going to have a great >> we're going to have a great show. we'll talk local birmingham politics. we're going to give out some christmas pnzes to give out some christmas prizes to people doing great work in the community. >> and we're going to have local lad legendary lad roy woods, a legendary figure whose record 50 years ago, i wish he could be christmas every day. >> and he'll be on that stage with his band playing it later. >> all of that comes after the . news >> good evening. this is the latest from the gb newsroom storm garrett set to batter britain overnight, bringing strong wind, rain and snow. the met office has issued several yellow weather warnings from midnight into the early hours on thursday. gusts between 50 to 70mph will sweep across the country with high ground and exposed coasts being hit the hardest. most of england and wales will see torrential rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and the northern isles are likely to see some snow . a man

likely to see some snow. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon . 27 year old stabbing in croydon. 27 year old michael patrick afonso de soto died after being attacked and stabbed by a group of men in thornton heath on tuesday, the 19th of december. the investigation is ongoing and a 22 year old remains in custody . 22 year old remains in custody. the met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward . four people have been forward. four people have been held in a murder probe after a man was stabbed in east london today. the met police say officers were called to reports officers were called to reports of a stabbing on crown wood street in hackney. a 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries . two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody and labour has been warned to stay away from traditional boxing day fox hunt parades ahead of the next

general election. countryside campaigners have told the party to end what they call its running attack on rural communities. they say sir keir starmer risks igniting a toxic culture war if his party repeats past attacks on rural life. fox hunting was banned in england and wales in 2004. however labour has vowed to crack down on all hunts . tv online and dab+ on all hunts. tv online and dab+ radio this is gb news now back to . to. farage. joe good evening. >> i'm here in birmingham. we've got a very big audience and they're very enthusiastic and this is my last gb news show of the year. >> i'm going to be back on new

year's day and it's a time in many ways for us all to reflect on the year that's gone by. i have to say, personally, i've had a pretty cracking year. i've just come back from a little trip to australia and this audience have seen a lot of me. in fact , the country has seen an in fact, the country has seen an awful lot of me for some reason, itv thought my naked showering was something that should be shared with the nation , but i shared with the nation, but i thoroughly, thoroughly . oh well. thoroughly, thoroughly. oh well. there are some fans of it here. ihave there are some fans of it here. i have to say. doing the jungle was a really good thing to do. it was a chance to reach out to a younger audience and a chance for me as a person to try and conquer my fears. if you'd said to me a couple of months ago that i would lie down in a darkened box, six feet under the ground, where many in the european parliament had always wanted to put me . and then to wanted to put me. and then to cover me with 20 snakes, i wouldn't have believed it. but i learnt i or 2 tricks of the

mind. i've learnt actually, all of us can overcome any fears that we have . it's just about that we have. it's just about getting in mind in the right place. so the jungle was a really big moment for me. i was thrilled to reach the final and 23 nights in the jungle. you think about it. not 23 nights in the jungle. you think about it. no t, no coffee, no salt, no sugar, no pepper, no alcohol . and i've come back alcohol. and i've come back thinner and fitter than i've been ever since i was at school. so that was been a really good, good thing for me to do this yeah good thing for me to do this year. and of course, the middle of the year was dominated by the de—banking scandal. there i was for 43 years a loyal customer of the natwest group, bank ing with coutts, one of their wholly owned subsidiaries . and for no owned subsidiaries. and for no reason i could find at all, i finished up being told that all my accounts would be closed, and i can't tell you how terrifying it is to think you're going to be debunked. i went out onto the high street. i met the big many

of big clearers many of the of the big clearers many of the private banks, ten other banks, refuse to do business. it refuse to do my business. it just shows you the extent to which the whole woke culture has overtaken in the big corporates in our country and across the western world. well, of course i could have just gone away quietly . not kicked up a fuss, quietly. not kicked up a fuss, but i thought, no, i'm going to take the so and so on. and they got rid of me because they didn't like the views that i stood for. legal democratic, perfectly reasonable views. but i was to be debunked because of that. so i fought them and we managed to get rid of the ceo of coutts and the ceo of natwest , coutts and the ceo of natwest, dame alison rose, who said, i didn't have enough to money have a bank account at coutts. if she'd known i was going in the jungle, she might have changed her mind . and.

her mind. and. ever since ever since the day it launched, i've loved being part of gb news. it seemed to me for years the establishment needed to be challenged and a real highlight earlier this year was winning that tric award as news presenter of the year, and i did that because people like you voted for me, supported me, and it was so great to go up on the stage and be booed by the rest of the industry . mind you . of the industry. mind you. i did, um, i did tell him. >> i did tell him probably that all lose their jobs , so perhaps all lose theirjobs, so perhaps it's not a great surprise they got terribly upset. >> another highlight was the tory conference. i hadn't been to for 30 years, and even to one for 30 years, and even though i was there as a gb news presenter, i was sort of treated like the prodigal son returning. so really great so it's been a really great 2023. now, whether rishi sunak would say that 2023 had been a phenomenal year, i'm not too sure. of course, we've had the

famous five pledges. one of them, he is succeeding with and that is, of course , that that is, of course, that inflation is rapidly coming down. but given the contraction of money supply, i genuinely worry that we could be in recession in 2 or 3 months time . recession in 2 or 3 months time. and as for stop the boats , we're and as for stop the boats, we're being told to celebrate that the numbers are down only 30,000 young men have crossed the engush young men have crossed the english channel this year. what? i'm sorry . english channel this year. what? i'm sorry. i'm not going to be celebrating . as i say, i don't celebrating. as i say, i don't think he's had quite such a good yeah think he's had quite such a good year. i'm not sure the conservative party have had quite such a good year. i wonder whether gary sambrook , whether gary sambrook, conservative member of parliament for birmingham northfield, you've been in post since 2019 as a conservative in a built up part of birmingham has not been a very common thing over the last 20 or 30 years, and welcome the thank you very much for the programme, very good to have you here. now you got in in 2019. you were part of

that red wall shock. a majority of 80. and you of course , gary, of 80. and you of course, gary, sound man brexiteer all the way through and you got elected on this ticket of getting brexit done. be honest with me. how disappointed do you feel ? disappointed do you feel? >> i don't feel disappointed at all. and you know today i visited a school in my constituency, um, turves green boys school , a challenging boys school, a challenging school has been in special school which has been in special measures i remember spending measures and i remember spending at first two years of at least the first two years of my time in parliament with the left labour party and the left and labour party and the snp about brexit, etc, snp moaning about brexit, etc, and like the erasmus and things like the erasmus scheme and how it was going to deny of children to deny generations of children to come. opportunities. well, i'm afraid erasmus was basically for middle class kids with parents who sharp elbow elbows who had got sharp elbow elbows today i heard about how dozens of children from a working class community in birmingham are basically going around the world finding new experiences , having finding new experiences, having those opportunities to them and learning new skills on the back of brexit. and i think that's a

very proud thing that we can all be very proud of, and we are delivering it. everyone always had different visions of what brexit would it wasn't brexit would be. it wasn't necessary fits all, necessary a one size fits all, but i think we have delivered it and i think it's also making sure that we're delivering for people on promises that they people on the promises that they wanted from brexit. wanted to see from brexit. >> gary, the >> well, gary, one of the promises was to control our borders. and we have had borders. yeah, and we have had illegal immigration indeed illegal immigration and indeed legal immigration running at numbers that nobody in this room would believed even would have believed even possible. years ago. possible. just a few years ago. and, you you yourself were and, you know, you yourself were one of the early mps saying that bofis one of the early mps saying that boris let the country down. boris had let the country down. i mean, an 80 seat majority. so much good change could have been put in place. be honest, it's been squandered a bit. >> i don't think it has. if you look at the events which have happened of happened over the last couple of years of policies, i always say events, dear boy, we some events, dear boy, we had some fairly serious curveballs. three months job, shut fairly serious curveballs. three morcountry job, shut fairly serious curveballs. three morcountry down iob, shut fairly serious curveballs. three morcountry down because hut fairly serious curveballs. three morcountry down because of: the country down because of covid right ? that was the country down because of covid right? that was a big. >> and you shut it down again and again. and again and again. >> i vote, i didn't vote

>> i didn't vote, i didn't vote for all the measures. hastened for all the measures. i hastened to i thought to add, because i thought sometimes it went slightly beyond necessary. beyond what was necessary. and we'll from the covid inquiry we'll see from the covid inquiry whether that was handled well or wrongly, that we wrongly, a covid inquiry that we won't results of until won't get the results of until about 2027, and also, unfortunately, i think it's focusing on focusing primarily on personalities than on personalities rather than on policy. i want the inquiry to tell whether made the tell me whether we made the right decisions , not about the right decisions, not about the who who etc. no, who said, who said, etc. no, i agree with them. >> i agree with that, gary. you know, going to be tough know, it's going to be a tough job you. there's an election job for you. there's an election next year. you know it's going to a job for you. are to be a tough job for you. are the problems that birmingham local council has been undergoing? maybe thing that undergoing? maybe one thing that could mean, it's an >> well, i mean, it's an absolute disgrace what we've seen happened at birmingham city council now. we've council for months now. we've known the city council is known that the city council is bankrupt councillors bankrupt and labour councillors have the tough have not been making the tough decisions, they've needed to decisions, but they've needed to and been kicking the can down the road . £14 million the road. £14 million every month is added on to the debt in birmingham , when they don't make birmingham, when they don't make a equal pay. and a decision on equal pay. and here are december , three here we are in december, three months, four months after the announcement was made and we're

still not a step closer to making it's could making that decision. it's could thatissue making that decision. it's could that issue save gary sambrook his seat? well, i'd say there's something i'm going to campaign on. but also want to talk on. but also i want to talk about positive things that i've been doing. come to down been doing. if you come to down my and longbridge, my patch and go to longbridge, where stood for nearly where mg rover stood for nearly 100 that a place 100 years, etc, that is a place which going through massive which is going through massive transformation. i've transformation. the money i've been able to get there, what are we going to get 5000 jobs on west and proudest west works and the proudest thing always look at, i live thing i always look at, i live around corner from there, around the corner from there, and go past it and i walk and when i go past it and i walk and when i go past it and i walk a dog and i see a new manufacturing unit on that site bringing back manufacturing unit on that site britheig back manufacturing unit on that site brithe old back manufacturing unit on that site brithe old mg back manufacturing unit on that site brithe old mg rover back manufacturing unit on that site brithe old mg rover site back manufacturing unit on that site brithe old mg rover site for back manufacturing unit on that site brithe old mg rover site for the k to the old mg rover site for the first time since 2005. i'm deeply proud of that. >> if you've got good local stuff going on, all say is stuff going on, all i can say is you're going to need that you're going to need it in that general election. but for now, very, pull a cracker very, very let's pull a cracker happy and one happy happy and you one happy christmas . christmas. >> excellent . in a moment i'm >> excellent. in a moment i'm going to be giving out some awards to people in the local community who've done great work. >> for now , it's thanks to gary,

>> for now, it's thanks to gary, thanks to the crowd. >> back with you in a couple of minutes .

listening to gb news radio show. >> so it is christmas. >> so it is christmas. >> it is the time of the year when you want to give out presents to people. >> but we also want to reward people. >> and there are in this community people that have done really good things, really decent things . decent things. >> and it's our moment as gb news to reward them. >> and i'm very, very pleased to say amazing , really. say amazing, really. >> but santa himself has come to join us this evening, so let's get cracking with our prizes for people in the local community that have done great things and deserve to be rewarded. now we're going to start right at the very front here because i'm going to say hello to mark and

anita. good evening . anita. good evening. >> hello. >> hello. >> evening, nigel. nice to meet you. >> you're looking very, very elfie, i must say. i must say now, this is really a nice story because , anita, you're a because, anita, you're a retired. you didn't know this was coming, did you? no i didn't. no no no no no no , he didn't. no no no no no no, he didn't. no no no no no no, he did it. mark did it. so anita is a retired police officer . and a a retired police officer. and a few years ago, four years ago, she came across an army veteran in sheltered accommodation. and he was going to be on his own, having a microwave christmas dinner. and not about you, but i think so many too many of our ex—servicemen find themselves in difficult circumstances, find themselves homeless. but anita decided she'd do something about it and she invited him round for christmas lunch . and he's now christmas lunch. and he's now been coming for christmas lunch for the last four years. and anita visits him every week and

buys his shopping . how about buys his shopping. how about that ? that? >> what he's watching tonight, nigel. so you could say hello to him right out and say hi. is actually watching this program how. >> now. >> are you? usually goes to bed early, but he is staying up tonight to watch his program. so i'd like to say a huge hello to selwyn . selwyn. >> selwyn, there we are . very good. >> now, mark. mark, you sent this in? >> i mean, it is. she's clearly a very kind hearted woman. >> truly kind. she's she's bankrupted . us. bankrupted. us. >> she larger table for christmas dinner and everything. we've had to buy a larger table for christmas dinner. and he has three courses. the he eats like a king on christmas day. and he has a pint of john smith's as well. nigel. so nothing wrong with that. >> no, nothing wrong. no, nothing wrong with that. >> and i send him home and he has got about 20 presents under

the christmas tree already, and we christmas special. brilliant. >> well, we think, anita, you deserve to be rewarded. >> well, we think, anita, you deserve according arded. >> well, we think, anita, you deserve according withi. >> well, we think, anita, you deserve according with that, >> and according with that, santa is here to present you with a christmas present . with a christmas present. >> very well deserved. >> very well deserved. >> absolutely , absolutely, very , >> absolutely, absolutely, very, very good. very good. >> well done anita. very very good. >> now, in line with the fact that it >> now, in line with the fact thatitis >> now, in line with the fact that it is christmas and we have to give out presents and some people make unusual requests and james is here. james here. your stepson jenson has had an unusual christmas request. i understand he did. >> he had a very unusual request for christmas. he wanted a nigel farage life size cardboard cut out . out. >> wow. um >> wow. um >> jenson is this because of the jungle or because of politics? yes. >> i've just always loved you. oh well, there isn't much i can say. >> it . >> it. >> it. >> there isn't much i can vary. there really isn't much. i can

say to that. so you're a long time supporter? i am, yes, very good. well, i tell you what, there's quite a few new ones who quite enjoyed me in the jungle. well, did you think your request was going to get granted? >> was very hard to find, to >> it was very hard to find, to be so no, i was really be honest. so no, i was really going struggle. going to struggle. >> though , is here. >> santa, though, is here. jenson where is santa? >> we're looking for santa . >> we're looking for santa. >> we're looking for santa. >> oh, here comes santa . oh ho >> oh, here comes santa. oh ho ho ho ho . ho ho ho. >> absolutely brilliant . >> absolutely brilliant. >> absolutely brilliant. >> well, there we are. we better sign it, i suppose. hadn't we really ? are you embarrassed , really? are you embarrassed, jenson ? well, you probably ought jenson? well, you probably ought to be proud. moments. jenson? well, you probably ought to be proud. moments . yeah, we to be proud. moments. yeah, we got a couple of quick look . got a couple of quick look. there we go. there we are. all yours. happy christmas . jenson yours. happy christmas. jenson

very good. thank you very . now very good. thank you very. now at christmas time, we tend to get bombed , bombarded. we get get bombed, bombarded. we get bombarded by requests to give money to charities . and the big money to charities. and the big charities are well organised and well funded. but sometimes it's the smaller charities that maybe struggle to raise the money. and we've picked a local charity that we want to try and help if we can possibly here on gb news and we have picked the birmingham dogs home away . and birmingham dogs home away. and they were founded . they've been they were founded. they've been going . since 1892. uh, here we going. since 1892. uh, here we are, here we are now. i am joined by rachel haley . but more joined by rachel haley. but more importantly , i'm joined by reva importantly, i'm joined by reva and betty . now, they say never and betty. now, they say never do live television with dogs, but i don't care now, ladies, it was said years ago, a dog's not

just for christmas, but actually it's the pandemic, isn't it? so many people buying puppies in the pandemic. many people buying puppies in the pandemic . and as the pandemic. and as i understand it, the number of dogs that you've had to take in and try and rehouse has gone through the roof. >> it definitely has. we've had over 2100 already this year. december we're still getting them in. we have been full to capacity throughout the year this year since last december. so we just want to say thank you to support to everyone who does support local charities us. but you local charities like us. but you know, with reva and betty, i mean, presuming only once they've on television, they've been seen on television, people come forward and they've been seen on television, peop|to come forward and they've been seen on television, peop|to give ome forward and they've been seen on television, peop|to give them orward and they've been seen on television, peop|to give them award and they've been seen on television, peop|to give them a home,1d want to give them a home, hopefully. if anyone hopefully. yeah. so if anyone is looking for a dog, you know, check your local charity, check out your local charity, check out your local charity, check out your local charity, check out our website. if check out our website. but if you're not ready for a dog, you want to help in different you're not ready for a dog, you want �*justelp in different you're not ready for a dog, you want �*just support different you're not ready for a dog, you want �*just support usdifferent you're not ready for a dog, you want �*just support us by erent ways. just support us by donating what you can. >> well, i tell you what, i haven't got santa for you because i think should use because i think you should use this to try and get this opportunity to try and get people so there's people to help you. so there's no box of chocolates, there's no flowers. but we want to help the birmingham dogs home. if people

want to help, what you're doing, what and i understand what do they and i understand you've even got a christmas record out , right? and those record out, right? and those watching this on television can see where to go on the screen. we'll just remind people, what can they do if you want there, if they really want to help you. >> so we always for >> so we always ask for donations of anything of dog items and things as simple as washing powder. we wash a lot of bedding every day. um, money donations . you can donate donations. you can donate through our website . you can pop through our website. you can pop in and visit us, um, and come and see our dogs and offer your support. that way . support. that way. >> and what's the website? >> and what's the website? >> so it's birmingham dogs home org.uk birmingham dogs home.org.uk. >> couldn't be simpler. thank you very much both of you for what you do and these very well behaved dogs deserve a round of applause . applause. >> thank you . thank you. now one >> thank you. thank you. now one of the biggest stresses and one of the biggest stresses and one

of the biggest strains at christmas. >> of course, is on the person in the house that has to cook , in the house that has to cook, because everybody's got really high expectations of what the christmas lunch is going to be. i yesterday went to a little cookery school with famous italian chef, i should say famous temperamental italian chef dino aldo zilli. been around for decades and there, having never done it before , and having never done it before, and i had to make homemade pasta and make a terror mizu . and over the make a terror mizu. and over the course of the next few minutes, you'll see how i got and what he thought of me . after the madness thought of me. after the madness of the jungle. i'm now about to subject myself to another bushtucker trial . this time it's bushtucker trial. this time it's with the famous aldo zilli . how with the famous aldo zilli. how are you today ? so, as are you today? so, as i understand it, this is weird. i've been thrown into this and i am going to be your sous chef this afternoon. is that right ? yes. >> there's a lot to do .

>> there's a lot to do. >> is there ? >> is there? >> is there? >> okay, off i go . >> okay, off i go. >> okay, off i go. >> off you go. see you in a minute. >> let's make some pasta, shall we? have you made pasta before? >> never. okay >> never. okay >> uh . no no, don't squash >> uh. no no, don't squash it down. >> well, hang on, how can i need it without squashing it like you're making? um. have you ever made cakes or. no dough or you never made a dough? no. you got plenty of it, though . plenty of it, though. >> that's what the papers say . >> that's what the papers say. >> that's what the papers say. >> sorry. cuts . >> sorry. cuts. catch lift up. show it to the camera . camera. >> there we are. >> there we are. >> we have now some brand new shoelaces, better known as fettuccine. >> fettuccine ? wow, fatty. the

>> fettuccine? wow, fatty. the nigel farage never done that before. >> that looks amazing . >> that looks amazing. >> that looks amazing. >> this is what i'd like you to do. >> um, okay. >> um, okay. >> not too close to your jacket . >> not too close to your jacket. yeah, i need that for another staff later. >> okay. right. so there you go . >> okay. right. so there you go. >> okay. right. so there you go. >> now, nigel, no. where are you going? >> i've got to go forwards. >> i've got to go forwards. >> up! >> up! >> no! show me. go i can't believe you find that difficult. >> that's really the simplest thing you've done today. >> show me again . >> show me again. there you go. >> there you go. nigel oh, b ravo. bravo. >> bravo, nigel! done it. good good. >> i knew good. >> i knew good. >> i knew good. >> i just knew you . >> i just knew you. >> i just knew you. >> again and again. >> i just knew you. >> again and again . yeah. that's >> again and again. yeah. that's it, that's it . it's

>> again and again. yeah. that's it, that's it. it's very delicate . very, very good. delicate. very, very good. senior. nigel. mama me again. pasta buenisima. i love that beautiful. oh yeah. it's a gift in italy , people. gift. in italy, people. gift. panettone every christmas you see them every where. we're going to make a little boozy one. right. good okay . now just one. right. good okay. now just pipe one. right. good okay. now just pipe all the way around . yep. pipe all the way around. yep. and cover the whole thing . and cover the whole thing. >> so outside. >> so outside. >> outside in. yeah bravo, nigel. so it's a great dessert to have in the fridge. yeah. as a and you can pre—make it. >> leave it in the fridge. yeah you'll say it's absolute rubbish. i know it will, but keep going nigel. >> wow , wow, look at that. nigel >> wow, wow, look at that. nigel is that all right? i'm sorry, but i have to give him a compliment here. now. he's

mucked it up. look i just said that. oh my god, nigel, i was just about to give you a compliment. oh, okay. all right. a bit of sugar. yeah >> bravo , nigel. bravo, nigel. tiramisu. >> the best i've seen in a long time. let me give you a kiss. mwah amazing. over there. this is amazing. >> i tell you what, that looks like christmas. that really does look good. well, that was huge fun. no real arguments, no 1 or 2 criticisms. but, you know , 2 criticisms. but, you know, making pasta. i'd never thought about it in my life. i can see those first couple of steps. you've got to get right. but with practice you would. and in the end, a beautiful product, not easy cook. and i mean not easy to cook. and i mean that looks amazing, doesn't it? and guess what? >> passed the test. so >> you've passed the test. so are you've moved from , um, blue are you've moved from, um, blue to black are what cat. >> that's executive i say there you go. >> my new executive chef. there we are. >> i always thought gb news

would sack me at some point. it was never going to take long. i've got a new job. i start monday, no problems anymore. thank you. really good. great fun. >> terrific. >> terrific. >> very good. >> very good. >> thank you guys . and, uh, >> thank you guys. and, uh, really great guy all day. >> and it's funny , i think the >> and it's funny, i think the problem with cooking is just just about what to do. >> most of the time. >> most of the time. >> now after the break, it'll be one of our regular features. it'll be de farage with it'll be barrage de farage with audience members here. i've absolutely no what they're absolutely no idea what they're going ask me. barrage is the going to ask me. barrage is the farage coming after the .

listening to gb news radio. as well. >> farage farage has been a regular feature of our broadcast. >> we've done them all. >> we've done them all. >> 43 of these farage at large events, so there's no reason to make any exception here in birmingham. and first up, first up, i have got to barrage me.

pete for be kind. >> yes, nigel, i have a question for you. would you rather rejoin the eu or or spend christmas with rishi sunak and keir starmer ? what a question. starmer? what a question. >> what a question. uh christmas with keir starmer . oh sorry, i'm with keir starmer. oh sorry, i'm not feeling too good. i it wouldn't be a rip roarer, would it ? christmas with rishi. it? christmas with rishi. >> um, i can see one very big stumbling block to my christmas with rishi. >> he's teetotal . i with rishi. >> he's teetotal. i don't think that's going to work for me on christmas day. and you know, what do you know what? it's an easy question , because. thank easy question, because. thank goodness we've left the eu. thank goodness . and what a, you

thank goodness. and what a, you know, an epic battle. >> it was um, it was an epic battle . battle. >> um, but let me reverse it. which would you rather do? >> well, i know i'd rather spend it with them, because it will just confirm that i don't want to vote for them. my sister's watching, and she said, you need to so we've got to stand as mp. so we've got someone to vote for. >> thank you very much >> well, thank you very much indeed. very much indeed. >> you're very, very kind. you're very kind. now, sit wound up, are second on barrage. >> the farage. the floor is yours. hello, meet you. >> merry christmas. in a few hours it will the winter hours it will be the winter solstice and the day start to get longer. it's a great day for many people, including me . many people, including me. what's your favourite day of the year? >> favourite day of the >> well, favourite day of the year? i mean, christmas day is special, there's no question about that. it is special for all of us and i think it doesn't matter how become, our matter how old we become, our memories being kids. think memories of being kids. i think at christmas is something that will with forever. will live with us forever. but birthdays and birthdays are also important and so i'm going to choose birthdays

because birthday because i've got a birthday coming up on april the 3rd next yean coming up on april the 3rd next year, 21 again, and i'm going to be 60. i'm going to be 60. but you know what? i've had a few scrapes in my life. i've survived an aeroplane crash, a major car crash, serious illness . so i'm not depressed at getting 60. i'm going to have a mega party. do you want to come? >> yes. my birthday . so not much >> yes. my birthday. so not much higher . higher. >> tell me . >> tell me. >> tell me. >> does does the solstice stand out for you as really the most important day of the year? >> yeah, because we just get a bit more daylight and it just makes everyone a bit happier, doesn't it? >> i think you're right. >> i think you're right. >> spring is the way. >> spring is on the way. >> spring is on the way. >> a lovely thought. >> what a lovely thought. splendid. much splendid. thank you very much indeed. you . okay. and indeed. thank you. okay. and lastly, last astley. right. lastly the last question. this is going to be the tough one. rob i know it is. well come to

the program. what are you going to barrage me with. >> barrage you. well it's a very complex question. you might need some help from santa claus, but if you could have anything in the world for christmas, what would it be? >> anything in the world for christmas , that is. christmas, that is. >> well, it depends whether you choose it, i guess, for yourself or whether you choose it. you know, more broadly for the country or for the world. if i could have anything for christmas and it would never be possible, because of the way human beings are. and given the state the world's in, whether we look at what's happening in ukraine or we look at what's happening in, you know, in israel and gaza, and goodness knows where we might be in with taiwan in a couple of years. just the idea that we had peace and we somehow became better human beings. but, you know, it's funny , the turn of the it's funny, the turn of the century when the beginning of the 20th century, the times wrote a big article saying that because we were now in the 20th

century, human beings would be kinder to each other. and you think how awful the 20th century was and how badly the 21st century going? so think i'd century is going? so i think i'd say peace is the one thing. if i can have anything in the world, because i'd benefit from it. but every single other person living on benefit from on the planet would benefit from it . it's not going to happen it. but it's not going to happen . if it was a personal, you . um, if it was a personal, you know, what would i personally like anything in the like more than anything in the world? uh, very simple . and that world? uh, very simple. and that is that all four of my children could live long, healthy, productive lives . i can't think productive lives. i can't think of anything else i'd rather have than that. >> um , but let me let me turn >> um, but let me let me turn the tables . the tables. >> let me turn the tables. what would you choose? >> well, it's been on my christmas list for many years, and that is a helicopter and a nice big yacht. but sadly , nice big yacht. but sadly, they've never turned up . they've never turned up. >> well, you should get a job in the public sector, and you might find these days it might be very

different. >> well, look, we have clearly , >> well, look, we have clearly, clearly the christmas special barrage is we're a little bit less political than they normally are, but that's because it's this time of the year. >> we're trying to have fun. and in a moment we're going to have the most enormous amount of fun. i'm going to be joined on talking pints moment by a talking pints in a moment by a local lad. done. good. yep roy wood is going to be with me. and we're to talk about we're going to talk about a variety of things, including that going to that record. it's never going to go i wish it could be go away. oh, i wish it could be christmas every day. and you never might even talk never know. i might even talk him it. you never, him into singing it. you never, ever see in ever know. see you in just a moment

it's -- it's my favourite part of the show. >> it is talking pints with roy wood. happy christmas roy.

>> oh, i've lost again. never mind . ladies >> oh, i've lost again. never mind. ladies and >> oh, i've lost again. never mind . ladies and gentlemen, it's mind. ladies and gentlemen, it's a check for 2005. >> £39. >> £39. >> roy wood, local lad. you're from these parts and i, you know, looking at your life and your career, it's been music , your career, it's been music, it's been forming bands. it's been striving to make new music. yeah. and you've done so well. you've now got your own star on the birmingham walk of stars. yes how good is that? >> that's great. yeah, yeah. it reminds you the builders have beenin reminds you the builders have been in since and he got, he got smashed up and they've taken it away and it's going to be replaced hopefully. >> i'm sure will be. now >> i'm sure it will be. now you're 14 years old, full of musical ambition and you form the falcons don't you. yeah what was the aim ? was the aim? >> uh, i don't know, just to. >> uh, i don't know, just to. >> i, when i was 12 years old, i went to see, i mean, the, the

shadows were my favourite, uh, band and i went to, i got on a number 14 bus, went into birmingham, saw the shadows at the birmingham town hall, and they were just totally amazing. uh hank marvin, guitar sounded like it had been dipped in dettol. you know, it was just so marvellous and clean and, uh, i knew then that, uh, that's what i wanted to do. and, uh, i never gave my parents a minute's rest since , you know, and they got me since, you know, and they got me a guitar on the, on the, on the knock and incredibly, incredibly would ignore that incredibly , in would ignore that incredibly, in incredibly, the falcons when you were 15 played in this very venue. venue. >> venue. >> yes. >> yes. >> that's pretty amazing what a thing. >> yeah pretty amazing . >> yeah pretty amazing. >> yeah pretty amazing. >> and without without wanting to reveal your age. >> we can't really. what year would that have been . would that have been. >> oh i usually go i'll let you

know later. >> it was a long time ago. >> it was a long time ago. >> a long time. yeah >> a long time. yeah >> but you see sort of through your musical career, it's almost as if you sort of a bit of a series founder of bands. is it that somehow you're always striving for the big new idea? i think so, yeah. >> i've, i think i've maybe i've always been more of an ideas person than a, a musician, really. i love moving forward and people over the years have, uh , you know, got in touch with uh, you know, got in touch with me and asked me to reform with or the move or any of that, and i don't like looking back, you know, it's i want to go forward and do something new. but you like writing songs too? oh, yeah. yeah, i love it. i've been doing some stuff recently because i haven't been touring for . uh, but i've done for a while. uh, but i've done a few odd gigs with alfie boe. there's a he's a real good bloke. you should get him on this. he's a really great bloke. and, uh. yeah uh, i've written a

song for alfie and we're going to be doing some recording in the new year, so that's a new thing to look for your creative side. >> i mean, you know, the move again, something that you, roy wood, are behind and what amazing little history. amazing little piece of history. you know, radio 1 first record ever on radio 1. >> yeah, yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> because it's been pirate radio. it's been caroline. it's been all these different things. and blackburn, 1967, spins and tony blackburn, 1967, spins the first disc. and i remember my really excited my mum being really excited about radio 1 and the first blooming record they play is flowers in the rain from the move. correct. written by r wood. that must have been huge . wood. that must have been huge. >> yeah, i haven't got a clue. at the time i was only a young bloke, you know, there was only like 18, 17, 18 or something. uh but uh , yeah, when you're but uh, yeah, when you're actually on the road, your feet don't touch the ground, you know, and you don't realise what's going on until you hear your record on the radio and you 90, your record on the radio and you go, yeah, great. >> and on it goes. you know, you

help to co—found elo and, you know, electric light orchestra and move on wizzard and and you move on to wizzard and all remarkable things. all these remarkable things. >> all through this, you >> but all through this, you know, music side of your life, you've also had a few opinions of your own about politics and the world. um, i was just reading just reading some of your stuff. i mean, you were a ukip member. you were a brexit party member. and that headline in the birmingham post, party member. and that headline in the birmingham post , for in the birmingham post, for those that don't know it. >> so you were the one that read it. >> i wish it could be brexit every day. >> it's a shame it didn't work out as we would have wanted it to. no. >> well, it's not perfect, but it is done at least. isn't it? >> yeah, yeah it's done. >> yeah, yeah it's done. >> and you and you and you were against it right from the very start. you know, you always believed it was a mistake, us getting involved in a political

union europe. union with europe. >> definitely yeah. >> oh, yeah. definitely yeah. >> oh, yeah. definitely yeah. >> it's a strange thing at >> yeah. it's a strange thing at the because i don't think the moment because i don't think , most of the general public , um, most of the general public are comfortable with anything that's going on, and they don't really know who to vote for. it's like , hold your nose and it's like, hold your nose and hope for the best, you know? yeah. and i think must think yeah. and i think you must think that too. that way, too. >> oh, i do, and i think the level of dissatisfy is enormously high. know , now enormously high. you know, now it's time. it's the it's christmas time. it's the 21st of december and there are some records, some christmas records that stand out, some christmas records that get played every year. they are perennial shows. and if i had to sit down and write, you know, 8 or 10 of the most well known christmas records, there is one that absolutely would be on the list . and of course, it was you list. and of course, it was you with the group wizzard at the time, and it's exactly 50, 50 years ago , the 50th anniversary years ago, the 50th anniversary this year, this year, that song. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> and what was the what was the inspiration behind it? how did

it come about? >> well, um, when i wrote it, it, um , i got some ideas for it, um, i got some ideas for a christmas song that i'd have in the folder for a long time anyway. and uh, christmas hits before that, there's only one that i could remember rock and roll. one which was, uh, rockin around the christmas tree with brenda lee and christmas songs. after that were all sort of weird comedy kind of ones, you know , and there had been no rock know, and there had been no rock and roll christmas hits. so i thought, yeah, now's the time. and i wrote it in, uh, may day, and we recorded it, uh, in the august when it was, it was bright sunshine and, um, i, uh, i went in the studio early with the road crew and we put up some fansin the road crew and we put up some fans in the corners of the studio and some blue lights and all that , and left it on for an all that, and left it on for an houn all that, and left it on for an hour. and it was it was really cold.i hour. and it was it was really cold. i phoned the band up and said, turn up with your overcoats and scarves and bobble hats and all that, which they

did, and we recorded it like that in the freezing cold and that's just to get the atmosphere. and we put trimmings up in the studio. what a hat. and, uh, there's a tree in in the control room and all that. and then we went for a bit of a break around, uh, 5:00 for a sandwich. opened the doors and it was blazing sunshine. and about later , we got some, about a week later, we got some, uh , schoolchildren down from uh, schoolchildren down from from birmingham on a coach and, uh, which is great. it was it was a school project for them. and, uh, i, i explained to them how a song got from a microphone onto a disk , if you know what onto a disk, if you know what i mean. and i showed them how the disk worked in the studio and all that. and by the time we got to the point where where they were doing their little bit, they'd lost all their inhibitions and we went in there. they did it first or second time, and sounds second time, and it sounds beautiful and brilliant and all the, atmosphere and it's the, the atmosphere and it's there and we all know it. >> and folks, do you think we

should do it tonight? should get roy to do it tonight? would you do for us, roy ? would you do it for us, roy? >> well been a great >> well you've been a great talking points guest i amply make everybody's christmas go and do it roy. >> would everybody . >> would everybody. >> would everybody. >> well . that >> would everybody. >> well. that is going to be >> would everybody. >> well . that is going to be a >> well. that is going to be a real treat . real treat. >> 50 years since it first came out, it's never going to go away roy local lad. done. good. great guest on talking pints and i guess now we look ahead for a moment to 2024. what's going to come on. it's going to be a general election year in this country. it's going to be an epic general election year in america. whether it'll be trump, trump v biden. what it's going to be. none of us actually quite know. one thing i do know is that gb news has made the most enormous strides over the course of the last year. we've established ourselves fully as a new media organisation. i'm very

proud to be a part of it, and i look forward to 2024, and i want to wish all of you at home a very merry christmas, a very happy new year, and i absolutely can't wait. i'll be back in the studio on the 1st of january. but now folks , stand up, turn but now folks, stand up, turn round. roy would take it away . round. roy would take it away. for a song and bring your song whitechurch. >> bye bye. no for the baby. smile unsurvivable . beme no . smile unsurvivable. beme no. gives me a bed . wake me. neither gives me a bed. wake me. neither of your hands. don't you like to dance? you don't. the cheeks i love the way . when i wish it

love the way. when i wish it could be christmas . every day . could be christmas. every day. oh, when the keir starmer fever . oh, when the keir starmer fever. love begins to bal. hey oh, i wish it could be christmas . wish it could be christmas. every day . like the bells of every day. like the bells of saint now. oh, i. love the one with me . you for when the storm with me. you for when the storm rmt is don yungaba renee cheech bannau lviv every way . we are bannau lviv every way. we are the particles of fear a nato is enough for me . so when i put my enough for me. so when i put my $0.02 in my small way. enough for me. so when i put my $0.02 in my small way . come on, $0.02 in my small way. come on, i wish it could be christmas

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