06/11/2012 The One Show

Welcome to the One Show. It has been a big jubilee year for

tonight's guest. She toured the world, meeting loyal subject, held

# I'm spinning around... # APPLAUSE. The Impossible Princess,

it is Kylie. It is lovely to have you on the shore. The last time we

saw you will run a bus, backstage at the Jubilee concert. We spoke

about it being 25 years in show business, but the concept must have

gone well because she were back in front of royalty last week. I was,

and more than that, I made Prince Charles do the Locomotion.

didn't! He did a little bit of a dance. Was he any good? Yes. It has

been a great year for you. You have been all over the place. Yes, two

months left that we have done something special every month.

you are celebrating 25 years of something like Kylie, she read with

us and we will show as many as we can. -- shared with us. After a

frantic few days of campaigning, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have a

few days -- arrows left to convince voters to vote for them. And

banging the drum next to them are two very powerful woman. Who better

to look at the real role of the political spouse than Glenys

Kinnock, who very nearly ended up in Number Ten? In one of the

closest American elections ever, two people who are not politicians

have played a vital role. It is the mothers of this nation, single,

married, widowed, who hold this nation together. At the end of the

day, my most important title he is still mother. Throughout the

campaign the candidates and their wives have been a highly visible,

the promoter in their man on any TV at LED. The election role of

political wives has always been clear. Nothing is too far for them.

It is a world away from my experience of being the wife of a

politician. I remember what it felt like when Neil Kinnock became

leader of the Labour Party. I was very nervous. Unlike in America,

waves were rarely seen and heard. - - political wives. They were wrong

the wheeled out for the occasional photograph. And Jenkins became a

political wife when her husband was elected. She founded very old-

fashioned. They come as a shock? thought I knew, but the reality was

quite different. Somebody asked me what I saw my role as. My answer

was, whatever it took to be supportive. I knew that was the

answer they were looking for. Every Friday was trying Raffles at a

large function. The same with Saturday, and on Sunday, it would

be civic service. I was always political so there was no way I

would not go out on the campaign trail, but I understood I could not

look like I was taking over. It was not that easy. In 1987, the

Conservative Party accused me of being the real power behind Neil

Kinnock. The Labour Party is being run by a woman who was not elected.

She is the lady that makes the breakfast in the Neil Kinnock

household. In fact, Edwina Currie got it completely wrong. In

response we made what became quite a famous party political broadcast.

It was the first time in the United Kingdom that a wife was used

explicitly in her husband's campaign. They assume that one

partner is dominating which I think is very immature. It does not make

sense. Since then, others have followed our lead. Labour MP Peter

pain's wife shied away from direct involvement in his parliamentary

work. She was not prepared for how much impact been married to a

politician would have won her life, running a recruitment agency.

Peter decided to go for the deputy leadership, I remember being sat

down by a friend and adviser of his, it been suggested to me over lunch

that I should sell up the company or at the very least give up doing

any of the public sector work. They said this was going to become an

issue. It had not occurred to me. I did not see why I should be part of

that process. When there were allegations against Peter for not

donating -- declaring donations, which in the end he was let off, we

were in the process of doing an investment and the investors walk

away because of bad publicity about Peter. That is when I put my

business into administration. spices being politically used in

the marketing of their husbands, it does mean they are open to attack.

In the United States, they are part of the territory, part of the story.

It is unavoidable. In this country it is not the case, and women are

still making choices about how close they get. At the end of the

day, you are damned if you do and if you don't. In America, the wives

have done all they can to help their husbands were in those

crucial votes. Tomorrow we will know who will be in the crucial

role of the First Lady. Justin Rowlatt is here to speak about it

more. Obviously, they have gone down every avenue to get as many

votes as they can. Will always help? Obviously they will. It is

not just about humanising their husbands, they have been incredible

campaigners. Did you realise that Michelle Obama has gone to 47

rallies, 92 fund-raising events. They also have political influence.

Michelle Obama is really keen that her husband is seen as a

transformational president, somebody who changed the country.

If she is not happy, she tells him so. It looks a better fate, you

would think they would see through it. -- a bit unrealistic. Howard

has the role of the First Lady compare with their counterparts

over here? I think Glenys Kinnock is right, it is deferred but it is

changing. At the last election, Sarah Brown was there, saying what

a sensitive man Gordon Brown was. That is so different from Cherie

Blair, she was really concerned to be seen as an independent woman

with her own career, very keen on that. When she spoke out, she spoke

about politics and was criticised. She had to say it was her speaking

as an independent woman. Sounds like a difficult job. It is

incredibly difficult. You do not have a formal role. It is striking

the balance. It seems interesting for potential leaders did appear --

to appear settled. Ed Miliband have to get married after he became

leader. It is very hard to 0.2 everyone -- to speak about anyone

who is not married, Ted Heath was unmarried. Alex Salmond is not

married. We could find one, one American president who was not

married. Anybody remember? James Buchanan, 1857. A bit before part-

time. What about Julia Gillard? partner has a profile. That is a

role reversal. Obviously he is influential as well. But I think

she is wearing the plants. doesn't need anyone to stand up for

her. -- she is wearing the underwear. I will not be lectured

by sexism about -- about sexism by this man. If he wants to know what

misogyny looks like, he does not need to put a motion to the House

of Representatives, he needs an error. -- a mirror. You said you

had not seen that. I read about it and I want to see the whole thing.

Is there anything we can hear from the elections that have happened in

the States? They have spent a fortune. Looking at the American

elections, most people would say it is a good example of how not to do

things. Billions of dollars have been spent, endless rallies, no

real debate, look at that. Look at our electoral system and say, thank

God it is not like that. television debate came from America.

They are good, but they are quite narrow. Elsewhere, the debate is

very limited. Our very own Tuffers will be giving his own take on

election night after spending a night at the American embassy in

his sleeping bag. That is an image for you. You can follow it with

BBC's coverage tonight. To save you the trouble the sleepless night, we

have an exclusive preview of the result. Is this accurate? I don't

think we can say that for certain, Forget the pundits, this is

Cheyenne the US bald eagle. Who will she choose? We have Mitt

Romney on the left, let's see what Barack Obama wins it. Met Ronnie

nearly had it. Thank you for letting you on the so far. We know

that you're First Lady lets you wear the trousers. Over the past 25

years, we have not been able to get Kylie's songs out of our heads.

# I can't get you out of my head # Your loving is all I think about. #

Every night. # Every day. # Just to be there in your arms.

# I can't stand it. # Ever and We apologise for some of the images

if you're having your dinner! was great, thank you. You have a

bright new album, Abbey Road Sessions. It's absolutely

phenomenal. It is Kylie classics for grown-ups. Is that right?

could say that, but I have been thrilled with the response I got

from fans on social media. Aside from the pop music, the production

is taken away and replaced with classical instrumentation, guitars,

piano. It is very moving. Some of it is quite strong. You can play a

great game with it, you can try and guess which one it is. It will be

good for a pub quizzes. Just when you thought you knew my songs.

really changes the mood. The lyrics have a whole different meaning.

was a lot of fun reinterpreting them. Some songs, one of my songs

from the 1980s, I did not pay too much attention to the lyrics, and

it is a very sad version. Hand on heart, I did not realise what it

was until this chorus. Let's hear the track.

# I can't get you out of my head. # All the lovers... #

All the lovers... # All the lovers... #

#I should be so lucky... # Lucky, lucky.

That's a classic example. Could you ever go back to singing it the

other way? Well, I just came back from doing a show, a 90-minute show

in Abu Dhabi, because I was confused with all the edits and now

I'm going, which version is it? If - depending on whether it's

something like proms in the park where we performed these versions

or the pop version, yeah, I have to have my thinking hat on. Among all

the classics, there is a new track, but you have performed it before

and it's called Flower and it's a song that will resonate with girls

like you, who are of a certain age. What is the story? I wrote it in

2007 and it didn't make that album, which turned out to be an

electronic album. I had written the lyrics about whether or not I would

be able to have a child, so it's like a love letter to a child, a

spirit. It's a beautiful song. It just didn't make it on to the

album. I performed it on tour, because I needed to get it out of

my system and since then it's been a real fan favourite and I was so

delighted that it ended up on the album. It's so hard, because it's a

subject that everybody keeps asking you about. Yeah. I don't like

talking about it and then I release a song about it. I was asked or it

was written about saying I'm feeling broody and it's from 2007,

so obviously it's on my mind, but it's something that's a delicate

balance between how much you want to share with the public or not.

Are you going on tour then with this new style? I haven't got

anything planned, but proms in the park was a great, great experience.

I know it can be done. It's a really good balance for me to have

the big pop shows and then have - this show is spectacular in a

different way, but stripped back and not flying on things like I

normally do. You need different venues? If I could snap my fingers

I would make it happen, because it's a real pleasure to perform in

that way. All your fans are crossing their fingers. The album

is out now. On Friday, our six fantastic young riders will be

starting their anticipatic 411-mile journey from Llandudno to London

for Children in Need. We have a 6am start on Friday morning, which I

can't wait for. We've already met some of the inspirational

youngsters who are taking part in the challenge and today we meet

James, who has had to put his whole life on hold to care for his very

poorly mum, brother and sister. name's James. I'm 18. Since I was

four or five I became a young carer. I care for three members of my

family, my brother and sister and mum. My brother is autistic and my

sister is also autistic, with spine problems and my mum suffered from a

brain injury. I had encephalitis 16 years ago and it left me with a

brain injury. I am forgetful and I am weak down one side and I have no

concentration. I forget when things are in the oven and I forget when

I'm cooking. James has been a God send with helping out with the

family because I go off to work early. To organise the two siblings

and his mum, he's been an absolute rock. It's hard to live with

someone who has got severe autism. It's very difficult because my

brother will get up very early. He has four hours sleep. I need to

help my sister get up and getting washed. It's hard for her to walk

about for very long. I also help with her physio and during school I

wasn't concentrating very well, because I was tired throughout the

days and in the back of my mind I'm always thinking if mum is OK or is

my sister all right. I think being a young carer has been hard on

James because he's missed out on doing the stuff ordinary kids do.

Getting out and about. Bringing friends home. He's not been able to

do any of that. That's been an awful shame. He didn't really have

much sense of his own worth. As much as I needed him, I wanted him

to go out and just get his confidence and realise how

brilliant he was. Crossroads is a place for young carers to meet up

and hang out and get away from everything. It's given James the

freedom to go out and be a teenager and go out there and he can blow

off steam and generally be with all the kids. I have known James since

he was ten years of age. We have supported him and his family over

that decade. Actually, it's been wonderful to see that young boy

turning into a young man that he is today. I'm doing the rickshaw

challenge to raise awareness for Crossroads as they are overlooked

and teachers don't really know that their students are young carers so

they are treated the same as everybody else, when actually they

have quite a lot of stuff on their plates so they struggle. I think

the challenge is definitely going to be one of the toughest things

I've done. If there's one thing I'm worried about, it's the hills, as

the rickshaw is very heavy. gives him the opportunity to give

something back and if he can raise a lot of money for Children in Need

that would be absolutely brilliant. To see him doing something like

this, it's great, he deserves to have some fun.

APPLAUSE A strong member of the team there.

Kylie, would you do us a massive favour and tell our viaers how they

can text to support. To show your support text team to 70705.

Messages will cost �5 and that will go to Children in Need. You must

ask the bill payer's permission before you text. You can visit the

website for all terms and conditions. You can also donate any

amount you like by sending a cheque to the rickshaw challenge: We don't

mind how you send the money, as long as you send the money. We

start in Snowdonia National Park. It's very hilly. You wouldn't

believe it. The terrain is literally like that. Are they going

to do it, Matt? Well, you know what, we are setting out and we've got

the directions in mind and we'll keep going. We have a few little

plans. We had eight Po ten shals, but we narrowed it down to six --

potentials that we narrowed it down to six. If it's all too much?

just - I might have to hop on. You might have to hop on. I'll be on

then. Kylie, you might have to hop on. I can cycle for five minutes.

Good. From Friday, the One Show is going on the road. It would be

brilliant if you can turn out and support us as we make our way to

London. On Monday, our whole show will be live from Cardiff. If

you're near come down to the castle to cheer the riders on. Then on

Tuesday, we will be in Bath, Salisbury and Reading on Thursday,

before making our way to London for the big special from London on

Friday night. Great. Pack your thermals, it's going to be cold.

OK! Speaking of them, now some droughty old ruins may not be

everybody's idea of a rezrez. one. These -- des res. Nice one

these are happy anywhere. Britain's fascinating past has left behind a

land full of ruins. These buildings may no longer be used for their

original purpose, but many provide a home to some unusual occupants.

This is Mount Grace Priorary in North Yorkshire. It was built in

1898 and it's the best preserved monastery in the country, but it's

not monks that the place is famous for now, but something a little

more elusive, stoats. Since the early days of the monastery,

wildlife here has played an important role. There was even a

licence to control the rabbit population dating back to 1310.

More recently, the stoats here have become quite a tourist attraction

and I went to catch a look for myself, but as they're so quick and

nimble I need to enlist the help of Barbara Owen from English Heritage.

The ruins here are just stunning. Why do they love it here? Why is it

ideal for stoats? The food source is good, lots of bunnies. Where

there are rabbits there should be stoats as well. The link between

the stoat and the rabbit is surprising. As almost ten times

their size, the rabbit is the favourite prey of these small,

agile hunters. With plenty of prey around, these ruins provide the

perfect ambush opportunity for a hungry stoat. The drainage tiles

are fascinating, because they're everywhere and it looks hi-tech,

but that is a great place for a stoat to run down. Yes. You see

them going into the drain and you lose sight of them and then some

time later they'll pop up somewhere else. If the stoats are regularly

being seen using the drainage channels to get around the site,

then if we put a camera track like this down, we may just get a chance

of catching a glimpse of one. With all the kit and crew spread around

the monastery, all we can do now is sit patiently and wait. And wait

some more. After nearly two days of waiting in this beautiful priorary,

we saw the sum total of two squirrels, one pheasant and lots

and lots of bunnies. But just as we were about to give up, we finally

caught the briefest, most tantalising glimpse of a stoat.

They were here all along, just hiding from view in this Medieval

maze. Those fleeting appearances were enough to entice our cameramen

who came back day after day until he was rewarded with a simply

For me, the stoat has lived up to his reputation of being elusive,

but it's really good to know the long-term residents are still

thriving in their lovely spot. Lovely. How nice to be able to

introduce Kylie to the stoat. cute. They are. Now, we would like

to just say sorry to Alex and Moira, who are very much married, despite

what Justin said earlier on. they are probably rowing now after

that. We hope you make up soon. We talked about you being 25 years in

showbiz and celebrating that and you've got a lovely book out as

well. It's a lovely coffee table book, with all your looks that you

have worn in the shows. They are many and varied. Over 25 years.

like this one actually. Can you explain the story behind this one?

That was shot for Australian Vogue and my hair was just growing back

after chemo treatment and so I was channelling Joan of Arc and trying

to be strong when I probably wasn't feeling that strong. I think it's

beautiful. I think. It must be something for you to look back on.

Of all the things I've done this year, that's been the hardest thing,

making that book, because I say it's like when you - if you're

moving house and you get to the park where your photo albums are

and you get stuck because everything has a memory and it was

hard. So many people have sent in their pictures of their last 25.