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# William Whiskerson, mouse explorer | 1:00:02 | 1:00:04 | |
# Finds adventure round every corner | 1:00:04 | 1:00:07 | |
# Where will he go, who will he meet? | 1:00:07 | 1:00:10 | |
# His amazing adventures will make you squeak! | 1:00:10 | 1:00:14 | |
# William Whiskerson, mouse explorer! # | 1:00:14 | 1:00:19 | |
Here comes William Whiskerson in his amazing travelling globe. | 1:00:22 | 1:00:27 | |
Greetings, adventurers. | 1:00:32 | 1:00:34 | |
I am William Whiskerson, the famous mouse explorer. | 1:00:34 | 1:00:39 | |
William is by the water. | 1:00:41 | 1:00:42 | |
He can see trees, boats, and lots of ducks. | 1:00:42 | 1:00:47 | |
But which part of the United Kingdom is he in today? | 1:00:47 | 1:00:52 | |
Cheesephone, reveal my location! | 1:00:52 | 1:00:54 | |
The Cheesephone shows William where he is on a map of the world. | 1:00:58 | 1:01:02 | |
Hello, William. | 1:01:05 | 1:01:07 | |
Today you're in Worcester, in the West Midlands of England. | 1:01:07 | 1:01:11 | |
Look, I've got a message coming through on my Cheesephone. | 1:01:11 | 1:01:15 | |
Hello, William, I'm Harry and this is my sister, Sophie! | 1:01:17 | 1:01:21 | |
We're going on a canal adventure. | 1:01:21 | 1:01:23 | |
Hello, William! | 1:01:23 | 1:01:25 | |
That looks like an amazing adventure. | 1:01:25 | 1:01:28 | |
Lock the location, Cheesephone. | 1:01:28 | 1:01:30 | |
The map shows William where to meet Sophie and Harry. | 1:01:32 | 1:01:36 | |
Explorers away! | 1:01:38 | 1:01:42 | |
William makes his way to meet his new friends on board | 1:01:42 | 1:01:46 | |
a special boat, called a narrowboat. | 1:01:46 | 1:01:49 | |
Ah! This must be the place. | 1:01:49 | 1:01:54 | |
Pleased to squeak you, Sophie and Harry. | 1:01:54 | 1:01:56 | |
Pleased to squeak you, William. | 1:01:56 | 1:01:59 | |
-Is this your boat? -Yes. | 1:01:59 | 1:02:02 | |
How exciting! Explorers away! | 1:02:02 | 1:02:07 | |
A narrow boat is a boat that is long and thin. | 1:02:09 | 1:02:12 | |
It can be used for holidays or as a home. | 1:02:12 | 1:02:16 | |
Inside, you can find a kitchen, beds, cupboards, | 1:02:16 | 1:02:21 | |
even a toilet and shower. | 1:02:21 | 1:02:24 | |
Cheesephone, show our journey along the canal. | 1:02:24 | 1:02:27 | |
The explorers untie their boat | 1:02:35 | 1:02:37 | |
and set off on their adventure down the Birmingham and Worcester canal. | 1:02:37 | 1:02:42 | |
All aboard! | 1:02:42 | 1:02:45 | |
A canal is a path of water that boats can travel along. | 1:02:51 | 1:02:55 | |
Canals look a bit like rivers but there's a big difference. | 1:02:55 | 1:03:00 | |
Rivers are natural areas of water whereas canals are built by people. | 1:03:00 | 1:03:05 | |
What kind of boats are they? | 1:03:07 | 1:03:09 | |
They're canal boats. | 1:03:09 | 1:03:10 | |
They are! Just like this one! | 1:03:10 | 1:03:13 | |
-Yeah. -Hee, hee! | 1:03:13 | 1:03:14 | |
Along his journey, William notices a path, | 1:03:16 | 1:03:19 | |
but it is only on one side of the canal. | 1:03:19 | 1:03:22 | |
This is called a towpath. | 1:03:22 | 1:03:25 | |
What can you tell me about towpaths, Cheesephone? | 1:03:25 | 1:03:29 | |
Canals were built to take goods from place to place, | 1:03:29 | 1:03:32 | |
many years ago before cars and trains had been invented. | 1:03:32 | 1:03:36 | |
The boats didn't have engines. | 1:03:36 | 1:03:38 | |
Instead, they were pulled along by horses. | 1:03:38 | 1:03:42 | |
The horses used to walk on the towpath | 1:03:42 | 1:03:45 | |
as they towed the canal boats. | 1:03:45 | 1:03:48 | |
That's why every canal has a towpath running along one side of it. | 1:03:48 | 1:03:53 | |
Oh, look, Sophie's running along the tow path. | 1:03:53 | 1:03:58 | |
Sophie! She's running in a race with the boat! Hee, hee! | 1:03:58 | 1:04:03 | |
Along the canal, William spots a fisherman, | 1:04:06 | 1:04:10 | |
a train and even some animals. | 1:04:10 | 1:04:14 | |
Oh, look! Horses! | 1:04:14 | 1:04:18 | |
-What's that? -A tunnel. | 1:04:20 | 1:04:23 | |
Tunnels allow narrow boats to travel under large areas of land. | 1:04:23 | 1:04:28 | |
It looks very dark inside that tunnel. | 1:04:28 | 1:04:31 | |
Here we go! | 1:04:31 | 1:04:33 | |
Look! It looks ever so dark. | 1:04:35 | 1:04:41 | |
I know! | 1:04:41 | 1:04:43 | |
Harry listen to our voices. | 1:04:43 | 1:04:46 | |
-Hello! -Hi! | 1:04:46 | 1:04:50 | |
-Can you hear me? -Yes, I can! | 1:04:50 | 1:04:55 | |
Look up at the ceiling. | 1:04:55 | 1:04:58 | |
-It's all gooey. -It's all gooey and mucky! | 1:04:58 | 1:05:02 | |
I can hear the sound of the water. | 1:05:02 | 1:05:04 | |
It's dripping! | 1:05:04 | 1:05:06 | |
Ha! I got a drip on my whiskers. | 1:05:06 | 1:05:09 | |
Did it tickle? | 1:05:09 | 1:05:12 | |
-It did! Did a drip fall on you? -No, not yet. | 1:05:12 | 1:05:15 | |
Wow! That was really cool! | 1:05:18 | 1:05:21 | |
William notices there are bridges too. | 1:05:26 | 1:05:29 | |
Some that are for people to cross, others for cars and lorries. | 1:05:29 | 1:05:34 | |
It looks like the bridge goes under the water, doesn't it? | 1:05:35 | 1:05:38 | |
Yes, because that's its reflection. | 1:05:40 | 1:05:43 | |
It is a reflection. | 1:05:43 | 1:05:45 | |
Sophie, what's that? | 1:05:48 | 1:05:49 | |
It's a lock. We're going to open it. | 1:05:49 | 1:05:53 | |
-Are we going through it? -Yeah. | 1:05:53 | 1:05:55 | |
Ha, that is really mousey marvellous. | 1:05:55 | 1:05:58 | |
The explorers steer their boat into a lock. | 1:06:01 | 1:06:05 | |
A lock is a special system that allows a canal boat | 1:06:05 | 1:06:08 | |
to pass from one part of a canal to another. | 1:06:08 | 1:06:11 | |
Once the boat is inside the lock, | 1:06:15 | 1:06:17 | |
William helps the adventurers to close the gate. | 1:06:17 | 1:06:20 | |
Water is then drained from the lock. | 1:06:22 | 1:06:25 | |
As the lock empties, the water level lowers, along with the boat. | 1:06:25 | 1:06:30 | |
Once it has reached the same level as the water on the other side | 1:06:30 | 1:06:34 | |
of the canal, the boat is then able to continue its journey. | 1:06:34 | 1:06:39 | |
The gates are opening. | 1:06:42 | 1:06:45 | |
You should never go near a lock without a grown-up, | 1:06:45 | 1:06:48 | |
because it can be very dangerous. | 1:06:48 | 1:06:50 | |
Through we go! | 1:06:51 | 1:06:53 | |
The boat slowly makes its way down the canal towards Worcester. | 1:07:01 | 1:07:05 | |
On the way, William notices the landscape around him change. | 1:07:05 | 1:07:10 | |
He sees lots of people, houses and factories. | 1:07:10 | 1:07:15 | |
Sophie, it's getting a bit dark. | 1:07:16 | 1:07:19 | |
-Shall we stop for the night? -Good idea. | 1:07:19 | 1:07:23 | |
-Where are we going to stop? -I think there! | 1:07:23 | 1:07:26 | |
Good idea! | 1:07:26 | 1:07:29 | |
I'm feeling pretty tired. | 1:07:29 | 1:07:31 | |
HE YAWNS | 1:07:31 | 1:07:34 | |
The explorers find a perfect spot to moor the boat | 1:07:34 | 1:07:37 | |
after a long day on the canal. | 1:07:37 | 1:07:40 | |
Tonight, the explorers are going to sleep on the narrow boat. | 1:07:40 | 1:07:44 | |
Night, night, William! | 1:07:44 | 1:07:46 | |
HE YAWNS | 1:07:49 | 1:07:50 | |
Morning! A new day, a new lock. | 1:07:50 | 1:07:57 | |
William finally reaches the last lock on the canal | 1:07:57 | 1:08:01 | |
that opens to the River Severn. | 1:08:01 | 1:08:04 | |
Wow! | 1:08:04 | 1:08:06 | |
On the river, William sees Worcester Cathedral, | 1:08:06 | 1:08:09 | |
ferries and even a rowing boat. | 1:08:09 | 1:08:14 | |
-What is it? -Swans. | 1:08:14 | 1:08:18 | |
Swans! | 1:08:18 | 1:08:20 | |
Ah! They're beautiful! | 1:08:20 | 1:08:22 | |
After their adventure on the river, | 1:08:25 | 1:08:27 | |
the explorers head back to the canal where they tie up their boat. | 1:08:27 | 1:08:32 | |
Travelling about on the canals has been so much fun with you two. | 1:08:36 | 1:08:41 | |
I've really enjoyed being part of your crew, Sophie. | 1:08:41 | 1:08:45 | |
I've got a present for you. It's a sailor's hat. | 1:08:45 | 1:08:48 | |
A present! A sailor's hat! | 1:08:48 | 1:08:51 | |
Ah! It's mousey marvellous! | 1:08:56 | 1:08:59 | |
OK, shipmates. Squeak you later! | 1:08:59 | 1:09:03 | |
Can you remember where William went today? | 1:09:05 | 1:09:09 | |
William visited his friends Sophie and Harry and they went on a trip. | 1:09:09 | 1:09:13 | |
Can you remember what they travelled on? | 1:09:13 | 1:09:16 | |
They travelled on a narrowboat down the canal. | 1:09:16 | 1:09:20 | |
On their journey they saw a tunnel, bridges, even a lock. | 1:09:20 | 1:09:28 | |
At the end of their adventure, | 1:09:28 | 1:09:30 | |
Sophie and Harry gave William a sailor's hat to remember his trip. | 1:09:30 | 1:09:35 | |
Time to fly, explorers, we're off on another adventure. | 1:09:35 | 1:09:39 | |
See you soon, William! | 1:09:41 | 1:09:43 | |
Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd | 1:09:49 | 1:09:52 |