:00:05. > :00:08.Good evening. Welcome to North West Tonight with Gordon Burns and
:00:08. > :00:11.Dianne Oxberry. Our top story: Get guns off the streets. The family
:00:11. > :00:18.and friends of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones take their campaign to
:00:18. > :00:22.Belfast. He would have had a smile as wide as the Mersey. He would
:00:22. > :00:25.have been made up to have taken part in anything like this.
:00:25. > :00:27.four years on, Rhys' dad tells us he's angry some of the people
:00:27. > :00:30.involved in his son's murder are now free.
:00:30. > :00:37.Planet Bling - astronomers at Jodrell Bank believe they've
:00:37. > :00:45.discovered the biggest rock of all. All hands to the pump as a Cumbrian
:00:45. > :00:49.village pours its heart and soul into its local pub. And we are in
:00:50. > :00:59.Wigan as a whole town get behind the Warriors. They even have the
:01:00. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:16.Also in the programme: Dave Guest is in Liverpool as festival fever
:01:16. > :01:16.
:01:16. > :01:19.grips the region. You are bound to think of the Beatles and the Mersey
:01:19. > :01:26.beat Festival, but this city has produced 50 number one hits,
:01:26. > :01:30.including this one. # I saw her today. I saw her face.
:01:30. > :01:34.Can you think of any others? We will talk about the festival later
:01:34. > :01:39.in the programme and look at other events happening in the North West
:01:39. > :01:41.this bank holiday weekend. But first, it's four years this
:01:42. > :01:44.week since 11-year-old Rhys Jones was shot dead as he walked home,
:01:44. > :01:48.still in his kit, from football practice in Croxteth, Liverpool. It
:01:48. > :01:50.was a crime that caused shock and outrage not just in the city, but
:01:50. > :01:54.across the whole country. Since then, Rhys's friends and family
:01:54. > :01:57.have been fighting to get guns off the streets and make it safe for
:01:57. > :02:03.kids to play. Today they took their campaign to Belfast. Nina Warhurst
:02:03. > :02:07.went with them. Every football team needs his squad
:02:07. > :02:13.photo, especially when it is your first trip together away from home.
:02:13. > :02:17.Four years after his death, this Football Club has come to Northern
:02:17. > :02:21.Ireland, not to mourn the loss of Rhys Jones, but took share what
:02:21. > :02:25.they have learned since losing him. We are the football team and we are
:02:25. > :02:31.playing a tournament in memory of him. Our message is to join a team,
:02:31. > :02:35.not a gang. Since the death of his son four years ago, Steve Jones has
:02:35. > :02:38.watched Rhys's friends grow up and become young man. He is still
:02:38. > :02:42.involved in the Football Club and says that while he is delighted to
:02:42. > :02:48.be on the trip, it comes at a difficult time. It is always
:02:48. > :02:53.difficult. Anniversaries, birthdays, Christmas, things like that. Going
:02:53. > :02:58.back to the trial, and people got sentenced. Then they were going to
:02:58. > :03:02.be out in 2011, and now we are there. People are getting released
:03:02. > :03:05.and you still feel cheated and hard-done-by. The coach always
:03:05. > :03:10.reminds the boys that they are not just representing their team but
:03:10. > :03:15.the Jones family. Today they impressed not just burnt Mayor but
:03:15. > :03:18.the local MP that had come from Westminster to meet them. People
:03:18. > :03:22.here have experienced some tragic events. There have been local
:03:22. > :03:27.killings here as well and I think they will have something in common.
:03:27. > :03:30.What would Rhys make of it all? would have had a smile as wide as
:03:30. > :03:38.the Mersey. He would have been absolutely made up to have taken
:03:38. > :03:41.part in anything like this. He just loved his football. It is not every
:03:41. > :03:46.day that a football team from Liverpool is invited into Stormont,
:03:46. > :03:49.but this is not just any football team. Four years after the death of
:03:49. > :03:52.Rhys Jones they are determined to make sure that this Football Club
:03:52. > :04:02.is known for the right reasons and even more determined to make sure
:04:02. > :04:04.that they win tomorrow. A 20-year-old man from Cheshire
:04:04. > :04:06.jailed for inciting a riot on Facebook is challenging his
:04:06. > :04:09.sentence. Jordan Blackshaw from Northwich was
:04:09. > :04:11.sentenced to four years in prison by a judge at Chester Crown Court.
:04:11. > :04:14.He's the first defendant to appeal his sentence.
:04:14. > :04:17.A man who set fire to his girlfriend in Blackburn after she
:04:17. > :04:19.refused to give him a cigarette has been sentenced to three years in
:04:19. > :04:23.prison. Christopher Smalley squirted lighter fluid on Belinda
:04:23. > :04:28.Fay's jumper then lit it. The judge at Preston Crown Court said it was
:04:28. > :04:31.the worst case of its kind he's ever come across.
:04:32. > :04:36.And three Liverpool nurseries are to close. The SureStart nurseries
:04:36. > :04:39.in Belle Vale, Walton and Croxteth will close in November. The Knotty
:04:39. > :04:41.Ash centre has been given a reprieve until June. Yesterday a
:04:42. > :04:48.John and Yoko inspired bed-in protest was held at Dovedale
:04:48. > :04:52.Primary school. The nursery there is also under threat.
:04:52. > :04:55.The great Bank Holiday getaway has begun. Tens of thousands have hit
:04:55. > :04:58.the region's roads and railways and Liverpool's John Lennon Airport is
:04:58. > :05:01.predicting a record number of travellers heading for the sun. But
:05:01. > :05:04.for those who've chosen to stay here, there's no shortage of things
:05:04. > :05:08.to do. Liverpool will once again become a Mecca for Merseybeat
:05:08. > :05:18.aficionados as the Mathew Street Festival gets underway. Our Chief
:05:18. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:23.Reporter, Dave Guest, is there now. When you think of lowball, you
:05:23. > :05:28.think of Mathew Street and the Beatles. -- Liverpool. They were
:05:28. > :05:33.not the only Scousers to storm the charts. There have been 50 number
:05:33. > :05:37.one singles recorded by Merseyside artists. How many can you recall?
:05:37. > :05:44.Let me tell you about other things going on up and down the North West
:05:44. > :05:46.this weekend. Celebrations in Manchester began today.
:05:46. > :05:49.Brollies are, of course, the essential accessory for a British
:05:49. > :05:53.Bank Holiday weekend and they were much in evidence in Manchester
:05:53. > :05:56.today, not so much to fend off the rain, but to create a work of art.
:05:56. > :06:02.The heart is the newly adopted symbol of the We Love Manchester
:06:02. > :06:05.campaign and this was designated We Love Manchester Day. It is about
:06:05. > :06:09.celebrating Mancunian pride and the community spirit that everybody
:06:09. > :06:14.showed following the troubles are a few weeks ago. Will it make a
:06:14. > :06:19.difference? We think so. People have won their hearts on their
:06:19. > :06:22.sleeves since it happened. We want to celebrate and support that.
:06:22. > :06:25.music, food and drink were on offer in the city centre this afternoon.
:06:25. > :06:34.And over the weekend, thousands are expected to turn up for Manchester
:06:34. > :06:37.Pride. Pride parade starts tomorrow. We have some great acts on all
:06:37. > :06:40.weekend and it is a great excuse for people to get out into
:06:40. > :06:46.Manchester and enjoyed the city. Cheshire, music fans have started
:06:46. > :06:49.arriving for the CreamFields Festival. 50,000 are expected.
:06:49. > :06:53.After all of these years, I think we have a good understanding of
:06:53. > :07:00.what our audience are all about and what they like and what music they
:07:00. > :07:06.like. The Chemical Brothers are the headline act. I come from Australia
:07:06. > :07:08.just for Creamfields. Three days of pure bliss. You cannot have the
:07:08. > :07:10.summer without And for lovers of the bizarre, up in Lancashire
:07:11. > :07:20.they're staging a caravan demolition derby at the Warton
:07:21. > :07:23.
:07:23. > :07:27.Stock Car Club. Carvan Club members, look away now! How many number one
:07:27. > :07:29.songs have you remembered? Give us an example.
:07:29. > :07:36.# How Much Is That Doggy In the Window?
:07:36. > :07:43.That was a number one from Merseyside? Yes, 1953. It was the
:07:43. > :07:49.very first Liverpool No. 1. # I saw her today, I saw her face.
:07:49. > :07:56.# It was a face I loved. I know that, the Searchers. There have
:07:56. > :08:02.been some novelty acts as well. Go # Tears for souvenirs. I can't
:08:02. > :08:07.forget you. The famous Ken Dodd. You will be performing all of these
:08:07. > :08:09.hits on a special stage during the festival. Why? Every year the
:08:09. > :08:13.Mathew Street Festival has different beans on the outside
:08:13. > :08:18.stages and we are always looking for new things. It is something we
:08:18. > :08:21.have never done, which is ridiculous. We like to boast a
:08:21. > :08:27.liveable. It was one of the themes and we thought we should do 53
:08:27. > :08:33.number ones on one stage in five hours. We are looking forward to it.
:08:33. > :08:39.I am going to turn my attention to councillor Wendy Simon. Liverpool
:08:39. > :08:44.city Council funds based in tough economic times. Why? We do because
:08:44. > :08:48.it is a massive economic boost for the city. 325,000 people came to
:08:48. > :08:55.the Mathew Street Festival over two days and there would be �20 million
:08:55. > :09:04.economic benefit to the city as a whole. And to try new things every
:09:04. > :09:11.year? Yes, we do. We have a may deliver Paul stage as well, at --
:09:11. > :09:14.made in Liverpool. There is lots for all of the family. Thank you.
:09:14. > :09:18.That is what is happening in Liverpool. We have told you what is
:09:18. > :09:23.happening elsewhere. Have a lovely bank holiday.
:09:23. > :09:26.This story is my favourite. Scientists, including a team using
:09:26. > :09:30.the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, believe they've discovered a planet
:09:30. > :09:33.made of diamond. Incredible. It's bigger than the Earth but before
:09:33. > :09:36.bling lovers get too excited there is a slight problem. It's a small
:09:36. > :09:46.matter of 4000 light years away. From Jodrell Bank, Peter Marshall
:09:46. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:50.reports. Diamonds have always been a girl's
:09:50. > :09:55.best friend. Another thought of them is dazzling astronomers. This
:09:55. > :09:59.is an artist's impression of the newly discovered planet, orbiting a
:09:59. > :10:06.small but incredibly dense core of a collapsed star. A professor from
:10:06. > :10:10.and -- Manchester University is part of the team that confirms the
:10:10. > :10:15.existence of the diamond planet. When we started making measurements
:10:15. > :10:20.with the telescope behind us at Jodrell Bank, we found that the
:10:20. > :10:26.subject was very close to the companion star that it was orbiting.
:10:26. > :10:29.That meant that it had to be very dense. If it was less dense, it
:10:29. > :10:36.would be pulled apart by the gravitational field of the central
:10:36. > :10:40.staff. It was once a star itself, but it was stripped of material,
:10:40. > :10:44.leaving behind highly crystallised carbon, more commonly known as
:10:44. > :10:51.diamond. The diamond planet has not been given a name yet. We hope it
:10:51. > :10:56.is something more imaginative than the nearby star, which is 179138.
:10:56. > :11:01.If stargazers want to get a look at it, don't bother. The team have not
:11:01. > :11:05.managed to maintain a clear image of that, even with this equipment.
:11:05. > :11:12.It is in our galaxy, the Milky Way, enlist constellation of stars
:11:12. > :11:15.called the snake. It is big. It is on the sort of scale as the earth
:11:15. > :11:24.but some times larger. And as diamond go that is pretty big?
:11:24. > :11:32.Pretty big. Staggering when it is 4000 light
:11:32. > :11:35.years away. Fantastic. Still to come in North West
:11:35. > :11:42.Tonight: Fergie's fury. Sir Alex tells the Football Association what
:11:42. > :11:47.he really thinks. They treat us like BLEEP.
:11:47. > :11:56.And raising the baa. Shaun the Sheep skips into Salford for the
:11:56. > :11:59.Championsheeps. Now, would you pay �300 to save
:11:59. > :12:04.your local pub? Over 300 residents of Crosby Ravensworth in Cumbria
:12:04. > :12:08.did. When they found out the only village pub would close they
:12:08. > :12:15.clubbed together to save it. And it's all hands to the pump tomorrow
:12:15. > :12:18.for the grand opening. Laura Yates has the story.
:12:18. > :12:22.These are just a few of the customers that club together to buy
:12:22. > :12:27.and run their local, putting their hands in their pockets to stop the
:12:27. > :12:31.pub that they love closing down. is the last one in the village and
:12:31. > :12:34.if we did not invest, it would be gone forever. It is the hub of the
:12:34. > :12:41.village and I never had any hesitation in putting some money
:12:41. > :12:45.into it. A year ago, at this pub closed because the owner was too
:12:46. > :12:51.ill to continue. The locals bought her out, setting up a community
:12:51. > :12:57.fund and 300 people bought a share. Some for as little as �250 and
:12:57. > :13:02.others as much as �20,000. When we got 22,000, I really thought that
:13:02. > :13:06.was it. We could go for it. After that, everybody has just been
:13:06. > :13:11.fabulous and the money has kept rolling in. In three months, they
:13:11. > :13:19.have raised �300,000. Then came the renovations. So much of the work
:13:19. > :13:23.was done for free. The exposed beams. John Stubbs grew up in this
:13:23. > :13:28.pub and his mother owned it. Today he lives in Australia, back for the
:13:28. > :13:33.first time in nearly 40 years. Now he also owns part of it. I don't
:13:33. > :13:37.have any illusions that I will make any money out of it. Once I learned
:13:38. > :13:44.that it was on the market and you could invest, I felt it was the
:13:44. > :13:47.right thing to do. There are six co-operative pubs in the UK. Here
:13:47. > :13:57.they are getting ready for the official opening. It is the time to
:13:57. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:09.drink to the biggest of group efforts.
:14:09. > :14:13.EBay is one of the great successes of the internet age and people in
:14:13. > :14:21.the North West are wise to it. There are 150 companies worth �1
:14:21. > :14:24.million on eBay and Manchester has emerged as a business hot spot.
:14:24. > :14:29.Everybody loves a bargain and many of us seek them out on online
:14:29. > :14:34.shopping and auction sites such as eBay. It is hard to believe, but he
:14:34. > :14:40.they only came into existence in 1999. It has long since stopped
:14:40. > :14:48.being a modern version of a rummage sale. EBay has 180,000 registered
:14:48. > :14:52.business users. PF Jones in Manchester is one of them. We sell
:14:52. > :14:57.injection fuel pumps and things. We were originally just selling to
:14:57. > :15:01.people nearby, Birmingham and things, but eBay let us sell to a
:15:01. > :15:09.wider audience like Australia, Malaysia and all over Europe.
:15:09. > :15:14.Selling on eBay has transformed the business. Between the two depots we
:15:14. > :15:18.employed roughly 40 people and now it is just about 103. And we are
:15:18. > :15:22.still taking people on, another one starts on Monday. How much is down
:15:22. > :15:25.to me they? It is a worldwide market now.
:15:25. > :15:31.EBay's own figures show Manchester to be fourth in a league table of
:15:31. > :15:36.cities with million-pound businesses on eBay. There are 159
:15:36. > :15:42.million their businesses nationally, which is a 25% increase on the
:15:42. > :15:45.previous year. And some northern cities have done particularly well,
:15:45. > :15:47.with Manchester in the top five. Another part heading out of
:15:47. > :15:54.Manchester. EBay say they're helping companies serve customers
:15:54. > :16:01.previously beyond their reach. Sport now, and Sir Alex Ferguson's
:16:01. > :16:05.press conference today was truly headline making. And I don't mean
:16:05. > :16:08.because the BBC were allowed in for the first time in seven years! He
:16:08. > :16:13.fired off a really bitter attack on the FA. Yes, look what we've been
:16:13. > :16:16.missing. Sir Alex has buried the hatched with the BBC, but he's
:16:16. > :16:19.still got a big axe to grind with the Football Association. Here he
:16:19. > :16:23.is, entering the first Manchester United press conference the BBC has
:16:23. > :16:26.been allowed to attend since 2004. And within minutes, Sir Alex made
:16:27. > :16:30.his feelings about the FA clear. This is what he said when he was
:16:30. > :16:38.asked about the fact that up to eight United players could be in
:16:38. > :16:41.the England squad next month. think they may realise one day who
:16:41. > :16:47.has produced more players for the country than any other club in the
:16:47. > :16:51.world. And maybe they will get some joy from it in some point in their
:16:51. > :16:56.lives and realise how important we are to England. Understand? They
:16:56. > :17:03.treat us like BLEEP. But we are pleased for the players because
:17:03. > :17:07.they deserve to be there. They are outstanding. Why is Sir Alex so
:17:07. > :17:10.angry at the FA? Well, he feels they've treated United unfairly. He
:17:10. > :17:13.got a five-match ban and a �30,000 fine in March for criticising
:17:13. > :17:16.referee Martin Atkinson. And Wayne Rooney was banned for two matches
:17:16. > :17:19.after he swore at a live television camera. That meant he missed the FA
:17:19. > :17:22.Cup semi-final which United of course lost to noisy neighbours
:17:22. > :17:25.Manchester City. And talking of City, they presented their big new
:17:25. > :17:29.signing, Samir Nasri, to the media today and Roberto Mancini may well
:17:29. > :17:32.give the former Arsenal star his debut at Spurs on Sunday. With a
:17:32. > :17:38.look at that game, and the weekend's other big matches, here's
:17:38. > :17:43.Liam O'Donoghue. After moving to Manchester for �24
:17:43. > :17:46.million, Samir Nasri returns to North London on Sunday. City are
:17:46. > :17:56.said to be paying him �185,000 a week, but he denies money is the
:17:56. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:04.attraction. We will see the game of the season and we will lift the
:18:04. > :18:13.trophy. Either show everybody that is thinking about money that they
:18:13. > :18:16.are wrong. -- I will show everybody. City have loaned Emmanuel Adebayor
:18:17. > :18:19.to Spurs for the season, but he's not allowed to play on Sunday. Sir
:18:20. > :18:22.Alex Ferguson's side beat Spurs in style on Monday, but he won't
:18:22. > :18:25.underestimate Arsenal when they arrive at Old Trafford. The Gunners
:18:25. > :18:27.lost to Liverpool last week, but United are not complacent about
:18:27. > :18:31.Sunday's task. You cannot rule them out because Arsene Wenger gives a
:18:31. > :18:34.lot of young players a chance. Some of the young players could step up.
:18:34. > :18:39.Ahead of their trip to Anfield, Bolton have rejected Arsenal's
:18:39. > :18:43.offer for defender Gary Cahill. Really there is nothing more to
:18:43. > :18:49.chat about. It was Liverpool's Luis Suarez has hit three in three, but
:18:49. > :18:55.his manager warns Bolton have also been on a scoring spree. They have
:18:55. > :18:57.scored six goals in the two games. They are not going to go away. It
:18:57. > :19:00.will be a difficult game. Both these sides enjoyed Carling Cup
:19:00. > :19:03.victories, but neither has picked up a single Premier League point.
:19:03. > :19:10.Everton's 17 year-old star Ross Barkley may start again, Rovers
:19:10. > :19:13.captain Christopher Samba could play for the first time this season.
:19:13. > :19:23.Roberto Martinez is without defenders Steve Gohouri and Antolin
:19:23. > :19:26.
:19:26. > :19:29.Alcaraz as his side face the Premiership new boys.
:19:29. > :19:33.Now forget football. Surely the biggest sporting match this weekend
:19:33. > :19:36.is in Rugby League. Wigan take on Leeds tomorrow in the Challenge Cup
:19:37. > :19:40.final. The Warriors, who won the cup eight times in a row in the 80s
:19:40. > :19:46.and 90s, are favourites to beat the Rhinos and as Stuart Pollitt
:19:46. > :19:56.reports, they won't be short of support.
:19:56. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:04.This was one of the most thrilling The 17th Challenge Cup win. They
:20:04. > :20:08.may be the most successful side in Challenge Cup history, but for the
:20:08. > :20:11.class of 2011, today were their first steps on the Wembley turf.
:20:11. > :20:15.When I was growing up I was watching Wigan all the way through
:20:15. > :20:19.when they had their great runs. There are great memories and we are
:20:19. > :20:24.using that with what is in front of us. It is about this group having
:20:24. > :20:29.the opportunity to be part of a great history. It has been a long
:20:29. > :20:32.wait for an occasion like this, by Wigan's standards, seven years
:20:32. > :20:39.since their last Challenge Cup final. No wonder the whole team is
:20:39. > :20:44.getting ready to wave the flag. Wembley! Everybody is talking about
:20:44. > :20:53.it. People come in, people on the street, asking if you are going to
:20:53. > :20:59.Wembley. I can't wait. I don't need a hat to keep warm! How happy will
:20:59. > :21:06.you be if Wigan win? Very much happy. I will be shouting well done
:21:06. > :21:10.Wigan. I am taking these to Wembley. We are leaving at 6:30am. Maureen
:21:10. > :21:15.has turned her chip shop Cherry and White. We are getting very worked
:21:15. > :21:19.up and we cannot even what it on the TV. We are too nervous.
:21:19. > :21:28.Ashton there is a three for at I Easter Mass got. What will happen
:21:28. > :21:38.after this weekend? -- are three third iced mascot. He might get a
:21:38. > :21:47.cup in his hands and we would like that!
:21:47. > :21:56.There will be full coverage on BBC One. There is also coverage on BBC
:21:56. > :21:59.Radio Manchester. It could be a busy day for
:21:59. > :22:02.Lancashire tomorrow as they bid for their first silverware of what may
:22:02. > :22:04.be an extraordinary season. Lancs, who are top of the County
:22:05. > :22:07.Championship, are playing in Twenty20 finals day at Edgbaston.
:22:07. > :22:10.They face Leicestershire in the semi-final first up. If they win
:22:10. > :22:15.that they'll be up against either Hampshire or Somerset in the final
:22:15. > :22:18.tomorrow evening. We try to put all eyes on Twenty20 and put the
:22:18. > :22:23.championship on the back-burner. We do think it is important, massive
:22:23. > :22:31.important, but we have to be totally focused on Twenty20 cricket
:22:31. > :22:35.and live and breathe it all week and also on that day. What a
:22:35. > :22:39.weekend for sport lovers. It could be a double for Lancashire and for
:22:39. > :22:42.Wigan. When we got the weather forecast
:22:42. > :22:50.yesterday, the temperatures were very low. Have they shot up
:22:50. > :22:56.They have not improved by much, I am afraid. This weekend is a mixed
:22:56. > :23:01.bag. This weekend we will see quite a lot of showers. And improvement
:23:01. > :23:05.by Sunday it with fewer showers and it will be brighter. This low
:23:05. > :23:12.pressure that has brought the heavy showers today will go away into the
:23:12. > :23:15.North Sea. This frontal system will bring in some cloud and rain. That
:23:15. > :23:21.will ease away and hide pressure will slowly tried to make its way
:23:21. > :23:27.in for Sunday and Monday. -- high pressure. Drier for Monday but that
:23:27. > :23:32.is a long way away. Today there are some more showers on the Irish Sea
:23:32. > :23:38.coast which are heavy. They will ease the way as we head into dawn.
:23:38. > :23:42.A cloudy night and temperatures will stick in double figures. To
:23:42. > :23:47.start your bank holiday weekend, we start off a bit cloudy. The breeze
:23:47. > :23:51.will be picking up. A key north- westerly breeze driving in lots of
:23:51. > :23:57.showers by the afternoon. In between there will be bright spells
:23:57. > :24:01.but heavy showers by the afternoon. High temperatures of 18 in Greater
:24:01. > :24:09.Manchester. Not particularly warm elsewhere for the end of August, 15
:24:09. > :24:15.or 16. By Sunday and Monday, it does look drier. May be brighter.
:24:15. > :24:18.Disappointing temperatures, 14 or 15. Sunday and Monday look to be
:24:18. > :24:24.much better. If you have got plans to take your kids are out and about
:24:24. > :24:31.I have got something for you in Salford. Shaun the Sheep will be
:24:31. > :24:38.holding his Championsheeps at BBC headquarters in Salford Quays.
:24:38. > :24:42.There is a very special Sportsday. You can roll Shirley around. There
:24:42. > :24:47.are some space opera races as well and an obstacle course. And I have
:24:47. > :24:54.been to meet Shaun the Sheep's creator, Nick Park, the man behind
:24:54. > :24:57.Wallace and Gromit. He told me where his ideas came from. One very
:24:57. > :25:04.eccentric inventor and his ever faithful dog, dreamed up by a
:25:04. > :25:08.northern lad who love to draw cartoons. I wanted to make my own
:25:08. > :25:13.puppets and I had this idea about a guy that build so rocket in the
:25:13. > :25:18.basement of his house. A lot of the design and houses are very much
:25:18. > :25:23.references to what I knew as a kid, really, in Preston. My dad used to
:25:23. > :25:29.spend all of his time in the garden shed making things. In a way, he
:25:29. > :25:33.had a similar nature to Wallace. He was not as stupid as him. We had a
:25:33. > :25:37.caravan made completely from scratch, and seven of us went on
:25:37. > :25:42.holiday in it. After making a grand day out with Wallace in the rocket,
:25:42. > :25:44.I realised I had kind of made a film about my dad. And here is
:25:45. > :25:54.another of Nick's creations making his first official appearance in A
:25:55. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:10.Close Shave. It looks OK to me. We will call him Shaun the Sheep.
:26:10. > :26:14.was more popular than Wallace and Gromit, we realised quickly,
:26:14. > :26:18.because he sold more than Wallace and Gromit. Now Shaun the Sheep is
:26:18. > :26:21.very popular in countries as far away as India and China and believe
:26:21. > :26:25.it or nor over 90 million people have played his game online. Let's
:26:25. > :26:30.get kids out, playing the games in reality. And we have got our
:26:30. > :26:39.terrible pun department working on an idea. We decided to have our own
:26:39. > :26:48.Championsheeps and raised the bar a little. Sorry! The cabbage Key p a
:26:48. > :26:57.p, welly throwing, the sack race. Right up your street, Gordon was
:26:57. > :27:04.dog if you want to go to that it starts at 11 o'clock and you don't
:27:04. > :27:08.need a ticket. I like Gromit best. How do you come up with it? Have
:27:08. > :27:13.you noticed that Gromit does not have a mouse? But the expression is
:27:13. > :27:23.there regardless. It is all in the eyebrows. If Shaun the Sheep took
:27:23. > :27:32.part in a high jump, what would you call it? A woolly jumper! Can I go