:00:19. > :00:22.I'm supposed to be taking you to the show in style
:00:23. > :00:26.Sorry Al, I got a lift from someone else.
:00:27. > :00:51.It was pretty impressive in the end. Hello!
:00:52. > :00:55.Hello and welcome to The One Show with Radio One's very own Greg
:00:56. > :01:08.This is the greatest of all of the theme tunes, it has been an honour
:01:09. > :01:12.so far. It is catchy. Are your mum and dad watching? Yes, good evening!
:01:13. > :01:16.not only have we got the story of Britain's first
:01:17. > :01:25.We'll also have an explosive end to the show from a mother and son
:01:26. > :01:32.They are planning to ride through fire, what could possibly go wrong
:01:33. > :01:35.on my first show?! And tonight we're joined by another
:01:36. > :01:37.performer who can set Here she is on the Voice last
:01:38. > :02:15.weekend - in one of the greatest It's nice to see you. I just want to
:02:16. > :02:24.draw a line under the code, I would like to say to everyone that no
:02:25. > :02:27.Elmos were affected in the making of that coat! Some animal rights
:02:28. > :02:40.campaigners were worried. I just want to say that was faux. We did
:02:41. > :02:46.meet Elmo and he is still alive! That coat was incredible. I just
:02:47. > :02:47.worried in the rehearsal and they were like, you have two where that.
:02:48. > :02:50.It was pretty amazing. We are surrounded by
:02:51. > :02:53.daredevils tonight - Paloma, you've had your fair
:02:54. > :03:04.share of dangerous jobs - What was the most dangerous thing
:03:05. > :03:15.you did? I did get sawn in half and in quarters. Quarters?! We put in
:03:16. > :03:20.the blades at quarterly intervals. I am the one out because you have both
:03:21. > :03:26.been sawn in half! It's amazing when people are like, what did it feel
:03:27. > :03:33.like? It hurts a lot! I would get thrown out of the magic circle, I
:03:34. > :03:37.can't talk about it, I'm sorry. We will be talking about the Voice in a
:03:38. > :03:41.bit. It's the end of a very long week
:03:42. > :03:44.for the people of Port Talbot. Ever since it was announced
:03:45. > :03:47.that the Tata steelworks are to be sold the community has been living
:03:48. > :03:50.under a cloud of uncertainty. Matt Allwright has been to see how
:03:51. > :03:57.it's affecting those who rely More than 4000 people work here,
:03:58. > :04:02.producing the steel used to make every hinds tin sold in the UK and
:04:03. > :04:13.everyone p and 2p coin in your pocket. -- every 1p. Lots of
:04:14. > :04:19.restaurants and cafes rely on the trade. Mandy has been serving up
:04:20. > :04:23.breakfast come rain or shine for the past 27 years. And this week 's news
:04:24. > :04:29.has been the sole topic of conversation served up with the tea
:04:30. > :04:34.and coffee. How much have you seen things change over the past 12
:04:35. > :04:37.months? You must heal with lots of conversations? Yes, lots, lots of
:04:38. > :04:42.people have been laid off, contractors. There is a knock-on
:04:43. > :04:46.effect for everyone. There is a black cloud over Port Talbot at the
:04:47. > :04:50.moment. The ripples from the global slump in the price of steel are
:04:51. > :04:54.having a massive impact on this Welsh town. It is not just jobs
:04:55. > :04:58.being lost in there but as many outside. Our business relies on
:04:59. > :05:05.people working in the steelworks, we rely on their wages to build houses
:05:06. > :05:10.and things like that. It does not just dominate the skyline but also
:05:11. > :05:15.the economy with 15,000 jobs throughout the community thought to
:05:16. > :05:22.be at risk if the place shuts down. Sharon Evans runs this cafe that
:05:23. > :05:25.delivers lunch straight to the steelworkers and serves lorry
:05:26. > :05:30.drivers heading in and out of the site every day. You put the fuel
:05:31. > :05:37.into the guys that go and fire up the furnaces? Yes. It's our
:05:38. > :05:42.bread-and-butter, the people coming into this cafe, they are like
:05:43. > :05:48.family. That is the type of cafe that it is. I'm frightened of losing
:05:49. > :05:53.all of that. What would happen? It is gone, 60% of my customers are the
:05:54. > :06:00.steel company and contract is. What would you do then? I don't know.
:06:01. > :06:05.It's a working men's cafe. And there have been working men around to keep
:06:06. > :06:10.me in business. Tata's announcement this week is a second blow to the
:06:11. > :06:15.steelworks this year, in January they announced 750 jobs were going.
:06:16. > :06:21.At the end of another shift many of those workers head here to the
:06:22. > :06:25.Somerset arms, to mull over their future. Some, like Mike Smith, are
:06:26. > :06:32.optimistic that the steelworks can ride out the current crisis. We got
:06:33. > :06:39.orders coming in. Orders always function wait, we will get big
:06:40. > :06:43.orders, they die off a little and then we get more orders. -- foot
:06:44. > :06:49.charade. It does not feel like there is a substantially big difference?
:06:50. > :06:53.It has been the same since I have been there for 30 years, always the
:06:54. > :06:57.same. With losses running currently at ?1 million a day, everyone here
:06:58. > :07:01.is looking to the government for help. If there was a way to sort out
:07:02. > :07:06.the problem, what would it be? Nationalisation. If you have
:07:07. > :07:11.thousands of men out of work they will have to be paid for somehow and
:07:12. > :07:16.it will come out of public funds, isn't it better to pay them to
:07:17. > :07:21.reduce something? -- produced something. The town of Port Talbot
:07:22. > :07:25.for now can only wait and see what the future will serve up for the
:07:26. > :07:32.steelworkers and the businesses that feed them. We will have another
:07:33. > :07:40.report from Port Talbot on Monday. A big night for Paloma Faith tomorrow
:07:41. > :07:44.night. Are you excited? A little bit nervous but mainly excited. It's a
:07:45. > :07:49.big night for the Voice and your two are battling for a place in the
:07:50. > :07:53.final. What are the preparations this week? We do so much work,
:07:54. > :08:00.rehearsals all week, costume fittings, various levels of stuff.
:08:01. > :08:04.That is Jordan and Heather, my gorgeous girls. Everyone will be
:08:05. > :08:08.voting for them! We watched them earlier because we wanted to refresh
:08:09. > :08:14.our minds, and both of them are very different but really strong
:08:15. > :08:17.performances last week from both. Who is their biggest competition in
:08:18. > :08:27.terms of the other teams? I think there is a few, Lydia on will's
:08:28. > :08:35.team. On George Bush' Coady, and on Ricky's one of my early disciples,
:08:36. > :08:39.Kevin. -- George's. He has a brilliant voice. Yes, exceptional. I
:08:40. > :08:44.knew what I was doing. I didn't do it because I didn't think he was
:08:45. > :08:49.good, let's not get into that, I had a plan. He is amazing. This was the
:08:50. > :08:58.moment, this was a real moment of the series. Look at this. Ricky has
:08:59. > :09:03.gone straightaway. The great thing is... There have been some amazing
:09:04. > :09:07.moments in the series, that was good and when Jordan sung with Theo, that
:09:08. > :09:13.was my proudest moment, I chose that Kate Bush song for them, and I felt
:09:14. > :09:18.like I won when I get that. I'm sort of done now! You can't think like
:09:19. > :09:25.that because we are only at the semifinal stage! In my heart I won.
:09:26. > :09:55.Let's see your team in action. Here they are. They are brilliant.
:09:56. > :10:01.You have been asked in previous years to be a coach, why did you
:10:02. > :10:05.pick this year to go for it? I felt in previous years I was a bit
:10:06. > :10:10.insecure, I thought people would just think, why the hell is she
:10:11. > :10:15.doing it? Then I won Brit Award and it made me feel a bit more
:10:16. > :10:18.confident, I felt, I kind of have a reason to be in that chair, I had
:10:19. > :10:24.received an accolade and I was a bit nervous before. Let's go back to way
:10:25. > :10:28.before you won the Brit Award and imagine you standing on the stage of
:10:29. > :10:33.the Voice and they have all turned around, all of the coaches, apart
:10:34. > :10:38.from you! Which one would you have picked? First of all I don't think
:10:39. > :10:44.they would all turn round. But if they did... I do think I'm the type
:10:45. > :10:48.of person that gets through on these shows. -- I don't think. I would
:10:49. > :10:55.definitely choose George as my mentors. Why would that be? I think
:10:56. > :11:00.he has a lot of insight and has been saying things on the show that are
:11:01. > :11:04.really vital and important, and kind of like a really quite realistic
:11:05. > :11:08.view of the music industry. And he has been in it for so long, and he
:11:09. > :11:14.is still relevant after all of that time. It's just like, that's
:11:15. > :11:19.something I want to learn and if I could be as relevant as he is for so
:11:20. > :11:23.long I would be chuffed to bits. Yes, he has been around for a long
:11:24. > :11:28.time. An exciting couple of weeks for you, and what happens when the
:11:29. > :11:36.Voice finishes? I have written an album which I have to record. I
:11:37. > :11:44.would love to record it! Oh, I have to record that! I have to go into
:11:45. > :11:48.the studio again! I do love my job. Making music, I love that, and
:11:49. > :11:49.unveiling a new selection of songs to the universe. Well, we look
:11:50. > :11:51.forward to it. You can see "The Voice UK" tomorrow
:11:52. > :11:54.at 7o'clock on BBC One. Now Paloma we know you're
:11:55. > :12:06.a fan of a white horse. I am. Let's have a look at these
:12:07. > :12:07.two. Are they real? They are real. One was naughty and the other was
:12:08. > :12:11.good. A bit of insight there! Here's Cerys with a horse
:12:12. > :12:28.of a different colour Black Beauty follows the story of
:12:29. > :12:31.one horse's journey from and it illegal rural farm to a life of
:12:32. > :12:41.drudgery pulling carts on the London streets. What were horses made for
:12:42. > :12:47.if not to drag people up the hill? And the rain is choked, and often a
:12:48. > :12:53.scolding voice cries out, go on, you lazy beast. Published in 1877 it was
:12:54. > :13:01.an overnight success, and it has been in print ever since. Written
:13:02. > :13:04.from the horse's perspective the novel is widely regarded as one of
:13:05. > :13:12.the greatest children's classics of all time. It's author never intended
:13:13. > :13:19.it for children at all, this fiery book was designed to shake Victorian
:13:20. > :13:27.society to its very core. And so will penned her classic here in the
:13:28. > :13:33.Norfolk village of old Catton. -- Anna Sewell. This local historian
:13:34. > :13:40.knows a thing or two about the author's life. Why was she driven to
:13:41. > :13:44.write this book? She had a fall in her early teens, around 14, she
:13:45. > :13:51.injured her ankle and was always lame for the rest of her life and it
:13:52. > :13:55.had a big bearing about her writing. Like Black Beauty Anna spent much of
:13:56. > :14:04.her childhood in London before returning to the countryside. She
:14:05. > :14:07.had lots of horses but there was a horse that her brother had called
:14:08. > :14:11.Black Bess and it's often said that is where she got her idea from.
:14:12. > :14:20.These letters from my own collection prove that she was a prolific
:14:21. > :14:23.writer. Anna just wrote one book and that was when she was really ill,
:14:24. > :14:31.when she was 51 she started and finished when she was 57 and died
:14:32. > :14:34.when she was 58. Anna Sewell died of chronic hepatitis and two Beckeles
:14:35. > :14:39.is five months after the publication of Black Beauty but in that short
:14:40. > :14:44.time she saw the profound effect that the novel would have on
:14:45. > :14:49.Victorian society. The first place I can well remember was a large,
:14:50. > :14:54.pleasant meadow with a pond of Clearwater, some shady trees leaned
:14:55. > :14:58.over it and rushes and water lilies grew at the deep end. It's a
:14:59. > :15:02.remarkable opening because you see the world from a perspective of a
:15:03. > :15:05.horse. It was quite shocking because this was the first time readers
:15:06. > :15:12.could really see how animals were feeling. What effect did it have on
:15:13. > :15:16.animal welfare? There was an awful lot of cruelty and misunderstanding
:15:17. > :15:20.and ignorance about how to treat horses. The RSPCA was already in
:15:21. > :15:26.existence and other Humane Society is, but it gave a focal point to
:15:27. > :15:28.these welfare groups. The book wasn't originally intended for
:15:29. > :15:35.children? It was written with the aim of educating grooms and people
:15:36. > :15:44.who broke in horses. There was a school edition created for which was
:15:45. > :15:48.given out for free. It appeals to children and it is a coming-of-age
:15:49. > :15:52.story and there is lots of children in the book. It informed future
:15:53. > :15:56.generations of the importance of being kind to animals and I suppose
:15:57. > :16:02.it is still doing that today. By giving animals a human voice, Anna
:16:03. > :16:04.Sewell forced the society of the day to face up to its treatment and
:16:05. > :16:15.created a nation of animal lovers. From horses to horsing around -
:16:16. > :16:22.April Fools' Day to be precise. Gyles is here - and we've given
:16:23. > :16:33.you a very important got People have been celebrating it for
:16:34. > :16:38.2,000 years. In honour we have found and been researching real life
:16:39. > :16:45.fools. This is going to be a unique awards ceremony. Not like you at
:16:46. > :16:53.all! That's why you are here! To help present, wait for it, The One
:16:54. > :17:04.Show Fool of the Year Awards. Coming up first is a theme park.
:17:05. > :17:07.It's banned people from screaming or shouting on a new rollercoaster
:17:08. > :17:13.ride. They don't want you making a noise. If you scream you have to
:17:14. > :17:18.go... A silent scream. They don't want to disturb the neighbours. It's
:17:19. > :17:22.a rollercoaster ride in Devon and you must not make a noise. Today I
:17:23. > :17:26.believe they've changed the policy and now you are allowed to scream
:17:27. > :17:39.quietly with consideration for the people. How would you do that? Do a
:17:40. > :17:55.diskraet scream. Move swiftly on now. Next up in this awards we have
:17:56. > :18:00.the burglar who put his foot in it. He went in wearing gloves but not
:18:01. > :18:04.noticing the pound of flour that had been spilled on the floor, walking
:18:05. > :18:10.through it and leaving foot prints from the scene of the crime to his
:18:11. > :18:13.own front door. The police in Weston-super-Mare did not find it
:18:14. > :18:23.difficult to find him and arrest him. A schoolboy error! Like Hansel
:18:24. > :18:29.and Gretal. We have all been there! I don't know. Have you, Greg. All
:18:30. > :18:37.been caught out with the flour trick. You would be a fool to turn
:18:38. > :18:40.to crime. Stick with The One Show! This is an inclusive programme. We
:18:41. > :18:47.have rather a special award here. This is an animal award. This is for
:18:48. > :18:53.the Fool of the Year, Billy The Bull. He comes from... There he is.
:18:54. > :19:02.Ah, he is stuck. It's in Warwickshire. He is stuck in that
:19:03. > :19:09.tree. It took three rescue crews, including the large animal rescue
:19:10. > :19:13.unit. And a winch And a lot of vaseline. Indeed. He was traumatised
:19:14. > :19:20.by the experience but I believe he is OK now. Our winner, The One Show
:19:21. > :19:29.Fool of the Year... It gets better than that? It is. It's the car park
:19:30. > :19:34.that's only accessible on foot! It's in Farnborough in Hampshire, it's in
:19:35. > :19:39.the town centre above the local gym complex, a full scale car park with
:19:40. > :19:43.parking bays, disabled parking days, all the signs, it's been there for
:19:44. > :19:47.five years. There is no way to get a car up to it. It is accessible to
:19:48. > :19:51.pedestrians, you can get there. There is a lift, stairs. But there
:19:52. > :19:55.is no way you can get a car up there. Five years it's been there.
:19:56. > :20:00.In due course, the council is planning as part of the plan for
:20:01. > :20:05.there to be a linking bridge but for five years it's been a secret car
:20:06. > :20:09.park. An empty car park. But tonight it's being honoured because we are
:20:10. > :20:15.presenting to it The One Show Fool of the Year award. There we go. Will
:20:16. > :20:20.you give it to them on our behalf? Take it to Ish them. Would you like
:20:21. > :20:24.to give a speech on behalf of them? I would like to actually. I will do
:20:25. > :20:27.it quietly. I will accept it and take the award to them on foot. I am
:20:28. > :20:32.sure they'll be delighted. OK, brilliant, thank you.
:20:33. > :20:36.It's hard to believe it's true. It's incredible. A special prize for
:20:37. > :20:40.anyone who can get their car up there this weekend. You can't!
:20:41. > :20:43.They'll be away. Very shortly we'll be seeing one
:20:44. > :20:46.of the most exciting stunts ever But before that here's a story
:20:47. > :20:50.of how one group of young women hit the headlines,
:20:51. > :21:04.amongst many other Riding through plate glass, jumping
:21:05. > :21:11.through fire n the early 1970s a group of teenager girls from
:21:12. > :21:15.Leicester were making headlines as the UK's first all-female motorcycle
:21:16. > :21:20.stunt team. There she goes! Looking at some of the pictures it's
:21:21. > :21:27.absolutely terrifying. I want to find out more about how
:21:28. > :21:32.they did it and why. The Moto Birds early days were
:21:33. > :21:39.captured for a BBC documentary. They haven't seen each other for 40 years
:21:40. > :21:44.and today The One Show has reunited Mary, Sue, Carole, Heidi, Teresa and
:21:45. > :21:49.Karen to share some memories. That's me! You were 17 when you first
:21:50. > :21:54.joined the Moto Birds, how did you get involved? I followed an advert
:21:55. > :21:59.that said girls wanted to ride motor bikes and I thought it was a pizza
:22:00. > :22:06.delivery or something. You had idea it was a stunt team? No idea. People
:22:07. > :22:12.might say it's a bit sexist and it's not right. Looking back now the
:22:13. > :22:16.dress was cringey. If you were going to get on a motorcycle today you
:22:17. > :22:24.would be fully clothed? Absolutely. Only because it would be too cold! .
:22:25. > :22:30.Don't open it right up like this and let the bike go up in the air. They
:22:31. > :22:37.were given a crash course in motorcycling by the team manager
:22:38. > :22:43.Joe. One thing you have to do before we start is sign, you don't hold us
:22:44. > :22:46.responsible. Despite wearing no helmets,letters or safety gear the
:22:47. > :22:54.girls were fearless and were soon touring the country.
:22:55. > :22:57.You nearly crashed into the crowd. I had a broken arm at the time, yeah.
:22:58. > :23:03.You really believed nothing was going to happen. We didn't think of
:23:04. > :23:16.the consequences. The stunts became wilder. Mary even tried to cross a
:23:17. > :23:19.river using a catapult. It was a shock when I hit the water,
:23:20. > :23:24.I thought it was going to be the net. The Moto Birds may have stopped
:23:25. > :23:30.performing stunts, but similar displays are still being given today
:23:31. > :23:33.by teams like the Royal Signals White Helmets. How impressed are you
:23:34. > :23:38.with what the ladies used to do? Incredibly. The guys today are
:23:39. > :23:40.wearing helmets, gloves, I have seen some footage of the stuff you did,
:23:41. > :23:43.especially the glass, that's something we would never be able to
:23:44. > :23:46.do now. One of the most technical stunts the
:23:47. > :23:55.girls did was multiple riders on one bike.
:23:56. > :24:01.That's one we used to do. You were the top one, and you had to climb
:24:02. > :24:07.up. We don't have the skirt issue! We had a lot of skirt issues. How
:24:08. > :24:14.much training do you do once you join the team? A six-week training
:24:15. > :24:18.course. Six weeks? These guys just jumped on a motorcycle. The Moto
:24:19. > :24:26.Birds broke the mould for female motorcyclists in the 1970s.
:24:27. > :24:32.Today, there are few women stunt riders in Britain. Hayley is one.
:24:33. > :24:37.You are following in pretty remarkable foot steps. It was a male
:24:38. > :24:45.orientated sport. Women are accepted now, I can only imagine for the Moto
:24:46. > :24:50.Birds it was tough. You can't keep a Moto Birds away from the action for
:24:51. > :24:55.long. 68-year-old Teresa wants to recreate a stunt she did 40 years
:24:56. > :24:58.ago thchlt time, though, she has to wear a helmet. It goes back to Moto
:24:59. > :25:15.Birds days. Do it as it comes. How was that? That was marvellous! I
:25:16. > :25:21.have one last memory for them, Moto Birds T-shirts to recapture the
:25:22. > :25:27.spirit of the 1970s. Ready! Moto Birds go!
:25:28. > :25:31.So good. The Moto Birds are here. Hello, and also we have Hayley, as
:25:32. > :25:34.well. Hayley, you and your son are going to be doing a stunt this
:25:35. > :25:37.evening. We have seen it in rehearsal. It's quite something.
:25:38. > :25:44.Explain exactly what this involves. OK. We call this the fireball
:25:45. > :25:48.crossover. Basically, I ride through burning straw and my son aims to
:25:49. > :25:54.ride and jump straight over the top of me. Casual! OK. All right.
:25:55. > :25:58.Hayley, go and get ready. All the equipment, we will see you in a
:25:59. > :26:03.second. Good luck. Thank you. OK. Sounds terrifying. Mary, thank you
:26:04. > :26:06.so much for coming down to The One Show today. Tell me about the time
:26:07. > :26:10.you had to tell your parents were doing this as a job. They were
:26:11. > :26:15.horrified. We thought it was going to learn to ride a bike and be a
:26:16. > :26:18.courier or deliver pizzas, it wasn't, it was jumping fire and
:26:19. > :26:23.through glass. They were shocked. You jumped out of college. Was it
:26:24. > :26:26.worth it? It was great. We had a fantastic couple of years. The
:26:27. > :26:32.reunion, this is the big reunion. 40 years we have not seen each other.
:26:33. > :26:36.We are all in our 60s or thereabouts. You should get back
:26:37. > :26:43.together! Carole, it became somewhat of a familiar affair for you really.
:26:44. > :26:48.Yes, it did. Joe also owned a cannon and I became a human cannonball and
:26:49. > :26:53.my husband fired me. I never fell out with him the night before. The
:26:54. > :27:01.romance was born and you were shot out of of a cannon. Wow, what a love
:27:02. > :27:07.story. Some of you are still riding like you, Karen. Yeah. Stunt riding?
:27:08. > :27:11.No, a motor bike on normal roads. OK. I think this could be a thing
:27:12. > :27:17.again. What you are about to see will inspire to you get back on to
:27:18. > :27:22.the bikes again properly. I will take the ladies off to a safe area.
:27:23. > :27:27.Good idea. We will keep safe. This stunt is happening now. Thank you,
:27:28. > :27:32.ladies. We are about to see this stunt with Hayley and her son. They
:27:33. > :27:39.have rehearsed. It's quite something to see it. We are checking that
:27:40. > :27:44.everybody is ready. Are we ready? OK. We are ready. OK? Brilliant. I
:27:45. > :28:27.am going to go to a safe place to enjoy.
:28:28. > :28:33.APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
:28:34. > :28:38.Can we see a quick slow-mo. What a relief! There you are.
:28:39. > :28:42.Wow, that's definitely the most exciting stunt we have had here.
:28:43. > :28:46.It's absolutely amazing. Absolutely incredible.
:28:47. > :28:52.That's all we have time for tonight. The Voice UK will be on tomorrow.
:28:53. > :28:57.Thank you to the Moto Birds. And thank you to Greg. Thank you so
:28:58. > :29:00.much. Matt will be back on Monday and
:29:01. > :29:03.Johnny Vegas will be on the show. Have a great weekend. Bye.