0:00:06 > 0:00:08In front of a packed crowd, with guest stars Alex T Smith,
0:00:08 > 0:00:15David Baddiel and Jacqueline Wilson, coming to you from Centenary Square,
0:00:15 > 0:00:22Birmingham, it's Blue Peter: Awesome Authors!
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Big cheers, lovely big shot, cut to Barney and Radzi!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Hello, how are you doing?
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Welcome to Awesome Authors, our special event right
0:00:44 > 0:00:45here in Birmingham.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46That's right, hello, I'm down here.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49You'll get to see Bali Rai with the roving Newsround team.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50It's going to be good.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53You can also catch up with the Wolfblood stars over
0:00:53 > 0:00:54there in the Wolfblood den.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57You can have a Match Of The Day Kickabout with Mr Benjamin Shires,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59the most well-dressed man in all of CBBC.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01And on Blue Peter today we have a stupendous, wondrous,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04astounding book feast for you.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07We'll be giving you tips on how you can choose your next big page
0:01:07 > 0:01:10turner in the Book Sorter a bit later as well.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14As well as that, we're excited, aren't we, because Jacqueline Wilson
0:01:14 > 0:01:16is going to be here, doing a quiz for some
0:01:16 > 0:01:17of her superfans.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Do we have any Jacqueline superfans in the house today?
0:01:19 > 0:01:20CHEERING.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22That's a yes!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24But before all that, it's time to meet the most
0:01:24 > 0:01:25awesome authors ever.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Hands together as loud as you can, cheer and clap for David Baddiel,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Lucy Hawking, Alex T Smith and Narinder Dhami!
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Hello, welcome to the stage, good to see you.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35All week you've been sending in your questions
0:01:35 > 0:01:36for these guys, and, Linz, do you want
0:01:36 > 0:01:38to kick things off?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I would, because we're at Awesome Authors, and your
0:01:40 > 0:01:41name is...
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Orson. How cool is that?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45That's an amazing name.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Well done for coming.
0:01:48 > 0:01:48What's your question?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50David, what's your favourite molecule?
0:01:50 > 0:01:51A scientific question for David!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53That's the question I was expecting!
0:01:53 > 0:01:55It is water, H2O.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58The only one I know!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00This one is for Narinder.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02It is from Opal Hyper Primrose.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05If you could invent a chocolate bar, what would it be?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09It would be milk chocolate, digestive biscuit and peanut butter.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I'm eating that right now!
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Lucy, from Ivory Robo Kid, if you had to choose,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19would you hang out with people or concentrate on work?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21That's a very difficult question!
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Brilliant!
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I would probably hang out with people.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Is that OK?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29It's more fun, isn't it?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Katie has lent me her sunglasses.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Can I keep them?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35That's a no!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37What's your question?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41To Lucy, where did you get your ideas from?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I work with scientists and get them to help me write adventure stories
0:02:44 > 0:02:49about the research they do, so a lot of the ideas actually come
0:02:49 > 0:02:52from working with colleagues in science, and all the cool
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and exciting things they get up to.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Alex, this is for you, it's from Red Black Smelly Bobcat.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01What's your favourite emoji?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I do love an emoji.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Probably the cat with the love-heart eyes,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I think. Good choice!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11David, from Purple Piano Toucan, how did you feel when you had your
0:03:11 > 0:03:13first book published?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15How did I feel?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I was very pleased, because I had always wanted to write
0:03:18 > 0:03:20a book, so I was very pleased to see it there...
0:03:20 > 0:03:22KLAXON SOUNDS.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26That's it, you're not allowed to answer that question!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Thank you very much, thank you for all your questions,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30lovely to hear from you.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Now, we're going to play a bit of a game.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35We'll split our Awesome Authors into two teams, so David
0:03:35 > 0:03:36and Narinder, you're going to be a team.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Lucy and Alex, you're going to be the other team.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Is it "Alex T" or "Alex"?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Either. I like "Alex T" as in "Mr T".
0:03:43 > 0:03:43Very similar!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Radzi, you're going to be with Alex and Lucy, I'm
0:03:46 > 0:03:47going to be on this side.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's a game of Higher Or Lower.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Lindsey?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Yes, thank you, Barney.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55My book fans are at the ready, we've all got different book
0:03:55 > 0:03:58covers and the game is, you are going to be split into teams
0:03:58 > 0:04:01and need to guess whether each book has a higher or lower number
0:04:01 > 0:04:03of pages than the last one.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Do you understand?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08We're all over this. Absolutely.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11We want you all to join in by saying "higher" or "lower",
0:04:11 > 0:04:13scream it out, let us know what you think.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Radz, you're with Lucy and Alex.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Barns, you're with David and Narinder.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Are we ready? OK, Team Radzi, you are up first.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Have a look at this one, is it higher or lower?
0:04:24 > 0:04:25What do we think, guys?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27I think lower.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28They think Horrid Henry is lower.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30We're going lower, going with the crowd.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Let's have a look.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Yes!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Next, Team Barney.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I have read this one, definitely higher.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Definitely higher.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Considerably.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44The crowd agree.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45Let's have a look.
0:04:45 > 0:04:53Next one, we're on a bit of a roll.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Radzi? Tricky one.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Lower? Lower.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58It's Dr Seuss, he was a wordy man!
0:04:58 > 0:04:59We're going to go lower.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Let's have a look.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Yes!
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Team Barney?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05It's higher.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Got to be higher.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Let's have a look.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13This is a tough one.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Whilst we're on a high...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18We went low last time.
0:05:18 > 0:05:25I think it's probably about the same.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26What do we say in the crowd?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28They're going to go lower, let's have a look.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33Barney, what do you reckon?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I'd go lower. Do you think?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Touch and go, could be lower, could be higher.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I reckon higher.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Let's go higher.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Come on, only just!
0:05:49 > 0:05:51It is neck-and-neck between Barney and Radzi.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52What do you reckon?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Easy!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Higher.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58You think it's got more pages?
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Let's have a look.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04A long read.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Philosopher's Stone is the shorter one.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Shorter than the others. I think it will be shorter.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Lower. Lower.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17OK, we've got a little man at the front there
0:06:17 > 0:06:18with Goodnight Mister Tom.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Don't turn it round just yet,
0:06:19 > 0:06:20what do we reckon?
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Crowd?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Lower?
0:06:24 > 0:06:25OK, we'll go lower.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Turn it round, buddy.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Oh!
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It means we win this, right?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The movie was seven hours long, so...
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Higher.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Let's have a look.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Oh!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44As if!
0:06:44 > 0:06:45It's a draw!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Can we have a round of applause for both teams, please?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51APPLAUSE.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I don't know if you guys know what you will be reading
0:06:54 > 0:06:55this summer holiday.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58If you don't, look no further than this.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Here at Blue Peter, we love books, and we wanted to know what you're
0:07:01 > 0:07:04reading at the moment.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'm reading Queenie by Jacqueline Wilson.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Percy Jackson And The Battle Of The Labyrinth.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Diary Of A Wimpy kid.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Mr Stink.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Goodnight Mister Tom.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Foxy Tales. The Witches.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Awful Auntie.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I like Percy Jackson And The Battle Of The Labyrinth because it's got
0:07:21 > 0:07:24nerve-wracking moments.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26It's really exciting.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I love Geek Girl because it's funny and like a drama.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It's very dramatic and action-packed.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It shows that some people can be bad and some people can be good.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It's action-packed and full of surprises, like when
0:07:36 > 0:07:39there's a flying pig.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41It's full of adventure and it's exciting.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, which is
0:07:43 > 0:07:45really cool and exciting.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I love Goodnight Mister Tom.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50It's about a small boy who lives with a warm-hearted man called Tom
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Oakley.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55There are clearly so many books to choose from,
0:07:55 > 0:08:00so how do you know which one is the perfect page-turner for you?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Whether you like comedies, adventure, history, whatever
0:08:03 > 0:08:06you are into, you can use the Book Sorter to get
0:08:06 > 0:08:09inspiration for your next read.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14Visit the Blue Peter website for more details.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I like reading because whenever you're bored you can just read
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and it's like you've gone to a different place.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It makes you feel as if you're inside the book, and makes
0:08:23 > 0:08:26you want to know what happens next.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's very fun and takes you places, you feel like you're in the book.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Why not use the Book Sorter and join in with the summer
0:08:33 > 0:08:34reading challenge?
0:08:34 > 0:08:40You never know where your next book might take you.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42What a way to sort your books!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Sign up...now!
0:08:45 > 0:08:47I didn't know what you were going to say then!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50We're excited because we're about to do an official BP book swap.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Who has bought a book with them today?
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Wave them in the air.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Lots of Jacqueline Wilson today.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56She's huge, Jacqueline Wilson.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Not in real life, just as a writer.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02We're going to do a bit of swappage in a minute,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05but first let's find out what's happening in the Wolfblood tent.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07We're joined by two stalwarts of Wolfblood, Leona
0:09:07 > 0:09:08and Jack.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09How are you?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12CHEERING.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13That's what I'm talking about!
0:09:13 > 0:09:15It's bad when you give yourself your own drum roll!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17What have you been up to?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Having a go at Q
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Chatting to the fans, seeing what you did here
0:09:22 > 0:09:25for the Wolfblood tent.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Leona, have you done any selfies?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28One or two, yes.
0:09:28 > 0:09:29They're now called "wolfies".
0:09:29 > 0:09:31CYMBAL CRASH.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I like that!
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Amazing.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37We now have a sound effect every time I tell a bad joke!
0:09:37 > 0:09:39We've got some massive Wolfblood fans in.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Let's see a raise of hands?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45We're on series four at the moment, when does series five start?
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Starts filming September, October.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52More Wolfblood on the way, thank goodness for that.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55I think we should do our book swappage.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59On the count of three - one, two, three, swap your books!
0:09:59 > 0:10:02RADZI SINGS: # Swapping their books like they just don't care.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04# Swap, swap, swap!
0:10:04 > 0:10:10# You're going to get a new book, you're all just swapping...#.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12You got two books for your swap.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Are we all happy, got what we want?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18We've got music in the background as well.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the book swap
0:10:20 > 0:10:22club, we'll go down to Megan on the floor,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24find out how happy she is.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25Megan, tell us about your book.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I'm very excited about reading this book.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Have you read it before? No.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Amazing, great news. What about you?
0:10:30 > 0:10:31I have got Utter Chaos.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34In your life in general, or just the title of the book?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36No, it's the title of the book!
0:10:36 > 0:10:37Are you looking forward to it? Yes.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Nice one. How about you?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I've got The Worst Thing About My Sister.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43That's Jacqueline Wilson, that's going to be good.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Nice one.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46We hope!
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Lovely, thank you.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Who loves great books?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Everyone, we all do.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57But what I love more is when a great book gets turned into a great show.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02David Walliams is one of the most popular authors in the country.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04His novel, Gangsta Granny, a story about a young
0:11:04 > 0:11:08boy's boring old granny, who is actually an international
0:11:08 > 0:11:11jewel thief, went straight to number one in the book charts,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14then became a hit TV show and now it's a play.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Which means you will get the chance to see Gangsta Granny
0:11:19 > 0:11:21on stage across the UK, just like this theatre
0:11:21 > 0:11:25here in Reading, where the show starts tomorrow.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Tomorrow?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28This place will be ready tomorrow?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31No chance!
0:11:31 > 0:11:34It's hard to believe, but the travelling theatre company
0:11:34 > 0:11:37have just 24-hours to transform this empty stage into the wonderful
0:11:37 > 0:11:40world of Walliams' book.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42To transform an empty space in such a short period
0:11:42 > 0:11:45of time must be a real operation.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47What?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Oh, that's why we're here, to reveal how
0:11:49 > 0:11:51the team do it?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Gotcha.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57OK, I need to get my skates on, and, next time, read my e-mails.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Right, best get started.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Giving me my instructions is Ashley, who plays Granny's grandson, Ben.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07We have 27 hours to get the show ready.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09How do you do it?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11We have a brilliant tech team that work very,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14very hard to make sure the show is ready for the audience tomorrow.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16They are putting the lights up now.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Could I see some of it?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20We can do better than that - you can help out, if you like?
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Done, straight up top.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24The lighting and sound equipment are the first to go in.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26It's really important to install them correctly, because,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29no matter how good the performance is, it's pointless if the audience
0:12:29 > 0:12:34can't see it or hear it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38And, in just a matter of hours, the team move on to the set.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40This is fast work!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42What's going on here?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45We're hanging the site, which is a big cloth that hangs
0:12:45 > 0:12:48at the back of the stage.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51The stage is starting to come together, and I'm beginning to get
0:12:51 > 0:12:54excited about seeing the show.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56But, when I meet Neil, the play's director,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00he has a surprise for me.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I'm not sure where I'll be sat, but I'll be sat there looking
0:13:03 > 0:13:06at the show and I'm sure I will be in absolute awe.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08No, you won't, I'm afraid to say.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10We need you backstage to be helping out with the props, helping
0:13:10 > 0:13:12out with some scenery.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15There are quite a lot of things we need you to do, you can't rest.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Oh dear, I thought this might happen!
0:13:17 > 0:13:22In fact, there's a part that we want you to play in the show.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25We've got some lines for you, and you are going to be
0:13:25 > 0:13:26a reporter in the show.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Really?!
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Yes. Amazing!
0:13:33 > 0:13:35So, as well as helping out behind-the-scenes, I'm going to be
0:13:35 > 0:13:40performing on stage as a reporter in front of an audience.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44It's the end of day one, and the pressure is on.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48It's the next morning, and I've got lots to do.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I need to rehearse my very own part in the show,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53but, before that, I need to get to grips with my other
0:13:53 > 0:13:54job as a stagehand.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57So, Radzi, there are three props I need you to look after for me.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00One of them is this giant spoon here, which I need
0:14:00 > 0:14:02you to hand to Granny.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Granny runs over to the wing and says the line, "I was attacked
0:14:04 > 0:14:06by a bear in their garden."
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I need you to throw this on and she will catch it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12At the end of act one, when Alison runs off into this wing,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15I need you to hand her this as this as quickly as possible.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18This is made from matches, will it survive a drop?
0:14:18 > 0:14:18No.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I need to make sure I get this right, and practice makes perfect.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24A bit higher still.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Next, I need to learn my lines.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Reporting live from the Tower of London, we're at the scene
0:14:31 > 0:14:33this audacious crime!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36We're coming live from the Tower of London, at the scene
0:14:36 > 0:14:39of an audacious crime!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's a huge honour to be given a role in the show.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I just hope nerves don't get the better of me.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46And, finally, rehearsals are over.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49In just 24 hours I've helped this theatre go from an empty stage
0:14:49 > 0:14:53to a full production.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57All that's left is for the audience to arrive.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01The stage is now set, I've got to get the lines in my head
0:15:01 > 0:15:02and make sure I do everything right.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03The cast are set.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Wish us luck.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It's lights down, showtime.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11On stage, everything is running smoothly,
0:15:11 > 0:15:16but, behind-the-scenes, it's cramped and a bit frantic.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Don't talk about Granny like that!
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Her TV doesn't work, all we do is play Scrabble.
0:15:20 > 0:15:27My first bit is up.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32And the spoon handover is complete.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34I was attacked by a bear...
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Time for the bear.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40A bit high!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43But at least I got the timing right.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49Don't drop the castle, Radzi, don't drop the castle.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Thank goodness for that.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Now it's time for my starring role.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58This is Blue Peter and we are live in the Tower of London at the scene
0:15:58 > 0:16:02of an audacious crime which has clearly been carried out by hugely
0:16:02 > 0:16:04professional criminals.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08The question is, can you help?!
0:16:08 > 0:16:10That was so exciting!
0:16:10 > 0:16:14All that's left to do is take a bow.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17My time with Gangsta Granny has been unforgettable, but,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20for the rest of the crew, they can't stop here.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24They've got another town and another performance to get ready for.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26The show must go on.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29CHEERING.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32That was a lot of fun.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36OK, it's time to take a look at the letters you've written to us.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Can we get a huge round of applause for
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Jeremy Strong, our Awesome Author on the stage.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41APPLAUSE.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Thank you.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Jeremy, I like having you here at the badge wall.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47What are your first thoughts on this?
0:16:47 > 0:16:48It's pretty colourful this week.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49It is absolutely amazing.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Look at all that creativity.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51It's wonderful.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54I always love it when I come to look at children's writing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Brilliant.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I'm doing my hair like that, by the way.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58That's amazing. Look at that.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59It's on.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Let's take a look at this book.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03The Day Shelley - our favourite tortoise -
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Became a Superhero.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06This is written by Maya from Glasgow.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Let me show you this picture.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Look at that. There's Shelley, with a cape on.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11How super does she look?
0:17:11 > 0:17:12It's amazing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Thank you very much, Maya.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14It's awesome.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15You've got a badge.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16It's on its way.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17And it's a silver one. Shiny.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Jeremy, let's have a look at yours.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21This is from Holly.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23It's actually laser printed - can you believe that?
0:17:23 > 0:17:24- with her laptop.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26She did it in the laser club at school.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29And it's absolutely fantastic. Look at all that workmanship.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30I can't believe the detail. Absolutely amazing.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32There we are. Right there.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Who doesn't want to be part of a laser club?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I'm joining the nearest one. Let's do it.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Holly, look at that, you've got a silver badge.
0:17:39 > 0:17:46Fantastic.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Somebody else who's got a silver badge is Lucy from
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Worcestershire. She's done an acrostic poem.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52That's a thing when you write the letters down here and
0:17:52 > 0:17:53then make lovely sentences.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54It's all about books.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56It says, "Brilliant adventures on your journey to
0:17:56 > 0:17:57imagination."
0:17:57 > 0:17:59imagination." And there's loads more there.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Thank you.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02There's even a picture of the BFG, my favourite.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03You've got a silver badge.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Lots of you clearly love the Shelley pinata
0:18:05 > 0:18:07that Lindsey and myself made a few weeks ago.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Including Mason from Surrey. Look at this picture here.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11There is me breaking open Shelley.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14And all those sweets, by the way, went in my tummy.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Amazing.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Thank you so much for all your post.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Now listen, how would you like some great
0:18:18 > 0:18:21tips from some great writers? I know I would.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Have a look at this.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Hey!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I'm at the Hay Festival in Wales, where some of
0:18:28 > 0:18:30the biggest and brightest authors in the business are here
0:18:30 > 0:18:33to discuss everything books.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36And earlier we caught up with them to find out what
0:18:36 > 0:18:40makes them tick.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I wander in from here, yeah?
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Right, does that look gorgeous?
0:18:43 > 0:18:44I just dropped that.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48So right straight at the camera?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49I like to write funny books.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52If it doesn't make me laugh, it doesn't go in the book.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55I have always loved drawing.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And when I was at primary school I thought, what
0:18:57 > 0:19:00a wonderful job it would be
0:19:00 > 0:19:01if I could earn my living drawing pictures.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I started writing when I was eight years old.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06My stories are inspired by the world around me.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09When you love reading, I think the next logical thing to do
0:19:09 > 0:19:10is you want to write your own stories.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14We are all storytellers.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18And reading is one of the great pleasures and great privileges of
0:19:18 > 0:19:19the world.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21When you watch a film, that's how it is.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24But when you read a book, it's inside your head.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25It made me feel all things.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Anything from really happy to absolutely terrified
0:19:27 > 0:19:29and everything in between. That's what's brilliant about books.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31They can make you feel a million different
0:19:31 > 0:19:33emotions at once.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36It can actually make you into a time traveller.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38And take you to places and times that nothing else can do.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43I love reading. I'm a huge reader.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46I read a lot. Yeah, I love it.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48It takes you away. It takes you to different places.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50So, wherever you are, you can be somewhere else.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51You can't really beat that.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I love being taken to another world and get the chance to
0:19:54 > 0:19:58live someone else's life and to see the world through their eyes.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It makes me feel happy, it makes me feel excited or sad
0:20:01 > 0:20:03and all the things in between.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07That's why I love books.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10My favourite children's book has to be Edward Eager's Half Magic,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13because I love stories about magic, especially magic that goes
0:20:13 > 0:20:15wrong.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18My favourite children's book is called The Giant Jam Sandwich.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21It's about my favourite subject, food.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23So difficult to choose a favourite children's book.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I love The Moomins by Tove Jansson.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29My favourite children's book is probably The BFG.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31I even love reading the back of shampoo bottles
0:20:31 > 0:20:32when I'm in the bathroom.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35What an incredible insight into some of our
0:20:35 > 0:20:36greatest authors.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38So if you're thinking of penning a poem
0:20:38 > 0:20:39or scribing a story, do it.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41You never know where it might take you.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43APPLAUSE.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45How great was that?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47It has actually inspired us to go round collecting
0:20:47 > 0:20:49some of our favourite words from our favourite authors.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Please welcome two of them back, Alex and David.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Hello.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Hi.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Hello.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57We're chatting favourite words. This is serious.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59We have to put you on the spot.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01What do you think your favourite word ever is?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I do like the word skedaddle.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05My mum says that to me a lot - "Skedaddle!"
0:21:05 > 0:21:09It's kind of a good, exciting word.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11It suggests dashing off someone to do
0:21:11 > 0:21:13something interesting and exciting, possibly a little bit, I don't know,
0:21:13 > 0:21:14mischievous as well. Yeah.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15I like that.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16David, a favourite word?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Bum.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I'll tell you why.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Obviously it's a great word.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25But also, you are having a competition and children
0:21:25 > 0:21:27are going to vote, aren't they?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29And I've gone for bum. Do you see what I'm thinking there?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31I see what you're doing there.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32That's right.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I'm going to ask some of our Awesome Authors
0:21:34 > 0:21:35crowd behind us here.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38What is your favourite word, young lady?
0:21:38 > 0:21:39Scrumptious.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40What a great choice.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Enthusiastic.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Nice.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Fandabbydozy.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Fandabbydozy! It doesn't get better than that.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We've heard from some of the crowd.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51In fact, we've even got some Awesome Authors'
0:21:51 > 0:21:54favourite words in here, in the Blue Peter Book of Words.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Including Michael Morpurgo, who loves the word
0:21:56 > 0:21:57tickety-boo.
0:21:57 > 0:21:58That is a good one.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00And Chris Riddell, I believe his favourite word -
0:22:00 > 0:22:02let's have a look, just turn the page.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03We got banana there.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05That has been sent in as well.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Jeff Kinney.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Banana.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08He loves that word.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09And Chris Riddell's is sneeze.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10There's cave. That's a good one.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13And everyone has done beautiful little illustrations and drawings.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14They're brilliant.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16So basically we want you to go online, go to the
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Blue Peter website and let us know out of the top five,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22what's your favourite word?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25If I was to put one in there, it's got to be pootle.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's nice to say, it's nice to hear as well.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29I thought you said pooh!
0:22:29 > 0:22:30No, I didn't.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31And it's a nice thing to do.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Pootle off.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33To just pootle off.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Anyway, let's move onto another amazing author - she's over there.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37It's Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38APPLAUSE.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40And here she is, the legend herself.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Jacqueline, it's always so nice to have you on the
0:22:42 > 0:22:43show. Thank you for being here.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I love being on Blue Peter, Barney.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Let's talk about your favourite word, it's a hot topic at the
0:22:48 > 0:22:49moment.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50OK. It's rainbow.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51It's a beautiful word.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52Why?
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Because a rainbow is such a beautiful thing.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Whenever I say the word I have this vision of
0:22:56 > 0:22:58this lovely, magical, colourful arc in the sky.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It's a beautiful thing, much like what goes on
0:23:00 > 0:23:02is inside your head permanently, I'd imagine.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03Sometimes!
0:23:03 > 0:23:05What have you been up to recently?
0:23:05 > 0:23:06We know that you are always writing.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08What are you doing at the moment?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I've got a book out called Rent a Bridesmaid, about
0:23:11 > 0:23:14the hot topic of whether girls want to be bridesmaids or not.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19And then I just finished another Victorian book
0:23:19 > 0:23:22about a girl called Clover Moon, who lives in very dire circumstances
0:23:22 > 0:23:25in the middle of London.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28But, later on in the book, she happens to make
0:23:28 > 0:23:29friends with a certain Hetty Feather.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32That gets a cheer, doesn't it? I know we're excited about that.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33CHEERING.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Obviously we know so many of your stories, all the way back
0:23:36 > 0:23:38to Tracy Beaker and, of course, Hetty Feather.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40But how well do you know your own stories?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Not too well, I think!
0:23:42 > 0:23:43It's time to find out. That's right.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46We have found some amazing Jacqueline Wilson super
0:23:46 > 0:23:47fans. Girls, out you come.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Welcome to Birmingham.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52CHEERING.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53Now, let's get to know you.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54What are your names?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Christina.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56Deah.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57And Ellie.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Loads of support in the crowd, and look
0:23:59 > 0:24:00who's over there.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02It's the one and only Jacqueline Wilson.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03How cool is that?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Do you think you can beat her today?
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Kind of.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07Kind of.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Good, I like that positivity.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Let's do this.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10OK, it's time to find out.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Jacqueline, can you take your position at the podium, please?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14It's time to play the Superfan Game!
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Are you ready?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Let's go.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19In Candy Floss, what colour does floss want to dye her hair?
0:24:19 > 0:24:20Pink.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Correct.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24How many times does the word 'I' appear on page ten
0:24:24 > 0:24:26of Lily Alone - five or 15?
0:24:26 > 0:24:2915? Correct.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32What is the name of Tracy Beaker's arch enemy?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Justine Littlewood.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Correct.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39In The Lottie Project, which historical era does Charlie
0:24:39 > 0:24:42after research for a school project?
0:24:42 > 0:24:43That was definitely Jacqueline.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45That was Jacqueline. Go on.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Victorian. Victorian times.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Correct.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50In The Dare Game, Alexander makes a fake TV out of cardboard.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Which incredible TV show did he draw on the front of his...?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Blue Peter!
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Oh, I am choking. I love that one.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01What kind of chocolate bar appears as an
0:25:01 > 0:25:05illustration at the top of chapter one of Lola Rose - milk or dark
0:25:05 > 0:25:06chocolate?
0:25:06 > 0:25:07That's Jacqueline.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Really smash it, Jacqueline, come on.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09There we go.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Milk.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Correct.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16In Girls Out Late, what time does Ellie have to
0:25:16 > 0:25:18be home by? That is a tough question.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Seven o'clock?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's a later curfew of nine o'clock.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25In The Suitcase Kid, what's the name of
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Andy's stuffed rabbit? Oh, I think it was the girls!
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Radish.
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Yes.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Radish is correct.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35What's the first word on page 24 of The Butterfly
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Club - is it Miss or Mr?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Miss.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42You guested it right. Well done.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Who illustrates most of Jacqueline Wilson's books?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Jacqueline, that was you.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Nick Sharratt!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Thanks everyone.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51OK, the scores are...
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Jacqueline, you got four.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Super fans, you got five!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Yes!
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Here comes a happy dance.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02That's how you celebrate.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03Thank you Radzi.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Beautiful.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06There you have it.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09A big cheer for our super fans. They did a great job.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11But an even bigger cheer for Jacqueline Wilson, please.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12What a mega-legend.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Jacqueline Wilson is such a legend, that we've awarded
0:26:14 > 0:26:17her are highest accolade, which is a gold Blue Peter badge,
0:26:17 > 0:26:18which she's wearing today, by the way.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Such a legend.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Thank you very much. Thank you, Barney.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24So if you're a fan of Jacqueline Wilson, that was just for
0:26:24 > 0:26:26you. If you're a fan of
0:26:26 > 0:26:31Blue Peter, so is this.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37I'm not coming last.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40That's not happening.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43This is so tiring.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Get involved.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Get active.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48And inspire one of your friends to try a sport that you love.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53Your very own Blue Peter Sport Badge.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04I don't think I've ever been this excited on Blue Peter, ever.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10CHEERING.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12That's going to be a good summer on Blue
0:27:12 > 0:27:13Peter, isn't it?
0:27:13 > 0:27:14It's going to be awesome.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Make sure you're watching next week.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17You haven't got long to go.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It's going to be a very exciting show on Thursday,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22because we'll be having a very first show dedicated
0:27:22 > 0:27:23to this little beauty.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25We like to call it the orange badge.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26You'll get to see our competition badge winners,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29as well as the winner of our Dream Big competition,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and you're going to
0:27:31 > 0:27:34get to see behind the scenes at the BFG premiere being attended none
0:27:34 > 0:27:36other than Sir Steven Spielberg, ladies and gentlemen.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Oh yeah, and Lindsey is going to be there as
0:27:38 > 0:27:39well.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40I'm going to be there.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43As well as that, head over to the BP Fanclub,
0:27:43 > 0:27:44where there's loads to do.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45There's a special guest author, Chris
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Bradford, author of The Young Samurai and Bodyguard series.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It's going to be good. Get online.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I want to say a massive thank you to all of
0:27:52 > 0:27:53our Awesome Authors.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55And also, thank you to you guys here in Birmingham.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Goodbye!