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It's the 20th Commonwealth Games, and as it says on the wall

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behind us, the time is now, the place is here.

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Celtic Park, for the opening ceremony.

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Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart and the Queen are here, and so are we.

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Thanks for joining The One Show at Glasgow 2014.

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Hello and welcome to a very special One Show with Matt Baker.

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Behind us, excited ticketholders are passing

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through security and are on their way to take their seats inside.

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It's all hush hush as to what's going to take place

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at the Opening Ceremony, but all will be revealed shortly, when you

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We've set up camp to soak up the atmosphere

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and to chat to some special guests and athletes before it all starts.

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We'll be going live inside the stadium throughout

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tonight's show with Sarah Mack to keep you up to date with how the

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Our very own Clydesider Commonwealth gold medallist Iwan Thomas is out

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down the gauntlet for the Prime Minister.

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Joining us on the sofa, one of the stars of the Commonwealth

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Opening Ceremony and one of the stars of Commonwealth history.

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It's Amy Macdonald and Barry McGuigan.

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Amy, you are performing shortly at the Opening Ceremony.

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We know you can't tell us much, but have you had a chance to rehearse?

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It has all been going really well. I feel so excited to be part of it, so

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excited to have the Commonwealth Games in my home city, I feel so

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privileged to have been invited. Barry,

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what do you think we can expect We have heard there is going to be a

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duet? Anything is possible! We have heard about Rod Stewart. We look

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forward to that possibility. What is this moment like? It is incredible.

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I was only a kid, I was 17, it was Edmonton, 1978, it was brilliant.

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For so many junk athletes coming through, and for the older ones,

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really exciting. And being together in a moment like this. Some of them

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will be competing tomorrow, they do not want to stay too late. To be

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with their team-mates, listen to the crowd, and we have got glorious

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weather. It is fantastic. It is a special moment.

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Celtic Park behind us is one of the largest stadiums in Scotland.

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But it wasn't big enough for the Commonwealth Games track-and-field

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events, so they had an ingenious plan to transform Hampden Park,

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This is Hamden Park in Glasgow. For over a century, it has been the home

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of Scottish football. This summer, it will host athletics at the

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Commonwealth Games. But Hampden has one major drawback. There was no

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running track and no space to build one, so the organisers came up with

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a radical solution. An entire track built on stilts, two metres above

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the football pitch. Eight months ago, 10,000 lower level seats were

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removed to make way for the huge platform above the pitch. It was an

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ambitious method, never attempted before on this scale. Why use this

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method? The disadvantage of building a new stadium is the cost, and what

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did you do with it afterwards? They have come up with this idea, it has

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come in at a fraction of the cost. It has cost ?14 million to complete,

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a bargain, as a new stadium can cost hundreds of millions of pounds.

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Building an entire racing track on stilts poses a huge problem,

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famously recognised nearly 200 years ago in a village outside Manchester.

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In 1831, Rajesh soldiers were marking -- marching across this

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ridge and it began to sway in time with their footsteps. Amusement

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turned to horror as the bridge collapsed, seriously injuring 20

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soldiers. It failed not because of their combined weight, but because

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of the vibrations. Caused by their footsteps. Every object, like this

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glass, will vibrate at its own specific frequency. This is called

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its resonant frequency. When something makes it wobble at that

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frequency, it puts it under stress. Sometimes, causing it to break. It

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is not only sound that can have this effect. It could be founding --

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pounding feet, or the wind. In 1940, the wind made this bridge wobble so

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much, it collapsed. And athletics track on stilts is essentially a

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bridge, and could wobble. For elite athletes, even a slight wobble could

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mean the difference between success and failure. One runner on their own

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could not make the truck vibrate, but many running at the same time

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might. The solution was to build a track with a frequency that needed

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the athletes -- neither athletes nor the noise of the crowd could mimic.

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Adding extra weight on top of the stilts makes it impossible for a

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group of runners to generate the frequency needed to make the track

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wobble. Above my head, they have piled an amazing amount of weight,

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17,000 tonnes. On top of the stilts, the workers lay down 1000 huge steel

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plates. Then, they add a deep layer of rock. On top of that, I layer of

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tar, then asphalt, to make the whole thing perfectly level. The synthetic

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racing surface is the final layer. Before you love it, you have a

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running track that will never be shaken. Putting the track through

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its paces today is Commonwealth content -- is this Commonwealth

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contender. Can you tell that you are not on solid ground? Know. I would

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not have a clue. But I have seen the pictures, the construction, and how

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high it is. But it feels like a normal track. It is a weird

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experience. The home crowd hope that the temporary track in the sky

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creates victories that will last for ever.

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It is a hard track, which means it is really fast. Is that how it

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works? Apparently. Sports historian Philip

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Barker joins us. White are you wearing a jumper? It

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is boiling! He explained it to me before we came on air! It looks

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smart! This is my colour! It did not clash with the Tartan!

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First of all, Philip, you have some predictions

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I think Sir Chris Hoy, the man who brought the bat on up for the Queen

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to put in her address, because she reads it out, he will be involved, I

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imagine with children. This reads it out, he will be involved, I

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great football town, Celtic and Rangers, how about the captain of

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the 1967 Celtic team, or the captain of the Rangers European winning

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team? Or Kenny Dalglish, the greatest of them all, and Ally

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McCoist. That is my theory. Plenty of choice! It will be interesting,

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God Save The Queen. It got a terrific reception in the

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rehearsal, 30,000 people went mad and sang along. I am sure it will be

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typical Scottish hospitality. The friendly games. She breaks up a

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holiday to watch the Commonwealth Games, she loved them. She had to

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come up early to get her accreditation. Seriously? It is one

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rule for all. Philip, how did the ritual

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of the Opening Ceremony come It comes from the Olympics. It

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wanted something special. The British Empire games, as they were

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called, were set up to Trail clouds of glory from the Olympics, so they

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wanted a ceremony as well. It was different in 1930, in Canada, when

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they started, very post faced, in their blazers. They were out on the

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track, competing, within the hour. Not quite the show that we have got

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to night. How has the budget gone? Upwards and upwards. It is more than

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it started with, around 20 million. Back in 1958 in Wales, in Cardiff,

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the budget for the Opening Ceremony was ?2000. We are frugal in Wales!

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That is what they did, they had a choir singing lovely Welsh songs.

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Tell us about the craziest moments in Commonwealth

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They get back to Brisbane, 1982, what did they have? A giant

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kangaroo. It winked at Prince Philip, and he loved that. He is

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still winking, the kangaroo, 30 years old. He has had surgery on his

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eyes, it is still winking its way through. That's what the big

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highlight. They had a lot less monster in 1986. In 1990, Prince

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Edward was given a Maori challenge, he had gone to school in New

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Zealand, and they went to the crowd and rubbed noses with the athletes,

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they loved it. I cannot believe how much information you have got,

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remarkable. Then, we had happy birthday to the Queen in 2006. She

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looked embarrassed. Multiply the harassment by 100,000 people. Thank

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you very much indeed. We will go inside Celtic Park.

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I am so excited to be inside the stadium. We cannot show you too

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much, but all will be revealed later. This is going to be the

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largest party Glasgow will ever have to host. 1 billion people will be

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watching. Rehearsals took place on Monday

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and today, and one thing we do know is that there are going to be some

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very moving films made about They are quite hard-hitting,

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and will leave you with a lump We do know it lasts two hours,

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and they tested out some fireworks on Monday night,

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so we should see a display. I've been told that tonight's

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extravaganza will reflect the voice, character and personality

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of Glasgow. There are a cast of 2,000 local

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people currently getting ready backstage, finishing their makeup

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and finishing their costumes. They had to audition, and

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their rehearsals have been taking place for the past few months at

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secret locations across the city. They are all excited and raring to

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go. the South of France from his

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holidays and it is rumoured that he will perform with Amy MacDonald.

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Susan Boyle will perform and also Nicola Benedetti will be playing her

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violin. I will be back later and I will interview a special guest. That

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is the second reference to Rod Stewart and Amy MacDonald performing

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a duet. That was the classic pundit position, we will get used to that!

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We have met so many people over the past three days. We were at the

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train station and we had a lovely picture with people and Matt Baker.

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You are in the zone with the Australian team. I saw some from the

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British Virgin Islands this morning. The boarding is the best time. You

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can take a tour on an open top bus and Sarah Mack went on for the ride.

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I am off to meet a man who is called John Paul flip. We have tourists who

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see what the city has to offer. Let's discover something about the

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real Glasgow but tourists do not see. The tourists we are taking

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today are delegates from the kingdom of Lesotho, also from the Solomon

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Islands and Germany and Croatia among others. I want to take you to

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see an unusual attraction. It may not be with us for very long. Allow

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me to present the Red Road flats. Why is this something that should be

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seen? When they were built in the 60s, they were the biggest

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residential flats in Europe. Up until recently they were occupied

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with over 4900 people. This was the answer to the housing problem in

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Glasgow. They then realised they had made a mistake. What do you think of

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coming here and seeing that? We are not used to high buildings. If the

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lift does not work, how'd you get up their? Everybody would have to walk.

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There will be many happy memories in the rubble when they come down. You

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get Scottish shortbread on the tour. That is made in China! The next

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destination is over the River Clyde to check out modern art. At least

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that is what I thought. We are at the Gallery of modern Art. Most of

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Glasgow's prosperity was founded on wealth made by the Tobacco Lords.

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They made a lot of money on the back of slaves and a lot of people became

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wealthy on the trade, such as William Cunningham, whose house was

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this. 30% of plantations were owned by Scottish people at one time. We

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are in Queens Park. Did this have a reputation as a crime hotspot? It

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still does, to an extent. But this is one of the most magnificent views

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in Glasgow. is one of the most magnificent views

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thing is the wind turbine. People think this is named after Victoria,

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but it is named after Mary Queen of Scots. Back in 1934, Christmas Eve

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and this was open to the public for the first time. It became one of the

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most iconic dance halls and tourists do not often get in to see this

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particular place. Close your eyes, you can see people dancing. And a

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tiny bit of vomit! That is just me. Look at it, and ordinary Glasgow

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pub, which makes a difference from the stainless steel and glass

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palaces in the city centre. All that remains is to say, Cheers. We got to

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see the other side that most of the athletes will not see. Breathtaking.

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Scotland was something else. Sarah Mack having a lovely time. If you

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were bringing people, where would you take them? I would hope there

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was a decent band playing at the music venue where it is an

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incredible place to see the show. music venue where it is an

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amazing place to perform. I have seen many

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amazing place to perform. I have there and it is one of those menus

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where everything comes together at the right time and it is a

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where everything comes together at experience. Ken Bruce will be coming

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along later and we will get his top tips. We were talking about how you

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were made from the 1978 Games. tips. We were talking about how you

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moment. Willing tips. We were talking about how you

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have a go in the closing moments, even though he is quite frail. Barry

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McGuigan has got it even though he is quite frail. Barry

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think you can believe it. Would you believe it? It was a close fight. In

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my amateur career I had controversial decisions and most of

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them went against me, and that went for me. I was lucky. In the

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semifinal, I knocked out the local Canadian guys, I had two previous

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fights and then I got a bye. Great experience, meeting Daley Thompson,

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Steve Ovett, big Geoff capes. I had seen them on television. I thought,

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wow. I was a kid, I was impressionable. We followed how we

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had done and we knew who we were competing against. We kept up with

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the athletes and the bowlers. It was a lovely experience. We had great

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weather. We could be blessed with great weather for the entire

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duration, fingers crossed. The memory was livid. How vivid is your

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memory of this? I thought you were talking about the weather in

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Edmonton! I had come back from Spain. I was posing. Give me a

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break! That is when I had hair. Where has it gone with? This year

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for the first time they have introduced within's boxing and we

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have the brilliant Nicola Adams competing for England. Will you

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commentate on Nicola Adams? Of course, she was the star of 2012.

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The first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Natasha Jonas, she will

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be a hot prospect. And another girl. She lives in England. She represents

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the Caribbean islands. Michaela will be in one division, as well. These

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girls are special. You watch them boxing and they spar with the boys

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and they look great. Have you seen this, what do you think of it? I am

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not sure how I would compete against these amazing athletes but if

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somebody annoys me enough, being from Glasgow... ! One man who has

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been difficult to pin down in the last couple of days is the First

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Minister Alex Salmond. This is why, this is what he has been doing. I am

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at the opening ceremony, preparing for the opening ceremony, which will

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be astonishing. I cannot tell you what is in it. It is a secret, but

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it will be wonderful. Celtic Park like you have never seen it before.

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The baton, it has a special message from the Queen. Presumably tomorrow

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it will be read out. How will you feel if it has words such as unity,

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togetherness, friendship? Her Majesty The Queen is head of the

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Commonwealth and territories, there are 71 countries competing and just

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about all of them have gone through and independence process. This is

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wonderful for Scotland? Seven years since we won the games in Sri Lanka.

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Suddenly realising it is now upon us. We had the last meeting of the

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organising committee in the Hydro last Friday and we have had 50, and

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it was an extraordinary feeling. This is the last meeting. It is

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here. It is great. You have organised the weather! We have saved

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up the sunshine for Glasgow. This is good timing. The world is watching.

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Everybody will be cheering for Scotland. How will you use that to

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your benefit? What is your strategy? I have taken a 10-day

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self-denying ordinance. I will not be drawn into this. Have you thought

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about walking into the opening ceremony, thinking of the World Cup,

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Sepp Blatter, the reaction he got. Are you prepared for what might

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happen? Everybody, even the England team will get a fantastic response

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from a Celtic Park crowd. It will be fantastic, it will be a generous

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crowd to all the nations and all the people participating. The Prime

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Minister, he goes running, and Boris Johnson likes to cycle in London.

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What is your sport? I play golf. I love sport. I like football, tennis,

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but I play golf. Thanks again for joining us. I am sure you will enjoy

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the Games. The First Minister will be putting a

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sporting challenge to the prime minister later. Keep watching. Amy

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MacDonald, you have toured in Germany, Switzerland, and you

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performed with Bryan Adams in Australia. You come back to Glasgow,

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it is home. Why is it the perfect place to call home? Overall, it

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would be the people. The phrase used to describe Glasgow right now is,

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people make Glasgow, and that is true. People are welcoming. We have

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a habit of putting ourselves down. But in the end it is a good thing.

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You never get ideas above your station being from Glasgow because

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somebody close to you will bring you back down to earth with a bang. You

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have a personal connection with the Commonwealth Games. It feels I have

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had a little part in the amazing journey. They used a track of mine

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that they presented before we found out if Glasgow had won. I remember

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watching it and thinking, that is my song. This is trying to get the

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Games for Glasgow. When they announced it, they went to the

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satellite link and said the host will be Glasgow and everybody

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erupted. I remember standing there and the one thing I can remember is

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standing and thinking, when these Games come around, I will be almost

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27. That is what I can remember. How does it feel? It is terrible! The

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Games will create new faces, but you came to prominence because you

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became an internet sensation at the age of 18, which was quite new then.

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I was not so much breaking through on the internet. It was after it

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happened. 25 million hits. That is just the one 's songs. It raked me

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through in European countries and I am honoured to have had that to push

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it for me -- it broke me through. You will perform it later. We look

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forward to that. We can find out where Iwan Thomas is. He has struck

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gold. Where are you? I have found very important people,

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Dame Kelly Holmes, and Charlotte Pollard, 15 years old and the only

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Dame Kelly Holmes, and Charlotte gymnast to be selected for Jersey.

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You must be proud and nervous? Nervous and excited to compete and

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have a good time. Will you do well? I try to do my best. It does not

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matter how I place, just to do my best. How were you selected? Your

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coach left you a message. I came into the gym and in the pigeon holes

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I found this piece of chalk, saying, congratulations, you have

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got into the Commonwealth Games. A lovely message,

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got into the Commonwealth Games. A amazing. I was over the mood. I had

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made the qualifying school, but I just needed the yes or no. It was

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amazing, a great finish to a good session. Anybody you are looking

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forward to meeting? I would love to meet Usain Bolt, but there is a low

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chance! I have already seen Bradley Wiggins and Nicola Adams, anybody

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would be amazing. You are president of

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Commonwealth Games England. We have got 420 athletes, you

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already mentioned some, Bradley Wiggins, Nicola Adams, and some

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up-and-coming athletes, we have got a 13-year-old diver, what an

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experience it will be. What do you have said about the village, how

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overwhelming it is that you are in the same place as these established

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athletes. You are still in shape, you have been doing Biju Avlon. Do

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you want to be out there? My head believe so! But the body is here!

:31:03.:31:10.

She can still do it! Any last-minute advice? Enjoy it. It is just another

:31:11.:31:15.

competition, that is what advice? Enjoy it. It is just another

:31:16.:31:16.

for all the time. Do your best. advice? Enjoy it. It is just another

:31:17.:31:24.

me, a little gift to say good luck. You are going to be brilliant.

:31:25.:31:32.

There is 4,500 athletes in Glasgow to take part in the Games,

:31:33.:31:35.

with many having to beat the odds to compete at the highest level.

:31:36.:31:38.

I've been to spend some time with a good friend of mine, David Weir,

:31:39.:31:42.

to find out how champions are made not only from hard work

:31:43.:31:45.

and training, but from the people they have around them.

:31:46.:31:51.

David Weir is one of our greatest athletes. He has won six Paralympic

:31:52.:32:02.

gold medals, six London Marathon is, and is hoping to win gold in his

:32:03.:32:09.

first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. 2014 will be the most inclusive yet,

:32:10.:32:16.

Alaska will host a record number of Paralympic events. But David has his

:32:17.:32:23.

eye on just one, the 1500 metres. I feel like I have achieved a massive

:32:24.:32:28.

goal, but there are still little goals that keep me going, like the

:32:29.:32:32.

Commonwealth Games, I have never won a Commonwealth medal. I want that

:32:33.:32:39.

feeling. Gold in Glasgow would be extra special, because his sports

:32:40.:32:48.

are part of the main event. It was part of the programme. You just felt

:32:49.:32:52.

like they wanted to embrace have Olympic sport. It is great. The

:32:53.:33:00.

determination to be recognised as a call has been central to his career,

:33:01.:33:04.

and was instilled from birth. His mother still lives in a council

:33:05.:33:09.

estate where he grew up, using calipers, then a wheelchair. What

:33:10.:33:15.

did you feel when you brought him back from the hospital and they said

:33:16.:33:20.

he is going to have a limited life? I thought, no, I am not having this.

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He is going to do the best. I went on from there. You were determined

:33:26.:33:33.

he would live a normal life? Yes. I did not rush over to him if he fell

:33:34.:33:40.

over, I let him get up. Come on, darling. She brought him up in a

:33:41.:33:47.

2-storey house with no special adaptions, because she did not want

:33:48.:33:49.

him to feel different from his family or friends. David was always

:33:50.:33:56.

reserved. He had the funniest haircuts. You have seen some of the

:33:57.:34:03.

curtains! That developed into a ponytail with headband. Would you

:34:04.:34:09.

like to explain yourself? It was fashion at the time! Everybody in

:34:10.:34:15.

the local area! His friends were determined to let him fight his

:34:16.:34:20.

local battles. He would sit in goal, we would smash the ball at him as

:34:21.:34:24.

though he were able-bodied, and he would throw himself at it, and carry

:34:25.:34:31.

on as normal. At a club, we would be dancing, he would be talking to

:34:32.:34:37.

women. I have heard it all before! He has never been somebody who would

:34:38.:34:45.

feel sorry for himself. My friends treated me not as though I was

:34:46.:34:51.

disabled, that was the biggest thing for me, growing up, just being

:34:52.:34:57.

treated as a normal kid. That is what has made him who he is. He has

:34:58.:35:05.

achieved so much, that is why. His family and friends have helped

:35:06.:35:09.

shaped him, but now it is the job of his coach to make sure he strikes

:35:10.:35:18.

gold again. You would be surprised at some of the things he has done in

:35:19.:35:22.

training. He is getting quicker. A gold medal would be a nice addition

:35:23.:35:27.

to the collection. That would be the one, yes. That is the medal that

:35:28.:35:33.

would please him more. You motivated? Definitely. Just to get

:35:34.:35:41.

the England vest on and try to win a medal for England would be a dream

:35:42.:35:46.

can true, just as an athlete, not as a disabled athlete. I am a

:35:47.:35:51.

world-class athlete, that is the way I want to be recognised. I have

:35:52.:35:56.

watched you for a long time, I heard you get the gold medal, even though

:35:57.:36:01.

I am Welsh! -- I hope you get the gold medal!

:36:02.:36:05.

He competes next cheese day. We wish him all the best. We have got some

:36:06.:36:19.

lovely messages. Later on. This morning, we struck a deal with

:36:20.:36:27.

somebody. Ken Bruce! You were good on the show this morning! We did

:36:28.:36:35.

your Radio 2 show. We were lucky, you had Paloma Faith this morning,

:36:36.:36:40.

and we have these fantastic acts. What else have you got up your

:36:41.:36:46.

sleeves? We will not be doing any more in the tent. We had Hue and

:36:47.:36:59.

Cry, rehearsing at 7am! Tomorrow, we are back in the studio. Lulu is

:37:00.:37:07.

coming in to talk to us. And Barry McGuigan! It must be nice to watch

:37:08.:37:14.

the people playing, as opposed to pressing a button. Completely

:37:15.:37:21.

different thing. In a radio studio, it is relaxed, you are on your own.

:37:22.:37:26.

When you are doing a show in a tent, you are up and about, not exactly

:37:27.:37:35.

dancing, but moving around! The creaking knows that goes with it

:37:36.:37:39.

does not work so well! Apart from Amy, none of us know what is

:37:40.:37:43.

happening later, but you are the man to ask, if you were in charge of the

:37:44.:37:49.

music, the musical director, who would top the bill? Three top acts?

:37:50.:37:57.

To define Scottish music? Amy is already there!

:37:58.:38:08.

Barry is a good singer! Rod Stewart, some people are saying. I think the

:38:09.:38:13.

Scottish fiddle Orchestra ought to be there, the great traditional

:38:14.:38:17.

music of Scotland, the Scottish fiddle. They are all amateurs, they

:38:18.:38:23.

all have jobs, they come together to play, a massed band of Scottish

:38:24.:38:30.

fiddle music. It always gets me. It sounds lovely. The proclaimers? Of

:38:31.:38:36.

course, especially on a day like this, you have the whole aspirate of

:38:37.:38:41.

Scotland coming back home, here in Glasgow. Letter from America. That

:38:42.:38:52.

is perfect. Maybe the closing ceremony? Good thinking! Can we do

:38:53.:39:01.

this as a joint job? Up there for thinking, down there for dancing. We

:39:02.:39:06.

had lulu on yesterday, she was telling us about the warm up parties

:39:07.:39:13.

going on around the city. There is a party going on on the banks of the

:39:14.:39:16.

Clyde, where we were the last two nights. 2000 people, are they

:39:17.:39:21.

getting into the spirit of things? These guys have been busy, putting

:39:22.:39:38.

out a fire at the science Museum. I am also joint by Danny MacAskill. He

:39:39.:39:48.

knows that Crane pretty well, but more on that later. He has been

:39:49.:39:52.

known to flip off the walls at Edinburgh Castle and only hot around

:39:53.:39:57.

Argentina, but he is also involved with the Commonwealth Games. He is

:39:58.:40:06.

doing loads here. I am here next Tuesday, all day, it will be an

:40:07.:40:11.

awesome time. You are suited and booted, I will let you get ready. He

:40:12.:40:15.

does some tricks, what tricks does he do?

:40:16.:40:23.

I love Glasgow for the character of it. I am looking at the place as a

:40:24.:40:32.

giant playground. I am always looking for some sort of perfection

:40:33.:40:38.

in riding. I am not competitive with other people, but I feel competitive

:40:39.:40:44.

with myself. It does not matter if it is 15 feet or 200 feet. It is

:40:45.:40:50.

important that I feel I have done my best and I make it look as easy as

:40:51.:40:52.

possible. You want to live in a city that

:40:53.:41:04.

allows you to be creative. Does his mother know he

:41:05.:41:24.

that? That was cool. That was an exclusive clip made by the BBC, to

:41:25.:41:28.

be shown during cycling events during the Commonwealth Games. How

:41:29.:41:31.

does he get off a ship? Super! I had to stand

:41:32.:41:57.

the monitor, I cannot believe he did that live! Brilliant. We have been

:41:58.:42:05.

asking that live! Brilliant. We have been

:42:06.:42:08.

previous Commonwealth Games. David and Janet sent this in of their son,

:42:09.:42:14.

the sprinter Dougie Walker, he carried the flag for Scotland in

:42:15.:42:21.

1998. A great picture. This is Tracey, the 1986 Edinburgh

:42:22.:42:31.

Commonwealth Games. A lot of people were involved, even if not

:42:32.:42:36.

competing. As far as 2014 is concerned, we went to find out what

:42:37.:42:39.

the Commonwealth Games means to them.

:42:40.:42:53.

I am umpiring at the lawn bowls. I am not a great bowler, so getting

:42:54.:42:59.

involved in the umpiring made it more interesting. It is a big

:43:00.:43:04.

responsibility. They have got to be focused on what they are doing. I

:43:05.:43:13.

would be really happy to be involved. My sons are delighted, my

:43:14.:43:19.

wife is really pleased. She will get rid of me for 11 days, so she is

:43:20.:43:25.

happy! I am a first-year hairdressing student who has been

:43:26.:43:29.

picked to work at the Commonwealth Games. Excited, nervous, to be part

:43:30.:43:34.

of it is phenomenal. We have had training that money cannot buy. We

:43:35.:43:40.

are fully booked for the opening ceremony, athletes coming in from

:43:41.:43:47.

all over the world. One of our styles will be showcased across the

:43:48.:43:51.

world, billions of people will see them. The family are proud of her,

:43:52.:43:58.

being selected from thousands. She is having to put in a lot of work,

:43:59.:44:03.

with two children it can be difficult, but the family are happy

:44:04.:44:16.

to give her the opportunity. My name is Terry and I am a former England

:44:17.:44:21.

international boxer working as a volunteer at boxing. My grandad,

:44:22.:44:29.

Frank Beecham, was the first British boxer to win in the Empire games,

:44:30.:44:32.

which is now the Commonwealth Games. I also boxed. I got as far as

:44:33.:44:39.

the Olympic squad, but did not go because of cutbacks through

:44:40.:44:44.

politics. Out of 22 boxes, they only sent eight, and I was one who was

:44:45.:44:49.

dropped. My job is to make sure everything is comfortable and they

:44:50.:44:54.

have the equipment they need. It is like being given a second chance. I

:44:55.:45:00.

will be thinking of my grandad, when the featherweight belt goes on.

:45:01.:45:07.

Phenomenal. My name is Morag and I will be a team leader for the

:45:08.:45:13.

diving. My first experience with the Games was when it came to Edinburgh

:45:14.:45:20.

in 1970. My father got the tickets for the opening ceremony. It was

:45:21.:45:26.

spectacular. I was a volunteer for the 1986 games in Edinburgh. One of

:45:27.:45:32.

the things was swapping badges with different countries and I hope to do

:45:33.:45:36.

it again this year. I have got a lot of badges to trade with. It is one

:45:37.:45:41.

big happy family. I hope that Glasgow will be the same. I am part

:45:42.:45:49.

of the creative team. I am proud of Morag. Not just the Games, I am

:45:50.:45:54.

proud of her all the time! Everybody knows that she is in the house.

:45:55.:45:59.

Memories are important to keep and the more you do for people, the more

:46:00.:46:04.

you want to do. My dad would be proud. He will be happy. I could see

:46:05.:46:11.

him now. It is all about the mums and dads. Very shortly, there will

:46:12.:46:17.

be many family members bursting with pride. I am nervous watching them.

:46:18.:46:25.

Barry, when you started, 17 years old, what was it like for your

:46:26.:46:32.

parents? Terrifying. My mother could not watch me boxing. She walked

:46:33.:46:36.

around, listening to classical music. We would telephone her

:46:37.:46:41.

afterwards. My father was a supporter and he was there all the

:46:42.:46:47.

time. He spent money building a gym for me when he did not have any.

:46:48.:46:53.

These parents will be hoping and praying, living their lives through

:46:54.:46:58.

their children's efforts. They will suffer when their children suffer.

:46:59.:47:03.

As a boxing manager and promoter I have a young kid, Carl Frampton,

:47:04.:47:09.

fighting for the world title. Going through the fight with him is

:47:10.:47:13.

nerve-racking. I bite my nails down to the quick. If you watch the faces

:47:14.:47:21.

of Chris Hoy's parents in the Olympics, you know what is happening

:47:22.:47:25.

on the track. This is Carol and David. Just needs confirmation.

:47:26.:47:41.

Breathing a sigh of relief. We have lovely messages for some of the

:47:42.:47:46.

athletes competing from their parents. This comes from Nicola's

:47:47.:47:52.

mother and she says, good luck, do well, bring home another gold medal.

:47:53.:48:01.

She is the image of her. Her brother Curtis is wishing her luck. Jasmine

:48:02.:48:08.

Carlin is competing in the swimming for Wales. Her mother said they are

:48:09.:48:11.

proud and they will be cheering her on. Michael Jamieson is competing in

:48:12.:48:19.

the swimming for Scotland. It says, we will always be right behind you.

:48:20.:48:26.

Have a great Games, lots of love. A familiar face. Lewis Smith. He is

:48:27.:48:32.

competing for England in the gymnastics. His mother says, wishing

:48:33.:48:37.

you and all of the team is the best of luck. I am so proud of you, enjoy

:48:38.:48:46.

it, love as always, ma'am. This is the Morrisons, who want to wish

:48:47.:48:52.

there door to the best of luck in the triathlon. A huge contingent of

:48:53.:48:58.

support coming from Northern Ireland, it says. Ken Bruce, as a

:48:59.:49:04.

father of six, what was it like at sports day? Very busy when they were

:49:05.:49:12.

younger. Now I am older I have a bad leg, I cannot run in the father's

:49:13.:49:19.

race! Des O'Connor, he went to his sports day and there was somebody

:49:20.:49:25.

wearing lycra and trainers, blocks, only Linford Christie. Children at

:49:26.:49:33.

the same school. What about your parents, Amy? They do not have a

:49:34.:49:39.

background in music. It is probably good I do not play sport because

:49:40.:49:43.

they would not be able to cope with that. They have always supported me.

:49:44.:49:50.

I do not think my father listens to anything but myself, which is a

:49:51.:49:51.

little bit unhealthy! They anything but myself, which is a

:49:52.:49:57.

nervous when you play in front of a crowd. They are coming this evening,

:49:58.:50:04.

so they will be more nervous than I am, probably. You play your music

:50:05.:50:11.

so they will be more nervous than I your parents beforehand? I always

:50:12.:50:16.

did. My dad was the first, he bought me a guitar and a recorder so that I

:50:17.:50:21.

could record demonstrations. He is proud right now that it is down to

:50:22.:50:28.

him. He will be proud tonight. It is getting very close. I am getting a

:50:29.:50:38.

little bit nervous. It is not long before Her Majesty The Queen

:50:39.:50:41.

declares the Games open. We can go back to see what Angellica Bell is

:50:42.:50:46.

up to. One of our most successful track

:50:47.:50:51.

cyclists and somebody with quite a view Commonwealth Games medals.

:50:52.:50:55.

Victoria Pendleton. Everybody has strict instructions to be in their

:50:56.:51:05.

seat by 8pm. This is an artist's impression. There will be some

:51:06.:51:11.

exciting things happening. After 2012 you retired, after a phenomenal

:51:12.:51:16.

Olympic Games. This is the first major sporting event you will not be

:51:17.:51:22.

part of, how are you feeling? I am excited to watch and soak up the

:51:23.:51:25.

atmosphere without the pressure of competing. What about other

:51:26.:51:32.

Commonwealth Games? I started in Manchester at the Commonwealth

:51:33.:51:35.

Games, my first major sporting event, which was daunting. Melbourne

:51:36.:51:41.

was the first success, major success of my career. I look back on it

:51:42.:51:47.

fondly. And you met your husband. I also met my husband. You might not

:51:48.:51:55.

be competing, but you are involved. I will be commentating for BBC Radio

:51:56.:52:04.

5 and I am looking forward to that. Bradley Wiggins will be back. A rare

:52:05.:52:13.

opportunity to see him where he started. And Jess Varnish, my

:52:14.:52:18.

team-mate from 2012, I will be supporting her. What have you been

:52:19.:52:23.

doing in retirement? I have been training as a personal trainer, and

:52:24.:52:28.

also running more so that I might take inspiration from the track and

:52:29.:52:33.

field here. I was not allowed to go running when I was competing. Maybe

:52:34.:52:40.

we will see you doing the marathon. Maybe a half marathon!

:52:41.:52:45.

we will see you doing the marathon. Imagine having Victoria Pendleton as

:52:46.:52:49.

your personal trainer. I would feel in adequate. You would be

:52:50.:52:58.

self-conscious. Earlier, we met the First Minister Alex Salmond to get

:52:59.:53:02.

his thoughts on the Games. This afternoon, Iwan Thomas met the Prime

:53:03.:53:10.

Minister David Cameron. My hope is it will be successful, it will be

:53:11.:53:15.

peaceful, and a great advertisement for Glasgow, Scotland and the United

:53:16.:53:20.

Kingdom. Do you think there is a danger

:53:21.:53:20.

Kingdom. Do you think there is a that if it is a success, the Scots

:53:21.:53:25.

might think, we can do this on our own? I hope it is a massive success.

:53:26.:53:35.

What will happen in the future is a huge decision for Scottish people

:53:36.:53:39.

and I hope they think about all the angles before they decide their

:53:40.:53:42.

position. I hope they stay with the United Kingdom. London 2012 showed

:53:43.:53:47.

is that sport brings people together. It brings people together

:53:48.:53:52.

and gives an opportunity for the rest of the world to have a look at

:53:53.:53:58.

you. Everything I have seen in Glasgow, the preparations, it will

:53:59.:54:01.

show Glasgow, Scotland and our country in a great light. They will

:54:02.:54:06.

be looking at you, it is the opening ceremony. I do not think they will

:54:07.:54:12.

be looking at me. It is the opening ceremony and we will have Her

:54:13.:54:15.

Majesty The Queen. Do you get nervous, many people watching you?

:54:16.:54:25.

It will be a treat to be there. I remember 2012, watching Mo Farah,

:54:26.:54:30.

watching some of the cyclists, we will see some of those people again

:54:31.:54:37.

at these Games, as well as the stars. Names across the United

:54:38.:54:44.

Kingdom and across the world. What sport would you choose? I was in

:54:45.:54:50.

Shetland today, the most northerly point I had been to, and I went for

:54:51.:54:57.

a swim. It was very cold. I am not good at competitive sport. I can do

:54:58.:55:01.

breaststroke, but the shortest possible distance. One length would

:55:02.:55:08.

be OK. And I like cycling. I am not sure I go fast enough. Do you play

:55:09.:55:17.

golf? A little bit. The reason I say it is we have a golf challenge. This

:55:18.:55:21.

was recorded earlier from Alex Salmond. I heard you cant beat Nick

:55:22.:55:30.

Clegg at tennis, do you fancy taking me on a golf? Do you know his

:55:31.:55:36.

handicap? I think I will play him at tennis. We will do tennis first and

:55:37.:55:46.

if he wins, we will play golf. I am rubbish at golf but if you need a

:55:47.:55:51.

caddie, I will be there, filling it with sweets and we will have a good

:55:52.:55:55.

day out. If that happens, we will have

:55:56.:56:01.

cameras. Some more of your pictures from previous Commonwealth Games.

:56:02.:56:07.

This is a volunteer from the Manchester Commonwealth Games. We

:56:08.:56:13.

have almost got a photograph from almost everyone. He managed the

:56:14.:56:24.

Welsh rowing team who won a bronze medal. Carrying the banner from the

:56:25.:56:30.

1958 Commonwealth Games. Amy, we were going to give you a photo, but

:56:31.:56:35.

you are holding your guitar. Shortly, we will hear you. That is

:56:36.:56:41.

almost it from us. We have had a great time and thank you to the

:56:42.:56:45.

guess is on the programmes over the last three days. We will be off air

:56:46.:56:50.

because of the sport and we will be back on August 11. You can see

:56:51.:56:55.

coverage of the Commonwealth Games across the BBC, starting at 9am

:56:56.:57:00.

tomorrow when you can see swimming, weightlifting and the triathlon.

:57:01.:57:04.

Gary Lineker and Hazel Irvine will continue the build-up will stop have

:57:05.:57:08.

a great games, goodbye. # Oh the wind whistles

:57:09.:57:13.

down the cold dark street tonight # And the people they were

:57:14.:57:17.

dancing to the music vibe # And the boys chase the girls

:57:18.:57:21.

with the curls in their hair # And the shy tormented

:57:22.:57:26.

youth sit way over # And the songs they get louder

:57:27.:57:28.

each one better than before. # And you're singing the songs

:57:29.:57:32.

thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning

:57:33.:57:34.

and your head feels twice the size # And you're singing the songs

:57:35.:57:38.

thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning

:57:39.:57:45.

and your head feels twice the size # So you're heading down the road

:57:46.:57:48.

in your taxi for four # And you're waiting outside Jimmy's

:57:49.:58:07.

front door # But nobody's in

:58:08.:58:09.

and nobody's home till four. # So you're sitting there

:58:10.:58:13.

with nothing to do # Talking about Robert Riger

:58:14.:58:16.

and his motley crew # And where

:58:17.:58:18.

your gonna sleep tonight? # And you're singing the songs

:58:19.:58:28.

thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning

:58:29.:58:30.

and your head feels twice the size # And you're singing the songs

:58:31.:58:34.

thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning

:58:35.:58:39.

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