08/07/2014 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker. And Alex Jones.

Tonight we are going to have a go aing the biggest of our time The

Loch Ness Monster? No, aing the biggest of our time The

that The meaning of life? No, where does all of Britain's shoes end up?

That one! It is the volume of stuff you find

here that is so fascinating Who would thought there so many shoes

floating in the North Sea? The odd thing is that of them are left

shoes! Creepy. Can find out where Arthur is later and joining us...

Left-footed people, I'm laughing myself! Comedian and actress and

psychologist and somebody who was a Strictly finalist in 2010, but she

certainly didn't let it go to her head! She ABSOLUTELY let it go to

her head! It is Pamela Stephenson! I wanted to touch my head and realised

I couldn't. Is it heavy? No, it is not. When you think in Brazil - I

brought this back from Rio - girls Samba with it on all day when it is

carnival time. They have the art of making these light things down to a

tee. It does make you wonder which team you are supporting in tonight's

World Cup semifinal? If Brazil don't win, I'm working with 16 Brazilians,

rehearsal is over! Nothing is going to happen tomorrow. Pamela is

wearing that splendid bit of headwear because she's got a

brand-new dance project on the go and we will find out more about that

later on. We are also going to be talking beachcombing - you saw

Arthur... Left-footed people! We want to see the most unusual thing

you have ever found on a beach. Remember when Dan came in with that

bomb? Yes. Send us a photo of your prized flotsam and jetsam. Before

all of that, taking a case to court is stressful enough. If the lawyer

representing you isn't qualified, the results can be costly indeed.

There were 550 complaints about bogus lawyers last year. Here is Dan

Donnelly with a cautionary tale of three clients who all got grief from

a very dodgy brief. Jacqui Hawkins, Susan Simm s and

David Stanley have fallen foul of a dodgy lawyer - this woman - who

posed as a fully qualified barrister. Each were seeking help

with an employment issue and found her name on the list of legal

advisers provided by the Citizens Advice Bureau. When Jacqui had her

day in court, her barrister was not up to the job. We went in and she

had scraps of paper with notes scribbled on. She hadn't prepared

any of my witnesses. She hadn't put forward my evidence that I had given

her and I think she totally lost my case. As Jacqui lost, the court

ordered her to pay legal costs of ?5,000. Susan and David's cases were

never heard. They say Yvonne reached an out of court settlement with

their employers without their permission. I never knew what was in

that settlement. I knew that it talked about a sum of money which I

never knew what it was. You don't know what your settlement was? No,

seen nothing. David, however, knew he was due ?4,000, but

two-and-a-half years on, he's yet to see it all. I have not seen half of

it yet. Dribs and drabs of ?100 here, ?200 there, that's all she's

been paying in. It has been quite an upset. It really has. They weren't

the only clients deceived by Yvonne and the barristers' regulatory body

launched an investigation. This is the Bar Report on Yvonne Turley. It

is said she lied to her clients. She had never been qualified to

represent them in employment cases. It found whilst she had passed the

Bar exams, she had never finished her training. The Bar has banned her

from practising as a barrister. The Citizens Advice Bureau says it never

officially endorsed her and has removed her from its list of legal

advisers. Jacqui has managed to have the order for legal costs against

her dropped, whilst Susan is still chasing details of her settlement

through the courts. Adam Sampson is chief Legal Ombudsman for England

and Wales. It is a big concern. There is a growing and worrying

number of lawyers, of people pretending to be lawyers who either

set up to earn money based on qualifications they don't have, or

set up deliberately to take your money and disappear. We still don't

know what happened with David's settlement money. Only one person

knows that. Turley's company has closed but I have tracked her down

to see what she has to say. Yvonne, Dan Donnelly

to see what she has to say. Yvonne, I ask you a couple of questions?

to see what she has to say. Yvonne, Yvonne? I would like to know what

happened to David's money. David Stanley's pay-out. Why did you lie?

Looks like she doesn't want to defend herself! Probably best -

she's not qualified. In an e-mail to us, she said she has represented

hundreds of clients successfully. She also insisted that Jacqui had

full representation and that Susan had full knowledge of her

settlement. She is an awful person, to do the things she's done to all

of us people, you know, we didn't deserve that. She's recked three

lives. We don't know how many more. I would like to see her go to

prison. I like to see our monies back first. Anita is here. Everybody

is going to be wondering how did Yvonne get on to that list provided

by the Citizens Advice Bureau? She had misled them. She was on a list

of legal advisers that clients have access to and they never got any bad

reports, nobody got back in touch with the CAB to say she's dodgy, or

she hasn't done a good job for us. So she slipped through the system.

About time she was caught? Absolutely. Most of us come into

contact with solicitors or barristers when we are buying or

selling a house. In those cases, some people have been badly scammed?

Yes, this is called vender fraud or convanceing fraud. I have signed up

a dodgy solicitor, say, so you go through the legal process, then

eventually the sale goes through, you give your money to your

solicitor, who then passes it on to my solicitor, the dodgy one, who

legs it. Basically, you have lost your money. And houses cost a

fortune, particularly if you have bought one in London, so you could

lose hundreds of thousands of pounds. I'm going to counter-sue

you! Hang on. Steady on! Say Pamela is in this situation and she needs

more room for her head-dress... Stop picking on me. How does she check

that your solicitor is legitimate? Good question. The Law Society's

website, you can go on to Find a Solicitor. You can do checks.

However, there has been a case of somebody hacking The Law Society's

website. One case. They did manage to get their name on to the Find a

Solicitor bit and somebody was swindled out of ?735,000. I don't

want to scaremonger because that was one case. You can do lots of checks.

There is another place - the Convanceing Quality Scheme, but also

go through a recommendation. Check the headed paper, there is no

misspelling, check the e-mail address, that it is proper. Check

they have a landline number. You can go to places where you can pay a bit

of money to have some legal checks done. If you are in need of

checking, we have put links to those places on our website. Have a look.

It is weird doing a chat about that type of stuff with Pamela in a head

dress! This is The One Show! After all that chat, let's take a while to

be silent and alone with our thoughts. Go.

I can't take much more of this. Here's Lucy with a shocking

experiment which proves that we have lost the ability to sit and stare.

In this day and age, we haven't got much time to get bored. It seems

every minute is filled with distractions. Screens, adverts,

hustle and bustle, smartphones, shopping, newspapers and each other.

Wherever we are, whatever you are looking at, our brains are swimming

in stimulae. How are we being on our own? A study suggests we are so

easily distracted that we can't cope with a few moments in our own

company. What if -- what have you observed about the brain when we

have these quiet periods? When you give it nothing to do, it switches

itself off, apart from some basic housekeeping operations.

itself off, apart from some basic housekeeping The data seems to

suggest that actually people's brains are very active. Being alone

with your thoughts is a way for people to plan, to think creatively

with your thoughts is a way for and to be original. That is all very

helpful. It can perpit wait the and to be original. That is all very

negative moods that -- perpetuate and to be original. That is all very

get into. Is it having an adverse effect? It is difficult to

get into. Is it having an adverse what technology is doing to us as a

species. If we have the advancement of a smartphone, something that

allows people to engage in cognitive activities, they will change the way

that the brain processes that information. In recent research

that the brain processes that conducted by the University of

Virginia, people were given the choice of sitting in a room for 15

minutes and doing nothing, or pressing a button to give themselves

a small electric shock. Two-thirds of men tested chose to shock

themselves, whereas only one-third of men tested chose to shock

of women did. This is a new and controversial experiment because the

results are unexpected. We are going to give it a short One Show test to

see what we can find. So this to give it a short One Show test to

to stay here for 15 minutes, there is going to

to stay here for 15 minutes, there from this. This is a dog collar that

administers a small electric shock. Will anyone get bored enough to

shock themselves rather than sit with their own thoughts? Ow!

Why would some people choose pain over boredom? It is interesting.

Something novel, something curious gives satisfaction that you are

learning something about the environment in which you live in.

And that is why some times something that is novel, exciting, even

unpleasant, can actually in the bigger picture of things give more

satisfaction when we experience it. I don't understand how anybody could

find that difficult, no. Just sitting here, like, surrounded by

nothing but white walls, you are attached to little things, so you

keep doing it. I spent a bit of time drafting a letter. I wasn't very

brave. I tried one a few times. Then you feel like maybe I can enjoy

this! Ow! What would you do? Definitely press it. Definitely! It

is not about being bored, it is about wondering what it is going to

feel like. What do you think with your psychologist's hat on? Why

can't people sit in a room and be still? The serious answer to this -

if I can be serious for a moment with this thing on my head - we are

so busy, we make ourselves so busy and we do things all the time and a

lot of it is to ward off anxiety, so when we stop and allow our thoughts

to come, sometimes a when we stop and allow our thoughts

unpleasant reminders, things that we should have done that we didn't do,

or truths about things like relationships or life generally, so

it is not easy for many of us to sit and allow our thoughts to be what

they are. I think it is really important. It is really important to

be bored. When we are bored, when we can do nothing, that is when

creatively occurs. We can dream up amazing things. I am sure all the

great inventors of the world got very bored first. It is the mother

of the imagination. Is that what happened when you came up with that

brilliant hose that came round corners? Yes! Let's not go there!

This is the point - you are not bored at all. No. You are in a

creative phase in your life. Most people after they have done

Strictly, they go perhaps down to their day jobs. Are you still

dancing? No. No, we are not. You have taken this to the next level. I

have... Explain what is going on here. I went to try to - what is

going on there is me and our friend James. Of course. Yes, of course!

Here, explain what is going on HERE. These amazing Brazilian dancers,

they are doing Brazouka. It is one of the authentic dances we feature

that is opening at the Edinburgh Festival. I wrote the show. I'm

doing it with Arlene Phillips. I fell in love with the real Brazilian

dancing. You were brilliant at Samba on the show. Thank you. There is a

real Samba that I have fallen in love with. That is an early one.

This show has a story behind it. Like Billy Elliot - we have called

him "Brazili Elliot." May I use that? Have it! You must have been

bored! It was our producer. Is this like a ballet? Are there any words

to this? It is a true story from the streets of Brazil. I came across a

man who had climbed from being a child sailor. He was sent to sea to

become a fisherman. He discovered dance in the early days and began to

realise that this was a way out. So it was almost like, it was dance or

die. The sea experiences were scaring him so much. So, there is

this - besides wonderful dancing that we have never seen on a large

stage here and should have. Think of the best lifts and dips and tricks

and the best passion and the best connectedness. Add that to a

wonderful story and that's what it is. Great night at the theatre. I'm

very proud of it. Please let Brazil win tonight or no rehearsal

tomorrow! Alright. We were speaking about Billy there. How is your

Billy? Is he alright? Really well. He went through a horrible time. He

did. Anybody who has gone through health crisis like that, knows it is

not fun and when you have been so healthy your whole life and suddenly

to learn in one week that you have two major problems. He's - he went

from a cancer operation which was successful to a wonderful tour in

America, he toured New Zealand, he's doing a huge movie now and he's

really back on track. Better on stage than I have ever seen him. He

fixed his hearing. His hearing was going and he wasn't able to hear the

audience. Now, he is back. Good to hear. If he would like to come on

The One Show, he is more than welcome. I will pass that on. Now,

Brazouka previews at the Dardyne Theatre in Dundee and then is at the

Edinburgh Fringe Festival followed by the Wimbledon New The ter. As a

keen diver, we think that you are going to enjoy this next film. Mike

Dilger has taken a One Show viewer out of her workplace and on to the

water. This Post Office overlook it is

water of Cardigan Bay, West Wales. The post mistress gets extraordinary

views of the dolphins. There were eight there yesterday. From this

distance, it can be a fleeting glimpse. She thinks she's spotted a

couple of regular visitors and is keen to find out more about them.

The mother and calf you can recognise. Apart from that, it is

too far away. Is it the same mother and baby you are seeing every time?

I hope so. Hopefully, we will be able to find out if we get on the

water. This biologist works for the Bay's Marine Wildlife Centre.

Hopefully, she can tell us which dolphins they are. There are over

200. She's never managed to see them up close. Within half an hour, she

gets her chance. Wow! Is that close enough for you?

That is close. We have one either side. The great thing is, we are

keeping a straight line and the dolphins are coming to us and they

are riding the wave that we are creating in front of the bow of the

boat. As part of her work, Sarah has a photo database of many of the

dolphins, identified by their distinctive fins, taking more shots

each year means she can update and chart the animal's progress. Some

are better known than others. There's probably 20 or 30 animals

that we have been There's probably 20 or 30 animals

every year since we started in 2005. It is great to see them every year

to know that they are safe. How is the population doing here? It seems

to be pretty good. We tend to see smaller groups inshore and larger

groups offshore. When they come inshore, because they are looking

for food, mainly, they are foraging. Shallow waters have more fish that

dolphins will be feeding on, so this bay is an ideal place for a mother

with young. And right one mum and her calf look particularly familiar.

Lovely views of that mother and calf. Do you think you might

recognise these animals? The mother and calf is the one that you can

spot the most of. They are together, so I would say it is the same ones I

am seeing most regular. They are your dolphins? Yes. How long would

they stay together then? Quite a few years. Yes. If there

they stay together then? Quite a few calf, they might well stay together

for life. To identify them, Sarah takes a couple of fin shots, so back

at the centre, she can match her photos with the database. There are

hundreds of pictures to look through, but the two distinctive

notches means Sarah can make a definite match and tell us who the

mother with the calf is. She was number 99 in our photo-ID catalogue

in 2010. That is when she had her calf.

in 2010. That is when she had her with the same calf for the last

three years. It is thought to be at least 13-years-old. Do you think

that could be the mother and calf that I have seen most days out from

the Post Office? For sure. There is a good chance. Dolphins have nursery

areas, shallow, protected waters that mothers with calves prefer. The

bay outside the Post Office is a known nursery spot. So, it is quite

likely this pair are regular visitors. Does 99, the female, have

a name or number for visitors. Does 99, the female, have

has a number, but she doesn't have a name. 181, I think it is. Jeanette

is a better name. What do you name. 181, I think it is. Jeanette

That would be sweet. Perfect! Now Jeanette knows what she is looking

for, she will be able to recognise Jeanette knows what she is looking

99 and her newly-named calf when she next spots them from the Post

Office. Just wonderful. Lovely spot. Alan

Carr was there a few days ago looking for dolphins. I feel as if I

have had a holiday there! Sticking with marine life, we asked you to

send in interesting things that have been washed up on beaches. Read that

out for us, Pamela. This is a Great White shark tooth found by Louise on

a beach in Portugal. Great White sharks - I have dived with them -

they have very fragile jaws and teeth. A lot of the shark feeding

that is going on is - they break their jaw on that and the teeth come

out. Well, it is time now to solve that mystery that we have been going

on about. Arthur Smith, we told him his next project was about washed up

old rubbish - thank goodness he didn't take it personally! Welcome

to Texel, it's the most southerly of the Frisian Islands off Holland's

north coast. A whopping two tonnes of the sea's cast-offs land here

every day. And what do the locals do with everything that washes up here?

Well, of course, they put it in a museum. Lifeboats, old ammunition,

helmets, underpants. This man is one of Texel's beachcombers. He works at

the island's museum. You have to go to the beach and find stuff, you are

curious, you want to find stuff from other places and to see where it

comes from, and try to find out from which country. How do you decide

which bits you are going to keep and which you are not going to keep? As

soon as you can recycle it, as soon as you can use it again. Looking

around in this hall, the whole hall was built of stuff that's brought in

from the beach. The roof is supported by masts, the floor is

being found 20 years ago washed ashore. You aren't actually allowed

to remove things from the beach in Holland. It is prohibited by law. As

soon as it is off the beach, it is not illegal? They have to prove you

have got it from the beach. They probably have a fair idea! I'm off

to meet another rebel. This man has been beachcombing for over 65 years

and runs Texel's other flotsam and jetsam museum - yes, they have two

of them! This had been cast off the coast of

England by a disgruntled boyfriend and his ex was not pleased with it.

When she asked for it back, the beachcombers refused. It oo es a

rule. -- it's a rule, you see. Why, you may ask, does so much stuff

from the UK end up on Texel's shores. Allow me to explain. It is

to do with the position of the the island off the north coast of

Holland, the North Sea currents coming up here and the strong

south-westerly winds. These combine to make Texel a magnet for flotsam

and jetsam. It's the sheer volume of stuff you find here that's so

fascinating. I mean, who would have thought there would be so many odd

shoes floating around in the North Sea. And the odd thing about the odd

shoes is, most of them are left shoes, so what happened to all the

right ones? This man has been collecting off these shores for over

70 years. She -- he has a theory about the left shoe mystery.

And according to the theory, it stands to reason that because the

right shoe is shaped the opposite way, they move in the opposite

direction, so I guess somewhere in Britain there is a beach full of

right shoes. After only 20 minutes of beachcombing, I have found quite

a good little selection of mysterious items. Well, this isn't

mysterious, a flip-flop and a glove. What would get me going would be to

find a message in a bottle, but never mind. I will try and make

something out of this lot! It is a good theory about the

left-hand shoes... If you live near that right shoe beach, let us know.

Yes. Brilliant. That is it for tonight. Thank you, Pamela. Good

luck with Brazouka and good luck getting back to Dundee with that on

your head! You have to get on the train. Absolutely. The sleeper. Will

it fit? Who knows? Davina McCall and former Prime Minister Sir John Major

will be here tomorrow and the Manic Street Preachers will be singing

live. See you at 7.00pm. Bye. DRUMBEATS CONTINUE

WITH SWELLING, DRAMATIC MUSIC