07/04/2016 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show, with Matt Baker...

Anyone who is feeling their age today should stop what they're

That's because Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken will be

And linked to that, we have a task for you at home.

Get someone to film you on a phone - make sure you hold your phone

Get the copy table out of the way like we've done, shoes off. Matt has

got his Christmas socks on, he wasn't expecting this! I have got

Christmas socks on, all right... We want to get as many people in

Britain doing this, filming themselves. Cross your legs and then

sit down without putting your hands on the floor. Now you have to get

back up but without touching anything. Don't use your hands or

anything for support. APPLAUSE

Yes, do it, do what you can. Basically there is a points system

for what limbs you put down. Don't worry if you can't do it, just film

yourself and send them in. It's all to do with how well you are ageing

and possibly how long you might live.

Angela and Chris will tell you why later.

Our guest tonight is a singer who looks like she may have already

And she also has the best hair on the planet!

# "True Colour" - Cyndi Lauper. # "True Colours" - Cyndi Lauper.

The coffee table is back in and Cyndi Lauper is here! That was so

beautiful. Thank you. Yeah, it's a great rendition, a little classical

music. We had an orchestra, why not? Talking of orchestras and musicals,

to add to the long list of achievements you've got, and Olivier

award with Kinky Boots! Matt got one for best actor, we got best new

musical and the costumes of course. On the way in you met a hero of

yours, we believe? My friend George, yes. We're going to go on tour in

the states. It's going to be fun. We were expecting you to say Dame Judi

Dench. I know, oh my God! I'm a big fan of hers, of course. Let me say

now that deep inside I was singing there ain't nothing like a dame,

with a capital D! I watched the sitcom that came over that we

watched on BBC. As Time Goes By. That's right.

England always embraced me and this was the first place that I broke out

of, England. In fact, a lot of people in the state thought I was

English. I said what was it, the accent? I don't know! A lot of

people will be talking about this new album that you've got because

its country music, it's all very exciting. It's kind of classic

country music. Around the time that Elvis kicked the doors down. We will

talk about all of that in a little while.

But first, in North Yorkshire small businesses are complaining about a

new government initiative. So we've sent Dom along to see

if he can help matters. Skipton, a charming market town in

North Yorkshire. But I'm here to sort out a bit of business. It's a

cute looking place but behind-the-scenes, some of the

locals, let's say, can't quite agree on financials. So I'm here to fix a

sit down. It's a cash on the table... I have every intention of

keeping hold of my money. Keep your -- speak your mind kind of job. This

money will go into my business and not their pockets. Have you ever

heard of a business improvement district? Bid, for short. It's where

local shops and companies club together and all agreed to pay a 1%

levy on top of their business rates. The money goes into a pot and can

pay for local business improvements. Anything from extra marketing,

events for tourists, even better street lighting. It's a government

initiative that has been picked up in more than 200 areas, might I say

with a lot of success. But here in Yorkshire, things have turned a

little sour. Car stereo business owner Peter Preston is refusing to

pay ?60 a year into the Bid offers. -- the coffers. We're forced to pay

it, we don't get any say. I think it's just another form of tax. They

have appointed a new Bid manager to the Bid company, who will be on

?32,000 a year. I don't get that wage, my staff don't get that wage,

and yet they want me to pay this money to pay for their wages. They

say they are encouraging tourism to commit a Skipton but we don't see

much of it. Some businesses will benefit and others won't. We don't

get put on the map, we don't get Christmas lights. When you click on

certain areas of the website, there's actually nothing behind it.

What do you do when firms can't agree on business? You organise a

sit down. I've got everyone together for a chinwag and they've brought

their money. More than 90 businesses here have been taken to court for

not paying their Bid money. Including Peter. Can we settle this

amicably? Facing them, Geraldine Thomson, board member of the Skipton

Business Improvement District. It's a way of getting resources together

so that we can do something for the good of the town and keep the town

vibrant. You don't want tumble we roll in down the high street and the

Bid money helps us do that. Geraldine is going to pitch my the

Bids are such a good idea. -- why they are. But will she succeed? It

is about how businesses come together to make sure that we are

popular and successful. Skipton is a popular town. You can tell this is

from the heart, but is it going to be enough to pull it off? It's not

by accident that visitor numbers remain good. Our Bid gives us the

ability to maintain that profile. Geraldine has also agreed to look

again at the panel's grievances. Like not appearing on the town map.

Further meetings are promised, but it's a tough crowd. Excellent

presentation, Geraldine. Very good. I fully agree it's a great place to

live and work. Businesses do pull together to maintain the visitors

that do come to Skipton. This is a very tough decision. I will be

fighting not to pay it in future. I'm not going to change my mind, I

will keep hold of my cash. No, sorry. You must be disappointed. I

am. I can't help but sense that this is something from your heart, it's

not just a job, is it? It's from the heart, it's why I joined. I can't

understand anyone who doesn't see it is about the bigger picture.

Geraldine may be down but she is not out. She says most businesses in the

town back the scheme and she is determined to win the doubters

round. STUDIO

And good luck. So, Cindy, we're talking about this Detour, this new

album you've written. Why country and why now at this point of your

career? I think at this point in my career I can do whatever I want now.

How many times I going to worry, my career will be over! I thought it

was over and then I did what I wanted. But I wanted to work with

Seymour Stein, who was the co-founder of the record company and

in the states that meant the Ramon 's, he signed everyone, even Madonna

was over there. -- the Ramones. I always wanted to be on that record

label and work with this fellow and when we finally got together, he had

this idea of doing these classic country records. These songs that

are very closely linked to R, because in that time, country music

and rhythm and blues were linked. They were stories, they were about

people and they were very soulful. For me, I thought, he sang to me a

lot too and I thought it was charming because nobody sings to me,

I sing the people! He knew all the words to everything. He knew when it

was a hit. He sent me this material and I started to realise I heard it

before and, when I was a kid, when I was really little, when I had a pony

stick and all the cowboy movies were on on Saturday mornings, which

consisted of a lot of sugar candy, cap guns, because you were in... You

know, and... Of course I was Dale Evans because she was very

glamorous! But I think that, you know, as I go forward, I always wind

up realising I am just circling back again because it's the roots of

things that I have sung, I was in a rockabilly band, so it was a joy to

do it. Blue Angel, right? Yes. We have a lovely picture of you in that

band. Wow! I played the old Grey Whistle test here with Blue Angel.

It was an amusing time -- an amazing time because there was so much

coming from here to America, to come here was like the holy Grail, oh my

gosh. Let's have a listen to the title track from the new album.

# My poor old head is a reelin' around

# As I go deep into the funnel of love

You did mention at the start that you are touring in the UK. We will

want to know when it's going to happen and what you're going to be

singing when you're on tour. Is it all to do with Detours or is it old

stuff as well? Tell as there are some of the classics! Of course. But

the old songs are so short, you know what I mean? Not just the classics

but old songs that I haven't done in forever. So I'm excited. I've been

waiting and waiting to play Glastonbury! And what date, at

Glastonbury? I'm here the 21st, the 22nd, 23rd, you know... I will play

around. I'm very excited. The last time I played here and I toured was

the blues record and it was wonderful, really wonderful. Listen,

I love England. They've always accepted me and the music. I broke

out of here first. I told you that. Cyndi's new album, Detour,

is released on May 6th and her UK tour starts on 22nd

June in Birmingham. Now, Cyndi might be looking

remarkably youthful, but do you know what the secret to a young life is?

Angela Rippon's new series promises a definitive guide to staying

younger and healthier for longer. New studies have proved that

exercise is another major way to stay young. As you age, your body

naturally becomes more frail. Exercise counteracts this by

building up muscle. But recent research into which exercise is best

at making us stronger as we age has come up with some surprising

results. To find out more, I've travelled to the centre of Germany.

Scientists here at this university want to discover which of two

physical activities is more effective at keeping frailty at bay.

What they came up with was a programme that involves comparing

the kind of things that you do in a gym... With something which is right

up my street. And that's dancing. Wow! . Chris Van Tulleken, who

presents the programme, is with us now, along with calendula. --

Angela. What was the answer, danced against Jim? It is dance because, as

you will know, if you just working in a gym, you are exercising one

sort of muscles at a time. If you are weightlifting and upper body, on

a rowing machine it is your lower body. Dancing means you are

exercising every bit of your body and it is giving you balance,

flexibility, it is a great core exercise and it is very a Rubik. In

addition, it gives you the petition -- opportunity to use your mind, so

it keeps that active, and it gets endorphins going. Dance is the

complete mind and body exercise. It beats... Are you one of those -- I

am one of those people who hate dancing. Dancing with you was one of

the least worst experiences I have had. My feet are still recovering.

Earlier on, there was this experiment that we do. We determine

how long somebody may live. This has been piloted on 50 to 80 year rolls.

Explain it, because it is basically... Sit-to-rise, which

means crossing your legs and then sitting down with -- without using

any part of your body and standing up afterwards. The doctor on the

team will explain why muscle strength is important. Am I OK for

my tour? You are fine for your tour, darling, don't worry. Come and see

her tour before she dies! The whole point is that it demonstrates how

much flexibility and balance you have got but also the strength in

your muscles. What we demonstrate on the programme is that, the older you

get, unless you keep doing something with exercise, your muscles will

atrophy and shrink. Muscles are important because? Mainly because

you fall over, and that is really bad for you. It is easy to go for a

gentle walk every day, and that is important, but being strong is

massively important. You worry gymnast. You should be able to do

it! Actually, the British championships are on this weekend we

will show you some videos later. As well as this, it is very scientific.

Scientists know more now about ageing than ever before, and you

don't hold back. You go through a test yourself which proves how old

your biological age is as opposed to reality. I did this with a professor

at Kings. He is a friend of mine and he let you down because it turns out

that I am five years older biologically than I am

chronologically. He tested my DNA and he found out I am highly

methylated, which means I am dying quicker than I should be. Angela, I

started the programme with you five or six times older than me. Not

quite, darling, I am 71! By the end of the programme, we were almost the

same age, because you are much biologically younger. So now he

can't be my toy boy. But you can reverse it. You can do things

differently. I think the great thing about the programme is that we deal

with a lot of things that we have always thought were pretty obvious

to do with diet and exercise and lifestyle but there is a lot of

science in it, fun science but a lot of science which demonstrate an

proves what we always thought was right and it goes to show that it

really is right. And we hammer out the specifics. You can't just eat a

handful of walnuts everyday. You have to make a of changes. What,

food, don't go for the cookies? I think being happy is very important.

Oh, come on! Do you love sugar? Oh, yes... But it isn't good for you.

That is a bad answer. Do you have a bit of sugar? A bit, of course, but

we both differ. Towards the end of the second programme, you talk about

the elixir of life and the importance of young blood. In

California, they are taking blood from young people and injected it

into older people. That is like the Huntsman! That is no good! 9pm

tonight, BBC One. While you are waiting for all of those things to

come out of the pharmaceutical industry, what is better is to take

control of your lifestyle yourself. Don't take a child and bleed them

drive. My method is to take responsibility of how you live your

life and there is so much you can do yourself. We will all enjoy watching

the programme. You want to die young but as late as possible. Later, we

will be hearing a performance of some of Cyndi's latest bits from AMC

gospel choir. Before that, Carrie has met another choir who went from

1950s Northern Ireland to sharing a stage with the king. Few people have

heard of James MacCafferty and his choir, The Little Gaelic Singers, a

group of children from Londonderry in Northern Ireland but, in 1956,

they took America by storm. During their four American tours, they

appeared on prestigious TV shows like the Ed Sullivan show, and they

even share a stage with Elvis Presley. I never forget it until the

day I die. The children were screaming outside, did you see

Elvis? Touch her! This year is the 60th anniversary of their exploit so

I've come to their hometown to find out more. On the face of it, 1950s

Derry was not the most obvious place to spawn international superstars.

These days, it is a vibrant, culturally thriving city with a

reputation for musical excellence, as witnessed when it was city of

culture. Back then, it was a different story. What was Derry like

in the 50s? In the 50s, it was really at a very low ebb. The

problem was unemployment. It was that about 20%. Morale was low, the

economy was bad and the outlook wasn't good. James MacCafferty, a

leading musician, was approached by an American promoter came to market

a choir of Irish children to a US audience. James didn't see any

perfect -- personal profit but he was thrilled to be able to promote

his city. Describe him to me. He was immersed in music. He was a genius.

He knew what he wanted and the people around him knew what he

wanted so there was a wonderful harmony about what James MacCafferty

produced. I am going to meet James MacCafferty's eldest daughter. She

was one of the The Little Gaelic Singers and she went on that first

tour of America in 1956, aged ten. What do you remember about America?

I felt very special, being appreciated by so many crammed

audiences on coast-to-coast tours. Who is in this? Bing Crosby. So

jealous! Rosemary Clooney. And your dad. Always smiling. What was it

like meeting Elvis? I will never forget it. He was so beautiful, and

always telling us that he wore a green jacket in our honour. Wow! She

is marking the anniversary of the first little Gaelic tour with a

special performance. I am outside the millennium Forum theatre and I

can't wait to hear what she and her students have installed but I am

also keen to meet some of the original members of The Little

Gaelic Singers. What was it like for you guys going from Derry all the

way to America? Size of the buildings! Be told this building we

have seen was the Guildhall, and you can imagine what that was like

compared to the skyscrapers. And the neon lights, it was like Christmas

all the time. Fantastic! From 1956 to 1962, The Little Gaelic Singers

went on four coast-to-coast American tours, selling out venues and

meeting the biggest stars. I can't help but think that, beyond the

glamour, there is a deeper story, that of James MacCafferty's desire

to leave behind a musical legacy. Without a doubt, James MacCafferty

left the ground work for the talent we have in this city today. He

brought a professional touch. Thank you, Carrie. Just time to show

some of the videos you have sent in you attempting to do the sit-to-rise

test. Let's have a look. Matt did it brilliantly earlier. First, Julia.

She sent in a video of her daughter, Jamie, successfully standing. As we

got this? Oh, good. No signs of boldness. This is an important

point. It depends how old you are when you are doing the test. Of

course. But if you can't do it under the age of 50, you are in bad shape.

It is great. Under the age of 50? By then, your muscles will attribute if

you can't. This is Nigel from south Wales. He is 21. He wishes he was!

He wobbled. This is Sally, sent in by Glynn. Go on, Sally! Come on,

Sally, you can do it! There is a rock, here it comes, this is it! She

is exhausting herself. Get your shoes off. With her knees! That is

two points, because she used her knees. This is Jack and his dog

doing it flawlessly in Essex. The dog does it better! Go on, dog! That

is a point off. There, he has got it! That is all for this evening.

Cyndi's album, Detour, is reached on maybe six and she is on tour in

June. Jeremy Vine and I will be here tomorrow and we can't end the show

without hearing some Cyndi Lauper classics. Here to play us out is the

amazing ACM gospel choir with a Cyndi lately -- Cyndi medley.

# I see your true colours shining through

# I see your true colours And that's why I love you

# So don't be afraid to let them show

# If you're lost you can look and you will find me

# If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting

# If you're lost you can look and you will find me

# If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting