0:00:18 > 0:00:21Hello and welcome to the One Show with Alex Jones.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23And Matt Baker.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26And, a musical welcome to this evening's distinguished guests,
0:00:26 > 0:00:29who'll all be lighting up the BBC's Christmas schedule.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Providing the high drama on Christmas evening, it's Call
0:00:31 > 0:00:37the Midwife's Jenny Agutter.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Helping get the party started later that night, Sir Tom Jones.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44And providing the laughs in the slump between
0:00:44 > 0:00:46the Christmas and New Year, he's Still Open All
0:00:46 > 0:00:53Hours, Johnny Vegas.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Lovely introductions with oomph from Britain's Brass Band champions,
0:01:03 > 0:01:05the world famous Brighouse and Rastrick Band
0:01:05 > 0:01:07from West Yorkshire.
0:01:07 > 0:01:14He's still going.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Thank you, looking forward to hearing you play
0:01:16 > 0:01:20for us at the end of the show.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26Happy birthday Jeni. Your treat isty Tom Jones. We have it on good
0:01:26 > 0:01:29authority that you were and probably are a big fan?When he was very
0:01:29 > 0:01:35young and big star I was on a school bus and we passed by him in a sports
0:01:35 > 0:01:40car. He was in an open sports car. The whole bus went completely nuts.
0:01:40 > 0:01:47We were waving at you.Wow.They still do go Nuts.Thank, God.It
0:01:47 > 0:01:53wouldn't be Christmas week on the One Show without the hip swivelling
0:01:53 > 0:02:00Tom Jones. How is the hip?It's great. It swivels. The left hip is a
0:02:00 > 0:02:07new one.Had you new is the new one? Swo months old.Debut on the One
0:02:07 > 0:02:14Show for the hip?Yes. If you could have anything replaced, what would
0:02:14 > 0:02:20it be, Johnny?My mid drift, then my leg, then be my arms and then my
0:02:20 > 0:02:27head. Basically, I'd be somebody else. Seriously, I've got to clean
0:02:27 > 0:02:35my spittal.Good trumpeting by the It wasn't bad way.. I do lessons.
0:02:36 > 0:02:47We will be hearing all about our guests Christmas shows
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Also delving into the big freeze of 1962
0:03:02 > 0:03:03and '63 which forms
0:03:03 > 0:03:05the backdrop to Call the Midwife on Christmas Day.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And, we'll have more of your Christmas thank
0:03:07 > 0:03:08you messages as well tonight.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11So if you'd like to join in, tell us on email or social media
0:03:11 > 0:03:14who you'd like to thank and why, and don't forget a picture.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I've not just worn this jacket to meet people. I'm a genuine guest on
0:03:17 > 0:03:23the show. Who doesn't want to go - hello, mum! I've arrived.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Most schools are closed for Christmas - bad luck
0:03:26 > 0:03:30if you still have a day or two to go - and that means a dreaded end
0:03:30 > 0:03:31of term ritual has come and gone.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Yes, the parents evening, the moment when mums,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36dads and guardians find out what's really been going on for
0:03:36 > 0:03:38the past few months.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39But according to former teacher Mehreen Baig,
0:03:39 > 0:03:47its often the teachers who are the most nervous.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Parents evenings, they are a right of passage for every parent, but are
0:03:50 > 0:03:54they a career highlight for teachers?One thing that I least
0:03:54 > 0:03:58look forward to is having a massive headache at the end of it and being
0:03:58 > 0:04:03exhausted the next day.We spend 12 years of our children's lives
0:04:03 > 0:04:07attending them, but what do we actually learn?We are aware that
0:04:07 > 0:04:12each one is a different child at We have three home..That each child
0:04:12 > 0:04:16is like two different children. There is the version at home were
0:04:16 > 0:04:21they don't always do what they are told straightaway. There is a
0:04:21 > 0:04:29version at school were -Compliant. Yeah.She will sit on the carpet and
0:04:29 > 0:04:35listen to instructions.It's funny that. You do know how to listen
0:04:35 > 0:04:41then.I was a secondary school teacher for five years and loved how
0:04:41 > 0:04:43eye-opening parents evenings could be. I'm glad to be back this, but
0:04:43 > 0:04:50this time seeing the through the eyes of 23 teachers who are working
0:04:50 > 0:04:55hard to inspire their pupils in Hackney, East London.Parents
0:04:55 > 0:04:58evening makes me feel really proud of my daughters because we tend to
0:04:58 > 0:05:02hear great things about how much they are enjoying their school.I do
0:05:02 > 0:05:07believe that parents evening is a great opportunity for us as parents
0:05:07 > 0:05:10to come in and give us an opportunity to show off a little
0:05:10 > 0:05:16bit.Who is doing well.I think he's doing quite well from all the
0:05:16 > 0:05:21feedback I've been getting.I think the teachers are probably judging me
0:05:21 > 0:05:26as a parent.To find out if that's really true, who better to ask than
0:05:26 > 0:05:30retired teachers.Some parents are very, very pushy. You know, they
0:05:30 > 0:05:35think that if you are doing your job correctly, you can almost guarantee
0:05:35 > 0:05:39their child getting good results. It actually doesn't work like that.If
0:05:39 > 0:05:45everything I give you was just easy, there would be no learning, yeah?I
0:05:45 > 0:05:48would definitely tell the teacher if the information is not right or if
0:05:48 > 0:05:53they are not going in the right direction that I want them to do
0:05:53 > 0:05:57regarding my son's learning.I've disagreed with what teachers have
0:05:57 > 0:06:03said to me before. I do feel it's good to have an opinion.Sometimes
0:06:03 > 0:06:07the parents themselves were scared of hearing the reality of what their
0:06:07 > 0:06:10child was doing.Whether it's primary or secondary, if parents
0:06:10 > 0:06:14don't like what teachers have to say, conversations across the table
0:06:14 > 0:06:20can get very heated.I've had fists slammed against tables, which is
0:06:20 > 0:06:26very exciting.One parents evening I remember a brother came instead of
0:06:26 > 0:06:30the father. He was annoyed because he felt that his brother was being
0:06:30 > 0:06:37bullied at school. When I tried to point out that his brother was
0:06:37 > 0:06:40actually causing a lot of this because of the way he behaved
0:06:40 > 0:06:43towards other children, he threatened to dangle me out of the
0:06:43 > 0:06:47window if I didn't sort the problem out for him. He looked a bit like
0:06:47 > 0:06:53Phil Michel. So it didn't actually make me feel terribly happy.There
0:06:53 > 0:06:57was always members of senior leadership teams to be there as back
0:06:57 > 0:07:03up so I could call in the heavies efficiently.I can only think of one
0:07:03 > 0:07:12that I didn't want to see. This was a very volatile father. He was very
0:07:12 > 0:07:16threatening and very intimidating and I was quite frightened but I had
0:07:16 > 0:07:23a phone on my desk and I managed to grab it and press the panic button.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27There was one thing I found fascinating about meeting parents
0:07:27 > 0:07:31face-to-face and that was the window into the home lives of my students.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35So much about their behaviour in the classroom can be explained simply by
0:07:35 > 0:07:42having a five minute conversation with their parents.I can remember
0:07:42 > 0:07:47an occasion when a member of staff said, "now, I've seen the parents
0:07:47 > 0:07:55and the kind of parents they are, it explains very clearly what this
0:07:55 > 0:08:01child is like."You can treat them perhaps in a slightly less austere
0:08:01 > 0:08:06or strict way if you realise their behaviour is stemming from some sort
0:08:06 > 0:08:15of trauma at home.Tonight Your 6's teacher is after honest feedback
0:08:15 > 0:08:21from the kids himself.He is teaching you enough?Not enough.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Experience teachers know to expect the unexpected.A parent came to
0:08:26 > 0:08:31parents evening, she wasn't interested in that time about
0:08:31 > 0:08:34talking about her child but she wanted me to help her book a holiday
0:08:34 > 0:08:38to Spain, and we went ahead and did that.We are brilliant parents,
0:08:38 > 0:08:45probably the best, I'd say.It's not easy being a parent, is it?Wasn't
0:08:45 > 0:08:51that magic.It is tough, isn't it, being a parent. I assume it gets The
0:08:51 > 0:08:56school years tougher.Is still to come for you.I can't wait for a
0:08:56 > 0:09:01parents evening. In your time as a teacher, were there any sticky
0:09:01 > 0:09:06moments?I was very fortunate. I don't think I've ever had an angry
0:09:06 > 0:09:10or upset parent. I've witnessed lots of heated situations, which is
0:09:10 > 0:09:15natural, but I think we need to remember that ultimately the teacher
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and parent are on the same side and they need to come to a solution
0:09:18 > 0:09:23which is best for the child.Yeah. What sort of perspective do you
0:09:23 > 0:09:27take, Johnny, on parents evenings, are you quite relaxed or fiery,
0:09:27 > 0:09:33would you say?No I think it's listening to the teachers. You have
0:09:33 > 0:09:36to take on board how your child has been behaving. Do you know what I
0:09:36 > 0:09:41mean? I don't think it's a teachers responsibility to raise a child.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44There are other times recently if you feel like your child is doing
0:09:44 > 0:09:49his best and the school is not actually pulling their weight, the
0:09:49 > 0:09:54other way round, you have to support your child and go - you know what,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59actually, it's give-and-take.You are two peas in a pod.LookLook at
0:09:59 > 0:10:06that. No need for a DNA test there. For all parents then next year
0:10:06 > 0:10:10because there will be parents evenings of course what is the best
0:10:10 > 0:10:14way to get the most out of it. You have a limited amount of time at the
0:10:14 > 0:10:18school. You need to get your points across.The top three incompetent
0:10:18 > 0:10:24its, first make sure you speak to your child before parents evening.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Find out where they feel they are excelling or need more help. That
0:10:28 > 0:10:32avoids any nasty surprises when you get there. I'd say come up with a
0:10:32 > 0:10:36maximum of three things that you want to discuss. Am you have a
0:10:36 > 0:10:40limited amount of time. You want to see as many teachers as possible.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45You should be specific about what you want to ask. I would say, ask
0:10:45 > 0:10:49what you can do. There is a limited amount of time in school. Parents
0:10:49 > 0:10:53should ask, what can they do at home to support their child in
0:10:53 > 0:10:57progressing.There has been a bit of controversy, has there not, about
0:10:57 > 0:11:02gifts at Christmas time for parents. It's nice to say thank you from a
0:11:02 > 0:11:08parents perspective, where do you stand?There have been stories in
0:11:08 > 0:11:15the press about teachers receiving spa days and expensive jewellery. A
0:11:15 > 0:11:21council banned gifts for teachers altogether. People cannot fathom how
0:11:21 > 0:11:25hard teachers work until you have been a teacher. Actually, as in any
0:11:25 > 0:11:30profession, if you... If someone wants to show their appreciation by
0:11:30 > 0:11:34buying a gift and having that gesture of saying - I appreciate and
0:11:34 > 0:11:37value what you have done for me, then we should allow them to do
0:11:37 > 0:11:42that. Parents shouldn't feel obligeded to spend thousands of
0:11:42 > 0:11:50pounds. Some of most memorable gifts -Thank God!When students...Oh,
0:11:50 > 0:11:56the relief.They made a lip balm out of spices from home.Something The
0:11:56 > 0:12:00letter must simple.Be the important thing. What they have to say is that
0:12:00 > 0:12:05they really appreciate what you have done.Exactly. It's about showing
0:12:05 > 0:12:09your appreciation and valuing what the teacher has done for you.I made
0:12:09 > 0:12:13up elaborate gift bags, nothing over the top, just to say thank you.
0:12:13 > 0:12:21There is nothing like the look on a teachers face when they Pulitzer out
0:12:21 > 0:12:30a candle and they go TK Maxx and a sense of disappointment it's not
0:12:30 > 0:12:37Molton & Brown.They have done a Christmas song.They are raising
0:12:37 > 0:12:42money for Great Ormond Street Hospital. It's called Christmas Is
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Coming, I think.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Jenny, one of the joys of Call the Midwife is the way the stories
0:12:51 > 0:12:52react to real events.
0:12:52 > 0:13:01We've had post war austerity and the birth of the NHS, thalidomide.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04It follows year-by-year, and the beginning of the NHS.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Now we've hit the big freeze, haven't we?
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Yes.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Let's just take a moment to reflect on just how brutal
0:13:12 > 0:13:14that winter was Jenny.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18In December 1962 the big freeze took hold of Britain. With temperatures
0:13:18 > 0:13:22reaching minus 20 degrees Celsius the weather didn't relent until
0:13:22 > 0:13:28March the following year. Rivers, lakes and parts of the sea froze
0:13:28 > 0:13:36over. This is near Cardiff. Villages and towns were cut off. The RAF
0:13:36 > 0:13:39delivered supplies to isolated farms, like this one in the Scottish
0:13:39 > 0:13:46Borders. In Devon the Royal Marines were called on to free stranded
0:13:46 > 0:13:51motorists. Many schools closed, power cuts affected thousands of
0:13:51 > 0:13:58homes, but others adapted and life went on. Matt I know you were proud
0:13:58 > 0:14:03of your family's effort this year, but this is a snowman 1963 style in
0:14:03 > 0:14:09Aberdeen. It's 17 foot high! They don't make winters like they used
0:14:09 > 0:14:11to!
0:14:15 > 0:14:25That snowman was huge.What a winter.Yes.We wondered what you
0:14:25 > 0:14:33were up to in 63? You were in Vegas. No I was in South Wales iech was
0:14:33 > 0:14:36playing in dance halls and working men's clubs. That's the thing that
0:14:36 > 0:14:43we had to deal with, trying to get to these, the gigs.Get the audience
0:14:43 > 0:14:48snowed in.Before I came to London. I remember it I was trying to get a
0:14:48 > 0:14:53contract and all that business. We had to do gigs, you know. It was
0:14:53 > 0:14:57getting to these places it was very difficult.Very difficult in the
0:14:57 > 0:15:02Valleys. Jeni, what role does the big freeze play in the Christmas
0:15:02 > 0:15:06special, how does it fit in?They open the door to this extraordinary
0:15:06 > 0:15:14scene that you see, which is a massive snow. That completely
0:15:14 > 0:15:17changes the house and the cold affects them all. There wouldn't be
0:15:17 > 0:15:22enough heat to keep them all warm. The snow means that things like the
0:15:22 > 0:15:26milk isn't delivered. Our tea is affected!Not the tea, Jeni!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36But then there are things like babies being born empirical
0:15:36 > 0:15:39conditions, they can't get to the hospital, people can move about, the
0:15:39 > 0:15:48elderly are effective... Affected. It is a great festive backdrop.It
0:15:48 > 0:15:55looks amazing.How did you film it, green screen? Cotton wool?It was
0:15:55 > 0:15:59Stowe. They had this extraordinary material bubbles not bubbles or ash,
0:15:59 > 0:16:05which is often used. It behaved like snow and would compact on the ground
0:16:05 > 0:16:09and you could make snowballs out of it and it was hugely expensive, I
0:16:09 > 0:16:14believe. More so than we were. There were piles everywhere, great to play
0:16:14 > 0:16:21with. Even though it was hot, you started to feel quite sugary.Your
0:16:21 > 0:16:24character, Sister Julienne, spends a lot of time helping a former
0:16:24 > 0:16:32landlady of the Queen Vic?Oh, yes, any to Dobson. I was wondering
0:16:32 > 0:16:36whether she had been drinking or not. It was a subplot I had not come
0:16:36 > 0:16:46out with.But Anita Dobson makes quite an appearance? Botia is
0:16:46 > 0:16:49completely different, she is wonderful in this. I saw her looking
0:16:49 > 0:16:54wonderfully glamorous the other day, reminded her of the fact that she is
0:16:54 > 0:16:58a veryvulnerable, very badly treated woman in this. They're all
0:16:58 > 0:17:04sort of revelations the family. We had a wail of a time together. She
0:17:04 > 0:17:10can turn very quickly between humour and talking and going right back
0:17:10 > 0:17:16into the role, which was quite a difficult, dark piece.This is the
0:17:16 > 0:17:19dramatic moment where your characters meet for the first time.
0:17:29 > 0:17:44Mrs Tillerson? Mrs Tillerson?I did what you said.Don't be afraid. I
0:17:44 > 0:17:48will light the heater, I will make you tea and she will soon be warm.
0:17:48 > 0:17:56APPLAUSE The Christmas special almost
0:17:56 > 0:18:00launches the series that is to come next year?
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Yes, Heidi Thomas is very clever, she takes all of the regular
0:18:04 > 0:18:07characters and everybody has a story that they are totally involved with
0:18:07 > 0:18:11and she weaves them together, you have an hour and a half in which to
0:18:11 > 0:18:16do that. And we get wonderful guests, people like Anita Dobson
0:18:16 > 0:18:21joining us. That all of these different tales. It sets it up very
0:18:21 > 0:18:25nicely for the new season that comes along. So you are reminded of who
0:18:25 > 0:18:35everybody is. We have spoken about how the writers
0:18:35 > 0:18:38mirror life, there is a series of the back of the Christmas special in
0:18:38 > 0:18:40the New Year. What other real-life events are they looking at?Coming
0:18:40 > 0:18:45into 63, various things that affect one in those times. Some of it is
0:18:45 > 0:18:51similar, people from different cultures arriving in the UK, again,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54accepted or not accepted within society or, indeed, finding problems
0:18:54 > 0:19:00living the lives they want to live within a different culture. So some
0:19:00 > 0:19:10of that.We are going to be getting into the era of Tom Jones on the
0:19:10 > 0:19:16wireless soon!Indeed, one is listening out for people like Tom
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Jones.Dancing in the done thing holds and all of that.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Well, Jenny and Johnny, if you're still waiting for that
0:19:21 > 0:19:23starring theatre role you've always hankered after don't worry,
0:19:23 > 0:19:29there's still time.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32This is quite something.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Yes, a woman is playing the donkey in her first nativity play this
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Christmas at the age of 98.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39By contrast, one of the shepherds in the production at Castleford,
0:19:39 > 0:19:45in West Yorkshire, is a mere 87.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Quite a bunch! You are laughing, but...
0:19:48 > 0:19:50We've paired them up with some local performers
0:19:50 > 0:19:51with much more experience.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Even though they are only eight and nine.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Hi, I am Ruby and I am nine. I am playing Mary.I am Lenny, I am a
0:20:01 > 0:20:08donkey.I am Mary, I am also a donkey.Joseph has to be really
0:20:08 > 0:20:15caring towards Mary. Don't worry Mary, we will find a place to stay.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22I am Paula, I am the home manager and today we will put on a
0:20:22 > 0:20:29performance for our residents to enjoy the Nativity. Because it is
0:20:29 > 0:20:34the run-up to Christmas, what can we do? Let's get everybody involved. We
0:20:34 > 0:20:39can get local schools to come in, let's get the residents taking part
0:20:39 > 0:20:45alongside the stuff.I am Tom, I work at Newfield Lodge and I am the
0:20:45 > 0:20:49producer of the Newfield Nativity 2017. I have a little bit of history
0:20:49 > 0:20:57in the entertainment world, so Paula has asked me to write a script. The
0:20:57 > 0:21:00main focus is the stimulation of residents, those that are
0:21:00 > 0:21:12deteriorating, to bring them on. # A town called Nazareth, oh, yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Today we had visitors from the local primary school, coming to see the
0:21:16 > 0:21:20residents playing the same part as them, they gave us fantastic advice
0:21:20 > 0:21:24which I think will definitely help the residents.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30I am eight years old, I am a Shepherd in the Nativity play.I am
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Hayden, I am also eight years old and I also played the shattered.
0:21:35 > 0:21:42So you should look after your sheet and other lambs. -- look after your
0:21:42 > 0:21:46sheep. So they do not get hurt or anything. You have to look after
0:21:46 > 0:21:51them. You need to be really tired out,
0:21:51 > 0:21:55because you have travelled all the way to Bethlehem with Mary and
0:21:55 > 0:22:05Joseph.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10# Don't you worry, don't you worry, child.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16# God has a plan for you. It is so rewarding seeing the
0:22:16 > 0:22:20happiness brought all the residents here at Newfield
0:22:20 > 0:22:21happiness brought all the residents here at Newfield, from those who
0:22:21 > 0:22:25have made the costumes, they have played a massive part, to those that
0:22:25 > 0:22:32have been in the Nativity.Our life is having a babby.Some have
0:22:32 > 0:22:36dementia and it is very hard, but with time and effort from everybody,
0:22:36 > 0:22:49it has been fantastic.We are not performing actors, it is a care
0:22:49 > 0:22:53staff team coming together with the residents do have a really good time
0:22:53 > 0:23:00and to entertain everybody in the home.
0:23:00 > 0:23:08CHEERING AND APPLAUSE. That was such a nice film. Really
0:23:08 > 0:23:19nice. He has lost it now.She was amazing.As the donkey?Golden
0:23:19 > 0:23:31Globe.But people can share Christmas with you, Tom? Christmas
0:23:31 > 0:23:37night, BBC Two, a Gospel special?It is a Gospel special, I wanted to be
0:23:37 > 0:23:40musical that I wanted it to be a Gospel special because I was
0:23:40 > 0:23:44influenced by Gospel music when I was young, listening to it on the
0:23:44 > 0:23:49radio.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53I went to a Presbyterian chapel, we were singing hymns in Chapel, but
0:23:53 > 0:23:56then I heard black gospel singers from America singing the same hymns
0:23:56 > 0:24:01we were doing, but differently. I thought why is that? Why does it
0:24:01 > 0:24:06sound so different? That got me interested. There is a song in
0:24:06 > 0:24:12Wales, The Old Rugged Cross, that was a big favourite. My cousin did a
0:24:12 > 0:24:15wonderful version, Dorothy Jones, she sang it really, really lovely.
0:24:15 > 0:24:23But then I heard somebody singing it on the radio and then on television
0:24:23 > 0:24:28and I thought, well, we are not singing it like that, but why? It
0:24:28 > 0:24:33got me interested and it rubbed off on me. So then I started to sing
0:24:33 > 0:24:38songs, Christmas songs.And your boys really, really suited.Here you
0:24:38 > 0:24:41are a few years on, you will be singing with Beverley Knight, let's
0:24:41 > 0:24:50have a little look. # Silent night.
0:24:50 > 0:25:00# Holy night. # All is calm.
0:25:00 > 0:25:13# All is bright. # Round yon virgin mother and child.
0:25:13 > 0:25:20APPLAUSE Tom, I mean...
0:25:20 > 0:25:27Your voice is still sounding so good.Well, thank you. It has
0:25:27 > 0:25:35deepened now.Obbadi carries a note quite like you. You know The Perfect
0:25:35 > 0:25:43Day from years ago, the BBC, just go back and listen to that. -- nobody
0:25:43 > 0:25:48carries a note quite like you.So many people love to sing and carry
0:25:48 > 0:25:54on singing through the live, but for you to still seeing as you do...
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Frank God my voice is still powerful. It is not as high as it
0:25:58 > 0:26:03was, but that is natural, when you get older your voice gets lower. I
0:26:03 > 0:26:12am a baritone now. I was touching on tenor when I was younger, but it is
0:26:12 > 0:26:17fuller and richer now.It is like a good aged wine.Thank you very much!
0:26:17 > 0:26:22When I was young it was a certain sense, now I think it has more
0:26:22 > 0:26:25depth. I read more into the songs as well.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31You can relish the music in that way. Instead of thinking you cannot
0:26:31 > 0:26:36sing as high as you used to, you find different meaning.When you are
0:26:36 > 0:26:39young you attack things and want to sing, sometimes you are not thinking
0:26:39 > 0:26:44about the storyline of the song. When you get older I think you get
0:26:44 > 0:26:48more intimate.Audio experience comes through.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52When you hear some new singers and they go I can do this... All the
0:26:52 > 0:26:58range. You don't have to do that. Holds that emotion of that note.
0:26:58 > 0:27:04What does the songs say? What is the message?A combination of you and
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Beverly is magic, she has a fantastic voice.And a wonderful
0:27:09 > 0:27:13choir.When we went into that film, you told us about your very first
0:27:13 > 0:27:18note that you sang. Can you enlighten the nation? About your
0:27:18 > 0:27:26birth?Especially because a Call the Midwife. I was born during the war
0:27:26 > 0:27:30in South Wales, 1940. I don't think anybody went to hospital to have a
0:27:30 > 0:27:34baby. I was born in the front room of my grandmother's house. When I
0:27:34 > 0:27:41was born, the midwife said I am awfully sorry, he is dead. Because I
0:27:41 > 0:27:45didn't make a sound. They didn't think I was alive. My grandmother
0:27:45 > 0:27:50said just a minute, she got a bucket of cold water, grabbed me by the
0:27:50 > 0:27:56ankles, did to me in it, this is the truth, spun me around the room like
0:27:56 > 0:28:03this, on my life, spend me around the room. I screamed!And that note
0:28:03 > 0:28:06was born, literally exclamationif she hadn't have done that it would
0:28:06 > 0:28:09have been like, sorry.What a story.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12You can see and hear Tom in Tom Jones and Beverley Knight's
0:28:12 > 0:28:19Gospel Christmas on BBC Two, at 9.00pm, on Christmas Day.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25You had to bring out an album called Swirl Like A Baby. It is a natural
0:28:25 > 0:28:32progression from a story.The viewers in Wales can see this on
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Friday at 9pm.It is a preview.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37If you are wondering about religious programmes on the BBC
0:28:37 > 0:28:39amid the dramas and entertainment there's plenty going on,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41including Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve live
0:28:41 > 0:28:43from St Anne's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Leeds
0:28:43 > 0:28:46and the Christmas Day Service live from All Saints, Fulham, in London.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48There are special editions of Songs Of Praise,
0:28:48 > 0:28:52and BBC Two brings us Carols From King's on Sunday.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55We are heading to church now because fresh from her triumph
0:28:55 > 0:28:57getting Noel Gallagher to take part in Gardeners' Question Time
0:28:57 > 0:28:59here on the show last week, Christine is back
0:28:59 > 0:29:04on more familiar ground.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05Her film still involves Oasis, though.
0:29:05 > 0:29:11Quite a lot of it actually and armfuls of ivy to stick in it.
0:29:11 > 0:29:18Very good! York Minster, a 13th century
0:29:18 > 0:29:23masterpiece in stained glass and stone. I've been so looking forward
0:29:23 > 0:29:27to wandering around this place and soaking up its rich history, but I
0:29:27 > 0:29:31think the One Show may have other ideas, because they have asked me to
0:29:31 > 0:29:38bring along these? It is a site where people have
0:29:38 > 0:29:41gathered to worship for more than 1000 years, but its Roman history
0:29:41 > 0:29:47and Gothic magic beans you can just feel the special atmosphere, and the
0:29:47 > 0:29:55very Reverend Vivian is the Dean. This is your office, what is it like
0:29:55 > 0:30:03to be an chargeable this?A huge privilege and a delight.-- to be in
0:30:03 > 0:30:07charge of all this?This building was raised to heighten known in the
0:30:07 > 0:30:11country and included one of our glories, the great East window, the
0:30:11 > 0:30:15largest expanse of medieval glass in northern Europe.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20With a building big enough to fit 3000 people, their Christmas Advent
0:30:20 > 0:30:25wreath needs to be on a larger scale.We think it was about 20
0:30:25 > 0:30:29years ago when the Church of England started to celebrate all its
0:30:29 > 0:30:35festivals with a bit more drama and panache. Alastair Down Yarde Staffs
0:30:35 > 0:30:42constructed what we believe is the largest Advent wreath in the
0:30:42 > 0:30:46country. -- our stone yard staff. We hope you will be prepared to work
0:30:46 > 0:30:52with the flower arrangers. We think you have come equipped. We hope most
0:30:52 > 0:30:57of our branches will not need those. As you may expect for a building the
0:30:57 > 0:31:02skill of York Minster, they don't just do your average Advent wreath,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06but the Lord of the rings, and to make it we will need a team of 20
0:31:06 > 0:31:10volunteers, led by head flower arranger Andy Barker.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14That is the normal size wreath he would have on your door?That is
0:31:14 > 0:31:18what you would put on your door, if you would feel that with a block of
0:31:18 > 0:31:25floral foam, we have 40 in here. That gives you some idea of the
0:31:25 > 0:31:29scale, two big boxes.This is a phenomenal challenge?Yes, it is
0:31:29 > 0:31:33about logistics. Get that right, the people have the skills, we will make
0:31:33 > 0:31:38rather a nice show. You have got your secateurs?Yes, I wondered why
0:31:38 > 0:31:43I was told to bring them. With a diameter of four meters to
0:31:43 > 0:31:46fill, the volunteer Rangers have brought brings your five. -- plenty
0:31:46 > 0:31:55of IP. -- IV. How long have you been involved?Nearly 18 years.I have
0:31:55 > 0:32:00never done any flower arranging, I am learning as I go.This is my
0:32:00 > 0:32:05first time.Why did you want to come along?I thought what a tremendous
0:32:05 > 0:32:08privilege to be in this beautiful place doing something with a lovely
0:32:08 > 0:32:12bunch of people. York Minster's head verger is
0:32:12 > 0:32:17spreading the message about the symbolism of the Advent wreath.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22We have the ring, the wreath, which is eternity. The evergreen, IV, it
0:32:22 > 0:32:28could be holy. Even in the depths of winter, the Harley and the ivy show
0:32:28 > 0:32:33life is going on, and we have four candles around the circumference for
0:32:33 > 0:32:37each Sunday in Advent. The candle in the middle will be lit on Christmas
0:32:37 > 0:32:43Day.Where does it go once it is made?It gets suspended from the
0:32:43 > 0:32:46central tower. The children from the Minster School will help us raise
0:32:46 > 0:32:52the roof. They think they are doing by themselves, with a little bit of
0:32:52 > 0:32:55help from me, but you are the person who will be pushing the right
0:32:55 > 0:32:59buttons up right time.
0:32:59 > 0:33:06EnterNo pressure, only the magic of Christmas at stake. All I can do is
0:33:06 > 0:33:15wait for my cue. They are ready, so off we go! The childrens imaginingic
0:33:15 > 0:33:19wishes, and some of my help, willing it into the air.Stop! Stop!
0:33:19 > 0:33:27Wonderful. Thank you all very much. Now in place, a spectacular feature
0:33:27 > 0:33:33of this historic building. A beautiful festive garden and one
0:33:33 > 0:33:35that will need watering occasionally, just like your
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Christmas tree. Merry Christmas to you all.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47Christine is here now to give us some tips and tell us the best way
0:33:47 > 0:33:51of making some wreaths at home. We heard in the film lots of people
0:33:51 > 0:33:56brought ivy to hang up in York Minster. You brought stuff from
0:33:56 > 0:34:02home, haven't you, Johnny?I brought olive branches. I can't find them.
0:34:02 > 0:34:10That is why I'm so far behind! I brought olive branches and super Can
0:34:10 > 0:34:27could be glue.Everygreen foliage. Il -- ever green foliage.You can
0:34:27 > 0:34:31wind around dogwood, willow, tie it with branches or use fishing line.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37That is quite good because it's clear and you don't see. Jenny is
0:34:37 > 0:34:41making a splendid yob. She must have done it before.I usually start with
0:34:41 > 0:34:53a base and then just add.You make your own every year?-- job.That
0:34:53 > 0:35:01will really set it off a treat. Thanks Jenny no. It's finished. It's
0:35:01 > 0:35:06done.It is not meant to be done in three minutes.You can do it however
0:35:06 > 0:35:13you like. You can use your own decorations, dried fruit, baubles,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17collect things from the countryside and basically make your own
0:35:17 > 0:35:23decoration that means something personal to yourselves.Hair grips
0:35:23 > 0:35:28are brilliant.If you have material that is difficult and on a short
0:35:28 > 0:35:34stem. Tie fishing line to the end. With a hair grip slip it through the
0:35:34 > 0:35:38end and slip it into the arrangement. If you are using flor
0:35:38 > 0:35:42April foam you have a really good base to stick it straight in.Very
0:35:42 > 0:35:48effective.Florist wire is good as well.Is yours on the front door?
0:35:48 > 0:35:54Yes.You tell everyone where you have yours?I have one on the front
0:35:54 > 0:35:58door and one on my bedroom door.Ah, how lovely.Romantic. Very
0:35:58 > 0:36:05beautiful.To entice strangers, Christine? !You know, one likes to
0:36:05 > 0:36:13have a good time at Christmas. Yes, but - what are you laughing at, man.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18Not prickly at all!They are a beautiful thing, in my opinion. Live
0:36:18 > 0:36:23material brought into the home at Christmas is fantastic.Yes.If
0:36:23 > 0:36:29you're feeling neglected by your family you can announce yourself as
0:36:29 > 0:36:36Zeus King of the Gods.The Olympic wreath was exactly that.Ours isn't
0:36:36 > 0:36:44so great, Matt, sorry about that.It looks a bit like Mickey Mouse. You
0:36:44 > 0:36:50look like the lion from the Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53All this week we've been giving people across the country the chance
0:36:53 > 0:36:54to say thanks at Christmas.
0:36:54 > 0:37:01We've been to Aberdeen and Wrexham and tonight we're in Bristol.
0:37:01 > 0:37:11I want to say thank
0:37:12 > 0:37:20you to my nana for taking me to a pantomime.Like to thank Harold who
0:37:20 > 0:37:27took my dog to the vet.I would like to say the biggest thank you to all
0:37:27 > 0:37:30of our incredible volunteers who dedicate their time throughout the
0:37:30 > 0:37:33year. Some people come in every day and we truly couldn't do it without
0:37:33 > 0:37:36them.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47I'm the workshop manager at Cambridge Motors I would like to
0:37:47 > 0:37:55thank the Grammer Vigilante for correcting our sign and putting the
0:37:55 > 0:38:00grammar right. We didn't take any notice of it and didn't realise it.
0:38:00 > 0:38:06It's not just children who make mistakes, it's grownups as well. Our
0:38:06 > 0:38:11daughter was born three months early and had brain damage which caused
0:38:11 > 0:38:16her cerebral palsy. I'd like to say a big Christmas thank you to Tony
0:38:16 > 0:38:24from the Tesco team and Sandra from the Thorn berry Club for helping us
0:38:24 > 0:38:28raise money so our daughter could walk independently for the first
0:38:28 > 0:38:32time. They Detective Constable everything over and above to help
0:38:32 > 0:38:39us. -- did.I can walk now.We can celebrate Christmas and give thanks
0:38:39 > 0:38:45for everything that we have.Happy Christmas everybody. Thank you.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4980,000. A lot of money.Exactly. You don't need us to say thank you for
0:38:49 > 0:38:57you. If you feel it, say it, especially at this time of year. We
0:38:57 > 0:39:06have thank yous here. Lily would like to say thank you to her mum.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11Pauleen wants to say thank you to her husband Lawrence for 39 years of
0:39:11 > 0:39:16celebrating Christmas together.Also Gillan would like to say a thank you
0:39:16 > 0:39:21to her mum will ma for being the best grand ma, friend and biscuit
0:39:21 > 0:39:28maker. And also to the staff at the care home.
0:39:31 > 0:39:41And a thank you to her maths teacher who helped her.I wanton say a very
0:39:41 > 0:39:46sincere thank you to the NHS. This year you cared for my dad until he
0:39:46 > 0:39:54passed away. They are currently caring for my mum with home visits.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Across the board. Everybody out there thank you, it means the world
0:39:58 > 0:40:04you look after the people that mean the most. You will be working
0:40:04 > 0:40:06through Christmas when we are not. You are always there for us. Thank
0:40:06 > 0:40:16you.Well done. APPLAUSE
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Thank you to all of you out there who have been in all our films.When
0:40:20 > 0:40:28we ask for photos you are always sending them in. Thank you.Look out
0:40:28 > 0:40:40for more thank you messages later on this evening. When the bridge our
0:40:40 > 0:40:44band will be playing us out. Tell us any funny Christmas stories you
0:40:44 > 0:40:52have. The more ridiculous the better. They have to be true. We are
0:40:52 > 0:40:59trying to catch out k Rob on Friday in Would I Lie To you. You.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02It may not be anything like as cold as the winter of 1962/63
0:41:02 > 0:41:03which we were talking about earlier.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06But it's still a tough time of the year for wildlife.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09There's still plenty going on though even in the most surprising places.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15Here's Patrick.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20The land around the River Tees is filled with immense structures,
0:41:20 > 0:41:27towering evidence of its industrial past. In amongst this industrial
0:41:27 > 0:41:37landscape wildlife thrives. The mud of the estuary makes great growing
0:41:37 > 0:41:48fields for weeds and invertebrates. Tteal plunge their heads to feed on
0:41:48 > 0:41:52them while others paddle underwater with their feet to flash out fish to
0:41:52 > 0:41:58catch. The hundredors can easily become the hunted here. A red fox is
0:41:58 > 0:42:05prowling. She has to consume over 10% of her body weight every day.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09Something has caught her eye.
0:42:13 > 0:42:30Missed. The black flecks on the show are slag dumped in the estuary at
0:42:30 > 0:42:35the height of the Industrial Revolution. It's a useful hunting
0:42:35 > 0:42:40ground for a kestrel. Her head is perfectly still as she hovers by
0:42:40 > 0:42:46flying into and at the same speed as the oncoming wind. Her feathers are
0:42:46 > 0:42:50stiffer than other falcons and give her more stability whilst searching
0:42:50 > 0:43:01for prey. Night falls over a month ument of Teesside. The Tees
0:43:01 > 0:43:07transporter bridge works around the clock, has it has done for 100 years
0:43:07 > 0:43:13-- monument. The Tees was so polluted there was almost no fish
0:43:13 > 0:43:18left for the wildlife to feed on. Since the 1980s the river has become
0:43:18 > 0:43:24much cleaner and supports some of Britain's largest mammals. Harbour
0:43:24 > 0:43:37and grey seals haul out on to the mud banks to partake in a snooze, a
0:43:37 > 0:43:40stretch or a scratch.
0:43:44 > 0:43:50Down on the shoreline and 1,300 miles away from their Arctic Circle
0:43:50 > 0:43:57breeding grounds these birds are having a beach holiday. They run on
0:43:57 > 0:44:03the sandy surface to catch prey. The smallest breeze can send them off
0:44:03 > 0:44:05course in a spin.
0:44:08 > 0:44:16Further up the river our fox has finally been successful. Keep
0:44:16 > 0:44:20scavengers away is another matter. The tireless search for food
0:44:20 > 0:44:32continues throughout the
0:44:33 > 0:44:41winter. I love that coastline. I'm bias. From North Yorkshire to the
0:44:41 > 0:44:45north-east. It's beautiful. If you get a chance, check it out.If
0:44:45 > 0:44:49you're around there and you find a hoodie it's mine. I was working up
0:44:49 > 0:44:56there recently.Were you?I took it off, stupidly. You know what I mean.
0:44:56 > 0:45:03I was expecting to see the hood in the wind.You are back in Still Open
0:45:03 > 0:45:09All Hours.I am.It's a Christmas thing, isn't it?It is. It's nice.
0:45:09 > 0:45:14It bedded back in again. It's odd to be part of a TV tradition.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18I normally join a show and they axe it.Let's have a look -It doesn't
0:45:18 > 0:45:26matter. Before you show the clip, Tom say hello to Gaynor.Merry
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Christmas, Happy New Year.It's like you're the only woman who ever
0:45:29 > 0:45:37lived. I will get in trouble with the producers. It's loads of fun.
0:45:37 > 0:45:42Sir David will have me strung up for that.Talking of the name Gaynor,
0:45:42 > 0:45:49what is wrong with your character is his name, Wet Eric.He can tell the
0:45:49 > 0:45:54weather by his knee. When your agent rings you up and he goes - Wet Eric,
0:45:54 > 0:46:03you were born for this role. I wasn't really blessed! I'm going to
0:46:03 > 0:46:09get these kind of offers. I once got called in for a casting when I was
0:46:09 > 0:46:1630 to play a 50-year-old. He went, "you do look a bit younger in life."
0:46:16 > 0:46:21You do you have brilliant skin.I have brilliant skin. I've always
0:46:21 > 0:46:24wore hats. I've stayed out of the sun. Thank you for acknowledging
0:46:24 > 0:46:31that. The viewers at home think it's makeup, it really isn't. I
0:46:31 > 0:46:36moisturise. I take care of it. The rest will go to pot at Christmas
0:46:36 > 0:46:44because I've ordered a cheese board. Get in!Oh, yes. I will gain about
0:46:44 > 0:46:5215lbs and I'm not going to care. I've got the smelly cheese. I had
0:46:52 > 0:47:02smelly hes cheese on the chair and my mum apologised because someone
0:47:02 > 0:47:06thought they pooked but they haven't. Still Open Hours it's
0:47:06 > 0:47:10lovely. All the gang are being ba together. What a lovely thing to be
0:47:10 > 0:47:14part of. To be in a show that you watched growing up and to be in it
0:47:14 > 0:47:19yourself.To sit down Sure.With your mum and your mum can go to the
0:47:19 > 0:47:26bingo and her mates are going - love the show. It's a real privilege. The
0:47:26 > 0:47:31fact that so many people appreciate it. I can't tell you how much fun as
0:47:31 > 0:47:37well that the cast genuinely have, hanging out in the green room is one
0:47:37 > 0:47:41of the best working environments in the year. Every time you find out
0:47:41 > 0:47:45it's coming back, it's on your calendar as a real looking forward
0:47:45 > 0:47:50to.Yeah, sure.A couple of months where you think - I will get in
0:47:50 > 0:47:54every day, hang out with these amazing actors and actresses.Shall
0:47:54 > 0:48:01we show the clip now?Yeah. I was going to talk about my love...Here
0:48:01 > 0:48:02it is.
0:48:14 > 0:48:21Merry Christmas! Get a hernia!I am sorry, but there is no way I am
0:48:21 > 0:48:28wasting my substance. You could pull something vital.And for what? Every
0:48:28 > 0:48:31Christmas people die from overheating, how big a fool are we
0:48:31 > 0:48:38going to look if we die from over crackering.
0:48:38 > 0:48:44That is on Thursday the 28th.I rock the V neck.Where would you be
0:48:44 > 0:48:50spending Christmas? We were laughing earlier about ordering the meat. You
0:48:50 > 0:48:54are cooking?Mum, stop worrying, I have ordered the turkey crown and I
0:48:54 > 0:48:58am collecting at Friday. I am connecting it with the hand, because
0:48:58 > 0:49:05I have to soak the Hanover Friday night. -- I am collecting it with
0:49:05 > 0:49:09the crackering, I will soak the crackering on Friday night. I will
0:49:09 > 0:49:18get Mark's meat when I get my own. Jenny, are you hosting?Away in the
0:49:18 > 0:49:27country.Do you cook, so Tom?No, I don't.That was a definite.What a
0:49:27 > 0:49:29man!I am with you.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32MPs have revealed today that 9,000 people are sleeping rough,
0:49:32 > 0:49:34and all across the country temporary shelters are being set up
0:49:34 > 0:49:36for the holiday period - including one at Euston
0:49:36 > 0:49:37Station in London.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40That figure covers England alone.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43One of the charities involved in opening up the station to 200
0:49:43 > 0:49:45homeless people is St Mungos - which our artist in residence,
0:49:45 > 0:49:51Adebanji, knows well.
0:49:51 > 0:49:56Today I am taking my sketchbook to St Mungos Centre for the homeless in
0:49:56 > 0:50:00south London. This is a place close to my heart, because I used to work
0:50:00 > 0:50:04there. I started meeting residents in the
0:50:04 > 0:50:07hostel and helping them improve their drawing skills.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11Feeling that they can actually do something of worth.
0:50:11 > 0:50:15I'm back to meet some of the people attending an art class today and
0:50:15 > 0:50:20find out how they are feeling about Christmas while I capture their
0:50:20 > 0:50:26personalities in my sketches. David's kind natured became his
0:50:26 > 0:50:31downfall, leading to rent arrears and eviction.Everyone was saying
0:50:31 > 0:50:34you will never do anything, and to some extent my parents were pushing
0:50:34 > 0:50:39me down a bit as well. I hadn't learned how to live life, I hadn't
0:50:39 > 0:50:43learned how to be part of the community. People always knew they
0:50:43 > 0:50:48could come to me and not pay back any loan on things like that. So I
0:50:48 > 0:50:53never had any money. So that is why I was eventually evicted.The thing
0:50:53 > 0:50:57you brought up there was simple financial education, which I don't
0:50:57 > 0:51:04think you got the right side of and people took advantage of you.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07David is one of the people who has been lobbying MPs for the
0:51:07 > 0:51:09introduction of the homeless reduction act, which aims to end all
0:51:09 > 0:51:13rough sleeping. Being part of society is being
0:51:13 > 0:51:18useful.Useful.Having the pride to stand up and say I am helping people
0:51:18 > 0:51:22coming here they are. And encouraging them to do something
0:51:22 > 0:51:28about their lives.Yes. Street people are busy, thinking
0:51:28 > 0:51:32about their own lives, they pass by these homeless people, there is no
0:51:32 > 0:51:37time and everybody is focused on self, I would say. But one drawing,
0:51:37 > 0:51:41one powerful sketch could draw them in.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45Lorraine first became homeless with two young children 31 years ago
0:51:45 > 0:51:51after her marriage broke down. Then in 2015, things took a downward
0:51:51 > 0:51:56turn once again. I lost my dad, seven friends, my
0:51:56 > 0:52:01nephew and my partner within six months. And then I became an
0:52:01 > 0:52:12alcoholic.Are you totally... Clean now?I was 20 and a half months
0:52:12 > 0:52:17sober. I relapsed on the 25th of September. I am now three weeks into
0:52:17 > 0:52:24sobriety.Brilliant.I have climbed the ladder and I can still go
0:52:24 > 0:52:29higher.Brilliant.I can still go higher, and I would like to.
0:52:29 > 0:52:36Brilliant.A contract.Christmas time for anyone that is homeless is
0:52:36 > 0:52:40not the most pleasant time, because in those periods it brings back too
0:52:40 > 0:52:47many memories that they can't handle.This time two years ago,
0:52:47 > 0:52:53Christmas was a very dark place. I didn't buy one Christmas presents, I
0:52:53 > 0:52:57didn't write one single Christmas card. I would have rather have chose
0:52:57 > 0:53:02not to be on myself. It just takes a little sparkle of light, a little
0:53:02 > 0:53:07glint, to feel there is hope. I look at my grandchildren 's face and life
0:53:07 > 0:53:15is worth living every minute now. Being on my own, not knowing people,
0:53:15 > 0:53:20Christmas Day in that respect is the same as any other day. Everyone says
0:53:20 > 0:53:24Christmas is expensive, it is not for me, I wish it was. It would be
0:53:24 > 0:53:31nice to buy people presents, to receive presents. Every year I keep
0:53:31 > 0:53:36saying I will try and change my life so that next year I can start doing
0:53:36 > 0:53:43things for people and just carry on. OK, all right, that is the way I see
0:53:43 > 0:53:50you.Crikey. Is my hair that wild? I thought I had it under control, I am
0:53:50 > 0:53:55sorry. But, having said that, yes, I would say that is a very good
0:53:55 > 0:54:08likeness of me.Do you want to see? Sure?Yes. Oh, wow. Look above.You
0:54:08 > 0:54:13are my hero, that is what I would call you.That is magical.Thank
0:54:13 > 0:54:17you. Coming back here has really lifted my spirits. There is a thin
0:54:17 > 0:54:21line between having a home and being homeless, but thinks to St Mungos
0:54:21 > 0:54:26giving these people a second chance at life and something to hope for
0:54:26 > 0:54:30and get their lives back on track. -- but thanks to St Mungos.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33And good luck to Lorraine and David, who are now both living
0:54:33 > 0:54:37in their own homes and looking forward to Christmas.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40Happy Christmas to all the staff and volunteers at St Mungos, too.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43If watching that makes you think it's a good idea to give
0:54:43 > 0:54:49to homeless charities, now's a good time.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Of course.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53We're here with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band,
0:54:53 > 0:54:55who have been crowned the National Brass Band Champions
0:54:55 > 0:55:01of Great Britain 2017.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05Come on! CHEERING
0:55:05 > 0:55:07We have the best! David, the conductor is here with
0:55:07 > 0:55:16the biggest trophy in the world. You have a dig brass band, you need a
0:55:16 > 0:55:21big droopy, that is a whopper. You have had this ten times?Yes, it is
0:55:21 > 0:55:26an incredible honour.-- you have a big brass band, you need a big
0:55:26 > 0:55:32trophy. And you all have other jobs, you do bits and pieces, this is a
0:55:32 > 0:55:36hobby?The band is incredibly busy but we would like to say we are
0:55:36 > 0:55:41professional in standard but amateur in status.This goes to prove that.
0:55:41 > 0:55:46How do you compete as a brass band? There is a qualifying process to
0:55:46 > 0:55:50compete for this trophy, the top 20 bands in the country meet in October
0:55:50 > 0:55:54at the Royal Albert Hall, we play the same piece and are judged by
0:55:54 > 0:55:57three adjudicators, this year the band gave a stunning performance
0:55:57 > 0:56:01and, as you can see, we were successful.
0:56:01 > 0:56:05Fill her with mulled wine and send her round!
0:56:05 > 0:56:14Huge congratulations once again. David, get yourself ready.Thanks to
0:56:14 > 0:56:16our guests.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18Thanks to Johnny, Jenny and Tom for your company tonight.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21We're back tomorrow with Jake Wood from Eastenders and Emily Watson
0:56:21 > 0:56:23who'll be telling us all about the new production
0:56:23 > 0:56:25of Little Women.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27We'll leave you with a medley from the Brighouse
0:56:27 > 0:56:29and Rastrick Brass Band, which features on their new double
0:56:29 > 0:56:32album, A Christmas Carol - keep an eye out for your Christmas
0:56:32 > 0:56:42thank you messages, too!
0:56:49 > 0:56:59BRASS BAND PLAYS THE HOLLY AND IVY
0:57:11 > 0:57:43BRASS BAND PLAYS GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
0:58:15 > 0:58:45BRASS BAND PLAYS HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
0:58:58 > 0:59:01APPLAUSE