and fireworks at the ready. cities around the world, and in the united kingdom gear up to celebrate the new year. now on bbc news. lives well lived: episode one. the national portrait gallery in london, where there are thousands upon thousands of faces from the past and present. for centuries, we've immortalised them in pencil, paint and through the lens of a camera. and each year, we mark the passing of people we may never have met, but have meant so much to many of us.

in 2023, we lost legendary singers and composers... # there's only one bobby charlton! ..sporting greats, political trailblazers. .. order, order, order! ..and household names on both the big and small screens. all men are fools, and what makes them so is having beauty, - like what i have got. laughter they've been part of our shared experience, woven into the storylines and soundtracks of our lives. good evening and thank you forjoining us. welcome to a new series. cheering and applause what made their lives so extraordinary? the lasting legacies of lives well lived.

music: simply the best by tina turner still filling theatres here and around the globe, the story of tina turner. it's one of talent, pain, violence and super—stardom. thatjourney from nutbush, tennessee, to the world's biggest stadiums is still enthralling audiences today. the sheer adrenaline and excitement of her performance made tina turner one of the greatest singers of all time. # better place... # i want to hear you sing! # you're simply the best... # get up, high shoes please, everybody. come on now! let me see you! # better than all the rest... # don't be shy, everybody. get up, come on. # better than anyone... # let me hear you sing. # anyone i ever met...

# that's right, y'all. # 0h, stuck on your heart # i hang on every word you say # 0h, tear us apart... tina turner was the first black female performer that i saw who was unashamedly rock'n'roll. she was a master of owning the stage, and she was a master of the craft, of movement, of stage presence. # i'm touched by this show of emotion # should i be fractured by your lack of devotion... tina, of course, was absolute life force. i # 0h, should i... a human dynamo. # oh, you better be good to me... she had a way of transforming songs so that she owned them. _ # well, i don't have no use... she had a way of increasing the resonance of it- so that it was resonating

with millions of people. i # you better be good... born anna mae bullock, she started singing in her local baptist church. but when she met ike turner, it changed her life. front and centre of his band, he named her tina turner before they were married. it was her voice and presence that brought them stardom. # you know i found a... new love _ # yes, i found a... sweet love, so long # said i found me... tell me the first time you became aware of tina turner. the first time was in the late �*60s when tina was on tv. # a—ooh—wah, ooh—wah, ooh—wah, ooh—wah # yeah! - a—ooh—wah... sitting there as a teenager, i couldn't believe it — what i was looking at. # things ain't what they used to be — # you can't do athin: form ., to see her, though, perform was unbelievable.

this hair, with her legs open — that's what i want to stress. that was transgressive. it was amazing to see. and she was in your face, literally. my mother would have probably loved her, but would not have loved me being like her. i wonder if that shocked quite a lot of people, i mean, that open—leg stance... mm. ..was something that no—one else was doing. that power stance is such a statement for a woman to make. # left a good job in the city... she's saying, "you have come into my world "and you into my world and you will follow my lead. " # worryin�* about the way things might have been... "we're going to have fun. "it's going to be energetic, entertaining, and i am the commander—in—chief. " # rollin�*, rollin�* on the... just by that stance, let alone the rest of the physicality.

and i love that. # rollin�* down the river... there would be no beyonce. there would be no taylor swift. there would be no madonna. none of these women would have existed without tina turner. - by the mid—�*70s, her marriage to ike was in crisis. he became even more controlling of tina's career and brutally abusive behind closed doors. he was paranoid about me leaving. so that was the beginning of the end. that violence and how evil he was — it was every day, every moment. always angry with me, al... he treated me... ..like i was a prisoner and he was the guard. eventually, tina fled into hiding before later emerging as a solo artist and crossing the atlantic. tina turner, welcome to london. how long are you going to be with us this time?

well, quite a while. i'm ,u m clears throat ..also going to do some recording while i'm here for the first time. mm. you've been on your own now for three years. has it been very difficult to establish yourself as a solo artist? have you almost had to start again, in a way? exactly, starting again. that's exactly what it was like, two years of that. it was very difficult, but it's sort of finally coming together now. # you ask me if i love you # and i choke on my reply... when she did finally free herself, the message that was coming - in was coming from england. so it was these english rock i musicians — these white boys — they related to her. they understood what she was doing. # i'm onlyjust... mickjagger saw who she was. # to see the real you # whoa # sometimes when we touch... her record company went to see her playing live . because david bowie wanted to go out and see her himself. _ and they wouldn't have been at that i gig if it hadn't been for the fact.

that david bowie thought she was the best femalel performer out there. during the period when i didn't have a record, all my british bands supported me. you've got such great musicians here and they need somebody to really stand on... on top of their music, really. that's what they've all said. they've always wanted a voice that could really stand in there and do what they've really wanted all the time. and...and i always wanted to do, er, that for myself, to have the right music that i wanted under me, and it's always come from here. it's incredible. now, tina turner celebrates her birthday on saturday. at this very moment she's in dubai, but she's got a hit on her hands in britain. applause # let me say that si—i—ince # babe... i was first aware of tina turner via the great institution of top of the pops. # i'll never be untrue... and they showed a video of let's stay together.

# oh, baby, yeah... ijust thought, "what a great voice." # let's stay together... her voice struck me as being pretty special. # loving you whether, whether # times are good or bad, happy or sad... you just didn't see black women inhabit that space, you know, in rock. # ..so in love with you... ijust have that image of strength, power and assuredness. # i'm your private dancer, a dancerfor money # i'll do what you want me to do... it was mark knopfler from dire straits, the biggest british rock band of the 1980s, who wrote her most famous album's title track. i'd written private dancer as a signal for respect. . tina just fastened i on it straight away. i got to know what it was like to work in the studio with tina. - nothing but a joy. # i'm your private dancer,

a dancerfor money... tina made it the song it is. # do what you want me to do... chuckling: mine was a kind of a smoky club style - of an approach, but tina's was just fists and, you know, seismic. - # i'm your private dancer, a dancerfor money # i'll do what you want me to do... she was playing to 180,000 people. we'd not seen that with women before, solo artists. itjust did not happen. and tina was one of the first. you couldn't imagine her doing anything else. - she was just the absolute queen of that scene. - ishe dominated it, just in the same. way that she would dominate a song. # big wheel keep on turnin�* turnin�*... the song that sums up tina for me is the first one i ever heard, - which is proud mary. # rollin�*, rollin�* #

rollin�* on the river... ijust always remember tina's pure, unadulterated joy at life. i always think, "if tina's looking down on us now, "if she's doing anything, she's rolling on the river..." yeah! woo! "..and happy, happy, happy about the fact that she's the queen of rock'n'roll and always will be." cheering order! order in this house. order! shouts: order! order! - all of you, order! order! sit down. order! the speaker has always been a central figure in the house of commons, but it wasn�*t until betty boothroyd was appointed to this ancient role that often—unruly mps faced theirfirst woman, theirfirst high—kicker, and someone whose panache was unbeatable.

are you wanting to intervene? yes. yeah. in that... no, in that case, keep quiet. members speak loudly shouts: order! order! the honourable gentleman will resume his seat immediately. immediately! spit it out, come on! members: yeah! betty was marvellous. order, sit down! she kept the energy up... house must come to order. ..and that's what you want. you want it to be dynamic and she created that atmosphere in the chamber. mr neil kinnock. members: yeah! betty was electedl in a by—election... loudspeaker: this is betty - boothroyd, your labour candidate. ..after, ithink, contesting five elections before. - the name of the candidate elected is betty boothroyd. crowd cheers and an that — preceded her was the knowledge that she'd been a tiller girl, a dancer. announcer: it�*s the tiller girls. betty: my father was horrified. working class girl, um, doing this. this, it�*s not...not right. so, instinctively, everybody looked at betty's legs. -

laughing: i mean, it was... it was no... it was unavoidable. um, and...and she acted up to that role. _ announcer: betty boothroyd succeeds | in becoming the first madam speaker. | in keeping with tradition, she was dragged to the speaker�*s chair. i�*m the first speaker who declined to wear a wig. i felt i couldn�*t work in a wig. i couldn�*t do the job. i would be... to have something heavy on my shoulders and on my head, and i...you see, i have... i think i have a sense of humour and i don�*t feel you can have a good laugh if you�*ve got a full—bottomed wig on. and i�*d be...i�*d be scared of it sort of tipping sideways. she was a legend to my generation coming into parliament. we'd grown up watching her on...on tv. so meeting her, it was like meeting a superstar. when you saw betty inl

the chair without a wig, but with a truly regal authority, it's the word i can best - use to describe betty — _ she was one of nature's monarchs. and when you see that, you know i that she was born for the role. i order! there is no point in waiting for silence. the honourable gentleman isn�*t going to get silence. members yell and cheer produce your voice, mr hughes. i mean, betty never fired one barrel. - she really let go i with a full 12—bore. was this at a high pitch or was she very measured? was she silent and deadly—ish? er, betty was clinical. it was straight between the eyes. i do wish this house would listen to comments that are being made. so, yeah, it'sjust over here. beside the queen. she was very at ease with herself. she—she knew herself well, and that is why everyone knew what she stood for.

you look very fair, dear... ithink... ..and that colour suits you... thank you very much. blue suits me also... yeah, it does... . ..i have to tell you. ..if you have white hair. yeah, that�*s right. obviously, i wasn't from her party, but she wanted everyone to do well and she cared about parliament and she cared about the commons. even though she was in the lords by the time i came into parliament, she would still come down to the commons tearoom. normally lords and commons don't mix, we're like water and oil, but she was always bubbling and fizzing and interested normally lords and commons don't mix, we're like water and oil, but she was always bubbling and fizzing and interested in other people. it�*s westminster... when the talk was swirling and the gossip was going i and the laughter was rising, betty would be in _ the middle of that. she was always immaculately dressed, i can remember that. she just looked terrific. she did, and i think she knew how important that was. notjust in terms of being professional... order, order. spoon clinks on glass

..but also in terms of getting her message across. she was there to persuade people, er, like a bulldozer, you know? and she knew that she needed to be suited and booted to...to get her message across, to land her messages with people. solemn chanting when you so memorably played that starring role in the coronation, i wonder if you were kind of channelling your inner betty, that kind of steely good humour. i like to think so. i think sometimes the power of an image, seeing a woman doing a particular role, being strong, hasjust a huge impact on the aspirations of particularly young...young girls and women. and betty did that for her generation. she did everything she could to demystify this place and to open

it up to other people. and that's why betty went on children's television programmes. laughing: who�*s on line two? clare davies from liverpool. hi there, clare. what�*s your question? um, do you ever feel like smacking any of the politicians... _ laughter ..because they sometimes act like unruly children? i well, i don�*t feel like smacking them. ifeel like occasionally, and i do, taking them into my study to have a quiet word with them. laughter she was box office television. she was wonderful. horns play oh, i had a lot of memorable moments. nelson mandela was a gracious person. imean, he... i always... he was a great hero of mine. i�*ve always read a great deal about him. i said, "now take it easy down the steps "because there�*s no banister." he said, "i know."

he said, "i came here at six o�*clock this morning and had a look." and he grabbed hold of my hand and, er, we helped each other... she laughs ..i think, down those steps of westminster hall to his seat. t0 mandela: and you were one of those in our mind. _ voiceover: a great occasion. i am very privileged to be speaker of this house. it�*s the bestjob in the world. i don�*t want any other. better known for her cry of "order, order," betty boothroyd called last orders on herself, as she announced her retirement today as speaker of the house of commons. i now wish to inform the house of my intention to relinquish the office of speaker immediately before the house returns from the summer recess. gasping this, she said. — would give her successor time to get used to the role before the next election. - be happy for me. laughter i had a wonderful life as speaker. i enjoyed every moment of it.

time�*s up. laughter cheering sports fans cheer fans cheer loudly # there�*s only one bobby charlton # one bobby charlton... sir bobby — one of the greatest players in the world ever. - sir bobby charlton was, first and foremost, a truly magnificent footballer. what a gentleman. had time for everybody- and absolutely loved football. he was also a beautiful human being and a kind man. football is...is so exciting and you feel part of it. and when you see 11 men knitting together and...and doing something that�*s really,

in a way, sometimes artistic, it�*s so, so lovely to watch. um, i don�*t think that you can better it. sir bobby charlton — the finest footballer of his generation, loved and admired on and off the pitch. hailing from the north—east of england, he was destined for sporting greatness. i was born into a football family like no other. i had five uncles that all played professional football. if i was any good, i was going to be a footballer. there was no questioning that. announcer: to matt busby at his desk at old trafford came boys _ from all parts of the country, boys eager to play football under the greatest manager in the game. and thus began the legend of the busby babes. as soon as i got into manchester united�*s first team, i then became a busby babe. # and the team that gets me excited # manchester united # manchester... probably his biggest strength for sir bobby was really the...the pureness of the way he struck the football. um, and those balls were pretty

heavy back then, but he'd hit them so sweetly without seeming to give it too much force. just the timing was exquisite. the way he could glide on the ball. he could go either way. he could go left or right - when he was attacking defenders. his passing was really good... ..and then he had a terrific shot with both feet. - i never found the game difficult at all. if anybody threw a ball to me, i had no problems controlling it and i had no...no problems using my right foot, my left foot. i couldn�*t really understand how...how people could find the game so difficult. announcer: it all happened this - afternoon when this bea elizabethan, which had been chartered by manchester united... the plane was trying to take off from munich. we never got off the floor and we ran into a house and we ran into, i think, a few other... a few other obstacles, and...and it was just a...a nightmare.

23 people were killed at munich, including eight players and three members of club staff. i�*d like to say a few words to my mother. i hope she�*s ok... yes. ..and taking it well... look and tell her why you're doing it. sh—she hasn�*t... she hasn�*t been down to see me. but, it�*s a long way, and i�*m all right. i know. i could�*ve been a bit worse off, like some of the others. most of them that were killed were really good personal friends of mine. it�*s unbelievable, really, that something like that should happen and all your pals get killed and suddenly you�*re... you�*re there with hardly a scratch on you. i just... sometimes i feel it doesn�*t seem right, you know? the disaster struck at the heart of manchester and the whole of the footballing world. we literally had to keep going, otherwise the club could have gone under. # dressed in red, white and blue # he�*s world cup willie...

but in 1966, the most famous date in english football, bobby charlton helped make history. you know, when i was 11 year old, the world cup was on, you know, | and i watched all the games with me mam and dad and me sister. - prior to the...to 1966, the england team had... were almost unbeaten. we had the players, we had the management, we had the training staff. we had... we had the general public. the way sir bobby played - in the world cup was unbelievable, and that's why he came such a superstar as a footballer. all around the world. and that's what really got me. i wanted to be a footballer. cheering we knew that we had done something that will never, ever happen again here and in our lives. to be the best team

in the world was just magic. announcer: what a unique thing it is, really, _ to have two brothers on a world cup final winning side. _ the two charltons. well done, boys. applause ten years after the munich disaster, bobby charlton captained manchester united when the team finally conquered europe. that was the first time an english club had won the european cup. i it was for what sir matt busby had done and...and _ the players who had died. it was a way of actually - acknowledging their...their contribution to what manchester united was _ the legacy that he's left is the important thing. to see how respectful he was. despite his success, he never got ahead of himself. never too big for his boots. this year's lifetime achievement award goes to sir bobby charlton.

the award from the bbc is something that�*s different. i�*m so proud of it, really. um, it was so emotional. when all the audience applauded, i—i—i just couldn�*t... couldn�*t believe it. it was my brother, jack, that was giving it to me as well, which was...which was really special to me. bobby charlton is the...the greatest player i've ever seen. _ he's me brother. well done, kid. ladies and gentlemen, sir bobby charlton. it wasjust one...one of the very big highlights. it's strange being at— manchester united and not to be seeing him around on match days and everything. - like... ..that's a massive loss to the club.

hello. 2023 is finishing on an unsettled note. it�*s a day of sunshine and showers today. the showers will be heavy with some hail and thunder at times as well. we have the same area of low pressure with us today that we had yesterday. the centre of the low, which is just here, is not that windy. we do have stronger winds affecting the south—west of england and also the north—east of scotland.

the legacy of the recent wet weather we have seen now for a number of weeks is that we have a number of flood warnings still currently in force. today, showers initially started off across western areas but they will become widespread today, blown along by gusty winds in the south—west, gusting into the odd 50s mph. 60mph gusts for shetland, with rain here and rain returns into aberdeenshire later on this afternoon. but otherwise, some sunshine, nowhere�*s immune from seeing a downpour. some of the downpours can be quite slow moving for northern ireland, for north—west england and north wales as well. then, as we run up to the midnight hour, the new year�*s day celebrations — hogmanay as well — we are looking at the showery conditions prevailing. longer spells of rain potentially affecting parts of north—west england, the north midlands and north wales as well. the showers then continue through the remainder of the night with temperatures drifting a little bit lower. we might see a few patches of frost in sheltered glens in scotland. otherwise, frost—free with temperatures between 2 to

6 celsius. new year�*s day, not a bad day for getting out and about and enjoying a walk for the first day of 202a. there will be some sunshine around, a few showers. further south, the weather will deteriorate with rain arriving. probably turning particularly wet in the south—west of england, southern wales towards the end of the day. that�*s where the mildest weather will be. otherwise a cooler day — temperatures around 7, 8 degrees. through monday night into tuesday, this area of rain will continue to push its way northwards. we might see snow up over the highest pennines, the southern uplands and grampians for a time. more rain following that in. given the ground is saturated, we are likely to see further localised flooding building in as we head into tuesday. mild in the south, cooler weather in scotland. through the remainder of the week, it stays unsettled. temperatures on the mild side for england and wales. the cooler weather for scotland and northern ireland.

live from london, this is bbc news. after a day of travel chaos caused by tunnel flooding, eurostar services resume between london and paris. russia carries out more drone attacks on ukraine, with reports of explosions across the country. as israeli airstrikes continue to hit gaza, israel�*s prime minister says the offensive will last for many months. let�*s take you straight to new zealand where 2024 has just arrived. auckland has just become

the first major city to mark the start of 2024 — with a huge fireworks display. residents of the line islands in kiribati kicked off the new year an hour earlier. many millions of people are expected to take part in celebrations around the world in the coming hours. huge crowds are gathering in sydney in australia where eight tonnes of pyrotechnics will be launched from two of the country�*s most recognisable landmarks — the harbour bridge and the opera house. take a look at the celebrations there in auckland, where fireworks are being launched from auckland�*s sky tower and lights are also shining on the harbour bridge. we will take a listen.