16/10/2012 The One Show

Hello and welcome to the One Show with Matt Baker. And Alex Jones.

Tonight our guest's voice shaped a generation.

# Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

# A bridge over troubled Water. # Here's to you Mrs Robinson, Jesus

loves you more than you will know. It is Art Garfunkel. It is indeed!

Wow! It is lovely to have you here. The last song we heard, Mrs

Robinson, that has changed the image of Mrs Robinsons around the

world. Do they constantly come ought to you? We were popular

before that came out, but in the late 60s, after the film the

Graduate suddenly a lot of people knew us, we doubled our audience

from that film. We would like to introduce you just some more Mrs

Robinsons. If your name is Mrs Robinson out there, send a message,

send a picture, and if you have a toyboy, even better. The Ministry

of Defence are planning to cut 20,000 army personnel by 2020, as a

result the role of the Territorial Army will be increased

significantly. This week the defence secretary

said he now wants it to be known as the army reserve.

It is an ordinary week day, and three ordinary blokes are going

about their ordinary jobs, but us the weekend comes everything

changes. When the Territorial Army calls. Currently around 24,000 men

and women combine day jobs with being in the Territorial Army, but

it is proposed this number needs to increase by 6000 over six years, in

order to plug the gap caused by massive cuts to the regular British

Army. It is a plan some people have called hopelessly unrealistic. The

cities have been aghast to recruit on such a big scale. They will want

people from all walks of life, some with no military experience, and

they will face challenges and sacrifices in the theatre of war,

but will they be ready? And can we rely on part-time soldiers? The it

is a weekend training camp for fourth Battalion the Yorkshire

Regiment and before I know it, I'm out on exercise and in that the

depend. This is nothing like their everyday

experience, is it? Their brains must be working at a million mph.

For some of them, that is exactly why they joined. The Territorial

Army was formed in 1921, and since then soldiers have worked on every

major operation. In Afghanistan many TA have been decorated for

bravery, 19 have lost their lives. This is not playing soldiers.

I first started it didn't cross my mind I would go to Afghanistan.

Obviously I have come back from a tour so it does change people's

minds. Obviously you hear the stories, you do the training, you

train for the worst so you can expect it at any moment. Mark

Griffin has also recently returned from a tour of Afghanistan. I don't

think a lot of people realise that as a TA soldier you do go to the

front line, not just someone who sits back in Camp Bastion, behind

the lines doing a different job. Are you frightened? At times. It

happens, doesn't it? Until that happens, I don't think anybody

knows how they will react. Having served in the regular Army for

seven years, Ian Collins knows what it is like to be a full-time and

part-time soldier. The difference being a TA, you get the best of

both worlds - you are home every single night seeing your friends

and family. When you were in the regular army, how did you view it

having the TA soldiers beside you? They had the respect of the regular

men because they picked up the weapons with no hesitation. How do

the regular soldiers and TA view each other? I have spoken to some

of the commanders who have been out there who have honestly said to me,

I was dreading getting nine TA called, and within six weeks you

couldn't tell the difference between the TA soldiers and the

regular soldiers. Most TA soldiers received 27 training days as a

minimum every year, but it is still short of the physical and mental

preparations of a full-time soldier, and many have expressed disquiet on

the reliance on the TA. What would you say to those who

think it is a form of madness? have proven over the last few years

that the reserve can make up the strength required to deliver

successful operations. They have done it in the past. It will be a

challenge and the time frame is tight, but I think we can step pork

and there is every opportunity as we move forward that we will be

able to deliver those soldiers that are required for operations.

Joe, we heard in the film that the Territorial Army feel they are all

for the job but there must be some sceptics out there? A fair few, and

the former head of the army Sir General Dannatt has warned it is

risky, a very big change. A defence expert I spoke to race to another

couple of issues. The Government say these troops will be trained to

the same standards as the regular Army. Is that viable when it is

30,000 reservists? Also, where does the equipment come from? It needs

to be the proper equipment, and does it exist? Do we have the money

to pay for it? The other problem, post-traumatic stress disorder.

King's College in London has suggested reservists are more

likely to suffer from that problem because they go straight back into

normal life so that is a risk that has to be taken into consideration.

I have gone through a lot of training myself and I know what it

takes. Thank you. Tomorrow we have some important

news - The One Show Children in Need rickshaw is back. It is, but

this year I will not be riding it. A very special group will be, and

tomorrow we can meet them. They will need plenty of grit and

determination so here is the story of a man who will hopefully give

them the inspiration they need. Mining is Alex, I am 40 years old.

I am a married father of three boys, and I have Parkinson's disease. I

decided I wanted to do something about it. I want to change people's

perceptions of a neurological diseases. I want to prove to people

who get diagnosed with Parkinson's disease that there is more to their

life. This is about 6 million plus people worldwide. I am going to

ride, climb, and run across the United States. The route itself

will take me by bike from Santa Monica to Mount Whitney. I will run

across Death Valley in temperatures of up to 50 degrees, then I will

ride to Lake Erie. I will ride to New York City, run down Broadway,

and swim to the statue of Liberty. Job done. There are times when my

legs don't do what I want them to do, my body doesn't react the way

it should. I suffer uncontrollable tremor has sometimes which is

accentuated by fatigue. If you are talking about the worst thing that

could happen, I could end up dead. I am an ordinary man challenging

his disease and taking on the impossible. Hopefully I will make a

difference. We are at Heathrow Terminal five the day we leave for

the USA, I have to say goodbye to my wife and my baby boy. I think

that will probably be the hardest thing. I love you, OK? I think

about my family, and I don't want to let them down. I might make a

mistake, and if I make a mistake I might not come back to my family. I

am in California and tomorrow morning I start from Santa Monica,

fleet 1560 mile journey across the UK. -- 3560. I am terrified. The

toughest thing will be acclimatising to the heat because

at least a third of the challenge will be across the desert. Climbing

Mount Whitney, my will wreak is altitude sickness. 135 miles across

Death Valley, and getting across Lake Erie because I am scared of

water. Last night was particularly hard. I went to bed, I got a text

message with a picture of my baby boy and... Yes, I found that really

tough to think about me doing what I am doing, and him being eight

months taking his first steps potentially any time and I don't

want to miss that. But this is something I have set out to do and

I will do it. This is a lot to take on. I am really not coping with the

hike. My breathing is laboured. You are taking a chance on the fact the

stone beneath you will not move and fro you down. I have never been so

scared in my life. You have a nagging voice in the back of your

head that says you can't do it and you have to ignore that voice. I

will get to New York. What the story, and Alex will be

joining us tomorrow to say if he has made it.

You are a bit of a walker, Art. You started in Japan, you have

completed America, and now you are doing Europe. I do 100 miles, then

get home back to my life, and twice a year I picketer up. I have gone

from Shannon Ireland to almost Istanbul. While walking, Art? What

is it about it? I am a New Yorker and we live with the claustrophobic

environment. We need space. I am a singer and I need to sing loud. I

am a writer and I need my notebook. Talking about singing, your new

album is called The Singer. It spans five decades. It is my life's

body of work with and without Paul Simon. And you have to new tracks

on it.. How did you go about choosing the compilation of tracks

on the album? You play ball of your staff and you review the famous

stuff. You can't leave out Bridge Over troubled Water or Scarborough

Fair, but I scented it on my solo career and when did dicing really

good? When did it really happen for me? I focused on The Singer, and my

body of work. When do you think you are at your best? Which song

captures your voice? If I think Scarborough Fair is the most

flowing, organic. The goals came and visited me that night when I

recorded it. I like the promise, I went baritone instead of 10 of. It

is a love song I am proud of. and Paul Simon, it all started when

you lived on the same street. blocks from each other. We were 11

years old when we ran into each other. We thought each other was

the turned on kid in the neighbourhood. Here you are as Tom

and Jerry. Who Was Who? I was Tom, he was Jerry because he had a girl

who was chasing in junior high school. We were big Everley

Brothers fans. They were gods to us. Were new hit the dizzy heights of

fame as Simon and Garfunkel, surprisingly it didn't last that

We were popular in the second half of the 1960s.

When you compare your solo stuff to Simon and Garfunkel, can you be

objective? No! I like to think I am outside of it and I can look at it.

I know that Simon and Garfunkel are more popular than my solo work. But

I have made 12 solo albums. I hate to go on about it, but people will

be wondering. Where are you at now, the pair of you? Are you going to

sing anything together? Like many a love affair, there is warmth and

coolness. It seems to be a five- year thing. I have not worked with

him for a while. Not since 2008. It is going on five years. The Singer

is the most beautiful album. very proud of it.

Art's album is out now. Larry Lamb is becoming an expert on

fairgrounds since he discovered, on Who Do You Think You Are, that is

also -- he was related to a lion tamer.

Things did not stop there. He still had more to discover.

For five days every year, Nottingham is transformed into a

screening party town. This is one of the most famous fares in Europe,

approved by royal charter in swelled 84, and returning here for

over 700 years. -- 1784. Today it is packed with attractions. I'm

taking a tour with a lady from the National fairground Archive.

Vanessa, tell me, why do they call it a goose fair?

It was not a fair ground like it is now. This one was famous for geese.

They would walk all the way? They would walk all the way.

Surely they lost a lot of weight? They would fatten them up, and it

was for the feast. Like you had set before Christmas, you had geese

then. -- like you had turkey for Christmas.

The Goose Fair has changed a bit since its poultry beginnings. By

the 19th century, it was a mecca for show men, like my ancestors,

who ran travelling circuses. It was one of the most famous in

the country. We have got photographs of them coming in. That

is your great-grandfather. The that is Jimmy.

Then, the big sensation was your great-great uncle. He had long hair

and flowing locks. Your family came every year. I have got this

description. He carried a big club on his belt. He kisses a lion. He

finishes up putting his face inside the jaws of the lion. It was a

really big show. That is extraordinary. Here I am,

in a place where my ancestors would come and do their thing every year.

Extraordinary, really. Not ancestors, family. Family? Yes,

it turns out they still come to the fair.

Hello, Vanessa. A have brought somebody to meet you.

Hello, nice to meet you. I understand we are related? Yes,

we are. My name is jailed price. So, tell me, how much are we

related? My great-grandfather was Jane's day.

Both our great-grandfathers were brothers. -- James day. I have been

coming here for 40 years. I'm pleased to say that she is

keeping a tradition alive. She has a vintage ride. So, the helter-

skelter. This was the big thrill when I was a kid. How long has this

been in the family? Since it was made, in the early

1960s. His is still popular? It is becoming more popular. The

grandparents want to take their grandchildren are because it is

what they went on when they were young.

I have fond memories of the helter- skelter. Do you still have a go now

and again? Now and then. I have grown children

myself. Every year, Vanessa goes on. I'm sure King Edward the first

would not recognise the use their he approved 700 years ago. -- the

deuce fair. But I'm pleased to say that he

would still see it going strong. This has been a chance to see what

life was like for many of my ancestors. And I'm sure, judging by

this, that they had a blast. Anybody want to buy a doe not? Here

Larry is here now. You did bring candyfloss. Do you

want some, Art? Scarborough is a lovely town.

Have you ever been to a fairground in Britain before? This is new for

me, right now. All the elements of the fairground.

I think this came from America. It was made for a guy called Thurston

in the 1920s. It spins like that. For some reason, they called this

the Waltzer. It was supposed to relate to the dance. Then it became

the raving Waltzer. Then, of course, the coconut shy. Have you any idea

why they call it that? No idea. Because Yorkshire dialect, to throw,

Yes! Look at that! Those used to be wooden heads of

politicians. Here we go, the highest striker. This is designed

to let young men show of their Ring the bell, show your

girlfriend... Come on! Art, you can smash a coconut with

it. Go on, hit the bat. We will lead it there. Our bird man

Mike Dilger has been doing some detective work above the streets of

Norwich. Tonight, with the help of one of

the world's speediest birds, he makes some surprising discoveries.

Peregrine falcons need high, innings this will -- in excess of

roosts for their chicks. In the last couple of decades they have

found a perfect location. By moving to our towns and cities,

they can have food on tap, 24 hours a day. Plus, there are plenty of

good nesting locations. Cathedrals, tower blocks and so on provide

great roosting spots. But street lighting means they don't have to

stop hunting when the sun goes down. It is this night time hunting that

has been astonishing ornithologists. They are catching migrant birds

that experts had no idea were up there.

Migrating birds will often travel at night to avoid predators. But a

luckily, they show up in artificial light, making them easier targets.

It is the after dinner remains that has excited Edwards.

We have been finding piles of feathers on the ground. When we

start to look at them, we have some real surprises, particularly in

terms of the kinds of birds the peregrine falcons are eating.

In Norwich, a pair have set up home on a platform built for them on the

cathedral spire. Edward is here to find out what

they have been eating. While he searches for feathers on the ground,

I have got privileged access to the thud of Parapet, situated 27 metres

below the nest. -- the tell what I have to say, Niger, it is easier

getting up here if you are a falcon. -- Nigel.

They catch their prey in flight, swooping down from above. Once the

victim has been dispatched, the remains are usually discarded from

the nest. The wing of a departed bird!

We have certainly found plenty of remains down here. That is because

the nest is just above my head. It is time for us to go. The last

thing we want is for the birds to be disturbed.

True to form, the Norwich Peregrine's are eating some

interesting birds. This is from a great spotted

woodpecker, which would normally live in woodland. But they will

move between trees, and that is when they are vulnerable to being

taking. As for the school we found on the

tower, it turned out to belong to a bird migrating. -- the skull.

Edward has been investigating remains all around Britain. He has

come up with some ground-breaking fines.

A have got a couple here from a medium-sized bird. The clue is the

colour. These birds live up in the Western Isles of Scotland. What is

interesting is that these were found in the middle of Exeter city

centre. They are migrating through. We did not know that until the

falcons started to eat them. Astonishing. These feathers are

smaller. These are the tail feathers from a

bird that he would only find on the coastline. These were actually

found in Derby in the Midlands. can't imagine any Derby

birdwatchers having seen one of these.

They're moving between the east and the west coast of the British Isles,

perhaps along weather systems. It is remarkable to find these in the

middle of the East Midlands. For years, experts have known where

birds are breeding and where they go for winter. But this bird of

prey is hoping to fill gaps in knowledge as to where they are in

between. It is thanks to finding feathers

like these, courtesy of our urban peregrine falcons, that we are

literally rewriting the bird migration maps.

What a menu. That was incredible. Allah, we asked you to send in your

photos if you are a Mrs Robinson or if you know one.

This is Valerie Robinson. She says that every time the song is heard,

she gets it son to her. Gerry Robinson. -- Julie Robinson.

Sorry, this one is upside down! That is all we have time for. Art,