02/11/2017 The One Show

Hello and welcome to

The One Show with Amol Rajan.

And Alex Jones.

On the day when interest rates

have gone up interest

in our guest is riding

high.

He's the latest

star to be celebrated

in a BBC special - and here's why.

# Money on my mind...

# I'm going to love you like I can,

can, can.

# I know I'm not the only one...

# Oh, won't you stay with me,

because you're all I need...

Let's say hello to Sam Smith!

Are you well?

Really good.

We are

thrilled to have you with us.

It is

weird seeing those clips.

I bet you

have seen them a million times.

I

haven't watched them in a while.

Which is the weirdest? Which do you

look at and think, oh!

Like I can.

Because I was very big.

Because you

lost a lot of weight.

I was eating a

lot of cheese back then.

It is a

funny thing you should mention you

have seen them plenty of times. The

best researchers on The One Show

have uncovered something we think

you probably haven't seen before.

This is not on YouTube. In fact, we

don't think it's ever been seen

before. This is a 13-year-old Sam

Smith with the Saffron Walden

players and it is you on the far

right. You are delightful.

No!

# It's useful to be...

# We all go together

# It goes to show what people can

do...

APPLAUSE

There is nothing worse than a video

from your childhood.

I will hunt

them down! It is amazing. I hadn't

gone through puberty, I don't think.

Do you remember doing that

performance?

I don't. I used to do

pantomimes and like all the school

shows as a kid. That is really weird

to watch.

We will talk all about

your BBC special later. We will all

be treated to a live acoustic

performances of Two Goodbyes at tend

of the show. We are excited.

Back in

April we brought you the story of a

group of Indian soldiers who ran

aground in Aberdeen when the

shipping company they worked for

went into liquidation. They feared

they would only get paid if they

stayed on board until it was sold.

We sent Joe to see if they finally

managed to find a buyer.

It has been a sit-in, like no other.

Some of these guys have been on here

for a yearnd not paid. No money. It

is a difficult situation.

The crew

of the of the ship are refusing to

leave.

I cannot imagine how hard it

is to hear your wife crying on the

phone thousands of miles away and

not being able to do anything about

it.

We are very sad.

Over a

year-and-a-half later they have now

been thrown a lifeline. They found

out the ship can final I will be

sold and if a buyer is found, they

are first in line for payment.

Everything comes down to the auction

in this room today. The crew took a

gamble - they had to stay in

Scotland to stand a chance to get

any of the money they were owed.

Half the crew is staying until the

ship is sold. For some the news the

ship can be sold is good enough for

them and they leave before the

auction.

I am very excited to go home. It is

the time which we have been waiting

and finally the time has arrived.

All the hard work has come to a

succeed now.

I'll miss them. They have become

very friendly with my mum as well. A

lot of guys are going back home at

the moment.

They have no money - so we hope it

is a good solution to the end.

To give me an idea of what the ship

can raise at auction, I have come to

meet broker Paul Love for his

valuation. How much is a ship like

this worth?

$650,000 my guess. Worse

case scenario that is £400,000,

delivered to a yard in Turkey. You

have the costs of transporting the

vessel, paying the crew, eninsuring

the ship to Turkey.

Is there any

room with the emotional side?

My

hope gut is that ship owners love

the business. I think they will want

to see a good result for the crew.

Back at the auction crew members

nervously await their fate. How are

you feeling? Today is the big day?

Very excited. Hopefully no troubles.

What do you need toover your costs?

-- need to cover your costs

£670,000.

Is there much interest it

will happen?

I think so. We have had

a lot of buyers coming in.

Is there

a reserve?

No, there's a value.

What

is that?

Not disclosed.

The vessel's

story has been reported worldwide.

Does someone in the room see a

future for this ship.

Anybody want

to make me a bid for?

It is very

worrying. Everyone here just

watching? Thank you very much.

£300,000. Any advance on £300,000?

We are anxious to sell the vessel.

We are not going to give it away.

That is not enough to pay the crew.

£

£300,000 once. Anyone want to come

into the bidding. £300,000 twice.

Third and final time... OK, I am

withdraw ing sale.

The crew have just left. They are

very upset. It has been withdrawn

from sale, the only bid was

£300,000. Things are looking pretty

gloomy for the guys at the moment.

You all seem quite emotional. How

are you feeling now?

It was

embarrassing for me. We were shocked

over there and we tried to

understand what was happening. We

know people are interested. For some

reason they were not bidding.

One

bidder came up with £300,000. That's

well short to pay the crew's wages.

Far too less for anybody.

That's not even the fair value of

the ship.

I guess they were hoping

to hear some news back home today.

I

am sure everyone will be excited,

but it's not the best of news I can

give to anybody. How do I give it to

them? I don't know.

Today they

believed this ship was going to sell

at auction. It didn't. Now they will

try and sell it privately. With a

number of interested parties calling

with bidding already, they remain

hopeful for a future sale.

Hope may not be lost. Joe is here

with an update. What is the latest?

The latest is it hasn't sold. The

bidder in the film is still involved

in the process. I think that bidder

was quite surprised to be the only

bidder on the day. A number of

parties had been shown around the

vessel. He expected to be bidding

against others the, that did not

happen. The auctioneer is

optimistic. The union expect

something in a week or two. The big

news is that the crew are now going

to return to India. It looked like

they would stay for the ship to be

sold. They have realised they have

done all they can. They were staying

behind to keep it ship-shape for

perspective buyers. At this point

they have been away from their

families over a year.

An amazing response from the local

community

The union, the religious

groups, taken out on excursions, and

recently had a Diwali celebration on

board. It is great to keep these

guys spirits up. The hardest thing

is not knowing how long it will go

on for and when it would end. It is

as the meant to the local community

they kept these guys going and gave

them the opportunity to stay until

this point.

It is good they have now

gone home.

I heard it could be this

weekend they will book flights.

Certainly in the remaining week the

crew will be going home.

Thank you.

An amazing story. Every once in a

while the BBC invites a megastar to

perform a one huff off special. We

have seen Adele and Michael Buble.

Next week itted is Sam's turn.

# I'm suffocating

# I found love

# Tell me is this where I give my

life for you

# I have to risk it all

# Because the writing's on the wall.

APPLAUSE

Yes!

What an amazing sound.

Music-wise what can we expect from

that show?

I'm doing some new ones,

which I am so excited about. There

are quite a few new ones. A lot of

this album coming out tomorrow is

about, it has been produced in a way

that there's so much more to it.

There's more gospel choirs. There's

more brass. More string

arrangements. I got to make that all

come true on this special. I had the

choir and everything. The feeling

was electric for me on stage. I felt

comfortable. I had my family there.

It felt like a homely gig, if you

know what I mean. I wanted to feel

connected to people.

And Fern Cotton

interviewing which, you will be

fantastic. There are hidden stunts

going on and surprising fans. . Here

are two unsuspected fans when Sam

rocked up back stage in a pair of

killer heels.

I want to wear the

heels for the show. I don't

understand the problem. They are not

even that high, babe! I'm going to

wear them. Do you like my shoes?

We

love them.

Hi.

Fabulous! Fabulous! I mean,

literally, you are pretty good at

walking in heels.

I am really good

walking in heels.

That was not your

first time

I have got lots. I have

got five or six - I have got a

wardrobe in different places.

It

must be so nice, speaking from

experience as a pop star, it must be

cool seeing that reaction from fans

and being able to react with them

rather than singing to them at a

distance

It was fun. As you will see

in a week or so, there are a few, I

am meant to be mean to them and act

like a diva. And I felt so bad. I

was like screaming and spitting out

my tea. It was awful! It's funny to

watch and, yeah, it was fun to like

have fun with them.

And after the

last album, well, you have been

away. We were bereft, Sam Smith! You

left us for a year. What have you

been up to?

I had the most

beautifully boring time. I was here

in London. For me it was a chance...

Life was all about me all the time -

my shows, my music. It was important

for me to be there for my mum, dad,

sisters and my best friends and be

there for their issues. I went to my

sister's graduation.

You need to

connect with stuff that matters.

I

wrote the whole album in that time.

I heard you wrote about 100 songs.

There must have been a lot which

didn't make the cut. Which was the

worst lyric you had to abandon

because it was not good enough.

Oh,

don't!

We were talking about Des Ray

earlier on. I am not scared of a

goos I would rather have a piece of

toast!

Nothing on that level!

I wrote over 130 songs. A good chunk

were so depressing I was depressing

myself!

Both albums, I mean the last

one and this new one, they are

incredibly personal, aren't they?

And does any part of you regret, I

suppose, laying your soul so bare?

No. Absolutely not. You know, I...

That's part of my therapy. It is

intense, but do you know what, my

music is my dark, deep, vulnerable

moments of my life. I save the

parties for everyone else and the

rest of the time, it is important

people know that. It is important

that people... People think I am sad

and miserable.

Having seen so much

of you and not met you before you

come across as somebody who thinks

hard about who he is and what he's

doing.

I am trying to be the best

version of myself.

You said about

the first album it was like a G and

T, this is like a whisky. What is

the next one going to be - a

Jagerbomb?

Pina Colada.

Sam's new album The Thrill Of It All

is out tomorrow and Sam Smith on the

BBC will be on BBC One next Thursday

at 8pm. We are looking forward to

that.

In a teak Team Rickshaw start their

epic ride to the Clyde challenge to

reach Glasgow on 17th November.

On

board is Liv, whose father died last

year. Here is her story.

I'm Liv and

I live with my mum and my brother. I

started dancing when I was about six

years old. A lot of spins, wearing

colourful costumes. Dad used to take

me. It was something he was

passionate about. I think he was

proud of. My grandparents moved over

here, so my dad was born in England.

But he was brought up learning the

Ukrainian culture.

He was the

instigator of nurturing the musical

side of Liv. He loved music. It was

the soul of what he was.

He was very

popular, friendly, lively, he was so

easy going and laid back. He was my

father, but he felt like my best

friend. He was really special. It

was October 2015 that my father got

diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At

the moment I didn't realise how much

that was going to change our lives.

They gave us 46 months. He wanted to

someday at home. He -- stay at home.

He did struggle. It was intense for

the children. It was difficult for

them to have a normal life.

I didn't

want to speak to anybody. I didn't

tell anybody about it. Because I

didn't want it to be a thing, I

didn't want it to be real.

He passed

away on 7th June 2016. Liv and Alex

and his mum and I were with him at

that time.

I remember feeling

completely just like... Well, I

don't know what to do with myself

now. I felt really empty and numb.

She became withdrawn and found it

difficult to relate to every day

life. A friend mentioned going to

counselling. She knew a counsellor

at a hospice and we thought we would

try it.

The children's and young

people's counsellor. My role is to

support children and young people

who have had a bereavement or have

got a relative or parent with a

life-limiting condition.

I remember

instantly clicking with her. I feel

like speaking to her is really

helped me grow in confidence and

accept what's happened in my life.

We help provide young people with

the space to work through their

issues, their thoughts, their

feelings, a space for them to try

and make sense of the death of

somebody. Without Children in Need

we wouldn't be able to support young

people like Liv.

When I heard that I

was doing the rickshaw challenge, I

was just... Blown away. I mean I've

never enjoyed doing exercise, apart

from my Ukrainian dancing. It has

opened a new door to me.

She is

cycling each day and getting further

each day.

Every time I get home my

legs are like jelly, but it is worth

it. I'm determined to do as best as

I can to the best of my ability and

I'm very excited to do it. My dad, I

feel he would be proud of me. He

would be over the moon that I'm

doing something like this.

She has

been through so much, but she is the

most positive person and she will be

a fantastic team member.

And I'm

sure he would be proud of you.

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Nicely done. That was classy stuff.

He was worried about that.

I was.

I

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And you can sign up for our virtual

rickshaw on the web-site. Giles has

been asking people what they would

miss most about their time on earth.

Tonight he is speaking to Joanna

Lumley and this really is Giles with

wings!

Welcome to heaven. Or at

least a version of it we're all

familiar with. If it even exists

that is. If it does, have you ever

wonder what had you will do when you

get here? Who would you like to meet

in heaven and what would you miss

most about earth? Today, I'm going

to meet my idea of a heavenly star

to find out what her idea of heaven

is. And there she is.

Look, is it a

man, is it a bird? Is it an angel.

It is Joanna Lumley. I had better

meet her.

Giles, oh.

This is your

idea of heaven on earth.

The London

wetlands centre and I adore it.

Take

me round and show me your idea of

heaven.

Look, isn't this wonderful,

ponds and rushes and lakes and

birds. I adore it here.

I want to

take you on the Stairway To Heaven

and when we get there, who do you

want to have meeting you at the

pearly gates?

Just standing there,

William Shakespeare. One of the

greatest heart throbs of all time.

As soon as I see him, I will have to

kneel down and kiss his trousers and

ask him everything. That would be a

long greeting.

There will be music

playing. What would you have?

Well,

just for this moment, I'm going to

ask if it could be Elvis singing One

Night With You. He might mean it

when we're in heaven.

# One night

with you!

Do you have a spiritual

side, do you believe in heaven?

Well, I believe in everything. I

don't know why. I think all

religions have something in them. If

you scrape it away, I maybe a pagan.

I believe everything is to be

respected. From the smallest microbe

up to the biggest thing.

So what

that is why you're a veggie?

Yes.

Are there things you would be glad

to leave behind?

I can't bear old

sores kept alive and hatred and

cruelty. So I shan't be sad to leave

that. But I'm coming back even as a

ghost and try to make it better.

Have you had a happy life?

When you

have sad things happen to you, and

they happen to us all, you push them

away. So I have edited my life

already to be just gorgeous, shining

all the way through.

When you were

on earth, who is the most remarkable

person you encountered?

I was

dazzled by meeting the Dalai Lama.

This something spiritual and kind.

What is the greatest lesson yov

learned?

It has takening me a long

time and it is hard to do, but it is

live in the moment. Don't be afraid

of tomorrow. Don't be regretful

about yesterday. Live now.

You get

to meet your maker, what would you

say to it?

Thank you.

It is time for

one more climb up Joanna's Stairway

To Heaven for some final

revelations. You're leaving this

world, what will you miss, what

food?

Corn on the cob.

The drink?

A

James Bond dry Martini.

The smell?

Lily of the valley.

If you came back

as another creature...

Here they

come. I would come as a goose

landing on the pond in the wetlands.

I would love to be a bird. The idea

of flying would be fantastic. The

good news is though you can come

back as a goose, it won't be for a

while, because it was just a game.

You're not going yet. It is over.

You have been on the Stairway To

Heaven. Thank you.

Thank you for

joining my on the Stairway To

Heaven. See you soon. Now back to

earth.

They're quite insightful.

I

love Joanna. If you had another life

what would you come back as?

A seal.

I'm obsessed with seals. I know it

is weird. They're so lazy and live

such a great life and lay on their

backs and sunbathe.

Last song you

would like to listen to on earth?

Both sides now, Joni Mitchell.

Good

choice.

The new album The Tri-is out

soon.

And we have Bryan Adams next

time. And now Sam Smith with too Too

Good At Goodbyes.

# You must think that I'm stupid

# You must think that I'm a fool

# You must think

that I'm new to this

# But I have seen this all before

that I'm new to this

# I'm never gonna

let you close to me

# Even though you mean

the most to me

# 'Cause every time

I open up, it hurts

# So I'm never gonna

get too close to you

# Even when I mean the most

to you

# In case you go

and leave me in the dirt

# But every time you hurt me,

the less that I cry

# And every time you leave me,

the quicker these tears dry

# And every time you walk out,

the less I love you

# Baby, we don't stand a chance,

it's sad but it's true

# I'm way too good at goodbyes

it's sad but it's true

# (I'm way too good at goodbyes)

# I know you're

thinkin' I'm heartless

# I know you're thinkin' I'm cold

thinkin' I'm heartless

# I'm just protectin' my innocence

# I'm just protectin' my soul

# I'm never gonna

let you close to me

# Even though you mean

the most to me

# 'Cause every time

I open up, it hurts

# But every time you hurt me,

the less that I cry

# And every time you leave me,

the quicker these tears dry

# And every time you walk out,

the less I love you

# Baby, we don't stand a chance,

it's sad but it's true

# I'm way too good at goodbyes

it's sad but it's true

# (I'm way too good at goodbyes)

# No way that you'll see me cry

# I'm way too good at goodbyes

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.