29/02/2016 The One Show

Hello and welcome to the One Show with Matt Baker...

..and Alex Jones, but where is tonight's guest?

I've just heard that she decided to walk and has had quite a journey

Yes, there she is looking for the studio.

Then she goes over some stepping stones. And there is a building in

the background. Hold on, I've just heard

she's finally made it. APPLAUSE

And you even found time to change. How are you? I am very well. I am

keen to get my 10,000 steps in every day. You look immaculate.

which we'll talk about later, but first, as it's a leap day today,

we're wishing people born on 29th February,

known as leaplings, a very happy birthday,

since you only get a proper birthday once every four years.

It is a bad deal, isn't it? I just came across this term leapling

today. We have one in our family. I have a picture of her right here.

This is, in fact, my mum. She is 15 today. Sorry, Mum explanation mark

-- mum! Send us a picture of yourself

and tell us your age and we'll show It's time now to meet a lady

called Clodagh Dunlop. She's defied all the odds to recover

from a medical condition that leaves sufferers trapped

inside their own bodies. Helen Fospero's found out

about her journey back to health. Last April, police officer Clodagh

Dunlop suffered a brainstem stroke at just 35. It left her paralysed

with a rare condition - locked-in syndrome - leaving her trapped

inside her mind. You are a silent observer to everything that is going

on around you. I was watching everyone crying, and I wanted to

say, I'm OK, I'm alive. Extraordinarily, Clodagh is one of

the few people to break out of the condition. Eight months on, she

wants to share her story. She had been a healthy and active front line

officer for the force in the in Ireland until the stroke left are

fully conscious but unable to move or even speak. When you looked from

your bed at your family, do you remember the emotions you went

through, seeing them in that state? I felt so frustrated. It was one of

the most difficult things in my life. My father, who had been so

strong, looking so visibly broken, I felt hopeless. What was that feeling

like, realising you couldn't move or speak? I was completely terrified.

One day I was at home, going for a run, and the next day I was lying in

the intensive care unit. It was her partner, Adrian, who realised there

was hope. She was staring at me and I could see a tear coming out of her

eye. I asked, argue their? Give me one blink for yes. -- argue their?

Eventually Clodagh was able to communicate with a spelling board.

She would move her eyes towards the letters on the board and spell out

what she wanted to see. I was wondering if she would say she

wanted to die and could not live with it, so I really panicked

spelling her words out for the first time. I asked if he could make some

signs for about my bed. He said, what do you mean, signs? I just

wanted to be able to say that I loved him.

She could still feel her senses - pain, heat and itching. These are

the signs she was asking a dream for. As the weeks went by, Best

Walks With A -- Clodagh... Clodagh was able to set up eventually and

regain the use of her arms and legs. She was determined to talk again,

spending days getting the words out. I did not think there would ever be

the battle that it has been. I remember learning to say I love you.

It took real effort to say it, but I used to spit it out. Given that it

was only eight months since she was locked in, Clodagh's progress is

amazing. This doctor treated Clodagh in hospital in Belfast. How rare is

it to recover from locked-in syndrome? Very rare. She has been

certainly the most physically recovered patient I have had. Having

beaten locked-in syndrome, Clodagh is determined to return to the

police force. For the first time, today she is going back to the

station where she is based to talk about our plans. I always wanted to

be a police officer, always wanted to help people. In policing, you

can. I used to do that every day, and I just loved it. I have a strong

desire to get back. Clodagh's boss is Tony Callaghan. It is the first

time he has seen her walking again. Hello, how are you? It is good to

see you. The last time I saw Clodagh was in December, and she was still

in her chair. To see her walking, it is incredible. Would you like to get

her back to policing? I would like to find a role for how that will get

her back any managed way. We will work with the health care

professionals to try to make that happen. How much do Tonywords mean

to you? They mean a lot. I know I am not fit to get back into uniform,

but hopefully they will work with me and I can achieve that. Having

already faced so many challenges, Clodagh set herself one more - to

get back to work by the end of the year. Given how far she has come,

who is to say she will not get their? -- she will not get their?

We are going to keep in contact. She is just amazing. And she has come on

so much. Now Julia, you are back doing

what you love most for your new show Best Walks With A View,

which is getting out So while you tell us about it -

as it's a bit of a One Show It is so good that you came with the

coat. While we get out to the countryside,

let's have a look at Friday's That's it - I've made it to the top.

Was it worth it? Of course it was. Over in the West, mine Regis, just

about still bathed in sunshine. -- line Regis. And in this direction,

broad church. Lush green valleys, beautiful hills,

ancient legends, all top off with a cracking view.

OK, here we are on Golden Cap now. time of night, isn't it?

That was quite steep, but how tough are these walks

RV for everyone or do you have to be a season of Rambler? They are all

across the country, geographically spread, and they are meant to be for

all the family. Nothing too arduous, no big mountains. Some of them are

tougher than others, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't recommend high

heels. You need to be careful. They are like a guide in themselves,

these programmes, aren't they? There are all sorts of things that we come

across. That is the great thing about walking - you discover things

about the countryside walking through it. In Anglesey, I went to a

gorgeous Marines to where they are doing research into declining

numbers and populations. I made a big mistake. I released that lobster

and named it. Apparently, that is the kiss of death. Really? Yes. If

you give them a name, they think their chances are not very good.

Just watch out for the birds. You never know what is around. They will

steal your food. Everybody's favourite part of the world is the

cosy pub, either for a pit stop or a cosy lunch. At the end of the walk,

it is nice to relax with a pint or a glass of wine. Did you find good pit

stops? There is a good pub and a good place to have a snack at almost

every walk. I had lovely seafood in Anglesey. Oh, yes. Incredible food,

just made it into the good food guide. They were lovely enough to

come and feed me on the beach in Anglesey. There are sort -- there

are all sorts of other places that are coming up in the next episode.

Your dad must be so proud of you for doing this, because it was him who

got you into this in the first place? Yes. He started me walking

when I was about six years of age. We went walking in the Peak

District, which is coming up later on in the series. We've moved from

Golden Cap to the Peak District. Yes. I'm getting quite hot now. I

might have to take off my... We have covered a lot of ground. There is

everything kicking off here. Best Walks With A View continues on

Friday at 8pm on ITV. And you have a book out as well. Yes, and you

mentioned it, Mr Baker. traditionally, women

can propose to men. Ladies, you've only got about four

hours and 45 minutes left, so if you are feeling nervous,

here's a bit of inspiration from eight women who

got down on one knee. I said to him that morning, don't

worry, I'm not going to ask you. I don't want to get married. I

suppose, when it comes to the crunch, it does cross your mind if

it is going to be a no or a yes. He was flabbergasted and he didn't see

anything for what felt like several minutes. I only had about an hour to

wait before he came running down the stairs and said, yes, I will. It

takes the pressure of the man. If the woman does it, they don't have

to worry about what to do. In Tesco in Swindon, I knew we had to do a

food shop, so I knew we had to do it before the leap year Day ran out. I

stood behind a stack of trolleys and asked, will you marry me? We were

out in our old clapped-out car. My boyfriend got the car jacked up, and

while he was under there, the jack slipped. I asked if he would marry

me, and he said, yes, just get me out of here. My name is Brenda, and

I proposed to Keith after 40 years on the leap year in 2012. I propose

to my husband on the 29th of February 2000 and eight. My name is

surely and I proposed to Len in 1972, and we're still married after

43 years. My name is Vicky, and I chose to follow tradition and

propose to my husband on a leap year. I really love the poem, How Do

I Love The? I have heard it quite a few times at weddings, I think it is

one of the ultimate love poems and it's very beautiful. It is for all

of your life till the end. How do I love you? Let me count the

ways. I love thee to the depth my soul can reach. For the end of

being, an ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of

everyday's most bright neat, my son and candlelight. -- most bright

need. I love thee purely. I love thee with the passion put to use in

my old griefs. I love thee when a love I seemed to lose.

I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears of all my life. And, if God

choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

Thanks very much to those ladies for sharing their proposals with us.

Katherine and John - just quickly - tell us where you got engaged?

We just happen to be sitting on the beanbag in the front room watching

The One Show. There you go. If that has given you any ideas... Anyway,

Gyles is here. Where does this tradition come from? Legends abound,

but I think it is all to do with men and commitment. Let us go back to

Ireland in the fifth century. Saint Brigid, with whom you will be

familiar. She got frustrated that women in Ireland were not being

proposed to and were not getting married. She spoke to Saint Patrick,

and he said, stop bothering me, woman! Every four years I'm going to

give the ladies a chance. There will be a day allocated when they can do

the asking. It starts with them. Also traditionally, if a man were to

turn the proposal down, he had to buy the woman something very

special. That goes back to the same story. Saint Brigid was a bit sweet

on Saint Patrick. She proposed to him and he said, I am a bit busy.

And you are a none. -- nun. To appease her, he gave her a gift of

silk. And that is how it came about to give a gift of clothes or money.

In Denmark, another tradition - if a man Tom down the lady, he gives her

a dozen pairs of gloves. Quite? One for every month of the year so that

she can wear them and height the shame and ignominy of not having...

Of having a spinster hand. Give me the cash!

With the wealth of competition from the internet, it is a troubling

Earlier this month, the Independent announced an end to their print

So who would be brave enough to launch a new national paper today?

Over to our very own paperboy Alex Riley.

Extra, extra, read all about it! A new newspaper which is not online

and which will cost you 50p. New newspaper out today. How do you get

your news? I get it online. Generally I do not buy a plus. I'm

not sure if this is a great idea. Do you think this is a good time to be

launching a newspaper? I'm not sure. Everybody is so focused on their

phones and absorbing the news from other places. Do you think this is a

good time to be launching a newspaper? If it is a free

newspaper. Well, that is what the commuters think. Let's find out what

the experts have got to see. Alison is editor of the New Day. What Is

New About It? We Are Looking To Provide A Complete Digest Of The

Events Of The Day, and then to take some stories and do them in more

depth. When we spoke to readers, two things came out - for a lot of

people, they really want balanced opinion. All newspapers have got

quite strong political allegiances. So we are going to have lots of

opinion, on all sorts of issues, but we will not tell people what to

think. Newspaper circulation is plummeting year-on-year - is this

the right time to be launching a newspaper? Many, many people still

buy a newspaper every day. We should still remember the huge success of

the i. If you can have a relationship with your readers,

there is a market for you. Simon, is the former editor in chief of the i

and the Independent. Newspaper circulation is going down, so is

this not a terrible time to be launching one? It is certainly

against trend. The biggest risk is whether there is a market for this

paper. What they have to do is to create a product which serves that

gap in the market. Then they have to persuade advertisers to support

them. Is there still enough advertising to go around in printed

newspapers? Advertisers like the printed product. They still direct

an enormous amount of money into newspapers, more than online. But

you will not get the advertising until you have demonstrated that you

have fulfilled the remit of that market which they are targeting.

Print advertising has slumped to 2.1 billion times. But that is still

five times as much as it's digital rivals. What constitutes success,

how many do you need to sell? I think about 200000 and we are pretty

confident we can do that horrible how long before the money runs out?

I am hoping a significant amount of time. We have had an amazing

response so far. How long do you give it? It is too early to say.

There will be a lot of doomsayers around, saying it will not last.

People will always want to know what is in the news. And newspapers still

exist in the digital age. But research shows that for the majority

of British adults, their primary source of news is actually the

television. Back to the studio! Talking about the news,

we've got a big announcement to make on Wednesday

about my Sport Relief Challenge. All I can say is that it is probably

going to be a bit wet and wild, and I may need seasickness tablets.

In the meantime, though - Julia, you've been doing your bit

Tell us more. I slept rough for six nights just before Christmas,

because it is an issue which we have all got to face up to. Since 2010,

homelessness has doubled. Anybody who lives in a city cannot fail to

have noticed that there are more people sleeping in shop windows and

on the pavements. I wanted to experience what it was like and what

the problems are. The biggest misconception is that somehow

homeless people are lazy and they should get a job etc. I went into

this physically fit, ready to get a bed, talk myself into getting a bed

and really trying to find out, do you have to have nights on the

street, or can you get shelter? And the honest truth is, unless you are

incredibly vulnerable and you go through a very rigorous interview

process, you will start sleeping rough. And that is where the

problems begin. Because once you are sleeping off, you then get into a

cycle of, it is called the homelessness. You lose your mental

faculties, you suffer from sleep deprivation. There are all sorts of

things which mean you cannot engage in society in the way that you could

before, including that basic thing of not having a roof over your head

and being cold and suffering from exposure. It is a real issue.

Communities have got to try to do something about it - we have all got

to try to do something. Let's hope this programme raises the profile.

That's why I did it. We were speaking about it, and one of the

big things is, people think, buy them a cup of tea, but also, talk to

them, find out why that homeless person is homeless. You might be

buying them food, they might just have to. Do not assume. It is

allowing them to have a choice. If you go into a shop - what would you

like? And why are you in this situation? Is there anything I can

do to help? We very much look forward to watching Famous, Rich and

Homeless. It is on BBC One at 9pm next Wednesday.

When I heard that Mike Dilger was out filming nighttime goings-on

at a luxury hotel using an infrared camera, I'll be honest,

But don't worry, Al - he's only got eyes for bats.

Bouza Cliveden House in Berkshire, an estate with a history of scandal

and intrigue. Now, it is a luxury hotel, but with some new nocturnal

secrets. This house has hosted many famous guests. But there is only one

type of visitor I am hoping to see. And they arrive en masse under the

cover of darkness. During the daytime, bats roost in caves or tree

holes, emerging at dusk to feed on their invertebrate prey. Outside of

the roost, they are typically solitary animals. But every autumn

they gathered together in so-called swarms. It usually happens

underground, in caves or minds are so is hard to observe. That's why

Cliveden is so special. This is the only historic building in the UK

where bats are known to swarm, offering a unique opportunity to

find out more about this rarely seen behaviour. Bats have been visiting

areas of the house where ferns were once grown. I have got the fernery

rigged with infrared lights. It is time for me to clear off and leave

the fernery to the bats. Wildlife adviser with the National Trust

Joanna discovered the bats here at Cliveden and is trying to find out

which species are visiting. She sets up traps which harmlessly catch bats

as they arrive. So, some of them are difficult to identify, but this one

is quite easy? This is the brown long-eared bat, very characteristic,

one of the most cute all of them, in my opinion! We will measure him and

weigh him then he will go. What a gorgeous little beast. As the

evening draws on, it is time to see what the infrared cameras are

capturing. The numbers are picking up now. Coming in in groups,

scattering in every direction. Yes, it is really good to see. We have

not been able to see this before. Night-time filming at Cliveden is

uncovering the mystery of why the bats are gathering here. I love it,

they are chasing across the ceiling. It is just a brilliant view, to see

this. They are chasing in and out. We think the chasing is involved in

the mating behaviour, males chasing females, maybe other way around.

There is definitely one which is being pursued. How far have these

bats come from? Some of the studies elsewhere have radio tracked bats up

to 60 kilometres to a swarming site. So they could be coming from miles

around. It could be one of its kind within this area, so really

important for this population of bats. Over the course of the season,

it is likely that thousands of bats will come to this site. They may

have been visiting Cliveden decades, perhaps even centuries. And now, we

are finally beginning to unravel the mystery of what they are doing here.

Thank you! Time for some birthday wishes inspired by my mum! . Paul,

who is 20 years young today! This is 96-year-old James from Oxfordshire.

Or 24 in leap years. And this is Annabel, four years old today. Her

very first leap year. Happy birthday. And finally, Benji, who is

12. And Mac, I always forget your birthday. But here is your birthday

present. APPLAUSE

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