21/10/2016 The One Show

That was totally awesome. Don't get me wrong, John, but when will you

stop pretending to be American. As soon as you stop pretending to ride

this bike! Fair enough!

Welcome to The One Show with tonight's guest presenter, a man of

many talents. It's John Barrowman. And also the lovely comedian, Alex

Jones! How does it feel? This is not the

first time you've sat on the side, isn't it? I am excited to be here.

It is a great show. One thing, I'm not nervous and that is worrying me.

There's no need to be. So if anything goes wrong, don't blame me!

There's only 27 minutes left! What can happen? Our guest tonight has

showbiz pedigree. She arrived a few hours ago. Here are all her fans

waiting to catch a glimpse of her. There she S unphased by all the

attention. Please welcome to The One Show the famous furball herself,

it's Peggy... APPLAUSE Don't worry, because Peggy

is not here by herself. She actually came with her pet-human. That is

right. We have let her off the lead. We have put the newspaper down, it's

Miranda Hart! APPLAUSE She is so cute. Very well

behaved. She is like, applause for me!

What is she A cross between a Shih Tzu, she's off... She's like,

whatever, I've had my applause. A Shih Tzu and a Bichon Frise.

Together they have created that little... Look at the state of it!

Tonight she's on our sofa. Is she allowed on the sofa at home? I would

love to say, never on the sofa, never on the bed. She doesn't moult,

you know? Really? She's very clean. We hear that you like a dogs by

debt. Is that right? -- like a dog biscuit. Is that right?

I've eaten one! What are you doing? They are dog biscuits. They are

liver and bacon, tripe and haddock! They are actually quite nice! I was

given a dog biscuit made of honey and oats. It was shaped like a bone.

I looked mad eating it. It was like porridge in a biscuit. There is

something in it like basil... Basil... In a dog biscuit!

My breathe will be good later. Peggy, what's this... ? It will be

crazy, I can tell. We will talk to the great pretender herself -

Chrissie Hynde. And the Pretenders will treat us to a live performance

at the end of the show. I am looking forward to that. As we have Captain

Jack with us tonight, let's start with Sci-fi robots. My friend, the

doctor, has had a run in with robots. This week Professor Stephen

Hawking warned one day they could become intelligent enough to take

over the world. To see where our obsession began we powered up the

Sergeant 3,000 and it took a while. We sent him to metre ribbing.

In the depths of the Science Museum in London, a metal menace is

lurking. A collection of robots which can

trace their existence back to one individual. His name was Eric. In

the 1920s, this legendry figure single-handedly revolutionised the

field of robotics, leaving a legacy still with us today. Eric was not

human. He was Britain's very first robot. Unveiled in 1928, he wowed

the crowd, as he moved his limbs and gave a short speech. Just like a

real man. He became an overnight success and a global tour began,

showcasing this pioneering robot to the world.

Ben Russell is lead curator at the museum. He has invited me behind the

scenes to find out more about this forerobot. He is an amazing

landmark. Built in 1928. Actually until only a few years before the

word robot did not exist. He is work of some technical endeavour. What

inspired his building? The Duke of York was invited to open a model

engineering exhibition. He couldn't go and a robot was built to replace

him. He looks regal. He was constructed by an engineer and

journalist. Deborah Richards is his great

granddaughter. So these are pictures of Captain Richards. So this is your

great grandfather. The great robot and great grandfather went to

America. They went to do a tour in 1929, in New York. Eric was shot at

by a night watchman because he was terrified of him. Really! What

happened to Eric in the end? It is a mystery. He vanished. We just don't

know. Eric mysteriously disappeared. After the Science Museum uncovered

original plans, a project has been under way to bring Eric whack to

life. A new Eric, that is something. The family are excited. We cannot

wait to see him. Robotic artist Giles Walker has been tasked with

rebuilding Eric from scratch. After five months the new Eric is nearing

completion. Hello. Hi. Eric, isn't he wonderful? Bigger than I thought.

About six foot. In the 1920s to see him, that would be startling. He had

35,000 volts sparking through his teeth. He does not spark. He has

LEDs flashing. It is not the same as 35,000 volts, but safer. How much is

the same inside? I have converted a load of pulleys and electro magnets

into digital systems. He's a very modern old robot. In 1932 Eric was

film toed r the last time before he vanished. And now, 84 years later,

The One Show has arranged for Deborah to meet the finished Eric

for the very first time. Good Lord! Great uncle Eric, there you are!

Fantastic! Hello, Deborah. My name is Eric. It

is lovely to meet a member of the Richards family after all these

years. And great to meet you! What do you think? Delighted. From a

small girl I ran with the idea when I saw the photographs that my

grandfather had shown me. It was his life's wish he could refind Eric. It

is emotional. I am very happy. Who knows if the original Eric will

ever be found. It is great to see a new Eric come to life for this

generation to enjoy. You can see him on display free of

charge at London's Science Museum until 30th November. It reminded me

of an older type siber man. You said that in the meeting. I did. Did you

know that a cyberman once fainted in our studio. Because it is so hot. I

am so warm. It will be your expensive jacket! We don't have to

go into that. Are you good with technology? I appreciate it. I am

not great with it. I feel 95 in technology years. You had a problem

with your laptop. What happened when you were doing the book? I first

wrote my book three years ago. It was sort of my fault

technology-wise. I got burgled. I got home one night. I was about that

day. I thought, no I will read it tomorrow. I was about to send... Oh,

all right, Peggy! I was about to press send to my agent. I got home

and it had been stolen. I finished the whole thing. And it happened

that night. How do you motivate yourself to write the whole thing

again? It was heartbreaking! I cried. My sister and I write. I felt

ill when I read that of. It was horrible. I cried for two days. And

I felt shamed because technology-wise I did not back up. I

thought that was a bit of concity pacing. I didn't know what that was!

I hadn't backed up and felt silly for that. I cried for a long time.

Writers were sending me messages, saying, I totally understand. Other

people have lost books. I realised they had stolen my time. You know, I

thought of all the times on holidays when I could have been with

friends... Maybe it was not the right time for the book. Maybe now

is the time. You do credit Peggy with a lot of your success. She's

been a real companion. It It is basically me! But it is true, I do

say in the book how she really kept me company. I found the writing of

my sitcom much harder. Lonely? I am not a writer who can sit in cafes. I

need to... And I act it out as well as a writer-performer. I would love

to be a fly on the wall! It would be awesome! I play random

Stevy and to mum and so it does not work for that writing. Having here

she brought that community and connection. Where did you guys meet?

We met on the set of Not Going Out. I was acting in it. And the costume

lady had puppies. Well, her dog had puppies, just to be clear!

Just to be clear! In case some woman never works on television again! She

had a litter of puppy. Peggy was one of them. She was bagged at the time

by somebody else. Someone else had... Not bagged!

People will have nightmares. Oh, look at the state of her, on the

monitor. Oh, she's so beautiful. Much like her owner!

And yes, so I spend a lot of time in the costume department with these

puppies. They were... Can you imagine... I have seen some puppies

like this. They are gorgeous. But that doesn't, it is not where

her show business connections end. She has show business heritage. In a

section called, Whose Dog Do You Think You Are? We will take a look

at Peggy's family tree. Peggy apparently had a grandfather

with proper showbiz credentials. Is that right? Can you confirm or deny?

Would you like me to name. Michael Barrymoore. You say that... I have

said it in my book! It might not be right. Really. Our

research team discovered it was Peggy's grandmother... Grandmother.

That belonged to Michael, who was called Sprite. She was a Bichon

Frise as well. Sprite. So it is still Michael's. I said grandfather.

OK! Right,ly have to amend that for the paperwork. Sprite then met...

You just ruined my book. Sprite then had a litter from which

Doris, Peggy's mum was born. Yes. Doris then had a fling with a Shih

Tzu called Jo-Jo. A Shih Tzu. Do you know who Joe-Joe belonged to? I hope

this is right, Samantha Jannice/Womack. Here is Doris and

Joe, Peggy's mum and dad. Isn't that Gorg! Between them they created

this! They created Peggy and all of her little siblings. Can you

remember the names? And Peggy was Eunice.

I quickly changed that. Fine on an 80-year-old piano teacher. Not on

this. Look at that face! It, John! You talked about lady who had

puppies, but not really. She works in television. She works here at The

One Show. You couldn't make it up. Here she is, with her dad and her

sisters. This is your family here. This is Gladys, who is now called

Rosy. This is Mavis, your sister. You have your two sisters and this

is your daddy here. Your daddy Joe-Joe. They miss you and they will

see you later. Aren't you, chaps? I feel the emotional about that.

Peggy, how are you feeling? She doesn't care. She is well trained,

she goes straight to the book! Good for her! Miranda's but, Peggy And

Me, is out now. It has been an emotional day at Westminster, as MPs

have debated how to pardon thousands of men with criminal convictions.

The Government will put forward its own version of the bill. Here are

the words of a poet and activist. Alan Turing's pardon comes 60 years

too late. Our country showed him no love then, just hate. By branding

him a criminal, they sealed his fate. So I beg your pardon if I

choose not to celebrate. Alan Turing was a hero, I wrote my poem I Beg

Your Pardon because it's not enough that one person is just symbolically

pardoned. Can we pardon 50,000 other men convicted? For not hiding who

they choose to have sex with? The other being reported for what they

did conceptually? Can we get some justice for them, eventually? Every

time they use the word pardon, that word grates with me. Pardon only

goes with a crime. There was no crime! The crime, they say, was

because we loved other men, and that was not acceptable. Because Alan

Turing was a genius and Alan Turing was a hero. That does not make me a

0. Because Tom Daley coming out made news. I met someone, and that

someone was a guy. And yet so mini people said, that's not news. So

many would not do the same in his shoes. Now, that Youtube video has

10 million views. But many men and women had to fight... For his

freedom to love is now his right. Alan Turing did not have that, and

nor did 50,000 others. We lost a war with the law for being lovers. My

great uncle would have been absolutely, absolutely delighted if

he had been here today. He was a very honest and kind man. He would

have wanted fairness for everybody. We must pardon those 50,000 mothers'

sons, because it's not really justice if it's justice for one.

Really touching, and thank you to everyone who took part. It means a

lot to everyone out there in the nation, and I am one of them. Well,

look who has turned up, it's Chrissie Hynde, everybody! Meet

Miranda and Peggy! Now, this is quite strange, that you're both here

on the same night. Because Miranda, is it right that back in the day,

people used to say that you looked a bit like Chrissie Hynde, which gave

you a lot of confidence? Yes. I'm sorry to put that on you! At

university I was very down on my looks. Someone then said, you look a

bit like Chrissie Hynde. And I was like... Because I slightly adore

you. So thank you cars... I loved my face. Did you hide behind your, too?

Can that's the rock look. It's the give up look, actually! Never! You

started with a so low album. When did you know when you were making

this that you realised it is actually a Pretenders album? It's

interesting, pretty much if I'm doing it, it's still a long history

with The Pretenders. Some line-up changes along the way, but... But is

it a certain sound? I guess, yes. It's pretty rock. And the album is

called Alone. You say it's all in the name. It's not about loneliness,

it's about celebrating the fact that actually you're really happy being

on your own? Well... Steady on, there is an element of loneliness,

but yes, the title track is about being all right at being alone. It's

not the best, but it's better than sometimes not being on your own. So

do you enjoy touring? I love it, yes. You don't want to do it for too

long, and then it starts to go the wrong way. One of the songs on the

album, Rodey Man. But is also a lesser celebrated Finn, I think. But

you had some pressure from Elvis Costello, to put that on the album?

I think I sang it to Elvis quite a few years ago. And he loves it? Yes,

he said I should do it, so... I must get in touch with him and tell him

I've done it. We were very excited that you're going to be working with

Stevie nicks. How did it come about and when is it going to happen? I

met Stevie over the years, and we were both going out on the road at

the same time. It just coincided, she's doing arenas, not my first

choice, I like theatres and clubs. But we're not that big. It's not my

cup of tea, I like small stuff. Intimate stuff. I wanted to get the

band out, and she's going, I think it's a good fit. Do you still have a

list of people you would like to work with? I would love to do

something with Kate Bush. That would be awesome. It would. Do you want

to...? I just... Just get some singing lessons? I don't know, we

look like... And we both have a dog! No, I don't have a dog. The

Pretenders' new album Alone is out today. And Chrissy and the band will

be performing their new single Holy Commotion at the end of the show.

Meanwhile, here is an award-winning cellist paying tribute to his very

supportive parents. Like all parents, we thought our

children were talented and win new music would be a big part of their

lives. We just did not realise how big a part it would be. I won BBC

London News ocean, and I could not have done it without my family. As a

toddler, he was very cheeky. If you heard a noise in the house, you knew

it was Sheku. He started the piano at five, and the cello at six, and

it went from there. From the minute I pick up the cello, I loved the

sound and wanted to play it all the time. I think because I loved it so

much, I got Tilly Gray date when I was about nine, I think. All of my

brothers and sisters play music. -- I got to grade eight. The youngest

is seven years old. And there's seven of us in total. We did not set

out to have an orchestra, it just came about, as one by one they

started to learn instruments. I started playing the cello, and this

is the one that Sheku used to play. And I think I might be better than

him. From a very young age, I've always been encouraged by my

parents. But up until now I have never really thought about the

impact it has had on their lives. We have made sacrifices, we had

wallpaper peeling off, things we could not repair in the house, but

we're happy because of the benefits they get from playing and the

enjoyment they get. Looking after all of our instruments costs a

fortune, and during the string finals in Bbc Young Musician, I

snapped a string. Luckily, it did not throw me and I just came back

on. But I reckon my dad in the audience was probably thinking,

that's ?80 down the drain! Every Saturday morning, my parents get us

all up at five and take us to the Royal Academy of music in London. It

is very difficult keeping track of everything that the children do.

Sheku has type 1 diabetes, which is an extra worry for me because he has

to monitor his blood levels, especially before he performs. I

have to always check to make sure he has eaten enough. Like most

17-year-olds, Sheku is very forgetful and messy. He turned up at

a major concert in London, without a bow. We're very lucky because the

children all go to Trinity school, a local comprehensive school, which is

very good at music. At high school, all pupils learning the violin and

the record recorder. Because of that, all of my friends understand

what I do and I have never been bullied or teased for what I do.

People might think that my parents have been pushy and forced me to do

it from a young age, but I think it's definitely been something I've

always wanted to do, and they've encouraged me, but it's always come

from me. Think that's really important. The 17-year-old cellist

from Nottingham... I was absolutely terrified, I just wanted it to be

over! The winner of the BBC Young Musician Pretty 16 is Sheku

Kanneh-Mason full stop when it was announced, I was very happy. Also

being the first black winner was very important to me, because a have

always wanted to inspire young black people to take up music, being given

the opportunity myself. We're very proud of Sheku, not just for winning

but for the way he has handled it. He hasn't changed. I will always be

very grateful for all of the support my parents have given to me in

music. And I think that always inspires me to work hard and give my

all in every performance. My younger sisters have always wanted to do

well in the Young Musician competition, so I'll leave that to

them! And maybe they can start practising for The One Show!

What a brilliant family! It is amazing, thank you to Sheku and all

his brothers and sisters. Wouldn't it be great if one of the sisters

won the Young Musician Of The Year award? It would be fantastic, and I

think there is a chance that they will as well! A very big thank you

to Peggy and to Miranda. John, did you enjoy it? I had a great time and

I would love to be back. I will be back with Matt on Monday. Now,

playing us out with their single Holy Commotion, from their new album

Alone, it is the fantastic, amazing, Pretenders!

# I just want, I want, I want, to see your face

# I just want, I want, I want to dance all night

# When the walls come tumbling down And the love drags all around

# And the dogs of war come around no more

# No more rape or torture or mutilation

# One love one way One

# Devotion, devotion, come on devotion

# Massive devotion. # Come on.

# Come on # Oh, oh

# Let's go.