:00:14. > :00:16.Hello and welcome to The One Show, with Alex Jones.
:00:17. > :00:21.On tonight's show we have an exclusive that's going to take us
:00:22. > :00:23.and all of you to dizzying new heights.
:00:24. > :00:28.Yes, we've got the exclusive first look at the view from this,
:00:29. > :00:33.the spectacular 530 foot i360 tower in Brighton ahead of it's
:00:34. > :00:44.We're also reaching for the stars with a performance from an artist
:00:45. > :00:47.who has sold over 44 million records and won two Grammy
:00:48. > :01:00.But first let's meet a Hollywood star who's taken on robots,
:01:01. > :01:22.Doesn't take her heels off, even to run.
:01:23. > :01:31.Did you really keep those shoes on the whole time?!
:01:32. > :01:45.Sometimes it's easier to run in heels isn't it? Listen, I'm all for
:01:46. > :01:47.trainers, love sneakers when I'm running, but, because it was
:01:48. > :01:53.appropriate for the character, I needed to kind of figure out how to
:01:54. > :01:58.run in heels and I just realised it's about the tiptoes. You stay on
:01:59. > :02:03.your tippy toes, gives you spring. It's how sprinters run anyway. So
:02:04. > :02:07.you didn't have a stunt double then? No, I was doing that. There was a
:02:08. > :02:14.wonderful stunt double because it's an action film. Her name is Whitney
:02:15. > :02:23.and she's amazing. She did that. Big fan of the One Show
:02:24. > :02:31.be talking all about your new movie Pete's Dragon later on.
:02:32. > :02:34.As the value of the pound began to fall in the aftermath
:02:35. > :02:37.of June's Brexit vote, there was talk of foreign holidays
:02:38. > :02:41.becoming so expensive that Brits would be 'forced'
:02:42. > :02:45.But should those who usually head overseas really see
:02:46. > :03:02.Apparently. The big summer get away is upon us. While most would be
:03:03. > :03:07.heading abroad, recent surveys have shown that pro-Brexit, a fifth of
:03:08. > :03:10.businesses have had an increase in bookings for UK trips an one in five
:03:11. > :03:15.are more likely to consider holidaying at home in a so-called
:03:16. > :03:18.staycation. And, as the holiday-makers stop to refuel their
:03:19. > :03:22.cars and themselves, I want to know, are they heading towards the airport
:03:23. > :03:28.and far away lands or somewhere a bit closer to home? And what are
:03:29. > :03:32.their reasons for doing this? Where are you guys going? Near Poole. How
:03:33. > :03:38.does your trip here compare to one abroad? Just as good. Less hassle.
:03:39. > :03:42.It would be nice to go abroad but it's just as fun going to another
:03:43. > :03:45.place here. You have to go through the airports, the security, you have
:03:46. > :03:49.got to have your bags checked and with children and a newborn, it's
:03:50. > :03:54.impossible. Are you happy, little man? Yes. Where are you off to?
:03:55. > :03:58.Weymouth to the caravan. It's a lovely place. The people are nice,
:03:59. > :04:03.the weather is lovely. There are funfair rides. It's the traditional
:04:04. > :04:11.coastal English town, I suppose. We are going to go and see Stonehenge.
:04:12. > :04:15.Excited by it? Yes. The exchange rate is not in favour at the moment.
:04:16. > :04:20.If you are going to spend euros, you are not getting a good rate. The UK
:04:21. > :04:25.is beautiful, a lot of character and history. There is a lot to offer
:04:26. > :04:28.here. The weather can be temperamental, but we were in the
:04:29. > :04:33.south of France a few weeks ago and the weather was rubbish there. For
:04:34. > :04:38.so many in the UK, a trip here is fine, but for a lot of us, a holiday
:04:39. > :04:41.isn't the same unless you are heading abroad. Why didn't you
:04:42. > :04:46.choose a holiday in the UK? I prefer to jump on a plane, go where the sun
:04:47. > :04:50.is. Why have you chosen Portugal and not a trip in the UK? It's more
:04:51. > :04:54.exotic, better for the kids, somewhere different for the kids.
:04:55. > :04:58.Can the UK compare to Portugal? Given that it's cheap to travel
:04:59. > :05:04.overseas and obviously... We are still a member of the European
:05:05. > :05:07.Union. While we are, get in there! Poole in Dorset is a popular UK
:05:08. > :05:11.destination, so I thought I would pop along there to see if they have
:05:12. > :05:15.seen a rise in tourist numbers. We have seen an increase in year which
:05:16. > :05:19.we put down to people having a great holiday experience and wanting to
:05:20. > :05:24.come back again. What impact does the rise in numbers coming to parks
:05:25. > :05:28.like this have on the local area? It's about cooperation, the local
:05:29. > :05:31.attractions, restaurants, the town, and also they are investing
:05:32. > :05:35.themselves. Do you think with changes in the pound and Brexit
:05:36. > :05:39.factors have played a part in people coming here? I don't think that's
:05:40. > :05:42.what's driving it. People are loving their holidays and if they love it
:05:43. > :05:47.they'll come back and tell their friends. Alex Nick and their
:05:48. > :05:51.children Maya and Max have chosen Poole for their seven-day UK break.
:05:52. > :05:53.We have been abroad before but it's much more relaxed when you have
:05:54. > :05:57.younger children and you are driving somewhere. We can pack a lot more
:05:58. > :06:02.stuff to take with us. Will you go away from this seven days relaxed,
:06:03. > :06:06.rejuvenated like how you imagine a holiday abroad to leave you feeling?
:06:07. > :06:09.Yes, spending time with the family still, which is the most important
:06:10. > :06:13.thing. So holiday not home is on the rise.
:06:14. > :06:18.Is it really anything to do with Brexit do you think? Yes, and no.
:06:19. > :06:22.People have always had holidays in the UK and the number of people
:06:23. > :06:25.staying in the UK's gone up in the last five years, that's all before
:06:26. > :06:29.brex so it in some ways it has nothing to do with it at all.
:06:30. > :06:33.However, the Brexit vote weakened the pound, therefore going abroad is
:06:34. > :06:37.more expensive and there are a few other things like heightened
:06:38. > :06:43.security risks in places like Egypt or Turkey or Tunisia. Those people
:06:44. > :06:51.who may have gone there four or five years ago may be staying in the UK
:06:52. > :06:58.this year instead. What about the money? It's 1. 18 euros to the pound
:06:59. > :07:03.today and back in January it was 1. 36, so in terms of having ?100 cash
:07:04. > :07:08.and changing it for euros you would get 18 fewer euros today for your
:07:09. > :07:12.?100 so if you were in Paris that would buy you three beers, if you
:07:13. > :07:18.were in Bratislava, that would buy you 12, just in case that influences
:07:19. > :07:23.your decision. It's not good for anyone when a currency becomes
:07:24. > :07:27.lower. You say that but it's good for our home market because more
:07:28. > :07:31.people are coming here. OK, OK, I have thought about it.
:07:32. > :07:34.LAUGHTER. So people are coming over here on holiday. Where are they
:07:35. > :07:40.heading for? Top three places. Where would you go first of all in the UK,
:07:41. > :07:46.what is the most popular place? Pembrokeshire. Realry? I have a lot
:07:47. > :07:50.of friends in brighton, but, you know the beaches are beautiful.
:07:51. > :07:56.Brilliant film coming up with the massive tower on that. Anyway, carry
:07:57. > :08:02.on? London. London. Edinburgh. Manchester is number three. Also in
:08:03. > :08:07.the top 20, Reading and Southampton. Is Reading that dual of Berkshire on
:08:08. > :08:12.your trip? Not at the moment. It's very well connected. Lovely new
:08:13. > :08:15.station. Reading seriously? It's a nice place but I wouldn't think of
:08:16. > :08:20.it as a holiday nest nation would you? Perhaps not, no. If people go
:08:21. > :08:24.to the north-east it's about what they do, one in five people who go
:08:25. > :08:29.to north-east go and see a live game of football. I can understand that
:08:30. > :08:34.definitely. And see a few castles. In terms of Wales, 60% claim they
:08:35. > :08:41.socialise with the locals. Not sure what they means. That means that
:08:42. > :08:47.they are going to the pub. Yes, it does. So people are getting out
:08:48. > :08:49.there, enjoying it. Well, if you are, have fun. They are lovely to
:08:50. > :08:56.talk to, this lot. In just two days time we're
:08:57. > :08:58.going on our very own Staycation - as we head to the village
:08:59. > :09:02.of Weobley, and let them take over The villagers will be putting
:09:03. > :09:06.on a bit of a street party for us, and running some traditional Weobley
:09:07. > :09:09.games, which includes the first Now if your village also has some
:09:10. > :09:25.unusual games we want Send us a photo and tell us
:09:26. > :09:29.all about its history, the rules, the current record
:09:30. > :09:46.holder and we'll show some Now to the fictional forest of
:09:47. > :09:52.Millhaven where Bryce's film is set. Let us see the moment when your
:09:53. > :10:05.character gets to meet Elliott the dragon.
:10:06. > :10:21.APPLAUSE. Aw. It's just the most beautiful
:10:22. > :10:25.movie, it really is extraordinary. But we understand that that
:10:26. > :10:31.particular scene was pretty painful for other reasons? Oh, my gosh. So
:10:32. > :10:35.here is what I should say. New Zealand has no predators. Like truly
:10:36. > :10:40.there is no predators in New Zealand, so like Australia got all
:10:41. > :10:46.of them and so there's not a creature to like go around and eat
:10:47. > :10:50.the bugs. Help clean up, yes. And I was shooting this scene and there
:10:51. > :10:55.were just these little might row scopic bugs that just were swimming
:10:56. > :11:00.everywhere and were driving people crazy and I was getting ready to
:11:01. > :11:07.shoot the e-Megsal part and then two bugs flew into my eye and then
:11:08. > :11:15.disappeared behind my eye. So I have two little bug carcasses currently
:11:16. > :11:23.in my body. Oh! Gosh. My eyes were watery. And the director was saying
:11:24. > :11:26."real tears"! It's a remake of the 1977 Disney classic and we were told
:11:27. > :11:30.that you were worried about taking on if role originally because you
:11:31. > :11:36.loved the original story and worried it would veer off a bit too much?
:11:37. > :11:41.Yes. It's so sad because I realise I've become one of those movie-goers
:11:42. > :11:47.that if like someone wants to remake a movie from my childhood, I'm just
:11:48. > :11:53.like, how dare they! It's like, you know, you need to find new ways to
:11:54. > :12:00.tell stories that resonated with previous generations. So I actually
:12:01. > :12:05.like sneakily got the swrift, nobody knew that I found a way to get the
:12:06. > :12:09.script. How did you get it? Maybe some friends who knew people who
:12:10. > :12:15.were involved and I said, maybe I won't tell anyone until I'm on a
:12:16. > :12:19.show in England. I got the script because I was most lie sceptical and
:12:20. > :12:24.I was like, what are they going to do, how can they make it better, the
:12:25. > :12:29.music and the dragon can't be better, it was such a great film.
:12:30. > :12:34.And I read the script and I was, I mean, crying instantaneously and it
:12:35. > :12:38.really touched me as a parent. The things that resonated so deeply in
:12:39. > :12:44.me as a child remained intact in this film and I just love this
:12:45. > :12:48.movie. It's classic Disney isn't it, hitting all the right notes. I don't
:12:49. > :12:53.know what you want to say, but it's all about belonging and your place
:12:54. > :12:59.really in the world and you doing what matters most for you? Yes,
:13:00. > :13:02.exactly. This is a little boy who is alone, he's an orphan and he
:13:03. > :13:08.encounters another orphan who happens to be a big fluffy green
:13:09. > :13:14.adorable dragon. As you do. Yes, as you do in those circumstances when
:13:15. > :13:22.you're alone and their friendship is just beautiful and time passes. Then
:13:23. > :13:27.my character finds this little boy in the woods and it gets
:13:28. > :13:32.complicated, lots of things happen and then it's triumphant in the end.
:13:33. > :13:38.Did I explain the movie well? ! You did. Perfectly. It resonates with me
:13:39. > :13:41.a lot. There is that kind of rural upbringing, certainly your character
:13:42. > :13:46.just wants to be out in the woods and this, that and the other and
:13:47. > :13:49.that mirrors your childhood because your dad, the legendary director Ron
:13:50. > :13:57.Howard bought this farm. Is it because he wanted to give you that
:13:58. > :14:02.sheltered upbringing? Yes. We moved to Connecticut when I was four and
:14:03. > :14:07.our house was really lovely and we were surrounded by woods. I'm the
:14:08. > :14:14.oldest of four kids and my younger sisters are twins and my brother was
:14:15. > :14:17.born almost immediately afterwards whoops-Daisy, here in England
:14:18. > :14:21.actually. So I spent a lot of time in the forest because, you know, my
:14:22. > :14:28.parents were just trying to survive the younger kids and I would leave
:14:29. > :14:41.in the morning and had an imaginary friend. We were going to the forest
:14:42. > :14:44.to do grand speeches to kingdoms of tearies and there was a unicorn and
:14:45. > :14:48.it was the whole thing and I would come back when it started to get
:14:49. > :14:54.dark. It was just this very innocent, very pure childhood that I
:14:55. > :14:58.had. Going to New Zealand and getting to, you know, be in the
:14:59. > :15:04.forest and my children were there and, you know, it was really
:15:05. > :15:06.meaningful to me. Sure. Pete's Dragon is in cinemas 12th August.
:15:07. > :15:11.Take tissues. As Team GB settle into their
:15:12. > :15:14.training camp in Belo Horizonte in southeastern Brazil,
:15:15. > :15:15.they'll all be reflecting upon the blood, sweat and tears that
:15:16. > :15:18.brought them this far. Marathon runner Tsegai Tewelde has
:15:19. > :15:21.been through more than most to earn his place in Rio,
:15:22. > :15:39.as Iwan recently found out. Since I was young, I had an ambition
:15:40. > :15:47.to compete. Earlier this year, 26-year-old Tsegai Tewelde finished
:15:48. > :15:52.12th in the marathon in London. His time is fast enough to earn him a
:15:53. > :15:56.seat to Brazil. Representing Great Britain in the Olympics was
:15:57. > :16:04.everything to me, it is the pinnacle of an athlete's career and the
:16:05. > :16:09.sacrifice and hard work is huge. But Tsegai's sacrifice is another level.
:16:10. > :16:13.He grew up in the secretive 1-party state of Eritrea that split from
:16:14. > :16:19.Ethiopia in the 90s after 30 years of war. At 18 he was among athletes
:16:20. > :16:22.chosen to represent Eritrea in the world cross-country Championships in
:16:23. > :16:34.Edinburgh and their coach had high hopes. Did you run well? Not much. I
:16:35. > :16:37.was supposed to run better. Tsegai finished a disappointing 19th in
:16:38. > :16:41.unfamiliar conditions and along with his team-mates feared what might
:16:42. > :16:47.happen when they flew home. Very early one morning, six of them
:16:48. > :16:50.sneaked away to the top of the famous Edinburgh landmark Arthur's
:16:51. > :16:56.seat for a crunch meeting. Were you scared? Yes, I was scared. I was
:16:57. > :17:05.suffering. Everything changed for us, that day. They decided not to
:17:06. > :17:10.fly home. Instead they pooled their money and bought six train tickets
:17:11. > :17:14.to Glasgow. They went to the nearest police station to seek asylum and
:17:15. > :17:19.they did not know that night would be the start of a new life. He
:17:20. > :17:24.brought me to their first home in Glasgow. It may be rubble now but it
:17:25. > :17:29.was once the Red Road flats made famous when the demolition did not
:17:30. > :17:33.quite go to plan. How different was life in Scotland compared to home?
:17:34. > :17:41.Totally different. Everything. Food. Drink. To help them settle in, the
:17:42. > :17:45.Scottish Refugee Council pointed them in the direction of an
:17:46. > :17:52.athletics club and was the coaching for a surprise. The six them
:17:53. > :17:57.appeared still in the tracksuits for Eritrea. We were gobsmacked. The
:17:58. > :18:03.club rallied to support them. The athletes repaid the club the only
:18:04. > :18:09.way they knew how. They are a successful club that suddenly even
:18:10. > :18:18.better at UK level, winning national titles. Life off the track has not
:18:19. > :18:22.always been easy and Tsegai has needed operations to remove shrapnel
:18:23. > :18:28.from injuries he sustained as a child in a landmine explosion. My
:18:29. > :18:33.involvement is more like a father figure. The last eight years, he has
:18:34. > :18:42.had ups and downs. It is not easy to come to a new country, settle in and
:18:43. > :18:46.develop as a world-class athlete. It is clear to see that Tsegai has
:18:47. > :18:52.become a big part of life of the club will stop it gives us
:18:53. > :18:57.something, inspiration. And it makes us feel we could do that because he
:18:58. > :19:03.started here. When you train with him you can ask for tips, how to get
:19:04. > :19:13.faster, and maybe if you get faster you will be at the Olympics. Do you
:19:14. > :19:17.feel safe here? Yes, I feel at home. Five of the Eritreans have been
:19:18. > :19:24.granted British citizenship and the sixth is about to resit the test
:19:25. > :19:29.soon. For Tsegai, his ambition to be an Olympian is about to be realised
:19:30. > :19:33.and he will run for Team GB. In terms of John and others who have
:19:34. > :19:38.been kind to you, what would be your dream from Rio to repay them? You
:19:39. > :19:47.have a smile on your face, could you get a medal? Maybe. Good luck to him
:19:48. > :19:51.and if you want to see how he gets on you have to wait until August the
:19:52. > :19:59.21st, the last day of the Olympics. I cannot believe the Olympics are
:20:00. > :20:08.almost here. Look who has come inside to join us for a chat, it is
:20:09. > :20:15.Liao -- LeAnn Rimes. Unbelievably it is 20 years since your first single.
:20:16. > :20:21.People could not believe how old you were initially when you first
:20:22. > :20:28.started. I wasn't 13 and I am not 33 now, I just have a good plastic
:20:29. > :20:36.surgeon! My voice was mature. For 13, yes. But I was still a baby. You
:20:37. > :20:42.have a new album, Remnants, about love and all its guises. It is. I
:20:43. > :20:48.look at love from many angles, receiving, giving love, standing up
:20:49. > :21:00.for love, making love. It is a powerful record. It is kind of
:21:01. > :21:04.finding your own self empowerment. It is inspirational. I had fun
:21:05. > :21:09.making it and it was inspirational to make the record, it was a healing
:21:10. > :21:17.record and I hope people get that out of it. And the song the Story,
:21:18. > :21:21.where does it sitting? It was recorded by an artist in the States
:21:22. > :21:26.ten years ago. By reference to the songs to the record label and the
:21:27. > :21:31.head of the record label said, we don't know this song, you must cut
:21:32. > :21:36.this. I thought, I have not thought about that, but I have always been
:21:37. > :21:41.in love with the song and in my story it fits the beginning of the
:21:42. > :21:48.next 20 years, it fits so well. It worked. You will be performing that
:21:49. > :21:50.live outside shortly. I am sorry it is raining and it is a bit cold. You
:21:51. > :21:56.know it is August? ! Anyone scared of heights,
:21:57. > :21:58.the South Coast, or Marty We started the show
:21:59. > :22:06.looking at holidays. And from this Thursday there will be
:22:07. > :22:21.another massive reason Brighton on the Sussex coast is
:22:22. > :22:24.famous for its seaside attractions, some controversial and outlandish
:22:25. > :22:30.and some triumphs of engineering genius. Now there is a new
:22:31. > :22:39.attraction to hit the beach-front and it is all of those things. After
:22:40. > :22:45.two years of construction, a ?46 million super skinny, super tall
:22:46. > :22:49.tower, the British Airways i360 is finally ready to open and I am here
:22:50. > :22:55.for an exclusive sneak preview. It was designed by David Marks and
:22:56. > :23:01.Julia Barfield, the same team behind the London eye. It is a moving
:23:02. > :23:07.experience, it slowly rises from the ground to a height of 138 metres,
:23:08. > :23:15.giving a magnificent view. You see a Panorama on folding. While most
:23:16. > :23:18.observation towers are fixed platforms, this works slightly
:23:19. > :23:24.differently. The 70 tonne pod is winched up the tower using eight
:23:25. > :23:27.huge ropes attached to a massive counterweight, the same way a cable
:23:28. > :23:33.car works, which means the central pole can be super-thin. It is
:23:34. > :23:37.officially the world's thinnest tall tower, 40 times taller than it is
:23:38. > :23:44.wide, but being tall and thin creates problems. It is more like a
:23:45. > :23:47.flagpole, a palm tree, than a traditional tall building, which
:23:48. > :23:57.makes it extremely vulnerable to the wind. The 6.5 beta foundations mean
:23:58. > :24:01.the tower can sway up to one metre without anyone noticing, but because
:24:02. > :24:08.of its shape, some gusts of wind can cause the tower to vibrate, making
:24:09. > :24:13.for an uncomfortable ride. Doctor John Roberts is the chief engineer.
:24:14. > :24:18.The wind blows around the circular shape and causes turbulence on the
:24:19. > :24:24.far side, which makes the tower likely to move. We want passengers
:24:25. > :24:30.to have a comfortable journey. This secret to stopping the tower
:24:31. > :24:35.vibrating might surprise you. It is full of 76 tubs of water. We have
:24:36. > :24:40.installed cladding on the tower, which filters the wind. The main
:24:41. > :24:49.thing we have done is install a huge number of sloshing liquid dampers. A
:24:50. > :24:53.small scale model here, and they are bigger than this. They run in a
:24:54. > :25:00.circle mostly at the top of the tower. The water can radically
:25:01. > :25:07.reduce the vibrations. Let me show you. I have built my own towers. As
:25:08. > :25:14.you can see, we have a wobble problem but if I put in water at the
:25:15. > :25:22.top this, to create a sloshing damper, when I give them a gentle
:25:23. > :25:28.wobble, the energy is absorbed and this one comes to a rest much
:25:29. > :25:32.quicker than this one. The vibrations caused by the wind are
:25:33. > :25:37.soaked up by the water, stopping the tower wobbling. This clever
:25:38. > :25:42.engineering means the pod will be able to keep operating, even in wind
:25:43. > :25:50.greater than 40 mph, which is good news, as I have been offered a sneak
:25:51. > :25:56.peak of the view from the top. This is the first time anyone outside the
:25:57. > :26:01.i360 team has seen this view. The view is astonishing. It is a
:26:02. > :26:07.beautiful sight. And even though the wind is blowing off the sea at a
:26:08. > :26:11.pace, the pod is super stable. You cannot feel movement, the dampers
:26:12. > :26:19.are doing their job, the tower is stable. At a cost of ?46 million,
:26:20. > :26:23.the owners will need to sell more than 3 million tickets to get their
:26:24. > :26:29.money back. It is a good job it can stay open in a spot of blustery
:26:30. > :26:32.British weather. Brighton finally has another bonkers but brilliant
:26:33. > :26:40.piece of engineering. Wow. The secret, water tanks.
:26:41. > :26:43.Unbelievable. A brilliant place to propose.
:26:44. > :26:51.Pete's Dragon is in cinemas from August 12th.
:26:52. > :26:53.We're heading to Weobley tomorrow, so Matt Allwright and Angela Scanlon
:26:54. > :26:56.with Ewan McGregor joining them on the sofa.
:26:57. > :26:59.But playing us out with her new single, The Story,
:27:00. > :27:02.which is out right now, it's LeAnn Rimes.
:27:03. > :27:32.# But these stories don't mean anything
:27:33. > :27:36.# When you've got no one to tell them to
:27:37. > :27:51.# I climbed across the mountain tops
:27:52. > :28:01.# I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules
:28:02. > :28:11.# But baby I broke them all for you
:28:12. > :28:13.# Because even when I was flat broke
:28:14. > :28:19.# You made me feel like a million bucks
:28:20. > :28:27.# You do and I was made for you
:28:28. > :28:31.# You see the smile that's on my mouth
:28:32. > :28:36.# It's hiding the words that don't come out
:28:37. > :28:47.# They don't know my head is a mess
:28:48. > :28:53.# No, they don't know who I really am
:28:54. > :28:59.# And they don't know what I've been through like you do
:29:00. > :29:30.# But these stories don't mean anything
:29:31. > :30:11.# When you've got no one to tell them to
:30:12. > :30:15.I remember it so clearly. Girl power!