Episode 1 Epic Quick Blast

Welcome to the world of Epic,

the place where you can become a master at everything on the planet.

No matter what it is, this programme shows you how to do it.

So sit back, strap yourself in

and get ready to become epic at everything!

Welcome to your quick blast of epicness.

First up, if you've got a scooter knocking about in your shed,

then dig it out quick!

Hi, I'm Lewis Williams and I'm a pro scooter rider.

Today, I'm going to teach you how to tailwhip.

A tailwhip? Hmm, nice.

Right, let's do this. Safety gear on, everybody.

First of all, you need to get comfortable on your scooter

cos you're going to learn how to jump.

All you need to do, you need to bend your arms and knees and jump up.

But make sure, every time you land, bend your knees, just like this.

Ta-da!

Jump, knees bend. Got it. What's next?

To practise doing the tailwhip,

you're going to hold the scooter out in front of you and spin it round...

just like this.

Whoa there, Lewis. Easy.

When you get the feel of it, you can kick it with your back foot

and learn to catch it.

Just one more time for me, Lewis? Thank you.

Now you're ready to put them both together to do the tailwhip.

First of all, you've got to gather some speed, like this.

Once you've got some speed, you need to jump,

bending your arms and knees and kicking the tail right round,

like this.

Truly epic.

So, let's have a look at that again.

Whoa! Cool moves, Lewis.

Totally awesome.

That is how you be epic at a tailwhip.

Thanks, Lewis.

Where'd he go?

From super scooter skills to amazing art,

here's a drawing trick that will really impress your mates.

Art is brilliant. Brushes, crayons, paint, you know the score.

And this girl knows how to make your art really stand out.

Hi, I'm Michelle Ackerley

and I'm going to show you how to be epic at drawing a 3D hand.

Amazing. I love my hands in 3D.

To do this, you're going to need a large piece of white paper

to fit your hand on, a pencil and some different colour marker pens.

Got it.

So first of all, you need to get your white paper,

place your hand on it and with a pencil, draw all the way around.

OK, done it.

Once you've got the outline of your hand,

you need to grab yourself a thick, black marker pen,

draw straight lines until you get to your pencil drawing.

Then do a curve and a straight line at the end.

You're going to repeat this all along your hand.

Yeah, I guess I should have moved my hand first. Major fail.

And then when you get to the fingers,

do an individual curve for each of your fingers.

Once you've drawn all of your lines on your paper, get your different

colour marker pens and fill all the white gaps with your colours.

Oh, looking pretty.

And that's how you can be epic at drawing a 3D hand.

Ah! It's coming at me!

Thanks, Michelle.

From magical art to a marine biologist.

Michelle Ackerley doesn't live in a rock pool,

but if she did, this man would show you how to find her.

-Hi, I'm the Blowfish, and I'm going to teach you how to ROCK...

-Eh?

-..a rock pool.

-HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYS

Oh, I see. Low tide is the best time to go rock pooling.

You'll find loads of weird creatures

but the low tide changes from beach to beach,

so you must check before you go out.

You don't want to get stranded by the high tide

and have to be rescued.

Always go out wearing decent footwear

and take a bucket with you filled with some sea water

and some seaweed.

-It'll allow you to examine your finds.

-Right, let's rock....pool.

There's some amazing life to be found

hiding under the rocks of a rock pool, so don't be afraid

to get in there and start checking them out.

But be careful, some rocks are big and heavy.

-If in doubt, get an adult to help you.

-Adult, check.

Now, what I'm going to show you is a classic inhabitant of the rock pool.

You'll find these guys everywhere.

This is a green shore crab.

What a looker.

Oh, Blowfish!

Lastly and most importantly, always put them back.

These creatures live here, this is their home.

So you must put them back safely before you go home to yours.

And that's how to be epic at rocking a rock pool.

Gooooo!

Thanks, Blowfish. Let's, uh...leave him to it.

So, there you have it, your quick blast of epicness.

Now go forth and be epic at everything!