4:55:48 > 4:55:55.
4:56:02 > 4:56:04Coming up on today's all-new Blue Peter...
4:56:04 > 4:56:07He's the canine talk of the town,
4:56:07 > 4:56:09so we sent our very own Barney the dog to meet him.
4:56:10 > 4:56:15The skateboarding star off The Artist, Uggie the Jack Russell.
4:56:16 > 4:56:20If you're struggling with the freezing temperatures, have no fear.
4:56:20 > 4:56:23We've got some great ideas to warm you up.
4:56:24 > 4:56:28Join me as I climb one of the tallest and most incredible structures.
4:56:28 > 4:56:30You never really get a sense of its size
4:56:30 > 4:56:33until you are at the top looking down.
4:56:33 > 4:56:37Plus BRIT nominated pop sensation Pixie Lott is here to help me
4:56:37 > 4:56:40present the show and she'll be taking your calls live later on.
4:56:57 > 4:57:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
4:57:02 > 4:57:06Thanks very much. Welcome to Blue Peter.
4:57:06 > 4:57:07It's live, a jam-packed show.
4:57:07 > 4:57:10As Helen is still on her way back from the South Pole,
4:57:10 > 4:57:14we have persuaded someone very special to help me hold the fort.
4:57:14 > 4:57:19Actress, pop star and now Blue Peter presenter, the brilliant Pixie Lott.
4:57:20 > 4:57:26With three number-one singles. over a million album sales and a staggering
4:57:26 > 4:57:31four BRIT nominations under her belt, she is seriously hot pop property.
4:57:31 > 4:57:35Having collaborated with stars like Tinchy Stryder and Wretch 32,
4:57:35 > 4:57:38I'm proud to say, she's agreed to collaborate with me.
4:57:40 > 4:57:43Give her a massive round of applause, it's Pixie Lott, everybody.
4:57:43 > 4:57:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
4:57:48 > 4:57:52- Hi! How are you doing?- I'm good. - Welcome to the show.
4:57:52 > 4:57:54- Thank you.- This is the second time you've been on.
4:57:54 > 4:57:57You performed before, but now you are helping present,
4:57:57 > 4:57:58you're doing something different,
4:57:58 > 4:58:02which means you get your very own silver Blue Peter badge.
4:58:02 > 4:58:05How exciting. Thank you. Beautiful.
4:58:05 > 4:58:06Someone else who was on show
4:58:06 > 4:58:10who we are big fans of is Ed Sheeran, who you know very well.
4:58:10 > 4:58:13You are up against him in the BRITs, how does that feel?
4:58:13 > 4:58:18It is such an exciting night, the BRITS, I always have loads of fun.
4:58:18 > 4:58:21It's great to be included in a category with Ed.
4:58:21 > 4:58:24So many great people up for it, so we will have to see on the night.
4:58:24 > 4:58:25It will be loads of fun.
4:58:25 > 4:58:29It's a real talent fest this year, isn't it? He may win Best Female.
4:58:29 > 4:58:30If you are a Pixie fan
4:58:30 > 4:58:33and you want to send a message, e-mail it to us now?
4:58:33 > 4:58:35We'll get some of the best on screen later in the show.
4:58:35 > 4:58:37Right, I've done my bit. Time for you to present.
4:58:37 > 4:58:41Have you heard about the Hollywood film, The Artist,
4:58:41 > 4:58:43that's set to dominate the Oscars?
4:58:43 > 4:58:46It's unusual because it's in black and white and a silent film,
4:58:46 > 4:58:51but there is one actor who doesn't need words to steal every scene.
4:58:51 > 4:58:54He's hairy, slobbers a lot and walks on four legs,
4:58:54 > 4:58:56so we sent our very own Barney the dog to meet him.
4:58:56 > 4:58:59And it seems that Barney has finally found his voice.
4:59:05 > 4:59:09Hello! I'm Barney. Let's face it I'm the real star of Blue Peter.
4:59:10 > 4:59:15From the minute I arrive at work, I'm treated like a celebrity.
4:59:15 > 4:59:18Before every show, I am groomed and pampered
4:59:18 > 4:59:20in my very own dressing room.
4:59:20 > 4:59:23I truly am King of the Studio!
4:59:24 > 4:59:26But whenever I get tired of the adoring humans,
4:59:26 > 4:59:29I like to mix with some of my own kind, too.
4:59:37 > 4:59:40Today, I'm meeting a canine whose even more famous than I am.
4:59:40 > 4:59:42Can you believe it?!
4:59:42 > 4:59:47Uggie, the Jack Russell, is getting rave reviews in Oscar-nominated
4:59:47 > 4:59:50silent film, The Artist.
4:59:50 > 4:59:53He has starred in Water For Elephants with RPattz
4:59:53 > 4:59:55and the lovely Reese Witherspoon. Ow, ow, ow!
4:59:55 > 4:59:57HE PANTS
4:59:57 > 5:00:02Today, I am here to see first-hand that Uggie has more strings
5:00:02 > 5:00:04to his bow than just acting.
5:00:04 > 5:00:06Good to shake paws with you.
5:00:06 > 5:00:11Thanks for finding the time to see me before I had back to the States.
5:00:11 > 5:00:14I hear you have got an amazing talent you want to show off.
5:00:14 > 5:00:19A classic American sport, I will be showing off my skateboarding skills.
5:00:19 > 5:00:22Fantastic, take it away, Uggie.
5:00:31 > 5:00:36As he shows off his moves, I get the low-down from his human,
5:00:36 > 5:00:40on just how much this four-legged fellow loves to roll on four wheels.
5:00:42 > 5:00:46Omar, how did Uggie get into skateboarding?
5:00:46 > 5:00:49I had another dog, he used to skateboard all the time.
5:00:49 > 5:00:53So Uggie would be watching him and then I got him on a skateboard,
5:00:53 > 5:00:57we got him on top of it and he just loved it.
5:00:57 > 5:00:59- He has been skating ever since. - Sweet.
5:00:59 > 5:01:01So, how often does he practice?
5:01:01 > 5:01:06About four times a week. When he was younger, he practised every day.
5:01:06 > 5:01:10It is something he really likes and gets a lot of exercise.
5:01:10 > 5:01:12He used to do all kinds of ramps.
5:01:12 > 5:01:17Ramps? Amazing! What's the best trick he can do?
5:01:17 > 5:01:20He likes to skateboard on his hind legs.
5:01:20 > 5:01:23He was watching me skateboard one day and said he wanted to do it like me.
5:01:23 > 5:01:28I said, "no way". He tried it - and he did it.
5:01:28 > 5:01:30Thanks for chatting to me, Omar.
5:01:30 > 5:01:34Barney, fancy giving it a go yourself?
5:01:34 > 5:01:37I'm always up for trying something new, why not?
5:01:39 > 5:01:42Why is it moving? What's this?
5:01:42 > 5:01:45It's a skateboard, dude, get on it.
5:01:45 > 5:01:48Hold on, I don't get it.
5:01:48 > 5:01:50Fine, I'll send Omar in.
5:01:52 > 5:01:54I'm not sure about this.
5:01:54 > 5:01:55Get on it.
5:01:55 > 5:01:58- How? I'm a dog. - Just get on it.
5:01:58 > 5:02:00No. It's not for me.
5:02:00 > 5:02:03Ugh... Amateurs.
5:02:03 > 5:02:07You made it look easy, but I couldn't even get on.
5:02:07 > 5:02:12Like anything in life, it is just practice and confidence.
5:02:12 > 5:02:15Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet us today.
5:02:15 > 5:02:17Awesome to meet you.
5:02:17 > 5:02:18Good luck with the film.
5:02:18 > 5:02:22Next time you arrange something like this, make sure the dog
5:02:22 > 5:02:26has some basic training. I look like the worst teacher in the world.
5:02:26 > 5:02:29Sorry, buddy, it won't happen again.
5:02:29 > 5:02:31What a doggy diva.
5:02:33 > 5:02:38I think he's allowed to be a diva, that is one talented pup right there.
5:02:38 > 5:02:41- And Barney's so cute. - Thanks very much.
5:02:41 > 5:02:43I was talking about the dog.
5:02:43 > 5:02:44In four weeks' time,
5:02:44 > 5:02:47we'll announce the winner of the Blue Peter Book Awards,
5:02:47 > 5:02:50but we have a new category for a special one-off award
5:02:50 > 5:02:53and we would like your help to decide who takes the prize.
5:02:54 > 5:02:56We know lots of you love reading...
5:02:57 > 5:03:00..on winter holidays...
5:03:02 > 5:03:03..on summer holidays...
5:03:06 > 5:03:12..at work, rest...and play.
5:03:12 > 5:03:14CAMERA REPEATEDLY CLICKS
5:03:14 > 5:03:18But with thousands of brilliant children's books available
5:03:18 > 5:03:22we've been wondering which is the best.
5:03:22 > 5:03:24So we're asking you to decide for us.
5:03:26 > 5:03:30We've pulled together the top ten best-selling kids' books
5:03:30 > 5:03:33from the last 10 years and we're giving you a chance
5:03:33 > 5:03:34to vote for your favourite.
5:03:34 > 5:03:38All you do is go to the Blue Peter website and click on the big link.
5:03:39 > 5:03:43The vote closes at 4pm on February 23rd,
5:03:43 > 5:03:45so make sure you cast yours before then.
5:03:48 > 5:03:51I'm serious, it says they're not even brothers...
5:03:51 > 5:03:52Sorry, I'll save that for later.
5:03:52 > 5:03:54What's your book about?
5:03:54 > 5:03:57I'm reading TV Presenting for Beginners.
5:03:57 > 5:03:59- You don't need that! - I'm learning a lot.
5:03:59 > 5:04:01You're doing so well.
5:04:01 > 5:04:02Make sure you stick around,
5:04:02 > 5:04:05because there's loads more to come on today's show.
5:04:05 > 5:04:08Pixie will be talking to some of you live on the show
5:04:08 > 5:04:11and performing her new single.
5:04:11 > 5:04:14Plus, Barney will be braving the height of one of
5:04:14 > 5:04:17the tallest bridges in the UK.
5:04:17 > 5:04:21We know Helen has been braving sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica,
5:04:21 > 5:04:25but you've probably noticed the weather here has been getting cold.
5:04:25 > 5:04:29Tonight is set to be as low as minus four in some places in the UK.
5:04:29 > 5:04:33Earlier this week, Wiltshire in the south of England saw some snow.
5:04:33 > 5:04:36To help see you through these chilly winter months
5:04:36 > 5:04:40we decided to enlist the skills of top inventor Mark Champkins.
5:04:40 > 5:04:44Here he is on Blue Peter last year when Helen set him his challenge.
5:04:44 > 5:04:46Things are getting cold, a lot of our viewers
5:04:46 > 5:04:49will be waiting at bus-stops, cold and bored.
5:04:49 > 5:04:53- Can you create something for them? - I'll do my best.
5:04:53 > 5:04:56We asked Pollyanna Woodward from The Gadget Show
5:04:56 > 5:04:59to catch up with Mark and find out
5:04:59 > 5:05:01whether he'd risen to Helen's challenge.
5:05:04 > 5:05:06The Science Museum in London,
5:05:06 > 5:05:09home to some of the world's greatest innovations.
5:05:10 > 5:05:14Ideas man Mark Champkins is the museum's resident inventor,
5:05:14 > 5:05:17but has he managed to come up with any products to keep you warm
5:05:17 > 5:05:21and stop you getting bored at the bus-stop this winter?
5:05:22 > 5:05:27Mark, you've had a little while to think about the challenge,
5:05:27 > 5:05:30- have you come up with many ideas? - I have, lots of ideas, actually.
5:05:30 > 5:05:32Winter problem number one -
5:05:32 > 5:05:35do you love playing with your touch-screen phone,
5:05:35 > 5:05:37but want keep your hands warm?
5:05:37 > 5:05:43Here's Mark's solution - a pair gloves with easy access fingertips.
5:05:43 > 5:05:46I have to get these on and give them a trial.
5:05:46 > 5:05:49Look at that, that's great.
5:05:49 > 5:05:51Pop your finger out if you need to pinch and zoom.
5:05:54 > 5:06:00That's not all, Mark has invented a bonus feature for your bus pass.
5:06:00 > 5:06:02A little transparent pocket on your glove,
5:06:02 > 5:06:06so you don't need to root round in your bag to find it.
5:06:06 > 5:06:11This will save me a good four or five minutes every time I use it.
5:06:11 > 5:06:14Toasty.
5:06:14 > 5:06:16Winter problem number two -
5:06:16 > 5:06:19how do you choose between...
5:06:19 > 5:06:21..cool tunes...
5:06:21 > 5:06:23..and warm ears?
5:06:23 > 5:06:29Mark's solution is woolly earmuffs, with inbuilt headphones.
5:06:29 > 5:06:31They look very warm.
5:06:31 > 5:06:35Yes, you can listen to your music and keep your ears warm.
5:06:35 > 5:06:38But for perfect beats you need a perfect fit.
5:06:38 > 5:06:42We'll scan your ear, so I can get a model on the laptop.
5:06:42 > 5:06:46Mark places positioning targets all over Pollyanna's ear,
5:06:46 > 5:06:49so the scanner can make a 3D map of her head.
5:06:49 > 5:06:54The red laser bounces off her skin and into sensors in the scanner.
5:06:54 > 5:06:57We've measured your ears, I know exactly where they are!
5:06:57 > 5:07:00- And I've modelled them here. - So when I put these on,
5:07:00 > 5:07:03the positioning of the earphones will be on my ear.
5:07:03 > 5:07:07Perfect. The world's first pair of perfectly-fitting earmuffs.
5:07:07 > 5:07:09Winter problem number three -
5:07:09 > 5:07:13have you ever been waiting for a bus to find it drives straight past you?
5:07:13 > 5:07:16Mark's solution, a light-emitting ring,
5:07:16 > 5:07:19so you can be spotted even on a dark winter morning.
5:07:19 > 5:07:24- It lights up and the bus driver can see you're waiting.- It glows!
5:07:24 > 5:07:26I've done some stuff on my laptop and modelled it
5:07:26 > 5:07:29and we can have it printed.
5:07:29 > 5:07:33He's using a 3D printer, which piles up 947 layers of quick-drying resin.
5:07:33 > 5:07:36Each layer is thinner than a human hair.
5:07:37 > 5:07:39These are the two halves we made before.
5:07:39 > 5:07:44This circuit is like a bike light, a little LED,
5:07:44 > 5:07:48and this will shine through the top when you push the button.
5:07:48 > 5:07:51This circuit should sit nicely in here.
5:07:51 > 5:07:53Just snap that together, like that.
5:07:53 > 5:07:55So, there you have it,
5:07:55 > 5:07:57three brilliant new products to keep you warm
5:07:57 > 5:08:00and entertained on those dark winter mornings.
5:08:00 > 5:08:03Mark, these inventions are absolutely fantastic!
5:08:03 > 5:08:07- You have cracked Helen's challenge. - I hope so, thank you.
5:08:09 > 5:08:12It's amazing how these solutions can come from
5:08:12 > 5:08:14quite simple problems, but they're really effective.
5:08:14 > 5:08:16These are the warmest headphones I've ever worn.
5:08:16 > 5:08:19Music's rubbish, but it is not plugged in. What about your stuff?
5:08:19 > 5:08:21Very beautiful. The bus pass
5:08:21 > 5:08:24that just slips in there,
5:08:24 > 5:08:25very cosy,
5:08:25 > 5:08:27and this beautiful accessory here.
5:08:27 > 5:08:29Yes, the Blue Peter light-up ring.
5:08:29 > 5:08:31If we get the lights down, we can see.
5:08:31 > 5:08:34This is supposed to attract the attention of the bus driver
5:08:34 > 5:08:37while you wait at the bus-stop on dark, wintry mornings.
5:08:37 > 5:08:40So cool, I love it. I wish I was an inventor.
5:08:40 > 5:08:44And if it's still too cold to go outside, there's always loads
5:08:44 > 5:08:47to keep you busy on the Blue Peter website.
5:08:49 > 5:08:52The Blue Peter website is the place to be for games...
5:08:56 > 5:08:59..competitions...
5:08:59 > 5:09:02..votes...
5:09:03 > 5:09:05..and loads of things to make and do.
5:09:07 > 5:09:12You can get your questions answered by famous stars,
5:09:12 > 5:09:15keep up-to-date with presenter challenges...
5:09:17 > 5:09:19..and catch up on highlights from the series.
5:09:21 > 5:09:26Why not check out our brand-new Sport Relief game, Keep On Running...
5:09:27 > 5:09:31..or brush up on your footy skills, with Keepy Uppy?
5:09:32 > 5:09:36Head over to the CBBC website and click on Blue Peter.
5:09:36 > 5:09:38Hours of fun.
5:09:38 > 5:09:41If you are constantly being asked to tidy your room
5:09:41 > 5:09:43you may think it is the job that never ends.
5:09:43 > 5:09:46If you are anything like me, it gets messy as fast as you tidy it.
5:09:46 > 5:09:47I'm such a boy.
5:09:47 > 5:09:51For over 100 years, the painters of the Forth Bridge in Scotland
5:09:51 > 5:09:53had exactly the same feeling.
5:09:53 > 5:09:55It is so large that, ever since it was built,
5:09:55 > 5:09:58it has always had someone painting it.
5:09:58 > 5:10:01But this year, for the first time, that's all changed.
5:10:04 > 5:10:075,000 workers risked their lives to build it.
5:10:10 > 5:10:12It took seven years to complete.
5:10:15 > 5:10:18But then came the real challenge -
5:10:18 > 5:10:22painting its massive 1.5 mile expanse.
5:10:22 > 5:10:27They said it was the job that would never end, but they were wrong.
5:10:27 > 5:10:29This is the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland,
5:10:29 > 5:10:33and I am here to celebrate the scaffolding finally coming down
5:10:33 > 5:10:36on the world's longest-running paint job.
5:10:36 > 5:10:39As you can see, I am all kitted out. I have got my gloves,
5:10:39 > 5:10:43safety goggles and high-visibility suit, all to make me completely safe,
5:10:43 > 5:10:45because I am about to walk across
5:10:45 > 5:10:48one of the biggest construction sites in the UK.
5:10:49 > 5:10:52The Forth Rail Bridge was built across the Firth of Forth
5:10:52 > 5:10:54in the late 1800s,
5:10:54 > 5:10:57to connect the capital city of Edinburgh on the south side,
5:10:57 > 5:11:01to Fife on the north side.
5:11:01 > 5:11:05It spans the same length as 24 full-sized football pitches
5:11:05 > 5:11:09and project manager John has been working on it for 12 years.
5:11:09 > 5:11:12It is not every day you walk under a train to go to work, is it?
5:11:12 > 5:11:15It is a fairly unique experience.
5:11:15 > 5:11:19I imagine this bit of the walk for the painters and builders,
5:11:19 > 5:11:24it is a bit like a tunnel at Wembley, as they walk onto the pitch
5:11:24 > 5:11:26to the cheers of the adoring fans.
5:11:26 > 5:11:30It is their walk to work, the only way in and out
5:11:30 > 5:11:33and they do it every day.
5:11:38 > 5:11:41With 200 trains passing over every day,
5:11:41 > 5:11:44it is vital this huge steel beast remains rust free,
5:11:44 > 5:11:47to keep it as strong as possible.
5:11:47 > 5:11:51The best way to protect metal from rust is to paint it.
5:11:51 > 5:11:54Just looking at the structure as we are walking past,
5:11:54 > 5:11:56anybody who has helped their dad painting
5:11:56 > 5:11:59will appreciate how big a job this is.
5:12:01 > 5:12:03For over a century,
5:12:03 > 5:12:07teams of workers have fought to keep the bridge in top condition,
5:12:07 > 5:12:11by painting it day-in and day-out, year after year.
5:12:11 > 5:12:14All the while, trains were passing while the work was carrying on?
5:12:14 > 5:12:17It is a live bridge, it is not a museum piece,
5:12:17 > 5:12:18has been here for 121 years
5:12:18 > 5:12:21and will be here for an awful lot longer.
5:12:23 > 5:12:26This never-ending job is finally finishing
5:12:26 > 5:12:29and all because of this unlikely hero -
5:12:29 > 5:12:30a can of paint.
5:12:30 > 5:12:32Here is the paint.
5:12:32 > 5:12:35The technical name is glass flake epoxy paint
5:12:35 > 5:12:38and it is the toughest paint in the world.
5:12:38 > 5:12:42It has thousands of microscopic glass flakes in each can
5:12:42 > 5:12:45which lock together and form overlapping layers.
5:12:45 > 5:12:47Just three coats of this bad boy
5:12:47 > 5:12:50are strong enough to last for up to 25 years.
5:12:53 > 5:12:57It was all delivered in pots like this. They were all delivered,
5:12:57 > 5:13:00put into a spray container, but this is a pot of paint...
5:13:00 > 5:13:03- SIREN SOUNDS - ..that's been used on the bridge.
5:13:03 > 5:13:06And they are alarmed as well.
5:13:06 > 5:13:09If anyone is picked them up that is not allowed to, the alarm goes off.
5:13:09 > 5:13:12We better put that down and, hopefully, we won't get told off.
5:13:12 > 5:13:16No, that's cos there's a train coming. I'm only kidding.
5:13:19 > 5:13:23It has taken the 1,500 workers nearly ten years to paint the bridge
5:13:23 > 5:13:26with this new super-strong paint.
5:13:26 > 5:13:29It has been a truly massive operation.
5:13:29 > 5:13:336.5 million of these rivets hold the bridge together.
5:13:33 > 5:13:36Each one of these were painted by hand.
5:13:36 > 5:13:396.5 million rivets - that is a lot of work.
5:13:39 > 5:13:41A lot of cups of tea, isn't it?
5:13:45 > 5:13:49With the painting part of the project over, the biggest challenge now
5:13:49 > 5:13:53is finally taking down the 4,000 tonnes of scaffolding.
5:13:53 > 5:13:54Before I help the boys out,
5:13:54 > 5:13:58I am braving the lift and heading to the very top of the bridge.
5:13:58 > 5:14:03- How high is this? - 110 metres above the River Forth.
5:14:03 > 5:14:05We are going to the highest point of the bridge.
5:14:05 > 5:14:09It makes you wonder how they actually built it in the first place,
5:14:09 > 5:14:10without lifts.
5:14:10 > 5:14:15You are right, how the guys built this 120-130 years ago,
5:14:15 > 5:14:17- is just unbelievable. - It's incredible.
5:14:17 > 5:14:20As long as it stops and doesn't fall, I'm all right.
5:14:24 > 5:14:26Oh, oh, oh!
5:14:27 > 5:14:32Here we are, we are now on top of the Forth Bridge.
5:14:32 > 5:14:34It is incredible.
5:14:34 > 5:14:36Wow.
5:14:36 > 5:14:38Even when you are at the side, on the banks,
5:14:38 > 5:14:41looking at this amazing structure in the distance,
5:14:41 > 5:14:43you never really get a sense of its size
5:14:43 > 5:14:46until you're at the top of it, looking down.
5:14:48 > 5:14:50Who has got the bungee cord?
5:14:52 > 5:14:55Having experienced the highest peak of the bridge,
5:14:55 > 5:14:58it is now time to get my hands dirty, dismantling the scaffolding.
5:14:58 > 5:15:01- How long have you been here now? - I've been here nine years now.
5:15:01 > 5:15:04- Nine years on the bridge.- Yeah.
5:15:04 > 5:15:09This truly is a landmark moment for the workers like Colin,
5:15:09 > 5:15:13who have been trying to tame this metal beast for many years.
5:15:13 > 5:15:17Are you sad to see the end of the scaffolding and the boards?
5:15:17 > 5:15:19It is a unique site. We will never get the experience
5:15:19 > 5:15:22anywhere in Britain on a job like this again.
5:15:22 > 5:15:25It will take me ten years to shift all this.
5:15:28 > 5:15:30Before I leave, I have one final mission.
5:15:30 > 5:15:34I have heard that when King Edward VII opened the bridge in 1890,
5:15:34 > 5:15:37he put in the very last rivet himself,
5:15:37 > 5:15:40and it was said to be made of pure gold.
5:15:40 > 5:15:43As it turns out, there is no golden rivet. Apparently, it is a myth.
5:15:43 > 5:15:45But there is one piece of gold
5:15:45 > 5:15:48that I think would suit this bridge perfectly.
5:15:48 > 5:15:50So to honour the thousands who built it
5:15:50 > 5:15:55and to celebrate one of the greatest feats of Victorian engineering,
5:15:55 > 5:15:58it gives me great pleasure to present the gold Blue Peter badge
5:15:58 > 5:16:00to the Forth Bridge.
5:16:03 > 5:16:06Such an incredible piece of Victorian engineering.
5:16:06 > 5:16:07The steel they used to build it
5:16:07 > 5:16:10is as strong today as it was 121 years ago.
5:16:10 > 5:16:14Pixie, we couldn't have been on the show without asking some questions.
5:16:14 > 5:16:16Our viewers have been getting in touch.
5:16:16 > 5:16:18We've had loads of messages via the message boards
5:16:18 > 5:16:22and we've some excited people waiting to speak to you
5:16:22 > 5:16:24on our visual video phone.
5:16:24 > 5:16:26Let's go to our first callers.
5:16:26 > 5:16:28Hello, Abbey, and Georgia, and guy in the back
5:16:28 > 5:16:32- putting glasses on doing something strange! How are you?- Good, thanks.
5:16:32 > 5:16:36- Do you know that man? That's Dad, yeah? See you later, Dad.- Yeah.
5:16:36 > 5:16:39You're live on Blue Peter with me and Pixie,
5:16:39 > 5:16:41what would you like to ask her?
5:16:41 > 5:16:43What's your favourite song that you've written?
5:16:43 > 5:16:46A very good question and I must say I love your banner.
5:16:46 > 5:16:49Erm, I always change my mind.
5:16:49 > 5:16:51From the first album it's always the ballads,
5:16:51 > 5:16:53I love Nothing Compares and Cry Me Out.
5:16:53 > 5:16:57From this album, there is a ballad called We Just Go On or You Win.
5:16:57 > 5:17:00They're my favourites. I wrote a song last week that I love,
5:17:00 > 5:17:05but I can't tell you the name yet, in case it comes out as a single.
5:17:05 > 5:17:07Abbey and Georgia, which of Pixie's songs do you like?
5:17:07 > 5:17:09- Or Blue Peter screen! - I like All About Tonight.
5:17:09 > 5:17:12Ah. Thank you very much.
5:17:12 > 5:17:15They're all catchy. Thanks for joining us, girls. See you later.
5:17:15 > 5:17:19- Bye, girls.- Bye. See ya. Maddie, are you there?
5:17:19 > 5:17:24- Yes, I am, thank you.- Hi, Maddie. - What's your question for Pixie Lott?
5:17:24 > 5:17:28What inspired you to be a singer when you were my age?
5:17:28 > 5:17:31When I was younger, I used to listen to all the massive singers.
5:17:31 > 5:17:36The big female diva voices, like Mariah or Whitney or Celine Dion.
5:17:36 > 5:17:41I was in awe of their voices. It really inspired me to get involved.
5:17:41 > 5:17:44Did that influence the kind of style you wanted to sing?
5:17:44 > 5:17:46- They are big diva voices. - Definitely.
5:17:46 > 5:17:48It's what I learnt from.
5:17:48 > 5:17:50I'd listen to them and, kind of,
5:17:50 > 5:17:52not copy their style, but I didn't have lessons.
5:17:52 > 5:17:56I just listened to them all the time and that's how I got into it.
5:17:56 > 5:18:01- Do you want to be a singer? - I want to be a singer and an actor.
5:18:01 > 5:18:05- Give us a spin. Go, "Oh, yeah". - Oh, yeah!- What a voice!
5:18:05 > 5:18:10What a stunner. Maddie, thanks for your question. See you later.
5:18:10 > 5:18:15- Nathan, are you there?- Yeah. - Hi, Nathan. What is your question?
5:18:15 > 5:18:18- Hi, Nathan.- Hello.
5:18:19 > 5:18:22What would you like to ask, Nathan?
5:18:22 > 5:18:25If you could write a song all about Blue Peter,
5:18:25 > 5:18:28what would be the first two lines?
5:18:28 > 5:18:30That is a very good question, Nathan.
5:18:30 > 5:18:34If I had to put it into one of my songs it'd be Kiss the Stars.
5:18:34 > 5:18:37It would go...
5:18:37 > 5:18:39# Baby, baby, I'm on Blue Peter
5:18:39 > 5:18:44# Standing with Barney Isn't this funny? #
5:18:44 > 5:18:47Nice! That is why she's stood there and we're over here.
5:18:47 > 5:18:49That was pretty good wasn't it, Nathan.
5:18:49 > 5:18:52What would your first two lines be?
5:18:53 > 5:18:55- I am not too sure! - He put you on the spot!
5:18:55 > 5:18:57I wouldn't do that to you!
5:18:57 > 5:19:01Thanks for your question, mate. See you in a bit. Ta-ra, fella. Lovely.
5:19:01 > 5:19:03Loads of questions coming from the message board.
5:19:03 > 5:19:05Greyspringyladybird says,
5:19:05 > 5:19:07"When you're on tour, what do you miss the most?"
5:19:07 > 5:19:09When I'm on tour, I love being on tour.
5:19:09 > 5:19:11Touring's my favourite thing ever.
5:19:11 > 5:19:15The thing I miss the most, I guess I'm travelling, so my friends,
5:19:15 > 5:19:19doing normal things, going out, my family.
5:19:19 > 5:19:21But I can't complain. I love touring.
5:19:21 > 5:19:23It's ace. What a job.
5:19:23 > 5:19:25"What was your favourite school subject?"
5:19:25 > 5:19:29My favourite subject in school would have to be drama.
5:19:29 > 5:19:31Quite right. It's all very dramatic, darlings.
5:19:31 > 5:19:33That's all we've got time for today.
5:19:33 > 5:19:36Thank you to everybody who's e-mailed with questions and comments.
5:19:36 > 5:19:40We've reached the end of the show, but we've saved the best for last,
5:19:40 > 5:19:44Pixie's going to perform her new single. Have you enjoyed yourself?
5:19:44 > 5:19:46- I've had loads of fun. Have you had a good time?- Lovely time, thanks.
5:19:46 > 5:19:51If you'd like to get ready for your performance, while you're doing that,
5:19:51 > 5:19:56I can tell you what you've got to look forward to on next week's show.
5:19:57 > 5:20:00I meet the supergroup everyone's talking about, One Direction,
5:20:00 > 5:20:02I'll reveal what they get up to on tour.
5:20:02 > 5:20:06And Helen Skelton will be back home after conquering the South Pole.
5:20:06 > 5:20:11If you want to ask her a question live on the show, e-mail us at...
5:20:11 > 5:20:14If you can't wait until then, tune in to Helen's Polar Challenge
5:20:14 > 5:20:16for Sport Relief on Monday.
5:20:16 > 5:20:20That's BBC One at 4:30pm to find out more about her amazing adventure.
5:20:20 > 5:20:23Now, with an exclusive performance of her new single, Kiss the Stars,
5:20:23 > 5:20:26from the album, Young Foolish Happy,
5:20:26 > 5:20:28it's the awesome, she has a voice like melted chocolate.
5:20:28 > 5:20:31Everybody, please give it up for the amazing Pixie Lott.
5:20:31 > 5:20:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
5:20:39 > 5:20:42# Baby, baby, we're on a rocket
5:20:42 > 5:20:44# Venus and Mars now
5:20:44 > 5:20:46# Can't be apart now
5:20:46 > 5:20:50# Baby, baby, put me in your pocket
5:20:51 > 5:20:53# We're on a mission Get in position
5:20:53 > 5:20:57# Put the plug in the socket Give me all of your power
5:20:57 > 5:21:00# When you turn it on I can go for hours
5:21:00 > 5:21:05# Hit the switch Push the button, baby
5:21:05 > 5:21:08# Then you'll see we can have it all Baby, you and me
5:21:08 > 5:21:12# Kiss the stars tonight
5:21:12 > 5:21:15# You and me And I'll be there
5:21:15 > 5:21:19# Write our names in lights
5:21:19 > 5:21:24# They will see we're in love tonight
5:21:24 > 5:21:26# Love tonight
5:21:26 > 5:21:30# Love tonight
5:21:30 > 5:21:33# Love tonight, love tonight
5:21:33 > 5:21:37# Love tonight
5:21:42 > 5:21:45# Baby, baby, we're on a rocket
5:21:45 > 5:21:49# Wherever we land You'll be my spaceman
5:21:49 > 5:21:53# Baby, baby, we're supersonic
5:21:53 > 5:21:56# Now we're together We'll last forever
5:21:56 > 5:22:00# Put the plug in the socket Give me all of your power
5:22:00 > 5:22:03# When you turn it on I can go for hours
5:22:03 > 5:22:06# Hit the switch Push the button, baby
5:22:06 > 5:22:09# Then you'll see we can have it all
5:22:09 > 5:22:11# Baby, you and me
5:22:11 > 5:22:14# Kiss the stars tonight
5:22:14 > 5:22:18# You and me And I'll be there
5:22:18 > 5:22:22# Write our names in lights
5:22:22 > 5:22:28# They will see we're in love tonight
5:22:28 > 5:22:30# Love tonight
5:22:32 > 5:22:34# Ooh, ooh
5:22:34 > 5:22:40# Love tonight, love tonight
5:22:40 > 5:22:44# Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh.
5:22:44 > 5:22:48# Put the plug in the socket Give me all of your power
5:22:48 > 5:22:51# When you turn it on I can go for hours
5:22:51 > 5:22:54# Hit the switch Push the button, baby
5:22:54 > 5:22:56# Then you'll see
5:22:56 > 5:22:59# We can have it all Baby, you and me
5:22:59 > 5:23:02# We can have it all Baby, you and me
5:23:02 > 5:23:06# We can have it all Baby, you and me
5:23:08 > 5:23:13# Kiss the stars tonight
5:23:13 > 5:23:15# You and me
5:23:15 > 5:23:19# Oh, we will write our names in lights
5:23:19 > 5:23:21# They will see
5:23:21 > 5:23:24# We're in love tonight
5:23:24 > 5:23:26# Love tonight
5:23:26 > 5:23:28# Love tonight
5:23:28 > 5:23:30# Love tonight
5:23:30 > 5:23:31# Love tonight
5:23:31 > 5:23:34# In love tonight
5:23:34 > 5:23:36# Love tonight
5:23:36 > 5:23:38# Tonight
5:23:39 > 5:23:41# We're on a rocket
5:23:43 > 5:23:46# We're on a rocket #
5:23:46 > 5:23:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
5:23:50 > 5:23:53Pixie Lott, everybody! See you next week.