0:00:02 > 0:00:06CBBC have sent these four magicians into your schools.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10They are some of the hottest magicians in the country.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Our magicians went undercover,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17and they pretended to be supply teachers.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21We had secret cameras all over your classrooms,
0:00:21 > 0:00:25and watched while you had the most incredible lessons.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26ALL: Move!
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Our magicians fooled whole classes and shocked them
0:00:29 > 0:00:31with their spectacular tricks.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33But did they come to your school?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I never knew we'd be on TV!
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Did they trick you?
0:00:36 > 0:00:37I'm just so freaked out.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39And did you shout...
0:00:39 > 0:00:43ALL: Help! My supply teacher is magic!
0:00:43 > 0:00:50Hello, I'm Iain, and this is Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54We fooled hundreds of you guys by swapping regular teachers
0:00:54 > 0:00:56with magicians.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01And we've been secretly filming the results with special cameras,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05which we've hidden in the classroom.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Sneakier than James Bond's sneakers.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10We're also showing you loads of other great tricks.
0:01:10 > 0:01:16Here's one from me now, I'm going to make this chocolate disappear.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17So...pretty impressive.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Well, play the clip.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28James is going undercover to cause mayhem in this class of Year Sixes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Look, he changes cola to coffee using a kettle.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Cup of coffee!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35But will the class swallow his trick?
0:01:35 > 0:01:39We're going to teach you a magic trick so you can fool your friends.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Grab two paperback books, so you can join in.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Plus, you've been sending in clips of all your best magic tricks,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and later on I'll pick my five favourites.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Will you be one of my wannabe wizards?
0:01:51 > 0:01:54And if you want to take part in the interactive illusion,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56you'll need a piece of paper.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01Could you spot a magician pretending to be a supply teacher?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Could you? Really?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06This is James, he's got a cheeky glint in his eye,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and a bunch of tricks up his sleeve.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12He's going undercover as a supply teacher.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14The hidden cameras are set, is it your school?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Is it your class? Let's find out.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Here's a class of Year Sixes. They don't know it yet,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25but James is about to give them a lesson with a magical flavour.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29None of the class suspect there are cameras hidden
0:02:29 > 0:02:31in every corner of their classroom,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34or realise that James is not a real teacher, but can he keep it up?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37What we're talking about is being environmentally friendly.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I like camping. Does anybody like going camping?
0:02:40 > 0:02:41It's good fun, isn't it?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Because I go camping so often, I've got lots and lots
0:02:45 > 0:02:47of gadgets and gizmos that I take with me that help me
0:02:47 > 0:02:50be more environmentally friendly when I'm camping.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Now, I've brought my favourite one. Would you like to see it?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54ALL: Yes!
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Of course they would! Me too, but where is it?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Here it is. This is the Magic Kettle 5000.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Not available in the shops.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Instead of having to take lots of different plastic bottles with me,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09all I do is I take one drink with me,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12and keep it inside the kettle, but then the kettle
0:03:12 > 0:03:15can change the liquid inside to any other drink I want.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- Would you like to see a demonstration?- ALL: Yes!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22The class still don't suspect James, despite the name "Magic Kettle".
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I'm going to need one of your teachers.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Actually, Mr Sunderland, could you come up and just take a seat?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30APPLAUSE
0:03:30 > 0:03:32This is the class's regular teacher, Mr Sunderland.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37He's in on the secret, but he doesn't know what he'll have to do.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38OK, and quiet down.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41He's obviously popular, unless the class is wanting to see
0:03:41 > 0:03:44something funny happen to him! I wonder.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So we just open up the kettle, and you can put in any drink you want.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51For this demonstration we'll use cola, but it could be anything.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I'm sure you all know how to fill up a kettle.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Remember don't play with the kettle at home. It's dangerous,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00and this isn't real, it's magic, so no point trying it yourself.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05Excellent, and then all you have to do is pop the top back on,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09and then it works exactly like a flask.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Let's say you turn up at a campsite and you want to drink cola.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14That's fine, because you've got a kettle of cola.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But if your sister fancies some lemonade,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20before, you would have to take two bottles.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22One with cola, and one with lemonade.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27However, because we've got the Magic Kettle 5000, all you have to do,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30you just change the dial on the front from cola to lemonade,
0:04:30 > 0:04:37and hopefully the cola inside will now turn into a lovely glass...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- CHILDREN GASP - Whoa, it's lemonade!
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It's lemonade.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Mr Sunderland, would you like to do a taste test?- Thank you.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46It's the moment of truth.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- It's all good?- Yeah, really lovely. - Delicious.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Glass of lemonade.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53OK, but let's say for example,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56your mum might prefer to drink some cherryade.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Mum liking cherryade? How does James know my mum?
0:04:59 > 0:05:04So, all we have to do again is just change the dial from lemonade
0:05:04 > 0:05:09to cherryade, and this time we should be able to get out
0:05:09 > 0:05:10a nice glass...
0:05:10 > 0:05:12ALL GASP
0:05:12 > 0:05:15..of cherryade.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Would you like to take a taste? - Thank you.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Yeah, cherryade.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Mr Sunderland says "Yes".
0:05:22 > 0:05:26So let's say you want cola, your sister wants lemonade,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30your mum wants cherryade, your dad might want an orange drink.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Why can't they all just drink the same thing?!
0:05:32 > 0:05:36James' made-up family sound like a right fussy lot!
0:05:36 > 0:05:40That's no problem. All you have to do is just take the dial,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44and change it from cherryade to orange,
0:05:44 > 0:05:51and then we should get a nice orange drink.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Whoa, that's the third different drink from that kettle.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Where's it all coming from? I can't see any hidden taps.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Lovely fresh orange juice. - Lovely fresh orange juice.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Yeah, do you think that's cool?
0:06:04 > 0:06:05ALL: Yeah!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09I'd say, they think it's cool. They all want one in their own homes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11In the evening when the sun goes down,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12it gets chilly, doesn't it?
0:06:12 > 0:06:17So how about you change it into coffee?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19He's going to do coffee? How does that work?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Now, we might as well use all of the rest of it for this.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27We should be able to turn the liquid...
0:06:27 > 0:06:29CHILDREN GASP
0:06:29 > 0:06:34..into a nice warm cup of coffee. Is that good?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Thank you, very nice.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I bet it's cold.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Yeah.- Is that a hot cup of coffee? - Yeah.- One hot cup of coffee.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46It's not cold, it's hot, and hot can scold, so be careful, folks.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Unfortunately, I can't tell you how it works.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Oh, why?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Well, I can't tell you why it works, because, do you remember the bit
0:06:54 > 0:06:58where I said that I was a visiting teacher from another school?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59- Yeah.- I'm not, I'm a magician.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01That's marvellous!
0:07:01 > 0:07:06And all of your teachers, and your mums and dads have set you all up,
0:07:06 > 0:07:12because if you look here, and at the back there, they are cameras.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17So if you give them a wave, you are all being filmed for a new TV show
0:07:17 > 0:07:20on CBBC called, Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27He did it! James's brilliant trick has totally fooled the class.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34I was like really, really shocked.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37James poured cola into the kettle,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and then made lemonade pour out of it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43He then poured cherryade, orange,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45and amazingly, hot coffee came out of the magic kettle.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49It just changed and everybody went berserk.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55James pulled it off, the class had no idea he was a magician.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Would you realise your supply teacher was magic?
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Later on, John will also be going undercover as a supply teacher.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11He'll make this class's jaws drop to the floor.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Is it your class?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Just give that a little rub.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17John's not a real teacher, and nor is his mate, and mine,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19sharp-skilled, but floppy-haired Fergus.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23He'll teach you the secret behind a trick you can use on your mates.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27If you fancy yourself as a magician, here's a trick you can try at home.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30All you'll need is two paperback books.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33If you haven't got them already, go and get them now!
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Go on, hurry.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37In the meantime, Fergus will wait here for you.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Are you back? Ready?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Good, do you know how to put these two books together,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45so they can't be pulled apart again?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Can you work it out?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Keep watching, and you'll find out later in the show.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Right now, joker John's about to do some theme park magic
0:08:54 > 0:08:57with a trick you'll never be able to work out.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00This is Adam, Tom and Jack.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03They have no idea they're about to star in their own magic show.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Watch carefully.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Did you recognise me when I came up to you?
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Yes is the answer. I am famous, but nobody knows about it yet.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I'm so famous I've had to start signing autographs,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and I get my pictures taken at a little photo booth,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19The last lot weren't very good because that chair kept falling.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21So all the pictures are in the wrong place,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I can't sign it, so I'll get somebody else to do it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Would you just sign your name in this little white bit above my head,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31I don't want you to sign on my face, because that's very delicate.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Wonderful. Now, what we've got there is something very, very rare.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39It's my picture all in the wrong place, with Dave's signature on it.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Something amazing's about to happen. Keep watching the photo.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Now we'll try and make the picture look a little bit better.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52So the way we're going to do that is fold it here, like so...
0:09:54 > 0:09:56And give it a little tear...
0:09:58 > 0:10:00There.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Starting to look a little bit better, but not quite right.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And if I take it again and...
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Then... Ooh! And for this one.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Hopefully...
0:10:17 > 0:10:19That photo's well and truly ripped to pieces,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21but some top-notch magic's developing.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I've seen what magicians do when you get in this position.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26What you do is you blow on them like this.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And then you give a little squeeze,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and Dave, is that still your signature?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Oh, yeah, yeah. - That is Dave's signature, look.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35And now the picture...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Whoa! Told you! Can I get a rewind?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Blow on them like this.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43And then you give a little squeeze,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46and Dave, is that still your signature?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh, yeah, yeah. - That is Dave's signature, look.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And now the picture...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53That trick was picture perfect.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54It was amazing.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Yeah, I don't know how it happened.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I don't know how he does it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Coming up we'll make someone else say, "That was awesome!"
0:11:03 > 0:11:07But right now, we have something amazing for you.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10This is the interactive illusion.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13This is a trick where you can take part at home.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Just come closer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Personal space, thanks.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Take it away, Katherine.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20If you play your cards right,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Katherine might come to your classroom,
0:11:23 > 0:11:26but first, she has a trick for your front room.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I've got a really amazing illusion for you now.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32All you need is a piece of paper rolled into a tube.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Now hold it up to your eye, like this...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39..and keep watching a screen.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41While you're looking at the screen,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45place the other hand next to the tube in front of the other eye.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Go on, follow Katherine, that's how you do it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54You should see a hole, right through your hand
0:11:54 > 0:11:56and still be able to see me.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Holy hand, that is amazing! Did it work for you?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Despite what they always say,
0:12:02 > 0:12:08a hole in the hand is worth two birds with...a stone.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Every week, we are bringing you a chart
0:12:13 > 0:12:15of the magic movers and shakers.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18We're calling that chart Wannabe Wizards.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I've got my comfy chair.
0:12:21 > 0:12:26I've got my laptop, and frankly, I've got too many roasted nuts,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30although I have checked that they all contain nuts.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Hit it.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34We asked you to send in clips of yourself performing
0:12:34 > 0:12:36your best magic tricks.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39We receive loads of clips from all over the country.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Each week, I will be choosing my five favourite Wannabe Wizards,
0:12:43 > 0:12:44and showing them to you guys.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Number five this time is Nathan from Maidstone,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50with some mind-bending card skills.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Here I have a normal pack of cards, and I'm going to shuffle them.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55When he said he's going to shuffle them,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57he really means it, watch this.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00In fact, he shuffles them so much, I'll have to fast forward it,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03or we can't fit in all the other wizards.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04This seems like a lead up to a trick,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07but actually, the trick is all in the shuffling.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10That's the most shuffled deck in the history of shuffledom.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Those cards are so mixed up right now, right?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15And magically.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Wrong.- The whole deck is in order.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Wow, all the cards in their right suits and the right order!
0:13:21 > 0:13:22You're sure nifty, Nathan!
0:13:22 > 0:13:27But hey yo, Ben from reading sure can yo-yo.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30It's not 100% magic, but it's cool,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33and it looks magi-cool too.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Look at him go.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Woo.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Mind the camera though, Ben.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42And mind the dog, mate!
0:13:45 > 0:13:48We're all standing clear now.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53That's it, spin the camera round while he makes that bad boy spin.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54Keep them coming.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56That's right, keep 'em coming.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Ben, you made my head spin, and you get a big thumbs up from me.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Number three is so money.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Check the coin in Teddy from Altrincham's hand.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Right, so just get the coin, and would you be impressed
0:14:10 > 0:14:15if I made the coin that's in this hand come to this hand?
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Yes, we would. Remember the coin started in his right hand.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I love this bit, nice locking and popping.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Two.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29The coin passed through his body, and it ended up in his left hand.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Let's do an easier trick for you.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33But he's not done yet - oh, no.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34Get the coin.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Keep your eye on which hand the coin goes into.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Pay attention.- I'm paying attention.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43And guess which hand it's in?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47If you guess right, I'll give you a million pounds.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I have it on good authority that he does have a million pounds
0:14:50 > 0:14:54to give away. He must be confident.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56And did you guess this one?
0:14:56 > 0:14:57Or did you guess this one?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01When I tell you now, if you guessed this one, you lose.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's not in the right, so it must be in the left.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09And this one, you're going to be a million pounds...not richer.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Wow, it's not there either!
0:15:12 > 0:15:16The coin vanished, but he keeps his million. Kerching!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Up next, George from Chichester.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21So we're going to be using the four aces.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Here we have the ace of diamonds, the ace of clubs,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28the ace of spades, and the ace of hearts.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32OK, what we're going to be doing with these aces,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35is we're just going to leave them over here for now.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Name the card face up that you can see for me?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40The nine of hearts.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43So his mate picked the nine of hearts, remember that.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45And flip over the nine of hearts in the deck.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Are you sure you want that card? You're sure, OK.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52We'll put that in with the aces, and leave the deck aside for now.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55What we'll do is we'll lose your card in with aces,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57the nine of hearts, give the cards a quick spin,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59and the aces make your card invisible.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02We reach into the deck and we pull it out.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04We'll lay it over on the mat here.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Yes, he did say invisible. Pay close attention, people.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Three, four aces, OK? Your card is nowhere to be seen.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13We'll take your card, it's invisible right here, turn it face up,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16or face up in my hand, and throw it into the deck.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Pow! There it goes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20That leaves us with one face-up card in the deck,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23the nine of hearts, your card.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Wow! Let's get a rewind.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29See the invisible card fly into the deck, except you can't see it,
0:16:29 > 0:16:30it's invisible.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Boom! The card re-materialised in the deck, love it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Thank you very much.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Who's my favourite, though? I'm not going to tell you yet.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Not before I put on my funny chart show voice.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46At five, nifty Nathan with his shifty shuffle.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47The deck is in order.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Ben walks the dog with his yo-yo at four.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Popping up at three is Teddy's one-in-a-million coin trick.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59And at number two is George's invisible card throw,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02and he was nearly my favourite.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06But out of the tons of Wannabe Wizards, my top one this time was...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Joshua from Upminster. A grand entrance, I thank you.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Watch this, an old-school magic show. Liking your style.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Watch the candle.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20It disappears but how?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24And now the hanky goes into the bag.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30But now that's gone too.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36What a magician like Joshua could really use right now is a wand.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Ah, here's one now.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44What's he doing with it, though?
0:17:46 > 0:17:50Ah, a beautiful flower - for me? You shouldn't have!
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Can't wait until next time for more Wannabe Wizards.
0:17:54 > 0:18:00Fergus taught me a great trick called the cut-and-restore necktie.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I'll teach you it now, just get a necktie,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and we'll cut it like that.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07PHONE RINGS
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Sorry.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Oh, hi, Dad! Yeah, I'm well.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Your, er, your stripey tie?
0:18:18 > 0:18:19I've not seen it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Here's what's coming up.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Have you worked out the secret to Fergus's challenge?
0:18:26 > 0:18:30If you haven't already got two paperback books, get them now.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Go on, hurry.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Piece of rope here, but instead...
0:18:34 > 0:18:38And watch what happens when John goes undercover in another school.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Could it be your class?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Could your supply teacher be magic?
0:18:42 > 0:18:47In Undercover Magic, we hide cameras in all sorts of places.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Our magicians play tricks on members of the public,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52who don't know they're being filmed.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Katherine is in the park to play a trick on Chloe.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01She's been set up by her mum, and has no idea what's about to happen.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Excuse me?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- Hi, you didn't see who left this litter here, did you?- No.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- You didn't. Don't you just hate litterbugs?- Yes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Whoa! She made the litter float into the bin.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17That was freaky.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Can I get a rewind?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26That trick certainly wasn't rubbish.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I was so shocked. My heart was beating so fast.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I enjoyed it so much.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34It's the moment you've been waiting for,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37a chance for you to learn how to fool your friends.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Me and Fergus challenge you to put two paperback books together
0:19:41 > 0:19:43so they can't be pulled apart.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Come on, have you worked it out?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46How many of you got it?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Maybe you think it works by gluing them together? Nah.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53You use a stapler? No way.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Do you weld them together? Uh-uh.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Come on! Go on, Fergus, show us the secret.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03You flick the pages of each book together.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It may take a while, so we've sped it up.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Once you've done that, see if you can pull them apart.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Ready? Go on, Fergus, give it your best shot.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22It can't be done, can it, Fergus?
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Did you get it? Are you amazing already?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Now you can test your mates' strength in the playground.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34And James is about to test out his magic in the museum.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35- Can I show you a trick?- Yes.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39This is Aysha and her mum. They're about to see an awesome trick.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42OK, we're going to try something with these two keys, OK?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- So which one do you want, point to a key?- That key.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Hold your hand up, flat like a table.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50If I put that key there, close your hand, and hold it there.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53That's perfect. Now all keys have a hole in them.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Yes.- OK, why is that?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58So you can put them on things.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59- On a key ring.- Exactly.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Watch. If you just take that hole and give it a squeeze...
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Watch carefully, this is the key to the trick.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08..you can get the hole to come straight off the key.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12And not only that, I can throw it invisibly
0:21:12 > 0:21:15all the way over to the key in your hand.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- That's scary.- How did he do that?! Can I get a rewind?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Watch. If you just take that hole and give it a squeeze.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29He squeezed off the hole in the key.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32And not only that, I can throw it invisibly...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And now he's thrown it into the other key.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37That is one fun key trick.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38I thank you very much.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40That was good.
0:21:40 > 0:21:46This is John. He's about to go to another school.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49He's going undercover as a supply teacher to do an incredible trick.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Will it be your school?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Will it be your class?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56And will the class realise their supply teacher is magic?
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- Let's find out. - SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:21:57 > 0:22:01These Year Five pupils think they're coming in for a normal lesson,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05but they're wrong. John is anything but normal.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The classroom has been planted with hidden cameras,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11and he's got a maths trick that will put the con into conundrum.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15They have no idea they're being filmed or else they'd have smiled!
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Good morning, boys and girls, I'm giving you an exciting lesson,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21hopefully on maths. Who likes maths?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Oh, excellent, quite a few. I like people who like maths.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Who's not so keen on maths? I still like you. That's all right.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Maybe you'll like maths at the end of this.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I'm going to talk about fractions and fractions can be very useful.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37When I was a boy and it was my birthday, I realised quickly
0:22:37 > 0:22:39that a quarter of a piece of cake
0:22:39 > 0:22:42was twice as tasty as an eighth of a piece of cake,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44but not quite as sickening as a half a piece of cake.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46That's good to know, isn't it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48It's a piece of cake this teaching lark, isn't it?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Sorry, I borrowed John's bad joke book.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I'm going to test to see what your knowledge of fractions is,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58and I'm using this piece of rope. Now, this is a whole piece of rope.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Now I know it's a whole piece of rope
0:23:00 > 0:23:03because it's the only piece of rope I've ever had, OK?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07I've never had more rope than this. If I had another half of rope,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- and I'd cut it off, this would only be half a piece of rope.- Hey?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Exactly. But it's not a half a piece of rope.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16This is the only piece of rope I've got. Therefore it is a whole rope.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I'm going to tie one end of the rope to this stool here,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23then I'll tie the other end of the rope to that stool there.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27And I'll try and find out whether you know what your fractions are.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32OK, so...if I wanted to cut this piece of rope,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35so that I had exactly a quarter of the rope from that end,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38who could tell me where a quarter would be?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39You think you could tell me?
0:23:39 > 0:23:43I'll run my finger along. You tell me where you think a quarter is?
0:23:43 > 0:23:46A bit further, about here? About there, excellent.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Who think's she's right? OK, so if I was to take the piece of rope,
0:23:49 > 0:23:53and cut it so that I've got exactly two pieces,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55one of which is a quarter, yes?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58And the other piece is?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Keep an eye on that knot.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Three-quarters, that's right! I have now got a quarter over here,
0:24:04 > 0:24:08and three-quarters here. Now, it's getting a little bit harder.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11If I didn't want to cut the piece of rope into a quarter
0:24:11 > 0:24:14and three-quarters, but I wanted to cut it exactly in half,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16who can tell me where a half is?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Yes, you tell me, where do you think it is?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Do you think it's there?
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Stop!- There, you think that's half? Do you think she's right?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- Oh, a little bit more. A little bit more. There?- Yeah.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- You think that's halfway?- Yeah.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34OK, so if I hadn't cut the piece of rope here,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36but instead I had cut the piece...
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Hang on a minute, something's not adding up. He's moving that knot!
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Do you think that would have been half the piece of rope?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46He's untied the knot! How did he do that?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Now, you get...
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Let's get a rewind.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53So if I hadn't cut the piece of rope here, but instead I had cut
0:24:53 > 0:24:57the piece of rope at around about here. So, now we would have...
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I don't know how he did it, and the class don't know either!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04If I didn't want to cut the piece of rope exactly in half,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06but instead, I wanted to cut the piece of rope
0:25:06 > 0:25:10so that I had three-quarters on this side, and a quarter on this side,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13where would I have to cut it to get a quarter from this end?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17A bit more that way? Here?
0:25:17 > 0:25:21He's going to do it again. Watch that knot, you will KNOT believe it.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24If I had cut it where Billy said, which was here,
0:25:24 > 0:25:29that would mean, hopefully, we should now have three-quarters
0:25:29 > 0:25:34of the rope on this side, and a quarter of the rope on this side.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38The class now suspect this lesson is only half serious,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40and John's about to ask them a trick question.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Here is the really difficult question.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Who can tell me where I would have to cut the piece of rope,
0:25:47 > 0:25:52if I wanted exactly a whole piece of rope?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Who can tell me, where would I have to cut it?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Yes?- You wouldn't cut it at all.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00So if I had a whole piece of rope, and I wanted a whole piece of rope,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I wouldn't have to cut it at all? That's good.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I could just give that a little rub,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and we'd be back with one whole piece of rope.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Woo, spontaneous round of applause,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13and they don't even know he's a magician yet.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15He's about to tell them the big secret.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17He might even get some fraction jokes in.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19How can I explain it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21I'm not a real teacher.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23In fact, I'm not even half a teacher.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- I'm not even a quarter, or an eighth of a teacher.- See, I told you.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31I'm actually a magician, and your teachers, and your parents,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35they've set you up to be filmed on a secret magic show...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Wow!- ..called Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42and we've got secret cameras in the classroom. We've got one over there,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45and we've got one behind this mirror. And another one over here,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48and there's one at the back in the little mirror there.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Everybody give a wave.
0:26:51 > 0:26:57He did it! John's brilliant rope trick completely fooled the class.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00One of which is a quarter, yes?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03First he tied the knot, and then moved it.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04I have cut the piece of rope.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06We were like, "How can he do that?!"
0:27:06 > 0:27:08So now we would have...
0:27:08 > 0:27:11He untied the knot in an impossible place.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14He's just moving it to halfway. Now there's three quarters!
0:27:14 > 0:27:15How is he doing that?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18And then he removed the knot from the rope.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Just give that a little rub.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23As soon as he moved the knot, the rope was just, like, fixed again.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25John literally pulled it off.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The class had no idea he was a magician.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30We totally got them and they loved it.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38See you next time, but until then, if you're at school,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40and you think something magical is happening,
0:27:40 > 0:27:46maybe you'll find yourself shouting, "Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic!"
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