Episode 4 Help! My School Trip Is Magic

It's term time again

and our four magicians have left school on a brand-new mission.

But do you think you'd recognise them

if they were outside the classroom?

Do you?

Now's your chance cos they're going deeper under cover,

with new disguises, ambitious costumes and even taller tales.

# La la la la! #

This time we're taking unsuspecting kids out of school,

piling them on coaches and sending them on school trips.

They're off to visit some amazing locations

where they'll witness incredible magic.

I was like, "Oh, my gosh!"

And once again we're hiding secret cameras in every corner

so you don't miss a trick on any school trip.

The magic is bigger than ever.

-Wow!

-It might be term time, but school's out.

I can't believe our teachers did that.

How long will it take before the classes shout...

Hello, it's me, Iain. Welcome to Help My School Trip Is Magic.

Our magicians are no longer supply teachers.

They are now imitating staff at some popular attractions.

And because we know you know them, we've disguised them even more.

We've secretly filmed the results with special hidden cameras.

Today, the guys are at the athletics stadium.

Athletics is great. I love it.

My speciality is sprinting. I can do the 50 metres in...

about 0.2 seconds.

I actually got a phone call from the 100 metre world record holder.

That was a "Bolt" out of the blue.

Here's what's coming up in today's show.

I've got a stitch.

Katherine's on track for a gold medal-winning magic

with a supersonic surprise guest.

CHEERING

You can be "ice" and clever with your mates

if you learn Fergus's secret in Tricks of the Trade.

You've been sending in clips of all your best magic tricks

and later on I'll be picking my favourite.

It's the Wannabe Wizards.

And John's not in the doghouse, but someone is.

Oh, there he is. There's a wee happy doggie.

Do you think you'd be able to tell if your school trip was magic?

Do you?

These are magicians James and Katherine.

It's their turn to catch some kids out.

And here they are. It's Year 4 clambering on the coach.

Their parents and teachers have been good sports

in keeping a massive secret from them.

The pupils know they're getting a day away from school

but they don't know this outing will leave them shouting.

They're off to the Lee Valley Athletic Centre

where top sports stars including Phillips Idowu, Jonnie Peacock

and double gold medallist Hannah Cockcroft have all trained.

Today's event is a 2 x 100 metre hidden camera magic.

But first we have to make our team look the part.

They're being turned into coaches from Team GB.

The spectators are still on their way

but they won't be expecting this.

Because we're at the sports centre today,

we thought we'd do some sport-related tricks.

And my trick in particular is about the perils of the long jumper.

And here he is at the starting block, James from Wales,

ready for his first attempt into the sandpit

where Kath has made a nice little castle.

Here he comes. The run looks good.

Aiming for a clean take-off

and...oh, that really was the pits.

And here come the kids. Time to get dusted off.

Never mind about the long jump shocker,

James and Katherine have plenty more tricks in their locker.

The school trippers have turned up in their sports kits

and are ready to get some exercise.

They are tearing it up.

The cameras are rolling,

so it's time to rock on down to the starting block.

Here come the kids now. They look like they're ready for Rio.

But our magicians will give them a run for their money.

-Hello, everybody. ALL:

-Hello.

Hello, my name is Sebastian.

My name is Sebastian Crow but all my mates call me Seb.

Hang on a minute, Seb Crow?

That sounds like Seb Coe, the guy that ran the Olympics.

This is my colleague, Kath, and this was used by Team GB

as a training ground for the elite athletes, so they practise here,

they do laps and they do the long jump and the high jump.

If James doesn't get this trick right, he's for the high jump.

Now, myself and Kath, we're both trainers and coaches for Team GB.

Pretty unlikely, but they are dressed for the part

and the class believe it.

As part of our job we need to take into consideration several aspects

of the athletes' health and well-being.

James sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

Now, common issues include overheating and dehydration.

Now, if an athlete got overheated

what do you think we could do to cool them down?

Throw a bucket of water over them?

Maybe we could get them an icepack or a cold glass of water?

That is a very good answer.

Yeah, that was my second choice actually, good one.

It can be very, very simple.

You see, lots of the athletes train in our Team GB hoodies,

so it might be as simple as taking a layer of clothing off.

James is taking off the hoodie

but he's going to pull out some magic soon.

Another consideration is dehydration, which is why it's important...

But how? Wow!

-Cheers.

-Let's get a rewind.

Taking a layer of clothing off...

The hoodie was on.

-Now, as I said...

-The hoodie was off.

..you have to take into consideration is dehydration.

The orange juice was out. They did not see that one coming.

Cheers.

Mmm, oh, that's beautiful.

They don't know how that happened

and they've begun to realise this school trip is not all it seems.

But this is not a tricksy sprint, it's a magical marathon.

My expertise lies in the long jump.

-Really?

-And part of the problem I used to have was sand in the shoe,

bits of sand in the shoe.

Now, you can see there's a little bit of sand in there - look.

That's not very much at all, is it?

Sand in the shoe of a long jumper? That's to be expected.

But when it's in your shoe, it actually feels like quite a lot.

Hang on a minute, there's tons of sand coming from his hands.

There's some sand here from Leeds.

And oh, that's stuff from the Beijing Games,

I didn't think I'd see that again. Oh, that's from Blackpool.

There's more! How did it all get into his trainer?

Actually, I think I've got something in this shoe as well, but...

Ah, yes.

Ah, yeah, that's a rock. That's actually from...that's from Brighton.

A rock in his other trainer! How's that possible?

Can I get another rewind?

Actually, I think I've actually got something in this shoe as well.

But, ah, yes.

Ah, yeah, that's a rock. That's actually from Brighton.

There's no sand on Brighton beach,

so that is really quite uncomfortable.

Rock solid trick, James.

First he brought out some orange.

Then a whole beach worth of sand. And a clump of rock.

..that's actually from Brighton.

But we're soon going to go from stone to precious metal

with a gold medal-winning trick and an appearance

by the champion Paralympian, Hannah "The Hurricane" Cockcroft.

Now Fergus is going to set you a magical challenge

in Tricks of the Trade.

If you fancy yourself as a magician,

here's a trick you can play on your mates.

Fergus will show you how to get an ice cube out of a glass

using a piece of cotton.

Can you work out how to do it?

Keep watching and you'll find out later in the show.

It's going to be as cool as...

As cool as...

I can't think of anything. It'll be cool, all right?

Time to get back on track at the athletics centre.

James spilled sand, but not their secret

and now its over to Katherine, sporting a new accent.

-Hiya, children.

-ALL:

-Hi.

My name is Miss Lee but my mates call me Kath,

so you can all call me Kath.

My job here is to look after all the logistics for Team GB.

So its my job to makes sure that the athletes are in the right place

and at the right time and to make sure that their equipment

is in the right place and at the right time.

This class is soon going to have a right time of it

when they see a real-life gold medallist.

You'll notice behind me I've got a big trailer.

This is Team GB's trailer and we keep all our equipment in it.

What kind of things do you think we might keep in this trailer?

-Yes.

-Might keep basketballs, footballs and tennis rackets.

-That's great, thank you. Yes?

-Um, javelin.

Javelin? He just threw that one out there.

-Absolutely. Yes, at the back?

-Hockey sticks?

-Hockey sticks. Really good. Yeah?

-Netball.

-Netball, yeah.

Absolutely right. In fact, you can see all of the equipment,

can't you, through here? And we've got tennis rackets and javelins.

That so-called Team GB trailer is full of sports kit.

Footballs, and look at that. Can you see that down there?

She's got questions and I'm not surprised. But she soon will be.

What's that? It looks like something sparkly. Wow.

Look at this. Does anyone know what this is?

They know what it is and they're excited.

Someone's left it in the trailer accidentally on purpose.

-Yes?

-A gold medal.

You're absolutely right.

This is a real Paralympic 2012 gold medal.

That's about the first time Katherine's told the truth today.

That is amazing. I might just pop that on.

Wow. How do you think that looks? Looks good, doesn't it?

It's not yours, though, is it, Katherine? It's just on loan.

Remember, that trailer was just for sports kit.

It's no surprise because we also keep...the coaches.

And the athletes.

Whoa! Where did they come from?

And it's none other than double gold medallist Hannah Cockcroft.

CHEERING

A real-life Paralympic champion and she wants her gold medal back.

-I am the real Hannah Cockcroft.

-Told you.

-But these are not Team GB coaches.

-No way!

That's right. In fact, we're magicians.

I'm Katherine, this is James, this is Fergus, and this is John.

How did they all fit in there? Especially John.

And you've all been set up by your teacher and your parents and there's

a camera over there and there's a camera over there and over there!

Help! My School Trip is Magic!

CHEERING

Oh, yeah, they've crossed the magical finish line in first place.

Gold medals all round.

That is superbly cool.

James had a thirst-quenching trick up his tracksuit sleeve

and a beach load of sand in his shoe.

His trick rocked.

That's a rock. That's actually from Brighton.

I was like, "What is going on?"

Katherine found a gold medal left among the sports kit.

But then unveiled an even bigger surprise.

Where did they come from? They weren't behind there all this time

because when the blinds were open I didn't see anyone.

How did they all get in there?

Fergus, John and Hannah Cockcroft MBE and her racing wheelchair.

To me, Hannah Cockcroft was a dream come true.

This school trip had no idea James and Katherine were magicians

and they never expected to see a real-life sporting hero.

And although she appeared from nowhere,

it's time to see Hannah disappear.

Our ace in the pack is back out on the track.

CHEERING

Come on, you beauty!

Still to come, Fergus has got distracted by Katherine

but he will wow you with his secret in Tricks of the Trade.

Have you worked it out yet?

And does John lead his class astray

or will they realise their school trip is magic?

That's right, it's an automatic water allocation unit.

But first, we asked you to send in clips of yourself

performing your best magic tricks.

We receive loads of clips from all over the country.

Each week I'll be choosing a favourite Wannabe Wizard

and showing them to you guys.

This time it's Lucy from Harrogate with not one but two tricks for us.

Trick one involves an invisible friend.

Hi, my name is Lucy.

And I'm going to do some magic for you! Exciting, huh?

I've already told them that.

-Well firstly, a pet flea.

-Yeah.

-He lives under the table. Say hello, Alvin.

-Hello.

That's a pet flea that lives under the table.

He said hello, everybody.

I'll do the jokes around here, mate.

But first it's a completely see-through tube.

See, can you see my hand?

-Hello.

-Yeah, the tube is empty.

Good, right. Put in my Alvin,

but where did I put him?

She's just pretending, right?

Under the table again.

Into the tube goes Alvin.

Hang on, there must be something in there.

The tube is empty, but the ball didn't fall out the bottom.

He's very strong, isn't he?

She's saying the invisible flea is catching the ball.

A ball.

"Fleasy" does it.

Catch, drop. Catch and drop.

I'm very proud of Alvin.

Hold on tight, here comes trick two.

So, I've got a long piece of rope.

The rope definitely looks strong.

OK, put it on my hand like this.

And I get the outer bit of the rope and swing it over my hand.

Can I please have my glamorous assistant?

Otherwise known as Mum.

Ooh, nice jumper!

She is going to tie a nice beautiful bow.

Don't worry about that. My hand is trapped.

An inescapably good escapology trick coming up. Nice and tight.

See, completely trapped.

She's laughing cos she knows she's magic.

How can I do that?

Escapes me! Her hands were tied and now one is free.

They're both tied again.

Thinking, thinking, thinking...

I've got an idea! I'll drink some water to make me concentrate.

Hang on, the other hand is free!

That trick is refreshing.

It's still really stuck.

And the hands are tied once more.

This is magic worth putting your hands together for.

How did that happen?

I have absolutely no idea.

This is magician of note, John. Hang on, £15?

That's not valid currency. He needs change.

Oh, he's changed it himself

and he'd better change for the next school trip.

This is Year 4 em-BARK-ing on the coach

to what they think is a regular school outing.

Their parents and teachers know that this trip is going to be magic,

but they haven't let the cat out of the bag.

The kids have no idea that they're going to be caught on candid camera

or should I say canine camera?

Cos they're going to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home,

founded in 1860 for dogs, and cats were allowed in 1883.

And magicians were allowed in for the first time about an hour ago.

And to throw the kids off the scent

we're disguising John as a mutley handler with a dastardly secret.

Never work with kids and animals, they say.

But we're going to do that and throw magic in the mix.

We're living on the edge and the coach is nearly at the gates.

Does John know what he's let himself in for?

So when they told me I was going to do some magic tricks

with little furry animals, I thought, "Great! "I love working with Fergus!"

then I found out he wasn't going to be here.

Don't let John's hangdog expression fool you.

He's found a friend for life, not just for Christmas.

Oh, no, his dog's doing a scrappy do.

John needs to clear up and clear up quickly

because the class have arrived.

John's feeling less hounded now that he's in the dog training room,

ready to rumble. The kids are sniffing around the kennels

looking at some of the dogs that need new families.

But they're not going to believe what they're about to see.

Here they come now into the lion's den to see John

dressed up like a dog's dinner.

They don't know what to expect.

BAD SCOTTISH ACCENT: Hello, boys and girls.

-ALL:

-Hello.

Hello, it's lovely to have you here at the home. My name is Mr Sation,

Alan Sation. You can call me Al, that's my name.

Al Sation? And that's a sensational Scottish accent, mate.

I work here, looking after all the wee dogs and wee cats.

We've got a lot of dogs and cats here, you know?

In a year we get about 9,000.

9,000 cats and dogs, which is a lot. I mean, that's a lot.

That's over 8,000. Well over. Almost 1,000 more cats and dogs.

They're already impressed with John's maths.

Wait till they get a load of the magic. Sorry about the accent.

I'm going to tell you how we look after a cat or a dog and, obviously,

I mainly look after the dogs and I'm a doggie man, I'm not a cat man.

-I'm a doggie man...

-He's certainly barking.

What do you think we need to do to look after a dog? Yes?

Yes, we've got to feed him. Oh, aye.

We can't let them starve, we've got to give them lots of good food.

They've got to have lots of food in the belly. What else apart from food?

Water. That's right, you've got to give them water.

You know, here at the home we have a very clever system,

very clever system for giving the wee doggies some water.

When he says clever, he obviously means magic.

And I've got it here. Do you know what this is?

It looks like a jug, it looks like a vase, that's right,

but, no, this is very clever. It's an automatic water allocation unit.

Can you say that for me?

This'll be very interesting.

THEY ALL MUMBLE

Oh, there was not a lot of life in that.

Listen, I want you to say it like this - an automatic...

-ALL:

-Automatic.

-Water.

-ALL:

-Water.

They're trying to copy his unusual accent.

-Unit. ALL:

-Unit.

That's right, it's an automatic water allocation unit.

Easy for you to say. Not.

You see, it's very clever. First thing in the morning,

I get here about six o'clock in the morning and I wander down.

What I can do is I can give the doggies some water like that

and I give them all the water they need, so there's no water left.

John's emptied the automatic water...

I'm just going call it a jug.

And then I can wander off and I might go and have a little cup of coffee.

I might read myself a newspaper.

And then I might wander around again and the dogs need some more water

because they might have drank all the water they've got.

I don't want to have to worry about going to get some more water.

-I can use me automatic water allocation unit.

-But it's empty!

I just wander off and I can give the doggies some more water.

No refill?

But it's a magical thrill.

We can give them all of the water in the water allocation unit

and we can forget about it.

They know something's awry but they don't know why.

And then I can get my lunch. I normally go down the wee shop.

I get myself a pastrami sandwich with lots of meat.

Have you had a pastrami sandwich? Oh!

Magic's all about distraction, but John's distracted himself here.

Do you know what I put in it?

Pastrami. Aye, that's what I put in. It's a pastrami sandwich!

So, lots of pastrami in the sandwich there

and then I have it with some chips, a portion of chips.

That's a lot of carbs. Anyway, back to the jug.

And then I come back and I have to give the doggies some more water.

So I can just pour some more water.

What, more water? But you didn't refill it.

Water allocation unit!

You see, that's lovely and then I take the dogs for a jog, a wee jog.

-I don't jog, I walk. I've never jogged.

-That is true, that.

-I walk.

And the doggies go for a jog around the field and then they come back

and they'll get back and of course they're thirsty.

They need some more water.

Surely there can't be more water in that jug?

Water automatic location allocation...

Even John's forgotten what it's called.

Pour some more water like that.

Yet more water! I have no idea how he does it.

And then, of course, last thing at night, just before they go to bed

and get their wee sleepy, they might need some more water.

Just before they go to bed, I don't want to have to worry.

The girl in the front row has a theory.

And I can give them the last little drink of the night

before they go to bed. Now, obviously, we've got to fill this up.

It just doesn't keep giving water for ever and ever.

So I have to fill it up. About once a month I'll go

and I'll fill it up, you know. It takes about three weeks to fill it up

but it saves us a wee bit of time in the long run.

So, not time saving, after all.

Let's refresh ourselves with John's magical refill trick.

He showed them the automatic water allocation unit.

It's an automatic water allocation unit.

Despite emptying it completely and not going to the tap,

he managed to pour out more water into the dog bowl not once,

not twice, not even three times, but four!

And there's more magic where that came from.

I've got a kennel here. You see this?

John has a great trick with a long lead-up.

Oh, I banged my head on the wee roof.

Now it's time for Fergus to reveal the secret

in Tricks of the Trade.

Fergus will show you how to lift an ice cube

out of a glass of water using a piece of cotton.

Do you use sticky tape?

Nah, that would never work.

Is there a magnet involved?

Dinnae be daft!

All you need is a pinch of salt.

Place the cotton on top of the ice cube...

..and pour a little salt over the top.

Wait for one minute.

Here's a little trick from Katherine

to fill the time while Fergus waits.

Now that the minute's up,

lift the cotton, which will be attached to the ice cube.

You can show all your mates this trick with ice

that will have them saying, "That's so..."

I can't think of anything.

John and the school trip have gone to the dogs.

Pour some more water like that...

John's already bowled them over with his refilling water trick

but where's he going to lead them next?

Who can tell me, where does a doggie live?

Yes, where does a wee doggie live?

A kennel. That's right, we put them in a kennel.

Now, I've got a kennel here. You see this?

This is a little demonstration kennel.

That kennel's been there the whole time.

They wouldn't live in the kennel, they'd sleep in the kennel.

We'd let them run outside,

but during the night they might sleep in this kennel,

and I'll let you have a look at it.

Athene, would you come and give me a hand there, lassie? Lovely.

John's asking for some help from a disguised Katherine.

We'll just show them inside the kennel. Show them how much room

we've got inside the kennel there. We'll just tip that over like that.

And we'll just, oh, we'll lift that up.

And look, you can see in there, all that space in there

where the wee doggie could get in here.

The kennel's empty. John's inside to prove it.

So you've got all around in there, it's very...

Oh, I banged my head on the wee roof.

Some jokes you just can't script.

The doggie wouldn't do that, we'd have a wee small little doggie.

But that's lovely and then we can...

Keep your eyes on kennel, that'll become very important.

What sort of things do you think we should

put in there for the wee doggie? Yes?

Pillows or a blanket, that's right. We've got a blanket here.

That's wonderful. I'll just put the blanket in there for the wee doggie.

Just for demonstration purposes, you understand.

What else might we put in there for the wee doggie?

Water. We'll leave the water outside with the food.

What might we put in the kennel for to keep him happy?

A ball. That's right. We've got a ball for him.

We might give him lots of toys.

We've got lots of wee toys here. We've got a little rubber bone

and a little ring there he can put round his neck...

John's put the ball and the rubber ring inside the empty kennel.

Then we know the wee doggie's happy.

How can we tell when a wee doggie's happy?

He wags his tail.

John's tale's been convincing.

-Shall we find out if our doggie's a happy doggie?

-What dog?

He must be an imaginary one cos that kennel is empty. Definitely empty.

We'll just have a look inside and see if the wee doggie's a happy doggie.

Oh, there he is. Look.

Where did he come from?

And he's got the ball and rubber ring round his neck!

There's a wee happy doggie.

The trippers can't believe their eyes. But it's not over yet.

And there's something else on the end of his lead.

What's on the end of his lead here?

There can't be anything else in that kennel, can there? Dramatic pause.

Doggie on one end. What do we have on the other end? Yes?

A handler, that's right. Let's see...

Oh, there we are, look.

There comes a handler. How did she get in there?

It was definitely empty.

Now then, boys and girls, I've got a confession to make.

I'm not really Scottish. I know that's hard to believe.

I'm actually English and my name is John.

And my name is Katherine.

With a real handler from the home.

And we're both magicians

and you've been set up by your teachers and your parents.

And there's a camera over there, and there's a camera over there,

and you're all going to be on Help! My School Trip Is Magic.

CHEERING

High-five. High-five.

The class seems shocked by John's doggie schtick and canine conjuring.

But what do they really think?

That was just amazing.

I just wander off and I can give...

WATER little liar John was with his water allocation unit.

It was really cool because it didn't stop,

it just kept on going with the water.

Ooh, we'll lift that up.

John then showed the trippers the dog-gone kennel was empty.

When they tipped it over, there was nothing in it, it was just blank,

and then, when they opened the door, there was a dog.

Oh, there he is.

The dog had a ring around his neck

but this magical tale wasn't over yet.

He was pulling the lead and out came a lady.

Oh, there we are, look.

And that was more magic than this trip could handle.

How would they fit in there without us seeing that?

Well, that would be telling.

And this will be a trip that will be talked about for years.

They'll never forget the day they shouted...

John thinks he's really good at accents.

Well, I can do his voice perfectly. Listen to this.

JOHN'S VOICE: I think Iain is brilliant.

He's the best thing about this whole show.

Why do I have to say this?

See you later, but until then, if you're on a school trip

and you think something magic's going on,

maybe you'll find yourself shouting

Help! My School Trip Is Magic!