All language subtitles for Secret.Scotland.with.Susan.Calman.S03E03.1080p_track3_eng

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.

0h!

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?

0K!

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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