:00:16. > :00:23.Coming up on today's live Blue Peter, we give you the inside story
:00:23. > :00:26.on chocolate eggs. Along with baby apples and Demi Lovato. Find out
:00:26. > :00:31.how to make your very own customised Easter egg, in less than
:00:31. > :00:36.two minutes' time. Happy Easter, everybody! They've got the ahh
:00:36. > :00:44.factor by the bucket load. We take you to see the newest zoo babies on
:00:44. > :00:46.the block. And Camp Rock star Demi Lovato reveals some of her
:00:46. > :00:56.heartbreaking secrets in about 20 minutes. I gained a lot of
:00:56. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :01:16.confidence and I'm learning how to Hello! Welcome to Blue Peter. We've
:01:16. > :01:19.got a great show for you today, we got music, annals and we know you
:01:19. > :01:24.love to get creative, so we got some cracking ideas. There is also
:01:24. > :01:34.the chance to be interactive and get in touch with the show. A few
:01:34. > :01:40.
:01:40. > :01:46.days ago, it was April Fool's Day. We might read it out later. Someone
:01:46. > :01:50.once convinced me that a man crew press on his head. -- watercress.
:01:50. > :01:53.We know you like to get created in the Easter holidays. You are
:01:53. > :01:58.probably looking for something to do. We got an idea for you to get
:01:58. > :02:00.stuck into. Do you know that in Britain we eat a staggering 80
:02:00. > :02:04.million Easter egg each year. If you're tired of the same old brands,
:02:04. > :02:14.you probably want to try something different. All you need is one of
:02:14. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:19.Chocolate. Most of us love it. Some people are even addicted to it. At
:02:19. > :02:22.Easter, you never need an excuse to eat it. Easter eggs are
:02:22. > :02:27.traditionally given that this time of year to celebrate the start of
:02:27. > :02:29.new life that springtime brings. I'd enlisted the help of a master
:02:29. > :02:38.chocolate here to show you how you can create unique gifts for friends
:02:38. > :02:41.and family. The egg expert in question is Paul Young. He runs a
:02:41. > :02:45.chocolate shop and his work with one of the world's most famous
:02:45. > :02:51.chefs, Marco Pierre White, and he's going to let you in on the sweet
:02:51. > :02:55.secret of how to make an Easter egg with wow factor. How are you doing?
:02:55. > :03:01.Thanks for inviting us to your kitchen, which smells incredible.
:03:01. > :03:05.Melted chocolate, truffles, marzipan, what are we doing? It is
:03:05. > :03:11.half an Easter egg filled with truffle eggs, marzipan eggs and
:03:11. > :03:16.Brownies. The first thing we've got is a bowl of melted chocolate. It's
:03:16. > :03:21.been over a pan of gently simmering water. Give us a good mix and it
:03:21. > :03:26.should be really smooth, no lumps. You need to add more chopped up
:03:26. > :03:30.chocolate. This gives it extra strength and better texture. All we
:03:30. > :03:34.need to do is add a little bit of solid chocolate to the melted
:03:34. > :03:40.chocolate and mix it up until it is melted. The more we do it, the
:03:40. > :03:45.better it will be. Now it's time to make the egg Bowl. We dip in a
:03:45. > :03:51.balloon. If you want a follow one, go further wrapper. If you want
:03:51. > :03:56.half, got halfway. It goes into the chocolate. It's obvious to ask,
:03:56. > :04:00.will it not taste like a balloon? There will be no taste whatsoever.
:04:00. > :04:04.Scrape any extra off from the bottom and stand it on a sheet of
:04:04. > :04:08.greaseproof paper. Bennett is into the fridge for five minutes to set.
:04:08. > :04:15.Then it is time to move on to the custom mini eggs made of anything
:04:15. > :04:20.you like. We got marzipan, brownies, a travel, that is just cream and
:04:20. > :04:25.chocolate mix together. Roll them into egg shapes, or any other shape
:04:25. > :04:29.that you like! I have made a marzipan potato! It is time to
:04:29. > :04:35.customise the outside. Coated with any type of melted chocolate you
:04:35. > :04:40.like. Make sure it is cool enough to touch. Get an adult to help.
:04:40. > :04:46.Decorate them quickly, before it sets. You can stick absolutely
:04:47. > :04:51.anything to the outside. You've already got ideas, I can see you
:04:51. > :04:54.thinking! They have set and it is time for the really fun part. We
:04:55. > :05:04.need a pair of scissors. It might be an idea for your mum and dad to
:05:04. > :05:08.help. Hold the balloon... Pop the balloon. Mine is just going down!
:05:08. > :05:13.It's a very delicate process. worry if a bit of balloon gets
:05:13. > :05:18.stuck. Pull it out carefully. hadn't mixed it fully, this balloon
:05:18. > :05:23.would not have released, the chocolate would have stuck to it.
:05:23. > :05:27.Now for some finishing touches and two at the mini eggs. There you
:05:27. > :05:34.have it, fully customise the ball Easter eggs, served in their own
:05:34. > :05:44.chocolate bowl. Happy Easter! If he would like to do whatever you need
:05:44. > :05:54.
:05:54. > :05:59.to do, I'll clean up. Thanks, guys. I don't know if I should be proud
:05:59. > :06:07.or embarrassed! I didn't know that they were filming at. Whatever!
:06:07. > :06:10.director said I had to do it. I feel bad that you were left out,
:06:10. > :06:14.so we are going to get our aprons on and do this in the studio. You
:06:14. > :06:18.need chocolate and balloons. The first thing that you need to do is
:06:18. > :06:22.to melt it over a pan of hot water on the stove. Make sure you get
:06:22. > :06:27.your parents to help or somebody that is an adult. It has already
:06:27. > :06:31.been done, so I don't need to do that. You can use dark chocolate,
:06:31. > :06:34.white chocolate, whatever takes your fancy. Then it is important
:06:34. > :06:38.that you take some ordinary chocolate, chop it up and add that
:06:38. > :06:42.to the melted chocolate. It's called tempering and it will stop
:06:42. > :06:47.it going wobbly when it takes -- you take out of the fridge. You
:06:47. > :06:55.need to blow your balloon up. You can use any size you like, small
:06:55. > :06:58.large, it depends how big the one chore Cup today. -- you want your
:06:59. > :07:06.cup to the. We want it cold enough to touch because if it is to what
:07:06. > :07:11.it will burst the balloon. learnt that the hard way! I want
:07:11. > :07:14.mine to be like a Bird's Nest, like this one. You can dribble it around
:07:14. > :07:18.the side for that. This will cool in the fridge and make the shape
:07:18. > :07:28.that you are making on the outside of the balloon. You need to put
:07:28. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:35.Then you take that to the fridge. In five minutes it should set. Be
:07:35. > :07:39.careful with the fridge door, it is massive. It really is big. Amazing.
:07:39. > :07:45.Just leave it open. Once they have set, they should look like these.
:07:45. > :07:49.Here are some we made earlier. This is the tricky bit. You have to pop
:07:49. > :07:55.the balloon inside it. Very gently, just like that. Be very careful.
:07:55. > :07:59.The quicker you are with this, there you go... At you need to get
:07:59. > :08:03.that bit out in the middle. As easy as that. Once you have them like
:08:03. > :08:06.this, you can start to decorate them. Last week we told you that
:08:06. > :08:11.this was going to beyond the Blue Peter website and we invited you to
:08:11. > :08:16.have a go. A lot of you did and you have sent us photographs of the
:08:16. > :08:24.eggs you created. Ben and Amy, Ben has made a huge one and he has
:08:24. > :08:29.filled it with all kinds of treats. Joseph, Sophie and Sandy made a
:08:29. > :08:35.mini egg and filled it with flowers. Charlotte from Ramsgate got a very
:08:35. > :08:40.creative. Is that a marzipan rabbit or a cat? If it's a rabbit, it is
:08:40. > :08:47.my idea of heaven. Alice in end breath filled her chocolate egg
:08:47. > :08:51.with fancy looking travels. Well done, clearly classy ladies. If you
:08:51. > :08:54.make one of these, don't forget to send in a picture. We'll add it to
:08:54. > :08:58.the website if we can foster of its lovely to do something on
:08:58. > :09:03.television, then you send us pictures. It's really nice to see
:09:03. > :09:07.getting involved. But it's not just about chocolate, it's also about
:09:07. > :09:11.springtime and the babies that brings with it. They are really
:09:11. > :09:16.Keats, so I went to meet some of them. I knew that was coming!
:09:16. > :09:20.Easter, cuddly Easter bunnies and fluffy Easter chicks. But they are
:09:20. > :09:24.not the only animals you can see. At this time of the year, lots of
:09:24. > :09:27.cute babies are being born in zoos around the country. We thought we
:09:27. > :09:31.would give you a run-down of the ones you can see on your day out.
:09:31. > :09:38.As well as telling you where you can find the newest babies on the
:09:39. > :09:43.block, we are finding out which is top of the cuteness charts. First,
:09:43. > :09:50.we are starting in Blackpool with a western lowland gorilla. She is
:09:50. > :09:55.capturing the hearts of visitors. This is amazing, how old is she?
:09:55. > :09:59.She will be two this year. generally eats things like baked
:09:59. > :10:03.potatoes, vegetables and lots of fruit. But would you believe that
:10:03. > :10:07.one of her favourite treats his rice and Marmite? Just like any
:10:07. > :10:11.small person in the family, as soon as somebody comes over they start
:10:11. > :10:15.to show off. I think she might be doing that now. She definitely
:10:15. > :10:24.shows off when we bring people down. It usually means there is food as
:10:24. > :10:30.well. She likes to act up. Quite a good dancer, as well! With her big
:10:30. > :10:36.brown eyes and impressive dance moves, she scores eight Skipness
:10:36. > :10:39.racing -- a cuteness rating of four. Just around the corner are four
:10:39. > :10:45.very clingy new arrivals. It you have seen it Madagascar, you will
:10:45. > :10:48.recognise these. These are ringtailed lemur us. They are named
:10:48. > :10:52.after their distinctive striped tails, which they used to help
:10:52. > :10:57.identify themselves. They are cute when they are older, but the little
:10:57. > :11:02.ones are a different type of cute. Look at the size of these two. How
:11:02. > :11:07.old are they? We have four sets of twins that were born at the end of
:11:07. > :11:12.February. We have warned that was born this morning. The babies are
:11:12. > :11:18.tiny. They only way 70 grams. They are still clinging to their mother,
:11:18. > :11:22.said the keepers can't tell if they are boys of girls yet. I think
:11:22. > :11:25.these baby lemurs are adorable. Because they are still clinging to
:11:25. > :11:33.their mother we can see too much of them, so they get a rating of three
:11:33. > :11:38.out of five. Now we are off to Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire,
:11:38. > :11:42.where this pair of baby burrowing owls have just come along. They are
:11:42. > :11:46.named Linford and Christie, after the Olympic gold medal-winner. They
:11:46. > :11:52.are so tiny that during the day they have been having a rest in
:11:52. > :11:58.teacups! They are unusual because unlike most owls they stay awake
:11:58. > :12:04.during the day. I reckon they are really cute. I'm going to give them
:12:04. > :12:10.full marks, five out of five. Next on our hunt for the key just animal
:12:10. > :12:16.babies on the block, we are heading to Edinburgh zoo to see a newborn
:12:16. > :12:20.pigmeat -- pygmy hippo. Until a few weeks ago, she was spending the day
:12:20. > :12:24.in enclosure. But she is giving the visitors a treat by taking her
:12:24. > :12:27.first steps outside. But she never gets too far away from mum. She
:12:27. > :12:31.might look cute now, but when she's older she will develop big sharp
:12:31. > :12:36.teeth, which the hippos used to protect themselves in the wild.
:12:36. > :12:42.Although they are small, they can be very aggressive. For that reason,
:12:42. > :12:48.I'm going to give her a cuteness rating of three. Where now heading
:12:48. > :12:52.south, to Chester Zoo, to see if their new arrivals can equal the
:12:52. > :12:57.baby al's rating of five out of five. First, the newborns in the
:12:57. > :13:04.meerkat enclosure. How many babies do we have? Three. How old are
:13:05. > :13:09.they? Just over four weeks. You are very lucky to see them today.
:13:09. > :13:13.small are they? How much do their way? When they are tiny, about 30
:13:13. > :13:18.grams. About the same as a packet of crisps. That in itself is cute,
:13:18. > :13:22.isn't it? Definitely. For an animal that always seemed to be on the
:13:22. > :13:27.lookout for stuff, they must have amazing eyesight? Really good, they
:13:27. > :13:33.can see up to 300 metres. Let's work that out. If an Olympic-sized
:13:33. > :13:40.swimming pool is 50 metres, that is six of them. That is a long way.
:13:40. > :13:43.They are so cool, aren't they? The pointy nose is very sweet, and the
:13:43. > :13:48.fact they only way the same as a packet of crisps means that I will
:13:48. > :13:53.give them a really salted cuteness rating of three out of five. Still
:13:53. > :13:59.at Chester Zoo, Ovett in the tapir enclosure. How old is she? About
:13:59. > :14:03.three months old. They are related to horses and rhinos. This one
:14:03. > :14:06.weighs 50 kilograms, which means she already weighs the same as 50
:14:06. > :14:10.bags of sugar. There are a lot of obvious things which are different
:14:10. > :14:15.between the baby and her mother. The stripes, can you explain why
:14:15. > :14:20.that is? That is so they are, Slochd from predators. As they get
:14:20. > :14:27.bigger, their habitat changes slightly the strikes begin to fade.
:14:27. > :14:31.What about the noses? They are very special? The tapirs spend a lot of
:14:31. > :14:35.time in rivers. They live by them in the forests. They can go
:14:35. > :14:41.underneath and they will stick them out of the water, like a snorkel.
:14:41. > :14:45.She's lovely. How cute is that? Do you want one? She's pretty cute,
:14:45. > :14:55.but tapirs themselves are less cute when fully grown. I'll give her a
:14:55. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:01.Scott was born last October, and as you can see, he struggled to stand
:15:01. > :15:07.up at first. His mum was pregnant for an amazing 700 days before she
:15:07. > :15:12.finally gave birth. I think it was worth the wait, though! Here is
:15:12. > :15:17.something cool. Did you know that an elephant's trunk contains 100
:15:18. > :15:23.muscles? That is very strong. Scott has got to be one of the cutes
:15:23. > :15:33.babies I have ever seen, so he gets four out of five.
:15:33. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:38.At Belfast Zoo, two baby animals have been born recently. I like the
:15:38. > :15:47.adults, the babies have not grown horns. But they should start to
:15:47. > :15:56.grow within a couple of months. They have certainly got the Doe Lea
:15:56. > :16:00.I'd thing going on. I'll go to give them a cuteness rating of three.
:16:00. > :16:04.From Scott the elephant's attempts to stay on his feet to the meerkats
:16:04. > :16:09.weighing the same as a bag of crisps, all eight of the animals we
:16:09. > :16:14.looked at our very cute. But there can be only one winner, and with
:16:14. > :16:21.five out of five, it has to be the cute baby owls. Aren't they
:16:21. > :16:31.adorable? They are just some of the cute animals in and around the
:16:31. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :16:36.country. Maybe you can find a 2-1 If you are a fan of Demi Lovato,
:16:36. > :16:46.you may wonder where she has been hiding. She was everywhere recently.
:16:46. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:51.But she has been missing from the celebrity scene for a while.
:16:51. > :16:55.Well, not everything's been plain sailing for Demi, so because we
:16:55. > :16:58.find out the facts other shows can't, we sent radio 1 DJ Tom
:16:58. > :17:03.Deacon to catch up with her at an exclusive, secret location and get
:17:03. > :17:11.the inside story on her recent troubles.
:17:11. > :17:15.On top of her screen success, Demi's love of writing and
:17:15. > :17:19.performing led to her relating two albums before she was 18. Becoming
:17:19. > :17:24.famous at a young age may seem like -- like a dream come true, but
:17:24. > :17:28.being now on around the world brings a lot of pressure. Today I
:17:28. > :17:33.am meeting Demi in a London hotel to ask her some questions about the
:17:33. > :17:39.realities of being an international star. And to find out why she has
:17:39. > :17:42.been out of the limelight. Welcome, Demi, it is a pleasure to see you.
:17:42. > :17:46.Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here.
:17:46. > :17:50.We are here because you have got a brand new skin -- single, caught
:17:50. > :17:55.Skyscraper. When I wanted to come out with my
:17:55. > :18:00.new single, I chose a song that had a lot of depth and meaning. It is
:18:00. > :18:05.no secret that I have had a lot of troubles over the past few years.
:18:05. > :18:09.It is basically about overcoming any obstacles or issues that are in
:18:09. > :18:19.your life and just rising above it and standing tall. Like a
:18:19. > :18:28.
:18:29. > :18:36.What sort of problems did you face? Well, I struggled from an eating
:18:36. > :18:40.disorder and I also suffered from a mood disorder. Where do you think
:18:40. > :18:43.these conditions came from? Did they come from the fact that you
:18:44. > :18:50.were thrown into the limelight at such a young age?
:18:50. > :18:54.I don't think that it helps that I was in the spotlight so quickly,
:18:54. > :18:58.but it definitely was not the start of my problems. I actually was
:18:58. > :19:02.bullied when I was 12 years old, and a lot of the things they said
:19:03. > :19:07.were about my weight. So I was about 12 when my eating disorder
:19:07. > :19:11.started. That was my way of dealing with the pain and suffering.
:19:11. > :19:14.I guess a lot of teenagers of the same age are going through the same
:19:14. > :19:19.problems, so it does not just happen to people in the limelight.
:19:19. > :19:21.Totally. So you have to build your
:19:21. > :19:26.confidence back up to where it was before.
:19:26. > :19:31.Now that I am getting older and I have dealt with a lot of my issues,
:19:31. > :19:35.I have gained confidence. I am learning how to really love myself.
:19:35. > :19:39.But I think that anybody who has dealt with an eating disorder can
:19:39. > :19:44.say that it never goes away. There is there a thought in your head
:19:44. > :19:49.that wants to control you and control what you eat, and it is
:19:49. > :19:59.hard to deal with. It is a daily struggle. But as long as you can
:19:59. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:10.take it one day at a time, you are So, Demi, what advice would you
:20:10. > :20:17.give to anybody who is a teen dealing with the issues you have
:20:17. > :20:21.had? If you are a teen dealing with eating disorders or bullying, say
:20:21. > :20:26.something. Don't keep it to yourself. Don't let it bottled up
:20:26. > :20:30.inside. You need to tell somebody. It has been a tough ride for Demi,
:20:30. > :20:34.and you guys missed her, because last weekend the message board went
:20:34. > :20:39.into overdrive when you heard I was coming to meet her today. Here are
:20:39. > :20:46.just some of your questions. Are you ready? Let's do it. When you
:20:46. > :20:51.are down, how do you stay strong and smile? Sometimes I forced
:20:51. > :20:55.myself to smile. Smiling actually has been proven to lift your mood,
:20:55. > :21:02.which is interesting. When you are mad or something, just smile and it
:21:02. > :21:12.makes you feel better. interesting question - what is the
:21:12. > :21:15.best thing about being famous? think the best thing about being
:21:15. > :21:22.famous is being able to use your voice was something greater than
:21:22. > :21:26.just music and television. You can use it for something good, like
:21:26. > :21:30.raising awareness of bullying and eating disorders.
:21:30. > :21:40.Demi Lovato, it has been a pleasure chatting to you. It is lovely to
:21:40. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:45.see you again. It is so good to see Demi back in
:21:45. > :21:48.action. Here, we like to give you the low-
:21:48. > :21:54.down on everything you are talking about. So when we heard about our
:21:54. > :21:59.next story, we thought we needed to send somebody special... Somebody
:21:59. > :22:09.clever, somebody that could really get to the story... It really
:22:09. > :22:18.
:22:18. > :22:23.needed to be somebody showbiz... So This is Barney the dog, a celebrity
:22:23. > :22:28.in his own right. From the minute he arrives at work, he is treated
:22:28. > :22:33.like a staff. Before every show, he is groomed and pampered in his own
:22:33. > :22:38.dressing-room. What a show-off! He likes to think he is king of the
:22:38. > :22:48.studio. Barney's status means there are plenty of friends keen to hang
:22:48. > :22:51.
:22:51. > :22:56.Today he is on his way to meet a very unusual type of dog. He is
:22:56. > :23:03.pink, with black spots. And he loves rolling around in the mud.
:23:03. > :23:11.Yet, this is no repeat, who thinks he is a dog. -- Lewis b Pick.
:23:11. > :23:18.He eats like a dog, plays like a dog and hangs out with other dogs.
:23:18. > :23:22.He is a real-life Babe. But why does this pot-bellied class act
:23:22. > :23:29.like a canine? Time for Barney to find out.
:23:29. > :23:34.Hi, I'm Barney, great to me too. Hallow there, Barney.
:23:34. > :23:39.I hear you are keen on the canine lifestyle. How come?
:23:39. > :23:44.When I was born I was too slow -- small to go in with the other pigs.
:23:44. > :23:48.So my owner let me into the house. By the time I was ready to go back
:23:48. > :23:52.to the stye, I had sampled the dog's life and I liked it.
:23:52. > :23:57.I have heard that as well as living like a dog, you have also got some
:23:57. > :24:04.canine tricks up your sleeve. Can you show me what you are made of?
:24:04. > :24:11.Try and stop me! This caused what -- this course was
:24:11. > :24:17.put together for dogs, but the peak has got it mastered. While he shows
:24:17. > :24:22.off on the assault course, Barney interrogates his owners.
:24:22. > :24:26.So, how did he get into doing dock assault courses? I was trying to
:24:26. > :24:31.teach the dog to go through one of the tunnels, and he ran through the
:24:31. > :24:34.tunnel quicker than I got the dog to do it. So how does he put his
:24:34. > :24:39.skills to use? Does he do competitions?
:24:39. > :24:44.He is a real star. He is part of the Cheshire Dog Display Team. He
:24:44. > :24:49.goes around showing off how good he is on his assault course. Nobody
:24:49. > :24:56.quite believes he can do all the things that he can do.
:24:56. > :25:00.So, Barney, do you feel like giving it a go? This will be interesting!
:25:00. > :25:10.She is not expecting me to jump over that, if she? Walking around
:25:10. > :25:17.
:25:17. > :25:23.it makes more sense. What is that? If you think I'm going in there,
:25:23. > :25:29.you are having a laugh. Hang on, it is that...? It is!
:25:29. > :25:37.Honestly, what that dog won't do for a slice of ham. Now there's no
:25:37. > :25:42.stopping him. Look at him go! Go on, Barney! Wow, that is tough. Keep
:25:42. > :25:48.that up and you are going to be the leanest peak in the UK. Which could
:25:48. > :25:55.be the best way to keep you of people's plates.
:25:55. > :25:59.Thank you, Barney. Thank goodness that is over. Now,
:25:59. > :26:04.where is my limousine? I'm ready for a serious nap.
:26:04. > :26:10.I'm proud of his skills, but I can't believe he ate ham in front
:26:10. > :26:18.of a pick. Naughty! Earlier, we asked you to send us an e-mail
:26:18. > :26:26.about the best April fool you have ever pulled off. One boy says I put
:26:26. > :26:33.Me and my family phoned the grandparents to say it was a sea
:26:33. > :26:41.lion on a number which was actually for Chester Zoo.
:26:41. > :26:44.Somebody else's it was my birthday and everybody acted like they had
:26:44. > :26:48.forgotten. Then I went into the garden and they had given me a
:26:48. > :26:55.party. Kate put a ticket on her dad but my
:26:55. > :26:59.car and pretended it was a fine. Maisie has said that she gave her
:26:59. > :27:03.brother a drink of prune juice, saying it was Coca-Cola. His
:27:04. > :27:06.reaction was amazing! Eleanor covered her brother's cereal bowl
:27:06. > :27:11.with clingfilm so that when he poured look on it, it went
:27:11. > :27:16.everywhere. Becky says she told her sister
:27:16. > :27:21.there was a spider on her head. Was a lovely sister!
:27:21. > :27:25.I know you have done that clingfilm thing to somebody's toilet, haven't
:27:25. > :27:28.you! That is the kind of thing you would do.
:27:28. > :27:31.Next week we'll be revealing the secrets of the most famous ship
:27:31. > :27:33.ever, the Titanic, on the 100th anniversary of its ill-fated maiden
:27:33. > :27:34.voyage. I head to Florida to check out the
:27:34. > :27:38.most jaw-dropping superboats in the world.