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1000 years of mont—st—michel. there is the shadow of mont—st—michel on the sand. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction.— and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. give them some time.

i'm beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. you kind of get an idea of how popular this place must be because it's off—season, it's super cold, but this bus is packed. you can see, i've just got a glimpse of the abbey. it does look pretty special. this is mont—st—michel, one of france's most visited sites. it's an island off the coast of brittany in normandy, connected to the mainland by a half—a—mile—long bridge that opened back in 2014. and this year, the island celebrates a very special anniversary. it is the 1000th anniversary of the construction of the church. how on earth did they construct something like this 1000 years ago? yeah.

this is the best of mediaeval engineering. and it started off as a sanctuary dedicated to st michel, st michael, in the year 708. then it took off. you know, the pilgrims started to come. they had to come across the bay, so walk through the sands. and then it developed in the 11th century with the construction of the church. the abbey sits at the top of the cliff, surrounded by the village below. even nowadays, there are quicksands out there. there are a lot of strong currents. so, it must have been a really important site for people to want to make that kind ofjourney. it was the journey of a lifetime. it's just quite funny to come in here and the contrast with the mediaeval look, and then you've got shops. people are often surprised. but don't forget, there were pilgrims coming here as they needed to be housed for one or two nights.

so there's been inns and souvenir shops, even, for hundreds of years. of course, there were a religious kind of souvenirs, medals, you know, rosaries, those kind of things. so, what's it like taking tourists around here, then? well, it depends on the time of the year, really. it can be a very nice, peaceful time, you know. but i tend to like less and less working here in the middle of summer. and why is that? because there's too many people. but it's beautiful, of course. a new governing body recently took over the running of mont—st—michel, with plans to improve the tourist experience. viking helmets, crossbows. eiffel tower. they're encouraging people to visit off—season and steering them away from the souvenir stores towards more of the surrounding area. but accessibility is still a bit of a problem. it's so steep and so slippery that even this electric attachment

is struggling to get up here. so my strategy�*s to get as much speed as possible up that hill, and as soon as i start slowing down, i'll be like, "save me!" excuse me. attention! i'm coming through. we've got it! come on! the islands governing body told us that making any changes to this protected historic site is difficult, but they're hoping to find a solution within the next few years. 0nly around 30 people live here on mont—st—michel. bonjour! ines and jean are two of them.

their home has been injean�*s family since before the 17th century and is full of trinkets and antiques. tell me about this. this is your house? 0ui. and what is it like to live in this place day to day?

up in the abbey, the bell is rung for evening prayer. the abbey is home to a small number of monks and nuns, members of the monastic fraternities ofjerusalem. some of them spend their mornings down in the village tending to their guesthouse or working part—time jobs to help cover the order�*s expenses. yes, it's really a unique place. and, you know, also, _ we are here to say that this place has been made first for god and for worship. _ would you just like it just to be purely holy? no, that's, you know, that's the way it is. i you cannot change the reality. when we come here in- mont—st—michel, we know that there is going to be a lot of noise during the services, i that some groups are going to walk during the mass or whatever. - but we are here for them also.

back outside, i've taken to my crutches. these are the last steps. are you sure? yes, they are the last steps. is there champagne up here for me? and now we have to go down! and now we have to go down. oh, my days! that view is pretty amazing. and look at this. wow! look, there's the shadow of mont—st—michel on the sand. oh, yeah. that's the best time of the day. when i come to this place, in particular the north tower, as we call it, for me, it sums it all up. i often compare the mont—st—michel as being the jewel and the bay is the box. you've got it all. and that image has been there for 1000 years. yeah. and if you're thinking of coming

to france this year, here's some things to look out for. the loire valley is among the best places to see classic france. vineyards, mediaeval towns and more than 300 chateaux. the city of blois is the best jumping off point for the wider region and is itself home to two of the most popular castles, including the chateau de chambord, a 16th—century masterpiece that many think leonardo da vinci had a hand in designing. in the summer months, you can head for nantes in brittany, which every year hosts a huge citywide art trail. its 30 stages, taking

in the big attractions at thejules verne—inspired machines in the theme park. you'll have to pay to ride the great elephant or seaworld carousel. but many other sites on the routes are free. the beach town of boulogne is home to europe's biggest aquarium, and it's vast. there are about 1600 species and the main tank is so big, it takes about six weeks to fill. there are rotating exhibitions. right now augmented reality allows you to experience what life is like for creatures in the open seas. brittany claims to be home of the crepe. best eaten outside in the

sunshine. still to come, the canadian port that likes to blow its own horn. and the big bear hugs that could help save a famous marsupial from extinction. stick with us for that. i'm in mont—st—michel, in northern france, where an unlikely dish has become something of a tourist attraction. i'm getting into the beat here. the omelette has been served here since the 19th century, when the owners were in need of a quick and easy recipe to serve to the island's many visitors. since then, it's become a strange staple of the french election cycle.

if a presidential candidate visits mont—st—michel and doesn't eat the omelette, superstition says they're doomed to failure. and some people might say that you have to be pretty importantjust to afford it because prices start at 32 euros, just for an omelette! you do get entertained, though. the moment of truth. time to see if this lives up to all the hype. i like it. really light and fluffy. i'm feeling presidential already. to canada, and a gem from our archives. the seaport town of stjohn�*s,

capital of newfoundland and labrador, it's a little harbour may look like others around the world, but listen harder, you will soon spot what sets it apart. it is a symphony in the harbour, not violins, banjos, guitars. we are playing wind instruments, and the ships whistles. something like this. i go from ship to ship and ask the officers if we could use their horn for the day, most of them are happy to put a space because it is something difference. this is a time score. the way this works, coast will give the countdown

over channel 11, that is ship to shore radio here, there is two people, the time taker who reads out the time, the second is, loud, the other person follows the score. i am very keen on experimental and weird music, so when asked to compose a piece of music for five or ten freighters ijumped at compose a piece of music for five or ten freighters i jumped at the chance. i have no idea what it was going to sound like, but basically, we are given a graphic score where we can basically fill in dots, so to speak, that indicate when somebody is supposed to honk their horn. quite often you can hear a harmony that is_ quite often you can hear a harmony that is not— quite often you can hear a harmony that is not intended, butjust happens _ that is not intended, butjust happens to come off, it is absolutely beautiful. one, two,

three, four... _ ships�* horns play. ships' horns play. she started out, i have got to get this right, after a while she got into it, got into ad lib, improvise a spirit of the thing, you could almost see her, her body language was going to music, i thought, this is fantastic. good job. not quite the melodic structure i was hoping to get, but it was beautiful to hear anyway.

it is interesting. it is interesting. i dunno what else more to make of it, really. _ it, really. people think we are it, really~ _ people think we are crazy, of it, really. — people think we are crazy, of course we are crazy, but that is what art is all about stop people who have beenin is all about stop people who have been in stjohn�*s, you will have heard our symphony today. we are off to australia next, and to a sanctuary that might well end up saving a whole species from extinction. notjust any saving a whole species from extinction. not just any species. saving a whole species from extinction. notjust any species. we are talking tasmanian devils, the creature made famous by popular culture, but which faces a bleak future, if we are not careful. we sent jackie to see

future, if we are not careful. we sentjackie to see some of future, if we are not careful. we sent jackie to see some of the work a few hours north of sydney. this is another world from the arid plains many people think of. this national park five hours north of sydney is about greenery, lush green forests, wildlife everywhere. the bush era is full of animals. koalas, wallabies, kangaroos. 0ne animal has been newly introduced, it could help save the species from extinction. it is hoped these hills will provide a safe haven for the tasmanian devil whose populations are being ravaged on their home island of tasmania. 90% have been wiped out by a highly infectious disease that causes facial tumours, and eventually death. but this sanctuary is at the

centre of efforts to save it. hey, guys. welcome. we have a couple of special animals to look at. we have sandra d. we have sandra d. we have sandra d. we have pickles. so far all is the arc has had seven breeding seasons, arc has had seven breeding seasons, a total of 300 bb devils. just investigating. devils have a good sense of smell. you can see her nostrils going, she is sniffing around. all new people, all new spells. they admit here that inviting visitors and was afterthought, but now it is thought to be part of the conservation effort. to have a sweet deviljoy that you can interact with changes peoples

perception. that is important. no one is going to want to protect something they are scared off or do not understand or see. why save the tasmanian devil? australia has the highest rate of extinction of mammals compared to the rest of the world. one of the most recent to go extinct was the tasmanian tiger, tasmanian devil, biggest marsupial predator in australia. the jewelries are not set loose into the wilds of australia until they have done some growing, each animal considered for release is selected for its genes. they're making sure the population is genetically diverse enough to be self—sustaining. there is a thorough health check. people would not expect this to be grabbing your throat.

that's noise is, you are close enough. that is enough. enough. that is enou:h. , . ., . that is enough. he is in. watch your lens. grab that is enough. he is in. watch your leqs- grab it. _ that is enough. he is in. watch your legs. grab it, and _ that is enough. he is in. watch your legs. grab it, and twist. _ legs. grab it, and twist. that is about as big as you'd expect a meal to get. he is heavy. watch putting him in the swing. he is heavy. watch -auttin him in the swim. watch putting him in the swing. tim aives them watch putting him in the swing. tim gives them the once over. i administer the anti tick medication. i am having to look over and around. he is a big boy, he has been dominating the yard.

0nly dominating the yard. only about a kilometre. middle of the fence sanctuary. the devil now is essentially being released to the wild. people, particularly that those that don't live in australia, do not understand the concept of invasive species and predators. we have had fox, cat, rats, mice, we did not have any of these things, what we have to do is create islands of habitat that are invasive pest free, invasive species three. we are taking too devils out with as. mr figg, a female, and wedge, the big strapping mail, they will have an area of 4.5 square kilometres to call home, to them that feels like living in the wild.

the long—term hope is that devils in tasmania survive in the wild, and they function the ecological role, and secondly, that we have devils in eastern australia on mainland. just got to think about it now. sometimes they are not even facing the right way. he is. he sometimes they are not even facing the right way. he is.— the right way. he is. he is thinking about it. the right way. he is. he is thinking about it- we _ the right way. he is. he is thinking about it. we will— the right way. he is. he is thinking about it. we will give _ the right way. he is. he is thinking about it. we will give him - the right way. he is. he is thinking about it. we will give him some i about it. we will give him some time. come on. see how quiet he is. really shy, really timid. good boy. how good is that? for now, let us just hope these two are warm tonight. and that this one has jewelries in three months, and that the male has represented his genetics. —— this

one has joeys stop joeys. don't forget you can catch up with all of our adventures on social media. for now, i am off to get warm, it is freezing. goodbye.

we have got some impactful showers and thunderstorms at the moment, especially across parts of scotland and england, for the rest of the weekend, thunderstorms and showers will not be quite as potent, the air is turning fresher from the west. this cloud is moving northward and eastwards, this is that cool frontier from eastwards, this is that cool frontierfrom earlier eastwards, this is that cool frontier from earlier that will eventually bring that big drop in temperature, for the rest of the afternoon and evening into england and scotland, showers and thunderstorms, humid air in places, high 20s across east anglia. tonight, showers and thunderstorms, northern england and scotland for a time. later, across the channel islands and the far south—east of england we could see some more storms return. in between those two, most leases become dry, partly clear skies, not assume it as the night

just gone. sunday, south—east england, east anglia, could be heavy thundery rain in the morning, where to start for northern england and scotland. elsewhere, dry start, sunny spells, showers developing across wales, the midlands. could be further interruptions. the ashes, silverstone, wimbledon, hopefully a lot of play. through sunday night into monday, next developing area of low pressure to the south west will bring heavy rain across parts of ireland and across wales, spreading through the midlands, southern scotland. some showers could still be on the thundery side. if

anything, as low pressure moves to the north—east of as through this coming week we have more of a westerly or north—westerly airflow, things will be much cooler through the week ahead, if anything temperatures at or below average for the time of the year. also quite windy at times also.

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