

Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 | 29m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
There are only three applicants for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad.
There are only three applicants for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad, so how difficult can it be to select the best candidate? As Ian Fletcher and his team find out, it is almost impossible. As if that wasn't enough, their ultimate boss, Sebastian Coe, has decided that it would be good for the profile of Twenty Twelve if members of the team entered the London Marathon.
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Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 | 29m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
There are only three applicants for the post of Curator of the Cultural Olympiad, so how difficult can it be to select the best candidate? As Ian Fletcher and his team find out, it is almost impossible. As if that wasn't enough, their ultimate boss, Sebastian Coe, has decided that it would be good for the profile of Twenty Twelve if members of the team entered the London Marathon.
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MAN: OH, I THINK HE'’’S GOING TO GET THE GOLD!
COE HAS BEATEN CRAM!
WHAT A MARVELOUS FINISH!
AND SEB COE GETS THE GOLD MEDAL!
IAN: RIGHT, OKAY.
SHALL WE-- OKAY, GUYS.
LET'’’S DO THIS.
YES, THANKS, SIOBHAN.
GOOD.
CAN I JUST REMIND EVERYONE, PHONES SET TO OFF PLEASE?
OKAY.
NOW BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
( PHONE BUZZING ) YEAH, HI, FRAN.
SURE, SURE, GO AHEAD.
HMM-MM.
NARRATOR: AS USUAL IT'’’S MONDAY MORNING FOR LONDON 2012 HEAD OF DELIVERANCE IAN FLETCHER AND HIS TEAM.
YEAH, NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
SURE, BUT WE DON'’’T WANT RICHARD BRANSON IN ANY KIND OF LYCRA.
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THAT.
FOR THIS MORNING'’’S DELIVERANCE STEERING MEETING, IAN IS JOINED BY HEAD OF CONTRACTS NICK JOWETT AND HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY KAY HOPE, AS WELL AS BY HEAD OF BRAND SIOBHAN SHARPE FROM PR COMPANY PERFECT CURVE.
OKAY, COOL.
SURE.
FRAN, I GOT TO GO.
OKAY, BYE.
RIGHT.
OKAY, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I HAD A CALL FROM UPSTAIRS THIS MORNING OH, RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
SEB HAS COME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD IF AS MANY OF US AS WANTED TO ENTERED THE LONDON MARATHON IN APRIL-- GREAT.
UNDER THE 2012 BANNER.
THAT'’’S BRILLIANT.
THAT'’’S HIS BEST EVER, THAT IS.
IT'’’S A TERRIFIC IDEA.
WHEN YOU SAY ENTER IT YOU MEAN WHAT, RUN IT?
I THINK HE'’’S ALREADY TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS, SIOBHAN, FROM A BRAND POINT OF VIEW.
IT'’’S 26 MILES, ISN'’’T IT?
I'’’M DOING IT.
YEAH.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, I'’’M SO IN, GUYS.
MY ASS IS TOTALLY IN GEAR ON THIS.
I MEAN HOW FAR IS THAT?
NO COMPULSION OBVIOUSLY, BUT AS I SAY SEB'’’S KEEN ON IT.
SO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A THINK.
I HAVE DONE.
OKAY.
SO MOVING ON.
SURE.
THANKS, IAN.
SO, GUYS-- STILL ME I THINK.
OH, OKAY.
OKAY.
NOW I THINK WE'’’VE ALL HAD THE CVS.
WE'’’LL LOOK AT THOSE IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST I DO WANT TO TALK A BIT ABOUT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS ITSELF AND HOW WE WANT THAT TO WORK.
THE MAIN ITEM ON THIS WEEK'’’S AGENDA IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW CURATOR OF THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF THE PREVIOUS INCUMBENT AFTER WHAT WERE DESCRIBED AT THE TIME AS UNCREATIVE DIFFERENCES OF VISION.
LOOK, DON'’’T GET ME WRONG.
I'’’VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD.
I LIKE GUYS ON STILTS AS MUCH AS THE NEXT MAN.
BUT WHY US?
WELL, YES-- HAVEN'’’T WE GOT ENOUGH TO DO?
YES, EXACTLY.
I MEAN I THINK THE FEELING IS THAT AFTER THE COMPLICATIONS WITH THE LAST APPOINTMENT-- SURE.
I THINK AFTER LAST TIME SEB AND BORIS AND TESSA WERE LIKE, WHOA, WE ARE TOTALLY HANDS OFF ON THIS.
SO SOMETHING I DO WANT US ALL TO THINK ABOUT AT THIS STAGE ARE THE KIND OF OPEN QUESTIONS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN THE THREE CANDIDATE AND WOULD ALSO ENABLE THEM TO GIVE US AS FULL AN ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES AS POSSIBLE.
SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE KEY QUESTIONS HERE IS WHAT ACTUALLY IS THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD.
THAT'’’S A REALLY GOOD OPEN QUESTION.
THAT'’’S COOL.
GREAT QUESTION.
RIGHT.
NO, I'’’M TOTALLY GOOD WITH THAT.
IT WILL END UP WITH GUYS ON STILTS.
YOU MARK MY WORDS.
MEANWHILE NICK HAS BEEN THINKING CAREFULLY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO ENTER THE LONDON MARATHON.
LET'’’S FACE IT.
IT'’’S A STUPID IDEA.
I'’’LL SAY IT IF NO ONE ELSE WILL.
MAN: WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
WELL, I MEAN, OKAY, FINE IF YOU'’’RE AN ETHIOPIAN OR, I DON'’’T KNOW, A NIGERIAN OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
THOSE GUYS ARE ELITE ATHLETES.
FINE, I'’’VE NOTHING AGAINST THAT.
MAN: RIGHT.
BUT THE SIGHT OF 30,000 WHITE GUYS STAGGERING AROUND BEHIND THEM FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS DRESSED AS LIONS OR WHATEVER, SOILING THEMSELVES AND HAVING HEART ATTACKS, THAT'’’S NOT A SPORT, IS IT?
IT'’’S THE DAY OF CULTURAL OLYMPIAD INTERVIEWS THEMSELVES.
BUT AS SIOBHAN SHARPE ARRIVES FROM HER OFFICE ACROSS TOWN, IT'’’S CLEAR THAT HER MARATHON TRAINING PROGRAM HASN'’’T STARTED WELL.
I JUST TORE A MUSCLE, THAT'’’S ALL.
IT'’’S COOL.
MAN: SO IS IT SERIOUS?
WELL, JOHAN'’’S LIKE, YOU GOT TO REST IT FOR LIKE 6 WEEKS.
I'’’M LIKE NAH, THAT'’’S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
MAN: JOHAN'’’S-- JOHAN'’’S MY COACH.
MAN: YOU'’’VE GOT A COACH?
YEAH, SURE I DO.
YOU ENTER THE LONDON MARATHON, YOU DON'’’T WANT TO LOOK LIKE AN AMATEUR, RIGHT?
MAN: UH, WELL, I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE-- SO HE'’’S LIKE THERE'’’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
THESE THINGS GET BETTER IN THEIR OWN TIME.
I'’’M LIKE, OH REALLY?
YOU'’’RE A COACH.
SO WHAT'’’S YOUR JOB?
MAN: YOU DON'’’T RESPECT HIS JUDGMENT?
LISTEN, I HIRED THE GUY.
I'’’M PAYING HIM.
YOU DON'’’T PAY GOOD MONEY TO HIRE A COACH AND HAVE HIM TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, RIGHT?
MEANWHILE, THE FIRST OF THE THREE CANDIDATES HAS ARRIVED EARLY.
CAN YOU GET THAT TO ME BY THE END OF BUSINESS TODAY?
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
YEAH, THANKS.
CAN I GET A RECEIPT PLEASE?
THAT'’’S GREAT.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
YEAH, NO, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
LOOK I'’’VE GOT TO GO.
BYE.
ANNA MITCHELL HAS COME FULLY PREPARED NOT JUST FOR THE INTERVIEW ITSELF BUT ALSO FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HER BEING SUCCESSFUL IN IT.
SO, ANNA, COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
SO LET ME JUST DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.
THIS IS SIOBHAN SHARPE FROM PERFECT CURVE.
SURE, YES.
HI, SIOBHAN.
SIOBHAN'’’S HEAD OF BRAND.
ALREADY IN THE BUILDING TWICE A MONTH IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ON THE PARALYMPIC CLOSING CEREMONY PLANNING GROUP, ANNA HAS HER EXPERIENCE AS CREATIVE COORDINATOR FOR BELFAST'’’S YEAR AS EUROPEAN CITY OF DANCE TO DRAW ON AS WELL AS A 3 WEEK STINT LAST YEAR AS ACTING HEAD OF FORWARD PLANNING AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE.
FIRST OF ALL WELCOME TO THE ODC, ANNA.
I'’’M SURE YOU DON'’’T NEED ME TO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS ROLE IS FOR LONDON 2012.
NO.
THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD IS ABSOLUTELY AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE'’’RE ALL ABOUT HERE IN TERMS OF OUR CORE VISION.
YES, IT IS.
YES, BUT IT'’’S ALSO A TERM THAT CAN-- ABSOLUTELY.
THAT CAN MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS TO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE DEPENDING ON YOUR-- NO, NO.
SO I WONDER IF THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE TO-- SURE.
TO START BY ASKING YOU TO-- NO, ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN FOR ME, PERSONALLY, IF THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD IS ABOUT ANYTHING, AND I HAVE TO SAY AT THE OUTSET I BELIEVE IT IS.
YES.
SURE.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT WE'’’RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT HERE IS UNDERWRITING IN YOUNG PEOPLE A REAL COMMONALITY OF CREATIVE PURPOSE THROUGH A SHARED AWARENESS OF DIVERSITY.
RIGHT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?
YES, I WOULD.
I'’’VE GOT TO SAY, LOVE, I'’’M STRUGGLING ALREADY.
NO, SURE.
I HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING I WAS VERY KEEN TO DRIVE FORWARD IN CARDIFF, OF COURSE.
YES.
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT CULTURAL INREACH AS WELL AS CULTURAL OUTREACH.
RIGHT.
DID YOU?
NOW WHETHER THAT'’’S THROUGH STREET THEATER, PUBLIC ART, STAND ALONE, EVENTAGING OR CIRCUS SKILLS OBVIOUSLY, WHATEVER-- GUYS ON STILTS.
NO, ABSOLUTELY.
MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE THE NEXT CANDIDATE IS ALREADY ARRIVING.
AS DISTANT NIECE OF EX PAKISTAN CRICKET CAPTAIN AND POLITICIAN IMRAN KHAN, ROSHANARA KHAN IS NO STRANGER TO SUCCESS IN LIFE.
RUMORED TO HAVE ENJOYED A BRIEF SPELL WHILST AT OXFORD AS YOUNGER SISTER TO ONE OF BORIS JOHNSON'’’S GIRLFRIENDS, SHE ROSE TO PROMINENCE IN 2004 WHEN SHE SOLD HER INTERNET FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE SITE RIPPED.COM FOR 7 MILLION POUNDS.
SO YOU'’’RE NOT NERVOUS OR-- I DON'’’T REALLY GET NERVOUS.
MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID TO ME, SUCCESS COMES IN CANS NOT CAN'’’TS.
RIGHT.
IT'’’S LIKE A PUN, I GUESS.
YES.
YES, IT IS.
BUT ALSO I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU IT'’’S ABOUT CREATING PUBLIC SPACES WHERE CROSS-CULTURAL RESONANCES CAN SELF GENERATE SPONTANEOUSLY.
YES.
GOOD.
WELL... AND IT'’’S WHEN THAT STARTS TO HAPPEN THAT THINGS START TO GET REALLY EXCITING.
MM.
MEANWHILE ANNA MITCHELL'’’S INTERVIEW IS ALMOST AT AN END.
I HAVE TO SAY IN CARDIFF-- GREAT.
WE USED A SERIES OF GIANT INFLATABLE BABIES-- GREAT, WELL, THAT'’’S GREAT, ANNA.
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY MORE... NO, I DON'’’T THINK SO.
I GUESS NOT.
YOU'’’RE JOKING.
OKAY, GUYS, WE'’’RE DONE HERE.
IT'’’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY HOW IT WENT, BUT BASICALLY I ENJOYED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
WITH THE INTERVIEW OVER, ANNA HAS EMERGED HAVING BASICALLY ENJOYED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I HAD A LOT OF THINGS I NEEDED TO SAY AND BASICALLY THEY SAT THERE AND THEY JUST LISTENED.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GENUINE CONVERSATION.
SO, ROSHANARA, COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
SO LET ME JUST DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.
THIS IS SIOBHAN SHARPE, FROM PERFECT CURVE.
HI, SIOBHAN.
LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
MEANWHILE FOR IAN AND HIS PANEL, THE NEXT INTERVIEW HAS ALREADY STARTED.
SO I WONDER IF A GOOD PLACE TO START MIGHT BE TO TALK ABOUT THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION REALLY, WHAT IS THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD.
YES, EXACTLY.
YOU KNOW IN A SENSE TO ASK WHAT IS IT THAT WE'’’RE CELEBRATING HERE.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
RIGHT.
YES AND BEYOND THAT MIGHT BE TO ASK WHAT IS IT THAT CONSTITUTES BRITISH CULTURE TODAY ANYWAY.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, COMPLETELY.
NO, WE'’’RE ASKING YOU, LOVE.
WE'’’RE ASKING YOU WHAT YOU THINK.
AS THE INTERVIEW CONTINUES IT'’’S BECOMING CLEAR THAT FOR ROSHANARA KHAN THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD IS MUCH MORE ABOUT QUESTIONS THAN IT IS ABOUT ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO WHAT WE HAVE IS A BIG CULTURAL SPACE, OKAY.
SO WE TAKE THAT IDEA AND WE MAKE IT REAL.
RIGHT.
WHAT YOU MEAN-- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
SO WE TAKE OUR BIG CULTURAL SPACE, LITERALLY LIKE A HUGE TENT.
OH, COOL.
AND IT GOES ROUND THE COUNTRY, OKAY, FROM LIKE CITY TO CITY.
THAT'’’S COOL.
AND THIS TENT OF YOURS, IT'’’S EMPTY, IS IT?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND THEN WE SEE WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO PUT IN IT.
RIGHT.
OKAY.
LIKE WHAT, FOR INSTANCE?
WELL, IT COULD BE ANYTHING.
WE LITERALLY SEE WHAT PEOPLE BRING TO THE TENT.
SO YOU COULD JUST GO ALONG, PUT ON A PLAY OR-- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND THEN YOU INSTALL WEBCAMS.
ANYTIME OF THE NIGHT OR DAY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO WE ARE CULTURALLY, YOU LOG ON AND YOU FIND OUT.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PLANT A TREE.
A TREE?
FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
OKAY.
WHY NOT.
ANYTHING AT ALL.
RIGHT, WELL THAT'’’S-- GUYS ON STILTS.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
NO, BUT IT'’’S NOT ABOUT THAT, IS IT?
NO, DON'’’T TRY AND MAKE THIS ABOUT YOUR PARENTS, BECAUSE IT'’’S NOT ABOUT THEM... FOR IAN MEANWHILE, LUNCHTIME MEANS A CHANCE TO CATCH UP ON OTHER ISSUES.
IT DOESN'’’T MATTER WHETHER I WANT TO SEE THEM OR NOT.
THAT'’’S NOT-- OKAY THEN, NO, I DON'’’T.
I DON'’’T PARTICULARLY WANT TO SEE THEM, SINCE YOU ASK AND I DON'’’T ESPECIALLY WANT TO SEE THE LION KING AS IT HAPPENS, BUT THAT'’’S NOT-- BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, LAURA, I'’’VE GOT A LOT ON AT THE MOMENT, BECAUSE I'’’M ORGANIZING THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
IAN'’’S GOT VERY BROAD SHOULDERS.
YOU NEVER SEE THEM.
HE'’’S NOT THAT KIND OF MAN BUT THEY'’’RE ALL RIGHT AND THERE'’’S A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THEM.
MAN: DOES HE EVER TALK TO YOU ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE HIS-- HE DOESN'’’T NEED TO.
HE DOESN'’’T NEED TO?
NO, WE'’’RE A TEAM.
AND A LOT OF THE TIME I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE'’’S THINKING AND FEELING.
DO YOU THINK HE KNOWS THAT?
HE DOESN'’’T NEED TO.
NO, RIGHT, NO, OF COURSE.
IT'’’S THE AFTERNOON AND THE THIRD AND FINAL OF THE THREE CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF CURATOR OF THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD HAS ALREADY ARRIVED.
FIDEL WILSON WAS ORIGINALLY FROM COVENTRY BUT THEN TRAINED AS A SUCCESSFUL CHOREOGRAPHER, ACHIEVING NOTORIETY FOR A SERIES OF TRADEMARK SPONTANEOUS NAKED FLASH MOB EVENTS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
SO, FIDEL, COME ON IN.
LET ME JUST DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.
THIS IS KAY HOPE, HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY.
HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICK JOWETT, HEAD OF CONTRACTS.
SIOBHAN SHARPE.
WHO IS FROM PERFECT CURVE.
MORE RECENTLY HE HIT THE HEADLINES WHEN VIOLENCE BROKE OUT FOLLOWING A PERFORMANCE OF HIS ALL-MALE STAGE VERSION OF LITTLE WOMEN IN VENICE.
SO I'’’D LIKE TO START OFF BY ASKING YOU A BIT ABOUT YOUR SENSE OF WHAT THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD IS ABOUT OR MAYBE COULD BE ABOUT-- COOL.
OR MAYBE SHOULD BE ABOUT.
SURE.
QUESTION.
RIGHT UH, SPORT, ART, WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?
RIGHT.
OKAY.
WELL, THAT'’’S EASY.
NOTHING.
THE BODY, THE BODY IS WHERE SPORT AND CULTURE MEET, YEAH.
OKAY, THAT'’’S COOL.
SO NOW WE'’’VE GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY, YEAH, TO FIND A NATIONAL GROOVE.
OKAY.
FOR ME THIS CULTURAL OLYMPIAD FROM THE VERY START HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT'’’S-- IT'’’S, YOU KNOW, IT'’’S-- IT'’’S ALREADY CLEAR THAT FOR FIDEL WILSON THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD IS A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE AS OPPOSED TO AN IDEA.
I MEAN BEAR WITH ME HERE, YOUNG, OLD, BLACK, WHITE, RICH, POOR, WHATEVER, STAND TOGETHER AND SAY, TODAY WE ARE GONNA GET UP AND WE ARE GONNA DANCE IN THE STREET, OKAY.
TOMORROW, RIGHT, WE ARE GONNA JUMP FOR JOY.
THE DAY AFTER THAT... WE RUN FOR OUR LIVES.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.
BECAUSE, I MEAN IT'’’S TIME, MAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I MEAN WE'’’RE HERE AND WE'’’RE NOW.
RIGHT?
AND WE'’’RE ALIVE.
THAT'’’S IT.
RIGHT, WELL-- YEAH!
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD SAY A BIT MORE ABOUT-- NO, NO.
THAT'’’S ALL I GOT.
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.
RIGHT.
HI.
SO DAY 12.
I'’’VE JUST DONE 10K WITH MY FRIEND ALICE.
THINK SHE WAS STRUGGLING A BIT TOWARDS THE END.
I FEEL GREAT.
I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD DO THIS, BUT IT TURNS OUT I CAN.
MEANWHILE, HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY KAY HOPE STARTED HER OWN TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE MARATHON AND IS POSTING A DAILY VIDEO BLOG OF HER PROGRESS AS A SINGLE MOTHER ON THE OLYMPIC DELIVERANCE WEBSITE.
IT MADE ME REALIZE WHAT A GREAT PLACE I'’’M AT IN MY LIFE NOW, JUST ME AND KIERAN, JUST REALLY HAPPY THINGS HAVE TURNED OUT THE WAY THEY HAVE.
I CAN DO WHAT I WANT, CAN GO RUNNING, WHATEVER, JUST REALLY HAPPY BASICALLY.
IT'’’S REALLY INTERESTING ACTUALLY BECAUSE IT FEELS VERY PRIVATE JUST ME TALKING ABOUT HOW I FEEL.
BUT I SUPPOSE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WATCH IT.
THERE MUST BE.
AND HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
I MEAN I DON'’’T KNOW IF SIMON IS WATCHING IT.
I DON'’’T CARE.
THAT'’’S UP TO HIM.
RIGHT.
HE PROBABLY ISN'’’T ANYWAY.
I DON'’’T THINK ABOUT IT EITHER WAY.
NO.
WHETHER HE IS OR HE ISN'’’T.
YES, NO, GOOD.
THERE'’’S NO POINT IN RUSHING INTO TRAINING, NOT IN PHYSICAL TERMS.
THAT WAY A LOT OF INJURIES HAPPEN, RIGHT?
HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE GRAHAM HITCHINS HAS APPROACHED HIS PREPARATIONS FOR THE MARATHON IN A MORE SCIENTIFIC FASHION.
SO WHAT I'’’VE DONE, YEAH IS I'’’VE GOT MY GAIT ANALYZED.
IAN: YOUR GAIT?
YEAH, THERE'’’S THIS SOUTH AFRICAN GUY IN KENTISH TOWN.
ACTUALLY HE MIGHT BE FROM NEW ZEALAND-- WHATEVER, THAT'’’S UP TO HIM.
IAN: SO WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE ANALYSIS?
YEAH, WELL, IT'’’S QUITE INTERESTING ACTUALLY.
HE LOOKED AT MY FEET AND WHAT HE DOES IS HE TOLD ME TO GO OUTSIDE AND RUN 50 YARDS UP THE PAVEMENT.
WHEN I GOT BACK, HE'’’D GONE AND I'’’M THINKING THAT'’’S NOT GOOD A SIGN, IS IT?
IAN: NO.
BUT BEING POSITIVE, NICK ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT HE'’’D PAY A LOT OF MONEY NOT TO SEE ME RUN.
IAN: RIGHT.
SO I'’’M THINKING OVERALL BASICALLY A RESULT.
IAN: YEAH.
MEANWHILE, AFTER LAST WEEK'’’S INTERVIEWS FOR THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD, IAN HAS CALLED THE INTERVIEWING PANEL BACK TOGETHER TO BEGIN THE POST MORTEM.
BUT THIS BELFAST CITY OF DANCE THING... SHE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT, DIDN'’’T SHE?
AND THAT WAS SOME BIG DEAL.
SHE TALKED A LOT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
WELL, BEFORE WE MOVE TOWARDS ANY KIND OF DECISION, IT MIGHT BE JUST WORTH RE-FOCUSING BRIEFLY AROUND-- THANK YOU, SALLY.
DO YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE?
NO, THANK YOU.
ON OUR SELECTION CRITERIA.
THE HOPE IS TO REACH A DECISION AS CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE AND TO MAKE AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PRESS.
SO WE'’’RE LOOKING FOR EXCLUSIVELY MERIT AND ELIGIBILITY.
OKAY.
I'’’M COOL WITH THAT.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT GUT FEELING.
NO WAY.
I MEAN, THIS IS NOT IN A SENSE OF BEAUTY CONTEST.
NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
AND IF IT WERE THAT THE SECOND LASS WOULD WIN HANDS DOWN AND SHE WAS USELESS.
GRADUALLY THE PANEL SEEMS TO BE MOVING TOWARDS SOME KIND OF DECISION.
RIGHT, SO ROSHANARA KHAN.
OBVIOUSLY I'’’D LIKE TO SUPPORT HER BECAUSE SHE'’’S A WOMAN.
YES.
BUT I'’’M SORRY YOU'’’VE GOT TO BE SUSPICIOUS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO ARRIVES AT A JOB INTERVIEW LOOKING LIKE A SUPERMODEL.
SHE'’’S OBVIOUSLY COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT IT'’’S ABOUT.
WELL, BUT-- BELIEVE ME, THAT IS NOT IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION, THE JOB OF BEING A WOMAN.
OH, RIGHT, YES, NO.
IF ONLY IT WERE THAT EASY.
NO, LISTEN SHE'’’S A NICE ENOUGH LASS.
SHE'’’S HAD THINGS EASY IN LIFE.
FINE, OKAY.
I'’’VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
BUT I'’’M SORRY, LOVE, FOR A JOB LIKE THIS YOU'’’VE GOT TO HAVE MORE UP YOUR SLEEVE THAN AN EMPTY TENT.
RIGHT.
SO FIDEL WILSON.
HE WAS GREAT.
HE WAS DIFFERENT, I'’’LL GIVE HIM THAT.
HE WAS WAY COOL.
I THINK THE QUESTION WITH HIM WOULD BE HIS EXPERIENCE.
YES.
WHETHER HE CAN MANAGE A TEAM OF PEOPLE AND ADMINISTER A 73 MILLION POUND BUDGET EFFICIENTLY TO DELIVER HIS VISION PRACTICALLY ON THE GROUND.
RIGHT.
NOW YOU'’’RE JUST BEING DAFT.
AT LAST THERE'’’S A GROWING REALIZATION THAT BY A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, THE PANEL HAS MANAGED TO ELIMINATE ALL THE OTHER CANDIDATES EXCEPT ANNA MITCHELL.
I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
WE WENT WITH THE EXPERIENCED CANDIDATE IN THE END.
EVEN THOUGH IT'’’S THE END OF ANOTHER LONG DAY, IAN HAS DECIDED TO GO FOR A RUN INSTEAD OF GOING STRAIGHT HOME TO FACE THE TRAFFIC.
LIKE I SAID AT THE MEETING, IT'’’S NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE JOB THAT YOU HAVE TO LIKE THE PERSON.
IT ISN'’’T LIKE A MARRIAGE, WHERE IF YOU DON'’’T ACTUALLY LIKE THE PERSON YOU'’’RE MARRIED TO, EVENTUALLY, IT'’’S ALL GOING TO GO, YOU KNOW.
IT'’’S JUST POINTLESS AND PAINFUL FOR EVERYBODY.
YEAH, SO, BUT IN A JOB LIKE YOURS, IS IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP YOUR PERSONAL LIFE-- YOU KNOW WHAT, I'’’M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO TO THE TOILET NOW.
OH, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
( PHONE RINGING ) IAN ( ON PHONE ): HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, I'’’M GOOD.
AS HEAD OF DELIVERANCE IAN HAS GOT A BIG ENOUGH JOB TO DO.
BUT NOW HE'’’S GOT A CALL FROM SEBASTIAN COE AND THAT MEANS PUTTING EVERYTHING ELSE ON HOLD.
IAN: WELL, THE FEELING IN THE ROOM WAS THAT SHE WAS THE MOST EXPERIENCED CANDIDATE.
RIGHT.
OKAY.
RIGHT.
WHEN YOU SAY IT WOULD BE GOOD IF...
THERE'’’S CONCERN UPSTAIRS THAT IN REACHING AN AUTONOMOUS CONCLUSION, THE INTERVIEWING PANEL SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THE ETHNIC BALANCE CROSS EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS WITHIN THE OLYMPIC DELIVERANCE COMMISSION.
SUDDENLY A DECISION WHICH SEEMED CLEAR CUT A FEW HOURS AGO IS BEGINNING TO LOOK INCREASINGLY AS IF IT WASN'’’T.
IAN: WELL, LOOK, LEAVE THAT WITH ME AND I'’’LL, YOU KNOW, I'’’LL RUN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND SEE WHO SNEEZES.
AND SURE AND I'’’LL GET BACK YOU AS SOON AS-- NO ABSOLUTELY, UNDERSTOOD.
YEAH, OKAY, TALK SOON.
BYE.
I MEAN IT'’’S UP TO YOU OBVIOUSLY, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO NOW.
RIGHT, OKAY.
RIGHT.
OKAY, UM...
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES BUT THE KEY THING IS WE SIT ON THE ANNA MITCHELL PRESS RELEASE.
I KNOW, I'’’M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT HE SAID.
YEAH.
SIOBHAN, THERE'’’S NO POINT IN SHOUTING.
YOU'’’RE ON A PHONE.
IT'’’S IMPORTANT NOW THAT IAN MOVES SWIFTLY AND DECISIVELY.
I'’’LL PHONE YOU BACK.
BYE.
HI.
OH, HI.
OKAY, RIGHT, I'’’VE HAD A CALL FROM UPSTAIRS.
I DON'’’T SUPPOSE IT'’’S POSSIBLE TO PUT IN A 9 O'’’CLOCK IN FOR TOMORROW MORNING NOW.
SURE.
I MEAN, IT'’’S PROBABLY TOO LATE TO-- I'’’VE DONE IT.
WHAT-- I'’’VE EMAILED NICK, KAY AND SIOBHAN AND LEFT MESSAGES ON THEIR MOBILES.
GREAT.
OH, SALLY, THAT'’’S GREAT.
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'’’S GOING TO BE BETTER IF IT'’’S 8:30 I SAID 8:30.
RIGHT.
YEAH, I THOUGHT PROBABLY-- BRILLIANT.
BRILLIANT.
EXCUSE THE SHORTS BY THE WAY.
NOT A PROBLEM.
THANK GOD YOU WERE STILL HERE.
YEAH, I THOUGHT I'’’D JUST CATCH UP ON A FEW THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN GO STRAIGHT TO THE GYM FROM HERE.
THE GYM?
YEAH, I BOUGHT MY THINGS IN WITH ME THIS MORNING.
SAVES TIME REALLY.
GO STRAIGHT THERE.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD ENTER THE MARATHON AS WELL.
WHO ME?
NO WAY.
NO I COULD NEVER DO THAT.
REALLY?
WHY NOT.
NO, I'’’M NOT FIT ENOUGH.
WHAT ARE YOU TAKING ABOUT?
OF COURSE YOU ARE.
I MEAN I DO MY 10K ON THE RUNNING MACHINE.
10K?
THAT'’’S MILES.
DIFFERENT REALLY.
NO, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE TO TRAIN WITH.
( PHONE RINGING ) IAN ( ON PHONE ): SIOBHAN, I SAID I'’’D PHONE YOU BACK.
WHAT YOU'’’VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND IS THIS IS COMING FROM UPSTAIRS.
YEAH.
NO, STILL THE SAME FLAG POLE.
THEY'’’VE JUST CHANGED THE, YOU KNOW, THE FLAG ON IT.
I'’’VE GOT A BIT OF NIPPLE RASH JUST STARTING, BUT I'’’M THINKING OF IT AS A BADGE OF HONOR.
FOR KAY HOPE, IT'’’S ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BLOG.
-- JUST A 5K, WHICH IS GREAT ACTUALLY, BUT WOMEN ARE AMAZING!
IT JUST ALL.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS FUNNY, BUT NO WONDER MEN CAN'’’T HACK IT.
AND IT LOOKS AS IF WE'’’VE APPOINTED A WOMAN TO RUN THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD DAY AS WELL.
SO YES.
TODAY I'’’VE BEEN THINKING, GO, ANNA MITCHELL!
GO, WOMEN!
GO US!
I DON'’’T KNOW.
NO, DON'’’T KNOW.
NOPE STILL DON'’’T KNOW.
MEANWHILE IT'’’S ANOTHER DAY, AND IAN FLETCHER IS ALREADY UNDER PRESSURE.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TIME I'’’M GOING TO BE BACK, DO I?
WELL, HOW CAN I SAY THAT.
NO, THE THING IS-- NO, THE THING IS WHAT YOU DON'’’T HAVE.
AHH-- I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HANDS OFF.
I KNOW.
I AGREE OF COURSE.
BUT HANDS OFF, IT'’’S LIKE BEING IN MAOIST CHINA.
BY 8.30 IT'’’S ALREADY GROUNDHOG DAY IN THE MEETING ROOM.
I MEAN ABSOLUTELY FINE IF YOU'’’RE CHINESE.
BUT I'’’M SORRY I'’’M FROM YORKSHIRE.
OKAY, HERE'’’S THE THING.
WE ARE WHERE WE ARE ON THIS.
AND THAT'’’S NEVER A GOOD PLACE TO BE.
I GOT JOURNALISTS COMING OUT OF MY EARS HERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION, AND WE NEED TO GET IT OUT THERE.
AFTER YESTERDAY'’’S RESPONSE FROM ABOVE TO THEIR ORIGINAL CHOICE OF ANNA MITCHELL, IAN HAS CALLED THE INTERVIEWING PANEL BACK TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE RESPECTIVE MERITS OF THE OTHER TWO CANDIDATES.
I MEAN, LET'’’S LOOK AT THIS.
LET'’’S DO THIS IN STAGES.
FIRST OF ALL, ARE WE SAYING WE'’’RE STILL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE DON'’’T WANT TO OFFER THE POST TO ROSHANARA KHAN.
NA-AH.
I'’’M SORRY.
SO LET'’’S TAKE ROSHANARA OUT OF THE EQUATION FOR A MOMENT.
THE NEXT QUESTION IS-- ACTUALLY THERE AREN'’’T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ARE THERE.
GOOD JOB, GUYS.
WE'’’RE DONE HERE.
SO SIOBHAN WILL YOU GET A PRESS RELEASE ABOUT FIDEL WILSON READY-- I'’’M ON IT.
IT'’’S DONE.
I STILL THINK THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS RIDICULOUS.
WELL, TO BE POSITIVE FOR A MOMENT, I GUESS ONE GOOD THING IS AT LEAST WE DIDN'’’T GO PUBLIC WITH THE ANNA MITCHELL DECISION.
JESUS NO.
NO THAT IS GOOD.
WE SHOULD CONGRATULATE OURSELVES ON THAT.
MM, YES.
CAUSE THAT REALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN UH-- WELL, YOU'’’RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL ... STORM.
YES.
SO THAT'’’S ALL GOOD.
YES.
OBVIOUSLY IN MANY WAYS WE'’’D HAVE PREFERRED TO HAVE GONE WITH OUR ORIGINAL CHOICE.
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN SOMEONE INVITES YOU TO RE-EXAMINE A DECISION YOU'’’VE MADE-- I MEAN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT IT AT THE TIME OF COURSE-- BUT SOMETIMES YOU END UP ARRIVING AT A BETTER DECISION.
AND DO YOU THINK YOU'’’VE MADE A BETTER DECISION IN THIS CASE.
WELL, I THINK WE'’’VE MADE A DIFFERENT DECISION.
YES.
AND IN A BORING WORLD, DIFFERENT IS GOOD.
RIGHT.
NO SIOBHAN YOU'’’RE SHOUTING AGAIN.
( PHONE RINGING ) HELLO, IAN FLETCHER'’’S OFFICE.
BUT BY LUNCHTIME, THINGS ARE MORE DIFFERENT THAN IAN THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE.
I KNOW, I'’’VE HAD NOTHING BUT JOURNALISTS CALLING ME FOR THE LAST HOUR.
A JOURNALIST FROM A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER HAS CONTACTED ANNA MITCHELL AND ASKED FOR HER REACTION TO HER APPOINTMENT AS CURATOR OF THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD.
SO NOW THE BLOGOSPHERE AND TWITTER WORLD IS GOING COMPLETELY ...
RIGHT, SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW.
WELL, YOU READY FOR THIS.
YES.
APPARENTLY SHE'’’S ACTUALLY IN THE BUILDING THIS AFTERNOON.
RIGHT.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
NO.
WELL YES.
SHE'’’S HERE FOR SOME PARALYMPIC CLOSING CEREMONY YOU KNOW "WHATEVER THING."
RIGHT, SO-- NO, I HAVEN'’’T FINISHED YET.
AND IN THE MEANTIME WE CAN'’’T ANNOUNCE THE FIDEL WILSON APPOINTMENT BECAUSE HE HASN'’’T TURNED HIS PHONE ON, SO HE HASN'’’T FORMALLY SAID YES.
RIGHT.
SO HOW-- PLUS, ALSO I'’’M GETTING THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE WIND FROM ALL THIS RUNNING I'’’M DOING.
OH, DEAR, SO HOW DO-- ACTUALLY FINISHED-- YEAH.
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO KEEP CALM AND FOCUSED WHEN YOU'’’RE UNDER SO MUCH PRESSURE?
WELL, IT'’’S NOT EASY.
YOU COULD PRACTICALLY RUN A CAR OFF IT.
IT'’’S INCREDIBLE.
HI, THERE.
HELLO, IAN.
MEANWHILE THE PROBLEM OF EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY TO ANNA MITCHELL HAS ARRIVED SOONER THAN IAN WAS READY FOR IT.
SO HOW ARE YOU?
I'’’M GOOD.
GOOD.
YES.
I'’’M PRETTY GOOD.
GREAT.
GREAT.
RIGHT, WELL, THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF, ARE YOU?
NO, I'’’M ACTUALLY ON THE WAY UP.
RIGHT.
ARE YOU.
I THINK SO YES.
GOOD, RIGHT.
ACTUALLY MAYBE YOU'’’D JUST LIKE TO POP INTO THE OFFICE AFTER YOUR MEETING.
SURE.
YES.
ON YOUR WAY DOWN.
YES.
RIGHT.
GOOD.
WHAT I'’’VE DONE IS I PHONED THE WEB TEAM AND ASKED THEM TO REMOVE IT FROM THE SITE COMPLETELY.
MEANWHILE KAY HAS BEEN QUIETLY BUSY WITH HER OWN ISSUES.
SHE'’’S DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE HER VIDEO BLOG AND PULL OUT OF THE MARATHON ALTOGETHER.
WHAT I REALIZED WAS I WAS ONLY REALLY RUNNING SO I COULD BLOG ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, THAT'’’S THE THING WITH BLOGGING, ISN'’’T IT?
IN THE END, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT IT, WHAT'’’S SO GREAT ABOUT HAVING INFECTED TOE NAILS.
YOU KNOW, I'’’VE GOT OTHER THINGS IN MY LIFE.
MEANWHILE ANNA MITCHELL HAS FINISHED HER MEETING UPSTAIRS AND IS WAITING FOR HER APPOINTMENT WITH BOTH IAN AND FATE.
OBVIOUSLY I CAN'’’T REALLY TELL YOU ANYTHING YET.
NO.
WELL, NEVER MIND.
YOU DON'’’T WANT TO TEMPT FATE.
NO, OR TO TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.
EXACTLY ANNA, HI.
HI.
SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
NO PROBLEM, IAN, NO PROBLEM.
COME ON THROUGH.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT IF IAN'’’S TASK NOW IS TO BE THE CARING DOCTOR EXPLAINING TO A HITHERTO RELIEVED PATIENT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY GOT THE TEST RESULTS MIXED UP, ANNA'’’S TASK IS TO GRASP THAT IN FACT SHE'’’S GOING TO DIE AFTER ALL.
HI.
OH, HI.
STILL NOTHING BACK FROM FIDEL WILSON.
NOT SO FAR NO.
TIGHT HAMSTRINGS.
WHAT'’’S THE POINT OF HAVING A MOBILE PHONE IF YOU DON'’’T TURN IT ON.
WITH THE POTENTIAL CRISIS DEALT WITH, ALL THAT'’’S LEFT NOW IS FOR THE FINAL DETAILS TO BE FINALIZED.
WE HAVEN'’’T GOT A HOME NUMBER FOR HIM.
I GET THE FEELING HE HAS QUITE AN INTERESTING HOME LIFE.
REALLY, LUCKY GUY.
WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER WINDEAZE?
OH, NO THANKS SALLY, I CAN'’’T FACE ANY MORE OF THEM.
I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING OF TRYING TO FITTING IN ANOTHER RUN BEFORE I GO, NOW THAT THE DECK'’’S ARE PRETTY MUCH LEVEL AGAIN.
OH, RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE I GO HOME.
I DON'’’T KNOW WHETHER YOU'’’VE BROUGHT IN YOUR KIT IN TODAY.
YEAH.
THINK I DID.
RIGHT, WELL MAYBE-- ( PHONE RINGING ) HELLO, IAN FLETCHER'’’S OFFICE.
OH, YES.
ONE SECOND, I'’’LL JUST SEE IF HE'’’S AVAILABLE.
IT'’’S THE DCMS.
OH, RIGHT.
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
I'’’M JUST PUTTING YOU THROUGH.
HELLO, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
YEAH.
BUT IAN FLETCHER'’’S IS A WORLD WHERE THE MOMENT YOU THINK YOU'’’RE GOING TO GO FOR A RUN WITH YOUR PA INSTEAD OF GOING TO SEE A LENGTHY MUSICAL FEATURING GIANT PUPPETS WITH YOUR WIFE'’’S PARENTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE MEDIA AND SPORT PHONES UP TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH IT'’’S VITAL THAT THE INTERVIEWING PANEL SHOULD REACH ITS DECISION INDEPENDENTLY, IN CHANGING ITS MIND ABOUT WHO TO CHOOSE IT WOULD SEEM PERVERSE IN TODAY'’’S DAY AND AGE IF THE PERSON EVENTUALLY APPOINTED TO RUN THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD WAS NOT IN SOME WAY OR OTHER A WOMAN.
SALLY, DO WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR ROSHANARA KHAN.
YES, I'’’VE GOT IT OH, RIGHT NO, IT'’’S ALL GOOD.
I MEAN, IT REMOVES A WHOLE LAYER OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PROCESS AT A STROKE.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IN AN IDEAL-- ACTUALLY ARE YOU ALLOWED TO SMOKE IN HERE?
OBVIOUSLY IN AN IDEAL WORLD WE'’’D HAVE GONE WITH OUR SECOND CHOICE.
YES, YES.
BUT IN THESE SORT OF SITUATIONS THE THING IS TO LOOK FOR THE POSITIVE.
YES.
RIGHT.
SO, WHERE IS THAT?
WELL, FOR ONE THING I WAS STARTING TO THINK I'’’D LOST ANY APPETITE FOR CIGARETTES COMPLETELY.
TURNS OUT IT'’’S AS STRONG AS EVER.
RIGHT.
SO NO, IT'’’S ALL GOOD.
RIGHT.
LET'’’S GET OUT THERE.
I'’’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS OFFICE FOR TODAY, YES, UH-- WHAT?
IT'’’S FIDEL WILSON-- OH, GREAT.
HE LEFT A MESSAGE WHILST I WAS CHANGING.
RIGHT.
SO WHAT DOES IT-- FIDEL: SO WHAT CAN I SAY MAN?
I LEFT MY PHONE IN LIKE A FRIEND'’’S FLAT LAST NIGHT.
I MEAN, MAN THIS IS LIKE I CAN'’’T BELIEVE IT, YOU KNOW.
SO YEAH MAN, I'’’M PUMPED HERE, OKAY.
POINT ME AT IT MAN, I AM READY TO GO ON THIS.
OKAY, SO THANK YOU GUYS, THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.
YEAH, OKAY.
SO CALL ME.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
RIGHT.
HELLO, IS THAT FIDEL.
THIS IS IAN FLETCH FROM THE ODC.
YES, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, WELL ON THAT SUBJECT-- FOR THE SECOND TIME TODAY IAN IS FACED WITH THE DELICATE TASK OF HELPING SOMEONE WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE HAPPY TO UNDERSTAND THAT ACTUALLY THEY REALLY AREN'’’T.
NO I UNDERSTAND AND I THINK, I'’’M HOPING, I VERY MUCH HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND AN AMICABLE.
OKAY, GOOD.
SO THAT'’’S ALL GOOD.
I PICKED THESE UP EARLIER.
RIGHT.
IF YOU WANT ONE.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT IT'’’S BEEN QUITE A LONG DAY SO I JUST-- OH, THANKS, THAT'’’S GREAT.
THANKS.
NOT A PROBLEM.
I DON'’’T KNOW IF YOU'’’VE GOT TIME TO GO FOR A RUN NOW OR IF YOU NEED TO WHETHER YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO, YOU KNOW TO GET BACK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'’’D REALLY LIKE TO DO.
I'’’D LIKE TO GO TO A PUB AND I'’’D LIKE TO HAVE A COLD BEER.
RIGHT.
AND THEN POSSIBLY ANOTHER ONE.
YOU MEAN AFTER YOU'’’VE GONE RUNNING, ON YOU'’’RE WAY HOME OR-- DO YOU FANCY GOING FOR A DRINK, SALLY?
UH-- YEAH, OKAY.
GOOD.
♪ THERE MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD ♪ ♪ BUT WHILE THERE'’’S MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC ♪ ♪ AND LOVE AND ROMANCE ♪ ♪ LET'’’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE ♪ ♪ THERE MAY BE TEARDROPS TO SHED ♪ ♪ SO 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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