Out of this World Blue Peter

-Radz, come and help me.

-What are you doing?

I'm trying to stop today's guest from getting in to the studio.

What, BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood? Let her in.

No, no, not Carol.

-What, the awesome unicyclists? Let them in.

-No, not them either.

-Who else could it possibly be?

-Real-life tigers.

-They're going to be on the show later.

-Oh, tigers?!

-TIGER ROARS

-Aaargh!

APPLAUSE

DANCE MUSIC

LIFT MUZAK

DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES

APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yes! Straight up top.

I'll let you catch your breath

whilst I tell you just how awesome these guys are.

They're not just performing on Blue Peter.

On the Sport Relief weekend they're going to be performing

at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park attempting a world record.

We can't say any more than that, but please go out and support them.

-Have you caught your breath back?

-I'm knackered, Radzi.

-Absolutely shattered?

-Absolutely shattered.

Can I ask you how you stared the unicycle?

Was it a very difficult thing to learn?

It's probably as you imagine when you think about starting a unicycle.

No, I'm kidding.

I really wanted just a bit of attention while I was at school

so thought I'd try something different,

spotted a unicycle and thought,

"I'm man enough for this," and we went out and did it.

As you can imagine, there's not many unicycling classes out there,

so all of us are self-taught.

You've performed around the world?

That's right. We've been all over the place.

The Middle East, Bahrain, Qatar, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

We performed for the Olympic athletes at London 2012

and even for Prince Charles himself.

He was honoured.

THEY LAUGH

Well, actually, their performance does not stop here

because it's over to you.

You can decide what trick

you'd like Team Voodoo to do later on in the show.

You've got choice number one. That is called the Jason Jump Drop.

Jason will jump off that platform, it's about four foot high,

not onto the floor,

between the legs of Rob, who will be beneath him.

His legs will be like that. Jason will land in between them.

Choice number one or choice number two. We call it the Balance Beam.

They will attempt to cross a very thin pole.

They're going to put that in place right now.

You have the choice which one you want to vote for. Jump online.

You've only 20 minutes to get your voting in.

Your vote really does count.

-Lindsey.

-Yeah, I'm really excited for that.

It's going to be a jam-packed Blue Peter.

There's loads going on on today's show

because we're going to be joined by TV legend,

my favourite, Carol Kirkwood. She's going to be in the studio.

There she is, giving me a little guide on how to do the weather live.

I'm a bit nervous.

Barney is not with us today, which is a shame.

We're missing you, Barns,

but he's on a very special Blue Peter mission, so fear not.

And you'll see a little bit of him later on

when he attempts to conduct a 6,000-strong school choir.

Look how cool he looks in his little blazer. He looks lovely.

But first let's see what happened when I took a walk on the wild side

with my furry friends.

This is Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire,

and over its 3,000 acres, you can find elephants,

white rhinos and bears.

They're amazing, but they're not why I'm here.

I'm here to see what I think is one of THE most stunning animals

in the whole word -

the Siberian Tiger, and he is right there.

Beautiful, but incredibly rare,

the Siberian tiger is under threat of extinction.

They are the rarest big cats in world,

with only around 520 left in the wild.

So, in places like Woburn,

the race is really on to try and save the Siberian tiger,

which is why the next guys I'm about to meet are such great news.

I think they're down this corridor here.

Look at them!

Hey guys.

Wow! Mum is huge!

Look at that amazing animal. Oh, look!

Back in October, four-year-old tigress Minevra

had two healthy cubs,

which is great news for the world's tiger population

and for their keeper, Chris.

Chris, tell us more about these beautiful Siberian tigers.

Why are they SO threatened as a species?

Due to habitat loss and hunting for their coats and body parts.

It's really important that we try to conserve these species.

It's really sad, isn't it?

Why do you keep them in here

and how come they're not running around outside?

For their first 12 weeks we need to keep them safe

until they have had their full injections,

so we keep them nice and secure in this tiger house.

Then, in a few weeks' time,

the cubs will be released into this nine-acre reserve.

In the meantime, I get a chance to meet their dad, Elton.

Elton, are you ready? I'll let him out.

Elton, come on.

Here we go.

Oh!

Off he goes.

Five weeks later, I'm back to see the cubs released

into their new outdoor home for the very first time.

Hey, Chris. How are these guys getting on?

Yeah, really good. Doing really well now.

You can see they've grown a lot. Quite playful.

They're weighing in at about 10-12 kilos at the moment.

They're not feeding from mum much now at all.

They're mainly on their meat, so we're all ready to get them out.

Have you given them the all clear? Do you think they're ready to go?

Yes, all clear, all ready to go, so out into their main enclosure today

and hopefully they'll have a nice run round.

First the cubs are moved from their den to a holding area...

..and then there's just one gate

between them and their new enclosure.

And guess who's got control of the gate?

Me. I'm so excited for this.

Three...two...one!

They've both gone back inside. They're nervous. Oh, here we go.

One's gone through.

Oh, the little shy one has gone straight through.

Look at her go!

You can see she's a little bit nervous.

Go on. Follow Mum.

To get a closer look at how they're settling in,

I need to join Chris in the safety of the car.

What do you think the babies are feeling at this point?

This is quite a big day for them, isn't it?

Yes, it's quite a big day for them.

Obviously, in here there's completely new smells

and things to look at and explore.

so they're going to be excited, but also confused.

-Will they follow Mum around?

-Yes, Mum should keep good tabs on them.

She won't want them to wander too far.

We're going to start off gradually,

so a few hours a day in the enclosure,

back in the pens at night.

It is a massive learning curve.

It doesn't just stop now just being out for the first time today.

But it means, over the next new weeks,

they've got loads to learn and see.

They seem to be trying to hunt each other. They're messing about.

Yeah, they're doing exactly what we hoped they would do.

Everything baby tigers should be doing.

What a moment to witness this - to see them out and about playing,

so happy in their new enclosure. It's really lovely.

Oh, what an experience this has been.

Do you know what? I have loved making this film

because there's only about 520 Siberian tigers

actually left in the wild,

so these cubs that we've seen are so important for the tiger population,

and we have been a small part of their journey.

It's pretty cool.

Do you know what Barney would say if he was here? "I want one."

I think we all want one. They're so cute.

If you want to see more tiger cub clips, they are online right now.

Maybe look after the show -

you can see me feeding some very cute, little cubs. It's lovely.

Speaking of cute, look who's back, everyone -

it's little Iggy, our four-legged friend.

She has been super busy with her advanced guide dog training.

We're very proud of her, aren't we, Igs?

She has been going into shops more, she's been going on buses,

on trains, practising all of that

and also looking at new obstacles.

All of these skills are important

if she wants to keep her handler really, really safe.

She is doing well. She's looking a bit tired today.

She's going to be finding out who her new owner is

in just a few weeks' time when she graduates.

We're very excited for that.

Make sure you keep watching Blue Peter if you want to find out

what Iggy is up to. Iggy, shall we look at the badge wall?

Come on, let's go.

Let's look at it. Feast your eyes on it.

Everybody who sent something in, you've clearly been very busy.

It's essentially trending rays, just like Eliza from Bristol,

whose picture is of Barney's film,

with the baby rays in their tank and Barney saying, "I want one."

-We miss Barney.

-Oh, we do miss him today. Hello.

Also Violet, who's ten, has sent in this.

It's a 3-D picture,

because she loved it when I went down those sewers.

There I am, scraping fat off the wall.

A real Blue Peter highlight for me.

This picture is bringing it all back.

Violet, thank you. It's smelly and lovely.

Do you remember the Next Step a few weeks ago

competed for a golden boot? This is the real golden boot.

Well, Lewis, who is ten, has made this.

Look at that!

If I turn it around, you can even see there is a Blue Peter

badge of destiny right there.

So, so good, Lewis. Thank you very much, my friend.

Lately Barney did his parking ships film.

It was very cool and Madison absolutely loved it.

She's from North Wales. Look at this -

you've got Barney, the massive ship there,

and it even says, "Go, Barney, go!"

-Yes!

-We like that. "Go, Barney, go!"

Thank you for sending that in.

And thank you to every single one of you

who sent in some post this week.

You are now the proud owners of a brand-new Blue Peter badge.

If that makes you think, "Well, I want one as well,"

as Barney would say, what are you waiting for?

Decide which colour you want, jump online,

then figure out how to apply for it,

and send in your post and then you too will be part

of the coolest club in the world -

-the Blue Peter owner's badge club. Yeah.

-Yeah.

We absolutely love our BP fans, you lot at home are brilliant.

In 2015, you sent in over a whopping 75,000 letters.

-APPLAUSE

-Yes.

-Which we think is pretty amazing.

A very good effort. So good, in fact, that we decided

to write a little song about it.

# To anyone who's ever written to Blue Peter

# Here's a thank you note from us to you

# So keep sending that mail in

# And we'll keep entertaining

# You're the reason we do what we do... #

-RAPPING:

-# There's thousands every weekend

# Thousands more every fortnight

# Letters, emails, comments on the web-site

# We love to open every little thing you people send us

# Batch creations, badger paintings Dolls like presenters

# Caitlin wrote in telling us that turtles are in danger

# Thomas drew us pop-up stuff Now for something stranger

# Alexander made a pig's head out of papier mache

# The more letters the better So that's why we say...

# Keep on sending

# Sending us your post

# Opening that mail bag

# Is what we love the most

# Don't you think it's marvellous

# A direct link from you to us?

# So keep on sending us your post

# Whoa-whoa-oh... #

-RAPPING:

-# When I was nine I wrote a letter to the BP centre

# Around the same time I wanted to be a BP presenter

# More than a bike a football shirt or a phone

# I just wanted a BP badge of my own

# Now wait until you're straight It was truly great

# On 24th of Feb 1998

# To my delight and surprise I couldn't believe my eyes

# The postman brought me my blue and white prize

# Cos a letter to Blue Peter is not like any other package

# It's key to making this TV show fully interactive

# So listen up, cos here's the bit you really need to know

# When you write in to Blue Peter

# You're a part of the show!

# Don't stop sending Sending in your mail

# If that happened It would be an epic fail

# Makes us feel so warm and fuzzy

# Letters, parcels, we're not fussy

# Don't stop sending in your mail

# Keep on sending

# Sending us your post

# Opening that mail bag

# Is what we love the most

# Don't you think it's marvellous

# A direct link from you to us?

# So keep on sending us your post

# Keep on sending us your post

# Keep on sending us your post

# Whoa-whoa-oh. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Yes!

We made our own song!

I'm very happy indeed.

Now, though, it's time to talk to you about Sport Relief,

because you might remember that last year for Comic Relief,

online we made our very own game.

We called it Nose Need to Panic.

We have done it all over again for 2016 for Sport Relief.

This one is called Geo's Gym.

It's a little bit like brain training.

It's an awesome game.

You can see we've got four different fun runs.

You can collect points. You've also got to jump over objects,

like Hacker and Dodger, as you're seeing just there.

There's so much to it, I really enjoyed it.

Lindsey and myself had a go.

Lindsey got 104. I got 724.

I'm putting the challenge out there -

can you beat myself and Lindsey?

There's another way you can get involved with Sport Relief.

That is simply by staying online

and printing out this template we have here.

It's about sending in sweaty socks.

They're not real socks, we tried that,

but Lindsey's are way too sweaty.

So instead, we've got a template.

If you download that, print it out, decorate it and send it into us,

we're going do something very, very special with those indeed.

But I'm going to keep tight-lipped for now, as I say, Lindsey.

You may have seen on Newsround lately,

there's been some extreme weather conditions in America.

There's been loads of amazing pictures -

up to 90 centimetres of snowfall in some areas,

which is amazing. The question we want to know is

are we going to be getting the same amount of snow in the UK?

Hopefully. It does look very fun.

I think someone who is going to know that is TV legend

and weather lady, Carol Kirkwood.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Carol!

Hello, welcome. Good to see you.

I like you dancing on to the Strictly music.

-Had to be done.

-Had to be done.

We see you every morning on BBC Breakfast.

We want to know are we going to be getting some snow?

Some of us have already had snow this morning, Lindsey.

But, yes, there is some more in the form of wintry showers

for most, as far south as North Wales,

but some more snow in Scotland.

Well, all this talk of weather got us thinking.

It's Blue Peter, we like having a go,

so we thought maybe you could show us how the weather is done.

-How does that sound?

-It would be my pleasure.

-Yes!

OK, let's walk this way. We've got a massive green screen here.

What's that all about, Carol?

Well, this is how we present the weather.

So we see the green screen, but the way the viewers at home

see the weather is, our computers overlay the weather map

onto that green screen.

-There it is.

-It is so clever.

When you look behind you, that is all you see.

So the way I know where I'm pointing to

is by looking at the camera right in front of me.

I can see everything, but in reverse.

So what's left is right and what's right is left.

The other thing is, everything we say is unscripted,

it's all ad-libbed.

And it's all live as well, so you can't make mistakes.

-We do.

-Something else you can't do is wear green, can you?

Because you won't be seen wearing green.

Mum, I can disappear!

LAUGHTER

He came out of nowhere. Radzi has some green thing there.

-The secret was given away there.

-We should do the weather like that.

You should. You should try it. It's Blue Peter, so we thought

you could show me exactly how the weather is done.

But first we'd like to see you, the pro, at work.

We've got some graphics here, a map there.

-Do you think you could do it?

-Yeah, I'd love to.

-OK. Good luck, Carol. Take it away.

-OK, well, today what we've got are

showers across Northern Ireland - some of them will be heavy,

but the showers across Scotland merging to give some heavier bursts

with snow down to about 200m,

but that snow level will rise

as we go through the course of the day as temperatures rise.

Across north-west England we've also got some showers merging,

a few of them skipping over the Pennines,

but for most, as we come south,

it's going to be dry and fine after a frosty start.

Some sunshine through London, not just in the morning,

but that will prevail all the way through the course of the day too.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Oh, wow!

That is how the pros do it.

You make that look so easy. I'm going to have a go later

-at doing a very special Blue Peter forecast.

-Lovely.

-Help me.

What top tips have you got for me?

The best tip I can give you is how to find the right location.

-Say we were talking about Edinburgh.

-Yeah.

You look at the camera, you see where Edinburgh is on your map,

you put your hand on Edinburgh, and then you look at your hand

-and it will be the right place.

-Everything's the wrong way round!

You're doing the classic, Lindsey.

-You want to bring your hand in front of you.

-Yeah!

-Keep it behind you.

-I'll have hands everywhere.

We'll do that later - please stay and help me out.

Carol Kirkwood, everyone.

Thank you.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Radzi, over to you.

Now, though, it is time for Barney's epic, massive,

HUGE musical challenge.

-TRAILER-STYLE VOICEOVER:

-120 thousand singers.

20 jam-packed stadium shows.

This is Young V...

COUGHING

It's actually really difficult to do that voice. Can I do my own?

Thank you. You're probably wondering why the big-time showbiz intro.

Well, that's because Young Voices IS big-time.

For the last 20 years, Young Voices

has brought school choirs together from around the country

to sing in giant arenas like this one in Birmingham.

So a Young Voices concert

can bring up to 8,000 people together in one room,

and those people form a choir.

And of course, a choir has to sing the same thing at the same time,

all together, and that's quite a tricky thing.

It's the job of the conductor to keep everyone performing as one,

and that's the role I'm going to be taking on.

I've conducted an orchestra before, so I know how difficult

keeping everyone in time can be.

But a symphony orchestra is around 90 musicians.

This is a choir of 6,000, and to add to the pressure,

I have to lead this mighty choir at a concert in Sheffield

in just one week's time.

So I'm straight into rehearsals with the principal conductor, David.

# I've got the power in me

# You've got the power in you... #

I'm going to be stepping into David's shoes for one song,

called Power In Me.

When the chorus comes in, it's very energetic.

-It is.

-So we've got to be very energetic as well.

We need to work out how I'm going to use the choir

to really bring the music to life.

Then you have to divide the choir into two parts -

3,000 people in part one,

3,000 people in part two.

-# We got the power

-Got the power... #

Giving the choir different parts to sing in the chorus

will hopefully make the song have more impact.

As soon as we've decided how to arrange the music,

we're joined by members of a Young Voices choir

who know the song word for word.

# I've got the power P-P-Power... #

Time to try out the split section.

# We've got the power

# You've got the power... #

-Oh, no!

-It's OK!

-It's important I get this bit right.

'It's a lot to get my head around.'

-# We've got the power

-Got the power

# We've got the power... #

But with a bit of practice, we get it right.

# ..the power in me. #

How did he do, everybody?

CHILDREN CLAP

That was actually quite tough,

and that was only with 30 children in a choir.

In just a week's time I've got to learn that song so well

that I can conduct 6,000 children.

And it's not going to be in a little back room.

It's going to be in an arena like this.

-SCREAMING

-Help!

'It's performance day in Sheffield.' How we all doing?

'And I have just one rehearsal

'to get used to conducting my choir of thousands.'

SINGING

It starts really well, and I'm feeling great.

Yes!

'But with so many singers,

'I need to show them exactly when to start each verse,

'and I'm not clear enough in one section.'

OK. Let's stop there.

A bit quiet - is that my fault?

There is something more you can do to help us -

show us a great big lead, a great big impulse a beat before they sing.

Well, there you have it. That was the first rehearsal.

Er...it's actually really hard to know what to say,

because that's the only chance I've got now

to get it right with our choir

before we do the live performance later on.

'So I spend the next few hours practising.'

HE SINGS UNDER HIS BREATH

'But I also get some feedback from members of the choir.'

It's OK to be nervous because you're just really excited.

I guess it gives you more energy,

if you're nervous, makes you perform more.

-Try and add more actions, just more...

-More actions.

So even the bit like, "No-one's gonna..."

-Yeah.

-All those bits.

Great advice. But the time for talking is over.

All that's left is the lonely walk from dressing room to stage.

It's showtime.

-ANNOUNCER:

-..Barney from Blue Peter!

SCREAMING

# When the race is nearly done And I feel I can't go on... #

So far, so good. The choir are following my lead,

and they are sounding awesome.

# I've got the power in me

# You've got the power in you

# I've got the... #

But I've still got to try and make the tricky split parts work.

-# We've got the power

-Got the power

-# We've got the power

-Got the power... #

It goes perfectly, and I can finally start to relax.

# I've got the power in me

# You've got the power in you I've got the power... #

Standing on the podium conducting 6,000 children

is sending shivers down my spine.

It's been truly inspiring

to be part of this amazing, magical musical night.

# ..I've got the power in me. #

CHEERING AND SCREAMING

APPLAUSE IN STUDIO

How awesome was that?

Carol, you've been giving Lindsey some tips while we watched that.

Do you think she has what it takes to be a BBC forecaster?

I absolutely do. I think she'll be brilliant.

She's got so much energy, and she's passionate,

-so yes, I think she'll be great.

-It's time to find out.

-Are you up for doing Strictly-style judging?

-Definitely.

-Take your place over there.

-Thank you.

So here we have my friend Lindsey Russell

in her BBC Forecasting debut.

Oh, dear. We're live. Here we go.

This is the Blue Peter weather.

And as you can see, just up here

there's going to be periods of really high pressure in Donaghadee -

that's where I'll be starting my Sport Relief challenge.

We can't tell you more than that, but it will be revealed next week

so make sure that you're watching.

What is this hamster ball here all about, I hear you ask?

You will find out. And as we whisk over this way,

there's going to be whirlwinds generated in the north-west,

I believe is where we are,

especially at the National Cycling Centre

where Barney and Radzi are going head to head again.

And we're already off to the north-east

where there's going to be some wild weather

as our Wolfblood winner... Oh, this is really hard!

..takes on a new challenge, and she's going to be in the new series.

Down here in Buckinghamshire - oh, I got it! -

the heat is on as Barney takes on a pancake-tossing race.

Make sure you do not miss that.

And now we're going to go across the sea, that way, to Germany,

with some gravity-defying observations

as Barney chats to astronaut Tim Peake.

It's all going to be great. And we just had an official warning in...

I feel like someone's there.

..saying that you should stay in every Thursday

-and watch Blue Peter!

-Linds!

I disappeared!

That was really hard!

You absolutely smashed that.

Let's find out what Carol thinks. Carol, the scores, please!

The judges' scores are in.

Carol Kirkwood.

Well, I thought Lindsey was brilliant.

She went out there, she gave it her all,

she was absolutely succinct -

she gets a 10 from me.

-Yay! Thanks, Carol!

-Linds, and from me,

-you get a 2!

-What?!

-No, only joking.

-You get a 1!

-That's a shame.

-Right...

-Now then, at the start of the show,

we asked you which stunt you'd like Team Voodoo to take part in.

And we can reveal the result!

It was very close, wasn't it?

-Drumroll, please.

-Need to get serious.

They're going to be doing...

-the balance beam!

-Wow.

Wow! OK, this is really tough, isn't it?

-Let's walk and talk here.

-Let's walk over this way.

-Guys, how are you feeling?

-Rob, how difficult is this?

It's insanely difficult.

Not many people in the world can do this.

I'm not one of them.

Not many people actually have, so should be interesting!

This could be a world first, Radzi.

Guys, let's give it all...

Every inch you get is genuinely a phenomenal effort.

OK, let's get some support in the studio. Come on, guys.

SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

OK, ready?

-3, 2, 1, go.

-Go on, mate.

You've got this.

GROANING

Can I have another go?

So, so difficult. It was a valiant effort.

-High five.

-That's hard, that is so hard.

You guys have been amazing.

That is the problem with live TV - you only get one chance at things.

But what a fantastic effort. Guys, thank you so much for coming in.

And please make sure you're watching next week -

we've got a jam-packed show for you once again.

Let's kick things off with a brand-new competition

we've got in the name of the Sport Badge.

If you love the Sport Badge, you'll love this.

And we've got lots going on for Sport Relief.

Going to be launching my brand-new challenge,

so make sure you're watching. What is that hamster ball all about?

You...I mean, I'd love to be able to tell you what it is...

-Ssh!

-OK, I'll be quiet.

Also, think of the greatest British Olympian of all time.

He goes by the name of Sir...

Christopher Hoy.

There he is, setting Barney and myself another cycling challenge.

Make sure you do not miss it.

Thank you so much for coming in, guys,

thanks to the lovely Carol Kirkwood.

We will see you next week, when Barney's back! Bye!

Well done, guys.