:00:01. > :00:04.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's
:00:04. > :00:13.programme: is the message not getting through?
:00:13. > :00:17.Drink drive figures almost double in some parts of the south. I am
:00:17. > :00:19.utterly amazed that people are still doing it.
:00:19. > :00:24.Taking the plunge for troops in Afghanistan - the teenager putting
:00:24. > :00:27.in thousands of lengths. Oh, yes, it is - the panto poster
:00:27. > :00:37.which put two relatives back together after more than four
:00:37. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:43.decades. Barry, is your mother Violet? Did you have a grandfather
:00:43. > :00:53.called Ted? You are my cousin! And a trip down memory lane - how
:00:53. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:03.we've celebrated Christmas for the With just days to go before
:01:03. > :01:08.Christmas, figures released by police forces in the south suggest
:01:08. > :01:13.the drink driving message isn't getting through. Many forces have
:01:13. > :01:16.reported an increase in the number of positive tests. The biggest rise
:01:16. > :01:22.so far recorded is in Dorset, where 90 drivers were arrested between
:01:22. > :01:27.the 1st and the 18th of December. That's a rise of 76% on the same
:01:27. > :01:33.period last year. In Hampshire, there have been 148 arrests since
:01:33. > :01:36.the start of the month, a rise of 18%. Sussex police have also seen a
:01:36. > :01:46.rise after they carried out breath tests in days of targeted action.
:01:46. > :01:47.
:01:47. > :01:52.Briony Leyland has been looking at the figures.
:01:52. > :01:56.There was a time when the drink- drive message was new. It was 1967
:01:56. > :02:01.and the nation was injured highest -- introduced to breathalysers and
:02:01. > :02:05.legal minutes. Since then, attitudes have changed dramatically.
:02:05. > :02:10.But have some people stopped listening to the message? We are
:02:10. > :02:13.encouraged by the number of people willing to contact us telling us of
:02:13. > :02:18.anyone who they suspect his drinking and driving. But some
:02:18. > :02:21.people are clearly ignoring the message. There are some of who are
:02:21. > :02:26.willing to take the risk and what I say to them is, understand the
:02:26. > :02:31.consequences. In Hampshire, the public is coming face-to-face with
:02:31. > :02:34.the consequences as this wreckage is taken on tour. Be forced feels
:02:34. > :02:39.there is still educational work to be done, particularly those who do
:02:39. > :02:42.not realise they are over the limit the morning after. They probably
:02:42. > :02:47.did the right thing not drinking and driving in the evening, but
:02:47. > :02:51.then they drove to work. If you drove -- drunk too much that
:02:52. > :02:55.evening, take the day after all be more careful, plan your day the
:02:55. > :02:58.following day. Some lobby groups say it is time to do away with any
:02:59. > :03:04.confusion and instead of limits, introduce a total ban on drinking
:03:04. > :03:08.and driving. Research shows that any amount of
:03:08. > :03:12.alcohol can affect your ability to drive, you caught nation and your
:03:12. > :03:16.judgment. We would like the government to take a zero-tolerance
:03:16. > :03:20.approach to drink-driving to ensure there is no risk to drivers at all.
:03:20. > :03:24.In Weymouth today, there was a support -- some support for a ban,
:03:24. > :03:31.but also frustration that the message isn't getting through to
:03:31. > :03:35.everyone. I'm utterly amazed that people are still doing it. Perhaps
:03:35. > :03:43.people are getting complacent and thinking, I can get away with it. I
:03:43. > :03:50.don't know. I don't think there is any ambiguity: The drink-driving is
:03:50. > :03:54.there. People should not drink and drive because it causes heartache.
:03:54. > :03:58.It is hard for people to pick up the pieces. The police say there
:03:58. > :04:01.will be no let-up in their campaign towards Christmas. In the new year,
:04:01. > :04:05.there will be time to reflect on the figures and the best strategy
:04:05. > :04:08.for the future. Police have released details of a
:04:08. > :04:11.man they want to speak to after �50,000 worth of stock was stolen
:04:11. > :04:13.from an Ann Summers shop in Portsmouth. Solomon Scott Dixon,
:04:13. > :04:19.who is 22 and from Emsworth, is wanted for questioning following
:04:19. > :04:23.the burglary which happened on October 30th during the early hours.
:04:23. > :04:26.A sexual predator from Brighton who groomed girls as young as 10, then
:04:26. > :04:29.abused them as teenagers, has been jailed for nine years. 54-year-old
:04:29. > :04:31.Stephen Marsh was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault,
:04:31. > :04:40.possession of indecent images of children and voyeurism. Marsh
:04:40. > :04:43.carried out the abuse over a period of 21 years.
:04:43. > :04:46.The trial continues of three men accused of looting one of Reading's
:04:46. > :04:49.superstores at the height of the UK riots this summer. The Makro store
:04:49. > :04:53.in Whitley was attacked in August and thousands of pounds worth of
:04:54. > :05:02.goods stolen. The three accused put forward their defence in court
:05:02. > :05:05.today. Our reporter Ben Moore was there. Reminders of the background.
:05:05. > :05:12.10th August this year at height of UK riots, about 40 people gathered
:05:12. > :05:15.in Reading to raid the Makro store near Whitley. At 18 minutes past
:05:15. > :05:17.midnight they broke in and in a couple of minutes stole nearly
:05:17. > :05:20.�14,000 of electrical goods.15 were arrested in weeks that followed and
:05:20. > :05:23.all pleaded guilty save for three - Connall Bascombe-Mccarthy, who's 18,
:05:23. > :05:33.a 17 year-old we can't name for legal reasons and 30-year-old Marc
:05:33. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:43.Murray. They all deny charges of violent disorder and burglary.
:05:43. > :05:47.What happened in court today? Defence case got underway and for
:05:47. > :05:52.all three it was basically the case that they were in the wrong place
:05:52. > :05:58.at the wrong time. Mr Bascombe- McCarthy and the 17 year-old were
:05:58. > :06:01.arrested at the scene. Both said on the stand they were in the area
:06:01. > :06:05.around the store for other, innocent reasons on the night and
:06:05. > :06:08.just got caught up with the group who had gathered there. Mr Murray
:06:08. > :06:12.was arrested weeks after the event after his blood was found on the
:06:12. > :06:17.boxes of three TV sets. He said he'd been knocked to the floor by
:06:17. > :06:20.people rushing away from Makro, cutting his hand. He'd then come
:06:20. > :06:25.across the TVs in an alleyway and had manhandled the boxes before
:06:25. > :06:31.deciding he was better off just leaving them. The trial is expected
:06:31. > :06:33.to conclude tomorrow. Thank you.
:06:33. > :06:36.Firefighters have yet to start investigating how a blaze started
:06:36. > :06:39.at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. More than
:06:39. > :06:45.100 firefighters were on site tackling the flames which started
:06:45. > :06:48.in the MRI unit. No-one was injured but it took several days before A&E
:06:48. > :06:50.fully re-opened. Two weeks on, hospital managers say its still not
:06:50. > :06:59.safe for investigations to begin because of concerns over helium gas
:06:59. > :07:02.escaping from a burnt-out scanner. School children have been asked to
:07:02. > :07:05.submit their designs for a memorial to a Red Arrow's pilot who died
:07:05. > :07:08.when his plane crashed in Dorset. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging had
:07:08. > :07:12.been taking part in a display at this year's Bournemouth Air
:07:12. > :07:17.Festival when his plane came down in a field. His memorial will sit
:07:17. > :07:23.on a cliff top in an area known as East Rockery. Jon's widow Emma will
:07:23. > :07:26.help choose the winning design. 340 miles in 340 days - that's the
:07:26. > :07:31.target a 15 year-old from Lymington has set herself in support of
:07:31. > :07:33.troops in Afghanistan. Libby Pardoe is swimming one mile for every day
:07:33. > :07:39.members of the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
:07:39. > :07:46.are on deployment. She started in September and is still going strong.
:07:46. > :07:51.Roisin Gauson joined her at the pool.
:07:51. > :07:56.Libby Pardoe is a regular at this leisure centre. She can be found in
:07:56. > :07:58.the Paul almost every day, but she is not joining for herself: She is
:07:58. > :08:01.fund-raising to help soldiers from the 1st Battalion Princess of
:08:01. > :08:06.Wales's Royal Regiment. They are currently on deployment in
:08:06. > :08:08.Afghanistan as part of Task Force Helmand. Every penny she raises
:08:08. > :08:13.will help those returning home with serious injuries and provide help
:08:13. > :08:19.and support for their families will stop I Rutley get one mile done
:08:19. > :08:24.before school and then I basically go to school and do that the next
:08:24. > :08:30.day. On the weekends I come in twice, maybe three times, to build
:08:30. > :08:35.a match. Amelia Hempleman-Adams -- Libby Pardoe is planning to swim at
:08:35. > :08:41.a mile for every day the soldiers are in Afghanistan so she needs to
:08:41. > :08:46.do over 300 miles, which equates to 21,000 lense of the pool. There are
:08:46. > :08:51.days when she is just so tired and her shoulders really do Hurter, but
:08:51. > :08:55.she'd will get in the Paul when she doesn't want to. Our family motto
:08:55. > :09:02.is about what you give, not what you get. She has stuck to that
:09:02. > :09:10.martyr. To date, Libby Pardoe has raised around �200 but every time
:09:10. > :09:13.she takes to the ball, she has to pay �1.75. While her family are
:09:13. > :09:19.hoping to have paid, these were is costing her more than she is
:09:19. > :09:23.raising. If all goes to plan, she will swim her last month in August
:09:23. > :09:33.next year, by which time she will have gone the extra mile in her
:09:33. > :09:35.fund-raising effort. A charity for homeless people in
:09:35. > :09:38.Hampshire has been given almost �250,000 to help keep its doors
:09:38. > :09:40.open. Two Saints tackles rough sleeping in Southampton. The
:09:40. > :09:43.government funding will feed into the day centre which helps get
:09:43. > :09:46.people off the streets. It comes as the charity, Crisis announced that
:09:46. > :09:54.homeless people are likely to die 30 years before the national
:09:54. > :10:01.average. Still to come, the pantomime poster
:10:01. > :10:04.which reunited a family after four The Isle of Wight Council is
:10:04. > :10:07.planning to set up an organisation with private businesses to boost
:10:07. > :10:10.tourism. The Destination Management Organisation would promote the
:10:10. > :10:13.island and secure �3 million from the council. If approved next year
:10:13. > :10:23.the council's tourism staff and website would be handed over to the
:10:23. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:28.not-for-profit organisation. We're all used to 2D maps,
:10:28. > :10:30.satellite navigation systems and even street view maps, however, now
:10:30. > :10:34.a team of archaeologist from Bournemouth University have created
:10:34. > :10:36.a virtual prehistory map. They created an application within
:10:36. > :10:41.Google Earth to show what the Stonehenge area would have looked
:10:41. > :10:45.like in Neolithic times. The app is free to download and they believe
:10:45. > :10:52.it could be extended to historic sites around the world. Catharina
:10:52. > :10:58.Moh has the story. Most of us are familiar with the
:10:58. > :11:02.Google birth. It shows relatively current images of how an area looks,
:11:02. > :11:08.but now it is possible to see how a place might have looked in the past.
:11:08. > :11:15.For two years, this couple have been part of a team to help create
:11:15. > :11:21.a virtual landscape of the Turner - - snow and henge site. --
:11:21. > :11:28.Stonehenge site. The things we have put on the website of things which
:11:28. > :11:33.you could imagine. They used to archaeological data collected
:11:33. > :11:37.during excavations around the site by Bournemouth University. It was a
:11:37. > :11:41.challenge in some areas, particularly in getting the spatial
:11:41. > :11:45.location, so where things are in the landscape to where they are in
:11:45. > :11:49.Google. We have managed to work out a way to do it. The programme can
:11:49. > :11:54.be downloaded from the University website for free. The spot-check --
:11:54. > :11:58.the project has been sponsored by Google and the arts and humanities
:11:58. > :12:02.council. The great thing is that people are fascinated by their past
:12:02. > :12:06.and where they came from. Even if you cannot visit Stonehenge, you
:12:06. > :12:10.can see it from your living room. This is just a pilot project, but
:12:10. > :12:20.if it takes off other sides of historical interest could be
:12:20. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:37.included in the future. We have a Champions' League in
:12:37. > :12:40.football and cricket, and now we have one in at the speedway.
:12:40. > :12:43.Poole Pirates fans will be digging out their passports next year, as
:12:43. > :12:53.the British champions head into European competition for the first
:12:53. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:12.time. Poole are set to take part in This has been a long time coming.
:13:12. > :13:17.We have always wanted to have a Champions' League in speedway.
:13:17. > :13:23.Every other sport that does it does it well. I'm happy to say that
:13:23. > :13:28.speedway is following suit. Having done well domestically, the club
:13:28. > :13:32.are setting their sights further afield. The whole town has a bus
:13:32. > :13:40.behind it after winning last year. They won the League and the Cup
:13:40. > :13:50.last year. Everyone wants to win this one. Paul will travel to face
:13:50. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :13:54.The Swedish league is harder than ours so it will be tough to beat
:13:55. > :13:58.them. The Danish league is a bit easier so it is swings and
:13:58. > :14:02.roundabouts. Fingers crossed we can do our job properly. We are matched
:14:02. > :14:06.for anyone around here. We have great drivers and the team we are
:14:06. > :14:13.assembling for next year will be great. The as well as the
:14:13. > :14:16.champion's ley, the team will be able to defend their current title.
:14:16. > :14:18.Exciting times. Despite sitting in pole position to
:14:18. > :14:21.reach the Premier League, Southampton manager Nigel Adkins
:14:21. > :14:24.has admitted that he is looking to strengthen his squad in January.
:14:24. > :14:27.Sunday's draw in the South Coast derby guaranteed that Saints will
:14:27. > :14:30.lead the Championship table at Christmas, with just over half the
:14:30. > :14:36.season remaining. But despite the goals of Rickie Lambert firing them
:14:36. > :14:40.to the summit, Adkins knows there's room for improvement.
:14:40. > :14:44.Competition for places is important. We need to push the standards up as
:14:45. > :14:48.high as possible. We have good, high standards here. We have got
:14:48. > :14:53.the ambition, the drive, to get back to the Premier League. The
:14:54. > :14:57.window of opportunity arises in January. We can add up extraditions
:14:57. > :15:00.to the squad. Over the last two nights, we've met
:15:00. > :15:03.two of our nominees for this year's BBC South Sports Unsung Hero award.
:15:03. > :15:06.The winner goes forward to the main national prize, which will be
:15:06. > :15:09.announced at Sports Personality of the year tomorrow here on BBC1.
:15:09. > :15:19.Tonight, to meet our third and final nominee, we're off to the
:15:19. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:33.Swimming is this woman's life. She has been involved in the sport for
:15:33. > :15:40.30 years, which is strange considering she did not like water.
:15:40. > :15:45.I did not learn to swim until I was 40. My children can all swim like
:15:45. > :15:52.fishes. I said I was frightened of the Big Paul and I left them for
:15:52. > :15:57.lessons and then they taught me. That was in the 1970s. Now
:15:57. > :16:02.alongside her full-time job at the leisure club, she is the head coach
:16:02. > :16:08.of the team, draining 140 swimmers every week. I have seen children
:16:08. > :16:13.who really do not want to be in the swimming pool and they thrive under
:16:13. > :16:18.her. There is some leadership quality about it, but there is just
:16:18. > :16:21.a great appeal to her. I have known and pretty much par for my life and
:16:21. > :16:26.she has been teaching swimming all of that time. Without it, I would
:16:26. > :16:33.not have stayed here because she held me a lot. And gives up her own
:16:33. > :16:37.time to give up seven -- run of seven sessions at weekends. Three
:16:37. > :16:45.years ago, and it lost her husband and this year, she had treatment
:16:45. > :16:48.for breast cancer. I was ill are to start with, the one I got better, I
:16:48. > :16:53.used to come and see them. They would get out of the swimming pool,
:16:53. > :16:57.a hug me and then it was them and everyone else I know, hugging me,
:16:57. > :17:02.that got me do it. And is now in remission and she is back at
:17:02. > :17:07.poolside. She is there for us, she coated years, she walks by and
:17:07. > :17:12.tells us what we are doing wrong, not just baseball's person.
:17:12. > :17:21.makes them want to do it. If she wasn't here, the club would not be
:17:21. > :17:26.the club it was today. She is just amazing. I enjoy it. The children
:17:26. > :17:29.wanted to be here, these were Ms want you to be here so I will stay
:17:29. > :17:32.here as long as they want. -- beat swimmers.
:17:32. > :17:35.So there we have it, our three nominees - we met Mike Bruce-
:17:35. > :17:37.Burgess of New Forest Runners on Monday, last night we featured
:17:37. > :17:41.finalist Phil Donoghue from Aldermaston Rugby Club, and there
:17:42. > :17:44.we saw Anne Nugent from Ringwood Seals Swimming Club. We'll be
:17:44. > :17:47.announcing the BBC South Unsung Hero tomorrow night here on South
:17:48. > :17:57.Today, and you can see how they fare in the main BBC Sports
:17:58. > :17:59.
:18:00. > :18:05.Personality programme from 7pm We have a pretty good record in
:18:05. > :18:08.that category. There is a lot to live up their
:18:08. > :18:15.point We tend to forget how much work these people do. They give up
:18:15. > :18:19.so much. So many people rely on it. It is a cliche, but there are three
:18:19. > :18:22.winners there. You don't know who has want so it is exciting. I
:18:22. > :18:25.genuinely don't know. Be with us tomorrow night to find
:18:25. > :18:28.out. Two cousins from the south of
:18:28. > :18:31.England have been reunited after 45 years apart, with a little help
:18:31. > :18:34.from Sleeping Beauty. Maurice Thorogood and Barry Skinner
:18:34. > :18:37.used to play together as children before a family fallout meant that
:18:37. > :18:40.they lost touch completely. It wasn't until Barry caught sight of
:18:40. > :18:43.a pantomime poster with Maurice's name on it and decided to get in
:18:43. > :18:52.touch that the pair were reunited. Sarah Holmes went along to meet
:18:52. > :18:58.them. Once upon a time on a cold winter's
:18:58. > :19:02.date in a far-off place, Barry Skinner was at an about when he
:19:02. > :19:09.walked past a poster for the pantomime Sleeping Beauty. On it
:19:09. > :19:16.was printed the name of his long- lost cousin. No, it cannot be, it
:19:16. > :19:26.isn't! Of, yes, it is. Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, today
:19:26. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:33.I am very excited. A few delays later, Morris got a strange message.
:19:33. > :19:39.Barry is your mother Violet? Yes. You had a grandfather called Ted?
:19:39. > :19:43.Yes. You are my cousin! At which point, a couple of strangers start
:19:43. > :19:46.talking to one another. 45 years had passed since the pair had
:19:46. > :19:52.played happily in their grandmother's garden before they
:19:52. > :19:58.were separated by a family feud. And that they had the row. I don't
:19:58. > :20:03.really know what it was about. After many years, one became a
:20:03. > :20:08.great King, the other, the driver of a hackney carriage. Neither one
:20:08. > :20:12.could believe their eyes when they were finally reunited. We are not
:20:12. > :20:16.worlds apart now, he is 20 minutes down the line from the in Brighton.
:20:16. > :20:26.As you can imagine, the pair had lots of catching up to do after so
:20:26. > :20:26.
:20:27. > :20:30.many years. That picture, who are those two young things?! With
:20:30. > :20:37.Christmas on the way and a big family get together already planned,
:20:37. > :20:42.it looks like Barry and Morris will live happily ever after.
:20:42. > :20:47.So many stories to share, the one I want to know it is about the family
:20:47. > :20:51.fall-out. I am glad you asked. doubt they will be discussing it.
:20:51. > :20:56.Moving on to the weather. White Christmas?
:20:56. > :21:02.That is so last season! I will give me something different.
:21:02. > :21:06.She treats weather like fashion, it is so it last season, darling!
:21:06. > :21:08.You have had a taste of it already, it was a very cloudy day.
:21:09. > :21:12.Brief glimpses of sunshine. The midday sun peeping from behind
:21:12. > :21:16.Durdle Door. Captured by Brian Smith. This was the view over North
:21:16. > :21:20.Baddesley Common this afternoon. Sent in by Lorraine and Len Lambeth.
:21:20. > :21:30.And this was Bracklesham Bay beach this afternoon. Sent in by Heather
:21:30. > :21:33.
:21:34. > :21:38.It has been a very mild date. Thank you for those pictures. It will be
:21:38. > :21:42.mild up until Christmas. If you have travel plans, it will be a
:21:42. > :21:46.fairly easy journey. Staying mark tonight and it will be a touch
:21:46. > :21:53.breezy. But it will be fairly quiet, perhaps where the cloud is big
:21:53. > :21:56.enough, maybe a bit of drizzle. A low of nine degrees. A rather mild,
:21:56. > :22:00.but a grey, blue the beginning for Thursday morning. It will brighten
:22:01. > :22:04.up. Overall, it will be a bit brighter than today, but those
:22:04. > :22:08.glimpses of sunshine will be few and far between. A bit of sunshine
:22:08. > :22:14.by the end of the afternoon, and feeling much better, even though
:22:14. > :22:18.temperatures are a bit lower than today. But increasingly a south-
:22:19. > :22:22.westerly breeze throughout tomorrow so that is a mild or influence. The
:22:22. > :22:26.scene does not change much in the evening, much more cloud around.
:22:26. > :22:31.Drizzle ahead of another weather front the sinking south through
:22:31. > :22:35.Friday morning. Lows of nine. On Friday, a cold front sweeps across
:22:35. > :22:39.the region, bringing in a lot of rain. Heavy bursts through the
:22:39. > :22:43.morning into the afternoon. Behind it a chilly air flow and a high
:22:43. > :22:47.building up for Christmas Eve into Christmas Day. On Friday, we will
:22:47. > :22:51.have a lot of rain through the day and it will beat slowed to ease. If
:22:51. > :22:56.you're planning a journey on Friday evening, it will be around for some
:22:56. > :23:02.parts of the evening rush-hour. Then a rather chilly night ahead.
:23:02. > :23:06.Friday night, temperatures will dip. A cool breeze through the day.
:23:06. > :23:11.Perhaps a p -- a few pockets of frost. On Saturday, a chilly
:23:11. > :23:15.beginning. But things will improve and there should be some brightness.
:23:15. > :23:18.Temperatures will gradually rise through the day. For Christmas Day,
:23:18. > :23:23.it will be great at first with a bit of brightness developing, but
:23:23. > :23:28.generally speaking, it will be dry, very mild and a touch breezy. No
:23:28. > :23:34.excuses, he will have to work of that Turkey.
:23:34. > :23:39.Already she is talking about it! 2011 has been quite an important
:23:39. > :23:42.year for us because we have been celebrating our 50th anniversary.
:23:42. > :23:45.As we end our 50th year of broadcasting to the South, we
:23:45. > :23:49.thought we would share some of the Christmas moments we have had over
:23:49. > :23:59.the years. So we sent Sarah Farmer deep into our archive to dig up
:23:59. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:05.This is the film and video library. We have been bringing stories from
:24:05. > :24:10.across the south for over five decades. They are contained within
:24:10. > :24:15.these four walls. In our 50th year, we thought we would bring you some
:24:15. > :24:20.ghosts of Christmas past false up normally at this time, this hotel
:24:20. > :24:27.would be bustling with activity with 120 guests and staff preparing
:24:27. > :24:34.for this night to's events. today, there are no dancing all
:24:34. > :24:40.events because the hotel is closed. Skip forward 32 years and will the
:24:40. > :24:42.jollification be in full swing for 2011? The big hotelier's worked out
:24:42. > :24:47.that the usual Christmas entertainment would call it --
:24:47. > :24:51.would cost up to �40 a day, but not many people can afford that. We are
:24:51. > :24:57.so busy on Christmas, not only that the December period, but also on
:24:57. > :25:04.Christmas Day. We would expect to cater for up to 200 guests. I could
:25:04. > :25:09.never close this hotel. Do you ever have Christmas of yourself? Funnily
:25:10. > :25:16.enough, I'm having Christmas eve of this year, the first time ever.
:25:16. > :25:19.The Christmas bill that would not be complete without the traditional
:25:19. > :25:23.scrimped and saved or spend an splurge shopping reports. Away from
:25:23. > :25:30.the traditional dolls house to this year's best learning -- best-
:25:30. > :25:35.selling line of toys. Christmas is traditionally the best time of year
:25:35. > :25:39.for toy shops. How our sales going this Christmas? A edition over the
:25:39. > :25:48.years it was going to the needles lighthouse Dougie beekeepers some
:25:48. > :25:53.Christmas cheer. Nigel may be trip in 1979. We have a little
:25:53. > :26:00.contribution ourselves today. It is a Christmas card. This is the first
:26:00. > :26:06.time we have been out in two weeks. Christmas is a time for reflection
:26:06. > :26:10.and a chance to remember absent friends. In 1970, we visited Dyfed
:26:10. > :26:20.house in Worthing where we spoke to a First World War veterans about
:26:20. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:34.their festive expenses. I was in the trenches in 1914. The Germans
:26:34. > :26:38.started playing carols with their band. I remember it Silent Night.
:26:38. > :26:46.After the carols were done, we all came out of the trenches, came
:26:46. > :26:49.across to one another, shook hands and exchanged cigarettes and cigars.
:26:49. > :26:53.A cause you-know-who have the cigarettes!
:26:53. > :26:56.Some wonderful moments of their, and some great faces as well.
:26:56. > :26:59.Tomorrow night we continue our festive look back at South Today.
:26:59. > :27:02.Our presenters of the time Bruce Parker, Jenny Murray and Nigel
:27:02. > :27:12.Farrell went out for lunch in Winchester, only to be served by an
:27:12. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:21.icon of the seventies. It is him. We have not had our meal
:27:21. > :27:26.yet and she brought us some coffee. Avocado first four * You like
:27:26. > :27:33.avocado? That must have been a wonderful