:00:00. > :00:00.It's the 20th Commonwealth Games, and as it says on the wall
:00:00. > :00:16.behind us, the time is now, the place is here.
:00:17. > :00:20.Celtic Park, for the opening ceremony.
:00:21. > :00:23.Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart and the Queen are here, and so are we.
:00:24. > :00:36.Thanks for joining The One Show at Glasgow 2014.
:00:37. > :00:39.Hello and welcome to a very special One Show with Matt Baker.
:00:40. > :00:44.Behind us, excited ticketholders are passing
:00:45. > :00:47.through security and are on their way to take their seats inside.
:00:48. > :00:49.It's all hush hush as to what's going to take place
:00:50. > :00:52.at the Opening Ceremony, but all will be revealed shortly, when you
:00:53. > :00:58.We've set up camp to soak up the atmosphere
:00:59. > :01:04.and to chat to some special guests and athletes before it all starts.
:01:05. > :01:06.We'll be going live inside the stadium throughout
:01:07. > :01:09.tonight's show with Sarah Mack to keep you up to date with how the
:01:10. > :01:15.Our very own Clydesider Commonwealth gold medallist Iwan Thomas is out
:01:16. > :01:37.down the gauntlet for the Prime Minister.
:01:38. > :01:40.Joining us on the sofa, one of the stars of the Commonwealth
:01:41. > :02:03.Opening Ceremony and one of the stars of Commonwealth history.
:02:04. > :02:10.It's Amy Macdonald and Barry McGuigan.
:02:11. > :02:18.Amy, you are performing shortly at the Opening Ceremony.
:02:19. > :02:25.We know you can't tell us much, but have you had a chance to rehearse?
:02:26. > :02:33.It has all been going really well. I feel so excited to be part of it, so
:02:34. > :02:36.excited to have the Commonwealth Games in my home city, I feel so
:02:37. > :02:41.privileged to have been invited. Barry,
:02:42. > :02:59.what do you think we can expect We have heard there is going to be a
:03:00. > :03:09.duet? Anything is possible! We have heard about Rod Stewart. We look
:03:10. > :03:20.forward to that possibility. What is this moment like? It is incredible.
:03:21. > :03:25.I was only a kid, I was 17, it was Edmonton, 1978, it was brilliant.
:03:26. > :03:31.For so many junk athletes coming through, and for the older ones,
:03:32. > :03:35.really exciting. And being together in a moment like this. Some of them
:03:36. > :03:40.will be competing tomorrow, they do not want to stay too late. To be
:03:41. > :03:46.with their team-mates, listen to the crowd, and we have got glorious
:03:47. > :03:53.weather. It is fantastic. It is a special moment.
:03:54. > :03:56.Celtic Park behind us is one of the largest stadiums in Scotland.
:03:57. > :03:59.But it wasn't big enough for the Commonwealth Games track-and-field
:04:00. > :04:01.events, so they had an ingenious plan to transform Hampden Park,
:04:02. > :04:26.This is Hamden Park in Glasgow. For over a century, it has been the home
:04:27. > :04:31.of Scottish football. This summer, it will host athletics at the
:04:32. > :04:37.Commonwealth Games. But Hampden has one major drawback. There was no
:04:38. > :04:42.running track and no space to build one, so the organisers came up with
:04:43. > :04:49.a radical solution. An entire track built on stilts, two metres above
:04:50. > :04:53.the football pitch. Eight months ago, 10,000 lower level seats were
:04:54. > :04:57.removed to make way for the huge platform above the pitch. It was an
:04:58. > :05:06.ambitious method, never attempted before on this scale. Why use this
:05:07. > :05:12.method? The disadvantage of building a new stadium is the cost, and what
:05:13. > :05:19.did you do with it afterwards? They have come up with this idea, it has
:05:20. > :05:23.come in at a fraction of the cost. It has cost ?14 million to complete,
:05:24. > :05:28.a bargain, as a new stadium can cost hundreds of millions of pounds.
:05:29. > :05:32.Building an entire racing track on stilts poses a huge problem,
:05:33. > :05:39.famously recognised nearly 200 years ago in a village outside Manchester.
:05:40. > :05:44.In 1831, Rajesh soldiers were marking -- marching across this
:05:45. > :05:49.ridge and it began to sway in time with their footsteps. Amusement
:05:50. > :05:55.turned to horror as the bridge collapsed, seriously injuring 20
:05:56. > :05:59.soldiers. It failed not because of their combined weight, but because
:06:00. > :06:08.of the vibrations. Caused by their footsteps. Every object, like this
:06:09. > :06:15.glass, will vibrate at its own specific frequency. This is called
:06:16. > :06:22.its resonant frequency. When something makes it wobble at that
:06:23. > :06:29.frequency, it puts it under stress. Sometimes, causing it to break. It
:06:30. > :06:35.is not only sound that can have this effect. It could be founding --
:06:36. > :06:43.pounding feet, or the wind. In 1940, the wind made this bridge wobble so
:06:44. > :06:49.much, it collapsed. And athletics track on stilts is essentially a
:06:50. > :06:54.bridge, and could wobble. For elite athletes, even a slight wobble could
:06:55. > :06:59.mean the difference between success and failure. One runner on their own
:07:00. > :07:06.could not make the truck vibrate, but many running at the same time
:07:07. > :07:12.might. The solution was to build a track with a frequency that needed
:07:13. > :07:18.the athletes -- neither athletes nor the noise of the crowd could mimic.
:07:19. > :07:21.Adding extra weight on top of the stilts makes it impossible for a
:07:22. > :07:26.group of runners to generate the frequency needed to make the track
:07:27. > :07:34.wobble. Above my head, they have piled an amazing amount of weight,
:07:35. > :07:39.17,000 tonnes. On top of the stilts, the workers lay down 1000 huge steel
:07:40. > :07:47.plates. Then, they add a deep layer of rock. On top of that, I layer of
:07:48. > :07:55.tar, then asphalt, to make the whole thing perfectly level. The synthetic
:07:56. > :07:59.racing surface is the final layer. Before you love it, you have a
:08:00. > :08:08.running track that will never be shaken. Putting the track through
:08:09. > :08:13.its paces today is Commonwealth content -- is this Commonwealth
:08:14. > :08:20.contender. Can you tell that you are not on solid ground? Know. I would
:08:21. > :08:24.not have a clue. But I have seen the pictures, the construction, and how
:08:25. > :08:30.high it is. But it feels like a normal track. It is a weird
:08:31. > :08:34.experience. The home crowd hope that the temporary track in the sky
:08:35. > :08:40.creates victories that will last for ever.
:08:41. > :08:43.It is a hard track, which means it is really fast. Is that how it
:08:44. > :08:47.works? Apparently. Sports historian Philip
:08:48. > :08:59.Barker joins us. White are you wearing a jumper? It
:09:00. > :09:06.is boiling! He explained it to me before we came on air! It looks
:09:07. > :09:10.smart! This is my colour! It did not clash with the Tartan!
:09:11. > :09:18.First of all, Philip, you have some predictions
:09:19. > :09:28.I think Sir Chris Hoy, the man who brought the bat on up for the Queen
:09:29. > :09:30.to put in her address, because she reads it out, he will be involved, I
:09:31. > :09:35.imagine with children. This reads it out, he will be involved, I
:09:36. > :09:43.great football town, Celtic and Rangers, how about the captain of
:09:44. > :09:46.the 1967 Celtic team, or the captain of the Rangers European winning
:09:47. > :09:51.team? Or Kenny Dalglish, the greatest of them all, and Ally
:09:52. > :10:01.McCoist. That is my theory. Plenty of choice! It will be interesting,
:10:02. > :10:06.God Save The Queen. It got a terrific reception in the
:10:07. > :10:13.rehearsal, 30,000 people went mad and sang along. I am sure it will be
:10:14. > :10:18.typical Scottish hospitality. The friendly games. She breaks up a
:10:19. > :10:23.holiday to watch the Commonwealth Games, she loved them. She had to
:10:24. > :10:27.come up early to get her accreditation. Seriously? It is one
:10:28. > :10:36.rule for all. Philip, how did the ritual
:10:37. > :10:48.of the Opening Ceremony come It comes from the Olympics. It
:10:49. > :10:53.wanted something special. The British Empire games, as they were
:10:54. > :10:57.called, were set up to Trail clouds of glory from the Olympics, so they
:10:58. > :11:03.wanted a ceremony as well. It was different in 1930, in Canada, when
:11:04. > :11:12.they started, very post faced, in their blazers. They were out on the
:11:13. > :11:20.track, competing, within the hour. Not quite the show that we have got
:11:21. > :11:28.to night. How has the budget gone? Upwards and upwards. It is more than
:11:29. > :11:33.it started with, around 20 million. Back in 1958 in Wales, in Cardiff,
:11:34. > :11:40.the budget for the Opening Ceremony was ?2000. We are frugal in Wales!
:11:41. > :11:45.That is what they did, they had a choir singing lovely Welsh songs.
:11:46. > :11:47.Tell us about the craziest moments in Commonwealth
:11:48. > :12:03.They get back to Brisbane, 1982, what did they have? A giant
:12:04. > :12:12.kangaroo. It winked at Prince Philip, and he loved that. He is
:12:13. > :12:17.still winking, the kangaroo, 30 years old. He has had surgery on his
:12:18. > :12:23.eyes, it is still winking its way through. That's what the big
:12:24. > :12:30.highlight. They had a lot less monster in 1986. In 1990, Prince
:12:31. > :12:35.Edward was given a Maori challenge, he had gone to school in New
:12:36. > :12:40.Zealand, and they went to the crowd and rubbed noses with the athletes,
:12:41. > :12:46.they loved it. I cannot believe how much information you have got,
:12:47. > :12:54.remarkable. Then, we had happy birthday to the Queen in 2006. She
:12:55. > :13:04.looked embarrassed. Multiply the harassment by 100,000 people. Thank
:13:05. > :13:12.you very much indeed. We will go inside Celtic Park.
:13:13. > :13:20.I am so excited to be inside the stadium. We cannot show you too
:13:21. > :13:25.much, but all will be revealed later. This is going to be the
:13:26. > :13:32.largest party Glasgow will ever have to host. 1 billion people will be
:13:33. > :13:36.watching. Rehearsals took place on Monday
:13:37. > :13:39.and today, and one thing we do know is that there are going to be some
:13:40. > :13:42.very moving films made about They are quite hard-hitting,
:13:43. > :13:46.and will leave you with a lump We do know it lasts two hours,
:13:47. > :13:53.and they tested out some fireworks on Monday night,
:13:54. > :13:55.so we should see a display. I've been told that tonight's
:13:56. > :13:58.extravaganza will reflect the voice, character and personality
:13:59. > :13:59.of Glasgow. There are a cast of 2,000 local
:14:00. > :14:02.people currently getting ready backstage, finishing their makeup
:14:03. > :14:04.and finishing their costumes. They had to audition, and
:14:05. > :14:06.their rehearsals have been taking place for the past few months at
:14:07. > :14:11.secret locations across the city. They are all excited and raring to
:14:12. > :14:26.go. the South of France from his
:14:27. > :14:31.holidays and it is rumoured that he will perform with Amy MacDonald.
:14:32. > :14:36.Susan Boyle will perform and also Nicola Benedetti will be playing her
:14:37. > :14:43.violin. I will be back later and I will interview a special guest. That
:14:44. > :14:52.is the second reference to Rod Stewart and Amy MacDonald performing
:14:53. > :14:57.a duet. That was the classic pundit position, we will get used to that!
:14:58. > :15:03.We have met so many people over the past three days. We were at the
:15:04. > :15:11.train station and we had a lovely picture with people and Matt Baker.
:15:12. > :15:16.You are in the zone with the Australian team. I saw some from the
:15:17. > :15:22.British Virgin Islands this morning. The boarding is the best time. You
:15:23. > :15:34.can take a tour on an open top bus and Sarah Mack went on for the ride.
:15:35. > :15:39.I am off to meet a man who is called John Paul flip. We have tourists who
:15:40. > :15:46.see what the city has to offer. Let's discover something about the
:15:47. > :15:55.real Glasgow but tourists do not see. The tourists we are taking
:15:56. > :16:03.today are delegates from the kingdom of Lesotho, also from the Solomon
:16:04. > :16:11.Islands and Germany and Croatia among others. I want to take you to
:16:12. > :16:23.see an unusual attraction. It may not be with us for very long. Allow
:16:24. > :16:29.me to present the Red Road flats. Why is this something that should be
:16:30. > :16:33.seen? When they were built in the 60s, they were the biggest
:16:34. > :16:39.residential flats in Europe. Up until recently they were occupied
:16:40. > :16:43.with over 4900 people. This was the answer to the housing problem in
:16:44. > :16:53.Glasgow. They then realised they had made a mistake. What do you think of
:16:54. > :16:58.coming here and seeing that? We are not used to high buildings. If the
:16:59. > :17:07.lift does not work, how'd you get up their? Everybody would have to walk.
:17:08. > :17:14.There will be many happy memories in the rubble when they come down. You
:17:15. > :17:21.get Scottish shortbread on the tour. That is made in China! The next
:17:22. > :17:26.destination is over the River Clyde to check out modern art. At least
:17:27. > :17:33.that is what I thought. We are at the Gallery of modern Art. Most of
:17:34. > :17:37.Glasgow's prosperity was founded on wealth made by the Tobacco Lords.
:17:38. > :17:43.They made a lot of money on the back of slaves and a lot of people became
:17:44. > :17:48.wealthy on the trade, such as William Cunningham, whose house was
:17:49. > :18:05.this. 30% of plantations were owned by Scottish people at one time. We
:18:06. > :18:12.are in Queens Park. Did this have a reputation as a crime hotspot? It
:18:13. > :18:14.still does, to an extent. But this is one of the most magnificent views
:18:15. > :18:22.in Glasgow. is one of the most magnificent views
:18:23. > :18:26.thing is the wind turbine. People think this is named after Victoria,
:18:27. > :18:37.but it is named after Mary Queen of Scots. Back in 1934, Christmas Eve
:18:38. > :18:41.and this was open to the public for the first time. It became one of the
:18:42. > :18:46.most iconic dance halls and tourists do not often get in to see this
:18:47. > :18:57.particular place. Close your eyes, you can see people dancing. And a
:18:58. > :19:01.tiny bit of vomit! That is just me. Look at it, and ordinary Glasgow
:19:02. > :19:05.pub, which makes a difference from the stainless steel and glass
:19:06. > :19:12.palaces in the city centre. All that remains is to say, Cheers. We got to
:19:13. > :19:23.see the other side that most of the athletes will not see. Breathtaking.
:19:24. > :19:27.Scotland was something else. Sarah Mack having a lovely time. If you
:19:28. > :19:36.were bringing people, where would you take them? I would hope there
:19:37. > :19:38.was a decent band playing at the music venue where it is an
:19:39. > :19:45.incredible place to see the show. music venue where it is an
:19:46. > :19:48.amazing place to perform. I have seen many
:19:49. > :19:52.amazing place to perform. I have there and it is one of those menus
:19:53. > :19:57.where everything comes together at the right time and it is a
:19:58. > :20:00.where everything comes together at experience. Ken Bruce will be coming
:20:01. > :20:02.along later and we will get his top tips. We were talking about how you
:20:03. > :20:12.were made from the 1978 Games. tips. We were talking about how you
:20:13. > :20:15.moment. Willing tips. We were talking about how you
:20:16. > :20:23.have a go in the closing moments, even though he is quite frail. Barry
:20:24. > :20:27.McGuigan has got it even though he is quite frail. Barry
:20:28. > :20:36.think you can believe it. Would you believe it? It was a close fight. In
:20:37. > :20:40.my amateur career I had controversial decisions and most of
:20:41. > :20:45.them went against me, and that went for me. I was lucky. In the
:20:46. > :20:58.semifinal, I knocked out the local Canadian guys, I had two previous
:20:59. > :21:04.fights and then I got a bye. Great experience, meeting Daley Thompson,
:21:05. > :21:12.Steve Ovett, big Geoff capes. I had seen them on television. I thought,
:21:13. > :21:20.wow. I was a kid, I was impressionable. We followed how we
:21:21. > :21:26.had done and we knew who we were competing against. We kept up with
:21:27. > :21:32.the athletes and the bowlers. It was a lovely experience. We had great
:21:33. > :21:37.weather. We could be blessed with great weather for the entire
:21:38. > :21:47.duration, fingers crossed. The memory was livid. How vivid is your
:21:48. > :21:53.memory of this? I thought you were talking about the weather in
:21:54. > :22:00.Edmonton! I had come back from Spain. I was posing. Give me a
:22:01. > :22:07.break! That is when I had hair. Where has it gone with? This year
:22:08. > :22:12.for the first time they have introduced within's boxing and we
:22:13. > :22:17.have the brilliant Nicola Adams competing for England. Will you
:22:18. > :22:22.commentate on Nicola Adams? Of course, she was the star of 2012.
:22:23. > :22:35.The first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Natasha Jonas, she will
:22:36. > :22:43.be a hot prospect. And another girl. She lives in England. She represents
:22:44. > :22:50.the Caribbean islands. Michaela will be in one division, as well. These
:22:51. > :22:54.girls are special. You watch them boxing and they spar with the boys
:22:55. > :23:02.and they look great. Have you seen this, what do you think of it? I am
:23:03. > :23:06.not sure how I would compete against these amazing athletes but if
:23:07. > :23:16.somebody annoys me enough, being from Glasgow... ! One man who has
:23:17. > :23:20.been difficult to pin down in the last couple of days is the First
:23:21. > :23:28.Minister Alex Salmond. This is why, this is what he has been doing. I am
:23:29. > :23:32.at the opening ceremony, preparing for the opening ceremony, which will
:23:33. > :23:38.be astonishing. I cannot tell you what is in it. It is a secret, but
:23:39. > :23:49.it will be wonderful. Celtic Park like you have never seen it before.
:23:50. > :23:54.The baton, it has a special message from the Queen. Presumably tomorrow
:23:55. > :24:02.it will be read out. How will you feel if it has words such as unity,
:24:03. > :24:06.togetherness, friendship? Her Majesty The Queen is head of the
:24:07. > :24:11.Commonwealth and territories, there are 71 countries competing and just
:24:12. > :24:20.about all of them have gone through and independence process. This is
:24:21. > :24:27.wonderful for Scotland? Seven years since we won the games in Sri Lanka.
:24:28. > :24:32.Suddenly realising it is now upon us. We had the last meeting of the
:24:33. > :24:38.organising committee in the Hydro last Friday and we have had 50, and
:24:39. > :24:42.it was an extraordinary feeling. This is the last meeting. It is
:24:43. > :24:54.here. It is great. You have organised the weather! We have saved
:24:55. > :24:58.up the sunshine for Glasgow. This is good timing. The world is watching.
:24:59. > :25:03.Everybody will be cheering for Scotland. How will you use that to
:25:04. > :25:16.your benefit? What is your strategy? I have taken a 10-day
:25:17. > :25:24.self-denying ordinance. I will not be drawn into this. Have you thought
:25:25. > :25:29.about walking into the opening ceremony, thinking of the World Cup,
:25:30. > :25:36.Sepp Blatter, the reaction he got. Are you prepared for what might
:25:37. > :25:41.happen? Everybody, even the England team will get a fantastic response
:25:42. > :25:47.from a Celtic Park crowd. It will be fantastic, it will be a generous
:25:48. > :25:54.crowd to all the nations and all the people participating. The Prime
:25:55. > :26:01.Minister, he goes running, and Boris Johnson likes to cycle in London.
:26:02. > :26:09.What is your sport? I play golf. I love sport. I like football, tennis,
:26:10. > :26:16.but I play golf. Thanks again for joining us. I am sure you will enjoy
:26:17. > :26:19.the Games. The First Minister will be putting a
:26:20. > :26:26.sporting challenge to the prime minister later. Keep watching. Amy
:26:27. > :26:30.MacDonald, you have toured in Germany, Switzerland, and you
:26:31. > :26:35.performed with Bryan Adams in Australia. You come back to Glasgow,
:26:36. > :26:42.it is home. Why is it the perfect place to call home? Overall, it
:26:43. > :26:47.would be the people. The phrase used to describe Glasgow right now is,
:26:48. > :26:54.people make Glasgow, and that is true. People are welcoming. We have
:26:55. > :27:00.a habit of putting ourselves down. But in the end it is a good thing.
:27:01. > :27:03.You never get ideas above your station being from Glasgow because
:27:04. > :27:11.somebody close to you will bring you back down to earth with a bang. You
:27:12. > :27:21.have a personal connection with the Commonwealth Games. It feels I have
:27:22. > :27:29.had a little part in the amazing journey. They used a track of mine
:27:30. > :27:35.that they presented before we found out if Glasgow had won. I remember
:27:36. > :27:39.watching it and thinking, that is my song. This is trying to get the
:27:40. > :27:45.Games for Glasgow. When they announced it, they went to the
:27:46. > :27:49.satellite link and said the host will be Glasgow and everybody
:27:50. > :27:55.erupted. I remember standing there and the one thing I can remember is
:27:56. > :28:01.standing and thinking, when these Games come around, I will be almost
:28:02. > :28:11.27. That is what I can remember. How does it feel? It is terrible! The
:28:12. > :28:15.Games will create new faces, but you came to prominence because you
:28:16. > :28:22.became an internet sensation at the age of 18, which was quite new then.
:28:23. > :28:32.I was not so much breaking through on the internet. It was after it
:28:33. > :28:37.happened. 25 million hits. That is just the one 's songs. It raked me
:28:38. > :28:48.through in European countries and I am honoured to have had that to push
:28:49. > :28:55.it for me -- it broke me through. You will perform it later. We look
:28:56. > :29:02.forward to that. We can find out where Iwan Thomas is. He has struck
:29:03. > :29:07.gold. Where are you? I have found very important people,
:29:08. > :29:11.Dame Kelly Holmes, and Charlotte Pollard, 15 years old and the only
:29:12. > :29:16.Dame Kelly Holmes, and Charlotte gymnast to be selected for Jersey.
:29:17. > :29:21.You must be proud and nervous? Nervous and excited to compete and
:29:22. > :29:26.have a good time. Will you do well? I try to do my best. It does not
:29:27. > :29:35.matter how I place, just to do my best. How were you selected? Your
:29:36. > :29:41.coach left you a message. I came into the gym and in the pigeon holes
:29:42. > :29:48.I found this piece of chalk, saying, congratulations, you have
:29:49. > :29:51.got into the Commonwealth Games. A lovely message,
:29:52. > :29:57.got into the Commonwealth Games. A amazing. I was over the mood. I had
:29:58. > :30:02.made the qualifying school, but I just needed the yes or no. It was
:30:03. > :30:08.amazing, a great finish to a good session. Anybody you are looking
:30:09. > :30:14.forward to meeting? I would love to meet Usain Bolt, but there is a low
:30:15. > :30:16.chance! I have already seen Bradley Wiggins and Nicola Adams, anybody
:30:17. > :30:21.would be amazing. You are president of
:30:22. > :30:31.Commonwealth Games England. We have got 420 athletes, you
:30:32. > :30:38.already mentioned some, Bradley Wiggins, Nicola Adams, and some
:30:39. > :30:43.up-and-coming athletes, we have got a 13-year-old diver, what an
:30:44. > :30:48.experience it will be. What do you have said about the village, how
:30:49. > :30:57.overwhelming it is that you are in the same place as these established
:30:58. > :31:02.athletes. You are still in shape, you have been doing Biju Avlon. Do
:31:03. > :31:10.you want to be out there? My head believe so! But the body is here!
:31:11. > :31:15.She can still do it! Any last-minute advice? Enjoy it. It is just another
:31:16. > :31:16.competition, that is what advice? Enjoy it. It is just another
:31:17. > :31:24.for all the time. Do your best. advice? Enjoy it. It is just another
:31:25. > :31:32.me, a little gift to say good luck. You are going to be brilliant.
:31:33. > :31:35.There is 4,500 athletes in Glasgow to take part in the Games,
:31:36. > :31:38.with many having to beat the odds to compete at the highest level.
:31:39. > :31:42.I've been to spend some time with a good friend of mine, David Weir,
:31:43. > :31:45.to find out how champions are made not only from hard work
:31:46. > :31:51.and training, but from the people they have around them.
:31:52. > :32:02.David Weir is one of our greatest athletes. He has won six Paralympic
:32:03. > :32:09.gold medals, six London Marathon is, and is hoping to win gold in his
:32:10. > :32:16.first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. 2014 will be the most inclusive yet,
:32:17. > :32:23.Alaska will host a record number of Paralympic events. But David has his
:32:24. > :32:28.eye on just one, the 1500 metres. I feel like I have achieved a massive
:32:29. > :32:32.goal, but there are still little goals that keep me going, like the
:32:33. > :32:39.Commonwealth Games, I have never won a Commonwealth medal. I want that
:32:40. > :32:48.feeling. Gold in Glasgow would be extra special, because his sports
:32:49. > :32:52.are part of the main event. It was part of the programme. You just felt
:32:53. > :33:00.like they wanted to embrace have Olympic sport. It is great. The
:33:01. > :33:04.determination to be recognised as a call has been central to his career,
:33:05. > :33:09.and was instilled from birth. His mother still lives in a council
:33:10. > :33:15.estate where he grew up, using calipers, then a wheelchair. What
:33:16. > :33:20.did you feel when you brought him back from the hospital and they said
:33:21. > :33:25.he is going to have a limited life? I thought, no, I am not having this.
:33:26. > :33:33.He is going to do the best. I went on from there. You were determined
:33:34. > :33:40.he would live a normal life? Yes. I did not rush over to him if he fell
:33:41. > :33:47.over, I let him get up. Come on, darling. She brought him up in a
:33:48. > :33:49.2-storey house with no special adaptions, because she did not want
:33:50. > :33:56.him to feel different from his family or friends. David was always
:33:57. > :34:03.reserved. He had the funniest haircuts. You have seen some of the
:34:04. > :34:09.curtains! That developed into a ponytail with headband. Would you
:34:10. > :34:15.like to explain yourself? It was fashion at the time! Everybody in
:34:16. > :34:20.the local area! His friends were determined to let him fight his
:34:21. > :34:24.local battles. He would sit in goal, we would smash the ball at him as
:34:25. > :34:31.though he were able-bodied, and he would throw himself at it, and carry
:34:32. > :34:37.on as normal. At a club, we would be dancing, he would be talking to
:34:38. > :34:45.women. I have heard it all before! He has never been somebody who would
:34:46. > :34:51.feel sorry for himself. My friends treated me not as though I was
:34:52. > :34:57.disabled, that was the biggest thing for me, growing up, just being
:34:58. > :35:05.treated as a normal kid. That is what has made him who he is. He has
:35:06. > :35:09.achieved so much, that is why. His family and friends have helped
:35:10. > :35:18.shaped him, but now it is the job of his coach to make sure he strikes
:35:19. > :35:22.gold again. You would be surprised at some of the things he has done in
:35:23. > :35:27.training. He is getting quicker. A gold medal would be a nice addition
:35:28. > :35:33.to the collection. That would be the one, yes. That is the medal that
:35:34. > :35:41.would please him more. You motivated? Definitely. Just to get
:35:42. > :35:46.the England vest on and try to win a medal for England would be a dream
:35:47. > :35:51.can true, just as an athlete, not as a disabled athlete. I am a
:35:52. > :35:56.world-class athlete, that is the way I want to be recognised. I have
:35:57. > :36:01.watched you for a long time, I heard you get the gold medal, even though
:36:02. > :36:05.I am Welsh! -- I hope you get the gold medal!
:36:06. > :36:19.He competes next cheese day. We wish him all the best. We have got some
:36:20. > :36:27.lovely messages. Later on. This morning, we struck a deal with
:36:28. > :36:35.somebody. Ken Bruce! You were good on the show this morning! We did
:36:36. > :36:40.your Radio 2 show. We were lucky, you had Paloma Faith this morning,
:36:41. > :36:46.and we have these fantastic acts. What else have you got up your
:36:47. > :36:59.sleeves? We will not be doing any more in the tent. We had Hue and
:37:00. > :37:07.Cry, rehearsing at 7am! Tomorrow, we are back in the studio. Lulu is
:37:08. > :37:14.coming in to talk to us. And Barry McGuigan! It must be nice to watch
:37:15. > :37:21.the people playing, as opposed to pressing a button. Completely
:37:22. > :37:26.different thing. In a radio studio, it is relaxed, you are on your own.
:37:27. > :37:35.When you are doing a show in a tent, you are up and about, not exactly
:37:36. > :37:39.dancing, but moving around! The creaking knows that goes with it
:37:40. > :37:43.does not work so well! Apart from Amy, none of us know what is
:37:44. > :37:49.happening later, but you are the man to ask, if you were in charge of the
:37:50. > :37:57.music, the musical director, who would top the bill? Three top acts?
:37:58. > :38:08.To define Scottish music? Amy is already there!
:38:09. > :38:13.Barry is a good singer! Rod Stewart, some people are saying. I think the
:38:14. > :38:17.Scottish fiddle Orchestra ought to be there, the great traditional
:38:18. > :38:23.music of Scotland, the Scottish fiddle. They are all amateurs, they
:38:24. > :38:30.all have jobs, they come together to play, a massed band of Scottish
:38:31. > :38:36.fiddle music. It always gets me. It sounds lovely. The proclaimers? Of
:38:37. > :38:41.course, especially on a day like this, you have the whole aspirate of
:38:42. > :38:52.Scotland coming back home, here in Glasgow. Letter from America. That
:38:53. > :39:01.is perfect. Maybe the closing ceremony? Good thinking! Can we do
:39:02. > :39:06.this as a joint job? Up there for thinking, down there for dancing. We
:39:07. > :39:13.had lulu on yesterday, she was telling us about the warm up parties
:39:14. > :39:16.going on around the city. There is a party going on on the banks of the
:39:17. > :39:21.Clyde, where we were the last two nights. 2000 people, are they
:39:22. > :39:38.getting into the spirit of things? These guys have been busy, putting
:39:39. > :39:48.out a fire at the science Museum. I am also joint by Danny MacAskill. He
:39:49. > :39:52.knows that Crane pretty well, but more on that later. He has been
:39:53. > :39:57.known to flip off the walls at Edinburgh Castle and only hot around
:39:58. > :40:06.Argentina, but he is also involved with the Commonwealth Games. He is
:40:07. > :40:11.doing loads here. I am here next Tuesday, all day, it will be an
:40:12. > :40:15.awesome time. You are suited and booted, I will let you get ready. He
:40:16. > :40:23.does some tricks, what tricks does he do?
:40:24. > :40:32.I love Glasgow for the character of it. I am looking at the place as a
:40:33. > :40:38.giant playground. I am always looking for some sort of perfection
:40:39. > :40:44.in riding. I am not competitive with other people, but I feel competitive
:40:45. > :40:50.with myself. It does not matter if it is 15 feet or 200 feet. It is
:40:51. > :40:52.important that I feel I have done my best and I make it look as easy as
:40:53. > :41:04.possible. You want to live in a city that
:41:05. > :41:24.allows you to be creative. Does his mother know he
:41:25. > :41:28.that? That was cool. That was an exclusive clip made by the BBC, to
:41:29. > :41:31.be shown during cycling events during the Commonwealth Games. How
:41:32. > :41:57.does he get off a ship? Super! I had to stand
:41:58. > :42:05.the monitor, I cannot believe he did that live! Brilliant. We have been
:42:06. > :42:08.asking that live! Brilliant. We have been
:42:09. > :42:14.previous Commonwealth Games. David and Janet sent this in of their son,
:42:15. > :42:21.the sprinter Dougie Walker, he carried the flag for Scotland in
:42:22. > :42:31.1998. A great picture. This is Tracey, the 1986 Edinburgh
:42:32. > :42:36.Commonwealth Games. A lot of people were involved, even if not
:42:37. > :42:39.competing. As far as 2014 is concerned, we went to find out what
:42:40. > :42:53.the Commonwealth Games means to them.
:42:54. > :42:59.I am umpiring at the lawn bowls. I am not a great bowler, so getting
:43:00. > :43:04.involved in the umpiring made it more interesting. It is a big
:43:05. > :43:13.responsibility. They have got to be focused on what they are doing. I
:43:14. > :43:19.would be really happy to be involved. My sons are delighted, my
:43:20. > :43:25.wife is really pleased. She will get rid of me for 11 days, so she is
:43:26. > :43:29.happy! I am a first-year hairdressing student who has been
:43:30. > :43:34.picked to work at the Commonwealth Games. Excited, nervous, to be part
:43:35. > :43:40.of it is phenomenal. We have had training that money cannot buy. We
:43:41. > :43:47.are fully booked for the opening ceremony, athletes coming in from
:43:48. > :43:51.all over the world. One of our styles will be showcased across the
:43:52. > :43:58.world, billions of people will see them. The family are proud of her,
:43:59. > :44:03.being selected from thousands. She is having to put in a lot of work,
:44:04. > :44:16.with two children it can be difficult, but the family are happy
:44:17. > :44:21.to give her the opportunity. My name is Terry and I am a former England
:44:22. > :44:29.international boxer working as a volunteer at boxing. My grandad,
:44:30. > :44:32.Frank Beecham, was the first British boxer to win in the Empire games,
:44:33. > :44:39.which is now the Commonwealth Games. I also boxed. I got as far as
:44:40. > :44:44.the Olympic squad, but did not go because of cutbacks through
:44:45. > :44:49.politics. Out of 22 boxes, they only sent eight, and I was one who was
:44:50. > :44:54.dropped. My job is to make sure everything is comfortable and they
:44:55. > :45:00.have the equipment they need. It is like being given a second chance. I
:45:01. > :45:07.will be thinking of my grandad, when the featherweight belt goes on.
:45:08. > :45:13.Phenomenal. My name is Morag and I will be a team leader for the
:45:14. > :45:20.diving. My first experience with the Games was when it came to Edinburgh
:45:21. > :45:26.in 1970. My father got the tickets for the opening ceremony. It was
:45:27. > :45:32.spectacular. I was a volunteer for the 1986 games in Edinburgh. One of
:45:33. > :45:36.the things was swapping badges with different countries and I hope to do
:45:37. > :45:41.it again this year. I have got a lot of badges to trade with. It is one
:45:42. > :45:49.big happy family. I hope that Glasgow will be the same. I am part
:45:50. > :45:54.of the creative team. I am proud of Morag. Not just the Games, I am
:45:55. > :45:59.proud of her all the time! Everybody knows that she is in the house.
:46:00. > :46:04.Memories are important to keep and the more you do for people, the more
:46:05. > :46:11.you want to do. My dad would be proud. He will be happy. I could see
:46:12. > :46:17.him now. It is all about the mums and dads. Very shortly, there will
:46:18. > :46:25.be many family members bursting with pride. I am nervous watching them.
:46:26. > :46:32.Barry, when you started, 17 years old, what was it like for your
:46:33. > :46:36.parents? Terrifying. My mother could not watch me boxing. She walked
:46:37. > :46:41.around, listening to classical music. We would telephone her
:46:42. > :46:47.afterwards. My father was a supporter and he was there all the
:46:48. > :46:53.time. He spent money building a gym for me when he did not have any.
:46:54. > :46:58.These parents will be hoping and praying, living their lives through
:46:59. > :47:03.their children's efforts. They will suffer when their children suffer.
:47:04. > :47:09.As a boxing manager and promoter I have a young kid, Carl Frampton,
:47:10. > :47:13.fighting for the world title. Going through the fight with him is
:47:14. > :47:21.nerve-racking. I bite my nails down to the quick. If you watch the faces
:47:22. > :47:25.of Chris Hoy's parents in the Olympics, you know what is happening
:47:26. > :47:41.on the track. This is Carol and David. Just needs confirmation.
:47:42. > :47:46.Breathing a sigh of relief. We have lovely messages for some of the
:47:47. > :47:52.athletes competing from their parents. This comes from Nicola's
:47:53. > :48:01.mother and she says, good luck, do well, bring home another gold medal.
:48:02. > :48:08.She is the image of her. Her brother Curtis is wishing her luck. Jasmine
:48:09. > :48:11.Carlin is competing in the swimming for Wales. Her mother said they are
:48:12. > :48:19.proud and they will be cheering her on. Michael Jamieson is competing in
:48:20. > :48:26.the swimming for Scotland. It says, we will always be right behind you.
:48:27. > :48:32.Have a great Games, lots of love. A familiar face. Lewis Smith. He is
:48:33. > :48:37.competing for England in the gymnastics. His mother says, wishing
:48:38. > :48:46.you and all of the team is the best of luck. I am so proud of you, enjoy
:48:47. > :48:52.it, love as always, ma'am. This is the Morrisons, who want to wish
:48:53. > :48:58.there door to the best of luck in the triathlon. A huge contingent of
:48:59. > :49:04.support coming from Northern Ireland, it says. Ken Bruce, as a
:49:05. > :49:12.father of six, what was it like at sports day? Very busy when they were
:49:13. > :49:19.younger. Now I am older I have a bad leg, I cannot run in the father's
:49:20. > :49:25.race! Des O'Connor, he went to his sports day and there was somebody
:49:26. > :49:33.wearing lycra and trainers, blocks, only Linford Christie. Children at
:49:34. > :49:39.the same school. What about your parents, Amy? They do not have a
:49:40. > :49:43.background in music. It is probably good I do not play sport because
:49:44. > :49:50.they would not be able to cope with that. They have always supported me.
:49:51. > :49:51.I do not think my father listens to anything but myself, which is a
:49:52. > :49:57.little bit unhealthy! They anything but myself, which is a
:49:58. > :50:04.nervous when you play in front of a crowd. They are coming this evening,
:50:05. > :50:11.so they will be more nervous than I am, probably. You play your music
:50:12. > :50:16.so they will be more nervous than I your parents beforehand? I always
:50:17. > :50:21.did. My dad was the first, he bought me a guitar and a recorder so that I
:50:22. > :50:28.could record demonstrations. He is proud right now that it is down to
:50:29. > :50:38.him. He will be proud tonight. It is getting very close. I am getting a
:50:39. > :50:41.little bit nervous. It is not long before Her Majesty The Queen
:50:42. > :50:46.declares the Games open. We can go back to see what Angellica Bell is
:50:47. > :50:51.up to. One of our most successful track
:50:52. > :50:55.cyclists and somebody with quite a view Commonwealth Games medals.
:50:56. > :51:05.Victoria Pendleton. Everybody has strict instructions to be in their
:51:06. > :51:11.seat by 8pm. This is an artist's impression. There will be some
:51:12. > :51:16.exciting things happening. After 2012 you retired, after a phenomenal
:51:17. > :51:22.Olympic Games. This is the first major sporting event you will not be
:51:23. > :51:25.part of, how are you feeling? I am excited to watch and soak up the
:51:26. > :51:32.atmosphere without the pressure of competing. What about other
:51:33. > :51:35.Commonwealth Games? I started in Manchester at the Commonwealth
:51:36. > :51:41.Games, my first major sporting event, which was daunting. Melbourne
:51:42. > :51:47.was the first success, major success of my career. I look back on it
:51:48. > :51:55.fondly. And you met your husband. I also met my husband. You might not
:51:56. > :52:04.be competing, but you are involved. I will be commentating for BBC Radio
:52:05. > :52:13.5 and I am looking forward to that. Bradley Wiggins will be back. A rare
:52:14. > :52:18.opportunity to see him where he started. And Jess Varnish, my
:52:19. > :52:23.team-mate from 2012, I will be supporting her. What have you been
:52:24. > :52:28.doing in retirement? I have been training as a personal trainer, and
:52:29. > :52:33.also running more so that I might take inspiration from the track and
:52:34. > :52:40.field here. I was not allowed to go running when I was competing. Maybe
:52:41. > :52:45.we will see you doing the marathon. Maybe a half marathon!
:52:46. > :52:49.we will see you doing the marathon. Imagine having Victoria Pendleton as
:52:50. > :52:58.your personal trainer. I would feel in adequate. You would be
:52:59. > :53:02.self-conscious. Earlier, we met the First Minister Alex Salmond to get
:53:03. > :53:10.his thoughts on the Games. This afternoon, Iwan Thomas met the Prime
:53:11. > :53:15.Minister David Cameron. My hope is it will be successful, it will be
:53:16. > :53:20.peaceful, and a great advertisement for Glasgow, Scotland and the United
:53:21. > :53:20.Kingdom. Do you think there is a danger
:53:21. > :53:25.Kingdom. Do you think there is a that if it is a success, the Scots
:53:26. > :53:35.might think, we can do this on our own? I hope it is a massive success.
:53:36. > :53:39.What will happen in the future is a huge decision for Scottish people
:53:40. > :53:42.and I hope they think about all the angles before they decide their
:53:43. > :53:47.position. I hope they stay with the United Kingdom. London 2012 showed
:53:48. > :53:52.is that sport brings people together. It brings people together
:53:53. > :53:58.and gives an opportunity for the rest of the world to have a look at
:53:59. > :54:01.you. Everything I have seen in Glasgow, the preparations, it will
:54:02. > :54:06.show Glasgow, Scotland and our country in a great light. They will
:54:07. > :54:12.be looking at you, it is the opening ceremony. I do not think they will
:54:13. > :54:15.be looking at me. It is the opening ceremony and we will have Her
:54:16. > :54:25.Majesty The Queen. Do you get nervous, many people watching you?
:54:26. > :54:30.It will be a treat to be there. I remember 2012, watching Mo Farah,
:54:31. > :54:37.watching some of the cyclists, we will see some of those people again
:54:38. > :54:44.at these Games, as well as the stars. Names across the United
:54:45. > :54:50.Kingdom and across the world. What sport would you choose? I was in
:54:51. > :54:57.Shetland today, the most northerly point I had been to, and I went for
:54:58. > :55:01.a swim. It was very cold. I am not good at competitive sport. I can do
:55:02. > :55:08.breaststroke, but the shortest possible distance. One length would
:55:09. > :55:17.be OK. And I like cycling. I am not sure I go fast enough. Do you play
:55:18. > :55:21.golf? A little bit. The reason I say it is we have a golf challenge. This
:55:22. > :55:30.was recorded earlier from Alex Salmond. I heard you cant beat Nick
:55:31. > :55:36.Clegg at tennis, do you fancy taking me on a golf? Do you know his
:55:37. > :55:46.handicap? I think I will play him at tennis. We will do tennis first and
:55:47. > :55:51.if he wins, we will play golf. I am rubbish at golf but if you need a
:55:52. > :55:55.caddie, I will be there, filling it with sweets and we will have a good
:55:56. > :56:01.day out. If that happens, we will have
:56:02. > :56:07.cameras. Some more of your pictures from previous Commonwealth Games.
:56:08. > :56:13.This is a volunteer from the Manchester Commonwealth Games. We
:56:14. > :56:24.have almost got a photograph from almost everyone. He managed the
:56:25. > :56:30.Welsh rowing team who won a bronze medal. Carrying the banner from the
:56:31. > :56:35.1958 Commonwealth Games. Amy, we were going to give you a photo, but
:56:36. > :56:41.you are holding your guitar. Shortly, we will hear you. That is
:56:42. > :56:45.almost it from us. We have had a great time and thank you to the
:56:46. > :56:50.guess is on the programmes over the last three days. We will be off air
:56:51. > :56:55.because of the sport and we will be back on August 11. You can see
:56:56. > :57:00.coverage of the Commonwealth Games across the BBC, starting at 9am
:57:01. > :57:04.tomorrow when you can see swimming, weightlifting and the triathlon.
:57:05. > :57:08.Gary Lineker and Hazel Irvine will continue the build-up will stop have
:57:09. > :57:13.a great games, goodbye. # Oh the wind whistles
:57:14. > :57:17.down the cold dark street tonight # And the people they were
:57:18. > :57:21.dancing to the music vibe # And the boys chase the girls
:57:22. > :57:26.with the curls in their hair # And the shy tormented
:57:27. > :57:28.youth sit way over # And the songs they get louder
:57:29. > :57:32.each one better than before. # And you're singing the songs
:57:33. > :57:34.thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning
:57:35. > :57:38.and your head feels twice the size # And you're singing the songs
:57:39. > :57:45.thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning
:57:46. > :57:48.and your head feels twice the size # So you're heading down the road
:57:49. > :58:07.in your taxi for four # And you're waiting outside Jimmy's
:58:08. > :58:09.front door # But nobody's in
:58:10. > :58:13.and nobody's home till four. # So you're sitting there
:58:14. > :58:16.with nothing to do # Talking about Robert Riger
:58:17. > :58:18.and his motley crew # And where
:58:19. > :58:28.your gonna sleep tonight? # And you're singing the songs
:58:29. > :58:30.thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning
:58:31. > :58:34.and your head feels twice the size # And you're singing the songs
:58:35. > :58:39.thinking this is the life # And you wake up in the morning
:58:40. > :58:43.and your head feels twice the size Hello, I'm Ellie Crisell
:58:44. > :59:11.with your 90-second update. The first bodies from
:59:12. > :59:13.the Malaysian plane crash have arrived in the Netherlands
:59:14. > :59:15.from Ukraine. Many of the victims were Dutch and
:59:16. > :59:20.it was a day of national mourning.