Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh S07E32

Terra.Anatolia

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00:00:00Marks the official start of Advent, so we're setting the festive tone from the get-go with some truly special guests, our Christmas dogs.

00:00:08Like Jesse here, you may recognise from the festive classic Peter Pan, famous for being big droolers.

00:00:15Jesse is a Newfoundland known for their charming personalities and striking appearance, perfect to cuddle up to.

00:00:22But as relaxing as this looks, Jesse, we've got a show to make.

00:00:26Coming up, cats, chart toppers and cocktails. Sounds interesting, sounds irresistible.

00:00:33Come on, Jess, off we go. Time for Love You Weekend. This way.

00:00:56Every part of Britain has its own character.

00:01:02From the Yorkshire Dales, to the Welsh Valleys, to the Scottish Highlands.

00:01:20Wherever you may be in the British countryside, you'll be guaranteed incredible scenery, a rich heritage and unique character.

00:01:27You just have to take the time to enjoy it and look. Much like today's show.

00:01:33Coming up, swapping style tips.

00:01:35By the looks of it, Tom Allen and Nigel Havers provide the chat and the charm as they settle into life down on the farm.

00:01:43And turning the soundtrack of the generation into a smash hit musical.

00:01:47Faye Tozer on the enduring legacy of steps and her biggest career challenge to date.

00:01:53Panto with Biggins.

00:01:55Now, do you know your Norway spruce from your Nordman fir?

00:01:59A woman who does.

00:02:00Horticulturist Camilla Bassett-Smith's back with everything you need to know about buying a real Christmas tree.

00:02:06Plus, the heartwarming story of the baby sparrowhawks given a second chance at life.

00:02:12We join Folly Wildlife Rescue as they prepare to be let back into the wild.

00:02:17Not a dry eye in the house with that one.

00:02:24More barnside banter now and who better to bring the charm and the wit.

00:02:29Welcome Tom Allen, Nigel Havers and making her Manor Farm debut, Brave Girl.

00:02:34Faye Tozer.

00:02:37That was on me.

00:02:38Thank you for having me.

00:02:40Advent tomorrow, 1st of December tomorrow.

00:02:42Are you Christmas tree up in October types or Christmas tree up on Christmas Eve?

00:02:47Well, funnily enough, I did Room 101 a long time ago and I tried to put Christmas into Room 101.

00:02:52Oh, you beast.

00:02:53Good for you.

00:02:54Oh, okay.

00:02:55Are you Scrooge?

00:02:56Slightly.

00:02:57Bar Humbug.

00:02:58And the idea of Christmas decorations is in sort of end of September.

00:03:02Oh, please.

00:03:03Oh, I'm with you there.

00:03:041st of December.

00:03:05Isn't it funny that I wanted to put Christmas into 101 but now I've changed and I'm happy with Christmas.

00:03:11You're benign in old age now, aren't you?

00:03:12Yes, exactly.

00:03:13Sorry, I've seen New Year's.

00:03:15You've got to find a nice way of saying this old age.

00:03:18Faye, what about you?

00:03:19No, so my birthday is the middle of November so I always need Christmas to happen December because it separates it all.

00:03:26Also, I find because it's so early now with the decorations and the music in store, I feel like it's over before it's even happened and I feel like it's kind of it's lost its sparkle.

00:03:36We've peaked too soon, I feel.

00:03:39My partner, he would put the Christmas decorations up in June and I don't care for it.

00:03:45No, I'd put them up very late, as late as possible really because then you can get into the spirit of actually Christmas when it's there.

00:03:51What is the spirit of Christmas?

00:03:53Well, for me it's eggnog.

00:03:54Or a mulled cider.

00:03:59Me too.

00:03:59I love a mulled cider.

00:04:00Well, I think you might be pleasantly surprised later on in the show.

00:04:03Oh, really?

00:04:03Yes, this may be your reward later on.

00:04:05Oh, well, if I'm a good boy.

00:04:07Yes, quite.

00:04:08I'll prove it on that.

00:04:09And I'll be able to.

00:04:09Tom Sergi.

00:04:11What's particularly lovely today for me here is that, I mean, I do get people here.

00:04:14I don't want to mention any names of people who have been here in the past, rather sort of slovenly dressed.

00:04:19But I have three people here.

00:04:21To whom sartorial flair is second nature.

00:04:24Nigel, you've always been known as dressing well.

00:04:27Here you are in a delightful jacket.

00:04:30Early this morning.

00:04:31Yes, and it's a shame you couldn't find the collar for the shoe.

00:04:33I love the collar.

00:04:36Shane, glorious.

00:04:37Thank you very much.

00:04:38Dress for the occasion.

00:04:39Yeah, I'm a big fan of vintage and re-loved stuff at the moment.

00:04:44I'm going a bit eco-friendly.

00:04:47And, yeah, that's our thing at the moment.

00:04:49Those boots, they're called...

00:04:51I like those boots.

00:04:52They are, thank you very much.

00:04:53Nigel, steady.

00:04:55Remember your age?

00:04:55It's a pantomime, though.

00:04:56Yes.

00:04:57Do you remember when they used to have a lady play Prince Charming?

00:05:00They did.

00:05:01Yes.

00:05:01And she used to say, yes.

00:05:03Oh, very young.

00:05:04Do you remember the line?

00:05:05Yes, I do.

00:05:05With that.

00:05:05Go on.

00:05:06We are saying that.

00:05:07Hi.

00:05:0842 miles and no sign of dick.

00:05:10No, it's true, Dick Whittington.

00:05:13I know what you meant.

00:05:14And the prince's balls get bigger every year.

00:05:16They do, indeed.

00:05:16Oni swaki mali pons, I would say.

00:05:20Evil be to him who thinks evil of it.

00:05:23Anyway, there we are.

00:05:25So, moving swiftly on to Thomas.

00:05:27But in a jumper to dad.

00:05:29I've never seen you in a jumper.

00:05:30Well, thank you for noticing.

00:05:31I just thought I'd go a little bit cash since we're in a barn.

00:05:34But you know I'm really enjoying this car.

00:05:36When I thought I'd bring back cravats.

00:05:37Are they in yet?

00:05:38When they go back around.

00:05:39I just think of cravat.

00:05:40I just thought that was a bit sort of David Niven of me.

00:05:43Very nearly in.

00:05:44Do you think?

00:05:44But it keeps the breeze off the neck, as I'm sure.

00:05:47Well, I do get very cold around the Adam's apple.

00:05:51So, I do like to keep my apples warm.

00:05:53And I nearly wore a waistcoat, actually.

00:05:56But then I thought, you sometimes wear a waistcoat.

00:05:57And then we'll look like Mumford and Sons.

00:05:59I don't know.

00:06:01Waistcoats and gilets.

00:06:02I've got gilets with sleeves, eh?

00:06:03That's amazing.

00:06:04It's not really a gilet.

00:06:05That's just a coat.

00:06:06It is a coat, yes.

00:06:07I do like tweed.

00:06:08Again, I think it's rather supportive.

00:06:09Oh, I like a tweed, yeah.

00:06:11English, Irish.

00:06:11But you left it indoors.

00:06:12It's not sure the benefit when you go out.

00:06:13No, I will.

00:06:14I'll have another one on, then.

00:06:16Lay it.

00:06:16No, I'm already outside.

00:06:18It's lovely finding things in common.

00:06:21Sartore elegance between you.

00:06:22But also, three Agatha Christie fans.

00:06:25Yes.

00:06:26Now, Tom, you're a great Miss Marple fan.

00:06:30Yes.

00:06:30I like particularly the adaptation of Miss Marple

00:06:33when Joan Hickson performed.

00:06:34Well, that's the definitive.

00:06:36I always think the definitive.

00:06:36And I think Agatha Christie wanted

00:06:38Joan Hickson to play Miss Marple.

00:06:40So, I'm...

00:06:41And she met her once

00:06:42when she was a younger actress

00:06:43and said,

00:06:44you will be a good Miss Marple.

00:06:46Ah, is that the story?

00:06:47There you go.

00:06:48I mean, how wonderful.

00:06:49And I sort of see myself now

00:06:50more and more as I get older

00:06:51being more like Miss Marple.

00:06:53I basically, you know,

00:06:54spend a lot of time

00:06:54going around garden centres

00:06:55and sitting down quietly

00:06:58solving murders.

00:06:59I'm basically living the life

00:07:00of an 87-year-old woman.

00:07:01Do you know, it's funny.

00:07:02Something came to mind

00:07:03like Miss Marple.

00:07:04Ah, when I walked in.

00:07:05You only walked in.

00:07:06You're my Agatha.

00:07:10Faye, what do you work with David Suchet?

00:07:12Well, that's my connection, I guess.

00:07:13Yeah, I was really, really lucky

00:07:15to work with Sir David Suchet

00:07:18two years ago at Bristol

00:07:20for the Panto.

00:07:22And it was the only Panto

00:07:23I think he's ever going to do.

00:07:24and he was Captain Hook

00:07:26and he was the most delightful.

00:07:28But I grew up on Poirot.

00:07:29You know, just the music.

00:07:31Can you hear the music?

00:07:32The saxophone.

00:07:34Exactly, just gorgeous.

00:07:36Now, the man sitting on your right,

00:07:39left for me, Nigel,

00:07:41you must have done umpteen

00:07:43Chris, Agatha Christie's on the box,

00:07:45no doubt with all the Miss Marples.

00:07:48I remember, just talking of Captain Hook,

00:07:51I played Captain Hook in a panto

00:07:52years and years ago

00:07:53and I forgot,

00:07:55I came on halfway through

00:07:57and I forgot the hook.

00:07:59So I went,

00:08:00a miracle.

00:08:02That's all I could think of.

00:08:04Ta-da!

00:08:07Well, he was an old Etonian.

00:08:11Well-schooled in improvisation.

00:08:13Agatha Christie, the whole story of her life

00:08:17is so fascinating, isn't it?

00:08:20She's a mystery herself, in those ways.

00:08:23But I mean, she must be the most famous writer ever.

00:08:28I think she is.

00:08:28Apart from Shakespeare.

00:08:29Yes.

00:08:30I mean, she's up there, isn't she?

00:08:31And still selling.

00:08:33Every, you know, mystery is still in print.

00:08:35And I remember reading the books

00:08:37when I was a kid

00:08:38and absolutely loving them.

00:08:41And The Mousetrap has been running

00:08:42for over 70 years.

00:08:43Still in that theatre, it's incredible.

00:08:46No, I can't say it

00:08:47because it spoils the whole thing.

00:08:48It's a giveaway.

00:08:49No, don't tell us

00:08:50because I haven't been yet.

00:08:52Have you not?

00:08:52Who done it?

00:08:52No, I'm saving it.

00:08:53Get going.

00:08:56Is that my length of life

00:08:58or the play's length of life?

00:09:00My favourite thing about The Mousetrap

00:09:01as well is that

00:09:01when you walk past the photographs

00:09:03apparently I think there's a thing

00:09:05where they have to do the same poses

00:09:06as they did in the original

00:09:07like 50s production

00:09:09so they're all slightly melodramatic

00:09:10kind of like in the...

00:09:12I love that.

00:09:13There's Americans

00:09:14what we want to see

00:09:16when they come to London

00:09:16so if they get a taxi

00:09:17and they don't tip properly

00:09:19the cab driver says

00:09:20right, the...

00:09:21did it.

00:09:23Is that true?

00:09:24Is that what they do?

00:09:25Spoiler alert.

00:09:26If my memory serves me right

00:09:27Richard Attenborough

00:09:28was in the first cast

00:09:29and he...

00:09:31they didn't do very well

00:09:32to start with

00:09:32so they had a...

00:09:33they asked the cast

00:09:34to take a reduction

00:09:35in their fee.

00:09:37To keep it on.

00:09:37Yes.

00:09:38To keep it going.

00:09:38And he said

00:09:39I'll do that

00:09:40if I can have a percentage

00:09:42of the run of the play.

00:09:43No!

00:09:44Really?

00:09:45That was a choice.

00:09:45And they said fine.

00:09:46That's like Alec Guinness

00:09:47in Star Wars.

00:09:48Alec Guinness took...

00:09:49Well, did he take 1%

00:09:50instead of a fee or something?

00:09:51And something to do with the merch

00:09:52was it as well?

00:09:53Yeah.

00:09:53Yeah, there was something.

00:09:54Wow.

00:09:55Made Up For Life.

00:09:56So if anybody wants to do

00:09:57the sequel for Star Wars

00:09:58you have four people here

00:09:59who will take half a percent.

00:10:02I'll take a quarter.

00:10:03A quarter.

00:10:04Much more from Faye,

00:10:06Nigel and Tom

00:10:07coming up.

00:10:08I think as you realise

00:10:09you're in for a good morning

00:10:10of conversation.

00:10:11Now help yourself

00:10:11to our amuse-bouche

00:10:13of delicacies here.

00:10:14Still ahead,

00:10:15Leslie Joseph's got herself

00:10:16in all hot and bothered about.

00:10:18A squirrel

00:10:18in today's

00:10:19Down the Garden path

00:10:20but she doesn't get out much.

00:10:22I do worry about her.

00:10:23And Santa Paws

00:10:24is coming to town.

00:10:26Sorry, I couldn't resist.

00:10:27Yvette Bollou-Esser

00:10:28is here

00:10:28with the dog breeds

00:10:29we associate

00:10:30with the most wonderful

00:10:31time of the year.

00:10:32And rocking around

00:10:33the Christmas tree

00:10:34quite literally

00:10:35our singing horticulturist

00:10:37Camilla Bassett-Smith

00:10:37is standing by

00:10:38with her pick

00:10:39of the finest

00:10:40festive trees

00:10:41for your home.

00:10:42I'll be back

00:10:42with Camilla

00:10:43and her rather fine

00:10:44collection of spruces.

00:10:46You don't get that

00:10:47on this morning, do you?

00:10:48Right after this.

00:10:49Tom, toasted tea cake?

00:10:51Please don't call me that.

00:10:52No, you are.

00:10:52Oh, no.

00:11:02With December

00:11:09just around the corner

00:11:10there's a certain allure

00:11:12to the British countryside

00:11:13in the winter months

00:11:15with literacy lovers

00:11:16flocking to the Pennine Moors

00:11:18to evoke the mood

00:11:19of Wuthering Heights

00:11:20while the country's coastline

00:11:22is especially dramatic

00:11:23and enchanting

00:11:24on a stormy day.

00:11:26Think of Lime Regis

00:11:27and Jane Austen.

00:11:28Equally enchanting

00:11:29a man who spent

00:11:30much of the mid-90s

00:11:31standing up

00:11:32and making people laugh

00:11:33after starring in his youth

00:11:35with Stephen Fry

00:11:36Tom Allen

00:11:37on how his love

00:11:38of theatricality

00:11:39led to his sartorial

00:11:41taste in clothing

00:11:42and from a classic rum punch

00:11:44to a mulled cider

00:11:45it's party time

00:11:47in the man-at-arms

00:11:48Tom Sergi

00:11:49serving up cocktails

00:11:50punch bowl style

00:11:52ladles of festive cheer

00:11:54to suit every taste.

00:11:56Now to really get us

00:11:57into the festive spirit

00:11:58we're turning our attention

00:11:59to some classic

00:12:00Christmas greenery

00:12:01those seasonal plants

00:12:03that come into their own

00:12:04at this time of year

00:12:05without these

00:12:06horticultural delights

00:12:08there'd be no Christmas

00:12:08traditions like

00:12:09decorating the tree

00:12:11hanging your wreaths

00:12:12or kissing under the mistletoe

00:12:13here to celebrate

00:12:14the plants that make

00:12:15Christmas truly magical

00:12:16welcome horticulturist

00:12:18Camilla Bassett-Smith

00:12:20with two trees

00:12:21and a Christmas pudding

00:12:23and a Christmas pudding

00:12:23on my head

00:12:23no sixpence underneath it

00:12:25hard to miss that one

00:12:26no sixpence in there

00:12:27no other moments

00:12:28but it's the time of year

00:12:29isn't it

00:12:30when we make perhaps

00:12:31the most important decision

00:12:32about our interior design

00:12:33over Christmas

00:12:34and that is

00:12:35what tree to have

00:12:36and that's the

00:12:37traditional one isn't it

00:12:38it is the good old

00:12:38Norway spruce

00:12:39that Prince Albert

00:12:40championed

00:12:41and I still love it

00:12:42I mean it's kind of

00:12:43it's been around

00:12:44for such a long time

00:12:45hasn't it

00:12:45good shape

00:12:47really nice scent

00:12:48and actually the scent

00:12:49of a Christmas tree

00:12:50has been voted

00:12:50one of our top scents

00:12:52alongside the ocean

00:12:53and cut grass

00:12:54so the good old

00:12:56Norway spruce

00:12:57but it has a bit

00:12:58of a problem

00:12:59well it drops

00:12:59the trouble is

00:13:00it's because we bring

00:13:01Christmas trees in

00:13:02earlier and earlier

00:13:02if you don't bring it

00:13:03until Christmas Eve

00:13:04it will see you

00:13:05through the festival

00:13:05that's it

00:13:06in a couple of weeks

00:13:06it's probably okay

00:13:07quite sharp needles there

00:13:10and of course

00:13:10the Norway spruce

00:13:11is the one that we have

00:13:12in Trafalgar Square

00:13:13in London

00:13:13about a 60 year old tree

00:13:15and they are a good shape

00:13:17aren't they

00:13:17but yeah

00:13:19I love the Norway spruce

00:13:20but this is a bit

00:13:21more sophisticated

00:13:22it is isn't it

00:13:23this is the blue spruce

00:13:24and it's the state tree

00:13:26of Colorado actually

00:13:27but isn't it gorgeous

00:13:29and it has

00:13:30it shows how tonal

00:13:31you can get

00:13:31you've got one

00:13:32bauble on it

00:13:32it's not whether

00:13:33you're a minimalist

00:13:33I know very minimalist

00:13:34you're pointing up

00:13:35the fact that you can

00:13:36do these kind of

00:13:37I'm never quite sure

00:13:38you know I do like

00:13:39a sort of tonal

00:13:40Christmas tree

00:13:41or tasteful

00:13:41but better than that

00:13:42I love the one

00:13:43that's got things

00:13:43that the kids made

00:13:44that's it

00:13:45it's the memories

00:13:45isn't it

00:13:46it's a little bit

00:13:46of everything

00:13:47and I have that

00:13:47and sometimes you can

00:13:48have two trees maybe

00:13:49and have one somewhere

00:13:50else that's tonal

00:13:51and the one

00:13:51one in the posh room

00:13:52that's it

00:13:53yeah and then one

00:13:53that's just full

00:13:54of everything

00:13:54but these blues

00:13:56and greys on there

00:13:57but quite sharp needles

00:13:58that's the only thing

00:13:59with these

00:13:59they look beautiful

00:14:00but pungent

00:14:02in its latin name

00:14:03means quite sharp

00:14:04and spiny

00:14:04but it does look

00:14:06really good

00:14:06and in the garden

00:14:07as well as a garden tree

00:14:08you get that

00:14:09it's another shade

00:14:10of green really

00:14:11isn't it

00:14:11and it's slightly

00:14:11slower growing

00:14:12it is

00:14:12yes yeah

00:14:13and if you buy them

00:14:14in a pot

00:14:14you can plant them out

00:14:16but be careful

00:14:16I mean you see

00:14:16a lot of people

00:14:17plant them out

00:14:17right outside the front

00:14:18window

00:14:19in a small house

00:14:20and within a few years

00:14:21you can't see out

00:14:22that's one thing

00:14:23I love about the

00:14:23Norway spruce

00:14:24if you walk around

00:14:25anywhere

00:14:25any town

00:14:26you see so many

00:14:27of these in particular

00:14:28don't you

00:14:29from years ago

00:14:29that have just

00:14:30grown and grown

00:14:31and grown

00:14:31and it's a little

00:14:32peek into people's

00:14:33memories

00:14:33thanks Camilla

00:14:34and we'll be seeing

00:14:35you later on

00:14:36with more seasonal

00:14:37plants

00:14:38indeed you will

00:14:39now it's hardly surprising

00:14:45that dogs

00:14:46as Britain's favourite

00:14:47pets play a significant

00:14:48part in our Christmas

00:14:49festivities

00:14:50whether due to a breed's

00:14:52connection to colder

00:14:53climates

00:14:53or an appearance

00:14:54as a beloved character

00:14:56in our favourite

00:14:57festive films

00:14:58some dogs

00:14:59have become intrinsically

00:15:00linked to this time

00:15:01of year

00:15:02so today

00:15:03we're celebrating

00:15:04those dogs

00:15:04in our Christmas

00:15:05canine special

00:15:07here to guide us

00:15:08through is our

00:15:09manor farm vet

00:15:10Bolo Esu

00:15:11Bolo lovely to have

00:15:12you with us again

00:15:13and so many dogs

00:15:14are associated with

00:15:14Christmas

00:15:15either on screen

00:15:16or because of the

00:15:18nature of the beast

00:15:18really

00:15:19exactly

00:15:19and their geographic

00:15:20location as well

00:15:21so hopefully you can

00:15:22introduce us to them

00:15:22well first up

00:15:23we've got Tony

00:15:24and Uni

00:15:25now Uni

00:15:26is a Finnish

00:15:27Laphund

00:15:29now that's a new one

00:15:30on me

00:15:30a Finnish Laphund

00:15:31so what's the

00:15:32association here

00:15:33with Christmas

00:15:34geographic location

00:15:35there so Finnish

00:15:35Laphund

00:15:36Lapland

00:15:36Finland

00:15:37you thought I'd have

00:15:39spotted that one

00:15:40wouldn't you really

00:15:41it's close

00:15:41we tried to give you

00:15:42a hint

00:15:42you did really

00:15:43Tony tell us

00:15:44about Uni

00:15:45Uni is a two year old

00:15:47female Finnish Laphund

00:15:48so does she get

00:15:49many Christmas

00:15:49engagements

00:15:50she does

00:15:51and she's always

00:15:52trying to do her

00:15:52PR bit out in the

00:15:53park telling all the

00:15:54kids that she's

00:15:55looking after

00:15:55Santa's reindeer

00:15:56and ready for Christmas

00:15:59now as a breed

00:16:00then Bolo

00:16:00temperament

00:16:01a lovely personality

00:16:02a lovely personality

00:16:03I mean

00:16:04there's history there

00:16:06with the reindeers

00:16:06so rounding up

00:16:07reindeers

00:16:07but also helping

00:16:08the reindeers out

00:16:09outdoor sleeping

00:16:10as well

00:16:10in Finland

00:16:11as well

00:16:11so like

00:16:12as a herd dog

00:16:12so a hardy dog

00:16:14too

00:16:14they're one of the

00:16:15few breeds

00:16:16in Finland

00:16:16that are allowed

00:16:17and licensed

00:16:18to sleep outside

00:16:19in the snow

00:16:20really

00:16:20great

00:16:20yeah

00:16:21and just beautiful

00:16:21personalities

00:16:22they're great dogs

00:16:23they've got that

00:16:23spitz

00:16:23and I think

00:16:24they've got a lot

00:16:24of character to them

00:16:25so they've got

00:16:25that kind of

00:16:26characteristic

00:16:26their spectacles

00:16:27make them look

00:16:28very cute

00:16:29they've got that

00:16:30teddy bear look

00:16:30because they are a

00:16:31spitz breed

00:16:32with the pointy ears

00:16:33very cuddly

00:16:34and the curved tail

00:16:35but lovely cuddly pets

00:16:36demanding of exercise

00:16:37they like a good

00:16:39hour a day

00:16:39they will take a lot

00:16:40more but anything

00:16:41less than that

00:16:42is probably not enough

00:16:43we can see what you

00:16:44mean about the

00:16:44spectacles

00:16:44you can see the

00:16:45spectacles now

00:16:46yeah

00:16:46Tony thank you

00:16:48very much indeed

00:16:48thank you very much

00:16:49nice to have met you

00:16:50Unie

00:16:50off you go with

00:16:51your Christmas duties

00:16:52now

00:16:52right

00:16:53now the next one

00:16:54I mean I remember

00:16:55seeing comic strips

00:16:56as a boy

00:16:57and this particular dog

00:16:58always had a little

00:16:59cask of brandy

00:17:00underneath it

00:17:01I've never met one

00:17:02yet that does

00:17:03Kay is here

00:17:04with Leesha

00:17:06the St. Bernard

00:17:07now this is a dog

00:17:08is this a dog

00:17:09or is it a horse

00:17:10exactly

00:17:11so our giant breed dogs

00:17:13are part of the

00:17:14Molessa breeds

00:17:15so they're like the

00:17:16huge giant breed dogs

00:17:17and rescue dogs

00:17:18our connection to

00:17:19Christmas

00:17:19well we've got

00:17:20multiple connections

00:17:21whether it's the snow

00:17:22and the cuddly nature

00:17:23of them

00:17:24we've got Santa's

00:17:25helper

00:17:25Santa's helper

00:17:26yes

00:17:26Santa's helper

00:17:27also was a St. Bernard

00:17:28as well

00:17:29and you know

00:17:30that casket that you

00:17:31mentioned

00:17:31when they used to

00:17:32rescue people

00:17:33they'd carry around

00:17:34the brandings

00:17:34mythically

00:17:35because I think

00:17:36if somebody's cold

00:17:36the last thing

00:17:37you want to do

00:17:37is give them

00:17:38brandy

00:17:39you're such a

00:17:40killjoy

00:17:41really aren't you

00:17:42in terms of their

00:17:42temperament then

00:17:43are they quite docile

00:17:44they've got a lovely

00:17:45temperament

00:17:46very loving

00:17:47they understand

00:17:48they know when

00:17:49you feel down

00:17:50yeah

00:17:51she will come

00:17:51and put her head

00:17:52on you

00:17:53bless her

00:17:53now if you're

00:17:54thinking about

00:17:55St. Bernard

00:17:55from a vet's

00:17:56point of view

00:17:56I mean

00:17:57there are things

00:17:58that they obviously

00:17:58need

00:17:59huge dog

00:18:00we have to be

00:18:01used to having

00:18:01this dog

00:18:02occupy a lot

00:18:03of space

00:18:03in your house

00:18:03I think obviously

00:18:04the drooling

00:18:05nature of them

00:18:05that's something

00:18:06that people need

00:18:06to take into

00:18:07consideration

00:18:08they are quite

00:18:08drooly dogs

00:18:09but they're such

00:18:09lovable family

00:18:10dogs

00:18:10but it's their

00:18:12joints

00:18:12so arthritis

00:18:13things like that

00:18:14can get to them

00:18:14and they're a lot

00:18:15bigger so they don't

00:18:16live for as long

00:18:17as maybe our

00:18:17smaller dogs

00:18:18so those are things

00:18:18to consider

00:18:19but they're

00:18:20amazing companions

00:18:20well it's loved

00:18:21it

00:18:22Kay and Leisha

00:18:22thank you for

00:18:23being with us

00:18:23I'm only disappointed

00:18:24Kay that Leisha

00:18:25didn't have the

00:18:26brandy

00:18:26there we are

00:18:27maybe next time

00:18:28I like the way

00:18:29she's got a bib

00:18:30for a drool

00:18:31that's very

00:18:32very sensible

00:18:32isn't it

00:18:33oh more

00:18:34incomers now

00:18:34Teagan and Oakley

00:18:36now Oakley

00:18:37is an American

00:18:39Cocker Spaniel

00:18:40Teagan welcome

00:18:41to you

00:18:41welcome to Oakley

00:18:43what a lovely

00:18:43name for a dog

00:18:44tell us about

00:18:45the American

00:18:45Cocker Spaniel

00:18:46then what's the

00:18:46association here

00:18:47with Christmas

00:18:47okay this is a

00:18:48little bit of a

00:18:48connection right

00:18:49so we've got

00:18:50our favourite

00:18:50characters

00:18:51Disney

00:18:51we've got

00:18:52Lady in the Tramp

00:18:53and it starts

00:18:54on Christmas Day

00:18:56right

00:18:56so Lady is an

00:18:57American Cocker

00:18:58Spaniel

00:18:58exactly

00:18:59but how do they

00:19:00differ from

00:19:00normal Cockers

00:19:00the English

00:19:01Cocker Spaniel

00:19:01so when the

00:19:02English Cockers

00:19:02came to America

00:19:03they slowly

00:19:04started to diverge

00:19:05and we've got

00:19:05our Cockers

00:19:06Americans here

00:19:07have a shorter

00:19:07face

00:19:08and a more

00:19:08dome shaped

00:19:09muzzle

00:19:09and then

00:19:10we've also got

00:19:11that long coat

00:19:12the long luscious

00:19:13coat

00:19:13the fluffy looks

00:19:15and the curls

00:19:15it makes them

00:19:16really beautiful

00:19:16whereas our

00:19:17English Cockers

00:19:17are a bit more

00:19:18springy

00:19:18and used to

00:19:19working in the

00:19:19fields

00:19:20tell us about

00:19:21Oakley

00:19:21how old is he

00:19:22so he's just

00:19:23turned two

00:19:23so he's still

00:19:24quite young

00:19:25does he ever

00:19:26eat spaghetti

00:19:26like Lady in the Tramp

00:19:28no I'm afraid

00:19:28he doesn't

00:19:29no

00:19:29no spaghetti

00:19:31no spaghetti

00:19:31no

00:19:32but grooming here

00:19:33is a big thing

00:19:34presumably

00:19:34with that coat

00:19:35yes

00:19:36we bath

00:19:37we bath him

00:19:37once a week

00:19:38but he has to

00:19:39be brushed

00:19:39every day

00:19:40to contain

00:19:41all the mats

00:19:41as well

00:19:42so

00:19:42yeah

00:19:42they do

00:19:43well they're

00:19:44quite low

00:19:44slung as well

00:19:45aren't they

00:19:45so you're going

00:19:46to be picking up

00:19:46burrs and things

00:19:47like that

00:19:47well American Cocker

00:19:48is similar to the

00:19:49show Cocker

00:19:49with that long

00:19:50luscious lock

00:19:51and it's just a lot

00:19:52of brushing

00:19:52a lot of grooming

00:19:53looking after them

00:19:54look we get to see

00:19:55now these glorious

00:19:55the legs

00:19:56pop him on the floor

00:19:58just so we can see

00:19:59the length of the

00:20:00hair on the legs

00:20:01it's like walking

00:20:03through a skirt

00:20:03he looks like

00:20:03Dougal from the

00:20:04Magic Roundabout

00:20:05no legs visible

00:20:06just bless you

00:20:09thank you to you

00:20:09and thank you

00:20:10Oakley

00:20:10very much indeed

00:20:11you're not going

00:20:12to see his legs

00:20:12now as he walks

00:20:13you'll see how he

00:20:14walks

00:20:14go and we'll

00:20:14watch it

00:20:15look at that

00:20:16just a ripple

00:20:16really

00:20:17wonderful

00:20:18like a crinoline

00:20:19really

00:20:19Alison next

00:20:21with Jessie

00:20:21who's a Newfoundland

00:20:23now look at this

00:20:24for us

00:20:24another large dog

00:20:25with another bib

00:20:26we've got another

00:20:26dribbler here

00:20:27the Newfoundland

00:20:31then

00:20:32of Christmas

00:20:32so our Christmas

00:20:33connection is

00:20:34Jay and Barry

00:20:36and Peter Pan

00:20:37of course

00:20:38Nana

00:20:39now did Barry

00:20:40have Newfoundlands

00:20:41I believe so

00:20:41yes

00:20:42and walk around

00:20:42Kensington Gardens

00:20:43with Newfoundlands

00:20:43as well

00:20:44so the adventures

00:20:45there led us

00:20:45to Peter Pan

00:20:46the inspiration

00:20:47for Peter Pan

00:20:47and here we have

00:20:48our connection

00:20:49here we have

00:20:50so Peter Pan

00:20:51is a favourite

00:20:51I presume

00:20:52Alison

00:20:52obviously

00:20:52is she a good

00:20:54baby minder

00:20:55then as Nana

00:20:56wasn't

00:20:57she absolutely

00:20:58loves children

00:20:59she loves

00:21:01the attention

00:21:02that she gets

00:21:03which has led

00:21:04me to do a lot

00:21:05of therapy work

00:21:06with her

00:21:06and she goes

00:21:07into school

00:21:08once a week

00:21:09and listens

00:21:09to the children

00:21:10read

00:21:10so she spends

00:21:11time with the

00:21:11children

00:21:12and she goes

00:21:13into a hospice

00:21:14and she'll be

00:21:16going to a care

00:21:16home as well

00:21:17let's talk about

00:21:18exercise and things

00:21:19like that again

00:21:19another big dog

00:21:20body

00:21:21yeah

00:21:21so exercise

00:21:22is regular

00:21:22you want to make

00:21:23sure you're looking

00:21:23after their joints

00:21:24because as they are

00:21:25big breeds

00:21:25we are scared of

00:21:26things like arthritis

00:21:27but it happens

00:21:28it's just making

00:21:28sure you're looking

00:21:29after their joints

00:21:29properly

00:21:30feeding them

00:21:30appropriately

00:21:31they go through

00:21:32so much food

00:21:35not so much now

00:21:36it's the first

00:21:37year two years

00:21:38of their life

00:21:39you have to feed

00:21:40them to help

00:21:41them grow

00:21:41and now she's

00:21:43easing off

00:21:43but obviously

00:21:44when she's working

00:21:44she does a lot

00:21:46of work as well

00:21:47in the water

00:21:47so exercising

00:21:48we swim her

00:21:49every week

00:21:49this is a big

00:21:50time commitment

00:21:51isn't it

00:21:52it's a lot

00:21:53bless you Alison

00:21:53lovely to meet

00:21:54you both

00:21:55thank you very much

00:21:56thank you very much

00:21:57go and pull your

00:21:57cart

00:21:58we'll find you

00:21:58a Christmas tree

00:21:59now next

00:22:01and the

00:22:02connection here

00:22:03is obvious

00:22:04between this

00:22:05next dog

00:22:06Donna and Pippa

00:22:07and Pippa

00:22:07is a Dalmatian

00:22:09she's the

00:22:10102nd of our

00:22:11Dalmatians

00:22:12slightly liver

00:22:13spotted here

00:22:14rather than black

00:22:15so we've got

00:22:15the normal

00:22:16black and white

00:22:16Dalmatians

00:22:17that we have

00:22:17and then we have

00:22:18the liver

00:22:18which is that

00:22:18brown colour

00:22:20and with the

00:22:20brown or liver

00:22:22Dalmatians

00:22:22you get that

00:22:23lovely almond

00:22:23coloured eyes

00:22:24as well

00:22:24they're so beautiful

00:22:26I love them

00:22:27they just look gorgeous

00:22:28now Donna

00:22:28they have a reputation

00:22:29for being very highly strong

00:22:31so when it comes to Pippa

00:22:32I mean

00:22:33she's quite inquisitive

00:22:35yeah she is

00:22:36yeah she's a good girl

00:22:37actually

00:22:37she's quite calm

00:22:39in her nature

00:22:40and her temperament

00:22:41actually

00:22:41which is very unlike

00:22:42Dalmatians

00:22:43sometimes they can be a bit

00:22:44hyper

00:22:45and over

00:22:46the first Dalmatian

00:22:47we've had on this show

00:22:47was actually sat still

00:22:48for at least 15 seconds

00:22:50Pippa

00:22:51you're doing really well

00:22:52when you see your arm and eyes

00:22:53such an elegant

00:22:55carriage

00:22:56really

00:22:56again

00:22:57as a family dog

00:22:59high spirited

00:23:00but okay with children

00:23:01yeah she's brilliant

00:23:02with children actually

00:23:03yeah she's really good

00:23:05she absolutely loves the energy

00:23:06that they bring as well

00:23:07yeah

00:23:07wonderful

00:23:08and from your point of view

00:23:09as a vet

00:23:09I think the key is

00:23:10early exposure

00:23:11so when you have

00:23:12when you have them really young

00:23:13you want to expose them

00:23:14to a lot of noise

00:23:15a lot of sounds

00:23:15a lot of different people

00:23:16so that they can get used

00:23:17to that kind of energy around

00:23:18and then they can be

00:23:19a perfect family dog

00:23:20it's when they're not

00:23:21necessarily used

00:23:22to all the different sounds

00:23:22different people

00:23:23different interactions

00:23:24as they get older

00:23:24all their energy

00:23:25turns into a bit more

00:23:26destructive chaos

00:23:27so you want to expose them

00:23:29to a lot of energy

00:23:29exercise them well

00:23:30and then you get

00:23:31a perfect family companion

00:23:32lovely

00:23:33wonderful to meet you all

00:23:34thank you Bolo

00:23:35and thank you to all our dogs

00:23:37and their owners

00:23:37and feeling Christmassy now

00:23:39Christmas in the kennels

00:23:41still to come

00:23:42we catch up with the emergency team

00:23:44that specialises

00:23:45in wildlife casualties

00:23:46like the orphan sparrowhawks

00:23:48in need of a helping hand

00:23:49and to a man

00:23:50who's more than

00:23:51a little bit marvellous

00:23:53for the last 20 years

00:23:54he's served laughter

00:23:56and for the last 8 years

00:23:57served insults

00:23:58to amateur bakers

00:23:59Tom Allen talks

00:24:00razor sharp quips

00:24:02and caustic put downs

00:24:03I'll do that with Tom

00:24:04right after this

00:24:05welcome back to Love Your Weekend

00:24:21coming up

00:24:22cocktails by the bowl

00:24:24it must be Christmas

00:24:25Tom Sergit breathes new life

00:24:27into the classic party punch

00:24:29retro cocktails

00:24:30given a modern twist

00:24:32and from top of the pops

00:24:34to top of the bill

00:24:35she's the pop star

00:24:36turned West End headliner

00:24:38Faye Tozer

00:24:39on her passion

00:24:40for song and dance

00:24:41and turning 25 years

00:24:43of steps

00:24:44into a smash hit musical

00:24:45an early Christmas treat

00:24:47now for all you

00:24:48musical fans out there

00:24:49and believe me

00:24:50this is one that really

00:24:51needs to be seen

00:24:52to be believed

00:24:53I give you

00:24:54Tom Allen and Michael Sheen

00:24:56and their performance

00:24:56of Aladdin's

00:24:57A Whole New World

00:24:58I can show you

00:25:04the world

00:25:05shining

00:25:07shimmering

00:25:08splendid

00:25:10tell me princess

00:25:12now when

00:25:13you will

00:25:14let your heart

00:25:16decide

00:25:17a whole new

00:25:18world

00:25:19a new

00:25:21fantastic

00:25:22way

00:25:23of you

00:25:24no one to tell us

00:25:27no

00:25:27or when to go

00:25:29or say we're lonely

00:25:31to dream

00:25:32a whole new

00:25:33world

00:25:35a dazzling place

00:25:38I never knew

00:25:39but now from way

00:25:42up here

00:25:42it's crystal clear

00:25:44that now I'm in

00:25:47a whole new

00:25:48world

00:25:49with you

00:25:50I've only seen Jasmine

00:25:59looking so lovely

00:26:00in turquoise

00:26:01some of the notes

00:26:02were actually in tune

00:26:03weren't they?

00:26:03well I've never seen Jasmine

00:26:04looking so bearded

00:26:05actually

00:26:05no quite

00:26:06she might have had a shave

00:26:07before she came on

00:26:08you should have done

00:26:08come on tell us

00:26:09how do you and Michael Sheen

00:26:10continue doing that?

00:26:11I haven't seen that

00:26:12for a long time

00:26:12let me tell you Alan

00:26:13I haven't seen that full stop

00:26:14we all look a lot younger

00:26:15that was a really fun show

00:26:17that I was part of

00:26:19called There's Something About Movies

00:26:20hosted by Alan Carr

00:26:21that was on Sky

00:26:23and we had a good run

00:26:25of doing bonkers

00:26:27sketches like that

00:26:27and we had so much fun

00:26:28Jennifer Saunders

00:26:29Michael Sheen

00:26:29were there

00:26:31and it was ridiculous

00:26:32and we reenacted

00:26:34various moments

00:26:35from movies

00:26:35as well as doing

00:26:36a quiz around it

00:26:36we had so much fun

00:26:38doing it

00:26:38there was one scene

00:26:39where Alan and I

00:26:40reenacted The Godfather

00:26:41if you can imagine

00:26:42a more butch environment

00:26:44clearly the joy

00:26:47for you a lot of the time

00:26:48is the people

00:26:49with whom you're working

00:26:49I mean they're working

00:26:50they're with Michael Sheen

00:26:51in front of being

00:26:52looking on

00:26:53the likes of Alan Carr

00:26:54I'm going to show you

00:26:56a clip now

00:26:57which is a long long time ago

00:26:59when you were working

00:27:00with somebody quite well known

00:27:01you were very young

00:27:02Alan this is very terrifying

00:27:03the way you do this

00:27:04it's a bit like

00:27:05this is your life

00:27:05it's like this is your life

00:27:06but with fewer people

00:27:08this is

00:27:09just you and me

00:27:10there's no one

00:27:10behind that screen

00:27:11I don't want you to worry

00:27:12nobody's looking

00:27:13they are Alan

00:27:14people watch this programme

00:27:15let me tell you

00:27:16this is Tom Allen

00:27:18in Tom Brown's

00:27:19school days

00:27:20oh

00:27:20sit down gentlemen

00:27:28Mr Smith's unwell sir

00:27:30I'm taking the third

00:27:31for Greek

00:27:32I'm well aware

00:27:33that Mr Smith is unwell

00:27:34and I've just come

00:27:35from his house

00:27:35go on

00:27:36Paul

00:27:47sir

00:27:48I believe you have

00:27:49a passage of Xenophon

00:27:50a blink and you miss it

00:27:53but nevertheless

00:27:54the amount

00:27:55making your presence

00:27:56fault

00:27:56the amount

00:27:57of internal

00:27:57angst

00:27:58that was going on

00:27:59there

00:27:59in that brief walk

00:28:00past

00:28:00impressive isn't it

00:28:01I think it was

00:28:03mainly because I had hair

00:28:04I think I was still

00:28:05holding on to it

00:28:06how old were you then

00:28:07I think I must have

00:28:08been a teenager then

00:28:08late teens I think

00:28:09yeah

00:28:10I

00:28:10yeah I

00:28:12wanted to be an actor

00:28:13at that time

00:28:14well you were an actor

00:28:16well I was

00:28:17Stephen Fry

00:28:18I mean

00:28:18yes the bouffant hair

00:28:20I feel like I look like

00:28:21do you remember Ivy

00:28:22from Coronation Street

00:28:23how can I forget

00:28:24Ivy Tilsley

00:28:25Ivy Tilsley

00:28:26and Don

00:28:27yes

00:28:27I feel like I look

00:28:28more like her

00:28:29than anybody else

00:28:30have Corrie never

00:28:31approached you

00:28:32well no but hopefully

00:28:33today after today

00:28:34they will be straight

00:28:35on the phone

00:28:35I'd love to go down

00:28:36those cobbles

00:28:36yes

00:28:37you will Oscar

00:28:38you will

00:28:39yeah it's my dream

00:28:40but the stand-up

00:28:41then came after the acting

00:28:42but you see I always

00:28:43think that stand-up

00:28:44is the bravest

00:28:45bravest thing to do

00:28:46to do it

00:28:46and to do it well

00:28:47but does it take you

00:28:49a while to find

00:28:49I wish I knew

00:28:50no come on

00:28:52does it take you a while

00:28:54to work out

00:28:54who you are

00:28:55as a stand-up

00:28:56does that make sense

00:28:57what your style

00:28:58of stand-up is

00:28:59because you could go up

00:28:59there and do what

00:29:00your friends think

00:29:01is quite funny

00:29:01and it could absolutely

00:29:02die the death

00:29:03yes that does happen

00:29:04I can't deny

00:29:05yeah I spent about

00:29:0712 or 13 years

00:29:08doing the circuit

00:29:08having exactly that

00:29:10experience actually

00:29:10and I think

00:29:12the thing with stand-up

00:29:13is you

00:29:14you just learn

00:29:15to introduce yourself

00:29:15to people

00:29:16and then once they

00:29:17sort of feel

00:29:17they know you

00:29:18then you can take

00:29:19them on whatever

00:29:19flights of fancy

00:29:20you like

00:29:21there's a

00:29:21you know

00:29:22WS Gilbert

00:29:22of Gilbert and Sullivan

00:29:23fame said

00:29:24an accepted wit

00:29:26as only to say

00:29:27pass the mustard

00:29:28and they fall

00:29:28about laughing

00:29:29oh yes

00:29:30and it is something

00:29:30to do with expectation

00:29:31isn't it

00:29:32yes

00:29:32I mean we know

00:29:33you're funny

00:29:33so you can say

00:29:34you know rubbish

00:29:35and there we are

00:29:35well that's I mean

00:29:36that's the stage

00:29:37I like to think

00:29:37I'm in now

00:29:38speaking a load

00:29:39of rubbish

00:29:39but you've since

00:29:41taken the risk

00:29:42you're now doing

00:29:42it on paper

00:29:43I mean you've now

00:29:44written your first novel

00:29:45well you know

00:29:46that's the main reason

00:29:46I'm actually here

00:29:47it's not for the interview

00:29:48but it's actually

00:29:48to ask your advice

00:29:49you're not here

00:29:50to plug something

00:29:51I'm sincerely

00:29:52I just want to talk

00:29:53to you Alan

00:29:53about writing novels

00:29:55it's called

00:29:55Common Decency

00:29:56which I think

00:29:57is rather

00:29:57neat title

00:29:59well it's about

00:29:59suburbia

00:30:00because I grew up

00:30:01in suburbia

00:30:02I live in suburbia

00:30:02now

00:30:03and I think

00:30:03it's that place

00:30:04that always gets

00:30:04overlooked

00:30:05people zoom through

00:30:06it on their way

00:30:07to the centre of town

00:30:09or they zoom out

00:30:09of it

00:30:10or they don't

00:30:10want to sort of

00:30:11celebrate it

00:30:12because it's sort of

00:30:12seen as a bit

00:30:13boring

00:30:14and I wanted to

00:30:15write a book about

00:30:15well actually

00:30:16sometimes the biggest

00:30:17dramas happen in the

00:30:18most mundane scenarios

00:30:20and even the most

00:30:21sort of everyday things

00:30:23can be actually

00:30:23very dramatic

00:30:24to the people

00:30:24they affect

00:30:25extraordinary things

00:30:26happening to

00:30:26ordinary people

00:30:27that's it

00:30:28that's the

00:30:28that's the much

00:30:29more eloquent way

00:30:29of putting it

00:30:30gosh you're very good

00:30:31I'm a writer

00:30:33of course he's been

00:30:34doing it for seven years

00:30:35did you enjoy the process

00:30:39no

00:30:39you didn't

00:30:40no I did

00:30:41well also it's solitary

00:30:42you see

00:30:43you're on your own

00:30:44yes

00:30:44you know it is

00:30:46the hardest thing

00:30:47I've ever done

00:30:48I'm very very proud

00:30:49of it now it's done

00:30:50but writing it

00:30:51was intense

00:30:52I think it is

00:30:52fatiguing

00:30:53it's exhausting

00:30:53in a way

00:30:54obviously it's not

00:30:54exhausting like

00:30:55I don't know

00:30:56digging a road

00:30:56or going down a mine

00:30:58both of which are

00:30:59things I've done

00:30:59in a former life

00:31:02in a former life

00:31:03when I was dressed

00:31:03as a Victorian

00:31:04and the thing is

00:31:07it's tiring

00:31:08in a different way

00:31:08I think because

00:31:09the natural

00:31:10procrastinator

00:31:11wants to go

00:31:12no have a break

00:31:13go on

00:31:14go for a walk

00:31:15go and have a drink

00:31:16go and tidy your sock

00:31:16drawer

00:31:17yeah anything

00:31:18I mean the house

00:31:19I could have built

00:31:19an entire

00:31:20I could have built

00:31:20this barn

00:31:21in the time

00:31:22when I was

00:31:23supposed to be

00:31:24writing the novel

00:31:25once I got into it

00:31:26there's like a

00:31:26meditation to it

00:31:27and then suddenly

00:31:28you're in the world

00:31:28of it

00:31:28you know the people

00:31:29you're with

00:31:29and they do speak to you

00:31:31I know that people

00:31:32say that

00:31:32no they do

00:31:33I mean when you're

00:31:34on a row

00:31:34it's like taking

00:31:36dictation

00:31:36yes

00:31:37I think if you're

00:31:37listening to the voice

00:31:38you're writing down

00:31:38a conversation

00:31:39and you don't know

00:31:40where it's coming from

00:31:41yes absolutely

00:31:41it may well be rubbish

00:31:42I don't know

00:31:43but that's how it

00:31:44yes it's been an

00:31:54extraordinary journey

00:31:55and I think you

00:31:56if I may quote

00:31:58Alan Bennett

00:31:58you don't write about

00:32:00yourself

00:32:01you find yourself

00:32:02in your writing

00:32:02so you kind of

00:32:04people have said to me

00:32:04like oh have you written

00:32:05is one of the characters

00:32:06you

00:32:06and I kind of go

00:32:07well they're all a bit me

00:32:08they're all parts of my

00:32:10personality

00:32:10which if you read it

00:32:11you'll be horrified by

00:32:12now apart from being

00:32:13worried that you're also

00:32:14becoming a novelist

00:32:14you're making a living

00:32:16out of gardening now

00:32:17it's nothing sacred

00:32:18I feel like I'm very much

00:32:20coming here

00:32:21this is great

00:32:21I'm all for

00:32:22acolytes and disciples

00:32:24keep going

00:32:25keep doing it

00:32:25when did you come to

00:32:27gardening

00:32:27well I used to watch

00:32:28this programme called

00:32:29Ground Force

00:32:30I don't know if you've ever

00:32:30seen

00:32:30oh hang on

00:32:31it rings a very

00:32:32distant bell

00:32:33no well

00:32:34I think what I came

00:32:35to realise was

00:32:36gardening is

00:32:38something that I've

00:32:39always wanted to do

00:32:40and I've realised

00:32:41when I started having

00:32:42a go at it

00:32:43I loved it

00:32:44but you're doing a

00:32:44podcast about it

00:32:45now with friends

00:32:46I'm sorry

00:32:46I'm doing a podcast

00:32:47dragging people into

00:32:48my garden

00:32:49it's called pottering

00:32:50and it's the idea of

00:32:51pottering about

00:32:52just doing a bit in the

00:32:53garden

00:32:53it can be a lot

00:32:53or it can be a little bit

00:32:54look you will pull in

00:32:56an audience

00:32:56that would think

00:32:57I'm just a boring

00:32:58old

00:32:58you know

00:32:58no

00:32:59no

00:32:59that's not true

00:33:00the more people we get

00:33:02who are like you

00:33:02reaching a different

00:33:03audience

00:33:04that's good for gardening

00:33:05well I just think

00:33:05it's good for the mind

00:33:06I think gardening as well

00:33:07is very

00:33:08important at the moment

00:33:10because it sits

00:33:10in amongst a lot of

00:33:12topics being talked about

00:33:13whether it's climate change

00:33:14or whether it's mental health

00:33:15or whether it's about

00:33:16getting off your screen

00:33:17and just having

00:33:18being in the moment

00:33:19and it's a mindfulness

00:33:19and I think it's very

00:33:21I think it's important

00:33:22for everybody to do it

00:33:23I'm not very good at it

00:33:24as I said

00:33:24quite a lot of things die

00:33:25and I did try propagating

00:33:27which I just thought

00:33:28was just chopping a bit off

00:33:29and shoving it in some mud

00:33:30yeah they all died

00:33:32yes you are in the very

00:33:33early stages of gardening

00:33:34at the moment

00:33:35but we'll try to keep

00:33:36working

00:33:37let's show you

00:33:38on form

00:33:39oh gosh

00:33:40what have you dug up here

00:33:41we dug up would I lie to you

00:33:43look at this

00:33:43show me what your left hook is

00:33:46that's good

00:33:48you look slightly like

00:33:52you're holding some cards

00:33:53in a game of whist

00:33:54hey Tom

00:33:56Tom

00:33:57do you want to stand up

00:33:58and take the stage

00:33:59yes I would love to

00:34:00would you like my little hands up

00:34:01I would love your hands

00:34:02actually thank you

00:34:02or the sports

00:34:04I mean the rules

00:34:05all right

00:34:05what if

00:34:06I'll take this

00:34:10no I take that

00:34:11I make you go

00:34:12look at the difference

00:34:14in those two men

00:34:15standing up

00:34:16incredible

00:34:16thank you

00:34:18no no

00:34:18oh hang on

00:34:20is it too late

00:34:21to put a bat on

00:34:22can I get a left hook

00:34:26I can hear the slack

00:34:37from here

00:34:38very brave

00:34:41was it fun

00:34:42I mean

00:34:43it is astonishing

00:34:45that programme

00:34:45just

00:34:46I know

00:34:46the things they make you do

00:34:47I don't think I've ever

00:34:48watched it back actually

00:34:49I'm thinking

00:34:50what on earth am I doing

00:34:51but I've been doing

00:34:52like I do the boxing training

00:34:54I don't get hit in the face

00:34:55it won't surprise you to know

00:34:56but I do the boxing training

00:34:59I've been doing it

00:35:00about five years

00:35:00I think it's great exercise

00:35:02and

00:35:02keeping you in trim

00:35:03no well

00:35:04I'm watching back on all these clips

00:35:05I go oh gosh

00:35:06I was thin then

00:35:07less thin there

00:35:08but in that one

00:35:10I was thin

00:35:11but I was

00:35:12when you're doing it

00:35:15I mean

00:35:16as I say

00:35:16I don't punch anybody

00:35:17and they don't punch me

00:35:18I just pay a man

00:35:18to hit his hands

00:35:20but when

00:35:21with the gloves on

00:35:21and when he's got the pads on

00:35:22it's got a great sound

00:35:24yeah

00:35:24you feel as though

00:35:25you're really

00:35:25yeah

00:35:26and working out

00:35:27all those you know

00:35:28oh yes

00:35:29grievances

00:35:30absolutely

00:35:31well it beats

00:35:32just being rude to people

00:35:32on bake often

00:35:33well exactly

00:35:34it's so much

00:35:35more

00:35:36more

00:35:37affronting

00:35:38than that

00:35:39but yes

00:35:40no less incisive

00:35:41but yes

00:35:42it's a great form of exercise

00:35:43are you positive

00:35:44about humanity

00:35:45do you like folk

00:35:46I thought you meant as in the music

00:35:48no

00:35:48and I do like folk music

00:35:50but I also like folk as in people

00:35:51and it's not queer as folk

00:35:54but the

00:35:55yeah the fact is

00:35:57as I say

00:35:57I think we're becoming

00:35:58I don't know

00:35:59the technology

00:36:00I don't know if it's bringing us together

00:36:01as I'd like it to

00:36:02so I think any opportunity

00:36:03to show people

00:36:04being amongst one another

00:36:05is a good thing

00:36:06it's an important thing

00:36:07so if I can help to do that

00:36:09then I think I'm doing something

00:36:10you can help to do that

00:36:11you can help keep us laughing

00:36:12well

00:36:13it's a lot of pressure

00:36:14bless your heart

00:36:15this is lovely

00:36:15and people at home

00:36:16might not realise Alan

00:36:17you put a heated blanket here

00:36:18oh you do

00:36:19because this barn can get very cold

00:36:20I thought

00:36:22I thought

00:36:22after a little while

00:36:23that I maybe had wet myself

00:36:24so I'm glad

00:36:26that I realised

00:36:28I'm happy to be the person

00:36:28to reassure you

00:36:29that you haven't

00:36:30I know

00:36:30it's such a

00:36:31it's such a reassurance

00:36:32yes but it's why

00:36:33I keep a distance

00:36:34between you and me

00:36:34because I never know

00:36:35that one day

00:36:36maybe you will

00:36:36maybe I will

00:36:37thank you very much Tom

00:36:38thank you Alan

00:36:39always a delight

00:36:40you're welcome

00:36:40well it's lovely to be in your

00:36:41your barn

00:36:42we say barn or shed

00:36:43oh please

00:36:44it's a barn

00:36:45I do beg your pardon

00:36:46you'd have a barn dance

00:36:48if you like

00:36:49we're dressed for it

00:36:49well that's been rambling

00:36:52with Tom Allen really

00:36:54now

00:36:54that would be a good show

00:36:55I present that with you

00:36:56oh there you are

00:36:57oh here we go

00:36:58they say television's dead

00:36:59not with you and me

00:37:00thank you Tom

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00:39:04More wonderful shots capturing the British hours at its best

00:39:07and set to Oliver Ledbury's glorious roll of honour.

00:39:10Please do keep sending them in.

00:39:12Coming up, from Hanging Out with the Stones,

00:39:15Seduction Lessons from a Screen Legend

00:39:16and Dinners with Princess Diana.

00:39:19He knows how to name drop.

00:39:20The charmer himself, Nigel Havers,

00:39:22sharing stories from his decades in show business,

00:39:25including his acting career and behind-the-scenes gossip.

00:39:28And paying homage to the festive flora

00:39:30we couldn't celebrate Christmas without,

00:39:32Camilla Bassett-Smith gets creative with the seasonal plants

00:39:35that say Christmas is coming.

00:39:37The holly and the ivy and plenty more too.

00:39:39And I return with Camilla right after this.

00:39:55Welcome back to Love Your Weekend.

00:39:57Coming up, the band that truly cornered the market

00:40:00in break-up bangers.

00:40:02Deeper Shade of Blue, One for Sorrow, Tragedy.

00:40:06Faye Tozer on turning Step's biggest heartbreak hits

00:40:09into a brand-new jukebox musical.

00:40:12Oh, she seems to have brought a horse too.

00:40:15And bringing Punch to the Manor Arms.

00:40:17Well, he looks like such a placid boy.

00:40:19Tom Sergi serves up the knock-out party punch bowls

00:40:22that'll kick-start your festive shindigs in style.

00:40:25Now, earlier, she was getting us into the festive spirit,

00:40:29extolling the virtues of classic Christmas trees.

00:40:32And she's not finished yet.

00:40:33Continuing her horticultural celebration of Christmas greenery.

00:40:37Welcome back, Camilla.

00:40:38With more trees.

00:40:39Yes, they keep on coming, don't they?

00:40:40They're breeding.

00:40:41So much choice.

00:40:42Now, this one, we spoke about spruce trees earlier.

00:40:45We've moved on to firs.

00:40:46And I think there's no denying that this one,

00:40:48the Nordmann fir, is the most beautiful shape, isn't it?

00:40:51It hangs onto its needles far better also than Norway spruce, doesn't it?

00:40:55It really does.

00:40:56And I think now probably this country's most popular Christmas tree.

00:40:58For good reason.

00:40:59Also very strong branches.

00:41:01So if you're hanging baubles,

00:41:02and you get some really big baubles, don't you?

00:41:04It really will take it.

00:41:06But a great, great tree.

00:41:08Actually named after a botanist at the Botanical Gardens in Ukraine.

00:41:11It takes its name from that.

00:41:13But this is the tree of choice, isn't it?

00:41:15And I think you often have a Nordmann.

00:41:16Yeah, out of all of them, the Nordmann for me is the best one to do.

00:41:21There's your Nordmann.

00:41:21And this one here, which looks like that, you know, grey spruce we had earlier.

00:41:26But again, this is a, you can tell this is a grey fir,

00:41:29because it's got the flat needles.

00:41:31It's lovely to feel.

00:41:32It's a noble fir.

00:41:33And that's the great thing, actually, very child-friendly in a home, aren't they?

00:41:36Because they don't, no poorly fingers from these ones.

00:41:39It's a bit more expensive, that's the thing.

00:41:41I mean, they do go up in price.

00:41:42That's it.

00:41:42But a great option.

00:41:43I mean, just so much choice, isn't it?

00:41:44The noble fir.

00:41:45Well named.

00:41:46It does look it, doesn't it?

00:41:47It does.

00:41:47But you've got other things as well.

00:41:48Our Christmas greenery.

00:41:49Wouldn't be complete without holly, would it?

00:41:51It wouldn't.

00:41:51Now, holly, I mean, we've been celebrating Christmas with holly for so many years,

00:41:56but it goes back, predates Christmas, really,

00:41:57for the winter celebrations of Saturnalia and people celebrating the solstice,

00:42:01because the Druids believed that holly was the last plant that the sun would desert.

00:42:06It's supposed to protect you from evil spirits and goblins.

00:42:09No one wants a goblin on Christmas Eve.

00:42:11Oh, no.

00:42:12No, not taking Father Christmas's mince pie and anything,

00:42:15and it doesn't have to happen.

00:42:16But hollies are such good garden plants as well for bringing into the house,

00:42:20but growing in this form of standard,

00:42:22which these are great either side of the front door, aren't they?

00:42:25Yeah.

00:42:25But you've got this gorgeous variegation, you said this one, Golden King.

00:42:27And this one?

00:42:28And Blue Maid, this one, which berries very profusely as well.

00:42:31So they have a very good crop of berries on these.

00:42:34Quite a new introduction, Blue Maid, I think.

00:42:35It's a bit much to say it's blue.

00:42:37The leaves are very, very dark green.

00:42:38They are.

00:42:39But you wouldn't call them blue, would you?

00:42:40If you don't kind of squint your eyes a little bit, put a few blue baubles on them.

00:42:42But the stems, actually, they're quite blue.

00:42:44I suppose maybe that's what the blue is for.

00:42:46They are, but very good and also good for wildlife as well.

00:42:48You've got those berries.

00:42:49So they look good all year round, don't they?

00:42:51And then indoors.

00:42:52Yes.

00:42:52Now, this is called holly.

00:42:53It's Streptocarpus holly, which is a brand new introduction.

00:42:57It's the first ever Streptocarpus houseplant to flower at Christmas time

00:43:01because normally they come into flower, which is just getting into spring,

00:43:04and then they flower through the year.

00:43:06But this one has got a head start, and it's a gorgeous kind of clarity colour, really, isn't it?

00:43:10It is.

00:43:11It's really strong, a strong, deep green.

00:43:12And also more compact than the usual ones with slightly smaller leaves.

00:43:15Yeah, they're shorter, aren't they?

00:43:16I always think they look like cow's tongues.

00:43:18This is more of a dog's tongue or something.

00:43:20A small cat.

00:43:21And probably a better bet than a poinsettia, actually.

00:43:24It's going to flower for much longer and be easier to keep.

00:43:26And also, if you bought a poinsettia from a cold street display,

00:43:30remember they're natives of Mexico, they're chilled at that point.

00:43:34You probably won't see it until you get them over,

00:43:35and then the leaves start going black and falling off.

00:43:37So if you are buying a poinsettia, and they're very popular,

00:43:39always buy them from somewhere warm,

00:43:41where they've been kept, preferably in a nursery or a garden.

00:43:43Taken care of.

00:43:44And then these beauties.

00:43:46We've had a little bit of a shower, haven't we?

00:43:47But they won't mind it, because the Christmas cactus quite likes it humid,

00:43:50likes a bit of a shower.

00:43:52And I love this colour, Alan.

00:43:54Look at this peach with the pink in it.

00:43:56Yeah.

00:43:56But they're actually, they're called Christmas cactus.

00:43:59More of a succulent, really, aren't they?

00:44:00Those succulent leaves.

00:44:01Yeah, they're epiphytes.

00:44:02In the wild, they grow up trees, not as parasites,

00:44:04but just clinging on and absorbing the moisture from the atmosphere.

00:44:08Now, you've got a little trough here.

00:44:09A Christmas trough.

00:44:10A Christmas trough, because it's something fun to do at this time of year with little ones.

00:44:14Make sure you've got drainage, because that's the key thing, isn't it?

00:44:17Especially in winter when it's going through the water.

00:44:18Yeah, exactly.

00:44:18So much rain.

00:44:19So this has got drainage in the bottom.

00:44:20We've got a multi-purpose compost that we've popped in.

00:44:23And a selection of festive plants as well.

00:44:26Now, in the centre, I adore this plant, Alan.

00:44:28And I think it looks quite Christmas tree-like.

00:44:30I love it.

00:44:31And I love saying its name, which is very euphonious.

00:44:34Cyadopitis verticillata.

00:44:36It's a beautiful tree.

00:44:36It's very good for checking that you've got your dentures in place.

00:44:39It is, it is.

00:44:39It's pretty ancient, isn't it, historically?

00:44:42It is.

00:44:42It's one of its kind.

00:44:43A bit like the ginkgo.

00:44:44Yeah.

00:44:45Thought to be quite a sacred tree.

00:44:48But it's got these beautiful whorls.

00:44:49Its other name is the Japanese umbrella pine.

00:44:53So these lovely umbrella-like ends to it.

00:44:56Shall I put you a...

00:44:57But popping him in the centre there.

00:44:58Shall I put you a hellebore in this end?

00:45:00Yeah.

00:45:01Christmas rose.

00:45:02Yes, this is Christmas carol, this one.

00:45:04And thinking about with any planter,

00:45:06about creating with this, quite a formal planter,

00:45:10that sense of height in the middle

00:45:12and then symmetry either side,

00:45:15which works really well.

00:45:17And these beautiful white flowers,

00:45:18snow white flowers, aren't they?

00:45:21Pop some soil in the back there.

00:45:23Look at that.

00:45:24That's basically all you need.

00:45:24Shall I tuck a heuchera in the front?

00:45:26We've got a heuchera.

00:45:28This one is silver gumdrop.

00:45:29Silver gumdrop.

00:45:30And I love just that silver frosting on the leaf.

00:45:34But underneath, you've got this plum colour.

00:45:36You can probably get it in there.

00:45:37As well.

00:45:37If you tuck it in there,

00:45:38we can get compost around it when they're all gone.

00:45:40There you go.

00:45:40Yes.

00:45:41And then finally...

00:45:42Oh, you've got more to get in?

00:45:43I have.

00:45:44All right.

00:45:44Because I'd love a little bit of ivy.

00:45:45Because at Christmas, ivy goes with holly, doesn't it?

00:45:48In this corner.

00:45:49I've just got a gap here.

00:45:50I'm going to put him in a corner.

00:45:50He's been in there a long time.

00:45:52But ivy, of course, is such a protective plant.

00:45:55It's brilliant in wreaths or planters.

00:45:57And actually, Westminster Abbey have ivy on wooden carvings there.

00:46:01So it's very much a part of protecting and Christmas

00:46:05and this time of year.

00:46:06That's a really wonderful scheme.

00:46:08Lovely.

00:46:08Bit of purple, lot of white, bit of green.

00:46:11Well done.

00:46:11Thanks, Camilla.

00:46:12Lovely.

00:46:12Pleasure.

00:46:13Time now for one of our regular check-ins with Folly Wildlife Rescue,

00:46:22an animal hospital in West Kent

00:46:24that provides specialist care for a range of native wildlife species in need.

00:46:29They've recently taken in a variety of different bird species,

00:46:33so we pay them a visit to see how their newest arrivals were getting on.

00:46:37We have quite a few special guests here at the hospital at the moment,

00:46:45which include three juvenile sparrowhawks

00:46:48and quite a few housemartins and swallows

00:46:50that are all growing up, ready to become adults.

00:46:53So they all come in, as I say, as white little fluffy chicks.

00:46:57Incredibly cute, especially the sparrowhawks.

00:46:59So when we're feeding the baby chicks,

00:47:01one of our priorities is ensuring that they don't imprint on us.

00:47:04So we cover our face fully

00:47:05so that they can't recognise us as individuals or as humans,

00:47:08as well as using this chick with some tweezers in its mouth to feed them with,

00:47:13and they begin to associate that with feeding rather than us.

00:47:16So they're really restless in here at the moment,

00:47:20and it's their first time being outside.

00:47:23It didn't quite go as we expected,

00:47:25but they were a little more calm,

00:47:27a little bit more nervous than we thought they would be.

00:47:31But once they were out, they were right out flying around.

00:47:34They've given all of their branches a good go,

00:47:37and they're trying to balance on them.

00:47:39They're a little bit wobbly at the minute,

00:47:40but they'll work it out eventually.

00:47:42And it's just all about building up their strength

00:47:44and their flight skills ready for release.

00:47:47Feather condition's really vital

00:47:49when looking for any bird's release,

00:47:51especially birds of prey.

00:47:52It's really important that their primary feathers,

00:47:54which they use to flight,

00:47:55are completely in perfect condition.

00:47:57If you're in a woodland area,

00:47:59that's their natural habitat.

00:48:01They prefer those areas.

00:48:02It's easier for them to perch

00:48:03while they're waiting to ambush the prey,

00:48:05and then they'll swoop in really low and fast.

00:48:07All of our babies, because they're juveniles,

00:48:10we have no idea whether they're boys or girls.

00:48:12You won't ever find out,

00:48:13because by the time they get their adult colours,

00:48:15they'll be out in the wild,

00:48:17living their best lives.

00:48:19So our migratory species are a lot more demanding.

00:48:23We feed them every 30 minutes,

00:48:25and then that progresses as they get older,

00:48:28whereas birds of prey,

00:48:29we can feed them four times a day.

00:48:32Swallows and house martens are very similar in stature.

00:48:35They're two little small birds.

00:48:37The easiest way you can tell them apart

00:48:39is that swallows have kind of like a brown chin,

00:48:41and their wings tend to be a lot longer,

00:48:44and they're kind of like bluey grey.

00:48:46House martens, they're a lot smaller.

00:48:49They look like mini penguins almost,

00:48:51because they're white fluffy chests,

00:48:53pure black backs,

00:48:54and you'll find them in open fields,

00:48:56kind of hunting, sweeping low.

00:48:58So here we've got some mealworms and waxworms,

00:49:02and they've had some crickets earlier,

00:49:03so this is like a little bit of a pudding for them.

00:49:06And these guys will be released somewhere near to the coast,

00:49:09so that they get a little bit of a head start.

00:49:11They'll then be on the wing,

00:49:12all the way through to their reach Africa.

00:49:15It's just amazing that something so little

00:49:17couldn't sustain and sleep and eat for such a long time.

00:49:20These guys have come out lucky

00:49:23and landed on the right claw or talon.

00:49:30I think this is probably a good place

00:49:33to release the sparrowhawks.

00:49:35A golf course may not seem like the most logical choice.

00:49:40The Neville golf course here

00:49:41have such a big rewilding scheme.

00:49:43They're wanting to introduce lots of new species to the area.

00:49:47There's lots of nice open greenways

00:49:50which is a good hunting ground for them.

00:49:52There's lots of tree cover nearby

00:49:54where they can sit and wait and ambush of their prey.

00:49:57We know there's farmland not too far away

00:49:59and there's also urban density

00:50:01that have lots of their prey.

00:50:04Look at him go!

00:50:06He found that thermal quickly, didn't he?

00:50:11There he goes.

00:50:12So we've just released our second sparrowhawk of the three.

00:50:15He's just flown up into these trees up here.

00:50:18He's given himself a little bit of a preem,

00:50:20making sure his feathers are in good condition

00:50:21before he takes off.

00:50:23At the same time, down by the coast,

00:50:25our swallows and house martens

00:50:26are starting their adventure to Africa,

00:50:29their long migration.

00:50:31It's really magical

00:50:32to see them released and out in the wild.

00:50:35It's amazing.

00:50:35Thanks again to all the team there.

00:50:42Sterling work, as always.

00:50:44Coming up, not all punch bowls are created equally,

00:50:48especially when he's doing the pouring.

00:50:50Drinks expert Tom Serges mixing up the measures

00:50:53with British-made spirits

00:50:54to create the perfect punch bowls for the party season.

00:50:58And celebrating those pop classics

00:51:01with the iconic dance moves,

00:51:03steps Faye Tozer on turning the band's smash hits

00:51:06into a smash hit musical.

00:51:09I'll see you with Faye in 5, 6, 7, 8.

00:51:12Welcome back to Love Your Weekend,

00:51:29this chilly Sunday morning.

00:51:30Coming up, Havers announces new UK tour.

00:51:34Nigel Havers returns to the stage

00:51:36with witty anecdotes,

00:51:38genteel rip-up E,

00:51:39and charm personified

00:51:41as he takes to the stage

00:51:42for an evening of showbiz recollections.

00:51:45And he has quite a few of them, believe me.

00:51:47Well, he's been doing it a long while, hasn't he?

00:51:50But first, my next guest made her name

00:51:52as one-fifth of the pop band

00:51:55of the late 90s and early noughties.

00:51:57Their back catalogue of infectious hit singles

00:52:00has now been turned into a romp

00:52:02of a jukebox musical.

00:52:04It's no wonder the show's got them

00:52:05dancing in the aisles

00:52:06when it's packed with sing-along

00:52:09feel-good tunes like these.

00:52:10Tragedy

00:52:12When the feeling's gone

00:52:14And you can't go on

00:52:15It's tragedy

00:52:15When the morning cries

00:52:17And you don't know why

00:52:18It's hard to bear

00:52:20With no one to like you

00:52:22You're going nowhere

00:52:24I know you're somewhere else right now

00:52:29Loving someone else, no doubt

00:52:33And I want the sorrow

00:52:36And it's too, too bad

00:52:40But I'm a deeper shade of blue

00:52:45And there's nothing I can do

00:52:49You're so far, far away

00:52:54They've become such a part of everybody's life

00:52:59Even old grandfathers like me

00:53:01You know, tragedy and whatnot

00:53:03Faye, it's lovely to have you with us

00:53:05And particularly when you think of things like that

00:53:07I always find myself wondering

00:53:09The first day you ever heard that song

00:53:12Well, lots of them there

00:53:14You know, five, six, seven, eight

00:53:15But tragedy played to you

00:53:17You're going to be singing this

00:53:19I mean

00:53:19For the rest of your life

00:53:20Yeah, for the rest of your life

00:53:22For A, did you mind

00:53:23And B, do you remember that moment?

00:53:24Oh, my goodness

00:53:25I mean, that was just like

00:53:26My life flashing before me

00:53:28We had no idea

00:53:30Five, six, seven, eight

00:53:31Was the first song that we ever had out

00:53:34Back in 1997

00:53:35And we would have no idea

00:53:38That we'd still be here

00:53:39Like 27 years later

00:53:42Yeah, still going

00:53:43Yeah, amazing

00:53:44Amazing

00:53:45But tragedy

00:53:46We can all do that first move anyway

00:53:48That's the move, everybody

00:53:49Yeah, still doing it

00:53:50I always do it like that

00:53:51Oh, no, it's this one

00:53:52Yes, of course

00:53:52That's a bit scared

00:53:53Absolutely

00:53:53We'll have to go that way

00:53:54Yeah

00:53:54My grandchildren were so impressed

00:53:56Faye is teaching me kids

00:53:58How to do tragedy properly

00:53:59You'll be pleased to know now

00:54:01And now we've got this musical

00:54:03This jukebox musical

00:54:04Here and Now

00:54:05Which is based on all your songs

00:54:07Not you in it, though

00:54:09And not your story as a group

00:54:11No

00:54:11But it utilises all the songs

00:54:13Yeah

00:54:13Rather like, you know

00:54:14At Mammonia

00:54:15Absolutely

00:54:16So we actually went to see Mammonia

00:54:18Years and years and years ago

00:54:19As a group

00:54:20When we first came out

00:54:21And we said

00:54:22Oh, gosh, you know

00:54:23Our music would really lend itself to a musical

00:54:25Like, fast forward to around eight years ago

00:54:29We changed our management

00:54:31And we said

00:54:32We really want to go ahead with this

00:54:33We really want to do a musical

00:54:34Because it would be a huge stamp

00:54:35A huge legacy

00:54:36For Steps and our music

00:54:38And it's taken about eight years

00:54:40To actually come into fruition

00:54:41We ended up with an incredible writer

00:54:44Shaw Kinchner

00:54:45We've got Matt Cole, choreographer

00:54:47Who is an award-winning

00:54:48You know, we've got an amazing team behind us

00:54:50And we've been able to create

00:54:51This really, really British

00:54:54Down-to-earth

00:54:55Heartfelt story

00:54:57With our incredible hits

00:54:59I'm allowed to say that

00:55:00Aren't we?

00:55:00Of course you are

00:55:01Nobody's going to deny that

00:55:02Well, last year you were in Liverpool

00:55:03Now, this coming week

00:55:05You're in Brighton

00:55:06That's right

00:55:06Well, the show is in Brighton

00:55:07You're not there

00:55:08But the show is

00:55:09That's right

00:55:09But it did strike me there

00:55:10There are similarities with ABBA

00:55:12In terms of sort of orchestration

00:55:14Aren't there really?

00:55:14Very much so

00:55:15And I think Pete Waterman

00:55:16Back in the early days

00:55:18You know, wanted to make a point of that

00:55:19He used to call us

00:55:20ABBA on speed

00:55:21But it was

00:55:24It was definitely

00:55:24Because of the blend of our voices

00:55:26The boy girl thing

00:55:27So, yeah

00:55:27And we totally own that

00:55:29Absolutely

00:55:29It's lovely

00:55:31This

00:55:31Long after those initials

00:55:33You say

00:55:34In 1997

00:55:35The fact that you are still together

00:55:37That you're still speaking to one another

00:55:38Yeah

00:55:38What's happening every day

00:55:39Well, it's quite rare

00:55:40Rare nowadays

00:55:41I mean, there's so many fallouts

00:55:42And whatnot

00:55:43It's rather nice to hear

00:55:45Of a group that are still sort of

00:55:47Yeah, I mean

00:55:47In speaking terms

00:55:48And seeing it going on

00:55:49The initial split

00:55:50Obviously

00:55:50There was a big gap in between

00:55:51Where we didn't speak

00:55:53Because it was quite a tricky ending

00:55:54But that's well documented

00:55:55And we're

00:55:55It's all water under the bridge now

00:55:57But

00:55:57You're growing up now

00:55:59Well, yeah

00:56:00And there's more important things

00:56:01You know

00:56:01We're all parents

00:56:02You know

00:56:03We all want to do things

00:56:04Outside of these things

00:56:05And celebrate each other for that

00:56:06And support each other for that

00:56:07And we're together

00:56:08Because we choose to be

00:56:09Now

00:56:10Not because we're being asked to be

00:56:12And that's really amazing

00:56:13Is Glastonbury still a dream?

00:56:16Ah

00:56:16Well, that would be bucket list

00:56:19It really would

00:56:20But Elton John

00:56:21Only got asked recently

00:56:23So there's still time yet

00:56:25Oh, dear, yeah

00:56:25Would love to though

00:56:26Glastonbury would be a dream

00:56:28Well, you've sung with some

00:56:29Interesting people

00:56:30I mean

00:56:31We've got a bit of footage of you here

00:56:32You singing with

00:56:33Russell Watson

00:56:34So here's Faye Tozer

00:56:36And Russell Watson

00:56:37In duet

00:56:37Why'd you do anything

00:56:40If you'd just let me in your life

00:56:43Whatever it takes

00:56:46I won't make the same mistakes

00:56:50It's a life that I'm looking for you

00:56:56And it doesn't matter what I feel for you

00:57:03He wasn't paying you any attention

00:57:20I think I was really rude

00:57:21He was singing so beautifully

00:57:23Where were you when you were doing that?

00:57:25Oh, gosh

00:57:26So I went on tour with Russell

00:57:27And we did

00:57:28We went on the QE2

00:57:30For this amazing trip towards New Zealand

00:57:33And that video was actually shot in Tahiti

00:57:36The outside charts

00:57:38That was part of our tour

00:57:39And we ended up in New Zealand

00:57:40And played to the biggest audience I've ever played to

00:57:43And it's 140,000 people

00:57:45My knees were knocking

00:57:47What does it fit?

00:57:48When you're standing in front

00:57:49It gets him conscious

00:57:50They had the most incredible orchestra behind us

00:57:52And I was just like a featured artist with him

00:57:54Got to do one of my own songs

00:57:56As well as working with him

00:57:57And Hayley Westrum was on there as well

00:58:01It was just magical

00:58:02Lovely, lucky me

00:58:03Knees knocking

00:58:04Do you get nervous?

00:58:05Yes, absolutely

00:58:06But if you don't get nervous

00:58:07I feel like

00:58:08You're not sharp

00:58:09Yeah, but also

00:58:10It's because you want to do a good job, isn't it?

00:58:12I think

00:58:12Yeah

00:58:13Well, you've done various jobs

00:58:15Various different ones

00:58:16I mean, playing Cruella de Vil

00:58:17In 101 Dalmation

00:58:19It's quite a different bit of acting

00:58:20And nice to play somebody nasty

00:58:23Yeah

00:58:23I'm an animal lover

00:58:27Doodle-doo

00:58:28Love animals

00:58:30Doodle-doo

00:58:31Love them here and here and here and here

00:58:34I like my creature comfort sneer

00:58:37Whoops!

00:58:38Was that a crocodile tear?

00:58:40Let's start with the shoe

00:58:42Always start with the shoe

00:58:43It lets you know just what to do

00:58:46If you're serving looks

00:58:48With all the feels

00:58:50It's got to be

00:58:51Kitten heels

00:58:52Let's cut to the calf

00:58:54Skin the calf

00:58:56Look at that leg

00:58:57Bevel, darling

00:58:59You don't want something that doesn't look right

00:59:02You want skin tight

00:59:03And when I say skin tight

00:59:04I mean skin

00:59:06In a very appropriate leopard skin

00:59:09Go there, Cruella de Vil

00:59:11Yes, you've got them in, though

00:59:12Yeah

00:59:12You've always loved musicals, I think, haven't you?

00:59:14I have

00:59:15I actually was auditioning for musicals when I did the steps audition

00:59:20I wanted to go into musicals, that was my thing

00:59:22I didn't realise that I'd end up in the pop industry

00:59:25And I've been really lucky since 2004

00:59:29I did my first musical, Tell Me on a Sunday, Bill Kenwright production

00:59:34Yes

00:59:34And then after that, I think I've now been in the musical theatre world as my other day job

00:59:39For about 20 years now

00:59:41And had some incredible roles, incredible shows, and worked with incredible people

00:59:45And you're doing Panto this year as well, are you in Birmingham?

00:59:47I am, I am

00:59:48We're at the Birmingham Hippodrome

00:59:50And we are doing Robin Hood

00:59:53So I'm, I usually play, like, the evil queen

00:59:56So this is a different part for me

00:59:58But I'm with the lovely Biggins

01:00:00And also Gok Wan, who I've never worked with before

01:00:03Good heavens above

01:00:04Two pantomime stalwarts there

01:00:06It's going to be a noisy show

01:00:07So who are you playing in Robin Hood?

01:00:09So I'm Maid Marian

01:00:09Well, of course, if you're not a wicked queen

01:00:12Oh, well, she's lovely, you can give her a bit of

01:00:14I think it's going to be very tongue-in-cheek, fun jokes

01:00:18Yeah, and setting it all up for everybody else

01:00:20So it'll be really fun

01:00:21Well, I'll be talking to Nigel about Panto as well

01:00:22Because it is the season, isn't it, to be in Panto

01:00:25Yeah, and darn hard work

01:00:27Yes, I mean, it's, for most people, it's two shows a day, six days a week

01:00:31And it's our graft

01:00:32And I think you have to be a certain type of person to want to do that

01:00:36And come back and do it every year

01:00:38But we always have a really, really great time

01:00:40And it's dark outside, it's a bit dingy

01:00:43So I'm like, roll me in glitter and I'm happy

01:00:45When you live in the country, you're living up in the North East

01:00:48So it's lovely to meet someone who's not down here in London

01:00:52But way up there

01:00:54And you're a country girl then, really, aren't you, country side?

01:00:56I think I am at heart

01:00:58Yeah

01:00:58I really am

01:00:58I really enjoy my downtime being outside

01:01:02I'm a big fan of, so I'm about an hour from the lakes, which is amazing

01:01:06And just walking and hiking is a real tonic for me these days

01:01:12I love doubling in the garden as well

01:01:13It gives me a lot of, I think it's that lovely contrast

01:01:17When your life is so busy and so hectic

01:01:19And just getting down to a bit of normality and a space to breathe

01:01:24We'll be getting you and Tom Allen on Gardener's Question Time

01:01:26Oh, lovely

01:01:27Top tips all round, yes, please

01:01:29Thank you, Faye, you're very welcome

01:01:31Well, we're heading down the garden path now

01:01:34With a secretive and deceptive and suspicious little creature

01:01:38Especially where acorns are concerned

01:01:40Here's Leslie Joseph

01:01:41And everything you need to know about the acrobatic grey squirrel

01:01:45A very good morning to you, Alan

01:01:49And a delicious and delectable good morning to you, dear viewer

01:01:53Today we go down the garden path to meet the grey squirrel

01:01:58Native to North America, grey squirrels were first introduced to the UK in the 19th century

01:02:05The species has spread rapidly

01:02:07And there are now an estimated 2.7 million grey squirrels across the nation

01:02:13Unfortunately, the introduction of grey squirrels has had a disastrous impact

01:02:19On the UK's only native squirrel species, the red squirrel

01:02:24This makes the grey squirrel considered somewhat of a pest

01:02:28The grey squirrel can be found in woods, gardens and parks across the land

01:02:31Frequently helping themselves to acorns, hazelnuts

01:02:35And even a cheeky nibble on the occasional pine cone

01:02:38When it comes to stashing supplies

01:02:40The grey squirrel will collect food in the autumn

01:02:43And bury their treasures underground

01:02:45Ready to be eaten in winter when food is scarce

01:02:48With a silver grey coat and a brownish face and feet

01:02:51The most striking feature of the grey squirrel is, of course, their characteristically bushy tail

01:02:57That helps keep balance when climbing trees

01:03:00When it comes to home life

01:03:02Grey squirrels make a rough nest called a dray

01:03:05Out of twigs, leaves and strips of bark high up in the trees

01:03:09Grey squirrels are renowned for their agility, adept climbing and cunning craftiness

01:03:15They can crack open bird feeders with ease

01:03:18And run along tightrope like washing lines to get to their nutty prize

01:03:23On the matter of movement, grey squirrels have double-jointed ankles

01:03:28Allowing their feet to face both forwards and backwards

01:03:33A perfect adaption for tree climbing

01:03:36Well, dear viewer

01:03:37That just about wraps up another visit down the garden path

01:03:41Over to you, Alan

01:03:43Thank you, Leslie

01:03:45And did you know, squirrels have four large front teeth

01:03:48That carry on growing throughout their lives

01:03:51That's to prevent them wearing down

01:03:53While they're munching away on nuts, seeds and other woody items

01:03:57Fancy, there you are

01:03:58Coming up from jumping hurdles in Chariots of Fire

01:04:01To taking a passage to India

01:04:03To cornering the market in greasy cabs

01:04:06Dubious charmers and lovable tops

01:04:09Nigel Habers takes to the road for a brand new tour

01:04:13And he's in panto too, as I said, playing Keeper of the Privy

01:04:17That well-known role

01:04:18I'll be back with Nigel right after this

01:04:20Welcome back to Love Your Weekend

01:04:34Still ahead, the drinks your party guests can serve themselves

01:04:38Tom Sergi gets creative with the hassle-free cocktail punch bowls

01:04:42That'll keep them coming back for more

01:04:44But first described as an entertaining, irreverent look at ageing

01:04:48Second chances, friendship and love in later life

01:04:51Proving that it really is never too late

01:04:54Just ask Anita Dobson and Nigel Havers

01:04:56We love you Cynthia

01:04:59You can stay with me!

01:05:02You ready?

01:05:08You ready?

01:05:09You ready?

01:05:10Thanks about it

01:05:11It had to be you

01:05:14Fantastic

01:05:15It had to be you

01:05:17I wandered around

01:05:21And finally found

01:05:22found the somebody who could make me be true and could make me be blue and even be glad

01:05:36just to be sad thinking of you. Well Tom Allen was rubbish but you were really there quite

01:05:42good I thought. I've not seen that so it comes as a bit of a shock. It's part of a new play

01:05:50for today yes that lovely series we had many many years ago and they suddenly brought them back

01:05:54you and Anita Dobson in this story about older people tell us a bit about the plot. Well I'm in

01:06:03an older person's sort of home. Accommodation. Accommodation and she turns up and we were old

01:06:10flames from way back and she is very disappointed to see me because of the way it ended and it ended

01:06:17in a way that she thought was wrong and in fact it was a mistake and and I won't spoil it but

01:06:22it's rather cute and lovely and I did enjoy doing it. I'd never worked with Anita but she was

01:06:28fantastic. She's a delight. She really is. She sat where you're sitting several times and as an

01:06:33interviewee she's absolutely delightful. She is just incredible and Play for Today started kick-started

01:06:39many people's careers as you probably know including mine in a way because I did a couple

01:06:44and it was at a time when you know you go to the BBC and say I've got this idea and they say

01:06:50well let's do it and it would be done. And it was quality drama. Yeah but it was done very quickly

01:06:55no one interfering didn't cost much money didn't get paid very much but at least you got something

01:07:00done and on the telly and that's I think a very good idea to revive and that's the plan. You started in

01:07:08things like that and it's been wonderful watching you develop and and seeing you now playing older

01:07:14men near your own age. Was there a moment when you thought I've moved on I'm not that young bounder

01:07:21anymore. Just now actually. Just now. Just watching that clip I thought oh it's happened. I'm in an old

01:07:28people's accommodation. It's finally happened. Yeah. But I'm not I mean so what. Oh but they are such

01:07:34cracking roles. They are. And one in particular which must have been really intriguing and in a

01:07:41way hard to play. Playing your grandfather because most of your family have been in law. Your father

01:07:45was Attorney General and you know great legal roles within government Sir Michael Havers. Your brother

01:07:53is in that. You the actor in the family. And then to play this role which is your grandfather

01:07:59in Cruel Love.

01:08:08Ruth Ellis. The jury has convicted you of murder. In my view it was the only verdict possible.

01:08:17You will be taken hence to the prison in which you were last confined. And from there

01:08:25to a place of execution. Where you will suffer death by hanging. And thereafter your body buried

01:08:36within the precincts of the prison. And may the Lord have mercy on your soul. Amen.

01:08:43Thanks.

01:08:48Thanks.

01:08:50Thanks.

01:08:52Ruth Ellis. The last woman to be hanged in Britain and sentenced to death unwillingly by your grandfather

01:09:08because she would not say she hadn't intended to kill a lover.

01:09:13Absolutely correct.

01:09:14You knew your grandfather. I mean what a thing to have to go through.

01:09:17I know.

01:09:18From Ruth Ellis's point of view obviously but also from your grandfather's point of view.

01:09:20Indeed and he did speak about it and he was mortified by it. And as you know during the trial

01:09:26he kept saying but you didn't intend to kill. Oh yes I did she said at every turn. So there's

01:09:33nothing he could do. He sent a letter to the Home Secretary at the time asking him to spare

01:09:39her. Commute sentence. Yes. And he refused. And he then decided to pay for her son's education.

01:09:49But she did. Gracious me. Yeah. Playing your grandfather then in that role, was that hard?

01:09:54That was a facile question really but it must have been very hard to do that role.

01:09:58Actually I... Channeling him in a way. I'm glad they asked me and I said no. I have one reservation

01:10:03that I think I'm a little too young to play him and they said actually you're ten years old.

01:10:08Oh dear. Back to the age thing Nigel. Yes back to the age thing. Every word I say is the words

01:10:15that he spoke. Goodness. So I had to get them absolutely dead right. But I was... I adored

01:10:21my grandfather so it was quite something for me to do it. On a lighter note you're still

01:10:26touring with your one month show I think or are you going to tour again with it? I am. I'm

01:10:29going to go out. I had such a good time doing it and I realised you know I couldn't work

01:10:34out why I wanted to do it. People had asked me and I kept saying really am I back to the

01:10:40age thing. I'm too young to do this and then I decided I wasn't. But I remember Dawn French

01:10:46who's a great friend of mine. She rang me one night. I was in a play just about to go on

01:10:50stage and she rang and said I'm just about to go on stage and I'm so nervous I'm doing

01:10:54my one woman show and I don't know why I'm doing it. Why am I putting myself through this?

01:10:58And I said Dawn it's very very simple. You're doing it because you have a huge ego.

01:11:03And she said oh you're right. Oh now I understand. Thank you. And I found myself on stage on the

01:11:10first night I was doing this and I said why am I doing this? And I realised it was because

01:11:14I have a huge ego. Well that's Noel Coward when he was once being interviewed. The interview

01:11:19said I'm terribly sorry to keep asking you about yourself and Coward said no no it's my favourite

01:11:24subject. It became mine. Yes. I got Judy Dench to do the introduction and you hear her voice saying

01:11:31ladies and gentlemen here's someone who needs no introduction and then you hear me saying

01:11:35but if I don't need an introduction why are you introducing me? She says you're right.

01:11:39OK. Here's Nigel Havers you know. So she kicks me off and I run on stage in slow motion to the

01:11:46music of Chariots of Fire and it sort of kicks off. And I had an idea but I didn't have a script.

01:11:52He just sort of happens. There's enough that you've done Nigel over the years and the variety

01:11:58of it as well from comedy to heavy drama. There's another popular drama which you have

01:12:03been in, Downton Abbey. Oh yes. Now Julian Fellows is a great friend of mine and we were

01:12:09a bunch of actors all growing up together and whenever we went to the pub to have a drink

01:12:13Julian would always sit on the table over there writing. I'm writing I'm just doing

01:12:16him writing. We thought he's never going to get any job writing. He's never going to get

01:12:22anywhere. Come on Julian you're never going to get anywhere writing. So that was very

01:12:26incredible. And then came Gosford Park and then came the Oscar. Yeah and came the Oscar.

01:12:29So when he said would you play this part? Yeah. A cad. He said oh that'll be novel.

01:12:35That'll be fine. I've done that before. Here you are then. The cad and Downton Abbey.

01:12:41Well what shall we talk about? Hatton? Shall we discuss why you never go there now? Or

01:12:50Le Churl? Or what about Hepworth House in Grosvenor Square? I spent so many happy

01:12:56evenings there with your father in hot pursuit. I see it's time for some honesty. A change

01:13:06is as good as a rest. I think you know that Hatton's gone. So has Loch Earl. And Hepworth

01:13:16House has so many mortgages. I could only sell it at a loss. So my spies tell me. So you

01:13:23want Rosamond or rather the fortune of the late Mr. Painswick to come to the rescue? My feelings

01:13:30for Lady Rosamond are sincere. I admire her immensely. I do not doubt it. My only fear

01:13:37is that you admire her money more. Lady Rosamond is too young to be alone. And you'll concede

01:13:44that there are many varieties of happy marriage. Maybe. But they are all based on honesty. I insist

01:13:55you tell the truth about your circumstances to Rosamond. After that, it's up to her.

01:14:02Dowager Countess Grantham, a force to be reckoned with. Those short, sharp put-downs and one-liners.

01:14:09Maggie Smith, a force to be reckoned with. But a delight to play opposist, I would think.

01:14:13Oh, I knew her well. So I had fun with her. You know, I saw her not long before she died,

01:14:19actually. And I said, Maggie, you're looking wonderful. And she said to me, you're clutching

01:14:23at straws, darling. Very Maggie. She was quite a wonderful person.

01:14:29You did get the part in the end. I did get the part in the end, yes.

01:14:32But a far cry from Panto. I mean, it's ten years you've been doing the Palladium Panto now

01:14:38with Julian Clary. And it is, it's hilarious. Last year, I was the poster boy for assisted dying.

01:14:44What are you this year?

01:14:49I can't dare tell you what I am this year.

01:14:53Something to do with the privy?

01:14:55Yes, I'm keeper of the privy, actually.

01:14:57Oh, right. The purse bit's been dropped.

01:14:59Oh, yes, totally.

01:15:00Just keeper of the privy.

01:15:01I keep the loose clean.

01:15:02How much sort of adalibing goes on in the evening?

01:15:06Well, it's funny you should ask that, because once you've strapped it down, we try and keep

01:15:11it because there's so many cues involved. But Julian can't obviously resist, so it does move around.

01:15:18Especially with me.

01:15:19Especially with you.

01:15:20Yeah.

01:15:21It's clearly huge fun.

01:15:22It is huge fun.

01:15:23But I do, what a wonderful life. I've had the most amazingly good time.

01:15:26Don't tell everybody.

01:15:27No, no.

01:15:28I've had a very hard, difficult life.

01:15:30Yes.

01:15:31Well, we can tell that from your features.

01:15:32Just like you, Alan.

01:15:33Yes.

01:15:34Just like me.

01:15:35Yes.

01:15:36And I'm not giving up the spade either, because you never know when you're going to need it again, do you?

01:15:39And I love a bit of spade work myself.

01:15:41Good.

01:15:42I'm a keen, keen gardener.

01:15:43I'm glad.

01:15:44The place is full of them today, really.

01:15:46You and Tom Allen together.

01:15:47Yeah.

01:15:48Lovely to talk to you.

01:15:49Lovely to talk to you.

01:15:50You'll say for a light libation at the end, will you?

01:15:52Have I ever said no?

01:15:53No.

01:15:54Unfortunately not, no.

01:15:56Before.

01:15:57It's dreadful.

01:15:58Brings up the worst in me.

01:16:00Before the libations, time to de-stress your Sunday even more with today's Ode to Joy.

01:16:06That's all.

01:16:09It's not a thing to do.

01:16:12All right.

01:16:13That's good.

01:16:14Let's do it.

01:16:17We'll see you next time.

01:16:20Bye-bye.

01:16:22Bye-bye.

01:16:23Bye-bye.

01:16:25Bye-bye.

01:16:26Bye-bye.

01:16:27Bye-bye.

01:16:28Oh, my, bye.

01:16:29Bye-bye.

01:16:30Bye-bye.

01:16:31Bye-bye.

01:16:32Bye-bye.

01:16:33Bye-bye.

01:16:34Bye-bye.

01:16:35ORGAN PLAYS

01:17:05ORGAN PLAYS

01:17:35ORGAN PLAYS

01:17:42That was New Mills in Derbyshire, fabulous county,

01:17:59courtesy of Andy from Drone UK

01:18:00and set to one of my favourite overtures,

01:18:03The Silken Ladder by Rossini.

01:18:06Come one, come all,

01:18:07it's the return of the 1970s punch bowl.

01:18:09Remember them?

01:18:10No wonder Tom Surge has already got a cue for me.

01:18:13Gracious me.

01:18:13I'll be back with the other Tom,

01:18:15Faye and Nigel to sample his communal cocktails

01:18:18right after this.

01:18:33Welcome back to Love Your Weekend.

01:18:35Best of British time,

01:18:36and with the Christmas party season in full swing,

01:18:38our diaries easily fill up

01:18:40with invites to office stews

01:18:42and festive mingles and jingles

01:18:44and with family and friends.

01:18:46But if you're playing host this year,

01:18:48perhaps a hassle-free approach to bartending

01:18:50is what's called for,

01:18:51with the return of the classic 1970s punch bowl.

01:18:55Dangerous.

01:18:56Not only are they cost-effective,

01:18:58but they also mean you can escape

01:18:59from behind the drinks trolley

01:19:01and enjoy the evening yourself.

01:19:03Here with his very own batch-made cocktails

01:19:05using the finest British spirits.

01:19:07Welcome back.

01:19:08Tom Surge with an array of goldfish bowls.

01:19:11Thank you, Alan.

01:19:11I know.

01:19:12Look at this.

01:19:13I brought them from home.

01:19:14It's all mine.

01:19:15It's not.

01:19:16It's not.

01:19:17There's poor fish.

01:19:18There's poor fish.

01:19:18I know.

01:19:19It's an absolute travesty.

01:19:21Do you know,

01:19:21this is one of my favourite segments we've done.

01:19:23I think punch is exactly the time of year for it.

01:19:26We think of punch, first and foremost,

01:19:28as being this very summery kind of, you know,

01:19:30Caribbean island kind of influenced thing.

01:19:33And actually,

01:19:34these are incredibly British drinks.

01:19:36These were almost definitely invented in India

01:19:39while the Brits were out there in the 1600s.

01:19:41And so they have a 400-year history.

01:19:43And their arrival in the Caribbean

01:19:45arrives with the Brits.

01:19:46And so there's this real kind of British,

01:19:49I suppose, sort of heritage to these drinks

01:19:51that then transcend and move all over the world

01:19:53and then get these brilliant, unique characters

01:19:55from the cultures that they meet along the way.

01:19:57So we're going to explore that a bit.

01:19:58First off, we're going to do something outrageous.

01:20:02And it's, I think, my favourite of the lot.

01:20:03It's a beautiful thing.

01:20:05It's the Chatham Artillery Punch.

01:20:07It is this situation over here.

01:20:09I've been to Chatham,

01:20:10and let me tell you,

01:20:10you can easily get punched there.

01:20:13So this is different Chatham, you see.

01:20:15So this, this comes from Georgia, out in America.

01:20:18And in 1885,

01:20:19Chatham Artillery Punch was invented.

01:20:21It is a combination of cognac,

01:20:23very, very lovely rum,

01:20:27bourbon,

01:20:28and topped up, crucially,

01:20:30all that else is in it,

01:20:31a bit of lemon juice and sugar,

01:20:32topped up with the brilliant Westwell,

01:20:35Wiccan Foy, English sparkling wine,

01:20:37giving it a bit of verve and ziff.

01:20:39This is delicious.

01:20:40Isn't it amazing?

01:20:40That's all that's in it.

01:20:41That's all that's in it.

01:20:42Very tasty.

01:20:43And then what's on top?

01:20:44What have we got?

01:20:44A little bit of grated nutmeg.

01:20:46Ah.

01:20:46If you want to,

01:20:47yeah, that's the key thing.

01:20:48Oh, I just thought that was a bit of hay

01:20:49that had fallen off the ceiling.

01:20:51Just a little.

01:20:53It's really refreshing.

01:20:53There's a lot going on in this, isn't there?

01:20:55There is a lot going on.

01:20:56I can taste all of it.

01:20:56It's very complex, isn't it?

01:20:58Mouth party.

01:20:59Delicious.

01:20:59Yeah.

01:21:00And you would never suspect

01:21:01that it's almost entirely meat spirits.

01:21:04And the reason for that

01:21:05is you get this amazing freshness.

01:21:06Oh, I think I would.

01:21:07I was going to say,

01:21:08I think I'm about to.

01:21:10It's a sort of heart starter, isn't it?

01:21:12Yeah.

01:21:13Full stopper, one or the other.

01:21:15Yes.

01:21:15Oh, as my father would call it

01:21:16a phlegm cutter.

01:21:20Go on, Faye,

01:21:21you like this as well.

01:21:22I do.

01:21:23I think it's really refreshing

01:21:24though as well.

01:21:25It's got this tartness,

01:21:26this kind of moorish

01:21:27little tartness to it.

01:21:28Yeah.

01:21:29Beautiful.

01:21:29It's gorgeous.

01:21:30And as you say,

01:21:30once they're in the bowl,

01:21:31it's just sort of

01:21:32pouring away.

01:21:33Free for it, isn't it?

01:21:35Dive.

01:21:36Yeah, it's lovely, that one.

01:21:37Oh, this one's warm.

01:21:39Yeah, this one is warm.

01:21:40And I thought what we'd do here

01:21:41is we'd do a sort of

01:21:42lovely mould cider.

01:21:44And the idea is,

01:21:45these are drinks

01:21:45that are there to be served

01:21:46as a sharing drink.

01:21:48They're there to be

01:21:49ladled out in kind of

01:21:50generous kind of

01:21:51quantities to people.

01:21:52And our mould drinks,

01:21:53our culture of that here

01:21:54at this time of year

01:21:55is amazing.

01:21:56So I'm saying people

01:21:56should get into mould

01:21:57earlier in the year.

01:21:58Don't wait till kind of

01:21:59absolutely Christmas

01:22:00and into New Year.

01:22:01Get in it now.

01:22:02Have it.

01:22:02It smells delicious.

01:22:03This is just lovely.

01:22:05So this is Celtic Marshes cider.

01:22:07They're a seventh generation

01:22:08Herefordshire cider farm

01:22:10that is all grown on one estate.

01:22:13And this is their orange version.

01:22:15It's absolutely stunning.

01:22:16It's wonderfully gentle.

01:22:18Yeah.

01:22:19But delicious.

01:22:20Is it just the cider?

01:22:21That's it?

01:22:21So what I've done,

01:22:22I've actually tuned that up

01:22:23very slightly.

01:22:24I've thrown a little bit

01:22:26of a ginger vodka in there

01:22:27as well.

01:22:28Which I think they're quite,

01:22:30what I love about mould drinks

01:22:33is you can hide,

01:22:34like all good punches,

01:22:35you can hide quite a lot

01:22:36of booze in them.

01:22:37So it's a bit of a party starter.

01:22:38A bit of ginger to go

01:22:40alongside the orange

01:22:41and cinnamon.

01:22:42And you like a vodka,

01:22:43don't you?

01:22:43That's so good.

01:22:44That's particularly nice.

01:22:46Come on.

01:22:47Very nice things.

01:22:48Ginger's good for your throat

01:22:48as well,

01:22:49so that's a good excuse

01:22:50to pop it.

01:22:51Exactly.

01:22:51So pop that in as well.

01:22:53Before you go on.

01:22:53Yeah.

01:22:54A little tipple

01:22:55before you go on.

01:22:56Now, as ever,

01:22:58we're going to have

01:22:58a non-alcoholic version

01:23:00of these amazing punches

01:23:01and I'm fascinated.

01:23:03I'm fascinated

01:23:04by the non-alcoholic world.

01:23:05And we've got,

01:23:06what I've done here

01:23:07is I've created

01:23:07layers and layers

01:23:08and layers

01:23:09of lots of different,

01:23:10really lovely,

01:23:11gently bitter,

01:23:12gently vinegar-based

01:23:13some of them,

01:23:14different non-alcoholic drinks

01:23:15made in England,

01:23:16things like Bativo

01:23:17and that sort of thing.

01:23:18But I've also

01:23:19layered it very heavily

01:23:21with this.

01:23:21This is Three Spirit

01:23:22and it's called

01:23:24Cherry Love Social

01:23:25and it is a mood-boosting,

01:23:27functional spirit.

01:23:28So it's got Damiana,

01:23:30which is an aphrodisiac.

01:23:31It's got all sorts

01:23:32of kind of different things

01:23:33going on.

01:23:34I know.

01:23:35Come on.

01:23:35that are meant to

01:23:37sort of give you

01:23:38a sensation.

01:23:39It's great.

01:23:39No alcohol.

01:23:40No alcohol.

01:23:41No alcohol.

01:23:42No alcohol at all.

01:23:44But in layering it up

01:23:45with lots of different drinks

01:23:46and then topping it

01:23:47with a little bit

01:23:48of ginger beer,

01:23:49what it does

01:23:49is it gives you

01:23:50a sensation

01:23:50that should give you

01:23:51a little warmth

01:23:51and a little tension

01:23:52and a little texture

01:23:53like an alcoholic drink.

01:23:54If you'd said

01:23:55there was something

01:23:55alcoholic in there,

01:23:56I would have believed you

01:23:57because it's got a bit

01:23:58of edge to it,

01:23:58doesn't it?

01:23:59It's not too sickly.

01:23:59At the end of the day,

01:24:01I have to say,

01:24:03it hasn't got any alcohol

01:24:04in it.

01:24:05It's not so interesting.

01:24:07It actually tastes

01:24:08a little bit herby

01:24:10and medicinal.

01:24:11Yes,

01:24:12there definitely is that.

01:24:13100%.

01:24:14Three down,

01:24:14two to go.

01:24:16Now,

01:24:17this time of year

01:24:18we get into

01:24:19that funny old season

01:24:20where we start drinking

01:24:21lovely warm drinks

01:24:22but that are sort of

01:24:23filled with milk

01:24:24and eggs

01:24:25and there's this tradition

01:24:26of the eggnog

01:24:27and all these

01:24:28spiced rum-based

01:24:29sort of rich drinks

01:24:30and this

01:24:31is a little take on that.

01:24:33This

01:24:33is the Black Lines

01:24:34Oat Nog.

01:24:36It is oat milk,

01:24:37it is beautiful rum

01:24:39made in Devon,

01:24:40cinnamon,

01:24:41a little bit of spice

01:24:41to it

01:24:42and it is a

01:24:42dairy-free,

01:24:44egg-free alternative.

01:24:45Oat Nog?

01:24:46Oat Nog.

01:24:47Oat Nog.

01:24:48Come on,

01:24:48everybody's happy.

01:24:49Now,

01:24:50it doesn't have

01:24:50the sweetness

01:24:51you expect.

01:24:52No, actually.

01:24:53You're used to that

01:24:54yellowy one,

01:24:54aren't you?

01:24:55Yeah, yeah.

01:24:55Avacar.

01:24:56Avacar.

01:24:57Oh,

01:24:57I quite like it.

01:24:58Have we got an Avacar?

01:24:59We like a bit of Avacar.

01:25:00After this,

01:25:01we can have a cup of Avacar.

01:25:01Oh, we can make a snowball.

01:25:03Oh, I'd like a snowball,

01:25:04Alan.

01:25:05Yeah, that one.

01:25:06Yeah.

01:25:06It's good, isn't it?

01:25:07Yeah, it's really nice.

01:25:08Refreshing.

01:25:08Yes.

01:25:09What's the alcohol?

01:25:10So, this is Devon-based,

01:25:12really high-quality rum,

01:25:13blended with oat,

01:25:15you know,

01:25:15literally oat milk,

01:25:16kind of oat cream,

01:25:17and then little bits

01:25:18of different sort of spices,

01:25:19cinnamons and a bit of nutmeg

01:25:21layered in.

01:25:22I think it's beautiful.

01:25:23That's really nice.

01:25:24Have you added anything

01:25:25to this?

01:25:25I've added nothing to this.

01:25:27So this is straight out of that bottle.

01:25:28Literally set out of that bottle.

01:25:29It's delicious, isn't it?

01:25:30It's delicious.

01:25:31It hasn't,

01:25:31you know,

01:25:32because if you start going into

01:25:33creamy drinks,

01:25:35which will be nameless,

01:25:36they're very Moorish,

01:25:37but they're quite sickly.

01:25:38Oh, I'll at least say.

01:25:39But this isn't.

01:25:40It's much more milky

01:25:41than creamy,

01:25:42which is good.

01:25:42You can have litres

01:25:43and litres of this.

01:25:44I would like to have that.

01:25:46I actually really like that.

01:25:47So then we get

01:25:48to the Market Garden

01:25:49and Faye likes that one.

01:25:50I do, I do.

01:25:51I'm so pleased, mate.

01:25:52This looks like something

01:25:53you entered into Chelsea once,

01:25:54Alan.

01:25:55Yeah.

01:25:55Yes, I think I've got

01:25:56a gold medal for this one.

01:25:58So, I've said it before

01:25:59on this show,

01:25:59but a garnish should either

01:26:00be there to elevate

01:26:01the flavour of the drink

01:26:02and give it more aroma

01:26:03or it should be

01:26:03sort of threatening you,

01:26:04sort of poking you

01:26:05in the eyes.

01:26:05So, feel free to get

01:26:07the bouquet out of the way

01:26:08if you want to.

01:26:10But if you are making

01:26:11drinks for pineapples,

01:26:11use the leaves,

01:26:12for goodness sake.

01:26:13That's the point of it.

01:26:13Ooh.

01:26:14This is...

01:26:15Alan, what's happened?

01:26:16Ooh, I'll just have...

01:26:17Yes, Barbados.

01:26:17Oh, really?

01:26:18Take a slow,

01:26:19because after that creamy one...

01:26:20Talking of hiding

01:26:21lots of booze in these things,

01:26:23these are the best drinks

01:26:24to absolutely fill

01:26:26with beautiful rums.

01:26:27This is my take

01:26:28on a classic Jamaican

01:26:29or Barbadian-style rum.

01:26:30Oh, that's good.

01:26:31This is based on

01:26:33this beautiful

01:26:34Two Drifters

01:26:34Devon-based rum.

01:26:36Highly, highly, highly

01:26:37sustainable,

01:26:38very, very

01:26:38planet-friendly rum.

01:26:39This is their

01:26:40overproof pineapple.

01:26:42So, this is a spiced rum

01:26:43and it is,

01:26:44instead of being 42%

01:26:45like most rums,

01:26:46it is 60%.

01:26:47Oh, jeez,

01:26:48now you tell us.

01:26:49That explains it a lot.

01:26:52I don't know.

01:26:52It's very much an hour.

01:26:54I've got to a great heavy

01:26:54machinery later this evening.

01:26:55Yeah, exactly.

01:26:56I can't tell you more.

01:26:57I can't tell you more.

01:26:58And this is pineapple juice.

01:27:00It is orange juice.

01:27:01You throw in

01:27:02some sort of lovely

01:27:03all-spiced bit of nutmeg

01:27:04to give it that

01:27:05lovely kind of spice to it.

01:27:06And then, crucially,

01:27:07what makes these

01:27:08lovely punches,

01:27:09sweet and easy drinking,

01:27:10is strawberry syrup.

01:27:12So you need to get yourself

01:27:12some really sweet

01:27:13strawberry syrup.

01:27:14And that's what gives it

01:27:15that amazing,

01:27:16uplifting,

01:27:17beautiful fruit.

01:27:1750% did you put in there?

01:27:19There's about a bottle

01:27:20and a half in there.

01:27:21There's litres of the stuff

01:27:24in there.

01:27:24Don't worry,

01:27:24there's loads of orange juice.

01:27:26I haven't had plants this evening.

01:27:26I haven't met before.

01:27:30But it's got this wonderful

01:27:31funk,

01:27:32the two drifters rum,

01:27:33as well.

01:27:33It's got this lovely

01:27:34herbaceous,

01:27:35lovely rolling

01:27:36kind of spice to it.

01:27:37It's delicious.

01:27:38It is.

01:27:39Absolutely

01:27:40astonishing.

01:27:42There you go.

01:27:42Come on.

01:27:43And you're looking here

01:27:44at four people

01:27:45who are really glad

01:27:46that they didn't have

01:27:46all this

01:27:47before they talked

01:27:48together in the show.

01:27:49So it might have

01:27:50gone a completely

01:27:50different direction.

01:27:51Imagine the secrets

01:27:52we would have revealed,

01:27:53Alan.

01:27:53It did.

01:27:53Dash.

01:27:54Why did I do it

01:27:54the wrong way round?

01:27:56They're the most

01:27:56wonderful punches

01:27:57I've ever had

01:27:58in my life.

01:27:59Nigel.

01:27:59Correct.

01:28:00They really are.

01:28:00They are incredible.

01:28:01Delicious.

01:28:02Tom,

01:28:02you're a star.

01:28:03If only we all

01:28:04had the time

01:28:05and the patience

01:28:05to do what you do.

01:28:06Hey,

01:28:07well,

01:28:07look,

01:28:07you know,

01:28:07it keeps me in a job,

01:28:08doesn't it?

01:28:08That's all right.

01:28:09That's fine.

01:28:09Somebody's got to do it.

01:28:11Gracious me.

01:28:11That's it for today's show.

01:28:13Thank goodness,

01:28:14you might say.

01:28:15Thanks to all my guests,

01:28:16to Faye,

01:28:16Tom,

01:28:17Nigel,

01:28:17and of course,

01:28:18the other Tom.

01:28:19Joining me next week,

01:28:20Claire Balding,

01:28:22and the man

01:28:22currently wowing audiences

01:28:23every night

01:28:24in Melbrook's

01:28:25The Producers,

01:28:26Andy Nyman,

01:28:26and he is wowing.

01:28:27I saw it last week.

01:28:29Tear down each cheek.

01:28:31So funny.

01:28:32Oh,

01:28:32we've got reindeer too.

01:28:33Nearly forgot.

01:28:34Up next,

01:28:35Fletcher's Farm.

01:28:36But I'll leave you now

01:28:37with these words

01:28:37from Mae West.

01:28:39I'll try anything once,

01:28:41twice if I like it,

01:28:42three times

01:28:44just to make sure.

01:28:45I think she was

01:28:45onto something.

01:28:47Till the next time

01:28:48from all of us,

01:28:48cheers.

01:28:49Cheers.

01:28:54Nigel,

01:28:55you're absolutely right.

01:28:56That is the best punch

01:28:57I have ever had.

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