07/01/2013 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show. Now Alex is off with Comic Relief

for a few days, so please welcome my special guest co-presenter, it's

Sarah Millican! APPLAUSE How much fun is? This is because Alex is

away, so, Sarah, make yourself comfortable.

I am, I'm keeping her seat warm and a little around the sides! Did you

have a nice Christmas? Lovely. Father Christmas managed to get a

drum kit and a small piano down the chimney for my three-year-old!

he give you earplugs? No! Did you get anything nice? I got an

exercise bike. I have had a go on it. I peddled until I got out of

puff. I thought that the best to do. It said on the counter I had worked

off seven calories. So I thought I would have a treat. I Googled what

I could eat now, it said I could have half a Cash! I have just

gotten into baking too, I thought it would balance it out. I made you

shortbread biscuits! Can I try one? You can.

Is that a heart? It is. It is squishy, do you want it try it?

Hmm! They taste like biscuits. Well, we could eat biscuits all

night long, but let's bring on tonight's guest.

Here is a man who can do impressions and bring sharp-edged

satire and bring politicians to his knees.

And if that does not work, he can do this... Let me out! It is Rory

Bremner! Welcome to you, congratulation, how lovely.

Thank you very much. Keep your eyes off me biscuits.

Is it a heart? They are a heart. Lovely. Very sweet.

We are using theme later on in a quiz, but before that, what do you

make of David Cameron and Nick Clegg renewing the vows? Well, they

are all re-launching now. We have had Celebrity Big Brother, now this

is Celebrity Big Brother On Ice! But the lines are open for two

years. Don't vote, you may be charged! Well, have you been given

a terrible Christmas present you were too polite to sie anything

about at the time? Well, now is your chance. Send us a picture of

you holding the gift and tell us a little about yourself. For example,

this is Rory Bremner, 51, a quiz show presenter from the Scottish

Borders, his terrible Christmas present was an egg yolk separator!

I have to point out I was eight at the time! You have still got it?

Well, I am at the age I would find this useful, but at eight you want

a bicycle or a girlfriend! Don't you? Normally as a child you are

told to separate the eggs, they tell you to go over there... But,

yeah, use this. I know it was the wrong colour, but that is not a

present for an eight-year-old. Send in your pictures and we will

put them to good use. Now, cuts to child benefit are the beginning.

Councils are saying that the budgets are reduced. Bristol

announced today that 323 jobs would have to go.

Birmingham City Council says that they have to save up to �2 million.

We went to a very heated public meeting.

Birmingham City Council is the largest in Britain. Like all

councils across England it is making cuts. Sir Albert Bore is its

leader. He is delivering bad news to the residents of his city.

I have come to meet Sir Albert Bore as he prepares to tell the people

of Birmingham the extent of the cuts he has to make that could mean

job losses and cuts to vital services it could be a explosive

conversation. Birmingham claim it is is being hit

harder than others. The council says that it amounts to �74 ahead

nationally but here in Birmingham it is double that. That is down to

the reliance of central government grants to run the local services.

Today, Sir Albert Bore is explaining the services under

threat. How does it make you feel being a

politician having to announce these cuts? I didn't want to come into

the politics to cut services but to provide them to the local people,

but this is a period where the Government is dictating that

budgets have to be decreased. Cuts will have to come from places

in the budget, that means slashing spending on street cleaning,

hanging baskets and grass-cutting but also services for children and

vulnerable adults. School transport, children's centres and breaks for

disabled children. The residents are furious.

I truly believe that the cuts, if they go ahead, there will be riots

again in Birmingham. The people of Birmingham didn't create the

deficit and the people of Birmingham should not have to pay

for it. There will be consequences that

some of you have spoken about but I hope it does not come to that, but

please, understand that the level of cuts imposed on the Government

is giving rise to these feelings. You have smashed the public

services and forcing the cuts. The people did vote for Labour to

implement them, they vote to Labour to fight for them. I am proud to be

a man from Birmingham but what are we leaving our kids? Not a lot.

There is an alternative. Show some political courage, stand up and

lead the fight! You are treating the whole of society to solve the

economic problems... Well it was an angry meeting and many personal

attacks on Sir Albert Bore himself. All saying for them to put his

career on the line to save Birmingham. Some want Sir Albert

Bore to run a deficit budget, maintaining council spending on

services, despite not having the money to pay for them. This has

happened before, famously in Derbyshire in the 1970s and

Liverpool in the 1980s. They refused to implement the cuts

demanded from the central government.

There were questions about whether or not you are prepared to put your

political career on the line for Birmingham, by putting in a deficit

budget. How do you feel when people are asking you to make that choice?

Is it you or Birmingham? That is not a choice. I have an officer who

has to sign off a budget put to the council. I know he will not sign

off the budget as a deficit budget is illegal. It will end up with the

Government stepping in and forcing a budget on the Birmingham City

Council. I think that budget would be even more draconian than what it

is I'm attempting to put into place. I caught up with Sir Albert Bore

the next day. The council has made efficiencies, but they have to save

up to �600 million by 2017. An increase in toux is on the cards

and 900 jobs are on the line. All of this in a city that is one

of the most deprived by the country. I am not saying that Birmingham

should not take fair share in cuts but the world to look at is fair.

We have been subject to cuts greater than the national average,

yet we are deprived with high unemployment levels, high levels of

inequality on health, housing -- housing and education.

The Government says that the setment is fair and that the

Birmingham's spending power is reduced by 1.1%. Meaning it can

protect front line services. It says that the city of Birmingham

has benefited from major Government investment, including a �1.5

billion city deal. The council's final budget decision is to be

announced in March. Then the people of Birmingham find out if they have

influenced the outcome. We will be following Sir Albert

Bore and the Birmingham City Council in the coming months to see

the effects of the cuts. Rory, you have presented your first quiz show

this afternoon. How long have you waited for this to happen? 50 years

of preparation! 50 years of preparation to be a quiz show host

it is Face The Clock. It goes out on Channel 4 on weekdays at 3.30pm.

It is perfect timing. We were having a meeting it came on the

telly. I love it

It is a really great format. If you have not seen it, please explain?

It is pass the parcel with questions. So six contestants, they

are chucking the questions between themselves, desperate to get them

right to get another question and make money or pass it on. I don't

know when the clock is going to go. You don't know?

So I feel smug, we are privilegeed to know this information! But it is

a simple format like these, but they get so competitive, the quiz

show guise. You have probably met them. They have done all of them.

They absolutely are experts. They take it seriously.

We heard it was cold in the studio. Is that right? We did it in a shed

outside of Dunbarton, but in a lovely part of the world, but in a

warehouse. So it took to minutes to get the heating on and we did not

have time in the day. So between the rounds, the costume department

came in with hot water bottles and coats.

We have seen two episodes, there are lots of Geordies on it we are

good in the cold?! They are. They wear a T-shirt when it is minus 20

Celsius. I don't know how they do it, but a

really good bunch. We had a guy who knew nothing. Whenever I asked him

a question, he would say, "Oh, no, here we go.". I asked him what he

did for a living, he said he was in counter-terrorism.

He said he did not know anything! Was he forced on to the show?

don't know. I think it must have been a bet, but great fun. There

are 35 episodes, but the characters, as a race, quiz people, they are

tidy, competitive, very competitive. As our the game show hosts! Have

you based it on anyone. Whenever it comes to it, I expect you to do a

Chris Tarrant. (Impersonating Chris Tarrant) Is it A? Is it B? I was

brought up with Bruce Forsyth on the Generation Show, but I love

quiz shows. I was asked to do Countdown but

failed the physical. . Have you done it? I'm not clever

enough. It is like Strictly, the audience own that show. You rent it

for the time you are doing it. Well we watched it it is great. It

is Face The Clock on Channel 4 on weekdays at 3.30pm. You may think

that self-help books are unthinkable in the Victorian era

but here is Gyles Brandreth with a stoirb about them.

Today's self-help books are all about getting what you want, the

partner of your dreams, success in the workplace, even how to be

popular. It may seem like a modern phenomena but the first self-help

book was written more than 150 years ago. In the era of the stiff

upper lip. Long before our touchy- Fehily world. In 1859, Mr Samuel

Smiles wrote Self-Help. The national liebrair of Scotland

in Edinburgh has a first edition. So, here it is.

The first edition of Self-Help by Mr Samuel Smiles. Why was to ground

breaking? Mr Samuel Smiles wrote about people from his type of

background. Working-class people through hard work and industry and

how they managed to achieve their goals.

The industry revolution was a time of social and political change.

Samuel Smiles wanted to encourage ordinary working men to grasp new

opportunities and improve their lives. A radical idea at the time.

The message is clear: Help from wouth is often difficult with

effects but help from within inhaving rates. It is stern stuff?

This was stern but simple, that was the appeal. A simple philosophy.

That everyone had the power to achieve what they wanted to achieve.

Samuel Smiles selected a group of people whose success was built on

sheer hard work. David Livingston worked in a factory from the age of

ten. He became Britain's most celebrated missionary. He

transformed manufacture. JMW Turner pushed the boundaries of art and

here we found Scottish inventer, James Watt. Improvements to the

steam engine were crucial during the industrial revolution. He was

included in the book. This is what Samuel Smiles has to

say, "It was a noble story of patient, lab otherous restoration,

of difficulties encountered and overcome by industry." So he is a

role model. Read this and you too could have what it takes? Exactly.

People were keen to get on in life and embraced the book by Mr Samuel

Smiles. Mr Samuel Smiles became one of the most celebrated authors in

the world. His book brought unexpected fame and huge wealth. In

the toth century, long after he was dead, he had a notable admirer.

The rueings said I was the Iron Lady, they were right. Britain

needs an Iron Lady. Margaret Thatcher is known to have

sought inspiration from Samuel Smiles' book. The message

compatible with Conservative ideals of self-reliance it was re-

published in the 1980s, but some got confused and thought that the

book was promoting selfishness. It could mean that self-help was

looking after yourself. He did not want that to be seen as

a selfish motive. It was improving yourself to help others. The book

was translated in 25 languages. By the time of Samuel Smiles' death,

it sold a quarter of a million copies in Britain alone. Samuel

Smiles had spawned a multi-billion pound industry. When Samuel Smiles

died in 1921 thousands of people lined his route. He may not be a

household name today but his book is still in pront so., here is to

Mr Samuel Smiles, the grandfather of self-help -- his book is still

in print. So, who are the big self-helpers

today? The first was How To Win Friends and Influence People. My

parents were brought up on this in the 19tos. Indeed, Britain's oldest

man, who passed away today at 110. He said he read How To Win Friends

and Influence People. The key messages were to listen to people

and smile. Good advice.

Perfect. Yes, and you live to be 110.

111. Oh, no, he was ill. I misread Suzanne Jeffers wrote Feel The Fear

And Do It Anyway. A huge best- seller. That was about grabbing

your demons and realising what is frightening you and coping with it.

And the big one that has helped me, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From

Venus! This is the one that tells us that there is a difference

between men and women. Women are able to talk about things. But we

are also right! Men want to retreat in the caves, be at the garage, be

at the pubs, we don't want to make decisions. So, let's bring the men

out of their caves and make them listen a bit. I am a big fan of

self-help books. When I was divorced, I read a sfpl help book.

It was a slap in the face. Clearly, what I needed.

But you got to page 19? I did, and then I started to do stand-up.

Really? It worked for you? Yes it really did.

But it is lovely you went to the book and the corner was turned over

at page 19? Yes, that is where I finished.

What would you call your self-help book? We decided to send Carrie a

challenge. To make this challenge.

We sent her to Croydon market. What is a self-help book about,

especially if it were written for you? If there was a self-help book

written for you, what would it be about? Getting rich in 24 hours.

That is what most of these are about! It would be nice! I read

them oft -- often, on a daily basis. What are you reading now? The skp

power of Now. -- the power of Now.

I never found them useful. I would rather talk to friends or family

about life. If there was a book written for you,

what would that book be called? To Make Money Fast.

It would abguide to be a better husband and a better father. Is

that corny? Not at all. Would you consider reading a self-

help book? I would. I like reading. So it would not abproblem.

If there was a book that tackled what you are facing now, what would

it be called and what would it be about? It would be about

relationships! Sort it out! So a book called Sort It Out! Your guide

to relationships? Yes. The than that wanted to be a better

dad and husband. Lovely. Now, Paul McKenna is here with us later to

help you with new years resolutions. Now, something special we are

starting, we are showing you some of the most amazing wildlife

footage that we have seen on The One Show.

Now, I know The One Show, the last time I saw Mike Dilger, he fell

asleep bird watching but how exciting is this? Killer whales!

The beautiful north-west coast of Scotland. A stretch of water

between here and the Outer Hebrides is famed for sales, dolphins, even

the occasional whale, but when The One Show received a tip-off of an

incredible visitor to these waters, we could not resist. We are here to

find killer whales. Incredibly, orcas really do live off our UK

coastline, but hardly anyone ever cease them. These whales live in

the polar regions but some live here. They are our largest British

predator. A few more cases... We have a lot

of stuff! There are three groups that visit our northern shores. We

have had a tip-off that killer whales have been seen around the

aisles of Lewis and Harris, down to Skye and Mull. So this is exciting,

but they may not still be here. But this boat is now home for the

next couple of days whilst we trawl the Scottish Isles. Even the boat

owner thinks that the plans are ambitious. You live a stone's throw

from here. You are out on the water, and yet, you have never seen.the

orcas? No. Lots of dolphins. You name it, minky whales. Orcas,

no. I am looking for that to tick the box! This is a need until a

giant haystack, but it is time now to get on with the chase.

-- needle in a giant haystack. We have the west coast of Scotland

there. We is Skye over there and a huge school of common dolphins

joining us on the journey, helping us look for the killer whales! I'm

getting wet feet but am I bothered?! Not in the slightest.

There are four or five common dolphins, bough riding three feet

below my feet! LAUGHTER Look at this! Everywhere I look. There are

about 20 dolphins in front of me! Whilst not what we came here to

find, the dolphins are still wonderfully entertaining.

I have been trawling up and down this stretch of water for up to six

hours now. There is a network of a whole range of people on the look-

out for us, there may be more common dolphins and possibly a

minky whale. Orca could be here. He could be here feeding as well, but

we have to keep scanning. After a few more hours at least we are

getting signs that we could be hot on the arca's trail.

Seabirds are everywhere. There are seabirds everywhere.

Gannets, razor puffins, a sure-fire sign there is something in the

water. Who knows what could be below the surface? It is

frustrating. We have been searching for hours and covered a huge area,

but there is no hint of a killer whale yet. Let's drop the anchor

and get some sleep. Another day searching ahead of us. It is always

best to start with a hearty breakfast! We spent last night

around the north of Skye. Then we got a tip-off. The orcas were found

behind me. Then a phone call suddenly changes

our luck. They have taken off right ahead.

There is one there! Look at that! Oh, my word! You are never going to

believe this. We have just spotted killer whales off the front of the

boat! Look at that! It is absolutely huge! What a nail-biter

to finish on. That is not all you are getting. More shots of the

whales tomorrow when Mike gets even closer, would you believe.

Will we find out why there were so many sausages?! All of the

questions to be answered tomorrow. Now, then it is time to play this:

The Unwanted Christmas Present Game. Now, many of you sent in unwanted

Christmas presents. Thank you, but can our two contestants guess what

they are? You are playing for the coveted chocolate cookies. They are

beautiful. I tried them earlier. I can't stop eating them. So, this is

the first one. James Anderson from Milton Keynes. The present was from

his 58-year-old auntie Julie, what is it, a oncey, or a tea cosy?

looks like he would have a oncey. I don't think it is that. I think it

is a Mini Mouse mug? It was! There is the proof. There is the mug. On

to the next one. This is Alex, aged 19. What did he receive for

Christmas? A shower cap, or a Star Trek lunch box? It is a shower cap?

I think it is a lunch box, the way he is holding it.

The answer is C it is the Star Trek lunch box. You have won. We can

keep going. This is the last one. This is chistie from South Wales in

London. She got an unwanted gift, an energy

drink, a whole-puncher or a loo- holder? I think it is a Loo- roll

holder? It is an energy drink! Sarah, you get the coveted

chocolate chip cookies. Well, Rory can have the biscuits

but can I have my Tupperware back. Have you enjoyed the show? I have

had a lovely time. Well, thank you to all of our