

Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 | 29m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Ian and Siobhan have different views on how to deal with a problem.
Dave Wellbeck is an ex-athlete, double Olympic silver medallist and, in theory, a natural choice as brand ambassador for Raising the Bar, a scheme to get young people inspired by Olympic ideals. He is hardworking, conscientious and loyal, but he has about as much charisma as a dimmer switch. Ian and Siobhan have different views on how to deal with the problem.
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Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 | 29m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Dave Wellbeck is an ex-athlete, double Olympic silver medallist and, in theory, a natural choice as brand ambassador for Raising the Bar, a scheme to get young people inspired by Olympic ideals. He is hardworking, conscientious and loyal, but he has about as much charisma as a dimmer switch. Ian and Siobhan have different views on how to deal with the problem.
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ANNOUNCER: OH, I THINK HE'’’S GOING TO GET THE GOLD!
COE HAS BEATEN CRAM!
WOW, WHAT A MARVELLOUS FINISH-- ♪ THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD ♪ ♪ BUT WHILE THERE'’’S MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC AND LOVE AND ROMANCE ♪ ♪ LET'’’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE ♪ ♪ LET'’’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE ♪ SIOBHAN: NICE?
WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?
IAN: I'’’VE MET HIM A FEW TIMES.
SEEM TO I REMEMBER HIM AS A PRETTY DECENT GUY.
HI, SALLY.
OH, HI.
NARRATOR: IT'’’S MONDAY MORNING, AND THE START OF ANOTHER WEEK AT THE OLYMPIC DELIVERANCE COMMISSION IN LONDON.
SIOBHAN SHARPE FROM PR COMPANY PERFECT CURVE HAS ASKED FOR A MEETING WITH HEAD OF DELIVERANCE, IAN FLETCHER.
WE GOT 15,000 PEOPLE IN THE NEC.
WE GOT TAKE THAT.
WE GOT BECKHAM.
WE'’’VE GOT BORIS TOO NOW.
OH NO, REALLY?
YEAH, I KNOW, I TRIED.
NO.
NO, I'’’VE SAID IF HE COMES THEY'’’RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEW HIS SHIRT INTO HIS TROUSERS FIRST.
HER BRIEF AS HEAD OF BRAND FOR 2012 INCLUDES HANDLING THE RAISING THE BAR SCHEME, WHICH IS INTENDED TO INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE EXCITEMENT AND INSPIRATION OF THE GAMES.
WELL, LET'’’S JUST LOOK AT OUR OPTIONS.
OKAY, OUR OPTIONS ARE WE GOT ONE OPTION HERE.
OKAY, SHALL I JUST-- OKAY, SURE, YEAH.
WITH A MAJOR RELAUNCH OF THE SCHEME AT THE NEC IN BIRMINGHAM ONLY WEEKS AWAY TO COINCIDE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR YOUTH, SHE'’’S BECOME CONCERNED THAT THE PERSON CHOSEN AS ITS PUBLIC FACE MAY NOT BE THE BEST CHOICE.
FIRST OF ALL LET'’’S STAY POSITIVE ABOUT THIS SHALL WE.
I'’’M TOTALLY POSITIVE.
BUT IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO BE INSPIRED THEY'’’VE GOT TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS FIRST.
I'’’VE NEVER ACTUALLY BEEN TO WARWICK BEFORE.
SO THAT'’’S PRETTY INTERESTING FOR A START.
MEANWHILE, THE MAN IN QUESTION, EX OLYMPIC ATHLETE DAVE WELLBECK IS ON THE ROAD.
I WAS HAVING A LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND APPARENTLY THEY'’’VE GOT A CASTLE HERE WHICH IS HANDY.
MIGHT WORK THAT INTO THE OLD PRESENTATION.
GREAT STUFF.
AFTER WINNING A SILVER MEDAL IN THE 1500 METRES AT SYDNEY IN 2000, HE WENT ON TO TAKE SILVER AGAIN IN ATHENS IN 2004, BEFORE HIS CAREER WAS GRADUALLY CUT SHORT.
THAT'’’S VERY GOOD, DEON.
COME ON ALL THE WAY FAST LEGS.
LETS GO.
WELLBECK: TO BE HONEST I DIDN'’’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE AFTER I STOPPED COMPETING.
ALL I KNEW WAS I WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING BACK.
TO FEEL LIKE YOU'’’RE MAKING THE DIFFERENCE.
YOU MIGHT BE SWITCHING ON SOME KID OUT THERE, WHERE BY YOU COMPLETELY CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR FUTURE, FUTURE.
IT CAN'’’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT CAN IT.
DON'’’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR FEET, THEY'’’LL FOLLOW YOUR SHOULDERS.
THAT'’’S IT.
GOOD BOY, COME ON, GREAT STUFF.
RIGHT, HERE WE GO-- SHOWTIME!
IN HIS ROLE AS OFFICIAL 2012 OLYMPIC HERO, IT'’’S HIS JOB TO GET OUT THERE AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT "RAISING THE BAR" TO YOUNG PEOPLE.
TODAY HE'’’S COME TO ST PETER'’’S SCHOOL IN WARWICK.
HI.
GOOD MORNING.
CAN I HELP YOU?
YES, HI.
DAVE WELLBECK.
AH, YES.
WELCOME TO ST PETERS.
I'’’LL TELL COLIN YOU'’’RE HERE.
GREAT STUFF.
YOU FOUND US ALL RIGHT THEN.
YEAH, YEAH, NO SWEAT.
SAYING THAT, I DID TAKE A LEFT TOO EARLY AND ENDED UP AT IS IT SAINSBURY'’’S HOME BASE?
RIGHT.
YEAH, YOU KNOW AND PC WORLD.
THEN I ALMOST GOT SIPHONED BACK ON TO THE BYPASS UP TOWARDS LEAMINGTON SPA.
LEAMINGTON SPA.
YEAH.
NO, HE'’’S NOT ANSWERING.
I'’’LL TRY HIS MOBILE.
SOUNDS LIKE OKAY, THIS IS INTERESTING.
IF I'’’M NOT CAREFUL HERE, I'’’M GONNA END UP AT THE CASTLE.
AT THE CASTLE.
YEAH.
THEN WHERE WOULD I BE.
THE CASTLE'’’S IN THE OTHER DIRECTION COMPLETELY.
RIGHT.
IT'’’S IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN.
YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE CAR PARK.
YEAH.
SO NO APART FROM THAT, STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE.
YOUR COLLEAGUE'’’S ALREADY HERE.
SHE'’’S OUTSIDE ON THE PHONE, I THINK.
NICE ONE.
OH, COLIN, IT'’’S CAROL.
I'’’VE GOT DAVE WELLBECK HERE AT RECEPTION.
YEAH, GREAT STUFF.
HEY.
HI.
FOR TODAY'’’S PRESENTATION SIOBHAN HAS DECIDED TO MAKE THE TRIP UP FROM LONDON TO WARWICK.
I MEAN, YOU GOTTA KNOW THAT "RAISING THE BAR" IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE'’’RE ABOUT AS A BRAND.
RIGHT.
SHE'’’S KEEN TO SEE FOR HERSELF JUST HOW HIGH UP DAVE IS MANAGING TO RAISE THE BAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'’’S OUT HERE IN PLACES LIKE UH, PLACES LIKE THIS THAT WE NEED TO BE-- WARWICK.
AND WE NEED TO BE INSPIRING YOUNG KIDS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS COOL, I CAN BE A HERO, TOO.
OH, RIGHT, NO PRESSURE THEN.
AND I THINK I'’’M RIGHT IN SAYING THAT DAVE IS THE ONLY BRITISH ATHLETE TO HAVE ACHIEVED THE FEAT OF TWO MIDDLE DISTANCE SLIVER MEDALS AT CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC GAMES.
WELLBECK: I THINK THE FIRST FEW TIMES YOU DO IT YOU GET NERVOUS OBVIOUSLY.
BUT THEN YOU GET INTO IT.
BUT TO BE HONEST AS AN ATHLETE YOU'’’RE A PERFORMER ANYWAY.
SO IT'’’S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING REALLY, EXCEPT YOU'’’RE USING YOUR MOUTH INSTEAD OF YOUR LEGS.
SO LET'’’S GIVE IT UP FOR DAVE WELLBECK.
THANK YOU.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU, KEVIN.
COLIN.
AND HELLO WARWICK.
A FRIEND OF MINE ONCE TOLD ME THAT A GOOD SPEECH SHOULD BEGIN WITH A JOKE, AN ANECDOTE, AND A-- NO SHOULD BEGIN WITH AN ANECDOTE, A JOKE, AND A LAUGH.
WELL, THERE'’’S AN ANECDOTE, THERE'’’S A JOKE, AND THERE'’’S A LAUGH.
SO WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT "RAISING THE BAR?"
OKAY.
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK THAT.
IT'’’S GONE TO SLEEP.
PROBABLY HAVING A POWER NAP.
THAT'’’S NOT BAD ACTUALLY.
I JUST MADE THAT UP.
POWERPOINT HAVING A POWER NAP.
GREAT STUFF.
OKAY, WE'’’RE GOOD.
RIGHT, SO WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT "RAISING THE BAR?"
OKAY, WELL IT'’’S FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK THAT.
TOP QUESTION.
NOW, WE'’’VE ALL BEEN-- OH, OKAY, NO, IT'’’S GONE ON AHEAD NOW.
UH-- THAT'’’S THE THING ABOUT COMPUTERS ISN'’’T IT, THEY DON'’’T UH, SOME OF THEM-- OKAY, NO WE'’’RE GOOD, WE'’’RE GOOD.
OKAY, RIGHT.
OKAY, WELL, THAT'’’S TWO FALSE STARTS.
ONE MORE AND I'’’LL BE DISQUALIFIED.
I'’’LL JUST EXPLAIN THAT.
YOU'’’RE ALLOWED THREE FALSE STARTS AND THEN, YOU'’’RE NOT ALLOWED THREE-- YOU'’’RE ALLOWED TWO FALSE STARTS AND THEN YOU ARE OUT AND YOU'’’RE OUT OF THE RACE.
YOU'’’RE DISQUALIFIED.
IN RUNNING I MEAN, JUST LIKE IN LIFE.
OKAY, GOOD STUFF.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OLYMPIC VALUES, WHAT ARE THEY?
RIGHT OKAY-- TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES FOR A MINUTE.
HE DOESN'’’T MEAN THAT LITERALLY ALL RIGHT?
FOR MANY IN TODAY'’’S YOUNG AUDIENCE, IT WILL BE THE DEGREE OF CROSSOVER BETWEEN THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO BECOME THE SECOND BEST ATHLETE IN YOUR FIELD AND THOSE REQUIRED TO BE A PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT'’’S THE BIGGEST SURPRISE.
OKAY.
RIGHT, OKAY.
GREAT.
GOOD STUFF.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OLYMPIC VALUES, WHAT ARE THEY?
WELL, HERE'’’S SOME I PREPARED EARLIER.
FRIENDSHIP, FRIENDSHIP, OKAY.
NOW BEING A HERO ISN'’’T JUST ABOUT WINNING.
WE COULD SAY IT'’’S NOT ABOUT BEING KING OF THE CASTLE.
BEING A HERO IS ABOUT MAKING NEW FRIENDSHIPS WHEREVER YOUR CASTLE MAY END UP.
EVEN IF IT ENDS UP RIGHT HERE IN WARWICK.
WARWICK CASTLE.
SIOBHAN: THE GUY IS A MAJOR DISASTER AREA.
IAN: OKAY, WELL, I HEAR WHAT YOU'’’RE SAYING, SIOBHAN.
BACK IN LONDON AFTER HAVING TO LEAVE WARWICK EARLY, SIOBHAN HAS GONE STRAIGHT BACK TO THE OLYMPIC DELIVERANCE COMMISSION WITH THE FORTHCOMING INTERNATIONAL CONCERT FOR YOUTH AT THE NEC VERY MUCH IN MIND, SHE'’’S KEEN TO SHARE HER FINDINGS ABOUT DAVE WELLBECK WITH IAN.
SO, WE'’’RE COMMITTED TO THE CONCERT.
WE'’’RE COMMITTED TO "RAISING THE BAR" BEING PART OF THAT EVENT.
THESE ARE THINGS WE CAN'’’T CHANGE.
SO WHY DON'’’T WE FOCUS ON THE THINGS WE CAN CHANGE.
SURE.
WE LOSE WELLBECK.
WELL, I'’’M RELUCTANT TO LOOK AT THAT AT THIS STAGE.
OKAY, THAT GUY WALKS OUT ON THAT STAGE WITH HIS LAPTOP, WE ARE DEAD HISTORY.
WELL, BUT-- PERIOD.
WELL, BUT WHAT IF HE DIDN'’’T JUST WALK OUT THERE WITH HIS LAPTOP.
SAY AGAIN?
WELL, I DON'’’T KNOW, I MEAN, IS THERE SOME SORT OF MEDIA TRAINING IN THE TIME AVAILABLE OR-- THIS GUY DOES NOT NEED MEDIA TRAINING.
THIS GUY NEEDS A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE.
RIGHT.
SO WE KNOW SOMEONE WHO COULD DO THAT.
OKAY.
SURE.
GOOD.
GOOD.
IT'’’S A GREEN BEACON.
A SYMBOL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO A ONE PLANET 2012.
I'’’M SORRY, IT DOESN'’’T MATTER WHAT IT'’’S A BEACON OF IF YOU HAVEN'’’T GOT ANY WIND.
MEANWHILE, ELSEWHERE IN THE BUILDING, OTHER WHEELS ARE TURNING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD HERE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, YOU'’’VE GOT A WIND SPEED OF LESS THAN 3KPH ON A MEAN AVERAGE OF EIGHT OUT OF FOURTEEN DAYS.
MAY BE THAT'’’S LIKE AN AVERAGE, THAT DOESN'’’T MEAN ANYTHING.
YES, IT DOES ACTUALLY.
BUT THAT'’’S LIKE SAYING THE AVERAGE HEIGHT FOR A WOMAN IS 5'’’4'’’'’’, OKAY.
HOW COME I'’’M 5'’’7'’’'’’ THEN?
WELL, THAT'’’S JUST DAFT.
YOU'’’RE NEVER 5'’’7'’’'’’ FOR A KICK OFF.
HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY KAY HOPE IS DISCUSSING PLANS FOR THE OLYMPIC PARK WIND TURBINE OR SO CALLED ANGEL OF LEYTON WITH HEAD OF CONTRACTS NICK JOWETT AND HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRAHAM HITCHINS.
I'’’M SORRY, I REALLY THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I REALLY THINK THAT.
I'’’M SORRY KAY.
I'’’M ALL FOR SAVING THE PLANET, FINE, I'’’VE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
BUT THIS IS LIKE BUILDING A VERY EXPENSIVE BOAT IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT.
WELL, I'’’M SORRY, I'’’M FROM YORKSHIRE.
IT'’’S DIFFICULT ENOUGH AS IT IS.
THIS IS THE ONE THING THAT MAKES SUSTAINABILITY VISIBLE.
YEAH, IT'’’S BLOODY BIG.
IF WE LOSE THAT, I MEAN, WHAT IS 2012 ABOUT BASICALLY?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW?
WELL, SPORT.
YEAH, SPORT.
AND STUFF LIKE ARCHERY, AND WHAT'’’S THAT-- DIVERSITY?
I'’’M NOT GOING TO LET THIS GO, I'’’M SORRY.
WELL, THEN WE'’’VE GOT A PROBLEM.
YEAH, THAT IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM YEAH.
GOOD, WELL WE AGREE THEN.
THAT'’’S WHAT IT IS.
YEP, FINE.
YEP.
SEB, HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
OH, YOU KNOW PRETTY GOOD I THINK, YOU KNOW, BUSY BUT HAPPY, SO THAT'’’S ALL GOOD.
MEANWHILE, IAN HAS HAD A CALL FROM UPSTAIRS.
YES, FRIDAY WEEK, THE 17TH I THINK.
WELL, WE'’’RE NOT SURE ABOUT CHERYL COLE YET-- BUT WE'’’VE DEFINITELY GOT TO TAKE THAT AND.
YES, HE IS COMING.
YES HIS OFFICE CALLED LAST WEEK.
WELL, WE MADE THAT POINT, BUT HE'’’S COMING ANYWAY.
OH, REALLY?
WELL, THAT'’’S GREAT, THAT'’’S FANTASTIC.
EXCELLENT.
ABSOLUTELY.
WELL, HURRAH FOR THAT.
WELL, BIRMINGHAM HERE WE COME BASICALLY.
NO IT'’’S GOOD, IT'’’S ALL GOOD.
SO WHAT'’’S THE-- WELL, NOW HE'’’S COMING TO THE NEC CONCERT AS WELL.
RIGHT.
IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU?
NO, I MEAN IT'’’S FINE.
SUDDENLY EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE OF THE "RAISING THE BAR" SCHEME.
IT'’’S BECOME A BIT LIKE HAVING YOUR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WITH JOHNNY DEPP.
WHICH IS FINE IF YOU'’’VE GOT JOHNNY DEPP.
BUT AND I LIKE THE GUY A LOT.
WE HAVEN'’’T GOT JOHHNY DEPP.
WE'’’VE GOT DAVE WELLBECK.
WHICH IS SOMEHOW DIFFERENT.
YES.
SALLY YOU'’’RE A STAR.
THAT'’’S FINE.
YOUR WIFE'’’S BEEN TRYING TO-- YES I KNOW, YES.
SHALL I SAY YOU'’’RE-- YES, COULD YOU.
ANYTHING.
THAT'’’D BE GREAT.
SURE.
SALLY KNOWS MORE ABOUT ME THAN I DO MYSELF.
RIGHT.
IT'’’S NOT A PROBLEM.
FOLLOWING HER DISCUSSION WITH IAN, SIOBHAN HAS ARRANGED FOR DAVE WELLBECK TO VISIT ONE OF LONDON'’’S MOST INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE COACHES.
TOPPER: YEAH HI.
YES, HELLO, IT'’’S DAVE WELLBECK.
TOPPER: OH, HI, DAVE.
COME ON UP.
THANKS.
HI, DAVE.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH, I'’’M PRETTY GOOD, THANKS.
THAT'’’S COOL.
NOT TOO BAD AT ALL IN ACTUAL FACT.
COME ON THROUGH.
NICE ONE.
JASON TOPPER ORIGINALLY STUDIED AS AN ACTOR AT A NUMBER OF WELL KNOWN DRAMA SCHOOLS IN LONDON.
OKAY, DAVE.
SO FIRST OF ALL WE DON'’’T NEED SHOES, YES?
SO LET'’’S SAY GOODBYE TO THOSE.
OKAY.
FAIR ENOUGH.
GOODBYE SHOES.
HE WENT ON TO AUDITION FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF ROLES IN RADIO, ON STAGE, IN TELEVISION AND FILM, BOTH HERE AND IN AMERICA, BEFORE REALISING THAT HIS REAL VOCATION ALL ALONG HAD BEEN IN THE FIELD OF TANSFORMATIONAL PERSONAL RE-PROGRAMMING.
SO YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK WE'’’RE GOING TO BE DOING TODAY.
TELL ME WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE.
OKAY.
YES.
I'’’M HOPING YOU CAN GIVE ME A BIT OF HELP ON THE PRESENTATION FRONT.
UH-HUH.
AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT.
RIGHT, OKAY.
WELL, I BROUGHT MY LAPTOP ALONG, YOU KNOW WITH THE OLD POWERPOINT.
WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS I COULD LIKE DO YOU A LITTLE BIT OF MY-- NO.
NO?
NOPE.
THA'’’S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
OKAY.
I'’’M GONNA TO ASK YOU TO PUT THAT BAG OUTSIDE IN A MOMENT BECAUSE I DON'’’T WANT IT IN THIS ROOM.
WE DON'’’T NEED IT.
RIGHT.
NOW, BUT BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME.
OKAY.
YOU'’’RE ABOUT TO GO TO SLEEP-- RIGHT, AM I?
BLIMEY THAT'’’S-- NO, STAY WITH ME, DAVE.
LISTEN, YES?
IT'’’S NIGHT.
YOU'’’RE ABOUT TO GO TO SLEEP, AND YOU'’’RE BEGINNING TO SLIP AWAY, BUT JUST ON THE EDGE OF YOUR MIND IS ALL THE STUFF THAT DAVE WELLBECK WORRIES ABOUT.
RIGHT.
I MEAN TO BE HONEST I'’’M OUT PRETTY MUCH LIKE A LIGHT.
WELL, THIS IS STUFF HE-- MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF, BUT IT'’’S THERE, AND IT'’’S JUST WAITING FOR HIM TO GO TO SLEEP.
BLIMEY.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE THAT BAD STUFF AND I WANT YOU TO PUT IT IN THAT BAG.
OKAY.
SORRY, I'’’M A BIT-- NO DON'’’T TELL ME WHAT IT IS.
IT'’’S BAD STUFF, YES?
I DON'’’T WANT IT.
RIGHT.
OKAY, I SEE.
SO I'’’LL JUST POP IT IN THE BAG THAN SHALL I.
IN THE BAG.
OKAY, YEAH, HAVE YOU DONE THAT?
IS IT IN THERE?
I THINK SO.
YES.
OKAY, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
WELL, DONE, DAVE.
NOW I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE BAG, I WANT YOU TO PUT IT OUTSIDE THE ROOM, AND I WANT YOU TO LEAVE IT THERE.
RIGHT.
WILL IT BE SAFE OUT THERE, JUST BECAUSE ASIDE FROM THE BAD STUFF I DO HAVE MY LAPTOP IN THERE?
IT'’’S BE FINE.
AND MY PHONE CHARGER AND-- NO, DAVE, IT'’’LL BE SAFE.
OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, SO HERE'’’S THE THING.
THIS IS A TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK, OKAY.
WHAT WE'’’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS A MIRACLE.
OKAY, BUT YOU KNOW, I GOT NO OPTION.
IAN'’’S LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE'’’S HEAD OF DELIVERANCE, HE'’’S TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY.
I GET THAT.
SO YOU GOT ONE SHOT AT THIS.
YOU NEED A MIRACLE WORKER.
WHAT DO YOU GONNA DO?
WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU-- WHY?
YOU'’’RE GONNA FIND OUT WHO THE GO TO GUY IS.
AND THEN GO SOME PLACE ELSE.
RIGHT.
YES, RIGHT.
YEAH.
OKAY, DAVE, START BY SHAKING THESE ARMS OUT SHALL WE?
OKAY.
GET RID OF SOME OF THIS STIFFNESS.
RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
NO, YOUR ARMS.
OH, YEAH, OKAY.
THE THEORIES ON WHICH TRANSFORMATIONAL PERSONAL REPROGRAMMING IS BASED WERE DEVELOPED IN NEW MEXICO IN THE '’’1980S.
BUT JASON'’’S IS CONVINCED THAT THEY WORK EQUALLY WELL IN PRESENT DAY SHEPHERD'’’S BUSH.
SLOWLY BUT SURELY, HE IS PREPARING DAVE FOR WHATEVER IT IS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT.
FIRST OF ALL, WHO ARE YOU SEEING.
DAVE WELLBECK.
OKAY, DAVE WELLBECK.
GOOD.
YOU'’’RE GONNA LOOK AT HIM FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO.
THERE'’’S NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
NOW.
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK HE'’’S SEEING.
RIGHT.
YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY MEAN?
TELL ME THREE THINGS THAT HE REALLY LIKES ABOUT YOU.
RIGHT, OKAY.
UH-- NO DON'’’T LET HIM LOOK AWAY.
NO.
THREE.
YEAH, THREE THINGS ABOUT YOU HE'’’S REALLY JEALOUS OF.
OKAY.
UH, MY NOSE?
YOUR NOSE.
NO, THAT'’’S RUBBISH, SORRY.
NO NOT IF THAT'’’S-- NO, NO.
OKAY, OKAY.
I THINK HE PROBABLY QUITE LIKES MY TROUSERS.
OKAY.
BECAUSE I BOUGHT TWO PAIRS OF THESE WHEN I FOUND THEM WHICH I'’’VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE BEFORE.
DO YOU KNOW THE THING THAT HE LIKES ABOUT YOU MOST?
-- THE THING THAT HE'’’S MOST JEALOUS OF.
I'’’D HAVE TO GO WITH THE TROUSERS.
NO.
NO.
YOU.
YEAH.
WHAT?
YOU.
THAT'’’S THE THING THAT HE REALLY LOVES ABOUT YOU.
IAN: OKAY, WHAT I'’’M ASKING US TO DO HERE IS THINK LATERALLY ON THIS.
KAY: CAN I JUST SAY I DON'’’T THINK WE SHOULD THINK LATERALLY.
I REALLY DON'’’T THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
BACK AT THE ODC, IT'’’S FRIDAY.
KAY'’’S RIGHT TO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THIS.
WE START FROM THE POSITION THAT LEGACY IS EMBEDDED AS A CORE VALUE IN EVERYTHING WE DO AND ARE.
FINE.
LEGACY.
SUSTAINABILITY OBVIOUSLY.
YEAH, EXACTLY YEAH.
IAN IS HOPING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE WIND TURBINE PROBLEM THAT KEEPS EVERYBODY HAPPY.
SOMETHING THAT MAKES AN EQUALLY BOLD STATEMENT OF OUR COMMITMENT TO GREEN ENERGY BUT THAT ISN'’’T IN ESSENCE A WIND TURBINE.
CALL ME OLD FASHIONED BUT WE'’’VE ALREADY GOT A BIOMASS FUEL ENERGY UNIT IN THE ENERGY CENTRE.
RIGHT.
OH, BRILLIANT.
IT'’’S GREEN AS HELL AND IT'’’S STARING US IN THE FACE.
OKAY, FIRST OF ALL NO-ONE KNOWS WHAT A BIOMASS FUEL ENERGY UNIT IS.
RIGHT.
BASICALLY YEAH-- I DON'’’T WANT TO KNOW OKAY.
OKAY.
YOU CAN'’’T SEE IT.
YOU CAN'’’T TOUCH IT.
YOU CAN'’’T SMELL IT.
WELL, IF YOU'’’RE GOING TO BE LIKE THAT, YOU CAN'’’T SMELL A WIND TURBINE EITHER.
A TURBINE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SMELL BIOMASS FUEL.
LOOK.
OKAY.
KEEP YOUR HAIR ON.
A WIND TURBINE IS BIG, IT'’’S BOLD, IT'’’S SEXY.
IT'’’S A SYMBOL OF EVERYTHING SUSTAINABILITY SHOULD BE.
RIGHT.
I DON'’’T CARE IF THERE'’’S NO WIND.
I REALLY THINK THAT.
WELL, DON'’’T LOOK AT ME.
I CAN'’’T SAY ANYTHING RIGHT.
HE'’’S ACTUALLY IN A MEETING AT THE MOMENT, SO I IMAGINE HE'’’S TURNED IT OFF.
MEANWHILE IAN FLETCHER'’’S PA SALLY OWEN IS PROTECTING HIM FROM ANY UNNECESSARY CALLS, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THEY'’’RE FROM HIS WIFE OR NOT.
YES, YOU CAN IF YOU LIKE BUT I KNOW HE'’’S GOT A PRETTY FULL DAY TODAY.
I'’’M SORRY I CAN'’’T I'’’M AFRAID.
I'’’LL MAKE SURE HE KNOWS YOU CALLED THOUGH.
SALLY: OBVIOUSLY WHEN THE JOB'’’S AS BIG AS THIS YOU'’’VE GOT TO BE EFFICIENT.
BUT FRANKLY ANYONE CAN BE EFFICIENT IF THEY WANT IT ENOUGH.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR JOB?
WELL, EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE OF IAN.
BUT THEY CAN'’’T ALWAYS HAVE IT.
NO.
I SUPPOSE WHAT I'’’D SAY IS THAT IN THE END IT'’’S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE HE'’’S HAPPY.
RIGHT.
THAT'’’S QUITE A RESPONSIBILITY.
YEAH, IT IS BUT IN THE END IF I DON'’’T DO IT NO-ONE ELSE IS GOING TO.
ARE THEY.
NO, NO.
NO, THEY WON'’’T.
OKAY.
WELL.
HERE'’’S SOMETHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN'’’T-- ACTUALLY HAVE A FUNCTIONING WIND TURBINE.
BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE A WIND TURBINE THAT FUNCTIONS AS A BEACON OF EVERYTHING A WIND TURBINE STANDS FOR.
YEAH THAT'’’S-- A WHAT?
I'’’M SORRY YOU'’’RE GOING TO HAVE TO RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN, I'’’M AFRAID.
YOU MEAN LIKE A GIANT INSTALLATION PIECE.
WELL, YES.
EXACTLY.
SO IT WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME, EXCEPT THE THING IS -- WOULDN'’’T GO ROUND.
YES OR YOU CAN-- PERHAPS INSTAL A MOTOR OR-- WHAT, A POWERED WIND TURBINE?
WELL, I'’’M JUST- YOU RUN IT OFF YOUR BIOMASS ENERGY UNIT YEAH.
RIGHT.
I MEAN, EVERYONE'’’S A WINNER.
OKAY.
WELL, THERE YOU GO.
I MEAN IT'’’S OBVIOUS.
MIND YOU IT'’’S PROBABLY WRONG.
I'’’VE BEEN DOING QUITE A BIT OF THINKING SINCE I MET WITH JASON.
QUITE A BIT.
I THINK HE WAS ONTO SOMETHING.
MEANWHILE DAVE WELLBECK IS ON HIS WAY TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, THIS TIME IN BASINGSTOKE.
AND HE'’’S SOMETHING OF A CHANGED MAN.
I'’’M NOT GONNA USE MY CUE CARDS.
I'’’M NOT GONNA USE THE POWERPOINT.
DAVE WELLBECK IS LOOSENING RIGHT UP.
THIS TIME BOTH SIOBHAN AND IAN HAVE MADE THE JOURNEY FROM LONDON, TO SEE IF DAVE'’’S WORK WITH JASON TOPPER HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
HI, GUYS.
HEY, DAVE.
THANKS FOR COMING AGAIN.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU KNOW, IAN FLETCHER, HEAD OF DELIVERANCE.
IAN FLETCHER, HEAD OF DELIVERANCE.
WOW, YEAH, YEAH.
EXCELLENT.
WOW.
YOU GUYS.
GOOD.
SHALL WE-- WELLBECK: WHEN I ARRIVED AND SAW SIOBHAN BUT ALSO IAN FLETCHER STANDING THERE AS WELL, TO BE HONEST I WAS ALMOST QUITE MOVED TO BE HONEST.
IT'’’S LIKE RUNNING IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME CROWD.
WHEREBY YOU LITERALLY FLY, WELL NOT LITERALLY OBVIOUSLY.
BUT IN ACTUAL FACT YOU LITERALLY RUN FASTER.
OR AT LEAST YOU LITERALLY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE.
SO WITHOUT NO FURTHER ADO-- THEN I'’’D LIKE TO INTRODUCE-- DAVE WELLBECK.
DAVE.
THANK YOU.
THANKS GUYS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU UH-- THANK YOU.
OKAY,GREAT STUFF.
SO.
HELLO BASINGSTOKE.
A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE ONCE TOLD ME THAT A GOOD SPEECH SHOULD BEGIN WITH A JOKE, AN ANECDOTE, AND A LAUGH, BUT I'’’M NOT GOING TO BOTHER WITH THAT TODAY.
IN ACTUAL FACT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE OTHER WAY ROUND BUT THAT DOESN'’’T MATTER.
OKAY, IT WAS THE OTHER WAY ROUND.
WHO CARES.
WHO CAN TELL ME WHAT "RAISING THE BAR" MEANS.
ANYBODY?
"RAISING THE BAR".
OKAY.
WE ALL HAVE OUR PERSONAL BARS IN OUR LIVES, DON'’’T WE?
BUT NO, BUT IF YOU'’’RE A HIGH JUMPER-- DO WE HAVE ANY HIGH JUMPERS WITH US HERE TODAY?
ANY HIGH JUMPERS?
NO.
BUT -- YOU ARE TRYING TO JUMP OVER AN ACTUAL BAR, LIKE A REAL SOLID METAL-- WELL IT'’’S NOT METAL OBVIOUSLY-- IT'’’S GOING-- BE SOME KIND OF PLASTIC OR IT'’’S SOME KIND OF GRAPHITE COMPOUND I SHOULD IMAGINE.
BUT, AND THE HIGHER YOU JUMP, THE HIGHER YOU HAVE TO-- UNLESS YOU RAISE THAT BAR THEN YOU'’’RE NEVER GOING TO GET OVER IT.
YEAH.
BUT THAT'’’S ALL VERY WELL AND GOOD BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT?
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OLYMPIC VALUES-- THAT'’’S WHAT I'’’M GOING TO DO NOW, OKAY.
BUT WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP?
ANYBODY HERE HAVE ANY FRIENDS?
ANYBODY?
YES.
EXCELLENT.
AND-- WHAT'’’S YOUR NAME?
NAOMI.
EXCELLENT, VERY GOOD.
NAOMI.
AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NAOMI?
I DON'’’T WANT TO KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY.
BACK IN LONDON IAN AND SIOBHAN ARE ALREADY BUSY CONSIDERING THEIR OPTIONS.
THERE'’’S LOUISE RICHARDS.
RIGHT.
I MEAN SHE'’’S IS PERFECT FOR RAISING THE BAR.
SHE'’’S REAL SMART, LOOKS GREAT IN HEELS, AND THE ABSOLUTE KEY THING SHE HAS GOING FOR HER IS SHE'’’S NOT DAVE WELLBECK.
YES.
WHAT'’’S SHE BEEN DOING.
GREAT QUESTION.
WITH ONLY NINE DAYS TO GO BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CONCERT FOR YOUTH, THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY'’’RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION THEY NEED TO DO IT NOW BEFORE THEY RUN OUT OF EX-ATHLETES.
AND WHAT IS IT SHE WON?
WHAT DID SHE WIN?
JESUS IAN, GIMME A BREAK.
I'’’M NOT NOSTRODAMUS.
OH, OKAY.
400 METRE HURDLES, ATHENS.
RIGHT EXACTLY.
WHAT'’’S NOT TO LIKE.
WELL, NO LOOK, YOU'’’RE RIGHT ABOUT THIS SIOBHAN.
WELL, DUH-- AND I MEAN I FEEL WE'’’VE TRIED WITH DAVE WELLBECK, WE'’’VE GIVEN HIM ANOTHER CHANCE-- RIGHT, AND THE GUY SUCKED.
WELL, LET'’’S NOT-- HE WENT OUT THERE AND HE TOTALLY ATE CARPET.
OKAY, WELL, WHATEVER.
BUT-- I'’’M VERY CLEAR ON THIS-- I'’’LL ACTION THIS, BUT I'’’M NOT GOING TO JUST SACK HIM.
YOU KNOW, HE'’’S A REALLY WHOLE-HEARTED GUY, YOU KNOW, HE TRIES HARD, HE NEVER GIVES UP.
SO I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE FOR HIM TO-- YEAH, NOW I GET THAT.
I'’’M TOTALLY COOL WITH THAT.
YEAH AND SO WHAT ABOUT THE PARALYMPICS.
YEAH.
THAT'’’S COOL.
'’’CAUSE YOU KNOW, I MEAN YOU KIND OF THINK, HOW MUCH DAMAGE COULD HE ACTUALLY-- YEAH, THAT'’’S A GOOD AREA.
OR IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE WHOLE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD AREA-- YOU'’’RE KILLING ME.
NO, OKAY.
I JUST HAD TO SAY IT.
I MEAN YOU KNOW, IN A WAY IT'’’S A SHAME THAT "RAISING THE BAR" IS ALL ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY.
WE DON'’’T HAVE A SCHEME TO INSPIRE OLD PEOPLE DO WE?
NOPE.
NA-AH.
LIKE ANY TEAM, THIS IS A TEAM MADE UP OF PEOPLE WITH VERY DIFFERENT STRENGTHS.
I'’’D SAY SIOBHAN'’’S KEY STRENGTH IS THAT SHE'’’S ABSOLUTELY 100% COMMITTED TO PRINCIPLE BEING RIGHT ABOUT THINGS RIGHT, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.
WELL, IT'’’S MY JOB TO MANAGE AND HARNESS THAT COMMITMENT.
AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT.
YES, I MEAN IT'’’S NOT MY JOB TO HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT IT.
I DON'’’T THINK THAT WOULD BE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL AND IN SIOBHAN'’’S CASE IT WOULD BE POINTLESS ANYWAY AS SHE'’’S VERY CLEAR ABOUT NOT WASTING TIME ON THINGS, LIKE YOU KNOW, LISTENING.
MEANWHILE IT'’’S ANOTHER WEEK.
DAVE, HI.
HEY, HI.
SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
NO WORRIES, NOT AT ALL.
IT'’’S HUGE ISN'’’T IT.
YES, IT IS.
COME ON THROUGH.
YEAH, NICE ONE.
IAN AND SIOBHAN HAVE INVITED DAVE WELLBECK IN FOR A MEETING.
SIOBHAN YOU KNOW OF COURSE.
HEY, DAVE.
YES, OF COURSE.
HEY.
HI THERE.
HAVE A SEAT.
OH, NICE ONE.
THEY'’’VE GOT A CAREFULLY THOUGHT THROUGH PROPOSAL TO PUT TO HIM.
HERE'’’S ANOTHER STATISTIC FOR YOU.
BY 2030 OVER 60% OF US WILL BE OVER 65%.
RIGHT.
THIS IS A HUGE CONSTITUENCY WE'’’RE TALKING ABOUT.
HERE'’’S THE THING DAVE.
WHAT WE WANNA SAY HERE IS THAT OLD PEOPLE ARE OUR FUTURE.
NICE ONE.
WELL, FIT IS A NEW CAMPAIGN AIMED AT ENCOURAGING THE ELDERLY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE EXCITEMENT AND INSPIRATION OF THE GAMES.
IT'’’S LIKE MY PARENTS, THEY'’’RE ABOUT TO IN THEIR 60S.
RIGHT, OKAY.
THERE YOU GO.
BUT I DON'’’T THINK OF THEM AS OLD AT ALL.
EXACTLY.
60 ISN'’’T OLD ANY MORE-- AND THAT'’’S WHAT WELL FIT IS ALL ABOUT.
AND THE POINT IS, YOUR PARENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY TYPICAL.
WELL, I DON'’’T KNOW ABOUT THAT, YOU WOULD HAVE TO MEET THEM.
MY MUM'’’S PRETTY WHACKY TO BE HONEST.
IS SHE.
YEAH SHE'’’S OUT THERE.
WELL DAVE, ALL I CAN REALLY SAY TO YOU IS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR CAMPAIGN FOR US, AND WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO MAKE A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO COULD POSSIBLY FRONT IT, WE ONLY WROTE ONE NAME ON THAT LIST.
RIGHT.
IT WAS YOURS.
WELL, YES.
WOW.
I DON'’’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I GUESS WE THINK OF IT AS A MORE SENIOR POSITION, IF YOU WILL.
I WILL.
LIKE I SAY, YOU'’’LL GOING TO WANT SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.
WHAT ABOUT "RAISING THE BAR"?
WELL, YES.
BECAUSE I DON'’’T WANT TO LET PEOPLE DOWN.
OF COURSE NOT.
I MEAN I COULD MAYBE DO BOTH.
WELL NO.
NO, NA-AH.
I THINK WE FEEL THAT WOULD BE BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.
YEAH, I DON'’’T MIND THAT.
WELL, WE'’’VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS LONG AND HARD, HAVEN'’’T WE, SIOBHAN.
AND REALLY WE'’’RE RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT IF WE LOSE YOU TO "WELL FIT," WE'’’RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE FOR "RAISING THE BAR."
IT'’’S BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION FOR US-- WELL, HEY LIKE I SAY TO MY GUYS AT THE ACADEMY, YOU KNOW, THE EASY STUFF IS EASY IT'’’S THE DIFFICULT STUFF THAT'’’S DIFFICULT.
YES.
WAY TO GO.
I THINK IT'’’S A PRETTY GOOD OUTCOME.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
FOR IAN MEANWHILE, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY GOOD OUTCOME.
SOLUTION THAT WORKS WELL FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.
WITHOUT DAVE WELLBECK WE'’’D NEVER HAVE GOT TO "WELL FIT".
DO YOU FEEL YOU'’’VE BEEN HONEST WITH HIM.
HONEST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
WELL, IT'’’S NOT REALLY A PROMOTION IS IT.
WELL-- NOT REALLY.
LET'’’S SAY YOU'’’VE GOT AN ATHLETE WHO'’’S ENTERED IN A PARTICULAR EVENT BUT KEEPS ON LOSING, OKAY.
SO ALL WE'’’VE DONE IS WE'’’VE ENTERED HIM IN A DIFFERENT EVENT IN WHICH HE STANDS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING.
RIGHT, OKAY.
WELLBECK: I MEAN I'’’M STILL GOB-SMACKED TO BE HONEST.
TO BE HONEST I CAN'’’T BELIEVE IT.
FOR DAVE HIMSELF, THERE'’’S BARELY TIME TO THINK STRAIGHT BEFORE SETTLING IN TO HIS NEW ROLE.
I MEAN TO BE HONEST WHEN I FIRST STARTED THIS I DIDN'’’T THINK I COULD DO IT, DIDN'’’T THINK I HAD IT IN ME.
WHEN I WAS TRAINING WE USED TO TALK ABOUT-- YOU CAN ONLY BELIEVE IT IF YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT.
I NEVER USED TO-- NO WAIT IT'’’S THE OTHER WAY ROUND ISN'’’T IT.
YOU CAN ALWAYS ACHIEVE IT IF YOU DON'’’T.
YOU CAN NEVER BELIEVE IT, IF YOU NOT-- ANYWAY, IT'’’S WHEN PEOPLE START TO BELIEVE IN YOU.
AND THAT'’’S WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
YES.
AND THAT'’’S WHEN YOU REALISE, I'’’M DAVE WELLBECK.
FOR ME TO MAKE THAT KIND OF JOURNEY.
I CAN'’’T TELL YOU.
FOR DAVE WELLBECK THIS HAS BEEN A PERSONAL JOURNEY.
HE MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'’’S GOING TO TAKE HIM YET, BUT THROUGH HARD WORK, SHEER DETERMINATION AND OTHER OLYMPIC VALUES, HE'’’S SURELY GETTING CLOSER TO FINDING OUT.
OKAY.
SO.
SHOW TIME.
YEAH.
GREAT STUFF.
HI.
HI.
♪ THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD ♪ ♪ BUT WHILE THERE'’’S MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC AND LOVE AND ROMANCE ♪ ♪ LET'’’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE ♪ ♪ LET'’’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE ♪
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