0:00:05 > 0:00:08Hello, this is Breakfast, with Steph McGovern.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The Queen pays tribute to the people of London and Manchester,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15after this year's terror attacks.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18In her Christmas Day message, she will say the cities' powerful
0:00:18 > 0:00:20identities had shone through in the face
0:00:20 > 0:00:28of appalling attacks.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29I'm at her Sandringham estate, in Norfolk,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33where she will attend church this morning with the rest of the royal
0:00:33 > 0:00:35family, including Prince Harry and his new fiancee,
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Meghan Markle.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Good morning, it is Monday 25 December.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Merry Christmas.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Also ahead: The Pope urges the world not to ignore the plight of migrants
0:00:56 > 0:01:00forced to leave their countries because of violence.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Christmas isn't all about presents and turkey dinners.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Over a million people will be working today.
0:01:05 > 0:01:14We will catch up with some of them.
0:01:14 > 0:01:23I have no idea what I am singing. Louise is worried.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Six Breakfast presenters and a 1,000-strong audience -
0:01:25 > 0:01:27what could possibly go wrong?!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Find out how we got on in our big singing challenge.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And Phil Avery has the weather.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38Steph, very good morning to you. Merry Christmas. I feel as though I
0:01:38 > 0:01:42am in the way here. Here is your headline, if you haven't got any
0:01:42 > 0:01:45power here in Stevenage this morning, I think I have found a
0:01:45 > 0:01:49reason. I will have all the detail on the Christmas whether in 15
0:01:49 > 0:01:57minutes. -- weather.
0:01:57 > 0:01:57Good morning.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01First, our main story: The Queen will pay tribute to the cities
0:02:01 > 0:02:03of Manchester and London in her Christmas Day broadcast,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06for the way in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10She is at her estate at Sandringham with other members of the royal
0:02:10 > 0:02:12family, including Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17The Queen recorded this year's broadcast a few days ago
0:02:17 > 0:02:17at Buckingham Palace.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Its main theme is the importance of home, a place she describes
0:02:21 > 0:02:23as a source of warmth and love.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Looking back over the events of 2017, she praises the cities
0:02:26 > 0:02:27of London and Manchester.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29The Queen visited victims of the bombing at Manchester Arena,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32in which 22 people died as they left a concert.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35In her broadcast, she will talk about the powerful identities
0:02:35 > 0:02:37of Manchester and London, which she says had shone
0:02:37 > 0:02:39through in the face of appalling attacks.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42On the table beside her in the broadcast, alongside pictures
0:02:42 > 0:02:45of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are two photographs
0:02:45 > 0:02:47of her and her husband, one of which was taken
0:02:47 > 0:02:51on their wedding day in 1947.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55This year, they have celebrated their 70th wedding
0:02:55 > 0:02:57anniversary, and the Duke of Edinburgh retired
0:02:57 > 0:02:58from his separate programme of public engagements.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04In the broadcast, the Queen will praise her husband
0:03:04 > 0:03:09for his support and, as she puts it, for his unique sense of humour.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11The world's most experienced...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13LAUGHTER.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16The Queen was absent from last year's Christmas Day church service
0:03:16 > 0:03:19at Sandringham, due to a heavy cold.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22But there is expected to be a full turnout of the family
0:03:22 > 0:03:23at church this morning,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and among the group attending church will be Prince Harry
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and his fiancee, Meghan Markle, who are both spending Christmas
0:03:29 > 0:03:30on the Sandringham estate.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35It will be the first time someone who is yet to marry
0:03:35 > 0:03:38into the royal family will have joined their Christmas celebrations,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41her presence a reminder of one of the events to which the family
0:03:41 > 0:03:43can look forward in 2018.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Our reporter Daniela Relph is outside St Mary Magdalene's
0:03:45 > 0:03:47church, on the Sandringham estate, where the royal family
0:03:47 > 0:03:50will make their traditional trip for the Christmas Day service.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Good morning to you. Merry Christmas. It is going to be a busy
0:03:55 > 0:04:03one for the Royal Family. A lot of eyes on Prince Harry and Meghan
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Markle.That is the difference, that we are going to see Meghan Markle
0:04:07 > 0:04:11here. The traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene's
0:04:11 > 0:04:19church on the Sandringham estate is at 11 a.m.. I think all eyes will be
0:04:19 > 0:04:23on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. We are expecting them to walk with
0:04:23 > 0:04:26the other members of the Royal Family just before 11am from the
0:04:26 > 0:04:30main house at Sandringham up to the church. It is unusual that Meghan
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Markle has been invited to spend Christmas with the Royal Family,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37because traditionally, if you go back, if you were a royal girlfriend
0:04:37 > 0:04:41or boyfriend you didn't tend to get invited. It was only once you were
0:04:41 > 0:04:52married that you are invited to spend Christmas here at Sandringham.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56If you look back at the Duchess of Cambridge when she was just Kate
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Middleton, she didn't get invited to Sandringham. She spent Christmas
0:04:58 > 0:05:02with the Middleton family. I think the issue with Meghan Markle is that
0:05:02 > 0:05:06she is American. She has moved to the UK to be with her fiance Ahab of
0:05:06 > 0:05:09her wedding next year, she doesn't have any family here, and clearly
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Prince Harry has asked the Queen for an exception this year and to get
0:05:13 > 0:05:17her invited. For the first time we will see her in the presence of the
0:05:17 > 0:05:21wider royal family. All eyes will be on her and there are already people
0:05:21 > 0:05:25queueing at the gate to make sure that they get a prime position.And
0:05:25 > 0:05:28you will be talking to them a bit later on for us.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31And the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast will be on BBC One
0:05:31 > 0:05:32at 3:00pm this afternoon.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Pope Francis has urged the world not to ignore the plight of millions
0:05:36 > 0:05:39of migrants driven from their land, during Christmas Eve Mass.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41The Pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44recounting how they had to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem,
0:05:44 > 0:05:45but found no place to stay.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48He said many migrants were being forced to flee
0:05:48 > 0:05:50from leaders who see no problem in shedding innocent blood.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Meanwhile, services have taken place across the UK and further afield.
0:05:53 > 0:06:07Our religious editor Martin Bashir reports.
0:06:07 > 0:06:14At Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Catholic Church in England and Wales, framed his Christmas message
0:06:17 > 0:06:21as a statement of concern for the way we tend to communicate with each
0:06:21 > 0:06:26other. He said we often prefer conflict to dialogue, hostility
0:06:26 > 0:06:31instead of a willingness to listen. It is a manifestation of a radical
0:06:31 > 0:06:38individualism. And, while the individual is hugely important, we
0:06:38 > 0:06:42have to know that we are also built to belong to each other. We are
0:06:42 > 0:06:48built to have a relationships, and to work and find our best through
0:06:48 > 0:06:53relationships.He went on to say that, as we gaze into a nativity
0:06:53 > 0:06:58scene at Christmas, we find one who can free us from the choking effects
0:06:58 > 0:07:04of disagreement and strife. Christ himself. And, at the very beginning
0:07:04 > 0:07:10of the Christmas narrative, here in Bethlehem, in a land defined by
0:07:10 > 0:07:16walls of separation, a renewed call for reconciliation. Here in Manger
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Square, a midnight service has been held that the Church of them as
0:07:21 > 0:07:25nativity, where the Archbishop of Jerusalem said that, while Jesus was
0:07:25 > 0:07:29born in a town under Roman occupation, he was identified as the
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Prince of peace.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has ordered to move the country's
0:07:36 > 0:07:37embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41In a Facebook post, Mr Morales said the decision was taken after he had
0:07:41 > 0:07:43spoken with Israel's PM, Benjamin Netanyahu.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Last week, Guatemala was one of only nine nations to vote against a UN
0:07:47 > 0:07:49resolution urging America to reverse its recognition
0:07:49 > 0:07:51of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to nations that voted
0:07:53 > 0:07:54against the US.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The US is an important aid donor to Guatemala,
0:07:57 > 0:07:58an impoverished Central American country.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01On Sunday, Mr Morales said he had instructed the Guatemalan
0:08:01 > 0:08:03authorities to start the necessary respective co-ordination before
0:08:03 > 0:08:05moving the country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Surrey Police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious
0:08:09 > 0:08:10in a ditch yesterday afternoon.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13They have released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt
0:08:13 > 0:08:14to track down his family.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18The man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious
0:08:18 > 0:08:19condition in hospital.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken-down ski lift
0:08:22 > 0:08:24in the French Alps, after being trapped on it
0:08:24 > 0:08:26for several hours on Christmas Eve.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Helicopters were used to rescue the people from their individual
0:08:29 > 0:08:31gondolas, which were around 82 feet above the snow,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35and rope was used to help the skiers get back down the slopes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41The cause of the fault isn't known.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45You wouldn't want to be trapped up there, would you?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48If you are relaxing at home, perhaps opening presents this
0:08:48 > 0:08:51morning, spare a thought for this team who are still hard at work.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Santa and his reindeer spent the night travelling the globe
0:08:54 > 0:08:56to deliver presents to children across the world.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58To make sure their journey went without a hitch,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01air traffic controllers from the North American Aerospace
0:09:01 > 0:09:04defence Command, or Norad for short, have been tracking the flight path
0:09:04 > 0:09:12of his sleigh.
0:09:12 > 0:09:20As you can see, he has already delivered billions of presents.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24He is currently flying over Canada. Of course, we wish him well.
0:09:24 > 0:09:35Fantastic to see where Santa is exactly, isn't it? For a lot of us,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Christmas Day is one of the best of the year, the excitement, the food,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42the presence, the food and the memories. We have been asking people
0:09:42 > 0:09:50about the times they remember best.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55My favourite childhood memory of Christmas was I got a snooker table
0:09:55 > 0:09:59went I was eight or nine, we bought my Grandad a waistcoat, so everybody
0:09:59 > 0:10:03that played snooker that they had to have a waistcoat on to be like a
0:10:03 > 0:10:08proper snooker player.My childhood memories of Christmas has got to be
0:10:08 > 0:10:12how much snow we used to have. We don't have as much snowfall any
0:10:12 > 0:10:15more, but I remember it being knee deep, being assessed with pulling
0:10:15 > 0:10:21icicles off and things. But also being out for about five hours at a
0:10:21 > 0:10:25time in it and not bothering. So I think I would say snow, heavy
0:10:25 > 0:10:33snowfall.When I was a child, and we are going back many years to the
0:10:33 > 0:10:371970s, I remember the fake Christmas trees. We have one that we could
0:10:37 > 0:10:40look at the ceiling and see all the reflections of the tree on the
0:10:40 > 0:10:44ceiling. I still have baubles today from then, I have baubles from
0:10:44 > 0:10:45nearly 100 years ago now.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57I don't really remember.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01She has a very bad memory, like a goldfish.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06We would stand by the window and had some pink pigs on a Christmas tree,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10and these used to fascinate me, and that is a memory I always have. With
0:11:10 > 0:11:13the fire blazing and steamy windows, and these little pink pigs on a
0:11:13 > 0:11:19Christmas tree. I know it sounds silly, but they are memories I have
0:11:19 > 0:11:25got from being little.I had a big doll with an orange dress, and she
0:11:25 > 0:11:31was nearly as big as me.I was born on Christmas Day, and one of my
0:11:31 > 0:11:36memories was blowing out candles on the Christmas tree, but they were
0:11:36 > 0:11:40proper candles, and they were only put up just for that, and then they
0:11:40 > 0:11:44were taken away.Were used to have to go to bed at a certain time, and
0:11:44 > 0:11:48we would hear this little bell and we would get told it was Tinkerbell.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52If you didn't go to sleep within half an hour, Tinkerbell with this
0:11:52 > 0:11:56little bell, you would never get your presence. I can remember as a
0:11:56 > 0:12:04child being so excited because Santa was coming.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Some brilliant memories there. If you have any you want to share with
0:12:07 > 0:12:13get in touch. I am sure Phil has a few. You outside your house this
0:12:13 > 0:12:13get in touch. I am sure Phil has a few. You outside your house this
0:12:13 > 0:12:18morning? Merry Christmas.Merry Christmas. In fact, I will give
0:12:18 > 0:12:27credit where it is due. This is the garden from Stevenage, and it is a
0:12:27 > 0:12:34long way from this weather front which will short-circuit anybody's
0:12:34 > 0:12:38electrics, I am afraid. We have already had about 100 millimetres of
0:12:38 > 0:12:42rain. In one particular prime spot in Cumbria, and we are not quite
0:12:42 > 0:12:51done yet. It is a fairly slow-moving affair. What an awful -- what it
0:12:51 > 0:12:58also is is a heavy affair. Ahead of it is another mild, grey sort of
0:12:58 > 0:13:01day. The sun still does exist, and we will get to that shortly. But
0:13:01 > 0:13:05there is in an awful lot of wintry weather to be had here. This which
0:13:05 > 0:13:09I'm showing you hear is snow on the high ground, in the southern up
0:13:09 > 0:13:16lines of Scotland, eventually the Cumbrians cells. -- up lines. It
0:13:16 > 0:13:20will be well and through Christmas Day before we push that through the
0:13:20 > 0:13:23British Isles. Some of the gusts along the Channel coast, 60,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27possibly a bit more than that. Once that is a way it begins to open the
0:13:27 > 0:13:31door too much colder weather for Boxing Day. A big sporting day, and
0:13:31 > 0:13:36I am showing ice here but groundsmen and spectators, and all the rest of
0:13:36 > 0:13:40it, don't worry about it too much because I think what ice falls will
0:13:40 > 0:13:44be away pretty quickly and the sun comes out. We can talk about the
0:13:44 > 0:13:48sunshine for a while. There will be wintry showers getting into the
0:13:48 > 0:13:53northern half of Scotland and eventually some cloud, wind and rain
0:13:53 > 0:13:56back into the south-western quarter. Some of that rank in its own right
0:13:56 > 0:14:01really very heavy. For the sporting fixtures late in the day, you will
0:14:01 > 0:14:04need an awful lot of layers because it will be pretty tricky weather.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08They gradually works its way across the southern half of the British
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Isles. All the cold air which is slowing down these isobars from the
0:14:12 > 0:14:16North Down across all parts as we get on in the Wednesday, we have the
0:14:16 > 0:14:21classic mix. A lot of moisture, colder, and this is the point at
0:14:21 > 0:14:25which we may find a little bit of snowfall beginning to get into the
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Midlands, and on through the day that might creep into central,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32southern England. This could be down over the Chilterns, that sort of
0:14:32 > 0:14:36neck of the woods. Any of the high ground in the south could be seeing
0:14:36 > 0:14:40a little bit more in the way of wintry weather. But in the short
0:14:40 > 0:14:44term it is more of the same. It is the dull, cloudy sort of stuff. It
0:14:44 > 0:14:48has been dry for a number of days. As I say, as that weather front
0:14:48 > 0:14:52comes by tonight, you will hear it rattling on the windows, and the
0:14:52 > 0:14:56wind is really quite gusty as well. Quite a bit going on over the next
0:14:56 > 0:14:59few days, big sporting fixtures, Boxing Day, on towards the new year.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03If you want the detail in the longer term than I can give you at the
0:15:03 > 0:15:05term than I can give you at the moment, it is on the BBC weather
0:15:05 > 0:15:09website.Thank you very much, and I know you will be with us throughout
0:15:09 > 0:15:14the morning.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Your Christmas
0:15:28 > 0:15:36involve much beyond getting off the couch, but many people are working.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39We are going to be talking to lots of them throughout the programme.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43But, first of all let's head to Nepal, where we can speak
0:15:43 > 0:15:45to Lauren Dine and Jason Lund, who are volunteering
0:15:45 > 0:15:46with the International Citizen Service.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48They are also joined by Samad Siddiqui,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50who is a volunteer from Nepal.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55What have you been up to?The volunteers have arrived, we have
0:15:55 > 0:16:02been playing Christmas songs, getting into the Christmas spirit.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08And tell us a bit about what you do out there. Lauren, you do really
0:16:08 > 0:16:13important work, there is a lot of serious work going on in the
0:16:13 > 0:16:17background, isn't there?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21I am the team leader, I am not actually out in the school is
0:16:21 > 0:16:25working. We have lots of volunteers. They are split into four separate
0:16:25 > 0:16:38communities.One community, ... Basically we have been working with
0:16:38 > 0:16:45school involvement, so they can give more opportunity to young girls who
0:16:45 > 0:16:49suffer from discrimination. We want to try and increase the
0:16:49 > 0:16:55participation and retention of children who are dropping out of
0:16:55 > 0:17:03school from an early age, that includes organising health, that
0:17:03 > 0:17:21covers sanitation are...We are focusing on education and health,
0:17:21 > 0:17:30equipping them with skills, and when we are focusing on risk of
0:17:30 > 0:17:41disasters. Along with that, what we do, we create an environment where
0:17:41 > 0:17:51parents and the community and school environment, where students can
0:17:51 > 0:17:58make... You want to say anything to your family, they are probably
0:17:58 > 0:18:03watching back home here in the UK. I just want to say hello to my little
0:18:03 > 0:18:07brothers and my sister and my mum and my nieces and nephews, and I
0:18:07 > 0:18:13miss them very much. Merry Christmas to all my family, and I am just
0:18:13 > 0:18:20missing them lots.It feels really good to be doing something that is
0:18:20 > 0:18:30helping other people.Fantastic, ... Merry Christmas from Nepal to
0:18:30 > 0:18:37everyone in the UK.Thank you very much, have a cracking Christmas,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41enjoy whatever you are doing today, it is lovely to talk to you.Thank
0:18:41 > 0:18:45you, goodbye!They are very cheery.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48As part of our BBC Sing series we were set a challenge.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Could we pull off a live performance at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54singing in front of more than a thousand people,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58with only eight hours to learn our lines?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59How did we get on?
0:18:59 > 0:19:05Let's have a look.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10If you have a earmuffs I suggest you put them on at this point.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS.
0:19:21 > 0:19:29Six breakfast television presenters. At Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Their challenge, to learn a Christmas classic.Chestnuts
0:19:33 > 0:19:36roasting on an open fire.APPLAUSE
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Christmas classic.Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.APPLAUSE.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46... And sync to a full house of more than 1000 people.That a lot of
0:19:46 > 0:19:49people fear that could be potentially bleeding by the end of
0:19:49 > 0:19:54this.Presenters will perform with the gospel choir, Manchester
0:19:54 > 0:19:56inspirational voices. But will they end the words?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59# Lots of toys and... (LAUGHS)
0:19:59 > 0:20:03end the words? # Lots of toys and... (LAUGHS).Will
0:20:03 > 0:20:08they remember the tune? I literally don't even know how it should be.
0:20:08 > 0:20:15The challenge is on.I am shaking.
0:20:21 > 0:20:28# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...
0:20:28 > 0:20:32# The Bridgewater Hall is sold out. In the audience, to give much-needed
0:20:32 > 0:20:43support, Sean and Louisa 's husband. They had never saying before,
0:20:43 > 0:20:47individually or as a quiet, and they have landed in one day.Wow. Hardly
0:20:47 > 0:20:52they have learned the words and I'm sure they will do well.I'm a big
0:20:52 > 0:20:57fan of Dan, so I am looking forward to singing his performance.Good
0:20:57 > 0:21:06luck, do well, breathe before you do it and just have a good time.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Presenters will need all the help they can get. They have had just a
0:21:10 > 0:21:18couple of hours to learn, rehearse and perfect the song.I have no what
0:21:18 > 0:21:23it -- Thai had no idea what I am singing.Louise is worried.The
0:21:23 > 0:21:28words keep going out of my brain, it is two lines, it is ridiculous and
0:21:28 > 0:21:35embarrassing.There you go!APPLAUSE . Guiding our presenters, the
0:21:35 > 0:21:40remarkably patient leader of Manchester inspirational voices,
0:21:40 > 0:21:47Wayne Ellington.You do bring a real sense of joy into what you are
0:21:47 > 0:21:51doing.He has this great way of making you feel like you are Diana
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Ross. # And every mother 's child is going
0:21:54 > 0:22:00to start...When you clearly are not, when you are a dying cats.He
0:22:00 > 0:22:07is an amazingly optimistic man. Because he sees talent where we are
0:22:07 > 0:22:13not seeing talent. # Merry Christmas... Merry
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Christmas... # (LAUGHS)
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Christmas... # (LAUGHS).Wayne has been an
0:22:20 > 0:22:27absolute wizard. A magician. # Every mother 's child is going to
0:22:27 > 0:22:34spy... #.Take Wayne out of the equation,
0:22:34 > 0:22:43where all in trouble. # Joy to the world...
0:22:43 > 0:22:50#. The concert as started, Wayne and his choir bringing joy to the world.
0:22:50 > 0:22:58Meanwhile, backstage...Apparently my trousers are gone.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03# And every mother 's child is going to spy...
0:23:03 > 0:23:08# This is the suit and he has put my trousers on and walked out. It
0:23:08 > 0:23:12sounds awful, doesn't it. # They know that centre is on his
0:23:12 > 0:23:17way... #.Charlie, do you want to borrow my
0:23:17 > 0:23:21address? # Lots of toys and goodies on his
0:23:21 > 0:23:26sleigh... #.My trousers, do you randomly pick
0:23:26 > 0:23:31up other people 's trousers?That's enough, we need to get ready,
0:23:31 > 0:23:39goodbye.With just minutes to go, Wayne gathers the presenters for a
0:23:39 > 0:23:44final pep talk.Should anything go out of place, any notes or anything
0:23:44 > 0:23:49like that, you just have to tighten up, keep your eyes on me. I'm hoping
0:23:49 > 0:23:53that they are going to feel comfortable and just be OK. I just
0:23:53 > 0:24:12hope!BBC seem! -- Singh.We will see what happens. Why did we agree
0:24:12 > 0:24:16to this?
0:24:16 > 0:24:20It gives me great pleasure to announce our special guest, the BBC
0:24:20 > 0:24:31presenters, Naga Muchetty, Mike Bushell, Louise Minchin...APPLAUSE
0:24:31 > 0:24:41presenters, Naga Muchetty, Mike Bushell, Louise Minchin...APPLAUSE.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45And Charlie Sayt!
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Hold onto your hats everyone. We go.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
0:25:03 > 0:25:10# Jack Frost nipping at your nose
0:25:10 > 0:25:12# Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
0:25:12 > 0:25:25# And folks dressed up like Eskimos
0:25:25 > 0:25:30# Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
0:25:30 > 0:25:36# Help to make the season bright
0:25:36 > 0:25:40# Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
0:25:40 > 0:25:52# Will find it hard to sleep tonight
0:25:52 > 0:25:58# They know that Santa's on his way
0:25:58 > 0:26:03# He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
0:26:03 > 0:26:10# And every mother's child is gonna spy
0:26:10 > 0:26:17# To see if reindeer really know how to fly
0:26:17 > 0:26:17APPLAUSE
0:26:17 > 0:26:24APPLAUSE.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28# And so I'm offering this simple phrase
0:26:28 > 0:26:32# To kids from one to 92
0:26:32 > 0:26:42# Although it's been said many times, many ways
0:26:42 > 0:26:46# Merry Christmas to you.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52# They know that Santa's on his way
0:26:52 > 0:26:56# He's bringing lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
0:26:56 > 0:27:02# And every mother's child is gonna spy
0:27:02 > 0:27:10# To see if reindeer really know how to fly
0:27:10 > 0:27:16# And so I'm offering this simple phrase
0:27:16 > 0:27:22# To kids from one to 92
0:27:22 > 0:27:29# Although it's been said many times, many ways
0:27:29 > 0:27:38# Merry Christmas to you.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40# Merry Christmas
0:27:40 > 0:27:43# Merry Christmas
0:27:43 > 0:27:48# Merry Christmas
0:27:48 > 0:27:51# Merry Christmas
0:27:51 > 0:27:56# Merry Christmas
0:27:56 > 0:28:03# To you.#
0:28:03 > 0:28:09(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
0:28:09 > 0:28:21(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE).Didn't she do well! Sheedy Brilliant, I am so
0:28:21 > 0:28:29proud.Absolutely fantastic. Get you right here.APPLAUSE
0:28:29 > 0:28:36proud.Absolutely fantastic. Get you right here.APPLAUSE.Thank you!
0:28:36 > 0:28:39They were brilliant, they were up for a laugh, that's the main thing,
0:28:39 > 0:28:45that's what you do at Christmas. They were so brave to do it! They
0:28:45 > 0:28:53really went for it. I really thought they did brilliantly.Got away with
0:28:53 > 0:29:03it! Got away with it!They were so kind to us!I'm going to give the
0:29:03 > 0:29:09audience ten out of ten.
0:29:09 > 0:29:19# Merry Christmas to you.#
0:29:19 > 0:29:25Is it safe to come out yet? I am bright red from mass. We have some
0:29:25 > 0:29:30guests here as well. -- bright red from Bass. What did you think?
0:29:30 > 0:29:37Fantastic.You have to say that, don't you.I thought you were very
0:29:37 > 0:29:42brave.You got everyone to sing along, engaging with the audience,
0:29:42 > 0:29:47that is what it is all about.If anyone has tuned in in the middle of
0:29:47 > 0:29:53Bass, I apologise. Merry Christmas, thank you. You are here to talk
0:29:53 > 0:29:58about, the pressures of Christmas, we will talk a lot about all of the
0:29:58 > 0:30:02great elements, but also for some people, it can be lonely for a
0:30:02 > 0:30:07start.
0:30:07 > 0:30:14It can, some people are alone, and nobody needs to have a miserable
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Christmas. There are things everyone can do to boost their spirits and
0:30:18 > 0:30:21engage in a Christmas spirit.What are your top tips for making
0:30:21 > 0:30:27Christmas as best it can be?Take a moment out for something spiritual,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31whatever that means the U. Take a moment to remember life and what has
0:30:31 > 0:30:35been good about this year, remember the hope, maybe say a prayer if that
0:30:35 > 0:30:39is your tradition, gather with those you love, whether that means
0:30:39 > 0:30:42engaging on social media, that means gathering around a table with
0:30:42 > 0:30:46friends and family, get out of the community if you can, and Overall
0:30:46 > 0:30:51walk, go to church, whatever makes your life enhanced. But do something
0:30:51 > 0:30:54that engages with something bigger than the pressures that can be so
0:30:54 > 0:30:54did today.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07What are your top tips for Christmas?If you are on your own it
0:31:07 > 0:31:12is easy to think you are totally alone. If you are mobile and able,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15go and do something for somebody else and with somebody else. There
0:31:15 > 0:31:18are plenty of places now where people are giving out food or
0:31:18 > 0:31:22singing in an old people's homes, and there is always stuff you can
0:31:22 > 0:31:27do. Even if it is just knocking on your neighbour's door and sharing a
0:31:27 > 0:31:32mince pie, you can do it.We also will talk about how to deal with it
0:31:32 > 0:31:36if you have a house full of family. And you will be with us throughout
0:31:36 > 0:31:40the morning to talk about all that. If you have any questions, if you
0:31:40 > 0:31:44want to ask our advice, I am not sure I can help you guys probably
0:31:44 > 0:31:48can, on tips to survive the day, whether it be the organisation, how
0:31:48 > 0:31:51to deal with the family, the etiquette, then do get in touch with
0:31:51 > 0:31:57us. We will be back in an hour to talk about all of that. I will see
0:31:57 > 0:31:59you very shortly again.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Hello, this is Breakfast, with Steph McGovern.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Good morning.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Here is a summary of today's main stories from BBC News:
0:32:10 > 0:32:13The Queen will pay tribute to the cities of Manchester
0:32:13 > 0:32:15and London, in her Christmas Day broadcast, for the way
0:32:15 > 0:32:18in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Her message was recorded at Buckingham Palace.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22She is now at her estate at Sandringham, in Norfolk,
0:32:22 > 0:32:25with other members of the royal family, including Prince Harry
0:32:25 > 0:32:29and his fiancee, Meghan Markle.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Pope Francis has urged the world not to ignore the plight of millions
0:32:33 > 0:32:36of migrants driven from their land, during Christmas Eve Mass.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38The Pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41recounting the Biblical story of how they had to travel from Nazareth
0:32:41 > 0:32:43to Bethlehem, but found no place to stay.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46He said many migrants were being forced to flee
0:32:46 > 0:33:07from leaders who see no problem in shedding innocent blood.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11At the church of the Nativity, the service took place amid increased
0:33:11 > 0:33:18security, following President Trump's decision to recognise
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Guatemala will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27echoing a move by the United States of America.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30It was one of only nine nations to vote against a UN resolution
0:33:30 > 0:33:32urging America to reverse its decision.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to nations that
0:33:35 > 0:33:35voted against America.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38The US is an important aid donor to Guatemala,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41an impoverished Central American country.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken-down ski lift
0:33:44 > 0:33:46in the French Alps, after being trapped on it
0:33:46 > 0:33:48for several hours on Christmas Eve.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Helicopters were used to rescue the people from their individual
0:33:51 > 0:33:53gondolas, which were around 82 feet above the snow,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57and rope was used to help the skiers get back down the slopes.
0:33:57 > 0:34:06The cause of the fault isn't known.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Sir Bruce Forsyth, Sir Roger Moore, Glenn Campbell and John Noakes -
0:34:09 > 0:34:12just a few of those who left us this year.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Let's now celebrate their lives, and others, in Review 2017:
0:34:15 > 0:34:22We Remember.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33# Deep down in Louisiana cross to New Orleans.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36# Where back up in the woods among the evergreens.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39# There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41# Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode.#
0:34:41 > 0:34:45# Oh, Maybelline...#.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Half of the young people go to school so that's why I wrote
0:34:48 > 0:34:52about school, I wrote about cars and most of all -
0:34:52 > 0:34:56the people, if not now, they'll soon be in love.
0:34:56 > 0:35:02# It's a jumping little record I want my jockey to play.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06# Roll over Beethoven, I got to hear it again today #.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08And you, monsieur, are the famous Simon Templar.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12But what about Brother Vincent?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Supposing he notices something he thinks Clinton should know about.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20Mr...?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Bond.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25James Bond.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Is there time before we leave for lesson number three?
0:35:28 > 0:35:37Absolutely.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40There's no sense in going off half-cocked.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Stir in some crushed ice, shake, strain and pour.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Top it off with one olive.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Two.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Did you say something?
0:35:49 > 0:35:50I said two.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52You were perfect up until the olives.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Two olives.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57That way you see they can gently bounce up against each other.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00I'm afraid the spectacle of two olives gently bouncing up
0:36:00 > 0:36:03against each other is a pleasure I shall forego.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Oh, you don't want to bust up a pair.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08We played it tongue in cheek, as I play most heroes.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12I really don't see myself as a hero, although I play them.
0:36:12 > 0:36:22So I'd play it as if it is all a joke.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24A house with a door.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28One, two, three, four.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Great big curtain rings, they must have come out
0:36:30 > 0:36:32of a giant's house.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34I know what we can do with these.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I will be an owl.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Hee-haw!
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Our aim, we were told, was to play one to one
0:36:42 > 0:36:44through the camera.
0:36:44 > 0:36:51# Up and down with your brush.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54And it works, that is why people remember it -
0:36:54 > 0:36:57because it was as if we were talking only to them.
0:36:57 > 0:36:57It's Windy Miller.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02Hello, Windy.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Peel, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09Mr John Noakes!
0:37:09 > 0:37:17I'm sure this does me good.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Oh, get off my foot.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Well, our animals are going to be happy, they will be going away
0:37:25 > 0:37:29on holiday too, they're going to spend it in the country.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34But Lulu won't be there.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37At this level, the plinth on which Nelson stands
0:37:37 > 0:37:40overhangs the column.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I found myself literally hanging from the ladder
0:37:43 > 0:37:45with nothing beneath me.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Once I had reached the top of the column the worst part began,
0:37:49 > 0:37:51I had to go down again, in a bosun's chair.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Are you coming down to join me?
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Yes, I'm coming down.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Do you feel all right?
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Yes, I feel good.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02No Shep, don't bite him.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06He's a nice fella.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Get down Shep, keep still, boy.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Do as you're told.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11come here.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Get down, Shep, behave yourself or I'll cuff you around the ear.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18# John could never be alone, no matter where he went.
0:38:18 > 0:38:26# Because Shep would have a sniff around and soon pick up the scent.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29By Jove, I've just jumped out of this aeroplane and 50,000 feet
0:38:29 > 0:38:30and get down Shep!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32I'm upside down!
0:38:32 > 0:38:40Hello, welcome to a special Bank Holiday edition
0:38:40 > 0:38:45of Cheggers Plays Pop.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48How long did it take you to record the album.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Between two and three years.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53That's a long time.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57Do you have any ideas of what you would like to swap it for?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59I'm back again.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0014 years at the BBC.
0:39:00 > 0:39:11Swapshop, Cheggers Plays Pop, all sorts.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14I happened to miss a bus one Christmas evening and went
0:39:14 > 0:39:17into a London store and saw this toy bear on the counter,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20nobody had bought it, it was the only one left,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23I took it home to my wife, we lived near Paddington
0:39:23 > 0:39:25so we decided to call it Paddington.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29One day I was sitting with a blank sheet of paper and a typewriter
0:39:29 > 0:39:32and started to write a story about it and I became a book.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Mr and Mrs Brown first met Paddington on a railway station
0:39:35 > 0:39:39which is how he came to have such an unusual name for a bear.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Based on my father, very polite man, always wore a hat and Paddington has
0:39:43 > 0:39:45a lot of him in him.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Good afternoon, he said, can I help you?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53There's Parsley.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Sometimes Mr Onion lets him ring the school bell.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Hello, Parsley!
0:39:59 > 0:40:07# London, a lovely city.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11# You can go to France or America.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12# India, Asia, Australia
0:40:12 > 0:40:16# You're gonna come back to London city.
0:40:16 > 0:40:22# London is the place for me.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24# London is the place for me.
0:40:24 > 0:40:42# London is the place for me.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47I think there was a sort of reticence and nervousness
0:40:47 > 0:40:49that the women might take over altogether.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53We might not present an acceptable face of cricket and I actually cried
0:40:53 > 0:40:57as I walked out onto the pitch.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59It was the most incredible feeling.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02Rachel Flynt, what a good piece of fielding but not good running
0:41:02 > 0:41:08between the wickets, though.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13Advantage Miss Graf.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Overcome with the emotion of it all.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21She just told me "Jana, you will do it, I believe one day
0:41:21 > 0:41:27you will do it."
0:41:27 > 0:41:36She's done it!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47After our last programme, the editor of Final Score came
0:41:47 > 0:41:50with a box and when he opened it and pulled out this trophy,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54I thought that's absolutely made my day because that is something that
0:41:54 > 0:41:58I have always thought, having watched the sports
0:41:58 > 0:42:01personality of the year, I would love to have something
0:42:01 > 0:42:07like that as a souvenir of my career.
0:42:07 > 0:42:40GRANDSTAND THEME.
0:43:05 > 0:43:11BATMAN THEME.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15It was a two-piece but it was itchy and someone had to zip up the back.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19I had to fumble for a long time to get out of the suit.
0:43:19 > 0:43:36If I wanted to go to the bathroom, somebody had to be there.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40What now!
0:43:44 > 0:43:50Our parents were slaughtered with the others.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52That is why, that is why we tried to kill.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55That is why, that is why!
0:43:55 > 0:43:56We need a team.
0:43:56 > 0:43:57Paul, you'll assess material damage.
0:43:57 > 0:43:58Helena, medical.
0:43:58 > 0:43:59Victor, scientific.
0:43:59 > 0:44:00Lori, security.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03and put Eagle 1 on the pad for me.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04Sandra, cable communication system wide open.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Any response, relay it through to us.
0:44:06 > 0:44:12Conor, you take over.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35English girls abroad with appealing shoulders and flowery dresses.
0:44:35 > 0:44:40Like wallpaper on the march.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44That's all right too, not bad.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Not bad, nice face, nice figure.
0:44:46 > 0:44:47Good teeth too.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51What's the matter with you.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55You two, where are you taking them tonight, Smithfield market?
0:44:55 > 0:44:58Are you happy, I mean really really happy happy?
0:44:58 > 0:45:02Fantastically happy.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05I am.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09I know it's silly but sometimes it worries me, I'm so happy.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13I keep expecting something to come along and spoil it.
0:45:13 > 0:45:23Daft thing, what could possibly do that.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26It happens sometimes in an actor's life, if you are very very lucky
0:45:26 > 0:45:33that something special turns up.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35Ready steady go.
0:45:35 > 0:45:43And one I read Last Of The Summer Wine I thought, this is it.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47Yes, this is it, this is it, you can see Tollgate church.
0:45:47 > 0:46:03I'm sorry, Gromit, the fact is I am just crackers about cheeses.
0:46:03 > 0:46:10# Although I cry.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14# Ain't that a shame?
0:46:14 > 0:46:21# I found my thrill.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23# On Blueberry Hill.
0:46:23 > 0:46:42#On Blueberry Hill, when I found you.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51New Guinea, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand,
0:46:51 > 0:46:54where do you want to go, Chuck?
0:46:54 > 0:46:58New Brighton.
0:46:58 > 0:47:08I therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife.
0:47:08 > 0:47:09Well go on, kiss me.
0:47:09 > 0:47:15Look what I've got!
0:47:15 > 0:47:19Hey, I've got a match for my dog, we saw it in this antiques shop
0:47:19 > 0:47:20window on Nightingale Street.
0:47:20 > 0:47:26Where are you going, Jack.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28To see a man about a thing.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31I wouldn't have done that it was an emergency.
0:47:31 > 0:47:32I've bought my own flaming dog.
0:47:32 > 0:47:33Calm down Vera love.
0:47:33 > 0:47:3448 quid.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38That miserable so-and-so only gave me 25.
0:47:38 > 0:47:39I've never loved anybody else.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41Come on, say you've never loved anybody else.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44I've never loved anybody else, shall I go and get your slippers?
0:47:44 > 0:48:10Please.
0:48:29 > 0:48:34I wish that at that time I had been older, so that I would have been
0:48:34 > 0:48:39able to have answered or spoke up for myself.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41You move like a racehorse.
0:48:41 > 0:48:46You walk like a Derby winner.
0:48:46 > 0:48:47You must let me help you.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50Introduce you to some friends of mine, some photographers,
0:48:50 > 0:48:52film people, television people.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55I could do wonders with you, little baby.
0:48:55 > 0:49:02I am homosexual, irretrievably.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06Why did you come here looking as you do?
0:49:06 > 0:49:09Well...
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Many people said don't do that, you'll never work again
0:49:11 > 0:49:13and I said it is not about homosexuality,
0:49:13 > 0:49:16it is about the tenderness of the individual as opposed
0:49:16 > 0:49:18to the cruelty of the crowd.
0:49:18 > 0:49:23We did so well, but...
0:49:23 > 0:49:26A beautiful woman.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28You are my future selves?
0:49:28 > 0:49:29Yes.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33Am I having a midlife crisis?
0:49:33 > 0:49:34Why are you pointing screwdrivers like that?
0:49:34 > 0:49:39They're scientific instruments, not water pistols.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43Welcome aboard, delighted you could join us.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47Captain Strike at your service.
0:49:47 > 0:49:51How do you do, I'm the Doctor, and this is Tegan.
0:49:51 > 0:50:02DOCTOR WHO THEME PLAYS
0:50:14 > 0:50:19# But where do you go to, my lovely
0:50:19 > 0:50:28# When you're alone in your bed
0:50:28 > 0:50:32I want to look inside your head, Yes, I do
0:50:32 > 0:50:37# Your name, it is heard in high places
0:50:37 > 0:50:41# You know the Aga Khan
0:50:41 > 0:50:44# And he sent you a racehorse for Christmas
0:50:44 > 0:50:54# And you keep it just for fun
0:50:54 > 0:50:56# For a laugh, hah, hah, hah
0:50:56 > 0:50:58# And they say that if you get married
0:50:58 > 0:51:00# It'll be to a millionaire
0:51:00 > 0:51:02# But they don't realise
0:51:02 > 0:51:03where you came from
0:51:03 > 0:51:06# And I wonder if they really cared...#.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08# You're a lady
0:51:08 > 0:51:09# I'm a man
0:51:09 > 0:51:15# You're supposed to understand #
0:51:15 > 0:51:18# We are family
0:51:18 > 0:51:22# I've got all my sisters with me
0:51:22 > 0:51:28# We are family
0:51:28 > 0:51:31# Get up everybody and sing #.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33# My blood runs cold
0:51:33 > 0:51:35# My memory has just been sold
0:51:35 > 0:51:38# My angel is a centrefold
0:51:38 > 0:51:42# Angel is a centrefold #.
0:51:46 > 0:51:51# You don't come around here no more
0:51:51 > 0:51:56# Whatever you're looking for
0:51:56 > 0:52:05# I'm free, I'm free falling #.
0:52:05 > 0:52:10# You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring
0:52:10 > 0:52:13# Waiting for someone to tell you everything
0:52:13 > 0:52:16# At the end of the line #.
0:52:18 > 0:52:25I hold you responsible for what Biggins James,
0:52:25 > 0:52:28it is this rag bag of fugitives from the debtors prison
0:52:28 > 0:52:29that should concern us.
0:52:29 > 0:52:33I remember a day when we did alarming sequence through the night
0:52:33 > 0:52:37I remember a day when we did a lambing sequence through the night
0:52:37 > 0:52:39in the ice cold of winter, deep snow, endless frost.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42We few, we happy few!
0:52:42 > 0:52:46We band of brothers.
0:52:46 > 0:52:50But the removal of those grievances ought to precede the disarmament
0:52:50 > 0:53:03of the victims.
0:53:03 > 0:53:10MUSIC: Reelin' In The Years by Steely Dan.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31For such backbenchers, it's the curse of coalition
0:53:31 > 0:53:34politics, but the government is putting it down to the reality
0:53:34 > 0:53:37of an ageing and needful population.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41We've been shown that register and it suggests that far
0:53:41 > 0:53:44from lessening, the threat is greater now than at any time
0:53:44 > 0:53:48for the last ten years.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50The flood of allegations about Jimmy Savile's behaviour
0:53:50 > 0:53:52is now engulfing many of the institutions
0:53:52 > 0:53:54he was involved with.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57I think the decision to drop our story was a breach
0:53:57 > 0:54:01of our duty to the women who trusted us to reveal that Jimmy Savile
0:54:01 > 0:54:08was a paedophile.
0:54:08 > 0:54:09# Some walk by night
0:54:09 > 0:54:14# Some fly by day
0:54:14 > 0:54:18# Nothing could change you
0:54:18 > 0:54:23# Said I'm sure of the way #.
0:54:23 > 0:54:34# There is the sun and moon
0:54:34 > 0:54:36# Facing their own sweet tune
0:54:36 > 0:54:41# Watch them when dawn is due
0:54:41 > 0:54:42# Sharing one space
0:54:42 > 0:54:47# We'll walk by night, babe
0:54:47 > 0:54:50# We'll fly by day
0:54:50 > 0:54:56# Moonlighting strangers
0:54:56 > 0:55:02# Who just met on the way...#.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Now in the movie industry, of course, hype is good news
0:55:05 > 0:55:08if the film lives up to it, very bad news of it doesn't.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11A morally uplifting parable about faith and redemption and how
0:55:11 > 0:55:14naive innocence can be mistaken for wisdom begins to unfold.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Now it's OK, now you can let the tears flow.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21I probably shed a couple myself as per the very last time I bow
0:55:21 > 0:55:24myself out to the accompaniment of Billy Taylor and the best theme
0:55:24 > 0:55:26tune on television.
0:55:26 > 0:55:38FILM PROGRAMME THEME PLAYS.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39And more next week.
0:55:39 > 0:55:43Goodnight.
0:55:43 > 0:55:57"Jessica" by the Allman Brothers.
0:56:03 > 0:56:10Hot favourite after wins in 1958 and '59, John Surtees, number three.
0:56:10 > 0:56:20On his way to win his sixth TT and his third successive senior TT.
0:56:20 > 0:56:24I don't set out with definite ambitions, I just try and do my best
0:56:24 > 0:56:26whatever I do.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29In his Ferrari, John Surtees, number seven, going like a bomb,
0:56:29 > 0:56:36leading the ten cars, is still in the race.
0:56:36 > 0:56:42# I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of?#
0:56:42 > 0:56:45When 20, 30, 40, 50,000 people screaming
0:56:45 > 0:56:46at the top of their lungs,
0:56:46 > 0:56:55"I love you," it's so overwhelming!
0:56:55 > 0:57:02# I'm just a daydreamer #
0:57:02 > 0:57:03# Walking in the rain...#
0:57:03 > 0:57:05You just didn't expect to meet him personally.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07Hi there.
0:57:07 > 0:57:07SCREAMING
0:57:07 > 0:57:10To be honest with you, I've been touring for about three,
0:57:10 > 0:57:153.5 years, and I am really tired.
0:57:15 > 0:57:27# I feel like I've never known a time before...
0:57:27 > 0:57:30# Just knowing that your door is always open
0:57:30 > 0:57:32# And your path is free to walk...
0:57:32 > 0:57:36Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I am Glenn Campbell.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39I don't remember not having a guitar or a musical instrument in my hand,
0:57:39 > 0:57:43and my dad bought a guitar for $5.95, you know.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46# I love you...
0:57:46 > 0:57:49I found out real quick that it was lighter than pulling
0:57:49 > 0:57:54a cotton sack or ploughing.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58# I'm going to be where the lights are shining on me
0:57:58 > 0:58:02# Like a rhinestone cowboy
0:58:02 > 0:58:07# Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo...
0:58:07 > 0:58:13# I am a lineman for the county
0:58:13 > 0:58:21# And I drive the main road
0:58:21 > 0:58:23I am a lineman for the county and what...
0:58:23 > 0:58:24Drive...
0:58:24 > 0:58:29# Drive the main roads.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32Yeah, looking in the sun for another overload.
0:58:32 > 0:58:35I hear you wire, I hear you ringing through the wire...
0:58:35 > 0:58:36Oh, boy.
0:58:36 > 0:58:40That is just a - what a great song.
0:58:40 > 0:58:50# And the Wichita lineman is still on the line...
0:58:50 > 0:59:13MUSIC: "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell.
0:59:13 > 0:59:15# When I look at you
0:59:15 > 0:59:16# My heart goes shooby doo
0:59:16 > 0:59:18# Lizzie, nosy, I get whizzy,
0:59:18 > 0:59:21what am I going to do?
0:59:21 > 0:59:30You have 55 seconds to beat the clock...starting from now.
0:59:30 > 0:59:32# Life is the name of the game
0:59:32 > 0:59:34# And I want to play
0:59:34 > 0:59:35the game with you...#
0:59:35 > 0:59:37Nice to see you, to see you...
0:59:37 > 0:59:37Nice!
0:59:37 > 0:59:41Have a twirl, darling.
0:59:41 > 0:59:44A gallon of Scotch. A cuddly toy.
0:59:44 > 0:59:50Didn't he do well, didn't she do well!
0:59:50 > 0:59:55Tony Blair insists that weapons of mass destruction will eventually
0:59:55 > 0:59:56be found in Iraq.
0:59:56 > 0:59:59Well, it would be nice to see them, to see them...
0:59:59 > 1:00:01Nice!
1:00:01 > 1:00:06ANNOUNCER: Live from London, this is Strictly Come Dancing.
1:00:06 > 1:00:15Please welcome your hosts... Bruce Forsyth!
1:00:18 > 1:00:26# In other words, please be true
1:00:26 > 1:00:31# In other words...
1:00:31 > 1:00:36# In other words...
1:00:36 > 1:00:39# In other words, I love you
1:00:39 > 1:00:41# Fly me to the Moon.#
1:00:41 > 1:00:44APPLAUSE.
1:00:44 > 1:00:56Thank you.
1:00:58 > 1:01:00Hello, this is Breakfast with Steph McGovern.
1:01:00 > 1:01:03The Queen pays tribute to the people of London and Manchester after this
1:01:03 > 1:01:04year's terror attacks.
1:01:04 > 1:01:07In her Christmas Day message, she will say the cities' powerful
1:01:07 > 1:01:09identities had shone through in the face
1:01:09 > 1:01:12of appalling attacks.
1:01:12 > 1:01:15I'm at the Queen's Sandringham estate, in Norfolk,
1:01:15 > 1:01:17where she will attend church this morning with the rest
1:01:17 > 1:01:19of the royal family, including Prince Harry
1:01:19 > 1:01:34and his new fiancee, Meghan Markle.
1:01:34 > 1:01:35Good morning, merry Christmas.
1:01:35 > 1:01:47It is Monday 25 December.
1:01:47 > 1:01:50Also ahead: The Pope urges the world not to ignore the plight of migrants
1:01:50 > 1:01:53forced to leave their countries because of violence.
1:01:53 > 1:01:55Christmas isn't all about presents and turkey dinners.
1:01:55 > 1:01:57Over a million people will be working today.
1:01:57 > 1:01:59We will catch up with some of them.
1:01:59 > 1:02:01I have no idea what I'm singing.
1:02:01 > 1:02:07Louise is worried.
1:02:07 > 1:02:09And six Breakfast presenters and a 1,000-strong audience -
1:02:09 > 1:02:11what could possibly go wrong?!
1:02:11 > 1:02:14Find out how we got on in our big singing challenge.
1:02:14 > 1:02:18And Phil Avery has the weather.
1:02:18 > 1:02:27Steph, very good morning to you.
1:02:27 > 1:02:32Here things are looking up, you have not just one but two very red-faced
1:02:32 > 1:02:37men wishing you a Merry Christmas. I will have all the details in a few
1:02:37 > 1:02:38minutes.
1:02:38 > 1:02:39Good morning.
1:02:39 > 1:02:42First, our main story: The Queen will pay tribute to the cities
1:02:42 > 1:02:45of Manchester and London in her Christmas Day broadcast,
1:02:45 > 1:02:48for the way in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks.
1:02:48 > 1:02:51She is at her estate at Sandringham with other members of the royal
1:02:51 > 1:02:54family, including Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle.
1:02:54 > 1:03:00Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports.
1:03:00 > 1:03:03The Queen recorded this year's broadcast a few days ago
1:03:03 > 1:03:05at Buckingham Palace.
1:03:05 > 1:03:08Its main theme is the importance of home, a place she describes
1:03:08 > 1:03:10as a source of warmth and love.
1:03:10 > 1:03:13Looking back over the events of 2017, she praises the cities
1:03:13 > 1:03:17of London and Manchester.
1:03:17 > 1:03:19The Queen visited victims of the bombing at Manchester Arena,
1:03:19 > 1:03:22in which 22 people died as they left a concert.
1:03:22 > 1:03:25In her broadcast, she will talk about the powerful identities
1:03:25 > 1:03:27of Manchester and London, which she says had shone
1:03:27 > 1:03:34through in the face of appalling attacks.
1:03:34 > 1:03:37On the table beside her in the broadcast, alongside pictures
1:03:37 > 1:03:39of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, are two photographs
1:03:39 > 1:03:42of her and her husband, one of which was taken
1:03:42 > 1:03:44on their wedding day in 1947.
1:03:44 > 1:03:46This year, they have celebrated their 70th wedding
1:03:46 > 1:03:48anniversary, and the Duke of Edinburgh retired
1:03:48 > 1:03:50from his separate programme of public engagements.
1:03:50 > 1:03:52In the broadcast, the Queen will praise her husband
1:03:52 > 1:04:01for his support and, as she puts it, for his unique sense of humour.
1:04:01 > 1:04:02The world's most experienced plucker.
1:04:02 > 1:04:02LAUGHTER.
1:04:02 > 1:04:05The Queen was absent from last year's Christmas Day church service
1:04:05 > 1:04:07at Sandringham, due to a heavy cold.
1:04:07 > 1:04:11But there is expected to be a full turnout of the family at church this
1:04:11 > 1:04:14morning, and among the group attending church will be
1:04:14 > 1:04:17Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle, who are both spending
1:04:17 > 1:04:20Christmas on the Sandringham estate.
1:04:20 > 1:04:24It will be the first time someone who is yet to marry into the royal
1:04:24 > 1:04:26family will have joined their Christmas celebrations,
1:04:26 > 1:04:30her presence a reminder of one of the events to which the family
1:04:30 > 1:04:31can look forward in 2018.
1:04:31 > 1:04:34And the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast will be on BBC One
1:04:34 > 1:04:37at 3:00pm this afternoon.
1:04:37 > 1:04:41Pope Francis has urged the world not to ignore the plight of millions
1:04:41 > 1:04:43of migrants driven from their land, during Christmas Eve Mass.
1:04:43 > 1:04:45The Pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph,
1:04:45 > 1:04:48recounting how they had to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem,
1:04:48 > 1:04:50but found no place to stay.
1:04:50 > 1:04:52He said many migrants were being forced to flee
1:04:52 > 1:04:55from leaders who see no problem in shedding innocent blood.
1:04:55 > 1:04:58Meanwhile, services have taken place across the UK and further afield.
1:04:58 > 1:05:12Our religious editor Martin Bashir reports.
1:05:12 > 1:05:15At Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent Nichols,
1:05:15 > 1:05:20leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales,
1:05:20 > 1:05:22framed his Christmas message as a statement of concern
1:05:22 > 1:05:26for the way we tend to communicate with each other.
1:05:26 > 1:05:29He said we often prefer conflict to dialogue,
1:05:29 > 1:05:34hostility instead of a willingness to listen.
1:05:34 > 1:05:39It's a manifestation of a radical individualism.
1:05:39 > 1:05:43And, while the individual is hugely important,
1:05:43 > 1:05:48we have to know that we are also built to belong to each other.
1:05:48 > 1:05:51We're built to have relationships, and to work and find our
1:05:51 > 1:05:54best through relationships.
1:05:54 > 1:05:58He went on to say that, as we gaze into a nativity scene
1:05:58 > 1:06:02at Christmas, we find one who can free us from the choking effects
1:06:02 > 1:06:07of disagreement and strife - Christ himself.
1:06:07 > 1:06:10And at the very beginning of the Christmas narrative,
1:06:10 > 1:06:13here in Bethlehem, in a land defined by walls of separation,
1:06:13 > 1:06:22a renewed call for reconciliation.
1:06:22 > 1:06:24Here in Manger Square, a midnight service has been held
1:06:24 > 1:06:28at the Church of the Nativity, where the Archbishop of Jerusalem
1:06:28 > 1:06:31said that, while Jesus was born in a town under Roman occupation,
1:06:31 > 1:06:43he was identified as the Prince of Peace.
1:06:43 > 1:06:45Guatemala has said it will follow America's lead,
1:06:45 > 1:06:47moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem too.
1:06:47 > 1:06:50Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he made the decision
1:06:50 > 1:06:51after speaking to Israel's PM, Benjamin Netanyahu.
1:06:51 > 1:06:54Donald Trump had threatened to cut aid to nations that voted
1:06:54 > 1:07:01against the US in a recent UN vote on the issue.
1:07:01 > 1:07:04A British woman being held in an Egyptian prison for drug
1:07:04 > 1:07:07smuggling offences will appear in court later today.
1:07:07 > 1:07:09Laura Plummer was arrested in October, when she was found
1:07:09 > 1:07:11with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.
1:07:11 > 1:07:14The painkiller is legal in the UK, but not in Egypt.
1:07:14 > 1:07:17Her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal.
1:07:17 > 1:07:26If found guilty, she faces up to 25 years in prison.
1:07:26 > 1:07:29Surrey Police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious
1:07:29 > 1:07:31in a ditch yesterday afternoon.
1:07:31 > 1:07:34They have released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt
1:07:34 > 1:07:35to track down his family.
1:07:35 > 1:07:39The man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious
1:07:39 > 1:07:52condition in hospital.
1:07:52 > 1:07:55Almost 200,000 people are currently serving as part of the UK Armed
1:07:55 > 1:07:59Forces, and for many on deployment, it means Christmas away from loved
1:07:59 > 1:08:03ones. Yesterday BBC visited one military base in Iraq as troops
1:08:03 > 1:08:08prepared to spend the day far, far from home.
1:08:08 > 1:08:12I am not going to pretend that it is not difficult to be in Iraq over
1:08:12 > 1:08:17Christmas.Of all the families are part of Christmas, these are amongst
1:08:17 > 1:08:21the furthest away for the longest amount of time.This is my first
1:08:21 > 1:08:24Christmas away from home in the army, and to be honest, I am here
1:08:24 > 1:08:29with the lads, I am here with the guys, I am here with my friends. It
1:08:29 > 1:08:33is not with the family but it is quite good. As you can see it as a
1:08:33 > 1:08:37good atmosphere, it is good fun. After 21 years' service, you get
1:08:37 > 1:08:41used to being away from home. It gets harder when you have a wife and
1:08:41 > 1:08:45child away from home. You won't get to see her open presence on
1:08:45 > 1:08:48Christmas Day.Some improvisation helps give a feel of Christmas in
1:08:48 > 1:08:53the desert, but of course, not everything can be replicated.They
1:08:53 > 1:08:57have done quite well, doing it with old tyres, et cetera.What do I miss
1:08:57 > 1:09:02most? A good Christmas dinner, I think, will be the one. You know,
1:09:02 > 1:09:10mum's cooking.It is a reminder that British troops are still serving in
1:09:10 > 1:09:13Iraq, rebuilding the country and others around the world, work that
1:09:13 > 1:09:23doesn't stop for Christmas.
1:09:23 > 1:09:25Around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken-down ski lift
1:09:25 > 1:09:28in the French Alps, after being trapped on it
1:09:28 > 1:09:30for several hours on Christmas Eve.
1:09:30 > 1:09:32Helicopters were used to rescue the people from their individual
1:09:32 > 1:09:35gondolas, which were around 82 feet above the snow,
1:09:35 > 1:09:38and rope was used to help the skiers get back down the slopes.
1:09:38 > 1:09:54The cause of the fault isn't known.
1:09:54 > 1:09:57It might be deepest winter at home, but England's cricketers will step
1:09:57 > 1:10:00out into the summer sunshine in Australia later today
1:10:00 > 1:10:02for the first session of the next Ashes Test.
1:10:02 > 1:10:05They have already lost the series, but organisers expect a sell-out
1:10:05 > 1:10:08at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as they try to rescue some pride.
1:10:08 > 1:10:17Play begins in Australia at 11:30pm UK time.
1:10:17 > 1:10:19If you are relaxing at home, perhaps opening presents this
1:10:19 > 1:10:23morning, spare a thought for this team, who are still hard at work.
1:10:23 > 1:10:26Santa and his reindeer spent the night travelling the globe
1:10:26 > 1:10:28to deliver presents to children across the world.
1:10:28 > 1:10:30To make sure their journey went without a hitch,
1:10:30 > 1:10:34air traffic controllers from the US have been tracking the flight path
1:10:34 > 1:10:40of his sleigh.
1:10:40 > 1:10:49As you can see, he has already delivered billions of presents.
1:10:49 > 1:10:55He is currently heading for Salt Lake City in Utah, I am reliably
1:10:55 > 1:11:01told by a couple of elves in the studio this morning. If you want to
1:11:01 > 1:11:06track Santa, that is a great way to see where he is. The air traffic
1:11:06 > 1:11:08control team put that together for us.
1:11:08 > 1:11:12Later this morning, the royal family will make the short walk
1:11:12 > 1:11:14to St Mary Magdalene's church, on the Sandringham estate.
1:11:14 > 1:11:21Our royal correspondent Daniela Relph is there.
1:11:21 > 1:11:25Good morning to you, and already lots of people who are hoping to
1:11:25 > 1:11:30catch a glimpse of them.Yes, good morning. Merry Christmas. If you
1:11:30 > 1:11:34want to get a prime position to see the Royal Family as they come to
1:11:34 > 1:11:37church ahead of the Christmas service at 11am this morning, you
1:11:37 > 1:11:42have to get here early. The key was already building to the gates of the
1:11:42 > 1:11:46church, with lots of people wanting to see the Royal Family, but lots of
1:11:46 > 1:11:50people also wanting to get a glimpse of Meghan Markle this morning. A
1:11:50 > 1:11:54fair share of Americans, perhaps more than usual in the crowd. I am
1:11:54 > 1:11:59joined by a few of them hoping to see Meghan first of all, these girls
1:11:59 > 1:12:04are from Mississippi and Nebraska. Tell me, why are you here so early
1:12:04 > 1:12:09on Christmas morning?I am looking forward to all of the royals, Meghan
1:12:09 > 1:12:13, also her fiance, very good-looking, so I am excited for
1:12:13 > 1:12:18that.And she is an American, does that make you feel a bit more
1:12:18 > 1:12:23connect to the British royals?Yes, I really excited to see what happens
1:12:23 > 1:12:27without marrying into the family. And pretty committed to come out so
1:12:27 > 1:12:32early on Christmas Day.Yes, we are about to leave so this is my last
1:12:32 > 1:12:36chance to see the royals in person. Really looking forward to it.What
1:12:36 > 1:12:42about having an American in the midst of the Royal Family?It is
1:12:42 > 1:12:46definitely intriguing, exciting. We have never had that before, so it is
1:12:46 > 1:12:51exciting.Also a bit of a family occasion this morning. Not everyone
1:12:51 > 1:12:56is opening their presents. We have Joseph and Lauren with their kids.
1:12:56 > 1:13:06Summer is ten and Josh is nine. And Blake is asleep in her dad's arms.
1:13:06 > 1:13:11You have brought the whole family out early on Christmas Day. Why have
1:13:11 > 1:13:17you come here?We wanted to start a tradition, we thought it was a good
1:13:17 > 1:13:22chance for the kids to see the Royal Family.And as an American here,
1:13:22 > 1:13:25knowing there will be an American marrying into the heart of the
1:13:25 > 1:13:36British Royal family?It is pretty neat.Looking after his daughter
1:13:36 > 1:13:42there. Who are you hoping to see? Probably Kate and William, and the
1:13:42 > 1:13:47kids, Queen Elizabeth of course, and Meghan Markle and Harry.Is there
1:13:47 > 1:13:50are a lot of excitement back home about an American joining the
1:13:50 > 1:13:57British royals?I think so, I think it is a unique opportunity.Do you
1:13:57 > 1:14:02wish you were home opening your presence, or are you happy to be
1:14:02 > 1:14:07here?I am happy to be here. Something quite special. And what
1:14:07 > 1:14:14about you, Josh?I am feeling a little bit tired.It will be
1:14:14 > 1:14:18something you remember in years to come, I promise. I hope you all get
1:14:18 > 1:14:22a good position. You should do, so early on this morning. And everyone
1:14:22 > 1:14:26here of course gathering to see the Royal Family. We should see the
1:14:26 > 1:14:31Queen driven to the church just before 11am, but ahead of her we are
1:14:31 > 1:14:36expecting to see most members of the Royal Family walking up to the main
1:14:36 > 1:14:46house of Sandringham, up to St Mary Magdalene, and accompanied by Meghan
1:14:46 > 1:14:49Markle, which is a protocol. Normally partners of the Royal
1:14:49 > 1:14:52Family don't get to come to Sandringham until they are married
1:14:52 > 1:14:56but an exception has been made for Meghan Markle, largely because her
1:14:56 > 1:15:00immediate family are in the United States and she has moved to the UK I
1:15:00 > 1:15:04had of her wedding in May next year. Prince Harry asked Queen whether she
1:15:04 > 1:15:08can come and she will be with the Royal Family today. A break of
1:15:08 > 1:15:12protocol but it will be the first time we see Meghan Markle as part of
1:15:12 > 1:15:16the wider Royal family. Expecting to get our first glimpse at around
1:15:16 > 1:15:2010:45am this morning.
1:15:20 > 1:15:24Everyone looks pretty
1:15:28 > 1:15:30wrapped up. Let's find out what is happening across the rest of the
1:15:30 > 1:15:32country.
1:15:32 > 1:15:37We are relying on our Weather Watchers as ever. If you happen to
1:15:37 > 1:15:42know a little boy by the name of David Hudson, he was off doing his
1:15:42 > 1:15:46Christmas shopping yesterday at a garden centre in Leeds, and if you
1:15:46 > 1:15:50happen to be at the moment, David, there is the picture you sent to my
1:15:50 > 1:15:54colleagues at BBC Leeds, and are not sort it if it was sent that
1:15:54 > 1:16:00delivered it to me, -- not sure. What a present. It didn't cost
1:16:00 > 1:16:06apparent anything. With the licence fee in its own right. It is not
1:16:06 > 1:16:10particular seasonal at the moment, because we are yet again picking up
1:16:10 > 1:16:15on this mild southerly and south-westerly wind, plenty of
1:16:15 > 1:16:16on this mild southerly and south-westerly wind, plenty of it at
1:16:16 > 1:16:20the moment, some of the gusts over 30 miles an hour on the south Coast,
1:16:20 > 1:16:24and once again -- once this weather band begins its journey across
1:16:24 > 1:16:28England and Wales, during the course of the evening, you will know all
1:16:28 > 1:16:33about it, really quite punchy for a time and the wind picking up, it
1:16:33 > 1:16:37could be 60 miles an hour on the south coast at times. The rain
1:16:37 > 1:16:43already there across parts of Scotland and the far north-west of
1:16:43 > 1:16:47England, once the rain moves further south it will open the door to
1:16:47 > 1:16:50something cooler, forget about double-figure temperatures, already
1:16:50 > 1:16:56I am told it is already three degrees also will, which is why when
1:16:56 > 1:16:59the moisture moves further east and the cold air floods down, we will
1:16:59 > 1:17:04see a bit of a conversion, mostly over the higher ground of northern
1:17:04 > 1:17:08Britain, of some of that rain into snow, and we are heading for a
1:17:08 > 1:17:12chilly night. If you are on the move first thing Boxing Day, there will
1:17:12 > 1:17:16be some ice around but some of our sporting fixtures, it is a big
1:17:16 > 1:17:19hunting day as well in some areas, don't worry because once the sun
1:17:19 > 1:17:24comes through, the frost on the ice will dissipate and there will be
1:17:24 > 1:17:31further snow showers because Boxing Day is a different beast, hello 3-8
1:17:31 > 1:17:35degrees, and more cloud, wind and rain gathering down into the
1:17:35 > 1:17:38south-western quarter to finish off your sporting Boxing Day. Maybe your
1:17:38 > 1:17:54shopping. Nipping into top flank, we have that cold air, and you can fill
1:17:54 > 1:17:59it in from here, because going into Wednesday, we will push the area of
1:17:59 > 1:18:02cloud in wind and rain into the East, and look at this, no longer
1:18:02 > 1:18:06the high ground of Scotland but Easterby Pennines, down to the
1:18:06 > 1:18:10higher ground of Wilts, the children's perhaps later in the day,
1:18:10 > 1:18:14we could see a little bit of slushy snow just beginning to pile up.
1:18:14 > 1:18:19Hardly Christmas fare I know. There is a lot going on and it will be
1:18:19 > 1:18:23chilly as we go up towards the new year period, you can get all of it
1:18:23 > 1:18:28on our website. You and I are working, Phil, what will you do for
1:18:28 > 1:18:32your Christmas lunch? I have got the plans, it has become a Christmas
1:18:32 > 1:18:37ritual, but those of you with a bit of May memory, may remember that I
1:18:37 > 1:18:41have been here for about the last four or five Christmases, and at
1:18:41 > 1:18:46about 1130, 12pm, my family will be rocking up to enjoy the festive
1:18:46 > 1:18:50treat that is the BBC canteen, Mr cheapskate really pushing the boat
1:18:50 > 1:18:56out and the family will be tucking in to whatever they want. They all
1:18:56 > 1:19:01come into the BBC canteen? Of course, who wouldn't! I never knew
1:19:01 > 1:19:07that. Last year, I sat there looking at my children who are now ten and
1:19:07 > 1:19:11eight and I looked at them and my son was tucking into two sausage
1:19:11 > 1:19:14rolls and a pilot tomato sauce and I think my daughter at a jacket
1:19:14 > 1:19:26potato. I will rename you the Grinch, I think! See you later on.
1:19:26 > 1:19:28Lots of people are working.
1:19:28 > 1:19:31If you'll be spending today tucking into a turkey dinner and watching
1:19:31 > 1:19:33Christmas films, you certainly won't be alone.
1:19:33 > 1:19:35But some people will be doing some pretty incredible things,
1:19:35 > 1:19:40like attempting to sail the hardest race in the world!
1:19:40 > 1:19:42Let's speak to Jules Salter.
1:19:42 > 1:19:45He joins us live from Melbourne, and is the team navigator
1:19:45 > 1:19:51for Team AkzoNobel.
1:19:51 > 1:19:55There is a bit of a delay on the line, Merry Christmas to you and
1:19:55 > 1:20:03also tell us where you are and how it is going?
1:20:03 > 1:20:09also tell us where you are and how it is going?Happy Christmas to
1:20:09 > 1:20:17everyone in the UK we are currently about 450 miles south of Melbourne,
1:20:17 > 1:20:21it is late afternoon he now on Christmas Day, grey skies, the winds
1:20:21 > 1:20:26have dropped off a bit but the sea temperature is starting to warm up a
1:20:26 > 1:20:34bit, which is making things a bit warmer on board.And tell us that it
1:20:34 > 1:20:38about how you will be celebrating Christmas, is there any room for a
1:20:38 > 1:20:44Christmas dinner on board?
1:20:50 > 1:20:55Well, we try to save weight on the boat, so all our food is pretty much
1:20:55 > 1:21:00freeze-dried food, there is a fair bit of chocolate on board, so I
1:21:00 > 1:21:03think everyone has had a bitter chocolate, and I will probably have
1:21:03 > 1:21:08some kind of chicken curry, freeze-dried, as my Christmas dinner
1:21:08 > 1:21:12which should be OK. Really we are trying to get the boat into
1:21:12 > 1:21:16Melbourne to train finish this lake as best we can. A little bit of
1:21:16 > 1:21:24tinsel has ended up on the boat, but that is pretty much... It is not too
1:21:24 > 1:21:28bad to spend your day at work out on the ocean.It sounds brilliant,
1:21:28 > 1:21:33thank you very much for joining us, I can see someone in the background
1:21:33 > 1:21:39without was on his head. Have a wonderful Christmas! -- with
1:21:39 > 1:21:46antlers. What a way to spend your Christmas, Christmas Day for some
1:21:46 > 1:21:50can be a day of joy and celebration.
1:21:50 > 1:21:52For others it can be anxiety and even loneliness.
1:21:52 > 1:21:55To help us survive the day, we've got the Breakfast version
1:21:55 > 1:21:57of the three wise men.
1:21:57 > 1:22:01Corinne Sweet is a psychologist, Sally Hitchiner is an Anglican Vicar
1:22:01 > 1:22:07and Grant Harrold, a former royal butler and etiquette expert.
1:22:07 > 1:22:11We have it all going on this morning. Think you for joining us.
1:22:11 > 1:22:15Sally, let me start with you. One of the tough things are Christmas can
1:22:15 > 1:22:19be loneliness, and we have quite a few messages from people about that.
1:22:19 > 1:22:25It is important to acknowledge that not everyone has perfect family.
1:22:25 > 1:22:29Some people their family business goes over seven days, and for some
1:22:29 > 1:22:35they are spending Christmas alone. You can get out of the house, gopher
1:22:35 > 1:22:39walk, go to a church, there will always be a service on and it is a
1:22:39 > 1:22:46great time to do something in your community, like go to church and get
1:22:46 > 1:22:51out and do something spiritual, whatever it means that you, to bring
1:22:51 > 1:22:54light into darkness and to have a moment of something that is bigger
1:22:54 > 1:22:59than the pressures that we all feel at Christmas.We have had an e-mail
1:22:59 > 1:23:03in from a viewer that said they are spending Christmas alone so they
1:23:03 > 1:23:07have decided to make Julian Reister and go out and help homeless people.
1:23:07 > 1:23:11That's nice, isn't it. That is a brilliant thing to do,
1:23:11 > 1:23:14psychologically, the minute you reach out to somebody else you feel
1:23:14 > 1:23:18better, and I think a lot of mistakes that people make is waiting
1:23:18 > 1:23:22to something to happen to them, passively. Anything you do, smile at
1:23:22 > 1:23:26a neighbour, there may be other neighbours in your area that are
1:23:26 > 1:23:32alone today, just go to a local shop and say hello, just something we
1:23:32 > 1:23:36make some contact, one phone call to one person, even an e-mail to one
1:23:36 > 1:23:41person. Just some contact will change the biochemistry in your
1:23:41 > 1:23:45brain and make you feel better.So many, Christmas is a time when you
1:23:45 > 1:23:49remember loved ones who are no longer with us, and it is important
1:23:49 > 1:23:53to have space for that, to bring at the photos and have space to be sat
1:23:53 > 1:23:57on Christmas Day. There is not a love opportunity to do that, there
1:23:57 > 1:24:01is all this pressure to have the best day of the year. But we have
1:24:01 > 1:24:06two allow space for the full range of emotions and however we are
1:24:06 > 1:24:09feeling, and to talk to people, to go online, talk to Samaritans who
1:24:09 > 1:24:15are always available.That's a great point, they are their 24/7, you can
1:24:15 > 1:24:19phone them any time, there is no shame in picking up the phone and
1:24:19 > 1:24:23talking to Samaritans. The other thing is, today is a day of mixed
1:24:23 > 1:24:27feelings, because there is so much pressure on it being perfect, we
1:24:27 > 1:24:31have great expectations of the perfect day, there is nothing worse
1:24:31 > 1:24:36than that actually, and if you have ups and downs, or you are recently
1:24:36 > 1:24:39divorced or separated, you have lost somebody you love, you are not
1:24:39 > 1:24:44feeling very well, the real, just give yourself space, go outside, go
1:24:44 > 1:24:49to bed a moment to give yourself a bit of breathing space.Really good
1:24:49 > 1:24:53advice. At the other end of this is the pressure when you have a house
1:24:53 > 1:25:01full of people, and Helen as you keep things calm, -- how on earth.
1:25:01 > 1:25:06How do you feel about that?It is that feeling, when you have people
1:25:06 > 1:25:15in your home, it is about the right things, the things they like, the
1:25:15 > 1:25:19food they enjoy, the party games they want to do, don't force us upon
1:25:19 > 1:25:23them. You have to be a bit relaxed if they don't want to do that thing
1:25:23 > 1:25:27that you want to do, if they don't want to watch the Queen 's speech,
1:25:27 > 1:25:31that's fine. As a guest you have to be considerate of the host and
1:25:31 > 1:25:35assist them and help them and make sure you are a good guess.What
1:25:35 > 1:25:40about when to leave, you are like, are they actually going to leave?
1:25:40 > 1:25:44You don't want to overstate your welcome, you have people coming for
1:25:44 > 1:25:48lunch and they are there three days later. You want to have a timeframe
1:25:48 > 1:25:53as to when to go. As a guest, so you are invited to lunch, safer a few
1:25:53 > 1:25:59hours, have lunch, have a copy, maybe some chocolate at the end, --
1:25:59 > 1:26:05Coffey. But you don't want to be there in the evening, unless the
1:26:05 > 1:26:09host offers that. It is not polite to be sitting there and enjoying the
1:26:09 > 1:26:12host hospitality when the other things they need to be doing.It is
1:26:12 > 1:26:16often a time when families come together, and sometimes that is the
1:26:16 > 1:26:20only time the families come together is at Christmas, so there are
1:26:20 > 1:26:23probably lots of things that aren't set at Christmas because people,
1:26:23 > 1:26:27like Sally was saying, you want the pressure of having the perfect day.
1:26:27 > 1:26:31It can be an explosive cocktail because we have such a range of
1:26:31 > 1:26:35family now, we might have exes, stepchildren, sort of complicated
1:26:35 > 1:26:41relationships. If we are all in a little colder and at Christmas, it
1:26:41 > 1:26:46can be very explosive. It is very difficult for us as British people
1:26:46 > 1:26:52to say no or to define ourselves and to have boundaries. If you do have
1:26:52 > 1:26:56people around, you can say, you are welcome from six to eight, and be
1:26:56 > 1:27:00clear about your boundaries. When we go beyond our boundaries is when we
1:27:00 > 1:27:05have too much, we have too much wine or sherry and that we might have too
1:27:05 > 1:27:09much of each other. Try and keep it limited, and if you have that
1:27:09 > 1:27:12difficult relative -- difficult relative who is hanging around at
1:27:12 > 1:27:17the end of the table, try and limit them, treat them politely but have
1:27:17 > 1:27:21your boundaries.Getting out of the house, going for a family Christmas
1:27:21 > 1:27:26walk can clear the air, reduce the pressure, give people a chance to do
1:27:26 > 1:27:29more than one thing, rather than just sit around chatting or playing
1:27:29 > 1:27:34a board game, one of my top tips is jigsaw puzzles, getting out of
1:27:34 > 1:27:40jigsaw puzzle. Introverts find it incredibly difficult at Christmas.
1:27:40 > 1:27:43Because actually you are having to sit around chatting, which is the
1:27:43 > 1:27:48worst thing in the world.If you are the host, if you are feeling under
1:27:48 > 1:27:52pressure to talk to a lot of people, women in particular are not looking
1:27:52 > 1:27:57forward to this, it is going to be too much, you have to take yourself
1:27:57 > 1:28:00out, just to have a breather, go into the garden to five minutes,
1:28:00 > 1:28:06look at your plants, just look at the sky, talk to a pet, anything. A
1:28:06 > 1:28:10pet goldfish is a great one to listen. But just get it off your
1:28:10 > 1:28:15chest, to whatever is around you, talk to the Christmas tree, and just
1:28:15 > 1:28:22say, I have had enough...I often talk to my Christmas tree!I think
1:28:22 > 1:28:26Christmas is this mix of three different festivals, we have the
1:28:26 > 1:28:31pagan Yuletide festival which is about light and darkness, we have
1:28:31 > 1:28:34the Victorian family focused, children focused Christmas which is
1:28:34 > 1:28:38about having a perfect wonderful feast, and then there is a sort of
1:28:38 > 1:28:41religious element as well, about helping the poor and God coming down
1:28:41 > 1:28:47to be with us, and the solidarity of God with everyday people. I find it
1:28:47 > 1:28:51really helpful to jump between those three different aspect, and having
1:28:51 > 1:28:55space when the family pressures get too much, to jump into something
1:28:55 > 1:28:59more spiritual, and when the spiritual stuff is too much, to have
1:28:59 > 1:29:02some fun and enjoy the magic of children and Santa Claus and watch
1:29:02 > 1:29:11TV, I don't have children myself am, and there are some wonderful things
1:29:11 > 1:29:16on television this year.And have a bit of space, just some quiet. If
1:29:16 > 1:29:20you are a person is to get away from everyone, have five minutes on your
1:29:20 > 1:29:25own, even in the loo is a great moment, to just say, and already, I
1:29:25 > 1:29:30just need some space.Grant, a little bit later, I want to ask you
1:29:30 > 1:29:35about some things not to do, and you are going to bring your dogs into
1:29:35 > 1:29:43the studio!The three dogs are with me, one is only six-month-old, it is
1:29:43 > 1:29:47her first Christmas, she is very confused about all the celebrations.
1:29:47 > 1:29:54Over, I just heard her!I will be bringing them on later. There are
1:29:54 > 1:29:58probably lots of questions that people have about pets at Christmas.
1:29:58 > 1:30:02Thank you very much, if you do have any questions you in touch with us,
1:30:02 > 1:30:06we know there are lots of you out there who might have questions to
1:30:06 > 1:30:10ask of these guys. Also lots of people working as well, not just us,
1:30:10 > 1:30:13lots of people in all kinds of important jobs out there, so send us
1:30:13 > 1:30:18your pictures, with us know what you are doing, you can e-mail us. She
1:30:18 > 1:30:24your thoughts with us on Facebook page as well, you can tweet us,
1:30:24 > 1:30:30about any up-to-date's stories, you can use the hashtag as well. And of
1:30:30 > 1:30:33course you can get all the latest information on the programme from
1:30:33 > 1:30:38there as well. Stay with us, headlines coming up shortly.
1:31:00 > 1:31:02Hello, this is Breakfast, with Steph McGovern.
1:31:02 > 1:31:05Good morning.
1:31:05 > 1:31:09Here is a summary of today's main stories from BBC News:
1:31:09 > 1:31:11The Queen will pay tribute to the cities of Manchester
1:31:11 > 1:31:14and London, in her Christmas Day broadcast, for the way
1:31:14 > 1:31:16in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks.
1:31:16 > 1:31:18Her message was recorded at Buckingham Palace.
1:31:18 > 1:31:21She is now at her estate at Sandringham, in Norfolk,
1:31:21 > 1:31:24with other members of the royal family including Prince Harry
1:31:24 > 1:31:33and his fiancee, Meghan Markle.
1:31:33 > 1:31:36Pope Francis has used his Christmas Eve Mass to urge the world
1:31:36 > 1:31:39not to ignore the plight of millions of migrants.
1:31:39 > 1:31:41The Pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph,
1:31:41 > 1:31:44recounting the Biblical story of how they had to travel from Nazareth
1:31:44 > 1:31:46to Bethlehem, but found no place to stay.
1:31:46 > 1:31:49He said many migrants were being forced to flee
1:31:49 > 1:31:53from leaders who see no problem in shedding innocent blood.
1:31:53 > 1:31:55At the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, midnight Mass took
1:31:55 > 1:31:57place against a backdrop of heightened security.
1:31:57 > 1:32:01Fewer pilgrims than usual are in the city because of increased
1:32:01 > 1:32:02tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, following
1:32:02 > 1:32:04President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem
1:32:04 > 1:32:15as the capital of Israel.
1:32:15 > 1:32:17Guatemala has said it will follow America's lead,
1:32:17 > 1:32:20moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem too.
1:32:20 > 1:32:22Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he made the decision
1:32:22 > 1:32:24after speaking to Israel's PM, Benjamin Netanyahu.
1:32:24 > 1:32:27Donald Trump had threatened to cut aid to nations that voted
1:32:27 > 1:32:42against the US in a recent UN vote on the issue.
1:32:42 > 1:32:45A British woman being held in an Egyptian prison for drug
1:32:45 > 1:32:47smuggling offences will appear in court later today.
1:32:47 > 1:32:50Laura Plummer was arrested in October when she was found
1:32:50 > 1:32:52with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.
1:32:52 > 1:32:55The painkiller is legal in the UK, but not in Egypt.
1:32:55 > 1:32:58Her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal.
1:32:58 > 1:33:08If found guilty, she faces up to 25 years in prison.
1:33:08 > 1:33:11Surrey Police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious
1:33:11 > 1:33:12in a ditch yesterday afternoon.
1:33:12 > 1:33:15They have released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt
1:33:15 > 1:33:17to track down his family.
1:33:17 > 1:33:20The man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious
1:33:20 > 1:33:21condition in hospital.
1:33:21 > 1:33:24Around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken-down ski lift
1:33:24 > 1:33:27in the French Alps, after being trapped on it
1:33:27 > 1:33:28for several hours on Christmas Eve.
1:33:28 > 1:33:31Helicopters were used to rescue the people from their individual
1:33:31 > 1:33:34gondolas, which were around 82 feet above the snow,
1:33:34 > 1:33:37and rope was used to help the skiers get back down the slopes.
1:33:37 > 1:33:51The cause of the fault isn't known.
1:33:51 > 1:33:57When you think of Christmas traditions, radishes might not be
1:33:57 > 1:34:01the first thing you think of, unless you live in the Mexican region of
1:34:01 > 1:34:05Oaxaca. Every Christmas thousands of people come together to carve a
1:34:05 > 1:34:10nativity scene out of radishes. The customers now in its 120th year, and
1:34:10 > 1:34:14started when vegetable vendor is adorned their stalls with carvings
1:34:14 > 1:34:18to show off their wares. They are quite impressive, actually. I didn't
1:34:18 > 1:34:23realise you could do that much with a radish. Look at the hair on that.
1:34:23 > 1:34:30And you can't beat a carrot Tash.
1:34:30 > 1:34:33It might be deepest winter at home, but England's cricketers will step
1:34:33 > 1:34:36out into the summer sunshine in Australia later today
1:34:36 > 1:34:38for the first session of the next Ashes Test.
1:34:38 > 1:34:41They have already lost the series, but organisers expect a sell-out
1:34:41 > 1:34:44at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as they try to rescue some pride.
1:34:44 > 1:34:50Patrick Gearey reports.
1:34:50 > 1:34:55The Ashes gone, and still they come. There is a reason England's fans are
1:34:55 > 1:35:00called the Barmy Army. When they are not watching cricket they are
1:35:00 > 1:35:03playing it, and they have called up Mr Root to their team, not the
1:35:03 > 1:35:07England captain, but his brother really, a professional himself who
1:35:07 > 1:35:15has had to wash his country lose the urn alongside everyone else.He is
1:35:15 > 1:35:19frustrated, but I think it is the sort of thing he will enjoy taking
1:35:19 > 1:35:22on, a tough challenge like this. Challenge is an understatement.
1:35:22 > 1:35:27Comment and criticism comes with cricket in Australia. Rude has had
1:35:27 > 1:35:34to watch the Ashes go, and he his captaincy be described as soft and
1:35:34 > 1:35:42childlike by Ricky Ponting -- Root. He doesn't spend much time in our
1:35:42 > 1:35:45dressing room. I don't think you should try and be something you are
1:35:45 > 1:35:51not.Now he keep takes his team into a Test like no other. It is a
1:35:51 > 1:35:55national occasion, not just a sporting one. Australian values of
1:35:55 > 1:36:00history and competition mean there will be no going easy on England.
1:36:00 > 1:36:05This is the home to the most raucous supporters in cricket and they will
1:36:05 > 1:36:09be reminding whichever poor English fielder who has the misfortune of
1:36:09 > 1:36:12being posted there them exactly what the score is in the series, and
1:36:12 > 1:36:16exactly how bad it could get. Words can't hurt England, but runs do.
1:36:16 > 1:36:20Steve Smith provides them and the Aussie captain will play despite
1:36:20 > 1:36:25injuring his hand in training. Ashes series can numb as well is a
1:36:25 > 1:36:29conflict pain.It has been a good summer so far. Obviously won back
1:36:29 > 1:36:33the urn, which was the objective at the start of the series, and we have
1:36:33 > 1:36:37now got an opportunity to keep winning. That has been the message
1:36:37 > 1:36:42to the boys. Don't worry about 5-0 at this stage, they have to win this
1:36:42 > 1:36:46one first.Even on Christmas morning, even with the series
1:36:46 > 1:36:50decided, they come to watch practice in Melbourne. Or the 90,000 will be
1:36:50 > 1:36:54here on Boxing Day to pick over the Ashes leftovers. -- more than
1:36:54 > 1:36:5590,000.
1:36:55 > 1:36:59As part of our BBC Sing series, we presenters were set a challenge.
1:36:59 > 1:37:02Could we pull off a live performance at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall,
1:37:02 > 1:37:05singing in front of more than 1,000 people, with only eight hours
1:37:05 > 1:37:06to learn our lines?
1:37:06 > 1:37:07How did we get on?
1:37:07 > 1:37:21Let's have a look.
1:37:21 > 1:37:25I feel like I should put out a warning, if you are somebody who
1:37:25 > 1:37:29struggles with terrible noise, this is not a film to listen to.
1:37:29 > 1:37:34DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS.
1:37:34 > 1:37:40Six Breakfast television presenters...
1:37:40 > 1:37:43..at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.
1:37:43 > 1:37:46Their challenge, to learn a Christmas classic.
1:37:46 > 1:37:48Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.
1:37:48 > 1:37:53APPLAUSE.
1:37:53 > 1:37:56And sing to a full house of more than 1000 people.
1:37:56 > 1:37:59That's a lot of people whose ears could be potentially bleeding
1:37:59 > 1:38:02by the end of this.
1:38:02 > 1:38:04Presenters will perform with the gospel choir,
1:38:04 > 1:38:09Manchester Inspirational Voices.
1:38:09 > 1:38:11But will they remember the words?
1:38:11 > 1:38:12# Lots of toys and...
1:38:12 > 1:38:17(LAUGHS).
1:38:17 > 1:38:18Will they remember the tune?
1:38:18 > 1:38:21I literally don't even know how it should be.
1:38:21 > 1:38:24The challenge is on.
1:38:24 > 1:38:36I am shaking.
1:38:36 > 1:38:45# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...#
1:38:45 > 1:38:47The Bridgewater Hall is sold out.
1:38:47 > 1:38:48In the audience, to give much-needed support,
1:38:48 > 1:38:50Sean, and Louisa 's husband.
1:38:50 > 1:38:54They have never sang before, individually or as a choir,
1:38:54 > 1:38:57and they have learned it in one day.
1:38:57 > 1:39:01Wow.
1:39:01 > 1:39:04Hopefully they have learned the words and I'm sure
1:39:04 > 1:39:05they will do well.
1:39:05 > 1:39:08I'm a big fan of Dan, so I am looking forward
1:39:08 > 1:39:09to seeing his performance.
1:39:09 > 1:39:16Good luck, do well, breathe before you do it and just have a good time.
1:39:16 > 1:39:21Presenters will need all the help they can get.
1:39:21 > 1:39:24They have had just a couple of hours to learn, rehearse
1:39:24 > 1:39:34and perfect the song.
1:39:34 > 1:39:36I have no idea what I am singing.
1:39:36 > 1:39:37Louise is worried.
1:39:37 > 1:39:40The words keep going out of my brain, it is two lines,
1:39:40 > 1:39:42it is ridiculous and embarrassing.
1:39:42 > 1:39:48There you go!
1:39:48 > 1:39:48APPLAUSE.
1:39:48 > 1:39:50Guiding our presenters, the remarkably patient leader
1:39:50 > 1:39:51of Manchester inspirational voices, Wayne Ellington.
1:39:51 > 1:39:55You do bring a real sense of joy into what you are doing.
1:39:55 > 1:39:59He has this great way of making you feel like you are Diana Ross...
1:39:59 > 1:40:01# And every mother 's child is going to start...
1:40:01 > 1:40:07..When you clearly are not, when you are a dying cat.
1:40:07 > 1:40:08He is an amazingly optimistic man.
1:40:08 > 1:40:16Because he sees talent where we are not seeing talent.
1:40:16 > 1:40:26# Merry Christmas...
1:40:26 > 1:40:29Merry Christmas...#.
1:40:29 > 1:40:32LAUGHS.
1:40:32 > 1:40:34Wayne has been an absolute wizard.
1:40:34 > 1:40:39A magician.
1:40:39 > 1:40:42# Every mother 's child is going to spy...
1:40:42 > 1:40:47Take Wayne out of the equation, where all in trouble.
1:40:47 > 1:40:49# Joy to the world...#.
1:40:49 > 1:40:51The concert has started, Wayne and his choir bringing joy
1:40:51 > 1:40:56to the world.
1:40:56 > 1:40:57Meanwhile, backstage...
1:40:57 > 1:40:58Apparently my trousers are gone.
1:40:58 > 1:41:09# And every mother 's child is going to spy...#.
1:41:09 > 1:41:13This is the suit and he has put my trousers on and walked out.
1:41:13 > 1:41:24It sounds awful, doesn't it.
1:41:24 > 1:41:27# They know that Santa's on his way...#.
1:41:27 > 1:41:29Charlie, do you want to borrow my dress?
1:41:29 > 1:41:31# Lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh...#.
1:41:31 > 1:41:43My trousers, do you randomly pick up other people's trousers?
1:41:43 > 1:41:45That's enough, we need to get ready, goodbye.
1:41:45 > 1:41:48With just minutes to go, Wayne gathers the presenters
1:41:48 > 1:41:49for a final pep talk.
1:41:49 > 1:41:52Should anything go out of place, any notes or anything like that,
1:41:52 > 1:41:55you just have to tighten up, keep your eyes on me.
1:41:55 > 1:41:59I'm hoping that they are going to feel comfortable and just be OK.
1:41:59 > 1:42:01I just hope!
1:42:01 > 1:42:02BBC Sing!
1:42:02 > 1:42:03We will see what happens.
1:42:03 > 1:42:05Why did we agree to this?
1:42:05 > 1:42:08It gives me great pleasure to announce our special guests,
1:42:08 > 1:42:10the BBC presenters, Naga Muchetty, Mike Bushell, Louise
1:42:10 > 1:42:17Minchin...
1:42:17 > 1:42:18APPLAUSE.
1:42:18 > 1:42:19And Charlie Sayt!
1:42:19 > 1:42:30Hold onto your hats everyone.
1:42:30 > 1:42:52Here we go.
1:42:52 > 1:42:56# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire # Jack Frost nipping at your nose#
1:42:56 > 1:43:00Yuletide carols being sung by a choir # And folks dressed up
1:43:00 > 1:43:14like Eskimos# Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe #
1:43:14 > 1:43:18Help to make the season bright# Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
1:43:18 > 1:43:57# Will find it hard to sleep tonight # They know that Santa's on his way
1:43:57 > 1:44:00# Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
1:44:00 > 1:44:05# Will find it hard to sleep tonight
1:44:05 > 1:44:10# They know that Santa's on his way
1:44:10 > 1:44:17# He's bringing lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
1:44:17 > 1:44:23# And every mother's child is gonna spy
1:44:23 > 1:44:29# To see if reindeer really know how to fly
1:44:29 > 1:44:37APPLAUSE.
1:44:37 > 1:44:40# And so I'm offering this simple phrase
1:44:40 > 1:44:42# To kids from one to 92
1:44:42 > 1:44:46# Although it's been said many times,
1:44:46 > 1:44:52many ways
1:44:52 > 1:45:08# Merry Christmas to you.#
1:45:08 > 1:45:11# They know that Santa's on his way
1:45:11 > 1:45:14# He's bringing lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
1:45:14 > 1:45:19# And every mother's child is gonna spy
1:45:19 > 1:45:27# To see if reindeer really know how to fly
1:45:27 > 1:45:32# And so I'm offering this simple phrase
1:45:32 > 1:45:40# To kids from one to 92
1:45:40 > 1:45:46# Although it's been said many times, many ways
1:45:46 > 1:46:19# Merry Christmas to you.#
1:46:19 > 1:46:31(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE).
1:46:31 > 1:46:36Didn't she do well!
1:46:36 > 1:46:38She did brilliant, I am so proud.
1:46:38 > 1:46:42Absolutely fantastic.
1:46:42 > 1:46:44Uplifting, gets you right here.
1:46:44 > 1:46:49APPLAUSE.
1:46:49 > 1:46:52They were brilliant, they were up for a laugh,
1:46:52 > 1:46:56that's the main thing, that's what you do at Christmas.
1:46:56 > 1:46:59They were so brave to do it!
1:46:59 > 1:47:02They really went for it.
1:47:02 > 1:47:05I really thought they did brilliantly.
1:47:05 > 1:47:06Got away with it!
1:47:06 > 1:47:12Got away with it!
1:47:12 > 1:47:13They were so kind to us!
1:47:13 > 1:47:31I'm going to give the audience ten out of ten.
1:47:44 > 1:47:45that song ever again. Sorry if anyone was offended by that.
1:47:45 > 1:47:52Terrible singing but it is fair to say, not everyone did like our
1:47:52 > 1:47:59singing, one viewer sent in this picture of her two dogs, who heard
1:47:59 > 1:48:06our rehearsals who ran behind their beds to hide. Think if that, I agree
1:48:06 > 1:48:16with you. -- thank you for that. Philip I am sure you have a
1:48:16 > 1:48:22wonderful singing voice but could not be there.
1:48:22 > 1:48:27I used to think I did a good duet with George Michael when I was
1:48:27 > 1:48:32driving in the country, and we were pretty good together, to an audience
1:48:32 > 1:48:38of zero. Give us a line before you go?
1:48:38 > 1:48:45I couldn't possibly. Moving swiftly on, you are very
1:48:45 > 1:48:52brave to do it, as the woman said. Christmassy, isn't it? Not really if
1:48:52 > 1:48:58you look at the window. The Weather Watcher pictures are coming in, and
1:48:58 > 1:49:01that is one of the finest pylons in the spirit of Christmas are have
1:49:01 > 1:49:06ever seen, probably supplying the house in Stevenage. If you are
1:49:06 > 1:49:09travelling this
1:49:09 > 1:49:10house in Stevenage. If you are travelling this morning, the weather
1:49:10 > 1:49:14will not getting your way, that is the real bonus of what we have had
1:49:14 > 1:49:19over the past few days. Sunshine is in short supply. We are getting this
1:49:19 > 1:49:22mild southerly and south-westerly wind across the greater part of
1:49:22 > 1:49:26England and Wales. That sunshine is in short supply, if you are new this
1:49:26 > 1:49:30frontal system, that is a lot of cloud in wind and rain, which will
1:49:30 > 1:49:33eventually sweep across many parts of England and Wales, and you will
1:49:33 > 1:49:38know when that has arrived. They had a bit if you are on the move, it is
1:49:38 > 1:49:42mild and is where we have been for the past few days. Write me that
1:49:42 > 1:49:45weather front, a lot of rain, especially over higher ground in the
1:49:45 > 1:49:48northern parts of England and Scotland and Ireland. North of it,
1:49:48 > 1:49:54it's not double figures. Four, five, six degrees for all parts of the
1:49:54 > 1:49:59British Isles. As we get towards Boxing Day, that weather front is
1:49:59 > 1:50:04coming through, you will know when that one has gone through. Behind
1:50:04 > 1:50:08it, much cooler air, turning showers wintry, especially on the high
1:50:08 > 1:50:12ground, if you are looking for a white Christmas, this is not quite
1:50:12 > 1:50:16the one for you. There will be a device first thing, a chilly start,
1:50:16 > 1:50:21but if you are thinking about Boxing Day sporting fixtures, that is a
1:50:21 > 1:50:24decent day, it will not stop you getting anywhere though there will
1:50:24 > 1:50:28be some wintry showers into higher ground in the north of Scotland,
1:50:28 > 1:50:31some showers elsewhere, a much brighter day but much fresher as
1:50:31 > 1:50:37well, 3- eight Celsius, rather than the 10- 12 that many are enjoying
1:50:37 > 1:50:44today. Then a lot more cloud, wind and rain moving across the southern
1:50:44 > 1:50:48half of Britain, and then on its northern flank, cold air coming in
1:50:48 > 1:50:50from the north, following these isobars all the way through the
1:50:50 > 1:50:54northern parts of Norway right down towards this massive piece of
1:50:54 > 1:51:02moisture, it is going to convert some of that rain to snow. The peaks
1:51:02 > 1:51:05and the Pennines coming down towards the high ground of Wiltshire and
1:51:05 > 1:51:11eventually to the Chilterns and it is 3-6. If you have a hat, scarf and
1:51:11 > 1:51:17gloves were Christmas, you will need it by Wednesday. Thank you Phil, I
1:51:17 > 1:51:21still can't get over the fact that you take your family to the BBC
1:51:21 > 1:51:25canteen to Christmas dinner. It is a family tradition of this time of
1:51:25 > 1:51:29year, and it is one of the cheaper options. Our very own Scrooge, thank
1:51:29 > 1:51:30you.
1:51:30 > 1:51:35If you'll be spending today relaxing and watching Christmas films,
1:51:35 > 1:51:39I'm sure there are lots of people who are.
1:51:39 > 1:51:41But spare a thought for all those people out
1:51:41 > 1:51:44there who are having to work.
1:51:44 > 1:51:49Let's speak to one of them now -
1:51:49 > 1:51:55We can speak to Nick McLeod.
1:51:55 > 1:51:56He's also working today.
1:51:56 > 1:51:59But somewhere very different - at the Gannet Offshore oil rig
1:51:59 > 1:52:00in the North Sea.
1:52:00 > 1:52:05How are things going out there?Good morning, things are steady, the
1:52:05 > 1:52:09weather is quite nice, we have a supply boat alongside, and all the
1:52:09 > 1:52:14crew are in the festive spirit, you can see some behind me.I have been
1:52:14 > 1:52:18out to that rigged before with you guys and you have quite the canteen,
1:52:18 > 1:52:22so I am expecting you will have a good dinner at least?We do indeed.
1:52:22 > 1:52:26This is a time of year when the catering crew have their busiest day
1:52:26 > 1:52:32and really put on a great spread us, we have lots of prawns and salmon to
1:52:32 > 1:52:36start with and Turkey and venison, so everyone is looking forward to
1:52:36 > 1:52:41it.Tell us a bit about what your job involves, it is about supplying
1:52:41 > 1:52:47oil, but day-to-day, what are you all doing?So on-board at the moment
1:52:47 > 1:52:55we have 71 people, and the platform produces oil and gas, about 35,000
1:52:55 > 1:52:59barrels a day that we produce, and we continue to produce that today.
1:52:59 > 1:53:04We have the catering team to maintenance and operations team, and
1:53:04 > 1:53:07the vast majority will continue to work through the day, although we
1:53:07 > 1:53:11will have some time off this afternoon to relax a and enjoy
1:53:11 > 1:53:14Christmas a little bit.What about being away from your family, I know
1:53:14 > 1:53:22quite a few guys who are out on the rigs and it can be quite tough at
1:53:22 > 1:53:27this time of year.It sure is, it is an opportunity to say thank you to
1:53:27 > 1:53:32everyone at home who supports the guys out here, it can be tough being
1:53:32 > 1:53:35away, technology helps now, so things like Skype on Facebook take
1:53:35 > 1:53:40it easier to see the kids unwrapping presents, but it is part of the job,
1:53:40 > 1:53:45most guys I used to it and the vast majority get into the spirit adhere,
1:53:45 > 1:53:48and look forward to having Christmas when they go home before they come
1:53:48 > 1:53:55out.Has centre managed to -- has Santa Claus managed to land his way
1:53:55 > 1:54:00on the helipad?The night it did say there was some strange noises on the
1:54:00 > 1:54:04helipad, and we have received a big parcel of gifts, so everyone on
1:54:04 > 1:54:10board, the welfare committee wrote a letter to Santa Claus about a month
1:54:10 > 1:54:14ago, so later this evening after we have eaten there will be some
1:54:14 > 1:54:18giftgiving for all the team out here.Next, thank you for talking to
1:54:18 > 1:54:22us and Merry Christmas to you and all of your fellow workers at on the
1:54:22 > 1:54:25rig
1:54:25 > 1:54:30all of your fellow workers at on the rig. Now we will go to Mark Pilgrim
1:54:30 > 1:54:34who was also working today at the elephant enclosure in Chester zoo.
1:54:34 > 1:54:40Very Christmas to you, how are things there?Things are good this
1:54:40 > 1:54:44morning, the staff are starting to arrive, to do the usual tasks of
1:54:44 > 1:54:48looking after the animals.Is Christmas Day different for you guys
1:54:48 > 1:54:52or is it still the same type of stuff?It is a bit special,
1:54:52 > 1:54:53Christmas is always a
1:54:53 > 1:54:54stuff?It is a bit special, Christmas is always a bit special,
1:54:54 > 1:54:57there is no business in the zoo today, so it means that we
1:54:57 > 1:54:58there is no business in the zoo today, so it means that we can get
1:54:58 > 1:55:02the jobs done have a little more easily, and it always feels a little
1:55:02 > 1:55:07bit special on Christmas morning to come in and it is the same for the
1:55:07 > 1:55:11animals, it is routine as normal for them, to spend a day with their
1:55:11 > 1:55:15families, but for us it is a little bit friend, with no public here.We
1:55:15 > 1:55:19are looking at some pictures now of the elephants there, can you tell us
1:55:19 > 1:55:29who you have behind you as well?It is quite hard over my shoulder, I
1:55:29 > 1:55:33suspect Mya is one of the elephants behind me, the calves have been out
1:55:33 > 1:55:44this morning, we have three calves, they have been moving around trying
1:55:44 > 1:55:50to muscle in on the he feed as well. Do they get any special Christmas
1:55:50 > 1:55:56treats?Not particularly, I think that Christmas is really a time, a
1:55:56 > 1:56:01family time, and one of the important things about family --
1:56:01 > 1:56:04about elephants is that they are family-oriented. They spend every
1:56:04 > 1:56:09single day with their families, so in our herd for example we have the
1:56:09 > 1:56:14grandmother, her two daughters are here, and her three grandchildren,
1:56:14 > 1:56:18so actually it is a real family day for the elephants at Chester zoo.
1:56:18 > 1:56:23Thank you so much, Mark, I imagine your arm is pretty tired from
1:56:23 > 1:56:27holding up the phone, have a wonderful Christmas and say Merry
1:56:27 > 1:56:32Christmas to everyone who is working with you today.Thank you, and Merry
1:56:32 > 1:56:38Christmas to everybody from us here at Chester zoo.Wonderful. We are
1:56:38 > 1:56:41now going to talk strictly come dancing.
1:56:41 > 1:56:44Joe McFadden might have been crowned this year's Strictly Come Dancing
1:56:44 > 1:56:47champion, but today it's the turn of former contestants
1:56:47 > 1:56:50to waltz their way onto the dance floor for the Strictly Christmas
1:56:50 > 1:56:50special.
1:56:50 > 1:56:52Tim Muffett caught up with the dancers and celebrities
1:56:52 > 1:56:57in rehearsals.
1:57:01 > 1:57:05They have got me doing to Viennese waltz, which is lovely.It
1:57:05 > 1:57:06They have got me doing to Viennese waltz, which is lovely.It is nice
1:57:06 > 1:57:10that she finally has a decent partner...That was about 45
1:57:10 > 1:57:16seconds!A bit of a royal theme this year, you have been to Buckingham
1:57:16 > 1:57:21Palace, and had a photo with the Duchess of Cornwall.You had a dance
1:57:21 > 1:57:28with her!I did, she is a very close friend of Craig, shows she says.
1:57:28 > 1:57:31Everyone says strictly changes your life, have you been dancing since
1:57:31 > 1:57:38then?It does... This is now my life.
1:57:42 > 1:57:46We are just watching it back now to see if there are any tiny
1:57:46 > 1:57:53improvements we could make,... Compared to Brian Conley, Howard
1:57:53 > 1:57:58does he rate?They are two different styles of dancers, so it would be
1:57:58 > 1:58:03unfair of me to compare. I love you Brian, I love you, and. -- I love
1:58:03 > 1:58:16you Colin.What are you doing here? We are doing a jive, it is a jive
1:58:16 > 1:58:22for Colin, for me it is just running around.Before I used to just listen
1:58:22 > 1:58:28to music, now I know that you do a foxtrot to this, oh you do a jive to
1:58:28 > 1:58:33this.Do you do that at dinner parties?I kind of keep it in.What
1:58:33 > 1:58:38is it like being back on the dancefloor?Right now feels OK, when
1:58:38 > 1:58:44you hear the announcer, "Kimberley dancing the jive...", I will be
1:58:44 > 1:58:48like...What requests do you get for the Christmas special?We have
1:58:48 > 1:58:54practised reindeer ears, this is a chine -- shiny reindeer tummy...
1:58:54 > 1:59:00This is of a Lou Irving, what is this?Gold.Jeremy Vine's golden
1:59:00 > 1:59:11shoes? They are absolutely huge.It has a special coating. Wipe down...
1:59:11 > 1:59:18After Christmas dinner!I have to descend from the ceiling on some
1:59:18 > 1:59:22sort of start and when I did Strictly I was never allowed to fly.
1:59:22 > 1:59:28They made gold shoes and there may be no one else who can wear size 12
1:59:28 > 1:59:35shoes in gold.
1:59:35 > 1:59:40MUSIC.
1:59:40 > 1:59:45# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day... When the bells are...
1:59:45 > 1:59:45(LAUGHS)
1:59:45 > 1:59:50every day... When the bells are... (LAUGHS).How different is the
1:59:50 > 1:59:53atmosphere on a Christmas special compared to the highly competitive
1:59:53 > 1:59:57live shows, does it feel different? We get Christmas lunch and there is
1:59:57 > 2:00:02a cheese and biscuit party as well, which we never had.Cheese is not
2:00:02 > 2:00:07good for the voice, though, is it? RU competitive with each other?Not
2:00:07 > 2:00:13really.Are they competitive with each other?(LAUGHS)
2:00:13 > 2:00:17really.Are they competitive with each other?(LAUGHS).APPLAUSE
2:00:17 > 2:00:20really.Are they competitive with each other?(LAUGHS).APPLAUSE.
2:00:23 > 2:00:30That looks good, doesn't it?! Stay with us, headlines coming up.
2:00:57 > 2:00:58Hello, this is Breakfast with Steph McGovern.
2:00:58 > 2:01:01The Queen pays tribute to the people of London and Manchester after this
2:01:01 > 2:01:03year's terror attacks.
2:01:03 > 2:01:05In her Christmas Day message,
2:01:05 > 2:01:06she'll say the cities' "powerful identities" had "shone
2:01:06 > 2:01:16through in the face of appalling attacks".
2:01:17 > 2:01:21And I'm on the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where the Royal
2:01:21 > 2:01:25Family have gathered to celebrate Christmas. And this year, that
2:01:25 > 2:01:28includes Prince Harry's fiance, Meghan Markle.
2:01:36 > 2:01:36Good morning.
2:01:36 > 2:01:38Merry Christmas!
2:01:38 > 2:01:39It's Monday the 25th of December.
2:01:39 > 2:01:41Also ahead...
2:01:41 > 2:01:44The Pope urges the world not to ignore the plight of migrants
2:01:44 > 2:01:48forced to leave their countries because of violence.
2:01:48 > 2:01:50Christmas isn't all about presents and turkey dinners.
2:01:50 > 2:01:53Over 1 million people will be working today.
2:01:53 > 2:02:01We'll catch up with some of them.
2:02:01 > 2:02:08I have no idea what I'm singing! Louise is worried.She wasn't the
2:02:08 > 2:02:11only one!
2:02:11 > 2:02:12Six Breakfast presenters and 1,000-strong audience.
2:02:12 > 2:02:13What could possibly go wrong?!
2:02:13 > 2:02:16Find out how we got on in our big singing challenge.
2:02:16 > 2:02:18He's the ultimate Christmas jumper.
2:02:18 > 2:02:22Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards has come out of retirement.
2:02:22 > 2:02:26He'll be right here on the sofa to tell us why.
2:02:26 > 2:02:33And Phil Avery has the weather.
2:02:33 > 2:02:39Merry Christmas, Stronger!Merry Christmas to you, Steph! This Santa
2:02:39 > 2:02:45was spotted in the Leeds yesterday. I'll be back in a few minutes to
2:02:45 > 2:02:49tell you if what appears through your window today will look equally
2:02:49 > 2:02:51as festive. See you in a bit.
2:02:51 > 2:02:52Good morning.
2:02:52 > 2:02:53First, our main story.
2:02:53 > 2:02:56The Queen will pay tribute to the cities of Manchester
2:02:56 > 2:02:58and London in her Christmas Day broadcast for the way
2:02:58 > 2:03:00in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks.
2:03:00 > 2:03:02She's at her estate at Sandringham with other members
2:03:02 > 2:03:04of the Royal Family - including Prince Harry
2:03:04 > 2:03:05and his fiancee, Meghan Markle.
2:03:05 > 2:03:12Our Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell, reports.
2:03:12 > 2:03:16The Queen recorded this year's broadcast a few days ago at
2:03:16 > 2:03:20Buckingham Palace. Its main theme is the importance of home, a place she
2:03:20 > 2:03:26describes as a source of warmth and love. Looking back over the events
2:03:26 > 2:03:29of 2017, she praises the disease of London and Manchester. The Queen
2:03:29 > 2:03:34visited the victims of the bombing at the Manchester Arena in which 22
2:03:34 > 2:03:38people died as they left a concert. She will talk about the powerful
2:03:38 > 2:03:42identities of Manchester and London, which, she says, had shone through
2:03:42 > 2:03:47in the face of appalling attacks. On the table beside her in the
2:03:47 > 2:03:50broadcast, alongside pictures of Prince George and Princess
2:03:50 > 2:03:53Charlotte, or two photographs of her and her husband, one of which was
2:03:53 > 2:03:59taken on their wedding day in 1947. This year, they have celebrated
2:03:59 > 2:04:01their seventh year wedding anniversary, and the Duke of
2:04:01 > 2:04:06Edinburgh retired from his separate programme of engagements -- verse
2:04:06 > 2:04:1070th wedding anniversary. The Queen will praise her husband for his
2:04:10 > 2:04:15support, and, as she puts it, for his unique sense of humour. The
2:04:15 > 2:04:19Queen was absent from last year's risking the state church service at
2:04:19 > 2:04:23Sandringham due to a heavy cold. But there is expected to be a full
2:04:23 > 2:04:27turnout of the family at church this morning. Among the group attending
2:04:27 > 2:04:32church will be Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle, who are both
2:04:32 > 2:04:35spending Christmas on the Sandringham estate. It will be the
2:04:35 > 2:04:41first time someone who is yet to marry into the Royal Family will
2:04:41 > 2:04:43have joined their Christmas celebrations. Her presence a
2:04:43 > 2:04:46reminder of one of the event to which the family, forward to in
2:04:46 > 2:04:512018.
2:04:51 > 2:04:56The Royal Family will make their traditional trip to church. Good
2:04:56 > 2:04:59morning and Merry Christmas. You were talking earlier to some of the
2:04:59 > 2:05:05well-wishers. Quite a few Americans. Yes, that's right, Merry Christmas,
2:05:05 > 2:05:09Steph. There has been a crowd gathering here since about 5am in
2:05:09 > 2:05:12order to make sure they are in position to get a good advantage
2:05:12 > 2:05:17point for once the Royal Family begin that walk up to church at
2:05:17 > 2:05:21about 10:45am. A fair number of Americans hoping to get a glimpse of
2:05:21 > 2:05:27Meghan Markle. There are couple of RAF bases nearby, so a large number
2:05:27 > 2:05:31of Americans based on them have come here today in the hope of seeing
2:05:31 > 2:05:35another American, Meghan Markle. She will be here, as we know, alongside
2:05:35 > 2:05:39Prince Harry at the church service this morning. That is a break with
2:05:39 > 2:05:42royal protocol, because generally, if you haven't married yet, you are
2:05:42 > 2:05:46not normally invited by the Queen to, and spent Christmas here. If you
2:05:46 > 2:05:53are in there girlfriend or boyfriend -- if you are a mere girlfriend or
2:05:53 > 2:05:58boyfriend, you do not normally get an invitation. But this year, an
2:05:58 > 2:06:02exception has been made for Meghan Markle, because she is an American,
2:06:02 > 2:06:06her immediate family are in California, and she will be here as
2:06:06 > 2:06:10part of the wider Royal Family just before 11am this morning so quite a
2:06:10 > 2:06:11busy day for them.
2:06:11 > 2:06:14And the Queen's Christmas Day broadcast will be on BBC One
2:06:14 > 2:06:16at 3pm this afternoon.
2:06:16 > 2:06:19Pope Francis has urged the world not to ignore the plight
2:06:19 > 2:06:22of millions of migrants "driven from their land",
2:06:22 > 2:06:25during Christmas Eve Mass.
2:06:25 > 2:06:27The pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph,
2:06:27 > 2:06:30recounting how they had to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem
2:06:30 > 2:06:33but found no place to stay.
2:06:33 > 2:06:37He said many migrants were being forced to flee
2:06:37 > 2:06:40from leaders who "see no problem in shedding innocent blood".
2:06:40 > 2:06:43Meanwhile, services have taken place across the UK and further afield.
2:06:43 > 2:06:48Our Religious Editor, Martin Bashir, reports.
2:06:52 > 2:06:55At Westminster Cathedral, Cardinal Vincent Nicholls,
2:06:55 > 2:07:00leader the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales,
2:07:00 > 2:07:02framed his Christmas message as a statement of concern
2:07:02 > 2:07:06for the way we tend to communicate with each other.
2:07:06 > 2:07:08He said we often prefer conflict to dialogue, hostility instead
2:07:08 > 2:07:14of a willingness to listen.
2:07:14 > 2:07:18It's a manifestation of a kind of radical individualism,
2:07:18 > 2:07:23and while the individual is hugely important, we have to know
2:07:23 > 2:07:28that we are also built to belong to each other.
2:07:28 > 2:07:31We are built to have relationships and to work and find our best
2:07:31 > 2:07:36through relationships.
2:07:36 > 2:07:40He went on to say that as we gaze into a Nativity scene at Christmas,
2:07:40 > 2:07:42we find one who can free us from the choking effects
2:07:42 > 2:07:44of disagreement and strife.
2:07:44 > 2:07:48Christ himself.
2:07:48 > 2:07:51And at the very beginning of the Christmas narrative
2:07:51 > 2:07:55here in Bethlehem, in a land defined by walls of separation,
2:07:55 > 2:08:03a renewed call for reconciliation.
2:08:03 > 2:08:08Here in Manger Square, a midnight service has been held
2:08:08 > 2:08:10at the Church of the Nativity, where the Archbishop of Jerusalem
2:08:10 > 2:08:13said that while Jesus was born in a town under Roman occupation,
2:08:13 > 2:08:18he was identified as the Prince of Peace.
2:08:18 > 2:08:21Martin Bashir, BBC News, in Bethlehem.
2:08:21 > 2:08:23Guatemala has said it will follow America's lead,
2:08:23 > 2:08:25moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem too.
2:08:25 > 2:08:30Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he made the decision after
2:08:30 > 2:08:32Guatemala has said it will follow America's lead,
2:08:32 > 2:08:34moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem too.
2:08:34 > 2:08:36Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he made the decision after
2:08:36 > 2:08:38speaking to Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
2:08:38 > 2:08:41Donald Trump had threatened to cut aid to nations that voted
2:08:41 > 2:08:44against the US in a recent UN vote on the issue.
2:08:44 > 2:08:46A British woman being held in an Egyptian prison for drug
2:08:46 > 2:08:48smuggling offences will appear in court later today.
2:08:48 > 2:08:50Laura Plummer was arrested in October when she was found
2:08:50 > 2:08:53with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.
2:08:53 > 2:08:57The painkiller is legal in the UK, but not in Egypt.
2:08:57 > 2:09:00Her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal.
2:09:00 > 2:09:06If found guilty, she faces up to 25 years in prison.
2:09:06 > 2:09:11Surrey Police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious
2:09:11 > 2:09:12in a ditch yesterday afternoon.
2:09:12 > 2:09:15They've released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt
2:09:15 > 2:09:16to track down his family.
2:09:16 > 2:09:19The man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious
2:09:19 > 2:09:22condition in hospital.
2:09:22 > 2:09:24Around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken down ski
2:09:24 > 2:09:27lift in the French Alps after being trapped on it
2:09:27 > 2:09:30for several hours on Christmas Eve.
2:09:30 > 2:09:32Helicopters were used
2:09:32 > 2:09:35to rescue the people from their individual gondalas,
2:09:35 > 2:09:40which were around 82 feet above the snow,
2:09:40 > 2:09:43and rope was used to help the skiers get back down the slopes.
2:09:43 > 2:09:49The cause of the fault isn't known.
2:09:49 > 2:09:54That would be a scary trip down that slope, wouldn't it?!
2:09:54 > 2:09:58If you're relaxing at home, perhaps opening presents this morning,
2:09:58 > 2:10:02spare a thought for this team who are still hard at work.
2:10:02 > 2:10:05Santa and his reindeer spent the night travelling the globe
2:10:05 > 2:10:11to deliver presents to children across the world.
2:10:11 > 2:10:15Hopefully we are going to be able to show you the journey that he is
2:10:15 > 2:10:18making with the reindeer at the moment.
2:10:18 > 2:10:20Air traffic controllers from the US have been tracking the flight
2:10:20 > 2:10:21path of his sleigh.
2:10:21 > 2:10:26I've been told he has already delivered 6.5 billion presence
2:10:26 > 2:10:33around the world. There we go, you can see him there, he is headed
2:10:33 > 2:10:40towards New Mexico, I believe. Headed for Arizona. There we are,
2:10:40 > 2:10:42I've got else talking in my ear telling
2:10:42 > 2:10:43I've got else talking in my ear telling me exactly where he is at
2:10:43 > 2:10:52the moment. His delivery is going well, 6.5 billion presents for
2:10:52 > 2:10:55children all over the world. Hopefully you will have yours this
2:10:55 > 2:10:57morning if you are waking up here and
2:10:57 > 2:11:00morning if you are waking up here and unwrapping them. It's always the
2:11:00 > 2:11:07best bit, unwrapping the presents in the morning. We will keep you
2:11:07 > 2:11:11updated on how Santa is doing.
2:11:11 > 2:11:15It's usually one of the busiest places in the country on a Monday
2:11:15 > 2:11:17morning, but today Euston Station will feel very different.
2:11:17 > 2:11:20It's being turned into a homeless shelter for Christmas Day -
2:11:20 > 2:11:22with staff and volunteers getting ready to serve a special meal
2:11:22 > 2:11:23to 200 rough sleepers.
2:11:23 > 2:11:28Our reporter Caroline Davies is there.
2:11:28 > 2:11:33Caroline, I know that station well. Really amazing to see it being put
2:11:33 > 2:11:39to such good use today.Well, good morning, Steph. This is a rather
2:11:39 > 2:11:44empty used in station. As you say, everything is boarded up behind me,
2:11:44 > 2:11:49because of course it's not a normal commuter Monday. If it was and you
2:11:49 > 2:11:52saw that departure board, I don't think you would be best pleased,
2:11:52 > 2:11:55that's not a great start your working week. But of course, today
2:11:55 > 2:11:59is Christmas Day. Here are the fantastic banqueting tables that
2:11:59 > 2:12:05those volunteers from Network Rail has been putting together. The last
2:12:05 > 2:12:09train left at 11:30pm last night, and ever since then they have been
2:12:09 > 2:12:13working to make this special for homeless people in this area. It was
2:12:13 > 2:12:18Network Rail's idea. I'm joined by one of the team. Can you tell me a
2:12:18 > 2:12:24bit about where this idea came from? This was the idea of Network Rail, a
2:12:24 > 2:12:28great company to work for, they encourage us to think of better ways
2:12:28 > 2:12:34to do things. We came up with this idea to encourage -- to do this at
2:12:34 > 2:12:38Christmas.What will people be eating today?The guests will be
2:12:38 > 2:12:43having a great feast. A banquet, I suppose. We have a smoked salmon
2:12:43 > 2:12:47starter, soup, a main course roast, and then we have Christmas pudding.
2:12:47 > 2:12:52What a way to finish a meal. We were busy last night. Santa came and gave
2:12:52 > 2:12:56us the tables, chairs and decorations, so we were busy setting
2:12:56 > 2:13:01up.You have also had donations from 45 different groups and companies to
2:13:01 > 2:13:05make this happen. What sort of things have you been given?The
2:13:05 > 2:13:08whole team have been blown away by the donations, the public generosity
2:13:08 > 2:13:13in terms of setting this up. 45 companies have come to us in the
2:13:13 > 2:13:17last two weeks, really, we have had donations of thermal clothes, hats,
2:13:17 > 2:13:23gloves, jeans, we have got a whole department store of clothes that we
2:13:23 > 2:13:27will organise later to give out. We have great food that we've been
2:13:27 > 2:13:31given as. You look I heard that you had a particularly special thing
2:13:31 > 2:13:40from a local school. A local school in North London spent the time to
2:13:40 > 2:13:42write 200 individually addressed cards that we're going to give out
2:13:42 > 2:13:46to each of our guests that will come along today. The school taking the
2:13:46 > 2:13:50time demonstrates the public emotion that is happening around this event.
2:13:50 > 2:13:55If anyone is sitting at home thinking they would like to give
2:13:55 > 2:14:00something, are you all set for today?We are all set, all planned,
2:14:00 > 2:14:04we have 32,000 people working across the Christmas period, so we are
2:14:04 > 2:14:09quite used to planning. It has been fun to work on this. We are all set
2:14:09 > 2:14:12for today, we've got everything in place and ready to go.Christmas Day
2:14:12 > 2:14:16is just one day of the year. What will Network Rail do for the rest of
2:14:16 > 2:14:21the year to keep the spirit going to?We are focusing on today. We
2:14:21 > 2:14:29have 200 guests, we are going to give them the best day expect a few
2:14:29 > 2:14:33days ago, and I can't wait to give them that day. We have done this
2:14:33 > 2:14:36with two organisations, Street Kitchens, a brilliant organisation
2:14:36 > 2:14:40that feed thousands of people every week. And Saint Mungo is, the
2:14:40 > 2:14:45largest homeless charity in London. Please help those organisations out.
2:14:45 > 2:14:50All of the volunteers here at Network Rail will be ready when the
2:14:50 > 2:14:56guests arrive at 11am.Thank you very much, and Merry Christmas to
2:14:56 > 2:14:59everyone there from all of us here at Breakfast. We have had a couple
2:14:59 > 2:15:02of e-mails from people who are getting involved in things like
2:15:02 > 2:15:07that. Lowry is on her own today but she has decided to make Chile and
2:15:07 > 2:15:11rice which she is going to take out later to give to the homeless in her
2:15:11 > 2:15:15town. That's a lovely thing to do. Keep those messages coming in about
2:15:15 > 2:15:19what you're doing. I know what Philip is doing, he is taking up
2:15:19 > 2:15:24half of National Grid with that electricity! You also taking your
2:15:24 > 2:15:27family to the BBC canteen, which I can't get over!Spoiling them rotten
2:15:27 > 2:15:31in the true spirit of Christmas! Christmas is
2:15:31 > 2:15:40in the true spirit of Christmas! Christmas is manifesting itself in
2:15:40 > 2:15:43many ways. I thought we would do an unscheduled item about light
2:15:43 > 2:15:46pollution, I think we are going to have the name and shame on this.
2:15:46 > 2:15:48Yes, Carla's garden in Stevenage. If you've been blinded recently in the
2:15:48 > 2:15:50Hertfordshire area, you know where the source of that light is coming
2:15:50 > 2:15:53from! I'm showing you this because this is a manifestation of the
2:15:53 > 2:15:59modern embodiment of Christmas, unlike our weather. The risk
2:15:59 > 2:16:02brightness, a lovely dawn captured across the docks of Hull. But you
2:16:02 > 2:16:09are a long way from not such a lovely Christmas in this weather
2:16:09 > 2:16:13front, the Western fringes of England and Wales, southern parts of
2:16:13 > 2:16:15Scotland and Northern Ireland. You will know about it if you wonder
2:16:15 > 2:16:22that front, it is wet and windy. Ahead of that -- if you and that
2:16:22 > 2:16:27front. There are wind gusts. The gusts along the southern coasts, you
2:16:27 > 2:16:31could be looking at 60 mph, that will be sometime later in the day.
2:16:31 > 2:16:38Make the most of the dry weather. Until we get close to that weather
2:16:38 > 2:16:41front, Northern Ireland too I'm afraid, it's one of those. North of
2:16:41 > 2:16:46this, quite relevant for what is to come, temperatures at three, four, 5
2:16:46 > 2:16:50degrees or so. As we get through the evening and overnight, we will push
2:16:50 > 2:16:54the weather front with gusty winds and heavy rain out into the North
2:16:54 > 2:17:00Sea. Not a great evening on the rigs. We will introduce a colder
2:17:00 > 2:17:05weather, turning showers wintry on higher ground. Look at this profile,
2:17:05 > 2:17:10one, two, three, 4 degrees. Ice first up if you are on the move on
2:17:10 > 2:17:15Boxing Day. But for sporting fixtures, not a big issue. Most will
2:17:15 > 2:17:19go ahead. There will be some sunshine at last on Boxing Day.
2:17:19 > 2:17:24Clear skies. If you can avoid the wintry showers, particularly on the
2:17:24 > 2:17:27higher ground, but sometimes at lower levels in the northern half of
2:17:27 > 2:17:31Scotland. Later on, you lose your sunshine in the south-west of
2:17:31 > 2:17:35England and Wales as a new area of low pressure drags its cloud, wind
2:17:35 > 2:17:44and rain across the southern half of the British Isles through Boxing Day
2:17:44 > 2:17:47evening and overnight. All the while, we've got clear skies and a
2:17:47 > 2:17:49chilly old night across the northern half of Britain. And where the two
2:17:49 > 2:17:52meet, coming out of Boxing Day and into Wednesday, there could well be
2:17:52 > 2:17:57winteriness in the southern half of the British Isles. Detail on that at
2:17:57 > 2:18:00this distance obviously a wee bit sketchy. But I would have thought up
2:18:00 > 2:18:06by higher ground in the south, slushy deposits, but there could be
2:18:06 > 2:18:10rain in the East Midlands and south-east. In the middle part of
2:18:10 > 2:18:15the week, you will need a hat, scarf and gloves. Hopefully you got them
2:18:15 > 2:18:19for Christmas, and a few other things too.Do you at least where a
2:18:19 > 2:18:20Christmas jumper when you have
2:18:20 > 2:18:20things too.Do you at least where a Christmas jumper when you have your
2:18:20 > 2:18:25meal with your family in the canteen?!No, I can't abide them!
2:18:25 > 2:18:34I'm a Scorpio, I'm generosity to a full! But Christmas jumpers, who
2:18:34 > 2:18:40brought that one back?! Bah humbug! Still, we love you really because
2:18:40 > 2:18:47you deliver it with such a smile!
2:18:47 > 2:18:52We're not going to judge you if you are spending most of the day on the
2:18:52 > 2:18:54sofa, but there are some people out there doing very adventurous things
2:18:54 > 2:19:01this Christmas. In a moment we will be talking to the explorer Ben
2:19:01 > 2:19:04Saunders and his fiancee, pick Paris. Ben is currently in
2:19:04 > 2:19:07Antarctica. Let's find out why.
2:19:07 > 2:19:09An extraordinary challenge, for which Ben Saunders spent much
2:19:09 > 2:19:11of 2017 training for.
2:19:11 > 2:19:14The plan is to make a solo, completely unassisted,
2:19:14 > 2:19:17unsupported crossing of Antarctica on foot.
2:19:17 > 2:19:22So I'm walking from one side, to the South Pole
2:19:22 > 2:19:24and carrying on to the opposite side of Antarctica.
2:19:24 > 2:19:26Motivation for Ben is deeply felt.
2:19:26 > 2:19:32His friend Henry Worsley died last year attempting the same feat.
2:19:32 > 2:19:35My initial reaction for a few weeks was that I didn't want anything more
2:19:35 > 2:19:37do with Antarctica ever again.
2:19:37 > 2:19:40It just seemed too tragic.
2:19:40 > 2:19:42I started thinking perhaps the best way to honour the friendship,
2:19:42 > 2:19:45the inspiration he gave me, would be to sort of
2:19:45 > 2:19:47finish the job for him.
2:19:47 > 2:19:55Trekking more than 1,000 miles in a place where temperatures often
2:19:55 > 2:19:57reach -40 degrees Celsius, challenges don't get any tougher.
2:20:05 > 2:20:09That looks tough, doesn't it?! Before we speak to Ben, we're going
2:20:09 > 2:20:14to talk to his fiancee, Pip, who is in the Peak District. Merry
2:20:14 > 2:20:18Christmas, and how's it going?Merry Christmas, Steph.How are you
2:20:18 > 2:20:23feeling? He's been away for a couple of months, how you feeling today?
2:20:23 > 2:20:29Yes, I've been OK, but today... I mean, yeah, I'm sad that he's not
2:20:29 > 2:20:35here. But I spoke to him about 20 minutes ago. And he sounded very
2:20:35 > 2:20:39cheerful in his tent. He's got a long day on skis ahead of him. So,
2:20:39 > 2:20:43yeah, I'm wishing him a very happy Christmas.What are you going to be
2:20:43 > 2:20:48doing today? Have you got plans? Yes, the stockings haven't quite
2:20:48 > 2:20:53been opened. His is still here, he forgot to tell Father Christmas he
2:20:53 > 2:21:01wasn't at home. After we've heard him speak with you, we will open the
2:21:01 > 2:21:07stockings, go on a walk, not as long as his, and just a big family lunch.
2:21:07 > 2:21:12I know you are incredibly proud of him, and you, what's it been like
2:21:12 > 2:21:16over the last few months? Have you managed to talk to him very often?
2:21:16 > 2:21:22Yes, I speak to him every evening on satellite phone, which I think keeps
2:21:22 > 2:21:25both of us going, really. I'm so proud of him. He's doing really
2:21:25 > 2:21:31well. He's had awful conditions in Antarctica. So his progress hasn't
2:21:31 > 2:21:37been as quick as he hoped. He's got a difficult decision to make in the
2:21:37 > 2:21:40next few days as to whether he can carry on after the poll, but I
2:21:40 > 2:21:46really hope he can, and I know lots of followers are cheering him on.
2:21:46 > 2:21:50OK, Pip, I know it's a tough day for you. We're going to speak to Ben
2:21:50 > 2:21:54now. Thank you so much for talking to us. For a lot of people who
2:21:54 > 2:21:59aren't with their loved ones, it can be tough today. Then, morning dew,
2:21:59 > 2:22:06Merry Christmas, tell us where you are exactly -- Ben, morning to you.
2:22:06 > 2:22:13I'm currently in my tent, in my sleeping bag. I am about 57 miles
2:22:13 > 2:22:18away from the South Pole.And what are you going to do today to
2:22:18 > 2:22:24celebrate? LAUGHTER
2:22:24 > 2:22:27Well, I'm going for a walk! There will be no Christmas lunch! But I
2:22:27 > 2:22:35did find a little chocolate father Christmas in my bag from my mum. I'm
2:22:35 > 2:22:39ashamed to say he's being eaten already. I had one Christmas present
2:22:39 > 2:22:42this morning. I think there might be one or two more this evening when I
2:22:42 > 2:22:48finish in the tent. It's been a good day so far.Ben, for you in the
2:22:48 > 2:22:52middle of that expedition, what's it been like? We heard a bid from Pip
2:22:52 > 2:22:55there. Clearly she is obviously gutted that you're not that with
2:22:55 > 2:23:01her. Tell us about the expedition and why it's important?Thank you.
2:23:01 > 2:23:07It's been very hard. I came here during -- knowing it would be a
2:23:07 > 2:23:15tough camping trip. I've been... Today is a 48. -- is Day 48. I've
2:23:15 > 2:23:23travelled just short of 950 kilometres, 22.5 marathons. It's
2:23:23 > 2:23:27been pretty hard, and the weather has been unusually bad. There's been
2:23:27 > 2:23:33a lot of low cloud and fog and mist. Some very poor visibility which
2:23:33 > 2:23:36makes it harder to navigate. It's been a tough, tough trip. But I'm
2:23:36 > 2:23:43doing it all for a charity called the In Deva fund. Which supports
2:23:43 > 2:23:50wounded and honourable veterans -- in Deva fund. People can follow
2:23:50 > 2:23:53along online. There will be updates from my tent every evening. It's
2:23:53 > 2:23:58been tough so far. I'm nearly two thirds of the way across now.We
2:23:58 > 2:24:02really appreciate you taking the time to talk to us. And to your
2:24:02 > 2:24:08fiancee, Pip as well. Have a Merry Christmas from all of us.Thank you,
2:24:08 > 2:24:12and you, Merry Christmas.Ben Saunders in the middle of his
2:24:12 > 2:24:20expedition. My goodness, people are up to all sorts today!
2:24:20 > 2:24:27For some people, Christmas Day can be a time of anxiety and loneliness.
2:24:27 > 2:24:30To help us survive the day, we've got the Breakfast version
2:24:30 > 2:24:31of the three wise men.
2:24:31 > 2:24:37Good morning, and Merry Christmas.
2:24:37 > 2:24:39Corinne Sweet is a psychologist, Sally Hitchiner
2:24:39 > 2:24:40is an Anglican vicar,
2:24:40 > 2:24:42and Grant Harrold a former royal butler and etiquette expert.
2:24:42 > 2:24:45We've had quite a few messages in from people to tell us what they're
2:24:45 > 2:24:49doing. And there's actually quite a lot going on in terms of helping
2:24:49 > 2:24:53people out there, isn't there, Sally? We were hearing about Euston
2:24:53 > 2:24:56station being turned into a centre where they are going to give dinner
2:24:56 > 2:25:00to homeless people. A lady told us she is going to be taking out food.
2:25:00 > 2:25:05There is a lot going on.There is huge amounts, and it's not too late
2:25:05 > 2:25:15to volunteer if you want to get out in the local community. Looking
2:25:15 > 2:25:17online for where groups are helping the homeless or local charities that
2:25:17 > 2:25:19are helping people, Shelter doing huge amount of work for people at
2:25:19 > 2:25:22this time of year. Logging into a website like a church near you .com.
2:25:22 > 2:25:25Find out where your local communities are gathering, where
2:25:25 > 2:25:28there are events happening and being able to engage with people outside
2:25:28 > 2:25:33of your home and being able to take responsibility and helping others at
2:25:33 > 2:25:37Christmas. It's been really helpful. It stops the pressure for you to
2:25:37 > 2:25:41have the perfect family Christmas. If you are and what on what you
2:25:41 > 2:25:44missing someone and want a chance to keep busy and get out there and help
2:25:44 > 2:25:48other people is the point. People, though, they might not want, out of
2:25:48 > 2:25:54the house.What's your advice for by both you don't want to leave the
2:25:54 > 2:25:58house?If you wore on your own and you are feeling lonely, if you have
2:25:58 > 2:26:04people that you can either phone or you can tweet or make some sort of
2:26:04 > 2:26:08social media contact with, it makes it feel better to reach out if you
2:26:08 > 2:26:12are feeling a bit lonely. There is always the Samaritans that you can
2:26:12 > 2:26:16phone 24 hours a day, they are always there and they are ways
2:26:16 > 2:26:20listening. If you are living on a road and you know a few people on
2:26:20 > 2:26:24your road, take a mince pie round. When we actually make a movement out
2:26:24 > 2:26:28towards somebody else it makes us feel better. There will be somebody
2:26:28 > 2:26:33to talk to.Grant, for those people who've got of people coming crowned
2:26:33 > 2:26:37the house, it's a big day, you know, you've got all the family pressures,
2:26:37 > 2:26:41you've got all the kind of catering to do, you must know an awful lot
2:26:41 > 2:26:48about that. What are your top tips? Christmas is the perfect time to be
2:26:48 > 2:26:51putting others before you. As a host, you could have people coming
2:26:51 > 2:26:55crowned, you want to put them first, make sure that you have got their
2:26:55 > 2:26:59favourite food and drinks in. As a guest, you want to support the host.
2:26:59 > 2:27:03Some people say to me, can I help a host if they are busy in the kitchen
2:27:03 > 2:27:08or do I keep out the way? You can judge it. Some hosts don't want you
2:27:08 > 2:27:15involved, they want you to enjoy yourself. Some hosts are grateful
2:27:15 > 2:27:17for the help, working together and helping each other. It's important
2:27:17 > 2:27:21to remember that.What if you've got a family like a blended family, lots
2:27:21 > 2:27:24of people of different ages, they all want different things, how do
2:27:24 > 2:27:28you cater for that?Is difficult, because you have different
2:27:28 > 2:27:31generations. The older generation want a quiet day, sitting by the
2:27:31 > 2:27:35fire possibly or having some time out in the afternoon. The kids don't
2:27:35 > 2:27:40want to do that. You've got to remember, for example in the
2:27:40 > 2:27:42afternoon, keep chairs empty for the more senior adults who might want to
2:27:42 > 2:27:49chill. And for the children, plan a Christmas walk in the afternoon. The
2:27:49 > 2:27:52Queen's speech, some members of the family might want to watch it and
2:27:52 > 2:27:57some might not. Some might want to play games in another room. It's
2:27:57 > 2:28:00thinking ahead and planning the day, having a schedule, something I'm
2:28:00 > 2:28:05good at as a butler is planning out the day, making sure that everyone
2:28:05 > 2:28:10has something to do and everyone is enjoying themselves.Too much
2:28:10 > 2:28:16alcohol can cause chaos.I would say, try and have water in between
2:28:16 > 2:28:21your alcohol.It's Christmas, though! People want to have a few
2:28:21 > 2:28:24drinks!Obsolete, but don't let other people too much. Pace
2:28:24 > 2:28:29yourselves. -- absolutely. Cups of tea and a bit of time out. What you
2:28:29 > 2:28:32were talking about their about etiquette, we are so used to having
2:28:32 > 2:28:38phones and iPads and all of our gadgets around, let's just have a
2:28:38 > 2:28:40Christmas lunch wherewith but put them away and we actually relate to
2:28:40 > 2:28:44each other, have a little bit of quiet. Obviously if you are
2:28:44 > 2:28:48contacting people around the world or friends, do that. But when
2:28:48 > 2:28:52somebody has made a lunch, really appreciate their cooking. I'd turn
2:28:52 > 2:28:57the phone is off for a bit for the meal.And not taking pictures of the
2:28:57 > 2:29:02food as well.To Instagram it.Some people don't want their homes on
2:29:02 > 2:29:08social media, bear that in mind and remember that.By thoughtful.A real
2:29:08 > 2:29:13challenge, I'm wanting to ask Grant, the etiquette expert, about this,
2:29:13 > 2:29:15how do you cope if someone gives you a present that you really don't
2:29:15 > 2:29:22like!You don't say that!The worst moment, you are given the Christmas
2:29:22 > 2:29:26jumper or socks and you don't know what to do. You've got to act. Even
2:29:26 > 2:29:30if it's the worst gift you've ever seen, you can't show that, you got
2:29:30 > 2:29:34to keep the smile in, you got to show excitement and do a speech that
2:29:34 > 2:29:39is fit for the Academy Awards. You are so thrilled, is the best gift
2:29:39 > 2:29:42you've ever had! Make sure that what you don't do is hand it into a
2:29:42 > 2:29:45charity shop or something were another member of the family might
2:29:45 > 2:29:48then buy it and the following Christmas, which has happened to
2:29:48 > 2:29:54they will wear it!That happen to you with a gift you gave to someone!
2:29:54 > 2:29:59Somebody else has ended up wearing it, it not be the same gift but very
2:29:59 > 2:30:04similar.I have a friend who once said, tell me if you don't like it.
2:30:04 > 2:30:10I told her that I didn't like it and she never forgive me!A lot of
2:30:10 > 2:30:13greys, just cover today, especially if people have had a few drinks,
2:30:13 > 2:30:17just roll with it. Having is based that actually does say is, today,
2:30:17 > 2:30:22whatever you are given is a gift. Any experience of goodness is a
2:30:22 > 2:30:26gift. That is the heart of the Christmas message, really, you are
2:30:26 > 2:30:30given a gift in Christmas. Actually be able to celebrate the bits that
2:30:30 > 2:30:34are good and being able to roll over the bits that are not.Don't get
2:30:34 > 2:30:41into heavy discussions. Not words that are going to wind people up.I
2:30:41 > 2:30:44think we'd better leave things there. You are going to come back on
2:30:44 > 2:30:48at the end of the show to help us wish everyone a Merry Christmas,
2:30:48 > 2:30:52with your dogs! I heard them barking in the background.I think that's
2:30:52 > 2:30:57the puppy that we can hear, she is in make up getting ready!I love the
2:30:57 > 2:31:00thought of that! Guys, we will see you later. Do stay with us, the
2:31:00 > 2:31:05headlines, got. And I will be joined by the ski jump legend Eddie the
2:31:05 > 2:31:06Eagle.
2:31:31 > 2:31:32Hello, this is Breakfast with Steph McGovern.
2:31:32 > 2:31:38Here's a summary of this morning's main news.
2:31:38 > 2:31:40The Queen will pay tribute to the cities of Manchester
2:31:40 > 2:31:42and London in her Christmas Day broadcast, for the way
2:31:42 > 2:31:45in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks.
2:31:45 > 2:31:46Her message was recorded at Buckingham Palace.
2:31:46 > 2:31:50She's now at her estate at Sandringham in Norfolk with other
2:31:50 > 2:31:53members of the royal family, including Prince Harry
2:31:53 > 2:32:00and his fiancee Meghan Markle.
2:32:00 > 2:32:03Pope Francis has used his Christmas Eve Mass to urge the world
2:32:03 > 2:32:05not to ignore the plight of millions of migrants.
2:32:05 > 2:32:07The pontiff compared them to Mary and Joseph,
2:32:07 > 2:32:09recounting the Biblical story of how they had to travel from
2:32:09 > 2:32:11Nazareth to Bethlehem but found no place to stay.
2:32:11 > 2:32:14He said many migrants were being forced to flee
2:32:14 > 2:32:21from leaders who "see no problem in shedding innocent blood".
2:32:21 > 2:32:23At the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, midnight mass took
2:32:23 > 2:32:25place against a backdrop of heightened security.
2:32:25 > 2:32:28Fewer pilgrims than usual are in the city because of increased
2:32:28 > 2:32:29tensions between Palestinians and Israelis following
2:32:29 > 2:32:31President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem
2:32:31 > 2:32:41as the capital of Israel.
2:32:41 > 2:32:42Guatemala has said it will follow America's lead,
2:32:42 > 2:32:48moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem too.
2:32:48 > 2:32:50Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he made the decision
2:32:50 > 2:32:51after speaking to Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
2:32:51 > 2:32:54Donald Trump had threatened to cut aid to nations that voted
2:32:54 > 2:33:02against the US in a recent UN vote on the issue.
2:33:02 > 2:33:05A British woman being held in an Egyptian prison for drug
2:33:05 > 2:33:07smuggling offences will appear in court later today.
2:33:07 > 2:33:09Laura Plummer was arrested in October when she was found
2:33:09 > 2:33:11with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase.
2:33:11 > 2:33:14The painkiller is legal in the UK, but not in Egypt.
2:33:14 > 2:33:16Her family has maintained she wasn't aware the drug was illegal.
2:33:16 > 2:33:26If found guilty she faces up to 25 years in prison.
2:33:27 > 2:33:30Surrey Police are trying to identify a man who was found unconscious
2:33:30 > 2:33:31in a ditch yesterday afternoon.
2:33:31 > 2:33:34They've released pictures of the man's clothing in an attempt
2:33:34 > 2:33:35to track down his family.
2:33:35 > 2:33:38The man, who is thought to be in his 20s, is in a serious
2:33:38 > 2:33:44condition in hospital.
2:33:44 > 2:33:47Around 150 skiers have been rescued from a broken down ski
2:33:47 > 2:33:49lift in the French Alps, after being trapped on it
2:33:49 > 2:33:51for several hours on Christmas Eve.
2:33:51 > 2:33:53Helicopters were used to rescue the people
2:33:53 > 2:33:55from their individual gondalas, which were around 82
2:33:55 > 2:33:57feet above the snow, and rope was used to help the skiers
2:33:57 > 2:33:59get back down the slopes.
2:33:59 > 2:34:08The cause of the fault isn't known.
2:34:15 > 2:34:21When you think of Christmas traditions, radishes might not be
2:34:21 > 2:34:25the first thing that come to mind - unless you live in the Mexican
2:34:25 > 2:34:26region of Wahaca that is.
2:34:26 > 2:34:31Each year in the run up to Christmas, thousands of people
2:34:31 > 2:34:33come together to carve a nativity scene out of radishes.
2:34:33 > 2:34:36The custom is now in its 120th year and started when vegetable vendors
2:34:36 > 2:34:46adorned their stalls with carvings to show off their wares.
2:34:48 > 2:34:54It is incredible what you can do with a radish. Look at that tash! If
2:34:54 > 2:34:57you are wondering what to do with your radishes, that is an idea for
2:34:57 > 2:34:58you.
2:34:58 > 2:34:59you.
2:34:59 > 2:35:07Those are the main stories this morning.
2:35:07 > 2:35:09Joe McFadden might have been crowned this year's
2:35:09 > 2:35:12Strictly Come Dancing champion, but today it's the turn of former
2:35:12 > 2:35:14contestants to waltz their way onto the dance floor
2:35:14 > 2:35:15for the Strictly Christmas special.
2:35:15 > 2:35:18It's on BBC One at 6:30pm - and Breakfast's Tim Muffett
2:35:18 > 2:35:21caught up with the dancers and celebrities in rehearsals.
2:35:21 > 2:35:24Well, they have me doing a Viennese waltz with Brendan, which is lovely.
2:35:24 > 2:35:27It's just nice she's finally got a decent partner to dance with,
2:35:27 > 2:35:29instead of that Anton fella.
2:35:29 > 2:35:30It didn't take long.
2:35:30 > 2:35:32About 45 seconds.
2:35:32 > 2:35:33Merry Christmas, Anton!
2:35:33 > 2:35:36A bit of a royal theme this year, isn't it.
2:35:36 > 2:35:39You have been to Buckingham Palace, met the Duchess of Cornwall.
2:35:39 > 2:35:41You had a cheeky cha-cha with her.
2:35:41 > 2:35:44I got a little cheeky cha-cha, I'm not going to lie.
2:35:44 > 2:35:46I enjoyed it, I think she did too.
2:35:46 > 2:35:48She is a very close friend of Craig, apparently.
2:35:48 > 2:35:49Is she?
2:35:49 > 2:35:50So he says.
2:35:50 > 2:35:51So he does have a friend!
2:35:51 > 2:35:53Everyone says Strictly changes your life, have
2:35:53 > 2:35:54you been dancing ever since?
2:35:54 > 2:35:56This is quite normal now, that's what changed.
2:35:56 > 2:35:57Cue dramatic music.
2:35:57 > 2:36:05This is now my life.
2:36:05 > 2:36:09We are just watching it back now, to see if there is any tiny
2:36:09 > 2:36:10improvements that we could make.
2:36:10 > 2:36:13Compared to Brian Connolly, how does Colin rate?
2:36:13 > 2:36:17They are two completely styles of dancers.
2:36:17 > 2:36:19So that would be really unfair of me to compare.
2:36:19 > 2:36:26I love you Brian, I love you Colin.
2:36:26 > 2:36:28Is this your own special routine you're working out
2:36:28 > 2:36:29here, what is this bit?
2:36:29 > 2:36:33This is a bit of a group dance, we are doing a jive.
2:36:33 > 2:36:36Well, it's a jive for Colin, to me it's just running round.
2:36:36 > 2:36:38People say Strictly changes your life, it makes
2:36:38 > 2:36:39people dance all the time.
2:36:39 > 2:36:40Did it have that effect?
2:36:40 > 2:36:41Absolutely.
2:36:41 > 2:36:44Before I used to just listen to music, now it's like, oh,
2:36:44 > 2:36:47you do a foxtrot to this, oh, you do a quickstep to this,
2:36:47 > 2:36:49oh, this is a jive.
2:36:49 > 2:36:51Does that make you dull at dinner parties?
2:36:51 > 2:36:53I kind of keep it in!
2:36:53 > 2:36:56What was it like being back on this dance floor?
2:36:56 > 2:37:00Right now, it feels OK.
2:37:00 > 2:37:05When I hear the, "Kimberley dancing the jive", I'm going to be like...
2:37:05 > 2:37:11What are the unusual requests you get for the Christmas special?
2:37:11 > 2:37:13We have had practice reindeer ears - they're the same as
2:37:13 > 2:37:14normal reindeer ears.
2:37:14 > 2:37:16This is Pasha's shiny reindeer tummy.
2:37:16 > 2:37:19I am seeing a mustard yellow velour thing here, what is it?
2:37:19 > 2:37:20Gold!
2:37:20 > 2:37:21Sorry.
2:37:21 > 2:37:22Sorry.
2:37:22 > 2:37:23Jeremy Vine's golden shoes.
2:37:23 > 2:37:24They are.
2:37:24 > 2:37:25They are huge.
2:37:25 > 2:37:26They are a 12.
2:37:26 > 2:37:28It has a special coating on it.
2:37:28 > 2:37:30The Jeremy Vine coating.
2:37:30 > 2:37:34Wipe down, after your Christmas dinner.
2:37:34 > 2:37:37That's good.
2:37:37 > 2:37:40I have to descend from the ceiling on some sort of star,
2:37:40 > 2:37:43because when I did Strictly I was never allowed to fly.
2:37:43 > 2:37:45Massive shoes.
2:37:45 > 2:37:48They have made gold shoes and there may be nobody else who can
2:37:48 > 2:37:57wear size 12 gold shoes - apart from Audley Harrison.
2:37:57 > 2:37:58The Audley Harrison music!
2:37:58 > 2:37:59Yes.
2:37:59 > 2:38:00That's right.
2:38:00 > 2:38:01I forgot.
2:38:01 > 2:38:03You must never say the words "Audley Harrison".
2:38:03 > 2:38:05# I wish it could be Christmas every day...
2:38:05 > 2:38:07You know the words!
2:38:07 > 2:38:11You're on in a minute!
2:38:11 > 2:38:14How different is the atmosphere on a Christmas special,
2:38:14 > 2:38:16compared to the highly competitive live shows every Saturday?
2:38:16 > 2:38:17Does it feel different?
2:38:17 > 2:38:20We get a Christmas lunch, then there's a cheese and biscuit party.
2:38:20 > 2:38:22We never have cheese and biscuit parties.
2:38:22 > 2:38:24Cheese isn't good for the voice, though, is it?
2:38:24 > 2:38:25Dairy products?
2:38:25 > 2:38:26No.
2:38:26 > 2:38:27Are you competitive with each other?
2:38:27 > 2:38:29Not really.
2:38:29 > 2:38:32Dave Arch over here, are they competitive with each other?
2:38:32 > 2:38:37LAUGHTER.
2:38:37 > 2:38:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
2:38:46 > 2:38:49Almost 30 years ago, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards won
2:38:49 > 2:38:51legions of fans with his spirit and sportsmanship at
2:38:51 > 2:38:52the Calgary Winter Olympics.
2:38:52 > 2:38:54But after hanging up his skis, Eddie is coming out
2:38:54 > 2:38:57of retirement as a special guest at London's New Year's Day parade.
2:38:57 > 2:39:04He's here with us now.
2:39:04 > 2:39:10How are you?I am wonderful, thank you.You are super busy, tell us
2:39:10 > 2:39:17what has been going on?Just very busy off the back of the film, and I
2:39:17 > 2:39:20have been megabusy, travelling all over the world, doing speaking jobs
2:39:20 > 2:39:25and TV and radio, and the odd commercial here and there and doing
2:39:25 > 2:39:31lots of skiing, the occasional ski jump, but it has been fantastic.I
2:39:31 > 2:39:36want to show everyone the clip of you at Callegari. That is what you
2:39:36 > 2:39:48were famous for, let us have a look at it.
2:39:48 > 2:39:53He is safely down. Listen to the crowd. It is not an enormous jump
2:39:53 > 2:39:57but it is 71. That is a British report, you have seen it here, he
2:39:57 > 2:40:05has made it as a ski jumper. 71 metres. For Eddie the eagle.
2:40:05 > 2:40:11And the crowd love it. Just nearly stumbled. He won't get very high
2:40:11 > 2:40:17star marks, he knows that, he has never eimpressed the judges with his
2:40:17 > 2:40:22style.How do you feel about that? It can remember it like it was
2:40:22 > 2:40:27yesterday, it has been 30 year, Since then, you have been doing lots
2:40:27 > 2:40:31of different things but we haven't seen you ski jump very often, what
2:40:31 > 2:40:38has been going on?Because I became Eddie the eagle, I got kicked out of
2:40:38 > 2:40:42the sport, and I tried to go for the 98 Olympics but thought I had
2:40:42 > 2:40:48qualified but that didn't work, so I went back to school and just been
2:40:48 > 2:40:53doing Eadie the Eagle work, the last time I jumped was about 20 years
2:40:53 > 2:40:57ago, apart from one or two about two years ago before the film was
2:40:57 > 2:41:01released and then as part of the London New Year's Day parade they
2:41:01 > 2:41:06asked me to do some ski jumping. I haven't done it for a while.
2:41:06 > 2:41:09Everything has changed but it is nice to get back on my jumping skis
2:41:09 > 2:41:13to see whether I still have the courage to do it.We have got a clip
2:41:13 > 2:41:16of you doing that in Norway in the last couple of week, let us look at
2:41:16 > 2:41:19that.
2:41:42 > 2:41:48How did that training go? Was it, did it communally do you?Kind of,
2:41:48 > 2:41:55because it was very last minute, and I had one day off in December, and I
2:41:55 > 2:42:00was in Munich and they said with will flew do you Oslo, there was no
2:42:00 > 2:42:04snow, we were disparately ringing round and we found this little place
2:42:04 > 2:42:08with a 40 metre ski jump. We went straight there, about
2:42:08 > 2:42:12three-and-a-half hour drive, and skis on and did it. So I didn't have
2:42:12 > 2:42:16time to think about it, it had to just do it. Which is is sometimes
2:42:16 > 2:42:21the best thing to do.I agree. Why did you come out of retirement. I
2:42:21 > 2:42:27was asked to be part of the New Year's Day parade. Didn't know they
2:42:27 > 2:42:32had a parade. They said we would love you to be guest of honour and a
2:42:32 > 2:42:35month later they said would you do some ski jumping again? I thought
2:42:35 > 2:42:39why not? I am still fit so we thought let's do it. We had that one
2:42:39 > 2:42:43day, we managed to get there and do a bit of jumping. We found some snow
2:42:43 > 2:42:48and now we are getting ready for the parade on New Year's Day. I am
2:42:48 > 2:42:52loving your enthusiasm. Are you involved in the winter Olympics
2:42:52 > 2:42:56coming up?I might be doing some commentating here and there, but
2:42:56 > 2:43:02nothing is planned at the moment, but I am in Montana for two weeks
2:43:02 > 2:43:06doing ski related stuff over there and then I fly back and we will
2:43:06 > 2:43:10hopefully have something sorted. I want to watch as much as I can of
2:43:10 > 2:43:15the winter Olympics.What an honour to have a film made about you. That
2:43:15 > 2:43:20was really cool. Thank you so much for coming in. Merry Christmas, I
2:43:20 > 2:43:25hope you have a lovely day and good luck with the parade. Eddie will be
2:43:25 > 2:43:36guest of honour at the New Year's Day parade.
2:43:36 > 2:43:38Your Christmas might involve barely moving from the sofa,
2:43:38 > 2:43:41but many of you are also up to some adventurous things.
2:43:41 > 2:43:43Let's speak to Pheobe Smith, who's been camping out
2:43:43 > 2:43:47at Ben Nevis all night!
2:43:47 > 2:43:51Goodness Phoebe, Merry Christmas, how are you?Merry Christmas, a bit
2:43:51 > 2:43:56cold, I am good though, thanks.Tell us why you decided to camp on Ben
2:43:56 > 2:44:00Nevis on Christmas Eve?It is part of a challenge I set myself, so I
2:44:00 > 2:44:07have spent the last three nights camping on Snowden, then Scafell
2:44:07 > 2:44:14Pike and now ending on Ben Nevis, In my three peaks sleep for Centrepoint
2:44:14 > 2:44:18the homeless charity.What will you be doing for the rest of the day?
2:44:18 > 2:44:25Well I have to get down off the mountain and yaic my tent, it is
2:44:25 > 2:44:29completely frozen. PROBLEM WITH SOUND
2:44:29 > 2:44:36. Well, Phoebe. It looks beautiful, there.Holding my phone there is is
2:44:36 > 2:44:41a guy called Andy who has followed me. He has come up to say hello.
2:44:41 > 2:44:45Excellent. I am glad you are having a good time. We will have to leave
2:44:45 > 2:44:50it there. That is Phoebe on Ben Nevis. What a great thing to do on a
2:44:50 > 2:44:53Christmas Eve into Christmas morning. Snow there, but let us find
2:44:53 > 2:44:58out what the weather is like.
2:44:58 > 2:44:59That is a scary looking
2:44:59 > 2:45:04That is a scary looking cat. I am glad you had the happy face of the
2:45:04 > 2:45:07situation in Scotland. There is the face of a cat who has had enough.
2:45:07 > 2:45:11Here we are, quarter to nine and that moggy is fed up to the back
2:45:11 > 2:45:15teeth. I don't care what it is going to get in its presents, socks all
2:45:15 > 2:45:19four of them during the course of the day. It isn't going to make a
2:45:19 > 2:45:22lot of difference, that cat really is fed up to the back teeth.
2:45:22 > 2:45:26Because, it was so wet and windy overnight, in the Nairn area where
2:45:26 > 2:45:30it was up on the shores of the Moray Firth, it is tied in with this
2:45:30 > 2:45:35weather front. It is one of those Christmas Day, nothing particularly
2:45:35 > 2:45:38seasonal with regard to white and reindeer and the rest of it. It is
2:45:38 > 2:45:41going to be wet and windy at the same time. That weather front
2:45:41 > 2:45:44hanging out towards the western side of England and Wales for a good part
2:45:44 > 2:45:49of the day. Later op as you will see it will work eastwards, ahead of it
2:45:49 > 2:45:54it is pretty much what we have had for the past few day, very lit in
2:45:54 > 2:45:56the way of sunshine, temperatures in double figure, this is good weather
2:45:56 > 2:46:02for you if you are on the move. And the wind on the south coast 30mph.
2:46:02 > 2:46:05Near the front, southern parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the far
2:46:05 > 2:46:10north of England not great, it has to be said. There will be wintriness
2:46:10 > 2:46:17in the high ground. We hind it, 3, 4, 5 degrees. 10, 11, 12. Here comes
2:46:17 > 2:46:20the weather front, further towards the east. That opens the opportunity
2:46:20 > 2:46:25there, the door for the cold weather, to gradually slump down and
2:46:25 > 2:46:29across the British Isles to give us a markedly different day for many on
2:46:29 > 2:46:33Boxing Day. Three or four degrees overnight. There could be a touch of
2:46:33 > 2:46:37ice round. If you are on the move first thing. That is not a big
2:46:37 > 2:46:40issue, it's a mixture of sunny spells and showers. Plenty of
2:46:40 > 2:46:44sunshine for the Midland and eastern parts of England too. Plenty of
2:46:44 > 2:46:49showers coming into the north of Scotland and wet and windy fayre
2:46:49 > 2:46:54piling in towards this south-west quarter of the British Isles where
2:46:54 > 2:46:58it is three to eight or nine degrees or so. That is important, because
2:46:58 > 2:47:04here we have relatively mild air, and we a wee bit of Moyes hub, it is
2:47:04 > 2:47:07wet and windy here, cold air on the north and that is the boundary,
2:47:07 > 2:47:12where we see the two mixing, that low pressure gradually working
2:47:12 > 2:47:15further east during the course of Wednesday, there it will be the real
2:47:15 > 2:47:21issue, we will keep a close eye on the weather. This could mean
2:47:21 > 2:47:24wintriness in the south. More on the high ground, ahead of it that is a
2:47:24 > 2:47:28lot of rain in East Anglia and Lincolnshire too on what is going to
2:47:28 > 2:47:29be a pretty chilly
2:47:29 > 2:47:38Lincolnshire too on what is going to be a pretty chilly day.
2:47:44 > 2:47:47As part of our BBC Sing series we presenters were set a challenge.
2:47:47 > 2:47:50Could we pull off a live performance at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall,
2:47:50 > 2:47:52singing in front of more than a thousand people, with only
2:47:52 > 2:47:54eight hours to learn our lines?
2:47:54 > 2:47:55How did we get on?
2:47:55 > 2:48:05Let's have a look.
2:48:05 > 2:48:16You might find some of this distressing! Let's have a look.
2:48:19 > 2:48:29Six breakfast television presenters. At match's Bridgwater hall.
2:48:29 > 2:48:33Their challenge, to learn a Christmas classic.Chestnuts
2:48:33 > 2:48:41roasting on an open fire. And sing to a full house of more
2:48:41 > 2:48:45than 1,000 people. That is a lot of people's ears that
2:48:45 > 2:48:52could be potentially bleeding by the end of it.Presenters will perform
2:48:52 > 2:48:54with the gospel choir Manchester inspirational voices. Will they
2:48:54 > 2:49:01remember the words? # Lots of toys and... Will they
2:49:01 > 2:49:07remember the tune?I literately don't even know how it should be.
2:49:07 > 2:49:21The challenge is on.I am sweating. You will be fine.
2:49:21 > 2:49:30# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire The Bridgwater hall is sold out. In
2:49:30 > 2:49:34audience to give much-needed support fellow business presenter Shaun and
2:49:34 > 2:49:38Louise's husband. I have never sung before
2:49:38 > 2:49:44individually or as a choir. And they have learned it in one day. Wow.So
2:49:44 > 2:49:47hopefully they have learned the words and they are not going to slip
2:49:47 > 2:49:51up. I am sure they will do well.I am a big fan of Dan's so I am
2:49:51 > 2:49:56looking forward to seeing his performance. Yeah.Good luck, do
2:49:56 > 2:50:03well and breathe before you do it and just have a good time.
2:50:03 > 2:50:07Presenters will need all the help they can get.Zip it.They have had
2:50:07 > 2:50:14just a couple of hours to learn, rehearse and... Perfect the song.I
2:50:14 > 2:50:19have no idea what I am singing. Louise is worried.The words keep
2:50:19 > 2:50:24going out of my brain. It is only two lines. It is ridiculous and
2:50:24 > 2:50:35embarrassing.There you go!Guiding our presenters the remarkably
2:50:35 > 2:50:36patient leader of Manchester inspirational voices, Wayne
2:50:36 > 2:50:45Ellington.Really do bring a good sense of joy into what you're doing.
2:50:45 > 2:50:52He has a great way of making you feel like you're Diana Ross.
2:50:52 > 2:50:57# Every mother's child...When you're clearly not, when you are a
2:50:57 > 2:51:03dying cat.He is an amazingly optimistic man.
2:51:03 > 2:51:11Because he sees talent where we are not seeing talent.
2:51:11 > 2:51:16# Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas LAUGHTER
2:51:16 > 2:51:24So for the ladies.Wayne has been a wizard. A magician.
2:51:24 > 2:51:30# Every mother's child is going to... Take wane out of the equation,
2:51:30 > 2:51:37we are all in trouble. -- Wayne.
2:51:37 > 2:51:41# Joy to the world # Sing joy to the world. The concert
2:51:41 > 2:51:50has started. Wayne and his choir bringing joy to the world.
2:51:50 > 2:51:55Meanwhile, backstage...Apparently Mike has taken my trousers.
2:51:55 > 2:52:03# And every mother's child is going to spy... He has just put my
2:52:03 > 2:52:09trousers on and walked out.Sound awful, doesn't it.It is lovely.
2:52:09 > 2:52:16# And know that Santa's on his way. Charlie, do you want to borrow my
2:52:16 > 2:52:22dress? # Lots of toys the and goodies on
2:52:22 > 2:52:29his sleigh.You randomly pick up other people's trousers.That is
2:52:29 > 2:52:38enough, we need to get ready. Bye. Minutes to go, Wayne gathers the
2:52:38 > 2:52:43presenters for a final pep talk. Should anything go out of place, any
2:52:43 > 2:52:47notes, and you have to You randomly pick up other people's trousers.
2:52:47 > 2:52:49That is enough, we need to get ready. Bye.
2:52:49 > 2:52:51Minutes to go, Wayne gathers the presenters for a final pep talk.
2:52:51 > 2:52:54Should anything go out of place, any notes, and you have to tighten up,
2:52:54 > 2:52:57keep your "s on me. -- eyes on me. I hope they will feel comfortable and
2:52:57 > 2:53:00be OK. I just hope. BBC Sing.Goodness me. We will see
2:53:00 > 2:53:13what happens. I am nervous.Why did we agree to
2:53:13 > 2:53:20this?I don't know.It gives me great pleasure to announce our
2:53:20 > 2:53:30special guests, the BBC presenters. Naga, Mike Bushell. Louise Minchin.
2:53:30 > 2:53:40Dan Walker. Steph McGovern and Charlie State.
2:53:40 > 2:53:52APPLAUSE You guys all right?Yes.
2:53:52 > 2:53:57Hold on to your hats everyone. Here we go.
2:53:57 > 2:54:12# Chest roasting on an open fire # Jack frost nipping at your nose
2:54:12 > 2:54:17# Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
2:54:17 > 2:54:30# And folks dressed up like Eskimos # Every body knows a turkey and some
2:54:30 > 2:54:38mistletoe # Help to make the season bright
2:54:38 > 2:54:44# Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
2:54:44 > 2:54:53# Will find it hard to sleep tonight CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:54:53 > 2:55:02# Santa's on his way # He's bringing lots of toys and
2:55:02 > 2:55:09goodies on his sleigh # Every mother's child is going to
2:55:09 > 2:55:16spy # To see a reindeer's really know
2:55:16 > 2:55:26how
2:55:32 > 2:55:35to fly # Although it's been said many times
2:55:35 > 2:55:45many ways # Merry Christmas to you
2:55:45 > 2:55:55# They know that Santa's on his way # He's bringing lots of toys and
2:55:55 > 2:56:02goodies on his sleigh # And every mother's child is going
2:56:02 > 2:56:10to spy # To see if reindeers really know
2:56:10 > 2:56:16how to fly # And so I'm offering this
2:56:16 > 2:56:26similaring phrase # -- simple
2:56:26 > 2:56:33# Although it's been said many times, many ways
2:56:33 > 2:56:41# Merry Christmas # Merry Christmas
2:56:41 > 2:56:48# Merry Christmas # Merry Christmas
2:56:48 > 2:56:57# Merry Christmas # Merry Christmas
2:56:57 > 2:57:09# Merry miscrabs to you. # APPLAUSE
2:57:09 > 2:57:17-- Christmas to you. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
2:57:17 > 2:57:21Didn't she do well? She did brilliantly. I'm so proud.
2:57:21 > 2:57:28Fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. Up lifting, gets you right here.
2:57:28 > 2:57:35Right. That was so scary.They were brilliant. They were up for a laugh.
2:57:35 > 2:57:39That's the main thing ant is it. That's what you have to do at
2:57:39 > 2:57:44Christmas, it's good. They were so brave to do it, they
2:57:44 > 2:57:48really wept for it, so, it would be mean to cringe, I really thought
2:57:48 > 2:57:59they did brilliantly.We got away with it.They were so kind to us! I
2:57:59 > 2:58:07am going to give the audience ten out of ten.
2:58:07 > 2:58:16# Merry Christmas to you. #
2:58:16 > 2:58:22I am so sorry! I know that was awful. One of our little Christmas
2:58:22 > 2:58:27dogs on the sofa. Thank you for your messages you have sent in about our
2:58:27 > 2:58:32singing. Do you went to get off Simba? Jacqueline saying don't take
2:58:32 > 2:58:36offence, your singing is awful. You have made me smile. Thank you for
2:58:36 > 2:58:41everyone who has sent in messages. Enjoying the calm before the calm
2:58:41 > 2:58:47and bustle of the day. The advice about how to keep calm was great.
2:58:47 > 2:58:53Giving that advice were oh our three wise men, Eddie and Grant's three
2:58:53 > 2:58:57little dogs who have been keeping us entertained. A very Merry Christmas
2:58:57 > 2:59:00from all of us here on Breakfast, have a fabulous day.