6:31:53 > 6:31:56We have got an absolutely awesome author in the studio today.
6:31:56 > 6:32:00She's sold over 40 million books and became a dame in 2008.
6:32:00 > 6:32:02It's one and only...
6:32:02 > 6:32:05Radzi, keeping the hot seat warm, baby.
6:32:05 > 6:32:06Whoa, whoa, whoa. Radz...
6:32:23 > 6:32:25CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
6:32:25 > 6:32:27Hello! And welcome to Live Blue Peter.
6:32:27 > 6:32:30And today, as you can see, we are very excited
6:32:30 > 6:32:33because a celebrity author is in charge.
6:32:33 > 6:32:35- AUDIENCE:- Oooh!
6:32:35 > 6:32:38And that VIP guest...
6:32:38 > 6:32:39- AUDIENCE:- Oooh!
6:32:39 > 6:32:41..has taken the Blue Peter reins all day
6:32:41 > 6:32:45so everything you see in the show will be down to her.
6:32:45 > 6:32:47- AUDIENCE:- Oooh! - They're a good audience.
6:32:47 > 6:32:49There's going to be music, baking,
6:32:49 > 6:32:52history and she's even hidden Spot Shelley.
6:32:52 > 6:32:54That's right, she's going to be hiding.
6:32:54 > 6:32:55If you can see her at any point in the show,
6:32:55 > 6:32:59- do write in and let us know. - Linds.- Yes?- I want to meet her.
6:32:59 > 6:33:02OK, I think we've kept you waiting long enough, so please welcome
6:33:02 > 6:33:04gold-badge holder and today's editor in chief,
6:33:04 > 6:33:06Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
6:33:06 > 6:33:09CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
6:33:09 > 6:33:11Hello.
6:33:11 > 6:33:14- Hi, Lindsey. Hi, Radzi.- Jacqueline, the crowd are loving you.
6:33:14 > 6:33:15- Welcome to Blue Peter.- Thank you.
6:33:15 > 6:33:17Obviously, you've been on so many times,
6:33:17 > 6:33:19but today you are the boss lady.
6:33:19 > 6:33:21Oh, it's a wonderful moment.
6:33:21 > 6:33:23Just for one day, though, but I'm making the most of it.
6:33:23 > 6:33:26And I'm such a big fan of Blue Peter
6:33:26 > 6:33:28so it's been fantastic seeing
6:33:28 > 6:33:32behind the scenes of the show, discussing the ideas with everybody.
6:33:32 > 6:33:33What a fantastic team.
6:33:33 > 6:33:36Well, let's talk about that for a second - take a look at this.
6:33:36 > 6:33:38You've really got yourself stuck in. Feast your eyes
6:33:38 > 6:33:39on what Jacqueline's been up to.
6:33:39 > 6:33:42There she is pitching with the Blue Peter team to give ideas.
6:33:42 > 6:33:45Making Jacqueline crack up. We've got her sat there,
6:33:45 > 6:33:47looking through some of the pictures in the post.
6:33:47 > 6:33:51That's the read-through we do very first thing in the morning.
6:33:51 > 6:33:52Jacqueline, how have you found it?
6:33:52 > 6:33:54I've just enjoyed myself so much.
6:33:54 > 6:33:56I'd like to come back again and again.
6:33:56 > 6:33:58- You can. You are always welcome here.- Thank you.
6:33:58 > 6:34:00Before we chat to you any more, let's talk about this.
6:34:00 > 6:34:03We are very excited. I can't believe I'm saying it,
6:34:03 > 6:34:05but you have got another book out.
6:34:05 > 6:34:08- So tell us a little bit about it. - Well, Wave Me Goodbye is set
6:34:08 > 6:34:10right at the beginning of the Second World War.
6:34:10 > 6:34:12It's about ten-year-old Shirley.
6:34:12 > 6:34:15She's told by her mum, "You're going on a little holiday,"
6:34:15 > 6:34:18and she puts her on a train with a whole load of other children.
6:34:18 > 6:34:20Shirley doesn't know where she's going,
6:34:20 > 6:34:21what's going to happen to her.
6:34:21 > 6:34:24That's how the book starts, and we just find out.
6:34:24 > 6:34:26I feel like we need another, "Oooh!"
6:34:26 > 6:34:28- AUDIENCE:- Oooh!
6:34:28 > 6:34:31The Second World War must've been a really scary time.
6:34:31 > 6:34:33What was it that inspired you to write that?
6:34:33 > 6:34:36Well, I'd heard about all of these hundreds of thousands of children
6:34:36 > 6:34:39who were sent away to places of safety in the country,
6:34:39 > 6:34:42and I wondered, "How would I have coped?"
6:34:42 > 6:34:45It would have been so scary but kind of exciting, too.
6:34:45 > 6:34:47So that's what got me writing the book.
6:34:47 > 6:34:50I feel like we have so many questions we want to ask today.
6:34:50 > 6:34:52If you at home do as well, make sure you type them down,
6:34:52 > 6:34:55write them in, head to the BP website right there
6:34:55 > 6:34:58and Radz and I will try to get through as many as we can
6:34:58 > 6:34:59with Jacqueline later in the show.
6:34:59 > 6:35:01Before that, though,
6:35:01 > 6:35:04would you like to do the honours and introduce your first item
6:35:04 > 6:35:06- of the show? - I'm so excited about this.
6:35:06 > 6:35:09It shows an amazing school that teaches
6:35:09 > 6:35:11about an ancient civilisation
6:35:11 > 6:35:14in a totally unique way.
6:35:14 > 6:35:20- But first of all, we've got to catch up on our history.- Yay!
6:35:20 > 6:35:22Let me take you back in time.
6:35:22 > 6:35:23Way back.
6:35:23 > 6:35:274,500 years back, to the Bronze Age,
6:35:27 > 6:35:31so called because it was when man first started using metals,
6:35:31 > 6:35:33such as bronze, making it
6:35:33 > 6:35:35a very important time in human history.
6:35:37 > 6:35:39But why am I banging on about it?
6:35:39 > 6:35:41Well, recently, archaeologists found
6:35:41 > 6:35:44an undiscovered Bronze Age settlement.
6:35:44 > 6:35:47Must Farm lay hidden for thousands of years,
6:35:47 > 6:35:50and I've come to Cambridge University to meet
6:35:50 > 6:35:54Chris from the team, to see some of the many things they found.
6:35:55 > 6:35:57Chris, I like the look of this already.
6:35:57 > 6:36:00- We have our artefacts here. - Yeah, we certainly do.
6:36:00 > 6:36:02What I'm really hoping we're going to find -
6:36:02 > 6:36:05fingers crossed you're going to say it's possible -
6:36:05 > 6:36:063,000-year-old cheetah poo.
6:36:06 > 6:36:09Probably not inside one of the balls they were eating at the time,
6:36:09 > 6:36:12remember. So this is probably going to be some of their foodstuffs.
6:36:12 > 6:36:13That would be bad.
6:36:13 > 6:36:17So many objects were discovered that they're still being revealed,
6:36:17 > 6:36:22so I'm lending a hand and cleaning soil from this Bronze Age pot.
6:36:22 > 6:36:24And nobody has ever seen this before?
6:36:24 > 6:36:25So you're going to be the first person
6:36:25 > 6:36:29looking inside the contents of this bowl in 3,000 years ago.
6:36:29 > 6:36:31Yes!
6:36:31 > 6:36:34I'm getting my hands on history, people!
6:36:37 > 6:36:39Oh! Whoa!
6:36:40 > 6:36:43So this could be some slightly charred textile,
6:36:43 > 6:36:46so a little bit of clothing or something that was, you know,
6:36:46 > 6:36:49made of fibre, so a little bit of cloth that's maybe been on fire
6:36:49 > 6:36:51and fallen into this pot as it burns.
6:36:52 > 6:36:55To me and you, it might not look like much,
6:36:55 > 6:36:59but to Chris, it's a brand-new Bronze Age discovery.
6:36:59 > 6:37:03This is a great way to learn about this fascinating part of history.
6:37:03 > 6:37:07But not too far away, there is a school that goes one step further.
6:37:09 > 6:37:12Built on a major Bronze Age site, it gives kids the chance to
6:37:12 > 6:37:15experience life back then for themselves.
6:37:15 > 6:37:17It's not like most schools,
6:37:17 > 6:37:20but then their headteacher isn't like most heads.
6:37:20 > 6:37:22Cue Mr Fairclough.
6:37:22 > 6:37:27ROCK MUSIC
6:37:28 > 6:37:30Hi!
6:37:31 > 6:37:33How are you doing?
6:37:33 > 6:37:35I think you're the coolest headmaster I have ever met.
6:37:35 > 6:37:38- Thank you.- You're also the headmaster of a very special school.
6:37:38 > 6:37:39What makes it so special?
6:37:39 > 6:37:42Well, we're on the site of the second largest Bronze Age
6:37:42 > 6:37:46settlement in Europe, so it feels like an educational gift to
6:37:46 > 6:37:48explore the Bronze Age with the children.
6:37:48 > 6:37:50- What do the kids learn? - So we've got all of the elements
6:37:50 > 6:37:52which are exciting for children -
6:37:52 > 6:37:57spears, bows and arrows, fires, hunting, fishing, everything.
6:37:57 > 6:37:58And we can do all of that on this land.
6:37:58 > 6:38:01- I'd love to get to see it for myself. Can I?- Absolutely. Let's go.
6:38:01 > 6:38:02Fab.
6:38:05 > 6:38:08As the Bronze Age was when our ancestors began to create
6:38:08 > 6:38:11things from metal, that's where we're starting.
6:38:13 > 6:38:17Madison and Ethan are about to show me how to do a spot of smelting.
6:38:19 > 6:38:20Press it down...
6:38:22 > 6:38:23Is that OK?
6:38:23 > 6:38:25Yeah, and then you get one of these,
6:38:25 > 6:38:27and then you just press it down gently.
6:38:28 > 6:38:32Smelting is how metal was shaped 3,000 years ago.
6:38:32 > 6:38:34After creating a mould in the sand,
6:38:34 > 6:38:39the metal is warmed at 250 degrees until liquid...
6:38:39 > 6:38:41Mine is the one there.
6:38:44 > 6:38:48..then poured into the mould, left to set and cooled in water.
6:38:48 > 6:38:50I love this noise.
6:38:50 > 6:38:53- SIZZLE - Yes! Is that them there?- Yeah.
6:38:54 > 6:38:56So there you have it,
6:38:56 > 6:38:59a perfect token with a lovely picture of a bird on it.
6:38:59 > 6:39:02Well, at least theirs has.
6:39:03 > 6:39:06All this smelting has given me quite the appetite.
6:39:06 > 6:39:09Luckily, this lot have got it covered.
6:39:09 > 6:39:13- What are you cooking?- Um, we're making Bronze Age flatbreads.
6:39:13 > 6:39:17As well as the breads, they're making Bronze Age butter,
6:39:17 > 6:39:19all served with blackberry jam.
6:39:19 > 6:39:21Yum.
6:39:22 > 6:39:24And it's absolutely delicious.
6:39:25 > 6:39:28When I was at school, I just read about history,
6:39:28 > 6:39:33but these guys get to see it, feel it, even taste it.
6:39:33 > 6:39:37So what do they think? Is this the coolest school ever?
6:39:37 > 6:39:41- Yes.- You're discovering history.
6:39:41 > 6:39:44Every time you come here, you can do different activities.
6:39:44 > 6:39:48It's just really fun to learn and be outside.
6:39:48 > 6:39:51It makes me feel like a different person.
6:39:52 > 6:39:54Today has been an eye-opener
6:39:54 > 6:39:59and a real chance to see this part of ancient history come to life.
6:39:59 > 6:40:02- What a day it's been, Mike. Thank you so much.- Thank you, thank you.
6:40:02 > 6:40:05Actually, before you leave, can you give me a hand with something?
6:40:05 > 6:40:10- We need to go feed our school pets. - School pets? Yeah, I love cats.
6:40:10 > 6:40:14It's not cats, is actually a heard of water buffalo.
6:40:17 > 6:40:21Apparently, water buffalo are the closest relation
6:40:21 > 6:40:22to Bronze Age cattle.
6:40:22 > 6:40:25All I know is they've got massive horns.
6:40:25 > 6:40:28Here, kitty, kitty, kitty...
6:40:30 > 6:40:31I think they're full.
6:40:33 > 6:40:35What a special school that is
6:40:35 > 6:40:38- and what a special man Mr Fairclough is.- Oh, I just love him.
6:40:38 > 6:40:41If only I'd had a head teacher like that when I was at school.
6:40:41 > 6:40:42That makes two of us.
6:40:42 > 6:40:44Jacqueline, this is the time on the show when we take you
6:40:44 > 6:40:46over to the big badge wall. Are you up for going?
6:40:46 > 6:40:50- Absolutely, it's my favourite bit. - Amazing, let's go.- Yay!
6:40:50 > 6:40:53Come over this way, because it is looking absolutely fantastic
6:40:53 > 6:40:55this week, covered in all your wonderful posts.
6:40:55 > 6:40:59- Isn't it good, Jacqueline? - It's absolutely marvellous.
6:40:59 > 6:41:04And I have to comment on this one, done by Francesca.
6:41:04 > 6:41:07I mean, all my favourite characters, how good is that?
6:41:07 > 6:41:10And that was actually sent in this morning, so well done, Francesca.
6:41:10 > 6:41:11Good effort.
6:41:11 > 6:41:14I've got to draw your attention to Nicole from Falkirk,
6:41:14 > 6:41:16who sent us in this fab picture.
6:41:16 > 6:41:18So, if I point to it here, we have Radzi, we have Lindsey,
6:41:18 > 6:41:20and in the middle we have our very smiley Harry Hill.
6:41:20 > 6:41:23Nicole, you got yourself a blue badge. Well done, my friend.
6:41:23 > 6:41:26Check this out. It's been sent in by Freya, from Wiltshire.
6:41:26 > 6:41:27And as you can see,
6:41:27 > 6:41:30I'm doing my kick at Wembley Stadium on the green grass,
6:41:30 > 6:41:34and you can see the rugby ball going - pow - straight over.
6:41:34 > 6:41:37Not hitting the post, not for me. Thank you so much, Freya.
6:41:37 > 6:41:40Now, Max from Hull, you've snuck onto the wall this week.
6:41:40 > 6:41:42Feast your eyes on the parachute that you sent in.
6:41:42 > 6:41:44So we started the process of asking you guys to send us in
6:41:44 > 6:41:46your very own Blue Peter parachutes.
6:41:46 > 6:41:49Max was the very first one to do that.
6:41:49 > 6:41:51- Round of applause for Max, everyone. - Yay! Go, Max.
6:41:51 > 6:41:54However, I know you're thinking, "What's that in aid of?"
6:41:54 > 6:41:57Well, that's all in aid of my brand-new Blue Peter
6:41:57 > 6:41:58Children In Need challenge.
6:41:58 > 6:42:00I'm very excited. Take a look at this.
6:42:05 > 6:42:09To inspire you to do your thing for Children In Need,
6:42:09 > 6:42:12I'm going to push myself to the limit.
6:42:12 > 6:42:131000, 2,000...
6:42:13 > 6:42:17I'm hoping to follow in the footsteps of my Blue Peter heroes...
6:42:17 > 6:42:18Wow!
6:42:18 > 6:42:22..and perform with the RAF's Parachute Display Team.
6:42:22 > 6:42:25Join me for the biggest challenge of my life...
6:42:27 > 6:42:30..as I attempt to freefall.
6:42:32 > 6:42:34Eh!
6:42:34 > 6:42:37I'm very excited. I'm going to go around again.
6:42:37 > 6:42:39Eh! Yes!
6:42:39 > 6:42:42Only one week until you'll see Freefall, the very start,
6:42:42 > 6:42:44part one of my Blue Peter challenge. Do not miss it.
6:42:44 > 6:42:46So you are thinking to yourself,
6:42:46 > 6:42:49"What am I going to do in the next week until I get to watch it?"
6:42:49 > 6:42:53Good question, my friends. Download and print out this template here.
6:42:53 > 6:42:55This is the parachute we want you to cut out and decorate,
6:42:55 > 6:42:56and that is the pledge slip.
6:42:56 > 6:42:59We want you to fill in your details and tell us what you're doing
6:42:59 > 6:43:00for Children In Need.
6:43:00 > 6:43:02And then, send it in
6:43:02 > 6:43:05to the usual address that you can see below.
6:43:05 > 6:43:08The deadline is the 15th of November, which is a Wednesday.
6:43:08 > 6:43:11The day after, Thursday, is the live Children In Need spectacular.
6:43:11 > 6:43:14And imagine this, we want thousands of you to do just that -
6:43:14 > 6:43:16send in your parachutes,
6:43:16 > 6:43:19and I'm going to be using a massive parachute made by you at home.
6:43:19 > 6:43:22So send it in, just like a little author that you might have heard of
6:43:22 > 6:43:25called Jacqueline Wilson. Thank you very much.
6:43:25 > 6:43:28- We've got one. And I will cut that out right now.- Brilliant. Go for it.
6:43:28 > 6:43:31So, Linds, it's from fantastic mix by a legendary author to...
6:43:31 > 6:43:33What are you up to?
6:43:33 > 6:43:35Well, what we are up to is a bit of baking,
6:43:35 > 6:43:37but not quite yet because we are joined by Dr Bryce Evans.
6:43:37 > 6:43:38Hello!
6:43:38 > 6:43:42Welcome to Blue Peter. Now, you have a very cool job.
6:43:42 > 6:43:44- You are a food historian, is that right?- Yes, indeed.
6:43:44 > 6:43:47- Do you get to eat a lot of things?- Yeah, now and again.- OK.
6:43:47 > 6:43:50Well, obviously, Jacqueline Wilson's book was set in World War II
6:43:50 > 6:43:53and food wasn't really readily available then, was it?
6:43:53 > 6:43:55Now, if you think about Britain today,
6:43:55 > 6:43:57we import most of our food, and the same is true
6:43:57 > 6:43:59in the Second World War, only there is a war going on,
6:43:59 > 6:44:02so a lot of those supplies are lost at sea, so the Government is
6:44:02 > 6:44:05encouraging people to grow their own vegetables
6:44:05 > 6:44:06and introduces something called rationing.
6:44:06 > 6:44:09- Ah, OK, so what exactly is rationing?- Rationing is
6:44:09 > 6:44:12the Government trying to make sure everyone has fair shares of food.
6:44:12 > 6:44:15So they introduce this, and it limits
6:44:15 > 6:44:17the type and amount of food that you're able to get.
6:44:17 > 6:44:19To supplement that, the Government is also saying,
6:44:19 > 6:44:21- "Grow your own food." - Ah, get involved.
6:44:21 > 6:44:23- Get involved.- Get a green Blue Peter badge, basically.
6:44:23 > 6:44:27And that explains some of the amazing posters and books we've got here.
6:44:27 > 6:44:28They've been supplied by the
6:44:28 > 6:44:31Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections.
6:44:31 > 6:44:32So, tell us a little bit about these.
6:44:32 > 6:44:34What were these for, exactly?
6:44:34 > 6:44:37Well, the Government produces a lot of cookbooks written by
6:44:37 > 6:44:40celebrity chefs of the day in terms of people's dietary habits changing.
6:44:40 > 6:44:42How can you cook different recipes,
6:44:42 > 6:44:43different foods that are available?
6:44:43 > 6:44:47And the two big cartoon characters that push this propaganda message...
6:44:47 > 6:44:50- They are behind us here.- They are behind us.- Potato Pete there.
6:44:50 > 6:44:52And I'll just make sure it's clear for camera four.
6:44:52 > 6:44:54- We've got Dr Carrot here.- Yep.
6:44:54 > 6:44:56- So who were they?- Well, Potato Pete, every schoolkid
6:44:56 > 6:44:59in the Second World War is going to know Potato Pete.
6:44:59 > 6:45:01He's in the cinema, he's in the newspapers.
6:45:01 > 6:45:04He is a potato who is always saying, "Mash me, boil me, eat me."
6:45:04 > 6:45:08Because the Government wants people to grow their own...
6:45:08 > 6:45:10Potatoes come from the earth. That's Potato Pete.
6:45:10 > 6:45:13OK, and sugar was one of the first things to actually be rationed.
6:45:13 > 6:45:16- Yeah.- So we've got some treats. Now, I haven't tried these yet, we
6:45:16 > 6:45:19were saving it for the live show, so talk me through these treats.
6:45:19 > 6:45:21First, we've got economy cake.
6:45:21 > 6:45:22What exactly was that?
6:45:22 > 6:45:24So this is made without any sugar at all, really.
6:45:24 > 6:45:26Dairy products aren't readily available,
6:45:26 > 6:45:29so there's no things you'd expect like milk and sug...
6:45:29 > 6:45:30- Can I try some?- Go ahead.
6:45:30 > 6:45:33- How does that taste? - Actually, delicious.
6:45:33 > 6:45:36- A lot of raisins?- A lot of raisins. Cinnamon?- Yeah, and that's where
6:45:36 > 6:45:39- the flavour is coming from. - That's really good.- Not too bad.
6:45:39 > 6:45:41What have we got here? It doesn't look quite as delicious.
6:45:41 > 6:45:44- Radzi, yeah, you can have the economy cake.- Yeah, hi.
6:45:44 > 6:45:47- What have we got here?- So we have here apple and potato pudding.
6:45:47 > 6:45:49Now, you wouldn't think, if you are making a pudding,
6:45:49 > 6:45:52apple tart today, you wouldn't think about putting
6:45:52 > 6:45:54potatoes in it, but really think about the restriction
6:45:54 > 6:45:56of supplies, the stodge is from the potato there.
6:45:56 > 6:45:59- Oh, that is it... That smells stodgy.- Potato Pete is in there.
6:46:00 > 6:46:03- How's that?- You know what, it's not for me.
6:46:03 > 6:46:05- OK. - LAUGHTER
6:46:05 > 6:46:08- Not today. You can have that one as well.- I'll leave that one.
6:46:08 > 6:46:10No, he's going to leave it. OK, and what have you got here?
6:46:10 > 6:46:14- Carrot cookies!- So, carrot cookies, very easy to make -
6:46:14 > 6:46:16only four ingredients for carrot cookies.
6:46:16 > 6:46:18- OK.- A little bit of sugar in these. How does that taste?
6:46:18 > 6:46:19Really good.
6:46:19 > 6:46:22- And what flavour are you getting? - Well, a lot of carrot.
6:46:22 > 6:46:25A lot of carrot, OK. Dr Carrot, behind you. Dr Carrot's in there.
6:46:25 > 6:46:27A lot of grated carrot in there.
6:46:27 > 6:46:30The BP audience love getting involved, so I think we...
6:46:30 > 6:46:33Stop being naughty, go back to your station.
6:46:33 > 6:46:35My goodness, we should show them
6:46:35 > 6:46:38- how to make their very own carrot cookies.- Yes.- Shall we do it?
6:46:38 > 6:46:40This is a recipe from 1942. It is 75 years old.
6:46:40 > 6:46:43- Let's do it.- Let's do it.- Radzi, you're being so naughty today.
6:46:43 > 6:46:45I'm being very naughty but you want to know how to make carrot cookies
6:46:45 > 6:46:47and this is all you need in order to make them.
6:46:47 > 6:46:50Feast your eyes on these ingredients. So you've...
6:46:56 > 6:47:00- And two smiley guests to help you make it with me.- What are we doing?
6:47:00 > 6:47:01Do you want to kick things off?
6:47:01 > 6:47:03We have melted margarine and we've got sugar.
6:47:03 > 6:47:06- OK, so plonk that in.- Yeah.
6:47:06 > 6:47:07- There we go.- And then the sugar,
6:47:07 > 6:47:09but what must you remember when pouring in the sugar?
6:47:09 > 6:47:11Well, good top tip, isn't it? Is to leave a little bit behind.
6:47:11 > 6:47:14So, put most of it in and leave a bit for later. There you go.
6:47:14 > 6:47:16Nice, I'll give it a good old mix.
6:47:16 > 6:47:17And then while I'm doing that, Bryce,
6:47:17 > 6:47:20would you mind pouring in the grated carrots?
6:47:20 > 6:47:21- Of course.- Thank you so much.
6:47:21 > 6:47:23Dr Carrot would be proud.
6:47:23 > 6:47:26- In it goes.- There we go, nice one.
6:47:26 > 6:47:29I think this is possibly the easiest Blue Peter bake I've ever done.
6:47:29 > 6:47:31- It actually is. - Really straightforward.
6:47:31 > 6:47:34- Give it a go at home. - Radz, should we fold in some flour?
6:47:34 > 6:47:35What a fantastic idea, Lindsey.
6:47:35 > 6:47:37- Come on, then.- In it goes.
6:47:37 > 6:47:39Is that how you fold flour in?
6:47:39 > 6:47:41Now, when I say it's really easy, it's not that easy
6:47:41 > 6:47:44to keep flour in the bowl when you're stirring really fast.
6:47:44 > 6:47:47You've got a lot on your apron there, Radz.
6:47:47 > 6:47:48That's why you wear an apron.
6:47:48 > 6:47:50So, once it looks a little bit like that,
6:47:50 > 6:47:52- we will take a nice little dollop. - Ooh!
6:47:52 > 6:47:54That's an official Jamie Oliver measurement.
6:47:54 > 6:47:57- And I'll put it in the centre. - I like it when we get hands-on.
6:47:57 > 6:48:00And I'm going to press it down into a cookie and then,
6:48:00 > 6:48:03- this is where the spare sugar comes in...- Oh, yes!- Thanking you.
6:48:03 > 6:48:04Give it a sprinkle.
6:48:04 > 6:48:07- Give it a quick sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle.- Ooh, lovely.
6:48:07 > 6:48:09And then... Bryce, would you like to do the honours?
6:48:09 > 6:48:11- Indeed.- In it goes.
6:48:11 > 6:48:13Normally, this might take a little bit of time.
6:48:13 > 6:48:17Set the oven to 180 degrees or about gas mark four in old money.
6:48:17 > 6:48:2025 minutes to be precise, but, Bryce...
6:48:20 > 6:48:22See, that's a quick snack, isn't it?
6:48:22 > 6:48:24Well, here's some we made earlier.
6:48:24 > 6:48:26ALL CHEER
6:48:26 > 6:48:27If only we had somebody
6:48:27 > 6:48:30who hasn't tried one to try a fresh carrot cookie.
6:48:30 > 6:48:34Come on in, Dame Wilson. Is it Dame Wilson or Dame Jacqueline?
6:48:34 > 6:48:36- Which way round is it? - Oh, just Jacqueline, please.
6:48:36 > 6:48:38- Just Jacqueline. I'll just curtsy.- OK.
6:48:38 > 6:48:40Why don't you grab a nice fresh one there?
6:48:40 > 6:48:41- Right.- Take a little bite.
6:48:43 > 6:48:44- Any good?- It's not bad.
6:48:44 > 6:48:47- Not bad! We'll take that from the editor in chief.- Yeah.
6:48:47 > 6:48:49Whilst Jacqueline's chewing that,
6:48:49 > 6:48:52remember all the details you need are on the Blue Peter website.
6:48:53 > 6:48:55That's right. Well, while we make a cup of tea
6:48:55 > 6:48:56and eat pretty much all of these,
6:48:56 > 6:48:59- Jacqueline, would you like to do the next link?- Certainly.
6:48:59 > 6:49:02Well, I've been lucky enough to have quite a few of my books
6:49:02 > 6:49:05made into television programmes and I always love it
6:49:05 > 6:49:06when they have child stars
6:49:06 > 6:49:09and I thought it would be really interesting
6:49:09 > 6:49:13to find out about the life of one of these child stars.
6:49:17 > 6:49:23Matilda - a Roald Dahl classic that tells the tale of its magical hero.
6:49:23 > 6:49:27In 2010, it was turned into a musical stage production and for
6:49:27 > 6:49:32the last six years, it's been wowing audiences at London's West End.
6:49:33 > 6:49:38I'm getting a glimpse of what makes this production so successful.
6:49:38 > 6:49:42Let's get inside and see what brings this magical family show to life.
6:49:46 > 6:49:47See? Access all areas.
6:49:52 > 6:49:55The reason this show has been going for so long and is
6:49:55 > 6:49:57so successful isn't just down to the lights,
6:49:57 > 6:50:00the costume and the incredible set which you can see behind me,
6:50:00 > 6:50:04but it's also down to the young actors who play Matilda.
6:50:04 > 6:50:06Hi, my name's Kitty, and I play Matilda.
6:50:06 > 6:50:09Hi, my name's Emma, and I play Matilda.
6:50:09 > 6:50:11Hi, my name's Lily-Mae, and I play Matilda.
6:50:11 > 6:50:15Hi, my name's Savannah, and I play Matilda.
6:50:16 > 6:50:17OK, I'm confused.
6:50:17 > 6:50:21You wait all day for a Matilda and then four come along at once.
6:50:21 > 6:50:24So, girls, I am so excited to meet you today but I've got to say,
6:50:24 > 6:50:27I'm a little confused. What's going on? How does this work?
6:50:27 > 6:50:31So, basically, we take turns playing the role of Matilda
6:50:31 > 6:50:35and performing and we have the same amount of shows every week.
6:50:35 > 6:50:37And actually I'm performing tonight.
6:50:37 > 6:50:40- Are you?- Yeah.- Well, mega good luck. That's going to be amazing.
6:50:40 > 6:50:41Speaking of performing tonight,
6:50:41 > 6:50:43what does it feel like when you go out onto the stage?
6:50:43 > 6:50:45What's that feeling right before you go out?
6:50:45 > 6:50:47It's an incredible feeling.
6:50:47 > 6:50:50It's so exciting, you get such a rush up on stage.
6:50:50 > 6:50:54Yeah, you do get nervous sometimes, but you're all right with it now.
6:50:54 > 6:50:55And what do you do before the show?
6:50:55 > 6:50:59Is there anything you do to kind of get into character?
6:50:59 > 6:51:02Well, we warm up and then we go up into our dressing rooms
6:51:02 > 6:51:06and, like, get into costume and do our hair and get our mics done
6:51:06 > 6:51:09and then we get backstage and ready to start the show.
6:51:14 > 6:51:16So, guys, when you get into the theatre,
6:51:16 > 6:51:19- what's normally the first thing you do?- Vocal warm-ups.
6:51:19 > 6:51:21- Oh, OK. So, can I join in with that today?- Yes.
6:51:21 > 6:51:22OK, don't laugh at me.
6:51:22 > 6:51:25- Right, over to you.- Here we go.
6:51:25 > 6:51:29# I like to scoff, scoff, scoff yummy Thai takeaway
6:51:29 > 6:51:32# I like to scoff, scoff, scoff yummy Thai takeaway
6:51:32 > 6:51:36# I like to scoff, scoff, scoff yummy Thai takeaway
6:51:36 > 6:51:39# I like to scoff, scoff, scoff, scoff, scoff it all day long. #
6:51:39 > 6:51:40Lovely job.
6:51:40 > 6:51:42I want to do this every morning.
6:51:42 > 6:51:44This is amazing, I feel ready.
6:51:44 > 6:51:46Why is it really important to do these warm-ups?
6:51:46 > 6:51:49Because when we go on stage, we need our vocal cords
6:51:49 > 6:51:52and our voices to be warm and strong because it's like an athlete -
6:51:52 > 6:51:55they need to be warm and strong to run,
6:51:55 > 6:51:57so we have to be warm and strong to perform.
6:52:01 > 6:52:03Once those all-important vocal cords are warm,
6:52:03 > 6:52:05the girls' next stop is costume
6:52:05 > 6:52:09as they begin to transform into Matilda for the show.
6:52:09 > 6:52:11Here, we have all of our quick-change outfits
6:52:11 > 6:52:12that we wear throughout the show.
6:52:12 > 6:52:16So, is there anything that I'm allowed to try on or have a look at?
6:52:16 > 6:52:19How about you try on one of our costumes like Mr Wormwood's jacket?
6:52:19 > 6:52:21That's the very colourful one at the front?
6:52:21 > 6:52:25- Yeah.- Can I actually put that on? - Yeah.- This is amazing. OK.
6:52:25 > 6:52:28Now, get out of here! You little stink worm.
6:52:28 > 6:52:32OK, shall we say his line on three? Ready? One, two, three...
6:52:32 > 6:52:34- ALL:- TELLY!
6:52:35 > 6:52:38What a great insight into what it takes
6:52:38 > 6:52:40to be a young West End theatre superstar.
6:52:42 > 6:52:44Well, listen, I think you're all amazing.
6:52:44 > 6:52:46To anyone watching Blue Peter who thinks, "I want to do that,"
6:52:46 > 6:52:49have you got any top tips or advice for them?
6:52:49 > 6:52:51Yeah, I think just be yourself.
6:52:51 > 6:52:53Like, it is quite hard work
6:52:53 > 6:52:56and you go through a lot of audition processes and stuff.
6:52:56 > 6:52:57And what about the singing?
6:52:57 > 6:53:00Do you have to do a lot of practice with the singing and the acting?
6:53:00 > 6:53:02Have you been doing that for years?
6:53:02 > 6:53:04Yeah, we've been doing it for quite a while.
6:53:04 > 6:53:07OK, so get out there, get practising and believe in yourself.
6:53:07 > 6:53:09- Yeah.- Guys, thank you for talking to me today.
6:53:09 > 6:53:12Best four Matildas I've ever met. There we go.
6:53:12 > 6:53:15Boom! Thank you, guys. What a day it's been.
6:53:15 > 6:53:17To actually see how it all works behind this incredible show
6:53:17 > 6:53:21and do you know what? The best part is, I think I may have found a way
6:53:21 > 6:53:24to bring a bit of Matilda magic to the Blue Peter studio.
6:53:26 > 6:53:29Well, there we had four Matildas, but I've found a fifth.
6:53:29 > 6:53:32Please welcome Abbie to Blue Peter. APPLAUSE
6:53:32 > 6:53:34Abbie, it's very cool to have you here.
6:53:34 > 6:53:37- Is that your first ever BP badge? - Yes.- Amazing!
6:53:37 > 6:53:40- And how long have you been Matilda? - A year and a bit.
6:53:40 > 6:53:42And what's the best bit? What's been your highlight?
6:53:42 > 6:53:45Well, you get to meet really nice friends,
6:53:45 > 6:53:48like, friends for life and then everyone there's
6:53:48 > 6:53:50kind of supporting you and it's just really nice.
6:53:50 > 6:53:53I bet it's just the best job in the world, isn't it?
6:53:53 > 6:53:56And to those Matildas that we saw there who are just starting out,
6:53:56 > 6:53:58what would be your advice to them?
6:53:59 > 6:54:01With the easy bits, you just go with it,
6:54:01 > 6:54:03but then if you get things that are challenging,
6:54:03 > 6:54:07you've just kind of got to go for it and not really worry about it.
6:54:07 > 6:54:10I think that's very good advice for life, isn't it? That's fantastic.
6:54:10 > 6:54:11Well, thank you for being here today.
6:54:11 > 6:54:14You're going to be singing a song for us from the show, aren't you?
6:54:14 > 6:54:16- Yeah.- What are you singing?- Naughty. - I love it. It's my favourite.
6:54:16 > 6:54:19So, off you go, get ready, and I'll introduce it, all right?
6:54:19 > 6:54:21Thank you, Abbie. So, unfortunately for Matilda,
6:54:21 > 6:54:25her parents are not very nice so she has to be a little bit naughty.
6:54:25 > 6:54:27Please give it up for Abbie from Matilda.
6:54:27 > 6:54:30APPLAUSE
6:54:31 > 6:54:33# Jack and Jill
6:54:33 > 6:54:35# Went up the hill
6:54:35 > 6:54:37# To fetch a pail of water
6:54:37 > 6:54:39# So they say
6:54:39 > 6:54:42# The subsequent fall was inevitable
6:54:42 > 6:54:43# They never stood a chance
6:54:43 > 6:54:45# They were written that way
6:54:45 > 6:54:49# Innocent victims of their story
6:54:51 > 6:54:54# But Romeo and Juliet
6:54:54 > 6:54:58# 'Twas written in the stars before they even met
6:54:58 > 6:55:02# That love and fate and a touch of stupidity
6:55:02 > 6:55:05# Would rob them of their hope of living happily
6:55:05 > 6:55:08# The endings are often a little bit gory
6:55:09 > 6:55:13# I wonder why they didn't just change their story
6:55:14 > 6:55:18# We're told we have to do what we're told, but surely
6:55:21 > 6:55:24# Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty
6:55:27 > 6:55:30# Just because you find that life's not fair
6:55:30 > 6:55:34# It doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it
6:55:34 > 6:55:37# If you always take it on the chin and wear it
6:55:37 > 6:55:39# Nothing will change
6:55:41 > 6:55:44# Even if you're little you can do a lot
6:55:44 > 6:55:47# You mustn't let a little thing like "little" stop you
6:55:47 > 6:55:51# If you sit around and let them get on top
6:55:51 > 6:55:53# You might as well be saying
6:55:53 > 6:55:54# You think that it's OK
6:55:54 > 6:55:56# And that's not right
6:55:57 > 6:56:00# And if it's not right
6:56:01 > 6:56:04# You have to put it right... #
6:56:07 > 6:56:12"Platinum blonde hair dye, extra strong.
6:56:12 > 6:56:14"Keep out of reach of children."
6:56:14 > 6:56:16Hmm...
6:56:17 > 6:56:20"Oil of Violets hair tonic for men."
6:56:21 > 6:56:23Yep.
6:56:26 > 6:56:28# In a slip of a bolt
6:56:28 > 6:56:30# There's a tiny revolt
6:56:30 > 6:56:33# The seed of a war in the creak of a floorboard
6:56:33 > 6:56:35# The storm can begin
6:56:35 > 6:56:37# With the flap of a wing
6:56:37 > 6:56:40# The tiniest mite packs the mightiest sting
6:56:40 > 6:56:41# Every day
6:56:41 > 6:56:43# Starts with the tick of a clock
6:56:43 > 6:56:47# All escapes start with the click of a lock
6:56:47 > 6:56:49# If you're starting your story
6:56:49 > 6:56:50# And want to get out
6:56:50 > 6:56:52# You don't have to cry
6:56:52 > 6:56:54# You don't have to shout
6:56:54 > 6:56:56# Cos if you're little you can do a lot
6:56:56 > 6:57:00# You mustn't let a little thing like "little" stop you
6:57:00 > 6:57:03# If you sit around and let them get on top
6:57:03 > 6:57:05# You won't change a thing
6:57:07 > 6:57:10# Just because you find that life's not fair
6:57:10 > 6:57:14# It doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it
6:57:14 > 6:57:17# If you always take it on the chin and wear it
6:57:17 > 6:57:19# You might as well be saying
6:57:19 > 6:57:21# You think that it's OK
6:57:21 > 6:57:22# And that's not right
6:57:24 > 6:57:26# And if it's not right
6:57:27 > 6:57:30# You have to put it right
6:57:32 > 6:57:35# But nobody else is going to put it right for me
6:57:35 > 6:57:38# Nobody but me is going to change my story
6:57:38 > 6:57:42# Sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty. #
6:57:45 > 6:57:47APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
6:57:51 > 6:57:52Amazing!
6:57:52 > 6:57:56Now it's time for the quickfire questions that you sent in at home.
6:57:56 > 6:57:57OK, PeasPanda1 says,
6:57:57 > 6:58:00which one of your characters do you most relate to?
6:58:00 > 6:58:03Erm... Hetty Feather, I suppose.
6:58:03 > 6:58:05Wildcat says, cakes or biscuits?
6:58:05 > 6:58:07- Cakes.- I'm going cakes as well.
6:58:07 > 6:58:08SportyDoggieDJ - is that you? -
6:58:08 > 6:58:11how do you come up with your amazing book ideas?
6:58:11 > 6:58:14- I just hope for the best, whatever comes into my head.- Wow.
6:58:14 > 6:58:18FluffyPinkGiraffe, sweet or sour?
6:58:18 > 6:58:19Sour.
6:58:19 > 6:58:21UnicornGirl3009,
6:58:21 > 6:58:23do you have any routines to help you write your books?
6:58:23 > 6:58:28I don't have routines, I just sit down and get started.
6:58:28 > 6:58:31GlitterPugCake, what was the story you most related to?
6:58:31 > 6:58:33Erm...
6:58:33 > 6:58:37Various bits of me relate to all sorts of different stories...
6:58:37 > 6:58:39KLAXON
6:58:39 > 6:58:40Oh! We want to chat to you all day.
6:58:40 > 6:58:44If you do too, then make sure you head to the fan club live page
6:58:44 > 6:58:45straight after the show.
6:58:45 > 6:58:47It's right there because there's a live write along.
6:58:47 > 6:58:48This sounds incredible, Jacqueline.
6:58:48 > 6:58:50What's it all about, what's the story?
6:58:50 > 6:58:52It's going to be about Tracy Beaker,
6:58:52 > 6:58:55but I'm going to need a lot of ideas from everyone.
6:58:55 > 6:58:58- OK, so get online, people.- I don't have an idea, I've got a question.
6:58:58 > 6:59:00- OK.- Where was Shelley this week?
6:59:00 > 6:59:01- Where was she hiding?- Aha!
6:59:01 > 6:59:07Shelley was hiding in the carrot bowl and well done LottieBXO.
6:59:07 > 6:59:09- You spotted her.- Yes!- Well done!
6:59:11 > 6:59:14Also got to say a massive thank you to this legend here,
6:59:14 > 6:59:16- Jacqueline Wilson. - Amazing, thank you so much.
6:59:18 > 6:59:20Now, make sure you're watching next week's show.
6:59:20 > 6:59:22We've got part one - I've mentioned it before,
6:59:22 > 6:59:24I'm going to mention it again - it's the start of my brand-new
6:59:24 > 6:59:26Blue Peter Children In Need challenge.
6:59:26 > 6:59:28I'm going to attempt to jump out of a plane, watch it!
6:59:28 > 6:59:29Cannot wait for that.
6:59:29 > 6:59:32And if you want to see how Blue Planet II is made,
6:59:32 > 6:59:34it's the most incredible show starting soon,
6:59:34 > 6:59:36- make sure you're watching. - And if you are celebrating,
6:59:36 > 6:59:40everyone at Blue Peter would like to tell you a very happy Diwali.
6:59:40 > 6:59:43See you next time, bye-bye.