:00:21. > :00:24.Hello, and welcome to The One Show, with Matt Baker. And Alex Jones.
:00:24. > :00:34.Tonight, we're joined by a musical legend, in his first television
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:00:38. > :00:48.interview since announcing he's representing the UK at Eurovision.
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:00:53. > :01:01.The last waltz with you. I can't wait a moment more.
:01:01. > :01:09.A man, whose name strikes fear into the heart of spell checkers
:01:09. > :01:14.everywhere. It's Engelbert Humperdinck!
:01:14. > :01:24.Hi, Engelbert. Or should we be calling you something else? You
:01:24. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:40.have various nicknames. Enge. Engel. Bert. Humpy. And did and
:01:40. > :01:50.Elvis Presley having its name for you? No, he didn't, actually. I had
:01:50. > :01:52.
:01:53. > :02:00.a nickname for him. I used to call him El. In your honour, we've
:02:00. > :02:03.filled the studio with some of your biggest fans.
:02:03. > :02:07.We're all celebrating the fact that you've been chosen as the UK's
:02:07. > :02:11.entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.
:02:11. > :02:15.It's day five of the One Show 1000. And we're almost halfway through
:02:15. > :02:19.our 1,000 mile relay race across the British Isles. Last night, when
:02:19. > :02:23.we caught up with Lucy, she was with the runners of Cairyan, in
:02:23. > :02:33.Scotland. Let's see how far the relay has got in the last 24 hours.
:02:33. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:46.Lucy, where are you? We are in a Northumberland now. Underneath
:02:46. > :02:48.
:02:48. > :02:52.Hadrian's Wall. Alice, hello. very excited. We are waiting for
:02:52. > :02:58.your stint, because they are a little bit late, so we are warming
:02:58. > :03:06.up. You are from a sports club. Newcastle University basketball
:03:06. > :03:13.club. I am holding you back already. She is a proper athlete, good luck.
:03:13. > :03:23.We have brilliant local support. We will meet a few of them in a moment.
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:03:24. > :03:27.And some exciting news. It's just two months until Eurovision.
:03:27. > :03:31.And this year's contest is being held in Azerbaijan, who are
:03:31. > :03:36.relative newcomers to Eurovision, only joining in 2008. Have you been
:03:36. > :03:40.there? I have been all over Europe but I have never been there. Before
:03:40. > :03:44.you go, you'll want learn a bit about the place. To save you buying
:03:44. > :03:53.the guidebook, we sent Alex Riley to get the lowdown on the country's
:03:53. > :03:59.capital, Baku. And drum up a bit of local support for the Humperdinck.
:03:59. > :04:09.After two flights, four time zones, 3,000 miles, I am in Abba's I shone.
:04:09. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:18.20 years after Abba's I shone gained independence, another
:04:19. > :04:23.seismic events hit the country. The shock win at the Eurovision means
:04:23. > :04:30.Baku can for the first time I look forward to this. And maybe a bit of
:04:30. > :04:36.that. I am here... They do you want to buy a carpet, your wife would
:04:36. > :04:40.like it? I am in Baku to find out what the City has to offer the
:04:40. > :04:47.Eurovision visitor. Because a country cannot vote for itself, I
:04:47. > :04:52.want to persuade the people of Baku to get behind Engelbert!
:04:52. > :04:56.Engelbert is hoping to follow up in the footsteps of last year's winner.
:04:57. > :05:01.What advice would you give to the UK entry as he approaches this
:05:01. > :05:08.year's competition? The same thing as he has done all these years, be
:05:08. > :05:16.sincere with the public. Not pretending to be anyone else. That
:05:16. > :05:24.is the secret. I have enlisted a massive Engelbert Humperdinck fan
:05:24. > :05:30.to show me around. I have pictures here and even here, I adore him.
:05:30. > :05:39.Her what are your favourite songs from Engelbert? Please, release me,
:05:39. > :05:45.let me go. Will you take me on a tour of Baku's best bits? Let us go.
:05:46. > :05:51.We have the second tallest flagpole in the world.
:05:51. > :05:59.We have the best hot tea in the world. It is absolutely boiling!
:05:59. > :06:09.We have the best carpets in the world. Hello, again.
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:06:10. > :06:17.Alex, here, the best massage. In this club, this is the most
:06:17. > :06:26.prestigious music venue, what better place to start our campaign.
:06:26. > :06:31.Do you know who this man is? Engelbert Humperdinck. A Uefa and?
:06:31. > :06:37.No This is Engelbert, will you vote for him? Personally, yes, I will
:06:38. > :06:44.vote for him. Now, to head to the Parliament and one of the up and
:06:44. > :06:49.coming politicians. Will you get behind the British entry? Engelbert
:06:49. > :06:55.Humperdinck? My colleagues support him as well. Maybe, in the
:06:55. > :06:59.Parliament, you could be drinking from that? Yes, I love Engelbert.
:06:59. > :07:04.If I am going to persuade the millions of voters in this country
:07:04. > :07:14.to vote for Engelbert, I will have to appeal to them directly. I have
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:07:16. > :07:24.managed to get myself on one of the You are welcome, I greet you.
:07:24. > :07:28.I would like to convince the people of -- that Engelbert is worthy of
:07:28. > :07:38.your vote in the Eurovision Song contest. Now, all I have to do is
:07:38. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:53.to get the show's popular presenter If it will help Engelbert, I will
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:08:09. > :08:15.Release me, my darling. Let me go. This went below the official
:08:15. > :08:25.Eurovision Song Contest entry. Check it out. Engelbert Humperdinck
:08:25. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:31.will be representing the United I have done anything I can, it is
:08:31. > :08:41.up to Engelbert to secured that victory for Britain. I might go and
:08:41. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:49.buy a carpet now, I wonder where I That was wonderful. I want to give
:08:49. > :08:58.him a hug. He went to all that trouble. It is amazing what he went
:08:58. > :09:04.through, so that Q. When you go over there, you will sound even
:09:04. > :09:08.better than him. We even have these in the studio. We caught up with
:09:08. > :09:17.your biggest fan, Toonzala Gakhraman, the tour guide who
:09:17. > :09:25.recorded a special message for you. I am your number one fan here.
:09:25. > :09:30.Please, come and sing, Please Release Me, let me go.
:09:30. > :09:36.Lovely, thank you. Engelbert, were you initially
:09:36. > :09:42.surprised when you are contacted? was very surprised. My son, who
:09:42. > :09:46.manages May, he told me the BBC had approached him to ask if I would
:09:46. > :09:50.represent the country in the Song contest. I thought it was a great
:09:50. > :09:55.honour and thanked them for their confidence in me. I will do the
:09:55. > :10:03.best I can with what I have got. It really is a great song. Great
:10:03. > :10:13.lyrics and a great melody. Actually, it has such a strong melody it can
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:10:18. > :10:20.be played with just strings. Shall # If you love someone, follow your
:10:20. > :10:25.heart. Cos love comes once, if you're lucky enough.
:10:25. > :10:35.# Though I'll miss you forever, the hurt will run deep.
:10:35. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:54.Brilliant. I love selling ballads. It is all in the performance. On
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:10:54. > :10:59.the night, I shall perform it the best. Matt does love it, he has
:10:59. > :11:04.been singing along. Have you heard that you are first
:11:04. > :11:10.to sing? Is that a good thing? am singing first? It did worry me
:11:10. > :11:15.at the beginning. It is like a horse race. You have to stay in
:11:15. > :11:25.front. I will try to do that as much as I possibly can. I think it
:11:25. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:38.is a good thing. The last time we went first, Brotherhood of Man won.
:11:38. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:49.It could be a good omen. And all of your fans are behind you.
:11:49. > :11:54.Engelbert's deep voice has been serenading us three years. Having
:11:54. > :11:58.spared a thought for the sides that goes behind those dulcet tones?
:11:58. > :12:07.Carrie Grant explains why there is more to sink deeper than hitting
:12:07. > :12:12.the loan notes. -- singing. Music is very subjective. Some
:12:12. > :12:17.people might like that. That was lovely.
:12:17. > :12:27.But what I sometimes yearn for is a rich deep singing voice, it could
:12:27. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:38.be melancholic, playful or moving. # The needle tears a hole.
:12:38. > :12:45.So how do we make that Boyce? There is quite a lot to it so I will need
:12:45. > :12:50.some sides have to explain. What a lovely rich sound. It is
:12:50. > :12:56.about the tone and sound of the boys. Where does that tone come
:12:56. > :13:01.from? That is where the signs comes in. Paul is professor here at the
:13:01. > :13:11.University of Southampton. He recorded an identical note, using a
:13:11. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:19.guitar. Using a trombone. And using a sinner. -- singer. Each of the
:13:19. > :13:23.three has a distinctive character. How can the same note sound so
:13:23. > :13:29.different? The clever computer software can give us a picture of
:13:29. > :13:35.the sounds to show us what is going The trombone, guitar and voice, all
:13:35. > :13:41.playing the same note. But they look completely different. You can
:13:41. > :13:46.see them playing the same note because they are at the same pitch.
:13:46. > :13:56.Then you get this harmonic which is generated by each instrument. Some
:13:56. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:01.Ambler fly -- amplified certain frequencies. In some they are
:14:01. > :14:06.missing completely. When someone is hitting a note, they are actually
:14:06. > :14:11.hitting a lot of notes? A lot of frequencies, yes, and some more
:14:11. > :14:19.than others. Take out the weaker harmonics, there are three
:14:19. > :14:29.different spheres -- the three sound the same. That is the
:14:29. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:40.It is the harmonics that make them sound like a guitar, a trombone,
:14:40. > :14:50.and a voice. It is Barry White's harmonics that gave him his deep
:14:50. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :14:58.characteristic voice, even when he was singing quite high. This
:14:58. > :15:03.bizarre looking exercise helps music student helped her own and
:15:03. > :15:09.range when it comes to singing. He knows what was going on inside
:15:09. > :15:13.Barry White's head when he made that sound. Genetically, he is
:15:13. > :15:20.naturally endowed with vocal apparatus that allows him to have a
:15:20. > :15:26.deep, rich sound. The body and the head act as a case to amplify that
:15:26. > :15:30.sound. On top of that, the facial postures work together to shape
:15:30. > :15:37.these cavities to makes sounds. That suggests we can learn how to
:15:37. > :15:43.do this. We it is possible for anyone to resonate widely and
:15:43. > :15:50.create a large rich sound across whatever register they have got.
:15:50. > :15:55.Most of us can find parts of our voice that they did know was there.
:15:55. > :15:58.Whilst these singers are all hitting the same note, they are all
:15:58. > :16:05.individual because their anatomy and techniques are slightly
:16:05. > :16:14.different. Sometimes, hitting the loan note is not always about
:16:14. > :16:23.singing low, it is about using a different tone. Sometimes it is
:16:23. > :16:32.just an illusion. Low note saw something you really
:16:32. > :16:37.indulge in, Engelbert? Yes, when I go down low, petards a sexy turn to
:16:37. > :16:41.your voice. And you were saying you have never had a singing lesson.
:16:41. > :16:46.have never had a lesson, are they have chosen someone for this
:16:46. > :16:52.contest who has never had a singing lesson. I am sure that is the same
:16:52. > :16:57.for previous contestants. I have played all over the world. If I
:16:57. > :17:03.play in Russia, and people don't speak the language very much, they
:17:04. > :17:07.sing along with me. How do they know the song? You have sold over
:17:07. > :17:14.150 million records which is incredible, but it was quite tough
:17:14. > :17:19.at the beginning, wasn't it? Yes, it took a long time to get there. I
:17:19. > :17:27.worked clubs and places around the country, gaining experience. It is
:17:27. > :17:31.a wonderful apprenticeship and I hope it will show during this
:17:31. > :17:40.performance. During those tough times, did you think it was time to
:17:40. > :17:49.get the singing lesson? No, the funny thing is I went to a lot of
:17:49. > :17:54.auditions and I had a lot of "thank you, we will call you" and I never
:17:54. > :17:58.gave up because I thought the first condition of communication is the
:17:58. > :18:04.willingness to take rejection. I have taken a lot of rejection in my
:18:04. > :18:08.life but I kept knocking on the door until it opened. A lot of your
:18:08. > :18:13.success is due to the fact you changed your name to Engelbert
:18:13. > :18:20.Humperdinck. It was down to my manager, who had great foresight
:18:20. > :18:25.about making you a big star. He did change my name. When he first told
:18:25. > :18:32.me, I thought it was a group, it was so long. Did you think it would
:18:32. > :18:40.work? Listen, when you are starving singer, they will give you any name
:18:40. > :18:44.and you will take it. It proved to be worthwhile, they called me
:18:44. > :18:50.pumpernickel and Humpty dump tee. Even when I use this name, Dean
:18:50. > :19:00.Martin, I used to have dinner with him and he never called me Engel
:19:00. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:13.Birt. He called me Humpy Bumpy. What do you call him? When you
:19:13. > :19:21.first became famous, did you meet anyone who left you star-struck?
:19:21. > :19:26.can't hear her. Did you meet anyone who left you star-struck? Frankie
:19:26. > :19:30.Vaughan was one of the greatest human beings I have ever come
:19:30. > :19:36.across in my life. I think I talk a lot of lessons from watching him
:19:36. > :19:41.work. He was a great professional man. I think the other person whom
:19:41. > :19:51.I learned a great deal from was Elvis, watching him work, because
:19:51. > :19:53.
:19:53. > :20:03.he had charm, he was charismatic. There you are. Lucy would have the
:20:03. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:13.same effect on you, where are you? We are right behind the runners
:20:13. > :20:20.here. He has just finished his smile. Thank you so much. Since we
:20:20. > :20:24.met last night, they have got us to where we are now. Here is what they
:20:24. > :20:30.have been up to over the last 24 hours. The runners have been
:20:30. > :20:35.completing the final stages of the 357 mile trek across Scotland but
:20:35. > :20:41.the final trek is proving to be crawling with steep hills. I am not
:20:41. > :20:46.looking forward to the final hill down the road. And busy roads.
:20:46. > :20:52.triathlon run it is taking the mile in his stride, but his daughter
:20:52. > :21:02.Rachel is really worried about hers. I am not a runner, that is why my
:21:02. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:07.dad is going to have to run with me. Come on, you are doing well.
:21:07. > :21:13.wasn't going to get up the big hill at the end. She has not done much
:21:13. > :21:23.training so that was good. final stretch is now in sight. With
:21:23. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:38.Nigel crossing the border into England. Fish -- a big thank you to
:21:38. > :21:45.all of our runners, and to everyone here tonight. We have Trinity
:21:45. > :21:53.School, and we have got, ladies and gentlemen, the sun shines steel
:21:53. > :21:58.band. It is not just Sport Relief runners we have here tonight, we
:21:58. > :22:04.have some incredible news. We have both been chosen to carry the
:22:04. > :22:11.Olympic torch through Carlisle. fantastic, how excited will you be?
:22:11. > :22:21.I can't wait. They also have a chance of getting into the London
:22:21. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:27.Paralympic Games, fingers crossed. Two other ladies doing their bit -
:22:27. > :22:34.May I remove your head? How are you doing underneath murk? I am very
:22:34. > :22:43.hot. How will it be on Sunday it in this outfit? We will start by
:22:43. > :22:53.trotting, and end up galloping. I speak to your back end? Are you
:22:53. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :23:02.OK? I am very well. I will be fine, it is hard work, but it is for a
:23:02. > :23:11.good cause. That is all from us today. We are going to have cut,
:23:11. > :23:19.and fingers crossed in 24 hours' time we will see you in Yorkshire.
:23:19. > :23:25.Excellent, thank you. Good luck to all of the runners. Get your
:23:25. > :23:35.donations in. If you want to get up-to-date with
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:23:36. > :23:46.the latest runners, go to the BBC website. To make a donation now,
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:24:08. > :24:12.Time to go back to school now. This is a boarding-school with the
:24:12. > :24:17.difference in Norfolk. Boarding school used to be seen as
:24:17. > :24:22.a place where posh children were sent by their wealthy parents, but
:24:22. > :24:29.these days the state sector is getting in on the act. State
:24:29. > :24:35.schools are witnessing a surge in popularity, with 88 across the UK
:24:35. > :24:38.and several more due to open soon. They have been called education's
:24:39. > :24:45.best kept secret, so why are a growing number of parents choosing
:24:45. > :24:53.to send their children here? Founded over 60 years ago, Wyndham
:24:53. > :24:56.College is one of the UK's state boarding schools. It may be a state
:24:56. > :25:04.school, but that does not necessarily mean it is a cheap
:25:04. > :25:11.option. The education is free, but the average fees for boarding can
:25:11. > :25:18.be up to �12,000 a year, so do these children think it is money
:25:18. > :25:22.well spent? It gives us a lot of opportunities. You name it, they
:25:22. > :25:27.have got it. You have to do your own washing and ironing and it is
:25:27. > :25:32.good skills for future life. I do miss my parents, but when you have
:25:32. > :25:40.your friends around you don't think about it. I call my mother every
:25:41. > :25:45.night because she misses me a lot. This 12 year-old is one of the
:25:45. > :25:51.newest pupils at the school. It has been really good because I have had
:25:51. > :25:57.my friends here to comfort me when I am upset. Is that when you have
:25:57. > :26:04.been used to being here? Yes. what do you miss most about your
:26:04. > :26:09.home? My bed. This bed is not that bad. No, but my bed at home was
:26:09. > :26:16.really good. Her parents both work full-time and her mother was
:26:16. > :26:24.concerned about the impact this was having on family life. Gymnastic,
:26:24. > :26:29.piano lessons, trying to fit that in around work. My husband works
:26:29. > :26:32.all over the county, so it was a nightmare. As juggling work and
:26:32. > :26:37.home life became more difficult, the family decided weekly boarding
:26:37. > :26:42.would be a good solution. One of the things we considered when we
:26:42. > :26:47.made the choice was actually how much quality time were we spending
:26:47. > :26:52.with the children in the week? Because a lot of it was all real,
:26:52. > :26:59.on to the next thing, we will be late for school. For us, it was the
:26:59. > :27:02.right choice. Experts believe the numbers growing because of
:27:02. > :27:09.increased working hours and the rise in families where both parents
:27:09. > :27:14.work. Any concern or guilt about how the child is looked after is
:27:14. > :27:18.much alleviated at a state boarding school when you know there will be
:27:18. > :27:24.activities, friends, and that makes it much easier for a working woman
:27:24. > :27:28.to give the commitment that employers expect. Hundreds of
:27:28. > :27:33.pupils here stay during the week and go home at weekends.
:27:33. > :27:37.Traditionally it was about sending your child away to boarding school
:27:37. > :27:42.for three months at a time, and that is definitely not the way it
:27:42. > :27:46.is seen now. It is an idea of complementing family life, often
:27:46. > :27:51.during the week. We don't pretend we are doing the same job as
:27:51. > :27:56.parents, but what we do do is provide them with a strong
:27:56. > :28:02.community feel. We are still talking about fees, so does that
:28:02. > :28:08.mean you're excluding children from poorer families? �8,500 see it is
:28:08. > :28:15.good value but it is a lot of money to find, and we know that. We work
:28:15. > :28:21.with charitable trust to make it available to poorer families.
:28:21. > :28:25.mother feels it makes a difference to the family's weekends. Less
:28:25. > :28:30.pressured at home because mostly homework is done so we can
:28:31. > :28:36.concentrate on enjoying ourselves. The children come home happy and go
:28:36. > :28:41.back to school happy. She hoped her other daughter will also go to
:28:41. > :28:47.state boarding school. It is a good all-round situation for working
:28:47. > :28:52.families and I think 11 is a good age to go. It is the way forward
:28:52. > :28:57.for a lot of parents. On that note, how will you school yourself for
:28:57. > :29:02.the next two months before Eurovision? I have eight concerts
:29:02. > :29:12.so I am going to put the song in my show, and learn it like the back of
:29:12. > :29:14.