0:00:02 > 0:00:04# Gather round, one and all
0:00:05 > 0:00:08# You gotta answer the call
0:00:09 > 0:00:12# Listen up, look around you
0:00:12 > 0:00:16# There's a magical world to explore
0:00:22 > 0:00:28# There's a nature adventure
0:00:28 > 0:00:31# Coming your way soon
0:00:31 > 0:00:35# So come and join us
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# In this green balloon
0:00:38 > 0:00:46# And when we fly We're higher than the moon
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# So join us
0:00:49 > 0:00:53# Ah, ah
0:00:53 > 0:00:59# In our green balloon. #
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Oh, hello!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I'm just doing a bit of an experiment.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09It's a kind of telephone. Let's see if it works.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Jay to control! Come in, please.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Control here. What is it?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17It works!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Jay reporting from balcony. We have a visitor.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Come in, then.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Sure will. Over and out.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Come on in!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- ALL: Hello! - Welcome to the Green Balloon Club.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Look, Jay's made a phone and it really works!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Can I have a go?
0:01:34 > 0:01:39I know, perhaps we could use it to do the register. ALL: Yes!
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Right.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45First it's you, Lily-Rose. Make sure the string's tight.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Jay to Lily-Rose, are you receiving me?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Lily-Rose to Jay, receiving you loud and clear.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Lily-Rose, are you present?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Lily-Rose present. Over and out.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Jay calling Ant. Are you receiving me?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Ant to Jay, receiving you loud and clear.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07But, Ant, are you present?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Ant present. Over and out.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Jay calling Cat. Are you receiving me?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Cat to Jay. Receiving you loud and clear.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21But, Cat, are you present?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Cat present. Over and out.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Jay to Skipper. Are you receiving me? SKIPPER WHINES
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Skipper says she's here. Over and out.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Now it's me.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Jay to Jay. Are you receiving me?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Jay to Jay. Receiving you loud and clear.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47But, Jay, are you present?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Of course I am. I'm here!
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Over and out.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55So, I'm here.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Jay to Nature Chris. Are you receiving me?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Receiving you very loud and clear.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05But, Nature Chris, are you present?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I'm here. Over and out.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Now it's you!
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Jay to Green Balloon Club Members. Are you receiving me?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21ALL: Green Balloon Club Members receiving you loud and clear!
0:03:21 > 0:03:25But, Green Balloon Club Members, are you present?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27ALL: We're here. Over and out.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Good, that's everyone present and correct.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- Then let's do the Green Balloon Club chant!- ALL: Yeah!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42# We love animals, plants and birds
0:03:42 > 0:03:44# We love snails and slugs
0:03:44 > 0:03:50# Large and small, we love them all And we never, ever step on bugs
0:03:50 > 0:03:53# Cos we are the Green Balloon Club! #
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Nature Chris, this is only a cup and some string. Why does it work?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02That's a very difficult question, Lily-Rose.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05You talk in this end and then a vibration
0:04:05 > 0:04:08goes all the way down the string to the other cup.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10But what is the vibration?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13A vibration is kind of like a rhythm.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Like when you bang on a drum and it bounces a bit.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21So our voices are banging in one cup and send the vibration
0:04:21 > 0:04:23down the string along to the other cup?
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Well, yes! That's pretty much exactly how it works.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31# I'm picking up good vibrations
0:04:31 > 0:04:34# She's given me excitations
0:04:34 > 0:04:37# Oom, bop, bop, good vibrations
0:04:37 > 0:04:40# She's given me excitations
0:04:40 > 0:04:44# Good, good, good, good vibrations
0:04:44 > 0:04:47# She's given me excitations
0:04:47 > 0:04:50# Good, good, good, good vibrations
0:04:50 > 0:04:53# She's given me excitations
0:04:53 > 0:04:55# Close my eyes
0:04:55 > 0:04:59# She's somehow closer now
0:04:59 > 0:05:04# Softly smile, I know she must be kind
0:05:05 > 0:05:11# When I look in her eyes
0:05:11 > 0:05:15# She goes with me to a blossom world
0:05:18 > 0:05:22# I'm picking up good vibrations
0:05:22 > 0:05:25# She's giving me excitations
0:05:25 > 0:05:28# Oom, bop, bop, good vibrations. #
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Do you think when woodpeckers tap they're sending messages?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Yes, to let other woodpeckers know they're there.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Perhaps they're trying to attract a mate.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Look at me, aren't I handsome?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Or perhaps they're saying...
0:05:55 > 0:05:58This is my tree! Stay away from my tree!
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Sometimes they're looking for insects in the bark. Yum, yum, yum.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Yum! It's a good time to see woodpeckers now
0:06:07 > 0:06:10as there aren't many leaves on the trees.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- TRUMPET PLAYS - Sounds like a report's coming in.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Who is it?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's Lucas, Tabitha and Xavier.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21BOTH: Hello!
0:06:21 > 0:06:23ALL: Hello!
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Listen carefully.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- HAMMERING - What's making this noise?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Let's go and find out.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33We have to be quiet. Come on.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45This is a good place to find woodpeckers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It's difficult to spot them.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53I see a bird but it doesn't look like a woodpecker.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56We can hear it but we can't see it.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Look, there it is.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05It's a Great Spotted woodpecker.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Haaagh.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The male has a red patch on his head
0:07:12 > 0:07:15and it has a really long beak
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and the rest of its face is white,
0:07:18 > 0:07:24and its feet are sticking out, like this.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Cluck-cluck-cluck. There is one.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37It's got sharp claws to cling onto the bark.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Over there.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48They eat insects and seeds and nuts.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Birds.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It taps its beak on the trunk to attract a mate.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Why don't you listen carefully next time you're out and about
0:08:05 > 0:08:07to see if you can hear one.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13And if you do, you might be lucky enough to spot it.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20ALL: Bye!
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Ant to Lily-Rose. Come in, please.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Hello. What do you want?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Do you know a creature that uses a long string?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Um, give me a clue, please.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38OK, then. It's quite small and you normally find them in most places.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I know, is it a mouse?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Mouses don't use long strings! Do you want another clue?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Yes, please.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48OK, then.
0:08:48 > 0:08:54It...uses its string to make a kind of trap.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I know, is it a fox?
0:08:57 > 0:09:01No, it's much smaller than a fox and it has eight legs.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03I know, is it a spider?
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Spiders have eight legs and they make their webs with string.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- Yes, you're right. Would you like to make a picture of one?- Yes, please!
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- Come on then, meet me at the table.- BOTH: Over and out.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- There you are.- Hello!
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Spiders are quite hard to draw, aren't they?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Yes, but we're not drawing a spider, we're drawing a spider web.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I've got a very good way of drawing one.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34So, first of all, draw the web.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Then across. It's a bit like a cross, isn't it?- Yes.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Now it's going to be a star.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Now I'll draw some circles round.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Lily-Rose, you know like our cup phone,
0:09:52 > 0:09:57- when someone speaks the vibration goes through the string?- Yes.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59When spiders are making their web,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03they can hear the vibration of the web.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05If a fly lands on the web,
0:10:05 > 0:10:12the spider will hear the vibration and know if she's going to get food.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Wow, that's amazing!
0:10:14 > 0:10:16But this doesn't look very good.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I know, Lily-Rose,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21but that's because we haven't finished yet.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23So, if you get your paint brush
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and dip it in this paint, but not right to the top.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Just like that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Like that much?- Yep.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Then if you go over it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- There.- There. That's amazing.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Cat, come and look at our magical spider web.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00It's lovely!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Would you like a spider to go on it? - BOTH: Yes, please!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- I made it.- Thanks.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09It looks really sweet and not at all scary.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- Scary?- Well, I am a bit afraid of spiders.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15You don't need to be.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19They're great little creatures once you get to know them.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26All over Britain, there's a clever little creature
0:11:26 > 0:11:29who catches his supper using a special silk web.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I'm a garden spider, welcome to my web.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Every morning I work to weave myself a spiral-shaped web.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I use it to catch little flies that fly into my web and get stuck.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47The silk I weave is incredible stuff.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It's very tough and strong.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52It's also elastic, like a rubber band.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Many people are scared of spiders, but don't you worry.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Very few spiders nip or bite.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Actually, we're very interesting and useful creatures.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06If there were no more spiders,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09the whole world would be swarming with flies.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16We are useful because we eat the pest flies that eat garden plants
0:12:16 > 0:12:17and farmers' crops.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19So, if you're a gardener,
0:12:19 > 0:12:23you should be very happy to see us spiders setting up home.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30As well as garden spiders, there are lots of other kinds of spiders.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Many other spiders use their silk in different ways.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Some use their silk to make a home.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Some use silk to keep their baby spiderlings safe.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Some use their silk to wrap up their eggs.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Some use theirs to wrap up food.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Spiders come in all shapes and sizes.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58There's even a spider that can float on water.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01I think you'll agree that spiders
0:13:01 > 0:13:04are really very clever and useful creatures.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08So, next time you see a garden spider, don't be scared.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I'm not so bad, after all.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21I love that the baby spiders are called spiderlings. A great name!
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Skipper, it's time to check out this week's password.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29It's between the spider and the dolphin.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Hmm...that's interesting.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Dolphins use vibrations in the water to communicate.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39They make special vibration sounds in the water.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Which shall we choose, spider or dolphin?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- DOG WHINES - The dolphin? OK.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49You were right! I love dolphins, don't you?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Special Report!
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Jelly has a special report. Where is she today?
0:14:01 > 0:14:06This is special reporter Jelly, reporting for Green Balloon Club.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I'm here on the Moray Firth, in Scotland!
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Yes, and it's the furthest away place I've ever been to before.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18We're going to meet some of my friends, by the sea.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23If we're lucky we might see some of their special animal friends.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25So, come on, let's go!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Hello!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Hello, Finlay and Joseph. - Hi, Jelly.- Hi.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Hello, Miss Sky.- Hello, Jelly. - What are you all looking at?
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- We're looking for Nevis and Sundance.- Who're they?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Dolphins.- Ah! Dolphins?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45You're looking for dolphins?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I'm so excited, I've never seen a dolphin before.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Come on, come on.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- Aah, the beach is so pretty, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05But there's so much sea, I don't know how we will see the dolphins!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Well, we just have to look very carefully.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12What else can we see to make us know we've spotted dolphins?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Look for a really pointy nose, like this.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- Oh.- We have to look for a pointy fin, like a shark.- Huh!
0:15:20 > 0:15:24And two pointy-like flippers.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Dolphins really like diving in and out of the water, don't they?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- They only leap out. - Huh! They leap out!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Yeah, they're like a circle in the water.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- They only do that.- Like a curve.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47- You could take a closer look with us on the boat, Jelly.- Ah, a boat!
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I would love to go on a boat! Come on, then. Let's go.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01That's Sarah, she drives the boat.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Na-ha-ha!
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- Here we are on the boat, aren't we? - Yeah.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- We're spotting dolphins?- Yeah.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Joseph, you look that way.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18And, Finlay, you look that way.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I can see a dolphin's fin.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Can you?- Yeah.- Where? Point it to me.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27There.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32- There's a dolphin.- Look, they're really close, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- It's amazing!- Yeah.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I can't believe it.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Oh, hello!
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Oh, wow - dolphins!
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Thank you so much for letting me come on your boat
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- and introducing me to your dolphin friends.- That's OK, Jelly.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- That's OK.- Thank you very much.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07We will never forget them, will we?
0:17:07 > 0:17:12- No.- OK, I've got to go now, so bye-bye and see you soon.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Bye.- Bye.- Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Back to you in the green balloon. Up, up and away.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26# Splish, splash, I was taking a bath
0:17:26 > 0:17:30# All about a Saturday night, yeah
0:17:30 > 0:17:33# Rubbed up, just relaxing in the tub
0:17:33 > 0:17:35# Thinking everything was all right
0:17:35 > 0:17:39# There was Lollipop, Peggy Sue
0:17:39 > 0:17:42# Golly, Miss Molly was even there too
0:17:42 > 0:17:46# Well, splish, splash I forgot about the bath
0:17:46 > 0:17:49# I went and put my dancing shoes on, yeah
0:17:49 > 0:17:51# I was rollin' and a strollin'
0:17:51 > 0:17:52# Realin' with the feelin'
0:17:52 > 0:17:54# Movin' and a groovin'
0:17:54 > 0:17:56# Splishin' and a splashin'
0:17:56 > 0:17:57# Hey, yeah!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11# Yes, I was a splishin' and a splashin'
0:18:11 > 0:18:14# I was rollin' and a strollin'
0:18:14 > 0:18:18# Yeah, I was movin' and groovin' Woo!
0:18:18 > 0:18:21# I was reeling with the feeling Ha!
0:18:21 > 0:18:25# I was a rollin' and a strollin' Movin' with the groovin'
0:18:25 > 0:18:28# Splish, splash, yeah
0:18:28 > 0:18:30# Mmm, splishin' and a splashin'
0:18:30 > 0:18:34# One time, I was a splishin' and a splashin', woo-whee
0:18:34 > 0:18:36# I was movin' and a groovin'
0:18:36 > 0:18:39# Yeah, I was splishin' and splashin'. #
0:18:50 > 0:18:54I wish I could swim like a dolphin.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Me too. I love the way they jump about in the water.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02But why do they do that, Cat?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I don't know, perhaps they just enjoy it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09TRUMPET CALL I spy Green Balloon Club members.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12It must be time for the Spot of the Week.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15This week's Spot is... the primrose.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Let's get spotting.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- Here's some.- Here are some clues to help you find some.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31It is a small plant, as tall as your hand.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36The primrose is usually a creamy yellow colour.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39The leaves are egg shaped.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- The leaves look like they've been crumpled.- Yeah.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46The leaves look like a turtle's skin.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49The flowers are each on separate stalks.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52They go into a tube shape.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57This flower has five cream petals and a yellow part in the middle.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00And inside is the nectar.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06Only long-tongued insects can reach the nectar, like bees and moths.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08So, remember the clues.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12It's usually a creamy yellow colour.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15The leaves are egg-shaped.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19And it grows about as tall as your hand.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- So, now why don't you get spotting? - ALL: Bye!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Did you know "primrose" means "prima rosa"
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- in a type of language called Latin? - What does "prima rosa" mean?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34It means "first rose",
0:20:34 > 0:20:37as the primrose is one of the first flowers of spring,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39though it isn't actually a rose.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44That's very interesting, Lily-Rose. So, keep a lookout for a primrose.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47If you spot one you get a green star.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50We better hold on tight, we're coming in to land!
0:21:00 > 0:21:06- And when ever we land, it's... - ALL: Time for a song!
0:21:20 > 0:21:25# Make believe that I'm a mermaid in the water
0:21:25 > 0:21:30# Floating with more creatures than you've ever seen
0:21:30 > 0:21:36# Past the cockles and the crabs and baby lobster
0:21:36 > 0:21:42# It's like I'm living in some kind of aqua dream
0:21:42 > 0:21:47# Starfish twinkle on the shore
0:21:49 > 0:21:54# Hold my hand and we'll explore
0:21:54 > 0:22:00# Here we are with all our friends deep under water
0:22:00 > 0:22:05# Hear the silence in a world of blue and green
0:22:05 > 0:22:12# Swimming around with all the creatures under water
0:22:12 > 0:22:15# Let's go under the sea
0:22:15 > 0:22:18# And see what we'll see
0:22:23 > 0:22:29# Swimming out to sea, I'm playing with a dolphin
0:22:29 > 0:22:34# Passing whales and seals that smile and say, hello
0:22:34 > 0:22:40# Look out for jellyfish, be careful where we're going
0:22:40 > 0:22:45# A hungry shark might just be waiting down below
0:22:47 > 0:22:51# Ocean's beautiful and wide
0:22:52 > 0:22:58# So much life beneath the tide
0:22:58 > 0:23:03# Here we are with all our friends deep under water
0:23:03 > 0:23:09# Hear the silence in a world of blue and green
0:23:09 > 0:23:14# Swimming around with all the creatures under water
0:23:15 > 0:23:19# Let's go under the sea
0:23:19 > 0:23:22# And see what we'll see
0:23:24 > 0:23:27# Let's go under the sea. #
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Thanks for coming to fly with us today.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43See if you can spot a primrose.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Or a woodpecker.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Perhaps you could be a dolphin. - You could spot a spider.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- See you next week. - ALL: Bye!