0:00:02 > 0:00:04Around the coast of Britain are cities
0:00:04 > 0:00:07where lives are shaped by the sea.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Whoa! Turbot. Nice turbot.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10Yeah, lovely job!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Each city is a gateway to the wider world,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and around each city, thousands of people work in jobs
0:00:17 > 0:00:19that touch all of our lives.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Whether it's shipping cars...
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We're just short of £29 million worth today.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25..or importing fruit.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28What I love about bananas is they don't answer back!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Jobs that keep the nation afloat.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33This is the tricky bit, this is where the skill comes in.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Where every day brings fresh challenges.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Whoa!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40These are cities that welcome the Navy,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43both serving sailors and new recruits.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45From clocking on in the morning...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48You should see me flying a kite, mate, I'm brilliant!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50..to relaxing after work.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51It's all part of the warm up.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Around the shores and rivers of people's home towns,
0:00:54 > 0:00:57water is a way of life.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02On the south coast of Britain,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Portsmouth has been a base for the Navy for 800 years.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Attention!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12You've got to impress me. That's why we're here.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16The Royal Marines Band Service is on the hunt for new recruits.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Deep down it means the world to me. It's what I want to do.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22And beyond the barracks, Portsmouth thrives on tourism, trade,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24and time off.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41On the quayside of Portsmouth's naval base,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44families are waiting to be reunited with loved ones.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48I miss my little boy and my missus more than anything.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I am over the moon. I cannot wait to see them again.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55It's quite nice seeing Pompey come over the horizon,
0:01:55 > 0:01:56seeing my wife and my boy.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Yeah, having a bit of time at home, a bit of downtime.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05After eight long months away, HMS Severn is returning home.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12You just want to get hold of that child of yours and just hug them,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16you know, and say, "Well done, lad. We're so proud of you."
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Yeah, it feels good to get back into Pompey, see all the family
0:02:22 > 0:02:23and everyone.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Get away from the sun and get back into the rain again.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I shall give him a big hug, just like his mum will,
0:02:29 > 0:02:30but I'll let her get in first!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Out the way. Mum coming through.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38That's it, he'll expect that.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Commanding officer Stephen Banfield has been in the Navy for 12 years,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52serving around the world.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Any homecoming is always special.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I have my wife, two children and a very excited dog waiting for me
0:02:57 > 0:02:58when I get back.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Have you missed him? Yeah?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Steve's wife Georgina can't wait to get her husband home.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Cuddles and bedtime stories? - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Very emotional. He's been gone since November, and it's July now.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15So yes, it's been a long eight months.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16It's nice to be home,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and there will hopefully be a lot of people on the jetty waiting for us.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26HMS Severn and its 35 crew members have been on patrol,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28hunting drug traffickers,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and flying the flag in ports across the Caribbean.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35She's one of 38 naval ships based in Portsmouth.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38HMS Severn, stand at ease!
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Chaplain of the fleet Ian Wheatley is on board
0:03:41 > 0:03:43to welcome HMS Severn home.
0:03:43 > 0:03:49The best ships become greater than the sum of the parts.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51And I think you have proved that.
0:03:51 > 0:03:5435 of you have achieved so much in eight months,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and you should be rightly proud of it.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00It's a great privilege, just to be able to see people who have
0:04:00 > 0:04:03been away for a period of time, doing a really good job.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Just to be able to come out here
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and say thank you for what you've been doing is a real privilege.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10..because it's been noticed and it does matter.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Portsmouth 350, run a correct.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Starboard 350.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25345.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29SHIP'S HORN BLARES
0:04:32 > 0:04:35There is always that excitement in the bottom of your stomach,
0:04:35 > 0:04:39as you round the Isle of Wight and see Portsmouth for the first time.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Yes, there he is!
0:04:46 > 0:04:49He's on the bridge up there. Hello!
0:04:49 > 0:04:54He's probably a bit more tanned than the last time I saw him,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56after having spent all that time in the Caribbean.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Seeing the ship come down, you're thinking another five minutes,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I'll have him, you know, and I'll be able to hug him.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10He'll probably go, "Please don't embarrass me, Mum. Please don't!"
0:05:17 > 0:05:23After eight months and 30,000 miles, the crew are finally home.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27WHISTLE BLOWS
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Hello!
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Hello.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34'Arabella took her first steps...
0:05:34 > 0:05:36'You know, she was a baby when he left,
0:05:36 > 0:05:38'and now she's a grown-up little girl.'
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Yes, it will be really nice to get him back on daddy duties.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58For sailor Ben Dowsett, a reunion with his mum
0:05:58 > 0:06:00is well worth the embarrassment.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Who couldn't be proud of that?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Come on, who could not be proud of that?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09We are so proud of him. Look at him. And I'm so embarrassing him!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14What are mums for? We can get away with that.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22It has been a good deployment, yes. Lots has been achieved
0:06:22 > 0:06:24and now I can't wait to spend a bit more family time.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Nice to know that you've got family that are there for you all the time.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It's a very nice feeling.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34We can't do this without you guys supporting us.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37I like the Navy and the Navy likes me,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40but most importantly, my wife lets me be in the Navy.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44So, you all let us be in the Navy, let us do the job we love to do.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Portsmouth has been welcoming home warships since the Middle Ages.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Its position on the south coast, and narrow harbour entrance,
0:07:01 > 0:07:04makes it virtually impregnable to attack from the sea.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09More recently, Portsmouth has developed a major commercial
0:07:09 > 0:07:13ferry and cargo port, with 80,000 ship movements every year.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17But the naval base is still the city's largest employer.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Around 12,000 people work here, and much of that work involves
0:07:21 > 0:07:25maintaining two-thirds of the British Navy's fleet.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30This will soon include the country's newest and largest warships,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34when two brand-new aircraft carriers make Portsmouth their home.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42On the far side of the base, away from the clatter of industry,
0:07:42 > 0:07:43come very different sounds.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:07:46 > 0:07:48At the Royal Marines School of Music,
0:07:48 > 0:07:53students study for a prestigious place in a Royal Marines band.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Assistant Director of Music Lieutenant Sam Hairsine
0:08:02 > 0:08:03runs a tight ship.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Be in a straight line all the time...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It's his job to add military precision
0:08:08 > 0:08:10to the students' musical skills.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Well, this is our HQ.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17We're going past the percussion suite, which is a purpose-built,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21soundproofed studio, with all our percussion equipment.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23We've got Parker VC Hall, which is our concert hall
0:08:23 > 0:08:27and the largest rehearsal space. ..Thank you!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31This is the home of music in the naval service.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33There's music going on all the time.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37It's a really fun, really positive environment.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39The Royal Marines School of Music
0:08:39 > 0:08:41has been based in Portsmouth for 20 years.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46Students live and study in an old converted naval prison.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It's only a semitone. La-da-da.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50They all get their own practice room.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53It still looks like a cell, but it's more homely inside.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55They can personalise it, decorate them,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57put some posters up, a few pictures.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Because it's Grade II listed,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03we've kept it looking as much like a prison as we have to.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10There are five Royal Marines bands.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Together, they perform over 1,400 engagements a year.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Audiences include heads of state, royalty, and foreign dignitaries.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It takes three years of hard graft
0:09:25 > 0:09:29before musicians graduate from the school into a band.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33During that time, they have to master a range of musical styles,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35from classical to jazz.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38To be a professional musician takes about 10,000 hours of practice
0:09:38 > 0:09:40so, yeah, a lot of time spent in here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43A bit of sweat when it's warm, but hopefully not too many tears,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45and certainly no blood!
0:09:46 > 0:09:49The school recruits 35 students a year.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Arriving today are a group of hopefuls,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55who will spend a week here, battling for a place.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Competition is fierce.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02During their time here, they will be under the watchful eye
0:10:02 > 0:10:06of Lieutenant Hairsine and head of the school, Major John Ridley.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Welcome to the Royal Marines School of Music.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I'm sure you're all a little nervous.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It's quite a...an arduous few days,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19to be honest, but it is arduous for a reason.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24You are auditioning for a job within, in my opinion,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28the finest military music organisation in the world.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And I say that absolutely categorically with a full heart.
0:10:32 > 0:10:3416-year-old Ashley Forshaw
0:10:34 > 0:10:38has always dreamed of playing in a Royal Marines band.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40I've always loved music.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42My parents are both ex-forces themselves,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44so I've always enjoyed the military lifestyle.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49We got tickets to go see Mountbatten Festival of Music.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52My mum took me there, and I just loved it.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53I fell in love with the band.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56From then on, that inspired my ambition to join up.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Ultimately, it's down to me
0:10:59 > 0:11:03and my team of advisers who we offer jobs to.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Competing alongside Ashley is 16-year-old Joshua Drew
0:11:08 > 0:11:09from Yorkshire.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14A member of the Band Service came to the band I was in and showed a bit of what he does
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and how he can drum.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18I must say, it appealed to me and ever since that,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22I've just researched YouTube videos and all sorts, and when I got to the
0:11:22 > 0:11:25age of 14, I thought, "Right, this is what I want to do, definitely."
0:11:25 > 0:11:27And applied.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30The biggest thing I want to see is determination.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32That's what impresses me the most
0:11:32 > 0:11:36and that's what it's all about, that's what's key to this audition for you.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Ashley and Josh are applying to become buglers.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42As members of the Drum Corps,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45they'll need to master the bugle, herald trumpet
0:11:45 > 0:11:47and the military snare drum.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Being a bugler, you're out there, you stand out and especially when
0:11:53 > 0:11:58you're playing Last Post, everyone's looking at you and I like that.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I got the little books that you can get, you know, the careers guides,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05and constantly read them.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Obviously, the experience I've had marching down Main Street
0:12:09 > 0:12:12in Disney, in Paris, that was an experience.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15When you've got all the tourists next to you, dancing,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17obviously it just makes you feel brilliant.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22The hairs on the back of your neck stand up immediately.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25We're all in the same boat, we're all supporting each other as well,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29but there's also that thing if there's that one place
0:12:29 > 0:12:33and you all want that one place, we all know what we need to do.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38You've got to impress me. Of course. That's why we're here.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41But if you're the kind of person who's got those skills,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43believe me, you'll do well on this audition.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49For the next week, Ashley, Josh and the rest of the group will be living
0:12:49 > 0:12:53in each other's pockets and getting a full dose of military life.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56We want to assess them in all aspects that we're going to see them
0:12:56 > 0:12:59later on in their careers, so we need to assess their music, but also
0:12:59 > 0:13:02their physical ability and their character.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Through the week, we'll get a really good measure of them,
0:13:04 > 0:13:10particularly in the physical test when they've perhaps got to dig a little deeper they're expecting.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20SHIP HORN BLARES
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Opposite Portsmouth's naval base is the international port.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28One regular visitor here is a cargo ship from the Caribbean.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Her bounty - the vast majority of Britain's supply of bananas.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Before the bananas leave the port,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40each shipment gets meticulously inspected.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The perfect banana is cosmetically free of any defects,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48so when you go in the shop, you pay a higher price for that banana.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Matthew Reed is a quality control inspector.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Today's shipment of 40 million bananas has to be closely
0:13:55 > 0:13:59monitored and free of any hidden extras.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01We do find the odd insect.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I've come across a dead spider, who was about the size of my hand
0:14:05 > 0:14:10and I lifted up the box lid and as it came at me,
0:14:10 > 0:14:15I took a step back... To say that is an understatement.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Frogs, when they're dead, smell terrible.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Just to let you know.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23We very rarely see these things, but they have got
0:14:23 > 0:14:27a habit of crawling in, you know, where they shouldn't, now and again.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I love, love bananas, yes. Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Full of potassium!
0:14:36 > 0:14:39What I like about it is the peacefulness, actually,
0:14:39 > 0:14:40believe it or not.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I've been doing it for about 20 years now and thoroughly enjoy
0:14:45 > 0:14:49it and, you know, what I love about bananas is they don't answer back.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58With nearly 40 million bananas off-loaded, the Klipper Stream
0:14:58 > 0:15:01will soon be ready for her trip back to the Caribbean.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04But she won't be returning empty.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18POLICE SIRENS WAIL
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Back at the Royal Marines School of Music, auditions are underway.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Colour Sergeant Bugler Ross Piner and Bugle Major Simon Chapman
0:15:34 > 0:15:38are about to test Joshua, who has dreams of becoming a bugler.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40What I'm looking for this morning, or this afternoon,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44potentially, is for you to give me what you know.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49What I'm looking for overall is potential. Try and relax, OK?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53I want you to be completely relaxed and show me what you can do. OK.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05It is quite daunting, because obviously, they know everything.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09If you think you've done all right, but you've made this
0:16:09 > 0:16:12slight little mistake that you don't know about, they'll pick it up straight away.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14So they know what they're talking about.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Have you done much bugle before?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Er, not much. I have...
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Although a competent drummer,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Josh has had little experience with the bugle.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26PLAYS SLIGHTLY HESITANT NOTE
0:16:31 > 0:16:32OK.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34My dad was in the RAF. He's supported me all the way,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37because obviously he's been in the military, he knows what it's like.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Obviously when he went away to war zones, I was worried,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43and enjoyed the Skype calls I got with him.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46You know, I'd write him letters while I was at school.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Yeah, struggled a bit.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51HE PLAYS TWO NOTES
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Competing for a place alongside Josh is local lad, Ashley, from Gosport.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06My nerves are sky-high.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I don't normally get nervous,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12but I waited most of my life for that moment.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Good. Thank you very much.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33This year will see the first major shake-up in recruitment.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37A new role is being added to the band.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41We're about to audition for our new singer category,
0:17:41 > 0:17:42which is really exciting.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44It's a new category that we're forming
0:17:44 > 0:17:46to professionalise our singing cadre
0:17:46 > 0:17:48within the Royal Marines Band Service.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54# When Britain first at heaven's command... #
0:17:54 > 0:17:5729-year-old opera singer Katrina Nimmo
0:17:57 > 0:18:00trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02She's hoping to be the first ever singer
0:18:02 > 0:18:05to be recruited to the Band Service.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I always just knew I wanted to be a singer and I just thought,
0:18:08 > 0:18:13great, a position with a real sense of duty and where I can sing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Or whatever they give me, if they let me in!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20# Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves!
0:18:20 > 0:18:25# Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. #
0:18:25 > 0:18:28We're looking for classically-trained singers
0:18:28 > 0:18:32to sing in the wide range of ensembles that we provide
0:18:32 > 0:18:34within the Royal Marines Band Service.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37# Don't know why
0:18:37 > 0:18:40# There's no sun up in the sky... #
0:18:40 > 0:18:43One of the skills you learn as a singer is how to bluff it.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46How to be absolutely terrified
0:18:46 > 0:18:50of singing in front of hundreds, sometimes thousands of people
0:18:50 > 0:18:53something that you've maybe only known for six weeks.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55# Stormy weather... #
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It's a nervous time for all auditionees
0:18:58 > 0:19:00in every addition that they might do.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04I don't think the nerves ever go away for people when they are auditioning
0:19:04 > 0:19:06because there's a lot at stake, at the end of the day.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11SHE SINGS
0:19:11 > 0:19:12You have to deliver.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14And it doesn't matter how scared you are.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17So, I'll be using every single trick I know.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20SONG FINISHES
0:19:23 > 0:19:26That's great. Thank you ever so much.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28That's a really nice, broad view of your singing
0:19:28 > 0:19:32and we'll talk later at the interview and discuss further.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41The musical auditions continue throughout the day.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Opera singer Katrina and buglers Josh and Ashley
0:19:45 > 0:19:49won't know the results until the end of the week.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Before that, they'll need to prove
0:19:51 > 0:19:54they're physically up to a job in the Navy.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Royal Marines Commandos fitness instructors await.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06At the commercial port,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08the Klipper Stream is craning off
0:20:08 > 0:20:12the last of her 5,000-tonne delivery of bananas.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16She'll soon be empty and ready for her long voyage back to the Caribbean,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18where she'll pick up another load of fruit.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20But in the shipping industry,
0:20:20 > 0:20:22empty vessels don't make money.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26So any cargo they can take along is gratefully received.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35My car's a Ford Escort Mark II, 1981-ish.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38It's won quite a few rallies. It used to be quite famous in its time.
0:20:39 > 0:20:431980 Talbot Sunbeam, 1.6 Ti.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Yorkshire lads David Hemingway and Ian Coulson
0:20:47 > 0:20:50are competing in the Barbados Historic Rally Carnival.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54It's taken them weeks of meticulous preparation
0:20:54 > 0:20:56to get the cars race-ready and shipshape
0:20:56 > 0:20:59for a transatlantic voyage.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It becomes part of your life.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05So, consequently, in terms of how many hours have I put in,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07immeasurable.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10This is like an old friend, really.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It keeps getting new bits on it, new axles, new engine,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16new wings and new doors and stuff like that.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18ICE CREAM VAN JINGLE PLAYS
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Yeah, you've got to draw attention to yourself somehow.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25If you're not very good at driving, you've got to have some other gimmick to let people remember you.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Their much-loved cars have to be craned on to the Klipper Stream.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35With the wind gusting, it's a tricky, nail-biting process.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Pride and joy. You love them to bits until you start them up
0:21:39 > 0:21:41and then you thrash the living daylights out of them.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47There's going to be somebody on the boat to drive them off,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49somebody on the dock to load them on to the crate.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Dave takes up position inside the ship
0:21:52 > 0:21:54to wait for his treasured Ford Escort.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56I'm assured it's going to be third or fourth in line
0:21:56 > 0:21:58because it's third or fourth in the queue.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02So they will have got it all right by the time mine comes in, so it'll be fine.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10First up is fellow club member Neil Reddington's vintage Triumph TR5.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- I'm not sure...- Yeah.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It all looks a bit wobbly. It's quite windy today.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26The Triumph is winched 50 feet in the air
0:22:26 > 0:22:28and carefully lowered through a small hatch,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31with only inches to spare.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- That's yours landed.- That's landed.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38The TR has landed.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Without a hitch!
0:22:43 > 0:22:46After weeks of painstaking restoration work,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Ian's Talbot Sunbeam is driven on to the cage.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55It doesn't look very stable. I'm sure it'll be fine.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59I've never seen it from underneath that far up in the air before.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05In the gusty conditions, Ian's Sunbeam makes a safe landing.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Just about.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Well, quite nervous for that first 20 feet. Relieved now.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Because it appears that that cable is no longer going down.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20That means my car's inside that boat.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Very relieved.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26Finally, Dave's beloved 25 grand Mark II Escort
0:23:26 > 0:23:28joins the others on the ship.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Well done.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Let's hope she gets off all right.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Going on her holidays.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42We'll see her in a few months.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It's a 4,000-mile trip to Barbados for the rally cars.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Dave and the rest of the club will soon be flying out
0:23:51 > 0:23:53to be reunited with their loved ones.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Until then, it's a less glamorous trip back to Yorkshire.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Very relieved and we've now got a six-and-a-half hour journey home.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Happy days!
0:24:16 > 0:24:21The city of Portsmouth welcomes over nine million tourists every year.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26One of the biggest attractions is the historic dockyard,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30home to legendary ships such as the Mary Rose and HMS Victory.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Standing alongside is HMS Warrior.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Launched in 1860, she was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44170 feet tall, Warrior was the most powerful warship of her day.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Maintaining the rigging on a ship like this
0:24:49 > 0:24:51requires a specialist crew.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54They are amazing things, to be honest.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56The technology that was involved in building them at the time
0:24:56 > 0:24:58was, you know, state-of-the-art.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It kind of shows why we were a great sailing nation.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Ian Bell has been working on historic ships for over 20 years.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09He's one of only a few riggers in the country
0:25:09 > 0:25:13experienced enough to work on a national treasure like Warrior.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18I don't get all caught up in the, you know, romance of the sea and all that rubbish.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21But you can kind of get a bit of a feeling about, you know,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23what these ships were like, you know?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Yeah, all that gun smoke and all that stuff going on must have been brilliant.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Today's job requires a team of riggers.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34That's Number One over there.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Thanks. I don't even get a name any more!
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Well, you can learn their names, but they're not here long enough normally to worry about,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43so we don't really bother.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Did you just ask him to turn round so you could touch him on the arse?
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Number One, also known as Rhys, is an experienced climber.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55But when it comes to old ships, he's still learning the ropes.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I think in any kind of job like this,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00if there's no banter, then I think somebody, they might lose it.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04You should see me flying a kite, mate. I'm brilliant.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Today, Ian will be climbing up the mast to replace the strops and blocks,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14part of the rigging once used to help steer the ship.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20For me, I'm 47 next week, I don't really want to go up there.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25And he's, like, three and he doesn't want to be down here.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27But he doesn't know what I know. I know what he knows.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28He knows nothing.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31But I know what I know and he doesn't know what I know.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33So I have to do that bit and he has to do this bit.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- So kind.- That's all right, mate.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42If you hear any creaking, it's my knees.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45That's about 90 foot, something like that.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46But after six foot, it doesn't matter.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49It's just how long you got to think about it on the way down.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51That view... What do you think of my office?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56When you get a really clear day, you can see for ever, really.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00All right, mate. Hold it there a second.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Take out the gathering, Number One, please.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10That means up!
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Yeah, a bit further.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Whoa! Yeah!
0:27:22 > 0:27:23So all these bits
0:27:23 > 0:27:26are bits which we've previously taken off
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and now have got to pop back on now they're all bright and shiny.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34On a day like today, it's very, very calm
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- and it's relatively easy to get up there.- Number One!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Sorry. Yeah?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Can you go and ease that brace? - Yeah, I've got you.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I'll be back in a sec. Cheers, boys. Sorry about that.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48He's a bit like that. You just shout at him and he runs.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Yeah, we get a few moments.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Thunderstorms, we don't like them very much at all.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01They can come out of nowhere, especially around here.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Snow is horrible.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05But the sun's quite nice.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10The Warrior had a crew of over 700 men.
0:28:10 > 0:28:16The vast majority were required to help work the 25 miles of rigging.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Seven miles of rope still need looking after today.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25When you are up that high, a little bit of fear, I think it's natural.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27If you didn't actually feel a little bit afraid,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29I think there's something wrong with you.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30Right off!
0:28:32 > 0:28:35It's quite important now that there's a big push to conserve the skills.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37You know, there's not many people that do it.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Give us a bit on that, mate.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Can you push?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45It's those little tricks and techniques
0:28:45 > 0:28:48that are the things that will go missing and will never come back.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Yeah, good now, mate. You've done it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56The boy's done something useful!
0:28:56 > 0:28:59People have asked me about, you know,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01justifying the costs of these ships.
0:29:01 > 0:29:029.9, if ever.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I think they're absolutely priceless.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- High-five.- Thank you.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08And I don't know how to do anything else.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22A mile along the coast from the historic dockyard
0:29:22 > 0:29:25is Southsea Esplanade.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29This seaside spot has been a place for city dwellers to unwind
0:29:29 > 0:29:31since Victorian times.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Today, the Royal Marines band hopefuls
0:29:38 > 0:29:41are beginning their physical tests along the promenade.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Opera singer Katrina and wannabe buglers Ashley and Josh
0:29:46 > 0:29:50need to prove they're fit enough for a job in the Armed Forces.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52People don't see the actual physical side of it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56They don't realise how hard it is that you've got to train to get in.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57110%.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Well, more 200%.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01It's something I've wanted since I was ten.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04I knew the tests were going to be hard, but not as hard as they were.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07The three-mile run, that was hard.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09As a singer, especially as an opera singer,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13you have to have a very active life.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16You can't just sit around and be the fat lady that sings.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I've done a lot of fitness before even contemplating this.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23It's a push. It's a push, but it's not totally alien.
0:30:23 > 0:30:29Lieutenant Sam Hairsine is joined by Royal Marines Commando instructor Sergeant Liam Bennett
0:30:29 > 0:30:30to assess their fitness.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Head and shoulders all the way back in contact with the ground.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35It's going to be a personal fitness assessment.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38And that's going to then measure the aerobic output and power
0:30:38 > 0:30:41and also muscular endurance for us to then get a gauge where we're looking at
0:30:41 > 0:30:44and are they going to be then suitable to then go into
0:30:44 > 0:30:46initial military training in four months' time.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49So we need you, when you're feeling rough, when you're feeling tired
0:30:49 > 0:30:52and you don't think you've got a lot of energy left, to keep on going.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55This is our first opportunity to see a bit of grit.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57It's the first time they can really show us what they're made of.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00There is no leeway on any of these press-ups.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01The way it is demonstrated is exactly
0:31:01 > 0:31:04the way that you will be required to perform that press-up.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07They've got to do their best and that's the key to this.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08It's a best effort.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11So they should all be equally tired by the end of it.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13OK, two minutes, then. Stand by...
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Three, two, one, go!
0:31:16 > 0:31:21How many military-style press-ups and sit-ups can they pump out in two minutes?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24That's ten seconds gone. Remember what we said - pace yourselves.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Keep working hard. Good effort. Well done.
0:31:26 > 0:31:2840 seconds gone.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Come on. Good.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Get those knees squeezed together. All the way down!
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Three, two, one, steady there.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42The Band Service are not only sort of the world's best military band,
0:31:42 > 0:31:43but they are then also attached
0:31:43 > 0:31:45and they come away with us in 3 Commando Brigade
0:31:45 > 0:31:47and travel to all parts of the world with us.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51That could be a war zone, could be on humanitarian missions, or anything like that.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56So they've got to have a physical and also a mental sort of fortitude and robustness.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59That robustness is about to be examined back at the barracks
0:31:59 > 0:32:01with the dreaded determination test,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04an hour of extreme circuit training
0:32:04 > 0:32:06to see how the potential recruits cope mentally
0:32:06 > 0:32:09when they've reached their physical limits.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10It's not an easy test.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14It's something that some of them have probably never even done before in their lives at all.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17So it's something new, but that's what it's all about, isn't it?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Hence the term - determination test. So, see how they get on now.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Hopefully, a few smiling faces at the end.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Doesn't matter if they're not, though.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Those body weight exercises, ladies and gents, work hard!
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Up and down. Come on, let's go.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Let's see a little bit of grit now!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38All the way to the line.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43They're doing all right. I don't need to tell them that, though.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46They're putting the effort in, which is all that matters at the minute.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I've certainly never experienced that, no.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I've only ever had two personal training sessions in my life, actually.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Straighten into it.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58We're all egging each other on.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01And there is also a bit of friendly rivalry,
0:33:01 > 0:33:05trying to beat the person in front of you, as well.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Come on!
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I'm not here to break people, I'm not here to put people off.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13But we are here to push people to that maximum point where they're going to then start to think,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16"Wow, is this what I really want?"
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Hard. Especially because there was heat, as well.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21You've just got to pace yourself, make sure you do it right.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24We will push them as hard as is necessary to find where that point is.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25Let's go. Up!
0:33:35 > 0:33:39OK, then, ladies and gents. How did you find that?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Hard? OK, yeah.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43That's the whole purpose of the determination test,
0:33:43 > 0:33:47finding that little bit inside you and that little bit of grit and determination.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49When it starts to hurt, you have to dig in.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52If you are successful in this audition, then you really have to find that inner strength.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55That is only a fraction of what you are going to come up to face.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59You should be aiming to achieve the highest of standards every time in fitness.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00OK, off you go.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I appreciate that it's completely new and it's a new environment for them
0:34:05 > 0:34:08and they've never done it in this format before probably ever.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11But if they are interested in joining the military, and it is a military organisation,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14then this is the sort of stuff they need to get used to.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16But, all in all, not too bad a performance, to be honest.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Halfway through the week
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and the group have had their first real taste of military life.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30But even if they get accepted, years of training lie ahead
0:34:30 > 0:34:33before they'll be able to play in a Royal Marines band.
0:34:33 > 0:34:3719-year-old trombone player Jack Lewis is one of those
0:34:37 > 0:34:41who'll soon be making that transition from student to professional musician.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46This is my seven-hour-a-day room you know, give or take.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50I've spent a lot of three years in this room, you know, gruelling away.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53It's my own personal bubble.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Nothing can touch me in here and this is where I learn music.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06The emotion you can portray with an instrument is unlike any other.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12An artist can show how he feels through what he or she draws.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17But I don't think it conveys the same way as an instrument can.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Because then you have the raw feeling right then and there.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Three years goes like nothing.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32At the time, when you start, it feels like it's going to be a long process,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35because there's a lot of work to do in that three years.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38But when you get to the stage that I'm at now,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40it's like, where did the time go, you know?
0:35:53 > 0:35:57It's the final physical test for the young hopefuls.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00As a potential Navy recruit,
0:36:00 > 0:36:02everyone is expected to feel at home in the water...
0:36:02 > 0:36:03Off you go!
0:36:03 > 0:36:07..and confident enough to jump from a ship in an emergency.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Halfway!
0:36:11 > 0:36:15But not everyone is comfortable jumping off a five-metre board.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19Relax!
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Some people, when they're up there, if they just gather themselves a bit,
0:36:24 > 0:36:29that time up there is valuable for them just to get that extra push, that extra determination,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31find it within themselves.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34For opera singer Katrina, it was her worst nightmare
0:36:34 > 0:36:38when she found out what the final test involved.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39That was horrible.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41I found out on Monday when I arrived.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44And I was barely able to eat dinner.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45I just thought, "Oh, God.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49"I've got to pass everything in order to stand a chance."
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Juggling contracts, scraping by isn't the option that I want.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01I want to be able to have a satisfying career,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04so I thought that would be enough to get me off the edge. And it wasn't.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05On my count...
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Three, two, one.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11OK, relax. Relax from halfway.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17You're going to walk from halfway. You're going to continue walking. Stop fazing yourself out.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20There's just something about being petrified.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25You know, turn to stone in the literal sense of being petrified,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28where every cell in you wants to move forward,
0:37:28 > 0:37:30but your legs just won't.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Being in the Royal Marines, you've got to be comfortable with water
0:37:35 > 0:37:38and, of course, jumping off a high board.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Just because it's all part of sea survival, those kind of things.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43So it will come into training.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Unable to jump from the five-metre board,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Katrina is talked down to try a lower level.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56She's just going off the three-metre board, hopefully.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58So we'll try again with this one.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Just keep breathing, Katrina. Just keep breathing. Just keep walking.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03That's it.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Failing the test would put a serious question mark over Katrina's military career.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11It's, again, a bit of a determination test.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14If people want to do it and see if people are able to make themselves do it.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17And that's a good insight into their character, as well.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I could really do well and enjoy this career.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I obviously want it more than anything.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29But I do know that there are some serious gaps in my abilities.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Ten minutes later, Katrina finally takes a leap of faith...
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Not good enough. I didn't expect it to be so hard.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Because I don't really have a problem with heights,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49just falling from them, clearly.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53But, yeah, definitely something to work on because I've failed this test now. So...
0:39:08 > 0:39:13Soaring 170 metres above Portsmouth Harbour is the Spinnaker Tower.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Taller than the London Eye and the Blackpool Tower,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21the views from the top stretch for miles.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25We start around 9:30 in the morning.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27I always make a plan of getting in early
0:39:27 > 0:39:30and before we even start work, I just come up here
0:39:30 > 0:39:32and just unwind and look at the views.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35There's always something going on.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36To me, it's just so peaceful.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Visitors to the Spinnaker are greeted by tour guide Alan King.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45If you can just come this side for me?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Just flip your hand over. I need to give you a little stamp.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51I was born and bred in London, so I'm originally a Londoner.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53But left the UK in '77, travelled the world
0:39:53 > 0:39:55and came home a couple of years ago.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58OK, come on straight through and enjoy your visit. Thank you.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02I'm loving my autumn of my days now,
0:40:02 > 0:40:04doing something I want to do for a change.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07A lot of people say, "You're a long way from home.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I say, "Yeah, about 50 miles."
0:40:09 > 0:40:13The main attraction on the tower is the observation deck.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18At a height of 105 metres, it gives a bird's-eye view of the city.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23A high-speed lift shuttles visitors up and down.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28The journey gives Alan a captive audience.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Good afternoon. Welcome to the tower.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I'm going to take you to the first of our main levels.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It's 100 metres above sea level.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40And it only takes 28 seconds for us to get there.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42It's almost like being on the stage.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46You actually prepare yourself, so as they come in the lift,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48it's almost as if the curtains are opening on the stage
0:40:48 > 0:40:51and you're giving your performance to the audience.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53You don't feel it right now,
0:40:53 > 0:40:56but we're going up at four metres every second.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59That's where you're going to find part of the floor is made out of glass
0:40:59 > 0:41:01and we've got a beautiful panorama right round the city.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04If you have a little look to the right,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06you'll get an idea of how high you are now.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Oh!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Yeah, that's sometimes our wow moment.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Yes, nice, isn't it?
0:41:12 > 0:41:16We had almost 2,000 guests one day last year in the middle of the summer.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18So it was 26 up, 26 down, nonstop.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22It gets cosy.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Come on through, if you would.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Come and walk across the glass floor.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36You just slip your shoes off, ma'am.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Yeah, give me your hand. It's all right.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Come and stand right in the middle there.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44OK?
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Good lad.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53You can jump up and down, ma'am, if you want, as well.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00That's the new Ben Ainslie building.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Because obviously the America's Cup races
0:42:02 > 0:42:05are going to be starting quite soon in the Solent.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09We do get some sort of fighting to a certain extent
0:42:09 > 0:42:11who's coming up here and who's not.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Especially if there is any naval movements.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Wir haben...numbers, eins, zwei, drei...sieben, OK?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Or we might have someone who's a bit of a buff on the naval
0:42:21 > 0:42:23and I actually am myself.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26So if there is any naval movements going on,
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I try and make sure I'm up here myself.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Like I said before, I don't need to be here.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33I'm here because I want to be here.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36And at this stage in my life, I absolutely adore being here.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37I absolutely love it.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42OK, when we get back to the ground floor, exit through those doors
0:42:42 > 0:42:44and enjoy the rest of your day.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53It takes three years of hard graft
0:42:53 > 0:42:56to become a Royal Marines band member.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Or bandy, as they call themselves.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01It doesn't matter. The figure's there to be played, OK?
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Training students is expensive,
0:43:05 > 0:43:10so the Navy have to be completely confident in the musicians they recruit.
0:43:10 > 0:43:1316 have been competing for a place here.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Their week of trials is coming to an end.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18Who will measure up?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21They'll find out after their interview with the top brass.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24He wants to be a bugler. Instrumentally, poor.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Major Ridley and his team are concerned about Josh.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33During his audition,
0:43:33 > 0:43:35he failed to make a good impression on the bugle.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41I was quite shocked that he wanted to be a bugler
0:43:41 > 0:43:43and has wanted to for some time.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46Yet, he turned up for audition and he could not play the bugle.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49He did react a little bit to tuition.
0:43:49 > 0:43:50OK.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53I knew what to expect, but I didn't expect it to be this hard.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56In my eyes, the Marines, best in the world.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58You know, nothing better than them.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00All these talented musicians.
0:44:00 > 0:44:01Come and have a seat, please.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04And, hopefully, I'll be among them, someday,
0:44:04 > 0:44:06playing my instrument.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Joshua, how do you think this week has gone?
0:44:08 > 0:44:09Erm, I think it's gone good.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12It's been a little bit of a shock to the system,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14- especially with the determination test.- Good.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18And what's your overall ambition in life, Joshua?
0:44:18 > 0:44:21To get into the Royal Marines Band Service
0:44:21 > 0:44:23and, hopefully, work my way through the ranks.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26Get a few qualifications out of it, as well.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28This is a job interview. It could be successful.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29It might not be successful.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31Imagine if you weren't,
0:44:31 > 0:44:35what do you think your sort of mental response to that would be?
0:44:35 > 0:44:39Initially, I'd be a little bit upset and annoyed at myself
0:44:39 > 0:44:41that I haven't got in.
0:44:41 > 0:44:46Then look at what I need to work on and then obviously next year, try it again.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- OK, lovely. Well, nice to meet you.- Thank you.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50And we'll let you know how things have gone tomorrow morning.
0:44:50 > 0:44:51Thank you.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56I don't really know. I'm slightly relaxed. Not too relaxed.
0:44:56 > 0:44:57But I found it all right.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Some good questions that I thought that I answered well.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05Next up for interrogation is fellow bugler, local lad Ashley.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09Having lived near the naval base all his life,
0:45:09 > 0:45:12he's desperate for a place in the Band Service.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16How have you found this week?
0:45:16 > 0:45:18Interesting. Very interesting.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21- A lot harder than I thought, especially the phys.- Yeah? Good.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26You look very excited, you know, when you're talking about bugling and drumming and everything
0:45:26 > 0:45:27and what you've done so far.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29Why do you want a career in it?
0:45:29 > 0:45:31It's something I've always loved.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35I've always liked the military side of life
0:45:35 > 0:45:38and I've always loved music, so...
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Who is the principal director of music? Do you know?
0:45:41 > 0:45:43Erm...
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Lef... Lootenant-Colonel Nick Grace?
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Good. OBE.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50And it's left-tenant, not loo-tenant.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52That's the American way of saying it.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55But you're absolutely right. Your knowledge is good.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58OK, well, thank you. Thank you for your time.
0:45:58 > 0:45:59Cheers.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01Very daunting, but I felt proud, like,
0:46:01 > 0:46:04I've got this far in the joining process.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07A good interview. Got a little bit nervous in the middle.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09It's like a relief off my shoulders,
0:46:09 > 0:46:12but the pressure's still on because I don't know the results yet.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15- He looks excited, doesn't it? - That's the thing.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17You could sense it, couldn't you?
0:46:17 > 0:46:20- That's all he's wanted to do since the age of nine years old.- Yeah.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23And he's on the verge of doing it, as well, isn't he?
0:46:23 > 0:46:26# Land of hope and glory... #
0:46:26 > 0:46:30Opera singer Katrina's vocal talents have impressed from day one.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32But she struggled in the fitness tests
0:46:32 > 0:46:36and needs to explain her stage fright on the diving board.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39So, Katrina, how do you think this week's gone for you?
0:46:39 > 0:46:43Overall, it's been a really positive experience.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46It's been a real eye-opener. I've learned a lot.
0:46:46 > 0:46:51I've learned where my strengths lie and my deficiencies.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54- Shall we talk about those, while we're on there?- Yes.
0:46:54 > 0:46:58- What were you disappointed with? - That I failed the five-metre board.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00What was that down to, do you think?
0:47:00 > 0:47:03- That was down to never having done it before.- Yeah.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05And I was totally overcome.
0:47:05 > 0:47:10And it was one of the more embarrassing episodes of my life.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13So I'm going to get straight back to Cardiff International Pool
0:47:13 > 0:47:16and nobody is leaving until I'm off that board!
0:47:16 > 0:47:19Well, it's really pleasant to interview you
0:47:19 > 0:47:21and we'll give you the results tomorrow morning.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- Thank you very much.- I hope tonight isn't too nervous for you.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26- Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28Cheers, Katrina. Bye-bye.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30In just 12 hours' time,
0:47:30 > 0:47:33the potential recruits will be called into the major's office
0:47:33 > 0:47:38to discover if a dream musical career in the Navy lies ahead.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43I'm pretty sure I will be good at my job, if they'll let me in.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46But I don't have any expectation.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48I just...
0:47:48 > 0:47:50I would appreciate it more than anything if they hired me.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54I'll be nervous, in all fairness.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57And, hopefully, if I get that result that I want, I'll be over the moon.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00I don't know what I'm going to feel.
0:48:00 > 0:48:01Excited.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Nervous. Proud.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06And I don't want to do anything else.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14Ferries, fishing vessels and cargo ships
0:48:14 > 0:48:17make Portsmouth Harbour one of the busiest in the country,
0:48:17 > 0:48:21worth £5 million a year to the city.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22But it's not all about business.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25Thousands of pleasure boats are moored here.
0:48:25 > 0:48:30Most are used as weekend retreats, but some have become homes.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39I'm Morris Owens and I was born in North London in 1922.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44In 1922, the BBC started, as well!
0:48:49 > 0:48:52When I lost my parents in '89,
0:48:52 > 0:48:56I then decided that I would live on a boat.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59And it was such a lovely marina and they were so helpful here,
0:48:59 > 0:49:02I decided to stay and have never looked back.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07Right, starting the engine now.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Making sure my instruments are ready for use
0:49:09 > 0:49:11by pulling up various switches.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13ENGINE STARTS
0:49:15 > 0:49:17And we're away!
0:49:21 > 0:49:23See you, Morris. Have a lovely trip!
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Oh, hello there, Peter!
0:49:26 > 0:49:28- All the best! - These are the BBC people.
0:49:28 > 0:49:29Oh, you're kidding?!
0:49:29 > 0:49:31Well, you deserve the best!
0:49:33 > 0:49:36This is where you have to keep your eyes open all the time,
0:49:36 > 0:49:40because a vessel can pop up from nowhere.
0:49:43 > 0:49:44Doesn't matter where you are,
0:49:44 > 0:49:48every harbour is an attractive place to be.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50All the activity that goes on.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53There is such a wonderful sense of freedom.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01And, of course, today we more or less have the perfect day
0:50:01 > 0:50:04because the breeze is lovely and soft
0:50:04 > 0:50:07and it makes you forget all about our dreary old winter.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Even two or three days like this...
0:50:12 > 0:50:14..makes you feel a lot younger.
0:50:16 > 0:50:21Before Morris retired, he had a career mapping the world's oceans.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25Those navigational skills still come in handy today.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28Back on course again now.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31All these small sailing craft, pleasure craft,
0:50:31 > 0:50:33keep to this channel on the right here.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Hello, Journeyman!
0:50:36 > 0:50:39And we give a casual wave to all our yachting associates.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43And you can see...
0:50:43 > 0:50:45SHIP HORN HOOTS
0:50:45 > 0:50:48There's a fellow in the way up there.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51That's why he's giving them a hoot. He's in the fairway.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55The tide gets very tricky all around here.
0:50:59 > 0:51:03I'm now standing by to unfurl...
0:51:04 > 0:51:07..with the starboard jerry sheet.
0:51:08 > 0:51:14I'd like to think I could still be sailing on the Solent when I'm 100.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18Although, I'm looking forward to being at 95. I could be lucky at 95.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Release that one there.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27Lots of lovely things to remember...
0:51:29 > 0:51:33..which keeps the mind so active.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36Release the starboard one and haul in the port one.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40I drink in moderation. Not when I was a young man.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43I've done all the binges like young people should do.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45HE CHUCKLES
0:51:47 > 0:51:50I'm coming round now while it's all clear.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59It's just a wonderful life that I have.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04I think you understand nature more, this planet of ours.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08And it does teach you about being respectful
0:52:08 > 0:52:11to all manners of things in life on the sea. It's wonderful.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18Where else in the world would you like to be?
0:52:20 > 0:52:23Peace and serenity, just for a little while.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26You don't have to go to parties every day to enjoy yourself.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29You can enjoy yourself in serenity like this.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39BUGLER PLAYS A TUNE
0:52:39 > 0:52:43At the naval base, decisions have been made.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48The hopefuls are about to find out if they've been awarded a place
0:52:48 > 0:52:52here at the prestigious Royal Marines School of Music.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56Major John Ridley will be breaking the news to them,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59fulfilling some dreams and crushing others.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05First in line is prospective bugler Joshua Drew from East Yorkshire.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07I've had mixed emotions where I've thought,
0:53:07 > 0:53:10"Oh, I could have done better there. Or I've done really well there."
0:53:10 > 0:53:13There have been ups and downs throughout the week.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16It's something I've wanted for so long, I'm that passionate about it.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20My friends back home, they're all rooting me on.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22I've had texts and all sorts off them during this week.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24It'll make my family proud, as well.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29Come on in, Joshua.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33- Please, come and have a seat. How are you?- A bit nervous.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36I'm sure you are. Well, I won't dwell.
0:53:36 > 0:53:37Put you out of your misery.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40I'm afraid it's not good news this time, Joshua.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42You've not been successful at your audition
0:53:42 > 0:53:45- with the Royal Marines Band Service this time.- Yeah.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48You seem a really decent young man
0:53:48 > 0:53:51and so that's credit to you for a start. So it's not all bad news.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55Josh's lack of experience on the bugle has cost him dearly.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58You just don't have the quality required at present.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02I think you have the kind of personality that we like
0:54:02 > 0:54:03in the military and in the Band Service.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06But you need to show me a great deal more potential
0:54:06 > 0:54:08for a career in professional music.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10And that's what it boils down to, OK?
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Sorry it's bad news, Joshua.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16- And good luck.- Sir. - Maybe see you again. Thank you.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21It's heartbreak for Josh.
0:54:21 > 0:54:26But Major Ridley thinks he could succeed with a bit more bugle practice under his belt.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Deep down, it means the world to me.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31There's no other words. It's the world to me.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33It's what I want to do.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Good morning, Ashley. Come on in. Come and have a seat.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45- How are you this morning?- Nervous. - I'm sure you are.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48I will put you out of your misery, Ashley,
0:54:48 > 0:54:51and deliver what is, hopefully, very good news for you
0:54:51 > 0:54:54in that you've been successful on your audition
0:54:54 > 0:54:56for the Royal Marines Band Service.
0:54:56 > 0:55:01And we would like to offer you a place for September this year as a bugler.
0:55:01 > 0:55:02Thank you very much.
0:55:02 > 0:55:08So it's probably all of your dreams come true in about 30 seconds, I imagine.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Very well done. I'm delighted for you.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14Ashley's determination has paid off.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18He'll report for his initial Marines Commando training in three months' time.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22And then you present to the Royal Marines and then you'll come here for music training as a bugler.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24- Yeah, thank you.- OK?- Yes.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27Congratulations. Really delighted for you. Well done.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Thank you.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31I love that. I absolutely love that part of the job.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Ashley is one of those that is clearly ready and able
0:55:37 > 0:55:40to have a career and able to tackle training in all of its regards.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Yeah, I'm in. I've succeeded.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45- How fantastic.- Yeah.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47How do you feel?
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Amazed. Very proud of myself to have gone this far.
0:55:51 > 0:55:52And...
0:55:54 > 0:55:56..overwhelming, yeah.
0:55:59 > 0:56:00It's fantastic.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02You can see a young man there
0:56:02 > 0:56:05that you genuinely believe has great potential for a great career.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07I love that. That's great.
0:56:08 > 0:56:13Now it's opera singer Katrina's turn to find out if she's made it.
0:56:13 > 0:56:18She's pinning all her hopes of a long career on this moment.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20- Katrina, come on in. Come and have a seat.- Thank you.
0:56:20 > 0:56:24- How are you this morning? - I'm OK.- You're OK?
0:56:24 > 0:56:26I will put you out of your misery, Katrina.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29You have been successful in your addition.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33We would like to offer you a place in the Royal Marines Band Service for September this year.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36It seems Katrina has made history.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40She's the first ever person to be recruited as a singer
0:56:40 > 0:56:42in the Royal Marines Band Service.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44I'm delighted for you, Katrina.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46I'm also delighted for the Band Service
0:56:46 > 0:56:49because this is a great step forward that we're going to take
0:56:49 > 0:56:53and embrace this new category of singer.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55- Congratulations. Delighted for you. - Thank you.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- Well done, Katrina. - Thank you very much.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02I've just been in the right place at the right time
0:57:02 > 0:57:05and that's really the career of singing.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08You don't get anywhere without a bit of luck.
0:57:12 > 0:57:14PHONE RINGS
0:57:14 > 0:57:16Hello?
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Hi, Mum. It's me.
0:57:18 > 0:57:19Hello! How are you?
0:57:19 > 0:57:22- I'm OK. I'm OK. How are you doing? - I'm good.
0:57:22 > 0:57:23Good.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25I got into the Royal Marines Band Service.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27- No!- I did.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30I'm so pleased for you!
0:57:30 > 0:57:33Oh... Mum, don't cry. You're on telly!
0:57:33 > 0:57:35It's probably one of the best parts of the job,
0:57:35 > 0:57:39giving good news to people that they're going to have a hopefully a long and fruitful career
0:57:39 > 0:57:42in the Band Service that I love dearly.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44PHONE RINGS
0:57:44 > 0:57:47- Have you found out? - Yeah, I just got in.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Fantastic!
0:57:50 > 0:57:52- Are you chuffed to bits? Cos I certainly am.- Yeah, I am.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54I bet you're proud as punch, hey?
0:57:54 > 0:57:56Yeah, I am. Thanks.
0:57:56 > 0:57:57Oh, I'm so proud, son. So proud.
0:57:57 > 0:58:01It takes you back to the day when you were given the great news that you could have a great career.
0:58:01 > 0:58:05And for me, that's 27 years ago. And I've loved every minute.
0:58:05 > 0:58:08So I can only hope that they will enjoy it as much as I ever have.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10Attention!
0:58:10 > 0:58:11Quick march!