:00:19. > :00:22.Hello and welcome to The One Show. Now Alex is off with Comic Relief
:00:22. > :00:30.for a few days, so please welcome my special guest co-presenter, it's
:00:30. > :00:35.Sarah Millican! APPLAUSE How much fun is? This is because Alex is
:00:35. > :00:41.away, so, Sarah, make yourself comfortable.
:00:41. > :00:46.I am, I'm keeping her seat warm and a little around the sides! Did you
:00:46. > :00:52.have a nice Christmas? Lovely. Father Christmas managed to get a
:00:52. > :01:01.drum kit and a small piano down the chimney for my three-year-old!
:01:01. > :01:06.he give you earplugs? No! Did you get anything nice? I got an
:01:06. > :01:13.exercise bike. I have had a go on it. I peddled until I got out of
:01:13. > :01:17.puff. I thought that the best to do. It said on the counter I had worked
:01:17. > :01:24.off seven calories. So I thought I would have a treat. I Googled what
:01:25. > :01:31.I could eat now, it said I could have half a Cash! I have just
:01:31. > :01:35.gotten into baking too, I thought it would balance it out. I made you
:01:35. > :01:44.shortbread biscuits! Can I try one? You can.
:01:44. > :01:48.Is that a heart? It is. It is squishy, do you want it try it?
:01:48. > :01:53.Hmm! They taste like biscuits. Well, we could eat biscuits all
:01:53. > :01:59.night long, but let's bring on tonight's guest.
:01:59. > :02:03.Here is a man who can do impressions and bring sharp-edged
:02:03. > :02:11.satire and bring politicians to his knees.
:02:11. > :02:15.And if that does not work, he can do this... Let me out! It is Rory
:02:15. > :02:19.Bremner! Welcome to you, congratulation, how lovely.
:02:19. > :02:24.Thank you very much. Keep your eyes off me biscuits.
:02:24. > :02:29.Is it a heart? They are a heart. Lovely. Very sweet.
:02:29. > :02:34.We are using theme later on in a quiz, but before that, what do you
:02:35. > :02:43.make of David Cameron and Nick Clegg renewing the vows? Well, they
:02:43. > :02:51.are all re-launching now. We have had Celebrity Big Brother, now this
:02:51. > :02:57.is Celebrity Big Brother On Ice! But the lines are open for two
:02:57. > :03:00.years. Don't vote, you may be charged! Well, have you been given
:03:00. > :03:05.a terrible Christmas present you were too polite to sie anything
:03:05. > :03:09.about at the time? Well, now is your chance. Send us a picture of
:03:09. > :03:15.you holding the gift and tell us a little about yourself. For example,
:03:15. > :03:20.this is Rory Bremner, 51, a quiz show presenter from the Scottish
:03:20. > :03:25.Borders, his terrible Christmas present was an egg yolk separator!
:03:25. > :03:31.I have to point out I was eight at the time! You have still got it?
:03:31. > :03:36.Well, I am at the age I would find this useful, but at eight you want
:03:36. > :03:41.a bicycle or a girlfriend! Don't you? Normally as a child you are
:03:41. > :03:48.told to separate the eggs, they tell you to go over there... But,
:03:48. > :03:52.yeah, use this. I know it was the wrong colour, but that is not a
:03:52. > :03:57.present for an eight-year-old. Send in your pictures and we will
:03:57. > :04:02.put them to good use. Now, cuts to child benefit are the beginning.
:04:02. > :04:06.Councils are saying that the budgets are reduced. Bristol
:04:06. > :04:12.announced today that 323 jobs would have to go.
:04:12. > :04:16.Birmingham City Council says that they have to save up to �2 million.
:04:16. > :04:19.We went to a very heated public meeting.
:04:19. > :04:23.Birmingham City Council is the largest in Britain. Like all
:04:23. > :04:29.councils across England it is making cuts. Sir Albert Bore is its
:04:29. > :04:33.leader. He is delivering bad news to the residents of his city.
:04:33. > :04:39.I have come to meet Sir Albert Bore as he prepares to tell the people
:04:39. > :04:45.of Birmingham the extent of the cuts he has to make that could mean
:04:45. > :04:48.job losses and cuts to vital services it could be a explosive
:04:48. > :04:55.conversation. Birmingham claim it is is being hit
:04:55. > :04:59.harder than others. The council says that it amounts to �74 ahead
:04:59. > :05:03.nationally but here in Birmingham it is double that. That is down to
:05:03. > :05:07.the reliance of central government grants to run the local services.
:05:07. > :05:10.Today, Sir Albert Bore is explaining the services under
:05:10. > :05:16.threat. How does it make you feel being a
:05:16. > :05:20.politician having to announce these cuts? I didn't want to come into
:05:20. > :05:27.the politics to cut services but to provide them to the local people,
:05:27. > :05:31.but this is a period where the Government is dictating that
:05:31. > :05:36.budgets have to be decreased. Cuts will have to come from places
:05:36. > :05:42.in the budget, that means slashing spending on street cleaning,
:05:42. > :05:46.hanging baskets and grass-cutting but also services for children and
:05:46. > :05:49.vulnerable adults. School transport, children's centres and breaks for
:05:49. > :05:54.disabled children. The residents are furious.
:05:54. > :05:59.I truly believe that the cuts, if they go ahead, there will be riots
:05:59. > :06:03.again in Birmingham. The people of Birmingham didn't create the
:06:03. > :06:10.deficit and the people of Birmingham should not have to pay
:06:10. > :06:17.for it. There will be consequences that
:06:17. > :06:21.some of you have spoken about but I hope it does not come to that, but
:06:21. > :06:26.please, understand that the level of cuts imposed on the Government
:06:26. > :06:31.is giving rise to these feelings. You have smashed the public
:06:31. > :06:41.services and forcing the cuts. The people did vote for Labour to
:06:41. > :06:45.implement them, they vote to Labour to fight for them. I am proud to be
:06:45. > :06:49.a man from Birmingham but what are we leaving our kids? Not a lot.
:06:49. > :06:56.There is an alternative. Show some political courage, stand up and
:06:57. > :07:02.lead the fight! You are treating the whole of society to solve the
:07:02. > :07:06.economic problems... Well it was an angry meeting and many personal
:07:06. > :07:09.attacks on Sir Albert Bore himself. All saying for them to put his
:07:09. > :07:14.career on the line to save Birmingham. Some want Sir Albert
:07:14. > :07:19.Bore to run a deficit budget, maintaining council spending on
:07:19. > :07:24.services, despite not having the money to pay for them. This has
:07:24. > :07:29.happened before, famously in Derbyshire in the 1970s and
:07:29. > :07:32.Liverpool in the 1980s. They refused to implement the cuts
:07:32. > :07:35.demanded from the central government.
:07:35. > :07:40.There were questions about whether or not you are prepared to put your
:07:40. > :07:44.political career on the line for Birmingham, by putting in a deficit
:07:44. > :07:49.budget. How do you feel when people are asking you to make that choice?
:07:49. > :07:55.Is it you or Birmingham? That is not a choice. I have an officer who
:07:55. > :08:01.has to sign off a budget put to the council. I know he will not sign
:08:01. > :08:04.off the budget as a deficit budget is illegal. It will end up with the
:08:04. > :08:09.Government stepping in and forcing a budget on the Birmingham City
:08:09. > :08:15.Council. I think that budget would be even more draconian than what it
:08:15. > :08:20.is I'm attempting to put into place. I caught up with Sir Albert Bore
:08:20. > :08:26.the next day. The council has made efficiencies, but they have to save
:08:26. > :08:31.up to �600 million by 2017. An increase in toux is on the cards
:08:31. > :08:36.and 900 jobs are on the line. All of this in a city that is one
:08:36. > :08:41.of the most deprived by the country. I am not saying that Birmingham
:08:41. > :08:45.should not take fair share in cuts but the world to look at is fair.
:08:45. > :08:52.We have been subject to cuts greater than the national average,
:08:52. > :08:55.yet we are deprived with high unemployment levels, high levels of
:08:55. > :08:58.inequality on health, housing -- housing and education.
:08:58. > :09:03.The Government says that the setment is fair and that the
:09:03. > :09:08.Birmingham's spending power is reduced by 1.1%. Meaning it can
:09:09. > :09:13.protect front line services. It says that the city of Birmingham
:09:13. > :09:17.has benefited from major Government investment, including a �1.5
:09:17. > :09:21.billion city deal. The council's final budget decision is to be
:09:21. > :09:25.announced in March. Then the people of Birmingham find out if they have
:09:25. > :09:27.influenced the outcome. We will be following Sir Albert
:09:28. > :09:32.Bore and the Birmingham City Council in the coming months to see
:09:32. > :09:37.the effects of the cuts. Rory, you have presented your first quiz show
:09:37. > :09:41.this afternoon. How long have you waited for this to happen? 50 years
:09:41. > :09:46.of preparation! 50 years of preparation to be a quiz show host
:09:46. > :09:50.it is Face The Clock. It goes out on Channel 4 on weekdays at 3.30pm.
:09:50. > :09:53.It is perfect timing. We were having a meeting it came on the
:09:53. > :09:59.telly. I love it
:09:59. > :10:04.It is a really great format. If you have not seen it, please explain?
:10:04. > :10:08.It is pass the parcel with questions. So six contestants, they
:10:08. > :10:13.are chucking the questions between themselves, desperate to get them
:10:13. > :10:20.right to get another question and make money or pass it on. I don't
:10:20. > :10:25.know when the clock is going to go. You don't know?
:10:25. > :10:30.So I feel smug, we are privilegeed to know this information! But it is
:10:31. > :10:35.a simple format like these, but they get so competitive, the quiz
:10:35. > :10:37.show guise. You have probably met them. They have done all of them.
:10:37. > :10:44.They absolutely are experts. They take it seriously.
:10:44. > :10:49.We heard it was cold in the studio. Is that right? We did it in a shed
:10:49. > :10:52.outside of Dunbarton, but in a lovely part of the world, but in a
:10:52. > :10:57.warehouse. So it took to minutes to get the heating on and we did not
:10:57. > :11:01.have time in the day. So between the rounds, the costume department
:11:01. > :11:08.came in with hot water bottles and coats.
:11:08. > :11:16.We have seen two episodes, there are lots of Geordies on it we are
:11:17. > :11:21.good in the cold?! They are. They wear a T-shirt when it is minus 20
:11:21. > :11:27.Celsius. I don't know how they do it, but a
:11:27. > :11:33.really good bunch. We had a guy who knew nothing. Whenever I asked him
:11:33. > :11:38.a question, he would say, "Oh, no, here we go.". I asked him what he
:11:38. > :11:44.did for a living, he said he was in counter-terrorism.
:11:44. > :11:48.He said he did not know anything! Was he forced on to the show?
:11:48. > :11:54.don't know. I think it must have been a bet, but great fun. There
:11:54. > :12:01.are 35 episodes, but the characters, as a race, quiz people, they are
:12:01. > :12:07.tidy, competitive, very competitive. As our the game show hosts! Have
:12:07. > :12:15.you based it on anyone. Whenever it comes to it, I expect you to do a
:12:15. > :12:24.Chris Tarrant. (Impersonating Chris Tarrant) Is it A? Is it B? I was
:12:24. > :12:34.brought up with Bruce Forsyth on the Generation Show, but I love
:12:34. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:41.quiz shows. I was asked to do Countdown but
:12:41. > :12:47.failed the physical. . Have you done it? I'm not clever
:12:47. > :12:56.enough. It is like Strictly, the audience own that show. You rent it
:12:56. > :13:00.for the time you are doing it. Well we watched it it is great. It
:13:00. > :13:05.is Face The Clock on Channel 4 on weekdays at 3.30pm. You may think
:13:05. > :13:11.that self-help books are unthinkable in the Victorian era
:13:11. > :13:15.but here is Gyles Brandreth with a stoirb about them.
:13:15. > :13:19.Today's self-help books are all about getting what you want, the
:13:19. > :13:24.partner of your dreams, success in the workplace, even how to be
:13:24. > :13:29.popular. It may seem like a modern phenomena but the first self-help
:13:29. > :13:37.book was written more than 150 years ago. In the era of the stiff
:13:37. > :13:46.upper lip. Long before our touchy- Fehily world. In 1859, Mr Samuel
:13:46. > :13:50.Smiles wrote Self-Help. The national liebrair of Scotland
:13:50. > :13:58.in Edinburgh has a first edition. So, here it is.
:13:58. > :14:05.The first edition of Self-Help by Mr Samuel Smiles. Why was to ground
:14:05. > :14:09.breaking? Mr Samuel Smiles wrote about people from his type of
:14:09. > :14:11.background. Working-class people through hard work and industry and
:14:11. > :14:15.how they managed to achieve their goals.
:14:15. > :14:20.The industry revolution was a time of social and political change.
:14:20. > :14:25.Samuel Smiles wanted to encourage ordinary working men to grasp new
:14:25. > :14:32.opportunities and improve their lives. A radical idea at the time.
:14:32. > :14:37.The message is clear: Help from wouth is often difficult with
:14:37. > :14:42.effects but help from within inhaving rates. It is stern stuff?
:14:42. > :14:48.This was stern but simple, that was the appeal. A simple philosophy.
:14:48. > :14:52.That everyone had the power to achieve what they wanted to achieve.
:14:52. > :14:58.Samuel Smiles selected a group of people whose success was built on
:14:58. > :15:03.sheer hard work. David Livingston worked in a factory from the age of
:15:03. > :15:12.ten. He became Britain's most celebrated missionary. He
:15:12. > :15:19.transformed manufacture. JMW Turner pushed the boundaries of art and
:15:19. > :15:23.here we found Scottish inventer, James Watt. Improvements to the
:15:23. > :15:26.steam engine were crucial during the industrial revolution. He was
:15:26. > :15:35.included in the book. This is what Samuel Smiles has to
:15:35. > :15:41.say, "It was a noble story of patient, lab otherous restoration,
:15:42. > :15:46.of difficulties encountered and overcome by industry." So he is a
:15:46. > :15:53.role model. Read this and you too could have what it takes? Exactly.
:15:53. > :15:58.People were keen to get on in life and embraced the book by Mr Samuel
:15:58. > :16:03.Smiles. Mr Samuel Smiles became one of the most celebrated authors in
:16:03. > :16:10.the world. His book brought unexpected fame and huge wealth. In
:16:10. > :16:15.the toth century, long after he was dead, he had a notable admirer.
:16:15. > :16:21.The rueings said I was the Iron Lady, they were right. Britain
:16:21. > :16:25.needs an Iron Lady. Margaret Thatcher is known to have
:16:25. > :16:29.sought inspiration from Samuel Smiles' book. The message
:16:29. > :16:35.compatible with Conservative ideals of self-reliance it was re-
:16:35. > :16:41.published in the 1980s, but some got confused and thought that the
:16:41. > :16:47.book was promoting selfishness. It could mean that self-help was
:16:47. > :16:54.looking after yourself. He did not want that to be seen as
:16:54. > :16:59.a selfish motive. It was improving yourself to help others. The book
:17:00. > :17:04.was translated in 25 languages. By the time of Samuel Smiles' death,
:17:05. > :17:10.it sold a quarter of a million copies in Britain alone. Samuel
:17:10. > :17:16.Smiles had spawned a multi-billion pound industry. When Samuel Smiles
:17:16. > :17:21.died in 1921 thousands of people lined his route. He may not be a
:17:21. > :17:28.household name today but his book is still in pront so., here is to
:17:28. > :17:33.Mr Samuel Smiles, the grandfather of self-help -- his book is still
:17:33. > :17:36.in print. So, who are the big self-helpers
:17:36. > :17:42.today? The first was How To Win Friends and Influence People. My
:17:42. > :17:48.parents were brought up on this in the 19tos. Indeed, Britain's oldest
:17:48. > :17:50.man, who passed away today at 110. He said he read How To Win Friends
:17:50. > :17:52.and Influence People. The key messages were to listen to people
:17:52. > :18:00.and smile. Good advice.
:18:00. > :18:09.Perfect. Yes, and you live to be 110.
:18:09. > :18:13.111. Oh, no, he was ill. I misread Suzanne Jeffers wrote Feel The Fear
:18:13. > :18:18.And Do It Anyway. A huge best- seller. That was about grabbing
:18:18. > :18:23.your demons and realising what is frightening you and coping with it.
:18:23. > :18:27.And the big one that has helped me, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From
:18:27. > :18:32.Venus! This is the one that tells us that there is a difference
:18:32. > :18:38.between men and women. Women are able to talk about things. But we
:18:38. > :18:43.are also right! Men want to retreat in the caves, be at the garage, be
:18:43. > :18:49.at the pubs, we don't want to make decisions. So, let's bring the men
:18:49. > :18:55.out of their caves and make them listen a bit. I am a big fan of
:18:55. > :19:00.self-help books. When I was divorced, I read a sfpl help book.
:19:00. > :19:10.It was a slap in the face. Clearly, what I needed.
:19:10. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:16.But you got to page 19? I did, and then I started to do stand-up.
:19:16. > :19:21.Really? It worked for you? Yes it really did.
:19:21. > :19:26.But it is lovely you went to the book and the corner was turned over
:19:26. > :19:33.at page 19? Yes, that is where I finished.
:19:34. > :19:38.What would you call your self-help book? We decided to send Carrie a
:19:38. > :19:46.challenge. To make this challenge.
:19:46. > :19:51.We sent her to Croydon market. What is a self-help book about,
:19:51. > :19:56.especially if it were written for you? If there was a self-help book
:19:56. > :20:03.written for you, what would it be about? Getting rich in 24 hours.
:20:03. > :20:13.That is what most of these are about! It would be nice! I read
:20:13. > :20:13.
:20:13. > :20:20.them oft -- often, on a daily basis. What are you reading now? The skp
:20:20. > :20:26.power of Now. -- the power of Now.
:20:26. > :20:30.I never found them useful. I would rather talk to friends or family
:20:30. > :20:36.about life. If there was a book written for you,
:20:36. > :20:42.what would that book be called? To Make Money Fast.
:20:42. > :20:47.It would abguide to be a better husband and a better father. Is
:20:47. > :20:52.that corny? Not at all. Would you consider reading a self-
:20:52. > :20:57.help book? I would. I like reading. So it would not abproblem.
:20:57. > :21:03.If there was a book that tackled what you are facing now, what would
:21:03. > :21:12.it be called and what would it be about? It would be about
:21:12. > :21:19.relationships! Sort it out! So a book called Sort It Out! Your guide
:21:19. > :21:26.to relationships? Yes. The than that wanted to be a better
:21:26. > :21:31.dad and husband. Lovely. Now, Paul McKenna is here with us later to
:21:31. > :21:35.help you with new years resolutions. Now, something special we are
:21:35. > :21:38.starting, we are showing you some of the most amazing wildlife
:21:38. > :21:44.footage that we have seen on The One Show.
:21:44. > :21:51.Now, I know The One Show, the last time I saw Mike Dilger, he fell
:21:51. > :21:54.asleep bird watching but how exciting is this? Killer whales!
:21:54. > :22:01.The beautiful north-west coast of Scotland. A stretch of water
:22:01. > :22:07.between here and the Outer Hebrides is famed for sales, dolphins, even
:22:07. > :22:12.the occasional whale, but when The One Show received a tip-off of an
:22:12. > :22:17.incredible visitor to these waters, we could not resist. We are here to
:22:18. > :22:23.find killer whales. Incredibly, orcas really do live off our UK
:22:23. > :22:27.coastline, but hardly anyone ever cease them. These whales live in
:22:27. > :22:32.the polar regions but some live here. They are our largest British
:22:33. > :22:37.predator. A few more cases... We have a lot
:22:37. > :22:43.of stuff! There are three groups that visit our northern shores. We
:22:43. > :22:51.have had a tip-off that killer whales have been seen around the
:22:51. > :22:59.aisles of Lewis and Harris, down to Skye and Mull. So this is exciting,
:22:59. > :23:04.but they may not still be here. But this boat is now home for the
:23:04. > :23:10.next couple of days whilst we trawl the Scottish Isles. Even the boat
:23:10. > :23:15.owner thinks that the plans are ambitious. You live a stone's throw
:23:15. > :23:21.from here. You are out on the water, and yet, you have never seen.the
:23:21. > :23:27.orcas? No. Lots of dolphins. You name it, minky whales. Orcas,
:23:27. > :23:35.no. I am looking for that to tick the box! This is a need until a
:23:35. > :23:41.giant haystack, but it is time now to get on with the chase.
:23:41. > :23:47.-- needle in a giant haystack. We have the west coast of Scotland
:23:47. > :23:54.there. We is Skye over there and a huge school of common dolphins
:23:54. > :24:00.joining us on the journey, helping us look for the killer whales! I'm
:24:00. > :24:06.getting wet feet but am I bothered?! Not in the slightest.
:24:06. > :24:13.There are four or five common dolphins, bough riding three feet
:24:13. > :24:19.below my feet! LAUGHTER Look at this! Everywhere I look. There are
:24:19. > :24:29.about 20 dolphins in front of me! Whilst not what we came here to
:24:29. > :24:34.find, the dolphins are still wonderfully entertaining.
:24:34. > :24:37.I have been trawling up and down this stretch of water for up to six
:24:37. > :24:43.hours now. There is a network of a whole range of people on the look-
:24:43. > :24:48.out for us, there may be more common dolphins and possibly a
:24:48. > :24:53.minky whale. Orca could be here. He could be here feeding as well, but
:24:53. > :24:58.we have to keep scanning. After a few more hours at least we are
:24:58. > :25:08.getting signs that we could be hot on the arca's trail.
:25:08. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:13.Seabirds are everywhere. There are seabirds everywhere.
:25:13. > :25:18.Gannets, razor puffins, a sure-fire sign there is something in the
:25:18. > :25:24.water. Who knows what could be below the surface? It is
:25:24. > :25:30.frustrating. We have been searching for hours and covered a huge area,
:25:30. > :25:34.but there is no hint of a killer whale yet. Let's drop the anchor
:25:34. > :25:40.and get some sleep. Another day searching ahead of us. It is always
:25:40. > :25:49.best to start with a hearty breakfast! We spent last night
:25:49. > :25:54.around the north of Skye. Then we got a tip-off. The orcas were found
:25:54. > :25:58.behind me. Then a phone call suddenly changes
:25:58. > :26:03.our luck. They have taken off right ahead.
:26:03. > :26:08.There is one there! Look at that! Oh, my word! You are never going to
:26:08. > :26:15.believe this. We have just spotted killer whales off the front of the
:26:15. > :26:20.boat! Look at that! It is absolutely huge! What a nail-biter
:26:20. > :26:25.to finish on. That is not all you are getting. More shots of the
:26:25. > :26:30.whales tomorrow when Mike gets even closer, would you believe.
:26:30. > :26:35.Will we find out why there were so many sausages?! All of the
:26:35. > :26:43.questions to be answered tomorrow. Now, then it is time to play this:
:26:43. > :26:47.The Unwanted Christmas Present Game. Now, many of you sent in unwanted
:26:47. > :26:52.Christmas presents. Thank you, but can our two contestants guess what
:26:52. > :26:57.they are? You are playing for the coveted chocolate cookies. They are
:26:57. > :27:04.beautiful. I tried them earlier. I can't stop eating them. So, this is
:27:04. > :27:11.the first one. James Anderson from Milton Keynes. The present was from
:27:11. > :27:16.his 58-year-old auntie Julie, what is it, a oncey, or a tea cosy?
:27:16. > :27:26.looks like he would have a oncey. I don't think it is that. I think it
:27:26. > :27:29.
:27:29. > :27:35.is a Mini Mouse mug? It was! There is the proof. There is the mug. On
:27:35. > :27:44.to the next one. This is Alex, aged 19. What did he receive for
:27:44. > :27:49.Christmas? A shower cap, or a Star Trek lunch box? It is a shower cap?
:27:49. > :27:55.I think it is a lunch box, the way he is holding it.
:27:55. > :28:00.The answer is C it is the Star Trek lunch box. You have won. We can
:28:00. > :28:07.keep going. This is the last one. This is chistie from South Wales in
:28:07. > :28:17.London. She got an unwanted gift, an energy
:28:17. > :28:22.
:28:23. > :28:28.drink, a whole-puncher or a loo- holder? I think it is a Loo- roll
:28:28. > :28:34.holder? It is an energy drink! Sarah, you get the coveted
:28:34. > :28:40.chocolate chip cookies. Well, Rory can have the biscuits
:28:40. > :28:50.but can I have my Tupperware back. Have you enjoyed the show? I have
:28:50. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :28:54.had a lovely time. Well, thank you to all of our