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Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh - Season 8 Episode 2

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00:00:00Start an old tractor on a winter's morning, still ready for work, still proud of its place in the

00:00:05landscape and still managing to start and stop fortunately. A reminder that the evening January

00:00:12is chill. There's warmth, heritage and heart to be found all around us. It's time for Lovey Weekend.

00:00:30For much of Britain, January represents

00:00:57the very heart of winter. The frosts lie thick across the fields, the mornings arrive in shades

00:01:04of silver and the countryside settles into a quieter, more contemplative rhythm. It's also a month of

00:01:11promise. We're never quite sure when the first signs of spring will dare to appear. But here in

00:01:17Hampshire, we're ready to greet whatever the season sends our way, even fine drizzle like this. And it's

00:01:23a packed morning ahead. Coming up, from keeping Adina and Patsy in check as Safi in Ab Fab, to charming

00:01:31Sunday night audiences in Lark Rise to Candleford. Julia Sawala on teaming up with the good Padre as

00:01:38she enters the world of Father Brown. And it's nearly 30 years since we warmed to him in the

00:01:44full Monty and we've been enjoying his company ever since. Mark Addy on returning home to Yorkshire

00:01:51and taking on a Robbie Coltrane classic. And wine expert Tony Oshoba brings her top picks

00:01:58of rich, hearty reds, the perfect companions for a January evening. And devoted to enriching lives

00:02:06through horses. How these gentle creatures help riders and carriage drivers of all ages grow in

00:02:13confidence, strength and joy.

00:02:20Now, she slips seamlessly between stage screen and Sunday night favourites. And he slips seamlessly

00:02:26between Knights, Kings and West End Musical. Welcome to Julia Sawala and Mark Addy. And you've

00:02:33met before. You've worked before. Yes, we did a Flint Street Nativity where we were playing tiny children.

00:02:40And then we... Remember me. Remember me. Do you remember me? I do remember you. Surely good.

00:02:48This is Michael Palin's Remember Me, yes? Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:02:52And Jodie Comer. A young, very young Jodie Comer. A young Jodie Comer. And I was thinking, you're good.

00:02:58Yes. You weren't wrong, were you? No, I don't know anybody who's worked with Michael Palin who has

00:03:04a bad word for him. I mean, he's such a lovely guy. Well, he pays a lot, you know.

00:03:09He's a charmer. The lovely thing about having you both on, is particularly on this programme,

00:03:14which is very much predicated on the British countryside, is, you know, you are both country

00:03:18people. I mean, you live down in Wiltshire now. Your gardening's quite good, I'm told.

00:03:22I do live in Wiltshire. I used to live in Somerset. My gardening is spectacular. All because of you,

00:03:28Alan. And I mean that, but I don't like to say it because you must get sick of it.

00:03:32No, never.

00:03:33I've got your hard copy books. I open them. And all the time that I garden, this is the honest truth,

00:03:41whenever I'm gardening, it makes me tearful. I always think of you. I always hear your voice.

00:03:47And I think, what would Alan do when I get a bit frustrated? You gave me a love of gardening,

00:03:54which I did. I've always loved nature since a tiny girl. And when I got my first house,

00:04:00and I was growing vegetables and all sorts of things, and things were going wrong and right,

00:04:04I relied very heavily on your books. I never miss gardening as well. It is because of you, truly.

00:04:12Well, I'm deeply honoured. I think when you go out trying to enthuse people about something,

00:04:17there's no greater compliment when they say that you did and it worked. Yeah, honestly.

00:04:21But, so, gardening? I'm not a great gardener. I've tried and failed many, many occasions.

00:04:29Julia lent you a book. Yes. Oh, excellent. I bet you'd be good at digging.

00:04:32Oh, I'm a digger. No, I'd be really good at digging. Oh, I'm a digger.

00:04:35Yeah. In terms of growing anything, nah, it's... You get no joy from that.

00:04:40Nah, I've just failed sensationally several times. But you are a countryman.

00:04:46Yeah, I love being out in the countryside. We live on the edge of the Yorkshire Walls.

00:04:50So, you're surrounded by... David Hockney did a series of his iPad paintings in that area.

00:04:58He loves it. So, define the Yorkshire Walls for it, because I'm a Dalesman,

00:05:02so I'm from the up and down bit of York, which is flatter. The Yorkshire Walls sit where, Mark?

00:05:07Well, the Dales are, as you know, higgily-piggily, dry stone walls,

00:05:14kind of more picture postcard-y. The walls are much more gently rolling countryside, glacial

00:05:22for... glacial formations. What does Wald, where does that come from, the word?

00:05:26Do you know? Sorry. It's an old word. Yeah, it is.

00:05:29But, er, I wouldn't know where, er... Wolds. Well, there's the, there's the Cots, Wolds.

00:05:34Yeah. I mean, I think it is, I mean, it is a rolling landscape, I think, really.

00:05:38And where, where we are, it's chalk, erm, a chalk band, which runs, it comes out somewhere

00:05:44down in Dorset, or... There's a great, if you look at, there's a raft of chalk that goes from

00:05:51bottom left to halfway up on the right, that runs right through here, through Hampshire,

00:05:55and goes on that way. So, yes, we're, we're in that, and maybe that's why I can't grow anything, er...

00:06:01Well, blame it on the chalk. Blame it on the chalk, yeah.

00:06:04I've been growing chalk for 45 years now. It's a thin excuse.

00:06:11But at least we know that you like living in the countryside, which is the most important thing.

00:06:15Oh, absolutely, yeah, yeah. Now then, I've got to ask you, Bo, because I've, I've heard rumours, um,

00:06:20of mistaken identity. Don't believe them.

00:06:23People coming up to you, I mean, I remember somebody coming up to me once saying,

00:06:26I used to love it when you used to do the weather.

00:06:30No, I know, I've never done the weather. Random.

00:06:33Very random. Oh, right, okay. And another one who said, um,

00:06:36that jumper you were wearing on Gardens World last week, I gave it to Oxfam. Did you go into it?

00:06:41No, I didn't buy an Oxfam. Who have you been mistaken? Who was the weatherman, though?

00:06:46I don't know. I have no idea. It's a long time ago now. Are you mistaken?

00:06:52Well, I mean, I've got a cracker. Helena Bonham Carter.

00:06:57Oh.

00:06:57In the early days. We used to go, we used to go to places, you know, I don't know, events,

00:07:04award events. And I'd say, where am I sitting? And they'd say, over there. And I'd go and sit on

00:07:09this table and it'd say, Helena Bonham Carter. And I'd be sitting with some very special people.

00:07:15That's not my table. And I'd go and I'd see Helena sitting in at my table with all my very special

00:07:20people. Um, yeah, there have been many occasions at events or at places, you know, not, not in real

00:07:29life. Yeah. But when you're, where you're meant to be at the same place together. Yeah. Mark, what about

00:07:34you? I, the one that I get mostly, people confuse me with John Thompson. So people say, oh, loved you

00:07:43in cold feet. And like, no, no, that's the other guy. So, but it's, uh, it could be worse. It could

00:07:50be worse as long as they, they know they've seen you somewhere. Yeah. Even if it wasn't you. Much more

00:07:56from Mark and you a little bit later. In the meantime, now do help yourselves to everything you

00:08:01fancy love. Pastel Donata there. We even have proper Yorkshire parking. Oh, parking. There you are,

00:08:07parking from Yorkshire. Just makes Mark and me feel very much at home. I would eat one,

00:08:12but I've got to say a few words. So still to come a few comforting tipples to take the edge off the

00:08:16coldest of winter nights. Wine expert, Tony Ashoba brings us her top picks of hearty reds. Perfect

00:08:24for a January evening or morning. And we have some rather majestic equine visitors today. We meet the

00:08:30horses and ponies who help riders and carriage drivers of all abilities and ages discover confidence,

00:08:38joy and independence. And she's back with her 2026 New Year calendar. Camilla Bassett-Smith showcases her

00:08:45top plant pick for the year ahead. And let's just say it's small in size, enormous in personality

00:08:52and absolutely impossible to ignore, much like someone else I know. I'll be back with Camilla right after the break.

00:08:58With January in full swing, there's a certain quiet charm to the British countryside. Walkers wrap up and head

00:09:21for the hills where frost clings to the heather and the moorland feels almost otherworldly. And equally

00:09:28enchanting is what's still to come this morning. From holding her own against Edina and Patsy, to puzzling

00:09:35out mysteries in Jonathan Creek, to fluttering her eyelashes through Pride and Prejudice as Lydia Bennett.

00:09:42She's given us some unforgettable moments. Julia Sawala on life, laughter and the roles that have made her a

00:09:49fan favourite. And a little journey into Britain's agricultural past. We're taking a spin through

00:09:55some magnificent vintage tractors, the grand old workhorses of British farming, still turning heads

00:10:02and churning fields long after their sell-by date. But first, once upon a time, bonsai was seen as a

00:10:10bit of a specialist's treasure. The kind of thing that was admired from a distance at garden shows.

00:10:16Certainly, it was far too fiddly to have on your own windowsill. But over the past few years, these tiny trees

00:10:22have quietly taken root in Britain. So much so, in fact, that Camilla has declared bonsai her plant of 2026.

00:10:32So, how come you've fallen for these little cuties?

00:10:34Well, firstly, they represent luck and prosperity and I think we all need some of that in a new year, don't we?

00:10:40Not quite. But they are so beautiful. And I think people often think that bonsai is a type of tree.

00:10:45But it's the art of cultivating miniature trees in containers, isn't it?

00:10:49So you can grow an oak tree as a bonsai? Yeah, you can. Or a pine.

00:10:52And just keep it small because those roots are contained. And it's really accessible to all.

00:10:56And what you say about specialists, we all tend to be a little bit perhaps nervous, certainly I do, of growing them.

00:11:03But I don't think we need to be. Now, you have outdoor bonsai and indoor bonsai. And it's important

00:11:07to know the difference, really, of what tree you have. I've got two evergreen outdoor specimens here.

00:11:12First, this gorgeous Aleppo pine. And isn't it so pretty?

00:11:16The appeal is in the miniature-ness, isn't it, really? It is.

00:11:19I mean, if you're on a close-up of that little cypress down there, with its roots, and you can see

00:11:24this side here, where the roots are sort of clinging to the surface of the soil. If you were close in on that,

00:11:31you could think it was a full-sized tree. And it's the charm of everything in miniature, isn't it?

00:11:35That's right, that intricacy. That really makes them so popular.

00:11:38And the meaning behind them as well. I think it's good for your well-being growing these, because

00:11:43you're right, they're so beautiful, they're so intricate. But the pine, meaning longevity,

00:11:48and the Chinese juniper, that meaning strength, because they're quite hardy little chaps, aren't they?

00:11:52Both of these can grow outside. Presumably, you have to avoid them being frozen solid,

00:11:57because it's a tiny root ball. You do. And if you put them outside,

00:11:59you want to put them in a really sheltered, warm spot. But then moving indoors, and this one,

00:12:05the money tree, the jade plant. A lot of people know this plant, don't they?

00:12:09Yeah, but of course, when you're growing it like this in a tiny pot, and you're trimming it back,

00:12:13the leaves are much smaller. Normally, they're about that big, aren't they?

00:12:15Yes, really big, fleshy leaves. And I'd say this is quite an easy one to grow. So if you're starting

00:12:20off, I think this one is great. Also represents wealth as well. So good for the year to come.

00:12:24That's a lot of wealth and prosperity here, isn't it? There is. Yeah, I think that's what we all need.

00:12:29But looking after these, a bright spot inside on a windowsill, avoiding things like draughts or

00:12:34central heating. And do you grow them, Alan? Do you? I have one. It's a little tiny hornbeam,

00:12:39and it's beautiful. Oh, that's so beautiful. And they last for years, don't they?

00:12:42They do. I've kept this from going. And it's a case of, I mean, this one,

00:12:46I love here. You've got the raked sand. Yes, indeed. They do this raking. Yeah.

00:12:50You could put Alan Woz here, maybe not. So pruning the top, obviously. Yes.

00:12:55But you prune the roots as well. Yes, you do. And it's just, it's almost little and often.

00:12:59It's not going in there and being heavy handed. You get these little bonsai scissors,

00:13:02and just taking those new shoots in June time to keep them shaped. And these little zen gardens,

00:13:07as you said, with the sand and the rocks, there's something that everybody can do. And I think

00:13:11children can get involved as well, which is great. And also, you can start quite small and quite

00:13:15inexpensive. When you get the larger ones, that are sometimes over a hundred years old,

00:13:19aren't they, that have been handed down and down, and they're very expensive. And they can be thousands

00:13:22of pounds. I mean, these ones are probably maybe 10 years. And these, I mean, even these ones,

00:13:25you're looking at over a hundred. Yes. But perhaps more the 30 pound mark,

00:13:28but you can get the little kit. Start from young and, yeah. Lovely. Really pretty. A life in miniature.

00:13:34Thanks, Camilla. And you'll be back later. I shall indeed. We'll be doing a bit of cleaning as well.

00:13:38Get my pinion. The glamorous bit's over for now then. Okay.

00:13:46Now, for centuries, horses have played an extraordinary role in people's lives. Calm,

00:13:52patient, and wonderfully intuitive. The bond between human and horse is unlike anything else

00:13:59in the natural world. And that's what makes them such remarkable partners at Park Lane Stables,

00:14:05where assisted riding, carriage driving, and equine therapy all help riders build confidence,

00:14:12strength, and independence. The stables founder, Natalie O'Rourke, joins me now,

00:14:17along with riders Philippa, Dan, and Lauren, and their wonderful horses, Mac and Sam. Welcome,

00:14:25Natalie. Thanks for coming. On this grey and drizzly day, not really the perfect riding day,

00:14:32but there you are, turning out in all weather. Yeah, we keep going in all weather, don't we, Dan?

00:14:36Yeah. Yes, you do, yeah. How long have you been doing what you do? I've been at Park Lane Stables

00:14:41for 17 years. Oh, God. So I started it as a little, tiny, small acorn of a stables. We say it's the

00:14:48tiny stables with the big heart, and it's evolved into the charity that it is today. And last year,

00:14:54we helped over 1,000 families who come to the stables and just benefit from being around the

00:14:59horses in whichever way that is. So we do equine therapy, we do the carriage driving, we do riding,

00:15:06and we do lots of equine-assisted learning, so ground-based activities with the horses.

00:15:11What made you want to do it at the outset? I mean, you could just run a stables. Yeah.

00:15:14You know, folk come in and go out for a ride and bring them back and eat all the donkey work.

00:15:18Because I'm really passionate about horses, and I did start the stables as a riding stables,

00:15:24a traditional riding stables. I wanted it to be friendly, and that's what it was. But then what

00:15:29I really wanted was for people to come that would really benefit from the horses and would really

00:15:35get that added value. So that's why I stopped being a little normal riding school and turned it

00:15:40into the charity. So anybody that comes has got a need, so that might be a disability or it might be

00:15:46a mental health need. And the horses just really, really help them so much, increases their confidence,

00:15:52makes people feel calmer. It really combats social isolation because a lot of the people that come

00:15:58to the stables, you know, they're coming out of their home to come and be with the horses,

00:16:03and then they make friends with other like-minded people as well. And you're talking about a wide

00:16:07range of disabilities from deafness. Absolutely, yeah. So we're lucky enough to offer carriage driving,

00:16:12so people that are wheelchair users can stay in the wheelchair and take part in the carriage driving,

00:16:17which is a massive thing because for lots of people riding is just not appropriate or accessible,

00:16:22so that's a huge thing. But yeah, we have lots of people with autism or learning disabilities,

00:16:28not necessarily just physical disabilities, and a lot of people with mental health needs as well that

00:16:34hugely benefit from being with the horses. What is it about horses? I was saying they're

00:16:39intuitive, they do seem to know, don't they? Yeah. You know, we've all been on a horse that's gone ape.

00:16:47It's a generalisation, I know, but in certain circumstances like yours and with the horses you've

00:16:52got, what is it about them that they suddenly, they seem to connect with the person they're with

00:16:58and know what to do? They're really intuitive, you're absolutely right, but they're also great mirrors,

00:17:03so however you present to the horse is what they will give you back. So often if people are

00:17:09having a bad time, their body language is quite different, they won't make eye contact and they're

00:17:14trying to make themselves smaller and smaller, and horses actually love those people, whereas if you

00:17:19were a really confident person and presented like this, making eye contact with everybody, the horse

00:17:23would back away from you. So actually what happens is when people present as a smaller version of

00:17:28themselves, the horse is drawn towards them and then that empowers them and increases their confidence

00:17:34because they've made a friend out of the horse and then they, we give them tasks that are achievable

00:17:38that they complete with the horse and then incrementally we build up their confidence. So

00:17:44it's the horses that do the work, we just facilitate it so that it happens.

00:17:48I think you're under-selling yourself quite. Philippa, you clearly love us, you're grooming over there,

00:17:52how long have you been involved with the stables? I've been at the stables for 14 years. Gosh,

00:17:59quite a while. Yeah. And it obviously makes a difference to your life. Yeah, really big difference

00:18:04and I love it so much. What do you think is special about working with horses as opposed to doing

00:18:09anything else which you might enjoy? Horses are just like magical animals because they help people when

00:18:16they come out of their shells and like people might feel like shy and nervous when they first come and

00:18:22then after a few sessions they're like a totally different person because of the horses. So how have

00:18:28you changed with working with horses? Because I've become more confident and especially with like doing

00:18:37lots of public speaking and and it's helped me to get my first page job as well because it's made me more

00:18:44confident. Not just an emotional difference but a practical difference for you as well. What we've

00:18:50found is that even though people might only attend for an hour a week actually the impact ripples out

00:18:56so it has a much bigger wider impact than the hour that they're with us. Philippa's a really great

00:19:01example. So many people with disabilities unfortunately are unemployed so if we can be that stepping stone to

00:19:07help them with their confidence and do achievable tasks to get a job that that's life-changing isn't it?

00:19:13And must improve your self-respect as well Philippa you you know you feel you're contributing

00:19:17something you're giving something. I'm an ambassador. Yes and encouraging other people to do the same

00:19:23you're a good ambassador. Yeah thank you. It requires something very special in your horses doesn't it? How

00:19:28many of them have you got? Yeah we've got a lot of horses we've got 24 horses as long as they like

00:19:33people and they're kind then they're great for what we're doing. So you choose them very carefully I mean

00:19:39because you don't want people to be spooked by them do you really? No but we train them you've got

00:19:43to spend time with them and get to know them what do they like what don't they like what makes him

00:19:47happy what makes him sad and then kind of fit the job for his needs like you like you would with a

00:19:53human in the workplace really. And are you happy to carry on doing this I mean you say you've been

00:19:57doing it for quite a long time. Huge congratulations you got the MBE. Thank you. Well deserved. Thank you so

00:20:04much yeah I absolutely love it and I can't imagine not going to work but I have got some young people

00:20:09coming through that hopefully will be the future because I want it to carry on forever and ever when

00:20:14I'm not there anymore so that's the plan. Well you had great local support because you were struggling

00:20:20a few years ago because you thought you might lose your site. Yeah. So tell me what happened there.

00:20:24Well we nearly lost the stables because I rented the site for many years and then the landlord

00:20:29had to sell so he wanted a million pounds basically and I didn't have a million pounds

00:20:34and the bank wouldn't lend me a million pounds funnily enough so I just had a crazy idea to

00:20:39crowd fund it and I managed to raise a million and a half pound in six weeks and I saved the stables

00:20:45and now the stables is there forever. Are there things you want to do that you haven't yet been able

00:20:48to do? Do you still have ambitions for the stables? Is it really just to keep doing what you're doing?

00:20:52Just to keep doing what we're doing really and just with the help of people like yourself to let

00:20:57people know that there's people like us all the way around the country so if they're not where we

00:21:02are in the country they can go and find their local RDA group and they can get involved in exactly the

00:21:07same way they can participate or they can volunteer and really really benefit from the horses. Well

00:21:12riding for disabled associations are so well established you've got the Princess Royal as your

00:21:15patron. Yeah we have. She does an awful lot of work. She works so hard yeah. There's Philippa nodding over there.

00:21:20Have you managed to meet her yet Philippa? Yeah I've met Princess Anne like four times. Oh goodness

00:21:25me. Bosom pal. And she is incredibly. She's amazing. She's a very active patron. She doesn't just put her

00:21:34name to it so yeah we're very very lucky to have her. Well horses relatively straightforward to manage and

00:21:39grooming straightforward but carriage driving that's a whole different ball game. Yeah that that is much

00:21:44more complicated we're really lucky that we've got a strong team and we were saying before about

00:21:49training the horses but with the carriage horses it's even more important because the wheelchair

00:21:53users stay in their wheelchair the carriage is specially adapted and we push the wheelchair up onto the

00:21:58carriage so the horse has got to be even better trained than the riding horses. So how many horses that

00:22:04will pull carriages have you got there? Not enough. Hint hint. Yeah we've got um we've got one in

00:22:11training at the moment and we've got Sam that we've had for a long time so we're trying to bring

00:22:15horses up through succession planning really but it isn't that easy because it is a tall task for them

00:22:22there's a lot of training involved for them to pass the assessment to be part of the riding for the

00:22:26disabled association carriage driving team but the benefit to the participants is just enormous so

00:22:32a lot of the participants that we have it's the only sport that they can take part in and they're

00:22:36still getting all the sensory benefits of being with the horse but without riding the horse.

00:22:41What about you? Do you ride for pleasure on your own? Yeah I get chaps. Without worrying about

00:22:45anybody else. Yeah I do I sneak off sometimes they wonder where I've gone and say I've gone to a meeting

00:22:50I'm off on the horse. Meeting with a horse. It's lovely to meet you all. Dan thank you very much for

00:22:58thank you for having us. It's a pleasure Philippa thank you. Keep on doing your ambassadorial work. I

00:23:03will don't worry. It's wonderful and we wish you well and just to prove you see that whatever the

00:23:08weather. We keep going. They keep going. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. Still to come his

00:23:15varied career has seen him get his kit off in a British film classic and sit on the iron throne in

00:23:21one of the biggest tv series of all time. Mark Addy on swapping kings and quests for Yorkshire grit,

00:23:29musical adventures and giving his own unmistakable stamp to Harry Potter's favorite gentle giant.

00:23:35I'll be back with Mark right after this.

00:23:53Welcome back. Still ahead they're shiny, noisy and icons of the great British countryside.

00:23:58We get up close with some vintage tractors. Proof that horsepower never truly goes out of fashion.

00:24:06And the winter jobs and bright ideas to see us through the coldest weeks of the year.

00:24:10Camilla Bassett-Smith shows how to winter proof your garden.

00:24:14Now from stripping off in the full monte to leading the seven kingdoms in Westeros,

00:24:20there's nothing this man can't turn his hand to. But few things beat the joy of donning a tunic

00:24:26and giving the world a hearty yabba-dabba-doo. And do you, Fred Flintstone, take Wilma Slaghuppel

00:24:34to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day forward? I yabba-dabba-doo.

00:24:43Do you, Wilma, take Frederick to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward? I do.

00:24:50Then, by the power vested in me by the city of Rock Vegas, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.

00:25:02Oh, is this like a love? Oh, where am I? Oh, is this like a love?

00:25:10An OTT family wedding featuring puppet dinosaurs, trademark catchphrases, and Joan Collins.

00:25:17Joan Collins of all people, yes.

00:25:19Oh, I guess all you could do was really go for it, wasn't it, really?

00:25:22Absolutely, yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:25:24So didn't they approach you quite a lot to do that part?

00:25:27Yes, they kept sending me a script and I kept sending it back and saying,

00:25:31I think you're thinking of the wrong bloke. But they were keen, they were very keen on having me.

00:25:39And in the end, I just, I relented.

00:25:41Well, the fact it was Spielberg might have had some.

00:25:43Well, it did, yes, executive producing it. It was an extraordinary experience,

00:25:49because there was, this was, there was very little CGI in that movie.

00:25:54They'd built the Vegas Strip in a, in a, you know, a quarry in Sun Valley.

00:26:01So we were, we were barefoot in a, in a, in a quarry for, for three months.

00:26:07But extraordinary experience.

00:26:09Not bad for my life for Yorkshire, is it really?

00:26:13Talking of which, it's nice that you're able to use your native tongue and your native vowels

00:26:19in the thing that you've done most recently, which is Alan Bennett's film, The Choral.

00:26:25Now tell us about the story, because it's set during the First World War.

00:26:29Yes, we're in 1916 in a fictional mill town in Yorkshire.

00:26:34And their local choral society is running short of male voices,

00:26:39because they're all heading off to France to fight in the trenches.

00:26:43Conscription is just coming in. It's been, you know, the professional army,

00:26:49and then volunteers up to this point. But now people are starting to be called up.

00:26:54So it's Alan Bennett's obvious, beautiful, uh, trademark humor,

00:27:00but there's a kind of undercurrent of threat, uh, that's, you know, a distant war is affecting

00:27:08people. And it's, it's sort of, it's resonant for today as well, because, you know, the state

00:27:14of the world is, uh, you know, perhaps not as peaceful as it could be.

00:27:18A new play?

00:27:20I play Joe Fitton, who's the local photographer, largely, uh, his job at that time is photographing

00:27:29young men in their brand spanking new uniforms before they, they go off to fight. It's,

00:27:34it's, it was one of those, we, uh, we have a family album at home and there's a photograph of a

00:27:41relative, uh, uncle Albie, yeah, he didn't come back. So all you have is that sepia photograph of a

00:27:49young, a young man full of hope in his brand new uniform. Going to do this bit. Yeah, yeah.

00:27:57Let's have a look, the choral. Dr. Guthrie. Oh, what? Henry Guthrie.

00:28:04No. No, no. He's back. I dare say he is. And frankly, in other circumstances,

00:28:12he wouldn't even consider the likes of us. Isn't Guthrie... Yes. He's been living and working in

00:28:19Germany by choice. He had musical opportunities, you can understand it. He had musical opportunities

00:28:26here, but he preferred Germany as having better choirs. Treachery. He worked wonders at Leeds. He was

00:28:33despised. Fork were terrified. He's an atheist. That's why Leeds got rid of him. Well, there are

00:28:40atheists now. There's one in Bradford. Not conducting the Matthew Passion.

00:28:47I heard his Mozart Requiem. So did I.

00:28:51It was wonderful. It's a reminder too, isn't it, of the fear of anything to do with Germany,

00:29:00whether it was Wagner or, you know, they chose Dream of Gerontius by Elgar because it was British.

00:29:05Yes. All the other composers they could think of were German. So we'll have to go with Elgar.

00:29:12The wonderful Benetian lines there. There's atheists. There's one in Bradford. I mean,

00:29:18no one with Alan can write a line like that. But you can hear, you know, because you and I are both

00:29:23from the same county. You can hear the words, can't they, coming out of your auntie or somebody.

00:29:28Absolutely. Absolutely. Now, there's a lovely line where Ralph Fiennes, as their new choir master,

00:29:36is asking the ladies, do you know any men who can sing or join the choir? And one of them says,

00:29:43my husband. Well, does he sing? He'll do as he's told. A classic Alan Finnehan.

00:29:49Did you get to meet him? Did he come along? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He's, he's just,

00:29:56well, he's a national treasure and especially being from Yorkshire, you know, he does,

00:30:02he does mean a lot to us. Yeah. When we look back, Mark, I mean, you, you know, I always,

00:30:09it's rather like people talk to me about ground force, which I really don't mind. Honestly,

00:30:13I don't mind. It's a great treat to be remembered for anything. And for you,

00:30:16it will always be the full Monty because until that moment, you know, you were sort of there,

00:30:22but it really did establish you that. But I mean, was it a smaller film as we were led to believe

00:30:29when you were making it? It was, it had a tiny budget. We shot it in six weeks in Sheffield.

00:30:40It was funded and distributed by Fox Searchlight. So you have what was 20th century Fox back then

00:30:48behind you. So that means that it will be trailed in all their cinemas. It will,

00:30:53it has the, that they have the kind of power to show an audience what is, what is to come. So

00:31:01that was really useful for us. Let's have a reminder, beautiful Monty.

00:31:162nd.

00:31:183rd,

00:31:201.

00:31:222nd,

00:31:233rd,

00:31:251.

00:31:261.

00:31:282.

00:31:29But lately, almost like the phone off the wall

00:31:33Looking for some hot stuff, baby, this evening

00:31:37I need some hot stuff, baby, tonight

00:31:41I want some hot stuff, baby, this evening

00:31:45Gotta have some hot stuff, gotta have some love tonight

00:31:50I need hot stuff

00:31:55Just perfectly synchronised

00:32:01Such a subtle start to it

00:32:03And then you're all in

00:32:05I love the fact that it was given time

00:32:08There was no rushing there

00:32:09And you think, oh, yes, you know

00:32:12They were patient because they knew what was coming

00:32:15Directorially

00:32:15Yes, absolutely, yeah

00:32:17And if ever I'm in a queue these days

00:32:19Occasionally it happens

00:32:22Well, even if they're doing it for you

00:32:26Exactly, yeah, and I join in, of course

00:32:28You'd be rotten not to, wouldn't you, really?

00:32:32But stage as well

00:32:33I mean, the great thing now

00:32:34And I guess the great thing that's come from Full Monty

00:32:36Particularly, and then on and up

00:32:38Whether it's, you know, going into Game of Thrones and whatnot

00:32:41Or now, stage plays

00:32:44You know, the parts you get offered now

00:32:45Are parts worthy of you?

00:32:46I mean, the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry

00:32:49Which you did in the Minerva at Chichester

00:32:51Is now going to the Haymarket in the West End

00:32:54That's a nice treat, I think, isn't it?

00:32:56Oh, it's amazing

00:32:57It's an utterly beautiful show

00:32:59My first musical that I've been involved in

00:33:02And it's hard to describe the sort of beauty of it

00:33:08Because it's about a retired couple

00:33:10A man who's dealing with grief

00:33:14And he sets out on a very unlikely journey

00:33:20In order to try and save an old colleague of his

00:33:26But the journey takes him to some dark places

00:33:31But also the friendship of people that he meets on this journey

00:33:36Change his way of thinking about the world

00:33:39So it's about loss and love

00:33:45And it's about redemption

00:33:46And second chances

00:33:47It's never too late for a second chance

00:33:51So there's hope

00:33:52Playing a role, a characterisation, a character

00:33:55As actors

00:33:56Your whole ethos is of communicating something to an audience

00:34:02And hopefully in some small way

00:34:04Perhaps changing their perception of something

00:34:06Or changing their lives

00:34:07Therefore, as an actor

00:34:09Do you find parts like this actually alter your perception of life?

00:34:13They change the way you look at things

00:34:14I think it's true of Harold Fry

00:34:17Through the rehearsals at Chichester and performing it there

00:34:21I've become a

00:34:23I think I've become a kinder person

00:34:25To strangers

00:34:29Or even to people that you know

00:34:32But also you do that glorious thing

00:34:35Of tragedy being next door to comedy

00:34:38You're very good at sentiment

00:34:40I don't mean mawkishness

00:34:41I mean

00:34:41When I watch you in a role

00:34:44Going back to the role in the full Monty

00:34:46I mean the tears aren't far away

00:34:48You can really

00:34:49You're very good at

00:34:50Pressing our buttons emotionally

00:34:54Which means communicating

00:34:55What you're feeling with clarity

00:34:57I think

00:34:58Oh well that's good

00:34:59That's very kind

00:35:01That's what I try to do

00:35:03And try to make

00:35:05The characters that I play

00:35:07Believable human beings

00:35:11Is it important to you to keep both aspects

00:35:14Of acting

00:35:16The theatre and the screen

00:35:18Whether it's large or small screen

00:35:19Do you like the combination of the two

00:35:21And the variety that they give you?

00:35:23Yes because I think

00:35:24One informs the other

00:35:27I mean in terms of

00:35:28I always like

00:35:30I'm always learning

00:35:32With every job I do

00:35:33You learn something new

00:35:34And you know

00:35:37Stage work

00:35:38Helps you

00:35:39When it comes to

00:35:40Film work

00:35:41And vice versa

00:35:42How important is it

00:35:44To live in Yorkshire?

00:35:45Because there's a lot of us

00:35:46Doing missionary work

00:35:47Down south now

00:35:48You know

00:35:49And I've been for a while

00:35:50But from your point of view

00:35:52I mean do you like

00:35:52Is Yorkshire important to you?

00:35:54I do

00:35:55I love it

00:35:55It's

00:35:55I feel at home there

00:35:59York

00:36:01York is my

00:36:02Home town

00:36:03That's where I was born

00:36:04We live now

00:36:05On the edge of the Yorkshire wold

00:36:07So the countryside is

00:36:09Stunning

00:36:10And it's

00:36:11It's

00:36:13It's home

00:36:13Following on from other people

00:36:15Who've done roles

00:36:16Is one of the most tricky things

00:36:17I think to do

00:36:17And you're doing

00:36:18Hagrid in the audio

00:36:19The new audio version

00:36:21Yeah

00:36:21Of Harry Potter

00:36:22Following on in a way

00:36:23From Robbie Coltrane

00:36:25Fun part to do?

00:36:27Yeah

00:36:28I'd forgotten quite

00:36:30How emotional

00:36:32Hagrid gets

00:36:33Over the course

00:36:33Of seven books

00:36:35So you know

00:36:36And they say

00:36:37At the end of the day

00:36:38Right we need

00:36:38Five minutes of sobbing

00:36:40Or you know

00:36:41Wailing

00:36:42Laughter

00:36:44Whatever it meant

00:36:44Wow

00:36:45But a

00:36:46Really

00:36:47It's an extraordinary

00:36:48Achievement

00:36:49These full cast

00:36:50Audio

00:36:51Audio editions

00:36:52And the way

00:36:54You hear it

00:36:56In the headphones

00:36:57And there are voices

00:36:59Behind you

00:37:00There are things

00:37:01Flying over your head

00:37:02There's a whole

00:37:05Brand new score

00:37:06That plays along with it

00:37:09It's just

00:37:10It's not like anything else

00:37:12It's quite remarkable

00:37:13Lovely to have you with us again Mark

00:37:16The very best of luck

00:37:17With Harold Fry

00:37:18At the Haymarket Theatre

00:37:19In London

00:37:20Lovely theatre

00:37:20One of my favourites

00:37:21So lovely to see you

00:37:23And you'll stay for a glass or two

00:37:24Will you

00:37:25Oh it'd be cheerless not to

00:37:26Well it would

00:37:27Bless you

00:37:28Thank you

00:37:29Now

00:37:30A single picture

00:37:31Can stir up all manner of feelings

00:37:33A flicker of nostalgia

00:37:35A moment of wonder

00:37:36Or even a glimpse

00:37:37Of the wild world

00:37:38We sometimes miss

00:37:40Right on our doorstep

00:37:41Yep

00:37:41It's time

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00:39:34Still to come

00:39:35Camilla Bassett-Smith

00:39:37Armed with her top tips

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00:39:40While the rest of us are still thawing out

00:39:42I'll be back with Camilla and her top tips

00:39:44Right after this

00:39:45Welcome back to Love Your Weekend

00:40:01Coming up proof that they don't make them like they used to

00:40:04Yes the vintage tractors are in town

00:40:06Older than the average motorway

00:40:08And twice as reliable

00:40:10And from the marvels of the great British countryside

00:40:13To the small pleasures

00:40:14That brighten a winter evening

00:40:16Tony Osoba brings us the rich comforting reds

00:40:20Perfect for a crisp January night

00:40:22Before all that

00:40:24It's time for your voice of nature

00:40:26Here's Bonnie Langford

00:40:28And Sheep in Winter

00:40:29By the great John Clare

00:40:32The sheep get up and make their many tracks

00:40:42And bear a load of snow upon their backs

00:40:45And gnaw the frozen turnip to the ground

00:40:48With sharp, quick bite

00:40:50And then go noising round

00:40:52The boy that pecks the turnips all the day

00:40:55And knocks his hands to keep the cold away

00:40:58And laps his legs in straw to keep them warm

00:41:01And hides behind the hedges from the storm

00:41:04The sheep, as tame as dogs

00:41:07Go where he goes

00:41:09And try to shake their fleeces from the snows

00:41:12Then leave their frozen meal

00:41:14And wander round

00:41:16The stubble stack that stands beside the ground

00:41:18And lie all night

00:41:21And face the drizzling storm

00:41:22And shun the hovel

00:41:24Where they might be warm

00:41:28Thank you Bonnie

00:41:35The words of the great John Clare

00:41:37Highlighting nature's brutal beauty

00:41:39And the quiet endurance of country life

00:41:42Now when it comes to getting outside in January

00:41:45It's not always the most inspiring time

00:41:48The days are short

00:41:49The soil's cold

00:41:51And the garden seems to be holding its breath

00:41:53But look a little closer

00:41:54And there's still quiet promise

00:41:57The first tips of bulbs stirring

00:41:59Buds sitting tight on bare branches

00:42:02And those small winter tasks

00:42:04That set the stage for spring

00:42:06Here to guide us through the best of the January jobs

00:42:09With plenty of inspiration along the way

00:42:11Camilla Bassett-Smith

00:42:13And I can see scrubbing brushes

00:42:15And soapy water

00:42:16It's been nice being with you

00:42:17You can't contain the excitement

00:42:19No, no

00:42:20The excitement is palpable

00:42:21Yeah, it is

00:42:22But it's an important job, isn't it?

00:42:24And my pots

00:42:25I mean, my pots look like this

00:42:27I bet yours don't, Alan

00:42:28They do, oh they do

00:42:29Yeah, because when you knock them out

00:42:30You put them to one side

00:42:31And then when you start to use them again

00:42:32You think, oh, I ought to get that out

00:42:33But you know how to tell how old a pot is

00:42:36You see these

00:42:37Do I hug it?

00:42:39Well, yeah, but that one's a moulded pot

00:42:41Made in a mould

00:42:42Yes

00:42:42And this one's hand-thrown

00:42:44And all the hand-thrown ones

00:42:46Stopped being hand-thrown in about 1930

00:42:48Oh, I didn't realise that

00:42:49So you can tell the age of your pots

00:42:50Oh, that's really interesting

00:42:51The hand-thrown ones are pre-30s

00:42:52Yeah, and they're so beautiful, aren't they?

00:42:53I mean, terracotta pots are lovely to look at

00:42:55Shall I do it?

00:42:56Just to show I'm not shy

00:42:57So you've got this brush

00:42:58They're very useful

00:42:59Yeah, special pot-cleaning brushes

00:43:00Which are a thing of beauty in themselves, aren't they?

00:43:02They are

00:43:02Oh, I'm just going to sit back now, Alan

00:43:05Yeah, that's all right

00:43:06Well, I haven't been rude about it

00:43:07I'd better give you a go

00:43:08Get rid of them

00:43:09And then you've got soapy water too

00:43:11Yeah, soapy water

00:43:11There we go

00:43:12And just a scourer, actually

00:43:14A standard scourer

00:43:15Which is one of the first jobs I had to do

00:43:16In a park's department

00:43:17Was a 15-year-old boy

00:43:18Okay

00:43:19In winter

00:43:19Washing that cold water

00:43:21This is warm water

00:43:22And a scrubbing brush

00:43:23That would be a case of creeping alopecia

00:43:25Because all the bristles

00:43:26It's bringing back all the memories, isn't it?

00:43:29Well, at least you're allowed warm water

00:43:31I know, I know

00:43:32But it's so easy to do

00:43:33And it's important, isn't it?

00:43:34Because messy pots, dirty pots

00:43:36Harbour bacteria

00:43:37Yeah

00:43:37And that can get onto your new plants

00:43:39So no-one wants that

00:43:40But you can also buy as well

00:43:41This is a natural antiseptic with time

00:43:44So you can actually spritz your pots with it

00:43:46All right

00:43:47I mean, I should clean that one first

00:43:48Spritz your pots

00:43:49I mean, honest

00:43:51Anyway, clean your pots

00:43:55Clean pots

00:43:56This is the time

00:43:56Don't have a great mix

00:43:57No, that's it

00:43:58Just a little bit now and then

00:43:59With warm water

00:44:00But then on to the patios

00:44:02And patios can get so mucky, can't they?

00:44:04And it's so dangerous at this time of year

00:44:06For slipping and algae building up

00:44:08This is a serious brush

00:44:09It is

00:44:09It's a miracle patio brush

00:44:11And it has plastic bristles around the edge

00:44:13And then in the centre, metal

00:44:15Which is really, really strong

00:44:17We've got one

00:44:17That's it

00:44:19Have you noticed?

00:44:21I suddenly seem to be doing a large labour

00:44:23She's very neat at this

00:44:25Just a look at that

00:44:26It's very gentlemanly, Alan

00:44:28It's very nice

00:44:28Well, it does work

00:44:29Do you want to swirl it off?

00:44:31Yeah

00:44:31And actually you do

00:44:33Yeah

00:44:33The instant effects

00:44:35And quite rewarding

00:44:37Well, it's also sensible

00:44:38Because it stops them being quite so slippy

00:44:40It does

00:44:41And then you've got over here

00:44:42For those little cracks in between the paving

00:44:45These are paving kind of brushes

00:44:47This is beginning to be something like something out of the Bridget Jones films

00:44:50For those little cracks that nothing else can make

00:44:53As used by, Your All Highness, the Duchess of Kent

00:44:56Yes

00:44:57Anyway

00:44:58I feel like I ought to do some work here

00:45:00So do I

00:45:01Down your cracks

00:45:02You see, I quite like the moss between the others

00:45:03It does look pretty

00:45:04But sometimes it can be a bit slippery, can't it?

00:45:06So you can get that

00:45:07But that's quite good

00:45:08Because again, metal bristles

00:45:09Yeah

00:45:10Or you can get one of these

00:45:11Which is serious

00:45:12I ought to be not let loose with this

00:45:14Taking out the weeds

00:45:15Yeah, that's it

00:45:15And that's quite good as well

00:45:16That's neat, isn't it?

00:45:17Yeah, a little hand weeder

00:45:18Nicely made bit of kit

00:45:19So, patios dirt weed

00:45:21Unless it snows

00:45:22And if it snows

00:45:23I think you ought to get manual

00:45:25Now you can have

00:45:26Oh, hold on

00:45:27I have to say

00:45:28I know

00:45:29Here we are

00:45:30All knotted up

00:45:30I don't think I ever pushed the snowplow

00:45:33Serious

00:45:36Serious piece of kit that, isn't it?

00:45:38And it would do the job

00:45:38That's for serious snow, really

00:45:40It is

00:45:40It does not fine drizzle like this

00:45:41No, not a few flakes

00:45:42Yeah

00:45:43Or just a

00:45:43Just a standard plastic shovel

00:45:45And I think grit and sand

00:45:46Yes, people use

00:45:47But actually I think just get in there

00:45:48With one of these

00:45:49And that does the job, doesn't it?

00:45:50And then plant protection as well

00:45:52Because you have to think about our plants

00:45:54And they're often January and February

00:45:56The coldest months, aren't they?

00:45:57So fleece

00:45:58We have it in a roll in white

00:46:00That's what we're used to seeing

00:46:01But you can get these

00:46:02Rather than if you

00:46:03Oh, a fleece tunnel

00:46:04Little tunnels

00:46:05So if you've got the sort of veg outside

00:46:07Yeah

00:46:07That you want

00:46:07Just give a bit of protection

00:46:08Yes

00:46:09Get the worst of the weather off

00:46:10Yeah

00:46:10And it's instant

00:46:10It's not going to raise the temperature much, is it?

00:46:12But it will just

00:46:13It just protects them a little bit

00:46:14And it's really quick and easy as well

00:46:15You can just pop out and do that

00:46:16Neat

00:46:17But until recently

00:46:18I didn't realise

00:46:19You can also

00:46:20Get fleece in green

00:46:23Look at this amazing

00:46:25Fern design

00:46:26This is a fleece jacket

00:46:27That you just pop over

00:46:28Say a tree fern

00:46:29Or something like that

00:46:30But really blends in nicely

00:46:32Yeah, and so it's not quite as a start from a distance

00:46:34Unless it's snowing

00:46:35In which case

00:46:36The white would be better

00:46:37One of each maybe

00:46:38Yeah, neat

00:46:39But that's really good

00:46:40Okay

00:46:40And then covering plants with cloches as well

00:46:42The bell cloches

00:46:44Cloches from the French word for bell

00:46:45But they just cover up perennials

00:46:48Tender perennials, don't they?

00:46:49If you've got the odd one

00:46:49And you get some lovely

00:46:50Newly made Victorian style cloches

00:46:53That are made for

00:46:54And possibly glass

00:46:55As they would have been

00:46:55And glass

00:46:56Yeah, and they're beautiful

00:46:57They're good garden ornaments

00:46:58Yeah, they look really good year round

00:46:59And then the long ones

00:47:00For perhaps salad crops

00:47:01But yeah

00:47:01So plants all happy

00:47:02Just about time

00:47:04To do a new year planter

00:47:06Right

00:47:06You feel like a good sit down after all

00:47:08Well, I'm going to let you do this now

00:47:10Yes, yes

00:47:11I've been scrubbing

00:47:12You have

00:47:12You've been working hard

00:47:13So we've gone for a green glazed bowl

00:47:15Green in feng shui

00:47:17For growth and vitality

00:47:18So important for a new year

00:47:20A couple of bamboos here

00:47:22Now with bamboos

00:47:23This is a Fargesia roofer

00:47:25You have to be careful with bamboos

00:47:27Don't you?

00:47:28Because they can

00:47:28Run away with themselves

00:47:30Well, they're right in the pub

00:47:30But yeah, Fargesia is generally the one

00:47:32Which is safer than phyllostachis

00:47:34Which is the one that really does run

00:47:35It's a good one

00:47:36And there's a backdrop as well

00:47:37They're good because they're evergreen

00:47:39So popping the plants up against that

00:47:40And you get lovely

00:47:41You do, don't you?

00:47:43It's a good sound when the wind rushes

00:47:44And the saturation

00:47:45Oh, nice word

00:47:47I like that

00:47:47It is, isn't it?

00:47:47It's sort of onomatopoeia

00:47:49Yeah, it is

00:47:50And you've got a little skimmy rubella

00:47:51I have

00:47:52This is the male one, isn't it?

00:47:53Because it flowers with those red buds

00:47:55Now I'm using garnet red

00:47:57Because garnet is the birthstone for January

00:47:59In fact, I'm wearing my grandmother's garnet ring there

00:48:02So amongst the soil

00:48:03I'm getting it in the mud

00:48:03I mean, look at this

00:48:04I am

00:48:05Granny, do not be upset

00:48:06No

00:48:06God, dear

00:48:08It's not the most practical of a garden, is it?

00:48:10And then at the front, some little cyclamen as well

00:48:12And red in the Chinese New Year

00:48:14I'm just popping these in

00:48:15Oh, thank you

00:48:15It's a really important colour

00:48:17I think the most important colour in the Chinese New Year

00:48:20For a good year ahead

00:48:21It's lovely, isn't it?

00:48:23Yeah, there you go

00:48:24Done

00:48:25Wonderful

00:48:25So, and the thing about winter containers

00:48:28Is they don't need a lot of attention

00:48:29When it comes to watering

00:48:30We've got this gentle drizzle now

00:48:32Yes

00:48:32Just coming down

00:48:33It's fine

00:48:33And then you can swap out the cyclamen, actually

00:48:35As they die off

00:48:36Yeah

00:48:37And they will, because these cyclamen

00:48:39The larger flowered ones

00:48:40They're not going to be hardy

00:48:41No, they're not the most hardy

00:48:42But in a shelter

00:48:43In towns and cities

00:48:44Where the heat is

00:48:44The city heat is that much higher

00:48:46Yeah, or on a doorstep

00:48:47Something like that

00:48:48They're okay

00:48:48But out in the country particularly

00:48:50It's the little tiny ones

00:48:52Which are tough

00:48:52And these are not

00:48:53But as you say

00:48:54These can be your sort of

00:48:55This and the skimmier

00:48:56That's your layers

00:48:57Your nucleus, really

00:48:58Yes

00:48:59And then you can replace the stuff around

00:49:00And a bit late sticking bulbs in now

00:49:03You can get little potted bulbs

00:49:04And pop those in

00:49:05Yeah, you can pop those in

00:49:05Or even red pansies as well

00:49:07Which would be hardier, wouldn't they

00:49:08If you used that

00:49:08If you're sticking with the garlic

00:49:09You'd better go and wash

00:49:10Your drannies ring now

00:49:11That's right, I know I'll be in trouble

00:49:12She'll be telling me off

00:49:13Why did you let her put her hands in that compost

00:49:15With that ring on?

00:49:15Exactly, I know, I know

00:49:16Do you know how long that's been in the family?

00:49:17I know, you're going to be in trouble now

00:49:18Thanks, Camilla

00:49:21Happy New Year

00:49:21Now go and wash

00:49:22Now, a couple of weeks back

00:49:30We watched survivalist Ray Mears

00:49:32And YouTuber turned Strictly star Joe Sugg

00:49:35Build a shelter in the heart of Sussex

00:49:38Well, the boys are back

00:49:39And this time

00:49:40They're turning their attention

00:49:42To the ancient art of fire lighting

00:49:44So I think you'd agree

00:49:58That we've hardly used any energy

00:50:00To build this shelter

00:50:01We can survive longer

00:50:02Because we've still got energy inside us

00:50:04To keep warm

00:50:05It's been an adventure for me as well

00:50:06I mean, I've turned up

00:50:08We've built this shelter

00:50:09I've contributed with my thatching skills

00:50:11Just taking me back down memory lane

00:50:13A little bit as well

00:50:14But it's just nice to know

00:50:15That if the weather turned really bad

00:50:17Or I was injured

00:50:19Knowing this skill

00:50:20It's just so useful

00:50:21So we've got a windbreak

00:50:22We've got shelter from rain

00:50:24And now we need warmth

00:50:25Once we have achieved that

00:50:27We have made life survivable

00:50:29This fungus has got this lovely name

00:50:33King Alfred's cakes

00:50:34Or cramp balls

00:50:36If they're dry

00:50:36You can ignite these with a spark

00:50:39And they glow like charcoals

00:50:40These are at their best in the winter

00:50:42When you need them most

00:50:43It's like nature has given us something to help us

00:50:46You normally find them on the underside of logs

00:50:47They have got that kind of mushroomy smell

00:50:50Mushroom mix of like children's shoe shop

00:50:52Do you know what I mean?

00:50:53A new pair of school shoes

00:50:54No, I'm getting sunset over Solihull

00:50:57It's a real full circle moment for me

00:51:02This because I watched Ray all the time

00:51:04As a young child growing up

00:51:06And I never thought I'd be in the woods with him

00:51:10So what we're doing now

00:51:11We're looking in the tops of the trees

00:51:12To try and find twigs

00:51:14That can be used as kindling

00:51:17For getting the fire started

00:51:19That is hazel

00:51:23Is this a hazel?

00:51:25Yeah

00:51:26Yes

00:51:26So I'm gathering these pine needles

00:51:29Ray so they've got like a resin in them

00:51:31Which could be useful if it's dried

00:51:33For helping getting the fire going

00:51:35So Joe, we've got permission to make fire here today

00:51:39Also while we're building the fire

00:51:41This is mineral soil

00:51:42This soil won't catch light

00:51:43It's not peat

00:51:44We need to create a base for our fire

00:51:46And it gives ventilation as well

00:51:49But the most important thing is

00:51:50Early on in the life of the fire

00:51:51This will start to glow

00:51:52And give heart to the fire

00:51:54Right

00:51:54Which makes it more certain in bad weather

00:51:56Yeah

00:51:56So now we need to think about

00:51:58The small stick that we gathered

00:51:59And what I'm going to do

00:52:00Is I'm going to divide this big bundle

00:52:03Into two halves

00:52:04And I'm going to put those down

00:52:06At an angle

00:52:08Across our platform

00:52:09Ah, 45 across

00:52:11Yeah

00:52:11And this is where we want to introduce our flame

00:52:14This is a ferrocerium rod

00:52:16It's a mixture of iron and cerium

00:52:18And it gives good sparks

00:52:19It's the best tool to carry for fire lighting

00:52:21In the wilderness

00:52:22Because it doesn't matter if it gets wet

00:52:24And you can get thousands of fires from it

00:52:26Wow

00:52:26You can even signal with it

00:52:27Because it's so bright

00:52:28Yeah

00:52:29Okay

00:52:30It's like Harry Potter's wand

00:52:32So here's the fungus we collected earlier

00:52:35The cramp bores

00:52:36I'm going to try and ignite that now

00:52:37I have lit many fires in my time

00:52:39But never this way

00:52:40It's a matter of getting them to land

00:52:41In the right spot

00:52:42Here we go

00:52:43Now once we've got one going

00:52:46Yeah

00:52:46We'll try and ignite three of them

00:52:49Right

00:52:55Pack those together tightly

00:52:57And blow

00:52:58Are the needles catching?

00:53:01No, not really

00:53:02Shall I have a

00:53:03It's like

00:53:03It's ignited

00:53:05It's like glowing

00:53:05But then it makes you go lightheaded

00:53:08I'm trying to inflate a lilo

00:53:11From my nieces

00:53:12So that's how you do it

00:53:14Can you imagine when the first human discovered how to do this?

00:53:20It's quite difficult

00:53:21If you've never done this before

00:53:23Do you not get lightheaded?

00:53:24No

00:53:24It's just me

00:53:26I'm just a wimp

00:53:26Now

00:53:29We want to pop that under there

00:53:32And continue blowing

00:53:32Hey

00:53:36That's really good

00:53:40And Joe you've been really helpful

00:53:41You can see this is quite a skill

00:53:43Yeah

00:53:43It's not so simple

00:53:45You have to practice these things

00:53:46This all started from

00:53:48That one spark

00:53:49In a bit of fungus

00:53:50Tiniest of embers

00:53:52But you've managed to

00:53:53Turn it into this

00:53:54Part of the magic

00:53:55But if you could collect some firewood

00:53:57I think we'll make some coffee

00:53:59Yeah

00:54:00Joe told me that he gets a bit of a buzz off of coffee

00:54:04I love everything about coffee

00:54:06But it makes me really jittery

00:54:07And like

00:54:08Wired

00:54:09Because I'm with Ray

00:54:10I'm just going to go with it

00:54:11A proper woodland fire smell

00:54:14It really lifts your spirits

00:54:15It does

00:54:15Obviously you've got the loose grounds in here

00:54:18There's no filter

00:54:19But without a doubt

00:54:20There is one really good way

00:54:22To get rid of the grounds

00:54:23And that's to centrifuge the pot

00:54:25Let's hope the handle stays in place

00:54:27You need a good handle

00:54:28Yeah

00:54:28That'll do, mate

00:54:30Thanks

00:54:32There you go

00:54:32Not bad, eh?

00:54:37That's very good

00:54:38We've got rain shelter

00:54:39Wind shelter

00:54:40We haven't put a bed in yet

00:54:41We've got warmth

00:54:42And we've got good coffee

00:54:43What else do you need?

00:54:44Good company

00:54:45Which we also have

00:54:46Cheers

00:54:47Very good health

00:54:47Thanks Ray and Joe

00:54:51Wonderful to see you both reminding us

00:54:53How to appreciate and survive the great outdoors

00:54:56Coming up

00:54:57Rich, comforting and perfect for a winter's day

00:55:01Tony Ashoba opens up our best of British bar

00:55:04With her selection of reds

00:55:06That bring a little warmth and reassurance

00:55:08To even the chilliest Sunday

00:55:10And brace yourselves

00:55:12Heavy metals are riding at Manor Farm

00:55:15Yes

00:55:15The vintage tractors are here

00:55:17Older

00:55:18Louder

00:55:19And far more dependable

00:55:21Than any band you listen to in the 70s

00:55:23See you with the tractors

00:55:25And their very proud owners

00:55:26Right after the break

00:55:27Welcome back to Love Your Weekend

00:55:43Coming up

00:55:44She first stole our hearts

00:55:45As Linda Day

00:55:46In Press Gang

00:55:47And gave us one of television's

00:55:49Most iconic eye rolls

00:55:51As Safi

00:55:52In Absolutely Fabulous

00:55:53Julia Swala

00:55:54Keeping us all entertained

00:55:56This time

00:55:57As Mrs Wendell

00:55:58In Father Brown

00:55:59Now they're sturdy

00:56:00They're reliable

00:56:02And once upon a time

00:56:03They were the absolute backbone

00:56:05Of the British countryside

00:56:06These days

00:56:07These fine old tractors

00:56:09Are polished, cherished

00:56:11And celebrated

00:56:12At shows right across the country

00:56:14Here to reveal all about

00:56:15Their impressive machinery

00:56:17And the stories behind them

00:56:19Are Lewis

00:56:19Matt

00:56:21Sam

00:56:21Kevin

00:56:22And Claire

00:56:23Starting with you Lewis

00:56:25The youngest of the lot

00:56:27From the New Forest

00:56:29Tractor and Engine

00:56:30Preservation Society

00:56:32Yeah

00:56:32I'm glad I got that out of the way

00:56:34So tell me about this

00:56:36Is this the classic

00:56:37Little grey Fergie

00:56:38Yes

00:56:38It is

00:56:39A Ferguson tractor

00:56:39How old

00:56:4078 years old

00:56:42Goodness me

00:56:43Only slightly older than me

00:56:44I've known as wearing better

00:56:45So how did you come up on it?

00:56:48I went one day to go and get some pigs

00:56:50And I got told in the hedge

00:56:51There was a tractor for sale

00:56:52In the hedge?

00:56:53In the hedge

00:56:53It's been sat there for about 50 years

00:56:54You reckon

00:56:55Really?

00:56:56And when we bought it

00:56:58The front tyres were shredded

00:56:59Yeah

00:57:00And the front rims were rusted

00:57:01Yeah

00:57:02The rims down here

00:57:03They're original

00:57:04These tyres

00:57:05They were the most expensive bit

00:57:07And pretty much everything else on here

00:57:08Is original

00:57:09Wonderful

00:57:10And you got it going

00:57:11Yeah

00:57:11It took us £42 to get it going

00:57:13£42?

00:57:16Yeah

00:57:16We got some new spark plugs

00:57:17Yeah

00:57:18Some new leads for it

00:57:19Then petrol

00:57:19Yeah

00:57:20And then that got the engine to turn over

00:57:22And that was it

00:57:22It started

00:57:23After 50 years

00:57:24It's a good advert for little grey Fergie's

00:57:26Isn't it?

00:57:26And when we got it

00:57:27It was the original oil

00:57:27In it as well

00:57:28Yeah

00:57:28How astonishing

00:57:30So what's the fascination for you with a tractor?

00:57:33Well with a tractor

00:57:34I feel like they're quite fun to enjoy

00:57:36Yeah

00:57:36You can just pretty much fix them when you want

00:57:39Yeah

00:57:39And if they break down

00:57:40And they're really simple to run

00:57:41Well I mean you've proved the fact that they're durable

00:57:44Aren't they?

00:57:44It's been in the edge of the life

00:57:45You're a farmer's son then are you?

00:57:47I work at a farm in the new forest

00:57:48Yeah

00:57:49And one day do you think you'll have your own?

00:57:51Yeah

00:57:51What do you particularly love about this particular model?

00:57:54With this one it's very simple

00:57:55Yeah

00:57:56You've got four gears

00:57:58Yeah

00:57:58And like most tractors you start on the key

00:58:00With this you start on the gearbox

00:58:02And it's a very simple engine as well

00:58:06Yeah

00:58:07Can you start it off and give us a look?

00:58:09Here we go

00:58:09Watch this now then

00:58:10Key

00:58:11And you start it by pushing the gear lever

00:58:19Yeah

00:58:19It's a lovely sound

00:58:22Did it sound like that when you first started it off?

00:58:25It was a lot louder

00:58:25It didn't have an exhaust

00:58:26Right turn it off now

00:58:28What we were saying if you couldn't hear us then was

00:58:32It was a lot louder

00:58:34When Lewis first started it up in the edge of the road

00:58:36Because it didn't have an exhaust pipe

00:58:37So

00:58:38And is it a working Fergie now?

00:58:39Do you use it now?

00:58:40It does get used around the yard

00:58:41Yeah

00:58:41And taken to shows as well

00:58:43Take to shows

00:58:43Have you won any prizes with it?

00:58:45Yeah

00:58:45Won a few prizes with it

00:58:46Well good for you

00:58:47It's lovely to meet you

00:58:49Good luck to you

00:58:50I'm quite envious of this now

00:58:52I like a classic car

00:58:53But I think I like a classic tractor too

00:58:55Well I'm turning now to some of your comrades here

00:58:58Now Matt you're from the Wessex Historic Tractor and Implement Club

00:59:02You're good at snappy titles you tractor enthusiasts

00:59:05I tell you

00:59:06So tell me about the area you cover

00:59:08So we've got members from

00:59:09I'd say mostly Hampshire

00:59:11Yeah

00:59:11A couple from Berkshire

00:59:13We run all the way across the Surrey and Sussex as well

00:59:15Right so it's that lump of the old fashioned Wessex

00:59:17Wessex

00:59:18All coming

00:59:18But this I mean

00:59:19This is shiny in the extreme clear

00:59:22And a gold undercarriage as it were

00:59:25Fabulous

00:59:27So tell me about this Kevin

00:59:28I mean

00:59:29What age is this one?

00:59:31This was built in 1957

00:59:32Yeah

00:59:33So it's exactly 10 years younger than next door

00:59:36Exactly

00:59:36But very flashy

00:59:38Was it regarded as a kind of posh new thing?

00:59:41It was in between when the Queen got coronated in 1954 and 57

00:59:45Yeah

00:59:46And that's why they painted it

00:59:48The actual

00:59:49It's known as a gold belly

00:59:50Yeah

00:59:51And that's why they painted it gold

00:59:52So now Lewis found his inner hedgeron

00:59:55It's been there 50 years

00:59:56What's the story behind yours?

00:59:57This actually belonged to Clare's brother

00:59:59I bought it off

01:00:00Is that why you married her?

01:00:02Oh no don't go there

01:00:03No sorry

01:00:03Married your future

01:00:05Or the tractor

01:00:06Yeah

01:00:06And bought it off of him

01:00:08And when I started to restore it

01:00:10I found out

01:00:10Obviously the bonnets are different

01:00:12And little things I picked up on it

01:00:14And found out that it was a grain gold

01:00:15Could you get sparse

01:00:17Can you get sparse for it now?

01:00:18You can get most parts for it

01:00:19But it's just tin work part

01:00:20To try and keep it original

01:00:21Yeah

01:00:22You can buy paint and parts

01:00:24But I tried to keep it as original as I could

01:00:27It's absolutely glorious

01:00:28And a little bit more sophisticated presumably

01:00:30Than that one Clare

01:00:30I guess

01:00:31I'm not mechanically minded

01:00:33I just drive it

01:00:34It's exactly the same

01:00:36Do you enjoy driving it?

01:00:39Do you like it?

01:00:39I do yeah

01:00:39It's good fun

01:00:40Everybody comes out

01:00:41Smiles and waves

01:00:42Yeah well you would wouldn't you

01:00:43Because it's such a beautiful thing

01:00:44But then they all are

01:00:45How many have you got altogether Kevin?

01:00:47In total between me dad and myself

01:00:50It was about 18

01:00:51Good heavens above

01:00:52And are they all going?

01:00:53They all run

01:00:54Wonderful

01:00:55So 1947, 1957

01:00:57Where are we going next Matt?

01:01:00I'll let Sam tell you

01:01:01Sam hi

01:01:02Hiya

01:01:02So this is a super Dexter

01:01:04Yeah

01:01:04Fordson

01:01:05Fordson yeah

01:01:06The other famous name really in tractors isn't it?

01:01:09Fergie, Ferguson

01:01:10And then

01:01:11And massive Ferguson

01:01:12And Fordson

01:01:13Tell me about this one

01:01:14How long have you had this?

01:01:15So this is

01:01:15Was built in 1962

01:01:17Yeah

01:01:18I've owned it for probably two years now

01:01:20Um

01:01:21Chap I bought it off of

01:01:23Done this to it

01:01:24And this was sort of

01:01:25Brought back from the dead as well

01:01:27Is this a favourite the Fordson?

01:01:29This is up there with one of them yes

01:01:30Why?

01:01:31Why is it special about this particular one?

01:01:33It's just something

01:01:34From a young age I've been brought up with

01:01:36Yeah

01:01:37Driving a Fordson major

01:01:38And a good drive

01:01:39An easy drive?

01:01:41Yeah

01:01:41Yeah real easy

01:01:42Yeah

01:01:42Real easy yeah

01:01:43Well look Matt's standing in front of his

01:01:45Have you seen this?

01:01:46I mean that size isn't it

01:01:47Everything

01:01:47No

01:01:48There's somebody ought to tell you that

01:01:50But this is a monster

01:01:51Let's go and have a look at this

01:01:52So we've had 47

01:01:5457

01:01:5562

01:01:56This is the 8000 Ford

01:01:59At what date's this?

01:02:001971

01:02:01I'm getting a crick in my neck here

01:02:031971

01:02:05So there's roughly sort of 10 years in between each of them really

01:02:07You can see the decades as they go along

01:02:09Now this

01:02:10I don't think I've seen anything like this in a British field

01:02:12No you won't have done

01:02:14They were

01:02:15Ford went up to the 7000

01:02:18Which was the biggest that they did over here

01:02:19Which was a four cylinder tractor

01:02:21Yeah

01:02:21These were produced in America

01:02:23So they did an 8000 and a 9000

01:02:25First big six cylinder engine that Ford produced

01:02:28Put into a tractor

01:02:29They were attempted to be sold over here

01:02:33But they were deemed too big back in the 70s

01:02:35They didn't sell in big numbers

01:02:37There's a few over here

01:02:38Yeah

01:02:38But they definitely didn't sell in big numbers

01:02:40So it's quite rare then

01:02:41Yeah

01:02:41There's a handful that I know of

01:02:43But apart from that

01:02:44There's not many over here

01:02:46Yeah

01:02:46And if somebody wanted to get into the tractor

01:02:49Well you know I want a tractor

01:02:50What's the sort of ballpark figure you'd have to pay to buy one?

01:02:53You can still pick a Fergie up

01:02:55For probably £1,000 still

01:02:57Yeah

01:02:57And sky's the limit

01:02:59Fine

01:03:00But you can still get into it relatively cheaply

01:03:02And I think that's the reason a lot of people do

01:03:04And if you look like Lewis

01:03:06You see it because you're observant

01:03:08Lying in the edge row

01:03:09For 50 years

01:03:10And say

01:03:10Can I have that?

01:03:11Yeah take it away

01:03:12You know

01:03:13He's looking very strong

01:03:14I think looking at your little one at the end Lewis

01:03:17You know

01:03:17That's the one I think that will warm people's hearts

01:03:19But I have to say that

01:03:21Your passion guys

01:03:22For what you

01:03:23What you own

01:03:24And what you run

01:03:25Is just laudable

01:03:27It's always wonderful meeting enthusiasts

01:03:29And hearing them waxly rickle about their vehicles

01:03:32Well we heard Lewis's beautiful throaty growl

01:03:35I think we ought to hear the other three as well

01:03:36Claire would you like to turn

01:03:37On the watch

01:03:38See that's the sound I remember from my childhood

01:03:44It's that little bit younger

01:03:46Lovely

01:03:46Thank you

01:03:47Right

01:03:48Sam

01:03:49Can you match that one?

01:03:50They get

01:03:58They sort of get throatier don't they?

01:04:03I'm a bit frightened of asking Matt to start this up now

01:04:06Go on Matt then

01:04:08Give us a go

01:04:08Show on

01:04:09That's a boiler house chimney on that one isn't it?

01:04:19Lovely exhaust bike

01:04:20Wonderful

01:04:20Lovely to be with you all

01:04:22Thank you so much for bringing you along

01:04:24Wonderful

01:04:24Coming up

01:04:31When January throws its worst at us

01:04:33Sometimes only a glass of something red will do

01:04:36Wine expert Tony Ashoba's here with the best of British tipples that put the glow back in your cheeks

01:04:43And speaking of lifting the spirits the sharp-witted Julia Sawala on her illustrious career

01:04:49And stepping into the world of cosy murder mysteries in Father Brown

01:04:54We'll be having an absolutely fabulous time with Julia after the break

01:04:58Welcome back to Love Your Weekend

01:05:12Still ahead

01:05:13What's rich, red and guaranteed to lift the spirits on a January morning?

01:05:17No, not my long johns

01:05:19Tony Ashoba's brought us her warming best of British vino selections

01:05:22But first

01:05:24Julia Sawala has given us so many memorable characters over the years

01:05:28Comic, dramatic and delightfully unpredictable

01:05:31But there's one role that truly cemented her in the nation's heart

01:05:35As the wonderfully exasperated, ever-sensible Safi in this comedy classic

01:05:40Morning, wedding girl

01:05:42Morning

01:05:43Did you sleep well, darling?

01:05:48No, I could hardly sleep at all

01:05:49Well, that's just wedding butterflies, you know

01:05:51I never had those, but I never had the build-up, you know

01:05:54Oh, guess who I spoke to this morning, Serge

01:05:57Oh, is he coming?

01:05:58No, he can't make the wedding, but he's coming to the reception

01:05:59Oh, yes

01:06:00Nice, you don't normally come up and see me in the morning

01:06:04No, I don't

01:06:05Do I, darling?

01:06:06Right, come in, Pats

01:06:07I've got her, I've got her

01:06:08I've got her

01:06:08Get off me!

01:06:09The redness will go, the redness will go

01:06:25It's just I'm a perfectionist, I'm sorry

01:06:26I'm sorry

01:06:27I'm a perfectionist

01:06:28Safi once again at the mercy of her mother and Patsy

01:06:32I mean, the physicality of the comedy in that was quite dramatic

01:06:37But the interplay, you know, you're always thought of as the serious one in a way

01:06:40But then in other ways, the counterpoint between the two of you, the three of you

01:06:44Was quite remarkable

01:06:46How did Dickens, you kept a straight face the most of the time, I've no idea

01:06:49Well, I got a lot of my laughing out in rehearsals

01:06:54Yeah

01:06:55But also, you know, you are in front of a

01:06:57I'm not going to say live audience, because what else would it be

01:07:00In front of an audience, you have a theatre, really

01:07:03And then you have camera

01:07:04And so, Jennifer and Joanna's performances in rehearsal are very, very funny

01:07:12And so I prepare myself, get all my laughter out then

01:07:15Then on the night, the audience kind of ramp up the adrenaline

01:07:18And things come out of the two of them that you never saw in rehearsals

01:07:22And it gets such a huge laugh

01:07:24But if I were to laugh, then I've broken it for them

01:07:29They've got to do it again, and it's not the same

01:07:31The audience will willingly laugh again

01:07:34But it's never the same as that real impulsive laugh

01:07:38So it's out of respect for them

01:07:41And sometimes I am just standing there in awe, watching their performance

01:07:44You know, it's quite extraordinary to see it

01:07:48Well, alive

01:07:49And also, if they are improvising as they go along

01:07:53Knowing quite when your moment is going to come to come in

01:07:56It sharpens your timing up, I think

01:07:58Yes, well, I mean, that scene is a classic example of us

01:08:02You know, we just blocked it

01:08:03In rehearsal, very simple

01:08:05You know, she's lying in bed

01:08:06And it's all, you know, very sweet

01:08:08And Patsy's going to come in and rip my moustache off

01:08:10We had no idea that it was going to bring the house down like that

01:08:14So that's when Patsy starts doing that

01:08:17Because we're actually waiting for the laugh to be over

01:08:19And I'm lying there, you know, you can sort of feel the director

01:08:21Just keep on acting

01:08:23Because you've got to let that laugh roll

01:08:25But, you know, it must have been good for you to get one over, in a way, on Jennifer Saunders

01:08:31When you went on The Masked Singer

01:08:32Because there she is on the panel

01:08:34You are one of the contestants in The Masked Singer

01:08:37And she doesn't get you

01:08:40Here we are

01:08:41Take it off, take it off, take it off, take it off

01:08:54Oh my god, who is it?

01:08:55Take it off, take it, take it, take it, take it, take it, take it, take it, take it, take it

01:09:03It's absolutely fabulous

01:09:05Oh my word

01:09:07Cheese to water, everyone

01:09:09Mommy

01:09:10Darling

01:09:11What are you doing?

01:09:13That's amazing

01:09:14Singing girl

01:09:16That's amazing

01:09:17Hello

01:09:18What?

01:09:19What are you doing, darling?

01:09:22I don't know

01:09:24You've got yourself in a mess

01:09:27But you are very good

01:09:29Thank you

01:09:31Oh, the justice

01:09:33I love it when Jennifer does that

01:09:34Yeah

01:09:35The gutting your own bucket

01:09:37You can see the shock on her face when you put that off

01:09:39Oh, yeah

01:09:40Did you see it?

01:09:41Well, I said to her, everybody's going to think it's fixed afterwards

01:09:43She went, not with the look on my face

01:09:45She said she didn't have a clue

01:09:47Yeah

01:09:48Because also from where she's sitting

01:09:50The singers look very, very tall

01:09:52Because you've got the extra, you know, mascot

01:09:55Yeah

01:09:56I mean, they did tell me

01:09:57That Jennifer was going to be on the panel

01:09:59Because if they hadn't

01:10:01And I'd walked out

01:10:02And I'd walked out

01:10:03It's scary enough as it is

01:10:04If I'd seen her on the panel

01:10:06I don't think I would have made it

01:10:09Did you enjoy doing it?

01:10:10Scary

01:10:11I loved it

01:10:12Yeah, I mean, again, it's live

01:10:14You don't get a second chance

01:10:16Yeah

01:10:17If you mess up on your song

01:10:18Yeah

01:10:19And you can't see, hear, smell, taste, walk, anything

01:10:21And I said to my costume lady

01:10:24I said, I don't know what I'm doing

01:10:26She said, you're doing the Masked Singer

01:10:27And I thought, yeah, haha, funny

01:10:29But she was

01:10:30She absolutely knew what she was doing

01:10:31I said, but I don't know what I'm singing

01:10:33It's obviously happens to a lot of people

01:10:34Horrendous

01:10:35You can't escape, you see

01:10:37No, yeah

01:10:38And so you go into freeze mode

01:10:39And what your body's actually doing

01:10:41Is resting itself

01:10:42Before the hard hit of adrenaline

01:10:45But I'm

01:10:47I'm a changed woman

01:10:49After that

01:10:50Are you?

01:10:51For better or worse?

01:10:52I am

01:10:53Yeah, but no, for better

01:10:54Because I think

01:10:55If I could do that

01:10:56Because it wasn't stage fright

01:10:58It was something way beyond

01:11:00I could not pull a thing from my brain

01:11:02It had gone totally black

01:11:04Black, I don't think I could have even known who I my name what my name was and I could hear somebody singing

01:11:10And I knew I was going on and I could not escape the situation

01:11:14And it was

01:11:15Yeah, it was her. I thought there's something wrong with my brain, but I was told later on it was Sam it happens

01:11:22Yes, it's your body going into protection mode. It's really interesting much more comfortable

01:11:28Playing a part in father Brown

01:11:30Back within your comfort zone. So you've joined the cast of that. Let's have a look at you in father Brown

01:11:38You all right, this is Wendell

01:11:41Little bit stressed. We've got this rather complicated

01:11:45Boobies to make which means we we have fish to fill it

01:11:4922 herbs and spices and we haven't even started the stock yet does seem a Herculean effort

01:11:54Yes, but if we want to get into the Anderson's guide

01:11:56You like to try making things people like to eat

01:12:02Oh

01:12:04Oh, yes, you're right

01:12:07We could change the menu

01:12:10Oh fish pie

01:12:12Everyone loves fish pie

01:12:14Mrs. Wendell may I have a word?

01:12:17Yes

01:12:19There we are working with Claudie Blakely. Yeah, you were together in Lark Rise

01:12:24Yeah, yeah, yes

01:12:26That was a game changer for me as well. I love father Brown

01:12:29But I thought Claudie because I love working with Claudie gets on very well

01:12:33We had we didn't have much to do together in Lark Rise and when we did we had fantastic days together

01:12:38And I just I love her very much and so it was very nice

01:12:43Costume drama seems to call you quite a lot

01:12:46I mean you and I first met like 30 years ago probably now on the set when I was at Pebble Mill doing the set of Martin Chuzzlewit

01:12:53with Emma Chambers I remember and Paul Schofield

01:12:56Sir Paul Schofield

01:12:57working with Paul Schofield I mean what a treat

01:13:00I know and it was only my second week of production I think and it was my first day with Sir Paul Schofield and everyone was

01:13:06more excited that Pebble Mill were turning up

01:13:09And Alan Titchmarsh was turning up and I was like oh my god

01:13:13I've got a scene with Sir Paul Schofield and they were interviewing

01:13:16Calling people to be interviewed with you and they called me and I was like me. I don't know. Why do you want to speak to me?

01:13:22I felt really really inadequate. We went behind a wall and you were so lovely

01:13:27And you were so interested, genuinely interested in me Alan. Well I am. I won't ever forget that. Well, you're very kind

01:13:34I am interested in people. I know you I know you're you're excellent. Oh, bless you

01:13:4050 quid we said

01:13:4220 lop. But I have to say the one thing for which you will always remember and certainly in our household is

01:13:49Lydia Bennet in

01:13:51The Pride and Prejudice which is still forever talked about and still held up as the definitive Pride and Prejudice

01:13:58This ghastly woman Lydia Bennet. I mean, but you know, she's a puppet really

01:14:04Of course, it seems so ancient since we were at Longhorn and here you all are just the same

01:14:10Oh, my dear, dear Lydia

01:14:14Fast. Oh, I don't believe you've grown. Oh, how we've missed you.

01:14:20We've been far too merry to miss any of you

01:14:23Well, here we are

01:14:25Haven't I caught myself a handsome husband in did you have my love you are very welcome, sir

01:14:33You're all goodness and kindness mom as always

01:14:37Oh, let me give you a kiss then

01:14:43Well, shall we go in

01:14:45I take your place now you must go lower because I am a married woman

01:14:59Mrs. Wickham

01:15:02Lord how droll that sounds

01:15:04Oh, I should have made more of that moment

01:15:12You've made quite a lot of that moment

01:15:16A little bit of a shy actress there, I think

01:15:18Really? Yeah, I think I could have done more with that

01:15:20Yeah, I know, it's astonishing, but it's held up so well

01:15:23And I'm going through most of the cast, Alison's sat where you know, you're sitting

01:15:28Yes

01:15:28Adrian Lucas has been there as well

01:15:30What a lovely cast. I mean, Benjamin Whitrow I always thought was a wonderful watch

01:15:35as Mr. Bennet

01:15:36Yes, we all blended so well. I came on a month later because I was doing Chuzzlewit

01:15:43Of course

01:15:44With you

01:15:46And so I came on late and they'd already shot quite a bit and it was

01:15:52Just instantly like a bit naff to say it like a family

01:15:56And we all really very much respected what a difficult job

01:16:00Everybody had with Austin's words

01:16:04Which Andrew Davis did a brilliant job especially for me because

01:16:08Lydia is much bigger in the series than than she is in the book

01:16:14And you know we it was just one of those productions that had pixie dust all over it

01:16:18I watched it about a year after it had been on already broadcast

01:16:22And obviously I'd seen Colin Firth daily

01:16:27Um and uh you know lovely and um when I watched it I was like

01:16:37Because obviously I hadn't seen him you know Darcy Darcy-ing it up

01:16:40You know there's Colin Firth

01:16:41Not that he isn't lovely but I rang my mum I said mum

01:16:44I said have you watched Brian and Precious of course I have

01:16:46And I said have you seen Colin Firth he's absolutely gorgeous

01:16:52And she said have you only just noticed half the nation have been spooning over him for the past year

01:16:57And I didn't I didn't really have any idea

01:17:00The success of the pro yeah of the whole program

01:17:04And I do it's the only thing that I don't

01:17:06Might not that I will actually sit down and watch that I'm in and I just love it

01:17:11I think it's brilliant

01:17:12So do we and we'll sit down and watch him in anything you're right

01:17:15Lovely to have you with us

01:17:16Lovely to be here

01:17:17Thanks for coming

01:17:18A chance now to relax and unwind with some stunning footage set to some equally stunning music

01:17:23It's time for today's Ode to Joy

01:17:42Go with us

01:17:45One nine

01:17:45Ask yourself

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01:19:11That was the Scottish Highlands, glorious place,

01:19:16cursive of David Lovell, who've drone about town

01:19:18and set to a Brandenburg concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach.

01:19:23Coming up, smooth, soft and soothing,

01:19:26it's wine o'clock, and Tony O'Shove is here

01:19:28with the Comfort Reds to warm even the darkest of January days.

01:19:33I'll be back with Tony, Julia, Bach,

01:19:35and a selection of Vino's right after the break.

01:19:53Welcome back to Love Your Weekend.

01:19:54Now, January may be chilly,

01:19:57but there's nothing like a warming glass of red

01:19:59to bring a little glow back into the day and the cheeks.

01:20:02These home-grown bottles here, perfect for cosy suppers,

01:20:06Sunday roasts, or simply settling in by the fire.

01:20:10Here to guide us through her pick

01:20:11of the season's most comforting reds,

01:20:14Tony O'Shove and Mark and Julia

01:20:16have very kindly said they'd join in two.

01:20:18So I know it was a push to get you to do it,

01:20:20but here we are.

01:20:21Tony, it is the time of year for reds, isn't it?

01:20:24It is, indeed, and thank you so much for having me.

01:20:26We've got a lovely selection of Comfort Reds today.

01:20:29So when you want something a little bit cosy,

01:20:31I feel like these are absolutely perfect.

01:20:33So starting off, we've got an alcohol-free option

01:20:35from Beaver Farms.

01:20:37That's this one.

01:20:37Ease us in gently.

01:20:38Exactly.

01:20:39So this is a sparkling cherry and raspberry,

01:20:42and it's made with all-natural fruits.

01:20:44So have a taste, see what you think of that.

01:20:46Oh, it's very raspberry.

01:20:47It's yummy.

01:20:48Yeah.

01:20:48Easy.

01:20:49Yeah, easy to drink.

01:20:50Lovely, isn't it?

01:20:50And you can really taste that real fruit.

01:20:52And to me, I think this is perfect.

01:20:54After a nice winter walk,

01:20:56you want to come home,

01:20:57have something cosy but refreshing,

01:20:59this is that drink.

01:21:00It won't send you to sleep?

01:21:01No.

01:21:02Mark, has it got enough bite for you?

01:21:04It's nice and easy,

01:21:07and yes, I could drink quite a lot of that easily.

01:21:10Who knows what the others will drink?

01:21:12Julia, do you like it?

01:21:14I do like it,

01:21:15but I'd like it in a kind of like a tippy-top top,

01:21:18like a kid's cup.

01:21:20Yeah, well...

01:21:21It's very drinkable.

01:21:22You know what I mean?

01:21:23I know where you're going.

01:21:24Yeah, yeah, it feels odd having it in that glass,

01:21:27but it's, I feel like I'm being tricked.

01:21:29It is a front drink, isn't it?

01:21:30It is, yeah.

01:21:31But if you want to elevate it a little bit,

01:21:32you can have it in a nice flute.

01:21:34It's something a little bit different.

01:21:35Yeah, but yeah, really delicious.

01:21:37And you'll get lovely notes of cherry,

01:21:38raspberry and a bit of apple from this.

01:21:40Right, OK.

01:21:41It's delicious, please.

01:21:42Moving on.

01:21:43Yes, moving on.

01:21:44We've got the Four Daughters Pinot Noir.

01:21:46This is a group of four sisters,

01:21:48and they're all about bringing something new

01:21:49and different to the wine world.

01:21:51This is a very approachable Pinot Noir that you'll find,

01:21:54but it's still got a nice depth.

01:21:55I love that word.

01:21:56The lovely words that you use in winemaking.

01:21:58This is approachable.

01:21:59Hello, little wine.

01:22:01Tell me you're very approachable.

01:22:02You can approach it and enjoy it.

01:22:04It's got lovely notes of summer fruits,

01:22:06a bit of cherry and a bit of raspberry as well.

01:22:08So have a taste, see what you think of that.

01:22:10Ooh.

01:22:11Ooh, that's very, that's fruity, but in a wine way.

01:22:15Yeah, it's lovely.

01:22:16I don't drink red wine, so I'm just going for the smell.

01:22:20Slightly sharp.

01:22:21Yeah.

01:22:22For me, but...

01:22:24Yeah, it smells tart.

01:22:25Would that be a good word to use?

01:22:27Very good word, exactly.

01:22:28And so it's quite low in tannins, this one,

01:22:31so it'll go really well with spicy food.

01:22:32So I'd have this with, like, a spicy stew or a spicy curry

01:22:35and it'd pair just so beautifully and feel really comforting.

01:22:38Because it's not too heavy, is it, Mark?

01:22:40No, it's not.

01:22:41It's not a heavy red.

01:22:42I mean, it's...

01:22:43You can...

01:22:43Some people have red wine chilled.

01:22:46Yes.

01:22:47And it's...

01:22:48This seems like one that might...

01:22:50Yeah, work with that.

01:22:52Exactly.

01:22:52Least towards that.

01:22:53Yes.

01:22:53Definitely, because it's really nice and light-bodied,

01:22:56so definitely you can...

01:22:57What do you think of this one, Terri?

01:22:58Do you like this one?

01:22:58I really like this.

01:22:59It's really subtle, but it's got some layers to it as well.

01:23:02So those summer fruits, but then also a hint of vanilla,

01:23:04so it gives it a good complexity.

01:23:06I really like this one.

01:23:07It is quite complex, you're right, but not overpowering.

01:23:10Exactly.

01:23:10There's enough body there,

01:23:13but it's not kind of, ooh, yin-fi-lead-it coming on already.

01:23:15You know, it's not...

01:23:16Not one of those.

01:23:19Mind you, looking at this next one.

01:23:20Yeah, so this has got a bit more body.

01:23:22I thought it might.

01:23:23Yes, exactly.

01:23:24The depth of colour, isn't it?

01:23:26Lovely.

01:23:27Is this approachable, or have we already approached?

01:23:29It is, but it's got a bit more to it.

01:23:31Approaching where, really?

01:23:33So this one is a really interesting one.

01:23:35It's made from a grape called Cabaret Noir.

01:23:38So it's a distant relative of a Cabernet Sauvignon grape,

01:23:42but because of strict wine rules, you can't call it Cabernet.

01:23:44So it's Cabaret Noir, and it does really well in England.

01:23:47It gives you these really nice, delicate, but elegant wines,

01:23:50is the words I'm using this one.

01:23:51Oh, this is quite grown-up, this one.

01:23:52It is, yeah.

01:23:53And this has got a bit of depth to it.

01:23:54It smells quite smooth.

01:23:56It is.

01:23:57Your nose is not deceiving you.

01:23:58Yeah.

01:23:59Really nice and smooth.

01:24:00So you'll get blackberry, maybe a bit of sour cherry,

01:24:03a bit of plum as well.

01:24:05I like that.

01:24:05You're inviting the roast dinner?

01:24:06Yes, yeah.

01:24:07Yeah.

01:24:07Roast dinner.

01:24:08Yeah, very nice.

01:24:09A bit of cheese, a bit of risotto.

01:24:11It's really nice and subtle and smooth.

01:24:14I think that's the best one so far.

01:24:15Remind us again what it is.

01:24:16So it's the Abingworth Tua Skylark.

01:24:18Oh, Tua Skylark.

01:24:20So that's a poetic reference.

01:24:22So Percy Shelley, the poet,

01:24:24actually used to live in the farmhouse where this wine is made,

01:24:27alongside his wife, who's the writer of Frankenstein.

01:24:29So, yeah, nice poetic reference.

01:24:31Mary Shelley.

01:24:31Yes.

01:24:32Exactly.

01:24:33Well, I never.

01:24:34Not remotely ghostly, is it?

01:24:36It's quite a bit.

01:24:38Oh, well, that's fab.

01:24:40That's really nice.

01:24:40That's nice, yeah.

01:24:41So we could drink that one, Mark, do you reckon?

01:24:43Oh, yeah.

01:24:44So the next one, comparing that with that,

01:24:48even in darker body, this one.

01:24:51This is really full-bodied and complex.

01:24:54You'll get a lot from this one.

01:24:55It's not just the fruity notes, but also a bit of vanilla,

01:24:58a bit of oak.

01:24:59This one, I feel you can actually have on its own,

01:25:01because that's how complex it is,

01:25:03and it's really fruity, really enjoyable, this one.

01:25:07Oh, now we're talking.

01:25:08Oh, oh.

01:25:09Now this has got bottom, hasn't it?

01:25:12It's got everything.

01:25:13But it's not overly strong in that kind of put-you-off way.

01:25:19It's just really rich and easy.

01:25:20Yeah, there's a lot going on in that glass.

01:25:23It's gorgeous.

01:25:25It really is.

01:25:26I think it's the fruitiness of it all.

01:25:28It really gives a lot to the palate,

01:25:30so you don't feel like you're missing anything

01:25:31when you have this one.

01:25:32This is the Radlow 100 Rondeau.

01:25:35So they're specialists in still wine,

01:25:37so I think you can tell and agree

01:25:38that they do it really, really well.

01:25:40They're quite small plots, so they don't do much wine,

01:25:43but what they do is really great,

01:25:45so small and mighty, I would say.

01:25:46There's not an inter-soundness in this at all.

01:25:48It's wonderfully rich and velvety almost, isn't it?

01:25:52Yeah, really balanced.

01:25:53What would you have it with?

01:25:55I would have this on its own, to be honest,

01:25:57just on the sofa in front of the TV,

01:25:59but you could have it with dark meats

01:26:00if you want to have it with some food.

01:26:02The nose, Julie, do you like the nose?

01:26:04Well, did you say notes?

01:26:06Nose.

01:26:08I was going to talk about notes.

01:26:09Is there such a thing, or is that music?

01:26:11Yeah, that's right.

01:26:12Tasting notes, exactly.

01:26:13They seem like there are loads and loads of them.

01:26:15Exactly, yeah, yeah.

01:26:16It's really complex.

01:26:17Yeah.

01:26:18Exactly.

01:26:18Completely agree.

01:26:19Yeah.

01:26:20Definitely get that vanilla.

01:26:21Yeah, yeah, that's what I love about it.

01:26:23Yeah, exactly.

01:26:24This is exceptional.

01:26:25I like that a lot.

01:26:26It is, me too.

01:26:27Very good.

01:26:27Fab.

01:26:28Lovely.

01:26:28And then, last but not least,

01:26:30we've got the Cuvée Noire from Bolny.

01:26:32So this is a sparkling red wine,

01:26:34so something a little bit different.

01:26:35I know some people get put off by the idea of sparkling red.

01:26:38This is quite a light expression of it,

01:26:40so not too heavy and not too dense and overwhelming.

01:26:43Let's have a taste of this, see what you think.

01:26:45It's always interesting with these,

01:26:49to not look at the colour and think,

01:26:51if you were doing a blindfold tasting,

01:26:53would you know this was red?

01:26:54Mmm.

01:26:56That's a good test.

01:26:56Would you?

01:26:57I can't smell anything.

01:26:59I don't think I would, to be honest.

01:27:01It's quite light.

01:27:02It's quite light.

01:27:02No.

01:27:03Yeah, so not as heavy as some red.

01:27:04There's no real nose to it, Jo.

01:27:05I don't think is that.

01:27:06I can't, not getting...

01:27:07I don't know if that's because of the glass that it's in.

01:27:09Perhaps, yeah, that could be it.

01:27:11So less opportunity for us to swell.

01:27:13But, yeah, it is quite light in comparison

01:27:16to lots of other sparkling reds.

01:27:18Really enjoyable.

01:27:18And because it's so light,

01:27:20I would have this as like a chocolate mousse.

01:27:22Yeah.

01:27:22So keeping a nice lightness of the palette.

01:27:24I think it would go perfectly with that.

01:27:25It doesn't have that zesty feel of a champagne or a Prosecco.

01:27:30So there is a little bit more depth to it.

01:27:33But you don't get, maybe it's having had to all the others,

01:27:36that, you know, that kick, that hit you get

01:27:38from a first mouthful of champagne.

01:27:40It's going, oh, I really needed that.

01:27:42It's jettler than that.

01:27:44Yes, it is, yeah.

01:27:44Easy drinking, definitely.

01:27:46Mark, do you like that?

01:27:48I do.

01:27:48I've not...

01:27:49I mean, this is the first time I've had sparkling red wine.

01:27:53Yeah.

01:27:54And, yes, I don't dislike it.

01:27:57It's quite nice.

01:27:58That's...

01:27:58You see, now that is a Yorkshire expression.

01:28:01That's a Yorkshire compliment.

01:28:01You get next door in when you've just decorated your front room

01:28:05and she says, you know, I don't dislike that wallpaper.

01:28:08Oh, really?

01:28:08That's as good as it gets.

01:28:10Wow.

01:28:10That's a win.

01:28:11Wow.

01:28:12That is a win.

01:28:14Thank you both very much.

01:28:15Thank you, Tony.

01:28:17That's it for today's show.

01:28:19Thank you to all my guests, Julia Mark,

01:28:20and, of course, Tony with the wines that we don't dislike.

01:28:23Join me next week for more mischief here at Manor Farm

01:28:26with comedian Chris McCausland,

01:28:29the stars of crime drama Patience,

01:28:31Ella Mae Purvis and Nathan Welsh,

01:28:34plus some of the cutest piglets you'll find this side of Ampshire.

01:28:38But until then, keep warm, keep well,

01:28:41and keep a bottle of something red within arm's reach

01:28:44for those colder nights and chilly days like today.

01:28:47I think it's probably going to be that one, Mark, don't you?

01:28:51Cheers, all.

01:28:52Cheers.

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01:28:59Cheers.

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