0:00:02 > 0:00:04# Come with us, there's so much to discover
0:00:04 > 0:00:07# Crazy adventures with me and my brother
0:00:07 > 0:00:09# We'll take on things that will freak you out
0:00:09 > 0:00:11# This is Jedward's Big Adventure
0:00:11 > 0:00:14# Be your tour guides There's so much to do
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# There's a whole planet out there And it's just for you
0:00:17 > 0:00:19# Never know what you'll find That will mess with your mind
0:00:19 > 0:00:21# Hair-raising, trailblazing Totally wild!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24# Jedward's Big Adventure! #
0:00:28 > 0:00:33Welcome to another very special edition of Jedward's Big Adventure!
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Today's location is so jam-packed full of facts,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40we've decided to do not one but two episodes from here.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Yes, it's going to be a twin-load of trouble
0:00:43 > 0:00:45from the wondrous city of Oxford.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51This is it, Edward! We are here in the incredible Oxford!
0:00:51 > 0:00:52John, look at our outfits!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55We look like we graduated from Oxford University.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I told you, Edward, these outfits were a good idea.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00We look like Jed experts!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02John, we look so smart right now.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04One plus one equals two.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- Huh! The mission! - Let's see what it says, Edward!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10"Dear Jedward - in the next episode, you will each
0:01:10 > 0:01:14"have to give a group of tourists a guided tour of Oxford.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17"You'll be telling them all about the history of this incredible city."
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Amazing city! "Whoever wins will get to take a boat punting
0:01:22 > 0:01:24"along the beautiful River Cherwell."
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Interesting!- Cherwell!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Wow! "But whoever loses
0:01:29 > 0:01:33"will be locked in the dingy cells of Oxford Prison!"
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Huh!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38John, we're going to need some help with this,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- but who?- Edward,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44where there's a mission, there's always awesome cool celebrities
0:01:44 > 0:01:47on standby to help us on our big adventure.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Hey, celebrities, we need your help! Please show yourself!
0:02:06 > 0:02:07I didn't do history in school.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I was telling everyone that I was going to make history.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13And joining Jade on this bumper Big Adventure
0:02:13 > 0:02:16is a guy with MASSES of charm!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I'm good at history. I don't like to go too far back.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Last Thursday - I'm brilliant at that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- Good to see you.- Hey, Jedward! - Welcome to Jedward's Big Adventure!
0:02:37 > 0:02:40So, can you guys help us on our mission?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Absolutely. But you guys don't need any help -
0:02:42 > 0:02:45you've just graduated from Oxford University.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Yeah, you look like you know all the facts already.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50John, I think they think that we know everything,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52but we know nothing!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55You guys better relax, while we go get the facts!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58John and Edward will need all the help they can get,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00because in our next episode,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03the boys will be guiding a group of tourists around beautiful Oxford,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05a place they know nothing about!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Edward will be helped by Matt,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09while John will be with Jade.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Each team will be given
0:03:10 > 0:03:12three stories which the tourists
0:03:12 > 0:03:15will be tested on to find out who the best tour guides are.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17In fact, there's so much history in Oxford,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19the boys will be facing some extra
0:03:19 > 0:03:22surprise bonus challenges along the way.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Stay tuned for those!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Today, I'm wearing a dicky bow
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and I'm wearing a camel jacket
0:03:27 > 0:03:29and I'm wearing a tuxedo,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32just in case someone's having a nice Oxford partee.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35We're making history, John, the first time we've ever worn shoes
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- on Jedward's Big Adventure. - Do I look as cool as you?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Yes, John, you're wearing the exact same outfit as me.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Oh, dear! We're only a few minutes into the show,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46and the boys are already talking nonsense!
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Concentrate, boys, as it's time to meet the first expert.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Meet Leigh. Hi, Leigh. She's going to tell the boys
0:03:52 > 0:03:55all about the history of Oxford and its prestigious university.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58When it comes to knowledge, she gets an A-star.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Hey, what's up? I'm John.- I'm Edward. - Together, we are...Jedward!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- I'm Leigh. - Leigh! How amazing is it?!
0:04:04 > 0:04:06We're all wearing the same cool jacket!
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- It's not that amazing.- Telepathy!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11That, or an awkward coincidence.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- So, Leigh, what's the name of this tower?- This is called Carfax Tower,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and it stands in the middle of the city of Oxford.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Wow!- We're overlooking the city and of course, Oxford University.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Amazing!- Did you know, it's the oldest university
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- in the English-speaking world? - John, that's totally old school!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Yeah!- Exactly. Some form of teaching
0:04:32 > 0:04:35has been here for nearly 1,000 years.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Oxford University began to take shape in 1167,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44when King Henry II banned English students from attending
0:04:44 > 0:04:46the University of Paris.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49As Oxford was already a place of religious learning,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51many came here instead.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53The townspeople didn't like the rowdy students,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56so halls of residence were built to keep them in check.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Then, the first colleges were formed -
0:04:58 > 0:05:00University College, Merton
0:05:00 > 0:05:01and Balliol are the oldest,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04founded between 1249 and 1264.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Oxford University is now made up of 38 colleges,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11each with their own name, history and traditions.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Perhaps one of the most bizarre traditions is the Time Ceremony,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17undertaken by Merton College students, who,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19on the last Sunday in October,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21walk backwards around the Fellows' Quad,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24drinking port as the clocks change.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27That tradition's really, really silly.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Come on, what are they thinking?!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- They could fall and hurt themselves! - Yeah, and another college,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Queen's College, summons the students to dinner by trumpet.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Do-do-do, do-doooh! - A real trumpet, yeah.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Yes, yes, exactly.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42And wait for this one.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46All Souls - once a century, the fellows of the college
0:05:46 > 0:05:48process around the quadrangle
0:05:48 > 0:05:51by torchlight, looking for a mallard duck...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53A duck? Are they still looking for this duck?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Yes...- It must be like Bigfoot. People know it's there,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- but can't find it. - Like the Loch Ness monster.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Leigh, there is a lot of colleges here,
0:06:01 > 0:06:05but they're missing one college, a Jedward College,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08because I think a lot of these colleges are getting old
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and they need something new, hip, awesome, something rock star.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13ROCK MUSIC RIFF
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- What do you think, Leigh? - Good idea, good idea.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19There's so much history to Oxford, let's go find out more,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22let's go see it, Leigh. Lead the way.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Hello, welcome to Oxford.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I'm Edward and I'm here to teach some facts.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30In fact, I'm walking down a spiral stairs.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34If you keep walking, you'll eventually make it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Wow, stairs!
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Let's hope those facts improve. Speaking of which,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44let's have some more. Leigh is back to teach Jedward a second lesson.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Wow, Leigh, where are we? This place is amazing.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49This is Christ Church.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52It's probably the grandest of all the Oxford colleges.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56It feels like super special. The architecture is unbelievable.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- It's very fancy.- Lots of people have passed through the doors of Oxford.
0:07:00 > 0:07:0313 prime ministers have come to Christ Church alone
0:07:03 > 0:07:05and lots of other famous people.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Many of the world's brightest minds have taught or studied at Oxford,
0:07:12 > 0:07:15including Einstein and Tim Berners-Lee,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17founder of the World Wide Web.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21The University also brought together many famous writers.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis were friends at Oxford.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29They were in a group called The Inklings who would meet up
0:07:29 > 0:07:31to discuss ideas and stories.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Tolkien went on to write Lord Of The Rings
0:07:34 > 0:07:37and Lewis penned The Chronicles Of Narnia.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42was also a student here.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44John, pay attention.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Wow, Oxford University is so inspiring
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I feel I could write a book right now.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- Or be the next prime minister. - Or listen to what Leigh has to say.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Leigh, what else can you tell us about Oxford college?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The university started in the 1200s as we know it today,
0:08:00 > 0:08:04but women weren't allowed to study here until the middle of the 1800s.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So, years back, only men could come and go,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11"Oh, look at us, we're all men, no women can come here."
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- It was like, "Yo-yo-yo-yo, let the women in.- That's right.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18They were allowed to attend lectures and actually sit exams,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21but they weren't allowed to graduate.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25So in the 1920s they were finally admitted to full membership.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It was a gradual process.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Do you think every college would accept us?- I expect so, yes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33And we can't go wrong with dicky bows.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Yeah, well, you'd need those.- What are we going to do right now? Dance?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Going to break it down. - If you like, if you like.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- What moves have you got for us? - Well, I like the pogo personally.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46BOING, BOING!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- What dance moves have you got? - Let's just all walk and look cool.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Yes, off you pogo,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54and Jedward seem to have found some students to hang out with.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- What do you study? - I study theology.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Psychology. - Spanish and linguistics.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- History of art.- Music.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04John, do you want to try on a pair of their glasses?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Those ones are quite cool.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08John, that's you rocking that look.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Amazing. What do you study, John?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Um, I study biotechnotics.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Oh, so close, that's not a subject, but you're good at cartwheels.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Moving on and I wonder what the celebrities are up to?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- It's so beautiful. - Oh, thank you very much.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- I was actually talking about the architecture.- Yeah, me too.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Changing the subject, how are Jedward getting on
0:09:33 > 0:09:36with their fact-finding mission, do you think?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I'm sure that they're working really hard.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41John, do the catwalk.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Will you get down off that table, John? It's antique.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47John! John!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Oh!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52As this is a special two-part episode in Oxford,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56they are given the chance to win some extra points for the team.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Get ready for your first bonus challenge.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Look, Edward, it's our mission. Let's see what it says.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Dear Jedward, it's time for a sporting challenge.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11As part of your mission at Oxford...
0:10:11 > 0:10:15..you must run a mile round the Iffley Road track
0:10:15 > 0:10:17made famous by Roger Bannister.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22The winner of the race will receive five bonus points for the team.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26POSH: Are you excited? Hold on a second. Who is Roger Bannister?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Did he invent the banister?- No!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I think you're going to need an expert and here's one.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Tell us about Roger, Madeleine.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Roger Bannister was actually a student at Oxford University -
0:10:37 > 0:10:38he broke a very famous record.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Famous record?
0:10:40 > 0:10:45In 1954, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student
0:10:45 > 0:10:49became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53His time was 3.59.4 seconds and was watched about 3,000
0:10:53 > 0:10:56spectators at Iffley Road track in Oxford.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59His record was broken only a month later by an Australian,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02but Bannister is always remembered as the man who ran the miracle mile.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06He was the first person to run a mile under four minutes.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- That's crazy.- That's mind-boggling.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10That's MILE-boggling.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12We've got something really cool to show you boys today.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16This is the actual bell that was used in Roger Bannister's race.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17We're going to use it in your race today.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20This is the actual finishing post that was used.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Are you boys ready to race?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- We're ready to race.- Yes! - Let's do this, let's race this track.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Welcome to the Iffley Road track for the running battle of the century -
0:11:28 > 0:11:30a race of pride...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Any more you want to say to me, Edward?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35You're going to be looking at the sky because you've collapsed.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37..a race of stamina.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38On your marks...
0:11:38 > 0:11:41..oh, and of course a race for five vital bonus points.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42..get set, go!
0:11:43 > 0:11:44And they're off.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46Both at a blistering pace.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50They need to do four laps, so let's hope they can maintain it.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51You can do it.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54John is running high as he pulls ahead.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56CHEERING
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Edward looks like he's running on empty.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05This is looking like a one-horse race now.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Keep going.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- I can't run no more.- You can do it!
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Come on. - Maybe you should have cartwheeled.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Do it for Roger Bannister.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Cartwheels aren't going to help you now, Edward.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Final lap.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19It's the final lap.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- You can do it.- Final lap.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23I wonder who'll win.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25The race is so close!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- NARRATOR COUGHS - But where's Edward?
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Oh, dear.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33He's done it in a time of five minutes 32 seconds.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35That's really impressive.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I'm so tired.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Whoa.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Where's your energy? Come on, Edward.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Yes.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Edward comes in at six minutes 28 seconds.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Superb effort.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54We're the winners. We get the five points.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Yes!
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Whatever. But I did cartwheels. Beat that!- He did do a cartwheel.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Well, that's it. John's off to a racing start.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04There are three more challenges to come, but at present,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07those vital five points go to Team John,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10who have taken a precious lead, for now.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Well, that was exciting.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13They weren't as quick as Roger Bannister,
0:13:13 > 0:13:15but it was a good effort, boys.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Now, let's get back to fact finding.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Meet Tony. Here he is, hello, Tony.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22He's mad as a hatter about Alice In Wonderland.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Tell us a story, Tony.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Hey, what's up? We're here to find out all about this place.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27What is this place?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29You're in Christ Church in the cathedral garden,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32which inspired the books of Alice In Wonderland.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34- Wow!- Have you heard of it?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- Yeah! - Have we heard of Alice In Wonderland?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39It's like one of the most famous books of all time.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43You might think it's fiction, but she was a real, live, little girl..
0:13:43 > 0:13:44this is her story...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46HARP PLAYS
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Alice Liddell was the daughter of the dean in charge of Christ Church.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54The family lived there from 1856 to 1891.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Charles Dodgson came to Christ Church to study mathematics.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02It was while he wrote for a student paper that his editor gave him
0:14:02 > 0:14:05the pen name Lewis Carroll,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08the name we associate with Alice In Wonderland.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12The little children loved Dodgson to tell them stories.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15He'd turn their everyday surroundings into places
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and characters in Wonderland.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Wow! It actually has everything that inspired
0:14:22 > 0:14:23the Alice In Wonderland story.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27And now that we're here, it can inspire Jedward in Wonderland.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29That's going to be a sequel, John.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Disclaimer - not coming to any good bookshops ever.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32So, Tony, this is it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35This is where it all happened for Alice In Wonderland.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37That's the famous door where she looked through the keyhole.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Can I look through it? - Course you may.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43- Come on, Tony. Let's see it. Look.- Wow!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Amazing. Tony, this is where it all happened.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Curiouser and curiouser.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57This is a horse chestnut tree behind you where Alice's cat Dinah
0:14:57 > 0:15:00used to sit all day long, smiling.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03That was the inspiration for the Cheshire Cat in the story.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Wow!- Why was the cat sitting in the tree?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I thought when cats went up a tree they had to get a fire brigade
0:15:08 > 0:15:10to come and get them out the tree.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Not this one. - So it's all come to life.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16So back in the day here, Alice was a real girl and this was where
0:15:16 > 0:15:19he was awe-inspired to write the story for Alice In Wonderland.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Also Alice's father, the dean, he was always late for dinner.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24He was the White Rabbit in the books.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25It was a famous saying,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28"You're late, you're late for a very important date."
0:15:28 > 0:15:30We're late, we're late.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31BOTH: For a very important date.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Come on, let's get out of here.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Come on, Tony.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38In fact, Jedward are just in time for another chance to win
0:15:38 > 0:15:40some tasty bonus points for their team.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42That's right, it's another...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Look, it's our mission. Let's see what it says, Edward.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53"Dear Jedward, it's time for a bonus challenge.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55"You must play a game of flamingo croquet,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57"just like in Alice In Wonderland.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01"The winner of the game will receive five bonus points for their team."
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Flamingo croquet, that sounds FLAMING-amazing.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07To tell the boys about flamingo croquet,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10we have just the man to reveal all about this bonkers game.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Meet Mark.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Hi, boys. Let me explain.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16The croquet pitch here at Christ Church may very well have been
0:16:16 > 0:16:18the inspiration for a famous scene in Alice In Wonderland.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20HARP PLAYS
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet ground
0:16:24 > 0:16:26in her life. It was all ridges and furrows.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30The balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingos.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32The soldiers had to double themselves up
0:16:32 > 0:16:36and stand on their hands and feet to make the arches.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Alice's game had been a little different to regular croquet.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42The game of croquet is a race around a circuit of hoops.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Blue and black balls play against red and yellow balls.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The first side to get both of their balls through the hoops in order
0:16:49 > 0:16:50and hit the peg is the winner.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Well, here they come.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Nice outfits. Anyone would think they're identical twins.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58NARRATOR LAUGHS
0:16:58 > 0:16:59right, you know the rules.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00You look like fools.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Get to your places, boys, and let's play croquet.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Are you ready, Edward? I'm going to be the flamingo croquet champion.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Watch this.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11Oh.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Hard luck, John.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Flaming flamingos! That's not a flying start.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Let's hope one of the boys can score soon.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Oh, not as good, Edward.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21There's only one can fly away with the bonus points.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Yes! Yes!
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Oh, and John's pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Oh, Edward, I'm ready for the next hoop already. Yes!
0:17:30 > 0:17:31And another.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Yes!
0:17:33 > 0:17:35He's flying high!
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Whereas Edward is more like a sitting dodo.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I have a feeling I can get it this time.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42Oh, Edward.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Yes!
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Don't worry, I'm going to get this. Win this game.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I'm nearly at the end of it and you're still at the start.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Yes.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Oh, so close to the end, Edward. You'd better hurry up.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03No, Edward, not as good.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Yes!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Perfect. I'm the winner!
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Yes!
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Five points goes to me! I'm the winner.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- John, congratulations.- Yes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Heavyweight champion of flamingo champions!
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I tried my best, you know. I really did.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Edward, I'm really proud of you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Maybe one day you'll be as good as me.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27But until then, I'm the winner, I've got five points. I'm a champion.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Well done, Team John.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Those points will go towards your total score.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35With John now on ten points and Edward on zero, it's
0:18:35 > 0:18:39looking like John is already on his way to be crowned the Oxford Don.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Edward's got a lot of work to do.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I just don't know what happened. It's all the flamingo's fault.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Not mine.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49This flamingo has problems.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Clearly.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Flamingo, give me a break, OK? I tried my best.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Back to the tour,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58and the boys are halfway through finding out all about Oxford.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So far, they've found out about some humorous university traditions,
0:19:01 > 0:19:06Oxford's famous ex-residents, and the curious tale of Alice.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08In the next episode, they'll be going head-to-head
0:19:08 > 0:19:11and each giving a tour of their own, with the loser facing
0:19:11 > 0:19:15the dingy cells of Oxford prison, so they'd better listen carefully.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18It's time for another story.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Here to have more than a few words with the boys is Fiona.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25Word up, Fiona. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Wow, Edward, check it out. Look at all these books. What is this place?
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Well, this is Oxford University Press,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and this is the home of the Oxford English Dictionary.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Amazing.- Wow. What do you do?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37I put new words into the dictionary.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- EDWARD GASPS - John, she has that power!
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- You're like a total VIP. - Definition - very important person.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46When somebody looks up a word that they don't know what it means
0:19:46 > 0:19:49in the dictionary, they have to trust the information
0:19:49 > 0:19:51they get there, so that means at some point,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53someone has to have written down every single word
0:19:53 > 0:19:54in the English language.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56HARP PLAYS
0:19:56 > 0:19:59In 1879, a teacher called James Murray began work on a dictionary
0:19:59 > 0:20:03designed to give a description of every word in the English language.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It was thought the project would take ten years,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08but it actually took 70.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10James recorded words and their descriptions
0:20:10 > 0:20:11on little pieces of paper
0:20:11 > 0:20:13filed in pigeonholes in a shed he called
0:20:13 > 0:20:16the scriptorium at the bottom of his garden.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Others helped in the task.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22The writer JRR Tolkien wrote the description of the word walrus.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Words are being added all the time.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27One of the most recent words to be considered has been selfie.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Did you know that
0:20:28 > 0:20:29famous people including
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Beyonce are quoted in the dictionary?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Wow! The dictionary is so cool, Edward.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38So, Fiona, we're talking a lot about words. What's your favourite word?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Mondegreen. Do you know what that means?
0:20:40 > 0:20:41No, what does that mean?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Mondegreen is when you mishear a song lyric
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and you sing something else, but it's not actually what the person...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- That always happens.- That always happens when you're growing up
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- and you're listening to songs on the radio.- My favourite word is happy.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54My favourite word's jepic.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Really, really strong feeling that jepic needs to
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- be in the Oxford University Dictionary.- OK.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Well, before any word goes into the dictionary,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06we've got to have lots of examples of it being used.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Jepic. Jepic.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10No, that's not what... That's not what Fiona means.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11HIGH PITCHED: Jepic! Jepic!
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Boys.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14Boys!
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Is that enough?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19OK. It's got to be lots of examples of different people using...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22HIGH-PITCHED VOICE: Hello there, my name is the Queen...
0:21:22 > 0:21:23..written down in newspapers or novels,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25so it's not quite as simple as that.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26- LOW-PITCHED VOICE:- Jepic.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Stop saying it!
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Oh...oh, no. They're not, are they?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34John, I don't think Fiona was too keen on putting
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- jepic in the dictionary.- Edward, don't get your hopes too down.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38You know what?
0:21:38 > 0:21:43I wrote jepic out and I'm going to put it in the Oxford dictionary.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- Wow! It's in there. - It's physically in there.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Physically put it in the dictionary.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Mission complete.- Yeah.- Let's get out of here.- Come on, Edward.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Job done?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Now, let's see if Jedward can release the facts
0:21:56 > 0:21:58from our next location. It's Oxford Castle and Prison.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Meet the man who can unlock the stories.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It's Duncan.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Cheer up, Duncan. There you go.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10What's up, Duncan? Yo!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12We're here to learn. Intrigue our minds.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Oxford's not all about learning, there's also a castle and a prison.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Right now, you are standing on top of the old Norman castle.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24It was built in 1071 by a man called the Baron D'Oyly.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26So, Oxford Castle, this is where it's at.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- You can see that it's got incredibly thick walls.- Yeah.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Even though it's so well made,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33this once was the site of a very famous escape.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35HARP PLAYS
0:22:35 > 0:22:36In the 12th century,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38a struggle between two royal cousins
0:22:38 > 0:22:39for the crown of England came to
0:22:39 > 0:22:41a dramatic climax at Oxford Castle.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Stephen, grandson of William the Conqueror,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48and his cousin Empress Matilda had been battling it out to be monarch.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51In 1142, Stephen laid siege to Matilda's headquarters
0:22:51 > 0:22:55at Oxford Castle for three months, trying to starve her out.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Matilda finally escaped one freezing night in December.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59According to legend,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02she wrapped herself in a white cape as camouflage
0:23:02 > 0:23:05against the snow and skated across the frozen river to safety.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Whoa, that was an icy escape. Pretty slick.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10How did she make ice skates at the time?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13She got old horse bone, carved and shaped them,
0:23:13 > 0:23:14and then stuck them to her shoes.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Wow.- Duncan, tell us more interesting facts
0:23:17 > 0:23:18we can tell the tourists tomorrow.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19What else do we need to know?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Well, you may have seen that there's an enormous mound over on the side.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27That's called the motte - this is a motte and bailey castle.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30The motte was made when they arrived in Oxford - they dug deep
0:23:30 > 0:23:33ditches and trenches and put all the earth onto that mound.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Then it would have had a bailey, a big tower,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39on top of that mound so everyone could look
0:23:39 > 0:23:41out into the countryside and see any armies attacking.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44There are a huge number of other grizzly tales,
0:23:44 > 0:23:45so if you want to follow me, I'll tell you more.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Lead the way.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49JEDWARD: # Follow the leader, leader, leader
0:23:49 > 0:23:50# Follow the leader, ooh-ooh! #
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Quite. The day's nearly Over.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Time for our last story, as Duncan has a tale of a highwayman.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58He's not talking about road safety.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Duncan, what are you going to tell us?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Well, it wasn't just a castle, it was also a prison.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08It would have been home to not just royals but also reprobates.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09What's a reprobate?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11A reprobate is basically a criminal.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13EDWARD GASPS Hey, you reprobate!
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Some of the people held captive here were more flamboyant than others.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18HARP PLAYS
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Isaac Darkin was a highwayman who had won admirers for his good looks,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24charm and debonair dress.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27On the day of his execution in 1761,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31he arrived dressed in a morning suit and a ruffled shirt - how dashing!
0:24:31 > 0:24:34On approaching the gallows, he pulled off his neck cloth with
0:24:34 > 0:24:37a flourish and threw it into a crowd of screaming fans.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42By the 18th century, executions had become hugely popular public events,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44much to the dismay of the authorities.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46However, by the 19th century,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48imprisonment itself became the main form of punishment.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51John, wake up!
0:24:51 > 0:24:54He had fans just like us, Edward.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- How cool is that?!- Yeah, absolutely. Old fans, young fans.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Talking of young people,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01there were some very young prisoners here as well.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03We once had a seven-year-old girl.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Julia, who came to prison for one week,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08because she stole a pram to put her dolls in.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12What?! That's crazy. A seven-year-old in prison.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13If you were a Victorian prisoner,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16they would give you a box in your room with a handle.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18It would be called the crank handle.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21You'd have to turn that constantly for hours, every single day.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22That's unbelievable.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25What was this crank handle? Was it cranking it up with the music?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27It was something called hard labour.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Hard labour was anything that they could come up with to keep
0:25:30 > 0:25:34you too tired to fight back or to come up with ways to escape.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37That's insane! So back then, you would have been like...just for ages!
0:25:37 > 0:25:39just for ages, turning this handle for no reason.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42That's like asking someone to hoover the whole house
0:25:42 > 0:25:43and the hoover not even being on.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45That's a good point, actually.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48If you were too energetic or too angry, they would punish
0:25:48 > 0:25:51you by tightening the handle so it would be harder to turn it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Me and Edward back then, they would have had to give us everything
0:25:54 > 0:25:57to do because we would have had so much energy, wouldn't we, Edward?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I don't know, John, maybe we'd just act like we're tired.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Really weak, like...
0:26:01 > 0:26:02JOHN GROANS
0:26:02 > 0:26:03I'm so tired!
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Secretly we're like, "Oh, let's do this.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08"Let's get the heck out of here!"
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Well, let's hope they're as passionate about their tours
0:26:10 > 0:26:13in the next show. OK, that was the last story,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16but we've just got time to squeeze in a little surprise.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17It's another....
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I have a feeling in my head that a mission
0:26:23 > 0:26:25is going to pop out of nowhere.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26- Any second.- Really?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28JOHN GASPS
0:26:28 > 0:26:30It's our mission!
0:26:30 > 0:26:33"Dear Jedward, you and your team-mates..." That's you guys.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Yeah, go team. "..must face off in a rowing race challenge.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39"Each team will join a boat of rowers
0:26:39 > 0:26:41"and attempt to pull their weight to victory.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44"The winning team will receive five bonus points."
0:26:44 > 0:26:45"Good luck."
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- You're going to need it! - Yeah, you are.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Guys, don't be all talk, we're going to walk the walk
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and talk the talk, because you're going down.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Yeah, yeah, you can't walk on a rowing boat.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56You've got to row.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- She can't even swim. - I'm scared of water.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00JOHN: Guys, look what I've found.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Let me hear you say row!
0:27:02 > 0:27:03OTHERS: Row!
0:27:03 > 0:27:04- Say row, row. - Row, row.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Row it out, row it out, row it out row it out
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Let me hear you say row!
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Row! - NARRATOR CLEARS THROAT
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Sorry about that.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Oxford and rival university Cambridge are famous for rowing,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16and they compete in a boat race every year.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18But Jedward...on the water?!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Oh, I've got a sinking feeling about this.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Luckily, the teams have some real Oxford students
0:27:23 > 0:27:25to help them in this task.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28The winning crew will be the first to cross the finishing line.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30You think you're so cool having John of Jedward.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Let me tell you, we've got Edward.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Attention...go.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39And they're off. Let's rock and row.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40SHE SCREAMS
0:27:40 > 0:27:42And as they row, row, row their boats in the race of their lives
0:27:42 > 0:27:44to win those vital five points,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47alas that's all we've got time for in this episode.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Come on, kids!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Next time in the concluding part of our bumper double
0:27:51 > 0:27:54extravaganza on Jedward's Big Adventure...
0:27:54 > 0:27:55SHE SCREAMS Sorry!
0:27:55 > 0:27:57..find out which team will be victorious.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Don't miss it!