18/10/2016 The One Show

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

Tonight's guest is a family man. He's a father of five, a grandfather

of eight. But it was with his brothers and sisters that he first

became world famous at the age of... Well, let's let him tell you. .

What's your name? Top green Donny. How old are you? Five. And you sing

along with your brothers? # We won't hide it, yes, ma'am

# We're divided. # Super cute, but he's grown up since

then. Donny Osmond! How are you? Good to

see you. I actually remember doing that. I remember walking in and

there was a couple of hundred people in the studio. I thought that's a

lot of people watching me. There were three boxes with lenses, they

call them cameras and I had no idea what that meant. Shortly after that

appearance I went on tour with my brothers and Andy. It was a

Christmas tour. I was introduced. I run on stage, the spotlights

blindly. I had no idea how many people were out there. After the

song I heard these cheers and whistles. It scared me, I ran

offstage!. The next thing I remember is Andy Williams saying, Donny, come

back out here, all of this applause is for you. At that moment I said to

myself, I've got to do this for the rest of my life. That was the

moment. You're going to be telling us all about your upcoming tour

later on. We are guessing that, of course, you will sing Puppy Love.

# And they call it puppy love. # # And they call it... #

That very track, if you stats tonight watching the telly with your

dog, then let's see some evidence. Let's see some evidence of puppy

love for Donny. You are able to send in pictures of their dog watching

the telly? What do they send us? We're going to put this up on the

screen. If you have your dog watching the telly at the moment,

let's see a shot your dog showing us love for Donny. He doesn't believe

it's going to happen. Believe us! I know the British people. They'll do

it. Please do it. That's not the only bit of audience interaction

tonight. It's not, actually. What are you doing to me, should I be

scared? We have a phone and we will be giving you a direct line to

potentially five of your fans tonight. Really? It is potentially

the first time it will happen tonight. But first, imagine you or a

member of your family is suffering from an illness. You would do

anything in your power to find a cure. Dr Sal has been on the cure

the let trail of one man who is offering false hope and making bogus

claims that his products can cure everything from MS to Alzheimer's.

All sorts of claims are made about multivitamin drinks. Protein shakes

and energy boosters. At one self-styled medical expert has taken

those claims to the extreme, promising his products can cure

diseases from Alzheimer's to MS. This is Doctor Stephen Ferguson. He

claims he can diagnose people'sillnesses by looking at

their blood under a microscope, and then a cure them with his special

blood cleansing vitamin drinks and protein shakes. He's been doing it

for years. Matty Smith is one of his former patients. He agreed to talk

to us from Canada, where he now lives, about the very odd health

check Mr Ferguson gave him. He was basically looking at a spot of blood

under a microscope, and kind of using a chart to attribute certain

cells to certain conditions that one might have. I thought it was

completely odd, really bizarre. He actually told me that I had the

blood sugar level of a diabetic, which I think was a concerning thing

to hear. But Matthew isn't and have never been diabetic. Stephen

Ferguson is no medical doctor. Two years ago, he was even prosecuted

and fined for claiming his products could treat cancer. But we've

discovered Stephen Ferguson is still in business and still making bogus

medical claims. He hosts what he calls dynamic health awareness days

at a London theatre. And I'm going undercover to see for myself. His

products are on sale in the four yea, apparently for a bargain price.

Once he hits the stage, Stephen Ferguson makes some big claims.

A volunteer from the audience is given a free blood test, live on

stage. Stephen Ferguson then claims to analyse it and these hot. -- on

the spot. Just in case you're wondering,

that's utter nonsense. Offstage, Stephen Ferguson makes more

startling claims for his products. And I get my chance to quiz him on

his results. What to do the doctors say when they

go back? Unbelievable. As an A doctor I'm

shocked by his claims. But what do the experts think? This doctor leads

MS research at Queen Mary University of London. He's agreed to watch our

secretly recorded footage. Curing MS, I mean, I'm working in

the field for over 20 years now. I think it's staggering and cannot be

true. This is somebody who obviously wants to make money out of the

clientele. If somebody takes its seriously and some people will do,

this is dangerous advice. It's seizing on the vulnerability of

people and at the same time eroding their relationship to their NHS

doctors. So does Stephen Ferguson stand by

his claims? Well, we asked for an interview or a statement, but he

said he was far too busy. So when it comes to Stephen Ferguson's

unproven, and cures, well, there's only one place I'm pouring this.

Dr Sal is with us now. Thanks, I know it's been a speedy trip from

you this evening. How did it feel being in that theatre as a doctor

yourself, listening to Stephen make these incredibly bold claims?

Sitting in the audience there were people there. The reasons.

Vulnerable, coming for all sorts of reasons looking for whatever. I was

hearing him tell his audience a lot of stuff that was totally medically

inaccurate. I'm not going to slam everything because a tiny part of

the message was a healthy lifestyle. Diet and exercise. Which of the

medical profession would advocate, too. But he added onto that that is

to get the full effect you need to buy his powders, potions and super

shakes. We didn't know what was inside them. There was no regulation

or regulatory body on those packs. People were buying them. That's the

worrying thing. The other thing that really worried me was his very

negative message towards the health profession and medicines that

doctors would prescribe for people with everything from diabetes to

high blood pressure. My worry was that someone in the audience might

say, right, I'm going to stop taking my medicine because of what Mr

Ferguson have said. We already have problems dealing with compliance. He

was really feeding that in a negative way against people taking

them. That live blood analysis but he did on stage, what did you win

the medical profession make of that? That was bowled, wasn't it? Some big

claims there. But essentially the Royal College of pathologists and

the Department of Health has said that there is no science to it, it

is unregulated and it is not a diagnostic tool. He was making

diagnosis with a little bit of blood dropped on a microscope. It is what

would happen to anybody's blood under the microscope. Exactly, there

was nothing there. The experts have said that. Also, the advertising

standards agency has issued guidance to live blood practitioners to say

you mustn't make false claims or misleading claims about remedies,

advice. You can't give any diagnostic advice based on that. We

spoke to a haematologist, a doctor that deals with blood, 40 years

experience. He said there was no science to it and it is akin to

reading tea leaves. Quite offensive because my brother and nephew have

MS. I do like alternative medicine, but you don't go extreme on both

sides. Absolutely. We are very interested to hear from anyone who

has been taking his products. Do contact us in the usual way. Maybe

you were the person who had your blood analysed or you bought them

powders. We would be very interested to hear what you have today.

Meanwhile, we have passed on our dossier of evidence to both the MHRA

and Trading Standards. We will you up-to-date. Donny, it's fair to say

that back in the 60s, the Osmonds had it all. 60s? Let's save the 70s!

I mean, you had the looks. The sound is. The moves. I won dancing with

the stars, so I will say that. One of the things you definitely had and

still have is fabulous, quality care. Thank you. At my age, I'm just

glad to have any! Our resident hairdresser, Michael Douglas, is

taking three Donnie's Brothers back to their roots.

44 years ago, this musical family left their native United States to

conquer the world. They ended up selling around 77 million albums and

singles across the globe. In the UK, teenage girls went slightly crazy.

# Help me, please... # There was something about the

Osmonds which just that "American!" They came from a place where

everything was eager and better. That included their hair, it was

perfect. -- was bigger and better. Today, I'm getting a visit from

three B brothers. Jimmy, Jay and Merrill. -- three of the brothers.

They've cut back their locks, but we will be create their hair and style

from four decades ago. Appropriately, they began as a

barbershop quartet. I joined about 50 years ago. I joined as a

three-year-old boy. I fought every kid did what I did because my

brothers were doing it. I was seven years old. This was the barbershop

era? # We're saying by bike, Blues... #

As they got older, the Osmonds decided they need to move with the

times. Our dad would cut our hair. I think that was when we revolted.

Presumably, somebody drew it first and you must have thought, he looks

great! I kind of remember Merrill being the one with the big bushy

hair. Jay kind of did the Afro thing. My sister encouraged that.

This one at the bottom, this is about 1974. That was my ear right

right there. It's so weird, and that is where the reasons why it lasted

the long, is because we've never been afraid to try new things.

Which, to be honest, is just as well. We're going to take you back

in time to the era of the mid-70s. I'm very nervous. Not as nervous as

me! The Osmonds' popularity in the 70s came at a time of economic

turmoil. Full style guru Sean Chapman this might be the key to

their look. People dress up and they go for a

fantasy. Stage costume, glitter and glamour, is taken into people's

homes and they dressed like that on the street. As the country tightened

its belt, lapels and trouser bottoms bloomed. Jimmy, red and loud. That

could power a city! Meryl... And Jay, Green is your colour. Would you

have won something that bright? Absolutely. There is a costume

change at the click of a finger. What do you think? A fantastic job.

Next up is the hair. This is you. That is when my hair was brown. I

never really thought I was a long-haired hippie. I was thought

this was a normal haircut. Was one of you more precious about their

hair? You mean, who cared more about their hair? I think Jimmy.

How are you feeling about your hair at the moment? It feels kind of

nerdy. It has been awhile since The Osmonds work craft like this. Will

they recognise themselves? Take a look. Oh, no! Deja vu! That is about

right. Can I buy this week? # We are on The One Show, led the

reason below. -- the love. I am so glad I wasn't

part of that segment! My ant and uncle nearly cancelled their crews

because they heard you were coming into night. They are delighted that

you are back during the UK in January. It is the story of your

life. What can audiences expect? It has been ten years since I did a

solo tour of this country. I have been back with Marie. I have been in

Vegas for eight years. But this time it is going to be a fun party. I

have got 53 years of music to pull from. There is a segment in the show

that I have tested in the US and it works. About halfway through, I call

it the purple card segment. About 50 to 80 cards are dispersed around the

audience. I gather them. They are put on the stage. Halfway through I

grabbed these cards not knowing what is on the cards, and for 15 or 20

minutes, pure improvisation. Whatever they want to ask, whatever

they want to hear... The audience are in control. My band is going

crazy learning some any songs right now! It is so fun for me. Every show

is slightly different. How much of this is a celebration, and how much

does it reflect your life and the trouble is that you have had as a

family? Interesting that you should use the word troubles. When you are

in show business for that long period of time, particularly coming

from a teenybop career, that transition is rocked with trouble,

trying to make that job. Not a lot of people have been successful. I

ended the show with a song I wrote for this album, my 60th. I did cover

songs of songs that influenced me. I wanted an original. I wrote one

called survivor. I have survived this business. This is a celebration

not just of my music, but the fact I have come through the end of the

tunnel. I hope that does not sound egotistical, but it has been a

journey, a tough journey, a fun journey, and now an emotive

celebration. What were some of the tougher times like with the family?

We have this image of the Osmonds having a fantastic time all the time

but it can't have been like that all the time. It has been well

documented. There were tough times. To be honest, I enjoyed the 70s, the

screaming girls. It was the time of my life. I really enjoyed it. The

guards protecting me. I was trying to get away from the guides and go

to the screaming girls. But that can only last for so long. Any

teenybopper, anybody in show business will tell you it is short

lived. Making that transition and re-educating the populace as to what

you are doing now is critical. It is critical that you embrace the past.

I do puppy love and I treated with respect. If you didn't do it, people

would be disappointed. Exactly. They want to hear the old hits. That is

what brings back the memories. You are kicking off the tour in

Manchester. The 21st of January. And from then on it is going to be so

much fun. We have a bit of British wildlife now. Numbers of harvest

mice in the UK have declined. I am trying to bring it back to the 70s.

We are going from Donny Osmond to mice! Thank you very much! It is

fair to say that you are more likely to see one in a Beatrix Potter book

than in our countryside. Mike Dilger met one couple who have taken it

upon themselves to change all of that.

Look at this little fellow. When it comes to the most endearing mammal

in the UK, surely the harvest mouse is a strong contender? Weighing in

at about the same as a 20p coin, these are the smallest rodents in

Europe. They are facing a huge problem. Since the 1970s, the UK

population of harvest mice has seen the most dramatic and worrying

decline. The disappearance of hedgerows and intensive farming

practices have caused their habitat to shrink and, in some cases, even

vanish. But in one small part of Yorkshire, help is at hand. On the

site of an old water treatment works is this nature reserve. John Brooke

is one of the trustees. It is astonishing that 15 years ago we

would probably have been standing in sewage. No luck. Yes, a tremendous

amount of work has been done here since we took over. The volunteers

have been brilliant. The Meadows, everything is coming on really well.

With its lush grass and reads, it is a perfect habitat for harvest mice.

Four years ago, they started a breeding programme. We bred just

over 700 harvest mice. We started to release when we got to 100. By last

August, they were released onto the reserve. Disaster struck. There are

nine severe flood warnings in northern England, including at least

five in the York area. The Boxing Day floods were some of the worst

ever seen in Britain, and the reserve was badly affected. The

local river burst its banks and left devastation in its wake. The newly

flourishing harvest mouse population disappeared completely. There was

about three foot of water running through here, full of silt and

rubbish and everything that comes down the river. It came into the

reserve and dumped it. The mice would have no chance. We were

devastated. But you can't give up, carry on breeding, carry on

releasing, that is our motto. Mice HQ is in the back of John's garden.

His wife is the mouse midwife. Welcome to the mouse shed. This is

more like a mouse production line. How many tanks have you got? I have

13 breeding tanks. Each has a pair. Then we have tanks were the

juveniles will wait for release. A female will have two to three

litters per year in the wild. That number increases in captivity. The

young grow extremely quickly. These are about one-week-old. There are

minuscule. Little replicas of their mum and dad. How long before they

are weaned? When they get to ten to 12 days old, they are old enough to

leave. When old enough and ready for release, Maxine moves them to the

reserve, one pen for the boys and one pen for the girls. We have 51

females and 40 males. The reason we keep them separate is because we

don't want them breeding in the pens. We want them to breed outside.

Technique for releasing them? We have some holes at the far end of

the pens. We on screw the board and they are Fleig -- free to go as they

please. This year they have come up with a new plan if the floods occur

again. We are on higher ground. They will spread down there but if the

water comes, they will have somewhere to go. Throughout the day,

the mice explore their new home, to hopefully start breeding here in the

wild. Life can be such a precarious existence. One moment it is all

going terribly well, and the next, a flood comes into white everything

out. Fortunately, this reserve have their very own Mr and Mrs Noah. They

are determined come Hell or high water, the harvest mice are a

permanent fixture here. They are super cute. They argued, I

have to admit. I like it. We are coming to a key part of the show. We

have looked at your social media and we notice you like to ask your fans

some Donny trivia. Yes, all the time. Is it true they can win a chat

with you on the phone? I do call them, no matter where they are in

the world. We are quite excited about doing this. We are going to

call this dial Donny. Five hard-core Donny Osmond fans who are watching

at home have the number to this hotline. On the line we have got

Julie from Staffordshire. Val from Solihull. Tanya from Midlothian.

Margaret from Liverpool and Rachel from Kent. You are going to ask them

a question and it is the first to bring in who will get to speak to

you, and hopefully you will serenade them. OK. Let's hope everybody is

ready. Donny, your camera is number four. Once the question. What

musical did Ayestaran in over 2000 times back in the 1990s? Phantom Of

The Opera or Joseph and his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat? Now we wait.

These five ladies have the number. It is all about fast fingers. So

far, nobody has fast fingers. Are they rolling phones?! What was your

ritual before you went on stage for this role? I wore a loin cloth so I

was working out all the time. Hello? Who is this? It is Julie. How

are you, Julie? You have to give me the right answer. It is Joseph and

the amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There it is. Quick question. I am

coming on tour in January, are you coming to the show 's? You bet. How

about some backstage tickets? Which show are you coming to? I am coming

to Birmingham. I will see you backstage in Birmingham. So stay on

the line, Julie, and we will get your information and I will get you

backstage passes. Our son is called Joseph. Does he wear a loin cloth

all day? Don't make him wear a loin cloth. I'm still in therapy! He

couldn't wear it like you wear it! Let's leave that. Would you be able

to serenade? What should I sing? It has got to be puppy love because it

is why I fell in love with you. # And they call it puppy love...

# Oh, I guess they'll never know. # And why I love Julie sell.

Thank you. APPLAUSE. That was great. Donny Love

continues. This is grace from Chatham watching Donny. And somebody

else who loves you. I cannot get over Julie's reaction! There is

another one. You doubted whether this would happen. You guys are

good. Thank you so much, Donny. APPLAUSE. Donny's tour kicks off in

Manchester in January. Tomorrow we are joined by Little Mix and Adam

Hills. Try to top this show, Buddy! Have a lovely evening. Night.

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