0:00:02 > 0:00:03It's term time again
0:00:03 > 0:00:04and our four magicians have left school
0:00:04 > 0:00:06on a brand-new mission.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10But do you think you'd recognise them
0:00:10 > 0:00:11if they were outside the classroom?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Do you?
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Now's your chance
0:00:15 > 0:00:18cos they're going deeper undercover
0:00:18 > 0:00:21with new disguises, ambitious costumes
0:00:21 > 0:00:23and even taller tales.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# La-la-la-laaa! #
0:00:26 > 0:00:30This time we're taking unsuspecting kids out of school,
0:00:30 > 0:00:31piling them on coaches
0:00:31 > 0:00:34and sending them on school trips.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36They're off to visit some amazing locations
0:00:36 > 0:00:39where they'll witness 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 > 0:00:48so you don't miss a trick on any school trip.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50The magic is bigger than ever.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Wow!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54It might be term time, but school's out.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I can't believe our teachers did that.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58How long will it take before the classes shout...
0:01:05 > 0:01:10Hello. It's me, Iain, and welcome to Help! My School Trip is Magic.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Our magicians are no longer supply teachers.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16They're now faking it as staff in some popular attractions.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19And because we know you know them,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22we've disguised them even more.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25We've secretly filmed the results with special hidden cameras.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28We have a school trip planned to a music academy today.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Music can be magical.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I've even got my magical invisible violin with me. Right.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38HE PLAYS VIOLIN OUT OF TUNE
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Oh, I just dropped it.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43VIOLIN FALLING
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Here...
0:01:45 > 0:01:46VIOLIN STILL FALLING
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Here's what's coming up in today's show.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52VIOLIN LANDS AND BREAKS
0:01:52 > 0:01:54HE SINGS HIGH PITCHED NOTE
0:01:54 > 0:01:55John is the voice,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57but he doesn't turn chairs round,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00he turns heads with some smashing magic.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03'Oh, bellissimo, magnifico.'
0:02:03 > 0:02:06You've been sending in clips of all your best magic tricks.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08And later on I'll be picking my favourite.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10It's our Wannabe Wizards.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11As sure as eggs is eggs,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15John will reveal the secret in Tricks Of The Trade.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17And James is dressed as a courtier at the castle,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21but will this trip be caught out with his spooky tricks?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25HE PLAYS VIOLIN OUT OF TUNE
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Do you think you'd be able to tell if your school trip was magic?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Do you?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34CAT SHRIEKS
0:02:34 > 0:02:35CAT MEOWS
0:02:36 > 0:02:39We're about to have a ball thanks to magician John.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43And what goes up must come down.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44In size at least.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48It's a big trick with a small golf ball.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53And there's a big golfing expectation for Year Five.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56They think they're getting on board for a normal school trip.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59However, their parents and teachers know differently,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03they're on a magical mystery tour to...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05The Royal Academy of Music.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Famous former pupils include Sir Elton John, Katherine Jenkins
0:03:09 > 0:03:12and Gareth Malone from The Choir.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Here they teach over 20 musical disciplines ranging from piano
0:03:15 > 0:03:18to strings to vocal studies.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21So, our magicians can play their tricks, string the kids along
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and hit the high note,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25we're giving them a musical make over.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26John's an Italian tenor,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28or should I say ten euros. Ha-ha.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32And rollover Beethoven, here's Fergus.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Rolling down the road is the bus.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36The unsuspecting kids are on their way
0:03:36 > 0:03:39to experience a magical masterpiece.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40# Mi-a-la-la-laaa... #
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Sounds more like Fergus and John
0:03:43 > 0:03:45will be creating a piece of music called Mayhem.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47# La-laaaaaaaaaa! #
0:03:47 > 0:03:50They better practice more as the class have arrived downstairs
0:03:50 > 0:03:53completely unaware that Fergus is musically mixed up.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I just want to make sure I hit all the right beats.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57All the right beats, beats, beats...
0:03:57 > 0:04:03THEY BEATBOX BADLY
0:04:03 > 0:04:07That's going to take some, eh, beating.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Meanwhile, the pupils are looking around the academy museum,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12which includes the Stradivari violin
0:04:12 > 0:04:14once played to Queen Marie Antoinette.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Our magicians are revved up for this one.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Come on, guys, no need to be 'violin-t'.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Their concerted efforts were worthwhile,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26they're ready for the performance of their life,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29as here comes their toughest audience yet.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- IN ITALIAN ACCENT:- A good morning, boys and a girls.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33How are you? You good?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35STUDENTS: Yeah.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36That's good. My name is Dino.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Dino Whatimean.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Dino Whatimean?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41They don't know yet, mate.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Today, I going to talk to you about music.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45You like-a music?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46STUDENTS: Yeah.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Music, it come from the heart.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50It's beautiful. You want to dance,
0:04:50 > 0:04:51you want to sing, you want to move.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I love the music.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55That guy definitely loves the 'muu-sic'.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58How many people play a musical instrument? Who plays?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59Oh, good, let's see what you play.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02John plays a fool and likes to blow his own trumpet.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03- What do you play?- Piano.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06The piano, we got lots of pianos here.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07This is a piano gallery.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10We got lots of pianos here, but do you know what,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12we all got an instrument.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Every one of you bambinos, you've got an instrument.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17What's your instrument? You tell me. What is it?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18STUDENTS: Voice.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Your voice.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21We can all sing.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Some better than others.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24You know, in my hometown,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28we have a myth that the tenors of Campobasso,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30they could use their voice
0:05:30 > 0:05:32to break the glass.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36You get what we call a resonant frequency.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Say that for me. Say resonant frequency.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42STUDENTS: Resonant frequency.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44They're copying his dodgy accent.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47You got a resonant frequency of the glass,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49and the glass, it vibrates.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50If I played a bit more,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53it vibrate, it vibrate, it smash.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Now, I think we can do that today with your voices. Can we do that?
0:05:56 > 0:05:57STUDENTS: No. Yes.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59You won't need opera glasses to see this.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Listen, I got a beautiful glass here. Do you know what this is?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03A beautiful glass?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06This is a Venetian glass,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09you listen to the beautiful sound of the Venetian.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12That beautiful, yeah, that D minor.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13They've noted it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Beautiful, beautiful glass, we're going to try
0:06:15 > 0:06:17and break the glass with our voices.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Here, I'll tell you what I'm going to do.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21I'm going to cover up the glass for your safety,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22but more important...
0:06:22 > 0:06:24for my-a safety, yes?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27We're going to cover up the glass with this beautiful, little cover
0:06:27 > 0:06:31like this, so that we don't get glass all over the shop-a.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33His Italian impression hit a bum note then.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Here's what we're going to do.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37We going to get a C minor, three octaves above middle C,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40it's very difficult, very difficult, but you can do it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41OK, we have a little warm up.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43We're going to sing the note, OK.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Just do this with me, you sing after me, are you ready?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Remember to watch the glass for some class magic.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50# La-la-la-laaa! #
0:06:50 > 0:06:53# La-la-la-laaa! #
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Oh, you... I going to cry, I going to cry, that beautiful.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56I'm filling up, too.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58That beautiful. We do it again.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00# La-la-la-laaa! #
0:07:00 > 0:07:01# La-la-la-laaa! #
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Very good. We're going to go a little bit higher.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05# La-la-la-laaa! #
0:07:05 > 0:07:07'This trick's going to be off the scale.'
0:07:07 > 0:07:10That's very good. OK, I think we're ready for the note.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12This is the note we're going to hit.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13HE SINGS NOTE BADLY
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Not quite sure John got that?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Can you hit that note?
0:07:16 > 0:07:17STUDENTS SING NOTE
0:07:17 > 0:07:18That's a little bit low.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21You've got to lift it up a little. Lift it up, lift... whoa, whoa.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Wait, bambino, bambino, whoa, whoa, whoa.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24We're going to go like this.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26HE SINGS HIGH-PITCHED NOTE
0:07:26 > 0:07:27- STUDENTS REPEAT NOTE - That's good, OK.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30I'm going to count you down. I'm going to count one, two, three,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33you're going to sing the note. We're going to lift the volume,
0:07:33 > 0:07:34get louder and louder and louder.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36The frequency vibrate the glass and break.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Here we go, you ready?- We're ready.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Take in a big deep breath.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Uno...
0:07:41 > 0:07:42duo...
0:07:42 > 0:07:43quattro...
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Tres amusing.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46STUDENTS SING
0:07:46 > 0:07:47And more. And more.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50And more. And more. Argh.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Wow, the glass exploded
0:07:52 > 0:07:53and so did my mind.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55You break the glass.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Let's get a rewind.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59STUDENTS SING
0:07:59 > 0:08:01And more. And more. And more. And more.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Argh.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05They hit the high note
0:08:05 > 0:08:06and the glass, it broke.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Bellissimo, magnifico.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12They can't believe their eyes or their ears.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16It's beautiful. I want to throw you roses.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19John told them about the resonance frequency.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21It vibrate, it vibrate and smash.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24The class reached the note and it was a major highlight
0:08:24 > 0:08:26when it made the glass go, BOOM.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Some supreme magic led by the great soprano.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Encore I hear you say?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33You're in luck.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Fergus bangs his magical drum with a trick that takes some beating.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Can I hear you make a 'duff'?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40STUDENTS REPEAT
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Now John is going to set you a magical challenge
0:08:43 > 0:08:44in Tricks Of Trade.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46If you fancy yourself as a magician,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48here's a trick you can try
0:08:48 > 0:08:49on your family at breakfast.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51John is going to show you
0:08:51 > 0:08:52how to stand an egg
0:08:52 > 0:08:54on its end like this.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Did you actually do that one John?
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Can you remember how?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Keep watching and you'll find out how to do it later in the show.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Provided that John gets his stuff together.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08It will be awesome, we promise.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Back to the music academy in time for a second verse.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17John's magic was beyond compare,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20but can Fergus better his operetta?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22It's time for Eine kleine nachtmagic.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26So, my name is Trevor Cleff.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Trevor Cleff?
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Sounds like treble clef.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31But the class don't know the musical score yet.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36I'm in charge here at the academy of all instrumental design.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I replicate things, I fix things, I do all of those things.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42So, isn't it wonderful the things that we have around us today?
0:09:42 > 0:09:45You'll have seen downstairs, we have a Stradivari violin,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48dates back, it's like 300 years old.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53This particular piano here is from the 1600s,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57so that is 500 years old.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Isn't that incredible?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And a true fact.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Now, one of the things I specialise in is drums
0:10:03 > 0:10:05and the design of drums,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07so who here has played the drums?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Lots of you, very good.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Now obviously the drums are very, very noisy instruments.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Don't bang on about it, mate.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17But what we're going to do is talk about the design.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20So, we have here a drumhead
0:10:20 > 0:10:22and here we have the plinth.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24The plinth is the thing that the drumhead sits on,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26so it's nice and stable.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Keep your eyes on that drum,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30cos it's so magic, it'll knock your high hat off.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Now, often you have padding in the drum
0:10:33 > 0:10:35and what that does is it reverberates the sound,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39so it makes it echo. So, you get a really good, solid noise.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43We also have drum skins.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45They go on the front and the back of the drum.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47And we're going to do that now
0:10:47 > 0:10:49with some assistance from Dino, so over you come, Dino.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Dino is Bach...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I mean, back.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56So, I'll place this one here, this drum skin, on the front,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59and Dino will place that one on to the back.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03There's nothing inside that drumhead or underneath it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05They're placing the skins carefully on the drum.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09It's already starting to look a bit more like a drum, yes?
0:11:09 > 0:11:10STUDENTS: Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Shall we see if it sounds a bit more like a drum, yes?
0:11:12 > 0:11:13STUDENTS: Yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15They don't mind a bit of noise.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Oh, that doesn't sound much like a drum does, it?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Normally you get more of a 'duff'. Can I hear you make a 'duff'?
0:11:20 > 0:11:21STUDENTS IMITATE
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Put a couple of those together
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and you could have 'duff duff' bit from the end of EastEnders.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Now, if you have a smaller drum like a drum with a thinner skin
0:11:29 > 0:11:31and even more timbering you get like a...a 'ka-ch'.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Can you do a 'ka-ch'? - STUDENTS REPEAT
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Good, and then you might have a cymbal, like a high hat,
0:11:36 > 0:11:37like a 'ti-ti-ti-ti'.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40So, can I get a 'duff-ch-ti-duff-ch-ti'?
0:11:40 > 0:11:41STUDENTS REPEAT
0:11:41 > 0:11:44That's right. Now, these drums will all go together.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Normally, drums aren't played on their own
0:11:46 > 0:11:47because they're so noisy and loud,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50so they'll be part of a bigger band or something like that.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Some loud magic coming up.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Watch the drum.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Dino? Do you know when the drum was first invented?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Yes, the first drum it was, it was in a...
0:11:58 > 0:11:59KNOCKING
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- What was that?- Did anyone else hear that?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03STUDENTS: Yes.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Where did it come from?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06MORE KNOCKING
0:12:06 > 0:12:08It's sounds like the drum, but that was empty, wasn't it?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11This drum is playing itself.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12It's playing a trick on them.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14It's playing itself, that's...
0:12:14 > 0:12:16OH!!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18BOOM, a banging trick. It's Catherine.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Where did she come from?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22She certainly a good stick.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23It's Catherine.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26And I'm Fergus.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Yeah, I'm John.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30They're about to build to the big crescendo.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- John is not actually Italian...- I'm not.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33but he does love to eat a lot of pizza.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Gives a new meaning to Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39And in fact we are...
0:12:39 > 0:12:40magicians.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44You've all been set up by your teacher, by your schools,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46by your parents. There's camera, there's a camera there,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49there's a camera there, and you're going to be on
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Help! My School trip is Magic.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53High-five.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55A chorus of approval,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59but what chord did it strike with the school trippers?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It was a really excellent trick.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04John's soprano sorcery totally smashed it.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10I couldn't believe when the glass broke.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I didn't know that it was going happen.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16It was time to drum up support for the next trick.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19When they slid the two sides,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23there was no way that they could kind of get in.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26There was definitely no space inside that bass drum.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31When the lady came out from the drum
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I actually knew their faces,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36cos I've watched it on TV.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38And now you're on TV, too.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I've never seen anything like it except for cartoons.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45This Mozart-ful magic hit the school trip
0:13:45 > 0:13:47like a bolt from the Blue Danube.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50It was as pitch perfect as this shout...
0:13:50 > 0:13:56- CHILDREN SHOUT: - Help! My school trip is magic!
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Still to come.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01John shows you how to make boiled eggs stand like soldiers.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Have you worked it out yet?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05And James is at the castle
0:14:05 > 0:14:08to make them jump with his cabinet of horrors.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Will they realise their school trip is magic?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15It really spooked me out.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17But first, we asked you to send in clips
0:14:17 > 0:14:20of yourself performing your best magic tricks.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23We received loads of clips from all over the country.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Each week, I'll be choosing our favourite Wannabe Wizard
0:14:26 > 0:14:27and showing them to you guys.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33My Wannabe Wizard this time is Jacob from Newtown Powys,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35with two tricks for the price of one.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Hi, my name is Jacob
0:14:37 > 0:14:41and I'm going to do a few magic tricks for you.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44My first magic trick is going to change
0:14:44 > 0:14:47one ace and three threes into four aces.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Wow. Sounds complicated.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Here is one ace...
0:14:53 > 0:14:55and three threes.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57One ace, three threes. Righto
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Now, I'm going to change them into four aces.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02But how?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Oh.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Abracadabra.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Now as if by magic,
0:15:07 > 0:15:08which it is,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11they've changed into four aces.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Blow me down.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16My second trick is going to be with the magic goblet.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20OK. That can make balls disappear and reappear.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Gotcha.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24First, I'm going to put this ball in my pocket.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's definitely not in the goblet.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Where is the ball? In my pocket or in the goblet?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31It's in your pocket, mate.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- You think in my pocket?- Yes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34I can tell you...
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- you're wrong.- Wow.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Now where is the ball? In my pocket or in the goblet?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Duh, in the goblet.- Think it's in the goblet?- Yeah.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45And I can tell you...
0:15:45 > 0:15:46you're wrong.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Not again.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Where did it go?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50It was in my pocket.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51How did it get in there?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57I hope you've enjoyed my magic show.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Too right. We have.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02And thanks for watching.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03You're welcome.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Here's card jester James.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Some might say he's not playing
0:16:09 > 0:16:10with a full deck.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12There's certainly not much on top.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I don't mean his shiny head.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18With that, he's the heir to a magical crown.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24This is Year Four mounting their mighty stead
0:16:24 > 0:16:26for a school trip into the past.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31And not so long ago they were set up by their teachers and parents,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34but this trip is not simply educational.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36It's not just historical...
0:16:36 > 0:16:37it's magical.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39It's a trip to...
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Leeds Castle, deep in the Kent countryside.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44It's been a Norman stronghold,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46a Medieval palace,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48a Jacobean country house
0:16:48 > 0:16:49and a Georgian mansion.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52And in more recent times, it's been home to James...
0:16:52 > 0:16:54well, for about an hour.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56We've put him in this courtly costume,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59and he's already clearly feeling the part.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Today, I've been getting into character
0:17:01 > 0:17:03by skipping gracefully up the corridors
0:17:03 > 0:17:05and trying to talk as grand as possible.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Which I think has gone remarkably well.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10This lot will be the judge of that.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11They don't know it yet,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13but this castle is going to give them the creeps.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15CREEPY LAUGH
0:17:15 > 0:17:17The castle we're in today is very old,
0:17:17 > 0:17:19so we're going to play on that with the tricks,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21and make it may be a little bit spooky,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24and there might be some frights along the way.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Good job the coaches aren't here yet.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Oh! That made me jump.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30And James better jump to it
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and get to our room right with all the old-y hidden cameras.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38While the kids feel the history of these hollowed halls,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41it's time for James to get his story straight.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I didn't know they did the running man in Tudor times.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Here comes the class now,
0:17:47 > 0:17:48and they're going to meet
0:17:48 > 0:17:50our king of conjuring with some tales
0:17:50 > 0:17:54that'll blow their minds and chill their spines.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Good afternoon.- STUDENTS: Good afternoon.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Wonderful. My name is Lou Scannon
0:17:59 > 0:18:03and I'm dressed as a courtier from the Tudor times.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05He said his name was Loose Cannon,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07but it shot way over their heads fortunately.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11I'm here to tell you about the most famous Tudor ever to live,
0:18:11 > 0:18:16in fact one of the most kings of our country.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I'm here to tell you about King Henry VIII.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21There he is.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Not literally.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Feast your eyes upon Henry's splendour.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Wow, if he's impressed with that,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29wait till he gets a load of the magic.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34Now, who can tell me how many wives Henry VIII had?
0:18:34 > 0:18:35Yes, at the back.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Six.- Six. That's right, Henry VIII had a lot of wives.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42None of the class have a sixth sense about James's real identity.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47In fact, even though this castle predates Henry by 400 years,
0:18:47 > 0:18:53it was renovated by Henry for his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55And I'm pleased to tell you that today
0:18:55 > 0:18:58we have several artefacts to show you
0:18:58 > 0:19:00from the time of Catherine of Aragon.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04In fact, this, believe it or not,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07was Catherine's personal jewellery box.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11It wasn't. But this is where the magic fibbing begins.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Given to her as a gift by King Henry himself.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17They're with him so far.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And you can see it has a little drawer at the front
0:19:19 > 0:19:21with some jewellery in,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24and on top, this is the most miraculous find,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26is a small ring box.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And inside the ring box
0:19:32 > 0:19:39is what we believe to be the actual engagement ring
0:19:39 > 0:19:42of Catherine of Aragon to King Henry.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45They believe it really belongs to the former queen.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47This is very, very old.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Now, just going to pop that back in the box.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54The ring is back inside the historical box.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Here at the castle we're very, very proud to have...
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Something's caught their attention.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03The box has sprung open on its own.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05They don't know what to make of this.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Yes, OK, OK, OK, OK, calm down, calm down.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09He wants the class to keep a lid on it. Ha!
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Sorry.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It's very strange. Erm, where was I?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18James knew it would open up, and is acting up.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20That's right, Catherine of Aragon.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That's right, that's right. We were talking about Catherine.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24We're very pleased to have such a large collection
0:20:24 > 0:20:26of Catherine's possessions here.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28They're watching that box.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Including the jewellery box and several...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It popped open again. This is creepy.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38This isn't funny. I...I don't quite know what's happening.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41The ring is still intact and...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- It did just move, didn't it? - STUDENTS: Yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45The class are moved, too...
0:20:45 > 0:20:46to nervous giggles.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- It wasn't just my imagination? - STUDENTS: No.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50It's very strange.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Some strange things happen when you're at the castle.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56If we could just keep our eye...
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Oh!- Whoa, the box jumped out,
0:20:58 > 0:21:00but James hasn't been caught out yet.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Maybe, some things are best left untouched,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08and we'll quickly put this away.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13He claimed the ring belonged to Tudor queen
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and trippers couldn't believe what they'd seen.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18The wooden box popped open twice,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and then the class were spooked out
0:21:20 > 0:21:22when the ring box pinged out.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Later on, will the trippers be scared witless
0:21:25 > 0:21:26when they witness this...?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- She was one of the...- Oh.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Now it's time for John to reveal the secret in Tricks Of The Trade.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37John will show you how to get an egg to stand up on its end
0:21:37 > 0:21:40just like this one he allegedly did earlier.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Can you work it out?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Do you use double-sided sticky tape?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Well, you could do,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49but John can't find the end.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Do you flatten the egg?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Not unless you've got a change of clothes.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Here's the secret...
0:21:57 > 0:21:59You need to use a small amount of salt.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Pour out a small pile of salt
0:22:03 > 0:22:05and balance the egg in the middle of it.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10The egg should stand upright.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Now, blow away the loose salt around the egg,
0:22:13 > 0:22:15it will leave just a couple of grains of salt
0:22:15 > 0:22:17propping up the egg
0:22:17 > 0:22:20and make it look it's standing up by itself.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Now, you're ready to show your family
0:22:22 > 0:22:23and fry their brains.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's back to the castle for some more magic of moats.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31I mean, notes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Conjuring courtier James is about to bring some history to life,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37but will he scare the class out of theirs?
0:22:38 > 0:22:41If I could show you this beautiful cabinet here,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44which was a possession of Catherine of Aragon,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46and kept in her bedroom next to her bed.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49She had a big, four-poster bed with grand curtains.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Most likely.- Like this.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54And inside are kept some of her possessions
0:22:54 > 0:22:59that might have been found in the bedroom in the 1500s.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Not really.- Here we have a bell.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02HE RINGS BELL
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Not lunchtime yet, though.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Which Catherine might have summoned upon her ladies-in-waiting
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and gone, "Please, please come help me,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12"I would like my breakfast."
0:23:12 > 0:23:13And ring the bell like so.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15We also have this.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Who can tell me what this is? Yes.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Tambourine.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21It's a tambourine, that's right.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23And it would have been used by the court jesters
0:23:23 > 0:23:26who maybe would have done a dance and a song for the king and queen.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28That's very, very old, indeed.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And we have this,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33which is a goblet full of jewels.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36You can see many jewels in the goblet, which is very, very old,
0:23:36 > 0:23:37and a very, very valuable thing.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Remember these objects.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And last but certainly not least,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44a wonderful picture of Catherine herself.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Isn't she looking splendid?
0:23:46 > 0:23:47Beautiful lady Catherine.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Looks more like princess Leia from Star Wars.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Now, let's just pop that back in there.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56And if we close up the curtains...
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Note, nothing funny going on at the back.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Now, in addition to this,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03another interesting thing happened here at the castle
0:24:03 > 0:24:04all those years ago.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- You see, it is while Henry was married to C... - BELL RINGS
0:24:07 > 0:24:09What just happened?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20The bell just fell over.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22That's very strange. Erm...
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Most certainly is. Must have been a draft.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Anyway, what was I saying? That's right.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It was while he was married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- that the king met his second wife at... - TAMBOURINE JINGLES
0:24:32 > 0:24:36What? The tambourine feel out of the cabinet.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37What on earth?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40There's no-one in there.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44And it's not a spooky coincidence.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48That is very strange, isn't it?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Strange magic.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Maybe, we should just put that back and carry on.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Ah, yes. Every...everything's fine, everything's fine.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59James is enjoying the charade, and it's not over yet.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00He met his second wife Ann Boleyn
0:25:00 > 0:25:04as he was married to Catherine of Aragon here at the castle.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05- In fact, she was one of the... - THUD
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Oh.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Nervous laughter and hands over mouths,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12this dastardly trick is definitely working.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18They've spotted something untoward.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20It's behind you.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24That's alleviated the tension.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25The picture's changed.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28That's not Catherine of Aragon at all.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31It's now a very strange looking man, indeed.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Putting it mildly, that's John.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Now, such things can go unexplained,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40as you imagine, this castle is very old.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44However, I do have an explanation for the happenings today.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Would you like to know the explanation to the wondrous events?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49STUDENTS: Yeah.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52You see this is not Catherine.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53They know that much.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55His name...
0:25:55 > 0:25:57is John.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59The truth will out.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03And you see, my name is not Lou.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06My name is actually James,
0:26:06 > 0:26:08and I'm a magician.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12And you've all been set up by your teachers and your parents
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and, you're being filmed on cameras there, and there,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17and there for CBBC's
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Help! My School trip is Magic.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24CHILDREN SCREAM
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Wow, that magic featured a strange presence from the past,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30but how did the class remember it?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33It was really amazing.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35James displayed a cabinet full of items
0:26:35 > 0:26:38apparently belonging to Catherine of Aragon,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40and the bell fell all on its own.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44When he showed us all the stuff, I was like, "Nobody's in there."
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Then it was just really creepy
0:26:45 > 0:26:48because, erm, the tambourine fell and all the jewels fell out,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50and I was like, "What's happening?"
0:26:50 > 0:26:53It's like the cabinet was alive. How was it happening?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55He was one of the...
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It really spooked me out,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59cos..cos he wasn't touching anything.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02The portrait of Catherine changed to a mugshot of magician John...
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Now a very strange looking man, indeed.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07I thought like I was dreaming,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10cos I knew that possibly couldn't be real.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14It was real all right. Really magic.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17They didn't see it coming and they couldn't work it out.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- CHILDREN SHOUT: - Help! My School Trip is Magic.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28See you later, but until then, if you're on a school trip
0:27:28 > 0:27:30and you think something magic's going on,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31maybe you'll find yourselves shouting,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35"Help! My school trip is magic!"