0:00:17 > 0:00:19UPBEAT MUSIC
0:00:39 > 0:00:42DALEK: Exterminate Ethan!
0:00:51 > 0:00:52# Bonkers... #
0:00:58 > 0:01:00DALEK: Exterminate!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Exterminate! Exterminate!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05A-A-A-A-A-Argh!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Argh!
0:01:17 > 0:01:19# Bonkers... #
0:01:27 > 0:01:29LOUD SHOUTING
0:01:29 > 0:01:31MUSIC BLASTS
0:01:33 > 0:01:35MUFFLED MUSIC
0:01:35 > 0:01:38LOUD MUSIC
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'K-9 reporting for voiceover duty.'
0:01:52 > 0:01:55# Bon-Bon-Bon-Bon-Bon-Bon-Bon-Bon. #
0:01:55 > 0:01:57'Ethan is always full of surprises.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00'Here's one for you now.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'Ethan doesn't hear music, he feels it.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14'And he's about to take on one massive musical challenge.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17'What that is, you'll have to wait and see.'
0:02:27 > 0:02:31'This is Alexandra Palace, near to where Ethan lives.'
0:02:31 > 0:02:34DALEK: Destroy Alexandra Palace!
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Exterminate! Exterminate!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39'It's currently under attack from the Dalek fleet.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41'But that's not why he's here.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44'In fact, he doesn't seem to have noticed yet.'
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I first met Ethan five or seven years ago.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I went up and asked if I could play.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12He didn't turn around.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I went round to the other side of him
0:03:14 > 0:03:17and that's when I noticed his cochlear implant.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Every single time I meet him,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I kind of find it hard to talk to him
0:03:21 > 0:03:24because I don't know much sign language.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28'Ethan's other best friend, Aidan, is also profoundly deaf.'
0:03:28 > 0:03:31When the people talk to me,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I hear... I can sound them saying.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39I heard this talking and other people talk and I can sound.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Aidan finds it a lot easier to play with Ethan
0:03:42 > 0:03:44because he can sign and talk.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Over the next few months, I'm going to try extra hard
0:03:52 > 0:03:56to learn sign language so I can talk well more fluently with Ethan
0:03:56 > 0:04:02and not stumble over my signs and...everything.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05If I could sign with him and he could talk with me,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07either way, I would feel really happy.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15DALEK: Today is an exciting day for Ethan.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Today is the day that...- Excuse me.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Argh!- I am providing the voiceover!
0:04:20 > 0:04:21A-hem!
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Today is a very exciting day for Ethan.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Ah, here he is now!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30MUSIC: "Candy" by Robbie Williams
0:04:30 > 0:04:32'Ethan and the young masters
0:04:32 > 0:04:35'have come here to road-test some new gadgets.'
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Hi! Good to see you. Good to see you again.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40'Steve, who Ethan has known for a while,
0:04:40 > 0:04:43'has been doing some cool experiments with sound.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46'Mostly by strapping speakers to things
0:04:46 > 0:04:48'and seeing what the vibrations do.'
0:04:48 > 0:04:51SAXOPHONE RECITAL
0:05:25 > 0:05:27RUMBLING
0:05:28 > 0:05:30RUMBLING
0:05:36 > 0:05:40OK. Now let's go to the speakers. Let's see what this feels like.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45This is when the sound goes right through into your body.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48SAXOPHONE RECITAL
0:05:48 > 0:05:50We all got to hold a speaker,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53put it on our chest
0:05:53 > 0:05:55and the saxophone would play loud music.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57It was like this.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01OK. Do you want a go? Feel this.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02SAXOPHONE RECITAL
0:06:04 > 0:06:07RUMBLING
0:06:10 > 0:06:11SAXOPHONE RECITAL
0:06:16 > 0:06:18RUMBLING
0:06:22 > 0:06:26What do you think of that, Ethan? Good? You like that?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Can you feel it all through your body? Yeah!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31SAXOPHONE RECITAL
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Today has helped me to understand
0:06:40 > 0:06:43what it's like for my friends to feel music.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I found that really cool.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48CRASH!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Are you keeping up so far? Good.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Inspired by their gadget day, Ethan and his friends have some big news.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00They've decided to form a rock band!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Our band going to be rock.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16And I want to be rock master!
0:07:24 > 0:07:26HE CHUCKLES
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I'm going to be on guitar.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Aidan's going to be on bass.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Ethan's going to be signing.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00'The rock band have their first gig lined up in two months' time,
0:08:00 > 0:08:04'but what will a hearing audience make of Ethan's signing?
0:08:04 > 0:08:08'Luckily, they've enlisted Steve to help them prepare.'
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I must say, this is a massive challenge for the kids.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Because they've got to take a song
0:08:13 > 0:08:16and they've got to then perform it in front of an audience.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20They've got to sell the song. It's not an easy thing to do.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22There's a lot of work to go into it.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24'The clock is ticking.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30'Ethan and the boys have just eight weeks to become a rock band.'
0:08:39 > 0:08:42'Rehearsals get off to a rocky start.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45'Max is ill today, but Ethan and Aidan have still come in
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'to practise their chosen song, Mr Blue Sky.'
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Hold the speaker to your chest.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Aidan, hold that to your chest.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12'The mini-speakers are reactivated
0:09:12 > 0:09:14'to help the boys learn the beat of the song.'
0:09:14 > 0:09:18MUSIC: "Mr Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
0:09:18 > 0:09:23It's got amazing, beautiful sound.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25And the beat in the speaker.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27# There ain't a cloud in sight
0:09:27 > 0:09:31# It's stopped raining Everybody's in a play
0:09:31 > 0:09:33# And don't you know
0:09:33 > 0:09:35# It's a beautiful new day
0:09:35 > 0:09:37# Hey-ay
0:09:37 > 0:09:41# Running down the avenue... #
0:09:41 > 0:09:44'So that is what it's supposed to sound like.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47'Now all the boys have to do is to learn it.'
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- What do you think? Good? - Great!- Great!
0:09:50 > 0:09:55'It's a challenge for Aidan, who has never played the guitar before.'
0:09:55 > 0:09:58You pluck it here and you put your fingers down here.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Steve let me play a guitar
0:10:01 > 0:10:07and I can feel a...very rock star.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10'While Aidan gets to grips with the guitar...'
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Can you see those OK?- Yeah. - Brilliant.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14'..Ethan starts his own training.'
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Ethan's role is the frontman. He's going to sign the songs.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23That's how we'll deliver the performance, through Ethan signing.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25The sun is shining like that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Shining!- Or shining like that? Do you like that?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Shining.- Yeah, that's nice. That's good.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35'Translating a song from spoken English into British Sign Language
0:10:35 > 0:10:37'can be problematic.'
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Eth, I think it's quite important that we don't do, "in the".
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Cos that's SSE, isn't it?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Ethan, would you like now to try it with the music? Yeah?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Yeah? Shall we give it a go?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Steve will put the speaker on your back.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03OK. Soon. Are you ready for the signs?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07# The sun is shining in the sky
0:11:07 > 0:11:11# There ain't a cloud in sight... #
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I thought he did really well today, Ethan.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I was very impressed with the way he grasped the words
0:11:17 > 0:11:21and got an idea of how he could make the signing very animated.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23That's very good! It's a good start!
0:11:23 > 0:11:25'I am impressed!'
0:11:25 > 0:11:28# See how the sun shines brightly
0:11:28 > 0:11:30# In the city on the streets... #
0:11:33 > 0:11:37'Today, Ethan and a recovered Max are on a special mission.'
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Look! How do you sign tiger?
0:12:07 > 0:12:13You sign tiger!
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Tiger.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- The sign is tiger.- Yes.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:12:28 > 0:12:32How do you sign sea lions?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I understand.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Sea lions!
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- One, two, three! - APPLAUSE
0:12:40 > 0:12:44My favourite animals were probably the penguins...
0:12:44 > 0:12:45the meerkats...
0:12:47 > 0:12:49..the giraffes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56How do you sign giraffe?
0:12:56 > 0:13:00That sign is...giraffe!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Giraffe.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Whenever I did it wrong, Ethan was like,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21"No, you don't do this, you do this."
0:13:21 > 0:13:23So...he's a good teacher.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37'It's back into rehearsal for Ethan and the rock band
0:13:37 > 0:13:41'as they have their first practice together as a group.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44'So far, they have been rehearsing separately,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47'but with less than a month until the big show,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49'it's time to activate the band.'
0:13:49 > 0:13:53MUSIC PLAYS
0:14:04 > 0:14:08'Practising without the mini-speaker for the first time,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12'the challenge for Ethan is to keep his signing clear and to the beat
0:14:12 > 0:14:17'if he's going to make a connection with his hearing audience.'
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I'm really enjoying my guitar,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32but it's really very tricky
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and I'm confused because it's really quick.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39And that means I have to practise very slowly.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45After the drums comes in, there's still 16 Fs and then the song.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Sometimes it sounds shambolic, but actually,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51it is moving forward in a very good pace.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54When you do something wrong, like in the chorus,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57if you play a wrong thing, don't worry.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01It's OK to make a mistake cos you're learning from the mistakes.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05The mistake is not learning from the mistake.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I'll count you in four. One, two, three, four.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Three, four.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20MUSIC PLAYS
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Yes!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29You got through it! That's good!
0:15:34 > 0:15:36'The boys are visiting a retail outlet
0:15:36 > 0:15:39'to pick their costumes for the band.'
0:15:39 > 0:15:43DALEK: They have nothing in my size!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46'Alert! Alert! Dalek shoppers detected!'
0:15:46 > 0:15:48UPBEAT MUSIC
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Ethan chose the clothes. I'm a little bit nervous.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Really nervous and a little bit shy.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Sometimes he would wear a tie, but it's like a big bushy bowtie.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27He'll probably pick some big glasses or something
0:16:27 > 0:16:30because that's his sort of thing.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56When I came out of the changing room and saw the others,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00I was, like, "Wow! What are you... What are you wearing?"
0:17:00 > 0:17:04And then Ethan was like, "Yeah, you guys look good. Not as good as me."
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I think Ethan done an amazing job.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19Because how did he know that it's going to look cool?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23I think Ethan's a genius...maybe.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50'Away from practice, Max has been very busy.'
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I've been learning to sign for three months now
0:17:53 > 0:17:55and I'm enjoying it a lot.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00Ethan is here to see if he can assist in Max's training.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Young masters? Oh, dear!
0:18:04 > 0:18:07K-9 unit will remain outside.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Cameraman, please show sign language lesson.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- What's your name?- My...name is Max.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31'Before I could only speak some sign language.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33'I couldn't understand anything.'
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Now, if I see someone signing, I could understand.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42What is your signing name?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45My signing name is Amy.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- You good?- I'm good.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- A?- Yes.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00B.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07H.
0:19:08 > 0:19:15I think sign language is a really cool way of communicating.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Z?- Yes.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Today's rehearsal sees the arrival of a new rock
0:19:35 > 0:19:39star for the band - Ethan's friend, Rosa.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42I've known Ethan for almost a year now.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45# Sun is shining in the sky... #
0:19:45 > 0:19:48I thought it'd be really cool,
0:19:48 > 0:19:54because it'll be good to get to know Ethan and the other boys more.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59# And don't you know it's a beautiful new day, hey, hey... #
0:20:04 > 0:20:07# See how the sun shines brightly... #
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Our band's one of a kind, so it'll be even cooler -
0:20:10 > 0:20:12we'll be really good.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25It's great to have Rosa in now because she's helping
0:20:25 > 0:20:29the audience understand the signing that Ethan is doing.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Ethan's working really hard to keep his signing to the music.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50# And today is the day we've waited for... #
0:21:17 > 0:21:21It's a bit of a nail-biter, because obviously they've made big
0:21:21 > 0:21:24steps forward, but it's another thing to stand on stage
0:21:24 > 0:21:28and actually deliver the song with the nerves kicking in.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32It's a big thing and it's the first time we've ever performed together
0:21:32 > 0:21:35as a group.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41I feel very...REALLY HUGE nervous...
0:21:43 > 0:21:47..and really, little bit smaller, exciting.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52I hope it does go well, I hope it is a success.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56If it isn't a success, then I'll just fall on my knees and cry,
0:21:56 > 0:21:58but I hope it is.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Good luck, Ethan!
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It is the day of the gig at last.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12The pupils of Coleridge Primary School await. Enter the Time Lords!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Enter the audience!
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Danger! Danger! Audience numbers larger than anticipated!
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Alert! Dalek fleet incoming!
0:22:53 > 0:22:55DALEK: This had better be good!
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Good luck, Ethan!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:47 > 0:23:54# Sun is shining in the sky There ain't a cloud in sight
0:23:54 > 0:23:58# It's stopped raining, everybody's in a-playing and don't you know
0:23:58 > 0:24:03# It's a beautiful new day, hey, hey
0:24:03 > 0:24:10# Running down the avenue See how the sun shines brightly
0:24:10 > 0:24:14# In the city On the streets where once was pity
0:24:14 > 0:24:19# Mr Blue Sky is living here today Hey, hey... #
0:24:20 > 0:24:23GUITAR SOLO
0:24:35 > 0:24:41# Mr Blue Sky please tell us why You had to hide away for so long
0:24:41 > 0:24:46# So long, where did we go wrong? #
0:24:48 > 0:24:52I really enjoyed it, I thought it was really exciting.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I thought they were really good. They knew what they were doing,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57definitely.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01You don't really get many bands that have people signing in them,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05so, yeah, this was quite unique.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Out of ten, I'd give it 11, it was amazing.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Nine! Actually, no - ten!
0:25:12 > 0:25:17DALEK: They were great, they will not be exterminated!
0:25:17 > 0:25:23Ladies and gentlemen, on electric guitar we have...Max!
0:25:23 > 0:25:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:26 > 0:25:29And on bass guitar we have Aidan!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:31 > 0:25:33And our main man, Ethan!
0:25:33 > 0:25:35CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I'm Rosa on the vocals!
0:25:37 > 0:25:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:39 > 0:25:43We have been the Time Lords, thank you and good night!
0:25:43 > 0:25:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:26:11 > 0:26:14The band was so awesome, we really rocked out
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and we really did it as good as possible!
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I can't believe, I thought it was going to be a few children,
0:26:22 > 0:26:27but it was many, many, whole school in here.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31People cheering saying, "Come on, come over here!"
0:26:39 > 0:26:43If I had to estimate how many high-fives I gave...
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I'm very proud of what the kids have achieved
0:26:53 > 0:26:57because they put a performance together,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00which they could never have done six weeks ago,
0:27:00 > 0:27:03and they performed it live for an audience who've
0:27:03 > 0:27:07really responded well, and I think it's an amazing achievement.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:21 > 0:27:24We're definitely going to carry it on.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27We hope to do loads more gigs and stuff.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Oh, dear!
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