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Coming up on a very special edition of Blue Peter - | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
I take to the seas for a daring mission. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
I scale the heights on one of Britain's oldest ships. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
I've never held on to something so tight in my life. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
I face one of my more unusual challenges. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
And Helen and I reveal our very best Blue Peter moment together. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
SCREAMING | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
-Hello! -Hello! Now, the Olympics are currently in full swing. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
Athletes from all over the world are right here in the UK | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
striving to achieve their very best. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
To celebrate, we're looking back at some of the great things | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
we've been able to bring you on Blue Peter... stop it! | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-Trying to concentrate, aren't I? -I like that. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
And we're going to be counting down to some of our best bits. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
It's been so difficult to pick our top five, but I have to say | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
my favourite thing about the show is that I get to explore my passion for | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
photography with you, as we've been designing the Blue Peter calendar. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
And, each month, there's a different discipline for a different picture. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
My favourite has to be light painting. Have a look at this. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
Michael Bosanko is an incredible photographer and a very kind man. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
He took that picture and it's one of the most difficult things to do, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
but he makes it look so easy. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:27 | |
Very clever technique, isn't it? | 0:01:27 | 0:01:28 | |
When he offered us the chance to come down | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
and show us how to do it, we, of course, jumped at the chance | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
and that's why it's number five in our countdown. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about tonight's shoot. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
And I'm doing so much more than just taking a photograph. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
Tonight, I'm going to learn how to create a unique piece of art. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
Now, you may be sat there wondering what that's got to do | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
with a man waving around some funny lights. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
Well, follow us over here. | 0:01:56 | 0:01:57 | |
Let's have a look. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:00 | |
Ah! And there he is. That's what it's all about. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
This is light painting. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:09 | |
That click you hear when you take a picture is the shutter | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
opening and closing very fast. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
When the shutter opens, it lets the light through to the lens | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
and then that records on the sensor and you have a regular photo. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
The longer the shutter stays open, the more time the light has to make | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
an image on the sensor, and then you get something like Michael's work. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
As we're out at night in the middle of the forest, | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
I think it's only right that my photo has haunted theme. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
What do you reckon? | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
Yes, good. It's going to take a lot of effort, though. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
I thought this might be the case. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:40 | |
There's a lot of detail there, isn't there? | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
It just so happens I've met a team of light painting enthusiasts. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
-They are itching to get going. Shall we meet them? -Yes, go on. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
This crack squad of helpers are the hardest workers in town | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
and they need to be with what I've got planned for them. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
OK, guys, take a look at this. Everyone gather round. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
Aaron, the tallest, you're going to do the moon. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
Megan, you're going to do the face. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:02 | |
-What kind of face are you going to go for? -Scary. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:05 | |
-We all know what we're doing? -Yeah. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:06 | |
After a quick crash course from expert, Michael... | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
This is your starting point and finish point. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
..we're primed for our first attempt at the calendar photo. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
Ready? Go. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
It's getting there, guys. Michael, have a look at this. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
Yes, you can see how it's going. It's really good. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
We are so close to creating a masterpiece. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
All it needs is a bit of fine tweaking. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
Thomas? You know your starbursts? | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
Bring a few out here as well and hold the torch really still. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
Quite low as well, because it picks up anything on the ground. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
-Everyone ready to do another one? -Yes! -OK. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
That might look good, | 0:03:49 | 0:03:50 | |
but if you were going against the tree it would reflect the light. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:53 | |
After five attempts, | 0:03:55 | 0:03:56 | |
we finally got a photo worthy of a place in the Blue Peter calendar. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
-Ah, look at that. Nailed it on the last take. Who wants to see it? -Me! | 0:04:01 | 0:04:06 | |
You ready? Here we go. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
-I think that looks wicked. What do you reckon? -Yeah! | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
Michael, you happy? | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
Superb. Phenomenal. Well done, guys. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
Look at that. We are artistes! | 0:04:16 | 0:04:18 | |
And here it is, the finished picture as part of Blue Peter's calendar. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
One final thank you to Michael Bosanko, | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
who lent us all of his technical gear on the night | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
and spent a lot of time helping us achieve that wonderful photo. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
I want to thank you for sending in your efforts. Jamie's been in touch. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
He had a go at light photography and created this smiley face. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:38 | |
Thank you for that, Jamie. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:40 | |
Thomas has drawn a ghost. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:42 | |
It's kind of got a skirt on and is being chased round the park. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
It's brilliant. Thank you very much. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
-It's not got a skirt on! -You've got a skirt like that. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
And also, Lewis, who sent in this picture, it's a flowery picture | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
and you can just see the shadow in the middle of it. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
It looks a bit like the petal, | 0:04:55 | 0:04:56 | |
but that's actually Lewis being lit up by the light. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
Thank you for sending us your stuff. We love it. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
We do love it when you get involved, | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
and loads of you took part in the challenge we set you. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
We wanted to find the best animal photograph. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
So many entries, but the winner was Evie McLoughlin, who's 13. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
She sent in this photograph of guinea pigs who appear to be | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
on some sort of start line, and that made it onto our calendar. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
What a legend Evie is. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:20 | |
We like pictures that tell a story and this one definitely does. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
And it's funny as well. And it's really well composed. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
It fitted all the criteria for the judges and that's why it won. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
Photos, letters, e-mails, whatever you would like to send us, | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
keep them coming in. We really enjoy reading them. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
Now, one of the best things about being a Blue Peter presenter | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
is that we really get to take on some amazing challenges | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
and you get to get stuck into the action. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
We love to know that you guys are along for the ride with us, as well. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:45 | |
Oh, yeah. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
-Nope! -Ha! | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
That's incredible. No hands on the steering wheel. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
-I forgot about that! You kicked that guy off his luge. -I did not! | 0:06:48 | 0:06:54 | |
-Yes, you did. -I was trying to brake. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:55 | |
He's pretending he's not competitive in a race situation. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-You basically went, have that! -Yes, I kicked him. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:00 | |
You know, we're pretty lucky. We get to do some amazing things. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:04 | |
Going to the South Pole was tough, but it was an absolute privilege. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
We're often put to the test as Blue Peter presenters | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
but it's important that, at those moments, | 0:07:09 | 0:07:10 | |
you stand tall and stay strong. Isn't that right? | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
The worst thing you can ever do on this show | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
is tell the bosses what you're afraid of. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:17 | |
Because I hate rats. So, what do they make me do? | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
Of course - lie in a coffin full of rats. They were all over me. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
Another time I had to face my fear was | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
when I attempted an old tradition known as "the beard of bees". | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
I basically had to coax a swarm of bees onto my face. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
It hurt a lot, | 0:07:33 | 0:07:34 | |
and that's why it makes it to number four in our countdown. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:38 | |
Ugh, I'm itchy! | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
I'm about to take on the beard of bees. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
You've done this before, haven't you? | 0:07:42 | 0:07:44 | |
I have to say, the first one I did, it was a little bit scary. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
You've got bees crawling up towards your eyes and they start to nibble, | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
because they're trying to build comb. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
So, don't worry if you start to get a bit freaked out. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
-What if they sting me? -If they sting you, you just have to stay still. | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
Let us know, and I'm sure we will be able to work it out, | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
because you'll probably squeal. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
I was taking no chances. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
The bees can't walk on that, so that will stop them | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
crawling up around your eyes, OK? | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
If you do get a bit too panicked, or you start to get stung | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
we should have a signal, I think. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
Just do that, right? | 0:08:18 | 0:08:19 | |
Agreed. If you do that, we get the beard off. Let's go! | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
Right, Oh, my Lord. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
We've just opened a box of bees, and there are hundreds. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
I cannot believe they're all going to be on my face. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
Ohh! | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
The Queen was inside this wire cage, and where she went, | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
the rest of the colony would follow. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
Let's get the queen bee on your chin, then. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
I tell you, the noise is as bad as anything, isn't it? | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
Right, you hold the queen. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
If you suspend her by the bottom of the cage | 0:08:53 | 0:08:56 | |
then I'll tie it behind her head. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
Can you move your chin forward a bit, Helen? | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
Oh, they're all over me! | 0:09:01 | 0:09:03 | |
That's me. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:04 | |
Is it looking good? Will we tie it there? | 0:09:04 | 0:09:06 | |
Lean forward a touch. All right? | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
Keep her there, and keep calm. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
I'm on a beach, I'm on a beach, I'm on a beach! | 0:09:11 | 0:09:13 | |
Is that the sound of the waves or the bees? | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
The sound is quite intimidating, isn't it? | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
OK, bees, get on with this. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
They're coming up gently, very gently. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:27 | |
Oh, it's so weird on my neck. It's so tickly! | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
SHE SHRIEKS | 0:09:32 | 0:09:33 | |
'The secret to not being stung is to keep yourself perfectly still. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
'Obviously, I was working with experts, | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
'so please don't try this at home!' | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
They're getting close to my mouth now, so I'm going to stop talking. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
This is so weird! | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
Just step back a bit, back a bit more. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
It is just like a constant tickling, isn't it, | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
all over your face and neck? | 0:10:12 | 0:10:14 | |
SHE MOANS SOFTLY | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
I really want to laugh, but I daren't! | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
HELEN LAUGHS | 0:10:25 | 0:10:26 | |
It is so hard, isn't it, not to scratch or tickle? | 0:10:26 | 0:10:30 | |
Oh, this ain't so bad. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:33 | |
I'm going to take the cross away | 0:10:35 | 0:10:36 | |
and then you'll be the only thing in the vicinity for them to pitch on. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:40 | |
OK! | 0:10:40 | 0:10:42 | |
Good, now I'm all on my own. Thanks(!) | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
Nothing else for the bees to sit on or rest on. Just me. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:52 | |
It's looking quite good. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:02 | |
It is looking good. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
This is a new one, body of bees. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
I can hear them in my ears, sort of going, "Rrrr!" | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
'Most people do this for a few minutes. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
'I was there for 20 before the bees finally lost patience.' | 0:11:12 | 0:11:17 | |
Argh! | 0:11:17 | 0:11:18 | |
Stung me, stung me, stung me! On my face! | 0:11:18 | 0:11:20 | |
-Yeah, she's got a sting on her face. -OK. -Smoke her. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
-Oh, get off, get off. -Take the queenie out. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
-Well, they like me, don't they? -Don't they just! | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
I was itchy. They were in my hair and in my top. Ugh! | 0:11:36 | 0:11:40 | |
I can't believe you got stung. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
I got stung about seven times. Apparently, when one bee stings you, | 0:11:42 | 0:11:45 | |
it sends off a warning signal to the others, | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
so that's why the guys started to panic, | 0:11:47 | 0:11:49 | |
because they knew that once I'd been stung once, I'd get more stings. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
What was the smoke machine for? A disco or something? | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
The smoke doesn't hurt the bees. It's basically to get them | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
to clear off me, because they don't like it, so they fly away from it. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
It really is quite brave. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
One more example of why Helen Skelton is as amazing as she is, everybody. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:07 | |
Thanks. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:08 | |
Now, we're all very proud of what we make and do here on Blue Peter, | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
especially when we find out | 0:12:11 | 0:12:12 | |
you've been having a go at making them at home, too. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
Right, where do we start? | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
It's still saveable. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:24 | |
Remember it doesn't matter what it looks like. You can't go wrong. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:34 | |
Tunnel is ready. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
Here's one I made earlier! | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
Christmas star, courtesy of Shezza. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
-OK, hang on a second. -Ha-ha! -Go on. -That is genius. -Yeah, yeah. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:05 | |
It was a bit crunchy, that slice, I have to say. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
I hate it when you get stuff on your glasses. That made me cringe. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
I loved it when Ed Sheeran came in | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
and made a Christmas decoration with us. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
He made one which was very much like that, but he gave his away to a fan. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:18 | |
That is because Ed Sheeran is the nicest guy on the planet. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
What about these bracelets made for Mother's Day from recycled stuff? | 0:13:20 | 0:13:23 | |
I made brooches as well. They went down very well - | 0:13:23 | 0:13:25 | |
loads of you got in touch to tell us. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:27 | |
We love your photos of the things you've made, so keep them coming in. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
Especially when it's food. Take a look at these bad boys. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
These are lovely Jubilee jellies | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
that have been sent in by Amina from Denbighshire. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:38 | |
I wish they really were sent in. I'd have eat them. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
We made some chameleon juice with Stefan Gates. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
And we got a picture of those from Carol. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:45 | |
And Barney seems to love this little knitted penguin, | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
so thank you very much for that. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
This is a plaque on the front of the table | 0:13:50 | 0:13:52 | |
sent in by Ozan from Birmingham. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:53 | |
Real detail. I love it when they do the Blue Peter ship. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
It's amazing, isn't it? | 0:13:56 | 0:13:57 | |
You guys seem to absolutely love the sock puppets. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
We particularly loved this one, by Elias in Morecambe. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
It is an Ood from Doctor Who. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:04 | |
Just as scary as the real thing! | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
This is a union flag, sent in by Alicia, made of those beads you iron. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
I wish I could do that. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
And Daniel wrote us a very scary book. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
We both had a scan through it | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
and we've been fighting over who gets to read through it properly, | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
so thank you for that, Daniel. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:20 | |
Now, we get loads of different bits and pieces sent into us | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
and it does take our team quite a while to get through them all, | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
so bear with us. Someone will get in touch. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
Because everything we get is looked at by us and the team. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:30 | |
The address to send your bits and bobs to is... | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
You must remember to put your name and address on whatever it is | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
you've made because, otherwise, we can't send you a badge. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
True say, Blu-Ray! Now, something for a bit of expert help. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
Back in 1869, the Cutty Sark was built. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
It's one of the most famous ships in the world. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:52 | |
But in 2007, it was under threat from fire | 0:14:52 | 0:14:55 | |
and nearly all of it was destroyed. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
So, since then, experts have been renovating it to its former glory, | 0:14:57 | 0:15:00 | |
so I went along to put some finishing touches on, as you do. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
Unfortunately, I didn't know what I was letting myself in for | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
and that's why it's number three in our countdown. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
'I gingerly take my first steps on the rigging.' | 0:15:13 | 0:15:16 | |
When this boat was built they didn't have the technical stuff we've got. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
-They just climbed it. -They just climbed it. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
They were either really brave or really daft. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:29 | |
'Climbing rigging isn't like climbing a solid ladder. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
'Every step is wobbly and scary.' | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
Oh, my goodness! | 0:15:34 | 0:15:35 | |
Oh! | 0:15:37 | 0:15:38 | |
'It's hard to believe, if you worked on a ship like this, | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
'climbing to the top of the mast would be part of your everyday job, | 0:15:41 | 0:15:45 | |
'often in howling storms.' | 0:15:45 | 0:15:46 | |
(That is so far down!) | 0:15:49 | 0:15:50 | |
Be brave, Barney, be brave. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
People watching. Be brave. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
I really don't want to be here right now. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
Ah! Ah, mate! | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
OK? | 0:16:03 | 0:16:04 | |
Yeah, I'm good, I'm glad we're here. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
Just when I think I've made it, Andy breaks the bad news. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
Can we go up to the yard above? Are you good for that? | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
BARNEY LAUGHS NERVOUSLY | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
'I've got to climb another 5m to reach the penultimate yardarm. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:22 | |
'That's the name for the horizontal beam that sails hang off.' | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
-You can step across onto that rope, as well. -Oh, you're kidding. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
And both feet on there. Grab hold of that handle. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
Got to be kidding. Woah, woah! Oh! | 0:16:33 | 0:16:37 | |
Oh, what!? | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
So there's literally just a bit of rope between me and the ground. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
And what, a 45-50 metre drop? | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
-Yeah, about that. -That is phenomenal. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
What a feeling. I've never held onto something so tightly in my life. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
'Now I'm here, | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
'there's the simple matter of hoisting a line into place.' | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
BARNEY LAUGHS | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
I'm having a moment. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:04 | |
It's just getting my head round the fact that I'm stood | 0:17:04 | 0:17:07 | |
on a very small rope, dangling hundreds of metres in the air. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:12 | |
But it's all good. I'm there. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:13 | |
You can see behind you this wooden block and the wire in the rope. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:18 | |
What you need to do now is release this rope that's holding it in, | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
so that you can swing it down into place, nice and safely, | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
so that it'll be there for ever more. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:26 | |
If you grab that with one hand, that will hold the rope | 0:17:26 | 0:17:30 | |
while you do it, and start untying the knot. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
-You can watch it dropping away, -And there she goes. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
Wow! Does this have a function on the ship? | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
These control the yards and stop them swinging around. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
It also allows us to position the yards, so we can sail. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
-That's brilliant. So we're all done. -That's the job complete. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
'After climbing this high, all I've managed to do is undo a knot | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
'and secure one line of the Cutty Sark's huge web of rigging. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
'But, do you know what? It's my rope. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:00 | |
'Barney's rope!' | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
Now, there is one more thing. Can we get down now? | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
Stay tuned to find out if Barney makes it back. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
Oh, I'm here, aren't I? It was so scary up there. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
If you've ever been that high up, | 0:18:17 | 0:18:19 | |
you probably know it's pretty windy. Was that moving at all? | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
Not in the slightest but it was still terrifying. I'm never doing it again. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
But I'm glad I did. Go to Greenwich and check out the Cutty Sark. What? | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
-I'm just patting you in an affectionate way. -Thanks, Helen. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
Go and see the Cutty Sark. It's brilliant. You can see Barney's rope. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
Time to move on to another maritime adventure | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
and one that I will certainly never forget. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
I went along to join the Royal Navy's Sea King crew to find out | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
what happens when things go wrong on the ocean wave. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
It's number two in our countdown. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
So we need to look out for the lifeboat, which on a day like today | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
is quite easy, because it's bright orange. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
But imagine doing this at night, in the dark. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
Oh, wow! | 0:19:01 | 0:19:02 | |
And there it is! | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
That's going quite quick, we're going quite quick. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
We're going over 100 miles an hour, and I'm going to land on that? | 0:19:07 | 0:19:12 | |
It's choppier than I thought it would be. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
I was more confident yesterday. "I'll be fine." | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
Now, I'm like, "Oh, wow." | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
'This is it. Me and the winch. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
'Suddenly, that wire is looking even thinner.' | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
My stomach is doing somersaults! | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
HELEN SCREAMS | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
'I only managed to land properly once in training | 0:19:38 | 0:19:40 | |
'and this is ten times worse. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:42 | |
'The boat I'm aiming for is rocking side to side | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
'and spray is flying in my eyes.' | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
Eight yards. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
This is absolutely nuts! | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
HELEN SCREAMS | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
I really want to land on my feet. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
'And then it happens. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:59 | |
'The landing I'd been dreading. I misjudged the movement of the boat | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
'and hit the railing - hard.' | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
When I got to the boat, I thought my legs were underneath the railings. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
I got my legs round the railings. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:12 | |
The next thing, I was looking at the sea. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
'There's no time to celebrate getting onto the boat in one piece. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
'I'm here to work. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
'Winchmen are also trained paramedics, | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
'so my first job is to assess the state of the casualty. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
'In this case, he's the 771 training dummy, | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
'affectionately known as Dead Fred. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
'There is still hope for Fred. I signal for a stretcher ASAP. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:38 | |
'The guys from the RNLI set up a rope between the helicopter | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
'and the lifeboat, to guide the stretcher safely in.' | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
Go on to the deck and work it again. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
Finished, then? Good work. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
'The helicopter retreats to a safe distance | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
'while we secure the casualty in the stretcher.' | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
Hi, Rob, we're ready for you. Casualty is happy! | 0:21:06 | 0:21:11 | |
'I guide the helicopter back in | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
'and we set up the guide rope all over again.' | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
Up and off and clear. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:21 | |
How are we doing? Great winch. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
'One stretcher and casualty safely in the back of the helicopter. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
'Now all we have to do is get the rescuer back to safety.' | 0:21:29 | 0:21:33 | |
Just grab the handhold, bring yourself in. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:54 | |
And for her dedication, Helen receives her stripes | 0:21:58 | 0:22:00 | |
from the 771 Squadron to put on her flying air suit. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
They just dropped me out of the helicopter. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
I owe the guys a massive thank you for this, | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
so thank you to 771 Squadron and thank you to the Navy | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
for being so kind to Blue Peter over the years. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
Now, from one scary moment to another. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
We were set a challenge recently to try to find out | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
about the science behind being frightened. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
So what better location to choose | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
than a scary castle, supposed to be haunted, as well? | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
We had only been there a few minutes when we were already getting scared. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
Look at this. | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
Before Peter takes us round the castle, we put on heart monitors. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:31 | |
A normal heart rate is around 60-90 beats per minute | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
depending on your fitness and age. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
When you're scared, your heart rate rises, so, these monitors | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
would give an accurate reading as to how spooked we really were. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
Muncaster is full of portraits and scientists believe | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
this is what gives visitors the feeling that they're being watched. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:53 | |
HEARTBEATS SPEED UP | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
BOTH SCREAM | 0:22:56 | 0:22:57 | |
HELEN LAUGHS | 0:22:59 | 0:23:00 | |
-Good evening. -Oh! | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
Seriously, dude! | 0:23:03 | 0:23:04 | |
And that was just the start of it. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
Little did I know that this one had lined up | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
a series of pranks for me to walk right into. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
We're staying in a haunted castle, | 0:23:12 | 0:23:13 | |
of course I'm going to play practical jokes on you. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
We'll join the story now | 0:23:15 | 0:23:17 | |
where I just placed a melon above a trapdoor in a fireplace. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
All I've got to do is get Helen over to the fireplace | 0:23:20 | 0:23:22 | |
and then press the button to release it - and make her jump | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
and do a funny little dance. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
So... VOICE ECHOES SPOOKILY: At number one in our countdown, | 0:23:27 | 0:23:30 | |
this is what happened when things really went bump in the night. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
"She gave a little laugh and looked away, | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
"as if she were aware | 0:23:40 | 0:23:41 | |
"that, to a stranger, her words might seem to save her." | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
I am not even kidding. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
If someone's playing a joke, stop it. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
What you talking about? | 0:23:50 | 0:23:52 | |
Whatever's blowing air on me is what I'm talking about. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
-Where you getting air from? -In here. -That's a chimney. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
-There's bound to be a draught. -I'm serious. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
HELEN SCREAMS AND LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
BARNEY LAUGHS | 0:24:13 | 0:24:14 | |
-Did you know about that? Did you know? -Yeah, I pressed the button. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
Anyway, back to the story, back to the story. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
'I cannot believe Barney tricked me! I'll never live this down. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
'I need to get him spooked, too.' | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
I dare you to go down the stairs to the great hall, | 0:24:26 | 0:24:33 | |
go back to where we had dinner and go and get something off the table. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
-To the dining room? To get something off the table. -Yeah. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:40 | |
HEARTBEAT ACCELERATES | 0:24:41 | 0:24:43 | |
I may sound like I'm being brave here but this is a very dark castle. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
I'm not entirely sure where the dining room is. This way. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:53 | |
I'm in here now on my own. I did not think this dare through. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
HEARTBEAT QUICKENS | 0:25:00 | 0:25:02 | |
(See how dark it is?) | 0:25:02 | 0:25:03 | |
Really dark. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:05 | |
DOOR HINGES CREAK | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
No way, no way! | 0:25:09 | 0:25:11 | |
HEARTBEAT QUICKENS AGAIN | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
Man! Did you see that? A door started to shut on its own. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:18 | |
OK, fork, knife. What else can I get? What's that? | 0:25:19 | 0:25:24 | |
A little flower. Girls like flowers, don't they? | 0:25:26 | 0:25:30 | |
HE EXHALES | 0:25:32 | 0:25:33 | |
HE GASPS AND EXHALES | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
You've got something. What have you got? | 0:25:38 | 0:25:41 | |
I've got a knife, a fork and a flower. There's the flower. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:44 | |
And those are if you want to eat something during the night. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
'I passed my dare successfully. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:49 | |
'I think the time has come to get Helen down that spooky hallway | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
'where my second prank awaits.' | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
-You know the corridor we went down earlier? -Yeah? | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
-You know the guy that scared us? -Yeah? | 0:25:57 | 0:25:59 | |
Your challenge is to go and get his hat...and bring it back. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
Bear in mind, it is the darkest corridor in the castle. No lights. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
-Pitch black. -OK. -Good luck. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:08 | |
Here goes. | 0:26:08 | 0:26:09 | |
(Here we go, here we go, here we go.) | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
(OK.) | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
(Place is so dark.) Where's the man gone? The man's gone. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:24 | |
OK, what's moving? Calm down. I don't like it. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:28 | |
The man's gone, the man's gone. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:31 | |
He's gone! | 0:26:31 | 0:26:32 | |
-Barney? The dummy's gone. -What do you mean he's gone? -The dummy's gone. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:38 | |
It looks like I'm going to have to lead her to the floating head myself. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:42 | |
It's very big. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
Hang on, what's that? | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
Flickering at the end. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:50 | |
There's something... | 0:26:56 | 0:26:57 | |
flickering at the end. | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
Right up there. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:01 | |
HELEN GASPS IN TERROR | 0:27:03 | 0:27:06 | |
BLOODCURDLING GROAN | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
With all our focus on the floating head, | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
I'd forgotten that the mannequin makes a noise when you get near it. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
That was the first time Barney screamed. He ran away. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:18 | |
Yeah, OK. In the end, I was scared by my own prank. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:21 | |
GHOSTLY LAUGHTER | 0:27:21 | 0:27:22 | |
Your face was absolutely brilliant. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
I wasn't really scared. I was doing it for the telly. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:28 | |
He screamed like a toddler. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:29 | |
I genuinely was quite frightened. It's scary when you don't... | 0:27:29 | 0:27:33 | |
Let's not go there. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:34 | |
Anyway. I hope you've enjoyed our best moments on Blue Peter. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
We've really enjoyed reliving them and we hope you have, too. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
Fingers crossed there will be many more to come. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:41 | |
That's it from us. See you next time. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:43 | |
Have a nice week. Bye-bye. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:45 | |
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