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I'm Jane McDonald and I'm cruising
round the world. Do you wanna come?
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I've spent half my life
on cruise ships...
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You all right?
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..and now I want to help you
get the most out of them.
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Nearly two million Brits took to the
seas last year, making this type
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of holiday more popular than ever.
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There are loads to choose...
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What's going on adventures!
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..from sun-kissed beaches...
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It's just...GORGEOUS!
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..to Icelandic adventures.
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Ha-ha! There she blows!
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..or voyages into the unknown.
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It is very Indiana Jones.
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SHE SCREAMS
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There's something for everyone
on a cruise.
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Excitement...
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SHE SCREAMS
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..wonderment.
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Makes you feel humble.
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Are you married, Captain?
No.
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Hello, baby.
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..and the added bonus
of some extra bits
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that you've never seen before...
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SHE LAUGHS
Only in New Orleans.
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You're dressed up ready to go.
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Say hello to everybody.
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..so what are you waiting for?
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Come on, then.
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This time I'm deep down south.
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Here I am aboard the
American Queen.
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I'm being taken up the Mississippi
all the way to Memphis.
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We'll be cruising on the largest
steamboat ever built.
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Wow! Just look at her.
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This is going to be a journey
into the past,
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my American history cruise.
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Look at this!
It's really oldy worldy.
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And I'll experience
all the glamour...
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It's wonderland!
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..the grub...
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My goodness, there's so much food.
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..the gospel...
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Feel I can face anything after that.
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..and of course, the greatest...
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We're nearly there. I can already
spot a fantastic chandelier.
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..that the Deep South
has to offer...
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Hurray!
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..all while getting a taste
of its famous hospitality.
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Nice to meet you.
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Hello! Can I join you? Absolutely.
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Hello! That's a heck of a drink.
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I love this.
It's like stepping back in time.
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It's just fabulous.
Yes, ma'am. Give me some love.
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It's a cruising extravaganza.
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Come onboard! Yay!
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My adventure starts in New Orleans,
the largest city in Louisiana,
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well known for its musical history,
particularly jazz.
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The city was founded by the French
over 300 years ago, and today
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the historic heart of the city
is known as the French Quarter...
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..with the famous Bourbon Street
right at the heart of it.
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It's here in the French Quarter
where we'll find our Southern belle.
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That's me, by the way.
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I just love New Orleans.
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You can't say New Orleans
cos that's just not cool.
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New-Orleans is how you say it,
if you're a native. Oh, yes.
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Oh, this is my hotel
where I stayed last night.
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Oh, just wait there.
I've got something to show you.
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I was reading this last night.
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Ice House Bar.
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"No strangers here.
Just friends you haven't met yet."
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It's got its own vibe
and its own architecture.
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There's nowhere ever on Earth
that looks like New Orleans.
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Or sounds like it. Cos even
when you're in bed at night,
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I could hear the bands all playing.
And it wasn't unpleasant at all.
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It was fabulous. So I was
serenaded as I went to sleep.
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It's just beautiful,
everywhere you look.
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Reminds me of a little place I might
have mentioned once or twice.
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In Yorkshire
we all have a right good step.
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It's well-known here
you keep a really good balcony
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and this is proof. See?
Similar to Yorkshire folk.
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It's a very creative place,
very arty.
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Lots and lots of artists here.
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Everybody who works in a shop
or a cafe is a budding singer,
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songwriter, actor, artist.
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It's just where all the art
meets here.
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Everywhere you go, there's someone
playing music,
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whether they're busking or they've
got a job in a bar or cafe.
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There's music everywhere here.
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French, Creole, African,
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New Orleans beats to its own
unmistakable soundtrack - jazz.
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
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You can thank Louis Armstrong
for that.
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The legendary old Satchmo was born
and raised in this very place.
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Don't feel real.
All these amazing streets...
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It does feel like we've just walked
into MGM, like we're making a film.
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I know we're making a film,
but we're not making a film.
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We're making a TV programme.
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Music, magic, mystery, even voodoo.
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New Orleans is famous for it all.
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Look at them!
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Hello, baby! Hello!
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Only in New Orleans.
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Yes. Hello.
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Hello! Hello.
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Hello! Let's have a look at you
on camera as well, shall we?
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Look at you, all ready to go out,
dressed up.
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You're dressed up
and all ready to go.
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Say hello to everybody. Yeah!
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She's gone to sleep.
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I have that effect on people,
you know.
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You going to sleep?
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LAUGHING: Nodding off!
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And, of course, every year
there is the Mardi Gras,
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the carnival season when the
streets are filled with crowds
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and amazing processions.
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It's full-on party, party
with dancing and celebrations
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on every street corner.
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The say New York is the city
that never sleeps, but I bet
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that New Orleans
is not far behind it...
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..especially during the carnival.
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How fabulous are these?
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They only do men's. I'm gutted.
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What is it?
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SHOES CLACK
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SHE LAUGHS
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Soda can, soda can.
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I'd love to show you my moves,
but I've got to get off.
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I've got me a date
with US cruising royalty.
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Coming up,
I feel just like Scarlett O'Hara
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when I step aboard my ship...
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My name is Adam,
I'm going to be your butler.
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Oh, I've got a butler? Yes, ma'am.
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I've bot a butler!
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THEY LAUGH
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..and we see how both halves lived
at a sugar cane plantation.
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I love the windows, though.
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I mean, to have a bedroom and look
out to that every morning...
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..that just is...fantastic.
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I'm in New Orleans,
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about to sail down the Mississippi
on a river cruise.
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My ship - or in this case
classic steamboat -
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recalls the golden age
of Southern cruising.
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Pleasure boats like this
have been transporting tourists
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along the Mississippi
for more than 200 years.
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Oh, wow! Look. Just look.
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She's just everything
that you want it to be.
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You feel like
you're going back in history.
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It's like going on that film
Show Boat. And for anybody who is
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under 40, you haven't got a clue
what I'm talking about.
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Well, it was an epic tale
of singing and dancing,
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gambling and gallivanting
all set around a century ago.
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And this boat looks like
she's come from that same era.
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Instantly recognisable by the black
smokestacks and red paddle wheel,
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this river boat is one of
the largest steam boats ever built.
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She is six decks high, but only
a modest 127 metres long
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and still manages to squeeze in
four bars.
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You feel like you're going to meet
Clark Gable on there, you know,
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and he's going to come up and go,
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"Frankly, Jane,
I don't give a damn."
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And talking of movies,
who fancies a musical?
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UPBEAT MUSIC
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# And we're rollin'
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# Rollin', yeah
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# Rollin' on a river... #
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Whoo!
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# Big wheels keep on turning
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# Proud Mary, keep on burning... #
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SHE MIMICS MUSICAL NOTES
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Hiya! Welcome aboard.
Good to see you.
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Hey, y'all,
it's the Mississippi River.
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That's four S's and two P's.
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It's officially the longest river
in North America,
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running for over 2,000 miles.
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Jazz hands at the ready
as we leave New Orleans.
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First, we steam into the best
and worst of American history
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at Oak Alley Plantation.
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Then we carry on through
Swamp Country to Natchez
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and across the heartland
of the American Civil War.
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Finally, to complete the 500-mile
journey, we power on northward
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to the home of the little-known
singer in Memphis.
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Oh, come on, give the lad a chance.
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All right, see you later.
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Thank you. Welcome to New Orleans
and welcome aboard.
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Thank you. My name is Adam,
I'm going to be your butler.
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Oh, I've got a butler?
Yes, ma'am.
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I've got a butler!
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THEY LAUGH
It's exciting. That's wonderful.
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Thank you. You're welcome.
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Oh, my... Look at this!
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Welcome aboard. OK, thank you.
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Hello. Welcome aboard.
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Look at this!
It's really oldy worldy.
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I don't know... I'm speechless.
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I don't think I've ever
been speechless, ever.
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And I'm just blown away by it.
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POSH ACCENT: I shall have to start
talking like this throughout.
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No, I can't do that.
But you just feel very, very posh.
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In fact, that's what it is, innit?
Posh means Port Out Starboard Home.
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That is fact. Have you not
watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
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SHE LAUGHS
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Let's have a look. Look at this.
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It's an empty bar.
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It won't be!
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Got your little buffet.
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And then you come into here...
Oh, gosh, it's got a bath tub.
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On a river cruise? That's really
good. That is really good.
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Look at it.
It's like really oldy worldy.
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That your phrase for the day?
Oldy worldy. Yeah.
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Hey, Clarins as well.
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That's not cheap stuff, you know.
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It smells fabulous.
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Put a little bit too much on.
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But it's all right, it'll rub in.
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It'll soak in
to my gnarled old hands.
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I start from shining the shoes
all the way to get you the cab
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going home. I can bring
you breakfast to your room.
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I will do your laundry, unpack your
clothes if you wanted to.
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That's a lot of clothes.
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HE LAUGHS
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That is a lot of clothes,
but thank you!
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Imagine your face
when you saw that, thinking,
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"I hope she don't want me to..."
If you are in a rush for anything,
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leave me a love not. A love note.
"Adam, I need this, I need that."
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"Lots of love."
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When I see it, I will not be mad.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,
ma'am. Thank you very much. Bye.
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Got me own butler. Ain't he lovely?
Anything I want.
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As long as I leave him a love note,
I can have it.
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I'm loving this cruise already.
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Look at it! Look. At. It.
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Now, fellow cruisers, no matter
what the size of your vessel,
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be sure to get yourself
to the muster station
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for the mandatory safety drill.
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Hello, hello. Good job.
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And definitely get a responsible
adult to help you
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with your life jacket.
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I've done it wrong.
Same thing. Ah!
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I should know how to put one
of these on by now.
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Every day's a school day.
Yes, ma'am. All righty.
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But don't hang about. A safety
drill's a great opportunity
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to say hello to the neighbours.
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Hello. Hello.
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Now, though,
time for a nosey around.
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PIPE ORGAN PLAYS
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Let's go and have a look at what
that racket is.
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It's really loud!
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Can you imagine
if you lived in that flat?!
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It's called a calliope.
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Its whistles are powered by steam
and I could listen to it all...
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Well, for about five minutes,
actually. Get me inside.
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Gosh! Look at this! Look at this!
Look at this!
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This is like a proper ship-ship.
A ship-ship-ship.
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You know, like you see on...
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I mean, look, it's got all wooden
panels and it's just gorgeous.
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Library. It's got proper furniture.
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The whole boat is designed in
keeping with its Southern heritage,
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so you do feel as though you have
travelled back
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to the turn of the century.
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It's so posh. It's so posh.
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Can even get your coffee.
Now, that sounds a bit...
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Well, sometimes when you get up
on a morning, you just think,
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"I just need a coffee right now
in my dressing gown."
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I can't come down here in me
dressing gown,
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but I somebody who can!
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Oh, wow.
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Look at this.
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This is harder than it looks,
you know, stumbling around the boat,
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carrying a glass of wine.
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But it's worth it, especially
when I can sneak into VIP areas.
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Gentlemen's Card Room.
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It's men only. Men only in here.
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It's got to be men only
because there's a bear.
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Raar! Oh!
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Want a room of your own
just like the men, ladies?
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That'll be our boudoir
across the hall.
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"Ashley, Ashley."
That's from Gone With The Wind,
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just in case
you didn't recognise it.
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Hi, Adam, I'm just having a look
around the ship. All right.
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I can show you the balcony
if you want? Yeah? Yes.
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Is that right? Yes.
Let's have a look at the balcony.
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Look at this,
look at this, look at this.
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SINGING ON STAGE
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Marvellous!
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Fabulous! Woo! Hi!
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Hi, there!
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I'm right at home here.
I'm right at home.
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Just look at that sky.
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SHIP'S HORN TOOTS
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It's all smooth sailing
from here on out.
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Averaging a leisurely 8mph,
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this old-fashioned steamboat
does nothing in a rush.
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Overnight, we've wound 60 miles
along the river to a classic slice
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of Louisiana history,
Oak Alley Plantation.
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They call oak Alley
Grand Dame of the Great River Road,
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and I can see why.
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This place might look familiar
to you - more than a dozen films
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and music videos have been filmed
in this Greek revival-style mansion
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and in its 25-acre grounds.
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Feel like I've stepped out my cabin
straight into a movie scene.
300
00:18:21,590 --> 00:18:24,310
Morning. Good morning. Morning.
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Hi, Miss Jane.
Good morning, how are you?
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You like your breakfast? I loved my
breakfast. Thank you very much.
303
00:18:31,710 --> 00:18:36,030
Morning. Good morning.
I'm great, how are you, Snoop?
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00:18:38,150 --> 00:18:41,910
This is great. I love it. I never
been in this situation before.
305
00:18:41,910 --> 00:18:45,430
Have you never? But it's a good
situation. Aww! It's good!
306
00:18:45,430 --> 00:18:47,750
I'm glad you're doing it with me,
Adam. Thank you so much.
307
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It's a pleasure. You don't know.
308
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I came far away and you came from
far away, look where we met. I know.
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That's amazing. Where are you from?
Originally Morocco? Morocco.
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Yes, I am Morrorrican. Wow.
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Motorican... It's Moroccan...
Yeah. Yeah. I like it.
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My river butler Adam takes
his job very seriously.
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Even open this old dear
across the road.
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Look at this, it's beautiful.
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28 Southern live oak trees
create an 800-foot long alley
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leading up to the mansion,
which was built way back in 1839.
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It just doesn't look real.
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It's like a fairy tale.
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I'll just hug a tree.
Go ahead.
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00:19:37,150 --> 00:19:39,390
I just need to hug this tree.
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00:19:39,390 --> 00:19:43,710
They say it's really good for you.
You see, you're supposed to just...
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300 years these trees
have stood here for.
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I just heard that if you hug
a tree, you get the energy
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and the wisdom. Meditate.
You know, like you meditated.
325
00:20:00,710 --> 00:20:04,350
Yeah, you meditate...
Get the energy in.
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00:20:04,350 --> 00:20:06,950
I'm meditating.
327
00:20:06,950 --> 00:20:09,430
This is the first time I saw
somebody hugging a tree.
328
00:20:09,430 --> 00:20:11,670
There you go.
329
00:20:11,670 --> 00:20:13,270
It's probably saying, "Get off."
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Oak Alley is a testament to the
turbulent history of the South -
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utter breathtaking beauty
at the front,
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but with a dark and hidden past.
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It has a lot of history behind it.
334
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When you go in the back of the
house, it's... Really? Intriguing.
335
00:20:34,190 --> 00:20:38,230
something is pulling you
to go see what's behind.
336
00:20:38,230 --> 00:20:39,950
Look at this.
337
00:20:39,950 --> 00:20:43,270
There's ladies in crinoline
dresses and everything.
338
00:20:45,350 --> 00:20:46,510
Oh!
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Fancy having a house like this?
340
00:20:50,990 --> 00:20:55,310
This is just so beautiful,
isn't it? So beautiful.
341
00:20:58,230 --> 00:20:59,470
Thank you.
342
00:21:01,270 --> 00:21:03,430
Hi. Look at this.
We're gonna start in here.
343
00:21:03,430 --> 00:21:06,830
Oh, hi. Oh, my goodness me.
344
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The family who lived here
were wealthy plantation owners.
345
00:21:11,470 --> 00:21:15,710
This cabinet we have here
is some of the original China.
346
00:21:15,710 --> 00:21:18,910
Look at that for a cup, though.
That's a proper decent cup. Yes.
347
00:21:18,910 --> 00:21:21,150
I don't like these
piddly little cups.
348
00:21:21,150 --> 00:21:23,630
Oh, they weren't playing with
those, absolutely not.
349
00:21:23,630 --> 00:21:26,350
That's enough coffee to give you
rocket fuel, isn't it?
350
00:21:27,910 --> 00:21:30,710
This family was one
of the well-to-do families
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of the time.
352
00:21:32,030 --> 00:21:35,390
How many would have lived here,
then? It really would depend.
353
00:21:35,390 --> 00:21:39,110
Depends on what time point
you're speaking about.
354
00:21:39,110 --> 00:21:42,230
Actually, six children -
three girls, three boys -
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quite common for that time.
356
00:21:43,790 --> 00:21:46,590
Now, two of those children,
two little boys, Albert and George,
357
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would die very early on.
358
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Their daughter Marie would die
at the age of 12.
359
00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:55,070
And that meant they had three
surviving children. Wow.
360
00:21:55,070 --> 00:21:57,670
Typically what would happen,
though, is the children,
361
00:21:57,670 --> 00:22:00,470
while they were still of an
adolescent age,
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they would live together
inside the nursery here.
363
00:22:03,110 --> 00:22:06,350
While they were babies they actually
would sleep in the master bedroom
364
00:22:06,350 --> 00:22:09,070
with their mother.
I can show you that.
365
00:22:09,070 --> 00:22:11,590
Please do. This is really
interesting, innit?
366
00:22:16,150 --> 00:22:18,790
It's just sheer opulence, isn't it?
367
00:22:18,790 --> 00:22:23,030
I love the windows, though, I mean,
to have a bedroom and look
368
00:22:23,030 --> 00:22:25,870
out to that every morning...
369
00:22:25,870 --> 00:22:29,670
..that just is...fantastic.
370
00:22:29,670 --> 00:22:32,430
You do feel like Scarlett O'Hara.
371
00:22:32,430 --> 00:22:36,110
And you don't even know who that is,
do you? Sorry. Can't believe that.
372
00:22:36,110 --> 00:22:38,790
Can't believe you don't know
who Scarlett O'Hara is.
373
00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:40,950
You just can't get the staff.
374
00:22:40,950 --> 00:22:43,110
Just look at that.
375
00:22:46,310 --> 00:22:48,070
Oh, my goodness me.
376
00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:53,830
SHE EXHALES
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00:22:53,830 --> 00:22:57,030
It's just absolutely beautiful,
isn't it?
378
00:23:01,430 --> 00:23:04,150
This does seem
like a beautiful place.
379
00:23:04,150 --> 00:23:07,750
But scratch the surface and a
different story starts to emerge.
380
00:23:12,430 --> 00:23:16,270
So what's down there? We have
another freestanding exhibition,
381
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it is entitled Slavery at Oak Alley.
382
00:23:18,870 --> 00:23:22,350
This home is beautiful,
but there is a price for it.
383
00:23:22,350 --> 00:23:25,110
There is a flip side. The
individuals that lived back there
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are the ones
that made this possible.
385
00:23:27,310 --> 00:23:29,590
They are the ones that grew
and harvested the sugar cane,
386
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which made money. That money then
was able to build this home.
387
00:23:33,350 --> 00:23:37,430
Those individuals are the ones
who actually made the supplies
388
00:23:37,430 --> 00:23:40,030
that then went into
building this house.
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00:23:40,030 --> 00:23:43,430
The enslaved community,
all 220 of them,
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00:23:43,430 --> 00:23:45,710
made this lifestyle possible.
391
00:23:45,710 --> 00:23:51,550
Their freedom was the price of this
home and the beauty of this house.
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00:23:51,550 --> 00:23:55,550
Wow. So for every good side,
there's a bad? Absolutely.
393
00:23:58,750 --> 00:24:02,710
The money that built this stunning
estate all flowed from sugar cane
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profits fuelled by slavery, which
was rife in the American South.
395
00:24:08,790 --> 00:24:12,710
It's a harrowing story and one
they don't shy away from telling.
396
00:24:15,350 --> 00:24:18,630
So whenever we hear quotes
referring back to Gone With The Wind
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or Scarlett O'Hara,
that history isn't as beautiful
398
00:24:22,310 --> 00:24:26,910
as what certain movies and certain
things that lead us to believe.
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00:24:26,910 --> 00:24:30,190
As we just experienced,
there is a price to that,
400
00:24:30,190 --> 00:24:33,550
to the beauty of this.
We try to avoid that.
401
00:24:33,550 --> 00:24:37,790
We try to bring the realism
to our guests and teach them
402
00:24:37,790 --> 00:24:40,590
about what truly happened
at these plantations.
403
00:24:40,590 --> 00:24:44,030
The dresses might be beautiful,
but there is a dark side that goes
404
00:24:44,030 --> 00:24:46,190
behind them and makes them possible.
405
00:24:53,070 --> 00:24:56,350
I'm just a little bit confused
because I've just been listening
406
00:24:56,350 --> 00:24:59,830
to the guide and I felt
a little bit...
407
00:24:59,830 --> 00:25:04,470
Because I'm loving the opulence of
all this and how beautiful it is,
408
00:25:04,470 --> 00:25:07,670
and she said,
"You must go and see that,"
409
00:25:07,670 --> 00:25:11,070
because this is what it's all about.
It's not about this. No.
410
00:25:11,070 --> 00:25:15,510
It's about what went on here.
I know, I know. But you get it,
411
00:25:15,510 --> 00:25:18,870
everything is behind us now.
Uh-huh. What you hear,
412
00:25:18,870 --> 00:25:22,590
that's what those people have been
through. But now is another...
413
00:25:22,590 --> 00:25:24,790
It's another generation.
Another generation.
414
00:25:28,150 --> 00:25:31,070
It's funny, cos I feel quite...
415
00:25:31,070 --> 00:25:34,190
..naive about...erm...
416
00:25:35,870 --> 00:25:39,430
..American history.
I've only seen it on films.
417
00:25:39,430 --> 00:25:42,910
Now, all this opulence and beauty...
418
00:25:42,910 --> 00:25:46,390
..is only possible because of
what we're going to see here.
419
00:25:48,430 --> 00:25:51,310
Let's go and have a look. Come on.
420
00:25:54,030 --> 00:25:57,110
How many people would have lived
in these houses?
421
00:25:57,110 --> 00:25:59,030
Well, it would vary from house
to house.
422
00:25:59,030 --> 00:26:02,550
Could be 4 people in a cabin.
There could be 16 people in a cabin.
423
00:26:02,550 --> 00:26:04,190
It just depended.
424
00:26:04,190 --> 00:26:07,830
These are replica cabins, here
as a reminder of the slaves
425
00:26:07,830 --> 00:26:10,630
that worked on the plantation.
426
00:26:10,630 --> 00:26:14,070
More than 200 of them are
commemorated on this wall.
427
00:26:14,070 --> 00:26:17,150
Each one of these names
is more than just a statistic.
428
00:26:17,150 --> 00:26:18,870
They're more than just names
on a wall.
429
00:26:18,870 --> 00:26:21,070
These are living, breathing humans.
430
00:26:21,070 --> 00:26:23,910
This is the sad,
shameful parts of history.
431
00:26:23,910 --> 00:26:26,430
But it's important to talk
about it cos to not do so
432
00:26:26,430 --> 00:26:31,550
is a disservice to 220 men, women
and children, not just these 220,
433
00:26:31,550 --> 00:26:34,470
but hundreds, thousands,
millions of people
434
00:26:34,470 --> 00:26:36,110
who have ever been enslaved.
435
00:26:36,110 --> 00:26:40,350
Looking back, it's pretty
uncomfortable sometimes.
436
00:26:40,350 --> 00:26:44,030
But this is an American history
cruise, and we can only understand
437
00:26:44,030 --> 00:26:47,830
the present by knowing
what has gone on in the past.
438
00:26:50,190 --> 00:26:52,310
It's certainly been an eye opener.
439
00:26:57,310 --> 00:26:58,670
Coming up...
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SHE PLAYS LOUDLY
441
00:27:00,870 --> 00:27:05,590
..I take to the calliope
in honour of Her Majesty.
442
00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:07,030
Hurrah!
443
00:27:15,830 --> 00:27:18,030
The mighty Mississippi.
444
00:27:20,550 --> 00:27:24,710
It's been at the centre of America's
history and economy for centuries.
445
00:27:29,150 --> 00:27:33,670
Back onboard, another serene
Mississippi sunset awaits.
446
00:27:33,670 --> 00:27:36,230
And if you're wondering why I'm
dolled up..
447
00:27:36,230 --> 00:27:38,790
I'm going to meet the Capitano.
448
00:27:38,790 --> 00:27:42,030
And it's an exciting time,
it's champagne,
449
00:27:42,030 --> 00:27:43,590
so that's always exciting.
450
00:27:46,670 --> 00:27:50,350
Hello. Good evening. Welcome.
Nice to see you. Nice to see you.
451
00:27:50,350 --> 00:27:52,790
Hi, Miss Jane,
I'm Corey, the hotel manager.
452
00:27:52,790 --> 00:27:54,670
Hi, nice to meet you.
Pleasure to have you.
453
00:27:54,670 --> 00:27:57,990
Champagne? Oh, yes, please.
Thank you much. You're very welcome
454
00:27:57,990 --> 00:28:01,870
I don't know if you can see me or
not but I've got a drink in me hand,
just for a change.
455
00:28:01,870 --> 00:28:04,430
People are effortlessly nice.
456
00:28:04,430 --> 00:28:06,230
I know that sounds daft
457
00:28:06,230 --> 00:28:08,790
but you can always tell
when someone is genuine...
458
00:28:08,790 --> 00:28:13,630
But everybody on the cruise
just are nice. Really nice.
459
00:28:13,630 --> 00:28:16,590
All right, you must be the magic
lady. Oh, the magic lady.
460
00:28:16,590 --> 00:28:18,470
I don't make anything disappear.
461
00:28:18,470 --> 00:28:20,870
Oh, you don't?
I hope not!
462
00:28:20,870 --> 00:28:23,150
Are you having fun?
I'm having a great time.
463
00:28:23,150 --> 00:28:27,230
It's going to get better. Yeah,
I bet it is. Thank you, Captain.
464
00:28:27,230 --> 00:28:30,470
See you later. I'll let you mingle.
OK. Thanks. Thank you.
465
00:28:32,510 --> 00:28:36,430
SOUTHERN ACCENT:
Everybody's so laidback,
466
00:28:36,430 --> 00:28:40,230
they all have this Southern drawl.
Which is just fabulous.
467
00:28:40,230 --> 00:28:41,630
APPLAUSE
468
00:28:41,630 --> 00:28:44,430
NORMAL VOICE: That was pretty good,
actually. Thank you!
469
00:28:44,430 --> 00:28:47,350
That clap's not for me.
470
00:28:47,350 --> 00:28:49,910
It's actually for Captain Bobby.
471
00:28:49,910 --> 00:28:52,110
Hello, everybody.
AUDIENCE: Hello.
472
00:28:52,110 --> 00:28:54,310
Welcome aboard
the largest steamboat ever built.
473
00:28:54,310 --> 00:28:57,590
They say life's just like a dance
that you learn as you go
474
00:28:57,590 --> 00:28:59,790
and it certainly applies
to travelling up and down
475
00:28:59,790 --> 00:29:02,430
the mighty Mississippi River.
So raise your glasses
476
00:29:02,430 --> 00:29:05,950
and we'll do the steamboat shuffle
from New Orleans to Memphis. Cheers.
477
00:29:05,950 --> 00:29:07,030
AUDIENCE: Cheers.
478
00:29:18,470 --> 00:29:21,750
The Mississippi River -
also known as the Big Muddy -
479
00:29:21,750 --> 00:29:24,670
is home to lots of
interesting wildlife.
480
00:29:29,750 --> 00:29:31,990
However, swimming is not encouraged
481
00:29:31,990 --> 00:29:36,230
as the swamps along the river bank
are full of alligators.
482
00:29:36,230 --> 00:29:39,710
There is an excursion on our
boat to see the gators and,
483
00:29:39,710 --> 00:29:42,550
as you are closer to the water,
the chances of seeing them
484
00:29:42,550 --> 00:29:43,910
is quite high.
485
00:29:56,910 --> 00:29:59,910
Back on the ship and I'm in the mood
for a little music,
486
00:29:59,910 --> 00:30:02,550
if that's what you want to call it.
487
00:30:04,070 --> 00:30:08,710
There's one thing that really is
quite disturbing, I would say,
488
00:30:08,710 --> 00:30:13,390
that every time we leave
port, sail away...
489
00:30:13,390 --> 00:30:18,550
..there's this... It's like a load
of kids with recorders practising.
490
00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:22,230
And it's this thing called a
calliope.
491
00:30:22,230 --> 00:30:24,310
And it's like a keyboard.
492
00:30:24,310 --> 00:30:29,150
And it plays these big pipes
like a fairground organ.
493
00:30:29,150 --> 00:30:31,950
Anyway, it's really loud.
They've given me some earplugs
494
00:30:31,950 --> 00:30:35,510
because it's so loud.
And a little tip -
495
00:30:35,510 --> 00:30:38,790
I'd turn your television down
if I were you, right now.
496
00:30:42,310 --> 00:30:44,710
SHE PLAYS GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
497
00:31:02,310 --> 00:31:05,030
Looks like my act has driven
all the other passengers
498
00:31:05,030 --> 00:31:07,630
to the far end of the ship.
499
00:31:07,630 --> 00:31:09,430
Story of my life.
500
00:31:10,750 --> 00:31:14,990
Oh, well, they can try, but there's
no escaping this racket.
501
00:31:18,070 --> 00:31:19,630
Hurrah!
502
00:31:20,870 --> 00:31:23,830
You can turn your telly
back up now - it's feeding time.
503
00:31:26,790 --> 00:31:29,270
One thing that really stands
out on board
504
00:31:29,270 --> 00:31:32,430
is good, old-fashioned Southern
hospitality.
505
00:31:32,430 --> 00:31:34,670
Asparagus, that's good for me.
506
00:31:34,670 --> 00:31:37,830
Southern charm just shines
extra bright down here
507
00:31:37,830 --> 00:31:40,030
along the Mississippi.
508
00:31:40,030 --> 00:31:42,510
Vegetables.
509
00:31:42,510 --> 00:31:46,390
And the first rule of looking
after guests - food!
510
00:31:46,390 --> 00:31:47,750
Loads of it!
511
00:31:47,750 --> 00:31:51,590
They're stuffing us
like prized turkeys. Or pigs.
512
00:31:51,590 --> 00:31:53,510
My goodness, there's so much food.
513
00:31:55,550 --> 00:31:58,990
That's it. That's it. I'm done.
514
00:32:00,510 --> 00:32:06,790
Hello! Are you all right? Can I join
you? Absolutely. Thank you.
515
00:32:10,150 --> 00:32:12,030
SOUTHERN ACCENT:
Y'all doing all right?
516
00:32:12,030 --> 00:32:15,230
LAUGHTER
NORMAL VOICE: Was that good?
517
00:32:15,230 --> 00:32:18,510
I just love your accents.
Thank you.
518
00:32:18,510 --> 00:32:21,790
The first words you gotta learn is
"y'all". Y'all. Right.
519
00:32:21,790 --> 00:32:24,550
"How you doing, y'all? Y'all?"
520
00:32:24,550 --> 00:32:28,270
Almost. Did y'all get far today?
521
00:32:28,270 --> 00:32:32,190
Right. "Did y'all get far today?"
522
00:32:32,190 --> 00:32:36,430
I love this! keep teaching me.
D'you want to go into town?
523
00:32:36,430 --> 00:32:40,070
Oh, right. You gotta run everything
kind of together. OK.
524
00:32:40,070 --> 00:32:43,310
"Do you wanna go into town?"
"Town." "Town."
525
00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:47,150
You gotta slur your words a little
bit. "D'you wanna go into town?"
526
00:32:47,150 --> 00:32:50,710
Oh, yeah! That's it.
527
00:32:50,710 --> 00:32:53,510
The staff here
are just on another level.
528
00:32:53,510 --> 00:32:56,710
They really are lovely people,
they get to know you.
529
00:32:56,710 --> 00:33:02,030
Every single one of them
I know by their first names.
530
00:33:02,030 --> 00:33:06,430
And they always have a great time
at... Hello!
531
00:33:06,430 --> 00:33:09,670
Is everything all right?
Yeah, absolutely lovely.
532
00:33:09,670 --> 00:33:14,150
I love this ship. It's like stepping
back in time. It's just fabulous.
533
00:33:14,150 --> 00:33:15,390
Yes, ma'am.
534
00:33:17,430 --> 00:33:19,750
Better come back and see me
cos I'll find you. I will find you.
535
00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:23,910
I'll hunt you down. You'll hunt
me down, I know. Thank you.
536
00:33:26,470 --> 00:33:29,630
I can't even do an interview
without one of them coming up.
537
00:33:35,750 --> 00:33:39,830
As the sun sets on another
fun-filled and educational day,
538
00:33:39,830 --> 00:33:42,870
it's time to wind
down on the outside deck.
539
00:33:42,870 --> 00:33:47,470
Our Captain, Bobby, is a bit
of a pro on the old guitar.
540
00:33:47,470 --> 00:33:50,430
So who can say no
to a little singalong?
541
00:33:51,910 --> 00:33:53,470
# Crazy
542
00:33:55,430 --> 00:33:58,830
# Crazy for feeling
543
00:33:58,830 --> 00:34:04,390
# So lonely
544
00:34:04,390 --> 00:34:09,110
# I'm crazy
545
00:34:09,110 --> 00:34:12,270
# Crazy for feeling
546
00:34:12,270 --> 00:34:15,350
# So blue
547
00:34:19,150 --> 00:34:22,230
# I knew
548
00:34:22,230 --> 00:34:24,550
# You'd love me
549
00:34:24,550 --> 00:34:31,110
# As long as you wanted
550
00:34:32,270 --> 00:34:36,630
# I'm crazy for crying
551
00:34:36,630 --> 00:34:40,350
# Crazy for trying
552
00:34:40,350 --> 00:34:42,630
# And I'm crazy
553
00:34:42,630 --> 00:34:49,310
# For loving
554
00:34:49,310 --> 00:34:54,150
# You. #
555
00:35:02,630 --> 00:35:05,630
Coming up, I meet a lady
who loves sparkly things
556
00:35:05,630 --> 00:35:07,790
as much as I do.
557
00:35:07,790 --> 00:35:11,790
Wonder Woman, Eat your heart out.
558
00:35:11,790 --> 00:35:14,630
They're just fabulous, but they're
not made for comfort.
559
00:35:14,630 --> 00:35:17,430
But if it's beautiful, who cares?
560
00:35:17,430 --> 00:35:20,670
It's just a wow factor. Wow.
561
00:35:29,690 --> 00:35:32,170
I'm cruising down the Mississippi
562
00:35:32,170 --> 00:35:34,970
on an authentic paddle wheel
riverboat.
563
00:35:34,970 --> 00:35:39,770
Instantly recognisable
by the black high rise smokestacks,
564
00:35:39,770 --> 00:35:42,650
these can sometimes be 30 feet
or more
565
00:35:42,650 --> 00:35:46,210
and were often lowered
to pass under bridges.
566
00:35:46,210 --> 00:35:50,410
In olden times when the boats ran
with coal or wood, people could see
567
00:35:50,410 --> 00:35:52,330
the boat from a far distance
568
00:35:52,330 --> 00:35:55,690
as the smoke puffed out of
these huge black chimneys.
569
00:35:59,210 --> 00:36:02,210
Now we're at our next stop
in Natchez.
570
00:36:02,210 --> 00:36:05,890
Named after the Native American
tribe that first settled here,
571
00:36:05,890 --> 00:36:09,330
Natchez came to prominence
back when cotton was king.
572
00:36:09,330 --> 00:36:12,530
It was an industry
that made fortunes.
573
00:36:12,530 --> 00:36:17,210
Around half the millionaires
in the USA lived right here.
574
00:36:17,210 --> 00:36:19,770
And you can still see the evidence
of it today.
575
00:36:19,770 --> 00:36:23,090
Where we have stately homes
and stockbroker belts,
576
00:36:23,090 --> 00:36:27,490
America has Natchez
and its sprawling mansions.
577
00:36:29,890 --> 00:36:32,930
All right, Natchez is the oldest
town on the Mississippi River.
578
00:36:32,930 --> 00:36:35,210
We're even older than New Orleans.
Really?
579
00:36:35,210 --> 00:36:38,690
Last year we celebrated 300 years.
Wow.
580
00:36:38,690 --> 00:36:41,450
And, in fact, last year was...
We celebrated 300.
581
00:36:41,450 --> 00:36:44,370
This year, Mississippi
is celebrating 200.
582
00:36:44,370 --> 00:36:47,530
And next year,
New Orleans is celebrating 300.
583
00:36:47,530 --> 00:36:49,810
So you're the oldest? Yes.
584
00:36:49,810 --> 00:36:53,730
Well, we're off to see a lady
called Ginger Hyland.
585
00:36:53,730 --> 00:36:55,890
I mean, it was the name,
you've gotta go.
586
00:36:55,890 --> 00:36:57,450
Ginger Hyland, that's a name.
587
00:36:57,450 --> 00:37:00,610
I'm going to learn
how to be a Southern belle.
588
00:37:00,610 --> 00:37:04,050
So apparently she's really stylish.
589
00:37:04,050 --> 00:37:07,410
So, Carla, what's Ginger like, then?
What should I expect?
590
00:37:07,410 --> 00:37:10,690
Oh, she's very nice.
She gives great tours there.
591
00:37:10,690 --> 00:37:13,130
Her tours are very involved
and she's enthused
592
00:37:13,130 --> 00:37:14,810
about what she wants to show you.
593
00:37:14,810 --> 00:37:16,850
Oh, that's good. She has a
beautiful, beautiful home.
594
00:37:16,850 --> 00:37:20,170
It's called the Towers. Wow.
Look at this street.
595
00:37:20,170 --> 00:37:22,250
I wouldn't mind a bit of this.
596
00:37:22,250 --> 00:37:25,650
SOUTHERN ACCENT: Sitting on the
front porch with your cup of coffee.
597
00:37:25,650 --> 00:37:27,250
NORMAL VOICE: Was that right?
598
00:37:27,250 --> 00:37:30,290
A glass of sweet tea.
"A glass of sweet tea."
599
00:37:31,490 --> 00:37:33,250
In England I'm a Northerner
600
00:37:33,250 --> 00:37:35,410
but I think in American
I'd be a Southerner.
601
00:37:36,890 --> 00:37:39,730
Some of these properties
have been owned and occupied
602
00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:43,010
by the same families
for over 150 years
603
00:37:43,010 --> 00:37:46,090
and they do love their traditions.
604
00:37:46,090 --> 00:37:49,530
Since 1932, Southern belles
have been opening their doors
605
00:37:49,530 --> 00:37:52,490
to travellers in an annual
custom known as
606
00:37:52,490 --> 00:37:54,970
the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage.
607
00:37:54,970 --> 00:37:57,170
If you're going to make
that pilgrimage,
608
00:37:57,170 --> 00:38:00,770
it just wouldn't be complete
without meeting Ginger Hyland.
609
00:38:00,770 --> 00:38:04,130
She's a legend around these parts.
610
00:38:04,130 --> 00:38:06,650
Think Hyacinth Bucket.
611
00:38:06,650 --> 00:38:09,690
Except she's actually got money.
612
00:38:09,690 --> 00:38:12,170
Talking to someone on the ship
and I said,
613
00:38:12,170 --> 00:38:14,370
tell me a little bit about Ginger.
614
00:38:14,370 --> 00:38:17,410
And they said,
"She's very eccentric.
615
00:38:17,410 --> 00:38:21,610
"She has more money than God
and she likes collecting things."
616
00:38:21,610 --> 00:38:23,890
I thought, that's my type of girl.
617
00:38:29,530 --> 00:38:33,450
How you doing? Hello. Good
afternoon. Good evening, London.
618
00:38:33,450 --> 00:38:35,050
How are you?
619
00:38:35,050 --> 00:38:36,810
You're not Ginger.
620
00:38:36,810 --> 00:38:39,250
How fabulous is that house?
621
00:38:39,250 --> 00:38:43,770
Hers is one of the grandest and most
elegant homes in the town.
622
00:38:43,770 --> 00:38:47,570
You can see why I've had me eyes
on this excursion for a while.
623
00:38:47,570 --> 00:38:48,930
You know what?
624
00:38:48,930 --> 00:38:51,250
If I had a house like that,
I'd want everybody to come
625
00:38:51,250 --> 00:38:53,970
and have a look at it as well.
626
00:38:53,970 --> 00:38:58,490
Hi. Can I just say hello?
Hi, Jane. Nice to meet you.
627
00:38:58,490 --> 00:39:01,530
Good to meet you. As beautiful
as everybody says you are.
628
00:39:01,530 --> 00:39:04,050
You can come back. Aha!
629
00:39:04,050 --> 00:39:07,770
Outside,
there's over 20 bronze statues,
630
00:39:07,770 --> 00:39:10,690
but it's inside
that we're all here to see.
631
00:39:15,450 --> 00:39:19,650
It's wonderland!
Oh, my goodness me, look at this!
632
00:39:27,450 --> 00:39:30,050
Look at this place!
Well, this is the blue parlour
633
00:39:30,050 --> 00:39:32,210
and this is my favourite room
in our house.
634
00:39:32,210 --> 00:39:33,770
If Ginger's the Southern belle,
635
00:39:33,770 --> 00:39:36,410
hubby James must be
the Southern beau.
636
00:39:36,410 --> 00:39:39,010
..covered in
scalamandre silk fabric.
637
00:39:39,010 --> 00:39:40,570
A great illusion to the eye.
638
00:39:40,570 --> 00:39:43,010
It makes it look like that corner
might match that corner
639
00:39:43,010 --> 00:39:46,450
cos, as you know in these old homes,
nothing is level square or plumbed.
640
00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:50,410
You are not going to believe that
but that fabric on the wall,
641
00:39:50,410 --> 00:39:52,730
I've got in my lounge. Yes!
642
00:39:52,730 --> 00:39:57,050
That means I'm posh! Oh, yes!
643
00:39:57,050 --> 00:40:00,610
Over the years, Ginger's expanded
her collection of costume jewellery.
644
00:40:00,610 --> 00:40:05,170
It now includes antique laces,
purses, tiaras and trinkets
645
00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:11,450
from the 1800s, outrageously
expensive and impossibly glamorous.
646
00:40:11,450 --> 00:40:14,130
You see the wonderful green
necklace that's on the centre?
647
00:40:14,130 --> 00:40:16,930
We have won that belonged to
Elizabeth Taylor. On the small
648
00:40:16,930 --> 00:40:20,530
little tree that you see in the
corner, that's the beginnings
of our jewel Christmas...
649
00:40:20,530 --> 00:40:24,490
These are made of dress clips.
These are from the 1920s and '30s.
650
00:40:24,490 --> 00:40:27,370
And excuse me just a moment.
Sorry.
651
00:40:27,370 --> 00:40:29,930
These are unlike any other
pin that you would have.
652
00:40:29,930 --> 00:40:32,690
You know the pins that women wear
today have that bar that comes
653
00:40:32,690 --> 00:40:34,890
through and actually pokes a hole
through the fabric?
654
00:40:34,890 --> 00:40:36,930
Well, this has a little clip
on it with little teeth
655
00:40:36,930 --> 00:40:39,170
and so you're able to put
this on your blouse anywhere
656
00:40:39,170 --> 00:40:41,730
you wanted to without even
damage. Anywhere. Anywhere,
657
00:40:41,730 --> 00:40:44,450
without damaging your outfit.
You just wear that for the rest
658
00:40:44,450 --> 00:40:47,810
of the day and see if Ginger notices
it. She will. I'll leave it on you.
659
00:40:47,810 --> 00:40:49,250
LAUGHTER
660
00:40:52,770 --> 00:40:55,090
These three necklaces
came from the Titanic.
661
00:40:55,090 --> 00:40:57,370
This is actually one of the Heart
of the Ocean necklaces
662
00:40:57,370 --> 00:41:01,650
that was used in the filming.
It's great to have those. Not half!
663
00:41:01,650 --> 00:41:04,890
That alone is worth
more than my house.
664
00:41:06,210 --> 00:41:11,090
WHISPERING: Do you think they'll
notice if I walk out with it?
665
00:41:11,090 --> 00:41:14,570
He's just put it on me.
666
00:41:18,850 --> 00:41:20,690
I'm like a magpie in here.
667
00:41:20,690 --> 00:41:23,730
Everywhere I look
there's something twinkling at me.
668
00:41:23,730 --> 00:41:25,130
Come here.
669
00:41:27,090 --> 00:41:30,330
This ball is actually covered
in Swarovski crystal.
670
00:41:30,330 --> 00:41:31,850
I mean, look at that.
671
00:41:31,850 --> 00:41:33,650
That is some work.
672
00:41:33,650 --> 00:41:37,570
There must be thousands on there.
Absolutely thousands.
673
00:41:42,410 --> 00:41:45,610
I love everything about it
because it's over the top
674
00:41:45,610 --> 00:41:50,650
and it's very camp
and it's full of colour
675
00:41:50,650 --> 00:41:53,290
and beauty
676
00:41:53,290 --> 00:41:54,690
and light.
677
00:41:58,090 --> 00:42:01,970
If Ginger don't own it,
it probably ain't worth having.
678
00:42:01,970 --> 00:42:06,210
Wonder Woman,
eat your heart out. Come on.
679
00:42:06,210 --> 00:42:08,930
They're just fabulous
but they're not made for comfort.
680
00:42:08,930 --> 00:42:10,610
But if it's beautiful, who cares?
681
00:42:10,610 --> 00:42:13,170
If it's glitzy,
I'm going to have it.
682
00:42:13,170 --> 00:42:15,770
She's like the oracle.
683
00:42:15,770 --> 00:42:19,370
..huge, huge belt here
by Kenneth Lane in the '70s
684
00:42:19,370 --> 00:42:22,530
and the biggest brooch
I have ever seen.
685
00:42:22,530 --> 00:42:25,570
So you would wear it on a heavy
winter coat and it also doubles
686
00:42:25,570 --> 00:42:27,810
as a weapon if need be.
LAUGHTER
687
00:42:27,810 --> 00:42:30,930
This has been a true Southern treat.
688
00:42:30,930 --> 00:42:34,690
It's just a wow factor. Wow.
689
00:42:34,690 --> 00:42:36,890
It's fabulous!
690
00:42:36,890 --> 00:42:41,290
I wanna live here!
Please leave me. Leave me here.
691
00:42:48,090 --> 00:42:51,890
Have you got room for someone
to move in with you?
692
00:42:51,890 --> 00:42:56,690
I would just love it.
I love you and I love your home.
693
00:42:56,690 --> 00:43:00,930
You are living the dream
here, aren't you? For me, yes.
694
00:43:00,930 --> 00:43:03,690
I love history
and I love old things.
695
00:43:03,690 --> 00:43:05,570
I love to be around old things.
696
00:43:05,570 --> 00:43:08,370
I love the way I feel
around old things.
697
00:43:08,370 --> 00:43:10,370
That's why I fit in.
This is perfect.
698
00:43:10,370 --> 00:43:12,250
Got all these beautiful things
699
00:43:12,250 --> 00:43:14,650
and you're letting people
like me come in and see them.
700
00:43:14,650 --> 00:43:17,970
People don't get a chance
to see many of these things.
701
00:43:17,970 --> 00:43:21,370
And so here they can see the
beautiful creations from yesterday.
702
00:43:21,370 --> 00:43:23,410
Where do you find all this?
703
00:43:23,410 --> 00:43:27,450
I'm looking all the time, so I'm
looking if I'm travelling someplace,
704
00:43:27,450 --> 00:43:31,090
I always stop and look at antique
shops or shows or collectives.
705
00:43:31,090 --> 00:43:34,490
Going to shows is a great way to do
things because you get to talk to
706
00:43:34,490 --> 00:43:37,570
dealers, people that have a great
deal of knowledge and you get to see
707
00:43:37,570 --> 00:43:40,130
things that you won't see
in other spots.
708
00:43:40,130 --> 00:43:42,850
You never know what you're going
to find out there.
709
00:43:42,850 --> 00:43:47,250
And I like to call collecting
starting with the trunk of a tree
710
00:43:47,250 --> 00:43:49,970
and the trunk is like this
and the branches go off like this
711
00:43:49,970 --> 00:43:52,170
and you think you're in this
direction,
712
00:43:52,170 --> 00:43:55,450
except that in the process of doing
this, you find a branch that goes
713
00:43:55,450 --> 00:43:58,330
off here and then off here
and then all of a sudden
714
00:43:58,330 --> 00:44:00,530
you're on the other side
of the tree with things you never
715
00:44:00,530 --> 00:44:04,050
would have thought that you'd
find or be interested in.
716
00:44:04,050 --> 00:44:07,650
But that's where collecting
takes you. I love the fact also
717
00:44:07,650 --> 00:44:11,610
that you've got a shop.
I know! I know.
718
00:44:11,610 --> 00:44:14,810
But if I'm going to collect
all of this, it's an outlet for me.
719
00:44:14,810 --> 00:44:17,490
I can always say, well,
I'll put it in the shop.
720
00:44:17,490 --> 00:44:20,730
You have been one the most favourite
people I've ever met in my life.
721
00:44:20,730 --> 00:44:23,290
Come out and spend a day
with us and sit in the yard
722
00:44:23,290 --> 00:44:25,530
and have a glass of champagne.
I'm never leaving.
723
00:44:25,530 --> 00:44:29,770
She has an open invitation.
Thank you so much! You're welcome.
724
00:44:29,770 --> 00:44:32,650
You're a joy. And thank you.
Can I have a hug? Yes.
725
00:44:32,650 --> 00:44:35,250
Yes, indeed. Thank you.
What a pleasure it's been.
726
00:44:35,250 --> 00:44:37,890
Absolutely stunning as well.
727
00:44:37,890 --> 00:44:40,210
You and your husband
are the perfect match.
728
00:44:42,050 --> 00:44:44,850
Oh, I think I've found
me fairy godmother.
729
00:44:49,770 --> 00:44:54,130
Coming up, I get into
the true spirit of Louisiana.
730
00:44:54,130 --> 00:44:56,330
Singing is so good for the soul,
731
00:44:56,330 --> 00:44:58,530
whether you're listening to it
or doing it.
732
00:45:00,170 --> 00:45:01,890
Absolutely fabulous.
733
00:45:01,890 --> 00:45:03,530
What a great day.
734
00:45:03,530 --> 00:45:05,690
Thank you, thank you!
735
00:45:05,690 --> 00:45:08,910
Thank you very much! Whoo-hoo!
736
00:45:18,030 --> 00:45:22,630
I'm cruising along the Mississippi
in the Deep South of America.
737
00:45:26,550 --> 00:45:29,350
Our cruise
takes us through Vicksburg,
738
00:45:29,350 --> 00:45:32,870
site of one of the American
Civil War's fiercest battles.
739
00:45:32,870 --> 00:45:34,710
The Confederate defeat here
740
00:45:34,710 --> 00:45:39,030
marked the beginning of the end
for slavery across the whole nation.
741
00:45:39,030 --> 00:45:40,150
For history buffs,
742
00:45:40,150 --> 00:45:43,230
there are old battle sites
all over the state of Mississippi.
743
00:45:46,510 --> 00:45:48,510
Gorgeous morning!
744
00:45:52,230 --> 00:45:54,150
This cruise has been chock-a-block
745
00:45:54,150 --> 00:45:57,630
with strange
yet fascinating cultural tours.
746
00:45:57,630 --> 00:46:00,790
But towards the end,
we're in more familiar territory.
747
00:46:03,230 --> 00:46:06,910
Cos it's Sunday
and we're in the south,
748
00:46:06,910 --> 00:46:10,670
I thought, "What about the church?"
749
00:46:11,830 --> 00:46:13,950
Let's hear a gospel choir.
750
00:46:15,550 --> 00:46:16,870
Morning! Morning.
751
00:46:16,870 --> 00:46:19,310
I need a ticket for the bus.
752
00:46:19,310 --> 00:46:21,150
"Touch screen to select."
753
00:46:22,710 --> 00:46:23,990
OK.
754
00:46:23,990 --> 00:46:25,310
Go and find a bus.
755
00:46:27,350 --> 00:46:29,230
And then we're off for a singsong.
756
00:46:32,790 --> 00:46:34,950
What a fab idea!
757
00:46:34,950 --> 00:46:36,430
Oh, it's a nice...
758
00:46:36,430 --> 00:46:37,510
..nice temperature.
759
00:46:39,510 --> 00:46:41,910
No, it in't - it's cold!
760
00:46:41,910 --> 00:46:44,110
As the Queen always says,
761
00:46:44,110 --> 00:46:46,070
there's no such thing
as bad weather -
762
00:46:46,070 --> 00:46:48,070
it's just bad clothing.
763
00:46:48,070 --> 00:46:49,910
So if you've got the right gear on,
764
00:46:49,910 --> 00:46:52,390
it don't matter
what temperature it is.
765
00:46:52,390 --> 00:46:54,790
All you need is a cardie.
766
00:46:54,790 --> 00:46:56,110
And your vest.
767
00:46:56,110 --> 00:46:59,790
All-righty...
Are you looking forward to today?
768
00:46:59,790 --> 00:47:02,070
I am! It's a fun tour.
769
00:47:04,350 --> 00:47:08,670
So everything that your mother
taught you how to behave in church,
770
00:47:08,670 --> 00:47:11,390
you need to forget that
this morning.
771
00:47:11,390 --> 00:47:13,710
They encourage you to take part.
772
00:47:13,710 --> 00:47:15,590
Yes, you may take pictures.
773
00:47:20,950 --> 00:47:24,150
PERCUSSION AND VOICES
774
00:47:24,150 --> 00:47:28,710
You just can't escape
Mississippi's deep music culture.
775
00:47:28,710 --> 00:47:31,350
It trickles through
to every street corner,
776
00:47:31,350 --> 00:47:33,710
every shopfront and every church.
777
00:47:33,710 --> 00:47:37,470
THEY SING
778
00:47:47,390 --> 00:47:48,910
So many great singers
779
00:47:48,910 --> 00:47:52,030
began their careers in places
just like this.
780
00:47:58,990 --> 00:48:02,230
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
781
00:48:02,230 --> 00:48:04,150
Thank you very much!
782
00:48:04,150 --> 00:48:06,870
Whoo-hoo!
783
00:48:06,870 --> 00:48:10,430
Look at 'em all, they're so happy
to be able to sing.
784
00:48:10,430 --> 00:48:12,030
Singing is so good for the soul,
785
00:48:12,030 --> 00:48:14,750
whether you're listening
to it or doing it.
786
00:48:14,750 --> 00:48:16,030
Mmm!
787
00:48:16,030 --> 00:48:19,830
You feel like something's
going...in there,
788
00:48:19,830 --> 00:48:22,590
and it's great,
absolutely fabulous.
789
00:48:22,590 --> 00:48:24,030
What a great day.
790
00:48:24,030 --> 00:48:27,030
Oh, thank you so much!
791
00:48:27,030 --> 00:48:30,030
Did you have fun? I did, yeah!
It was awesome, wasn't it?
792
00:48:30,030 --> 00:48:32,230
I feel I can face anything
after that.
793
00:48:32,230 --> 00:48:33,910
It was powerful today.
Really powerful.
794
00:48:33,910 --> 00:48:35,550
We sure thank you guys for coming.
795
00:48:35,550 --> 00:48:37,910
Oh, it was our pleasure,
thank you for letting us in.
796
00:48:37,910 --> 00:48:41,870
It made it that much more awesome.
Oh, good.
797
00:48:41,870 --> 00:48:44,670
Cos today day was different
than usual. Really? Yes.
798
00:48:44,670 --> 00:48:47,830
Do you not think that
there's an energy that starts,
799
00:48:47,830 --> 00:48:50,310
and you don't know it comes from?
That's right, that's right.
800
00:48:50,310 --> 00:48:53,070
Boom, it's just like a big wheel.
801
00:48:53,070 --> 00:48:56,790
But it happens when
everyone is thirsting... Yeah.
802
00:48:56,790 --> 00:49:00,190
..for spiritual
and divine sustenance.
803
00:49:00,190 --> 00:49:02,390
Everybody needs something,
don't they? Yes, yes.
804
00:49:02,390 --> 00:49:04,270
And everybody's looking
for something.
805
00:49:04,270 --> 00:49:06,310
Yeah, you have to
have something to hold on to.
806
00:49:06,310 --> 00:49:11,670
You do. You know, that is both
encouraging, hopeful and motivating.
807
00:49:11,670 --> 00:49:15,470
Absolutely lovely. OK.
Thank you so, so much. Thank you.
808
00:49:15,470 --> 00:49:17,390
God bless you.
God bless you, too.
809
00:49:17,390 --> 00:49:18,670
You, too.
810
00:49:22,310 --> 00:49:25,630
Back on the boat, and it's time
for a classic southern cocktail -
811
00:49:25,630 --> 00:49:27,030
the mojito.
812
00:49:29,150 --> 00:49:31,310
Hello. Good evening.
Hello, lovely, how are you?
813
00:49:31,310 --> 00:49:33,510
I'm curious as to what you're up to.
814
00:49:33,510 --> 00:49:36,510
Well, I've had such a southern
fabulous day,
815
00:49:36,510 --> 00:49:39,750
learning how to...southern style,
eating southern food.
816
00:49:39,750 --> 00:49:43,030
Now I'm going to drink...
817
00:49:43,030 --> 00:49:44,390
..southern drink.
818
00:49:44,390 --> 00:49:46,630
Ha-ha-hey! Come on!
819
00:49:49,470 --> 00:49:52,910
Hello! How are you?
I'm great, how are you?
820
00:49:52,910 --> 00:49:55,070
Are having a bit of a steam there?
821
00:49:55,070 --> 00:49:56,550
You can call it that.
822
00:49:56,550 --> 00:49:58,790
Boys, I need
a proper southern drink.
823
00:49:58,790 --> 00:50:01,590
I would definitely do a mint julep,
I think it's a must-have.
824
00:50:01,590 --> 00:50:04,470
All right!
You give me a must-have, Anthony.
825
00:50:04,470 --> 00:50:05,750
Crushing the ice up
826
00:50:05,750 --> 00:50:08,430
just the traditional way
that a mint julep's served.
827
00:50:08,430 --> 00:50:10,230
Would it be quicker in the whizzer?
828
00:50:10,230 --> 00:50:12,830
You could do that,
but it loses some bit of love.
829
00:50:12,830 --> 00:50:14,510
Making it with love.
830
00:50:14,510 --> 00:50:16,870
You in the south today,
everything's made with love.
831
00:50:16,870 --> 00:50:20,550
I'm ready for it. Janet,
this could be a long night. Yeah!
832
00:50:20,550 --> 00:50:24,630
A munt julep is the traditional
drink of the Kentucky Derby.
833
00:50:24,630 --> 00:50:27,990
Around 80,000 are served
during the event.
834
00:50:27,990 --> 00:50:29,830
Got some fresh meat right here...
835
00:50:29,830 --> 00:50:32,030
The method's simple but effective.
836
00:50:32,030 --> 00:50:34,750
Place the mint and sugar
into a julep cup -
837
00:50:34,750 --> 00:50:36,990
your fanciest glass will do.
838
00:50:36,990 --> 00:50:38,870
Muddle well to dissolve the sugar
839
00:50:38,870 --> 00:50:41,190
and to release the oil
and aroma of the mint.
840
00:50:41,190 --> 00:50:44,070
So now you're caressing it, really,
aren't you? Yeah. OK.
841
00:50:44,070 --> 00:50:46,110
Next, add the bourbon.
842
00:50:46,110 --> 00:50:47,870
Whoa! Then add a bit more...
843
00:50:47,870 --> 00:50:50,710
Fantastic! That's a heck of a drink!
844
00:50:50,710 --> 00:50:53,390
And serve to an over-eager
English lady.
845
00:50:53,390 --> 00:50:55,270
There you are, my dear,
tell me what you think.
846
00:50:58,190 --> 00:51:01,150
Oh, that's nice! That is lovely.
847
00:51:01,150 --> 00:51:03,670
It's the love, I told you.
It's made with love.
848
00:51:03,670 --> 00:51:06,790
This in't bad, having two
gorgeous men serving me drinks.
849
00:51:06,790 --> 00:51:08,870
I'm having a lovely time.
850
00:51:08,870 --> 00:51:11,430
Cheers, boys! Cheers!
It's really nice.
851
00:51:11,430 --> 00:51:12,910
Mmm.
852
00:51:16,150 --> 00:51:17,990
Next stop...
853
00:51:17,990 --> 00:51:19,190
We're nearly there.
854
00:51:19,190 --> 00:51:22,070
..I worship the altar of the King.
855
00:51:22,070 --> 00:51:24,470
I believe that Elvis Presley
lived here,
856
00:51:24,470 --> 00:51:27,470
and I love him more,
just being in his house.
857
00:51:45,850 --> 00:51:49,250
I'm in Deep South US of A,
trying not to lower the tone
858
00:51:49,250 --> 00:51:52,130
aboard one of the world's
classiest cruise ships.
859
00:51:56,210 --> 00:51:58,410
We've sailed on up to Memphis,
860
00:51:58,410 --> 00:52:01,690
a city that does more
than just attract tourists -
861
00:52:01,690 --> 00:52:03,050
it draws pilgrims.
862
00:52:06,730 --> 00:52:10,010
Blues, country and soul
smash together here
863
00:52:10,010 --> 00:52:12,690
thanks to its proud
African-American heritage.
864
00:52:14,370 --> 00:52:17,730
This cruise has taught me so much
about the Deep South,
865
00:52:17,730 --> 00:52:21,530
a bit of the world
I'd only seen in movies.
866
00:52:21,530 --> 00:52:24,770
But now it's time
for my specialist subject.
867
00:52:27,210 --> 00:52:29,450
# Well, I quit my job down
at the car wash
868
00:52:29,450 --> 00:52:30,770
# I left my momma... #
869
00:52:30,770 --> 00:52:34,250
The King, the Big E,
the Country Cat,
870
00:52:34,250 --> 00:52:36,650
Fire Eyes, Wiggle Hips,
871
00:52:36,650 --> 00:52:38,450
Tiger Man, Mr Dynamite,
872
00:52:38,450 --> 00:52:41,330
Memphis Flash, Sir Swivel Hips,
873
00:52:41,330 --> 00:52:43,330
Mr Wiggle and Shake,
874
00:52:43,330 --> 00:52:44,650
the King of Hearts,
875
00:52:44,650 --> 00:52:46,290
the King of Love,
876
00:52:46,290 --> 00:52:47,610
the King of Swoon.
877
00:52:47,610 --> 00:52:51,330
Ladies and gentlemen,
it's only Elvis bloomin' Presley!
878
00:52:53,210 --> 00:52:56,330
I'm so excited, so excited,
so excited!
879
00:52:56,330 --> 00:52:59,450
I'm at Graceland,
the home of Elvis Presley.
880
00:53:00,970 --> 00:53:03,530
This is wonderful
881
00:53:03,530 --> 00:53:06,650
and a rare treat for you and me.
882
00:53:06,650 --> 00:53:09,290
Now, the cameras
aren't allowed in here at all.
883
00:53:09,290 --> 00:53:11,690
Nobody gets to film inside.
884
00:53:11,690 --> 00:53:14,130
Except me.
885
00:53:14,130 --> 00:53:16,570
So I'm going to take you with me
886
00:53:16,570 --> 00:53:18,210
and my camera on a stick,
887
00:53:18,210 --> 00:53:21,410
and we're going to have
an amazing experience
888
00:53:21,410 --> 00:53:23,570
of seeing Graceland.
889
00:53:23,570 --> 00:53:26,290
Come on, let's go!
890
00:53:26,290 --> 00:53:29,810
Elvis bought this place
when he was only 22,
891
00:53:29,810 --> 00:53:33,250
shelling out $102,000.
892
00:53:33,250 --> 00:53:37,650
That's knocking on for a million
in today's money.
893
00:53:37,650 --> 00:53:41,810
But still pretty modest for
the man who invented rock and roll.
894
00:53:43,530 --> 00:53:45,210
We're nearly there.
895
00:53:45,210 --> 00:53:48,250
I can already spot
a fantastic chandelier.
896
00:53:48,250 --> 00:53:51,650
Now 10,000 fans visit his home
every week.
897
00:53:51,650 --> 00:53:53,610
And I'm one of them.
898
00:53:53,610 --> 00:53:56,690
Oh, wow!
899
00:53:56,690 --> 00:54:00,050
Look at that.
I just love a chandelier.
900
00:54:01,930 --> 00:54:04,810
Look...white carpet.
901
00:54:04,810 --> 00:54:07,330
It's very me.
902
00:54:07,330 --> 00:54:08,890
This is going to sound silly,
903
00:54:08,890 --> 00:54:11,490
but it's amazing
how normal the house feels,
904
00:54:11,490 --> 00:54:15,170
just frozen in time in 1977.
905
00:54:15,170 --> 00:54:18,250
I'm really so happy
that they've kept it
906
00:54:18,250 --> 00:54:20,490
as he lived in it,
907
00:54:20,490 --> 00:54:23,370
because it gives you an insight...
908
00:54:24,490 --> 00:54:26,410
..into who he really was,
909
00:54:26,410 --> 00:54:29,450
and I love him even more
just being in his house.
910
00:54:29,450 --> 00:54:31,610
This is the dining room...
911
00:54:31,610 --> 00:54:33,410
Oh! Another chandelier.
912
00:54:33,410 --> 00:54:35,210
Just gorgeous.
913
00:54:35,210 --> 00:54:37,090
And look at that for a punch bowl.
914
00:54:37,090 --> 00:54:39,410
I bet that filled a few times.
915
00:54:39,410 --> 00:54:41,610
This is so exciting!
916
00:54:41,610 --> 00:54:44,810
So you'll have to
put your camera away. Oh, OK.
917
00:54:44,810 --> 00:54:47,250
There's a no-camera policy upstairs,
918
00:54:47,250 --> 00:54:49,290
so welcome to Jane FM,
919
00:54:49,290 --> 00:54:52,370
broadcasting live
from Elvis's spare bedroom.
920
00:54:54,450 --> 00:54:56,410
Oh, look at this, with t'mirrors.
921
00:54:56,410 --> 00:55:00,090
That's a bit kinky, innit?
I like that.
922
00:55:00,090 --> 00:55:02,130
That's brilliant, in't it?
923
00:55:02,130 --> 00:55:04,370
Sorry, I'm a bit of a fan.
924
00:55:05,890 --> 00:55:09,170
Oh, carpet on t'walls! It's great!
925
00:55:10,370 --> 00:55:13,410
It's even cooler than I thought.
I never expected this.
926
00:55:13,410 --> 00:55:14,890
I love it.
927
00:55:14,890 --> 00:55:17,370
Did I say it was normal earlier?
928
00:55:17,370 --> 00:55:20,650
Let's upgrade that to a bit quirky.
929
00:55:20,650 --> 00:55:24,250
I could move in now.
It's right all my taste now.
930
00:55:24,250 --> 00:55:27,730
It says a lot about me.
931
00:55:27,730 --> 00:55:30,330
Fancy, you know,
having a house like that,
932
00:55:30,330 --> 00:55:36,330
because you've been blessed with
a gift of singing and entertaining.
933
00:55:36,330 --> 00:55:37,890
Wow.
934
00:55:37,890 --> 00:55:39,010
Just wow.
935
00:55:39,010 --> 00:55:40,970
I wonder who did all his grass.
936
00:55:40,970 --> 00:55:44,250
I wonder who mowed the lawn.
937
00:55:44,250 --> 00:55:47,770
There's a lot of upkeep, in't there,
in things like this?
938
00:55:47,770 --> 00:55:49,530
But I love seeing
how other people live.
939
00:55:51,370 --> 00:55:55,730
Of course, the pinnacle of any Elvis
pilgrimage is located out back.
940
00:55:55,730 --> 00:55:57,890
This is the...
941
00:55:57,890 --> 00:56:00,730
..the meditation gardens.
942
00:56:00,730 --> 00:56:03,170
# A very old friend
943
00:56:03,170 --> 00:56:05,370
# Came by today... #
944
00:56:05,370 --> 00:56:08,490
What I was expecting Graceland
to be like,
945
00:56:08,490 --> 00:56:10,130
I was expecting it to be...
946
00:56:10,130 --> 00:56:12,930
..very extravagant,
very over the top,
947
00:56:12,930 --> 00:56:15,770
but actually it was a normal home.
948
00:56:15,770 --> 00:56:18,170
# Though I smile, the tears inside
were burning... #
949
00:56:18,170 --> 00:56:20,770
What a finale to the cruise.
950
00:56:20,770 --> 00:56:24,530
I never thought I'd get to pay my
respects to such an incredible man.
951
00:56:24,530 --> 00:56:28,090
# What else was there for me to do
but cry? #
952
00:56:32,130 --> 00:56:36,330
And I can't leave here without
trying Elvis's favourite butty.
953
00:56:36,330 --> 00:56:38,330
Oh, yes.
954
00:56:38,330 --> 00:56:44,690
So this is the world-famous
peanut butter and banana sandwich
955
00:56:44,690 --> 00:56:47,490
that was one of
Elvis's favourite sandwiches.
956
00:56:47,490 --> 00:56:52,330
You can't not come to Graceland
and not have this, can you?
957
00:56:52,330 --> 00:56:55,330
As we say in Yorkshire,
that's a bit claggy.
958
00:56:55,330 --> 00:56:57,610
It sort of sticks
to the roof of your mouth.
959
00:57:00,170 --> 00:57:04,210
But once in a lifetime,
you can have a taste
960
00:57:04,210 --> 00:57:07,050
of a deep-fried, in butter,
961
00:57:07,050 --> 00:57:09,970
banana and peanut butter sandwich.
962
00:57:12,250 --> 00:57:14,090
It's still going in.
963
00:57:14,090 --> 00:57:16,410
But you can't beat an onion ring.
964
00:57:19,330 --> 00:57:24,770
This really has been an unbelievable
musical and cultural journey.
965
00:57:24,770 --> 00:57:30,050
It's opened my eyes to both the good
and the bad in this amazing country.
966
00:57:31,290 --> 00:57:36,090
It's been so different
to any other cruise.
967
00:57:36,090 --> 00:57:38,970
In fact, I've been embraced by it.
968
00:57:38,970 --> 00:57:42,610
More than embraced,
I've been enthralled!
969
00:57:42,610 --> 00:57:45,490
I've been treated like a queen,
and I've discovered
970
00:57:45,490 --> 00:57:48,450
that southern charm
is more than a mere catchphrase.
971
00:57:48,450 --> 00:57:51,170
Southern charm is warm.
972
00:57:51,170 --> 00:57:53,490
In fact, it's not warm - it's hot.
973
00:57:53,490 --> 00:57:56,570
That's how much it hits you.
974
00:57:56,570 --> 00:57:58,770
Never in my wildest dreams
975
00:57:58,770 --> 00:58:01,290
would I have chosen
a history cruise.
976
00:58:01,290 --> 00:58:04,610
But what a mistake
that would have been.
977
00:58:04,610 --> 00:58:06,490
PA: Good afternoon, steamboaters.
978
00:58:06,490 --> 00:58:08,170
On behalf of the American Queen,
979
00:58:08,170 --> 00:58:10,490
we'd like to thank Jane McDonald
980
00:58:10,490 --> 00:58:13,330
for coming on board
and sailing with us this week,
981
00:58:13,330 --> 00:58:15,730
and we hope
that she comes back soon.
982
00:58:15,730 --> 00:58:17,530
That says it all!
983
00:58:34,050 --> 00:58:37,210
# I left a good job in the city
984
00:58:37,210 --> 00:58:39,970
# Working for the man
every night and day
985
00:58:39,970 --> 00:58:43,090
# But I never lost
a minute of sleeping
986
00:58:43,090 --> 00:58:45,850
# Worrying 'bout
the way things might have been
987
00:58:45,850 --> 00:58:48,650
# Big wheels keep on turning
# Turning
988
00:58:48,650 --> 00:58:51,170
# Proud Mary keep on burning
# Burning
989
00:58:51,170 --> 00:58:53,010
# And we're rolling
990
00:58:53,010 --> 00:58:54,410
# Rolling
991
00:58:54,410 --> 00:58:56,970
# Rolling on the river
992
00:58:56,970 --> 00:58:58,530
# And we're rolling
993
00:58:58,530 --> 00:59:00,010
# Rolling
994
00:59:00,010 --> 00:59:01,810
# Rolling on the river
995
00:59:03,090 --> 00:59:05,890
# Do-do-do
996
00:59:05,890 --> 00:59:08,010
# Do-do-do
All right!
997
00:59:18,530 --> 00:59:21,010
# If you come down to the river
998
00:59:21,010 --> 00:59:24,090
# I bet you're gonna find
some people who live
999
00:59:24,090 --> 00:59:26,850
# You don't have to worry
if you got no money
1000
00:59:26,850 --> 00:59:29,610
# People on the river
are happy to give
1001
00:59:29,610 --> 00:59:32,530
# Big wheels keep on turning
# Turning
1002
00:59:32,530 --> 00:59:34,930
# Proud Mary keep on burning
# Burning
1003
00:59:34,930 --> 00:59:36,330
# And we're rolling
1004
00:59:36,330 --> 00:59:37,730
# Yeah, we're rolling
1005
00:59:37,730 --> 00:59:39,890
# We're rolling on the river
1006
00:59:39,890 --> 00:59:41,170
# Tell me on more time
1007
00:59:41,170 --> 00:59:44,010
# Rolling
# Yeah!
1008
00:59:44,010 --> 00:59:46,290
# Rolling on the river
1009
00:59:46,290 --> 00:59:51,730
# Do-do-do
1010
00:59:51,730 --> 00:59:52,890
Ah!
1011
00:59:52,890 --> 00:59:54,730
All right!
1012
00:59:54,730 --> 00:59:57,890
# Whoo! #
1013
00:59:59,410 --> 01:00:01,050
Very nice!
1014
01:00:11,130 --> 01:00:12,570
What?!
1015
01:00:38,250 --> 01:00:41,250
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