14/11/2017 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show

with Michael 'The Wizard' Ball.

And Alex Jones.

What are you doing?

I am having a

bit of fun whether Facebook built

up. I am supposed to be finding one

for our guest tonight. It is a beard

of balls. Can you say that?

Anymore?

Oh, what is this one?

That is cool.

What are you looking for?

This one.

She has been one of the best dramas

of recent times. I have got it.

Peaky Blinders.

Right here we go.

I'm Tommy Shelby and by order

of the Peaky Blinders please

welcome, my Aunt Polly...

Helen McCrory!

Welcome to the show Helen.

That is the real thing. It is a

proper app.

Great. Peaky Blinders,

obviously a cultural phenomenon.

Known for the fantastic sets. We

have spent a fortune and we have

dressed our set to completely echo

yours, is a bit of a tribute.

The

BBC could save money and take a leaf

out of your book.

That is the worrying bit. Series

four. Last time we talked you are

talking about Series III. I am

obsessed with the programme. You are

here to talk about series four.

Congratulations, you got an OBE! 's

eye-macro I do. That is fantastic.

--

I did. It is thrilling that you

get it from the big cheese. She

said, she smiled and she said, what

are you in at the moment? I said, it

is for nothing, for General

services, shouting in the dark. She

said, I know exactly who you are and

this is very well deserved. The last

time we met was at Windsor Castle

when we were handing you a Bafta.

She said, we do like to reciprocate.

You nearly missed the invite.

I

thought it was a parking ticket,

another thing that Damien had not

paid. I threw it onto his desk and

shut the door. I got a phone call

saying, are you going to accept it

or not? You have been offered an

OBE. I practically saluted on the

phone.

Very well deserved. We will

be talking more about Peaky Blinders

and sharing an exclusive clip later.

We'll also be talking

to Team Rickshaw,

who, it's fair to say,

have had a bit of a tough day!

They're on route to

Penrith in Cumbria.

Let's see how they have been getting

on.

Come on, Ben. Push on. 11 miles to

go. Let me tell you, Team Rickshaw

today have put in a massive day. We

have been on the highest road in the

lake district and dealt with the

toughest stuff this place can throw.

Join as soon when hopefully we will

be in Penrith.

They are beside

themselves. It is all cold and dark.

We will catch up with them later on.

It's recently been reported that NHS

maternity units have been turning

to expensive temporary staffing

arrangements, to plug a nationwide

shortage of midwives.

Now The Royal College of Nursing

is calling for what SOME view

as an even more controversial

solution - men!

Here's Kevin.

Whittington Hospital in North

London. Good afternoon.

Can I help

you? Angel Martin is getting ready

for another hectic shift.

They have

three deliveries in less than five

hours and the midwives are very

busy.

He is one of the latest

recruits to the hospital's busy

maternity wards. I am one of the

midwives. Angel qualified as a

midwife in March of this year. This

is his first week in the hospital's

birth centre. What drew him to this

traditionally female profession?

A

few years ago I was doing my

training in nursing. I saw one

delivery and I loved it. I almost

cried when I saw the beautiful baby

crying.

Angel has made his career

move at a time when the Royal

College of midwives warns there are

not enough recruits going into the

profession. Male midwives make up

0.4% of those practising in England.

What challenges do you think you

face as a male midwives?

When you go

into the room it is a surprise for

everybody. Yes, when they see you

are a soft person, you speak calmly

and you're a professional...

That is

what they want. With 3500 midwives

needed to make the staffing

shortfall in England alone, could

tapping male attention will be the

solution to the crisis? While Angel

does his rounds I catch up with of

his colleagues.

My daughter is

studying midwifery and there is not

a male on her course.

We always seem

to have one, one out of 85 of us or

something.

Why do we think that is?

A lot of people think midwife means

a woman.

Actually it means with

women.

It was not that long ago it

was not legally allowed for men to

be midwives. It takes almost

generations to get it embedded this

could be something you could do.

When people realise it does not

matter if you are a man or a woman,

that has to be good.

There are

people out there who would be

grateful to be just have to catch

them.

So, what do these mums and

dads to be think?

I think the

midwives as being mumsy.

I think I

would be more comfortable if the

midwife was a female. It is quite

personal, isn't it?

It could be

strange. There are quite a few

intimate moments, female privacy.

But it is nothing I'm not used to

with doctors.

I think when you are

in the middle of the labour, you're

not going to care, are you?

Well

done, well done, well done.

Back at

the Whittington midwifery students

are taking part in training.

We do

this regularly with the students.

This man worked full-time as a

midwife for 11 years before becoming

a midwifery lecturer earlier this

year. I have never met a male

midwife before today and I have met

two.

My personal feeling, as a man,

it sounds very feminine. It sounds

like it is for women only. You went

through this college when I said I

wanted to be a midwife or stop some

midwives would say, when we come in,

we realise it is not really just for

women. It is a family business.

Are

there any mail midwives on your

course? No. There are not. Would you

have been surprised if there would

have been?

Not surprised. I think it

would have been encouraged.

They are

just about to qualify. To have any

advice?

Some days are highly

stressed but do not worry. You will

learn a from those days and they

will make you better for the future.

I think the most beautiful moment

for me is when you see the baby

crying. You relax because the baby

is fine. They are the best moments.

Thank you very much, Kevin. How do

you feel? When it comes to the

crunch, would you really care who

was in the room?

No. If a man was

standing outside comic you lot put

me into this situation you can get

me out of it. You weren't squeamish

ten months ago!

I like that. Let's

talk about Peaky Blinders.

Dave in lighting, can

you tweak those knobs

and set the scene for us.

Lower...

Lower...

Cue misty/moody floor effect.

Little bit lower.

Yep, that's Peaky Blinders.

Now, Helen, season four.

Season four is off the charts, I

hear.

Susan four is as good as

season one. There was a moment in

season one when Tommy had red dye on

his hand and I remember thinking,

this is it. There is a same moment

in season four when I thought, it is

back there and I am so excited about

it.

We don't want to give any

spoilers. Tell us as much as you can

about where we find auntie Polly,

Tommy, and the rest of the Peaky

Blinders.

At the end of season three

we are all being led. Everybody

hates each other. In the first few

moments of season four, UC is being

led to the gallows, four characters.

-- you see us. In that moment Polly

calls for the Virgin Mary. She

believes in that moment she sees her

daughter. Either she has had a

breakdown and cannot cope with the

reality or she has had a vision.

Either way, now she believes that

the soles of her children are with

her and so, now, like Tommy and

Arther, she's fearless because she

believes she has no fear of death.

And now nothing will stop them. All

you need to know is, are they going

to destroy each other all the enemy?

We have a very interesting enemy.

Familiar faces have joined the cast.

Oscar winners. Adrien Brody. That is

pretty cool, isn't it?

This is what

is so clever. No one is united more

when people know what they hate. And

the Mafia arrive. As the Mafia

arrives, that is the moment that you

think, Shelby is actually going to

be able to defeat them or not. They

all go back to a proper gangster

flick, which is defending the turf.

They are back.

She is very good at

telling it.

I am. Sometimes you sit

here and go, watch it, I won't.

This

is what happened to me last time we

met. I am obsessed with the

programme. I absolutely love it. It

is the quality of the writing and

the cinematography, the acting. We

were trying to find a clip, won't

we?

That mist and fog has played

havoc. But, your character, too

naughty in episode one and two and

in episode three we found a clip

that is suitable for this time of

night. This is an exclusive.

What do

you say? Want to dance?

I don't

dance anymore.

That is a shame.

What

gaming! I love the look. That is

absolutely great. There is a

character who appears tomorrow,

Jessie Eden, a real character from

the 20th-century.

Tellers about her.

She was in Birmingham in 1926. At 31

she stood and she made 10,000 women

walk out of motor factory to ask for

equal pay for that she did it twice

was then she worked in Russia and

came back to this country and stood

for tenants. Just an extraordinary

character. The Jessie Eden we have

is not exactly the same. Stephen

Knight talks about seeing these

characters at the corner of his eye

and he refers to Anthony Eden and

like he does to Churchill in this.

She has one of the coolest entrances

in episode one. It is a very cool

scene.

It is brilliant that the

writers are included in such a

timely storyline. It is very much in

the news. Even your daughter, who is

just ten, is very passionate about

the subject.

When I was not very

welcome and she knocked on neighbour

Pozner doors and got her godmother

to take her down there and March for

equality. That was in January. I am

very proud of her.

I really cannot

wait for that. The new series Peaky

Blinders begins tomorrow BBC Two.

And there is a movie.

And a musical.

On last night's show,

Team Rickshaw brought sunshine

to Morecambe with their smiles.

Today, they've been

pedalling to Penrith.

A whopping 59 miles.

From what we've been hearing,

it's been a real uphill challenge.

How are the team holding up?

They have completed 327 miles. They

are enjoying the company of Penrith!

CHEERING

We are here. Oh, my word. On the

subject of Peaky Blinders, Team

Rickshaw has played a blinder. We

are going to rename the Lake

District the Ache District and this

is why.

It feels grim this morning. The

weather is miserable. It is 5am and

we are ready to head off from

Morecambe.

What do you make of it?

Cold, but the people are lovely. Can

we not go to somewhere warm? Don't

worry about it.

Ready? Yes! Despite

Sabra feeling mid-journey blues, we

have good wishes. Look at this.

Amazing. Thank you. A nice bit of

cake, Sabra. And I get a bottle of

whiskey! And as the sun rises, we

cannot help but enjoy the

spectacular views that surround us.

Breathe it in. It is a delight, this

coastline. You have the stretch of

the estuary and around the other

side, the pebbled coves. From

enjoying the Seaview to the

Hillview. It is Luke's task to get

us to the top. We have been joined

by cyclists. Just be careful. No

way!

And we got a helping hand from

Luke's twin brother.

Is it heavy?

It

is heavy. I am pleased we met your

brother. Come on. This is what you

call brotherly love! The rickshaw

challenge is hard, but nothing in

comparison to the difficult personal

journey that Lewis from Stockport --

Liv from Stockport has faced. Her

dad was diagnosed with pancreatic

cancer and Liv saw him suffer a lot

of pain before he died.

He was

suffering a hell of a lot but he

said the love carried him through.

By the end, he could not walk. He

was basically paralysed by it and

could not talk. It hurts me.

He was

never quiet, ever.

What are you

thinking about? Just not having him

any more. One minute he was there,

and now he is not. If you get

married, I think he would walk me

down the aisle and when I have

children, he will not see -- they

will not see their grandad. And

sometimes, I wish it was me that had

got it. Because it is not fair.

Because he was really talented.

And

he made the most of his talents. He

did! You know, as a father, the last

thing you would want is for you to

say that.

He would not want to take

that away. I am not very good at

thinking about myself and taking

care of myself because I like to

take care of others.

What would he

make of how you are doing?

He would

support me and give me a big cuddle.

Incredibly proud.

, you go, girl.

That kind of encouragement is what

the team needs for what we are now

about to face. The Kirk Stone Pass.

The weather today is so random and

weird, it is hard to regulate

temperature. This is a challenge for

the next hour and a half, Greg. We

can do this. We can do this.

A slight malfunction. The chain

underneath. It burst. Up to a 20%

gradient, this. CHEERING

On top of the world. On top of the

world. Let's hear it, everyone.

CHEERING

Huge celebrations when we got to the

top of what was 1500 feet. Let's

hear it for Team Rickshaw, everyone.

You know what it is like to get to

the top. Greg, that was a few hours

ago. What have you been doing it

since you left the rickshaw?

I went

to the hotel and I had a long bath.

How are you feeling? Feeling good

and fresh and warm again because it

was pretty cold.

Get some sleep

because it is an early one tomorrow.

Liv, you were incredibly brave, what

you said.

Feeling OK? Feeling great,

feeling good. With my team and my

family.

In what is a very colourful

square tonight. These wonderful

people dressed wonderfully. Isn't it

lovely? It is to do with the winter

droving festival around these parts.

You have fire in the studio but

nothing in comparison to the trail

where Luke will be cycling up the

cobbles. Before he does, he gives

information on how you can support

and donate.

Absolutely smashed it. If you would

like to support Luke and the rest of

Team Rickshaw, text. Donate £5. To

donate £10, or £20... All of your

donation will go to BBC Children In

Need and you must be 16 or over.

Terms and conditions on the website.

Where you can donate any amount

online.

Thank you.

Smashed it. Luke

will be here shortly, awaited by his

family, including his brother who

use or cycling. It was brilliant

today, I enjoyed cycling with you.

What did you make of it? It was

brilliant. So good to surprise him

but I am sure he will get me back.

You up for doing the rest of the

root?

It would be tough.

I do not

see why not. You said how special it

was you got the opportunity to

cycle.

I never thought I cycle side

by side on the road with Luke

because of his cerebral palsy.

Because of that, he could not do any

training on the road. This new

experience, feeling the wind in his

face. He trained on an exercise bike

in the house. What has it been to

watch the television and see what he

has been doing?

It is surreal to see

him outside on a bike. The last

seven weeks, all we have heard is

him huffing and puffing in a

different room on an exercise bike

but seeing him do it, the hard work

has paid off, really proud.

What

will you say?

When you see him? So

proud and all that the team, I am so

proud of them all.

Penrith, welcome

Luke and the rickshaw. Up the

cobbles lit up by the flames. Here

he is. He knows how to arrive in

style. There you go. Go and have

your moment.

Thank you, thank you.

It is my favourite time of day, no

doubt about it. Right, it is speech

time and we have a big fan of

Strictly Come Dancing in the ranks.

Let's just say will show the please

take to the dance floor.

-- Shona. I am feeling excited but

nervous.

I would like to introduce

you to a special young lady. Please

welcome Shona.

CHEERING

Hello.

When I was younger, I felt

just the same as anyone else my age.

I could run, dance and play and my

ambition was to become a journalist.

But, a few years ago, I began to

have problems with my balance.

Doctors discovered I had a really

rare neurodegenerative condition.

And having it sucks. Niemann-Pick

affects every area of my life. From

my walking, talking, thinking and

even my eating. There is currently

no cure for the condition, and I

know that without a cure-all, it

will get worse. During this tough

time, I have been helped by a

charity called Niemann-Pick UK. They

are supported by Children In Need.

This year, I am taking part in the

rickshaw challenge. I want to have

adventures and do something like

this, while I can. Every penny

counts, so please, give what you

can.

CHEERING

You are absolutely brilliant.

Well done.

Well, how was it? It was

good. I got to meet all of the

professionals.

It gets good because

I have a book they have given you,

it is an annual and lots of people

have signed it and it is for you.

Thanks. As it is raining, if I were

you, I would keep it in the envelope

and then you can read it when you

are sitting on the team bus.

Happy? Yes. Are we done with

surprises? I know you have had lots

of surprises today but do you want

another one?

Why not? I do not know

what will come now.

We have a lot of

conversation about football.

Liverpool in particular. There is

one football player that Luke really

likes and he has been watching. Here

is a message from Sadio Mane.

Hello,

look, this is Sadio Mane from

Liverpool and I have heard about the

rickshaw challenge and I want to

wish you the very best of luck for

the rest of your journey.

Thank you.

See you soon.

What do we think? Oh,

my God!

What do we think?

Brilliant.

Fantastic. Lovely. We are not going

to stay in Penrith along because we

are heading out.

to stay in Penrith along because we

are heading out. This is the plan

tomorrow. We will leave

are heading out. This is the plan

tomorrow. We will leave at 5am. We

have Carlisle hopefully at 9am. Will

we arrive in Hawick at seven? Watch

the

we arrive in Hawick at seven? Watch

the One Show and find out. Of course

we will. From all of us, goodbye.

A sterling effort. Hearing the

stories is sobering and seeing how

they have come through it and gone

on to do the rickshaw challenge is

inspiring.

It is. Liv, you are your

father's daughter.

Before we go,

quickly, you cannot tell us about

the plot but you were going to give

us an exclusive.

Because we could

not talk about the plot I asked if

there was one thing I could say and

they say every year they look out

for who will do the cover music and

one of the covers will be from the

duet of Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker.

That is fantastic.

A great note to

finish on. Thank you.

Peaky Blinders begins tomorrow,

nine o'clock on BBC Two.

Tomorrow, Team Rickshaw crosses

the Scottish border,

arriving in Hawick.

We'll be joined in the studio

by Bear Grylls, Sara Pascoe,

with music from Jools Holland

and Jose Feliciano with his Rhythm

and Blues Orchestra.