0:00:04 > 0:00:07# Hello! My name is Mr Bloom
0:00:07 > 0:00:09# And I'd like to come to see you soon
0:00:09 > 0:00:12# I'm out on the road, you see
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# Here and there so that we
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# Can get together and have some fun
0:00:19 > 0:00:21# I'll help you out if there's work to be done
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# So where is it you like to go?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# Call me up and let me know
0:00:28 > 0:00:31# What is it you like to do?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33# I'll pop along and do it, too
0:00:33 > 0:00:36# Cities, towns or countryside
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# I can travel far and wide
0:00:38 > 0:00:40# I'm all about and everywhere
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# I'm here and there
0:00:43 > 0:00:45# Here and there
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# I'm here and there. #
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Hello. Mr Bloom here. And I like going here and there
0:00:51 > 0:00:54to find out about where you live and what you like to do.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And, today, the route-finder's brought me
0:00:57 > 0:00:58all the way to Leicestershire.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I'm starting off me day
0:01:00 > 0:01:03having a look round this rather interesting castle.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06And I know lots of Tiddlers that live in Leicestershire, too.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Yeah, they like to keep busy getting up to all sorts of brilliant things.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12ROUTE-FINDER RINGS
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Oh, it looks like the route-finder is going to show us.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20There are animals to see. Ahh, just look at all these birds!
0:01:20 > 0:01:24I know a Tiddler that likes to go riding.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And others who love to dance.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29There are lots of places to play.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31BOTH: Ha-ha!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And museums to spend a day!
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Ahh, it's no wonder these Tiddlers love where they live.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Oh! Mmm.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55This here is Rockingham Castle.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59And I tell you, I'm very impressed with these gardens.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Mmm, they're lovely, aren't they? And all these plants,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05they'll be needing plenty of sunshine, plenty of water
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and I bet they only use the best compost.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09ROUTE-FINDER RINGS
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Hey, it's Kian. Well, now, Kian and his friends
0:02:13 > 0:02:17know all about making compost. I went along to visit them
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and a composting expert called Rod.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Hey, hello there, Tiddlers! - ALL: Hello, Mr Bloom!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Aww, it's nice to see you. What are you up to?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- We're doing composting. - Composting, eh?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35The waste goes in the top and compost comes out the bottom.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38That's right, Tiegan. Well done!
0:02:38 > 0:02:43That compost will help flowers and plants to grow.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And Rod, how does all the waste get turned into compost?
0:02:46 > 0:02:50There's lots of creatures that live in the compost and,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53most important, are lots and lots of worms.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Most of them will eat the food
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and what comes out the other end is compost.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02The other animal that you find in compost bins are ants.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04What are they doing, Kian?
0:03:04 > 0:03:08They're crawling on some sludgy thing.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12And in this one, we have some very small flies.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I can see them! They're little, tiny dots moving.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Oh, yeah! They are tiny, aren't they?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Well, those insects and worms, they certainly have their work cut out
0:03:22 > 0:03:27turning all that waste into useful compost. Yeah, they were very busy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31But I'm sure they were very happy. Ha-ha! Look, I can see for miles.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It's like I've got a birdseye's view of everything.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Yeah, it's fantastic!
0:03:35 > 0:03:39ROUTE-FINDER RINGS
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Oh! Would you look at that! It's a bird!
0:03:42 > 0:03:46And this bird is called an osprey. Yeah, and I met some Tiddlers
0:03:46 > 0:03:49from Rutland who were osprey experts.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The daddy bird is just flying in with some fish.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Look, he's eating the fish!- Yeah! Yeah, he's eating it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02There is someone out there. Look! He's having a bath.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Having a bird bath. Ooh!
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Wow! These ospreys are really good at flying.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- Eloise, do you know any places that they fly to?- Africa.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Why do they go to Africa?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Because it's nice and warm there and if they stayed here,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- they'd get really cold.- Right!
0:04:19 > 0:04:23They fly all the ways to countries in Africa in the winter.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And then come back here in the spring.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Why do you think the birds keep coming back here?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30So they can lay their eggs.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Ahh, yes! And there's a camera right beside the nest.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38So, we can see what happened when the ospreys laid their eggs.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It's hatching!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43He's eating a fish. Oh, poor fish!
0:04:43 > 0:04:44I think he's enjoying it.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47And they're growing really quickly.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49They're fully grown now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51They're getting ready to fly.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Wow, well, they've certainly grown, haven't they, Tiddlers?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Look at the size of them now.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00That is a fantastic journey that those ospreys go on.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- What do you think?- ALL: Yeah!
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Ospreys fly a very long way. I'm not sure my wings could manage it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Ha-ha! But they are amazing birds.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16It was really good of Harry and his friends to introduce me.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19But it's not just ospreys that you get around here. No, no.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23There's loads of animals that have made themselves at home.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- ROUTE-FINDER RINGS - Eh-up!
0:05:25 > 0:05:27I went to a farm where I met lots of cows
0:05:27 > 0:05:30and two Tiddlers called Jessica and Oliver.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32They introduced me to their Uncle David.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37Well, it looks like you got yourself a fine herd of cows here, Tiddlers.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- What are cows good at doing? - Making milk.- That's right!
0:05:40 > 0:05:46And these cows look like they're ready to be milked.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49All right, then, David. What have we got here?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Well, this is the milking parlour and these are the cows.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- All right. Let's get to it. - Right, OK.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58The milk from these cows is going to be turned into cheese -
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Red Leicester cheese.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03The cheese making room needs to be kept very clean.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06So, we have to wear these special clothes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Then, the first job is to add the red colour to the milk.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Very well done, Jessica.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14It's a very pretty batter, isn't it?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17What do we need to do next, Jessica?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20We need to separate the curds from the whey.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Whey is the watery bit.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The curds are the cheesy bits.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31And we cut the curd into blocks.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Oh, that's a big one there.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Then, we put them in the mill.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Ooh, it's very heavy. Oh!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45We then put it in a press for two days.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Now, how long before we get to taste some?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Seven months.- Seven months!
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Wow, that's a long time to wait.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Luckily, Uncle David has some that is ready for us to eat.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Thank you.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Mmm! That tasted great! What do you reckon, Tiddlers?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Tastes really good.- Yeah?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11And it's all thanks to those cows, isn't it, Tiddlers?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13COW MOOS
0:07:13 > 0:07:15BOTH: Yeah!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Hey, that cheese...ever so tasty.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20But it takes a lot of work and a lot of time
0:07:20 > 0:07:23to turn cow's milk into yummy cheese.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Hey! And, I also, know some other Tiddlers who like to keep busy.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Yeah, they were doing a spot of gardening.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33The next thing you know, they were selling the vegetables they'd grown.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- ROUTE-FINDER RINGS - Ha-ha!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I certainly enjoyed meeting them.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Hey, Tiddlers, what are you up to here?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- We're harvesting onions.- Oh!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Hey, these look like good onions to me!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47And what are you growing?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51We're growing some beetroot over there.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Now, I can see you've got courgettes.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55And, erm, what's this one here?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- Fenugreek.- Fenugreek.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Wow! There's so much growing here!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04So, lads, tell me what's going to happen to these vegetables.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- We're going to take them to local stores and sell them.- Really?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Well, that sounds like fun to me. Is that fun?- Yes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13OK. Let's do it!
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Come and get your vegetables!
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Freshly grown from the garden today!
0:08:20 > 0:08:25What can we get for you? We've got some coriander there, haven't we?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Ooo! You want to smell it? Mmm.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- Go on, then! Come and get your vegetables.- Come on buy vegetables!
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- I'll have some fenugreek, I think. - You think? All right.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- Beetroot.- A bit of onion.- Yes, a bit of onion. Yeah, that's great.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Thank you very much.- Thank you for coming. Tell your friends.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Will do. Bye-bye.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48All right, thanks for coming. Bye-bye. Happy cooking.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It was great selling all that veg the Tiddlers had grown.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02But, today, I have come somewhere totally different to meet some
0:09:02 > 0:09:06other Tiddlers and find out what they like to do in Leicestershire.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I said I'd meet them around here somewhere but, erm...
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Oh, aye! I think I found them!
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- Tag!- Tag! That's it!
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Three, two, one, PLAY!
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Go, go, go!
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Ahh, good try!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Hey, look it's Hal, Thomas and Noah. Hello there, Tiddlers!
0:09:28 > 0:09:31ALL: Hello there, Mr Bloom!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Now, it looked like you were having great fun out there.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Were you playing rugby? - It was tag rugby.- Oh, tag rugby.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Someone has to try and tag you on the other team.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44So, you can't, like, score a try.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46And, Noah, how do you score a try?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Well, the team that has the ball has to try
0:09:49 > 0:09:54and go to the opposite edge of the pitch and place the ball down.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- So, that scores you a try. Is that right?- Yeah.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00WHISTLE BLOWS Try! One stepping in. Great try!
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- You think you could show us some more about the game?- ALL: Yeah!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Yeah? All right. And look!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Our other Tiddler friends from Leicestershire
0:10:09 > 0:10:10are getting involved, too.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Right, then, Tiddlers. We've got our bibs. We've got our belts, our tags.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- So, you ready to play some tag rugby?- ALL: YEAH!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Richard is a rugby coach. And he's helping us learn the skills
0:10:22 > 0:10:25we'll need to play tag rugby.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Put it on the floor! Eh!
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I'm going to teach you how to dodge and how to get tags.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33So, you need to run from one end of the square to the other.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37And our rugby players here are going to try to grab your tags.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Are you ready?- Yeah!- Go!
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Oh, no!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Richard's teaching us how to tag.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Oh, that's a tickle. Oh, you got me!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53We're learning how to pass the ball.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55That's better passing.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Go on.- As quick as you can.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00And how to score a try.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Score the try for us. Great!- Woo hoo!
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Ready to play some rugby? - ALL: Yeah! OK!
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Ready, Harry? PLAY! Run straight. Run straight.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Here we go. Defend, defend!
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Tag! Pass.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Put the ball down. Put the ball down.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE Try!
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Off you go.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Pick it up, yellows. Let's go.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Try!
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Hey. I think that whistle means the game is over.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Would you look at us? I think we should ask
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- the experts how we got on. - BRILLIANT!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Aw, fantastic. So, did we have fun? - ALL: YEAH!
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Well, I'm glad to hear it. It's been a cracking day,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49but, erm, it's that time when I've got to hit the road.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- So, you join me soon when I'll be... - ALL: HERE AND THERE!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Yeah! Bye-bye, Tiddlers!- ALL: Bye!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57# Where is it you like to go?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00# Call me up and let me know
0:12:00 > 0:12:02# What is it you like to do?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05# I'll pop along and do it, too
0:12:05 > 0:12:07# Cities, towns, the countryside
0:12:07 > 0:12:09# I can travel far and wide
0:12:09 > 0:12:12# I'm all about and everywhere
0:12:12 > 0:12:14# I'm here and there. #