:00:17. > :00:18.Hello and welcome to The One Show with Alex Jones
:00:19. > :00:24.Coming up on tonight's show, Angela's here to tell us
:00:25. > :00:26.about an identity scam that almost led to one man losing
:00:27. > :00:33.Also here tonight is Professor Steve Peters -
:00:34. > :00:36.he's the best selling author and psychiatrist who made his name
:00:37. > :00:41.helping some of our biggest sporting stars improve their performance.
:00:42. > :00:45.Tonight, Steve's talking about stress and how to manage it.
:00:46. > :00:50.And nothing soothes the mind like a bit of classical music -
:00:51. > :00:53.so who better to tell us about this year's BBC Proms than
:00:54. > :00:55.a woman we should all be calling Auntie Crumb.
:00:56. > :01:07.Katie, where does Auntie Crumb come from?
:01:08. > :01:14.I blame my naughty Big Brother, it's always the brother's fault. He
:01:15. > :01:20.called it me when I was little and it has stuck and clearly it is no
:01:21. > :01:28.secret any more! Favourite biscuit? Custard cream that OK, all right. I
:01:29. > :01:29.wasn't expecting that. What were you expecting? Hobnob.
:01:30. > :01:32.Well, we look forward to hearing all about this year's BBC
:01:33. > :01:37.It's not all about biscuits this evening.
:01:38. > :01:40.No, it's said that 1 in 6 of us will have experienced a common
:01:41. > :01:42.mental health problem in the last week alone.
:01:43. > :01:44.We sent Esther to Hampshire with one question -
:01:45. > :01:55.There's been a lot of talk recently about mental health issues, but how
:01:56. > :01:59.much are we actually able to discuss these stresses and strains of
:02:00. > :02:05.everyday life? Let's see what the people in Winchester think. I do get
:02:06. > :02:11.stressed. What about? My Mrs winds me up and gets me stressed. Going to
:02:12. > :02:18.the doctors. Family. They're no problem but I do worry about them.
:02:19. > :02:24.Going to work. What do you accounts. I think I'm stressed about my
:02:25. > :02:28.physical conditions and mental. What worries you? I don't want to get
:02:29. > :02:33.fat! I've been in care since I was little. You are looking after a
:02:34. > :02:38.member of your family? My brother and my mother as well. Did you talk
:02:39. > :02:43.to people about what you are going through? With my close friends. I
:02:44. > :02:45.have mental health as well, unfortunately. Working with the
:02:46. > :02:51.people I've been working with, I've been able to... Deal with it. Yet,
:02:52. > :02:56.deal with it. What's happening tomorrow? Getting married in
:02:57. > :03:01.Winchester. What could go wrong, what's the worst thing? That she
:03:02. > :03:08.doesn't turn up! Do you think men are particularly bad about talking
:03:09. > :03:12.about mental health? 100%, there is a complex. I'm very lucky because
:03:13. > :03:16.I'm a laid-back person, but when things upset me I tend to go into
:03:17. > :03:23.myself to deal with it. I'm not sure if that's wise. You are probably
:03:24. > :03:30.right. What do you do in Sicily if you get stressed out? We eat pasta.
:03:31. > :03:35.When we are stressed we sing. We sing, eat and enjoy the landscape.
:03:36. > :03:39.Go for a walk. Sounds very impressive to me. What do you do
:03:40. > :03:47.when you have worries of this kind? We go for a drink, don't we? Yes!
:03:48. > :03:51.Drown your worries. Potential worries. I think we talk to our
:03:52. > :03:55.friends, a cup of tea or a bottle of wine and put the world to rights,
:03:56. > :03:59.scream and shout and you leave feeling much better with yourself.
:04:00. > :04:04.And your friend feels much worse? Yes. Under a relaxed actually. We're
:04:05. > :04:11.not talking about you, you're OK, what do you have to remember, the
:04:12. > :04:12.ring and the speech? LAUGHTER You're not fooling me with
:04:13. > :04:15.confidence right now. We are now joined by a man whose
:04:16. > :04:20.work has been credited with transforming the performances
:04:21. > :04:22.of Victoria Pendleton, Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy
:04:23. > :04:25.and the woman sat to his left, Welcome to the show
:04:26. > :04:35.Professor Steve Peters. Lovely to see you, how are you? Very
:04:36. > :04:38.good. We heard lots of different responses about weddings and
:04:39. > :04:52.work-related stuff, none of which surprises you unsure. No. Some
:04:53. > :04:56.chronic examples. It is major's way of prodding us to turn it into an
:04:57. > :04:59.action, so we need to turn it into something. Acute stress is something
:05:00. > :05:04.that is understandable if something happens in front of you. It is the
:05:05. > :05:07.chronic stress that concerns me as a psychiatrist, that can take its
:05:08. > :05:11.toll. When people get chronically stressed the danger is they come to
:05:12. > :05:15.see as normal. They start displaying symptoms they then accept as ways of
:05:16. > :05:21.life. For example they might become tired all the time or irritable a
:05:22. > :05:24.lot and start seeing themselves as an irritable person, poor quality
:05:25. > :05:28.sleep, or it could go to themselves and they look at themselves with low
:05:29. > :05:32.self-esteem, poor confidence, undervalued. Trying to prove
:05:33. > :05:35.themselves to people and get approval to lift that Celtic steam.
:05:36. > :05:43.That chronic stress them plays havoc with them. -- chronic stress. Have a
:05:44. > :05:46.lot on our plate and sometimes things just seem, everyday things
:05:47. > :05:51.are going wrong and you end up with your hands full. You can feel
:05:52. > :05:56.overwhelmed. When does not become chronic stress, in your eyes? It
:05:57. > :06:00.changes gradually. Sometimes we just live with problems. I think although
:06:01. > :06:04.it's asking a lot of people, stop and reflect on what you're doing,
:06:05. > :06:08.even write it down on a piece of paper. Take it seriously, as you
:06:09. > :06:11.would your own health, mental health is important. Write down the things
:06:12. > :06:16.that are bothering you and what your plan of action is. What people do is
:06:17. > :06:19.they react to situations rather than responding to them. They react
:06:20. > :06:32.emotionally and it keeps on happening and they do not have a
:06:33. > :06:34.plan of action. I try to teach people the skill of recognising
:06:35. > :06:37.stress in you, when you found that respond by saying I won't react with
:06:38. > :06:40.an emotion but respond with a plan. What's going to be different? When
:06:41. > :06:42.you say teach them, what are those mechanisms? To start recognising
:06:43. > :06:45.what stresses you. When people have negative emotions, recognising these
:06:46. > :06:49.negative emotions are not just accepting them as being normal,
:06:50. > :06:53.because they would be normal if they are going on and on. I think it is a
:06:54. > :06:56.skill and some people are good at it and some not so good. Most people
:06:57. > :07:00.can help them self but I would be advising strongly to get along to a
:07:01. > :07:09.professional, if you are still stressed and you don't know how to
:07:10. > :07:11.deal with problems. There are lots of people out there counsellors,
:07:12. > :07:14.therapists, psychologists who can help, so reach out. One of the
:07:15. > :07:16.things you suggest is creating a happy list? This can be complex but
:07:17. > :07:21.can be simple things. Sometimes more things have really big repercussions
:07:22. > :07:24.and rewards. One of the things I do with a lot of people as they write,
:07:25. > :07:28.what would make you happy? It's very much user has to tell me. You write
:07:29. > :07:32.down your happiness list and then I simply said, let's look at that and
:07:33. > :07:35.compare it to your life. What are you putting in place, what have you
:07:36. > :07:41.made happen on that list? I'm always surprised most people are not making
:07:42. > :07:45.things that no make them happy happen in their life. User fill most
:07:46. > :07:51.of your list, I'm guessing? You look at your list and have done most of
:07:52. > :07:58.the things in a week? Yes. You can tell by the smile on his face! There
:07:59. > :08:02.devil is in the detail. I love coffee, I can do that most of the
:08:03. > :08:09.time, that cheers me up. I'm simple in that sense. I like long-term
:08:10. > :08:13.once, but my friends. That's good. Put things like have a meal with
:08:14. > :08:16.them, go and visit. I make this happen. If I didn't do that I would
:08:17. > :08:20.go down the route of feeling stressed and there is no outlet. You
:08:21. > :08:25.have read the book by Professor Steve Peters Avenue? It is so
:08:26. > :08:30.interesting. There are so many things you can take from that about
:08:31. > :08:35.everyday life. I've had the acute stress of every day life when I was
:08:36. > :08:38.doing Strictly Come Dancing. I found myself almost crippled by
:08:39. > :08:43.nervousness. There was more than one time when my legs did not want to
:08:44. > :08:47.move, when the music started. And you forget everything. I sought help
:08:48. > :08:51.and my friend is a life peerage and recommended I read your book. I
:08:52. > :08:56.found Cook really helped. It helped me use good memories to train myself
:08:57. > :09:00.on how to react under pressure rather than going into that panic
:09:01. > :09:05.of, all my goodness, it is going wrong. The new train yourself to
:09:06. > :09:09.think, it's going to be OK, it will be fine. That's great, you formed a
:09:10. > :09:15.plan rather than just reacting. That's brilliant. There is another
:09:16. > :09:19.great little nugget of practical advice people can do, as soon as
:09:20. > :09:24.they get home from work. Set the tone for the night, quite literally.
:09:25. > :09:27.Sometimes it behavioural things we get in the habit of doing that
:09:28. > :09:31.affect quality of life. I use a lot to say to people, when you go home,
:09:32. > :09:35.put a big video camera on the house when you arrive to stop so if you're
:09:36. > :09:41.coming home to a partner, your wife, husband, family or friends, what
:09:42. > :09:47.would they see you do? Oh gosh! They say, I start moaning. Why haven't
:09:48. > :09:51.you done this? My day has been terrible. Exactly. You can get off
:09:52. > :09:55.your chest before you get home. The people who want welcome you. When
:09:56. > :09:59.I've done that it is quite simple stuff to do once you see what to do,
:10:00. > :10:03.it can transform the evening and transform the quality of the
:10:04. > :10:06.household structure it is mental health awareness week. Steve, thank
:10:07. > :10:15.you so much. So much to get people started.
:10:16. > :10:23.Katie, 2017 celebrates 20 years of BBC Proms, tell us some of the
:10:24. > :10:28.highlights? Where do you start? I mean, it's like, took Rob Forrest
:10:29. > :10:35.Gump, like a box of chocolates every year. Something for everyone. 75
:10:36. > :10:38.concerts and concerts elsewhere. There is something for every kind of
:10:39. > :10:43.classical music lover and jazz lover as well in world music. We have big
:10:44. > :10:47.names, amazing young talent. One of my favourite nights is when the
:10:48. > :10:51.National youth Orchestra cram onto the stage. There seem to be more
:10:52. > :10:54.every year, how many double basses? 24. Their friends and family are in
:10:55. > :11:01.the audience and the atmosphere is amazing. Some big names comedy wanly
:11:02. > :11:05.to start? Basically with your background, you were a young
:11:06. > :11:11.violinist were you not? Yes. We know that for a fact, because they you
:11:12. > :11:16.are in your prime. Look at the collar, welcome to the 70s! When you
:11:17. > :11:22.put yourself back there and think of those memories, there you are, Royal
:11:23. > :11:26.Albert Hall, must be quite an ordeal for you? No, it's sterling actually.
:11:27. > :11:29.I never thought I was going to be good enough to be a professional
:11:30. > :11:31.musician, I'd have loved to have been but there is a difference
:11:32. > :11:34.between loving it and being happy amateur to making the move to be the
:11:35. > :11:42.wonderful talent and professionals you seek at the Albert Hall. It's a
:11:43. > :11:46.thrill. I get a bit dream and wish fulfilment but I didn't have to do
:11:47. > :11:49.all the scales, not any more! This year you are celebrating the
:11:50. > :11:56.birthday of the man that composed this piece of music.
:11:57. > :12:10.Get your whip out! LAUGHTER Later. Come on, let's crack on!
:12:11. > :12:16.LAUGHTER John William's birthday.
:12:17. > :12:18.85, can you believe it? Still writing fantastic music. There will
:12:19. > :12:22.be a special concert separating that. Any lover of those films must
:12:23. > :12:27.come along and listen, Harry Potter and all that stuff. Talking of
:12:28. > :12:33.favourites, maybe this is more up your street, we know you love this.
:12:34. > :12:42.Love it. This is the John Wilson that is a tradition at the Proms. He
:12:43. > :12:46.brings his hand group pick of pals. They are putting on a semi-staged
:12:47. > :12:51.performance of Oklahoma. Not whip crack away but almost. As for as
:12:52. > :12:55.those big performers and singers and the like are going to be
:12:56. > :13:03.concerned... The thing about the Proms, it brings together the best
:13:04. > :13:08.of the best. We have Nicola Benedetti and some great conductors,
:13:09. > :13:11.Sir Simon Rattle, lots of Sirs, Knights of the round at the Proms on
:13:12. > :13:15.the best orchestras from all over the world. And new talent as well.
:13:16. > :13:19.Lots of youngsters. A brand-new orchestra, which is the first black
:13:20. > :13:24.and ethnic minority Orchestra which there has ever been in this country.
:13:25. > :13:29.They are going to have their Proms debut, with one of their prejudice
:13:30. > :13:33.stars, the young musician from a couple of years ago. He is amazing.
:13:34. > :13:40.We made a film on him on and his family. He is just amazing. You
:13:41. > :13:46.could listen to him all day. He is a genius on that cello. Absolutely
:13:47. > :13:50.fantastic. The Proms are leaving London, aren't they, for the first
:13:51. > :13:58.time? For the first time ever. They are going to the UK city of culture,
:13:59. > :14:06.Hull. Are you going as well? I hope I will make the trip costs -- up
:14:07. > :14:09.north. I have some great places for you to stay! You're going to be
:14:10. > :14:14.doing a little extra programme as well and filming it here our One
:14:15. > :14:19.Show studio. Is that right? Can I move in over the summer? Yes, plenty
:14:20. > :14:28.of shoes in Alex's dressing room, don't worry! LAUGHTER
:14:29. > :14:33.You can wear them yourself. He does! Thank you, Katie. Last year there
:14:34. > :14:37.were over 170,000 identity frauds in the UK.
:14:38. > :14:40.And as Angela found, it's not just a case of stolen identity,
:14:41. > :14:43.or the money in your pocket, it can also mean losing
:14:44. > :14:54.For fraudsters who are intent on stealing your identity, there can be
:14:55. > :14:59.few things quite as valuable as your post. Because if fraudsters can get
:15:00. > :15:02.their hands on bills or bank statements, there's no end to the
:15:03. > :15:07.havoc they can cause. That's something that this man from
:15:08. > :15:10.Stockport in Cheshire discovered when he became the victim of
:15:11. > :15:17.identity theft in the very home he brought up his family, including his
:15:18. > :15:21.daughter Fiona. My dad's house comes with lots of land, he's had various
:15:22. > :15:28.animals. The house is really important to me and my dad. I had 11
:15:29. > :15:33.acres of land in here. It's away from the road. But it's the secluded
:15:34. > :15:39.location of this house and more especially where his letterbox used
:15:40. > :15:43.to be located, which made Min a target. He has now moved his postbox
:15:44. > :15:48.to a place where it is visible to his front door. The old one had been
:15:49. > :15:51.completely out of sight. Whilst he believed it was secure, in fact,
:15:52. > :15:57.criminals had found a way to fish out some of his post. What happened
:15:58. > :16:03.next was truly staggering. Because all it took was a handful of pills
:16:04. > :16:07.and bank statements. For the fraudsters to be able to try and
:16:08. > :16:11.steal Min's home from right under his nose. It was only by chance that
:16:12. > :16:16.his daughter Fiona and estate agent in a nearby town uncovered what was
:16:17. > :16:21.going on. I was in work and it was a weekend. I was looking at properties
:16:22. > :16:25.that were for sale in the area and I saw it had come up. He would never
:16:26. > :16:30.try and sell it without telling us. Or for the price that it was on
:16:31. > :16:36.that. Confused and extremely concerned, she immediately rang her
:16:37. > :16:44.dad. Min Min was totally bewildered. Shocking. Terrible feeling,
:16:45. > :16:48.panicked. Fianna couldn't work out how her dad's property had been come
:16:49. > :16:53.to be up for sale at an auction without either his knowledge or
:16:54. > :16:57.permission. At first, I thought maybe the estate agent hadn't done
:16:58. > :17:00.the correct checks in regards to ID and everything but then I thought if
:17:01. > :17:05.they had done that, then we need to make sure that the title deeds are
:17:06. > :17:08.all correct and everything is fine with the land Registry. As yet
:17:09. > :17:13.investigated further, she discovered that somehow her father was no
:17:14. > :17:18.longer the legal owner. The house had been transferred to a complete
:17:19. > :17:21.stranger's name. And it was this person who, at least on paper, now
:17:22. > :17:28.owned the home and have given permission for it to be listed and
:17:29. > :17:31.then sold at auction. Min called a solicitor for help. I had never come
:17:32. > :17:38.across something quite so blatant and outrageous as death leading to
:17:39. > :17:42.change of house ownership. It was frightening to realise how easy it
:17:43. > :17:46.was to commit this fraud. All managed to put a stop to the sale
:17:47. > :17:50.and set about one picking exactly how this could possibly have
:17:51. > :17:55.happened. It became clear quickly that the personal information that
:17:56. > :17:59.had been stolen from Min Min's postbox was used to forge a
:18:00. > :18:04.passport. He was able to introduce himself to other solicitors.
:18:05. > :18:13.Producing the forged passport. The utility bills also. To evidence his
:18:14. > :18:17.identity as you. As Min had paid off his mortgage sometime ago, there
:18:18. > :18:21.were no banks or building societies involved to ask any more awkward
:18:22. > :18:25.questions of the fraudsters. So, with what seemed like astonishing
:18:26. > :18:31.ease, the transfer of deeds from Min's family home to the criminals
:18:32. > :18:35.was complete. That person then went to the estate agent. They said that
:18:36. > :18:39.they are the owner of this property now and I want to sell it at
:18:40. > :18:44.auction. Simple as that? Yes, frightening, really. Fortunately,
:18:45. > :18:46.however, the fraud was stopped dead in its tracks and the men behind it
:18:47. > :18:50.were arrested. These men both admitted conspiracy
:18:51. > :19:00.to do fraud. The man on the left are sentenced to
:19:01. > :19:04.seven and a half years and the man on the right nine years and two
:19:05. > :19:12.months. Although their actions may sound unprecedented, since 2009,
:19:13. > :19:18.land Registry have prevented 254 similar fraudulent applications
:19:19. > :19:21.against properties. Back at home in Stockport, Min and his family remain
:19:22. > :19:28.horrified that this fraud could ever have got so far. And indeed, it very
:19:29. > :19:31.nearly succeeded. It does still shock me. I just hope it doesn't
:19:32. > :19:32.happen to other people and other people don't have to go through
:19:33. > :19:42.this. I'm sure people will be watching in
:19:43. > :19:49.amazement at what Min went through. If it had have sold, what would have
:19:50. > :19:53.happened? As it happens inMin's case, he would not have lost his
:19:54. > :19:56.home because these two fraudsters attempted to change the ownership of
:19:57. > :20:01.the property and claim that it was theirs. . Because they did it by
:20:02. > :20:06.getting his post. By getting all the information they needed about his
:20:07. > :20:09.utility bills and bank account. That provided them with the right kind of
:20:10. > :20:13.documentation they needed to get a passport. Having got a passport,
:20:14. > :20:17.which most of us would take as being the ultimate in identity checks,
:20:18. > :20:24.that is what they took to the land Registry and said, I am one of those
:20:25. > :20:27.Min To and I want to change the ownership of my house to someone
:20:28. > :20:31.else and the land Registry had all the documentation and the proof they
:20:32. > :20:36.needed. Because it was a fraud that was attempted via the land Registry,
:20:37. > :20:39.had that sale gone through, Min would not have lost his home but the
:20:40. > :20:45.unfortunate person who bid for it had they been successful, while the
:20:46. > :20:48.two men who were defrauding them would have got away with the money
:20:49. > :20:54.until they got caught up with but by the police, which they did... He or
:20:55. > :20:57.she asked the purchaser would have had them money refunded. The land
:20:58. > :21:02.Registry do that. They are the final link in the chain and they would see
:21:03. > :21:07.that as being where they had let down the purchaser. The trouble is,
:21:08. > :21:13.that there are cases that happen like this. We said in the film, 254
:21:14. > :21:16.cases that the land Registry have been able to nip in the bud but
:21:17. > :21:23.there are others that go through. Landlords particularly... In Min's
:21:24. > :21:27.case, he owned it and he was fine. There are tenants going into their
:21:28. > :21:32.homes and the tenant will attempt to pretend that the house is theirs.
:21:33. > :21:37.Because they are receiving the post. There is a very famous case
:21:38. > :21:41.involving the wife of Max Hastings, Penny Hastings, she had a house
:21:42. > :21:44.valued at ?1.3 million and she used to read that out. A man using a
:21:45. > :21:48.false identity first of all tried to register it with the land Registry
:21:49. > :21:53.but they snubbed a fish and they said this isn't quite right. -- they
:21:54. > :21:58.smiled a fish. They will he went an estate agent and he said that he is
:21:59. > :22:03.the rightful owner of the house and for whatever reason, the estate
:22:04. > :22:08.agents didn't do June diligence and that house was sold to someone for
:22:09. > :22:11.?1.3 million. The money disappeared almost immediately into a bank
:22:12. > :22:16.somewhere in Dubai. But because it was not done to the land Registry
:22:17. > :22:20.where they had pretended that they were the owner, that poor woman that
:22:21. > :22:25.bought that house for ?1.3 million, she has no comeback against the land
:22:26. > :22:27.Registry. She now has to go after the estate agent. That is now the
:22:28. > :22:35.subject of a legal case. When fraudsters are looking for a
:22:36. > :22:41.house, are there specific things, maybe the house being on its own,
:22:42. > :22:45.out of the way? Min In's case, his house is isolated. He couldn't see
:22:46. > :22:50.his postbox. It was easy for them to steal the pose. But he had no
:22:51. > :22:52.mortgage. There wasn't a bank or mortgage company that might have
:22:53. > :22:54.thought there was something suspicious going on when the land
:22:55. > :22:59.Registry wanted to know details about a mortgage deal. This was a
:23:00. > :23:05.house that was basically sitting there as a prime target for someone
:23:06. > :23:09.who is a criminal and intent on defrauding you and someone else out
:23:10. > :23:14.of their money. For people who are watching this and feeling a bit
:23:15. > :23:18.vulnerable, what is the best way of protecting yourself? I would
:23:19. > :23:22.never... How do you see this coming? You wouldn't. There are lots of
:23:23. > :23:26.things at play. First of all identity theft is on the increase,
:23:27. > :23:30.we need to be very careful about the material we put on social media for
:23:31. > :23:34.instance. You are telling people who your family are, where you are
:23:35. > :23:38.going. What is really important with the Land Registry Land Registry,
:23:39. > :23:42.whenever anybody buys the property, we own that property and it is
:23:43. > :23:47.registered. Automatically. But what we can all do is go on the Land
:23:48. > :23:53.Registry website and register on that that if at any time there is an
:23:54. > :23:59.attempt to change the ownership of that property, that you
:24:00. > :24:03.automatically get an alert. OK. You won't get it otherwise. That is
:24:04. > :24:08.really important to do. Yes. If Joe Bloggs says that I own that property
:24:09. > :24:11.now, the Land Registry, when they check it, they will see that is not
:24:12. > :24:15.the case and they will alert you so you can be aware that someone is
:24:16. > :24:16.trying to defraud you of your property. Thank you.
:24:17. > :24:18.Thanks Angela, you can see more of that story
:24:19. > :24:23.on Rip Off Britain tomorrow morning, at 9.15am on BBC One.
:24:24. > :24:27.At the weekend, Plymouth Argyle narrowly lost out to Portsmouth,
:24:28. > :24:29.who were crowned Champions of League Division Two.
:24:30. > :24:35.But good news, they will be promoted to League 1.
:24:36. > :24:41.Why are you suddenly interested in the fortunes of Plymouth Argyle?
:24:42. > :24:46.And it's not just me, Matt, Miranda also's found the secret
:24:47. > :24:49.of their success fascinating because it all comes down,
:24:50. > :25:02.Sport. Well, it's not always as good for your health as you might think.
:25:03. > :25:08.Playing to win means pushing your body to its limits. I've come to
:25:09. > :25:11.Plymouth Argyle football club, which is at the forefront of a
:25:12. > :25:20.cutting-edge test, aimed at keeping the team on top of their game. And
:25:21. > :25:25.it seems to be working. They are having their best season for a
:25:26. > :25:28.decade. Training, hard work and tactics have all been crucial, but
:25:29. > :25:33.they've also had a helping hand from one of the most unlikely sources,
:25:34. > :25:42.one of these, a common piddock. What? A is a piddock boring
:25:43. > :25:47.shellfish, by which I mean using its shell, it can bore into rock to hide
:25:48. > :25:54.from view. What does this bizarre animal have to do with football?
:25:55. > :25:58.Doctor Jan Knight has the answer. She has discovered this piddock has
:25:59. > :26:05.special powers. They are really no different in principle to clams or
:26:06. > :26:07.muscles and oysters. But the thing about this particular one which is
:26:08. > :26:17.really fascinating is that it glows in the dark. Piddock Glowing in the
:26:18. > :26:22.dark. Bioluminescence where light is generated from a chemical reaction
:26:23. > :26:27.from the body happens in a variety of sea creatures. But Jan Knight's
:26:28. > :26:33.team made a discovery that put the piddock's blow in a different
:26:34. > :26:38.league. They found that its glowing chemical reacts in contact with
:26:39. > :26:44.human blood. When the chemical is activated in a blood sample, the
:26:45. > :26:50.mixture glows a tiny bit. But if the blood's immune system is fighting an
:26:51. > :26:55.infection, the glow is greater. It's too faint to see with the naked eye,
:26:56. > :26:59.so Jan built a machine sensitive enough to record these very low
:27:00. > :27:05.light levels. . The test can actually detect infection before a
:27:06. > :27:08.person knows they are ill. And it can be used to protect athletes
:27:09. > :27:14.during training when their bodies are particularly vulnerable. And the
:27:15. > :27:18.best group to give it a go? A local football team. It's critical that a
:27:19. > :27:23.team perform at their optimum physical fitness. For the last three
:27:24. > :27:27.years, Jan and her colleagues have been taking weekly blood samples.
:27:28. > :27:32.Some month Isco, the tests flagged up a problem for the midfielder,
:27:33. > :27:36.David Fox. -- a few months ago. The physio said something popped up in
:27:37. > :27:41.your blood, you could come down with a cold and they gave me some tablet.
:27:42. > :27:46.You didn't come down with anything? No, I felt all right. Back at the
:27:47. > :27:52.lab, this week's samples are tested and within minutes, Jan can compare
:27:53. > :27:55.each player's immune system. The test produces two traces. The red
:27:56. > :27:59.line is the average healthy level and the blue line is a player whose
:28:00. > :28:05.immune system is below par. And it's a warning. In this case, his white
:28:06. > :28:09.blood cells are very tired and it's indicating that he's probably
:28:10. > :28:13.suffering from fatigue. We need to work on ways of getting that play a
:28:14. > :28:18.more energy. It is making sure they don't get to a point where they
:28:19. > :28:24.can't play. This player may have to take some time Apple a of
:28:25. > :28:28.medication. The piddock test is so quick it can show the health of the
:28:29. > :28:35.whole team within a few hours. As well as, Argyll, Jan's tests have
:28:36. > :28:37.been used to help Olympians, triathletes and polar explorers
:28:38. > :28:43.amongst others. All thanks to the planning powers of the humble
:28:44. > :28:45.piddock. -- thanks to the glowing powers. What a great end line for a
:28:46. > :28:50.film! That's all for tonight,
:28:51. > :28:52.thanks to Katie for joining us, BBC Proms starts on 14th
:28:53. > :28:54.July, and tickets are Tomorrow, Theresa May
:28:55. > :28:57.and Philip May will be here. It's Philip's first
:28:58. > :29:00.ever TV interview,