0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's term time again
0:00:03 > 0:00:07and 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 > 0:00:12if they were outside the classroom? Do you?
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Now's your chance, cos they're going deeper undercover with
0:00:17 > 0:00:21newer disguises, ambitious costumes and even taller tales.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# La, la, la, laaaa! #
0:00:26 > 0:00:29This time, we're taking unsuspecting kids out of school,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33piling them on coaches and sending them on school trips.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36They're off to visit some amazing locations where they'll
0:00:36 > 0:00:39witness incredible magic.
0:00:39 > 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 > 0:00:47so you don't miss a trick on any school trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49The magic is bigger than ever.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Wow!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53It might be term time, but school's out.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55I can't believe our teachers did that.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58How long will it take before the classes shout...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Help! My school trip is magic!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Hello, it's me, Ian, and welcome to Help! My School Trip Is Magic.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Our magicians are no longer supply teachers,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16they are now gallivanting as staff in some popular attractions
0:01:16 > 0:01:21and because we know you know them, we've disguised them even more.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24We've secretly filmed the results with special hidden cameras.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28The magicians are visiting a museum full of children's stuff today.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31When I was a child I had an invisible friend,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34though I did eventually realise that he wasn't real.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38You're not real, you're imaginary.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Here's what's coming up.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Stop pushing me!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50I'll show you this. What do you think it is now?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52John's origami bird trick unfolds nicely,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54but will it set the class' hearts a-fluttering?
0:01:54 > 0:01:59- ALL:- Woooo! - Look at that.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Fergus is raring to let you know the paper tearing secret,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04in Tricks of the Trade.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09You've been sending in clips of all your best magic tricks
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and later on I'll be picking my favourite -
0:02:11 > 0:02:14it's the Wannabe Wizards.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17And Katherine's at the castle with a trick you'll GLOVE
0:02:17 > 0:02:20involving super sharp magic with swords.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22You see, she's balancing on three swords now.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24It's totally safe, cos she's, like, trained!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Do you think you'd be able to tell if your school trip was magic?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Do you?!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35It's John and James, your friends and mine,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38though sometimes James can be full of it.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41No, really. And John's been known to empty a room,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43but they always leave happy.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45And this is Year 6,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48they're happy they're leaving the classroom for the day.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51They think they're going on a regular school trip,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53but it's all one big game.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56The parents and teachers are in on it, but the pupils don't know
0:02:56 > 0:02:58they're going to experience magical malarkey.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02They do know they're off to...
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Inside is a collection dating from the 1600s
0:03:07 > 0:03:11including dolls, stuffed toys and bears,
0:03:11 > 0:03:16right up to the latest hi tech video games. Ask a grown-up.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20The magicians are getting dressed up so they don't get recognised.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Oh, don't scare the kids!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Whoa, that toy coach is super realistic...
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Oh, wait, no, it's an actual one, sorry.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Full of pupils who love toys, but our magicians are toying with them
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and they've brought a friend to play too.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Say hello, say hello. - Hello.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Not you.- Oh, sorry.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39They'll soon be saying "hello" to the school trippers,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41cos they've rocked up outside.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Where did James and John go?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45There they are, under that arrow.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51They better get a move on, cos the kids are darting in.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55They're keen to see the toys enjoyed by previous generations.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58John enjoys playing the fool.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01This time, he's playing a museum curator.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Cameras are rolling in the education room
0:04:03 > 0:04:06and it's time to roll the dice, as here come Year 6 now.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Hello, boys and girls. - ALL: Hello!
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Hello. Lovely. My name is Stanley.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Stanley Still, that's my name. You can call me Stan if you want to.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Stan Still?! He's wrong-footed them with his alter ego.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21And I work here. I love it - I love toys, I love games,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I love all that exciting stuff. It's brilliant, ain't it?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Do you all have toys? - ALL: Yeah.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oh, I love toys, I love toys. And we've got toys and games
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and costumes and puppets from all over the world here,
0:04:31 > 0:04:32going right back to 1600.
0:04:32 > 0:04:351600, that's before I was even born.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- THEY LAUGH - That tickled them.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39No, it's hard to believe!
0:04:39 > 0:04:40I'm going to tell you about
0:04:40 > 0:04:42something really close to my heart!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I'm really into origami.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Yeah, no...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Honestly, before I actually started working here,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I used to run a little origami factory, you know, up in Leeds.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53And it was lovely.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I mean, unfortunately it folded in 2003,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57cos, you know, the financial thing
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and the price of paper went up and all that.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Oh, it was a disaster, it really was.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05An origami joke, and topical too. He's going to have me in CREASES.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08But I still love origami. Who knows what origami is?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Yes, young lass, aye? - Origami is when you fold paper.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14You're right, it's paper folding. Do you know where it comes from?
0:05:14 > 0:05:16The paper folding thing? Where's it come from?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Japan, that's right. It's an art, it's an art to paper fold.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It comes from Japan, very good. I've got a few simple ones here.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24See if you can work this one out.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Anybody know what that might be?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Oh, look at you with all your hands up
0:05:28 > 0:05:30as soon as I show you one of them.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- It's a frog.- It IS a frog,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and if you just touch his back like that he'll jump, look.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Not magic, but clever nonetheless.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- I can't do frog noises... - HE MIMICS A FROG BADLY
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I can't do frog noises. Look at that one, what's that?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- A boat.- That's right, it's a boat.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I don't do boat noises either, cos, you know...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47And that one won't jump. Oh, it does!
0:05:47 > 0:05:49And now, look.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Have a look at that one.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52See if you can tell me what you think that is.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Yes, at the back? - Is it a cat?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57It IS a cat! Exactly, it's a little pussy cat.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Just the head, not the body.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Now, anybody know what this one is?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Of course you don't! Do you know why you don't know what it is?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Put your hands down. You can't know what it is, it's not finished!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11By the time it's finished, it'll be magic!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13It's not finished yet, but I'm going to finish it
0:06:13 > 0:06:14and then you'll know what it is.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17You'll be very excited. If I just do a little fold there...
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- HE WHISTLES - Like that, that's lovely.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21And then a little fold here like that,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23just down there like that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Now watch, I'll show you this. What do you think it is now?
0:06:26 > 0:06:27THEY SHOUT THE ANSWER
0:06:27 > 0:06:29It's a bird. A crane is a posh word, yes. A posh bird.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Do you think that's quite realistic? - Yeah.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Listen, you can hear it singing. Listen.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35HE SQUAWKS
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Sounds more like a pterodactyl with a cold.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41And some terrific magic about to take off, keep watching.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42It doesn't look very real,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44but if I put it in this cage,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46I think you'll find that it looks a lot realer.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Look, if I just put it in here, look.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- THEY WHOOP - Wow, I can hardly
0:06:50 > 0:06:53believe it and nor can they! Let's get a replay.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Yep, it went in a paper bird
0:06:57 > 0:06:59and turned into a real one!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Origami? More like, "Oh, my goshi!"
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Look at that. Come on out fella, come on out.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09He's definitely real. Well, knock me down with a feather!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Do you want a little to eat? Good boy, yes, good boy.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Isn't he lovely?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I'm just giving him a bit of his food, he loves that.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18It's given the class plenty of food for thought.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's a new technique we've just developed.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It's a new type of origami paper, special type of origami paper.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I'll just put you back in there,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27you just nip back into your house there, go on.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29If this origami sounds barmy, it's cos it is!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32But the trippers are still sold on John's folds.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Anybody know what that might be?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36First he showed them some he'd made earlier.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Rrrup, rrrup! I can't do frog noises.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41He finished a paper bird and made it fly.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44If I just put it in here... Look, look at that.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48This school trip can hit great heights but James will be flying by
0:07:48 > 0:07:52the seat of his pants when he lights up the room with his box of tricks.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54THEY SCREAM
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Now, Fergus is going to set you a magical challenge
0:08:00 > 0:08:01in Tricks of the Trade.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04If you fancy yourself as a magician, here's a trick you can
0:08:04 > 0:08:05try on your mates.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Fergus will show you how to rip a piece of paper like this
0:08:08 > 0:08:12into three pieces by only holding two of the corners.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Sounds easy, right? Not unless you know how.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Fergus does really, but can you work out how to do it?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Keep watching, cos he'll share his magic tear.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23It's a ripper of a trick.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29It's back to the Museum of Childhood where John has had the class
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and this bird in the palm of his hand.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Rrrup, rrrup! I can't do frog noises!
0:08:34 > 0:08:37It's now time for James to play some magical games
0:08:37 > 0:08:39and make up some silly names.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Hello.- ALL: Hello.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Hello, are you having a good day so far?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44ALL: Yes.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Excellent. Well, my name is Ian Sideout.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Told you, Ian Sideout. James! Little in-joke there.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I've been working here at the museum for quite a while
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and I'm in charge of technical development.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Obviously, Stan has just shown you some of the things we do
0:08:57 > 0:09:00with origami and part of my job is to push things to the next level.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Including the truth.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I've got this with me today, our origami development tool.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Now, if we open this up, you can see there's not actually
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- much to see at the moment. - There's nothing in it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14But trust me,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17it gets very exciting when we start adding some origami to it.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19They trust him? I wouldn't.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Would you like to see it work? - ALL: Yes.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Excellent, OK.- They're about to see a magician at work.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29So, if I just come round the back like so...
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Perfect. Now, can you all see my hands?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- ALL: Yes.- Fantastic. Can you see them a bit clearly now?
0:09:35 > 0:09:36ALL: Yes.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39OK, we'll make some origami inside this box.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Now, if I take a piece of paper like this,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47just pop it inside and I'm going to make some folds now.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50The school trippers are waiting to see the drama unfold.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Can we see the paper?
0:09:52 > 0:09:53- ALL: Yes.- Perfect.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56So what we're going to do is we try
0:09:56 > 0:10:00and make one fold like that, can you see that?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01ALL: Yes.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Excellent. And we're just going to do the other fold like so.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Can you see that? - ALL: Yes.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Can't see where this is going, though.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And the last fold will make that shape.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- It's starting to take shape. - Now...
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Here's a little heads up - it's a teddy.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Who can tell me what that looks like? What is it?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Everybody on three. One, two, three.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- ALL: Bear. - It's a teddy bear!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25And it'll be a bear without compare in a minute.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30And if we just now switch the machine on,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33like so, I think...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35If we just give that a few seconds to develop.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Develop? What's going on?
0:10:38 > 0:10:42That origami teddy bear should now turn into a regular teddy bear.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Isn't that amazing?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48It was barely there and now it's a real bear.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Have a little look at that.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Pass it around, make sure it's all very real.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Real magic, but it's going to go from furry to scary.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59The teddy's being passed around and so is some conspiratorial chatter.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Have they unfolded James' identity?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Is that a real teddy bear? - ALL: Yes.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Can I see it? Excellent, let me see that.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Let me just pop that up there. There we go.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13He's put it up there so he doesn't forget it for his bedtime later.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Did you enjoy that? - ALL: Yes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18How's about we try this with something a little bit bigger?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Shall we try it with something bigger?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Bring it on.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24If I come round here, turn the light on,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- can you see my hands again? - ALL: Yes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Excellent.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Remember, there's nothing in the light box other than his hands.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33And if we take this piece of paper.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35And now a piece of paper.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38So if I just hold it there, can you see the piece of paper?
0:11:38 > 0:11:39ALL: Yes.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Now we're going to put it right in this corner over here
0:11:42 > 0:11:43and we're going to do our first fold.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47This is a valley fold. So we just open it up like that.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50That IS a valley fold. Perhaps a Welsh valley fold.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Can you all see that? - ALL: Yes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Fantastic. And we're going to do the second fold, which makes it
0:11:55 > 0:11:57a little bit longer again.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59How's he making all that out of one piece of paper?
0:11:59 > 0:12:02And you'll see it's got an interesting shape now on the top.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05We're going to make that slightly more interesting.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Looks like a bit of leg!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09And James is definitely pulling theirs.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11And that forms the shape of a kind of mountain, doesn't it?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13The tension is mounting.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Last fold, like so...
0:12:16 > 0:12:20What does that look like? On three. One, two, three.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- ALL: A lady. - It's a lady, excellent!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25A better silhouette than they'd expected, and given what
0:12:25 > 0:12:29happened with the teddy bear, they don't dare look away.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Now, obviously this is a slightly more complex item, so it takes
0:12:33 > 0:12:35a little bit longer to develop.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39And hopefully if the machine has done its job,
0:12:39 > 0:12:44then we should be able to turn that origami into a real...
0:12:44 > 0:12:47THEY SCREAM
0:12:47 > 0:12:50No way, a real life lady appeared from nowhere!
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Isn't that amazing?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Would you like to give her a round of applause?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57APPLAUSE
0:12:57 > 0:13:00What a shocker, the class are in a flap.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03That was smashing, that were grand, weren't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Now, did you all enjoy that demonstration?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- ALL: Yes.- Fantastic.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Right, enough of the messing, it's time for confessing.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Well, that just leaves one thing for us to tell you
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and that is the fact that the bird was real
0:13:15 > 0:13:16and the lady is real,
0:13:16 > 0:13:18but we're not real.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Well, we ARE real, but we're not really origami experts.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25No, we're not. And I don't really talk like that.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27No, he doesn't. In fact, we're magicians
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- and my name's not Ian, it's James. - And I'm John.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33And you've all been set up by your parents and teachers and you're
0:13:33 > 0:13:38being filmed on cameras there and there and there
0:13:38 > 0:13:42for CBBC's Help! My School Trip Is Magic!
0:13:42 > 0:13:44THEY SCREAM
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You don't get origami tricks like that on pay-per-view.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51What view did the pupils have on proceedings?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I thought it was amazing.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59John placed his paper bird in and it became a feathered friend.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Look at that.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03A yellow bird just came out of nowhere.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07James made an origami bear that was beyond compare.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10It was really surprising there was a teddy bear there,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13cos he showed us at the start that there was nothing there.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15The magic improved fourfold
0:14:15 > 0:14:18when James unveiled a silhouette of a woman.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22He opened the hatch of the door and it's just turned into a real lady.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It was all over when the real lady sprang from the box.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I was just really shocked and I was amazed.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31I'd give that paper folding trick an A1.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34And the class didn't see it coming.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Still to come...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Fergus reveals his ripping secret in Tricks of the Trade.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Have you worked it out yet?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51And wait until you see how edgy Katherine's magic is
0:14:51 > 0:14:53with these swords.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Now, we take one sword away.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Don't try this at home or castle.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02But first, we asked you to send in clips of yourselves
0:15:02 > 0:15:05performing your best magic tricks.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08We received loads of clips from all over the country.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Each week, I'll be choosing
0:15:10 > 0:15:11a favourite Wannabe Wizard
0:15:11 > 0:15:14and showing them to you guys.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16My Wannabe Wizard this time
0:15:16 > 0:15:17is AJ from Worcester.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19He's got tricks with elastic bands
0:15:19 > 0:15:21that will expand your mind.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24So, for the first part of the trick I'm just going to put the
0:15:24 > 0:15:27rubber band around my first two fingers, just like that.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Got it.- And I'm just going to stretch them out a bit.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I'm going to make them jump to the other two fingers.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- You ready?- We're ready.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Whoa! Let's get a re-ping.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42There it goes from those two fingers to the other two, but there's more.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Now, time for the hard part of this...
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Well, just to make it a bit tricky for myself.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49So I'll put this yellow barrier on top
0:15:49 > 0:15:52so now the rubber band can't get out.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53It's not going anywhere.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Just like that. So now I'll just stretch it out and...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58He's never going to do this.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I can make it jump, still jump to the other two fingers.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03That magic knows no bands! I mean bounds.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Now, I'm going to add this rubber band here,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10so I've got yellow on these two fingers and orange on these two.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12He's going for the hat-trick.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14A really complicated switch.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15You ready?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Wow, they've switched places!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20And that is the end of a magic trick.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21HE SNIFFS
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Hang on! Where did that go?! Let's get another rewind.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29It's disappeared! A trick not to be sniffed at.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32This is Katherine, she's an ace magician
0:16:32 > 0:16:34and a great school trip's on the cards.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I'm a big fan of her work.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39No time to show off, though -
0:16:39 > 0:16:41it's time to throw a curve ball at the castle.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47This is Year 4 and 5 getting on the coach.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49They're ready for a trip back in time,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52but this will be a school outing that will go down in history.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55That's because it's going to be magic!
0:16:55 > 0:16:58They've been kept in the dark for ages by their parents
0:16:58 > 0:17:02and teachers, so all they know is they're off to Leeds Castle.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05And to confuse them further, it's not in Leeds, it's in Kent.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09The castle was a Norman stronghold and then a royal palace
0:17:09 > 0:17:12and was, for 300 years, the home of kings and queens of England.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15It's the kind of history you couldn't make up.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19And here's our magician getting made-up to look historical.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The castle's been associated with six queens of England,
0:17:22 > 0:17:23so who's Katherine?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I'm playing Catherine of Aragon today who was the first wife
0:17:26 > 0:17:29of King Henry VIII and she lived in this very castle,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31so I'm feeling very regal.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33The first of Henry's six wives
0:17:33 > 0:17:35and this class are going to have the time of their lives,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39but they're still travelling in their coach without horses.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42While our queen of magic sashays around the grounds
0:17:42 > 0:17:44getting into character.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46She'd better get indoors pronto,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49cos the carriages have arrived.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Katherine's turned from queen to lady-in-waiting as the cameras
0:17:52 > 0:17:56are set and the kids are traipsing in through the Tudor halls.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Here they come now,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01ready to see a magician playing a tour guide, playing a queen.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04But it's going to be the best thing they've ever seen.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07FRENCH ACCENT: Hello, boys and girls.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08- ALL:- Hello. - Hello, bonjour.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Zut alors, what's with the accent? - My name is Miss Terri.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Hang on a second, did she just say her name was mystery?!
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It's a mystery how she gets away with it!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I'd like to welcome you to the castle.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23You can see it is very, very old here, you know?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26It was built 900 years ago by the Normans and there has been six
0:18:26 > 0:18:29royal queens that have lived in this castle.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31I am dressed as one today.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34The class are relieved they are not her normal threads.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35Can you guess who I am? Yes?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- Elizabeth. - No, I'm not Elizabeth.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Yeah, Mary.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44No, I am the first wife of King Henry VIII, do you know who that is?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Yes?- Catherine.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Oh, well done, that's very good. I'm dressed as Catherine of Aragon
0:18:50 > 0:18:53who is the first wife of King Henry VIII.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Katherine is playing Catherine, who'd have thought it?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58I feel very lucky to work here, it is
0:18:58 > 0:19:01my job to restore all the old artefacts that we have.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03She's certainly being arty with the facts.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I have brought some special things today to show you
0:19:06 > 0:19:09in this antique box.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I wear this glove to protect the old artefacts, cos obviously
0:19:13 > 0:19:15they are very precious and we don't want to damage them.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I'm going to throw you down a magical gauntlet -
0:19:17 > 0:19:19keep watching that glove.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I just take out the first one.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26As I say, I have to be very, very gentle when I take it out like this.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Katherine's reaching in to get the artefact.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And I show you here, so...
0:19:34 > 0:19:37What's she got? Hang on, a gold glove's what she's got.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Didn't she have a white one on just now?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Let's get a rewind.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Yeah, I thought as much.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49This is the attire that the knight would have used in the Tudor times,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51most probably in the War of the Roses....
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- I think some of them have noticed. - ..would wear things like this.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56The accent's not convincing,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58but the magic is, as nobody's said anything yet.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I'd like to show you something else.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02She's going into that box again.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I wonder what other magic lies within?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I wonder how many lies Katherine will let out.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The suspicious school trippers are watching her closely.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I've got my beady eye on her too.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16We have to make sure that they are protected all the time.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Wow, Katherine's glove was gold, it's now purple!
0:20:20 > 0:20:23But have the class spotted that this trip is not what it seems?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26We have here a goblet that belonged to King Edward I.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29This was one of his favourite residences.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33He's definitely wondering what's going on.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I have one last thing to show you.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It's all about that glove.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41This is a candlestick holder.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44No way, the glove's white again, you've got to love that!
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Which they would've used in those days,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49cos what did they not have? Anyone know?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Electricity. - Electricity, very good.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53They're answering her questions,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56but they're too shocked to ask any of their own.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58So you can see there is a lot, a lot,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02a lot of treasure trove inside this beautiful box that I have.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04And presumably a lot of gloves now.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Katherine blew their socks off with her glove-changing trick.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10A white gloved hand went in,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13a gold one came out.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16It went back in and emerged purple.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17One last time and it was all white -
0:21:17 > 0:21:21in fact it was more than all white, it was brilliant!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23The gloves might be off, but this next trick must be handled
0:21:23 > 0:21:26with care, as the magic gets even edgier.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Very good.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Now it's time for Fergus to reveal the secret in Tricks of the Trade.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Fergus will show you how to rip a piece of paper like this
0:21:37 > 0:21:41into three pieces, by only holding two of the corners.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Do you pull it with all your might?
0:21:45 > 0:21:48No, that won't work.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Do you get a friend to help?
0:21:50 > 0:21:54No way, that's cheating! Get out, Katherine.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's simple, when you know the secret.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58First you have to hold the
0:21:58 > 0:22:00centre piece of the paper with your mouth.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Good job I do the talking bit for this, eh?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Then still holding the two corners, just pull.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Never said you couldn't use your mouth, did we?!
0:22:11 > 0:22:14It's a cheeky one that will have your mates open-mouthed
0:22:14 > 0:22:16at your audacity.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Get that man a glass of water!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25It's back to the castle where our Queen Catherine is ready to
0:22:25 > 0:22:27do some right royal magic.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I don't know if you've noticed, there is a moat travelling
0:22:31 > 0:22:34all around the outside of the castle. Have you seen it?
0:22:34 > 0:22:35- ALL:- Yes.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It travels all around the outside and it was there to protect
0:22:38 > 0:22:41everyone from knights that would come and attack the castle.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45And you know in 1139, the castle was besieged by a man called
0:22:45 > 0:22:50Stephen of Blois and he was the grandson of William the Conqueror.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52All absolutely true.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Can you imagine what sort of things would they have used,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56the knights, to fight people?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Some cutting insults?- Armour.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Excellent, very good,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03they would've had armour to protect themselves. What else?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Would they use bow and arrows?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07They would've used bow and arrows. Very, very good. Yes?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Um, daggers and knives?
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Yes, they would have used knife and what do we call a very big knife?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- What do we call this?- A sword. - A sword, excellent.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17This class are sharp!
0:23:17 > 0:23:21So you can see behind me, I have three very big swords.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25These are Arabian swords, they're very, very strong.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Some super strong magic coming up.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30And I'm going to have my friend Tipi come up and help me.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32And also two other friends of mine.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37Here come some of Katherine's loyal subjects to do her magical bidding.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42And we will demonstrate to you quite how strong these swords are, OK?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44These are trained magicians, do not
0:23:44 > 0:23:48play with swords at home or in your own castle, if you have one.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- In battles...- They can't look. - And also it was said...
0:23:51 > 0:23:54The pupils can't believe what they've sword! I mean seen.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I'm always mixing them up.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00These swords were a gift to King Henry VIII by an Arabian prince.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- He's trying to work it out. - Thank you, guys.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06This trick is in the balance.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- So how are you feeling, Tipi? - Good.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10You're feeling OK? Tipi is feeling good.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12A relief to everyone in the room.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15You see she's balancing on three swords now.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Already amazing.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Katherine's incredibly removing one of the swords.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Now we take one sword away.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Katherine's queenish and they're squeamish.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30So she is balancing on only two swords.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Hey, guys, Madame two swords? Anyone?!
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Tipi is feeling OK, yes? - Yep.
0:24:35 > 0:24:36Course she's OK,
0:24:36 > 0:24:38she gets a lie down for this bit.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44She can't be about to balance on just one sword, though, can she?
0:24:46 > 0:24:47Easy does it.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I take the second sword, as well.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54It's impossible and yet they can all see it!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56You see, nothing underneath.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58You can see quite how strong the swords are -
0:24:58 > 0:25:00so, so strong. Here we go.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04This trick is tiptop and the absolute pinnacle of this trip.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06She's able to balance on only one sword.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- How do you feel, Tipi? - Good.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Good, shall we give Tipi a big round of applause? Very good.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13APPLAUSE
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Thank you, Tipi. - Bravo for her bravery.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Thank you. So, can you imagine in those days...
0:25:18 > 0:25:22She's being taken off and the class can't take their eyes off.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26You see those swords are very, very strong, never bend.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30But do you know what? I have been bending the truth just a little bit.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Understatement of the 16th century.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35My name is not Miss Terri.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37There goes the mystery.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40My name is Katherine.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43The silver doubloon has dropped!
0:25:43 > 0:25:46And you've all been set up by your teachers and your parents
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and you're being filmed right now.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50There's a camera over there, over there,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52and there's a camera over there
0:25:52 > 0:25:56and you're going to be on CBBC's Help! My School Trip Is Magic!
0:25:56 > 0:25:58THEY CHEER
0:25:58 > 0:26:00At that royal magic, one is most amused,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02but what did the class think?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06It was amazing.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07A sharp analysis.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Queen Catherine's subjects put her assistant atop three swords.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15I was just like, "Oh..." Just felt really weird.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18The class could barely look, as Katherine whipped the first
0:26:18 > 0:26:20sword away.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Her back was on one and the rest of her body was just laying
0:26:23 > 0:26:26there straight, without moving.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30It was a pivotal moment when Katherine removed the second sword.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I thought she would fall, but she wasn't
0:26:33 > 0:26:35and she was just floating in the air.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38She stayed up and they'd all been set up.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40I can't believe our teachers did that.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41The kids were fooled
0:26:41 > 0:26:45but no magic assistants were harmed in the making of that trick.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Don't try it at home,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49this can only be achieved on a school trip that's magic.
0:26:57 > 0:26:58She was a bit full of herself.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01She should be called Catherine of Arrogant!
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- PHONE RINGS - Oh, sorry, very unprofessional,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06that's my phone, sorry.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07Hello?
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- CHATTERING ON PHONE - Sorry you heard that.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Sorry, Katherine.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It was a joke.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17She hasn't AraGONE yet.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19See you later, but until then if you're on a school trip
0:27:19 > 0:27:23and you think that something magic's going on, maybe YOU'LL find
0:27:23 > 0:27:27yourself shouting, "Help! My School Trip Is Magic!"
0:27:27 > 0:27:28KATHERINE SHOUTS DOWN THE PHONE
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I'm doing the end of the show.