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00:00Let's play, do-do-do-do-do, let's play, do-do-do-do-do-do, let's play, let's have an adventure, hooray, do-do-do-do-do-do, let's play!
00:11Who could we be today? What could we do? I'd like to drive a racing car or fly to the moon.
00:20I could be a firefighter, a farmer or a vet, a knight in shiny armour, or I could be a chef.
00:29Let's play, do-do-do-do-do, let's play, do-do-do-do-do-do, let's play, let's have an adventure, hooray, do-do-do-do-do-do, let's play!
00:41Sid? Goal! Yes, I scored! Oh, really great! But Sid, have you seen the bath plug? The bath plug? What do you mean this?
00:56Oh yes, what have you been doing with it? Well, playing ice hockey, of course. Well, can I have it, please?
01:01Yeah, of course you can, but why? Well, to stop the water running out of the bath.
01:06Well, what am I going to use as my puck? Puck? What's a puck? Well, ice hockey players use a stick and a puck to play with.
01:14So, without a puck it's like playing football without a ball or a flip without a flop. Or a bath without a plug.
01:20Maybe I could use a soap instead, that's slippery and slidy. Oh yes, I've got, oh actually no, I'm going to need that too.
01:25This is getting serious. How am I ever going to be an ice hockey champ if I can't practice with a puck?
01:29And how will I get clean if I don't have a bath? Don't worry, Sid, we'll think of something.
01:35Yeah, but what? Hold on, Sid, it's time! Great!
01:45It's time to play! Whose turn is it today? Let it be me! Let it be me! Me! Me!
01:54Let it be me! Let it be me! Me! Let it be me!
02:01Could it be me?
02:02Let it be me! Let it be me! I really, really, really, really hope that it's me!
02:09Let, let, let, let. Let, let, let it be me!
02:13Let it be me! Let it be me! I really, really, really, really hope that it's me!
02:20Could it be me? Could it be me?
02:24It's me! Yes, it's me! Yes, it's me! I'm really, really, really, really happy! It's me!
02:34Look, there's the dressing up group!
02:38Let's play!
02:39So what are we going to play?
02:42Let's find out!
02:44So, a cooler outfit, a sea captain's hat, an animal feet? I don't think so. Let's try again!
02:57Well now, this time I've got on a big heavy coat, a funny looking hat and a pair of boots.
03:04I look like some old-fashioned sailor. But what do you think we're playing today?
03:08I know! We're playing sea captains from the olden days. So what do we need to know?
03:15First of all, Rebecca, sea captains in the olden days used special instruments called sextants
03:21to find out where they were in the sea.
03:25Sea captains used the wind to power their ships.
03:28They could change direction by adjusting the sails and turning the big sail.
03:34And lastly, Rebecca, sea captains sometimes got their crews to sing special songs called shanties.
03:42So they all worked to the same rhythm.
03:45Okay, so that's what we need to remember. And do we need anything else?
03:52Hmm.
03:54Okay, so that's what we need to remember. And do we need anything else?
04:01Hmm.
04:03What's this?
04:06A piece of paper with lines on it.
04:09Well, I haven't got a clue what this is, but I guess it'll come in handy.
04:13Okay, we've got everything we need. Let's go!
04:19Hey Sid, can you get on with playing today?
04:21Ha ha ha! Are you playing pirates by any chance? Ha ha ha!
04:25No, way better than that! We're playing sea captains from the olden days!
04:30Oh, wow! Does that mean you get to sail your own ship?
04:33I hope so!
04:34Oh, lucky! Well, while you're gone, I'm going to carry on practising my ice hockey.
04:37Not with my bath sponge, you're not!
04:39Really? Oh, I guess I'll have to find something else.
04:42Well, good luck, Captain Rebecca!
04:44Thanks very much! See ya!
04:46Bye!
04:47Come on, let's play sea captains!
04:52Whoa!
04:54Ooh!
04:55Ha ha ha!
05:01So, where are we?
05:04Oh, it looks like a harbour.
05:07A very old one.
05:09Argh! You look like a catten!
05:11Well, hello there! Lovely to meet you.
05:14I'm Rebecca.
05:16I mean, yes, I am a proper sea catten.
05:20Captain Rebecca at your service.
05:23Argh!
05:25Then you must be the new captain of the Neptune, Captain Rebecca.
05:28Oh, I suppose I must.
05:30What is the Neptune?
05:32Oh, the Neptune, Captain! Only the finest ship to set sail across the ocean.
05:36It only leaks on a Thursday.
05:38And you're in luck, because it's Friday.
05:40It's over there!
05:42Oh, that is beautiful!
05:44Is that my ship?
05:46Yes, indeed. You are its catten.
05:49The ship Neptune shall set sail after all.
05:52Hey, boys! We've got a new catten!
05:54Argh!
05:56Oh, ha ha ha! Oh, great!
05:58So, what happened to the old captain, then?
06:00Oh, er, he decided not to come.
06:02But that's a long story, and we've got so little time.
06:05It's time for us to go.
06:07My name's Richard Moby. I'm the ship's boatswain.
06:10But you can call me Dick.
06:12Oh, OK, Dick.
06:14What does a boatswain do exactly?
06:16Well, he takes care of the sails, of course.
06:18Now, we've got a whole load of fish
06:20that we've got to get across the ocean to the port of Old Big Town.
06:24And we need to do it really fast.
06:26Oh, what's the rush?
06:28Have you ever smelt fish that's gone off?
06:30No.
06:32Well, it's like the worst smell in the world. Only worse!
06:34Oh, well, let's not hang around, then.
06:36Let's climb aboard!
06:39Right!
06:43Ooh!
06:45They really do stink!
06:47Thanks a lot, Dick!
06:49Let's play!
06:55Welcome aboard the Neptune, Captain.
06:58Shall I give you a quick tour? Port or starboard?
07:01Port or what, sorry? What does that mean?
07:03Port is left, starboard is right!
07:05Everyone knows that, Captain!
07:08Of course they do!
07:10Just testing you, young Dick!
07:13There's the lookout up there in a crow's nest.
07:15Hello, up there!
07:17Have you laid any eggs yet?
07:20Eggs, you know, in a nest.
07:23It's a joke. Never mind.
07:25Right, well, I think that's everyone on board, Captain.
07:28Oh, hold on. Where's Chester?
07:30Chester? Chester, the ship's cat.
07:32I can't set sail without him.
07:34Chester! Chester!
07:36Oh. Ah, there he is.
07:39Good boy, Chester.
07:41Chester, leave that fish alone!
07:43Ooh, Captain, that fish is beginning to pong.
07:46Yes, it smells well and truly off.
07:48Well, at least it can't get any worse.
07:50No, you're right. Well, that's everyone, present and correct, Captain.
07:53OK, then, so which way are we headed, young Dick?
07:56Right, well, we need to drop the fish off at Old Big Town.
07:59I'll show you on the chart. I've got it here somewhere.
08:02Oh, I haven't actually got a chart.
08:04Oh, right. What does this chart look like, Dick?
08:07Like a long, rolled-up scroll of paper.
08:10Hmm.
08:12Oh, maybe he means this.
08:14Does it look anything like this?
08:16Ah, that'll be it. Good work, Captain.
08:23So, what does the red rectangle mean?
08:25Oh, that, Captain.
08:28It's the barracuda rectangle.
08:34So, what is that, then?
08:36It is a place, they say, full of sea monsters.
08:39Bigger than houses, some say.
08:41They even chase after ships.
08:43You'd have to be bonkers to go through there!
08:47As mad as a box of cannonballs.
08:50And that's exactly the way we're going!
08:52What?! Oh, no wonder the other captain didn't want to come.
08:55Right, Captain, it's time to set sail. Take the helm.
08:58Pardon? The helm!
09:00The steering wheel. Oh, right, yes, of course.
09:03Here we go, then.
09:05We're going!
09:11Let's play!
09:21A fiddly diddly dee, Rebecca went to sea.
09:25I've been down below, Captain, and it's not looking good.
09:28Why? What's wrong?
09:30Ma'am, you know you said it couldn't smell any worse?
09:32Yes. It does!
09:34We really need to get the fish to Big Town soon.
09:36Are we going the right way?
09:38Yes, Boatswain. We're heading towards the horizon.
09:41Old Big Town should be over there.
09:43Steady as she goes.
09:45Are you sure, Captain?
09:46As sure as a captain on their first day at sea
09:48with no previous experience can be.
09:50That's not good.
09:53Hmm. I guess I'd better check where we're going.
09:56But I have no idea where we are.
09:59It all looks the same to me.
10:01How can I tell which way to go?
10:04Oh, I remember, do you?
10:06Sea captains in the olden days
10:08used a special instrument called a sextant
10:11to find out where they were in the sea.
10:13Boatswain, a sextant, please!
10:16Here you are, Captain, and you'll need a compass.
10:19Thanks very much.
10:22OK, so, if we look through here,
10:25line it up with the horizon,
10:28find the sun...
10:31Ah!
10:33So, that means we are here.
10:37Now, check the compass.
10:39That means we're heading in this direction.
10:43Oh, no!
10:45That means we're heading towards the...
10:47Barracuda Rectangle!
10:52Let's play!
10:55Phew-wee!
10:57I feel like I've been at sea for weeks and weeks.
11:00Lunchtime, Captain!
11:02Have you enjoyed your first morning at sea?
11:04I have, Boatswain.
11:06So, what's on the menu? Please say it isn't fish.
11:09Ha-ha-ha! No, ma'am, chef's special.
11:12Is that someone's shoe?
11:14No, it's yummy salt beef.
11:16Hmm.
11:18Do you have anything else on board to eat, please?
11:20Erm, we've got some biscuits, Captain.
11:22Oh, I love biscuits!
11:25Once I start, I can't stop!
11:27Help yourself.
11:29Ooh! Yum! Biscuits!
11:32I've had those for 15 years.
11:34It's amazing how long they stay fresh.
11:37As fresh as a pair of pirates' pants.
11:41So, it's all looking good out there now, Captain?
11:43Good, good.
11:45Sea monster ahoy!
11:47A sea monster?!
11:49That's what I said!
11:51Let me see.
11:56There it is!
11:58Leaping limpets! It's heading straight towards us!
12:00Don't worry, boys!
12:02Captain Rebecca will keep us safe from sea monsters!
12:04Hurrah!
12:06Will I?
12:08Oh, yes! Yes, I will!
12:11But hold on!
12:13The wind is blowing us closer towards the sea monster.
12:16We need to change direction.
12:18But how do we do that?
12:21Oh, hold on!
12:23I remember to you!
12:25Sea captains change direction
12:27by adjusting the sails and turning the helm.
12:29That's what we need to do.
12:31Move the sails, Bosun!
12:33Aye, aye, Captain!
12:35Now let's turn this wheel as hard as we can.
12:37We need to change direction and fast.
12:42Yes, that should do it!
12:46Ah, we've done it!
12:48We're moving away from it.
12:50Hold on, though!
12:52Now it's coming after us!
12:54It's coming this way!
12:56Sea monster still ahoy!
12:58What are we going to do, Captain?
13:00I can't make the Neptune go any faster.
13:02It's closing, Captain, and fast!
13:06Hang on a minute.
13:08That's no sea monster.
13:10It's a whale!
13:12A what?
13:14A whale. You know, big mammal,
13:16swims in the sea, blows at its spout.
13:18It's a whale. Don't worry.
13:20They're really, really friendly.
13:22Well, Captain, I do believe
13:24you've solved the mystery
13:26of the barracuda rectangle.
13:28It's all right, boys.
13:30It's not a sea monster. It's a whale!
13:32Hurrah!
13:34Now then, let's get this fish
13:36to the port of Old Big Town
13:38before it gets any older.
13:40Oh, the fish.
13:42Well, there's good news and there's bad news, Captain.
13:44What's the good news?
13:46That's the bad news, Captain.
13:48The cat's eating it!
13:50Chester, you're going to have a very bad tummy ache later.
13:54Land ahoy!
13:56It's Old Big Town, Captain.
13:58Oh, brilliant. Well done, crew.
14:00Good work.
14:02Hang on a minute.
14:04We've stopped moving.
14:06Squirming starfish.
14:08The wind's out of my sails.
14:10Well, if there's no wind in the sails,
14:12we won't be moving anywhere.
14:14We've got to get that fish to dry land.
14:16There's only one thing for it.
14:18Into the rowing boat!
14:20Let's play!
14:22Right, I think we're all aboard.
14:24Aye, ma'am.
14:26Did you pack the fish?
14:28Yes, ma'am. It's by my feet.
14:30Oh, so it is.
14:32Where's Chester?
14:34He's leaning over the side.
14:36I think he's regretting having that large, fishy lunch.
14:38Oh, dear.
14:40OK, are we ready, crew?
14:42Let's row this boat to harbour.
14:44Yes, Captain.
14:46Here we go.
14:48Let's go.
14:50There we go.
14:52Good work.
14:54Hold on, Captain.
14:56What?
14:58This isn't going well.
15:00Isn't it? Why?
15:02We aren't actually moving.
15:04Aren't we?
15:06Oh, no, so we aren't.
15:08OK, leave this to me.
15:10Yes, Captain.
15:12If we're going to get this boat to harbour,
15:14we're all going to have to work together as a team.
15:16Is that understood?
15:18Yes, Captain.
15:20OK, then. Here we go.
15:22All together now, and row!
15:24Row!
15:26And row!
15:28Hang on. Hold on.
15:30Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
15:32It's still not working.
15:34We're still not rowing together.
15:36So we're still not going anywhere.
15:38Aye. We're doing our best, Captain,
15:40but we can't seem to row the same way at the same time.
15:42Oh, no.
15:44We'll never get to Old Big Town unless we can all row together.
15:46But how can we do that?
15:48Oh, I remember.
15:50Do you?
15:52Sea captains used to get their crew
15:54to sing special songs called shanties
15:56so they could all row to the same rhythm.
16:00That's what we need to do.
16:02OK, everyone, we're all going to sing a song
16:04so we can all row to the same rhythm.
16:06Is that understood?
16:08Yes, Captain.
16:10Right, then. So what can we sing?
16:12Um...
16:14Oh, I know. I've got it.
16:16OK, people, from the top.
16:18We're sailors on the sea.
16:20We're sailors on the sea.
16:22All together now.
16:24We're sailors on the sea.
16:26We're sailors on the sea.
16:28We're sailors on the sea.
16:30We're sailors on the sea.
16:32We're sailors on the sea.
16:34We're sailors on the sea.
16:36We're sailors on the sea.
16:38We're sailors on the sea.
16:40That's it!
16:42We've made it to Old Big Town.
16:44Well done, everyone!
16:46Three cheers for the captain!
16:48Hip, hip! Hurrah! Hip, hip! Hurrah!
16:50Hip, hip! Hurrah!
16:52Thank you. Thank you so much, everyone.
16:54Good news, Bosun.
16:56You'll be able to offload that fish now.
16:58That's a relief, ma'am.
17:00Phew! We made it.
17:02We could never have done it without remembering
17:04everything we needed to know.
17:06Sea captains used sextants
17:08to find out where they were in the sea.
17:10They could change direction
17:12by moving the sails
17:14and turning the wheel.
17:16And sometimes they sang special songs
17:18called shanties,
17:20so they all worked to the same rhythm.
17:22We're sailors on the sea.
17:28I think it's time we went home.
17:30Bye, everyone!
17:32It's been great fun sailing the seas with you.
17:34Bye, gang!
17:44Let's play!
17:46And we all sang together
17:48and we managed to row all the way into port.
17:50And when we arrived, even Chester the cat looked pleased.
17:52That sounds like great fun.
17:54Oh, it was.
17:56But I'm going to need a relaxing bath
17:58after all that adventure.
18:00Oh, hold on. What have you been using as a pack?
18:02Um...
18:04This duck is really good at sliding around.
18:06Um, I'm going to need that for my bath.
18:08Oh, not again.
18:10So what am I going to use?
18:12Don't worry, I've got just the thing.
18:14It's perfect!
18:16What's this?
18:18It's a ship's biscuit,
18:20but it's not like any other biscuit you've eaten before.
18:22Right shape, right size.
18:24Rock hard.
18:26Great!
18:28Playing sea captains was great fun.
18:30What do you like to play?
18:32Let's play!
18:34I like to play doctors.
18:36I use my stethoscope
18:38like this.
18:40I love playing athletics.
18:42I always win gold.
18:46I like to play
18:48clowns
18:50and pull silly faces
18:52like this.
18:56Yeah!
19:00It's fun to play.
19:02Start playing today.
19:04Let's play.
19:06Let's play.
19:08Let's play.
19:10Let's have an adventure.
19:12Hooray!