12/11/2012 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show, live from Cardiff! APPLAUSE

And a very big thank you to Only Boys Aloud. They are great.

Now, then, at 6.30am, the Team Rickshaw started its epic journey

from Swansea to Cardiff, 53 miles. They have faced winds, rain,

massive hills, it has not been easy, but shortly they are riding in

through that gate over there at the entrance of the castle. To welcome

them tonight, a guest who is to make this city his home for the

next few months, it is Joe Pasquale! How are you, Joe? I have

the sniffles it is so cold. I know.

This is Wales, mind. You have the Eskimo boots and coat

I know. Now, what do you think of the challenge? I can't believe they

have done the 59 miles. In that weather, you know what the hills

are like. It is like erest here. It is tough. Do you think you could

take on a challenge like that? not on my own. It would take me a

week. I think they will get to London before Friday.

It will be tough. They will definitely get there by London it

has been a tough time, though. Here is the story so far.

Early on Saturday morning, they kick off the second day of the

rickshaw challenge. The scenery is outstanding.

This is different, isn't it? Yes, there is hardly any green where I

live it is all concrete. Would you come here again? Maybe

not on a rickshaw! But, Jamilla begins to suffer with cramps, it

means an unscheduled stop for her to recover.

Stop for a leg stretch. Lift one leg up like that. You are doing

brilliantly. Ten or 15 minutes. But she recovers and hands over to

Darren. It is nice to have the support from

the public. To know that they are behind us. That is spurring us on.

If you have not given money, why not?! The route was to cycle over

50 miles a day, up to Swansea to finish on Monday night in Cardiff.

We are travelling through the most br breathtaking landscape. It is

looks gorgeous, but it is bad news on the thighs. This morning Jamilla

did a great job, now Darren is on the saddle. Nice and gentle on the

legs. Turn slowly. That is great. Can you feel the burn? Yeah! Good

boy. Soon, even with Darren in high spirits, it all becomes a little

too much. How much do we have to go? A little

bit of a hill, but there are four people behind you, pushing! OK? Do

you want me to sing to you? # Take me home, country roads. #

Anyone got earplugs. The support from the public was

amazing. It gave James a bounce in his step.

Right, turn the legs! All right, come on. Check it out. Look at

this! Special delivery for the rain-maker. You can't beat dancing

in the rain! The rains soon came. So did the night. With a the first

major landmark reached. You have the honour of taking Team

Rickshaw over the 100 mile mark! There you go! Wow! Keep your hands

on the handle bars! That's it. We have had a few upsets within Team

Rickshaw. We have had injuries. A lot of tiredness. Jamilla has gone

into spasm. She has been with the physio. She cannot start. Team

Rickshaw has gone from six riders to seven.. We are bringing in

Shannon. Morning, lads! Feel happy, Shannon?

Yep. Good! That is the first hill for

Shannon. Then I thought it was about time that I showed my support.

Thank you, ladies, it is much appreciated.

The got the team to drop by my aunt and uncle's house for refreshments.

Then, Team Rickshaw were soon back to strength.

Feeling more confident? Yes. Before that was a lot for me. I was crying

after it. Not of pain, of overwhelm ing feelings. I have never felt

that before. What did it feel like? You know when you were a wee kid

and you felt so good in yourself, like, with riding a bike? Yes?

Go Team GB! Go Team GB! -- go Teem Rickshaw! Indeed, go Teem Rickshaw.

Tonight Ciaran is finishing today's leg riding in that gate. So I am

joined by Sam, Ciaran's mother, Danny, Ciaran's brother and

Ciaran's headteacher. As a family can you believe what Ciaran has

been able to achieve over the last four days? No, but I should not be

a -- in such surprise, he has always been a fighter, but he has

passed all expectations again. It has been hugely emotional, we

had a cry in the Singleton Hospital earlier on? Yes, we met the nurses

who nursed Ciaran 17 years ago when he was born. I have not seen them

for 17 years. That was hugely emotional.

What do you make of this, Danny? is great, unbelievable.

Did you know that yaur brother could do this from the word -- that

your brother could do this from the word go? I had a feeling, but he

has been brave. Well, I have a feeling that the

riders are coming over that bridge. Everybody, give them a huge round

of applause, please. Come on, Ciaran! Ciaran! Ciaran!

Yes! Here he is. Now, how does it feel to see your

boy coming over that bridge with a Welsh flag around his neck? I have

goose pimples all over me. I am shaking. It is like a dream. It is

unreal. It is absolutely amazing. I want to

run to him. Well, we can! We can go over!

Ciaran... Go on. Go on, get in there.

Do you want to get off, Ciaran? Is that what you want to do? You get

off. Let me help you with those legs. My word, Teem Rickshaw,

gather around. Jack you are on this side, you

started it off this morning. Now there were a lot of roundabouts and

a lot of traffic coming out of Swansea? Yes, there was it was

tricky. Traffic on either side. for two days you got up early and

you cycled for how long? 14 miles each morning.

Then you had the rest of the day off? Yes! He has it good here,

hasn't he, Darren? Yeah! We are don day four. We have four days to go.

All we have to do is do what you have already done?! Yep! Ciaran,

you did the last six to seven miles? Yes.

It is great here in Cardiff. It is a really good feeling. We are

halfway there already. It has flown by. Thank you to all of these guys.

I tell you what, our super six riders have certainly done their

bit. Here is how you at home can help.

To show your support it really is simple, all you have to do is text

Brilliant! Sit yourself down. Hello, Darren! Hello! How has today

been for you? A little hard with some of the hills, but I got there.

I did it. Now we hear, Darren, that Joe here

has taken a shine to you? Oh,? is my favourite. He has done so

well. He looks great in the ears, don't

you think? I didn't know they were not real! Put them on him! You are

going to make Cardiff your home for the next few months? Yes, I am

doing panto n at the New Theatre. We are starting on December 8th to

January 20th. You are going to come? So we start

on December 8th to January 20th. We are throwing everything out. Flying

motorbikes. It flies over the audience. I am in it. Lucy Evans is

on it. It is a great show. Have you got lots of fancy bits and

pieces? Yes, and a little built of Lycra.

Do you like that? I do, but do you like panto, Darren? I have seen

bits and pieces when I was little with my mum and dad.

I suppose, the audiences these days are quite sophisticated, but panto

is a traditional format, does it still work? You do, but there is

the new technology. There is everything thrown at you. The worst

thing about doing the 3D stuff, for the audience it looks great, but on

stage, you feel sick. You have the 3D glasses on, you do two

performances a day, by the end, you go fruit loop on it.

But for me there is no entertainment like it. The

beautiful sketches, the timing. has been going hundreds of years,

panto. It is a great British tradition. The amount of times you

rehearse it, you think it will not work, but then you get on the

theatre, then for some reason the magic happens.

I presume you are heavily involved in the script? We they let me play

with the script. Sometimes I throw it out of the window and I will

talk about him for ten minutes. Well not many people know this, but

as well as being a tremendous bike rider, Matt was also in panto?

have done panto? Yes, I loved it. Are you doing one this year?

don't have time. I love the feedback from the

audience. A lot of people knock panto, but it is the first time

that kids get to see live theatre. Everyone has a video.

I took my kids to theatre after they had been to panto, then they

started Shadow Shouting in the middle of the real theatre. It was

lovely. And in the New Year a new bird -- a

little bird tells us you are skating on ice? I don't know. It

depends on whether or not it snows. Well, there is a brailt crowd in

Cardiff -- brilliant crowd in Cardiff, isn't there? It looks like

Hogwarts here. We were expecting our guest to turn

up. But he doesn't seem to be here. Do you know where he might be?

Come on, take the head off. It's Mike Dilger! You two know each

other quite well, they have taken a dip together.

Ever since he was a teenager, squeaky voiced comedian Joe

Pasquale has had a love of rock. But not the music kind. I always

wanted to be a geologist when I was a kid. But I got run over when I

was 13 and I missed a year of school. I didn't get any O-levels.

I got one in metalwork and one in biology, so I could weld a frog

together and that was about it. So I've spent 25 years telling jokes

on the road. I wasted so much time, so I started a degree in geo-

science and geology. Three years into his studies, his passion has

also kick-started a love of biology. I had no interest in anything in

terms of science and allies started my course. The first year was a

foundation year, I had to do biology, chemistry, astronomy. Then

you realise how many species there are. I went to Florida once and

touched a dolphin. That was nice. I'm looking forward to seeing

something British. We have come to the Isles of Scilly, home to one of

our biggest and most graceful aquatic mammals. First, a geology

lesson about the islands. Scilly Isles were formed about 300

million years ago, through platonic intrusion. It's a load of magma

coming through the rock. It is a lava that has not come to the

surface. It's the same thing, it is just under ground. I didn't know

that, for starters. But what I do know is that the Eastern Isles of

Scilly are wear grey seals like to hang out. If you are lucky, they

will let you swim with them. There are two! Three! They are really

curious. These are all females. Looking forward to getting into the

water with them? Where are the male seals? The females are more

sociable. Are they the first ones you have seen? Yes, unless it is at

the zoo. There are some do's and don'ts before you can swim with

them. First, they don't like eye- contact. They tend to swim away

quite quickly. If you look slightly past them, or down on them, you can

often get closer. The other thing is that they have very good hearing

and they don't like high pitched, squeaking noises. What am I doing

here? I'll have to start sounding They have sensitive whiskers to

pick up movements from swimming fish. And they are curious, which

is probably why they are coming to They are all around us, mate.

were suing at your flipper. You see how they use their tail to propel

themselves? They are so beautiful, effortless in the water. Unlike me

They hand out at sea for up to five days at a time. -- hunt. They can

dive down to 70 metres and they can stay underwater for around 12

minutes to catch fish for dinner. Then they will return to land for a

day to rest and digest. I've seen nothing like it. I have seen it on

television, I grew up with Jack Christow. It was actually

phenomenal, to get that close. Look at the pair of them. Romance!

Did you bring your wet suit? I have it on under here! It must have been

amazing to see them? I couldn't believe the size of them, 8, 9, 10

foot tall. When he is suing at your feet, you are like, go away!

couldn't get him out of the water. This will come as a surprise, that

you are so into geology? I'm doing a degree in geo-science. I didn't

get any exams in school. All I got was Grade four German. All I can

say is, have you got the new Gilbert Dan Sullivan CD? Do you

think that we should mention that James has a little at all? -- owl.

It's very difficult to work out which gender they are. They need to

fly Hawks, to keep the pigeons away, so they don't poo all over the

place. From a geological point of view, this is very interesting?

can go to town! There has been a castle here for hundreds of years,

starting with the Romans in 50 a day. They brought back some

limestone, from the Vale of Glamorgan, and if we go back to the

1500s, we've got the lovely motte. A wonderful structure. They even

got a bear on it! The Victorian era, they added to it. And look what

they're made from Carboniferous What do you think of the castle?

You are new to Cardiff, aren't you? Yes, well, it is pretty fancy,

actually. Pretty fancy? 2000 years of history, pretty fancy! This is a

lovely image, with him and more hand. -- on your hand. How does it

compare to the rickshaw ride? different. You have a lizard at

home? Yes, a little lizard. things you can talk about when you

have hours of cycling. There are a lot of animals in here as well.

From day one, really. The Romans used to have a love of exotic

animals. 2000 years ago, Lyons, possibly even elephants, monkeys,

parrots, the whole works. You think of the gladiator, the Coliseum,

they loved their animals there. In the Middle Ages, the nobility were

hunting. They would have had horses, dogs and hounds. Also, the Falcons.

That is why Falcons are still flying around, to keep the pigeons

away. Lord Bute loved his wild life so much, the motte behind, it used

to have beavers introduced. Unfortunately, they have long since

gone and they are extinct in Britain. But we still have Falcons,

thanks to the Hawkins couple that You've got to get to bed, tomorrow

we are up early. Do you know what time it is? 6:30am! We are all set

and ready to go for a day five. Over the next week, you are going

to learn a lot about our individual riders. What a bunch they are.

Tonight, it is Lauren and Ciaran's turn, whose parents are also on the

road, looking on anxiously. I can do it! I am the flying

Scotswoman! I can do what I can for Children In Need. I was run over by

a car a few years ago. When we got her home, she was just sat in the

wheelchair. She could not support her head, she had a strap across

her forehead. I haven't ridden my bike since my accident. It's been

very slowly, one step at a time, but always pushing forwards. Two

and-a-half days, already, her mindset has totally flipped. It has

went from I cannot, to I can. night, she was really tearful. She

said she was really proud of me. She has just been good support,

telling me I can do it. How was that Hill? I cannot feel my arms!

I feel really proud of myself. Just how much I've been able to do.

Ciaran's co-ordination is not very good. He hasn't got a great deal of

strength, so he really goes through the barrier. He is determined. My

dad has helped me through some tough times. I don't think I could

have done it without him. Knowing that I am tired, knowing that I

need to stop, knowing when I can't do any more, it is great to have

him here. I think we are gaining strength from Ciaran. He gives

people around him inspiration. He wants to raise money as well, an

awareness for other children that have any disabilities. That brings

Like we said before, we are only halfway. What a four days it has

been already. They are certainly doing their part, you can help by

texting the word TEAM. You don't have to even get off the sofa. That

will cost you �5, plus the standard network charge, but the whole �5

goes to Children In Need. Do ask the bill payers permission first.

If you want the full terms and conditions, go on to the website.

As simple as that! Now, where our Team Rickshaw? We had a total to

Help Darren in, if it's a little bit dark. Here we go, the total is,

so far... Some kind of drum roll! And it's only Monday! Superb! As we

said earlier, a long day for them tomorrow. We are going all the way

from Cardiff, starting at 6:30am. Set your alarm if you want to come

down and support them. John Bishop will be there, in Bath, turning on

the Christmas lights. That will be lovely. Will we talked to some

people that are doing something for Children In Need? A lot of people

are. Where it is a pedal power? What have you been doing? This is

civil, and I am from Cardiff pedal power. We have a group of young

people that also cycle. We have a physio, supported by Children In

Need, Gabriela. She gets these people started. They have cerebral

palsy, learning disabilities, autism, anything. They start at two

and-a-half. We have James that has been with us for four or five years.

He's still cycling and he's going into adult cycling. This is the

great thing, they can do it right through to adulthood. Also, as part

of a family. It's really great. James, as she was saying, you

suffer from terrible palsy, as does Ciaran. He must have been a huge

inspiration? Yes, I think pedal power is good. You go round the

track, you know that you have a good time. I think this is a good

place. Thank you, James. Yes it is. I am with these top lads here. Tack

wells, yes? -- tap Wells. You have raised �156. What have you been

doing? We had buckets and we have been going around asking for money

for Children In Need. Raffles. you win anything good? Wales tops,

everything. And we have the choir around here, somewhere. What have

you been doing? We have been... Singing? Yes! That was a good guess.

A bigger event going on on Friday, at the Malta. Arena. Singing with

children from South Wales. Excellent, or go a long. I think we

should have more music. We have Only Boys Aloud. Take it away, with

# Never forget where you've come here from

# Never pretend that it's all real # Someday soon this will all be