:00:00. > :00:08.on me. Awkward. Keep your comments coming in. Here's Blue Peter.
:00:09. > :00:10.Today's show is a going to be a record breaker, with...
:00:11. > :00:54.It's a world record breaking show today. And the Paralympics has just
:00:55. > :01:02.begun, good luck to all those athletes in Rio, yes you can. And
:01:03. > :01:09.get in touch to win your badge. It is all about world records and we
:01:10. > :01:14.are good at breaking them. Radzi has even used populations to get
:01:15. > :01:19.success. He is no stranger to record, he's even in the book,
:01:20. > :01:25.Radzi. Radzi's mum, how proud are you? We are very excited. The
:01:26. > :01:33.Guinness world record adjudicators are there to tell us whether we have
:01:34. > :01:42.or have not made new world records. And we will be playing Spot Shelley.
:01:43. > :01:47.This time doesn't count, but if you see her later, let us know where she
:01:48. > :01:50.is hiding. You may be wondering where Radzi has gone. He is just
:01:51. > :01:54.there. Looks like you have drawn the short straw.
:01:55. > :02:02.If you want to be the best, dedication is what you need. We are
:02:03. > :02:06.attempting to break the world record for the most straws in Radzi's hair.
:02:07. > :02:12.Not going to lie, I think we are smashing it, so I will carry on.
:02:13. > :02:15.Please do. What number do I have now and what do we need to know about
:02:16. > :02:19.this record? I cannot reveal how many you have yet, but the record to
:02:20. > :02:25.break is 312, and you still have space to go. The only thing you need
:02:26. > :02:28.to be careful of is that none for and they have to stay there for ten
:02:29. > :02:34.seconds at the end. Well, fingers crossed. Fair to say this is one of
:02:35. > :02:40.those weird and wonderful records. And this is right up your street.
:02:41. > :02:44.Head to the Blue Peter website for a quiz where you can test your old
:02:45. > :02:46.brain matter. Now things are really hotting up.
:02:47. > :02:52.The great Fire of London took place 350 years ago, so to mark the
:02:53. > :02:57.anniversary I've come to the Museum of London to find out how this fire
:02:58. > :03:01.devastated an entire city and of course how firefighting has changed
:03:02. > :03:06.forever. The great Fire of London started on pudding Lane in 1666.
:03:07. > :03:11.Nobody knows the exact cause but it's thought the Kings Baker, a man
:03:12. > :03:15.called Thomas Farren, had gone to bed and a spark from his oven set
:03:16. > :03:19.fire to his shop. How did it spread from a bakery to be in London on
:03:20. > :03:24.fire? Well it happened on a really unfortunate night. There was this
:03:25. > :03:28.massive storm blowing huge winds through London which really helped
:03:29. > :03:32.push the fire across the city. Also there had been a drought so it was
:03:33. > :03:36.really dry. And the fact it started in the middle of the night meant
:03:37. > :03:41.there were not enough people awake to start putting it out right away.
:03:42. > :03:46.The fire spread so much, after three days it covered 80% of London. What
:03:47. > :03:50.do you do when a fire like that happens? You call the Fire Brigade.
:03:51. > :03:54.Not then because there was not a Fire Brigade. This was the equipment
:03:55. > :03:58.people had which does not look adequate to do the job. It is fairly
:03:59. > :04:03.basic. There are water pistols bigger than that now. How will that
:04:04. > :04:08.do any damage to that fire? The best way to put out the fire is to call
:04:09. > :04:12.the houses down and create firebreaks, gaps between the houses,
:04:13. > :04:16.stopping the fire from spreading down the street. They use these big
:04:17. > :04:20.hoax but that was fairly slow, particularly when there was a storm
:04:21. > :04:26.blowing across the city. The quickest way to pull down a house
:04:27. > :04:29.was to blow it up with gunpowder. So things were pretty basic back then
:04:30. > :04:34.but once the fire was out it made people think about how they could
:04:35. > :04:38.stop it happening in the future. These changes eventually led to the
:04:39. > :04:42.creation of the London Fire Brigade. They are celebrating their 150th
:04:43. > :04:47.year and in that time the way firefighters deal with fire has
:04:48. > :04:52.changed to matter day. I've come to join them to see how things are
:04:53. > :04:56.different. -- changed dramatically. Starting with the obvious question,
:04:57. > :05:01.how hot is fire? You know when you are baking cakes the oven gets to a
:05:02. > :05:05.certain temperature? We go into fires on a regular basis when it is
:05:06. > :05:10.two to three times as hot as the oven for cooking cakes. Extremely
:05:11. > :05:14.hot. So when you are fighting fire you cannot wander in wearing jogging
:05:15. > :05:21.pants. It is really important we wear special protective equipment.
:05:22. > :05:26.That means we've got a job, let's do this. Firefighters are on stand-by
:05:27. > :05:31.24 hours a day. I want a poll! If there is an emergency they need to
:05:32. > :05:36.get ready and fast. So I'm going to take part in one of their training
:05:37. > :05:40.exercises. I know this is only a drill but the adrenaline at this
:05:41. > :05:47.point must be flying. Definitely, gets your heart pumping. I'd say
:05:48. > :05:53.we've arrived. The team are practising tackling a fire on the
:05:54. > :05:56.second floor of a house or a flat. Barney, go underneath and help
:05:57. > :06:02.extend the ladder. This bladder can safely rage 30 metres in a matter of
:06:03. > :06:10.seconds. As I climbed to the top it feels a long way from the ground.
:06:11. > :06:16.All good? Then there is the DA which stands for breathing apparatus. This
:06:17. > :06:21.allows firefighters to breathe in smoke-filled buildings for up to 30
:06:22. > :06:24.minutes. You can forget about ancient fire squirt is, hoses used
:06:25. > :06:32.today can spray up to 350 litres of water in just 60 seconds. I've been
:06:33. > :06:36.in this game for about five minutes and I am exhausted. I've been doing
:06:37. > :06:40.this in the safety of a car park as part of a drill. What must it be
:06:41. > :06:45.like to fight a real fire? We are about to get a glimpse of what
:06:46. > :06:48.firefighters face on a daily basis. This training facility is used to
:06:49. > :06:52.practice fighting real fires, and that's what this team of highly
:06:53. > :06:57.skilled professionals will be doing today. It's too dangerous for me to
:06:58. > :07:00.join in so they are going to be taking our cameras with them. What's
:07:01. > :07:03.really incredible about this fire they are about to tackle, it is
:07:04. > :07:07.controlled fire and yet its temperature will be twice as hot
:07:08. > :07:10.your oven at home, and that is something under control. Can you
:07:11. > :07:16.imagine how hot the great Fire of London was? As soon as they get
:07:17. > :07:20.inside they are hit by a wall of searing heat. In these dark,
:07:21. > :07:25.smoke-filled conditions, trying to put out the fire is incredibly
:07:26. > :07:34.tough. But with modern training and technology it's possible. We are
:07:35. > :07:37.making our way up. Today a monument to remember the great Fire of London
:07:38. > :07:42.stands just around the corner from where the blaze started. That is
:07:43. > :07:46.where the bakery once stood that was the cause of the great Fire of
:07:47. > :07:48.London. If that hadn't happened we wouldn't have those incredible
:07:49. > :07:53.people in our modern firefighting service today doing an awesome job
:07:54. > :07:56.of keeping you and me safe. They are amazing, aren't they? Thank
:07:57. > :08:08.you to all the boys and girls. Now onto the big bad Wolf. Let's look at
:08:09. > :08:12.some of the stuff that's been sent in.
:08:13. > :08:16.I love this amazing model of me made by Pia, aged 9 from Perth.
:08:17. > :08:25.For you I have put on my denim dress to match my little model! Daniel has
:08:26. > :08:28.drawn your wing walking challenge and he says he's proud of you.
:08:29. > :08:32.And on the back he has written that his favourite presenter is me
:08:33. > :08:34.because apparently I taught him how to blow raspberries,
:08:35. > :08:37.when I met him at an air show when he was two!
:08:38. > :08:45.So Daniel is still blowing raspberries like me. So just for you
:08:46. > :08:48.on camera to... Emily from the Vale of Glamorgan... By the way, the
:08:49. > :08:52.straws are still in my hair. This is an epic picture and it could not be
:08:53. > :09:00.more apt, look at the size of my hair, amazing. We should put tiny
:09:01. > :09:05.straws in it later. Emily, you are a hero. We do love 3-D post, if you
:09:06. > :09:12.want to make something that stands out, send it in. This one came in by
:09:13. > :09:18.airmail! Zach, I think it is absolutely genius. If you look
:09:19. > :09:21.inside the fuser large, there is a little present that is on its way.
:09:22. > :09:26.In the meantime I'm going to practice my world record. Before I
:09:27. > :09:33.try to get my hands on yet another one we should meet a four legged
:09:34. > :09:40.friend who has a ready got one, Caspa the llama!
:09:41. > :09:50.Thank you for coming in, guys. What was that certificate for? Jumping
:09:51. > :09:55.the highest a llama has ever jumped on record which was about this high,
:09:56. > :09:59.incredibly. We are going to see it right now. We didn't want Caspa to
:10:00. > :10:02.do it in the studio because he's not used to it so we went outside
:10:03. > :10:08.earlier and this is what the record looks like. He doesn't have much of
:10:09. > :10:14.a run-up, does he? He doesn't, he's got really springy legs. Boom, there
:10:15. > :10:20.it is! A little slow Mo replay. Caspa is very talented. Does he like
:10:21. > :10:25.jumping? He does. They will jump if they want to get from rock to rock
:10:26. > :10:30.but we were trainers of dogs and we thought we would try with a llama.
:10:31. > :10:34.He will do anything for a treat. Thank you so much for coming in,
:10:35. > :10:39.llamas welcoming the studio any time. I'm going to try and get my
:10:40. > :10:44.own world record now. Goodbye, Caspa. You know what's going on,
:10:45. > :10:45.here. I might look different from earlier because I am wearing
:10:46. > :10:48.protective clothing. Adjudicator Shantha, tell us
:10:49. > :10:56.what record Lindsey is going to Spieth this is the record for the
:10:57. > :11:00.most badges pinned on a person in one minute. All of the badges must
:11:01. > :11:10.be correctly pinned and attacked. I'm starting to get shaky. It has
:11:11. > :11:15.been done before. Konnie Huq pinned 17 onto Andy. She went for a
:11:16. > :11:19.different technique, but I think I know what I will do. I've seen you
:11:20. > :11:25.pinning badges, you're a bit of an expert. All right. Here we go. This
:11:26. > :11:35.is an official Guinness world record attempt. Three, two, one, go. Has
:11:36. > :11:42.she got it? We are really doing it. Nice and gentle. I've seen her
:11:43. > :11:52.practice this and she's very good. And shaking, loads. We are well on
:11:53. > :11:57.schedule. Don't rush. When the adrenaline kicks in it makes the
:11:58. > :12:05.fingers tremble. Absolutely. It's about holding your nerves. We are
:12:06. > :12:11.well on our way. We've got so much time left on this one. Why am I
:12:12. > :12:16.shaking? One just went flying! Still got 20 seconds left. I think this
:12:17. > :12:23.might be the fastest one ever. I think you've nailed it. Stop
:12:24. > :12:28.talking. She is flying through this! She might have absolutely crushed
:12:29. > :12:43.this record. I think she might have. Goodbye, Konnie Huq! Well done! That
:12:44. > :12:50.is on why the thinnest strand. What were the results? You needed 17, you
:12:51. > :12:55.managed a total of 22! So congratulations. Yes! Well done.
:12:56. > :13:00.That's our first Guinness world record of the show. Very exciting,
:13:01. > :13:03.not just because we've got these badges and we know how much you want
:13:04. > :13:06.one but we can tell you how to earn another badge, the orange one. You
:13:07. > :13:09.only get this as a competition winner. How do you win a
:13:10. > :13:16.competition? You enter our new one. The London Underground. Every year
:13:17. > :13:21.it moves over a billion people around the capital but it isn't just
:13:22. > :13:25.known as a form of transport. From its roundel logo to its world-famous
:13:26. > :13:29.map, some of the designs behind the underground have become iconic. And
:13:30. > :13:33.now the hunt is on for their latest design classic. And that's where you
:13:34. > :13:37.come in. We are launching a brand-new Blue Peter competition. We
:13:38. > :13:40.want you to help design a poster that will be seen by thousands of
:13:41. > :13:45.people every day in busy stations just like this one here in London.
:13:46. > :13:48.Your poster will advertise travelling by tube or bust to
:13:49. > :13:54.popular London sites. It needs to have an eye-catching design. Include
:13:55. > :13:59.three London landmarks. And show either the chew or a London bus. You
:14:00. > :14:06.will also need to include the famous tube logo and the Blue Peter ship.
:14:07. > :14:10.The winner will get an orange badge and an exclusive or access tour of
:14:11. > :14:14.the underground, but they will also get to see their poster displayed in
:14:15. > :14:15.key stations on the world's oldest tube network seen by thousands of
:14:16. > :14:19.people on their next eight out. Closing date is 12 noon,
:14:20. > :14:27.Wednesday 21st September. Just head to the website and print
:14:28. > :14:32.of the application form. It's in three parts but it's one application
:14:33. > :14:36.form. And when you send it in please put the right postage on the
:14:37. > :14:40.package. Now to somebody who is always building his part on the
:14:41. > :14:44.show, Radzi, what's happening? I like what you did, there. Please
:14:45. > :14:50.give a massive welcome to our three-time world record holder,
:14:51. > :14:58.Leon. What are those records for? These toy bricks. Those toy bricks.
:14:59. > :15:02.I read one of your records, which you are demonstrating incredibly
:15:03. > :15:07.well. In just 30 seconds, using toy bricks and one hand, Leon built a
:15:08. > :15:11.zigzag structure to 28 levels. You might think it's all about speed,
:15:12. > :15:14.it's not, it's about being incredibly delicate with your
:15:15. > :15:17.fingers and your hands and not knocking the structure over because
:15:18. > :15:25.if it falls, it all goes pear shaped. We have the straws going
:15:26. > :15:28.into my hair as we speak. And that's just the demonstration, that's why
:15:29. > :15:32.he's a world record-holder. Leon, you have three world records, how
:15:33. > :15:38.would you fancy getting involved in a fourth? Absolutely. Game on.
:15:39. > :15:46.It starts with one of these, a paper aeroplane, and one of these, a
:15:47. > :15:48.bucket. The idea is to get as many paper planes into the bucket in
:15:49. > :15:56.three minutes as possible. The current record this 155. That is
:15:57. > :15:57.ridiculous and not something that someone could do themselves, so we
:15:58. > :16:04.have some help. The origami club from
:16:05. > :16:08.St Hilda's CofE Primary School. And the javelin and track
:16:09. > :16:10.athletes from Salford Met We've also got some help
:16:11. > :16:14.from MOTDK's Ben Cajee and Plus, Leon is here and some
:16:15. > :16:17.Blue Peter team members who've all had trials to get
:16:18. > :16:28.into the Are we all up for this today? Yes!
:16:29. > :16:32.There are lots of rules for this. Yes, there are. Let's make sure
:16:33. > :16:39.we've got everyone round the circle. While they warm up, what do they
:16:40. > :16:42.need to do today? This is for the most times they hit a target with a
:16:43. > :16:46.paper aircraft in three minutes by a team. It is really essential that
:16:47. > :16:50.none of you touch the line during the attempt or the whole attempt is
:16:51. > :16:56.disqualified. Wet what happens if you touch the line but haven't
:16:57. > :17:02.thrown? Doesn't matter, you are still disqualified. -- what happens
:17:03. > :17:07.if you touch the line. You all have to throw your first plane before
:17:08. > :17:13.anyone can throw the second. We have the countdown system. Jack, go
:17:14. > :17:17.three, two, one. And we will all throughout the same time does not be
:17:18. > :17:23.clear on the rules? Yell we have a system. Everyone looks ready. Get
:17:24. > :17:32.your bags on your shoulders. -- we have a system. This is an official
:17:33. > :17:41.Guinness world record attempt. Three, two, one. Go! It is so hard
:17:42. > :17:52.to tell what is going in. Go one, everyone. That was close. Someone
:17:53. > :17:59.was in there. While they are doing this, I'm going to us, how are you
:18:00. > :18:04.getting on? OK? Yes. You can tell they are a bit nervous. I'm going to
:18:05. > :18:11.come round to the athletics club because they look so good. Ready,
:18:12. > :18:15.girls, you can do this. I think you got that one name. How many do you
:18:16. > :18:27.think you have got so far? Probably two. Two helps. Two is good. It is
:18:28. > :18:35.unbelievable. We've got the darts team round here. Charlie, how are
:18:36. > :18:41.you getting on? Is good. He's focused. Good boy, Charlie. Don't
:18:42. > :18:48.let me distract you. So close! Remember, the adjudicators will be
:18:49. > :18:55.on the Fanclub after this if you want to ask them anything. It is
:18:56. > :19:02.quite scary to watch, actually. I'm going to find Ben and Jenny. Jack, I
:19:03. > :19:11.know you're busy, but I'm going to have to squeeze in. They haven't got
:19:12. > :19:19.long lead. Jenny, how's it going? I'm a bit nervous. I haven't got any
:19:20. > :19:28.in the bucket. Focus! That was Jenny's first one. Ben, I'm going to
:19:29. > :19:32.let you focus. To say you made an effort today is an understatement -
:19:33. > :19:46.you have come as a pilot. I will give it a go. Ben, you are slacking!
:19:47. > :19:54.Please focus. Sorry. Oh! You guys are doing great. It's really tough.
:19:55. > :20:00.Loads went in then. Jenny, you've got this. Thank you very much. Then
:20:01. > :20:10.got his first one, everyone. He has contributed one. -- Ben got his
:20:11. > :20:17.first one. Loads are going in. I don't know if we're going to do
:20:18. > :20:27.this. Are we going to do this? Did that go in? Yes. Look at how many
:20:28. > :20:31.are in the bucket and how many are browned the bucket. Giffard this
:20:32. > :20:38.many on the floor, there must be loads in there. Deuce -- if there
:20:39. > :20:43.are this many on the floor, there must be loads in there. Give
:20:44. > :20:48.yourselves a round of applause. That was a great effort. We need to
:20:49. > :20:54.adjudicate and count up the scores. While you do that, here is a lovely
:20:55. > :20:57.little thing to watch about what happened when I went behind the
:20:58. > :21:00.scenes at the Bank of England and got my hands on ?15 million. I'm
:21:01. > :21:13.tense! Money is part of our lives, but
:21:14. > :21:20.there is about to be a big change in the UK. Get it? Change! On the 13th
:21:21. > :21:23.of September, a new ?5 note will be released into general circulation,
:21:24. > :21:29.but this is a note with a difference. The guys who print the
:21:30. > :21:32.UK's money, the Bank of England, say this is a super note. So I have come
:21:33. > :21:38.to Essex to find out what makes it so special. We're lucky, because we
:21:39. > :21:43.have been granted Blue Peter access inside this high security building.
:21:44. > :21:49.It is so secret, we can't even show you what it looks like. Let's go. To
:21:50. > :21:52.tell me more, meet Victoria, the chief cashier at the Bank of
:21:53. > :21:58.England. It is really good to meet you. It is great you're here. I can
:21:59. > :22:05.see you have brought the super note with you. Would you like to hold
:22:06. > :22:13.one? Can I? It is so shiny and new. Why do we need a new ?5 note? I
:22:14. > :22:16.thought the old one was OK. We think this is even better. It is made from
:22:17. > :22:22.polymer, a type of plastic. It is much more difficult to fake. If you
:22:23. > :22:29.hold it up... It has a little window. It is more robust, more
:22:30. > :22:31.difficult to tear. In fact, the Bank of England think this is the
:22:32. > :22:39.toughest banknote they have ever made, which gets me thinking. Can I
:22:40. > :22:43.test it? See what you can do. Super note, you are about to face the Blue
:22:44. > :22:47.Peter are you really super challenge. We're going to put the
:22:48. > :22:51.five through three gruelling tests to make sure it is tough enough to
:22:52. > :22:57.face the real world. You can thank me later, Bank of England! First,
:22:58. > :23:01.the source test. In order to stand up to its super-clean, the super
:23:02. > :23:07.note needs to resist dirt and moisture, and that is how it can
:23:08. > :23:20.last. Good luck, supra note! I think the music is a bit much! Here we go.
:23:21. > :23:25.Look at that! Is it white straight. It has passed the source test. Next,
:23:26. > :23:29.the car test. The note claims to be strong, and because it is made of
:23:30. > :23:42.plastic, it can last up to two and a half times longer than the old note.
:23:43. > :23:51.We'll see about that! Is it past the car test. Last but not least, the
:23:52. > :23:52.water test. -- it past the car test. It should be able to withstand
:23:53. > :24:08.water. Wow! Water test, passed. The Gloria,
:24:09. > :24:12.you were right, this super note was amazing and passed the test with
:24:13. > :24:16.flying colours. I will give it back to you. I have one more question -
:24:17. > :24:23.what happens to all the old note? They get shredded in our super
:24:24. > :24:28.secret shredding centre. Yell can we see it? Yes, come with me. We're
:24:29. > :24:31.going to see what happens to banknote when they come to the end
:24:32. > :24:36.of the usable life. It is the first time cameras have been allowed in
:24:37. > :24:43.this room. Can we not keep them? Sadly not. People use banknote, but
:24:44. > :24:47.they get old and tatty, so we destroy them here. And I won't just
:24:48. > :24:53.be watching, I be helping the cash into the bank's secret shredder. How
:24:54. > :25:06.much are we talking? We're going to destroy ?50 million. , Wait, how
:25:07. > :25:09.much? ?15 million. 100,000, 200,000, 300,000. Enough money to buy
:25:10. > :25:16.hundreds of thousands of pairs of trainers is loaded into the machine.
:25:17. > :25:21.Can I do it? Go one. Disintegration. I can hear it. With one press of a
:25:22. > :25:25.button, ?50 million is turned into tiny pieces. I guess I can say
:25:26. > :25:31.goodbye to those trainers! How long does it take? A couple of hours.
:25:32. > :25:36.They need to be so tiny. It is weird to see all of those ?5 notes being
:25:37. > :25:39.mashed up in there. But it is to make room for a brand-new supra
:25:40. > :25:45.note. I can't wait. APPLAUSE
:25:46. > :25:48.That was heartbreaking. ?50 million, gone. If you want to know what it
:25:49. > :25:53.looks like when it has been crushed up, it looks like this. These are
:25:54. > :26:00.all the different notes that have been squished. That's ?4000 that has
:26:01. > :26:06.been squashed into those. I enjoyed that. I didn't know about that.
:26:07. > :26:10.Before we find out how we get on -- how we got on with the playmaker,
:26:11. > :26:14.with just enough tell the -- time to tell you about next week's show.
:26:15. > :26:16.It's a Roald Dahl special including a TV exclusive
:26:17. > :26:18.performance by the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate
:26:19. > :26:22.I take part in an epic sailing challenge off the Isle of
:26:23. > :26:43.Did you Spot Shelley? Is on the post that cast by the lama jumped over
:26:44. > :26:46.earlier. We were trying to get the record for throwing paper planes
:26:47. > :27:01.into a bucket. Let's find out how we did. We needed to beat 155. And we
:27:02. > :27:11.did. You managed 139. No! 'S close. We try. Let's talk about this
:27:12. > :27:16.record. We have been putting straws in my hair throughout the show. Eric
:27:17. > :27:22.has been helping. My hair feels very strange, I have to say. Yellow looks
:27:23. > :27:27.full. And it has stayed in for ten seconds, but how many are in there?
:27:28. > :27:31.Lucie, have we done it? You attempted the record for most straws
:27:32. > :27:34.in the hair, and you needed a minimum of 312, and today you have
:27:35. > :27:47.600 straws. CHEERING
:27:48. > :27:52.That is amazing. These Guinness adjudicators will be on the Fanclub
:27:53. > :28:01.to chat to you. We have a world record today. We'll see you next
:28:02. > :28:04.week for our roll style special. -- Roald Dahl special.