0:00:19 > 0:00:25Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29One of our guests has just walked in!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30And Alex Jones.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32With just a week to go until Christmas day,
0:00:32 > 0:00:35what else could we do tonight but bring you three kings.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38One is an esteemed actor - a king of stage and screen.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40One is a comedian and children's author - the king of
0:00:40 > 0:00:41storytelling and silliness.
0:00:41 > 0:00:42And the other...
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Well, he's the newly crowned king of the dance floor!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Please welcome Sir Tom Courtenay, David Walliams, and Joe McFadden!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53CHEERING
0:00:59 > 0:01:08My word, Sir Tom, very good timing. Perfect. The car could not find me.
0:01:08 > 0:01:19You are here now.Congratulations to Joe, the newly crowned king of the
0:01:19 > 0:01:23dance floor.You can see from my face, I literally could not believe
0:01:23 > 0:01:31it! That is my mind being alone. It was a fun time. I have been
0:01:31 > 0:01:35suffering from a cold. The minute you finish a job you get a cold. I
0:01:35 > 0:01:39have been humming to terms with it and I keep catching sight of the
0:01:39 > 0:01:43glitter ball and thinking, how did that get there? I have got it with
0:01:43 > 0:02:00me. I carry it everywhere I go!It could have been this! Well done.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Later we will be talking about 'Grandpa's Great Escape, a Christmas
0:02:03 > 0:02:11special, and I really do mean special. It is adapted from David's
0:02:11 > 0:02:15book and starring Sir Tom.We want to hear about the wonderful
0:02:15 > 0:02:22adventures you have had with your grandfather.We will show the photos
0:02:22 > 0:02:28later on. And find out why Bono said this.They told me they would throw
0:02:28 > 0:02:34me out of the band if I did it again.We will get a first look at
0:02:34 > 0:02:40tomorrow night's U2 at the BBC special.Christmas has come early
0:02:40 > 0:02:45for some people from disadvantaged backgrounds with the Prince's Trust
0:02:45 > 0:02:51giving them the chance that their skills to Rawles.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55This evening, Nicola, Joe and Philippa have a potentially life
0:02:55 > 0:02:58changing opportunity at Buckingham Palace. For one night only, the
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Prince's Trust charity is giving young people from disadvantaged
0:03:02 > 0:03:08backgrounds the chance to work on a star-studded royal event.Welcome
0:03:08 > 0:03:15all. I say welcome all as if it is my palace. How important is today?
0:03:15 > 0:03:21It is the ultimate. Where we come from you think you would never get
0:03:21 > 0:03:27here.They have all overcome personal challenges and they have to
0:03:27 > 0:03:33prove they have got what it takes to impress 100 dinner guests and their
0:03:33 > 0:03:37benefactor the Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Joe is in charge of
0:03:37 > 0:03:43the canapes.We have the cheese cracker and fig jam.He grew up in
0:03:43 > 0:03:47south-west London, left school at 16, and with no qualifications or
0:03:47 > 0:03:53idea of what he wanted to do in life, he struggled to stay in a job.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58But aged 21, he found his calling through a cookery course. Now the
0:03:58 > 0:04:11trust has helped him set up his own business.I had a gung ho
0:04:21 > 0:04:23idea that we would start this company and do bespoke catered
0:04:23 > 0:04:26events.They gave me a start-up loan which is now all paid back. Where
0:04:26 > 0:04:28would you be without the Prince's Trust?I tell you where I would not
0:04:28 > 0:04:31be, I would not be in Buckingham Palace today.I will catch up with
0:04:31 > 0:04:35one of the guests. Platinum selling Emeli Sande is one of the trust's
0:04:35 > 0:04:39patrons.I think this gives young people a sense of power and pride in
0:04:39 > 0:04:45what they are doing.Shane Connelly is the official florist for events
0:04:45 > 0:04:50with the Prince of Wales. His apprentice for the day is Philippa
0:04:50 > 0:04:53from East London. With guidance from the trust she is now a budding
0:04:53 > 0:05:00floral entrepreneur.Working with Shane has been really inspiring. I
0:05:00 > 0:05:04have learnt so much. I have never done anything on this scale or
0:05:04 > 0:05:12importance.She has a passion. Passion and politeness are the two
0:05:12 > 0:05:17things I say you need.How did you get a job in the Royal household?It
0:05:17 > 0:05:21is like a dream. I'm lucky that somebody who worked for the Prince
0:05:21 > 0:05:27noticed what I did nearly 20 years ago. I hope you have as many years
0:05:27 > 0:05:34as I have had and I hope I have a few more left!As the wreath crowned
0:05:34 > 0:05:44the table, it is the centre point for Philippa. For Idris Elba, Grant
0:05:44 > 0:05:49at the age of 18 took him from Hackney Hollywood.Tonight is very
0:05:49 > 0:05:53special because I am one of the kids he helped out. I wanted to go to the
0:05:53 > 0:05:56National youth music Theatre. I could not afford it, my parents
0:05:56 > 0:06:03could not afford it and someone said Prince Charles helps people. I
0:06:03 > 0:06:07auditioned and I will never forget it. It was probably two or three
0:06:07 > 0:06:12weeks later and my mum said, you have got a letter and it has the
0:06:12 > 0:06:18royal seal on it. I was like, Prince Charles knows who I am? The Queen
0:06:18 > 0:06:24knows me? I am definitely famous! Who knows what the future might hold
0:06:24 > 0:06:28for 26-year-old Nicola from Middlesex. A few years ago she was
0:06:28 > 0:06:32living on the streets following a breakdown, but tonight she is
0:06:32 > 0:06:37serving royalty. How did you get involved with this?I had been ill
0:06:37 > 0:06:41for six years with mental health problems and cancer. My dad found
0:06:41 > 0:06:44the Prince's Trust and they got me a placement and Grosvenor house got me
0:06:44 > 0:06:57a job as a pastry chef.How important has that
0:07:06 > 0:07:08been for you?Saved my life.Very shortly, his Royal Highness will be
0:07:08 > 0:07:11coming through those doors and you can see our three Prince's Trust
0:07:11 > 0:07:12helpers waiting. If Nicola, Joe and Philippa impress
0:07:12 > 0:07:15the Prince tonight, maybe he will put in a good word for the royal
0:07:15 > 0:07:18wedding? Very pleased to meet you, sir. What do you think young people
0:07:18 > 0:07:21have to do to make a success?I think the trouble is those young
0:07:21 > 0:07:23people who have been left behind need a bit of support and
0:07:23 > 0:07:27encouragement to help them develop the necessary skills and training
0:07:27 > 0:07:32which might enable them to have a better chance in life. Finally
0:07:32 > 0:07:36after, Idris Elba is a great example of that, and role model for a lot of
0:07:36 > 0:07:43the others.As the Prince takes his seat, it is crunch time for Joe and
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Nicola as service begins. You obviously smiling so you must be
0:07:47 > 0:07:53happy?It was really fun, yes!Is this something you will put on your
0:07:53 > 0:08:02CV?Definitely, this is the ultimate. You think about where I
0:08:02 > 0:08:05have come from and where I am now, it has been amazing.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09What an experience to have.Being a royal florist, that would be my
0:08:09 > 0:08:16dream, apart from this one! Look at my garland.And I would like to say
0:08:16 > 0:08:23good luck to Joe, Philippa and Nicola as well.And it was royalty
0:08:23 > 0:08:30which cemented your friendship, David and Tom?We met at a reception
0:08:30 > 0:08:35for the Queen.I think it is for me to say what happened at that
0:08:35 > 0:08:40otherwise it makes you look a bit of a Charlie! When he met me for the
0:08:40 > 0:08:50first time, he knelt down.Did you? I did, because I am so in or of him.
0:08:50 > 0:08:59Here's a bit strange.It was a special reception for the Queen and
0:08:59 > 0:09:03it was for her Jubilee so some people were invited to meet her from
0:09:03 > 0:09:09the arts. Support McCartney was there as well. Rob Brydon, not so
0:09:09 > 0:09:18exciting! -- Sir Paul McCartney was there. I can say that.I did the
0:09:18 > 0:09:23larking evening and there were CDs of it and he had learnt them from
0:09:23 > 0:09:36heart -- the larking evening. Aye I said it is my fan.And I got down on
0:09:36 > 0:09:44one knee.And now he is playing your grandpa.It was a tough role because
0:09:44 > 0:09:48grandpa has become confused. We don't use the phrase Alzheimer's
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Society is what the story is about. He wants to be back in World War II
0:09:53 > 0:09:58in his Spitfire plane because he was a Spitfire pilot.It is in the 80s,
0:09:58 > 0:10:03by the way.It is the nostalgia. We get a little preview where we can
0:10:03 > 0:10:17see it and I loved it. It harks back to the 80s. There are so many layers
0:10:17 > 0:10:19to it.It goes from the funniness and silliness to the sadness. How
0:10:19 > 0:10:24come a person as awful as you can write something so sweet?!
0:10:24 > 0:10:31LAUGHTER I know you have said it to me.Well,
0:10:31 > 0:10:37it is a touching story, I think. Millions of people will have read
0:10:37 > 0:10:45the book, millions of children, but what is grandpa escaping from?
0:10:45 > 0:10:52Everything.He is escaping from an all peoples home.When his grandson
0:10:52 > 0:10:55realises he is happier when he thinks he is still in World War II,
0:10:55 > 0:11:02he encourages him to do that. So the boy becomes Squadron Leader to his
0:11:02 > 0:11:07Wing Commander. And when grandpa ends up in a home, which he thinks
0:11:07 > 0:11:13is Colditz, it is his duty to escape.Let's have a look at the
0:11:13 > 0:11:22moment where he gets into trouble in the aircraft Museum.Grandpa!Up
0:11:22 > 0:11:32here, Squadron Leader.What are you doing up there?Looking for my
0:11:32 > 0:11:36logbook. I wanted to prove that awful woman wrong. It is wonderful
0:11:36 > 0:11:41to be back on my plane again. They would not mind if I took it for a
0:11:41 > 0:11:50spin, would they?I think they might.What are you playing at?!
0:11:50 > 0:11:54There is a wonderful young actor playing the role of Jack, Kit
0:11:54 > 0:12:00Connor, and you sort of chose him yourself?He played my grandson
0:12:00 > 0:12:05earlier this year in a film about Guernsey which has not come out yet.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09When I read the screenplay I could only think of him. So I mentioned
0:12:09 > 0:12:16him to Elliott and Bob's your uncle. David, we have talked many times
0:12:16 > 0:12:21about where you get your inspiration to stories from, but this one came
0:12:21 > 0:12:27from a few different areas?Yes, my grandfather was in the Second World
0:12:27 > 0:12:32War in the RAF, though he did not fly a Spitfire. There was a real
0:12:32 > 0:12:35story about a gentleman called Bernard who escaped from an old
0:12:35 > 0:12:40peoples home because he wanted to join his comrades. They were doing a
0:12:40 > 0:12:46reunion in France and he kind of escaped from an old people's home
0:12:46 > 0:12:50for a day. That was an interesting idea so I was toying with a few
0:12:50 > 0:12:55different ideas. And most people have dealt with at some point in
0:12:55 > 0:13:01their lives, a relative or a friend suffering from Alzheimer's, so I
0:13:01 > 0:13:04wanted to reflect that. I was presenting on, relief and we were
0:13:04 > 0:13:09rehearsing and I kept on seeing this film again and again about a lady
0:13:09 > 0:13:14without thymus. It was so affecting and it was one of those things -- a
0:13:14 > 0:13:18lady with Alzheimer's. Even though I had seen it ten times in a row I was
0:13:18 > 0:13:23affected by it and I thought I would like to write a story about it.It
0:13:23 > 0:13:26is on New Year's Day, that perfect time for families to watch but what
0:13:26 > 0:13:40do you hope children get from it and the parents watching?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48It is about the special note between a grandson and a grandpa and I
0:13:48 > 0:13:50suppose it is about treating the elderly with love and affection. I
0:13:50 > 0:13:53think back to my grandparents who have all passed now, but the amazing
0:13:53 > 0:13:56times I had with them and they let me stay out and watch the
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Professionals!The lovely thing about having Kit Connor is we had
0:13:58 > 0:14:01already bonded earlier in the year so that was already done. He is
0:14:01 > 0:14:06delightful and he really is an actor.And what connection do you
0:14:06 > 0:14:12have with Alzheimer's because the performance is very good. Is it
0:14:12 > 0:14:19something that you are surrounded by in your life?At my age, you are
0:14:19 > 0:14:26halfway there anyway! That is all I can say really.Well, Grandpa's
0:14:26 > 0:14:35Great Escape, why do I say grandma not grandpa?! Grandpa's Great Escape
0:14:35 > 0:14:39is on New Year's Day.Parents everywhere will be pulling out all
0:14:39 > 0:14:47the stops to keep their children entertained.As wildlife cameraman
0:14:47 > 0:14:52May shows, sharing a hobby can be brighter than any fairy lights --
0:14:52 > 0:14:58Vianet Djenguet.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03It was here as a child I saw my first African kingfisher, I knew
0:15:03 > 0:15:08then I wanted to be a wildlife cameraman. 25 years later, that
0:15:08 > 0:15:14dream has become a reality and I've made my home in Bristol. Now that I
0:15:14 > 0:15:19have my own children, born here in the UK, they are starting to have
0:15:19 > 0:15:26their own dreams. And you know what they say, the Apple doesn't fall far
0:15:26 > 0:15:32from the tree. This is my daughter, and like me she loves to photograph
0:15:32 > 0:15:41wildlife. I'm taking her to Leeds where I lived on studies when I came
0:15:41 > 0:15:45to the UK, in order to film one of those beautiful birds that first
0:15:45 > 0:15:50captured my imagination.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01Do you remember when I took you and mummy to the Congo?Yes, I think one
0:16:01 > 0:16:10of the main things I remember was the hot rain.On our route, we drive
0:16:10 > 0:16:14past the hospital where the story began.
0:16:14 > 0:16:25That is where you came in planet Earth. That's where you were born.
0:16:25 > 0:16:33And I remember telling my dad, I've got a girl. I've got a little girl
0:16:33 > 0:16:37and she looks absolutely beautiful. We are not just here to talk about
0:16:37 > 0:16:42the past. I want to show my daughter her first kingfisher so I'm taking
0:16:42 > 0:16:48her to a local nature reserve just outside Leeds city centre. You know
0:16:48 > 0:16:54the drill... Quiet!
0:16:59 > 0:17:05We need to get our equipment and ready to shoot as shoot as quickly
0:17:05 > 0:17:11as possible. Without disturbing the wildlife. The hours tick by without
0:17:11 > 0:17:18even a glimpse, but as we are filming any wildlife, eventually our
0:17:18 > 0:17:36patients is rewarded. -- our patience. Wow!I've just got a fish.
0:17:45 > 0:18:04It dived down to get the fish and came back-up. It's amazing. Wow!
0:18:04 > 0:18:12I got loads, it was there for ages. It's gone back down there.
0:18:20 > 0:18:34The master fisherman. What do you think?It was amazing?
0:18:34 > 0:18:42Really cool.That's very nice, beautiful, lovely. It's just like
0:18:42 > 0:18:48when they emerge out of the water, they look like a female Spanish
0:18:48 > 0:18:54tango dancer, don't you think? It's just amazing, like dancing tango. I
0:18:54 > 0:18:59love that. What a successful little adventure
0:18:59 > 0:19:03that was, let's hope that's the first of many. What a talented
0:19:03 > 0:19:13family.They mentioned the tango, and Joe...I had a very bad time
0:19:13 > 0:19:20actually.It wasn't your favourite. It's almost sent us home actually,
0:19:20 > 0:19:28the worst marks and comments.But look at you now, Joe.I don't know
0:19:28 > 0:19:37how it happened.Let's look at some of your winning moments.It was big,
0:19:37 > 0:19:48it was bold and it was beautiful. Dreamy Prince Joe! I just didn't
0:19:48 > 0:19:52want the fairy tale to end.There's only one word really that will
0:19:52 > 0:20:05describe that. Fab-u-lous! And there it was, a quarter of a
0:20:05 > 0:20:13year like a blink of an eye.It felt like a lifetime. To get attend from
0:20:13 > 0:20:18Craig was brilliant.So there you were on the leaderboard, you were
0:20:18 > 0:20:23second above Debbie, Alexandra was in the lead. Did you think you had
0:20:23 > 0:20:28done enough then?Not in a million years because we have done a bad
0:20:28 > 0:20:34dress rehearsal and Katya doesn't like to praise me too much. It
0:20:34 > 0:20:39wasn't perfect because we literally only had four days to learn it,
0:20:39 > 0:20:45there is always stuff you can do better. When we found out we had
0:20:45 > 0:20:54won, my feet didn't touch the floor. So is Katya a slave driver?You
0:20:54 > 0:21:00might say that, she is firm but fair with the emphasis on firm! I think
0:21:00 > 0:21:04she was so convinced we weren't going to win she booked a holiday,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09she should be on a beach somewhere! Tom, you would have been delighted
0:21:09 > 0:21:16to see the Viennese waltz, you danced to Dr Zhivago, which you were
0:21:16 > 0:21:20in. That must have been a nice surprise because we know you are a
0:21:20 > 0:21:29fan of the show.More than Dr Zhivago maybe! I thought yes, they
0:21:29 > 0:21:33are playing my tune.The other thing we have to talk to you about is
0:21:33 > 0:21:39Holby city, what was going on in the lift?I came to my grisly end in the
0:21:39 > 0:21:45lift. It's always bad when there is someone with a gun in the building,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49it didn't end well for the character.But this is good timing,
0:21:49 > 0:21:56isn't it?Yes, I have had four great years on the show so it feels like
0:21:56 > 0:22:03the right time.Do you have a plan? Now, as an actor there is no plans,
0:22:03 > 0:22:09you wait until someone gives you work and then you do it. I am doing
0:22:09 > 0:22:15the Strictly tour in January. I'm sure Katya will be on my case but
0:22:15 > 0:22:23it's OK, I'm used to it now.And are you going to keep dancing?Yes, I
0:22:23 > 0:22:28think I am. It would be a real shame to put in the blood, sweat and tears
0:22:28 > 0:22:34and not do it at all.Go to a beach and take lots of pictures of
0:22:34 > 0:22:42yourself because this is the best you will overlook.It is the fittest
0:22:42 > 0:22:49I have been a long time, definitely. Well done. All this week we are
0:22:49 > 0:23:00going up and down the land hearing the messages of thanks you want to
0:23:00 > 0:23:05give this Christmas, first stop Aberdeen.Many thanks to my
0:23:05 > 0:23:12grandparents who lived in Edinburgh. Joe and John, Merry Christmas.I
0:23:12 > 0:23:17wish my mum a Merry Christmas, she deserves the best.One of the many
0:23:17 > 0:23:23themes is the broken heart syndrome and we have made leaps in knowledge,
0:23:23 > 0:23:28our thanks goes to everyone who have participated in studies and given
0:23:28 > 0:23:33their time to help us fight against heart disease. Happy Christmas to
0:23:33 > 0:23:41you.Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all of the owners and dogs
0:23:41 > 0:23:45around Aberdeenshire. We go out in all sorts of weather which everybody
0:23:45 > 0:23:50seems to enjoy.Alan Cox is one of the personal trainers, since I have
0:23:50 > 0:23:55started with him I've lost 15 kilos which is the lowest weight I have
0:23:55 > 0:23:59been in ten years. Thank you for the hard work and effort you pitch in
0:23:59 > 0:24:07with me every year and I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12It's been 36 years since I started the Christmas displays. It just
0:24:12 > 0:24:16makes your day, to see the kids enjoying themselves. They raise so
0:24:16 > 0:24:22much money for children with special needs. This is going to be the last
0:24:22 > 0:24:31Christmas with the display. I will really miss it. Thank you to those
0:24:31 > 0:24:35who supported me over all these years and for supporting the
0:24:35 > 0:24:40charities. And have a nice Christmas.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Thank you to everybody who said their thank yous. David, would you
0:24:45 > 0:24:54have a thank you for anybody this year?I would like to thank Sir Tom
0:24:54 > 0:25:05for being the best grandpa.I am the only one!He used to leave books of
0:25:05 > 0:25:11poetry in my dressing room.I wanted you to become more cultured but it's
0:25:11 > 0:25:19not going to happen!Is there anyone else other than Katya you want to
0:25:19 > 0:25:27thank?No, not really! All the people who voted for me, it was
0:25:27 > 0:25:38amazing.Right, we asked you for pictures of you with your grandads
0:25:38 > 0:25:48and grandsons. David, you go first. These are climbing the peaks in the
0:25:48 > 0:25:54Peak District.This is Dylan with grandad getting ready to drive a
0:25:54 > 0:26:01tank.And this is Baxter and his grandpa three years ago watching the
0:26:01 > 0:26:07blades which I think is a football team, away at QPR in the FA Cup.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12This is 83-year-old grandpa Peter, getting some help to build his new
0:26:12 > 0:26:19shed from his grandson age date.And this is Lucy aged 17, she went out
0:26:19 > 0:26:23for a ride on a motorcycle with her 81-year-old grandad in his Enfield
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Bullet.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29There's loads of great shows on the telly leading up to Christmas
0:26:29 > 0:26:31but if you still haven't found what you're looking for,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34then worry no further.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Tomorrow, in a one-off special, U2 will be chatting to Cat Deeley
0:26:36 > 0:26:38and belting out some of their hits.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Here's an exclusive first look, with Cat asking Bono about the worst
0:26:41 > 0:26:44fight the band has ever had.
0:26:48 > 0:26:55I think I threw a drum kit into the audience. It wasn't to do with Larry
0:26:55 > 0:26:59but it was more my own existentialists are next, and then
0:26:59 > 0:27:04they told me I would get thrown out of the band if I ever did that
0:27:04 > 0:27:11again.Can I correct him, you through the drum kit at me. No, I
0:27:11 > 0:27:20forgive him really.See, that's nice, it takes a BBC special!
0:27:20 > 0:27:26# And you give yourself away # And you give yourself away
0:27:26 > 0:27:35# Yeah you give, you give # You give yourself away
0:27:35 > 0:27:41# With or without you # With or without you
0:27:41 > 0:27:51# I can't live with or without you #.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56U2 At The BBC will be on BBC One tomorrow at 9pm,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59and if you can't wait until then, there's a clip of them playing
0:27:59 > 0:28:04'All I Want Is You' on iPlayer.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09We have it on good authority you have shared a house with Bono,
0:28:09 > 0:28:15David.It's not quite true but I had dinner at his house over the summer.
0:28:15 > 0:28:22Name-dropping! Well you are mentioning it.What did you have?I
0:28:22 > 0:28:31can't remember but it was amazing to be there, and Elton John was there.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37Nice house?Yeah, it was all right. How did you end up in the house
0:28:37 > 0:28:44having dinner?Elton invited me, another name-drop! It was one of
0:28:44 > 0:28:50those pinch yourself moments, and when they were talking the whole
0:28:50 > 0:28:56table fell silent.Thank you all for your company this evening.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Thanks to Joe, Tom and David.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Grandpa's Great Escape is on New Year's Day
0:29:00 > 0:29:01at 6.55pm on BBC One.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Tomorrow, a local show for local people - the League
0:29:03 > 0:29:06of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton will be here.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Have a good evening.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Go and have a rest now, Joe.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Bezza!
0:29:18 > 0:29:19The gang are back together again.