0:00:04 > 0:00:06Welcome to the world of Epic -
0:00:06 > 0:00:11the place where you can become a master at everything on the planet.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15No matter what it is, this programme shows YOU how to do it -
0:00:15 > 0:00:17so sit back, strap yourself in,
0:00:17 > 0:00:22and get ready to become epic at everything!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Welcome to your total random fix of epic-ness.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28We've got an amazing line-up
0:00:28 > 0:00:31of experts, hotshots and all-round dudes
0:00:31 > 0:00:34with the low-down on how you can do what they can do.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38In just 15 minutes, you will know how to...
0:00:38 > 0:00:40drive on two wheels,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43sing like a pop star, play the spoons,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45do this on one of those,
0:00:45 > 0:00:50brew your own cola - and this kid shows you how to build a pyramid.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54But before all of that, here's your first dose of epic-ness,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56and brace yourselves - it's about to get messy.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01This is a bubble - they make having a bath brilliant.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03This is a volcano -
0:01:03 > 0:01:06they erupt molten lava all over the place.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Want to know what happens when you mix the two together?
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Of course you do.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Here's top science queen Fran Scott,
0:01:12 > 0:01:14to show you how to make a bubble eruption.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Yep, you heard me - an eruption of bubbles.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Hit it, Fran.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22To make a bubble eruption, you will need...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24some hydrogen peroxide, which you can get
0:01:24 > 0:01:26from your local chemist, some washing-up liquid,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28some food colouring,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31some yeast and an empty bottle.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Before you start, make sure you're wearing safety goggles...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Goggles on!- ..and you've got an adult with you.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Dad!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Let's add half a bottle of hydrogen peroxide.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Then you need a good squirt of washing-up liquid,
0:01:43 > 0:01:47and just so we can see the mess, let's add some food colouring.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And then, to make the mess... some yeast.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Whoa!
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Whoa!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Nice one, Fran - that is epic!
0:01:59 > 0:02:03I'll definitely do that at home! But can we make it even more epic?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Now, that was a pretty good bubbly eruption.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09But I want to make a proper mess.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12And for that, I need some hardcore science stuff.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18So, here, we've got just about the same stuff as before.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22We've got hydrogen peroxide - this time it's a lot stronger,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and definitely not stuff you should be playing with.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27So, I'm going to add hydrogen peroxide.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Then we've got our washing-up liquid, some food colouring -
0:02:32 > 0:02:34going to put a different colour in each one.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Orange...- Green in here.- Oh.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38- And...- Cyan!- ..blue in here.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Oh, close enough.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Then add the potassium iodide.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46It does the same job as yeast, but a lot faster -
0:02:46 > 0:02:48so get ready for this.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49I'm ready!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Oh, and stand back!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Ha-ha!- Whoa!
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Let's see that again, but slower - therefore more dramatic.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01So cool!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07And THAT is how you make an epic bubble eruption.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It is indeed. Thanks, Fran.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15That's one hit of epic-ness over and done with, but don't panic -
0:03:15 > 0:03:17there's loads more where that came from.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20And this next one is...wheelie good.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21I thank you!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25it's time to say see you later to your skateboard
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and bye-bye to your BMX.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29The only skills you need are the scootering kind,
0:03:29 > 0:03:33and we've got scooter master Lewis Williams to show you a quick trick.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I'm going to teach you how to do a barspin.- Oh, I'm in!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Firstly, you need to be able to jump on the scooter.- Easy...
0:03:39 > 0:03:41So, how do we do that?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Bend your arms and knees, and jump up - like this.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45OK. Not so easy.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Once you've practised jumping on the scooter,
0:03:48 > 0:03:49you can practise the barspin.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Get your bars and pass the bars round 360 degrees,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54just like this...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Got it.- Once you're happy, you can put them both together -
0:03:57 > 0:03:58just like this.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Cool moves!
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Nice one, Lewis!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07And that is how to be epic at a barspin.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09A spin-tacular!
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Bye-bye, Lewis!
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Well, that looked like thirsty work. I bet he'd love a big glass of cola.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19If you're watching, Lewis,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22this man's going to show you how to make your very own.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Stefan Gates is the king of all things foodie.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30He can make burgers out of worms - so cola is going to be a breeze.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Hello. I'm Stefan Gates, and I'm going to show you
0:04:33 > 0:04:36how to make your own home-made fizzy cola.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37- Take it away!- You need...
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Lime, a lemon and an orange.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Half a teaspoon of citric acid...
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Last of all, 500ml of water.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Er, Granddad, where are your cinnamon sticks?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Everything goes in the bowl.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07We're going to add water.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12At this stage, it does look a bit like pond life,
0:05:12 > 0:05:13but trust me on this one.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Next, put your pond water - I mean cola - into a pan.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Then get an adult, because you're going to be using the oven.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Simmer it for about 20 minutes, then leave it aside to cool.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26And as it cools, all of those wonderful flavours -
0:05:26 > 0:05:27the spices and the fruit -
0:05:27 > 0:05:30should melt together into a delicious syrup.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I'm starting to think that buying it might be easier.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Once it's cooled and it's nice and syrupy, it's time to strain off
0:05:36 > 0:05:38all the bits and bobs.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Yep - don't want those in my cola.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Now, that's our syrup.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Take one big old spoonful of it, and pour it into a glass full of ice.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Oh-ho, I can smell it from here!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Now, time to get fizzy.- Awesome!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Ooh, I'm getting thirsty now.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Add some fizzy water over the top.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Looks exactly like cola, doesn't it?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Erm, nope.- No, it doesn't.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02But we still need to add our colouring.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Ho-ho-ho!
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Give it a stir round.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08That is gorgeous.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11And THAT's how to be epic at making your own cola.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Thanks, Stefan! Ooh, nice umbrellas!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17If you're already dizzy from this insane burst of everything epic,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20then wait till you see what's still to come.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Our resident king of uselessness shows off his spoon skills.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26We get a pop star lesson from this girl.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29And we find out how to do that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32But first, want to know how to build a pyramid?
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Well, this kid will show you how.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Pyramids were first built 4,500 years ago,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41as tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Up until around 100 years ago, the grand pyramid
0:06:43 > 0:06:47was still the biggest building on the planet - epic!
0:06:47 > 0:06:50They've not been built for thousands of years,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53but what if you had to build one? You think it's unlikely?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Well, picture the scene.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56You're at school and your teacher
0:06:56 > 0:06:58decides to spring a history test on you.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01The assignment...
0:07:02 > 0:07:04..in ancient Egypt.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06And your time starts...
0:07:06 > 0:07:07- Uh?- ..now!
0:07:07 > 0:07:10You need to learn how to kick it Egyptian-style, and quick,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12or it's an F for you, my friend.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Agh!
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Luckily for you, here's top actor and history aficionado
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Stephen Graham to tell you how
0:07:18 > 0:07:22to build one of the wonders of the world - good luck!
0:07:22 > 0:07:23So...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26you need to build a pyramid.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Exactly how the pyramids were built still remains a mystery.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31But we do have some facts.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Mmm- what are they?- Mmm...
0:07:33 > 0:07:38Up to 2,000 people worked on a pyramid each day.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41That's a lot of people to boss around!
0:07:41 > 0:07:42CROWD SHOUTS
0:07:42 > 0:07:46And each pyramid took around... 20 years to build?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Looks like we're going to fail.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51The Egyptians would have to move blocks of stone
0:07:51 > 0:07:55which weighed up to 1 million kilograms.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Now, THAT is heavy.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58MAN SHOUTS
0:07:58 > 0:08:01After you'd transported the stone to the site,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05you had to then carve it, and make it into the right shape,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08so it could fit perfectly into the structure of the pyramid.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10There was no power tools back then,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13so everything had to be done with a mallet and a chisel.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I guess they had no safety gear, either. Better watch those fingers!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Ow! Agh!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The next stage was to actually add the stone to the pyramid.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Now, this was easy at the beginning,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27but as the pyramid got bigger,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30the workers would have had to make huge mud ramps
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and drag the stones to the top of the pyramid.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Heave! Heave!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39And then they'd all stand there and say, "Check out the guns!"
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Once you'd done that, and you'd managed to get down safely,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45you had to start all over again.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Hee-hee!
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Oh!
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Well, come on!- Ah, do we have to?!
0:08:51 > 0:08:53OK! Thanks, Stephen!
0:08:53 > 0:08:55So, onwards we go.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59And it's goodbye pyramids, hello pop princess.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03A*M*E* is a pop star. Do you want to be one?
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Good news, because she's here to show you how to do it.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Hey. I'm A*M*E*. I'm a singer-songwriter,
0:09:10 > 0:09:11and I'm going to teach YOU
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- how to sing like a star.- # Thanks! #
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Stand up straight. - Yep.- Take a deep breath.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19HE BREATHES IN Relax, so that your breathing is steady.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Can I breathe out yet...?!- First up, you need to be able to sing in tune.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- OK. How?- Now, match your voice to each scale as it is being played.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- HE CLEARS THROAT - OK, I'm ready.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32# La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la
0:09:32 > 0:09:36# La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la
0:09:36 > 0:09:39# La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la! #
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Nailed it!- In order to get a great performance,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44you need to be chilled-out. Make sure you pick a song you love.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47My favourite song to sing is Need You (100 Percent).
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Sounds familiar. - # I wanna be the one you call
0:09:50 > 0:09:51# Every day and night
0:09:51 > 0:09:55# Are you gonna be the one who's always gonna treat me right?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59# And when we get together, turning down the lights
0:09:59 > 0:10:01# Need you 100
0:10:01 > 0:10:03# Need you 100 percent... #
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I think that was 100% epic!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07And THAT is how to be epic at singing like a star.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Thank you, A*M*E. # Where is my recording contract? #
0:10:11 > 0:10:13So now you're ready to record a hit record,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15but who are you going to have in your band?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17How about this guy?
0:10:17 > 0:10:21He's the prince of pointlessness, the emperor of the absurd,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24the saint of silliness - he's Max Byrne,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28and he's always got a trick that is totally useless but brilliant.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Whaa!
0:10:29 > 0:10:31And for this, you're going to need some cutlery.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Ciao! My name is Max Byrne. Tsss!
0:10:35 > 0:10:37I'm going to show you how to play the forks.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Only joking! It's the spoons.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41I'm in.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45This one I like to call Hi Ho. This one I like to call Silver.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47# Hi Ho, Hi Ho... # And Silver.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Grab Silver, and place him on top of your index finger's knuckle.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Then get Hi Ho. Place him in-between your middle finger
0:10:55 > 0:10:58and your index finger's knuckle. A simple beat is this one...
0:10:58 > 0:11:00SPOONS CLICK One, two, three.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And then the steps... Play a bit of a song.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Paddy had a hat, it was on his head...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Top of the charts next week!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Paddy had a hat, it was OFF his head!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Is this available to download?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Paddy had no hat, it was... He went to bed!
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Keep your eyes out, One D!
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- SPOON CLICKS - And time for the big finish...
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Oh.- And that's how you play the spoons.- Thanks, Max!
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- Now I'm hungry.- Grab a sandwich.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30OK. There's time for just one last portion of epic pie,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and we're moving seamlessly from musical spoons
0:11:33 > 0:11:35to driving like a loon!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38It doesn't get more epic than driving.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41You can do it at different speeds, go round in circles,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44and even backwards - well, you guys can't,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46not till you're 17 anyway. Soz, guys!
0:11:46 > 0:11:49But if you COULD drive, would you want to drive on four wheels
0:11:49 > 0:11:52or would you want to do this?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56That's right, two-wheel driving - double epic!
0:11:56 > 0:12:00To show you how, we've got top stunt driver Alastair Moffat.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07First thing you need to do is learn how to drive.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Turn it on, waggle the gearstick and hold the wheel? Got it - kind of.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Next - you can't do this in a normal car, you need a stunt car.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Normal cars are SO last year!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19A stunt car is different, due to the fact that we've got
0:12:19 > 0:12:21a stabiliser on the side, to stop it going too far.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23A bit like my first bike!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Then all you need is a ramp, and you're ready to stunt-drive.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Yes!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30ROCK MUSIC STARTS, THEN STOPS AGAIN But first you need to put on your safety gear.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Now rock!
0:12:32 > 0:12:35ROCK MUSIC STARTS AGAIN
0:12:35 > 0:12:37ENGINE STARTS
0:12:38 > 0:12:40This is the coolest thing ever!
0:12:42 > 0:12:44There we go. Car falls onto the dolly there.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Now we're going to flick the steering wheel to the right...
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and there we go - dolly is off the ground now.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54We're looking down the road. Lots of little steering wheel movements.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- A little bit of throttle... - OK, this is truly epic!
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Turn the steering wheel to the left, the car will go up,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02and to the right, the car will come back down again.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Boom!
0:13:04 > 0:13:07So, to drive a car on two wheels, you need to get yourself
0:13:07 > 0:13:10a stunt car with a stabiliser,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13put on some awesome rock music, drive it up a ramp,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15give it a yank to get it off the dolly,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17then turn it left or right to balance.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19And definitely do not try this at home -
0:13:19 > 0:13:22unless you want to get chucked in jail.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24OK - let's look at it again...
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And again...and again!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Epic!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Now, THAT's how you drive on two wheels.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Thanks, Alistair! Oh, off he goes there, into the sunset.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Careful now!
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Right - that brings us to the end of
0:13:43 > 0:13:4615 minutes of total random epic-ness.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50You should now be able to try this and this...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52that and that...
0:13:52 > 0:13:56this, this...and even that.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Now, go forth, and be epic... at EVERYTHING!