1 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:14,740 Gordon, seriously, do you know how to get 2 00:00:14,740 --> 00:00:15,180 to Santa? 3 00:00:15,540 --> 00:00:16,320 Have you been here before? 4 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:17,880 No, the dogs know where they're going. 5 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,680 Are you sure this is a good idea? 6 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,560 Remember in Morocco last year, what you did 7 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:27,100 to me at Christmas? 8 00:00:27,380 --> 00:00:28,620 This is a proper Christmas. 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:29,700 We're in Lapland. 10 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:30,620 Embrace it. 11 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,380 Whatever we do, I promised my daughter I 12 00:00:34,380 --> 00:00:36,280 would give the letter personally to Santa. 13 00:00:40,340 --> 00:00:42,220 I am so cold. 14 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:43,400 Look at my moustache, Gordon. 15 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:44,060 It's frozen. 16 00:00:46,460 --> 00:00:48,640 Gordon, I don't want to crash. 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:53,680 This was a stupid idea. 18 00:00:55,380 --> 00:00:56,900 Why can we not get a sleigh with 19 00:00:56,900 --> 00:00:57,860 a proper driver? 20 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,840 Gina De Campo, Fred Siriax and I are 21 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,020 on another culinary Christmas road trip. 22 00:01:07,020 --> 00:01:08,540 It's hard to see the road when it's 23 00:01:08,540 --> 00:01:09,200 all white. 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,280 This year, I'm determined that we celebrate in 25 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:14,700 style. 26 00:01:17,740 --> 00:01:20,320 As always, we'll be seeking out the very 27 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:21,320 best ingredients. 28 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:26,260 The warmest hospitality. 29 00:01:28,580 --> 00:01:30,860 It's like licking the inside of my granny's 30 00:01:30,860 --> 00:01:31,260 armpit. 31 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,660 And cool your cheer. 32 00:01:37,020 --> 00:01:39,180 As Gina goes in search of Father Christmas. 33 00:01:39,820 --> 00:01:40,960 I'm not going to stop now. 34 00:01:41,260 --> 00:01:42,460 We are this close to Santa. 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,740 And Fred dreams of the Northern Lights. 36 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,360 We have to be in the most sought 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,760 -after bubble anywhere on the planet. 38 00:01:49,420 --> 00:01:50,200 Oh my God, look! 39 00:01:50,380 --> 00:01:51,420 The kitchen is on fire! 40 00:01:51,580 --> 00:01:52,100 Throw the snow! 41 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:53,500 Merry Christmas. 42 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,680 It's Christmas, folks, but not as you know 43 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:56,880 it. 44 00:02:05,330 --> 00:02:05,810 Wow. 45 00:02:07,050 --> 00:02:09,310 We are like a mobile Christmas tree. 46 00:02:09,430 --> 00:02:10,530 Come on, this is awesome. 47 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:11,690 Look at the snow. 48 00:02:12,050 --> 00:02:13,610 Look how calm everything is. 49 00:02:13,710 --> 00:02:14,610 It's like a postcard. 50 00:02:19,190 --> 00:02:21,490 Lapland's winter lasts over half the year. 51 00:02:21,950 --> 00:02:23,090 A real life Narnia. 52 00:02:23,870 --> 00:02:26,050 Sitting in the Arctic Circle, guaranteeing a white 53 00:02:26,050 --> 00:02:28,370 Christmas in the homeland of the Northern Lights. 54 00:02:31,850 --> 00:02:33,030 Look at the sun on the horizon. 55 00:02:33,370 --> 00:02:34,730 I mean, this is what living is about, 56 00:02:34,810 --> 00:02:35,070 guys. 57 00:02:35,530 --> 00:02:36,330 We're living the life. 58 00:02:38,610 --> 00:02:39,790 Oh, the alarm is going off. 59 00:02:39,790 --> 00:02:40,710 This might happen. 60 00:02:40,770 --> 00:02:41,610 Do you see the Northern Lights? 61 00:02:42,110 --> 00:02:43,530 And what's the chance of seeing the Northern 62 00:02:43,530 --> 00:02:44,090 Lights tonight? 63 00:02:44,190 --> 00:02:46,030 About 50%, 52%. 64 00:02:46,030 --> 00:02:49,050 Have you ever seen the app where it 65 00:02:49,050 --> 00:02:50,250 makes your face look older? 66 00:02:50,610 --> 00:02:51,610 Look at this, Fred, you see? 67 00:02:57,670 --> 00:02:59,230 He looks like you've got no teeth. 68 00:03:00,470 --> 00:03:01,110 Who is it? 69 00:03:01,310 --> 00:03:01,830 No, look at it. 70 00:03:01,910 --> 00:03:03,170 It's all three of us. 71 00:03:05,810 --> 00:03:07,150 My old granddad. 72 00:03:07,250 --> 00:03:08,190 You look like Paul Hollywood. 73 00:03:08,270 --> 00:03:09,250 He's my pappy's pappy. 74 00:03:09,790 --> 00:03:10,670 Look at that. 75 00:03:11,070 --> 00:03:12,670 This is what you're going to look like 76 00:03:12,670 --> 00:03:13,790 in about 20 years time. 77 00:03:14,330 --> 00:03:15,310 No, stop it. 78 00:03:15,810 --> 00:03:16,010 Why? 79 00:03:16,070 --> 00:03:16,850 Why are you so worried? 80 00:03:17,210 --> 00:03:18,550 Oscar's going to be 22 and I'm going 81 00:03:18,550 --> 00:03:19,590 to look like I've just come out of 82 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:20,550 Friday the 13th. 83 00:03:24,750 --> 00:03:27,930 Lapland spans Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. 84 00:03:28,690 --> 00:03:31,530 We're in northwest of Finnish Lapland, starting a 85 00:03:31,530 --> 00:03:32,810 journey at Lake Jurisjärvi. 86 00:03:33,930 --> 00:03:35,670 Hoping to witness the Northern Lights. 87 00:03:36,770 --> 00:03:39,790 Then we head south to Luosto, where we'll 88 00:03:39,790 --> 00:03:40,670 be herding reindeer. 89 00:03:41,830 --> 00:03:44,010 Next, we hit ski resort town Levy. 90 00:03:44,970 --> 00:03:47,850 Before our road trip ends in Lapland's capital, 91 00:03:48,110 --> 00:03:51,190 Rovaniemi, the official home of Santa Claus. 92 00:03:53,570 --> 00:03:54,790 It's not easy driving this thing. 93 00:03:54,890 --> 00:03:56,450 I have to say, Gordon, you're much more 94 00:03:56,450 --> 00:03:57,970 careful than I've ever seen you before. 95 00:03:58,070 --> 00:03:58,710 It's good to see. 96 00:03:59,590 --> 00:04:01,610 It's like you've come down in old age, 97 00:04:01,670 --> 00:04:01,870 you know? 98 00:04:02,010 --> 00:04:03,150 Did he say old age? 99 00:04:03,250 --> 00:04:03,470 Yeah. 100 00:04:04,370 --> 00:04:06,570 Fred, you're sort of late 40s now, you're 101 00:04:06,570 --> 00:04:07,410 late 40s. 102 00:04:07,450 --> 00:04:09,770 44 is not late 40, it's at the 103 00:04:09,770 --> 00:04:10,570 beginning of the 40. 104 00:04:10,790 --> 00:04:12,010 Let's be honest, you spread out a little 105 00:04:12,010 --> 00:04:13,050 bit across these tough times. 106 00:04:13,170 --> 00:04:13,930 You've got a bit wider. 107 00:04:14,530 --> 00:04:15,430 You have a tummy on you. 108 00:04:15,930 --> 00:04:16,329 You do, do you not? 109 00:04:16,329 --> 00:04:17,050 That's not a tummy. 110 00:04:17,410 --> 00:04:20,730 I'm creating like a roof for the game 111 00:04:20,730 --> 00:04:20,970 room. 112 00:04:22,070 --> 00:04:23,150 Let me put it straight. 113 00:04:23,490 --> 00:04:24,450 You have a dad bod. 114 00:04:24,670 --> 00:04:25,090 A what? 115 00:04:25,350 --> 00:04:26,490 A dad bod. 116 00:04:26,570 --> 00:04:27,450 You've lost your physique. 117 00:04:27,730 --> 00:04:28,110 That's right. 118 00:04:28,170 --> 00:04:29,550 You guys go to the gym every day? 119 00:04:29,750 --> 00:04:30,390 Four times a week. 120 00:04:30,450 --> 00:04:30,690 And you? 121 00:04:30,690 --> 00:04:32,950 I get up, I do my 300 push 122 00:04:32,950 --> 00:04:33,190 -ups. 123 00:04:33,390 --> 00:04:34,590 Absolute bullshit. 124 00:04:34,790 --> 00:04:35,910 301 actually, Gordon. 125 00:04:36,250 --> 00:04:37,690 And these are all muscles. 126 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:39,390 Oh, you've got huge nipples. 127 00:04:40,570 --> 00:04:42,290 It's like a Brussels sprout. 128 00:04:42,670 --> 00:04:44,510 You've got a nipple like a Brussels sprout. 129 00:04:45,170 --> 00:04:45,670 Tense them. 130 00:04:46,610 --> 00:04:47,570 I'm tensing them. 131 00:04:47,590 --> 00:04:48,270 That's tense? 132 00:04:48,430 --> 00:04:48,730 Yes. 133 00:04:49,050 --> 00:04:50,210 Dude, you could breastfeed. 134 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,760 One of the purest places on earth, Finland 135 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,480 has one of the healthiest diets. 136 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,920 But the extreme climate and challenging landscapes make 137 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,100 this no country for old men. 138 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,600 The vast frozen surface of Lake Jurisjärvi is 139 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,520 the perfect place for Gina and Fred to 140 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,760 get in shape and fully immerse themselves in 141 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,680 the culture here, literally. 142 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:26,220 Right, this is it. 143 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:27,080 I told you it was special. 144 00:05:27,740 --> 00:05:29,240 So we're going to go in and plunge 145 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,840 inside a hole in the ice. 146 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,340 Tom, what does it mean, a hole in 147 00:05:32,340 --> 00:05:32,780 the ice? 148 00:05:32,780 --> 00:05:36,200 We're going to take a plunge and reinvigorate 149 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,160 our bodies and firm up everywhere. 150 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:40,700 And I mean everywhere. 151 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:41,480 Put your hat on. 152 00:05:41,780 --> 00:05:42,140 Wowza. 153 00:05:42,220 --> 00:05:43,500 Wow, it's nippy, isn't it? 154 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:43,980 Nippy? 155 00:05:44,580 --> 00:05:46,000 Oh, this is a stupid idea. 156 00:05:48,060 --> 00:05:49,320 What have you got underneath there? 157 00:05:49,340 --> 00:05:49,980 I've got shorts on. 158 00:05:50,140 --> 00:05:50,860 What do you mean, shorts? 159 00:05:52,260 --> 00:05:53,380 Don't be stupid. 160 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:53,880 Why are you laughing? 161 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:54,780 No, no, no, no. 162 00:05:54,980 --> 00:05:55,800 You've got nothing underneath? 163 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:57,140 Show me. 164 00:05:57,940 --> 00:05:58,440 Go on, do you know? 165 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:02,700 It's the only thing I could find. 166 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:05,320 It's the only thing I could find. 167 00:06:06,060 --> 00:06:09,620 We're meeting Johanna Norblad, Finland's most revered cold 168 00:06:09,620 --> 00:06:10,360 water swimmer. 169 00:06:11,220 --> 00:06:11,660 Johanna? 170 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:12,980 Nice to meet you. 171 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:13,700 Nice to see you. 172 00:06:13,820 --> 00:06:15,480 What a beautiful place. 173 00:06:16,420 --> 00:06:17,900 In England, we have a tradition where we 174 00:06:17,900 --> 00:06:20,180 jump in the sea on Christmas Day or 175 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:21,620 New Year's Day with our hats on. 176 00:06:21,980 --> 00:06:22,840 With our hats on. 177 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:23,460 With our hats on. 178 00:06:23,780 --> 00:06:25,240 Maybe not good for... 179 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,040 I don't believe you. 180 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:26,960 No, I'm joking. 181 00:06:28,220 --> 00:06:29,480 Hats on or hats off? 182 00:06:29,780 --> 00:06:30,560 Hats off. 183 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:32,800 Hat off. 184 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,040 OK, so... 185 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:37,500 What's the secret to this? 186 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:38,860 So, take the ropes off. 187 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,800 And then we take a big breath. 188 00:06:42,020 --> 00:06:42,300 OK. 189 00:06:43,380 --> 00:06:44,100 We breathe in. 190 00:06:45,060 --> 00:06:46,320 How can you look so keen? 191 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:47,800 I want to get it done. 192 00:06:47,940 --> 00:06:48,440 Come on, let's go. 193 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:49,280 You want to get it done? 194 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:49,720 Let's go. 195 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:50,920 Oh, my... 196 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:52,440 So, I'll be breathing. 197 00:06:52,660 --> 00:06:54,780 I'm telling you, he's going to go inwards. 198 00:06:55,780 --> 00:06:58,680 Ice water swimming has proven physical and mental 199 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,780 health benefits and, some say, can even reverse 200 00:07:01,780 --> 00:07:02,860 the ageing process. 201 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:04,960 OK, we breathe in. 202 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:06,960 And then we go. 203 00:07:10,740 --> 00:07:12,520 OK, he's breathing. 204 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:15,060 I'm breathing. 205 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:16,060 I'm breathing. 206 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,660 Barely above zero, the water triggers a cold 207 00:07:21,660 --> 00:07:22,580 shock response. 208 00:07:23,260 --> 00:07:24,540 Oh, no! 209 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,720 Are you for real? 210 00:07:30,060 --> 00:07:32,620 The shock provokes rapid breathing and an increase 211 00:07:32,620 --> 00:07:33,300 in heart rate. 212 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,540 But you have to fight it. 213 00:07:43,060 --> 00:07:46,900 Yo, man, let's get out of here. 214 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:49,520 No, no, no. 215 00:07:52,580 --> 00:07:53,780 Oh, my legs! 216 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,280 I put my feet in there until my 217 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,520 knees and it hurt like you won't believe 218 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:02,740 it. 219 00:08:05,460 --> 00:08:08,980 But, no surprise, that half-man, half-frog 220 00:08:08,980 --> 00:08:11,200 Fred is able to endure the bitter cold 221 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,240 longer than me. 222 00:08:13,140 --> 00:08:13,240 Shit! 223 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,460 He go there, you know, only deep up 224 00:08:18,460 --> 00:08:18,840 to here. 225 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:19,600 That's it. 226 00:08:19,860 --> 00:08:20,440 Shit! 227 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,900 You didn't even go inside all the way. 228 00:08:23,220 --> 00:08:25,700 The perfect example of Gordon talking the talk, 229 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,400 but not walking the walk. 230 00:08:29,700 --> 00:08:30,580 Can I go back inside? 231 00:08:31,380 --> 00:08:32,240 Yes, it's pain. 232 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:33,320 What do you mean it's not pain? 233 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:33,940 It's pain! 234 00:08:34,260 --> 00:08:34,640 It is nippy. 235 00:08:35,220 --> 00:08:36,419 I wanted to give him a slice of 236 00:08:36,419 --> 00:08:37,880 finish across the festive season. 237 00:08:38,159 --> 00:08:39,100 We're not getting any younger. 238 00:08:39,780 --> 00:08:40,679 You know, a few of us are spreading 239 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,140 out a little bit wider and so that 240 00:08:42,140 --> 00:08:43,059 was an important thing to do. 241 00:08:44,140 --> 00:08:45,800 You Finnish people are crazy. 242 00:08:46,580 --> 00:08:47,380 Fucking hell! 243 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:50,620 That was cold. 244 00:08:53,980 --> 00:08:55,920 How good is it for you? 245 00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:59,300 The older people, they're going to swim. 246 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:05,260 Adrenaline, like endorphin, blood, everything starts to kind 247 00:09:05,260 --> 00:09:08,600 of work and they look like 20 years 248 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,100 old and they are 80. 249 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:13,620 It was just like a warm-up. 250 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:14,100 Warm-up? 251 00:09:14,340 --> 00:09:16,200 The plan is that we are going to 252 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,240 do some diving and some under-ice diving. 253 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,280 After the pain of the plunge, I'm wondering 254 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,260 if what Johanna has lined up next is 255 00:09:26,260 --> 00:09:27,080 such a good idea. 256 00:09:32,260 --> 00:09:33,860 You can imagine when you're under the freezing 257 00:09:33,860 --> 00:09:35,760 water, you know, the shock it's going to 258 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:36,640 do to your heart. 259 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:41,700 I am so nervous. 260 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:45,160 Johanna holds the world record for swimming 50 261 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,320 metres under ice. 262 00:09:48,540 --> 00:09:50,860 It's not an activity for the faint-hearted. 263 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:54,560 Well, this is it. 264 00:09:54,980 --> 00:09:55,440 This is it. 265 00:09:56,020 --> 00:09:59,100 You couldn't organise like a massage, like an 266 00:09:59,100 --> 00:09:59,980 afternoon tea. 267 00:10:00,260 --> 00:10:00,820 This... 268 00:10:00,820 --> 00:10:02,860 No, we have to get in the ice. 269 00:10:03,140 --> 00:10:06,340 Understanding how the Finnish enjoy Christmas. 270 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,380 Think about the muscles, think about your bones. 271 00:10:09,380 --> 00:10:11,140 I'm thinking about I'm going to die down 272 00:10:11,140 --> 00:10:11,660 here. 273 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,040 See, these are the typical things that Gordon 274 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:14,800 organise. 275 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,700 He thinks that he's some kind of James 276 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:18,300 Bond or an action man. 277 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,240 He organises all these crazy things, which are 278 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:22,620 not really necessary to do. 279 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,160 Christmas traditions aside, this is not one to 280 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:26,740 try at home. 281 00:10:30,660 --> 00:10:31,480 Jackie's watching. 282 00:10:31,780 --> 00:10:32,060 Yes. 283 00:10:32,660 --> 00:10:34,800 Jackie's watching, you're absolutely fine. 284 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,560 Oscar is going to watch this, he's going 285 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:38,340 to think you are like some kind of 286 00:10:38,340 --> 00:10:39,460 the super Debbie. 287 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:40,920 You're going to be a super Debbie now. 288 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,760 If you can grab him or something, just 289 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,300 get him wherever he's got something big. 290 00:10:45,820 --> 00:10:46,260 Stop. 291 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:48,920 OK? 292 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:50,260 Yes, thank you. 293 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,800 Come on, buddy, you can do it. 294 00:10:57,660 --> 00:10:58,100 Shit! 295 00:11:02,900 --> 00:11:04,400 Come on, you can do it. 296 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:10,720 Disorientation and cold shock is dangerous, so acclimatising 297 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,120 and controlling our breathing before we attempt the 298 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:15,720 swim is critical. 299 00:11:25,380 --> 00:11:35,130 With the poor visibility, we only have 300 00:11:35,130 --> 00:11:37,330 Johanna and a thin rope to guide us 301 00:11:37,330 --> 00:11:38,070 to the first hole. 302 00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:42,520 Nice one. 303 00:11:44,740 --> 00:11:45,340 Nice. 304 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:49,200 Absolutely. 305 00:11:53,780 --> 00:11:55,980 It's nine metres to the last hole. 306 00:11:56,820 --> 00:11:58,860 I have to trust that the adrenaline rushing 307 00:11:58,860 --> 00:12:00,620 through my body will get me through. 308 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,540 Diving inside a frozen lake. 309 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:04,860 Isn't it amazing? 310 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:08,080 Yes! 311 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,660 The king of the kitchen, now he's the 312 00:12:11,660 --> 00:12:12,300 king of life. 313 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:13,800 Amazing. 314 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:17,620 It's 12 treacherous metres back to the first 315 00:12:17,620 --> 00:12:20,060 hole, and I'm going to attempt it in 316 00:12:20,060 --> 00:12:20,320 one. 317 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:21,360 Right, guys, you ready? 318 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:22,540 What are you doing? 319 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,740 Watch and learn. 320 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:34,780 First one is done. 321 00:12:35,740 --> 00:12:36,820 Second one is done. 322 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:41,560 Yes! 323 00:12:42,300 --> 00:12:42,660 Well done. 324 00:12:42,900 --> 00:12:43,360 Yes! 325 00:12:44,460 --> 00:12:45,240 Nice one. 326 00:12:45,860 --> 00:12:46,720 Well done, man. 327 00:12:47,340 --> 00:12:48,400 That was invigorating. 328 00:12:48,900 --> 00:12:51,220 What that does, it increases the blood flow. 329 00:12:51,460 --> 00:12:53,020 It helps tighten things up. 330 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,160 It's fucking amazing. 331 00:12:58,280 --> 00:12:59,480 It just all firms up. 332 00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:01,820 Every bit of fucking Scotland just firms up. 333 00:13:02,180 --> 00:13:02,500 Come on, Freddy. 334 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:03,260 Come on, Freddy. 335 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,680 You can do it. 336 00:13:04,820 --> 00:13:05,880 Breathe, last breath. 337 00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:07,560 Slow. 338 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:08,440 Freddy, OK? 339 00:13:08,940 --> 00:13:10,320 You've got to get in the zone, you've 340 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,220 got to get in the moment. 341 00:13:11,220 --> 00:13:13,680 This is experiencing the extreme. 342 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:16,520 Go. 343 00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:22,980 He was off, he didn't even wait for 344 00:13:22,980 --> 00:13:24,960 instructions, he just wanted to get in and 345 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,040 out as quick as possible. 346 00:13:26,560 --> 00:13:27,940 You don't have to go so fast. 347 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:29,220 I don't have to go so fast. 348 00:13:30,500 --> 00:13:32,220 Johanna, that's the problem with French men, they 349 00:13:32,220 --> 00:13:32,780 go too fast. 350 00:13:32,940 --> 00:13:34,160 No, no, no, don't worry, Johanna. 351 00:13:34,540 --> 00:13:35,680 I take my time. 352 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,200 You know, he plunges in that water, he 353 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:38,480 loses it, and then he's in front of 354 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:39,460 this gorgeous freediver. 355 00:13:39,460 --> 00:13:41,440 Johanna, calm down, Freddy. 356 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,560 You look like a sea lion. 357 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,700 Just let me in and out. 358 00:13:48,660 --> 00:13:50,340 I mean, not the best fitting look, is 359 00:13:50,340 --> 00:13:50,540 it? 360 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,560 Looking like some washed-up walrus struggling for 361 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:53,980 a pilcher. 362 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:59,740 Oh, thank you. 363 00:14:07,170 --> 00:14:08,570 She has lost time. 364 00:14:09,030 --> 00:14:09,550 Yeah! 365 00:14:09,550 --> 00:14:10,350 Yeah! 366 00:14:13,050 --> 00:14:13,910 Well done. 367 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,180 In a bid for Bond-like glory, Fred 368 00:14:20,180 --> 00:14:22,380 takes on the full 12-metre dive too. 369 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:23,720 Is he going to go all the way 370 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:23,940 through? 371 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:24,960 Yes. 372 00:14:30,860 --> 00:14:32,900 Yes, yes, yes, my man! 373 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:35,020 I've been so tired, I've been so awake. 374 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,660 Under the ice in the middle of the 375 00:14:37,660 --> 00:14:39,460 lake is like almost an out-of-body 376 00:14:39,460 --> 00:14:42,340 adventure, it's almost philosophical, it's very meditative. 377 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,460 Time to see if our little Italian anchovy 378 00:14:46,460 --> 00:14:47,740 has got the gills. 379 00:14:49,380 --> 00:14:51,440 Can you give me a kiss for encouragement? 380 00:14:52,020 --> 00:14:52,140 No. 381 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:52,680 Please. 382 00:14:54,340 --> 00:14:55,080 No, another one. 383 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:56,560 Or how about a cuddle? 384 00:14:58,420 --> 00:14:59,700 Get on with it, Gino! 385 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,340 A kiss, a kiss goodbye? 386 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:04,580 Let's go! 387 00:15:05,420 --> 00:15:06,680 Good man, Gino. 388 00:15:08,220 --> 00:15:09,320 That's my boy! 389 00:15:11,220 --> 00:15:12,920 Hey, there is no crocodile. 390 00:15:24,330 --> 00:15:25,710 It's flipping freezing! 391 00:15:27,350 --> 00:15:29,090 It's cold, I haven't seen anything. 392 00:15:30,010 --> 00:15:30,510 My lips! 393 00:15:32,710 --> 00:15:33,550 Let's do it. 394 00:15:33,990 --> 00:15:34,510 I love you. 395 00:15:35,110 --> 00:15:36,170 I love you too, Gino. 396 00:15:40,210 --> 00:15:41,310 Here we go. 397 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,050 It's cold. 398 00:16:00,930 --> 00:16:03,330 Wow, this is cool! 399 00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:04,910 Let's get a cuddle. 400 00:16:05,410 --> 00:16:05,990 This is good. 401 00:16:08,990 --> 00:16:11,050 When I went into the freezing cold water, 402 00:16:11,750 --> 00:16:12,690 then I changed. 403 00:16:13,510 --> 00:16:16,490 And you get that kind of feeling you're 404 00:16:16,490 --> 00:16:18,110 never going to be able to do this 405 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:19,770 again, ever again in your life. 406 00:16:20,490 --> 00:16:22,170 It was just magic. 407 00:16:22,530 --> 00:16:23,590 Can we go back? 408 00:16:23,790 --> 00:16:25,210 Or do you want to go to the 409 00:16:25,210 --> 00:16:26,810 last one? 410 00:16:27,010 --> 00:16:28,270 Oh, we go to the last one? 411 00:16:28,430 --> 00:16:29,130 Oh, you want to? 412 00:16:29,170 --> 00:16:29,750 Oh, yes! 413 00:16:30,150 --> 00:16:32,230 I honestly didn't think Gino was going to 414 00:16:32,230 --> 00:16:32,590 do it. 415 00:16:33,090 --> 00:16:35,150 The minute he got in that water, he 416 00:16:35,150 --> 00:16:37,790 embraced Johanna, and then bang, he was gone. 417 00:16:38,350 --> 00:16:39,330 Like a bloody dolphin. 418 00:16:50,340 --> 00:16:51,720 I can't believe it. 419 00:16:51,940 --> 00:16:52,520 Look at him. 420 00:16:52,700 --> 00:16:53,760 Now he's going for two holes. 421 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:54,840 Master diver. 422 00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:56,180 Wow! 423 00:16:58,220 --> 00:16:59,060 Yes! 424 00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:01,260 Yes! 425 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:03,060 This is cool. 426 00:17:03,619 --> 00:17:05,020 This is cool. 427 00:17:07,819 --> 00:17:09,140 Well done. 428 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,400 The shock of the day is that Gino 429 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,040 the Cap now officially can ice dive. 430 00:17:16,180 --> 00:17:19,880 Thank you. 431 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:23,339 Yes! 432 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:25,540 Thank you very much. 433 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,920 I mean, where in the world are we 434 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:28,560 going to do this? 435 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,560 Literally, we dived into the Finnish culture. 436 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:33,180 You were the most relaxed. 437 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:34,460 Was I the most relaxed? 438 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,640 He is always the most relaxed. 439 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:37,280 Thank you. 440 00:17:37,460 --> 00:17:38,160 Thank you, Bella. 441 00:17:38,780 --> 00:17:39,520 Great job. 442 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:41,140 Was he seriously the most relaxed? 443 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:41,560 Yes. 444 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:43,260 Oh, my goodness. 445 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,660 With all effort, maximum satisfaction. 446 00:17:46,820 --> 00:17:48,000 How many times have I told you? 447 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:49,200 Seriously? 448 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,540 How many times have I told you? 449 00:18:05,260 --> 00:18:06,500 Let's go, Gino! 450 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:07,200 Fred! 451 00:18:07,500 --> 00:18:08,700 Gordon, slow down! 452 00:18:09,180 --> 00:18:10,620 One of these days, you're going to kill 453 00:18:10,620 --> 00:18:11,040 us! 454 00:18:12,420 --> 00:18:13,520 Come on, keep up! 455 00:18:14,500 --> 00:18:16,440 I can't believe we actually made it to 456 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:17,260 Finland this year. 457 00:18:18,260 --> 00:18:20,620 Listen, I always wanted to do this. 458 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,160 Fred wants to see the Northern Lights. 459 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,420 Gino's determined to deliver a letter to Santa 460 00:18:28,420 --> 00:18:29,480 from his daughter Mia. 461 00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:32,200 This is the best Christmas ever! 462 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,400 And I want to immerse myself totally in 463 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,140 authentic Finnish life. 464 00:18:39,060 --> 00:18:41,340 What a place to come and spend Christmas. 465 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:43,860 And top of my bucket list is to 466 00:18:43,860 --> 00:18:45,400 meet a local Sami family. 467 00:18:46,220 --> 00:18:48,620 The oldest indigenous people in Europe. 468 00:18:49,180 --> 00:18:51,020 The Sami have lived and worked these lands 469 00:18:51,020 --> 00:18:52,660 since 1500 BC. 470 00:18:54,140 --> 00:18:56,720 And I've arranged to get there in style. 471 00:18:58,420 --> 00:19:00,660 Hey, guys, look at all the Christmas trees 472 00:19:00,660 --> 00:19:00,960 here. 473 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:03,780 It looks magical. 474 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:08,740 We've left the frozen shores of Lake Jurisjärvi 475 00:19:08,740 --> 00:19:11,060 to head deep into central Lapland and the 476 00:19:11,060 --> 00:19:12,420 small town of Luosto. 477 00:19:13,020 --> 00:19:16,040 An area famed for reindeer herding, it's here 478 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,220 where I've arranged to meet a local Sami 479 00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:18,620 farmer. 480 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:21,160 Wow! 481 00:19:21,700 --> 00:19:23,200 How beautiful! 482 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:24,760 What a ride! 483 00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:26,520 Can you just turn that camera on a 484 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:26,640 minute? 485 00:19:26,940 --> 00:19:28,460 Have you seen how stupid you look? 486 00:19:28,820 --> 00:19:30,120 What do you mean it was stupid, I 487 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:30,260 look? 488 00:19:30,260 --> 00:19:31,100 I'm going to take a picture. 489 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:32,840 You look like the Michelin man, but it's 490 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:33,860 not going to help you get a Michelin 491 00:19:33,860 --> 00:19:34,040 star. 492 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:35,040 Just show him that. 493 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:35,560 What are you talking? 494 00:19:35,660 --> 00:19:36,900 This is nice and warm. 495 00:19:36,980 --> 00:19:38,080 Look at the size of you. 496 00:19:38,340 --> 00:19:38,800 Oh, dear. 497 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:40,660 Oh, here she comes. 498 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:41,340 Anu! 499 00:19:42,340 --> 00:19:42,700 Hello! 500 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:44,080 Hey, Anu! 501 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:45,100 Hello, guys. 502 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:45,680 Ciao, bella! 503 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:47,220 How are you? 504 00:19:47,460 --> 00:19:48,140 I'm fine. 505 00:19:48,620 --> 00:19:49,740 Anu's so excited to be here. 506 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,160 This is Fred and Gino. 507 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:51,820 Ciao, bella! 508 00:19:52,420 --> 00:19:53,920 And I told them that you are the 509 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,240 reindeer expert, and today we're going to go 510 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,220 and herd some reindeer. 511 00:19:57,980 --> 00:19:58,220 Yes. 512 00:19:58,220 --> 00:20:00,100 How many reindeers are out here on this 513 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:00,340 land? 514 00:20:00,660 --> 00:20:02,820 At the moment, maybe 60 to 70. 515 00:20:03,100 --> 00:20:05,340 They might get scared very easily. 516 00:20:05,820 --> 00:20:08,160 We need to work as a team, so 517 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:09,980 I will be giving the orders for you 518 00:20:09,980 --> 00:20:10,480 right now. 519 00:20:10,580 --> 00:20:12,280 We need to be on the line when 520 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:13,680 we start to move them. 521 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,260 We will move them to the corral. 522 00:20:15,420 --> 00:20:18,100 And what's happening if they charge into us? 523 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,020 Do we run, or do we stop, or 524 00:20:20,020 --> 00:20:21,640 we freeze, or we play dead? 525 00:20:22,140 --> 00:20:23,180 Let's see what happens. 526 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:23,860 They are animals. 527 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,700 I cannot know that in advance, but we 528 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:27,080 will see. 529 00:20:28,300 --> 00:20:30,600 Anu's reindeer have been grazing on the wetlands 530 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,220 since summer, but with the winter snow setting 531 00:20:33,220 --> 00:20:35,120 in, we need to help herd them back 532 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:35,700 to the farm. 533 00:20:36,120 --> 00:20:36,860 Gently, guys. 534 00:20:37,980 --> 00:20:39,060 Stay in a line. 535 00:20:44,220 --> 00:20:46,740 Gordon and Gino, you go to right way. 536 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:48,760 We need to round them, because we need 537 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,600 to take the reindeer other way. 538 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,260 Guys, behave yourselves, yeah? 539 00:20:52,540 --> 00:20:53,080 We will. 540 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:55,700 The herd are a mix of wild and 541 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:56,700 domesticated reindeer. 542 00:20:56,700 --> 00:20:58,840 Some are used for food and skins. 543 00:20:59,140 --> 00:21:01,160 The more tame are carefully chosen to pull 544 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:04,360 sleighs for the tourist industry, a job that 545 00:21:04,360 --> 00:21:06,240 at this time of year is normally in 546 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:06,880 high demand. 547 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:08,900 Gently, Gino, gently. 548 00:21:09,260 --> 00:21:10,540 I'm getting in, I'm getting in. 549 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:12,360 You can make some noises like... 550 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,420 The key to herding reindeer is not to 551 00:21:20,420 --> 00:21:20,860 spook them. 552 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,100 Apparently, it's a bit like herding sheep, only 553 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:25,840 bigger. 554 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,900 Get in a line, guys. 555 00:21:31,340 --> 00:21:32,300 Bye, bye. 556 00:21:33,060 --> 00:21:33,960 Gordon, stay on the right. 557 00:21:33,980 --> 00:21:34,900 Stay there, stay there. 558 00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:38,340 Gordon, what are you doing? 559 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,320 You're supposed to follow Anu. 560 00:21:40,540 --> 00:21:42,380 Remember, boys, we are a team. 561 00:21:42,740 --> 00:21:44,540 Okay, Gordon, let's get this done. 562 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:44,920 Come on. 563 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:49,580 Guys, we are working as a team. 564 00:21:50,220 --> 00:21:52,560 If we don't make this happen, Santa Claus 565 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:53,660 won't have any reindeer. 566 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,800 Get him on the right, get him on... 567 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:57,300 No! 568 00:21:58,420 --> 00:21:59,840 Do not lose them in the forest. 569 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,580 Don't let them go, don't let them go, 570 00:22:02,660 --> 00:22:03,540 Gordon, don't let them go. 571 00:22:03,540 --> 00:22:05,940 All right, gently, gently, gently, Gordon. 572 00:22:06,260 --> 00:22:06,360 Oh, no! 573 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,100 Oh, we lost them. 574 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:09,780 Oh, come on! 575 00:22:10,380 --> 00:22:11,520 Gordon, hey! 576 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,440 This is a shamble, this is a shamble. 577 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,160 God damn it, I'm going to eat every 578 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,000 one of you fuckers. 579 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,000 Mission failed. 580 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,120 But Anu assures me that her family, the 581 00:22:25,120 --> 00:22:26,920 pros, will round up the herd in the 582 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,060 forest and get them home in no time. 583 00:22:29,780 --> 00:22:30,320 Let's go! 584 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:31,880 Guys, where are you going? 585 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,540 Gordon, Gino, can you stop? 586 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:36,160 Guys, I'm the boss. 587 00:22:36,860 --> 00:22:37,260 Hey! 588 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,660 Anu, I'm so sorry, they never listen. 589 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,140 They are like this all the time. 590 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,060 Yes, you told me. 591 00:22:44,620 --> 00:22:45,460 Naughty boys. 592 00:22:48,540 --> 00:22:51,220 MUSIC PLAYS Back at the farm and we 593 00:22:51,220 --> 00:22:53,880 find the reindeer are already penned safely in 594 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:54,400 their corral. 595 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:59,520 Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer Had a very 596 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,660 shiny nose Did you know that reindeer, they 597 00:23:03,660 --> 00:23:04,160 don't like... 598 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:06,080 They like bulls, they don't like the colour 599 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:06,480 red. 600 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:07,000 You're joking. 601 00:23:07,300 --> 00:23:07,440 No. 602 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,140 It's like bulls, right, Anu? 603 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:10,880 Yeah, yeah, that's right. 604 00:23:12,860 --> 00:23:17,800 MUSIC PLAYS Now we need to find the 605 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,220 ones who will be very, very enslaved. 606 00:23:20,340 --> 00:23:20,960 You'll be good at that. 607 00:23:21,260 --> 00:23:21,840 You'll be very good. 608 00:23:21,980 --> 00:23:22,520 This pen over here? 609 00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:24,780 Are you volunteering me to do something like 610 00:23:24,780 --> 00:23:24,980 that? 611 00:23:25,020 --> 00:23:26,220 But because I'm wearing red... 612 00:23:26,220 --> 00:23:27,560 Guys, we need to be gentle. 613 00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:28,080 Shall we? 614 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:29,240 Yeah, let's go. 615 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:32,800 Anu tells us that the key to selecting 616 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,080 reindeer is to stay calm and appear confident. 617 00:23:36,940 --> 00:23:39,680 Because if you don't, like any animal, they'll 618 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:40,420 smell your fear. 619 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:42,640 Let's test this one. 620 00:23:43,340 --> 00:23:44,760 This one is a big one. 621 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,480 Remember that reindeer, they are scared of loud 622 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:50,980 noises and sudden movements, so you go close, 623 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:51,520 gently. 624 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,720 Which one of you will be the brave 625 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:53,960 one? 626 00:23:54,540 --> 00:23:55,780 You want to work with the reindeer. 627 00:23:56,260 --> 00:23:56,960 Do as you're told. 628 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,160 I can see that he is a little 629 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:00,020 bit scared of you. 630 00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:02,120 You don't need to be scared. 631 00:24:02,220 --> 00:24:04,060 If you are scared, he will see it 632 00:24:04,060 --> 00:24:05,300 and he will get scared. 633 00:24:05,620 --> 00:24:07,040 OK, so what's the technique here? 634 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:08,420 Just relax. 635 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:09,240 Relax and walk. 636 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:09,940 It's like walking a dog. 637 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:11,900 That's a good idea. 638 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:14,720 We are absolutely friends. 639 00:24:14,860 --> 00:24:15,640 No, we are not friends. 640 00:24:17,820 --> 00:24:18,780 Turn around. 641 00:24:19,140 --> 00:24:21,400 He doesn't want to see your face. 642 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:22,580 I'm serious. 643 00:24:23,820 --> 00:24:25,400 How do you say, come to me? 644 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,220 This thing is going to hold me in 645 00:24:29,220 --> 00:24:29,520 the ass. 646 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:33,520 Puade! 647 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:34,000 Puade! 648 00:24:41,020 --> 00:24:42,460 Gordon, stop laughing. 649 00:24:42,940 --> 00:24:45,960 What the fuck? 650 00:24:50,620 --> 00:24:51,100 Puade! 651 00:24:51,100 --> 00:24:51,580 Puade! 652 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:57,340 I'm not doing it. 653 00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:00,060 I'm not doing it. 654 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,080 That reindeer is not good for Santa. 655 00:25:02,540 --> 00:25:03,820 It didn't like to look at your face. 656 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:06,360 Let's get in the wolf, come on. 657 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:11,000 After a long day outdoors, Anu has extended 658 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,880 her hospitality and invited us to a family 659 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,720 cotta for a traditional Sami Christmas feast. 660 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,000 And after a dismal display on the farm 661 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,340 today, it's only right we give her a 662 00:25:22,340 --> 00:25:22,960 helping hand. 663 00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:23,420 Look at this. 664 00:25:23,740 --> 00:25:24,660 It's so cool outside. 665 00:25:25,140 --> 00:25:26,720 This is gorgeous. 666 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:28,800 And this is the... 667 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:29,220 Beautiful kitchen. 668 00:25:29,380 --> 00:25:30,040 That's the stove. 669 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:31,440 Yes, that's the fire. 670 00:25:31,540 --> 00:25:31,980 We will cook. 671 00:25:32,220 --> 00:25:32,780 Cook on fire. 672 00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:35,080 Fred, could you please take care of the 673 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:35,380 salmon? 674 00:25:35,380 --> 00:25:35,920 No problem. 675 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:37,220 He doesn't cook. 676 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:38,840 He's a waiter. 677 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:40,120 He doesn't really cook. 678 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,480 Listen, when you are French, you are born 679 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:43,460 into a kitchen. 680 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,280 Tina, could you please take care of the 681 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:45,820 reindeer meat? 682 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:47,440 Do whatever you want. 683 00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:49,100 Whatever I want, so I can do an 684 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:50,040 Italian recipe? 685 00:25:50,500 --> 00:25:51,300 No problem. 686 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:52,600 Just one question. 687 00:25:52,980 --> 00:25:55,020 Being the best chef here, he's got the 688 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:55,820 meat, he's got the fish. 689 00:25:55,860 --> 00:25:56,680 What do you want me to do? 690 00:25:57,420 --> 00:25:57,860 Potatoes. 691 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:01,300 I reserve the potatoes for you. 692 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,500 Do you think it's OK if I make 693 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:03,120 some meatballs? 694 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:05,580 Our kids will love it. 695 00:26:05,780 --> 00:26:06,620 Gordon, what do you do? 696 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,020 Have you got a technique to peel a 697 00:26:08,020 --> 00:26:09,580 potato that everybody should know about? 698 00:26:09,700 --> 00:26:11,300 I'd like to make a special potato dish. 699 00:26:11,580 --> 00:26:12,360 Yes, please. 700 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,720 Oh, sounds great. 701 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,280 So, Christmas, what will you have on Christmas 702 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:18,580 Day? 703 00:26:18,780 --> 00:26:19,960 Reindeer meat, of course. 704 00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:22,560 Reindeer is Finland's national meat. 705 00:26:22,940 --> 00:26:24,940 Much like us Brits and roast beef, they 706 00:26:24,940 --> 00:26:26,980 love it and have been eating it as 707 00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:28,760 their staple protein for generations. 708 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,480 I say that it is probably the most 709 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,380 leanest and purest and finest meat in the 710 00:26:34,380 --> 00:26:34,900 whole world. 711 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:35,260 Healthy. 712 00:26:35,620 --> 00:26:36,760 When I was a child... 713 00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:42,060 Anu? 714 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:42,720 Yeah? 715 00:26:42,860 --> 00:26:44,040 Can I ask you a question, please? 716 00:26:44,420 --> 00:26:45,980 How do you suggest we prepare it? 717 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:47,560 Is there a way that we could prepare 718 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:49,280 it here that would make it very lappish? 719 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:50,460 To make it very simple. 720 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,380 I would only put a little bit salt. 721 00:26:53,020 --> 00:26:55,160 We take these pegs. 722 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:55,460 OK. 723 00:26:56,220 --> 00:26:58,020 And then we just nail it here. 724 00:26:58,020 --> 00:26:58,460 All right. 725 00:26:58,620 --> 00:27:00,220 And I will cook it on the open 726 00:27:00,220 --> 00:27:00,640 fire. 727 00:27:01,060 --> 00:27:02,920 I'm going to put some thyme, a little 728 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:04,280 bit of mustard, salt, pepper in there, no 729 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:04,560 cream. 730 00:27:05,180 --> 00:27:06,940 And then, you know that reindeer, the smoked 731 00:27:06,940 --> 00:27:07,220 reindeer? 732 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,640 I'm going to fry some of that over 733 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:13,180 the fire and give it almost like a 734 00:27:13,180 --> 00:27:16,140 sort of reindeer flavour on top of the 735 00:27:16,140 --> 00:27:16,480 gratin. 736 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:17,080 Yeah? 737 00:27:18,380 --> 00:27:19,320 They're all cooked together. 738 00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:21,800 I was going to get the lid and 739 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,780 then maybe just dig a little sort of 740 00:27:23,780 --> 00:27:25,060 hole and put the coals over it. 741 00:27:27,140 --> 00:27:28,140 This is beautiful. 742 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,200 This is insanely rustic. 743 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:31,220 Isn't it? 744 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:32,080 Wow, this is a figure of... 745 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:32,440 Less than half. 746 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,240 Oh, it's just so icy like that. 747 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,100 And this is just completely raw, it's not 748 00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:39,360 smoked or anything like that? 749 00:27:39,380 --> 00:27:40,060 This is raw. 750 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:40,920 Can I try? 751 00:27:41,180 --> 00:27:41,640 Yeah, why not? 752 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:43,480 I just want to say, this is Rudolph, 753 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,300 so I have to apologise to my daughter. 754 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,500 Gino, actually, that's not Rudolph, because we have 755 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:51,020 the Rudolphs, the sleigh reindeer. 756 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,040 We don't eat our sleigh reindeer. 757 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,920 They are our family members. 758 00:27:55,140 --> 00:27:57,420 Sometimes they can be very big personalities. 759 00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:58,820 Wow, sweet. 760 00:27:59,260 --> 00:28:00,980 When you throw absolutely... 761 00:28:00,980 --> 00:28:02,320 A little bit of butter in there, please. 762 00:28:03,360 --> 00:28:03,820 There you go. 763 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,180 Oh, look at that. 764 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,120 Add a little bit of Finnish vodka. 765 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:13,640 A Christmas flair. 766 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:17,340 Doesn't sound very Finnish. 767 00:28:17,620 --> 00:28:18,280 Mind the quip. 768 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,620 I told you many times, mind that quip. 769 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:22,760 Shit. 770 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:25,320 Wow. 771 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,240 Yum, yum, yum, yum. 772 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:30,760 Yum, eh? 773 00:28:31,460 --> 00:28:31,940 Yummy. 774 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:35,120 Hello. 775 00:28:42,530 --> 00:28:42,890 Hi. 776 00:28:43,190 --> 00:28:43,590 How are you? 777 00:28:43,710 --> 00:28:44,290 My family. 778 00:28:45,250 --> 00:28:47,510 Jani, this is Nils, three years old. 779 00:28:48,190 --> 00:28:50,490 Ingeri, five years old, and Minja, 18. 780 00:28:50,490 --> 00:28:54,310 Anu, what's the tradition on Christmas Eve and 781 00:28:54,310 --> 00:28:54,810 Christmas Day? 782 00:28:55,070 --> 00:28:56,770 So, Santa Claus is very important. 783 00:28:57,150 --> 00:28:58,050 What's on his wish list? 784 00:29:01,330 --> 00:29:02,870 Shall we serve? 785 00:29:03,310 --> 00:29:03,650 Yes. 786 00:29:04,490 --> 00:29:06,350 Gino's rustled up some reindeer balls. 787 00:29:07,070 --> 00:29:09,090 Fred's marinated and cooked his salmon by the 788 00:29:09,090 --> 00:29:09,350 fire. 789 00:29:09,890 --> 00:29:13,530 And my Christmas table favourite, potato dauphinoise with 790 00:29:13,530 --> 00:29:15,830 smoked reindeer has been slow-roasting in the 791 00:29:15,830 --> 00:29:16,150 embers. 792 00:29:17,370 --> 00:29:18,130 Smells good. 793 00:29:18,130 --> 00:29:20,690 So, how do you say enjoy your meal? 794 00:29:24,650 --> 00:29:27,010 I'm just hoping that the family like our 795 00:29:27,010 --> 00:29:29,070 take on their traditional Christmas flair. 796 00:29:30,490 --> 00:29:32,010 Guys, what do you think about the food? 797 00:29:32,790 --> 00:29:33,150 Delicious. 798 00:29:34,850 --> 00:29:36,690 Inger, the little one, you like it? 799 00:29:37,150 --> 00:29:37,410 Yes. 800 00:29:37,790 --> 00:29:38,790 Very good girl. 801 00:29:39,090 --> 00:29:41,490 This is the first time that I'm having 802 00:29:41,490 --> 00:29:44,870 a proper reindeer feast, and it's an experience 803 00:29:44,870 --> 00:29:46,130 that I will never forget. 804 00:29:46,310 --> 00:29:47,150 The reindeer is delicious. 805 00:29:47,150 --> 00:29:48,210 Really good indeed. 806 00:29:48,310 --> 00:29:49,470 But I think the potatoes brings it all 807 00:29:49,470 --> 00:29:50,090 together, don't you? 808 00:29:50,390 --> 00:29:51,170 Yeah, very delicious. 809 00:29:53,170 --> 00:29:54,690 Merry Christmas, all of you. 810 00:29:54,770 --> 00:29:55,490 Thank you so much. 811 00:29:55,570 --> 00:29:56,070 Buon Natale. 812 00:29:56,610 --> 00:29:57,150 Thank you. 813 00:29:57,350 --> 00:29:57,890 Merry Christmas.