04/04/2016 The One Show

And it's lovely to say welcome back, Matt. Successful lambing? It was

wonderful. There we are, two lambs. They are born black and as they grow

up they turn white. Get off! Get off! I feel a long way from the

Durham Dales right now. Coming up, find out how Dan's been

making waves on both sides of the Atlantic with his latest

discovery about Vikings. But first let's introduce

tonight's guest. Like a Viking, he's brave,

he's fearless, and he's settled How are you doing? Wonderful, thank

you. Looking great there. This is alarming -- a lambing hat.

I have a helmet which is a bit more Johnny's Viking hat?!

I have a helmet which is a bit more accurate so you can

I have a helmet which is a bit more instead. This is the equivalent...

There is a bit of a technique for getting your nose in. Just a bit.

Ideal. Is that better? Much better. Very happy now. We cannot really see

much of you now. My agent said, on, it is good exposure. Who is he? Keep

that on for as long as you want. They weren't angry, they were just

bumping into a lot of stuff. Later we'll find out

what the Vikings did for us, and all about Johnny's

new driving series too. I'm guessing you had to wear a

helmet for that but not quite as elaborate. No, this is a good look

for me, this. With the lambing, do you have

nightmares about the crying? You don't really get to sleep to be

honest. Share with the group. I will fill you in in a minute. Go on.

It's a story that we touched upon on Friday -

the ongoing fight to save the Tata steelworks in Port Talbot.

Today union leaders attended an emergency meeting to discuss how

When the Business Minister visited the steelworks on Friday,

it was those union leaders that he needed to reassure.

Nick Wallis went to see if he managed it.

A minister under pressure and a town in crisis. We will do everything we

can. Will these people keep their jobs? Port Tolbert in south Wales as

a town built around jobs? Port Tolbert in south Wales as

and it is reeling from the news that Tata, the conglomerate that owns

these works, wants to sell its UK Tata, the conglomerate that owns

businesses. We have come to Cardiff to meet the union leader, but when

we arrive it has all changed with the union mobilising its members and

returning to Port Talbot. They have heard the Business Secretary is on

his way from London. What have you got planned? We are

going to Port Talbot, the Business Minister is coming here. We are

going to put these flags out, we want him to get the idea we think

this is a crisis situation. Rob tells me how he thinks Port Talbot

is in danger of falling victim to a global crisis in the industry. It is

a situation that has come about over the last five years. The plan is to

come from the Business Secretary with a demonstration, a show of

unity. When the Business Minister comes up that road, he gets impact

straightaway. There should be about a thousand people here. What was it

like when you heard Tata had put the business up for sale? Total shock.

For Linden, much of his family history is tied up in the

steelworks. There was my grandfather, my father, myself, and

my son is in there. We want a fighting chance to keep a

sustainable steel industry in the UK. It will wipe out port Talbot, it

will wipe out South Wales. We leave for the plant. No one knows what is

going on but they want to make the Business Minister at least aware of

the strength of feeling about what has happened. We are allowed on to

Tata's site to film. Allen Coombs is lead union rap for Port Talbot and

he's taking part in the meeting. What do you want from the Minister?

The important thing is we are allowed to go out into the market

and get a buyer for this business and we need support from the

Government to do that because we don't know the timescales set from

India so we might need support in an interim period to get a buyer for

this business. We are allowed to film where the demonstration will

take place. Everyone here is film where the demonstration will

the Business Secretary will commit to Port Talbot's future. He has got

to face the truth, face angry people losing their job. I have three

children to support, I pay all the bills in the house and I wanted my

children to have apprenticeships here. It would be nice if he can

have a chat, get things from our perspective. After three hours of

crisis talks, Sajid Javid emerges and head straight over to Linden.

Our commitment is that we will do everything we can. There's a lot of

tools in the box, we will do everything we can to continue

steel-making here in Port Talbot. I catch up with Port Talbot union

leader after the talks. What did you make of the meeting? It is nice to

look someone in the eye and hear them say they are committed to

supporting the steel industry going forward. I believe him and I will go

along with him. Did you get any guarantees? No, and you wouldn't

expect them in all honesty, but the indications is they will do all they

can to make sure there is a buyer for this business. Tremendous, he

really had an impact, I just hope he comes through on those promises. The

local union leadership seemed pleased with what he had to say.

Linden is also feeling pleased after the visit. We walked over, shook

hands and just happened to catch him and talk to him. We spoke to some of

the union leaders who were present at the meeting, they were

optimistic. Do you share their optimism? Yes, I feel as if they are

thinking really we do need this industry. The whole of Port Talbot

is hoping a buyer can be found, and soon.

Nick is here now. A lot of optimism in that film. Has it lasted, post

the weekend? There is cautious optimism. I was surprised by the

reaction of the union leaders because they didn't get any

guarantees, yet there was a spring in their step. They felt they had

received some reassurances. Over the weekend there has been a period of

reflection and now union leaders are saying Tata cannot let the plant

close, it needs to find a buyer soon and the Government has a part to

play as well. If the Government takes on certain liabilities within

the steel plant itself, then they are confident they have not

misplaced their optimism going forward. There is this emergency

meeting today, so who was there and what has come out of it? A

representative from every single steelworks in the UK went along to

London today as part of their campaign, and they came up with

three key demands they want from the Government. They say the Government

has two commit to the ongoing steelworks in Port Talbot, and they

say they wanted to be bought as a whole. There are people talking

about cherry picking the lucrative aspects, but they say the future of

Port Talbot is caught up in the and Tyra to have the operation. They say

they don't need tariffs, they need green energy investment, they need

investment from R and better skills training. Then it will be

viable for a buyer. We heard in the film there are rumours of potential

buyers, nothing concrete but did you get a sense what type of buyer the

workers would prefer? They are very clear they do not want

nationalisation. Some workers might, but every worker I spoke to seems to

see the future of the plant in the hands of a private buyer. There are

some names floating around at the moment, there is Greybull, an

American company, and also the operation called Liberty Steel, and

could well be a buyer for Port Talbot but hasn't made the right

noises about buying the whole thing. Johnny, you are from an industrial

area that has seen a lot of people laid off over the years. When you

see people talking like that, generations that have worked in the

same place and potentially another place going under, how does it make

you feel? Incredibly sad. We heard the union wrap talking about his

father, grandfather. Now you are seeing a second generation, kids

seeing their father 's signing on, no skills handed down. We cut the

apprenticeships years ago, when I left school that wasn't an option

for me. I was almost forced into further education because the jobs

were not there. And the communities. This idea of not being

cost-effective, it runs far deeper. It is a legacy that we are handing

on, and you cannot hand over nothing. Once they are gone, they

are gone for good. If they are not saved now, it is another community

gone and another industry that we can kiss goodbye to. Thank you. Now

to a subject very close to my heart. One big concern to any sheep farmer

is if a dog gets into the flock, it starts worrying the sheep

and can't be called back. As I know well, the consequences can

be disastrous and it's something we recently did a report

about on Countryfile. Just days after that report one

of the worst cases of sheep worrying in living memory, devastasted

a flock in West Sussex. We could see a large pile of what

looked like wool, and we later realised it was dead sheep. When it

came to clearing away the bodies I didn't want to face it. The attacker

left few clues, so how did 116 sheep die? Take a look at this, the sort

of open space that dog owners like me love. But also take a look at the

sheep in the corner here. This dog is clearly used to working with

sheep, and the sheep know the dog, but put your family dog in this

situation, no matter how lovable it is, you could see a very different

side to that animal. It is second nature for a dog to chase, but this

can cause stress. Some sheep can even miscarry and dog bites can

prove to be fatal. It is called sheep worrying, and it is on the

rise. Recently there have been reports on the devastating impact of

dog attacks on sheep. Gordon's farm is the latest to experience an

attack right here in West Sussex. The sheep have stampeded down the

hill. Because it is quite steep and it funnels into this area, possibly

a couple of dogs or something like that scared them and they had

nowhere to go. Eventually the gate gave way and it was too late to save

all these that were suffocated. What was it like to discover this

horrific scene? My son Jack came up, and cleared them away. I had had

enough to be honest. I have picked up a few dead sheep in my time but

it gets to you after a while. This attack caused his business ?17,000

in lost livestock, vet bills and the cost of disposing of the carcasses,

money that the farm could ill afford. Sergeant Tom Carter of

Sussex Police has seen an increase in farmers reporting attacks on

their livestock. Is it like a theft? It is a catastrophic thing to

happen, isn't it? Absolutely. Gordon and sheep farmers rely on the

animals to make money but it's not just the financial loss, it is the

emotional loss. A lot of the farmers keep close flocks and they have had

a lot of these sheets' -- sheep's ancestors. Tony is offering courses

to dogs around livestock. It is natural, their instinct is to

chase a woolly thing across a field if it runs away. Is it possible to

sheep proved all dogs? About 50% of them will go away and they will not

look at another sheep again. The owners have got to reinforce it when

they are at home with anything they might chase, and stop that to get

them under control. If you keep your dog on a lead it is respectful for

farmers and makes it safer for sheep. Where do you go from here?

Just put the message out, keep telling people that dogs can do

damage. Just put your dog on a lead when you go through a field of

sheep, especially at this time of year. Please do.

Johnny's turned a corner in his career, several corners

in fact because he's starring in his first reality show and it's

a celebrity driving challenge called Drive.

All right? That has set the tone, hasn't it? He is the biggest

liability, Johnny Vegas. I thought we were driving a Porsche. I love

him to bits, not out there. This will not be an easy ride. The Greens

are now second and after him. What was the outcome? I can't say

anything, it has been the hardest show to promote because we do not

have anything to wear. Racing is amazing. I thought I would be

wrapped in cotton wool a bit more, but we were really pushed to go for

it and there have been some crash wallop moments. Did you crash? Once

in practice I took Angus Deayton out and I was so chuffed I did not

bother checking there was a wall coming up. I hit it and I felt my

rib cage move sideways sharply. In another race I went into the wall

and we have had cars flipped and everything. It is not like stockcar

racing, how does it work? It is a different race, but there is a

knockout every week. There is stock car racing, there is mud buggy

racing, there is 4x4s. Rallycross... What is it like? I can't tell you. I

came out of Boot Camp and I did not know that people did not fancy my

chances. We all had an instructor assigned to us and mine, J.D.

Edwards, if you are watching, she was amazing. Why is it so different

to normal? Forget everything about road driving when you get on a

track, it is a completely different discipline. You think you are going

fast around the bend, but anything sideways is slow. Learning racing

lines and learning how to slow into a corner and get the car straight

and straighten out, the stuff we have learnt is incredible. It gets

into your mindset. As well as we all got on off the track, once you were

sat in the car and the flag has gone they are enemies. You just want to

beat them. You can see it in your eyes. Green was a lovely guy, but I

wanted to hurt him. Are you now like that at traffic lights? As the

lights are going, my mind slips, so I don't know what reading they got

from me, but it is definitely not my heart racing. But in the practice

you make your mistakes and learn, but when you were there I cannot

tell you, the buzz of it, and it was so hard coming away when we finished

the series. I drove home and in 40 minutes I had not checked my mirrors

because you are trained to look forward and to focus. You don't know

that you are hit until somebody takes you out. It is a great cure

for driving in London. When you can actually drive into someone. With

your first car you did not have a licence, this is it. It is a bobby

dazzler. The outrageous colours. An ex-girlfriend brought a car from an

auction and there was so much wrong for it that by the time I pay to fix

it she gave me that old car. I asked my brother to look after it until I

passed my test and it got vandalised and the cats studied using it as a

maternity hospital. We had to scrap it. I have this image of you

literally getting that person to drive it around in a trailer and you

were sitting in the back of it. I had one go at it in the Park and I

almost managed to end up in the boating lake because I could not

find the brakes going down the hill. And my assistant put on a wig and

she was my driving double. One of those Job Shop wigs and she did all

the driving shots. I think you did well. I enjoyed it. I have not had

as much fun on a show and I really think people will be surprised at

how fire they let us push it. We will see tomorrow night, nine

o'clock on ITV. I can't wait to see it as well to watch it back from

another perspective. And all the effing! I also can't wait to see the

I also can't wait to see the heart monitor.

Us Brits are amongst the biggest drinkers in Europe and most of us

agree that might not be such a great label to have.

But did you know that our love of beer actually helped us win

Any military strategist will tell you that half the battle of wartime

is applying the front line and the men and equipment and munitions that

I needed when and where it is needed and that is a lesson the British

army led the hard way 100 years ago in the First World War. In early

1915, the Allies decided victory lay in bombing the Germans out of their

trenches, but there was a problem. By May, Britain's guns had only

enough ammunition to fire four shelled a day and the Shell crisis

left the country on the brink of defeat. The government turned to

David Lloyd George. His radical solution would become known as total

war, mobilising every single person in every single part of the nation's

infrastructure. Lloyd George's plan put the entire country on a war

footing, making millions of shells and transporting them to France.

Manufacturing shells was an incredibly complex process. This is

the cartridge case, it holds the propellant and it burns very quickly

and turns into expanding Gas and pushes the projectile out of the

barrel at a fast rate. When the nose hit the ground, it will set off the

explosive filling in the Shell which causes it to explode. Germany had

also twigged that manufacturing shells on an industrial scale was

vital for victory. Britain faced a challenge that would define the

Great War, doing whatever it took to win the arms race. She ingredients

were the first priority and the secret to producing enough shell

propellant lay in our love of beer. Just like alcohol, acetone, a

phytochemical for the propellant, can be fermented from grain. Lloyd

George commandeered the nation's breweries and build two huge

factories to make 90,000 tonnes of acetone each year. Next up, who

would make the shelves? With the men away fighting, an entirely new

workforce for up Britain's arms factories. 1 million women became

the workers. Finally, the task of moving the munitions to where they

were needed. Arriving in France after a journey by rail and sea,

they were carried to the guns by mules and donkeys. There were part

of the 1 million strong animal backbone of the British Army. Slowly

Lloyd George's ground-breaking policy began to pay dividends. From

a paltry 500,000 shells in 1914, Britain increase production to

6,000,019 15 and a whopping 1940 5,000,019 16 and in 1917 Britain

finally overtook the Germans, making 76 million shells. Britain's victory

in the Great War arms race redefined how Nations win wars and today that

logistics masterclass is embedded in the DNA of our fighting forces. The

First World War was the first industrial water, one with lethal

new weapons supplied on a massive scale. By the end of 1918 nearly 1.5

billion shells had been fired on both sides. Thanks to Lloyd George's

brilliant plan to mobilise the might of the country, Britain survived one

of the most daunting military challenges it had ever faced.

We have seen some First World War history, but now it is time to go

back tonight Dan has a programme on all about the Vikings on BBC One.

And we have got some footage because you have changed what we believe

about Viking history. Where are you? We are on the very western tip of

Newfoundland, deep into North America, hundreds of miles beyond of

where it people thought Vikings got to traditionally. We know they got

to certain places, but this is beyond that. We are uncovering what

could potentially be a turf war for a Viking settlement and it is very

exciting because it is rewriting history. And the way you found the

site is incredible with space archaeology. Sarah Parker looks 400

miles above Earth and she gets these satellites and she treats them and

look for patterns in the soil, shapes and circles that should not

be there. It affects how the grass grows and that is where we go and

dig and that took us to new found North America. It is mad that you

are looking for a turf buildings in turf. We are looking for mud in mud.

There is a British connection. You cover a lot. It is an hour and a

half, so I hope you do not get too bored, but we covered the fact that

the Vikings arrived in the British Isles and they settled here. There

were some Scottish people on those expeditions and you can see them

going to Iceland and Greenland and beyond. But ice land was not

populated, there were no people living there and the Vikings settled

there. Most of the women were from the British Isles. That is ice land

now. They were enslaved and brought with them. Icelanders are almost as

British as we are. Dan's programme The Vikings

Uncovered is on tonight after And you can see Johnny in Drive

tomorrow night at 9pm on ITV. We're here tomorrow, same time,

with Don Cheadle talking