:00:21. > :00:25.Hello and welcome to The One Show with Alex Jones. And Matt Baker.
:00:25. > :00:29.We are joined by two guests who enjoy getting out and about.
:00:29. > :00:33.He spent the last years travelling across the great expanse of time
:00:33. > :00:36.and space. She has spent years walking across
:00:36. > :00:42.the great British countryside. They are laughing already. It is
:00:42. > :00:46.John Barrowman and Julia Bradbury. I think it was the look that we
:00:46. > :00:52.gave each other. We were both like... Getting out and about.
:00:52. > :00:59.You two are going to be trouble. Good news, there is snow on the
:00:59. > :01:01.hills? It is fantastic. You and I will be out there bracing the
:01:01. > :01:08.weather and building snow men for Countryfile
:01:08. > :01:13.Do you embrace the weather or sit inside? I like to sit inside with a
:01:13. > :01:16.duvet, but I like to snowboard. Getting all wet and sledging and
:01:16. > :01:18.everything, I'm driving up to Glasgow so I will be driving
:01:18. > :01:24.through all of it. Be careful.
:01:25. > :01:31.Stay safe. This wintry weather will be be getting Sir Ranulph Fiennes
:01:31. > :01:35.in the mood. He will attempt the most dangerous ever. He has a great
:01:35. > :01:42.support team in place, but if he needs help, well we know just the
:01:42. > :01:50.gang. They are hard-working, loyal, grumpy, and good at keep up morale.
:01:50. > :01:53.Brilliant. That could only mean one, the panto season is nearly upon us
:01:53. > :01:58.and Priscilla Presley will be telling us how she is she is
:01:58. > :02:05.finding her panto experience. . It is estimated the average child
:02:05. > :02:09.will receive �13 2 worth of presents this year with new figures
:02:09. > :02:12.show over two million households are struggling to pay the bills,
:02:12. > :02:15.some children will receive none at all.
:02:15. > :02:25.There are charities making sure that doesn't happen and Lucy went
:02:25. > :02:30.
:02:30. > :02:35.Hello Sophie. What are you doing? am putting tree tags on this tree.
:02:35. > :02:38.How does this work? Well, how it works. We as an organisation
:02:38. > :02:42.collect the names and ages of children from across the north-east
:02:42. > :02:45.who wouldn't get much of a gift at Christmas time. We put the names
:02:45. > :02:49.and the ages of a child on a gift tag. Members of the public take a
:02:49. > :02:53.gift tag and look at the name and the age of the child on the tag and
:02:53. > :02:56.buy a gift. We make sure all the childrens names we have have at
:02:56. > :03:00.least one gift to open on Christmas morning.
:03:00. > :03:05.I am guessing you want to take these? That's your challenge to
:03:05. > :03:08.make sure you get enough gifts for I like a challenge so I will take
:03:08. > :03:10.these as well. Have you heard of the giving tree?
:03:10. > :03:15.I have. These are tickets for the giving
:03:15. > :03:21.tree. This is a boy aged 13. He needs a gift. There is Jack, he
:03:21. > :03:24.is seven and Natalie 12. It can be anything you think is appropriate.
:03:24. > :03:28.That was quick. Yes.
:03:28. > :03:32.Oh my goodness, that's cute. I have written on the card, it is just
:03:32. > :03:37.from me and my family. Lots of businesses across Aberdeen
:03:37. > :03:40.have been collecting presents and there is a company with a huge pile
:03:40. > :03:42.of gifts. Hello, excuse me. Health owe.
:03:43. > :03:47.-- hello. I'm Lucy.
:03:47. > :03:50.I'm Bob. I believe you have been doing some
:03:50. > :03:53.collecting, some gift buying? Indeed, we have.
:03:53. > :03:56.I hear there is a big pile of presents somewhere here? Yeah, let
:03:56. > :04:03.me show you. Had is what I like.
:04:03. > :04:08.-- this is what I like. This is very good Bob and they are
:04:08. > :04:14.all beautifully wrapped as well. You can take that one and take that
:04:14. > :04:17.that one as well. I know how the elves feel. I caught up with Donna
:04:17. > :04:22.whose daughter has received a gift through this scheme for the past
:04:22. > :04:27.six years. So Donna, tell me about the giving tree and what it means
:04:27. > :04:30.to you? I am on a low income. I am a single parent so it gives me that
:04:30. > :04:35.little bit of support. How does this take the pressure off
:04:35. > :04:38.you a bit? It takes a lot of pressure off me because the build-
:04:38. > :04:42.up to Christmas you start getting worried and have I got this and got
:04:42. > :04:48.that and everything, it takes a little bit of work off me knowing
:04:48. > :04:56.that I have got that little bit extra there if I haven't got enough.
:04:56. > :05:02.Next, I took a short drive out of Aberdeen to meet more generous
:05:02. > :05:09.Scots where they have their own elves factory. I know where to find
:05:10. > :05:13.some willing volume volunteers in the elves factory. Do you think
:05:13. > :05:18.that you guys would be able to match some of these kids with a
:05:18. > :05:22.gift and bring them along for me? think we could do that. Do you
:05:22. > :05:27.think so guys? Yes. This is good. This is good. OK, I'm
:05:27. > :05:31.going to hand these out. That was really good. I got rid of seven or
:05:31. > :05:36.eight cards in there. That's brilliant. The people of Aberdeen
:05:36. > :05:46.have been so generous. However, I still do have a lot of cards to get
:05:46. > :05:48.
:05:49. > :05:53.rid of and I can't rest until every How wonderful is it to be
:05:53. > :05:57.surrounded by the Christmas spirit and Lucy is up in Aberdeen. Lucy,
:05:57. > :06:01.how are things up there at the moment? Well, we don't need fake
:06:01. > :06:05.snow because we have the real thing. It is proper wintry up here. We
:06:05. > :06:09.have fake snow as well because we have created the giving grottoe.
:06:09. > :06:14.You may recognise the staff particularly the boss over there.
:06:14. > :06:17.Now, here we have Chris on loan from Drum Castle. Are you feeling
:06:17. > :06:22.the pressure? Yeah, the pressure is really on.
:06:22. > :06:25.Yes, yes keep wrapping. We have been giving out the gift
:06:25. > :06:30.tags everywhere and we have been running over the city, but we can
:06:30. > :06:34.take more presents, can't we Sophie? We can. And you are from
:06:34. > :06:40.the giving tree. Now you are really experienced at this. Why did you
:06:40. > :06:46.come to us this year? We have an unprecedented number of children
:06:46. > :06:51.coming to use this year. We had 6,000 on the list and we had
:06:51. > :06:56.additional 200. We needed to get you the extra 00.
:06:56. > :07:00.-- 200. We want the gifts tonight because we want to get them ready
:07:00. > :07:06.so this fellow can do his work? That's correct. We need to get them
:07:06. > :07:09.back out in time for the kids to get them for Christmas. You do the
:07:09. > :07:13.gift tags and people bring the presents.
:07:13. > :07:18.They buy a gift, bring it back to us and we sort it out and ensure
:07:18. > :07:22.every child has one. It is a simple thing and we have been out there
:07:22. > :07:27.running around. There is a little queue, I am getting excited because
:07:28. > :07:32.people are really responding to this. I know the weather is bad,
:07:32. > :07:35.please put your snowshoes on and come over to Union Square. We need
:07:35. > :07:40.as many presents as possible. Everyone else, we will see you back
:07:40. > :07:45.in the giving grottoe and you can fin out how we got on later on.
:07:45. > :07:54.Stay warm, Lucy. Is it right we we couldn't get a director up there
:07:54. > :08:01.because it has been so snowy? She can't hear.
:08:01. > :08:03.LAUGHTER Good for you, girl. Keep smiling.
:08:03. > :08:06.LAUGHTER We saw there the giving tree, it is
:08:06. > :08:09.a brilliant charity. And this weekend, you will be honouring some
:08:09. > :08:14.other British charities who have done great stuff over the last
:08:14. > :08:18.year? Yes, that's right, the Lottery awards are this Saturday,
:08:18. > :08:25.8.40pm on BBC One. If I am correct on the time? You are.
:08:25. > :08:29.It is celebrating the orgz r the organisations have been nominated.
:08:29. > :08:34.�30 million per week are raised by people playing the Lottery and the
:08:34. > :08:38.money goes into different funds that is given to all the winners to
:08:38. > :08:42.help their causes and help their organisations. So it is money going
:08:42. > :08:46.back into the community they win. Tas great cause. It is great to see
:08:46. > :08:52.some of these organisations. There is a huge range. You have
:08:52. > :08:57.everything from education, sport, you know, heritage stuff, there is
:08:57. > :09:02.many more categories. But the thing that, there is places like for
:09:02. > :09:11.instance, there is an organisation that helps homeless men in the New
:09:11. > :09:17.Forest. There is also in Teesside, it is a... Getting Guys back into
:09:17. > :09:19.fitness? A nature reserve. So it is, you have got a vast, a diverse
:09:19. > :09:25.group of people that are being helped.
:09:25. > :09:27.And you are hosting? I'm going to bling it up and for the people who
:09:27. > :09:33.have been nominated and will get the awards, they don't know they
:09:33. > :09:37.are going to win yet, it is their night out. They will bling
:09:37. > :09:41.themselves up. We have some great acts, we have McFly and Chris Hoy
:09:41. > :09:47.and Leona Lewis will be singing. It will be a great night of
:09:47. > :09:50.entertainment. Chris Hoy is one of the onesI went
:09:50. > :09:57.to surprise. I don't know what he is doing
:09:57. > :10:03.playing netball. I think he should stick to cycling. He is hopeless.
:10:03. > :10:07.Only real men wear pink! I stood next to John at the
:10:07. > :10:13.National Lottery awards a couple of years ago, and he had more diamonds
:10:13. > :10:18.on than I did! I kissed you and I leaned over and
:10:18. > :10:21.went to shake Matt's hands and he leaned in and we ended up kissing
:10:21. > :10:24.each other! LAUGHTER
:10:24. > :10:29.It was a Baker special. It worked.
:10:29. > :10:33.You are a busy man. You have panto, but you are in a new drama called
:10:33. > :10:36.Arrow and you play a Well Dressed Man? Well, that's the name of the
:10:36. > :10:40.character because they didn't want to reveal who he was and they are
:10:40. > :10:45.building him throughout the series. My name, I have been revealed on
:10:45. > :10:51.Monday night, it plays on another channel in the UK and it is, I'm
:10:51. > :10:58.known as Malcolm merlin and I'm the villain of the group.
:10:58. > :11:02.As far as the baddy is concern, you like that, you played a baddy in
:11:02. > :11:07.Desperate Housewives? I have got such diversity in my career. In
:11:07. > :11:12.Jack and the bean stalk, I am the hero and in Torchwood, I was the
:11:13. > :11:19.hero and now I get get play the bad guy and do nasty things.
:11:19. > :11:23.Well, let's see how bad you get. And terminal laziness has lost its
:11:23. > :11:31.humour. You are wondering why now? The
:11:31. > :11:41.better question is why not sooner? It is my trust fund. Which is
:11:41. > :11:46.
:11:46. > :11:49.comprised of my money. Oh, excuse me. Was come priced -- comprised.
:11:49. > :11:59.APPLAUSE I love that. I just said, "That's
:11:59. > :11:59.
:11:59. > :12:00.my son in the show." And Matt goes, "In real life?" Thank you very much.
:12:00. > :12:07.LAUGHTER That's filmed in Vancouver. You are
:12:07. > :12:12.zipping around all over the place? Commuting between Vancouver and LA
:12:13. > :12:20.and after I get the pantomime over, I will go back to the the States
:12:20. > :12:25.and I will commute from Pam Springs. How does it compare to British
:12:25. > :12:30.British television? In America they field you more. They have vast
:12:30. > :12:34.amounts of food on the table and none of the actresses eat it. All
:12:34. > :12:43.the boys are like, "Yeah, chicken wings." I keep putting on weight
:12:43. > :12:47.and the girls get thinner. still look good.
:12:47. > :12:50.Now, this year, we have been on a mission to help The One Show
:12:50. > :12:59.viewers find people they have been searching For Non Stop years.
:12:59. > :13:04.So far, we have renited an 81-year- old woman with a sister she never
:13:04. > :13:07.met. Tonight, we are searching for a
:13:07. > :13:13.long lost friend. The 1960s and in the clubs of the
:13:13. > :13:19.West Midlands, a band band called Silver Jade were trying to hit the
:13:20. > :13:23.big time. They answered an ad in the Coventry Telegraph. All that
:13:23. > :13:27.remains of Silver Jade now is one photograph. The band split up and
:13:27. > :13:31.the band members went their separate ways.
:13:31. > :13:34.Tony was the guitarist and he has fond memories of his time with
:13:34. > :13:39.Silver Jade. Were you any good? Yeah, we were
:13:39. > :13:44.brilliant. So if you were to go and see Silver Jade you were out for a
:13:44. > :13:50.proper night? Yeah, a good night.. Some laughs? And the bingo in
:13:50. > :13:51.between. The bingo in between!
:13:51. > :13:59.LAUGHTER Tony has asked The One Show for
:13:59. > :14:07.help. He would love to be reunited with one of his band mates, Diane.
:14:07. > :14:10.She was a great friend. She really was. She was closer than a sister.
:14:10. > :14:14.I hope she carried on singing because she was brilliant. She had
:14:14. > :14:19.a lovely voice and it would be nice to catch up.
:14:19. > :14:23.Despite his efforts, Tony had no luck tracking Diane down, but we
:14:23. > :14:30.love a challenge so to find the long lost Diane, I have enlisted
:14:30. > :14:34.the help of Kat. If they have moved house or changed
:14:34. > :14:40.their surname and moved away, that's what I do. I track them down.
:14:40. > :14:45.So, we have got Diane's name, a few details from Tony and that rather
:14:45. > :14:52.bad photograph. It looks like Kat has her work cut out.
:14:52. > :14:56.. We not certain how to spell Diane's surname. But we do know
:14:57. > :15:06.that she had parents and we also know that she had a brother called
:15:07. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:11.Her first job is to look at the online birth index, but she cannot
:15:11. > :15:19.find a Diane, because of the unknown spelling of her surname.
:15:19. > :15:24.But any address, however old, is always useful. Tony remembers a
:15:24. > :15:31.house in Coventry. So the next stop is the 1972 electoral roll. Then
:15:31. > :15:36.some we go. That's why we can't find them, it is spelt differently.
:15:36. > :15:41.So that's them. She then goes to the current electoral roll to try
:15:41. > :15:46.to find where she lives now. But she cannot find her there. But she
:15:46. > :15:56.does find her mother. When we get in touch with her, she tells us
:15:56. > :15:56.
:15:56. > :16:03.that Dyer and is working in Malta. So, Cat by jumps on a plane to
:16:03. > :16:10.track her down. Catt is getting ready for a big night out. In the
:16:10. > :16:17.town's main square, the tribute band ABBA UK is on stage, but we
:16:17. > :16:25.have spotted Tony's long-lost band member. The singer is now on other
:16:25. > :16:30.than Diane. We have found her! Backstage, and Diane is delighted
:16:30. > :16:36.to hear that Tony is looking for her. Tony was not only did it a
:16:36. > :16:40.miss in the band, he actually became part of the family. -- not
:16:40. > :16:47.only the guitarist in the band. He became like an older brother to me..
:16:47. > :16:56.Would you like to see a photograph of him? I would love to. That Tony!
:16:56. > :17:00.A little bit more podgy! He will not mind you saying that. Would you
:17:01. > :17:05.like to rekindle your friendship? That would be lovely. I wonder how
:17:05. > :17:10.we will get on now, after so long. The second part of that is coming
:17:10. > :17:15.up at the end of the show.. It is certainly worth watching. We were
:17:15. > :17:20.just talking about long-lost friends. Yes, we had a really good
:17:20. > :17:27.group of friends in Sheffield, where I went to school. My best
:17:27. > :17:34.friend lived next door. I lost touch with all of the group. They
:17:34. > :17:38.are all out there. Hello, guys. is so easily don't. Yes, and even
:17:38. > :17:44.when you reconnect with people, you lose the number, or something
:17:44. > :17:49.happens. Life gets in the way. People change, people are different,
:17:49. > :17:53.people grow closer, or they grow apart. I left Glasgow when I was
:17:53. > :18:00.eight. There was one person and I never knew what happened to him.
:18:00. > :18:04.His name was Scot Donald. I wonder where he is. There were few others,
:18:04. > :18:10.but I have not kept in touch with most of the kids I grew up with,
:18:10. > :18:16.because I was only eight. I remember Scott, he was younger than
:18:16. > :18:25.me, but I remember him as being blonde, with curly hair. We will
:18:25. > :18:30.see what happens by the end of the show. Across the country, there are
:18:30. > :18:35.people all in final rehearsals for the opening night of panto. Alex
:18:36. > :18:42.managed to get behind the scenes of Snow White in Wimbledon, to see how
:18:42. > :18:48.the panto is put together. It is important not to forget the real
:18:48. > :18:56.meaning of Christmas - panto! Now, where is this the it to? It is
:18:57. > :19:01.behind you! All right, we're not having any of that. Panto is a huge
:19:01. > :19:06.theatrical undertaking. Filling 1,600 seats like these takes a crew
:19:06. > :19:09.of at least the team working about the clock. With a cast of 20,
:19:09. > :19:15.delivering 67 performances over the next five weeks, they have got
:19:15. > :19:19.their work cut out. Essential to any pantomime is the making and
:19:19. > :19:23.setting of the many bold and outlandish props. You are in charge
:19:23. > :19:27.of the props - what are the challenges? Just keeping them
:19:27. > :19:31.together, making sure every cars number has got what they need at
:19:31. > :19:36.the right time. One the production is going on, you have got people
:19:36. > :19:42.going backwards and forwards - how do you keep a sense of order?
:19:42. > :19:49.speak to people in rehearsal, we had a two-week rehearsal period,
:19:49. > :19:57.getting everything put in the right place. This is the apple. I would
:19:57. > :20:04.not bite it. Is it deadly poisonous? It is. Every panto
:20:04. > :20:09.character must stand out from the crowd. Nicola, you of a wardrobe
:20:09. > :20:14.assistant - how many costumes have you got? It must be about 80,
:20:14. > :20:21.probably more than that, actually. Which ones are the most difficult
:20:21. > :20:28.to get on and off? Probably the ensemble ones, because they have
:20:28. > :20:31.the quickest changes, and they have a lot of accessories. Some of the
:20:31. > :20:37.biggest names in film and television have given panto ago.
:20:37. > :20:45.This includes Sir Ian McKellen, David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson
:20:45. > :20:49.and Sue Pollard. Joining this list are two more big screen stars.
:20:49. > :20:54.Priscilla, how much did you know about pantomime before you agreed
:20:54. > :20:59.to do this may then I honestly did not know anything about it. It is
:20:59. > :21:07.new to me. I am a new kid on the block. It is a lot of work. I have
:21:07. > :21:16.been having a really good time. 67 performances! I know, it is going
:21:16. > :21:21.to be gruelling. Also, Warwick Davies. Doing films and TV all year
:21:21. > :21:24.is fantastic, but you cannot beat standing up in front of the crowd.
:21:24. > :21:29.The adrenalin and the discipline, because there is no chance of doing
:21:29. > :21:35.it again. You have to get it right first time. If you are not on song,
:21:36. > :21:41.you know about it, because the audience let you know. Are you
:21:41. > :21:46.ready for the booing and hissing? Well, I do not know if I am. I know
:21:46. > :21:50.it is a part of it. I think the challenge for me to Finney to keep
:21:50. > :21:57.in the scene without getting thrown out of character. Because you want
:21:57. > :22:05.to ban tobacco. I know that you're going to go curtain-up on Friday.
:22:05. > :22:09.Priscilla banter back. Do you think I could get a part? Just looking at
:22:09. > :22:12.you, I think you could play a simpleton of some sort. I am
:22:12. > :22:22.surrounded by a group of people who know exactly what they're going
:22:22. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:28.through, it is cast members from panto in Epsom, Tunbridge Wells and
:22:28. > :22:36.Southsea. What is it like to play the baddie? It is so much fun, you
:22:36. > :22:43.get to be mean to everyone. A baddy with great false eyelashes! We are
:22:43. > :22:53.going to have a cackle competition. Would you like to go first? I do
:22:53. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :23:02.not want to do mine now. That's awful. John? I think Leanne was the
:23:02. > :23:08.best. We have also got Jenny and Charlotte, Snow Whites in Epsom and
:23:08. > :23:13.Tunbridge Wells. The question is, well, it is awkward, actually,
:23:13. > :23:18.because I was going to say, how hot is your Prince Charming, but he is
:23:18. > :23:22.standing behind you. He is a pretty good catch, isn't he? He is all
:23:22. > :23:28.right. Is he a good kisser? We do not know yet, we have not got to
:23:28. > :23:33.that part. The key thing for your character is the ability to swoon,
:23:33. > :23:43.of course. So we're going to have a little competition, with Julia.
:23:43. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:53.Starting with Charlotte... Oh, lovely. Jenny? Julia, some stiff
:23:53. > :23:57.
:23:57. > :24:06.competition, go for it... Darling, I can't! Over here, we have got
:24:06. > :24:12.Karen and Max. You play the dwarves, in Portsmouth, and the Evil Queen
:24:12. > :24:16.in your panto is Lisa Riley. How have rehearsals been? It is pretty
:24:16. > :24:23.crazy, but we are managing it. Hopefully, she will be returning
:24:23. > :24:29.soon from Strictly. We were Cheryl the best. She is amazing. What we
:24:29. > :24:34.want to know is, will she bring her dancing skills to the panto?
:24:34. > :24:40.don't know if we can give that away. I think there will be a bit of
:24:40. > :24:50.dancing in there somewhere. John is also in panto, but is it in
:24:50. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:58.Glasgow? Yes, it is. I do all of it, baby. I even do a little rumba!
:24:58. > :25:06.would love to see that! You are jack in Jack And The Beanstalk.
:25:06. > :25:11.Correct. We have I think the biggest Binstock in the country. --
:25:11. > :25:18.Beanstalk. Put it this way, it has all been done for the theatre,
:25:18. > :25:26.which seats 3,000 people. It is a vast theatre, so it has to be big.
:25:26. > :25:31.How are you rehearsals going? going really well. I am rehearsing
:25:31. > :25:36.at the moment with The Krankies. We have two weeks of rehearsal, and
:25:36. > :25:41.that's it. Ours is not so much the traditional pantomime, more of a
:25:41. > :25:46.big musical spectacle. Is it hard to get everybody together, is that
:25:46. > :25:52.why it is just two weeks? Basically, that is all the time you want to
:25:52. > :25:57.spend in rehearsals to get it going. It evolves, doesn't it? It starts
:25:57. > :26:04.off at about two hours, and by the end of the run, it is about two
:26:05. > :26:08.hours, 45. It is so much on. It is the best tonic over Christmas, and
:26:08. > :26:14.with everything that is going on with the recession, if you have got
:26:14. > :26:19.a local pantomime, try to save the pennies if you can and go and see
:26:19. > :26:27.it. It is a great night. Maybe that could be your Christmas present.
:26:27. > :26:35.is a really good introduction for kids to the theatre as well. Ours
:26:35. > :26:41.is 16 months, we will take him next year. I would love to be a wicked
:26:41. > :26:45.Queen. Why not get down and support your local theatre production?
:26:45. > :26:54.Jamie has been trying to take a photograph worthy of a One Show
:26:54. > :26:59.Christmas card. Whether it is mist, snow or hit the rain, water has
:26:59. > :27:06.great potential for photography, and him in the Pennines, I am
:27:06. > :27:10.starting my quest to take a watery One Show Christmas card. A rushing
:27:10. > :27:14.river like these can make for really dramatic photographs. If you
:27:14. > :27:18.take control of the shutter speed and really slow it down, it gives a
:27:18. > :27:24.fantastic sense of movement in the photograph. But to do that, you
:27:24. > :27:28.will need a tripod. This photograph was exposed for five seconds, and
:27:28. > :27:38.although it is not bad, I think my Christmas card should be altogether
:27:38. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:44.more frosty. To do that, I will need some help. This climatologist
:27:44. > :27:49.can make all sorts of refects on demand. And he knows the truth
:27:49. > :27:54.about how, why and when water freezes. Tap water freezes at zero
:27:54. > :28:00.degrees, but pure water only freezes at minus 36. Tap water has
:28:00. > :28:05.got moats of minerals and chemicals in it. The reason tap water freezes
:28:05. > :28:09.at a warmer temperature is because it sticks to the impurities,
:28:09. > :28:14.allowing the first ice crystal to form. And when one goes, the others
:28:14. > :28:19.follow, like dominoes. We can demonstrate this freezing domino
:28:19. > :28:28.effect by taking this bottle of water. This is just some pure water.
:28:28. > :28:33.We have called it down below Fredy -- below zero, and you can simulate
:28:33. > :28:43.the equivalent effect of impurities in the side it by giving it a shake.
:28:43. > :28:45.
:28:45. > :28:55.It should freeze. But then you go. That is amazing. That's the domino
:28:55. > :28:56.
:28:56. > :29:00.effect. Wow! So, each one just knocks the next one on. This is
:29:00. > :29:06.pure H 2 O, which has been made under laboratory conditions. But
:29:06. > :29:10.what about the frost former One Show Christmas card? What I am
:29:10. > :29:19.after is war frost, the most common one we see in the garden. So, how
:29:19. > :29:24.was it formed? This is a very cold metal bar, minus 80. All the water
:29:24. > :29:32.molecules in the environment have deposited directly onto the surface.
:29:32. > :29:37.You can see them growing. Yes, the frost is starting to develop.
:29:37. > :29:41.makes the really is, crunchy frost? You need two things, Brittney
:29:41. > :29:47.increased amount of water vapour, and also, the longer you leave it.
:29:47. > :29:52.The longer we leave this, the frost gets much quicker. Sped up, it is
:29:52. > :29:57.easy to see the frost grow. For my card, I want to create an all-over
:29:57. > :30:04.dusting of frost on some first of objects. In these minus 80 degree
:30:04. > :30:10.freezer, I have put some festive props. The thing to remember is
:30:11. > :30:20.that once you'd take it out of the freezer, these objects will melt
:30:21. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:32.quite quickly. So, you have got to be fast. And frost is actually
:30:32. > :30:33.
:30:33. > :30:37.The snowflake is not bad. But the sign is a bit disappointing.
:30:37. > :30:42.Clearly, choosing the right objects is key.
:30:42. > :30:47.Ah, but the berries, now that's more like it. Frosting as I look at
:30:47. > :30:53.them. This will work with a home freezer though as it is not so cold,
:30:53. > :30:58.the frost will be thinner, but it is worth a a go.
:30:58. > :31:07.Now that one is a winner, happy Nice, but it might have been easier
:31:07. > :31:16.to wait for a frosty morning. Have you made home-made Christmas
:31:16. > :31:20.made cards? We are going to try and make cards with myself and Scott
:31:20. > :31:27.and the dog. You told me a story about printing
:31:27. > :31:36.the cards? My mum got one and went, "John, what's this? A printed
:31:36. > :31:45.Christmas card. I'm your mother." I mother." I said, "You're lucky you
:31:45. > :31:52.got one.". This family built a Lego statue. That's out of Lego. That's
:31:52. > :32:00.a lot of time on your hands! Exactly. But it is really good.
:32:00. > :32:05.If you ever posed for a family Christmas card, we would love to
:32:05. > :32:10.know. We will show some of the best later. Have you seen Matt or Julia?
:32:10. > :32:15.They always go off somewhere and walk about. What are they doing?
:32:15. > :32:22.yeah, we are just taking a little walk through Julia's new book. This
:32:22. > :32:32.is lovely. Where are we at the moment? Right there, is the very
:32:32. > :32:33.
:32:33. > :32:39.beautiful picturesque Crassle C -- castle Cragg. A baby gem of a walk.
:32:39. > :32:45.Well, Alfred, he came up with 214 walks? Well, he didn't come up with
:32:45. > :32:49.them, they existed already. Alfred Wainwright was a fan who was
:32:49. > :32:52.in love with the Lake District. He fell in love and orchestrated his
:32:52. > :33:01.whole life to end up living in the Lake District and dedicated 13
:33:01. > :33:07.years of his life to writing these books, the wane Wright Walks -- the
:33:07. > :33:16.the Wainwright Walks. We are so high up, we have probably escaped
:33:16. > :33:22.the snow. Oh, another puddle! you have chosen ten. A beautiful
:33:22. > :33:30.mountain range. A big, wide mountain edge. A proper challenge.
:33:30. > :33:33.A real proper walk. I'm pleased I put the layers on.
:33:33. > :33:38.Me too. It is coming up to Christmas, why
:33:38. > :33:43.would you not go out and get Wainwright's? I thought you would
:33:43. > :33:47.ask that question. Obviously, you are going to buy mine. If you are a
:33:47. > :33:50.proper Wainwright fan, you have already got Wainwright's because
:33:50. > :33:55.Alfred Wainwright has been around for a long time. This is a new
:33:55. > :34:00.fresh approach and I tell you about making television programmes and
:34:00. > :34:08.all the tricks of the trade. And all the good places to stop off.
:34:08. > :34:11.Which places have jukeboxes? not jukeboxes, it is not that kind
:34:11. > :34:17.of a guide. People come up to you and say, do
:34:17. > :34:23.you do the walks? Do you go all the way up to the top? They think that
:34:23. > :34:33.you and are on different parts of the country. We can reveal this is
:34:33. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:40.how your series is shot. This is how we do so much these
:34:40. > :34:45.days. Can we stop then? We can stop. Where is Grumpy? Stay where you are,
:34:45. > :34:47.because the pair of you travel around the British countryside, we
:34:47. > :34:57.thought we would test your knowledge in a game that we like to
:34:57. > :35:03.call... Ah, great. It is called what? Where Am I?
:35:03. > :35:09.Now, basically you will have 45 seconds each to guess what landmark
:35:09. > :35:15.you are walking in front of. Right. John and I will give you clues and
:35:15. > :35:22.the winner will win a beautiful golden flask as modelled by Josh.
:35:22. > :35:28.Very nice, Josh. Nicely done. Julia, you are up first. John, take it
:35:28. > :35:32.away? Dame ver lin sang about they are during World War II. They are
:35:32. > :35:37.made up of billions of crushed shells of tiny sea creatures.
:35:37. > :35:43.They are white. They are white. The white hills.
:35:43. > :35:49.Some people are hoping for some of this at Christmas... Snow.
:35:49. > :35:55.Yes, snow... Snowdonia, Wales. This Is described as the eighth
:35:55. > :36:04.wonderful world. Scientists say it is formed by cooling malt and lava.
:36:04. > :36:14.It is on an island. It is big. Giant's cause causeway.
:36:14. > :36:17.These can be found on chalk slopes... Time's up.
:36:17. > :36:22.Stonehenge. Well Well done, Julia.
:36:22. > :36:29.Matt's turn. Are you ready? . I need a drink.
:36:29. > :36:35.Matt, this castle was once owned by madam tu sards? A raging fire swept
:36:35. > :36:40.through the castle castle it is a tourist attraction.
:36:40. > :36:50.Warwick Castle You can lull by the shores of this
:36:50. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :36:57.natural wonder formed 10,000 years ago? Is it... Your baby. It It
:36:57. > :37:01.rhymes with... Pass. It is Lulworth Cove.
:37:01. > :37:11.It is a Welsh name. It is the fallest waterfall in in Wales. It
:37:11. > :37:13.
:37:13. > :37:20.is known as the Brewed Druid's Bowl... Ah, that's given half of
:37:20. > :37:25.the answer. And the score is? Julia three,
:37:25. > :37:31.would you please deliver the golden flask?
:37:31. > :37:37.Sorry, it is a bit tacky. It has just been painted. Is that safe for
:37:37. > :37:41.us to use on Thursday and Friday? When it dries.
:37:41. > :37:49.It smells a bit gold. It might smell, but it is lovely.
:37:49. > :37:53.They will be trying to melt it down. Most of us are generating a huge
:37:53. > :38:03.amount of data just by going about our daily business. Tim Harford
:38:03. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:10.tries to work out if the numbers Astronomy is at the cutting edge of
:38:10. > :38:14.the biggest information revolution in the history of mankind.
:38:14. > :38:17.The next generation radio telescopes will generate about 20
:38:17. > :38:23.terabytes of data every second. To give you an idea of the scale,
:38:23. > :38:31.that's like filling up the university library in Oxford twice
:38:31. > :38:37.every second. It is called Big Da to to -- data
:38:37. > :38:41.to ke to describe the the information we harvest.
:38:41. > :38:46.Today, we can use the electronic devices to capture, store and
:38:46. > :38:51.analyse for data about the way we live than ever before.
:38:51. > :38:58.Sadie is professor of scibber security -- cyber security at
:38:58. > :39:03.Oxford University. Any device device you that use, for
:39:03. > :39:07.buying stuff, for work work purposes from your home, the
:39:07. > :39:11.surfing of your internet television, from your phone, all of these
:39:11. > :39:15.devices are capturing information about what you are doing. There are
:39:15. > :39:21.even wheelie bins that will track inside what is inside your thrash.
:39:21. > :39:28.We are talk being smart grids monitoring your power consumption,
:39:28. > :39:30.billing you more intelligently, but knowing what you are doing, what
:39:31. > :39:35.you are using, are you using your kettle? How many people are in your
:39:35. > :39:40.house at any one time? Big data, big brother, that's the worry. On
:39:40. > :39:50.the positive side, big data is information that can transform our
:39:50. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :39:57.lives. IBM is working with a city Government, local councils, a whole
:39:57. > :40:00.bunch of areas are helping improve the efficiency of the city.
:40:00. > :40:04.It might be sensors in the road that detect where the traffic is
:40:04. > :40:09.and in the morning and at rush hour in the evenings, they can optimise
:40:09. > :40:14.the traffic light sequencing so traffic can keep flowing.
:40:14. > :40:20.In healthcare, the amount of data, it is huge, doctors can't keep up
:40:20. > :40:24.with it, but by using computers to find out if something he is seeing
:40:24. > :40:28.with a patient is something which has been hinted at by other people
:40:29. > :40:32.and starting to become an epidemic or a problem which nobody has seen
:40:32. > :40:37.before. What about personally, how is it
:40:37. > :40:43.going to help me? One example in my house, I have a lot of sensors to
:40:43. > :40:46.know how much power different appliances are using and and if the
:40:46. > :40:50.windows and the doors have been left open. I have got this
:40:50. > :40:53.application on my phone which allows me to see what is happening
:40:54. > :41:01.in the house. We can turn on the outside light. If I click that and
:41:01. > :41:06.turn it on, it sends a signal from my phone to my house and we can see
:41:06. > :41:10.the outside lights are on. Andy talks to his house and his house
:41:10. > :41:13.tweets back to him. He invented a barcode that let's his dinner
:41:13. > :41:16.decide how to cook itself. It is a temperature sensitive
:41:17. > :41:20.barcode. This is for a microwave of the future which doesn't have
:41:20. > :41:23.buttons to programme it, you just barcode and scan the thing you want
:41:23. > :41:27.to cook. It goes to the internet and looks up the cooking
:41:27. > :41:31.instructions and programmes itself. The clever bit there, if the pizza
:41:31. > :41:36.is frozen, you get a different barcode scanned and if it is
:41:36. > :41:40.defrosted so the cooking times will be differentful your dinner will be
:41:40. > :41:47.cooked and ready for you. It is exciting, but scary. Do we really
:41:47. > :41:50.want our personal information stored on a distant computer we
:41:50. > :41:54.can't access? It is about understanding the risks to which
:41:54. > :41:57.you are exposed. In physical space, you lock your front door, you lock
:41:57. > :42:02.your car door, we need to understand how to do that in
:42:02. > :42:05.cyberspace and it is not easy m when it comes to personal data, you
:42:05. > :42:10.need to make sure you are sharing it with people that you fully
:42:10. > :42:13.understand who they are and I would recommend you only ever share it
:42:13. > :42:17.with people knowingly and consciously, don't tick the little
:42:17. > :42:22.box that says, "Yes, you can share this with any third party that we
:42:22. > :42:25.want to share it with." I am not suggesting we don't engage with
:42:25. > :42:28.this, I think we do, but we have to do so responsibly.
:42:28. > :42:38.We can't reverse the information revolution, but if we want it to
:42:38. > :42:42.
:42:42. > :42:47.make our lives better, we need to Six months, 2,000 miles, minus 90
:42:47. > :42:54.centigrade, that's the winter journey across Antarctica a team of
:42:54. > :42:59.British explorers are about to endure, and the team are here.
:42:59. > :43:08.Thanks for joining us on the eve of this big expedition. Can you
:43:08. > :43:14.explain sir Ranulph what the expedition entails? The Antarctic
:43:14. > :43:19.con Antarctic Antarctic couldn't nant is huge. Nobody has cross it
:43:19. > :43:23.had during the polar winner. The Russians -- winter. You do not get
:43:23. > :43:28.permission to go down there at all from your Foreign Office whatever
:43:28. > :43:33.country you come come from. There are no rescue facilities.
:43:33. > :43:40.Why are you doing it? Because nobody has done it before and if we
:43:40. > :43:44.don't it, some people will do and our Captain Scott died in 1912, we
:43:44. > :43:48.reckon we can raise over $10 million for Seeing Is Believing
:43:48. > :43:52.which will treat avoidable blindness over the world and that
:43:52. > :43:56.will buy a lot of �9 spectacles and change people's lives from cataract
:43:56. > :44:00.operations. It is an easier way than having a jumble sale to raise
:44:00. > :44:10.large sums of money. Is that what persuaded them to
:44:10. > :44:15.It has taken me four years to persuade the Foreign Office. You
:44:15. > :44:20.cannot be rescued, because there are no rescue facilities, down
:44:20. > :44:24.there. No aeroplanes for 10,000 miles. If you run into trouble, you
:44:24. > :44:31.become embarrassing, because you are dead, to your government, and
:44:31. > :44:36.so, sensibly, they will not give permits. Ian, you're the man in
:44:36. > :44:44.charge of keeping this expedition on track - what are the unique
:44:44. > :44:49.challenges? We do not actually know how the equipment is going to
:44:49. > :44:53.handle minus 90 degrees Centigrade. There is no cold chamber which we
:44:53. > :45:00.can test the stuff in. It is just a case of making sure we are doing
:45:00. > :45:06.everything right every day, trying to get our vehicles and land
:45:06. > :45:10.drains... How are you getting there? We will have a vehicle land
:45:10. > :45:16.train behind us, telling the equipment. And we have got a living
:45:16. > :45:23.container, which has a kitchen, toilet and shower. It is not
:45:23. > :45:31.roughing it too bad. We have got some of the kit here. A absolutely
:45:31. > :45:41.huge pair of boots. Yes, these are some of the lightweight expeditions
:45:41. > :45:43.
:45:43. > :45:49.boots, rated down to about minus 100 Centigrade. You can have a look.
:45:49. > :45:54.Put them on and get on the treadmill! This is a skiddier
:45:54. > :46:01.helmet, it has got a heated visor. We will have a battery pack system,
:46:01. > :46:05.which we can link to heated gloves, heated insoles, visor, and also
:46:05. > :46:09.power our torch as well. It is going to be pitch black, so we will
:46:10. > :46:13.be able to see where we are going. Can you give us a run-down, when we
:46:13. > :46:20.look at this map, of what you will look at this map, of what you will
:46:20. > :46:25.be doing. Basically, we will be arriving at the point at the top in
:46:26. > :46:29.the middle of January, to set up and test the equipment. 21st March
:46:29. > :46:36.is the official start date, the official start of winter in
:46:36. > :46:40.Antarctica, because it has got to be a winter crossing. Sir Ranulph
:46:40. > :46:47.will be skiing every day, and one of us will take turns skiing with
:46:47. > :46:52.Sir Ranulph to cross the continent. And Tim, you're staying right here
:46:52. > :47:01.in the UK. You will be analysing the readings and the findings. What
:47:01. > :47:06.is it that you expect to find? very happy that I will be staying
:47:06. > :47:11.in the UK. It is a golden opportunity for scientists to go on
:47:11. > :47:15.this 2000 mile trek to gain data from an area in which there is not
:47:15. > :47:19.much data in existence. It is getting them on board, and making
:47:19. > :47:25.sure they get the data analysed at the end of it. We have got several
:47:25. > :47:32.projects. For example, we will have a GPS travelling over with the
:47:32. > :47:36.train, the expedition, to go all over the continent. And then, we
:47:36. > :47:44.will be collecting samples of bacteria, because this might be of
:47:44. > :47:48.interest for conservation, that sort of thing. Sir Ranulph, 68
:47:48. > :47:53.years old, you're going to be skiing every day - mentally, how do
:47:53. > :47:58.you prepare for this, knowing that nobody has ever done this before?
:47:58. > :48:04.Yes, but we have been doing what nobody has done before for about 40
:48:04. > :48:11.years. Nobody has ever paid a penny, and what comes out of it is the
:48:11. > :48:15.charity. We have got a website for 20,000 state schools. They will be
:48:15. > :48:21.able to speak to us in Antarctica. We have got the science, the
:48:21. > :48:24.charity, many different aims of the expedition. But also, there is the
:48:24. > :48:28.competition with certain other groups who might want to do it
:48:28. > :48:33.first. It seems like an understatement to say that we wish
:48:33. > :48:37.you all the very best. Stay safe. You will be able to follow the
:48:37. > :48:47.progress of the expedition on the progress of the expedition on the
:48:47. > :48:48.
:48:48. > :48:53.Internet. Details can be found on our website. You have been sending
:48:53. > :49:03.in your family Christmas cards, and in your family Christmas cards, and
:49:03. > :49:15.
:49:15. > :49:25.we have had quite a few in already. This one is from Steve and Julie,
:49:25. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :49:39.in Shropshire. And this one, from Surrey. Just keep them coming in.
:49:39. > :49:40.
:49:40. > :49:48.We will show some more later on if we have got time. Earlier, Anita
:49:48. > :49:53.Rani was trying to reunite two long-lost friends. The couple were
:49:53. > :49:57.long-lost friends. The couple were in a band together in the 1960s.
:49:57. > :50:02.Silver Jade covered the chart- topping hits of the 1960s every
:50:02. > :50:09.weekend in clubs like this one, but sadly, Tony has just one a faded
:50:09. > :50:15.photograph of the band performing. Great days? Oh, yes, that's Diane,
:50:15. > :50:19.and that's me. She was a good laugh. There is certain friends in life
:50:19. > :50:22.that you wish you kept in contact with, and she was one of them.
:50:22. > :50:32.not going to keep him in the dark any longer. Guess what, I'm going
:50:32. > :50:42.to show you some footage. Do you recognise either of those ladies?
:50:42. > :50:49.Yes, I do, that one. Who is it? looks like Diane. Don't tell me it
:50:49. > :50:58.is. Did she know a was looking for her? I want you to turn around.
:50:58. > :51:08.Don't tell me she is behind me! That's wonderful! Absolutely
:51:08. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:18.wonderful! All these years! haven't changed. Don't say that.
:51:18. > :51:23.You haven't! The two friends are back together, after 40 years. They
:51:23. > :51:27.have got a lot of catching up to do. You were not believe what you have
:51:27. > :51:37.just done for me, really. I could not believe it. Are you going to
:51:37. > :51:37.
:51:37. > :51:42.stay in touch? Oh, yes, definitely. Tony had no idea whatsoever. That
:51:42. > :51:47.was a brilliant way union. I don't think they will stop talking for
:51:47. > :51:57.another 40 years, and who knows, maybe Silver Jade will get back on
:51:57. > :52:07.
:52:07. > :52:15.the road again. # All I have to do is dream...
:52:15. > :52:19.A cash and look who is here! That was brilliant. Lovely to see you.
:52:19. > :52:26.We are so pleased that you found each other again. Tony, a lot of
:52:26. > :52:35.people will be thinking the same as me, I'm sure - did you hold a torch
:52:35. > :52:40.for Diane, back in the day? really, no. To tell you the truth,
:52:40. > :52:46.yes, I did. But it was a long time ago. But we were like brother and
:52:47. > :52:52.sister. We had a great time playing together. Are you still back in the
:52:52. > :53:02.old routine? I still play, but mainly at home now. Diane still
:53:02. > :53:10.sings, which is brilliant. Any ABBA songs? No, I do a few Beatles.
:53:10. > :53:14.you lost a bit of weight? certainly have. Not bad for 69.
:53:14. > :53:19.Diane, what have you been doing since you got reunited? Have you
:53:19. > :53:29.been hanging out? Yes, we have been for a meal together. We have been
:53:29. > :53:36.keeping in touch. Is it the same? Oh, yes, it never changes. We are
:53:36. > :53:40.still the same. It is lovely. come you lost touch in the first
:53:40. > :53:46.place? Basically, the last time we met was when I was in Wales,
:53:46. > :53:51.working in a hospital there, in theatres, and Diane and her mother
:53:51. > :53:56.came around, they were going to see a show, and Diane did not want to
:53:56. > :54:01.do the solo on her own, so she asked me, would I do it, and I said
:54:01. > :54:09.yes. It was 2.5 years after the band broke up. What about the other
:54:09. > :54:16.members? We have not seen them. can find them! We are trying to
:54:16. > :54:22.unite more people like these two, so if you need our help, get in
:54:22. > :54:25.touch with us. We are happy to help! Now, throughout the show,
:54:25. > :54:30.Lucy has been working hard with Father Christmas to get as many
:54:30. > :54:39.prisons as possible for the young people of Aberdeen. How many have
:54:39. > :54:44.you got I think we are doing really well. Welcome back to Aberdeen, and
:54:44. > :54:50.welcome back to the grotto. Santa is over there. These are people
:54:50. > :54:55.queuing up to give good tonight. This looks fantastic, Sophie - have
:54:55. > :55:00.you been eating something blue? Yes, you have. You can pass that to our
:55:00. > :55:04.elves. I just want a quick word with you - you spent your own
:55:04. > :55:10.pocket money to buy this - why did you do that? I felt that everyone
:55:10. > :55:14.should have a gift at Christmas. And what a lovely gift you have
:55:14. > :55:20.brought. You should be very proud of him. Mary, why is it so
:55:20. > :55:24.important? It is a charity very close to my heart. I was looked
:55:25. > :55:30.after in foster care, and I feel that every child deserves a present
:55:30. > :55:34.at Christmas. That's for somebody who is four, they will love that. I
:55:34. > :55:44.interrupted your lunch the other day, and they gave you this ticket
:55:44. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:51.- who was it for? It is a boy, aged 14. Amazing. That's the kind of
:55:51. > :55:56.Christmas cheer we have got in Aberdeen tonight. And look at this.
:55:57. > :56:02.Father Christmas and the elves. Look at that. This is just some of
:56:02. > :56:05.the gifts that have come in for this charity. And charities up and
:56:05. > :56:10.down the country are doing the same thing, collecting gifts for
:56:10. > :56:14.children who live below the poverty line. It is amazing. Sophie, go
:56:14. > :56:20.into the grotto, please, because you got us into this in the first
:56:20. > :56:29.place. Elves, could you start giving Sophie some of the gifts?
:56:29. > :56:34.Lovely. Do you think you have achieved your target? What was it?
:56:34. > :56:39.6,000 gifts, and I have no doubt that we have achieved the target.
:56:39. > :56:45.Under we have done our part as well. Thank you so much to everybody from
:56:45. > :56:54.Aberdeen for being so generous. It is a lovely day here at the grotto.
:56:54. > :57:01.Back to you. That's wonderful. Christmas presents that you always
:57:01. > :57:06.wanted... I always wanted a puppy. My godmother, aunty Vanessa,
:57:06. > :57:13.definitely would have got me one, but my parents were, no way. But I
:57:13. > :57:20.did get a stuffed dog, who I still have to this day. An aeroplane, and
:57:20. > :57:29.I never got one as a kid, but I did buy one for myself as an adult. It
:57:29. > :57:34.was a model aeroplane, and it crashed! A one Tidd something from
:57:34. > :57:44.the a team, and my parents did not get it for me, but would you
:57:44. > :57:45.
:57:45. > :57:55.believe it, Father Christmas brought one for me! I think dogs
:57:55. > :57:58.
:57:59. > :58:08.are always good value. This one is from Christine in Somerset. Santa
:58:09. > :58:19.
:58:19. > :58:23.and his reindeer, and this one This one looks cosy, doesn't it?
:58:23. > :58:33.And a little Lyon, ready for his first Christmas, he is only four
:58:33. > :58:34.
:58:34. > :58:43.months old. And this family all have personalised Christmas jumpers.
:58:43. > :58:49.That's from Kent. And this one, finally, from Stockton-on-Tees.
:58:49. > :58:54.Thanks our Snow Whites. John will be hosting the National Lottery