Oxford Part 1 Jedward's Big Adventure

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# We'll take on things that will freak you out

# This is Jedward's Big Adventure

# Be your tour guides There's so much to do

# There's a whole planet out there And it's just for you

# Never know what you'll find That will mess with your mind

# Hair-raising, trailblazing Totally wild!

# Jedward's Big Adventure! #

Welcome to another very special edition of Jedward's Big Adventure!

Today's location is so jam-packed full of facts,

we've decided to do not one but two episodes from here.

Yes, it's going to be a twin-load of trouble

from the wondrous city of Oxford.

This is it, Edward! We are here in the incredible Oxford!

John, look at our outfits!

We look like we graduated from Oxford University.

I told you, Edward, these outfits were a good idea.

We look like Jed experts!

John, we look so smart right now.

One plus one equals two.

-Huh! The mission!

-Let's see what it says, Edward!

"Dear Jedward - in the next episode, you will each

"have to give a group of tourists a guided tour of Oxford.

"You'll be telling them all about the history of this incredible city."

Amazing city! "Whoever wins will get to take a boat punting

"along the beautiful River Cherwell."

-Interesting!

-Cherwell!

Wow! "But whoever loses

"will be locked in the dingy cells of Oxford Prison!"

Huh!

John, we're going to need some help with this,

-but who?

-Edward,

where there's a mission, there's always awesome cool celebrities

on standby to help us on our big adventure.

Hey, celebrities, we need your help! Please show yourself!

I didn't do history in school.

I was telling everyone that I was going to make history.

And joining Jade on this bumper Big Adventure

is a guy with MASSES of charm!

I'm good at history. I don't like to go too far back.

Last Thursday - I'm brilliant at that.

-Good to see you.

-Hey, Jedward!

-Welcome to Jedward's Big Adventure!

So, can you guys help us on our mission?

Absolutely. But you guys don't need any help -

you've just graduated from Oxford University.

Yeah, you look like you know all the facts already.

John, I think they think that we know everything,

but we know nothing!

You guys better relax, while we go get the facts!

John and Edward will need all the help they can get,

because in our next episode,

the boys will be guiding a group of tourists around beautiful Oxford,

a place they know nothing about!

Edward will be helped by Matt,

while John will be with Jade.

Each team will be given

three stories which the tourists

will be tested on to find out who the best tour guides are.

In fact, there's so much history in Oxford,

the boys will be facing some extra

surprise bonus challenges along the way.

Stay tuned for those!

Today, I'm wearing a dicky bow

and I'm wearing a camel jacket

and I'm wearing a tuxedo,

just in case someone's having a nice Oxford partee.

We're making history, John, the first time we've ever worn shoes

-on Jedward's Big Adventure.

-Do I look as cool as you?

Yes, John, you're wearing the exact same outfit as me.

Oh, dear! We're only a few minutes into the show,

and the boys are already talking nonsense!

Concentrate, boys, as it's time to meet the first expert.

Meet Leigh. Hi, Leigh. She's going to tell the boys

all about the history of Oxford and its prestigious university.

When it comes to knowledge, she gets an A-star.

-Hey, what's up? I'm John.

-I'm Edward.

-Together, we are...Jedward!

-I'm Leigh.

-Leigh! How amazing is it?!

We're all wearing the same cool jacket!

-It's not that amazing.

-Telepathy!

That, or an awkward coincidence.

-So, Leigh, what's the name of this tower?

-This is called Carfax Tower,

and it stands in the middle of the city of Oxford.

-Wow!

-We're overlooking the city and of course, Oxford University.

-Amazing!

-Did you know, it's the oldest university

-in the English-speaking world?

-John, that's totally old school!

-Yeah!

-Exactly. Some form of teaching

has been here for nearly 1,000 years.

Oxford University began to take shape in 1167,

when King Henry II banned English students from attending

the University of Paris.

As Oxford was already a place of religious learning,

many came here instead.

The townspeople didn't like the rowdy students,

so halls of residence were built to keep them in check.

Then, the first colleges were formed -

University College, Merton

and Balliol are the oldest,

founded between 1249 and 1264.

Oxford University is now made up of 38 colleges,

each with their own name, history and traditions.

Perhaps one of the most bizarre traditions is the Time Ceremony,

undertaken by Merton College students, who,

on the last Sunday in October,

walk backwards around the Fellows' Quad,

drinking port as the clocks change.

That tradition's really, really silly.

Come on, what are they thinking?!

-They could fall and hurt themselves!

-Yeah, and another college,

Queen's College, summons the students to dinner by trumpet.

-Do-do-do, do-doooh!

-A real trumpet, yeah.

Yes, yes, exactly.

And wait for this one.

All Souls - once a century, the fellows of the college

process around the quadrangle

by torchlight, looking for a mallard duck...

A duck? Are they still looking for this duck?

-Yes...

-It must be like Bigfoot. People know it's there,

-but can't find it.

-Like the Loch Ness monster.

Leigh, there is a lot of colleges here,

but they're missing one college, a Jedward College,

because I think a lot of these colleges are getting old

and they need something new, hip, awesome, something rock star.

ROCK MUSIC RIFF

-What do you think, Leigh?

-Good idea, good idea.

There's so much history to Oxford, let's go find out more,

let's go see it, Leigh. Lead the way.

Hello, welcome to Oxford.

I'm Edward and I'm here to teach some facts.

In fact, I'm walking down a spiral stairs.

If you keep walking, you'll eventually make it.

Wow, stairs!

Let's hope those facts improve. Speaking of which,

let's have some more. Leigh is back to teach Jedward a second lesson.

Wow, Leigh, where are we? This place is amazing.

This is Christ Church.

It's probably the grandest of all the Oxford colleges.

It feels like super special. The architecture is unbelievable.

-It's very fancy.

-Lots of people have passed through the doors of Oxford.

13 prime ministers have come to Christ Church alone

and lots of other famous people.

Many of the world's brightest minds have taught or studied at Oxford,

including Einstein and Tim Berners-Lee,

founder of the World Wide Web.

The University also brought together many famous writers.

JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis were friends at Oxford.

They were in a group called The Inklings who would meet up

to discuss ideas and stories.

Tolkien went on to write Lord Of The Rings

and Lewis penned The Chronicles Of Narnia.

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister,

was also a student here.

John, pay attention.

Wow, Oxford University is so inspiring

I feel I could write a book right now.

-Or be the next prime minister.

-Or listen to what Leigh has to say.

Leigh, what else can you tell us about Oxford college?

The university started in the 1200s as we know it today,

but women weren't allowed to study here until the middle of the 1800s.

So, years back, only men could come and go,

"Oh, look at us, we're all men, no women can come here."

-It was like, "Yo-yo-yo-yo, let the women in.

-That's right.

They were allowed to attend lectures and actually sit exams,

but they weren't allowed to graduate.

So in the 1920s they were finally admitted to full membership.

It was a gradual process.

-Do you think every college would accept us?

-I expect so, yes.

And we can't go wrong with dicky bows.

-Yeah, well, you'd need those.

-What are we going to do right now? Dance?

-Going to break it down.

-If you like, if you like.

-What moves have you got for us?

-Well, I like the pogo personally.

BOING, BOING!

-What dance moves have you got?

-Let's just all walk and look cool.

Yes, off you pogo,

and Jedward seem to have found some students to hang out with.

-What do you study?

-I study theology.

-Psychology.

-Spanish and linguistics.

-History of art.

-Music.

John, do you want to try on a pair of their glasses?

Those ones are quite cool.

John, that's you rocking that look.

Amazing. What do you study, John?

Um, I study biotechnotics.

Oh, so close, that's not a subject, but you're good at cartwheels.

Moving on and I wonder what the celebrities are up to?

-It's so beautiful.

-Oh, thank you very much.

-I was actually talking about the architecture.

-Yeah, me too.

Changing the subject, how are Jedward getting on

with their fact-finding mission, do you think?

I'm sure that they're working really hard.

John, do the catwalk.

Will you get down off that table, John? It's antique.

John! John!

Oh!

As this is a special two-part episode in Oxford,

they are given the chance to win some extra points for the team.

Get ready for your first bonus challenge.

Look, Edward, it's our mission. Let's see what it says.

Dear Jedward, it's time for a sporting challenge.

As part of your mission at Oxford...

..you must run a mile round the Iffley Road track

made famous by Roger Bannister.

The winner of the race will receive five bonus points for the team.

POSH: Are you excited? Hold on a second. Who is Roger Bannister?

-Did he invent the banister?

-No!

I think you're going to need an expert and here's one.

Tell us about Roger, Madeleine.

Roger Bannister was actually a student at Oxford University -

he broke a very famous record.

Famous record?

In 1954, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student

became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.

His time was 3.59.4 seconds and was watched about 3,000

spectators at Iffley Road track in Oxford.

His record was broken only a month later by an Australian,

but Bannister is always remembered as the man who ran the miracle mile.

He was the first person to run a mile under four minutes.

-That's crazy.

-That's mind-boggling.

That's MILE-boggling.

We've got something really cool to show you boys today.

This is the actual bell that was used in Roger Bannister's race.

We're going to use it in your race today.

This is the actual finishing post that was used.

Are you boys ready to race?

-We're ready to race.

-Yes!

-Let's do this, let's race this track.

Welcome to the Iffley Road track for the running battle of the century -

a race of pride...

Any more you want to say to me, Edward?

You're going to be looking at the sky because you've collapsed.

..a race of stamina.

On your marks...

..oh, and of course a race for five vital bonus points.

..get set, go!

And they're off.

Both at a blistering pace.

They need to do four laps, so let's hope they can maintain it.

You can do it.

John is running high as he pulls ahead.

CHEERING

Edward looks like he's running on empty.

This is looking like a one-horse race now.

Keep going.

-I can't run no more.

-You can do it!

-Come on.

-Maybe you should have cartwheeled.

Do it for Roger Bannister.

Cartwheels aren't going to help you now, Edward.

Final lap.

It's the final lap.

-You can do it.

-Final lap.

I wonder who'll win.

The race is so close!

-NARRATOR COUGHS

-But where's Edward?

Oh, dear.

He's done it in a time of five minutes 32 seconds.

That's really impressive.

I'm so tired.

Whoa.

Where's your energy? Come on, Edward.

Yes.

Edward comes in at six minutes 28 seconds.

Superb effort.

We're the winners. We get the five points.

Yes!

-Whatever. But I did cartwheels. Beat that!

-He did do a cartwheel.

Well, that's it. John's off to a racing start.

There are three more challenges to come, but at present,

those vital five points go to Team John,

who have taken a precious lead, for now.

Well, that was exciting.

They weren't as quick as Roger Bannister,

but it was a good effort, boys.

Now, let's get back to fact finding.

Meet Tony. Here he is, hello, Tony.

He's mad as a hatter about Alice In Wonderland.

Tell us a story, Tony.

Hey, what's up? We're here to find out all about this place.

What is this place?

You're in Christ Church in the cathedral garden,

which inspired the books of Alice In Wonderland.

-Wow!

-Have you heard of it?

-Yeah!

-Have we heard of Alice In Wonderland?

It's like one of the most famous books of all time.

You might think it's fiction, but she was a real, live, little girl..

this is her story...

HARP PLAYS

Alice Liddell was the daughter of the dean in charge of Christ Church.

The family lived there from 1856 to 1891.

Charles Dodgson came to Christ Church to study mathematics.

It was while he wrote for a student paper that his editor gave him

the pen name Lewis Carroll,

the name we associate with Alice In Wonderland.

The little children loved Dodgson to tell them stories.

He'd turn their everyday surroundings into places

and characters in Wonderland.

Wow! It actually has everything that inspired

the Alice In Wonderland story.

And now that we're here, it can inspire Jedward in Wonderland.

That's going to be a sequel, John.

Disclaimer - not coming to any good bookshops ever.

So, Tony, this is it.

This is where it all happened for Alice In Wonderland.

That's the famous door where she looked through the keyhole.

-Can I look through it?

-Course you may.

-Come on, Tony. Let's see it. Look.

-Wow!

Amazing. Tony, this is where it all happened.

Curiouser and curiouser.

This is a horse chestnut tree behind you where Alice's cat Dinah

used to sit all day long, smiling.

That was the inspiration for the Cheshire Cat in the story.

-Wow!

-Why was the cat sitting in the tree?

I thought when cats went up a tree they had to get a fire brigade

to come and get them out the tree.

-Not this one.

-So it's all come to life.

So back in the day here, Alice was a real girl and this was where

he was awe-inspired to write the story for Alice In Wonderland.

Also Alice's father, the dean, he was always late for dinner.

He was the White Rabbit in the books.

It was a famous saying,

"You're late, you're late for a very important date."

We're late, we're late.

BOTH: For a very important date.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Come on, Tony.

In fact, Jedward are just in time for another chance to win

some tasty bonus points for their team.

That's right, it's another...

Look, it's our mission. Let's see what it says, Edward.

"Dear Jedward, it's time for a bonus challenge.

"You must play a game of flamingo croquet,

"just like in Alice In Wonderland.

"The winner of the game will receive five bonus points for their team."

Flamingo croquet, that sounds FLAMING-amazing.

To tell the boys about flamingo croquet,

we have just the man to reveal all about this bonkers game.

Meet Mark.

Hi, boys. Let me explain.

The croquet pitch here at Christ Church may very well have been

the inspiration for a famous scene in Alice In Wonderland.

HARP PLAYS

Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet ground

in her life. It was all ridges and furrows.

The balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingos.

The soldiers had to double themselves up

and stand on their hands and feet to make the arches.

Alice's game had been a little different to regular croquet.

The game of croquet is a race around a circuit of hoops.

Blue and black balls play against red and yellow balls.

The first side to get both of their balls through the hoops in order

and hit the peg is the winner.

Well, here they come.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

Nice outfits. Anyone would think they're identical twins.

NARRATOR LAUGHS

right, you know the rules.

You look like fools.

Get to your places, boys, and let's play croquet.

Are you ready, Edward? I'm going to be the flamingo croquet champion.

Watch this.

Oh.

Hard luck, John.

Flaming flamingos! That's not a flying start.

Let's hope one of the boys can score soon.

Oh, not as good, Edward.

There's only one can fly away with the bonus points.

Yes! Yes!

Oh, and John's pulled a rabbit out of his hat.

Oh, Edward, I'm ready for the next hoop already. Yes!

And another.

Yes!

He's flying high!

Whereas Edward is more like a sitting dodo.

I have a feeling I can get it this time.

Oh, Edward.

Yes!

Don't worry, I'm going to get this. Win this game.

I'm nearly at the end of it and you're still at the start.

Yes.

Oh, so close to the end, Edward. You'd better hurry up.

No, Edward, not as good.

Yes!

Perfect. I'm the winner!

Yes!

Five points goes to me! I'm the winner.

-John, congratulations.

-Yes.

Heavyweight champion of flamingo champions!

I tried my best, you know. I really did.

Edward, I'm really proud of you.

Maybe one day you'll be as good as me.

But until then, I'm the winner, I've got five points. I'm a champion.

Well done, Team John.

Those points will go towards your total score.

With John now on ten points and Edward on zero, it's

looking like John is already on his way to be crowned the Oxford Don.

Edward's got a lot of work to do.

I just don't know what happened. It's all the flamingo's fault.

Not mine.

This flamingo has problems.

Clearly.

Flamingo, give me a break, OK? I tried my best.

Back to the tour,

and the boys are halfway through finding out all about Oxford.

So far, they've found out about some humorous university traditions,

Oxford's famous ex-residents, and the curious tale of Alice.

In the next episode, they'll be going head-to-head

and each giving a tour of their own, with the loser facing

the dingy cells of Oxford prison, so they'd better listen carefully.

It's time for another story.

Here to have more than a few words with the boys is Fiona.

Word up, Fiona. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Wow, Edward, check it out. Look at all these books. What is this place?

Well, this is Oxford University Press,

and this is the home of the Oxford English Dictionary.

-Amazing.

-Wow. What do you do?

I put new words into the dictionary.

-EDWARD GASPS

-John, she has that power!

-You're like a total VIP.

-Definition - very important person.

When somebody looks up a word that they don't know what it means

in the dictionary, they have to trust the information

they get there, so that means at some point,

someone has to have written down every single word

in the English language.

HARP PLAYS

In 1879, a teacher called James Murray began work on a dictionary

designed to give a description of every word in the English language.

It was thought the project would take ten years,

but it actually took 70.

James recorded words and their descriptions

on little pieces of paper

filed in pigeonholes in a shed he called

the scriptorium at the bottom of his garden.

Others helped in the task.

The writer JRR Tolkien wrote the description of the word walrus.

Words are being added all the time.

One of the most recent words to be considered has been selfie.

Did you know that

famous people including

Beyonce are quoted in the dictionary?

Wow! The dictionary is so cool, Edward.

So, Fiona, we're talking a lot about words. What's your favourite word?

Mondegreen. Do you know what that means?

No, what does that mean?

Mondegreen is when you mishear a song lyric

and you sing something else, but it's not actually what the person...

-That always happens.

-That always happens when you're growing up

-and you're listening to songs on the radio.

-My favourite word is happy.

My favourite word's jepic.

Really, really strong feeling that jepic needs to

-be in the Oxford University Dictionary.

-OK.

Well, before any word goes into the dictionary,

we've got to have lots of examples of it being used.

Jepic. Jepic.

No, that's not what... That's not what Fiona means.

HIGH PITCHED: Jepic! Jepic!

Boys.

Boys!

Is that enough?

OK. It's got to be lots of examples of different people using...

HIGH-PITCHED VOICE: Hello there, my name is the Queen...

..written down in newspapers or novels,

so it's not quite as simple as that.

-LOW-PITCHED VOICE:

-Jepic.

Stop saying it!

Oh...oh, no. They're not, are they?

John, I don't think Fiona was too keen on putting

-jepic in the dictionary.

-Edward, don't get your hopes too down.

You know what?

I wrote jepic out and I'm going to put it in the Oxford dictionary.

-Wow! It's in there.

-It's physically in there.

Physically put it in the dictionary.

-Mission complete.

-Yeah.

-Let's get out of here.

-Come on, Edward.

Job done?

Now, let's see if Jedward can release the facts

from our next location. It's Oxford Castle and Prison.

Meet the man who can unlock the stories.

It's Duncan.

Cheer up, Duncan. There you go.

What's up, Duncan? Yo!

We're here to learn. Intrigue our minds.

Oxford's not all about learning, there's also a castle and a prison.

Right now, you are standing on top of the old Norman castle.

It was built in 1071 by a man called the Baron D'Oyly.

So, Oxford Castle, this is where it's at.

-You can see that it's got incredibly thick walls.

-Yeah.

Even though it's so well made,

this once was the site of a very famous escape.

HARP PLAYS

In the 12th century,

a struggle between two royal cousins

for the crown of England came to

a dramatic climax at Oxford Castle.

Stephen, grandson of William the Conqueror,

and his cousin Empress Matilda had been battling it out to be monarch.

In 1142, Stephen laid siege to Matilda's headquarters

at Oxford Castle for three months, trying to starve her out.

Matilda finally escaped one freezing night in December.

According to legend,

she wrapped herself in a white cape as camouflage

against the snow and skated across the frozen river to safety.

Whoa, that was an icy escape. Pretty slick.

How did she make ice skates at the time?

She got old horse bone, carved and shaped them,

and then stuck them to her shoes.

-Wow.

-Duncan, tell us more interesting facts

we can tell the tourists tomorrow.

What else do we need to know?

Well, you may have seen that there's an enormous mound over on the side.

That's called the motte - this is a motte and bailey castle.

The motte was made when they arrived in Oxford - they dug deep

ditches and trenches and put all the earth onto that mound.

Then it would have had a bailey, a big tower,

on top of that mound so everyone could look

out into the countryside and see any armies attacking.

There are a huge number of other grizzly tales,

so if you want to follow me, I'll tell you more.

Lead the way.

JEDWARD: # Follow the leader, leader, leader

# Follow the leader, ooh-ooh! #

Quite. The day's nearly Over.

Time for our last story, as Duncan has a tale of a highwayman.

He's not talking about road safety.

Duncan, what are you going to tell us?

Well, it wasn't just a castle, it was also a prison.

It would have been home to not just royals but also reprobates.

What's a reprobate?

A reprobate is basically a criminal.

EDWARD GASPS Hey, you reprobate!

Some of the people held captive here were more flamboyant than others.

HARP PLAYS

Isaac Darkin was a highwayman who had won admirers for his good looks,

charm and debonair dress.

On the day of his execution in 1761,

he arrived dressed in a morning suit and a ruffled shirt - how dashing!

On approaching the gallows, he pulled off his neck cloth with

a flourish and threw it into a crowd of screaming fans.

By the 18th century, executions had become hugely popular public events,

much to the dismay of the authorities.

However, by the 19th century,

imprisonment itself became the main form of punishment.

John, wake up!

He had fans just like us, Edward.

-How cool is that?!

-Yeah, absolutely. Old fans, young fans.

Talking of young people,

there were some very young prisoners here as well.

We once had a seven-year-old girl.

Julia, who came to prison for one week,

because she stole a pram to put her dolls in.

What?! That's crazy. A seven-year-old in prison.

If you were a Victorian prisoner,

they would give you a box in your room with a handle.

It would be called the crank handle.

You'd have to turn that constantly for hours, every single day.

That's unbelievable.

What was this crank handle? Was it cranking it up with the music?

It was something called hard labour.

Hard labour was anything that they could come up with to keep

you too tired to fight back or to come up with ways to escape.

That's insane! So back then, you would have been like...just for ages!

just for ages, turning this handle for no reason.

That's like asking someone to hoover the whole house

and the hoover not even being on.

That's a good point, actually.

If you were too energetic or too angry, they would punish

you by tightening the handle so it would be harder to turn it.

Me and Edward back then, they would have had to give us everything

to do because we would have had so much energy, wouldn't we, Edward?

I don't know, John, maybe we'd just act like we're tired.

Really weak, like...

JOHN GROANS

I'm so tired!

Secretly we're like, "Oh, let's do this.

"Let's get the heck out of here!"

Well, let's hope they're as passionate about their tours

in the next show. OK, that was the last story,

but we've just got time to squeeze in a little surprise.

It's another....

I have a feeling in my head that a mission

is going to pop out of nowhere.

-Any second.

-Really?

JOHN GASPS

It's our mission!

"Dear Jedward, you and your team-mates..." That's you guys.

Yeah, go team. "..must face off in a rowing race challenge.

"Each team will join a boat of rowers

"and attempt to pull their weight to victory.

"The winning team will receive five bonus points."

"Good luck."

-You're going to need it!

-Yeah, you are.

Guys, don't be all talk, we're going to walk the walk

and talk the talk, because you're going down.

Yeah, yeah, you can't walk on a rowing boat.

You've got to row.

-She can't even swim.

-I'm scared of water.

JOHN: Guys, look what I've found.

Let me hear you say row!

OTHERS: Row!

-Say row, row.

-Row, row.

Row it out, row it out, row it out row it out

Let me hear you say row!

-Row!

-NARRATOR CLEARS THROAT

Sorry about that.

Oxford and rival university Cambridge are famous for rowing,

and they compete in a boat race every year.

But Jedward...on the water?!

Oh, I've got a sinking feeling about this.

Luckily, the teams have some real Oxford students

to help them in this task.

The winning crew will be the first to cross the finishing line.

You think you're so cool having John of Jedward.

Let me tell you, we've got Edward.

Attention...go.

And they're off. Let's rock and row.

SHE SCREAMS

And as they row, row, row their boats in the race of their lives

to win those vital five points,

alas that's all we've got time for in this episode.

Come on, kids!

Next time in the concluding part of our bumper double

extravaganza on Jedward's Big Adventure...

SHE SCREAMS Sorry!

..find out which team will be victorious.

Don't miss it!