:00:10. > :00:17.A burning flame has symbolised the Olympic Games and now a modern
:00:17. > :00:22.flame on day 61 of its tour around the United Kingdom reaches Dover.
:00:22. > :00:26.We are a week to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic
:00:26. > :00:33.Games Twitter 12. This is why they are here to see the Olympic
:00:33. > :00:43.cauldron being let. Be -- welcome to BBC South East Today's Olympic
:00:43. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:31.Welcome to Dover for a damp but special edition of South East Today
:01:31. > :01:31.
:01:31. > :01:35.as the torch relay arrives in the South East. For the next half-an-
:01:35. > :01:42.hour, we Pilbeam reaching up torch bearers and some of those people
:01:42. > :01:46.down mad. There has been a remarkable 70 day, 1000 mile
:01:46. > :01:51.journey to all four corners of Britain. Tonight, the flame is
:01:51. > :01:57.reaching Dover. The atmosphere is stiff -- brilliant despite the
:01:58. > :02:05.weather. There is anticipation here as the flame will come up Marine
:02:05. > :02:10.Parade. The flame left Hastings and travelled through places including
:02:10. > :02:15.Ashford and Folkestone as it made his way down to here in Deva. A
:02:15. > :02:25.spectacular entrance it was as it came into the Western Docks aboard
:02:25. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:31.the tall ship -- Tall Ships. We are expecting it around 7:20pm. We are
:02:31. > :02:36.looking forward to it. The Olympic organisers say 95% of the UK's
:02:36. > :02:42.population will have been within 10 miles of the Olympic torch as it
:02:42. > :02:48.comes around the whole of the country. It gets to 27th July for
:02:48. > :02:52.the opening ceremony. Before it gets to the opening ceremony, the
:02:53. > :03:00.crowds are going to be across Sussex and Kent and they will catch
:03:00. > :03:06.a glimpse of the flame. Robin Gibson has a story of the events.
:03:06. > :03:16.We will be coming to that event later. It is an extraordinary sight.
:03:16. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:32.Thousands of people have been that and seen it and many have touched
:03:32. > :03:41.it. The Olympic flame on the streets, in the villages, on the
:03:41. > :03:45.seafront, in the towns. A common phrase seems to join everyone.
:03:45. > :03:55.is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is awesome, a once-in-a-lifetime
:03:55. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:06.chance. Day 61 began in Hastings at -- on a ride down the cliff and
:04:06. > :04:11.then the East. This is what it is all about. It is what it must feel
:04:11. > :04:17.like to run down the road with the torch. They are ready to cheer
:04:17. > :04:22.anybody, even me. It is a massive event. You have to enjoy it. If you
:04:22. > :04:28.can't get a ticket, it is the closest we will get. First stop
:04:28. > :04:38.across the border into Kent and the village of Hamstreet. A hysterical
:04:38. > :04:48.moments. Very important moment for our children. Great to be here.
:04:48. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:58.then went into the heart of Ashford. Another turn and it was on his way
:04:58. > :05:03.
:05:03. > :05:13.back to the coast. I like looking at the torch. It was very long
:05:13. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:18.waiting and I had to have a little rest. A really good experience.
:05:18. > :05:25.lifetime opportunity and we will never forget it. No rest for the
:05:25. > :05:35.flame which continued East and a journey underground through part of
:05:35. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :05:43.the Channel -- Channel Tunnel. In Dover, it turned to the water on a
:05:43. > :05:51.huge tall ship. Can the flame ever before have seen at any more modes
:05:51. > :05:56.of transport? A day of history to savour for those that were there
:05:56. > :06:01.for many years to come. I have to say and have been told
:06:01. > :06:05.that the torch is making good progress through Dover. Fingers
:06:05. > :06:11.crossed it will arrive at the right time. One of the people that was
:06:11. > :06:15.carrying the torch has joined me on the stage. Ed Drake is Britain's
:06:15. > :06:21.best downhill skier. You were carrying the torch through Hastings
:06:21. > :06:25.today. It was amazing and such a privilege to run with the torch,
:06:25. > :06:29.something that everybody dreams of doing. What was the atmosphere like
:06:29. > :06:37.in Hastings? The weather was a lot better and the crowds were lining
:06:37. > :06:44.the streets. Loads of schoolkids were cheering. You're at Vancouver
:06:44. > :06:50.for 2010. For you there for the build up beforehand? Not really. We
:06:50. > :06:54.were in a training camp away from Vancouver and we didn't get to
:06:54. > :06:58.experience much of the ceremony. I didn't get to go to the opening
:06:58. > :07:04.ceremony. What is it like to be able to see this stuff that is
:07:04. > :07:14.going on beforehand? It is amazing to see. In Vancouver, you didn't
:07:14. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:21.see anything. None of this. It is unreal. The you are now training
:07:21. > :07:28.for 2014. 18 months away now, just round the corner. Thanks every --
:07:28. > :07:31.thanks ever so much. Dame Kelly Holmes is down at in the crowds to
:07:31. > :07:37.have a chat with some of the people who have come to see everything
:07:37. > :07:42.that is going on. There is a real buzz down here. Lots of people are
:07:42. > :07:46.very excited. We have Angela. How long have you been living down this
:07:47. > :07:54.way? I have lived here for 30 years and it is great to be part of
:07:54. > :08:04.history. Are you proud that it has come here? Yes. Great for the
:08:04. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:13.people to share it together. What is it like being here today?
:08:13. > :08:23.Fantastic and we will do it all again tomorrow. What about you?
:08:23. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:36.name is K2. One did you come today? We promised our doorstep fireworks
:08:36. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:41.on her birthday. It is your birthday? Anyone else? Why are you
:08:41. > :08:51.down here? It is a festival and I have never been here before. What
:08:51. > :08:55.do you think about the flame coming? Dover is a really good town.
:08:55. > :09:01.Are you looking forward to the Olympics? What about the flame
:09:01. > :09:07.coming? My daddy it is working at the Olympics and he is really
:09:07. > :09:11.excited. The flame will be here in 10 minutes or so. When the country
:09:11. > :09:21.hosted the Games the last time, it was a completely different affair
:09:21. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:32.and I went to make -- meet a guy a called Frank who got to enjoy it in
:09:32. > :09:38.Carrying the flame through Dover to a civic reception. The torch relay
:09:38. > :09:43.has always played a symbolic role in the Olympic movement. In 1948,
:09:43. > :09:48.the head of the austerity Games in London, there is no 70 day
:09:48. > :09:54.extravaganza around the country. Finally the British bringing up the
:09:54. > :09:59.rear as hosts of 1948. Post-war Britain was struggling and the
:09:59. > :10:06.torch relay was a chance to bring the country together. It was a
:10:06. > :10:13.great feeling to run through those clouds -- crowds cheering away. I
:10:13. > :10:17.am very proud of it and I wouldn't sell it for anything. For Frank
:10:17. > :10:22.Verge was selected to carry the torch through his home county of
:10:22. > :10:26.Kent. The country were still getting back, feet. It must have
:10:27. > :10:36.been a great honour to carry the Olympic torch. I really did enjoy
:10:36. > :10:42.it. I think all the people, they came out with this feeling of
:10:42. > :10:46.backing you and backing the Olympics. Instead of six years of
:10:46. > :10:49.the war, something nice was happening. 8000 torch bearers this
:10:49. > :10:53.year. There will be some amazing stories of how people have been
:10:53. > :10:59.given the chance to run with the torch. How did you get the
:10:59. > :11:05.opportunity to run with the torch in 1948? The committee decided we
:11:05. > :11:13.would have an eight mile race and the winner was to carry it. There
:11:13. > :11:18.were 15 starters. I've won. By a lot? Actually, yes, I think I won
:11:18. > :11:22.by several hundred yards. What do you feel now when you see other
:11:22. > :11:27.people having the opportunity to run with the torch? They will be
:11:27. > :11:37.honoured and happy and I hope they get as many people clapping as I
:11:37. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:50.did. The 14th Olympiad. 1948. Olympia to London, with thanks to
:11:50. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :11:57.the bearer. Which I am happy to say, happened to be me. Popcorn, the
:11:57. > :12:01.food of champions. One of the great privileges of being here is I have
:12:01. > :12:05.this lady standing alongside me. One of Britain's greatest Olympians
:12:05. > :12:10.and your performance eight years ago now is etched in all of our
:12:11. > :12:17.minds. I will have a chat with you but first, let us remind ourselves
:12:17. > :12:27.of those fantastic moments. Kelly Holmes, going for two gold medals.
:12:27. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:39.Kelly Holmes for Great Britain wins the 1500 metres title. That is the
:12:39. > :12:46.greatest performers in the history of Olympic running. Look at, in
:12:46. > :12:54.your hands there, to an Olympic gold medals. I can't believe it is
:12:54. > :13:01.two years ago. This is so much in my mind, that moment. What is great
:13:01. > :13:05.is so many people will feel that the Olympic spirit. I remember
:13:05. > :13:10.watching Q When that both of those medals. The other fantastic than it
:13:10. > :13:20.was you on the stage in London when the jack rock make those
:13:20. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :13:31.announcement that it was the City Jacques Rogge. My it eyes nearly
:13:31. > :13:35.popped out of my head. I jumped on it Steve Cram. Seeing those
:13:35. > :13:39.thousands of people coming down and being part of that moment. One of
:13:39. > :13:46.my other great memories was in Tunbridge Wells when you came back
:13:46. > :13:50.with those gold medals. That open- top bus was just extraordinary.
:13:50. > :13:56.Yesterday, I was able to do an event than bring the event into
:13:56. > :14:02.Tunbridge. Big memories of that day. It was amazing. Everyone came out
:14:02. > :14:12.for me. There is a lot of people who are hoping to emulate Dame
:14:12. > :14:15.
:14:15. > :14:19.Kelly at the Olympics this year and For the last decade, Lisa Dobriskey
:14:19. > :14:23.has been one of the UK's best middle-distance runners, and
:14:23. > :14:27.winning world silver and Commonwealth gold medals but it is
:14:27. > :14:31.a Olympic success she craves. However, her place at the London
:14:31. > :14:35.Games appeared all but over following injury and illness
:14:35. > :14:42.including a blood clot on her lung which was diagnosed as life-
:14:42. > :14:47.threatening. I was advised to take time off. I took the weekend off. I
:14:47. > :14:52.was OK to train but I had to train with a doctor present. I felt sorry
:14:52. > :14:58.for him standing outside in the cold with oxygen in case something
:14:58. > :15:02.went wrong. We had to take a few risks. This is so important to me.
:15:02. > :15:06.I just wanted to know I have tried my best to get there. It was worth
:15:06. > :15:11.it in the end. Successful teams meet someone who is special and
:15:11. > :15:19.that is what Ashley Jackson is. Two years ago, the hockey star was
:15:19. > :15:24.named the best world player and it is his aim to get the first GP
:15:24. > :15:33.medal since 1988. You sit in the car on the way to training and you
:15:33. > :15:37.think about winning that goal. You really are excited. You get on the
:15:37. > :15:41.pitch and then someone tells you to run around the pitch until you
:15:41. > :15:48.can't run any more and it disappears! It will be excitement
:15:48. > :15:53.to get it started and I can't wait. Few competitors can boast of three
:15:53. > :16:01.gold medals in their teams but that is what Sir six shooter, Charlotte
:16:01. > :16:06.Kerwood, achieved. -- Sussex shooter. In Beijing, I got booed
:16:06. > :16:14.when I was shooting. I don't think he was anything malicious, it was
:16:14. > :16:20.just that I was on with a Chinese girl. Every time I hit a target, I
:16:20. > :16:25.got booed and when I missed, I got cheers. Going to London, I know
:16:25. > :16:29.everyone will be there to support me. The torch is going to be
:16:30. > :16:39.arriving imminently. Any moment now, we will see the flame as it is
:16:39. > :16:43.coming up. Everyone is getting ready. Lisa Dobriskey, she has had
:16:43. > :16:49.an injured refilled couple of years. You know about preparing for the
:16:49. > :16:54.big championships. She has had a hardier. She is a championship
:16:54. > :17:01.runner and is back on form. She would have a good games. Have you
:17:01. > :17:09.spoken to her? I saw her at Crystal Palace. I know she will be there on
:17:09. > :17:19.time ready to go. When you get to the Games, it clicks back in. She
:17:19. > :17:22.
:17:22. > :17:27.would be there and we will have The whole point of today is that it
:17:27. > :17:31.is not just about Olympians but his is also about people you have not
:17:31. > :17:37.heard about Michael Oren who has been carrying the flame today.
:17:37. > :17:42.was a light? It was so exciting. I could not believe it. One higher
:17:42. > :17:50.than that I had to was my friends to pinch me. I just could not wait.
:17:50. > :17:54.He have raised a lot of money. it is �140,000. How have you raise
:17:54. > :18:00.that money? Is it started off with small things like cupcakes sales
:18:00. > :18:04.and then it got too big things like glider flights and sleep walks in
:18:04. > :18:09.pyjamas. Everything. Well done. I really hope you remember that
:18:09. > :18:12.moment for the rest of your life. I will. I was very fortunate
:18:12. > :18:22.because I got to meet up with Lauren a few weeks ago before the
:18:22. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:27.Torch was running today. I spoke to some other people taking part today.
:18:27. > :18:37.Lauren, this is the actual street where you will be carrying the
:18:37. > :18:42.
:18:43. > :18:48.Olympic Torch. I am so excited, I In all of spina bifida, Lauren's
:18:48. > :18:52.parents were warned she may never be able to walk. Now she is 12 and
:18:52. > :18:55.she is great for that she can lead an active life of. She has been
:18:55. > :19:00.waged -- she has raised the huge amount for charity. It started off
:19:01. > :19:04.when I was seven and I did small things like selling cupcakes and
:19:04. > :19:10.races and then I started off, the biggest thing I did when I was
:19:10. > :19:15.about it was a glider flight. The most recent thing I did was a
:19:15. > :19:19.skydive. That was in Milton Keynes for the Alzheimer's Society.
:19:19. > :19:23.has been recognised for her work with many awards. Because I can
:19:23. > :19:31.walk, I can do things for them so why can help them. I can help them
:19:31. > :19:36.with equipment and stuff. That is what some of my charities do.
:19:36. > :19:39.full-time firefighter, Mike Pitney was nominated for his charity work.
:19:39. > :19:43.Ten-year-old Sophie farmer has a terminal lung disorder and has
:19:43. > :19:47.become a close friend of the family. She is an inspiration because she
:19:47. > :19:51.is running around with less oxygen than anyone else and she gets worn
:19:52. > :19:59.out a lot quicker than anyone else. She has a big beaming smile, that
:19:59. > :20:04.was good timing! She is just an inspiration. She is special! Yes,
:20:04. > :20:07.she has. She loves coming down here. She loves going on the fire engines
:20:07. > :20:14.and sits upstairs with them and have a drink and plays games
:20:14. > :20:20.upstairs with them. She loves it. She loves in fire engines outside.
:20:20. > :20:24.It makes such a big difference. Kierun Baker will be carrying the
:20:24. > :20:30.Torch through his home town in Dover. At first I did not believe
:20:30. > :20:35.it but I gradually got used to it. The main bit is getting told about
:20:35. > :20:40.it in assembly in front of everybody, that was nervous part.
:20:40. > :20:45.He was nominated by his teacher for his tremendous personal progress
:20:45. > :20:50.since coming to this school three years ago. He was just wandering
:20:50. > :20:55.the corridors and not really engaging. He has now Liam person
:20:55. > :20:59.who is confident to speak to people like you and tell people about what
:20:59. > :21:03.he has done and he goes to other schools and engages to other people.
:21:03. > :21:08.He would not have believed it when he arrived that he could do that
:21:08. > :21:12.now. You are a prefect here now. Does that make you proud?
:21:12. > :21:19.Definitely. At my old school I never thought I would be this far
:21:19. > :21:24.but I have changed a hell of a lot. Now what the great thing about
:21:24. > :21:27.today is the thing that people like Graeme Faber have had the
:21:27. > :21:31.opportunity to actually carry the Torch and you can see that this is
:21:32. > :21:36.the man who was bringing the flame up the final steps, as he arrives
:21:36. > :21:42.here at Marine Parade in Dover. He is carrying the Olympic flame on
:21:42. > :21:47.the last leg and to light the cauldron where it will stay
:21:47. > :21:52.overnight here in Dover. It is a marvellous moment for Graeme Faber.
:21:52. > :21:59.He was actually at the London Olympics last time it was here in
:21:59. > :22:08.the UK. Let us leave you with a look at the stage as Graeme Faber
:22:08. > :22:18.like so cauldron for this evening. -- lights the cauldron for this
:22:18. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:48.Amazing, what a magical moment! Come and join us, we have a very
:22:48. > :22:56.special guest... What an absolutely extraordinary moment. They are the
:22:56. > :23:05.white cliffs of Dover in the background. And I spoke to Frank
:23:05. > :23:10.Verge about the 1948 Torch Relay and he was on stage. We are going
:23:11. > :23:17.to have a chat with Graeme Faber. 76-year-old, how was it for you?
:23:17. > :23:21.Brilliant! I cannot speak too much. How was the run? It was absolutely
:23:21. > :23:26.fine. One of the reasons you were nominated, far from all the amazing
:23:26. > :23:31.stuff you have done for charity, you were at the London Games as a
:23:31. > :23:36.little boy in 1948. What you remember? I remember watching Jesse
:23:36. > :23:46.Owens do the 100 metres. I remember a lot of it. That I particularly
:23:46. > :23:46.
:23:47. > :23:51.remember. Come I am so excited about the 2012 Olympics. That is
:23:51. > :23:56.something else. Amazing to see two in your lifetime in your country?
:23:56. > :24:06.And to take part like this as well! House you find the strength to run
:24:06. > :24:10.every day? I am only 76! Thank you very much. That is it from us for
:24:10. > :24:14.now. What a fantastic moment! The rain has just started to come down
:24:14. > :24:21.again a little bit but it will not dampen any body's enthusiasm. We
:24:21. > :24:26.have got from special guests with us. Hugh Robinson and Steve Backley,
:24:26. > :24:30.Olympic minister and an Olympian. Are you quite pleased with how
:24:30. > :24:35.things are going? Yes, it would be nice if the weather perked up but
:24:35. > :24:39.that apart the... In spite of the weather it has been a fantastic
:24:39. > :24:43.evening and that is the story of the Olympic Torch Relay. We have
:24:43. > :24:47.her fantastic stories from the people are well the Torch today.
:24:47. > :24:50.People really are picking up on the legacy. If you look at the Torch
:24:50. > :24:54.Relay from the moment it a ride in the country, the real story of it
:24:54. > :24:59.has not been about the Olympics and sport, it has been about the
:24:59. > :25:01.remarkable stories of the people who have carried the Torch. I was
:25:02. > :25:06.in Hastings last night with a group of runners who were all telling
:25:06. > :25:11.their stories on the bus. There was one man who broke down in tears. It
:25:11. > :25:15.was just fantastic, you hear these remarkable stories from people who
:25:16. > :25:19.never advertise themselves normally and that is great. That is what
:25:19. > :25:23.this is all about, people ate coming together for this one moment.
:25:23. > :25:27.Feed, you were doing the Torch tomorrow. I know you are very
:25:27. > :25:32.excited because all I can see our yacht weeks about the fact you are
:25:32. > :25:37.doing it and it is just one more sleep. I am so excited about it.
:25:37. > :25:41.When you are competing you are oblivious to all of this stuff.
:25:41. > :25:44.What has been lovely, hosting the Games and being part of the
:25:44. > :25:48.preparations, is going out and finding out what the Olympics does
:25:48. > :25:53.to people. We live in a bit of the bubble, don't we? Is has been great
:25:53. > :25:58.to do and it is great to see the looks on people's faces when they
:25:58. > :26:01.see the flame. It has made a special. You have been having a
:26:01. > :26:05.chat with some of the other Torch bearers that we were talking to
:26:05. > :26:08.earlier and they were absolutely made up with the reaction they were
:26:08. > :26:11.getting as they went through Ashford. They were saying the
:26:11. > :26:16.atmosphere was extraordinary. Everyone I have spoken to has
:26:16. > :26:21.carried the Torch has said it was far better than they could have
:26:21. > :26:27.ever thought. It is quite hard to conjure up what it will be like,
:26:27. > :26:31.you will judge for 300 yards and carry the Torch but of course it is
:26:31. > :26:36.the people who come out. We have been battered by the weather here
:26:37. > :26:42.in Dover but the atmosphere is great. The people making special.
:26:42. > :26:48.Hugh Robertson, I cannot help but ask about a few other things? G4S
:26:48. > :26:51.and the security, are we going to have a safe games? Absolutely, we
:26:51. > :26:55.are. All that has happened on Wednesday last night -- last week
:26:55. > :26:59.is that G4S said they could not provide the numbers of God that
:27:00. > :27:03.they were contracted to so we have increased the number of military.
:27:03. > :27:06.Tour to athletes who are arriving in the village, instead of being
:27:06. > :27:10.horrified by it, they are really pleased to see the military on the
:27:10. > :27:14.gate and they are doing a fantastic job and it makes you feel great
:27:14. > :27:19.about the London Games. It will be a safe and secure gains. 31 more
:27:19. > :27:24.question for you, Steve? Adam Gemili has really come to attention
:27:24. > :27:27.recently, what do you think about him? He has won the junior
:27:27. > :27:31.championships and he has shown he can compete and a quest -- under
:27:31. > :27:34.pressure. He is clearly talented, that is a given and we know he can
:27:34. > :27:39.compete and the pressure and is going to the Olympic Games. Who
:27:39. > :27:43.knows? More realistically we will be looking at Rio in four years'
:27:43. > :27:48.time. I am really looking forward to with. I have had a fantastic
:27:48. > :27:53.time, we are celebrating all night. It is great to be part of the show
:27:53. > :27:57.and thank you for coming. The party will continue all evening. There
:27:57. > :28:02.will be a big fireworks display later. Tomorrow it will move on one
:28:02. > :28:06.more stage again and our reporter is at Leeds Castle now.
:28:06. > :28:10.Hello from a very cold and soggy Leeds Castle. You can see
:28:10. > :28:14.preparations have been under way for much of the day for the big
:28:14. > :28:17.celebration that to rights here tomorrow night. The stage is set
:28:17. > :28:23.and out here we will have an additional big screen and out on
:28:23. > :28:27.the lawn there will be around 1,500 faces, all will be here tomorrow
:28:27. > :28:30.night as the Torch arrives at approximately 6:30pm. Just to
:28:30. > :28:34.remind you of the route for tomorrow. It will go through the
:28:34. > :28:44.coast and weave its way through the Thanet towns and go towards
:28:44. > :28:51.Maidstone and arrive here tomorrow evening. If you have been out and
:28:51. > :28:56.about getting photos today you can Tweet them to wealth. -- Tweet them
:28:56. > :29:01.to us. I am really looking forward to
:29:01. > :29:05.tomorrow. I hope the weather cheers up a bit. It has been brilliant.
:29:05. > :29:08.Everyone is celebrating. I know they will all have memories in
:29:08. > :29:13.their mind for ever after this event. They have all been part of
:29:13. > :29:17.the Olympic spirit. It has been great to see so many people doing
:29:17. > :29:21.this county proud. Absolutely. It is one thing Kent does well,