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Do you want to meet a super dog?

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Do you want to be inspired by a world-famous artist?

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And do you want a music performance from the one and only Elyar Fox?

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Yes, I hear you say.

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That's good, because it's all coming up on today's live Blue Peter.

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-Hello.

-Welcome to live Blue Peter.

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Look who's back, it's Barney!

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-We missed you.

-Thanks very much. I feel so much better.

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It's great to be here.

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And I thought why not bring the Easter spirit with me?

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I got you some presents.

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-Happy Easter, Radzi.

-Thank you, mate.

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-Lindsey, there's one for you as well.

-Thank you.

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-That is so lovely.

-Great minds think alike.

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-I've done exactly the same thing myself.

-Oh.

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-Barney, that is for you. Lindsey, we're all friends here.

-Yeah.

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Thank you very much.

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I definitely, um...

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Yeah, I got you guys just a little something.

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So happy Easter.

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From the bottom of my heart, there you go. Don't eat them all at once.

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It's the thought that counts.

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Another Easter treat we've got coming your way

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is a performance from Elyar Fox.

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So we want to hear from you with your questions.

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What question would you ask Elyar if he was in the studio?

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I think I'd ask him who would you most like to duet with?

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I'd like to know how he feels when he has one live performance

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and he's nervous and he's holding the microphone. That's tough.

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What would you like to know? Get in touch.

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You can ask Elyar anything you like.

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We'll try and read out as many as we can at the end of the show.

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-That reminds me.

-Check that out.

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-Wow.

-I have to give it to Elyar before the end of the show.

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-Is she for real?

-That was massive.

-Serious?

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I'll open this. It's going to take me ages, obviously(!)

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You tell everyone what's coming up.

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What would you say if I asked you what a lifeguard looks like?

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Tall.

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Brave.

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Strong!

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A bit like me, really!

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Hiya.

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Not you, Barney.

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What if I said to you, webbed feet,

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a fluffy coat, a wet nose and a rudder-like tail?

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-I don't have webbed feet.

-It's not you, Barney.

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Find out who I went face-to-face with as I went to Portishead Marina.

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I do have a wet nose, though.

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If you get into trouble at the beach,

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then you'd hope that you'd get rescued.

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But you probably weren't expecting

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that help to come in the form of a dog.

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Good boy.

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Meet Ellie. She's from Newfound Friends,

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a charity that trains Newfoundland dogs to help rescue people at sea.

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The Newfoundland breed originates from, you've guessed it,

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Newfoundland in Canada.

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It's an area famous for its fishing and these strong animals

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were originally used as working dogs for fishermen.

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But today, it's going to be me working with them.

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What is it about Newfoundlands that make them good rescue dogs?

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They have really big webbed feet,

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which helps them swim through the water.

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A thick double coat, which helps to keep them warm.

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-And they're amazingly strong.

-They are absolutely massive.

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Yes, massive dogs.

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-How much do they weigh?

-They can weigh up to

-13st. I'm 11st.

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So that's a BIG dog.

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How do they train to become rescue dogs?

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We train them from a young age, getting them used to the water,

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swimming, retrieving, holding things in their mouths.

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Eventually, they build up to jumping off the boat into the water

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to rescue someone.

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These dogs are stronger swimmers than lifeguards?

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Yes. They're immensely strong swimmers.

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-They can pull up to ten people at one time.

-No!

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Myself and a lifeguard would struggle to pull two or three at one time.

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-So they jump off a boat to rescue a casualty?

-Yes.

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Someone will be in trouble in the water.

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They'll always jump with someone, with a trained lifeguard,

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because they can't talk to a casualty that's in the water.

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The lifeguard's there to do what the dog can't, basically.

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While these dogs have impressive power that makes them ideal

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to rescue people, they do need some guidance.

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Usually this comes in the form of an experienced handler like Ellie.

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Today, they've agreed to let me have a go

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with one of their Newfoundland dogs, Landi.

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Ellie, I've got the kit on, what am I going to be doing?

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OK, so basically, you need to run off the end of here and jump in.

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The dog will follow you off the pontoon.

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It'll go to the casualty. Once the casualty has hold of the harness,

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tell the dog to go to the boat.

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Hopefully, Landi goes to the boat.

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Are there any guarantees she'll do that?

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If you're calm and assertive, then yes. Hopefully!

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She's never worked with you before,

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so this is all new to her as well as you.

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She'll be looking to you for guidance.

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So from the sounds of things, it's all on me.

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Chloe is playing the role of a stranded swimmer

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and it's down to me and Landi to rescue her.

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GO!

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Good girl. Harness.

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Boat.

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Good girl, Landi.

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Landi was absolutely perfect.

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She followed me immediately off the pontoon. She got to Chloe.

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I said "boat" and she went straight for the boat. Well done, Landi.

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Good girl.

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Although that was pretty amazing, these dogs can do so much more.

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There is one last rescue for me to take part in.

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This is unbelievable.

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A single dog pulling an entire boat all on its own! Incredible!

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Now, there is no way we could go today

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without introducing you to Tizz.

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He is only ten weeks old. The cutest puppy of all time.

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He'll not be fully grown until he's a year, and he won't be life-saving

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until he's three. He's just getting used to the water at the moment,

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and we think he's fantastic.

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Before today, I had no idea that in water, dogs really do save lives.

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And if I was stranded for real, I'd be pretty relieved

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if what I saw coming to save me was a Newfoundland dog.

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-Cute.

-It was such a good day. But thank you...

-And the puppy.

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Ha-ha! We all want one of those.

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Thank you to all the Newfound Friends team.

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And especially, a big thanks to Darcy and Landi, the dogs.

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The cutest things ever. Now if you saw last week's show

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you'll have seen me attempt to make an Easter nest.

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-It didn't go that well.

-It didn't. If you didn't see it, look at this.

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3-2-1.

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OK, that's what you call pear-shaped.

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That's live TV for you.

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And that's my quality of presenting.

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Now, somebody who did deliver like the mailman is Amelie.

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She'll 11, from Harrow. Feast your eyes on that.

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-It's the sport badge colours, as well.

-It is.

-That's so good.

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And our names are on all of those eggs.

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-That is excellent.

-Well done, Amelie.

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And this week, the Badge Wall is absolutely covered in your pictures.

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Have a look at this from Ruby in Hull. Barney, she's made you a card,

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and it says "Get well soon."

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You've got all the badges there, all the different colours.

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And if we open it, we've each got a bracelet and it says,

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"it's not the same without you." I agree. We missed you.

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Ruby, that's made me feel loads better. Thank you.

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Take a look at the one next door to Ruby's.

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I don't mean next door to her house - we don't know where she lives.

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It says "Hoppy Easter." It's all three of us dressed as rabbits

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with Easter baskets full of eggs on the Blue Peter ship.

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-Amazing.

-I want to do that.

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We should make the sea out of chocolate.

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Lily, thank you very much. It's brilliant.

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-And so is what you're about to see. Laters, dudes.

-See you later.

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You've seen this on TV, I'm sure. This is known as sport stacking.

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And I've been doing this for a few years now.

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Yeah, I'm a bit of a dab hand.

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In fact, this is a clip of me earlier on.

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All right, fine, that's not supposed to happen. That's rewinding.

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We recorded it earlier. But people can do it that fast in real-life.

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It's true. You don't believe me, do you? OK, watch this.

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This is the World Sport Stacking Championships,

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taking place next weekend in South Korea.

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Sport stacking involves stacking plastic cups in specific sequences

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in as little time as possible.

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At the World Championships,

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the best of the best compete against each other.

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Over two days, 300 of the world's fastest stackers

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from 18 different countries will come together

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to vie for the title in several events.

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Individuals, Doubles, Relays

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and the Speed Stacks International Challenge.

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Just in case you're wondering,

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that footage you saw was not sped up.

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That was actual real time. There's a guy in the studio

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who can do it in real life. Let's have a round of applause for James.

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APPLAUSE

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-So good to see you. Welcome to the show.

-Thank you.

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So, the World Championships next weekend.

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You're representing Great Britain.

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-That is correct.

-How does it feel?

-I feel really excited about it.

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I've really wanted to represent my own country

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and it's something I've really wanted to do.

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-You've been doing it for a long time?

-For nearly five years already.

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Five years' training gets you some medals. Check these out.

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These are gold medals and a bronze medal at the end.

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-Tell us how you got those.

-Those are from Germany

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and the other one is from America.

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I came eighth place in 3-3-3, tenth place in 3-6-3

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and fifth place in the cycle.

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3-3-3, 3-6-3 are names of different sequences that you do with the cups?

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-That's right.

-You're going to teach me the 3-3-3, which is three cups.

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Before I do that, we're going to see just how good James is.

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This is World Championship standard.

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It's all yours. What is this one called?

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-This is the cycle, the hardest for beginners to do.

-OK. It's all yours.

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YES!

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Radzi clearly very excited! This is slow motion - it still looks quick.

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It's ridiculous, James.

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That is some practice you've done there.

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So I had a little go at the 3-3-3 earlier on.

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I thought I might have a go now.

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So just to give you an idea of how quick James is

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and how slow I am, this is how I do it.

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You ready? 3-2-1, go!

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And a little girly jump at the end.

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So I think I'm ready for this. I think we should do a race.

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-Are you up for the challenge, soldier?

-Yeah.

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-But I don't want to go too fast on you.

-You go as fast as you like.

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It doesn't matter, because you'll be blindfolded.

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Thank you very much.

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That's fair, innit? World Champ.

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Ready for this? I can't believe he's doing this blindfolded.

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In three, two, one... Go!

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Really? World Championship standard, blindfolded.

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A huge round of applause for James,

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and best of luck at the World Championships.

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-Thank you very much.

-Well done, mate. Incredible.

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I cannot believe that, James. You are amazing.

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We know that you love using loads of bright colours in your artwork.

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Have a look at this from Maisey from Liverpool.

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She sent in this Blue Peter colourful bit of artwork.

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A couple of weeks ago, I got to go to a new exhibition in London.

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And trust me, the word colourful doesn't even begin to cut it.

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This spring, London is playing host

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to the big exhibition of the art world.

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People will come from all over the world

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to see the works of French artist Henri Matisse.

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While other artists like Edward Hopper were painting pictures

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with darker shades that were as realistic as possible

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Matisse did things his own way using bright, bold colours

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to make his images stunning.

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In this, a simple oil painting of a blue table,

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Matisse has used colours that ooze life

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and are intended to just look good.

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His influence can be seen everywhere,

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from the bold colours of modern architecture

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to fashion, interior design and even book covers.

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But people heading to this exhibition

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aren't coming along for the paintings.

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In his later life, Matisse picked up scissors and started to cut.

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By cutting into brightly coloured paper and creating bold shapes

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and lines, he invented a whole new art form.

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Painting with scissors.

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Matisse's cut outs are now thought to be his boldest

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and most imaginative work.

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Flavia is the assistant curator of the exhibition at Tate Modern.

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So cutting out shapes seems to be something that's quite simple.

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So why does Matisse do it in such a special, clever way?

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Actually, it's more difficult than you think.

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For a start, he's using different-sized scissors.

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-He has scissors going from this big to this big.

-Oh, wow.

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Depending on the shapes, he's adapting

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and using different scissors. And secondly, the dexterity of his hand

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is so fluid that even though the shapes look simple,

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they actual take a lot of work.

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He's doing it all in one go. He doesn't stop.

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What makes Matisse famous is his different use of colours.

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It's bright and vivid.

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How do you think that has impacted what we see around us today?

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Even the most simple things,

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the idea of bringing together two very bright colours,

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like purple and orange,

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-it's a very Matissian idea.

-He wasn't afraid of colour clash!

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-No.

-A bit like us today!

-Exactly. We're very Matissian.

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So I'm dressed for the part.

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How can I help to put the finishing touches to the exhibition?

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-This is your artwork, the one you're going to help us hang.

-OK.

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-What is this one called?

-Small Dancer On A Red Background.

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-It's tiny and delicate compared to the bigger ones.

-It is.

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It's one of the earliest works he made.

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-What do we need to do first?

-We need to go and stand here.

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-So that we have a good distance.

-And these guys are going to help us.

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They are.

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So, they're going to hold it up for us.

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And now the tough decision.

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To the left? To the right?

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I would say there's a smaller gap here than there

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so I would move it to the left. Is that wrong?

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-Slightly wrong...

-OK.

-..because this work relates to that work,

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-so the gap should be smaller.

-So, you reckon there?

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-Is that a good spot?

-I think they should put it there.

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What do you normally do when you're happy? Big thumbs up?

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-I say, "Let's put it up."

-Let's put it up.

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-And there it is. It looks good, right?

-Well done.

-Thank you.

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I was so lucky to go to that.

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I had a great time. thank you so much, Flavia,

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for helping me out as well.

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Now, something we're going to be showing you how to do today is

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these - because whilst Matisse artwork might look really complicated

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and fantastic, it's actually very easy to create yourself using

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loads of different colours and shapes.

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Today, we'll show you how to make your very own

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Matisse-inspired artwork with a bit of a Blue Peter twist.

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And joining me today is a very special guest, live on the show.

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-It is the great-granddaughter of Matisse, please welcome Sophie!

-Hi.

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Hi, Sophie. Thank you so much for coming here.

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-It's really, really special to have you here.

-For me, too.

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And now someone else we've got joining us

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as well was the person who made this.

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It's another Matisse-inspired bit of artwork.

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And we thought, you know what,

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it's so good, we need to get Jessica on the show. Please welcome Jessica.

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APPLAUSE

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Hi, guys. Thank you so much for coming in.

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Now, Jessica, before I ask you who you've got here, talk me

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through how you made this, cos it looks amazing.

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I just got a lot of plastic bags and sort of

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mushed them all together.

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And then ironed them with parchment paper on top and bottom.

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-So they all melted together to make this Blue Peter logo?

-Yeah.

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It's really creative, we love it. Thank you for coming in.

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Who have you brought with you today?

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I've brought my sister Emily, my friend Amelia,

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my brother Ben, and Finn.

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Hi, guys.

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While you get started - you've already made a little start

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on your Matisse artwork - what are we going to need?

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-We're going to need a Blue Peter ship cut out.

-Emily?

-Coloured paper.

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Lots of coloured paper. Very important.

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A white A3 piece of paper.

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-Ben.

-Some glue.

-And scissors.

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Thank you, Finn. Beautifully delivered, everyone.

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Remember, all the details on the website. So check those out later.

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But now, sit back, relax,

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and watch us make these Matisse-inspired bits of artwork.

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Now, Sophie, you're an artist yourself.

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So what's it like to see this exhibition come together?

6:47:446:47:47

-It must be quite special for you.

-It is very special.

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Everything feels very alive.

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The show is beautiful, the colours are amazing.

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That really struck me when I went, there's just colour everywhere.

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-And it took quite a long time...

-It took five years.

-Five years?

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Five years to collect the work that was shown coming from America,

6:48:016:48:05

coming from Europe, coming from Russia, from all over the world.

6:48:056:48:08

So it's a very special event.

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-And quite emotional because it's your great-grandfather.

-Yes, absolutely.

6:48:106:48:13

-But the colours are absolutely... They're very alive.

-Very bold.

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And that's the key here.

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Basically, all you need to do is remember to use

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loads of different colour.

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It's not difficult, as long as you're getting shapes

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and lots of different colour. That's the most important thing.

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As we can see, demonstrated beautifully by Jessica.

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How are you getting on?

6:48:306:48:32

Good. I'm making a paintbrush and paint splat Matisse-inspired...

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-Oh, I like it. Is that cos you're into art?

-Yes.

6:48:356:48:38

I like the brushes as well. They look brilliant. What about you, Emily?

6:48:386:48:41

I'm making a Blue Peter logo

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with lots of colours around it.

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That looks brilliant.

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And, if you remember when I held this one up earlier, you can

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just make out that, amongst all the shapes and colour, there is,

6:48:506:48:53

actually, the Blue Peter logo right there.

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You can see the sails of the ship, the hull,

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and then the sea over there.

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So, remember, you can get that template from the website,

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if you need it.

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Now, we've got some great footage, Sophie.

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If you look behind you, it's your great-grandfather actually working.

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-He looks good, no?

-He looks brilliant.

6:49:106:49:13

What is brilliant as well is

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-the way he's cutting is so smooth and so quick.

-Yes.

6:49:146:49:18

It's not random, what he's doing, is it? He's not just guessing.

6:49:186:49:21

No, he's thought about it a lot before.

6:49:216:49:23

It's gone over in his mind, over and over again.

6:49:236:49:26

So, by the time he gets to the scissors,

6:49:266:49:28

it's just very smooth flowing.

6:49:286:49:29

He really is just painting with scissors, isn't he?

6:49:296:49:31

-It's how we would do a brush stroke.

-It's coming very easy to him. Yeah.

6:49:316:49:37

Actually, he made some massive paintings as well. How big were they?

6:49:376:49:41

Cos he used to cover his studio, didn't he?

6:49:416:49:44

Yeah, he had walls of 3m by 15m. I mean The Snail is...

6:49:446:49:50

I think it's about 3m by 3m.

6:49:506:49:53

-Almost verging on as big as me.

-Yeah, it's much bigger than us.

6:49:536:49:57

Talk us through The Snail a little bit.

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-It's one of his most famous bits of art.

-It's really nice.

6:49:596:50:03

I mean, you have huge blocks of stunning colour.

6:50:036:50:06

It feels very alive.

6:50:066:50:08

You can't tell quite where the head is or where the tail is,

6:50:086:50:11

but that's part of the fun, is to try to... Where do you think it is?

6:50:116:50:15

-For everybody, it might be different.

-Everybody can understand

6:50:156:50:18

Matisse artwork differently.

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And if you don't have scissors, you can always tear the paper.

6:50:206:50:22

That's very Blue Peter, we like that.

6:50:226:50:24

Just tear it. Do whatever you want and be creative.

6:50:246:50:27

Amelia, how are you getting on? Yours is very neat.

6:50:276:50:29

-It's not torn at all, is it?

-No.

-She has several pairs of scissors.

6:50:296:50:33

Lots of scissors for yours! What's your inspiration?

6:50:336:50:37

-I'm making a dog because I have a dog at home.

-I like that.

6:50:376:50:39

And there is lots of colours. It's very bold. What about you, Ben?

6:50:396:50:42

-How are you getting on?

-I'm making a football.

6:50:426:50:44

You're a big football fan, aren't you?

6:50:446:50:47

Shall we have a look at them all,

6:50:476:50:48

cos we've all been working on these this afternoon.

6:50:486:50:51

So, let's hold them up.

6:50:516:50:52

Quick, Finn, get that last bit on.

6:50:526:50:55

Don't panic.

6:50:556:50:56

They look absolutely brilliant, well done, everyone.

6:50:566:51:00

Jessica, thank you so much for giving us this inspiration. And remember,

6:51:006:51:04

if you have a go at home, do take a picture and e-mail it to us.

6:51:046:51:10

Sophie, a massive thank you for coming in.

6:51:106:51:12

-It's been really special having you here.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

6:51:126:51:16

How are you getting on, boys?

6:51:166:51:17

We're having a great time over here, thank you very much.

6:51:176:51:20

Do you know what? Really simple but so effective. Really like that.

6:51:206:51:23

Now, we hope you at home have a go as well.

6:51:236:51:25

It's almost the end of the show

6:51:256:51:27

but we've got a poptastic treat for you.

6:51:276:51:30

Yeah, he stormed into the charts

6:51:306:51:31

with a top five debut single, Do It All Over Again.

6:51:316:51:33

He's here to perform his brand-new single. Before we speak to him...

6:51:336:51:36

Or before he sings, let's speak to him, the right way round!

6:51:366:51:39

Let's get a round of applause for Elyar Fox.

6:51:396:51:41

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

6:51:416:51:42

Welcome.

6:51:426:51:44

-Down low. How you doing?

-Here we go.

-Yowzers!

-(Sorry.)

6:51:446:51:48

-Good to see you.

-You, too.

6:51:486:51:50

-What have you been up to? It's been a while.

-Everything.

6:51:506:51:52

I've been on tour with The Wanted, which was amazing.

6:51:526:51:54

And I've just been working on my new single, A Billion Girls,

6:51:546:51:57

-and getting the album ready for the summer.

-Fantastic.

6:51:576:51:59

We've got lots of questions in for you. It's just gone mad.

6:51:596:52:02

Let's go for it.

6:52:026:52:04

Rubynuttyhobbit, hands down my favourite name ever,

6:52:046:52:06

"If you could be a presenter of any show, what would it be?"

6:52:066:52:09

-Apart from Blue Peter.

-Oh, really? I was going to say Blue Peter.

6:52:096:52:13

-It does seem like a lot of fun.

-It's amazing fun.

6:52:136:52:16

-And they give us chocolate.

-Blue Peter badges everywhere.

6:52:166:52:19

Always wear it, on the left-hand side for the boys.

6:52:196:52:22

Pearlairfig says, "Hey, Elyar, I'd like to ask you

6:52:226:52:24

"how you became a singer and did anyone inspire you?"

6:52:246:52:27

Well, really, I've always been into music,

6:52:276:52:29

since I was about six when I bought my first album.

6:52:296:52:31

And I've always loved pop music.

6:52:316:52:33

So I kind of knew it was one thing which I had to be doing.

6:52:336:52:36

And, also, Bruno Mars, big inspiration for me these days.

6:52:366:52:39

Really like him.

6:52:396:52:40

You bought your first album when you six.

6:52:406:52:43

I was still making bubbles in the bath at that point.

6:52:436:52:45

I was making bubbles in the bath, and listening to music.

6:52:456:52:47

Aquabubblycondor says, "Do you have any secret talents?"

6:52:476:52:50

Any secret talents?

6:52:506:52:52

I've got a few. One of them...

6:52:526:52:54

MAKES BUBBLE NOISES

6:52:546:52:55

-Talking about bubbles in the bath!

-Oh, yeah!

-Brilliant.

6:52:556:52:58

Maroonbanana says, "What advice would you give to someone

6:52:586:53:01

"who wanted to join the music world?"

6:53:016:53:04

I think it's just persistence. And you need to be dedicated.

6:53:046:53:08

I think as long as you don't give up, people are always going to try

6:53:086:53:11

and doubt you and put you down, but it should only make you stronger.

6:53:116:53:14

-I like that.

-One last question from Pearlgroovydevil who says,

6:53:146:53:16

"Hi, Elyar.

6:53:166:53:17

"My question is, what's your favourite pizza topping?"

6:53:176:53:20

It's a classic. "And, PS, I Love you Elyar Fox."

6:53:206:53:22

-I love you too, Barney.

-That wasn't me.

-My favourite pizza... Oh.

6:53:226:53:27

My favourite pizza topping, this is going to sound really boring

6:53:276:53:30

because I go through moods of what I like. It's a bit like music.

6:53:306:53:33

Sometimes you want rock, sometimes R&B, you kind of go through phases.

6:53:336:53:37

One thing which always is consistent with my pizza love is Margarita.

6:53:376:53:41

It's Margarita. In fact, I'm ordering one right after the show.

6:53:416:53:45

You've got to sing a song first, get yourself ready.

6:53:456:53:47

While he does, here's what's happening on next week's show.

6:53:476:53:50

Make sure you join us cos we're going to be kicking off our

6:53:506:53:53

Blue Peter Green Season so we're live from the Blue Peter garden.

6:53:536:53:56

We're going to be getting dirty hands in the garden as well

6:53:566:53:58

with the Skinny Jeans Gardeners. And Diarmuid Gavin's going to show you

6:53:586:54:01

how to build something really cool

6:54:016:54:03

using flowers and the Blue Peter badge as inspiration.

6:54:036:54:05

And to celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday, we'll be going to

6:54:056:54:09

the Globe to find out about special effects back in Shakespeare's time.

6:54:096:54:13

If you got in touch last week to send your Easter messages,

6:54:136:54:15

watch the bottom of the screen right now.

6:54:156:54:17

First, here's Elyar Fox performing his brand-new A Billion Girls.

6:54:176:54:20

CHEERING

6:54:206:54:23

# I heard Rihanna wants your body

6:54:376:54:40

# With curves like the streets of Monaco

6:54:416:54:44

# And everybody says you're trouble

6:54:446:54:47

# But I don't wanna know, no

6:54:476:54:49

# I don't wanna know

6:54:496:54:51

# Tried, tried, tried but they don't measure up

6:54:516:54:53

# While all this time, time, time

6:54:536:54:55

# You're spilling over the cup

6:54:556:54:57

# And maybe I

6:54:576:54:59

# And maybe I

6:54:596:55:01

# Should listen to my head

6:55:016:55:02

# But my heart says

6:55:026:55:04

# I could go from London to LA

6:55:056:55:08

# I could look a million times a day

6:55:086:55:12

# The way I feel is never gonna change

6:55:126:55:15

# It's never gonna change

6:55:156:55:18

# They tell me that I'm young

6:55:196:55:21

# And I should wait

6:55:216:55:22

# But then you'd be the one who got away

6:55:226:55:26

# The way I feel is never gonna change

6:55:266:55:29

# And all that I can say

6:55:296:55:32

# There's a billion girls in the world

6:55:326:55:34

# But there's only one you

6:55:346:55:37

# You

6:55:376:55:39

# A billion girls in the world

6:55:396:55:41

# But there's only one you

6:55:416:55:44

# You

6:55:446:55:45

# I must have died and gone to heaven

6:55:456:55:48

# Or has an angel fallen from the sky?

6:55:496:55:52

# And everybody says I'm crazy Well, maybe

6:55:536:55:56

# But you are my kryptonite

6:55:566:55:58

# Because I've tried, tried, tried but they don't measure up

6:55:586:56:02

# While all this time, time, time

6:56:026:56:04

# You're spilling over the cup

6:56:046:56:06

# And maybe I

6:56:066:56:07

# And maybe I

6:56:076:56:09

# Should listen to my head

6:56:106:56:11

# But my heart says

6:56:116:56:13

# I could go from London to LA

6:56:146:56:17

# I could look a million times a day

6:56:176:56:20

# The way I feel is never gonna change

6:56:206:56:24

# And all that I can say

6:56:246:56:26

# There's a billion girls in the world

6:56:266:56:29

# But there's only one you

6:56:296:56:32

# You

6:56:326:56:33

# There's a billion girls in the world

6:56:336:56:36

# But there's only one you

6:56:366:56:39

# You

6:56:396:56:40

# There's just something about you

6:56:406:56:43

# That makes me feel like I want to

6:56:436:56:46

# So, baby, hear when I tell you

6:56:466:56:49

# It's tr-u-u-u-u-e

6:56:506:56:53

# There's a billion girls in the world

6:56:546:56:56

# But there's only one

6:56:566:56:58

# There's a billion girls in the world

6:57:016:57:03

# But there's only one

6:57:036:57:05

# One, one

6:57:056:57:07

# Wh-o-o-o-o-a

6:57:076:57:12

# I could look a million times a day

6:57:126:57:15

# The way I feel is never gonna change

6:57:156:57:19

# Never gonna change

6:57:196:57:21

# They tell me that I'm young And I should wait

6:57:226:57:26

# But then you'd be the one who got away

6:57:266:57:29

# The way I feel is never gonna change

6:57:296:57:32

# And all that I can say

6:57:326:57:35

# There's a billion girls in the world

6:57:356:57:37

# But there's only one you

6:57:376:57:40

# You

6:57:406:57:42

# A billion girls in the world

6:57:426:57:44

# But there's only one you

6:57:446:57:47

# You, you. #

6:57:476:57:49

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

6:57:496:57:54

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