:00:10. > :00:16.This afternoon, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Lord Sebastian
:00:16. > :00:20.Coe, Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and David Beckham, boarded a golden
:00:20. > :00:26.plane in Athens. Very soon that plane will land here in Cornwall,
:00:26. > :00:29.live on the One Show, with a very special cargo. Because tonight, we
:00:29. > :00:39.welcome the flame that could start the biggest party Britain has ever
:00:39. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:51.seen - the London 2012 Olympic From Royal Naval Air Station
:00:51. > :00:56.Culdrose on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, hello and welcome to a
:00:56. > :01:06.very special Friday One Show with Alex Jones and Chris Evans. And the
:01:06. > :01:10.crowd of excited Cornish folk. was very good. Just as we rehearsed
:01:10. > :01:15.it. Eight days ago the Olympic flame was lit at a ceremony on
:01:15. > :01:22.Mount Olympus. From there, it went on a relay through Greece, and
:01:22. > :01:26.later in the show it will be landing on this runway. Hello! All
:01:26. > :01:31.around us, a specially invited audience from the local area, the
:01:31. > :01:41.naval base and the local schools. Let's talk to some of them. What is
:01:41. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:51.your name? Harriet. Where did you get your top? Next! Who are you
:01:51. > :01:57.looking forward to seeing? David Beckham. David Beckham. Anybody
:01:57. > :02:01.else? He will be here with the flame very soon it. Lucy Siegle is
:02:01. > :02:05.alive at Culdrose air traffic control.
:02:05. > :02:09.It is so exciting here in the Tower, as we wait for the plane which has
:02:09. > :02:13.been renamed fireflies. We have Petty Officer Paul Hollioake, who
:02:13. > :02:17.is trying to make radio contact with the plane, so hopefully we
:02:18. > :02:22.should hear from the pilot very soon. I would like to introduce
:02:22. > :02:26.Lieutenant Commander Simon Smith. Good evening. You are basically in
:02:26. > :02:29.charge of landing Firefly tonight. That is correct. We are all
:02:30. > :02:36.prepared and the aircraft is on time and we will get it on the
:02:36. > :02:46.ground safely. You are confident. Yes. The phrase that I want to here
:02:46. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:55.is, on time. Can we hear from Firefly? Are you on schedule?
:02:55. > :03:01.afternoon. Great atmosphere up here on the aircraft. We are on time.
:03:01. > :03:07.Yes, fantastic! Can we see where they are on the radar? This is the
:03:07. > :03:12.south-west of England. Culdrose is here. There they are, on time.
:03:12. > :03:16.will be updated you on the progress Short leaves. Here comes fireflies.
:03:16. > :03:21.How exciting! For such an auspicious occasion, we had to
:03:21. > :03:29.bring in a news heavyweight titles of Sophie Raworth is here. Hello.
:03:29. > :03:33.How are you doing? I think this is going to be fantastic. The crowd
:03:33. > :03:38.are behind it and we will have the Olympic flame here to set alight
:03:38. > :03:43.this cauldron. When it arrives, what will happen? The flame will be
:03:43. > :03:47.brought off. It has been strapped onto the trait -- the plane. The
:03:47. > :03:51.Princess Royal will be carrying it. But then it will be given to one of
:03:51. > :03:56.the torch security team who will get it ready. They will light the
:03:56. > :03:59.torch, held by David Beckham. He will light the cauldron. It is very
:03:59. > :04:04.much a ceremonial event, because it is not until tomorrow that the
:04:04. > :04:11.relay starts, but you will hopefully see this car in flames.
:04:11. > :04:17.And the plane is going to stop here. Right here. His is a commentary
:04:17. > :04:21.thing for you? Are you on the hoof? I will tell you what happens, step-
:04:21. > :04:25.by-step, and hopefully it will go smoothly. Hopefully, the flame
:04:25. > :04:32.alight, the torch will light and the cauldron will light. It is
:04:32. > :04:37.quite windy. Good luck. As we wait, Marty Jopson has been trying to
:04:37. > :04:43.answer some relevant questions. Exactly what is a flame, and how do
:04:43. > :04:47.you keep it alight? I have always been fascinated by
:04:47. > :04:54.flames. They are elegant, beautiful, and when you think about it,
:04:54. > :05:02.extremely weird. They do not appear to be made of anything, yet they
:05:02. > :05:06.have an extraordinary power, both as a source of light and heat.
:05:06. > :05:16.Flickering and ever changing. One minute they are here, the next they
:05:16. > :05:16.
:05:16. > :05:23.are gone. They are wonderful, exciting and just a bit dangerous.
:05:23. > :05:30.But what exactly is a flame? I have enlisted the help of Dr Melanie
:05:30. > :05:33.Britain, a chemist at the University of Birmingham. This
:05:33. > :05:39.fireball is burning a special fuel, which combusts at a lower
:05:39. > :05:44.temperature than other flames, meaning I can hold it, just about.
:05:44. > :05:48.What is a flame? What we see here is the result of a reaction, a
:05:48. > :05:53.chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen, and a huge amount of heat
:05:53. > :05:58.is given out. The chemical reaction produces heat. Why does it produce
:05:58. > :06:02.light? The heat excites the electrons that are in the gaseous
:06:02. > :06:07.molecules, and it is those excited electrons that release the light
:06:07. > :06:13.that we can see indivisible flame. The yellow light that we see from
:06:13. > :06:16.most claims is given off by cert, carbon that has not been burnt. It
:06:16. > :06:21.is produced because the flame is not getting enough oxygen to burn
:06:21. > :06:26.the fuel completely. But if you give it more oxygen, none of that
:06:26. > :06:32.is produced and the yellow glow will disappear. This is a Brno that
:06:32. > :06:38.mixes gas with oxygen. As I increase the amount of oxygen, I
:06:38. > :06:46.can change the colour of the flame. And so now it is blue. So no more
:06:46. > :06:51.One thing about yellow flames is that they are big and bright, ideal
:06:51. > :06:55.when you want a flame that draws attention to itself. Chris Andrews
:06:55. > :07:03.is the technical manager at bullfinch gas, the man who designed
:07:03. > :07:08.the burner for the London 2012 Olympic torch. Look at that! That
:07:08. > :07:14.is it. It is a very yellow flame, which means there is a lot of stuff
:07:14. > :07:23.coming out. Is that on purpose? Certainly. We restrict the amount
:07:23. > :07:30.of what we call primary air, which comes through these holes. Those
:07:30. > :07:37.tiny holes. If that was larger, the flame would be much more blue.
:07:37. > :07:40.this gives a bright flame. Yes, a nice, bright flame. 8000 gurners
:07:40. > :07:45.are needed for the Olympic torch relay, each one is tested to ensure
:07:45. > :07:49.it will produce the right flame. -- burners. On top of this, it will
:07:49. > :07:53.have to contend with the British summer weather. So the Olympic
:07:53. > :08:02.organisers had specified that it must be able to survive rain, snow
:08:02. > :08:07.and wind speeds of up to 35 mph. high wind, the lower part of the
:08:07. > :08:12.flame will drop down inside the in a cage, and it will burn in there,
:08:12. > :08:21.with an electric blue collar. will not go out. Hopefully, it will
:08:21. > :08:31.not go out. Let's put it to the test. OK. Are you ready? Yes, I am
:08:31. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:42.ready. This should give us a wind of 35 mph. Are you sure about this?
:08:42. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:50.Carry on. Now, you can see the electric blue of the flame. It's
:08:50. > :08:54.still there. I think this is a brilliant piece of British blame
:08:54. > :09:00.Engineering, one that could -- should keep the Olympic spirit and
:09:00. > :09:05.an hour fascination with flames alight.
:09:05. > :09:10.That was amazing. I would love to be wind tested. I think my wife
:09:10. > :09:15.would love me to the wind tested. There are not enough tests in the
:09:15. > :09:23.world for that! The Royal Navy have made us feel at home. We have
:09:23. > :09:27.brought our sofa. This is amazing. Brilliant. After the flame arrives,
:09:27. > :09:31.it will overnight here before being airlifted to Land's End to begin
:09:31. > :09:38.the first leg of its 8000 miles torch relay around the country.
:09:38. > :09:46.are joined by some of the people who will be carrying the torch.
:09:46. > :09:51.Welcome to you all. Henry, you are one of the youngest. Your friends
:09:51. > :09:56.must be incredibly jealous. No, not that I have heard. They have been
:09:56. > :10:05.very supportive. I cannot wait to go to the event tomorrow. He has
:10:05. > :10:10.the right man for the job! Have you held the torch? Yes, twice. It is
:10:10. > :10:15.fairly heavy, but it should be OK for tomorrow. Where are you
:10:15. > :10:18.running? From the police station in Penzance to the hospital. You are
:10:18. > :10:26.not running from the police station because you have done something
:10:26. > :10:29.wrong? No. Sean, tell us your story about your marriage. We got married
:10:29. > :10:33.today and had a great day with the family and planned it around the
:10:34. > :10:38.relay tomorrow. Did you get married this weekend because of the torch?
:10:38. > :10:42.Yes, once we realised I was going to carry the torch, we decided to
:10:42. > :10:48.make a weekend of it. All of the family are down and support in.
:10:48. > :10:58.Let's have a look at you getting married. She is gorgeous. Where is
:10:58. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:08.she? She is there. Are you doing OK? We are doing well. Looking
:11:08. > :11:16.promising? Perfect. Lionel, you are a torchbearer. X a Olympian, from
:11:16. > :11:22.the basketball in 1948. Yes. At 85, this will be a big deal, but I will
:11:22. > :11:27.try. I am sure you will take it in your stride. It is a great honour
:11:27. > :11:34.and I am very pleased to be doing it. Basketball in 1948. How did you
:11:34. > :11:40.do? Not particularly well, but it was not a basketball nation. Last
:11:40. > :11:49.time Britain had a basketball team in the Olympics was in 1948 in
:11:49. > :11:53.London. The second time is now in 2012. OK, let's see how far your
:11:53. > :11:56.flame is from here right now. Lucy in the control tower.
:11:56. > :12:03.Since we last spoke, the lights on the runway have come on and we can
:12:03. > :12:07.zoom into the radar. Where is it? Getting close? It is about 20 miles
:12:07. > :12:12.away, four-month. He is descending and preparing for his final
:12:12. > :12:17.approach. Really getting close. We were check-in again in a few
:12:17. > :12:21.minutes. She has the best view. As well as being an active military
:12:21. > :12:27.base, Culdrose is home to the largest search and rescue unit in
:12:27. > :12:31.the UK. These guys are absolute heroes. In the past, they trained
:12:31. > :12:34.Prince Andrew and Prince William. But how did they cope getting our
:12:34. > :12:41.Wanchope Princess's ready for his search-and-rescue head-to-head
:12:41. > :12:44.challenge? -- our One Show princesses.
:12:44. > :12:49.Culdrose training includes water survival, fire training and landing
:12:49. > :12:53.helicopters. My competitor is only an Olympic gold medallist, Sally
:12:53. > :12:59.Gunnell. I am up against a girl from the valleys who spends most of
:12:59. > :13:04.her time on the sofa. It is not the hurdles, and there is more than
:13:05. > :13:11.just pride to play for! This is what we are playing for. You have
:13:11. > :13:15.already got one. I will have that one. The first challenge, the rat
:13:15. > :13:20.run. This is confined space training. It is a timed challenge,
:13:20. > :13:25.to get through here as quick as possible. It is small, but we just
:13:25. > :13:35.need to climb through. I am worried about getting stuck. Wearing
:13:35. > :13:41.blindfolds. You're joking. blindfolds simulate the limited
:13:41. > :13:47.visibility firefighters face. hope I do not panic. That is what I
:13:48. > :13:53.am worried about. I cannot see. There is no where to come out.
:13:53. > :14:00.have seen how it is done. Now, catch her up. Too late to mention I
:14:00. > :14:10.am claustrophobic. I am just banging my head. Stopped the clock.
:14:10. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:21.Five minutes 57. I am so glad to be out. Really hot. Well done, Sally.
:14:21. > :14:26.Three minutes and 10 seconds. feel completely lost. Your task is
:14:26. > :14:32.to land a helicopter. It is a two man operation, you and the pilot.
:14:32. > :14:38.All about accuracy. It is precision that is the biggest challenge.
:14:38. > :14:45.need to get the nose wheel of the aircraft in that square. The winner
:14:45. > :14:55.is the person who gets the nearest? I am one-0 up, pretty confident,
:14:55. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:14.but no one told me about the 22 inches away. I need to win this.
:15:14. > :15:18.We need to make it 1-1. That Olympian needs a bit of competition.
:15:18. > :15:28.I hope the pilot can see this, I'm flapping my arms and it should
:15:28. > :15:35.
:15:35. > :15:41.Fortified inches. -- 45. Sally, 2-0. Double or quits. It is a clean
:15:41. > :15:47.slate. What you will be doing is getting into the pool, inflating
:15:47. > :15:51.your lifejacket, inflating the life raft and then paddled to the big
:15:51. > :16:01.one at the end. The first to get a One Show and Weddle -- medal is the
:16:01. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:27.winner. I have really got to win It is like winning the Barcelona
:16:27. > :16:36.gold 1992 all over again! Kind of. I was defeated! Good sport. You
:16:36. > :16:40.will get over it. I let her win. You won in the edit, almost.
:16:40. > :16:45.early was lovely, we had a nice day. Alex in a jumpsuit, it is a good
:16:45. > :16:49.look! I'm not sure about the life jacket. But the wind from the
:16:49. > :16:57.helicopter, not such a good look. Thank you to everyone for putting
:16:57. > :17:02.up with us. One person knows how important the training and
:17:02. > :17:08.dedication is Carina Luscombe. tell us what happened to you eight
:17:08. > :17:11.weeks ago. Eight weeks ago I was 32 weeks pregnant. I live on St Mary's
:17:11. > :17:15.in the Isles of Scilly and my waters broke in the middle of the
:17:15. > :17:18.night. It was necessary to get me to the mainland because we don't
:17:18. > :17:22.have facilities for premature babies on the islands, and also
:17:22. > :17:26.because I needed steroids to develop the baby's lungs enough so
:17:26. > :17:32.he could breathe when he was born. It was necessary to call the boys
:17:32. > :17:36.from Culdrose and they airlifted need to hospital. Where did the
:17:36. > :17:42.helicopter land? At the heliport on some Nares. Her what happened
:17:42. > :17:46.during the flight? The winchman stayed with me the whole time, my
:17:46. > :17:49.husband was not allowed to stay with me in case I went into labour,
:17:49. > :17:54.they had to have me in an area where I could be let down. My
:17:54. > :17:59.husband was at the other end. For winchman was really reassuring, a
:17:59. > :18:05.lovely man. They stayed with me all the way up to the award, they did
:18:05. > :18:09.not leave my side. They talked to me all the way through. Were they
:18:09. > :18:16.prepared to help you deliver the baby? There was a midwife, but yes.
:18:16. > :18:21.They would have marked in. Navy to the rescue! Have you been reunited
:18:21. > :18:25.with the crew since then? No, I have said thank you to them and
:18:25. > :18:29.they do training on the island, so hopefully at some point they can
:18:29. > :18:37.come and visit and I will say hello. Where is your baby now? Outside
:18:37. > :18:44.with my husband. It is being held by the winchman! Justine is there.
:18:44. > :18:51.-- Justin. The crew who came to the rescue. This is little wryly.
:18:51. > :18:56.choked! What a lovely moment. getting bigger. You have a little
:18:56. > :19:01.boy? Do yes, Austin. To of weeks old. He is getting pretty big now
:19:01. > :19:06.so it is nice to hold a little one. You are now looking after another
:19:06. > :19:13.child on the telly! Do you get a lot of these premature baby calls
:19:13. > :19:17.from Ireland's? The Scilly Isles doesn't have the facilities we have
:19:17. > :19:22.on the mainland. Getting caught in the middle of the night to
:19:22. > :19:31.premature babies is reasonably common. Reilly is smiling! We do.
:19:31. > :19:38.We could have a corporate situation going on. Out of the freer view,
:19:38. > :19:45.who would make the most reliable godparent? Burtie Cross is the
:19:45. > :19:53.joker of the pack. What do you think? All of them! You're married.
:19:53. > :19:57.Yes. Thank you. Time to go back to lose seat to see how far away
:19:57. > :20:04.Firefly and the Olympic flame are. We are getting very close. Let's
:20:04. > :20:08.have a quick look on the radar. miles away, just starting the final
:20:08. > :20:14.approach, spot on time. Is this the most important plane you've ever
:20:14. > :20:19.landed? Without doubt. Is it the goddess? The coldest I've ever seen.
:20:19. > :20:24.Not the only thing that has had a Gordon's brave. We've also had our
:20:24. > :20:28.petty officer who has had a spray can specially! And that is how
:20:28. > :20:35.important Firefly is. It is so exciting.
:20:35. > :20:42.He is never going to live that down. Poor man! He looks good, though.
:20:42. > :20:46.That is not the point. He wishes he had never heard of spray town. The
:20:46. > :20:50.Olympics and Paralympics are not the only shows in town this summer.
:20:50. > :20:55.It is the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and Her Majesty requested a special
:20:55. > :20:59.song for the occasion. This morning on his radio show, Chris premiered
:20:59. > :21:04.that song. Tonight on the One Show, we have the world exclusive of the
:21:04. > :21:07.bid for it -- of the video. Written by Gary Barlow and Lord Lloyd-
:21:07. > :21:14.Webber and featuring a cast of hundreds, including those very
:21:14. > :21:24.special military ladies we love so much, here is the magical Thing. --
:21:24. > :21:48.
:21:49. > :21:55.# Some words they can't be spoken. # So here a 1,000 voices shouting
:21:55. > :22:03.loud. # There's a place, there's a time
:22:03. > :22:08.in this life when you sing what you are feeling.
:22:09. > :22:18.# Find your feet, stand your ground, don't you see right now of the
:22:19. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :22:26.world is listening. # Singh it loud, sing it clear,
:22:26. > :22:32.everyone will hear you. # Makes a noise, find your voice
:22:32. > :22:42.tonight. # Sing together, make this moment
:22:42. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:54.last forever. # Shouting loud tonight.
:22:54. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:09.# We've had a lifetime to wait. # And see a 1,000 faces celebrate.
:23:09. > :23:17.# You brought hope, you brought love, conquer fear, though it
:23:17. > :23:26.wasn't always easy. # Stood your ground, found your
:23:26. > :23:34.feet, don't you see right now the world is listening.
:23:34. > :23:40.# Cygnet lout, saying it clear, everyone will he you.
:23:40. > :23:44.# Makes a noise, find your voice tonight.
:23:44. > :23:53.# Singh its strong and sing together, make this moment last
:23:53. > :24:03.forever. # Shouted loud tonight.
:24:03. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:22.# Some words they can't be spoken. # To hear 1,000 voices shouting
:24:22. > :24:27.
:24:28. > :24:37.loud and clear. # Let's sing.
:24:38. > :24:46.
:24:46. > :24:50.# Singh it loud, sing it clear, everyone will hear.
:24:50. > :24:55.# Make some noise, find your voice tonight.
:24:55. > :25:05.# Singh its strong and sing together, make this moment last
:25:05. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:25.Wow. Gorgeous. It is a wonderful video, a beautiful story, and the
:25:25. > :25:28.night before 3rd June, the big concert, hosted by Gary Barlow,
:25:28. > :25:33.there's a one-hour documentary on how the whole story of that song
:25:33. > :25:38.came about. It is just brilliant and I'm so glad we played that.
:25:38. > :25:43.we are lucky tonight. It is all happening! Olympic torch, premier
:25:43. > :25:51.of the video. The plane is literally minutes away so we will
:25:51. > :25:54.send you outside to greet the VIPs. Quite breezy. We have done the
:25:54. > :26:00.first half-hour and we are going to have a cup of tea. Would you like
:26:00. > :26:06.me to go now? You might watch. course we will watch. Where will
:26:06. > :26:09.you be? Standing on the podium, greeting the plane. The Princess
:26:09. > :26:15.Royal, David Beckham, they will come onto the podium with me. My
:26:15. > :26:22.one fear is that that torch doesn't like because it has got a bit
:26:22. > :26:24.breezy. Keep our fingers crossed. Here's an idea, why don't you go
:26:24. > :26:31.and meet the Princess Royal, Seb Coe, Boris Johnson and David
:26:31. > :26:35.Beckham? I'll do it. And the prime minister. And him. Earlier we met
:26:35. > :26:39.eight of the 8,000 torch bearers who will be carrying the flame over
:26:39. > :26:46.the next 17 days as it makes its way from Land's End to the Olympic
:26:46. > :26:50.Stadium. Right now they are warming up with every torch from the modern
:26:50. > :26:55.Olympics. Almost every torch. These are from the Priory Collection,
:26:55. > :26:59.which features in a brand-new book called A Sporting History.
:26:59. > :27:03.traditional Olympic torch was invented in 1936. The only one
:27:03. > :27:08.missing from the whole collection is Helsinki 1952, which is the
:27:08. > :27:14.hardest to come by because the money made 22 of those. For Beijing,
:27:14. > :27:18.they had over 21,000. But that is the past. What about our 2012
:27:18. > :27:24.torches? This year is the brand new torch. But who will run with its
:27:24. > :27:34.first? Someone who knows a thing or two about Olympic success. He gold
:27:34. > :27:37.
:27:37. > :27:45.in Sydney, gold in Athens and today, gold in China. Ben Ainslie! How are
:27:45. > :27:50.you? Welcome to the programme. Sailing and winning again today.
:27:50. > :27:55.Before we go any further, we may have to rudely interrupted because
:27:55. > :28:03.we want to see the plane touched down. -- rudely interrupt you.
:28:03. > :28:08.Absolutely. In approximately 30 seconds! Shall we have a look?
:28:08. > :28:14.has been sailing and winning this afternoon. This is the plane coming
:28:14. > :28:18.into Culdrose. This is live. This is happening as we speak. A nice
:28:18. > :28:24.approach into the wind. The nerves approach into the wind. The nerves
:28:24. > :28:33.not affecting the pilot! A bit of sideways drift. I think we have a
:28:33. > :28:40.sideways drift. I think we have a touchdown. Yes! The golden plain as
:28:40. > :28:45.the flame. That has got your flame on it. While the plane taxes into
:28:45. > :28:49.position and we wait for our first glimpse of the flame and the VIPs,
:28:49. > :28:55.let's have a look at what lies ahead. The Olympic torch will be
:28:55. > :28:58.blazing a trail across the UK, kick-starting events that have been
:28:58. > :29:03.months in the planning. Along the northern Irish coast, the torch
:29:03. > :29:08.will be escorted by ocean rowing teams before local mortised dear -
:29:08. > :29:13.John Aston carries it into Larne. It is Grey Command itself, it has
:29:13. > :29:18.such a strong sense of community. I was amazed and really quite excited
:29:18. > :29:22.about finding out I was going to be a torch-bearer. All torch bearers
:29:22. > :29:28.are nominated and it was M arose from dawn's Godden workshop that
:29:28. > :29:31.put her forward and will stop I nominated her because we did work
:29:32. > :29:35.with her at school and it was really fun. For children from the
:29:35. > :29:45.nearby school have been making their own torches and will be
:29:45. > :29:48.
:29:48. > :29:53.In Wales, they will be saluting and 80-year-old as he takes the torch
:29:53. > :29:59.through Conway. A children's hospital director explains why he
:29:59. > :30:04.was nominated. He is a very special man. He goes that extra mile,
:30:04. > :30:09.further than everybody else does. have raised in the region of
:30:09. > :30:15.350,000 altogether for charity. I think of me being 80, and little
:30:15. > :30:19.children who are terminally ill, at least I can help them. From the
:30:19. > :30:24.Falkirk wheel, people like cancer survivor Robert will carry the
:30:24. > :30:27.torch. I felt more proud than anything when I was told. It is a
:30:27. > :30:32.big thing for my family, especially after everything I have been
:30:32. > :30:36.through. The support I have had has been amazing. I have had messages
:30:36. > :30:41.from people I do not know congratulating me. An aspiring
:30:41. > :30:45.nurse, he was nominated by his cousin. He has been through a lot
:30:45. > :30:51.in the past two years and he is one of the most inspiring, happy people
:30:51. > :30:54.I have ever met. Despite more treatment to come, he will hit the
:30:54. > :30:58.streets. This is the home of Olympic inspired local school
:30:58. > :31:03.events and a whopping 10,000 students will be lining the route.
:31:03. > :31:07.Edinburgh will be one of 66 relay locations where there will be free
:31:07. > :31:14.public evening celebrations. It will host a huge concert at the
:31:14. > :31:18.castle, with the big project choir, a samba group, and top UK acts. In
:31:18. > :31:23.the Lakes, the torch will hit the water, crossing Windermere on the
:31:23. > :31:31.steamship. Paddlers for life, a breast cancer support group, will
:31:31. > :31:35.provide a dragon boat escort all the way. This torchbearer was
:31:35. > :31:40.nominated by her team-mate, June. She is a guiding light and she
:31:40. > :31:44.flies the flag and the torch for breast cancer survivors everywhere.
:31:44. > :31:47.It is fantastic. It is bringing ordinary people that would never be
:31:47. > :31:52.involved in the Olympics, representing the country in a
:31:52. > :31:58.spectacular manner. It is not just the Olympians doing this, it is
:31:58. > :32:03.ordinary people, representing their communities.
:32:03. > :32:10.This is exciting. You will be the first person to run with the flame.
:32:10. > :32:13.What time and where? 7am, Lands End. Thank you. As the moment draws
:32:13. > :32:19.closer, the last time we welcomed the flame for the beginning of the
:32:19. > :32:29.Olympics was. We are almost ready to welcome it again. Sophie Raworth
:32:29. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:36.The 2012 Olympic flame arrives on British soil. It has been brought
:32:36. > :32:42.here from Greece on this gold livery at British Airways plane,
:32:42. > :32:47.BA2012, its flight number. It took engineers nine days to paint the
:32:47. > :32:52.plain gold, white and four shades of yellow, and it is quite a sight
:32:52. > :32:57.on the tarmac in Cornwall. Firefly, a fitting name, given its cargo,
:32:57. > :33:04.and one that has been chosen after a competition entered by more than
:33:04. > :33:09.1000 schools across Britain. And across the sides, our moment to
:33:09. > :33:12.shine, painted. This is the theme of the torch relay, as 8000 members
:33:12. > :33:18.of the public, celebrities and athletes will get the chance to
:33:18. > :33:23.carry the torch around the UK for its 70 day you relay. And on board,
:33:23. > :33:28.of course, the star of the show, the Olympic flame. It was lit eight
:33:28. > :33:34.days ago, using the rays of the Sun during a ceremony in ancient
:33:34. > :33:38.Olympia. Since then, it has been on a relay through Greece, before
:33:38. > :33:46.being handed over yesterday to the British delegation, during a rain-
:33:46. > :33:50.It was pouring with rain when the plane took off, but thankfully it
:33:51. > :33:55.is very dry here tonight. Somebody is capturing the moment from inside
:33:55. > :34:00.the plane. They are 80 passengers. David Beckham, the Princess Royal,
:34:00. > :34:04.but also some of the sponsors. There is a security team and a
:34:05. > :34:09.handful of press. What a moment for everybody on board that plane. The
:34:09. > :34:13.flame is going to be carried in a special ceremonial lantern. As you
:34:13. > :34:18.can imagine, a Live Flame on board a plane has all kinds of houses,
:34:19. > :34:22.but the lantern has been fixed into its seat. It is allowed on the
:34:22. > :34:27.plane because it is a symbolic flame. British Airways have never
:34:27. > :34:31.flown with a live flame before. It was the first time today. As they
:34:31. > :34:36.get ready, the engines are switched off and the official welcoming
:34:36. > :34:39.party take their place at the foot of the stairs. The commanding
:34:39. > :34:43.officer here at Culdrose, the captain of the Royal Naval Air
:34:43. > :34:47.Station, he will be the first to greet the delegation. The Deputy
:34:47. > :34:52.Prime Minister is there, Nick Clegg, representing David Cameron, who is
:34:52. > :34:55.on his way to America for the G8 summit. The chief executive of the
:34:55. > :35:01.London Olympic organising Committee, the man in charge of organising the
:35:01. > :35:06.Games, and what a huge task that has been. The Royal Navy's fleet
:35:06. > :35:12.commander and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, and also the Vice Lord-
:35:12. > :35:16.Lieutenant, here representing the Queen. They will shortly take their
:35:16. > :35:20.place at the bottom of the stairs. They will be the party that
:35:20. > :35:27.welcomes the Olympic flame as it touches British soil for the first
:35:27. > :35:37.time. And also here, a huge crowd of people, 500 people, watching the
:35:37. > :35:37.
:35:37. > :35:43.moment that the flame arrives in Most of these people are from the
:35:43. > :35:48.base, friends, family, but among them, 100 children from schools all
:35:48. > :35:54.over Cornwall. The doors are opening. Two of the cabin crew, the
:35:54. > :35:57.first to come out. The pinnacle of his career, that is how he told me
:35:57. > :36:07.the moment would be for him. And what a moment it is for everybody
:36:07. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:13.involved. And in a moment, the first out of the plane will in fact
:36:13. > :36:22.the five young people, teenagers, who have been chosen to accompany
:36:22. > :36:28.the flame on its trip to Britain. They are all teenagers who were
:36:28. > :36:31.chosen because they represent, they have personal achievement, their
:36:31. > :36:41.contribution to sport as hockey players, a rugby player, athletes
:36:41. > :36:45.
:36:45. > :36:49.among them. And here they come. Four of them representing the home
:36:49. > :36:58.nations and one of them represents the borough in east London where
:36:58. > :37:02.the Olympic Stadium has been built. And just a glimpse through the door,
:37:02. > :37:12.the Princess Royal and that very small ceremonial lantern she is
:37:12. > :37:18.
:37:18. > :37:22.holding. And you can see the flame And behind her, Lord Coe, Lord
:37:22. > :37:30.Sebastian Coe, the man has been so pivotal in bringing these Games to
:37:31. > :37:36.Britain. And a huge cheer of course for David Beckham, who has also
:37:36. > :37:42.been with the beard right since the beginning. He was in Singapore in
:37:42. > :37:50.2005. -- with the bid. And at the top of the stairs, a photograph you
:37:50. > :37:53.will no doubt see all over the newspapers tomorrow. And so the
:37:53. > :38:03.delegation greeted at the foot of the stairs, Princess Anne the first
:38:03. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:09.to be greeted. She competed in the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Lord
:38:09. > :38:12.Sebastian Coe, he has four Olympic medals to his name, two Gold, two
:38:12. > :38:22.Silva, all of them one at the Games in Moscow and then in Los Angeles
:38:22. > :38:28.
:38:28. > :38:35.Princess Anne is guarding that flame very carefully. It is a very
:38:35. > :38:39.precious cargo she has in her hands tonight. And David Beckham, finally,
:38:39. > :38:46.making his way down the welcoming party. Not yet an Olympian, but who
:38:46. > :38:56.knows, maybe by the end of the summer he will be. And a few words
:38:56. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:08.with the teenagers as well. What a And so the flame is brought towards
:39:08. > :39:12.the podium, where the cauldron is waiting. This, tonight, is very
:39:12. > :39:22.much a ceremonial event, because the actual relay does not start
:39:22. > :39:29.
:39:29. > :39:34.Good evening, your Royal Highness. It is wonderful to see you all here.
:39:34. > :39:38.Well,. A very good evening to you all and welcome, of course, to the
:39:38. > :39:43.Olympic flame. I know this is a precious cargo, but I must ask you
:39:43. > :39:49.to release it and give it to one of the very special torch security
:39:49. > :39:52.team. They are in charge of it and they will prepare it. The torch
:39:52. > :39:55.security team have to look after the flame until it gets to the
:39:55. > :39:59.Olympic Stadium. They even have to sleep with it at night, to make
:39:59. > :40:03.sure it is safe. Your Royal Highness, you are an Olympian and
:40:03. > :40:07.we hope your daughter will compete at the Olympics. It is a proud
:40:07. > :40:12.moment for you, but also for the country, to arrive here. Certainly
:40:12. > :40:18.that. It comes home to you just how important people regard the torch
:40:18. > :40:22.as the lead-up to the Games. We have been concentrating on the
:40:22. > :40:26.stadiums, the facilities and the things that go on around about it.
:40:26. > :40:32.It is only really when the torch comes into your possession and
:40:32. > :40:35.actually gets here that you really realise, this is it. Deputy Prime
:40:35. > :40:39.Minister, do you think this could be the moment that people really
:40:39. > :40:43.get behind the Games? Absolutely. This is the moment for people to
:40:43. > :40:47.line the streets and see the torch passed by, get behind the Olympic
:40:47. > :40:51.spirit. It is also the chance for us as a country to tell the world
:40:51. > :40:57.what an exciting, dynamic, open- hearted country we are. A Lord Coe,
:40:57. > :41:00.this must be quite a moment for you, the man behind the bid. I am part
:41:00. > :41:04.of a fantastic team but it is none the less an extraordinary moment
:41:04. > :41:09.when you think that this has been 10 years in the making, and the
:41:10. > :41:15.start of the 70 day countdown. the flame is here. The flame is
:41:15. > :41:21.here. David Beckham, you have been knighted while you are away,
:41:21. > :41:25.haven't you? Apparently so. Quite a week. President Obama, newly
:41:25. > :41:30.knighted, and bringing the flame to Britain. It has been an incredible
:41:30. > :41:34.week, to be with the team in Athens and to bring the flame home. It is
:41:34. > :41:38.a very proud moment for everybody. I remember you saying that you
:41:38. > :41:44.dreamt of the Olympics being in the East End where you grew up. What is
:41:44. > :41:47.it like that it is almost there? is amazing. Said and the team have
:41:47. > :41:50.done an incredible job and to be part of the team bringing the flame
:41:50. > :41:56.not just to England but to the East End of London, and twin part of
:41:56. > :41:59.London where I grew up, I am very proud of that. -- to a part of
:41:59. > :42:04.London. As a nation, we will have an amazing couple of months. Do you
:42:04. > :42:08.hope to be an Olympian by the end of the summer? I hope so. At the
:42:08. > :42:12.end of the day, I am proud to be part of this, proud to be at the
:42:12. > :42:17.Games, whether I am playing, whether I am there is a fan, it is
:42:17. > :42:21.a proud moment for us. I am excited. If you have a big moment right now
:42:21. > :42:31.because you are the man tasked with setting the cauldron alight. Low-
:42:31. > :42:49.
:42:49. > :42:59.pressure. Off you go. -- No And it is alight. A huge sigh of
:42:59. > :43:26.
:43:26. > :43:33.relief hearing Culdrose. Thackeray The Olympic flame burns on British
:43:33. > :43:43.soil at last. The 70 day UK torch relay around Britain, the United
:43:43. > :43:44.
:43:44. > :43:49.It is all happening, this is good. In a moment, David Beckham, Boris
:43:49. > :43:52.Johnson and Seb Coe will be on the sofa. In the meantime, Ade Adepitan
:43:52. > :44:02.looks at how the Olympics have changed since the last time they
:44:02. > :44:03.
:44:03. > :44:10.were here. And another chance to As a Paralympians medallist,
:44:10. > :44:13.basketball is the event I'm looking forward to the most this summer. In
:44:13. > :44:20.1948, Lionel Price played basketball for the Great Britain
:44:20. > :44:24.team in the austerity Games. In 2012, Drew Sullivan will lead the
:44:24. > :44:29.British basketball squad in London. But the experience for these two
:44:29. > :44:33.athletes could hardly be more different. Basketball has a
:44:33. > :44:37.surprisingly long history in this country. Introduced before World
:44:37. > :44:41.War One, it was the arrival of American troops here in World War
:44:42. > :44:47.II Fat lead to a big jump in popularity for shooting hoops. What
:44:47. > :44:50.was London like in 1948? Bleak. The living standards were poor. Having
:44:50. > :44:54.said that, there was a degree of optimism because we had survived
:44:54. > :44:59.the war. Today it is a very different world and although it
:44:59. > :45:01.does not get a lot of TV coverage, basketball in the UK it is a
:45:01. > :45:08.professional sport with its own league and a passionate following.
:45:08. > :45:12.True Sullivan is expected to captain the basketball team at
:45:12. > :45:16.London 2012. Like all Olympic athletes, it will be the picket --
:45:16. > :45:23.pinnacle of his career and he is training hard. Do you fancy working
:45:23. > :45:30.out in the Jim? I would be a dumbbell if I did it. I don't fancy
:45:30. > :45:36.doing it at all, I have never trained in my life. By an 85!
:45:36. > :45:39.was that? At bit rough on the arms, but I will live. Do feel the
:45:39. > :45:46.training you do makes a better athlete of you and a better player?
:45:46. > :45:49.Do definitely. You have everything from personal trainers,
:45:49. > :45:55.nutritionists, psychologists, everything to get us to our full
:45:55. > :46:00.potential. People view that as the difference between winning and
:46:00. > :46:06.losing. The more you try to get the edge. When I was playing basketball,
:46:06. > :46:12.I went to work at 9am, I came home at 5:30pm, I had a bit of supper
:46:12. > :46:16.and then went down to the gymnasium and we played. We did not train. We
:46:16. > :46:21.always played to be fit. And we were completely amateur. We bought
:46:21. > :46:27.our own kit. You bought your own kit? You didn't have your own
:46:27. > :46:35.personal trainer? Personal trainer! Personal girlfriend! No personal
:46:35. > :46:39.trainer. One big change has been the height of the players. Lionel
:46:39. > :46:46.is five foot eight and Drew his tall, but not as tall as some.
:46:46. > :46:52.have guys who are seven feet. 6 ft 9. A you are a shortie!
:46:52. > :46:56.improbably about average. Seeing these guys play, it is frightening.
:46:56. > :47:00.The ladies are more aggressive than we were. A another big change was
:47:00. > :47:06.the ball. The bouncier type you are familiar with was only introduced
:47:06. > :47:13.in the 1950s. In 1948, the ball was more like an old leather football
:47:13. > :47:16.and did not bounce as well. What difference did the ball make to
:47:16. > :47:20.your game? There wasn't so much dribbling with the ball, it was
:47:20. > :47:24.more of a passing game than a dribbling game. Would you like to
:47:24. > :47:29.have played with that less bouncy ball? Maybe not the ball, but the
:47:29. > :47:33.concept of the passing game. If you put together how they played in
:47:33. > :47:39.1948 with now, it would be the perfect basketball team. Lionel
:47:39. > :47:43.Price Andrew Sullivan would be the perfect play. Perfect. I agree.
:47:43. > :47:47.1948 matches were played at Haringey Arena, but this year they
:47:47. > :47:51.will be played at the players' kit -- a purpose-built basketball arena,
:47:51. > :47:56.a magnificent building in the heart of the Olympic Park. In the 64
:47:56. > :48:01.years between 1948 and 2012, it is not just the venues, training and
:48:01. > :48:05.equipment that has changed, it is also the clothing. Nowadays it is
:48:05. > :48:12.more like a fashion statement. Baggy shorts and vest. What did you
:48:12. > :48:18.have? One singlet. No. 3. And the label says made in England. If we
:48:18. > :48:24.played more than one game, you had to wash it. These are my shorts.
:48:24. > :48:32.Shorts! They look more like hot pants! Would you wear these? Say no
:48:32. > :48:36.more. 2012 is going to be a great year for British basketball because
:48:36. > :48:44.it will be the first time we will have a men's and women's team in
:48:44. > :48:52.the Olympics. Trust me, you won't want to miss it.
:48:52. > :48:56.We always trust you. We are joined by three extraordinary sportsman.
:48:57. > :49:06.One of the greatest football players in the world. One of the
:49:06. > :49:14.greatest middle-distance runners in the world. And Boris Johnson.
:49:14. > :49:21.bracing myself. For that? I told them not to do it and they said he
:49:21. > :49:26.was expecting it. Let's go back to that outfit. You are a style guru,
:49:26. > :49:30.what do you think of that? It looks great expert what was your
:49:30. > :49:35.inspiration? It was the only pair of shorts I could find. I had Dora
:49:35. > :49:38.-- I have already said they were never be seen again. You could burn
:49:38. > :49:45.them with the Olympic flame. could. They should go back to the
:49:45. > :49:52.Olympic Museum. What is going on with the odd socks? What is it all
:49:52. > :49:57.about? It was very early in the morning. Did you get dressed in the
:49:57. > :50:05.dark? I had very little time. Such is my devotion to sport, I wanted
:50:05. > :50:10.to go out for a run. I don't look my best. But you don't care! That
:50:10. > :50:16.is the great thing about you. lot. But you have had your hair cut,
:50:16. > :50:21.you look very nice. Thank you very much. How much more can you
:50:21. > :50:31.embarrass me? You look great! have to cut your hair from time to
:50:31. > :50:38.time. Where did it take place? took place shortly before... This
:50:38. > :50:43.is a sacred moment. We are bringing the flame home to this country,
:50:43. > :50:48.which is the inspiration of global sport, it was only right to be
:50:48. > :50:53.respectful. Were you relieved when he turned up at the airport?
:50:53. > :50:59.always looks sensational. It has been quite a 24 hours for you three.
:51:00. > :51:09.What have been your personal highlights? This moment, arriving
:51:10. > :51:10.
:51:10. > :51:14.at RAF Culdrose. Are Rene S. Sorry! They won't let you back to America.
:51:14. > :51:19.I think arriving here because it is the perfect place to arrive with
:51:19. > :51:23.the flame, with the families that go through so much and put so much
:51:23. > :51:31.on the line. To arrive with the flame here, that is special. This
:51:31. > :51:35.moment right now. Said? It is this moment. This is the first time for
:51:35. > :51:39.64 years that we have been in the countdown to an Olympic Games. I
:51:39. > :51:44.think probably the five ambassadors that travelled with us, just
:51:44. > :51:48.watching them and the excitement of being in the old stadium last night
:51:48. > :51:57.and visiting the schools with them. They have had the time of their
:51:57. > :52:04.life. Andy had a bit of rain in Greece! Such as our attention to
:52:04. > :52:10.detail, we had to acclimatise. was a test event. There have been
:52:10. > :52:16.so many Test events. Has everything been tested? Or 42 test events,
:52:16. > :52:20.every sport we have tested. We had 40,000 people in the stadium for
:52:20. > :52:25.the British universities track-and- field championship. 40,000 tickets
:52:25. > :52:29.went in 20 minutes. All of the sports have been tested. The great
:52:29. > :52:33.thing is, we are now sitting down with the athletes and talking about
:52:33. > :52:36.their experiences and we still have 70 days to make sure we really
:52:36. > :52:41.refined them. The difference between a good and great games will
:52:41. > :52:46.be the work we do in the next 70 days. A massive amount of work to
:52:46. > :52:52.do. It is when the horses will change. It is the final furlong.
:52:52. > :52:57.You weren't sure whether you would be here for this. The that is true.
:52:57. > :53:01.Was this the big incentive behind becoming Mayor for second term?
:53:01. > :53:06.was one of the incentives. You have been very nice about Ken
:53:06. > :53:13.Livingstone. Not for the first time! What have you said about him
:53:13. > :53:18.recently. Well, said corrected me on this. I thought it was peculiar
:53:18. > :53:22.that he didn't seem to have an invitation to come to the opening
:53:23. > :53:27.ceremony. We sorted that out. I rang him up and had a nice
:53:27. > :53:37.conversation. But then you pointed out that would have happened anyway.
:53:37. > :53:41.My magnanimous act it turns up was... He supported us through the
:53:41. > :53:45.process. I remember when it was announced. On the topic of tickets,
:53:45. > :53:49.can you clear this up? Tickets for the football have been released,
:53:49. > :53:55.are there any other tickets that will be released? Yes, there are
:53:55. > :54:00.some more on May 23rd. They will be pretty much the final tickets. In
:54:00. > :54:05.the last few days, we have had the tickets, sport by sport, being
:54:05. > :54:10.released. It is probably a certainty that you have tickets,
:54:10. > :54:15.David. Are there any events the boys want to see? It would be nice
:54:15. > :54:19.to get a couple. Are you making a family day of it? Of course.
:54:19. > :54:24.Victoria and the kids will come back for it. The kids are so
:54:24. > :54:31.excited. Seeing how proud of their dad is about being from England,
:54:31. > :54:34.they are excited. You have come on the plane today and you have had a
:54:34. > :54:37.lot of transatlantic travel. You are playing football tomorrow night
:54:37. > :54:42.in America. Anybody has got a game of football tomorrow night in
:54:42. > :54:49.America? What was the atmosphere like on that plane? Who sat next to
:54:49. > :54:57.who? Her Royal Highness was at the front. And then Boris and said and
:54:57. > :55:05.done myself. A few other people. The flame was in seat 1 D. I was in
:55:05. > :55:14.seat to be. All four of the flames... We have got the flame and
:55:14. > :55:19.also the standby. Three stand by flames. We leave nothing to chance.
:55:19. > :55:24.Planes are non-smoking environment. The first naked flame on a British
:55:24. > :55:32.Airways flight since they banned smoking. They are in old-fashioned
:55:32. > :55:39.mining lamps so they are fully protected with the security team.
:55:39. > :55:44.The football team. Have you made any calls? Would you play in goal?
:55:44. > :55:48.I have played a few positions, I'm not sure about that one! Of course.
:55:48. > :55:53.Everybody knows how proud I am to have represented my country for so
:55:53. > :55:56.many years. I would love to be part of the GB team in the Olympics.
:55:56. > :56:03.What are your chances, realistically? Would you pick
:56:03. > :56:07.yourself? Of course! If I was manager. But I'm not. I'm hoping I
:56:07. > :56:11.will be in the team. All I can do is keep playing hard, playing well,
:56:11. > :56:17.and stay fit. Would you like to captain the team? I would love to
:56:17. > :56:21.just be in the team. Playing any part would be incredible. Can you
:56:21. > :56:29.please tell us how the flame will be lit in the opening ceremony? It
:56:29. > :56:39.is not a big secret. Now? OK. No. Shall we look at some past claims
:56:39. > :56:39.
:56:39. > :56:46.being lit? -- flames. An Archer will fire that Perot. A shot of 90
:56:46. > :56:53.metres. And the Olympic flame... Muhammad Ali. The Follain is on the
:56:53. > :57:00.way. -- For flame. A spectacular conclusion sees the Olympic flame
:57:00. > :57:06.of the games of the 27th Olympiad burning over the city of Sydney.
:57:06. > :57:12.The Olympic flame burns again in Athens. The moment has come, a
:57:12. > :57:17.spectacular jet of flames. The gains of the 29th Olympiad are open.
:57:17. > :57:23.Watching that, it is hairs on the back of the next time. You do know
:57:23. > :57:29.how the flame will be lit? Pretty much. Have you seen it happen?
:57:29. > :57:34.Diagrams? Might have done. Storyboard? My it have done.
:57:34. > :57:40.July animation? No. Are you confident of the world will be
:57:40. > :57:47.surprised and compelled? Yes. It will be a very British ceremony. We
:57:47. > :57:51.have got Danny Boyle, our creative director, extraordinary man. Boris,
:57:51. > :57:55.have you been given your orders? You have to watch out that you
:57:55. > :58:05.don't do what they did in Seoul. They released the dance at the same
:58:05. > :58:06.
:58:06. > :58:10.time as they lit the flame. Is that true? As I am assured. That could
:58:10. > :58:14.be very risky. You three have effectively been on holiday
:58:14. > :58:19.together, will it happen again? going with him to watch the game
:58:19. > :58:24.tomorrow night. You speak fluent ancient Greek. Did he do the
:58:24. > :58:31.ordering in the restaurant last night? He ordered the wine. Was he
:58:31. > :58:38.any good? Tonight has gone extremely well. What is the next
:58:38. > :58:43.thing that will cause you sleepless nights? It is a challenge, the
:58:43. > :58:50.whole thing is a challenge. We are trying to deliver 26 simultaneous
:58:50. > :58:54.World Championships at the same time. We then take 10 days and we
:58:54. > :59:00.do pretty much the same with the Paralympics. That defines the
:59:00. > :59:03.project. When you see people tonight, and I know they will be
:59:03. > :59:08.three off four or five deep or wait around the country as the torch
:59:08. > :59:12.makes its way, it is the countdown. On the radio this morning, I said
:59:12. > :59:16.it had started. It is the clarion call to the athletes of the world
:59:16. > :59:22.to come here. Thank you for coming in. Who are you playing tomorrow
:59:22. > :59:27.night? Cheevers. Thank you for being on the show. Thank you for
:59:27. > :59:30.being here. We are incredibly excited. Tomorrow the BBC will have