0:00:21 > 0:00:24This story belongs to Jack, Ben
0:00:24 > 0:00:26and their daddy, Gordon.
0:00:28 > 0:00:34It's a tiny tale about Daddy Gordon's life and the things he used to do.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Now it's time for Daddy Gordon to share his memories
0:00:38 > 0:00:42and take Jack and Ben on a journey of discovery.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Wow, great bubbles, Jack.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Oh, no! Jack's bike is broken.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01The boys are going to help Daddy Gordon fix it.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03What's wrong with the bike?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The stabiliser's broke.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Why don't we get a wee look at it?
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- Will we try to fix it?- Yes.- Will we? Do youse want to help?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Yes.- Yeah?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Do you want to get the spanner out of the toolbox?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Look, an old toolbox.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- Get my spanner. Is that the right size?- Yes.- What size?- 15.- 15?
0:01:22 > 0:01:27This was Daddy's first tool box. I used to be a mechanic.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Do you know what I used to do? - What?- I used to fix
0:01:30 > 0:01:32cars and fix motorbikes.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- And do you know now?- What? - I used to work in a yard.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Fixing loads and loads of cars all the time.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Ben's got the screw driver and Jack is a big help with the spanner.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Try this and see if it's tight.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Give it a wee push now. Try this one. Is it tight?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- Yep.- Yep? Right, put the tools back in the tool box, now.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Is there any more tools in the tool box?
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- Jack's bike is now good to go. - Do you want to try that now, Jack?
0:02:07 > 0:02:13- Jump on, why don't you try that? - Do you want me to move the toolbox?
0:02:13 > 0:02:18Great teamwork, boys. Now Jack can ride his bike again.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21But how did Daddy Gordon become a mechanic?
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Jack's grandad loved fixing cars. Daddy Gordon, as a little boy,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37liked nothing better than watching him as he worked.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40He found it such fun that he decided he wanted to become
0:02:40 > 0:02:45a car mechanic when he grew up. And that is exactly what he did.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49He went to a special mechanic school just like this one,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53where we can see young mechanics being trained how to fix cars.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59When Daddy Gordon was a mechanic, it was his job to mend broken cars
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and to check that they were safe to drive.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07When he's not working, he loves building things.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Jack and Ben have lots of different toys
0:03:17 > 0:03:20and they just love playing on them.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Do you know what I used to play with?- What?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I used to build go-karts, Jack.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32We used to get a buggy and take the wheels of it,
0:03:32 > 0:03:37and with a rung of wood, and then went down the hill, we did.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Wasn't that good fun? What's your favourite toys?- My quad.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- What's your favourite toy, Jack? - Daddy's quad.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- Do you want a go on the quads? - Yes.- Daddy's quad!
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Go on the quad? - Yeah.- Yeah? Let's go.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01How exciting. The boys are getting all dressed up
0:04:01 > 0:04:04in their safety clothes to drive their quad bikes.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Cool outfits.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Nice helmet, Ben.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14And Daddy Gordon is good to go, too.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Here comes Jack, followed by Ben and Daddy Gordon.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Watch out for that camera, Jack! Ooh! Too late.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Don't worry, Jack, the camera is fine.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Jack, Ben and Daddy Gordon are not the only ones
0:04:46 > 0:04:51who love speeding around and playing at racing drivers.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Even in the olden days, people just loved cars and racing.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Look at this old film of boys racing go-karts. Doesn't it look like fun?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04And to this day, go-karting is still a popular sport.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09Daddy Gordon has a great idea. They can build something together.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11But what can it be?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15I love fixing and building things. You know what we should do?
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- What?- We should build a kart and put a trailer on the back.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Would you like that? Know what we have to do first?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26We have to draw it and see what it's going to look like.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Will that do? Right, here's your pencil. And there's your pencil.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34You draw the kart and Jack draw the trailer.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Wow, getting to design your own kart. That is special.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40And they look so busy!
0:05:46 > 0:05:51Nice work, Jack. Ben, that looks amazing.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00But building a kart is a lot of work, even for this team.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Perhaps Grandad Sammy can help.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10This is my Grandad, he's funny.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24Grandad Sammy is a carpenter and he can make lots of things out of wood.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Look, he's cutting wood for the boys' kart.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29When Daddy Gordon was younger,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32he used to help Grandad Sammy to make things.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Grandad Sammy did a great job cutting the wood to size.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44When the bits are joined together it will look like Ben's drawing.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49We're going to build the kart with a trailer
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- on the back of it. What do you reckon?- Yeah.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- Want to use the tools?- Yeah. - What's this one?
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Screwdriver.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00A screwdriver, well done. And what's this one?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- A spanner.- A spanner.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06We need these. Will we build it up? Let's help Daddy.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Screw this on here like this.- Yep.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It goes on there like that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21What's all the glass in there for?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25We'll have to watch that, won't we?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Can I have the screwdriver, please?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Right, will Daddy start them and you finish them?- Yep.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Using the tools from Daddy Gordon's old toolbox,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41the boys will soon fix all these bits together.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Can I have the big screwdriver? - You can do that after.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49You screw in this one, Ben screw in the next one. All right, Ben?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Hhh-hmm.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- Do you want to do this one?- Yep. - I'll hold it on for you. OK?
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- Hold down and turn at the same time. - Push it in?- Yes. Hold it down.
0:08:05 > 0:08:11- That's it.- It's not going. - I'll hold it down for you.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- There we go. OK?- Daddy!
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Good job, Ben. Jack's found a lovely set of wheels.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It's taking shape, boys.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Their kart looks really good.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Well done, team!- What do you think of the kart now?- Good.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- What do you think of the kart, Jack?- Good.- Good job.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50- What do you think of yourselves? - Good.- Good job.- Good.- High five.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53High five, Jack! Yay!
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- So, boys, are we going to paint this go-kart?- Yes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- What colour's yours?- Orange.- Red. What colour's yours, Ben?- Yellow.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Why don't we paint this red, this yellow.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22That's yellow, yellow, yellow.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Are we ready to paint?- Yes. - Let's go.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Now the kart is built, it's time for the boys to paint it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Whoa, this could get messy.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38The kart is going to be very bright and colourful.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You want to grab that side? Other side now.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- Careful, Jack. Better not get too messy.- Finished!- All done?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Why don't we just finish, Jack?
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- Good job. Good job, Ben.- Yep. - High five! High five!
0:10:10 > 0:10:15The paint is dry. Time to see the finished kart. This will be exciting.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- What do you think, boys? Good job? - Yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Well done. Will we try it out?
0:10:20 > 0:10:25Ben gets to try it first and Jack's doing all the hard work.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26But he's very strong.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Go on, Jack! You can do it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- As long as Ben stops putting on the brakes!- Come on.- Pull!
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- There now. So what do you think of the kart, boys?- Good.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- What do you think, Jack?- Yeah!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58But now Daddy Gordon has a new job.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02He's no longer a mechanic fixing cars, he's a lorry driver.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06He drives big trucks all over Northern Ireland.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Driving a truck is a lot harder than driving a car,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14so Daddy Gordon had to have special training just like in this
0:11:14 > 0:11:19old film where we can see the trainee truck drivers learning the rules.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Once they've passed the test, they're ready to take to the roads.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35For Daddy Gordon, driving trucks is his job. But it's also his hobby,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38so he's taking the boys to a car and truck festival.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42It's a chance to see really old trucks from years gone by.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48They all love looking at big, fancy, new trucks, and here's an old one.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53- What do you think of that, boys? - Good.- That's a really old one.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Is that like the one Daddy drives? - Yep.- Is not!- No.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- You know something?- What? - That's older than Grandad Sammy.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Is it?- Hm-hm.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09When Daddy Gordon was younger, he used to have a trike
0:12:09 > 0:12:13a bit like this one and Jack's pretending to drive it!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19And their kart is the star attraction.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35After a busy time at the truck festival, they are now back home.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38And Jack's ready to play on the kart again.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Thanks, Dad, for making us a great kart.- You're welcome.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45And we have to thank Grandad Sammy for cutting the wood
0:12:45 > 0:12:50and drilling the wood. What was the best part of making the go-kart?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Painting it.- Painting it? What about you, Jack?
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- Painting it, as well?- No.- No? And what's your favourite toy, now?
0:12:59 > 0:13:05- The go-kart. - What's your favourite toy, Jack?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- Kart.- The go-kart. Well done. You've done a brilliant job.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- Will we all have a good hug now and a cuddle?- Yep.- Come on, Jack.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16There now. Come on!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27THEY GIGGLE
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Get off now.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Guys!
0:13:40 > 0:13:43What a fabulous heap of fun.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47That was Jack, Ben and their Daddy Gordon's tiny tale
0:13:47 > 0:13:52about the things Daddy Gordon used to do and why he has an old toolbox.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Now Daddy Gordon has shared his story with Jack and Ben,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00it's time for them to start their own stories.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Do you know someone who has a story to share?