0:00:02 > 0:00:05This week, we look at electric stun guns
0:00:05 > 0:00:07used by police and ask, are
0:00:07 > 0:00:11front line officers becoming too quick to draw their Tasers?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I felt the electricity in my body and
0:00:13 > 0:00:17my body went to jelly and I fell straight on the floor.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19A legendary radio presenter who has always
0:00:19 > 0:00:22fought for the rights of the man on the street
0:00:22 > 0:00:26is facing his biggest battle ever - against dementia.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Should I be getting strange signals or is
0:00:30 > 0:00:33everything normal?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I don't know what normal is any more.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39There's more surprising stories from right across
0:00:39 > 0:00:46the West Midlands.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57I m in Birmingham, the home of Aston Villa, the club
0:00:57 > 0:01:00where striking legend Dalian Atkinson made his name.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Last summer, Dalian was tasered by police in Telford.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07He died shortly after.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Dalian's is one of several deaths linked to the use
0:01:10 > 0:01:12of Tasers and an even more
0:01:12 > 0:01:15powerful version of the weapon is in the pipeline.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Qasa Alom has been investigating what's being done to make sure
0:01:18 > 0:01:23police get it right.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25This is a Taser ? it s a type of stun gun.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27It looks like a brightly coloured pistol, but Tasers
0:01:27 > 0:01:32are promoted as a less lethal alternative to firearms.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36When fired, wires linked to the handset conduct 50,000
0:01:37 > 0:01:38volts into the body.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42The electric shock will stop suspects in their tracks -
0:01:42 > 0:01:45buying police a few seconds to bring violent situations
0:01:45 > 0:01:46under their control.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Tasers are used in more than 100 countries and one is deployed
0:01:49 > 0:01:53somewhere in the world every two minutes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56The idea is simple enough and they re clearly popular.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59But they re also controversial.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Tasers have been found to play a part in the deaths of two men in
0:02:02 > 0:02:04England.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And investigations into eight other cases are still under way
0:02:07 > 0:02:10including Dalian Atkinson s.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13And it s been proven that sometimes police do get it wrong.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17That s what happened to Ivan Martin.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Police called at hs home in February 2011,
0:02:21 > 0:02:22they were looking for someone else
0:02:22 > 0:02:24but mistook his identity.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26He was a totally innocent man.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29All three of them are coming through the door now.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32So I went to go to the kitchen and the
0:02:32 > 0:02:35next minute I know, I felt these two little
0:02:35 > 0:02:36bullets for whatever going
0:02:36 > 0:02:37into my back.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41I turned round and as I turned round, I could see these
0:02:41 > 0:02:43two wires attached to my back.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I felt the electricity in my body and
0:02:46 > 0:02:49my body went to jelly and I fell straight on the floor.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Do you have any idea why they fired the Taser
0:02:52 > 0:02:53in the first place?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Looking at it today, there's three of them and one
0:02:56 > 0:02:57of me.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I haven't got a weapon on me, I haven't threatened them, I'm just
0:03:00 > 0:03:02answering their questions.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Shoot first, ask questions later, that is
0:03:04 > 0:03:05all wrong.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08If you're going to deploy a Taser, deploy it at people
0:03:08 > 0:03:11that have no alternative.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14If the man's got a gun and is going to
0:03:14 > 0:03:16shoot a police officer, yes, pull out the Taser.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18For a one-to-one talk when you're talking
0:03:18 > 0:03:21to someone on the doorstep, why do you need to Taser someone?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Why?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I don't get it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27In fact officers from West Midlands Police Force got it
0:03:27 > 0:03:30so wrong that Ivan was awarded compensation in court.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Did you ever get an apology?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I got an apology, not from those three.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37If they're going to pull out their Taser and Taser
0:03:37 > 0:03:40somebody, there has to be consequences for them.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43We brought up Ivan s concerns with West Midlands Police
0:03:43 > 0:03:47but they told us they can t comment on individual cases.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Ivan said Tasers should only be used in life-threatening
0:03:50 > 0:03:52situations and originally, that was exactly what
0:03:52 > 0:03:53they were meant for.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Introduced in this country in 2004, at first Tasers were only given
0:03:58 > 0:04:02to firearms officers as an alternative to using lethal
0:04:02 > 0:04:04force, such as guns.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07But four years later, that changed so other specially
0:04:07 > 0:04:11trained officers, this time without a background in firearms,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13were also allowed to use them.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17That means Taser use has become much more common.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20So why are Tasers the weapon of choice for police?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I'm about to meet David Davis, a Conservative MP,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27but he was a Special Constable for nine years so he's got
0:04:27 > 0:04:30the policing experience and he can really see the
0:04:30 > 0:04:31benefits of Tasers.
0:04:31 > 0:04:38If officers are using a teaser instead of a baton,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41that's a good sign, because it's better to be hit
0:04:41 > 0:04:44with a Taser than a baton.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Are you sure about that?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47I'm certain about it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Because people could hurt themselves as a
0:04:49 > 0:04:51consequence of being Tasered?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Yes they could but a baton is not that
0:04:53 > 0:04:57controllable because you make the mistake of thinking
0:04:57 > 0:04:58that a police officer who is
0:04:58 > 0:05:01trained to strike somebody on the leg at the gym is going to be
0:05:01 > 0:05:03able to do that when confronted with a
0:05:03 > 0:05:06violent person not in the gym but out on the street.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Arms, legs everywhere and people not doing what
0:05:08 > 0:05:10they're meant to do.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The adrenaline is going so much that your hands are
0:05:13 > 0:05:15shaking and you can't write notes for an hour afterwards.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18It's not a nice situation to be in and honestly,
0:05:18 > 0:05:24the people I work with, 99.99% just want to go home of an evening.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Resolving violence in the most peaceful way is something
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Amnesty International UK wants to see.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34They think Tasers should be used as they were first intended -
0:05:34 > 0:05:37for life or death situations - and what they re most worried
0:05:37 > 0:05:40about is the lasting effects on someone who s been Tasered.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45I think of one person who was Tasered and his
0:05:45 > 0:05:49description of what happened was, he felt he was burning up from the
0:05:49 > 0:05:53inside, like his insides were being boiled alive.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56And that s been part of the controversy.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00In some cases, Tasers can leave a lasting impact.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04And recently, it s been proven they're being used more often.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06In England and Wales
0:06:06 > 0:06:10in 2015 outside of London, Tasers were used the most by police
0:06:10 > 0:06:17here in the West Midlands region as a whole with 1,548 deployments.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21That s about 15% of the total.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24But a Taser won t have been fired
0:06:24 > 0:06:28often just drawing or pointing the handset has the desired effect.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Because Tasers are being used more frequently, complaints have also
0:06:31 > 0:06:34gone up and that s something Staffordshire Police
0:06:34 > 0:06:36in particular are working on.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39They ve cut Taser use in half over the last three years,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43after being criticised for using them too much.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I want to know what s changed.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50I instigated a review into the way Tasers is used and the
0:06:50 > 0:06:52police, I think, looked at themselves,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54they looked at the way they were
0:06:54 > 0:06:56using Taser and I think it just worked.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Some things you can't entirely explain, that extra
0:06:59 > 0:07:02scrutiny is in place, that body cams are being used when Taser
0:07:02 > 0:07:07is used now just really sharpens that mind.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11And he s convinced these bodycams have made the difference.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Very quickly I saw the benefit of body cams where it was a black
0:07:15 > 0:07:17and white decision.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Since 2014 all police officers in staffordshire have had body cams
0:07:20 > 0:07:23and PCSOs and specials and it has changed
0:07:23 > 0:07:26the relationship and there it is.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Not statements, but disagreements, it is
0:07:28 > 0:07:30there in pictures and audio.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Video camera OK?
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Matthew thinks body cam worn video is part of the solution to solving
0:07:37 > 0:07:39issues with Taser use
0:07:39 > 0:07:42so I want to see one up close for myself.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46You just push the red switch down and when you want to switch it
0:07:46 > 0:07:49off, push the red switch back up again.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I'm surprised at how sharp the picture is and the benefits are
0:07:52 > 0:07:54just as clear.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56It's safer for the public, for the police officers if
0:07:56 > 0:07:58they're wearing them.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01No one can dispute what is said or done if it's all
0:08:01 > 0:08:04on video.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So we know body cams are an essential bit of kit in
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Staffordshire but are other West Midlands forces on board as well?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13These guys are going to be using them, too,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16specifically alongside Tasers.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19We'll have a system by which is a Taser is deployed, it
0:08:19 > 0:08:22will automatically trigger the body worn camera
0:08:22 > 0:08:25so that the officer is
0:08:25 > 0:08:29filmed in what he is doing and everything is there for a senior
0:08:29 > 0:08:32officer to look at or for me to scrutinise in terms
0:08:32 > 0:08:35of work the police do.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38OK, that's two West Midlands Policing authorities on
0:08:38 > 0:08:41board with body worn video but what about
0:08:41 > 0:08:43the West Mercia Police Force?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It was officers from here who have been swept up the latest Taser
0:08:47 > 0:08:50controversy, the death of Dalian Atkinson.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54The circumstances surrounding the death of the ex Aston Villa
0:08:54 > 0:08:57footballer is still under investigation so although I'm here
0:08:57 > 0:09:01to meet the Police Commissioner, he can't talk about Dalian but there's
0:09:01 > 0:09:04plenty more I'd like to ask him.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I've been reassured that on every Taser
0:09:07 > 0:09:10deployment, there is the appropriate investigation and understanding of
0:09:10 > 0:09:15the facts of why it was drawn which gives reassurance to my community
0:09:15 > 0:09:17that it's only being drawn when necessary.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22I also see body worn video as being essential so we will over
0:09:22 > 0:09:24the next 12 months ensure it is rolled out
0:09:24 > 0:09:26across the force.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28These things do take time.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31We have to invest in infrastructure and architecture that
0:09:31 > 0:09:32sits underneath the technology.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I could organise the kit that they wear tomorrow
0:09:35 > 0:09:39but the ability to be able to store the images and manage
0:09:39 > 0:09:43the images afterwards do take a while to get that investment.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46At the moment, how many officers are actually
0:09:46 > 0:09:47wearing body cams?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50We don't currently have body worn video in the
0:09:50 > 0:09:51force.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I think our front line officers want it, they don't
0:09:54 > 0:09:58understand why we haven't delivered it yet and I think it's a failing of
0:09:58 > 0:09:59the organisation that we haven't.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Is that good enough?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It isn't good enough, no, and thats
0:10:02 > 0:10:05why I've got the project moving.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Since speaking to us, the Commissioner, elected last May,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12has agreed a ?1 million contract for
0:10:12 > 0:10:15body worn video so to the police in West Mercia will be kitted out this
0:10:15 > 0:10:16year.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Different forces have different policies but that is
0:10:19 > 0:10:20changing.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23It seems only a matter of time before every officer armed with
0:10:23 > 0:10:29a Taser is also wearing a body cam.
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0:10:46 > 0:10:48A couple of million people live in Birmingham and the Black Country
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and over the last 40 years, many of their lives have been
0:10:52 > 0:10:54touched by one radio legend.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Broadcaster Ed Doolan.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01But Ed is now bravely facing by far his biggest
0:11:01 > 0:11:02battle ? against dementia.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06He opened up about how it s affecting him and about how he s
0:11:06 > 0:11:10determined to stay behind that microphone just as long
0:11:10 > 0:11:15as he possibly can.
0:11:15 > 0:11:21Australian born broadcaster Ed Doolan is a radio hero.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22He's brilliant.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25He is just such a sociable person.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28He is seen as part of the DNA of the West
0:11:28 > 0:11:29Midlands.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31He's a broadcasting legend.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33He's an institution really.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37He revolutionised local radio.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Born in Sydney in 1941, the young Doolan only ever had one
0:11:41 > 0:11:44dream ? to make it in radio.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48The most wonderful job and I wanted it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Eventually I got it, but wow!
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Ed began his UK radio career at Birmingham 's commercial
0:11:57 > 0:12:02station, BCMB, before moving to the BBC in 1982.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07He made a name for himself championing the rights of his
0:12:07 > 0:12:12listeners and taking on some of the big corporations.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15His success on radio led to similar TV programmes
0:12:15 > 0:12:19but it wasn't just consumer rights that kept him busy, during his
0:12:19 > 0:12:24career, he also interviewed just about everyone going.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27A lovely man.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32But all good things come to an end and in 2011,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37Ed decided to call time on his daily radio show.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39No one would have begrudged him a happy
0:12:39 > 0:12:44retirement but life was about to deal him a cruel blow.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48I started to notice that driving was becoming
0:12:48 > 0:12:53more difficult.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54There were several times when he came
0:12:54 > 0:12:56home and the side of the
0:12:56 > 0:12:59car had been grazed because he hadn't been able to judge
0:12:59 > 0:13:02an entry or exit from the car park.
0:13:02 > 0:13:08Eating is fine except until you look down and
0:13:08 > 0:13:12realise that there's a goodly amount of it on the floor.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15These were early warning signs and in 2012
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Ed was formally diagnosed with vascular dementia, the second most
0:13:20 > 0:13:24common form of dementia after Alzheimer's.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It was hard hearing the news but it made sense of a lot of
0:13:28 > 0:13:31the things they had been living through.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34We began to realise there were some things he had covered up
0:13:34 > 0:13:36for some time.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38One of the things that sticks in my mind is when we
0:13:38 > 0:13:41used to go to restaurants and he would say to friends, oh, Chris
0:13:41 > 0:13:43knows what I want.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45So I would choose his food.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Maybe it was the reading of the menu or making the decision
0:13:48 > 0:13:52as to what to have, but he was finding a way
0:13:52 > 0:13:56round that process.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01Dementia takes many forms and it's believed there are over 850,000
0:14:01 > 0:14:06people living with one form or another in the UK today.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Many sufferers find even simple everyday
0:14:08 > 0:14:11tasks become challenging.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16You do find that the use of the toilet, the
0:14:16 > 0:14:21use of different implements in toilets and other things like that,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I don't have to draw you pictures do I?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26No!
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Ed and his wife's world changed.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35Life was now a mixture of medical appointments, prescription drugs
0:14:35 > 0:14:38and the challenges that come from living
0:14:38 > 0:14:44with dementia.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47One of the consultants Ed sees regularly is
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Professor Tartarus.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52It's a chance for Ed and Chris to discuss his
0:14:52 > 0:14:58medication but it also chance for Ed to say how he's really finding life.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03Should I be getting strange signals, or is everything normal?
0:15:03 > 0:15:08I don't actually know what normal is any more.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Living with dementia isn't easy but it's important to realise it
0:15:13 > 0:15:15doesn't have to be the end of life as you
0:15:15 > 0:15:17know it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21People with dementia, especially when diagnosed early on,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25can maintain the function for a very long time.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29If we diagnose the dementia early, get the support early, people
0:15:29 > 0:15:32can live well with dementia.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38Dementia is not the end of the road, it is a journey.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43In fact, Ed is managing his dementia so well, he is
0:15:43 > 0:15:48remarkably still broadcasting on BBC WM.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53It's only once a week and it's a pre-recorded show but even so,
0:15:53 > 0:15:55it's pretty incredible.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00I was capable for many years, just to sit down, if it's
0:16:00 > 0:16:03a script, go for it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07If it isn't a script, go for it anyway.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Ed was even known as One Take Doolan.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16She was filming the third series of...
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's a little different today though.
0:16:18 > 0:16:24A lovely day it was when they filmed it...
0:16:24 > 0:16:31Now I have to do it with some help and we don't do it in one take any
0:16:31 > 0:16:36more.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39The producer has worked with Ed since the 90s.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I can read his mind most of the time, I know
0:16:42 > 0:16:45exactly what he's going to next because we've been working
0:16:45 > 0:16:48together for so many years.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53Back in 2005...
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I think it's great for him.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58When he comes in, he's in the zone and it's something he can look
0:16:58 > 0:17:03forward to, something he can think about each week.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06And there's something else for Ed to start
0:17:06 > 0:17:08thinking about, too.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Regular listeners to the radio station will
0:17:11 > 0:17:13know that for more than 20 years, Ed has been hosting
0:17:14 > 0:17:15the annual Ed Doolan
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Christmas show at the Birmingham Symphony Hall.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23A live show featuring top music and comedy acts.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It's August and it's time to start planning.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31We're about to announce on the air that we've got another
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Symphony Hall show, Christmas show.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Ed is excited and keen to be as involved as possible but he knows
0:17:40 > 0:17:44he's going to need some help.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48It's going to be in September.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49No, it isn't.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55It would help if I remembered the date!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Hello, mate.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01To help oversee things, BBC producer Adma Bridge
0:18:01 > 0:18:04has stepped in, something Ed is very grateful for.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Oh yes because I need someone.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Absolutely.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Although the show has been going for over 20
0:18:14 > 0:18:17years, there's a lot riding on it this time.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I've been saying for the last little while that this is the
0:18:20 > 0:18:21last one.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I suppose it's possible this might be the last Christmas
0:18:23 > 0:18:25show.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I think doing this one will be a pretty good challenge.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32If he feels he can't contribute in the way that
0:18:32 > 0:18:36he would wish to, then he won't go.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Back in the day, it wasn't just Ed's name on the ticket.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41He organised everything.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Nowadays, it's a joint effort with Adam.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Ed's thing is more about the comedy more than
0:18:48 > 0:18:49anything.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50That's his forte.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Whereas I tend to look after the music
0:18:52 > 0:18:59because of it's too contemporary, Ed hasn't got a clue about that.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03But there's one act Ed in particular is keen to sign.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Have you heard yet back from Jasper?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I haven't heard.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Jasper Carrot and Ed Doolan are great friends but
0:19:10 > 0:19:12they can't even get hold
0:19:12 > 0:19:13of him at the moment.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16He doesn't accept anonymous calls.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Hang on.
0:19:17 > 0:19:24I'll try his mobile.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29They'll just have to treat keep on trying.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33It's October and there are six weeks until the show.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Ed is back home and he's not finding life particularly
0:19:36 > 0:19:38easy.
0:19:38 > 0:19:45It's just difficult at the moment.
0:19:45 > 0:19:51Yesterday I noticed you put your shoes on the wrong feet.
0:19:51 > 0:19:58It just means that essentially, the order of things and his way
0:19:58 > 0:20:02of doing things are all jumbled up sometimes,
0:20:02 > 0:20:03doesn't it?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Yep.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10So, life's not without its challenges but just when Ed
0:20:10 > 0:20:12needs a distraction, he gets one.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14His sister, Barbara, has come all the way
0:20:14 > 0:20:16over from Australia and you
0:20:16 > 0:20:19know what brothers and sisters can be like!
0:20:19 > 0:20:23He treats me the same now as he did when I was his little sister,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25sitting on the floor, playing monopoly with him
0:20:25 > 0:20:27when he had to be the banker.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30You've been talking to my sister?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32She's charming, delightful.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36I can't remember why!
0:20:36 > 0:20:38How can you be horrible?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Look at your darling little sister.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43It's only been five months since her last visit
0:20:43 > 0:20:45but she has seen a big change.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I thought at first it was only physically,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49that he was having more trouble
0:20:49 > 0:20:53walking but it's not, it's also mental deterioration
0:20:53 > 0:20:56in that time but it's sad,
0:20:56 > 0:20:58very sad to see.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00He'll watch the same TV programme over and over
0:21:00 > 0:21:03again, forget he's watched it.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08Day-to-day life is hard for Ed but also hard for Chris.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13There are approximately 700,000 carers in
0:21:13 > 0:21:15the UK looking after loved ones with dementia.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21This is expected to rise to 1.7 million by 2050.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25He is so dependent on her and she's so wonderful.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28It's fantastic but as hard as it is for
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Christine and as sad as it is for me to watch it,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36it must be worse for him because he's aware.
0:21:36 > 0:21:43Ed is back in the BBC for another meeting with Adam.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Things are taking shape for the show and most of the tickets have gone
0:21:47 > 0:21:49already.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51It's still not even November.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54We've got an orchestra which are a 56 piece,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58a bunch of singers from Britain's Got Talent.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01There's a few more in the pipeline.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Just trying to get sorted.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Aren't there?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07One or two biggies.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09But there's still no work from Jasper,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13but for Chris, that's not the most important thing.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Whenever we see the doctor, one of the first things he
0:22:16 > 0:22:20always asks about is his work and he's always delighted that Ed is
0:22:20 > 0:22:26still working because obviously it is very important and it is the man
0:22:26 > 0:22:30that Ed has always been.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Dementia sufferers are generally advised to
0:22:32 > 0:22:35keep as active as they possibly can.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38You don't need to host a sell-out Christmas show,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41but anything you can do to keep your mind ticking over
0:22:41 > 0:22:42can really help.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Something Ed's living proof of.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48To be able to do the work that he's doing is the greatest
0:22:48 > 0:22:54therapy.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58The day of the show finally arrives.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01After months of organising, there's no turning back.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03You could push!
0:23:03 > 0:23:08Come on, behave yourself, I'm absolutely fine.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Whilst the engineers and crew rig the stage,
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Ed heads to his dressing
0:23:12 > 0:23:15room where he finds old mate and fellow radio
0:23:15 > 0:23:17star Les Ross waiting.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21The Christmas show to me is keeping Ed company in the dressing room.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25It's only a break in my Christmas shopping, you understand!
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Although Ed no
0:23:26 > 0:23:28longer compares the whole show, he'll still be
0:23:28 > 0:23:30going on stage to welcome
0:23:30 > 0:23:33the audience, a daunting prospect for a dementia sufferer,
0:23:33 > 0:23:35particularly when you're having a bad day.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40We were also talking about dementia and I wanted you to know that
0:23:40 > 0:23:44it's in full kick today.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Really good stuff.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52I think he's a bit apprehensive, quite anxious in the
0:23:52 > 0:23:56weeks coming up to it but now we're here and he's confident that it's
0:23:56 > 0:23:58happening.
0:23:58 > 0:24:05There's an audience and it's all coming good.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09The fans are arriving and they're here for one
0:24:09 > 0:24:10man only.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Lovely to see you this morning!
0:24:13 > 0:24:16No, it's not him!
0:24:16 > 0:24:19It's the first time I've been to the Ed Doolan show.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22I've been listening to Ed for over 30 years.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25We listen to it on the radio usually and I enjoy his
0:24:25 > 0:24:27old shows on a Sunday morning.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Caroline Martin who hosts the lunchtime show has the honour of
0:24:32 > 0:24:35leading Ed on stage.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Fantastic colleague, somebody I've looked up to
0:24:37 > 0:24:38for years.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41I used to listen to him before I worked here so it's amazing
0:24:41 > 0:24:44to be able to go out and introduce Ed and he's become
0:24:44 > 0:24:49a good friend as well, so very proud.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51It's time for the 2016...
0:24:51 > 0:24:54And finally, after weeks of operation...
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Please welcome to the stage, Caroline Marton
0:24:57 > 0:25:00and the legend that is Ed Doolan!
0:25:00 > 0:25:05APPLAUSE.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11Welcome to the Symphony Hall to the Ed Doolan Christmas show.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14All these people, Ed.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Can I thank you very much for coming along?
0:25:17 > 0:25:21That's the first thing.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Most experts would agree that dementia doesn't have enough
0:25:23 > 0:25:27publicity and Ed is not going to waste an opportunity
0:25:27 > 0:25:29to help out in that regard.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Who is involved with this wonderful dementia thing?
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Who's got it?
0:25:34 > 0:25:38LAUGHTER.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42With the moment Ed was most nervous about over, he and
0:25:42 > 0:25:47Chris can enjoy the show and even the star act is about to arrive,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50as if that was ever in doubt.
0:25:50 > 0:25:59Jasper Carrot!
0:25:59 > 0:26:03I can't do it, he's spoiled it!
0:26:03 > 0:26:08There's 2,500 people out there and they didn't come for me.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11They didn't know I was coming.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15They're here for Ed.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18His esteem in the business is enormous.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22The esteem is hard-won.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25It's over many years.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28From Australia, all through his history.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32It's a hard-won esteem and rRightfully so because it's
0:26:32 > 0:26:35a very hard business but he's always
0:26:35 > 0:26:37had a twinkle in his eye.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40He's always had a sense of humour.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43He endears himself even to the people
0:26:43 > 0:26:46that he insults and berates.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50That's a rare talent.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53The show has been a huge success, as it always has
0:26:53 > 0:26:56been, but will it be the last time?
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Who knows?
0:26:57 > 0:27:03I wish you well and we'll see you again next time.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Never say never!
0:27:06 > 0:27:11The warmth from that audience, it was just
0:27:11 > 0:27:14extraordinary.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20I was really moved by that.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26His whole life since a tiny boy has been about being on the
0:27:26 > 0:27:30radio and the fact that even for everything
0:27:30 > 0:27:32that has happened, he's
0:27:32 > 0:27:39still able to do that, it's just wonderful.
0:27:39 > 0:27:46That's nice.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49On a really bad day, I can fall!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52You've got to live with it.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53You can't run away with it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58It's what's happening to you now and you've got to embrace it
0:27:58 > 0:28:02and truly make the best of it that you can because otherwise, where do
0:28:02 > 0:28:05you go with it?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Both Ed and Chris know that life isn't going to get any
0:28:08 > 0:28:12easier but they are living proof that you can still live well with
0:28:12 > 0:28:17dementia and that's worth us all remembering.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19That s Ed Doolan.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Ed, we all wish you the very, very best.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24That s it for this week.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28I dont know where we'll be next week you'll have to watch to find out.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33I'll see you then.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Next week, the shocking abuse experienced by young girls
0:28:36 > 0:28:38as they watch their favourite bands.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41There s an epidemic of groping and sexual assault taking place
0:28:41 > 0:28:44at concerts, including girls in their early teens.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48So why isn t the security industry doing more to protect them?
0:28:48 > 0:28:52That s here on Inside Out next Monday evening.
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