but first, we're in the movie hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. capital of the world, los angeles. pro—government militias have used teargas and rubber bullets this weekend, hollywood on civilians in venezuela, as they attempt to prevent foreign will once again take centre stage aid getting into the country. this is bbc news. as newsfeeds around the headlines: the world buzz with word at least two people were killed in the clashes at least two more people about who and what has won at the brazilian border. have been shot dead in venezuela as troops opened fire the biggest awards 0n the other side of the country, on opponents of president maduro in the movie business. lorries carrying food who were trying and medicine from colombia to get aid into the country. travellers coming to la wanting were set on fire. two aid trucks were set on fire. to soak up some of that movie magic reports from colombia say that 60 can find it all over town. members of the venezuelan security forces have taken advantage of colombia said more than 60 members of the venezuelan security forces had deserted. if you love movies, this street confusion at the border to desert. in la is the place to be. a chicago court has set a $1 million the us vice president mike pence has confirmed bail bond for r&b singer r kelly he will meet the opposition leader embedded in the walkway, you can juan guaido on monday. who's been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. see stars of all different genres. the judge asked him to surrender his mickey mouse, we have bruce willis, passport and not to have any contact we have sharon stone and here to my right, with anyone under the age of 18. we actually have the handprints and footprints of some of the biggest stars around. votes are being counted in nigeria after presidential and parliamentary elections. woosh! it's here at the dolby theatre in some areas, the authorities extended polling past the official closing time. where all of the buzz the vote is the biggest of the oscars will be happening. in african history. and, of course,

the electoral commission said it was generally satisfied it's not the only way with the way polling had gone. you can get closer to the movies. around hollywood, its movie legacy is increasingly being recognised and preserved. first—time buyers now make up the majority of home purchases at the warner bros studio tour hollywood, bought with a mortgage in the uk guides take you to the actual place according to new figures. where so many movies, the last time that happened was 1995. from casablanca to la la land, according to the halifax, pendle in lancashire have been made. and copeland in cumbria are the most affordable areas it's been here since the mid 1920s, for first—time buyers. here's colin campbell. it's been home to some the number of first—time buyers has of the most classic films, nearly doubled over the past decade, but also contemporary films. but with surging property prices, so, ridley scott's science—fiction epic blade runner, it remains an uphill struggle this is futuristic dystopian los angeles. for those trying to get on the property ladder. this was blade runner? according to the halifax, yeah, right here. this street. the average price paid for a typical first home hasjumped by 39%, yeah, so it's any time period, it's any location, from £153,000 in 2008 it's all about set decoration. you keep redressing the sets, to more than £212,000 in 2018. over and over and over again, and it's whatever you want it to be. first—time buyers are putting down an average deposit movies have become one of the dominant of more than £32,000, entertainment forms of our age. but it wasn't that long ago, rising to more than in the 1920s, that people £110,000 in london. like the four warner brothers

the figures show were deciding to invest in the new technology a london first—time buyer's deposit could almost buy a home outright in the north—east of the time, known as talkies. of england or northern ireland. hollywood's golden age but it's in wales up until the late 1940s where first—time buyers followed by countless blockbusters are paying the lowest average and international movie stars help deposits ofjust over £16,000. put historic movie landmarks while there's been an increase like this on the tourist map. in first—time buyers year on year across the uk, fast forward to the 21st century, in scotland and wales, and in hollywood, numbers have fallen. almost anything is possible. can i be honest for a second? terraced houses closely followed by semidetached properties continue to be the i don't know what's real or fake here. first—time buyers‘ home of choice. that's totally fair. despite a shortage of homes and challenges of raising a deposit, so, fire hydrant — real orfake? the halifax say it depends — that one's real, the figures show healthy movement but sometimes they are fake. very clear answer. 0k, are the trees real? in the first—time buyer property market. colin campbell, bbc news. the trees are real. the leaves come and go. this blows my mind. it's 1:32am. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show: so, the trees, yes, are real, but in la we don't woosh! get true winters, we don't get snow and very rarely get rain. i'll be checking out how film fans here but we do a lot of movies can get closer and tv shows that take place on the east coast, to the movies they love. where you get snowy winters.

simon's back with tips we have a greens department, for luxury trains on a budget and they take care of all and crossing paraguay by bus. the greenery on the lot, and they will go up and pluck and japan in 90 minutes — all of the leaves off of the trees and then spray it down it's carmen against the clock with flocking, like what you on the country's southern island. would cover a christmas tree in, to make it look like a real winter. but then, say, the very next production coming in, they're filming springtime 01’ summer scenes, the greens department will go back in with branches of dead leaves, and spray paint them the appropriate colour and add those into the tree, until the real life comes back. it's all about maintaining the illusion. but head across town, and building work is well under way for a new museum set to open later this year from the team behind the oscars, the academy. as the building takes shape, they have been busy gathering objects for exhibits to tell the story of the art,

and also the science of the movies. from old cinerama cameras, to ruby slippers and shirley temple's shoes. so, this is definitely a head from alien, but i see a strap underneath too? that's right — so this is a headpiece that would have been worn by, we think the stunt person from the film, the design came from hr giger, the swiss surrealist artist. what's interesting actually is the actors in the film kept asking to see what the alien would look like, and he wouldn't show them. so, the reaction that you see on film is their real reaction to seeing him for the first time. well, it's terrifying. it is a little terrifying. all these objects are very cool, but what's the value in keeping it to show people? i think it's really important. i mean, cinema is the greatest art form of the 20th century, leading into the 21st century. filmmakers always talk about how they stand on the shoulders of those that came before, so it's very important to us that we are looking at the full continuum of moviemaking. from its very beginnings

to today, a lot of filmmakers now talk about how they are using the same magic with just different tools. that sense of history is important to filmmakers and is important to us, and we want to share that with the public. so, basically, this is the 19th century moving picture entertainment industry. so the mutoscopes came in, and they would go into arcades around the country. the way this works is a little akin to a flip book. so, there are about 850 photographs in here which work in a rotary system, you put your coin in the slot, you hand crank the film and inside, you would see the motion picture move. and it is working right now? you're welcome to try it. "mutoscope pictures presents a wild west adventure." but...put a dime in? put a dime in the slot and turn... but it's free? for you, it's free. thank you so much. here we go. i'm ready for the adventure.

while there are other types of film museum in los angeles, the academy museum of motion pictures is the first here on this scale, taking a global look at the history of the medium. 0riginally suggested 90 years ago and in development for eight years, at a projected cost of close to $400 million, the museum's had support from the likes of steven spielberg and tom hanks. film is made up of all kinds of other art forms. and so i think to understand it, you have to approach it in many different ways. so you have theatres where films can be seen in their original format, as they were meant to be seen. we have exhibition spaces on three different floors, and project spaces for new work

that actually takes cinema into the future. so the whole thing just flows together. covering six storeys and 300,000 square feet, the building's focal point will be a striking rooftop terrace. the building is still under construction, but the view — definitely ready to go. amazing. we're at the top now, on the dolby terrace and we're looking out over hollywood. in 1929, when douglas fairbanks and mary pickford were just starting the academy, they said it's already time for us to start thinking about a film museum. and here we are, 90 years later, it took awhile, but here we are at the top, looking over the hollywood that they saw. it's opening night, the first guests walk in, they have their experience and they leave — what do you hope they say to each other? the first is, i hope they understand and talk about film history. because i feel like it's disappearing a little from our memory. and now is the time to really save it,

to save the legacy of film forfuture generations. and maybe one of them that's here will be inspired to become a filmmaker of the future themselves. and if you're planning to come to los angeles, here's our list of things we think you should see and do. if you want something to get your pulse racing, universal studios hollywood has a movie—based theme park covering some of hollywood's biggest blockbusters. and for fans ofjurassic world, a new ride for the movie will be coming later this year. but don't forget, los angeles sits right on the coast. venice beach and santa monica pier are free to explore and a great way to experience california's more laid—back lifestyle. and finally, if you want to get away from the la buzz

and see some stars of a different kind, griffith 0bservatory claims to be southern california's gateway to the cosmos. either day or night, the views over la are well worth a walk up the hill, but get there early because it fills up very quick. still to come on the travel show: simon's back with your e—mails. this week, cutting the cost of luxury trains and seeing south america by bus. i'm looking for the smell museum. plus, it's carmen versus kumamoto. can she see the city's three highlights in less than 90 minutes? 0k, level 4 — smelly socks. eww! so, stick with us for that.

this week, i have advice on cut—price great rail journeys through canada. and the best day trips from dubrovnik. first, though, the railway line between the two biggest cities in greece has been transformed, with passengers between athens and thessaloniki set to experience faster, more comfortable journeys. until now, trains on this spectacular route have taken nearly six hours, but the journey should soon be two hours faster. brian 0'reilly is spending four days in the fine croatian city of dubrovnik. he asks: brian, to help you, i've called in some specialist advice. i think for your particular interests, iwould recommend visiting ston, on the peljesac peninsula. it's about an hour's drive

outside of dubrovnik, but it's also easily accessible by bus. the town is known for its seaside landscape, oysters and regional wines. the entire peninsula is known for having many hidden beaches but if you only have a day, i recommend checking out prapratno beach, less than 5km outside of ston. next, dinip bajaj from toronto in canada wants to take a great adventure in his home country. i too have been daunted by the prices of luxury tourist trains around the world but often you can find much cheaper, regular passenger trains which cover some of the same ground. canada's flagship train the canadian runs from your home city of toronto to vancouver, and the final stretch from jasper through british columbia duplicates part of the route

of the rocky mountaineer. but i recommend a side trip on the skeena train betweenjasper and prince rupert on the pacific coast. this train, which charges regular rather than luxury fares, threads through some extraordinary scenery on a line once known as the grand trunk pacific. next, peter cooper is planning a visit to the heart of south america. lucky man! puerto iguazu is the town on argentina's side of the miraculous iguacu falls. to reach the paraguayan capital asuncion, there's two possibilities. the first is to travel across to cuidad del este in paraguay. from here, you can board one of the frequent buses, taking as little as five hours. but if you have time to spare, i recommend you follow the river valley south—west through argentina

to the town of posadas, from which there's a bridge across to encarnacion in paraguay — another beautiful place to visit. from here, a bus along highway1 will take you to asuncion, and you'll have had a much more scenic and enlightening journey. finally, lucinda wright says... in this age of trying to reduce plastic, i have invested in a refillable drinking bottle. however, many of the european airports that i've visited recently don't seem to have any facility for refilling this once i'm through security. i also carry a refillable water bottle and i've never had any problem getting it refilled at catering outlets at uk airports. at north american airports, too, there's never a problem because of the abundance of water fountains. the only time i have had problems is in some foreign airports where there's a general distaste for tap water, and the practice is not known. but if you and i keep asking, maybe things will change. that's all for now, but keep sending me your travel problems and i'll do my best

to bring you the answers. for the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads to asia this year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams at 10 host cities around japan, in what is also a dry run for the olympic games in tokyo in 2020. some, though, will be worried about japan's reputation as a place that's tricky to get around if you don't speak the language. and it's a myth that i think is not always deserved. and to show you why, i'll be exploring six of the host cities against the clock. kumamoto lies in the middle of japan's southern island, kyushu. it's surrounded by a stunning landscape dotted with volcanoes and is popular with hikers in the summer months.

so, i've got 90 minutes — the time it takes to play a game of rugby plus 10 minutes for half—time — to see three of kumamoto‘s highlights. straight. and then... my friend ryuzo has been making a plan for me. so kumamoto is the third most populous city in kyushu, which is the southernmost island of japan. it is well—known for its castle in the city centre, which is beautiful. also the aso mountain on the east. and also, it suffered a great earthquake in 2016 and everything is being slowly rebuilt. so, how easy is it to get around? actually, kumamoto doesn't have a subway system. really? yeah. instead, it has a good old—fashioned tram running around the city, so you're gonna be getting on one of those for your challenges. kumamoto it not that big of a city — it's very easy to get around — so this might be the easiest challenge yet. so i've got 90 minutes on the clock, starting from now. look both ways. i'm starting out at the jewel in kumamoto‘s crown. ok, i have a man meeting me here at kumamoto castle. konnichiwa!

arigato. kumamoto castle was heavily damaged in the 2016 earthquake and is now closed to the public, but restoration is now under way and they have plans to reopen parts of it by the time the world cup arrives this autumn. how bad was the damage from 2016? it's such a beautiful castle, you can see from this side, but i can't believe how much damage there was.

as you can see from the other side, it's basically stripped back bare. this is one of the most famous castles injapan. it was built in the middle of the 15th century. its black, sloping walls were specifically designed to stop enemies from getting in. arigatou gozaimasu. doitashimashite. down there. thanks. bye! kumamoto‘s speciality is the ikinari dango you can find served in the street. it's a steamed bun full of sweet potato and bean paste. so this is ikinari dango. yes. which one's the most popular? actually, the purple one is very popular for women. ikinari dango itself is like a soul food for kumamoto people. and so, when you miss home, you're

gonna miss ikinari dango as well. it's nice and warm and very sweet. but also very sticky. you are welcome! my pleasure, thank you! ok, i'm now heading for the tram. geez. maybe it was over the bridge, yeah. 0h! wejust made it! so ryuzo said to get on the back. it's quite busy. arigatou gozaimasu. i'm looking for the smell museum. so apparently, i got on the wrong station and now, i got off at the wrong station because i was told it was only one stop! so let's get back on that tram! why didn't you tell me not to get off? oh, no, this is the... this is helpful — it's

written in english here. arigato. i'm a bit confused as to how i'm gonna cross the road. i need to get over there. i think they're waiting for the green man. 0k. you can cross the tram lines! i think it's in the basement. let me see what this sign says. disaster control centre. i think this is it. look, there's a sign with big noses. arigatou gozaimasu. 0k. next, a treat for your nose. you can find the museum of smell in a basement in a kumamoto department store. there are dozens of different aromas to try out, ranging from the really quite lovely to the deeply unpleasant. 0k, level four. smelly socks. 0h! ew! laughs.

something's really rank in here. i guess i should be worried because this one's in a metal canister. 0h! ugh. various faeces and bacteria smell of nature. hmm. you can even test your own smell with this little machine here. so 0—39 is very good. 40—199 is you're a bit on the nose. 290 is the benchmark for you smell like a public toilet. ok, i think i'm 90 today. i don't quite need to do my laundryjust yet, but it's getting dangerously close. stupid machine! and we're done! one hour and 15 minutes. bags of time to spare! i'm getting good at this! well, that's all for this week but coming up next week... christa scores points in riga as she delves into latvia's soviet past.

radio plays crackly old transmission. so make sure not to miss it. remember, you canjoin our adventures by following us on social media. but for now, from me, mike corey, and the rest of the travel show team here in beautiful california, it's goodbye. hello there. part one of the weekend was a little bit disappointing with regards to the cloud amounts for the north

and the west of the uk. the best of the sunshine was across eastern england, where it was pretty warm, a top temperature of 18 celsius. now, for sunday, it looks like it's going to be another chilly start, but i'm hopeful we should see more widespread sunshine across the country, so i think part two of the weekend is looking better for most of us. now, this is saturday's weather front. no more than a bit of broken cloud first thing on sunday, with some clear spells for the north and the west of it. most of the clear spells though will be across the midlands, southern, and eastern england. it will be quite chilly here to start this morning. same across the north—east of scotland, with again some mist and fog patches. some of which, again, could be quite dense in places. now, there will be off mist and fog patch across the south and south—east of england, but i think the main risk will be a bit further north for this morning, across the midlands and in towards the east and north—east of england. not to mention some of the fog could, like saturday morning, be problematic and cause

some travel issues. now, most of it should clear away, it could linger though close to the east coast. if it does, it will quite grey and cool through the day, but for many, it's a fine one with widespread sunshine, again, turning very mild after that cool start, with hghs of 1a or 15 degrees, so that's a few degrees down from what we've had the last couple of days. as we head on into sunday night, it looks like we'll import something a bit cooler and drier off the near continent, so it means it could be quite cold for a portion of england and perhaps into eastern wales, as can you see from the blue hue there. so don't be surprised early monday, if you see a bit more of a widespread frost here. further north and west, not quite as cold, so a little bit more breeze and cloud around. so for monday, again, it's a chilly start with some mist and fog, but that chilly start should tend to burn away. a weather front will bring some rain to the far north of scotland, becoming confined to the northern isles. the rest of the country, a glorious afternoon with widespread sunshine, light winds and temperatures 15 or 16 celsius, so still well above the seasonal average. high—pressure still in the driving seat as we head on into tuesday,

another weak weather front just pushing into the north—west corner of the country may introduce more cloud into the hebrides and the north and west mainland of scotland. but elsewhere, after a chhilly start with a little bit of mist and fog, it should be another glorious afternoon, with widespread sunshine, light winds and temperatures well above the seasonal average. in fact, a bit warmer on tuesday, could see 17 or 18 celsius. now, as we head deeper on into the week, it looks like it's going to stay fine with cool nights and sunny days. but there are signs of it cooling down as we end the week and head on into the weekend, it will turn a bit more unsettled as well.