0:00:16 > 0:00:18Hello and welcome to The One Show with Alex Jones...
0:00:18 > 0:00:20..And Matt Baker.
0:00:20 > 0:00:27Tonight, we've got two powerful voices on the sofa.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31One is a classical baritone ex-choir boy, the other is a soul singer
0:00:31 > 0:00:39who won The X Factor.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41And is now on Strictly hoping to do the talent show double.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43I tell you what, it's going to be confusing
0:00:43 > 0:00:46in here because there are three Alex's - Alex Jones,
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Alexander Armstrong and Alexandra Burke!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51APPLAUSE.
0:00:51 > 0:01:01What shall we do. I can be Jonesy. Did you have nicknames at school?
0:01:01 > 0:01:07Mine was Paddy because I'm half Irish.Mine was Tiger, I can't sit
0:01:07 > 0:01:11still.It's ideal.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19On the name theme. There has been confusion and talk actually about
0:01:19 > 0:01:24the weekend. Did you or did you not call Shirley Arlene? Let's have a
0:01:24 > 0:01:29look at it first. Here's the reply. See what you think.You're a great
0:01:29 > 0:01:39performer. You'll come back strong. .Thank you, thank you very much.I
0:01:39 > 0:01:47heard Shirley.We should slo-mo it down.We did.It's Shirley. I don't
0:01:47 > 0:01:52know where it game from. I did laugh when I read it because I was like -
0:01:52 > 0:01:59I would never call her Arlene! It's career suicide to call someone else
0:01:59 > 0:02:03a different name. I wouldn't do that.Career suicide.That would
0:02:03 > 0:02:08just be terrible.I mean it does happen.Has it happened? Oh, no.Has
0:02:08 > 0:02:12it happened? Many times. This is what happened when Nick Robinson
0:02:12 > 0:02:23came on. I nearly said it wrong then.Thank you very much. Ric
0:02:23 > 0:02:32Nobinson... What? !It can cotton on.How did you hold it together
0:02:32 > 0:02:44after that?I didn't.It's a common occurrence.You can cover it up. You
0:02:44 > 0:02:44are a professional.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52Lots of music and dancing news to get through with Xander and
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Alexandra later. Plus it's almost December and that means it's almost
0:02:55 > 0:02:59the panto season.Oh, no, it isn't!
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Tonight we're celebrating pantos big and small,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05especially the keen amateurs performing in village
0:03:05 > 0:03:10halls and community theatres all over the UK.
0:03:10 > 0:03:17Very keen amateurs.They look great.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20We'll be helping some amateur panto newbies by putting them together
0:03:20 > 0:03:21with the best in the business.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Here's our our panto correspondent, Matt Allwright, to explain.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Yes I am all right. That has the panto joke that has people coming
0:03:28 > 0:03:33through the doors in their millions. Three million saw pantos last year
0:03:33 > 0:03:39spending £60 million. The top three are Aladdin, Cinderella and Snow
0:03:39 > 0:03:43White. Tonight we make sure those pantos are top quality where ever
0:03:43 > 0:03:53you see them. We are holding a Panto Masterclass.Yes.We are introducing
0:03:53 > 0:03:58first time Dames, villains and livestock to the pros that knows how
0:03:58 > 0:04:04it goes. Some really old hands. Excuse me, love, you say I was an
0:04:04 > 0:04:08old hand.You are not in the first flush of youth, are you?I'm 22
0:04:08 > 0:04:16years of age.This could go on for some time.How rude!
0:04:21 > 0:04:31We also want to help pack as many seats for you as possible.
0:04:32 > 0:04:39These are rehearse al pictures, they are practicing outside.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43So if rehearsals are well under way, send us a photo of the cast and let
0:04:43 > 0:04:44the nation know about your show.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Thank you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Let's park panto for the moment and focus on the incredible
0:04:48 > 0:04:51transformation of an old ship that's been rescued from the scrap
0:04:51 > 0:04:52yard to save lives.
0:04:52 > 0:04:58Dr Sal went aboard before it set off on its journey across the Atlantic.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01The dense Amazon rainforest is home to some of the world's most remote
0:05:01 > 0:05:05communities. For some, getting to see a doctor means travelling for an
0:05:05 > 0:05:13entire day or more. Bihar necessarying the river medics in the
0:05:13 > 0:05:16UK are taking healthcare to them. I've worked on many humanitarian
0:05:16 > 0:05:20missions and delivered aid as an emergency medicine doctor, but this,
0:05:20 > 0:05:26as a venture, is truly inspirational. This is the Forth
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Hope, it's the latest edition to a small fleet of floating hospitals
0:05:29 > 0:05:36run by a charity in Scotland. Since 2001, they have been taking vital
0:05:36 > 0:05:40healthcare into the jungle Bihar necessarying local boat building
0:05:40 > 0:05:46skills here in Britain. When it's ready, it will make the perilous
0:05:46 > 0:05:495,000 mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean to South America. By
0:05:49 > 0:05:55the end of the year it will be sail down the mighty Amazon River
0:05:55 > 0:06:01delivering much needed medical aid to 200 local villages in Peru. If it
0:06:01 > 0:06:04being loos like an ordinary passenger ferry, that's because it
0:06:04 > 0:06:09was. Originally designed to serve Portsmouth the ferry was cancelled
0:06:09 > 0:06:16and never used and was bought by the charity in 2015. Turning public
0:06:16 > 0:06:22transport into a hospital meant an entire refit. It started in Bristol.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27The bough was cut away and replaced with one able to journey across the
0:06:27 > 0:06:33rough Atlantic Ocean. It was painted before sailing over 400 miles to
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Rosyth, were work began transforming the interior into a medical ship.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42It's the vision of naval architect, Robert Marshal.Three doctors will
0:06:42 > 0:06:48be working here with nurses at any one time. Next door we have a dent
0:06:48 > 0:06:51al surgery with two dentists and forward of that there is an
0:06:51 > 0:06:55operating theatre.The new facilities will double the amount of
0:06:55 > 0:06:59people medics can treat each year. The other ships have been much
0:06:59 > 0:07:05smaller and they were quite cramped. It was difficult to shoehorn
0:07:05 > 0:07:11facilities into those ships. This was a complete change for us.I'm
0:07:11 > 0:07:14really impressed by what I've seen here. They have managed to fit in so
0:07:14 > 0:07:18much into a small space. It's like a medical tardis. Using the facilities
0:07:18 > 0:07:24will be a team of 18 doctors, dentists and nurses, including dent
0:07:24 > 0:07:31al nurse Shona Mayson.This is going to be my workplace. To have a
0:07:31 > 0:07:34purposefully designed interior of a ship. It's brand new equipment that
0:07:34 > 0:07:38has been donated. It will be amazing to work on.What complaints do the
0:07:38 > 0:07:43healthcare teams see?Skin and respiratory problems. Lots of
0:07:43 > 0:07:47parasite incompetent festations. That is common.What are you seeing?
0:07:47 > 0:07:58The elderly population their dent al health isn't too bad because the
0:07:58 > 0:08:02diet was good. They don't have access to what we have. They can't
0:08:02 > 0:08:08get a tooth brush or toothpaste. This is her 15 trip and she has seen
0:08:08 > 0:08:13from the very first what a difference it can make.I first went
0:08:13 > 0:08:17out in 2006. I turned up op that first ship and the dent al surgery
0:08:17 > 0:08:22on that ship was quite basic. I worked in the dent al school in
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Dundee were everything is fantastic. I looked at the surgeon and thought
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- what have I done. What will I do here? You get on with the work. A
0:08:29 > 0:08:35few days into the trip I had been taking teeth out and I saw the girl
0:08:35 > 0:08:41in a canoe who turned and smiled and wave. I thought if a 10-year-old
0:08:41 > 0:08:45girl can wave when you have taken out two of her teeth, then it's a
0:08:45 > 0:08:50worthwhile project.At the Helm of this entire venture is Reverend
0:08:50 > 0:08:56McPherson.It isn't about people from overseas going to Peru to tell
0:08:56 > 0:09:00them how to do it. Our volunteers work under their authority to make
0:09:00 > 0:09:05it a reality. These are journeys of a lifetime that the people who go on
0:09:05 > 0:09:09them never forget about. I had a doctor who came back, maybe 18
0:09:09 > 0:09:13months ago, sent me a letter saying - I've been a GP for 23 years,
0:09:13 > 0:09:18somewhere along the line I lost my heart, thanks for reminding me why
0:09:18 > 0:09:19I'm a doctor.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27The most wonderful sentiment to finish on.The best line any of our
0:09:27 > 0:09:32films have finished on, I think.Dr Sal you can relate to that?I saw
0:09:32 > 0:09:37that and my heart went - yes, I get that. I so get that. I loved making
0:09:37 > 0:09:42that film.You filmed it a while ago.Yeah.There has been progress
0:09:42 > 0:09:48since. Bring us up-to-date?So. That ship, since I last saw it in July,
0:09:48 > 0:09:53it's travelled 5,000 miles from Rosyth to South America. It went
0:09:53 > 0:10:00along the Amazon River for another 2,000 miles. It got to Iquitos. Its
0:10:00 > 0:10:15fine al destination. It's taken 43 days. Good stats. It was 6793 days.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21Straight to work on the 15th, wasting no time whatsoever.It
0:10:21 > 0:10:26treated 15,000 patients?Yes since mid-September. Wasting no time
0:10:26 > 0:10:32whatsoever. 15,000 consultations. It's set to reach 25,000 by the end
0:10:32 > 0:10:36of the year. That's 25,000 people that wouldn't have had access to the
0:10:36 > 0:10:41kind of healthcare this ship is providing.It's not just beneficial
0:10:41 > 0:10:44for the patients, is it, for you as volunteers you gain a lot from going
0:10:44 > 0:10:50out and helping?Absolutely. I have been a doctor now for 11 years and
0:10:50 > 0:10:54my whole career has been split up into humanitarian work. I've worked
0:10:54 > 0:11:00in Palestine, Libya and Syria. Every time I go, I feel I gain so much
0:11:00 > 0:11:04more than I'm actually physically able to give. Again, like Willie
0:11:04 > 0:11:07said, it reminds us why we became doctors in the first place. You do
0:11:07 > 0:11:12need that. We work in the NHS avend all the challenges we are facing.
0:11:12 > 0:11:20You go away to somewhere like Iquitos or wherever and you are
0:11:20 > 0:11:24reminded of the amazing place we work within the NHS. It makes me
0:11:24 > 0:11:29feel even more passionate about really advocating what we have here,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32this absolute precious can mod di, the NHS, that not everyone has
0:11:32 > 0:11:37access to. I feel ever so proud of. It I really, really do. It just
0:11:37 > 0:11:41makes me more determined to fight to protect.The practical benefits as
0:11:41 > 0:11:48well of what you are learning from the kind of treatments that are in
0:11:48 > 0:11:56these remote place are beneficial.I have to mention some of the amazing
0:11:56 > 0:12:02and practical stuff that people are bringing back. There is a surgeon
0:12:02 > 0:12:08from Northumbria, Mr Liam Horgan. He goes to Tanzania every year. He has
0:12:08 > 0:12:14been doing it for 14 years. Let me add, many people are self-funding or
0:12:14 > 0:12:19giving up their holidays to do it within the NHS. He discovered this
0:12:19 > 0:12:24cheap way of repairing hernias. When you have a hernia operation, you
0:12:24 > 0:12:31need mesh to fix it. It costs £100. He has found a way that is inspired
0:12:31 > 0:12:37by malaria nets that have been modified to be able to be used as
0:12:37 > 0:12:41mesh repairs for hernias which cost one cent. That is pennies. Less than
0:12:41 > 0:12:47pennies.Wow.He is, woing to bring to the NHS eventually, if he can get
0:12:47 > 0:12:51approve al. Not only is he helping others, he is finding cheaper ways
0:12:51 > 0:12:56to bring something back that we can use in the NHS.Brilliant. Thank you
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Dr Sal.Thank you.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Time to get an early start on the festive spirit because Xander
0:13:02 > 0:13:05has a new Christmas album, and you've never seen a man so happy
0:13:05 > 0:13:15to be in a winter wonderland.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22# Here to stay is the new bird # He sings a love song
0:13:22 > 0:13:27# As we go along # Walking in a Winter Wonder land...
0:13:27 > 0:13:32#. APPLAUSE
0:13:32 > 0:13:40You have the decorations up at home then!We are enjoying the stubble
0:13:40 > 0:13:47there.I can't have that on Pointless.In A Winter Light is the
0:13:47 > 0:13:52name of a of the album. Beautiful. You have a couple of originals on it
0:13:52 > 0:13:57and classics. How did you choose them? There is massive of choice
0:13:57 > 0:14:00isn't there? How did you think, these are the ones I want to
0:14:00 > 0:14:05include?I felt strongly we had to have my favourite music in it. There
0:14:05 > 0:14:10were so many different things we love about Christmas. We love
0:14:10 > 0:14:16ancient music and carols. We lied old medieval characters and high
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Victorian Carrolls and the Binge element of Christmas. I wanted to
0:14:21 > 0:14:26have an album that had everything I loved. I listened and listened. My
0:14:26 > 0:14:29playlist got shorter and shorter when I thought - we will keep this
0:14:29 > 0:14:33in. It's hard to decide what should stay.What time of year were you
0:14:33 > 0:14:37doing the listening, was that weird? I started Christmas time last year.
0:14:37 > 0:14:44Last year we started. Inevitably we recorded... When we film Pointless
0:14:44 > 0:14:48specials we film on the hottest day of the year. It's how it is.In your
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Christmas jumper?If you are lucky. I was five tonnes of wool and a big
0:14:53 > 0:14:57beard. We recorded through the summer. I think there is something
0:14:57 > 0:15:03particular about Christmas music. We take it to our hearts more than any
0:15:03 > 0:15:09other kind, I think.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13We love them because they are Christmas songs. ? You have had a go
0:15:13 > 0:15:19at writing? I have. There are a couple of my own songs.Is this
0:15:19 > 0:15:23something you have have written since the album came out or
0:15:23 > 0:15:27something you have always done?I have written them since I was about
0:15:27 > 0:15:3411. When I did Armstrong and Miller I wrote loads of comedy song, we
0:15:34 > 0:15:40used to do a couple of characters who were like Flanders and Swan.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44That was an outlet for me to chuck some music down. I have always
0:15:44 > 0:15:50written.With the perfect Christmas song in your eyes then, because you
0:15:50 > 0:15:54have, you haven't gone down the route of the bells.I haven't. I
0:15:54 > 0:15:57should have been thinking what about the perfect ingredients are, the
0:15:57 > 0:16:04chief one is you have to go a bit that goes... And then you have a key
0:16:04 > 0:16:13change.So that is not on it.Did I do any of that? No. A massive
0:16:13 > 0:16:18oversight there. I wonder if we co-go back and amend them.There
0:16:18 > 0:16:22will be a second album next Christmas, surely. We are talking
0:16:22 > 0:16:27Christmas number ones here.That was a special moment in my life, to be
0:16:27 > 0:16:33fair.I was there when you won.Were you there? Oh my gosh. That whole
0:16:33 > 0:16:41night it is nine years and I feel, it feels like, it was nine year, it
0:16:41 > 0:16:48feels like it was yesterday, I don't know where nine years have gone. I
0:16:48 > 0:16:51still love performing hallelujah, I say please can I sing that song
0:16:51 > 0:16:56because I love it so much.And you two are performing at the Royal
0:16:56 > 0:17:06Albert Hall?Yes.You have to pick your favourite festive songI would
0:17:06 > 0:17:11go for Last Christmas or Driving Home For Christmas I don't think I
0:17:11 > 0:17:16can sing it but I love listening to that song. But simply because it was
0:17:16 > 0:17:19always the song, when we were working round Christmas, my mum
0:17:19 > 0:17:23worked round Christmas, that is the song we played going home and it
0:17:23 > 0:17:29remind me of a kid driving home with my mum and my family. Getting ready
0:17:29 > 0:17:37to eat loads of food.There are sleigh bells in that one.You like
0:17:37 > 0:17:47your Chris Rea.What are you going dob doing?Winter Wonderland. I am
0:17:47 > 0:17:50performing with a phenomenal band. Probably our best big band. They are
0:17:50 > 0:17:56great.Big production then.I know. Huge.Very special. I can't wait.It
0:17:56 > 0:18:05is going to be such fun.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Now, Alexandra we'll be talking Strictly shortly,
0:18:06 > 0:18:08but our next film has all the ingredients
0:18:08 > 0:18:09you'll recognise.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12A line of contestants, a panel of judges and
0:18:12 > 0:18:13a rock hard competition.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16We'll let Iwan fill you in.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Pothole, they are uncomfortable, annoying and a bit dangerous. But
0:18:26 > 0:18:32they are also big business for the people that fill them in. With
0:18:32 > 0:18:34council spending millions every year. Different filling machines
0:18:34 > 0:18:38must battle it out for a slice of the action. So today, we are going
0:18:38 > 0:18:44to put three of them to the test. We have created an asphalt assault
0:18:44 > 0:18:50course. A trial of the tarmac. To see who can beat the bitumen and
0:18:50 > 0:18:55rescue our roads. We are testing these machines on speed, cost and
0:18:55 > 0:19:03effectiveness. Welcome to The One Show's Pothole Wars.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09First up, multi-hog. Built in Ireland this zippy piste can grit
0:19:09 > 0:19:13roads, plough snow and help fix potholes. Next from Warwickshire,
0:19:13 > 0:19:21this van contained the fire breathing thermal repair machine
0:19:21 > 0:19:24called New Fault and velocity patch e manufactured in Sunderland it has
0:19:24 > 0:19:29been round for 20 year, how will the new machines stand up to the
0:19:29 > 0:19:33grandfather of pothole repairs? To judge them, we have assembled a
0:19:33 > 0:19:39panel of three pothole experts. Vince Crane.We are looking for a
0:19:39 > 0:19:45durable repair that is quick and easy.Victoria Hazel from cycle UK.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49If you are in a car you might have an expensive trip to the garage. If
0:19:49 > 0:19:53you are on a bike that will be a trip to the hospital if you come
0:19:53 > 0:20:01off.And Keith Jones the director of civil engineers in Wales.It is
0:20:01 > 0:20:04efficient, reliable, is it sustainable, long last something
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Three panel members. Three machines. Three potholes of equal size and
0:20:09 > 0:20:16depth. A level playing field if you will. Panel, are you ready?Yes.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22Machines are you ready? Let the poll hole wars commence.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26First Up Multi-hog a good pothole repair should be quick, cost
0:20:26 > 0:20:29effective and comprehensive, no cracks and a smooth surface left
0:20:29 > 0:20:34behind. The Multi-hog digs up the road first to remove underlying
0:20:34 > 0:20:43problems and then three other machines arrive to complete a better
0:20:43 > 0:20:58repair. Pothole one complete pleat, 13 minute, rough cost £16. Not bad.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03New Fault turns up the heat.They just made it hot.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08The road surface is melted before adding a new material to help create
0:21:08 > 0:21:15a seamless repair.I am impressed there is only two guys.This took 24
0:21:15 > 0:21:22minutes and cost £27. Finally velocity, water proof layer is laid
0:21:22 > 0:21:26down first then a new mixture is fired on top at high speed.You
0:21:26 > 0:21:31wouldn't be keen on that if your car was parked along.They have good
0:21:31 > 0:21:34afternoon going for less than a minute and that is nearly half done.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39Unbelievable.It doesn't mean it is doing a good job even though it is
0:21:39 > 0:21:47quick.They could have done this in the time they did that.We do 200 a
0:21:47 > 0:21:55day.It takes eight minutes to fill this and the cost £12.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59I think we know why they have chosen the name.The judges must pick a
0:21:59 > 0:22:04winner. But here at Nottingham University this man thinks he has
0:22:04 > 0:22:09got way of making potholes fix themselves, inspired by some
0:22:09 > 0:22:16chemistry.One day we were looking at MasterChef, they were using this
0:22:16 > 0:22:21technique, I thought it may work for the asphalt.It releases oil when
0:22:21 > 0:22:25the surface breaks from weathering or traffic. The oil softens the road
0:22:25 > 0:22:31surface and the road smooths itself out before resetting.Every cack
0:22:31 > 0:22:35that happens, it heals so the road will repair by itself.Time for a
0:22:35 > 0:22:40test. Let us see this broken high way will heal itself.Put it back
0:22:40 > 0:22:44together.Over 24 hours you can start to see the oil dissolving the
0:22:44 > 0:22:49material. That is the future, but what is the best option for now? I
0:22:49 > 0:22:55would love to hear your vies on who you thought did the best job.In
0:22:55 > 0:23:00terms of the efficient sustainable way, the winner for me is velocity.
0:23:00 > 0:23:07The you can find the chippest quicker way for me velocity is the
0:23:07 > 0:23:19one.It was a good battle but there can only be one winner Velocity.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Huge congratulations to the winner there.
0:23:20 > 0:23:26Indeed. It is like Sunday night. The pressure was on there. But,
0:23:26 > 0:23:31Alexandra, you are saying your car is damaged.I had really bad
0:23:31 > 0:23:34accident with one of nose little pothole things and it wasn't great
0:23:34 > 0:23:45at all. Really bad. They are quite dangerous and I am thankful. Said to
0:23:45 > 0:23:48my dad, I was upset, I said maybe it was a blessing I went in first to
0:23:48 > 0:23:52make sure I could take the hit because I saw it last minute and
0:23:52 > 0:23:57just swerved but my car was gone, because of it. Absolutely gone.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Really bad and I am grateful that nothing bad happened to anybody
0:24:00 > 0:24:07else. We are going to segway from potholes
0:24:07 > 0:24:16to Strictly next.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21You were second on the leader board, what happened?I don't know know, I
0:24:21 > 0:24:25don't really know, I know I felt in my gut we were going to be in the
0:24:25 > 0:24:29bottom two, I said it from the morning.Why?Because the hum bah is
0:24:29 > 0:24:33such a slow dance, -- rumba, I am not sure it connected well with the
0:24:33 > 0:24:38public, who knows? I was so nervous, maybe I showed them too much, I
0:24:38 > 0:24:43think I did. I showed it to the judges too much. It is notoriously
0:24:43 > 0:24:48known to be a hard dance for the female celebs and I know that for a
0:24:48 > 0:24:55fact now.So what is next? Charleston. Charleston is next.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00Musical week.Musicals week. I am so excited. A love a musical.It is out
0:25:00 > 0:25:05there isn't it what you are doing. You can say of course. Mary Poppins,
0:25:05 > 0:25:11I can't wait. I have a hat and everything. So I am really excited.
0:25:11 > 0:25:18You have got Gorka to thank for your progress so far.Yes.Where is he?
0:25:18 > 0:25:22APPLAUSE He is so cute.Let us have a look at
0:25:22 > 0:25:30some of your best dances so far. Thank you.
0:25:30 > 0:25:36It is the sensuality, it was so passionate.
0:25:36 > 0:25:44Just thinking is there nothing you can't do.I had the honour to work
0:25:44 > 0:25:49with Tina Turner, tonight you captured the quality and I am sure
0:25:49 > 0:25:57she would have loved to watch that. Thank you.
0:25:57 > 0:26:03To hear Bruno talking, the level you are at is absolutely, I mean it is
0:26:03 > 0:26:08superb, Gorka, where does Alexandra go from here?I don't know, what
0:26:08 > 0:26:13else can she do to impress the judges, myself, because from day one
0:26:13 > 0:26:17she has been like 100% commitment with the dance and the couple. I am
0:26:17 > 0:26:23so proud. It makes me job so easy. She gets better and better.He is an
0:26:23 > 0:26:28amazing teacher.But you have to work hard.We do ten hours a day and
0:26:28 > 0:26:31try our best to stay dedicated to it, because you can get tired
0:26:31 > 0:26:36quickly, we are both exhausted but we have the best time and the fun
0:26:36 > 0:26:39part, completely takes the exhaustion out of the way, you don't
0:26:39 > 0:26:42think about how tired because you are having fun. I look forward to
0:26:42 > 0:26:45being with him every day and learning something new. It is great.
0:26:45 > 0:26:51Really good fun.There is a bit of controversy on Strictly about well,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55so-and-so they are performer, I am sure you have had a bit of that.I
0:26:55 > 0:27:01have had a lot of that.Does it put, you know, how do you feel, is it
0:27:01 > 0:27:05extra pressure, is it a good pressure, do you feel more
0:27:05 > 0:27:10comfortable, I am sure you do but maybe extra nerves.It brings extra
0:27:10 > 0:27:15nerves for sure, talking about it now I have sweaty pan, it is
0:27:15 > 0:27:19ridiculous, people think because I is have done a musical they think I
0:27:19 > 0:27:23am trained. I have never done any training in my life. This is all new
0:27:23 > 0:27:27to me, I won't lie, I'm a quick learner, I pick up things quickly,
0:27:27 > 0:27:33do they stay in the brain? Sometimes not so much. That is a problem.What
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I often think gets missed is the difficulty level of the routine. It
0:27:36 > 0:27:40is fair enough to say you know, yeah you have danced before, but the
0:27:40 > 0:27:45level of the routine you are doing is in a different league.She
0:27:45 > 0:27:48doesn't have a lot of time. It is only three day, Monday is half day
0:27:48 > 0:27:53and then we have Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, just to practise, so it is
0:27:53 > 0:28:02intense.You been working on your Cockney accent for this? There is
0:28:02 > 0:28:07one question I wanted to ask you, what, what song are you dancing to?
0:28:07 > 0:28:26Only you are allowed to answer this? In Spanish or English?Both...
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Superical fragile less tick.You can see how they do it on Saturday, good
0:28:31 > 0:28:36luck both. It is funny because I saw Anton and Brendan driving round the
0:28:36 > 0:28:42studio, they wanted to come and see you, but, the sign outside says
0:28:42 > 0:28:49Strictly no parking! On that note, we are celebrating pantoes across
0:28:49 > 0:28:59the country. Clarissa is directing a panto, it is
0:28:59 > 0:29:03beauty and the beast. We have gone all royal with this one. Look at
0:29:03 > 0:29:10this. Prince Charles. And Camilla, they were in Stoke putting on, this
0:29:10 > 0:29:16has come from Amy. Thank you. Keep them coming, The One Show. We will
0:29:16 > 0:29:18show some more a bit
0:29:18 > 0:29:19We will show some
0:29:19 > 0:29:22We're also helping out some nervous panto first timers by getting them
0:29:22 > 0:29:23some advice from the pros.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28First up, Dame Academy, where Matt Allwright is right now.
0:29:28 > 0:29:35later. Welcome to Dame Academy. There is nothing like a Dame. That
0:29:35 > 0:29:39is correct. Thank you very much. Correct because of course, the Dame
0:29:39 > 0:29:44is the heart of a panto, not to mention the cleavage and the frilly
0:29:44 > 0:29:49nicker and we have a Dame of 19 years standing Michael Bachelor, you
0:29:49 > 0:29:57are Molly Mop.Yes this year I am Molly Mop in Snow White where I am
0:29:57 > 0:30:04resident.You are a year round Dame I work for Butlins and I write and
0:30:04 > 0:30:07help produce their pantomime that runs all year, so I am a
0:30:07 > 0:30:12professional fat bloke in a dress. You certainly are. We have a few
0:30:12 > 0:30:15amateur fat gentlemen in dresses who would love to get your advice. We
0:30:15 > 0:30:24are going to start with Wally. Balotelli, you are at new Elton in
0:30:24 > 0:30:28the Loch Ness panto king Duncan, you are not from Scotland I am thinking,
0:30:28 > 0:30:38what is your character?I am lady Natalie West Banco.What can Michael
0:30:38 > 0:30:43help with you?An accept and the voice. So Scottish, only the Dame
0:30:43 > 0:30:49needs to have a Scottish accent.We will bank that. Shane, you look
0:30:49 > 0:30:59absolutely resplendent. You in theionibly sowion byness. Shane
0:30:59 > 0:31:01stepped in for somebody else who couldn't do it. He is directing as
0:31:01 > 0:31:07well. He is a cabinet maker, Jane, what is your concern with the panto?
0:31:07 > 0:31:13My concern is body language and how to come across the audience.Body
0:31:13 > 0:31:17language, how to come across to the audience. We will hear from Michael
0:31:17 > 0:31:27in a second. How you Thomas.Very well.You are in the Pretoriaer
0:31:27 > 0:31:31field panto, in Cinderella. What is your concern?That is my biggest
0:31:31 > 0:31:36concern, to shave or not to shave, that is the question.Are we ready.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41Deliver your Dame top tips.
0:31:41 > 0:31:47No expense spent! My first Dame Don't. The first is worrying about
0:31:47 > 0:31:51your voice. Don't be a good woman. Make sure you have to remember the
0:31:51 > 0:31:55comedy is the fact you are a man in a dress. One of the best people to
0:31:55 > 0:32:02watch if you are a Scottish Dame is on YouTube is Stanley Baxter. That
0:32:02 > 0:32:08is my tip for you.Tip number two. Sorry. I will try not to break the
0:32:08 > 0:32:14G- String. I think already have. You are worried about body language. You
0:32:14 > 0:32:19can never be too big when it comes to a Dame. Be big, command the
0:32:19 > 0:32:26stage. Make sure you are warm, make sure the humour you have is clean.
0:32:26 > 0:32:32Obviously, innuendo. You can't cross the line.Did you find a gypsy can?
0:32:32 > 0:32:41No, dear I thought he was quite butch!Tip number three.Sorry.
0:32:41 > 0:32:49There we are. Sound effects are amazing. A Dame Don't. With makeup
0:32:49 > 0:32:54it's nice and big, don't cover your features. Make sure the audience can
0:32:54 > 0:32:58see when your eyebrows are raised, open and closing your mouth. You are
0:32:58 > 0:33:06playing an Ugly Sister, stick glitter in your beard.Those are our
0:33:06 > 0:33:11Dames Dos and Don'ts. Next it's villainsans we will practice our
0:33:11 > 0:33:21Dame faces. Happy, lustful, angry, disgusted. Happy. That's all from
0:33:21 > 0:33:26Dame Academy for now. You have done panto?I did the ITV Christmas
0:33:26 > 0:33:39panto. I don't know when, back in the
0:33:47 > 0:33:52last... Those are high wasted trousers, aren't they, my goodness
0:33:52 > 0:33:54me.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57We've got some more great advice now from a man who's
0:33:57 > 0:33:59spent decades in showbiz, here's Barry Cryer with some life
0:33:59 > 0:34:03lessons for his grandson.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09I'm Barry Cryer I'm 82 and a grandfather. Today, I want to talk
0:34:09 > 0:34:16to Archie, our grandson, about life. I'm Archie, I'm 15. My grandad has
0:34:16 > 0:34:22asked to see me today. I'm not quite sure what I'm in for.I remember the
0:34:22 > 0:34:26day he was born. But now he's on the verge of becoming a man, I want to
0:34:26 > 0:34:31pass on some tips from my own box of life tricks that might help him
0:34:31 > 0:34:42along the way. Look at this. That is me and grandma. 55 years, Archie.
0:34:42 > 0:34:51That's long.Yeah. Lesson one - find love.So what's the secret to a long
0:34:51 > 0:34:55marriage and long relationships?The secret is to remember to keep saying
0:34:55 > 0:35:05- yes, dear.How did you know grandma was the one then?Vibration
0:35:05 > 0:35:10or something. Have you a are poor with someone. It's marvellous. How
0:35:10 > 0:35:13is your romantic life. What would you say it is at the moment?Quite
0:35:13 > 0:35:18quiet at the moment.Quite quiet? Yeah. A lot of school at the moment.
0:35:18 > 0:35:24Yes.A bit busy. I was in a lot of relationships when I was younger.I
0:35:24 > 0:35:34think we'll leave it there! Two - keep laughing. Ha-ha-ha. Laughter, a
0:35:34 > 0:35:38lovely noise. I've never had a proper job. It's like having a
0:35:38 > 0:35:44lovely hobby. That is what I want to do, loosen people up.You meet a lot
0:35:44 > 0:35:54of people through comedy, friends? Yes, I'm a peopleoholic. One of the
0:35:54 > 0:35:57grade frentship bonds is that you laugh at the same things. Three -
0:35:57 > 0:36:03remember your roots. Windmill. First place I worked in London. Proper
0:36:03 > 0:36:09job. I'm going to take you there. You will see the actual place and
0:36:09 > 0:36:16I'll be drinking in the atmosphere again. Soho was smart and sleazy,
0:36:16 > 0:36:27and I loved it! This is it, The Windmill. I'm taking you in.When
0:36:27 > 0:36:33did you start working here?Only 60 years ago. I can't believe it
0:36:33 > 0:36:49myself. Look at it. 1957, the lovely guy called Bruce Forsyth. When you
0:36:49 > 0:36:54look back you think, how did I do that? But you did because you were
0:36:54 > 0:37:00learning, learning a trade and the old man ran it like a rod of iron.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05If you were found near the girls' dressing rooms up there, you were
0:37:05 > 0:37:12sacked. The people met you met working at the Windmill I will never
0:37:12 > 0:37:17forget. Life never goes according to plan. What are your plans? Have you
0:37:17 > 0:37:21got a big vision of what you are going to do with your life?The main
0:37:21 > 0:37:26idea would be to open my own business and garage and stuff.
0:37:26 > 0:37:32Really? You are talking to your non-driving grandfather! I would be
0:37:32 > 0:37:38a helpless customer.Yeah. We'll have to get grandma.My plan was
0:37:38 > 0:37:43university, but I was kicked out, only to be awarded two honorary
0:37:43 > 0:37:49degrees over 60 years later. There's a lesson in here somewhere! Keep
0:37:49 > 0:37:53going and failing as well. A little bit of success might come along if
0:37:53 > 0:37:57you do enough failure. I'm not recommending failure, but it happens
0:37:57 > 0:38:07to everybody.Yeah.I just hope Arch has the same scrambled, up-and-down
0:38:07 > 0:38:10life I've had because it's never boring and there's never been a dull
0:38:10 > 0:38:18moment and I wish that on him with great love.
0:38:18 > 0:38:25APPLAUSE.That was lovely, wasn't it? Thank you to Barry and Archie
0:38:25 > 0:38:32there.Yes.Best piece of advice from your grandfather.My grandpa is
0:38:32 > 0:38:37fastly experienced. He's 96. He gave the confidence and magic words to
0:38:37 > 0:38:43say hello to the girl who became my wife.Ah!I will keep those secret
0:38:43 > 0:38:50words to myself.Well done grandad. He's great. What about you?Well, my
0:38:50 > 0:38:53grandma was a saver. I don't have many memories of her, the memory
0:38:53 > 0:38:58that my mum gave me and told me, I always save. I have a thing about
0:38:58 > 0:39:03saving. Save and spend your money well. My grand da was about being
0:39:03 > 0:39:08strong, having thick skin. There they are, bless them. My grandad was
0:39:08 > 0:39:12my backbone and dad to my family. He talked about making sure you are
0:39:12 > 0:39:16respected as a woman and look for the right man in life etc, etc.Good
0:39:16 > 0:39:23advice.Yeah.Good message. Xander? After that. I was told lots of
0:39:23 > 0:39:27lovely things. Taught wonderful things by my grandparents. What is
0:39:27 > 0:39:43ringing in my ears at the moment. When I went to university my grandma
0:39:43 > 0:39:47sent me Ovilletin and he said, "never use a damp spoon." There we
0:39:47 > 0:39:56are.Gorka.They always said to me to do what I loved most and always
0:39:56 > 0:40:00follow my dreams and do what I want to do. People say - follow what you
0:40:00 > 0:40:09want to do.My grandmother, 1,000 milligrams of cod liver oil on a
0:40:09 > 0:40:14daily basis.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19There's only one day left before you can open the first window
0:40:19 > 0:40:21on something that has become big business for retailers -
0:40:21 > 0:40:24the Christmas advent calendar.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Alex, Alex and Alex, here's Alex with more.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33The countdown to Christmas is almost upon us that means advent calendars.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37There is something rather special and exciting about opening a window
0:40:37 > 0:40:44or door every morning and wondering what will find inside. We're not
0:40:44 > 0:40:54just you can talking a number of things, we are going crazy. What is
0:40:54 > 0:41:00on offer and what do we make of it all. Let us a play Advent calendar
0:41:00 > 0:41:10Bingo. We have divided the calendars priced between £9.99 andor £100
0:41:10 > 0:41:16intoics categories. Toys. Food. Don't start eating them yet. Beauty.
0:41:16 > 0:41:25There you go. And drink. I think you've hit the jackpot. As you know,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29we are only supposed to open one window a day starting from the 1st
0:41:29 > 0:41:32December. If nobody tells the kids what we're doing, we should get
0:41:32 > 0:41:37awhich it. Over to you, Dan.On its own, number nine.Number nine.
0:41:37 > 0:41:45Number nine. There we go. It's a traffic cone. For each category we
0:41:45 > 0:41:51have chosen a high end, mid range and budget calendar. Is Number Ten.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57Number Ten, come on, quick. Number Ten. Two traffic cones.Twins.How
0:41:57 > 0:42:08exciting.One and five. 15.Why does it have to become an expensive thing
0:42:08 > 0:42:12with gifts in it? Is it better to give them something with a toy in or
0:42:12 > 0:42:16something with just chocolate or something with just a picture?It
0:42:16 > 0:42:22would be better to give a toy than chocolate.From toy calendars to
0:42:22 > 0:42:27food. Chilli, pork scratchings and sweets. Countdown to Christmas with
0:42:27 > 0:42:36a different chilli every day there is a booklet. What does it say?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Unsmoked, paprika powder. It's quite cool.How much do you think that
0:42:40 > 0:42:52costs? £9.99.I'm buying one.The bells are ringing out. Deck the
0:42:52 > 0:43:07halls with bags of crackling. What is number 22Chilli powder.Now
0:43:07 > 0:43:15Molton Brown. Amazon Buton. Lovely. What is this. . This is the cheapest
0:43:15 > 0:43:21one. Look at that. Lovely, saint it? Amazing.This one. Is how much do
0:43:21 > 0:43:26think that is?More expensive, I'd say. It's candles and everything in
0:43:26 > 0:43:35there. £70, £80.£165.No way. It can stay.How many of these would
0:43:35 > 0:43:44you buy this Christmas?None.One and six, 16. Let's have a sniff.
0:43:44 > 0:43:51Smells like £50 that. Finally, what about the drinks? Wine from the Pip
0:43:51 > 0:44:01Stop. Craft beer from Iceland and tea from Fortnum and Mason.Every
0:44:01 > 0:44:08day another bottle of beer.Let's have a sniff. Smell that. That is
0:44:08 > 0:44:15the smell of Christmas. It's like mulled wine, isn't it?1 and 8.That
0:44:15 > 0:44:22will be nice. What do our bingo players think overall?Sweets, who
0:44:22 > 0:44:28doesn't like sweets.Good value for what it is.I would never give £35
0:44:28 > 0:44:36for any calendar.That is £12.I would buy it.What is wrong with
0:44:36 > 0:44:40traditional with a picture of a Christmas pudding or Carroll
0:44:40 > 0:44:49singers.It's not based around family time it's self indulgence.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54I'm not sure they capture the spirit of Christmas. By Christmas Eve you
0:44:54 > 0:45:00have all the ingredients for a good old fashioned Christmas knees up.
0:45:00 > 0:45:01Who fancies a pork scratching?
0:45:06 > 0:45:14You are still working your way through a whisky calendar from last
0:45:14 > 0:45:20year Alexander.Yes, I haven't got that far through, what do they think
0:45:20 > 0:45:26I am? Glugging every morning. I am old fashioned. I like the idea of,
0:45:26 > 0:45:32our kids get old fashioned German one, lots of glitter and a nice
0:45:32 > 0:45:37picture of a pudding. It is the picture that counts.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39It is the picture that counts.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Now, we've seen our amateur dames being put through their paces
0:45:41 > 0:45:44and Matt has arrived at another class full of some
0:45:44 > 0:45:45shadier characters.
0:45:45 > 0:45:52Counts.Boo. His. This is villain school. Or cackle college, it may
0:45:52 > 0:46:04look scary but it has been Baros car live-sted inspected. This is our
0:46:04 > 0:46:09teacher Natasha, tells about your credentialsI have been a panto
0:46:09 > 0:46:14villain for six years.Where you performing?At the Princes theatre
0:46:14 > 0:46:22in Clacton in beauty on the beast. Is that on the end of the pier. We
0:46:22 > 0:46:25have first time baddies here, and they have some concern, we will
0:46:25 > 0:46:30start over here, Natalie, you are playing Mr Wolf at the Ardennes
0:46:30 > 0:46:34theatre in Faversham. I presume that is red riding hood. What is your
0:46:34 > 0:46:42concern?Every baddy needs a good cackle. Or in my case a howl. Help
0:46:42 > 0:46:50me.Then Kerr city, you are playing Morgan Les if FAY. What is your
0:46:50 > 0:46:59panto?It is Camelot the panto.What do you do when you are not being
0:46:59 > 0:47:06Morgan.Bringing up my baby which is more scary. I want to know how to
0:47:06 > 0:47:13deliver the insults well.So insults, and finally, we have you
0:47:13 > 0:47:16Robin playing Brian May in which panto.Captain hook in Peter Pan
0:47:16 > 0:47:23toe.Fantastic, That is in Kent at the Queens Hall. Tell me, what are
0:47:23 > 0:47:29you worried about?I am worried I will be too evil. I need to balance,
0:47:29 > 0:47:32a bit of sympathy from the audience when I get eat beenty crocodile at
0:47:32 > 0:47:39the end.You want to show he has a heart. We can help you with that
0:47:39 > 0:47:46right now. Take us through your top tips. Number one. EVIL LAUGH
0:47:46 > 0:47:54Tip number one.You need to know your cackles so Natalie, three stock
0:47:54 > 0:48:03examples, for your entrance you want to make it a nice big crescendo
0:48:03 > 0:48:06so... Likewise with your exit you want to just make sure that everyone
0:48:06 > 0:48:12knows you are leaving the building, to give that cue to give them a boo.
0:48:12 > 0:48:21You might do a little something like this...Number two tip.Know your
0:48:21 > 0:48:26insults, it is common for panto people to get an audience to get
0:48:26 > 0:48:30really involved so it is important you have some insults just to pop
0:48:30 > 0:48:35out when you are ready. Alliteration is key, so if we are talking to our
0:48:35 > 0:48:42audience you might say look at all these one show wannabes. What a
0:48:42 > 0:48:52bunch of losers. And tip three.Tip three, so your
0:48:52 > 0:48:56come uppence, every villain has to lose at the end so the heros can win
0:48:56 > 0:49:00the day, it is important you have ta last final moment, if you are being
0:49:00 > 0:49:05turned good at the end or get eaten by a crocodile, so you want to grab
0:49:05 > 0:49:09your chest and do a wannabes. What a bunch of losers.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12And tip three.Tip three, so your come uppence, every villain has to
0:49:12 > 0:49:15lose at the end so the heros can win the day, it is important you have ta
0:49:15 > 0:49:18last final moment, if you are being turned good at the end or get eaten
0:49:18 > 0:49:22by a crocodile, so you want to grab your chest and do a bit no, like
0:49:22 > 0:49:23this. Wannabes. What a bunch of losers.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26And tip three.Tip three, so your come uppence, every villain has to
0:49:26 > 0:49:29lose at the end so the heros can win the day, it is important you have ta
0:49:29 > 0:49:32last final moment, if you are being turned good at the end or get eaten
0:49:32 > 0:49:35by a crocodile, so you want to grab your chest and do a bit no, like
0:49:35 > 0:49:38this. "No".Panto people, here we go, away you go. Take it away.
0:49:38 > 0:49:38ALL: No! Well...
0:49:38 > 0:49:39APPLAUSE That was very good.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42Shall we do some pictures. Do you want to do one?This is a picture
0:49:42 > 0:49:45from Eleanor, the green hills panto club, who are putting on their 27th
0:49:45 > 0:49:48panto, the Pied Piper.This is brilliant. Scott is currently
0:49:48 > 0:49:52playing Dandini in the panto. It is run by volunteers. Good costume
0:49:52 > 0:49:58effort. Look at this for a full on rehearsal picture. In the sports
0:49:58 > 0:50:06hall. Brilliant. Tess is a sent this in. They are doing a Bollywood
0:50:06 > 0:50:09beauty and the beast. Look, good luck.
0:50:09 > 0:50:10Look, good luck.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Well, Gorka, being a panto animal is all about movement and grace,
0:50:13 > 0:50:15so we've got you a costume waiting for you.
0:50:15 > 0:50:23Off you go and get into character.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Before we meet our fake animals how about real wildlife from my neck of
0:50:27 > 0:50:35the woods. Here is Miranda with a story older than any fairy tale.
0:50:35 > 0:50:41The Cheviot hills in Northumberland, were formed millions of years ago,
0:50:41 > 0:50:45by volcanic lava flows. As time past, they have become home to a
0:50:45 > 0:50:50diverse array of wildlife. All of the domesticated animals that
0:50:50 > 0:50:54live on the hills have changed over time through breeding, except one
0:50:54 > 0:50:58that managed to free itself from human interference almost as soon as
0:50:58 > 0:51:01it arrived here over 7,000 years ago.
0:51:01 > 0:51:07The Cheviot goat. Even the place names near by are testament to how
0:51:07 > 0:51:14long these animals have been here. Names such as Goat Stones or a place
0:51:14 > 0:51:19of the hill of the goat. In this small set of valleys they have
0:51:19 > 0:51:23remained unchanged for millennia. Richard has been studying them for
0:51:23 > 0:51:31the past ten years and he is going to help me get up close to them.
0:51:31 > 0:51:36The country's entire population of Cheviot goats can be found across
0:51:36 > 0:51:43these hill tops, and there aren't that many. How many?This population
0:51:43 > 0:51:48is about 150.But if something were to happen to this particular
0:51:48 > 0:51:53population it could be wiped out? Yes, very easily, it is a small
0:51:53 > 0:51:57population, it doesn't take much.We have been given special permission
0:51:57 > 0:52:00from Northumberland National Park to drive up through these hills, but we
0:52:00 > 0:52:06can only get so far by car.
0:52:09 > 0:52:19There is some down there. I think it looks like four or five of them.
0:52:19 > 0:52:25OhOh they are amazing and the coat is so Shaggy.
0:52:25 > 0:52:31They have this outer o coat that almost drags on the ground.
0:52:31 > 0:52:38And an inner coat that keeps them dry and warm.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42I want to get closer, but we have to tread lightly.
0:52:42 > 0:52:47It is coming to the end of the rutting season, and the males have
0:52:47 > 0:52:52been using their prim sieve horns to see off competition and affirm their
0:52:52 > 0:52:56mating rights -- rites.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06Cutting through the abundant bracken on the hills might be easy for the
0:53:06 > 0:53:16goat bus it is not so easy for us. This is why the goats disappear.
0:53:16 > 0:53:25They do. Certainly as tall as me. Super close.
0:53:25 > 0:53:30Wow.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36You can see the beard. They look very wise, like we have been flee
0:53:36 > 0:53:41over, we know exactly what we are doing. They look like they belong in
0:53:41 > 0:53:46their surroundings. Unusually both male and female Cheviot goats
0:53:46 > 0:53:53possess horns but it is in the males they can become truly impressive.
0:53:53 > 0:53:57They are useful indicator of age which each ringed section
0:53:57 > 0:54:00representing a year of growth. Making this pair of males about
0:54:00 > 0:54:06eight years old. Awesome. I love them. I think they
0:54:06 > 0:54:10are really really beautiful. It is Aston Northern Irishing to
0:54:10 > 0:54:14think that this population of goats arrived in this secluded valley
0:54:14 > 0:54:18about the same time that the wheel was being invented.
0:54:18 > 0:54:23They have avoided being cross bred to improve meat or milk yields, and
0:54:23 > 0:54:31are now a walking connection to our Stone Age ancestors. Hopefully the
0:54:31 > 0:54:35small shall -- Shaggy coated creatures will remind us of our own
0:54:35 > 0:54:43primitive beginnings for many millennia to come.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Let's get some panto animal advice now, because Matt
0:54:45 > 0:54:48is in our Panto School Stables.
0:54:48 > 0:54:56We have maimed for these purposes strong hands stables. Some people
0:54:56 > 0:55:03say it's the bum job of the panto to be the horse or cow, but no, not our
0:55:03 > 0:55:10animals here, at least half is not the bum job, we have Mel, and Lizzy,
0:55:10 > 0:55:16you are professional pantomime co-s is that correct -- cows.We are in
0:55:16 > 0:55:25Talbot this year.How long you been pant mile animals.Since 2014.What
0:55:25 > 0:55:30is the traction, you don't get to is say any lines, you are looking at
0:55:30 > 0:55:34the behind, that is the best part. Best part.You have to be very
0:55:34 > 0:55:38strong.Yes and the kids love it. We are the favourite character, the
0:55:38 > 0:55:44biggest cheer.We just get to milk it.I love it. I am working on the
0:55:44 > 0:55:48basis that everyone is a cow and in Jack this in the bean stalk, is that
0:55:48 > 0:55:58correct? I will come to you first Neil.
0:55:58 > 0:56:03You are a worried cow?Being able to see out of the mass, the head of the
0:56:03 > 0:56:07cow. I and falling off the end of testify stage.That is a valid
0:56:07 > 0:56:11concern, you can't see anything in that thing. I have seen. We will
0:56:11 > 0:56:17move down the line. Amy you just get a head. That is unfortunate. Mia and
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Victoria, and you are performing in Fleet in Jack and the bean stalk,
0:56:21 > 0:56:27which theatre?The Harling on the. What is your concern?Probably the
0:56:27 > 0:56:31co-ordination between the front and the back.You have to act as a
0:56:31 > 0:56:35single animal rather than two separate halve, a very valid
0:56:35 > 0:56:41concern. Concern. Mel and Lizzy, your top tips for the animals.Tip
0:56:41 > 0:56:45one don't take big step, you don't know where you are, you don't want
0:56:45 > 0:56:51to take a big step and fall off. Your second tip.Tip two the three
0:56:51 > 0:56:56second rule. Make sure your character is animated to move every
0:56:56 > 0:57:07three second. A wiggle of the bum. You keep moo-ving.Work together,
0:57:07 > 0:57:11team work, co-ordination, work with your back end.It takes team work to
0:57:11 > 0:57:16make the cream work. Literally just thought of that. Suit up, let us see
0:57:16 > 0:57:21it happen. I honestly have just thought of that. We will see if they
0:57:21 > 0:57:25still have the moose like Jagger, have they got them? Lead the way
0:57:25 > 0:57:30Mel, away you go. That's it, follow on Neil, this is part of the problem
0:57:30 > 0:57:37here. Keep going. Keep going. Fantastic, keep moving, a bit
0:57:37 > 0:57:42quicker, three second rule. Fantastic, now we have I think we
0:57:42 > 0:57:45have one more panto cow coming in. Here it comes. Wow, look at the way
0:57:45 > 0:57:52the legs move. In perfect harm any, in perfect... It is almost like they
0:57:52 > 0:57:58know what they are doing here. What do you think of that? Who do you
0:57:58 > 0:58:03think that could possibly be? I have no end which end is which. The shoes
0:58:03 > 0:58:10may be a give away.The heels are a big clue.Go on, Gorka, which ever
0:58:10 > 0:58:20end you are at show your face. APPLAUSE
0:58:20 > 0:58:28A few pictures before we go. Ian sent this picture of the ugly
0:58:28 > 0:58:33sisters getting ready in Blackburn. Sarah's company have two sold ole
0:58:33 > 0:58:38out performances of Cinderella in County Down. I can't speak highly
0:58:38 > 0:58:47enough of the one at Durham in the Gala theatre. Sherlock homes in West
0:58:47 > 0:58:54Sussex. Thanks to all the panto characters who have dropped in. This
0:58:54 > 0:58:58is Salisbury, John. That is it for tonight.
0:58:58 > 0:59:04ALL: Oh no it isn't. A big thank you to Alexander, the
0:59:04 > 0:59:10album is out now. Make sure you see Alexandra and Gorka's Charleston. Do
0:59:10 > 0:59:15the feet. Do the feet. Tomorrow Lesley Sharp. Good night.