Episode 1

The first of nine special shows in which Blue Peter tours the country following the Olympic torch relay, bringing children the ultimate guide to get them in the mood for the Olympic Games. Legendary Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave joins presenters Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood in front of a crowd of 1,000 children in Caerphilly, South Wales. There is a guide to hurdles from British Olympic hopeful Dai Greene, an exclusive premiere of an Olympic Horrible Histories sketch, and the first in a series of celebrity Olympic challenges.