12/07/2017 The One Show

Welcome to Cornwall and The One Show with a difference. Forgeture foreign

holidays. We are celebrating the people who heap us happy and safe at

the seaside. We have brought The One Show to the beach! Hoy!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. Welcome to The One Show on the beach. Of course

tonight we are celebrating Britain's beaches and where better to

celebrate that one of our finest, it is Perranporth, just look at the

evening light. It is a delight. It is our best day out so far. We have

based ourselves at this fabulous beach bar called the Watering hole.

We have a barbecue with David Deadman and we have a beach band in

the form of The Kooks. I love her, because she moves in her own way. Oh

I love her because she moves in her own way. # Oh, she came to my show #

Just a teaser, they're going to be playing live Naive later. Because we

are in Cornwall, there was one man that we just had to invite. So he

has been filming up the road for the last 13 years in Doc Martin, but I

mean he is basically a local. Yes, but he is not that at home on the

beach. Sit down, Martin. Leave the blanket alone. I just want to get

the sand off. It is a beech. Yes, I would like to be comfortable too. So

Scottish egg? Haven't you got any healthy food? No, it is a picnic,

just try to relax. Ow! It's Martin Clunes. Of course it is. Martin!

Thank you. Hello there. Martin. Are you all right? Martin, what do you

make of this? Hello, Perranporth! Lovely. What a nice crowd. Have they

paid? We have to say a special thank you for staying, because you haven't

heard the news about Martin's puppies. Hang on. I mean that in a

nice way. I was half way with my wife and we got the call the cocker,

Heidi, our cocker spaniel has gone into labour. So I had to go and get

another car. Very exciting. Do you need some parents for the new

puppies? We might. We have a few... We will chat later. Oh! See. OK.

Nice little cocker. Back to beaches, do you have a favourite? I'm a big

fan of one further up the coast. It is my first time here. It is a

beauty. We have had a great day. The best day of The One Show for ages.

We haven't played frisbee for a why. I was hopeless, then I had to have a

lie down. A bit of tennis. It is like Wimbledon. The message has to

be... That wasn't your sand castle. No, but you have got to get down to

our beaches, we might not have the best weather, but we have some of

the most beautiful beaches and they support the local economies, no

airports no, ridiculous exchange rates. All week we have been asking

for your photographs of your favourite beaches. First this looks

like California. This is Cameron and his friends in Argyll. The entire

beach to themselves. We will show some throughout the night. Kevin

will give us a run down of what is to offer at Britain's best beaches.

When it cops to finding that perfect beach, with over 11,000 miles of

coastline in the UK, we are spoilt for choice. This is a former fishing

village in North Wales and a family favourite beach destination. What

makes the perfect beach holiday for you? The kids enjoy themselves and

fun. The water's shallow and safe and clean and you know the children

are safe. If you're looking for clean and safe shores, head to

Cornwall. It has eight blue flag beaches. Including St Ives. Surf and

sand and galleries in the town centre. If you want an accessible

beach without the crowds, check out the Gower peninsula in Wales. A

short walk delivers three miles of golden sand that this month was

voted one of the top ten beaches in the world. The Atlantic swell that

makes it perfect for surfing creates waves here on Hell's Mouth. It is

always windy here. Ideal for water sports. Making it the perfect spot

for more adventurous beach-lovers. What makes the ideal beach for you?

The sand, the waves, the surf break. Clean beach. That is important. We

like to be active. We want to do things. I don't want to lie around

and just sunbathe. But sometimes there is nothing better than being

the only person for miles. That wonderful sense of freedom. You're

just away from city life. Like on the Isle of Harris in the Outer

Hebrides, a remote piece of paradise. Just the ticket for a bit

of rest and relaxation. But for some a towel and a good book won't do.

Their perfect beach themes them busy -- keeps them busy. Bamburgh is

famous for his castle. If your seaside passion is wildlife, Formby

Beach in Merseyside has some rare species of lizards, beetles and

toads and red squirrels. Often the best day is down to more domestic

creatures. You all right? I'm good. It doesn't take a magician to work

out this is probably Dolly's favourite beach. Yes. Dogs can come

here all year round. There is no restrictions. So it never gets too

busy. Anyone that's ever been travelling or you have been to

different places in the world, this place is quite special. At the end

of the day, maybe it all comes down to the view. For scenery with a

difference in the shadow of a power station, the beach at Dungeness in

Kent is bleak and beautiful in equal measure. But for nature this is

Dorset. What ever your mood, there is a breath-taking beach to suit

you. So clean the sand between your toes tshs breeze on your face - hit

the beach. Doesn't it make you proud to live here. And thank you to

everyone who has been sending in photographs of their favourite

beaches. We have got these guests here and we thought we would put

them to good use and you're going to help us read thesous. E out. I'm

Linda. Are you on a break. I live here. Who is this and what is this?

This is Chrissie and husband Alan and son Freddy at folk stone in

Kent. What is your story? I'm Faith also from Newlands east. This is

Kate and her dog, George, at their favourite beach, Bamburgh in

Northumberland. I know that beach very well. How are you. Please tell

me you're on holiday. Yes I'm from Derby. This is Alison's husband and

dogs in Gower. Who is at the end of this rainbow? Rowan from Cheltenham.

This is Ally and his wife on their wedding day at Tynemouth. All those

lovely views and we have another one. Martin. I have one from

Joanne's nephew Charlie, she took this in Norfolk in December. It is a

great beach for dogs. There is always a dog. We were saying is 13

years you have been filming in Port Isaac and you're used to filming in

front of a crowd now. Yes, we get a good house. They're all friendly and

on side. It is not a worry. In London people beep their horns and

try and ruin your game. Very well behave bed. These are my people. I'm

sure a lot of these people will be wondering what is going to be

happening with you and Louisa in the series, you had a break. Ooh, sorry!

Don't worry. I've never had a reaction like that, madam. I haven't

even got to the anecdote. Yes, Louisa. We trying to live a normal

life and she is unsettled in her career and maybe she will take a new

turn and maybe to cheer her up I will allow a dog to live in the

house. That is the big news. It is a challenge for you to get the word

dog into every answer. Yes there is two dogs. You have dogs and you have

got, and this is a real thing, Sigourney Weaver. She left on

Monday. She came back. She did a couple of days last series and she

has had a good week and had a bigger part. Now, she is flying off to do

Avatar for a year. You have said in the past, that you think it will

finish at series 9. But you have said it won't be the end of the

story. Where do you stand? On the fence! We have only got a commission

up to 9. Never say never. It is a good gig. I will never get a better

job. You would like it to go on. I don't know. You're right at home

here. You look well on it. I love Cornwall. We will talk about your

farm. Port Isaac, we thought how do we get some competition. Well we

have a volleyball match going on. They have the whole show to score as

many points as possible. They will start now. We will keep you

up-to-date. This isn't the first time we have been at Perranporth.

Last year Iwan was on the beach with volunteers, helping with a beach

clear up and they found a lot of rubbish. Pollution is a real

problem. But Lucy who is just down the beach has some good news for us.

It is a problem across the world, every year around 300 million tonnes

of plastic is produce around the world and eight million ends up in

the sea. And on beaches like this in Weston-super-Mare. One of the worst

offenders are these, the plastic sticks of a cotton bud. But could

that be about to change? Following the fight against plastic bags and

microbeads, cotton buds are the latest targets for environmentalists

like natty. I have joined her on a beach clean. You have to get your

eye in. Look all the way along here. How do they get here? People flush

them and our sewage filters have holes in to let the water through

and cotton buds just pass through. What is the impact of these? Our

marine life are consuming these, they break down into microplastics

and ends up back in the food chain. These were picked up in Cornwall.

From one beach clean. That is around 800 buds. This is from the Avon

George. From half a kilometre. What is the solution? They don't have to

be made out of plastic. That message seems to be getting through. This

year some of the biggest retailers have vowed to switch the stick and

phase out the plastic and replace them with paper versions. Co-Op has

been selling paper-stemmed buds for eleven years, now Johnson and

Johnsons, Marks and Spencers and Waitrose have joined them.

This factory in Francis 24 billion cotton buds roll off the production

line every year. The manager says that demand for paper stems is on

the rise. At the moment 5% but the market is growing a lot. We expect

10% next year and the main market is Scandinavia. And the UK and then

France also. 2 billion of the cotton buds made here are now coming to the

UK and the process starts with big barrels of cotton fed into the

machine which is attached to the paper stems with gloom, rather than

being heat treated like the plastic ones. A more expensive process, but

the stick is three times stronger and retailers say the customer

should not see an increase in price. Niall Wilson from a UK-based

supplier has worked with the factory to bring the paper bud to the UK.

Word has got out about the change and we are being approached by

retailers. Waitrose were the first. It is a small impact. It will allow

Waitrose to remove 22 tonnes of plastic out of their products. Back

in the UK it is sounding more positive, but why has it taken

retailers so long to cotton on? Claire was the main driving force

behind the Waitrose decision to change to paper. You are Waitrose,

using single plastic items it is a real issue. Why don't we take all of

them off the shells? Before we get contacted by angry environmental

groups, let's do it. So many things go through our minds all the time

and we are constantly removing other things from the environment. We were

pleased they contacted us but we drove this. We have gone to

suppliers and talk to customers about the benefits to moving to

paper. With everything from plastic water bottles to straws, what is

next? We hope by 2025 all packaging, of Waitrose products, will not go to

landfill. Either reused, recycled or composting. Late in the day or not

it seems retailers finally doing their bit to make oceans cleaner,

but as we move away from plastic stems, there is a simple message

campaigners want to get across. Buds go in the bin.

We are talking more plastic on the beach and I am with you go, the boss

of Surfers Against Sewage. You are a surfer and this is your local beach.

Do you see much plastic here? I surf here as much as I can as sadly as I

see around the UK, this beach can be awash with single use plastic is

regularly. You put effort into cleaning up plastic here and

everywhere and we have seen photographs of what it is like

before you do a beach clean. Where does it come from on this speech?

The systems we have to control these plastics are not fit for purpose and

we see a lot escaping from bins and recycling systems and ending up on

the beach and ocean so we have to do more to stop the flow of plastics to

the ocean. You say it is an environmental emergency, how bad is

it really? Shockingly, they say by 2050 there will be more plastic than

fish in the sea is so time to take action now. That is a serious

statistic. What will we do about it? We can do all sorts. We have 25,000

people joining us on beach cleans every year to pick up plastic and we

can produce our own plastic footprint and call for more action

from the government to stop mastic ending up in the oceans. I will

speak to Lizzie, I call her the paddle boarding environmentalists.

You have been on inland waterways on a paddle board, did you push your

way through plastic? I did 400 miles and took 3000 photos of plastics I

encountered along the way on the journey. You spent seven and a half

hours paddle boarding the Channel. What condition was the sea in? With

the CE is different from inland, way have bigger pieces. This is about

micro-plastics. I took samples of the water which we have analysed to

find out what is out there. It is hidden. Those samples have been

analysed at Plymouth University and Professor Richard Thompson said

samples he has analysed have a lot of fibre and plastic. What do you do

to reduce it? It is about taking a zero tolerance approach to plastics

like bottles, bags and straws. Just to be mindful of what you are using

in terms of plastics. Thank you. Zero tolerance from them and me on

the beach tonight and from this beach because this morning as every

morning the trucks were out, breaking the sand and cleaning away

any plastic debris and rubbish. The man driving the tractor is Bob,

and he is here with his son Tommy. They own the Watering Hole, you are

our hosts this evening. Thank you. We saw you cleaning the beach. What

do you turn up? What is the most unusual? The most unusual has

probably been a bomb. I guess a World War II bomb. I told the guy to

take it back from where he got it from, otherwise we would be closed

down. It has happened before. Bomb disposal came out and it was gone.

You have been running the bar since 1978. Since then, Tom, you have come

on board and it has altered. This is how it started. You had a shack. It

was quite an investment! You bought it from an Australian. The guy went

to Australia after he sold it. He legged it. He knew there was a bomb!

You moved onto this. I progressed with extra mobile kiosks, to take

the item to the customer. You are the Del Boy of Perranporth.

You have evolved yourself. This is you relaxing. Hard at work at that

time, actually. You still have a similar position! Tommy, how proud

are you of your dad? Look at that fine figure of a man. He is there.

Not really sure what shorts... Looks like a boy band. We have a bathing

costume item coming up. Maybe Bob will do some modelling. The business

has evolved and music is at the heart, which you are passionate

about. About five years ago. I got a call, and it was hard not to come

into it. We have the festivals at the Watering Hole. Big names. Huge.

We have had Dizzee Rascal, status quo. Tom Jones. And this Friday we

have seasick Steve. Quality entertainers. It is something else.

We have been lucky with the weather, a beautiful evening. Lots of

holiday-makers. You are open most days of the year. What challenges do

you face when the weather turns? Wintertime, you have big storms come

in and I believe you were here before when we almost got washed

away. Where we are sitting, there was not any beach, a 15 foot drop

straight down. Bit by bit we have reinforced it with boulders. When

the next comes, and we have had a nasty one since, we have managed to

keep it out and by being here all year we can keep an eye on it. Tommy

it is a driver to stay open and be open. You hardly have a day off. I

love it, it is a lifestyle. You are in Cornwall, you go surfing, play

rugby, you are around your best mates and this places a great

community place to be around. Everyone is your best mate and that

is what life is all about and if you have got that, you can't beat it.

Thanks again for being fantastic hosts tonight. You are welcome. It

is not just this beach that is lovely. Lovely beaches in Britain.

We have Melania and maps to help. What is the story with this picture.

This is Thomas on Great Yarmouth beach from Peter in Norfolk. This is

Laura's family's favourite beach. It does not say where. It is Norfolk.

What we would like to know is childhood memories of beach

holidays. I live in Perranporth and it is going surfing with my family

when I was a kid, with my mum and dad. I would have to say gritty

sandwiches. Mine is staying at the Golden Sands holiday park with my

mum and dad in a little chalet. Mine is sandy foot wells in the back of

the car! On that note, this is Sally Traffic's.

I am off to South Seas to see a national treasure, a darling of

truckers and motorists across the UK. She was voted the sexiest voice

on radio. I wonder what the traffic will be like today. If you are

heading to Southsea, be warned the M2 75 coming through Portsmouth, the

main route into Southsea, is extremely busy today. Sally Boazman,

or Sally Traffic used a holiday in Southsea every year with her mum and

dad and brothers. Her family would squeeze into an Austin eight and

think nothing of bunking down in it for the night. For her older brother

Bill, old habits die hard. Where is your little sister? Nice to see you.

My dad was tight, and he would not spend money on bed-and-breakfast so

we slept in the car. It must have been cosy. Very cosy. We were really

young and it was an adventure to sleep in the car overnight. What

brought you to Southsea? Dad used to say, I am taking you on a mystery

tour and we would look at each other, raise our eyebrows and say

here we go, Southsea again. In those days people did not fly off to

Majorca. Everyone went to the nearest resort. Come on, Christine,

Bill, let's go on a tour of Southsea. Southsea, here we come!

Sally, when did your interesting cars start? We were brought up with

cars and my dad would buy and sell them and my grandfather worked for

the Austin motor company. I ended up doing the traffic news, which seemed

a logical extension of what my life had been told that point. My

grandfather started working at the Austin motor company as a carpenter

because a lot of the finish in those days would have been made of wood.

If you see a particular Austin car before a certain date, my

grandfather would have done the woodwork inside the car. I am proud

of that. From riding in classic cars to happy memories riding on the

carousel. I remember being on this carousel so clearly. They used to

try to push me off. It was a little game. You tried to push me off my

chicken! Get off me, you big bully! Brotherly love! And don't you just

love the British weather? This is a lovely summer's day. What did you

use to do? We would go in the Sea regardless. Mum and dad were great

swimmers and tortoise to swim here. Used to have a lot of big ships and

destroyers going into Portsmouth Harbour, but we would swim in there

all the time and we are alive to tell the tale. The model village has

been a landmark over 60 years, a favourite with the family but were

mum and dad model parents? Dad was charming, played the piano, became

an actor in later life and mum was larger-than-life but dad was a free

spirit, as we are. Dad was not the only one who watched the pennies.

Mum was thrifty. We always had peanut butter and she said the jars

and clean them out and make a hole in the top, stick a straw in, orange

squash. Orange squash in a peanut butter jar. Stylish. Tell me that is

not mean. For Radio 2's award-winning traffic reporter, all

roads still lead to Southsea. Fish and chips. This is the way to end

the day. How have you enjoyed it? Great, I had not been before. I have

a special drink organised. I thought you might like... The icing on the

cake. This is what mum used to make. A memory of your mum. Cheers to you,

mum and dad. We love Sally traffic. From Sally's

cagoule we will go to beach wear. Do you have a go to pair of shorts?

Yes, I think I look neat in them, but I'm told I don't. Describe them.

Are they a budgie. Manila coloured. The pockets don't work. I put things

into them and they drop out. As long as you feel confident. That is the

theme of the item now. You will like what is happening. My word, Lucy, I

thought you would be in the line up. That is racy. Sashaying to us, we

have Amanda, John and Adrian. What are they wearing? They are wearing

reproductions of Edwardian clothing and this gentleman in a real 1920s

swim suit. That is quite something. It is wool. How does it feel? I will

go for a swim in a minute. It is not too itchy. Elaborate. Initially men

went swimming naked. When it became more popular with families to go to

the seaside, they started experimenting with separate beaches

for men and women and no, we are just going to have the men cover up.

This is the result. The covered up Edwardian swimming gent and the

covered up swimming Edwardian lady. It is so much more athletic by the

20s. I think they're glad they have got the outfits and they heard they

used to be naked. Next wave of model please. We have the 50s and 60s and

see how the female form is not being covered, but exposed and enjoyed. It

is a revolution and we have the bikini. First invented in 1946.

Which is really... A long time ago. But it was so scandalous that the

French mavn who invented -- Frenchman who invented it couldn't

find anybody to model it and had to go to an exotic dancer. So this is a

sort of compromise version which you see in the 50s in which the belly

button is hidden. It wouldn't hide mine. Now our next wave. We have the

70s, the 80s and 90s, look how small things have got. Both men and women,

teeny. With and we have the influence of things like Baywatch

with the high leg xut. -- cut. It is iconic I'm ready to dash into the

sea and save somebody. And we are covering member up again. Things

have gone big and baggy. Would you rather be in the baggy brights o the

swimpier once. . The Baggies riv time. Bag -- the baggies every time.

I'm just thinking how beautiful it is. This is a dream. It is. Moving

on to food. We have Dave here, who is a barbecue extraordinary,

Harvey's a farmer from up the road and Lucy your sister-in-law is

helping. Here is your barbecue. That is impressive. Talk us through this

technique. This is my fire pit. I take it around the the summer. We

have half of one of Harvey's lambs on the go. Do you do parties? I do

whatever. We will have a word later. One thing you do is barbecue tips

and a lot of people will be cooking, come on. What I would say is have an

open fire. Lots of barbecues have lids and they give great results,

but they're not as much fun. Speak to your butcher, get something a bit

different and just let the meat and the fire do their thing. Just make

sure it doesn't get too hot. We have this burger competition. I had a

word with you and I said, make mine a good one. We have made it cheap

and cheesy. It is going down well. Well, basically, your's turned out

like a proper burger. I thought the idea was go left field. It is left

field, it has chilli jam and cheap cheese and yellow sauce. Take the

top off, that looks like, you know... I know what people wants. I

was going for something more alternative and went for pickled

beetroot with Brie yoch. You have gone posh. We are having a taste

test and will chalk up who likes what later. Burgers are coming, all

right? It won't be like. There is cries of, why aren't we doing

pasties. Let's not worry. We will see you soon. Martin. Yes. That look

very good, yours. Well, I know. I just went classic. Martin what is

your choice. Posh. Posh. We will chatted about your charity festival.

Maybe you want to try. Hang on. I don't want to cover you with burger.

You always put on a charity fair. Yes, we do. This is our ninth year

and it is in aid of Dorset and Somerset air ambulance and we have a

fun fair with a big wheel and a pony show and we have a massive dog show.

This year in the novelty ring, which I judge, we are having the dog most

like Neil Morris si competition. There is a lot of local excitement

about that. We have southern golden retriever display. We have horses

coming from the pony club. Clydesdales and I will show my

Clydesdales. So you have put some of the competitions on because you want

to win. Yes just that one. And I generally do. We were thinking about

is in Neil Morrissey competition and we thought Dog Martin. Haif. Hey.

You were thinking for a long time. The whole of the North Cornish coast

to find dogs that could be contenders. Will it be insulting? We

have the line up. They're beautiful and Mason. I have been looking at

Mason. He is so handsome. Burger? Davis from Cyprus. The question is,

I mean, dog... You spot the similarity between me and this dog?

Dog Martin. He has got lucky hasn't he? Thank you Mason. Keep him in

mind. The next one. Here is Chrissie. Teddy is seven months old.

He likes being picked up. Where do you put the pajamas. There is a zip

here somewhere? Hello, Teddy. I think Teddy is a good contender.

Like me? He is too nice. The question is, do you look like this

dog? Maybe, let's have a look at some of the others. Keep them

coming. He is obedient. Now this, Frances. That is just rude. Courage

is four. What you have done is rude. Do you often wear a bib? If I'm

feeling dribbly. He is a whopper. What breed? Newfoundland. It is hard

to ask me to judge a dog that look like me. You could help. When you

look in the mirror, do you see Courage? I see regret! Is there one

called Regret? One final doggie. This doggie. Hello sweetie. Clever

dog. He knows a lot of tricks. Will he demonstrate something? What is

that one? Stand on my lap? Oh! Look at that! He is like me. He is smart.

He is lovely. The question is, do you look... Do you think you look

like this dog? I'm big on cockers. I wish I looked like him actually. I

wish I had a snout. He is a handsome dog. That was out loud, wasn't it.

We have got to pick a winner. This one. Oh, well done! Buddie. Well

done, Buddie. No ex-pension played. -- expense spared, a Martin Clunes

lead. You found a dog that looks like you and now you can tuck into

your burger. Thank you. See you, Buddie. Bye! They were all gorgeous.

Hang on, we have got... Volleyball update. 48 to 44. Port Isaac are

ahead. Really? Wow. Come on Port Isaac. Volleyball isn't the only

sport played on the beach, it is the home to the English National Surfing

Championships. For the folk who dedicate their lives to the sport it

is about more man medals. Nine, peg leg, changed it legally.

Originally I was brought up in Essex. I came down when I was 13. As

far it is leg goes. It was a birth defect. They were given the chance

of a prosthetic and they chopped it off and now life has been filled

around surfing. I live what some would class an alternative life. I

live in a camper van and use it for travels. I don't have to pack. I

just turn the key. I have been all over, Norway. Minus 31. It was hard

core. I've three kids. They get it and understand it. And they come

down and stay in the van. They like camping. For me, surfing is my

meditation, my gym, it is escape, my head space. Which bill in the ocean

until the last day. Before I started surfing I studied medicine. Growing

up I was sick and I have got Crohn's disease and the majority of my

intestines removed when I was young. So I kind of grew up in hospital and

you almost feel like you have in prison and you have a sense of I

just want the live my life. About 18 I was living in Leeds and I wept on

holiday -- went on holiday to Tenerife. Had one surf lesson, loved

it and stayed for about six years. As soon as you get in the water I

feel relaxed and happy and no two waves are the same. That is what I

love. Surfing opens doors to travel and you go to amazing places and

meet amazing people. It is time consuming, making videos, but I love

it. It is more of a comedy value we do it for. I love to make people

laugh or to entertain. I don't think you can reach an age where you go, I

can't surf and if I did, yeah, that would suck. The best feeling in the

world. Surfing was a family thing, something I did with my dad. I fell

in love with it at a young age and it has always been part of my life

and something I have to do. I was very determined that I did want to

be a professional surfer. Even at ten years old. It is a sense of

freedom and being close to nature, the rawness of being in the sea and

having something so powerful riding it and it has a spiritual side and I

think all those things put together make it exciting. I have eleven

European titles, 20 odd British titles. I have been second in the

world three times. Not quite got there. But the fire's still burning.

I've three kids and Lucas is nine, the bond we have is incredible and

he just loves it so much. I like surfing with dad every day and I

just like getting in the water no matter what it's like and we have

fun. But I get a buzz off watching him surf. Just watching him learn.

But the main point is it is trying to keep it fun and about us living

day-to-day and making the most of it. That is what it is about. Well,

we are now joined by Nigel, Al and friend from the local surf club.

Looking at those folk, you're a life line for surfers like that? We we

are the surf life savers and train to save people. So the club was

founded in 1957 and we have 360 members. But we are part of a bigger

thing of surf life saving GB with 7,000 members and 07 clubs and we

train from a young age from the age of five to get them used to the

beach environment and spot, we say a good lifeguard is a dry one to do it

before it happens. You were the second lifeguard in the

UK tell us about the early days. Before the club was formed, there

were drownings on this beach. A group of members, 12, got together

and discussed it. They formed the club, 1957. I joined at that time,

because I knew they were short of swimmers. We thought we would get on

and did various patrols. I had an early rescue back in 57-58, when we

had a mother and son washed off the bridge here. Washed over into the

river. The lifeguard at the time swam out to them, to support them,

but he was getting washed out through the river and was afraid he

would go right through the river and managed to get her across to the

rock below the cliff. I swam out with a - and belts from here. -- a

line and belt and managed to get close to her and he said, I think I

lost her. That made me go harder. I managed to get to him, bring the

mother back first, brought her back onto the beach and she was put on a

stretcher to revive her and I went back to get her son. Brought him

back. He was OK. Wow. We have been looking at lovely old photos and we

have great old footage. It is about awareness and letting people know

what to do when you are in the water and look at this. Plim, how many

rescues have you done? I would say over 2000. Really! Probably more.

There is a story, you spend an enormous amount of time doing CPR.

We did on one gentleman behind Chapel Rock, where there is a blind

spot for lifeguards and he went in there and was unconscious when we

pulled him out of the water with no signs of life. The two of us, only

two guards at the time, if we are working on the guy on the beach it

is not guarded so luckily the Surf club guys came to stand in and we

worked on this chap over an hour. Well... You were rightly awarded for

it at the end. We heard a gurgling and suddenly he was sick and it was

the best sound be heard. Over an hour. He came around. The community

here are grateful for all the work you do. Fantastic. Everybody is very

grateful to you. I was talking to Lucy about surfing. She is local.

She said do not talk to me about surfing because I think I am the

only person on the North Cornish coast to cannot surf. I do not have

the balance or skills. I am here with skilled young people down at

the surf life-saving club. We are going to play flags. Take it away,

Spike. Blow the whistle. OK, Lottie, you are 13 and an important member

of the club. What are your colleagues doing? Collecting flags

as if they are people in the sea, to create the reaction quicker. Is it

fun? I come down here with my dog. Oh, look, he is gorgeous.

And it is fun? It is almost like you are not training but playing a game.

Zak, you really are training to do something important. We are training

to save lives in case there is a real emergency. What skills are

learning? Reaction times. Also it improves fitness. You need a lot of

fitness to do it. You are very impressive young people and I feel

very safe on the beach tonight. Back to you. Thanks. It is almost

time for live music from the Kooks. They are warming up, well, not

really, they are fiddling with their guitars. The normal backdrop we have

with lights and people leaning over the barriers. Look at this! There

are still barriers. But... This is down with a story of people who

spend longer at the seaside than intended.

I went to see to see the world and to have a bit of excitement. And

here I was, I was really getting that excitement. The Suez Canal, a

crucial artery of global trade allowing ships to pass between Asia

and Europe without sailing around Africa. 50 years ago that

dramatically changed. After years of tension, war broke out between the

surrounding nations, Egypt, Jordan and Syria on one side, Israel on the

other. Recognising the impact it would have on enemies, the Egyptian

government decided to close the canal. As a result, 14 merchant

ships were marooned in an area called the Great Bitter Lake. They

had come from all around the world, including four from Britain. Peter

was third mate on a British ship. We were homeward bound from the far

east and the captain said, at I have just heard that war has broken out.

You caught the moment when there was a war. I got the Midshipman to get

my camera. You never know, I thought, things might kick off. Sure

enough they did. These planes came out loan, overhead. And to the west

was the Egyptian airfield and in no time, it was demolished. The war was

over in six days, but the canal remained closed for eight years, due

to ongoing conflict between Egypt and Israel. The ships remain

stranded but could not be abandoned. Paid crews were rotated, each

staying several months. Soon, a unique community began to form

between them. Author cat has looked into their story. There was a sense

of camaraderie from people whether they were from east or west. They

set up the great Britain lake association and brought together

everybody and used the lifeboats to travel between ships -- Great

Britain lake. Seafarers recognise the only way to get through this was

to stick together. Absolutely. In 1975 the canal was reopened and the

crew is able to head home. Now they are coming together at the

Merseyside Maritime Museum to remember their extraordinary

experience. How did you pass the time? That was easy. There was a lot

going on, a lot of activities and work, every weekend a ship would

play host and have a sailing regatta, or football tournament.

What was the biggest thing that happened while you were there? The

Olympic Games, this was the big thing, to coincide with the Mexican

games. We had weightlifting on one ship, football on the German ship

and repainted decks on one ship for running. I noticed a Christmas tree

in the middle. A Polish seaman made it and they anchored it off the ship

and on Christmas Eve we gathered round and sang carols. What about

stamps? We had something like 500 stamps that were produced. Offers

are made -- officers made the stamps. Many were posted and got to

their destination in the UK. John was 22 at the time. He managed to

capture some extremely rare footage. How many people have seen this

footage? No one, not publicly. How did you manage to get this? I did

not know you were not allowed to take cameras. As I came ashore, the

Egyptian army took the majority. I had some in my socks and jacket and

that is what this is. What memories come back when you see this? I was a

young boy. This is you? This is me, 22 years old, third mate. It was

really good. Everybody enjoyed it. When the Suez Canal reopened, the

community began to break apart. Over 40 years on, memories still going

strong. Thank you. News from the volleyball

court. It is 73 - 66 to... Port Isaac. Sorry, Perranporth. Well done

Port Isaac. Speaking of winners, shall we do the burger result? I

might have to change my name to Matt burger. That is the result. It is

Alex who wins. With a normal cheeseburger with pickles and onion.

People do not want posh burgers. What is posh about beetroot? Thank

you, Martin. We have had a wonderful time with you. Let's wander down

here because we will have to say goodbye to these lovely people. I am

saying goodbye because I am off to Alaska. Keep your eyes out for Wild

Alaska starting on the 23rd of this month. Be careful of the bears. We

will finish with the Kooks. They are on tour. What is the season

between... Autumn. Here they are with their latest classic track. It

is called Naive. # I'm not saying it was your fault

Although you could have done more # How could this been done

By such a smiling sweetheart? # Oh, and your sweet and pretty face

In such an ugly world # I know she knows that

I'm not fond of asking # Well, she's still out

to get me # That I'm not fond

of asking # True or false, it may be

She's still out to get me # Because I know

you could have done more # How could this be done

By such a smiling sweetheart? # Oh, and your sweet and pretty face

In such an ugly world # I know she knows that

I'm not fond of asking # Well, she's still out

to get me # And I know she knows that

I'm not fond of asking # True or false, it may be

She's still out to get me Hello, I'm Colleen Harris

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