06/10/2016 The One Show

Hello, and welcome to the One Show with Alex Jones.

Tonight's guests have starred in two of the most talked-about

One shocked audiences when she did a disappearing act as calculating

Nick took my pride and dignity and my hope and my money. He took and

took from me until I no longer existed. That is murder.

Let the punishment fit the crime. And the other reminded us

of a pivotal moment in American history playing Dr Martin

Luther King in Selma. We will not wait any longer. Give us

the vote. We are not ask, we are demanding. Give us the vote.

Now they've teamed up for a brilliant new film and,

Please welcome Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Welcome, welcome to you both. And a

very exciting time in your career but before we talk about movies this

is what everybody is talking about today. Have you heard about the

Waterbottle Challenge? Yes. The idea is to try and get it to land on its

base, like that. How long have you practised. Practised. This is the

real truthful all afternoon. It's a big thing in our house at the

moment. But there. Your technique is a bit off. We will be asking you to

do it shortly. So less about my technique. You focus on yourself.

Everybody is doing it. We are talking Olympians are doing it. It

is being banned in schools. Can we replay that. Can we replay

it? It honesty happened. Here we go. They did record. Yes. Here we go.

There you go, look. We sort of saw it. You can have a go later on.ful.

Can't wait! We saw sort of crossed swords with won Anne Robinson, she

said she couldn't see any point in having a pet. I think was trying to

work people up. It worked. . If you like cats you wouldn't want to live

next to these ones. Look at these. Oh my God, these

aren't mind. I found these three. He is beautiful. Taking over the back

alleys and streets in Nottingham, a gang of feral cats.

Fighting, fouling and fornicating, wildcats like these are multiplying

and no-one can agree on what has to be done about them They need to move

on, it is hazardous people's health It is not their fault they are wild.

We would leave a dog out for it to fend for itself. . I can't sit

outside because it is smelling. That is out of control.

Locals reckon up to 70 cats are living wild. Some want them gone,

others want them leaved after. I am here to make sure it doesn't end up

in a cat fight. Dawn wants immediate action. No-one wants to come out and

have their eyes streaming and they can't breathe with the stench. I am

even thinking of moving, that is how bad it is. Even the dogs are crying

about it. They are. After complaints, the council wrote

to residents warning them that feeding the cats could result in a

fine, but this hasn't deterred everyone.

Hayley is just one of the locals still putting out food It is

ridiculous, because fining people for feeding a starving animal is

wrong. I have tried a number of time, ringing cat agencies, everyone

is always full. Over the road, John is looking after

27 ferals in his garden, including two kittens. How can you not love

that? Goo why are you looking after them? To have them sitting round,

watching you, they groum like dad and much. Beautiful.

As John shows me where the cats like to hang out we find o new litter of

feral fur balls. Look at these. These aren't mine. Can you get them.

I don't know. I will get, will I get a disease off them? Worried it might

scratch me. It will do what it is told. The claws are sharp. Can I put

them down. They are all matted. They are all closed up, their eyes. He is

nearly blind, he is gappy, and you, you are not too bad. It is crazy.

All these kittens have cat flu and eye infections which thankfully for

us are not transmittable to humans. The charity Cats Protection is on

hand to treat them. Jane is their neutering manager. Where are they

coming from? A big part of the problem is across the UK people are

not getting their cats neutered, that means they are able to have

kittens. One female cat can result in 25,000 in five years. What is the

plan? We will start by making sure the cats are fed in one place, that

will enable us to trap them and take them to the vet and get a spay or

snip. Of course feral perils don't just run free in Nottingham.

Yorkshires a rescue puts the number of unwanted kittens born at more

than four million. This is every day for us. Every day we are picking up

scrag ends like you. There are feral cats living like

this throughout the country. Local Authorities do need now to take

responsibility here, just as they will take responsibility for other

things in the local environment. Rescue centre manager Sam has been

called out to six feral kittens born in a back alley in Bradford.

Thankfully these little ones and their mum will be neutered and found

loving homes. But being born for ram is a tough

start in life with to guarantee of the a happy ending.. In this sort of

environment not many of the kittens survive and sadly this one, not made

it. There are other countries that have solution, our Government needs

to look at the country, to see what is working there, because this

problem needs to be addressed. Back in Nottingham, Cats Protection

are putting their plan into place. If successful it will put the brakes

on the feral population boom. But of course, it won't make them go away.

You are not going to take the cats away from this area. No, we are not.

There will be cat hearse. Why is that a good idea. If you remove them

cats from out the area will move in. Neutering will help prevent smells

and stop the cats fighting. So the people in this corner of Nottingham

will still have to share it with their feral squatters but at least

it will be less noisy and a little more fragrant P We do have an update

for you. The latest news is that the process of rounding up and neutering

the cats is under way and the kittens you saw, they are now at an

adoption centre and will be rehomed when they are ready. They are cute.

Let us talk about a UK Ukraine. It is a true story based on Seretse

Khama and Ruth William, you sent and image to Rosamund to see if you

would be interested in taking the role. This is the image of Seretse

and Ruth in real life. What emotions did that evoke in you. David sent me

that picture among other, and as I looked, didn't know anything about

these, didn't know who they were, I looked after that photograph, I

think it was something about, I think I saw the love and I think I

saw the journey they had made, somehow, an it made me cry. I

started crying, and it was a really strange and unexpected reaction that

you sort of have to pay attention to, I tend to be private about those

thing, but it has been talked about, but you know, those things, that are

unexplicable and aren't to do with you thinking about anything, those

moments when you are preparing for the a role they count. David, for

those that don't know the story, this is something that has been on

your mind, you wanted to tell this story for a long time. Why is it

such a passion for you, and in a nutshell, what is the story. The

story is about Seretse Khama who was studying in London, in the '40s,en

he was studying law, and he was the heir to the throne of Botswana, he

met this lady, Ruth Williams and they felt in love, they got married

and the fall out from their interracial marriage was something

they could not have fully anticipated. It caused a diplomatic

earthquake between South Africa, Botswana and the United Kingdom. And

it really is a story of love, this. And love overcoming all, and the

hope that love will overcome all. That is right. You can get cynical

about that, and you know, we have all grown up hearing fairy tales and

in this story, living it, playing it I believed it. I believe you know,

that Ruth, I can't really speak for you Ruth's strength came from

knowing she was loved. And it gave her this tremendous strength. She

was a very ordinary girl from Blackheath, she had been liberated

in the war, she has done some jobs that would have previously been

occupied by men, she had nothing to prepare her for this on a global

stage. That love she had for Seretse. That was a thing that kept

her on the straight and, that was the one thing she was driving for,

they changed the face of a nation in the process. It is unbelievable what

they did. The love between the two characters does shine through in the

film. This is them, Ruth and Seretse having been on their first date when

Ruth learns that Seretse is an isn't actually an ordinary man. Can we do

this again? I mean meet? Is that too forward of me? No. No. What? Queen

Victoria. The men who negotiated for her protection of bats wanna land.

He was my grandfather. -- Botswana land. Land: A king. I am his heir.

Oh... I see. APPLAUSE

They do end up having a child, and that child, Ian is now the current

President of Botswana, so was he involved in this process, in any

way? Did you get to meet him, did you see him? Yes, met with him under

the most extraordinary circumstances, we were shoots in

Botswana one day and Rosamund and Terry who played Seretse's sister

were doing a scene, I was on set on that day and we heard this noise and

a helicopter. We were whispered to that the President is arriving and

he landed... As the light is going. Were you nervous? We didn't really

have time to get nervous, because for security reasons we weren't

forewarned, thankfully. He walked behind the monitor, sat next to me

and had this Presidential bearing about him, sat down and then

Rosamund and Terry... A bit of Elvis mixed in. He has good hair. They

were doing this scene. At the end of it he reasons we weren't forewarned,

thankfully. He walked behind the monitor, sat next to me and had this

Presidential bearing about him, sat down and then Rosamund and Terry...

A bit of Elvis mixed in. He has good hair. They were doing this scene. At

the end of it he turned to me and said "It's so strange seeing my

parents again." And you know, you could see... That is the biggest

compliment he could have paid you in a sense. I didn't know about that.

It is S it must be strange to see your parents younger than you knew

them, as it were. And to see that political story his parents almost

created, and what has come from that, and, yeah, there, you must

have all sorts of emotions mixed up in that? As a happily married man

myself and a shameless romantic, I love this story for the fact that

despite all the political machination, the thing that cut a

swathe through all of it was the love these two people had. As

Rosamund said that went on to change the nation, the power of love did

that. I think that is an amazing thing to see. It must be frustrating

that the film is not out for a little while, because A United

Kingdom is out on the 25th November but people are going to be excited

about it. Real anticipation for this one. I hope so. Seretse and Ruth

within their battle, achieving independence for Botswana in 1966.

Meanwhile in that same year immigrants had their own fight on

their hands, as Emma explains. This is Euston railway station in

London. It is a place of fusion and diversety, with people from all

cultures working and passing through.

But it wasn't always that way. As recently as 1966, as some British

Railway stations black people weren't allowed to work in jobs

where they camen to contact with the public. But this man was determined

to change that. I have come to Kent to meet his son, daughter and niece.

People came to him for advice, he was like the head of the family. As

the youngest daughter he was protective to me. I remember sitting

on his lap, or him holding my hand. After World War II, there were

desperate shortages of workers in Britain. Asquith was part of a

generation of people from the Caribbean, who came here, to keep

our workforce going. The advert went out to the colony,

around the world, they said come to London, England is your mother

country, the streets of London are paved with gold, you can have

regular jobs and income, and you can have a better life. They believed

it. Life was hard for the family and others like them who earned much

less than other workers. But in ten years as quit worked his way up to a

guard at Marylebone station. With a big family to support he

applied for a transfer to Euston station in 1966, where the guards

were paid an extra ?10 a week, but he did not get the job and received

an extraordinary letter of rejection. It was an unwritten law

that they would not have any ethnic minority people to meet with

passengers. What kind of jobs were black people allowed to do?

Cleaning, menu task, it was blatant dissemination. He was invited like

everyone else -- menial tasks, it was blatant discrimination. It

didn't make sense. Asquith had a battle on his hands. The letter had

been signed by the rail union, the very people supposed to be

supporting him, but he would not take no for an answer and he kept

lobbying the union until eventually MPs and railway managers started to

take notice and in July 1966 amidst intense media pressure he got his

victory. There is no colour bar now of any description at Euston.

Celebration was short lived. Before long he received death threats. We

have uncovered information about what he went through, that not even

his family has seen before. That is kind of scary, looking at that. He

has been handed three anonymous letters, one said his client would

be cut, and another said when you get to Euston you will wish you had

never come, I've never seen that before and I feel very hurt. I feel

very hurt by that. Quite shocking. He was as brave as a lion. Look at

him. I've seen pictures of him smiling, after these things, he was

fearless. For the next two years colour bars continue to affect

workers at other stations, but Asquith's fight has started

something unstoppable and in 1968 the -based nations act made it

illegal to refuse some unemployment on the grounds of their race -- race

relations act. Now, after 50 years, The One Show as a surprise for his

family. We have persuaded Network Rail to honour him permanently in

the heart of the station. We have a little something, a surprise to show

you. Colback this curtain. -- brought back. This plaque will stand

here, for your father's legacy. You are welcome. It must be emotional.

Indescribable. It has knocked us sideways. I'm very pleased it has

happened. His fight helped end racial discrimination in the

workplace, his is a name we should all know. STUDIO: That is lovely.

David, what did you make of the story? You were moved. Yes. Colour

bar is the name of the book that Susan Williams wrote that talks of

Ruth Williams and Seretse Khama's story, and I just love that you

showed that film, to show people how much the black experience is

interwoven into British history and how little of it we have seen. That

was one of the primary motivations for me in terms of getting A United

Kingdom made, to show how much we are part of this country's history,

not always the best part, but still a part of it. A significant part.

Still very much working on projects in the future with that in mind.

This week the husband of a woman who died after falling off her bike

while not wearing a helmet has called for a change in the law -

making it compulsory for all cyclists to wear helmets.

But how much support is there from the cycling

Michael Douglas has been to find out.

Cycling in a big city is complete with hazards, but if you choose to

ride without a helmet or even bring out your phone for a quick selfie,

could you be taking a risk too far? I went on my bike to find why some

cyclists might be taking less safety precautions than others. What are

you not wearing a helmet? People give you a wide berth if you are

wearing one. How safety fear without they had -- safety you feel without

helmet and with headphones on? I feel as safe as possibly could be.

Can I ask you a question? Do you normally ride with a helmet? Yes,

but I forgot it this morning. Do you feel vulnerable? A little bit, yes.

Psychologically, if I fall, I feel I will be more injured. How come you

are not wearing a helmet? I don't want a helmet. Do you feel

vulnerable without one? No. I was amazed at how many people who will

not wearing helmets and how comfortable they were with this.

Should everyone be made to wear a helmet? It is freedom of choice,

whatever gives you confidence to go out riding is important, the biggest

way to get confidence is by putting in far better infrastructure than we

have got in the UK so we have space for cycling. People have mobile

phones and headphones, so many distractions, how do you feel? You

have got to be responsible on the road, you need to look ahead at what

is going on, and you should have your senses and wits about you. We

know about drinking and driving, but be careful when you are on your

bike, we have got to look out for each other because we are all in

this together. How come you don't wear red helmet? -- a helmet. I'm

riding every day and I know every set of lights and I know where

people are coming from. If spirits plays a big part in being safe. --

experience. I take my time. What about something hitting you? A

careless driver? I am very careful. If it was made mandatory to wear a

helmet, that would frustrate you? I would break the law. I got to go.

Thanks very much. One study found that helmets reduce the likelihood

of serious head injury by up to 70%, and another found those with helmets

were more likely to take risks on the road. If that is true, the best

advice is to keep wearing a helmet, but cycle is if you are not wearing

one. STUDIO: If you fall onto a hard floor, it is going to hurt, so put a

helmet on. Anyway... We found this great clip of you, David, scoring

this amazing basketball shot. Your leg is in plaster, as well. APPLAUSE

That was my fourth time of trying, but still. That day. LAUGHTER

It is time to do the water bottle challenge. To be fair, that is why

we are doing it. Choose your bottle. Is the water to bottle ratio right?

It is up to you. When you are ready. Oh! Just keep going. Oh! Is it going

to happen? You have about 20 seconds. CHEERING

Rosamunde, we will show you that again in a beautiful slow motion

replay -- Rosamund. Well done. With autumn under way, we thought we

would let you enjoy the British summer one more time.

Here's Patrick Aryee with a day in the life of a meadow,

Dawn in a British wild flower meadow, heralding its own chorus. A

visit to any such meadow may be graced by her hundred species of

grasses and flowers stash 100. Herr Bells. Spotted orchids in their

thousands. There are sent signals breakfast. -- the alluring scent

signals breakfast. Amongst the first visitors, the pollen hungry bees,

and others follow suit. A soldier beetle and cow parsley. Chafe at

feeding on dandelion pollen. Connecting the dusting on its body

and pollinating the next flower and wittingly. For the slug it is the

petal of a juicy buttercup. As the date heats up, the butterflies join

the fray, painted lady, Peacock, opening their wings until the sun

rays were on their night chilled blood. -- warm. Millions are drawn

into feed off the meadow. Descend down the grassy steps and a pool of

water is home to a new group of inhabitants. A ruddy dragonfly in

search of a mate. A raft spider spies the water for its next meal.

The hive of activity draws a crowd up above. The feasting in sex make a

-- the feasting insects make a meal for the birds. There is an abundant

but fate to feed the cheque. A buzzard rides, scouring the meadow.

For more substantial meals. But as the day draws to an end, the setting

sun marks the arrival of a new cast. Ready to hunt through the long night

ahead. STUDIO: Wasn't that delightful. The joys of the British

meadows. We have had a chat and we think we are going for Seretse as a

name. You make it sound as though I am the father. LAUGHTER

We are talking children in need, last week we launched the Sir Terry

Wogan award. We are going high-tech. You can nominate online. Details and

conditions can be found on the BBC children in need website. It is not

about how much you raise, it is about entering.

That's all we've got time for tonight.

A big thank you to David and Rosamund,

A United Kingdom is out on 25th November.

Tomorrow Patrick Kielty will be co-presenting,

the new queen of QI Sandy Toksvig will be dropping

by and Keane's Tom Chaplin will be performing.