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All Over the Place (TV programme)

The story

All Over the Place is a children's television program produced by the BBC. It features the former CBBC links presenter Ed Petrie as lead presenter, joined across the series by various other CBBC hosts including Chris Johnson, Cel Spellman, Richard Wisker, Barney Harwood, Naomi Wilkinson, Sam & Mark, Michelle Ackerley, Lauren Layfield, Johny Pitts and Iain Stirling.

The first two series featured attractions and events primarily in the United Kingdom. The third took the same format but travelled around the USA; the fourth series was based in Australia and the fifth and sixth visited countries around Europe. The 7th and 8th series are about Asia. All Over the Place Asia Part 1 was broadcast on CBBC on Monday 16 January 2017. This new series included a new presenter Inel Tomlinson. The eighth series, All Over The Place Asia part 2, was broadcast on Saturday 6 January 2018, and every Saturday for 15 weeks.

Format

The show features the presenters traveling all over the place in the UK and finding strange places to visit. Almost every episode includes a song and a competition segment at the end of the show.
Places visited include:

Air guitar world championships
Bat hospital on the Isle of Wight
The world's largest vacuum cleaner collection, whose owner could tell any vacuum cleaner from its sound alone
Preston Bus Station
The Alnwick Castle treehouse
The Storybook Glen
The Superlambanana in Liverpool.
Diggerland in Kent
A World War II veteran pigeon named Paddy
Dickens World
Shakespeare's home town of Stratford-Upon-Avon
The show also features different segments throughout each series including:

Things that stick out of the (sea, river, ground etc.)
Grown-ups collect stuff too
Why have we stopped here....because it's random
What are you thinking?
Things that you see, when you stop for a...
Things that you munch, when you stop for your lunch
Bet you didn't know this about.....
The Song
The Main Event

Series 1 (UK)

The songs featured in Series 1 include

Storybook Glen (parody of Beat Again by JLS)
Castle Ward
The 8 Wonders of the Isle of Wight
Do the Twisted Spire
Chinese Arch (parody of Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis)
Preston Bus Station (parody of Sound of the Underground by Girls Aloud)
Marsden Grotto
Lost Gardens of Heligan
Burning House (parody of Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon)
House in the Clouds (parody of Our House by Madness)
Rollercoaster (parody of Hot N Cold by Katy Perry)
Longest Train Station Name in the UK

Series 2 (UK)

The songs featured in series 2 include

Gold Panning (parody of Gold Digger by Kanye West)
Paddy the Pigeon (parody of U2)
Llandudno (parody of Pass Out by Tinie Tempah)
Shakespeare (parody of Tragedy by Steps)
Can I Dig It? (parody of Can I Kick It by A Tribe Called Quest)
Hellfire (parody of Fire by Kasabian)
Ayot St. Lawrence (parody of Country House by Blur)
Penguin Face (parody of Poker Face by Lady Gaga)
Rugby (parody of Highway to Hell by AC/DC)
Fight For This Earth (parody of Fight For This Love by Cheryl Cole)
Dickensworld
Funicular (parody of Umbrella by Rihanna & JAY Z)

Series 3 (USA)

Source:
A third series was confirmed at the end of Series 2. It was filmed in 2012 and aired in 2013. Instead of being set in the U.K, the presenters visited the United States.
Ed was joined by Naomi Wilkinson, Jonny Pitts, Cellach Spellman, Iain Stirling, Richard Wisker and Michelle Ackerley.
All Over the Place USA was executive produced by Louise Corbett and produced by Maria Stewart.

The songs in series 3 included:
Tombstone Cowboys (parody of "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen)
Nyberg (parody of "Empire State of Mind" by Alicia Keys and JAY Z)
Las Vegas Wedding (parody of "Marry You" by Bruno Mars)
Mall of America (parody of "Price Tag" by Jessie J)
Troll Town (parody of "Chasing The Sun" by The Wanted)
They Built This White House Upside Down (parody of "We Built This City" by Starship)
Petrified (parody of 90s club music)
London Bridge Ain’t Falling Down (parody of "LDN" BY Lily Allen)
Giant Christmas Store (parody of "Merry Xmas Everybody" by Slade)
Heidelberg Project
Party Shop (parody of "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO)
Paul Bunyan Land (parody of "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction)

Series 4 (Australia)

A fourth series, All Over the Place Australia, was broadcast from 2014. As the title indicates, this series focuses on events and attractions in Australia.
1/15 Ed and Cel go head-to-head at a sheep-shearing competition in Mullewa.
2/15 Ed and Naomi race mobile toilets in Winton's Dunny Derby.
3/15 Fancy making a big splash at a disused water park in Perth? What about discovering how termites make didgeridoos, or how about watching Edward Safety Scissorhands doing a bit of gardening in Tasmania? Yup, all this plus a step-by-step guide to playing 18-a-side Aussie rules football in Adelaide, and Ed and Johny compete in a boat race on a dried-up riverbed at the Henley-on-Todd Regatta in Alice Springs.
4/15 Fancy a toboggan ride down Australia's highest mountain? What about learning how to throw a boomerang in Perth, or panning for gold Gangnam-style in a real gold-mining town in Victoria? Yes, all this plus a bizarre and grotesque collection of clockwork toys in Adelaide, and Ed and Naomi smash some plates and stomp on grapes at Townsville's annual Greek Festival.
5/15 Fancy swimming with one of the biggest crocodiles on the planet in Darwin? How about eating fruit that tastes like chocolate, or visiting a Spanish castle near Cairns? Well, there's all this plus we find out how to make wooden clogs in a bonkers barn in Coffs Harbour, and Ed and Michelle compete in the Derby River Derby - a rubber ring raft race-type thing.
6/15 Fancy diving in the Great Barrier Reef without even getting your hair wet? How about feeling the muscles of a two-metre-tall kangaroo in Alice Springs, or discovering Australia's capital city in Kylie Minogue style? Well, there's all this, plus we visit a car graveyard that has been turned into an outdoor art gallery and Ed and Naomi compete to see who can eat the largest amount of bogey-looking shellfish in Ceduna's Oyster Festival!
7/15 Fancy learning how to handle some seriously wriggly snakes in Perth? How about climbing aboard a shipwrecked sailing boat in Adelaide, or finding out how witchetty grubs can soothe sunburn in an Alice Springs desert? Well, there's all this plus a big thing in Coffs Harbour in the shape of an enormous banana, and Ed and Michelle get blinged up when they go gold-digging in South Australia.
8/15 Fancy digging for eggs made by a volcano in Queensland? How about discovering one of the oldest paintings on the planet, in a cave near the Brambuk Aboriginal Centre, or going a bit potty over a collection of 3,000 teapots? Well, there's all this plus we have exclusive access to the Sydney Opera House! And Ed and Johny compete to see who'll be the best Aussie cowboy at the Camooweal Drovers Festival.
9/15 Fancy digging for million-year-old opals in Coober Pedy? How about discovering limestone formations made from old crustaceans at the Pinnacles in Western Australia, or meeting a pretzel-eating camel at Uluru? Well, there's all that plus a visit to a place in Tasmania where every day grease is the word, and Ed and Naomi go head-to-head, or should that be hand-to-hand in a one-armed prawn-peeling competition at the Cabramatta Moon Festival in Sydney.
10/15 Fancy watching 70,000 little penguins waddle up a beach on Phillip Island? How about visiting Coober Pedy to play desert golf with no greens, or waltzing with Matilda around a billabong in Winton? Well, there's all this plus a monster collection of trucks in Alice Springs and Ed and Johny go head-to-head in a race to pull a giant metal mammal up a hill at Eden Whale Festival!
11/15 Fancy climbing Sydney Harbour Bridge? How about meeting a Perth man who has a collection of 500,000 spiders, or watching a movie at Darwin's deckchair cinema? Well, there's all this plus we visit the largest sand island in the world and Ed and Naomi compete to be the best street performer at the Coffs Harbour International Buskers Festival.
12/15 Fancy eating a pie called a floater in Sydney? How about exploring an outdoor art gallery made of wooden bollards in Geelong, or discovering a magical wall with household objects stuck to it? Well, there's all this and we visit a town called Alice. Plus, Ed and Cel find out that cooking doesn't get much tougher than in the outback at Trundle's Bush Tucker Day, where the loser has to eat a witchetty grub!
13/15 Fancy exploring Coober Pedy, where people live underground? How about sandboarding on the gnarly dunes of Lancelin, or living as a convict for the day in Sydney? Well, there's all this and we also visit a Tasmanian town full of massive murals. Plus, Ed and Iain compete in a surfboat championship - who will catch the biggest wave in Surfer's Paradise?
14/15 Find out who will win the trophy for Best Presenter in a Main Event! Ed Petrie goes head-to-head with Michelle Ackerley, Johny Pitts, Ceallach Spellman, Iain Stirling and Naomi Wilkinson in events such as a one-armed prawn-peeling competition at the Cabramatta Moon Festival, a Dunny Derby mobile toilet race in Winton, a giant metal whale pull up a steep hill at the Eden Whale Festival, and a kayak race in a dried-up riverbed at Henley on Todd's annual regatta.
15/15 Ed Petrie and Iain Stirling catch a ferry to Sydney's Manly Beach to introduce us to a bizarre Aussie musical road trip. They are joined by Naomi Wilkinson, Johny Pitts, Michelle Ackerley and Ceallach Spellman, who sing their way around some of the most unusual, awesome, random and amazing places in Australia.

Series 5 (Europe)

A fifth series, All Over the Place Europe, began airing on CBBC in early 2015. The show follows the usual AOTP format, including regular fixtures such as 'Grown Ups Collect Stuff Too', 'Things that Stick Out...', 'The Song' and 'The Main Event', and applies them to attractions found in countries across Europe. Newcomers to the presenter lineup this series include Victoria Cook (of DNN: Definitely Not Newsround).

Series 6 (Europe)

A sixth series, All Over the Place Europe: Part 2, began airing on CBBC from 4–22 January 2016 with newcomers Ben Shires from Officially Amazing and Match of the Day Kickabout, Susan Calman (from Top Class) and Lauren Layfield (from CBBC HQ and The Dengineers).

Series 7 (Asia)

Ed Petrie confirmed on Twitter that All Over the Place Asia began filming in 2016 and would be broadcast in 2017. He later announced that the new series would start on Monday 16 January 2017 at 7.45am, on CBBC with returning presenter Cel Spellman, whose last All Over the Place series was series 4 in Australia, and new presenter Inel Tomlinson, known for being part of the comic duo, Johnny & Inel.

Series 8 (Asia Part 2)

Ed Petrie confirmed on Facebook that All Over the Place Asia Part 2, began filming in 2017 and would be broadcast in 2018. He later announced that the new series would start on Saturday 6 January 2018 at 9.00am, on CBBC. This series was also the first one to not have Ed Petrie appear in every section as some co-presenters doubled up, such as Chris Johnson with Lauren Layfield and Johnny Cochrane with Inel Tomlinson. The new series contained returning presenter Barney Harwood from Blue Peter, whose last All Over the Place series was Series 6 in Europe, and new presenters Ricky Martin from Art Ninja, Tee Cee from WHOOPS I MISSED THE BUS, Bobby Lockwood from Wolfblood, Richard David-Caine from Class Dismissed and Johnny Cochrane from The Johnny and Inel Show. Johnny is also the other half of 'Johnny and Inel' (Inel already appears in the show).
Series 8 Episode 1
Title: Supertrees, Laughter Yoga and Rockets
Start block: Gardeners of the Galaxy (parody of Guardians of the Galaxy)
Why have we stopped here? Because it's random (Laughter Yoga)
Song: Mepantigan Mud Games (parody of Shape of You by Ed Sheeran)
Things that you munch, when you stop for your lunch (Kimchi)
Ed vs Richard: The Main Event (rocket festival, Laos)
Series 8 Episode 2
Title: Komodo Dragons, K-Pop and Songkran
Start block: Komodo Dragons
Things That Stick Out of the...(Ground (Genghis Khan statue))
Song: Seoul fan (parody of Soul Man) fused with K-Pop Star (parody of Gangnam Style by Psy)
Things that you munch...when you stop for your lunch (YouChew (parody of YouTube) and Vietnamese Food)
Inel vs Johnny: The Main Event (Songkran (Thai New Year) water fight)

Series 9 (UK)

A new All Over the Place UK began filming in 2018 and was broadcast in 2019. The new series started on Monday 25 February 2019 at 4:30pm on CBBC. This series was the second not to have Ed Petrie appear in every section as some co-presenters doubled up, such as Richard David-Caine with Inel Tomlinson and Sam Nixon with Mark Rhodes. The new series contained returning presenters Sam & Mark, whose last All Over the Place series was Series 7 in Asia (in past series they only featured in sketches but in Series 9 they presented segments on location), and new presenter Yasmin Evans from Saturday Mash-Up!, as well as a variety of vloggers who introduced and linked segments in the show.

Spin-off

In 2016, a spin-off series titled All Over the Workplace premiered. The series is hosted by Alex Riley and is narrated by Ed Petrie. Two series have aired.