18/03/2014 The One Show

Second day on the job, Jo. Are you settling in? I am, Matt. Thank you

for asking. But I didn't read the small print. There's a bit about

smiling. Oh, really? It says, One Show presenters must maintain

visible signs of enjoyment at the beginning of each show. Yes, that's

very important. I am smiling, Matt, just not on the outside.

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker... And a very smiley

Jo Brand! Radiating joy. And there's a genuine reason to smile, Jo,

because Alex has started her climb. There she is. That little white dot

at the very bottom. That is Alex. We will be following her tonight. To

Alex. She will be fine. Alex has been really scared up to now. If you

have a picture of you doing something you never thought you

would, send them in and we'll send the best ones to Alex. Here is

tonight 's guest, overcoming his fears.

Here he is. The facetious, the mischievous, the razor sharp, Louis

Theroux. Welcome! Have a seat. Tell me. What is the scariest thing you

have ever done in one of your shows? Other than being bitten by a dog, I

have filmed at prisons, I have filmed at riots. I auditioned for

Norwegian television as a singer on a cruise liner. Craig Revel Horwood

was one person auditioning me. The boys dried up, the panic I felt. I

was trying to seeing, or with a little help from my friends. It was

terrible. -- I was trying to seeing, With A Little Help From My

Friends. Alex has started her challenge. We were hoping to speak

to her live tonight but the start time was moved earlier to give her a

chance of reaching her hanging accommodation, which just looks

horrendous. And small. You will see all of that later. So, before she

stepped foot on the vertical 1200ft high Moonlight Buttress, Alex

recorded this message. It is Tuesday morning and it is time for me to

face my dear. By the time you're watching this I will already have

started climbing that huge rock, which you'll be able to see live

pictures of throughout tonight's show. We have already had some

problems, putting up the portaledge, which is where I will

spend the next two nights up there on the rock. More on that later in

the show. Sport Relief fund people all around the world, including

those affected by Typhoon Diane. Most families lost absolutely

everything and they really do need our help. -- Typhoon Diane. I found

out when I visited the Philippines a few weeks ago. Today we are heading

out of Tacloban and into the countryside to a village which is

known for its coconut tree farming. As we drive along, we get it real

sense of the devastation. At 375 miles wide, Typhoon Haiyan hit the

Philippines with tremendous force. In a matter of hours, 4 million

people were made homeless. Many, like this 52-year-old, face an

uncertain future living in makeshift shelters built from debris following

the Typhoon. Thank you for letting us come into your house. It is very

kind of you. Thank you so much. It is absolutely tiny. How do you

cope, living here, the three of you? We lie down and write his side by

fight. We can barely move around because there is little space. I get

cramp in my leg from not being able to move. Quite a months of living in

such cramped conditions is taking its toll. -- for number Amonths. It

is difficult for them to do their homework. It is dark in here and

there is not much room. His 14-year-old remains hopeful for her

future. -- this 14-year-old. This is the spot where they house

stood before Typhoon Haiyan struck. It is incredibly tough but can you

tried to describe what happened that morning when the Typhoon hit? In the

morning, we said, what are we going to do now? Nothing will ever be the

same again. Every time I see this place, it reminds me of how good

life was everything was gone, just like that, in an instant.

Sadly this story is all too common. Everywhere you look like symbols of

human tragedy. Today, the small farmers Association are rallying to

support the family. Why have you identified Delia and the girls as a

family who needs a house built for them? Says she is a widow, she does

not have a stable income. The team on recycling word from a handful of

the 33 million coconut trees felled in the Typhoon. How would you feel

if you had a brand-new house? I feel really happy. Local projects like

this one receive funding for essential tools. They desperately

need more of the scale of the task ahead to rebuild on the island is

fast. It is really hard to get your head around what happened here in

terms of geography. As you can see, we are right in the middle of the

country. The first thing that really struck me when we came into the

house, or what is left of the house, is that the whole floor is

covered in these little shells. If you consider that the ocean is about

1.5 to two kilometres away, right over there to the left that gives

you an idea of the scale and sheer force of this storm.

Back on site, I think Crispin and the boys had done a great job.

Wonder what they think of my skills. Do you think I am any good at DIY?

You need a little practice. It is a final push to get Delia and the

girls moved in before nightfall. How do you feel about having a new home?

TRANSLATION: It is what I want. It is my dream

that living conditions are better. I will not be having a problem with

sleeping and my children can study whenever they want. What do you

think of the new home? Happy. I am so happy for you. Delia and the

girls have been fortunate enough to receive help but there are millions

out there who need your help to restore their lives. Here are the

details again. And remember Sport Relief supports

many other charities, as well as those we have seen working in the

Philippines. We are going to try to circle Alex.

This is where they are starting to attach their ropes. You can see why

they started early. Alex, where are you? Do you think she is having a

sit down already? Now, the first episode of your new series, based in

LA. It is called City of Dogs. Someone told me he ripped up your

Jaguar. You have a very expensive car and he tore up the upholstery?

In five minutes. Even the seat belt. Everything was off. Did you buy a

new car? That is life. I keep the dog and I throw the car. You have

met some very interesting people. I watched a preview with my dogs. I

kind of wanted 2 cents... There is a lot of angry barking. Were going

crazy, at times. Did they enjoy it? They were getting severely worked

up. There are a lot of trouble dogs. It is known as the capital of

pampered pooches but this is looking at the deprived dogs who live in the

high crime areas and the select few that get adopted into the more

comfortable and well off homes. Many of them are very adoptable and fine.

Some of them, it is sort of a couple to M Fare Lady story. It is about

the limits of how far you can train a dog. Some dogs end up ripping up

the people and having to get down. What made you go and make this in

LA? Did you think about Battersea dogs? I have been living in LA for

the last year. I have learned there is a massive problem, not just with

unwanted dogs in dogs homes, but dogs running on the streets. They

get put down in their thousands. I have a home in London in a not very

posh area. It is a high crime area. You do not see dogs running around

in packs. In LA, you do. That sounds terrifying. The whole series is

based on it. It is not all about dogs. It was a personal decision

based on a lifestyle choice. I have two young children. My wife grew up

abroad in a sunnier place than Britain. We thought, while the kids

were young enough, we would live overseas in LA for a bit. It is home

to a lot of expat Brits and it is always a source of good stories for

me. It was a temporary move, just for the fun of it, and we will be

coming back later this year. One of your programmes will be about

Scientology. You put an online message out to people, asking them

to contact you. I do it, yes, on Twitter. The next project I am

working on is a feature film, a documentary feature, about

Scientology, the Hollywood religion, whose devotees include

John Travolta and Tom Cruise. I thought I would try and approach

them through Twitter. It felt like the 20 14th thing to do. Have you

had a response? So far, a little underwhelming but it is early days.

They may be suspicious because Scientology has not really had a

good press. Scientology and the BBC have a little bit of history. I am

keen for Scientologists out there, who are watching, to know the

intention is very much to make a positive piece. There is a lot of

Scientology bashing going on. I am sure there are masses of good things

that they do. You can see City of Dogs on Sunday night at 9pm on BBC

Two. Look what I have discovered the

studio lights can do. That a colourful display! But the fact we

are going to meet next only sees in black-and-white. He has come up with

an amazing way of getting round the problem My name is Neil Harbisson. I

have been accepted as a cyborg by the golf. I was born with a

condition that means I can only see in black-and-white. As a kid I

doubted whether colour existed or not. The reality is you cannot

ignore colour. Colour is everywhere. At school I memorised that the sky

is blue. The grass is green. And lemons are yellow. But in 2004, my

life changed. With other people we developed a device that develops

colours into notes. A New World started. Hearing colours changes the

way you see everything. I started perceiving colours through sound and

the device became a part of my body. Until one day I started hearing

colours in my dreams. Then, I understood what being a cyborg

meant. It is not the union between the device and my head what converts

me into a cyborg but the union between the solve wear and my brain.

My body and tech any have united. -- software. The device developed

detects a scale of 360. Beautiful landscapes like the sea or nature,

they don't sound so good as I expected. I enjoy supermarkets

because they sound so colourful, and so stimulating.

I enjoy making portraits from hearing the sound of well-known

faces, Prince Charles for example, despite what you might think sounds

really good. We will see more and more people will start using

technology as a part of the body in order to perceive more sense, we

will be able to understand better who we are, and in which world we

live in. Wow. Neil joins us now. Louis's face, is it nice to hear as

Prince Charles? Well, you sound more tonal. It is more different, shades

of F sharp. Prince Charles has more like C sharp and F and G. Has more

notes. I think my face doesn't sound as good. He is being polite. It is

almost like a chord. Yes, each face has different note, the sound of the

eyes, the lips, the skin and hair. We all sound duff print. Even twin,

our eye, one eye and the other might sound slightly different. Is this,

what is that, is that an antenna? That goes inside. Is that

permanently attached does it go in your head? Yes, in my skull. If I

pulled that, wouldn't it hurt. Don't! Gently. It is like... So

this, it is permanent, is it going to be on for the rest of you life?

Yes I decided to have a new body part. More people soon will have new

body parts that we humans still don't have. I mean this is weird,

what happens when that technology progresses, are you going to be

stuck in the past? Can you keep, you know? The good thing about having

cyborg organs is they will evolve as you get older, you look forward to

getting old because your senses and body parts don't degenerate, they

get better. What other cyborgs will there be, do you think? We have seen

there has been portable technology, there will be wearable technology,

people will start using it as part of the body. We will see technology

will medium-terming with our body and we, new body part, antenna,

tails. What does this sound like? Because it's a colourful studio? It

sounds like nightclub, because there is many note, so I feel very

stimulating. Do you ever want to turn it off? Would you want to see

life in black-and-white? It is the same. To me, colour now is a

constant sense and I don't feel I need to turn it off. We could talk

about this all night long but we have run out of time. Thank you for

coming and showing us this remarkable bit of technology, maybe

a glimpse into the future. We are heading into the past for more very

strange goings on. . We are indeed. I have got my own props with me.

Here we go. Just about to have a film about a mystery. That is a

difficult one to work out, isn't it Louis? Here is a riddle for you.

What did Sherlock say to his sidekick when he had indigestion? I

have no idea. Almen trimy dear Watson.

Arthur's Seat. The ancient hill which overlooks Edinburgh has long

been a place of mystery and legend. It was a fitting location for a

discovery in 1836, which fascinated Edinburgh society. It has baffled

historians ever since. It was 17 macabre dolls in tiny coffins found

hidden in a cave. They are on display at the National Museum of

Scotland. Eerie, aren't they? They were found in June, 1836, in the

North East slopes of Arthur's Seat by some school-children, out

supposedly rabbiting, there are just eight left but there were originally

17. The other nine have disappeared in the mist of time. What exactly --

exact I are they? It is possible they were were hand made soldier,

wooden soldiers, they are meant to represent burials, because they are

individual figures, some of them with the remaining grave clothes on,

set into individual coffins. There have been various theories on what

they might represent. It has been speculated they are symbolic

effigies of sailors lost at sea and the original suggestions linked them

to witchcraft. That doesn't hold much water. In witchcraft they

tended to be destroyed or pins put in them to effect some effect on the

individual. These are well cared for. They are meant to be, trying to

look after someone. But a theory propose links Edinburgh's most

chilling story to the coffins. This is a beautiful city, but beneath the

streets is the hidden world. These are the Edinburgh vault, a series of

Chambers formed in the arches of a bridge. In the early 19th century

there are a ven, shops, all sorts of businesses town here. -- taverns.

These dark and dinghy spaces, lent themselves to more murky activities,

perhaps including those of Burke and Hare. The notorious Edinburgh

murderers. And there is a fascinating theory

that the mysterious dolls are linked to Burke and Hare. Alan Simpson is a

former curator at the museum. Who were they? They became notorious in

the late 1820, they hit on the idea of killing people, and supplying the

bodies to the Edinburgh aNat mists. They killed in total 16 people,

their killing spree started by finding a body, and supplying it

first. The money was good, so they carried on. A colleague of mine, an

American Professor hit on the idea that these 17 little coffins

represented the 17 bodies supplied by Burke and Hare. Researches

analysed the thread used to Seo the clothes on to the dolls. -- sew the

clothes on the dolls. It revealed they were hidden at the

same time. One of the threads used was a three ply twine, which was

only introduced first in about 1830. If you accept the idea that these

are symbolic burial, we are looking for an occasion when there were 17

victims. And Burke and Hare supplied 17

bodies, to be dissected during lectures. People who made these

little coffins were trying to provide a sort of decent burial.

That would allow their souls to rest in peace. It is a theory we can

never be sure, but it is now the one thought most likely to explain why

these strange dolls were hidden in a cave on Arthur's Seat.

The very act of burying the dolls must have meant something to

somebody. Fascinating to imagine someone beavering away, creating

those little dolls, preparing them for a decent burial, that Burke and

Hare has denied their victims. Now, if we go to Alex briefly, she

is going up that rock face like a young gazelle. She is. She is just

in that group. Go the other way. Go the other way. It a good job they

didn't fall off. Shall we find out what the plan of action was for

today? Let me introduce you to the man who is hopefully going to help

me get to the top. Andy Kirkpatrick. Feeling nervous this morning. I am

fineful I am fine. How are you? A bit nervous. Talk me through how the

next two-and-a-half days is going to run We will go across the river,

that is ice cold and then we will get to the two white dots and free

climb a third of the way up the pillar, so 150 metres, until there

is a small knob of rock, a safety guy is checking that out. We will

spend the night in a port Helen. We have had experience putting this up.

It is like assembling it while hanging out your window. You did

fairly well. That is when you were not tired, so it will be different

tonight, you will be fairly shattered I think. The day after we

will have to climb almost all the way to the top of the pillar,

climbing across a crack that goes up. The rock will be vertical.

Nowhere to stand, nowhere to hide. We will put the ledge up one more

time. You will be really tired, exhausted. The final section we will

do on Thursday, the wall rears over like a huge wave. You will be

climbing You will be hanging in space, hanging from a rope, going

over the top. I think you will be happy when you get to top. I am sure

I will be! It will be a huge leaf. We would love to stay and chat but

we have a rock to climb, don't we. Thank you for your generosity,

especially those who have put cheques in. I will hopefully see you

live on the One Show on Thursday when we get to the top.

We are all crossed here. Louis, you know that area. Go in a

camper van. You don't want to climb up it. You can drive up it. So will

you do the honours and tell everybody how they can text.

Now you have been sending in your pictures of yourselves or loved ones

overcoming challenge, this is a love I one, Dougie has sent in a

photograph of his daughter. Here is Mark doing something scary. He is

washing up! Ha, ha, ha! I have one, Jamie from Kent, two years to pluck

up the courage to go paragliding. Here he is at 6500 feet in Turkey.

Thank you for all of your picture, we will leave you with a total that

Alex has raised so far. It is ?210,000.

That is all we have time for. Thanks to Louis. You can see City of Dogs

on Sunday night. I have had enough so Gloag is joining you tomorrow,

along with -- Gabby Logan is joining you. I cannot wait. See you later.

Thanks. Bye.