Episode 9 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...

Hi, I'm Hannah Harding

and I'm going to show you how to be epic at surfing.

Let's surf!

OK, so, you'll be lying on your surfboard

and you need to look behind you for the wave.

Once you see it coming, you need to start paddling to build up

the speed to match the momentum of the wave.

OK, let's surf!

-You need to then pop up...

-Oh.

..and to do so, you put your hands on the deck of the board

and lift your weight up and pop to your feet.

Right, let's surf!

Really important to keep your knees bent and arms out

and then you're surfing.

Surf now?

Yes!

# If everybody had an ocean across the USA... #

So, to be epic at surfing, you need to...paddle like crazy

when you see a wave, pop up, keep your knees bent, arms out

and ride your wave all the way to the beach.

Or fall off.

And that, you little rippers,

is how to be epic at surfing.

Epic Blast number one is done, number two is on its way.

Pay close attention.

Hello, I'm Stefan Gates.

You probably think that making the perfect cup of tea is

dead easy, but it's not. I'm going to show you

the secret science behind it.

All you need is one good quality tea bag,

some fresh cold milk

and some fresh water.

Water in...kettle on.

Oh, I can taste it, already.

-Right, we've boiled it. Now it's time to get scientific.

-Yay?

-You need to get a thermometer...

-Yup.

-..a stopwatch...

-Got it.

-..and your favourite cup.

-Oh, dainty.

Start off by putting tea bag in cup and then add, preferably,

175ml of water.

Unsurprisingly, boiling water is hot, so please be careful.

Now, you need to leave it to brew for exactly two minutes.

Oh, so close!

OK, after two minutes is up, remove the tea bag

and then add 10ml of milk.

Great, ready to drink.

What you need to do now is wait

until the tea has cooled down to 60 degrees centigrade.

Leave it any longer and it could start to turn bitter.

-60 degrees, ready!

-Ha-ha-ha!

Oi, that's mine!

Ah...and that's how to be epic at making the perfect cup of tea.

Cheers, Stefan.

On we go, from making tea to making music.

If you want to be a DJ,

then this girl is going to show you the tricks of the trade.

We've got Radio 1's B Traits. Tell us what we need, B.

Some vinyl, two turntables, a mixer and some headphones.

Vinyl, old school. You can also use CDs or MP3s.

The first thing you need to do is pick two tracks,

similar style and speed.

OK, track one.

# Now I've got you in my space... #

And we're going to mix it into...

MUSIC: Need U (100%) by Duke Dumont ft AME

..track two. OK, how do we do that, then?

So, once you've selected your first track, you want to put

it on a turntable, press start and put the needle on the record.

So now you're ready to mix your second track into your first track.

You want to find the first beat of the track,

so we're going to go like this...

# I think we're close enough... #

RECORD SCRATCH

That's the first beat.

Now, you'll only be able to hear this in your headphones,

everybody else will only be hearing the first track that you're playing.

Got it.

Make sure that you're paying attention to your first track,

because every few bars,

there's going to be an opportunity to drop in your second track.

So starting here...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and drop.

OK, B Traits has two tracks playing at the same time,

but the audience can only hear one.

It's now time to mix from one track to the other, seamlessly.

So we're going to come over to the mixer

and start to bring in the second track.

So slowly push up the fader...

# Got you shackled... #

And your audience will gradually be able to hear the track coming in.

And now both tracks are playing at the same time,

so now you can start fading out your first track.

Volume down.

# I don't want to let go... #

And now your second track's playing.

That's how you mix like a DJ!

Thanks, B Traits.

So there you have it, your Quick Blast of epicness.

Now go forth and be epic at everything!