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Coming up on today's show we plant rocket seeds that have been

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all the way into space with astronaut Tim Peake.

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I go underwater with CBBC's Naomi Wilkinson and our fish cam.

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As well as that, we are going to be joined by the hip-hop musical

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Into The Hoods Remixed.

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-Lindz?

-Yeah?

-Why are we tiny?

-We are not tiny.

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We are diddy because Barney goes to the set of Diddy TV.

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Hello and welcome to live Blue Peter.

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We are very excited.

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We are out in the garden. We are live.

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Spring has sprung, and we are with one of our favourite CBBC people,

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-Naomi Wilkinson.

-And with Lindsey.

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-Ah, welcome.

-Hello.

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-You've been so busy lately, haven't you?

-Yes.

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I've been on my travels for a new series of Nightmares Of Nature.

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Me and Ed have been marrying more mums and dads in more bonkers ways.

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And, of course, I have been busy spring cleaning the Blue Peter pond.

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A highlight, I am sure, of all of your travels.

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A complete dream come true.

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So that is why, today, we want to know

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what would be in your dream garden and why?

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I think I would have a warm, heated swimming pool with loads of slides.

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-We need that today, don't we? It's a bit chilly.

-What would you have?

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I would have Beyonce.

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I would just have Beyonce singing songs on karaoke

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-and a big karaoke machine.

-That's a very good idea.

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Let us know your comments online.

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Give us your ideas and we will read out as many of those as we can

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at the end of the show.

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Now, we are doing a very fun game today.

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It is called Spot Shelley.

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If you see this little rascal anywhere on the show today,

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let us know. Head online and let us know where you saw her.

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-This time doesn't count.

-I was going to say, I've seen her.

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-I know you were about to try and spot Shelley...

-I win.

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..but this does not count.

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But later you might see her hiding somewhere, so keep your eyes peeled.

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-Focus.

-Lindsey, where is Radzi?

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The last time I saw him he was limbering up. He was getting ready.

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He was practising dance moves

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and he ran off that way towards the studio looking very excited.

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I am very excited and that's because you are in for a belter

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of a performance courtesy of the ZooNation Dance Company.

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Would you please give it up for Into The Hoods Remixed.

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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

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HE HOWLS

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HIP-HOP MUSIC

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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

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Yes. That is what I am talking about.

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Duane, come over here, my friend.

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That was wicked.

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So you've been touring that all over the country,

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-Into The Hoods Remixed.

-Yeah.

-Can you tell me about it?

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Well, the show is a hip-hop fairytale

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and it is about two kids who get lost in a land far, far away.

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And it follows their journey as they try to get home

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and we meet loads of characters on the way.

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We meet the Wolf. Me.

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We meet Lil Red.

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We need Rap-on-Zel.

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We meet the Prince.

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And we meet Jaxx.

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Cos you guys are off the charts, it's clear you rehearse loads.

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How much do you actually practise?

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We rehearsed six days a week from ten until six for six weeks

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to put together our full piece, which is, like, two hours long.

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Well, it is funny you say that cos I've been practising as well,

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-because I've got a freestyle background.

-OK.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah. I didn't tell you about it earlier on.

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-I know you guys have got a freestyle part on the show.

-Yeah.

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-Can you possibly involve me in it?

-Yeah, definitely.

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-Let's invite Lil Red and Rap-on-Zel.

-Yes, hello.

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Come and join us and do some moves.

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It's not every day that my hair looks small on Blue Peter,

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but it does today.

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So, I'm going to teach you the Bart Simpson.

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The Bart Simpson? OK.

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-You want to take it to the left.

-Take it to the left.

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Take it up. We take it to the right.

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-We take it up.

-OK.

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We take it up.

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-Speed it up.

-Oh, no, no, no.

-We take it up.

-And we slow it down.

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We'll teach you another move that is even slower, called the bogle.

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-You know what the bogle is.

-I like the bogle.

-You can tell.

-OK.

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We're going to take a little body... All the way down. Little body...

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-Here we go. We're going to use the hands and go all the way down.

-OK.

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And all the way down.

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Then we're going to switch it.

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-Oh!

-You've got to pay attention.

-You didn't show me that one.

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Yeah, let's kick on some music and then have a little go.

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DJ, drop the beat.

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Now we are talking. OK.

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Here we go. OK.

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-Here we go.

-Here we go.

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-That's it.

-Bogle.

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And we're going to stop it there before I embarrass myself.

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Would you please, one more, time give it up

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for the Into The Hoods Remixed guys. Thank you very, very much indeed.

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Now let's talk about Barney for a second

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because you may have already seen

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he performed on Dick and Dom's Diddy TV.

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Here's what happened when he went behind the scenes.

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"Barney," they said,

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"we want you to go and film the funniest thing on CBBC."

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I was like, "Guys, thank you very much. It's flattering.

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"You know, I do have some good jokes,

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"but the funniest thing on CBBC? I can't take that title."

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They said, "No, no. We want you to film behind-the-scenes

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"on DVD TV with Dick and Dom."

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How rude.

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Diddy Dick and Dom are teeny, tiny characters created by CBBC

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superstars Dick and Dom.

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Two years ago they got their own spin-off show,

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Diddy Movies, and I'm joining them on the set

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as they record their new show, Diddy TV.

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Let's talk about when it all started.

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It's a long time ago, isn't it?

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Well, Diddy Dick And Dom started on Dick And Dom In Da Bungalow

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many, many moons ago.

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And then they were just based in a little pink cupboard.

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That's where they lived.

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And then, since then, these little diddy characters have evolved

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and now the next evolution is us...

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-Diddy TV.

-..doing impressions of very successful, popular TV shows.

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Hi, I'm Dick Fearless

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and this is Deadly Diddy 60,

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where I find 60 of the most scariest diddy animals in the world

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and throw them at Dom.

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It looks like so much fun and because Dick and Dom love fun,

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it's time to have some of our own.

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I'm going to ask you diddy questions.

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So you don't get the full question, just a small version.

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For example, when did you?

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-Last night, wasn't it?

-Last night.

-I think it was last night.

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-It might have been Wednesday fortnight.

-How many times?

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-That's a bit personal. Isn't that personal?

-Fabulous.

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Thank you for that. So how was the?

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-It was great.

-Did you think so? I hated it.

-Did you not like it?

-No.

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I thought it was very, very bad.

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# Larry Weinstein Berger, the Diddy Movies boss

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# His last two films have flopped with catastrophic money lost

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# So he's pitching Diddy Movies for the thrill of television

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# A brand-new rival for the BBC

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# It diddy Dick and Dom's Diddy TV. #

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But how do they take Dick and Dom's heads,

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stick them on those really little small bodies

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and then transport all of that into lots of different worlds?

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I just can't get my head round it.

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-Barney.

-Sorry, mate, I'm just in the middle of something.

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Yeah, but I look after all the visual effects on the Diddy TV.

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I can show you how it's all done, if you're interested.

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-That would be brilliant. Yes, thank you.

-Come in.

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What a legend Julian is. He's the director and he shows me round

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the specially-constructed set.

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Right, then. Shall we do this?

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This is it. This is where the magic happens.

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It's a lot greener than I thought it was going to be.

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It's very green

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and that's because we use this thing called green screen.

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And what green screen does is it makes any background

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appear behind you, for instance.

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So, let's say I want to be on a beach.

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Ha-ha. I love this sort of thing. OK, erm, where I am from.

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The countryside. Let's try that.

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Amazing. Yeah, the smell isn't...

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Doesn't smell good in the countryside.

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OK, how about...? Let's do a random one. Let's see what happens.

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That might not have been a good idea. It's actually...

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Yeah, that's a bit cold. OK, I won't be doing that again.

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Thank you very much everybody. That was my acting.

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I know there is nothing behind me. It is just green screens,

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but that's the joy of telly.

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So how do you use the green screen on Diddy TV?

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We do something a bit more complicated with this thing here.

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This is what we call the rig.

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Oh, look, I can see diddy bodies.

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This is the bodies and then their heads go through there.

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You'll see that there are mirrors.

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A mirror here, a mirror here, a mirror here.

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And what that does is when you have the camera here

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and you look at it,

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all you see is green behind the puppet.

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Of course, it only comes together

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when there's a real head on that body.

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I happen to have a real head

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-that I could put on the body if I was allowed to.

-Absolutely.

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-Let's get that real head in there.

-Yes.

-OK, right.

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-OK, so, green gloves are on.

-Yes. So pop them round there.

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There we go.

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Check me out. I'm a diddy man.

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I have got the best job in the world. I'd love a proper go.

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Ah, well, time to say my goodbyes.

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Boys, it's always so nice to speak to you.

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Thank you for having me on set today and, er...

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OK, there's nothing you need me for here, is there?

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I should just go.

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WIND WHISPERS

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-Does he want what I think he wants?

-I don't know. Shall we ask him?

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-Barney.

-Yeah?

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Would you like to be on Diddy TV?

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-Yes.

-I knew it.

-That's what he was thinking.

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-Right, well, look, you can have a part in Diddy TV.

-Amazing.

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But you've got to be funny.

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Well there's no guarantees with that, but I'll give it my best shot.

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-Be funny.

-I will. I'll try. Thank you so much, boys.

-No worries.

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-Any time.

-Watch out for that tentacle.

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Get in. A diddy Barney.

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OK, time to learn my lines for my big,

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or should that be diddy, moment.

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I'll be appearing alongside another CBBC legend,

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Ted Robbins.

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Hi. I'm not Barney Harwood.

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OK, diddy debut.

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It's a bit weird wearing a sofa.

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And here is the final result.

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And action.

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Making an insightful, caring documentary like that

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-really takes hard work and dedication, doesn't it?

-I guess so.

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But I made it, so that means I'm a really hard-working

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-and caring person, doesn't it?

-Yes.

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So, as a hard-working and caring person,

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can I pleeeeeeease

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have a Blue Peter badge?

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No.

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Cut. Brilliant. Well done. Awesome.

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I actually love Barney that size.

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So cute. I want to keep him in my pocket.

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If you want to see the rest of that episode,

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you can download the brand-new app.

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It is called Kids iPlayer

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and you've got all your favourite shows

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right there at your fingertips.

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It's brilliant. So go download it.

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Now, unless you've been living in space over the last few months,

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you'll know that our friend, British astronaut Tim Peake,

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is up there, 250 miles above my head at the moment,

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floating around, looking lovely doing it.

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He's not just floating. He's also doing

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some really important scientific experiments. And guess what?

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He needs your help. I'm not joking.

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I'm going to throw over to Tim Peake now.

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I'm looking after 2kg of very special space seeds,

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which is ready for our special mission, Rocket Science.

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Now, conditions here on the International Space Station

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are quite different from on planet Earth

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due to us being weightless here in orbit.

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This experiment will aim to see

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if microgravity can affect the growth mechanisms in seeds.

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Now that these seeds have been on the International Space Station,

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I'll be packing them up at the end of their mission,

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sending them back down to Earth.

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How cool is that? Here to explain more

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is Paul from the Royal Horticultural Society.

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Hello, Paul. The sun has come out just for your big moment

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on Blue Peter. You've got yourself a badge, so well done.

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Welcome. Is this true?

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Does Tim Peake really need our help?

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-Absolutely true.

-Yes!

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-It's called Rocket Science.

-This sounds very cool.

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-Tell us more about it.

-Seeds just like this have been in space.

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Oh, my goodness. So these seeds that you are holding

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have actually been up to space

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-and back down here again.

-Absolutely.

-That's so cool.

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Now they are back on Earth. Over 8,000 schools

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-are being sent these seeds...

-OK.

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..so that children can carry out one of the biggest experiments

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-into how plants grow.

-That sounds amazing.

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Starting next week, schools will be planting these seeds

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and measuring how the seeds that have been to space

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-compare with seeds that have stayed here on Earth.

-OK.

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This sounds like a lot of fun. Now, it's Blue Peter.

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We love getting involved.

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-We are going to get involved today, aren't we?

-We are.

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A bit of gardening.

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We're going to show you the best way to carry out the experiment

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and then Blue Peter can see how their seeds get on as well.

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Brilliant. Well, let's get started. Help me out here, Paul.

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We've got our little trays here, so we are going to need some compost.

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That's the most important bit, isn't it, really?

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Of course, you're going to need your seeds as well,

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and then I've been told that we are going to need an empty milk carton

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that's been cleaned out. Why is that?

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Well, we use the milk carton,

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I've cut one up earlier,

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to make these labels.

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We need to label in the cells here, where every seed is going to go.

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-It's opaque, so it lets light through.

-Clever, OK.

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It means lots of light gets to our seeds.

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OK, now, we've got our seeds.

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Some are red, some are blue in a blue packet. Why the difference?

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One of these has been to space, one's been down here on Earth.

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-We're not going to tell you which is which.

-OK.

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And what exactly are they going to grow into when we plant them?

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Of course they are going to grow into salad rocket - rocket leaves

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-that you might eat in a salad.

-Oh, yes, we've got some here.

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-I'll have a little nibble while we chat.

-Fantastic.

-Healthy snack.

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That was bitter!

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So what are we trying to find out from this experiment?

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Well, we know on the ISS, when we see Tim,

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-there isn't much gravity.

-Ah.

-OK?

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Now, plants depend on gravity.

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It's gravity that allows plants' roots to grow down towards...

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-And find water and for shoots grow up and find the light.

-Yes.

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So they might be a bit confused when there's been no gravity.

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-There's also high levels of radiation.

-Sure.

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We don't know what the impact of that is going to be on those seeds

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-but children are going to help us find out.

-I love that -

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that you don't actually know the results to this experiment.

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We don't know the answer. Ultimately, the children are going

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to be helping astronauts grow their own food on space missions.

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I love the sound of this. Let's get started!

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I want to get growing some rocket here. Shall I take the red one?

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-Yeah...

-I've got the Rs.

-Yes, red seeds.

-And you've got the Bs.

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R for red. OK, I'm going to just rip it open.

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I'm excited!

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OK, now, I'm going to just plonk that there

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because first we're going to use pencils, aren't we?

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-Yeah, before we put the seeds in...

-Yes.

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-..let's make a hole with the pencils in each of these cells.

-OK.

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About a centimetre or two deep, just in the middle.

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-Just push it down?

-Yeah.

-Oh, OK.

6:15:266:15:28

-A little circle so you can fit a seed in.

-That's good.

6:15:286:15:30

-You could do this with your finger, couldn't you?

-You could, yeah.

6:15:306:15:33

We just don't want to get dirty!

6:15:336:15:34

OK, how many seeds are in each packet?

6:15:346:15:37

-There's 100 seeds in each of the packets.

-OK.

6:15:376:15:40

We're to put one of the seeds in each of these cells.

6:15:406:15:43

I'm so excited!

6:15:436:15:44

-Be careful, don't drop them!

-I won't!

6:15:446:15:46

-They might be the space seeds.

-These are very special seeds.

6:15:466:15:49

Right, I'm going to rip that open there very carefully.

6:15:496:15:52

-That's right.

-A little foil wrapper. I'm excited!

6:15:526:15:54

-Put them in the palm of your hand.

-OK, so pour them in here.

6:15:546:15:58

Huh! Space seeds! This is very exciting!

6:15:586:16:01

Why is it so important to do experiments like this, Paul?

6:16:016:16:05

Well, it's... Children when they do experiments at school,

6:16:056:16:08

-they often... The teacher already knows the answer.

-Yes.

6:16:086:16:11

With this experiment, nobody knows the answer.

6:16:116:16:14

It's real science.

6:16:146:16:15

-By doing that, they're acting like real scientists.

-I love it!

6:16:156:16:18

Secondly, it's really important to remind

6:16:186:16:20

ourselves of the importance of plants.

6:16:206:16:23

Plants are... Without plants, we don't have air to breathe,

6:16:236:16:26

we don't have food to eat.

6:16:266:16:28

-Plants need people. People need plants.

-I love that.

6:16:286:16:30

That's why we've got the green badge here on Blue Peter

6:16:306:16:33

because we love plants and the environment.

6:16:336:16:35

OK, I've planted them there.

6:16:356:16:36

I'm going to put the rest in here and keep going.

6:16:366:16:38

-Are you going to tell me which is which?

-No.

-Have mine been to space?

6:16:386:16:41

-Tell me!

-I couldn't let you know.

6:16:416:16:43

That's a big secret. We're going to keep that a secret

6:16:436:16:46

-until the end of term.

-Mm-hm.

6:16:466:16:47

Our very own Tim Peake is going to reveal the true

6:16:476:16:49

-identity of the space seeds.

-I cannot wait!

6:16:496:16:51

-We give them a little shake, just to cover them over..

-A little tap...

6:16:516:16:54

And once we done that, we've now officially been part

6:16:546:16:57

of a really exciting experiment.

6:16:576:16:58

-Paul, thank you so much for coming on.

-Fantastic.

-Paul, everybody!

6:16:586:17:02

We're going to keep planting them but first I'm going to hand

6:17:026:17:04

over to two people who love nature even more than us two -

6:17:046:17:07

it's Naomi and Radzi. What are you up to, guys?

6:17:076:17:09

Well, I couldn't let you two have all the fun,

6:17:096:17:11

so I've come out in the garden and

6:17:116:17:13

the location of a very important job, Naomi.

6:17:136:17:15

Yeah, we have been busy, but we don't want to be revealing

6:17:156:17:17

-what we've been up to just yet.

-Absolutely not.

6:17:176:17:20

If we think how far the Blue Peter garden's come.

6:17:206:17:22

We started in London, we're now here in Salford -

6:17:226:17:24

-complete with a live audience. Hello, audience!

-ALL:

-Hello!

6:17:246:17:27

We've planted our own vegetable patch, we have a home for worms.

6:17:276:17:30

And so for our next task, the Blue Peter bosses had to choose very

6:17:306:17:33

carefully the correct person for the job.

6:17:336:17:35

Yeah, with a little help from me.

6:17:356:17:38

The famous Blue Peter garden has been

6:17:396:17:41

a part of the show for over 40 years.

6:17:416:17:44

From human cannon balls to runaway pigs.

6:17:446:17:48

And, of course, some massive performances...

6:17:486:17:50

# It's all good... #

6:17:506:17:52

..the garden's seen it all.

6:17:526:17:54

When we moved it in 2012 to our new home in Salford,

6:17:566:17:59

it was officially opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne.

6:17:596:18:04

It's a pleasure. I will do that bit.

6:18:046:18:07

Four years later, the garden's blooming.

6:18:076:18:10

Spring is in the air

6:18:106:18:12

and that is great news for the Blue Peter garden,

6:18:126:18:15

which is looking better than ever.

6:18:156:18:17

Come on, let me show you!

6:18:176:18:18

For starters, we have hand, foot and paw prints

6:18:196:18:22

of some rather famous Blue Peter presenters.

6:18:226:18:25

I recognise those ones!

6:18:266:18:29

The statue of the legendary Petra, the first-ever Blue Peter dog.

6:18:296:18:34

We have CBBC's Naomi Wilkinson

6:18:346:18:36

and the Blue Peter vegetable patch,

6:18:366:18:38

which is looking...

6:18:386:18:40

Hang on! Naomi, what are you doing here?!

6:18:406:18:42

I'm here to help you with some spring cleaning, Radzi!

6:18:426:18:45

Amazing!

6:18:456:18:47

And this is what we're taking on,

6:18:476:18:49

the centrepiece of the garden - the Blue Peter pond.

6:18:496:18:52

And as Naomi's used to getting up close and personal with nature,

6:18:546:18:57

she's the perfect person to help.

6:18:576:18:59

-Naomi, good to see you.

-You too, Radzi,

6:18:596:19:02

but what is with the feather duster and the gloves?

6:19:026:19:04

Well, you said spring cleaning so I've come prepared

6:19:046:19:06

-for a bit of dusting.

-No, I meant clean the pond in springtime.

6:19:066:19:11

Yeah, yeah, I mean...

6:19:136:19:14

I knew that because otherwise I'd look a bit silly.

6:19:146:19:18

Unlike a fish tank, ponds don't need regular cleaning,

6:19:196:19:22

but from the amount of fish poo and leaves in ours,

6:19:226:19:25

we know a tidy-up is due.

6:19:256:19:26

But we're not doing it alone.

6:19:266:19:28

On hand is a man who knows his fish, pond expert Chris.

6:19:286:19:32

Chris and I are just filling up this holding tank

6:19:326:19:34

to give the fish somewhere nice to live while we clean their pond.

6:19:346:19:38

But where's Radzi?

6:19:386:19:40

Nobody panic! Radzi's here!

6:19:406:19:44

Don't worry, Naomi, I'm going to dive in there and save all the fish.

6:19:446:19:49

Or we could just use a net to collect them.

6:19:496:19:52

-MUFFLED:

-Who's...?

6:19:526:19:54

Who is Annette and where is she?

6:19:546:19:57

I mean...

6:19:576:19:59

I mean, I knew that...

6:19:596:20:00

I did, I did know that!

6:20:006:20:02

OK, let's transfer the fish.

6:20:026:20:04

In you go.

6:20:046:20:06

As our pond is safe from predators, our fish population has grown.

6:20:066:20:10

-Here's another.

-Thank you.

6:20:106:20:13

With the last ones finally out, we can drain the water.

6:20:136:20:16

Let's pump the pond!

6:20:166:20:17

Whoa! So the pump drains the water from the pond

6:20:206:20:24

and then it goes into this area,

6:20:246:20:26

so it's reused to water the garden.

6:20:266:20:29

Nicely done, Naomi, but there's a problem over at the fish tub.

6:20:296:20:33

Chris, I am shocked at how many fish there are in this tub.

6:20:336:20:37

-How many are there?

-There are 24. They are all in perfect health.

6:20:376:20:40

And are all of these fish going to go back into the pond?

6:20:406:20:43

-No, it would be better if we rehouse some of them.

-A bit more space.

6:20:436:20:46

A lot more space for them, yes.

6:20:466:20:48

Although they're healthy, our pond can't sustain this many fish.

6:20:486:20:51

So Chris will make sure some of them find a happy new home.

6:20:516:20:55

Right, back to the job in hand.

6:20:556:20:57

The pond is almost empty, there's just the lovely job

6:20:576:21:00

of removing the silt and sludge.

6:21:006:21:02

That looks yuck!

6:21:026:21:05

Yeah, I'm glad I'm not going in there. Disgusting!

6:21:056:21:08

I mean, I'd have loved to but I don't have any gloves.

6:21:086:21:11

-Mmm.

-Yeah.

6:21:116:21:13

Ah!

6:21:136:21:14

The silt will actually be used as a fertiliser to help

6:21:146:21:17

-the rest of the garden grow.

-This is taking ages!

6:21:176:21:20

All right, Naomi, some of us are working hard.

6:21:206:21:23

Hang on, I've found a mobile phone!

6:21:236:21:26

Mum, I'm cleaning out the pond!

6:21:266:21:29

Doesn't work.

6:21:296:21:30

Look at that! That is one spotless pond.

6:21:366:21:39

All that's left to do now is refill it.

6:21:396:21:43

There ain't no party like a Blue Peter pond party!

6:21:436:21:46

Whoohoo!

6:21:466:21:48

Oh, yeah!

6:21:486:21:51

-To you.

-All right. To you, Chris.

-Perfect.

6:21:516:21:54

And we're even using some of the old pond water

6:21:546:21:56

-to help the fish settle back in.

-Brilliant. Thank you.

6:21:566:22:01

So we're just putting some plants back into the pond.

6:22:016:22:04

We don't actually have to plant these in soil.

6:22:046:22:06

They're quite happy just floating in the water

6:22:066:22:08

and those will provide lots of oxygen for our fish.

6:22:086:22:12

So the clean-up is complete.

6:22:126:22:14

But Chris has a special surprise for us -

6:22:146:22:17

two new fish carefully selected for our pond.

6:22:176:22:20

They're called shubunkins and they're very suitable for this

6:22:206:22:23

type of pond because they produce a lot less waste than other fish.

6:22:236:22:26

Ah, you're going to love it in there!

6:22:266:22:28

-Chris, thank you so much for your help.

-Thank you.

6:22:286:22:31

And, Naomi, you have worked your socks off all day,

6:22:316:22:35

so we have two Blue Peter fish and I think we should name them

6:22:356:22:37

Radzi and Radzi B.

6:22:376:22:39

That's right, I've got a fish named after me.

6:22:436:22:45

No, come on, on a serious note,

6:22:456:22:47

Naomi, you worked really hard that day.

6:22:476:22:49

There's two little fishies and I think they should be called

6:22:496:22:51

Lindsey and Lindsey.

6:22:516:22:54

-Oh!

-Yeah, I just think call them... No?

-What?!

6:22:546:22:57

-How about we just check up...

-Let's check on them.

6:22:576:22:59

..and see how they're getting on. I'll give them some food

6:22:596:23:01

-but don't get too close to the edge, all right?

-OK.

6:23:016:23:04

Radzi, don't fall in the pond, OK?

6:23:046:23:05

-Please do not play near ponds if you're on your own.

-Be safe.

6:23:056:23:08

I have food here and we're going to try and use our very special

6:23:086:23:11

-fish cam to see what we can see.

-Come on, fishies!

6:23:116:23:14

Totally disinterested in that.

6:23:156:23:19

Basically, they're more of a brunch type creature, clearly.

6:23:196:23:21

They had a big breakfast.

6:23:216:23:23

Actually, earlier on we got shots

6:23:236:23:24

-of the fish. We did a better job of finding them here.

-Oh, look!

6:23:246:23:27

-Look at them!

-Look how happy they are swimming around

6:23:276:23:30

-now that they can see where they're going.

-They are very happy.

6:23:306:23:32

What I do when I'm happy is I ask the Blue Peter team to make me

6:23:326:23:35

-my very own T-shirt.

-Look at that!

6:23:356:23:37

-Mum, I've got a fish on my belly!

-That's good, I like that.

6:23:376:23:40

All the details are on the Blue Peter website and if you make one

6:23:406:23:43

you don't even need to have a fish on it - it can have anything at all.

6:23:436:23:46

We love that. You may have noticed in that film

6:23:466:23:48

that Naomi and Radz were wearing their little green badges.

6:23:486:23:50

We love the green badge here on BP.

6:23:506:23:52

We give it to you if you show us that you

6:23:526:23:54

care about the environment, nature,

6:23:546:23:56

or anything to do with the green badge, really.

6:23:566:23:58

So much so do we love it, that we've dedicated

6:23:586:24:00

-our big badge wall to it.

-That's right.

6:24:006:24:02

Feast your eyes on it! It's looking green and colourful as ever.

6:24:026:24:06

The first picture I have quite simply got to show you

6:24:066:24:09

is a picture from Joshua, he's from London.

6:24:096:24:11

and look at this masterpiece he's created here.

6:24:116:24:14

It's myself and Naomi cleaning the pond with me saying,

6:24:146:24:17

"Where's the bucket gone?" And Naomi saying, "Down there!"

6:24:176:24:20

Down there, pick it up, do some work!

6:24:206:24:23

And Marella from Manchester has gone only gone and sent us

6:24:236:24:25

-this mini awesome recycling centre.

-Wow!

-Whoa!

6:24:256:24:28

Complete with all the different bins for garden waste and paper,

6:24:286:24:32

-general waste and everything.

-That's really sweet.

-That's excellent.

6:24:326:24:35

-Well done!

-And we've got one from Rafi from Sussex. Check this out -

6:24:356:24:38

it's a seal on the beach, just hanging out there.

6:24:386:24:40

It looks like a sunny day.

6:24:406:24:42

We need some of that weather, Rafi. Thank you for sending that in.

6:24:426:24:45

I've got to show you this picture. It's of Shelley the tortoise.

6:24:456:24:48

Shelley's there.

6:24:486:24:49

A very lovely picture and even with a poem next to it.

6:24:496:24:51

Now, I can't tell you who it's from or where they live.

6:24:516:24:54

So we can't give you your badge.

6:24:546:24:56

Please, please, please, what ever you do, tell us your name

6:24:566:24:59

and tell us where you're from so that you can get your badge.

6:24:596:25:02

It's really good. And... Sorry! I was totally was in my own world,

6:25:026:25:05

-thinking you've got to send your name in.

-You do!

6:25:056:25:08

If you love nature as much as me and Radzi do,

6:25:086:25:10

then get on to the Blue Peter website because you can challenge us

6:25:106:25:13

and you can see us battling it out with our Noises Of Nature quiz.

6:25:136:25:17

Now, I'd like to take this moment to remind everybody that

6:25:176:25:20

if you get a Blue Peter badge you can

6:25:206:25:22

-get into over 200 attractions across the UK... ALL:

-For free!

6:25:226:25:27

Which is so exciting!

6:25:276:25:28

We're always adding attractions,

6:25:286:25:30

so soon it will be over 300.

6:25:306:25:31

And we're adding one more member to our choir when we say, "For free."

6:25:316:25:34

Let's have a look at your comments.

6:25:346:25:36

At the start of the show we asked you to let us

6:25:366:25:38

know what would be in your dream garden.

6:25:386:25:40

We've had some brilliant comments.

6:25:406:25:42

Sianfrizzyshark says, "I would have a bouncy castle obstacle course

6:25:426:25:46

"and also have a self refilling raspberry jelly pond

6:25:466:25:49

-"because I love raspberry jelly." So do I...

-That sounds amazing!

6:25:496:25:52

..especially on toast.

6:25:526:25:54

Now, Bluevioletgamingplum says,

6:25:546:25:56

-"Talking flowers and a beach."

-Oh!

6:25:566:25:59

-A beach in your garden, genius!

-That would be lovely.

-That's so nice.

6:25:596:26:02

Corneliussnowysparrow says, "A fountain that sprays out

6:26:026:26:04

"chocolate with a VIP room with a special key to get in."

6:26:046:26:08

-Oh, yeah!

-Amazing.

-What a good idea!

6:26:086:26:10

Ogredrumstickparrot... You'll love this...

6:26:106:26:13

Says, "I would have a miniature golf course,

6:26:136:26:15

"a helter-skelter and... Not stopping there!

6:26:156:26:17

"A huge cardboard cut out of Barney, Lindsey, Radzi, Iggy and Shelley."

6:26:176:26:21

-Well, we could have one of Naomi as well.

-Yes!

-Have them all.

6:26:216:26:24

-Welcome!

-Collect them all.

-I love that!

6:26:246:26:26

Ivyloopywhale says, "My dream garden would be everything

6:26:266:26:28

"made of chocolate, but you cannot eat everything,

6:26:286:26:30

-"because if you do, you'll be sick."

-Yeah.

6:26:306:26:32

-Wise words!

-You'd have no garden left.

-That's a very good point.

6:26:326:26:35

Topazglowingotter - "My dream garden would have money trees

6:26:356:26:38

"that actually grow money on them

6:26:386:26:40

"and doors in the trees so that I can hide in it."

6:26:406:26:43

Stay inside and count all your money!

6:26:436:26:45

And we've just got to announce that at the beginning of the show

6:26:456:26:48

we asked you to let us know if you could spot Shelley somewhere.

6:26:486:26:51

-I couldn't!

-Earlier... Radz, I'll tell you where she was...

-Go on.

6:26:516:26:54

She was hiding by the little make table.

6:26:546:26:56

-Have a look, there she is!

-What?!

-Look, she's hiding under there.

6:26:566:26:58

She's disguised amongst green badges. The person that got that...

6:26:586:27:02

We've got to say a huge well done to Tealhappyreindeer.

6:27:026:27:05

-You're amazing!

-Well done, Teal.

-Great job.

-Great job, indeed.

6:27:056:27:07

That's it for this week. Just time to tell you

6:27:076:27:09

what's coming up on next week's show. We're going to be revealing

6:27:096:27:12

the winners of our Team GB competition

6:27:126:27:14

and you'll get to see the brand-new Blue Peter sport badge -

6:27:146:27:17

as designed by somebody. There's a sneak peek on the fan club,

6:27:176:27:20

so make sure you go and check it out on our website.

6:27:206:27:23

I'll be playing a part in the Royal Shakespeare Company

6:27:236:27:26

in Midsummer Night's Dream and, I have to say,

6:27:266:27:28

I wasn't very good.

6:27:286:27:30

No, I bet you were great!

6:27:306:27:31

Someone who is amazing is the winner of The Voice Kevin Simm.

6:27:316:27:34

He's going to be in the studio singing a lovely little song,

6:27:346:27:37

his brand-new single for us.

6:27:376:27:39

Naomi, you'll love this. We're going to have armadillos in the studio.

6:27:396:27:42

Armadillos are amazing! They're like little clockwork toys.

6:27:426:27:44

-You'll love them.

-You'll have to come in again.

-I'd love to.

6:27:446:27:47

-We'll see you next week! Bye! Thanks for watching.

-Bye!

-Bye!

6:27:476:27:50

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