08/05/2017 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Alex Jones

Coming up on tonight's show, Angela's here to tell us

about an identity scam that almost led to one man losing

Also here tonight is Professor Steve Peters -

he's the best selling author and psychiatrist who made his name

helping some of our biggest sporting stars improve their performance.

Tonight, Steve's talking about stress and how to manage it.

And nothing soothes the mind like a bit of classical music -

so who better to tell us about this year's BBC Proms than

a woman we should all be calling Auntie Crumb.

Katie, where does Auntie Crumb come from?

I blame my naughty Big Brother, it's always the brother's fault. He

called it me when I was little and it has stuck and clearly it is no

secret any more! Favourite biscuit? Custard cream that OK, all right. I

wasn't expecting that. What were you expecting? Hobnob.

Well, we look forward to hearing all about this year's BBC

It's not all about biscuits this evening.

No, it's said that 1 in 6 of us will have experienced a common

mental health problem in the last week alone.

We sent Esther to Hampshire with one question -

There's been a lot of talk recently about mental health issues, but how

much are we actually able to discuss these stresses and strains of

everyday life? Let's see what the people in Winchester think. I do get

stressed. What about? My Mrs winds me up and gets me stressed. Going to

the doctors. Family. They're no problem but I do worry about them.

Going to work. What do you accounts. I think I'm stressed about my

physical conditions and mental. What worries you? I don't want to get

fat! I've been in care since I was little. You are looking after a

member of your family? My brother and my mother as well. Did you talk

to people about what you are going through? With my close friends. I

have mental health as well, unfortunately. Working with the

people I've been working with, I've been able to... Deal with it. Yet,

deal with it. What's happening tomorrow? Getting married in

Winchester. What could go wrong, what's the worst thing? That she

doesn't turn up! Do you think men are particularly bad about talking

about mental health? 100%, there is a complex. I'm very lucky because

I'm a laid-back person, but when things upset me I tend to go into

myself to deal with it. I'm not sure if that's wise. You are probably

right. What do you do in Sicily if you get stressed out? We eat pasta.

When we are stressed we sing. We sing, eat and enjoy the landscape.

Go for a walk. Sounds very impressive to me. What do you do

when you have worries of this kind? We go for a drink, don't we? Yes!

Drown your worries. Potential worries. I think we talk to our

friends, a cup of tea or a bottle of wine and put the world to rights,

scream and shout and you leave feeling much better with yourself.

And your friend feels much worse? Yes. Under a relaxed actually. We're

not talking about you, you're OK, what do you have to remember, the

ring and the speech? LAUGHTER You're not fooling me with

confidence right now. We are now joined by a man whose

work has been credited with transforming the performances

of Victoria Pendleton, Steven Gerrard, Sir Chris Hoy

and the woman sat to his left, Welcome to the show

Professor Steve Peters. Lovely to see you, how are you? Very

good. We heard lots of different responses about weddings and

work-related stuff, none of which surprises you unsure. No. Some

chronic examples. It is major's way of prodding us to turn it into an

action, so we need to turn it into something. Acute stress is something

that is understandable if something happens in front of you. It is the

chronic stress that concerns me as a psychiatrist, that can take its

toll. When people get chronically stressed the danger is they come to

see as normal. They start displaying symptoms they then accept as ways of

life. For example they might become tired all the time or irritable a

lot and start seeing themselves as an irritable person, poor quality

sleep, or it could go to themselves and they look at themselves with low

self-esteem, poor confidence, undervalued. Trying to prove

themselves to people and get approval to lift that Celtic steam.

That chronic stress them plays havoc with them. -- chronic stress. Have a

lot on our plate and sometimes things just seem, everyday things

are going wrong and you end up with your hands full. You can feel

overwhelmed. When does not become chronic stress, in your eyes? It

changes gradually. Sometimes we just live with problems. I think although

it's asking a lot of people, stop and reflect on what you're doing,

even write it down on a piece of paper. Take it seriously, as you

would your own health, mental health is important. Write down the things

that are bothering you and what your plan of action is. What people do is

they react to situations rather than responding to them. They react

emotionally and it keeps on happening and they do not have a

plan of action. I try to teach people the skill of recognising

stress in you, when you found that respond by saying I won't react with

an emotion but respond with a plan. What's going to be different? When

you say teach them, what are those mechanisms? To start recognising

what stresses you. When people have negative emotions, recognising these

negative emotions are not just accepting them as being normal,

because they would be normal if they are going on and on. I think it is a

skill and some people are good at it and some not so good. Most people

can help them self but I would be advising strongly to get along to a

professional, if you are still stressed and you don't know how to

deal with problems. There are lots of people out there counsellors,

therapists, psychologists who can help, so reach out. One of the

things you suggest is creating a happy list? This can be complex but

can be simple things. Sometimes more things have really big repercussions

and rewards. One of the things I do with a lot of people as they write,

what would make you happy? It's very much user has to tell me. You write

down your happiness list and then I simply said, let's look at that and

compare it to your life. What are you putting in place, what have you

made happen on that list? I'm always surprised most people are not making

things that no make them happy happen in their life. User fill most

of your list, I'm guessing? You look at your list and have done most of

the things in a week? Yes. You can tell by the smile on his face! There

devil is in the detail. I love coffee, I can do that most of the

time, that cheers me up. I'm simple in that sense. I like long-term

once, but my friends. That's good. Put things like have a meal with

them, go and visit. I make this happen. If I didn't do that I would

go down the route of feeling stressed and there is no outlet. You

have read the book by Professor Steve Peters Avenue? It is so

interesting. There are so many things you can take from that about

everyday life. I've had the acute stress of every day life when I was

doing Strictly Come Dancing. I found myself almost crippled by

nervousness. There was more than one time when my legs did not want to

move, when the music started. And you forget everything. I sought help

and my friend is a life peerage and recommended I read your book. I

found Cook really helped. It helped me use good memories to train myself

on how to react under pressure rather than going into that panic

of, all my goodness, it is going wrong. The new train yourself to

think, it's going to be OK, it will be fine. That's great, you formed a

plan rather than just reacting. That's brilliant. There is another

great little nugget of practical advice people can do, as soon as

they get home from work. Set the tone for the night, quite literally.

Sometimes it behavioural things we get in the habit of doing that

affect quality of life. I use a lot to say to people, when you go home,

put a big video camera on the house when you arrive to stop so if you're

coming home to a partner, your wife, husband, family or friends, what

would they see you do? Oh gosh! They say, I start moaning. Why haven't

you done this? My day has been terrible. Exactly. You can get off

your chest before you get home. The people who want welcome you. When

I've done that it is quite simple stuff to do once you see what to do,

it can transform the evening and transform the quality of the

household structure it is mental health awareness week. Steve, thank

you so much. So much to get people started.

Katie, 2017 celebrates 20 years of BBC Proms, tell us some of the

highlights? Where do you start? I mean, it's like, took Rob Forrest

Gump, like a box of chocolates every year. Something for everyone. 75

concerts and concerts elsewhere. There is something for every kind of

classical music lover and jazz lover as well in world music. We have big

names, amazing young talent. One of my favourite nights is when the

National youth Orchestra cram onto the stage. There seem to be more

every year, how many double basses? 24. Their friends and family are in

the audience and the atmosphere is amazing. Some big names comedy wanly

to start? Basically with your background, you were a young

violinist were you not? Yes. We know that for a fact, because they you

are in your prime. Look at the collar, welcome to the 70s! When you

put yourself back there and think of those memories, there you are, Royal

Albert Hall, must be quite an ordeal for you? No, it's sterling actually.

I never thought I was going to be good enough to be a professional

musician, I'd have loved to have been but there is a difference

between loving it and being happy amateur to making the move to be the

wonderful talent and professionals you seek at the Albert Hall. It's a

thrill. I get a bit dream and wish fulfilment but I didn't have to do

all the scales, not any more! This year you are celebrating the

birthday of the man that composed this piece of music.

Get your whip out! LAUGHTER Later. Come on, let's crack on!

LAUGHTER John William's birthday.

85, can you believe it? Still writing fantastic music. There will

be a special concert separating that. Any lover of those films must

come along and listen, Harry Potter and all that stuff. Talking of

favourites, maybe this is more up your street, we know you love this.

Love it. This is the John Wilson that is a tradition at the Proms. He

brings his hand group pick of pals. They are putting on a semi-staged

performance of Oklahoma. Not whip crack away but almost. As for as

those big performers and singers and the like are going to be

concerned... The thing about the Proms, it brings together the best

of the best. We have Nicola Benedetti and some great conductors,

Sir Simon Rattle, lots of Sirs, Knights of the round at the Proms on

the best orchestras from all over the world. And new talent as well.

Lots of youngsters. A brand-new orchestra, which is the first black

and ethnic minority Orchestra which there has ever been in this country.

They are going to have their Proms debut, with one of their prejudice

stars, the young musician from a couple of years ago. He is amazing.

We made a film on him on and his family. He is just amazing. You

could listen to him all day. He is a genius on that cello. Absolutely

fantastic. The Proms are leaving London, aren't they, for the first

time? For the first time ever. They are going to the UK city of culture,

Hull. Are you going as well? I hope I will make the trip costs -- up

north. I have some great places for you to stay! You're going to be

doing a little extra programme as well and filming it here our One

Show studio. Is that right? Can I move in over the summer? Yes, plenty

of shoes in Alex's dressing room, don't worry! LAUGHTER

You can wear them yourself. He does! Thank you, Katie. Last year there

were over 170,000 identity frauds in the UK.

And as Angela found, it's not just a case of stolen identity,

or the money in your pocket, it can also mean losing

For fraudsters who are intent on stealing your identity, there can be

few things quite as valuable as your post. Because if fraudsters can get

their hands on bills or bank statements, there's no end to the

havoc they can cause. That's something that this man from

Stockport in Cheshire discovered when he became the victim of

identity theft in the very home he brought up his family, including his

daughter Fiona. My dad's house comes with lots of land, he's had various

animals. The house is really important to me and my dad. I had 11

acres of land in here. It's away from the road. But it's the secluded

location of this house and more especially where his letterbox used

to be located, which made Min a target. He has now moved his postbox

to a place where it is visible to his front door. The old one had been

completely out of sight. Whilst he believed it was secure, in fact,

criminals had found a way to fish out some of his post. What happened

next was truly staggering. Because all it took was a handful of pills

and bank statements. For the fraudsters to be able to try and

steal Min's home from right under his nose. It was only by chance that

his daughter Fiona and estate agent in a nearby town uncovered what was

going on. I was in work and it was a weekend. I was looking at properties

that were for sale in the area and I saw it had come up. He would never

try and sell it without telling us. Or for the price that it was on

that. Confused and extremely concerned, she immediately rang her

dad. Min Min was totally bewildered. Shocking. Terrible feeling,

panicked. Fianna couldn't work out how her dad's property had been come

to be up for sale at an auction without either his knowledge or

permission. At first, I thought maybe the estate agent hadn't done

the correct checks in regards to ID and everything but then I thought if

they had done that, then we need to make sure that the title deeds are

all correct and everything is fine with the land Registry. As yet

investigated further, she discovered that somehow her father was no

longer the legal owner. The house had been transferred to a complete

stranger's name. And it was this person who, at least on paper, now

owned the home and have given permission for it to be listed and

then sold at auction. Min called a solicitor for help. I had never come

across something quite so blatant and outrageous as death leading to

change of house ownership. It was frightening to realise how easy it

was to commit this fraud. All managed to put a stop to the sale

and set about one picking exactly how this could possibly have

happened. It became clear quickly that the personal information that

had been stolen from Min Min's postbox was used to forge a

passport. He was able to introduce himself to other solicitors.

Producing the forged passport. The utility bills also. To evidence his

identity as you. As Min had paid off his mortgage sometime ago, there

were no banks or building societies involved to ask any more awkward

questions of the fraudsters. So, with what seemed like astonishing

ease, the transfer of deeds from Min's family home to the criminals

was complete. That person then went to the estate agent. They said that

they are the owner of this property now and I want to sell it at

auction. Simple as that? Yes, frightening, really. Fortunately,

however, the fraud was stopped dead in its tracks and the men behind it

were arrested. These men both admitted conspiracy

to do fraud. The man on the left are sentenced to

seven and a half years and the man on the right nine years and two

months. Although their actions may sound unprecedented, since 2009,

land Registry have prevented 254 similar fraudulent applications

against properties. Back at home in Stockport, Min and his family remain

horrified that this fraud could ever have got so far. And indeed, it very

nearly succeeded. It does still shock me. I just hope it doesn't

happen to other people and other people don't have to go through

this. I'm sure people will be watching in

amazement at what Min went through. If it had have sold, what would have

happened? As it happens inMin's case, he would not have lost his

home because these two fraudsters attempted to change the ownership of

the property and claim that it was theirs. . Because they did it by

getting his post. By getting all the information they needed about his

utility bills and bank account. That provided them with the right kind of

documentation they needed to get a passport. Having got a passport,

which most of us would take as being the ultimate in identity checks,

that is what they took to the land Registry and said, I am one of those

Min To and I want to change the ownership of my house to someone

else and the land Registry had all the documentation and the proof they

needed. Because it was a fraud that was attempted via the land Registry,

had that sale gone through, Min would not have lost his home but the

unfortunate person who bid for it had they been successful, while the

two men who were defrauding them would have got away with the money

until they got caught up with but by the police, which they did... He or

she asked the purchaser would have had them money refunded. The land

Registry do that. They are the final link in the chain and they would see

that as being where they had let down the purchaser. The trouble is,

that there are cases that happen like this. We said in the film, 254

cases that the land Registry have been able to nip in the bud but

there are others that go through. Landlords particularly... In Min's

case, he owned it and he was fine. There are tenants going into their

homes and the tenant will attempt to pretend that the house is theirs.

Because they are receiving the post. There is a very famous case

involving the wife of Max Hastings, Penny Hastings, she had a house

valued at ?1.3 million and she used to read that out. A man using a

false identity first of all tried to register it with the land Registry

but they snubbed a fish and they said this isn't quite right. -- they

smiled a fish. They will he went an estate agent and he said that he is

the rightful owner of the house and for whatever reason, the estate

agents didn't do June diligence and that house was sold to someone for

?1.3 million. The money disappeared almost immediately into a bank

somewhere in Dubai. But because it was not done to the land Registry

where they had pretended that they were the owner, that poor woman that

bought that house for ?1.3 million, she has no comeback against the land

Registry. She now has to go after the estate agent. That is now the

subject of a legal case. When fraudsters are looking for a

house, are there specific things, maybe the house being on its own,

out of the way? Min In's case, his house is isolated. He couldn't see

his postbox. It was easy for them to steal the pose. But he had no

mortgage. There wasn't a bank or mortgage company that might have

thought there was something suspicious going on when the land

Registry wanted to know details about a mortgage deal. This was a

house that was basically sitting there as a prime target for someone

who is a criminal and intent on defrauding you and someone else out

of their money. For people who are watching this and feeling a bit

vulnerable, what is the best way of protecting yourself? I would

never... How do you see this coming? You wouldn't. There are lots of

things at play. First of all identity theft is on the increase,

we need to be very careful about the material we put on social media for

instance. You are telling people who your family are, where you are

going. What is really important with the Land Registry Land Registry,

whenever anybody buys the property, we own that property and it is

registered. Automatically. But what we can all do is go on the Land

Registry website and register on that that if at any time there is an

attempt to change the ownership of that property, that you

automatically get an alert. OK. You won't get it otherwise. That is

really important to do. Yes. If Joe Bloggs says that I own that property

now, the Land Registry, when they check it, they will see that is not

the case and they will alert you so you can be aware that someone is

trying to defraud you of your property. Thank you.

Thanks Angela, you can see more of that story

on Rip Off Britain tomorrow morning, at 9.15am on BBC One.

At the weekend, Plymouth Argyle narrowly lost out to Portsmouth,

who were crowned Champions of League Division Two.

But good news, they will be promoted to League 1.

Why are you suddenly interested in the fortunes of Plymouth Argyle?

And it's not just me, Matt, Miranda also's found the secret

of their success fascinating because it all comes down,

Sport. Well, it's not always as good for your health as you might think.

Playing to win means pushing your body to its limits. I've come to

Plymouth Argyle football club, which is at the forefront of a

cutting-edge test, aimed at keeping the team on top of their game. And

it seems to be working. They are having their best season for a

decade. Training, hard work and tactics have all been crucial, but

they've also had a helping hand from one of the most unlikely sources,

one of these, a common piddock. What? A is a piddock boring

shellfish, by which I mean using its shell, it can bore into rock to hide

from view. What does this bizarre animal have to do with football?

Doctor Jan Knight has the answer. She has discovered this piddock has

special powers. They are really no different in principle to clams or

muscles and oysters. But the thing about this particular one which is

really fascinating is that it glows in the dark. Piddock Glowing in the

dark. Bioluminescence where light is generated from a chemical reaction

from the body happens in a variety of sea creatures. But Jan Knight's

team made a discovery that put the piddock's blow in a different

league. They found that its glowing chemical reacts in contact with

human blood. When the chemical is activated in a blood sample, the

mixture glows a tiny bit. But if the blood's immune system is fighting an

infection, the glow is greater. It's too faint to see with the naked eye,

so Jan built a machine sensitive enough to record these very low

light levels. . The test can actually detect infection before a

person knows they are ill. And it can be used to protect athletes

during training when their bodies are particularly vulnerable. And the

best group to give it a go? A local football team. It's critical that a

team perform at their optimum physical fitness. For the last three

years, Jan and her colleagues have been taking weekly blood samples.

Some month Isco, the tests flagged up a problem for the midfielder,

David Fox. -- a few months ago. The physio said something popped up in

your blood, you could come down with a cold and they gave me some tablet.

You didn't come down with anything? No, I felt all right. Back at the

lab, this week's samples are tested and within minutes, Jan can compare

each player's immune system. The test produces two traces. The red

line is the average healthy level and the blue line is a player whose

immune system is below par. And it's a warning. In this case, his white

blood cells are very tired and it's indicating that he's probably

suffering from fatigue. We need to work on ways of getting that play a

more energy. It is making sure they don't get to a point where they

can't play. This player may have to take some time Apple a of

medication. The piddock test is so quick it can show the health of the

whole team within a few hours. As well as, Argyll, Jan's tests have

been used to help Olympians, triathletes and polar explorers

amongst others. All thanks to the planning powers of the humble

piddock. -- thanks to the glowing powers. What a great end line for a

film! That's all for tonight,

thanks to Katie for joining us, BBC Proms starts on 14th

July, and tickets are Tomorrow, Theresa May

and Philip May will be here. It's Philip's first

ever TV interview,