27/04/2016 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show with Matt Baker

We'll be talking to music legend Billy Ocean and he'll be playing us

one of the greatest of his greatest hits at the end of the show.

With 100 days to go until the Rio Olympics,

gymnastic World champion and Olympic medalist Max Whitlock will be

revealing some of the brand new designer kit Team GB

But for starters, how's about we get him to reveal some

Looking forward to chatting to Al and Harry shortly.

But we'll start in the audience because all our audience members

tonight have something very special in common.

They are all transplant patients - and they're all displaying a number.

Showing how long it's been since their life changing surgery.

Teresa, you are celebrating the 30th anniversary

A kidney transplant. OK. We have Jack, from the first year of the

rickshaw challenged. One man has not shown his number yet. You are

revealing an incredible... 38. What happened 38 years ago? I had been

dialysed in for six years 30 hours a week and one night and in -- at

home. A phone call from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham

saying, can you get up here? I said, and he got a kidney for me and they

said yes. Everything has gone very well since. You're looking

incredibly well. How are you feeling? Great. I have done

marathons. We have half of Team GB here. I started helping out the

athletics track with athletics coaching. Hold your number five. --

hi. Together our audience have been

given an incredible, combined 344 additional years

of life by donated organs. We think that deserves

a round of applause. None of the people here would be

with us today if it wasn't And, as Joe has been hearing,

behind every transplant is a unique Scarlett is five years old and well

up for giving Mary Berry But, as a baby, her future did not

look so sweet. She was so poorly. She had heart failure and was on

life support from about six months onwards. She was the sickest, I

think, and she could have been without receiving a heart. Tell me

when it hits 100 again. Scala was at the top of the emergency transplant

list that her family were worried about the lack of donor organs for

children. We used to come home at night and discuss funeral songs. I

think we did actually think we would be planning a funeral, I think.

There we go! On the Isle of White, 300 miles away, in Whitley Bay --

from Whitley Bay, another girl was growing up by the sea. We used to

love coming down here with EV, finding crabs and starfish and

generally having a good time. She used to try to hold the crabs. When

they were on her hand, she would scream and throw them off. A lovely

beach to take children to. Two days after a family day out, simple trip

to the shops changed everything. She loved to bake, and she wanted to

make some very cakes. She wanted different decorations to put on top

of the cake. We pulled out of the drive and got hit by a car coming

from the right-hand side. That was as we were entering the road. All I

can remember being woken up and being told that EV did not make it,

she had died. -- Evie. Evie's parents were determined her death

should make others live. I made the decision to go ahead with organ

donation. It was simple as that. That saved the life of Scarlett.

Where did your special heart come from? Evie. She died and is an angel

now. Normally donors and recipients remain completely anonymous. Who are

we making these for? Evie's and dad. Her parents stumbled across an

article about a little girl having a heart transplant. I read it and I

just knew it was Evie's. The families made contact. Today, after

four years getting to know each other online, they finally feel

ready to meet face to face. Hallow, sweetie. Thank you very much. Hello,

I am Niall. Nice to meet you. Are we going to have a cup of tea in a

minute and eat some of your cakes? Can we do that? Which ones should

Penny have? That is a nice one. Cheers. Brilliant to see you. The

surgeon said it was a perfect heart. We are always thinking our daughter

has a perfect heart. She is thriving. It is a fantastic thing.

Can we find some shelves? It is very special and reinforces the decision

we made. We are proud of Evie for giving Scarlett the life she has

now. We had so much sadness that is a really positive thing for us. In

some ways it does ease some of grief. Obviously, donating their

daughter's organs, without that, we would not have Scarlett. I plead

with everyone to become a donor. You do not need your organs when you are

not here, other people do. It is simple really.

Special thanks must go to Evie's mum and dad,

Penny and Neil, for telling us all about their wonderful

Thank you for joining us tonight. A remarkable experience, watching that

film. Many of you have been through a similar situation. You said

earlier on the key to making that decision, it was a difficult and

intense time. It was about the communication you had with your

daughter. With respect to our incident, my wife and I were in the

car at the same time and we were quite badly injured. My wife was in

a coma when I was approached by the doctors in the hospital to talk

about donating Evie's organs and turning off the life-support

machine. Prior to that, Penny and I had discussed organ donation. Any

carried a card and conversation was vitally important. I knew it was the

right thing to do. That is something you want to say as well. It is

brilliant when people sign up as organ donors. It is fantastic. Share

your wishes with your loved ones. Unless a next of kin knows your

wishes, nothing can be done. It is well and good carrying a card but

please share your wishes. You are saying it is never too early to have

that conversation. A few minutes around the dinner table. It is not

nice to talk about but once it is done everyone knows and everyone is

clear. You have a very important job now. If you can hold the card nice

and steady, everyone will need to know -- everyone will know the

address they need to contact. Thank you very much.

I am sure you will help a lot of people. Just have the conversation.

We saw Neil and capital -- Penny meet the family. Organ donation is

completely anonymous. Donors families will never know where the

organs go and recipients will never know when your kids have come from.

That is just how it works. It is completely confidential. However,

further down the line, if we want to get in touch with the other family,

you could write an anonymous letter through the NHS. If the other party

decides to receive that letter and respond, then maybe contact can be

made full debate is completely confidential unless you choose

otherwise. That film was really powerful. Lots of parents are quite

reluctant to sign for children's organs to be donated. You can

understand why. The majority do not. The consent rate is about 44%. We

have seen in this case what happens when they do sign up. An amazing

story two years ago, it was a Welsh couple who decided to donate the

organs of a young baby who had a terrible fatal condition and died

shortly after birth. They donated his kidneys, heart and bowels. The

kidneys went to a grown man and saved his life. 100,000 people

joined the register as a result. These often have quite big

ramifications and people should think carefully about it. The

difference you can make by being a donor is phenomenal. Is it right

that you are both registered? I am, yes. No argument against it when you

see that story. You are right. Often, when you are a parent, you do

not want to address even the possibility of it. Hopefully that

little film will make people think. Make the decision in advance. Who

knows what emotions you will go through? Think about what is

involved, maybe it is too much for some people. If you have thought

about and had that, session before, it is that bit easier for you had

had that combination with Penny. Thank you so much. Can we have the

sign one more time? Perfect. Standing by already. You are a pro.

We have put all the details on our website.

It looks like another high street name might be heading the same way

as Comet and Woolies after going into administration

on Monday, leaving a ?571 million pension deficit.

Fingers are being pointed at the former boss -

Sir Phillip Green - as well as the current owners.

But who do shoppers think is to blame for all the trouble in store?

Alex Riley has been to Solihull to find out.

The one show wants to hear your views on the demise of BHS. Who is

to blame? It was beautiful, I love British Open scores. So who's to

blame? -- British home stores. Too much money has been taken out, and

they should have spent money restocking. Maybe they appeal more

to the elderly than the young. I know the young spend a lot of money

on clothes. I think BHS have failed to keep up with the times. They do

not have a strong enough brand and I have not seen them advertised. It

looks like a jumble sale and the clothes are not good enough. The

stuff in the stock room is the same as when I worked there two years

ago. How often do you going? Twice a year. So it is your fault?! I would

like to give Philip Green a gold card. They would not accept my

credit card in the store. This is a lousy deal. We have just

lost our British Home Stores. He took a big bonus and self, so that

must be where the trouble started. The supermarket was quite cheap, but

now it has got great things and it is facing competition. If he was

entitled to that money, you should not be forced to pay it back. What

about the management, the controversy of Philip Green taking

money out? But he also owns top shop, which does very well. What did

he do wrong? He made a lot of money out of it. But I bet a lot of the

girls in there, some of them have been there for 30 years. I am just

so sad. Let's hope they get some buyers that come forward and do a

better job. Philip Green, cellular yachts and put it back into BHS.

Save our shop! -- sell your yachts. And we wish BHS a good outcome.

Still to come, Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock revealing what Team GB

This got us thinking. If you have no clue what to Wear to your special

event, we have experts on hand. Send us a picture of

you with the two outfits He goes through the same problem

every morning. Al and Harry and Billy Ocean,

who was once a tailor, don't you know, will all give

you their opinion They will help you out. I would've

thought the Olympic team will be wearing a sport Kit. Shorts. Blue or

red? And is also. You should see the

amount of kit on offer. That it is not about sports, it is maybe a

wedding. I would wear a wedding dress, then. A wedding reception in

the canteen of BHS, perhaps. You two have got a big event coming up,

because you're putting on a special. We getting married? No. You're

putting on a brilliant one-off gig, all in memory of your friend, Matt.

Tell us about him and the relationship between the three of

you. Matt Bradstock Smith, doctor Matt Bradstock Smith, I met him on

my first day of medical school and I bought him a drink at the bar. He

asked for a snowball. I knew he was a Christmas drinker. So we became

friends and we used to do medical school shows together on the

circuit, and we became a little comedy troupe. We formed the band,

the pop band. Matt played keyboards and Harry sank. It was an

approximation. -- Harry was a singer. We toured a little show and

one of the things that came out of it was the pub landlord actor that I

do. And to this day, I do not get a percentage on that. We did about 100

dates all around the country. And the big date was the Lyric Theatre

on Shaftesbury Avenue, which is where we are having this benefit. He

sadly died of cancer at the beginning of the year, Matt, and

ended his days in a hospice, so we are raising money for that hospice.

And have you put this show together yourselves? I was going to work?

Obviously there is a close connection with him but how does it

shaped the bill? We have people around, who started out at the same

time as we did, Stewart Lee and Tim Vine, and Brendan, who was doing a

turn at the same time of us, and we have got out a list of what was in

the show 20 years ago. The fact is, it might not work. But it is only

for one night. We thought we would put together a show that he would

have liked to have seen. He was a big fan of Tim Vine and Stewart Lee

and we all hung around together in the early days. I have some home

movie footage of us all. We have got someone to come in and emulate his

playing style, so we're going to give the band one last go. We have

looked through the archives and found some footage of Matt playing

your adopted son. Let's have a look. Little Alan Hill, only three years

old, the freakish of string of Anne Robinson and Eamon Holmes. Due to a

cruel slip of the Rabbi's knife, only able to communicate by tapping.

One tab for yes. Two taps for now. -- for no. And as if to imply a

little purpose in his life, a little Saturday night Fever. I mean, he was

a mover. It was amazing what people laughed at during the 90s. Matt

never had any lines, you never spoke. He could not really do lines.

He was a doctor. Physical comedy. We went off and became comedians and he

was a GP down in Bognor. During the day, and then he would go and do

that? Yes, he gave it up and became a GP full-time. We could not decide

to play that clip or a clip I would like to play now, the Bucks fizz

tribute. This just makes me laugh. That is you? Yes. And there are owls

on drums. Who are the badgers? They were lent to us by Brian May. They

are not real badgers, they are people dressed up. Highly trained

dancers. We always ended the show with a badger parade. And will

badgers be appearing in the new show? There is a badger, there is a

competition winner who will appear as a badger.

Al and Harry's show, For Little Alan, is

on at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue

Here You Are, we know that you did Shakespeare live opposite Dame Judi

Dench. -- Al, we know that you did Shakespeare live. Look at those

years, are they not fantastic? I was the biggest Bottom that she had ever

worked with. It was the most incredible thing to be involved in.

A fantastic thing. And I got the part quite a while ago. It was not

going to be playing opposite Dame Judi Dench two weeks ago, I got the

call, saying that it was opposite Dame Judi Dench. But it is legit,

you can ring your mum and say, guess what I'm doing, rather than saying I

am spilling beer on people and telling jokes about them. I wish I

hadn't turned it down. Very good. Moving on. Many of you will know the

story of how the UK's most successful boxing

promoter, Frank Maloney, underwent surgery to change her gender. Now

she is Kelly Maloney, and she is finding out how that decision has

affected her doctors. Dad turned around and said, I was born in the

wrong body and I should have been born female. It was very confusing.

All of the motions, upset, angry, protective, he was still our dad and

so we did not want anyone saying anything horrible. I did not know

what it meant and I did not care. I did not speak to dad for a long

time. The day that he started living full-time as Kellie was the day that

the world knew. I was an eccentric little Cockney, but nobody knew what

I was fighting inside. In 2014, I finally came to terms with myself

and I came out to the world as the person I believe I should have been

born as, Kellie Maloney. But the one thing I was sick about was the

possibility of losing the love of my daughters. Dad had bouts of

depression and he tried to take his own life. I just said, you need to

share whatever the problem is because it is really hard to support

you if I do not know what I'm dealing with. And he turned around

and said, I was born in the wrong body and should have been a female.

I think there was a point where he lost me especially. I isolated

myself a lot. I did not want to acknowledge the situation, I did not

want to speak about it. I did not want to even cobranded. Libby is

definitely more angry, even to this day. -- I did not want to even

comprehend it. She is more angry than I am. I just feel quite

confused still. It is a hard thing to get your head around. There have

been times where, selfishly, I have thought I am losing my dad, or I do

not want my dads to be transgender. And I always thought about that time

when dad tried to take her own life. It was my dad in a coffin, or in

address. And to me, whenever I have that thought, there is no choice. It

is always going to be my dad in a dress. I'm quite a private person,

and I would much prefer us deal with Kellie's transition has a family,

privately. But we did not really have that option. On social media,

we got a lot of horrible comments, and obviously we got told to rise to

none of them, but some things you just can't help. I was really angry

at the time, anything I saw I would fight back at it. And then I would

probably regret it because I had loads of people on my Twitter hating

on me. I have got the best doctors in the world. I am very proud of the

way you have dealt with it. And I will always love you. I will always

be there for you, the way you have been there for me. I know one thing,

I am happy and I love sharing my life with my daughters. This is what

you apply way too much over. I think he's lucky to have three girls

around him, because he has all the advice he needs. It is like having a

personal make-up stylist and a fashion team. Stop moving! She is

such an angry girl! I referred to Kellie as dad still. I think after

40 years, that is a hard habit to stop doing. He is still saved in my

phone as dad. He is saved as Kel-Kel with a little princess emoji. Since

dad's transition, she has definitely softened. She has become a nicer

person to be around. She's going to go! I can only imagine how hard it

is. Of course, I am proud with sticking with what he wants to do in

life, and going through with it. You need to hold yourself together. She

is a wreck. I am proud of how she has dealt with it and what she has

had to face and how she still continues to grow as Kellie. I am

really proud. First of all, I think we should say

a big thank you to you, Kellie, and your three daughters, for making

that film for us. We saw that some parts were obviously hard for you to

watch because the girls were being so honest about the experience. How

much of that did you not know until you the footage? Quite a lot of it.

I knew they struggled the journey, but they never really showed me,

except my youngest. It was very hard on her for about 45 months. We could

not approach the subject or talk about it. Eventually, she started

talking about it. -- four or five months. She started coming with me

to some events, talking to young transgender people, and growing in

confidence. She now talks to other families and other children as well.

And we heard your daughters there calling you she and dad, in the same

sentence. How does that feel to watch? Well, I am their dad, and all

I have done is medically correct something that was wrong at my

birth. But I was their dad at the birth and I will always be their

dad, no matter what. One of the things that Emma, your eldest

daughter, said, it was dad in a coffin or dad in the dress, and that

is the one line that stands out. Neither are great options for the

girls, at the beginning, even though they have grown to be used to it.

But did you have a lot of criticism at the time for making quite a

selfish decision, in terms of the girls? Not really. I felt I was

selfish but it was the only way I could deal with it because I wanted

to see my children grow up and I wanted to see my grandchildren and I

knew that if I did not make that decision, and have that journey, I

would not be here today to see them. And then Emma did say that to me

privately, so that gave me encouragement as well.

Emma said she wished it had been a bit more private. Did you feel you

did not have that option? I was transitioning very quietly for it

all broke. No one bothered me. Unknown to me I was being followed

by a photographer and a reporter. I had that dreaded knock on a Thursday

afternoon, about 5:30 p.m.. I was lucky I had my lawyer on speed dial

and I could get hold of him straightaway. Do you feel like you

were waiting for that moment? Plan A was to go private. I put a deposit

down on a mobile home because I was going to tour around Europe. That

would have been lovely. Keep in contact with my daughters and

family. That option was whipped away from us and I lost my deposit on the

mobile home. You went back to boxing, which is notoriously a match

environment. What was the reaction in the first few days when you went

back to your job? -- a macho environment. One fighter knocked on

my door and asked him to represent him, a fighter called Tony James.

I'm glad he did because that gave me back some of my confidence. It was

something I love and I am passionate about it. There are some people who

are very accepting and work with me. I have had up body modification but

I have not had a brain transplant. I have an astute boxing brain. Some

are not comfortable with it and I just smile at them and get on with

what I am doing. Thanks again for sharing your story with us.

Time now for an adventure. A dozen children from Surrey... You might

think this is something out of Enid Blyton but here is the story.

Earlier this month, a group of children helped Surrey Police

tracked down two suspected burglars in a most unusual way. It was Good

Friday and the start of the Easter weekend. The annual Easter egg hunt

was under way and the children were filled with excitement. As they

searched high and low for their chocolate delights, another more

important search was taking place. Above their heads, the police were

flying in the magnificent helicopter. Who were they searching

for? Could it be the two men who had passed the children earlier? If it

was, the police were looking in the wrong direction. The Tremendous 12

realised they needed to do something. They needed to get the

message to the police in the helicopter. But how?

Where was the helicopter? In the air. Right here. Above us here. One

of the adult spotted a man running along the edge of a field. Why did

he think he was suspicious? He was hiding under the bushes and running

around, carrying something. It could not see what he was carrying. You

could see the helicopter was looking for this guy. When did it start to

go in the wrong direction? After five minutes, it started to go this

way. As a group, what did you decide to do? We decided to make an arrow

on the ground. I lay on the ground and I said, we should make a human

arrow. Come on, let's get down on the floor. The reason we pointed

that way is because he led did all around the field. When I first saw

the children, it was obvious they were pointing to something. The

arrow was ten metres across. When did you realise that the helicopter

had got the idea? They went in that direction. We were hovering over

woodland and a pointed us in the direction of the second suspect he

was still at large. We went down to go and see what was there. He left

some cigarettes and his jacket. How old are you? 11. The insists -- the

assistance was invaluable. I have never seen anything might this

before. Eat your heart out, Enid Blyton. At the end of their day of

adventure, the capital at tremendous 12 went home. -- Tremendous 12.

With just 100 days until the start of the Rio Olympics -

the Olympic torch was officially handed over to Brazil earlier today

This should get us all in the mood. Let the countdown begin. Jessica

Ennis Hill is back on top of the world. Nicola Adams has just made

history. That is a huge jump. Laura Trott, world champion! It brings it

all back, doesn't it? Some of the kit was revealed today. We have an

exclusive. Here to reveal what the British medallists will wear on the

podium, please welcome Max Whitlock. Let's have a look. This is the

tracksuit. Talk us through this design and how it feels. It feels

amazing. Stella has done an amazing job. They have this coat of arms

which is brand-new. I think it looks brilliant. You really feel like a

team then. And the lightness? It is 10% lighter than the 2012 kit. If

you overheat, it is perfect. Can we see and do need a jacket? Steady on!

This is a T-shirt we are seeing here. This is Village where. This

kit has been unveiled a new had tried it on. Can you take it home?

There will be specific dates when athletes can pick up the kit. We

will pick our sizes and come home with it. Supermarket Sweep, grabbing

everything. You were involved in the design? Yes, I was lucky enough to

see it in the first stages and now it is done it is amazing for the

athletes do have is that a big input. It is brilliant to see the

final product. We have seen what an athlete looks like modelling the

kit. Shall we see what a man on the street would look like? This is the

supporters wear. It makes you want to do it. Congratulations! You can

do something. I can do that clap. You might need some physio at the

end of this. -- crab. There is a problem. Max will do some

demonstrating. There you are. Let's have a look how good the kit

is. I will tell you what, give us an idea. There is so much preparation

that goes into something like the Olympics. You are world champion,

European champion. What is the key thing for you to deliver the perfect

performance when it matters? The training is intense with hours of

work. When I go in there and perform the 52nd routine, I need to think I

have done the groundwork and the build-up and chill and enjoy the

experience. That is what I am trying to do. Are you feeling happy?

Max does this in the corner of his floor routine. You can see exactly

why. There we go, Max Whitlock. He has beautifully nailed the landing,

as always. That is the first time you have performed in your kit. Any

chafing? Nothing. You're good to go to Rio.

Well, we've seen how the design of a kit can affect

But how can a design of a building affect the weather?

My name is Roma and diamay structural engineer. I am passionate

about the science and design of buildings and ever since I was a

child, it is the skyscraper that has captivated me. As an engineer, I

have been lucky enough to welcome some of the biggest, including the

Shard. When planning such huge constructions, there are many things

we need to take into account that one being the wind. Skyscrapers need

to be able to withstand forces produced by high winds. The curious

thing about them is that they themselves can affect the windfalls

they can channel the strong winds you get up there, up here to ground

level, making a windy day, even windier. This footage shows one of

the earliest known examples of the wind effect. In this case produced

by the flat iron building in New York. It was the windiest corner of

the city. The Bridgewater Place skyscraper in Leeds also suffers

from the wind effect. The conditions are so bad that on a windy day the

council closes the road to traffic. Before we build skyscrapers, part of

the engineer's role is to try to forecast the impact the design and

shape will have on the resulting wind effect. In this wind tunnel in

Milton Keynes many new skyscraper designs are tested. Ender is lead

engineer. This is the walkie-talkie. We will put this model into the wind

tunnel and it will tell it how all of these structures interact with

the wind. That is right. The City of London authorities have received

complaints that the walkie-talkie skyscraper have made it windier.

Ten, Crowe has chosen this building to show how it works. This is a

gentle breeze, not a strong wind we are assimilating. -- Enda has

chosen. At certain heights, the smoke tends to go downwards. I can

see the smoke is spreading itself round the different streets and

different structures. That is right. The corner areas are the windiest.

The South west and north-west corners of the buildings are the

worst locations. When the wind hits leap tall building committee goes in

three directions, up and around the building and also downwards. The

downdraught makes it windy for pedestrians at street level. Do you

think the wind effect is particularly bad on this building?

Typical of a tall building. Any tall structure will cause a similar

effect. For more streamlined shapes like the Gherkin, the wind tends to

flow around it. Often, windy conditions at street level cannot be

blamed on one particular building. If there are several towers nearby,

you can also get channelling effects as the wind is squeezed through a

narrow space between buildings. However, there are things of

engineers can do to help reduce the wind effect by adding specific

features to a building. This is the Shard. Most people might not realise

it but you can see canopies attached near the base of the tower. They

catch the wind before it reaches the ground level. Most people might not

realise that as they are walking around the building that they are

hugely beneficial for downdraughts. This same feature can be found on

other buildings like the Cheese grater. It is by using techniques

like this we hope to reduce the wind effect from tall buildings meaning,

hopefully, in the future, we will not get blown around so much by

skyscrapers. Is that the patio is so windy? It

appears so. Billy Ocean this year! -- is here. Lovely to see you.

Before we have a chat, we have a job for you because we mentioned last

time that you are a tailor and we can tell by your style tonight that

you know your stuff about clothes. Basically, inspired by the unveiling

of Team GB's kit, I was saying if anybody has any holding dilemmas, to

send in pictures. I will show you the first one. This is Alice. Alice

is turning 90 this weekend. She is having a big tea party but what

should she wear? Pink or blue? I think pink would be the right thing.

Why? Because it is a very feminine colour, number one. It would suit

her hair. I thought he would go with the blue, for the Caribbean. What

kind of party is she having? Like a birthday? -- buffet. I do not want

her clothes to clash with the entrees. I rather like the crocheted

cover on the sofa. Rather nice. She should wear that as a poncho. This

is Trevor. He needs to leave school. This is that you, Al. Trevor has

been appointed captain of Gloucester golf club. He says he's going to see

you soon. But the question is, will the laser clash with the Pub

Landlord? No, because I wear a distinctive shade of marooned. The

original blazer came from British Home Stores, the last time I went in

there, 20 years ago. If you wear that, that will look great. Red and

marooned clash. Yes, but I am on stage, so everyone is looking at me.

Danny from Slough, Batman or Superman? Well, I like Batman and I

like Superman but which is better. Superman. Let's talk about your new

album, Billy. This is how this works, gentlemen. Two CDs, the first

CD is stories about songs that inspired your life, musically. The

second CD, the results of that inspiration. Basically, your

greatest hits. Well put. Did you expect the first CD to be so

biographical? Yes, because it was intentional. There is a drag on

their called time on the river, which is by Brook Benton. -- there

is a track on there. We're going to have a listen. And it is all in

order. Yes, that was the first song. My father used to be a musician and

he got this little Philips radio, with gold cloth at the front. And he

came home with this radio one day, in the village, and everyone was

looking around, where is the voice coming from? We were looking around

the back of the radio and everything, it was that long ago!

The very first song I heard on the radio was this Brook Benton song,

and then I got to hear people like Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke and

Frank Sinatra. Where was that photo taken? It is a lovely photo of you

on the cover. That was taken in the East End, when I was 11 years old

and full of dreams. A head full of dreams. And the last time you were

here, Billy, you said you had enjoyed a 17 year break, and you

were just doing music for the love it. And now, for you to be touring,

and you to everybody, literally everybody. It takes you forever to

get anywhere because you just love life and spreading that feeling.

Because what to us as entertainers might mean nothing, to them it means

an awful lot. And the graph, to stop and say hello, a smile, especially

with all the selfies in the modern age. They treasure it forever.

Really and truly, we make people happy. Speak for yourself! Harry is

a big fan of yours, Billy. He has even performed one of your songs in

the past. When the going gets tough? Yes. When the going gets tough, the

tough get going. We're not asking you to sing it! Thank you. I will

sing it if you would like me to. Billy is going to be singing for us

at the end of the show so we will leave it to him. I insist! You're

going to go outside and sing for us. We have a lovely stage is set up out

there. Just be wary of the wind, after that film that we watched. My

granddaughter is going to be watching tonight. As far as she is

concerned, she only knows me as grandad so she is beginning to ask

questions. Who are you, grandad? Grandad, what is your name? Hello to

your granddaughter. And he is a lot more than just grandad to a lot of

people. Before you go on saying, Christine has been getting out of

her dreams and into car. All to drive along the road with something

her sat nav will not have heard of. I am about to go for a drive on a

hidden network of roads that is hundreds of miles in length. It is

only one kilometre from here but you cannot see it. That is because it is

one kilometre straight beneath my feet. To get there, I had to head

underground. At over 1000 metres, this mine on the north-east coast is

the deepest in the UK. So it is time to get rooted and suited. Down

below, it is pitch black and 40 degrees. To get there, I need to

take the longest lift journey in the UK. Coming down in that cage, I was

actually freaking out quietly. But seven minutes seemed to disappear.

The reason for the mine shaft is fertiliser. They produce potash,

which gardeners use to give plants extra potassium. How far away is the

actual potash base? Tenko monitors from here. Ten kilometres?! -- ten

kilometres from here. We are 1100 metres deep on a network of roads

they have been digging for 40 years. Where are we, I am totally

disorientated? We are heading north, towards Germany. Under the sea?! How

many miles of roads are down here. About 700 miles of excavated

roadways. That is practically the length of England! Because potash is

so crumbly, the roads are dug in the strongest salt layer underneath. The

way that salt is used on the road in winter to keep it without ice. We

have about 150 men down here. And how long do they stay underground?

They work 11 and a half hour shifts. You have been underground for 25

years?! Using quite normal! Finally, we arrived at the potash district.

So this is the base. Yes. Lurking in the tunnel is a giant mining

machine. Its teeth are ready to tear into the potash. It is operated by

remote control. Can you show me how to operate this giant machine? This

one and this one, to go ahead. The men dig over 6000 tonnes of potash

or everyday, enough to make 2000 tonnes of potash. You have shuttles

going back and forth and back and forth all the time. 24 hours a day?

24/7. Even Christmas day? No, we have Christmas off. That's good. But

they might not be mining potash any longer. At the moment we find that

we have enough reserves for two or three years. What are you going to

do about that? At the moment, we have found a new sink, but now the

potash, and that is poly daylight. That is another mineral fertiliser,

that has always been known about. It was not always economic or the mine.

Now the future of this mine depends on it. How hard can it get down

here? The hottest part is at the southern part, and it can get to 42

degrees. That is like working in an oven? Absolutely. So it is a case of

keeping yourself hydrated and eating plenty. By which I mean, it's time

for lunch, sunshine! How long have you worked down this mine? Six

years. Do you enjoy it? Yes. Why? You just have to look around and see

the size of everything. I would not want to work down here to save my

life. It is hot, dark, sweaty and sticky, but thank goodness some of

the lads do, because without their work, we would not have the

fertiliser that you or I use to have tasty tomatoes. Thank you,

Christine, and thanks to all our guests.

Al and Harry's one off gig is on 16th May at the Lyric

theatre and Billy's album 'Here You Are' is out on Friday.

And thanks to Max Verstappen off the Team GB kit. And you have a new

coach now! -- thanks to Maxim for showing off.

But with 'When the Going Gets Tough' - get going, Billy!

# When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

# When the going gets tough, the tough get rough, yeah.

# Tough, tough, tough, tough, huh, huh, huh.

# I'm gonna put this dream in motion.

# I'm gonna get myself 'cross the river.

# That's the price I'm willing to pay.

# I'm gonna make you stand and deliver.

# And give me love in the old-fashioned way.

# I gotta get it through to you, ooh.

# Darlin', I'll reach for the heaven.

# Come and get it. # Come and get it.