05/07/2013 The One Show

Put the tennis back on the monitor! Hello. Welcome to the One Show on

BBC Two with Alex Jones and Chris Evans. Tonight's guest is the

coolest guy on earth, according to Jay-Z. And he is an inspiration,

according to President Barack Obama bar. Here's the start of Luther and

Pacific Rim and a former wedding DJ. Idris Elba. How about that?

APPLAUSE I love it. Look, Andy Murray, we

have Idris on the sofar. How come they all put you in the cool dude

club West Jamaat it is what we do White House? Yes. David Cameron was

there, too. It was like, let's invite all the cool British people.

You got David Cameron in there. Congratulations. They were great. I

said to him, what is this about, that you do not like me on The Wire?

He said, I love you, but I like Omar. But Luther, that is my show. I

was like, you have seen Luther! Idris Elba will be putting on his

wedding DJ hat tonight. To explain, Angellica Bell is a mystery

location. Good evening. We have to be very quiet because upstairs are a

very happy couple, because they have just got married. They are enjoying

their reception. After the speeches and food, it is the disco, and this

is where Idris comes in. The guests do not know that the bride and groom

have invited Mr Elba to be part of their special occasion and make a

special appearance. So, Idris, you have to take over the disco and play

their first dance. It is a big decision. You are going to choose

the song and they have no idea what you will choose. Join us when we

surprised the guests. Wait. Really? Seriously, that is a big deal. How

long has it been since you wore your DJ hat? I had a party in London for

several weeks and I am going to be set to DJ for several weeks. Do you

have travel and weather? That is what I have on my DJ show. Tell us

what your wedding surprise was and we will have a look at the end of

the show. We have cops and robbers now with a great twist. This crime

drama is not a whodunnit or a howdunnit, but it is a who done what

exactly? In the 1970s, London was on its way

to becoming a thriving financial centre and was a magnet for thieves.

An armed robbery was committed on average every five days. Among

those, one stands out. On September the 13th, 1971, staff at this branch

of Lloyds turned up to find that their bank vault had been ransacked.

To this day, mystery surrounds the details of the crime. More than �1

million in cash and valuables was stolen. Perhaps the most surprising

revelation is that the police could have stopped the raid if they had

heeded the warning of an amateur radio enthusiast, who just happened

to be listening in. One mile away, in Wimpole Street, Robert Rowland

was listening to his radio. He stumbled on something unusual, a

first in British criminal history. was tuning the radio and I suddenly

heard this voice. In fact, I can the member what the man said. He said,

we have got about 400,000. We will let you know when we are coming up.

I thought it was cigarettes. What did you do? I phoned the police and

said to the officer, I think I am listening to a robbery. They did not

take me seriously and they said, if you hear any more funny broadcasts,

why don't you record them? Which bobbies did nothing. And when

detectives from Scotland Yard heard it, they reacted differently.

Eventually, they searched 750 angst in the Greater London area, although

I had advised them it was probably only one or two miles away because

the radios, in a built-up area, did not work much further than two

miles. How did the gang do it? First, they leased a shop two doors

down from the bank. Over the course of three weekends they built a long

tunnel from the shop, below the neighbouring restaurant, to the base

of the bank vault. High up on the building opposite the bank, a fourth

member of the gang kept watch on the keeping in touch with a

walkie-talkie. They came up against three feet of reinforced concrete

covering the floor. Given the all clear, they blew a 15 inch hole in

the floor and squeezed through. Eventually, the gang got away with a

vast hall of cash and valuables. All of the newspapers in Fleet Street

boast with the story the next morning. It was a three-day wonder.

But on the fourth day, the strangest thing happened. The story just

arrayed. Jeff Edwards was a crime reporter at the time. -- the story

died. Fleet Street was left floundering, really. Why?There were

all sorts of fantasies about secrets of the royal family being in some of

the security boxes, compromising secrets about prime ministers and

politicians. These rumours only recently surfaced in print. There is

an embargo on any information being released until 2054. Again, that

indicates there must have been something that was considered at the

time really supersensitive. Despite the information blackout, Benjamin

Wolff, Thomas Stephen, Reginald Tucker and Anthony Gavin were

eventually convince did two years later for a combined total of 44

years. -- eventually convicted. Of the hall, just 231,000 was ever

recovered. The mastermind was never identified, and those files have yet

to be opened, so it is no wonder rumours abound. For such a long

embargo to be placed, it would have to be a matter of national is it to.

It has to be something as serious as that. -- nationals or at. In one

final move, the gang thought it would be funny to goad their

pursuers. A message on the Wall said, let Sherlock Holmes tried to

solve this. I love John Sergeant. Only 41 years

until we know what those thieves stole. If you can hang on, Idris,

you should buy the rights for the movie. Yes.That is what it said on

the autocue. Luther is back. It is the scariest thing on TV this year.

I checked the front door three times after the first episode. Proper

scary. Why does it seem to be more gritty than the other two bastion

Mark we had such a long hiatus. The first season, we were finding

ourselves, second season, getting to know. We thought, if we are going to

make people wait for so long, we had better come out with a bang. It is

darker than it usually is, but it is still good, gripping. Gripping

stuff. There is a lot of controversy about your car, the Volvo. It is

just because it is a bit of a rubbish car. That is not the

controversy, that is just a fact. The controversy is what model of

Volvo is it? It is a Volvo 740, I believe. It is a very sensible car.

I love it, it is gorgeous. The first car that I showed up in in the first

episode was a Granada Scorpio. That is classy. I cannot wait to see what

is coming next. Talking of cars, Luther is huge in America, and the

Americans have fallen in love with it. You are the third biggest BBC

export behind two other shows. Can you guess which ones they are?

One Show? There is a clue in the last subject. Top Gear. And Doctor

Who. And now Luther? No way? think so. So it is not the One Show?

For those who missed the first episode, let's have a clip. Here you

are, making me feel dizzy. He was killed because he could connect the

murders to the death of Emily Hammond, Danny Lane and Craig Lane.

He was bludgeoned to death in his home, so if he knew the killer for

what he was. We know he was fixated with the creeper murders. You don't

think he didn't keep tabs on his suspect. I need you to trawl through

his browser history, phone records. If you get the feeling something is

not quite right but you are not sure what it is, look for that. You on

our producer of the show. You must have a handle on whether it

will be the last series? I have a sense of whether I want to do more.

The situation is that we want to take it bigger and make it into a

film. We might do a TV special here and there. But we know we have done

three good seasons, so it is best to take it bigger. I think the audience

would like it. But Luther is not going anywhere. Long live Luther!

The second episode of Luther is on next Tuesday at nine o'clock on BBC

One, and we will talk about your big film, Pacific Rim, later. What do

you mean, Murray is out? Only joking, the tennis is still going.

How about a Foodie Friday without Jay Rayner? We did not let him in

today because we thought he might be whiffy after making this film.

During the 1940s, no one particularly enjoyed the restrictive

wartime diet. This pub on the Isle of Wight at a particular problem.

The pub catered for French sailors stationed here to hunt enemy

submarines, and those Frenchmen craved an absent taste of home -

garlic. Garlic was virtually unknown in Britain, so the pub landlord

turned to an RAF friend who owned land in occupied France. Could he

liberate a few bulbs? Indeed he could. The story goes that he flew

back one night with a sack full of morale boosting garlic with which to

charm the French sailors stationed here in cows. -- cows macro. From

those few bulbs, mighty things have grown. They harvest up to 200 tonnes

of it every year. That is 2 million bulbs of garlic. You can almost

smell it from up here. Over 30 acres, there are 15 varieties,

including the very one smuggled from Frantz. But the mightiest is in this

field. So what exactly is this huge thing? This is elephant garlic. It

has a six inch diameter. Is it as strong as the garlic we have at home

in the kitchen? It has a garlic aroma to it, but not the heat.

does garlic grow on the Isle of Wight so long? -- so well? We have

strong light and an extended summer. There have been extravagant health

claims made the garlic, said to be beneficial for blood, lowering

cholesterol and even curing athletes foot. As for the story that garlic

wards off vampires, it appears to be true. There are no vampires here

whatsoever. Colin has a restaurant, and the chef dreams up new garlic

recipes every week. Today's is no surprise, elephant garlic soup. But

is it better to crush or to slice? What is the best way to break up

your garlic? We find that if we pure ray or crushed, you get more heat

from that. Then if we slice or chop, it becomes less pungent. And if we

rushed, it becomes milder and more caramelised. Don't take this

personally. Do you always smell of garlic 's I wreak of garlic. I go

home and my wife tells me to shower straightaway. You have made

sacrifices for this job. Colin, this is an amazing display. What have we

got? This is the flowering of the elephant garlic in batter. We have

tickled garlic cloves, roasted garlic, which you just squeeze and

the bureau comes out. And we have a pea hummus. With garlic?With

garlic. I have to try some garlic soup. Wow. That has aid the flavour.

There is a lot going on there. like to think so. Of course, there

is one lingering effect of garlic, a sulphuric chemical that produces the

delicious taste also produces a powerful gas that paints the very

air in your lungs. So you can drink milk or brush your teeth or chew on

some parsley, but the only real way to deal with the smell is not to eat

it at all. That is a lousy idea. Oh, just in. I love garlic. Don't

you? Yes? I do like garlic, but it has a strong smell. Because we are

on the eve of a heatwave in Great Britain, sorry, Scotland, hopefully

you will get nice weather, to. It will be scorching in various parts

of the country. Idris, you love garlic? Sort of.We were told you

do. And ice cream? I love ice cream. And you love garlic. OK, I love

garlic and ice cream. So here are some garlic ice cream. I use

serious? -- are you serious? It really smells. It is not great, is

it? I can see the slogan - have a lick of my garlic. That is not

working. None of the show is working! Never stopped us before.

saw a preview of your new film, the big summer rock buster, Pacific

Rim. There are lots of themes running through it, such as

brotherly Love, a father protecting his daughter. But to summarise it, I

think it is giant robots fighting giants the aliens. That is it in a

nutshell. OK, yes, it is. But there is a human story. And there is a

theme about human beings destroying our world, but then coming together

again to save it. I enjoyed it. But you are up against the big boys. Who

are you up against? I think the Lone Ranger comes out soon. The summer

blockbusters calendar this year has been massive. But I saw Pacific Rim

yesterday. We had the Premier. Basham Premier. Here is the moment

when you put one of your pilot in his place. What out of your pilot in

his place. What about the finger acting. I am not about to tell you

my life story. All I need to be to you is a fixed point, the last man

standing. I do not need your sympathy or your admiration. All I

need is your compliance and you're fighting skills. If I can't get

that, you can go back to the wall that I found you crawling on. Do I

make myself clear? Yes, sir.Good. You are such a cuddly guy in real

life, though. You were wondering how to get the girls to watch that

film, but there are two reasons. Yes. You are very watchable.

what about the other guy? You said, he is hot. I didn't realise he is

British as well. Yes, Charlie. He was in queer as folk, back in the

day. And he was in a film called Green Street blues, played a

hooligan. He is a good fella. Pacific Rim is out next Friday, 12th

of July. Now but that mystery location. Angellica, can you reveal

where you are? Yes, I am at Adlington Hall in Macclesfield, at

the wedding of Ben and Melody. They know we are here, but their guest

don't, so we are about to surprise everyone. Good evening! I am

Angellica Bell from The One Show. You are live on the BBC, so mind

your peas and cues. Obviously, we have the bride and groom over here.

Let me scoot over here. Melody, you look or just. Is this your lovely

fella? Nice to meet you. How has the day been? Fantastic. Average!

you have your family here. Is this your mother? This is my mum. How

were the speeches? Keen enough for you? Yes! She had to do one as

well. We have some presence here from The One Show. We did not want

to come empty-handed. We have got some flowers. And this is from

Chris. Everybody, we have to be quick. We are here because Ben and

Melody are massive fans of Luther. Did you watch it? Idris Elba is the

guest in our studio in London, and he used to be a wedding DJ, DJ

Driis. He will be choosing their first dance. He is taking over the

disco. So we want to give him an idea of what you are like. Is Ben

romantic? Um...Yes is the answer! Is he a good dance? No. He is a bit

slow. So I. Well, Idris is choosing, so you just have to dance to it. We

will set up the room and be ready to rock 'n' roll in five minutes time.

I have got a great song. But have we got the great song that you want?

What about I love big butts? That is a great song! Is that not going to

work 's are we still on? You have permission to change that decision.

I have a great song for them. This is Britain's biggest selling

back recording artist. He is a Grammy winner, has a MOBO lifetime

achievement award and an honorary doctorate. His name is Leslie

Charles, but you probably know him as early ocean. He is sometimes

mistaken for an American singer, and although his first hit was the

Motown influenced Love Really Hurts, it definitely started in the

East End of London. Born in Trinidad is Leslie Sebastian Charles, he came

to England at the age of ten. What does this area mean for you?

Everything. It is the area of my growing up, the area of my youth,

the area of my writing my first hit song. My parents brought us to this

country full of ambition to give us the opportunities we would never

have had in the Caribbean. How big a part did music play in your life

back then? Always played a big part. Before I was able to talk,

literally, mum used to sing while she was ironing, so I used to sing

with her. Did your parents accent you wanting to be a musician?

don't know what they expected me to do. There were not many options

after school, because I was not qualified for much. But I was not

lazy, and I got a job in the rag trade in the East End. In those

days, the East End was full of factories, so I was never out of

work. Cutting cloth in a tailoring business by day as Leslie Charles

paid the bills, but at night he was learning his trade as a musician and

trying out a variety of stage names. I had the name piggybank. I had the

name Joshua. I don't think many people have had as many names. Sam

Spade was another one. But all in the interest of ambition.

Eventually, he managed to borrow enough money to borrow a small piano

and squeezed it into the family home. We took the piano up to the

third floor, and it fits perfectly in my little bedroom. The novelty of

it was coming home every lunchtime and evening, tinkling my piano,

until eventually one day, I did get something out of it, which was this

song called Love Really Hurts. My left hand played one bit, and my

right hand did another, and my voice went.

# Running around town like a fool. Under song words came together there

and then. # You don't give nothing to me. A

few years later, helping out in a music studio, Les plucked up the

courage to play the producer his track and introduce his new alter

ego. When he heard the song and liked it, I introduced myself as

Billy Ocean. How did you get that name? The name came from when I was

a kid in Trinidad. The village team was called Ocean 11. The newly born

Billy Ocean landed a record deal, and suddenly found himself on TV.

was told, you are going to be on Top Of The Pops tomorrow. I was like,

oh, my God, what have I let myself in for? Overnight, it is called an

overnight success, but how many years before that success comes?

are never prepared for it. Love Really Hurts became Billy's first

top ten hit, launching a successful chart career which took him to

global stardom, until Billy himself called a halt and retired from the

public eye at the start of the 90s. But now he is back, recording and

touring. If you hear this song today, how do you feel about it?

still get a buzz. You write something in your youth, and it is

still appreciated today. Nothing wrong with that.

Right, your wedding surprises. Joe was surprised in Florida when her

sister and niece flew in for her wedding. Mr and Mrs Poynter

surprised their guests by not doing them it was a wedding until they

arrived. Looks like he was not told about it either! Helen and her dad

were presented to their guests in the pocket of a bigger. Festival

themed wedding. Thank you, Idris. Pacific Rim is out next Friday and