0:00:04 > 0:00:07Radz, today it's all about the requests on the Purple badge form.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Linds, I'll deal with anything the Blue Peter viewers throw at me.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Bradley wants to see a lizard on the show.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Lizard!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18And Zoe wanted you to have a seal...?
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- Seal? Done!- Amazing.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23And Delyth would like to see a real-life donkey.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- BRAYING - Er... Can we leave that?- No.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43APPLAUSE
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Hello! Welcome to live Blue Peter.
0:00:45 > 0:00:51It's a very special day because it's all about this, the Purple badge.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Everything on today's show has been requested by you lot,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56our BP fans - so, hello!
0:00:56 > 0:00:59One such form that you get in your Purple badge form
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- is currently betwixt me digits right here.- Yeah.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04All you've got to do is watch an episode,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06and review it by downloading this, printing it out,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08writing what you like, what you don't like,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11what you'd like to see more of on the show and indeed the website.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!
0:01:12 > 0:01:14That's right. Isaac, who's nine, from Dorset
0:01:14 > 0:01:16and Luis, who's eight, from Herefordshire -
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Here-Ford-Shire -
0:01:17 > 0:01:20wrote into us and said they would like to see more Shelley.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Well, we can't have the REAL Shelley today -
0:01:22 > 0:01:24she's sleeping, she's in hibernation,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27but we've got this little thing! We are going to playing
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Spot Shelley.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- But today, with a difference.- OK. - You need to let us know
0:01:31 > 0:01:34where Shelley's hiding. She's going to be in a few places.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- Ah...- So how any places
0:01:37 > 0:01:39is Shelley hiding in?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Not how many times, how many places. - Yes, how many different places.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Another Purple badge request -
0:01:43 > 0:01:47so Lacey from Widnes said she'd like to see dares on the show, so Linds,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49I said lemon squeezy -
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I dare you
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- to bite both of these lemons really hard.- Not both of them, Radzi!
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Why have you saved that for the live show?!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- One, two, three - for the BP badge! - Bite it!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02CHEERING AND WHOOPING
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Well, Radzi, I've got a dare for you.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Do you, Lindsey?- You need to say the next line...
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- This is ironic, actually.- ..without moving your mouth.- OK...
0:02:10 > 0:02:15HE SPEAKS INCOMPREHENSIBLY
0:02:15 > 0:02:17What we're both trying to say is
0:02:17 > 0:02:19here's some BP fans we surprised with Purple badges!
0:02:19 > 0:02:20- SLURRED:- That's what I said.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I'm on a very special mission,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28a mission to give out some actual Purple badges.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Bring it on!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33First on our list is Lowan,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35and she said she loves gymnastics
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and would like to show us some of HER gymnastics.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40So that's exactly where we're going.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Now, I did a big gymnastics challenge back in 2015,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47so I can't wait to meet her!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- VOICEOVER:- Lowan has no idea I'm coming.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I always get nervous at this bit!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Hello, guys. I'm so sorry to interrupt your lesson...
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Is Lowan here by any chance?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Lowan, high five!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05We've come all the way from Blue Peter.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Do you have any idea why we might be here today?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11No.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15You sent into us a Purple badge form. I've got it here.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19And you said if you could do anything on Blue Peter as a guest,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21you'd love to do gymnastics,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and you'd like to show off some basic skills.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25So can we please give a round of applause
0:03:25 > 0:03:28for Lowan's Purple Blue Peter badge!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33So I'm up for doing a bit of gymnastics.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Could you show us some?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Oh...
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Yeah...?
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Straddle jump.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46The bench nearly broke, Lowan.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Well, I'm going to leave it to the professionals, like Lowan.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- VOICEOVER:- Lowan gets her wish to feature gymnastics on the show.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56But it's time for me to hit the road again.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00So that's one down, two to go.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02And next up, another Purple badge.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Now we're off to see Hattie,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08who reviewed the show in November
0:04:08 > 0:04:10where Lindsey tried visually impaired cricket...
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Yes!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16..and I launched the Worst Witch competition.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Whoa, Bella...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I got...everything I could.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- VOICEOVER:- Hattie would love to see her favourite sport, fencing,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27on BP.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Hattie and her group are in there,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32but for this, I want to get super close to her
0:04:32 > 0:04:34without her knowing who I am.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36And for that, I've got a trick up my sleeve.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- VOICEOVER:- Time for me to go...undercover.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Hattie is not going to have a clue.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Nice to meet you. How are you?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Good, thank you.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50We're just doing a bit of filming here.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It's pretty hot, I might take this off.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- How are you?- Good, thank you.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Do you have any idea why I might be here today?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Erm...
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Because of my Purple badge form?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Absolutely right, and what did you say on that Purple badge form?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- That I did fencing. - And so here we are!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09And with that in mind -
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Hattie, there is
0:05:10 > 0:05:13your very own Purple badge.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Thank you!
0:05:15 > 0:05:16How are you feeling?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Shocked!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Can I go fencing again with you? - Yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- VOICEOVER:- We're both fully covered with all the necessary safety kit,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and thank goodness! Because Hattie is one mean fencer.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36What a fun sport that is.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Thank you very much, Hattie. - Thank you.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41On to the next one.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It's two down, one left to go,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47and we're off to Bolton to meet Ben.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Ben reviewed the show from December
0:05:51 > 0:05:54where I helped replace the screens on the BT Tower in London,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58and we also had in the studio the cast of the Nativity.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- VOICEOVER:- Ben's a drummer, and would really like to show us
0:06:04 > 0:06:05what he can do.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07OK, it's the last one of the day.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Hello.- Hello, Ben!- Hello.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- How are you? - Good, thank you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Do you have any idea why Blue Peter
0:06:17 > 0:06:19might be standing outside your front door right now?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21My Purple badge form?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Absolutely right.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26What did you say you'd like to do if you were a guest on Blue Peter?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Play my drums.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29But not before
0:06:29 > 0:06:31we give you your very own
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Blue Peter Purple badge.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Thank you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Can we go inside? It's really cold!- Yeah.- Thank you!
0:06:47 > 0:06:49That was awesome! Why is it you put on your form
0:06:49 > 0:06:52that you wanted to play the drums?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Well, I'd just like my friends to see what I can do.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56And what you can do...
0:06:56 > 0:06:59..is awesome, by the way.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Could I possibly have a go?- Yeah.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04SLUGGISH DRUMMING
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I wish I was really good at the drums like you,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12because I can imagine being in a rock band and going...
0:07:12 > 0:07:14HE MIMICS A DRUM ROLL
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- It'd be a lot of fun.- Yeah. - Can we see you do that?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Yeah.- Yes!
0:07:28 > 0:07:29So that's it -
0:07:29 > 0:07:32we've read your forms, we've even been to visit some of you,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35and it's all to make sure that BP has more of what you want.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Thank you to everyone for making me feel so welcome, by the way.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Now another request. Isla from Devon said she'd like to see cheerleading.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Linds, get yourself in here!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- I love this bit.- Ready?- OK.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51- I'm ready, OK!- Go!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- CHANTING:- The Purple badge form is just for you!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57To tell us what you'd like to see and do!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Lots of you say you'd play the flute!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02So we thought that it would be a hoot!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Let some of you guys... show off your flutin'!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Yeah. Here's Arianna, Noyan, Lucy... - Oh, yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Jump...- ..and Imogen!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12OK - we're not the best.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- Watch these guys instead.- Oh, dear...
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Hi. My name is Lucy. - My name is Imogen.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19My name is Noyan.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22My name is Arianna, and I love playing the flute.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26THEY PLAY A VARIETY OF TUNES
0:08:50 > 0:08:53CHEERING IN THE STUDIO
0:08:53 > 0:08:55A-mazing! I feel out of breath.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57So that got us thinking,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59how can we take flute playing to the next level?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- The next level!- How about adding in...a bit of beatboxing?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Please welcome to Blue Peter
0:09:03 > 0:09:05the amazing Nathan "Flutebox" Lee!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Yeah! - APPLAUSE
0:09:09 > 0:09:11FLUTE MUSIC
0:09:21 > 0:09:23HE ADDS BEATBOXING
0:10:20 > 0:10:22WHOOPING, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Nathan, that was unbelievable.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Some of the cameramen were looking at each other going, "What?!"
0:10:28 > 0:10:29That was incredible!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32You've mixed beatboxing and playing the flute.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- You look out of breath!- No, that's it, yeah.- How did you get into that?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- It's so unique, isn't it? - Well, I started beatboxing at 12.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41And then I started playing the flute when I was, like, 20.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43So, it's new repertoire for the instrument,
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- it's a new way to play the instrument.- It is.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48But it takes years of practice, which is why I thought, today,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I'd give it a go. I've not had much practice.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51- Can I try?- Yeah, of course.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Can you show me what I should do to be as good as you?- Right, so...
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I'm holding the flute the wrong way round!
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I was like, "This looks different to rehearsal!"
0:11:01 > 0:11:03OK, so, the main thing is,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06let's try it without your hands on any of the keys.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- OK.- So, this'll be a C-sharp. And just try and make a noise.- OK.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11HE PLAYS A NOTE
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It's so hard. SHE BLOWS AIR, NO NOTE PLAYS
0:11:15 > 0:11:18You can get it. It's like blowing over a milk bottle.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Kind of.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Moving onto the beatboxing element, because I've not got that, have I?!
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- That's cool. So, abbreviate it with a beat.- OK.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27HE MAKES A POPPING NOISE
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- SHE MAKES A POPPING NOISE - That's it!
0:11:29 > 0:11:30- Yeah!- Yeah?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- Yeah?- All right!- Shall we try and put it together?- Let's go for it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36HE BEATBOXES, SHE IS LESS ACCOMPLISHED
0:11:38 > 0:11:41You were doing the hard work there! CHEERING
0:11:41 > 0:11:42You are amazing.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And with this talent, you have gone round the world, haven't you?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- So, what's coming up in 2018? - Oh, wow.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Well, I'm in a band called Asian Dub Foundation.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- We're currently doing a soundtrack to an iconic French film.- Cool.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58So, yeah. And we're touring that around the country,
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- and, hopefully, round the world. - Well, I can see why.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02You are incredible. Give it up for Nathan, everyone!
0:12:02 > 0:12:05That's amazing. And now, let's look at some of your comments...
0:12:05 > 0:12:07He's gone! He's off to play the flute!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10..on your Purple Badge forms.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Nathan is off the charts.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Now, this is the Big Badge Wall with a difference, because,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17for the Purple Badge special, we've got some of your lovely faces with
0:12:17 > 0:12:20some of the comments that you've written on your Purple Badge forms.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22But, before we kick off, Linz,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- a certain young lady from Andover, Ellie...- Oh, what now?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Another lemon?- No lemons. ..said she'd like an Australian accent.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Not for the entire show, just the Big Badge Wall segment.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- So, I have to do it?- Correct, Linz. - OK, here we go...
0:12:33 > 0:12:37AUSTRALIAN ACCENT: Sorry to any fans watching in Australia.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Olivia says...
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Olivia, that's great!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I love the Welsh.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Vigo, by the way, feast your eyes on this lovely comment...
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Vigo, thank you very much, and a prize for the best smile of the day.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00OK, this next one's a bit hard.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04La...Lara, from Gloucestershire, says...
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I totally agree.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Speaking of which - I'll keep going -
0:13:12 > 0:13:14we play a game called Early Man Meets Later Man with
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne and Maisie Williams, which is great.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20And there we are, eating some canned food.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Linz, you know what, high five for this accent,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- it's very, very good.- I'm sweating!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Yusef, you cool legend, you - you already have two BP badges,
0:13:27 > 0:13:28you said...
0:13:31 > 0:13:32And you are spot-on.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Just like Harry and Jake... Am I still going?
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Keep going, Linz!
0:13:36 > 0:13:39..put this on their purple badge forms, have a little look.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Oh, dear...- My name is Harry. - And I'm his brother, Jake.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47And our mum does dragon boating.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49And we would like to see it on the show.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53And there's their mum, the legend, in the background,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55actually in a dragon boat.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57So I went into give it a go.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59You really did, Lindsey.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03This is dragon boat racing,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07and today is one of the biggest days in the dragon boat year,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09as Nottingham hosts the National Cup Finals.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14That's right, the National Cup Finals.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17But what exactly is dragon boat racing?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Well, let me tell you.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Dragon boat racing dates back over 2,000 years.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27It began in ancient China, but they didn't have cameras back then,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30so here's a race from, well, a few years later.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- ARCHIVE:- And there they go,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36the best of the day fighting it out in the grand final.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Today, the sport involves teams of up to 20 people,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43paddling frantically to the beat of a drum.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50The drumming, the shouting and the colourful boats
0:14:50 > 0:14:52make this such an exhilarating sport.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Both to watch and take part in.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58And taking part is exactly what I'll be doing.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01As today, I'll be competing in a special race
0:15:01 > 0:15:04here at the Dragon Boat National Championships.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Here we go, guys, good luck.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09But before I get my dragon on,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12it's probably a good idea to get some training.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13So, let's rewind...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17..to when I headed to Cambridgeshire,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19to meet Thomas and Izzy.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Two young stars of the dragon boat world.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Tom, why is dragon boat racing so fun, why's it cool?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I love it, really, because I make so many friends,
0:15:28 > 0:15:29it's so intense as well.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31That buzz, you don't feel that anywhere else, I think.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32This is so cool,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35that it's a sport that actually incorporates a bit of music.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37You do some drumming, don't you, Izzy? Tell me about that?
0:15:37 > 0:15:41If people go out of time, then they can listen to me
0:15:41 > 0:15:45banging the drum to get back in rhythm and to motivate them
0:15:45 > 0:15:49to kick, lean and reach, so they don't give up and they keep trying.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- So you're basically the boss lady at the front of the boat?- Yep.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53I like that, high five.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55So, I know I'm going to be having a go today,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57but in a few weeks' time, apparently, there's a big race?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59What's that all about, Tom?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02So, in a couple of weeks, it's the finals, that have all the racers.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06And, hopefully, I'll give you and Izzy a challenge and beat you both.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Wait, so you're going to be in a different boat to Izzy and I?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12We're racing you? Oh, we've easily got this!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14She's on my team now. Come on, you can stand this side now.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19We may be rivals for my challenge, but for today,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Thomas and I are on the same team,
0:16:21 > 0:16:24as he teaches me all I need to know.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Every member of the crew has just one paddle.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34And, in a cramped boat, having the right technique is essential.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Say it's the level of the water there?- Yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39You want to try and get the bottom of your hand wet,
0:16:39 > 0:16:40so the whole blade is buried.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- OK.- That way, you can get more power in the boat.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47To make sure we move as quickly as possible,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50everyone needs to paddle at exactly the same time.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Down and ready.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55And it's Izzy's job to make sure we do just that.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Attention! - ALL BREATHE IN
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Go!
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Speed up!
0:17:04 > 0:17:07This is so intense!
0:17:07 > 0:17:08IZZY SHOUTS COMMANDS
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Oh, my gosh.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I was not prepared for this.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17We are flying!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19And it just doesn't stop.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Are you joking?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Why are my arms about to fall off?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28There we go, been on the water about an hour, the training's done,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32and I've got to say, if you think that's just a chilled-out
0:17:32 > 0:17:35version of rowing, you are wrong. That is fast, it's intense.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38You've got to basically learn another language doing it.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39That was amazing.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Now, I'll be honest, by the time the National Cup Finals
0:17:43 > 0:17:46come around, my arms are still a bit sore.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47But I am so excited.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51The atmosphere here is absolutely amazing.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54And just behind me, you can see some of the teams
0:17:54 > 0:17:56getting ready to compete. And, in just a few hours' time,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00that's exactly what I'll be doing when I go head-to-head with Thomas
0:18:00 > 0:18:02and his team in our dragon boat challenge.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05But first, I think I need a bit of last-minute help.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Step forward, Matty - GB junior coach.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12- Matty, how are you doing? - Nice to meet you.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I'm really nervous today, it's my first-ever race.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Have you got any top tips or last-minute advice for me?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Yeah, just stay in time with the people in front of you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Keep your length, keep that long stroke. Also stay deep,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25keep that depth in your paddle. Make sure it's fully buried.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28It's a bit funny, the start, isn't it? Talk to me about that?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Yeah, so you'll hear, "Down and ready, attention."
0:18:30 > 0:18:33And once they say that, then you've got around five seconds where
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- they could, at any point, say go. - This is what makes me nervous.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39It's not like a normal race where it's ready, set, go -
0:18:39 > 0:18:40I've got to wait and just go at a random time?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Yeah, just make sure you stay in with the team,
0:18:43 > 0:18:44they'll take you all the way.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Basically, do what the team do? - Yep, that's it.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48Between the two boats,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52there will be 39 of the country's best young paddlers.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55And one slightly nervous Blue Peter presenter.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57My poor, poor arms.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Guys, the moment has finally come.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01It's us versus you, Tom.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- How are you feeling?- Feeling great. We haven't lost a race
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- all day so far, so I'm feeling confident for this.- Uh-oh!
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Are you sure you're not tired, though?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- He looks a bit tired, doesn't he, Izzy?- Absolutely fine.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14You're going to bring it! Any last-minute advice for me?
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Or do you not want to give it to me?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Keep long, keep strong and don't give up.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19OK. And beat you?
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- You wish.- Ooh! Fighting talk.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23We'll see you on the finish line.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Except you'll be coming in a few seconds after us, right?- Yep.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31We'll be racing over a 200m course.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33The first boat over the line wins.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37This is it, we've got this. Come on, team.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38Go!
0:19:38 > 0:19:39We're off!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44It soon becomes clear, Izzy wants to win this.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Hit it!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51We're in a good rhythm, and I think we're moving ahead.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52Yes, come on, team!
0:19:57 > 0:19:59My arms are burning...
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Come on, team!
0:20:00 > 0:20:04..but if I slow down, I'll throw the whole team off the pace.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07This feels like the longest 200m of my life.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12As the finish line approaches, it's just too close to call.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Who won?
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Did they win?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Oh, my goodness.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Well done, good race.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31I have no idea who won that, so it's over to Matty for the result.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34So, well done, both crews. Really close race, really close.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35- A second in it.- One second?!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37So, really close, really close.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39But the winners of the race was...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- ..Tom's team.- Aw!
0:20:44 > 0:20:48It wasn't to be for my team today, but I've had a great time,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I would never have thought dragon boat racing would be so hard.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Guys, thank you so much. And thank you to you for letting me
0:20:58 > 0:21:00be in your boat, I've had such a good time.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Thanks for all the good training.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And, do you know what, considering a few weeks ago,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06I had never tried this sport, it's so much fun.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Give it a try.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15It is so much fun. But I felt like I had arms this big after that.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Linz, I've got a question for you - who's up for a laugh?
0:21:19 > 0:21:20- CREW:- Yay!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23So am I, and so is Muhammad Zayan.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Hi, my name is Muhammad Zayan,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31and I would like you, Radzi, to share a joke. Thanks, bye!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34OK, Linz, two monkeys in a bath.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37One goes, "Ooh-ooh, ah-ah!"
0:21:37 > 0:21:39The other one says, "Put more cold water in then."
0:21:39 > 0:21:41No? OK. I'm not very good.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43There was absolute silence from the studio there.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I know somebody who is, and, Nina from London,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47you're going to love this.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Hi, my name's Nina, and I ask for Ned Woodman to be on Blue Peter.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Well, we've done just that.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58He's incredible, please welcome to Blue Peter,
0:21:58 > 0:22:012017 Britain's Got Talent finalist, Ned Woodman!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03APPLAUSE
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Thank you.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10I just want to say, what a privilege it is to be here on Blue Peter.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I thought that Blue Peter was on a ship,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15and I was worried that I might feel seasick.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18But it's in a studio with Lindsey and Radzi,
0:22:18 > 0:22:19so I just feel normal sick.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Of course, everybody knows the show used to just be called Peter,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30until BBC budget cuts meant that the heating had to be turned off.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39Can you believe it, that after 60 years of entertaining children,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Blue Peter never gets old?
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Unfortunately, I can't say the same for Radzi's happy dance.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Yes, Ned!
0:22:49 > 0:22:53I'm only messing with you. I like to dance like that too, sometimes.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55But it's not the "happy" dance,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57it's the "I need a pee" dance.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02And how brave are the presenters?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Not just for inviting a cheeky one like me on the show.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Like when Lindsey swam with that giant shark?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Ugh, imagine that scary face coming towards you,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15how terrifying it must have been?
0:23:15 > 0:23:16For the shark.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Ned!
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Radzi was so inspired when super-strong Laurence Shahlaei
0:23:24 > 0:23:27pulled a bus across the Media City Plaza
0:23:27 > 0:23:29that he decided to try it himself.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34The bus didn't move. The only thing Radzi managed to pull was a muscle.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Radzi showed us how good he was at freefalling
0:23:40 > 0:23:42when he parachuted with the RAF.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Amazing!
0:23:44 > 0:23:47He told me he hasn't had that much wind in his face
0:23:47 > 0:23:50since he was the back of a horse at the Blue Peter panto.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I didn't ask who the front was.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Lindsey!
0:23:59 > 0:24:02One of the funniest Blue Peter moments
0:24:02 > 0:24:06was when that elephant pooed on the studio floor.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10What wasn't so funny was when Adrian on camera four
0:24:10 > 0:24:13decided to do it just before we came on air.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Oh, Adrian!
0:24:17 > 0:24:18If you need to go again,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I've heard that the Blue Peter garden's run out of fertiliser.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28And before I go, here's one thing that I just don't get -
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Shelley's been with the Blue Peter family for nearly 15 years.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37And yet she still hides in the studio every week?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40You would have thought she'd come out of her shell by now.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41APPLAUSE
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Very good!
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Unbelievable! Nine years old, you smashed it out of the park.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Do you enjoy performing? - Yes, yes, definitely!
0:24:49 > 0:24:51And how did you start at such a young age?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Well, my brother used to do comedy.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55And one time he just decided,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58"No, I'm staying home, I'm playing video games."
0:24:58 > 0:25:01And that night we signed up for a talent competition
0:25:01 > 0:25:03and I actually managed to do well.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06And then you went to Britain's Got Talent! How was that?
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Oh, that was amazing. That was, like, the kick-start to my comedy.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11- Can I tell you my favourite joke? - Yeah.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Well, it's not really a joke, it's something me and Lindsey do.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Before every big challenge, I like to warm up, I like to stretch.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I can touch my toes, and Lindsey said, "You're flexible."
0:25:20 > 0:25:21I said, "I can't do Tuesdays."
0:25:21 > 0:25:23WIND WHISTLES, A CHURCH BELL SOUNDS
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Well, erm...
0:25:26 > 0:25:27It's a good start.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Just keep on going.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31I'm going to walk that way, but not before I say,
0:25:31 > 0:25:32give it up for Ned!
0:25:32 > 0:25:36CHEERING
0:25:36 > 0:25:38So, Ned has come on to Blue Peter and smashed it out the park,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41like I just said. And here are three people and what they would do
0:25:41 > 0:25:43if they became a guest on BP.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Hi, if I was on the show, I'd perform bottle flips.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48My record is 32.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Hello, I'm 12 years old,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55and I play the djembe drum.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Hi, my special skill is archery.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Go get your Purple Badges, they're all online,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13along with a whole lot of this.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24No, sardines aren't that big.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27They're not like that. That's a flipping whale, Radz.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- That could be pilchards. - I love tinned food!
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- You've earned your very own...- No!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- ..Blue Peter badge. - Shut up, that's amazing!
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- I've got a little present.- This is the most exciting day of my life!
0:26:38 > 0:26:39What, humans?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42That's all the information I've got, so I can't actually tell you.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44That's insane!
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- That IS insane.- There is loads on the BP website, there always is!
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Now, we were playing Spot Shelley with a difference,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54it was hard this week,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57because you had to tell us how many places little Shells was hiding in.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I can't say the answer,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02but I can tell you she's hidden for the last time.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04So if you spotted her, get to Fan Club Live
0:27:04 > 0:27:06and you can see what to do right there
0:27:06 > 0:27:09and let us know how many places she was hiding in.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- She's cheeky!- So it's not how many times, it's how many places.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- The game's over now, anyway, Radz.- Well, it is over.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I think I'd have got it wrong anyway.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Now, please make sure you join us on the Fan Club, because there's
0:27:20 > 0:27:22going to be two really humble and attractive people on there.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- I've heard they're great. - They're really...
0:27:24 > 0:27:27But they don't mention each other at all, it's lovely.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Don't miss next week, because it is - everyone ready? -
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- our 5,000th episode!- Whoa!
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Of Blue Peter!
0:27:34 > 0:27:37This is exciting! And to celebrate that,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40we're actually launching a brand-new Blue Peter badge.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Designed by the one and only Henry Holland.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44It is genuinely off the charts. Also, New Hope Club will be
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- performing, cannot wait for that. - It's going to be good.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49And we've got young musician Issy Simpson in the house.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- We'll see you next week, goodbye! Well done, Ned!- Goodbye!