19/09/2014 The One Show

Everyone knows that Scotland has chosen to stay in the UK.

Actually, he?s right, because Diane and Kenny Andrew here

They are about to find out the result live on The One Show.

Hello and welcome to the united One Show with the wonderfully

The emphatically English Chris Evans.

Our Northern irreplaceable Irish assistant producer, Sarah Carson.

And let's cut to the chase - the sublimely Scottish John Hannah!

I -- John did not get to vote. Nobody who does not live in Scotland

got to vote. I felt very annoyed at the people don't live in Scotland

got to tell people how to vote. What about the rest of your family? They

are in Lanarkshire. We never really talked about it. We had a disaster

with my dad on Monday. He fell down the stairs. That superseded anything

else. Did they get to the polling stations? I don't know. We only

talked about my dad. East Kilbride is part of South Lanarkshire. They

voted resoundingly No. 45.3% was the Yes vote -- No vote. That surprises

me. It surprised me to be honest! Alex Salmond has resigned. How do

you feel about that? It would be nice of David Cameron to follow

suit. One of the things we have learned about this is that 97% of

the electorate in Scotland voted because they were not happy with

Westminster. We all right being together but Westminster is really

bugging everybody. It is corrupt, it is bloated, it is just wrong. If the

English electorate, if the Welsh electorate had the chance to vote on

change in how we were governed by Westminster, everybody would say

let's get rid of them all. Just dissolve the Government. We should

all go independent. I had an idea coming in here were thought they

could just take a lottery worth 500 random people get picked the year to

become politicians. They could not do any worse than this lot, could

they? If you are brand-new as an MP, or a member of the cabinet, or Prime

Minister, you are following somebody who has been doing it for a 4 years

and you have never done before. A complete beginner gets to learn on

the job. They work within the system. They are working at having a

career. That is where politics is lost its way. There are people in

there who are having their career. They're looking after their self

interests. They are self-serving are they there because they want to do

good, or are they there because it is a pretty decent job? You get

expenses, you can pay off your mum's house, your house. It is your

opinion, and you are entitled to it. Weir thank you very much.

Welcome to Newsnight! We have two passionate Scottish voters who still

do not know the result. One voted Yes and one voted No. They are

married. They are Diane and Kenny Andrew. They travelled down from

Glasgow to London last night and have been in complete isolation

since. They were in the Langham Hotel across the road last night. No

TV, radio or mobile phones. Then they were escorted to the The One

Show HQ. Throughout the day they were kept entertained with board

games and music. Rock 'n' roll does not work in isolation. It needs to

be Wembley Stadium. Not in isolation. Later in the show we are

going to take them out of isolation and ask them what they think has

happened and then tell them what has happened. It was Diane who voted Yes

for independence, which is against the overall female trend, and Kenny

who voted No. Angela Rippon was up at the crack of

dawn this morning to board the 05:00 train from Manchester to Glasgow,

as bleary-eyed travellers waited to discover the news

the whole country was waiting for. I would not normally relish being

booked onto a 5 AM train but on such a historic day, who could resist? As

this train hurtles towards Scotland and a decision which, whichever way

it goes will change the future of the country forever, there is an air

of sleepy cam. What verdict are travellers anticipating? Which way

are you hoping the vote will go? I am hoping yes. It is the whole

independence thing. You think it would be a great future for

Scotland? Yes. I am Welsh. We have our own Parliament. I think it is a

good idea that they govern themselves. What sort of reaction do

you think you will get from people? I have been told there would be a

lot of partying tonight. I think it will be a Yes. We're over the

border. The train is filling up. Let's go find out what people are

thinking. You know what the decision is.

Scotland has voted No. You wanted Yes. You disappointed? A wee bit. I

voted Yes. When you look at a lot of the poverty and people relying on

food banks and things like that, in terms of things like that it was

time for a change. I'm quite relieved, actually. You voted No?

Yes. I thought they were too many risks. Not being able to have a job.

Not being able to have the NHS and things like that. I am happy to

still be part of the union. It is the best for Scotland.

It is disappointing. I have been active in the Yes campaign since the

start. It has given the establishment a shake. I am proud of

how involved everybody has become. It has really got me into politics.

There would have been a lot of hard work ahead of us if we were to be

successful. I am disappointed to not have the chance to be able to pick

up the shovel and start working on that. Disappointed with the result.

James, how about you? I voted No. You voted against each other and

your friends? We are not friends any more. It is a muted arrival in

Glasgow. There are some who say it was the right decision. Others are

bitterly disappointed. Overriding that is the feeling that we in this

together from here on in. Indeed.

But now let?s throw live to Sarah Mack, who is live for us in Glasgow.

Sarah, the majority of people in Glasgow voted for independence.

And along with the news that Alex Salmond has resigned,

Well, the mood is slightly tense this evening. You join me in George

Square. Emotions are running high. It has become a bit of a hub for

both campaigns. We have witnessed a couple of classes. There has been

some hustle and bustle. Hopefully we will not have to run. The yes voters

did not get the result they wanted. They are dejected and disappointed.

Last night I spent the night with voters in Edinburgh.

So the polls have just closed and while most people have gone home to

catch the results, some dedicated Scots, and I am about to join them,

have decided to spend all night witnessing Scotland's future unfold

in the local pub. What strikes me immediately is that the Yes voters

are out in force. Why have you come macro to the pub? To see the vote.

If it was a No, how will you react? I don't want to think about it right

now. Disillusioned. It will be tough to take. The first results are in.

What was a very lively pub is now very subdued. I think the Yes

campaigners hope a result goes their way quite soon. And our later and

Dundee and Glasgow do go their way. Now it has gone back the other way.

It is real edge of the seat stuff. I started off with a bit of

anticipation. I will stick with it. Where were the no voters? Which way

did you vote? That is secret. I voted Yes. 100% Yes. Nearly half the

population of Scotland do want change. That cannot be ignored.

So the majority of votes have decided to stay with the union. We

are in George Square. It is getting quite tense. Both sides of the

campaign are fronting up to each other. Just speaking to some people

standing around, one girl said she came down because she heard it was

going to be a celebration and a demonstration. She is feeling quite

frightened. Another lady says she finds this scene heartbreaking.

People are very passionate about this issue. We have been told we

have two men, recover, unite and move on. Hopefully we can do this

and this will all end peacefully this evening.

We're sorry about the guy in the background. Nothing we can do about

that. Earlier in the show John said he was not allowed to vote. This

film would suggest otherwise. I have been inside but I cannot

decide. Who are you voting for? You cannot overthink it. When I go into

a restaurant and look at the menu, I make up my mind. Tiramisu. Then the

waiter comes over and a golfer sticky toffee pudding.

-- I go for. You are not going to tell us how you voted. But would you

have been in any kind of dilemma? Was straight choice? Yes, I party

didn't go that far because I did not have a vote and it was not a debate

I followed in any depth. In your heart you wanted to be an

independent country. You want to be able to feel as if it can move

forward and not necessarily be governed by the corrupt, bloated

cops of Westminster. We will move on to check off in a moment! Which is

half as dramatic as this. -- Chekhov. Moving swiftly on to

Chekhov, you would think... Your back on stage for the first time in

six years. You are back in Uncle Vanya. The first time you did

Chekhov was about 20 years ago? You were 22. We have the programmer

here. You are the same age as the guy who has written a new adaptation

of what you are doing. This was part of the Royal Scottish Academy of

music and drama. At the bottom of this programme there is a footnote

saying that the School of drama wardrobe welcomes donations of

clothing. So does The One Show's wardrobe, by the way. How has it

changed for you? I cannot remember. It was 30 years ago. I don't

remember what happened last week. I have a preconception of Chekhov.

Straw hats and linen suits, swinging around with middle-class angst. This

is the first week and I don't really know that much. It is not what I

expected. It is so dark. Everybody is so depressed! Everybody is so

desperate. And it is a comedy! It is a brilliant suicide and murder

comedy. You love Chekhov, don't you? I do. This is brilliant. I have only

done a week. It is brilliant. I have loved it. You were 22 doing your

first Chekhov, and the girl who has adapted it is also 22. She has

brought it up to date and there is talk about modern technology.

Go to work or stay at home and get beaten up.

You can see John in Uncle Vanya at the Saint James 's Theatre in London

from October the 8th. In just a moment we will meet a man called

Mark Pollock, paralysed from the waist down four years ago and has

since gone on to hold the record for the most steps taken using an

exoskeleton. First, Michael Mosley and Sarah Morgan, sorry, Sophie

Morgan, went to meet some pioneers aiming to give more people the

ability to walk again. As I became older I became more

aware of the fact they were part of my body I could not feel. Sophie had

broken her spine. There is that time between sleeping and waking up and I

forget that I'm paralysed. I go to stand up and walk. People with a

spinal injury as severe as Sophie's, would expect never to walk

again. I am walking again but not as I imagined. This is Rex. It is

wonderful being able to look at UI to live. Is lovely to be able to

talk to somebody at the right height and be able to feel myself, I

suppose. I do hope one day that I will be

standing here and you would not even know. It might appear slow but just

getting this robber bride and walking required extraordinary

engineering. The thing is, we humans are inherently unstable. We are

top-heavy. Fortunately we have centres all over our bodies. We even

have centres in our legs. All of it is about keeping us balance. Has a

proven more difficult for easier? To much more difficult. We had to

design and build every part ourselves.

Richard and the team have developed this robot. It constantly monitors

and readjusts its position. It is always balanced. But this robot is

not just made for walking. The biggest problem with being in a

wheelchair is the physical access. An evening with steps and stairs, I

cannot do it. Today they are preparing Sophie and her robot for

her greatest challenge yet. Push the joystick forward and lean across

that side. Up the stairs. Oh, my God! Hang on. That is it. Simple.

Oh, my God! My chair is stuck down there. I want to keep going up.

Richard is already working on ways to control his exoskeleton is using

thought alone. In the future they will inevitably get smaller, lighter

and faster. Spending time with Sophie made me really appreciate

what an extraordinary thing it is every time we walk up and down

stairs. Thank you so much to Michael and

Sophie. Amazing to see Sophie taking her first steps. All good news. We

are joined by Mark Pollock. What happened to you? How did you become

paralysed? Four years ago I fell from a second story window in the

place where I was staying in England, and landed on the concrete

below, fractured my skull, leads on the brain, massive internal

injuries. I broke my back in two parts. I damaged the spine in two

parts. I cannot feel or move anything from my stomach down. The

eco-Skeleton system is very different to what we saw in the

film. steps so far. What the very first

step feel like? Nerve wracking. I was in America. There were three

physiotherapists. A harness going to the ceiling. The physios were

controlling it. I was strapped into the device. I held onto the

harness, pressed a button, I leaned forward. The motors of the knees and

hips pushed me into a standing position. Just that movement alone,

after sitting down or lying down for nearly two years, was so exciting.

It was like crossing the finish line in any race I have ever done. Then I

got onto walking. That was a blast. That was all of the adrenaline

rush. There are sensors in the feet. When I move on to the left leg and

forward the right leg nose to take a step. These things are first

generation. Like a first generation mobile phone. Mark, when you take

your 1 million step, Willie come back? To it is going to be soon

because I am getting quicker and quicker! Even if it is Monday, you

come back! We will have a party. The only true Scots who don't know

the result of yesterday's referendum don't know because we lock them

away, not against their will. Diane and Kenny from Glasgow are married.

However, the Yes and No divide in their house is called -- course also

sorts of problems. Kenny voted No against his wife. I want an

independent Scotland. I want to remain part of the United Kingdom.

Since the debates came about, we had to agree not to talk about it in the

house. I feel the level of risk associated is too great. It is

irreversible. I work in the defence industry, which benefit greatly from

being part of the United Kingdom. I work for the NHS. If we were

independent, the Government would decide themselves what they wanted

to spend their money on. We would have a bigger budget.

Let's bring them over. Take their headphones offer. Come over here.

Quick as you can! Quick as you can! Meet John Hannah. You are out of

isolation. How was it to be in isolation? Was there a sense of

freedom? We love that. So relaxed. It has just been Scottish music all

day! We did not know what to do. Which result will cause most

problems? A No. That is probably the only thing that will make any

difference is Diane's enduring grudges. You are smiling about it,

which is good. Maybe the sense of togetherness has thawed the result

between you. Can you sense anything? No idea. I would like to know. So

yesterday in the referendum Scotland voted... No against independence.

passionate voters would react the second they found out. What's your

initial feeling? Devastated. I can see tears in your eyes. Kenny, how

do you feel? Um... I don't feel elated. You look quite deflated

actually Kenny. I just hope it is a catalyst for change. I just hope

that the promises and commitments that have been made in the run-up to

this... By the way, Alex Salmond has resigned as well. While Diane and

Kenny digest the news... I think cuddles are required, Kenny.

APPLAUSE You've got a John Hannah cuddle as well! Let's meet some more

Scottish people who've some making up to do. In the early hours of this

morning I was here at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow where supporters of the

"Yes" and "No" campaigns were waiting to see if history would be

changed forever. Scotland has by a majority decided not to, at this

stage, to become an independent country. The sad fact is that where

there's a winner there is also a loser. What does that mean for the

future relationships between the two opposing camps? There's not going to

be too much of a problem moving forward. It is not like we are not

friends any more or whatever. There's hurt and pain, but we'll get

on with it. Can we wake up this morning and be part of a United

Kingdom? Yes. We definitely can. I really fight against that idea of

division and I'm very sure that we are going to be able to go ahead and

do some very interesting things in the next couple of months. I think

those wounds, if you like, will heal. The difficulty will be for

some politicians. I think it will be much harder for them to be forgiven.

If you promise something you should deliver on it, otherwise it makes a

mockery of everything that people have strived for on both sides. This

could be the catalyst that could create a more up to date and

workable United Kingdom. And that's it for this evening. Thank you to

John. Uncle Vanya is on from 8th October at the St James's theatre in

London. Scotland's Diane and Kenny have been with us. Have a great

weekend together. I'm going out with my gay Scottish friend Gordon for a

quiet boy's night out. What!