10/06/2014 The One Show

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

Tonight we have got pop royalty with us, yes, two women who have

conquered the world with their music. Later we will meet the

17-year-old singer-songwriter who has become the youngest artist to

top the US charts in more than 25 years. So Lorde will be chatting and

singing live for us very soon. But first, another pop superstar whose

career started 20 years ago when she back flipped into the biggest girl

band ever. Please welcome Melanie Chisholm!

Hello, welcome back! I like your new headquarters here. We are talking

about Lorde, 17 years old, what were you like at 17? It was before the

Spice Girls. When we got together, I was 19, a couple of years later.

Were you desperate to sing? I was at performing arts college, trying to

find a route into being a performer, but who would have guessed that we

would have a fairy tale? All week, as a pre-World Cup warm up, we are

inviting people to try to bend it like Beckham and replicate his

incredible goal against Colombia in 1998. We have had this set up for

the last two days, raising money for Children in Need, and someone at the

Beckhams have lined up to take a shot live for us. Look at this, this

is Dan Magness, he can do that! He is a football freestyler who holds

the record for keeping the ball in the eight using his feet, knees and

head. He did it for an incredible 26 hours. Very impressive with his

cheeks, ears and neck, but can he replicated this?

That is what we are looking for. Stop what you are doing for a

second! Puts the ball on the ground, you are not going to do it with that

on your head, see if you can bend it around the wall.

Oh, no! It hit the post and went wide! Next time! That was a really

good effort. I like the way he just carries on. More attempts later!

While we are talking about the Beckhams, can you believe that David

and Victoria Harbour bought a brand-new white Ford Cortina? There

they are, look! -- have bought. That is not a real picture, is it?! A bad

graphics job! As Andy Kershaw explains, 44 years ago, the Cortina

was the poshest a footballer could hope for.

Expensive footballers drive expensive cars. They certainly seem

to love a flash motor. This is the kind of car that you would expect an

England international to drive. 60 mph in under five seconds, and a

snip at just over ?100,000. But things weren't always like this.

Oh, my goodness me, no! The England squad that played in the 1970 World

Cup in Mexico with the reigning world champions, and they were

signed up by Ford, who gave them all a car for a year. But they did not

get a supercar, they got a Cortina. Now, that is not to knock the

Cortina. In its day, it was a much loved car. You feel rotten about it

when it is left out in the rain and frost. Even John Betjeman eulogised

it. It sounds marvellous, doesn't it? It sounds a bit foreign, a bit

South American, not quite human. But this was the car from the masses,

from workers to middle management. You would not imagine it was a

footballer's car. There were 30 World Cup Cortinas, and enthusiasts

James Ball they would be ideal material for a book, so he tracked

them down. We are visiting one of the five that still exists, but it

was in better nick than this when nobby Stiles was driving it. Owner

John has big plans. How long do think it will take restore? Maybe

three years, maybe longer. I am just collating parts at the moment, I

need a few more. How can you be certain this is his Cortina? This is

the original green log book that came with the car. Norbert Peter

styles. His dad's glasses case was in the glove box! The most

celebrated footballers in the land at the time, and they were given

Ford Cortinas. Footballers used to be us. They never earned very much

more than a good lawyer or doctor, and that would just be for a few

years. So basically they did live within their means, and then George

Best, and you could have what everyone did. Apart from that, they

drove the same car as us, the Cortina and the Capri. You are paid

20,000, and if England win the World Cup, 50,000? Who knows? Not all the

cars are in this state. This is a beautifully restored World Cup

Cortina complete with special paintwork. Ford gave it to Francis

Lee, and he hasn't seen it he sold it in 1971. I don't believe it! Wow!

How about that?! Is that your car? How is it looking? Yeah, it looks

pretty good, a lot cleaner than I had it! This World Cup Cortina was a

top of the range model, but how does it drive today? No power steering.

No power! The gear shift is a bit stiff. But it is not a bad motor.

Don't forget, in its day, this was the number one car. A Cortina like

this was thought to be fairly sophisticated. If you had one of

these... At the height of your career, what sort of weekly wage

were you on? ?50 a week basic. And what is it now for someone playing

league football? ?200,000 per week. A ?100,000 motorcar is not a big

slice of his wages, had his weekly wage! You wouldn't drive one of

these now, would you?! So the Cortina 1600, a car for workers,

middle managers and soccer superstars. He thought of

international footballers googling around these days in the equivalent

of a Ford Cortina is, well, rather charming. Good lord, it could make

them seem like the rest of us! I will race you!

I can't get it into gear! Oh, it is going backwards!

That is classic, brilliant! That reminds me of someone. Now, the

World Cup starts on Thursday, and we have found this brilliant picture of

you from 1998, and you are the actual trophy. Look at use braid

gold! The most shocking thing about that is I did Loaded once. I think

you look great. I think that was the first time each of us did a solo

cover, we did all different magazines, and I did that as the

World Cup, yeah. Pop star, theatre star, triathlete. We know that you

keep fit and you have always been into triathlons, this is a big one

happening. I always fancied doing a triathlon, and I did my first 13

years ago, I only do sprint distance, I am a novice, but last

year I did the Human Right women's only, and it is an incredible

course, Eton Dorney. I had such a wonderful time, and because it is

just women, it is a different environment, it felt very

supportive. There was a lot of camaraderie, it is for Breast Cancer

Care, and I thought, this is such a great day, when they approached me

to be an ambassador this year, I was like, definitely, I want to tell

people about it, tell women it is not an intimidating environment.

Have a go, any age, any fitness level, any shape is eyes, there are

elite athletes and you can do the relay. So it is a team event as

such. It is the 13th of July around the lake at Eton Dorney. A nice calm

course, actually. It is nice and flat, you have got the lovely water

to swim in, nice and flat, and if it is a great day, if the weather is

good, it is lovely. It has been reported that one in three people

will develop type 2 diabetes, and we were just saying how important it is

that women of all ages, all shapes and sizes, just get up and do

something. Not just women, but men as well. Absolutely, and the thing

that concerns me, you hear a lot about young girls being

self-conscious, doing sport in front of boys, and I just think anything

that will encourage people not to get fit, get a bit better, get

healthier. We have become so sedentary, and it is such a fun

thing to do. You meet like-minded people, it is very sociable, a

healthy weight to be sociable. So do. You meet like-minded people, it

is very sociable, a healthy weight to be sociable. So doing! Unless you

are like me, complete against an Olympic athlete! You are in

different teams. She is running, it would not be fair if she was on the

bike. Who is on your bike? We do not know, we have been looking for

team-mates. Lots of people tried out because they wanted to take part,

but we know who was successful. Are you ready? I am very excited!

Swimming for Team Mel is... My name is Alex Gardner, four years ago I

couldn't swim a mile, I am now an open water swimming addict, and I am

really excited to be on your team! So happy to have you! You couldn't

swim a mile? Are you happy with that, Mel?! Very happy, I am happy I

am not donning a wet suit on that particular day. It gets better,

cycling for Team Mel is... I am Kelly Croy, I am a mum of four, and

I want to do my best at triathlon! This is brilliant, because I was

really keen to have people on my team who had never done it before,

because I am not really that bothered about winning. I just want

to be there when somebody achieves a personal goal for the first time,

that is the cool thing about it. You will make a top team, no doubt.

Watch out, Victoria Pendleton, we are coming for you! Keeping on the

sporty theme, time for another attempt to bend it like Beckham,

straight outside, this is DJ Dev. I rang him live on Radio 1, and I

asked him to turn up. Thanks for that! When you are ready, give it

your best shot. All right, OK, here goes. I have not played football

since I was six years old. Stop talking and just have a go! A left

footer, potentially. He has gone for it!

The wind caught it a little bit! Everybody has an excuse. Anyway,

more later. An authentic comedy genius and a prince among men, so

said Stephen Fry in aid should be to Rik Mayall, who died yesterday aged

just 56. Here is our tribute to the slapstick funnyman who

revolutionised British comedy. Oh, Neil, you are so bloody boring,

come on, this is revolution! I think he was just quite childish, quite

funny, and it has struck a chord with a lot of people, because

everybody likes being silly at times.

In the 1980s, Rik Mayall was at the forefront of a new generation of

alternative comedy. He was born in Essex, but his life was to change at

the University of Manchester in 1976, where he met Ade Edmondson and

Ben Elton, who he would later write The Young Ones with. The world's

stupidest bottom burp... Rick! Rik soon became a household name,

playing characters like Kevin Turvey and a clearing in the classics Comic

Strip Presents and Blackadder. Even when he only had a walk on part, he

could upstage the best of them. Where haven't I been?! But I am here

now! Then came The New Statesman... Would you help me do my speech? No!

I secretly admire that character, he was ruthless, more ruthless than any

current politician I have met. Determined to get what he wanted. So

now I find that my own wife is selling her body on the streets of

Europe. I mean... I mean... Does it pay well? Rik Mayall will be

remembered as a very funny, perceptive and intelligent guy.

Although many MPs will argue there isn't a grain of truth in the

character from The New Statesman, of course there is. Reuniting with

Adrian Edmondson in Bottom cemented his place as one of the best British

comedians of all time. Let's see, how many cards did you get for your

birthday? Oh no, you didn't get any, did you? Only because you clued up

the letterbox. -- glued. Rik Mayall, died yesterday aged 56.

It is time for the final bend it like Beckham attempt of today. Good

luck with this, Dawn. Very similar to Dan's attempt.

From one queen bee to another, we are joined by 17-year-old double

Grammy-winning musical sensation, please welcome Lorde. It is lovely

to see you, and it has been quite a year for you, hasn't it? Royals was

quite a single for you. Looking back at this year, which has been

phenomenal for you, what has been the highlight for you? Or some of

the highlights. Everything becomes a highlight every day, you meet

someone or I get to do something I wouldn't have done. There is so much

stuff. The Grammys was amazing. So much has happened for you. Probably

the most fun I have had. And how the awards comeback to you? Yes, I

finally got them. Is it right that your name comes from your

fascination with our aristocracy? Yes, I have been interested in a lot

of different aristocratic families for a little while and I wanted

something that felt really grand, and tough but also soft. What is it

that fascinates you so much about it? I guess it is like a really old

school sitcom. Fair enough! Well, we hope you like... We have sorted

something out for you. We hope you like it. We have got you this title,

Lady Lorde and we have a two foot square for you in the Lake District.

Is this for real? Yes, so if you fancy visiting, Lady Lorde, that is

for you. A little bit special. And all sorts of people in the music

industry have spoken about how fantastic you are, but we saw a clip

of Bruce Springsteen singing a cover of your Royals, which was

unbelievable. How does it make you feel to see somebody like that

singing your song? I almost cried, it is kind of a big deal. Bruce

Springsteen is the best and such an inspiration of mine. It is amazing.

It is cool to get respect from other artists. It is the coolest thing

about this. Where did you write that song? In New Zealand, in a studio

attendance of the size of this. This is a big-time for Lorde isn't it?

You have done it, the Spice Girls were massive. You probably don't

remember the Spice Girls? I know all about the Spice Girls! Any words of

wisdom? How should Lorde be enjoying it? Listening to Lorde speak today,

she has a great attitude. My memories of the height of our

success, it is so exhausting, all of the travelling that you do and you

kind of go into survival mode. Just enjoy it, it is so wonderful to have

that opportunity so just have a ball. We are looking forward to the

fact that Lady Lorde will be singing live very shortly. Lorde grew up in

a place called Devonport, a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand, which

looks beautiful. How did you cope? But the UK can compete, even when

you are deep underground. The rolling Yorkshire Dales conceal

a hidden world. Underneath is a labyrinth of subterranean caves

which stretch for miles. The Dales are considered the UK's, one of its

finest destinations. This waterfall descends into a huge underground

cavern, comparable in size to St Paul's Cathedral. It is a difficult

place to get down but twice a year a small village is set up by

enthusiasts giving people an opportunity to explore the cave

system which has been carved out by the water. Dave Brock has been

caving here for many years and helps to prepare the caves for the

visitors. The less hardy cavers can do the horizontal parts, there is a

cave for everybody. I am taking the opportunity to abseil through the

waterfall straight into the main cavern. Here we go. It is about 110

metres straight down. I will start with my feet against the wall but

very quickly I will be up and in free space and there is nothing else

around you accept darkness. Of course, the problem is that you are

abseiling straight through the middle of a waterfall.

At just over 100 metres, it is twice the height of the Niagara Falls. The

rain has carved out over ten miles of trails before re-emerging

downstream. It is phenomenal in here, it is huge! You come out of

the shaft into this massive cathedral. This huge natural rock

amphitheatre! That was absolutely awesome. Even

though I am soaking wet coming down, basically the centre of a

waterfall, it is a spectacular thing to do. The first time anyone set

foot in the bottom of the chamber was 1895. A French caver who was

considered a world leader in exploration and it took him 23

minutes to descend using ropes and ladders. Of course he would have

been descending into nothing except darkness when he made that first

trip into the unknown and all he would have had to light his way was

a candle. Growing accustomed to the lack of light, he stayed down here

for two hours and started marking out what he saw. Kevin Dixon is

presently reserving these caves. I have a copy of the original

drawings, and he did a good job of it. I am impressed with what he did

in 1895. Since then, the cave has been continually explored and

year-on-year more is being discovered with a bit of help from

clever technology. We are using a simple hand-held laser, allowing us

to build up these passages digitally which gives us a better

understanding of the geology. Where is the water going? This map

illustrates the depths of the passageways that have been marked

since it was first discovered all those years ago. We have seen two

passages head towards each other, and now we have cavers seeing if

they can make the connection, and discover new caves. It is not only

experienced cavers who can experience this. Anyone can

experience this special place in the Yorkshire Dales, and it means I have

a free ride to the surface. What a trip. The show has literally

been action packed. Good luck for your triathlon. Tomorrow we will

have Dara O Briain and Gregory Porter, but now we leave you with

Lorde singing Team. # Look upon Your Greatness

and she'll send the call out. # Their skin in craters

like the moon. # The moon we love like a brother,

while he glows through the room. # Even the comatose they

don't dance and tell. # We live in cities you'll

never see on screen. # Not very pretty,

but we sure know how to run things. # Living in ruins

of a palace within my dreams. # And you know,

we're on each other's team. # I'm kind

of over getting told to throw # So all

the cups got broke shards beneath # And everyone's competing

for a love they won't receive. # Cos what this palace

wants is release. # We live in cities you'll

never see on screen. # Not very pretty,

but we sure know how to run things. # Living in ruins

of a palace within my dreams. # And you know,

we're on each other's team. # I'm kind

of over getting told to throw # I'm kind of older than I was when

I revelled without a care, so there. # We live in cities you'll

never see on screen. # Not very pretty,

but we sure know how to run things. # Living in ruins

of a palace within my dreams. # And you know,

we're on each other's team. # And you know,

we're on each other's team. # And you know, and you know,

and you know.