:00:47. > :00:56.If you're expecting the football, I'm not Gary Lineker. Why not?
:00:56. > :01:00.football we on at 7:30pm. Get off at 7:45pm, England versus Sweden.
:01:00. > :01:04.Bear Grylls as as a be speak perched on top of the Tyne Bridge
:01:04. > :01:11.and we're not jealous because it looks pretty hairy up there. This
:01:11. > :01:17.is a man that is well experience and he knows about adversity. He
:01:17. > :01:24.has wrestled alligators, gone down the Zambezi, all sorts of things.
:01:24. > :01:29.He has died into a frozen lake in Siberia. I think he has backed all
:01:29. > :01:31.kinds of things to keep himself hydrated. There is a real sense of
:01:31. > :01:37.responsibility here with the Olympic flame because he does not
:01:37. > :01:45.want it to bowl-out. He will not be going down too quickly. We will all
:01:45. > :01:52.be watching avidly to see how it goes. If you go up to the stock
:01:52. > :01:56.span, it is some height. Quite a big reception awaiting it including
:01:56. > :02:03.a bunch of boy scouts because Bear Grylls, as well as many other
:02:03. > :02:13.things, is the chief scout. He is also an Honorary Lieutenant for the
:02:13. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:41.Naval Reserve so there will be some We are here on the Tyne Bridge with
:02:41. > :02:51.the torch bearer who is going to hand the Olympic flame over to Bear
:02:51. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :03:00.Grylls was up the Kerry Packer is coming back down to pick up. Maria
:03:00. > :03:06.Espinosa As an interesting character. She won a medal in Tae
:03:06. > :03:15.Kwon Do and the Olympics back in 2006. She is carrying the flame now
:03:15. > :03:20.and then a second she is going to step into that cherrypicker which
:03:20. > :03:24.will take up to meet Bear Grylls at the top. The flame is shining
:03:24. > :03:28.brightly as she steps in the er and I hope she has a head for heights
:03:28. > :03:36.because she is going to need it. Once she gets up there, she is
:03:36. > :03:46.going to be a roughly 200 ft above the River Tyne.
:03:46. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :03:58.We're going to go to our reporter on the south side of the River Tyne.
:03:58. > :04:01.The crowd around the edge of their seats, if they had seats! They are
:04:01. > :04:07.on tenterhooks because the only seconds away from Bear Grylls
:04:07. > :04:11.taking that torch down to be treated by all the Boy Scouts. He
:04:11. > :04:15.is the chief scout. I am sure he has done some daredevil things in
:04:15. > :04:21.his time but maybe never as daredevil as this. The torch has
:04:21. > :04:28.been tested in all sorts of wind speeds up to 50 mph. It was tested
:04:28. > :04:34.in the BMW wind-tunnel in Munich to make sure it does not let. -- and
:04:34. > :04:38.call-out. It has been tested in temperatures down to-five Celsius.
:04:38. > :04:42.We do not have that problem here because the sun is out and the rain
:04:42. > :04:52.has stopped. People were very excited and there is almost a
:04:52. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :04:58.hushed silence here is people wet. -- as people wait.
:04:58. > :05:07.Are fantastic scene here because it almost looks like a mini Monaco
:05:07. > :05:10.because they are so many courts. have a better that crowd behind his
:05:10. > :05:16.but the men shall is that Bear Grylls going down that zip wire. It
:05:16. > :05:24.will be a fantastic moment. Are you jealous at all? You said before you
:05:24. > :05:28.didn't fancy it will stop I will say anything on telly. You can see
:05:28. > :05:32.him anxiously waiting for the torch to be brought up and that moment
:05:32. > :05:42.may decide as the Test would be to torches connect and one like the
:05:42. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:52.other. What it that going up in the cherrypicker as it goes up and this
:05:52. > :05:56.thing does not have a reputation for going out. It has been up to
:05:56. > :06:02.the top of Mount Snowden and many other torrid conditions. Even today
:06:02. > :06:11.could because it has not been the best of weather. We're very close
:06:11. > :06:18.to the Test moment and it is a very proud moment for both of them. The
:06:18. > :06:21.most unusual case I think we have seen in the entire torch relay.
:06:21. > :06:24.That torture lab -- apparently weighs something like a telegram
:06:24. > :06:30.and I imagine that is quite heavy after being carried for such a
:06:30. > :06:34.distance. I am sure Bear Grylls is used to that and it is within his
:06:34. > :06:40.capabilities. In his other hand, he has a camera which will hopefully
:06:40. > :06:45.give us some great shots. Health and safety is of paramount
:06:45. > :06:49.importance. Massive crowds on the banks of the River Tyne. He must be
:06:49. > :06:58.very nervous indeed and I think we are approaching that moment now. He
:06:58. > :07:03.looks confident. He looks as cool as anything. That is a good shot of
:07:03. > :07:13.the torch, at design done that the gang -- triangular basis of the
:07:13. > :07:15.
:07:15. > :07:24.Olympics, and the three focuses of the London Olympics, culture,
:07:24. > :07:28.education and sport. A lot of symbolism there. That is the shot
:07:28. > :07:36.from Bear Grylls's camera. I hope he is not going to do it too
:07:36. > :07:46.quickly because we really want to relish it. It has come in at
:07:46. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:57.relatively on time. I have to say, this is like a more complicated
:07:57. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:14.than the one last night. Hold your breath. You can do it. This spirit
:08:14. > :08:46.
:08:46. > :08:51.A perfect landing, what can you say! A perfect landing for Bear
:08:51. > :08:56.Grylls and that flame is still very much alive. That was fantastic, the
:08:56. > :08:59.crowd were cheering here, absolutely amazing. He is going to
:08:59. > :09:03.UN himself and obviously the Boy Scouts will be very much impressed
:09:03. > :09:07.with that and hopefully we will get to have a word or two with him
:09:08. > :09:13.before he has to get the torch on its way. He was probably the
:09:13. > :09:17.coolest head scout ever even before that and now has a reputation will
:09:17. > :09:20.know no bounds. I am sure the manufacturers of the torture very
:09:20. > :09:27.relieved to see that flame still going because he was a pin down at
:09:27. > :09:34.quite a pace. He has hoisted it a lot there just to test it further.
:09:34. > :09:37.It will now be passed on to Jane Wood. She is the penultimate torch-
:09:37. > :09:46.bearer of this evening's proceedings and she is a very
:09:46. > :09:54.talented young local girl. She is a keen runner to county standards.
:09:54. > :09:59.She is Gateshead council's nomination. She as a big advocate
:09:59. > :10:03.of sport for girls as well. Well done to Jane Wood who will be
:10:03. > :10:11.waiting anxiously just now for her moment. How on earth do you follow
:10:11. > :10:17.that? And tomorrow at school, she will have quite a story to tell
:10:17. > :10:25.about the moment she test Bear Grylls. Something like 140 Torch
:10:25. > :10:30.bearers have been involved in this rout since last night. We're not
:10:30. > :10:40.wishing a way this moment because we really want to savour it. There
:10:40. > :10:41.
:10:41. > :10:44.is the case. -- kiss. They will turn on the gas in her torch and
:10:44. > :10:50.the will like it and she will go across the Millennium Bridge again.
:10:50. > :11:00.What a wonderful moment for this flame's journey. It started so long
:11:00. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:04.ago, on 19th May. This is only a 28 and much more to come. This is one
:11:04. > :11:12.day they all remember for a long time. Quite aside for them. Here we
:11:12. > :11:22.go, the torch is heading our way. Let's catch up with Adrian who is
:11:22. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:28.on that side of the river. Wasn't that a fantastic moment? I
:11:28. > :11:38.gather that the torch is actually tested in the BMW wind-tunnel in
:11:38. > :11:44.Munich to actually tested it can be blown it. It can actually withstand
:11:44. > :11:47.winds up to 50 mph and temperatures down to-five Celsius. The
:11:47. > :11:51.gardener's inside the design by the people who designed the beacons on
:11:51. > :11:58.Hadrian's Wall which were all set alight in 2010. The technology has
:11:58. > :12:02.all worked. Here we go, coming across the Millennium Bridge any
:12:02. > :12:07.second now. This is the signature moment. Over to you.
:12:07. > :12:10.Thank you very much. We're joined now by a few special guests to know
:12:10. > :12:20.about about the world of the Olympics and athletics themselves
:12:20. > :12:21.
:12:21. > :12:25.was up Steve Cram, no stranger to Olympic glory and Alison Curbridge
:12:25. > :12:31.close-up you have to torch bearers involved? The I am trying to hear
:12:31. > :12:36.what you're saying. I can hardly hear you, sorry. You have to torch
:12:36. > :12:44.bearers you're closer connected with? I am going to get the chance
:12:44. > :12:51.to do it tomorrow. I nominated gem because when I was a young athlete,
:12:51. > :12:54.you look towards people and I remember he had won the Olympic
:12:54. > :13:00.Games in 1960 it and I went to the end of the street when I was 10
:13:00. > :13:04.years old. He was the first athlete I went out of my way to watch live.
:13:04. > :13:09.He is a great character in sports and the North East. He had a wet
:13:09. > :13:13.day to day but a fantastic day so well done to him. Her you're
:13:13. > :13:17.carrying the torch tomorrow? Sunderland both up the probably
:13:17. > :13:20.would not let me do it in Newcastle in case they were football fans out
:13:20. > :13:24.there. It is about the North East generally and thankfully the rain
:13:24. > :13:34.has held off this evening and Bear Grylls there, that was a fantastic
:13:34. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:45.sight was up we are all proud in the North East. Another Test moment
:13:45. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:52.there with will Hardy receiving the torch off Jane Wood. -- Will Hardy.
:13:52. > :14:02.Bedlington put on its own party to receive the torch. It was only
:14:02. > :14:09.
:14:09. > :14:13.there for 10 minutes but be made 7 o'clock, Olympic torch the in
:14:13. > :14:18.Bedlington. It is raining cats and dogs and taking shape across town,
:14:18. > :14:23.a particular type of dog. Don't call this a Chinese dragon.
:14:23. > :14:29.We're putting the final touches on the Bedlington terrier dog, a giant
:14:29. > :14:36.one. The get the Olympics sound- system ready. Even though the
:14:36. > :14:46.weather is bad, there will still be a good turnout. At 8:30am, there is
:14:46. > :14:47.
:14:47. > :14:53.a bunting attempt. 9:30am, Brazil meet Bedlington. It
:14:53. > :14:58.is some bad time. People are enjoying that memorable and
:14:58. > :15:06.historic moment which might not happen again. It will not rain on
:15:06. > :15:09.their parade. Have you prepared that one? No! The Olympic torch is
:15:09. > :15:12.still an hour and a have a way but parade preparations are still under
:15:12. > :15:17.way. People are coming here in
:15:17. > :15:27.wheelchairs and everything and it is amazing. The Olympic parade is
:15:27. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:32.complete with what else? I dined Bedlington terrier. I did this so
:15:32. > :15:35.no one else would get wet. Very noble of year.
:15:35. > :15:38.The moment the whole place was waiting for. It took just a matter
:15:38. > :15:43.of minutes to pass through here. It rained all morning and lots of
:15:43. > :15:53.people got very wet but the overall verdict? One of the best events in
:15:53. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :16:00.this town in years. Time then for Bedlington to dry out
:16:00. > :16:06.and celebrate a great day. Absolutely brilliant. We have come
:16:06. > :16:11.from Ashington. Huge crowds as we tried to get here and it was lovely.
:16:11. > :16:17.It was raining but great to see. Delighted with the crowd that has
:16:17. > :16:27.turned out. The amount of people in this debate has been so good. It
:16:27. > :16:39.
:16:39. > :16:43.was just great. A real community Just to let you know as Will Hardy
:16:43. > :16:47.makes his way to the stage here at the quayside to light if the
:16:47. > :16:55.Olympic cauldron, the Football, if you are expecting to see that, has
:16:55. > :17:02.been delayed till 8pm. Do not panic. Sit back and enjoy the show. Will
:17:02. > :17:12.Hardy there. He is making his way along here. We followed will's Dave.
:17:12. > :17:14.
:17:14. > :17:23.It is not something that happens every day. -- Will Hardy's day.
:17:23. > :17:32.is the hardest job of the day, waking him up! Morning, well. Are
:17:32. > :17:42.you ready for your big day? It is the torch relay. Good morning.
:17:42. > :17:53.
:17:53. > :17:57.Morning. Are you looking forward to What's it -- what has he been like,
:17:57. > :18:02.since he got the news? He has been very excited. He has been more
:18:02. > :18:06.excited as time has gone on. The crowd seemed to be getting bigger
:18:06. > :18:16.as the torture goes round the country. I think it will be an
:18:16. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:28.exciting day. -- the torch. could not sleep properly last night.
:18:28. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:33.I notice you have done your hair. You look lovely. Thank you. It is
:18:33. > :18:39.kind of nerve-racking, but exciting. I am more excited. What do your
:18:39. > :18:49.friends think? They think it's pretty good. They all wanted
:18:49. > :19:16.
:19:16. > :19:22.It is quite a great achievement for him, being who he is, and being a
:19:22. > :19:30.Paralympic hopeful for next year, the next four years. It is a great
:19:30. > :19:40.thing for him to be doing. Are you jealous? A little. Everyone has the
:19:40. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:06.Here is Will Hardy coming in now. No doubt it is an exciting moment
:20:06. > :20:12.for him and his mother. Will Hardy is doing very well indeed. Here is
:20:12. > :20:17.his mother. You must be so proud. Yes, very proud and excited. I have
:20:17. > :20:23.not actually seen him so I am looking forward to that. Do not let
:20:23. > :20:28.me get in the way! He is remarkable. You must be amazed. He has done
:20:28. > :20:31.very well. This is such a big thing for him and he is so thrilled. To
:20:31. > :20:36.see him looking so happy and confident his brilliant. He has
:20:36. > :20:40.managed to keep his nerve in check. I think so. There were one or two
:20:40. > :20:45.that wobbles but he has done well. The rest of the family are also
:20:45. > :20:50.here. We have a lot of friends and family here. A lot of people from
:20:50. > :20:55.school. It has been great. He has done very well. It is a long
:20:55. > :21:05.stretch he is having to walk. He is coming into shot now. Everyone is
:21:05. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:26.giving him a warm welcome. Here he A truly inspirational young man.
:21:26. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :22:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 55 seconds
:22:21. > :22:31.Newcastle, it is time and light the Newcastle, up Will Hardy! What a
:22:31. > :22:36.
:22:36. > :22:45.truly inspirational young man. done. I was watching you run along
:22:45. > :22:52.and it was very emotional. How did you handle it? Well, shall I let
:22:52. > :22:57.you get your breath back? It feels very warm up standing here. You
:22:57. > :23:07.brought it all the way along here. You will remember this for a long
:23:07. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:21.time. Yes. How did that feel to you? Really incredible. On a scale
:23:21. > :23:23.
:23:24. > :23:33.of 1 to 10, how exciting has this been? 10, or more. That deserves
:23:34. > :23:36.
:23:36. > :23:40.What will you do tonight to celebrate this? Something special,
:23:41. > :23:45.probably. There is your mum and down there. She will come to see
:23:45. > :23:55.you soon. Well done from all of us. That is such a magnificent thing
:23:55. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :24:05.you have done. Thank you. Thank you. A very brave and inspirational
:24:05. > :24:11.young man. I have a couple of people with me now. Amy Willmott
:24:11. > :24:18.has been selected for our first Olympics. How do you feel seeing
:24:18. > :24:23.the flame? It is fantastic to see all the support and everyone here
:24:23. > :24:28.to support it. It is really exciting to see. It shows the Games
:24:28. > :24:33.are getting closer. I am excited for the Olympics. Your first Games,
:24:33. > :24:41.but you have a family connection? Your father competed in the 1984
:24:41. > :24:47.Games. Yes. He swam the mad -- he saw on the medley. I am doing the
:24:47. > :24:54.same event on the same day. I will be doing it for me and for him. I
:24:54. > :25:04.cannot wait. Use one a personal best. Can you go even faster in
:25:04. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:12.London? Frances Stead Sellers used If I can make the final, I will be
:25:12. > :25:16.happy. Let me come to you. An amazing moment. It is fantastic. It
:25:16. > :25:20.has been brilliant watching the flame, closer and closer. I think
:25:20. > :25:25.it has been incredible, the number of people that have come out. It
:25:25. > :25:32.was a bit miserable, it has been raining, but it just shows that
:25:32. > :25:37.support. It is fantastic. It is good for the Olympians to know the
:25:37. > :25:43.public are behind them. In terms of Will Hardy, he lost both of his
:25:43. > :25:49.legs and have an arm through meningitis, now, looking to compete
:25:49. > :25:56.in Rio in 2016. It must be so motivational form -- motivational
:25:56. > :26:00.for him. The thing about having them in London, the Games, the
:26:00. > :26:05.athletes, the British athletes train harder. I think the
:26:05. > :26:10.Paralympics in London will be the best we have ever seen. It will
:26:10. > :26:14.mean Paralympics GB will get better and better in the years to come.
:26:14. > :26:24.Thank you. That is the end of the journey for the torch. It starts
:26:24. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:32.tomorrow at sailing down from the stage. Even in his first day, it
:26:32. > :26:40.has come a long way. Yesterday, we welcomed the flame to Alnwick
:26:40. > :26:44.Castle. Today, it was the long chain of people through the rest of
:26:44. > :26:54.Northumberland to Newcastle for the end of this first full day in our
:26:54. > :27:04.region. Tomorrow, the flame leaves Gateshead, and goes to Sunderland.
:27:04. > :27:04.
:27:04. > :27:14.It will go South v Durham and head to Durham racecourse. It will start
:27:14. > :27:19.at Durham Cathedral on 17th June. We end the day in Middlesbrough for
:27:19. > :27:25.another evening celebration. On Monday, torchbearers and watch us
:27:25. > :27:30.will want good coastal weather. It will travel to Whitby and inland
:27:30. > :27:36.via the railway and on through Scarborough to the Humber. Tuesday
:27:36. > :27:42.sees the flame back in our region and back into North Yorkshire going
:27:42. > :27:48.through Harrogate to York. On Wednesday, it is the 7th day and a
:27:48. > :27:53.romantic one along the route. On the morning of June 20th, the Scots
:27:53. > :27:58.guardsmen, the engine that pulled the famous 1936 Night Mail, will
:27:58. > :28:03.carry the Olympic flame from here up the east coast lane to Thirsk.
:28:03. > :28:09.It is a big mileage day for the flame. Back on the road for a Trans
:28:09. > :28:14.Pennine marathon, through Richmond and Cumbria and ending the day with
:28:14. > :28:19.Mort celebration at Carlisle. Next morning, Thursday, the flame begins
:28:19. > :28:27.in Dumfries but travels back through Carlisle to head across
:28:27. > :28:33.West Cumbria. After hundreds of miles through our region, we, and
:28:33. > :28:43.1,000 proud torchbearers, will Sagar by a to the Olympic flame. --
:28:43. > :28:45.
:28:45. > :28:53.That is one that well-travelled torch. It certainly is. It is hard
:28:53. > :29:02.to believe it is only day 28 of 70 days. -- we have 70 days until it
:29:02. > :29:07.reaches Stratford. It is incredible to think that flame burning there
:29:07. > :29:12.will end up starting the Olympic Games for 2012. Incredible. I have
:29:12. > :29:17.just come back from the stage where Will Hardy brought it in. He was so
:29:17. > :29:23.out of rare and so elated. If you could see the excitement in his at
:29:23. > :29:28.-- in his eyes. It will stay with him. If he needed motivation to
:29:28. > :29:38.compete in the Paralympics, today was it. Let us go back to our
:29:38. > :29:43.reporter. This is quite an event. Yes. I am so jealous. This is the
:29:43. > :29:51.first time... You get asked, do you miss it? I have been doing work for
:29:51. > :30:01.the BBC and I will be at the Games with the best seat in a house but I
:30:01. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:08.am jealous. That is it. It is real and it is here. It is 12 years
:30:08. > :30:16.since I was at the Games. Talk about the inspiration. You were
:30:16. > :30:22.inspired by this young lady's dad. I am from Stockton and I was a
:30:22. > :30:32.member of the Stockton aquatics before I went running. Do you all
:30:32. > :30:40.got up to early! But I remember your dad. I do feel of now. -- old
:30:40. > :30:46.now. Bring it on. We cannot wait. We do not know our team yet. We
:30:46. > :30:54.have a good England. I presume if Jessica Ennis. Steve, for you, a
:30:54. > :31:01.big day tomorrow. Are you nervous? I am really looking forward to it.
:31:01. > :31:07.For all the time thats bid goes through, it comes the week -- that
:31:07. > :31:11.it goes through, it comes near us. I am coaching one of the young
:31:11. > :31:16.hopefuls from the North East. We are due to be on the track at
:31:16. > :31:24.2:30pm. That is the only time she can train. The torch will be
:31:24. > :31:34.passing. How inspirational all that before her? A grey day all round. -
:31:34. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:40.- great day. Thank you for joining us. Something for the history books.