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00:00Hello and welcome to your Tuesday One Show live on BBC One and I play with Lauren Laverne
00:16and Angelica Bell and as the cold weather continues we're hoping to warm you up tonight
00:21with a show full of incredible stories from uplifting dog rescues to the life of a legendary
00:27boxer yes after packing a punch in mob land Pierce Brosnan will be here alongside SAS rogue hero star
00:33Emile El Masri their inspirational new film Giant tells the rags to riches story of boxing world
00:40champion Prince Nassim Hamid oh yes just loved it also joining them we've got a man who's no
00:45stranger to an emotional journey Pete Wicks is back with a new series of his award-winning show
00:51he's going to be telling us all about getting hands-on as he goes behind the scenes at Britain's
00:56largest dog rehoming charity look at him there happy as Larry helping care for vulnerable pets
01:01and with the Golden Globes just days away Radio One film expert Ali Plum has been to Birmingham to
01:07find out how communities are coming together to help keep the magic of cinema alive plus Ali will
01:13be here to tell us what's on his must-see movie list for 2026 well right in a moment we're going
01:18to be talking to Pierce and Amir about their big boxing film Giant but first we've got the perfect
01:23thing to get you in the mood yes the start of the year is a time when lots of people will be thinking
01:27about getting fit and actually John Baptiste has been to find out about a new NHS project that's
01:33using the power of sport to help change lives from hitting the pads to fancy footwork boxing is great
01:42exercise for both body and mind the sports popularity is growing with more amateur clubs than ever before and
01:50this boxing club is popped up in a bit of an unusual location in the UK first this boxing gym has opened
01:58on an NHS site in South East London it's run by the mental health charity off the ropes the long-term
02:05vision of head coach and co-founder Warren Dunkley I used to take my pets onto the wards and and do a
02:11little bit of one-to-one with some clients people kind of was more interested in coming and doing some
02:17boxing with me rather than just doing conventional gym work how does boxing impact our mental health
02:21boxing is really really good because people can come in with a small goal and come out the gym of
02:27achieving a goal and then that kind of creates a motivation to want to come back the team here
02:34has been using boxing training to support those with acute mental health issues and whilst boxing has
02:39traditionally been linked to neurological problems it's now looking at ways and non-contact training
02:45could help patients with Parkinson's and dementia it works really well with some some conditions
02:52such as Parkinson's because it's kind of little set routines and it works on people's balance and
02:57coordination we're doing some physical health and some mental health kind of treatment here kind of
03:03getting their recovery going through the boxing so hopefully helping with further illnesses and and
03:08diseases later on in life to come here people are referred by the NHS or they can refer themselves to
03:16these sessions which run five days a week today Warren is going to put me through my paces find a bit of space
03:24guys yeah I cannot remember the last time I've done a warm-up like this when's that beep coming
03:31oh you are so better than me at this Lauren lives with functional neurological disorder a condition where
03:43the brain's messaging system malfunctions causing symptoms like muscle weakness tremors or movements
03:49problems but with therapy and structured activities like boxing some people see real improvements I
03:55usually use stick to walk around with where I've been training and working out and everything it's got
04:01my leg that are and I'm hoping fingers crossed to come off with like a walking aid completely next
04:07year how would you say boxing has changed you Lauren it's helping me lose weight which is obviously
04:13helping me physically but also mentally as well how do you feel when you come here amazing
04:19afterwards yeah I'll come in here if I've got anything on my mind I leave with a happy face regulars Russell
04:26and Ben also turned to boxing to improve their mental and physical health can you tell me about
04:32your mental health challenges I've had schizophrenia half my life I've been in a few hospitals it's made
04:39me feel like I belong somewhere and more happier and in a routine which is helping my mental health can
04:47you tell me about your current condition then no dogs are good I don't know what was wrong with me
04:53you know I woke up by the angel couldn't walk how has come in here helped you it's amazing before
05:00coming I couldn't even stand up I walk at all but you feel like part of something before we just
05:07on my own now when there's a group of us we I feel much happier myself this space was provided by Oxley's
05:17NHS Foundation Trust its chief executive psychiatrist Dr Ify Okocha believes its benefits could be life
05:26changing medications we prescribe sometimes makes people lethargic makes them put on weight and makes
05:33them disconnected from from society we want to connect people who want to keep people healthy and we really
05:40want this to be the next step for most people from hospital and to support them in the community
05:47and John I tell ya well done guys the team believes it's offering something unique a sense of community
05:57and the chance to set goals and move forward in life today has shown me that boxing is more than
06:03fitness the care and structure here are giving people the strength to overcome obstacles and build a
06:09brighter future thanks so much for that film actually what a brilliant idea of it I mean
06:18and who would have thought for you know issues like Parkinson's that it could be helpful fantastic
06:22that's we might have to go down and have a little spa I know exactly yeah you'll win definitely time to
06:26welcome our first guest tonight it is Pierce Brosnan and Amir El Masri welcome to all of you it is great to
06:35have you both here and we are going to be keeping with a theme of boxing now with Pearson Amir's powerful
06:40new biopic giant yes the film charts the rise of 90s trailblazing fighter Prince Nazeem Hamed played by
06:46Amir from his early years growing up in Sheffield to becoming a boxing world champion by the age of just 21
06:52all with the help of his charismatic trainer played by Pierce before they tell us more here's a little taster of
06:59the action are you the Irishman that runs boxing gym my children they are having trouble at school
07:04how'd you get that cut on your lip save me got that bent nose if you can fight like this now his size his
07:12age who's gonna stop him when he's a man boxing is no longer for old men in suits it's for boys that
07:19you want the swagger the razzmatazz and that's mathers this tear up Hamid has done it the prince's
07:29champion of the world who's more important between or the fighter we were just saying to you both how
07:40amazing the film is it and I mean it's just so impactful on so many levels it's not just about
07:45the drama that's in the boxing ring is it I just say thank you for having us this is uh I just big
07:51fan of the show so yeah really great to be here um yeah this this film really resonated with me on
07:56on a personal level it's just the the father-son dynamic you know someone who wants to become his
08:02own and you know essentially a coach who has has been who was a father and impactful person to so many
08:09world champions and and and how someone wants to hold on to that fine family dynamic and someone
08:15else wants to kind of grow out into his own um both well-intentioned but coming at it maybe from
08:22from different ways but um yeah Rowan Nathal who wrote and directed it really gave us so much
08:28you know meat on the bone with these characters bringing them together I'd seen I'd seen Nazeem rise
08:34up through the ranks as we all did and was fascinated by him but I didn't really know about the character
08:40I'd play Brendan Engel yeah and he in Sheffield I mean he was a real local legend wasn't he oh massive
08:45massive you know a saintly man in some ways in the sense that you know he was this Irishman who went to
08:52Sheffield and formed a community there for young men who were kind of out in the streets and brought
08:58them all together through boxing they have that massive support system now when we were very
09:04fortunate to go and visit the gym and we went there and we we got to to chat with his with his son as
09:10well and uh you know they're still keeping it they're still keeping at it the the system is is still alive
09:16and true now I mean you're a big fan of Naz massive you've watched him growing up in the 90s so it must
09:22have been a real big deal for you to take on such an iconic character someone who really changed the
09:27world in the face of boxing for sure I mean I grew up you know I wanted to become a boxer as a kid but
09:32then when my brother was like you need to think of a ring walk and a dance I was like oh no no I'm too shy
09:38and then ironically became an actor but but uh but yeah I mean he you know he spoke for so many people
09:45from different communities as well um not only just as as a British boxer but also as someone who
09:51is of Yemeni origin as well um you know he resonated with so many people and to go through so many
09:56trials and tribulations and become world champion is no mean feat so um yeah really comes out in the
10:03story yeah absolutely absolutely definitely and both of them as well I mean they were both going through
10:10so much as well and and you know Brendan was trying to hold his arm as well he was I mean
10:14Brendan wanted the golden ring he wanted to be up there he and he found it in you he found it in
10:20this little boy who had you know this heart and courage of life and uh and it is for me I connected
10:28as a father of sons you know that's that was my strong connection to to Brendan and then you kind
10:34of learn the history and the dynamics of the relationship but again going back to the script and
10:41what was there by by uh Rowan Athar was so so well connected for us as actors Rowan had a you know
10:48he gave us the bible you know he kind of it was we we didn't have to veer too much out of the of the
10:54script um the script was immaculate in itself and also Piers was pretty much method as as as that father
11:00figure he always had everyone's back and super super protective of that sacred space that we were in on
11:06on set as well so it was amazing to to do that with you as well oh cheers mate it was it was it was
11:13it was intense it was intense well you both had to take on you know huge transformations for the role
11:19um Piers what was it like you know playing that character donning the leopard print tracksuit and
11:26did a bit of dancing in there as well oh there you go now uh you got a memo as well i know i'm i'm
11:34right into it i thought it looked great just to say well you know he was a showman Brendan was a total
11:40showman and and so was naz and it was created out of that flamboyance and you know you want to grab
11:48the attention of the world and these characters did exactly that but uh yeah leopard skin i kept the
11:55leopard skin definitely carry on really you never know you never know when you have to jump into a
12:00little leopard skin but um no there was a transformation in this i mean i i don't look
12:07like Brendan and again when i read this text and i thought my god Rowan you're giving me a jewel here
12:15so there were prosthetics for me involved yeah you were in a chair for hours it was a couple of hours
12:21you know and uh but uh great great company who i worked with millennium fx and uh so it was about
12:29two hours ball cap nose whatever and uh and then you you you know you work with someone like amir who
12:40really busted his chops i mean you had four weeks to get ready for the part didn't you playing a guy
12:45used to somersault into the ring you must have been training 24 7. yeah we had no joke 12 hour days
12:52going in the gym at 7 a.m leaving at 7 p.m but we had an amazing team i mean the whole stunt team
12:58were incredible everybody just got stuck in um you know really really like went above and beyond
13:06and um yeah we felt ready i mean and i'm super proud of this filming the fight the fight sequences
13:14in itself as well incredible like um ian streets who choreographed the fights as well you know we
13:20religiously studied the fights so brilliantly done and so moving as well it's a really beautiful film
13:26thank you so much and you can watch giant in cinemas from this friday yeah don't miss it still to come
13:32radio one film expert ali plum finds out about the power of community cinema and he'll be revealing
13:37his must-watch movies to look out for this year but before that it's time to chat to pete wicks about
13:42the return of his heartwarming show which sees him lend a helping hand to change the lives of rescue
13:47dogs at rehoming centers across the country but before he joins us on the sofa let's have a look i love dogs
13:54in fact i don't just love them i'm completely obsessed and i couldn't be more delighted
14:05to be back at the dogs trust again hey little baby pub to witness the resilience how she's managed to
14:13bring up six puppies it's a miracle the courage this one looks a little bit more shut down and the
14:18unconditional love that these amazing creatures are capable of oh i mean look how happy that man
14:25is right there and he is here now welcome so cute i mean this is more than a job for you this show
14:34isn't it you do six months ago but never spend a day at work i know you love making this program
14:39honestly it's the best thing i can't believe my luck every time i go there like genuinely this is
14:44it's not work at all like for me i get to spend my day with all sorts of different dogs and it's
14:50kind of a running joke on set that every dog i meet is my favorite like every single one i'm like you're
14:55my favorite and then i mean oh you're my favorite it's just the best thing in the world this is all
14:58i've ever wanted to do so if i could do this to the day i die i'd be happy listen it's an award-winning
15:02series series three and i think it's fair to say that in this one you really get involved you want to
15:09get in there help the team help the dogs you're just so hands-on yeah series three we've done a
15:14lot of things that we hadn't done before we we followed some um potential police dogs uh some go
15:20through training i did some fostering um i went straight from start to finish on a lot of journeys
15:25including handovers and hoarding cases and um yeah it's pretty hands-on but it's it's such a blessing
15:32to to be even a small part of the journey of these dogs so you talked about the handovers there
15:36which is where people have got in touch because they've got to give up their dogs and i mean some
15:41of those sequences absolutely heartbreaking and i know that you've learned a lot about like why people
15:46have to do that you know how they end up in that situation has it has it sort of taught you anything
15:50new about absolutely i mean the whole show a lot of the reason i wanted to do this show because i
15:54mean it took me six years to get this off the ground it's taken a long time was was partly to educate
15:59people on on rescue rehabilitation and vulnerable dogs but aside from that there's also the human element
16:04which is that everyone have emotions and you know people go through different things cost of living
16:08crisis you know there's there's lots of different things and factors that that um affect why someone
16:13might hand over a dog but at the end of the day going somewhere like dogs trust where you know they're
16:18going to get the kind of best care and the opportunity to find a happy ending is the responsible thing
16:22to do so you know i've got a lot of respect for people that actually take that route rather than
16:26you know potentially dumping dogs or or whatever else but i mean it's heartbreaking it's heartbreaking for the
16:31families but you know at the end it's it's the best thing for the dog yeah you mentioned the team
16:35there they are so kind and giving and emotional that's really stands out in the program as well
16:41everyone that works at dogs trust and all the volunteers the fosterers every single from top to
16:46bottom and you know we travel the country across every center and every center has got the kind of
16:50same compassion and empathy for animals and humans they're honestly heroes and i know that's kind of
16:55banded around quite a lot that kind of not all heroes wear capes thing but they genuinely are
17:00it's such an emotional roller coaster i mean i spend more time crying than i do laughing
17:05but for them to do it day in day out selflessly they're just incredible and let's talk about
17:11service dogs because it turns out you've got a pretty good detective yeah i'm a dog scout now yeah
17:17yeah yeah um yeah talent spotter yeah you know what i mean like i've been been around it's not my first
17:22rodeo um but yeah we we actually had some some mallee pups who the police were potentially looking at
17:27to become service dogs so there's lots of different characteristics that you can find from
17:31from puppies even if they're only a couple of weeks old that could make them potential good
17:36service dogs and as it turns out i'm not bad at picking them that's great and also dog fostering
17:40you you mentioned how was that what was that like i mean fostering is one of the hardest jobs
17:47to do because every foster you feel like it should be a failed foster because you want to keep them
17:51um but yeah i did some fostering for a beautiful dog called crumble who had been at the center for
17:55a number of years crumble yeah oh look there she is but she'd been there for a number of years and
18:01had no interest so there wasn't um a lot of information about what she was like in a home and
18:05part of the fosterers and what the fosterers do is is for a lot of dogs who struggle in kennel or
18:11you know for them to be able to give potential new owners an opportunity to know what a dog's
18:15like in a home because you know no dog should be in a kennel as wonderful as the kennels are they
18:20should all have a home and it's all part of the journey and you know ensuring that they get to
18:25that point where they get their happy ending pete when you've been on the show before you've talked
18:28about your rescue dogs we know that peggy sadly not with us anymore but just give us an update
18:33on eric eric is good eric's 12 now um he's basically a loaf of bread with legs uh he can't
18:40see i know the feeling after christmas he can't see much he can't hear much um but yeah and and you
18:45know peggy unfortunately she was ill for for a good couple of months and i lost her a couple of months
18:49ago which is you know anyone that has kind of got dogs it's it's yeah absolutely broken my heart
18:55but eric's doing all right me and erica we're all right all right we're all right good good lovely
18:59comments here amazing series such and it says such a genuine person and kelly says i've already watched
19:06a few episodes of the new series pete has such a genuine love for the dogs that he meets you can
19:10tell you're just absolutely every single dog lifting it up to your face so the dogs are better than
19:15people bar used to of course thank you don't worry there you go i get it we get it and pete wicks
19:21for dog sig is available to watch on you now okay back to the big screen now because in just a moment
19:27we'll be speaking to radio one's film expert ali plum ahead of the golden globes this weekend
19:32but first he's been to birmingham to find out why it's not just hollywood keeping the wonder of cinema
19:37alive big movie releases like ping pong comedy drama marty supreme can still attract moviegoers
19:45to multiplexes but a different kind of cinema is also working its magic over a hundred years since
19:51the first film society was founded in the uk there are now more than 1 600 community cinemas across the
19:57country but they're having to be increasingly creative to attract a new generation of moviegoers
20:04since 2019 uk cinema attendance has dropped by around 30 percent and many screens face closure
20:10as rising costs and home streaming take their toll but screen b14 a community cinema group in birmingham
20:17is bucking the trend we hope to complement the existing cinema ecology um with the new releases but also
20:24like throwing in some more historical films some experimental ones and really thinking about
20:29the demographic of our local area and like the needs and the issues that are important to to
20:34those people as well how do you compete with those bigger cinemas affordability and accessibility a
20:39flexible pricing structure so people can adjust the cost to their financial situation depending on the
20:45screening that can be anything from like free through to as expensive as they want it to be how do you
20:50find new and interesting ways to engage a potential local audience we do a lot of screenings at the heath
20:56bookshop literary adaptations we showed buena vista social club at a cocktail bar and had cuban themed
21:03cocktails with the film tonight's screening is simon liang's goodbye dragon in a film you're unlikely to
21:10see at a multiplex for volunteers who help run the group this isn't just about the movies speaking for
21:16myself i was genuinely just quite lonely and i'm a massive film fan and i just saw it online and i was like
21:23this is my people same deal as nadine really just meeting kindred spirits who are just obsessive about
21:29film and bringing interesting unusual films to new audiences over 30 percent of community screens are
21:36in rural areas places that otherwise might not have a cinema at all and across the uk they're popping up
21:43in old social clubs and even shopping centers founded in 1930 the manchester and salford film society
21:50is amongst the oldest that's still going strong today tonight they're screening babette's feast
21:55an oscar-winning danish classic volunteer cow runs its social media and the projector in the community
22:01spirit of the society is really really strong after the film lots of people stay behind talk about the
22:06film with each other so it feels much more than just an ordinary cinema experience for those visiting
22:13today this kind of cinema provides something most multiplexes don't i think the diversity of what they
22:19pick to show is incredible not just seeing the same actors and actresses over and over like we do
22:26really in mainstream cinema it creates new friendships and it's also very reasonably priced
22:32most members at manchester's film society are over 55 so carol who helps run it is on a mission to
22:38bring in younger audiences tonight she's come to screen b14 in birmingham carol if you want to stand up
22:45to see what's pulling in the cracks although tonight's screening is at a cinema for ben finding
22:54different venues to show films within the community has been key to getting bums on seats local
23:00businesses are much more supportive than i would have first thought i kind of thought they won't be
23:06interested in community cinema and they won't be interested in like providing stuff for for what
23:11we're trying to do the response has been really really positive well that sounds good and it's
23:15something certainly if we can give it a try and carol has some advice to share in return from her
23:22years of experience i think what i'd say even though things might get tough don't give up because it's
23:29that great thing you know somebody comes out they've seen a great film it's been a great experience
23:34we've all shared it and you just feel fantastic about it tonight has left carol delighted to see
23:41community cinema thriving with a younger crowd i really enjoyed feeling that enthusiasm new things
23:47happening young people being involved and it's really good thing to take away from international
23:54film and food nights to vintage projector screenings community groups like this are finding new ways of
24:00bringing people together and a hundred years on it proves that watching movies is better together
24:09and just like that straight from the cinema ali is here hello now we just saw timothy chalamet there
24:16who scooped an award at the critics choice lucky boy um but we're turning our head to the golden globes
24:22this weekend who do you think is going to win i think timmy might be up for another gong again i think
24:27it's his to lose oh he's likely to win the bapta i reckon and the oscar for his portrayal of and i
24:32know this sounds like a joke a semi-professional ping-pong player in the 50s does sound like a joke
24:39it does i like that he didn't win for bob dylan but he's going to win for the right and it's great
24:44movie marty supreme it's over two hours long and it's intense but boy has he earned his oscar should
24:49he get it and if you get one you just have to scoop up all the others i think it's a rule okay but we've
24:54also got jesse buckley who i adore she was so good in wild rose and in that olivia coleman movie
24:59may remember wicked little letters but she's so charming and wonderful she's in this new film
25:03called hamnet out this friday as it happens and she plays agnes alongside paul mescal who plays
25:08one william shakespeare and it's about them recovering surviving from a family tragedy it is
25:13a weepy but trust me it is emotional and beautiful you may know the book i know i love the book i'm i'm
25:19having to steal myself for the film because it is going to be full-on isn't it there's a scene at the
25:23end that is going to get you can't wait bring tissues yeah good luck this weekend at the golden
25:28globes to her um so obviously ali after a few challenges as we just saw in the film you know
25:34this could actually be quite a big year at the box office couldn't it how optimistic are you 2025 was to
25:39be polite patchy for cinemas that is very polite patchy very much thank you thank you critic at heart
25:46so 2026 much more optimistic i want to tell you there are some belters on the way trust me
25:51all right so we've got supergirl to jumanji 3 let's talk about films that the whole family can
25:57sit down and enjoy well i know this is going to sound like i'm listing off a lot of numbers because
26:01sequels are on their way toy story 5 is coming and it's five five already and if you think that's
26:08a big number how about wait another one shrek 5 that's out in december five shreks and there's been
26:14two person boots as well anyway look minions 3 that's out in july as well that's the seventh film
26:19too many numbers in the despicable me franchise and then the super mario bros 2 film aka super
26:26mario bros galaxy i think that's out in april so many big family films look forward i feel like we
26:31needed a whiteboard for that session like countdown for a minute um so ali blockbusters also back in
26:38a big way big time have you heard of one young up-and-comer called christopher nolan slightly yeah
26:44yes slightly he likes a long film he likes a good film and he is tackling one heck of a classic story
26:50to say the least homer's the odyssey oh oh that's taking me back to my latin days oh yeah
26:57showing off robert robert pattinson zendaya matt damon tom holland the list goes on and on and on
27:04the odyssey is the film of the summer out in july i cannot wait to see i'm so excited right it's all
27:10greek to me ali nice now we all love a guilty pleasure so please reveal yours for 2026 forgive
27:18me i don't think this is guilty i just love it with all my heart the devil wears prada returns correct
27:25if you'd said that was a guilty pleasure i would have walked out at this point you could have finished
27:28the show yourself i've not seen the first one i thought that might have a bad reaction it's so good
27:34is it good yes neither of you no no i'm sorry sorry i didn't you can't dress this well and not
27:40have seen the devil wears prada yes the sequel is out in may stanley tucci and hathaway emily blunts
27:46back the meryl streep i'm so excited about this film it's going to be high camp the first one we'll
27:51go together we'll go together yeah do a double bill yeah yeah amazing um ali pete here is a big peaky
27:56blinders fan and he's got something to look forward to in 2026 as well hasn't he yes in march we're
28:01getting a peaky blinders movie so excited look i'm genuinely thrilled that we're getting a proper
28:06feature-length version of one of my favorite tv shows of all time killian murphy i could just
28:10watch him do anything if he did the washing up i'll watch it but piggy blinders the movie is coming
28:14out in march march it's going to be in cinemas for a little bit and then it's going to be on netflix
28:19and we've got to talk about the big adaptation coming of wuthering heights as well i'm excited
28:23about that let's not forget emerald fennel who gave us saltburn and of course um promising young
28:28woman she's an oscar winner and she has a new movie coming out and it is called wuthering heights
28:33heathcliff is one jacob elordi and we have uh margot robbie i'll be watching that there we go
28:39as kathy yeah you're in yeah i'll tune in for that one i wondered why you went to see barbie pete
28:44yeah mystery one of my favorites five times wasn't it yeah yeah yeah that's out on valentine's day so
28:49easy one wuthering heights valentine's day fantastic that'd be a solo date for me then definitely 2026
28:55is going to be brilliant we're all sorted for films lovely thank you so much ellie and you can
28:59catch ellie on radio on breakfast with greg james that's all we've got time for tonight thank you
29:04to our wonderful guests this evening yes tomorrow i'm going to be back with gethin when we'll be
29:08joined by comedy stars dawn french and mark he alongside jake humphrey plus matt will be here
29:14with your first watchdog of 2026 oh can't wait for that for now have a great evening bye
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