0:49:04 > 0:49:06Welcome to the world of Epic,
0:49:06 > 0:49:09the place where you can become a master
0:49:09 > 0:49:11at everything on the planet.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15No matter what it is, this programme shows you how to do it.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17So sit back, strap yourself in,
0:49:17 > 0:49:22and get ready to become epic at everything!
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Welcome to your Quick Blast of Epicness.
0:49:25 > 0:49:26Let's do this.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30What rhymes with "guitar", and kind of looks a bit like one too?
0:49:30 > 0:49:33A sitar, of course.
0:49:33 > 0:49:38Hi. I'm Jonathan Mayer, and I'm going to show you how to play the sitar.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41HE PLAYS UPBEAT TUNE
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Spectacular. Show me the sitar skills, sir.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47Firstly, we have a mizrab, or plectrum,
0:49:47 > 0:49:50which goes on my index finger like this.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Oof! OK, mizrab on. Next?
0:49:53 > 0:49:55You need to get yourself in the right seated position
0:49:55 > 0:49:58because you don't want to be uncomfortable while you're playing.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59So, sit-ahhh.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02You have to get your right leg on top of your left leg.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04- You what?- Like this.
0:50:04 > 0:50:05Right. Comfy. Next?
0:50:05 > 0:50:09Rest the main body of the sitar on your left foot.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13- Then the neck should rest on your right knee.- Got it.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15Rest your thumb of your right hand
0:50:15 > 0:50:20on the bottom of the neck where the pattern stops, just about there.
0:50:20 > 0:50:21Now we know where everything goes,
0:50:21 > 0:50:25- I'm going to teach you the Jhala technique.- Jhala-y good.
0:50:25 > 0:50:26You need to pluck the first string...
0:50:26 > 0:50:28HE PLAYS SINGLE NOTE
0:50:28 > 0:50:31..and then reach up to hit the rhythmical strings three times,
0:50:31 > 0:50:32like this.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34HE PLAYS CHORD
0:50:34 > 0:50:36- Yep.- And then you just repeat it.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40HE PLAYS SINGLE NOTE FOLLOWED BY CHORD
0:50:41 > 0:50:42Sounding great, JM.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Once you've got the basics down, eventually,
0:50:44 > 0:50:47you'll be able to play something like this.
0:50:47 > 0:50:48HE PLAYS FAST-PACED TUNE
0:50:48 > 0:50:51Oh, rockin' it, sitar-style.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59And that's how to become epic at playing the sitar.
0:50:59 > 0:51:03Sitars are definitely epic, but they're not crazy epic.
0:51:03 > 0:51:07For that, there's only one man you need to call - this guy.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12Shamoy. I'm Max Byrne. Tsss!
0:51:12 > 0:51:14What's that I hear?
0:51:14 > 0:51:16You want me to tell you something interesting,
0:51:16 > 0:51:17and yet slightly mind-blowing?
0:51:17 > 0:51:21I can tell you how many individual segments there are in this orange.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23- No way.- What's that?
0:51:23 > 0:51:25Are you talking to me?
0:51:25 > 0:51:27Is he talking to me?
0:51:27 > 0:51:30- There's ten segments in this orange. - Prove it.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35One, two, three, four, five,
0:51:35 > 0:51:38six, seven, eight, nine...
0:51:39 > 0:51:40..ten.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42Amazing.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Come on, how did you do it?
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Now, what I didn't show you, was that before the trick
0:51:47 > 0:51:50I removed the green plug at the top of the orange.
0:51:50 > 0:51:51Why?
0:51:51 > 0:51:54At the top of the orange, there are little small holes.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57Each one of these holes represent an individual segment
0:51:57 > 0:51:58inside this orange.
0:51:58 > 0:51:59You count them,
0:51:59 > 0:52:02and that tells you how many individual segments are inside.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06Holes equal segments. Sneaky.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09Now, ORANGE you glad you knew that?
0:52:09 > 0:52:11Oh, dear, Max.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13- Get out of here.- Ta-ra!
0:52:15 > 0:52:16Right, there's just enough time
0:52:16 > 0:52:18for one last throw of the dice of epic-o-rama.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Hi. I'm Gareth, and I'm going to show you how to shear a sheep.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Looks like it can't wait.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25Sheep need to be sheared once a year.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28They like to stay cool in the summer, just like we do.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Ah, that'll explain the vest.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36- So, we start with the belly.- Uh-huh.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38- Then the hind leg.- Oh.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40- We do the back leg.- Ohhh.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42- And the tail.- Oh, I bet that tickles.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46I wonder what that looks like from the shears' point of view.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48- HE GASPS - Epic!
0:52:48 > 0:52:50We have one stroke down the neck,
0:52:50 > 0:52:52and then the other stroke up the neck.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- That makes sense.- Down onto the leg.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Coming round.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03- I think he only wanted a trim, Gareth.- Onto the back.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05The big strokes, the long strokes.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08This really reminds me of something.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10It's a bit like peeling an orange.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12No, wasn't that.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15So now we're coming onto the final piece of the shearing.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19Keeping the comb full,
0:53:19 > 0:53:21keeping the sheep happy.
0:53:21 > 0:53:24A happy sheep is a sheared sheep.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26This is now a fleece.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29- We need to wrap it up tidily. - Ooh, cosy.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33Then it goes off to make jumpers, carpets,
0:53:33 > 0:53:36and even aeroplane seats.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Let's stick to jumpers. I think you might need one for the winter.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Dyna sut mae cneifio dafad.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44And that means...
0:53:44 > 0:53:46"That's how you shear a sheep."
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Oh, right. Cheers, Gareth.
0:53:49 > 0:53:54So, there you have it - your Quick Blast of Epicness.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57Now go forth and be epic, at everything!