:00:18. > :00:28.Hello and welcome to a very Christmassy edition of The One Show,
:00:28. > :00:31.
:00:31. > :00:38.live from Television Centre! APPLAUSE now, the reason we are all
:00:38. > :00:43.here, apart from the reindeer, and the world-famous choir, and the
:00:43. > :00:48.Christmas market, is because we are turning on some spectacular
:00:48. > :00:54.Christmas lights. Yes, Television Centre is going all
:00:54. > :00:59.Buckingham Palace later on, with something you will not want to miss.
:00:59. > :01:09.Here to see the magic, from Strictly, please welcome Len and
:01:09. > :01:22.
:01:22. > :01:26.Bruno! And from EastEnders, Rudolf! Come on in! Thank you so much.
:01:26. > :01:32.some mulled wine from the market. We will be talking all about the
:01:32. > :01:37.secrets of Christmas television. But before all of that's, this
:01:37. > :01:41.famous old building, Television Centre, has seen some fantastic
:01:41. > :01:47.moments in television history. Tonight, prepare yourself for
:01:47. > :01:51.another one. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert earlier this year
:01:52. > :01:58.played to an audience of 20,000, plus 17 million on television
:01:58. > :02:04.across the nation. One segment of the show which was a real talking
:02:04. > :02:07.point for many people matched a series of stunning images on to
:02:07. > :02:11.Buckingham Palace itself, allowing the facade to seemingly fall away
:02:11. > :02:17.like a stage curtain, to transform the Palace into something
:02:17. > :02:20.completely different. It is called projection mapping, and I am
:02:20. > :02:27.getting a sneak preview into an extravagant or which is happening
:02:27. > :02:34.later tonight on The One Show. This is BBC Television Centre, the
:02:34. > :02:40.setting for tonight's show. To make it happen, you need to start with
:02:41. > :02:44.an architectural surveyor, like Jonathan Fletcher. A projection
:02:44. > :02:50.company needs a very accurate 3D model, and we get that through this
:02:50. > :02:54.device. It will rotate 360 degrees, and it is like a laser. It is
:02:54. > :03:00.measuring the amount of time it takes for that laser to leave the
:03:00. > :03:04.instrument, hit the object and return, which gives us a distance.
:03:04. > :03:10.Once the scanner has completed its work, it forms an image like this,
:03:10. > :03:15.which, with some computer wizardry, creates a detailed, 3D model of the
:03:15. > :03:21.building, which is then passed to the protection team. So, why is
:03:21. > :03:24.having a 3D model so important? What we're trying to do is to make
:03:24. > :03:28.the building looked like it is transforming into a seemingly
:03:28. > :03:32.impossible things. Using the 3D model, we can create all of these
:03:32. > :03:38.illusions, using animation and motion graphics in the computer. We
:03:38. > :03:43.then render it out and go back on to cite, project the model back on
:03:43. > :03:46.to the building and play it out to create the illusion. The success of
:03:46. > :03:56.the illusion rests on the projection matching the building
:03:56. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:03.The result? A sense of wonder. So, tell us what you have got in store
:04:03. > :04:06.for Television Centre in that we are going to celebrate the building,
:04:06. > :04:11.and we are going to celebrate Christmas, but really, you will
:04:11. > :04:18.have to wait and see. With a team of designers working around the
:04:18. > :04:26.clock on this, the show will only become a reality once the high
:04:27. > :04:31.powered projectors are put in place and precisely aligned. It has been
:04:31. > :04:38.a massive technical undertaking, with weeks of planning. Fingers
:04:38. > :04:43.crossed, it will pay off. Indeed. We will see in about 20 minutes'
:04:43. > :04:52.time. We have been talking Christmas television, and of course,
:04:52. > :04:58.one of the highlights will be the Strictly Christmas Special. Aren't
:04:58. > :05:06.they in for a treat, Len?. I will tell you what, it is fantastic. We
:05:06. > :05:14.have got sheila Hancock, Bobby Ball... We have got Fabrice Muamba,
:05:14. > :05:18.and I tell you what, he has got a bionic arm, that boy. He is a
:05:18. > :05:24.festive-inspired extravaganza. standard is great, you have got
:05:24. > :05:34.some hot looking girls, some hunky guys... We have got plenty of
:05:34. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:43.laughter, and old star's number. Oh, yes! Look at that, it is really
:05:43. > :05:49.spectacular. We cannot give too much away, because we want you to
:05:49. > :05:55.watch it. Straight after that, Bruno, you are very excited about
:05:55. > :05:58.the Dr Who Christmas Special. absolutely addicted. In fact, I
:05:58. > :06:04.dedicated a chapter in my autobiography, which is out there,
:06:04. > :06:08.but I forgot to bring it! When I first came to the UK, I did not
:06:08. > :06:11.understand English at all, so the first show I watched on television
:06:11. > :06:15.was Dr Who, because you could follow the story and understand it
:06:15. > :06:25.without understanding the language. And I have been addicted ever since.
:06:25. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:31.It gets better and better. Unmissable. They are brilliant.
:06:31. > :06:38.want to be one. I am desperate to beat in it. I will pay for it! It
:06:38. > :06:45.is so good.. It is good, but I prefer the midwife thing... I would
:06:45. > :06:48.like to be on that. I would have anything from the 1950s. I wish it
:06:49. > :06:57.was in black-and-white, really. It would make me feel at home. And
:06:57. > :07:04.everybody talks like that! They do. Would you do any acting, if the
:07:04. > :07:14.call came? If I got asked, of course I would. Yes, I would love
:07:14. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:23.to. EastEnders! In Albert square! We will have a word with Rudolph
:07:23. > :07:33.and Ricky. Before all of that, the Strictly Christmas Special is on
:07:33. > :07:33.
:07:33. > :07:37.Christmas Day at 6.15pm on BBC One. Now, during tonight's show we will
:07:37. > :07:41.be turning on not one, but three sets of lights, building up to the
:07:41. > :07:47.dazzling light show here at Television Centre. How are you
:07:47. > :07:53.getting on with that?. At least they are wrong. They are slightly
:07:53. > :07:58.tangled, but don't worry about it. Shall we move on to Carrie? Let's
:07:58. > :08:03.do that. I have a total treat for you here. Welcome to Salford.
:08:04. > :08:09.Tonight, we're going to perform a TV first. We are going to create a
:08:09. > :08:17.piece of art which is 150ft, Horizontal Christmas tree, made
:08:17. > :08:22.from light. The BBC boffins have developed the technology, taking a
:08:22. > :08:26.simple torch and turning it into this special effect. Here on the
:08:26. > :08:30.concourse at media city, we have whole load of volunteers ready with
:08:30. > :08:33.their torches. At the top of the building, we have a camera ready to
:08:33. > :08:37.match and captured a moment. I'm not sure that your lights will
:08:37. > :08:45.match these, because these are pretty spectacular. Fingers crossed
:08:45. > :08:55.it will work this time. Starring on the Christmas tree is blue Peter's
:08:55. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:09:42. > :09:46.very own Helen Skelton. Are you APPLAUSE AND CHEERING what about
:09:46. > :09:51.that? ! Complete class. Of course, Helen
:09:51. > :09:59.Skelton is not just starring on that Christmas tree. I am sure she
:09:59. > :10:04.will do well. I am obsessed with Strictly. Now, it is a pretty good
:10:04. > :10:10.year for Christmas television, as we have been saying. Even the
:10:10. > :10:20.Queen's Speech is going to be filmed in 3D. Gyles Brandreth has
:10:20. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:32.been to find out all about Present opened! Glasses raised,
:10:32. > :10:39.Christmas dinner is done. You are stuffed. What happens now? It is
:10:39. > :10:44.time to turn on the telly. So, who decides what to watch and when?
:10:44. > :10:48.Well, the complex art of Christmas TV scheduling is down to a few
:10:48. > :10:53.mysterious people in suits. And you going to work as a Scheduler, what
:10:53. > :11:00.is in your head? You maximise the audience and you please the
:11:00. > :11:06.audience. Hopefully that is the same thing. My primary focus is BBC
:11:06. > :11:12.One, and BBC One on Christmas Day is an institution. I play all the
:11:12. > :11:16.right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Back in the 1970s,
:11:16. > :11:19.it seemed simple - brilliant entertainers, and more than 20
:11:19. > :11:24.million people watching them on Christmas Day. And so it came to
:11:24. > :11:34.pass that topping the festive ratings by any means necessary was
:11:34. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:39.every Scheduler's dream. Is the aim to beat the opposition? Primary, it
:11:39. > :11:45.is to get more people to watch your programme, and if it does down the
:11:45. > :11:49.opposition, that is a bonus. Quite often we have children watching, as
:11:49. > :11:53.part of a group. There is much more group viewing at Christmas time,
:11:53. > :11:58.and we need to have broad appeal programmes, which can interest
:11:58. > :12:05.anybody in the family. But as we know, family viewing may not be a
:12:05. > :12:11.case of the more, the merrier. By the end of the 1980s, one thing was
:12:11. > :12:17.clear - the battle lines between the channels had been drawn. This,
:12:17. > :12:25.my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor, telling you that your
:12:26. > :12:31.husband is filing for divorce. operas were ratings gold, but
:12:31. > :12:35.things changed. Once upon a time, it was all very simple. The way to
:12:35. > :12:40.divide up the Christmas pudding? Well, it was easy. There were only
:12:40. > :12:45.a few channels, and only one television to watch your programmes
:12:45. > :12:51.on. But then, as the years went by, the platforms began to multiply,
:12:51. > :12:55.and the channels? There were hundreds, if not thousands!
:12:56. > :13:00.explosion in the number of channels which happened from the late 1990s
:13:00. > :13:05.onwards has meant that television viewing has fragmented so what.
:13:05. > :13:09.remains important to try as hard as you can, even though the numbers
:13:09. > :13:16.might be getting slightly smaller. We have to continue to invest in
:13:16. > :13:22.the day. On BBC One on Christmas Day, the big new drama hit of the
:13:22. > :13:25.year was Call The Midwife. Dr Who has a new assistant, and it is an
:13:25. > :13:35.absolutely fantastic episode. A lot of the press have called it the
:13:35. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:41.best episode ever, so that is really strong. Stop thinking about
:13:41. > :13:47.the I don't think and! We could all do the job of scheduling ourselves,
:13:47. > :13:53.but this Christmas, how about getting together and watching in
:13:53. > :14:00.the same place, with the same people, on the same channel? Listen,
:14:00. > :14:05.Bruno... I have seen a few of these in my time. They have actually
:14:05. > :14:12.succeeded in putting me in a cage. They have been trying for years!
:14:12. > :14:17.Obviously, reindeers are incredibly talented, because they can fly all
:14:17. > :14:23.over the world on Christmas Eve. All Santa Claus's reindeers,
:14:23. > :14:28.believe it or not, are female. The males will drop their antlers in
:14:28. > :14:34.the late autumn, but the females keep them all winter, to protect
:14:34. > :14:42.their young in spring. So all of them, including Rudolph, they are
:14:42. > :14:48.all girls! You learn something new every day. This is the thing, you
:14:48. > :14:52.have got no antlers, so you're obviously a male. I have been
:14:52. > :14:59.waiting for this moment all my life. I have found my match - and she has
:14:59. > :15:09.got horns! Let's speak about their sense of smell. It is astonishing,
:15:09. > :15:11.
:15:11. > :15:15.seven or eight times better than ours. They eat lichens for a living.
:15:15. > :15:21.This is it in a compressed form. But if they are flying around the
:15:21. > :15:31.world, getting hungry, an occasional carrot would be good.
:15:31. > :15:36.Mince pies, no. We will leave you with her. I always to use to leave
:15:37. > :15:43.a carrot out for Rudolph. To make a special guest comfortable, we have
:15:43. > :15:53.brought him down to the market, of course. But how does this compare
:15:53. > :15:58.
:15:58. > :16:04.A little bit more expensive. But good times. And in charge of the
:16:04. > :16:10.mulled wine is Jay Rayner. I would love some. And you are on the TV
:16:10. > :16:14.over the festive period. Yes, I am in the first edition of the special
:16:15. > :16:19.series of University Challenge. Shock, I went to university! And
:16:19. > :16:24.they allowed me to compete. I cannot reveal anything except to
:16:25. > :16:33.say it was thrilling to sit on set and have Jeremy Paxman be rude and
:16:33. > :16:40.sarcastic. Nice to see you. Cheers. I am just over here. Who has got
:16:41. > :16:49.the mistletoe? Big surprise! Before you start kissing people, Christine,
:16:49. > :16:53.let's hear about it. It is cheeky, it grows from dead trees and it is
:16:53. > :16:57.that that gives it its fame and fortune that it lit up the winter
:16:57. > :17:02.landscape when nothing else did. People say it is difficult to get
:17:02. > :17:07.this year. Total bunkum! That is the story the press comes out with
:17:07. > :17:17.every year. There is so much! Everybody can snog their way
:17:17. > :17:35.
:17:35. > :17:40.through Christmas! LAUGHTER. Come Mwah! Mwah! For a lot of people,
:17:40. > :17:45.their Christmas lights are a very serious business. In a moment, we
:17:45. > :17:55.will be live in one of Britain's most competitive streets. But first,
:17:55. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:05.and look at how they have been Good railings, very tidy. Pretty
:18:05. > :18:11.nice neighbourhood, this. What on earth?! What is that? It is not
:18:11. > :18:16.just this that will be lighting up the street. Runton Road take their
:18:16. > :18:21.Christmas lights very seriously. For the last 20 years, this cul-de-
:18:21. > :18:26.sac has tended to a Christmas grotto. 40 neighbours try to outdo
:18:27. > :18:31.each other. Any community spirit existing in the year is put to the
:18:31. > :18:37.test in the run-up to Christmas. This taxi driver raises money for a
:18:37. > :18:44.local charity for his efforts. Have you got the best set-up? I would
:18:44. > :18:50.like to think so. Quietly we tried to outdo each other. Any sabotage?
:18:50. > :18:53.It is tempting. No. We would not do such beings. Maybe they won't go as
:18:53. > :19:01.far as sabotaging their neighbours but there is no stopping them
:19:01. > :19:10.spying. That is nice, with the Snowman. That is a new edition this
:19:11. > :19:16.year. There is an item missing that I am sure he had last year. Is it
:19:16. > :19:22.in your shed? You must have to rethink your tactics. Do you think
:19:22. > :19:26.so? I turn a blind eye as Chris inspects his rivals displays. Over
:19:26. > :19:29.the years, at the Runton Road rivalry has residence spending
:19:29. > :19:36.hundreds of pounds on decorations and while Chris puts the finishing
:19:36. > :19:43.touches, a rival neighbour reveals his secret weapon. We bought a snow
:19:43. > :19:51.machine to try to outsmart the neighbours a bit. Do you look at
:19:51. > :19:57.the opposition? Yes, and we say, we could do with something like that.
:19:57. > :20:05.This over-the-top display might lobby to everybody's taste but the
:20:05. > :20:10.residents of the Brompton -- of Runton Road are determined to make
:20:10. > :20:15.the most of it. Lots of doom and gloom in the country at the moment
:20:15. > :20:22.so it is nice to see a smile on people's faces. What do you say to
:20:22. > :20:27.the people who say, I don't need Christmas lights? Bah humbug!
:20:27. > :20:31.Welcome back to Runton Road. In one minute's time we will find out
:20:31. > :20:37.which resident has the brightest balls and the biggest baubles. Easy
:20:37. > :20:41.for you to say. The residents have turned out in full force! I am
:20:41. > :20:47.joined by Nick, a local resident. His secret weapon is the snow
:20:47. > :20:52.machine. You are hoping to outshine the opposition. Are you confident?
:20:52. > :21:01.Yeah, we are going to do it this year, mate. Your electricity bill
:21:01. > :21:08.goes up by �50. Is it worth it? Definitely. Let's find out if yours
:21:08. > :21:13.is the brightest house on the street because across the road we
:21:13. > :21:19.have Lucy Siegle with Chris, the opposition. We are not intimidated!
:21:19. > :21:26.Not at all! We are hoping to be the best and the brightest in the cul-
:21:26. > :21:31.de-sac. On this very spot. Nick can throw whatever he likes of. Wind,
:21:31. > :21:35.rain and snow. He has only got a snow machine but I like you're
:21:35. > :21:43.fighting talk. The proof of the Christmas pudding is in the
:21:43. > :21:53.lighting! Let's get this started! Runton Road, are you ready? Here we
:21:53. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:16.It is lovely! Even the reindeer are nodding their
:22:16. > :22:20.heads behind us! Brilliant. Also on over Christmas we have got
:22:21. > :22:30.EastEnders, on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The
:22:31. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:43.big deal is the Kat anad Alfie story. Who is the culprit? Me! You
:22:43. > :22:47.are a cheeky one! Is it you? I am not allowed to say. I might have a
:22:47. > :22:54.few scratches on my neck from someone but I am not allowed to say
:22:54. > :22:59.who. It must have been so busy forming that many episodes? It is
:22:59. > :23:04.crazy but it always is around Christmas. We try to stack up the
:23:04. > :23:11.episode so we get to see our families. A how much time do you
:23:11. > :23:17.get off? Two weeks. You must be filming is done now. We have just
:23:17. > :23:25.passed a puree I think. We have just finished January -- we have
:23:25. > :23:31.just passed February I think. cold. It is not Trinidad or Tobago,
:23:31. > :23:37.it is it. Are you going there for Christmas? No, I will be with my
:23:37. > :23:44.children and grandchildren. after EastEnders we have The Royle
:23:44. > :23:50.Family. 9:45pm. You used to be in sitcoms as well, do you miss them,
:23:50. > :23:55.Rudolf? They become classics, yes. Unfortunately you cannot show them
:23:55. > :24:01.here, although they are in the Caribbean and Africa still. They
:24:01. > :24:06.were great. And we had fun! what are you doing over Christmas,
:24:07. > :24:12.Ricky? I am going to spend loads of time with my little sister. I have
:24:12. > :24:16.not spent enough time with her because of work and madness. She is
:24:16. > :24:26.13 and she plays guitar and she is awesome. I am looking forward to
:24:26. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:32.chilling out with her. I got an Aw! You used to sing carols before?
:24:32. > :24:37.my first Christmas I was carol- singing for Dorothy, and this
:24:37. > :24:44.Christmas I am in the middle of the madness, the big crux of the story.
:24:44. > :24:51.It is really exciting. When we were filming I was like, wow! I am part
:24:51. > :25:00.of this! They are doing a fantastic job. We should celebrate his
:25:00. > :25:07.performance. Best newcomer and all that. Deservedly so. A bunch of
:25:08. > :25:13.talented youngsters. Brings a nice energy, does it? Fantastic. And he
:25:13. > :25:18.looks after us! Brilliant. Thank you so much, Rudolph and Ricky.
:25:18. > :25:25.Noodles, we hear you have got a very good voice so feel free to
:25:25. > :25:29.join in -- Rudolf. On Christmas Eve it is the TV tradition that the
:25:29. > :25:37.choir of King's College Cambridge performs. This year, it will be on
:25:37. > :25:40.BBC Two at 6:15pm. Before the light show, let's have a festive number
:25:40. > :25:46.from their new album, A Festival Of Nine Lessons & Carols. This is Hark
:25:46. > :25:56.The Herald Angels Sing. Join in at home!
:25:56. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:38.# Hark the herald angels sing. # Hark! The herald angels sing.
:26:38. > :26:46.
:26:46. > :26:52.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Can it get any more Christmassy?