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00:11Hello there and welcome to your Tuesday One Show live on BBC One and I play with JB Gill
00:16and Alex Jones and if you're dreaming of an Easter getaway then we've just a thing for you
00:22because tonight we're transporting you to Tuscany with not one but two Hollywood stars.
00:26Yes, now he shot to fame playing the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton and she made a splash as Ariel
00:32in The Little Mermaid
00:33and now Regé-Jean Page and Halle Bailey are falling for each other in their new rom-com You, Me
00:39and Tuscany.
00:40So grab your popcorn, they're going to be here soon.
00:42Very exciting. And from movies to a big night of musicals which returns to BBC One this Saturday,
00:49host Jason Manford is here to tell us who's on the bill including performances from Annie,
00:53the new Shaka Khan musical and a world first as Sam Ryder performs a song from Jesus Christ Superstar.
00:58He was born to do that, wasn't he? He was, he really was.
01:01And talking of big performances, singer-songwriter Delta Goodrum is preparing to step onto the world's biggest stage in just
01:07eight weeks' time.
01:09She'll be telling us how she can't wait to make Australia proud when she represents her country in the Eurovision
01:15Song Contest.
01:16Looking forward to that. Also tonight we've got a treat from the natural world that you will not want to
01:21miss
01:21when we take you to Shropshire to meet a photographer capturing incredible images of wildlife like these right outside his
01:28kitchen window.
01:29Well, that is very pretty, isn't it? And we do love hearing from you.
01:33If you've got a question or a comment for our guests then do get in touch on WhatsApp 033 0123
01:381700 or on socials or email.
01:41But first, with snow predicted to fall in some parts of the UK this week, we're asking how accurate your
01:47weather forecast is,
01:49especially after recent headlines like this, where tourist attractions complained that online forecasts were putting some customers off visiting.
01:56Yes, and before legendary presenter Carol Kirkwood waves goodbye to the BBC Weather Studio next week,
02:03she got exclusive access to Met Office HQ to find out how new technology is making our forecasts more reliable.
02:14For 28 years, I've forecast the best and the worst of the UK weather.
02:20During that time, science has come on in leaps and bounds.
02:24When I first started, computers weren't as advanced as they are today.
02:28Now, using supercomputers means a four-day forecast can be as accurate as a one-day forecast was 30 years
02:36ago.
02:38According to the Office of National Statistics, around two-thirds of the public trust the weather forecast.
02:45Do you check the weather forecast before you head out?
02:48I do a lot of cycling and I was going out a couple of days ago and it said cloudy
02:53and dull and rain.
02:56So I didn't go out and then it was a lovely day.
02:59So how much do you trust the weather forecast?
03:02I would say I base my outfit off of the weather, what I do with my friends, whether we're outside
03:06or inside.
03:07So it does have quite an impact on my day, I would say.
03:10But for some, their work depends on it.
03:13We've got a busy day today. We've got about 20 dogs that we need to walk.
03:16Why don't you check the weather and see what we need to take with us?
03:19Met Office says sunny all day, but the weather app says there's a chance of drizzles throughout the day.
03:24We do have a lot of work to get done and a roof to open up to the elements.
03:28With so many people relying on accurate forecasting, in January, the Met Office launched its biggest scientific upgrade in three
03:37years.
03:38Driven by a supercomputer, it provides clearer rain, fog and cloud predictions.
03:44And today, the One Show has been given exclusive access to a place I know well.
03:50The nerve centre that is the Met Office HQ in Exeter.
03:54Scientific manager Beth Woodhams helped roll out the project.
03:59We've had this new supercomputer for about a year now.
04:02It's in the cloud, which means it's not housed here at the Met Office.
04:06It can do 60 quadrillion calculations per second.
04:10That is huge.
04:11Yeah.
04:12Absolutely huge.
04:13And it allows us to enhance our models and provide upgrades.
04:17So what will forecasters see now that they couldn't see before?
04:21So this is a really nice example from Storm Amy in October.
04:25Here we've got the actual observations from a radar.
04:28Then we've got what the previous model showed and the new model.
04:32And what we can see is the rain band is in a very similar location.
04:35But in the previous model, we've got some really high intensities that actually compared to the radar are not as
04:42accurate.
04:43And in the new version of the model, they are more accurate.
04:46Also, we see more of the blue colours in the new model.
04:51Again, much more in keeping with what we actually saw occur.
04:55That's very true because it doesn't look like there's any rain there at all.
04:58No blue there at all, whereas there is on that one.
05:01Exactly.
05:01And this will be really helpful for understanding if there might be flooding events and whether emergency services need to
05:08prepare for that.
05:09So what difference will people at home notice from this upgrade?
05:13Well, when they go on their app, look at the forecast, they can just have more confidence that what they're
05:18seeing is going to be accurate.
05:21Operational meteorologists like Dan analyse the data from these computer models, turning it into the forecasts we all depend on.
05:29So with this new upgrade, who do you think will benefit most?
05:35Well, everyone benefits from the new model upgrade.
05:37So as an example, right now a lot of our forecasters on duty are actually making short-range aviation forecasts.
05:42So for them, that's about flight safety.
05:44So improvements in visibility, that's really, really important to them.
05:48Once all that analysis is complete, the information ends up here with forecasters like me.
05:55It's a beautiful day out there, if you like spring sunshine.
05:59With this new tech up and running, I'm keen to know if the forecasts are proving to be more reliable
06:05for our businesses.
06:07So it turns out the weather report wasn't right.
06:09It wasn't sunny all day.
06:10We've been rained off, having to push customers' jobs to another day.
06:14Lots of happy dogs have been walked and it's stayed dry, just like the forecast said.
06:23Predicting the weather will always be a challenge.
06:25But with faster computers and more accurate data than ever before, the forecast might just be getting that little bit
06:33brighter.
06:36Well, fascinating to see what goes on behind the scenes.
06:39Thank you so much to lovely Carol.
06:41And we wish you all the best for your next adventure.
06:43We'll miss it, won't we, in the morning?
06:44Who will indeed, who will indeed.
06:45Right, let's say hello to our guests, who are guaranteed to brighten up your evening.
06:50Comedian Jason Manford, Hollywood stars Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page and singer-songwriter Delta Goodrum.
06:57You're all looking fabulous, I might add.
07:01Jason, I'm going to start with you.
07:02You've got loads to chat about.
07:03But you're back hosting BBC show, Big Night of Musicals.
07:08That's right.
07:08And that's going to be on this Saturday.
07:10You've got a great line-up ahead as well.
07:11Every year.
07:12I don't know how they keep getting better.
07:14It's amazing.
07:16Yeah, we record at the Manchester Arena.
07:19And 12,000 people, all free tickets as well.
07:22So they all get to see the show for free.
07:24And just incredibly, we get the best of the best.
07:26You know, we get all the best shows from London and from the touring productions.
07:30And they just come in, give us one banger and then gone.
07:34Yeah.
07:34Who have you got?
07:35Because you've got a world first as well, haven't you?
07:36Well, yeah, I mean, we've got Lion King, Disney fans are going to be very happy with that.
07:40We've got Lucy Jones doing a medley as well.
07:44The big one, though, the one that really knocked our socks off on the night was another Eurovision champion, of
07:51course, Sam Ryder.
07:53Yes.
07:53In Jesus Christ Superstar.
07:55I mean, has there been any better casting ever?
07:58I was saying earlier, he was born to do that.
08:00That's what he's been waiting for, isn't it?
08:03The thing is, on the night, when you watch it on Saturday, he's not even in rehearsals yet.
08:08And he came out and he sang this song.
08:10I have never seen a place with that many people quieter in my life.
08:15It was unbelievable.
08:15What a performance.
08:16So he's, yeah, he was great.
08:18But everybody was, you know, everyone was great.
08:21Alexander Burke, Shaka Khan.
08:23Oh, well, hold that thought.
08:25Hold that thought.
08:26Because she's amazing, isn't she?
08:28Well, she was close to the night.
08:28So we had to show it.
08:29And here we are, here is Alexandra Burke.
08:31She was on the other day talking about this.
08:33It's brilliant.
08:34I can cast a spell, a secret to get down.
08:39I mix a special role, but far inside of you.
08:43Anytime you feel danger, I feel an instantly.
08:48I will hear you.
08:51Oh, everyone, it's all in me.
08:56I can read the thoughts right now.
08:59Everyone for me to stay.
09:02Oh, everyone for me to stay.
09:03Yes.
09:06Now we all enjoyed that, didn't we, Dale?
09:08That was getting into it.
09:09We did.
09:10We all want to come to Manchester to this night.
09:12Feel free.
09:13But the brilliant thing is, it gives sort of stars of the future an opportunity to be on stage.
09:17Some of them with the brilliant La Voix.
09:20Oh, yes, of course.
09:21Yeah, we had some.
09:21What's great about the show is that it is funded by the National Lottery.
09:26And they do so much across the country.
09:28£1.4 billion now is in the arts through lottery funding, which is great.
09:34And, yeah, this group of absolute legends from a local kids' theatre group got to perform Annie on stage in
09:42front of all those people.
09:42Aren't they fantastic, aren't they?
09:44So good.
09:44Yeah, they were brilliant.
09:46I love Annie.
09:48Me too.
09:48And they're just performing in a local town hall in Oldham, and then they're in front of 12,000 people
09:54all of a sudden.
09:55So, yeah, and myself performed with Choir of Man and Infant Hercules, which is another wonderful bunch.
10:03There they are.
10:04Now Jason's got a lovely voice.
10:06Oh, wow.
10:07These guys were fantastic.
10:08They were...
10:09So these guys are just a load of lads who just get together in a local pub.
10:13And he started the choir by saying to everybody, come and have a free pint and a couple of songs.
10:18And all these blokes sort of turn up like, what is this?
10:21What's this about?
10:22Well, it's a free pint.
10:23Have a free pint.
10:24And gradually they've built it up now, and there's fellas from sort of 30 right through to 90, and they
10:29rehearse every week.
10:30But it's more about sort of men's mental health and having to talk about things and just having that something
10:36to look forward to.
10:37And Mike there is a real...
10:39You know, every so often you find real special people in the UK, and he's one of them.
10:43So real privilege to sing with those guys as well.
10:46Well, the show also celebrates the king of Disney music composer, Alan Menken, who, of course, Hallie, you worked with
10:52when you did The Little Mermaid.
10:54What was it like singing some of his iconic songs?
10:56Oh, my goodness, singing Alan's songs was iconic, because they're songs that have lived in my heart forever since I
11:03was a little girl.
11:04So that was a dream.
11:06And that is amazing, by the way, all of your stuff.
11:09Yeah, it's a lovely show.
11:11But, yeah, I mean, Alan Menken, to celebrate what he's...
11:14He's part of all our...
11:16Yeah, our childhood, aren't we?
11:17And what a true legend.
11:20And Delta, we have to mention, I mean, no stranger to a musical.
11:24Well, Grizabella in Cats.
11:27Yes.
11:27How was memory?
11:29Because it's so iconic.
11:30Was it just lovely to sing it?
11:32It was truly such an honour to sing it every single night.
11:35I...
11:36My family didn't grow up with a lot of music and musicals, so when I discovered Cats and I sort
11:40of said,
11:40oh, I...
11:41Let me...
11:41The second memory came on and it just, you know, melted my heart, I felt honoured to sing it every
11:46night.
11:46It's a total joy to sing.
11:48I mean, Andrew Lloyd Webber, it's, you know, spectacular.
11:50How long you in Maycock, though?
11:51Legend of that one.
11:53That's our word, doesn't it, Cats?
11:55You definitely learn how to, you know, get it ready in the wings.
11:59But, you know, I always wondered, because it was my...
12:01How singing the same song every single night, but getting to do those kinds of songs that are just,
12:07you know, just so iconic, it's a total...
12:10But it's interesting.
12:10People often say to me, like, you know, how do you do the same thing every night,
12:13whether it's stand-up or musical, and do you not get bored after...
12:16It's different.
12:17It is different, and I think what people forget is that people's reaction is what makes it different every night.
12:23And that's why it's special.
12:25I agree.
12:25And certainly musicals, you just, you don't know what someone's gone through,
12:28you don't know what song means to certain people, it reminds them of a certain person,
12:32maybe even someone who's not here anymore, or what...
12:34Yeah.
12:34And that's why the musicals are so, so special.
12:37When something's live, you never know what will happen.
12:40Well, you can watch Big Night of Musicals by the National Lottery this Saturday, 7.45 on BBC One and
12:46iPlayer.
12:47And speaking of musicals, we have got a treat on Thursday when the cast of Six give a big special,
12:53one big thank you to an incredible volunteer.
12:55I love that musical.
12:57Brilliant.
12:58You don't want to miss that.
12:59Stilts accountant Delta will be telling us how she's feeling ahead of one of the biggest performances of her life,
13:04no pressure, when she represents Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna this May.
13:10Yes, but first we are heading to the movies because Hallie and Regé-Jean are starring in the new rom
13:15-com,
13:16Me, You, You, starring in a new rom-com even, You, Me and Tuscany, which follows...
13:20It's a hard one to say.
13:20I know.
13:21But it's a brilliant movie.
13:23It follows a young woman who swaps New York City for the Italian countryside,
13:26where a little lie soon turns into unexpected love.
13:29So let me get this straight.
13:31You meet the random rich white boy.
13:32He's Italian.
13:33Salute.
13:34I'm Matteo.
13:35And you think that that's a sign to fly to Italy tonight?
13:38Hello?
13:40Who leaves an engagement ring in a junk drawer?
13:44She's marrying Matteo.
13:46Yes!
13:48I gotta get out of here.
13:50Oh!
13:50Buongiorno.
13:53This was fun.
13:56Okay.
13:57You pretended to be the white Italian man's fiancé,
14:00but ended up catching feelings for the black Italian cousin brother?
14:02Is he fine now?
14:06Oh, yes.
14:07So perfect.
14:08Well, this is a holiday.
14:10Very nice.
14:10Hallie, you play Anna.
14:12So tell us, first of all, how Anna finds herself in Tuscany.
14:15Ooh, well, Anna is a very funny young woman.
14:19She's fiery, she's fiery, she's sassy, she's headstrong, and she's learned to kind of white lie her way through what's
14:26going on.
14:26And she ends up impulsively deciding to go to Tuscany and meets Regé's amazing character, Michael.
14:32And you're just taking on a journey of love, family, and fun.
14:38Well, Regé John, your character plays Anna's love interest, but their relationship doesn't quite get off to a brilliant start,
14:44does it?
14:44Well, no, he gets between her and food, which is always a terrible way to say it.
14:48Some would say I bought the sandwich first, others would say that I stole it from you.
14:52We get into a little tête-à -tête, but it turns out that heat can turn into heat if you
14:56play your cards right.
14:57So we kind of go through that journey.
14:59Yeah, and the first time, are we right, that you two met after being cast in this film was at
15:04the Met Gala in New York.
15:06So did you find each other to have a little chat, suss each other out ahead of filming?
15:11It wasn't difficult.
15:12Hallie was in the sparkliest, glowiest, brightest costume I've ever seen in my life that night.
15:18I think you must have had 10,000 diamonds on.
15:20Yeah, and Regé was in, like, a beautiful red cape.
15:23It was so cool.
15:24I was wearing a cape.
15:26I think you've got benefits.
15:28A little dramatic.
15:30Very casual.
15:33But you were a big fan of Regé-Jean, weren't you?
15:35But before you started filming?
15:38Oh, yeah, of course.
15:39Like everybody else.
15:40I mean, I love Bridgerton.
15:41I love the other projects he was in.
15:42So I was excited to work with him and then also get to know you.
15:46You know, he's a really genuine person and it's been fun.
15:50Hallie's infuriating.
15:52He's got to see the sunshine just kind of pours out of him.
15:56Well, Regé-Jean, the new movie's filmed in Tuscany with a stunning backdrop.
16:01And you got to channel your inner Russell Crowe, right?
16:03I did.
16:04I did.
16:04So Tuscany is as beautiful as it looks.
16:06You wake up every day, it doesn't look real out the window.
16:09And I'd get up super early, I'd take runs through the landscape.
16:11And we were right there with those rolling golden fields.
16:14We're right at the beginning of Gladiator, you know, and Russell Crowe runs his hands through that field of wheat.
16:18I would run down that road in the morning.
16:20Did you have the outfit as well?
16:22I didn't go the whole hog.
16:25I was in Nikes.
16:26It wasn't quite the same thing.
16:27You needed his regular pay.
16:28Maybe for the next Metcalfe.
16:29Who knows?
16:30Next time I was going, I'll go as Russell.
16:32What percentage of the film are you actually in a shirt, though?
16:34Because it's just on the street.
16:37You know how you find that out?
16:38You buy a ticket.
16:40No way.
16:42And Halle, your character, Anna, is a chef.
16:44So did you pick up any nice tips when you were out in Tuscany?
16:47I sure did.
16:48It was so cool because I actually got to work with iron chefs who taught me how to really cut
16:53and look like I'm being professional and look like I know what I'm doing.
16:57And I'm from the south.
16:58I'm from Atlanta, Georgia.
17:00And I already love cooking.
17:02So that's a big family thing anyway.
17:04But now I feel professional.
17:06You know, now I feel like I got it down.
17:08I think it's passionate about food.
17:09Yeah.
17:09Yeah, we like that.
17:12And, of course, Delta Tuscany holds a special place in your heart because you had your honeymoon there, didn't you?
17:16We did, yes.
17:18How long did you guys get to stay there for?
17:20Gosh, we were in Tuscany six weeks.
17:22Yeah.
17:23Oh, yeah, no.
17:24We didn't get to stay for six weeks.
17:25But the couple of weeks we were there, it was just, you know, it was absolutely magical.
17:30It was the first time we'd ever been there.
17:32So we got to, lots of wine, lots of beautiful pastas and pizza.
17:35Do you know where you spent your honeymoon?
17:37In Tuscany?
17:38Yeah.
17:39Because I was in, like, a tiny little hamlet village where people, like, often, like, rent out the whole thing
17:43for, like, their wedding parties.
17:44Yes.
17:44It's like, I might have seen, like, where you were hanging out.
17:47Oh, yeah.
17:47Gosh.
17:48It was a hotel and we didn't leave it.
17:49They had all these, you know, festivities where you go and make the pasta.
17:53Yeah, yeah.
17:54You know, we just, it was the best, you know, it's the time of your life when you get married.
17:57You want to live out of a hotel.
17:59Yeah.
17:59Yeah.
18:15It's not a bad place.
18:23It's a stunning voice.
18:25There's this moment in the script that calls to, okay, you are going to sing in front of one of
18:29the world's greatest singers.
18:30I'm going to, I'm going to fly that flag for you, Halle.
18:32No accompaniment, no support, no one to even, like, put a note out.
18:36It's just, like, just go charm Halle Bailey with nothing but the power of your voice.
18:39And so I think I just kind of whited out.
18:41I went to, like, a happy place in the back of my head and saw what came out.
18:45He killed it.
18:46Yeah.
18:46He killed it.
18:47It's great.
18:48It's one of the best parts of the movie, seriously.
18:50It was a vulnerable place.
18:52Halle was very gentle.
18:53And you smell.
18:54But didn't Beyonce sign you and your sister?
18:57Yeah, she did.
18:58Was she an amazing mentor as well?
19:00She absolutely is.
19:01She is just a genuine, humble spirit and somebody that, of course, you can learn so much from.
19:08But the fact that she's just a real, amazing, personable human being is amazing.
19:14I'm so glad you said that.
19:15I would have been devastated.
19:17Imagine.
19:18Imagine.
19:19Yes.
19:19Do you know what Halle's best is like?
19:21The other day I had to ask her to guess who made a quote.
19:24And it was something like, you are an amazing woman, you can achieve whatever you want in the world.
19:27Who said that to you?
19:28And it was either Beyonce or Michelle Obama.
19:30Could have been on.
19:32That's the kind of company that's what we're doing.
19:36Just gas me up.
19:39Well, you, me and Tuscany is at cinemas from the 10th of April.
19:43Yes, in just a moment, we'll be chatting all things Eurovision and what to expect when Delta takes to the
19:48stage in Vienna in May.
19:49But first, we have got an incredible performance closer to home as writer and adventurer Roma Wells meets a wildlife
19:55photographer as he captures what he thinks is a world first.
20:01I've spent my career trying to capture perfect moments in nature.
20:06I'm Roma Wells.
20:07I've traveled the world writing, sketching and exploring the wonders of wildlife and the natural world.
20:12But I've never seen anything quite like this.
20:17They're the work of writer turned photographer Andrew Fusek-Peters from Shropshire.
20:23I was a children's performer and then children's author for 25 years and then burnt out from that.
20:28And I got really unwell.
20:30And so I really got back into nature.
20:33Andrew takes inspiration from the wildlife on his doorstep.
20:37The goldfinches, foxes, the hares.
20:40And as I started to try to work out how to enter that secret world, I just found my calling.
20:46I find the fact that I can sit in my kitchen and the birds are doing interesting things, what, five
20:51yards away in the garden?
20:53Gosh, you can search for one day in your slippers.
20:55That's pretty great.
20:57Andrew has made his garden a haven for birds.
21:01This is where it all starts, sunflower seeds, a branch that I got from a local farm.
21:06OK.
21:06This is my little stage set.
21:08And then I retreat to the kitchen, drink tea and get awesome photos.
21:12It was whilst taking photographs of birds in flight that Andrew made a stunning discovery.
21:18How?
21:19The how is by chance.
21:21I was photographing the birds at dawn and suddenly this shot came up on the back of my screen and
21:27it was a blue tit, but the wings had turned into rainbows.
21:30I immediately assumed something was wrong with the camera.
21:33With the help of a physicist friend, Andrew was able to understand what he was seeing.
21:39He explained about rainbow diffraction, that when the light of the sun hits the bird's wings at the right angle,
21:46the tiny structures in the bird's wings break the light into different wavelengths.
21:50Just like a rainbow cores when the sun is out and there's moisture in the air, the bird's wings scatter
21:56the sunlight into the colours of the rainbow.
21:58Once he understood it, Andrew could perfect the technique.
22:03It is a known phenomenon.
22:05And generally speaking, you could take 10,000 photos and not get one single green one.
22:09And what I love is you've got very common garden birds like nuthatches, goldfinches, long-tailed tits, woodpeckers, all of
22:18their wings turning all the colours of the rainbow.
22:21I mean, it is science meets art.
22:23It is.
22:23It is a kaleidoscope of wonder.
22:26Andrew believes he now has a world first, footage of his rainbow birds.
22:31That is magic.
22:33Come on, like dancing on wings into a rainbow.
22:36And you've only got a few minutes when the light is in the right place.
22:39Look at that.
22:40It's bonkers and beautiful.
22:42It's beautiful bonkers.
22:44I really want to be present for Andrew's next shoot, but it means an early start.
22:50It's 6.30am.
22:51I'm just arriving back at Andrew's.
22:53I have no idea if it's the right light because currently it's pitch black.
22:58Andrew has a remote camera set up close to the feeder, but with a second camera, we withdraw to the
23:05kitchen to avoid scaring off the birds.
23:08Yeah, it's a waiting game.
23:11The first few birds are starting to arrive, and I'm sketchpad ready.
23:16Oh, we've got a little blue tit, and now the knot hatch.
23:19The knot hatch, there we go.
23:20That's very cool.
23:21Oh, they're all here.
23:22That's a feeding frenzy.
23:25And as the sun rises, the light is now perfect.
23:29Just starting to see the colour in his wings.
23:31While I sketch, Andrew is snapping away, and he's seen something he likes.
23:38This could be interesting.
23:40Coming in for a snack.
23:42Glitter on the wings.
23:44That's quite nice.
23:45I think I've got it.
23:47Yeah?
23:48But we shall see.
23:49The only way to be sure is by reviewing the thousands of images on Andrew's computer.
23:55Well, this has got potential.
23:58Oh, my word.
23:59It's dipped in the rainbow.
24:00That's not bad.
24:01That's even better.
24:02I think breathtaking is the word.
24:04I think it is.
24:05It really makes you realise how much wonder goes unnoticed.
24:09You know, it's right there in front of us, but we're not seeing it.
24:12It's been such a privilege to meet someone so dedicated to capturing the extraordinary beauty right under our noses.
24:22Oh, now that is pretty, isn't it?
24:24Incredible photos, and we always want to see your photos of Britain at its best,
24:28like this one that William Squire sent in of Port Maddox in Gwynedd.
24:33Please send them to us at theoneshow at bbc.co.uk,
24:36and if they are particularly good, we'll pop them up one night for you to see.
24:41Yes.
24:41Now, in eight weeks' time, millions of people around the world will be tuning in to this year's Eurovision Song
24:46Contest
24:46to see who will walk away with the trophy.
24:49Now, we've already announced to you the UK's entry, Look, Mum, No Computer,
24:52with a single Eins, zwei, drei.
24:54But tonight, Delta's telling us all about representing Australia.
24:58And Delta, this is something you've been wanting to do for a long time, isn't it?
25:01Oh, well, last year I was in London doing shows in Hackney,
25:05and it was the first time that I kind of got to see Eurovision at the same timing,
25:09because Australia's been a part of it the last 10 years, right?
25:12So the past 10, 11 years.
25:14And it kept sort of circling me saying, would you do Eurovision?
25:17I was like, I'd always been on tours or on projects or shows,
25:20and this moment happened where someone said, would you do it?
25:23And I said, of course, I'm always open-hearted to, you know,
25:26whatever the world is where we move and good projects and excitement.
25:31And basically, I said that, yes.
25:33And then there was an article written by this piece saying,
25:37Delta to do Eurovision.
25:39And all of a sudden, songwriters I knew were like,
25:41hey, do you want to do Eurovision?
25:43Like, the Australians were like, are you going to do Eurovision?
25:46And I was like, I guess, yes, we're doing Eurovision.
25:50That's it.
25:51You know, I'm in.
25:52And now I really take it with my heart.
25:55You know, it's been really beautiful to see the Aussies, you know,
25:57sort of go, we're going to Eurovision together.
25:59So I feel like they're with me in my heart as I represent them.
26:02I think they must be thrilled that you're doing it, honestly.
26:05But they came second, didn't they, Australia, in 2016?
26:08Yes.
26:09And then haven't done it quite as well since.
26:11Yes, yes.
26:12But could this be the year?
26:14Oh, look, I hope so.
26:15That would be amazing.
26:17I'm, you know, I give it my full heart and full force and do my very best.
26:21And I think the response to being a part of this amazing community with Eurovision,
26:27it's such a world in its own.
26:28It's so iconic, the stage itself.
26:30So I feel really honoured to be a part of it.
26:33How are they in it?
26:34Say again?
26:34How are Australia getting in on the European people?
26:37How do we get into it?
26:39What are you trying to say right now, Jason?
26:40Just don't even know what you're about to understand.
26:42What's happened?
26:43Well, look, I'm not a part of the logistics operation.
26:46Well, we don't need to worry about all of the logistics.
26:49Listen, we're in now, Jason.
26:51Let's have a quick listen to your entry.
26:53This is Eclipse.
26:54Are you voting for one of the other countries, are you?
26:56For us, only love exists, where we exist, where we exist, where we exist, where we exist.
27:20And I tell you what, Tori, super fast fingers, already been in touch, and she says,
27:25I hope Delta does win.
27:26I will be cheering her on, and I'll be giving her deuce.
27:30I've said that wrong.
27:33Thank you very much.
27:35That's very kind.
27:36I was going to say, Delta, you wrote a few different options to enter with.
27:40What made you think that that was the pick?
27:43Yeah, I was making the new music.
27:45Like, it was time to sort of have a new album.
27:47I'd been slowly chipping away at it.
27:49I like to kind of go through life's experiences and then sort of process and write about it
27:54and make it that chapter.
27:56But then when Eurovision came into my life, I definitely thought about timing and everybody's
28:03life is their own timing, and to choose this moment or to step into any moment in your life
28:09is your own time.
28:10So I kind of sort of started with that.
28:11And an eclipse is about those rare moments when stars align and planets align, and it's
28:16a miracle when it happens, and you have to really enjoy the moment when that alignment
28:20happens.
28:20And I sort of was talking about my timing in career and life, and it's also a love song.
28:25So that's kind of how I sort of felt that it was the right moment, and saying yes in
28:30life, and here we are.
28:32That's what Eclipse was written about.
28:33And, well, your idol won.
28:35All our idol.
28:37The Queen.
28:381988.
28:39Think twice.
28:40Yes.
28:41And you actually wrote a song for her, didn't you?
28:43I did.
28:44Celine Dion and Olivia Newton-John, two of the artists who have, you know, I wouldn't be in
28:49music if it wasn't for them.
28:50They're all my two loves.
28:51They're two of my great loves.
28:52And Celine Dion, and both of them being a part of the Eurovision family, has been a
28:57real North Star and Guiding Light.
28:59And I have been honoured to write songs for both of them.
29:02And Eyes on Me with Celine and Olivia, we've done duets and different songs.
29:07So, yes, I...
29:08That is amazing.
29:09Yeah.
29:10You really are.
29:10Oh, thank you.
29:11Yeah.
29:13And, well, you can...
29:13Oh, now, Jason, you're in my...
29:15Oh, no.
29:17I liked what it wasn't you.
29:18It was Australia.
29:19That's the fact I didn't understand.
29:21You're making a run for Eurovision.
29:22Yeah.
29:23He's competing for the UK.
29:24I'm just interested.
29:25He's just making his way in.
29:27Well, I'm going to say, you can see Delta compete at the second semifinal on the 14th
29:32of May, live on BBC One and iPlayer, Radio Two and on BBC Sounds.
29:36Yes, well, unfortunately, that's all for tonight.
29:38Thank you so much to all our guests for joining us.
29:40Tomorrow, Clara and Vernon will be chatting to Claudia Winkleman and the legendary Johnny
29:45Ball, plus Matt is here for Watchdog.
29:47Have a lovely evening.
29:48Goodbye.
29:48See you Monday.
29:49Bye.
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