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It's the moment we've all been waiting for.

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You'll get to see the winners of the Blue Peter Book Awards 2014

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as they receive their trophies.

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Plus the legendary author and man behind the Alex Rider series

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Anthony Horowitz is right here in the studio,

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writing a brand-new story based on your ideas.

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Plus it made my muscles ache, my mouth chatter

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and my brain freeze.

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It's Radzi versus Lake Windermere all for Sport Relief.

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That is all coming up on today's Blue Peter.

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She's good!

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CHEERING

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-Thank you very much.

-Hello!

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-We are live on Blue Peter, of course.

-Yes.

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And there's loads coming up today so we're just going to dive in.

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Dive in!

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But Lindsey, it's hard to take you seriously as Cruella de Vil.

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What are you talking about? This is a great costume.

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Also you can't talk! You're an Oompa Loompa.

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-I am but I am a good Oompa Loompa.

-Yeah, you are.

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Anyway, as you can tell, we have been inspired by you lot at home

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because we always get sent in... Stop it!

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..great photos of you lot dressing up for World Book Day.

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And of course, as Radzi said,

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I'm Cruella de Vil

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from The Hundred And One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith.

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It's the first time I can say this.

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My hair is getting in my eyes!

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Yes, you voted in your thousands.

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-So thank you so much for that.

-Do you know what...?

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I'm saying that because there's one person missing.

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There is, from this Blue Peter trio.

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-Guess who! It's Barney Harwood of course.

-It is.

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And he is getting into his costume that you lot have chosen for him.

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Yes, and you voted in your thousands, as I just said.

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And thank you so much for doing so.

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There were three characters you could have voted for but...

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the voting is closed.

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Yes, indeed, it is. Who were the characters, Lindsey?

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Well, you could choose Bilbo Baggins from the Hobbit by JRR Tolkien.

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Gangsta Granny by David Walliams.

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Or the Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

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We can reveal the character you voted that Barney Harwood

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is now dressed up as is...

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-BOTH:

-Gangsta Granny!

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This is my favourite show ever.

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Barney, you look unbelievable.

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-Thank you, I want one of these.

-You look like Gangsta Granny!

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Thank you, everybody. We had so many votes

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-and it's well worth it.

-It really is!

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Can I just say what a brilliant character Gangsta Granny is?!

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She's not the only great character that's been created by an author

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cos if we go this way... Can I have a lift, please?

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-Of course you can.

-OK, I'll just jump on. Let's go.

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Aah!

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If we go over this way, we could meet...

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-Oh, my gosh, Barney, stop!

-Here you are, you're sorted.

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..we could meet author Anthony Horowitz. Hello.

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CHEERING AND SMASHING

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-Anthony, hi.

-Cruella!

-Hello, Anthony.

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It's great to have you here on Blue Peter.

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And it's even better to see you wearing your gold Blue Peter badge.

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Barney leapt out in a supermarket and gave that to me.

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I was so excited! I was doing a signing and it was great.

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It looks brilliant. Now, let's get down to business

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cos we all love the Alex Rider series, myself included.

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And your new book is actually a prequel of the series.

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What made you want to write it?

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Russian Roulette was a book about an assassin.

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I decided that for the first time,

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instead of writing about a hero, I'd write about a villain.

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And Alex Rider fans will know that Yassen Gregorovich

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is the assassin who chases Alex through all the books.

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And so I decided to find out what turned him into a bad guy.

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That was the idea.

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Now, how difficult is it to write a villain?

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Is it something quite tricky? What are your top tips?

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-Actually, Lindsey, villains are easier.

-Really?

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Well, you can only be good, really, in one way

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-but you can be bad in all sorts of ways.

-That's true!

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I draw my villains from all sorts of places -

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people I know... relatives make very good villains.

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I take them out of the newspapers, sometimes,

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politicians and bad people around the world.

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Inspiration is everywhere!

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So you think it is more difficult

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to write heroes into your books sometimes?

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Creating a hero is difficult but when you've got a villain,

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what's great is you can give them a terrible ending.

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When I start creating a villain, I'm always thinking,

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"What's going to happen to them at the end?"

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And that's part of the fun.

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You have the coolest job!

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And you're doing something special for us today in the studio.

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You're going to be writing a live story, and you?

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-It is quite a challenge but with help, fortunately.

-Yes!

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Luckily, you lot at home have been getting in touch,

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sending in your comments and suggestions on the website

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for Anthony, to help him begin his story.

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You've started it, haven't you? You've got some favourite ideas?

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I've had some fantastic ideas from Blue Peter viewers.

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Let's start with JadeSweetAvocado.

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-She said, "Make Barney Harwood the villain."

-I like that.

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-I might make him the hero, in fact.

-OK.

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PlumTwistingGhost said, "Set it in the future."

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Sci-fi, why not?

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AmaranthJokeyPrincess wanted it set in 2020.

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I'm going to go a bit later.

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But here's an idea, "When fun is against the law."

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-I think that's a great idea.

-Wow, that IS a good idea.

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EmeraldCloudyZebrafish came up with a hero called Theodore Electron.

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-Isn't that a great name?

-That is an amazing name!

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And NavyblueUkeleleHeather said,

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"Set it in a Scottish castle in Elgin."

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I've never been there but I like the sound of it.

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Very specific! We have viewers that know exactly what they want.

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And loads of great ideas.

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You've actually used them to come up with a plot,

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some ideas for the story.

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Combining all those suggestions, it goes something like this.

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OK, take it away, Anthony.

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There's an episode of Blue Peter

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being beamed from a secret television studio

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in a castle in Scotland.

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This is the year 2050, when all fun has been banned.

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Blue Peter is breaking the law by transmitting cheerful programmes.

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But what they don't know is that their special guest,

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Theodore Electron,

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is actually a government agent.

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OK! So there's actually a lot to work with there, isn't there?

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-And not much time.

-Not much time! So let's get on with it.

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What do you need next from our viewers?

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Well, if we're to have Barney, let's have a description of Barney.

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Let's have just a few words. How would you describe Barney?

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This is a sci-fi story

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so what sort of pet would you find in this studio in 50 years' time?

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I like that a lot.

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And if you were a baddie, how would you sabotage the studio?

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I don't want something simple like a bomb,

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-more interesting and imaginative.

-OK.

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How do you sabotage it here?

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So the viewers can be really creative?

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And all those ideas I will put into the story

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-which I'll be writing from now.

-We can't wait!

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-You get writing. You've only got about nine minutes.

-Right, OK!

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You know what to do at home. Get to the website...

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Get those ideas coming in! It's over to you, Radzi.

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Writing a story in that short space of time,

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that is a challenge!

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-I am beginning...

-HE LAUGHS

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Now, challenges are something that I'm learning a lot more about

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being a presenter on Blue Peter,

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as you'll have seen last week when we launched Team Blue Peter

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and I started the journey of my epic Sport Relief swimming challenge

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to swing...swim, rather, one mile of Lake Windermere,

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the freezing lake Windermere,

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the immensely cold Lake Windermere, which I struggled so much with.

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Well, last week was a journey to get me to this point here

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- my attempt of the one mile.

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Here's how I got on.

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Ten weeks ago, I began my very own Sport Relief adventure.

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I was given the challenge to swim one mile in open water in February.

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With the help of expert Colin Hill, training started.

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-I'm definitely going to get in there.

-Oh, yeah.

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No discussion, you're getting in.

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My first experience of cold water was awful!

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And I soon discovered that open water swimming

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is a lot harder than it looks.

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I've spent the last ten weeks preparing for this challenge,

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with some Blue Peter support along the way.

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And I've also experienced a different type of cold...

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an ice bath!

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As things stand now, I'm not ready.

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But I continued to train and swum my furthest distance to date.

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-Take your marks...

-HORN SOUNDS

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For safety reasons, I wore a wet suit.

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But it really didn't make it any easier.

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If I couldn't finish 1,000m

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then I wouldn't be allowed to attempt the final mile.

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I just swum 1,000m

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and I've got my medal to prove it!

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This journey has been long but it's not over.

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'The final swim is edging ever closer.'

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'With my confidence low and the mile swim approaching,

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'Colin takes me to see the swim route before the big day.'

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We'll go and see one of the potential start points for the mile swim.

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Just give you a feeling about how far it's going to look

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from where you're going to start.

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In most places up this end it's about a mile wide.

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With the cold water challenge you will just continue to get colder.

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OK, we're going to start just over the shore in Wray Bay.

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I think I'm getting the gist. It's a lot longer than I thought.

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That is a lot further than I thought.

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With a bit of luck, we have snow on the mountains, it'll be nice

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and cold, under five degrees, to really, you know,

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that's going to be a real proper challenge for you.

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'My ten weeks of preparation were over

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'and it was time to put my training to the test.'

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'It was challenge day.

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'But luckily I had top British swimmer Keri-Anne Payne to give me

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'some last-minute advice.

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'She's a two-time World 10K Open Water Champion

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'and Olympic silver medallist.'

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In a few minutes time, I'm going to get getting in that

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and I'm a little bit nervous.

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That's good, nerves are a really good thing.

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I always get nervous. It's just your body's natural instinct.

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It's getting to swim, it's getting ready to do this amazing challenge

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that you're about to take. So, nerves are really good.

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What's it going to feel like when you actually get to the end?

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The feeling is just of elation, pretty much and for ever more

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I will remember the finish of my race.

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Go out there and just absolutely enjoy it, if you possibly can.

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And I think we still need to get you warmed up,

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so you better get ready to go and I'll see you on the other side.

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-Hopefully I'll see you when I've finished.

-Yes.

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Good luck!

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Good luck, Radzi.

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'From the beach, I knew the lake was choppy, but it was only

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'when I entered the water that I realised just how bad it was.'

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OK, Radzi, this way, this way, Radzi, this way.

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'The waves make me lose my bearings and straightaway I go off course.

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'I've never swam in anything like this before.'

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That's it, keep going. Just follow the kayaker.

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He's got loads of support. We've got loads of kids that have come down

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from the local area, they've made posters and banners.

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CHEERING

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This way, Radzi, this way. This way, Radzi.

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Must have set off about ten minutes ago.

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-I thought we would have seen him by now.

-We can't see anything.

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'The strong winds and choppiness of the water have now made this

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'challenge near on impossible for me.'

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You're doing good, Radzi.

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I thought we'd see at least his hair from here.

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THEY LAUGH

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You can see his hair from space.

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'Colin tells me to push on

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'but that's exactly what I was trying to do.'

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Keep it going. Dig in.

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'So, I start to doubt whether I even have enough in me to carry on.'

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One thing I'll say is that he's determined.

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This isn't easy.

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OK, we've got the ferry about to go past now.

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That's going to cause a few more waves for him,

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on top of the waves you already have.

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Radzi, the freestyle is much faster. Dig in.

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This is a tough challenge. You're doing really well.

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It was a personal challenge for Radzi as well -

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he's not a big fan of the cold and that's why he wanted to do this.

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You know, that overcoming-your-fears kind of challenge.

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OK, Radzi, you're halfway. This is great. Keep it going.

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'I take a deep breath and go for it. I've decided to fight this.

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'I will not be beaten.'

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We can see the crowds waiting for you.

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Going to get some shelter from these waves soon,

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so dig in for the next five minutes.

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'The cold is taking over.

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'I'm so tired but worse than that,

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'I begin to lose all coordination, hypothermia's kicking in,

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'and I start to worry that Colin's going to have to pull me out.'

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Heads towards this boat. Keep going, Radzi.

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Yeah, that way, keep going.

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He must be feeling like his muscles don't want to work.

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You're nearly three quarters, very nearly.

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'I can't hang around. I can't stop, not for a second.

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'I will finish this.'

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Come on, Radzi!

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Radzi, you're there, you can see the end.

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-Mate, you're there. Mate, you're there.

-You done it, Radzi.

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You've done it, Radzi. Push!

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Come on, Radzi!

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CHEERING

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He's done it, he's done it!

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'I've made it. And I'm absolutely exhausted.'

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CHEERING

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It was tough conditions.

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He was an absolute star. That was amazing.

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-Let's hear it for Radzi!

-Radzi!

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CHEERING

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Well done, that was incredible.

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Yeah, we could see that.

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We've got a slight problem, though - there's no film in the cameras.

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You've got to go back and do it again.

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CHEERING

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I feel a little emotional. That was amazing.

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So proud of him, he's done it.

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-That's huge.

-See, you can do anything.

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Yeah, go, Radzi.

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CHEERING CONTINUES

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Radzi, I'm so, so proud of you. We all are.

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We're all crying watching it again. Well done.

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That was the hardest thing I've ever done.

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But I have to give big thanks to Colin Hill, my trainer. The guy's

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a legend, he's a superhuman, so thank you so much, Colin -

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I know you're watching - for helping me and for all the people

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that just turned up, I could hear your cheers half a mile away.

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It didn't stop. They were going for about three hours. Just,

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-"Radzi! Radzi! Radzi!" The whole time.

-Yeah, thank you so much.

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Now, open water swimming can be dangerous,

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so please don't ever attempt that

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unless you've done the proper training, like I did,

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and you've got a professional supervisor, just like I did.

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But if you want to join in the Sport relief fun,

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if you want to enter the Sport Relief games then grab a grown-up

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and go on to the Blue Peter website,

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in which there's actually a link for Sport Relief right there.

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And click on Chris Hoy's head.

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And that tells you everything you need to know.

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It's a fantastic event.

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That's right and that'll take you to the Sport Relief website

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-and then all you need to do is enter your postcode. Hi, Granny.

-Hiya.

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That was good timing. Now, if you do put your postcode in,

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it's going to generate some areas local to you that do the run,

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the swim and the cycle for Sport Relief, so get involved,

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it's really worth it. All you need to do is sign up,

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click on the Blue Peter box, and make sure you take a grown-up.

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It really is a worthwhile cause.

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I just saw myself on that monitor, that's brilliant.

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It really is well worth having a go, so make sure you join in. And we're

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not the only people who think so. Here's Little Mix. Laters, yeah?

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BEEPING

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Join the fun and games.

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You can run, swim or cycle for Sport Relief.

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Find out more at...

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Hi, I'm James Toseland, and I want you to get involved in Sport Relief.

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You can run, swim or cycle for Sport Relief.

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Hi, I'm Joanna Rowsell, Olympic cycling gold medallist,

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and I want you to get involved with Sport Relief 2014.

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Hello, I'm Greg Rutherford and I want you - yes, you -

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to get involved with Sport Relief.

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It's all happening between...

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You heard them - join in the fun and get involved with Sport Relief 2014.

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Now, Anthony Horowitz is here doing a challenge.

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It's timed. It's a little bit stressful, isn't it?

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I'm feeling the pressure but I'm getting some wonderful ideas.

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I had a great weapon from BlackQuickDragon.

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I had a terrific pet from LilacMuffinElk.

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And GingerBubblyPear came in with a terrific desperations of Barney,

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so I'm getting a lot of help.

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I like that you're not giving much away. Keeping it secret.

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So, what do the viewers need to come up with next?

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OK, well, for this story I need two more things. First of all,

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I haven't got a title yet. A title would help,

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something short and quick. But I also need a bad joke. A short, bad joke.

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You know Barney Harwood's just there for the bad jokes.

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I want one from the viewers.

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OK, fine. So, you know what to do, head to the website.

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Anthony, you've got just five minutes now,

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so I'm going to stop distracting you.

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Head to the website...

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..and get creative. Barney, Granny, whoever you are, it's over to you.

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I'm stood right here, I can hear everything you're saying.

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My jokes are of high quality. Hi, yes, I've derigged from

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the grandma thing, apart from the facial hair -

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some grandmas do have moustaches -

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to talk to you about the awards that we are about to announce,

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the World Book Day, and the Blue Peter Awards 2014.

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Now, I'm going to need some help, so please welcome a guy who's won

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the award himself three years ago - he's a legend -

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it's Marcus Sedgwick.

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CHEERING

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-How are you?

-Very well, thank you.

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The last time I saw you I wasn't wearing a skirt.

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I don't think so.

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-You won the Blue Peter Book Award.

-I did, yes.

-How did that feel?

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Well, to win any book award is amazing.

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To win the Blue Peter Book Award - pretty awesome.

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And to be here only a few years later as part of the judging panel.

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You've had to whittle these books down from 40 to six.

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-How difficult was that?

-Well, it was very hard, but I had

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two great judges helping me and in the end I think we got down to

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six books, three in each category, that we're really proud of.

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Well, it was 400 children from ten schools and our six guests here

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in the studio - hello, six guests, more about you in a second -

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who actually got in involved and whittled these down to the top six.

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So, let's move on to the categories.

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The first category is the Best Book With Facts.

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Yeah, Weird World Of Wonders, World War II,

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by Tony Robinson and Del Thorpe.

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Marvellous Maths, Jonathan Litton, and Thomas Flintham.

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And Animal Kingdom by Ian Richards and Ed Simkins.

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Well worthy of the top spots there.

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We have the winner in the gold envelope

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but before you announce that, let me speak to Lewis, cos you know

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all about these books, you've read them. Let's talk about the one

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that's won and why you liked it.

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I liked it because it was just very humorous and really funny and

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the jokes just fitted in really well with the book

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-and it was just really amazing.

-Top quality jokes,

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the sort you would hear on this show from time to time, yes?

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-Yes.

-Lindsey, wherever you are. OK.

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We're going to get a drum roll and you can open the envelope.

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-DRUM ROLL

-OK, the winner is...

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The Weird World Of Wonders World War II by Tony Robinson and Del Thorpe.

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CHEERING

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Now, Tony couldn't be here today because he's filing in Australia,

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but before he went Radzi caught up with him

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and told him that he'd won and this is what he said.

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-Tony, thanks so much for joining us.

-Not at all.

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It is my pleasure to say that you are, with your book,

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The Weird World Of Wonders World War II,

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the Blue Peter Book Award 2014 Best Book with Facts.

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Yeah! Can I go mad? Yeah!

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Yeah, yeah, yeah! That's what they do, isn't it?

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Yeah!

7:49:277:49:29

-You do it, too.

-BOTH: Yeah!

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Thank you very much. If being pleased is about that big then I'm,

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like, the size of the Isle of Wight at the moment.

7:49:367:49:39

Tony, thanks so much for joining us. It's been an absolutely pleasure.

7:49:397:49:42

And congratulations again.

7:49:427:49:43

-Do you want to touch it?

-I do.

-Get off!

7:49:437:49:47

You've got to be quicker than that, Radzi. Well done, congratulations

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to Tony Robinson. Now, let's move on to the Best Story. First up...

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Oliver And The Seawigs by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

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Roof Toppers by Katherine Rundell.

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And Whale Boy by Nicole Davies and Joe McLaren.

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All worthy of a place in the top three.

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Before you announce the winner, Grace,

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what did you like about the winning book?

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I liked the end because the ending was really great

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and some of the words that they had in there were just fantastic.

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OK, thank you. Cool hat, by the way.

7:50:177:50:19

-All you've got to do now is say, "Cue the drum roll."

-Cue the drum roll.

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DRUM ROLL

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The winner is...Roof Toppers by Katherine Rundell.

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Who is right here in the Blue Peter studio.

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Let's get a massive round of applause.

7:50:297:50:32

-Katherine, welcome to the show.

-Thank you so much.

7:50:327:50:34

Before we talk about it, there's a little presentation to be done.

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Would you mind helping me out here, Lucy? Look at it, there it is.

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Congratulations, the Best Story the Blue Peter Book Awards 2014.

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-How do you feel?

-Wonderful.

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I'd be cartwheeling if I weren't wearing a dress.

7:50:477:50:49

I think we should see that. We've got an action replay machine as well.

7:50:497:50:53

Let's talk about where the idea for the book came from.

7:50:537:50:55

So, it's about children who live up on rooftop of Paris and when I was a

7:50:557:50:59

student at uni I used to go running around the rooftops at Oxford.

7:50:597:51:02

And, like, put a bit of lipstick on the gargoyles. And then once I saw

7:51:027:51:05

a beer bottle up there and I thought,

7:51:057:51:06

"What if people lives up on the rooftops? Secret lives, what then?"

7:51:067:51:10

Amazing. And who'd have thought to go from an idea as simple as that to

7:51:107:51:13

a story that's got you the Blue Peter Book Award 2014.

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One more round of applause, please.

7:51:157:51:17

CHEERING

7:51:177:51:20

Now, it's really great to have everyone here in the studio.

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I want to say think you very much for being involved but also

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if you want to be a superstar author, why not get the World Book Day

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voucher you've got at your school and exchange it for a book

7:51:287:51:30

you want to read. Reading that could give you some cool ideas of your own

7:51:307:51:33

and you could be stood here in a few years. It might even make you into

7:51:337:51:36

a world superstar author

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who can write a story during a live TV programme.

7:51:387:51:40

Linds, how's he getting on?

7:51:407:51:41

We're getting on well. How's it going, Anthony?

7:51:417:51:44

-Well, the story is sort of in shape.

-OK, starting to take shape.

7:51:447:51:47

The website's playing up a bit, isn't it?

7:51:477:51:49

We haven't had the title through yet, and I haven't yet had the joke

7:51:497:51:52

but there's still time.

7:51:527:51:53

That just proves it is officially live Blue Peter.

7:51:537:51:56

The website's been overloaded with comments.

7:51:567:51:58

So, do keep sending in your ideas and while we're on that topic,

7:51:587:52:01

what do we need to be sending in next?

7:52:017:52:03

-Well, I think I've got pretty much everything I need now, actually.

-OK.

7:52:037:52:06

So, we're still looking for a title.

7:52:067:52:08

Just a title would still be great and a joke. I just want one.

7:52:087:52:11

-Somebody must know a bad joke.

-A really, really bad joke.

7:52:117:52:13

And if the website doesn't work we've always got Barney

7:52:137:52:16

standing by ready to give us a terrible joke.

7:52:167:52:18

So, don't even worry about it.

7:52:187:52:20

Not many time left now. Good luck. I can't wait to see how it works out.

7:52:207:52:23

Thanks a lot.

7:52:237:52:25

Thank you very much, that was amazing.

7:52:257:52:28

There really isn't much time left for Anthony to create his story

7:52:287:52:30

but it's not just Mr Horowitz that you lot at home have been

7:52:307:52:33

getting in touch with. Take a look at this big badge wall this week.

7:52:337:52:37

Over 5,000 of you have been in touch in February alone.

7:52:377:52:41

It's amazing. You've all been inspired by things that you've

7:52:417:52:44

seen on the Blue Peter telly show.

7:52:447:52:45

This is Ruben from Blackpool, my home town.

7:52:457:52:48

And this is a his picture of crayon art, which is

7:52:487:52:50

a ship that he's designed.

7:52:507:52:52

He's wearing a lot of badges there as well.

7:52:527:52:54

Honestly, it's so good to see people being creative but even more so

7:52:547:52:57

that you're wearing your badges and that you've had a great go at that.

7:52:577:53:00

Molly was inspired by the pancake make from last week.

7:53:007:53:02

-Absolutely worthy winner of...

-Barney cheated!

7:53:027:53:05

-I did not.

-Barney cheated.

-OK, I did a little bit.

7:53:057:53:09

Still inspiration enough to send a picture. Thank you very much.

7:53:097:53:12

And look at this beautiful picture from Sophie.

7:53:127:53:14

This is me swimming in Lake Windermere

7:53:147:53:16

and everything is supporting me -

7:53:167:53:18

the birds, the trees, even a hedgehog.

7:53:187:53:20

There was a hedgehog there, we saw him.

7:53:207:53:22

-He was cheering you on the day.

-His little flag.

7:53:227:53:24

-Lindsey, what about yourself?

-Victor has sent this one in.

7:53:247:53:27

Look, it's a little clay necklace that he's made. How good is that?

7:53:277:53:30

I think we're definitely going to be giving it to Gangster Granny.

7:53:307:53:33

She could pull that off, couldn't she? We love it, Victor, thank you.

7:53:337:53:36

Thank you, all of you, for getting in touch

7:53:367:53:38

and if you need to know the address to get in touch, head to website.

7:53:387:53:42

While you're there, you better go and check out a game

7:53:427:53:45

called Athletes V Monsters.

7:53:457:53:46

It's brilliant. We had a go this morning. I got 2.97 miles.

7:53:467:53:49

You know the run, swim and cycle thing for Sport Relief?

7:53:497:53:52

You can choose your favourite celebrity and you can race them

7:53:527:53:55

as far as you can. See what score you can get. 2.97, try and beat it.

7:53:557:53:58

This week we have an amazing author making a story live on the show.

7:53:587:54:02

Does it get any better than that?

7:54:027:54:04

I don't think it can but we can try and do something a bit similar

7:54:047:54:06

but different. We're going to try and write a song next week with this guy,

7:54:067:54:10

he's called Beardyman. He's amazing.

7:54:107:54:12

# You're not a real zookeeper

7:54:127:54:15

# No, no, no, no

7:54:157:54:17

# You're not a real zookeeper

7:54:177:54:19

# No, no, no, no

7:54:197:54:21

# You're not a real zookeeper

7:54:217:54:24

# No, no, no

7:54:247:54:25

# Not a single penguin

7:54:257:54:28

# Not a single zebra

7:54:287:54:29

# Not a single giraffe... #

7:54:297:54:31

I've been a huge fan of Beardyman for a long time and he's going to

7:54:317:54:34

be here next week with his Beardytron 5000 MKII, that's a bit of technology

7:54:347:54:37

that he's going to be using to write a song. But he won't be able

7:54:377:54:40

to do that without your help. So, we need you to get in touch, please.

7:54:407:54:43

I'm so excited. We want you to come up with a name of the song

7:54:437:54:46

that he is going to sing.

7:54:467:54:48

You could choose anything but he has to remind you of Blue Peter.

7:54:487:54:51

I'd go for I'm Feeling Cold. I'm Feeling Very, Very Cold.

7:54:517:54:53

How about Blue Speaker?

7:54:537:54:55

It sounds like the show and beats and tunes come from speakers.

7:54:557:54:58

Whatever you think, get on to the website - bbc.co.uk/bluepeter.

7:54:587:55:01

And we'll see how it turns out next week.

7:55:017:55:03

In the meantime, though, how's the story getting on?

7:55:037:55:05

It's going pretty well. It's the moment you have

7:55:057:55:07

all been waiting for. Thank you to all of you who've sent in a comment.

7:55:077:55:10

It's really annoying the website's being annoying.

7:55:107:55:12

-I've had some wonderful ideas anyway.

-Luckily we're with a pro,

7:55:127:55:15

Anthony Horowitz himself. So, Anthony, it's over to you.

7:55:157:55:18

I can't read it all but here's how it goes so far.

7:55:187:55:20

The recording sign flared red. The camera closed in.

7:55:227:55:25

A hush fell on the studio as the 10,000th edition of Blue Peter

7:55:257:55:28

began to transmit.

7:55:287:55:29

Barney Harwood, the long running presenter was now 70 years old

7:55:297:55:32

but thanks to plastic surgery and used cryogenic drugs,

7:55:327:55:35

he still looked 17, tall, mysterious, with piercing eyes.

7:55:357:55:40

Everything else had changed.

7:55:407:55:41

The year was 2050 and the programme was being recorded in a secret

7:55:417:55:44

cavern deep underneath the ruins of Elgin Castle in Scotland.

7:55:447:55:48

It had been 20 years since the government passed

7:55:487:55:50

its controversial No More Fun Bill,

7:55:507:55:52

an attempt to get the country to take itself more seriously.

7:55:527:55:55

And, of course, Blue Peter had been one of the first casualties.

7:55:557:55:58

Doctor Who, Sherlock and Horrible Histories

7:55:587:56:00

and Downton Abbey had all vanished from the airwaves.

7:56:007:56:02

Only Newsnight and Question Time remained. Barney cleared his throat.

7:56:027:56:06

Behind him, the Blue Peter pet, a pink flying unicorn that had

7:56:067:56:10

actually been created by scientists on the programme, stamped its foot.

7:56:107:56:14

"Hello," Barney began.

7:56:147:56:15

"Today on Blue Peter, our special guest is Theodore Electron,

7:56:157:56:18

"who is going to talk to us about his new book 500 Illegal Jokes."

7:56:187:56:22

He turned to his guest. "Hi, Theo, it's great to have you on the show."

7:56:227:56:25

Theodore Electron was 13 years old with white hair

7:56:257:56:28

and even whiter teeth.

7:56:287:56:29

"Thank you, Barney," He said. He had a thin, rather reedy voice.

7:56:297:56:32

"It's great to be here." Barney hesitated.

7:56:327:56:35

There was something strange about his guest, but what could it be?

7:56:357:56:38

He turned away and at that moment Theodore reached down

7:56:387:56:40

and pretended to scratch his knee

7:56:407:56:42

but in fact he had opened a secret panel in his leg.

7:56:427:56:45

Inside there was a deadly sci-fi gravity ray,

7:56:457:56:47

which he had just activated, and which would cause the moon to fall

7:56:477:56:50

on the studio in exactly one minute, killing Barney,

7:56:507:56:53

his co-presenter, Lindsey, Radzi, and everyone else.

7:56:537:56:58

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

7:56:587:57:01

That was unbelievable.

7:57:017:57:02

Barney, pink flying unicorns, what else do you need in a story?

7:57:027:57:05

-It's all there.

-It was brilliant.

7:57:057:57:06

Thank you so much for being here today. We've loved having you and,

7:57:067:57:09

of course, thank you to you guys at home for getting involved.

7:57:097:57:12

Anthony could not have done it without you. So, thank you.

7:57:127:57:15

We've loved having you, Anthony. It's over to you, boys.

7:57:157:57:17

Thanks very much, Linds. What a legend that man is.

7:57:177:57:19

I hope that he's still writing stories in 2052

7:57:197:57:22

and as for the flying pink uniform - I want one!

7:57:227:57:24

Did I say "uniform?" Unicorn. You know what I mean.

7:57:247:57:26

This show's been cram-packed

7:57:267:57:28

but I'm afraid it's just about all we've got time for.

7:57:287:57:30

Next week, not only do we have Beardyman but you'll also see

7:57:307:57:33

the next stage of our Sport Relief challenge. This one involves bikes.

7:57:337:57:36

It's a cycle challenge like no other. We're actually designing,

7:57:367:57:39

building and racing our own peddle- powered machines. Look at me go!

7:57:397:57:43

-Look at him!

-It's going to be pretty cool. Make sure you're watching.

7:57:437:57:48

And make sure you head to our website - bbc.co.uk/bluepeter

7:57:487:57:51

to find out the end of Anthony's story. Stop it, Granny. Thank you

7:57:517:57:54

so much to everyone today. Guys, thank you for coming in.

7:57:547:57:56

Thank you to Anthony and thank you to you lot at home

7:57:567:57:59

for getting involved. See you next week! Bye!

7:57:597:58:02

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