07/03/2012 The One Show

Welcome to The One Show with Louise Minchin tonight, because Alex has

completely lost her voice. She did her best to get through yesterday,

but today, nothing. She texted me to tell me, she couldn't speak.

well soon, hope you feel better. You would not believe this. We had

this letter. Yesterday committee introduced Michael Ball as

everyone's favourite musical star. Although he is a great performer,

you cannot say he is everybody's favourite. Other stars are equally

admired and even better looking. And who is that from? Mr p Conley.

Is that Brian Conley? Does he Yes, I wrote that. Unbeknown to me,

I didn't know, you are also a lovely. You have tread the boards.

Have you ever been Edna? No. You are a very convincing Edna, as we

can see here. You make a lovely pair. I have less tunes than

Michael, but let's not go there. Who is prettier? I think it is

obvious. You wanted me on the sofa sitting next to you, you gave Alex

the bad throat, I know. You are so unrecognisable. That is me on the

left, yeah. It was fun. I think I am better looking, Michael did have

a bigger breasts, but let's not go there, let's move on. We will find

out about your new role shortly. Next month will mark 100 years

since the most famous ship in the world made its doomed maiden voyage.

Lucy Siegle is on the very spot where the Titanic was built and it

looks very different today. Yes, it does. Amazing to think that 100

years ago, the Titanic was in a dock over there. Since then, there

has been an amazing regeneration of that has gone on here. Later on, we

will see a fantastic new exhibition centre. We will also find out what

is going to be in there. What inspired the design. And we are

going to meet some people who have a very special connection to the

Titanic. BBC Northern Ireland has made a series of short films about

30 items related to the Titanic, When I was 15, we moved house, and

my father came across this little piece of metal, which he said was a

blai, a piece of steel plunged out to make way for the Red Ed. It is a

solid thing. He said it is our family's peace of the Titanic.

There were about -- around 3 million rivets holding it together.

I think of the men who had put heart and soul into building that

ship. Grandad was a wiry little man whom I loved dearly. He kept the

blai as hard evidence of his part in building the most famous ship in

the world. They are fascinating stories, we

will show another later. In the days of the Titanic, Priscilla's

grandad would have passed on his guilt to the younger generation of

boat builders. With youth unemployment at a 25 year high,

Alison has met one businessman who believes the old-school approach of

learning on the job is the answer. He is using �2 million of his own

money to prove it. With youth unemployment in Scotland

at its highest for a generation, demands for urgent government

action are growing. Every year, more people come out of schools,

the figures are only going to rise. There is not enough being done to

sort it. The only way the government will listen is if we

stand up for ourselves and take to the streets. One wealthy

businessman from Glasgow believes the way to tackle Scottish youth

unemployment is through apprenticeships. He is so convinced

that he is investing �2 million of his own money to fund them.

Born and raised in one of the Tuffers parts of Glasgow, multi-

millionaire Willie hockey started out as an apprenticeship want a

refrigeration engineer. His management company employs over

10,500 people. I realised from the boardroom that you could see where

I was born, you could see the school where I was educated in, my

church, St Francis, and Celtic Park. All have played a big part in my

life. Did you ever imagine that you would be in a situation like the

one new line today? Not for a moment. I always had ambitions to

do my own thing but never did I think it would grow to this size.

It was tough but it was the same for everyone. You thought you were

as poor as the next guy. It was a great education, the school of hard

knocks. It has help me in my business life. Disturbed by news

reports of 88,016 to 24 year-olds out of work in Scotland, we decided

people like him had a responsibility to act. -- 88,000,

16-24 year-olds. I feel if we don't do something, it would jump up to

bite everyone in the next 10 or 15 years. I believe the Archbishop of

Canterbury said if we don't do something, the riots in the summer

will look like a picnic and I totally agree. Critics might say

that apprenticeships are cheap Labour, what would you say? If you

want to talk about cheap Labour, some of these schemes that have

been muted at the moment, that is certainly cheap Labour. I would not

encourage any of my companies to get involved in any of these

schemes and I believe it is verging on slave Labour. The government

said it is committed to giving people the experience of a working

environment and the habits of working with other people. So far,

34,000 people have been through their eight-week work experience

programme, and some of those taking part have been offered permanent

jobs at the end. On Willie's traditional-style apprenticeships,

young people are paid a wage which increases regularly as they gain

qualifications. In the mid- 1960s there were 240,000 traditional

apprenticeships. As Britain's manufacturing base declined, this

fell to 53,000 by 1990. We's �2 million will fund 75 apprentices to

be taken on at his company. The other 25 will be taken on by small

businesses, with him providing �20,000 of funding for each of them.

Two plastic brackets screwed into the ground... 21-year-old Paul

Morris from Easterhouse is in a plumbing apprenticeship at his

company. It is one of the biggest opportunities I have had. For me,

it is a job for life. It is a company that is growing, getting

bigger and bigger. IUD guaranteeing him a job at the end of it? -- are

you guaranteeing him? I would like to think we are in a position where

99% of the boys and girls we take a more have employment. What would

you say to people who might suggest that putting all this money in is

just a nice way to raise the PR and the profile of your company? In 27

years in business, I have never spent a penny in PR. If people

think that... If I can get 10 kids all 100 kids off the unemployment,

I don't really care what they think. I like his style.

You have two daughters. Be worried about what they will do when they

leave school? -- do you worry about? I think every parent does. I

think work experience is one of the greatest things, getting your hands

dirty and getting in at the grassroots, learning a bit of life

experience. I am all for that. I think it is wonderful and that

gentleman deserves a knighthood. Your youngest is following you,

isn't she? Do you have your own little apprenticeship at home?

does bits in the pantomime. She does a joke. She comes on with a

ferry and presents a little gift to the small child. And I say, what is

your name? She says, Lucy. I say, how old are you? She says nine and

three quarters. I say, have we met before? She says, no, daddy. It

brings the house down! If they are into it... I am never going to

knock her for it. I have enjoyed it. You have never had another job?

have never had a proper job. I was never any good at anything else. I

always say I was born to sing and everything else, I learned. The

comedy came a bit later on. Like my father I had a strong singing voice.

Everything stemmed from that. your new role, Fagin. So I can't

wait! You start 3rd April. At one of the greatest theatres in the

country, the Birmingham Hippodrome. I am there for about a month. Neil

Morrissey is in it at the moment, doing a fine job and I am taking

over, until November 3rd. I cannot wait. It is without a doubt, one of

the greatest British musicals ever written by the legendary Lionel...

I think Charles Dickens had something to do with it! But it is

all there. It is a great strong part, a lot of comedy, great songs.

You wanted to be in all other from a young age, you didn't get the

role first time around, digit -- wanted to be in Oliver. I went to

stage school. Roy had was doing it in town. Playing Fagin. I would

often get asked to go along to these auditions because I had a

strong singing voice. I am about 12, the teacher comes in, she says,

they have auditions for Oliver this week. She said, you can't go. I

said, why? She said, because you are fat. You can't have a fat kid

singing Food, glorious food. It is not going to work. I could have up

for God knows what these days. Some great actors have played the

role. It is hard to pick them out. We have Griff Rhys Jones. Omid

Djalili. Bottom left... Rowan Atkinson. In the film, they really

wanted Peter Sellers. Dick Van Dyke. Can you imagine that? Peter O'Toole.

Finally, they went with Ron. He wasn't a huge star. The thank God

they went for that gamble. Shall we have a look at you as well?

dear. That is lovely. That is me without make-up. How long does it

take to put on? About an hour, there is a bald wig. There is a lot

to it. You can hide behind that and let the characters speak for itself.

It is a huge production. 57 people in the cast. That is not including

a big orchestra. I am really delighted to be a part of it.

you going to be scary? I think I might be, I might be a bit dark.

You have got to, haven't you, my dear? Lovely to meet you, thank you

very much. We are going to go back to Lucy Siegle who is at the

Belfast docks in front of an extraordinary building. Yes. From

these varied docks on 2nd April, 1912 at 8pm, the Titanic set sail

for Southampton and onwards to that eventual destiny in the middle of

the Atlantic on 15th April. One of the centrepieces is Titanic Belfast,

an amazing building and the architect is here with me.

Congratulations on the building, what inspired the design?

inspiration is taken from the historical setting where the

Titanic was born. It is a sculptural form made up of four

aluminium hulls reminiscent of the structures we would have seen in

Belfast. Is it true that it is as tall as the Titanic? It is.

that is no accident, I imagine? is not an accident. Thank you. Tim

Husbands, you are the chief executive. Can you give us a

flavour of what will be in the exhibition? We have a world-class

tourist the exhibition and we will take you on an amazing journey

which will go from the launch, to the journey and the fateful landing.

On top of that, we have an amazing grand ballroom, which has a replica

staircase so you can get the Alan Tate moment, and weddings are

coming out of nowhere -- the Leo and Kate moment. It cost �97

million, it was a public sector private sector partnership. It is a

simple ambition and confidence and Belfast getting back and retracing

its heritage -- a symbol of ambition and confidence. Thank you,

it is beautiful. I will be back to talk to some people who have deep,

personal relationships with the Titanic. Thank you, and it is

stunning. It is beautiful. Without a doubt. It is amazing. I visited

the exhibition in Vegas last year. Spectacular. They had 300 artifacts

and you get a little ticket with a character's name, a real person's

name and you find out if they survived. I think in Belfast, it is

regenerating the area, everyone has to go and see it, it will be so

spectacular. Did you survive? didn't. Gosh. On that note... The

Titanic is also going to be a huge media event with books, programmes

and films coming out. Later this month, Downton Abbey created Julian

Fellowes is bringing his four part mini-series to ITV. That looks

convincing. Can't wait to see that. The James Cameron movie will be

released in cinemas in 3D on six You have head the proverb the early

bird catches the worm. Mike Dilger thinks it should be "the early owl

catches the vole". All will become clear!

Many of our British owls come out under the cover of darkness, which

makes spotting one and almost impossible task. If you are lucky,

the only time you will catch a glimpse is when one flashes through

the headlights, but a short-eared owl is a real shot off and his

tendency to fly in a day makes for a wonderful spectacle. They

preferred to breed in the wild wetlands and remote coastal marshes

of northern Britain and Europe, but every winter they had to milder

climes in the south, like here in the shadows of the Severn Bridge in

south Gloucestershire. See him just one owl is special enough but up to

three have been seen up and down here -- seeing just one. And it has

not always been a owl hot spot. In April 2001, the foot-and-mouth

epidemic sadly wiped out all of the sheep on the village farm. What has

been left behind is this rough grassland, perfect habitat for the

owl's favourite food. Rodents. For this man from Bath University is

using some traps to prove it. does not seem heavy enough. We will

see... Yes, we have! It is a vole. And this habitat is spot on for

them. Perfect. It is an grazed land. There is lots of grass, plenty of

room to make little pathways to feed and to run with a certain

amount of protection from the owl. And it is perfect short-eared owl

food. Perfect! Ian has laid down 43 humane traps in the hunting ground,

to see just how abundant the mice and voles will be. It is a

beautiful wood mouse! Small mammals are usually nocturnal but in the

winter, food becomes guess so they must forage night and day, and it

is believed that is why the short- eared owl comes out in the daylight.

To take advantage of the easy pickings. By the end, we caught two

wood mice and afield vol. A good sign. -- a field vole. That is not

bad for one night. With plenty on the owl's menu, I am hoping the

short-eared owl will come out to hunt and it seems I am not the only

one who has come to see the owls in daylight. It has been showing at

about 9am, half-past nine. You have never seen one? No, this is why we

are here. Lunchtime, 2:30pm. would love to be there. Right up

until 4:30pm, until it gets dark. Any time of the day, really!

sure enough, at 2pm in the How beautiful is that! Look at its

long wings, flat face, it almost flies like an incredibly elegant

butterfly. The look enormous because of their wings, but the

interesting thing is for their body and wait, it is no larger than a

tawny owl, but they have short, stubby wings, so they can get

between all of the trees, but here, their long wings on -- are not an

impediment because there is nothing for them to bump into. It is flying

a couple of metres above the grass, constantly searching for a vole.

Look at that! By hunting in the daylight, this owl is able to make

the most of the mice and voles that scurry around on bleak winter days,

and like most wildlife, they remain hidden in the coldest days of the

year. The short-eared owl will stay here all winter until they head

back to the Continent to breed next spring.

He never fails! Mike Dilger's owl account is second to none!

If you want to play Fagin, you have to learn how to pick a pocket or

two. Yes. We will have a bit of fun and we

thought we were teaching. We tried He wasn't a security guard! He was

in fact ATOC stage pickpocket, Lee Thompson! -- ATOC stage Eugene

It makes you paranoid. I have that effect on people! Brian is the

perfect person not to be pickpocket did! I asked if he had his phone

and wallet. He said, I ain't got nothing! Oyster Card? I thought,

why is he asking me for my Oyster Card, it is the One Show! I was in

Circque De Soleil before, I was a stage pickpocket. I had literally

five seconds. But he was so sprightly and fit... The only thing

you could have taken was the microphone. The we needed that

obviously. Do you fancy having a go with me?

Super! Stand up. You will be perfect actually because I can see

that you have got stuff in your pockets, fantastic. You look like

you work out. Do you work out? have quite an active lifestyle, yes.

Brilliant. You are wearing a watch, in fact I would not be able to get

that, it would be quite hard, but you have other stuff in your

pockets and things like that. That will be quite tricky to do. You

need to relax a little bit. If you turn around for me. Actually...

That is my earpiece. OK. But I also got your tyre.

APPLAUSE. The that is good! Admittedly it was very hard. I have

also got your wallet. From your back pocket. Do you know how long

it took me to do that? You have got my watch!? That was tricky. It is

expensive. I am sure I had that on a second ago. Thank you. And I give

it all back! I am a good pickpocket because I give everything back.

you ever see him, just remember. Big thanks to the multi-millionaire,

Lee Thompson! And we have been at the Belfast

Docks at the new Titanic quarter. I am quite shaken by that! Before we

go back, we promised you another It is a very special key, and to

think that it actually opened doors on board the Titanic. Samuel was a

seaman since he was 15. He was in charge of trimming the lamps. As

the Titanic was going down, he got out of bed and put on his coat,

which had all of his keys in the pockets. Captain Smith asked him to

go and insure that there will lights on all of the lifeboats. He

stayed at his post until the very end and when he realised finally

that there was no hope, he climbed down the side of the ship and swam

to the lifeboat number four, and that is what saved his life. It is

a lovely idea. A History Of The Titanic In 30 Pieces can be seen

from Monday on BBC Northern Ireland, and the rest of us can catch it on

the eye play. Let's go back to Belfast.

I am now on the deck of the SS Nomadic, the ship that is stored

here. You can hear behind me the City of Belfast School of Music

Keantarco String Quartet. They are playing a very apt piece of music.

Christopher Ward, you are the author of "And The Band Played On".

What is the connection with the Titanic? The band are playing their

him that the band played when all hope was gone, when the last

lifeboat had been lowered, and they played that to comfort the

passengers to were about to die. is incredibly moving. You also have

a personal connection. My mother's father played the violin in the

orchestra. He was only 21. It was his lucky break to get a job on the

maiden voyage of the Titanic but of course, he died along with so many

others. You also have a connection with one of the instruments. Yes,

he was playing a instrument very much like that one, which was

played by his father. I managed to secure it at an auction about six

months ago. I am very pleased that you have got it. Thank you. Susan

Miller, you do tours of the Titanic Belfast. My great grandfather,

Tommy Miller, helped to build it in the shipyard and then sailed in her

as a debt Engineer. Before he left, he gave my grandfather two pennies.

He said, don't spend them until we come back. We still have them. In a

put I will be in the Atlantic, at the place where the Titanic sank.

It is a great way to pay tribute to my great grandfather 100 years

later. Paul Louden Brown, you are a Titanic expert. Thank you! What is

the connection between the Titanic and this ship? This is for first

and second class passengers that was taken from Cherbourg to the

Titanic, and it is the last floating link. And we are standing

on it! If you can still feel your fingers, what is in your pocket?

This bad belonged to one of the crewmen on board the Titanic --

badge. That is absolutely amazing. A little bit of history there.

Thank you so much. It really is quite incredible to be here. Just

to think that 100 years ago, the Titanic was sitting in that Doc,

now behind that extraordinary building.

Thank goodness the rain cleared. It has been a worrying day! The

Titanic story is not just confined to Belfast. Towns and cities all

over the UK will be having their Liverpool, Southampton, Cork, Stoke,

I am just a moment away! It is such an interesting story. Such a sad

story. And such a beautiful building as well. It will do so

well. In 2008, you said you had given up TV. I want to tell you

that I miss you on TV. I can't ballroom dance, I can't I skate and

I have nothing of interest in my attic! They have asked me. But I

have always been busy. They asked me to do strictly. We have just got