23/04/2012 The One Show

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

Tonight's guest started her career on a high. And since then she's had

many more ups than downs. It's Britain's most popular soprano,

Lesley Garrett. A lovely to see you. Quite surprised to know that.

secret talent, tightrope walking. The how long did that take you to

learn? Or five or six months, I learned in a garage in Twickenham,

it was for an opera. Welsh National Opera, years ago, when I first

started out, they asked the five would play the part I'll Esmeralda

the wirewalker. It is normally done by two people, a wirewalker and a

singer, but we had a very strict East German director, who said, we

have to have realism in the theatre! So they had to find a

wirewalking he almost a year. They thought, what idiot soprano or do

we know? I said, I would love to! You did fall into the pit twice.

did for love. We said we would not mention that! He said, I can see

right up your knickers! That would put your off. Have you been

celebrating St George's Day? I have a bit, I like St George's Day, St

St David's Day, St Patrick's Day, I basically like celebrating. That is

good news, welcome to our St Georges des party! This lot have

come for a great night out. These two are certainly living heir to

legend, and at them having a go. My word! Should they just sits down

and make friends? The point is, does anybody really celebrate St

George's Day? Sorry to put a dampener on it. Beautifully son!

Come on, everybody, if you are celebrating right now, prove it,

send us a picture and we will show some a little bit later. Maybe you

have at a knight outfit that to get out once a year. This year marks

the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, it lasted just

send your days but claimed the lives of more than 900 men and

women. Over the next seven weeks, we will be taking a look back at

the key moments of the Falklands War as they happen. We take up the

story with the islands in the hands of the Argentinians and the task

Argentina's President has gone to the Falklands to give military

chiefs their final orders on the defence of the islands against any

The general stressed that he wanted a peaceful settlement but he was

convinced the Argentine flag were never come down. He says morale is

high and the troops are ready to fight until the last drop of blood.

Gone are the pictures of the Queen, replaced by those of Diego Maradona,

the World Cup soccer star. Opposite Casey was in the Sea King's main

cavern when the crash occurred. The pilot was picked up by another

pilot, but there was no trace of his crewman. Unable to leave of the

three British journalists detained in the south of the country and

accused of spying. If they are convicted, the Fleet Street men

face jail sentences of up to 80 years. Two More civilian ships are

there to leave for the South Atlantic, carrying troops and

equipment. For the P&O crew, it is a cruise with a difference. It is

not often a passenger comes in with The crisis over the Falklands

became a conflict today. 23 days after Argentina took the islands.

British troops landed on South Georgia this afternoon. Shortly

afterwards, the Argentine forces there surrendered. Our own

helicopters engaged the Argentine submarine Santa Fe Amen South

Georgia. Just rejoice and at news and congratulate our forces and the

Marines. In Argentina, the government has not yet declared war,

over the people have. -- but. This was spontaneous anger, a

demonstration that began with news of the British attack. They knew

only that the British and Argentines were fighting, not that

the British had already won. As far as they were concerned, the Britain

-- the battle was still going on. The Americans are, more than ever,

in a difficult position, under pressure from the countries of

South America to lean on the British and under pressure from

congressional and public opinion to take Britain's side. The situation

is increasingly difficult, and time is surely running out. We remain

determined to do all we can to a Britain and Argentina resolve their

differences without further With the British task force of at

impose a total blockade, Argentina has dramatically stepped up its

airlift to the island. Port Stanley has been transformed into a

seemingly impregnable fortress, and all the frightened residents

trapped here know that there will be a major battle with British

troops are to successfully recapture the Falkland Islands.

With Windows setting in, the soldiers are freezing cold. To try

to help out, Martha and her friends have taken up knitting. They knit

sweaters, balaclavas and gloves for the men in the Falklands. We are

doing this because it is the sort of help we can give to the

Argentine soldiers. It is not that they do not have this sort of

things, but it is the only support we can give them. Reservists are

being called up, they new law says that those who refuse to face their

and disgrace. They call on everyone to help the Fatherland they say is

in peril. 10,000 have come into the office at a rate of 200 per hour,

ready to fight the British. Within the week, they expect to be in

uniform. Admiral Woodward said this is the heavy lunch, and he finished

with a warning to the Argentinian troops on the Falklands. If you

want to get out, I suggest you do so now. Once we arrived, the only

way home will be courtesy of the Royal Navy.

Over the coming weeks, we will bring you more slivers of history

as it unfolded. Is it true that one soldier's experience in the

Falklands help you prepare for your performances? Yes, it was a very

moving interview that I saw Terry Wogan do with this soldier who had

been in the tumbledown conflict, that big battle. He had been very

badly injured, but before he was injured, he had to kill an

Argentinian soldier. And he described doing that so movingly,

how painful it was for him to have to do this, which was his job, and

he described how long it took this man to die. Grant the things that

he said while he was dying, I just thought, in opera particularly, it

is often criticised because people sing whole arias while they are

dying, but this is what this man was doing, praying, talking to our

soldier. And I found that so moving, and whenever I have had to prepare

a role where perhaps I have had to face death, that conversation has

come back to me, because it was so brave of him to describe that,

because he was obviously very troubled by it. On a slightly

lighter note, you are very proud of your northern roots, and it is the

inspiration behind your new album. The It is folk, it is called A

North Country Lass. It really is a tribute to my upbringing, because

nearly all of the music one or two of the songs were suggested by Bryn

Terfel, but the rest is things that I grew up with at home, in school.

We all sang at home. We had a piano, that is all we have. All the music

was made at home and in the school, and I grew up with this music. I

met Kate Rusby a few years ago, the Great Yorkshire folk singer, and

she just reminded me, singing together, she reminded me of how

wonderful this music is. His is what it is about. Also, the

classical tradition of Sian Williams and Gustav Holst, taking

folk music and really turning it into classical music or using it as

a point of departure. It keeps being reinvented, folk music.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds

have a listen half, this is Over We got a life Ochil, lovely! --

live vocal. You mentioned your grandfather, hugely influential.

You bring this image of being in a room altogether, but that is an

orchestral sound. That is the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, not

any old orchestra. We went out to record the tracks with their

Symphony Orchestra, because like Britain, Czechoslovakia has this

fantastic history of folk music. I wanted the album to the

International, so we went to work with those wonderful musicians, and

then we came home and put together a wonderful group of folk musicians

who overlaid their solo lines over the orchestral bed. It was a really

long process. There are so many different instruments, sounds and

colours. It is not a kind of single sound. Each song has been given a

different interpretation, and it is very varied. We really enjoyed it.

It is like a film score. I am so excited, thank you, that is what I

wanted. Some of them are very Celtic, others are very lush.

album, A North Country Lass, is out today. Now, our next film features

somebody that you have crossed swords with on television before,

the outspoken Janet Street-Porter. After finding out that Janet

absolutely hates wind fans, we unleashed into the British

countryside to speak to those who believe wind energy is the way

I am a keen rambler, and I love walking across the most beautiful

countryside here in Britain, but in my opinion some of the most special

areas are being spoiled. Look at this, it breaks my heart, one of

the most beautiful bits of England desecrated. They are ugly,

expensive, and they are not even efficient. Wind farms costs tens of

millions of pounds, and as far as I can see, the amount of benefit they

give us just is not proportionate to that kind of money. Martin Kelly

is senior project manager for this windfarm here in Kent. How much did

it cost to build? This scheme cost about �60 million. Tell me how much

each one costs. About 1.5 million. Why isn't it going round at the

moment? We have tended A so you can have a look at it. So I cannot tell

you that it is noisy! Not at all, we can turn it on now. What you get

for �1.5 million? How much electricity does this turbine

generator? Each turbine will generate enough for 1,000 homes. I

want to hear what they sound like. We will turn it back on, that is

fine. Come on, let's hear it. It does not sound even slightly like

what I heard before. So you're complaining that it is not noisy

now? I think it is true that these have got mechanically better and

quieter. Well, this one is not making much noise. In the past 10

years or so, we have become obsessed with these things and are

billed nearly 300 wind farms with another 600 in the pipeline. -- and

built. I think that is a mistake. Over there is one of the most

historic towns in the whole of south-east England. The will come

from all over the world to look at Rye, and now the people who live

there are looking at that! Scotland, rightly, we have Europe's

biggest onshore wind farm, and it has hundreds of thousands of

visitors every year. It is just a different type of tourist

attraction. New line not going to seriously tell me that people are

going to come here to look at a windfarm! I cannot believe you said

The vast majority of people do actually like the look of wind

turbines. We also have the ambition to reduce the carbon dioxide

emotions. The wind energy that we have in the UK -- emissions. The

wind now is displacing 1 and three quarter million cars off our roads

it is huge. The figures are impressive, but I'm

not convinced that they work that well. At least 100 MPs agree with

me. They wrote to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to say

that they object to more money being spent on wind farms. Tony

Juniper is one of the country's foremost environmentalists. Maybe

he can explain why the average wind turbine runs at only 26% of its

maximum capacity. . No power system runs the whole

time. At the wind farm earlier, you can see in the background a nuclear

power shut down for years in the course of its life.

If each wind turbine costs about �1.5 million and then the sub-

stations, how does it equate to cheap energy, it is expensive?

While the prices have been falling over the last couple of decades,

the prices of other technology is going up.

Electricity now costs the same per unit as nuclear and coal to produce

for wind farms. That is because for years we have been paying to extra

on our energy bills in a compulsory subsidy to encourage businesses to

build them and bring the costs down. Last year on shore wind companies

were given around �400 million of our money.

I'm being forced to pay for the subsidy that is bringing down the

price? That's a tax I don't have a price. I was not asked. It is

levied on me. I have no choice? It is a small price to pay instead of

playing for the nuclear power power station. It is about �7 a year.

That will go up as the Government increases the amount of energy we

need to get from renewable sources like wind, but the subsidies don't

add as much to the bills as I thought. So has my view of them

changed? First of autumn, wind farms don't make nearly as much

noise as they used to. Secondly, yes, they are expensive

to build and run at the moment, but the cost is coming down all the

time, but on within thing you will never persuade me, I'm sorry, I

still think they are really ugly! There we are! Not convinced then?

No. On the noise point, the noise levels do change depending on the

wind direction? I agree. 15 years ago I walked through a wind farm in

the middle of Wales, the noise was incredible. It was in an isolated

area, the only things putting up with the noise were the sheep.

Those wind turbines were quieter, but unfortunately, when we were

filming they all slowed down because the wind dropped, but when

it was windy, let me tell you, I wouldn't like to live next door to

them it is a hum, a hum like traffic. Now in Yorkshire where I

have a house and people are putting wind turbines, getting grants to

put them on farms and so on, people can hear them. They say that they

can hear them. People in villages niche hear them when the wind is in

the right direction. What do you think, Lesley? Well,

you are talking to somebody who things power stations are beautiful.

I love industrial archaeology. I love the workings on heads.

You mean in 15 years' time, we are going to look back on those to say

that we destroyed the most beautiful bits of Britain with

these bits of concrete? No, it is in character. We have had windmills

for generations, but this is the modern take.

But windmills were made of material that naturally broke down. These,

to make, to put each turbine in the ground, you saw the footage in the

film, they dig a hole, fill it with concrete. You can't tell me that

does not upset moles, badgers. they will get around it! No. No.

No! When the wind turbines are redundant, no matter how efficient

they become, that technology will be superseded, you can chop them

off, but under the ground you have pads of concrete over all the most

beautiful parts of Britain. Turn it into something.

Oh! There we go! That is where we will have to end it. We are now

trying to drum up support for St George's Day. We have knights in

the studio! And we have our very own battle between St George and

the Dragon, but a poll for the British Future Organisation,

suggests that English people feel more patriotic towards the Union

flag than the flag of St George, with 24% considering racist, but

what does it mean to you? We were on the streets, in the rain earlier

today to find out. Would you ever fly one of these?

Probably not. Why? I consider myself British

rather than English. What do you see when you see the St

George's flag? I think of the establishment of Great Britain.

When I see that, I think of football, myself.

Have you put one up on St George's Day?

Did you know it was St George's Day today?

Will you be flying one of these flags out of your bedroom window?

doubt it. What does this mean to you? English,

that it is proud to be English. Do you think that the flag has

racial meanings? It could, given the diverse cull culture we have

now. Would you know what day it is today? St George's Day.

Would you fly this flag? I haven't got one, maybe I could get one from

Poundland. Do you think there is a reason to

celebrate St George's Day? Absolutely! Yes! Let's celebrate St

George's Day, St Andrew's Day, St Pat Rick's Day.

Look at the Scots, they are so proud of St Andrew's day. We don't

reflect that strength of feeling that they do. We don't reflect how

proud we are in England. I am very proud.

I released my album today because it is St George's Day.

Is that the reason? Yes! And I'm wearing a red shirt. Well lots of

people are celebrating. You have sent in the pictures to prove it.

We have loads of them. There we are the glrbgs with the knights holding

them up -- with the knights holding them up up.

I have George and Clarke. I have the morson dancers from the

King's Arm. This is Oliver on his pony. This was sent in by his mum.

This is Marshal Walker aged three. This is from Chris. Thank you very

much. What a shield, that is brilliant.

Now, with it being so busy in the studio, you may have missed a large

wood carving of a certain person, but who could it be? Well, here is

a clue. Happy days.

A couple of months ago something strange started happening in a

forest in North Yorkshire. Locals started to local tree stumps taking

on new shapes like dragons and king fishers, but who was doing it? The

locals were baffled. It was a bit of a mystery. Nobody

knew who was responsible for them. They just seemed to appear. I did

not notice anybody carving them at all.

Amongst those keen to discover the sculptor's identity was Althea

Farnborough. One of our members was walking

along here. They were keen to discover had had done them. None of

the Committee knew. There were letters in the local paper. We

still did not know. The mystery went on.

So they appeared from nowhere? were there.

It turned out to be Tommy Cragg, the mysterious tree carver.

Tell us what happened, were you trying to be undercover? I don't

know why, I don't know how it happened. I heard a blog, because

none of the carvings were signed... So nobody noticed you cutting into

the tree stumps with the chain saw? I don't know, there were so many

people walking past each day. The truth was that Tommy was

commissioned by a local land owner to help to bring tourists to the

area. A tree feller by trade, he has no formal training as a

sculptor, but five years ago, after seeing a wood carving in his local

garden centre he decided to use his skill with a chain saw to carve a

mushroom out of a tree stump. He was surprised how good he was and

decided to keep going and develop his iniate artistic talent. He

bought more and more tools and ended up carving beautiful

sculptors. He began making them for fun. Then people started to notice

and begun to offer to buy them from him and to make them to order. Now

Tommy works as a tree sculptor full-time.

How do you make them? I start with a chain saw, obviously. Then down

to more detailed saws. How do you get the detail on them?

I have special carving boards, but obviously, I use a chisel and

grinder and other tools. Tommy pick as tree stump or log he

thinks is suitable. He then visualises the shape and goes for

it. We asked Tommy to make a special sculptor for us here at The

One Show, to see how it is done. OK, what do we have here? This is your

head. It is me, it is fantastic! It looks

like me. I agree.

That is a good start. I have made the body this is to go on top.

So there are two segments? There will be a spring so inside it will

have a wobbly head. Can I have a go? Yes.

Can I take some of the lines out of my forehead? What wood is this? It

is sweet chestnut. It is a great wood to carve but goes harder with

age it lasts a long time. I don't want to mess it up, so I

let Tommy back in with the chain saws to finish it off.

Here is the final result. I'm happy to see he has given me a nice head

of hair! Well, the mystery of the Yorkshire tree carver may be over,

but at least his sculptors will be around for a long time. Mind you, I

hope that they get rid of mine. It may stop the tourists from coming!

Lesley was saying you have been carved in wood? Yes, I used to an

artist's model. I have been done in wood and various other materials.

Where are you now? For me to know, and for you to find out! Well, the

tours? We are touring with the RPO it is myself and the cream of

British instrumental talent, all female. It is the Queen's Diamond

Jubilee Tour. We have Emma Johnson on clarinet and we are all over the

country. And you are back in opera? Yes. I

have not done opera for a while. I thought I was missing it, so I'm

going to Leeds to North Kilworth, Leicestershire to -- Opera North to

rehearse a lovely piece called Poulenc's La Voix Humaine.

It is me in a telephone having a nervous breakdown, I can't wait!

Well, sadly, that is all we have time for tonight. Thank you very