:00:21. > :00:26.A sweater is not just for Christmas! In fact this wasn't
:00:26. > :00:34.because I left it here. I'm feeling sorry for it, so I'm wearing it
:00:34. > :00:41.tonight. We clash now! That is perfect! Tonight's guest is used to
:00:41. > :00:47.hearing this noise... Now, he's having to get used to this noise!
:00:47. > :00:57.He's the presenter of Britain's most talked about television show -
:00:57. > :01:02.
:01:02. > :01:12.the celebrity show called Splash. Look at those feet!
:01:12. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:18.A man with big feet! How are you? Hello. Nice!
:01:18. > :01:23.Good evening. Good evening. You and I have worked on some terrible
:01:23. > :01:28.television programmes before! Where does this one rank amongst them?
:01:28. > :01:36.Christopher! What a way to start an interview! It is up to you what the
:01:36. > :01:45.answer is. It has shown to six million viewers. Six-and-a-half
:01:45. > :01:53.million viewers. Boy, it has caused controversy. The show is on at ITV
:01:53. > :01:59.at 7pm. The death channel. It's not the death channel. Seven million-
:01:59. > :02:04.plus for Family Fortunes on a Sunday. What's wrong with that?
:02:04. > :02:12.There's nothing wrong with it. Splash is fantastic. It is the
:02:12. > :02:17.hangover from Christmas. You want to see celebrities in tight Lycra,
:02:17. > :02:21.jumping ten metres into a swimming pool. It's as camp as your sweater!
:02:21. > :02:27.I have not seen the show. I have an image of it in my head. I want it
:02:27. > :02:37.to be what it is like in my head. What is it like in your head?
:02:37. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:49.to watch it. Last week Amajili dived. He did it from ten metres. I
:02:50. > :02:54.have been practiseing in the dry pool. There is a try one back stage
:02:54. > :03:01.where they practise. It is a pool full of sponge. I have sneaked off
:03:01. > :03:11.during lunch and lived in there. How deep is it? Five metres. It is
:03:11. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:15.a nightmare getting out! Is it like a play pen for adults?
:03:16. > :03:22.Have you found anybody down there? Just tapes that you and I have made
:03:22. > :03:29.in the past. Have you been up to the 10 metre diving board? There
:03:29. > :03:35.was one where I looked down. They said, "And to you, Vernon." You
:03:35. > :03:41.know when the knees go. I was like, it is really high. Looking from
:03:41. > :03:49.ground level, it is Nottingham look that high... Are you going to do
:03:49. > :03:53.it? I will give it a go. We heard there is a rumour you will dive off
:03:53. > :04:00.the ten metre board on the last show. When is that last show - is
:04:00. > :04:05.it tomorrow, or will it carry on? When is it? First week of February.
:04:05. > :04:09.You have said now you will do it, you'll have to do it. Tonight we
:04:09. > :04:14.will answer this question - why do we go wrinkly if we stay in the
:04:14. > :04:20.pool or bath too long? Researches at Newcastle University think they
:04:20. > :04:24.know the answer. We will put their answer to the test with a smooth-
:04:24. > :04:30.handed Vernon Kay. Put your hand in this water and leave it in there
:04:30. > :04:35.until we tell you to pull it out. Will I spend the whole of the show
:04:36. > :04:40.like this? We would appreciate it. What if I need the toilet. We have
:04:40. > :04:44.warmed the water. While we wait for him to go wrinkly. Here is Justin
:04:44. > :04:49.Rowlatt, on the search of the guilty who smuggle drugs and
:04:49. > :04:54.weapons. Last year, nearly three tonnes of cocaine were intercepted
:04:54. > :05:00.by the UK Border Agencys in seizures like this one, when 47
:05:00. > :05:10.kilos of the drug were uncovered on a boat that haddocked in Portsmouth.
:05:10. > :05:11.
:05:12. > :05:17.It was a record -- which has docked in Portsmouth. It was a record.
:05:17. > :05:23.Every day attempts are made to smuggle drugs into our ports T
:05:23. > :05:29.first defence is a special section of Britain's Border Force. The
:05:29. > :05:34.curiously named National Deep Rummage Team. It is the term given
:05:34. > :05:38.to a specialised and detailed searching of every compartment and
:05:38. > :05:44.cavity of a ship. Today, four teams of officers operate across the UK.
:05:44. > :05:51.Although they were founded in 2004, the problem they tackle is anything
:05:51. > :05:57.but new. For as long as there's been a tax on goods, there's been
:05:57. > :06:04.smuggling through our ports. Official documents from the 1700s
:06:04. > :06:08.carry report of tea, silk and wool hidden.
:06:08. > :06:10.Similar techniques they use today - although smugglers have become more
:06:10. > :06:18.sophisticated. It is here in Liverpool, at the headquarters of
:06:18. > :06:22.the National Deep Rummage Team that operatives are trained to combat
:06:22. > :06:27.them, on this very special vessel here. In 1989, 17 tonnes of
:06:27. > :06:31.cannabis was discovered on board the ship. Customs officials not
:06:31. > :06:35.only seized the drugs but impounded the boat as well. It was given to
:06:35. > :06:41.the team here in Liverpool. They use it to train customs officers
:06:41. > :06:46.from all over the world. We train officers to look for space on
:06:46. > :06:52.vessels, look for contrabands, drugs, firearms - anything that is
:06:52. > :06:56.illegal. Where could you hide stuff? In the tanks, the cabins n
:06:56. > :07:00.the engine. What kind of skills do your officers need? One of the
:07:00. > :07:03.greatest things to have is imagination. You have to put your
:07:03. > :07:07.imagination in the mind of the criminal and think how you would
:07:07. > :07:11.smuggle against a colleague. How would you bring it in? So, Paul has
:07:11. > :07:16.asked me to search this cabin. I know more than he normally does
:07:16. > :07:24.when he is rummaging, because he has told me there is definitely
:07:24. > :07:27.something here. The question is - where? Definitely nothing there!
:07:27. > :07:36.How disappointing! There's nothing there!
:07:36. > :07:41.It is demoralising. There's space everywhere. Hold on a second! After
:07:41. > :07:46.searching for 30 minutes and finding less than half of the
:07:46. > :07:52.hidden contraband, I call in an expert. So you missed a few obvious
:07:52. > :07:58.ones. Have I? Like where? There's some.... Oh, the shoes!
:07:58. > :08:04.In here there's a piece of wood that goes that way. On top is a big
:08:04. > :08:09.package. In here is a Taser. That is a cattle prod. Having had a go
:08:09. > :08:15.at the training myself, it is time to see it put into practise for
:08:15. > :08:20.real. I am accompanying the team on a routine inspection of a ship from
:08:21. > :08:27.Colombia. Look at the scale of this monster! The guys tell me this is
:08:27. > :08:33.quite a small ship. It gives you an idea of the task they face. Some
:08:33. > :08:39.carry up to 1400 containers. If you laid them end to end they would
:08:39. > :08:46.stretch for something like 44 miles. It is an enormous task. This has
:08:46. > :08:53.come from South America. That may raise issues of drugs, I suppose?
:08:53. > :08:57.You cannot say that every one will have drugs on board. It poses a
:08:57. > :09:05.danger to us because of the possibility. The team set off to
:09:05. > :09:11.search the ship. A routine rummage can take between six and 12 hours N
:09:11. > :09:15.this case, they found nothing. So, this ship gets the all-clear.
:09:15. > :09:19.With an estimated 25-30 tonnes of cocaine coming into the country
:09:19. > :09:23.every year, Britain's rummage teams are going to have to go on
:09:23. > :09:33.rummaging. Thank you, Justin. Yes.
:09:33. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:40.I thought you would do the next bit. What? The rest of the show? And he
:09:40. > :09:46.goes on about Splash! It's the new way apparently. You're on telly
:09:46. > :09:52.twice over the weekend. Splash is on Saturday, 7pm. Family Fortunes
:09:52. > :10:02.at 7.45pm. I know what you mean, the double-bubble Vernon.
:10:02. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:08.Have you fallen out with them by any chance? OK, so I was in Africa
:10:08. > :10:13.earlier on in the week. There is a question for you. Let's see this.
:10:13. > :10:18.So, Vernon, I was wondering if you can share with us how you manage to
:10:18. > :10:24.go through a whole episode of Splash in 90 degrees heat and never
:10:24. > :10:28.get a sweat patch? You have a secret, don't you? I do. I will
:10:28. > :10:34.reveal it. Basically, there's a kind of, it is like a showbiz
:10:34. > :10:43.secret, I guess. It's the equivalent of panty pads that you
:10:43. > :10:48.put on a vest that stop you sweating. It is like 40 degrees
:10:48. > :10:54.within the swimming pool. It is boiling hot. I wore a vest lined
:10:54. > :11:00.with these sweat pads that soak it up. Really? If you dived in, is it
:11:01. > :11:05.dove or dived, by the way? Dived. You would swell up and have to be
:11:05. > :11:11.dispersed in that little bin in the lady's toilets!
:11:11. > :11:16.Yes, with the needles and stuff. Family Fortunes is back!
:11:16. > :11:21.What a family on this week. Yes, Louie Spence.
:11:21. > :11:31.You did a bit of dancing with Louie Spence, which we can see. When he's
:11:31. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:01.This is random me sat here with my hand in the water. Vernon is part
:12:01. > :12:08.of an experiment about wrinkly skin. The Spences were up against the
:12:08. > :12:18.Bacons. Very committed to winning. The Spences didn't know what it was.
:12:18. > :12:24.
:12:24. > :12:31.What was their top answer? When you have low wee it is 100 -- Louie it
:12:31. > :12:36.is 1hunhunmirl. You are second to Bob Monkhouse? When I first got
:12:36. > :12:45.into this, it is one of the shows I always wanted to host - it is
:12:45. > :12:51.iconicnd good fun. You get some reel proper fun. It will go on for
:12:51. > :12:55.ever. Fingers crossed. Unlike some of us!
:12:55. > :12:58.Over the next few months, you have the best chance of spotting the
:12:58. > :13:03.Northern Lights here in Britain than you have had in the last 50
:13:04. > :13:08.years apparently. It is a light show that originates out in outer
:13:08. > :13:12.space. The coast of County Antrim is one
:13:12. > :13:15.of the most traumatic the UK has to offer. But I am not here to admire
:13:15. > :13:20.the landscape. I've come here to Northern Ireland,
:13:20. > :13:24.to see one of the most spectacular light shows on the planet.
:13:24. > :13:28.We've been watching the weather conditions for the best part of a
:13:28. > :13:37.year until now when we think that they will be just about perfect.
:13:37. > :13:43.Fingers crossed. The auraur borealis or northern
:13:43. > :13:53.lights is a natural phenomenon. How and why does it happen? Every now
:13:53. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:00.and again, the sun spews out huge amounts of charged particles. It is
:14:00. > :14:04.a CME. They race across space to the Earth. Now, the Earth has a
:14:04. > :14:08.magnetic field which starts at the North Pole and goes out and around
:14:09. > :14:17.like that. It goes down to the South Pole., now all those charged
:14:17. > :14:23.particles hit this magnetic force field around the Earth. Most just
:14:23. > :14:29.bounce auve, but some get funnel -- bounce off. But some get funnelled
:14:29. > :14:39.in to the North Pole. They let off a coloured display. That is how we
:14:39. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:51.This astronomer and photographer has been spotting auroras here for
:14:51. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:57.the last 18 years, with amazing results. This is an excellent time
:14:57. > :15:02.to see them, there is due to be a peak in 2013. There could not be a
:15:02. > :15:07.better time. I thought you had to be way up north in Norway or in the
:15:07. > :15:12.Arctic Circle or something. Not at all. A lot of people have been up
:15:12. > :15:18.there to see it, seeing nothing at all, and come back here. When not
:15:18. > :15:24.outside, Martyn is indoors, looking at Space weather websites.
:15:24. > :15:30.Satellite monitor the sun 24 hours a day, and monitor its service,
:15:30. > :15:36.including coronal mass ejections. It might be that we have several
:15:36. > :15:41.heading our way, dude to impact on the earth in a couple of days.
:15:41. > :15:46.see an aurora, we will need let's skies, so the weather has to play
:15:46. > :15:53.ball. There will be a lot of clear skies tonight, so watch out for the
:15:53. > :15:57.aurora. If you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse... As a long-term
:15:57. > :16:02.stargazer, Martin knows the best spots for seeing the Northern
:16:02. > :16:07.Lights. This harbour is one of the most northerly points on the coast
:16:07. > :16:14.of Northern Ireland. It is really dark, there is no night. We have a
:16:14. > :16:19.flat ocean to the north, the only thing in the way being Scotland and
:16:19. > :16:25.the Arctic Circle. We could not be in a better location. Often you can
:16:25. > :16:30.see auroras with a long exposure on the camera. So, Martin has got two
:16:30. > :16:34.cameras trained on the sky. If it is there, we will catch it. The
:16:35. > :16:39.cloud of particles we are waiting for left the sun three days ago. It
:16:39. > :16:45.has got to make a journey of 150 million kilometres, and
:16:45. > :16:52.understandably, it is running late. It could happen in the minute now.
:16:52. > :16:56.However hard I stare, the sky still looks black to me. But at last,
:16:56. > :17:05.just after one o'clock in the morning, we get our first sniff of
:17:05. > :17:10.success. Can you see these red beams? That's aurora activity
:17:10. > :17:14.further north, proved that activity is starting. Just their later, when
:17:14. > :17:20.we string a series of images together in a time lapse, there is
:17:20. > :17:28.a clear, green glow moving on the horizon. An aurora borealis in the
:17:28. > :17:34.UK, definitely worth the wait. Exciting, isn't it? How can we see
:17:34. > :17:39.the aurora? First of all, you have to sign up to one of the aurora
:17:39. > :17:47.watch websites, and they will let you know when it is going to happen.
:17:47. > :17:52.But you will not be banned if you do not do that?! No, but unless the
:17:52. > :17:58.solo weather is right, you cannot see it. You want to beat out from
:17:58. > :18:01.around 10 minutes before midnight, somewhere north facing. The further
:18:01. > :18:07.north you are, the better your chances. Next week I believe may be
:18:07. > :18:13.good, it depends what the sun does in the next few days. If it
:18:13. > :18:19.splurges out one of these huge events, then we will see the aurora.
:18:19. > :18:28.You need 20 minutes out in the dark before your eyes become accustomed.
:18:28. > :18:32.No drink, no cigarettes. Carrots? Booze and cigarettes reduce the
:18:32. > :18:37.blood circulation at the back of your eyes, knowing your ability to
:18:37. > :18:45.see in the dark. We were becoming back later to see the results of
:18:45. > :18:52.this experiment. Yes, I have got a few things to set up first. Vernon
:18:52. > :18:56.Kay is currently on TV twice every weekend. He is on Saturday's with
:18:56. > :19:01.Splash!, and Sundays, with Family Fortunes. We thought we would
:19:01. > :19:06.combine them, with a kind of Splash!-themed Family Fortunes.
:19:06. > :19:11.Soap, the deal is, we're going to ask three questions, and you need
:19:11. > :19:16.to try to get the top answer each time. If you get the top answer,
:19:16. > :19:26.you can choose a dive from around the world, and the dives are on
:19:26. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:39.videotape. The clues are Eek!, Wow! And Splash!. If I get the answers
:19:39. > :19:48.right, then maybe you will wear these, which I had made in the
:19:48. > :19:52.costume department. You borrowed them off me last time you were here.
:19:53. > :20:00.You and I have worked together several times, and I know you like
:20:00. > :20:06.these. This is how it all began, and how it ended. Let's play the
:20:06. > :20:16.game! Firstly, we asked 100 people to give us another term for male
:20:16. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :20:27.swimwear. What was the top answer? Male swimwear? Drunks. -- trunks.
:20:27. > :20:37.This is what the survey said. Here we go... Pick a dive from around
:20:37. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:54.the world. Eek! OK je if I had to introduce that first. Never ever do
:20:54. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:01.that! Splash again, Mr Evans! asked 100 people to name something
:21:01. > :21:11.you are not allowed to do in a swimming pool. No bombing, no heavy
:21:11. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:23.petting, no running, no smoking. It has got to be taking a wee. This is
:21:23. > :21:33.what the survey said.. Everybody in the gallery, calm down. Vernon,
:21:33. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:43.what would you like? I will go for Wow!. OK, this one is a man jumping
:21:43. > :21:53.from 177ft, the highest dive ever successfully attempted... Some rain
:21:53. > :21:59.
:21:59. > :22:04.he did it backwards! -- oh, he did it backwards! Here we go, the final
:22:04. > :22:14.one - we asked 100 people to describe Splash! In one word. What
:22:14. > :22:18.
:22:18. > :22:26.did the public say? Epic! OK, let's see if epic was the top answer.
:22:26. > :22:32.They just play this clip anyway. This is the moment Professor
:22:33. > :22:42.Splash! Dived 36ft into a paddling pool filled with just 12 inches of
:22:43. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:53.water. Was there at real? Absolutely. But do not do that, he
:22:54. > :23:03.is a stunt diver. Now, the only problem with driving along in an
:23:03. > :23:07.open-top car is that it plays havoc with your hair. But it is not a
:23:07. > :23:11.problem for our Street Barber Michael. I like a bit of classic
:23:11. > :23:20.styling, but it gets a bit boring sitting in the passenger seat. Can
:23:20. > :23:30.No. So, what about the wives and girlfriends? I have come to Cumbria
:23:30. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:41.to give them a bit of pampering. Are you happy to be here today?
:23:41. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:52.really, no. Are you a classic car widow? Probably. They are taking
:23:52. > :23:55.this really seriously. It is all about how the cars look. So, this
:23:55. > :24:00.is the lovely Sarah. How long have you been coming to these kind of
:24:00. > :24:06.events? Probably five or six years. Did you have to be talked into it?
:24:06. > :24:11.Yes, to start off with. So, is your partner one careful owner? He is
:24:11. > :24:18.very careful. Your car has to move to the garage to allow room for his
:24:18. > :24:22.car? It does.. How many different cars has he got? He has got four. I
:24:22. > :24:32.do not get to drive them, because I am assured, I do not reach the
:24:32. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:43.pedals. Well, it is looking sure to! This win is not helping, is it?
:24:43. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:53.It is not, no. How is that? It is If James Bond drove a three-wheeler,
:24:53. > :24:58.it would definitely be one of these. I'm not sure it would go under
:24:58. > :25:04.water. I was expecting to find loads of unhappy women being
:25:04. > :25:10.dragged to these classic car events, but not you. She takes the prizes,
:25:11. > :25:17.lets me polish it! So, this is Ruth, and she loves classic cars, a bit
:25:17. > :25:23.like me. How long have you been an enthusiast? We have had 1930s cars
:25:23. > :25:26.for about 30 years. Have you always known about engines and stuff?
:25:27. > :25:30.always used me as the small hand you could get around the back of an
:25:30. > :25:39.engine. Then I married a man who was interested in engines, so I do
:25:39. > :25:45.not have to get my hands dirty now. That's fine, thank you. Only fine?
:25:45. > :25:53.Considering it is so windy! Yes, consider ring that, it is all right,
:25:53. > :25:58.isn't it?! Oh, the good old mini Cooper. I have got one of these,
:25:58. > :26:04.although it is not as old as this. Are you happy to be here they fact
:26:04. > :26:09.yes, I would be happier if the sun was shining. I have got 11 of these.
:26:09. > :26:16.What is your normal car? It is a Vauxhall Astra convertible. That is
:26:16. > :26:25.a bit sporty, isn't it? Not really, no. I have got a Ferrari. Where do
:26:25. > :26:32.you keep that? In the kitchen. Yes, we made a big door, and it goes in
:26:32. > :26:42.sideways, with a lot of difficulty.. Have you got any motorbikes? Yes.
:26:42. > :26:43.
:26:43. > :26:51.Anything else? Lots of tractors. How many is a lot? 30 or 40. It is
:26:51. > :27:01.lovely to have a bit of TLC sat in the car! Kay can look. How is that?
:27:01. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:05.I thought I would find loads more classic car Widows today, but it
:27:05. > :27:12.turns out that being in the passenger seat is not that bad at
:27:12. > :27:16.all. At least you got your hair cut! Science club time, and we are
:27:16. > :27:26.trying to prove why you go wrinkly in the bath. Scientists think they
:27:26. > :27:29.have the answer. Let's have a look at your hands. It feels wrinkly. We
:27:29. > :27:35.recorded earlier Vernon moving marbles from one bowl to another,
:27:35. > :27:41.and you managed 34 in 30 seconds. That was with unwrinkled fingers.
:27:41. > :27:51.That's the key. Now,, with a wrinkly hand, can you do the same
:27:51. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :27:58.number in Leicester and? Are you ready? Go! -- in less time. The
:27:58. > :28:03.idea is that peasant ancient ancestors, way back when we were
:28:03. > :28:10.monkeys in trees, evolved this so that they could grip wet trees and
:28:10. > :28:15.branches and what have you, and it would give them that advantage. If
:28:15. > :28:25.you cannot do this, Vernon, it means evolution is wrong! Three,
:28:25. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:33.two, one... Stop! 35 beats 34! were getting a bit stressed towards
:28:33. > :28:39.the end, but you have done it. Isn't it great to have him back in
:28:39. > :28:48.the studio? Thanks to our guests today. Splash! Is on tomorrow from