and this special programme, presented by michael ball, documents the story of the world war two veteran that prince william called "a one—man fund raising machine." captain sir tom moore, who raised more than £30 million for nhs charities, will travel to windsor castle today to be knighted by the queen. it will be the first face—to—face engagement her majesty has carried out with a member of the public since march. it's the only honour to be ordered since the beginning of lockdown. tom moore is now sir tom. the 100—year—old world war ii veteran was knighted by - queen elizabeth for an extraordinary job well done — to meet the queen was more than anyone could expect. i mean, it was... never, never, ever did i imagine that i should get so close to the queen and have such a kind message from her. that was really outstanding. it really was truly outstanding. tomorrow will be a good day. that's the way i think i've always looked at it. if we, as a country, can show the same spirit of optimism and energy shown by captain tom moore, then we will beat it. together, we will come through this all the faster. it's wonderful that everyone's been inspired by his story— and his determination. he's a one—man fundraising machine. god knows what the final total will be. . at the darkest of times, captain sir tom moore was the light that shone into our lives. he won the nation's hearts with the simplest of ideas. to walk 100 laps of his garden for his 100th birthday. it triggered a remarkable fundraising campaign for nhs charities, but it also united the country. captain sir tom was a humble yorkshireman, a second world war veteran, but more than anything, a family man. as his daughters hannah and lucy said, "the last year "of our father's life was nothing short of remarkable. "he was rejuvenated and he experienced things "he only ever dreamed of." now, i was fortunate enough to be a small part of that amazing year and in this special programme, captain sir tom, we salute you. in less than four weeks, captain sir tom moore raised more than £32 million for nhs charities, found himself number one in the charts on his 100th birthday and received tens of thousands of birthday cards. captain tom, we meet at last. where did you come from? i've been lurking down the bottom of your garden. have you? how are you, sir? fine, thank you. how about you? i'm really well. marvellous to see you come out of the blue. a man who served his country during world war ii was doing his bit for the national effort once more. lovely story coming up, a 99—year—old war veteran has decided to walk 100 lengths of his back garden. he wants to raise money for the nhs. well, i have had such marvellous service from the national health service, particularly the nurses, after i broke my hip. we said, "oh, if you walk 100 times, your 100th birthday's coming up, - "we'll pay you a pound for every |length that you do," and i think| i said, "let's raise - some money for charity." and he said, "well, let's raise it for covid—19, for the nhs." - you're doing a good job, carry on, old boy! thank you from myself and from everybody at the royal armoured corps and the nhs for everything you're doing. thanks, captain tom! we were talking earlier to tom moore, who's walking 100 lengths of his back garden before his 100th birthday on the 30th of april. and he hoped he would raise about £1,000. that went up to about £5,000. when we spoke to him and his lovely daughter, hannah, in the first half of the show, they had just over £200,000. well, since we talked to him, another £45,000 has gone into his justgiving page. the target had gone up to £100,000. let's make it £300,000, can we? can we do that? we then went, i believe, back on bbc breakfast i on the bank holiday monday, and i think the rest— is charted in history. i'm not sure we'll ever forget it, but it's really hard for us - to even rationalise it, i to understand what truly happened because, from then, things went crazy. _ huge congratulations, captain tom, you are absolutely brilliant! we love you. well done. congratulations on passing the million. you are an inspiration to us and to the millions of bbc breakfast viewers who have been supporting you as well. amazing. well done. what you've managed to do just shows how great humans are. the funds that you have managed to raise for the real heroes todayl is simply sensational. you may have heard the name captain tom moore around the world... he's the humble world war ii veteran who's captured the world's hearts. i know you must be - absolutely exhausted, tom. no, i'm not. you are? remember, i'm a yorkshireman. hi, this is a message for captain tom moore. thank you so much for all of your efforts and how much money you have raised for the nhs. lots of love, from ward 4b at the royal liverpool. thank you! thank you, captain tom, from the nhs! _ applause. in less than a fortnight since captain tom began his challenge, he'd become a global sensation. your generosity meant that on the morning that he was due to complete his 100th lap, he'd raised more than £11 million. inches to go, and there he is. congratulations. well done! applause. absolutely amazing, amazing achievement. captain tom, how do you feel this morning? fine, i mean, yes. i mean, i'm surrounded by the right sort of people. so, yes, ifeel fine. i hope you're all feeling fine, too. it's amazing. what i love also is that he's a 99—year—old vet who's been around a long time, knows everything, and it's wonderful that everyone kind of is being inspired by his story and his determination. so, you know, i think he's a one—man fund—raising machine, and god knows what the final total will be. but good on him, i hope he keeps going. i think it's absolutely amazing that a super prince can say some things like that. so, how do you top that? you'd think that a message from a future king would be the icing on the cake. but as he finished his walk, something happened on bbc breakfast that would mean that he and i would embark on an extraordinary musical journey together. we've got a special guest with us. we've got michael ball with us, who i know whose company you enjoy very much, and michael ball wants to say thank you in his special way. morning, michael. good morning, naga, and good morning, tom and hannah. i go to bed, it's 10 million. i get up, it's 12 million. what's going on? tom, it's an extraordinary achievement, and i've been trying to think of a song that encapsulates what you're doing, how you're inspiring all of us, and... ..i have one, i think. i'm sort of stealing it from the people of liverpool, but it seemed appropriate. is it ok if i sing it for you? michael, i suggest you go ahead and we all, tom i included, will listen. # when you walk through a storm... # hold your head up high... # and don't be afraid of the dark... # at the end of the storm... # there's a golden sky... # and the sweet silver song of a lark... sing with me. when you walk through a storm... hold your head up high. and don't be afraid of the dark. at the end of the storm, there's a golden sky and the sweet silver song of a lark. ijust need to say— congratulations because you are the uk's official number one. that really is truly amazing, isn't it? also, this is another world record, because the oldest person - in the world to ever be number one. - laughter. that's lovely! it's really hard to say what it is. it's so funny! it really is. that's a special something, isn't it? # you'll never walk alone! you'll never walk alone. i think on a personal note, and i can say this for georgia as well, he's been our hero since before we were born. since we were born. we've always loved him and cherished him. i've lived with him since i was three, and her since she was born. he's been a vital part of our life. we've had struggling moments where dad has been in hospital and so on, but he's been a real rock in the family. i think it shows in interviews when you see him that he is a really good guy, and i'm so glad we can share him with you. everyone�*s like, "aren't you captain tom moore's granddaughter?" i'm like, "yes." cos everyone's coming up to us. even though we have to social—distance, it's been really fun, everyone coming and saying, "thank you very much for what you've done." we're always saying, thank you. good morning, it's 8am, and this is a very special breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we are saying happy 100th birthday to captain tom moore. just three weeks ago, he set out to raise £1000 for the nhs. almost £30 million later, he's celebrating with a special honour from the queen, as the captain becomes a colonel. i've always been proud to be a duke of wellington, and i still am. and i think to get these, really, that's the icing on the cake. happy birthday, captain tom! # happy birthday, captain tom! # happy birthday, to you! we can talk to the man himself. on behalf of bbc breakfast, and everyone who has celebrated your achievements across the uk, let me wish you a very happy 100th birthday. thank you very much. thank you, naga. how does it feel? 100 years old today! it hardly feels any different than yesterday! i don't know what you're meant to feel like when you get to be 100. i've never been 100 before! i know i speak for the whole country when i say we wish you a very happy 100th birthday. your heroic efforts have lifted the spirits of the entire nation, and you've now inspired the most incredible generosity, raising over £29 million supporting the cause closest to all our hearts. it is so well—deserved. what you have done in bringing together a nation and inspiring so many and helping those who need it most, honestly, i am in awe of you. good morning, and happy birthday, captain tom. or should i say colonel? and now i can officially call you an honorary member of the england cricket team. engines roar. radio: congratulations on your 100th birthday! i am one of the few people here who've seen hurricanes and spitfires flying past in anger. fortunately, today, they're all flying peacefully. it was fantastic! and thank you very much. thank you. the pleasure's all ours, tom. # happy birthday to you... # happy birthday, captain tom, daddy, grandpa... # happy birthday to you! applause. captain tom, we meet at last. where did you come from?! i've been lurking down the bottom of your garden! have you?! how are you? i'm fine, thank you, how are you? really well. marvellous to see you. it is so lovely to see you, it really is. it's an absolute surprise. i'd never expect to see you out of the blue. and you just appeared from nowhere. thank you very much for coming, it is my greatest pleasure, i never, ever expected to see you. it's been a long time coming, this. it has, hasn't it, yes! since then, i mean... it's been so amazing. before you and i were singing that song. i'd known it a few words at a time. i never knew it all. and i didn't know all the words. i could sing them in various, but never in the right order. michael laughs. now, i think the whole world knows that song and all the words, thanks to you. no, thanks to you, sir. who did marvellous, and now i can walk up who did marvellous, and now i can walk up and down here singing that little song to myself. is that what you do now? that's right, yes. can you believe we were the top of the charts? absolutely amazing, isn't it? you were top of the charts. i was coming along behind you. no, i'm afraid i have to disagree with you there. this was about you, this was absolutely about you. i've never actually asked you what the music is that you were inspired by when you were growing up, what you listened to and what you like to listen to now. i like to listen to the sort of music that you and i sang. that is the sort of music i like. country and western—type of music of music. so do i. i always liked western films, because the good one always wins. i mean, i don't like watching films where all the baddies come out and the baddies win. i don't believe in that. i think the good ones should always win. so, if you were in a western, you'd be wearing a white hat? that's it, yes. but you do love ken dodd, don't you? yes. the voice of ken dodd. he was a great singer. what's that lovely song? # when you're smiling... # the whole world smiles with you... that's exactly right! so, for you, what was the most surprising thing that has happened to you? i think when we started here and we thought, well, if i walk up and down, we might make £1,000. yeah. and we did. and then hannah had an idea to go locally. and after that, it went boom! so quickly. yes, it really did, and that was a big surprise. so, day after day, the money kept coming in. it was unbelievable. as it grew, it grew and it grew, and it went on until that magnificent figure in the end, wasn't it, for the national health service. yeah. over 32 million! that's a lot of money, isn't it? that's a lot of money. we never, ever anticipated that sort of money. i think you became almost a symbol and a focal point that people wanted to do their bit, and they could do that through you. the thing that i always believed when i said, "tomorrow's a good day," i think people, a lot of people, took on to that. and, yes, it is because tomorrow could be a good day. the fact it never comes is another story. laughter. you can't say that! tomorrow will be a better day. yes, tomorrow is a good day, it really is. one of the things that i think people admired, and why they listened to your message, is because you're from that generation that went through the biggest trauma in world history with world war ii. and do you think there were lessons that you learnt during that time when you fought that related to today? i think one of the things, we were all comrades throughout the war, wherever you came from, whatever part of life, you were all comrades and we remained comrades, and we were all friends together wherever you came from. and i think that it is it. everybody here, we are comrades in a battle against this nasty virus. the other thing i haven't heard anybody ask you about yet, and has always fascinated me, what do you think your late wife would've made of all of this? uh... she would've thoroughly enjoyed it, but she probably wouldn't. .. she was a rather shy person. she would've thoroughly enjoyed it, but she would've stood back a little bit and would've been standing by me and saying, "you're lovely." that's what she would've done, enjoyed it but quietly. yeah, yeah, she would've been very proud, i'm sure. that's right. very, very proud. by now a national treasure, the work for captain sir tom continued. a visit from david beckham saw him honoured as leader of the lionhearts. i'm very excited about meeting you and it's a real pleasure for me to be down here to personally say thank you, and also to present you with a little present from the england team. very kind of you. i'm delighted to receive that honour from you, especially from you. thank you very much indeed. a squad made up from the public who had helped during the year. applause. then, in december, we reunited for a performance in the royal variety show. we'd hoped that captain sir tom was going to be there live, but restrictions meant he couldn't, but he joined us virtually for the most emotional and powerful performance. it was such a thrill. i came across captain tom at a time when i needed him. i needed an inspiration, i needed a light at the end of the tunnel, and i saw tom, and i've been privileged to get to know him, as we all have, and he has provided that. he has shown us the strength, the dignity, the determination, the spirit that makes this country so special. he epitomises it. and, sir tom, i salute you, and i thank you from the bottom of my heart. applause. and even at the end of the year, he never slowed down. with magazine covers and setting up his legacy, the captain tom foundation, a charity which aims to help the lonely and people with mental health problems. so, tom, i think there is one last thing to do. i think we should sing a little bit of our song together. are you happy to do that? yes. # when you walk through a storm... # hold your head up high... # and don't be afraid of the dark... # at the end of the storm... # there's a golden sky... # and the sweet silver song of the lark. # walk on, walk on... # with hope in your heart... # and you'll never walk alone! # you'll never walk alone! # and you'll never walk alone.# # you'll never walk alone.# you'll never walk alone! # you'll never walk alone...# good afternoon. storm darcy has the potential to cause some significant disruption in europe this weekend. but also potentially towards the south—east corner as well, as the cold air descends right across the country through the night tonight. so it is going to be a cold and icy night in a particularly night, particularly where we have got some sharp showers continuing to the north, and that snow arrives during the early hours of sunday morning across essex and kent, potentially towards the london area as well. so the met office has issued an amber warning. that means that you should be prepared potentially for some disruption first thing on sunday with some lying snow and some blizzard—type conditions, as gusts of wind are expected in excess of 30—a0 mph. now, there is some potential for that snow to be just that little bit further north and west, so keep abreast of the forecast as we go through tonight and into sunday. there will be some showers further north as well, the best of the sunshine on sunday looks likely to be further west, but widespread cold for all of us. temperatures really struggling. this is bbc news. the headlines at six: a leaked document appears to reveal plans to reverse reforms made to nhs england and it would mean the health secretary would have more direct control. the chairman of the vaccines task force says he's confident the uk will be able to offer coronavirus jabs to everyone over 50 by may. police say a 24—year—old man in croydon has been taken to hospital after being stabbed. there have a spate of stabbing attacks in south london in the past 2a hours, with one man dying from his injuries. and england and scotland's six nations campaign is under way as the two sides face up at twickenham — scotland lead as the second half gets under way.

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