:00:13. > :00:16.A warm welcome to the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. It 1,000 people
:00:16. > :00:22.prepare to welcome the Olympic torch at the end of its final bull
:00:22. > :00:32.the in Scotland. From Stranraer to Shetland, this Lane has crossed the
:00:32. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :01:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:01:18. > :01:23.Thank you for joining us. The sunshine has come out on this
:01:23. > :01:27.historic occasion as we celebrate the Olympic flame was back first
:01:27. > :01:34.ever visit to Scotland. It rescheduled to be here in about 20
:01:34. > :01:41.minutes' time. Listen to that noise. For those of you who waited for the
:01:41. > :01:48.fit all, we will be heading to the Ukraine later. -- football. If you
:01:48. > :01:58.want to see the build up, you can find it online. With me as
:01:58. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:02.Paralympics Correspondent. You have not managed to hold the flame. They
:02:02. > :02:12.knew that something that began in such a small way we dent in this
:02:12. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:20.arena. Mighty things from small beginnings crawl. That applies to
:02:21. > :02:30.this Scottish leg. Who would have thought that when former school
:02:31. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :02:36.teacher brought a tiny flame of the ferry, that this project would more
:02:36. > :02:42.and coal. It has become increasingly clear that Scotland
:02:42. > :02:47.has taken advantage of this once- in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are
:02:47. > :02:52.witness to this famous Olympic torch. They have come out to
:02:52. > :03:01.support in hundreds of thousands of are the last few days. Over the
:03:01. > :03:09.last few days, more than 700 people, some from the world of art and
:03:09. > :03:19.sport, have had the honour of carrying the torch. Our country has
:03:19. > :03:21.
:03:21. > :03:26.provided a magnificent backdrop. It seemed that on kick-start for
:03:27. > :03:36.the Olympic flame. How would the people take to London 2012 coming
:03:36. > :03:44.to Scotland? What are you doing our best early in the morning? I am
:03:44. > :03:52.here to see the Olympic torch. There is a lot more people than I
:03:52. > :04:02.expected because it is so early. People are flying flags. Enjoy
:04:02. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:04:55. > :05:00.It is wonderful. A great experience. Who are these torch-bearers
:05:00. > :05:04.carrying the torch for 300 yards and receiving all the applause?
:05:04. > :05:11.Over 1,000 people are nominated by sponsors or connected to the
:05:11. > :05:21.Olympics. The vast majority are ordinary Scots. Their nominated for
:05:21. > :05:21.
:05:21. > :06:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:06:10. > :06:20.all they have achieved in gathering 4, 3, 2, 1. This is the best thing
:06:20. > :06:27.
:06:27. > :06:37.So am truly inspirational images. For those of a certain vintage, and
:06:37. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:49.night in Moscow in 1980 lives long in the memory. Let us take a look.
:06:49. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:01.Wells is doing well. Gold medal is awarded to Alan Wells. The man
:07:01. > :07:09.himself is here with us. One of Scotland was my greatest Olympians,
:07:09. > :07:16.Alan Wells. It has to be set we're having a few sound problems. We
:07:16. > :07:21.will try to master it. Watching that, you were turning your head
:07:21. > :07:28.away, yet he does it bring it all back to you? It brings back great
:07:28. > :07:36.memories. It certainly gives me a cold shiver when I see ma go
:07:36. > :07:46.skimming like that. I was expecting you to come with you blind tonight.
:07:46. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:55.Do you have your medal? I have it. That is an amazing piece of gold to
:07:55. > :08:00.have with you. We will be talking to you later about more score. As
:08:00. > :08:05.we have er, it is about gold medals. The story of the torch is also
:08:05. > :08:15.about the people who have carried it. Let us take a look at one
:08:15. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:38.One of the first people to carry the torch and Scotland was someone
:08:38. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:43.with a unique way of fund-raising. We are raising money for charities.
:08:43. > :08:53.They want to get a defibrillator into every village on the island.
:08:53. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:07.That would be �1,500 per day fibber later. -- per machine. Like many
:09:07. > :09:13.torch-bearers, this woman's background is in deeds, not sport.
:09:13. > :09:23.I do not think it was as beggars what it was at first. As time went
:09:23. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:32.on, I realised what a massive thing it was. I am not a runner. There is
:09:32. > :09:37.that side of it. How I managed to do 300 yards without collapsing...
:09:37. > :09:43.Even though it was six and the morning, she managed the brief job
:09:43. > :09:53.for the people of Stranraer. I am the only person from Ireland to is
:09:53. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:05.doing it. It will do a lot of good for the community. -- from the
:10:05. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:18.On Orkney, this man was nominated to carry the torch for all his work
:10:18. > :10:24.helping others in the island community. He helped set the tables
:10:24. > :10:34.for all meals. He held serve cups of tea when people come in. After
:10:34. > :10:35.
:10:35. > :10:45.they have had a chat, Sean helps so -- held serve the main meal. In
:10:45. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.between that, he has given for a lot of pressure. -- pleasure.
:10:52. > :11:02.well as volunteering at the Salvation Army, Sean is heavily
:11:02. > :11:03.
:11:03. > :11:10.involved in restoration projects. Because of all the different
:11:10. > :11:20.experiences he has had, he can sure what the people with Down's
:11:20. > :11:24.
:11:24. > :11:29.syndrome can do. It is just another thing that, his view of life,
:11:29. > :11:33.carrying the torch is something special. We sometimes have to get
:11:33. > :11:39.him back up with a general life but when I saw him running with the
:11:39. > :11:49.torch, smiling and waving, he was just the same as any other torch-
:11:49. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:11.I am joined by a special guest. This is the chair of sports
:12:11. > :12:16.Scotland. She is vice-chair of it organising committee for the 2014
:12:16. > :12:22.Commonwealth Games. Runners through the motions from earlier. I carried
:12:22. > :12:28.the torch and St Andrews. It was very moving. It was very emotional.
:12:28. > :12:35.Words cannot express what you feel inside. My legs are shaking even
:12:35. > :12:43.now. It is fantastic. You can see the reception. What kind of
:12:43. > :12:48.reception did you get and how did it make you feel? I certainly got a
:12:48. > :12:58.fantastic welcome. Everyone was out at seven -- 7 o'clock in the
:12:58. > :13:00.
:13:01. > :13:05.morning. What do you think this event can do for Scotland? We have
:13:05. > :13:13.got 24 athletes in the Olympic Games, 60 Natalie's qualified for
:13:13. > :13:23.the Paralympic Games. What they learn down there and bring back
:13:23. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :13:28.four Commonwealth Games in 2014, we are in a win-win situation.
:13:28. > :13:32.story has been about Scotland and the magnificent scenery, it has
:13:33. > :13:42.also been about some of the very special people chosen to carry the
:13:43. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:58.Nominated to carry the torch on the Isle of Lewis, was the lady who
:13:58. > :14:04.instigated their charity fun run. It was based on the Race For Life.
:14:04. > :14:10.We do not have a big enough population to justify a doing a
:14:10. > :14:18.real Race For Life. Kirsty one three Commonwealth gold medals and
:14:19. > :14:22.raced in two Olympics. It is a very different it experience. The
:14:22. > :14:30.Olympics is all about performance and you do not see the bigger
:14:30. > :14:40.picture of the enthusiasm it brings to a whole nation. For 0.20 in the
:14:40. > :14:44.morning. 20 years of a gap, Kirsty added to her Olympic experience.
:14:44. > :14:50.The closure of an Aberdeen workshops for blind and disabled
:14:50. > :14:57.people... Management will meet on Friday and a expected to begin
:14:58. > :15:03.widening the business... And a short space of time, the business
:15:03. > :15:12.was transformed. It is down to a global businessman. He freely gives
:15:13. > :15:19.his time and expertise. We had hard times and had to be closed down. We
:15:19. > :15:23.get lots of support from different periods. The following year, we
:15:23. > :15:30.were able to get a factory reopened Andrey employee all the disabled
:15:31. > :15:39.people who wanted their jobs back. I do not know what I had -- if I
:15:39. > :15:45.could have slept at night if we had not offered everyone a job. It is a
:15:46. > :15:54.great honour. It is a one-off opportunity and a privilege. I
:15:54. > :15:59.enjoy and relishing every single second of it. I hope that the
:15:59. > :16:07.journey the torch makes inspires people to take an interest in sport,
:16:07. > :16:11.to look at young athletes appearing and say, I can do that. If you look
:16:11. > :16:15.at those athletes, at some point in their youth, they were all
:16:15. > :16:25.similarly inspired by some person or some event. This is the kind of
:16:25. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:37.event that had -- could have that The Olympic flame is not too far
:16:37. > :16:43.away, there we can see the torch- bearers, thrilled to be part of
:16:43. > :16:49.this wonderful pageant. Louise Martin, you know exactly what it
:16:49. > :16:58.feels like to carry that flame, don't you? It just brings it all
:16:58. > :17:02.back after this morning. Once you get the flame it is so moving. But
:17:02. > :17:07.it is their enthusiasm of their public, wanting to touch it and
:17:07. > :17:11.stroke it which is so moving. Tens of thousands of people are
:17:11. > :17:15.lining the streets of Edinburgh, and elsewhere in Scotland, all
:17:15. > :17:21.Scotland has come out to support this. This is what I expected from
:17:21. > :17:30.Scotland. Everybody said, perhaps we will not get too many, but they
:17:30. > :17:38.have done us proud. Superb, absolutely terrific.
:17:38. > :17:48.To give you any idea of roughly where we are, that is a bird's eye
:17:48. > :17:54.view. We are entering the final leg of the torch. The carrier Lesley
:17:54. > :17:59.Forrest walk make her way into their Esplanade. We have seen
:17:59. > :18:04.tremendous scenes of enthusiasm. If you were a young athlete preparing
:18:04. > :18:14.for the gains itself, what difference would this make to you?
:18:14. > :18:22.
:18:22. > :18:29.-- for the Olympic Games. This is phenomenal -- phenomenal.
:18:29. > :18:33.You can only run well under this circumstance. This is Olympic gold
:18:33. > :18:41.amiss here. What is it about the Olympics,
:18:41. > :18:49.because since you're Kate -- since you days, not so long will call, --
:18:49. > :18:57.not so long ago... Descend is dreadful. The Olympics still have
:18:57. > :19:02.that very special sort of magic. Why is it so special? For the
:19:02. > :19:07.Olympics is an iconic event, it is a once-in-a-lifetime in this
:19:08. > :19:14.country, and anybody that gets a chance to do this is honoured. They
:19:14. > :19:19.can only go for a word and excel themselves in this atmosphere, it
:19:19. > :19:25.is just incredible. What we are seeing at the moment is
:19:25. > :19:35.Lesley Forrest at making her way up the cobbled streets. She is doing
:19:35. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:41.the final leg four hours of this last part of their the torch
:19:41. > :19:49.journey. You had no idea that the television
:19:49. > :19:55.cameras were actually capturing her very vocal support. I had never
:19:55. > :20:02.seen Margot screening as badly as that. I think that it was emotional,
:20:02. > :20:12.she was very emotional about the event. I was enjoying myself, but
:20:12. > :20:13.
:20:13. > :20:18.she was suffering the pressure of somebody that felt, and was trying
:20:18. > :20:22.to do for me what I was trying to feel and do. It was very sad in a
:20:22. > :20:27.way that she had to take a lot more pressure than I understood.
:20:27. > :20:34.A but that was during the golden era for Scottish athletics. I know
:20:34. > :20:41.you are still a little bit involved. What is the situation? To be have
:20:41. > :20:47.any hope so up and coming two there is always hope. Scottish athletics
:20:47. > :20:53.are supporting afflicts in every way that they can. -- supporting
:20:53. > :20:56.athletes. I am involved in a very small way, that any help that I can
:20:56. > :21:02.give is obviously for the better. Scottish athletics are doing
:21:02. > :21:07.everything that they can at the moment. With this sort of support,
:21:07. > :21:13.moving towards London 2012, how much of a spur will this be for
:21:13. > :21:18.athletes for 2014? I think this is a stepping stone, for Glasgow, this
:21:18. > :21:25.will get everybody into a good frame of mind for Glasgow. It can
:21:25. > :21:29.only be successful in Glasgow. But the public will be looking at six s
:21:29. > :21:34.in medals. And of course, homes are poor it
:21:34. > :21:39.always makes a difference -- home supporter always makes the
:21:39. > :21:46.difference. When I was wearing a British vest there was also win the
:21:46. > :21:51.Scottish best, I was very proud to wear the British vest and having
:21:51. > :22:00.support like this, in the situation in London, and then two years later
:22:00. > :22:08.in Glasgow, my voice has gone... But it is unbelievable. The song
:22:08. > :22:13.has ended and the torch is nearing us. What can you see? I can see
:22:13. > :22:18.that tens of thousands of people here on Esplanade. I can also see
:22:18. > :22:24.54-year-old Lesley Forrest from Edinburgh. What an honour for her.
:22:24. > :22:28.She will get to light the Olympic cauldron here in the historic
:22:28. > :22:31.centre of historic old Edinburgh. She will, and they Esplanade very
:22:31. > :22:37.sharply and is just milking the applause from the tens of thousands
:22:37. > :22:43.of people who have been lining the streets outside Edinburgh Castle,
:22:43. > :22:47.right across Edinburgh, and beyond. We have seen these scenes of
:22:47. > :22:51.support repeated right across the country. Hundreds of thousands of
:22:51. > :22:57.Scots have cured the Olympic flame along its way across the last six
:22:57. > :23:06.days -- have cheered. We're building up to a crescendo here at
:23:06. > :23:12.Edinburgh Castle. That is building, what a reception. It will be a very
:23:12. > :23:19.emotional thing for her. She will enjoy every single minute of it.
:23:19. > :23:23.She will enjoy this, this is really special. Can you pick your finger
:23:23. > :23:31.on just why this has captured the imagination of the Scottish people,
:23:31. > :23:34.because we did wonder if Scotland would buy into the Olympics.
:23:34. > :23:42.media have been fantastic, they have got behind the whole thing and
:23:42. > :23:46.we have really sold it, but it is word of mouth as well. People do
:23:46. > :23:51.not understand that it is the flame that moves on, we keep the torch is
:23:51. > :23:55.here, and that has been overwhelming. And I suppose it is
:23:55. > :24:00.how we keep this momentum going, how we build on this. It will be
:24:00. > :24:04.fascinating to see how Scotland becomes more involved as we get
:24:04. > :24:08.towards the Olympics and the Olympic football at Hampden.
:24:08. > :24:17.think what we see you tonight, I would not be surprised if we see
:24:17. > :24:27.the hand and tickets going in the next few days. -- the hand and
:24:27. > :24:29.
:24:30. > :24:39.tickets. She is getting ever closer, Lesley Forrest, she is the 608
:24:39. > :24:45.Scottish torch-bearer. It has travelled through 97 Scottish
:24:45. > :24:52.communities, and Lesley Forrest, who had a kidney transplant, and is
:24:52. > :24:56.now there are multiple British and world transplant Games medallist,
:24:56. > :25:06.is approaching their Esplanade. She is loving every moment, and no
:25:06. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:14.wonder. You could almost be in tears for this, it is so exciting.
:25:14. > :25:17.That is absolutely tremendous. There is a tear welling in her eye,
:25:17. > :25:21.just why are you so emotional? means so much to have all the
:25:21. > :25:24.people here and everybody in Scotland backing this. We had the
:25:25. > :25:31.support for our athletes as the going to the Olympics in London and
:25:31. > :25:39.they can only do their best. This will be fantastic for us. You can
:25:39. > :25:49.hear the reception from 10,000 people here. They famous Olympic
:25:49. > :25:50.
:25:50. > :25:56.flame, that was let it from Olympia in Greece, makes its way towards
:25:56. > :26:03.the stage here at Edinburgh Castle. An embrace for Lesley Forrest, who
:26:03. > :26:07.cannot quite believe what she is doing. She is a little piece of
:26:07. > :26:17.Scottish history. But she comes the last few final steps, towards the
:26:17. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:27.Olympic cauldron. Lesley Forrest is R'n'B. She has been awarded an --.
:26:27. > :26:37.She is about to light the Olympic Cauldon, here at the historic
:26:37. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:15.Lesley Forrest, what a moment! I spoke un dues said that you would
:27:15. > :27:19.enjoy this moment and take your time, and he certainly did. What
:27:19. > :27:23.was going through your mind? I was overwhelmed by the number of people
:27:23. > :27:28.here, it is very exciting and I think the whole of Edinburgh has
:27:28. > :27:33.turned out today. It has been amazing from Broxburn right the way
:27:33. > :27:38.through. The last few hundred yards when a bit lonely, you came through
:27:38. > :27:44.the tunnel and he had no idea that this awaited you. It was a bit of a
:27:44. > :27:51.surprise, it was like arriving at a surprise party. And what a party!
:27:51. > :27:59.What you do to keep fit? I go swimming and the athletics and do a
:27:59. > :28:04.bit of soon does sometimes. This is a particularly sweet moment for do.
:28:04. > :28:09.Tell us your story. I never thought that I would be in this position. I
:28:09. > :28:15.had a kidney transplant in 1996 and through the love of somebody else,
:28:15. > :28:20.they actually gave me a second chance of life, and I just try to
:28:20. > :28:28.fill every day. I compete at the British transplant Games and the
:28:28. > :28:32.World transplant Games. And so, I would just like to say, a special
:28:33. > :28:37.mention to all those people who carry donor cards and to those
:28:37. > :28:44.donor families out there, because I would just not be here on without
:28:44. > :28:54.them. You are certainly a credit to them. Let us hear it one more time
:28:54. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:09.for our final torch carrier who has Fantastic scenes at Edinburgh
:29:09. > :29:15.Castle. What you make of that? was unbelievable. She deserves
:29:15. > :29:20.everything she got today. For her to stand up there like that after
:29:20. > :29:30.coming in with all those people there, I take my hat off to her.
:29:30. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :29:40.Wonderful scenes here. The Olympic flame brazen -- burns brightly. 44
:29:40. > :29:45.days until that flame is lit on the Olympic stadium in London. How do
:29:45. > :29:52.you see the next few weeks panning out in terms of Scottish engagement
:29:52. > :29:56.and in terms of the Commonwealth Games? One of the things we're
:29:56. > :30:05.doing is that a lot of our people are going down to London on an
:30:05. > :30:09.observer programme to learn. One of the things we will get for our
:30:09. > :30:13.athletes, we will have a lot more athletes being selected between now
:30:13. > :30:22.and the games. Our support staff are starting to work with them and
:30:22. > :30:31.they will be able to come back and do a lot more. We keep saying that
:30:31. > :30:39.London is our test event for Glasgow. You have kept your cards
:30:39. > :30:43.close to your chest. Is there anyone who has carried that torch
:30:43. > :30:49.who has come out to see the Olympic flame, what will they take away
:30:49. > :30:53.from the experience? They will take pride in being part of an -- of
:30:53. > :30:59.fantastic experience. Some of them may have touched it, carried it,
:30:59. > :31:09.but what has -- what that has done, they will remember it. It will make
:31:09. > :31:09.
:31:09. > :31:13.a big difference to everyone. Scottish athletes will be planning
:31:13. > :31:18.to perform at the best of their abilities, what kind of support
:31:18. > :31:22.they will get up here in Scotland given what we have seen with the
:31:22. > :31:26.Olympic flame? With all the extremes that have been going on in
:31:26. > :31:31.all major cities, with all people who might not be able to goal, they
:31:31. > :31:37.will all be watching. They will all have their own parties to watch
:31:37. > :31:44.their own athletes. They are carrying that with them. It has
:31:44. > :31:52.been a remarkable they. Quite a remarkable few days. What is the
:31:52. > :32:01.most memorable thing for you? morning. The most memorable bit for
:32:01. > :32:05.me it was on my own, coming over the links at St Andrews. I have
:32:05. > :32:15.never done that before and will never do it again. It was a
:32:15. > :32:17.
:32:17. > :32:23.beautiful clear morning. A fantastic. Thank you.
:32:23. > :32:33.It was a remarkable moment. You're Montes coming tomorrow. You're
:32:33. > :32:42.doing a leg. I am looking forward to it. By my reckoning, you can do
:32:42. > :32:51.100 metres in 10 seconds, so for 300 metres, 30 seconds. The tell me