07/09/2017 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker.

Tonight we're joined by two guests who complement

And the other is the Queen of Latin and Strictly's newest judge

who can tell you if you're doing it right.

# I love, I love, I love my calendar girl each and every day of the girl.

# And of the sea, and and the sea #. Please welcome Neil Sedaka and

Shirley Ballas! That was brilliant. Neal, the shock on your face when

you saw yourself. I was 22 but I have not changed a bit! Not a bit.

Shirley knows everything there is to know about dams, how would you rate

yourself out of ten, Neal? Just dancing in general? I loved the

cha-cha, the mambo and the tangle. Right up your street, Shirley. I

love the cha-cha cha. Could you teach me? Absolutely, I could check

and Europe and make sure you are moving your bits and bobs. Have you

heard of the waterbug? This might even be anyone on you, Shirley.

Let's have a look. -- this might be a new one on you. That was my movie

career. That was good! I had a brief movie career, two movies that were

both flops. That was one of them. What did you make of the waterbug,

Shirley? It was interesting, I don't think I've ever seen anything like

that. Wait till next week! Well it's a busy weekend

for the both of you - we'll be talking all things Strictly

later with Shirley, and thankfully Neil,

you'll be sitting down I'll be doing short medley, then add

the Albert Hall on the 18th and then on Sunday at Gateshead, we have

seven cities. Gateshead is a great place to start!

Tonight we'll also be celebrating the British Harvest

and we want to see your crops, so whether it's your combines

Harvesters or you pupil numbers, send in your photos to the usual

address -- your cucumbers. We would share your pictures later.

They may divide opinion when it comes to the landscape -

but there's no denying the power of wind farms.

Last year the UK generated more power from wind than coal.

Kevin Duala has been to see what it takes to keep the green

The world's largest wind turbines. My goodness, look at the size of it.

Just four miles off the coast of Merseyside. 195 metres tall, bigger

than the Clerkin in London. This is a brand-new breed of tall powerful

wind farms, its blades began spinning in the spring providing

clean energy per 250,000 homes. What does it take to keep these turbines

spinning. We are about to find out. 6am at a famous shipyard in

Birkenhead and my date is beginning. HMS Ark Royal was built here. S

there's a new industry now, cutting edge green technology and issue has

been invited to take a first look as they carry out maintenance. There is

my boat taking us out to the wind turbines, so all aboard. It's a

voyage down the River Mersey four Miles out to sea, the field of new

turbines covers 15 square miles and they have already made an impact.

For the first time on a blustery day in June wind farms produced 10% of

our electricity but by 2020 and this should be the norm. And this is the

key to it. Meet Charlie three, a new super wind turbine, so big that a

double-decker bus could fit in the base of each blade. One revolution

of those blades could power your house for 24 hours. As we arrive it

is a pause for maintenance so that means no power generation so these

guys are up against the clock. Former Navy engineer David and

ex-Army electrician Stuart Brown are part of a team of engineers here

seven days a week, weather permitting. Today we are doing the

three months service, they have been running for three months or a little

over so we need to check everything is OK. And not allowed inside for

safety reasons but we've kitted David and Stuart with mini cameras

so we can get an insight and they will keep you up-to-date with

walkie-talkies. First a 30 metre climb just to get onto the

structure. Then tools are winched to the lower deck of the turbines. What

are you working on today. Checking the bulbs in the tower and the

cooling system that it does at the correct temperatures. They need to

work quickly. We are looking for leaks, the cracks. Next they

dismantle the high-pressure cooling system at the heart of the turbine.

Switching this filter will keep the blades turning and the power

flowing. You might like to change the coolant and the air filter on

your car, but this is how you change it on a wind turbine. The UK

produces more wind power at sea than any other nation. The first offshore

wind farms appeared 17 years ago. Now we've got around 30 providing

more than five jiggle watts of power, enough to switch on 5 million

light bulbs. There are plans to double our wind power over the next

three years. The next big offshore project will be 75 miles off the

coast of Yorkshire and will dwarf this field. More than 170 giant wind

turbines, enough to power 1 million homes. As wind farms get bigger and

better, are they any cheaper? Ben Sykes is from Dong energy. When will

the households see the return on what they pay? We are now seeing the

costs tumbling so we will be able to build new power stations to replace

coal and other ageing power stations that will be coming off the system

in the next few years very affordably. Absolutely it is

delivering for UK consumers and generating jobs as well. Dexter

their success comes at a cost to the landscape. In the beginning they

were blocked on the landscape but we are used to them now and they are

doing good job. I could take them or leave them but I think I would

prefer it without them. And Charlie three after 40 minutes work is

complete, Dave and Stuart feel that they are doing a good job. We are

moving towards green energy and it's definitely the way forward. We're

well on the way to cementing our reputation as world leaders in wind

power. Shirley that is your neck of the Woods so it must be a familiar

sight when you go home. Yes, I see it by the Mersey and they have very

straight arms! Ideal for a Strictly judge. We've moved to the piano,

Neil, because we hope that as you talk you will give as the piano. And

attached to my piano. Shirley was very excited that you were going to

be on the show, let's start with her favourite song.

# I hear laughter in the rain # Walking hand in hand with the one

I Love... #. Isn't that lovely!

APPLAUSE Neal Com you are going on this UK

tour but is spent a lot of time in the UK in the 60s. I felt that if

the Beatles came to New York I should return the favour and go to

London! I did a programme in 1961 called Sunday Night At The Palladium

and this is what I blade. And they said is that rock and roll? Although

you did write a song that was inspired by John Lennon. Yes, he was

a good friend and was having trouble getting a green card. I wrote and

recorded a song dedicated to him. # There was a time when strangers

were welcome here... # It was called The Immigrant.

# Music would play, they tell me the days were sweet and clear... #.

Listen to the reaction to that. We had a radio show together, people

usually ask me for favours but no one ever wrote a song for me, he

said. He was touched. We were surprised that you have written

about 800 songs. Not all heads! It doesn't matter, it's the quantity,

not the quality! And you learned by listening to the same three songs.

Being a studying musician I would look at the number one record in all

the countries of the world and I would see what the guitar lick was,

what the drum beat was, what the chorus line was. And I sang

# Oh! Carol, I am but a fool # Darling I love you, though you

treat me cruel... #. What was your first big hit? The

first big one was # I go ape every time I see you

smile... #. Jerry Lee Lewis, eat your heart out!

And a key factor has been Howard Greenfield. We rode many songs

together. You met a very young. I started writing when I was 13, he

was 16, and we wrote one song every day. I was in love with writing. I

won't play the first song because it was terrible.

# My life's devotion is loving you only

# My heart says to you, I'll always be true

# You'll never be lonely #. What was the matter with that! It is

not bad for 13. And now you have grandchildren. Three grandchildren

and they love your songs but they are not happy with the words. They

made me change them to make it a child friendly. So I wrote, waking

up is hard to do, and... Lunch Will Keep Us Together... And they sing

the backing vocals! I have twins, 14, and a boy of eight. Of a

musical? I tried to teach them the piano but No, not really. But they

like lunch. They like lunch. On tour you are not taking an orchestra. I

do it at the piano and it is very personal. I tell the people why and

how I write. And it brings back wonderful memories, people say, I

grew up with this song, I remember who I was dating at this particular

time, music brings it all back. Can you give us a flavour of the show

for the people coming to see you, what do you start with. Calendar

Girl, Sweet Little 16, Laughter In The Rain, That's When The Music

Takes Me... It is amazing how your audience is so receptive, they sing

along. And you are going to play a medley for us later. An abridged

version. And you are 78. Don't make me older than I... Yes, I am! How

are your fingers, we read that you got arthritis. I do but I can still

play! He's fine! APPLAUSE

Is it important to keep playing. The more you play with arthritis, the

better you are. Keep them moving, is it. That's right. When I get up in

the morning it isn't great and I crawled to the shower. You have had

a busy day because I heard you on the Ken Bruce show. You heard the

new song. You do it for the applause and I guess that is why you are

still going. The new song comes out tomorrow at the Internet and it is

on iTunes and my website so I have done my plug for the day.

Whilst Neil takes to the road this weekend, Shirley will be

taking her seat behind the Strictly judges table.

To show us how she got there, Shirley's been back to the streets

where she grew up to introduce us to the people who have been

The Shirley Ballas, and I have been dancing all my life. I'm three times

world Latin American champion, and ten times United States Champion,

but it all started here on the Wirral in Merseyside. I grew up here

on the Leasowe housing estate, and I have come to see my mum, Audrey.

There was my mother, my brother, David, and myself. David was a

rascal, you said. I don't really know how my mother did it, she

raised two children on her own, and we were on welfare. I owe her

everything. It is because of her I am who I am, and all the sacrifices

that she made so that I could dance will forever be in my heart. Growing

up on the Leasowe housing estate was never easy, and people used to say,

once you get on that housing estate, you never get off. I used to live in

a block of flats over there, and then I moved here when I was six or

seven. I used to get everybody in the front yard, all the kids from

the neighbourhood, and line them all up and be doing the cha-cha-cha,

bossing them about. I would be the judge. From a very young age, show

them the steps and then I would be doing the judging! We are now at

Saint chads church where it all started when I was seven years old,

and haven't been back here since I left at 11. I am eating my very

first dance partner, Irene Hamilton, we danced the all girls together

when I was seven years old. Here is a trip down memory lane,

isn't it! Where it all began, when we were little. Many, many years

ago. Still looks the same. Same floor,

great flaw. Going to dancing in the church hall, I remember it was 15p

per class, back then that was a lot of money, and the dance class for me

was an escape, it was just another world, it was like being in Disney,

it was amazing for me. # moon river...

It feels just like it did when we were kids! Same routine, same place!

That's the routine we did as children. I got the girl part, but

she was a better leader than me, I still don't have any leading skills!

I'm still working on them. I got my first lucky break when I was about

11 and I got the opportunity to attend the amazing crown Studios

with Margaret Redmon to be taught by her. It truly felt I'd arrived. What

you remember about me as a young girl? I remember you being very

eager. You always came prepared for your class, and I think actually you

were so easy to teach. OK, sometimes, a little rebellious, but

mainly very, very easy to teach. I could see that you had something

that was going to take you along way in the dancing world. She was my

first competitive coach, and she became a huge influence on my life,

she taught me about life, she gave me confidence and truly made me

believe that any dream I set for myself, it was possible, even if I

came from a council estate. I'm hoping that my mother will come and

watch the first live show, but she, like everybody else in the country,

she wants to watch it from her living room. So what you think about

this next part of the journey? It's a bit nerve-racking, isn't it? But I

think you'll be fine, you'll enjoy it. Do know what is the most

exciting part about Strictly? Enjoying this journey with you,

because without you, there would be no Strictly journey. Thank you.

APPLAUSE And Shirley's mamma is here with you

tonight. She has got a 10 paddle! Enjoy Strictly this weekend. And now

you have got your son into the world of entertainment, and mark, as far

as Dancing With The Stars is concerned, has he won that wise? Yes

Scotland he is going to do Dancing With The Stars over there while I am

doing Strictly over there. And what has he said to you about all of

this? He gave me a little bit of a nudge and said, why don't you try, I

have heard that Lenny is wanting to retire, maybe you could have a go,

maybe you could qualify and enjoy it, and he was the first person I

called one I got the job, and an face time when it opened up, he just

looked and said, you got it, didn't you, mummy? Every day we were

exchanging and sharing. And the people in charge of Strictly

obviously thought that you will more than qualified, because you are not

just going on as a judge, you are head judge, aren't you? So what

pressure comes with that? I don't think it particularly comes with

pressure, because my job is to be as honest as I can, and critiqued

exactly what I'm seeing at the moment and to give people a good

critiques so that they can carry forward each week. And I'm looking

forward to the journey of each person. And do you have a thing, a

thing that really gets you? Craig can't bear thumbs. Craig can't bear

anything! Darcey is very into the arms. And Bruno is into the Passion.

And I'm very much into grounding your weight and the technical aspect

of it, is it your heel or your toe, you're inside edge, how do you pass

your feet? And I love synchronisation because your arms

are as long as your legs, see you have to call would make the upper

half with the lower half and then you have to have chemistry, and then

you have to bring the performance of a lifetime every week. So not much,

really(!) I love ballroom dancing. I love the Argentine tango, and the

Viennese waltz. You are the Latin Queen, that is going to be the thing

for you, isn't it? I started off in the ballroom, I danced with a

gentleman called Nigel Tiffany, the ballroom champion at the time, and

we were in the semifinal, and way back in the Latin, and then I got

spotted by my dance coach who said, I feel you have a flair for Latin,

and I got an opportunity when I was 17 to dance with Sammy Stothard who

taught me all about it. And is it right that you can tell by looking

at somebody within two seconds whether they are going to be any

good at Latin? I can tell when they walk down the stairs. Well, we have

a picture of this year's cast. Without giving anything away, tell

us who do you think might be the king and queen of Latin, just by

lucking. I think they are all kings and Queen's. When I watched them all

walk down the stairs the other day, they all just had a stride in their

step and they came out and they did their little group number and they

were all having so much fun that I was just taken with the moment. So I

think for me, I think they are all kings and queens. We are going to

see some former contestants having a dance, we are not asking you to

judge. This is you! Back in the day when I was a lad. That is

impressive, lovely arm there. And then we are into... Have you

studied, or is that natural? That is very natural! And a bit of passion

going. So you have both done it? That was in Wembley, that particular

show, it was nerve-racking. APPLAUSE

Really enjoyed it, and the contestants this year are in for a

treat, it is such a fantastic show to do. And we are still dancing!

Anyway, it is all good. Good luck with it all. Thank you.

Strictly isn't the only time-honoured tradition

With farmers having worked hard throughout the summer, now

is the time they get to reap their rewards.

Here are some stunning shots of this year's harvest.

I'm Nathan Delecour, and we are harvesting sweetcorn. I am Allie

Capper, and I'm a partner at stocks farm in Worcestershire, we are hops

and apple farmers. That's what we do. I am Colin McGregor from

McGregor farms, and we are harvesting wheat. Harvest is all

about the pressure of did I get it right? Sweetcorn is not sweetcorn

unless it is sweet. We try and pick it on the right day, but within 48

hours, the right day has left the field, so we have got to get the

timing right. To see if you like the fruits of our labour from the year,

it is a good feeling, and then there are other sights and smells, so it

is a very sensory experience, the harvest. It is exciting, there is a

lot happening, it is busy. It is accumulation of year's work. No

harvest, no business. The two machines we are watching harvesting

have over the last any is replaced what would now take probably 250

people to harvest. The worst case in RA, a wheel falls off one of the

machines, and if a wheel falls off one of the other one as well we

would have to go back to hand harvesting techniques, but I hope we

don't have that to content with. The weather is absolutely critical to

harvest. Wet days, it doesn't happen, and the crop deteriorates,

so if it gets wetter, the combines can't harvest it, and the moisture

content is high so that we have to dry it, which is a big expense. The

biggest stress for us when it comes to this time of year is making sure

we have the right people in the right place at the right time. We

don't relax in harvest, it is seven days a week and it is long days.

Farmers love planting seeds. There is immense pride in going shopping

and watching people put something you've produced into their shopping

basket. Fundamentally it is a simple task. Get everybody to eat something

twice. The worst harvest was in 2012, it just kept raining raining,

the crop deteriorated, and we saw the legacy from that of the 23 years

in terms of the yield. If we don't produce enough food in the UK, we

have to import, and that can affect prices for the consumer in the

shops. British hops are special. We grow varieties here in the UK that

can't be successfully grown anywhere else in the world, and it is that

complexity of flavour that gives you the drink ability in the beer, that

makes you want to go back for another glass. At harvest, you hear

the chatter of the crop and you smell the unique aroma as the crop

harvesters move through the crop, you can smell that sweetness. My

wife is good to us all, she brings us a hot meal early evening,

lasagne, shepherds pie, whatever, we have it out in the field, and that

makes a big difference, you can keep going until the small hours.

And here we are in a stuffy studio! Get me back to the fields!

Earlier we asked for pictures of your harvest,

Surely, you have got a lovely one. Barry has grown these onions from

seeds in his garden in Hertfordshire. Good lad, Barry. He

knows his onions. This is Chris with his grandson Harry, and this is

Harry's first trip in the combine. And this is Louis and his giant

courgette. What's the secret! Letters now! What a show it has

been. We are almost done, but not before we hear some music.

Strictly starts on Saturday at 7pm, and Neil begins his

Tomorrow, Fay Ripley will be keeping Matt's seat warm

when the cast of Cold Feet will be here, but we leave you now with Neil

# Strolling along country roads with my baby

# It starts to rain, to pour # I feel the warmth of her hand in

mine # I hear laughter in the rain

# Walking hand-in-hand with the one I love

# How I love the rainy day in a happy way

# I feel inside # Oh, Carole.

# I am but a fool # Darling, I love you

# Though you treat me cruel # You hurt me

# And you make me cry # But if you leave me

# I will surely die. And then I wrote

# Is this the way to Amarillo? # Every night I've been hugging my

pillow # Dreaming dreams of Amarillo

# And sweet Marie who waits for me # Show me the way to Amarillo

# I've been weeping like a willow # Crying over Amarillo

# And sweet Marie who waits for me # And sweet Marie who waits for me

# And sweet Marie who waits... Big finish!

# For me # Sha-la-la...

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