:00:22. > :00:26.Wellcome, Wellcome, to the penultimate day of the Rickshaw
:00:27. > :00:31.Challenge and we are in Oxford. Do you know, I never thought this day
:00:32. > :00:35.would come but Pudsey, what a place this is. This is Balliol College and
:00:36. > :00:40.it is 750 years old. Three prime ministers have come out of here.
:00:41. > :00:44.Boris Johnson and even our own Dan Snow commerce you stay there and do
:00:45. > :00:48.your homework. With this being a studio city we have a geography
:00:49. > :00:54.student wearing our map. This is France's Roberts. Is this the first
:00:55. > :00:58.time you have worn a map? It is. I have a few on my bedroom wall but
:00:59. > :01:02.this is a new level. This is the route down here, where Team Rickshaw
:01:03. > :01:07.have come from. Cheltenham, Gloucester, on to Oxford. We have
:01:08. > :01:12.also got some of the professors as well. We are going to be putting a
:01:13. > :01:16.bit of an academic spin on the whole Rickshaw Challenge a bit later on.
:01:17. > :01:20.To welcome them we have the UK's biggest selling classical artist, we
:01:21. > :01:24.know him simply as the voice. It is of course Russell Watson.
:01:25. > :01:28.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Russell, it is good to see you, my
:01:29. > :01:35.friend. Keep warm, it is freezing, nippy. Saying that, to keep yourself
:01:36. > :01:40.warm you went out to sea Team Rickshaw a bit earlier on and you
:01:41. > :01:47.did a bit of singing. Have a look at this.
:01:48. > :01:53.What an image that paints a view out cycling! Do you do that all the
:01:54. > :01:57.time? Yellow Robben Island like I was drunk in charge of a bike,
:01:58. > :02:02.wobbling about. It is not easy singing and riding a bike. You have
:02:03. > :02:06.faced your own challenges. What do you make of Team Rickshaw? They are
:02:07. > :02:11.quite an inspiring bunch? It is fantastic. I was with them for a
:02:12. > :02:15.brief period of time but it was that cold, the ends of my fingers by the
:02:16. > :02:20.time I had finished were numb. I felt the blood starting to flow into
:02:21. > :02:23.them about 20 minutes after I finished. Have a look at this, this
:02:24. > :02:30.is everything that has been happening with Team Rickshaw so far
:02:31. > :02:34.on the road. You long ago after falling of the rickshaw, Bethany's
:02:35. > :02:38.confidences report -- repaired by the support she has been given and
:02:39. > :02:43.she braves getting back on the salad bowl -- back on the saddle. Are you
:02:44. > :02:55.ready to get back on the rickshaw? Yes. A don't worry, I will cycle
:02:56. > :03:06.beside you. OK? It is good to be back. Have you got a song to sing?
:03:07. > :03:11.# Don't stop me now #. Thank you, guys. Martin is back up
:03:12. > :03:22.to speed having had his handlebars repaired but there is still time to
:03:23. > :03:34.stop for a snack. ?22.61, please. Bear with me. You guys deserve it.
:03:35. > :03:39.Taking over from Martin on the evening shift mother and son from
:03:40. > :03:45.Derby, Carol and Daniel. Aged 14, Daniel suffered from meningitis and
:03:46. > :03:50.spent a year in a wheelchair. I am coming, make! The memories of the
:03:51. > :03:55.time that he was rushed to hospital are still upsetting for mum. His
:03:56. > :03:59.temperature was right up and he was rushed into the crash ward. They
:04:00. > :04:04.were all around him, sticking needles in him. They explained they
:04:05. > :04:11.had put him to sleep to rest his brain. I am thinking, it is my son.
:04:12. > :04:23.That was hard, when they put him to sleep. I never dreamt after how ill
:04:24. > :04:31.he had been he would get the chance to do anything like this. I will not
:04:32. > :04:40.be beat. It has been an honour, grand. You can be proud of yourself.
:04:41. > :04:49.You bet I am because I love you and you love me. You are right, I do!
:04:50. > :04:54.There have been many challenges for all the rickshaw riders but in the
:04:55. > :05:08.last 24 hours Alex faced her biggest yet. My heart rate is too high.
:05:09. > :05:19.20 metres. That was definitely the hardest part of the Rickshaw
:05:20. > :05:29.Challenge for me so far. I have never been so glad to see a car
:05:30. > :05:33.park, ever. The team, needing to make ground, had to pick up speed to
:05:34. > :05:36.have any chance of reaching Oxford by dusk and what better way to do
:05:37. > :05:45.that than by getting to an airport on a runway.
:05:46. > :06:03.# Life in the fast lane #. It is a real privilege to be part of
:06:04. > :06:07.Team Rickshaw and work with those five amazing youngsters. Nobody has
:06:08. > :06:11.had a full night's sleep for the last six nights and we probably
:06:12. > :06:17.won't for the next two days either. I think spending time with Martin
:06:18. > :06:20.has been the most surprising thing. He is just incredible, very
:06:21. > :06:28.together, very mature, very confident young man. He just landed
:06:29. > :06:33.this bombshell that his mum is seriously ill with stomach cancer,
:06:34. > :06:38.something that we had no idea about whatsoever. I literally had to stop
:06:39. > :06:44.my chin from hitting the floor because I could not believe how much
:06:45. > :06:49.bad luck this young lad has had at 19 years old.
:06:50. > :06:57.He is just dealing with it in his stride. That would be enough to
:06:58. > :07:02.break me but Martin, he just soldiers on.
:07:03. > :07:12.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, of course Children In Need
:07:13. > :07:15.does not just help the children, it supports the whole family.
:07:16. > :07:21.This is Paul and Bethany's family. You have the trophy for the biggest
:07:22. > :07:24.turnout of family so far! Paul, we have had good chats with Bethany and
:07:25. > :07:28.I know you are such a big part of her everyday life and she has missed
:07:29. > :07:36.you every single second of the day. How has it been for you? To be
:07:37. > :07:40.honest I missed her for the last seven days. She left me on Wednesday
:07:41. > :07:45.last week and the house has been so quiet without, really, really quiet.
:07:46. > :07:50.I have missed her. But you have shared your wonderful superstar with
:07:51. > :07:54.the rest of Britain and they have fallen in love with her. I guess
:07:55. > :08:00.that is no surprise. No surprise at all. She is just such a shining
:08:01. > :08:05.light, such a shining light. I could not ask for a better daughter. How
:08:06. > :08:09.do you think it will feel for you to feel -- to see all of this adoration
:08:10. > :08:14.from people as she cycles in and brings Team Rickshaw to Oxford?
:08:15. > :08:17.Marvellous, I am so thrilled for her. It is happening now. Here comes
:08:18. > :08:20.your sister, here comes your wonderful little star. Bethany,
:08:21. > :08:28.everybody! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:08:29. > :08:42.Get ready, look at that! Bethany, my darling, come on up, Bethany. There
:08:43. > :08:47.we are, my dear. A bit further. Look who is here, look who has come to
:08:48. > :08:51.see you! This is such an incredible surprise for Bethany. As we have
:08:52. > :08:56.been cycling along, you will know this Amanda, a few times Bethany
:08:57. > :09:00.thought that she has seen dad. I know, on the side of the road if she
:09:01. > :09:05.saw somebody with a moustache she said, this is my dad. Have a cuddle
:09:06. > :09:10.with Amanda. We were saying the other night in the camper van, how
:09:11. > :09:15.much Bethany has developed and come along in the last seven days.
:09:16. > :09:20.Definitely. This is the biggest emotional journey I have been on in
:09:21. > :09:25.my life. In her short life, all these new experiences, fireworks
:09:26. > :09:29.overhead, people cheering. Let's get you off, Bethany. There you go, go
:09:30. > :09:33.and see your dad. You have been waiting for so long. It has been
:09:34. > :09:39.amazing, incredible. We are nearly there, Bethany. We have one day
:09:40. > :09:45.left, can you believe it? I actually feel over the moon. So do I! We
:09:46. > :09:49.talked about over the moon the other night. If you would like to donate
:09:50. > :09:55.to Team Rickshaw and Children In Need, this is how you can do it.
:09:56. > :09:59.Here we are, the middle of the night, it has been cold and wet and
:10:00. > :10:07.windy. But it has all been worth it if you guys -- guys can just donate.
:10:08. > :10:12.Please do so by text link team to 70705. That will donate ?5 to
:10:13. > :10:23.Children In Need. For full terms and conditions, go online. There are the
:10:24. > :10:27.numbers. That was after five and a half hour stint the middle of the
:10:28. > :10:32.night on the rickshaw, so we need lots of people, Russell, to do to
:10:33. > :10:37.donate. How do we get a tenor to make people give a fiver? The best
:10:38. > :10:42.way is if they donate I will give them a blast of a song out here. Did
:10:43. > :10:47.you hear that, everyone? If you donate, let me see those phones in
:10:48. > :10:56.the air. Come on, no excuses. Russell, you do this. Lets see your
:10:57. > :11:08.phone is first. The number. A number is 70705 and we will get a fiver. ?7
:11:09. > :11:16.50, we are at at the moment. A bit more! The total is going up. We are
:11:17. > :11:30.almost at a tenner now. Here he goes.
:11:31. > :12:05.Keep text in, he might think some more.
:12:06. > :12:11.The last time we saw you was at the Palace over the summer. It was a bit
:12:12. > :12:14.warmer then. You are performing with Claude-Michel Shonberg, the composer
:12:15. > :12:20.of Les Mis, and he is notorious for not writing music for anybody
:12:21. > :12:26.whatsoever but you, he has written a whole album. He has written a new
:12:27. > :12:29.record for me and also Charles, who wrote the lyrics for the Phantom Of
:12:30. > :12:33.The Opera has written four of the songs on the record so it is quite
:12:34. > :12:42.an exciting project. How did that come about, it will amaze, how did
:12:43. > :12:45.you convince him? My manager rang me at the end of last year and said I
:12:46. > :12:50.have had this idea, if we were to get Claude Michel Schomburg to write
:12:51. > :12:54.you a new record and I said we could give President Obama arena and
:12:55. > :12:59.asking to come around for a cup of tea while we were at it. -- give
:13:00. > :13:04.President Obama ring. The next day he said he wants to see you
:13:05. > :13:05.tomorrow. It started there. Brilliant. This is the first track
:13:06. > :13:28.from the album, called Without You. # We will walk down the street on a
:13:29. > :13:36.joyous rendezvous #. . Working with him was fantastic. We
:13:37. > :13:42.are talking about an album. Is it autobiographical? It is, he likes my
:13:43. > :13:45.story, the good times, the bad times, the illness I have been
:13:46. > :13:50.through, the layers of who I was and he tailor-made songs that works for
:13:51. > :13:55.me. 80% of the material has never been heard by the British public, so
:13:56. > :13:58.it is brand-new. Why bobbin to be singing that song is knowing that
:13:59. > :14:03.they are your story, that must be quite something?
:14:04. > :14:07.I made a real association with the music because it was specifically
:14:08. > :14:11.written for me. I have been singing cover songs for a long time so this
:14:12. > :14:17.was a dream, to get the opportunity to sing something by two of the most
:14:18. > :14:21.legendary composers in history. He you turn it into a big theatre
:14:22. > :14:30.production. How will that work? Russell Watson my Life: The Musical?
:14:31. > :14:33.It is not quite like that, we will take it on tour in March, almost
:14:34. > :14:37.like a show. There will be a storyline but I will have banter
:14:38. > :14:44.with the audience. He's also going to add four new songs to the tour.
:14:45. > :14:51.You are lucky boy? It is exciting. Why bobbin it is incredible. As we
:14:52. > :14:55.have been cycling in. As we have been cycling in the colleges are
:14:56. > :14:58.mind blowing. There is Magdalen College and hanging on there is a
:14:59. > :15:02.copy of one of the most famous pieces of artwork in the world. And
:15:03. > :15:04.John Sergeant popped along to see why it may be better than the
:15:05. > :15:15.original. Instantly recognisable, Leonardo da
:15:16. > :15:18.Vinci's the Last Supper, is one of the most important religious
:15:19. > :15:24.paintings in the world. It did pick a scene from the Gospel of Saint
:15:25. > :15:30.John where Christ foretells of his betrayal. The original is in Milan
:15:31. > :15:34.but what you might not know is that there is a magnificent copy of this
:15:35. > :15:37.masterpiece right here in the UK. The Royal Academy in London owns
:15:38. > :15:44.this brilliant but enormous paintings. It is one of their most
:15:45. > :15:52.treasured possessions. Helen Valentine is one of the curators. Be
:15:53. > :15:56.purchased it in 18 41. They had this incredible masterpiece. There was no
:15:57. > :16:00.photography so the only way that people would know this work at the
:16:01. > :16:05.time was through engravings. It would not have the same impact. What
:16:06. > :16:09.has the Academy done with it over the years? Students could copy it
:16:10. > :16:13.but they used to shut it behind a wall all roll it up because it was
:16:14. > :16:19.very large and took up a lot of space. And so you have lent it to
:16:20. > :16:23.Magdalen College, don't you want it back here? At the moment we do not
:16:24. > :16:27.have anywhere to display it but we have plans for the new buildings so
:16:28. > :16:33.we would like to have it back. That would be great. It is time for a
:16:34. > :16:38.visit to my old stomping ground of Mac will College, Oxford, for a
:16:39. > :16:43.closer look at this copy. My guide is the author Ross King. This is the
:16:44. > :16:50.painting. It has been here in Magdalen College Oxford since 1992,
:16:51. > :16:57.and placed 20 metres across elite macro above the floor, there is only
:16:58. > :17:03.one way to see it properly. Who did it? The most likely person is a
:17:04. > :17:07.student of Leonardo da Vinci in the 14 90s when he was working on the
:17:08. > :17:12.Last Supper in Milan. It is a very different Last Supper painting than
:17:13. > :17:19.anything that preceded it. Generally they were calm, meditative and
:17:20. > :17:24.contemplative. People were eating bread and having quite discussion
:17:25. > :17:28.together. It Leonardo's painting, what he has done is show the moment
:17:29. > :17:32.just after Christ has made the announcement, one of you will betray
:17:33. > :17:36.me. We see the table in uproar as the apostle 's turn to one another
:17:37. > :17:41.and say, who is it of whom he speaks? All the frantic stipulation
:17:42. > :17:46.we see in the painting is the fear and outrage caused by this statement
:17:47. > :17:48.that Christ has made. It is difficult to think of a more
:17:49. > :17:53.dramatic or intense moment in literature, and we have in the
:17:54. > :18:00.gospels when Christ makes that announcement. What do we see in this
:18:01. > :18:03.that we cannot see in the original? First and foremost, most obviously
:18:04. > :18:11.what we can see is the feet of Christ. The Friars, in their wisdom,
:18:12. > :18:16.decided to put a door into the wall and in doing so, they amputated the
:18:17. > :18:21.feet of Christ. They also crashed away with pickaxes and hammers at
:18:22. > :18:27.the wall and caused great damage to Leonardo's painting. This is not
:18:28. > :18:30.just a story about the passion, it inspires passion. The appearance and
:18:31. > :18:37.even the positioning of the Apostles has long fuelled debate. The
:18:38. > :18:44.conspiracy theory, is that a man or a woman sitting next to Christ? Dan
:18:45. > :18:47.Brown argues that Christ and Mary Magdalene were in a relationship
:18:48. > :18:52.together, she bore a child and the child has a large line extended
:18:53. > :18:59.through the kings of France. I would argue that that is not a woman.
:19:00. > :19:05.Instead, it is St John, who was always painted in Last Suppers as
:19:06. > :19:13.Young, effeminate and close to Christ. The original Last Supper in
:19:14. > :19:17.Milan is slowly fading with time but thanks to the replica, we shall
:19:18. > :19:24.always have a reminder of its former glory right here in the UK.
:19:25. > :19:30.Thanks, John, fascinating. So, we have Team Rickshaw with us, ethnic,
:19:31. > :19:35.Amanda, Martin and Russell is still here on the end. We have a surprise
:19:36. > :19:39.for you, Martin. The other night, favourite comedian of yours, John
:19:40. > :19:43.Bishop, popped out to the rickshaw. He was hoping to catch you but you
:19:44. > :19:49.were on a scheduled rake back at the hotel having a little sleep. He did
:19:50. > :19:53.leave this message for you. Martin, it is John Bishop, it is one o'clock
:19:54. > :19:57.in the morning. I have come to wish you good luck in what you are doing.
:19:58. > :20:01.It is a magnificent effort. A lot of people are proud of you and really
:20:02. > :20:06.inspired by what you are doing. I am not one of them. I am sat here and
:20:07. > :20:10.you are not here. I have an empty saddle in front of me, you lazy so
:20:11. > :20:18.and so. Get your backside out here and start pedalling. Good luck! He
:20:19. > :20:21.is so cheeky! He was very disappointed that you were not there
:20:22. > :20:26.but he has promised to give you a call after the show tonight so you
:20:27. > :20:31.can have a word with him in person. Bethany, we have been chatting for
:20:32. > :20:35.hours. I know you love your comedians. The first time you came
:20:36. > :20:41.to the studio Stephen Merchant was there. Now, he has become a big fan
:20:42. > :20:46.of yours. He has been watching from his mum's house and he said this
:20:47. > :20:51.message from his mum's back garden. Hello, it is Stephen Matt shouldn't
:20:52. > :20:57.here. You told me about this crazy rickshaw challenge. I did not think
:20:58. > :21:01.anybody would be able to do it. Well done and good luck getting to the
:21:02. > :21:08.finishing line. Keep smiling, keep singing, keep pedalling and good
:21:09. > :21:16.luck. Thank you! Wasn't that lovely? And that business of Russell
:21:17. > :21:22.singing, you must have loved that. He is amazing. He has got a good
:21:23. > :21:31.voice. Top of the world! Shall we get today's total? Yes, we should.
:21:32. > :21:37.That is it, keep going, Bethany. We will get the total. Because we are
:21:38. > :21:45.in Oxford we will have a rowing theme. Team, on your marks. And now
:21:46. > :21:51.they are standing in a row. They are dressed in skimpy outfits! This is
:21:52. > :21:54.apparently how they start a race. On your marks, attention, go! Look at
:21:55. > :22:12.that! What a total it is, it really is. We
:22:13. > :22:15.have to thank you for all of your generosity. People at the moment are
:22:16. > :22:18.donating to the Philippines appeal as well so on the Philippines appeal
:22:19. > :22:21.as well so on behalf of everybody who will benefit from this Children
:22:22. > :22:26.in Need support, I want to say a big thank you. Everybody is talking
:22:27. > :22:32.about the rickshaw challenge, it has even crept into the national
:22:33. > :22:36.curriculum. We had a message from Rosie. She was asking for some help
:22:37. > :22:43.for her homework. This is what happened. How many turns of the
:22:44. > :22:47.front wheel of the Children in Need rickshaw will it take to complete
:22:48. > :22:53.the whole journey from the Giants Causeway to London? You can have a
:22:54. > :22:56.look at that to help you work it out.
:22:57. > :23:21.What is the value of pi? 3.14. 572. 532.
:23:22. > :23:28.We have got Professor Jon Chapman here, a professor of mathematics
:23:29. > :23:32.here at Oxford. What is interesting is the number of times the pedals go
:23:33. > :23:40.round will be different depending on what gear they are using. The riders
:23:41. > :23:44.will push down with each leg about a quarter of a million times during
:23:45. > :23:49.their ride. If you were to imagine them climbing a staircase, you think
:23:50. > :23:53.every push of the pedal corresponds to going up six inches on a stair,
:23:54. > :23:59.it is equivalent to climbing 47 miles which is 8.5 times the size of
:24:00. > :24:05.Mount Everest. I am sensing a new degree here. We are also joined by
:24:06. > :24:09.Doctor Sophie Allen, a lecture in philosophy. We would like you to
:24:10. > :24:13.explain why it is good for the soul when people donate to charity. It
:24:14. > :24:20.feels good to donate to charity because probably humans are a social
:24:21. > :24:23.species and it is good for us. We have are more successful because we
:24:24. > :24:27.cooperate and help each other and look after each other and giving to
:24:28. > :24:33.charity is part of that. , there you are, you heard it here first.
:24:34. > :24:41.Russell is enjoying wearing the mortarboard. Businesswoman Debra
:24:42. > :24:46.Medon, we know she can turn a profit out -- Deborah Meaden. She turning
:24:47. > :24:51.heard business skills to helping Pudsey.
:24:52. > :24:57.Dancing on Strictly is one thing, but dancing in front of shoppers is
:24:58. > :25:03.another. My partner Robin and I are going to dance for Children in Need.
:25:04. > :25:10.An old friend of mine knows a thing or two about the retail industry and
:25:11. > :25:15.he will help collect the donations. Hello! Thank you for joining us
:25:16. > :25:16.today. We have a special live performance in aid of Children in
:25:17. > :25:41.Need. Thank you very much. Thank you very
:25:42. > :25:49.much, madam. A generous lot we have got here today. Thank you very much.
:25:50. > :25:54.I don't think I made a fool of myself. Theo has done his bit. We
:25:55. > :26:02.have done very well. That seemed to go well. I think we
:26:03. > :26:07.raised stacks of cash. That was good for a warm up. A warm up? It seems
:26:08. > :26:13.Pudsey reckons we can raise even more money. He has set up a dance in
:26:14. > :26:17.front of the biggest live audience who I will ever have formed in front
:26:18. > :26:25.of. There are a lot of people out there. We are going to dance in
:26:26. > :26:29.front of them and I am terrified! Ladies and gentlemen, please
:26:30. > :26:34.welcome, from strictly come dancing, raising money for Children in Need,
:26:35. > :26:37.the one and only dragon herself, Deborah Meaden! And the hunky Robin
:26:38. > :27:10.Windsor! CHEERING Our performance is over.
:27:11. > :27:14.All that is left is for myself, Robin and Shane to work the audience
:27:15. > :27:20.for donations. And the audience is in a generous mood. It is
:27:21. > :27:25.overflowing, that is what we like to see. I got to dance at the Theatre
:27:26. > :27:28.Royal for a fantastic horse and everybody in the audience got to do
:27:29. > :27:38.something amazing for Children in Need. How amazing is that? -- I have
:27:39. > :27:44.danced for a fantastic cause. They have raised over ?2000.
:27:45. > :27:48.This is the route which will face Team Rickshaw tomorrow. They will
:27:49. > :27:55.start in Oxford and both replace macro, Chesham, Amersham and there
:27:56. > :28:05.is the finish line! -- they will go through Thame. Hopefully we will get
:28:06. > :28:09.to Elstree in Hertfordshire by the main Children in Need show tomorrow
:28:10. > :28:15.night. This is the Chilterns, there are some good hills in their will
:28:16. > :28:19.stop thank you! I will be at the Queen Vic tomorrow to welcome you
:28:20. > :28:25.all in with Ellie Goulding, Torvill and Dean and Shane Ritchie. But to
:28:26. > :28:28.play us out, let's welcome the famous Oxford a cappella group, Out
:28:29. > :28:43.Of The Blue, with an appropriate song to spur us on. Here they go. #
:28:44. > :28:49.I'm gonna go, go, go. # There's no stopping me. # I'm burning through
:28:50. > :28:52.the sky yeah! # Two hundred degrees. # That's why they call me Mr
:28:53. > :28:57.Fahrenheit. #'m trav'ling at the speed of light.
:28:58. > :29:00.# I wanna make a supersonic man out of you.
:29:01. > :29:01.# Don't stop me now.