22/12/2017 The One Show

Hello and welcome to

the last One Show before

Christmas. With my special Friday

guest presenter.

The traffic out

there is unbelievable. Thank you so

much.

I like it.

It is top-heavy. If

I lean forward, I fall forward.

School gates have been closed,

black bin liners are full

of the remains of office parties

and The One Show is

about to shut up shop.

But before we do, we've got

a show full of music,

lights and goodwill.

The Canterbury Cathedral

Girls Choir are here.

They'll be performing

a classic carol later for us.

Team Rickshaw are here.

Always good to see you.

And we're all waiting

for the arrival of a jolly man

in a red suit who always brings

Christmas cheer.

No, not that one.

This one.

I'm Father Christmas. Who is first?

Yes, I am a reindeer. Look at my

antlers. Christmas is a special time

for me, and a special time for you.

Please welcome Santa Rob Brydon!

Good to see you.

Are you all set for

Christmas?

Why couldn't I wear that?

I am ready for Christmas, yes. I

have been doing a little shopping

because we are in London, too good

an opportunity to miss.

So you are

sorted. Did your gift assistant do

the wrapping?

My assistant's

assistant did the main wrapping, in

conjunction with the shop assistant.

But they had assistance.

We will be

talking about the Highway Rat later.

This year we've seen

Matt Allwright take on the A to Z

of Britain challenge.

We've been sending him to towns

all across the country in search

of the best food and somewhere

to stay the night.

And we've saved him somewhere

special for Christmas.

I'm heading way out west to the

Cornish fishing village of Mousehole

in our a to Z of great British food

towns. Tonight marks the beginning

of Mousehole's legendary Christmas

celebrations, to which we are

Cordelia invited. The harbour is

being festooned with lights by Peter

Taylor and his team of volunteers.

All hands on Christmas decks. I

think you have a couple of bulbs

missing. How many are there?

Over

100,000. The lights are arranged in

a circle around the harbour, so

anywhere you stand in Mousehole, you

will see lots of pieces. It's a

fantastic sensation.

Hit my lights.

Yes! Job done. One of the displays

depicts a local delicacy called

stargazing pie, which has fish heads

sticking out of it. The story goes

that a local fisherman went out in a

storm to feed the starving village,

and came back with seven different

types of fish. It is still cooked at

Christmas time in Mousehole, and

hotelier Charles is going to show me

how. That is a lot of fish for a

single pie.

There were a lot of

people in the village to feed and

they were very hungry. We will use

three today, Pollock, smoked haddock

An.

We mix a sauce made with fish

stock, cream, parsley, wilted

spinach and eggs, topped off with a

puff pastry crust. This is where you

take a really good fish pie and make

70% of people not want to eat it,

the idea that the fish are looking

at you.

Diving through the sea and

up and looking to the stars.

So what

does it taste like? The question is,

heads or tails?

I think you should

try a head. The whole fish in the

pie, the oil seeps into the source,

and you get a real intense flavour.

Here is my advice. If you come to

Mousehole, don't be put off by the

way it looks. It tastes incredible.

While we eat, outside people are

pouring into Mousehole.

We are from

Plymouth and we have come to see the

lights.

I had no idea it was such a

big deal.

It is a thing.

The

population has swelled six times

tonight and Santa is collecting for

the harbour lights.

Free mistletoe

for a small donation. Get your money

out.

All that I have got is 20 quid.

Most expensive mistletoe I have ever

bought. Somehow I have to get value

for money from this. I paid 20 quid

for this, so I have to get as many

Christmas kisses as possible. Pull

him in.

I thought you were going

to...

That was a good one.

Hang on!

Oh, my goodness. I'm so sorry.

Please don't let me start anything.

Can I just say, he's got lipstick on

him.

I have. Enough of the

mistletoe. Now for the lights.

Three, two, one... It's a fantastic

evening, but will I be able to find

somewhere to stay tonight?

It will

be totally busy. Booked probably for

a year.

Sure enough, there is

genuinely no room at the inn.

Luckily, there is plenty of

Christmas spirit. Do you know

anywhere I can state a night?

We

have got a spare room in our

cottage. Christmas is all about

sharing, reaching out to people

you've never met before.

Bless you.

You are blooming lucky I've got a

spare bed for you. You might have

two sharing with Max.

That's all

right. Hello, everybody. Such a

gate-crasher. Marvellous Mousehole,

new friends partying late into the

night. Max is a Battersea dog and I

am a straight taken in by kind

people. It doesn't get much better,

just before Christmas.

He will get Christmas flu, kissing

people randomly like that. I love a

bit of mistletoe. You take what you

can get!

As far as the Rob Brydon household

is concerned, is it a traditional

Christmas that you have? Do you get

involved?

I am very much there.

There is a definite physical

presence from me.

Just overseeing?

Just being there, just for Mauro,

really. I'm not a big talent in the

kitchen, but I help, like Santa's

little helper. My big thing is

always wanting to get rid of the

wrapping paper as soon as it has

come off. I am like elderly

relatives used to be, and I used to

think, why are they doing that? Now,

give that to me. I crunch it up

small, saving all the ribbon. People

used to go, why are you saving it,

but I will keep that. And it never

gets seen again.

Hopefully the

dinner will be cleared and the

dishwasher stacked by 4:45pm when

the Highway Rat is on.

It is on

them, such a lovely film.

This is a

very popular book but some people

who have not got children might not

know the story.

Julia Donaldson, the

writer, Axel Scheffler, the

illustrator, she wrote the Gruffalo.

The Highway Rat is played by David

Tennant in our version, and he has a

sweet tooth, so he steals food from

all of the other creatures in this

wonderful world. If you have

children, you can't not have heard

of the Highway Rat, but there will

be the odd friend who I mention it

to and they will say, what's that?

You don't know the Highway Rat?!

It's a lovely book, I think one of

her best. And the guys that have

done this, who also did the Gruffalo

and stick man and others, they have

done such a lovely job. They find

new things that fit perfectly in

Julia's world. It's something I'm

really proud to be apart of.

I think

we should introduce all of your

friends to this wonderful story.

Let's look and listen your lovely

narrator.

Do you have cakes and

chocolates, the highway robber

cried. And... Chocolates,

chocolates, chocolates, the voice

from the cave replied. I'm coming to

take them, the rat thief yelled. His

greedy eyes grew round. Take them,

take them, take them, came back the

welcome sound.

It is another perfect time.

It is a

lovely film. They had a screening

and I went to see it, so proud to be

part of it. Very heart-warming.

You

must be a dream father to read

bedtime stories.

Well, what I have

found is that when I have read

bedtime stories... I've got five

altogether, they are older now. I

would put on a voice and they would

say, do your own voice, because

naturally...

The ultimate insult.

I

think any story sounds better with

Anthony Hopkins. So when I used to

read the Highway Rat to the kids I

would do it in my Anthony Hopkins

voice. And I would be listening and

going, that sounds good. And the

kids would look up from the pillow,

do your own voice.

When you were a

little boy, were your parents good

storytellers? What was your

favourite?

Stuff like Rupert the

Bear.

I used to love Rupert the

Bear. He's gone quiet.

Robin Hood

tax very popular in Port Talbot. I

remember him. Why are you laughing

at that? One mention of Port Talbot

and she is away.

It's Christmas, it

reminds me of home.

That's right, it

is Christmas, well done, Alex. Your

grip on reality has not lessened.

But all of the stuff that is around

now, it makes you realise, there was

no Harry Potter, no Gruffalo, none

of that.

But we managed.

We got by,

Alex.

The Highway Rat is on

Christmas Day at 4:45pm on BBC One.

We've been up and down

the country all week sending

So thank you for all of your

thank yous; from the dogs

of Aberdeen to the topless rugby

players of Belfast.

And one last stop -

tonight it's Liverpool.

Merry Christmas to my family and

friends and thanks to my mum for

making Christmas so special.

A

message to my mum and dad to say

thanks for being such great mums and

dads.

And my mum and dad as well,

all the baby-sitting throughout the

year.

Thank you for 16 years of

happy marriage. I love the.

And I

love her, too.

Welcome aboard one of the Mersey

ferries. We are quite close as a

workforce, more like a family than

friendship. I would like to wish

Merry Christmas to our regulars and

all our visitors in 2017. Look

forward to seeing you in 2018. Thank

you.

We were invited to a Christmas

lunch. By students from the

University. It was for pensioners

and we were waited on hand and foot.

The students were lovely.

It's the

coming together of the older and

younger generation.

Thank you to

them all.

Merry Christmas!

I am the

postmistress, and today we have come

along to thank Sally for our

Christmas top are on our postbox

because she made it and it has

brought joy to everyone.

I had not

appreciated how much pleasure it

would given this reception is

amazing.

Rudolph the red-nosed

reindeer had a very shiny nose...

Merry Christmas to all those lovely

people. Now then, we have come up

with a little game. I know you have

had your Christmas special but we

are going to do it and we are going

to call it...

That's very clever because you've

taken a Christmas word.

Bingo. There is a team involved in

this show, it's not just the two of

you.

More than that. We've got three

people.

We've got more people lined

up for this.

They've each got a

Christmas story and you basically

have to guess which one is lying.

Which is the lie.

There is one in

now. We'll start with Susie and...

We'll hear all the stories first.

Susie off you go.

Every other year

on Christmas Day I have a picnic

outside eight nuclear power plant.

Interesting. We'll now move on to

Abena.

I spent Christmas Day locked

in a bus garage after falling asleep

on the night bus home.

Locked in a

bus garage after falling asleep on

the night bus home. Finally David.

One Christmas morning I had to dash

to the airport to send my mum's

false teeth to America.

There you

are, three stories.

Only one is

alive.

You can question.

Which one

of you is lying? Not that question.

Not that question.

The lie I think,

I have a feeling the first Lady was

a David seemed confident.

You can

question.

These are your mother's

teeth. And you had to send them to

which country?

America, to

California.

You went to an airport

is not a post office?

It was

Christmas Day, post offices were

shut. But there one flight from

America, to America from the UK.

Which airport?

Heathrow.

All right.

In 1979.

I think he's telling the

truth.

Lots of detail.

You were

wondering about Abena.

Tell me yours

again.

I spent Christmas Day in a

bus garage.

She's telling me her lie

again. Christmas Day...

In a bus

garage because I fell asleep on the

night bus.

That could be the lie.

The nuclear...

Suzy, yes.

Every

other year on Christmas Day I have a

picnic outside a nuclear power

plant.

I think Abena is telling the

lie.

Are you OK with people having a

picnic outside a power station?

Do

you not do that? You don't do that?

It's a branch of Rumbelows, but much

the same thing. All I'm sure of is

that David is telling the truth, I'm

not really sure...

You're saying

Abena is lying, would be a liar...

I've changed my mind, Suzy is lying.

Would the liar step forward?

It was

Abena!

Why did you let me change?

The other two were true. Very

quickly to prove the others are

true, we've got Suzy first of all.

Oh my goodness!

Enjoying a picnic

stroke Christmas lunch.

I'm going to

ask why.

Hang on... There rather

teeth. The teeth are in!

It could

just be the picture of a woman with

teeth.

We'll have a chat with Suzy

during the next bit to sort this

power station thing out.

Shortly

we'll be giving you 25 choir girls

a-singing and rickshaw ride is

relaxing. Here is a cricketer trying

to take on a 25 days of Christmas

challenge.

Cerys, it's Phil. I need your help,

they've asked me to find one of the

nation's favourite Christmas carols

and give it a twist.

Are you

serious?

I never joke about

business, can you rustle me up 12

drummers?

I'll see what I can do.

Whoa. Hello. Phil, hi.

Richard, I

need some papers.

OK, leave it with

me.

Where can I lay my hands on a couple

of turtle doves?

I think you're in

luck I've just found the specimen

you're looking for.

Andy have you

got any geese your way?

It's a bit

of a tall order old chap but I think

I've got an idea.

You want what?

Nine ladies.

I'll see what I can do.

Phil.

Matt, it's me, I need some

maids milking.

OK, listen, this is

the last time I'm going to help, all

right? Yeah... By. Such a chanter.

-- Chancellor.

It's not been easy

but I think we've pulled it off. Sit

back, relax and prepare yourself for

some Christmas magic wand show

style.

# In the first day of Christmas my

true love gave to me a partridge in

a pear tree

# On the second day of Christmas my

true love gave to me two turtledoves

# On the third day of Christmas my

true love gave to me

# Three French hens

# Hello.

# On the fourth day of Christmas my

true love sent to me four calling

doves that's just three calling

birds, I wanted four.

# On the fifth day of Christmas my

true love gave to me five gold rings

# On the sixth day of Christmas my

true love gave to me six geese a-

laying

# On the second day of Christmas my

true love gave to me seven Swans a-

Swimming...

# On the eighth day of Christmas my

true love gave to me eight maids a-

milking

# On the ninth day of Christmas my

true love gave to me nine ladies

dancing

# On the tenth day of Christmas my

true love sent to me ten Time Lords

leaping

# On the 11th day of Christmas my

true love gave to me 11 pipers

piping

# On the 12th day of Christmas my

true love gave to me 12 drummers

drumming...

# Ten Lords leaping

# Nine ladies dancing

# Eight maids milking

# Seven Swans Swimming

# Six geese laying

# Five gold rings

# Four calling birds

# Three French hens

# Two turtledoves

# And a partridge in a pear tree #.

Cheers!

It happened.

Thank you to all of the

groups who sang their hearts out for

us.

Back in November you will

probably remember myself I'm six

incredible riders, here they are,

rode 500 miles from London to

Glasgow in nine days will stop

APPLAUSE

They did a sterling job, great to

see you all again. I said before I

hardly recognise you because you're

looking rested. How has life been?

Doing Christmas lights switching on?

I switched on the projections.

You've been getting involved in

Western markets I switched on the

village Christmas tree lights. It

was an exhausting nine days. How

much sleep did you have to after

that presenter-macro?

I've been

sleeping every day up until the

evening.

Still going. Look, we

talked about going back to school,

the reaction you would get, what was

it like?

It was unreal to see the

support I got was amazing. The

school alone raised £4000 for the

challenge, so I'm very grateful.

Brilliant. We have to say an

enormous thank you to everyone who

donated.

Absolutely.

You've worked

wonders. I've got the trouble for

the end of the year and it has gone

up, I can tell you. Stand by... For

the terrible... -- for the total. It

stands out... 5,402,326! Goodness

me, thank you from each and every

one of you.

Every year we work with

our neighbours at all souls Church

to make all sorts of things happen.

We're joined by the reverend Hugh

Palmer, lovely to see you again.

It's been a difficult year for some

people in 2017, what message do you

have for those people going forward

to 2018?

Well, there was a mum in a

hospital bed where a six-year-old

was dying and the chaplain comes by,

put his arm on her shoulder and

says, I know how you feel. She's a

out of her seat in an instant, eyes

blazing, she says that my son die

in, how dare you say you know how I

feel? He stops her and says, last

year my eight-year-old boy died in

this hospital, too. He said, I do

know how you feel. And Christmas is

a reminder that the God and Jesus

know that as well. He gave his one

and only at Christmas and Easter.

That is the hand I would want on my

shoulder going into 2018.

Thank you

so much. And have a restful

Christmas yourself. Peaceful

Christmas.

Everybody is so generous

out there. I was just thinking as

you were saying, the generosity of

out there. I was doing maths in my

head and over the seven years we've

done that challenge it has raised

over £21 million.

Incredible.

Huge

thank you to everybody who has

donated.

And thank you for watching

this year. We'll see you again in

2018. Thank you to Rob for being

such a fantastic dust. The Highway

Rat is on Christmas Day at quarter

to five on BBC One and we'll be back

on the 8th of January with the Hairy

Bikers. Happy birthday to Matt Baker

for tomorrow. Happy birthday!

We'll

leave you with the Canterbury

Cathedral Girls Choir singing not

happy birthday, Silent Night.

Merry

Christmas.

And a very Happy New

Year.

# Silent night

Holy night

# All is calm

all is bright

# Round yon virgin mother and child

# Holy infant so tender and mild

# Sleep in heavenly peace

# Silent night

# Holy night

# Shepherds quake

at the sight

# Glories stream from heaven afar

# Heavenly hosts sing

Alleluia

# Christ the Savior is born #.

# Silent night

Holy night

# Son of God

# Radiant beams from thy holy face

# With the dawn of redeeming grace

# Jesus is Lord at thy birth

# Jesus Lord at thy birth #.