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00:11Hello there and welcome to your Monday One show live on BBC One and I play it with Roman
00:16Ken and Alex Jones. Now it was a big night at the Oscars for many including Jessie Buckley
00:21who became the first Irish woman to win Best Actress. She was here on this sofa just the
00:27other week so massive congrats to her. It's phenomenal isn't it? And the Oscars wasn't the only show to get
00:32people talking last night because millions teamed in to watch the BBC's new Jane Austen inspired drama
00:38The Other Bennet Sister. Now it's a spin-off of Pride and Prejudice which gives new life to the
00:43classic characters. Joining us tonight are two of its stars Indira Varma who you'll know from the night
00:48manager and Ella Bruchilleri who made her name in Call the Midwife. Also with us is presenter Sarah
00:54Beeney who's lifting the lids on the high-stakes world of property auctions in her new series as
00:59homes bought under the hammer are renovated into dream properties. Just up my street there. I was
01:04going to say that is the most you show yeah and when it comes to big builds it doesn't get
01:09much bigger
01:09than the Eden Project a former mining pit turned ecological paradise and as it prepares to turn 25
01:16we meet the people behind it and discover how it changed the lives of locals in Cornwall.
01:21And one person who made it his mission to make a difference in people's lives was the late Michael
01:27Moseley and now his legacy is continuing in a brand new BBC series inspired by the hit podcast
01:33Just One Thing. I was lucky enough to be part of it with Clive Myrie and Zoe Ball as we
01:38uncover the
01:39simple changes that can make a big difference to your health and later we've got an exclusive look
01:44as Zoe explores the power of gardening on the body and mind. And talking about mental well-being
01:50we are starting tonight by visiting a revolutionary new centre that's become a lifeline for people
01:55struggling with their mental health. Yeah and with news this month that more than one million people
02:00are signed off work due to mental illness access to specialist support has never been more important
02:05as Ashley John-Baptiste found out.
02:09More than 200,000 people with a mental health emergency visited A&D in 2024 putting an already
02:17stretched system under even more pressure. Now the NHS in England is trialling 24-7 centres aimed at
02:25supporting people with mental health needs. This East London centre is the first of six planned across the UK
02:33and for Alex, after years of feeling lost on busy wards, it finally offers the support he's been searching for.
02:41Alex, how does the support you receive here differ to A&E services and experiences at hospital?
02:47Well to be quite honest, it just, for me, it's like a second family. As soon as you walk through
02:55those doors,
02:56you know, you're greeted by people that have compassion. I'm greeted with open arms, you know,
03:04it feels like everybody's cuddling me at the same time. So that for me in itself makes me feel worthy
03:14of something.
03:16Thousands of people just like Alex often wait more than 24 hours in D&E for mental health support
03:23according to NHS England. The team in Tower Hamlets serves around 50,000 residents and no appointment
03:30or referral is required. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Shiraz Ahmed is the clinical lead.
03:37This is the main area where people can come in and we welcome them. We have 20 to 30 people
03:42dropping in every day.
03:44Some of that is planned. We've got a mix of NHS staff, so doctors and nurses, psychologists, therapists
03:49and voluntary charitable organisations. Why is that important?
03:53When people come and see anyone in mental health services, their problems are not just about one thing.
03:59Having all of that together under one roof is really helpful. So we're not sending people away,
04:04they're not waiting on waiting lists. Already we can see people spending less time on a ward,
04:08fewer people being detained under the Mental Health Act. If you can give people what they need early enough,
04:13then things don't get worse. If patients need to stay, there are also six beds in the centre.
04:19Some might look at the beds and say, couldn't that money be better spent on mediation, on counselling,
04:25perhaps on even bolstering A&E services. The cost of what we're delivering here is actually much less
04:31than things like inpatient wards and much less than providing really fragmented services like in A&E.
04:37There is counselling, employment support, occupational therapists and a host of activities to help people
04:44reconnect in the community. How's it been today, Miriam? What's it been like?
04:49Miriam has attended the film club, does yoga and takes part in the art group.
04:54So this is a picture of my artwork.
04:57Miriam, that is lovely. I'm very proud of this.
04:59What do those groups mean to you and why are they important?
05:03They're important because they get people out of the house and they get people interacting with other people
05:11and they get you motivated. It lifts your spirits and it makes you feel a lot lighter and a lot
05:18more able to cope.
05:20With staff on hand and a more personal approach, it makes a difference for patients like this man
05:26who has been using the services here. Today, he's popped back for a check-up.
05:30How would you say this centre differs to a hospital?
05:34Hospitals aren't very pleasant. The doctor or nurse on duty was different every day
05:40and you had to retell your story. I genuinely think as well, like, if I knew that this was here,
05:46things wouldn't have got that bad. You genuinely feel like when you come here, it's a safe haven.
05:50It's a home. It's a home away from home.
05:54Similar centres like this one in Birmingham are now open, including in York and Sheffield,
06:00with a site in Copeland in Cumbria coming later in the year.
06:04For Alex, the support he's received means a lot.
06:07It's made me feel much more of a positive person. It's reassured me that I have good qualities
06:15and all those, for me, all those things I never felt in my whole entire life,
06:24even from my parents, other family members. I love this place. I really do.
06:35I mean, it is so great to see what a difference the centre is making to people.
06:39And so accessible, isn't it?
06:41Oh, yeah, it's fantastic. You know, as we say, difference to people like Alex,
06:43and a big thanks to Ashley as well for that film,
06:45and that you can find more information on the centres and where to find them on our website.
06:50Right then, let's welcome tonight's guest.
06:52It's one of Britain's best-loved property experts, Sarah Beeney,
06:55and stars of the other Bennet sister, Indira Varma and Ella Bucoleri.
07:03Sarah, we were just watching that film there about mental health centres,
07:07and I know you've been so open about your own mental health during your breast cancer journey,
07:11and it is so important to have the right support around you, isn't it?
07:16Yeah, I mean, the truth is, we're human beings, and human beings need to talk to other human beings.
07:21The most important thing is to communicate with other people,
07:24and one of the downsides to the digitalisation of the world is that we kind of think that replaces it.
07:31It doesn't. We need to communicate.
07:33People and friends are what you need. Talking, chatting.
07:37Yeah. Well, we're going to be hearing more from Sarah very shortly
07:40when she tells us all about her new property renovation series.
07:44But first, last night was a big one for Ella and Indira
07:47because it was the launch of their new BBC period drama, The Other Bennet Sister,
07:51which is inspired by Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice.
07:55Yes, many will remember from the books and films that Elizabeth Bennet
07:58was one of the five sisters, left her family to marry Mr Darcy,
08:02and now this series follows the lesson of sibling Mary
08:05as her story takes centre stage. Let's have a look.
08:09If you're not the beautiful one, the quick-footed one,
08:13or the one full of youthful energy, then who are you?
08:16Miss Bennet.
08:17I, I must be. Oh, yes, I am.
08:20Miss Bennet is a radical thinker.
08:23The most important thing is to be yourself.
08:29Mary is wearing spectacles.
08:31What on earth?
08:34Very good. I hope you find the most useful, Mary.
08:37I do, Father. Thank you.
08:44Ladies, this is a lovely addition to Sunday Night.
08:48It's got a brilliant cast.
08:49You two, of course, Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones.
08:52So how does the series put a little spin, then, Indira,
08:56on Pride and Prejudice?
08:57Well, it's, this particular series is based on Janice Hadlow's book
09:01of the same name, and she focuses very much on Mary,
09:06who is, who feels like she's the outsider,
09:10and it, she's not really interested in trying to just find a husband.
09:16It's sort of disguised as a love story,
09:18but it's, it's a love story between Mary and herself, really.
09:21Yeah, and a sense of discovering who she is,
09:25her potential as a human being.
09:27Yeah.
09:28Well, I mean, Ella, so many people, I mean, millions of people will know you,
09:31of course, from Call the Midwife, Sister Frances.
09:34Yeah.
09:34But playing Mary this time around, it's,
09:37she's not your typical heroine in a period drama, is she?
09:41Well, she's not, because she's not, she hasn't got that kind of natural charisma
09:45or that poise, I suppose, or that wit that people associate with characters
09:50like Elizabeth Bennet.
09:51She's kind of, she finds it all very difficult,
09:53and she's kind of confused by the whole other people's value system,
09:58which is that appearance matters,
09:59and if you're a woman in that time, you have to be charming and beautiful.
10:03And I saw someone write a piece where they said something really lovely,
10:07which was that this show is kind of, the message of the show is,
10:10your appearance is the least interesting thing about you.
10:13There's so many other beautiful things to find in a person,
10:16and that's what I think our show portrays.
10:19Lovely.
10:20And Indira, you come into it as the aunt, so you're Mrs Gardiner,
10:24and you're a big support of Mary's.
10:27Yeah, at last I get to play someone really lovely.
10:30I'll buy a house.
10:31You didn't want to say that.
10:35But picking up from what Ella was saying about the value systems,
10:41it's like Mr and Mrs Bennet, her parents,
10:43are so ambitious and focused on marriage and marrying well and all that.
10:48And Mr and Mrs Gardiner, they live in London, they're a bit cooler.
10:52They're kind of bohemian.
10:53They wear cool hats.
10:54They're a bit more bohemian.
10:55And they want to introduce her into a slightly more diverse crowd
11:00and to help, exactly, to encourage her to find herself.
11:06Yeah.
11:06I think Sarah always says that it shows about the transformative power of kindness.
11:09And the minute that Mary is surrounded by people
11:12who just love and accept of her who she is,
11:15it's so simple, but it just changes her entire world.
11:19Yeah, and I think, as Sarah Quintrell, who did the adaptation, was saying,
11:24it's the sort of story that you want to tell your daughters.
11:26Yes.
11:27You know.
11:28Yeah, Sarah Quintrell almost, I feel like Sarah almost, speaking for her,
11:31but wrote it for her teenage daughters.
11:33Yeah, totally.
11:34You know.
11:35Well, it got Alex Jones hooked straight in when she saw some of the scenery,
11:39because you filmed it in South Wales.
11:40We did.
11:41Yes.
11:41Which straight away, Alex goes, I'm in.
11:42We did.
11:43And you filmed with the legendary Ruth Jones.
11:46Yeah.
11:46Am I right in thinking, Ella, she took you on a bit of a road trip?
11:48Yeah, you missed out on that.
11:49I missed out on that.
11:49She took us to Barry Island.
11:51We went on Dave's Coaches.
11:52Amazing.
11:53To Barry Island.
11:53We all swam in the sea.
11:55She got Marco's Cafe from Governor Stacey to stay open
11:58and served all ice cream into the night.
12:00We went to the house, outside the Governor Stacey house.
12:02It was amazing.
12:04Like a tour.
12:04Yeah.
12:05She was singing Islands in the stream too.
12:07It was really fun.
12:09It was really fun.
12:10Yeah, it was really good.
12:12Well, The Other Bennett Sister continues next Sunday night
12:15on BBC One at 8 o'clock.
12:17You can also catch the first five episodes on BBC iPlayer.
12:20Yeah, and Ruth Jones' tours of South Wales.
12:22No, I'm joking.
12:23She can't.
12:24She should do that, yeah.
12:25She should.
12:26Still to come, from period drama to the high-stakes drama
12:29of buying properties at auction,
12:31Sarah will be telling us all about her brand-new series very shortly.
12:35Plus, we'll have an exclusive look at the new BBC series
12:38Just One Thing, inspired, of course,
12:39by the late Michael Moseley's hit podcast,
12:42as Zoe Ball reveals how gardening helped her through a tough time
12:45and why it could help boost your health too.
12:48Yeah, but now, in our next film tonight,
12:50we're heading to a very different kind of garden in Cornwall,
12:53which has become an ecological wonderland.
12:55And as it prepares to mark a very special birthday tomorrow,
12:59Joe Crowley went to meet the staff and locals
13:01to see how they planned to celebrate.
13:0425 years ago, just outside St Austell in Cornwall,
13:08a clay mining pit was transformed into an ecological paradise.
13:13The Eden Project not only aimed to inspire
13:16the regeneration of damaged ecosystems,
13:18but it also brought hundreds of jobs to the area.
13:23A quarter of a century on, these biomes are flourishing.
13:26And to celebrate this landmark anniversary tomorrow,
13:29there'll be a host of activities,
13:34including the Eden Choir,
13:35performing a specially composed song,
13:38and perhaps most importantly,
13:39they've got cake.
13:41Emily Hankin's been tasked with making a very special bake,
13:45which tells different parts of the Eden Project's story
13:48through its multiple layers.
13:51Wow.
13:51Tell me, how did you get involved with this project?
13:53Eden Project's been a massive part of my life in Cornwall,
13:56bringing my son here when he was a baby,
13:58running around.
13:58It's a wonderful place.
14:00It means a lot to me.
14:01Talk me through the story.
14:02So we've started off with the build on the base tier,
14:04and as we move around to the back of the cake,
14:07we've got the biomes going up,
14:08the wonderful hexagons in place.
14:09We've been able to recreate all those key moments
14:12as illustrations.
14:15Jamie Robson was an essential part of that build,
14:18helping install those now famous hexagons.
14:21There was a big team of us when we first built it.
14:24Between 40 and 50 climbers came in.
14:26From all over, once the scaffolding started disappearing,
14:29we were there putting the canopy on,
14:31you know, all the infrastructure.
14:32Is your job getting busier as this structure ages?
14:35I wonder if there's unforeseen problems
14:37as the years roll on.
14:38So we spend a lot of time repairing cushions,
14:41leaks.
14:42It's all inflated,
14:43so there's lots of air systems that we have to maintain.
14:46It needs more attention and more work,
14:48and there's generally things that we've got to look into now
14:50over the next few years,
14:51just to keep it up,
14:52you know, because it is an amazing building.
14:55Up on the next tier,
14:57that's the vibrance of the nature
14:59and the planting and the flowers.
15:02These areas play a huge role in programs for people like Emma Carter,
15:06who came to the therapeutic gardens here
15:09to aid her cancer recovery.
15:11And what did you do here?
15:13We could be planting or sowing or weeding.
15:16We also get to harvest bits and pieces in the garden,
15:19and we make a lovely big batch of stew,
15:22or we're there to have a chat,
15:23we're here to have a laugh.
15:25Being given the opportunity to do something like this
15:27has just been a really transformational thing
15:31that's helped my recovery,
15:33helped me find me again.
15:36It's clear this is a project that works on many levels,
15:39and to get an idea of how it all began,
15:41you have to go to the very top.
15:4325 years ago,
15:45Sir Tim Smit was the visionary and co-founder of the Eden Project,
15:49and he has the original designs on some very unusual paper.
15:53These napkins are a replica of what is now
15:57the most significant artefact in Eden's history,
16:00but at the time it had been used
16:02to wipe our noble architect's lips of ketchup.
16:06Now we have talked through the various layers,
16:08but the top, where are we in the story?
16:10The top is Eden now and Eden's future.
16:13Here in the UK we've got two new projects,
16:16one we're starting this year in north-west England
16:19by the fabulous Morecambe Bay.
16:22Equally buzzy, but it's completely different
16:24on the banks of the Tay in Dundee.
16:26So we're taking over a huge gas lighter
16:28and turning it into, like, a green valve.
16:30Congratulations on everything you've done in the last 25 years
16:33and immortalising it all in cake.
16:35Thank you very much.
16:36See you for the 50th, yeah?
16:37It's been a pleasure.
16:43Oh, thank you, Joe.
16:44It's such a brilliant place, isn't it?
16:45Really nice.
16:45We did the one show from there about 10 years ago.
16:49There we are, Niall Rogers.
16:50Oh, yeah, here we go.
16:50It was music day.
16:52We took the sofa, had a day out.
16:54Why do we...
16:54We never leave the sofa now.
16:55I want to go places.
16:57Well, there you are.
16:58We'll have a word.
16:58Yeah.
17:00We'll have a day at the Eden Project, yeah.
17:02Yeah, and we're wishing everybody at the Eden Project
17:05a very happy birthday, of course, for tomorrow.
17:07Now then, talking about big projects,
17:09Sarah is helping homeowners renovate new properties
17:11in her brand-new series,
17:13which gives viewers front row seats
17:15into the world of property buying at auctions.
17:17Yeah, each episode follows real-life stories
17:20of buyers seeking their dream home
17:22from terraced houses to Victorian mansions.
17:24Let's take a look.
17:25Every year, tens of thousands of properties
17:27are sold at auction.
17:29Merida Spitter, well done.
17:31More and more first-time buyers
17:33are seeing it as their golden ticket
17:35onto the property ladder.
17:36It's so sweet!
17:38I will be moving in at the end of this month.
17:42What I'll be moving in too, of course,
17:44remains to be seen.
17:47Discovering whether property auctions
17:48are a risk too far...
17:50You coming up?
17:51No.
17:52...or a great way to get the home of your dreams.
17:55This is my first home.
18:00Oh, Sarah Beeney, I can feel a binge coming on.
18:04Yeah.
18:04Oh, you're very kind.
18:05Oh, this looks brilliant.
18:06Now, you haven't done this sort of programme before,
18:08have you, the auction side of it?
18:10What, you know, what sort of journey do you go on
18:13with the contributors on the show then?
18:15Well, buying an auction has changed considerably
18:19from kind of 20 years ago, 25 years ago,
18:23because I think now it's more accessible.
18:26I think buying a house or selling a house
18:29has got more complicated and takes longer
18:33and it's more onerous,
18:35and so people are going to auction
18:37because at least, you know,
18:38when you sell a house in auction, it's sold.
18:40When you buy a house, it's bought.
18:42You know, there's not the kind of time-wasting.
18:45But, and also it's much more accessible
18:47in terms of getting finance now.
18:49And, you know, there's a lot of other options.
18:51There's sort of hybrid auctions now,
18:52which is a cross between a contract race
18:55and, or it might be sealed bids,
18:58which it used to be called.
18:59But now there's official ways that auctions work,
19:02which isn't just going to a room
19:04and putting your hand up.
19:05Yeah.
19:05So it's a great way to get on that property ladder.
19:08Now, tell us about Alison and Michael.
19:10How will it help them?
19:11Alison and Michael,
19:12they're such a lovely, lovely, lovely couple.
19:15And they had a terrible problem with the mini budget,
19:18which meant that their mortgage payments doubled overnight.
19:22Wow.
19:23And they were in really, really big trouble.
19:26And they didn't know kind of where to go with it.
19:30And they ended up selling.
19:33It was very, it was really emotional actually meeting them
19:37because they had gone through a very difficult time.
19:40Actually, they met on my dating site, which was really exciting.
19:43Oh, wow.
19:43You've done it all for them.
19:44I know, which is really weird.
19:45I'm like sorted on the marriage.
19:47Yeah.
19:47And yeah, and that's so,
19:48so we'd spent a lot of time talking about relaunching that next week,
19:51which is really exciting.
19:52But, um, but yeah,
19:54so they had this terrible time
19:56where they'd,
19:57they'd kind of ended up in financial trouble
20:00and they'd sold their house
20:02and then they bought another house in auction,
20:04which was a lot cheaper
20:05and they did it up
20:06and they fixed their problems.
20:08You know, it was,
20:09I sort of thought it was amazing
20:10because they got right to the bottom.
20:12They were in,
20:13they were really struggling.
20:14Yeah.
20:14And so many people found themselves,
20:17have found themselves in that position.
20:18So that will help a lot of people maybe
20:20and give them a bit of hope.
20:21We have to say though,
20:22you know,
20:22there can be downsides
20:24and on that note,
20:25Terry has been in touch.
20:26Hiya, Terry.
20:27And he says,
20:28at an auction,
20:29what are some of the red flags
20:30that I should look,
20:31look out for in a property?
20:33Well, I mean,
20:34you have to think
20:35if somebody's selling an auction,
20:36it might be
20:36because there's a problem
20:37because on that,
20:38when the,
20:39the hammer goes down,
20:40the gatherer goes down,
20:41yeah,
20:41it's gone.
20:42So there might be a problem
20:44that you don't know about
20:45and that doesn't necessarily mean there is,
20:47but you really need to check the paperwork
20:49really carefully
20:50and,
20:51and one of the problems
20:52is that you can't keep having surveys
20:53on properties
20:54that you might not buy
20:55because you'll go through
20:55all your deposit
20:56on surveys
20:57and not end up with a house.
20:59So you need someone,
21:00you know,
21:01really well.
21:01Yeah.
21:02So, I mean,
21:03throughout the series as well,
21:04obviously they get it at auction
21:05and then you're in there,
21:06you're helping with that renovation journey
21:09and tell us
21:09what are some of the biggest mistakes
21:11that people make
21:12when going into that?
21:13I think,
21:14well,
21:14it's two things.
21:15I'd say one is,
21:17is underestimating the cost,
21:20which is a pretty standard one,
21:22which is,
21:23I mean,
21:24understand what's wishful thinking,
21:25isn't it?
21:25but I think,
21:26so underestimating that
21:28but also,
21:29I'd say not enjoying the journey
21:31and I know that's easy to say
21:33but I think often people think
21:35it's all awful
21:36until I get to the end
21:38and actually,
21:39the journey can be kind of fun
21:41and people tend to look forward
21:42to where I,
21:44where completion looks
21:46and how far away,
21:47they need to look back
21:47to how far they've come.
21:49Yeah.
21:49You know,
21:49it's a bit of a life lesson generally.
21:51Oh yeah.
21:52You kind of go,
21:52look where I was
21:53and look where I've come
21:54not,
21:54look how far away we are.
21:56you do learn such a lot doing it,
21:58don't you?
21:58And Ella,
21:59you've got yourself a little cottage.
22:01I do.
22:02Come on,
22:02hit Sarah Beanie with a question.
22:05Well,
22:05because I'm in that exact position
22:06where I'm so impatient
22:07for it to be finished
22:08because it feels like
22:09it's already been so long
22:11and so tedious
22:12and I keep doing that thing
22:14where you finish a bit
22:15and then you realise
22:16that you need to rip up
22:17the skirting again
22:17because you haven't done
22:18this other thing.
22:18The order of it,
22:20I, you know,
22:21I found quite confusing
22:22to get it in the right order.
22:24Yeah.
22:25The order,
22:26there is a certain amount
22:27of work that you have to do
22:28before you can even start
22:30to put,
22:31I always think you buy
22:32somewhere that's somewhat nice
22:33and then you have to rip it apart
22:35then you've got a house
22:36that's worth half the amount
22:36that you bought it for.
22:37You think,
22:38what on earth happened there?
22:39It wasn't so bad before.
22:40Exactly, yeah.
22:41And then when you start
22:42putting it back together
22:43then you can sort of,
22:45once you've done the plumbing
22:47and the wiring
22:47and the roof
22:48and the windows
22:50and the plastering
22:51if that's what you need to do.
22:52I would personally suggest
22:54that you have one room
22:55that you seal up
22:56that you turn into
22:57a sort of comfy campsite.
22:59Nice.
23:00Rather than just living
23:01in a building site,
23:02just go,
23:02I'll shut that door,
23:03I'll put a sofa in,
23:04put a bit of old carpet on
23:06and make it into a cosy room
23:07that I can enjoy
23:08and don't do building work
23:09in that way.
23:10I haven't done that.
23:11So many people at home
23:12right now are going,
23:12yeah, yeah.
23:14And you can catch
23:16Sarah's new series
23:17Help I Bought It At
23:18auction with Sarah O'Beenie
23:19from next Wednesday
23:20at 8 o'clock on Channel 4.
23:21And from transforming homes
23:23to overhauling your health
23:24because next Monday
23:25a brand new series
23:27will be coming to the BBC
23:28inspired by the late
23:29Michael Moseley's
23:30hit podcast
23:30Just One Thing.
23:32Yeah, I've teamed up
23:33with Zoe Ball
23:33and Clive Myrie
23:34to present
23:35as each week
23:36we meet people
23:36from across the UK
23:37who could benefit
23:38from making simple changes
23:40to their lives
23:40to help improve their health.
23:41And ahead of the series
23:43we've been given
23:43an exclusive look
23:44as Zoe shares
23:45the benefits of something
23:46she knows
23:47can make a real difference.
23:51I'm really excited
23:53about this Just One Thing.
23:55It's something
23:55that I myself
23:56absolutely love.
24:00Gardening!
24:02For me
24:03gardening's been
24:04a real tonic.
24:06I didn't really
24:07get into gardening
24:08until I was in my 40s
24:10when really sadly
24:11I lost my partner
24:12but my friends
24:14bought me plants
24:16to grow
24:17in his memory
24:19which was such
24:19a lovely thing to do
24:21and it was so good for me
24:23when I was grieving
24:24just to sit
24:25looking after these plants
24:26and so whenever
24:28I've faced
24:29tough challenges
24:30in my life
24:31where will you find me?
24:33Outside
24:33in the garden.
24:37I'm in Croydon
24:38to persuade
24:39busy Londoner
24:40LaToya
24:40that spending
24:41more time in hers
24:42could boost her mood
24:44and reduce
24:44her stress levels.
24:46She's been through
24:47such a tough time
24:48lately
24:49and can so do
24:50with a mega dose
24:51of all the good stuff
24:52that gardening
24:53and nature can bring.
24:55LaToya works
24:56full time
24:57for a local charity
24:58that helps
24:59business start-ups.
25:01She discovered
25:02she had fibroids
25:03non-cancerous growths
25:04in the womb
25:05that can cause
25:06intense pain.
25:07After two surgeries
25:08to remove them
25:09she's keen
25:10to stop them
25:10coming back.
25:12Fibroids have been
25:13linked to stress
25:13and inflammation
25:14so LaToya's been
25:16trying to keep
25:17both under control.
25:19Because I've got
25:19scar tissue now
25:20I can't go to the gym
25:21and lift weights
25:22and things like that.
25:24I guess I'm looking
25:25for other simpler
25:27things.
25:28I'm quite excited
25:29to introduce you
25:29to something.
25:30So will you meet me
25:31round the back?
25:32I will.
25:34Ta-da!
25:37What we'd like you
25:39to do
25:39is
25:41spend 20 minutes
25:42three times a week
25:44doing a bit of gardening.
25:46Gardening is good
25:47in so many different ways.
25:48for your cardiovascular
25:50health.
25:51Lowering blood pressure.
25:53Really good for stress hormones.
25:54So there's lots of benefits.
25:56I'll see you ready
25:56for it girl.
25:58Accepting the challenge?
25:59I have accepted.
26:01To get this gardening novice
26:02into the swing of things
26:03I'm keeping it simple
26:05with a few pots
26:06for her patio.
26:07Rosemary
26:07I'll grow
26:08all year round.
26:09We've got some
26:09lemon thyme here
26:11and then
26:11seasonal pansies
26:13which if you grow
26:14in your window box
26:15hopefully will tumble down.
26:16And to be honest
26:17there's no art to it.
26:19You can pretty much
26:19shove them in
26:20where you fancy.
26:21Okay.
26:22Trying something new
26:24isn't always easy
26:25on your own.
26:26So Latoya's
26:27roped in friends
26:28Stephanie,
26:29Valerie
26:29and Labassie.
26:32Oh my gosh.
26:33So pretty.
26:34The blouses.
26:35The butterflies.
26:38I've sent the group
26:39to Battersea Park
26:40to help horticultural
26:41therapist
26:42Damien Newman.
26:44Damien works
26:45with the NHS
26:45to prescribe
26:47gardening therapy.
26:48Just 20 minutes
26:49a day
26:50in green spaces
26:51can lift your mood
26:52and reduce levels
26:53of the stress hormone
26:54cortisol.
26:56The occupation
26:57of gardening
26:57is nurturing
26:58other living things.
27:00Yeah.
27:00And there's something
27:01quite powerful
27:01about that.
27:02I think it's great
27:03coming together
27:04and doing it
27:04and having conversations.
27:06Yeah.
27:06Another way
27:07to socialise as well.
27:09Latoya
27:10is starting
27:11to feel
27:11the physical benefits
27:12of working
27:13in her garden
27:14and it's keeping
27:14her mind active too.
27:17In the beginning
27:17I was like
27:18I don't think
27:18I can do this.
27:19I don't think
27:20I can carry on
27:21doing this
27:21but as the days
27:23have gone
27:24it's been good.
27:25And has the challenge
27:26brought her some calm
27:27to help keep her health
27:28issues under control?
27:30It's given me
27:31time to de-stress
27:33be out in the outdoors
27:34it's keeping me grounded
27:36it's been amazing
27:37I've had a whale
27:38over time.
27:40Spending time gardening
27:42really is just one thing
27:43you can do
27:44to help lower
27:45your blood pressure
27:46help with your immune system
27:48and your mental health
27:49and even help you
27:51live longer.
27:53Oh thank you
27:54to lovely Zoe
27:55for that
27:55and you can watch
27:56Just One Thing
27:57when it starts
27:58next Monday
27:582 o'clock
27:59on BBC One
28:00and I play
28:00you were saying
28:01that you take part
28:02in it as well.
28:03Yeah
28:03I've seen a few episodes.
28:04Well Roman did this thing
28:05about dancing
28:06dragged me into that one
28:08for a bit of ball dancing.
28:09Well that was it
28:09I met Siva
28:10from Sheffield
28:11he wanted to get fit
28:12have fun
28:13boost his mood
28:14so introduced him
28:15to something
28:15me and my sister
28:16used to like doing
28:17there it is
28:18little dance man.
28:19Do you know what
28:20I will say this though
28:20we got him
28:21with his mates as well
28:22and his family
28:23embraced it
28:24it was really really good
28:25but not just
28:26not just dancing
28:26I've got a couple
28:27of other episodes
28:28in there as well
28:28Beetroot
28:29one all about beetroot
28:30my word is that
28:31a superfood
28:32and the other one
28:33hot baths
28:34might just be better
28:36for you than
28:36the old ice baths.
28:38Now that is a result.
28:40Yeah I mean
28:41is that official?
28:42Well let's see
28:43that's all we've got
28:44time for tonight
28:45thanks so much
28:45to all our guests.
28:46I'll be back tomorrow
28:47and we'll be joined
28:48by comedian Les Dennis
28:49alongside stars
28:50of the new
28:51Saturday Night Prank Show
28:52Celebrity Sabotage
28:53Gigi Love
28:53and GK Barry.
28:54Have a great night.
28:55Bye.
29:00Bye.
29:03Bye.
29:03Bye.
29:03Bye.
29:04Bye.
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