Little Mix, Kian Egan, Lizzy Yarnold & The 31 Legged Race Blue Peter

Today, Team Blue Peter take on their final challenge for Sport Relief

as we go head-to-head coaching a 31 legged race.

Winter Olympic gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold will be here.

And he's King of the Jungle -

Kian Egan will be performing just for you.

That's all coming up on today's live Blue Peter.

CHEERING

Welcome to our Sport Relief party!

It's a very noisy party but that's a good thing

because Sport Relief kicks off tomorrow on BBC One at 7pm.

Make sure you're watching, but for now, come over here.

Let's talk about the vote for this week.

We had swimming, cycling and running.

Which of those was your favourite? You voted - 3,452 of you, in fact -

and I can reveal, via drum roll...

DRUM ROLL

It's a guy over there on the drums.

..which your favourite sport is.

It's very good.

Swimming!

THEY CHEER

Which means cycling came second

and running third. Thank you to all of you who got involved.

This weekend there are events you can get involved in

up and down the country, where you can run, you can cycle

and you can swim, and being a part of Team Blue Peter,

we hope we have inspired you to join in on the action.

That's right, Radzi, indeed.

So yeah, we want to know what you're doing, please.

Get in touch and tell us cos we're very nosy.

Get involved in the online chat.

That's right. Head to the website...

Let us know what you're getting up to for Sport Relief 2014

and at the end of the show during Kian Egan's performance

we'll be showing as many of your comments as we can.

Stop giggling! Stop laughing at me!

It's live telly. I'm having fun.

Lily, what are you doing for Sport Relief?

Our school did a competition bake-off

and we all did Sport Relief-based cakes.

Of course you did. You can raise money by eating sugar.

All up for that. What about you, Zoe?

I made a cake in the shape of a tennis racket.

-And what did you use for the strings?

-I used strawberry laces.

-Genius right here.

-So good!

You can get involved by lots of different methods

and you can also let us know in lots of different ways.

Video message is a new thing. Loving it.

Lizzie, what have you been getting up to for Sport Relief?

For Sport Relief, I am going to play tennis at night

and I'm going to wear my onesie all day

and collect money for Sport Relief.

Tennis in the dark. That deserves a round of applause, doesn't it?

-That's amazing.

-APPLAUSE

Thank you, Lizzie. Eliza, what are you doing?

I ran a mile, which is 31 lengths of my school playground,

and then cartwheeled an extra four, just for fun.

Cartwheels deserve a round of applause as well, I think.

And what about Joshua and Evie?

In our school in Burry Port, South Wales,

we're doing a sponsored mile on space hoppers!

You could get money for being the cutest person on the planet ever!

A round of applause. Brilliant.

Loads of ways to get involved.

If you still want to get involved with Sport Relief,

it's not too late. Go to the website and click on "Sport Relief".

It will bring up this page, where you can enter your postcode.

It will give you all the events near you that you can get involved with.

It's brilliant to see what you're doing, whether you let us know

via the video messages or the big badge wall.

Yes, you guys are all over the place, getting involved.

We're very impressed. Look at the badge wall, covered in your post.

I love this one. It's from Miriam.

You can see me running,

Radzi in his little trunks doing his epic swim on Lake Windermere

and, Barney, look at your cycling helmet and your bike. I love it.

-That is your outfit!

-That is pretty much what I look like.

That's exactly right. Abigail has done this picture.

It's not technically Sport Relief

but I think it's genius and we have to show it.

She's made a picture of an owl using pencil shavings.

How amazing is that? Little twigs for the ears and nose.

Abigail, you are a genius. Thank you!

A picture I love is this from Erin.

This is the Pool of Destiny,

-which was so cold it was unbelievable.

-Horrible.

With myself and Lindsey. We had to swim in that for Sport Relief.

That was part of my Lake Windermere challenge. Thank you, Erin.

Thank you, everyone who got in touch and sent those in.

Now, back to Sport Relief, cos this year it is all about running,

swimming and cycling. Of course, you've already seen

Radzi take on his epic swim at Lake Windermore...Windermere?

And you've seen us do a very different kind of cycle ride.

So that's swimming and cycling, Blue Peter style.

So it's not going to be an ordinary run we're taking part in.

No. Take a look at this.

STARTING PISTOL

COMMENTARY IN JAPANESE

-So it's a craze that started in Japan.

-How?

And when we saw that, we couldn't pass the opportunity by.

So this is what happened

when we got involved with our very own 31 legged race.

We're hitting Birmingham to visit three schools

preparing for the race of their lives.

Sport Relief's 31 legged race.

Sounds crazy? Well, it is.

The 31 legged race is one of the most challenging sprints

anyone could undertake.

30 children will be joined by the ankle

and attempt to run a distance of 50m.

If anyone falls, the race will be halted

and they will waste precious time before starting again.

Three teams will compete, with the fastest two going through to a final

for the Sport Relief games.

What each of the groups didn't know

was that waiting outside was their secret weapon - one of us.

You are officially Team Barney.

-Team Radzi!

-Yes!

Team Lindsey.

CHEERING

Then it was time to warm up. I took the traditional approach.

Down and up. Good.

My master plan was that if you looked great, you would feel great.

# Radzi's team are rubbish... #

'And I...well, I had my own technique.'

# Radzi's team are rubbish! Lindsey's team are rubbish! #

The teams carried on training

and after a few weeks, it was time for us to have a chat.

Hi, everyone! Hi!

-What have you been doing for training?

-Jumping on a mat so far!

Jumping on a mat? Right!

Have people been tripping over a bit?

Yeah.

How confident are you we are going to win this?

-About nine.

-Yeah, about a nine.

-Nine? I can go for a nine.

So at last, it was race day.

We're here early on a chilly morning at Birmingham NEC Arena.

To find out which two teams are going to come out on top.

Well, it's obvious. I think my team is going to come out on top.

-Well...

-If by yours you mean me.

CHEERING

Each team will get three chances to run

but only the fastest two will go through to the final.

Let's get this going.

'First up in heat one, it was Team Barney.'

AIR HORN SOUNDS

And they're off.

They're good.

But just when we thought it was going well...

No, no!

..it was bad.

But when you fall, you have to pick yourself up as quickly as possible.

They're fast.

That was really good, wasn't it?

-Your team are good.

-They were properly organised.

'Next up, Team Radzi!'

-Are we going to win?

-Yeah!

That's what I'm talking about! Let's do it.

AIR HORN SOUNDS

'My team started well.'

-That's how we want it.

-Really good rhythm.

'Until...

'..a massive setback.'

'We got back on our feet too,

'but would we be as quick as Team Barney?'

Nearly at the end, nearly at the end.

Yeah!

Yes!

But then it was time for me to inject a touch of girl power.

Team Lindsey!

They're driven, they're determined. They know what they are doing.

AIR HORN SOUNDS

They're a bit out of time.

-We've got one down, we've got one down.

-It's OK.

'It was clear that Team Lindsey were really having problems

'finding their feet in this race.'

This is their first run, though. They have two more attempts at this.

They finished.

Well done, guys. Well done.

Well done, team.

After the first heat, my team were on top.

Mine came close behind in second.

With Team Lindsey in last place.

I want to win this. Don't you want to win?

I don't care about taking part.

I don't WANT to win, I AM going to win.

The good news is, Lindsey isn't! Up high!

It's a bit too early to get cheeky, Barney.

Let's just see how your second run goes.

They're all down!

That's the worst fall we've had so far.

And after that, things only got worse for Team Barney.

Having a nightmare.

They fell and they fell

and they fell.

I feel like nerves are getting the better of them.

Well, I am relieved that's over.

All we need is a good last third run.

AIR HORN SOUNDS

We're off.

Whereas Team Radzi continued to improve.

They haven't fallen once!

Yes!

And things started to look a whole lot better for Team Lindsey.

With the final heat fast approaching, it was all still to play for.

Now we've seen them go horribly wrong,

this is the only chance they've got to prove themselves.

Here we go. Yes, yes.

They're off to a flyer again.

Whoa, they're going.

This had to be the one.

Wow, I thought they'd had it together then.

But this was not going to be a repeat of heat two.

-They've done it.

-That's really good.

That was brilliant!

-That was very quick.

-Fives, fives.

Yeah, Barney, your team did well

but could my team do better still?

AIR HORN SOUNDS

They're going to do it.

This one is good...

I think it's our best yet!

I think they've done it. Wow.

That was even quicker than last time.

Super, super!

'So it was the final run of the race.'

I'm scared. Hopefully, heat three, this is the one for Team Lindsey.

AIR HORN SOUNDS

'My team had to perform. But could they hold it together?'

It was a great performance and I couldn't be more proud.

But Team Lindsey's fastest time

wasn't quite fast enough to see them through to the final.

With 27 seconds, Team Radzi qualified first.

With Team Barney not far behind.

You're best!

CHEERING

How we feeling? Second place, everybody.

CHEERING

Are we proud of ourselves? Woo!

That was so good, wasn't it?

And a massive good luck to everyone in the final.

You can see that on Sunday 23rd March

from 1:15pm on BBC One. Make sure you're watching.

If you missed any of the Blue Peter challenges

we've done for Sport Relief, then fear not

because tomorrow on CBBC

there's a Sport Relief Blue Peter special.

That's from 6:15pm, so make sure you're watching

because it's a great way to get in the mood for Sport Relief night.

-Lindsey.

-Yes.

-It's time to introduce a true sporting superstar.

She jumps, she runs, she throws, she's an Olympian,

and she even recently won a World Indoor Athletics silver medal.

Would you please welcome to Blue Peter

Katarina Johnson-Thompson!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hi! Katarina, welcome to Blue Peter,

and first things first.

Feast your eyes on that beauty of a medal right there.

-That is amazing.

-It is.

And also good to see you in your Blue Peter badge.

Thoroughly deserved, well done.

-I don't know which one I'm more proud of!

-We like that!

Now, you are a heptathlete by choice. That's seven events,

much like Jessica Ennis does.

But your medal is for an individual event?

Yeah, the medal is for the long jump. That is my preferred event

out of all the events.

What does it feel like to stand on the podium

and actually collect the medal you deserve?

It is a very proud moment for any athlete to stand on the podium.

It doesn't matter what place.

First place, you get your national anthem, which is a little bonus,

but when you stand on the podium

and you realise that the three flags are there because

you're the top three in the world at your chosen event,

and you see the GB flag raised for you, it is a proud moment,

and that's what athletes do it for.

You are in our game, Athletes Vs Monsters, for Sport Relief.

What's it like to see your face as an animation?

It's very surreal and weird,

a little me running around,

-and I've got springs and...

-You've got trainers on.

Unfortunately I'm not allowed that in real competitions!

Now, earlier on, Katarina had a go herself on the game,

which is at bbc.co.uk/bluepeter.

If you fancy, go and see if you can beat her,

-but it is a tough score to beat.

-It really is. You smashed it. Well done.

And massive well done on your medal.

Congratulations and good luck for the future.

-Thank you for coming in today.

-Thank you for having me.

It is a cool game. Make sure you play that.

In a few minutes I'm going to show you how to make these berry bites,

because today's show is designed to show how you can raise money

for Sport Relief, because all the money you raise

goes to a worthy cause, and here's Little Mix to tell you why.

ALL: Hi, we're Little Mix.

And we're here in Liberia, west coast of Africa.

We're here to see what the money raised for Sport Relief can do.

And understand why we should get involved.

Here's our Blue Peter Sport Relief report.

'This is Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia.

'It's the most overcrowded part of the country.

'Nearly eight out of ten people living here

'survive on less than 70p a day.

'This area is known as Slipway.

'A lot of people here have little or no money.

'But Kemah and her family have found a way to make ends meet.'

What do you guys do for a living?

We sell fish.

-You sell the fish?

-Yes.

How many children do you have?

I have five children, plus my brother's children, nine.

-Nine?

-Yes.

-Wow! Big family.

-Yes.

'Time to pay them a visit at home.'

-How are you?!

-Fine!

'Bedtime all together can be fun, but daily life is often difficult

'in Slipway. The pumps that supply water here are very unreliable.

'There are few proper toilets and, for children like Jenny,

'there is not enough clean water to go around.'

-TRANSLATION:

-If we want to drink, we have to buy water from the shop.

-TRANSLATION:

-I'm worried the area will make my children sick.

-TRANSLATION:

-I go to the toilet on the river bank.

I go in a plastic bag, then I throw it in the water.

They do not have a toilet. This is where they go. As you can see,

there is loads of rubbish,

loads of sharp things, which is really dangerous.

Obviously, this is where they fish, as well, to eat.

This is also where they dump all of this sewage, really.

It's not nice.

Because of this, children are at risk from cholera, whooping cough,

pneumonia and meningitis,

but many of the diseases here can be prevented by simple vaccines.

-TRANSLATION:

-I wish it could be different.

I want my children to have a better life. I go to get fish

to sell, so that there is food

to eat and the children can go to school. I don't want them

to struggle, like me.

'On the other side of Monrovia is a township called West Point.

'This is where Isata lives.' Hi! Pleased to meet you.

'There are thousands of children here,

'but there is no secondary school

'and only one junior school, which families have to pay to attend.'

-Do you go to school?

-No.

Why don't you go to school?

-TRANSLATION:

-My mum does not have enough money.

'Lots of families in West Point cannot afford food, let alone school.

'Children often end up working, instead of studying,

'to help feed their family. Isata makes and sells a ginger drink.

'Each bag brings in less than a penny.'

Does she work every day?

-Yes.

-Does she sell every day?

-Every day.

-Every day?

-Yes.

-OK.

So, then, sometimes, she doesn't really have time to play,

-if she's tired?

-No time.

-OK, no time to play.

'Around the corner from Isata lives Lucky,

'whose life was turned upside down by the effects of poor sanitation.'

Lucky's dad

died of cholera, which was caused from the water used here.

Obviously, him not being here

has left the family with nothing, really.

Whereabouts do you sleep?

-On the floor.

-Do you have a pillow?

-No.

-Or a blanket?

'I'm a daddy's girl'

and poor Lucky doesn't have a dad. He died from cholera,

from using dirty water.

The worst thing is that Lucky is still having to use it.

But there is hope.

You can make a change to the lives of children like Isata,

Jenny and Lucky.

Projects here which receive funding through Sport Relief

are helping people get better access to clean water,

the right medicines to treat diseases and the chance to go to school.

The money you raise for Sport Relief can help to fund projects

like the ones we visited today.

And help families like the ones we have met.

-Join in the fun and games.

-Run, swim or cycle for Sport Relief Games.

ALL: Thank you.

Thank you, Little Mix. Let's show you how to make these berry bites.

Now, Radzi, I don't think we can make these

without the help of a superstar sports hero. How about that?

I think you are exactly right, which is why it is my honour to introduce

to you Team GB Winter Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold!

CHEERING

Come on over, Lizzy! Lizzy, welcome to Blue Peter.

Thank you.

First things first, take a look at that whoppotron right there!

-That is unreal.

-Thank you, it's pretty awesome.

How does it feel to be an Olympic gold medallist?

It is just totally amazing. Do you want to try it on?

I would love to try it on, yes.

It's not as good as a Blue Peter badge. I've got that now.

We have a Gold Blue Peter badge,

and that is awarded to people who do incredible things,

which is why we think we should do something right now, Radzi.

-Absolutely. You have no idea we're going to do this.

-Oh, my gosh!

Now, we gave you a flapjack in rehearsal.

-This is the highest accolade Blue Peter can give you.

-Oh, wow!

You're going to make me cry again. I've cried so much!

-Wow! Thank you so much!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That's really amazing.

-Thank you so much.

-You are very welcome.

Let me give you this back before I do something terrible.

Instead, I'll make you some sweet treats. These are great for energy.

-Daniel and Lena are here to help me out. Hello, how are you?

-Good.

All the ingredients that you need are on the website.

You don't need to go there just yet,

we'll show you how to make it first,

and you can check it out later.

In the pan, melting nicely,

we have butter, honey

and muscovado sugar.

Give us a stir, Lena, make sure that's all mixed in.

Daniel, let's talk through the dry ingredients.

We have oats, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds.

What about the other pots?

Red dried fruit like cranberries, and cinnamon.

Red dried fruits are good for iron,

they're good for your blood.

And the oats are good for slow-release energy.

If you are going to use a hob to heat your pan up,

be careful or get a grown-up to help you if you're not too sure.

Let's mix all this dry stuff in a bowl. It is dead simple.

While I do that, Daniel's greasing up the tin.

We don't want this flapjack to stick when it goes into the oven.

Speaking of which, set your oven to 140 Fan if it's electric,

or Gas Mark 3, if it's gas.

I'm going to mix these. It'll take some time.

So, why don't you do our viewers' questions?

Lizzy, we have a few questions and these are my favourites to ask you.

The first one is from Aqua Jogging Zebra.

Where did you leave your gold medal having won it?

I didn't get the medal until the day after competition.

I think straightaway I gave it to my mum and dad and my best mates

and my sister. It was a big responsibility.

I didn't want to lose it. I was giving it to everyone else.

And you can't lose your Gold Blue Peter badge.

-I know! I'm nervous already!

-BOTH CHUCKLE

It must be an amazing feeling to get that far to get your medal.

Almost as amazing as it will feel when you try my flapjack!

Now we need to put the wet stuff in with the dry stuff.

I'll pour, because it is hot.

You just spoon it.

This takes a bit of time.

This sugar and the honey solution

is the glue that holds it together.

Nice spooning action, Lena!

Once it's all in there, stir it all together

to make it into a nice bit of stodgy mess.

Is that everything? Beautiful. It is all yours.

-Radzi, more questions, please?

-Rose Mammoth Primrose asks,

if you were not an Olympic gold medallist,

what would you be and why?

I always loved the environment.

So, I'd probably work with the Environment Agency,

or with renewable energy like windmills, cool stuff like that.

-I love just standing in a river in the middle of nowhere.

-OK.

Byzantium Soft Cheetah says how often do you train?

And how do you train?

I train four times a day, which is quite a lot, isn't it?

We don't practise our skill for eight months of the year.

We can only go on the ice when it's cold enough to have ice.

-We have a picture of you in action. Look at that!

-Wow!

That is you at the Olympics! A round of applause!

APPLAUSE

A picture of perfection. Sorry, you were talking about your training?

-We do lots of weightlifting. So, I've got quite good biceps.

-Nice!

-The guns are out!

-It's actually how Lizzy got here today.

LAUGHTER

Our big, wet mixture is going into the beautifully greased tin.

Daniel, thank you very much.

Press that down with a fork so it's nice and flat.

Violet Time Lord asks what age did you start practising skeleton?

I was 19 when I got into skeleton.

I did every other sport under the sun all through secondary school

and primary school.

I did high-board diving, athletics, netball, hockey, everything.

Then found real love for the skeleton through the talent search.

-I'm totally addicted.

-And the best in the world.

-Yes, I am!

-Fabulous!

Do you think that those sports have helped you be good at skeleton?

They probably have. There are many skills you learn through life.

Things like goal-setting, training hard.

You don't become an Olympic champion overnight,

or in the next week or next month.

It takes a lot of time.

I went to a school that finished at 3:30

so I could train at the athletics track every night after school.

-That's commitment!

-If you're going to train, you need energy.

So, an update on the process.

The flattened mixture has gone into the oven for 30 minutes.

It's come out when it's golden brown.

Be careful when you take it out, because it will be hot.

But you need to cut it up when it's hot, cos when it dries,

it goes rock hard! So, cut it when it's nice and warm

and then you've got your lovely berry bites.

If you do make one, why not make a fantastic Team Blue Peter flag,

which you can find a template of online?

There you go, Lindsey, all done.

-What do we think of those, guys? ALL:

-Yum!

Yes, we want some! That's nearly all we have time for today.

Remember to watch CBBC tomorrow at 6:15,

because it's the Blue Peter Sport Relief Special.

And next week, we are back at 5:30

and are behind the scenes for the brand-new film The Muppets.

You go, sorry, I'm just finding my position!

That's live TV for you...

The perfect way to send a secret message on a Mother's Day card.

And the Kaiser Chiefs are going to be here

performing their latest single.

Time for a brilliant performance from an Irish superstar now.

As part of the super group Westlife,

Kian Egan has enjoyed more than 20 years' chart success,

selling more than 45 million albums and singles,

and racking up 25 top-ten singles, 14 of them being number ones.

# I'm going home... #

Since then, he's become a judge on The Voice, Ireland

and was crowned "King of the Jungle"

winning last year's I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!

Now, he's ready for some sensational solo-singing success.

If you got in touch telling us what you're doing for Sport Relief,

you may see your message scrolling along the bottom of the screen.

Now, performing his brand-new and first solo single, Home,

it's Kian Egan.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# I'm staring out into the night

# Trying to hide the pain

# I'm going to the place where love is

# Feeling good don't ever cost a thing

# And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain

# Well, I'm going home

# Back to the place where I belong

# And where your love has always been enough for me

# I'm not running from

# No, I think you got me all wrong

# I don't regret this life I chose for me

# But these places and these faces are getting old

# So, I'm going home

# The miles are getting longer, it seems

# The closer I get to you

# I've not always been the best man or friend for you

# But your love remains true and I don't know why

# You always seem to give me another try

# So, I'm going home

# Back to the place where I belong

# And where your love has always been enough for me

# I'm not running from

# No, I think you got me all wrong

# I don't regret this life I chose for me

# But these places and these faces are getting old

# Be careful what you wish for

# You just might get it all

# You just might get it all!

# Oh, I'm coming home

# Back to the place where I belong

# And where your love has always been enough for me

# I'm not running from

# No, I think you got me all wrong

# I don't regret this life I chose for me

# So, I'm going home

# I'm going home. #

CHEERING Thank you.