0:00:21 > 0:00:23This story belongs to Leah
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and her Grandad Alan.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33It's a tiny tale about Grandad Alan
0:00:33 > 0:00:35and the things he used to do.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- Can you see any red ones?- Yeah. - Can you see any more red ones?- Yeah.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Where? Show me where they are.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- There.- Can you pull it off? Are you going to pull it off?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49That's a good girl. Show me. Give it to grandad.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53So we have to wash that and then grandma and grandad
0:00:53 > 0:00:56can eat that later on in our salad.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59That's a nice thing to do, Leah.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01And now it's time for Grandad Alan
0:01:01 > 0:01:03to take Leah on a journey of discovery
0:01:03 > 0:01:07and share his stories of when he was younger.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13Grandad Alan lives in an exciting place and has a very special job
0:01:13 > 0:01:15in the Tower of London.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19The Tower of London is a big castle near the River Thames
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and it was built many, many years ago.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28You know, darling, we're actually staying where I live
0:01:28 > 0:01:30in the Tower of London.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37And do you know what they call us?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40They call us Beefeaters.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Why are you called a Beefeater, Grandad?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46We don't really know where the name Beefeater comes from,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49it may be in the old days that we were given beef to eat.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51It's just really a nickname.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- So what nickname does Grandad call you?- Pickle!
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Yes! Hooray!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Wow! Grandad Alan is a Beefeater!
0:02:02 > 0:02:06And he tells Leah more about what a Beefeater does.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14And my job as a Beefeater
0:02:14 > 0:02:18is to protect the Queen when she visits the Tower.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22I also have to protect the Tower of London itself,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I have the protect the castle.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28And, of course, we have to look after all the jewels,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31the Crown Jewels that are kept inside the Tower.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33What a very important job Grandad Alan
0:02:33 > 0:02:36has protecting all of those valuable things!
0:02:36 > 0:02:40"Protect" means to keep something safe.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45So, Leah, Grandad was in the Army for 25 years.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47To become a Beefeater,
0:02:47 > 0:02:52you have to have been in the military for a minimum of 22 years.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55You also have to have a very special medal,
0:02:55 > 0:03:01a medal that's awarded to us after 18 years of good loyal service.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05And thirdly, you have to have reached the rank of sergeant major.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12My main job...as a Beefeater is to give guided tours
0:03:12 > 0:03:15to the very many millions of visitors
0:03:15 > 0:03:17that come to the Tower of London each year.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22I also have to tell many stories about the Tower of London.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24The Tower of London is also called Her Majesty's
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Royal Palace and Fortress.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30And in the olden days it was used for many things.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Kings and queens lived there
0:03:31 > 0:03:35and naughty people were also locked up in prison there.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41What an amazing place to visit!
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Now Grandad Alan is tellingly Leah all about his special uniform.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51So these letters mean Elizabeth Regina, which means Queen Elizabeth,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53which is our Queen.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56And I'm wearing a very special uniform today
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- and I've got a special hat on. Would you like try my hat on?- Yeah.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- Here we go.- Boo! - SHE GIGGLES
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Where's she gone?- I can't see anything!
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I have another very special uniform
0:04:09 > 0:04:12and I've got a very special one for you to wear.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Shall we go and try it on?- Yeah!
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Yeah! Come on then, let's go!
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Ooh, hello!- I look like a Beefeater!
0:04:25 > 0:04:27You do look like a Beefeater, don't you.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Exactly the same as Grandad.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Wow! Are you going to come and sit on my lap?- Yeah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- Yeah, and then we'll go off and do some work, shall we?- Yeah.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50This is my grandma.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Hello, Grandma Pat.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Ohh!
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Grandma Pat also works at the Tower of London, like Grandad Alan.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Grandma Pat's job is to look after the Crown Jewels
0:05:04 > 0:05:07and all of the Queen's valuable items.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Grandma Pat makes sure they're kept safe
0:05:10 > 0:05:12and helps to clean and move them when needed.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16She also tells tourists information about the Crown Jewels.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19The Crown Jewels are a big collection
0:05:19 > 0:05:22of shiny and sparkly rings, necklaces,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25crowns and lots of other very, very old things.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32This is a picture of one of the crowns from the collection
0:05:32 > 0:05:35travelling to a special ceremony which the Queen will be at.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Beefeaters bring in the crown.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And here is Her Majesty wearing it.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47All of the jewels are locked up and kept safe by the Beefeaters,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50because they cost lots and lots of money.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59The Tower of London is also the home to some pretend metal animals.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03But a long, long time ago real wild animals used to live her.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Can you see up there? What's that? - An elephant.- Yes!
0:06:12 > 0:06:15An elephant. What does an elephant do?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17SHE MIMICS TRUMPETING
0:06:17 > 0:06:19HE MIMICS TRUMPETING
0:06:19 > 0:06:21And a slippery snake?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23SHE HISSES
0:06:25 > 0:06:28All kinds of animals were here at the Tower,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31we had lions, tigers, bears.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38All of these animals were brought into the Tower
0:06:38 > 0:06:41by various very important people.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44And they were given to the kings and queens as presents.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48And then they were taken to Regents Park
0:06:48 > 0:06:51to where we know today to be London Zoo.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55One of the kings who used to live here was this man,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59King George III, he was given a grizzly bear named Martin
0:06:59 > 0:07:02as a gift many, many years ago.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06And this is what Martin the grizzly bear would have looked that.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Are we going to say bye-bye to the elephant?- Bye-bye.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- Bye-bye, Mr Elephant.- Lift me up. - Pull Grandad up first.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Pull him up. HE GROANS
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Thank you very much.- And now...- And now. He grounds.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Dear, oh, dear! There he is.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I can't reach.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I can't reach either.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30All of the wild exotic animals have long gone,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33but there's one creature who will always be here.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35The raven.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40This is a Raven.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44The story goes, there always has to be six ravens
0:07:44 > 0:07:48living at the Tower of London and if the ravens leave...
0:07:48 > 0:07:52there will be no more future kings or queens of Britain.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Come on then, let's go up to the perch.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Grandad Alan and Leah are going to feed one of the ravens
0:07:58 > 0:08:00some boiled eggs. Yum!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- Put it by the perch. Quick. Here she comes look.- What here?- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Just put it down there. Put it down there on the ground.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11That's it. Leave it there. Leave it there. Come on then. There she is.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Oh, well done! Thank you very much.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Look.- Oh, look.- She's breaking it.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- She's breaking it, isn't she?- Yeah.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23And do you know what her name is?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- No.- Her name is Melina.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Do you know how many ravens
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- we have here at the Tower?- One, two, three.- Three?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- Oh, I don't think so.- Yes, we have three ravens.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42We have six ravens here at the Tower of London.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Grandad Alan told Leah some more interesting stories
0:08:58 > 0:09:04about being a Beefeater and they explored other parts of the tower.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10The Tower of London
0:09:10 > 0:09:13looks like a fantastic place to have a look around.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17There is one place though which has a rather strange hole.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I wonder what that was for?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Here we are, right by the side of the White Tower
0:09:22 > 0:09:25and can you see the really big hole up there?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Can you see the hole?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Do you know what it was used for? Can you guess?
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- A toilet.- A toilet. Very good! Yes, it was.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39People's poo used to flush out through this hole.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I'm glad we have nice clean toilets these days.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54And you know why we're here, darling,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57because we have to think of a secret password,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00a password which we used to give out in the olden days
0:10:00 > 0:10:03when very important people came to the Tower.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And we'd only allow certain people in.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08And we have to think of a nice, secret word.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Can you help me with that?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Can you whisper to me a secret password?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I'd whisper pea.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Oh, what a lovely password!
0:10:17 > 0:10:20That is a lovely password, Leah.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Grandad Alan and Leah are waiting for some soldiers to come
0:10:23 > 0:10:26and collect the secret password from Grandad Alan.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Would you like to hand it over, Leah. - Yeah.- There we go.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- Thank you very much.- Thank you. Thank you very much, sir.- Thank you.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Handing over the password every day at 3pm
0:10:44 > 0:10:48is one of Grandad Alan's jobs as the Chief Beefeater.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53And Grandad Alan has allowed Leah to do this very special job today.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55How exciting!
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Come on, darling.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Every couple of hours the soldiers
0:11:00 > 0:11:03swap over their job of guarding the Tower.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Grandad Alan and Leah are watching them change over.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17This swapping of the guards has been happening here for many, many years.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Don't the soldiers look very smart.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26That's a new one. That's the old one going away.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30And what we have to do, we have to wave goodbye to them from the gate.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- Ready? Ready to wave goodbye? Bye-bye.- Goodbye.- Goodbye. Bye-bye.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- Is that the old one?- No, he's the new soldier.- Yeah.- There we go.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- So, darling, have you enjoyed helping Grandad be a Beefeater?- Yes!- Yes!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I picked a tomato.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I dressed like a Beefeater!
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I saw the elephant.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I feed the ravens.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I saw the old toilet.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I gave the password.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37We watched the guards.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41And what was your favourite bit?
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Er...giving the password.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Giving the password! Was it? I enjoyed that very much as well.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Now though, I have a little problem,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58cos I've got a very sad, lost teddy bear
0:12:58 > 0:13:00and he needs somebody to look after him.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Would you like to look after him for me? Would you?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Yeah.- I wonder where he is?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Under there.- Do you think he's under my hat?- Yeah.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Shall we have a look? He's not under my hat.- Yes, he is!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14He's over here, look. There he is. SHE LAUGHS
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- Hello.- Hello!- How are you?- Shall I give him a cuddle?- Yes, please!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Thank you very much. And a kiss and a cuddle to Grandad.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28A kiss and a cuddle to Grandad. Mmm! Thank you very much, darling.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34What a fabulous heap of fun!
0:13:34 > 0:13:38That was Leah and Grandad Alan's tiny tale about being a Beefeater.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Now Grandad Alan has shared his story with Leah,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45it's time for Leah to start her own story.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Do you know someone with a story to share?