24/03/2016 Too Much TV

It is Thursday the 24th of March and spring has finally sprung in the

TMTV studio. We are gearing up for the Easter women with two women who

put the great and great outdoors, that is Julia Bradbury and gardeners

world legend Carol Klein. I am feeling as fresh as a daisy, let's

hop to it. Just what gone casually, why not,

welcome to the show. Tonight we take a walk on the wild side with one of

Britain's breast loved presenters, Julia Bradbury who is here to tell

us all about her programme, based walks with a view that smacked Best

Walks With A View. We will get all the secrets behind gardeners world

with Carol Klein. We will harvest the information with Toby Earle in

The Grapevine. And we will find out how they train the stunt horses on

Poldark with our main man Funmbi Omotayo. In other TV news there are

big changes over at MasterChef, did you watch it? I am watching tonight.

The catchphrase cooking doesn't get tougher than this has been ditched

from the programme. Does that mean we can use it? Watching TV on the

sofa does not get tougher than this! You scared nobody. You are probably

aware of Captain America but have you ever heard of Captain Britain?

According to reports producers are working on a flashy TV series based

around this mysterious British superhero so what powers do you

think he would have? Something like apologising a lot. The morning about

the weather. Drinking loads of tea. Always searching for a fry up. No

official announcement has been made but rumours are suggesting this

could be on screens next year. Time to meet our first guest, this woman

is never afraid to go that extra mile and in Best Walks With A View

she is doing just that. I could ramble on for days about her but

let's look at her in action. Give it some well Labour Julia

Bradbury! CHEERING APPLAUSE

Thank you. I am not wearing my wellies, people think I live and

breathe in them but I do where ordinarily clothes. The show looks

the nominal. Anglesey was the first walk, it is not the order we shot in

because TV does not work like that, you never do things in order but it

was the first one broadcast and people loved it. I have to say that

your patch was looking pretty good. Did it rain? No, when we watched the

rushes afterward we thought it looked like Italy, it was stunning.

I got so much stick from people because of my rubbish Welsh

pronunciation. It is hard, you have sounds in your throat that we don't

have. Thanks! When we are dying it is the sound we have. I love the

fact that in this programme all the walks are quite accessible for

everyone. The whole point of this, I have done some top ones,

mountaineering and allsorts of stuff but the whole premise was that these

were accessible, easy, beautiful walks with a good pub. There had to

be food and ring involved! You are not on these walks, you turn up in a

nice car, get your make-up done and are in front of a green screen? I

was on the one show with Matt Baker the other week and he interviewed me

on a treadmill and they put a green screen behind us and people said

this is how you do it! Why are we doing all this travelling to

locations? We do it, but we filmed the walks, it is the most asked

question, we sometimes film them backwards. If it's a lovely day and

we want the place to look as gorgeous as possible, we will shoot

the end first, if we have an interview we will get them to the

top of health first in a car and stuff. It's like any television

show, the magic is on the screen -- top of the hill first. You walk a

lot, I think doing a mile or so is amazing but you walk all the time

which must keep you that effect? Yes, even if you are jumping in and

out of cars, we easily do five or six miles in a day, I remember doing

what in Iceland years ago and we had to, there was no alternative --

doing a walk. We did 17 kilometres in one day, head down, we marched.

What is your favourite walk? My favourite area is the Peak District,

that is where I went with my dad when I was a little girl. He would

pick me up from school in Sheffield, he cannot walk with me any more

because he is over 70 and his knees are a bit rickety but we did a

beautiful Peak District what and he met me here and we had a little talk

and reminisced and then he set me off and I did the walk and came back

and we had a pint and a pie after. I wanted to be with him and hold his

hand like when I was a little girl. This is not just for TV, you take

rambling quite seriously? I am lucky that I have ended up doing as part

of my TV job something which is a lifelong hobby and passion and I

take it seriously. I have been president of The Ramblers

Association, I am the only female president of the Camping And

Caravanning Club as well. And I know you like a caravan. I love it,

taking the children, it is so much fun. Great fun, and a great way to

get the kids involved, it's so exciting when you get them, you are

on the road and see where you are going and pitch up, they adore it.

Talking about children, this is quite a gruelling schedule so you

are away from home quite a lot, how do you find that? You know what it

is like when you are juggling, it is the juggling act. I am a juggling

dad by the way. First of all I think it is important, work is part of who

I am and that is good for me and it's important my children know that

that I have to work and we do work so I am I doing that but I have

three children, two to win your -- two twin girls and a little boy so

it is much harder. But for example we were on the road for seven or

eight weeks on the series, I would be a waiver of three days and come

back for two, get my baton and cuddles and make sure they remember

me. And you have talked about this in a book. Yes, it is nice because

it is not a walking guide, I am talking about the actual experience

of making the walks, behind the scenes, the crew, filming it, how

they get put together and my observations about the beautiful

places that we visit. But it is nice to be able to put all those stories

on paper because everyone asks what were the funny moments or do you

ever use vehicles and all that stuff. I met some incredible people

on those walks. So engaging characters and stories which you can

write about. We know you have lots of admirers all around the world,

but could this man be the most strange? I love a good pie. And what

would be your dream filling? Do you mean foodstuff? Not necessarily,

what were you thinking of? Julia Bradbury. I would put her in a big

oven, I wouldn't want to break her up. I would based her with hot

butter, then pop on a pastry lead, two hours on low eat, done. -- low

heat. How do you feel about that? That is a first for me. No one has

done that before. Alan Partridge is my stalker, who can say that? I will

take that. Who inspired you to get onto TV? I am a big fan of Joan

Bakewell. That was her when she was younger, she was hot and she was

bright and clever and did great programmes. She is one of those

people, she still broadcasts today and I think like me she is

passionate about the medium of TV and has done such a wider IT

programmes, she is an icon. What else is coming up? I have more book

staff, literally festivals coming up -- literary festivals coming up.

Fantastic thank you. Let's hear it for Julia Bradbury! To continue our

love affair with the country we sent Funmbi Omotayo to the Yorkshire

Dales to learn about stunt riding with the team behind the hit drama

Poldark. I thought he was from inner-city London? He will be fine,

everybody loves the country don't they? Hello? I'm on a farm. I am

from Hackney. You are my agent. You need to sort this out because I am

not getting on a horse, I refuse. The latest in the series has brought

me to the East Yorkshire countryside and I am here to meet one of my

favourite animals, horses. I will be meeting some of the horses who have

walked, trotted and cantered for our pleasure. I'm not getting on a horse

or am I? Do you love period dramas? Chances are they will feature horses

in some four or another. War And Peace. Will Holder. Poldark. -- will

fall. 22-year-old Yorkshire born and bred

stunt rider who works for action horses. How were you doing? Nice to

meet you. What kind of TV shows have these forces been involved with?

Most recently we have rapped on Poldark, everyone's favourite show

and we are still forming Queen Victoria at the moment. You are the

Creme De La Creme of the horse game. If you want to say that that is

fine. This is Sheamus, he is the horse on Poldark. How are you doing

Sheamus? That is cool, no pressure. I am from Hackney, this is standard

for us. He loves the camera doesn't he? So how did you get started? I

rode from the day I was born and my dad did it so I followed in his

footsteps. You are the stunt double on Poldark? Yes, we have some fun

stuff, galloping along the cliffs. How does it go from your head to

getting the process to do it? You as a director might say the Tiger is

going to attack and the horse will jump up. Go through a check list,

get rid of the actor and bring in a stuntman. You think about every tiny

detail. You are a stunt double and the horses have stunt double? Yes,

Sheamus has three doubles on Poldark. If a horse has do we are

poor ball down or go through fire we don't want the actors horse doing

that. It will stress it out and get that excited. Next time I am

watching something like Poldark I will watch it from an entirely

different perspective. I think it's time we got you on the horse. Only

if you do it first. Deal. Let's do this! So, how do I look?

You look a bit like noddy. I'm on a horse! Do a bit of a relay. The

front end is going to come off the floor.

oh my God! Did you see how high that was? Are my eyes watering? Yes they

are. This horse riding thing is not as bad as I thought it would be you

know. I might join the cast of Poldark. Let's do some practice on

the way. Are we done now? Cool. Back to London. Good on him. You could

tell he was so frightened. And the stunt rider was quite cute! I want

some TV news and I would like it now. It is time for The Grapevine.

We are joined by Toby Earle of London Live, how are you? I am good,

very excited. Where is my drink? I ordered you something special for

the weekend. It's a bit heavy. Thank you very much. What have you

got for us? The announcement Call The Midwife will be filming an

episode in South Africa. It will be set in 1962, in the middle of the

apartheid era. The nuns will be packing the passports, the hot water

and the towels. This isn't the first time shows have travelled abroad.

You had EastEnders travelling and the Mitchells. Coronation Street has

been to South Africa as well. So this will be very exciting, but it

won't be until next year. Teasing us with it. Do we have a birthday? It

is HR page Mary Berry's birthday, I think she is second in line to the

throne. She turns 81. Massive on take-off, one of the biggest shows

on television. Had a show in the 70s. The popularity of Bake Off

means there is now Creme De La Creme, this show starting on BBC Two

this Tuesday. It is all about pastry chefs. But it is not fronted by

Jenny Claire. Open goal! -- Eclaire. David Attenborough, his 90th

birthday. Same age as the Queen. He has moulded TV into what we

understand it now. We have a recorded interview with Kirsty

Young. There are two shows. Planet Earth to. Ten years ago. This time

they are using even more modern technology, including drones, which

is fascinating. We will have perspectives we have never seen

before. And also life on Earth which is about Lucent creatures. More

cooking shows? Who wouldn't want to see Gok's Lunchbox. You will from

Monday. He will have a list of ingredients given to three amateur

chefs and then he will see what they come up with. Too Many Cooks,

starting on Monday April four about amateur food lovers and throwing a

little party. And also Marco Pierre White's Battle Chefs. This is

cooking on board a ship with Marco Pierre White. The Beatles, two TV

shows about Beatles. The Octopus Garden starring Ringo Starr. And

James -- people like James Gordon will be singing songs either

Beatles. And A Day In The Life is a sad song for a mayfly. Let's hear it

for Toby. We have counted the mini eggs, by

the way. Our next guest, her down-to-earth

style and gardening knowledge has made her one of Gardener's World 's

most popular presenter. Here she is in her natural habitat.

How do you like my friend? Look at this. Most tropical, exotic fauna.

Isn't it gorgeous. Nobody does it better, Carol Klein. Congratulation

on Gardener's World, 49th series. It is incredible. I haven't been there

for all of them. Are you enjoying filming it at the moment? Loving it,

it gets better every year. We have done this a specially for you. Look

what I have brought a specially for you. I see the daffodils there. I

was thinking of you, Allied. Some of these are very old. How about that

then. Butter and eggs. these are very old. How about that

Victorian one. What other flowers do you have. Primroses, because I live

in Devon. At the moment, the hedges are full of them. They are at nose

level, so you can smell them and enjoy them. You joined Gardener's

World in 1989. I didn't joined then, but it was my first appearance with

Geoff Hamilton. I remember sitting down as a kid and watching those

iconic gardens. They have changed over the years. I used to watch it

with my mum, she would have a gin and orange. Gardening looks pretty

hard work, you must be fit? Yes, I have two new hips. They are

hard work, you must be fit? Yes, I really new, I have had them for

ages. I am Superwoman. You have also been up a tree, what are you doing

here? Which one is you? Can't you tell by the side of the backside?

You are pushing it. You are the one with the small one! I am the one on

the right. This is a series where we looked at different habitats. The

best way of finding out why trees are so important, especially city

trees. This is filmed in the middle of Bristol. Best way to see a treat

is from up there amongst the branches. I always loved climbing

trees. I was better at it than might brothers. You don't wear gloves when

you are gardening. They put gloves there as part of the set, but look.

Painted nails. We have got some footage of your garden through the

seasons. Here we go. That is a big garden, do you have help with that?

I have now. I have just got a brilliant new gardener. I have had

all sorts of wonderful people helped me over the years. But I have a lad

called Jamie who trained at Kew Gardens and has been with me since

last October. He has put up with me, so far. What an amazing guy. You

must know exactly what you want in your garden rushed to mark we have

this huge project, because we have just caught the field. We are going

to change it into Carol's garden arc. Where we gather together all of

these fantastic plan. But much more importantly, it will be a place

where kids and people who want to find out about gardening. You could

come. I am awful in the garden. She kills plastic flowers. Everybody can

garden. You started as a tiny thing, you used to garden in the kitchen?

Yes, I garden outside, but it wasn't enough, and I used to bring in

buckets of soil and dump them on the lino. Did you remember lino? Of

course. Much to my mum's delight and my father's horror, because he hated

gardening. How did you go from little gardening in the kitchen, to

want of the best-known gardeners. I ran a nursery for 30 years and we

went to Chelsea flower show and won six gold medals, which wasn't bad. I

always loved plants, nature and gardening, I thought how wonderful

it was. Tell us about your screen tests. New digital first one in Kew

Gardens, but you went there for a little practice first? I had done

this thing on Gardener's World, but that was the only time I had done

anything on a camera. I thought I had better practice. So my lovely

husband got a shoe box and pretended it was a camera. It was the best

performance I have ever given. Sadly, you will never see it. What a

shame. I love the names of some of the flowers, I could never

pronounce. Have you got a favourite flower? No, because all of the

others would get terribly jealous! I love names. I love the names of

them. I was absolute rubbish at Latin at school. The first time I

nearly passed and the next time I got five marks less. And again the

next time after that. Then I gave up. But it sticks with you, and

there is a lovely plans called ranunculus aconitifolius Flore

Pleno. It is like a buttercup. Flore Pleno means double flared. Thank you

for bringing the lovely flowers in. You are the first person who has

brought a gift. I am taking them home now. You can catch Gardener's

World on BBC Two at 8:30pm. It has been lovely seeing you. Time for the

biggest decision of the day. What Are We Watching Tonight? We start on

the history Channel. This is at 10pm for a series called Forged In Fire.

Toby Earle told us about this last Monday. Contestants go head to head

to create the best weapons in history. There is a $10,000 prize up

for grabs. Have a look. Now, for the first time ever, these men will go

head to head amp their skills to the ultimate test. Welcome to the forge.

It starts with a lump of raw steel and a ticking clock. Impossible to

forge a blade in that time. Pure testosterone. It includes Viking

battle-axes, samurai swords and Indian claw daggers. If that isn't

your thing, head over to BBC Two at 9pm for the return of Line of Duty.

It is the third series. It follows a police anti-corruption unit. In this

episode we see Officer Waldron, played by Daniel Mays, covering his

tracks. Case closed. You just want us to play along. What is your

problem? My problem? My problem is what really happens with you and

that suspect? Don't try playing the big man. We both know you are not up

to it. She, definitely does. Looks good. If you are missing Happy

Valley, I know you are, this could be the perfect replacement. You saw

Will Mellor. How about this for an Easter treat, he will be here in the

studio tomorrow. That is Line of Duty, BBC Two at nine p.m.. And that

is all we have got time for. I will be back tomorrow with Sarah and we

will be counting down to one of the biggest TV events ever. The season

finale of The Night Manager. Richard Roper's hard man Frisky will be

joining us in the studio. Plus the make-up artist responsible for some

of Dr Who's extreme characters, will be here. But what TV theme tune are

the ladies playing is out with tonight? That takes me back. The

Good Life. Have a great evening and we will see you tomorrow. Good

night.