0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's term time again
0:00:03 > 0:00:06and our four magicians have left school on a brand-new mission.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09But do you think you'd recognise them
0:00:09 > 0:00:11if they were outside the classroom?
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Do ya?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Now's your chance cos they're going deeper under cover.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22With new disguises, ambitious costumes and even taller tales.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25La-la-la-laaaa!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30This time we're taking unsuspecting kids out of school,
0:00:30 > 0:00:34piling them on coaches and sending them on school trips.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37They're off to visit some amazing locations where they'll
0:00:37 > 0:00:38witness incredible magic.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41I was like, "Oh, my gosh."
0:00:41 > 0:00:44And once again we're hiding secret cameras in every corner
0:00:44 > 0:00:48so you don't miss a trick on any school trip.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50The magic is bigger than ever.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Wow!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54It might be term time but school's out.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I can't believe our teachers did that.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58How long will it take before the classes shout...
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Hello, it's me, Ian. Welcome to Help! My School Trip Is Magic.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Our magicians are no longer supply teachers.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18They're now masquerading as staff in some popular attractions,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23and, because we know you know them, we've disguised them even more.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27We've secretly filmed the results with special hidden cameras.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Let's see what's coming up in today's show.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35John's performing some hairy magic at the wildlife park
0:01:35 > 0:01:39but when it becomes scary, will he make the class jump out their skins?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Katherine's got stainless steel skills
0:01:43 > 0:01:46but will she need to spoon feed you in tricks of the trade?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49You've been sending in clips of all your best magic tricks,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and later on I'll be picking my favourite.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53It's the Wannabe Wizards.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57And Fergus and James are tackling something tricky
0:01:57 > 0:01:58at the rugby stadium.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- What are you doing? - No just bear with me.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02But will they try the school trip's patience or will
0:02:02 > 0:02:04they score with some winning magic?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Do you think you'd be able to tell if your school trip was magic?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Do you?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Here's two titans of trickery, John and Fergus.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17They're a great double act
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and to celebrate their success John's got Fergus a present.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23But it's not just a pack of cards. In fact, not even.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It's a present that keeps on giving.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Oh, look, a lolly. Now you're talking.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33A crayon for scrawling autographs.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Where's all this stuff coming from?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38John likes to pack his tricks full of surprises
0:02:38 > 0:02:40but where are the cards?
0:02:40 > 0:02:44A magician needs those. Boom, there they are.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Fergus is impressed and there's even more spectacular
0:02:47 > 0:02:49tricks on the cards for this school trip.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55And here are the trippers now, stepping carefully onto this coach,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58ready for an outing that's going to leave them shouting.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02What their parents and teachers know, but they don't yet, is it's not
0:03:02 > 0:03:05just going to be a fun day out of school, it's going to be magic.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08They're going to have a wild time
0:03:08 > 0:03:12because they're off to Paradise Wildlife Park.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16It's got everything from meerkats to big cats including lions,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19leopards and tigers. But not this cat.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22She's not involved in this trick but she's having a fun day out
0:03:22 > 0:03:25with this new friend who's become a bit too attached.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Here's a cheetah.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29In order to help out magicians cheat the school kids,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31they're getting disguised.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35Fergus, that look is a keeper. Not sure about yours though, John.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Nor are they.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Meanwhile the coach is heading into the wilderness
0:03:40 > 0:03:43and these cheeky monkeys are looking forward to seeing the animals.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46It's going to be a day full of surprises.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Not least the magic, so let's get some inside information.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53I'm really excited about today because Fergus is going to be,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56er, performing out of his skin. Quite literally.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I'm involved in a trick with John. I can't possibly say what it is yet.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I'll just say this, it will involve my very best acting skills.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Those magicians are snakes in the grass. Especially John.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12He's a real Boa con trickster.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16The kids have arrived and they will soon be
0:04:16 > 0:04:19heading to the education room to see some magic.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22No worries, though, because our magicians have been keeping a lookout.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Like this owl, the kids are looking around, which gives Fergus and John
0:04:26 > 0:04:28enough time to get back to their camera hide.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33John's going to be a lone ranger for this bit once the kids have
0:04:33 > 0:04:35parked themselves down.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40It's grand to see you all. Have you been having a look round?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- ALL:- Yes.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Can tell me what animal you've seen so far? Put your hands up.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47They've seen a hairy lesser spotted magician
0:04:47 > 0:04:49but they haven't realised it yet.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- What have you seen, fella? - A zebra.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Wonderful, zebra, aren't they? Now, tell me something.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Does a zebra have white stripes on a black body or black stripes on a white body?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Ah, one of life's conundrums. As is, why is that empty cage there?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You know what, I don't know. I don't do zebras.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05I'm not into zebras. I've never worked with a zebra.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09He's never worked with any furry animals, unless you count Fergus. He's very hairy.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- What have you seen, lass?- The lions.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14You've seen a lion. Oh they're big beasts aren't they, the lion?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Big roary things. I like the lion.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- What have you seen, lad? - I've seen a monkey.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21You've seen a monkey. Well, now you're talking my language, lad.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Put your hands down, you're talking my language because here
0:05:24 > 0:05:28at the wildlife park I am what we call a primate expert.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31All right, that's what I do. I work with the primates.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33John evolved from a gorilla. Just not that long ago.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36You see your primates are your monkeys and your apes,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38and there's another thing that's a primate.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Have a guess what you think is a primate? Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Chimpanzee. - No there's something else, right.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45We are primates. In fact all my mates are primates.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49I'd like to demonstrate some of the characteristics that primates have
0:05:49 > 0:05:52and I need one of the teachers to come out and we're going
0:05:52 > 0:05:54to point a few things out. What's your name, fella?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Mr Bowman.- Mr Bowman, wonderful. Come out here. Give him a little round of applause.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03- That arrow is pointing at Mr Bowman. - If you just come and stand here, Mr Bowman, that's lovely.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I've washed my hair and I've got all dressed up today especially
0:06:06 > 0:06:09for this talk because they don't normally let me do them.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12They normally have proper people. I've never done a proper talk.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14That's because he doesn't even work here.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17What we're going to do, Mr Bowman, I'm going to point out
0:06:17 > 0:06:20some of the characteristics that we have with a primate.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22A primate has what we call opposable thumbs.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25That means our thumbs are opposite, opposing our fingers.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Have a look at that, Mr Bowman.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I don't love thumbs but I wouldn't say I'm opposed to them!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34So we can pick things up. That's what monkeys and apes can do. They can use tools.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Like a monkey wrench for example!
0:06:35 > 0:06:39And they can feed themselves and they can groom themselves as well.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42They do a lot of grooming. Because they've got their hands.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44They've got fingerprints.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Primates have fingerprints like us and fingernails.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49John's not being a cheeky monkey for a change. This is all true.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52But you can see here, Mr Bowman, he's groomed himself.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Look at the way he's trimmed that beautiful beard there.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Isn't that gorgeous, the way it's all lovely and smart?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00he's polished his suede shoes, he's done everything, you see.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01You can't polish suede shoes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05And I like to do the same thing. I like to groom myself.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10No, I do. On a morning I'll wash... Well, I won't wash my hair but I'll scrub up,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13I'll do me teeth, I'll get myself all grand smashingly shiny.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15What went wrong today, John?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18And one of my jobs, when I get here, after I groom myself, Mr Bowman,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I have to groom the animals and I have to groom the primates.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Now, to groom the primates I use this.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Now this is called the monkey brush.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Keep your eyes on that brush. Some magic coming up.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31No normal brush. You wouldn't use this on your hair.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Wouldn't use it on Mr Bowman's hair, cos it's quite stiff
0:07:33 > 0:07:36and if you have stiff bristles it gets all the hair
0:07:36 > 0:07:39off your monkey or your primate or your ape or whatever you're doing.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Now, Mr Bowman, can I ask you a question?- Sure, yeah.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Have you been anywhere near the primate enclosure?- Er, no.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49He's very sure about that.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Well that surprises me because I think you've walked past them,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56because if we just have a look and I give you a little brush like that,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58look how much hair, look at that.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02You've got all your monkey hair there, there's a little bit of spider monkey on there.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04And there's a little bit of the other monkey,
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I don't know the name of them all, I haven't been doing it long.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You've even got a monkey nut. You've got a little monkey peanut. They're lovely.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13How did all that get on there? The brush was empty.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16It must have gone on Mr Bowman's back. Let's get a rewind.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23The brush was empty, John rubbed it on the teacher's back
0:08:23 > 0:08:25and then it was covered in fur and a stray nut.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27You've got all your monkey hair there.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Honestly, you should watch what you're doing. Anyway, I groom the monkeys, right?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I groom them, I get all the hair and stuff off them -
0:08:33 > 0:08:35you need to get a good brush down, I'll tell you.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38The other thing that I do after I've groomed them is I'll feed them.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Who can tell me what you think a primate would eat?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Yes.- Fruit.- Fruit. Very good. They like their fruit.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Yes. Banana, they love their bananas, one of their favourite things
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and that's how I knew you'd been near the monkey enclosure.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56You see because, just behind your ear, you have got a banana.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Look at that.- He must have had it there for safe keeping.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02No wonder he couldn't here anything on the coach down here.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Absolutely ridiculous. I know. I don't know what you're doing with that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11The class can't believe it. That's not ape-propriate for a teacher.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Mr Bowman, you've been a wonderful primate.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Can you go back and sit down?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Give him a big round of applause, boys and girls. Wonderful.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20This isn't the school outing they'd been expecting.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22They don't know whether to laugh, cry or clap.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28John had two zoo tricks. One was nutty, the other was fruity.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Just behind your ear you have got a banana. Look at that.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32We'll put one of these bananas...
0:09:32 > 0:09:35And he's about to throw another banana skin in the mix.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Now Katherine is going to set you a magical challenge
0:09:41 > 0:09:42in tricks of the trade.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46If you fancy yourself as a magician here's some meal time magic
0:09:46 > 0:09:48your family will savour.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Katherine will show you how to get a spoon into a glass by using
0:09:51 > 0:09:54another spoon which is not allowed to leave the table.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59What is the scoop on this trick? Can you work out how to do it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Keep watching and you'll find out later in the show.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03It's going to be amazing.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08It's back to the wildlife park where our very own
0:10:08 > 0:10:11silverback has been a massive nana.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Just behind your ear you have got a banana. Look at that.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Will he slip up when the magic steps up?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I groom the primates, I feed the primates.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22The other thing we have to do is exercise the primates.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25We have to move them around. Sometimes we lend them to other zoos.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Another zoo will say, "I want a monkey," and I deal with that.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I'm the monkey man.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33We'll transport them from enclosure to enclosure.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Now, to transport your monkey or your primate, your ape,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40anything like that - not a human, we wouldn't transport a human in this -
0:10:40 > 0:10:43we use one of these. This is called a transport enclosure.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And note it's empty and has been there the whole time.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50You wouldn't put your chimp or your monkey in there for a long time
0:10:50 > 0:10:52because it's not very big, is it? That wouldn't be nice, no.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54We only put him there for a short period,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57when they're travelling from one enclosure to another.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59We have to do certain things to make sure the ape is happy.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03The first thing we'll do is put one of his favourite foods, which is...
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- Bananas.- That's right. We'll put one of these bananas in the little enclosure like that.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Let's hope the chimp magic goes right,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10otherwise John'll look like a right chump.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13And then once he's in we'll transport him.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15If it's at night-time he might have a sleep
0:11:15 > 0:11:18so if he wants to have a sleep, we'll cover him up,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21just like this, but to be honest we don't do that very often.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Oh, there's something in there, but it was empty!
0:11:24 > 0:11:26This is Charlie. Hello, Charlie.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Charlie's a silly gorilla, that's for sure.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Oh Charlie, boy.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33He's friendly. He's almost human.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35But human or not, how did he appear?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Say hello to Charlie. Give him a wave.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40The class are going ape.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43They're having the time of their wild life.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Now let's reveal the animal magic.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I didn't know you were in there, Charlie.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52He's having a sniff, he's having a sniff now.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Oh.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02I do have a confession to make. I'm not a real monkey.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Hold the front page(!).
0:12:04 > 0:12:06And I'm not a monkey either. My name's John.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11I'm Fergus and you have been set up by your school, by your teachers,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15by your parents and you're all going to be appearing on CBBC's
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Help! My School Trip Is Magic!
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Camera there! Camera there! Camera there!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29It was a hairy trick and one you could never ape at home
0:12:29 > 0:12:32but what did they think of the trick?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35It was very amazing. It shocked me.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37John's zookeeper kept them guessing.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40When he put the blanket on there was nothing inside the cage.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43But to be honest, we don't do that very often.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Then when he took it off, a big fat gorilla jumped out.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It jumped out and the class freaked out.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52My heart was in my throat.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54And Fergus was in the gorilla suit.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Magic. I can't... No, there's no words for it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It was a gorilla thriller and the school trip had no idea
0:13:03 > 0:13:05John was a magician or that Fergus was a gorilla.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10How long would it take for you to shout -
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Still to come, more cutlery and magic than you can handle
0:13:20 > 0:13:23when Kath reveals the secret in tricks of the trade.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Have you worked it out yet?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27I take my socks.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29And Fergus knocks their socks off at the rugby stadium
0:13:29 > 0:13:34but will his story wash or will they realise their school trip is magic?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38But first, we asked you to send in clips of yourself
0:13:38 > 0:13:41performing your best magic tricks.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44We received loads of clips from all over the country.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Each week I'll be choosing a favourite wannabe wizard
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and showing them to you guys.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Peter from Walthamstow has got two tricks and for the first he's
0:13:53 > 0:13:56taken a leaf out of Katherine's book and a drawer out of the kitchen.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Hello. Now I'm going to be showing you an amazing trick.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02We don't doubt that.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04With this cutlery drawer here.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08With one of the teaspoons from within it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I'm going to get one of them out.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Looks normal to me.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Now, I've got the teaspoon here. Now watch this.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19If you just, could you at home help me with this trick?
0:14:19 > 0:14:20You bet ya!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Just focus really hard on the spoon and imagine it bending?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Are you all doing that?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26And watch this.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Whoa, look at it, it's bending!
0:14:32 > 0:14:34If I click my fingers it stops bending.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- Now can you imagine this side starting to bend by itself?- OK.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Three, two, one, go.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42There it goes.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- It's moving... Can you now imagine this side start to bend?- Will do.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Three, two, one, go.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Whoa, look at it go.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Thank you very much, we have one amazing mind bent spoon.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- Thank you very much for helping at home.- You're welcome.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01And as promised, here's a second trick to bend your mind.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- I've got a short piece of rope. - Short, yeah.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06On his shoulder for safe keeping.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08A medium piece of rope.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Very medium. Well done, yeah.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11And a long piece of rope.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Long piece, got ya.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- They don't stretch or shrink much at all.- OK, got ya.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19What I'm going to do is arrange them in height order
0:15:19 > 0:15:22from the smallest, medium to large.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Now as they're different lengths they all start at the same place
0:15:27 > 0:15:29and finish at completely different places.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31We can definitely see that.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I'm going to take them up to the top, all up to the top
0:15:34 > 0:15:38so they all start and finish at about exactly the same place.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42If I click my fingers just like this
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- they start and finish exactly the same place.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46If I split them and pull
0:15:46 > 0:15:50they should be, almost, about exactly the same length.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Oh, wow, almost amazing but it gets even better.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58I've got one, two, three pieces of rope.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Now if I take one and put it over my shoulder
0:16:01 > 0:16:05and I've got the other two and I'm going to tie a knot.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08He's knot kidding. Knot as in rope.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10So now I've got one long piece of rope.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Both of them tied together.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Watch if I click my fingers then I can take...
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Whoa! How did he do that?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22So I've got a long piece of rope, a medium piece of rope.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Just like the start.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And a short piece of rope. Thank you very much.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28The pleasure is all twine.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Here's magician Fergus looking smart.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35He'd better not get ink on his clothes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Don't worry, it's a roller ball.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Wrong shaped ball for this trick, though.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Here's year four passing down the coach.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Their teachers and parents have body swerved the magical truth
0:16:49 > 0:16:50behind this school trip.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54The pupils think they're just having a welcome time out of school
0:16:54 > 0:16:56but the extra kick is that it's all one big trick.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01They're going to the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham Stadium.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Fergus is in the kit room.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07You don't find many rugby players putting on make up before games.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10He's also getting support from Welsh wizard, James.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15The coach full of rowdy would-be supporters is still on its way.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18So it's time to let off some steam with some clever wing play.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23High fives all round except they're getting their Twickers in a nist
0:17:23 > 0:17:25if you get my gist.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29And just in time. Here's the coach of kids.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31What can they expect? Let's hear James' pitch.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36We're about to tackle some rugby inspired magic.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Hope they're better at tackling tricks.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42The class is in the museum learning about this tough sport.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Will this be our magicians' toughest assignment yet?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49The hidden cameras are set.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52There's not even time to try a line out.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Let's hope they don't get found out.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58My name is Arthur Time. I work here at the stadium.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Arthur Time. He's having a laugh. Nice Irish accent, though.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06The stadium's been here for over 100 years.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- True.- It's the home of Rugby Union.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12We have 55 games a year here at the stadium.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Also true but Fergus' game is magic.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Isn't that cool?
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Yeah.- Cool but Fergus is sweating, hoping he doesn't get rumbled.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Now my role is kind of, I'm a bit of a handy man, a bit diverse.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I get called in for all sorts of jobs.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I do things from the fixing, the DIY stuff.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I do lots of kit and washing. I polish boots.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Er, occasionally I even have to do the dishes for the players.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Do the dishes?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Fergus is hoping to clean up in the world of magic.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Now the biggest problem with the washing is the socks
0:18:44 > 0:18:48because of something called the odd sock problem.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Who here has heard of the odd sock problem?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Who hasn't?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Loads of you. Wow. And it is the bane of my life.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I put the socks into the wash in pairs and then I come out
0:19:02 > 0:19:05and I've always got one odd sock.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Who here has had this? That's right. All of yous.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Pretty much anyway. Most of yous.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I'm going to demonstrate that now with two baskets.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Two empty baskets.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- Do you want to see it?- Yes!
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Right. So imagine now I take my socks, I separate them.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24There's two yellows.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I do it again. Another pair of socks.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28In go the blues.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Another pair of socks.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Whites with dark? You're a renegade.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Now obviously these... - Splitting up the reds.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- ..but imagine now that... - In go the pinks.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40One washing machine here, one washing machine here.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44And then another white pair. A yellow pair. A fascinated stare.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Blue then pink. All separated.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50One sock in each basket.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56Now, we're going to introduce the odd sock.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00The washing machine's favourite. Kept it in a handy display case.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05This is bad news. Upsets my washing all the time.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Which basket would you like the sock to go into?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10This one or this one? Make noise so for this one?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13They can do better than that.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14- This one? - ALL:- Yeah!
0:20:14 > 0:20:18They've had a free choice and they seem very keen on that one.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21So the sock goes in to that basket.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25So there is now one extra sock in this basket.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29If I pair up all the socks I'll be left with one extra sock.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Right?- ALL:- Yes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Here is the strange, annoying, inexplicable thing
0:20:35 > 0:20:37about the odd sock problem.
0:20:37 > 0:20:43Look. In here we have one pair. We have another pair.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45He's making pairs from the socks in the basket.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47There's going to be an odd red in the end.
0:20:47 > 0:20:54And we have one final pair and the odd sock is totally gone.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58What? That defies all logic known to human kind. Where's it gone?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But then, that's the thing.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03My washing machine over here, which is actually a basket.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05He's going to make pairs out of that basket.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09We have another pair. We have another pair.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12They can see where this is going. Doesn't mean they can work it out, though.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15And look, can you see at the bottom of that basket...
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Here it comes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19..is the one odd sock.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23That is one odd trick. The class can't contain their confusion.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And that is why I keep...
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Fergus can, however, contain his tricky sock.
0:21:29 > 0:21:37..in this little container so it doesn't ever upset my washing. Now.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39You might think that statue behind Fergus
0:21:39 > 0:21:42is rugby players at a line out. You'd be wrong.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44They're hanging their socks out on the line.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Fergus put his magical reputation on the line, too, when he aired his
0:21:48 > 0:21:52dirty linen in public but he was about to shock the class with a sock.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Who here has heard of the odd sock problem?
0:21:56 > 0:21:59He unpaired the multicoloured socks,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02he then added in one red one into the left basket.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05So the sock goes in to that basket.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07But that's when things got really odd
0:22:07 > 0:22:09because the spare red sock ended up in the right-hand basket.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12..is the one odd sock.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14That wrong footed them
0:22:14 > 0:22:17but this trickster is about to step up and change up a gear.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- What are you doing? - No just bear with me.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21You're not going to open it with your feet, are you?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Now it's time for Katherine to reveal
0:22:25 > 0:22:27the secret in Tricks of the Trade.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Katherine will show you how to get this spoon into a glass
0:22:30 > 0:22:33using another spoon which is not allowed to leave the table.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Do you try and lever the spoon off the table with the other spoon?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43No. Do you move the glass under the spoon?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47No, you have to use the big spoon.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52Here's how. Place the spoon in a line next to the glass.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Put the end of the big spoon under the head of the little spoon
0:22:56 > 0:22:59then knock the head of that spoon firmly.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Watch this. Let's get a rewind.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Put the big spoon end under the little spoon head
0:23:07 > 0:23:09and knock the spoon head firmly.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12That trick will make your mates flip.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Back to the rugby stadium and if the first half was hard to follow
0:23:21 > 0:23:23it's time to call on our super sub.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Our man from the Valleys, James, and his Welsh rugby shirt.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29Thank you so much, thank you.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Right, now as Arthur's just said we both work in the laundry
0:23:34 > 0:23:37but it's not just socks, even though that is crazy.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39That's just... I have no idea.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43We've also had to deal with lots of other bits of kit. Mainly shirts.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48As you may know next year we are holding the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49True enough.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52So you can imagine there's shirts from all over world.
0:23:52 > 0:23:5420 teams, in fact.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57So we thought we'd play a game with you today, now, where we'd show you
0:23:57 > 0:24:01a shirt and you've got to try and figure out which country it's from.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- Does that sound fun?- ALL:- Yes!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05It does sound fun. I'm going to play along.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Well we've got the shirts here in this box
0:24:07 > 0:24:09so if we start with the first one...
0:24:09 > 0:24:11James is about to get shirty. I can feel it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Actually it's, er... - Here we go.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Yeah it's er...- I got it. It's a bit of a knack, this one.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17It's stuck. Have you got it?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Fergus can't open that box, either.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22We're going to cover up the box for now
0:24:22 > 0:24:24and we'll try a little something else.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26We'll get to that in a second. What are you doing?
0:24:26 > 0:24:27No just bear with me.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29What is James up to? The class don't know.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32You're not going to open it with your feet, are you?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34James is struggling to open the box with his feet!
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Now, er, we're going to bring out some shirts, that's what we were
0:24:38 > 0:24:41going to do, but instead of that I'll just name you some, er...
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Hang on. James has changed strip.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47In fact he's changed into Katherine.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Who plays in a white shirt?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Fergus seems not to have noticed.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54There's a couple. There's a couple of teams.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55They know the answer to that
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- but they want to know the answer to what's going on?- Very good.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02The Katherine's out of the bag. But where's James gone?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Enough of Fergus' shirt quiz. It's quizzical looks all round.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11- Yes. New Zealand. That's... Who are you?- I'm Katherine.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- That's right and I'm Fergus but where's James?- I don't know.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It's time to blow the whistle on this magical game.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Maybe he's in the box. - He can't be, can he?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Yay.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Oh, sorry about that, everybody.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24He can, but how?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27And he's swapped shirts too, from red to blue.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29But at least you've now seen all the shirts
0:25:29 > 0:25:32represented by the British and Irish Lions.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37We've got Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, but we are not lions.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39But we are lying.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44- They are lying, all right, those dirty rotters.- We are magicians.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47They can't believe they've been duped.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51And all of you have been set up by your teachers, by your parents,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55by your schools and there's a camera there, there's a camera there,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58there's a camera there, you're all going to be on CBBC's
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Help! My School Trip Is Magic!
0:26:00 > 0:26:01SCREAMING AND CHEERING
0:26:04 > 0:26:07All the home nations in total elation.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10The magic involved changing strip
0:26:10 > 0:26:13but let's hear from the spectators on the school trip.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17I thought, "How did that happen?"
0:26:17 > 0:26:20What a shock. Who'd have thought you could do magic with a sock?
0:26:20 > 0:26:26At the bottom of that basket is the one odd sock.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30The sock going from one basket to the other basket was amazing
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- cos I didn't see how it happened. - They didn't see this coming either.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Fergus couldn't get the box of shirts open
0:26:35 > 0:26:38so James tried to get better leverage.
0:26:38 > 0:26:44When he put the blue curtain up, he went down then this lady appeared.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47In a late substitution Katherine appeared
0:26:47 > 0:26:49and James disappeared into the sin bin.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55They opened the box and he was dressed in this different outfit.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Not a Jack in the box but a Jim and he was now wearing a Scotland shirt.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Yay.- Oh, sorry about that, everybody.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05No-one apart from real magicians could do that.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08They tackled it with aplomb
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and their class never suspected their school trip was magic.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Four great shirts, four great teams.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24I do like this one but it makes me look a little cross.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27See you later but until then, if you're on a school trip
0:27:27 > 0:27:31and you think something magic's going on, maybe you'll find yourself shouting...
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Help! My School Trip Is Magic!