0:00:02 > 0:00:06# William Whiskerson, mouse explorer Finds adventure round every corner
0:00:06 > 0:00:11# Where will he go, who will he meet?
0:00:11 > 0:00:14# His amazing adventures will make you squeak
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Squeak! # William Whiskerson
0:00:16 > 0:00:19# Mouse explorer! #
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Here comes William Whiskerson in his amazing travelling globe.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Greetings, adventurers, I am William Whiskerson,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37the famous mouse explorer.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Where has our intrepid mouse explorer landed today?
0:00:42 > 0:00:45William in on an island.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49An island is a piece of land surrounded by water.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Cheese phone, reveal my location.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The cheese phone shows William where he is in world.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11'Hi, William, today you're on the Isles of Scilly -
0:01:11 > 0:01:15'right at the bottom of Great Britain,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18'off the South West tip of Cornwall.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:20The Isles of Scilly? That's a funny name.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22William takes a look around.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Three are 150 islands in the Isles of Scilly,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29but only five are inhabited and have people living on them.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36William came in his globe but most people get to the islands by boat,
0:01:36 > 0:01:42plane and even by helicopter.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44BEEPING Look, I've got a message
0:01:44 > 0:01:46coming through on my cheese phone.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51- BOTH: Hello, William. - I'm Zoe.- And I'm Isaac.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53BOTH: Welcome to our island.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Lock the location, cheese phone.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03The map shows William where to meet Zoe and Isaac.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11William sets off to find them, exploring the island as he goes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15He sees wild ponies grazing on the grass...
0:02:17 > 0:02:20..a little goose...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And what's he spotted now?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Say, cheese!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29MOO!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- There he is!- Here they come.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Pleased to squeak you, Zoe and Isaac.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38BOTH: Please to squeak you too, William.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Can you two show me your island? BOTH: Yeah!
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Explorers, away!
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Is this where you live?
0:02:48 > 0:02:52No, my mummy has holiday cottages here.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Oh, so who stays here?
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Visitors, like you.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Zoe and Isaac's mum and dad run holiday cottages where tourists
0:03:00 > 0:03:02come and stay when they visit the island.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05What a lovely view!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Bryher's main village, which they call town,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15is very small and only has a few houses.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18There are hardly any cars and it doesn't take long
0:03:18 > 0:03:21to travel from one side of the island to the other.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Zoe and Isaac take William to see the village shop.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- This is our island shop.- Oh! - And post office.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- William takes a look around. - Maps, very useful.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Cheese!
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Squeak-a-licious!
0:03:38 > 0:03:42The shop gets some of its supplies locally,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46but things that aren't produced on the island
0:03:46 > 0:03:49have to be delivered by boat from the mainland.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59This is the post office.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Isaac is helping William send a post card
0:04:02 > 0:04:04to his Auntie Cheddar in London.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- Thank you.- Thank you!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10It's picked up by the post lady
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and travels by boat
0:04:13 > 0:04:18and then helicopter before it reaches the mainland.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23There are lots of interesting rocks on the island.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26The rocks are made of granite
0:04:26 > 0:04:31and they were formed over 300 million years ago.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32This is Droopy Nose Point!
0:04:32 > 0:04:36That's a funny name. Why is it called that?
0:04:36 > 0:04:41If you look carefully, you can see it looks a bit like a droopy nose.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- Oh! Hey, and that one on top looks like a seal!- Yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I wonder if we'll see any real seals.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49You might, they're quite common.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Further out in the bay, two seals are bobbing about in the water.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Can you see them?
0:04:56 > 0:05:01William, Zoe and Isaac enjoy playing on the beach in the sunshine.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05It's October, but it's lovely and warm here.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07The Isles of Scilly feel warmer
0:05:07 > 0:05:09because they're surrounded by an ocean current
0:05:09 > 0:05:11called the Gulf Stream.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14This flows from a very hot part of the world
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and raises the island's temperature.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Strong winds also blow into the island from the Atlantic Ocean
0:05:21 > 0:05:24which is between Great Britain and America.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Zoe and Isaac spend a lot of time playing on the beach.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31They like to look for crabs under rocks.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- What is it?- It's a crab.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Oh, keep it away from my nose!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39We should put him back where we found him.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Lots of rubbish that is bad for the environment
0:05:42 > 0:05:44gets washed up on the beach,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47like plastic bottles, rubber gloves
0:05:47 > 0:05:49and old bits of fishing net.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52The name for this is flotsam and jetsam.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Isaac and Zoe are building a den to play in
0:05:56 > 0:05:59so are collecting shells and wood.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06William thinks it's the perfect hideout for an adventurer.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It's so much fun here on your island!
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- Do you want it come to school with me and Isaac tomorrow?- Yes, please.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Explorers, away!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So where is your school?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Over there.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29But how do you get there?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- By a boat.- By a boat?!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35For the people living on the five main islands,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37almost everything is done by boat.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39There's an ambulance boat,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41a post boat,
0:06:41 > 0:06:42a ferry boat,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45even a school boat.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47And here it comes, ready to pick them up.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53All the children from the island make their way to the quay.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56This is the place where the boat arrives.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Zoe and Isaac travel to school by boat every morning.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06The school is on the island opposite called Tresco.
0:07:06 > 0:07:12The jet boat is very fast and it only take five minutes to get there.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15On the way, they sometimes see dolphins.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Wow!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21William's enjoying his journey.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Zoe, Isaac and William arrive on Tresco and walk to school.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38William thinks their school looks brilliant.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Quick! The bell's ringing. It's time to go into class.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Not many children live on the nearby islands,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52so the school only has two classes,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56one for the infants and one for the juniors.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Zoe and Isaac are in the junior class.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02It only has 12 children in it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05William meets Zoe and Isaac's teacher, Mr Wilson.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06Good morning, children.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10We have a really special visitor in class with us today,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and his name is William Whiskerson.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Please to squeak you, everybody.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17ALL: Please to squeak you too.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20William joins in class...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27..takes a look around...
0:08:31 > 0:08:33..and goes out to play.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37William has a really fun day at school,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40but now it's time for him to go.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Zoe and Isaac have drawn a lovely picture of him on their island.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Look, it's me on Bryher Island.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Thank you, it's mousey marvellous.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Squeak you later, Zoe and Isaac.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55BOTH: Squeak you later, William.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Can you remember where William went today?
0:08:59 > 0:09:04William visited a group of islands called the Isles of Scilly.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09He landed on Bryher, where he met his friends Zoe and Isaac.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Can you remember all the places they visited?
0:09:12 > 0:09:14They visited the island shop,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16the beach,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and then they travelled to school.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21How did they get there?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23They got there by boat.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Zoe and Isaac drew William a beautiful picture
0:09:26 > 0:09:28to remember his visit.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33Time to fly, explorers! We're off on another adventure.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37See you soon, William!
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Here comes William Whiskerson in his amazing travelling globe.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Greetings adventurers, I am William Whiskerson,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00the famous mouse explorer.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03William is in the countryside.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06He can see green, grassy fields everywhere,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10but which part of the United Kingdom is he in?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Cheese phone, reveal my location.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24The cheese phone shows William where he is in the world.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31'Hi, William, today you're in the South West of England
0:10:31 > 0:10:34'in a county called Somerset.'
0:10:34 > 0:10:36BEEPING Look, I've got a message
0:10:36 > 0:10:39coming through on my cheese phone.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Hi, William, I'm Theo. Do you want to come and meet me on my farm?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46A farm?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49That sounds like a real adventure. Lock the location, cheese phone.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57The map shows William where to meet Theo.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Explorers, away!
0:11:01 > 0:11:06On his way, he passes through lots of green fields full of grass.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08There's Theo.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Hi, Theo!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Please to squeak you, William. This is my dad, Guy.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Would you like to see his farm?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Hello, William. - Hello. Yes, I'd love to.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Would you like to see all my friends?- Ah!
0:11:22 > 0:11:24You mean the cows?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27MOO!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31They're called Holstein-Friesians.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Holstein-Friesians. How many cows do you have?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- 330.- You need a lot of fingers and toes to count them!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Most of the cows on Theo's farm are female.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46You can tell because they have udders for making milk.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Why do you have so many females?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49We have lots of female cows
0:11:49 > 0:11:52because they produce milk we can sell to the shops.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Farmers who produce milk like Theo's dad are called dairy farmers.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Theo offers to show William around the farm.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04First, Theo takes William to a special shed
0:12:04 > 0:12:07where baby cows, called calves, are housed.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15The calves are very little. How old are they?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Up to 12 weeks.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Cows only start making milk when they've had a baby,
0:12:21 > 0:12:26so lots of calves are born on the farm all year round.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Female calves are called heifers and they'll grow up to be dairy cows
0:12:30 > 0:12:32and produce milk just like their mums.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Quick, William, I've got something
0:12:34 > 0:12:36really exciting to show you! Come on!
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Explorers away!
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- William, look. She's had a baby.- Oh!
0:12:49 > 0:12:52This little baby calf has just been born
0:12:52 > 0:12:55and its mummy is licking it clean.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58How long does it take the calf to stand up?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Only about 30 minutes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Very slowly, the little calf stands up for the first time.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12William can't believe his eyes.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14What a special moment!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23During the day, the grown-up cows stay out in the fields
0:13:23 > 0:13:26but at night, and when the weather's bad,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29they're taken into the cow sheds.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31While the cows are still in the fields,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33their sheds can be cleaned out.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36OK, you two, we need to clean out these cow sheds.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38What's this stuff on the floor?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40It's cow poo.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45The cow dung has to be cleaned out every day.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48This cow dung's very smelly. Where does it all go?
0:13:48 > 0:13:53The cow dung is moved into something called a slurry lagoon.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Theo takes William to look at it.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00It's a huge pool of cow dung.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Cow poo might be smelly,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06but it's full of nutrients which are very good for the soil.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08The dung is spread on the fields
0:14:08 > 0:14:12to help grow grass and crops, which are fed to the cows.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17When they aren't eating fresh grass, they eat something called silage,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21a mixture of different crops which have been grown on the farm.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25The silage is kept in a silage pit.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Look at that! It's like a giant mountain!
0:14:28 > 0:14:29What is it?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It's cow food. We've got wholecrop wheat
0:14:32 > 0:14:36and we've got ryegrass and red clover that we call grass silage.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42The machine cuts big blocks of silage.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47It's then added to the other ingredients in the feeder wagon.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51The scales let the farmer know exactly how much silage to put in.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56It's then mixed up, ready to feed the cows.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01The cows on Theo's farm are organic.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06This means all the food they eat has been grown without chemicals.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10The cows think it's delicious.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19It's milking time now. The cows are moved into the collecting yard,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23where they wait to be taken into the parlour for milking.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Can we go into the parlour to watch the cows being milked?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Yes, come on, then.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31The cows enter the milking parlour in small groups.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36They're then cleaned before milking begins.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Why is there a hole in the floor?
0:15:38 > 0:15:43That's the parlour pit. We stand in it to reach the cows' udders.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46A machine called a milking unit milks the cows.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50It has cups that fit onto the cows' teats.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Look! I can see the milk!
0:15:52 > 0:15:57The milking unit squeezes the teats on the cow's udder -
0:15:57 > 0:15:59this causes the milk to flow out.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01It travels down a pipe
0:16:01 > 0:16:04into a barrel called a collecting jar.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10When the milk stops flowing, the milking unit drops away.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13How much milk does a cow produce each day?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16We're producing about an average of 30 litres a cow.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19And that's 60 of these!
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- What happens to the milk now? - It's pumped next door
0:16:26 > 0:16:30where it's chilled and stored in the bulk tank, ready for collection.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35The tank stores the milk and keeps it cold, ready to be collected.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38A special lorry called a tanker
0:16:38 > 0:16:41comes every day to take the milk to the dairy.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46The delivery man attaches a pipe and pumps the milk into the tanker.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51The tanker has to be very big to hold all the milk.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57The cows on Theo's farm produce 7,000 litres a day.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00The dairy is only six miles away,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03so the milk gets there quickly and stays fresh.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08William and Theo go to the dairy to meet Steve, who shows them around.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11They have to wear special clothing to stop germs spreading.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The milk is heated up in a machine
0:17:14 > 0:17:18which kills off any harmful germs and makes it safe to drink.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23The milk is then poured into plastic bottles.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26The lids are placed on the bottles
0:17:26 > 0:17:29and heat is used to seal them shut.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34This stops air getting inside the milk and keeps it fresh.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37A label is then added.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39What happens to our milk now?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It's going to the shops for people to buy.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Our milk's been on quite a journey.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Yes, it has. From the farm to the dairy to the customers
0:17:47 > 0:17:49in less than four days.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Would you like to come back to the farm and try some milk?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Oh, yes, please!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Explorers away!
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Back at the farm, Theo pours William a lovely glass of milk.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Thank you.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08HE SLURPS
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Ah!
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Thanks, Theo! That was squeak-a-licious!
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Theo shows William lots of other things made from milk - yoghurt,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20cream, butter
0:18:20 > 0:18:22and even cheese.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24He then gives William a cow
0:18:24 > 0:18:27to remind him of his dairy farm adventure.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Thanks, Theo. I've had a lovely time on your dairy farm.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Squeak you later!
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Squeak you later, William!
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Can you remember where William went today?
0:18:40 > 0:18:45William visited his friend Theo, who lives on a dairy farm.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Can you remember how the cows were milked?
0:18:48 > 0:18:53They were herded together and taken into a milking parlour.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Here, a machine collected their milk.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Where did the milk go next?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02To the dairy, where it was bottled.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04William loved his glass of milk.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Squeak-a-licious!
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Now it's time to fly, explorers!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13We're off on another adventure!
0:19:13 > 0:19:16See you soon, William!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Here comes William Whiskerson
0:19:27 > 0:19:30in his amazing travelling globe!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Greetings, adventurers!
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I am William Whiskerson, the famous mouse explorer.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Where has our intrepid mouse explorer landed today?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44William is in a big city, with a river
0:19:44 > 0:19:47and lots of important-looking buildings.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Cheese phone, reveal my location.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01The cheese phone shows William where he is in the world.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08'Hi, William! Today you're in the south-east of England,
0:20:08 > 0:20:09'in the city of London.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12'London is the capital of England.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16'It's the home of the Queen and the Houses of Parliament.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19'You're just outside the main city,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21'in a place called Bermondsey.'
0:20:21 > 0:20:23BEEPING Wow! I've got a message
0:20:23 > 0:20:25coming through on my cheese phone.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Hi, William. I'm Kulala.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Come and meet me at my flat. I want to show you London.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36How exciting! Kulala's going to take me on a city adventure.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Lock the location, cheese phone!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47The map shows William where to meet Kulala.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Explorers away!
0:20:50 > 0:20:55On his way to meet Kulala, William sees lots of traffic
0:20:55 > 0:20:57and lots of people.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00There are eight million people living in London.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Because the city is quite crowded,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06many people like Kulala live in flats,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10which are homes built on top of each other to save space.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Here comes Kulala and her mum.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Hello, Kulala. Pleased to squeak you.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Konichiwa, William.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21What does that mean?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23"Hello."
0:21:23 > 0:21:25It means hello? In which language?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Japanese.- Oh!
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Are we in Japan, then?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- No.- No.- Oh!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Then where are we?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Lon-don.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Kulala? Would you show me around London?
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- Yes!- Oh, thank you! That sounds like a real adventure.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Explorers away!
0:21:46 > 0:21:50There are lots of ways to travel around London.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Bicycle,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53red London bus,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55taxi and car,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58or even a boat.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Today, Kulala and William are going on the London Underground.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- Where are the trains, Kulala? - This way, William.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08They're going to take a train
0:22:08 > 0:22:12that travels deep below the ground.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16First, they pay for their journey with a travel card.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18BEEP!
0:22:20 > 0:22:26Then they take the escalator down to the platform under the ground.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28What's this?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32This is the map of the Underground, showing all the train lines.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Each line has a different colour.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Which coloured line are we travelling on?- The silver line.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41From Bermondsey to Green Park.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Oh! Oh! I can hear the train coming!
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Explorers away!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54The Underground is also called the tube,
0:22:54 > 0:22:58named after the round tunnels that the trains move through.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03It's still the quickest way for tourists and people living in London
0:23:03 > 0:23:05to travel around the city.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07On his way out,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10William passes a jolly busker performing with a guitar.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15Here we are, William. This is the centre of London.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17The streets are even busier here!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Look at the rows of tall buildings.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25There are also tourist shops and smart hotels.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And so much traffic!
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- There are also green spaces in London, William.- Where?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Come and see.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Green Park is one of the five Royal Parks.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39People come here to relax,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41keep fit,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- play... - THEY GIGGLE
0:23:45 > 0:23:48..and escape the bustle of the city.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52What do you like doing in the park?
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Playing on the swings and slides and roundabouts.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58What sort of animals live here?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Squirrels and mouses like you.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Mice like me? HE GIGGLES
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Next, they go somewhere really special,
0:24:08 > 0:24:12a huge palace known as Buckingham Palace.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15What a magical place. Who lives here?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Buckingham Palace is the Queen of England's official home.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22The palace is very big and has 600 rooms.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Outside, the Queen's Guards are marching up and down.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Can you see their bearskin hats?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33There's a flag on top. What do you think it means?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36It means the Queen's at home.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Now something really exciting happens.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Two beautiful carriages go past.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Perhaps it's special visitors for the Queen.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Next come the Royal Troops on horseback.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Look at their magnificent capes.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58They also have shiny helmets and swords.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Now Kulala's mum takes William and Kulala
0:25:03 > 0:25:06to an area called Westminster.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Wow! Look at those grand buildings!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12That's the Houses of Parliament.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14They look very important.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Who lives there?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19No-one lives there. That's where the Prime Minister works.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Here, the Prime Minister
0:25:22 > 0:25:26and a group of people called the government make important laws
0:25:26 > 0:25:29that affect everyone in the country.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33This is a very famous clock.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Do you know what it's called?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38CLOCK CHIMES
0:25:38 > 0:25:41That's the biggest clock I've ever seen! What's it called?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43It's called Big Ben.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45That's a funny name.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Why is it called Big Ben?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50It was named after a big bell
0:25:50 > 0:25:52and it chimes every hour
0:25:52 > 0:25:55and lots of tourists go and see it.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Oh. I can see why.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02William spots a huge wheel called the London Eye.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Can we go on it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Yes, we can. Let's go.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12The London Eye is one of London's most modern landmarks.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Kulala and William board a special carriage called a pod.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17We're going up into the sky!
0:26:17 > 0:26:22I can see the whole city from up here. It stretches on for miles!
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Look at that big river!
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- What's it called?- The River Thames.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30It's the longest river in England
0:26:30 > 0:26:32and it stretches throughout the city.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Like many cities, London grew up around a river
0:26:38 > 0:26:40which leads all the way to the sea.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Why are so many bridges on the river?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47That helps people to cross one side to the other side of the city.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50They go to take a closer look
0:26:50 > 0:26:52at one of the most famous bridges.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Look at that bridge. It's giant!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- What's it called?- Tower Bridge.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Is that because of the two towers?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Yes.- Yes.- I see.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Just then, a tall ship arrives
0:27:09 > 0:27:12and something very unusual happens.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The road across the bridge is raised
0:27:15 > 0:27:18to let the boat through!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Not many bridges can do that!
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Oh! And what's that castle there? Do you see it?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Tower of London.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33The Tower of London was built over 900 years ago.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38It was once a prison, but now it houses the Queen's jewels.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42I've had a wonderful time. Thank you for showing me around.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- I've got a present for you.- Oh, wow!
0:27:46 > 0:27:48It's a red London bus!
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Thank you, Kulala. I'll squeak you later.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Mata ne!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Bye! Ooh, hee-hee!
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Can you remember where William went today?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05He visited his friend Kulala who lives in the city of London.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Kulala and her mum took William sightseeing.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11They travelled by tube.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Can you remember the places they visited?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19They went to Buckingham Palace,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22the Houses of Parliament,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25the London Eye,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27and Tower Bridge.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29Kulala gave William a toy London bus
0:28:29 > 0:28:33so he could remember all the wonderful things he'd seen.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Now it's time to fly, explorers.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38We're off on another adventure!
0:28:41 > 0:28:44See you soon, William!
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