October 22, 2025 • 15 mins
Watch out! In the series finale the Wildlifers need to help boat captain Expedition Eddie stop a runaway barge that’s travelling very, very slowly towards danger.
Can the gang put all their skills together to stop a very bumpy ending, even Wildcat, who’s terrified of water?
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Production
Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers is a podcast from the National Trust, produced by Fun Kids Radio.
Artwork: (c) Becka Moor
Cast:
Ranger Rae: Katy Schutte
Roxy: Leila Hall
Deer / Wildcat: Hannah Platts
Beaver / Bat: Lloydie James Lloyd
Expedition Eddie: Adam Hodgson
Luca: Stephen Lee
All other characters played by members of the ensemble.
Writer: Aidan Fitzmaurice
Sound design: Chris Stevens
Editing: Adam Stoner
Producers: Lloydie James Lloyd & Adam Stoner
Ideas and resources for the grownups
Explore the UK's canals and rivers
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers
Visit the National Trust's Kids' Podcast website
nationaltrust.org.uk/kids-podcast
Discover more from Fun Kids Radio
www.funkidslive.com/
Be inspired with '50 things to do before you're 11 and 3/4'
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things
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Production
Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers is a podcast from the National Trust, produced by Fun Kids Radio.
Artwork: (c) Becka Moor
Cast:
Ranger Rae: Katy Schutte
Roxy: Leila Hall
Deer / Wildcat: Hannah Platts
Beaver / Bat: Lloydie James Lloyd
Expedition Eddie: Adam Hodgson
Luca: Stephen Lee
All other characters played by members of the ensemble.
Writer: Aidan Fitzmaurice
Sound design: Chris Stevens
Editing: Adam Stoner
Producers: Lloydie James Lloyd & Adam Stoner
Ideas and resources for the grownups
Explore the UK's canals and rivers
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers
Visit the National Trust's Kids' Podcast website
nationaltrust.org.uk/kids-podcast
Discover more from Fun Kids Radio
www.funkidslive.com/
Be inspired with '50 things to do before you're 11 and 3/4'
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things
Learn about UK wildlife
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/nature/wildlife
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Episode Transcript
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OTTER (00:02):
Ah, another beautiful day on the Canal.
No better place for an Otterlike me to relax.
Oh, hiya Duck.
Alright Swan.
How's it going Heron?
So peaceful. So quiet. So...
(00:28):
What? What's that horriblesound?
You're ruining all the peace andquiet, whoever you are.
Looks like a new captain. But Idon't think that lad knows how
to drive a barge at all.
I'm calling for help.
Awooooooo
THEME TUNE VOICEOVER (00:50):
Across the many majestic wild spaces of the
United Kingdom, from woods,wetlands to mountain and heath,
whenever help is needed, oneranger and her animal friends
always answer the call.
SINGERS (01:04):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (01:08):
I can talk to animals. It's a ranger's dream.
SINGERS (01:11):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (01:14):
Say hello to my animal team.
SINGERS (01:17):
With Deer and Fox and Wildcat. Mole and Dragonfly and
Beaver and Bat.
BEAVER (01:24):
Sound the alarm and we'll come running to you.
DEER (01:27):
With our animal powers, we'll know what to do.
SINGERS (01:29):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (01:35):
Come on gang, we're nearly there now.
ROXY (01:37):
I'm so excited to go on a barge, Ranger Rae. It'll be my
first time.
RANGER RAE (01:41):
I thought it would be a nice way to document some
of the animals that live on ourwaterways. Come on, Beaver,
Wildcat. You don't want to getleft behind.
BEAVER (01:49):
Ha! As if I, Super Beaver, could get left behind by
a barge. I could swim fasterthan a barge in my sleep.
WILDCAT (01:57):
Yes, so could I. Do we have to get the barge, Ranger
Rae? Could we just walk alongthe Canal?
BEAVER (02:07):
You're just afraid of getting wet, aren't you,
Wildcat?
WILDCAT (02:10):
Absolutely not. I fear nothing, for I am Wildcat, the
bravest of the Wildlifers.
Ah! What was that?
ROXY (02:20):
Relax, Wildcat. I just threw a stone in the water.
BEAVER (02:24):
Bravest of the Wildlifers, indeed.
RANGER RAE (02:28):
Here's our barge, everybody.
ROXY (02:30):
It's so big. I love it, I love it, I love it.
RANGER RAE (02:34):
Let's go unload our things underneath, shall we? The
captain should be along anyminute now.
ROXY (02:42):
What sort of animals might we see on the Canal, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (02:45):
Ah, that must be the captain now. Lots of different
animals live along the Canal,Roxy. Otters, ducks and swans
and coots.
ROXY (02:53):
What's a coot?
RANGER RAE (02:55):
They're a type of water bird. Black body feathers
with a white head and beak.
ROXY (02:59):
Oh, I know those.
RANGER RAE (03:01):
Kingfishers, herons, maybe even some crayfish.
ROXY (03:04):
Crayfish?
RANGER RAE (03:05):
They belong to the crustacean family. They almost
look like mini lobsters.
ROXY (03:11):
Is the barge supposed to sound like that?
RANGER RAE (03:14):
I don't think so. I'll check with the captain. Is
everything OK up there?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (03:19):
Yeah, yeah, everything's fine. Just fine.
ROXY (03:24):
I recognise that voice.
RANGER RAE (03:27):
Are you sure it's fine?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (03:28):
Yeah, fine. Just fine. Finally, I have it
going now.
OTTER (03:33):
Ah-woo!
ROXY (03:37):
Did you hear that ah-woo?
Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (03:41):
I did. Someone needs our help and it sounds like
they're very close by. Come on.
ROXY (03:48):
It's coming from that Otter in the Canal. What's the
matter Otter?
OTTER (03:51):
There's a problem with your captain.
ALL (03:54):
What?
OTTER (03:55):
I said there's a problem with your captain.
RANGER RAE (03:59):
I think they said there's a problem with our
captain.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:01):
No problem with me, that's for sure. I'm
your captain. Expedition Eddie.
ROXY (04:07):
Expedition Eddie!
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:10):
Ranger Rae! Roxy! What are you doing here?
ROXY (04:13):
We're doing ranger business. So that's what Otter
was trying to warn us about.
RANGER RAE (04:18):
No wonder the boat wouldn't start. Since when are
you a barge Captain Eddie? We'vehad to rescue you so many times
already. Will we have to do itagain?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:27):
I've only been a captain since last week. This
is my first voyage. I hope itgoes well.
ROXY (04:32):
So do we.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:33):
I'm the best barge captain there is. Watch
this. Full speed ahead.
RANGER RAE (04:40):
Eddie, don't.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:41):
Woo! Isn't this amazing? We're going top
speed.
ROXY (04:46):
Top speed on a barge isn't all that speedy, is it?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:49):
And if I want to slow down, all I have to do
is slam on the brakes.
RANGER RAE (04:54):
I don't think a barge has brakes, Eddie.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:56):
Uh-oh.
RANGER RAE (04:56):
Uh-oh?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:57):
Well, if it doesn't have brakes... How do I
stop it?
RANGER RAE (05:01):
I thought that's something a captain would know.
ROXY (05:04):
So we're stuck going at this very slow top speed?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (05:09):
Yes.
ALL (05:10):
Eddie!
ROXY (05:11):
How will we stop the barge before we very slowly crash into
something?
RANGER RAE (05:16):
I'm not sure, but we'd better tell the other
wildlifers the situation. Theymight have some ideas. The most
important thing to remember is,there's no need to panic.
WILDCAT (05:27):
We're doomed! We're doomed!
RANGER RAE (05:31):
Calm down, Wildcat. We're not doomed. We just need
to help the captain find a wayto stop the barge. Captain?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (05:38):
Aye, I'm your captain, Expedition Eddie.
WILDCAT (05:41):
Doomed, I tells ya!
BEAVER (05:45):
Don't worry about Wildcat. They just hate getting
their fur wet. Super Beaver TheWildlifer here, ready to help
any way I can.
WILDCAT (05:53):
And how exactly are you going to help stop a barge?
BEAVER (05:57):
Simple. I gnaw a hole in the bottom of the barge. It
sinks to the bottom of theCanal. We all hold our breath
underwater for 15 minutes untilhelp arrives and... Oh, you
can't hold your breath for 15minutes, can you?
RANGER RAE (06:10):
No!
BEAVER (06:11):
Foiled by my own superpowers once again.
RANGER RAE (06:15):
How did you even get this job, Eddie?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (06:17):
I may have told him I had Captained before,
but it just seemed like such agreat way to spend time in
nature. You know I love spendingtime in nature.
RANGER RAE (06:27):
Yes, but you're not supposed to disturb nature while
you're spending time in nature.
OTTER (06:33):
Hello? Anybody there?
ROXY (06:36):
That sounds like the Otter who called for help. Yes, we're
here. Are you the Otter whoa-hooed?
OTTER (06:42):
Yeah, that was my a-hoo. I thought the captain looked
like he might be in trouble, soI thought, who better to help
than the wildlifers? I didn'trealise you were already on the
boat.
BEAVER (06:53):
Maybe we should a-hoo for help now.
WILDCAT (06:56):
What's the point? We'd only be ah-hoo-ing ourselves.
BEAVER (07:00):
Maybe someone else will hear the ah-hoo.
WILDCAT (07:02):
But nobody else even knows that ah-hoo means help, so
we'd just be ah-hoo-ing tonobody.
RANGER RAE (07:08):
Could everybody please stop saying ah-hoo for a
few minutes? I'm trying to thinkof a plan.
OTTER (07:14):
That's my pal Ducky. He might have an idea. Hello,
Ducky.
DUCK (07:19):
Hello, Otter. Could you get this barge to slow down?
It's hard to keep up.
OTTER (07:24):
It can't slow down. That's the problem.
WILDCAT (07:27):
It doesn't look hard for you to keep up. Looks like
you're swimming along veryrelaxed.
DUCK (07:33):
Oh, believe you me. I might look calm on the surface,
but underneath my legs arekicking like crazy.
OTTER (07:42):
Any ideas on how to stop the barge?
DUCK (07:44):
Have you tried the brakes?
OTTER (07:46):
Doesn't have any.
What's that Swan honking allabout now?
DUCK (07:51):
Swan says, why not throw a rope in the Canal? See if it
catches on to anything solid.
ROXY (07:58):
That might work, Ranger Rae.
RANGER RAE (08:00):
Maybe.
Eddie, do you have any rope?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (08:02):
Of course. I'd hardly make a good captain if I
didn't have rope.
BEAVER (08:07):
Good captains are usually able to stop the barge
too.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (08:10):
I'm learning on the job. Here's some rope,
Ranger Rae.
RANGER RAE (08:14):
Thanks. All right, let's see if it catches
anything.
One, two, three.
WILDCAT (08:20):
It looks like it's caught something already.
RANGER RAE (08:23):
Let's see if it's anything solid.
OTTER (08:24):
Bah, just a shopping trolley. I'm sick of the sight
of those things in our lovelycanals.
RANGER RAE (08:31):
I'll throw the rope in again.
ROXY (08:34):
Why do people throw trolleys in canals, Ranger Ray?
RANGER RAE (08:37):
I think it's just mindless vandalism, Roxy. The
same as when people throw bikesin canals. Oh, seem to have
caught something again. Let'ssee what it is this time.
ROXY (08:47):
It's a bike this time.
OTTER (08:49):
I wish someone would clean up all the bikes and
trolleys on our waterways.
RANGER RAE (08:54):
It's a big job. In Amsterdam, they pull up to
15,000 bikes out of the Canalevery year.
OTTER (08:59):
15,000 bicycles every year?
ROXY (09:04):
What was that sound?
RANGER RAE (09:06):
That's a kingfisher bird. There are loads of
kingfishers around our canalsand waterways.
ROXY (09:11):
Look at those beautiful bright blue and green feathers.
Such beautiful colours.
WILDCAT (09:17):
Yes, such beautiful, delicious, tasty colours.
RANGER RAE (09:24):
Not now, Wildcat.
And here comes a heron, amajestic bird who lives around
waterways like these.
ROXY (09:32):
It's so big.
WILDCAT (09:34):
I don't think that looks quite as delicious as the
nice little kingfisher.
I'll leave the kingfisher alonetoo.
RANGER RAE (09:45):
Look over this side of the barge, a family of coots.
ROXY (09:48):
Oh, they look like ducks with lovely white heads and
beaks.
RANGER RAE (09:52):
You find coots all over these waterways too.
ROXY (09:55):
They're so cute.
OTTER (09:58):
Ah, I love living on the waterways. On the Canal. So many
amazing animals around theplace. So peaceful. So relaxing.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (10:08):
Bad news, everybody. There appears to be
smoke coming from the engine.
RANGER RAE (10:12):
So, Expedition Eddie, what you're telling us is
you can't stop the barge and nowthe engine's on fire.
OTTER (10:19):
That's the long and the short of it, yeah.
ROXY (10:20):
I have an idea, Ranger Rae. Let's call Luca. He might
have a gadget that can help us.
RANGER RAE (10:26):
Great idea, Roxy. Hopefully he can get over here
nice and quick.
LUCA (10:31):
Hi everybody!
ROXY (10:33):
Hi Luca!
LUCA (10:34):
Sorry for barging in like this.
BEAVER (10:38):
Opening with a great joke, that's a strong entrance,
Luca.
LUCA (10:42):
Thanks, Beaver. So, what seems to be the problem?
ROXY (10:45):
Our captain can't stop the barge, and now the engine is on
fire!
LUCA (10:49):
Right, those are some pretty big problems.
RANGER RAE (10:53):
We thought you might have an invention or a gadget
that could help save the day.
LUCA (10:58):
Let me see what I have in my bag.
Here's a kettle that complainsabout being too hot when you
boil it.
KETTLE (11:05):
Oh, please turn me off, would you? It's blooming
roasting in here.
LUCA (11:09):
And here's an electric fork. Ooh, let me try.
ROXY (11:13):
An electric fork? How does that work?
LUCA (11:17):
It doesn't really. It just hurts.
Here's a megaphone that makesyour voice quieter.
MEGAPHONE (11:27):
This one works really well.
LUCA (11:31):
Here's a calculator. That always gets the sum wrong.
WILDCAT (11:34):
Two plus two equals February.
I guess it works.
LUCA (11:40):
That's all the gadgets I have today. Oh, there is one
more, but it's just a treedetector.
RANGER RAE (11:47):
Thanks, Luca. It was worth a try.
BEAVER (11:48):
What was that last one?
LUCA (11:50):
A tree detector. It gives you a readout of all the trees
in the area. What type of tree,the size, the location, trees
that need to be cut down.
BEAVER (11:59):
Let me see that.
Can it tell if there are anytrees that need to be cut down
by the Canal?
LUCA (12:06):
Yep. In fact, it says there's one right up ahead.
BEAVER (12:09):
Aha! I know how to save the day. There's a tree up ahead
that's going to be chopped downsoon, so I'm going to swim ahead
and gnaw it down so it stops ourbarge.
ROXY (12:19):
That's a brilliant idea, Beaver.
OTTER (12:21):
But will that really work? No Beaver could gnaw
through a whole tree that fast.
BEAVER (12:26):
No Beaver except me, Super Beaver. According to the
tree detector, it's right aroundthis corner. Super Beaver, away!
Ah, Super Beaver saves the dayagain. All I have to do is find
the right tree. And there it is.Right, time to get gnawing.
(12:51):
Oh, here comes the barge. Betterhurry.
Almost there. Almost there.And... Timber!
RANGER RAE (13:04):
Looks like Beaver's nearly done.
BEAVER (13:05):
Timber!
ROXY (13:08):
Beaver did it!
RANGER RAE (13:11):
And all those twigs and branches should mean we get
a nice soft landing.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (13:18):
As your captain, I am pleased to
announce the barge has beenstopped.
RANGER RAE (13:24):
Now, promise you won't captain a barge again.
Until you've had loads and loadsof training.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (13:30):
I promise.
BEAVER (13:31):
I'm back!
ROXY (13:33):
Great job, Beaver. You saved us.
RANGER RAE (13:36):
Yes, well done, Beaver. That was some great
wildlife reaction.
OTTER (13:40):
I'm so honoured to see the real Super Beaver in action.
I can't wait to tell all theother otters.
RANGER RAE (13:47):
Let's not forget how Luca helped too.
ALL (13:49):
Oh, yeah! Hooray!
RANGER RAE (13:53):
We would have been in big trouble without your
gadgets over the last few weeks,Luca. That's why I'm making you
our official Wildlifer-Techwhiz.
LUCA (14:01):
Wow, really?
WILDCAT (14:03):
Really, Luca.
ROXY (14:04):
You've dug us out of a lot of holes with your amazing
inventions.
LUCA (14:07):
And there's plenty more where they came from.
WILDCAT (14:10):
Another job well done by all. And the most important
thing is, I didn't get wet.
BEAVER (14:19):
Wildcat, what's that behind you?
WILDCAT (14:21):
Come on, Beaver, as if I'm falling for that one.
BEAVER (14:24):
No, really, there's something crawling right at you.
What?
WILDCAT (14:26):
Really? Where? Ooh, it's a lobster! I'm under attack
by a lobster!Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!
BEAVER (14:35):
I guess Wildcat got wet after all.
RANGER RAE (14:38):
Are you OK, Wildcat?
WILDCAT (14:39):
Where did that lobster come from? I didn't know we had
lobsters in our canals.
RANGER RAE (14:46):
It's not a lobster, it's a crayfish. They're like
mini lobsters, remember?
WILDCAT (14:50):
No!
Someone get me out of the water,quick!
ROXY (14:54):
Sounds like you might need help. What do we say when
someone needs help?
RANGER RAE (14:59):
All together now. Awoo!
WILDCAT (15:02):
Awoo!
RANGER RAE (15:06):
Come on. Let's get Wildcat out so we're ready for
our next adventure.
Ah, another beautiful day on the Canal.
No better place for an Otterlike me to relax.
Oh, hiya Duck.
Alright Swan.
How's it going Heron?
So peaceful. So quiet. So...
(00:28):
What? What's that horriblesound?
You're ruining all the peace andquiet, whoever you are.
Looks like a new captain. But Idon't think that lad knows how
to drive a barge at all.
I'm calling for help.
Awooooooo
THEME TUNE VOICEOVER (00:50):
Across the many majestic wild spaces of the
United Kingdom, from woods,wetlands to mountain and heath,
whenever help is needed, oneranger and her animal friends
always answer the call.
SINGERS (01:04):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (01:08):
I can talk to animals. It's a ranger's dream.
SINGERS (01:11):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (01:14):
Say hello to my animal team.
SINGERS (01:17):
With Deer and Fox and Wildcat. Mole and Dragonfly and
Beaver and Bat.
BEAVER (01:24):
Sound the alarm and we'll come running to you.
DEER (01:27):
With our animal powers, we'll know what to do.
SINGERS (01:29):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (01:35):
Come on gang, we're nearly there now.
ROXY (01:37):
I'm so excited to go on a barge, Ranger Rae. It'll be my
first time.
RANGER RAE (01:41):
I thought it would be a nice way to document some
of the animals that live on ourwaterways. Come on, Beaver,
Wildcat. You don't want to getleft behind.
BEAVER (01:49):
Ha! As if I, Super Beaver, could get left behind by
a barge. I could swim fasterthan a barge in my sleep.
WILDCAT (01:57):
Yes, so could I. Do we have to get the barge, Ranger
Rae? Could we just walk alongthe Canal?
BEAVER (02:07):
You're just afraid of getting wet, aren't you,
Wildcat?
WILDCAT (02:10):
Absolutely not. I fear nothing, for I am Wildcat, the
bravest of the Wildlifers.
Ah! What was that?
ROXY (02:20):
Relax, Wildcat. I just threw a stone in the water.
BEAVER (02:24):
Bravest of the Wildlifers, indeed.
RANGER RAE (02:28):
Here's our barge, everybody.
ROXY (02:30):
It's so big. I love it, I love it, I love it.
RANGER RAE (02:34):
Let's go unload our things underneath, shall we? The
captain should be along anyminute now.
ROXY (02:42):
What sort of animals might we see on the Canal, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (02:45):
Ah, that must be the captain now. Lots of different
animals live along the Canal,Roxy. Otters, ducks and swans
and coots.
ROXY (02:53):
What's a coot?
RANGER RAE (02:55):
They're a type of water bird. Black body feathers
with a white head and beak.
ROXY (02:59):
Oh, I know those.
RANGER RAE (03:01):
Kingfishers, herons, maybe even some crayfish.
ROXY (03:04):
Crayfish?
RANGER RAE (03:05):
They belong to the crustacean family. They almost
look like mini lobsters.
ROXY (03:11):
Is the barge supposed to sound like that?
RANGER RAE (03:14):
I don't think so. I'll check with the captain. Is
everything OK up there?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (03:19):
Yeah, yeah, everything's fine. Just fine.
ROXY (03:24):
I recognise that voice.
RANGER RAE (03:27):
Are you sure it's fine?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (03:28):
Yeah, fine. Just fine. Finally, I have it
going now.
OTTER (03:33):
Ah-woo!
ROXY (03:37):
Did you hear that ah-woo?
Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (03:41):
I did. Someone needs our help and it sounds like
they're very close by. Come on.
ROXY (03:48):
It's coming from that Otter in the Canal. What's the
matter Otter?
OTTER (03:51):
There's a problem with your captain.
ALL (03:54):
What?
OTTER (03:55):
I said there's a problem with your captain.
RANGER RAE (03:59):
I think they said there's a problem with our
captain.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:01):
No problem with me, that's for sure. I'm
your captain. Expedition Eddie.
ROXY (04:07):
Expedition Eddie!
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:10):
Ranger Rae! Roxy! What are you doing here?
ROXY (04:13):
We're doing ranger business. So that's what Otter
was trying to warn us about.
RANGER RAE (04:18):
No wonder the boat wouldn't start. Since when are
you a barge Captain Eddie? We'vehad to rescue you so many times
already. Will we have to do itagain?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:27):
I've only been a captain since last week. This
is my first voyage. I hope itgoes well.
ROXY (04:32):
So do we.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:33):
I'm the best barge captain there is. Watch
this. Full speed ahead.
RANGER RAE (04:40):
Eddie, don't.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:41):
Woo! Isn't this amazing? We're going top
speed.
ROXY (04:46):
Top speed on a barge isn't all that speedy, is it?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:49):
And if I want to slow down, all I have to do
is slam on the brakes.
RANGER RAE (04:54):
I don't think a barge has brakes, Eddie.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:56):
Uh-oh.
RANGER RAE (04:56):
Uh-oh?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (04:57):
Well, if it doesn't have brakes... How do I
stop it?
RANGER RAE (05:01):
I thought that's something a captain would know.
ROXY (05:04):
So we're stuck going at this very slow top speed?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (05:09):
Yes.
ALL (05:10):
Eddie!
ROXY (05:11):
How will we stop the barge before we very slowly crash into
something?
RANGER RAE (05:16):
I'm not sure, but we'd better tell the other
wildlifers the situation. Theymight have some ideas. The most
important thing to remember is,there's no need to panic.
WILDCAT (05:27):
We're doomed! We're doomed!
RANGER RAE (05:31):
Calm down, Wildcat. We're not doomed. We just need
to help the captain find a wayto stop the barge. Captain?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (05:38):
Aye, I'm your captain, Expedition Eddie.
WILDCAT (05:41):
Doomed, I tells ya!
BEAVER (05:45):
Don't worry about Wildcat. They just hate getting
their fur wet. Super Beaver TheWildlifer here, ready to help
any way I can.
WILDCAT (05:53):
And how exactly are you going to help stop a barge?
BEAVER (05:57):
Simple. I gnaw a hole in the bottom of the barge. It
sinks to the bottom of theCanal. We all hold our breath
underwater for 15 minutes untilhelp arrives and... Oh, you
can't hold your breath for 15minutes, can you?
RANGER RAE (06:10):
No!
BEAVER (06:11):
Foiled by my own superpowers once again.
RANGER RAE (06:15):
How did you even get this job, Eddie?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (06:17):
I may have told him I had Captained before,
but it just seemed like such agreat way to spend time in
nature. You know I love spendingtime in nature.
RANGER RAE (06:27):
Yes, but you're not supposed to disturb nature while
you're spending time in nature.
OTTER (06:33):
Hello? Anybody there?
ROXY (06:36):
That sounds like the Otter who called for help. Yes, we're
here. Are you the Otter whoa-hooed?
OTTER (06:42):
Yeah, that was my a-hoo. I thought the captain looked
like he might be in trouble, soI thought, who better to help
than the wildlifers? I didn'trealise you were already on the
boat.
BEAVER (06:53):
Maybe we should a-hoo for help now.
WILDCAT (06:56):
What's the point? We'd only be ah-hoo-ing ourselves.
BEAVER (07:00):
Maybe someone else will hear the ah-hoo.
WILDCAT (07:02):
But nobody else even knows that ah-hoo means help, so
we'd just be ah-hoo-ing tonobody.
RANGER RAE (07:08):
Could everybody please stop saying ah-hoo for a
few minutes? I'm trying to thinkof a plan.
OTTER (07:14):
That's my pal Ducky. He might have an idea. Hello,
Ducky.
DUCK (07:19):
Hello, Otter. Could you get this barge to slow down?
It's hard to keep up.
OTTER (07:24):
It can't slow down. That's the problem.
WILDCAT (07:27):
It doesn't look hard for you to keep up. Looks like
you're swimming along veryrelaxed.
DUCK (07:33):
Oh, believe you me. I might look calm on the surface,
but underneath my legs arekicking like crazy.
OTTER (07:42):
Any ideas on how to stop the barge?
DUCK (07:44):
Have you tried the brakes?
OTTER (07:46):
Doesn't have any.
What's that Swan honking allabout now?
DUCK (07:51):
Swan says, why not throw a rope in the Canal? See if it
catches on to anything solid.
ROXY (07:58):
That might work, Ranger Rae.
RANGER RAE (08:00):
Maybe.
Eddie, do you have any rope?
EXPEDITION EDDIE (08:02):
Of course. I'd hardly make a good captain if I
didn't have rope.
BEAVER (08:07):
Good captains are usually able to stop the barge
too.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (08:10):
I'm learning on the job. Here's some rope,
Ranger Rae.
RANGER RAE (08:14):
Thanks. All right, let's see if it catches
anything.
One, two, three.
WILDCAT (08:20):
It looks like it's caught something already.
RANGER RAE (08:23):
Let's see if it's anything solid.
OTTER (08:24):
Bah, just a shopping trolley. I'm sick of the sight
of those things in our lovelycanals.
RANGER RAE (08:31):
I'll throw the rope in again.
ROXY (08:34):
Why do people throw trolleys in canals, Ranger Ray?
RANGER RAE (08:37):
I think it's just mindless vandalism, Roxy. The
same as when people throw bikesin canals. Oh, seem to have
caught something again. Let'ssee what it is this time.
ROXY (08:47):
It's a bike this time.
OTTER (08:49):
I wish someone would clean up all the bikes and
trolleys on our waterways.
RANGER RAE (08:54):
It's a big job. In Amsterdam, they pull up to
15,000 bikes out of the Canalevery year.
OTTER (08:59):
15,000 bicycles every year?
ROXY (09:04):
What was that sound?
RANGER RAE (09:06):
That's a kingfisher bird. There are loads of
kingfishers around our canalsand waterways.
ROXY (09:11):
Look at those beautiful bright blue and green feathers.
Such beautiful colours.
WILDCAT (09:17):
Yes, such beautiful, delicious, tasty colours.
RANGER RAE (09:24):
Not now, Wildcat.
And here comes a heron, amajestic bird who lives around
waterways like these.
ROXY (09:32):
It's so big.
WILDCAT (09:34):
I don't think that looks quite as delicious as the
nice little kingfisher.
I'll leave the kingfisher alonetoo.
RANGER RAE (09:45):
Look over this side of the barge, a family of coots.
ROXY (09:48):
Oh, they look like ducks with lovely white heads and
beaks.
RANGER RAE (09:52):
You find coots all over these waterways too.
ROXY (09:55):
They're so cute.
OTTER (09:58):
Ah, I love living on the waterways. On the Canal. So many
amazing animals around theplace. So peaceful. So relaxing.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (10:08):
Bad news, everybody. There appears to be
smoke coming from the engine.
RANGER RAE (10:12):
So, Expedition Eddie, what you're telling us is
you can't stop the barge and nowthe engine's on fire.
OTTER (10:19):
That's the long and the short of it, yeah.
ROXY (10:20):
I have an idea, Ranger Rae. Let's call Luca. He might
have a gadget that can help us.
RANGER RAE (10:26):
Great idea, Roxy. Hopefully he can get over here
nice and quick.
LUCA (10:31):
Hi everybody!
ROXY (10:33):
Hi Luca!
LUCA (10:34):
Sorry for barging in like this.
BEAVER (10:38):
Opening with a great joke, that's a strong entrance,
Luca.
LUCA (10:42):
Thanks, Beaver. So, what seems to be the problem?
ROXY (10:45):
Our captain can't stop the barge, and now the engine is on
fire!
LUCA (10:49):
Right, those are some pretty big problems.
RANGER RAE (10:53):
We thought you might have an invention or a gadget
that could help save the day.
LUCA (10:58):
Let me see what I have in my bag.
Here's a kettle that complainsabout being too hot when you
boil it.
KETTLE (11:05):
Oh, please turn me off, would you? It's blooming
roasting in here.
LUCA (11:09):
And here's an electric fork. Ooh, let me try.
ROXY (11:13):
An electric fork? How does that work?
LUCA (11:17):
It doesn't really. It just hurts.
Here's a megaphone that makesyour voice quieter.
MEGAPHONE (11:27):
This one works really well.
LUCA (11:31):
Here's a calculator. That always gets the sum wrong.
WILDCAT (11:34):
Two plus two equals February.
I guess it works.
LUCA (11:40):
That's all the gadgets I have today. Oh, there is one
more, but it's just a treedetector.
RANGER RAE (11:47):
Thanks, Luca. It was worth a try.
BEAVER (11:48):
What was that last one?
LUCA (11:50):
A tree detector. It gives you a readout of all the trees
in the area. What type of tree,the size, the location, trees
that need to be cut down.
BEAVER (11:59):
Let me see that.
Can it tell if there are anytrees that need to be cut down
by the Canal?
LUCA (12:06):
Yep. In fact, it says there's one right up ahead.
BEAVER (12:09):
Aha! I know how to save the day. There's a tree up ahead
that's going to be chopped downsoon, so I'm going to swim ahead
and gnaw it down so it stops ourbarge.
ROXY (12:19):
That's a brilliant idea, Beaver.
OTTER (12:21):
But will that really work? No Beaver could gnaw
through a whole tree that fast.
BEAVER (12:26):
No Beaver except me, Super Beaver. According to the
tree detector, it's right aroundthis corner. Super Beaver, away!
Ah, Super Beaver saves the dayagain. All I have to do is find
the right tree. And there it is.Right, time to get gnawing.
(12:51):
Oh, here comes the barge. Betterhurry.
Almost there. Almost there.And... Timber!
RANGER RAE (13:04):
Looks like Beaver's nearly done.
BEAVER (13:05):
Timber!
ROXY (13:08):
Beaver did it!
RANGER RAE (13:11):
And all those twigs and branches should mean we get
a nice soft landing.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (13:18):
As your captain, I am pleased to
announce the barge has beenstopped.
RANGER RAE (13:24):
Now, promise you won't captain a barge again.
Until you've had loads and loadsof training.
EXPEDITION EDDIE (13:30):
I promise.
BEAVER (13:31):
I'm back!
ROXY (13:33):
Great job, Beaver. You saved us.
RANGER RAE (13:36):
Yes, well done, Beaver. That was some great
wildlife reaction.
OTTER (13:40):
I'm so honoured to see the real Super Beaver in action.
I can't wait to tell all theother otters.
RANGER RAE (13:47):
Let's not forget how Luca helped too.
ALL (13:49):
Oh, yeah! Hooray!
RANGER RAE (13:53):
We would have been in big trouble without your
gadgets over the last few weeks,Luca. That's why I'm making you
our official Wildlifer-Techwhiz.
LUCA (14:01):
Wow, really?
WILDCAT (14:03):
Really, Luca.
ROXY (14:04):
You've dug us out of a lot of holes with your amazing
inventions.
LUCA (14:07):
And there's plenty more where they came from.
WILDCAT (14:10):
Another job well done by all. And the most important
thing is, I didn't get wet.
BEAVER (14:19):
Wildcat, what's that behind you?
WILDCAT (14:21):
Come on, Beaver, as if I'm falling for that one.
BEAVER (14:24):
No, really, there's something crawling right at you.
What?
WILDCAT (14:26):
Really? Where? Ooh, it's a lobster! I'm under attack
by a lobster!Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!
BEAVER (14:35):
I guess Wildcat got wet after all.
RANGER RAE (14:38):
Are you OK, Wildcat?
WILDCAT (14:39):
Where did that lobster come from? I didn't know we had
lobsters in our canals.
RANGER RAE (14:46):
It's not a lobster, it's a crayfish. They're like
mini lobsters, remember?
WILDCAT (14:50):
No!
Someone get me out of the water,quick!
ROXY (14:54):
Sounds like you might need help. What do we say when
someone needs help?
RANGER RAE (14:59):
All together now. Awoo!
WILDCAT (15:02):
Awoo!
RANGER RAE (15:06):
Come on. Let's get Wildcat out so we're ready for
our next adventure.
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