Magic Tricks and Amelia Lily Blue Peter

Coming up: We put your questions to X Factor star and singer of the

single You Bring Me Joy, Amelia lily. # You bring joy

# You bring sadness... # I surprise a brave viewer with the

highest honour of a gold Blue Peter badge.

And star magician Fergus Flanagan shows us how to impress with an

amazing magic trick you can try at Hello and twock Blue Peter. We've

got a jam-packed show for you. Let's introduce you to our first

magical guest, he's one of Britain's top magicians and star of

the CBBC show, Help! My Supply Teacher is Still Magic. Welcome.

It gives us great pleasure to award you with a Blue Peter sticky badge.

Thank you. Tell us about the show? You surprise children, they don't

know you are a magician, they think you are a supply teacher. It must

be so much fun to film? We had so much fun in the first series anyway

but the second one is just bigger, better and the illusions are

grander. So I think if it was possible, we enjoyed this even more

than the first series. Did you have to think about the way you filmed

it more carefully though because once you have done a prank-based

series, people could get to know what you are doing? We had

disguises, I had a stick-on moustache, a come-over, some

glasses. One of the magicians, James, who's bald, had a nice

ginger wig, so we really went to town on the disguises which aided

massively. We want to see a trick. Can you show us one?

Make someone disappear. We have a card stuck behind this piece of

glass. Behind it, I have stuck a playing card and I believe that

will match the playing card you are about to take. OK. I love stuff

like this. Sounds impossible, right. That's a prediction, if you like.

OK. As I run through the cards, I would like you to touch one.

That one. That one there? Yes. you let go and have a look at it

and remember it. Yes. In fact, if you take it out and show it to the

camera without me seeing. Lovely. When you are happy I'll turn back

around. Got it. Seen it, dog? Yes, happy. If everything has gone to

plan, my prediction will match the card you chose and you had a

totally free choice so that would be incredible, right, impossible?

Yes. Helen, the three of hearts, what was your card? Queen of clubs.

Oh. Has it gone wrong? That is actually the Queen of clubs, it

just looks different because the glass is a bit dirty. Just rub it

and make sure it's on the other side of the glass. Yes. If I take

this cloth and give the glass a bit of a clean like this, watch. You

can see that now it does remarkably resemble the Queen of clubs. It's

inside the glass! That is amazing! Thank you.

Incredible. Have you got another trick?

I do, yes. I'm greedy! Have a look at that piece of rope. Make sure

there's nothing in the rope, no magnets so it doesn't come apart.

When you are happy, you can pass it back to me. There you go. Lovely.

If you could say stop when you think I'm half way down the rope.

Stop. Stop. Very good. I'll take the rope and cut it just there.

That will give me two equal pieces of... Oh, dear, sorry. It didn't

stretch when you had it, did it? No. If I take the shorter piece and

the longer piece, I should be able to, if you keep your eyes on the

middle bit... What? Now I have in fact got two pieces of rope the

same length. If you weren't watching that closely, I'll start

again with just one piece. It's back to one piece of rope. Let me

see! Keep your eyes on the ends. Watch

the ends carefully. If you are not, you will miss the moment they come

off. Amazing. I am mesmerized by this, absolutely amazing, thank you

so much. Thank you very much. Fergus will

stick around to teach you a trick, so get some coins ready later on in

the show. Magic plays a huge part in the filming of Blue Peter. Every

single week, as if by magic, your letters and e-mails appear by magic.

So clever. Thank you very much. Every single one of your letters

get read. If you do something cool and creative, you can get yourself

a Blue Peter badge. Every now and again, we hear about somebody who's

done something extraordinary. That was the case when we heard about

Stuart. He did something so brave and courageous, we thought he

deserved one of this, a gold Blue Peter badge.

I'm here on the south coast to surprise a boy called Stuart Crang

with our top award, a gold Blue Peter badge. Back in July, he was

out in the harbour in his dinghy when he saw a couple in danger.

Their lives were on the line. Their boat capsize and they were both in

the water. Battling the tide and the winds, Stuart rode to their

safety and towed them to shore. Once he'd safely returned, the only

thing he was worried ability was getting in trouble for his dad for

being too far off sore. But in fact he's actually become a

bit of a local celebrity. A ten- year-old boy from Devon's been

hailed a hero after coming to the rescue of a couple whose boat

capsized. I just said, give me your rope and I just towed them in.

life-saving hero is in this classroom. Stuart is in the middle

of a science lesson, he has no idea that we are here. Let's go and

surprise him. Hello. Sorry to interrupt, everybody. I know you

are in the middle of a lesson. I came here to look for Stuart. Don't

look scared. Hello, you all right? Yes. We wanted to say thank you and

celebrate your achievements by giving you one of these. It is Blue

Peter's highest accolade. Now, David Beckham's got one of these,

the Queen has, and now Stuart Crang has one. Congratulations, Stuart.

Thank you. Am I right in thinking that you

like being out on the water? Yes. There's a brand-new breed of

lifeboat, very fast and impressive, very responsive. We want you to

test one. Are you in? Yes. Let's do The RNLI is the organisation which

saves lives at sea. Since they were founded in 1824, they've saved an

estimated 140,000 lives. This is the latest tool in their armoury,

the Shannon Class Lifeboat. Each o boat costs �15.5 million and

they're 50% faster than the boats they are replacing. In their

lifetime, the Shannon Class Fleet could save 1500 lives at sea and,

amazingly, they have agreed to let Stuart drive one. Welcome to the

Shannofpblt we are going to have a look around in a minute, but how

does it feel to be a gold badge winner? Really good. Take me back

to the day you rescued the couple? On that day when I went out, there

was two people in the water in Devon. How did they seem? Scared?

Yes. They seemed scared and petrified. What about you? How

scared were you? Quite scared because when I got them on tow,

their boat kept filling up with water because there was a little

hole about that big, it dragged me boat under with it a bit. Do you

want to try this brand-new piece of kit? How do you feel about that?

Good. With a little help from Martin,

Stuart is going to take charge of the pride of the RNLI's fleet.

This will make you go ahead. The more you go that way, the faster

you will go. This one over here is your steering. That makes us go

forward, that makes us reverse? Press that button and you will take

control from the top. We're off. Stuart's not bothered at all, he's

just grabbed the lever and he's off. I can't believe he's actually

driving. Not only is he driving a lifeboat, he's driving a brand-new

lifeboat with all the latest technology. Never mind James Bond,

it's all about Stuart Crang. Stuart's at the helm, but I am

staying in my seat because everything on this brand-new boat

can be controlled from here. Communication systems are on there.

If I scroll down, I can access the chart to see where we are. There

are cameras all over the boat so you can look into the engine room

and see that's all working properly. You can buckle yourself into the

boat and keep an eye on the computer if it's all kicking off

outside. This is the chart so you can see where we are. At the moment,

we are heading out to sea. We are heading out to sea because the crew

want Stuart to help test the boat with a man overboard rescue,

pulling one of their crew members, Natalie, out of the water. There's

our casualty, so Natalie's playing the victim, we have to pull her out.

Wow, we're going fast! She looks freezing. Rescuing people from the

water is one of the most common things the RNLI have to do. We are

practising by hoisting Natalie into the safety of the boat. How does

this compare then to when you were doing it? Different. Not at all?

It's all down to you. In she comes. With Stuart clocking up yet another

successful rescue, there's just one more bit of navigating for him to

do. Go forward on those. Towards the tractor. That's to drive the

boat back to the beach and on to the tractor where it's kept, ready

to be deployed at a moment's notice. Right, Stuart, you are now one of

the only people in the country, small select group of people,

who've driven one of these. How did that feel? Awesome. Is this

something you will be doing in ten years' time? Probably. Certainly

makes me feel more confident if I know you are going to be out there

helping people. So thank you for letting me be on board when you

were driving. Thank you. What Stuart did was amazing, but

he's a very good rower and the RNLI have asked me to remind you that he

could have been in a dangerous situation had he not known what he

was doing. If you see something similar, it's always good to

contact the coastguard and police first, otherwise you might need

rescuing yourself. Always ask an adult to help too. We are excited

about our next guest, he loves ladys with pink hair, don't you

Barney? That's a yes! She's had a manic six months and released her

debut single which went straight in at number two. She's coming in in a

second! She sang in Shrek The Musical and it all came about after

being an X Factor finalist at the age of 17. It's Amelia lily!

If you could duet with anyone in the world, past or present, who it

be and why? That's from PurpleMetallicHyena. I think it has

got to be Pink. What's been the best part of the last year? That's

from CrystalSprinklesVampire. Watching my single climbing the

charts. But must give you such a buzz. I remember when I was

watching the iTunes chart, I thought I was going to throw up.

The adrenalin was quite crazy. must be crazy to be having a single

in the charts. Who or what inspired you to sing? That's from

AmaranthPuffyCat. My brother. He sings as well. Water would you do

if you're not a singer? I think I would have gone into hairdressing.

I like fiddling with her. I'm very good at dyeing hair, as well. Or I

would have liked to have been a tornado chaser. Thanking answering

those questions. Stick around because you're going to sing your

new single later Ron and Fergus will teach her how to do a magic

trick. Get your coins and you can join in as well. It's that time of

year again when some people are thinking about booking a summer

holiday. Lucky them. I used to work on a cruise ship as an entertainer.

I've always wanted to know what it would be like as a guest. Well, it

would be far too kind for the producers at Blue Peter to send me

on a holiday. Here's what happened. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for

joining us on our 14 day trip around the Mediterranean are

calling at Rome, Monte Carlo and Barcelona. We are pleased to

announce all passengers have full use of the many facilities on board

including 12 restaurants, four swimming pools and tennis courts.

Yes, whenever we hear the word cruise liner that's the image which

has conjured up, isn't it? Holidaymakers having fun too cheesy

soundtrack but if you work behind the scenes on a massive ship like

this one, are preparing for a two- week voyages half from a holiday.

This cruise liner measures to and and 88 metres long, the same length

as five-and-a-half Olympic-sized swimming pools. It's due to set

sail at 4pm the sub-dean for a two- week jaunt in Europe and I'm here

to find out exactly how the 8,000 members of staff prepare. And, of

course, give them a helping hand along the way. First things first.

3,500 passengers it has got on board the ship and they are going

to be hungry so it's up to the chefs behind his revolving door to

get the food prepared for that I made a roast dinner once and it

took me 1 hour. They have got to do 3,500 meals in just six. My first

task is to help them. I wish this was smelly a vision. It smells

amazing. Hello, I am a bunny. I know you haven't got a lot of time

before the ship sails but I'm here to help pupils up I want you to

finish of this with some cream and chocolate. Then you can finish it

off. A lot of cream like that. And a bit of chocolate on top.

little squirt, chocolate on top, yes, I can do that. Catch you later.

A squirt and then a line and a bit of chocolate. I have washed my

hands, by the way. This kitchen can serve up to 12,000 takes a day

which means each member of the catering team has to bake and ice

around 75 cakes each and every day for two whole weeks. That's a whole

lot of piping. Only 4,000 to go. I couldn't be a chef. I would eat so

much. As well as feeding its passengers, the staff also have to

make sure the guests accommodation is shipshape at all times. It's

quite mad to think each one of these rooms needs to be cleaned.

Cathy's job is to make sure the guests get the best service

possible and that includes making sure all bedrooms are up to scratch.

He here we are. It looks amazing. What a beautiful Swede. What am I

going to do? It's all about the finishing touches, the flowers,

champagne, chocolates. Proper finishing touches. You really look

off your guests. We do. -- you really look after your chefs. To

get up each bedroom to this high standard, takes a team to make sure

there's towels, 4,000 sheets and 13,000 toilet rolls on board. Just

so the guests can have clean rooms every single day. It's quite

daunting to think. Look at the length of that corridor there. We

had easily the same again to go. had 1540 passenger cabins on here

so it's a lot of work to do. All of these cabins have to be done every

day. With my finishing touches, it's now time for the ship to sail

but this one very important person I need to meet. Let's meet the

captain. You are the man in charge, I guess. Yes, I'm the captain of.

How are you doing? Already we can see so many gadgets for I feel

right at home. Before they leave, the captain needs to make it safe,

check the weather and make sure the passengers on board. For some

reason, he's not trusting me to do any of these cheques but there is a

job and navigator is allow me to do. We speak to the engineers using

this talk back, for example. This is Barney from Blue Peter. 50

minutes to departure. If you could fire up all the engines. Starting

at all engines. It's dead easy, all of this stuff, bring it on. As they

finish the final checks, the last of the passengers start to take

their places on board are ready to get settled into their home for the

next two weeks. There you have it for so I cooked and cleaned and

captained, and the passengers annually on board and they are set

to go on their crews. I hope all the passengers appreciate the hard

work which has gone into making -- it ready. I need a holiday! Wait

for me. This is the showbiz them away you go away but I was there

all day and worked really hard. That's my excuse for taking the

chocolates from cabin six. Earlier on, Fergus show do some amazing

tricks. Now he's going to teach you how to do one at home so hopefully

we have some coins so you can join in. Amelia, you are the guinea pig.

As well as the prediction, we have five coins and I would like you to

name any shape. Square. If we put a square on the back of the coin.

Triangle. Good. Circle. Fantastic. Diamond. Excellent, quite elaborate.

And a cross. Brilliant. I would like to put those coins into your

I would like you to cover them. Excellent. In a moment, I'm going

to get you to drop them on the table. Any coiner which lands with

the shape not showing, we will put to one side but before you do that,

give them a shake. Drop them on to the square. Gather up those two,

excellent. Drop. Try again. One more. Big shake. It is like toast.

Why does it always land face down? This trick could last for two days.

The air we go. cross. You could shake get as many

times as you wanted. You a left with one coin, the circle.

prediction in this and will open is that she would be left with a

How did you do that? It's very simple. All you need to do is get

five coins, a permanent marker and a prediction piece of paper. Draw a

circle on the card and you leave that at the front. Then you need to

choose one point ahead of time, before you start the trick and you

draw a circle on that, so I chose tempi. Then you put that, so the

symbol is not showing someone ask you to name the five shades, I wait

until you say circle and I remember which one I put a circle on it and

draw it on. That's clever. There is a circle on both sides. Sneaky,

absolutely brilliant. If you would like a reminder, go to the Blue

Peter website. Also there is a brand new trick exclusive to the

bad side as Fergus at an especially for you involving a pack of cards.

Fergus, thank you very much. You're going to perform for us shortly,

Amelia. Before she does her song, I really like this, let's tell you

what's happening on next week's show. I join Chris Evans on his

Radio 2 Breakfast Show to help launch this year's 500 Words short

story writing competition. It really is an amazing competition.

Loads of people are involved. There is, Maynard. We meet one of the

team behind the BBC's amazing new wildlife show, Africa. And they

tell you all about the amazing new cameras they've used to get the

best shots. Plus, they've got some unseen clips from the series for

you too. It really is an amazing series. It's almost as amazing as

Amelia Lily's New Age single. I join Chris Evans on his Radio 2

Launch this year's 500 Words short # Oh, yes. My mind is playing

tricks on me. # It's the same as it's always been.

# Seeing things out the corner of my eye.

# Ooh, are you gonna be my guy? # Ooh, ooh.

# Waiting for a session and now we feel the pressure.

# Ooh, ooh. # Get some for the rest cos you

never learnt your lesson. # You like it a lot.

# Shut up and give me whatever you got.

# I'm tired of waiting. # Baby, can't you take it?

# Oh baby, you're falling apart. # Falling in love while I'm

breaking your heart. # Why can't you take this crazy

love? # Oh yes.

# My heart is blowing hot and cold. # Sending lightning into my soul.

# Seeing things out the corner of my eye.

# So are you gonna be my guy? # Ooh, doo.

# Waiting for a session and now we feel the pressure.

# Ooh, doo. # Get some for the rest cos you

never learnt your lesson. # You like it a lot.

# Shut up and give me whatever you got.

# I'm tired of waiting. # Baby, can't you take it?

# Oh baby, you're falling apart. # Falling in love while I'm

breaking your heart. # Why can't you take this crazy

# Turn it up, turn it up. # Uh oh.

# Show the girls what you got. # Uh oh.

# To the right, to the left. # Uh oh.

# Is that the best that I'm gonna get?

# Shut up and give me whatever you got.

# You like it a lot. # Shut up and give me whatever you

got. # I'm tired of waiting.

# Baby, can't you take it? # Oh baby, you're falling apart.

# Falling in love while I'm breaking your heart.

# Why can't you take this crazy love?