04/07/2011 The One Show

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

It's the 4th of July, the day when Americans celebrate their

independence from us, but to show them there's no hard feelings we've

invited an American singing legend to be here. His 100 albums have

been loved throughout the world, but for him there really is no

When I come home to you, San Francisco... It is, of course, the

Welcome. Wonderful to see you. Have you seen our fireworks? I really

appreciate that. What would you be doing if you were not here with us?

The watching fireworks from my window which overlooks Central Park.

They do it big, but this is the best July Fourth I have a spent,

right here. -- I have ever spent. There was a ceremony near you, they

were unveiling a statue of Ronald Reagan. It looks amazing. You have

sang for Ronald Reagan, haven't you? You sang for 11 do US

Presidents, didn't you? I did. He was very much a movie star. He was

very popular, more handsome than anybody that would walk into the

room. The other politicians felt self-conscious he was so handsome.

Do you sing the same song for all of the American President's? Or do

you decide? They just invited me and I sang what I thought would be

proper. You send for 11 presidents altogether. At what stage in the

presidency do they ask you to come in? Is it at the beginning? It is

always a great thrill, you were travelling on the road and suddenly

you get invited a to a great capital in the US, it is a great

honour. You have a brand new album out with a host of new artists. We

will talk to you about that later. A report into how we care for our

elderly as a society was released today, suggesting the maximum

anybody should pay for their old age care should be capped at around

�30,000. Irrespective of how well off they are. As the taxpayer picks

up the bill -- but the taxpayer will be picking up the bill. Alex

Jones, Matt Baker, they asked one question... Should the government

pay for us in our old age, or should we pay our own way? I would

not want to see our elderly relatives not being cared for, so I

would rather pay higher taxes than not be able to pay for them.

they earn more, they should pay more, the same with everything else.

Have you heard about the new government a poser about elderly

care? What are your thoughts? government should pay, I pay taxes.

It depends what care you want but if you want something nicer, you

should pay for yourself. But if you want standard care homes, it should

be paid for by the government. Everybody is still paying taxes

towards the government, it is fair that everybody should get the same

treatment. If somebody has a lot of money perhaps they should going and

pay for themselves. If rich people want a better elderly care, they

should pay extra. If you have worked hard all of your life then

it your children should be able to benefit from your wealth, and for

you not to have to pay for your own health care. It is wrong. We were

talking about your new album, Duets II, as the name suggests you what

duetting with some incredible people. We travelled all over the

world for them. Andrea Bocelli in Italy. We go to where they are rat.

It is wonderful. -- where they are. We travelled internationally doing

it. So it is like a new album, and a holiday! How did you choose the

people on there? The first album I did was very successful. It sold

millions. Sony Columbia was very excited about doing a second one,

but the artists on this album, I must tell the public if I may that

they are in for a big surprise. I never met so many young people that

were so talented. When I first started, recently they are putting

a box set on of everything I ever recorded and I heard some of those,

it is a miracle I am still on a record label! I cannot believe how

much I have grown as a performer. The records frighten me. Was I

singing like that? How do you Through each decade I have

performed I have had million- selling records so we chose the

Many people ask me how do you work a duet, what makes it work? It is

the contrast of artists. From my voice to somebody else. Usually the

female voices are very good because you can tell who is singing what.

We have a clip of you is singing Like a faint -- like a flame

burning brightly but when she left It is relaxing to look at. I toured

with KD Lang in Australia and she is a show-stopper. It was tough to

follow her. She is a beautiful singer and the public adores her.

It was wonderful. We spent a month in Australia. You have done 200

concerts, your 84, how do you keep going? Any talk of the time it?

have a wonderful wife that taught me to stay in shape. I exercise

three times a week, eat good food, have good evenings where I sleep

very well, I am very arrested. -- rested. I am blessed with good

health. A good woman is always the key! It is lovely to see you smile

when you talk about her! I am very fortunate. According to Scotland

Yard this year there has been a big rise in the number of break-ins and

muggings blamed on people turning to crime in hard times. Police are

having to fight the threat of rising crime with falling budgets.

As we found out, the chief Constable of Manchester says he has

the answer - it is time for the police to go back to basics.

modern policing is about doing anything it is about doing things

by the book. You're under arrest on suspicion of causing criminal

damage... But in Manchester that is The chief Constable of Greater

Manchester has told his officers that following police procedure can

actually hinder good police work. Here, radical cuts including 3000

expected job losses and some station closures, means radical

thinking. So the chief Constable wants to end the obsession with

chasing targets and prioritising Home Office policies. We are saying

we are not going to get through the situation of the cut unless we can

allow our own staff to use their discretion and to say this policy

is not appropriate because often the amount of money needed to

comply with this policy is not realistic. This is music to the

years of frontline officers like Sarah Marsden, the new project is

called do the right thing, that means using their initiative. Like

today, the disappearance of a cat. Not the most dramatic call out. Has

she called before? She has. Several times. That is putting it mildly!

How many? I believe she may have called the police up to 96 times

over the last month. People in this country have a problem, they

automatically bring the police. Absolutely. When we arrive at the

woman can't even remember why she called. In future, police could ask

other bodies to take more of a lead in cases like this. This issue of

doing the right thing, where the rule book is being thrown away in

some instances, is that what it used to be like in the old days?

And now it is coming back? I joined quite a few years ago and it seemed

we have more discretion, more ability to make our own decisions

on what happens. They then brought in the national crime recordings

where if the public said it was a crime, it was a crime. So we lost

the ability to make a decision on whether it was, or was not.

According to the chief Constable his officers believe the proposal

to cut back on red tape, form- filling and recording statistics

will transform the way they carry out their duties. An example we

often give is a fight in a playground. Before we would have

given advice, now we have to call it a violent crime, we have to go

through the business of according it as a crime, trying to get

detection which often means we have to video into the one of The Bhoys,

a breast the other one, they then get a criminal record and people

think what was all that about? will this affect the way calls

coming into the control room are handled? This is the example of a

call we had received. The caller received messages on Twitter that

were not very nice. So not exactly huge armed robbery going on. Where

does that stand in the priorities? It is an issue of concern but it

shows we get a lot more incidents now connected with the internet.

And you have to investigate each one? Yes. Harassment is a crime.

Could that be done by another agency? The important thing here is

to say it is something that we can do over the phone. So the cuts will

mean a less personal service for the residents of Neame to explain

at a series of public meetings held across his patch. The police do not

need to follow the rules, who will monitor that? At what level do they

not needed to follow the rules? does not apply to murders, gun

crime, or domestic violence. There are clear rules. But with other

issues it is about that officer having the power under the Crown to

alter many decide is it best to rescue, or to give you a bit of a

warning? Whatever the public say the way Manchester is pleased will

change, whether it will be for the better remains to be seen. Are we

going back to the days of the gene hunt, ought Dixon of Dock Green?

Closer to Dixon of Dock Green. But for our cities about customer

service. -- it for us it is about customer service. 96 call-outs.

That sounds excessive. They have to Matt and if they were fascinated to

read that you fought in World War Two, you were part of the

liberation of a concentration camp. What memories stick out for you?

didn't like it, the water, it was the most inhuman thing you could

ever experience. I just pray Sunday that we find a way to all accept

one another and to realise that we are on a very small planet in the

universe and we're all here, as the Great Killer Fitzgerald says, we

are all here. It is true. When you look at it from space, when the

astronaut looks down at the planet, he sees the little dot that is the

planet. He said, I always thought there was an American citizen but I

realise I am a citizen of the world. You passed in the army has affected

your music? No, I didn't like it at all, it was terrible. He became

great friends with Frank Sinatra? Yes, it happened very long ago.

Perry Coleman was a great singer and he had a very successful

television showed that everybody loved. He allowed me to do his

summer replacement in America. When I got there, I realised they had

cut the budget and brass Perry Como had this big orchestra and the

biggest stars, like on your show! Nice of you to say! They took

everything away and I got very frightened so I had never met Frank

Sinatra although he was 10 years older and I was a big fan of his

and that whole era of music. were told not to sound like him, is

that right? No, a teacher told me that in school. I studied at the

American theatre wing, she said, don't imitate other singers because

she will be one of the chorus. Be yourself, emitted musicians rather

than singers. I was very nervous and I went up to Frank Sinatra, I

asked to see him. I had my first million sell-out record, because of

you, and it went up to him and he was nice enough to invite me to his

dressing room and he said, what is it, son? I said, I am very nervous

and I don't know what to do. He gave me great advice and we headed

off like that because he said, you will find out that the public, if

you're nervous, the public will help you, they will encourage you

to go on. He made me realise that the public is not the enemy,

they're my friends. It set me up for the rest of my life, but I

don't mistrust and audience. It is July which means the start of

the summer holidays. What better way to start your summer than spend

a whole week while like spotting with Mike dowager and Miranda

Krestovnikoff on a beach. For us, it's the highlight of the

year, when we get to go on holiday with a local family. Showing the

rich wildlife in the air, on the sea and in the air. This year, were

on the beautiful Isles of Scilly. They are the most beautiful islands

in Britain, located 28 miles off the South West mainland. They have

almost a sub-tropical climate which means all manner of exotic plants

and flowers can flourish here. has plenty of unique wildlife, both

on land and the messy, including the Collins family from West Sussex.

Back on the islands for a second time his mum, Michelle, a tennis

coach. Technical manager at dad who likes to keep an eye on the sky at

night. Their three children, Olivia, Felix and PJ. They get their kicks

from kicking. What brings you back to the Isles of Scilly? We came

here last Easter and the enjoyed it so much, the weather was perfect.

We decided that would like to come back. We enjoy a quiet life but we

don't know a great deal about it and it would be nice to learn more

from experts. He would they be? Anything that you are keen to see?

Sharks. That is more her territory! Girls, what would you like to see?

We would like to see the seals. Have you been in the water with

them before? We tried last year it was too cold. I think we're in for

some warm weather and a great week. It will be very busy. Are you ready

to start wildlife spotting? Let's do it. For me, the best place to

start our tour is in the sea. The warm air currents and Christine

sees attract all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures. As there's

little pollution here, the waters are some of the clearest in Britain.

This clarity means that the light can penetrate much deeper, making

it easier to see the marine life. Patrick has never been startling in

the British Isles so is great to show him what he has been missing.

It's a fantastic day for it. Straight away in a shallow waters,

there's a wealth of marine life visible including this duo of crabs,

a hermit crab and a shore crab but as we venture deeper and, an

underwater jungle comes to life. It's like a garden that you can

just swim through it. It was really quite pronounced. It sort of comes

alive when under water. There are well over 200 types of seaweed

found around the Isles of Scilly and more varieties are being

discovered, even species sound in the Pacific have made it here and

are thriving in these clean waters. But it is Patrick who sports a find

of the day. Seen any fish? Yes, a couple about that big. Patrick has

seen one of the most colourful fish in Britain, and male fish but it is

the female who steals the headlines because they have a very special

trick included, if there is no males present, the female can

change sex. As for this chap, he has had a great time. You're not

cold? No, not at all. Let's go. Later on in the week, I be back in

the water with Michele when we have the most amazing encounter with

some very friendly sales. It has just kissed the camera, how

beautiful is that! It looks great, a perfect holiday

location, apart from Mike and Miranda! Part of your repertoire is

songs from the Great American Songbook Andes or well-known songs

from the Twenties to the Fifties, so what is it about this music that

you love so much? Being an American citizen, I cannot believe that one

country gave the world the greatest popular songs that the British call

light entertainment. I know in 40 years from now, it will be

America's classical music. Cole Porter, who wrote better than

anyone, then Gershwin and Irving Berlin. Many of those songs of

those three composers I just mentioned, they would have had Fred

Astaire introduce all those songs so a lot of times I collet the Fred

Astaire songbook. He originated all those songs. You are not the only

one who loves these songs. Last week we received an e-mail from a

young Welsh couple who are great fans and are campaigning to

increase the profile here and Dan and L'Orage are here now. Come on

in! Dan and Laura. Give us an idea of what you have been doing? We've

been going away to venues around the UK including Trafalgar Square

for farming to 10,000 people, a young audience base, to explain how

important the music is to us and trying to get to New, younger

audiences. A have been working with older people and doing workshops

for children as well. We all know that an apple a day keeps the

doctor away but the same cannot be said of Paul Grice. They suddenly

didn't stop her Street doctors from heading to Melton Mowbray and

inviting the locals into their travelling clinic.

We're on a mission to make Britain a healthier place and we're coming

to you. No appointments, no waiting, the Street doctors are ready to

diagnose you, right here, like that. This week we're visiting the

bustling market town of Melton Mowbray. I start my day at the

local agricultural market but there's no shortage of interesting

characters. There's no shortage of interesting ailments either.

Waiting in line for consultation is Terry. I am really concerned about

my leg it is swelling and they have a spot on it and it could be an

ulcer. I start by checking the blood supply to Terry's leg. The

answer is, the blood vessel supplying your feet is great but

the blood going back is not so great and that is why you can get

all this darkening of colour and you got what is called a little bit

of Exmoor and that means the circulation is not returning blood.

That increases your risk of getting an also. Ulcers can heal slowly but

that they occur were skims art then like on the leg, there is a risk

the ulcer will grow larger. Terry's ulcer is already infected. You

think you do need antibiotics. I have been remedying by the rise

in a rural theme park on the outskirts of town. Park employees

Paul has been suffering from headaches and blurred vision.

would be like zig-zag lines of that starts in the middle of my eyes and

work my way out, I cannot see and I have to stop driving or else I will

struggle. That develops into a headache then? Yes, that last for

20 minutes. It is characteristic of a migration and what happens, you

get changes in brain chemistry and in your case, the part of the brain

that doesn't -- supports vision. If you really unlucky, you can be sick

as well. My brains affect one in seven in the UK. If you suffer from

them infrequently, you can take anti- my brain medicine but Paul's

my brains are more regular. you're having more than two or four

or attacks per month, we would In the afternoon, we head into town

where it is market day. After sampling the local delicacies of

pork pie and Stilton, it is down to business. I have never seen one of

those before. Dermatitis. My next patient is Derek who wants advice

about his hernia. Most hernias in this part of your tummy are quite

common but your case is a little bit more complicated because I see

you got Askar, what is this from? That's from when I had a heart

valve and replaced with a metal one. They open to your chest and your

tummy and that is why you got a hernia. As she got older, the

tissues at the bottom or weakened and where this car or was, you got

an incision or hernia. It has bulged through and this is your

tummy pushing through the hole in the wall. If they don't bother you

and there are nice and soft, you can leave them alone. The key with

a hernia is, it becomes stuck or if it becomes red and painful, that

can be an emergency. You need not bother it if it is not bothering

you. Jolly good! Our afternoon surgery is drawing to a close and

we have had a steady stream of patients seeking advice on the

streets. We got up with Terry Cooke told us he had taken antibiotics

and his or had already here. Paul is still having my brains but he

has been to see his GP about the problem. Now it's time to pack our

bags and to the next time we hit the streets, ready for some more

remedies. If you got any cakes are peans,

Mark and cerebral sort you out. We have run out of time unfortunately,