31/03/2014 The One Show

global hit TV show Game Of Thrones with two of its stars. It's made

right here in the UK, but set in a fantastical medieval kingdom. We are

teetering on the edge of the wall that separates the normal world from

a land of undead zombies. Or as we like to call it, The One Show

studio! Hello and welcome to the One Show

with Alex Jones. And Matt Baker. Tonight's guests are two best

friends who have grown up together in a world of multiple deaths,

dragons and armies of eunuchs. Don't worry. I don't mean you guys. Well,

it sure beats school. Please welcome Game Of Thrones stars Sophie Turner

and Maisie Williams! APPLAUSE

Lovely to have you with us both of you.

Looking very stylish as well. Your show is notorious for getting rid of

characters. Sean Bean didn't even make it to the second series. No, we

went out pretty quick. I think that's what makes it interesting,

the fact we don't have to do is tell of the characters. It must make an

exciting for you, reading your scripts? Exactly. Make sure you ask

a pay rise, just in case. Writing to the producers works, as well. But

they tricked some of the cast members and write fake death scenes

for a lot of them. Really? They did that for Alfie. He thought it was

going to die. Very funny. Rather cruel of them are full that that's

the theme of the show of them. If you're not familiar with Game Of

Thrones don't worry because later Matt and I will be attempting to sum

up the show in 60 seconds. Good luck. What a reaction that got. With

us tonight are some of the hordes who are maybe just a bit too

familiar with the show. That's a polite way of putting it. We

couldn't keep them out to be honest. If, like them, you enter another

world at the weekend, send us your picture and tell us your day job. It

could be the War of the Roses or Star Trek. Whatever you want. Recent

figures showed that more than twice as many people used food banks last

summer than in the same period the year before, and charities have

often struggled to keep up with the demand. But some people are

sceptical about the value of giving away free food. So when one charity

in Glasgow asked rail commuters for help, we sent Joe Crowley to see how

they responded. There's an unprecedented demand for

food banks right now. In the last year, a number of people reliant on

things like food parcels has increased dramatically so the big

challenge collecting enough food to give to those in need. One of the

biggest operators says more than 14,000 people in Scotland receive

food from them between April 20 12th and February 2013. In the following

12 months, that number almost quadrupled to 56,000. There's also

been arise elsewhere in the UK. Last month, independent food bag Glasgow

city Mission ran out of emergency food supplies after a surge in

demand. That led to managers at Glasgow Central Station organising a

12 hour food donation drive. Why are you doing this? I read an article in

the paper saying they had run out of food. That was the first time in

their history. People are going hungry and there is a demand for it.

We thought, it's ideal, even if we get 1% of people bringing items in,

it should make a difference. Some sceptics have said giving away free

food creates an insatiable demand. So, how will Scots react as they

commute to work and back? I've never been in that situation myself where

I have had to get benefits and depend on other people. I hope I

never have to do. I can afford to do this. It's no big deal. I just think

it's disgraceful people don't have enough food to eat in this country.

I'd rather not go to a food bank. If the situation arose and I had no

choice and I had to eat, that's what I'd have to do. I would give to the

food bank and I have done, but I think we've got to be careful we

don't overdo it. Are we going too far, creating a problem and making

it worse by giving away all this free food? It creates a problem

where people assume you're going to get food. The man who runs the

mission agrees food banks are not a permanent solution. Don't think it a

long-term solution, but meeting the immediate need, but if your margin

in 2013, the beginning of that year when welfare reforms are coming

through, we were inundated with telephone calls from agencies

looking for food parcels to help meet an immediate need. Tell me

about the people coming to you and the situations they are in. Some are

unemployed, some on benefits, people coming in and got children at home,

who are in tears, embarrassed, there's a stigma to it and we are

trying to remove that to say, if you are in need, we want to help you. It

is embarrassing because I was only in year five or six, so I was quite

young, but it helped. There was a lot of stress off my mum 's mind as

well, so it got us through that particular Christmas. It was a great

help for my family and made a difference without a doubt. People

have to meet and I'm sure people using the food banks are not doing

it because they want to. They are doing it because they have to do. Do

you worry people take advantage? You have that in everything. As long as

it's available, even those who don't need it. They will always go for it.

It's been a brilliant fantastic response from the people of Glasgow.

Between this and a number of appeals we've had over two or three weeks,

we've seen nearly five months worth of food donated to Glasgow city

mission. A big thank you to the people of Glasgow, incredibly

generous. After 12 hours we've had a variety of opinions from people

surrounding food banks. Regardless of politics what the ultimate

solution is, what these donation show its people here really do want

to help and they are willing to get whatever they can. Thank you. What a

response. If you need food or you want to donate food go to our

website. We've put a link to a map that you can search, to find out

where your nearest food banks are. Just put your postcode in. We put

our postcode in and got 28 within ten miles. In a moment we'll be

entering the world of Game Of Thrones which features all sorts of

fantastical animals, like dragons brought up as pets. And crows

trained to deliver messages around the land of Westeros. Now we can't

compete with that in the land of reality, or can we? Mike Dilger

thinks we can. I have come to this reed bed in

Somerset to see one of Britain's most enchanting wildlife spectacles.

A starling numeration. See that black cloud over there, it's not a

cloud, but the most enormous flock of starlings that have come here to

roost in the afternoon. They have been feeding in the surrounding

fields of Somerset all day long. And they are here for two reasons, to

avoid being eaten by predators like peregrines, it's a safety in numbers

strategy. Look at this. And also, as well, they are joining the flock,

trying to attract more birds to come in. Oh, my word, look at that, I'm

surrounded by starlings. There are hundreds of thousands of birds right

in front of me. Look at that! During the day, starlings and spread out

over pasture land to forage for worms and grubs in the soil. They

probed the ground open-mouthed with their sharp slender beaks. They

clamp shut when they sensed something tasty. Recently, some of

the starlings of major Matic changes in their feeding habits. And that

means finding surprising locations to track down breakfast -- dramatic

changes. Every winter, farmers bring their cattle in from the cold. A few

years ago, to boost milk yields, local farmers began feeding their

stock at high energy maize silage, which the cows thrive on. But they

are not the only ones. Starlings are really clever birds, supreme

opportunists. As soon as one bird finds a new feeding source, it will

pass that information on to the rest of the flock. But for the local

farmers, the starlings resourcefulness comes at a price.

How many starlings do think coming into the bands? About 10,000 at a

time. They read about half their body weight a day, 30 grams - 50

grams, so your talk about half a tonne of food going. About ?150 a

day. It's a fair bit of money. They use the same feeding techniques they

would outside in the fields. Probing into the silage with their beaks

wide open. Searching for a nutritious maize seed hidden inside.

Starlings are an intrinsic part of the Somerset landscape. And farmers

are finding ways of coping with their new taste for maize. The birds

go back to roost and the best thing to do is to start feeding after

4:30pm. But working around their schedule just isn't practical for

all farmers. We have tried hanging ten is, bang is, bangers going off,

starling noises on CDs, but they get used to that. We have a Harris hawk

for some it doesn't really work. They are basically clever birds. It

is great when you see them but I'd rather they would do it somewhere

else. The farmers might be keen to see the back of these expensive

winter visitors, but, as a bird obsessive, this is an opportunity

too good to miss so I'm going to try and sneak into the barn and get

right into the heart of a starling numeration. The birds scare quite

easily but I have brought a hide along and I'm hoping that if I sit

quietly for a while, they will realise I am no threat and will come

back into feed. My legs are just going to sleep when my patience is

rewarded. It's taken a while, but the first starlings are finally

coming in. Coming down to feed. And before I know it, the whole flock

moves inside. Birds are piling in now. This is great. Birds dropping

in from all directions. Lining up on the bars on top of the cattle, and

these guys about a cold night and they are really hungry. That is a

lot of starlings. What a unique experience. They have just flashed

as one. A massive blur of wings. It's not often that a truly great

wildlife experience happens in doors. But I have to say, this will

take some beating! Unbelievable. What David needs to do is line-up a

load of hide and then charge bird-watchers to come in and that

will pays for his silage. You're from that region. I've never seen

before I'm so disappointed. You need to go there and pay up, perfect.

Game Of Thrones is huge. It is the most downloaded television series

ever. The books have sold 15 million copies and been translated into 40

languages. The first episode of the latest series is such a big event

it's being shown at the exactly the same time on both sides of the

Atlantic just so no-one gets to see it before anyone else. That's

unbelievable, isn't it? I can hear lots of people thinking we need to

watch this. It's 2am in the UK. But what's it all about? Well, it's a

bit like the entire past 29 years of EastEnders, with all the more

believable storylines removed and everyone dressed up like a Hobbit.

Here's our guide to Game Of Thrones in 60 seconds. There are seven

squabbling medeival kingdoms all ruled from the Iron Throne. Which is

occupied by an evil little King called Joffrey. Not Jeffrey. This is

a fantasy programme. It's Joffrey. Everyone's at it with everyone else,

including their own family. But the moment we really get to know a

character they are promptly killed off. The bigger they are the harder

they fall. Yes, he is a has-been. On the fringes of the action all

dressed in black there's moody Jon Snow. No, not THAT Jon Snow! He's

fighting to stop the evil northern hordes scaling the Wall but no-one's

really paying any attention. Poor chap. That's because two women are

marching on the throne. One has an army of eunuchs and three pet

dragons. The other played by Maisie here is Arya, hell bent on avenging

the death of her entire family APPLAUSE

Was that all right? Fantastic. Up to speed? No need for

the box set now. Spoilers. The pair who have been on it since the very

beginning. You were very young, you are 13 when you started? 12. What

was it like to enter that world and for that to be the majority of

things you've done? It is just the best experience everything. There

was animals on set everywhere and crazy things going on and I was just

enjoying every moment of it and now it has become my life. I am

thrilled. It started so small and it has grown year after year. We have

had a chance to get used to. It is lovely that you have become close

friends whilst working on Game of Thrones?

LAUGHTER You have no choice. You are

recognised on a worldwide level, aren't you? You are saying you are

off to go to Paris shortly. How does it feel Sophie, when you are in

premieres and you are thinking that person is dressed over me -- dressed

as me over the? It is really weird. It is kind of surreal. I honestly, I

don't think it has hit any of us how big it is or why people are putting

ginger wigs on! LAUGHTER

It is fun. It is an experience and I'm sure it will hit us later on in

life when we're broke and out of a job. It is the most downloaded

television series ever. Yeah, that's crazy. My brother contributes to the

illegally downloaded one. Have you any idea why the programme works so

well globally Because of the many different storylines, I feel. There

is something for everyone. There is characters of all different ages.

Different genders and there is so many strong female characters which

is what a lot of shows lack and it is fantastic that they've captured

that. Saying there is something in it for

everybody. The first two seasons, they are 18 certificate, aren't

they? Well, maybe not everyone. It is quite graphic, some of it and

there is strong language and some explicit scenes in it. How do you

feel Maisie, sitting there at home watching it with your parents in

Somerset? It is so embarrassing! I don't know, when we were at the

script read throughs, we giggled to ourselves when they read the nude

scenes and stuff. Sitting and watching it I go and make myself a

sandwich or something! You go and put the kettle on.

Exactly. Sophie, your parents were on set when you were filming an

adult scene. How was that? That was the day that my dad decided it would

be a great idea to turn-up and it was a fairly adult scene. So it was

kind of awkward for the producer sitting between both my parents like

so. But it is fine, they are used to it now. They know what I'm in for, I

guess. And what is it like for you to be

British actresses talking in Britain and you are off to France after this

and you are over in America doing that as well? It is so lovely to do

things in the UK. I feel like, in the UK it took a while to catch up

to the scale of it in other countries and in America it was

massive for a long time and now it is really starting to get big here

and I feel like we're getting recognised more and more on the

streets which is really, really exciting, but strange as well to be

like in your hometown and all of a sudden there is people watching you,

it is cool. As young actors you are having this

great opportunity working with British actors like McKenzie Crook.

You must learn a lot. It is great to be working with these people so

early on as well and both of us are just learning every single day and

are given great opportunities to work with some really experienced

and fantastic actors in this business. Yeah, that's it, we are

grateful for that in itself. Sophie, is the landscape shot in Croatia?

That's where I shoot. Maisie, you are closer to home? Yeah, I shoot

the majority of my stuff in Belfast, Northern Ireland which is fantastic

and it is so lovely to work there, but there is so much rain! I'm in

the rain with muddy boots on and muddy trousers and stuff. It has its

pros and cons, but the fortunate thing when the sun does come out in

Belfast, it is the most beautiful place. It is so green and when it is

sunny, it does make up for it. There is fantastic locations. I can hear

the hear hear from Northern Ireland. A lot of scenes are filmed in

Northern Ireland in conditions of secrecy as we found out.

Welcome to Northern Ireland main production and base for Game of

Thrones. In the docks behind me the Titanic was painted and fitted. Now

it is the main studios where the sets are built. This is where they

film the interiors, utilising a workforce of over 800. It had a

massive impact on the local economy. People and places are using their

connections through the drama for making a few pound by setting-up

their own spin off businesses. This isn't an ordinary minibus, it

is a special Game of Thrones minibus offering trips around the major

locations used in the series. We ran a day tour to the Giant?s

Causeway. More and more of the people who were on the tour were

asking, is the Game of Thrones filmed here? Will you take us to see

the locations. The more that people asked this, the more we thought

there is an opportunity there for us. We have worked on all four

series of Game of Thrones so we have the real inside into all the

different locations and places that everybody who is from Northern

Ireland knows is there, but you would never imagine that they would

translate beautifully on to the screen.

We have never looked back since. Everybody is queuing up to take the

Game of Thrones tours now. The bus's routes takes passengers to some of

the most recognisable locations used by Game of Thrones. Some of the

locations have gone so far to add extra incentives. This is the Castle

Ward Estate in County Down. What if people said you are just

cashing in on Game of Thrones? By pure chance it was the obvious path

to take to theme it medieval style. We had folks from Alaska, from

Australia and Asia and they saw they were doing archery as an activity.

We have only modified what we have really done already and it is just

adding a theme to the whole experience. And people love it? Of

course they do. I'm loving it. Did you see the actors? Yeah, I have

seen Sean Bean. Were they as good as I am? They weren't actually. It is

not just the archery school that benefitted from their links to Game

of Thrones from the local jewellers who make the crowns to the tailors

who provide the cos costumes. Anyone who knows Game of Thrones knows it

is all about hair. One local hairdresser combines her day job

with styling hair for the show. How many people's hair do you style a

day? Up to 300 a day. For war scenes, like battle scenes. That

wind swept battle worn and washed look. Tell me how you achieve it? A

lot of it is dirtied down for the battle scenes. When the helmet comes

off we use a lot of product to dirty the roots and use products to make

the ends look wispy and dry. Petroleum jelly and slap it in. You

wouldn't have clients come in and say, "Could give me that Game of

Thrones look? If they want to look dirty down, yeah.

It is clear that Game of Thrones is having the same impact here in

Northern Ireland as Lord of the Rings had. Unfortunately, I must

take my leave now of these lands. We can't stop looking at our

audience members. They have gone for it. Thank you for being here so

much. Lots of you at home love a bit of

weekend dressing up. We asked what you got up to at the

weekend? This is Martin, a plumber during the week, but comes the

weekend he loves to dress-up as a cowboy. This is Mark, a health and

safety consultant who is a saxon archer.

This is an IT consultant, but likes to dress up as a loveable robot.

These are the wolves. But they have a Jack Russell and toy poodle.

You can see the new series of Game of Thrones next Monday on Sky

Atlantic. Your postcode may say more about you

than you think. Postcodes are designed to help send our mail

quickly and efficiently. They were introduced over a decade from it the

1960s and now there are nearly two million postcodes in the country. We

have heard of postcode lotteries. It seems it is a lottry which postcode

we end up with. The postcode belongs to Bradford. Does it really matter?

The residents here think it does. Well, when they are delivering

parcels and you are not in, you have to go five miles to collect it from

the Bradford depot instead of a mile. Don't think that's a big

issue, what about this? What happened with this little fella?

Well, when he was first-born, we came back home and the midwife was

supposed to come the next day and nobody came. So I rang the Bradford

midwives and they said no, it is Leeds that have to come. I rang

Leeds and Leeds said no, it is Bradford. Well what about this? My

friend Karen lives over there, 50 cards away and she pays ?250 for her

car insurance, I pay ?420. She has a Leeds postcode, I have got a

Bradford postcode. It is not fair. These people live in Pudsey which is

part of Leeds. They pay council tax to Leeds City Council. Get their

services such as bin collections from Leeds. But still have a

Bradford postcode. Chris and Sally are in the same boat

of around 350 households in the area. They live in Leeds, but have

the Bradford postcode. They are con insed their Bradford postcode is

responsible for not being able to sell their house.

We had to put it down to something and it puts people off. Where do you

think it will end up? We might have to market it with a Bradford estate

agent. If they did, their ?120,000 valuation could drop by up to a

quarter. Something they cannot afford to do. The National

Association of Estate Agents said there can be a huge variation in

values even in neighbouring areas, it is important to get local

knowledge before you buy a property. As for car insurance, the average

price in the Leeds postcode isn't the cheapest, but in the Bradford

postcode, you have got to ring your insurer to see if they can give you

a quote in the first place. The residents of this no-man's land

on the Leeds Bradford border aren't an exception. Head down the M1 and

there is more of the same. Kay and Tony live in the Borough of

Richmond, but have a Hounslow postcode and that hits them in the

pocket. It is all about being snobbish because you want to live in

Richmond, not Hounslow because it sounds better? Not really. We have

always lived here. I think younger people would think that, but my

affinity has been to Richmond. What happened is you have been

stigmatised by your postcode? Indeed. I found some companies would

not quote for motor insurance because we have a Hounslow postcode

as opposed to a Richmond postcode which the houses behind us have got.

The residents in Richmond and in Leeds have campaigned for years and

local MPs have tried to get their postcodes changed. The Association

of British Insurers say that postcodes are just one of many

factors used in insurance quotes. While Royal Mail says it is out of

their control what other agencies use their postcodes for. You can see

the Royal Mail's point of view, they probably imagined -- never imagined

postcodes would carry such weight. I am off for at tea at SW 1 A. It is

Buckingham Palace! I know how they feel. It happened to

me! That's what happens. Thanks to our

superfans for joining us and to Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner.

Hopefully you will be back if you are not killed off. Fingers crossed,

eh? Tomorrow we are here with Rob Brydon so we will see you at 7pm.

Bye.