Punting, Gold and Raft Racing! All Over the Place

Ready for a mad dash round the UK with your CBBC mates?

Stay tuned as Naomi takes a punt on beating Ed,

Chris has a WHEELY good time,

Johny strikes gold,

Ceall gets to play with technology

and Iain gets a little crafty!

# All over the place

# All over the place

# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest

# Me and my mates all over the place

# It's true what you've heard Everything is absurd

# Whatever we do is strange but true

# All over the place

# All over the place

# Bet you didn't know this stuff was in the UK

-# But it turns up

-All over the place. #

Oh, wow, I didn't realise Oxford was famous for that.

-People do it all the time.

-Extreme pole-vaulting, really?

No! That's a traditional Oxford boat called a punt - they're punting.

I knew THAT! As if you've have pole-vaulters on the WATER!

-That'd just be ridiculous!

-Yeah. Yeah, right.

I've never done it, but I'm going to take a punt(!)

-and say it's going to be a POLE lot of fun!

-Ha, Ed, that is terrible.

Oh, Naomi, you're being too kind. That was a horrendous pun, Ed!

Or should that be PUN-T!? Oh no, it's catching...

Punting is extremely popular in Oxford.

Tom here is going to attempt to teach these two - good luck!

First off, you'd better take that to the building site...

Oh, no - this is what we punt with.

You want to put the pole in next to the boat, drop it in straight

and then tilt it forwards.

Then you can push the boat forwards by pushing hand over hand

until you get to the very top of the pole. You can steer with it.

Sweep it to the right to turn right,

-sweep it left, the boat turns left.

-That's easy to remember.

-Has anyone ever fallen in doing this?

-People do fall in quite often!

Normally they're OK.

-We'd better have a go.

-Shall we try it out?

Oh, I like this!

That water does not look inviting! I do not want to go in there!

Unlike Naomi, a punt has a flat bottom, which is unusual for a boat.

This means it's perfect for shallow or narrow waters.

Punts were used to transport goods up and down streams.

Not sure I've quite mastered the technique of this yet!

Will all you people get out of my way?

I know exactly what I'm doing and you lot are making me look stupid.

Ed, I'm impressed - you're looking very steady.

-Brilliant! I'm a natural. How's that?

-I'm a pro punter, that's easy!

Really? Have you been on the same planet for the last ten minutes?

-No, that was awful! I much prefer a pedalo, it's more stable.

-Pedalo?!

Easier to steer, less chance of falling in...

-Top pedalo fact for you.

-Oh, yeah?

Did you know that a very early design for the pedalo

was sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci?

-Where to, gov'nor?

-St Mark's Square, please,

and step on the pole - I'm late for a meeting.

-What line of business are you in?

-I'm an inventor.

-What are you inventing?

-Well, I've sketched out some ideas

for a bi-cycle and a heli-copter. Oh...

But I've also got...this.

I call it the pedalo.

What is it?

It's a water vehicle that's self-powered.

That's great. But, er...

where does the gondolier go?

You don't understand.

The passenger moves the boat forward through the water using their feet.

So you're telling me your invention has put me out of work.

Yes - isn't that brilliant? Think of all the spare time you'll have!

You'll be able to invent things.

I don't want to invent things - I want to paddle my boat!

Paddles are the past. Pedals are the future.

-No, no, no. Paddles.

-Pedals.

-Paddles.

-Pedals!

-Paddles!

-Pedals!

-Paddles!

-Pedals!

-Paddles!

-Pedals!

-Paddles!

Pedals! Argh!

Pass me the end of your paddle!

Paddles are a thing of the past. But, if you can't swim,

I've got an invention for ya!

I like to call it a flotation device.

-Be lucky!

-So, was Leonardo Da Vinci right? Are pedals best?

Let's put them to the test in the Punt vs Pedalo Challenge!

The rules are simple - to gather up as many inflatable objects

as you can without falling in!

The person with the most inflatables at the end has won!

On your marks, get set...

go!

And they're off...

Come on!

Naomi is powering ahead to inflatable number one.

Get out of my way! Ha-ha!

She's bagged one! No, wait a minute - that's two inflatables!

Good work.

-I've got something you haven't got!

-Ed's using a punting secret weapon.

But don't wobble that punt too much!

So that's pedalo two, and punt one.

-Naomi is in the lead.

-No, no!

Hey, come here, palm tree.

Come on, come to Naomi.

And she's done it again!

Pedalo three, punt one.

In your face, Petrie!

Just one inflatable left!

I'm breaking new boundaries on how to use a punt.

I've changed everything around, I'm going from the front now.

-Just crashed into the cameraman(!)

-How many inflatables have you got?

-This is four!

-Four?!

I've got one! Right, I'm boarding her.

-Time for some dirty tactics.

-What are you doing?

Arrr, haaarrr! Me hearties!

This is a raid!

This is a raid... Whoah!

Ooo-oh dear! Ed's lost his footing!

And the challenge - with a helping hand from Naomi...

So, that settles it - the pedalo is best

when it comes to gathering inflatable objects!

I let myself down, I let the punters of Oxford down,

-but most of all, I let my dolphin down.

-Oh, dear.

Come on, Ed - let's cheer you up with an ice-cream.

Can we take your pedalo?

I don't like punts any more.

# Things that stick out of the ground. #

Llanberis!

I can't see it - we're lost. We're lost!

What are you talking about, Ed? The power station's right there.

Duh, Richard - that's a mountain!

Not just any old mountain, Ed - Electric Mountain.

You can get great underground tours of the power station.

Why put a power station inside a mountain? Isn't that sinister?

This isn't a secret hideout of someone who's trying to take over

-the world?!

-Don't be ridiculous.

There's no evil baddie hiding in there.

That only happens in films.

A power station has been built inside this mountain,

known as... ZAP! ..Electric Mountain.

It's a hydro-ZAP! electric power station

which means it uses water to create...ZAP! ..electricity.

Ed and Richard, you have 40 seconds

to find out as much as you can about Electric Mountain.

Ed, you've got David, who's the bus driver,

Richard, you've got Jan, who's the guide.

Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner!

Three, two, one...go!

Why build it inside a mountain? Isn't that a waste of time?

-Out of sight.

-Oh, to hide it?

-Yes.

-How many people do you get here each day? Roughly?

-About 300.

-Are there any secret, evil villains living inside it?

-Some.

-Really?

-Most of them boys, most of them girls?

-A mix.

-OK.

-Old people?

-Yes.

-Is there a cafe/bistro?

-Yes.

Now I'm running out of questions! OK, so, um...

-Is there a gift shop?

-Yes.

-I'm reading it all off this sign!

-What is the best thing on the tour?

-The turbine hall.

KLAXON BLARES

I got a lot of questions in there.

-Hopefully we did well.

-Yes.

And the person who found out the most facts is...

-Ed!

-Hey!

-Ah, mate - what happened there?

-I don't know. I really don't.

Hard luck. And a hard hat.

-Ed - I might have lost, but bagsy that seat!

-What? Oi!

You have to go deep into the mountain by bus

to take the...ZAP! ..electrifying tour. Oh, come on!

Which is the length of 65.5 London Tower Bridges.

Let's see if Ed and Richard's brains are fully...ZAP! ..charged...

Ha! That is massive!

When they want water to power the turbine,

they open up this valve and all the water goes gushing through there -

enough water in one second to make a million and a half cups of tea.

If you drunk that, you'd have to go to the loo - often.

-This is the turbine hall.

-The what?

-The turbine hall.

-The turbine hall.

-It's a bit loud in here!

So what's this?

That's the shaft. That's being spun round by all the water

-going through the pipe.

-OK.

Spinning the shaft and that powers the generator upstairs

-that creates the electricity.

-They should make it a theme park ride.

I think a lot of people would lose their lunch on that!

-WHERE ARE WE GOING NOW, THEN?

-To the machine hall. Why are you shouting?

-Take your ear plugs out.

-WHAT?

-Take your ear plugs out!

-Oh, oh.

This is the machine hall, where the electricity's made.

-Wow. This is where the generators are?

-Yeah.

It's as long as two whole football pitches.

-It's as tall as a 16-storey tower block.

-Very impressive.

-I do know stuff too, Ed.

-Yeah.

That's about the height of about 29.5 Katy Perrys.

So the whole point of this place is to provide electricity

when there's really high demand for it

or if another power station breaks down.

Like a football player waiting on the bench to get the nod from the coach.

Kind of. If everyone's watching their favourite TV programme,

advert comes on, everyone flicks their kettles on

and there's a sudden huge demand for electricity,

it has to come from somewhere.

# They call me mellow yellow... #

Groovy, baby, yeah!

# They call me mellow yellow... #

That's strange - my kettle won't work.

And neither will my industrial nose-hair clippers.

This can only mean one thing.

Dr Weevil!

Dr Weevil's my name and stealing power's my game.

(Ahem.)

Well... That and Tiddlywinks. Thank you, Mini-Wee.

Not so fast, Dr Weevil.

-Edwin Powers here to save Wales.

-So you know my plan?

I know this power plant makes electricity when it's needed most,

like during ad breaks when everyone boils a kettle at the same time.

Exactly. In just 12 seconds, it produces enough power to boil...

..half a million kettles.

Or...my very own space rocket.

It's got a deadly laser on top so you can hold the world to ransom!

Get him, Mini-Wee!

Ah, yeah, baby!

# Whoo-hoo, oo-oo-oo

# Whoo-hoo, oo-oo-oo

# Whoo-hoo, oo-oo-oo Whoo-hoo

# Oo-oo, oo-oo

# Whoo-hoo, oo-oo-oo. #

You win this time, Mr Powers.

Yeah, baby!

And now everyone can enjoy a groovy cup of tea.

Ooh! Wonder what this is?

Don't! You don't know what it might do.

Ooh! (Phew!)

Oh. It doesn't do anything. That's a bit disappointing.

Lucky, you mean.

Come on - let's get back to the car.

# What are you thinking? What are you thinking?

# What are you thinking? #

Isle of Man!

'The Isle of Man is famous for TT motorbike racing and also has this!

'Uh! What is it?

'It's Joey Dunlop.

'He's famous for winning 26 TT championships.'

# Motorbiking

# Motorbiking... #

'What does TT stand for?

'Tourist Trophy. The fastest motorcyclist wins.

'I bet I could beat you, Ed.

'Vroom, vroom!

'I'm not playing that game, Chris.

'I'm not falling for this.

-'Vroom!

-Right! There's no way you're going to beat me! Vroom!'

# Motorbiking

# We're motorcycling... #

-'I LOVE wheels.

-Yeah, they are...very handy.

'Definitely get you places faster.

'If I had wheels instead of feet, I'd always be on time.

'Imagine if you DID have wheels instead of feet.'

If you had wheels for feet you could be in the Olympics and race round.

You could put rockets on the back and make them go really fast!

They'd just be running and you'd be like, whooooo! I'm finished!

You wouldn't be able to ride a bike or a scooter.

-You wouldn't need one.

-You might have to get an MOT for your feet!

You stand in the no-parking zones and they tow you away!

No! I'm not in a car, man!

# Grown-ups collect stuff, too! #

London!

36 years collecting,

652 in the collection,

Maurice is Weird Gadgets Man!

Is this a house or a museum?

This is insane, I don't know what half this stuff does.

-I reckon I know.

-Really?

-Morning, come on in!

-Morning, Maurice.

-Hi, Maurice.

Nice to see you.

Want a cup of tea? Love one.

This is your cup of tea from a self-pouring teapot from 1888.

1888! That means it's from the Victorian era.

Maurice's whole collection includes gadgets from 1851 right up to 1951.

I just hope the teabags are new!

Can you guess what any of these gadgets are?

I'm going to get every single one of these right. This, for instance.

-What do you think that is?

-It's for hanging keys off a dog.

Sadly not. That goes round a tent pole to hang your clothes.

That was the other thing I was going to say.

-These look like my type of thing.

-What do these do for you?

-They're glasses?

-Put them on and

-you'll see.

-I can see me!

-I know what it's for.

-Go on?

-It's for spotting dog poo when you're out walking!

-Ha-ha.

-Clever idea.

No, I can see my feet, so I'm looking there, but I can see here.

If you lay down on the floor you'll be able to read your book.

OK.

-Oh, yeah.

-Can you see me, what am I doing?

-Sticking out your tongue at me!

-Wow!

Maurice has got more gadgets than Q from James Bond, but how cool

would today's spies be if they could only use Victorian inventions?

-007, there you are. Take a seat.

-Why, thank you, sir.

Now, what do you know about this man, Bond?

Ah, yes, he stole one of our nuclear submarines.

Oh, oh dear. Well, more importantly,

he borrowed my lawnmower and he hasn't give it back.

Now walk this way.

For this mission you'll need gadgets.

We've had a few cutbacks so we're giving you Victorian gadgets.

First up is this, it's a finger stretcher.

HE SCREAMS

Ow! I thought this was meant to help your piano playing skills?

Yes, but imagine you've been captured, your hands are tied,

and you've got a particularly irritating bogey. Me, I'd be

in nasal agony, but you, Bond...

MUSIC FANFARE

I can pick my nose!

Exactly, we're also giving you the standard issue egg weigher.

There's nothing worse than being behind enemy lines with an egg,

the weight of which you have no idea.

This one feels rather heavy, I think it's a hand grenade.

EXPLOSION

My point precisely.

And last, but not least, your moustache protector!

But I don't have a moustache!

You're in disguise.

And an attacker is coming at your moustache. Hi-YA! Hi-ya! Hi-ya!

Oooh! Hi-ya!

What do you do?

Take off the moustache?

No, you use the moustache protector.

Hi-ya! Ow! Ow!

-Completely foiling your attacker.

-Are you sure it doesn't just

keep your moustache dry when you're eating soup?

Don't talk nonsense, Bond.

That's your mission, here are your gadgets,

now, go save the world!

Wanlock Head.

# Gold, I'm looking for gold!

# Gold, I'm looking for gold

# I'm a gold digger. #

This will be the song, then, yeah?

# So here we are in Wanlock Head

# At a museum about mining lead

# But shall I tell you all the reason why we're here instead?

# Be my guess, my rocking friend, please go right ahead

# We're on the trail of the precious thing

# So I can add to my collection of bling

# Cos hidden in these hills, So I've been told

# Are enormous quantities of purest gold

# Gold! Looking for gold

-# Looking for...

-Gold

-But we ain't going to mine for it

# There's a better way of finding it

# I thought that gold was embedded in rock?

# You're right, Johny, but prepare for a shock

# Glaciers and rivers wash it out at sea

# And golden flakes get transported into these trees

# That's why I'm wearing these rubber boots, yeah?

# Got to honest, Den, they really suits ya

# The gold in hidden In the sand and grit

# So how exactly do we look for it? Gold, looking for gold

-# Looking for...

-Gold

# Right here in the Scottish streams

# Going to be rich Beyond our wildest dreams

# Got to use this plastic pan

# And get a mixture of sludge and sand

# Gently wash the top layer off again and again

# If there's any gold it will be the last thing to remain

# It's called gold panning It's been done for years

# And it's not quite as easy as it first appears

# The best I've managed is a tiny speck

# That's not going to look very clever around your neck

# Gold!

-# Panning for gold! Panning for...

-Gold

# I was expecting bigger nuggets it's true

# The only nugget around here is you

-# Gold!

-Cos it's such a heavy metal, yeah?

-# Gold!

-Cos it looks so special, Yeah?

-# Gold!

-I can wear it on the telly, yeah?

-# Gold. #

-Got a hole in my welly, yeah.

# Gold, panning for gold Panning for gold

# Panning for... This golden flake's all mine all mine

# I think it's worth about 2.99! #

Wellesbourne!

-Ed, Ed!

-Yeah?

-What are you doing?

I don't care what CBBC says, Iain, I'm not taking part

in no rat race, uh-uh-uh, you can take your suit,

Mr Businessman, and your briefcase and put it in the recycling bin.

It's raft race, not rat race.

-Oh? Rafts?

-Yes!

-Like paddling?

-Yes!

-On the river?

-Yes!

Oh, that sounds great! That sounds like a really good competition.

It is a competition, Ed.

It's the Wellesbourne raft race and it's been running for 35 years!

It starts in the village of Waspington and ends at

Stratford-upon-Avon, over 11 kilometres away.

There's nothing I like more than

beating you and rub it in your face, you loser! Let's raft race!

The rafts are made out of plastic barrels and old chairs.

This is a Tallulah 2011. This baby can reach speeds

up to about five, maybe six, miles per hour.

This little baby can go at speeds from slow to a little bit faster

in about one to five minutes.

Got a roof, so you can go hard top, or the sun comes out, boom,

take the roof off the bad boy.

It weighs an absolute tonne!

If you want to get down to the river in anything within

half an hour, then you've got no chance with this thing.

But you do have a chance with your team, Ed,

looking ready for the river there.

Come on, guys!

And Iain, your team seems set to get wet, too.

-What are the chances of me getting wet today?

-Um, 100%.

-Oh.

-We will be getting wet.

So it's going to be a nice relaxing paddle down the river,

-20 minutes or so?

-I think we're looking at four hours!

-Four hours?!

Four or five hours?

Yes, it's going to be a long time.

How does it take so long?

We've got a long way to go and, er...plastic barrels!

Hang on, what if I need number one?

-Not really sure we've thought that through.

-Brilliant.

We may have to stop on the side of the river.

Four hours and outdoor toilet breaks.

Make sure you go before we set off!

Ed, the race starts in one minute.

Yeah, I know, but I've got business to attend to.

'Give him a round of applause!'

-I need to go as well.

-Four hours?

-Five hours without a wee?

-It's not going to happen.

-Are they saying five to you?

-They said four to me.

-They said six, maybe seven.

It's looking good for team Petrie!

You better hurry up, boys, the first raft has gone in.

There are 63 teams taking part in the race today.

The hill...the bank's quite steep.

I'm really hoping I don't drop it on my foot cos it weighs a tonne!

It's so cold!

There's mud everywhere and for some reason I decided to wear socks!

Is Lady Ed of Petrie going to avoid wet socks? Of course.

I'm already soaking wet and we've not even started.

I really fancy a cappuccino, actually. Is it too late to...oh.

Er, yeah, it is.

See you in a bit. Get rafting, yeah!

Oh, I'm in so much trouble. Mum, if you never see me again, I love you.

'And I love you, too, darling, bye!'

So far, so good.

Oh, Ed's getting a little splash but Iain's about to get really splashed.

It's the first weir.

There are two big weirs across the course and a lot of reeds

and looking at Iain's face, I think we might have third WEEER.

I think that's right, there is no way. Look, he's exhausted already!

Right, guys, let's pick up as much pace as we can.

Oh, that certainly woke him up!

Iain's day just got a bit worse.

No! Oh!

And so has Ed's. A broken oar!

I'll get you! See you on the other side.

Oh, what a nice team, she can have a skive at the back now.

Oh, no, getting shot with a water pistol! Stop it! Leave me alone!

We're so far ahead of Ed Petrie's team

I stopped off for a nice little scone and some biscuits.

Come on, Ed, speed it up a bit. Oh, wow!

Wait a minute, we just did that.

Ed, are you skiving?

Meanwhile, Iain is battling through.

Quite literally battling through branches,

wading his way through weeds,

and speaking of weeds, where's Ed? Ah.

I hate weeds!

Yes, you've done it, Iain.

Your team has finished 32nd out of 63 with a time

of three hours and 38 minutes.

Now I've just got to wait for old Ed Petrie,

-let's hope he doesn't take too long.

-Here we go!

Ed's team still have two and half kilometres to go.

Ed's not exactly at one with nature.

Ed! Do you want a chip, mate?

That's nice, people clapping.

Ed's team has finally finished, placed 44th,

and they did it in four hours and 27 minutes.

-Is this land?

-Come on.

Oh, yes. I just want to kiss it!

I want to kiss the floor, I want to kiss you.

I want to kiss you!

Iain, many congratulations for taking part in

-the raft race this year.

-Thank you very much.

-Enjoy your trophy.

-I will do.

-Well done.

-Champion!

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