07/09/2012 The One Show

They are already at it. Hello friends, welcome to The One Show.

Tonight we will be unveiling one of the big stars of Strictly Come

Dancing 2012, Tom Jones. Tom, it's not you. Rob Brydon.

no, not me. No, it's not you. But it is the person sat in that

glitter ball chair. That is the right shot, we are

supposed to be not revealing him. They look like a man's legs to me,

so it's definitely a him. haven't been asked to do it, have

you? I have been asked to do it, but it is a medical impossibility

for me. Have you had the request? Yes. You should do it Rob. You are

very Welsh tonight. Tom you should do it as well. Can you dance, Tom?

Tom Jones. Well, yes, but I think it's too, it's hard work, isn't it.

Tom is a very natural, senseual mover, but when it comes to actual

dancing, that is a whole different thing. We can give you another clue

to our secret strictly star. He has this many children. We can confirm

they had twins and recently had their first day at school. Like

these these quauds from China! Their parents shaved their heads so

the teachers would know which one is which. That's not on. They look

happy happy in the picture. They are unlikely to forget their first

day at school. Do you remember yours?

My first day at school, it is a long time ago. I remember kicking

my teacher because I wanted to go home. New dress, new shoes.

smells and the excitement. Fantastic. I remember my first day

at school, 1991. I had a new school and a new teacher. She was a very

firm, strict lady. My mum wanted to know if she could put my tie on

elastic because I couldn't tie a tie, being only seven-years-old.

Her answer was no, most certainly not. We are expect the children to

be independent here at this school. My first day at school was an

unusual one. The time was September 1940, war had been in progress. We

are told to assemble outside the St George Monarch's grammar school. We

were being evacuated. We went by train to Herefordshire. It was so

unusual for us to be in the countryside, having been townies in

the East End of London and we found we had a much more freedom than you

would have done in town. My first day was in 1968. We had fish at

lunch-time, always had school dinners, and I got a bone stuck in

my throat. To this day I don't eat fish because of that. The

headmistress lived in the house attached to the school, and so she

took me round and gave me chocolate cake to make it better. Can you

remember yours? Not the first day. I can't remember many of the days.

Not surprising. Let's talk about your new album,

Spirit In The Room. A mixture of classics, a lot 6 covers but a few

originals as well. Yes. We tried to do an album of songs that were

written by song writers that I like. You have done so many albums. Do

you have to have a meeting with pals or colleagues and say what are

we going to do on this one. Yes, it all depends who is producing it.

Now it is Ethan Jones, so he did Spirit In The Room. We get together

and talk about what songs, but sometimes we take it one at a time.

We can record a couple and then think about what is going to be

three and try things out. Still fun, always fun? Always. All the reviews

are positive. Yes. Don't sound so surprised. You know what I mean,

Tom. We are going to ask Rob whether you could review the album.

Five stars. I am a massive fan of Tom's. I love this. It is all

stripped back. It is softer. There is a Paul McCartney song called I

Want To go Home. He sings it softly. It is fantastic. I am not just

saying that because he is here. are going to play a bit of the

Leonard Cohen song. I like Leonard Cohen so there was, we listened to

what he had written and when I really listened to that, I thought

this song could be about me. Because it opens up, my friends are

gone and my hair is grey. Your friends are still here. It talks

about having the gift of a voice. Yes, a line is I was born like this,

a born with a gift of a golden voice. He's talked the clip we are

going to play. # I was born like this, I had no

choice # I was born with a gift of a

golden voice # And 27 angels from the great

beyond # They tied me to the stage right

here in the Tower of Song. Very stark. Is that why you chose

that stark set? Exactly, we tried to do the video that would go with

the song. To try and capture it as best we could. It's beautiful.

think it looks good. It sounds great to start with and I think it

looks great as well. Rob, you are not here as Tom's side kick. We

will talk about your play later on. But you do do an impression of Tom.

All based on the cough. I don't don't like to do it. Oh, please.

It's basically, the cough and also just the way he talks, because he

always pauses and he puts an odd stress on on words. Where there is

no need. There is always an need. It's phrasing. That's right. What

we thought we would do, we would see whether the secret Strictly

star, he's still here, are you sure that is the right camera shot.

We thought whether he he could guess which someone the real Tom

Jones. Purely from the cough. Are you ready secret Strictly star.

Number one, we will have your cough first And number 2. (They cough.

Is it number or one or two? One. -- 2.

I hope his dancing is better than his cough impression.

His cough recognition was very disappointing. You could be a

double act. Here is a bit of special online

promo. There is a Spirit In The Room. Does

the letter G -- forget that, the letter H, no, J, the letter J

Jessie J She is still alive Tom. A white suit, sideburns, dark hair,

big collar, shaky leg. Elvis Presley, we were big friends, we

used to sing together, gospel songs, we used to do amazing grace.

Let me stop you there, he doesn't want you to sing, he has two

messages. He says, stop the name dropping, and take something for

What did you think of Tom's comic acting? Fantastic. You have done

stuff, it is silly to say what you think about t you have done stuff

with Peter sell ask, Bob Hope, you have worked with everybody. In all

sorts of sketches. Yes, exactly. Are you doing it on purpose?

When did you start with the clearing of the throat.

#Colour#Blue It is my chest. Being a fan I would watch interviews and

stuff and we are both from South Wales, but I would always notice

the cough. Did you notice it before he pointed it out to the whole

world? Not really! It is very important to clear your

throat, to cough, because if you don't, you wreck your vocal chords.

Someone told me that. You never do what you do. It's worked for you.

We're all right. With two days to go the British

Paralympians have smashed their medal targets. Let's have a round

of applause for that. Joe Crowley met one young man who

had had enough. 16-year-old Joel Connor-Saunders

has cerebral palsy. Despite wanting to be involved in sport he found

himself sidelined from most PE activities at school. I went to the

first basketball lesson of the year and the teacher said, no, we can't

have you, you can't run round with the able-bodied kids. Not only are

you at risk, but they are at risk because you are in a wheelchair.

Joel's PE teacher is Toby. There wasn't an inclusion policy. We are

very much isolated from PE because of health and safety reasons, can't

have a chair in a sports hall when we have 30 students there. I used

to get upset about it. I really wanted to join in and I wanted to

teach sport when I am olding and get into sport. Frustrated by the

lack of access at school, Joel attend add scheme called Playground

to Podium, set up after Britain was awarded the Olympics to enable

disabled people to try out sports and identify future stars. Joel was

immediately identified as being a natural in wheelchair basketball.

We have been lucky to have great children come through in the last

three years. Joel, to name one, but right at the start we saw Amy

Conroy and Jessica apple gate and they are doing well at the

Paralympics. Joel plays at Norwich low riders who practise here at

eastern college. Although he was playing and coaching through

Playground to Podium, in school he was still on the side lines. He was

determined to use his new skils to teachers that there were ways to

get involved in sport in school. sat down with the head of PE and

head of the school, told them how I felt and told them that it wasn't

really good enough. One thing which Joel learned from his coach

something that there is a way for wheelchair users and able-bodied

people to play together, inclusive zone basketball. Two separate

playing zones on the court, so both groups integrate but never clash.

Joel is at the forefront and he has better better knowledge than all of

us. We are big enough to say let's use his knowledge and try things

out. Some things have been brilliant, some things haven't

worked very well. We are far from perfect. But we are getting there.

Joel has also come up with ways to adapt badminton, table tennis and

volley ball into the lessons. What do these first time players of

inclusive zone basketball make of it Everyone gets the ball, it works

perfectly. #Colour#Blue It is my first time playing it, and I

preferred it, everyone seemed like they enjoyed it. The play ground to

podium scheme was only planned to last four years and this is its

final year. How can we be sure we still have world class Paralympians

in 2016. It is going to be a lot harder for people who want to be

involved in sport. All the doors that were opened for me aren't

going to be there for people coming through at that age now. Peter

White the BBC correspondent says if the legacy is to last the

government must put its money where its mouth is. It takes money, there

is no way round that. There are some extra costs with disability,

but I don't think they are that great. I think really what the

Government has to do is to create the interest and you also need the

support if it is going to be in schools, of teachers who are

prepared to give their time and you need people who have the knowledge

to give the support, although this has been a hugely successful

Paralympics, I would be sceptical about how much effect you would see

in a year's time. Regardless of funding, Joel is

confident about his ambitions. would like to go on and play at

high level, maybe in a Paralympics one day. Eventually what I really

want to do is coach my own club and let kids experience what I

experienced, because I know the feeling of it, and I want to pass

that on. Top boy. Good luck to Joel. You've

got to be proud of him. Rob, you are about to make your

West End debut in the Harold pinter theatre. Yes, this is news to me!

The play is a classic, chorus of disapproval. Can you summarise the

plot for us. Yes, I can Alex. It is a comedy, about an amateur op ratic

society, putting on a from duction of the beggars opera. I play the

director,, he is a Welsh guy, very highly strung and passionate and

angry. Then this new chap comes and joins the society, and he works his

way up the parts, to bigger parts and ends up having relationships

with almost all the women in the cast, including my wife, played by

the lovely Ashley Jensen, and it is funny but there is a lot of heart

and anguish in there. It is a brilliant play. I would say that

wouldn't I, but it really is. are a mad character, which must ab

lot of fun to play. It is fun but you have to go, here we g because

it is spwens. He gets angry, loses his temper and gets emotional and

he is crying. I was saying to Tom, I sing this Welsh song, all through

the nights, so I have had to learn it in Welsh. I don't speak Welsh.

To an English person it sounds like you probably will speak Welsh.

lot of us don't. I am aware of that. Because I am obviously stupid,...

You are not stupid, you are slow, there is a difference. I would say

from your staunchness, I would say he is from the valleys, that boy

would speak Welsh. You were saying earlier, so much speech in it and

so much anger, it's affecting you. I have a bit of a throat, so I have

to be careful. Think I better dance now!

You have to be careful and up to rest it. We were going to ask this

question about the fact, it is a professional production, it is in

the West End, about an am dram production, it must be fun or is it

easier to - but you are not part of the acting in the am dram. Yes but

he has been an actor. He says "I was in the business for some years,

acting in those days. And a bit of stage management"

"He says all over, a lot of it in Minehead ". He is a frustrated

actor and gets cross with the actors on the stage if they are not

giving it enough. It is a lovely role to play. Is the beard for the

role? Yes, I wanted to look a bit different, so when people came,

they didn't feel they were looking at uncle Britain or the -- uncle

Bryn. I thought it was quite artistic. Trevor is directing it,

he has a beautiful beard. I thought it would be nice for the part.

is a great excuse to grow a beard, which is fun. I am getting a lot of

abuse about it on twitter. You can say it is for the part. It's lovely

to be able to say, it's not me. you happy with the way your beard

turned out. I love feeling it. you learned how to trim?

growing it and growing it and before we open we will see what we

are going to do with it. It is much more wiry than I was expecting here.

Here is lovely and soft. Could be a submariners beard. Shall we leave

berds and move on. Shall we have another hint at the

Can I have a guess? Is it Jimmy Somerville? I didn't think toffs.

You know who it is. Of course I do. Tom, clear your throat please.

Can you finish this line. You sing it. You sang it in rehearsal.

# Wherever I Lay My Hat... Is my home.

That didn't go quite to plan. Of sno I don't want to be pedantic.

That wasn't career. It's Wherever I Lay My Hat that's my home. I only

know Paul young. It was a huge hit for him. Paul doesn't sing like

that. He does sing like that. Wherever I Lay My Hat was recorded

by Marvin Gaye in the '60s. It was only ever released as a B side in

the UK and was never a hit. But it was the version more than 20 years

later by Paul young that really captured people's hearts and stayed

# Wherever I Lay My Hat that's my home. Paul young had just been

signed as a solo performer. Hirst first two singles were released

without success. This major hit broke him as a star.

This iconic bass line was recorded by the guitarist Pino. He started

playing electric guitar at the age of 14. Talk to me about the Paul

young sessions. Did they say to you... It was just something I

heard in my head, when they suggested something for the intro

and I had an idea to play this mellow di. -- Melody. That's the

sound of that song. I left the studio and wondered if I would hear

it on the album or if it would make it on the album. The next stage of

mixing and mastering was done by Laurie Latham It's quite emotive to

hear it again, it is like a duet between the bass and the voice I

think. I love the way it works together, those held notes. Just

single notes, so much beauty and sustain to them. He starts replying

# Wherever I Lay My Hat, that's my home

I was never totally convinced it was a single, this track. We didn't

know what to do with it and then Pino arrived and that all changed

really. Once you find that magical ingredient and the way it evolved,

it turned out to be the bass. next time I heard it was on the

radio. I heard that intro and I felt really embarrassed. Because it

was out there in the front and I thought it sounds out of tune. All

musicians are the same, we all think we are rubbish. So self-

critical. I remember being really nervous. I thought everyone is

going to hear that, I will never get any other gigs. What impact did

playing on this record on your career? It had a huge impact and

led to a lot of people asking me to play that kind of thing on their

songs. Immediately after that record I got a call from Pink Floyd,

and then Elton John, Pete Townshend, lots of amazing artists. It was a

roller coaster ride. Without that opening bass line, it may just have

become another 80s song. But one producer's brave choice kick-

started kick-started one of the most sought after sessions in the

world. When it's good it's always clever.

Yes. What are you talking about? So charismatic. That building society

line makes that song. That's what the film was about.

Another Welshman. How about our seek rot Strictly star. Time to

reveal him. Five, four, three, two, Irish, Welsh, still on my own!

Congratulations, really good news. How does it feel? It feels strange.

I am excited, scared to death, but most of my dancing career was spent

sitting on a stool in Westlife. are very good at moving from a

stool to standing, during a key change and then standing still.

perfected that. The trick was for all of us to do it at the same time.

You would be looking down the line. Let's see a fantastic key change,

standing up from the stool. # You raise me up to more than I

can be # You raise me up

That was fantastic. You are going to have a brilliant time. Have you

tried any of the cos costumes on? We are there last week and met the

contestants and the wardrobe girls who had plenty of fun putting stuff

on us. They made us put on the sequin vest with no material. I