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 > 0:00:11if 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 > 0:00:21With new disguises, ambitious costumes and even taller tales.
0:00:25 > 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 > 0:00:40I was like, "Oh, my gosh!"
0:00:40 > 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.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- The magic is bigger than ever.- Wow!
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...
0:01:04 > 0:01:10Hello, it's me, Ian. Welcome to "Help! My School Trip Is Magic"!
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Our magicians are no longer supply teachers.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17They're now impersonating staff in some popular attractions,
0:01:17 > 0:01:23and because we know you know them, we've disguised them even more.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26We've secretly filmed the results with special hidden cameras.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31One of the places our magicians visit this week is a wildlife park.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36I love wildlife. I love to be out in the open countryside. Peaceful.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Quiet. And most of all, none of Fergus's silly magic.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Oh. Yeah, very funny, Fergus. Fergus?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Fergus.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Here's what's coming up on today's show. Fergus!
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Forget Deadly 60,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Fergus is deadly tricksy at the wildlife park.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02They'll eat loads and loads of mice!
0:02:02 > 0:02:07John has something surprising on his plate for Tricks Of The Trade.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10You've been sending in clips of all your best magic tricks,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and later on I'll be picking my favourite.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15It's the Wannabe Wizards.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19And John also has some chair-raising tricks at the museum.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21I know. It's marvellous, isn't it?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Do you think you'd be able to tell if your school trip was magic?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Do you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33It's a red letter day for magicians Fergus and Katherine.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35A COURIER-defining moment.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36However, Fergus is not so sure.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Katherine's digging deep. What's she got?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45It's an OJ. OK.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51This lot are going to be more than OK.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54It's Year 4, and they're being herded onto a coach,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57ready for a wild school trip.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00They've been kept in the dark by their parents and teachers.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02They don't know they're going to see
0:03:02 > 0:03:05some animal magic at the Paradise Wildlife Park.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It's home to over 400 animals, including big cats
0:03:10 > 0:03:14and our magicians will be lying through their teeth.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17And so that our magical monkeys can break into the zoo,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20they're getting made up to look like keepers.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28You could say sa-FARi, so good. But that would be OTTER rubbish.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31The kids think this bus journey is pretty tame, but they're
0:03:31 > 0:03:34about to meet all kinds of animals, including this little fella.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Today we're at a wildlife park,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39so I'm going to go for an Australian accent.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I'm going to be Steve Frontshall from the Never Never, which is
0:03:43 > 0:03:46the outback, but we call it Never Never where I'm from.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47And from his accent,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51you'd never never believe he'd been there.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54And out back at the park, here's the coach parking up.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59No worries, though, cos Katherine's up for it.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00John's in on this trick
0:04:00 > 0:04:04but he won't be up to much as he's caught a nasty bug.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Meanwhile, Fergus is keeping an eye out for the kids,
0:04:06 > 0:04:07and he's got some help.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Here they are now
0:04:10 > 0:04:12and they're exploring the exotic animals.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15And the crew have hidden the electronic kit.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17The magicians are in position.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Here come the kids, and I don't mean baby goats.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Hi guys.- Hi.- Hi.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Be good to see how well she can keep her accent from down under.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- My name is Cat Lions. - Hmm, Cat Lions.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- I can see what you've done there. - And I'm one of the zookeepers here.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37In fact I love the big cats. I love all the big cats we've got here.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Cheetahs, lions, tigers, and that's my department.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42That's what I look after.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Now you imagine going into an enclosure with big cats.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48You have to be very careful.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52And sometimes you might find a big cat's fallen asleep in front of
0:04:52 > 0:04:55the entrance, so you're in a little bit of a sticky situation when
0:04:55 > 0:04:59that happens, and you need to get out of the enclosure very safely.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02So we have to come up with a quick exit strategy.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Hope Katherine's thought of her quick exit strategy
0:05:04 > 0:05:06if the magic doesn't go right.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09And I'm going to show you what we do here at the wildlife park.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11She's a bit of a CHEETAH now,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13cos this is not what they really do with big cats.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15It's big magic.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19We use something called the Stirling Safety Glass System.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- And I've got my mates here, Stewie and Stevie.- It's John and Fergus.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- What do they look like?- He's going to help me demonstrate it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Come on, guys.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30The class haven't realised the zookeepers are keeping
0:05:30 > 0:05:31a magical secret.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33So if you could just bring that over here.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Now, this is just a training unit, so I want you to imagine this
0:05:37 > 0:05:40is going to be attached to the side of the glass, inside the enclosure.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- OK?- So let me get this straight.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Katherine's going to go straight through this glass?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- What's your name?- Denis. - Great, Denis.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Could you pop up here a moment, mate?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I just want you just to bang the glass here and just verify
0:05:52 > 0:05:55for all your friends that that is completely solid.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59It's definitely solid. How on earth is she going to pass through it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Yup, and down here too. Yeah, that's fair dinkum.- Fair dinkum.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Well, if they weren't convinced she was Australian before,
0:06:06 > 0:06:07they certainly are now.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10And if we can just attach the safety guards here too,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12which helps me travel right through the glass.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Mate, I'm with you, totally perplexed.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19So, I'm going to demonstrate how you get from inside an enclosure
0:06:19 > 0:06:22to outside of an enclosure safely and quickly.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24But the class haven't seen through her story.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27We're just going to attach the rails too.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Now, these rails are used to support the board that goes on top, which
0:06:30 > 0:06:35just helps me travel all the way through, and get out the other side.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Thanks, Stevie. So he's just going to pop that on top for me.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39That's great. Thank you, Stevie.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41So what I'd like you to imagine, guys,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44is that I'm inside an enclosure now, with some big cats.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And I can't get out, so what I have to do is use this.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52John, we get it. It's solid all the way.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55What we do is, we lie down on the board like this.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01And you just have to lie down, and you have to be very still cos
0:07:01 > 0:07:04there's a little bit of pressure as you travel through the glass.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And this is where Katherine's under pressure to get this trick right.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Here we go.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14No way. She's melting right through it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16And it didn't even tickle.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Like that, and you come out straight out the other side really safely.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23They can't believe it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28Now, this little device has got me out of a lot of sticky situations.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Recently I found myself cornered by a mob of angry meerkats.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Nobody wants to be cornered by a mob of angry meerkats.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38The adults can be up to 30cm tall.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42And it was this that allowed me to get out nice and quickly and safely.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Here we go.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46And if we just take off the safety guards, we can just have a
0:07:46 > 0:07:50bang on that, and you can see that there is no way that a big cat can
0:07:50 > 0:07:54travel through the class there, so you get to exit quickly and safely.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58A big cat can't get through the glass but magical Katherine can.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Let's get a rewind. Though not back into the lion's cage.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Katherine literally goes through the glass. It's a trick with pure class.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Like that, and you come out straight out the other side really safely.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12And although that was food for thought,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14it's time to throw some more magic out there.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Can Fergus zoo-keep his tricky secret?
0:08:17 > 0:08:21They'll eat loads and loads of mice.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Now John is going to set you a magical
0:08:23 > 0:08:25challenge in Tricks Of The Trade.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27If you fancy yourselves a magician,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31here's a trick you can try on your family at the breakfast table.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35First, get a plate or a bowl and pour some water into it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Then sprinkle some fine black pepper over the top of the water.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42John is going to show you how to move the pepper to the
0:08:42 > 0:08:46edge of the plate by only touching the pepper once.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Can you work out how to sort our pepper trick?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Keep watching and you'll find out later in the show.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55It's going to blow your mind, if not your nose.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01It's back to the wildlife park where
0:09:01 > 0:09:04ranger Katherine re-arranged the truth.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Now it's time for Fergus to feed their imaginations further.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14My name's Steve Frontshall and I work here at the park.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Wow, that takes some front, Fergus,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19to call yourself after the famous Steve Backshall.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22The difficulty with having so many animals is having to feed all
0:09:22 > 0:09:26these guys, and that's why I have my mouldy food feeding bucket.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Helps me to feed all the animals.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Hopefully he said multi-food feeding bucket, rather than mouldy.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36I like to start my day going to the big guys here at the park.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40I always remember to start with the elephants, and I never forget.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Boom, boom!
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Do you know what they eat? Have a guess.- Peanuts?- Peanuts.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I should be learning from you right now. That's awesome.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50He's got the class eating out the palm of his hand.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53So they eat peanuts, and they'll have loads.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57They'll have absolutely loads. Like an entire bucketful.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59No magic yet. He just poured some peanuts on the table,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01and they're already impressed!
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Now, obviously, it's not just worrying about the big guys.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I need to make my way over to our next enclosure
0:10:07 > 0:10:09and feed some other animals.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Check it out. Fergus's feeding bucket is now empty. Nothing there.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Nada.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17So what we do is we go over to the squirrel monkeys first, right?
0:10:17 > 0:10:21So they're like a cross between sort of like a squirrel
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- and a monkey. - Clue's in the name.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27We call those squirrel monkeys, we call them squonkeys.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31So what do you think they might eat? Anyone? It's a tricky one, that.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- It's grapes.- Remember, the bucket was empty.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39So, like, squirrel monkeys will eat themselves some nice grapes.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Where did that come from?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43That Fergus is a whole bunch of trouble.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45In fact, they'll carry on eating grapes,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and, in fact - me, I love a grape too.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Mm, the difficulty is I'm going to make my way now to the next
0:10:54 > 0:10:56enclosure, and the next enclosure is the penguins.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Now, obviously, the penguins, they're not going to eat grapes,
0:11:00 > 0:11:01are they?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Observe. The bucket is empty again. No grapes. Nothing.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07They'll just float about.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09So I've got to go back to the storage
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- and collect myself some...- Fish.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Fish.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16So when I make my way back to the penguin enclosure,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18I give them a load of fish.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22They can't get enough of this, these guys.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I'll just be chucking them in, giving them loads and loads.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Ice cool trick, but it's a bit fishy.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29So that's all in the water.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31And from now, I'm going to make my way back on land,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33and I'm going to go to the lizards.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Now, these guys are always so hungry.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- And I can't just go from fish into the lizards.- Zilch in that bucket.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Zero. Zip.- So I've got to find them another type of food.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48They eat themselves some insects. Specifically, some bugs.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So they'll eat a whole load of bugs,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53all like these nasty little guys here.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- The best kind of grub? Witchety grub.- Horrible.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59We've got loads more, and loads more.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Those bugs are plastic, but where did they come from?
0:12:02 > 0:12:06They'll eat a lot. These are small things, and, like, the legs aren't
0:12:06 > 0:12:09particularly nice, so you want to just make sure you eat the body.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12That's a little tip there for any of you guys that be eating bugs.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Gross. Do not eat bugs, unless you're a celebrity in a jungle.
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- Anyone hungry?- No! - I told you they're not celebrities.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22And you have to keep them in there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Fine - that's just more for me, then. Anyway...
0:12:26 > 0:12:30At the end of the day I've got to make my way to the snake enclosure.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- Now, they are on a totally different SCALE.- Scale. Oh, Fergus!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39They're my favourite here at the park.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Now, they don't mind a bug or two.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Sure, they'll eat a bug, but what's their favourite food, do you think?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Mice.- Mice. Absolutely, mate. Mice.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51There's no way there's more food in there. Is there?
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Now, of course, like I said, they're not going to eat bugs.- See? No mice.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57But the class are beginning to smell a rat.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01So what I have to do is go back to the storage compartment
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and collect myself some mice.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05And I have to bring them back to them.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09So I bring a load of these little guys in here.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Can you see that?
0:13:11 > 0:13:16- That's a little mouse.- They are toys, but how did they get in there?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- It was empty. - They'll eat loads of them.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21In fact, they'll eat loads and loads of mice. THEY SCREAM
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I love it. They knew they were toys but they still screamed.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And they won't stop. It's only when I run out.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32The class have gone wild and Fergus is about to unleash
0:13:32 > 0:13:36the elephant in the room, by which I mean his magical secret.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Me and Kat have actually got a tiny weenie little confession to
0:13:40 > 0:13:41make here.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- You wouldn't believe it if I told you.- Try them.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- But I'm not actually Australian. - I know, that is a stretch(!)
0:13:47 > 0:13:52- And my name is not actually Steve. - What?- I'm Fergus.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- And I'm not Kat Lions. I'm Katherine.- And we are magicians.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03And you've been set up by your parents, your teachers, and you
0:14:03 > 0:14:07are all being filmed now by cameras there, cameras there, cameras there.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10You're going to be on CBBC's "Help! My School Trip Is Magic"!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12CHEERING
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Keep the noise down. The sloths are sleeping next door.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Fergus, you little snake in the grass.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22It was a feeding-time trick but the class ate it all up.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- I think it was outstanding. - Katherine wasn't outstanding.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30She was lying down when she melted right through
0:14:30 > 0:14:33the glass of that giant cat flap.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38- Like that.- She went through the glass but it was closed.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I didn't understand it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43It got even harder to fathom
0:14:43 > 0:14:46when Fergus showed the class his bottomless bucket.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48The bucket was empty and then
0:14:48 > 0:14:50when he did the next animal, the bucket was full
0:14:50 > 0:14:54of lots of different... Like grapes and then peanuts
0:14:54 > 0:14:55and then rats and then insects.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Where did all that stuff come from?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02He always emptied the bucket, but his magic knew no bounds.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Loads and loads of mice! - It was awesome.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10The feeding trick had them all in a frenzy.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15The school trip had no idea Katherine and Fergus were magicians.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18How long would it take for you to shout?
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Still to come, John serves up the secret in Tricks of the Trade.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Have you worked it out yet?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34And James is flat-out at the museum.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Will the pupils be upstanding, or will
0:15:36 > 0:15:38they realise their school trip is magic?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It was so incredible.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43But first, we asked
0:15:43 > 0:15:47you to send in clips of yourself performing your best magic tricks.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50We received loads of clips from all over the country.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Each week I'll be choosing a favourite Wannabe Wizard
0:15:53 > 0:15:55and showing them to you guys.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59My Wannabe Wizard this time is Freya from Braintree
0:15:59 > 0:16:01and I predict her trick will be amazing.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05The trick I'm going to do today is called the 8s.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07So I'm going to pick a prediction card.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10I'm just going to pick that card cos it's on the top.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- So, no-one's allowed to look at that card.- We don't know what it is.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18OK, now what I'm going to do is I'm going to deal out a few
0:16:18 > 0:16:22cards down here and you've got to tell me when to stop.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Whenever you like.- Stop. - Thanks, Dad.- OK.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- Now I'm going to turn over this card, which is an- 8. Got it.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33That means we have to deal down eight cards here.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38So one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41This card is also an 8.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- No, what are the chances? - This card is an 8 as well.- No way.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- My prediction card was an- 8. Wow! - That's the four 8s.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Thank you for listening. - That trick was great!
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Other sugary cereals are available.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Step forward, magicians John and James.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02James is a glass-half-empty kind of guy. Yeah, that is surprising, John.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06John's a glass-half-full guy. That fooled you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Year 5 are full of beans and are quickly filling up this coach.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16They've been set up by their parents and teachers.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Those cheeky so and so's.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19The pupils know where they're going
0:17:19 > 0:17:22but they don't know this school trip will be magic.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Here's their destination. The Design Museum.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29It's devoted to contemporary design, ranging from industrial to the home.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31From architecture to furniture.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34And our magicians had to devise some clever disguises.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Our school trip isn't here yet,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41so that's given the make-up department all the time they need.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43They've got me dressed up as an ageing Geordie rocker.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Obviously the ageing bit was quite a struggle for them to do
0:17:46 > 0:17:48but they've used a lot of make up to get me there.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I have a little bit of an accent like, you know?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Talk like that. Got all the bits, all the bobs.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Even got some tattoos, you know what I mean?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I've got love and I've got hats, cos I love hats, me. I love hats.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Our very own hairy biker isn't lying. He really does love hats.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10The kids are on site ready to look at some
0:18:10 > 0:18:11iconic exhibits.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Here's a red phone box, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16A good place to hide.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Time for some last-minute checks on our hidden cameras.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24John got to the room before the kids with enough time to
0:18:24 > 0:18:26perform his pre-trick rituals.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29GUITAR PLAYS
0:18:30 > 0:18:34I'm glad he got that out the system. Anyway. Here comes the class now.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36They've already learnt about some great ideas
0:18:36 > 0:18:40but they have no idea they're about to witness clever magic.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Hello, boys and girls.- ALL: Hello.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Hello and welcome to the Design Museum.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49My name's Dave and I'm one of the curators here at the Design Museum.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Have you had a look around?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53John is clearly channelling his inner hairy biker.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55But you know, design's a very important thing.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I'm going to talk to you about a couple of things about design.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I'm going to talk about packaging.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Packaging is all about a product and how it's wrapped up.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You see, a package won't sell unless it's wrapped up properly.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06And it's not just making it sell.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09You know, it's got to be wrapped up so that it looks good.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11So that people like it, and also so it would be protected.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Cos you don't want anything to get broken and so you've got
0:19:14 > 0:19:17to think about all these things when you're designing a package.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19It's almost as important as the design itself,
0:19:19 > 0:19:20you know what I'm saying?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22He's talking about packaging and he's got them
0:19:22 > 0:19:24wrapped around his little finger.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, there's been a lot of new developments in packaging.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Some of these developments are magic but they don't know it yet.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33And one of the latest developments in packaging is a thing
0:19:33 > 0:19:34called inverse technology.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Now, put your hand up if you think you've heard of inverse technology.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40If it's inverse, surely they should put their hands down.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Inverse technology is a thing that can turn things the right way up.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Now, if you have an iPhone or an ordinary phone or a Blackberry,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49or you know, an Orangeberry, whatever berry you've got
0:19:49 > 0:19:52or maybe you have one of those tablet things, you know?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Have you ever been looking at a picture?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- And you go like that with it. What happens?- It switches.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- The picture turns around, doesn't it?- They're with him
0:19:59 > 0:20:02but he's soon going to turn their school trip upside down.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Sometimes you've got to keep products the right way up
0:20:05 > 0:20:07because if you get them upside down, right,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09what's going to happen is it's going to get damaged.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12You might have a fluid in there, or a delicate object in there.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15You might have some eggs in there. And it might get ruined,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17so you have to also remember to keep things the right way up.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- That's why they have these signs. - John, that's... That's wrong.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23If you had an idiot, who you know, didn't know,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26what he was doing, he'd get it the wrong way round,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28so we have these signs to make sure everything's the right way up.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Now, I'm going to show you how inverse technology works
0:20:31 > 0:20:34and we're going to use a chair.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I've got a beautiful chair here. This is a Bauhaus chair, right?
0:20:37 > 0:20:38He's made that up.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41German design, and we're going to use some of the inverse packaging.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42I'll show you what I'm going to do.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44We're just going to put the chair like that
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and I'm going to cover it up with the inverse packaging.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48- It's just a box.- Notice it's empty.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51But it's lined with the inverse packaging technology.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Now, if I put this over there like that, everything is all well
0:20:54 > 0:20:56and good but you can see the arrows pointing the wrong way.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58The arrow's pointing down,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00so what I'm going to do is I'm going to take the chair out.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04I'm going to point it where the arrow's going
0:21:04 > 0:21:07so the arrow's now pointing down like that.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10And my chair's pointing down, but with inverse technology,
0:21:10 > 0:21:11this is marvellous.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14All right? Remember, the arrow is down and so is the chair.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17If we take the arrow and we point it up like that
0:21:17 > 0:21:19inverse technology turns it around
0:21:19 > 0:21:21just like your pictures on your computers and things.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24And so what you can do is you can take that out.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Wow, the chair's the right way up.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- All he did was turn that arrow around.- It's marvellous, isn't it?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31It's like inverse technology reversing what you want to do.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Now, here I'll show you again how it works.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Watch, we'll cover that.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37We'll cover that chair up again like that. OK.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40But this time we'll turn the chair upside down.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43OK, so the chair is going the right way up.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45John's turned the arrow down.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48...back in the air, so that now what happens is your chair...
0:21:48 > 0:21:50The chair's pointing down just like the arrow.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53That's amazing. They don't know if they're coming or going.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I need to see that again. Can I get a rewind?
0:21:58 > 0:22:01John put the chair in upside down, then turned the arrow
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and the chair was the right way up.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07He then put the chair in the right way up, turned the arrow
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and it came out the other way round.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12I can't get my head around it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Let's have a look at the future of this trick.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17John has the class on the edge of their seats as James is
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- lying down on the job. - I know.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Before he does, John will reveal
0:22:22 > 0:22:25the secret in Tricks Of The Trade.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28John will show you how to move the pepper in this water to the
0:22:28 > 0:22:31edge of the plate by only touching it once.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Do you use a spoon? No. You have to use your hand.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Do you do it very quickly? Nah, won't wash.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43But the secret will wash, cos you need soap.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Just dab a bit of liquid soap on your finger,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48then simply touch the surface of the pepper.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52The pepper separates away from where you touch it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Now you've got a great trick to impress your family
0:22:54 > 0:22:56with at the breakfast table.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Compliments and condiments to the magician.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00HE SNEEZES
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Back to the museum, where John's already
0:23:04 > 0:23:06furnished the class with magical fibs,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and now it's time for a lie-down.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09It's marvellous, isn't it?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Everybody judges good design on a chair design.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14We've got some beautiful chair designs here.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17We had a look at that, the German Bauhaus one.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21This one here, this is very nice. This... This is a stile stool.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Easy for you to say.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25It was designed by a fella at the Royal College of Art, right?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27And it looks a bit like, you know when you
0:23:27 > 0:23:31go for a walk in the country and you have to climb over a fence?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33There's maybe some sheep or cows in the field, so they can't have
0:23:33 > 0:23:36a gate and have a little stile that you step on and you climb over.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- That's what this is based on. The stile stool.- That's all true.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41And the class are liking John's STYLE,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43but he's about to step it up a gear.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Most important thing about a chair is that it's strong.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51Now, I've got a folding chair here, and this is the Geardenbloom 1973.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- It's a beautiful design. - John's making it up again.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58This chair is no design classic but it will be memorable.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Possibly one of the strongest chairs that was ever designed.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Now, I'm going to ask my colleague Malcolm.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Malc, would you come here?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08It's James with a wig on, about to get his magic on.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12We're just going to demonstrate how strong the chairs are under
0:24:12 > 0:24:17tensile stress and mean stress, over the main cordial points.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Now, if you can just get that board and put it on.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Obviously, if the chair's not strong, what's going to happen?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- It will get broken. - It will get broken, and worse still,
0:24:24 > 0:24:25if you're sat on it when it gets broken
0:24:25 > 0:24:28you fall flat on your... You fall flat on your behind.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30You don't want that to happen, especially
0:24:30 > 0:24:32if you're in a busy meeting, you know?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Now, Malcolm is sat here on the chair, and the two chairs,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39what they're doing is they're distributing the weight.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40They're sitting comfortably now
0:24:40 > 0:24:43but the rug will soon be pulled from under them.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45What happens? The weight goes away down there
0:24:45 > 0:24:48and then down there, and then it comes down there,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51so what you've got is his weight spread four times.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53You know, so he's safe as houses now.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55You can lie down for me, Malcolm.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58James is reclining, but the class aren't suspiciously inclined.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- Cannot wait to see this. - What makes this chair remarkable?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06It's not only that two chairs can support his weight.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09If you're very clever... And don't do this with your chairs at home -
0:25:09 > 0:25:12you need a Geardenbloom 1973. If you're clever,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15what you can do is you can actually remove one of the chairs like that.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Wow, that's incredible.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19James is balancing on one chair and floating in the air.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Marvellous, isn't it? What happens now, I'm going to show you.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I'll get down here. The weight is going, it's going under here.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Right, can you see that? The weight's going underneath there.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30And when it gets here, what's happening?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33All the weight over here, right, all the weight over here is now moved.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Moved, not literally. Not literally. Bionically, and steadfastly.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- And then...- That looks impossible. James is still horizontal.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43I happen to know this is his favourite trick.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Mostly cos he gets to chill out.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49One of the best design features of the Geardenbloom 1973...
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Can they work it out?
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- The magic's in the balance.- Give Malcolm a big round of applause.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- There he is. Wonderful.- Getting a clap for lying down. Good work.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00The class believed it. They were sitting ducks for John's magic.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I must admit, boys and girls,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I've got a little bit of a confession to make.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08You see, me and Malcolm, we don't work here.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And I don't even talk like this.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- I talk like this.- Pretty similar though, isn't it, John?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Because really we're magicians, and your teachers
0:26:15 > 0:26:18and your parents have set you up and there's a hidden camera over there
0:26:18 > 0:26:21and there's a hidden camera over here, and there's one at the back.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25You're all going to appear on CBBC's "Help! My School Trip Is Magic"!
0:26:25 > 0:26:29THEY CHEER AND SCREAM
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Three cheers for the magical chairs.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35But did they think this trick with seats was truly sweet?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37That was epic-tastic.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41John played a topsy-turvy trick with his inverse packaging design.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43It's marvellous, isn't it?
0:26:43 > 0:26:44He changed the arrow
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and then he took the box off and the chair was standing right way.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53There was more magic on the horizon when James got horizontal.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57He took one chair off and the wood was still on there.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01The guy did not fall off. It was so incredible.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- The weight is going, it's going under here...- James was
0:27:04 > 0:27:05the CHAIRMAN of the board.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08John got underneath and the class couldn't understand.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10I think that trick was brilliant.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12The class were off their seats
0:27:12 > 0:27:16and they didn't suspect their school trip was magic.
0:27:24 > 0:27:32I can do that trick. With a table. See, easy. See you later.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35But until then, if you're on a school trip and you think
0:27:35 > 0:27:39something magic's going on, maybe you'll find yourself shouting
0:27:39 > 0:27:42"Help! My school trip is magic!"