12/03/2018 The One Show

A little old lady went to the

doctor. She said, I have sleeping

pills for my husband? He said, why?,

she said, because he has woken up.

Hello and welcome to

The One Show with Matt Baker.

And Angellica Bell.

And that was of course legendary

comedian Sir Ken Dodd,

who passed away last night

in his Knotty Ash home

at the age of 90.

At the end of tonight's show,

we'll be saying tatty-bye to the man

who tickled us for years,

with our own little

tribute to Sir Ken.

If you met him, send us your photos

and we'll show some later.

Also tonight, we'll be seeing how

Alex and the mums got on open water

swimming in Loch Ness during day one

of the Mother of all Challenges.

Think about that for a second. I

can't swim.

I couldn't do it. That

is a good reason, apart from the

cold!

But first, what a line-up

we have for you tonight.

Three guests who have individually

won Oscars, starred in one of

America's best sitcoms and been

called one of the most influential

women on the planet.

Put them

together in a Disney film and they

are literally out of this world.

Please welcome Reese Witherspoon,

Mindy Kaling

and Oprah Winfrey.

Welcome. Welcome back. Fellow. Oh,

my word. Can we sit anywhere?

Anywhere you want and have a drink.

We have some margaritas for you.

A

margarita drinking show.

You have

been reading my mind. Are you not

drinking? If you insist.

Seriously.

We heard it was a thing between you.

It is a thing and we are all very

good at it.

Who started it?

I like

this, not too much sugar. This is

good. This is done well, who made

these?

Remy, from the bar just

across the road.

Thanks, Remy.

They

are delicious. Keep them coming,

Remy.

I can imagine him walking

across the street in the rain with a

tray and the margaritas.

Did you use

freshly squeezed lime?

Of course.

You are here to talk about your

Disney film, and we have been

talking about how you have amazing

careers but the pinnacle must have

been when you had Barbie dolls

created in your image.

You laugh.

Have you seen them? Mine is

travelling with me. She is at the

hotel. Do you like? Do I like her? I

grew up as a young girl who could

not afford Barbie dolls. To have a

Barbie doll in the image of the

character is fun. I will give her a

special place in my house. I will

treat it like sculpture. You have a

baby girl and you can let her play

with her.

I have two. Did you have a

favourite toy, a teddy bear?

No. We

were too poor for a teddy bear.

I

had a dirty blanket I dragged around

like L. Its name was Nighty-night.

She has a football team and you have

a Nighty-night.

I had a smelly

blanket and Mindy has part of a

football team.

Let's talk about the

magical, mystical characters. You

play Mrs Who, Mrs Which, Mrs

Whatsit.

So, who's who, which is

which and what's it all about?

This is quite out there.

It is. We

are three celestial beings. We have

different qualities. We have

specifications. I am Mrs Who who

speaks in quotations only and I am

well read. Beautiful. Look gorgeous

in the movie. I love the hair. I

love the eyelashes. I

love the eyelashes. I look like

Twiggy.

I am Mrs Which who has been

around a long time and is the wisest

woman in the universe and she

travels different dimensions. She is

35 feet tall, 18 feet tall, she is

in another dimension and forgot to

shrink to come to see you. She helps

to guide Meg. She is the young girl

played so beautifully by Storm Reid.

He was 13 when we started filming

and is now 14.

I play Mrs Whatsit.

She is the youngest and a little

cheeky. She is always making

mistakes. This is her first mission

and she wants to make Mrs Who and

Mrs Which proud. She does things

like pinches the children and calls

the name. In a cheeky way. It is

cute for kids to see a grown-up

misbehaving.

The kids laugh in the

movie with that.

My son is five and

he thought it was so funny I kicked

one of the children!

I have a great

niece who said she liked the best

part is when I told you not to kick

her because people should not kick

other people.

And I say, I did not

know.

I was reading one of your

children were horrified you were

playing this part because in the

book they are old.

My son had just

read it in school. It is a popular

book in America. I loved it. He read

it. I said, they have offered me the

part of Mrs Whatsit. He said, Ishii

4 billion years old? And I panicked.

I had not read the book in a long

time and when I have the meeting I

said, is she going to be really,

really old? I know I am over 40.

But

not...

4 billion. The film is a

magical adventure featuring

something called tessering,

travelling between dimensions and

mysteriously missing father and some

colourful wigs.

colourful wigs.

Tessering is

perfectly natural.

Almost.

Wait,

what is happening? No. Do not go

over our there.

No time to waste.

Come on, Mrs Whatsit.

Come on, Mrs Whatsit.

You just have

to find the right frequency and have

faith in who you are.

faith in who you are. Let's find

your father.

Shelby?

APPLAUSE

-- shall we?

We have seen an example

of tessering, when you go through

different dimensions.

The idea is

wonderful. I think you actually do

in your dreams. You go to different

worlds.

Have you had a flying dream?

No, but I think I will after the

film.

I have a lot of flying dreams.

You have to be in a good space to

have flying dreams.

You cannot have

them when things are going wrong. As

a viewer you can take so much away

from this film, whatever you are

going through in your own life.

Mindy, what are the messages for you

that strong?

The message I respond

to most, is one of my quotations.

That is, the wound is where the

light enters. I never thought about

that but especially now I have a

baby, you spend so much time

protecting your loved ones but to

know the wound is where the light

enters, that was profound to me. You

think of them as things that make

you weaker and I love that.

I love

that quote. And at the beginning

when Mrs Which appears and she is

teaching Meg about tessering and she

says you have to find your own

frequency and have faith in who you

are, and those words of wisdom for

the world because everybody is

worried about everyone else's

frequency, especially today, social

media, but you find your own flow

and have faith in that. That is

where you are supposed to be and the

frequency takes you to the highest

point of your life.

It is evident

all three of you have found the

avenue to develop and express

yourself. You have spoken openly

about diversity on and off screen.

This is a huge project, especially

for the director, to direct this

massive Disney film.

You know Ava

quite well? I think we all do now.

It was a reason you wanted to be

part of the film?

Absolutely, she is

one of the most important

film-makers of our time. When people

say no, she says, why not, I'm

sorry, try harder. I am not

compromising. It will be this way.

That is how you have to be as a

director, to change the stories we

see you have to change the

storytellers and Ava is an

incredible example.

And a visionary

and the fact she was able to, and

Disney gave her the opportunity and

liberty to create her own world. She

had not read the book before the

script was offered and she then read

the book and was allowed to create

these incredible worlds and planets

to look the way she imagined. I

think when we first showed up, when

I realised it was a big movie, was

the first day I went for fittings

and there were all the... I thought

this is like cosmic couture.

You

entered into it not knowing it was a

big movie?

I knew it was a big movie

but there were times when all of us

were on a planet and we thought,

where are we, what are we doing,

what is happening? Ava was the North

star. It was a big movie. I said yes

because I wanted to hang out with

Ava and I wanted to go to New

Zealand. That is why I said yes and

it worked out for me! As we started

to work together I realised, this is

like the Wizard of Oz for another

generation. We will be

generation. We will be remembered by

young children. Somebody says, are

you Mrs Which? I say no, I had a

talk show, honey.

talk show, honey. That I have been

doing 25 years.

While we are sitting

chatting with these three

inspirational women, we cannot

forget our team of heroes busting a

gut for Sport Relief.

All this week, Alex and our

marvellous mums are taking

on the Mother of all Challenges.

Here's how they did

on their first day -

swimming Loch Ness.

It is mother's day and we are up

bright and early and there are mixed

feelings.

It is exciting!

Yes, it

is. I love your positivity. This

morning, Jodie is worried she has

done her neck in.

How does it feel?

I can do this and get to there.

But

there are nice surprises also.

Wishing you luck on Mother's Day.

It

is home-made.

is home-made. Debbie gets a message

from her girls.

Happy Mother's Day!

The thought of getting into the very

cold water is affecting us in

different ways. In Debbie's case it

is a signature hot flush.

Are you

hot now? It is horrible.

I have

never wished for the menopause, but

I sort of do now! Arriving at Loch

mess we realised it was a privilege

to swim here.

The key is to focus on the scenery.

Let's think of the positives. It is

The key is to focus on the scenery.

Let's think of the positives. It is

not snowing.

not snowing.

Surprisingly, our first

challenge is not the cold waters, it

is getting into our wet suits.

I

feel like a sausage.

This must be

worth 50 quid, getting the wet suit

on.

For our mothers it is a tough

start to the week.

I feel I am

walking to the gallows.

In a relay

format they will swim about a mile.

I am nervous about it. If it was a

couple of degrees colder, it would

be iced over.

Every stroke will be

like every contraction we had. One

more we do not have to do again.

To

Loch Ness and any monsters living

there, let's go.

As soon as you are

submerged in cold water you

hyperventilate and that can be a

problem because as you

hyperventilate you can take on a lot

of water.

of water.

It was a real struggle,

but I just refused to give up.

CHEERING

I just feel brilliant. I just

thought I was going to let them

down. It is Leigh's turn next.

Water

strips heat so hypothermia can

create all sorts of problems.

And

Leigh and struggled with her

breathing during training does fill

the strain but pushes through.

Yes!

I want to be you when I'm older!

Jodi takes over from Leigh next.

I

would have wanted to be my mummy if

there was a lock knife monster in

the swimming thing...

Our mums with

an expert team who will look after

them but what it does mean, makes it

incredibly challenging. This is not

just about swimming, this is about

coping with the environment as well.

Despite her neck problems, Jodi

maintains her focus and makes it to

the red bouy.

I'm just so relieved,

I was like go, go, go. My shoulder

started giving up. I was like legs

the whole way.

At the midway point,

Debbie takes to the water. The cold

wasn't an issue for Debbie, it was

the water coming into her goggles.

They are all there giving it their

best, and that's the key. If they

come together as a team, they can

support each other and that's when

success will come.

Our mum hates the

cold. If super Mayan has -- Superman

has kryptonite, our mum has cold.

Yes!

Yes!

We did it!

First challenge complete and its

teamwork that did it. We have a long

way to go, so please support us and

give what you can. Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Huge congratulations. Oprah, I read

that one of your many pleasures is

Beijing.

Beijing. -- bathing.

For them to

whether that, how do they do that?

They are strong mums!

Tomorrow, the Mother

of all Challenges continues.

Alex and the team will be embark

on a day long hike towards

the summit of Helvellyn.

They're doing this to raise money

for Sport Relief, of course,

so if our guests wouldn't mind,

here's how you can donate.

Reese.

To support the Mother

of All Challenges and make

a donation to Sport Relief,

you can donate £5 by texting

the word MUM to 70205.

To donate £10 pounds text

the word MUM to 70210.

And listen, you want to be generous?

Come on.

And you can donate £20 by texting

the word MUM to 70220.

Texts will cost your donation

plus your standard network message

charge and all of your donation

will go to Sport Relief.

You must be 16 or over and please

ask the bill payer's permission.

For full terms and conditions,

or to donate any amount online,

go to bbc.co.uk/sportrelief.

Speaking of mothers, Mindy,

congratulations!

Thank you.

APPLAUSE

How has it been, have you taken to

it?

It's wonderful, she has a lot of

personality, only three months old.

You had a different announcement, it

was announced in the world...

Someone else took it upon

themselves...

It was sort of leaked

in the US...

Tell me, did I do this?

People keep saying to me I did it,

did I do it?

Yes. This is what

happened...

LAUGHTER

My pregnancy was showing so people

started assuming I was pregnant and

then you spread it but I hadn't

confirmed it, mostly for vanity's

steak. I told Oprah almost

immediately at a press event at

Disney World, I was either, the

motions and told them. I think you

said in an interview or something,

and are excited for Mindy and her

baby, and so confirming. They

tricked you. They said you must be

excited for Mindy and her baby.

Did

I know that was a trick question?

Until this minute!

They got

confirmation from new.

You made up

for it.

How?

With this amazing gift.

I adore Mindy and have such regard

for her. We used to say Mindy,

during outbreaks would go in,

Mindy's in the trail of writing a

new play. Mindy's in the trail of

writing another book, writing a new

script. I wanted to honour that but

what I really wanted to do, in the

movie Mrs Who is in this tree house

filled with books. What I really

wanted to do but wasn't able to

because I saw by the time I spoke to

so many people the child would be in

college!

LAUGHTER

I was trying to build a tree house

are you good place books all in the

tree has built. I ended up having to

do a small little castle.

Just a

small little home-made castle.

And

send books to her.

The 100

essentials.

Go through them going

would she like this, would you like

that?

What did they say?

Each was

embossed with Catherine's book club.

So if she ever decides to go into

business...!

LAUGHTER

Mindy, you sound incredibly busy.

Reese, you're also very busy as an

executive producer. The other

production company.

She is starting

the season two.

Season to work Big

Little Lies on Friday.

CHEERING AND

APPLAUSE

We are very excited. You have to get

yourself up to date with this.

There

are a lot of good surprises.

And a

big name?

A big name, Meryl Streep

is joining us. Very exciting. She

plays Alex's mother who comes back

to town and wonders how her son

mysteriously died. She doesn't trust

any of us. It is just fun. It is

really great. I created a production

company about seven years ago.

Why

did you do that?

I saw parts for

women in Hollywood were lacking,

they were very flat and lacked

nuance and I thought, gosh, if I'm

not interested, I called some of my

colleagues and they weren't getting

interesting parts either. I thought,

I read a tonne of books, I might as

well by some of the and turn them

into movies. I started with a book

called Wild men Blonde Girl. And

Then Big Little Lies.

Amazing! You

Know What... Let's Just Do This.

No

One's Ever Heard Of It!

Just A

Little Movie.

I Was Excited, The

First Two Movies Got Three Oscar

Nominations The Three Women. It Was

Important To Me Because It Was Not

Just About Creating Characters

that... I just wanted to show women

are complex and different and have

so many different dynamics. I felt

really proud I was able to

accomplish something for someone

else.

This woman packs a lot of

power. I have said this may have

both heard me say this. I didn't

know... You won't pregnant when we

were filming?

No.

They were mothers

but every day, we were doing make up

for 3-4 hours every day and then had

a long, long, long hours and a lot

of blue screen star. At the end of

the day, the last thing you do is go

in the trailer and take off your

wigs. Got to take my wigs off! And

getting all the make-up. As we were

doing it, I would think, OK, I'm

going to go back to the hotel and

them bottle of bad wine with the cap

on it.

LAUGHTER

Can put my feet up and she's going

to go home, she's walking out the

same door I walk out and now she

steps into another role of being a

mother. When you've worked 14 hours

a day, now you've got to walk in,

your kids don't care that you worked

14 hours a day, they don't care what

you did, they don't care if you are

hanging from the ceiling. I just had

such respect and regard for people

who can raise their children, do the

work, and still remain present for

all of it. I think that's huge, you

know? You all the years I was doing

my show...

APPLAUSE

People showed up every day in the

audience...

This is the thing with

you, Oprah. You managed to nail it

every time you speak. At the Golden

Globes, people were talking after

that. I think you turned down the

fact he want to run for president.

I

will not be running!

will not be running! It's not

happening, not happening!

The point

is people want you to do it. So how

does it feel, when you know that are

a lot of people who do believe that

you are the key to their future?

Do

you know what it feels like? Like a

big reward. Like when you win

something or you get a claim from

your colleagues -- train from your

colleagues. When you get a claim

from people whose opinions you

respect, and most people say, good

on you, you are doing a good job. It

says you are moving in the right

direction in your life and in your

work. So it feels very life

affirming that I might, that not

might, I have lived my life in such

a way that people have enough

respect and trust and confidence in

me that I could do that. But I feel

that this lesson for running for

office is an important lesson for

everyone when anyone is pulling on

you for anything. Whether you are 18

graduating from high school and your

mum and dad want you to go to a

certain school when you know in your

heart that is not what you want to

do, or your relatives, your friends,

your bosses, everyone has their idea

of what it is you are supposed to

become inside each of us, it's the

story of this movie on what each of

us are trying to teach Meg, you are

enough and inside yourself you know

what your truth is. And it is your

job, that is really the only job you

have, to follow that thing that

leads you to the best place for you.

They doesn't matter how many people

are saying it. Believe me, I have

great respect that people think I

could.

Oprah, thank you so much.

LAUGHTER

We are a live show that has brought

us halfway to end! APPLAUSE

A Wrinkle in Time is in UK cinemas

on the 23rd of March. You will stay

with us now because we have the most

beautiful tributes now to one of our

great.

Tonight, in commemoration

of a comedy legend, you'll be able

to see the Ken Dodd Arena special

at 10:45pm on BBC One,

followed by Ken Dodd:

Talking Comedy at 11:45pm.

But as our own tribute, here's to

the man who wanted to spread a

little happiness.

Goodbye Doddy.

I think laughter is the most

beautiful sound in the world. Music

is beautiful, but laughter is

absolutely fantastic, marvellous,

wonderful. A wonderful, wonderful

sound, the sound of an audience,

lovely.

Until we meet again, God bless you

all and lots and lots of happiness!

# Happiness, happiness, the greatest

gift that I possess...

I'm delighted

to be here with you tonight. All

this goodwill. What about you, Mrs,

have you been tickling my goodwill?

My dad always used is said to me,

you must always be original, there

can only be one of everyone. So I

capitalised on the teeth and hair

and said I'm the only one that can

eat a tomato with a tennis racket. A

lady went to the doctor said Doctor,

doctor, I have more sleeping pills

for my husband? He said why? She

said, he woke up!

Audiences are different.

I was at Leeds the other morning and

said to a man, can you help me out

he? He said yes, which way did you

come in?

I can tell you what they laugh in

Yorkshire, Devon, Essex. Nobody

knows what they laugh at in London.

You cannot make people laugh, you

can only give people laugh. Laughter

is inside you. All you do as a

comedian is touched the spring of

laughter.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what I

call a theatre. A place we can sleep

in comfort.

LAUGHTER

And you will, I promise you!

# The time has come to say good

night

# For every road must end

# To the ones that care and are

always there

#

I performed all over Europe and in

America.

I will be absolutely truthful. There

is nowhere better than knotty Ash.

My heart, my mind, it is all here in

Knotty Ash. When I was about four or

five I wanted to be a hero. I'm

still doing my best!

# As we go down the road of life

# Sometimes we raced too fast

# And as we chase the future...

Thank you, thank you for all the

love and affection, support. Yet,

and advice, sometimes.

I can do it, I will do it and I do

it just for you.

# Absent friends...