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On today's Blue Peter, we are joined by Hollywood's biggest superstars.

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This is going to be big.

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-Lindsey, here he comes now, I'm going to get his autograph.

-OK.

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Don't you worry. I have got you an autograph card ready, there you go.

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-No, we've...

-No.

-You're embarrassed, that's fine, don't worry about it.

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No, we weren't talking about you, we were talking about him.

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This little guy here. Yes.

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So, what is it like having a supervillain as a boss?

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Hello!

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Hello.

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Or bonjour, as they say in Spain. Welcome to Blue Peter.

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It's a live show as you can tell, it's a VIP-themed show today.

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Lindsey and I are going to be making

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some very special Hollywood celebrity Minion muffins.

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As well as that, animal expert Scott is here with his furry friend

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-there and some other Hollywood superstars.

-I like Scott.

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And with the Queen's Club tennis Championships happening, well,

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right now, I take on a challenge with superstar John Isner.

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-And, on the topic...

-Found her.

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It never gets old, does it? It genuinely never gets old.

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-You made him angry there.

-Every week! Jump on to the fan club.

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See if you can spot Shelley straightaway. If you are the

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first person to see her, or even if you're not,

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leave a comment, we might shout you out at the end.

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Sticking with the VIP theme, if you head online to the BP website,

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you will find out what happened when we met the makers of

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Transformers the movie and showed them your epic robot makes.

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Here's a sneaky peeky.

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Rebecca has invented a robot which can play music wherever you are and

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-has a dance floor that can retract.

-Rebecca?

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-That might be an idea that I might patent myself.

-Oh, my gosh.

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-It's the shape shifter.

-These are great Transformers and if they make

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-a sixth one, I want both of these in it.

-Yes.

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It can transform into an oven so you can bake cakes whenever

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-you want them.

-Wait, that's awesome.

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Thank you so much, you guys, for these drawings, they're amazing.

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How cool was that? Now, Transformers isn't the only film

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we are excited about this summer.

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Oh, no, you can check the rest of that on the Blue Peter

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website, but, in the meantime,

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Barney and I have been inspired, haven't we, Barns?

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-Yes, we have.

-Stop eating the ingredients.

-It wasn't me.

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We are going to turn these into this. How are we going to do that?

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Well, in honour of Despicable Me 3 coming out into the cinema

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screens, we thought we would make some Minion muffins.

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Now, all the ingredients that you are about to see make 12 muffins.

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We are going to give you a quick flash of them

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but we are not going to read them because that is like well boring.

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But you're going to need three ripe bananas and if you want to find out

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what everything else is, head online and you'll see it all.

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-You're being naughty today.

-No!

-Stop eating those bananas.

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For the decorations, you're going to need the following.

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Again, you can find a whole list on the website.

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Again, more bananas. Yeah, loads of bananas today.

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White chocolate, food colouring... Barney please stop eating chocolate.

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Let's get started. The first thing you need to do is preheat the oven.

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-It needs to be on 200 degrees.

-It's not a real oven by the way.

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So, I am going to go and do that now. Get a grown-up to help...

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-What is he doing?

-Nothing, I'm mashing bananas.

-Stop it.

-What?

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-The oven is on.

-The oven is on?

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Oh, great, we'll cook some stuff in it in a minute then.

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Right, I am going to mash these bananas because you need to

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to make the muffins nice and moist.

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Only three bananas, though, there is six in total.

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-It's going to be a fun show.

-This is going to be good.

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Six in total, but, you only want three to mash because you need three

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to decorate in a bit, so don't mash

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-them all is what I'm trying to say to you.

-Yeah, well said, Barney.

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The next thing you need to do is grab your melted butter,

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plonk that into the bowl, ours has gone a bit...

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-Great cooking terms here, Linz.

-What, plonk?

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-Grab and plonk.

-Grab and plonk, it's easy.

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Once that's in there, get your eggs, do the same,

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plonk those in and then mix those together like so.

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-I've practised.

-Have you?

-Yes, there we go. Lovely.

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OK, the next thing you need to do is add a bit of flour, I say

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a bit, a massive bowl, and then do the same with some sugar and

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do the same with a bit of baking powder. There we go.

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And then, mix all of that together as well.

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-Stop eating the chocolate chips.

-Pipe down, you're not my mum.

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Yes!

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Right, keep mixing that, it does take a little while.

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Oh, sorry, I have just thrown some off the table.

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I might be able to help you here because you need to make it as

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-moist as possible. So let's chuck some banana in there.

-We do.

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-That's what this is for, by the way.

-Get that banana in there.

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-Oh, sorry.

-Give that a good old mix.

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So, while you're doing that, I can talk about the next step

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which is to get a baking tray that is lined with these blue cases.

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-You ready for the chips yet?

-I am, yes.

-Are you sure?

-Just about.

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-OK, don't forget it's 100g, sorry, 90g.

-Come on, get those in there.

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Perfect. Oh, they are starting to look good.

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It actually smells amazing and, actually,

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-genuinely tastes really nice too.

-OK, here we go.

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-We have explained what to do, I think, enough there.

-OK.

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Then, nice and neatly just...

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Get that in there.

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A spoon would help, Barns, if you want to pass me that.

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-No, I want to watch you struggle.

-OK, it's in, nice and neat.

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-Beautifully done. And then where does that go?

-It goes in the oven.

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-Where nothing happens.

-Let me grab...

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-OK, right, then, we need to decorate our bananas, don't we?

-We do.

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Let me get these in here.

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There they are. And then, Oh, I can't reach.

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-No, no, Barney!

-It's not a real oven. It's not a real oven, everyone

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knows that. Everyone knows, I don't know why we are pretending.

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But if you are going to use a real oven,

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use oven gloves, it's common sense.

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OK, right, we are going to decorate our bananas.

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Right, once you have let those cool down because they are scorching hot!

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LAUGHTER

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-I'm just going to go down here.

-Right, watch what I'm doing, please.

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We are decorating the bananas with white chocolate which we have

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put yellow food colouring into. You need a spoon so you can give me

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a little bit of a space for the banana, please.

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Right, to scoop a little hollow out of the middle,

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you just kind of create a square shape like so and get it out.

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Now, we don't actually need this bit so you can eat that.

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I am all over this, it's brilliant.

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-OK.

-When you have covered your bananas in white chocolate,

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and don't talk with your mouth full, it's rude,

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you want to put these into the fridge and let them set for

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about two hours and then when they come out, they will look like this.

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These look good and they taste amazing, by the way.

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-The really, really do.

-We should say.

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-We need to decorate them, don't we?

-Oh, we do indeed.

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-I can't do everything.

-The next thing is bring up some...

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I have made here a bit of icing,

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-pre-rolled icing with little googly eyes.

-Water?

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Now, I have got a little bit of water down here, somewhere, here

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in a little bowl like so and all you need to do is use that as the glue.

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So, there you go. It almost acts as a little glue.

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Plonk it onto your banana like so and then I have made

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a little grin as well because we want our minions happy.

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There's a grin. Looking good, and then, once that is done,

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-you can get it in to your hollow like so.

-It's wicked, isn't it?

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And then, grab your sticks as well, get those in, and obviously,

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we have pre-cut out our little hands there and it's really,

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-it's starting to come together.

-It's really good.

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You can add some bits round the side as well to add a bit of detail,

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you can use butter cream if you want to or you can use chocolate spread.

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There are different characters in here.

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You don't have to make Minions.

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We have got Red here from Angry Birds, that's with a strawberry

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dipped in chocolate, and you can see Mike there from Monsters, Inc.

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He is a kiwi on the inside. They are very tasty, very nice to make,

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very easy, all the details that you need are on the website,

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-go and check it out and go.

-Yeah. I think we did well there.

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-That's my favourite one ever.

-Yeah, me too.

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Now, of course, we love Minions, we love makes,

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but two people who love Minions even more than that are the stars

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of the brand-new Despicable Me 3 movie.

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That's Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig, and I went along

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and I took the Minion cupcake with me.

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-Oh, my gosh.

-Oh, wow!

-Now, they did look amazing...

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-No, they look amazing. That is so cool.

-There's one for you.

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-Thank you.

-What is the little Minion made out of?

-Your eye fell off.

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-That's OK.

-I am so sorry about that.

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-Aren't they great?

-It looks like he is drowning.

-In mud.

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I love it.

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-He's drowning in chocolate.

-This is so sweet and cute.

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-I love these, this is such a good idea.

-It's good, isn't it?

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And we are showing everyone how to make their very own so,

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they are pretty great.

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See? They loved them.

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On a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you enjoy that interview?

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Best day of my life, I love Kristen Wiig so much.

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The rest of the interview is on

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the BP website so make sure you head there.

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-Stop eating.

-Now, though, anyone for a spot of tennis?

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Welcome to the Queen's Club in London.

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It is host to one of the most historic tournaments in

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the tennis calendar - the Queen's Club Championships -

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and attract some megastars of the sport. Now, I am not one of them.

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But, I'm here today because I have been set a Blue Peter challenge.

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I wonder what it could be? Perhaps I will be mowing the grass.

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It's quite straightforward.

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I know! I will be polishing one of the trophies, because...

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Hang on a minute.

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Have tennis balls hit at you really hard? Guys, you cannot be serious.

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I think they are serious.

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I am going to be taking on one of the most important parts of

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the game - the serve.

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The serve is the powerful shot used at the start of each point.

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My challenge is to see how many serves from a tennis professional

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I can hit back or return.

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And it's a good, strong return that I am looking for today.

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That and a bit of bravery because I am about to go face-to-face

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with one of the world's fastest servers.

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John Isner is internationally recognised as a serving machine.

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At full power, he can make the ball travel at over 150mph,

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which is more than twice the speed limit on the motorway.

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I think I'm going to need a bit of help.

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Fortunately, I know just the place.

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This is the National Tennis Centre, training hub for some of

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the country's biggest tennis talents, and I'm getting

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a crash course in returning super-quick serves from my coach.

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-Lovely to meet you.

-Radzi. Pleasure.

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-So I will be trying to return a serve.

-Yeah.

-What do I need

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to be able to do that?

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We have got to use a lot of reflexes and we have got to use a tell.

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We've got to try and figure out when the server is serving wide and

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when they are serving down the T

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which is down the middle of the court.

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-A tell?

-A tell. Looking at the server.

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Majority of servers will have a tell when they're serving wide

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or when they're serving to the T.

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The quicker you can figure that out,

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the more chance you have of surviving that serve.

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And it's going to be a big serve.

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Well, one of the biggest serves,

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if not THE biggest serve in the game right now.

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-Oh, dear. I'd better get started!

-Pressure.

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-Let's do it!

-Let's do this.

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Start nice and wide.

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I need your elbows out in front of you. Good, fantastic.

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So, this is what it's going to feel like for you.

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Elbows in front a bit more.

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Better. That's the best one yet. And again.

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I've played tennis before, but not at John Isner's speed.

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So, my coach wants me to focus on where the serve will be going

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before it's even hit.

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Normally, a player will be serving towards two o'clock

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when they're going wide. With Isner, it's a little bit more difficult.

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One of the big parts of Isner's game is his height. He's huge!

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So, the ball comes down a long way which makes it very hard to hit.

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Because he's so tall, he doesn't have to throw it out so wide.

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He will still throw it out a little wide,

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and that's what you've got to look for.

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What could possibly go wrong?

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HE EXHALES

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I'm not sure you really want to ask me that.

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Well, that's encouraging! I could be in trouble here.

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Thankfully, back at Queen's,

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I bump into a man who also knows how to serve.

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Did you see how fast that was?

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James Ward famously beat John Isner

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to seal the Davis Cup for Great Britain in 2015.

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So, he's the perfect man to give me some advice.

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James, lovely to meet you.

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I'm going to attempt to take on John Isner's serve.

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What does his serve actually feel like?

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Look at the size of him. He can put it anywhere.

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He can literally place it short,

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put it long, bounce it over your head if he wants.

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Sometimes, it can come down to a bit of a guessing game, really.

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But I found stepping in, trying to take it early, cut the angle off

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was the way forward.

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So, James thinks I should stand closer to the net,

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which means I have more chance of reaching the ball at either side.

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So, essentially, the top tip that the man who beat him is giving me

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is to run at the ball?!

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Yeah, not so much run at it, but definitely take a step forward

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and maybe just stay on the base line.

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Well, thank you very much indeed. I'll take all of your advice,

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and I'll keep my fingers very much crossed.

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This is going to be hard.

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Cross everything.

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I'll be facing ten serves from one of the best in the business.

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My aim, to return as many as possible...

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..or just to make it out in one piece.

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-John, lovely to meet you.

-Great to meet you.

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You are a very tall man. How tall are you?

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-I'm about 6'10, 6'11.

-Almost seven foot!

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Almost seven foot, that's right.

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-And you're also incredibly good at serving.

-Yeah, that's it.

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If there's anything I can do, it's serve. That's what I'm good at.

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-What's your fastest ever serve?

-Pretty fast.

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Actually, two years ago, I set the world record, 156mph.

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That is beyond comprehension.

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That's incredible.

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Well, I'm going to try and take you on. Will you go easy on me?

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Errr... I can't promise you that...?

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Oh, dear!

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156mph!

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Are you kidding me!

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If I can get just one of those back, I will be absolutely delighted.

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Let's do it.

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Here we go.

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Oh, my...

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-That's... That's fine. That's fine.

-Just missed it.

-That's one down.

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I did not have a clue what just happened then.

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Unbelievable!

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I knew this would be fast,

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but I could barely see that!

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And John's only warming up!

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Second one.

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Well, I hit it!

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Third.

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Hit it again. Way off target.

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Forth! Come on, Radzi.

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I'm trying to work out where he'll put it. Stepping in...

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And then...

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-Look at that!

-Got one in! I got one in!

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I hit it! I actually hit it!

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I can't believe it!

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Oh, no, he's just stepped it up a gear.

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Serve five's even faster.

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He doesn't mess around with six either.

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That was a good serve, if I may say.

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That's what you call an "ace" by the way, but you know what,

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I've returned one.

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Why not another?

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Oh!

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I didn't see this coming.

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Can I build on it?

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No! Nearly in! Oh, it didn't.

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OK, not that time.

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-All right, two big'uns.

-Two big'uns.

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I may have jumped out of the way.

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Last serve. Give this everything.

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Look at that!

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Oh! It's in!

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If you told me I would return three out of ten,

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I would have been over the moon and I am!

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Can we give this man a round of applause?

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-You're good!

-Oh, what a privilege!

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-Do you play much?

-Not at all! You were very, very kind to me,

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I know you weren't going nearly as fast as you could...

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No, that one I hit out wide,

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sometimes it's not about the speed, it's all about the placement.

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For the most part, I thought you acquitted yourself well.

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-I was very impressed.

-What a great guy.

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But this challenge has really taken its toll.

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I'll never forget it and I don't think my racket will either.

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Because there's not a lot left of it!

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I love Queens! Did you see how tall John was, by the way?

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-Erm...Linds...

-Yeah?

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-What are you doing?

-Do you like our height difference, Radz?

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-You're on two steps, Linds. Please come down.

-I am on two steps.

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That's what we're actually like.

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Now, we've been getting excited about this summer's blockbusters,

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so we invited in a few animals that found fame on the silver screen.

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I've got to go, I can see a meerkat, goodbye!

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On that note, give it up for animal expert, Scott!

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Scott, I'm already in hysterics. Who have you brought along today?

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Well, of course, we've got our meerkats.

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What film do you think they're going to be out of?

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-I just love them, I'm guessing the Lion King.

-Yeah, of course.

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-We've got some little Timons!

-We have indeed. Now,

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as you can see, I've got one that is being a bit of a lookout.

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Do you fancy having a hold of one of them?

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-I would love to!

-Both hands, fully.

-Do I just take him?

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-Hello, mate! Ooh! Ooh!

-Give him a little cuddle.

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I'm afraid I will drop him. How is he doing? Is he happy there?

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I think he looks happy, he's having a little cuddle in with you there.

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Oh, they're quite stinky. So, tell me about these amazing animals.

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Well, meerkats are amazing and have to live in a very harsh environment,

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in the Kalahari Desert in Africa.

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The reasoned they're actually so successful there is they're very

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-good at working as a team.

-I can see that.

-They live in family groups,

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take it in turns to forage, look after babies and the

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most important job, as you saw him do when you first came on,

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is looking out for danger.

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So, he's standing on his back legs, looking out for danger.

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And the reason they can do that is they, of course, wear sunglasses

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-as it's so sunny.

-What do you mean? This one is not wearing sunglasses!

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Well, meerkats are quite lucky, they don't have to buy sunglasses

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like us. They're actually born with sunglasses already on their face.

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-No!

-If you look around his eyes, you can see he's got a pair of built-in

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sunglasses and black bands around his eyes.

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-He's giving you a little massage there.

-Is he?

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Is that what he's doing? Just checking out my dungarees,

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I love it. So, they probably wouldn't... Are you OK?

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They probably wouldn't hang out with a warthog like Pumbaa,

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-like in the film, would they?

-They probably wouldn't go off on

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their own with a warthog, no. And actually, they don't even come

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from exactly the same range but meerkats are a type of mongoose

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and mongooses and warthogs do actually have

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-quite a good relationship in the wild.

-Really?

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Yeah, as you can see here. So, the mongoose actually cleans all the

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pests and bugs off the warthog, so it keeps him nice and clean.

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And in return, they get to eat all of them bugs.

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So they get a tasty snack out of it.

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I'm giggling just because I'm being tickled on the neck

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by this lovely meerkat.

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I know we've got another animal, so I'm going to have to

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give him back. I'm so sad to say goodbye. See you later, mate.

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-So, what have we got next, Scott?

-Well, if you pop over to the table,

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you can look at one of the most famous fish in the movies...

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OK, let's have a look...

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Ah, we've got some little Nemos from Finding Nemo

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and of course Finding Dory. Hey, Nemos!

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Yes, some very famous little fish, these are clownfish.

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And they have a very special relationship,

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a symbiotic relationship, with an anemone,

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-which is what we've got in here.

-An-em-on-e.

-That's the one.

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So, they'll actually live inside it and although the anemone would sting

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any other fish, they have a special mucus on their skin so they can swim

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inside it and live inside it.

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And that happens in the film, doesn't it? Nemo doesn't get stung!

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That happens inside it. The anemone gives the fish protection

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and in return, the fish clean the anemone and also feed it with waste.

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-I love them! Can I hold one, Scott?

-Maybe not.

-Not this time.

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But another cool fact for you, Lindsey,

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-all clownfish are born boys.

-Really? How does that work?

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The most dominant fish in a pack becomes a female,

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so they turn from a male to a female.

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-So, when Nemo's mum died...

-The dad would've become the mum.

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The mum! That's a good fact. We like that.

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Now, it's time for our next animal.

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I can already see her just coming in. Oh, my goodness, Scott.

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-Who is this?

-Well, the star of films like Fantastic Mr Fox or Zootopia,

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-we've got of course, a baby silver fox.

-Can I cuddle it, please?

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-You can have a cuddle.

-Hello! Welcome to Blue Peter!

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-Now, foxes are usually portrayed as a sly animal in films.

-Yes.

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And there's a little bit of truth in it because they are extremely clever

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and very good at doing things and very good at surviving,

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and you can find them in hot deserts,

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in freezing cold, snowy places and even in city centres, like London.

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Oh, yeah, I was going to say because you do see them in cities.

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But this doesn't look like the red ones you see.

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No, so, this is a silver fox, so he's got a recessive gene

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that means he gets black fur instead of red fur,

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-a little bit like people might have ginger hair or something.

-Oh, I see.

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And you can't go up to them and just pet them like this, can you?

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You shouldn't go up to one in the wild because, of course,

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they're a wild animal and foxes have extremely sharp teeth.

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He's got the cutest little fluffiest tail. What's that for?

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Well, these guys, they quite like their tails cos they use it as a

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blanket and they'll pop it over them when it's cold to keep warm.

0:20:090:20:13

Scott, thank you so much for coming in. She's wriggling a bit. So...

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We'll let you go. I love when you come in.

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So, thank you, Scott, everybody. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:20:200:20:23

-Can I...

-No, I'm keeping her forever. Bye!

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-She's actually going to.

-I think she really is.

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But if you want to see more meerkat/fox action,

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there's an interview from my dressing room

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on the Blue Peter website. Jump on there - it's very funny.

0:20:340:20:36

Amazing. Right, the big badge wall, we call it that because it's big and

0:20:360:20:40

it's got badges on it and it's not quite a wall.

0:20:400:20:42

OK, Kate has sent in this, inspired by last week's stomping on the show.

0:20:420:20:45

It's a drum that you can actually play, look at this.

0:20:450:20:48

-Kate, you're a genius.

-Yeah!

-You've got your very own Blue Peter badge

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-on its way to you, thank you.

-Guys!

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I've switched a little baby fox for a big penguin.

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It looks like it's from Happy Feet!

0:20:560:20:57

-It's actually life-size.

-Look at that!

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John has sent this in. We think it's amazing. We've even added a little

0:20:590:21:02

bit of wire on, so that we can make it fly!

0:21:020:21:05

Isn't that great? John, you've got a badge, my friend. Well done!

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Abigail, this is possibly my favourite piece of post in 2017,

0:21:090:21:12

just look at this, Abigail had her very own Blue Peter-themed party,

0:21:120:21:15

invited friends round, with place settings, a tablecloth,

0:21:150:21:19

a party banner, that's got you your very own blue badge, Abigail.

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And thank you to yourself and all of you that have sent in post.

0:21:230:21:26

And if you do and you get yourself a badge, you can...

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# Get into over 200 attractions across the UK for free! #

0:21:290:21:36

-That's the best performance of that.

-Awful!

0:21:360:21:39

-He was unimpressed.

-Don't forget to go on the website for

0:21:390:21:42

all the details because they might change. Didn't sing that bit!

0:21:420:21:44

-Guys, what are you up to tonight?

-Why?

-Well, I'm going to see a film.

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-Are you really? That's great, Linds.

-Yeah, it's called

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-June's Fan Of The Month. Check out the trailer.

-I'm there.

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From the people that brought you April's Fan Of The Month...

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Beige Mini Butterfly!

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..and May's Fan Of The Month...

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It's Pink Sparkle Cupcake!

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..comes another exceptional fan, on a mission to create impossible

0:22:090:22:13

riddles, showing kindness to all members.

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This June's Fan Of The Month is...

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Goldy Panda!

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Not coming to a cinema near you.

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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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well done, Goldy Panda, you are this month's Fan Of The Month.

0:22:300:22:33

You always ask interesting questions during web chats,

0:22:330:22:35

you're very kind to other BP fans, they even made up their own games

0:22:350:22:38

on the website. You're ridiculous. Well done.

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I know what you're thinking, I want to be a Fan Of The Month as well.

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It's very simple. All you need is to get yourself a BBC ID

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and to do that, you need to register. Simples!

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I want to show you this quickly, Andrew from York spotted

0:22:480:22:50

the Spy Book on the show a few weeks ago,

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so he designed his own very own mini Spy Book here and if we look inside,

0:22:520:22:56

there's your very Blue Peter badge.

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I've actually got a friend who is a spy, he's a shepherd as well.

0:22:580:23:01

Yes, he's a "shepherd spy". Ha-ha! No? OK then, here's a competition...

0:23:010:23:05

Roll it, Martin.

0:23:050:23:08

Codes.

0:23:140:23:16

For thousands of years they've been protecting the information we

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want to keep safe.

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From ancient Egyptians through to modern-day,

0:23:210:23:24

they're in the technology we use,

0:23:240:23:26

in our security, codes are everywhere, protecting secrets.

0:23:260:23:31

But when these codes are broken, they can have a huge impact.

0:23:310:23:35

In fact, codebreakers have changed the course of history.

0:23:350:23:39

This is Bletchley Park, once the top-secret home of code breaking

0:23:410:23:45

in the UK.

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It was here in the Second World War that a team of super clever

0:23:490:23:52

codebreakers were tasked with intercepting and deciphering

0:23:520:23:55

Nazi code. Code that apparently was impossible to crack,

0:23:550:23:58

but the team here did it. And it's the cracking of these codes

0:23:580:24:02

that experts believe helped the Allies win the war.

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Not only that, the technology developed here nearly 80 years ago

0:24:050:24:08

has shaped the way we live our lives today.

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And codes have gone from fact to fiction, with some of our

0:24:150:24:18

most loved spy stories revolving around breaking codes.

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In fact, I know one author who loves them more than most.

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Hello, I'm Anthony Horowitz, the author of the Alex Rider series,

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as well as books about James Bond and Sherlock Holmes.

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I've always had a fascination with espionage and secret codes,

0:24:340:24:37

so I'm delighted to be part of this brilliant Blue Peter competition.

0:24:370:24:41

Yes, Anthony has teamed up with Blue Peter to bring you an

0:24:410:24:44

incredible competition.

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He's created a code that he wants you to break

0:24:460:24:49

and if you can do it, he's got another challenge for you.

0:24:490:24:53

Every great spy story needs a villain.

0:24:530:24:55

There are some fantastic ones out there.

0:24:550:24:58

Think of Moriarty, or Blofeld. In my own books, I've invented

0:24:580:25:02

Julia Rothman, the head of Scorpia, Dr Grief...

0:25:020:25:05

Now it's your chance to add another name to that list.

0:25:050:25:08

We want YOU to create a super-villain.

0:25:080:25:10

Imagine them going head-to-head with a super spy like Alex Rider

0:25:100:25:14

or James Bond or Jason Bourne.

0:25:140:25:16

I want to see an imaginative super-baddie with a cool name

0:25:160:25:20

and a unique feature that will make them memorable.

0:25:200:25:24

Remember, they could be male or female.

0:25:240:25:26

Do they even need to be human? You tell me.

0:25:260:25:30

The competition already sounds cool but wait until you hear about

0:25:300:25:34

the prize.

0:25:340:25:35

The winner will see their own name play a part in a series of books

0:25:350:25:39

that has sold over 60 million copies.

0:25:390:25:42

I'll write YOU into my latest Alex Rider adventure, Never Say Die.

0:25:420:25:46

YOUR name in MY paperback.

0:25:460:25:48

And it doesn't end there. The winner will get to hang out with Anthony

0:25:480:25:52

for the day for a once-in-a-lifetime spy adventure.

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See, I told you was good.

0:25:570:25:58

All the details of how to enter are on the Blue Peter website.

0:26:000:26:03

Oh, and there's just one more thing...

0:26:030:26:06

If you're the winner or a runner-up in this incredible competition,

0:26:060:26:10

you'll earn a Blue Peter orange badge.

0:26:100:26:13

Even I haven't got one of these.

0:26:130:26:16

Yes, an orange competition badge could be yours.

0:26:170:26:20

So, crack the code, invent a villain and your name could live forever

0:26:200:26:23

in the pages of history.

0:26:230:26:26

This is your last weekend to get involved.

0:26:300:26:32

So, it's not too late, but be quick. Head to the Blue Peter website,

0:26:320:26:35

download the application form and then do three things.

0:26:350:26:38

-You've got to crack the code.

-Mm-hm. After that, you've got to

0:26:380:26:41

invent a villain.

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Yes and after that you've got to include your full name,

0:26:430:26:45

so that name could potentially make it inside the latest book

0:26:450:26:48

of the Alex Rider series. Yes! That's exciting!

0:26:480:26:50

Closing date is 29th of June, 12 noon.

0:26:500:26:53

Make sure you put the correct postage onto your envelope.

0:26:530:26:55

It's a big envelope, you're going to need a big stamp. Good luck!

0:26:550:26:58

Good luck, you've only got a week, so get moving, people!

0:26:580:27:01

-Let's walk this way.

-Have you been keeping your eyes peeled because

0:27:010:27:04

we've been playing Spot Shelley. The question is, where was she?

0:27:040:27:07

-Let's take a look.

-Where was she?

-Ah!

-That's quite hard today!

0:27:070:27:10

Well, somebody managed to do it and it was Lavender Clarinet Mango.

0:27:100:27:13

Barney, what have they won?

0:27:130:27:14

They win their very own jar of chutney.

0:27:140:27:16

-You've done that one before!

-It's good chutney.

-You love chutney.

0:27:160:27:20

Whilst you're on the website, you should head there because

0:27:200:27:23

straight after the show, there's a chat on BP Fan Club Live.

0:27:230:27:25

Check it out. Next week's show, I'm going to be riding on a bike

0:27:250:27:28

down a hill that's muddy.

0:27:280:27:31

As well as that, we'll be joined record-breaking cyclist

0:27:310:27:34

Mark Beaumont, he's going to be in the studio telling us

0:27:340:27:38

-about his brand-new challenge and it is big...

-Off the charts good.

0:27:380:27:41

-Have you heard of jousting before?

-Yes.

-Mm.

0:27:410:27:43

-Have you heard of medieval jousting, the original version?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

0:27:430:27:46

That's happening on tomorrow's show outside the studio.

0:27:460:27:49

-You CANNOT miss it. I'm excited.

-Goodness.

-Going to be awesome.

0:27:490:27:52

And if you're celebrating the end of fasting, Eid Mubarak,

0:27:520:27:55

-see you next week!

-Bye!

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