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00:11Hello and welcome to the start of your week on The One Show live on BBC One and iPlayer
00:16with Lauren Laverne and JB Gill. Lots coming up tonight from why Easter eggs are getting
00:21more expensive to new recycling rules that will impact millions from tomorrow. Plus,
00:26we are celebrating the return of a much-loved comedy and bringing you a powerful new drama
00:31that is guaranteed to get people talking. Yes, it's called Babies and it follows the bittersweet
00:36love story of a couple struggling to start a family which begins tonight at 9pm on BBC One
00:42and later we'll be joined by its stars Papa Esielu and Siobhan Cullen as they tell us why they hope
00:47it'll encourage important conversations. I think it really will, it's so beautiful. We will of course
00:52be asking Papa all about taking on the iconic role of Professor Snape in the highly anticipated
00:57Harry Potter series 2. Yes, can't wait. Also with us tonight, the brilliant Hugh Bonneville
01:02and Hugh Skinner who are reuniting to play in Fletcher and Will Humphries, a comedy duo we
01:07first met in the smash hit sitcom W1A, all about a team of managers working at the BBC.
01:13Yes, well now they're teaming up for the sequel but this time they're helping to manage an
01:18international football tournament from Miami in the new BBC sitcom 2026. What could it be based
01:25on and what could possibly go wrong? We will find out. Also tonight, ahead of the Bank Holiday
01:30weekend, when many are set to indulge in Easter eggs, Chris Bavin has been given exclusive access
01:35to a chocolate factory in North Yorkshire to find out why chocolate prices are at a record high
01:40and how manufacturers are adapting. Hoping we're getting umpa-loompa or two. Fingers crossed.
01:45And we love hearing from you of course, perhaps you enjoyed watching the Hughes in W1A and want to
01:50let us know or maybe you've got a question for Papa or Siobhan. Get in touch on WhatsApp,
01:55that's 033 0123 1700 on socials or on email. But first tonight, millions of people in England
02:03will notice a change from tomorrow as new recycling rules come into force and alter what many of us
02:08do on bin day. Yes, the new systems designed to make sure bin collections are the same for everyone,
02:14regardless of where you live. Mina Shannon has been to find out more.
02:19Walk around different towns in England and you'll see a different set of bins and completely different
02:25rules about what goes in them. But that's all about to change.
02:31From April, the way bins are collected across England will be updated to make recycling simpler
02:38and more effective. And it's the biggest change to household recycling in 20 years.
02:46Every household will get a food waste bin, fewer collections for general waste and clearer rules.
02:53The idea being one simple system, more recycling and less landfill. But not everyone's happy about it.
03:02In the UK, Wales leads the way with a 68.4% recycling rate and weekly food waste collections in
03:10most areas.
03:11In Scotland and Northern Ireland, the figures are lower and collections vary from council to council.
03:17In England, it's hoped the new system will boost its current 44.6% rate. Where I live in Merseyside,
03:26with my mother-in-law, Ange, the rules will come into effect this summer.
03:30What if I told you about rinsing the stuff before you put it in the recycle bed?
03:34We already have one bin for recycling paper, card, tins, glass and plastic, but some of us are better at
03:42it than others.
03:43So I feel like in this household, you're definitely the recycler.
03:48Yes. Out of ten, what would you mark me and Liam?
03:50Probably about two.
03:53The amount of times I have to take your stuff out of the bins and put it in the recycle
03:59bin.
04:00Coke bottles, cardboard from toilet rolls, shampoo bottles.
04:05Just literally getting exposed by my mother-in-law.
04:08One council that's ready to go is Warrington. Residents already have alternating collections.
04:15Mixed recycling one week, general waste the next. And from tomorrow, they'll get a food waste collection
04:21for the first time, which means their general waste bin shouldn't fill up as quickly.
04:26Dad, I got this so then you can put it in the recycling bin.
04:30OK, cheers, babe.
04:31Dad, Paul, has a wheelie bin and patio cleaning business, so he knows a thing or two about rubbish.
04:37I think the new recycling used to reinforce him are a good idea.
04:40We like to recycle and do as best we can with it.
04:43A common complaint about food caddies is the smell.
04:47So this is a smaller one for inside the house. It's not ideal.
04:50Obviously, you're going to get a smell still coming out of there.
04:53Which means they need to be emptied frequently.
04:56To get Paul and I up to speed on the difference all this can make,
05:00we've been invited to see the recycling process up close.
05:04Weekly food waste will go to specialist plants where it's turned into renewable energy and fertilizer.
05:11Everything else comes to places like this, a dry recycling centre in Liverpool.
05:17One of the biggest problems that we have here is that we do unfortunately still get some food
05:22waste in with our recycling. It means the food messes up a lot of the paper and cards that comes
05:27in.
05:28It means that we can't really do much with it.
05:31Batteries and vapes are one of the biggest fire risks in recycling centres,
05:36causing, on average, one fire a day.
05:39What you should be doing is taking them back to your supermarkets.
05:41They will have a little box when you walk in where you can put your loose batteries into there.
05:46If you buy vapes from there as well.
05:49And people putting these in their recycling bins.
05:52Unbelievable. Stop them.
05:54Even with cutting edge kits, including AI robots, skilled workers still need to separate materials.
06:02So what's coming over this line now are the plastic bottles.
06:07As you can see, we're separating out the final things that have slipped through the net.
06:10Like plastic bags. Plastic bags, you can see newspapers.
06:14Yeah. I'm surprised at how much stuff that I'm seeing that shouldn't be here.
06:20Can you just explain what happens once that batch has actually been contaminated?
06:25Uh, anything that comes through like that would go to an energy from waste facility.
06:30Yeah, I have to say, this has been the biggest eye-opener for me personally.
06:34I think the big thing for me was the vapes. I didn't know vapes couldn't go in.
06:37Yeah.
06:38Now I know what to do and what not to do at home.
06:42Change can be inconvenient.
06:44But when it comes to waste, small actions at home certainly can make a difference.
06:52Thank you, Mina. She's always so well turned out, even at a recycling centre, just looks on point.
06:58Let's hope these changes make recycling a bit easier for households across England.
07:02Right. It's time now to welcome tonight's first guest.
07:05It's the stars of BBC's latest drama, Babies.
07:08Papa Esielu and Siobhan Cullen.
07:10Welcome.
07:13Welcome, both of you.
07:14And Papa, I've got to start with you, because I've got to say congratulations on your Olivier Award nomination.
07:19Thank you so much.
07:20So that's for All My Sons, which you starred in the play alongside Bryan Cranston.
07:25Ceremonies next week.
07:26Yeah.
07:26How are you feeling about it?
07:28Yeah.
07:28I'm mainly looking forward to seeing what Bryan's going to wear, to be honest.
07:31But yeah, I'm looking forward to it. It was such a joyful experience and everyone was brilliant
07:37and the show was brilliant. And so it's really great to see it.
07:39And Papa was brilliant.
07:40Yeah.
07:41It's a favourite show, I think.
07:42Yeah.
07:43Well, we can...
07:44Went five times.
07:44Well, listen, you can watch the Olivier Awards on BBC Two, 12th of April, hosted by Nick Muhammad,
07:49who will be here next week. We can see what Bryan and Papa end up wearing.
07:53Yeah.
07:54And from starring on stage to the small screen, because in just a couple of hours here on BBC One,
07:58Papa's going to be joining forces with Siobhan to bring us a brand new comedy, a drama rather, called Babies.
08:04Yes, it's a powerful watch about a young married couple and their heartbreaking struggle to start a family,
08:09which covers themes of miscarriage and bereavement as well.
08:12And before we hear all about it, let's take a quick look.
08:15Do I need it?
08:18Oh, you two anyway.
08:19Yeah, really good.
08:20Do you think much about having kids?
08:22Er, no.
08:23Sure.
08:23You?
08:24No way.
08:27It's up to baby.
08:28One minute, please.
08:32He's got no idea what you've been through.
08:34What we've been through.
08:36What's wrong with you?
08:38This isn't going to change us.
08:42I feel like we should start trying again.
08:48Oh, Siobhan, it's so great, this. Now, it's obviously a very emotional subject, but it's also really funny. It's really
08:56joyful. It's the most beautiful story. And that's because of your characters. So Lisa and Stephen, tell us a little
09:02bit about them.
09:03Well, we meet them and they're newly married and they're just mad about each other. They're best friends. And up
09:12until this point, I think everything is gone as planned.
09:16And this is, I suppose, they decide, you know, they want to become parents and it's the first kind of
09:22hurdle that they face.
09:23So in a way, it feels like a little bit like a kind of a coming of age show and
09:27that we watch these people who are kind of naively making their way through life, facing their first kind of,
09:33I suppose, hardship.
09:35And then we watch them and as they kind of navigate that together and separately. And yeah, we see them
09:44kind of drift apart and then hopefully, you know, come together as well.
09:47Yeah, it's really touching. And Papa, amongst their loss, the couple are kind of expected to just get on with
09:53it, which is something that they struggle to do, isn't it?
09:55Yeah, for sure. But like, I mean, like, I suppose these big things happen in life and we're expected to
10:03continue, you know, to keep going to work or to keep, you know, like showing up for our friends or
10:08whatever.
10:09But I think what Stefan Goloszewski, the writer, has done so brilliantly is just created a world on the screen,
10:16which is so real and truthful and honest.
10:20He doesn't shy away from anything, which, yeah, just provided a brilliant playground for us to play in.
10:27Yeah, yeah. And you're hoping that it will spark more conversations around pregnancy struggles, aren't you?
10:34Look, I kind of think the show is so, obviously that's one aspect of it, but it covers so many
10:40different topics.
10:41It looks at family relationships. It looks at how like men are together and their friendships.
10:46It covers a wide range of topics. And really what I hope is that any audience member is able to
10:51take whatever feels right for them from it.
10:54But of course, like anyone who feels alone or feels isolated with any of the subjects that are covered in
11:01the show, if they feel seen or represented well in this show, then I think we've done our job.
11:08Yeah, it helps them connect.
11:09So, Siobhan, we have got a few different perspectives in the show, haven't we? It's not just Lisa and Stephen.
11:16Who else is kind of in the cast and dealing with, you know, potential parenthood?
11:20Yeah, there's another couple in the show, Dave and Amanda. Dave and Stephen are like best mates from school.
11:29And I think Stéphane does a really brilliant job of kind of portraying friendships and maybe friendships that aren't in
11:38the most healthy of places.
11:40Stéphane's a genius in looking at communication and how people communicate or struggle or, you know, don't communicate.
11:50And Dave's at an interesting point in his life where he's met a new girlfriend, Amanda.
11:55And the show also looks at like their perspective on parenthood and the journey that they've been on as well
12:00as, you know, as well as Lisa and Stephen's.
12:03So there's a real kind of broad range kind of covered in the show.
12:08And Siobhan, to help you prepare for the role, you spoke to some of your own friends about their personal
12:12experiences, didn't you?
12:13Yeah, I'm not a mum myself and a lot of my friends are.
12:21So it was great to be able to draw upon their experiences where they were comfortable enough to share.
12:29We have a happy ending in our show.
12:32I don't think that's a spoiler.
12:33But so I kind of reached out to my pals and I was like, look, I know you've all told
12:39me your birth stories, but if you if you're comfortable and if you're up for it, I'd love to hear
12:43the kind of warts and all versions.
12:44So I got loads of beautiful voice notes, some videos, some photos from friends of mine.
12:50And it was just a really lovely way to to kind of connect with my friends and really kind of
12:56try to get a grasp of what that is that women go through.
13:01Highly recommended for anyone.
13:03It's really interesting, especially for a male as well.
13:06I'm fascinated by it because it helps you understand so much more.
13:08Yeah. And I think women often will just say, oh, yeah, it's all fine.
13:11Mum's doing well, baby's doing well.
13:13And, you know, they don't want to take up too much space or put that burden on anybody.
13:16So it was really nice to create that space.
13:19And I, Omer, good to have that research.
13:21Papa, you're doing another series, Falling, by the brilliant Jack Thorne, who was with us just a few weeks ago,
13:27writer of adolescence.
13:28And he was talking about Lord of the Flies and you play a priest in that.
13:32But how do you go about researching something like that?
13:36Yeah, I mean, I play the Catholic priest in this show and I spent a lot of time with an
13:42amazing Anglo-Catholic priest in Cardiff where we shot.
13:47And it was great for me because I kind of grew up in church and I've got this idea of
13:52like priests and vicars being like very kind of fusty, like buttoned up, like whatever, which is not fair.
13:57And like this particular man was just fabulous, wonderful.
14:00He had like incredible dress sense.
14:02He like wore a barb jacket wherever he went over his cassock.
14:05He carried like his tiny dog.
14:07I can't remember what, if it was a Jack Russell or a Cockapoole or whatever.
14:10He just had a great vibe, you know.
14:13And like hearing him talk about faith and the reason why it's so important to him and it's so important
14:19for him to share it, I found fascinating from my perspective.
14:23Yeah.
14:24Listen, Siobhan, we have to touch on the fact that you're also filming the Highlander reboot.
14:28I just need to know, the question is, will Queen's music be making a return?
14:34I mean, I hope so, because it is so iconic.
14:40It's the soundtrack of the original is just incredible.
14:43And so, yeah, I mean, fingers crossed that it pops up again in ours.
14:49Excellent.
14:51Well, Baby starts tonight at nine o'clock here on BBC One and iPlayer.
14:56And for details of organisations which offer advice and support with bereavement or pregnancy-related issues, do go online to
15:02bbc.co.uk slash action line.
15:05Now, still to come tonight, we're going to be chatting to Papa about his role in the massive new Harry
15:10Potter series.
15:11Plus, Hugh Bonneville and Hugh Skinner will be telling us about the sequel to W1A as they reunite to bring
15:16us a brand new BBC mockumentary called 2026.
15:21But now, this bank holiday weekend is an important time in the Christian calendar.
15:24And we've got lots coming up this week to help you celebrate.
15:28Tomorrow, we'll be joining pilgrims in the North York Moors as they take on a beautiful new pilgriming trail to
15:34Markland.
15:34And something else, JB, that people might be enjoying this weekend are these Easter eggs.
15:42But the cost of these bad boys is on the rise.
15:45You can, of course, shop around for budget options, but we bought this one a year ago.
15:50It's still good.
15:51I checked the date.
15:52£2.95 a year ago.
15:53It is now on sale for an extortionate £4.50, an increase of over 50%.
16:00Wow, the cheek.
16:02And the rising price of chocolate is something Chris Bavin has been looking into as he exclusively headed to a
16:07factory in North Yorkshire to find out how chocolate makers are coping.
16:14Cocoa costs have hit record highs in the last three years, forcing some brands to shrink their products.
16:21Celebration tubs have shrunk by almost a quarter and Cadbury's dairy milk is 10% smaller, but nearly 50%
16:28more expensive.
16:28Thankfully, we are now finally starting to see prices return to their near historic level.
16:35I'm keen to find out how chocolate manufacturers have coped in this volatile market and possibly more importantly when us,
16:44the consumer, might start to see some prices come down.
16:50Have you noticed anything about chocolate bars recently?
16:53Smaller than the cost of them.
16:55A good one for me is chocolate oranges.
16:57Yeah.
16:58It used to be like 99p.
17:00Now it's the best part of two and a half quid.
17:02I'm at Whittaker's in North Yorkshire, a chocolate maker spanning four generations.
17:07Today on the line is their top seller, the mint crisp.
17:11I'm with CEO William.
17:14There's been lots of challenges with cocoa beans recently and the prices have spiked extraordinarily high.
17:21And how has that affected you and your business?
17:23It's been a real challenge because you can never adjust your pricing fast enough to keep up.
17:30You could buy your beans in about 2023 at around about £3,000 a tonne for the chocolate.
17:37At Christmas 2024, the price was nearly £10,000 a tonne.
17:42And you're using a thousand tonnes of chocolate in a year, that's a huge impact to deal with.
17:48I've been here four to six years and the last two years have been the biggest challenge of my career.
17:52So now we are starting to see it come down.
17:55That must be a huge relief to you.
17:57We're not in a position to actually take advantage of that.
18:00We've bought all the cocoa that we need.
18:02And we don't know until next September, October what those prices will be for the following year.
18:09Dr. Tonya Lander of the University of Oxford says there were a number of reasons for the prices of cocoa
18:15rising initially.
18:16Climate change, diseases of the trees, but also trade tariffs.
18:21And then also interesting shifts between cocoa market and cocoa production meant that it was just a really poor year.
18:28What's happening now to reduce these prices?
18:31And a big part of that is simply that the yield this year is expected to be more like a
18:36normal yield rather than the very low yields that we saw in 24 and 25.
18:39But we're still expecting some reduction in availability because cocoa producers, many of them, sold their land for gold mining
18:46as a way of stabilising their own incomes.
18:49Cocoa trees thrive in tropical climates.
18:51They need consistently warm temperatures and high humidity to grow well.
18:55I'm keen to know if it could be grown closer to home.
18:59We do grow cocoa trees in the UK in glasshouses, but large scale production isn't viable simply because of the
19:08sort of energy requirements of maintaining big glasshouses at the temperatures and humidities that they need.
19:14Guilford-based New Cocoa have found another way to tackle the rising prices by creating a cocoa alternative using fava
19:23beans that look and taste surprisingly close to chocolate.
19:27Back in Yorkshire, one way William is adapting is by investing in this.
19:32So welcome to the nut production facility.
19:35A brand new nut factory which opened in October last year and the one show has been given exclusive access.
19:42So this is the new product, isn't it?
19:44The new product, so it's a doubly-robed milk chocolate Brazil nut.
19:49What was the inspiration behind doing this?
19:52The development of a whole series of new products in the future that would give us the opportunity not to
19:58just be so reliant on chocolate, but this is just the start.
20:02So it's Brazil nuts this year, next year we're already looking at macadamia nuts, marzipans or dates, anything that is
20:09nut-based.
20:10With a volatile cocoa market, manufacturers like this one are erring on the side of caution.
20:17A spokesperson for the British Retail Consortium told us that retailers are doing everything they can to offer value to
20:23customers despite rising costs.
20:26Changes to the product, size and pricing are largely determined by the manufacturer, reflecting the cost of production.
20:32Retailers will pass on savings wherever they can.
20:36So despite falling cocoa prices, it doesn't look like we're going to get cheaper chocolate at the checkout any time
20:43soon.
20:46Well, thank you so much, Chris.
20:48At least it's great to see chocolate makers diversifying.
20:51Fava beans, who knew?
20:53Time now to introduce our next guest.
20:55It's Hugh Bonneville and Hugh Skinner.
20:57Welcome back.
21:01Now, Hugh Skinner, I did wonder if that film might actually touch a nerve for you,
21:05because I believe that you were once sacked from a job in a chocolate shop.
21:09Yes.
21:10A long time ago, I worked in the basement of a very expensive chocolate shop, packing chocolates,
21:17and we had to put all the boxes together, but we could eat the chocolates as we went,
21:21so we'd be quite sort of high on sugar by about 9.30.
21:24We had to...
21:24People would call up and dictate the messages to us of what to write in the cards,
21:29but they were quite austere, the messages.
21:30You know, they'd say sort of, best wishes, so-and-so,
21:32so we sort of warmed them up quite a lot and said, I love you lots,
21:36and always signed them off Swork, sealed with a loving kiss.
21:38Yeah, we got fired.
21:41Poetic licence, I love it.
21:43Well, Hugh might not have made it as a chocolatier,
21:45but he certainly found his calling in acting,
21:47and now he's reuniting with Hugh Bonneville as they reprise their roles
21:50from the hilarious sitcom W1A,
21:53a mockumentary about a group of managers working at the BBC.
21:56Yes, but this time, Ian Fletcher and awkward intern Will Humphreys
22:00have moved on from life at the Beeb,
22:02and they are working in Miami on a very different job.
22:05Let's have an exclusive look as things start to kick off.
22:10It's the biggest sporting event in the world.
22:12The 2026 tournament.
22:14Football is a funny game.
22:16When you say he's here...
22:17His name is here.
22:18OK.
22:18It's never over until it's over.
22:20This is our moment, right?
22:21Essentially, we're in the toilet and we're going to have to come out.
22:23Yeah, nice one.
22:24Will!
22:25Oh, yeah, hi, yeah.
22:26And it's one game at a time.
22:28Right, like, hashtag change the game, right?
22:29Did I miss something, or is this a lot worse?
22:31I mean, at least we know where we are now, so that's all good.
22:39Now, QB, we could hear there David Tennant narrating the series once again.
22:43So we first met Ian in 2012,
22:45and then he was organising the Olympic Games before joining the BBC.
22:50Tell us about this new gig that he's got.
22:52Well, once he'd sorted out the BBC, Ian then went on to work for the National Obesity Initiative,
22:58but that didn't really go anywhere.
22:59So now he's been parachuted into this football tournament that's taking place in Miami as
23:05Director of Integrity.
23:07And really steering what could only be described as three huge ships, Mexico, Canada and the
23:13US, towards a destination of who knows where.
23:16Oh, wow.
23:17Well, we're used to seeing Ian in meetings where everyone's very straight, obviously very British,
23:21but these new colleagues in Miami, they're a bit different, aren't they?
23:25Well, they are adopting certain national characteristics.
23:28The, quite a punchy American lawyer who swears a lot.
23:30There's a Canadian who just wants to be nice to everyone and go back to Vancouver.
23:35And a Mexican who thinks the world revolves around Guadalajara.
23:38So they've all got vested interests and their own national instincts at stake.
23:42Now, Hugh S, so your character, Will, he was pretty clueless when he worked with Ian at
23:47the BBC and now he's Ian's assistant.
23:50So how does that go down?
23:52Well, I think you're quite pleased, aren't you?
23:54I'm delighted, of course.
23:55No, I think it's quite crushing for Ian when he first arrives because, yeah, it's a sort
24:01of seemingly incredibly unproductive working relationship.
24:06But, I mean, Will's absolutely thrilled to be back in Ian's orbit.
24:09I think the first time around it was a very sort of a definitive experience for him and
24:13Ian's a sort of spiritual leader guru to him.
24:18And I think he's been a bit lost ever since.
24:20You know, I think he's probably been travelling and, I mean, he says he's done some, he's
24:23probably worked with horses quite a bit, I think.
24:27Thrilled to be back in your orbit.
24:28Yeah.
24:29But they do share quite a touching moment in this series, don't they?
24:32Oh, yeah, they do.
24:33Well, I think, I've described, I think the relationship is really, it's like looking
24:37after, Will Humphries is the Paddington of the office world.
24:40You know, you know he's going to break the photocopier, but with no malice of forethought.
24:44And I think Ian just wants to look after Hugh.
24:48Sorry, Will.
24:49It's life in the dating app.
24:53And what kind of challenges, you know, is Ian facing in this new role?
24:57I mean, director of integrity, did you say?
24:59Yes, well, I mean, I don't know if those, you know, there was another football tournament
25:04four years ago in Qatar.
25:05And so that certain opportunities arose out of that.
25:08Learning experiences arose out of the Qatar experience.
25:10And so director of integrity was created in this new organisation.
25:15But really, the main challenges are to make sure that Will gets the right coffee pods and
25:20opens the right biscuit gins.
25:21It really has very little to do with football.
25:24You'll be relieved to hear for those who don't follow football.
25:26Well, I was going to say, speaking of football, it's not something that you had a great deal
25:30of experience in, is it?
25:31I don't think that's fair, JB.
25:32I think my experience as the reserve goalkeeper for the under 11 Bs was seminal to my life
25:40as an actor.
25:40So I bring a vast pool of, I swim in a vast pool of experience or something like that.
25:45Papa, you are also a very keen football player.
25:48Also, exactly.
25:49Also.
25:50And yeah, I mean, I am like I love to watch football and play football.
25:54I probably also peaked at under 11 age.
25:59But I'm carrying on because God loves to try it, of course.
26:02Do you have a favoured position in football?
26:05In football?
26:07In football, yes.
26:08In football, yes.
26:10I call myself an all-rounder.
26:12So I'm a midfielder.
26:14OK.
26:16Now, QS, the dialogue in this show is, as always, very conversational.
26:20You know, it feels real.
26:22But apparently it's very intricate and difficult to learn.
26:25It's all sort of mapped out, isn't it?
26:27Oh, it's so detailed.
26:28And yeah, it's really hard to learn.
26:30I mean, we just sort of run it and run it and run it and stare at each other until
26:34we get it right.
26:35But I think that's, John Morton's such a brilliant writer.
26:36I think the way he sort of observes those phrases we lean on when we're in a panic, when actually
26:42we mean something else or just lots more is, I find, hugely relatable.
26:47It is.
26:48It's the hardest thing I've ever learnt and usually don't learn.
26:50And so we have to stop time and time again because I've mucked it up again.
26:53But I suppose people say your vocabulary is easy because you've only got about four words.
26:58But there's a huge difference between yeah, crap and crap, yeah.
27:02And that sort of thing, yeah.
27:04Yeah.
27:04Well, we've got a lovely message on the iPad from Michelle.
27:08It says, I love W1A in 2012 so much.
27:11I quote them all the time in work meetings, which really makes me giggle.
27:14Oh, yeah.
27:14Something's got to get you through, hasn't it?
27:16And Debbie says, W1A is the best comedy I've watched.
27:20The acting is a major contribution to this.
27:22Oh, thank you.
27:24Well, apologies for any foodie language you might have heard there.
27:26Yeah, 2026 starts next Wednesday at 10 o'clock on BBC Two.
27:30And all episodes of 2012 and W1A are available on iPlayer.
27:34Papa, while we've got you, we've had messages in about you as well.
27:37Aronson, I'm so excited to see Papa step into the iconic role of Professor Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter
27:43series.
27:43I mean, the trailer released last week, things are really starting to get exciting, aren't they?
27:47Yeah, it's amazing.
27:48And we've been filming for what feels, I think, maybe like 10 months now.
27:54So we're deep into it.
27:55So it's so great to share even a little snippet of what we've been working on last week.
28:01And, yeah, looking forward to more being shared in the months to come.
28:05I'm so excited to all my kids.
28:07QB, did your son read the books growing up?
28:10Yes, I know where this is going.
28:12Yes, I swore I wouldn't watch the film until I read all the books.
28:15My son's, you know, read all the books, you know, three times, watched, you know, he's grown up now.
28:19And I'm still stuck on Goblet of Fire.
28:20So I apologise.
28:21I will catch up eventually.
28:23I will just in time of the series.
28:25Exactly.
28:26You'll get there eventually.
28:27And Papa, what's it been like getting to know those young actors playing Ron, Harry and Hermione?
28:32I mean, they're brand new to the whole thing.
28:33Yeah.
28:34I mean, obviously, I don't track to them because I'm playing the teacher and they're insufferable.
28:38No, they're totally joyous.
28:41And it's beautiful watching them at this stage, you know, because to them, this is just fun.
28:46You know, like every single day, go to school there as well.
28:48So every single day they're at school and then this is like school break, you know, when they're filming.
28:53But they're so, so, so talented.
28:55And yeah, I think people are going to fall in love with them.
28:58Oh, fantastic.
28:59Well, we can't wait.
29:00Congratulations.
29:01Unfortunately, that's all we've got time for tonight.
29:03Thank you to all of our wonderful guests.
29:05Yes, we will be back tomorrow when we'll be joined by comedian Lucy Beaumont, Traitors winner Harry Clark and singer
29:12-songwriter Holly Humberston.
29:14Have a lovely evening, everyone.
29:15Good night.
29:15Good night.
29:16Good night.
29:17Good night.
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