Episode 8 Relic: Guardians of the Museum

The British Museum, one of our oldest museums.

By day, visitors come to see the treasures within, but by night,

it's a different story.

SINISTER LAUGHTER

SCREAMING

I sense three children approaching.

-SHE GASPS

-They're here!

Welcome to the British Museum.

You're about to begin an incredible journey

through the darkened galleries of this building.

Let me introduce myself to you. I'm Agatha, your tour guide.

I'm much like the guides you see during the day,

except I'm utterly dead. It's unfortunate, I know,

but it can't be helped.

I'm looking for some brave children to become Guardians Of The Museum.

-What are your names?

-Kesley.

-Robert.

-Rameen.

Well, you're probably wondering why you've been summoned here

in the middle of night. Listen carefully.

You have just one night to discover the secrets and mysteries of a relic

held deep within these walls. You will face three challenges.

Each challenge will unlock a vision about your relic.

Pass a challenge, and you will all see the vision.

Fail, and the vision will be revealed to just one of you,

and you will have only their memory to rely on.

Your knowledge of the three visions will be tested in the final battle,

when you come face to face with the Dark Lord.

Succeed, and you'll become Guardians Of The Museum

and receive the Golden Scarab.

Fail, and you will become relics yourselves

and part of the museum forever.

-DEEP VOICE:

-Agatha!

-SHE GASPS

Did you hear that? That's the Dark Lord. He knows you're here.

He'll be sending his Dark Forces to seek you out.

We're not safe here any more. Onto your first challenge.

Follow me, chaps.

My Dark Forces will find you all, so keep on running, Agatha.

DARK LORD LAUGHS

-SHE PANTS

-Goodness me...

Let's catch our breath here. But stay alert for those Dark Forces.

You never know where they might be.

Now, to discover the identity of your relic,

you must unlock a vision. To do that, you must complete a challenge.

You must follow my instructions.

Hold on nice and tight, chaps.

Come on, come on. Quick, we haven't got much time.

-Are you ready?

-ALL: Yes!

Jolly good. You're going to love this. Off we go.

-Goodness me! Have any of you ever time-travelled before?

-No.

It's jolly good fun, isn't it?

I think you're going to be naturals at it. Now, where are we?

We're certainly in India. I think it's the 17th century.

Oh, this must be the Mughal Palace! That must be Princess Jahanara.

She's been imprisoned by her younger brother. Your first challenge

is to free her. Under her window, there are three locks.

Those three locks can be opened by three of these eight keys.

You must take a key, one at a time,

and cross this rather rickety-looking bridge

and try the key in all three locks.

You must have all three locks unlocked at the end of 90 seconds

in order to pass. If you pass, all three of you can see the vision.

If you don't pass, I'm afraid only one of you can see the vision.

-Can you do this, chaps?

-ALL: YES!

-Jolly good show. Who's going to go first?

-Me.

You're going to go first? You can go in three, two, one... Go!

Come on, Robert! Robert, Robert...

He's gone for the red key.

-Cheer your team on, chaps!

-THEY CHEER

Back you come, Robert. Lucky on your first go. Who's going next?

Quickly, you haven't got much time.

-Off you go, Rameen.

-Go, Rameen!

Which one... He's gone for the pink key, OK.

-JAHANARA:

-Oh, help me, please.

-OK...

Any luck? You must try all three locks.

-Any of them working?

-No.

No. 60 seconds left, team. Come on, chop, chop!

Back you come. Which one are you going to go for?

Quickly, Kesley. Fast as you can, but watch out for the snakes.

-Come on, Kesley.

-Kesley!

-Any joy?

-Please let it be the right key.

It's not working. Quick, back! Come back as quick as you can.

Quick, quick, quick!

Are you ready? Off you go. I don't like the look of those snakes.

That's 30 seconds left.

You really need to get a move on.

It looks like the wrong key.

Leave it and come back. You haven't got much time.

It must be one of these that are left.

OK, we've got one down. We're looking for two more.

Come on, Rameen.

Ten seconds to go! Let's hope this key is a good one.

Give it a little pull. Is it stuck? Oh dear, this could cost you.

Quick as you can, back you come. Quickly, quickly.

-DARK LORD LAUGHS

-Oh no, time's up.

Oh, team... How disappointing.

Well, you managed to open one of the locks.

Sorry, Princess. Do you know what that means?

-Only one of us can see the vision.

-Which isn't the end of the world.

So who is it going to be? Decide as a team.

-Robert.

-You're going to see the vision?

OK, in which case, Robert, you can stand just here.

You two are going back to the museum.

Kesley, Rameen... Hold on to the torch.

I will be back to the museum shortly.

Don't touch anything while I'm gone. I'll know if you have. Right...

-Oh...

-Where are we?

The Dark Forces might be here right now.

Now, Robert... It's just me and you. Have you got your memory hat on?

You've got to remember everything that you see

to have the best chance at defeating the Dark Lord.

To unlock the vision, we must stand in a special formation.

I need you there, ankles together,

and you're going to hold on to my torch and do as I say.

Are you ready?

Secrets and mysteries we are ready to receive.

Deep breath in, hold on tight, close your eyes and see!

The vision begins. Where are we?

I recognise this place. Ancient Egypt!

-CHANTING

-A name...

They're chanting the name of a Pharaoh.

Ramesses.

A great ruler of Egypt.

I sense he wanted to be remembered forever.

He ordered his image to be carved in stone.

His legend lives on, even in death.

A statue! It stands for all to see.

The image is fading. We're coming back to the museum.

Back to the museum... Back to the museum...

Oh, goodness me... So that was the first vision.

And only you saw it, Robert. Your entire team is relying on you.

Wait... Where is your team?

-Chaps?

-BOTH: We're here!

Quick, quick, quick, quick!

Robert, tell them everything you remember.

There's this prince called Ramessen...Ramessen,

and he's an Egyptian Pharaoh.

He wanted to have them carve himself like a model.

So maybe that model is the relic you have to find out about.

-What was his name again?

-Ramessen.

I think you might have to listen a little more carefully.

I'm not sure that Ramessen is 100% right.

-OK, chaps?

-Yeah.

-Jolly good. Cos remember, knowledge is everything

when it comes to fighting the Dark Lord and...

-DISTANT CLANG

-Did you hear that?

-Yes.

That's the Dark Forces. They'll be on their way.

We're not safe here any longer. Come along, follow me.

-DARK LORD:

-Yes, keep running... into my trap.

Quick, quick, quick! Hide, hide, hide.

It's a dark force, did you see him? Check and see if he's still there.

THEY SCREAM

-DARK LORD:

-Get them. Don't let them escape!

-SHE PANTS

-Oh, goodness me!

I think we're all clear. That was a bit close, wasn't it?

-Can you see them anywhere?

-No.

-No, I can't see them.

I think we're all right, but keep your eyes peeled, OK?

Now, this beautiful object

once contained a bell said to have the power of healing,

and anyone who drank water from it was said to be cured

of all their illnesses. To learn more about your relic,

you must complete another challenge. In this challenge,

you'll be curing illnesses in a very different way.

Hold on nice and tight, chaps.

Let's get out of here. Off we go.

SHEEP BLEATING

Oh, goodness me.

THEY COUGH AND RETCH

Yes, I think it's definitely Medieval England.

Follow me. Yes, I think this is a doctor's surgery.

Although unlike any doctor's surgery you may have been in before.

Now, the doctor is away, tending to a patient,

which means it's your challenge

to cure these five patients who have all been diagnosed

with the pox. Now, it says here that the pox can be cured with

five leeches on average. Leeches just like these.

OK? Urgh... They're horrible, aren't they?

All you have to do is look at how ill the patient is

and decide the correct amount of leeches to prescribe.

Yes? If you get it right, we can move on to the next patient.

If you get it wrong,

then each one of you has to eat one of these beautiful leeches.

OK? So best get it right.

You should only take leeches if you are accompanied by a dead tour guide

such as myself. The average number of leeches is five.

Do you think this fellow needs a higher or lower number than five?

You can't go any higher than ten. That's the maximum.

-ALL: Lower.

-Lower. Lower than five, you think.

-Higher or lower than five? You say...

-Lower!

Our doctor said...

Oh, dear team.

-DARK LORD LAUGHS

-That means you each get a leech.

Stick your fingers in there. They're very nutritious.

I've eaten one myself. We can all eat together.

One for you, Kesley. There we go.

OK, pop it in your mouths. Chew it!

-Chew, chew, chew!

-THEY RETCH

Spitting bowl.

Goodness me.

OK, so that was seven leeches. That's one wrong.

Our next patient, she stinks.

Now, does Mathilda need a higher or lower number of leeches

-than seven?

-She doesn't look as sick as that man.

-I think lower. Kesley?

-Lower.

-Yeah.

-Higher or lower than seven? You say...

-Lower.

Our doctor said...

Very well done, team! Jolly good. OK.

So this is our next patient. This is poor Roderick.

Do we think Roderick needs a higher or lower

number of leeches than three?

-What do you think?

-Higher.

-Why are you thinking that?

-Because he's sicker than that lady.

-And three is a low number.

-Let's see. Higher or lower than three, you say...

-Higher!

Our doctor said...

-That's very bad luck, team.

-DARK LORD LAUGHS

You have to take one of these each.

Right...

Pull it out. Don't worry if you get two. You can have two.

Put them in your mouth.

Chewing, chewing, chewing.

-Mmm, give it a little chew, Rameen. Give it a little chew.

-Urgh.

There we go.

Jolly good. OK, so that's two wrong and one right.

Now, if you get one more wrong, you'll fail.

This is Mad Mary, as mad as a box of frogs.

So do you think she needs a higher or lower number of leeches

-than two? Higher or lower than two?

-Higher.

-Two is a very low number though.

-Yeah, but three as well.

-Higher, yeah?

-Higher.

-You really want this one to be right.

-So higher or lower than two? You say...

-Higher.

Our doctor said...

-THEY CHEER

-Well done, team! Jolly good.

OK, so that's two wrong and two right.

It all rests on this last patient. How many leeches?

-Higher.

-Shall we go with higher?

-Higher or lower?

-Remember you can't go higher than ten.

-Higher?

-Yeah.

This is it, chaps. If you get this right, you pass.

-So higher or lower than six leeches? You say...

-Higher.

Our doctor said...

THEY CHEER

Very well done, team.

OK, that's three right, which means you've passed.

Now, to unlock the vision, we have to get in to a special position.

You come around this side.

Put your ankles together, standing up nice and straight.

I will say a rhyme, you simply do as I say. So...

Secrets and mysteries we are ready to receive.

Deep breath in, hold on tight, close your eyes and see!

The vision begins.

We're still in Egypt, at the ancient city of Thebes.

Time has past. I see the ruined figure of a Pharaoh.

Ramesses lies broken.

Egypt is being invaded, but by whom?

A powerful country. A date.

I see a famous emperor. Napoleon.

He wants the statue for the glory of France.

They're trying to move it, but they can't.

It's impossible. It's too heavy.

The statue remains undisturbed, but damaged by the French invaders.

The image is fading. We're coming back to the museum.

Back to the museum... Back to the museum...

Goodness me. So we've all seen the second vision.

-What do you remember?

-There was a man called Ramesses,

and there was his statue. There was also a person called Napoleon.

Yeah, a French person.

-What did you say the Pharaoh's name was?

-Ramesses.

-Ramesses.

His name is Ramesses. That's changed. I think that's right.

-Were there any dates that you remember?

-1798.

1798. Did anything happen to the statue?

-They made a mark through the middle.

-So it was damaged.

-And the name of the city?

-Thebes.

Now, keep that knowledge in your noggins, please.

It will come in useful when it comes to defeating the Dark Lord.

Remember, you must answer three of his questions correctly

to receive the Golden Scarab and become Guardians Of The Museum.

Fail, and you will belong to him forever.

Now, I don't think we're safe here any longer.

We have to keep moving. Following on...

-DARK LORD:

-So all three of you have seen the vision.

But will you remember everything?

-My Dark Forces are watching you.

-HE LAUGHS MENACINGLY

Right, we should be safe here for a while,

but keep a lookout for those Dark Forces, OK?

-Who do you think this fellow is?

-Julius Caesar.

-It probably is.

Unfortunately, as you can see, the poor fellow's lost half his head.

That was careless of him, wasn't it? For your final challenge,

it's very important that none of YOU lose your heads.

Come along, hold on tight.

Tighter than that, I don't want to lose any of you.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

-Jolly good, let's go.

Oh, that was a very good landing. Proud of myself.

Oh, we're in Rome! Have any of you three ever been to...

SHE GASPS

-Rameen!

-I'm over here.

-What happened?

-I'm over here!

-Oh, you're over there!

I told you to hold on tight, didn't I? Right, let's get you out.

-MAN SHOUTS:

-Where are the prisoners?

-Oh no...

That sounds like General Glutus Maximus.

You're in trouble now. I'll keep an eye on you,

but just do as he says and don't anger him, whatever you do.

Lovely! Fresh prisoners!

I'm going to cut off your heads!

-No!

-No, please!

-Please don't hurt me.

-All right.

-We could play a little game.

-Games are all right.

I tell you what, I'm going to give each of you

a statement about Ancient Rome.

All you've got to do, as a team,

is decide if that statement is true...or false.

Get three answers correct, and guess what?

I'll set you all free!

However, get an answer wrong,

and you will have to be punished.

Get three answers wrong, and guess what I'm going to do?

Cut off your heads!

Ha-ha... All right. Shall we get on with it, then? First statement.

The Romans used urine to make toothpaste.

True or false?

Have a little chat amongst yourselves. Think about it.

-I've read it in a book. It's definitely true.

-Yeah, true.

-Yeah.

-"I've read it..." You read a book?

-Yeah.

-You can't read.

-Anyway, so what are you going for? True or false?

-True.

-You're saying true?

-Yeah.

Do you know what? That is indeed correct!

Well done, you got it right.

-Think you're all clever? Think you're all cocky and clever?

-Yes.

Let's see how you do with this one. Next statement.

Wounded soldiers used spiders' webs to help heal their wounds.

Is it true....or is it...false?

False.

"False..." Have a little think about it. Don't rush yourselves.

-I think false.

-Yeah, me as well.

-False.

-What?

-False.

-False. Is that your final answer?

-Yeah.

Well, guess what? You're wrong, you idiots.

-DARK LORD LAUGHS

-Now, for the punishment...

This is collected from the sewage.

There's a nice spot by the latrine where I get it from every day.

Smell that, have a whiff. Go on. Do you want some? There you go.

You got it wrong an' all, didn't ya? There you go.

What about you on the end?

I think there's a bit of sick in this bit. D'you want that?

Course you do.

HE LAUGHS CRUELLY

I'm getting good at this. Next statement.

Roman soldiers were very often as young as nine years old.

True or false?

-Robert, true, true.

-"True, true." What do you reckon?

-True.

-How old are you?

-Eleven.

-Eleven?

-Are you old enough to be a soldier?

-I don't know.

-You don't know.

-What about you?

-I think I'd be a better soldier than you.

-Would ya?

-Yeah.

But at the end of the day, you're tied up, so less of your lip.

Talk about it - true or false?

-True.

-True.

-Is that your final answer?

-Yes, sir!

Well, I can tell ya... It's...

False! Right, who's up first?

-Bit of lovely slop.

-KESLEY: Me.

-Bit of sewage... You are, all right.

-THEY GIGGLE

Eager. Eager beaver.

D'you want it? There you go, you got it. You happy now?

Getting good at this. Who's up next? Is it you or is it you?

-Oh, it'll be you.

-AGATHA GASPS

-Did you say you wanted some or not?

-I wanted some.

-You did? Jolly good.

So... That's two wrong and one right.

Get one more wrong, and I'll cut off your heads.

Right, next statement.

Lettuce was served at the end of an evening meal,

because the Romans thought that it sent you off to sleep.

Is it true...or is it...false?

-False.

-False.

-False.

-Don't dribble in my prison.

-Can I have your final answer, please, gentlemen?

-False.

The statement is in fact...

true!

You know what's going to happen now. I won't even bother with the slop.

I am just going to cut off your heads.

HE LAUGHS

Goodness me! I saved you just in time.

Let's get you out of there. The general's such a brute.

You really shouldn't throw slop in people's faces.

Quick, we haven't got much time.

That means you failed the challenge. Only one of you can see the vision.

-You have to decide as a team who that's going to be.

-Me.

Right, chaps. Come along over here.

I'm going to send you back to the museum.

-When you get back there, be careful of the Dark Forces.

-Yeah.

I'll be back soon. Hold on.

-DISTANT CLANG

-Did you hear that?

KESLEY PANTS

Rameen, it's just you and me. Best do this quickly before he unfreezes.

Right, hold on tight. Just follow my rhyme.

Secrets and mysteries we are ready to receive.

Deep breath in, hold on tight, close your eyes and see!

The vision begins. Egypt. It's the 19th century.

The English now wish to claim the statue for themselves.

Belzoni, we need your expertise

to recover the bust and send it to London.

They've hired an Italian explorer.

Weighing seven tons, 130 men are needed to move the bust of Ramesses

across the desert to the banks of the Nile.

I sense this is its final journey.

Along the river, across the ocean to where it now remains,

here at the British Museum for all to see.

The image is fading. We're coming back to the museum.

Back to the museum... Back to the museum...

-Oh, goodness me. OK, so that is the third and final vision.

-Yes.

-Do you remember everything?

-Yeah.

-Your entire team is relying on you.

Ah, there you are. Jolly good. There you go, Robert, Kesley.

-Tell them everything.

-The English own the bust of Ramesses,

which is the top half of him.

They also sent an Italian explorer, Belzoni, to go and capture it

and bring it to the banks of the Nile to take it back to England.

This is going to be his last journey there.

And they need 130 men to pull the bust all the way to the banks.

Rameen said something interesting.

It's just the top half of the statue now, because it was damaged.

When we talk about the top half of a statue, we call it a bust,

so it's called the bust of Ramesses. Maybe that's the relic you're after.

You've seen all three visions now. You'll have to remember it.

Remember, knowledge is your weapon against the Dark Lord.

Speaking of whom, we must now make our final journey to face him.

-DISTANT CLANG

-I can sense the Dark Forces.

They're descending on the Great Court.

Follow me, chaps. This way.

DARK LORD LAUGHS

Now it's time to face me.

Right... This is it. This is your final battle.

Good luck. I just have to summon the Dark Lord.

The moon shines bright and darkness reigns.

I bring three children here again.

Their minds are sharp, the visions seen.

Dark Lord, awake. We challenge thee!

-HE WHISPERS:

-Agatha... Agatha!

-HE GROWLS:

-Agatha!

You dare to bring before me three sleepy boys?

They'll never win.

Actually, I think you may well have met your match this time.

Silence! You really think they have the knowledge to defeat me?

-ALL: Yes!

-Yes!

We shall see.

Three visions you have seen about a relic held within these walls.

I shall ask you questions about what you have seen.

Three correct answers will earn your freedom,

and you will become Guardians Of The Museum.

Three incorrect answers, and you shall never leave.

You will become relics yourselves and remain here for all time.

Your first question. Kesley, approach.

Name the ancient city in which the bust of Ramesses was found.

Egypt.

Let us see...

We are at the ancient city of Thebes.

It was Thebes. Egypt was the country.

-Now, your team-mate belongs to me.

-HE LAUGHS

We've lost Kesley on the first go!

Don't worry. You can still win this, chaps.

Prepare for your next question.

Robert, step forward.

What was the name of the man hired by the British

to move the bust of Ramesses?

-Benzola.

-Let us see...

Belzoni, we need your expertise

to recover the bust and send it to London.

-It was Belzoni, not Benzola.

-HE LAUGHS

I don't believe it. Robert's gone too!

I think you can still do this.

Let's see what the Dark Lord has to say.

Rameen, step forward.

You need three correct answers to become Guardians Of The Museum

and save your team. Get one wrong, and you belong to me.

Next question.

How many men did it take to move the bust of Ramesses?

130.

Let us see...

130 men are needed to move the bust of Ramesses.

-Yes!

-You still need two more to win, child.

Next question.

What year did Napoleon's men fail to move the statue?

1789.

Let us see...

It was 1798.

You have been defeated, and now you join your friends.

You shall never leave.

No!

You belong to me forever.

HE LAUGHS

Agatha, you have failed and my darkness reigns supreme.

I shall return. More children will come.

And I will be waiting.

HE LAUGHS

Oh, I can't believe the Dark Lord won!

They were so close. I need more children to fight him.

We can defeat him, chaps.

Until next time, following on...

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