Godfather fan Clive is in Sicily, where he visits the village that Francis Ford Coppola used to film a wedding in his classic movie The Godfather. He also joins geologists working on Mount Etna to predict its next eruption and heads to Modica to learn how to make a chocolate bar from an ancient recipe.

The newsreader explores the coastline around Mount Vesusius, famous for the ruins of Pompeii. He unearths why volcanic soil makes for the tastiest fruit and vegetables, learns to make Italian marmalade, uncovers the surprising royal tale behind Italy's first trainline and tries his hand at carving jewellery from coral found deep beneath the sea.