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00:27This is a production of WGBH.
00:35Welcome, Watchers of Illusion, to the Castle of Confusion.
00:40Phase across time with us once more, for this is the age of adventure.
00:46I, Treyguard, master of the dungeon, give you audience.
00:51Watch now, you armchair adventurers,
00:55while others, braver than yourselves, challenge the secrets of my lair.
01:00A quest is now in progress, so here's a progress report.
01:06Through the threat of spear-points bright came Simon, who's from Heckmund Wyke.
01:12But when they met a dungeon terror, his helpmates went and made an error.
01:16And there, with Dungeoneer in plight, the silly boys turned off the light.
01:20They perish, or, though what a pity, it does help rhyme this awful ditty.
01:28From Portsmouth, then, came Dan and Chums, and Danny Boy is going guns.
01:34Already he has dodged the worm, and even made a stomach turn.
01:39But in level two, via Exit Rude, Danny is dangerously short of food.
01:46Now, time turns, the fire burns, time out, he's gone, the quest is on.
01:54Team, this is a level two guard.
01:57Excessively vulgar and potentially deadly if you don't deal with him properly.
02:02Despite his hostility, he could help you if you're wit enough to convert him to your cause.
02:08You must challenge him by saying, I challenge.
02:12Ritual combat is a gain by riddle, but he can't harm you until you've failed.
02:18Okay, Danny, say I challenge.
02:20I challenge.
02:21Challenge accepted!
02:24Listen, dung face!
02:27For I have riddles of different times, of different legends.
02:32Three riddles of I, and truth I seek.
02:36One truth will pass you, two may aid, three commands me.
02:43Fail thrice, and we'll have you for breakfast.
02:50Metaphorically speaking, of course, I'd never actually eat anything that looks as sickly as you.
02:56Right.
02:57Are you ready?
02:59Just say yes.
03:00Yes.
03:00And here is my first.
03:03Those noble priests that wore this holy cloth were not allowed by oath to shed your blood.
03:12Instead, a club they used to crush and maim.
03:19This weapon, I would know its name.
03:22Staff?
03:23Is it a staff?
03:24Or was it a cloth?
03:25You want to know his weapon.
03:27Is it a staff?
03:28Staff.
03:29Okay, Danny, say staff.
03:31Staff.
03:33False hood.
03:34Mace was the truth I sought.
03:38Here is my second.
03:42Fair of face, yet scarcely human.
03:46They've magic, yet no evil spells.
03:50Green of garb and forest ruling.
03:53Who are the dwellers of the dells?
03:56Elf.
03:57Danny, say elf.
03:59Elf.
03:59Truth accepted.
04:02Here is my third.
04:04Come on.
04:06Through centuries, the frozen giant crawls.
04:10No eye can trace his moving, yet he scars the very surface of the world.
04:16Name this force of nature.
04:20Think of a block of ice, team.
04:24Glacier.
04:25Glacier.
04:25Glacier.
04:26Glacier.
04:26Try Glacier.
04:27Glacier.
04:28Truth accepted.
04:31Two's the score.
04:34Dung face.
04:36Stone head.
04:39You can help yourself to some grub.
04:41Come on, Danny.
04:42Forwards to the table.
04:43Oh, he's handing you the bread.
04:44Okay, take the bread.
04:45Take the bread.
04:45And eat it, please.
04:46Put it in the bag.
04:48Yes.
04:49Thank goodness.
04:50And you can pass on.
04:52Okay, Danny.
04:53So thank you.
04:54And I'll give you a spell that's been hanging around here for years.
05:00As magic goes, it's what you might call heavy, but a bit pasty.
05:06Anyway, the name of the spell's anvil.
05:10Got it?
05:11Yes.
05:12Yes, thank you.
05:13Right.
05:13I'm off to have a sulk now.
05:15I don't like losing.
05:17Especially that I like, say, you.
05:19Where do I go now?
05:20Um, walk, start walking forward, Danny.
05:22Forwards.
05:22Forwards, Danny.
05:23Keep going forward.
05:24No, stop, stop, stop.
05:25Turn right.
05:27Just, just, no, too much.
05:29Turn back, left.
05:29At least a little bit.
05:30Right, forwards.
05:31Forward, Danny.
05:32Start left.
05:34Forward.
05:34Forward.
05:37Where am I now?
05:38In a large room, Daniel.
05:40There's two doors and a man standing with a large two-handed sword.
05:44Ah, so it's you again.
05:47Oh, no.
05:51Well, this time, I'm ready for you.
05:54A, N, M, I, L, L.
05:55You've used up all your magic, so now it's time for Gumboyle's Revenge.
06:01Oh, no.
06:03Not again.
06:05I don't believe it.
06:08Dispel.
06:10N, V, I, L, A.
06:17Now walk forward, Daniel.
06:18Just keep on walking forward.
06:19No, stop, stop.
06:21Take a side step to right.
06:23Continue, honey.
06:24Okay, walk forward.
06:28Where am I?
06:29Listen very carefully, team.
06:31This is obviously a clue room where there be objects of interest.
06:35Your life force energy is still healthy.
06:38Choose wisely without undue haste.
06:42Okay, Danny, there are some steps ahead of you, so you'll have to walk very reasonable speed.
06:48Okay, take one step forward.
06:49Without undue haste.
06:51Stop.
06:52You're in front of the first step.
06:53Okay, there's one step, so take one foot forward.
06:55Take one foot forward.
06:57And there's another step ahead of you now.
06:59Yeah, I can see some of them.
07:01Okay, yeah, take down the steps.
07:03Slowly.
07:04Keep it going slow.
07:05Very carefully.
07:08Now start walking forward.
07:09But not too fast.
07:12Large fish and grapes.
07:14Oh, you need grapes.
07:15Stop, stop, stop, stop.
07:18Turn right and walk forward.
07:21There's a table.
07:22Get around the back of the table.
07:23Okay, get around to the back of the table.
07:25Right, can you see the objects on it?
07:27Yeah.
07:27Right, take the grapes and eat them.
07:31Something fishy here.
07:33There should be only one food object on the table.
07:36Stop, stop, take, um, something's poisonous or something.
07:41Grapes, take the grapes.
07:42Take the grapes.
07:43Wait a minute, wait a minute.
07:44Wait a second.
07:45Um, first of all, should we take the egg timer?
07:50First of all, what should we take?
07:51Yeah.
07:52Yes, egg timer?
07:53Wait a second.
07:54Wait a second.
07:55Should we take two objects and then decide what we're taking?
07:57Well, we've got to decide out of this food because one of them is fishy.
08:02Fishy.
08:03Hang on.
08:03The grapes, the grapes.
08:05Take the grapes.
08:06No.
08:07Yes, take the grapes.
08:08How is he going to eat?
08:08No, wait a second.
08:09Take the grapes.
08:09Wait, Danny.
08:10How is he going to eat a raw fish?
08:12Precisely.
08:13Take the grapes.
08:13Oh, yeah.
08:15Okay, take the grapes.
08:16Put the grapes in your bag, Danny.
08:17Come on, team your life force clock is moving.
08:20Take the grapes, Danny.
08:21Take the grapes, Danny.
08:23Okay, um, egg timer?
08:25Um, the egg timer.
08:26Danny, the egg timer.
08:28Oh, no, wait.
08:30What can we use an egg timer for?
08:32Some sort of timing, but it might come in useful.
08:34But a fish could be used for something else.
08:38The key in the fish, then?
08:40I'm not sure.
08:40No, I reckon it should be the key.
08:41Take the key, Danny.
08:43Take the key.
08:44No.
08:44Um...
08:45Hey!
08:45Hey!
08:45Put me down!
08:47Put down the key, Danny.
08:48Put me down!
08:49What do you think you are, just picking people up like that in your great big grubby hands?
08:53Sorry.
08:53So sorry.
08:54Um...
08:55Sorry.
08:55Pick up the...
08:56I should think so, too!
08:58Hey, listen up, dumbhead.
09:00I'm Casper.
09:01Casper the key.
09:02That's me.
09:04Merlin made me like this because he kept losing me.
09:07Hey, what's your name, then?
09:09Answer him.
09:10Danny.
09:11Hmm, nice name, that.
09:13Not as good as Casper, though.
09:16Well, Danny, I suppose now you've found me, you might as well take me for a ride.
09:21Yeah, go on, Danny.
09:22Just take him up.
09:22Take him.
09:23Hey, but for goodness sake, carry me carefully and don't go dropping me somewhere dark and dangerous
09:28where I won't ever be found.
09:30Hey, hey, Danny.
09:32What?
09:32You'd better hurry now for time is not on your side.
09:36Unless...
09:36Unless, of course, with time in hand...
09:40Yeah, take the end timer, Daniel.
09:42All right.
09:43Daniel.
09:43Which way?
09:44That way, it's just a left hand.
09:45Two doors.
09:46Okay, left turn, Daniel.
09:48And start walking forwards.
09:49Is that...
09:50Stop, stop.
09:51Is that an exit?
09:52No, it doesn't look as...
09:54Right, turn around a hundred and eighty degrees, Daniel.
09:56It's not walking forwards.
09:58Forwards.
09:59Stop.
10:00Sidestep to your right a couple of times.
10:03Okay, and forwards again.
10:07Where am I?
10:09Daniel, you're in a room with five arches at the far wall.
10:13There is a key lock flashing in the arches.
10:18Speak to Casper and ask him if he recognises any of these locks.
10:22Casper, do you recognise any of the locks?
10:24Hey, look, it's the old moving keyhole.
10:27I can do this.
10:28I can do this.
10:30Hey, listen up, fumble fingers.
10:32If you want to beat the clock, just hold me up before the lock.
10:36Okay, hold him up before...
10:38Walk forward.
10:39Get a move on.
10:40Quick, Danny.
10:41Stop, stop, stop.
10:43Now hold your key up.
10:45Sidestep.
10:46Hey.
10:46Sidestep to your right.
10:47By the way.
10:49By the way, Danny.
10:50Yeah?
10:51You might like to know what happens if you accidentally or deliberately go through one of the doors that isn't
10:55locked.
10:56And the answer is...
10:58Search me.
11:00But I don't think it's a very good idea.
11:05Look, go to your left.
11:06Go to your left, Danny.
11:08Go to your right.
11:09No, wait.
11:10Go to your left.
11:11Go to your left, Danny.
11:12Go...
11:12Go right.
11:14Right.
11:17Left, Danny.
11:18Left, left.
11:19Go quick.
11:20Go quick.
11:21Right, right.
11:23Go, you've got to move quick, Danny, Danny.
11:26Straight in front of you as well.
11:28Oh, Danny.
11:29Quick, quick.
11:29Straight in front of you again.
11:30Go on.
11:32Stay where you are, Danny.
11:33Hold it up, quick.
11:34Hold it up.
11:36Hold it, Danny.
11:37You've got to hold us up high.
11:38Higher, Danny.
11:38You're too short high.
11:39Really high.
11:39Someone stepped your left, Danny.
11:40Hold us up, really.
11:41Oh, Danny.
11:42Look.
11:42Stay there, Danny.
11:44Go through now.
11:45Go on.
11:45Go through now.
11:46Go through.
11:48Go on.
11:50You're in some sort of room, Daniel.
11:51There's a large chair in there, and there's books and glasses and things like that on the shelves.
11:58Ask Casper if he recognises the room, Daniel.
12:00Casper, do you recognise the room?
12:02You bet I do.
12:03Hey, there's a puzzle.
12:05Look, blockade.
12:06Look.
12:08Oh, yeah.
12:09There's a puzzle.
12:10Yeah.
12:11Daniel, turn right.
12:14Okay, forwards.
12:16Forwards.
12:17Right, there's a block in front of you, Danny.
12:18There's three blocks.
12:20Right, pick it up.
12:21Can you see the block in front of you?
12:22That's an M.
12:23It's an M.
12:23Yes, I know.
12:24Turn that one onto its...
12:27Put your equipment down onto the floor.
12:30Okay, yes, on top of that block.
12:31That's it.
12:32Gently, gently.
12:35Turn that block to the left.
12:37One turn.
12:38One onto the left place.
12:39That's right.
12:39And push it next to the other one.
12:42Nice.
12:42Now, walk to your...
12:44And walk right.
12:45Side stepping.
12:45Pick up the other block and put that on top of the block you've just moved.
12:49Switch it once to its left as well.
12:52That's good.
12:52Well done.
12:53Good.
12:55Hey, well done.
12:58Oh, dear, oh, dear.
12:59Now, who did that?
13:00You're not supposed to do that, you know.
13:01It's only a toy.
13:02And if I had realised it was still working, I wouldn't have left it lying around.
13:07Now, who summoned me?
13:10Speak up.
13:11What's your name, then?
13:12Be nice to him, Daniel.
13:13My name is Danny.
13:15Ah, Danny.
13:16So, one good name deserves another.
13:19Give him the key.
13:20My name is Bert.
13:22Now, you might think Bert is an unusual name for a master magician, but then we high sorcerers
13:28are allowed lots of different names.
13:35Bert is one of my lesser names, highly suitable for lesser magic, like, for example, boiling
13:42the perfect egg.
13:44Do you know any of my other names, Danny?
13:48Just tell him no.
13:49Try Merlin.
13:50No.
13:50Yes, yes, that's one of them.
13:53Well, now, Danny, welcome to the Hall of Folly.
13:56Nothing to do with anyone else of that name you might have met.
14:00Well, not much to do with him at any rate.
14:04Here, you must find wisdom or depart a fool.
14:09Oh, I see you've found Casper the key.
14:12Hail, Master.
14:13At your service for all opening and closing duties any time of the day or night.
14:17No extra charge for weekends.
14:18Yes, yes, quiet, please.
14:21I'm beginning to regret that particular experiment.
14:24It was a lot more peaceful, just losing things.
14:28Well, now, Danny, if you found Casper, then you must have found my spell timer, because
14:34they were left in the same place.
14:36Oh, I see you have.
14:38Thank you, thank you.
14:40You know, I haven't had a properly boiled egg since I lost it.
14:45Well, now, Danny, it's a good start, but you must do even better.
14:50Your wits and your bravery have brought you thus far, but the perils that lie ahead will
14:56demand the use of magic if you are to succeed.
14:59However, something worth having is worth earning, and you must earn it by answering my riddles.
15:06There are three, and here's the first.
15:12Wings it has, yet not a bird.
15:16Scales it has, yet justice does not serve.
15:22Hot its breath, yet cold as ice its heart.
15:27Hot, name the worm that serves the forces of the dark.
15:34I think I heard you say it.
15:36What?
15:36Dragon, Danny.
15:37Dragon.
15:38Truth accepted.
15:39Wait until...
15:40Here is my second.
15:42I'm going to check it.
15:43It was the noblest knight who broke the table round, because a woman dragged him down.
15:53To penance and to death, he wore a priestly gown.
15:59Who was he?
16:01Lancelot.
16:01Lancelot, Daniel.
16:03Lancelot.
16:03Is it Sir Lancelot?
16:05Truth accepted.
16:06Here is my third.
16:11Waves it does, though sea air seldom breathes.
16:18Spells it does, though words it never speaks.
16:25Shorter than a staff, and blunter than a sword.
16:30With it, I can conquer knights with just a word.
16:37Try a wand, Daniel.
16:39Is it a wand?
16:41Truth accepted.
16:43You have answered all correctly.
16:46Already you had defeated fear.
16:48Now you have defeated folly.
16:50And in return, I gift you three spells and two warnings.
16:55The first spell is a short spell, and it is called Flare.
17:01The second is effective, and it's called Freezer.
17:05But it affects only sentient objects.
17:10The third spell is High Magic, and it's called Energy.
17:20Each can be used only once.
17:24The first warning is of Mogdred, my alter ego.
17:29He is the dark side of my nature and of my magic.
17:33He lies ahead and below, and must be overcome.
17:40The second is a minor inconvenience, but nonetheless deadly.
17:46The level two guards are holding a tournament, and through the door, you must brave their gauntlet.
17:54Step carefully to succeed.
17:58I bid you farewell.
18:00If you survive all, we will meet once again.
18:10Leave the hourglass.
18:12Yes, leave the hourglass.
18:13Okay, leave both objects.
18:15Oh, no, wait, wait.
18:15No, wait a second.
18:16Take the key.
18:17Leave Casper here, Danny.
18:19It's not wise to separate him from his master.
18:22All right, take the hourglass then, Danny.
18:24Yeah, but he said it was for his egg.
18:25And leave the hourglass.
18:27That is now Merlin.
18:28Okay, step forward, Daniel.
18:30Danny!
18:31Yeah?
18:32Well done!
18:35Okay, step forward again, Daniel.
18:37Okay, turn left.
18:40Start walking forward.
18:42Danny!
18:42Side step to your right.
18:43Danny!
18:44Take care, eh?
18:46Yeah.
18:46Bye!
18:47Side step to your right, Daniel.
18:48Okay, keep on walking.
18:52Where am I now?
18:56Warning, Dungeoning and Advisors.
18:58Danny must time his progress with care.
19:00There should be a safe zone between the spear powers.
19:05Danny, you're in a room.
19:07There's five doors, one ahead of you.
19:09And four, two to one each side.
19:11The two to each side have got spears coming out of them.
19:14So if you walk forward, you're going to get impaled.
19:16Spear casting freeze.
19:18No.
19:18It won't help.
19:19No.
19:19It's only...
19:20It won't help.
19:21It has only living optics.
19:22All right, Danny.
19:23Walk forward to his right in front of him.
19:24Go forwards a little bit, then.
19:26Just a little bit very slowly.
19:27Don't, mate.
19:27We've got to work it out.
19:28That's fine.
19:29Look at his feet.
19:30And line up with that.
19:32All right, forwards a little bit, Daniel.
19:33Just a tiny little bit.
19:35Stop.
19:35Bit more.
19:36Stop.
19:36No, no, no.
19:37That's great.
19:38Danny, when we say forwards, all right, go as fast as you can.
19:41Forwards, about three or four steps.
19:43No, not even that.
19:44Two steps.
19:45No, even three or four.
19:46Because it's been a long way to those.
19:48All right, Danny.
19:50Go.
19:50Quickly.
19:51Stop.
19:52Stop.
19:53All right, Daniel.
19:54Keep on going forwards.
19:54Keep on going forwards, Danny.
19:55Keep on going forwards.
19:56Stop.
19:56Stop.
19:58A little bit further, yeah?
19:59Yeah, just a little bit further.
20:00On the word.
20:01All right, just a little bit further.
20:02One step.
20:03Stop.
20:04Right, on the word of...
20:05Let's go.
20:06Let's go as fast as you can't take it from this line here.
20:09How about if he goes there and can't push this down?
20:11No, let's go.
20:13No, take...
20:14No, just say forwards, Danny.
20:15No, take it from that line there.
20:17So if he can go down and crouch.
20:19Okay, let's see.
20:19So he's moving right up to that line there.
20:22Come on, team, you're wasting light energy.
20:25Right, side, side step your right.
20:27A lot more.
20:29Don't do that, Danny.
20:30Where are you going?
20:30Crouching down?
20:31Crouching down.
20:32Now crouch down, Daniel.
20:33On to your knees.
20:34Right now, forwards on your hands and knees.
20:37Quickly.
20:38A bit faster, Daniel.
20:39Until you get to the wall.
20:40Stop, stop, stop, stop.
20:41Now at the wall.
20:42Side step to your left.
20:43You can stand up now.
20:45No, wait.
20:46Side step to your left.
20:48Where am I now?
20:50All right, Daniel, you're in a square room.
20:53There's four doors leading out.
20:55Two in front of you with great big locks in.
20:59One to the left and one to the right walls.
21:05Hey, foggy D, you can't hit me.
21:08Throw like a butterfly, rain like a flea.
21:12Say hello, folly, Duncan.
21:13Say it again.
21:14Oh, oh, hello there, Danny.
21:16I didn't expect to see you thus far.
21:19Guess who, Danny?
21:19Did you get through the whole folly then?
21:21Oh, oh, you must have done.
21:23In that case, you're no longer a fool, which is a shame, really, because there's more wisdom
21:28and foolish wit than ever you can imagine.
21:31And now I suppose you're so clever that you don't know which way to go.
21:34Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
21:36Do stop teasing you, folly, and get on with it.
21:39Life force energy is getting low.
21:42Oh, apologies, master.
21:44So sorry, kind master.
21:46Tick tock, tick tock.
21:48I quite forgot to watch the clock.
21:49Hee, hee, hee, ha, ha.
21:51Right then, Danny.
21:53Listen carefully.
21:57Are you ready?
22:01Says the right hand to the left hand, I don't know the way.
22:05Says the left hand to the right hand, I'm in disarray.
22:09Very well, quaff the right hand, then I'll have the say.
22:15Can you repeat that, please?
22:19Oh, very well.
22:24Are you ready?
22:26Yeah.
22:26Warning team, a complete temporal disruption approaching.
22:30Time is now the enemy.
22:34Oh dear, a temporal disruption complete.
22:38Time flies, as the Romans would say.
22:41And although all continues in your world,
22:44here time has flown.
22:46All adventuring must now cease
22:49until you phase with us once more.
22:51Will our team triumph in adversity?
22:55Or will the dungeon win once more?
22:58And if so, why should you care?
23:01For here, nothing is real.
23:04And all must surely be an illusion.
23:08Join us again for Nightmare.
23:12And just keep telling yourself,
23:14it's only a game.
23:17Isn't it?
23:25Our Nightmare returns on Monday
23:27at the same time of 7.30.
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