0:00:02 > 0:00:04I am absolutely terrified. This is a huge night for me.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06I've chosen a perfect stranger
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and gifted them my mind-reading abilities
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and they're going to be tested in front of a live audience.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14This has never been attempted before
0:00:14 > 0:00:16and could all go horribly wrong.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'm giving everything away.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Well, it is Christmas after all.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47APPLAUSE
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Ladies and gentlemen,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52the one, the only, the fantastic
0:00:52 > 0:00:54David Meade!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56INTRO MUSIC
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Hello, good evening.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Hello, hello.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Good evening, everyone.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Good evening, and thank you for coming.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12My name is David Meade and I am a mentalist.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Now I'm conscious that an awful lot of you here
0:01:14 > 0:01:17may think that means I'm a psychic...or a psycho,
0:01:17 > 0:01:19but I'm neither of those things, I can assure you,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21despite my slightly weird dress.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24My job is to try and make it look like I can read your minds
0:01:24 > 0:01:28and it's much easier for me to show you how I do that than to explain,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31so I promise I won't embarrass anyone, but if you don't mind...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Gentleman here, I promise I won't embarrass you.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35When I click my fingers,
0:01:35 > 0:01:39I want both of you to raise one hand up into the air above your head.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Three, two, one. Go!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Now, all I need are a couple of willing volunteers.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Oh, you two look keen!
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Give them a round of applause as they make their way up.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50APPLAUSE
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Now, what's your name?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Stephen.- Stephen and...- Chris.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Stephen and Chris,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- thank you for helping. Have you had your mind read before?- I have not.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03- What about you?- No.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07OK, Stephen, I promise it will be, broadly speaking, quite painless.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Let me tell you how this works.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Here we have a wheelbarrow full of books,
0:02:10 > 0:02:15contributed by a range of new and second-hand bookshops across town.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17That's so you know we haven't tampered with them.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20The owners are here. Hello. Thank you for coming.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23So, we'll slowly work our way through every one of the books.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25It'll only take about 12 hours
0:02:25 > 0:02:27so you take that one and you take that one.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I want you to flick through and make sure all the pages are different
0:02:30 > 0:02:32and all the words are different,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and when you're happy I'll start with you.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Happy they're all nicely mixed up?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Yes.- I'm...I'm glad we have these little chats.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Now, I want you to stand with both hands by your side for me.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I'll flick through the pages. Call out the word "stop" anywhere.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Stop.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Is that precisely where you want it?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Yes.- Are there words or pictures on that page?- Words.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55OK. Don't say any of them out loud,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58but for now, I want you to read silently the first word on the page.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59- OK.- Can you do that?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Hold the book open, up against your chest.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Now, my job is to work out what that word is.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And all you need to do is hide it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I want you to think of the first letter of that word
0:03:09 > 0:03:11and say the alphabet.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Go.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K...
0:03:14 > 0:03:18See what you did there? Slightly up and to the right on the letter F.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Is the first letter F?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Really? It is?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23In the business, you're what we call "easy."
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So, thinking of the second letter for me,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28thinking of the second letter,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31bearing in mind you know exactly how I'm doing this now,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33could you hold that with your right hand?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I assume you write with your right hand? OK, excellent.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I just need to strip this up here. Thinking of the second letter,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42go quickly now, say the alphabet quickly.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPHQ...
0:03:45 > 0:03:47LAUGHTER
0:03:47 > 0:03:50It's OK, the important thing is that no-one's watching.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53So, thinking of the second letter, start again for me.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX... - OK, very interesting.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Sorry to interrupt you,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01but I don't want to keep the pain on any longer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02What's interesting is,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06you think I think that you think I'm looking for the same thing.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I'm not, cos you blinked a lot there,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10like you were going into anaphylactic shock.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13And it's not to do with your wrist. I watched your foot
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and your left foot tapped on R. Is the second letter R?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Is it, really?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Wow, I wish you came to all these shows.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I want you to think of the third letter for me now, and this time,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I'll teach you all the technique, because this show is about gifts
0:04:26 > 0:04:27and it's about learning things.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30This is a technique you will be able to use in job interviews,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32even on dates and in nightclubs.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36The FBI use it, CSI use it, and it's a really useful technique
0:04:36 > 0:04:38to work out what's going on inside someone's head.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40This time I'm going to say the alphabet.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42A B
0:04:42 > 0:04:43C D
0:04:43 > 0:04:45E
0:04:45 > 0:04:47F G
0:04:47 > 0:04:48H
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I J K
0:04:51 > 0:04:53LMNOP
0:04:55 > 0:04:56QRS
0:04:57 > 0:04:59TUV
0:05:00 > 0:05:02WX
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Y...Z.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Did that put you off at all? - Not at all.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14OK, we'll exchange numbers afterwards.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Was the third letter E?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17- Indeed.- It was! Brilliant.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It was nothing to do with the face, I just liked you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24So, this time I want you to think of the entire word for me
0:05:24 > 0:05:26cos I think I'll make a guess. Close your eyes for me.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28OK, closing your eyes.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Now, this won't be right
0:05:32 > 0:05:34but...
0:05:34 > 0:05:38it should be at least close, OK.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Now, can everyone read that?- Yeah.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Can everyone read that, OK? Now, for the first time out loud,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46in a clear voice, what's the word you're thinking of?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Frequently.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Frequently, really?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Let me see! Let me see. Frequently!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54APPLAUSE
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Amazing.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Wow, thank you very much.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02You know, at this point, almost everyone in the room
0:06:02 > 0:06:05thinks I stopped on a page I wanted him to stop on.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06I want to show that's not the case.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Open up to any page you like. Make sure that I can't see it.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Angle it up like this.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12I'll ask you a question.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15How many words would you say are on each of those pages?
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- Several.- Ooh, well, now.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Try not to be too accurate. You should work in Stormont.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22And how many pages would you say are in the entire book?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24About 200?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- So we're talking about thousands of possible words.- Yep.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Choose any word you like. All I ask is that it's a good long one.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Nine, ten letters, a nice long one. Let me know when you've got it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Yep.- You keeping this a secret?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38OK. Now, I'm not going to try and read your mind.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40He is.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Now, all I want you to do is look him straight in the eye for me,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46engage eye contact, and say the alphabet. Go.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
0:06:49 > 0:06:52QRSTUVWXYZ.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55You know there's no way for you to know what the letter is,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58but forget that for a second and imagine you're in a world
0:06:58 > 0:07:01you could genuinely tell him what the letter is.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It doesn't matter if he's wrong, although it will be hilarious.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06What would you say is the first letter?
0:07:06 > 0:07:07- V?- V, OK.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Be honest, what's the first letter?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- P.- P.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Do you mind if I take over?- Sure.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17But you did a great job. Give him a round of applause. Thank you.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19APPLAUSE
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Think of...this time,
0:07:21 > 0:07:22this time,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I want you to think of the second letter of this for me.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I'm going to quickly say the alphabet. ABCDEFGH
0:07:27 > 0:07:29IJKLMNO... was it H?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33It was! Think about this in images, now. Think of this in shapes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Say no to all these things.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- People?- No.- Places?- No.- Colours?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- No.- Shapes?- No.- Really interesting. You always look up and to the left.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42That suggests something visual, pictorial,
0:07:42 > 0:07:43something to do with images,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46and you're smiling, that confirms it, cos you're easy too.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48We'll try something different.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51This is a game of word association. Whatever your word is,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- I want you to say any word that isn't that word. Does that make sense?- Yep.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I think it'll tell me a clue about your word.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01So, in two seconds, any word in the world that isn't your word. Go.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Radiator.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Radiator?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08You must host the most amazing parties.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Oh, yes.- Close your eyes, close your eyes for me.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Now, this...
0:08:18 > 0:08:20this, this isn't going to be right.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22But it should at least be something like this.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24OK, now, for the first time,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26out loud,
0:08:26 > 0:08:27what's the word you're thinking of?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Photographer.- Seriously? Really?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Photographer? Let me see!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33APPLAUSE
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Photographer, excellent.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38You can go back to your seat. Give him a round of applause.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49In a nutshell, folks, that's what mentalism is.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53And I've had about 20 years to perfect all of these techniques
0:08:53 > 0:08:56but I've only had weeks to find and train the person
0:08:56 > 0:08:59who's going to perform for you on this stage tonight
0:08:59 > 0:09:02and I can't articulate how genuinely terrified I am.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06It's one of the most challenging things I have ever, ever done.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09But it looks like we've got just about everything we need.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12We've got a stage, we've got an audience!
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Before I continue, though,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16this is at the very heart of what The Gift is all about.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18But we'll get to that a bit later.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22I've got almost everything I need, and now all I need is a protege.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23And here's how I found them.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32There's nothing like a cold early morning
0:09:32 > 0:09:33to get the heart pumping.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That and putting out the call
0:09:35 > 0:09:37to find the perfect recipient for The Gift.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Using radio, newspapers and social networking sites,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I've invited all comers to put themselves forward.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48This is without doubt the most exciting thing I've ever done.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It's never been tried anywhere in the world before
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and I'm terrified.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Out of the hundreds who responded,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I've chosen 32 people to experience a day of selection.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01You never know what'll happen!
0:10:01 > 0:10:02I'm excited. I'm just nervous.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Hopefully, somewhere in there
0:10:04 > 0:10:08is the right person to receive The Gift.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I've no idea what to expect at all.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Nervous and excited.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I want to see how much he can mess with people's minds.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19For me the big worry is that either I don't have enough time
0:10:19 > 0:10:21or they don't have enough skills
0:10:21 > 0:10:24or we don't get the right person who'll be able to do this.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26If that happens, none of it will work.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34What you are about to see may appear to be simple warm-up exercises
0:10:34 > 0:10:36but don't be fooled.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40All of this will inform my selection process later.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43I'm looking for my chosen one from the outset.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I'm watching every move they make.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Stretch your arms out
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and I want you to see that you're linked, you're tied together.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54The best way to understand the mental is to get physical
0:10:54 > 0:10:57and one of my favourite pastimes is tying people up.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I think I saw something like this online.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01It's not what you think.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04This is a mind game designed to loosen inhibitions.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Take two strangers, tie them together by the wrist,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10then ask them to get free without untying the knots.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Great idea!
0:11:11 > 0:11:15We tried wriggling around each other, but the more we did,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17the more we tangled ourselves up.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19It was annoying. I was stepping over his arms,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22he was stepping underneath my legs,
0:11:22 > 0:11:24we were upside down!
0:11:24 > 0:11:28If we're to just look at that problem in a slightly different way,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- then perhaps that problem might be easier to solve.- Ah!
0:11:31 > 0:11:32CLAPPING
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Another little favourite to get any party swinging
0:11:36 > 0:11:38is this pendulum game.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40At the end of each piece of rope,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I've got the applicant to attach an item from their pocket
0:11:43 > 0:11:45that they think is valuable.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48In this case, a phone, some car keys
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and what appears to be a half-chewed button.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Anyway,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57then they simply dangle the rope and hold it steady.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59But here, watch what happens.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Are you making that happen?- No.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05You're keeping your hand still.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Look, it isn't moving a single millimetre.- No.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10One minute you've got your eyes closed
0:12:10 > 0:12:12and the pendulum is swinging back to front,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15then you look and it's going in a circle, and you've no idea how.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I really appreciate your time.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I've got some useful information, but I'm not finished with you yet.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23So, now I know what makes them tick,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26it's time for the real selection process to begin.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31In order to pick the right person, I've devised a simple game.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It's a comparison game. I call it Either/Or.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36It's tea or coffee,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38day or night, fight or flight
0:12:38 > 0:12:41or Mum or Dad. What's interesting is, the answer to these questions
0:12:41 > 0:12:44will tell me a bit about the person filling it in.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48How they react under pressure, and what in their lives they consider important.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55First, everyone chooses a seat at random,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and they all wear a name badge with their own unique number.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Pay attention, that will be important later.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Everyone has a survey? Everyone has a pen?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Good luck. Fill out your questionnaire. Go.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Everyone fills out their cards
0:13:11 > 0:13:14and with the help of two random assistants,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16we tally up the results of the survey.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I wonder how many will choose Mum over Dad.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Are you happy that you chose your own seats to sit in?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25You're happy? OK, good.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29If you could all reach under your seat for me, there's an envelope under there.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Now, inside one of these
0:13:32 > 0:13:34is a million... Not really.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35LAUGHTER
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Most envelopes contain a blank sheet.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42But some envelopes contain a green tick.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Those seats are very special to me.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Whoever has a tick,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49if you could come up and stand behind the plinth.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Whoever has a tick.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53'Now for the results of the survey.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56'Remember I mentioned those numbered badges?'
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Eight for tea, OK, we have eight for tea.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Nathan, you're number eight.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Yeah, I'm eight.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06On your name badge, you were assigned number eight?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09For coffee, we have 5, 10, 15,
0:14:09 > 0:14:1220...24. OK, number 24?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16OK, Lorna, you're number 24.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Fight, we have 14.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Anyone have a 14? You have a 14.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26OK, and flight. We have 18.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29You have an 18.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Then we have Mum, and 23.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Amanda.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36And finally we have 5, 6, 7, 8...9.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37You have a 9, yeah?
0:14:39 > 0:14:40For day we have, is that 12?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Yep.- Number 12?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45'But it looks like two of the numbers haven't matched.'
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Number 19?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Anyone, number 19?
0:14:50 > 0:14:51No? No?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53So, in six of the eight cases,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57the group has actually selected the numbers that are on your chests
0:14:57 > 0:15:00through their random musings and surveys,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02so...
0:15:03 > 0:15:05That makes you mental.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Six out of eight isn't bad.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14They weren't exactly the eight I was expecting,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17but that's the danger of mentalism. It doesn't always go to plan.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It also makes it slightly more terrifying
0:15:21 > 0:15:24because one of you is going to do this on TV.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27APPLAUSE
0:15:30 > 0:15:34That was genuinely excruciating to watch for me
0:15:34 > 0:15:37and I'm not pretending, because it really didn't go to plan.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40That wasn't expected and it's always slightly mortifying
0:15:40 > 0:15:42when I'm at the head of it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I decided that's what mentalism is all about -
0:15:44 > 0:15:46sometimes things don't go to plan
0:15:46 > 0:15:48so I took all eight of them through anyway.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Here they are, my finalists.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Martin McNally from Strabane, Nathan McConnell from Lisburn,
0:15:54 > 0:15:59Ciaran Judge from Coleraine, Sean McLaughlin from Randalstown,
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Naomi Armstrong from Tynan, Lorna Billington from Portavogie,
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Amanda Stewart from Magherafelt and Jennifer Wills from Millisle.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11The fact is, though, anyone can learn to be a mentalist.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15It's really easy, it's not divine or anything. It's not psychic.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It takes real nerves of steel to be able
0:16:17 > 0:16:20to stand up in front of an audience of up to hundreds.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I needed to see just how brave they here, so I sent them to battle.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31My eight participants begin their journey in a secluded car park.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Remember, only one of them will get the chance to receive The Gift.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39I really don't know a thing. Where are we?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I don't know that.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45The only thing I've told them - wear sensible footwear.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- I'm not sure everyone was paying attention.- They're pretty!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I hope in their confusion it hasn't slipped their minds that today
0:16:53 > 0:16:56some of them are going to be eliminated.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Just so as they're not completely in the dark,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I've left a message to get them started.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Hello, everyone, and welcome to boot camp.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I want you to put on the fatigues on the floor
0:17:08 > 0:17:10and listen to the safety briefing.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11It's for your own good.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I was feeling very nervous this morning and now I know why.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I'm about to get shot at.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27When it comes to being competitive and having to win,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29I'm out there to win it.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32You're mine, that's it. That's what I'm thinking,
0:17:32 > 0:17:34I want to get out there and shoot some people.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36OK, everybody.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Goggles must be worn at all times once you leave.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Goggles are never to be removed for any reason whatsoever
0:17:42 > 0:17:45on the game field or the firing range.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47This is not going to be good.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I'm going to pull goggles down over my glasses.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I'm not going to be able to see, it's very hot.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Should you lift your mask high enough to get hit in the eye,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- you will lose your eye. - Everybody's really going for it.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03I can tell the guys are just going to go buck mad. God help us.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Let me say, you all look amazing.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Thank you all for coming. A bit nervous?- Yes.- Really, yeah?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29You're not going to be shooting each other
0:18:29 > 0:18:32which I know is a disappointment to at least three of you.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Three of you sadists. But you're going to be shooting a piece of art.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Just like real artists,
0:18:41 > 0:18:45the participants sign their canvases, although real artists
0:18:45 > 0:18:48would normally wait until after the painting is finished.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Just in case it's rubbish. Everyone ready?
0:18:51 > 0:18:55What sort of artist would use a paintball gun?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57These would-be mentalists, obviously.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01I want each of them to be as creative as possible.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05This will help me later when it comes to deciding who to eliminate.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I'm going to place the pictures
0:19:09 > 0:19:12in what I think is the order of artistic merit.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Come on in. So I've lined them up best to least best.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Now my participants have to rate where they think I've placed them.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Best being up here and slightly less best -
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I don't want to say worst - less best down here.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Naomi, whenever you're ready,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32go ahead and stand as you would rate yourself.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Now, they don't know it yet but these choices will decide
0:19:35 > 0:19:38which of them stay in the running for The Gift.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Nathan clearly doesn't believe I like his artwork,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46while Sean is supremely confident, choosing the top spot for himself.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Ladies and gentlemen, Sean. Let's hear it for Sean.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Sean, the outcome of this is really important.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57How well this goes will dictate who progresses through
0:19:57 > 0:20:00to the next round, because not all of you will, unfortunately.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03They've made their choices, let's see if they stood
0:20:03 > 0:20:05where I rated them.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Starting left to right. Nathan, did you stand in the right place?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12You did. Let's hear it for Nathan, good job.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Amanda? Is that yours?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16It is. All right, well done.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22And we have Naomi's. And we have Lorna. Excellent.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Everyone right so far - oh, no! Jennifer's got it wrong.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Ah, so this one is Martin's. And Martin's got it wrong too. Whoops.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35And so is Ciaran. Three in a row.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39But Sean, who put himself in top place, seems to have got it right.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40This is Sean's.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Statistically, I knew some of you wouldn't get this right
0:20:44 > 0:20:47but I thought that Nathan would get it right.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51That's why I've done "Congratulations, Nathan."
0:20:51 > 0:20:54And I thought that Amanda would probably get it right
0:20:54 > 0:20:56and so I've got "Congratulations, Amanda."
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Hence why we've got "Congratulations, Naomi"
0:20:59 > 0:21:01and "Congratulations, Lorna"
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and I thought that Sean would get it right.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08That's why we have "Congratulations, Sean."
0:21:08 > 0:21:12So, we have three here that haven't got them correct
0:21:12 > 0:21:16and I need to show you, because behind here, unfortunately
0:21:16 > 0:21:20I thought you would stand in the wrong position, Jennifer.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25I thought, Martin, you would stand in the wrong position.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Then I thought that Ciaran, you would stand in the wrong position.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Folks, I'm really sorry but unfortunately,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34because you went for those positions,
0:21:34 > 0:21:39I can't move you through to the next stage of The Gift.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50So, only five remain. Sean, Lorna, Nathan, Amanda and Naomi.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54I've decided to reward them with a little treat.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59For one or two of them, today will have been quite stressful,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02so I'd like to treat them, because I really appreciate their time.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05So, I'm taking them out for some ice cream
0:22:05 > 0:22:07and a little game of Pass the Parcel.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Tuck in, my little munchkins. Enjoy it while you can.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Lovely. Thank you very much indeed. There we are. Thank you.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22We're going to play a really simple game of Pass the Parcel.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24This parcel is going to be passed around
0:22:24 > 0:22:26but I don't want it to be an ordinary game.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28If you receive the parcel, you can if you wish,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31pass it back to the person who's given it to you.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Or if you want to be really clever, you can pass it across the table.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37You can pass it across the table like that, should you wish,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39or back over to me. Easy!
0:22:39 > 0:22:43If you've got a phone, you've got a lawyer.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46At one point, one of you, I want you to stop and say,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49if you get the urge, "I want to keep it."
0:22:49 > 0:22:54Whenever we're ready, I think I'm going to pass it...
0:22:57 > 0:22:59this way.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03For my ideal successful candidate,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06making a correct decision at the right time is crucial.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- A mistake now could cost you the lot.- Don't do that!
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- I'm going to keep this. - You're keeping it?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Feels like a good decision?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22So, Naomi has decided to keep the parcel.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32"To Naomi." If you want to read that out for me.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35"I can't thank you enough for taking part but if you chose
0:23:35 > 0:23:37"to open it, your journey ends here."
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Your journey ends here. I'm really sorry, Naomi.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Let's hear it for Naomi, everyone.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46APPLAUSE
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Jennifer, Martin, Ciaran and Naomi, thank you so much for taking part.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56I hope you enjoyed it.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Jennifer, if you don't mind me asking,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03do you think your picture points out any underlying anger issues?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- No.- What do you think your picture says about you?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- I think bold but messy. - Bold but messy?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11You've obviously had some time to think about that, I'm sure
0:24:11 > 0:24:14a psychologist would say vastly different.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16But you all did a fantastic job
0:24:16 > 0:24:19and I don't want you to leave empty-handed.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Put your pictures down on the ground for me
0:24:21 > 0:24:23and there are some gifts behind you there.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Take whatever gift you like and go ahead and take a seat and relax.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Ladies and gentlemen, Jennifer, Martin and Ciaran!
0:24:30 > 0:24:33APPLAUSE
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Now, Naomi, I hope you don't end up
0:24:37 > 0:24:39with some pathological fear of Pass the Parcel.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41It really isn't out to get you,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- but did you enjoy your time in the process?- I did, it was really fun.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48You did a fantastic job. I know you would have loved to have got it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50But you're not going to leave empty-handed,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53there's a gift for you as well. Pick whatever one you like, Naomi.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58You can have a totally free choice and take a seat. Naomi, everyone.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05So, four have been eliminated and four remain.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08We need to whittle it down a little bit further and I decided
0:25:08 > 0:25:12to take the remainders on a world tour without leaving Belfast.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's first thing in the morning, it's freezing,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'd much rather be in bed but I'm going on a bus tour.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23And I'm not going alone.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26My four remaining contenders for The Gift -
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Amanda, Nathan, Lorna and Sean -
0:25:28 > 0:25:30are going to join me.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35It's really important you listen to everything, that's critical.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39As you look at all these places, I want you to consider...
0:25:39 > 0:25:41how painful that was!
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Whoever receives The Gift must be able to retain information
0:25:45 > 0:25:48so we're going on a world tour from a Belfast bus.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I want to see if each of this merry band of tourists
0:25:51 > 0:25:55are travelling in my direction and our first stop -
0:25:55 > 0:25:58the world-famous Crown Bar with its Italian design.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Michael Flanagan was the previous owner
0:26:00 > 0:26:02when it came into its current opulence.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05It was his son Patrick who made the bar famous.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08He was a student of architecture and travelled around the world
0:26:08 > 0:26:13and managed, in 1885, to convince a lot of craftsmen who were over
0:26:13 > 0:26:16building huge cathedrals and catholic churches here,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18to moonlight and work in the evening
0:26:18 > 0:26:21on the stunning architecture of the Crown.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Now, coming up very shortly, we have City Hall.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27It's been a building that has influenced
0:26:27 > 0:26:30countless buildings across the world. So much so,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34I have a little image here of the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38It's virtually identical to Belfast City Hall.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's so close, it's actually stunning.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Now, the illustrious Albert Clock.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47The building stands at 113 feet tall.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49The design elements you see there that are most
0:26:49 > 0:26:53eye-catching are actually very French and Italian influences.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55That means it will tell you the time
0:26:55 > 0:26:57but will do it with a little bit of arrogance.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Just a touch.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Yes, it's all fun and games but this process is no laughing matter.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11While they've been observing the world, I've been observing them.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18The fascinating thing is that Belfast really is a lens
0:27:18 > 0:27:20and a window to the world.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Take a marker now for me. Any one you like.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Starting from Belfast, my participants
0:27:24 > 0:27:27are going to take a trip around the world with their markers.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I want you to know you can travel anywhere you wish.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33You can go left, right, up, down, round in a circle.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Whenever you're ready, folks, I want you to separate now.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I want you to travel past anywhere you wish.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Travel anywhere in the world and I don't mind
0:27:43 > 0:27:45if you have to go over or under.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Now, the wider your path goes, the more random this is.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53It's almost elimination time. Let's hope I've mapped this out correctly.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I want you to find somewhere to stop.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Amanda, I'm going to do this one at a time.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Pull it out and tell me where you decided to stop.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03What's under your marker?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- Wellington in New Zealand. - Ever been before?- No.- Random?- Yeah.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13I thought, Amanda, that you would go to Wellington.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17That is the little green dot there, that's where you chose to stop?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Happy, yes?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- Lorna, what about you? - Algiers, in Algeria.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27OK, all the way up to there. A circle around.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28And yours was pink, Lorna?
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Let's just double-check. I realise it's slightly difficult to follow.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Right through there, right through Algiers. What about you, Sean?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Reykjavik in Iceland. - You were up here.
0:28:40 > 0:28:47- There we have Sean in Reykjavik. Next is Nathan.- I'm over here.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- You're over here? Where did you go? - I'm in Japan in Tokyo.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53You actually did a little bit of a loop-the-loop here.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- Be honest, was that Lorna's fault? - It was.- He says it's your fault.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04I thought that Sean would go to Tokyo in Japan.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I had done a little circle around it but I changed my mind
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and I eventually thought, Nathan,
0:29:09 > 0:29:13you would end up on the east coast of America.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15- Did you think of anywhere like that? - I didn't, no.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I had a couple of places in mind but not over towards America.
0:29:18 > 0:29:24I've got Amanda's, Sean's and Lorna's destinations correct,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28But sadly it's now clear that Nathan and I are worlds apart.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Thank you so much for coming. We can do a man hug?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Let's hear it for Nathan, everybody.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38I don't know what he was looking for
0:29:38 > 0:29:41and I don't know what would make a good mentalist.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45I reckon Sean, maybe. If I had to guess, I would go for Sean, I reckon.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51So, only three remain. Sean, Amanda and Lorna.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Painful as this is, I can't stop there
0:29:53 > 0:29:57because only one person can receive The Gift.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00I've brought my participants to a secure location.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04No, they're not training to become cat burglars.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07To be a great mentalist, you have to work on instinct.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10So, I've decided to see how they cope
0:30:10 > 0:30:12when I remove a few of their senses.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15I'm going to ask you to open up your presents for me now.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19They've each chosen a seat with a gift
0:30:19 > 0:30:23which they now need to open with these sensory impediments.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Your senses will be fooling you now.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29T-shirt?
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Now, your next job is to put that T-shirt on.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Round one make sure it's on the right way round.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Round two now.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44I want the three of you to write your name backwards.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I want you to write it in mirror form.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48I often use the writing backwards technique
0:30:48 > 0:30:51to stimulate my grey matter.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54It's also a great game to play at your next festive family party,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56maybe.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58I've written on the desk.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Lorna's is...interesting.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Sean's is near-perfect.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Amanda's also done a pretty good job.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Now, for round three. Let's seem how well they do with this one.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16In a moment, you're going to have your first opportunity
0:31:16 > 0:31:18to try and read a mind.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Now, I'm going to scribble a number here.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26OK. Now this is a two digit number.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29So, I want each of you to take a guess
0:31:29 > 0:31:31at this two digit number.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I believe it to be 20.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- 45.- 72.
0:31:38 > 0:31:4272? Pick it up and see who got closest.
0:31:42 > 0:31:4422?
0:31:44 > 0:31:4722. So, closest was Sean.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51So, Sean, you're definitely in the final two.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53So let's hear it for Sean.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Sean's place is safe, but it comes at a price.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59He has to select who's in and who's out.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03You're going to choose one to go through to the next round.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04To keep it random,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Amanda puts her own photo and Lorna's photo
0:32:06 > 0:32:11into two separate envelopes and gives them a wee shuffle.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Sean can't possibly know which envelope contains which.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17You're going to take both of those envelopes towards you.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Go ahead and do that now.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24Sean, whoever you slide across the table...is in.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Whenever you're ready, slide one all the way over to me.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Before you do that...
0:32:32 > 0:32:35I'm going to give you the opportunity,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37you can take it back, or that can be your fixed choice.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- No, I'm happy.- Happy?- Yeah.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44And Lorna is out.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Lorna.- It's all right. - Sorry, Lorna.- That's OK.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I did have a thought though... of exactly how this will play out.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57If you could stand up for me, please, Amanda.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58And if you could turn out, Lorna,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02could you read what it says on the back of Amanda's T-shirt?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- In.- Amanda, would you read what's on the back of Lorna's?
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Out.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Ladies, could you turn around for me
0:33:09 > 0:33:13and read what it says on the back of Sean's T-shirt.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14Both at the same time, please.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18My choice will be Amanda, in, Lorna, out.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21My number will be off by two.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Nooo!
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Off by two?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28That's just uncanny.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30APPLAUSE
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Nathan and Lorna, I've enjoyed working with you so much.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Nathan, you've decided to go to Tokyo.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Is that somewhere you've always wanted to go to?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Yeah. I'm quite interested in Japan and Asia.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I'd never have got that.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Lorna, you must've been disappointed
0:33:50 > 0:33:53to be pipped just before the final two.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Er, no.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57To be honest with you, it was interesting to see
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I got nearly as far as the end.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, that is a glass half full if ever I've heard it.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06You're not leaving empty-handed. There are presents on the floor.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Pick one and take a seat. Lorna and Nathan, everyone. Thank you.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12APPLAUSE
0:34:18 > 0:34:20So, only Sean and Amanda remain.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23So the only question is who will receive The Gift?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26There's only one way to find out.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28# Christmas
0:34:28 > 0:34:30# The snow's coming down
0:34:30 > 0:34:31# Christmas
0:34:31 > 0:34:34# I'm watching it fall... #
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Christmas is coming and so is the end of this process.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41What better way to finish but at the Continental Christmas Market?
0:34:41 > 0:34:43# Christmas
0:34:43 > 0:34:45# The church bells sound
0:34:45 > 0:34:48# Christmas... #
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Although it is bittersweet because this is the decider.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Will Sean or Amanda receive The Gift?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Well, it's all come down to this,
0:34:59 > 0:35:00and it is just this.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02But the decision is out of my hands.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04The decision is down to you two
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I want you both to know that either of you could do this.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Either one of you would be perfect, and for that reason,
0:35:10 > 0:35:14I'm taking away some responsibility and handing to you.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I have an envelope here. Now, in a moment,
0:35:17 > 0:35:22I'm going to give both of you the opportunity to take this envelope.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Now, one of you will take it and one of you won't.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26You'll decide whether you want to take it,
0:35:26 > 0:35:31or you want to leave it to someone else to decide your fate, OK?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Now...
0:35:35 > 0:35:37I just wanted to take a couple of seconds now
0:35:37 > 0:35:40and think about what you want to do.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Think about what your strategy is.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Think about what this means to you.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48I want you to think about how much you want this.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Now, we could sit here for 20 minutes...
0:35:59 > 0:36:02APPLAUSE
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Now, I don't want you to give anything away,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I don't want you to give anything away just yet.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14We're going to have a quick little poll.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18If you think Amanda's going to receive The Gift, cheer, please.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21And if you think Sean's going to receive The Gift,
0:36:21 > 0:36:24can I have a cheer, please?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Well, let's see. Who will be the one?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Sean, you have done a very brave thing. How do you feel?
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Erm...
0:36:38 > 0:36:40a bit bolshy.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- A bit bolshy. OK. Do you feel confident?- Yep.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47It takes a very, brave person, Sean, to take control of their decisions.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49A very, very brave person.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54And I want both of you to know that no matter what happens...
0:36:54 > 0:36:55I believe that either one of you
0:36:55 > 0:36:59could have done an amazing job at this.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Sean, do you want to go ahead there?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08I just want you to see before we go here.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Give us a wee read there. We want you to read that out.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15The person who grabs the envelope
0:37:15 > 0:37:19and takes control will not receive The Gift.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23PS, sorry, Sean. Congratulations, Amanda.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25A cheer for Amanda!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Congratulations, Amanda,
0:37:36 > 0:37:38but commiserations, Sean.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41How did it feel to fall at the last hurdle, Sean?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44It was very disappointing if truth be told.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47The whole process was amazing from start to finish.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52I couldn't have asked for a better person to get The Gift.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54You would've been an amazing protege.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57But you're not leaving empty-handed.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00We've got two gifts there. Take any one that you wish
0:38:00 > 0:38:04and go and have a little seat with your friends. Sean, everyone.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Amanda...- Yes?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17..audience.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- Audience, Amanda.- Hi!
0:38:21 > 0:38:25I'm sure you're very nervous, and a lot of people here
0:38:25 > 0:38:29will be asking, just how did you train someone to be a mentalist?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Here's a little bit of how Amanda became my protege.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35I'm getting to know Amanda
0:38:35 > 0:38:40and she's getting to know some of my techniques.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44Today, I'm going to bring her to the very place she's going to perform.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47I'm going to teach her how to perform as a mentalist,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51but obviously I'm not going to show any of it to you lot.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55You're not getting this gift for Christmas! But I will show you this.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Mix them up as much as you like as well.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01And whenever you're ready, I'd like you to go ahead
0:39:01 > 0:39:04and start sticking letters onto that page.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Keeping your eyes closed.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09I'm going to fold this up and, er,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12if I could ask you to sign your name there for me.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- OK.- As a mentalist,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17you have to authenticate everything,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20so Amanda must get used to signing all of her work.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22I don't want what's coming out of your hand
0:39:22 > 0:39:24to be the pictures in your head.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I just want you to do random shapes and random items
0:39:27 > 0:39:30and random objects as you're thinking of things, OK?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Next, it's all about communicating visually,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35and in this case, through pictures.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39And again, I want you to think in shapes. This is all about shapes.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Only when Amanda has filled each page
0:39:42 > 0:39:45do we move on to the next technique.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48What sort of things were you thinking about?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Just as if I was walking through the shop.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Things that I would like that I can't afford.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58The next two techniques are really challenging.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Backwards writing and writing with the opposite hand.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04What's going through your head?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06It's weird, holding the pen in my left hand.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10This practice should bring Amanda closer to receiving The Gift.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Now, are you happy, Amanda?
0:40:15 > 0:40:20You've made four sort of squiggly, weird, free association images here.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Some are words, some are letters, some are just random newsprint.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Are you happy that that was all random?- Yes.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- And you didn't think about what you were doing?- No.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32That's important. One of the biggest gifts that a mentalist has
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- is his ability to seemingly predict the future.- OK.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39But I thought that if I told you I wanted you
0:40:39 > 0:40:42to predict the future, you'd get nervous, you'd get confused,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45you'd feel awkward and it might feel a lot more difficult
0:40:45 > 0:40:47than it actually was.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50So, I'm not going to ask you to do that now
0:40:50 > 0:40:53cos I think you might have already done so,
0:40:53 > 0:40:55cos what you don't realise
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- is you've already made your prediction.- Oh. OK.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- It's going to be one of these. - Right.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04So, Amanda, which one of these do you want?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Just pick it up.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- That one?- Yeah.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Amanda, that is going to be your final prophecy.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16And to make sure that there's no way
0:41:16 > 0:41:19that anyone can tamper with your prophecy...
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Inside here I have a bank security tube.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27This is made from 6mm thick security plastic.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Banks use these to store birth certificates
0:41:30 > 0:41:33and bank account details and things like.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36So, Amanda, I'm going to ask you to take that prophecy
0:41:36 > 0:41:38and pop it inside for me.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Pop it inside.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44OK, Amanda. And that is going to be kept...
0:41:44 > 0:41:47inside here.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49In it goes. Yep, key out.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Lovely.- Key out?- Yep, key out.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56I want you to hang onto those keys, make sure no-one can get to it,
0:41:56 > 0:42:01I need to take a moment to wish you good luck. How are you feeling?
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Er...not very confident that that's going to predict anything,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08but then, who knows?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10All right, Amanda.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12So this is for you.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15'So I've done all I can do now.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18'Hopefully I've chosen the right person
0:42:18 > 0:42:21'and all of my coaching will pay off
0:42:21 > 0:42:24'because from now on, it's all up to Amanda.'
0:42:24 > 0:42:26APPLAUSE
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Well, Amanda, did you enjoy that?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Er...no!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40It's not great seeing yourself on TV.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42How are you feeling about the experience?
0:42:42 > 0:42:46Extremely nervous, but I'm really glad to be here.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49We've had a lot of intensive training, so I believe
0:42:49 > 0:42:51that will put you in some good stead.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Let me show you how this is going to work.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56We have a ballot bowl here full of ballot tickets.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57The tickets match the numbers
0:42:57 > 0:43:01that people are wearing. 100 people were randomly assigned these
0:43:01 > 0:43:02when they came in.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05This is how you'll select your challenger.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07I want you to reach in and give it a good mix up.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09There are no duplicates in there.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Give it a good mix up and then select sort of four or five.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Any four or five that you like.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18That's probably a nice little random sample from various places.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22And I want you to select just one of those and give it to me.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24Lovely. Excellent.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Now I want you to open the rest for me.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29Open the rest and see just who you've got there.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33We can look at a few of these. We've got 186 and 191.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37186 and 191, raise your hands for me, please.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Not quite attractive enough for television.
0:43:39 > 0:43:44We also have, what have we got? We've got 140 and 131.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48The one that Amanda has selected to be her challenger is number 105.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51105, raise your hand, please.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52Make your way up to the front.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04Now, number 105, I don't want to know your name
0:44:04 > 0:44:06in case you think that someone backstage
0:44:06 > 0:44:09is searching for you on Facebook.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12- Are you a Facebook kind of guy? - No.- Didn't think so.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I need to check before we continue, have you and I ever met before?
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- No.- OK. Have you ever met Amanda before?- No.- OK.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20I also want you to check
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- she's got no hidden earpieces feeding her information.- She hasn't.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27Also, check there are no monitors feeding her information.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29- No.- Happy?- Yeah.- OK.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33Amanda, it's over to you.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36You're going to try to tell him a four-digit number, a PIN number.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- Are you thinking of your PIN number? - I'm trying!
0:44:39 > 0:44:42LAUGHTER Concentrate really, really hard
0:44:42 > 0:44:45and I want you to put your hands out on the table
0:44:45 > 0:44:48and I'm going to put my hands on your hands.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51We're thinking of the first digit.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55And I want you to start counting from zero through to nine
0:44:55 > 0:44:58and keep going until I tell you to stop.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01Zero, one, two,
0:45:01 > 0:45:05- three...- A wee bit faster.- Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
0:45:05 > 0:45:10He's being really, really difficult, aren't you?! Do it again, go ahead.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13- Zero, one, two, four, five... - You're all right? That's it.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16- ..seven, eight, nine.- Hmm.
0:45:16 > 0:45:23OK. There's nothing there, was there? You were trying really, really hard!
0:45:23 > 0:45:25I know you were concentrating really, really hard.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29- Is this your real PIN number?- Yes.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31That's why you were concentrating really hard!
0:45:32 > 0:45:34I am going to take a wee guess.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39- Is it two?- That's right.- Is it two, the first digit is two? Amanda!
0:45:39 > 0:45:42APPLAUSE
0:45:43 > 0:45:47Now we need to be absolutely clear.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- Is there anyway Amanda could know this?- No way.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53- Have you told anyone?- No. - This is a genuine secret?
0:45:53 > 0:45:56- Keep going.- I'm going to get you to stand up, if that's OK.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58Can you stand up?
0:45:58 > 0:46:01And give me hands again and we're going to put your arms out
0:46:01 > 0:46:03and hold onto my hands
0:46:03 > 0:46:06and same again, zero, through to nine. Quick!
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- Zero, one, two, three... - Go, go, go! Quick, quick! Go, go!
0:46:10 > 0:46:11- Go, go, go, go!- Whoops!
0:46:11 > 0:46:13LAUGHTER
0:46:13 > 0:46:18- Keep going.- Zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21- Zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven...- OK.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23I think I've got it.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25LAUGHTER
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- You were a little wobbly with the hand on the six.- That's correct.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31- Really? - APPLAUSE
0:46:36 > 0:46:40So the second digit was a six? Amanda, anyone can guess numbers,
0:46:40 > 0:46:43but I want to make this a little bit more difficult for you.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46- Try and do the last two together. - OK.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50Now, you're relaxed, I'm going to take your hands again
0:46:50 > 0:46:53and I want you to put your hands flat on my hands.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57- So.. In your own time. - Zero, one, two, three, four, five
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- six, seven, eight... - OK, I'm going to get you to stand up.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Carry on, carry on.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05Right, we're on the last digit now. Last digit.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08- You're thinking of the last digit.- Four, five, six...
0:47:08 > 0:47:13You're concentrating really hard. Right, I've got it. Is it 26?
0:47:13 > 0:47:16- 26, yeah.- So hold on. - APPLAUSE
0:47:16 > 0:47:21- So you've guessed. What was your...?- 26...- Yes. - ..is the last two digits.
0:47:21 > 0:47:26Ladies and gentlemen... Sir, what is your name?
0:47:26 > 0:47:29- Edgar. - Give Edgar a round of applause.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32Edgar. Thank you.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42Now, Amanda, if someone had asked you, six weeks ago,
0:47:42 > 0:47:45if you might be able to tell someone their PIN number,
0:47:45 > 0:47:48a total stranger, what would you have said?
0:47:48 > 0:47:52- Never in a million years. - What does it feel like to have been able to do it?
0:47:52 > 0:47:54- I don't believe that I've done it. - All right, OK.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- Pure and simple. - I assure you Edgar isn't an actor.
0:47:57 > 0:48:01If he was, he would have been a much better performer! Let's try one more time.
0:48:01 > 0:48:06I want you to select four or five and give one of them to me.
0:48:08 > 0:48:09Is that two?
0:48:09 > 0:48:11SHE MUMBLES
0:48:11 > 0:48:15And let me see. Just one of them to me. Excellent. OK.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18When you're ready. Take a few. Let's get a little look at those.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21We have a few examples there.
0:48:21 > 0:48:26Let me see. We've 170, we've got 163. 163, raise your hand.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30163, raise your hand. No. This isn't the one that Amanda selected.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32We've got 150 and 170.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36The one that Amanda has selected out of them all is...
0:48:36 > 0:48:39..number 111. 111.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Would 111 please raise their hand.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45- APPLAUSE - Please make your way to the front, madam.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50Now.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54One of the most difficult feats in mentalism is the ability to duplicate a thought.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57Because anyone could work out a number someone is thinking of
0:48:57 > 0:49:01through simple lie detection. But duplicating a thought is incredibly difficult.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04For this we're going to need some easels.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Now, again, I don't want to know your name.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15- That's important. We're only going to refer to you as 111, OK?- OK.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19In a moment, I'm going to ask both of you to stare at you easels.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23You've got some markers. Go and stand, Amanda, in front of your easel.
0:49:23 > 0:49:27You're going to fill the easels with a picture. Amanda is going to try
0:49:27 > 0:49:30to duplicate your thought in real time.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32But I want you to know she will try to put you off.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35She'll call out random words and sayings and phrases
0:49:35 > 0:49:40and the idea is they will try to catch you out or lead you off the beaten track.
0:49:40 > 0:49:45- Your job is to try to stay focused and not let her influence you as you draw, OK?- Yes.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48And we're going to have a little bit of music as we do this. Maestro.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50BAND PLAYS
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Now, whenever you're ready, begin drawing.
0:49:53 > 0:49:57- Is there any way Amanda could know what you're doing?- No.- OK.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01- And, also, I would encourage you to look around you.- Vegetables?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Any vegetables going on there, is there?
0:50:03 > 0:50:05- No?- No.- No, no vegetables.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08- I was thinking sweetcorn. No?- No.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13- You didn't have sweetcorn today or anything, no?- No.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Erm... Cement mixer?
0:50:17 > 0:50:23- No.- No? You weren't thinking of a house, no?- No.- OK folks, time is up.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Markers down, markers down. Now, 111, if you could come round here.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30Hold your drawing facing the front.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34If you could just very simply describe. What have you drawn there?
0:50:34 > 0:50:37- It's a scarf. Supposed to be. - It's supposed to be a scarf. OK.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39- It could be a ring road, who knows!- Anything.
0:50:39 > 0:50:44- Are you sure it's not a road, David? - Sorry?- Is she sure it's not a road?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46- Are you sure it's not a road? - No.- All right.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- Were you thinking of road?- No.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Why not? LAUGHTER
0:50:52 > 0:50:56When you woke up this morning, you didn't know you would be doing something like this?
0:50:56 > 0:51:00- No, definitely not. - A crazy random thought?- Yes.- OK.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06Amanda, how well did you do? Don't show anybody just yet. Hold it up against your chest.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Hold it up against yourself and walk out here for me,
0:51:10 > 0:51:12just making sure you don't fall off.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Do you want to do the honours?
0:51:15 > 0:51:19- I was... I changed my mind, I thought of a scarf.- Let's see. Look!
0:51:19 > 0:51:25Oh, ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Amanda. Oh my gosh.
0:51:25 > 0:51:29Now, everyone will think that this is some sort of a set-up.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32But have you been randomly selected? You've made a random picture
0:51:32 > 0:51:34and there's no way anyone could have known?
0:51:34 > 0:51:37- No-one could have known, no. - And what is your name?
0:51:37 > 0:51:40- Debbie.- Let's hear it for Debbie. Thank you so much, Debbie.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42APPLAUSE
0:51:42 > 0:51:43Excellent.
0:51:50 > 0:51:55Well, all I can say is that was absolutely incredible.
0:51:55 > 0:52:02Amanda, you have done the two most difficult things in mentalism.
0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Do you think all your training has paid off?- It has! I got it right. - You did an amazing job.
0:52:06 > 0:52:10But I don't want to forget the other seven gift candidates.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Let's hear it for them. Let's hear it for the other seven.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Amanda, just pop over here.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18The fact is, this journey would not have been possible
0:52:18 > 0:52:23without all seven of you and I hope that you've had an interesting time.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25We wouldn't have done it without you.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28But the fact is, I don't want you to leave empty-handed.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32When I think of Christmas, and this is all about Christmas, I always think of those presents
0:52:32 > 0:52:37that, as a youngster, I always wanted but I didn't get.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Thank you, Mum. The red BMX!
0:52:39 > 0:52:42All of those memories seem to build up in our minds.
0:52:42 > 0:52:46So, if you don't mind, I'm going to ask you to think of a present
0:52:46 > 0:52:49that you would have loved to have received as a child, but didn't get.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Take a couple of seconds to think about that.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55I've never asked you this before so you're coming up with this on the spot.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58If you don't mind, I will start with Naomi.
0:52:58 > 0:53:04- If you could have any present, what would you love to have? - Ballet shoes.- Ballet shoes? OK.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06All right. Jennifer?
0:53:06 > 0:53:07Thomas the Tank Engine.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10Thomas the Tank Engine. OK, that tells me a lot about you!
0:53:10 > 0:53:15- Martin.- I'm not sure I should say this, but Gummiberry juice.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18- Gummiberry juice! - LAUGHTER
0:53:18 > 0:53:21Martin, you're right, you shouldn't have said that.
0:53:21 > 0:53:25- Ciaran, your dream gift as a child, what is it?- A robot that would make orange juice.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28A robot that would make you orange juice.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Ciaran, I've seen a whole new side to you.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- OK. Lorna, what would you have? - A doll.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Nathan, do you want the same doll?!
0:53:35 > 0:53:38No.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42- Um, I always wanted a bow and arrow, or something like that. - A bow and arrow. OK.
0:53:42 > 0:53:46We'll get to that in a moment. Sean, you can have anything in the world.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50It was a Meccano set that would build itself.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52- A Meccano set that would build itself.- Yep.
0:53:52 > 0:53:56Yes, it's important to aim high, Sean! That's the main thing.
0:53:56 > 0:54:00Every single one of these gifts that you wanted tells me something hugely important about you.
0:54:00 > 0:54:05And I want you all to leave here with something of a gift, this evening.
0:54:05 > 0:54:09You've all got a present you've selected randomly.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Could we have the box down, please?
0:54:11 > 0:54:13MAGICAL CHIMES SOUND EFFECT
0:54:13 > 0:54:15Now...
0:54:15 > 0:54:21Amanda, it's been yours and only your responsibility to make sure this hasn't been tampered with.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25- You're happy you protected this? - Yes.- You're the only one who's got the keys?
0:54:25 > 0:54:29No-one was able to break into your house and damage it at any point.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34- Amanda, do have the keys?- I do.- OK. Give them to me, please.- Excuse me.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Oh, jeepers.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39LAUGHTER
0:54:40 > 0:54:45- That is hugely excruciating. Can I turn around now?- Yes, it's all over.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48- HE LAUGHS - Ah, they're warm, bless!
0:54:48 > 0:54:53So are you happy that you made sure no-one could have tampered with this?
0:54:53 > 0:54:57- Nobody could have got anywhere near them.- Great. Let's just see.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59Let's get this open.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02And now I want to you to take that lock.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05If you put that down on the end of the stage for me.
0:55:05 > 0:55:09In here, we've got, Amanda, your prophecy.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Now, I want to make absolutely sure everyone knows
0:55:12 > 0:55:15that no funny business is going to happen with this.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17So, why don't we have all the guests down?
0:55:17 > 0:55:22Bring your presents and stand where you like, welcome them all back for me, please.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25APPLAUSE
0:55:31 > 0:55:34You're all very welcome. This is Amanda's prophecy.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Your job is to be the eyes and ears to make sure
0:55:37 > 0:55:40no switches or no funny business happen.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43This is six millimetres thick, security plastic.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45So be very careful not to cut your hands as I tip this out.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49Folks, make sure this doesn't get switched or tampered with.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Amanda, let's see how close you got.
0:55:52 > 0:55:56- This is your signature, you signed that?- It is indeed, yes.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59- Happy with that, it's been in your possession?- 100% mine.
0:55:59 > 0:56:05OK, let's open this up and see just how well we did.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08Sean, your job is going to be to read this out, please,
0:56:08 > 0:56:10just to see how close we got.
0:56:10 > 0:56:15My name is Amanda Stewart and my thoughts are...
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Ballet shoes.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Train.
0:56:19 > 0:56:20Gummi bear juice.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Robot. Doll.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Bow and arrow.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27- Meccano, is that Meccano? - It looks like Meccano, yes.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Amanda!
0:56:30 > 0:56:31APPLAUSE
0:56:31 > 0:56:38Incredible! Amanda, you did it.
0:56:38 > 0:56:44You made a prophecy, a prediction that you didn't know you were making
0:56:44 > 0:56:47about events that hadn't happened yet.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49LAUGHTER
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Amanda, it's such an amazing job, well done.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54APPLAUSE
0:56:57 > 0:57:02This has been undoubtedly the most difficult thing I've ever attempted.
0:57:02 > 0:57:06And I've got to thank... I've just realised you don't have a present.
0:57:06 > 0:57:10Get out of the way. There is one for you.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Folks, you've all got a present, you could have picked any present.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16And you could have stood in any order as well,
0:57:16 > 0:57:18would you please go ahead and open that box.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Truthfully, Ciaran, did you expect an orange juice making robot in that box?
0:57:28 > 0:57:30LAUGHTER
0:57:30 > 0:57:35Really, Ciaran? But folks, I've got a memory of what I think will be a special night.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38If not only for me and Amanda, but for all of you as well
0:57:38 > 0:57:40because these are the things we cherish at Christmas.
0:57:40 > 0:57:46It is a bell and I'd like you to all hold it in the flat of your hand at about tummy height.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48When I point at you, I want you to give it one single ding,
0:57:48 > 0:57:50but only when I point at you, please, OK?
0:57:50 > 0:57:57BELLS RING "DECK THE HALLS"
0:57:57 > 0:57:58One more time.
0:57:58 > 0:58:03BELLS RING "DECK THE HALLS"
0:58:03 > 0:58:06# Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. #
0:58:09 > 0:58:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:58:12 > 0:58:16You all could have chosen any box and could have stood in any order.
0:58:16 > 0:58:21Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank everyone who's made this possible.
0:58:21 > 0:58:22I'd like to thank the band.
0:58:22 > 0:58:27I'd like to thank our seven participants.
0:58:27 > 0:58:33I'd like to thank Amanda more than anyone, but I'd like to thank
0:58:33 > 0:58:37all of you as well, the live studio audience and you at home.
0:58:37 > 0:58:39And from everyone here, from me,
0:58:39 > 0:58:43from Amanda, we'd like to wish you a very merry Christmas.
0:58:43 > 0:58:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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