Ed Sheeran and Union J Blue Peter

We've got the hottest ticket in town today with not one,

but two musical performances.

The amazing Ed Sheeran is going to show you how to write a song

and performing one of his latest tracks.

And look who we've got joining us, pop superstars, Union J!

-Hello, hi!

-Welcome to Blue Peter from sunny Salford. Are you excited?!

ALL: Yes!

Do you know who else is excited? Iggy. She's back!

-Hey, beautiful! Where have you been?

-She's loving the sun.

And for good reason because she's got loads to look forward to,

as have you at home as in a couple of minutes time, Linds is going to be speaking to Union J

and then after that, Barney gets exclusive behind the scenes access

in the brand-new CBBC series, Harriet's Army.

Hi, I'm Barney. I'm going behind the scenes to speak to the cast

and also I'm going to make them lunch World War 1 style.

It looks gross but it's actually really tasty.

It's jam-packed because we're going to be taking

a look back to when I met top adventurer Bear Grylls and finding

out some of his tips on how you can survive the outdoors this summer.

So, Linds, when it comes to surviving the outdoors

in this kind of weather, there's only one thing you need.

-And what's that, Radz?

-Ice creams.

-That is the best idea you've had all day!

-Good idea!

-Come on, we're getting a 99.

-Me too. I want raspberry sauce on mine.

-Can you get me one?

Now it's time to meet one of the best bands in the UK.

They first stormed the Top 10 last year with their single Carry You.

They took a break and now they are back for 2014 with their new album. Shall we go meet them, Iggy?

It's their first time on Blue Peter

so give them a massive round of applause.

It is Josh, JJ, Jaymi and George from Union J!

Come on, Iggy! Wooh! Come on, puppy, big step. There we go. Iggy!

-Union J: Aww!

-She's a beaut!

-She's adorable!

-Hi, Union J.

-Hello!

-Welcome to the show.

Thank you so much for coming on. Union J: Thanks for having us.

You've been away from the music scene so what have you been getting up to?

We've just been really busy. We've been recording the next album,

travelled the world, went to America for a bit to do some writing and stuff so it's been fun.

Our new single's on the radio now.

Yes! And you'll perform it later on in the show. We cannot wait.

So, I'm going to get onto some questions because we've had

hundreds of people getting in touch on the website.

Iggy, are you ready? The first one is from Blue Sprinting Cherry,

a good name, who says, "I've always wanted to ask a boy band this.

"How much hair gel do you use?"

-Union J:

-We use spray.

-It's hairspray.

-It's all about the spray.

A nice dry look. I like that. Oh! Down you get, Iggy.

Now, Scarlet Massive Onion says,

"What is your favourite biscuit to dunk in any drink?"

-Union J:

-Chocolate hobnobs.

-Hi-five, Josh.

-Just a plain digestive.

-Just keep it simple. I like that, with a cup of tea.

Now, Left Right Sunshine Queen says, "If you were to go back in time to

either the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s, which time would it be and why?

-I would say '50s.

-Really? Why?

I loved the '90s. The music in the '90s was so cool.

The '60s was quite hippy, wasn't it? The '60s, because we won the World Cup.

That's a good answer. I think that would be Radzi's answer as well.

-Now, is it true your fans are called J Cats?

-Yes.

I'm a bit of a J Cat. I don't think Iggy would like that

-because she's a dog.

-J Dog.

-She's your Union J puppy supporter.

Why do they call you J Cats?

I don't know. They kind of made it themselves, didn't they?

Well, it's catchy and we like it.

And Brown Grumpy Isle wants to know, "Who would you most like to tour with?"

Obviously Ed Sheeran is on the show today as well

so I think he would be a cool guy to be on tour with.

His songs are incredible. He's such a talented guy.

He was at Wembley when we played at the Summertime Ball.

It was just the most epic experience to watch. So, yeah, that would be amazing.

You like him too, don't you, Iggy?

She loves Ed Sheeran. She's a big Ed Sheeran fan.

And Red Violet Popular Duck says, "Who sleeps the most and do they snore?"

-Josh.

-Josh, yeah.

-Josh loves his sleep.

-And he thinks he doesn't snore but he does.

-No, I do snore.

It's not really snoring, it's kind of like...

-George sleeps with his eyes open.

-That's weird.

-Sleeps with both eyes open.

-That's scary.

It's proper creepy.

Well, Union J, thank you so much for coming today.

We cannot wait to hear your new single later on.

It's going to be on this very stage

and make sure you head to the website...

Check out even more Union J exclusives.

It's hot out here, isn't it?

-I think we need some ice creams. Barney? Radzi?

-Yes, ice cream.

-Barney!

Did you get an ice cream for Lindsey and Union J?

-I thought you were getting them.

-No.

It's OK. Just hide it. She doesn't watch the show. It's fine.

-I'll do the next bit.

-Definitely.

-That was really tasty though. Really nice.

-Yeah, it was really good.

100 years ago in World War I, the food was nowhere near

as good as this, as I found out when

I went behind the scenes of a brand-new series

called Harriet's Army and I tried to make them some food.

217, take-one.

-Action!

-Hey, look, I'm on the telly!

I'm only kidding but I am behind the scenes on a brand-new drama for CBBC

called Harriet's Army.

Shall we go meet the cast?

Let's start from the very top.

What is Harriet's Army? Who is Harriet and what happens?

Harriet is a girl in World War I

and she's in the Guides

and she's kicked out of the Guides

because she's a bit naughty and she punches someone in the face.

But she still wants to help with the war

so she rallies together a group of children who

aren't in the Scouts or Guides and tries to help win the war.

First of all, we look for spies. That's the most important thing.

-I've already got patrols out looking but we need more.

-What's spies?

Foreigners or Germans trying to find out secrets.

There are over 80 cast and crew working on Harriet's Army

which means I've got a very important job to do.

I'm here to serve lunch but not just any old lunch. Oh, no.

I'm here to serve these troops the same food that kept

the British Army marching in World War I.

But before I can serve anything,

I need to find out what food was eaten in the First World War.

-It smells amazing in here. How are you?

-Hi, Barney.

-What's that?

-We've some got Maconochie here.

Maconochie I have never heard of before. I'm here

today to talk about food that would have been served

in World War I. So, they had stew?

Absolutely. So, if you look at the ingredients there,

we've got a bit of beef, potatoes, carrots,

but that would have come in a tin and been quite fatty, quite gristly,

so it wasn't tremendously popular with a lot of the men.

But it looks really inviting. Is that the kind of thing that I could try?

-You're braver than I am.

-It wasn't tremendously popular.

-What do you make of it?

-It takes a while to chew.

-It is very salty.

-A bit fatty, a bit salty, gristly.

Yeah, it's that bad.

I recognise the middle bowl because my grandma still cooks

with this stuff to this day. It's called corned beef.

Yeah, bully beef. Lawrence of Arabia said bully beef was more important

in the history of warfare than the invention of gunpowder

because if you've got tinned beef, you can keep

people in the field for longer.

If you think nutritionally, you're eating a lot of

salty, fatty red meats, not fresh veg,

you're not getting fresh fruits...

It could have a devastating effect on the lower half of our bodies.

You're going to get a bit bunged up.

Bunged up meaning "can not go to the toilet when one wants to."

While the caterers get to work on our World War I lunch,

I take a break to watch the action.

There's Ciara in the distance under an umbrella.

She's just filmed her scene which is quite an important scene in the show.

This is where she's just handed her uniform back in.

She got into a lot of trouble. She's quite a feisty character.

This is where she makes the decision to make her own Army.

It's quite an important scene.

-What's all this then?

-Haven't you heard?

The Scouts and Guides have volunteered

and the Government have said yes this morning.

-Looks like you've missed the boat.

-Volunteers for what?

We're going to be the second line of defence.

-Elliot, how you doing?

-Not bad, how are you?

-You're playing Thomas?

-Yes, I am.

-Action!

-My character is new to the area.

When he meets Harriet, he just takes off, starts having a good time,

starts enjoying it.

It is quite...astonishing, really, to think you've got a group

like the Guides and the Scouts who now you think about tying different

knots and earning badges for going to a camp site but back then, they had a very different role.

Yes, they said to the Government they wanted to help guard Britain,

and people who were 14, 15... The Government said yeah

and they were then guarding England which is a scary thought.

A lot of things have changed, including the diet.

I'm in charge of that at the moment

and we are trying to make food for today's shoot.

Just an idea of the food you like to eat?

-I love a good pizza.

-Pizza?

-Yeah, with lots and lots of meat on it.

Fast food isn't quite what I have in mind

but this 80-strong army will be

getting something to keep them in character.

I just hope they like my menu.

We've all heard how popular Maconochie was in the field.

It wasn't very popular at all.

But this one which has been lovingly made by Kevin hopefully will keep the

soldiers marching on set very happily for the next few scenes.

OK, ROLL UP... Is that what you say? Do you say "Roll up"?

Come and get your Maconochie, just like mum used to make.

-This looks nice.

-Can I have some Maconochie, please?

Of course you can, dear sir. Yes.

What do we think about the Maconochie? Is it nice?

I think it is a definite success.

I'm pleased with today. 80 people, cast and crew,

fed and watered, and the Maconochie went down really well too,

so I think my work here is done.

Home time.

Not so fast.

-What's that?

-Pots aren't going to wash themselves.

You've got to be kidding me!

-Are you wondering why I'm wearing a chef's hat?

-Yes!

Because I'm officially a cheffist.

I made the best Maconochie stew.

It was lovely, really tasty. Everyone loved it.

You were good at the washing up as well.

You can come round to mine for dinner more. That was very good.

Everything was squeaky clean. I'm good at washing up.

And if you missed Harriet's Army this week then

you can catch up on CBBC iPlayer.

-Thank you, Radzi, very much indeed.

-My pleasure!

Now for some music. He's already bagged the fastest selling album of 2014.

He is the incredible singer-songwriter

known as Ed Sheeran and recently

I met up with him to find out how to make it in the music business.

I could be in catering.

Today, we are going to do to the very start of your career.

When did you become Ed Sheeran? When did you first pick up that guitar?

It was the Queen's Jubilee on BBC.

I saw Eric Clapton play Layla and I thought, I want to learn that,

that looks really cool,

so I got a guitar and that was the first thing I learnt.

I play piano but I did Grade 5 and that was it. I got bored because I

wanted to learn Jimi Hendrix and that sort of stuff.

You don't necessarily need to be Grade 8, do you?

This is the thing I have a massive problem with.

I don't know music theory

and I got looked down on by a lot of musicians for not knowing music theory.

I can't read music, I don't know scales,

I don't really know what some chords are called.

But you don't need to learn that.

The reason I got into music was I wanted to play

the songs of the artists I was into

so any time I see kids wanting to get into music, I say find a guitar teacher

that will teach you the songs you want to play. Practise is the key.

You can't get anywhere without practise.

As long as you practise the chords and practise singing without looking

down, singing up, singing with the guitar, making sure you get your strums right, making sure that...

Or piano, any instrument, but just make sure you're doing it

for the right reasons because

you won't enjoy it if you are forced to do it.

Do you think performing

and writing music was something you were born to do?

I think you can be anything if you put your mind to it.

I wanted to be a musician, I put my mind to it and became it.

But I wasn't born with some natural talent.

I couldn't always sing or play guitar,

sing in tune, write lyrics, make stuff rhyme or perform.

I had to learn all of these things.

I think if you put your mind to anything, you can do it.

Is there a process of learning how to actually perform your material?

The first performance I did, I was 11

and I played Layla at the school concert, the Eric Clapton song,

and I didn't want to go on stage. I was really scared.

I was behind the stage being like, "I don't want to go on, I don't want to go on."

As soon as I went on, I was nervous, played the song

and as soon as I finished I was like, "Well, that wasn't too bad."

The more and more you do it, you just fall into performing.

Is a style something you can pick?

My style is maybe from ten different acts I'm into.

I'm into Damien Rice, a bit of Foy Vance and a bit of Stevie Wonder and

you stick it all into the mixing pot,

practise for years and years, it comes out

and eventually it's your sound.

So, again, I wouldn't worry too much about making stuff sound like you.

All your favourite artists started off impersonating other people.

I'm so glad you got on to the stage at 11 years old

and played Layla by Eric Clapton

because if you hadn't have done that and you hadn't have felt that buzz,

you wouldn't be here today.

When you put all these elements together, you get a top musician

and there's no better than Ed Sheeran so he's right here, right now

to perform Thinking Out Loud.

# When your legs don't work like they used to before

# And I can't sweep you off of your feet

# Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?

# Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?

# And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70

# And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23

# And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

# Maybe just the touch of a hand

# Well, me I fall in love with you every single day

# And I just wanna tell you I am

# So honey now

# Take me into your loving arms

# Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

# Place your head on my beating heart

# I'm thinking out loud

# That maybe we found love right where we are

# When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades

# And the crowds won't remember my name

# When my hands don't play the strings the same way

# I know you will still love me the same

# Cos honey your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen

# And, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory

# I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways

# Maybe it's all part of a plan

# Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes

# Hoping that you'll understand

# But, baby, now

# Take me into your loving arms

# Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars

# Place your head on my beating heart

# Thinking out loud

# That maybe we found love right where we are

# We found love right where we are. #

Isn't he amazing?

I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did chatting to him

and if you write a song or you're inspired to do something, send it to us. We'd love to hear it.

So many good ideas. If you could do that this summer, that'd be a great challenge!

The next Ed Sheeran.

It's all about being creative, as is the case with Big Badge Wall.

Just take a look at how colourful it is this week! I'm loving it!

Let me show you these magnets.

They stick to your fridge and I'm going to stick it on my fridge.

Amaris from Fife designed them.

They are Blue Peter Shield magnets with our names

and our little faces on them as well. Thank you very much.

-They're brilliant.

-Barney, they are cool.

Like what you did there, because they're going on a fridge.

Not as cool, however, as what Maya in Hampshire did.

Take a look at this.

It is the Blue Peter Summer Activity Book for each Barney, Lindsey and myself.

This is my one and it's got stuff like how to handle your hair

-getting wet...

-That's so nice.

It really is fantastic and at the very back it says, "This book

"can become very addictive." Well done, Maya, thank you.

That is brilliant. And one I couldn't go without talking about -

take that for two seconds, Radzi - is Anya in London.

She has made almost a life-size model of Iggy! Check that out!

We're going to show it to Iggy. What do you make of that, Iggs?

I think she likes it. Anya, thank you so much for sending that in.

What an amazing effort!

And she's even got her own little Iggy name badge just like Iggy.

-Thank you.

-She's huge. I think we should call her Biggy.

Something else that caught our attention was the online

article about a class of primary schoolchildren who,

between them, have got over 30 Blue Peter badges.

And we were so impressed with this we thought we would have to have

them on Blue Peter

so would you please welcome Nelson Marsden Community Primary School.

Hey, guys, come on in.

-Welcome, welcome!

-Guys, thank you so much for coming in today.

Ohh, Iggy's just saying hello.

She's very impressed because so many people from your school have a

badge and Abira and Maliah, you two are sisters, aren't you?

And you actually started the badge collection.

-So, what gave you that idea?

-Our mum.

-And why's that?

She never got a Blue Peter Badge so she totally inspired us

to get one and we did try. Oh!

So you're doing it on behalf of your mum?

-You're getting the school involved.

-Love it.

-Well done!

-Aisha, let's talk about your badge.

-How did you get it?

-I got it because I did a review.

So you're going to be a journalist of the future?

How about you? How did you get yours? You got three?

I was inspired by Jacqueline Wilson so I used some words from her

book and used them in my story and that's how I got my silver badge.

Congratulations. There's another two there.

A purple badge for reviewing a show and the Blue Peter badge. Well done!

Let's move on to a proper legend who you all recognise.

Let's have a look at YOUR badges. These are old school badges.

These are actually yours, aren't they?

-Yes, they are, yes. From the 1960s.

-Wow.

-When I used to send in lots of ideas and lots of competitions.

-Well, how proud are you of your school for following in your footsteps?

-Absolutely fantastic.

Thank you for coming on the show and showing us. They're amazing!

Nothing compares to actually getting a Blue Peter badge in the post.

I remember mine when I was ten and the magic never leaves so,

guys, thank you SO much for coming in. Fantastic.

Now, I can see lots of green badges, purple badges.

Are there any Blue Peter sport badges 2014?

Well, you need to know how to get your hands on one.

This is for inspiring a friend or family member to take

part in a sport that you love.

If you want to find out how you can get one,

head to the Blue Peter website.

Consider it an adventure for the summer.

Speaking of adventures,

someone who's very used to those is Chief Scout Bear Grylls

and I went to meet him

and if you're struggling for something to do this summer, check this out.

He's got loads of ideas.

Bear Grylls.

There is nothing this ex-SAS trooper doesn't know about surviving

extreme environments.

He's led record-breaking expeditions to the world's extremes,

climbed cliffs, jumped from helicopters

and even eaten scorpions.

You could say he wrote the book on extreme survival

but there's one thing this tough guy has NEVER had to contend with.

And that's me, Lindsey Russell.

-Hi, there. Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you too.

Now, I've got a bit of a Blue Peter challenge for you today.

Can you build a den out of these items?

Yeah, piece of cake.

Got a ground sheet.

We'll lay that out on the ground

so when you sit down, you don't get wet.

We've got some rope and I always say if you don't know knots, do lots.

-Then we've got a duvet cover. I love the colour.

-I really like it.

-Flowery and pink, quite camouflaged.

-This'll keep the predators away.

Grab an acorn, put it inside and then, you see,

it just kind of holds it in place so when you pull it.

It's not going to come off.

Then we've got some sticks.

If you did want to know one knot, this is my favourite.

It's called the clove hitch.

You make a loop and then another loop, one in front of the other,

stick through it, pull it tight and that will secure it.

Very nice job.

We're going to make a fire without any matches,

without any lighter, no blowtorches, nothing!

-That would be my first port of call.

-With that.

-Wow.

Right, so it's just called a firesteel.

All you're doing is putting that down,

and you're striking and you get a flame.

-I'll tell you what, we'll get you to do this. Go.

-Uh...

-Oh, no. You made it look so easy. Come on.

-Stick it right in there.

Ooh! Always stay safe around fire.

If you haven't got Bear to help, make sure you grab a grown-up.

-Yes!

-We've done it.

OK, now we get this onto it and then we get the kindling.

Now, all fires need three things. It's called the fire triangle.

If you don't have one of those things, the fire, like you,

-is going to die.

-OK.

So, this has the heat, which came from our initial spark,

the fuel, in all this nice wood, and the reason we do this

crisscross like a square is that it keeps the oxygen going in.

-Only one thing for it. I think we need a cup of tea.

-Yes!

Cheers!

We're going to do something now that I like to call Grilling Bear Grylls.

Blue Green Sparkly Acorn says, "What was your most frightening,

"terrifying, heart-thumping experience?"

Probably when I broke my back in a free-fall parachuting accident.

Should've died but survived.

Lived to tell the tale. Blue Netball Elephant says,

"What was the naughtiest thing you ever did at school?"

Probably the naughtiest was putting somebody's

underpants on the top of the school flagpole.

-It was at the very top and it was very high.

-Oh, no.

-Did you get told off?

-Well, they never found out who it was.

Oh, well, they know now.

Amber Leaping Lemur says, "If you were an animal, what would it be?"

I'd quite like to be my dog because he has the most nice, relaxed life.

Lies on his back and gets his tummy scratched, you know.

But in the wild, probably an eagle, just for sheer fun of flying.

Beryl Tiny Apricot says,

-"What is the most disgusting thing you've eaten?"

-Probably elephant poo,

er, in the wilds of Kenya once.

Why did you do that?

You can drink the juice out of elephant dung because they have

such fast digestions, it's almost sterile when it comes out.

It just might save your life, Lindsey, don't forget it!

I'll bear it in mind.

And last but not least, Cream Smiling Condor says, "Which animal or

"insect are you scared of?" Is there anything Bear Grylls is scared of?

I'm careful of the tarantulas because their hairs can kill you.

If you don't cook that tarantula well enough and swallow it

and it's still got some of those hairs, it will kill you.

I love that you said, "cook." I was expecting you to say just hold

or look at one but you're giving me tips on how to cook a tarantula.

I've eaten loads of tarantulas!

They're delicious if you burn them enough.

Hmm, again, I'm going to leave that one to you.

Bear, thank you so much.

It's been really good fun and thanks for the den!

You're probably not going to want to spend any more time camping

-after that now.

-No.

Hands up, who's building a den when they get home later on?

AUDIENCE: Me! Me!

-So much fun.

-Sold.

Well, that is all we've got time for today

but before we hear a performance from Union J, there is

-just enough time to see what's coming up on next week's show. It's special.

-It is.

I'm going to Switzerland to look

back at some of the extreme challenges we've taken on

and telling you about some exciting adventures we've got coming up.

But now, throw your hands in the air like you just don't care

because there's some really cool guys just over there.

It's their latest single.

It's their latest single, Tonight We Live Forever, it's Union J!

# Feels like a party every time you come around

# Even though it's just the two of us in my house

# I don't know what you do but you're making everything feel right

# I may not know much but this feels like love

# Ooh ooh oooh oooh oh oh oh

# I knew when I met you I was onto something good

# You made me love you like I thought I never could

# I have the best time every time you're by my side

# Cos we're living for tonight

# Tonight we'll live forever

# We'll live forever

# Do things we won't remember

# We won't remember

# But it's all good

# It's all good

# If we can we should

# If we can we should, yeah

# As long as we're together

# It's all good! Ooh oh oh

# It's all good! Ooh oh oh

# It's all good! Ooh oh oh

# You'll take a bad day and you'll make it feel all right

# It might be dark outside but you'll make my sun shine

# I don't know what you do but you're making everything feel right

# Cos this feels like love

# Tonight we'll live forever

# We'll live forever

# Do things we won't remember

# We won't remember

# But it's all good

# It's all good

# If we can we should

# If we can we should, yeah

# As long as we're together

# It's all good! Ooh oh oh

# It's all good! Ooh oh oh

# It's all good! Ooh oh oh

# As long as we're together

# We're gonna live forever

# Gonna do whatever

# If we stick together

# It will be all good

# And if we stick together

# We can live forever

# We can do whatever

# It will be all good

# Tonight we'll live forever

# We'll live forever

# Do things we won't remember

# We won't remember

# But it's all good

# It's all good

# If we can we should

# If we can we should, yeah

# As long as we're together

# It's all good

# All good, all good, you know it's all good

# It's all good

# All good, all good, you know it's all good

# All good, whoa oh

# All good, all good, you know it's all good

# As long as we're together

# It's all good, yeah

# It's all good

# It's all good. #

Thank you, Blue Peter! Thank you very much!