27/01/2012 The One Show

Welcome to all your Friday One Show with Alex Jones. Alex celebrating

New Year for last year in Wales tomorrow because you were in New

Zealand for New Year last year, this year. And Chris Evans. Can you

guess who our guest tonight is from his photo that was taken 40 years

ago? Any ideas? Two more clues. He won the nation's hearts in Strictly.

He was fired out of a cannon. know who it is. Of course you do.

Now he has to deal with a tin man with no heart at all. It's the new

Wizard of Oz, Russell Grant He is on fire! Lovely to see you.

It is so nice to have you here. didn't even know I had to do a

samba. Flavia is watching from her dressing room at the Aldwych. The

King And I, Congress Theatre in Eastbourne. I played the Prince.

You're almost as Hanson there as you are receiving. And you're

looking a bit Wizard of Oz yourself. We'll be talking about the Wizard

of Oz later. First, we wanted to clear up some rumours. The Russell

rumour mill. You go first. Will you be in Eurovision 2012? If so, for

us or for Malta? Now I'm going to be appearing in the Wizard of Oz

around the same time, the answer is no to both. But it is true that

Malta did approached me and Flavia. I said the nearest I got to Malta

was eating a lot of Maltese us on The Emerald City tide. I dressed to

kill! Are you going to be starring in an opera at the end of the year?

Before I took the Wizard of Oz, the very nice people from Raymond Abbey

rang me up and offered me this wonderful role as Joseph Porter in

HMS pinafore. It is an operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan. It's one of

my favourites. I accepted it. The very nice people from Andrew Lloyd

Webber's office said, you signed that contract so you can do HMS

Pinafore, which I'm doing at the Barnet -- Barbican, Birmingham and

Manchester, as well as the Wizard of Oz. Finally, did you use

hypnosis to get you through Strictly? No. Well, in a kind of

way. You know when my knee went, when we did the samba. For the

foxtrots something else went and I nearly had to leave the show. This

very nice man rang up and said, what are you worried about? I was

worried in the middle of a dance that money was going to go. He was

brought in to get my mind focused on the dance and not paranoid that

my knee was going to go. And we got through better the devil you know

the week after. Kylie herself was We have got another rumour but we

will ask later on. You are a big star. With all due respect, not the

biggest star on our show tonight. No offence, but this evening we are

in the presence of greatness. We are joined by a lady who's been

working as an extra in film and TV for 40 years, as have many people,

but not still when they are 100 years old, and she is 100 today.

don't think she's ever had the credit she really deserves. Lottie

Goodwin began her career at the ripe old age of 60. Here she is

arriving earlier. We gave her the well deserved red carpet treatment.

The paparazzi were out in force, too. Rightly so. She's got our very

best a dressing room and props man Dale is at her beck and call.

was in their quite some time! is hilarious! We will celebrate

Lottie's career and to 100th That has tickled Russell. It is six

months until the Olympics, and the much awaited opening ceremony.

Today, artistic director Danny Boyle dropped a few hints as to

what we can expect. The theme is Isles of Wonder. Europe's largest

bell will be rung in the stadium, and there is a sequence dedicated

to the NHS. We sent Alex Riley to try and fill the gaps. Welcome to

my Olympics 2012 opening ceremony ideas board. Traditionally the

opening ceremony is the host country's way of welcoming the

world using its unique mix of music, dance and theatre. How will Danny

capture the true essence of Britain? OK, opening ceremony needs

to be fun and reflect British culture. What do we like doing?

Queueing. OK. I know, it's a knockout. We've got students

dressed as kebabs, being chased around the stadium by a giant Simon

Cowell. Drinking a cup of tea. He could be drinking a cup of tea!

Let's look what we've got. I think it probably needs a bit more work.

God Save the Queen! We did learn today that Danny has commissioned

the biggest Bell in Europe, which will hang at one end of the stadium

and sound at the opening of the Games. I think we've found the man

to ring it. Tony, hello. Good morning. How did you manage to get

yourself involved in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?

D Anthony, congratulations. We are pleased to inform you that you have

been successful in your edition to become the ceremony's volunteer

performer. What are you going to be shouting at the opening ceremony?

can't tell you that. Willett When I got to the auditions they

said, right, drop your bell, we are dancing. Can you show me some of

If you ask me, Tony could carry off the whole shebang! In the running

to be part of the 15,000 strong cast for the ceremonies, dance

teacher Michel car. Nice to me too. Is this actually a rehearsal for

the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games? I wish! It's just nice to be

involved and the honouring our country. It's the chance of a

lifetime. What did you do at the audition? I can't tell you the

exact move but I can give you a rough idea and you could have a go

at doing a slide, side, lunch. you have to pretend to be throwing

a javelin or the Hama? Unfortunately not. We are going to

Doing that in front of a billion people would be amazing. Whilst the

opening ceremony's spectacular event remains a mystery, we know

that a cauldron itself is being let. If you are looking for an idea to

top the Chinese, here is that what you are looking for. With just six

months to go from today, let us therefore brace ourselves so the

world shall see that this Britain So exciting! It might not happen

quite like that, though. With the clock ticking, the pressure is

mounting for our British hopefuls yet to qualify but Team GB. We have

three of them with us this evening. The Lembit Joe Joe -- judo hope all,

Colin Oates is here. Does this prospect Lawrence or Kuyt. --

Laurence Okoye. Where is Georgina Come over, Georgina. Trying to kill

each at that and then they shake hands. Welcome. Are you in good

shape going into the qualifications? Excellent shape.

The shape of my life. You've come out of retirement after nine years.

That's right. I was inspired by the fact that London is going to host

the Olympics. Having had two children, I couldn't resist picking

up my sword and getting back up there. Would you have done it had

the Olympics not been in London? don't think so. There is just so

much energy since the announcement, it's been amazing. Who are your

kids? Lawrence, you were a rugby player. Yes, I played rugby

throughout my school career and finished in 2010. You played for

London Irish? Yes, Academy rugby for London Irish and before that I

played for London Wasps. How did you and the discus meet up? One of

my friends through Relief are one year. I asked him how he did it. He

gave me his coach's number. I joined up with his coach, and

within six weeks of that day I've thrown the second furthest in the

world for my age group. We thought it was probably a good idea to keep

going. How gutted were all the kids that had been doing it for years?

That is so unfair! You should ask my friend, he introduced me to his

coach. He was British number one Under 20s. Not your friend any

more! And we've got Colin, judo is your sport. Youths built what they

call a dojo. I had no idea what that was. Did you get planning

permission for it? We did get planning permission to say it was

made out of wood. It's basically a shed. We call it the cabin. It does

look a bit like a shed. Do you do anything else in your dojo other

than judo? No, it's been purpose- built but judo. It's a bit worn now

because I travel to Dartford now, but we spend a good five years

there, me and my brother. My dad is my coach. We spend a lot of money

on the dojo. None of you are in the Olympics as we speak. Out of 10,

what are your chances? Maybe seven or eight. I feel pretty good.

feel pretty good, too! I'd say 6-7. When no other qualification days?

For us, we've got to throw away qualification distance. You've just

got to go up to the blokes and say, I'm here for the Olympics. They

will say fine, off you go! confirmed date is in April. Good

luck to all of you. It is Foody Friday. Jay has been to meet the

people who make sure the recipes we rely on to great culinary delights

rather than cooking disasters. Let's see how he got on. We bought

7.5 million food magazines last year and spent �18 million on

cookbooks in December alone. But behind every new dish is a long

line of people dedicated to making it work for you, because the

starting point for any meal is a cast-iron recipe. And that is

something olive magazine's Janine Ratcliffe knows all about. How many

times do you have to test a recipe? At least three. I would develop a

recipe at home. It then comes into the test kitchen and we give it a

run through. Then it goes on to the photo-shoot and gets tested again

by the home economists. Getting the recipe right is essential. It is

all too easy to be left with egg on your face. A certain Michelin-

starred chef, you know who you are, published a recipe for a turkey

stuffing which required six kilograms of spinach. A bemused

editor subsequently checked it and found it was enough to fill his

Bridge, as well as the garden shed. The end result was six foot of

stuffing that weighed more than the turkey. To avoid this misdemeanour,

cook books and good magazine's test their recipes in advance. This

kitchen tests 2000 recipes a year. It is the job of this lady, a

professional Testa, to make sure that everything goes right. We are

testing a recipe for our butterscotch loaf. We've decided we

wanted to change the dimensions slightly and make it into smaller

low farce. Can I have a go? I'm not known as much of a baker. It seemed

simple enough. All I've got to do is follow the recipe without making

any schoolboy errors. I just reach for my wooden-spoon. While I was

doing that, I immediately noticed that Cassie was reaching for her

whisk. Maybe the recipe should mention that. How did you get into

this? I decided to do a cookery course and trained as a chef. Then

I got a job working as a tester for the magazine. Does anything ever go

wrong? We haven't had any major disasters so far. We will see about

that! Time to spoon out the mixture. How many cakes is this recipe

supposed to make? Cassie appears to have been a better to fill twirled

cake tins, whereas I am the have enough for 11. Oh, dear. Straight

With them in the oven, it is time to prepare the toffee sauce.

have not burnt it? No! Just checking. It looks like the timings

are not quite right. So it is back in the oven a bit longer, which

gives me a chance to ask her expert opinion about a recipe I have

developed. Straight off, I would include a preparation time and

cooking time at the top. The ingredients, I would put them in

order of how you are going to use them. Have you done that? Good

question. I have no idea. It helps if you can work down the list then

pick them up as you go. basically, my recipe is not up to

standard and you would not have it in the magazine. Absolutely not.

Thank you very much! Well, the low tsar finally done, seven minutes

more than in the original recipe. All this is left is a bit of

drizzling before the tasting. The question is, our mind as good as

Cassie's? I think yours is a lighter sponge. That is what I am

meant to think. Of course. A lot of people think cooking can be

complicated and it can be, but if you have a good recipe tested by a

really good professionals, success is almost guaranteed. I rather like

these. We all rather like them, and your kids loved them. I did not

make these, but I had to make some last weekend for my 12-year-old

because I brought some back from the shoot and he loved them so much

he said, make more. It is a cross between a fairy cake and a Mars bar.

And a chocolate Eclair. These are a big hit. You have some very old

recipes. This is from a book dating from the 14th century. It was

written at the end of the 14th century by the master cooks for

Richard II. It was written on an old scroll in very old English. We

have made up some of these recipes. Mrs Salmon with the crackers. You

have a recipe. Do you want to read it out? Gone! Recipe one, take

almonds, UN blanched, takes salmon and sea dipped in water. Do you get

the idea? Take out the bones and grind it in a small thing. They

were very loose on quantities. quantities at all. You poached the

salmon in water, you put in ground almonds and spices, a mixture of

Mace... I don't know if I could eat that! It is very sweet. Very

peppery. It is a robust taste, medieval. A little later than that,

but anyway. It has that tang. actually really nice. The other one

is on toast, a reduction of white wine, honey and various spices.

might as well have a go. You have given us sweet, savoury and BECTU

suite with a bit of savoury. Sugar was a mark of wealth. If you were

rich, and he wanted to prove it, you gave your guests loads of sugar

because you could afford it. The Chris Evans of their day would have

been throwing sugar at their guests. I would be applying to the bank

manager for more sugar. This was by royal appointment. There is more

royal food news on the horizon. What a link! The Duchess of

Cornwall, Camilla, has been going around the country and has

announced a competition for schools to come up with a menu to celebrate

the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June. They want schools, kids between 10

and 15, to come up with recipes which can then be cooked as canapes.

They want particularly ingredients local to the school, so celebrating

local food. The Queen is a Taurus, so what food would she enjoy?

have a better of salmon and almond in my throat. -- a bit. I am in the

dojo with the munchkin so! The Queen will eat anything. That is

astrology. Thank you for being here, Jay. Last spring, we set Jamie

Crawford the task of taking screen savers for every season for you to

download at home. Spring, summer, autumn... Almost as if we had read

the weather forecast, it is Winter offers one of the most

spectacular but challenging photographic opportunities of the

year. This has been, so far, one of the mildest winters in years. If

you are determined to find some snow, there is really only one

place to go, the stunning Cairngorms national park. Winter in

Britain's most northerly national park in north-east Scotland means

gorgeous snow-capped mountains, reflective lakes, and the chance to

get close to nature. One thing to remember if you are photographing

snow is the settings on your camera will struggle to deal with it

sometimes because it is so bright. They will turn down the brightness

of the photograph and you end up with something grey and boring. The

answer is to turn your camera to manual and increase the exposure

settings. You need to over expose slightly, to bring back the bright

white snow. This abstract, wind carved detail of the snow and ice

is fantastic, but the big, pale winter sky with the cold setting

sun really feels like winter to me. It is my first screensaver

nomination. For my next shot, I am going to meet some unusual athletes

who thrive in cold weather. They love the snow, but it is thin on

the ground this year, so we are swapping the sledge for a cart.

Anything over 10 degrees centigrade is too warm for huskies to race.

They will overheat. The mercury is at zero today so they are raring to

go. I only have one chance to photograph these dogs, so I will

use a high shutter speed to freeze And we are back! That is officially

the most exciting form of transport I think I have ever been on. I am

in Scotland, so I have to find a ruined castle. To get the best shot

of this one, I need a boat. Being on the water means I can manoeuvre

more easily to frame this scenic ruin. How old is his castle? About

700 years old. That is a lovely shot, but in a Scottish winter the

weather can change fast, bringing flat light and a landscape devoid

of colour. When the weather is like this, it is a good idea to pay

special attention to the composition of your photo. If you

really use the surroundings and, for example, put these boats in the

foreground of the photograph, it will make for a much more

interesting composition. A handy piece of kit to having your camera

bag is a polarising filter which, just like a pair of polarised

sunglasses, reduces glare. This can help to get extra depth to your

pictures. I like the boats, looking out hopefully into the cold lock,

but the ancient castle with the bare winter trees and the icy blue

skies gets my vote as the next screensaver nomination. For my

final shot, I am looking to use the wintry conditions to their best

advantage. Peter Romsey wildlife photography business here in the

Cairngorms. -- he runs a wildlife photography business. I am hoping

for some stunning close-up photos. At this time of year, animals and

birds have to look harder for food. Put some nuts on there, it also in

this tin. Leaving out some titbits can entice them to our lenses.

Birds and animals are famously nervous and hard to shoot, so you

need to be as unobtrusive as possible. Use a telephoto lens, if

you have one, to get a shot which fills the frame whilst keeping as

far away as possible from your subject. The lenses are unwieldy

and heavy and subject to camera shake, so a sturdy base to keep

them rock-solid. We are using beanbags, but the quality tripod

would do the job. Then, it is just This cheeky squirrel gathering food

is practically posing for me, but this classic shot of a crested tit

on a frosty brunch is just irresistible. It joins the big

winter sky and the ruined castle as my three winter screen savers.

You do not really live on the other side of the world, but those were

making you homesick still. goodness! One of the big problems,

and there are not many problems with a role like the Wizard of Oz,

but I am not at home. I am Dorothy, not just a friend of hers! Finally,

you get to work with Dorothy. want to go home to Snowdonia.

and everybody at home can download the pictures as screen savers from

the website. I will have to do it. You are taking over as the Wizard

of Oz, when? On February 14th. I am actually on from February 7th, but

that is previews. February 14th onwards. I have 10 days to learn

this amazing roll. This is in the West End in London, a five-star

Review Show. It is the London Palladium, the greatest theatre in

the world. And you are taking over from Michael Crawford. A legend in

his own right. There are two shows of his that I remember - Hello

Dolly, with Barbra Streisand, and Phantom Of the Opera. He did Barnum

as well. He is absolutely amazing a decent meal lovely note today

congratulating me. How do you approach taking over from somebody?

Do you try to make it different, or do you emulate what he did?

have to be you. I am not Michael Crawford. I am only there, as you

know, because Strictly Come Dancing brought me to the fore, thanks to

the great British public. Anyway, she brought me to the fore and I

would not be there but for Strictly. So you have to make your own.

Arlene Phillips, another legend, is doing the choreography. You will

find, for those who went to see the Wizard of Oz, you are now going to

find little bits of Strictly, a touch of samba, a touch of this, a

touch of that, and American smooth. Book your tickets, is what we are

saying. Arlene Phillips in the paper today, there have been secret

talks, apparently, with the BBC about her coming back as a judge

because Alesha Dixon has gone to the dark side. You must have talked

about this with her. She has not talked about it, but I did a show

last week on the dark side. They actually said to me, is it true

that you have been approached. No, but a betting firm made me two-to-

one favourite to take over. Technically, I could never do that.

When it comes to performance, you kind of know what is right and

wrong. I said, you know Arlene Phillips would be ideal. You love

to gossip. You must have talked about it. You know about this.

have not, Chris. We will get it out of him. We know that you can dance,

but people might be wondering, what is his singing voice like. We can

answer that. Hang on. Let's see the clip.

# I don't care about the rising some

# Or lino is that when your hands touch mine, you move me on

# Yes, you are Do you still have the top? My voice

has been getting stronger but it's a bit tired today because I've done

four and a half days non-stop singing and talking and scripting

and everything else. But I have got up to an "F-off", might top note

originally when I was doing it was BG. I meant the sparkly top. Oh, I

didn't realise. No, I gave that to a charity. Mike Dilger has been in

captivity all week at Tiggywinkles animal rescue centre in

Buckinghamshire. We thought it was time to release him back into the

wild. He is not the only one almost ready for freedom. The majority of

animals that survive after being brought into this rescue centre are

released back into the wild. Part of the healing process is to get

them back to full fitness. Look at that bouncing away. This bird was

brought in four weeks ago, having been found lying on the ground. He

needs to get fit and strong to be able to migrate to Africa. First,

it's back to basics. He's swimming twice a day just to get his

strength up and get his legs working. Common terns spend their

lives around water, so he will need a few more swimming lessons before

he gets released. For some animals being in a cage means their natural

every day grooming just doesn't happen. Because they are in

hospital they are not getting a lot of exercise. In the wild they would

be digging up their food and walking two or three miles and

night. Unfortunately, they can't do that here. We just have to keep an

eye on them and trim them if they needed. -- need it. Early in the

week we rescued a fallow deer caught in a fence. But there was

concern about the wound to his leg. What is worrying me is his foot

feels cold. What might end up happening within is the foot ends

up dying off and falling off. If that happens we will have to

amputate the whole leg. After a number of days there is still no

blood circulation to his foot. So it is damaged beyond repair. But

luckily, deer can survive really well with only three legs. There is

a local estate which takes them in, where he will be able to lead a

relatively normal life. This rescue centre is close to the children

Hills, one of the best places in England to see red kites. Many pass

through the doors here and they are young juveniles. In a nest is

common for larger ones to attract younger siblings for food. The

weaker ones end appear. These are the third one in the nest. The

juveniles come in at the end of the summer, a couple of weeks when they

all are leaving the nest, these guys can't make it. Now that they

are big and strong enough, it is time for release. First we need to

catch them to be tagged and renewed. I will let Sharon do the difficult

bit. As well as the red kites Barrar a couple of buzzards that

are ready to be released as well. But one needs some feathers

repaired on its wing. We've got some old feathers here from another

buzzard. We can join it on to there and make a nice, new feather. I've

just got to measure it up with that one. Cut them both the same length.

Bird feathers are hollow, so they can be connected by inserting a

steal used by falconers. Then you've got the feather which

matches in with that one. Now he will be able to fly. Next year when

the bird moulds it will drop back further and replace it with a fresh

one. But first it needs a test You've done a pretty good job. As

well as the buzz words, the team are also ready to release the red

kites. For some, this will be their Red kites have a wingspan of nearly

two metres. Due to their small body weight, they are incredibly agile.

Once in the sky, they can glide for hours with hardly a beta of their

wings. That is brilliant. Aren't they the most wonderful bird in the

world? That is a very nice end to The latest on our deer, he has had

his leg removed. He is managing on We saw how in planting a new

feather helped a bird fly again, but surely a cat that has had its

back legs chopped off by a combine harvester is beyond repair. Well,

not when Noel Fitzpatrick is in He is trying to jump. Welcome, good

to see you. How is Oscar? He is doing great. Running outside now.

I've brought one of his feet to show you. He is running on blades

now. He runs around like a normal cat outdoors. It is almost like he

is here. A lot of people don't believe it is possible or it's not

right, but he's having a great life. You've got they've and Mitzi.

had Tate -- Mitzi had her foot trampled on by a horse. At that

point her only options were chop the leg off or alternatively, Save

the leg or put it to sleep. She was bleeding a lot. We put this

prosthetic foot on. Mitzi, show us That is amazing! Mitzi doesn't get

on very well with one of your other patients, unfortunately. If Mitzi

would like to leave and then we What is the difference between a

prosthetic and a bionic? Bionics are devices that replace body

organs or other parts mechanically. There are at bands to bionic s,

like in Mitzi. She has a piece of metal into her ankle bone. The

revolution was that very clever people at University College London

designed an implant that was like a deer and Le, and the skin could

grow into it. But more simple prosthetics would be this, a total

hip replacement in a pussycat. Imagine him planting that. This is

routine stuff. But the stuff that The Ritzy has and Charlie has, that

is advanced bionics. There is an artificial bridge between two real

bits. Charlie was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer was eating away

his forearm. Now he has, between his elbow and his foot, he has a

real food, a real elbow, but everything in between his mettle. -

- metal. He is two years out now. People think this isn't possible.

That dog is a happy dog! And I'm very happy owner. You do believe in

one medicine, animals helping humans, humans helping animals.

What could be the advantages if you adopted some of these ideas on

human beings? That is entirely metal between here and there. The

bone grows into it like a honey comb. I believe the future is the

Corporation of human doctors and Betton very doctors. I do believe

this animal should be saved. If we cannot save this animal and it

helps a human child that has bone cancer, why would we not do that?

Or an injured soldier. Indeed. There are people losing legs all of

the time for various reasons. I strongly believe that the two

professions have diverged, that doesn't need to happen. If we save

a life in a dog or cat and a human benefits from that, why would we

Thank you so much. Let's check in with our birthday girl, Lottie

Goodwin. She is 100 years old today and is Britain's oldest TV extra.

We've given her the A-list treatment that she deserves. She is

getting some final touches down in make-up. It looks like she has got

Dave in the palm of her hand yet again. We will meet her in person

later. Remember, keep trying to spot her being an extra in our

films. That might include this next one. It's time to go back to school

for Saira Khan. We're here at a community school in

Long Eaton, Derbyshire. I was here from 1981-1988. I didn't know how I

would feel coming back to my old school. Now that I'm here, I feel

quite emotional. Standing along this corridor, it just fills me

with lots of happiness. I've got so many amazing, lovely memories of

this school. At home I lead a very sheltered life because my parents

were immigrants to this country. My father came over in 1965. I've got

two brothers and a sister. We grew up in a two-up, two-down in Long

Eaton. My parents were Muslims, so I was brought up in a Muslim

culture. I didn't eat the same food as my friends, so my mum would cook

me an Asian Dist -- dish every night. I would wear the traditional

Pakistani clothes every day. As soon as I came back from school I

would be wearing those. Home life for me felt a little bit like a

caged for me. I used school as a way to really express myself and be

connected with the rest of the world. The school hall. Our school

dramas and school productions happened here. The drama has meant

a lot to me because it was the one subject where I could really

express myself. I really enjoyed showing off and acting, because I

couldn't do that at home. I couldn't express myself like that.

I always wanted to study drama but my father said there was no way. I

remember being deeply disappointed that it was one subject that I

We are in the chemistry labs. I have to say, my father really

wanted me to do well in chemistry in order to become a doctor. I

really let my father down because it was the one subject he wanted me

to do well in, and it was the one subject that no matter how many

times I retook it, I just couldn't pass it. There was a lot of

parental pressure in my life. My parents came to this country for

one reason. That was for their children to do better than they did.

And not to be good at his subject was a big deal. I felt I let my

family down. I didn't want to let them down. I faint at the sight of

blood. There was no way I was going to be a doctor - it is just

ridiculous! Later on, as I got a job and by first company car, all

of those things pleased him so he wasn't too bad. The teacher I

remembered the most is my form teacher, Mr Maxwell. He also taught

me French. He's a lovely guy. Mr Maxwell, this is weird. How do you

remember me? I remember you as you wear when you left school. What

does that picture say? It says a smartly turned-out young lady, a

smiling young lady. I did smile a lot because I enjoyed school. I was

the only person in a school uniform. In the 80s, uniforms went as

fashionable in schools in this area as they become now. It was such a

stigma. Everybody else in the 80s were wearing trendy clothes and I

was in the school uniform. My parents were just so... They just

wanted me to wear a school uniform. I was a little bit more to fight

because nobody else was wearing one. Perhaps and putting words in your

mouth a but I felt I was one of your favourites. I felt that myself.

I don't be it's a coincidence that I still have a copy of that photo.

My inner drive obviously comes from my parents but there is also one

other person that when I met her for the very first time, I realised

there is another way to live. That was a girl called Joanna Steed.

Coming back here, we could go back into a lesson not. Go and have a

Cornish pasty and beans then off to a lesson. She was one of the very

few rich kids in the school. That was the first time Mike Ker into

close contact with how the other half lived. I remember when I was

young thinking, when I grow older I want to be like Joanna, I want to

live how she does. Meeting her at school and the fact that she is

still my best friend says a lot. Yes!

It says a lot, but who was the rather elderly lady in shot there?

It is Friday night Lottie! We've held back until now but we've got

to talk about Strictly. Yes. Let's It's like a therapy session here.

He is about to burst into tears. Does it seem like another life?

does. I have just seen fluffier. We text every day and we talk to each

other all the time. She is so special to me. She is my family.

Are you missing it? Why don't you enter again this year? If it was a

loud, I would. We could have a small one, just you and me, and

then we could win. I will be the judge. Talking of small ones, look

at Russell at school. There is so much joy and hope in that face.

That is a beautiful photograph. was at junior school in Middlesex,

and I had a lovely school life. It was the village school. I went back

to the church, the beautiful St Mary's church where I was head

choirboy, just on Sunday. He is full of it tonight. Very cool

tonight. It is because I am in the Wizard of Oz. Everything is green,

even the sofa. You said one of the reasons you did Strictly was

because you wanted to entertain. You are back in musical theatre,

but you have held onto your astrology. For a while you were

thinking, I don't want to know about that. What is going on there?

I am not doing interviews about astrology. The only astrology I am

doing, because Steve Wright threatened to kill me if I did not

carry on. He is a Virgo and he would die sector me bit by bit. I

am still doing radioed to every so often for him, but no more

astrology interviews. It is on the website and in the papers. It

hijacked my career 40 years ago, let me get back to the music.

Showbiz rocks. What is the invisible toilet chain that you

keep pulling? I am doing children of Eden, back in the West End for

the first time on Sunday, and my last... I am playing the snake and

I'm doing a rumba. Went even eats the Apple I go, yes. So I am

rehearsing with the toilet chain. - - when even eats the apple. We have

someone who thinks the world of you and we have a message from her.

Hello, Russell, I am in my dressing room at the Aldwych Theatre. I had

to send a message to Cwmgwrach -- to congratulate you on your role in

the Wizard of Oz. Amazing. If things do not work out, I would

love to have you on stage with me. I think Vincent could do with a

night off. Call me, Russell. He is going again! This is the

aftermath of Strictly. This is the most wonderful message. Thank you

for arranging that. Lottie is 100 years old. We have another big

birthday on Sunday. 70 years of Desert Island Discs. Regular

listeners have been given the chance to choose their own castaway

classics. No matter where you are, or what

you're doing, one thing is for certain, when you hear this music

you will be transported to a time and place that is cherished. Over

to a 1800 castaways, from political heavyweights to British royalty

have share their memories. But what if the loyal band of listeners were

castaways themselves, what would they choose to take on their desert

island? My name is Kate, and if I was cast away on a desert island I

would choose let it be me, by Bob Dylan. My little girl was born to

the song, basically. I pushed, the head came out, and then let it be

me came on. When we brought her home the next day, we came in and

they put on the song and had some flowers, and she sat. I am tearful

just thinking about it. She sat in her car seat and we just looked at

her, really. Before I was a castaway, I would pick one

particular track by an Italian tenor. How does it make you feel

when you hear it? Extremely emotional. It reminds me so much of

what my father went through during the war, his escape from Poland,

internment in Switzerland, my own childhood, my relationship with my

father. Being a young boy, these things did not mean much. When you

get older, you begin to understand your family history. All that I was

aware of was sitting at home in the front room, listening to my dad

trying to sing in pidgin Italian with a Polish accent. If we were

castaways, our Desert Island Disc would be by Stevie Wonder. We

started as pen pals 18 years ago. Tatiana was in Russia and I was in

Manchester. It was like a prince on a white horse for me. I knew that

it was this man I fall in love. And after that, we just could not live

apart. I plucked up the courage one Sunday afternoon and I said, I've

got something to ask, Tatyana. I said, are you sat down? Yes. Will

you marry me? When he said, will you marry me, my neighbour said,

what, what happened? He asked me to marry him. And? I said yes. I could

not breathe. If I were cast away there is one record I would have to

have and that is Roberta Flack's first time ever I Saw Your face. It

reminds me of falling in love with my husband 25 years ago and that is

why does it Island Discs is so successful, because it reminds us

of the things that are important in life. -- Desert Island Discs. How

do you think you will be feeling about this song in 20 years?

depends what kind of teenager she is like, I guess. We shall see. I

am sure it will always have a place in my heart. It becomes a piece of

family treasure, heritage to be passed down the line. Makes a lump

in the throat, the heart skip a little. 18 years further on, it is

still doing the same thing. Still, Why is everybody crying? It is an

emotional show. What can we say? Dr Catrina Morrison, welcome to the

show. You have done lots of research and you think that music

is the serum for memory. This is what is fantastic about Desert

Island Discs. They put music and memory together and got people to

open up in ways that they otherwise would not. What we have is a very

personal account of someone's life. Narratives of lives. Not always

positive, sometimes memories of negative things as well. That is

the richness and the beauty of it. You feel you get to know somebody

in a way that you would not otherwise. It is the music that is

important. You escape into the record and it gives you a release.

You did a study using the Beatles. We discover that the Beatles, a

global music phenomenon, everybody had some kind of memory. We were

able to unlock seams of memory that had not been touched for decades.

We found that the Beatles were this global musical phenomenon that

really played an important part in people's lives and emphasised how

important music is in your life, your perception of yourself, your

understanding of who you are and your place in the world. What is on

your car stereo? Rock ballads. score to the Wizard of Oz. Kismet

to the musical, the Kismet Overture. The Beatles. What about you? Doris

Day. Thank you to Dr Catrina. You can hear more listeners sharing

their Desert Island Discs on BBC local radio stations this Sunday.

At 11:15am on Sunday morning, David Attenborough or with Kirsty Young.

TV extra Lottie has been popping up in the background, but how many

How did you get into this? I did a Gorgeous snow-capped mountains,

reflective Lakes... Ready to release the red kites. For

some, this will be their first flight in open skies.

I don't think it is a coincidence Lottie is here, the star of the

show. Happy birthday, Lottie. Ladies and gentlemen, I am 100

years old today. For heaven's sake, sit down. You deserve it. 40 years

ago you started this. You were a big singer. I used to sing and then

I decided I must do television. And at the age of 60, I started doing

television. And for 38-40 years. The oldest extra now in England. I

am still at it. I hurt my leg or I would be working. Thank heavens you

are not, so you can be here. I fell last week and I could not get up,

and that was it. You are here now. You have got your granddaughter,

Amanda, and your great granddaughter. I have 13 of them.

It is like a collection! Have you had a nice day today? Wonderful. I

always enjoy it. I can sit for hours on end and still enjoy it.

have your birthday card from the Queen. Look at that, everyone.

Pretty good. You have famously been in Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

You name a programme, in the years, everything. You were getting

recognised so much in both that Emmerdale and Coronation Street

said, only one of us can have her. Who did you go for? Well, I stopped

driving. This girl did Coronation Street, but I wanted to do

Emmerdale. I had one or two friends, so why did Emmerdale instead.

1989 you appeared alongside David Jason in a Kvitova do. Would you

like to see a clip? -- A Bit Of A I don't want anyone to see you

talking to me... # Happy birthday to You

# Happy birthday to you # Happy birthday, dear Lottie

# Happy birthday to You and Plenty of breath in the old girl

yet! Tell us about your husband? was a redhead, like you. That is

why I like you, because you are like he was. I called him Red.