0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Hello! My name is Mr Bloom
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# And I'd like to come to see you soon
0:00:10 > 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 > 0:00:22# 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 > 0:00:29# Call me up and let me know
0:00:29 > 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. #
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Hello there, tiddlers! How are you tiddling? Mr Bloom here.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59And I like going out and about.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Yeah, I like going here and there, doing lots of fun things
0:01:02 > 0:01:04and finding out about new places.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08And I've been wondering what do you like to do where you live?
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Perhaps you might like to do a spot of horse riding or maybe
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- a bit of gardening like me. - DING-DING!
0:01:15 > 0:01:20Someone's got in touch. Hey, shall we see who it is?
0:01:22 > 0:01:29- I'm Kirstin.- I'm Abbey.- I'm Ethan. - We love coming to Bolton Museum.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34My favourite things are the dinosaurs. They're great.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41This room tells us what Bolton was like years and years ago.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45My favourite part of the museum is the Egyptian room.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Mr Bloom, we love coming here, we think you will too.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55We want to show you around!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Hey, that would be grand. Best be on my way then!
0:02:03 > 0:02:08# Whereabouts will I end up next?
0:02:08 > 0:02:12# Let's put my route finder to the test
0:02:12 > 0:02:15# It could be a beach, a village or a city
0:02:15 > 0:02:17# Museum or a school, a garden so pretty
0:02:17 > 0:02:20# A church or a station, river or town
0:02:20 > 0:02:22# I just can't wait till you show me around
0:02:22 > 0:02:26# Tiddlers, I'm on my way
0:02:26 > 0:02:30# So, where am I today? #
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Now, where are these tiddlers?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Ey up, I think I'll find them in here.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Ah, the Egyptian room.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Hey, Ethan. There you are. It's nice to see you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- Hello, Mr Bloom.- What are you looking at here?- Some Egyptian pots.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Ooh, they look very old to me. What were they used for?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05They were used for food and drink and some for storing things.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Ooh, I don't fancy having my breakfast out of those now!
0:03:08 > 0:03:10What else is interesting?
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- Well, there's a mummified fish. - A mummified fish?!- Yes.- Really?!
0:03:15 > 0:03:20- Are you pulling my wellies?- No! - No, let's go and find it.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25The ancient Egyptians preserved the bodies of people and animals
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and they're known as mummies.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31They put the mummies in cases and you can tell
0:03:31 > 0:03:36what's inside by the shape and picture on the outside.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- This is Carolyn. She knows all about the Egyptians.- Ah, I see.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- It's nice to meet you, Carolyn.- Hi.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- And is this the fish you were talking about, Ethan?- Yes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53It's got a little face on it. Wow, looks like a funny fish to me.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Yeah, this is one of our many animal mummies that we have in the museum.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00And it's a mummified Nile perch
0:04:00 > 0:04:05and what's really cool about it is that the tail of the fish is here.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Where the face is? Why is that?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10The Egyptians, for some reason, wrapped it
0:04:10 > 0:04:12and put the head on the wrong end!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Yeah, and how do you know there's a fish in there
0:04:15 > 0:04:17and not just a sausage?!
0:04:17 > 0:04:21We have X-rays and that's how we can tell it is a Nile perch
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- and it's wrapped the wrong way. - So, you can see inside?- Yes.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Let's have a look. - An X-ray is a photo
0:04:29 > 0:04:31that lets you see inside things.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Here's our fish mummy. That's the X-ray of what's inside.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43And, look... There is the head on the tail end!
0:04:43 > 0:04:46And it's upside down. Yeah, can you see it now?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Wow, fancy that. Well, I didn't believe you, Ethan -
0:04:51 > 0:04:55a mummified fish but there it is. This place is great.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I was wondering, do you know where Kirstin and Abbey might be?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- I think they're this way.- Really? Let's go find them. Thanks, Carolyn.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- You're welcome!- Bye!
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Hey, Kirstin, Abbey. We found you. What are you up to?
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- This is Don and he knows all about the fossils.- Ooh, hello, Don.- Hiya!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- So, what have we got here? - This is a fish
0:05:20 > 0:05:25and it lived about 160 million years ago in Lyme Regis in Dorset.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28This is like a really, really old fish.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Yeah, even older than your dad! - No way!
0:05:31 > 0:05:35And even older than our mummified fish. Look, tiddlers.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Can you see the fins? Wow. Look at the detail.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I've heard that there's some other fish in this museum,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45is that right, Abbey?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Yeah, there are relatives downstairs in the aquarium.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- What, relatives of this old fish? - Yes.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- How about we go and have a look? Shall we do that?- Yeah!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Come on, then. Thanks a lot, Don. Bye-bye.- Pleasure.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Look at that bit there!
0:06:08 > 0:06:10That's the skin!
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- So this is the aquarium, is that right?- Yes.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- So, what have we got here? - Little fish.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Wow, they are little.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25They are teeny tiny fish. And where do these fish live?
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Do they live in the sea? - They live in streams and rivers.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Right, so that means they are freshwater fish.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- What else have we got down here? Let's see.- Rainbow fish.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Why do you think they are called rainbow fish?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41They've got all different colours on them.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44They have all the colours of the rainbow.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50This is what happens when people throw rubbish in the rivers.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Yeah, I can see.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Fish can't swim through crisp packets so there isn't any in there.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59But there's more in this next tank.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- These guys are pretty fancy, aren't they?- They're called pencil fish.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08They're just like a pencil because they have stripes like a pencil.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13And they've got black noses that look like the lead on the end of it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17This tank, it is so shiny I think we can see ourselves in it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Like a mirror.- It is a bit like a mirror.- A shiny, beautiful mirror.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Hello, Mr Bloom!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Come on, let's keep going.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Some of the tiddlers from the aquarium club are busy
0:07:34 > 0:07:36working on something.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Hey, it looks exciting. I wonder what they're up to.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- Hey, hello there, everybody. - Hello, Mr Bloom!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Now, who have we got here? - My name is Ella.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- My name is Adam. - My name is Eleanor.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- My name is Amy. - My name is Amy too.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- And this is Paul. - Thanks, Adam.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03- So Ella, what are you up to?- We are making a picture collage.- Ah, yes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08I can see a river and lots of trees. Looking good, tiddlers.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Adam, do you like coming to the aquarium?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Yes, because you can find lots of different fish.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16That's true, yes. I've seen loads of fish today.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- And Eleanor, have you got a favourite fish?- Yellow Malawi.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24They're very pretty, aren't they?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28And what do your yellow fish like to eat? Do they like to eat fish fingers?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- No.- No, what do they eat?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Little red worms. - Little red worms.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I've heard that fish eat all sorts of different things.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Do you know what other things they like to eat, Amy?- Fruit.- Fruit?!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43What, like you and me?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And how would you feel if I gave the fish some fruit for their lunch?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Excited!
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Go on, tiddlers, let's see what fruit we can spot.- Grape!
0:08:54 > 0:08:58They're eating grapes.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Red grapes!
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Cherry!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06He's eating cherries! Wow.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Those big pieces, they have to take little nibbles. Can you see him?
0:09:09 > 0:09:14- He's nibbling that cherry. Oh, yeah. What's that? - DING-DING!
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Don't worry. It's my route finder.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24And I think, yeah, the route finder wants to show us some more fish.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27There are tiny fish. Ooh, loads of them.
0:09:29 > 0:09:36And enormous fish who swim really slowly through the water.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39There are super fast fish, look at him go!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43There are fancy fish too.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48Yeah, very pretty. And some which aren't quite so pretty!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54And deep down in the sea where it's really dark,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59this jellyfish only glows red when a light is shined on it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06Some fish like to travel in really big groups called a shoal.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Ooh, what an awful lot of fish, eh, tiddlers?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22And Ethan, I've got a question for you. Do you know
0:10:22 > 0:10:25how many different types of fish there are in the world?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Over 32,000. And that's all we know about.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- And did you learn that here in the aquarium?- Yes.- Fancy that!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37And look, I can see lots of different types of fish
0:10:37 > 0:10:40in your picture. Have you almost finished it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Yeah, we just need this last pebble to stick on.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50There we go. I reckon I know what this picture is of.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I think it could be of the Amazon - the Amazon forest with
0:10:54 > 0:10:57the river running through there with all the fishes.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I can see some fish food up there, what do you reckon, Paul?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Yeah, that's definitely fish food.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06We've got some pineapple, bananas which are going to fall off those
0:11:06 > 0:11:10trees when they're ripe if they don't get eaten by birds and monkeys.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12And the fish are going to eat them.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14And we actually have some Amazonian fish -
0:11:14 > 0:11:19some Amazon angelfish, and Brazilian pufferfish.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- So they will be eating the fruit just like we saw earlier.- Yes.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26You've done a smashing job here so why don't you give yourselves
0:11:26 > 0:11:28a great big round of applause!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- Well done, kids. - Yeah.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- Well, tiddlers. I've had a cracking day today. Have you had fun?- Yes!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I can see why you like coming here.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47A great time looking at the fish and the museum
0:11:47 > 0:11:51so thank you very much, you three, for inviting me.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53It's time I headed off.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Join me again soon when I will be...
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- ALL: Here and there! - You are right. Bye-bye!- ALL: Bye!
0:11:59 > 0:12:03# Where is it you like to go? Call me up and let me know
0:12:04 > 0:12:06# What is it you like to do?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08# I'll pop along and do it too
0:12:08 > 0:12:13# Cities, towns and countryside I can travel far and wide
0:12:13 > 0:12:18# I'm all about and everywhere I'm here and there. #