In yellow letters against a blue backdrop, the name of the show reads "The day Henry met... a chariot."

(children giggling)

In animation, a red-haired little boy named Henry encounters a brown and green chariot on a site.

Henry says HELLO, CHARIOT.

Chariot says HELLO, HENRY!

Henry says HOW ARE YOU TODAY, CHARIOT?

Chariot says I FEEL FANTASTIC, HENRY.
I LOVE LIVING HERE IN
THIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG SITE
SEEING THE AMAZING ARTIFACTS
THEY UNCOVER
EACH AND EVERY DAY.

Artefacts say HELLO, HENRY!

Henry says HELLO, EVERYONE!
ALL THESE ARTIFACTS
LOOK VERY OLD, CHARIOT.

Chariot says THEY DATE BACK
TO ANCIENT GREECE, HENRY.
A PERIOD IN HISTORY
AROUND 2500 YEARS AGO,
FAMOUS FOR PHILOSOPHY, ART, AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY, CHARIOT RACING
AT THE HIPPODROME!

Henry says THE HIPPODROME?
WHAT'S THAT, CHARIOT?

Chariot says THE HIPPODROME
WAS A HUGE STADIUM
DESIGNED FOR HORSE RACING,
HENRY.

A papyrus unrolls showing a horse race.

Chariot continues CHARIOTEERS WOULD RACE LAPS
OF THE COURSE
AND WHOEVER CROSSED THE FINISH
LINE FIRST WAS THE WINNER!

Henry says WOW! THAT SOUNDS VERY EXCITING,
CHARIOT!
HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN PART
IN A RACE?

Chariot says WELL, I DID ENTER ONE ONCE,
BUT JUST AS THE RACE
WAS ABOUT TO START,
MY HORSE ACCIDENTALLY RAN OFF
WITHOUT ME.

Henry says OH DEAR, THAT IS A PITY,
CHARIOT.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT ANOTHER
SHOT? IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
TO TRY.

Chariot says OH, I'D LOVE TO, HENRY,
BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RACES
AT THE HIPPODROME
FOR 2,000 YEARS.
AND I CAN'T RACE
WITHOUT A CHARIOTEER.
IF ONLY THERE WAS ONE AROUND...

Henry says THAT GIVES ME A GREAT IDEA,
CHARIOT!

Henry appears in a hippodrome wearing a helmet and a white robe.

Henry says I COULD BECOME A CHARIOTEER
AND WE CAN TRAVEL BACK
TO ANCIENT GREECE
AND TAKE PART
IN A CHARIOT RACE TOGETHER.

Chariot says THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, HENRY!
AND LOOK, IT LOOKS LIKE
THE RACE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

(trumpet fanfare)
A Trumpet says LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS,
THE RACE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
RIDERS TO YOUR CHARIOTS, PLEASE.
ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET...

Chariot says READY, HENRY?

Riding the chariot, Henry says READY, CHARIOT.

Chariot says HOLD ON TIGHT, HENRY, AND I'LL
TAKE IT FROM HERE.

The Trumpet says GO! GO! GO!

Henry says LET'S GOOOO!
WHOOAAAA!

Two horses race pulling the chariot.

Henry says HELLO, BLUE CHARIOT!
HELLO, GREEN CHARIOT!

Chariots say HELLO, HENRY!

Three decoration fish watch the race.

Fish 1 says TWO LAPS TO GO!

Henry says HELLO, SWORDS AND SHIELDS!

Swords and shields say HELLO, HENRY!

Fish 2 says ONE LAP TO GO!

Henry says HELLO, SPECTATORS!

Spectators say HELLO, HENRY!

Fish 3 says IT'S THE FINAL LAP.
GO, GO, GO!

Chariot says YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB,
HENRY.
IT'S THE FINAL LAP.
WE ARE IN FIRST PLACE.
AND LOOK, THE FINISH LINE
IS JUST UP AHEAD.

The Finish Line says OVER HERE, HENRY!

Chariot says THIS IS IT, HENRY. ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING CAN STOP US NOW.

Henry says UH OH!
WHOA!

One of the horses gets loose and runs away.

Chariot says OH NO, HENRY.
THIS IS A DISASTER!
MY HORSES HAVE GONE LOOSE RIGHT
BEFORE THE FINISH LINE. AGAIN!
I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FINISH
THE RACE WITHOUT IT.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

Henry says DON'T WORRY, CHARIOT.
I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT THIS, CHARIOT?
WE MAY NOT HAVE HORSEPOWER,
BUT WE DO HAVE HENRY POWER!

Chariot says GOOD THINKING, HENRY!
WE BETTER BE QUICK IF WE WANT
TO CATCH THE OTHER CHARIOTS.

Henry says LEAVE IT TO ME, CHARIOT.
YEEE-HAW!
LET'S GET RACING!

Henry runs pulling the chariot.

He says YEAAAAA!
WOO HOO!

Chariot says PHEW! WE DID IT, HENRY!
NOT ONLY DID WE MANAGE
TO FINISH THE RACE,
WE WON IT!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Henry says YOU'RE WELCOME, CHARIOT!
IT WAS ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
FOR HENRY THE CHARIOTEER!

All say HURRAY!

They sing THE DAY HENRY MET A CHARIOT
HE LAUGHED ALONG WITH EVERYONE
THE DAY HENRY MET A CHARIOT
HE MADE LOTS OF
FRIENDS AND HAD SO MUCH FUN

Henry's mom says HENRY!

Henry says THAT'S MY MUM CALLING ME,
CHARIOT.
I BEST BE OFF. IT WAS
REALLY NICE MEETING YOU.

Chariot says THE PLEASURE WAS ALL MINE,
HENRY,
AND THANKS FOR HELPING ME
TRAVEL BACK TO ANCIENT GREECE
AND TAKE PART
IN MY FIRST CHARIOT RACE!

Henry says YOU'RE WELCOME!
HAVE A NICE DAY!

Chariot says BYE BYE, HENRY!

Henry says BYE BYE!
I'M COMING, MUM!

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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