07/02/2013 The One Show

Hello and welcome to the One Show with Alex Jones. And Matt Baker.

Tonight's guest is an entertainment all-rounder! She's an actor, writer

and comedian and what's more she can do it all standing on her head.

It's the remarkably talented, Maureen Lipman! APPLAUSE

Obviously a Maureen, a little camera trickery going on, there but

can you really do that? No. No. The photographer was standing on his

head! Did used to do that in the dressing room under the impression

that the blood would run to the head an I would remember everything.

Did it work for you at all? Well, Maureen will be telling us

about a special awards ceremony for the more experienced in life, let's

say. We are also hearing about school reunions.

Yes, so guess what, we are going to ask you to send in your reunion

school photos and to e-mail them into us, we will look at them in

the -- at the end of the show. night we reported on the healthcare

system and the bairbg care of ourb patients. In a moment we are

talking to Julie Bailey, the woman I am just about it qualify as a

nurse, I have been on several placements as a student and come

home in tears after seeing some of the way that nursing and health

staff have treated patients. I feel ashamed to call myself a nurse. I

do believe that the wards don't have enough staff and nurses are

run ragged beyond belief, but this is no excuse. This is from a nurse

who wishs to remain anonymous. They say that poorlyly paid auxiliaries

are the unsung heroes of the NHS and they are understaffed. That

they have gone to work on days off to ensure that people have been fed.

This one from Irene Harris. There was an elderly gentleman who had a

bladder infection. It makes the person confused. They put a

catheter on him, he had no pyjama bottoms on, two male nurses laughed

at him. I had a go at them, saying if he was in his right mind, would

he be doing this? Rose says: After three recent admissions to hospital,

I'm ashamed to associate myself as a nurse. On one occasion when she

said that she did not want a treatment, the nurse came up to say

that I would have to have this. Today, the care of the patient is

left with largely undertrained careworkers.

They do anything but care. Julie is with us now. We featured

your story in 2011. Remind us how you got this amazing campaign off

the ground in the first place? got the campaign off the ground

after witnessing nearly eight weeks of appalling care. I always said

that mum was a lucky one as she had us by her side. Other patients had

nok. When I came out of the hospital after I lost my mum I knew

that something had to change. I tried the usual Khanles with the

hospital management, themselves, they didn't want to know. -- I

tried the usual channels, they did not want to know.

I was told by a solicitor after I sent a letter that I should not be

contacted again. I contacted my MP, he said he was happy with the care

there. He met with a wide circle of people. I wrote to the state, they

sent a letter back offering condolences and they sent me back

to the hospital. All of this time I knew that people were suffering,

they were not given fluids and basic care on the wards. Then I

wrote a letter to the local paper. I knew if I had seen those things

others must have done. I knew there was power in numbers. That is what

has happened. We now have a fantastic group around us. We all

have the same goal. The patient safety and improving care for

people. And lots of those e-mails must ring

true to you. You were nodding your head as that film was playing out

there. Your team met up with Robert Francis, the author of the report,

what has he had to say? What Robert Francis said was that he met the

terms of reference. He has produced the report.

He has produced the report but nothing in those recommendations

will improve those conditions. It is about the behaviours of the

people working in the NHS. Right from the top, right down to

the front line. In your eye, how can that be fixed?

We need leadership. We need leadership at the top of the NHS.

That needs to change. We have a bullying culture right from the top

and it works its way down right to the bottom. You heard there. There

are nurses working in appalling conditions. Going in on the day off

to feed a patient?! I mean that is awful for somebody to have to do.

This has got to change. We need a person at the top who inspires and

guides the workforce. We want somebody that they respect and that

they look up to. The person at the top needs to

produce that caring environment all the way down on to the wards. We

need to give the power back to the front line. Back to the doctors and

to the nurses. That's what needs to happen in thes ins.

-- in the NHS. What about the training, is there something wrong

there? There is. We heard in the inquiry, there is something wrong

in every part of the NHS. I spoke to somebody recently with regards

to the training, who knew a student nurse who had never been on a

hospital ward and had qualified. I knew student nurses who wanted to

train as a nurse to go through the graduate scheme as it is an easier

option. What we heard at the inquiry is that really the

university it is bums on seats. They don't look at the calibre of

the person going in. Julie, of all of the 290 recommendations is there

not a single one that leads to what you are talking about? They all

point to what we are talking about, but we need change at the top. The

leader has to change. If there is a bullying culture at the top, we

need somebody in the NHS to lead. We have not got that. That is why

we are pushing for accountability. Without that, this report will send

a big signal to people that they can harm hundreds of people and

nothing will be done. That's got to change. We want accountability from

this. So you don't feel your work is done

yet? Not until we get accountability. You can't allow

hundreds of the most vulnerable people of our society to die

unnecessarily and for nobody to have action taken against them?

What sort of snal signal does that send? Not only to the NHS but to

our society? Thank you, Julie. Congratulations on the campaign so

far. Well, in my eyes, the Lake District

is one of the most beautiful parts of Britain.

It is nice. Things may have been different, though, if it had not

been for the poet, William Wordsworth as Larry Lamb discovers.

The Lake District, one of the most spectacular landscapes in Britain.

During the Ice Age, glaciers carved through the region, leaving in

their wake some of England's highest mountains, deepest valleys,

and longest lakes. Besides being a sight of outstanding natural beauty,

the hills here are a rich source of minerals and precious metals, but

during the industrial revolution and the mining of the value yuebl

resources, they threatened to spoil the picturesquesque landscape.

Showing me the impact that the mining industry had on the

landscape is Celia weir. It was rich in minerals. Coal,

slate and lots more. Mining here goes back to the Roman times, but

it was during the industrial revolution that the area really

began to be exploited aggressively. These man-made scree slopes are a

prime example of the change that mining made on the landscape.

It has left what most people would say is a mess. This is the waste

that has come from the inside of that mountain. Millions of tonnes,

in fact. They were not bothered how they spoiled the landscape it was

work and it brought money in. That is all that they were interested in.

But during the industrial period in our history the Lake District also

had a rich lit -- literary seam running through it. One of the most

famous residents was the legendary poet, William Wordsworth.

In 1820 he published his Guide through the District of the La

kerbgs s. This book sparked off a huge tourism boom. Almost overnight,

the Lake District became a popular holiday destination for wealthy

families. As well as attracting tourist, the Wordsworth guide had a

remarkable effect on the wealthy industrialists. Suddenly they began

to see the Lake District for its beauty as well as for its resources.

But none more so than the land owners James Garth Marshal.

The word Tarn comes from the Norse word for tear drop, describing a

natural body of water formed in a glacier. It is this Tarn that many

believe represents the picture- perfect view of the Lake District,

but the view before me is far from natural. Incredibly it is man-made.

But to see just how much Marshal changed the area, we are going to

need to take an airline view from The One Show balloon.

There were three small towns, then Marshal built the damn to raise the

level of the lake. So this was three lakes all linked

together. Then he built the damn, flooded it all and they formed one

large one? That's it it is gorgeous. Such was the scale of the project,

an entire Hamlet was re-located in the process and every tree hand-

picked and planted with the sole purpose of creating this incredible

landscape. Everybody thought he was mad, but

he had a vision that he wanted to make this beautiful place.

But what Marshal started. Princess Beatrice preserved. Having fallen -

- Beatrix Potter preserved it then became the setting for all of her

books. By 1903, the Tale of Peter Rabbit sold many thousands of

coppice. It was around a region that inspired her. On her death,

Beatrix left all of her land to the National Trust.

So this helped to presthearve remarkable region for all of us

forever. -- preserve.

Well, The One Show balloon doesn't come out for much but when it

does... I know. And then, a link to the rabbit,

like yours, Warren? Yes. And Larry up in a balloon, he is

full of air! We went to the theatre a while ago, he sat there and

shouted, "Get me out of here." speaking of friends you have been

catching up for some for a brand now BBC documentary? Yes, I've been

doing a BBC documentary on memory. Largely as I value mine. I can feel

it seeping out. I wanted to find out what is going on in the brain.

It is the last great exploration, really. Maybe more head stands?

Well, I think not but any way they took me back to Hull. I met up with

my school friends in the school hall. We all sang the school song.

Everybody remembered it perfectly word for word. We all stood up. It

was gorgeous. Now we wonder who the actress is

there? It is difficult to tell! There are a lot of boat acts done

there! You must have had a super time? It was great. I actually had

a brain in my hands # She got the whole brain... # It

is really funny, like a waxy cauliflower.

It is the same size? Yes, and it is heavy.

And from the documentary, what did you discover? That I cannot

remember much! No, the whole fact that everything is filed and

retained from through a certain part of the brain. It is

fascinating. We had all sorts of funny tests. I am not Brian Cox but

I found out a lot. I hope that others do.

And you are also involved in Run For Your Life? We all need a wife.

I would run from her! Run For Your Life. This is a brand new film. I

saw pictures, were you at the premiere? I was on Monday. This has

been on the West End for ages? ran for about 200 years, I think.

Ray Cooney who is making his first film at the age of 80, God bless

him. Everyone he has worked with is in that film.

Really? Fantastic. Then the stars, the young people.

That is Denise Van Outen and Sarah Harding and Danny Dyer and my dog,

Diva and myself and June Whitfield, we did a day's work for which I

think we got paid very little. You were right, I was hungry.

not actually eating a newspaper, is That was diva. Yes, she was ducking

out of the site of the camera. have to talk about the 20th annual

anniversary of The Oldie awards. I'm not on the board but I am a

judge. I think you are on the board. OK. You are, apparently. 2013, the

annual award. It's not like any other awards ceremony you've ever

been to. One of the things you have on their is the Oldie Pin-up of the

Year. I'm sure all of the nominations are in, but we do have

a few suggestions. We have the intelligent, broody and

occasionally confused, John Sergeant. Number two as the witty,

erudite and socially gifted Gyles Brandreth. At last, but definitely

not least, is a strong debonair man-about-town, your friend, Larry

Lamb. You are a judge as well as on the board. Who would you pick as

the oldie Penev of the year? I was going to pick Larry because he is

my mate. But Gyles Brandreth gave the most brilliant speech. Good

choice. It's a very different kind, there's no red carpet. Sometimes we

might have a bit of old shag pile outside. Everybody there looks like

a pressed flower. But we have such a good time. And all of the awards

are named. First, you pick the person you want to win the award,

then you create an award for them. Rent a Garbutt of the year, that

was Barry Cryer. Boris was the wannabe Oldie of the year. Carol

Thatcher was the ball cruncher of the year, I'm not quite sure why.

If there was an award for the best way of the year, it would have to

be this guide. Absolutely extraordinary. Shots of the

Hawaiian Servet Garrett McNamara, this is off the coast of Portugal.

Extraordinary. Marty Jopson explains the science behind waves,

which one day could play a part in generating electricity right here

in the UK. Britain can be a very stormy place, and big storms can

mean big waves. The Cornish coast gets our biggest breakers, Wed 10

But not always -- but not all waves are equal. There are different

sorts as well as different sizes, all created by a complex interplay

of wind and sea. Cornwall gets the biggest waves because with the most

miles of Atlantic Ocean between it and America, there's the most space

to make big waves. Out there, wind blows across the surface of the sea

and it pushes energy into the water, creating lots of little reports.

The longer, faster and further the wind blows, the larger the waves

that are created. The biggest waves that hit British shores are often

only the tail-end of much larger waves that start way out to sea.

And to experience those... I need to go indoors. Plymouth University

has a brand new, state-of-the-art wave lab, where scientists can

simulate sea conditions miles offshore, without getting cold or

wet. Or to help them study the awesome power of the ocean. Dave

Simmons is a physicist and specialist in the science of waves.

We've got 24 paddles. We can control each of them individually,

which means we can effectively make any wave climate that we want.

What's the biggest wave you can make? Up to about a metre in this

tank. The is paddles do what the windows, transferring energy into

the water. Bring It On - look at that! Wow! They are beautifully

regular, aren't they? Yes, all the paddles are working together and

pushing the water in the same direction to produce a nice, clean

wave. They are mesmerising, but you never get waves this regular at sea

because the combination of winds, tide and is much more haphazard.

Like this. Scaled up, these waves would be about 12 metres - the

average stormy sea. And ocean-going ships are designed to cope with

anything up to 15 metres. That is the height of a four-storey

building. But, very occasionally, freak waves are formed. Out at sea,

lots of stormy, random waves can join together to make one huge wave

that can tower 30 metres and sink the largest of ships. Can we see it,

can we sink a boat? Yes, we can. hope you were going to say that.

This model tanker is 32 times smaller than the real thing. With a

bit of hi-tech precision positioning, it is now in Dave's

It is about to be hit by a freak wave equivalent to 32 metres. It's

Wow! Well and truly sunk. Clearly, this wonderful machine was not made

so The One Show could sink toy boats. What they are going to do

here, though, is used these waves to test the next generation of wave

power electricity generators, that will hopefully enable us to extract

some of the enormous power out of the waves all around our coastline.

Marty, you were having a whale of a time. It looked like you were just

about to jump in. I wanted to get in. Ahmad point of tidal power, how

close are we? By 2020, they reckon 3% of the UK's energy is going to

come from wave power. The big problem we've got is getting the

energy from these things floating around in the sea on to the dry

land and into the national grid. That's quite a challenge. Lots of

people are sceptical about wind power. But is this another white

elephant? Not at all. There's enormous potential in wind power,

so wave power, it's all there. wave power would be better because

it's more regular, isn't it? That's one of the benefits. There are lots

of ways of using water to generate power. Wave isn't the only way.

Another one they are keen on his tidal stream. You take a big fan

and you stick it in the water. You wait for the type to go past it and

it spins the fan. It's the wind turbines underwater. Rolls-Royce,

Siemens are looking at that. The first turbines will happen sometime

between 2014 and 2017. Then you've got tidal barrage. This is

controversial. The Severn Estuary, the idea was to put a tidal barrage

across it and generate energy from the movement of the tide. We could

talk about this all night long. haven't got time. Many places in

northern England have been scarred by failed regeneration projects

that have seen historic terraced homes demolished or left to rot.

one Lancashire town things are looking up. If ever there was a

reporting job for Accrington Stanley, this was it. Sadly, we had

to settle for local boy, Accrington Tony, instead. Once a major hub of

England's cotton textile industry, Lancashire was home to bustling

communities of factory workers and their families, occupying rows and

rows of terraced houses. But over half a century since the last

cotton reels ceased spinning, these streets and Accrington have become

a ghost town. I was born just a few miles down the road in Burnley in

the house exactly like one of these. Two-up, two-down, outdoor lure. But

the communities were vibrant. Behind every door a smiling face, a

flat cap, it had, is set of prices. And that was just the women! But

neighbours were friends, and they were friends for life. Now look at

them. Boarded-up, deserted, shocking. Well, that's how I

remember my childhood anyway. Now, one in 20 houses in Lancashire

stand empty. On this street, every house is boarded up... Except one

on the corner. It belongs to the family who run the newsagents next

door for over 25 years. This was a booming shop at one time will stop

the houses were full. Everything started going downhill. It has

become a ghost shop, as your customers have disappeared. Yes,

there's nothing in this shop, everything is out of date, stock

has been wasted. And the reason it is dead is because, like in many

areas across the country, these properties were designated to be

demolished and developed under the previous government. But after the

coalition came into power in 2010, the funding was scrapped. Around

40,000 homes earmarked for regeneration were left vacant. With

so many empty homes on these blocks you'd probably expect bulldozers to

move in next and knock them to the ground. But that's not what is

going to happen. In fact, sooner rather than later they hope people

are going to be living here once again. 200 of these boarded up

homes are due to be given a modern day makeover, as a result of a

partnership between a private developer and housing association,

backed by the local council. We are bringing something which has an

intrinsic part of this town's heritage back into the 21st century.

Within the streets themselves, we will create a mix of two, three and

four bedroom properties. We will make it fit for young families and

to make it appropriate to the needs and priorities of growing families.

They hope to attract families back to the area by creating the tide of

houses that people want to rent these days. More light, bigger

bedrooms and more energy efficient than your old two-up-two-down. But

how do you rebuild a sense of pride in the community that disappeared

with the last residents? One of the main things we look for is a mixed

community, mixed ownership. Within a private rental scheme, one of the

dangers is the short term, transient nature of what those

tenancies are. We will be building home-ownership of some type of

scheme that will now that scared his into home ownership within the

private rental scheme. We find that gives a better community, ten-year

and a longer term commitment to the area. Janet Fox lived here for 20

years but sold up when the area began to deteriorate. What do you

make of it? Trashed. She'd love to move back but thinks it will take

more than some new houses to build a community. I think they have to

do the whole community. I think they have to do the shops and

everything on the bottom as well as putting people into the houses.

When they've done them up, it's to rent them out to family people. And

get a sense of a community back. The local council say the

regeneration will extend to the wider area. And there are plans to

create a direct rail link to Manchester, which it hopes will

attract tenants from outside the town. We are proud of our heritage

and Accrington. Look around you, we are grateful that this is happening

and we are really excited about the prospect. But, sadly, any

regeneration will come too late for the shop keeper. After a quarter of

the century the family home is finally being sold as part of the

new development. This shop will soon be closing its doors for the

last time, but he hopes to set up a new store nearby, if the community