27/11/2015 The One Show

I told you, where there's a Will, there's a way. I've been telling you

that for years, Alex, years! Hello and Welcome to the One Show

with Alex Jones. And duetting with me this Friday,

it's Will Young. Very excited to have you here. Have

you started Christmas shopping yet? It's Black Friday. Aren't people

going out in bubble wrap? Jeremy Vine said they are wrapping bubble

wrap around them to avoid being squashed by other shoppers. How do

they pay? Just bump into it? You are in for a treat tonight. We have

exclusive deals on offer, everything in for a treat tonight. We have

from Lancashire hot pot to this man strapped up in a human slingshot,

look at that. It's amazing. Looks fantastic, doesn't it? We've got a

two for one deal on guests. after her explosive performance on

last year's X Factor, Fleur East's here to perform her debut single

'Sax'. And bringing the laughs please

welcome a comedian who's always good news - it's

Russell Howard! It's nice to see you. Russell, how

are you? Very well, how are you. At buying presents? I've already sorted

out my cousin 's presence, I'm taking my family to Australia,

sorted. Well done. Mainly because the joy I take from

mum on a plane is exceptional. She likes to get drunk. Last time we

went to Dubai, my mum was walking down the aisle, singing "I'm walking

in the air". It's always a treat. You may have seen Russell putting

his unique spin on the stories of the week for his show, Russell

Howard's Good News. Where did he get this talent? We went back to his

primary school to see if their current crop of pupils could follow

in his comedy footsteps. Shoppers go crazy for Black Friday.

On Black Friday there might be a storm, the clouds might turn black.

Black Friday is where lots of shops decide they are going to have sale.

Lots of things that have been expensive go really cheap. A study

finds people in their 40s are more likely to be miserable. Usually

people in their 40s are usually miserable. Because... You know, they

are really old. They get all board. Lazy. Sometimes my dad ignores us

for the whole day, playing games on his phone. People in their 40s are

more happy because they are usually living with someone else and they

are happy because they know that they can buy some more things. My

dad just sits there on the sofa, my mum does all the chores, I help out.

Making of The Lord's Prayer advert banned by some UK seller Mars. It

might annoy people because they might really want to see the movie.

Richie McCaw cinemas. Adverts are usually for things that are new and

have just come out. Maybe they will get annoyed because if they want to

see it quickly and they don't want to waste their time sitting

there... They might not believe in God and it might annoy them. I think

it should be there because it'll make more people pray. All the other

adverts make people be greedy and get stuff. Women failed driving

tests more than men but are still safer drivers. I think daddy is the

best driver because he can drive with one hand and he's very fast.

When we're on twisty roads, he thinks he's in a race and he swings

the car around all the corners. My baby sister is the best driver, she

has a toy car and we get all her toys out and we pretend thereof

people crossing the road and she tries to run over them. Lynch there

are people. In other news: I haven't had any good news this week. The

other news is that... I'm going to be on TV. A special thank you to my

fellow reporters, back to you, Alex and Will.

It could be the cutest thing be seen on the show. Thanks to George

Alagiah. Thanks very much to George to the

pupils and staff of Ropley Primary Russell - they let us have a look at

the leavers' book here from the year you left the school - let's have a

look inside. If we just dig in here to this page,

there's a picture of you. My mate Paul, amazing. Are you still

friends? He got married last year. I didn't expect this was going to

happen, look at that. Isn't that nice? You've written a blurb about

your best memories of being at school. This is what we have.

They'll have written about having met. My special memory was when I

was picked to play for the area football team, I scored a header

after Anthony had hit the bar. I came on in the second half to win it

because I scored two goals. APPLAUSE It's great. It's not. That's really

sweet. It's lovely, you can flick through that later. We had a little

song. # We welcome you to please go, we

hope you will enjoy your stay #. I'm taking that. It is to freak

people out when they arrived. Good News is back on BBC Two, let's see

what's taken your interest. Feeding ducks bread does them more harm than

good. It's the equivalent of their junk food. Bread is their junk food?

As if they care! They are ducks, they are not body conscious. I've

never seen a dog get out of the water like this, no, no, no, look

away! Move your eyes away, Barry. Stop looking at me! I'm not pond

body ready, come on! There hasn't been massively good

news, any stories that have taken your fancy? There was a belter this

week, David Attenborough's new show, I think it's called The HUnt. A

polar bear broke in to where the crew were living and stall the

wine. Drug polar bears? There should be more drunk animals on TV.

Hammered dressage would be great. Marmite apparently as well, they

nicked. And the Al Gore? That's a funny combination isn't it? -- and

the alcohol. You've had Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and you

bonded on your show over something we'll be eating a lot of. I didn't

know this but apparently, basically, supermarkets throughout

millions of pounds of vegetables every year because they are wonky.

Because they are not attractive veg. Genuinely, some people select

whether vegetables are pretty enough to be sold. He pointed out I've got

a lazy eye and said, you wouldn't be allowed to. If I were a carrot, I'd

be dead. You've got quite a few surprising fans around the world.

You've gone global. Your episodes are online now, aren't they? Yes, I

think it's shown on YouTube. Apparently North Korea we've got

five fans. Good. A big five. We've got three in the Vatican City. Which

is a lovely image, the idea the Pope is saying, in a moment, in a

minute, I need to know about ducks. And polar bears who drank loads of

wine. You are onto. Have you started writing? That's why I'm going on

holiday with my family, so they can write it for me. If I spend time

with my mum, it's sorted. It's gold. Sale totally. Do you find that with

your parents now you are celebrities, do they wind you up?

They are hysterical, they keep me down to earth. I get a sense you get

a lot of material from... I can't help it, we were in a car recently,

it was stuck, the guy got out of his car, took a photo, he said excuse

me, can I have a photo? It fairly weird. My mum started screaming,

going help! He's kidnapped me! Is it, why did you do that? She said,

because I'm 57 and I don't care. When you are blessed with a mum like

that, it's a treat. She's a lot funnier than me. I should put her on

stage. You've got a new drama which we'll talk about later. It all makes

sense! To all our viewers

in Lancashire we want to wish you Yes - this is the day the good

folk of Lancashire celebrate all One of the best things to come

out of Lancashire is the hot pot. But can a One Show viewer make one

so good that it 'Beats the Pro'. Today one show viewer is coming to

my restaurant in my hometown to take me on in a cookery clash. Whatever

they choose to make I have to make my version of the same dish. Top

food critic will taste both and declare one of us the winner. And he

is today's challenger, charity campaigner James Cope from London.

His signature dish is Lancashire hotpot. Will it be good enough to

beat the pro? I've heard you're not a novice. I've had practice in the

past. I'm not a bad cook, I used to have a website called the disabled

chef, cooking is a great therapeutic way of proving you don't have to

give in. Something can hinder you but it doesn't have to stop you. Are

you confident about today's challenge was to mark I'm confident,

I've been practising this for many moons. What could plan is going into

his hotpot? D Nick Phillips, really good cut, there's lots of marbling.

You've got to put it through. -- Nick Phillips.

I love my beer. Today I'm using light ale. It's quite lemony, it

works nicely with lamb. I only use half so I get to drink the rest at

the end of the day. Mine is simpler, onions, carrots and my secret

controversial weapon, kidney. I use them for flavour, but I don't leave

them in the end dish. People like the flavour of kidney but it's more

the texture they don't like, it gives it the thing is. I save them,

fry them for my breakfast the next day. James Beasley knows luggage

hotpot well, he's read up on its history. I found it amazing you get

lots of ladies who put everything in the pot, take it to the Bakers, who

would be making bread, then they do a day in the cotton mill, then they

would pick up their pot, take it home and feed the family. James

Brown is his Lahm in butter, then create his ale and onion source.

Reach Browns after stealing my meat, I threw in

kidneys. My secret ingredient. After a while on the hop, time for a

sneaky peek. I've got to restrain myself from using beer. I can see

why you put it in, it's lovely. What does James think of mine? It's very

good, Ricky, very nice, I can taste the kidneys, doesn't taste too bad,

may the best man win, Ricky. Both dishes are plated up and ready for

judging. Enter the mystery diner. One of Britain's's top Western art

critics, he decide to make it into the prestigious good food guide.

Like any mystery diner, maintaining anonymity is essential. Soon he will

crown one of our dishes a dream dinner and the other a dining

disaster. My hotpot is first to be judged. As we are not allowed to

turn around, we're both nervous. Next up is James's lamb and ale

hotpot. I've loved cooking alongside James, but now I want to win.

Decision made and the loser's dish is sent back to the kitchen. The

winner is left for us to uncover, so what is the verdict? Dish one is

mine, tender, melt in the mouth lamb, crisp potato, dish two, which

is yours. Crisp on top, tender meat, velvety source. A note at the

bottom, very little between both dishes. So who has won? Get in

there! Get in there! Well done. That's good. I feel honoured to have

beaten such a great chef, thank you very much. Fair play to James, he

took a worthy dish from a worthy competitor to beat the pro. An to

you? Not unnaturally, I don't think. -- an close to you? If you want to

make an award-winning Lancashire hotpot, go to the one show website

where you will find James's recipe. Let's talk about your debut comedy

which is on over Christmas called gert lush. It is about a regular boy

who takes his girlfriend back to the West Country at Christmas to meet

his family. Hello, lovely to meet you. Can I have an Eskimo kiss? Oh

my God, you so cute. What's your star sign? What's your star sign?

Taurus. Oh my God, Dan's an Aries and you're a Taurus. His ex-was a

Pisces, and that is never going to work, was it mum? When did did you

see a ram with a fish? APPLAUSE. That's your real-life

sister isn't it? My sister Kerry, yes, the BAFTA-nominated Kerry

Howard. And there's your mum. That was a treat that day. When the paps

take photos of you. Mum looked straight ahead. It was like a

Yorkshire pudding moving carrots. She had such a laugh. How closely is

it based on your real family? I wrote it with my friend Stevie.

There he is. We wrote it together. It is a combination of his and my

family. But the mum is very much my mum and the dad is quite close to my

dad. My dad's obsessed with fitness. That's why Neil Morrissey is doing

that. My dad was annoyed because he wanted Neil to buff up. He wanted

Bruce Willis. You didn't want Bruce Willis. No, my dad did. What was it

like working with your assister? Absolutely incredible. It is that

odd thing when you work with... I didn't realise how brilliant she

was. She is properly incredible and far more talented than I am. I was

going to her, am I doing this alright? She was going, yeah, you're

fine. It was excellent having my little sister holding my hand

through it. And the dynamic is nice as well. She's really funny. You can

see gert lush on BBC Two over the Christmas period.

We are delighted to have Fleur East with us tonight.

CHEERING. Too hot, hot damn. Call the police and the Fire Department.

I'm too hot, hot damn, girls hate you hallelujah... Because uptown

funk don't give it to you, Saturday night we in the spot, don't believe

me just watch. APPLAUSE. And Fleur is here!

Welcome. Thank you. That performance was a standout for me that year.

Amazing, and the reaction was brilliant. But Will was saying you

were nearly about to give up before the X factor came along, is that

right? Yes, it was nearly my last shot, that cliche line. Everybody

assumes that anyone who auditions, they just come along that morning,

but I had been trying in the industry for ten years before I

decided to audition. I thought, this isn't happening, what am I going to

do? I'm going to have isn't happening, what am I going to

do? I'm going to have to decide to Venture into a different career. My

friends and family said Fleur, go on the X Factor, what have you got to

lose? I thought I would take the risk, so I went along and thankfully

the risk paid off. Since that, how has your year been? It has been a

whirlwind, so crazy. I used to have days where I would sit in my pyjamas

and watch TV all day, dreaming of being a singer and being on the

stage. And now it is like I don't even know when my next day off is

going to come. Everything is popping up in the diary all the time. But it

is so much fun and I'm enjoying every second of it. Your debut album

is out. We are going to hear a track from it, sax, later on. Brilliant.

Before Fleur dances up a storm for us, how about checking out one

of the most powerful movers in the natural world?

Patrick Ayree has flung him self through the air to discover

Thank goodness he didn't croak. I'm so sorry. Frogs are well known for

their leaping prowess, using quick, powerful jumps to escape from

predators. But when we take a closer look, these athletic amphibians

appear to be defying the laws of physics. Some frogs can leap over 20

times their own body length. To put that into perspective that's the

equivalent of me jumping three bus lengths without a running

equivalent of me jumping three bus lengths without a running start. But

a typical frog leap requires much more energy than their leg muscles

alone can supply, making their jump seem impossible. Frogs have found a

clever way of storing lots of energy in their legs and releasing it in

the one go really quickly, a bit like a living catapult. And to

experience the power of a frog jump, I've come to Scotland to the largest

human sling shot in the world. The force of that was just so

explosive. It was incredible. And all that energy, all that tension

was stored up in these elastic bungee cords. The more the cord

stretches, the more energy they store. Enough to propel me up and

away,reaching a speed of 60 miles an hour in seconds. But how do the

frogs do this without any help? Dr Chris Richards from the royal

veterinary college in London is deconstructing their jump using

high-speed cameras. Frogs are famed for jumping. That's the one thing

they know do really well, but what gives them this ability? It is

thought the secret to their jumping ability is in their tend ones.

Unlike people when they jump, who just use their muscles, frogs use a

combination of muscles and tendons. By slowing the action down by 20

times, Dr Richds and his team are able to analyse what's going on. You

can think of it as a two-stage process, where the first stage is

when the frog is crouched, the muscles work to stretch the tendons.

And the second phase of the jump, as the force builds up and the joints

moves, the tendon releases explosively. But something needs to

trigger that release. For the human sling shot the trigger was breaking

the connection of the elastic cord with a car. So what is it that

triggers the tendon to release all that energy? It is thought that it

is the posture of the animal that's holding that elastic energy in

place. What triggers it to be released is the straightening of the

limbs. So in a way the frog itself is elastic band and the trigger all

in one? That is a very good way of putting it actually. Understanding

the mechanics behind the frog jump can also inspire other areas of

science. There are probably some general engineering principles that

are at work in the frog limb that can be applied to other things, like

prosthetic limbs for example. So studying how the muscles and tendons

work together could reveal applications for ourselves? Exactly.

Unravelling the acrobatic abilities of the frog can inspire a giant leap

for mankind in future. But for now the only way to experience the frog

force is with the ultimate Highland Fling. I think we should book

ourselves in for a Highland Fling. We want to do it.

The countdown to Christmas has well and truly begun

and next week we'll be opening the first doors on our very special

We want you to tell us why Christmas 2015 is going to be a particularly

Let us know and you could be behind one of the doors of our calendar.

Send your stories and pictures to the One Show at the usual address.

And don't forget we also want to you to be part of our Virtual Choir.

This year we're going vintage pop and we want you to film yours

elves singing The Ronettes song 'Sleigh Ride'.

Here's Ed Pruen - he's a Reverend Canon don't you know?

All the instructions of how to upload your videos of you singing

You only have until midnight on Sunday 29th November.

Before we hear from Fleur East, our thanks to Russell.

Watch out for Gert Lush on BBC Two over Christmas and

Russell Howard's Good News on Thursdays, BBC Two at 10.00pm.

And thank you for being the guest. Did I do alright? A little bit

aggressive. OK, I will pull it back. Matt and I will be back on Monday

with Clare Balding and we'll be exclusively revealing

the shortlist for this year's But now with her new single 'Sax'

from her debut album 'Love, Sax and Flashbacks', which is out

on 4th December, it's Fleur East. # I met a boy last week

trying to run that game # Made it sound so sweet

when he say my name # You can talk that talk

but can you play that sax? # Baby baby, I've been waitin'

for the one to blow my mind # Baby, maybe you can get it

if you got that thang I like # I need to stick around

the way you chase round south # The type of red hot love that got

me freezin' cause # Say you can go all night

the way you lay that track # But if you wanna hear me sing,

you better play that sax # Yeah he be lovin' him

self more than Kim and Ye # God damn, you fine,

but can you play that sax? # Think you got Fleur

down to a formula # Pretty big IQ

but can you play that sax? # Baby baby, I've been waitin' for

the one to blow my mind, all right # Baby maybe you can get it

if you got that thang I like # I need to stick around

the way you chase round south # The type of red hot love

that got me freezin' cause # Say you can go all night

the way you lay that track # But if you wanna hear me sing,

you better play that sax # I need to stick around

the way you chase round south # The type of red hot love

that got me freezin' cause # Say you can go all night

the way you lay that track # If you wanna hear me sing,

you better play that sax! # Hold tight, lean back,

play what I want # Hold tight, lean back,

play what I want