0:00:03 > 0:00:04# Come on and get on down to the city
0:00:04 > 0:00:07# Where the trains all clatter through
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# Hey! Look at that driver driving
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- # I want to ride that train of blue - Me too!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15# I'm looking way up high to the windows
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# Take a peek for an inside view
0:00:17 > 0:00:20# All those people busy working
0:00:20 > 0:00:22- # I want to see what they all do - Me too!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25# Come on, let's weave round the market
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# Do you hear the hullabaloo?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30# Everybody's busy selling
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- # I wanna buy me something new - Me too!
0:00:33 > 0:00:36# Look through the arches under the station
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# Down where the pigeons perch and coo
0:00:38 > 0:00:41# Take a taxi ride to the river
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- # I wanna drive down the avenue - Me too!
0:00:44 > 0:00:47# Hey, look at those buses gleaming
0:00:47 > 0:00:50# They look so clean and spanking new
0:00:50 > 0:00:52# All lined up to drive around the city
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- # Let me ting that bell - Ding, ding!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58# Going to ride on round to the school stop
0:00:58 > 0:01:01# Where the children hurry through
0:01:01 > 0:01:03# Sit down, the teacher's teaching
0:01:03 > 0:01:05# I'd love to learn a thing or two
0:01:05 > 0:01:07# Me too!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09# I love to skip in Riverseafingal
0:01:09 > 0:01:11# Riverseafingal, by the sea. #
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Seven o'clock.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14# I love to skip in Riverseafingal
0:01:14 > 0:01:16# Riverseafingal, that's for me
0:01:16 > 0:01:18# Come on and get on down to the city
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- # Where the ferryboat sails are blue - Sails are blue!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24# Time to call on Granny Murray
0:01:24 > 0:01:29# She'd love to say hello to you. #
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Me too!
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Hello, honey pie, come away in and see who's at home today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41# Granny Murray's house has two at home to play
0:01:41 > 0:01:44# Granny Murray's house is home to... #
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Who's here today? Well, we've got and Ellie and Sean.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Don't just sit there, my wee cream buns, come on.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Let's get moving. Giddy up! Giddy up!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Oh! Let's gallop, horsie!
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Oh, you've got a frisky one there, Sean. Come on, horsie!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Neeh-eh-eh-eh-eeh!
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Well, we've got Ellie and Sean, but someone's missing from home today.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12GATE CREAKS
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Oh! Not any more! Who's coming home to Granny Murray?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Oh, it's Mickey John with Rebecca.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Hello there!
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Mickey John! Hello!
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- Wohoo!- Ho, ho! This is exciting! What are you playing?
0:02:30 > 0:02:35I know! It's knights from the olden days, riding home to their castle.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40How wonderful! Let's dress Claude up as a knight in shining armour.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44I'm the brave knight, Sir Mickey of Riverseafingal.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Would you walk with me to the comfy part of the castle, My Lady?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It would be an honour, Sir Mickey!
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- At your service, My Lady.- Too kind! - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:57 > 0:03:01I'm glad you thought of knights and armour.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I'm taking Rebecca to see the castle later.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07We have a knight and castles day at school.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Professor Lumpton is talking to the kids.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13He knows lots about the days of olde.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Do you know how knights got on the horses?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- I imagine they grabbed the reins and climbed on.- No!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Their armour was so heavy, they had a big thing like a crane
0:03:23 > 0:03:27to lift them up, swing them round and put them on the horse.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28That's amazing!
0:03:28 > 0:03:33I'm the teacher and you know more about knights and castles than me!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36It's surprising what you know when you think about it.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Look at Claude!
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Oh, Claude! You look like a knight in shining armour!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I'll leave you to guard the castle, Claude, while I go to battle!
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Well, school, actually.- Here, Dad. - Oh, thank you!
0:03:52 > 0:03:55This little fellow is a jester. Did you know that?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Do you know, he used to live in a castle?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Did he? I must get the professor to tell me about jesters at school.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Brave knights, fair ladies, farewell! THEY LAUGH
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Remember, it's surprising what you know, when you think about it.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- Thanks, Granny Murray. See you later. - Bye, my darlin'.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- We'll be thinking of you.- Me too!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23You keep a wee eye on Mickey John.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Make sure he goes the right way to work.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35# I'm on my way to work today
0:04:35 > 0:04:39# Walking my shoes through the city views
0:04:39 > 0:04:43# Stepping along and swinging my arms
0:04:43 > 0:04:48# Singing my way through the city's charms
0:04:48 > 0:04:52# Getting there is just so fine
0:04:52 > 0:04:56# I so enjoy my walking time
0:04:56 > 0:05:00# I always go the way I know
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- # Can you show me the way I go? # - Hey!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07OK - which way?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11# Do I go left now? Do I go right?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15# Which way is wrong now? Which way is right? #
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Right!- OK - right! To the school!
0:05:18 > 0:05:22# I'm on my way to work today
0:05:22 > 0:05:26# Looking this way and that-a-way... #
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Hello, alley!
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Hello, doors!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Hello, steeple!
0:05:33 > 0:05:34Hello, walls!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Hello, people!
0:05:39 > 0:05:43# La la la la La la la la la la la-la la
0:05:43 > 0:05:46# Dum de-dee-dee De de de de de doo
0:05:46 > 0:05:51# Do I go up now? Do I go down?
0:05:51 > 0:05:56# Which way's a smile now and which way's a frown? #
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Up!- OK, that way! Up!
0:05:58 > 0:06:02# You told me the way to go
0:06:02 > 0:06:06# Thank you - you showed me the way I know. #
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Thank you for getting me to work on time. Oh, yes.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13What's next?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15That's right! I have to put my tie on.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23All dressed and ready to go!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Oh! Hurray!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33So, Mr Jester, who's visiting us today?
0:06:33 > 0:06:38SQUEAKY VOICE: Professor Lumpton, to talk about knights and castles.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- I'm here!- You're early!- Professor?!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44No, it's me, Raymond. Don't you remember?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I said I had costumes for the kids for the school play.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Oh, yes. Thank you. - Who's this professor?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Professor Lumpton, an old friend.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57He's coming to talk about people living in castles in the old days.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Castles? Here's a costume that might interest you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02HAT JINGLES A jester costume,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05like this little fellow's wearing.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Every castle had a jester.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10They didn't have TV or computer games,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14so the jester entertained kings, queens, knights and ladies.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- So that's what a jester did.- Yes. He'd tell jokes,
0:07:17 > 0:07:22and make everyone laugh. He'd sing funny songs, be an acrobat.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25RAYMOND LAUGHS He must have been clever.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28He had to be. Because if he didn't make the king laugh,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- he'd be thrown out.- Poor jester!
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I know. I better get back to work.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I hope the professor's talk goes well.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- Thanks for bringing the costumes round.- See ya.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41HE LAUGHS
0:07:41 > 0:07:45I've learned a lot today and school hasn't even started yet!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I hope you're having fun, Rebecca.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50# I love to skip in Riverseafingal
0:07:50 > 0:07:52# Riverseafingal, by the sea
0:07:52 > 0:07:55# I love to skip in Riverseafingal
0:07:55 > 0:07:58# Riverseafingal, that's for me. #
0:07:59 > 0:08:05Here we go. Oh, Rebecca, you look just like a princess in a castle.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06- SHE LAUGHS - Whoops!
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- This hat looks like an upside-down ice cream cone, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Just like I was telling your daddy earlier. That's better.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Aw, beautiful. - Are you working hard, Daddy?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- All right, Mickey John?- Hello, Tina.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I've just want to know
0:08:33 > 0:08:36what time to collect the Professor at the station?
0:08:36 > 0:08:40He arrives at one. Can you bring him straight here.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43He's telling the kids about knights and castles.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Knights and castles?!
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- Then shouldn't he be coming on a horse and not a taxi?!- Why?
0:08:50 > 0:08:54In the olden days, if you wanted to get anywhere,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56you had to walk or ride on a horse!
0:08:56 > 0:08:59SCHOOL BELL RINGS Oh! Here comes my class.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I'll leave you to it. See you after lunch. Bye!
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Right! Let's get down to some hard work.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10# I whoop with joy when I go to school in the mornin'
0:09:10 > 0:09:13# Teaching with my chums and see the children learning
0:09:13 > 0:09:16# School day, work away
0:09:16 > 0:09:20# I'm learnin' learnin' learnin' when I'm teachin'
0:09:20 > 0:09:24# I'm teachin' learnin' teachin' learnin' teachin'
0:09:24 > 0:09:28# School day, work away
0:09:28 > 0:09:30# Teaching to count and teaching to read
0:09:30 > 0:09:32# Learning about birds and plants and seeds
0:09:32 > 0:09:34# Playing games and sports outdoors
0:09:34 > 0:09:35# Blowing my whistle and keeping scores
0:09:35 > 0:09:38# School day, work away
0:09:38 > 0:09:41# I'm learnin' learnin' learnin' when I'm teachin'
0:09:41 > 0:09:45# We're learnin' learnin' learnin' when he's teachin'
0:09:45 > 0:09:48# School day, work away
0:09:48 > 0:09:52# Oh, the secretary's smiling as she does her organising
0:09:52 > 0:09:54# The janny fixes the cookie mixes
0:09:54 > 0:09:56# And the cleaner keeps us shining
0:09:56 > 0:09:59# Oh, I whoop with joy when I go to school in the morning
0:09:59 > 0:10:02# Holding the line in the dinner queue
0:10:02 > 0:10:03# While the cookie cooks and serves a stew
0:10:03 > 0:10:05# Answering the questions where and why
0:10:05 > 0:10:07# How does it work and how does it fly?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10# School day, work away
0:10:10 > 0:10:13# I'm learnin' learnin' learnin' when I'm teachin'
0:10:13 > 0:10:18# He's learnin' learnin' learnin' when he's teachin'
0:10:18 > 0:10:21# School day, work away
0:10:21 > 0:10:23# All the children peep and eye me
0:10:23 > 0:10:27# As they sit and try their writin' I take a look, I mark their books
0:10:27 > 0:10:30# The good ones get a smiley
0:10:30 > 0:10:34# Oh, I whoop with joy when I go to school in the mornin'. #
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Hi there.- Oh, hi, Dr Juno, what can I do for you?
0:10:39 > 0:10:44I spoke to Tina. She said Professor Lumpton was coming today.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- He is. Do you know him?- Yes, he used to teach at my university.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49He's brilliant.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Could I come and listen too?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Of course.- Oh, thank you.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58He always used to make castle life sound so interesting.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01But they were never comfortable places to live.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04They were cold and drafty. They had no carpets!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Just stone floors covered in straw.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I wouldn't fancy that!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I'll let Professor Lumpton tell you all about it later on.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Tina's picking him up at one. - See you then. Thank you.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22I wonder if Rebecca and Granny Murray are at the castle yet.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38There's a soldier with his green hat.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41See over there? Keeping the castle safe.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43GUN FIRES
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Huh! Rebecca, your daddy would live it here.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49What's it like at your school, Daddy?
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Is he here yet?- Not yet, but any minute. Settle in at the back.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- It'll be an interesting afternoon. - Oooh, I'm so excited!- Me too!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Ah, Tina, you made it. Well done.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Erm...Mickey John? - Where's the professor?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- He's not coming!- What?!- What?!
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Sorry to bring bad news, but he missed his train.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21He left a message at the station to say he can't make it today.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Oh, no.- This is a disaster.- Hmm.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29I've been talking about the professor all day
0:12:29 > 0:12:31and everyone was looking forward to it.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Now the kids have no-one to talk about knights and castles.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39They're back from lunch soon. Where did the time go?!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42At 7:00am I dropped Rebecca at Granny Murray's.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47I told her about the professor coming to talk about knights and castles.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49She knew lots about them too.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51At eight, I got to school.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Raymond arrived with a box of costumes for the school play.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59He showed me a jester's costume and told me about what jesters did.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Nine o'clock, Tina popped in.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05She wanted to know when to fetch the professor from the station.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09She said he should travel by horse, just like people did in the old days.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11The kids came and our day began.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13At 12 o'clock, it was lunch time.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Dr Juno asked if she could the professor talk to the class.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20She remembered lots of things he said about castle life.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25At one o'clock Dr Juno came back for the talk. We were so excited.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Then Tina arrived with bad news.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30The Professor had missed his train.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So now there's no-one to talk to the children.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Now, remember, it's surprising what you know when you think about it.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44It's surprising what you know when you think about it. What do I know?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Well, Granny Murray told me about knights,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Raymond told me about jesters,
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Tina told me about how people travelled,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55and Dr Juno told me what it was like living in a castle.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57There's loads I can tell the class.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I'll have to make it interesting.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- BOTH:- You can do it, Mickey John! - Yeah!
0:14:02 > 0:14:05But it's a race against time!
0:14:05 > 0:14:07# I've gotta do it, I've gotta do it
0:14:07 > 0:14:10# I've got to beat the clock before the chime
0:14:10 > 0:14:12# I've gotta sort it, I've gotta sort it
0:14:12 > 0:14:15# I've got to do the job on time
0:14:15 > 0:14:17# Like a busy bee, I'm gonna beat that clock
0:14:17 > 0:14:20# I'm gonna finish this job before I finish this song
0:14:20 > 0:14:25# Do we think he's gonna do it, do the job that needs to be done?
0:14:25 > 0:14:30# Will he know how to fix it? Will be finish what he has begun?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32# As true as we are friends, he will get there in the end
0:14:32 > 0:14:35# Cos he knows what he should do How to work it through
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- # I'm gonna do it - He's gonna do it
0:14:37 > 0:14:39# I'm gonna beat the clock before the chime
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- # I'm gonna sort it - He's gonna sort it
0:14:42 > 0:14:45# I'm gonna do the job on time
0:14:45 > 0:14:47# Like a busy bee, I'm gonna beat that bong
0:14:47 > 0:14:50# Gonna finish this job before I finish this song. #
0:14:50 > 0:14:51BONG!
0:14:51 > 0:14:54So, what do I know?
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Well, I know that living in a castle looked a bit like this...
0:14:58 > 0:15:02and we also know that knights used to put on their armour
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and fight battles. And if you wanted to go anywhere
0:15:05 > 0:15:08you had to go on a horse.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11We know that castles weren't warm and comfy,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15but the lords and ladies always had a jester to keep them laughing.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17And jesters knew a song or two.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20HE STRUMS # Sir Richard was a knight
0:15:20 > 0:15:22# who drove a horse and cart
0:15:22 > 0:15:26# But when his horse forgot his oats his cart would never start
0:15:26 > 0:15:30# His mother said, "That rickety thing, chuck it in the ditch!"
0:15:30 > 0:15:34# He said, "No, Mother dear, this cart will make us rich!"
0:15:34 > 0:15:40# One day he drove it past the king to show his cart with pride
0:15:40 > 0:15:43# The king then stopped him and jumped in for the ride
0:15:43 > 0:15:47# He said, "I think I want one, now here's a bag of gold"
0:15:47 > 0:15:50# So Dicky said, "Your Majesty, to you this cart is sold" #
0:15:50 > 0:15:53APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Oh, well done, Mickey John. That was brilliant!
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Yes! You made castles and knights sound as exciting
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- as Professor Lumpton did.- Thanks. I never knew I knew so much.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Well, my day's gone better than I'd hoped.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I hope you're having a good day, Rebecca.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Oh! There's a policeman on a horse!
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Not quite a knight in shining armour but he keeps us safe all the same.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Och, we'll have to heading home soon, Rebecca.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Your dad will be coming to fetch you, won't he?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Where are you, Daddy?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Mickey John! Come away through!
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Look who's here, Rebecca! - Hello, beautiful girl!
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- Hey! How are you? Have you had a lovely time?- Yes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Oh, you bet we have, eh?
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- Say thank you to Granny Murray. - Come here, my darling. Good girl!
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And it's thanks from me too, Granny Murray.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Your saying "it's surprising what you know when you think about it"
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- saved the day.- Well I never did!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Come on, now. You'd better be off.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Looking forward to next time! - Me too!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Come on, Rebecca. Let's chat about our time away.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30And I suppose you'll want ME to tell YOU about my time too?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32# Well, there was...
0:17:32 > 0:17:34# Laughing, squishing, rocking, pushing
0:17:34 > 0:17:35# Dancing, sharing, choosing
0:17:35 > 0:17:37# Talking, cooking, drying, cleaning
0:17:37 > 0:17:38# Saving, loving, joking
0:17:38 > 0:17:41# Losing things and rushing round
0:17:41 > 0:17:44# Dressing up and sitting down. #
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Oh!
0:17:46 > 0:17:49But what was really special about today?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Well, Claude was dressed as a knight in armour.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Cos Mickey John told us about his friend
0:17:57 > 0:18:00who knew all about knights and castles.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04We dressed up too to look like ladies from the olden days.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Rebecca looked like a princess!
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Later on I took Rebecca to look at the castle.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15We saw a policeman on a horse. He was like a knight
0:18:15 > 0:18:16but without the armour.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19The castle was fantastic!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22And we wondered what it would be like to live in one.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And while we were wondering, Mickey John was telling his class
0:18:26 > 0:18:28exactly what it was like to live in one.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33When he thought about it, he was surprised at how much he knew.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I hope you enjoyed yourself.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Me too!
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Bye-bye, honey pie!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41# I love to skip in Riverseafingal
0:18:41 > 0:18:43# Riverseafingal, by the sea
0:18:43 > 0:18:46# I love to skip in Riverseafingal
0:18:46 > 0:18:48# Riverseafingal, that's for me
0:18:48 > 0:18:50# Come on and get on down to the city
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- # Where the ferryboat sails are blue - Sails are blue!
0:18:53 > 0:18:55# Time to call on Granny Murray
0:18:55 > 0:19:01# She'd love to say goodbye to you. #
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Me too!