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00:00Hello there and welcome to The One Show, live on BBC One and iPlayer with Angelica Bell and Alex Jones.
00:12Now, lots coming up on this Tuesday, including advice on how to navigate Black Friday, more emotional surprises in the Teaching Awards, and we'll be joined by two brilliant guests.
00:21Yes, one of them is delivering the gift of laughter because Sue Perkins will be here to tell us about returning to a stand-up roots with her first tour in 20 years.
00:31Our other guest was named BAFTA's rising star for her leading roles in the Bronte biopic, Emily, and the global smash hit that is Sex Education.
00:40And now Emma Mackey is starring alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Woody Harlison in a new comedy about a woman juggling a high-powered job in politics alongside the chaos of family life.
00:51She'll also be telling us about her role in the new Chronicles of Narnia films. Exciting.
00:56Yeah, and talking of winter wonderlands, later on we'll be transporting you to Somerset House in London as Jackie Joseph finds out how the historic building is helping to support a new generation of artists.
01:07And of course, all this week we are celebrating the amazing teachers and support staff all over the UK who've been going above and beyond for the 2025 National Teaching Awards.
01:18Yes, tonight it's all about one amazing school in Liverpool that's changing the lives of its students with special educational needs and disabilities.
01:26Kevin Diwala delivered the good news with the help of former student Kareem and here's the moment headteacher Anya found out.
01:32What?
01:33Oh, my God, you knew!
01:38Oh, Kareem!
01:41It's a great film. Kareem and the whole school are amazing. You don't want to miss it.
01:45No. But first tonight, with an eye on tomorrow's budget and with Christmas, of course, on the horizon, we are focusing in on finance.
01:52Yes, whether it's the supermarket shop or buying gifts on Black Friday, Christmas can get costly.
01:58But our very own Money Doctor has been to Cardiff to help shoppers spend less.
02:05Christmas is meant to be magical, but between the travel, gifts and festive food, it can quickly feel overwhelming.
02:12If you think you're heading for an overspend this year, it might be worth considering some hacks which can make for a happy Christmas without the worry of a January credit card bill.
02:24I'm Adam Shaw, a business and finance journalist.
02:29I'm hoping to pass on some tips to shoppers here at the Cardiff Christmas Market, and I'm starting with apps.
02:36On Julie's grandchildren's Christmas list are expensive tablets.
02:40How much is an iPad?
02:42This one's £330.
02:43£330. You're buying one?
02:45Two.
02:46Two? That's £660.
02:48Have you ever heard of the cashback apps?
02:50Yeah, Top Cashback.
02:51I've just bought something from Top Cash.
02:53Okay, so that's one. Jam Donuts is another one. It works slightly differently. It gives you vouchers instead of discounts.
03:00And Quidco. So I think you should be looking out for those.
03:04Cashback apps allow customers to buy products from online retailers via the app.
03:08Those retailers pay the app commission, and that's shared with you.
03:12The cashback apps offer you between 1% and 15% roughly.
03:17So if, yes, you're doing the maths now, maybe you could have saved 60-odd quid.
03:21For Mary, it's not the gifts that cause her spending to skyrocket, but her food shop.
03:28And apps can help there too.
03:30I'm good at budgeting for presents, but not so good at when it comes to buying food.
03:35I just go crazy.
03:36You go over budget?
03:37Yes.
03:38There's a whole range of apps now, which give you good discounts.
03:41So have you heard of one, for instance, Too Good To Go?
03:45No.
03:45Karma?
03:47Food Heroes?
03:48There's another one.
03:49Oh, Flash Foods.
03:50There's loads of these things.
03:52What they do is they talk to the shops and they go, what are you trying to get rid of today?
03:56You can search for local shops and supermarkets that are listing and reserve a magic bag of products, say pastries or meat pies, for around a third of the usual price.
04:06And you simply pop by at the end of the day to collect them.
04:10I'd super suggest...
04:12I know, I might actually write them down.
04:13Yeah.
04:13Christmas costs the average household around £1,800.
04:19Many of us use credit to help with that spend.
04:23I wanted to ask you about the finances of Christmas.
04:26Yes.
04:26In particular credit cards, do you use credit cards a lot?
04:29Especially at Christmas.
04:30You're my husband and I do.
04:31Whilst buying things on credit cards offers some protection against the goods not being up to scratch, they can also be problematic.
04:38If the debt is not paid off in time, you end up paying interest.
04:42An alternative to credit cards are buy now, pay later schemes, which come up when you're paying online.
04:48They offer structured repayments, but also need to be paid off on time and in full to avoid additional charges.
04:56Choosing when you make purchases can really save the pennies too.
05:00Right now, Black Friday deals are everywhere and it's now a week-long event, followed by Frantic Fridays and Cyber Mondays, all pressuring us to buy.
05:09But try not to get carried away.
05:13Not every deal is a bargain.
05:14Make sure you cross-check prices with other stores before you buy.
05:19But Matt has found that leaving some shopping until the last minute has its benefits.
05:24Christmas lunch can be more affordable last minute.
05:27I'm a bit of a risk-taker, so I quite enjoy going to a supermarket on the 23rd of December.
05:32I think you're right that there might be some deals to be had on the 23rd as they're trying to get rid of stock with a short sell-by date.
05:39Have you ever thought of really going for it, going on the 24th?
05:43Have you ever done this?
05:44Oh yeah, yeah, regularly.
05:45How much do you reckon you save?
05:46Oh, you save a fair bit.
05:48No one wants to see food go to the waste.
05:49You might have an unconventional Christmas dinner.
05:51That's fine.
05:51There's still a month to go until Christmas, and a bit more until the New Year.
05:57Just enough time to put some of my hacks and tips to the test.
06:03Fantastic.
06:03Always good to have some take-home ceremonies.
06:05Very good.
06:05Thank you so much for that.
06:06Yes.
06:07Now then, let's say hello to tonight's guest.
06:09Please welcome comedian Sue Perkins, and star of Barbie and sex education, Emma Mackey.
06:13Thank you so much for having me.
06:18Good evening.
06:19Yes.
06:19Very nice to see you.
06:21Now, Sue, I was completely thrown off earlier, because I said, I bet Sue Perkins is a last-minute Christmas shop.
06:26And they went, oh, you're so wrong.
06:29No.
06:30As I'm trawling the shops, even as early as March, I think that would be wonderful for David.
06:35That'd be wonderful for Sal.
06:37Yeah.
06:37Put them in a wardrobe, put them in a wardrobe, forget about them until the New Year.
06:40And so it begins again.
06:41Oh.
06:42So I buy them early, forget about them in time for Christmas, and they're just cluttering up a cupboard somewhere.
06:47You need a notebook to write down where the presents are, but you probably forget.
06:49Yeah, you probably forget.
06:50Chaos.
06:51Good intentions, though.
06:52Organised chaos.
06:52Yeah.
06:53Exactly.
06:53Yeah.
06:54But without the organised bit.
06:54Without the organised bit.
06:56The intention of being organised.
06:58Exactly.
06:58Well, later on, we'll be talking stand-up with Sue, but first it's time to chat to Emma about her new comedy-drama, Ellen McKay,
07:05which has an incredible cast, including Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrison, and Jack Loudon.
07:10Yes.
07:10Now, the film tells the story of Ella, played by Emma, who, it's fair to say, has a lot on her plate.
07:16Not only is she promoted to governor of the state, imagine, but she's also navigating the politics of a very messy family life.
07:22Before she tells us more, let's have a look.
07:24Hi, I'm the narrator.
07:27It's a tale of the ties that bind us.
07:30Try not to judge my husband right away.
07:32I'll try.
07:32You nuts, lady!
07:33The people we can count on.
07:35Would you like to hear about my favourite community health programme?
07:37God, no.
07:38And the ones we can't.
07:40This is great we're doing this.
07:42And the surprises.
07:44I'm resigning immediately.
07:45You're a governor.
07:46Congratulations.
07:47You really couldn't have gotten this any other way.
07:49Well...
07:49That bring it all to a boil.
07:52How are you, Estelle?
07:54You're kidding.
07:55I think I'm peaking.
07:56Well, Emma, I mean, we thought we had busy lives.
08:03Got nothing on Ella.
08:05No.
08:05Nothing at all.
08:06Nothing on Ella.
08:07So she becomes governor of a state and then, of course, that shines a bit of a light on
08:12her family, doesn't it?
08:13Yes.
08:14Yes.
08:14And on her personal life and a scandal sort of comes to the fore as she, you know, gets
08:20this sort of dream job that she's been working for so hard all her life.
08:24So we catch her at a very sort of tense moment in her life and we watch her try to navigate
08:31it.
08:31Yeah.
08:32Yeah.
08:33It's dense.
08:34It's dense.
08:35There's a lot at play.
08:35I've been called that.
08:36I understand that comparison.
08:39It looks amazing.
08:40And Jamie Lee Curtis.
08:41I know.
08:42Yeah.
08:42It's a brilliant cast.
08:43She's fantastic.
08:44And even though sort of politics is at the heart of it, but there's a lot of comedy and
08:48it's directed by James L. Brooks, who did lots of things, as good as it gets.
08:53The Simpsons.
08:54Yes.
08:54Oh, my goodness.
08:55But this is something that he really believed in.
08:58It was kind of a passion project for him, wasn't it?
09:00Yeah, yeah.
09:00Absolutely.
09:01I mean, this is his first film that he's directed in nearly 15 years.
09:05So it was quite significant.
09:07And it's really, I mean, he was raised by women, Jim.
09:12And so he knows women.
09:13You see Terms of Endearment.
09:14You see broadcast news.
09:15He loves his characters so much.
09:17He has such a great intuitive understanding of sort of human dynamics and the clumsiness
09:23and the craziness of it all.
09:26So, yes, this really is a story about a public servant and someone who just lives, dreams,
09:34helping people.
09:35That's all she wants.
09:36And it's a really pure, noble thing.
09:37And that's all she cares about and all she dedicates her life to.
09:40So, and is obviously supported by the wonderful Aunt Helen, Jamie Lee Curtis.
09:46Yeah.
09:46Heaven.
09:46Everyone needs one of those.
09:48Everyone needs an Aunt Helen.
09:49We love that relationship.
09:51It's great.
09:52Between Ella and her aunt.
09:53They're each other's person.
09:54Yeah.
09:54They're each other's person.
09:55And not everyone is, you know, we're not all lucky to have that great, you know, great
10:01aunt there to support you every step of the way.
10:03Every checkpoint in Ella's life, she's there, you know.
10:04Whenever Jamie Lee's here, she's so much fun.
10:07Oh, she's ridiculous.
10:08And so much energy.
10:09Yeah.
10:10And she was great to work with, wasn't she?
10:11She was, yeah, she's a force of nature.
10:14I mean, we were saying this just now, but, I mean, you've met her, so you know, but she's
10:17this kind of, she's so generous and she has such a great spirit and she loves her job.
10:23She loves her job.
10:24Yeah.
10:24She's good at it.
10:25Very present and happy in her life.
10:27Yes, yes.
10:28Very good company, isn't she?
10:29And that's infectious as well when you're around people who love what they do.
10:32Infectious is the word.
10:33And Jim is much the same and it was just, there was kind of this buoyancy to, it was
10:37hard work and there were lots of takes and lots of rehearsals, of course, but you just
10:41absorb that, you know, that lovely atmosphere, being very corny, but it's true.
10:45It's true, everyone.
10:46She has a nice time.
10:47It was nice.
10:47And the other person in it is Julie Kaffner.
10:50Now, some people might be watching thinking, oh, I've heard the name, but I can't quite put
10:54my finger on where I know her from.
10:56Well, everybody, she is the voice of Marge Simpson.
11:00Unbelievable.
11:00Yeah.
11:00You see, there she is.
11:02I mean, that must have been incredible.
11:04There she is.
11:05And was it weird to be hearing that voice all day long?
11:08It was, it was great.
11:10I mean, when...
11:11Is that her voice?
11:12Yes, yes.
11:12She's, she...
11:13Yes, she is.
11:13She is, she is, she, yeah.
11:15She plays Ella's secretary and assistant.
11:20And she's just, again, extremely charismatic woman.
11:24Just so soulful and so kind and just carried.
11:28I mean, I mean, she opens the film.
11:30It's her narration just staring dead into camera.
11:33And she's just, yeah, she's, yeah, wonderful.
11:35It's just iconic, isn't it?
11:36Yeah, I know.
11:37What a cast.
11:37And so familiar and lovely.
11:38Yeah.
11:39It's lovely.
11:39Now, as we said, it's all around American politics.
11:42And just to get into the role, you did a lot of research hanging out with some governors.
11:45What did you learn?
11:47Hanging out?
11:48All along.
11:51So many along.
11:52A lot, a lot, a lot.
11:53How many governors did you have?
11:54No, I don't know.
11:55No, just a few, a few.
11:58I just, I met with a few, with Jim.
12:00Jim and I met with a few.
12:01He'd already done a lot of research about them and district attorneys too, people who are now in the Senate.
12:07So it was, it was incredibly, I mean, the American is, it's sort of the backdrop to the film, but it's very much present, obviously.
12:15Um, the dynamics of that, the work that it takes, every minute of every day is, is, you know.
12:22Accounted for.
12:22Yeah, exactly.
12:23You know, every meeting counts, every word counts, every speech counts.
12:26There's not a moment to breathe, really.
12:28And, but it, it's all there for a reason.
12:30And that's very much what we see Ella do.
12:32She just does not stop throughout this whole film.
12:35There's not a single moment where she stops until she physically has to.
12:39And is sort of reminded to take stock and just, okay, we need, I need to perhaps think about where I am right now.
12:44And what's important.
12:46And what's important.
12:47Can you imagine Ella do Christmas as well on top of it all?
12:50I mean, can you imagine?
12:51She's smashing.
12:52Can you imagine?
12:52Can you imagine?
12:53No, too much.
12:54You can see Emma and Ella McKay in cinemas from the 12th of December.
12:58Now then, still to come tonight, Sue will be talking about returning to a stand-up route
13:02and how a life changed forever after a £10 bet.
13:06But first, it's time for the National Teaching Awards, the Oscars of the teaching industry.
13:11This week, we are celebrating schools and teaching staff all around the country.
13:15And tonight, Kevin Diwala is helping us surprise a truly incredible school in Liverpool.
13:20And who better to tell us about it than one of its former students?
13:23Hi, my name's Kareem.
13:30This is my school.
13:33Kareem attends Abbottley, a special educational needs school in Liverpool.
13:37I've been here for 14 years.
13:39I struggled to talk when I joined Abbottley School.
13:42Now look at me.
13:42I can't be quiet.
13:43I want everyone to know why our school is so fantastic.
13:48That's why Kevin is here from the One Show.
13:50Kareem.
13:51Hiya.
13:51It's nice to meet you.
13:52How are you doing?
13:53You all right?
13:53Good, thanks for you.
13:55Kareem's school supports children aged 3 to 19.
13:58Here, learning goes beyond the classroom, building confidence, social skills and emotional resilience for life.
14:06It's why they've been nominated for a Pearson National Teaching Award for SEND and Inclusive Practice.
14:12Only Kareem and a handful of others know the school has actually won.
14:16Everyone else, including headteacher Anya Hildrey, thinks we're filming a documentary about special educational needs.
14:24Before we spring the big surprise, Kareem wants to tell me why his teachers deserve this award.
14:30When I was a kid, I couldn't talk.
14:32And since I've been in obviously school, I've learned to talk.
14:36And obviously schools help me.
14:37The staff has helped me talk.
14:39Now 19, Kareem's gaining hands-on experience thanks to the school-supported internship programme.
14:46So tell us about what you do and how you help.
14:48Support interned with younger children to make sure they're OK and do the activities with them.
14:55And how much do you want to help them?
14:57Very much.
14:58I'd rather help them than myself.
15:01To show how much the teaching staff mean to them, students, with Kareem's help, are creating artwork,
15:07which will reveal alongside the award at the staff briefing.
15:12For many pupils, art isn't just fun.
15:15It's a way of expressing themselves.
15:17For Nelly, the use of words and symbols helps her communicate what she's thinking.
15:22Nelly's time at the school has been life-changing for the family.
15:30She's linking words like ready, steady, and she'll say go afterwards.
15:34The progression is just unbelievable.
15:35What is it about this school that makes Nelly thrive and progress?
15:40I think it's the staff, the relationship she's got with them.
15:45They seem to treat them as their own.
15:48A team of in-house experts, from speech therapists to child psychotherapists,
15:53works out a plan for specialist cases, which is then shared with the students' families.
15:58It's key to making sure children here thrive.
16:01They can sit and work together and come up with a plan.
16:05They can coach a teacher through how to respond to a student.
16:09It's potentially been one of the boldest,
16:12but one of the most impactful decisions that we've ever made.
16:17Before joining Abbott Lee, Presley struggled to control his emotions.
16:21He would have meltdowns quite often, which were very, very severe.
16:26We've had, you know, things broken in the house.
16:30A situation that was hard for all the family has been made easier,
16:34thanks to the support of the school.
16:36It's just an incredible place and it really does change lives.
16:41At the heart of Abbott Lee's success is headteacher Anya.
16:46Anya is the first to say,
16:49we don't give up on children no matter what.
16:51She's really quite exceptional.
16:53Every week, Anya gathers the team for a briefing.
16:56So, with Kareem's help, we're surprising them with the news they've won.
17:02You nervous?
17:04No, I bet.
17:04I saw my fingers crossed, mate.
17:07Hit the door.
17:09Afternoon, everyone.
17:11Afternoon.
17:12Now, Anya, the reason why I've interrupted you is
17:15I want to show you something that all of the pupils have been doing
17:19because they wanted to express just how amazing this school is.
17:25They wanted to say a huge, huge, huge thank you.
17:28I'm really, really touched and so, so very confused.
17:31Time to reveal why I'm really here.
17:34It's not just the pupils who think that the school is absolutely incredible
17:38because you have won the National Teaching Award
17:42for SEND and Inclusive Practice.
17:45What?
17:47Oh, my God!
17:49You knew!
17:51Oh, Kareem!
17:55Oh!
17:56I am so proud.
17:58I am so moved.
18:00I dedicate this to every single person
18:02that are students, families,
18:04because actually it takes the whole school community to make it work.
18:07Oh, thank you, Kevin and Kareem,
18:17who was brilliant, by the way.
18:18Yeah, excellent.
18:19He'll be presenting here soon.
18:20And huge congratulations to Anya and the whole team
18:23at Abbott Lee School.
18:24What a brilliant school, wasn't it?
18:26So good.
18:26And tomorrow we're going to be handing out the Gold Award
18:29to the Teacher of the Year in a secondary school.
18:31West End star Jodie Pencher will be surprising
18:33an inspirational drama teacher
18:35with the help of none other than actor Jack Black.
18:39Oh, he's so brilliant.
18:41And we were talking now between us
18:43and it was a music teacher who stood out for you, Sue.
18:46Oh, I've had a couple of great teachers,
18:48but there was one teacher that completely changed my life.
18:50I was pretty inattentive at school
18:51and I'd be good at things I liked
18:53and completely fail the things that I couldn't get on with.
18:56And I really wanted to do music A-level
18:59and it just so happened that no one else
19:00wanted to do it with me.
19:01So I had this incredible rare experience
19:03of one-to-one teaching
19:04with somebody who just thought,
19:05right, you're not going to learn the syllabus,
19:06you're not interested in that,
19:07so let's learn around it.
19:08And she constructed this incredibly creative way
19:11of me learning
19:12and from that I managed to get into college,
19:14which I never would have done, I don't think.
19:16So a great teacher is a thing of joy forever,
19:18such a life-changing thing.
19:20Amazing.
19:20To see that thing in you.
19:22Yeah.
19:22Flourish.
19:23I'm forever grateful.
19:24And we're mates,
19:24so it's worked out.
19:26So lovely.
19:26Yeah, yeah, amazing woman.
19:27Yeah.
19:28Well, we want to talk comedy
19:29because you're here
19:30because for the first time in 20 years
19:32you're going back out to do stand-up.
19:34Yes.
19:34Why now?
19:35It's the thrill of a late-night kebab.
19:37It's always.
19:38It's never left me.
19:39I want to get back to it.
19:40I thought, your diet is too good.
19:42Your sleep patterns are too regulated.
19:44Let's mess this up
19:45by going on a 42-day tour.
19:48I guess I think I have a lot of stories I've accrued.
19:52I've done a lot of trips,
19:53a lot of travelling,
19:54seen a lot of people,
19:55done some terrible, terrible things.
19:57And I wanted to find a medium to explore that
19:59and stand-up felt like the best one, really.
20:01And so I'm starting doing some tryouts in London
20:05in the middle of December at Leicester Square Theatre.
20:07And then, yeah, 42-day tour starts in January.
20:10You can get to see all about it.
20:12It's superkinslive.co.uk, I think.
20:14But, yeah, that's...
20:15I just...
20:16I miss it.
20:17I miss live.
20:18I did a play.
20:18I was really lucky.
20:19I did a play in the West End
20:20that had a little bit of improv to it.
20:22And I just suddenly remembered how much I love
20:24just seeing people and playing and having fun.
20:27And so it's been really enjoyable.
20:30The previews I've done so far,
20:31I've really, really loved.
20:32And, yeah, I'm looking forward.
20:35Well, people would be thrilled that you're back doing it.
20:37And as you said, you've been busy.
20:38You've done lots of different stuff.
20:40The Bake Off.
20:41You've done all of your travel logs.
20:42Obviously, the Western Play.
20:43Will any of that feature,
20:45will it be kind of material that you'll use?
20:47You said to me earlier,
20:48we can talk around it, but not in it.
20:51Some of it's quite bad.
20:52Yes, yes.
20:53I want to talk a bit about it,
20:54but I also want to talk about,
20:55people know me from, you know,
20:58cavorting, I think might be the word,
21:00cavorting aimlessly on television.
21:02And lots of stuff has happened in my real life
21:05that I want to talk about.
21:05And I've got to an age where I just feel,
21:08you know, the one great gift of age
21:10is A, that you've got to that age,
21:11but also that you have the confidence to bear it all.
21:15Yeah.
21:15I mean, I don't mean in a literal way.
21:16I want to make that really clean.
21:18That would be frightening.
21:19But, um...
21:20To laugh at those experiences.
21:21Yes.
21:22And to not feel intimidated
21:24by being really truthful and really honest.
21:26And that's what it's about, really.
21:27Yeah.
21:28It's quite, it's quite out there.
21:30And your first ever stand-up gig
21:32was back in 1988.
21:34Yes.
21:35I was a child.
21:36A child.
21:37Oh, a child.
21:37I was a mere...
21:38Six.
21:39A small person.
21:40Are we right to think that this was the result
21:43of a bet between you and a friend?
21:45Yeah.
21:45So it was my...
21:46Oh, it was my first...
21:48Basically, my first day at university.
21:51And I said I wanted to share a room.
21:53And I got put together
21:55with this brilliant, crazy woman
21:57called Shayla from Wales.
21:59And we spent all our grant money
22:00in the first two days.
22:02It was a wild, crazy trip.
22:04And then she had a tenner left.
22:06And she said,
22:07I'd shown some interest
22:08in maybe doing a bit of stand-up.
22:09She said, I'll give you my last tenner if you do it.
22:11So it was a bet.
22:12And I went to this dingy basement.
22:13There was a single spotlight.
22:14I was wearing a very itchy wool jumper,
22:15which I don't advise anyone wear
22:17in those circumstances.
22:18And I never took her money.
22:20But that's the day I met Mel.
22:23She was at the gig.
22:23Oh, wow.
22:23That was a special day.
22:25So it was a special bet, that.
22:26So Mel was in the audience?
22:27She was, yes.
22:29Not interested, I have to say.
22:30Just chatting.
22:31I think probably chatting
22:32some bloke up in the corner,
22:34do you know what I mean?
22:35Present.
22:36But not...
22:36She's continuous.
22:37It's not that interested.
22:38Whenever I talk,
22:39it's glazing over.
22:40Look at you two.
22:40Look at you two.
22:41Children.
22:42The cherubs.
22:43But is it true that she came up to you
22:45after that and said,
22:46you're a star.
22:47I can see something.
22:47No, she did not say that.
22:48Let me make that real.
22:49No, she hadn't listened to the set.
22:51I think we bumped into each other,
22:53had a few sharpness,
22:54you know,
22:55had a few drinks,
22:56and just really got on as mates,
22:57actually.
22:58And we didn't work together
22:59till sort of four years
23:01after we met.
23:01Right.
23:02So we...
23:03The love came first
23:04and then the work.
23:05But yeah, yeah.
23:06That's where we met.
23:07The rest is huge.
23:08Cute.
23:09A pretty good bet.
23:10Yeah, I was really super happy with that.
23:12And you love a bit of stand-up
23:13because one of your co-stars
23:14does it, doesn't he?
23:16Yes.
23:16Kamail,
23:17one of my co-stars in Ella.
23:19But that was the...
23:19I was...
23:20I have...
23:20I don't go to a lot of stand-up.
23:21I love stand-up,
23:22but I'm also terrified for you.
23:24Don't be...
23:24No, I mean...
23:25Not you personally.
23:26I just...
23:26I find it incredible
23:27that you can do that
23:29and that you have the flexibility
23:30to be able to do that
23:31and think on your feet.
23:33And yeah,
23:33the last gig I saw
23:35was Kamail in Providence,
23:36Rhode Island.
23:37Oh, amazing.
23:37It was a last-minute,
23:39spur-of-the-moment thing
23:40and he invited us all there
23:40and it was a riot.
23:42A barnstorm.
23:43Yeah, in a bar somewhere
23:45in Rhode Island.
23:45So it was great.
23:46It was really good fun.
23:47Well, you can see Sue
23:48on her stand-up tour,
23:49the eternal shame of Sue Hercules.
23:50What a title, by the way.
23:52It's on the 14th of January.
23:54In a moment,
23:54we'll be asking Emma
23:55about reuniting
23:56with Barbie director
23:57Greta Gerwig
23:58for the new Narnia film.
24:00But first,
24:00Jackie Joseph.
24:01is stepping into
24:02another secret world
24:03and this one
24:04is underneath
24:04the iconic ice rink
24:06at Somerset House.
24:10London is a place
24:11that's welcomed
24:12some of the world's
24:13greatest artists.
24:15For centuries,
24:16they've lived and worked
24:17along the majestic Thames,
24:19taking inspiration
24:19from this extraordinary city.
24:22These days,
24:24impoverished creatives
24:25might struggle
24:25to get a leg up
24:26in the capital,
24:27but there is one spot
24:28where young artists
24:29where young artists
24:29are thriving.
24:31This is Somerset House,
24:33home to galleries,
24:35cafes,
24:35and a show-stopping
24:37winter ice rink.
24:38But there's more.
24:41Behind the historic arches
24:43and beneath the ice rink
24:45lie a treasure trove
24:47of stories,
24:48surprises,
24:49and secrets.
24:50Let me show you.
24:50The spaces below
24:52this 18th-century building
24:54were once derelict,
24:55but 10 years ago,
24:56they were transformed
24:57into a haven
24:58where artists
24:59from around the world
25:00can apply
25:00for subsidized studios.
25:02This is Maker Street,
25:05where currently
25:0582 artists
25:07are using the space here.
25:11Aziza!
25:12Oh, hi!
25:12Hi!
25:13Please come in.
25:15Aziza is an artist
25:17originally from Uzbekistan.
25:18She has found exciting
25:19artistic opportunities
25:21here in London.
25:22Do you find being
25:23in this historic,
25:25quite beautiful building,
25:26is that inspiring for you?
25:28Incredibly.
25:29And it's also very surreal.
25:30Like, you know,
25:31a year after,
25:31I still can't believe
25:32every time I walk
25:33into the new wing
25:34and that my studio's here.
25:36Aziza works with textiles,
25:38sculpture,
25:39and performance.
25:40You've lived in the UK
25:42for...
25:43Three years.
25:43Do you consider
25:44the UK your home?
25:46I would like it to be,
25:48and I think Somerset House
25:49is really helping me
25:50with that because,
25:51I mean,
25:52I get very emotional
25:52when I talk about this,
25:54but as a migrant
25:56that came to the UK,
25:58you know,
25:58I don't really have family here.
25:59You know,
25:59it's easy to feel lonely,
26:01but having this artistic community,
26:03you know,
26:03we meet each other
26:04in the Maker Street,
26:06peeping into each other's studios
26:07and talking.
26:08It's a part of every day, really.
26:12Providing a space for artists
26:14was an idea put into action
26:16by the building's director,
26:17Jonathan Rieke.
26:19Somerset House's history
26:20goes back about 500 years,
26:22but this building
26:23is late 18th century,
26:25and it was actually built
26:26as an office block.
26:27It's really incredible to think
26:29that once upon a time,
26:30this wasn't open to the public.
26:32I know,
26:33and now there's always
26:33something to do here.
26:35And Jonathan hopes
26:35creatives will continue
26:37to be drawn here.
26:38We felt that
26:39arts institutions
26:40need to think about
26:41the world in different ways
26:42and offer artists
26:44something that you can't
26:45find anywhere else.
26:46But the thing that
26:47makes it special,
26:48it's the people.
26:52Resident Tyrese
26:53also applied to be part
26:54of the community here.
26:56She works with textiles.
26:58So tell me about your work.
27:00So this piece was
27:01a piece that I wore
27:02to the Grop Gala.
27:02I was nominated
27:03as visual artist to watch,
27:04and the theme was
27:06everything is a remix.
27:07So I decided to take
27:08something from my heritage,
27:09being a string vest,
27:11something that's worn
27:11for everyday comfort,
27:12and subvert it
27:13into a tailored suit.
27:15My eye is drawn to this.
27:19So this is the piece
27:20that I'm basically
27:21exploring the kind
27:22of difficulties
27:22I was facing
27:23through my lens
27:24of being a black woman
27:25in 2020 at the time.
27:27And it's very heavy.
27:28Do you want to see
27:29how heavy it is?
27:29Yes.
27:30Right, OK.
27:31So if you put your arm in here.
27:33Oh, I can't put this on.
27:34It's so heavy.
27:34There you go.
27:35There you go.
27:36Oh, my God.
27:37What does the chains represent?
27:40Yeah, so the chains
27:40were kind of thinking
27:41about my ancestors
27:43and the ways
27:44in which we were chained,
27:46and also thinking about
27:47breaking free from that.
27:48That's amazing.
27:49This is so heavy.
27:50I think I need
27:51to take this off.
27:52Yeah, yeah.
27:52Will you help me?
27:53Of course.
27:53I feel privileged to have met
27:58all these artists
27:59in their hidden world
28:00below this winter wonderland.
28:03The skaters may not have
28:05any idea of the creativity
28:07going on beneath them,
28:09but the rink
28:09is in full swing.
28:12It's an unexpected mix
28:14of art
28:14and festive fun.
28:16Oh, thank you, Jack.
28:20See?
28:21Nobody knew that, did they?
28:22No.
28:23It's amazing to see
28:24what's going on
28:24underneath that ice string.
28:26Exactly.
28:26It's brilliant.
28:27Now, Emma,
28:28we need to ask you
28:29about the Narnia film.
28:30Oh, yes.
28:30Right, hang on.
28:31I know we can't talk
28:32too much about it,
28:33but when you got the call,
28:34you were somewhere special,
28:35weren't you?
28:36Oh, yes.
28:37Well, I was home.
28:38I was in the house
28:40that I grew up in
28:41where my parents still live
28:42and it was Easter
28:44and all the Narnia books
28:46were upstairs
28:47on our bookshelf
28:49and Greta gave me the call
28:50and I stepped outside
28:51and my heartbreak
28:52because I didn't know
28:53and I didn't know
28:53it was bad or good news
28:55and got the call
28:56and my mum was staring
28:57at the window
28:58and was like,
28:58is it good?
28:58Is it good?
28:59We can't wait
28:59to see you in it.
29:00And it was,
29:01yeah, very exciting.
29:02Can you say what you're playing?
29:03No.
29:03That's what we were told
29:04not to ask.
29:05We weren't allowed to ask that.
29:07No, no, see you.
29:11That's all tonight.
29:12A big thank you
29:13to Sue and Emma
29:13for joining us.
29:14Tomorrow,
29:15Lauren and Vernon
29:15will be joined by Peter Kay
29:17and Rebel Wilson.
29:18We'll see you on Thursday
29:19and there's Watchdog
29:20tomorrow as well.
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