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SHE IMITATES BUGLE

I'm Susan Calman,

and this is Secret Scotland.

I'm back, and I'm armed.

I've got a walkie-talkie, and I'm not afraid to use it.

Ready to continue my awe inspiring journey...

Wow.

...round the nation's most romantic...

Just a lovely, beautiful home.

...and rugged locations.

It's just the strangest thing I've seen.

I was attacked by a seagull once for my chips.

I'm getting my own private tours...

Oh, it feels amazing!

...of iconic Scottish spots...

This is a Secret Scotland first.

...as well as waltzing round little-known destinations.

Shall we? OK.

I'll be digging up untold secrets of the past...

SHE YELLS

...and present.

This is Bond territory.

And putting my finger on the pulse...

Ugh. Ooh!

...of what makes our hearts beat faster.

What a beautiful sentiment.

Buckle up...

SHE LAUGHS DELIGHTEDLY

...it's going to be an exciting ride.

My incredible adventure brings me to the Kingdom of Fife and the east,

where there's a very warm welcome.

Konnichi wa.

I'll uncover some marvels from the past...

This is the secret door.

...go deep underground...

One of the most genuinely secret places we've ever seen.

...and taste some authentic delicacies...

That is an absolute punch of flavour, isn't it?

...as I experience...

...some memorable moments.

I am not going to forget coming into this room.

If I want to relax,

I put my feet up on the sofa, and I watch a box set.

Now, back in the day, the royals did exactly the same thing.

Well, except they had a massive palace.

And it wasn't so much box sets as country pursuits.

Falkland Palace was the private hunting lodge

for eight Scottish monarchs.

I'm meeting Ninian Stuart, the hereditary keeper.

Hiya. Hi, Susan. Welcome. Thank you very much!

That means he lives here and helps look after this royal palace.

Ninian, this is an amazing room.

Tell me what kind of famous people would have visited here.

So this was really the home of the Stuart Kings.

It was a particular favourite of Mary Queen of Scots,

reminding her of the French chateaus of her childhood.

One of the things I've learned on my travels about Mary Queen of Scots

is that she was a tall woman.

She was about 5' 11", wasn't she?

Aye, she was big, yeah... Yes! ..for a woman. For a woman, yeah.

In those days, yes, especially.

In these clays, it's better to be shorter.

Are there any secrets in this room?

Oh, yes. If you explore in that direction,

you may well discover a few things.

Can I step over the rope? Please do.

So we've got wood panels.

Since I was a kid, I've always dreamed of, you know,

Batman's got like a secret bat cave, of having like a lair,

like a volcano,

and having, like, sharks with lasers and stuff to protect myself,

I mean, it's just a small dream, but, you know,

it would be good wouldn't it?

But I think there's something here.

WHISPERS: It is.

SHE GASPS

This secret library is usually off limits to visitors,

but there's more to discover.

We're in a place where kings, queens and courtiers have played forever,

so, there's certainly, yeah, there's a little secret place or two.

I'm going to take all those books out, Ninian.

I'm going to go and start off over here, OK?

That sounds like a good hunch.

No.

No. You're kind of warm.

I'm warm!

It's not here, is it? SHE LAUGHS

As I rip an antique book shelf off a wall in Falkland Palace.

It'll come eventually, won't it, Ninian, if I just pull it?

THEY LAUGH Not so sure.

There's got to be a secret room somewhere!

Found it.

Now, see, no disrespect to the other secret door,

but this is a secret door, isn't it?

This is the secret door that you're looking for in the bookcase.

Oh, I love it!

I mean, really, if I could design my house like this, I really would,

if only to have somewhere to hide my clutter.

There's plenty of space for secret rooms all over this palace.

It even has its own magnificent chapel,

where a mischievous Mary Queen of Scots apparently left her mark.

So, Ninian, where is it?

Just over here.

A frame surrounds a once-lost secret etched into the stonework.

So, what we looking at?

If you look at that, you'll see carved into the stone,

it says "Mary Stuart".

You know, as you would if you have

concrete laid in your garden or something,

you scratch your initials into it. That's what it looks like. Yep.

What a very, very special thing to have in the chapel.

Mm. It is, and I hope you'll enjoy exploring before you head off.

I've just been given permission to explore.

SHE LAUGHS LIGHTLY

Well, that's an offer I simply cannot refuse.

In fact, I'm going right to the top.

This place is amazing. There are secret rooms everywhere.

Right, put on some, like, noble royal music,

and watch me looking all noble and royal.

I'll fit right in.

NOBLE ROYAL MUSIC PLAYS

I'm pretty sure we've never had a Queen Susan,

and from here, I have a magisterial view of the extensive gardens.

The Stuarts specifically chose the plants that grew here

for their medicinal properties.

Herbalist Claire MacKay knows all about them.

Hi, Claire. Hi, Susan.

This is a magnificent, beautiful herb garden.

Tell me, why is it here in the grounds of Falkland Palace?

Well, this was a matter of life or death.

Basically, without these herbs, there were no other medicines.

What is this interesting plant?

Well, this is Lady's Mantle,

cos the leaves look like a lady's shawl of that time period.

And this plant holds the dew pearls in the cup of its leaf,

and this dew was the Holy Water of the Druids,

and it was believed to contain the secret of eternal youth.

Well, for the purposes of science, you'll understand,

I just have to give it a go.

Put it on like... It's like applying toner to your face.

"Like applying toner." THEY LAUGH

You're talking to the wrong woman, Claire. I don't know what toner is!

So I'm applying... So this is how you do toner?

Just a little tap.

Remember, of course, beauty it's about what's within you.

It's not about what's out here, remember that.

Also growing in this garden is a plant common throughout Britain,

St John's Wort.

And when the Stuart monarchs were here, their apothecarists,

or chemists, found it a very useful medicine.

It was used to destroy worms,

to restore coagulated blood, and promote urine.

Well, if there's one thing that needs promoting,

it's urine, isn't it?

Right, well, I can't wait to try some of this!

It's quite simple to make,

and it begins with cutting an inch or two of the St John's Wort

and pressing it into a jar, before covering with almond oil.

It smells lovely.

Normally, you'd leave it for two weeks on a sunny windowsilL Mm-hm.

Once you start to see this redness appearing,

the oil has medicinal properties.

And you would keep it in the dark, in the cool.

A magical change.

It's no wonder the kings and queens of old swore by it.

And it comes from this...

...to this.

Now that's "apocothery".

Thery. Thery.

Easy for you to say. Ha! Apothecary! That's apothecary.

THEY LAUGH

When the Stuarts weren't making potions,

they were on the tennis court.

Real tennis is a predecessor of the modern game,

and here, they have what's thought to be

the world's earliest surviving real tennis court.

Today, it's graced by Ewan Lee from the local club.

0h!

Sorry I didn't limbo under that.

This is...brilliant.

Now, about six months ago,

my life changed, Ewan,

because I started playing tennis, and I love it.

This is clearly not the normal tennis court I play on.

Can you briefly tell me,

what's so different about real tennis

to the tennis that we play now, lawn tennis?

The aim is to hit the ball to the far side of the court,

over the net or off the walls.

SHE LAUGHS

Speak for yourself, Ewan, I might be a natural at this.

I might win immediately.

Scoring is similar to tennis,

but there are extra points depending on where the ball lands.

Tell me about the ball that they used to use.

Course it is!

Apparently Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn were big fans of real tennis.

A tricky mixed double partnership, I'd imagine.

Today, I'm taking my inspiration from Mary Queen of Scots,

a lover of the game who was always suitable attired.

Erm, I'm wearing kind of trousers.

Is that not quite unusual for ladies at that time?

I mean, they're not the most flattering I've ever worn,

but they do allow me to move freely around the court.

Look at that, like a professional sports person,

I've seen it on Wimbledon.

Right, Ewan, you're going to teach me how to serve in real tennis.

OK.

MUSIC: Wimbledon Championships Theme

OK, it's this bit that scares me.

Nailed it. I'll do another one and show you

just how good it is the second time round.

It seems I may be a natural after all.

I mean, I've just won Wimbledon.

Two very good serves, he just said it.

Put the camera on him. What did you say?

There we go, I just wanted it on record. Absolutely.

That was perfect! I think I'll call it a day now, Ewan.

I'll leave a champion, I think, albeit a strangely dressed one.

So, thank you, Ewan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," absolutely correct.

Finally someone's getting it right.

Coming up, I get a taste of Scotland's best haggis...

That is an absolute punch of flavour, isn't it?

...and I explore a secret slice of Japan...

What a beautiful sentiment.

...hidden in the Scottish countryside.

I'm on a journey across Scotland,

this time finding a few of the hidden secrets

in the Kingdom of Fife and the east.

My next stop is over on the coast in the small town of Burntisland.

This little gem of a place is home to a particularly tasty version

of a famous Scottish delicacy.

You'll have heard of haggis.

You know, Rabbie Burns wrote his famous poem To A Haggis about it,

often performed at Burns suppers.

"Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin' race".

Haggis is Scotland's national dish,

but its contents are a mystery to many,

and I must admit, I'm not its biggest fan.

But butcher Tom Courts is the current holder of an award

for making the best haggis in Scotland.

Hi, Tom. Hi, Susan.

Now, you're a champion haggis maker,

so what is it that makes your haggis so special?

Over the years, after I took the business over,

I did a bit of experimenting with it, adding more spices,

and the results varied between the horrific, and finally, the terrific.

SHE GU FFAWS

That should be the slogan for my life, quite frankly.

The original haggis contained minced sheep's heart,

liver and lungs, bulked out with oatmeal, suet. and seasoning,

before being cooked in the animal's cleaned stomach.

It sounds like a grisly combination,

but the secret to Tom's recipe is in the added spices.

Talking about spices, this nose... Yes.

...Tom, legendary. OK.

I have a sense of smell that you would not believe.

So, can I try some of those spices? You certainly can.

Great!

Lovely.

That's salt. It is.

Can you put a quiz show noise of ding or something.

HE CHUCKLES So, salt.

DING An easy start, but it gets trickier.

Is that cloves, or is that nutmeg?

It's close, but...no.

What is it? Do you want me to tell you? Yeah.

Mace. Mace. Now, that's like nutmeg. Yes. It is, yes.

OK, now everyone knows, you can use mace or nutmeg, can't you?

Yes, aye. So, that's the correct answer.

DING

Slightly different flavour between the two, though. Well, you say that,

Tom. I think I'll still take that as a win.

00f, he's a tough judge.

And so this one here...

That's the spice blend that makes my haggis special.

That's the one that I came up with. So this is the special one?

It is, that's the one I came up with myself, after years of trying.

Right. This is the big one.

It's very difficult for me to tell you exactly what just happened

on my taste buds, but that is...

...an absolute punch of flavour, isn't it?

It is, isn't it? Yeah.

So you can't tell me what's in that? No.

I'm going to put that to one side. It's the million-pound question,

and if you've got a million pounds, I might answer it.

That one has me beaten at any price,

but I still wonder if his haggis is enough to make me a fan.

# Da-da-da-da-da-da-da! # Here it is.

It's a fanfare for a haggis!

So this is it? This is it. The championship haggis.

Scotland's best haggis. Scotland's best haggis.

That just tastes delicious. Thank you.

Secret's safe, eh? It certainly is.

Although, I probably shouldn't give up too soon.

Look, could you just leave me to enjoy my haggis in peace?

This deliciousness should be enjoyed on one's own.

Lying to the north-west,

in the remaining estate of the now demolished Cowden Castle,

is the next stop on my journey.

I'm on my way to see something

that I think you might say is truly unexpected.

A secret Japanese garden lies deep in the hills

of the Clackmannanshire countryside.

Gardens such as this have been designed in Japan for centuries,

intended as a calm oasis to inspire meditation and reflection.

This one was built in 1908 by Ella Christie.

After falling into disrepair,

it was restored a century later by Ella's great-great-niece

Sara Stewart.

Sara, this is absolutely brilliant.

Now, tell me, why is this magnificent Japanese garden here?

Well, in the early 1900s,

my ancestor went to japan, and she fell in love with gardens.

And she had this area that was very boggy,

so when she came back here,

she decided to create her own Japanese garden.

Ella used her inheritance to embark

on pioneering travels around the world.

At the time, it was rare for a woman to globetrot.

She visited India, Russia, Tibet, and, of course, Japan.

She was an absolute trailblazer, and I think she sounds wonderful,

but she did something very special

about who designed this garden. Tell me about that.

In 1908, Ella Christie commissioned a female Japanese

landscape architect to do this garden for her...

...which was unheard of.

Designer Taki Handa was a trailblazer herself,

and became the first and only woman

to design a garden of this size and scale.

It even got the royal seal of approval when,

in 1937, Queen Mary came to visit.

I'm slightly distracted while I'm talking to you, Sara,

because this incredible structure's in the background.

Can you tell me about this and what it means?

Yes, so, basically, the zig-zag bridge behind me,

that represents the twists and turns of life.

I have to say, I'll be honest with you, Sara,

my life is not a zig-zag. SARA LAUGHS

It's really more like...

I don't think you could walk across a representation of my life.

So I'm travelling across...

...this bridge to the middle,

which is the centre,

kind of represents the here and now.

There's just such calm all around.

Then the other bridge represents the future, which can't be known.

But I'd like to know, so I'm going to find out what's in store for me.

There's a separate gravel raking area here

known as the dry garden, which is off-limits to the public.

Hi, Elliott.

It's tended by local volunteers like Elliott Boyle.

In a Japanese garden,

raking gravel is supposed to encourage calmness and wellbeing.

Elliott has it sussed.

That is perfect.

It can't be that hard, surely.

Oh, it's more difficult than it looks, Elliott.

So now you start lifting the rake.

It's not as good as yours, Elliott.

But it's not too bad.

But it's... You really do have to focus, don't you?

All this calmness is very stressful.

Fortunately, there's a traditional Japanese Azumaya

where I'm due a cuppa,

courtesy of Urasenke Japanese tea master Mayou Shoudou.

Konnichi wa. Konnichi wa.

Welcome to the tea garden. Thank you.

The traditional Japanese tea ceremony

is a spiritual process around preparing and serving green tea.

Can you tell me any of the philosophies or the meanings

behind any of this for me?

Yes, sure.

Wa Kei Sei jaku.

So, "Wa" means harmony.

Harmony with you and your surroundings

at a universal level.

"Kei" is respect.

Respect one another and nature.

"Sei" is purity.

Not only purifying the tools, but also, our hearts

and our minds.

And lastly, "Jaku," which is tranquillity.

Peace in the moment.

The ceremony is also about patience and building friendship,

and, of course, a tasty brew.

Please, try.

Hope you like.

How is your tea?

Absolutely wonderful.

Thank you. Arigato.

Thank you so much. I'm so grateful that you enjoyed it.

Oh, I did!

Would you be my friend?

Oh! Absolutely! SHE LAUGHS

Absolutely!

I always say, if you share a cup of tea with someone,

you can be a friend for life.

Absolutely.

Oh, goodness me, what a beautiful sentiment!

Really beautiful.

Arigato. Arigato. Arigato.

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Coming up, I'm going deep underground

in search of an ancient tribe...

One of the most genuinely secret places we've ever seen.

...and I hear some gruesome tales

about Scotland's infamous witch trials.

I genuinely don't feel very well in here.

I'm on another epic journey across Scotland,

and this time, I'm in the Kingdom of Fife and the east,

tracking down some impressive hidden secrets.

The next stop on my tour is the former mining village

of East Wemyss,

to discover the secrets of one of Scotland's earliest civilisations.

The Picts roamed these parts

from around the fourth to the ninth centuries AD.

I'll be honest, I never learned a lot about the Picts at school

so I'm really excited to find out more about them.

Archaeologist Joanna Hambly has been studying the evidence

they left behind here in East Wemyss.

As an archaeologist,

is it easy to find traces of the Picts here?

The Picts are quite mysterious to us

because they left very little in the way of recorded history,

written history,

but they do definitely leave an archaeological imprint,

like everybody else.

In 1865, the largest collection of Pictish carvings ever discovered

were found in caves on this beach.

What are we looking at?

This is a really obvious one, and it's a double disc.

What is this, then?

We find them on marker stones, we find them in caves,

we find them on objects that you can carry in your pockets,

or jewellery that you can wear.

So, they might be symbols of protection,

they might have a religious significance. We just don't know.

When would this have been carved?

This carving was carved in the fourth century.

One of the things I'm very much enjoying

is that Joanna's having to duck down to walk through the cave,

and I'm absolutely fine. Carry on, Joanna!

THEY LAUGH

Clearly, I would have made an inch-perfect Pict.

So, on this side of the cave,

we have a pretty special carving here that goes all the way

along here. Oh, I see! That's the prow.

Oh, I see it now! It's a ship, it's a boat.

It is a boat, yeah.

Joanna, are there any other carvings that we can look at?

There's a couple of really special carvings,

but they're in an out of the way cave

that not many people know about, and we want to keep it that way.

Absolutely fine, Joanna, cos what we can do is this.

Stop filming now.

We very rarely do this on Secret Scotland, but stop now.

So now I'm sworn to secrecy.

After you. Secret cave.

This cave is difficult to find,

but was clearly well known to the Picts.

Well, here we are.

It contains Pictish carvings thought to be amongst the oldest ever found.

It's looking a bit green at the moment. Yeah.

And this is one that the Victorians called the Spectacle Carving.

Oh, you can see why, can't you? Yes.

It does look like a pair of spectacles.

It would balance on a nose,

and it's our most undamaged original double disc that we have,

and you can see, in the middle of the circle,

there's a little dot as well,

so probably it was carved using a compass, probably.

Yes! It is absolutely fascinating, Joanna, to see it.

Honestly, I think you've shown us one of the most

genuinely secret places we've ever seen.

But the Picts left behind more than just carvings.

Back in a less secret cave, I'm meeting Hamish Lamley.

He's a leatherworker and expert in Pictish design.

Hamish, tell me, what were the Picts like as people?

European items have been found at Pictish sites,

suggesting they exchanged their goods far and wide.

Hamish works with their traditional tools, and today,

I've to make my very own Pictish leather purse.

Hamish, I am in your hands. Show me what to do.

Mm-hm.

Mine's slightly different from yours.

I've got the safer knife.

Honestly, it's like being back at school again

when I was given the safety scissors cos no-one could trust me.

Hamish clearly has the measure of me,

but I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

The next step is to punch some holes around the edges for sewing through.

All right, then.

SHE LAUGHS

These techniques are still used today.

I mean, the basics of what we're doing, people still use,

so it's not changed a huge amount.

Just as the Picts once did, likely in this very cave,

I'm using a needle and lace to stitch it all together.

If my mother's watching, see?

Didn't go to waste, you know.

And that is leather crafting.

Complete with secret Pictish specs, if you please.

And a little pouch in there.

Thank you, Hamish, for meeting me in a cave

and showing me how to make this delightful purse.

Ach, it was the least I could do, Hamish.

South of Wemyss is the royal borough of Culross on the Firth of Forth.

This picturesque town played an active role

in the 16th-18th century witch trials.

I'm meeting Linda Whiteford at the Townhouse

where those accused of witchcraft were tried and imprisoned.

There's very little here that talks about the witch trials.

Do people tend to go in here to look at where the witches were held?

Is this a tourist attraction?

No, you can't really do that, and to be honest,

it would be a little bit disrespectful

because these were ordinary people, men and women,

mostly women, because you needed to shut them up,

you didn't want them getting too political.

Or to make money was to call somebody a witch,

because somebody had to pay for the torture,

for the confessions. And the longer the confessions took,

the more the families had to pay,

and the money went to the minister and the councillors.

I firmly believe if this kind of thing was happening now,

I would be in danger, because I'm a woman with an education,

with an opinion, didn't really want to marry a bloke,

so I'd love to find out more. Can we go and find out some more?

Absolutely. Did you go to church on Sunday?

You're a witch.

God, I thought my dad was phoning me!

THEY LAUGH Sorry.

In the 1600s, dozens of people were convicted of witchcraft in Culross.

At times, so many were rounded up

that the Townhouse couldn't hold them all.

Can I just warn you that some people just can't make it up the stairs

because they feel that something is actually pushing them back,

and they're not meant to be going up there?

Brace yourself. Sure.

It was here that the accused were taken and confessions extracted.

Why were they held up here?

If you were accused of being a witch,

you had to be kept away from the devil as much as possible,

as far away as possible from the devil. The devil was down there.

There's two rooms, and they were both used for process of torture.

These were often people who'd done, really, nothing wrong

because then, as I understand it, in, kind of, the witch trials,

you could accuse your neighbour if you just...

KNOCKING What was that?

I don't know. OK.

SHE EXHALES SHAKI LY

I feel...

Like you're going to cry?

I feel like I'm going to cry, and I feel weird.

And I've never experienced this in my life before, but it just...

There's such emotion.

And I know you're watching and thinking, "What a pile of nonsense."

I'm a very level-headed woman.

This place, literally, I'm hanging on for dear life,

and I don't know what I'm hanging on for.

This is not a tourist attraction.

It's part of Scotland's history.

But it's not for someone to pay £10 and walk around taking selfies. No.

This is more than that, isn't it?

Ooh.

You're experiencing just a little bit of what

some of that emotion that was here in the 1600s. Yeah.

And it's really, really special, and you will never forget that.

Oh.

I tell you something, Linda, in my travels round Scotland,

I am not going to forget coming into this room, at all. So, thank you.

I'm glad not many people come here,

but I'm very, very glad I did.

So let's very carefully and respectfully...exit. OK.

I'm going to let go of the chair now. I'll be fine.

It's important to put a name to some of the victims of the witch trials.

Campaigner Kate Stewart has been doing just that,

and I'm meeting her in the nearby village of Torryburn

to find out about Lilias Adie,

who, in 1704, was tortured for supposed witchcraft,

but died before trial.

Kate, this is a beautiful, peaceful beach,

and it feels like the perfect place for you to tell me all about Lilias.

The story goes that, Lilias was drinking with a group of people,

and there was a fall-out.

And one of them was ill,

and she accused Lilias of causing her harm,

of causing her the ill health.

She didnae have a trial. She died about a month later,

about the end of August,

and that caught them unaware,

they didn't expect that.

She was an ordinary woman, they were innocent, they were victims.

So, Kate, why are we here on this beautiful beach?

We're here because Lilias is buried here.

I can't see a grave anywhere. What am I looking for?

You're looking at the sandstone slab there.

So that rectangular slab there, that's her grave? Yes.

Fearing witchcraft from beyond the grave,

locals placed a quarter tonne slab on top

with the belief it would keep Lilias in.

Look how horrible it is.

Why did they bury her there?

They had a belief then, and it was a strong belief,

that witches couldnae cross water,

and they had a fear of water.

So...

...they buried her there

to prevent her coming back and coming after them.

We're as close as we can get, as the ground around is unsafe.

Anyone coming here is best to pay their respects from afar.

Sometimes the most important places in Scottish history

aren't signposted.

You can't pay an entrance fee to them,

in fact, you could easily miss them.

And sometimes, some of the most important places

are just out of reach.

Coming up, I go in to bat for a team in the unlikeliest of places.

It's quite hard running on sand.

And I find the sweetest of secrets...

SHE CHUCKLES ..in a record-breaking shop.

So a vicious bubble and an aggressive stir?

I'm seeking out the hidden secrets of Fife and the east.

My journey continues northwards, across the Tay Bridge to Kirriemuir,

known as the gateway to the glens.

Among the narrow winding streets lies the sweetest stop on my trip.

It's the oldest sweetie shop in Scotland.

Morning!

Hiya! Great, thank you.

Liz Crossley-Davies is the fourteenth owner

to command the counter.

The shop was founded by David Ferguson back in 1833.

He sold Star Rock, made from his own secret recipe,

right here, from what was then his home.

So, tell me about this wonderful shop.

Cos it's very unusual for a shop to stay in exactly the same location.

This must have become quite a hub for the community.

Everyone know it's here, is that right?

During the Second World War,

it's said the shop played a key role in boosting the moral of locals

who were serving on the front line.

It's why sweets are actually really important.

Now, Liz, I wasn't really allowed sweets as a child,

so this is incredible to be in this shop.

And my mum and dad aren't here, I've checked,

can I come round the counter and get myself some sweets?

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SHE GIGGLES

SHE CHUCKLES

I've already chosen, because I've looked already,

I'm very traditional, I like just a toffee.

I'm very... Mainly cos I can't reach above this shelf,

that's what we're going for.

It's difficult to make a bad choice in here,

but I want something extra special.

Tell me, Liz, are there any sweets that only the locals

really know about?

Mm-hm.

Mm-hm.

Love it. I'll follow you.

Every new owner of the shop has to learn some special recipes

that date back decades.

I'm making a traditional sweet, like the ones sold here during the war,

using just three ingredients.

Milk in. Cream in.

Finally, I'm adding a load of sugar, and that's it?!

This seems like quite a simple recipe, Liz.

I do my hamstring curls while I'm cooking.

It's a full body workout dissolving this sugar.

Right, it is bubbling, Liz.

Viciously bubble?

Viciously bubble?!

So a vicious bubble and an aggressive stir?

SUSAN CACKLES

Now it needs to cool,

but I'm still none the wiser as to how this becomes rock.

Not bad?

A Saturday girl, thank you very much indeed.

Not bad for my first shift.

And here come my first customers.

Bob and Margaret have been buying rock from here

since way before Liz took over.

Tell me, what are your memories of this lovely sweet shop?

Oh, well, during the war...

...you had some, you got some sweeties,

but it was a small shop compared with what it is now.

What is your favourite sweet just now? What do you pop in and get?

Clove, I like clove sweeties.

At the weekend, we got cream rock.

Seems like I'm dealing with some experts.

I have tried to make some, Bob and Margaret. Uh-huh. Yes.

So help yourself. That's why I brought this.

THEY LAUGH

In their 80s, and with teeth still strong enough for rock -

that's the dream.

There we are. That's lovely.

South of St Andrews by the Firth of Forth

is the town of Elie.

It's no secret that the Kingdom of Fife is the home of golf,

but you'd be hard-pushed to find a cricket ground,

unless, of course, you head to the beach.

I know how cricket works.

I've even watched a match at Lords, but let's face it,

the sun is shining, so let's play...

...beach cricket.

Elie Beach is home to a team dubbed the world's only beach cricket club.

Graham Bucknall bought a pub here in 2014,

and with it, inherited the club.

Graham, what a magnificent beach we're standing on.

Tell me, what is the difference between cricket I've seen

on the telly, and in person, and beach cricket?

So, pitch is over there. ls there anything we need to do to the pitch?

Mm-hm.

This pitch has been graced by enthusiastic teams

from all over the world.

The Scottish women's cricket team even had a few overs here,

though I'm not sure they had to prep it first.

You have to be careful cos there are jellyfish,

so you want to make sure you're not picking up jellyfish.

So I'm raking it in preparation for the roller.

It's quite a lot of effort, you know?

I'm not sure my family would have gone to this much trouble for fun.

Think it's time for me to retire to the pavilion

until the pitch is ready for my grand introduction to beach cricket.

If I keep doing this, no-one will notice I'm going.

The rules are much like the real game,

except a beach cricket ball is much lighter than a standard ball,

so there's no need for pads and helmets.

Got my bat.

Got my jumper, stylish.

Anything else I need to know before we start playing?

Slightly unfair for the shorter person, but OK.

That's fine.

I hope these people are ready,

because Calman is going into bat, and I'm very thirsty indeed.

Half pace, please!

Don't hurt me!

Oh, he's fumbled it! He fumbled it!

Oh, no! Don't catch it! Yes!

Today beach cricket, tomorrow The Ashes.

I'm fine, absolutely fine.

It's quite hard running on sand.

Well, maybe the day after tomorrow.

Perhaps my third attempt will be better.

Oh, no, no, no!

And...l'm out,

so those punters can rest easy.

That was good fun.

Maybe there's another job I could do for the team

that makes better use of my skills.

I've taken up a fielding position now.

Just got to be aware at all times of what's happening.

It's very, very important to be focused on the game

Do you know? I don't like cricket.

WHISPERS: I love it.

Next time, I'm in gorgeous Galloway in the south of Scotland...

Wow.

...to discover hidden history and breathtaking beauty.

Oh, this is amazing!

I'll try ancient games...

Ah-ha-ha! You rotter!

...and meet secret squirrels...

Awww!

...because Scotland's spectacular south...

Perfect.

...is perhaps our best-kept secret.

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