01/04/2014 The One Show

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

Tonight the most famous person to come out of Port Talbot. What about

Sir Anthony Hopkins? Tonight, the second most famous person to come

out of Port Talbot! What about Michael Sheen? Tonight's guest is

from Port Talbot, it is Rob Brydon! He is our favourite person! You

should think of Richard Burton as well. There are just too many. Hi!

Here we are, what is it like, April Fools' Day, for a comedian? Are

people trying to get you all the time? I am not a big practical

joker. The only April Fools' Day I ever did was Ken Bruce's radio show

on Radio 2, I did the whole thing as him. It is a really easy voice to

do, you know? You only have to talk like that. And that is it, I did the

whole thing, and by people thought, is the ill?! Is he drunk? Is he

finally having the breakdown? They just didn't know. For the it went on

and on. I kept on talking for the whole show. We did pop master,

traffic and travel. I would love to hear that! It is an YouTube! Earlier

today we decided to play an April fool on some unsuspecting

passers-by. Is somebody walking off? People are wondering why I am

talking to a box. It is a very good question, but all will be revealed!

And we will be talking to Rob about his road trip to Italy in a very

small car with Steve Coogan. But first, Theo Paphitis has been on the

road to Yorkshire, keen to dish out a feisty businesses facing a

challenging future. I have been running businesses for

over 30 years. One thing that still inspires me was budding

entrepreneurs. Over the next year, I will be following the fortunes of

four great British businesses, we will see the highs, the lows, the

good, the bad and maybe some ugly. Today I am meeting an inventor from

Leeds who lived on a clever idea while he was a local councillor and

has been trying to turn it into a money spinning business ever since.

How are you doing? Good to see you. Matthew, tell us, why have you

brought us here? I am going to show you some potholes. They are forming

all up and down the country, local authorities do not have the money to

deal with it, and the roads are getting dangerous. And you have the

solution? We have this solution! Show me. Believe it or not, potholes

are big business. Councils spend over ?100 million last year to

repair our potholes in the roads, and they forked out a staggering ?32

million in compensation claims. But Matthew and his dad have been

working on a wonder machine that could be the solution to Britain's

pothole problem. It mills it out into a larger uniform hole, and into

that we put a preformed tarmac block of the same shape. The reason we

call it the jigsaw system is it is like putting the last piece in a

puzzle. Why is this better than the council's system? It is cheaper,

faster and longer lasting. It could save ?40 million a year this year

and every year. Wow! The boys have ploughed ?100,000 into

the jigsaw. They have had some interest from local councils and

could do with some orders to start balancing the books. But there is a

big problem. Guys, state-of-the-art?! It is a

load of old junk! Our engineer took took it apart, and before he had the

time to put it back together, he died. That is a real problem. But

you need a product to take to investors, you cannot take them a

whole lot of junk. What are you going to do? There is nothing like

this anywhere else in the world. If we don't do it, someone else will.

It is a great idea, but without a prototype it will be a bumpy ride.

But they might be in luck. A local engineering firm reckon they can

rebuild it. The technology is something we are familiar with, it

is the application which is the unique element. We have experience

in a number of heavy industries, positioning as well to help them

out. There is a good chance that Mike and his team can rescue these

pothole pioneers, but at what cost? How did it go? To complete the

design and get is a preproduction machine to demonstrate, we need

?43,000. Boy, 100,000 already gone, another 43. Where is that money

going to come from? We are out there seeking high net worth investors.

Either a financial investor or an end-user investor, someone who has a

requirement for the product. How will you make money from this? We

are looking at making a small profit in year one, 60 8000. We are looking

at 1 million in year two. -- 68,000. Profit? We are going to sell 60

lives in year one, 12 in year two. And when you sell 12 units, you will

make ?1 million profit? We are indeed, based on each unit doing 20

repairs each working day of the year. I am beginning to like this

idea! I was a bit worried, but now I can see it like this and I can

understand it, you might just have a chance. To be successful in

business, you have got to have dreams, and that is what they have

got, but can they make their dream come true? We will soon find out. I

will be back later in the year to find out if they've found the cash

they need to get their business on the road.

Well, Theo is just commenting on how beautiful his car looks! Those doors

that shut so smoothly. It has got a button inside, you press the button

and it shut automatically, but it would make him redundant. Another

about the car, what about the jigsaw? I thought you were going to

put the 40 grande dame. They didn't ask me! I did think they were

barking mad. They told me all about it, they were very excited, it is in

the garage, and it was basically in pieces. I was saying, it is junk, it

is rubbish. The designer took it apart and unfortunately... They have

done a good call out there. So if somebody out there has a cracking

idea, how should they proceed? Should they tell somebody? Let's not

get carried away, not all cracking ideas are moneymaking ideas. When

you are sitting in the back and have your Eureka moment, think about it

first. If you really think you have got an invention that will

revolutionise the world, and you cannot afford to pay to and it, you

can send a letter to yourself or to your lawyer just too protected while

you do more investigation. But the best way to do it is too protected,

but it does cost a lot of money. If you are doing your homework, what

are the key questions? Can I make money? Is there a demand? On

Dragons' Den, people say, I have spent ?200,000 on this, and I asked

my auntie Edith, she thought it was April in idea. Don't ask her! Where

are they from?! Have you not seen them? They all sound the same! It is

Arnold Blaise... You know them as well?! I think I might have met

them! Ask somebody who does not like you all might want to pay for it.

The good news is, Theo, this is the first in a series you are doing for

the One Show. Oh, that is marvellous news! That is not good news, that is

brilliant news. I could easily sit through another two or three of

those. Not all at once, you understand. Let's whetted appetite!

You say that with such conviction. Do not bet the farm. They sold

everything. They sold everything to buy this cafe. Rats in the kitchen,

they have broken every rule, and that is what I like about them. You

have been there as well? It is not really like that, is it?! There are

a few spots left, get in touch if you need the old's help. You never

know. Talking of voices, will you do the man in the box for us?

Oh, my word, how on earth does he do this?! I really don't know! I am

sure you think someone in the gallery was doing that. There is no

technical trickery, that is two and a half years of drama school. Money

well spent. As a tribute to your man in a box, we thought we would bring

new Matt in a box. This sounds good. We set up a cardboard box on

London's Southbank in which Matt was apparently crammed inside. But I was

hidden in a nearby van, the box contained nothing but a speaker.

Would anyone fall for it? Sorry, we have got Matt Baker in this box.

Come and have a chat with us. He is really nice. Why are you in the box?

We are trying to break a world record. Can you hear me tapping?

That is very close to my head! Don't tip the box. Will you do me a favour

and entertain me in some way? I am not an entertainer, I don't sing or

dance. Will this be screened after I have thrown you in the river? There

are some people wondering why I am talking to a box. Do some exercises,

start with the stretchers. What can you do? He is probably in this

position. If you can drop your neck lower, move your hips back

towards... Oh, yeah, hang on, are you still there? Yeah. Good, have

you got a favourite song? # Jo Leedham,

he is really good at dancing. I could spin you around. Well, well,

well! Happy April Fools' Day. Turnaround, I am in the silver van,

give us a wave! The fun you can have with a box and

a microphone. Thank you for playing along. Thanks for allowing us to

show it. Small man trapped in a box features in the new series of The

Trip, which is set in Italy. We have seen it, we think it is brilliant,

but it is very hard to describe what it is, isn't it, Rob? It is Steve

Coogan, the popular northern comedian, and myself, driving around

Italy, a follow-on from the first one we did three or four years ago

in the Lake District. The idea is that we are reviewing restaurants

for a Sunday paper, and in this one they sent us to Italy, and we are

playing exaggerated versions of ourselves. Sometimes very much like

ourselves, sometimes not. Bickering and, you know, a little bit of

impressions with each other. You have a lot of that. We do, yes. You

say on the first episode, you know, I am affable but not as affable as

in real life. I think that is very true, yes. We improvise a lot, and

yes, I think people think of me as affable and I am affable! But I am

not as affable as people think I am... So I am a little bit less

affable... I am still very affable! But they think I am very, very

affable. I am not that affable. I am affable. I mean, Matt is an affable

man, but I think I am more affable than Matt. I am. You are fairly

affable. Am I affable? I think you are... The same. Matt was the same

on and off-screen. We were going to ask you about a second series, but

here is Steve Coogan having a very similar conversation with you about

hitting the road again. It's like trying to do a sequel. It's never

going to be as good as the first. Just when I thought I was out, they

pull me back in. What is that licking thing you're doing? That's

what he does! Just when I think I've made two terrific movies, they go

and make another! I'm back in. It's OK. He's doing an impersonation.

Where is that line between you being you and you being The Trip you? It's

a very hard question to answer. When we had a real meal, we would eat

together and there would be none of that competitiveness. It would be

just two middle aged men slowly decaying in front of each other. A

loss of the series is about getting older. We're both nearly 49 and it's

the time of life when you start to look at things a bit differently.

Our real relationship is a bit warmer and it's dangerous when you

fill this because we're pushing each other's buttons and niggling each

other. Sometimes we have moments where we say, that's enough. You do

come together on your taste in music because Steve, even though he's a

bit reluctant at the beginning, loves Alanis Morrisette. The joke is

that the only music we have... The iPod jack doesn't work so the only

CD we have is the one that my wife has left in my bag, which is by

Alanis Morrisette. So here we are, two middle aged men, listening to

teenage girl thanks to. We start being very derisory about it but by

the end we are getting into it. You get drawn into it. It is like a fly

on the wall show but it is much more beautiful. The pacing is very

different. It's very slow. Nowadays TV spoon feeds you everything. This

is very slowly paced and you can immerse yourself. That's why it

works. Do you put weight on because you eat a lot? In the first series,

I put weight on but on this one I was much pickier. We have to eat

every course three times for different camera angles. So three

starters before you even have your first main. Three mains before the

pudding. So when you see us go, "this pudding looks delicious, "

that is award-winning acting! The Trip To Italy starts this Friday at

10pm on BBC Two. You spent weeks zipping around Italy in a Mini so I

guess it isn't that claustrophobic. Not with the roof down. Stunning

scenery. We get down to the Amalfi Coast - I don't know if anyone has

been there. It is out of this world. It is out of this world! If you get

the chance to go down there, and I'll tell you for why, the roads are

very winding! So the Mini was perfect because the roads are so

narrow. And the Italians - here comes a stereotype - like to drive

fast. We had Italian drivers taking us from location to location and

somebody went from the outside lane straight across us to a slip road to

get off. We shouted some Anglo-Saxon words. The Italian driver didn't bat

an eyelid! We thought we'd just had a near death experience. The Mini is

lovely but Matt all right prefers to drive a car you have to stop and

plugged in every few miles. -- Matt Allwright.

Apparently this is the future of motoring. It's a clean, green

driving machine. You just plug it in and drive away. Obviously, you

unplug it first because it has a short lead! There are now more than

8000 charging points for electric cars across the country and with a

range of over 100 miles per charge, you can use these vehicles are

pretty much like a normal car. Listen! Nothing. And it's a proper

car as well. But we've been here before. That's right. In fact, the

first commercially available electric cars dates back to the 19th

century. 1897. This man bought a fleet of electric taxis for London

and he had a fleet of 75 and they were running around London but the

main problem with them was that they had a range of only 30 miles and

within a couple of years, petrol took over. But the electric vehicle

didn't disappear altogether. In the 1960s, there were more electric

vehicles on the streets of Britain that the whole of the rest of the

world. The internal combustion engine ruled the world, with one big

British exception! The electric milk floats, those funny things that were

running around at 5am. Of course you didn't want to go to work in a milk

float, unless you were a milkman because then it fits! But in 1973,

it looked like the future had really arrived, in the shape of the Enfield

8000, the first proper viable modern electric car. Cars like this may

very well be the answer to towns and cities of the future. They make no

noise and give off no unpleasant smells. John Ackroyd was part of

this design team based on the Isle of Wight. How many were made in

total? About 120. We tried to get something that was a very

aerodynamic shape, crash will be, functional and useful. It was a

proper practical little car. I think it was excellent. I really believed

in it and I still do. The biggest limitation were the batteries. Great

big heavy lead acid batteries. They didn't really hold enough energy to

take it more than 40 miles on the flat. Do you remember that the

lecture City Council bought a few of these cars? And do you remember the

fact that it was on BBC News? No. Well, it was. And so were you. Look

at this. We have a car that can keep up with city traffic, accelerate

with it, handle with it, and yet has the comfort one has come to expect

in a normal conventional car. Frightening! You haven't changed a

bit! I have! I can't remember a lot. The Enfield was expensive. It cost

nearly ?3000, twice as much as a Mini. And hampered by its range and

performance, it never really took off. But some people did buy them.

I'm sitting in a genuine Enfield 8000 and I'm not alone. Barry is the

owner. Unfortunately, it needs a bit of work to get it on the road so we

have to use a bit of... That. That's good. Let's dried! The good thing

is, we don't need seat belts. -- let's drive. What's the driving

experience like? I really enjoy it and so does my family. In the good

old days, it was 1p a mile. Phenomenal! We used to charge it up

through a lead coming from the window into the house. There is a

big red button in the middle of the dashboard that says you should put

it in an emergency. If it didn't stop, you would press the panic

button and that's it. A genuine panic button? I thought it was a

joke! As environmental concerns grow and petrol prices increase, the

electric car may be about to enter a golden age. But predecessors like

the Enfield 8000 shouldn't be forgotten. OK, they didn't catch on

but, 40 years later, the people who still have one of these absolutely

adore them. And I'm a bit smitten as well!

I could watch that again and again. I loved the changing of the

backgrounds. Was that a green screen special effect? Was at the same

people who did Gravity? Anyway, when Paul O'Grady recently revealed that

he'd spent ?8,000 on his dog Olga's cancer treatment, many fellow pet

owners could understand. But for those who can't afford expensive vet

bills, there is help out there. Owning a pet is an increasingly

expensive business but here in Stoke-on-Trent, home to one of the

country's biggest pet hospitals, help is at hand. The PDSA provides

free pet care for those on low or no income. This four-year-old

Staffordshire Labrador cross has been brought in a game by his

worried owners. He was in two days previously, having been attacked by

another dog, but with his wounds still heaving, he's been a victim

for a second time. We were taking him for a walk and the next thing

these two dogs set about him. He's still in a lot of pain and needs to

be sedated. His owners will have to leave their pet in the hands of the

experts. 63-year-old Graham is at the

practice with his best friend Bella. Bella has already been sick and it

could be that chocolate is having a harmful effect. The chocolate we

enjoy contains high levels of theobromine and that's a substance

that can raise the heart rate of a dog to dangerous levels. I'm just

going to listen to her heart because sometimes if they teach chocolate,

it stimulating the heart. -- eat chocolate. Treatment is relatively

straightforward but speed is of the essence. Bella is given an injection

to induce vomiting to bring up any of the chocolate that may remain in

her stomach. Once that unpleasantness is over, she is fed a

thick charcoal solution which calms her stomach, neutralising any

remaining toxins. This might seem complex treatment for a small dog

but this is a potentially fatal situation. George's existing

injuries mean that assessing the extent of his new ones will be much

harder and it isn't just the external damage that gives cause for

concern. These attacks can leave severe internal damage. I've

listened to his chest and I can hear some slightly abnormal noises. I'm

going to do a chest x-ray. These abnormal sounds may mean a problem

with George's lungs. A far more serious problem than his visible

injuries. It can take a few days for long con choosing is to show on an

x-ray but it's good that we can't see anything. -- long contributions.

There are no immediate signs of injury so they can set about

dressing his wounds. It's then a case of George recovering and

hopefully avoiding any more scraps with other dogs. Bella is now back

home and none the worse for her ordeal. When I was 61 they found out

she'd got a hole in the heart. We've been having health problems. The

wife decided that I needed a bit of company because I was on my own when

she was out at work. The wife decided that Jack needed company. We

ended up with another dog, Bella. They have been good company for me.

With Easter around the corner and chocolate in abundance, it is

important that dog owners understand the risks to their pets.

Wonderful work they do! Isn't that great? Rob, we were just saying that

you are starting a brand-new Saturday night show. Yeah, The Guess

List. It's the big time, Saturday nights! Shiny floor! How does it

work? It again show with two contestants trying to win a prize, a

personalised price. Somebody who is a big Abbas Khan, their prize is a

trip to the museum in Stockholm. -- a big ABBA fan. They have

celebrities trying to help them. Here you are with Louis Smith doing

a little number on the dance floor. One, two, three, four.

APPLAUSE Do not patronise! I'm going to get

this! Nobody puts Baby in the corner! We know that you know quite

a bit about dance and a bit about food. So we've come up with a new

show that we think is better than The Guess List. We're calling this

Dish Or Dance. I love it already! It's well up to your normal

standard! Well, it does what it says on the tin. We will hit you with an

Italian term and you have to tell us whether you think it is a dish or

dance. The first one is this. Crescenza. Can I hear it again,

please? Crescenza. A dish or dance? Dish. You say it is a dish. It is a

plate of soft cheese. Well done. Next one is a saltarello.

Saltarello? Yes, saltarello. Saltarello is a dance. It is a

lively 14th century folk dance! That's all we have time for. Thanks,

Rob. The Guess List starts on the 12th of April on BBC One. Tomorrow,

we're joined by Suranne Jones and Sandi Toksvig. See you then.