. I couldn't be a nun with a lash. 455 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,920 No. That's not going to work. 456 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,600 Oh, look, this is the entrance. 457 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,080 Shall we have a look? Let's have a look. 458 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,880 Founded in 1225, the architecture combines Byzantine 459 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,120 and Venetian styles. 460 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,560 Ahhh! 461 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,000 Gosh! Look how opulent that is! 462 00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:42,800 And Paleokastritsa remains one of the few active 463 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,040 monasteries on the island. 464 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,560 Oh, my gosh! Is that an olive tree or a palm tree on that ceiling? 465 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:50,960 I love that. 466 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,600 Shouldn't you be covered up a bit more, being in a church? 467 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,040 Do you want to see if there's 468 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,200 a wimple in lost property or something? 469 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:03,560 I don't know what it's for. 470 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:04,840 Is it a prayer? 471 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,360 Oh, yeah, prayers. 472 00:23:06,360 --> 00:23:08,480 Well, it's all in Greek. 473 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,680 Oh, deceased, it's people who have died. Oh. 474 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,920 That's sad, isn't it? 475 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,680 I'm going to do my nanny and grandad. 476 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,640 And then I'm going to do my little boy, Theo. 477 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,600 That goes there, and then we just get a candle out. 478 00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:30,720 We'll just light them over here. 479 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:32,000 Ah. 480 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,760 It's so lovely, I always think, whether you're religious or not, 481 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,960 to come in a place, a church, anywhere, 482 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,440 where you can actually have a moment of still. 483 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,880 Yeah. And not think. 484 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:01,440 And just be grateful. 485 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,640 Oh, yeah, yeah. I almost feel like my heart is slowing down. 486 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,800 I know, and that's what we need. 487 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,320 Yeah. Because we're both always hectic. 488 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:16,400 I don't want to get maudlin, but when we lost Theo... 489 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:22,640 ..there wasn't one moment where I thought why has this happened to me. 490 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:23,840 Mm. 491 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,840 But there also wasn't a moment where I... 492 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:32,000 ..sort of blamed God or anything. 493 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,160 Mm. 494 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,160 And I just... 495 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,840 The way I accepted it, 496 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:40,320 was to say that he chose me... 497 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:41,440 Mm. 498 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,960 ..just for those few months, to see what it was like to live 499 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,400 and develop and be in the universe, 500 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,200 and then the universe took him back. 501 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,320 Now, I don't think that's religious... 502 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,520 No. ..but I let him go back. Yeah. 503 00:24:54,520 --> 00:25:01,360 And that was my belief rather than like he went back to heaven as such. 504 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:05,280 Yeah, yeah. I felt like he went back into the universe and he's out there 505 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:07,280 and he's still part of our family. Yeah. 506 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:08,440 You've got to process it some way, 507 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,240 you've got to make some kind of sense of it. 508 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,960 That's the only way I could make sense of it. Yeah. 509 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:18,800 I was like, gosh, I was so lucky to have him for all that time, 510 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,280 and even though he was born sleeping... 511 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:22,920 Mm. 512 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,200 ..he was perfect. 513 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:31,600 Mm. 514 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:37,160 And I always, always say I'm a mother of three. 515 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,320 Yeah. Always. 516 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,600 Because I am. 517 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,600 Right. Aw, come on, you. 518 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,280 Love you. 519 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,920 It's been a labour of love getting the Aphrodite suite ready. 520 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,680 Our horrible purple wall is gone, 521 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:19,800 replaced by a more serene shade of green. 522 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,680 The love seat is almost done... 523 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,200 And I'm ready to build my romantic bed canopy. 524 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,800 Woo, I love it! 525 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,440 This is like a princess bed. I love it. 526 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,080 It's looks amazing. 527 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,240 ..ready for the finishing touches. 528 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,000 God, I look good in this. 529 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,680 Ooh, it's nice, innit? Nice material. Really nice. 530 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,960 I made these, Alan. 531 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,040 Isn't he clever because I'd never even think...? It's clever. 532 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,960 It looks quite good and rustic. 533 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,200 Oh, yes. 534 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:10,880 Well, we got there in the end. 535 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:12,000 Oh, my gosh! 536 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,280 It really works. 537 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:14,600 It really works. 538 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:21,400 I think this says romance as well, like, doing the canopy 539 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:25,480 is like an affordable way of having, like, a four-poster bed. 540 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,800 Yeah, and the wafting curtains as well... I wanted the wafting muslin. 541 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,440 I find... 542 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:34,880 That was a stroke of genius that headboard. 543 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:36,880 I did that, I did that. I know. 544 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,000 It feels chic rustique. 545 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,000 Greek chic rustique. Rustique. 546 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:48,560 We set out to make this a sensual room 547 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:51,880 for two people to reconnect and rest. 548 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:53,640 In honour of Aphrodite. 549 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,680 Yes. Might want to put her feet up here. Do you reckon she might? 550 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,160 Well, both her legs up, hopefully. 551 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:17,600 Aghhhh! Next time... 552 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,280 We make a splash. 553 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:20,600 Whoa, whoa. 554 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,200 Why is my horse River Dancing? 555 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,480 And I learn the art of beekeeping. 556 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,000 No, get away! 557 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,400 Agh! Oh, it's your hand. 558 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,480 As we pour our hearts into the front garden. 559 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,480 I love you. And I love you.