01/12/2011 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker. And Alex Jones.

Exciting news here, one of the biggest bands in the world,

Coldplay, have called us up wanting to tell us something rather

exciting. There you see Chris and Will in our green room, munching

away on our snacks. Who knows what they want. Let's meet a man that

can give Alex a run for her money on the dancefloor, now she's hurt

her back. Even before then. Why he didn't win, I will never know. It's

Ed Byrne. APPLAUSE. Indeed, did Dara O'Briain give you

hassle for your time on Let's Dance? Yes, actually. Let's have a

# I love to boogie on a Saturday night

I thought you were superb. That was a bad-coloured top to wear. It

looks like my skin is falling off. I didn't realise just how ugly that

top was until watching it back there. With Arlene as well, under

pressure there. Arlene, look, I rehearsed hard and long for that

and Arlene did a bit in the middle and she got it wrong! When you are

dancing with Arlene and you are doing moves and you are both doing

different things, people are going to look at you, clearly Ed's messed

up there. No, it was her! You are very kind. You didn't mention that

on the night. Didn't I? I didn't realise until I watched it back,

that's probably why. It's out there now. Phillips! We are going to be

chatting about your DVD later on and finding out... I believe that's

what Coldplay are here to plug as well, my DVD. You know more than us,

we have no idea why they're here. First, we can learn plenty from the

animal kingdom around us. Miranda Krestovnikoff has been to the North

Wales coast to be taught a lesson about climbing from the masters.

Across the globe mountain goats are the ultimate mountaineers. They can

pick their way across near sreurtical cliffs -- verticle

cliffs. They face some of the most adverse weather conditions and they

inhabit some of the most inaccessible rock faces. These

goats really do live their lives on the edge.

Here on in North Wales these mountain goats can make it to

places that other grazing animals can't reach, feasting on the lush

grass tucked into crevices. They do it with such ease and confidence

and the fact there is a massive 50 metre drop to the sea below just

doesn't seem to bother them in the slightest.

I want to show how these animals are adapted to this rugged and

potentially lethal terrain and to see if I can match them.

Mountaineer Carlo has shared many mountain moments with goats. Just

to watch them is amazing to see the sort of terrain that they can get

on to and how they confidently move around that ground and it's awe-

inspiring because you are struggling with ropes and trying to

climb up the best you can. Knowing a little bit about how the goats do

it, is there any way I can go up one of these cliff faces today?

Yeah, absolutely. So, equipped with plenty of safety gear, we go to a

piece of cliff 190 metres up to a spot where goats scamper up every

day. For the goats, their first bit of

safety kit is in-built. Both the male and female goats have got

horns and the males use theirs a lot for fighting but the horns are

actually so thick they can cushion a fall, like my helmet really. They

extend a long way over the back of the neck, so it gives vital

protection there as well. Back to business. I am on my way up! OK.

into the mindset of a goat. I am thinking of hooves, I am thinking

where will I put my hand? It's impossible. Goats have specialist

climbing vision with rectangular pupils, it gives superb periphery

vision. Concentrate, woman! Places to put your hand hand and feet. On

terrain like this there are barely any flat surfaces but the goats

have feet that are designed to stick. Each foot has two hooves

which are flexible and can spread apart giving a firm stable base.

Each hoof has an outer layer which is very hard, it gives a really

good purchase on these tiny ledges. The inside of the hoof is a

leathery pad which gives them a good grip. It creates a sort of

suction cup, sticking them to the rock. Because they have two it's

like a backup safety line. I have super gripping climbing shoes but

it's not enough. They don't suck to the rock.

Take small steps. I am trying to take any steps I can. The goats'

dainty gate is no accident. They keep their body weight over their

feet and centred, maintaining balance. Try and choose the line of

least resistance. Imagine you are a goat looking for the easy way up.

Like most animals they don't make life hard for themselves, they'll

zigzag up, along the ease easiest route. After a tough 20 minutes, I

take it to the top. I made it! Wow, that was fantastic. It's really

hard work. You have to be really strong and you are just balanced on

the edge all the time. This is really rough terrain, but for an

animal with so many mountaineering adaptations it's a walk in the park.

There's a lot we can learn from that. Horns as a rollcage. I can

bunch this into a pillow. That's the closest I get to that. You do a

bit of climbing. There is something very funny actually, when you climb

up out of a gully, and you meet a goat or a sheep even standing there

at the top and they just look at you. You are not from around here,

are you boy! We are here because we live here, what are you doing here?

You have taken your comedy to new heights. That's a good link! That's

nice. We don't don't throw this show together. Your latest DVD is

out in time for Christmas. Lots of DVDs out at the minute. It's a

crowded market. What makes yours stand out? It's a very pretty sort

of blue and light blue cover. Also, do you know what I heard an

interesting thing, only something like one in ten comedy DVDs even

gets watched. It's one of those things - the vast majority of just

bought as gifts. Oh yeah, I know him and then they don't even watch

it. If the person isn't going to watch it, why not buy mine. I have

a child. They're going to watch it anyway. At least it will look good.

People will go oh, different. You didn't go for the usual, the

McIntyre and Bishop and you know, you went for... Interesting, you

mentioned your child there. The last time you were on you were save

ago bit of your material -- saving a bit of your material. He was

bound to yield material. Normally to do with his bodily functions and

the fact, it's not the amount of stuff that comes out of a baby,

it's the pressure that builds up inside a baby. That's what will

take - that will take you by surprise. If I was to feed him

Ronseal, instead of milk I could do my fence with him. It's really

quite something. That's an idea I would like to see on Dragons' Den.

Cosmo maybe was the inspiration for this clip.

You know one of those kids, mum, mum, keeps going off like an alarm

clock. Mum, mum, mum, mum. Every now and again the mother will go

what? But it's like pressing snooze. After about the 8th time the kid

did it, the woman said the the funniest thing I ever overheard on

public transport. It gave me the perfect window on what it is to be

a parent. The kid goes mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum. The

woman, without even looking just went, I can't believe how happy I

was the first time you said that word.

Brilliant. It's a true story. have the alarm clock that says dad,

can I have, can I have, can I have. The last time we saw you was on

Pointless. Yeah. We didn't do so well. We were out second. We came

third. We got to the head-to-head against the McKreur. The one that

put us out was name dancers on Top of the Pops and we said Hot Gossip.

They were only on Kenny Everett. Who used to be choreographied by

Arlene! Celebrity Mastermind didn't go well either. Third! Last but one.

That's another way of looking at it. We are going to give you a chance

to redeem yourself on a subject that you should know better, the

subject of Ed Byrne. All right. Here we are. You have to wait,

question one, in 2005 Ed Byrne starred in the film Zemanovaload.

How much is the DVD currently going for on ebay? I would give it 99p.

Incorrect. It was on sale for �4.39. I have a box of them, I will do

them for 99p. You studied horticulture at strat strat strat -

- Strathclyde University, what is the Latin name for mistletoe?

didn't mention I dropped out of horticulture. Passing? I am passing

on that. You were nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award, which

comedian beat to you the prize? Tommy Teiran. Correct. Well done.

You had one correct answer on the life and times of Ed Byrne.

asked me a question about Latin name for Holly. Mistletoe, listen

to the question! In a moment Chris Martin and Will Champion will be

here and we don't know what they want, do we? We don't. It's amazing

to think with all the success they've had they're still only in

their early 30s, some musicians have to wait a lot longer for their

break. Gyles Brandreth has a perfect perfect example.

Sir he hadward Elgar is -- Edward Born here, in June 1857 at this

simple cottage near Worcester, Elgar's genius earned him a

knighthood. But his path to greatness was far from an easy one.

The son of a piano tuner he was a gifted musician and as a young man

he worked in his father's music shop in Worcester. He taught music,

composed, and performed locally. But his career refused to take off.

His life changed in 1886 when at the age of 29 he met Alice Roberts,

nine years his senior. He taught her piano lessons. She came from a

wealthy family who disapproved of Elgar's humble origins. But Alice

was determined to marry him and make him a success. Over the next

nine years, encouraged by Alice, Elgar published over 30 works. But

he failed to make his mark. Then one day at the couple's home his

luck changed. Tell me what happened? He had been teaching and

had come home rather tired and exasperated and was tinkering at

the piano and as he did so Alice picked out something that he played

and said that's a good tune. Elgar was puzzled and said, you mean this

one? And worked that into what's become this big orchestral work.

Completed in 1899 it was a set of 14 musical portraits of his friends

and wife, each with its own distinctive mood. The most

celebrated is dedicated to his great friend and publisher.

It is the most passionate of all the 14 and even more passionate

than the one he wrote for his wife, Alice.

It's music that actually speaks louder than words.

Elgar conducted the Variations at Worcester's Public Hall for a

festival in 1899. It was a huge success. The 42-year-old Elgar had

And with later compositions like his Pomp and Circumstance marches,

he was still regarded as Britain's greatest living composer. However,

it was the poingnancy of Nimrod, that secured his legacy. In 1995,

Nimrod was chosen to be performed every year at the Cenotaph on

Remembrance Sunday. I think that some would say this is

profound. Taken more slowly it stirs the feelings in a way that

obviously people react to inseriously.

The the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland is performing here at this

year's Three Choir's Festival in Worcestershire. So, where better to

hear a special performance of Nimrod than the place where it

MUSIC: Nimrod. It packs such a punch, doesn't it?

It is beautifully crafted, but so simple it draws you in and then

mounts to this heart-rending climax, which is so stirring, defy anybody

Bravo! APPLAUSE Bravo indeed. Incredible, isn't it,

to think that Nimrod was the result of a stressful day at work. His

wife picked that one. From one great British musician of

the past to two of the present. It is Coldplay's Chris Martin and Will

Champion. APPLAUSE

Right. Have

Have a

Have a seat.

Have a seat. Now,

Have a seat. Now, then, enlighten us? That was quite an intro. I'm

not sure we are as good as Elgar. I saw you conducting in the back,

you are obviously a fan of Elgar? He is amazing. Really wonderful.

So, you called us up? Thank you very much.

How can we help you out? We have been asking the question all night,

what is going on? Next week we are playing at the O2 in London, on a

Friday. We decided to add a show on the Saturday to make, well, attempt

to do a charity concert for this organisation that we work with

called Kids' Company. So we have put together an amazing line-up, we

thought we should tell people about it, otherwise it will be empty.

It is a Mexico of music and comedians? Yes, it is us playing

for an hour, then it is Steve Coogan, who is a comedian! Who else,

Tinie Tempah is going to play. Rob Bridon. Will is playing drums. It

is all to benefit this amazing youth organisation in London called

Kids' Company. So, we are really excited about. It we have never

tried anything like this before. As a band, Will, you must have

loads of requests, why did this charity strike a chord?

approached them. We were thinking we wanted to do something

significant and close to him. We had been hearing a lot of work

about this charity, what they do in London. There was an opportunity to

go to a school, a drop-in centre in cam been, where we grew up as a

band. So it really resonated with us. We had thought about doing with

a youth club or something that was dear to our hearts. So people were

so rave being the work that Camilla does with Kids' Company, so we went

to see them. It was an instant connection.

They are a great charity. I have done something for them

myself. Ago they approached me, I didn't have to do it the other way

around, phone them up, begging them for work! We were so lucky when we

were kids with people giving us opportunities. So we said when we

make it we will, you know, so, that is what we are doing. There are

tickets on Coldplay.com. It is a good way of getting the

kids out of the hook of working for drug dealers, that kind of thing,

they may otherwise end up going down the route of crime.

Ed was not available, by the way! Chris, obviously, this is going to

be full of passionate fans. You had a passionate fan the other week

with a tambourine? This was five days ago. The numbers are not

important. But, Will and Guy, our bass player,

decided not to do this concert. Somehow a lady heard we were

missing a rhythm section. This was last week in a church. Myself and

Johnnie were playing guitar, this lady started to play the tambourine.

I think she had only had a coup of lessons. It was very much

improvised! It was not necessarily in time. I had to be like a talent

show judge and nicely tell her never to play tambourine again! It

was hard. We are going it listen to one of

the songs you are going to play at the O2.

Let's have a listen. This is from par par are par.

# -- this is from Paradise. # This could be paradise

# This could be paradise # This could be paradise. # You can

see Coldplay live at the 02 on Saturday, December the south.

Well, with less than a month to go before Christmas, some people are

hitting the shops in search of the best presents at the best prices.

In the early 60s, it was harder to find a bargain as John Sargeant

explains. Shoppers on Britain's High Streets

are experienced bargain hunters. Some are walking encyclopaedias,

they know if the price is right, but it's not always been like that

# The price of a brand of milk # I tell you what... # Not long ago,

you could waste a lot of time shopping around as most of the

goods in the shops were sold at exactly the same price it was

called re-sale price maintenance. When it was abolished, passed on

the 13th of May, 1964, Britain's High Streets changed forever.

Before them, re-sale price maintenance, allowed manufactures

to set the prices that shops charged for goods. In these days a

of price comparison websites it seem peculiar.

Here, they remember how it worked. So, you would get a tin of bea nrbg

s in this store, it was the same price? Yes. No point to shopping

about, it would be the same price wherever you were.

What was the point? It took the price weapon out of the hands much

the stores and left it with the wfrs -- manufactures.

It meant that the shops had to use weapons other than price to compete

with each other. The promotions could leave shoppers in a pickle.

I find the shopping is confusing. I don't know if I am getting a good

buy. It is bewildering. A lobby led by the emerging

shopping superpowers, the supermarkets, pressed for change.

This those days there were few of them and they had a small share.

10%, maybe. Despite that, the reformers won the

day with the passing of the Reh sale Pricing Act. It changed the

face of shopping and banned price fixing.

Suddenly, overnight, it was a revolution, there were prices going

everywhere. If you were a clever shopper, you could get around and

find the bargains. That was a good thing.

Most of the bargains were in the supermarkets and the larger

retailers. It was the beginning of their rise and all at the expense

of the small independent stores, but almost half a century later, in

some areas, the manufactures influence the price that their

goods are sold for. With this perfume, for instance, you are

unlikely to be able to find it being sold as a discount. Similar

things happen in fashion. What manufactures of luxury products do

often is to sell goods to retailers that they know will not cut prices

to the bone. There are some exclusive brands who

restrict the distribution. Ie they don't sell to every retailer in the

High Street. How can they do that under the law?

There is no law to say that they have to supply particular retailers.

We can shift volumes of product if the manufactures don't want to

supply that retailer, they don't have to. The law says that the

manufactures are not allowed to dictate the price at which

retailers sell. The fight between manufactures and

retailers over restricting supplies turned nasty in 1998. Tesco brought

in container loads of Levi 501 from abroad. They tried to pile them

high and sell them cheap. They won. The court decided that test Tesco

couldn't do what they wanted with the Levi heritage.

The argument was that Levis was not about a pair of jeans that you wear

in the garden. It is about the fashion, the styles, the cuts, that

is something that they invest in. The end of re-sale price

maintenance, nearly 50 years ago changed Britain. The consumer

became the king, the corner shop went into decline and the

supermarkets began their long rise to dominance.

Well, John is here to explain more. Up until 14 years ago books were

exempt? That's right. Then books went and ten years ago, the

medicines had the retail price removed. So the battle goes on.

There are far fewer books in the shops than there were. The argument

to allow the soorp markets to run everything, how do the smaller

shops survive is still very much a live issue.

Do you remember when Radiohead brought out their album and said to

pay what you think it is worth, what did you think of that idea?

paid �108! Did you?! I bought one for Will. We thought that was great.

We can't do that as we are owned by a record company. They would get

cross with us. They would be cross if we advocated

that. It is an interesting thought,

though? That is what Radiohead do. It was cool.

Ed, would you have a crack at that? I don't have enough faith in myself

to say pay what you want. At least help me cover the cost of producing

the video! Talking of skill, this, that and the other. Is this you on

a unicycle? Oh, yes, that is me. Good skills.

There is the head coming off. Good skills When did you learn to do

that? What was her name!? You are not wrong. It was before I met the

rest of the band adesperate for attention. My dad said a couple of

years ago when our album was not doing so well, he said that one day

I could go back to that. We were struggling for a video idea a few

weeks ago in South Africa. So I thought now is the time to unleash

that talent. Indeed! I did it myself! So, your

father was like, if it doesn't work out, he always has unicycling to

fall back on. My dad said the same with Strictly.

We will have a ride around later. What is happening with the tour?

tour forever, basically, but next Saturday is important. I'm in

Aberdeen tomorrow. Saturday I'm working, Sunday in Hammersmith

Apollo. John? There was some talk about