04/12/2013 The One Show

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

are having a special early Christmas treat tonight for one of the many

families who can't be together on the 25th. From all of the e-mails we

received, we chose the Couplands from Lincoln. Mum and dad are both

working for the National Health Service, over the Christmas holiday,

so tonight, they are having their Christmas early. Are you all hungry?

Oh, yes. Yes. Good. I can hear your tummy rumbling from here, Nathan. We

have got an ideal guest to provide the spread and another to lay on the

music and laughs, maybe more the laughs. It's gore Dan Ramsay and

Greg David. -- Gordon Ramsay and Greg David. A

very special family, Gordon? You nook. First of all, keep it simple -

Christmas is stressful enough, so pumpkin soup with salmon and

sprouts. Nathan hates sprouts, I'm going to convert him, then a

beautiful Baileys cake, simple and delicious and leftovers, a wonderful

turkey leg caesar salad done with chus nuts.

I'm thinking what I can bring to the party. Very little, I'm afraid. What

are you doing, Greg? I don't know. At the moment, I'm sitting next to

Gordon and furious because he's rocking a - they said smart casual -

he's rocking a cool toned look and I look like a vet. You look like a

chef. I look like a fat vet. This is the only programme I've been on that

will validate my career to my mother and I look like a fat vet.

LAUGHTER I've got the jumper and the shirt

going on. But you haven't got 19 stones of excess fat!

Dear, me! No chance of me becoming a Countryfile presenter is there?

Also tonight, we have got Gyles and Gloria bringing festive fun.

Actually, how much have you got on you in cash? I don't carry cash.

Nothing. ?20. Why?

That's more than some people got this week when they got to the

checkout queue with presents and their bank card didn't work through

no fault of their own? How would we cope if cashpoints didn't work and

the credit card world caved in. 750,000 people couldn't use one of

these and that was just one bank. What if they were all affected for

24 hours? Oh, my God! So, how would you survive? In a

world where cash is King, how much cash do you carry? Do you keep much

cash? Not going to tell you that. Very little. Do co-you pay

everything on plastic? Cash or debit near? Debit card. How much cash do

you keep in that? ?25 and change. One debit debit card. Paid on card.

My daughter went into a shop to pay for her items, it didn't go through.

She had to walk away without her shopping. Does she now make sure her

pockets are stuffed full of cash? I said, make sure you have cash with

you, she didn't beforement We do keep money at home. A little stash,

yes. It's not under the bed either. How do you manage? I'd be in total

uproar actually. Do you keep cash? Yes. 45p. How are you going to

survive? Through hard work. You have to do what you can, I suppose.

Wonderful. Keep the change. Have a good day. Let's face it, most of us

could survive for 24 hours. So, if your plastic doesn't work, the most

important thing to do is don't panic.

What do you do? Bank of Mum and dad until the plastic comes up again. It

would be such a mess. There Tess the proof. Have you

started your Christmas shopping yet? No. No. You miss that spirit. Around

the 23rd, 24th. Christmas Eve every year and my mum says that it ruins

Christmas because while she's cooking the dinner she can hear me

struggle with sell tape in the other room -- Sellotape in the other room.

For anybody out there who may want to buy you two a present, what would

be on top of your list? A day off. Really? Yes, I'm quite simple.

Socks, pants, no Old Spice and, do you know what, I really nice

tracksuit that you can lounge around in. Not the sort of boy racer one. A

investigateour one. Velvet-type? Yes. Maybe a onesie. Do they make

them that big? That would take the edge off you being so scary. I got a

onesie last year. David bought me one. Beckham? Yes, it was huge. I

looked like the Honey Monster. We were in the Maldives and I said,

it's 90 Des Greigs and he got me a onesie. Why did David Beckham buy

you one? It's the first time I've had one in my life. They spent

Christmas together. You are mates, right. I thought it was an

unsolicited gift. If Joe Cole is watching, I would love one as well,

and some sheep slippers. Are you going to give him one of your Home

Cooking books? Yes. You have to roll the thing down like a boiler suit, a

onesie, so if you have got nothing on underneath, it's no good on the

beach. I was trying to bring it douven to

your back here. Pictures of you there are not in the book but lots

of nice food -- down to your book. Lots of people doing this on

Instagram and Facebook and Twitter now, pictures of food. When you are

a customer and you are paying for your food, you can do what you want

with it. In America, they take it home, here there is an obsession

with taking pictures. Someone wasn't happy about it. There we are, look.

Instagram your meal and receive a free concussion. I thought it said

concussion. Take a picture and I'll punch your lights out. Greg, you are

not very good at cooking? I've cooked two meals in my life. I have

a signature dish. . Which is? A fried egg sandwich. We have a

picture. There you are. Was somebody sick on the plate? I drizzled tomato

sauce on it. It's a tomato coulis? ! Yes. This book is aimed at the likes

of Greg because, although the recipes are fine, beautiful food,

you simplify them a bit, don't you? Cooking in general is stressful

enough. At home, it's quick, simple. We've got four kids, the good news

is they can all cook brilliantly now, so Tan and I look forward to

see what they are cooking for us. They are doing Christmas dinner this

year aren't they? Yes. Amazing. Two on the starters, two on the main and

all together for the dessert. Sat in your investigateour tracksuit. Me

and my sister offered to cook the Christmas dinner a few years ago

when my mum had flusmt she was wretching so much that she said,

forget it, we'll do it -- velour tracksuit. Gordon is making a

festive meal for the Coupland family who'll be apart at Christmas. You

mentioned your love or not so much love of sprouts. You have a

challenge for Gordon? If you can get me to eat sprouts -- him to eat

sprouts, you are a tough cookie. What are the chances? No chance at

all? No chance at all. Have a lack at this. These are sweet sprouts.

They are child friendly or Nathan friendly. Good lad. Nice? Don't cry.

We'll turn the camera off and you can spit it off. Cameras are off

you. Sick bag for Nathan. He's all right. Who thought that covering a

sprout in chocolate would make it OK? Who was that? One of the

supermarkets. They should be fired. Anyway, no

sprouts on the menu tonight? There are sprouts on the menu tonight and

Nathan, ?20 quid just to eat one sprout. With me? Don't blame him.

Greg can't help you out because he has no cash. You are not a fan

either? They are revolting, taste of unhappiness. They are revolting. The

smell is disgusting once they are overcooked, but they can taste

delicious. This is the issue of the Christmas sprout which is highly

controversial. Every standard menu contapes them, but how many of you

will be tucking into them on Christmas Day? So the vegetable that

literally divides the nation is the basis of this week's viewer vote. Do

you love - seriously, we thought long and hard about this - do you

love or hate sprouts? But before you tell us which camp you are in,

Gordon and Greg, you are going to pit arguments for and against the

sprout. Greg, you are against, so you have ten seconds. Time starts

now. Where am I looking? The sprout is a repulsive item, it tastes like

cough medicine and should never be on a dinner plate and every year my

sum says you don't like sprouts do you and I say no. And she says, I've

already popped two on your plate. Sprouts are good for you, member of

the cabbage family, healthy and can be eaten raw. Finished with lemon

zest and pancetta, delicious. You may pass wind later but better out

than in. Yeahs... Nathan is looking slightly

convinced now. Time for you to have your say. If you love sprouts, text

Show Love and if you hate them, text Show Hate.

I'm laughing. You can also vote online for free.

You will find full terms and conditions on the website. The vote

closes in half an hour. Very serious!

Most people who own property will be feeling more secure with the news

that house prices are continuing to rise.

Not everybody who has invested in bricks and more for are reaping the

rewards. Angela Ripon investigates the case of property schemes that

went horribly wrong. I'll put the sprout mic down.

Fresh Start Living acquired old buildings across the country to

renovate and develop into flats. They promised sensibly designed

properties with long e ofty in mind. The reality is somewhat different

from what the brochure led people to expect -- longevity. This is one of

the properties the company re-developed. An old mill in

Stockport. The buy, we spoke to paid around ?70,000 each for the

apartments. But this group of angry ten naps and investors say that 18

months on, the building is unfinished and riddled with

problems. The windows are untreated, the cladding is untreated. It's

going to further deteriorate. Water is getting in, it's cold and

draughty. Open to the elements? Yes. Been like that for over a year?

Since the start, yes. Buy-to-let unvestors Janet and George say

sections of the RAF haven't been secured and pigeons have got in and

caused havoc. They defecated all over the floor. It was covered in

the stuff. Maggots. Flies everywhere. The flies and maggots

managed to get into a flat below. The owners got in touch with

developers who came and cleared out the loft insulation and they have

dumped it there. Look at that entire place. It's as

if the builders one day upped and left. It's when you come in here,

the hub for the electrics in the building, look at this, you've got

exposed cables absolutely everywhere.

So if this is not a safety hazard, I don't know what is.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse. It did. This is the open

sewerage pipes. It's absolutely disgusting. That is

disgusting. It is.

We were informed by National Grid that the gas supply was fitted

illegally. Connected to the mains illegally? Yes. So a recap, Fresh

StartLeying have sold 17 flats in a building that leaks, has vermin,

open sewerage, exposed electric wires, illegal gas and a car park

full of rubbish and contaminated loft insulation. But, since we began

our investigation, we have heard from dozens of people from all over

the country who've put down deposits on flats in buildings that they say

the developers have not started work or where they've started work but

haven't completed it. George and Francis are both retired.

Each use their pension funds to place deposits on flats in a Fresh

Start Living development called Trafford Press in Manchester. I was

asked to complete within 14 days. But when I came to inspect, the

building was in a dreadful is date. I thought if I am going to complete

on this I will have a nightmare. But because it was a non-refundable

deposit, you did not get it back the smack they do not like giving it

back. What was your situation? I have been visiting this structure

for the last two and a half years but it has just been a framework.

Francis was due to complete in January 2012 but his flat is in the

section which has been left unfinished. Parts of the development

have been completed and I have arranged for Francis and George to

meet a tenant who is currently renting in the building but a

security guard tries to stop us. I have been invited in by a friend. Go

and get your friend. I was not giving up. I called the police and

we were in. Marie has rented here for just six months and has some

concerning news about the building. The roof leaks so when it rains the

water floods in and part of the second floor ceiling collapsed

seconds after pennant had walked under it. We have been asked to

vacate the building. We have to leave for the sake of our own

safety. This is my worst nightmare country. Administrators have taken

charge of this building and it is uncertain whether tenants will ever

be able to return to their homes. What does this mean for George and

Francis who have both put money into this development? Totally

disheartened because it sounds like any chance of getting our money back

is unlikely. Whole development has been worthless. It has been a very

unpleasant experience and one that I wish I had never had to endure. This

has been a story of broken dreams. We have people who have invested

their life savings in these buildings. It is their homes but

health and the has been put at risk. Fresh Start Living have an

awful lot of questions to answer. Absolutely unbelievable. Angela's

fellow consumer champion Gloria is here. This is one of the worst

catalogues of anything we have seen. Angela and I got the bit between our

teeth and she never lets go. All I can see is it looks like there was a

toilet or something being installed. It has been left as a whole on the

floor with the stench. I have not noticed any stench or smell. We did

and so do the residents. There is a bit of squirming going on

so you have to stay with the programme to see what happens. We

will talk about energy News because we have heard that the government

are redistributing subsidies on renewable energy.

It goes from onshore wind power, not that it. Altogether, but the

emphasis of the subsidy will go offshore. We have an obligation to

reduce carbon emissions by 23%. It is an interesting shift. A lot of it

is moving out there. When you think about it, it will mean that there is

less onshore wind farms. Not necessarily. There will still be

some subsidy for onshore but there has been a lobby against it so

people will think, thank goodness, they are now going offshore. I have

made a list about things which people talk about. The currents are

big problem in setting up wind power offshore. The turbine itself is as

big as the London Eye. So it is a huge engineering problem out there.

The other thing is the fishing industry is really in an uproar

because the cable corridors coming into land, from a geological point

of view, they cannot always submerged that under a sea bed so

that is causing a problem for the smaller boats. There will always be

somebody who is unhappy. I spend a lot of time in Spain and there are

thousands of windmills on mountains there. I don't mind them personally.

Will this have any effect on energy bills. In essence not at the moment.

It is just a shift in subsidy. What was promised by the government last

week of a ?50 reduction last year to get rid of the green energy charge,

that still remains. That remains so we will get that ?50 reduction so on

your salary, you will be glad! With Greg and Gordon, we could have wind

power of our own, couldn't we? I think I know where you are going

with this and I agree. With the sprouts thing. Let's find out more

about the sprouts with Gordon and Alex in the kitchen.

There is a big hi love sprouts here. Gordon has made a fantastic meal for

our special family. They are tucking into pumpkin soup. Nathan has got a

breadstick. We think it is OK. OK, you carry on with the breadstick. It

is nice, Steve? Absolutely fantastic. Just get the butternut

squash and raised it. How much for the soup? It can take 20 minutes.

Someone can stir it for you. Is that yours? It is a new thing which will

stir your food. The gentleman who has brought it all the way from

Scandinavia is standing behind us. You lazy man! It is not good for the

old bingo wings but there is something about starring a soup or

risotto. It is ridiculous. 40 quid? It is your day off, Gordon. You have

made the soup. Salmon is one of the main courses. It is a nice

alternative, especially for people who are not into meat. It is a dish

you can eat cold the next day so brilliant. They do not even look

like sprouts, do they? They really do not. Were going to start off with

some bacon in there. Fry off the bacon and make it nice and crispy.

Yellow -- so you are going to serve the sprouts with the salmon? Made is

hiding behind his mum now. 20 quid for one sprout. He has taken the

money and it is in his pocket. You made me! But there was a deal, once

sprout, 20 quid. So fry the bacon. Salmon is easy. People get nervous

about the skin but cook it skin side down which stops it drying out. And

you can do things elsewhere leaving the salmon cooking on the skin.

Started off in a hot pan. For about 45 minutes. It cooks

evenly. More importantly, you can go off and do other things. Which

Christmas a handy thing. Who does the cooking at home? I would like to

volunteer but it is not me. When did you find out you would not be

spending Christmas Day together? I work a rotating rotor. I work for

the ambulance service. If the rotor doesn't change then I know what I am

doing. Cathy works on my days off so we have no problem with childcare.

Last year I worked Christmas. This year I worked Christmas and she is

working Boxing Day and exterior she will be working Christmas Day but I

am not. What did you think about this, kids? I was upset. We are

making up for things tonight. My money is a nurse and my sisters are

care workers so 12 hours on, 12 hours. So you know how Hannah and

Nathan feel. Wheeze to celebrate late Christmas night or Boxing Day

or Christmas Eve to treat that as our Christmas Day -- we used to

celebrate late. You have a series leading up to Christmas. I think

learning to cook for yourself is important so this year the kids are

cooking Christmas lunch for Tana and me. They must be amazing. They are

very good and very competitive. So you can have a glass of wine and sit

back. Let's have a snapshot of life in the Ramsey household this

Christmas. That is amazing. It is beautiful, it

is incredible. Can we have a tiny bit before we go

to the table? Just a little bit? Honestly, Megan. Don't tow mum.

Promise me you do not give the recipe to your boyfriend. -- don't

tell mum. The source is a bit spicy, dad, it nearly blew my head off! She

can be a little Rottweiler that one, 12 years of age, good luck to her

boyfriend! Soap good, you are getting on with the turkey. Everyone

is talking about soups and salads. Cale is very healthy. We are going

to do a beautiful Caesar salad finished with Turkey and then some

chopped chestnuts and Nathan, a little surprise for you. A little

smell. You cannot shake your head. Close your eyes and have a smell. He

is not convinced at all! He said he would do it for 40.

The premiere of The Railway Man, a new film is taking place in London

as we speak. One-woman sitting down to watch this very emotional film

knows this story better than anyone. I have never been to the Highlands

before. It is romantic. Hollywood films tend to favour big

stories and lavish jest is that I'm here to meet a remarkable woman

whose late husband has become the subject of a new block buster,

thanks to a remarkable act of forgiveness. The Railway Man

features Eric and Patti Lomax who met in 1980 on a train journey from

crude to Glasgow. During World War II, Eric had been a sit 's officer

in Singapore when he was captured by the Japanese in 1942. He was sent to

a Labour camp in Thailand and was severely tortured. As the war ended,

Eric returned to Scotland but his mental scars refused to fade. Want

to know what happened to Eric. I do not believe in this code of silence

that you have. War leaves a mark. The film shows a little of what

happened to him but it was nothing compared to the real events. It was

living hell. Very emotional. He was a very brave man, my husband. For

decades, Eric suffered from nightmares about his tormentors, one

of them was interrupted Takashi Nagase. In 1990 he published a book.

In it he described torturing Eric and this led Patti to write a letter

to him. I was so angry I just wanted to fire a gun at him really. I did

not expect to have to reply. This was the beginning. After two years

of correspondence, a documentary film-maker is to help Eric meet his

torturer. He said to me I have spent 50 years trying to find the man who

interrogated me in a Japanese prisoner of war camp when I was

being tortured and I have found him. I do not know what to do about it. I

said, what? This is the moment in the documentary from 1995 when Eric

and his torturer met for the first time in almost 50 years.

I am very sorry. That is very kind of you to say so. As far as we were

aware, meeting of this kind was unprecedented. We had never come

across a torture victim 50 years after the event so we had no

experience to work from. This is where the broken bones are.

I remember. Yes. You think when we came home, it was

just a gradual healing. The nightmare diminished. They didn't

totally clear up. He began to be automobile to live again. -- to be

able to live again. This is when I really feel that the story should

help people today to think that no matter what happens, you can move

ahead and live your life again. She was saying that to us last night

when she came into see us. A lovely lady. She turned her husband's kilt

into a dress for tonight at the premier. It's out on New Year's Day.

What a watch that is, it really is. Greg, you said at the beginning of

the show that your appearance on the one show tonight would validate your

career. At last. As far as your parents were concerned? My mother

will be at home punching the air. Hello, I've done it, mum!

You are up for a few comedy awards tonight apparently Nominated for one

personally. West come by actor, yes -- best? Yes. For Cuckoo? Yes, we

had a blast. It's been nominated as well, I believe, yes. What are the

hopes of winning? Oh, I automatically write off my chances.

I'm not say just saying that, I'm not being self-efacing, but I've

decided I'm not going to do the false, aisle glad someone else has

won face no more, I'm going to be honest, so if I don't win, I'm going

to turn the table up side down and walk out. You're doing stand up

aren't you? All right, Gordon? Yes. This is my bit, mate, all right. I

dropped it. The standup tour is huge? It has been, yes, on and off

huge. The name of it then, the Back of My Mum's Head Yes. What came

first, the picture or the content of the tour? The picture. You've got to

explain this? My poor mum. I spent my whole career humiliating her. We

went to a beach for the day, me and my mum and dad. I took that picture

and it made me laugh because it looks like I'm standing next to a

massive grey microphone, as you can see and I said I'm going to call my

show The Back of My Mum's Head so I told management I would call it that

and I'll worry about the show afterwards. What was the last one?

Cheese Bald Dog, yes. My mum's furious because all the posters that

have gone out, it was the day before she had her hair done, so there were

bill boards in London of her hair pre-hair do. Sorry, mum.

If you were wondering what Greg's standup is like, wonder no more.

He's released a DVD of it, of course he has. Here it is.

Of course I have. Earlier this year my mum decided she

would address my weight. She addressed it as only a magistrates

court would dare address a child's weight. This was her opening

sentence. Ready? "Oh, Greg, you are disgustingly fat". ". I said I've

got a bit of a belly. She said "you look seven and a half months

pregnant, it's not normal, love". On the fitness side of thing, Gordon,

you are looking trim at the moment? Yes. Oh, who is that? Let's put up

that shot right now. That's not you. Oh, I'm delighted to come on The One

Show for my self-esteem. It pommels into the ground. Let's put Gordon's

up. There he is. There's the Iron Man. That was last month in Hawaii.

We had this conversation whether you were breathing in. Was that

breathing in? That was the real me, not breathing in. You are. No,

seriously, half an hour before the race. It was a great photo until

that guy behind me came in, look at him! Greg was breathing in on his as

well. . We can all do that! Of course you are very well known for

The Inbetweeners. You play the teacher in that, but you have

typecast yourself as a teacher. You were a teacher in real life and in

Man Down as well? Yes, I made the character not a teacher for that

reason because I was known for Mr Gilbert, but I thought, it's not

true, I was a teacher for 13 years. It's like you know isn't it? I've

earned it twice, being a teacher. You have this brilliant news today

that Man Down will be on on Christmas Day? The Christmas special

is, yes. Let's have a clip where you jump on the Christmas tree. Oh, yes.

It looks great, mum. Well, I think a real tree makes Christmas. Yeah.

It's really nice. Oh. Daniel! Daniel, what have you done?

! Classic. Brilliant. Rik Mayall's

playing your dad, but he's only ten years older? Yes, as people keep

telling me on Twitter every ten seconds, but it's only pretend, get

over it. And Mrs McCluskey? Dream cast, yes, I'm so lucky. They

wouldn't let me do that for real. It was a stunt man half my age. Then a

week later we were filming a scene where they set a dog on me so I

went, where's the stunt man, guys, and they went, no, you are doing

this, so I wasn't allowed to be pushed into a Christmas tree but was

allowed to have an Alsatian set on me. The Back of My Mum's Head Live

is on DVD. And it's funnier than that clip. That unfortunately is the

only clean bit in it. That's true. We did search through it all.

Gordon may be a Scots born lad with a reputation for using colourful

words. Watch it! The language used by Scots on one island has been

baffling people for years. Alastair gown happens to be one of them.

The Shetland Islands, part of Great Britain but further north, the

Moscow. Right now, I'm closer to Oslo, the capital of Norway, than I

am to London. I'm prepared to hazard a guess that the way people speak up

here owes a debt to Scandinavia. It won't just be the sounds that are

distinctive, the words will be too. Shetland promises to be a feast of

accent and dialect. The views aren't bad either. Local

expert Mary is my guide. Welcome to Shetland. Thank you. You

have come here to get your foot upon the neck of the work. What does that

mean? You are going to achieve something. It's fair to say that

life is different here. You don't need an invitation to pay someone a

visit, so I've knocked on someone's door.

From this seat which is normally your seat which I'm honoured to be

sitting in... Absolutely. You have a great view. I can see all the houses

and know many people. (Speaks Shetland) There are so many sounds

which are come plaitly different. The last sentence you uttered there,

you said hiff, rather than have, doctor, rather than daughter.

Sineri, as opposed to so near. I think you said something like not

many fock, daughters and son sons? Not bad at all. That was good. Some

of the sounds are Scandinavian, aren't they? That's still common.

Almost half of the native islanders have Scandinavian genes because up

until the 15th century, Shetland was occupied by Norway.

An ancient Norse language was spoken here, called Norn.

Ypres hearing a heavy T, an ass prayed T, the sounds we associate

with Sven Goran Eriksson, the old manager of England, used to do that.

It's centuries since we spoke the language but it has I think

influence on pronunciations. It's like a code I'm trying to crack.

He landers use Shetland Shetlandic language which is alive and well and

still in every day use, but it's so incomprehensible to outsiders that

islanders like fiddle teacher Eunice, have to come plaitly change

the way they speak to be understood by visitors like me.

They call this kanapping. It's a way of talking England to make myself

understood to non-Shetlanders. Pretend I don't have to be kanapped.

(Speaks Shetland) When it comes to this morning or

tomorrow? Yes. Tha morn. And tha streen. That's one word?

Yes, that would mean last night. And the whole translation? Last night I

went out to play a few fiddle tunes and tomorrow I'm not really sure

what I'm doing. You convinced me completely there.

This dialect is deprived from the Norn language and the Scots dialects

that arrived here after they become part of Scotland 600 years ago.

Feels like a foreign land and sounds like one too. Remarkably, it's part

of us. It provides one to have richest, most surprising accents and

dialects you'll find anywhere in Britain.

Cheers, Alastair. Last time we saw Gordon, he was working on the turkey

salad. And the three dishes have been prepared now.

That looks great. What is that around the edges? Pesto

and croissant and anchovy dressing. That doesn't look like a sprout, but

a spring cabbage. If you can smell it, it's very fragrant. Nathan,

ready? Is this the time to do the tasting? Not yet but I'm warming up.

Lovely Bayliss -- Baileys cheesecake.

Can you believe you are standing here watching Gordon Ramsay cooking

your Christmas dinner. This is remarkable, isn't it? Watching the

show when you asked to e-mail in, two glasses of wine and one e-mail

and where are we now? ! Recap this schedule of yours from Christmas

from about the 22nd? So, the 23rd, I'm working 24th and 25th, Boxing

Day 26th Cathy's working, these are all 12-hour shifts. #269 she's

working, she gets out the car, leaves it running, I go to work

Boxing Day night, come home, 27th is the only day we've got together over

Christmas so it will be a family day then because on the 28th Cathy's

back at work and 29th, #309, 31st, I'm back at work. Who is looking

after you lot? Me! By the way, the vote has closed for

the sprouts, so don't vote because you may be charged.

On a sad note, it's been a difficult year? Yes, lost my dad in August, he

had a brain due more. It's been a tough year but this is a fantastic

end to it. We have set something up nicely for you in the green room as

well so you can have a look at that. Do you do anything special in the

canteen? It's difficult the area I work on, it's a medical assessment

unit so the admissions come to us, we have 1,000 admissions a month so

we are turning the unit around ever are I day. The staff are fantastic

and it's difficult to make it festive when working under such

pressure but we have a tree and a buff day and the staff bring in bits

and bobs and we have a buffet. Hopefully we'll get a break so we

can go and enjoy it. Good. We wish you all the very best. Don't go

anywhere. Greg must get sick of people making

jokes about his -- him? We put a camera on his bobble hat and

recorded this. There we are, go. Larry Lamb looks

at some of the amazing things, apart from Greg, that you can see when you

look towards the sky. Inside Ely Cathedral is one of the

wonders of the world. Look up and see what makes it so wonderful. It

has been called the most suspect that killer space in any English

church. The octagon tower is 700 years old -- spectacular case. The

architecture brings problems. It was made a cause of a disaster. In

1322, the original Norman tower collapsed and tonnes of rubble came

crashing down. Simply rebuilding it in stone would have been risky.

Tracy is one of the Cathedral guides. The foundations are 6-foot.

The Kings Carpenter said I can rebuild it all in wood. This is

certainly the way to appreciate it. With nothing but stonework, using

wood to cover this ban of 70 feet was a first. What is more special is

to put a lantern on top of it to create a perfect eight pointed star.

You have the eight great oaks which are held up by the sports on each

side. It is a bit like a wigwam effect. It is suspended. Sits in

midair like that. A unique structure which gives the Director of Music a

unique problem, how to stop the singing from vanishing into the air

when it is funnelled into the octagon. His growing concern is

finding new voices. We are very careful about our recruitment. We

are always looking for quality material. I could try you later!

Once we have got it we then train them to project their voices down

the building in the horizontal plane and producing very clear diction.

Paul has downed a way to help the acoustics, to balance the singing on

the ground, put a soloist up in the gods. What a sound. They say the way

the octagon was built has helped us in wartime. We are going to find out

why and while I am at it, sneak a look at the mighty oaks. 160 odd

steps. If they can do it, so can I. How old are these beans? They have

been retested and the trees grew for 300 years before they were felled.

So 3000 years old? Happy birthday. The panels between the oak framework

of dutifully decorated with the Angels looking down from on high but

the artwork on back is poignant. This is no ordinary graffiti but

apparently the work of World War I recruits who climbed up clutching

pencils. The local boys would sign their names on the back of the

Angels for the Angels to protect them. Have you found any? Some of

the signatures survived the war. So it worked. Yes. We will now see why

the octagon was important in the Second World War. After you.

Oh, what a view! What was the importance of the Cathedral during

the war? The land here is very flat, lots of different fields and the

squadrons would gather circling the Cathedral using it as a landmark.

Did the Germans ever bomb it? No, it was never bombed. Perhaps a tribute

to the medieval architects who never dreamt that their creation would

give any more than a spiritual sense of direction. Looking up at the

octagon from floor level was magnificent. However, looking down

from the top of it makes you feel rather queasy!

I have got to go and try and see that. It is mesmerising. The

eclectic world of The One Show has brought us round to gargoyles. Gyles

have gargoyle news. They never really went away but they have come

back. The Queen is introducing some new gargoyles at Windsor. I went to

Gloucester recently where Gloucester Cathedral has old and new gargoyles

on display again, including this particular fave of mine. The Masons

said it was modelled on Boris Johnson. It is a mad King. He said

it was more like Alan Rickman when it was finished but it began like

Boris Johnson. The Masons have fun. At Paisley Abbey, there is this

interesting gargoyle which was created in the 1990s. It is

reminiscent of the film Alien. Could that be a gargoyle inspired by the

alien? Could be. A gargoyle is a grotesque which spouts water. It

comes from the French word for the gullet. You girl. This is part of

the mission to explain. It is gurgling. You live and learn. And

then you will forget it. Talk of stonemasons having fun. Here are

some stonemasons having fun. These are grotesques. They are not

gargoyles because there is no spouting water. Do you recognise

them? Grotesque means an exaggerated version. One of them could be you

and one could be great. That one looks like you, come on. Are you

saying it looks like me? I think it is charming. Oh, that is me? Gordon!

Say what you like about Gordon Ramsay, he has got no respect! He

has got no respect for grotesques! They are a Christmas present for

you. I think I have woken myself! -- broken myself. We have got an

ambulance driver and a nurse in their full top so much for Ironman!

We have transformed the green room so they can enjoy their festive

feast in style. I dropped it on my tail! Who made these things? They

were specially made for you. A lot of trouble has gone into it. Gordon

has been training for Ironman for months. He cannot drop a gargoyle on

his foot. He has also made a lovely family dinner for the Couplands. Now

we want to hear from you. If your boss is lacking in festive spirit,

has refused you a Christmas party, tell us about it. Or if you have had

your first big celebrations cancelled for some reason, maybe you

dropped a gargoyle on your foot, send us an e-mail with all of the

bah humbug details to The One Show. Earlier run, Angela met a group of

very distressed people who in some cases had raided their pension pots

to invest in a company of flats redeveloped by managers the company.

They were far from happy but Angela was determined to get answers so

race yourselves. Earlier, we revealed the dozens of

complaints we had received from the company Fresh Start Living. Charlie

Cunningham has agreed to answer some of the questions raised in our

investigation. Such as the building in stock port where we found an

illegal gas connection, an open sewer pipe in the basement... That

is disgusting. Contaminated loft insulation in the car park and a

leaking roof. Why did you not finish it properly? My understanding is

there was a hatch which was damaged in the storm. There were pigeons

which got in and it has been sorted out. I can tell you there is still a

gap between the refund the building. Look, there is rather a large gap

there. The reason for that is there has been a problem with some water

and we had to inspect it and go into the roof cavity so they can inspect

it. All of the rubbish from the reef was put in the car park. There is

the waste, it was left, dead rats. I completely agree, that is horrible.

The reason... And we have done something about it, you raised it

with us and we moved it. To the matter of the gas supply. The gas

had already been connected when we took it on. We installed meters in

good faith. We took it to the National Grid. The gas situation has

been sorted out. We spoke to the National Grid and they said the

meters installed were done so incorrect in and they are seeking to

recover the cost of rectifying the problem from Fresh Start Living. How

come you took on a building where you had not made the relevant health

funds a checks where the gas was concerned? We do go in and check.

Ukelele did not check the gas. As far as we were concerned it was up

and running. -- ukelele did not check. Also in the basement there

was a unsecured sewerage pipe. It is not acceptable to anyone. It is open

to everyone. There was a loo being installed. It has been left with a

hole in the floor and the stench. I have been in the building and have

not noticed any stench or smell. We did and so do the residents. That

should not be somewhere that people are meant to get access to. But that

is where there are the meters are. It is separate. No, it isn't. I have

been in there. What you have to say about the electrics being exposed?

None of those on live wires. You are convinced that it is safe? Yes.

After our meeting we asked the electricity company to visit the

property. They confirmed they had to make two live fuse carrier is safe.

We sold hundreds of properties and we have had very few complaints. We

have not been able to respond quickly because the company is

massively constrained with cash. When will you finish the building?

We should be finished in a month or so. We look forward to going back.

As part of this investigation we met Francis and George who face deposits

of flats in the Trafford Press building in Manchester which is in

various stages of development. They say they have not seen anything for

their money. But also discovered that part of the roof had

collapsed. Water was flooding in and that everyone currently living in

the building had been asked to leave for safety reasons. It sounds like

the hold of element is going to be worthless. Francis Dolan says in two

and a half years no work has been done. Will he ever see his money

back? No he is entitled to go back to the lawyers. If the building is

not complete by the end of December he is entitled to ask for his money.

What about George Mackay? He is in the same position. During the

interview Charlie Cunningham named the problems on the legal firm and

the administrators who have taken charge of the building. These are

issues which affect the Bill's lives, not just their money. People

have been told to move out for their own safety. How would you describe

that? I feel awful for the people concerned. I'm doing everything I

can to get it sorted out. That is your promise? Yes.

Good one, Angela. We can report that have been improvements to the old

Mac -- Mac Building Old Mill and people in the Trafford Press

building have moved out. Do you love sprouts or hate them with a passion?

Nathan, you have got the results. 84% love sprouts and only 16% of us

hate them. They're not many of you who do like them. Have you had a go?

Is that a sprout Ouray breadstick? It is a breadstick! What do you

think, Steve? Absolutely fabulous. Does it live up to what you

expected? Yes. Gordon, thank you. Thanks to the Couplands for joining

us and for Gordon and Greg. Gordon's Festive Home Cooking starts

on Channel 4 on December 20 and his new book is out now. And you can see

Greg on tour and you can catch them live because his DVD is out now.

Thank you, all. What a wonderful meal. # Chris Silent night...

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