In this episode, Susannah is walking through the French capital, Paris. Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Sacré Cœur and its street artists are on the program.In this episode, Susannah is walking through the French capital, Paris. Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Sacré Cœur and its street artists are on the program.In this episode, Susannah is walking through the French capital, Paris. Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Sacré Cœur and its street artists are on the program.
The wind of freedom is blowing through gastronomy: chefs around the world are abandoning their Michelin starred restaurants in order to restore the good name of a cuisine long eschewed by gourmets: street food. Fast & Good paints a portrait of this accessible and fun food, which promotes simplicity, freshness and authenticity.
“Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom” explores the man’s rebellious demeanor, his struggle as a Jew in Hollywood, his difficult childhood, the brief love affair with Marilyn Monroe and his failed marriages to actresses Janet Leigh and Christine Kaufman, his courageous stance to break the color barrier with The Defiant Ones (the film that earned him an Oscar Nomination), and his entire six-decade career.
"I Will Dance In Spite Of It All" is a journey through modern Tunisia, that exposes the contradictions and recent fractures of the country, particularly due to the development of a new Islamist current. It is a story about dance, cinema and the human body. A story of freedom, guided by Bahri, Sandra and Selma. Although their paths are different, they all use the same weapon: art.
In this episode, join Carolyne to explore the gorgeous town of Sorrento in Italy.
Here is one of the birthplaces of the Renaissance : visit Florence with Carolyne.
Go on a visit of Bangkok with Susannah today, without forgetting to taste the local specialties.Go on a visit of Bangkok with Susannah today, without forgetting to taste the local specialties.Go on a visit of Bangkok with Susannah today, without forgetting to taste the local specialties.
In this famous wine region, we visit the beautiful medieval town of Beaune with Carolyne. In this famous wine region, we visit the beautiful medieval town of Beaune with Carolyne. In this famous wine region, we visit the beautiful medieval town of Beaune with Carolyne.
The Greece capital welcomes Carolyne for a long tour of the city : from food specialties to nice encounters and of course the magnificent achievements of ancient Greece.
The search for Britain's best amateur interior designer continues, with the contestants taking on three knocked-through sitting rooms in a Salford terrace.
Series searching for untapped interior design talent. The designers take on four thatch cottages in Milton Abbas, Dorset in the first quarter-final.
In the fifth heat, the amateurs take on the toughest of makeovers - three kitchens. Tom Dyckhoff explores the history of the 1960s modernist estate in Surrey.
Series searching for untapped interior design talent. Three new designers take on vast living rooms in Brighton for the last place in the quarter-finals.
Tom Dyckhoff presents the search for Britain's best amateur interior designer. The eight heats begin with makeovers of large bedrooms in north London.
In the fourth heat, three amateur designers makeover sitting rooms in neighbouring homes in a converted mill on the Thames in south east London.
Series searching for untapped interior design talent. The amateurs must redesign bedrooms in a 1950s brutalist tower block in Bethnal Green.
Discover Bestival (UK), Sapporo Snow Festival (Japan), Bonnaroo Festival(USA) and Chinese New Year (China),
Discover Koningsdad (Netherlands), Outside Lands (USA), Semana Santa (Spain) and Edimburg Festival (Scotland).
Why is Bali such a hotspot for many travellers? Let's join Lyndon to discover what exciting activities this Indonesian island has to offer!
Discover San Farmin Festival (Spain), Rio Carnival (Brazil), Saint Patrick's day (Ireland) and Austin City Limit (USA).
The Guild is under the gun! The restorers are asked to find a way to save the life of a 1953 cartoon car with a rotten body while Mustang mania forces Paul to pull all the guys onto a 1967 classic. Jay’s Bugatti burnout gives rising restoration star Alex a crack at building the most difficult part of the multi-million dollar car.
Two methods are presented (by hand and using a food processor) and three variations are demonstrated: aioli, rouille and tartare.
From the moment men started building walls other men have needed a way to knock them down. The history of artillery is the history of that desire and highlights in no uncertain terms how destructive human innovation can be, from the first grenade to a cannon that fires atomic shells and more. This episode tells the story of that journey showcasing both big and the small artillery and the impact they have had on warfare.
Its origin shrouded in mystery, operating according to its own laws, described with the precision of mathematics, there is nothing as impressive as the cosmos. Life on earth is supported by forces finely tuned to an astonishing degree. So is it all luck? Or does the evidence suggest something more behind our ordered universe? In this episode atheism and theism are on a collision course. Where does the truth lie?
The extreme right has won the European elections in France, Italy and Belgium and has gained about a quarter of MEPs in the new parliament. The xenophobia, patriarchy or authoritarianism that they preach are also present in the programs of parties that are not even considered ultra-right. Issues that were thought to be overcome, such as gender violence, the use of firearms or the death penalty, are being reintroduced into the debate.
Discover La Tomatina (Spain), Tomorrow Land (Belgium), Mardi Gras (USA) and Glastonbury (UK).
He is one of the famous surrealist painter of the 20th Century. Find out why.
Learn about Martina Navratilova, the greatest female tennis player from 1975 to 2005.
A new industrial revolution is under way. Super-intelligent, docile and never tired, robot workers are carrying out ever more complex tasks. In Saudi Arabia, some have reached such a stage of evolution that they have even acquired the status of citizen! But workers are struggling to find their place in this new world and even the creators themselves suspect that robots are destroying more jobs than they create. Is society prepared for such upheavals?
RJ is sitting on a stool, working on his jet pack. His toolbag is open beside him. The engine suddenly starts up completely effortlessly! A breeze!! It retracts its landing gear and takes off. Rocket Jo just manages to jump off his stool in time to grab hold of the moving machine.
Rocket Jo tries to shift the engine starter lever towards him, in vain. It seems to be stuck. He concentrates hard then tugs with all his might. But still nothing happens! Now he tries with both hands. This time, the lever shifts and the wire flows free.
Rocket Jo has decided to customize his jet pack. He’s fitted it with a sexy sound system, including booming bass, and huge aluminum wings. RJ is showing off big time, to the repetitive deafening thuds of techno music.
Rocket Jo tugs on the starter wire. A jacked-up platform duly appears beneath him, sending him downwards, into the floor. A trapdoor shuts over the top of him. When Rocket Jo pulls the starter wire, the radio (placed behind the headrest for this episode) throws out pieces of toast.
Instead of tautening, starting up the engine and automatically winding back up again, the starter cable just hangs there, lifeless. True to his inquisitive, adventurous self, Rocket Jo keeps pulling it relentlessly. In next to no time, he has several meters’ worth of wire, gathered at his feet!
Rocket Jo thrusts the starter lever and disappears out of the frame. A change of background and time period ensues:: now, we find ourselves in a jungle, in the Jurassic period. Rocket Jo reappears; he looks around the place, an expression of confusion on his face.
Rocket Jo starts up his jet pack. Suddenly, we hear what sounds like water simmering in a kettle. RJ furrows his brow: yet another anomaly is occurring! Definite boiling water sounds can now clearly be heard. The jet pack is gurgling loudly! Rocket Jo bends round to check out the tailpipe.
The trampoline is starting to buckle, scarred by a succession of structural collapses! Rocket Jo is starting to feel frustrated but ideas are still coming!
Rocket Jo is standing in front of his trampoline wearing roller-skates. His little finger is up in the air, testing the wind direction. Then he does a few gymnastic movements past the camera.
Our pilot friend is busy working on some mysterious task, walking backwards and forwards carrying wood and tools. We hear sawing and hammering SFX off-screen. Then, in the background, we see a scaffold being erected in speeded-up mode.
Rocket Jo pulls on the starter lever. But, for some strange reason, the engine’s tailpipe retracts!
Rocket Jo comes on stage. His face is sun-tanned, except for white sunglass-shape marks around his eyes: he’s just got back from a skiing vacation. And yet he seems down in the dumps! It’s only when he turns to face the camera that we realize he’s broken his arm (it’s in plaster).
The jet pack takes off without Rocket Jo! He stares up at the sky, a dazed look on his face. A few seconds later, various pieces of the dismantled jet pack start raining down, one by one – the engine, then the turbine blades, next the reactor, then the steering levers.
Just as Rocket Jo is trying to get the engine to start up, a bird keeps attacking him! There’s no way he can just ignore it: the winged beast just keeps nose-diving and pecking him! RJ has no choice but to “down tools” until this invasion is handled. This time, the bird flies over to him with a twig sticking out of its beak.
Rocket Jo is dwarfed by a giant airliner engine, perched on his back! He starts it up. The engine roars and our little friend starts running as fast as he possibly can. After a few moments, his feet start pedaling in mid-air as he takes off.
Rocket Jo tugs the wire and – quite astonishingly - disappears! (author's note: this action is accompanied by a “Pop!” sound) Barely two seconds later, he reappears in the background. Jo is baffled. He pulls on the “starter” wire again, only to find himself projected back to where he started originally!
Rocket Jo has modernized his Jet Pack! He now has a fancy button on his belt buckle, to man the steering levers. He swaggers IN, showing off his sexy new technology: he clicks the button (“BEEP” SFX), he switches on the radio.
Rocket Jo is staring at the camera, standing stoically like a soldier on duty, with his arms crossed and his chest sticking out. The mechanical arms of his jet pack automatically open out and start spinning very fast.
Yessss!! Rocket Jo has taken off – at long, long last!!! He’s been trying for this moment for so long that he’s determined to see what his machine is made of! Tailspins, loop-the-loops and barrel rolls ensue as our favorite pilot plays the "Top Gun" card.
Rocket Jo turns up on the stage with a huge engine on his back. It’s a jet plane engine that he’s revisited and hooked up to his jet pack. It’s been painted white; the fins, tail and nose have been painted red; and big eyes have been placed on each side.
Rocket Jo has managed to take off! But now, the engine is spitting out flames, setting fire to the pilot’s legs! Rocket Jo hastily unties the straps attaching him to the Rocket Pack and lands clumsily on his butt, on the floor.
RJ has managed to take off. He is rising up through the air when the phone rings! He comes back down to land, looking seriously grumpy. When he picks up the phone, he hears a stranger laughing, down the line; but the person hangs up on him just as fast!
Rocket Jo tugs on the starter lever but the turbine refuses to kick off. He repeats the operation but still nothing happens. He gets so annoyed that he starts pulling the lever in a non-stop frenzy. Suddenly, Rocket Jo stiffens, his face turns as white as a sheet and he lets out a stifled whine as his heart gives up the ghost!
Rocket Jo tugs on the starter lever with all his might but it seems to be stuck. All of a sudden, his arm slackens and his wrist goes flying off, whistling like a rocket, with flames spewing out of its “tail”. Rocket Jo watches it flying away, disbelieving. Suddenly, we hear a window pane smashing off screen. This is followed up by a dog barking and police sirens. One-handed Rocket Jo runs away!
RJ has pulled on the starter wire. The jet pack takes off suddenly, amid a frightening din. The movement is so violent that it leaves half the pilot’s body on the ground, behind it! All that’s left of Rocket Jo is his legs wearing his green underpants with pink stars!
Rocket Jo shows the camera his jet pack, fitted with two solar panels. The experiment seems to be proceeding beautifully: Rocket Jo takes off! But a cloud drifts over, gradually blocking out the sunlight; the pilot lowers gradually down until he finally reaches the ground.
Our flying friend has got the jet pack started. Exhilarated by the sound of the motor, he pushes it full-thrust. The turbines scream and flames lick the ground. RJ is so euphoric that he repeats the operation, making the machine roar even harder.
The jet pack has been stood on its base. We hear a dull, repetitious sound in the distance. The jet pack vibrates more and more as the sound draws nearer. Now the sound starts to become more discernible, as giant’s footsteps!
The jet pack comes to rest on its landing gear. Then, a “mini” Rocket Jo makes his entrance. Despite being discouraged by the fact that the comparative size of his engine (5 times bigger than him!), he decides to climb it.
The jet pack is all fired up: sparks are coming out of the electrical appliances (phone and radio,etc.) and seams in the fuselage. Short-circuit spitting sounds can be heard. The lamp starts to blink erratically.
As soon as RJ pulls on the ignition lever, a barrel organ emerges from a hatch in the jet pack. Fairground music fills his ears. Next, fireworks shoot out every which way, sparkling fountains rain down and confetti and soap bubbles spew out left and right. A very crestfallen Rocket Jo slinks away, each step accompanied by the beat of a bass drum.
RJ’s jet pack starts up beautifully but then promptly SHOOTS backwards! Jo is visibly stressed, led in a merry dance by his engine! Next, the machine comes to a stop, parallel to the ground, and starts spinning very fast, almost ejecting its pilot in the process!
Rocket Jo is just about to take off when the phone rings. It’s his mom! We hear her peremptory voice through the receiver. The two characters babble to each other (in what resembles Italian). Annoyed at having been interrupted mid-takeoff, RJ manages to end the conversation politely
Rocket Jo tugs at the starter wire then gets into “take-off position”. A blank expression adorns his face as he waits for the reactor to start up. All of a sudden, the character dislocates into a pile of spare parts.
The engine is purring over. Rocket Jo grabs hold of the levers. The engine roars and puffs of smoke pour out of the tailpipe as Rocket Jo gives it some thrust! He bursts out laughing, loving the din, then decides to repeat the operation. He’s hungry for more noise, more smoke! Rocket Jo is beside himself with joy at the prospect of it!
Rocket Jo has grafted a big wing to the propeller to improve its performance. But it starts spinning as soon as the engine is switched on. It spins so fast that the machine dislocates!
Rocket Jo’s jet pack is running on gamma now! He pushes a button on the belt buckle and the machine starts purring like a computer that’s starting up. But then, a fluorescent green flash fills the screen, accompanied by a deafening BOOM!
The days of the coal-fired jet pack are over! Rocket Jo has decided be innovative by creating an engine that plugs directly in to the power supply! All he needs to do is pull out an electric cable, plug it into a floor socket and push a little “ON/OFF” button.
This episode consists of four sketches following on one after the other, depicting a string of false starts. First sketch: overflowing gas in the engine causes a fire. Rocket Jo lifts a few centimeters off the ground but huge flames suddenly start coming out of the engine! He brings it back down to land.
Rocket Jo notices that water is pouring out of the engine’s tailpipe instead of flames! The liquid floods the stage then, within 10 seconds, the whole place looks like the set of “Waterworld”! RJ is floating in the middle of the screen, with little fish swimming nonchalantly by. Suddenly… DA DA DAAAA!!, we catch sight of a big, dark shark shadow, right behind him!
Ah, this is it: Rocket Jo is finally taking off! He flips through the air, through a big bank of clouds, then goes flying off with this engine full thrust. A stream of acrobatics ensues: spirals, nosedives, barrel rolls, loop-the-loops, etc.
This time, when Rocket Jo pulls on the start lever, a little plastic cup falls out of the tailpipe then the whirring sound of a coffee machine starts up! Rocket Jo glances at the camera, a look of suspicion on his face.
Rocket Jo is about to grab the starter cable. But, much to his surprise, it just slips out of his hand, hissing like a snake! It’s Impossible to grab, moving around like a gymnastic mechanical reptile! Rocket Jo tries again but, this time, gets bitten on his head!
Rocket Jo is working on his jet pack when, all of a sudden, it starts up and takes off totally against his will. A wild chase ensues, followed by a crazy rodeo, then a “battle to the death”, in true bullfighting style. Our man emerges from the brawl triumphant and proud.
Rocket Jo is standing in front of us, ready to embark on a new trial. True to his obsessive perfectionism, he adjusts his rearview mirror one last time. The lamp’s articulated arm lowers unexpectedly, with a plaintive metallic whine.
Rocket Jo turns up on stage with a jet pack from another era. It looks like something out of some fandangled space conquest project cooked up by the military (think “The Right Stuff”), or some 1950s Sci-Fi movie.
When Rocket Jo tugs on the start-up wire, a bunch of chintzy magician’s scarves appear. An off-screen audience applauds. But RJ waves his hand at the audience, as if to say “No, no! I’m not a magician: I’m a pilot!”
Corneil builds a highly intelligent robot. When he tells Bernie the robot can do anything, Bernie has an idea: perhaps it will be able to help him with his detention assignment. Bernie “borrows” the robot and sneaks it into the school… what could possibly go wrong?
Bernie has been saving his dogsitting wages to buy the latest games console but has accidentally lost the money. Corneil is so impressed that Bernie has been saving up that he offers to help Bernie earn more money, he even goes so far as to offer to get a job… until Bernie signs them up at the local talent agency as a ventriloquism act that is!
A lawyer informs Bernie that Corneil is the beneficiary of an eccentric millionairess’ will. Bernie is over the moon and starts working out what they are going to spend the money on. Corneil is sure there has been a mistake and is determined to find the rightful heir to the fortune.
Bernie is taking Julie to the school dance. That is, until he trips and breaks his leg. He decides not to tell Julie about his accident, in case she decides to go to the dance with someone else instead. Bernie is convinced she will never find out about his broken leg if he is clever… and has Corneil on hand to help him out.
Romeo is freaked out when the living room at John and Beth’s is tidied up while they are all in the kitchen. Bernie tells him not to worry, it’s only the ghost that haunts the apartment. Martha is sceptical and wants to see the ghost for herself. But will the ghost appear? And who will be most scared?
Uncle Rico is ill so asks Bernie to go and see old Mr Henson at the retirement home on his behalf. Bernie is reluctant but Corneil insists he do this one good deed. Mr Henson tells Corneil and Bernie that he knows all about their secret. He couldn’t have overheard Corneil talking could he? He said he was as deaf as a post! Or do the pair have another little secret they haven’t told anyone about?
Corneil is an ardent admirer of the opera singer Carmen Pavarota. His admiration becomes fanatical after meeting her: he gets all her CD’s, prints pictures of her off the internet, he even tries to style his hair like hers. When John and Beth give Bernie two tickets to her concert and ask him to take Corneil with him, Corneil is thrilled. Bernie, on the other hand, isn’t: it’s the same night as a big football match, and his favourite player is playing. What will they do?
Everyone is talking about the TV sitcom “The Dog Sitter Show” about a dog sitter and his goofy dog. The show is going to come off air for a while as the dog has been taken ill. Bernie suggests Corneil stand in as a replacement. Amazingly he gets the part. Corneil quickly makes his mark on the show, ensuring the dog sitter is the victim of every gag instead of him.
Bernie finds Corneil’s diary and wants to read it to see what Corneil has written about him. Corneil won’t let him. Bernie is determined to find out what Corneil has written in his diary and will go to any lengths to do so.
Corneil keeps talking in his sleep; he is terrified of dozing off in public and revealing his secret. That evening he discovers that John and Beth have decided to decorate his room so he has to sleep with them. Bernie tells him he’ll have to stay awake all night. The next day Corneil is unable to find a quiet spot on his own to catch up on his sleep. He needs to find out why he has suddenly started sleep talking…
Corneil overhears Romeo talking on the phone and tells Bernie what he heard. Romeo is amazed when Bernie guesses the top secret purchase he has made. Bernie laughs it off, claiming to be telepathic. Martha challenges him to prove his powers. Bernie is determined not to lose face in front of his friends and turns to Corneil for help.
John is planning a surprise romantic dinner to celebrate his and Beth’s wedding anniversary but is too busy to organise it. Bernie offers to take care of everything for him. When Corneil hears about Bernie’s past efforts at party organisation he is worried and suggests he cook the evening’s meal. What could possibly go wrong?
Corneil is upset to read that dogs only come tenth in a poll of the most highly evolved living beings. He signs up to the study currently being undertaken to back up this claim. Corneil is amused to see his competitors are nothing more than a monkey and a cat… it’s going to be a piece of cake to prove dogs are of a superior intelligence… or is it?
Bernie has been given detention for bad grades at school. He has brought Corneil along with him to keep him company. When Corneil solves a difficult chemical equation, Bernie is mistakenly credited with it and hailed as a genius… and his troubles really begin. Will Corneil be able to get him out of this mess?
It is Christmas. Corneil is dismayed when he sees a stray dog being taken to the pound. He frees the dog and he and Bernie return it to it’s rightful owner. The ecstatic girl tells Bernie he’s like a Santa Claus for animals… this gives Bernie an idea: he makes himself a “Santa Man” costume. His mission: to save lost dogs from the pound and return them to their rightful homes. And he’s even made a costume for Corneil: Santa Dog!! Things start to go wrong on their very first mission…
Bernie has set up his own radio station, with Corneil as his reluctant assistant. Bernie is depressed because it doesn’t sound as if anyone is listening to his show. Corneil tries to help Bernie, but things quickly spiral out of control as Corneil gets a taste for life as a radio DJ…
Corneil is worried when a baby’s pram suddenly appears in the flat, it can only mean one thing, John and Beth are expecting a baby. Bernie warns Corneil his days with John and Beth are numbered, people just don’t trust dogs round their babies. Corneil and Bernie go all out to prove Corneil would never be a threat to their future baby. But is it all in vain?
Corneil and Bernie are staying with Bernie’s cousins in the country. Bernie breaks their tractor while trying to help out. Corneil thinks he might be able to fix the broken machinery with Bernie’s help, but Bernie has other ideas…
Bernie, with a little help from Corneil, has managed to get himself a day’s work experience at the local police station. Unfortunately it only involves filing, but it isn’t long before Bernie manages to get himself, and Corneil, implicated in an investigation.
Bernie has been challenged to a freestyle showdown on his scooter by Rudy, the self proclaimed King of Freestyle. Corneil refuses to let Bernie risk life and limb over it, trying various methods of persuasion. To no avail. Will Bernie go through with the challenge, or back out at the last minute?
Corneil refuses to go on the new “Crazy Caterpillar” roller coaster despite Bernie’s pleas. But Corneil has an idea when Mrs Hamber, a friend of John and Beth’s, comes to visit with her dog, who is the spitting image of Corneil… Bernie is worried about Corneil’s odd behaviour when he takes him out for walk later that day, it couldn’t have anything to do with that little bump on the head he had earlier could it? Or might there be another reason?
