0:00:02 > 0:00:06Ten years ago, choirmaster Gareth Malone set out on a mission
0:00:06 > 0:00:07to get Britain singing.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08THEY SING
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- I want to turn this school into a singing school.- Well, you won't.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13What have I taken on?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Since then, he's inspired hundreds of people...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17APPLAUSE
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Singing brings people together spiritually, socially, it's vital.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25..and created 14 very different choirs across the country.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27THEY SING
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Now Gareth's got a new idea.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35To mark the tenth anniversary of The Choir, he's tracking down members
0:00:35 > 0:00:40from all the choirs he has formed over the years for a huge reunion.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43What I really want is everyone to sing together in one
0:00:43 > 0:00:45giant performance, that will be beautiful.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49And along the way, he's discovering how being in one of his choirs
0:00:49 > 0:00:51has changed people's lives.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Music was definitely a dream for me. Gareth just realised it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59It was just a moment in my life. I'll thank him for ever for that.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01If I can sing in front of the Queen
0:01:01 > 0:01:04on live telly, then I can pretty much do anything in my life.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05But now, he's got two weeks left
0:01:05 > 0:01:08to pull off his most ambitious challenge.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10This is The Choir times 100.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Can he gather all his choirs together for one final
0:01:13 > 0:01:15celebratory performance?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17It's like holding a birthday party.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19And I haven't got enough canapes.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Over the past two weeks,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Gareth's caught up with members from the first two choirs he created.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Ah! Mate.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Ex-pupils from Northolt High School.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I plan to have a reunion.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Why not?- Let's do it.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40And those from The Lancaster School.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Boston, how are you?
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Is that you?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49But for his big reunion to truly represent the past decade,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52there are still singers from the 12 remaining choirs to locate.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56And he wants to create a super choir of the very best voices
0:01:56 > 0:02:00to perform a song his first choir sang ten years ago -
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Bridge Over Troubled Water.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05At the heart of this reunion I want a fantastic performance.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08So I want to contact all the stand-out people from each choir
0:02:08 > 0:02:11and bring them together to make one choir of choirs,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13something really special.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16This is a performance representing ten years of my life.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18It has to be fantastic, has to be memorable,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21it has to be musically sound, it has to be...it has to be good.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26So with just a fortnight to go,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Gareth's search continues with the third choir he created.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Back in 2008, Gareth set off to South Oxhey,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42a working-class town in Hertfordshire,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44for his biggest challenge to date.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46South Oxhey this way.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50I had wind in my sails, I'd had two successful projects in schools
0:02:50 > 0:02:53and now it was time to take on a town, something bigger.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57He spent eight months here trying to get the entire town singing,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00after receiving a heartfelt invitation from the local vicar,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Pam Wise.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07This is the precinct and you can see it used to be a main road.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09It was a bustling high street.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- It's certainly not bustling at the moment.- No.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14The feeling is having been abandoned.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15People have been abandoned.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19This estate needs a boost.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I came here in 1948 and it's year 2008, right,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24nothing's happened yet.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28We just need someone or something to get hold of and pull us up.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Gareth's idea was to bring all parts of the community
0:03:33 > 0:03:37together by forming one enormous choir that would put the town on
0:03:37 > 0:03:41the map and give the people of South Oxhey something to be proud of.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44As usual, he had his work cut out.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Can I interest any of you in singing at all?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50No? No? No.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Are you interested in being in the community choir?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- No, definitely not. - Absolutely no way?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Not at all?- Not at all. - You hate singing?- Yeah.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00This is quite depressing.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03There was quite a lot of suspicion when I arrived.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06It took a little bit of time to wear them down and persuade them
0:04:06 > 0:04:09that I was not going to make them look like fools.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Anyone interested in singing?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Anyone at all from South Oxhey interested in singing?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Even one person would be brilliant.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20But after ten days of pounding the streets,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23his dogged determination began to pay off.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- That's a yes.- Yes, it is.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26A yes! Woo!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I remember Gareth saying to me before the very first session,
0:04:32 > 0:04:33"How many do you think would come?"
0:04:33 > 0:04:35We were all taking bets beforehand.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39I know I think I said about 75 people, hoping for 100.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41That should be OK for now.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45- LAUGHING:- Over 300 turned up.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Oh, my goodness!
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Good evening.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Don't... - THEY APPLAUD
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- We're going to need a bigger boat. - LAUGHTER
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Discovering I had one of the biggest choirs in the country.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09This will be the tune, this will be the harmony.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I'd never dealt with a choir of that size before.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15It was exhilarating but it was daunting.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Two, three and...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18# Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Tenors.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21# Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- # Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann - Oh, Barbara Ann, take my hand
0:05:26 > 0:05:28# Barbara Ann
0:05:28 > 0:05:30And...
0:05:30 > 0:05:31- ALL:- # You got me rockin' and a rollin'
0:05:31 > 0:05:33# Rockin' and a reelin', Barbara Ann
0:05:33 > 0:05:36# Ba ba ba ba Barbara Ann. #
0:05:36 > 0:05:37We're a choir. Almost.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39APPLAUSE
0:05:40 > 0:05:45That first session with Gareth, it would be difficult to
0:05:45 > 0:05:48exaggerate the buzz at the end of that.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Something quite magical had happened that evening
0:05:55 > 0:05:59From then on, the choir met every week.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01# Higher and higher. #
0:06:01 > 0:06:05You've got to get into that slightly, woo, gospel feel to it.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Ready? Two, three and one.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12After a month, Gareth was ready to showcase his new choir to
0:06:12 > 0:06:16the rest of the community, but he needed a soloist.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I'd spotted somebody quite early on who I thought could possibly
0:06:19 > 0:06:20fit the bill.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Dee was very much on the fringes. You could sense she felt isolated.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27She was one of the few black people in South Oxhey
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and she was just very much on her own.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Hello. I saw you skulking at the back.- Hello.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- Hello, what's your name? - I'm Dee.- Hello.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Have you done any singing before?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Yeah, I sing in a church choir.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I strongly urge you to go and sit at that end
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- because you'll be lost down this end.- I am lost.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Yeah.- I really regret not being here now.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Come with me. I'll introduce you to someone.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Dee had recently moved into the area with her three children,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59and events had left her feeling vulnerable.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I didn't know racism actually occurred until
0:07:01 > 0:07:02I lived in South Oxhey.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06The first year was just a nightmare.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It was more the teenagers at the back,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11congregating at the back of my house,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13throwing stones up at my window.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17So yeah, not really enjoying living in South Oxhey.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Thanks, Mummy.- You're welcome.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I'm not saying everyone in South Oxhey is like that.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I know that's just a small minority.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29I like to feel that if I needed to talk to someone,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I needed someone's help, I would like to think there would be someone
0:07:32 > 0:07:35around here who I could do that with, that would be nice.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Everyone wants to be liked, don't they?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41So, yeah.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I'd seen Dee come to rehearsal after rehearsal and not really
0:07:45 > 0:07:48integrate with choir. I wanted her to join in more.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51And I felt like the solo was a really good opportunity,
0:07:51 > 0:07:52plus she could really sing it well.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Do you want to have a go at it? - I'll have a go.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Ladies and gentlemen, Dee.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00APPLAUSE
0:08:03 > 0:08:05# You know your love
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- # Your love keeps lifting me - Keeps on
0:08:07 > 0:08:08# Love keeps lifting me
0:08:08 > 0:08:09- # Lifting me - Lifting me
0:08:09 > 0:08:12# Higher and higher
0:08:12 > 0:08:16# Now once I was down hearted
0:08:16 > 0:08:20# Disappointment was my closest friend... #
0:08:20 > 0:08:23My hunch was proved correct because she absolutely had the right style,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25the kind of soul, gospel voice.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27# And you know he never
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- ALL:- # Showed his face again. #
0:08:28 > 0:08:30APPLAUSE
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Everybody knew it was right, there was no question it was her.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Are we in consensus that feels like the solo?- ALL:- Yes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Very good.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39APPLAUSE
0:08:41 > 0:08:43For the choir's debut performance
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Gareth chose the South Oxhey precinct.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49It felt absolutely right that we should stand up and claim
0:08:49 > 0:08:52the precinct as our rightful place to perform.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I wanted to make everyone in that choir feel a sense of like,
0:08:55 > 0:08:56we live...this is our place.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Whatever happens, we keep going.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Even if somebody tries to take me out, OK.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05LAUGHTER
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Well, just you keep singing.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I knew Dee would be nervous because
0:09:09 > 0:09:12she'd had a really difficult time in South Oxhey.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15# Higher and higher and higher
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- # Now once I was down hearted - Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- # Disappointment was my closest friend- Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- # But then you came and he soon departed- Ooh-ooh-ooh
0:09:27 > 0:09:32# And he never showed his face again... #
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. - It was good, very good.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Never seen so many people round South Oxhey.- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41South Oxhey has got a community, I see now.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45This is probably the longest time I've spent in this precinct as well.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Seven years after Dee sang her solo,
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Gareth's heading back to South Oxhey.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I'm off to see Dee,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58see if the choir made a difference to her feelings about the area.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02And I'd like to persuade her to come and join my choir of choirs.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I think she was a great singer. Really good voice. She'll be good.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- Hello, you're still here. - Hello! I am still here.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Still in South Oxhey? - Nice to see you.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I'm still in South Oxhey, still here.- Good, nice to see you.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Come in, come in.- Thank you.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23How's it been? What have you been up to?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Still doing my gospel singing.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Going around to events, church events.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Oh, right, really doing it? - Proper - leading it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32- Leading?- Yeah.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34You seem a lot more confident now.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36When I first met you, I don't think you were in a
0:10:36 > 0:10:37terribly happy place, were you?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I think appearing in The Choir made me feel
0:10:40 > 0:10:42more confident about the community.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Like, being around 150 people from South Oxhey...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Who were OK.- Exactly.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52They embracing me for who I was gave me the confidence.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Now I know that I'm not alone.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57That's good, that's nice to hear.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00The racial harassment did gradually get better.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- That's why I'm still here. - Fine, OK.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- It's getting better.- Yeah. Good.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09What I'm planning is to put together a choir of choirs.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13I would love to have you come and sing with this super choir.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Would you be up for doing some singing as part of that choir?
0:11:16 > 0:11:17- Sounds fun.- Great, OK.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20BOTH: # I'll be there. #
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Oh. We're singing a different one. - What one are you singing?
0:11:23 > 0:11:24I'm singing...
0:11:24 > 0:11:26# I'll be there with a love... # Four Tops.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27I've not heard of that one.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29What?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31OK, well, come along and I'll educate you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Dee seems happy and that's not something I really saw before.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I wouldn't like to claim that The Choir changed her life,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41but I think it had an impact on Dee.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And it set things in motion for her.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46And that's great, that's all you can ask for.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52For Gareth, it was important that every part of the community
0:11:52 > 0:11:55was represented in the South Oxhey Choir.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Next, he turned his attention to the town's children.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02He started at Colnbrook - a special-needs school.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Hello. We're picking up people. Hi, how are you?
0:12:06 > 0:12:07I've never been so popular.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09# Under the sea
0:12:09 > 0:12:11# In an octopus' garden
0:12:11 > 0:12:12# In a... #
0:12:12 > 0:12:15The children had a range of learning difficulties,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19from speech and language problems to autism.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23It was here that he met a promising young singer - Sibel.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25I liked Sibel immediately, because she had a nice voice,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28she sang well, she obviously got a lot from it.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31Ready, here we go. Let's go together. And...
0:12:31 > 0:12:36# I'll ask my friends to come and see. #
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Well done!
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I remember having this lovely honest conversation about how
0:12:41 > 0:12:44she felt about school, how she felt about learning.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45- How old are you, Sibel?- Ten.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47And what sort of things do you find difficult?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50A little bit of speech and language problem.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Really? Hmm, you don't sound like it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57No, but my mum says I don't... You know, I don't understand, I think.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58- Long sentences.- Yeah.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01But you understand me asking a question.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Yeah, I understand.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04But if I start telling you something very complicated
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- and long, involved and difficult, you don't...- Just like that.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- And what happens in your brain? - Oooooh! I get mixed up.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- What would you like to do when you grow up?- Be a doctor.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16He was a person I could, like, express my feelings to.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20How confident I was, what I want to do in the future,
0:13:20 > 0:13:21what I want to become.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23'Like talking to a complete stranger
0:13:23 > 0:13:26'but they can understand where you're coming from as well.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:29You know there's a choir that I started?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Does that sound like something you would be interested in?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34I'll see you soon.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Yeah, I'll speak to you soon.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Bye, Sibel.- Bye.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45After recruiting 80 children from across six schools,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Gareth created a children's choir.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51And over the next few weeks, the kids from the different schools
0:13:51 > 0:13:52began to get to know each other.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54# Shake your mama
0:13:54 > 0:13:56# Shake, shake your mama
0:13:56 > 0:13:57# Gareth, he touches the ground
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# Gareth, he turns around
0:13:59 > 0:14:00# Gareth, he shakes his hips
0:14:00 > 0:14:02# And he parties. #
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Really fantastic.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06They've got so much spirit and so much enjoyment.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08They're really starting to bond together.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10And you've got to have that as a choir.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12# Sibel, she's off the ground
0:14:12 > 0:14:13# Sibel, she turns around. #
0:14:13 > 0:14:17It was like one big family really to me.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19You could socialise with other people as well,
0:14:19 > 0:14:20that you don't know.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25I wanted Sibel to be the soloist in the children's first performance,
0:14:25 > 0:14:29but I didn't know how she would react to that sort of pressure.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- Hello. Hi.- I've brought Sibel. - Brilliant.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Sibel, come over here. How are you? Thank you, Richard.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Do you mind singing in front of lots of other people on your own
0:14:37 > 0:14:38or do you not get nervous?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I sometimes get nervous but I don't mind.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- What makes you nervous? - Sometimes I'm a little bit scared.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46But if you get scared, do you do it anyway or do you...?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48If I get scared, I will still do it.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52That's very impressive. Excellent. Thank you, Sibel.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55You can go back to your class. Do you need to be taken back?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- No, no, I know my way. - You know where you're going? OK.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58See ya.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02She's a lovely kid. She is getting a lot out of this.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I think she could do the solo.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09When he chose me that day to sing a solo,
0:15:09 > 0:15:10it was an amazing thing in my life.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14I mean, I've never been chosen to actually sing
0:15:14 > 0:15:16a solo in front of a lot of people.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I was nervous for the kids on that first performance
0:15:21 > 0:15:23because there were 250 people in the audience
0:15:23 > 0:15:25and I didn't know how they were going to react.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28But all those doubts went out of my mind as soon as Sibel sang,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30because she was incredibly confident
0:15:30 > 0:15:33and I think she showed the other kids how to be confident too.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38# Would you know my name
0:15:39 > 0:15:42# If I saw you in Heaven? #
0:15:44 > 0:15:48It was a really amazing experience to have on stage
0:15:48 > 0:15:51with all those audience just looking at me.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53# I carry on
0:15:53 > 0:15:58# Cos I know I don't belong
0:15:58 > 0:16:01# Here in Heaven. #
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Today, Sibel is 17 and studying childcare at college.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Being in the choir, it helped me to gain confidence,
0:16:12 > 0:16:13which I didn't have.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18It helped me a lot in class. I gained a lot and I progressed a lot.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22And with Sibel agreeing to sing at his reunion,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Gareth's clocked up another member for his super choir.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Shhhh!
0:16:29 > 0:16:32This is a really, really exciting rehearsal.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36By the spring of 2009, Gareth was ready to pull all
0:16:36 > 0:16:39the sections of his choir together for the first time.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41OK, you happy? Yeah.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Next can I have the tenors from the choir, tenors.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Not in a blue seat, that way.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52The children's choir, follow me.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58With 250 members, it was one of the biggest community choirs in Britain.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02This is my South Oxhey choir, this is the dream,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04and this is the vision.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05When I looked out at that choir,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08it was a huge cross section of that community.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11I really wanted to celebrate that because I felt very proud of it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14And I wanted all of South Oxhey to be able to see it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17And that meant having a festival where you could get thousands
0:17:17 > 0:17:19of people to come and be an audience.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30And on the day of the festival, the locals turned up
0:17:30 > 0:17:33in their hundreds to support their community choir.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36There's a great atmosphere out there.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37People want this to work.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40South Oxhey wants this to work, because if they didn't,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42they wouldn't have turned up.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44And they're all out there.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45There's a lot of people out there.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47SHE LAUGHS
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Have you seen the crowd?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- SHE LAUGHS - That's like, OK!
0:17:52 > 0:17:55APPLAUSE
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Hello!
0:17:56 > 0:17:59CHEERING
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Ladies and gentleman, the South Oxhey Community Choir.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:06 > 0:18:11MUSIC: Walking On Sunshine
0:18:16 > 0:18:21# I used to think maybe you loved me Now, baby, I'm sure
0:18:21 > 0:18:24# Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
0:18:24 > 0:18:29# And I don't want to spend my whole life just a-waiting for you
0:18:29 > 0:18:33THEY HARMONISE
0:18:33 > 0:18:38# Now, I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day
0:18:38 > 0:18:41# All right now... #
0:18:41 > 0:18:44That day was awesome. Like, everyone was on such a high.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48# And I want you to stay... #
0:18:48 > 0:18:52We went out there and we just had fun. We just had pure, pure fun.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
0:18:57 > 0:19:01# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
0:19:01 > 0:19:04# And don't it feel good. #
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Six years later, the South Oxhey Community Choir is still thriving.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Still very strong, very active.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15It's a huge, wonderful legacy from Gareth really.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE MUSIC CONTINUES
0:19:20 > 0:19:23OK, South Oxhey, put your hands in the air!
0:19:24 > 0:19:25That was a great moment.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28There was the choir, there was the community,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31everybody clapping along, everyone singing, it felt joyous.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
0:19:35 > 0:19:39# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
0:19:39 > 0:19:46# And don't it feel good. #
0:19:48 > 0:19:51That was community. It felt like I'd done it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Thank you very much, South Oxhey. Goodbye.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:00 > 0:20:03With his big reunion drawing closer,
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Gareth's choir of choirs is slowly coming together.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Today, he's meeting perhaps his most famous soloist - Sam Stevenson.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Sam was somebody who had always sung though her life and
0:20:16 > 0:20:19really reconnected with it though doing the Military Wives Choir.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23And then had this unbelievable exposure.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Everyone knew who Sam was - the one with the tattoos.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31I hope she's still singing and that sort of started something.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- Hello!- Hello.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Bring it in, bring it in. - Aww, hello!
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Long time no see.- Three years.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43You've got new tattoos.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- I've got new tattoos.- How many?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Please don't ask.- Hundreds. - Too many, too many to count.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- You look well.- You too! You look better without the beard.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- No beard. Yeah, let's not talk about the beard.- Yeah.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57The burning question for me is, how's the singing?
0:20:57 > 0:20:58- I'm still singing.- Phew!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I didn't put you off?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02SHE LAUGHS
0:21:02 > 0:21:05No, no, no. I'm still singing in a military wives choir.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Up in Lossiemouth.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Will you come and sing with my reunion choir?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Of course I will.- Good. - I can't say no to you.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Shall we sing Wherever You Are for old time's sake?
0:21:13 > 0:21:17My Lord. I've not sung this for years.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18I can't remember it!
0:21:18 > 0:21:21You remember this bit.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26SHE VOCALISES
0:21:26 > 0:21:28SHE LAUGHS
0:21:28 > 0:21:31THEY VOCALISE
0:21:31 > 0:21:33That's it.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39# Wherever you are
0:21:39 > 0:21:43# My love will keep you safe
0:21:43 > 0:21:46# My heart will build a bridge of light
0:21:46 > 0:21:48# Across both time and space... #
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Gareth first met Sam four years ago when he became choir master
0:21:52 > 0:21:56at the Royal Marines Barracks at Chivenor, Devon.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Five, four, three, two, one.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04It was a training base for the Royal Marines, the Army, and the RAF.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Major Williams...
0:22:07 > 0:22:11But within three weeks of his arrival, 600 men left on a
0:22:11 > 0:22:14six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17including Sam's husband, John, a Royal Engineer,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21leaving her in charge of their two young children.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Words cannot explain how much... - SHE SIGHS
0:22:24 > 0:22:28How much I just want him to come home and it to be all over
0:22:28 > 0:22:30and us to be just a family again.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I really want time to go as quick as it can.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37The Afghanistan war was in its tenth year, and stories were coming
0:22:37 > 0:22:41back all the time about people being injured or dying.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44And these women had their husbands out there.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48You can imagine what fear existed in that place.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Shall we go to the park?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52I wanted to shine a light on military wives,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54and show what they were going through.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Give them a voice, give them a chance to sing
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and actually just lift their spirits.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05I'm here to pick you up and the most important thing,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09to have an opportunity to bring your voices together to be heard.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13First song that we're going to sing is Guns N' Roses well-known
0:23:13 > 0:23:16choral classic Sweet Child O' Mine.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18PIANO PLAYS INTRO
0:23:18 > 0:23:21We're going to do it quite energised. Shall we stand up?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I'm assuming you just know it, so give it a go.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27# She's got a smile that it seems to me
0:23:27 > 0:23:30# Reminds me of childhood memories... #
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I could hear potential, but I could also hear vulnerability
0:23:33 > 0:23:35and a lack of confidence.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Their husbands were away at that very moment,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40so of course they were emotionally vulnerable,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43which made singing all the more difficult.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45# As fresh as the bright blue sky
0:23:45 > 0:23:48# Bright blue, bright blue sky. #
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Stop. Can you just sing me that last note together? Go.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53THEY VOCALISE
0:23:53 > 0:23:56They should have, "Aaaaa!"
0:23:56 > 0:23:57Thank you very much. How was that?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- INDISTINCT MURMURING - Hard?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02That was quite stressful. Didn't enjoy that.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05So I'm a bit flustered and I need a drink.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Go on in. Go on in. Hello. Morning, Emma.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13But the women persevered and the weekly rehearsals soon became
0:24:13 > 0:24:16an important fixture in their routines.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Right, you've got to look alive.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19And if you're not singing at the beginning,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- you've got to look like you might. - LAUGHTER
0:24:21 > 0:24:25People are like this, "What's going to happen? Who's going to sing?"
0:24:25 > 0:24:27You are.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29# She's got a smile that it seems to me
0:24:29 > 0:24:30# Reminds me of childhood... #
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I think people dismiss singing too easily as being something
0:24:33 > 0:24:35rather frivolous. Singing's really important.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38You tell those women that it's frivolous.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39It was the thing that held them together.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41One, two, three.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44# Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place... #
0:24:44 > 0:24:48As the weeks went on, I think we all let our guard down,
0:24:48 > 0:24:55and we became so close that you would trust each other
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and you would just speak about anything that was going on.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It was almost like an extension of family.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02# ..pass me by. #
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Sit down, well done.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05APPLAUSE
0:25:05 > 0:25:08After a month of rehearsals, the choir was ready to
0:25:08 > 0:25:12give their first public performance in the Pannier Market,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15in the local town of Barnstaple.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me enormous pleasure to
0:25:18 > 0:25:24introduce you the RMB Chivenor Military Wives Choir.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:26 > 0:25:31And it was Nicky, a Royal Engineer's wife, who sang the opening solo.
0:25:31 > 0:25:38# When the rain is falling in your face
0:25:38 > 0:25:43# And the whole world is on your case
0:25:45 > 0:25:51# I would offer you a warm embrace
0:25:51 > 0:25:56# To make you feel my love. #
0:25:56 > 0:26:00It was just a moment in my history, in my life, that I'll just,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I'll thank him for ever for that.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05It was a proud, proud moment, that was.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11# And there's no-one there to dry your tears
0:26:11 > 0:26:15# I could hold you for a million years... #
0:26:15 > 0:26:19That day, in front of that audience, they realised...
0:26:19 > 0:26:21They literally found their voice in front of me.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I've never experienced anything like it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26# Go to the ends of the earth... #
0:26:26 > 0:26:30People were crying in front of them.
0:26:30 > 0:26:37# To make you feel my love
0:26:37 > 0:26:44# To make you feel my love. #
0:26:45 > 0:26:47APPLAUSE
0:26:47 > 0:26:49The reaction from that crowd really gave me
0:26:49 > 0:26:53a sense that the British public were going to love this choir.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58But Gareth's mission was for the whole country to hear
0:26:58 > 0:27:01the military wives' voices, and by the autumn he'd found
0:27:01 > 0:27:04the perfect event for their national debut.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09You need to keep Saturday 12th November free because you are going,
0:27:09 > 0:27:14and it gives me huge excitement to tell you, we are going to perform
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- at the Festival of Remembrance... - THEY CHEER
0:27:17 > 0:27:19..which is at the Royal Albert Hall.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Oh, my God!
0:27:21 > 0:27:24More than that, it's in front of the royal family.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27SQUEALING
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I've heard myself saying this is the biggest thing I've ever done so
0:27:30 > 0:27:33many times, but this is the biggest thing I've ever done in my life.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35This is absolutely huge because,
0:27:35 > 0:27:40in terms of getting their message across and getting them understood,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I can't think of anything better.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47The wives were to perform a newly composed song, and for the lyrics,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Gareth asked the women to offer up lines from their husbands' letters.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- Any others? - I don't want to read mine out.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55You can't read it out.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58"Keep my heart safe, my love, for I send it away with you.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01"Hold it close, know I'm with you always."
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Thank you very much.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I didn't know whether the song would work until I sang it to them.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12# Wherever you are
0:28:12 > 0:28:16# My love will keep you safe... #
0:28:16 > 0:28:22They brought the words together so that it meant something.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25# Across both time and space
0:28:25 > 0:28:29And it hit me like a hammer on the head.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Wherever You Are.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36I didn't know where my husband was. I was like, pff, bloody Nora!
0:28:37 > 0:28:40With the royal performance just three weeks away,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Gareth held auditions to find his soloist.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Massive gig, massive.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49I would struggle to stand up and sing in front of
0:28:49 > 0:28:51that number of people, I really would.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55# Wherever you are
0:28:55 > 0:28:57# My love will keep you safe. #
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I've now heard nine. Next!
0:28:59 > 0:29:02SHE VOCALISES
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- Sorry, sorry, sorry. - Sing the next bit for me.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10Oh.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16# Wherever you are
0:29:16 > 0:29:17# My heart... #
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I don't even know the words. Sorry.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- It's OK. - I shouldn't even be doing this.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- Yes, you should.- Why?
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Because you have a great voice.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27I really need to compose myself.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Take a minute. You'll come back?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Sam?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- TEARFULLY:- Just totally messed it up.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42I just felt like I kept fluffing it up, and just thought,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46"I can't do this, I'm rubbish at this. This is horrendous."
0:29:46 > 0:29:47You OK?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- SHE SOBS - It's all right.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50When she sings those words
0:29:50 > 0:29:53she sings them simply and from the heart,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55because she understands the meaning.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00It's so right when she does it, but I'm so worried,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03so worried for her.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07I had to just go away and compose myself.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08- Sam.- Yes.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Take two.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16# Wherever you are... #
0:30:16 > 0:30:21Sam got the solo. And on the 12th November 2011,
0:30:21 > 0:30:26100 military wives arrived to perform at the Royal Albert Hall.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- This is it! - CHEERING
0:30:28 > 0:30:29The Royal Albert Hall!
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Four years later, and Sam has returned to
0:30:34 > 0:30:37London for rehearsals for Gareth's reunion.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39But first, she's revisiting the scene
0:30:39 > 0:30:43of one of the most extraordinary days of her life.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45You totally forget how big it is.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50I just keep remembering we came off the bus with Gareth,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52we're sort of tooting across the road,
0:30:52 > 0:30:56just thinking we've got to sing here and just, like, how big it is.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00You do, like, literally, forget it's such a massive building.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06Also in London for the reunion is Sam's old friend Nicky.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Don't cry. Oh, sweetheart.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Oh, it's so good to see you!
0:31:11 > 0:31:14They both still sing in military wives choirs,
0:31:14 > 0:31:18but they haven't seen each other for two years, as Sam moved to Scotland.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21That's just bringing back so many memories, that.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- We had no idea.- It just feels like really nice to be back here though.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- It does.- It feels really special. And I'm back here with you!
0:31:29 > 0:31:30APPLAUSE
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Royal Albert Hall
0:31:34 > 0:31:37for the Festival of Remembrance of 2011.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42I feel that weight of, you know, history and occasion
0:31:42 > 0:31:45and responsibility really pressing down on this one.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48The Queen's in, the royal family are in.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53And as soon as this finishes, it's me and the ladies.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57We'd come on stage.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02I took a massive gulp because you're just like, "Oh, my Lord."
0:32:02 > 0:32:05SHE VOCALISES
0:32:15 > 0:32:19# Wherever you are
0:32:19 > 0:32:22# My love will keep you safe
0:32:22 > 0:32:25# My heart will build a bridge of light
0:32:25 > 0:32:28# Across both time and space
0:32:28 > 0:32:30# Wherever you are... #
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Even though you had 100 women behind you,
0:32:32 > 0:32:34supporting you and singing,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38you sort of felt like, "I'm at the front here so I'm literally
0:32:38 > 0:32:41"representing all these women, and representing Gareth as well."
0:32:41 > 0:32:45# Light up the darkness
0:32:45 > 0:32:48# My prince of peace
0:32:48 > 0:32:51# May the stars shine all around you
0:32:51 > 0:32:53# May your courage... #
0:32:53 > 0:32:58We'd grown together from this little choir in Chivenor
0:32:58 > 0:33:01to stand in the Royal Albert Hall.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06How much strength was in that group at that moment
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I couldn't tell you, it was like electricity.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12# Along the dark, dark way
0:33:12 > 0:33:14# Wherever you are... #
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Their performance that day changed the world's perception
0:33:17 > 0:33:21of military wives and triggered a choir revolution.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Today, there are 75 military wives choirs around the globe
0:33:25 > 0:33:27with over 2,000 members.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31# ..darkness my wondrous star... #
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Something amazing happened that day, it was incredible
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and I put a lot of that down to Sam's amazing solo.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Her vulnerability, her strength, her determination, her voice.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45SHE VOCALISES
0:33:48 > 0:33:51APPLAUSE
0:33:56 > 0:33:58You did so well. That took real spine.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- It's a real, a real triumph. - Thank you.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Real triumph.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06- Well done, you.- Thank you.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Today, Gareth will finally bring together 33 of his most
0:34:13 > 0:34:15gifted singers under one roof.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18They're to perform at his big reunion party
0:34:18 > 0:34:23and he's got just 24 hours to turn them into his choir of choirs.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27I'm expecting this to sound not just all right but actually great.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32Like, musically, I'm hoping this will be something really special.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35The best voices from his school choirs, the town of South Oxhey,
0:34:35 > 0:34:39and the military wives are gathering for rehearsal.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I honestly can't believe there are so many people here.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Yeah, he's done a lot of work actually. I can't believe it myself.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Joining them are singers from Gareth's widest ranging project.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Over two years, he formed choirs
0:34:51 > 0:34:54in nine of the country's busiest workplaces,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56from the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
0:34:56 > 0:34:57to the Royal Mail.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02I met some more friends I'm just reminiscing about what
0:35:02 > 0:35:04we done a few years back now. It's been years.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Good morning, everyone.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07I am here to start a choir.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10If you are at all interested, make yourself known to me.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13The reason I started going to workplaces to start choirs
0:35:13 > 0:35:15was because I felt it could bring people together
0:35:15 > 0:35:17in a way that it had in other choirs,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20but it also could just make you feel better about your daily grind.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21You know, we'd had this recession.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24I think the British workforce needed a boost
0:35:24 > 0:35:27and I felt singing was the perfect thing to do it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29This is Gareth Malone here.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31'And I'm here to start a choir.'
0:35:31 > 0:35:32Are you interested in joining a choir?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Maybe, yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36# Everybody hurts... #
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Unlike Gareth's previous choir projects,
0:35:38 > 0:35:43Sing While You Work was a contest to find Britain's best workplace choir.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47It was always through competing with other people that I got better
0:35:47 > 0:35:49and I want that for these choirs.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51I want them to feel the pressure and get better.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55# Try to see it my way
0:35:55 > 0:35:58# Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on? #
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I think because it was a contest
0:36:00 > 0:36:02it made everybody work harder.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05So, consequently, the standard was incredibly high,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07some of those performances were terrific.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11# I was blind
0:36:11 > 0:36:13# But now I see... #
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Across the choirs, Gareth discovered outstanding singers
0:36:15 > 0:36:17from all walks of life.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20# When the day is long. #
0:36:20 > 0:36:22# And I'm feeling good
0:36:22 > 0:36:25# Feeling good, feeling good. #
0:36:25 > 0:36:28# You've got someone to blame. #
0:36:30 > 0:36:34But it was at P&O he came across his most unlikely stars.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- Wow. Hello, Gareth.- Gareth. - Thanks for having me.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42In the middle of the English Channel, Gareth met quartermaster Grant...
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Have you done any singing before? Just give me a la.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- DEEP VOICE:- Laaaa.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47I'm a little bit nervous.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49It's like a drain.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51And his brother, Jeff.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54# We are sailing
0:36:54 > 0:36:56# We are sailing... #
0:36:56 > 0:36:57They were both clearly basses,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00albeit rough and a bit gravelly.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02But they both had a good tone.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Can I hear the basses? Two, three and...
0:37:04 > 0:37:05# Rock the boat. #
0:37:05 > 0:37:07It's a bit football crowd.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- Way-ay! - LAUGHTER
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Grant and Jeff were obviously blokey blokes
0:37:11 > 0:37:14and they were not always enthusiastic about my song choices.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18# ..know if you've got the notion. #
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Interesting.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- The song choices of some of them are a little...- Painful.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Some of them were painful.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26But as the contest progressed, they started to loosen up.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30BOTH: # Beyond the sea. #
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Getting a little stodgy.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Light.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- # Somewhere beyond the sea... # - So much better.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40And actually, despite themselves, they started to enjoy it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42# Somewhere waiting for me. #
0:37:42 > 0:37:44And when P&O got through to the final,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46it was the brothers who sang the opening duet.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49# When I'm an island
0:37:49 > 0:37:53# And I just stand alone
0:37:53 > 0:37:56# No land is my land
0:37:56 > 0:37:58# And nothing's all.... #
0:37:58 > 0:38:00For two such burly blokes,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03I think they sang with surprising tenderness.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I think that's part of the secret to the success of P&O.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08And I think it helped them to win.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10APPLAUSE
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Sometimes you just need a little push
0:38:11 > 0:38:14and a little persuasion to do something out of your comfort zone.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- And you get something amazing from it.- Yeah.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19APPLAUSE
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Of all the choirs,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26this should be the one that can produce the best result.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29That's fighting talk, isn't it?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Oh, I've lost count again. One, two, three, four, five, six.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I wonder if he's aged.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- No, he's for ever young, that man, isn't he? Yeah.- Probably.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Ah! Hello!
0:38:40 > 0:38:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:38:43 > 0:38:45So good to see you all. You excited?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46ALL: Yes!
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Should we get on with it, shall we do some singing?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- ALL: Yes!- Come on, let's go.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Hello, Jo.- How are you?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- I'm all right. How is the city? - All good.- Good.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Hello, Chika, how are you? - Oh, I'm good.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01You're singing tenor?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Oh, good. Excellent.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Hello, Matt, how are you? - I'm really well. How are you?
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Thank you very, very much for agreeing to be part of this,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15my super choir, my choir of choirs.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18And I think this choir should sound absolutely incredible.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20You know the rules.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Somebody makes a mistake, you just look at the person
0:39:22 > 0:39:23next to you and go...
0:39:23 > 0:39:25LAUGHTER
0:39:25 > 0:39:27The song that we're going to sing is the song
0:39:27 > 0:39:29that started the whole adventure.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Great song about being there for people.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35We will be singing Bridge Over Troubled Water,
0:39:35 > 0:39:36in 24 hours.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39For an audience of over 200 people, who you all know
0:39:39 > 0:39:42because they're members of the choirs I've worked with
0:39:42 > 0:39:43over the last ten years.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45GASPS
0:39:45 > 0:39:48So I think the first thing we have to do is have a quick sing through
0:39:48 > 0:39:50and see where we're at. Up we get.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56MUSIC: Bridge Over Troubled Water
0:39:56 > 0:40:02# When you're down and out
0:40:02 > 0:40:07# When you're on the street
0:40:07 > 0:40:14# When evening falls so hard... #
0:40:14 > 0:40:18So good to see so many familiar faces.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21All my stand-out singers from all my choirs. Great.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27# I will ease your mind
0:40:30 > 0:40:32And...
0:40:32 > 0:40:40# I will ease your mind. #
0:40:41 > 0:40:43We've got a lot work to do.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48OK, shall we take a break? Thank you, everyone.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51INDISTINCT CHATTER
0:40:51 > 0:40:53It's good to see you guys. How's your brother?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56I've made a personal connection with all these people
0:40:56 > 0:40:59so it feels really nice to reconnect with them.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03This feels much more personal than anything I've done in a while.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Is the choir still going in Birmingham?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Yeah, we practise every single week.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15Gareth met Siobhan when he formed choir with Birmingham City Council.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18She was a social worker in Children's Services.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23My job, in a way, is standing between the perpetrators of abuse
0:41:23 > 0:41:25and the child.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27So you're going to...
0:41:27 > 0:41:30absorb all the bullets, I suppose, aren't you?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Siobhan was working on the front line of social care,
0:41:32 > 0:41:35working with some very difficult and sensitive situations
0:41:35 > 0:41:37to do with children. Really tough job.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42# We'll just move somewhere else
0:41:42 > 0:41:45# And still carry on. #
0:41:46 > 0:41:47That's good.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50It's not making enough impact, is that what you mean?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Not really. Look, what does this song mean to you?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I think it means, you know, the families that I work with.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00I think the song is about asking them to trust me
0:42:00 > 0:42:02and everyone in the council to, you know,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05there are better times, you've got to come with us.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07It's definitely worth having something to latch on to,
0:42:07 > 0:42:11like a moment that you're going to use in that song.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- I have lots of moments. - Do you?- Yeah.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15What's your moment?
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Um...
0:42:21 > 0:42:24I have lots of moments at work.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25Yeah.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Sorry.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36You know, you can save children just before death really.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38I'm not exaggerating when I say that.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40We see some horrible things.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42And its very, very upsetting,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45but you haven't got time to deal with those emotions.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48So, you know, you have to stand there in hospitals when
0:42:48 > 0:42:50there's children with broken limbs.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52And, you know, you have to fill out forms
0:42:52 > 0:42:54and you have to liaise with all these professionals,
0:42:54 > 0:42:57you have to have meetings, you have to all listen.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00There's that child lying there and you haven't time to have a good cry
0:43:00 > 0:43:01because you can't.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04I think for it really to work...
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- you've got to wear your heart on your sleeve a bit.- Yeah.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11MUSIC: The Only Way Is Up
0:43:11 > 0:43:15# We've been broken down
0:43:17 > 0:43:19# To the lowest turn
0:43:21 > 0:43:26# And being on the bottom line
0:43:26 > 0:43:28# Sure ain't no fun
0:43:30 > 0:43:34# But if we should be evicted
0:43:34 > 0:43:37# From our homes
0:43:37 > 0:43:42# We'll just move somewhere else
0:43:42 > 0:43:45# And still carry on... #
0:43:45 > 0:43:47To me, music should always communicate something.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50And I think Siobhan did that in abundance, she was able to
0:43:50 > 0:43:54sing about herself, about each other,
0:43:54 > 0:43:56and do it in a way that was just beautiful.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00BOTH: # We'll just move somewhere else
0:44:00 > 0:44:02# And still carry on. #
0:44:02 > 0:44:04It was a great solo.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07It was a stand-out moment for me. That and that whole song.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10How's Birmingham? What are you doing, you still a social worker?
0:44:10 > 0:44:11- I got promoted.- Did you?
0:44:11 > 0:44:14- Cos of you. No, not true. - Cos of your wonderful solo.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18Yep. Well, actually, you did so much because obviously following me
0:44:18 > 0:44:22round and that being on the television, no-one had ever,
0:44:22 > 0:44:25I think, seen social workers in a positive light.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27It was just fantastic, yeah.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30I got a really, really good response. Not just for me, for...
0:44:30 > 0:44:31- For the whole group?- Social work.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33- Oh, that's nice. - I'm really grateful.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36THEY SING
0:44:36 > 0:44:38For me, it's incredible to watch people blossom.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40And now they've come back
0:44:40 > 0:44:42and there's such a sense of joy and happiness.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44# But I don't believe... #
0:44:44 > 0:44:49They all seem, I think, happier for having joined choirs.
0:44:49 > 0:44:50THEY VOCALISE
0:44:50 > 0:44:53It's now halfway through the rehearsal day.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55This afternoon is just about slog now.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59In 24 hours' time, they'll be on stage in front a lot of people
0:44:59 > 0:45:01who know whether it's going to be good or not.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05So, slog.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09It's time to kick the proverbial.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12OK! Everyone, back in.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14Let's go. Quick, quick, quick.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16You're going the wrong way, Marisa. This way.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18- THEY LAUGH - In you go, in you go. Come on.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20That's it! Hup, hup, hup!
0:45:22 > 0:45:24I'm about to put it together for the first time
0:45:24 > 0:45:26now that they all know their notes.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28- Come on. - I was eating a banana. I'm sorry.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30No time for bananas, no time for bananas, Hayley.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Come on. It's going to be fine.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35We have lots of work to do before 5.30.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39We also have to, I think, pick a couple of soloists.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41I'd like to just hear a few people sing some bits
0:45:41 > 0:45:43and then I'm going to make some decisions.
0:45:43 > 0:45:48- BOTH:- # When you're down and out
0:45:48 > 0:45:53# When you're on the street. #
0:45:53 > 0:45:54Chloe.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59# When you're down and out... #
0:46:00 > 0:46:05# When you're on the street. #
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Good. Good. OK, fine.
0:46:07 > 0:46:08While I'm here...
0:46:08 > 0:46:11- IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE: - # See how they shine. #
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Go for it. Two, three, and Jenna.
0:46:14 > 0:46:19# See how they shine. #
0:46:20 > 0:46:26# See how they shine. #
0:46:26 > 0:46:30# See how they shine. #
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Nice.
0:46:32 > 0:46:37# See how they shine. #
0:46:37 > 0:46:40- IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICES: - # See how they shine... #
0:46:40 > 0:46:42LAUGHTER AND CHEERING
0:46:50 > 0:46:53OK. Erm...
0:46:53 > 0:46:55OK. Go and have a seat. Well done, everyone. Thank you.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58THEY APPLAUD
0:47:03 > 0:47:04OK!
0:47:04 > 0:47:07I've made some very, very quick decisions.
0:47:07 > 0:47:08So, listen very carefully.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11Siobhan, I'd like you to do the first two lines,
0:47:11 > 0:47:15but I'd like you then to either be joined by, or taken over by...
0:47:15 > 0:47:16I think Sam.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19Sail on, Silvergirl, for me,
0:47:19 > 0:47:20there's only one person who can do this
0:47:20 > 0:47:22and that's Chloe Sullivan
0:47:22 > 0:47:25- cos you did it the first time. Is that OK?- Yes.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27So, Chloe...
0:47:27 > 0:47:29for old times' sake,
0:47:29 > 0:47:31you're going to do that as a solo.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Let's see how that works. Let's go from the beginning.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41# When you're down and out
0:47:43 > 0:47:46# When you're on the street
0:47:48 > 0:47:55# When evening falls so hard
0:47:55 > 0:47:58- BOTH:- # I will comfort you... #
0:47:58 > 0:48:01- Shall we have everyone go... - ALL:- # Ooh... #
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Everyone in.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06# I'll take your part... #
0:48:06 > 0:48:10OK. What I'm getting is, "Wah, wah, wah, wah..."
0:48:10 > 0:48:14And I want brr, brr, brr-brr, is what I'm looking for.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17- THEY LAUGH - Two, three and one.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21# I'll take your part. #
0:48:21 > 0:48:24You've got to be able to do that quietly.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26Thank you very much. I will see you tomorrow for showtime!
0:48:26 > 0:48:28THEY CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:48:28 > 0:48:31One or two of them don't know the parts as well as I was hoping,
0:48:31 > 0:48:34but actually, on balance... just great.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38- Whey!- See you tomorrow!
0:48:38 > 0:48:41- No drinking!- ALL:- Bye!
0:48:41 > 0:48:45It doesn't always come together, it doesn't always work...perfectly
0:48:45 > 0:48:47and I'm hoping that tomorrow is going to be perfect.
0:48:49 > 0:48:50Please.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53MUSIC: Water Music, Alla Hornpipe by George Frideric Handel
0:48:53 > 0:48:57The day of Gareth's big choir reunion has finally arrived.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03STAGE CREWMAN HAMMERS
0:49:05 > 0:49:07That noise means it's real.
0:49:10 > 0:49:12It's lovely, but it's also making me nervous
0:49:12 > 0:49:15cos it's like holding a birthday party
0:49:15 > 0:49:17and I haven't got enough canapes.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20The centrepiece of the reunion
0:49:20 > 0:49:23will be a performance by his choir of choirs.
0:49:23 > 0:49:25It's a big deal. There's a lot of people coming
0:49:25 > 0:49:27and a lot of people that I know,
0:49:27 > 0:49:28and I want it to be excellent.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31I don't want it to be all right, I want it to be really stunning.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44- We've got a visitor. - Oh. Gareth Malone.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48- Hello! Hey. How are we all? - CHOIR CHEER
0:49:48 > 0:49:51- ALL:- Good.- Oh, you look nervous. - THEY LAUGH
0:49:51 > 0:49:54- Are you nervous?- No. - No, you're cool.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Dump your stuff on the floor.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58Let's warm up here and let's get ready.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59Good.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02THEY DO VOCAL EXERCISES
0:50:02 > 0:50:03- Ah!- Ah!
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Outside, members of Gareth's choirs from the past decade
0:50:08 > 0:50:11are gathering for the reunion.
0:50:11 > 0:50:12# Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo
0:50:12 > 0:50:16# Goodnight, sweetheart, well, it's time to go
0:50:16 > 0:50:17# Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo... #
0:50:17 > 0:50:20We are one of the original choirs, one of the first choirs and...yeah.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Arguably the best choir.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24- Yeah, arguably. - We set it off.
0:50:24 > 0:50:29- # Bella mama, bella mama, ay - # Bella mama, bella mama
0:50:29 > 0:50:32# Bella mama, bella mama, ay... #
0:50:32 > 0:50:34We decided we missed Gareth that much
0:50:34 > 0:50:37we'd come up and we'd come dressed as Gareth Malone today.
0:50:37 > 0:50:38We're all dressed as Gareth Malone.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42MUSIC: The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
0:50:42 > 0:50:44- How are you?- I'm all right. You?
0:50:44 > 0:50:46Oh, the atmosphere is great,
0:50:46 > 0:50:49seeing faces I recognise from the other choirs,
0:50:49 > 0:50:51hearing people singing - just such fun.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54Even though people don't know each other from different choirs,
0:50:54 > 0:50:56we're all kind of giving each other smiles and stuff.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Like, it's kind of a community, I think.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00We've all got Gareth.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02Gareth is that little point of connection
0:51:02 > 0:51:03in all of our universe.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05It's just Gareth, that little spot right there.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10I was younger ten years ago - I think I looked about 13.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12And now, I think I've sort of grown into myself now.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15Definitely got a few more greys.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18I think, for me, the last ten years have been a struggle,
0:51:18 > 0:51:19have been an adventure,
0:51:19 > 0:51:22but they've been full of heart,
0:51:22 > 0:51:24full of music and full of joy.
0:51:25 > 0:51:26Did that sound cheesy?
0:51:27 > 0:51:30AUDIENCE CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Hello! Hello!
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Ladies and gentlemen, friends,
0:51:35 > 0:51:38it is fantastic to see so many of you here.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40Thank you for making the journey to be here today
0:51:40 > 0:51:42to celebrate ten years of The Choir.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45So many rehearsals, so many wonderful experiences.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Today is a celebration.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50It's about celebrating, I think, something wonderful that's happened
0:51:50 > 0:51:52for choirs in this country.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54It now feels OK for a lot more people to sing.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Before Gareth's choir of choirs takes to the stage,
0:52:02 > 0:52:05he's asked singers from his school choirs to open the show.
0:52:05 > 0:52:06Ladies and gentleman,
0:52:06 > 0:52:09the members of, what I'm calling, the School Reunion Choir.
0:52:10 > 0:52:17# Tried to keep you close to me
0:52:17 > 0:52:22# But life got in between
0:52:25 > 0:52:32- ALL:- # Tried to square not being there
0:52:32 > 0:52:38# But think that I should have been
0:52:40 > 0:52:44# Hold back the river, let me look in your eyes
0:52:44 > 0:52:47# Hold back the river so I
0:52:47 > 0:52:51# Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
0:52:51 > 0:52:55# Hold back the river, hold back... #
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Backstage are Gareth's choir of choirs,
0:52:57 > 0:52:59and they're beginning to feel the pressure.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03# See how they shine... #
0:53:03 > 0:53:06We need all the practice we can get. We don't want to let anyone down.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09It is big for Gareth and we want to make sure that
0:53:09 > 0:53:11we give him the best as we can.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13This is the culmination of everything he's done over the years
0:53:13 > 0:53:16so it would be horrendous if I got it wrong, wouldn't it?
0:53:16 > 0:53:19# Hold back the river so I
0:53:19 > 0:53:23# Can stop for a minute and see where you hide
0:53:23 > 0:53:27# Hold back the river, hold back
0:53:27 > 0:53:33# Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh.
0:53:33 > 0:53:38# Oh-oh, oh-oh. #
0:53:40 > 0:53:42AUDIENCE CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:53:48 > 0:53:53Without question, the oldest school choir in the country.
0:53:58 > 0:53:59Well, ladies and gentlemen,
0:53:59 > 0:54:02I have a wonderful, wonderful treat in store for you
0:54:02 > 0:54:05because waiting in the wings backstage
0:54:05 > 0:54:09are a group of people that you all know and I know very well.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11This is the choir of choirs.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13Please welcome, ladies and gentleman,
0:54:13 > 0:54:18soloists from all of your choirs from the last ten years.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20AUDIENCE CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:54:30 > 0:54:32Feast your eyes!
0:54:36 > 0:54:38PIANO PLAYS
0:54:41 > 0:54:44# When you're down and out
0:54:46 > 0:54:50# When you're on the street
0:54:51 > 0:54:58# When evening falls so hard
0:54:58 > 0:55:05BOTH: # I will comfort you-oo
0:55:05 > 0:55:10- ALL:- # I'll take your part
0:55:10 > 0:55:17# Oh, when darkness comes
0:55:17 > 0:55:23# And pain is all around
0:55:23 > 0:55:26# Like a bridge
0:55:26 > 0:55:32# Over troubled water
0:55:32 > 0:55:39- # I will lay me down - I will lay me down
0:55:39 > 0:55:43# Ooh-oh
0:55:45 > 0:55:49- # Sail on, Silvergirl - Ooh, ooh, ooh
0:55:49 > 0:55:55- # Sail on by - Ooh, ooh, ooh
0:55:55 > 0:56:02# Your time has come to shine
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- WOMEN: - # All your dreams are on their way
0:56:05 > 0:56:06# Ooh, ooh
0:56:06 > 0:56:09# Ah, ah-ah-ah
0:56:09 > 0:56:15- # See how they shine - See how they shine
0:56:15 > 0:56:20- # Oh, if you need a friend - If you need a friend
0:56:20 > 0:56:27# I'm sailing right behind
0:56:27 > 0:56:34- AUDIENCE JOINS: - # Like a bridge over troubled water
0:56:34 > 0:56:38# I will ease your mind
0:56:38 > 0:56:45# Like a bridge over troubled water
0:56:45 > 0:56:53# I will ease your mi-i-ind
0:56:55 > 0:56:59- CHOIR ONLY:- # I will ease - I will ease
0:56:59 > 0:57:06- # Your mind. - Your mind. #
0:57:08 > 0:57:10AUDIENCE CHEER AND APPLAUD
0:57:14 > 0:57:18MUSIC: The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
0:57:26 > 0:57:28APPLAUSE DROWNS OUT SPEECH
0:57:45 > 0:57:48It was ridiculously emotional, actually.
0:57:48 > 0:57:52- Woo! Yay! - SHE LAUGHS
0:57:52 > 0:57:54Singing has an incredible effect on people
0:57:54 > 0:57:56and I've witnessed that over the last ten years.
0:58:00 > 0:58:01Hello!
0:58:01 > 0:58:04I feel like we are a singing nation, and we always have been.
0:58:04 > 0:58:05You know, this proves it.
0:58:05 > 0:58:09These are ordinary people doing ordinary jobs from ordinary schools
0:58:09 > 0:58:12who have learnt to love singing and accept it into their lives.
0:58:12 > 0:58:15- Hello, military wives! - THEY CHEER
0:58:15 > 0:58:18- Are you crying?- Yes, I am.- Aw.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21- Yay, I'm happy.- Mwah. - Do it again, do it again, do a kiss.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25I don't know what the next ten years are going to hold,
0:58:25 > 0:58:28but there'll definitely be choirs, there'll definitely be music
0:58:28 > 0:58:30and there'll most assuredly be singing.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32MUSIC: The Nutcracker Op 71 by Tchaikovsky