16/07/2012 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show, with Matt Baker...

And Alex Jones. Tonight's guest is a former newsreader and one of the

UK's most highly-regarded journalists. From his famous

reports on the Ethiopian famine through to TV and radio shows such

as 999 and The Moral Maze, he's known for bringing an air of

gravitas to all his broadcasts. the last time I met him, my wife

got her engagement ring caught in his fishnet tights. It's Michael

You will have to explain yourself. It happens all the time. It is my

claim to fame! It was for Children In Need, it was The Rocky Horror

Show. Keep saying that, yes. But unfortunately, I had to do than

using the fishnet stockings as well, because it was immediately after

the 10 O'Clock News, and there was not time to change in between. It

was a great night in the newsroom that night. We really wanted to get

a clip, but they told us that the archive had been lost - is the tape

in your hands? No. National security. They have all been wiped.

But you have not read the news in a while. Not for eight or nine years,

I think. For old time's sake, will you do it for us? Take it away,

Michael! Good evening. Passion the One Show O'Clock News. The

headlines - Cheltenham pledges allegiance to Malawi. Wildlife

presenters gatecrash peaceful family holiday. And crazy scientist

goes on explosive rampaged. Brilliant. So lovely to have a

round of applause as well. Michael is here to speak about his new

series, about the greatest artefacts found by members of the

public. We thought we would set you a bit of a challenge at home, so we

are asking you, what is the best thing that you have ever found? It

does not have to be valuable, but it would help if you have a

photograph. Send us a picture of you with your find, and we will

share some of your treasures later on. Despite a ban on certain breeds

of dog, hospital admissions for serious dog bites in the UK have

more than doubled in the past decade. Potentially dangerous dogs

are still on our streets. Declan Lawn joined one team which is

responsible for tracking them down. A lot of dogs are dangerous, but

not all dangerous dogs are illegal. In the east London borough of

Newham, this animal welfare officer is joined by the police on an

operation to get certain animals off the street. Once you have

contained the dog, then you can enter the premises. I am going to

join the team today, as they attempt to crack down on dangerous

dogs here in the capital. In this case, the intelligence has come

from tip-offs from the police as well as from members of the public.

So, we're going to a place where it is alleged that there are pit bulls

on the premises. What can you expect typically? Sometimes the

person will be aggressive, sometimes the dog will be

aggressive, you really do not know what will happen. As we arrived at

the first address, she spotted the target of their visit. Hello, I am

from animal welfare - what kind of breed of dog is it? She is muzzled.

Under the dangerous dogs act, pit bull terriers are banned, and the

inspector suspects this one is illegal. We are going to seize him,

I'm a friend. I understand you're upset, but if she is not a pitbull,

then she will be returned to you on Thursday. If she is, then we will

discuss the various options available. You will not be able to

see her now. It is clearly a difficult situation for the owners,

because they feel that they are looking after their dogs, that the

dog is well behaved. But the fact of the matter is that this dog

could well be a pit bull. The dog is seized, to be taken to the

kennels for assessment. Back on the road, Tina spots something

suspicious. In the churchyard, there was a person with a pit bull.

It is something she cannot ignore. What breed of dog do you think you

have got? She is a mastiff. looks like she has got a bit of

Labrador in her. I am afraid I want to take her and have processed as a

pit bull-type dog. Union put her down? I did not say that. That is

one of the options, though, isn't it? It is one of the options, it

can be put to sleep, with your permission. The animal welfare

officer obviously suspects it might be a pitbull - did you ever suspect

that? She looks a bit like that, but she looks more like a labrador

to me. What are you going to do now? One option is that you can

fight for her to be returned. will do that, she is my dog, part

of the family. The team have a number of visits to get through.

After this detour, they're off to the next call, a pitbull which

allegedly bites. We have had a complaint that one of your dogs

picked somebody in the block. You never leave the door open or

anything? No. I needed to take him to be assessed now. Do you want to

have a minute with him? You can take him downstairs, that's fine.

The lady did not want to talk to me, she is obviously very emotional,

very upset. She contends that the dog is kept well, that it is a

friendly dog, that it is not going to bite anyone, and it has not

beaten anyone. She is worried that now, it is going to be put down.

The dogs are taken to high-security kennels, where they are assessed by

experts if they are in fact illegal. Sometimes the person does not want

the dog back, because they had not realised it was a pit bull. It will

be put down. Other times they can be prosecuted under the Dangerous

Dogs Act. And on a few occasions, the dogs are returned through the

courts with restrictions placed on them. Today we have been seeing

that it is quite a lot of manpower and expense - is it worth it?

We do not know what possible attacks we have prevented. Some of

those dogs are very aggressive, and they are not dogs which should be

in the community. All three dogs were found to be illegal pit bulls.

This one has been put to sleep. It has yet to be decided what will

happen to the second one. The owner of the third one is being given the

opportunity to apply to keep her under special court restrictions,

which means the dog will have to be neutered, in short, and always

muzzled and on a lead in public. We are joined now by Mike Dilger -

what happens in the assessment, and which ones are granted exemption?

First and foremost, there are four types of dog which are banned, we

are looking at this pit bull terrier, the Fila Brasileiro, the

Dogo Argentino and the Japanese Tosa. But any dog which is

considered to be pit bull-type can be banned as well. They looked at

57 different characteristics, and if a substantial number of those

characteristics are present, then the dog will be banned. It is the

police and the local council which carries out the tests. But any dog

which is not deemed to be a threat to public safety has a second

chance. If a dog goes on the list, the owner has to carry out a list

of criteria, to make sure that the dog will not be put down. They have

to make sure it is no threat to the public. It is quite complicated.

How can people make sure that they do not become the owner of an

illegal dog? First and foremost, go to a reputable breeder. There is an

assured Breeda's scheme, run by the Kennel Club. You can go to

responsible dogs Home, Light Battersea, which is not allowed to

have the band dogs. They have weekly checks, done by experts. And

it is not recommended to buy a dog on the Internet. That would include

local papers, and people down the pub as well. Moving on to safer

animals now, because this is in fact your favourite One Show time

of year, isn't it? Yes, every summer, Miranda and I have a

wildlife-filled blast with a family somewhere in the UK. This time, we

have got a very special offer - 50% more rain. This year, we have come

to the East Midlands to join a One Show family, and show them a really

wild time on their holiday. We're going to reveal just how much

wildlife this industrial heartland has to offer. We will be exploring

this canal in Leicestershire, which was once a corridor for carrying

coal, but now a nature haven. For one week, we will be jumping on

board with the Putman from Staffordshire. And that is my home

county. In typical British fashion, it is summer, and it is raining.

love the peace, the solitude, and it is part of our heritage, from

years gone by. We love the canals, we are country such people. I could

not imagine lying on a beach. This is absolutely perfect for us.

Joining them are their daughter and grandchildren. We are only five

miles from home, and it seems like you're in another world. It is

completely different along the canal. I like driving the boat in

and out of the locks. I like to see this one has. The Putmans are in

for a real treat. -- to see the swans. Just look across there. On a

canal, you're never far away from wildlife, and on this beautiful day,

and go to show the Putmans just what is living in the water. I am

here to look for two special Canal residents. What has granny got?

Within just 10 minutes, we have pulled out both of them. Here we

go! Star find! Well done. Does that look exciting? It looks like a

paperclip to me. Anybody have any idea what it is? I have no idea.

This is a master of disguise. Let's put him in the water and see what's

comes out. Can you see him moving around? It is a little insect which

makes a little home for himself in a little tune. He will make a home

with whatever he finds at the bottom of the canal. If you look

really closely, you can see all of the different colours, the tiny

pebbles, and he has stuck them all together to make himself a nice

little home. They are true architect. It is just incredible.

It is very neat, isn't it? What a clever little they're. And the

other star find was this little creature. This is a freshwater

mussel. The cool thing about these is that you can actually date them.

In the winter, they grow quite slowly, and you can estimate their

age by counting the number of bands. Can you count? 10, that's the same

age as me! Fantastic. These are massive, and pretty cool, I think.

Say goodbye! Tucked away, and lined with towpaths, canals are a

favourite home for mammals. I am hoping to show the family a

secretive president. And stop. Have a look over here. Can you see all

of these lumps and bumps, that is an animal Palace. You can see four

holes. What animal do you think would be living underneath here?

Badger. We have a bit of a consensus on the badger, so it is

time to put a special trap down to find out. The animals coming out

we'll leave their footprints on the sand. It will help us find out what

is living below the bank. And we will have the special night-vision

cameras as well. Hopefully we will catch it. Tomorrow, we will be

investigating a tunnel on the canal, and finding out what is hiding in

More from Mike and Miranda and the Putmans tomorrow. An action-packed

week. It will be great. We understand, Michael, you enjoy

sailing? Yes, I love sailing. Ironically, for someone who

presents a show called 999 you had to be rescued yourself in 2008?!

was a terrible mistake. Not my boat. The yacht master, the engine

stopped. He thought he should ring the coastguard, they were on strike.

Went through to the RNLI, then the lifeboat is bobbing up and down and

they are like, "There is that bloke off the telly." They were so

efficient, that the press office were there with the notebook and so

were half the media. I bet they had a field day with

that one. So, you have this new series, Britain's Secret Troughs

coming up, Monday through to Sunday. This is what the greatest

historical finds that have been found by members of public? Yes,

exactly. Ordinary men and women, finding extraordinary things. About

1 million or so. I don't like this, but I love this list, this is

pinpointing which is the most important.

How many? 1 million long, but then it goes to 50, then to the one that

we consider, or the guys doing the judging to be the most important

thing found in the last 30 years about Britain's past. Which is

really, really exciting it works on two levels, the things themselves

are sometimes so beautiful, so exquisite, but the really important

thing, does it tell us something knew about the way we lived in the

distant past and up to the recent past? So all of that is really

exciting. You are the man in charge, the

ringmaster... They are not necessarily the same, but go on.

You have a team of presenters who follow the stories through? Yes.

In the episode tonight we see Saul David looking at a few of the

surviving toys from the 1700s. This tiny canon is old and delicate,

but it would have been able to fire real canon balls. Look at that.

Amazing. Could you make something like that?

I think it is time to break open the mould to see what we have got.

There you are. Now, in true schoolboy style we are

going to try to fire the canon at a water-filled balloon. Just about to

load... Fantastic! Wonderful! APPLAUSE

Michael, it must be really difficult to be judging these items

against each other, they are so different? Almost impossible, when

you think about it, but then if you apply the criteria, what does it

tell us that is knew about the people of the past? How does it

link us? Almost on an intellectual and emotional level, when you think

to yourself who was the last person who had that, held it, used it

is a good point. On the table we have a wrist ring.

It is. It would be up here. It is a Viking

arm band from about 8900 when the Vikings were colonists here, not

just raiders. It is what a might give to a warrior if the butch

ering average was high. It is that sort of thing. It is also a

measurement of wealth just buried in a field under a led box. That is

part of a horde of 200 items found in the same box.

You would say it was Government. I would say so, but I would say

that Viking has a thin wrist as well.

It might have been a thin wrist... But one of the favourite pieces

over the series was a piece of jewellery for you.

Yes, the Taulk. I am keen on history, keen on Roman history, you

think of the Britons, whether the Romans came as being savages. This

comes from the Iceni tribe, which is Bude car. At a time when Bude

car lived. -- Boudicca. It is beautiful, the craftsmanship

and the civilisation it be tokens it is absolutely a miez -- amazing.

Well, Britain's Secret Troughs start tonight. 8.00Pm on ITV1.

Olympic teams have begun arriving at the Olympic Village, in all

shapes and sizes. Team GB has 542 athletes, enough to fill a jumbo

jet. Angelica Bell has been to welcome one team that can all fit

in a hatchback. The Olympic dreams of an entire

African nation are to be found here in the West Country of England.

Athletes from the south-east African country, Malawi have made

the towns of Cheltenham and Gloucester their temporary home.

They seted in, training hard in final preparations for the Games. I

have come to meet the team and give them a proper One Show welcome.

It is lovely to meet you all, thank you for joining me for tea. Here is

the line-up: Mike Tebulo is 27 and competing in this year's marathon.

Charlton Nyirenda, 23, in the 50m freestyle. 28-year-old Ambwene

Simukonda is running the 400m. Joyce Tafatatha, the youngest in

the team at 14 years of age in the 50m freestyle. That is it, four

athletes. They are among the smallest team at the Olympics. The

locals have taken them to their hearts.

It is a great privilege for Cheltenham to have the Malawi team

here in the Olympics it is a small town it feels as though we are part

of the Olympics now. To come here and see people like that training

is something quite special. Back home, the team is more used to

the exotic scenes of Malawi. One of the first challenges for the

pocket-sized team is getting used to the change of scenery.

How are you enjoying the stay? been good. We have been training in

Gloucester. The community has been very welcoming. What do you like so

far? The weather! I've seen London in pictures, movies.

So you have not been there yet? we have not been there. I'm sure it

will be busy. There are four of you competing for

Malawi, how does it feel to hold that Olympic dream for your

country? Out of 4 million people it is a big thing, such an honour.

are a small team, but we are tough. Fighting talk! The Malawi team have

won the West Country over, but where will loyalties really lie on

race day? Who are you supporting, team Malawi or Team GB? Yes, I will

be giving a shout for Malawi. Team Malawi, we have seen them live in

Cheltenham! My heart has to be with my country, but support for Malawi.

OK, we've been rehearsing that, zabwino zonse to the Malawi team,

that is good luck. We hope it is. Now, Ade Adepitan is here.

Athletes have begun to arrive, they are sleeping in the village. They

have you to thank for testing the beds? Yes, or me to blame if the

beds are no good. I was part of a group of former athletes to advise

on making the village athlete- friendly. I tested out the beds.

They thought I was the best man to try them out. The beds must be

strong, comfortable. They are going to get a lot of use and dealing

with different types of athletes. Gymnasts from 5ft tall to 7ft 5

basketball players. The you'dow guy will have

difficulty. The beds are lovely, but they are small? You are looking

for a four-poster. You are talking about Ricardo Blas from Guam. He is

the heaviest Olympian to compete. How heavy do you think he is? There

he is. Go on, Michael? He is the guy with

the big armpit. I think about 35 stone.

You are there, 33 stone. He is going to be competing in the judo.

He is 26 years old. I hope he does not roll on anyone.

I feel sorry for the guy in his armpit.

They have communal tellies, hello, good evening and welcome.

Thank you very much. Now, we will take a slow. Here is Luis Boa Morte

on how a quick flash of inspiration led to a slow-burning safety

revolution. The use of explosives is tightly

regulated for one reason, it is highly dangerous. Today charges are

set off using electronic fuses, but 200 years ago there was not the

technology nor the health and safety regulations to protect

people using explosives. Death and maiming were everyday occurrences

in this line of work. In the 19th century, mines like this were made

by blasting rocks with gun powder. They used a goose quill.

So a fuse? Exactly. This is filled with black powder.

That is is a miner's term for gun powder. The which it -- way it

burnt was a big problem. No two were the same. They were

susceptible to damp, meaning the burning rates were unpredictable.

We ran an experiment with four quills packed with gun powder. They

all burned at different rates. With one fizzling out. This proved

dangerous and countless miners died because of this. In 1830, a leather

worker moved here to Camborne, it was the centre of Cornwall's huge

tin mining industry. William was not a miner, but he was

shocked at the number of injuries sustained by the miners while doing

the blasting. He vowed to come up with a way to make is safer.

William Bickford experimented and then inspiration came when he met

with a friend, a local rope-maker, James Bray.

He noticed how the women made the rope, that was his eureka moment.

Bickford realise fundamental you made the fuses in the same way as

the rope, the burn rate would be consistent.

Bickford's invention worked. He standardised the thickness of the

chord so it burned at a steady rate of 30 seconds per foot.

Which is why in our test, this 50 centimetre fuse takes a little less

than 50 seconds to burn, but that is too tame a test for the One Show,

let's blow something up. I am putting my life in Bickford's nands

a disused quarry. How much fuse is here? 1.2 metres.

120 seconds. So that goes on the rock. We light the end of this, we

have two minutes to walk to a safe distance? You have it.

The plastic explosive has the potential to kill us if we don't

get a safe distance away. Ready? Yep.

My instinct is to raun, but quarry regulations say it is -- is to run,

but quarry regulations say it is safer to walk. I should have the

time to retire to a safe distance. We're out of the blast radius, but

the adrenaline is pumping as I await the blast... So, that was one

minute, 55 seconds that is pretty close. 5 seconds out.

That is within a good margin of error.

The force of the explosion sent shards of granite hurtling outwards.

It is thanks to the safety fuse that unlike 19th century miners we

ran no risk of injury. William Bickford patented his fuse in 1831,

but died a month before they went into production. He never bot to

see his flash of inspiration, -- he never got to see his flash of

inspiration, go global today, one that saved countless of lives. Now,

we asked you earlier to show us the best things you have ever found.

Michael you are starting us off... It is horrifyingly sweet it is each

other, it is our first anniversary today, it is Shirley and Pete.

This is from Gary Fowler in Kent. A Neolithic hand tool that he found

when he was nine. And from Jerry in West Lothian, a

Land Rover on a beach that could be past salvaging.

That is all from us tonight. Thank you very much to Michael Buerk. If