21/04/2014 The One Show

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

Tonight we are joined by a dedicated chef, so dedicated, that according

to Stoke on Trent's local paper he changed his name by deed poll to

reflect his signature dish. It is a mixture of two breakfast classics,

porridge and kedgeree. Put them together and what have you got? We

thought about that quite a bit this afternoon and you might be able to

taste some later on. If you and your family packed up the car this

weekend and took off on a traditional Easter getaway, the

memory of traffic jams and roadworks might be too much to bear. Sit

back, relax and enjoy the getaway in the good old days. Here is Christine

and an important passenger. Most of us remember long journeys in

the family car to go on holiday. The hot seat burning the back of your

legs and the anticipation of getting there. It's glorious car and I are

about to bring back some very special memories to my special

passenger. The year was 1958 and the Everly

Brothers topped the chart and Ann Widdecombe was an excited

11-year-old heading off for a family holiday with her parents and

brother, hopefully in better weather than this. Can you see anything? I

remember having to clean the windscreen as I went along with my

mother. A new car would have set an's farther back a whopping ?616. I

cannot believe I am in a baby Austin again and it is exactly like the one

we used to have and I can see my mother's driving gauntlet sitting on

the shelf. When we went on holiday we would pile into this car and my

father would be driving here raising early, because he never took a test.

We had a tradition we used to stop for a Cornish pasty en route. We are

heading to Saltash in Cornwall. Back in the late 50s this is where an

used to spend her holidays staying with her aunt, uncle and cousin

Kate, who has also travelled back to see her old home. How long ago is it

that you are here? 1959, 1960. Has it changed? Not essentially. But

other things have changed. We used to have twin beds. I used to have

that bed there. Utility beds. You did not get anything better than

that. What do you remember of her in those early years? I remember her

being slightly fears, she would say bossy. And we were extremely keen on

the famous five. We had famous five adventures and she was always

George, the really feisty one. The essence of being a politician was

there at Berwick early age. If you say so. If it means you liked your

own way. They have brought back some old friends. These are our teddy

bears from those days. We used to line them up like this. We would

deliver lessons to them and we were fears. We expelled one of Kate's. It

is back into the baby Austin for a short journey to a Plymouth

landmark, but they have different feelings about it. I believe you

have not got pleasant memories of this. No, I have not. We used to

come here when we were about ten or 11 and Kate used to climb up and I

said, I cannot look. I remember coming here to go to the light dough

to go swimming. She was a much better swimmer. That was really

annoying because I was better at sport generally. What were you doing

in Singapore as a youngster? My father was with the Admiralty so we

spent three years there. Did he have a big influence on you? He had a

massive influence on me, he was determined and he was very ambitious

and he expected his children to make the most of what they could do. When

I learned to swim in Singapore I was not allowed to splash around and

have fun, I had to be in the races and everything. Your mother gave you

the soft centre and your dad the determination and grit. Yes. It has

been fun taking and down memory lane and getting to grips with her old

car. This is the first time I have been in a baby Austin since I was

17. It is the first time I have ever driven once that one.

It is an idea for a series. The two Ronnies. If you got away over Easter

and you have a picture, send them in and tell us where you went. Did you

get away? I went to the north Kent coast, Whitstable. I have been going

there for a few years. There is beautiful food there. Did you go for

the food? Yes, a little bit of food and wandering around and the dogs on

the beach had a wonderful time. Laying tarmac can be a dirty

business, but demanding money from customers who do not require the

service in the first place and then making death threats makes it even

filthier. Here is Dan Donnelly. Captured on CCTV on the way to their

next scam, a gang broke men laying time Agu extorted money out of

victims on both sides of the Atlantic. It was a business based on

threats and intimidation, only brought to an end when one of the

victims tricked them into making their telephone threats when the

police were listening. That threat was made to businessman Stephen

John. His run in with the gang began earlier in 2011 when he arrived at

his offices to find them tearing up his car park. There was a gang of

about five people on site drilling a hole every two or three feet. They

had about 60 holes right the way through the whole of this area,

about ?800 worth of damage. And this was the first you knew about it?

That is correct. I did not even know who they were. The leader refused to

pay the damage they had caused analyst Stephen was willing to pay.

How much were they asking? ?2700. Why didn't you call the police? If I

had called the police at that point I would still have had 60 holes in

my car park and ?800 worth of damage. At that point I decided to

scan them. You will do the job, but you are not getting paid. He left

the site promising them money when the work was done, but when he

refused to pay the telephone threats began. It was mostly physical harm

and the final one was a death threat. A death threat? That was ten

grand by four o'clock or you are a dead man. Let's listen to one of

them. Many more threats were made, most of which are too graphically

violent to broadcast. What the gang did not know is that Stephen was

already on the landline to the police. They had all the threats

when he put the gang on loudspeaker. Despite Stephen's quick thinking in

getting their threats recorded, the gang realised he was not going to

pay up and left the area. At the time no one, not even the police,

knew that Stephen was far from being a gang's only victim. The scale of

their crime only came to light month later when police investigated

another of their extortion attempt and traced the gang threw down

vehicle number plates. The phone evidence was crucial. We identified

the phones and we did work around the phone call data and identified

other victims. This was a team who preplanned what they were doing and

they had access to a number of vehicles and had false

identification and bank accounts. These were serious and organised

criminals and not just opportunists. During their complex

investigation detectives spoke to nearly 200 witnesses across the UK

and even as far away as Canada and covering more evidence of the

gang's threats. In total the gang had demanded more than ?160,000 from

their victims. When they were finally jailed earlier this year,

the scale of their crime brought them combined sentences of 27 years.

It is great knowing that call was used to help convert them and it is

even better to note no one else can be put through what I was put

through. Quick thinking on his part. We were going to talk about Spring

Kitchen. It is your lovely new show which starts tomorrow. They said,

good news, he is bringing in a quiche. But then we heard there was

no quiche. I got halfway here and I forgot. I was in the back of the car

and I thought, I forgot the quiche. We made it at work. Just to make our

mouths water. It was a double Gloucester cheese and league quiche.

What can we look forward to? Loads of different things. It is a

celebration of spring ingredients that are coming up now. It is at

that turning point. This time of year is brilliant. We have spent two

seasons cooking root vegetables. There is only so much you can do

with a turnout and a character. We have got wild garlic, some fantastic

mushrooms, St George mushrooms, and things like that. Spring lamb and

Welsh lamb. Ingredients like that and a lot of fish because the sea

has changed and it is warmer. What type of fish? We are using crab and

Dover sole and lemon sole, all sorts of different things. We are not

interviewing them, we are just cooking them. What they are you

coming? Thursday. Bring a nice quiche along. I will bring my

quiche. Is there anything that people can get in ready tomorrow to

join in? We are cooking some wild garlic. Who have we got on tomorrow?

It is very nerve wracking. It is James Martin's Saturday Kitchen set.

We might believe it a little messy for him on Saturday. He actually

sent me a tech from New York saying, good luck with the show. Very nice.

You wore on Saturday Kitchen not so long ago, and of course you had a go

at the omelette challenge. It didn't go that well, did it?

Is that men to look like that? Someone has not been practising. By

the time you pick that up and take it to the restaurant, it is just

setting time. It is trickier than you think, that

challenge. That was one of my worst attempts ever at an all that, and to

make it worse, I was standing next to Paul Ainsworth, who did some of

my training. How did you get into being a chef on

TV? You have been in the entertainment industry for quite a

few years. Watch this. Let them go! You're next. Where did

the middle creep go? He just vanished.

That was amazing. I had hair then. I loved how gently you were hitting

his head on the ceiling. That was a programme called crisscross, it was

a long time ago. It was an amazing experience. They are saying in our

heirs, it was actually called Tomorrow People. That's it! So many

roles as a young lad, they have all gone. You can remember the name of

your show tomorrow, can't you? Yes, Spring Kitchen! CU on Thursday.

If you've eaten too much chocolate over the weekend then you might not

have much requirement for the subject of our next film. Even so,

brace yourself, because it's a real belter. I made him wear them! How do

we prevent heart apparel from falling down? I am talking about

those items that historically have held up our trousers. Belts and

braces, or should I say belts or braces? In Savile Row, it seems

there are rules about which you should wear when. This business

opened in 1846, and is acknowledged as the founder of Savile Row, where

the way you dress speaks volumes. And it appears to be a belt free

zone. Belt or braces? This house is definitely braces. We try to avoid

the belt if we can. A brace is more comfortable and hangs well, and it

is more elegant and smarter looking. You can see here that Alan's comfort

is larger. Cutting for a belt trouser, we would have to cut below

the belly and exaggerated. Braces are very comfortable, and I always

keep in the same position. It keeps the crease hanging straight. And if

you have a little bit of a tummy? It does help. If you are playing by

Savile Row rules, a belt can only be worn with a certain type of

trouser. Tom is wearing the belt, much more of a casual look for a

blazer or sports jacket. Corduroy trousers, that kind of look. So if

the humble belt is frowned upon by Savile Row, it is held in high

esteem by historians as one of the oldest pieces of clothing used by

man. Some of the earliest examples are carefully preserved in the

Museum of London. I have a few examples here of very early belts.

There are up to 600 years old, and they show that belts were worn

throughout antiquity. You have horsehair, Wolf read, even silk

thread. Did everyone wear a belt? They would have been as ubiquitous

as today. They were an item that was needed to keep garments to the body,

because elastic didn't exist. Braces as we know them didn't come in until

the 18th century, when the fashion was to wear high waisted trousers.

The necessity is what brought in the trend of races needing to hold the

breaches up. Was it for rich people? You certainly have at the

time period are very beautiful array of colours. It was a way to show off

your wealth. Women often made them as presents for their husband or the

male members of their family. With the introduction of elastic, braces

became more utilitarian, and one more worn by the working classes.

But while belts off everyone, braces are more reliant on a fashion

trends. It is all good news for this factory in Leicester, as they become

more popular. Their classic brace is made from box cloth woven in

Yorkshire, but in this factory, they can make braces out of almost

anything. We have moved right across now into tweed and some really funky

fabrics, as well. Today I am searching for a bird, a very big

bird. The bird in question is Kate a month ago. Joe Clark, who keeps the

bird as a pet, once it back. They are normally timid, harmless

creatures, but if you approach, they could lash out. To help track him

down, I have got Ian Maxwell, or Macs to his friends. He has tracked

big cats, elephants and rhinos all over the globe, so a bird ought to

be a walk in the park. What do you know about these? They are wild

animals and you do not want to get too close and they are dangerous.

What kind of damage could it do to us? It has got a big beak, but their

biggest danger is their feet because they jump up. It could easily give

you a nasty injury. Ray murder, a retired teacher, spotted the birds

during a bike ride. It was just over here, trotting along in that

direction and I was cycling on my bike. The six foot tall birds may be

flightless, but it can certainly move. A local resident also sought

it. I took a photograph of it and I went up quite quietly to where it

had been in and it had disappeared, then it just popped up next to me.

How do people feel about having a celebrity in their midst? We have

given it a name, Chris Reay. Can you do one of their calls? They make a

noise like this. Time to get on track and within minutes, Max has

spotted something. Do you see how curious this is? That track there I

am pretty sure is its track. This bird could feel right at home here

with plenty of insects and seeds to feed on. It has been using a golf

bunker as a sandpit. Those two are very significant. It is quite a big

stride. It is massive. After a few hours it takes us on a wild goose

chase. The RSPCA says if you see it, give them a ring. As for me, I

have got one more trick up my sleeve.

Top tips for cooking a large bird. A huge bird. A big oven. Earlier we

saw a little bit of your omelette challenge. It did not go very well.

I used to be good at it. You have got Michelin stars and endless

awards with your restaurants, so we thought we would give you another

challenge. A chance to redeem yourself, but there is a catch. But

using an ostrich egg. It is unbelievable. Have you ever held an

ostrich egg? No, never, I feel like I am in Jurassic Park. I would get

on with it if I were you right now. Put some time on the screen for us.

Eggs make Alex very queasy indeed. Look at the size of that year. You

have got two minutes and 20 seconds... To make something edible.

I will need a couple of days. If you cannot do it, we have made some

"kerridge". I have to say that looks awful. We are going to let you get

on with it and we are going to show some pictures from Easter. Maybe

don't put all of it in. No, that would be quite a while. Early on we

ask you to send us your pictures. Robin and his wife visited Bamburgh

Castle. This is Helen on the beach. This is Jerry and his boys on a

camping getaway to a 13th century castle in Argyll. It smells very

cheesy. It does and I haven't got any cheese. This is Allah and

Bolivia who had a great time when they visited kana oven. This is

Morgan and Mason. They loved their trip to Mablethorpe. How is it

looking? This is better than doing it on Saturday Kitchen. You have got

one minute left. You could add a bit of the old Michelin star flare into

that. At 15 centimetres long it is the largest of all the bird eggs.

This is equally as bad as Saturday Kitchen's. What is it with you and

omelettes? They are not my strong point. It smells delicious. Are you

happy with that? That looks all right. You had 25 seconds on the

clock. Let's get a knife. Do you want to risk this? No, I will let

you go first. Be my guess. Take something off the top. That is

lovely, honestly, try it. I will take your word for it. That is

incredible. That is all we have got time for tonight. Huge thanks to Tom

and you can see the first instalment of Spring Kitchen tomorrow at 3:30pm

on BBC One. Tomorrow we will be joined by Rick Wakeman and we will

have the moment we were ranked by the oldest wine merchants in town.