10/03/2014 The One Show

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

After 30 years impersonating the great and the good, our guest

tonight is making his West End acting debut this month. And as he's

playing a butler, we thought we'd give him some work experience.

Bremner! Tea! It's Rory Bremner. You have got your hands full. Good

evening, my lady. Will the gentle man be staying? Just for the next 30

minutes! You look very professional. It is quite useless tray. I have had

a few lessons. Lady March is at Goodwood and does a lot of charity

work so I spoke to her about that. The important thing is that your in

the room but not in the room. You stand quietly at the back but that

is not very good on the one Show! That is what acting is all about!

You are making your acting debut in the West End but we know you as an

impressionist. Do you think there are still some great characters left

in British politics? There is Boris of course. And Nigel Farage. He will

say black is white, white is black. He said everything so definitely.

The thing about Angela Merkel, she is wrong. It is the way he says

things, very bunches. Bouncing on his heels. It was the curry of the

year award, a roomful of Indians and Bangladeshis, he must have felt like

an atheist on Christmas Day. But he was bouncing up and down, very

confident. We will talk later on about how there's much satire

around. Well later on you can catch up with my training ahead of my

Sport Relief challenge next week. You are going the right way!

EastEnders has never shyed away from tackling difficult issues, and it's

currently doing it again by highlighting a genetic condition

that increases the risk of cancer. Actress Natalie Cassidy, also known

as Sonia Jackson, has taken a break from the square and taken the One

Show cameras to find out more about her character's predicament. Women

in the UK has a 12% chance of developing breast cancer in their

lifetime. That is one in eight. But some women have a major -- have an

even greater risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. They

carry a faulty gene. This increases their chances of developing breast

cancer by as much as 90% over their lifetime. The faulty gene is

hereditary and can be passed down through the family. Both men and

women carry it. If you have it there is a 50% chance that your children

will also inherit it. Eastenders now has a storyline in which my screen

mother discovers she has cancer and also carries this faulty gene,

putting her daughters at risk. I need to talk to you about the test

results. We already know about that. David made a mistake. I have got the

gene, the test was positive. My character now faces an agonising

decision about whether to get tested for the gene. The charity rake

through best cancer says that many people are tested every year in the

UK. I want to know what can be help if you do carry the gene, both

before and after cancer develops. This unit in the Royal Marsden

Hospital sees around 1000 new cases every year. How can you tell if

someone has the faulty gene? When we do these test we are looking at the

genes and reading them, the DNA code. We are looking for a spelling

mistake which means it does not work properly. Advances mean that more

people can be tested than ever before. By having the gene test and

finding out if you have got the mutation, we are able to show that a

lot of the time they do not have the mutation in spite of the strong

family history. Doctors recommend getting tested if there is a family

history, if you have certain types of cancer or if you develop breast

cancer before the age of 50. If you do test positive it is not the end

of the story. There are things that you can do to decrease your chance

of getting the disease. But these are not easy options. We would

advise on all the options which can range from doing nothing, to the

other extreme of having a bilateral mastectomy. That will reduce your

risk to just below that of the population who do not carry the

gene. What happens if somebody does have the faulty gene and wants to

start a family? As a rule if you know about the gene in advance, then

those people would be advised to try and start their family earlier

rather than later. You also have to think about the children. There is

all about. It is a 50-50 chance that that gene will be passed on, or not.

So that does play into it. Fran Howard had breast cancer and carries

the faulty gene. She took the decision to have a double mistake to

me. Her daughter Lauren is 19. How would did you feel when you found

out you had the faulty gene? I felt like I had the cancer all over

again. When you're told you feel you are the only one who has got it. Her

daughter has decided not to be tested yet. I had the letter. It is

up to me if I want to go. Perhaps as I get older and have my own

children, I may reconsider and take the option. Because things can

change. There could be something else, there could be another option.

Are you proud of her for that decision? As a mother, you do, as a

mother myself, I wanted to do it. She will do it one day but it has to

be her choice to do it. And whatever choice she makes, I will be there. I

am truly stand at the bravery of any woman that has to endure breast

cancer and I hope that programmes like Eastenders can help raise

awareness about the options available out there. Well there is a

lot to get your head around. Dr Sarah Jarvis is here. For anyone who

may have watched Eastenders and all are worried, what should they do? We

need to put in in prospective -- into. For the vast majority it does

not run in the family. However we do need to bear in mind that if you

have a strong family history if someone under 40 in your family got

breast cancer, or a man in your family who got breast cancer, that

does happen. It is rare unless you have this faulty gene. Or if you

have two or more people in the family with breast or ovarian

cancer. The message is if you are in doubt go and speak to your GP. They

will be able to tell you about how big your risk is. And then the test

can raise, located and emotional decisions. I do applaud Eastenders

for doing this storyline. So many patients have come in and they are

scared about their children. Girls and of course boys because they have

the chance of carrying it even though the risk of getting breast

cancer is small by comparison to a woman. You could give it to your

roles. The great news is that you will not be left on your own. You

will have counselling from a trained counsellor in genetics beforehand

and they will tell you how to broach the subject with your family. And

how useful can the soap operas beat? They can make an enormous

difference. 12 years ago we had Alma Baldwin by the cervical cancer in

Coronation Street. And there was a huge increase of women coming

forward. Half the people who come for bowel screening, they do not

return the test. It is great to raise awareness and Eastenders have

a fantastic medical team. They make sure that the story is accurate.

Thanks, Sarah. And you can catch up with Carol and Sonia's story in

EastEnders tonight at 8pm. Now this time next week Alex will be 5,000

miles away in Utah, preparing to climb 1,200 feet to the top of a

rock called Moonlight Buttress. Rory, you have had a bit of climate

experience. We did go down at church the wrong way! Backwards instead of

forwards. But that is a step up from strictly! At least you don't have

judges at the bottom! Rory used to bring me dried fruit and nuts when

we were doing the programme. Well the whole point of going to the

United States is to raise money. Rory, can you please ask people in

your American voice if they will donate. All you need to do is to

text ALEX to 70005. Texts cost ?5 plus your standard network message

charge and ?5 per text goes to Sport Relief. I am Eric Obama, and I

approve this message. -- Barack Obama. You must be 16 or over and

please ask the bill payer's permission. For full terms and

conditions and more information go to bbc.co.uk/sportrelief. Now as a

complete climbing novice, I need all the climbing training I can get.

Which is why I recently found myself dangling between the devil and the

deep blue sea. Today I'm off to Pembrokeshire with

my mum and dad. They have come along for emotional support. What do you

think about me doing this climbing? We are apprehensive. Why? I'm not

sure if you have trained enough and that is a worry. When Alex was

growing up she was a girly girl. She was never sporty but she does excel

at things that she likes. She is a people of person, very warm. If she

can help anyone, she will. I was in a taxi the other day and a little

man said he is your first five. Put it in the box. It looks like we are

nearly there. My challenge today is to climb a

steep cliff. The weather conditions will make life difficult for me and

the camera team. It is absolutely freezing. All the gear, no idea! And

to help me I have experienced climber, Trevor. Hello, Trevor. I am

looking after your safety today. We are going to go climbing. It is all

about training. If Trevor's briefing gave me a boost in confidence, once

I get to the cliff edge it too much comes crashing down. Actually seeing

it and thinking of climbing up it is really frightening. Today is not

just about climbing. Before I go up I have to go down. Just stepped off

the edge, Trevor said! This cliff is 90 foot tall. That is under one

tenth of what I have to climb in Utah. What do I need to look out

for? Well as an experienced climber I can look at that and see my route.

Look out for the cracks. There is no turning back now. Here we go. I am

dreading it. Trevor goes up first and I have to follow. But it comes

clear that he soon that this is going to be a lot harder than going

up a climbing wall. She won't give in, she will just

have to do it and see it to the end. I don't know where to go. Just tried

to swing round onto the wall. I can't. I don't know what I was

expecting but if that was supposed to make me feel better about Utah, I

think it has just done the opposite. It feels difficult. My fingers are

in pain, that was proper hard. There you go. I have to say, the

weather was ridiculous. It couldn't have been more torrential. You won't

get that weather in Utah. It is worth ?5 just to see those photos.

Domed! -- Don't! Lucy Creamer is one of the UK's most experienced female

climbers. Let's look at some of your photos. Where is this? That looks

warm. This is in Turkey. I am apprehensive about this climb, one

of the things I spoke to you about earlier though is the fact that it

is three days, but is a huge experience on a wall and feeling

pretty vulnerable with four big, hairy male climbers. It is quite a

male dominated environment, how do you deal with that? I have got used

to it but what I would say about climbing men, they are pretty nice

really. When you say climbing men, you say men who climb as opposed

to... Yes, you will relax into it. Luck they are not all like Brian

blasted! I have practised at a climbing centre and you can only go

so high. At a height, everything is that much more of a struggle. If you

get that feeling and the exposure becomes too much, how do you...

Either don't let it get to that point, so luckily you will be

gradually inching your way up the wall so hopefully you will ease your

way into it. Don't stop yourself from looking down. Enjoy your

surroundings, really soak it up and you will never probably repeat this

experience so it is going to be one of the best... You might get

addicted, who knows! They will be with you, you will be OK. So many

questions, fluctuating temperatures, things like that, and one of the

questions many people ask is how do you go to the toilet? This will

become your best friend. She could have done with that a minute ago

when she was watching the clip. Have you ever used this? I took it with

me on one journey and forgot to use it. What are you doing next week

because you would make a good body double, don't you think?

I am doing this for people like Tess, who I met when I visited the

relief effort in the Philippines following the devasting typhoon last

November. Since Typhoon Haiyan, many children have been left susceptible

to sickness and disease. High nutrient food packages help children

like these. What is the one thing you need more than anything else to

help give your daughter a better future? Food to strengthen her, to

make her healthy. Such a lovely little girl. I know exactly your

money can make or break people like this. Thank you to everybody who has

already donated. So far the total is: And you haven't even started

yet! Good for you, well done. Right,

let's talk about your West End debut. You're treading the West End

boards for the very first time later this month in Noel Coward's Relative

Values at the Harold Pinter Theatre from March 19th, also stars Patricia

Hodge and Caroline Quentin. Patricia Hodge is wonderful, people will know

her recently from Miranda Budgie has been one of our great actors for a

long time. I am in great hands. It is a fantastic cast. There are two

micro kinds of plays in the West End they don't normally do but they saw

this in Bath last year and they really liked the production. We

starts next week. It is a really good play, written in 1951 by Noel

Coward. He had four plays on in the West End when he was in his 20s.

Everyone is obsessed with Downton Abbey and it is like a period

sitcom. Wind -- I was once stopped for speeding in London... So your

version of the Butler is a policeman? In the play, here's a

version of that. Years ago a policeman stopped me and I was doing

38, 32... In a 30 mph area. He walked around the car, then he said,

well I will let you on your way, far be it for me to keep you from the

classics. A little bit of that voice went in, and a little bit that owes

itself to John Fortune. I spent so much time with him before he died

and he had a very good upper-class voice. It is set in a country house.

Noel Coward lived in Kent, Julian Clary lives in his house. A

journalist once asked him where he lives, and he said, I live in Noel

Coward's old house. It is set in a stately home in Kent and there is

chaos when an American actress arrives to marry the man of the

house and it is discovered she is the long lost sister of the made

played by Caroline Quentin. There is a lot going on, social satire, but

very funny and a wonderful cast. You can see Rory and the rest of the

cast in Relative Values at the Harold Pinter Theatre from March the

19th. Noel Coward famously played Mr Bridger in the Italian Job - the

kingpin behind a huge bullion robbery. Here's John Sergeant with

the story of another great gold heist. This is the Croydon Job.

Before the war, Heathrow didn't exist. This was London's main

airport, Croydon, the home of Imperial Airways. In its heyday,

Croydon played host to celebrities and film stars. It was a very

glamorous place where the rich and famous game. Douglas Fairbanks

Junior, Charlie Chaplin came. In 1935 it became famous for quite a

different reason, as the site of one of the most sensational crimes ever

committed. Very early in the morning on March the 5th, four men took a

taxi to Croydon, a mile and a half from the airport terminal they asked

the driver to wait for them. It was 4am. The German cargo plane had just

landed and the only security guard went to meet it, leaving the

terminal building unattended. The men simply strolled into the

terminal building, and they were not challenged as they made their way

across the desert of booking hall to the secure bullion room. The safe

was quickly opened, they found gold bars and sovereigns valued at over

?20,000, more than ?3 million today. It had taken them only 45 minutes to

carry out the biggest robbery in British history and that record

lasted for nearly 30 years. They came in here am I came across here

and got a key to this safe, opened it, very simple, and there is the

gold. They picked up the gold bars and they were away. Yes, they knew

the layout of the airport, they had the keys. I have come to central

London to meet a man who spent most of his life chasing criminals. John

O'Connor is former head of the Meant flying squad. The taxi driver's card

number was taken down by a witness on the day. It looks like they took

the gold to a man who was believed to have been one of the handlers, in

other words not involved in the robbery but he helped dispose of the

booty. His landlady reported some suspicious goings-on. There were

four robbers including an old man called John O'Brien, one known as

Little Harry, and another one who is not known of at all. Two of them

were identified by the taxi driver but that the subsequent trial, the

taxi driver reneges on his original statement and the case fell apart.

The only person who went to prison was this man called Swanland. A

failure from a policing point of view? They did get a conviction for

receiving stolen property but in reality this was a failure. This was

a robbery on a huge scale and I think the police were not equipped

to be able to cope with a robbery of that size at that time. Some aspects

of the robbery remain a mystery. But what is not in doubt is the brazen

nature of this famous crime. Crimes like this still happen but seldom on

this scale. It was not until 1963 that the record set at Croydon for

the biggest robbery was finally beaten, but it took the great train

robbers to do that. John has come up with a brilliant plot, walk in with

the cameras, take the gold bars and nobody suspects that thing!

Tomorrow, I predict a riot, or at least a good chat about The Voice

with Kaiser Chief Ricky Wilson. We'll leave you with those