little clouds. should i hit it? no, hit her! this week's streaming releases include four kids and it, an adaptation ofjacqueline wilson's 2012 novel, itself inspired by e nesbitt‘s classic 1902 novel, five children and it. this then gives wishes. but there is consequences. michael caine provides the voice of the magical creature who can provide one wish for a day and is discovered by the kids each wrestling with their own personal issues. matthew goode and paula patton are the single parents planning to make their two families one, to the horror of their respective children, while a villainous russell brand

chews the scenery, provided in eye catching fashion by ireland doubling as cornwall. well. that is extraordinary. you. you, don't move. brilliant. oh, and one of the rest of you, well better be getting back to the old mansion, do let me know if you need... anything. yes, that would go there, anything, anything. having apparently never been out of print since its first publication, the original novel has spawned several screen adaptations, including the much loved 905 bbc tv series and a somewhat underrated 2004 film adaptation, shot in the isle of man and featuring eddie izzard is the voice of it. this film of jacqueline wilson's update doesn't have the charm of those productions.

what it does have is a hint of the real world issues that wilson's books have always tackled, a great score and a likeably wrinkly sand fairy, to which kane lends deadpan vocal appeal. you also get to hear russell brand use the phrase ethnically insensitive erotic, and see him run around with his bottom on fire, which sums up the film. four kids and it is now available on sky cinema. at the other end of the spectrum, this week also sees the streaming release of the whalebone box, their latest fantastically inventive arthouse production from british maverick, andrew cotting. i asked him whether whalebone came from and he said it came from a washed up wail after the whale had been smashed up asa result of a storm. the box in question was made of the bones of a whale that washed up

on the isles of harris in the outer hebrides many years ago. the film follows two journeys, one in which geographer ian sinclair and photographer anonymous join andrew on a pilgrimage to take the box back to harris, on the other we venture into the dreams of eden cotting, artist and muse and daughter of andrew. there is nothing mainstream about andrew cottings films which are more like a cutup collage of sounds and vision, throwing together ideas and places and finding strange connections between them. ever since his breakthrough feature in the mid—90s, many of his films have involved an element of a journey or a quest, exploring the landscape of a virtual idea through the physical landscape of britain, with all its history and folklore and magic. there really is no one else making movies like these, although you can see the legacy of derekjarman in hiss work and find a kindred spirit in the home—made movies of cornish film—maker, markjenkin, who recently won a bafta. for bait.

like bait, the whalebone box isn't for everyone, but if you are looking for something genuinely creative, adventurous and inspiring, you will love it. it is available exclusively on the streaming service mubi. sounds really nice. that sounds gorgeous. keep going, keep going. # looking from the window above, it is like the story of love. # can you hear me? # came back only yesterday, and moving farther away. # once you near me. # all i needed was the love you gave. # all i needed for another day. # and all i ever knew, only you. also available to stream is military wives, the feel—good film from the full monty director, peter cattaneo, which had a brief but successful run in cinemas just before the current closures

and which has now been made available on all premium on demand platforms for a limited period. so... no no no, go ahead. thanks very much lisa, that's lovely. this reminds me of when my parents got divorced. they speak arabic. it's also worth checking out the perfect candidate, the latest film from haifaa al—mansour which is available through modern films and curzon home cinema. you may remember a few years ago, i raved about wadjda, the ground—breaking film from al—mansour about a young girl desperate to buy a bike, a taboo—breaking symbol of freedom. she speaks arabic. the perfect candidate finds al—mansour returning to saudi for another tale of female empowerment, this time focusing on a doctor who winds up running for local election in an attempt

to get the road in front of her hospital fixed. early on in the film, we see a male patient refusing to be treated by a female doctor, a hostility that's multiplied as maryam becomes a public figure. but despite the potentially tough subject matter, the perfect candidate is a joy to watch, not least because of the regular, vibrant bursts of live music which punctuate the drama, and because of the defiance of our central character, who definitely gets my vote. she speaks arabic.

it's worth noting, too, that if you stream the perfect candidate through the modern films website, you can donate a percentage of the profits to your choice of one of several independent cinemas. but if streaming isn't your bag and you prefer good, old—fashioned disc technology, then my dvd choice this week is a real treat. mr blanc, i know who you are. i read your profile in the new yorker — ifound it delightful. ijust buried my 85—year—old father, who committed suicide. why are you here? i'm here at the behest of a client. who?

i cannot say, but let me assure you this, my presence will be. ..ornamental. you will find me a respectful, quiet, passive observer...of the truth. rian johnson earned an original screenplay nomination for knives out, a deliciously twisty satirical thriller that puts a new spin on old agatha christie riffs. daniel craig is the gentleman detective with an outrageous southern accent, investigating the death of a famous crime writer whose family are now fighting over his inheritance. a star—studded cast includes michael shannon, christopher plummer, ana de armas and jamie lee curtis, the latter of whom, in my opinion, also deserved an oscar nomination. no—one move until we figure this all out. what? can we ask why? has something changed 7 no. no, it hasn't changed, or no, we can't ask? mr stevens, you may continue. knives out is out on dvd now. it's also available to download.

that's it, thanks for watching, and i'll be back next week with more home viewing releases. you want to ask this guy some questions? all right, what is this, what's this arrangement? mr drysdale. csi kfc? he laughs sarcastically hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining me. warmer weather is on the way and normally most of us would be ecstatic at the thought of blue skies and pleasant weather conditions, but of course times are very different at the moment. this warmer weather is expected to last well into next week and quite possibly beyond. let's see what is happening right now, friday into saturday, we start to see some warmth reaching the british isles, the wind direction changes, we start to see it blow in from the south

around this area of low pressure so ahead of this low pressure on saturday, and also high—pressure is quite close to us so that means sunshine in the forecast well. here is the morning picture, you can see plenty of fine weather across much of the country there, basically the further west and north you are, the closer you are to the low that is responsible for sending those southerly winds and also more cloudy, perhaps a few spots of rain. the warmest, driest and sunniest of the weather towards the east, around is the weather towards the east, around 15 or 16 degrees on saturday. saturday night into sunday, we start to see that low pressure edging a little bit closer, that also means that the current of warm air that is carrying just ahead of the weather front is also coming closer. that means that the temperatures start to climb widely across england and also scotland. it does look as though out towards the west, the wins will be a bit stronger, it will also be a bit cooler, for example 1a degrees in

belfast and a chance of a few spots of rain. a change occurs then, at least temporarily, as we head into monday, a weather front moves through and allows some fresh air atla ntic through and allows some fresh air atlantic air to encroach, so that it does mean that once the weather front does mean that once the weather fro nt m oves does mean that once the weather front moves through, we lose those higher temperatures and they go back down to around the mid teens, so plenty of sunshine around and i think monday is going to feel a little bit fresher compared to that 20 degrees that some of us will experience the day before. tuesday's weather forecast, that cold front is well out of the way, and the same pattern happens again, we see a low pressure approaching and once again, that's low pressure is sending a current of warm air in our direction and these are southerly winds that come straight out of the azores and again temperatures are expected to rise. the north—west of the country is going to be closer to the weather front, cooler, windier, cloudier,

for stornoway and belfast too, still 90 degrees expected in london on tuesday. mid week, high pressure close by here, fine sunny weather, but also low pressure edges closer so but also low pressure edges closer so sending those warm southerly winds in our direction. wednesday could actually be the warmest day of the next view, temperatures could exceed 20 celsius across parts of the uk, you can see hardly a cloud in the sky, across parts of scotland, fine weather, cooler hear out towards the west and belfast is about 30 celsius. let us see what happens be on wednesday, the temperatures in the south for example are still hovering around the high teens and fairly decent weather across other parts of the country as well and the indications are that fine weather is expected to continue beyond that weekend as well. goodbye.

tonight at ten, there's a stern warning for the public to stay indoors this weekend to beat the coronavirus, as another 68a people die in the uk. among the dead, aimee o'rourke, one of two nurses today to lose their lives. this advice is not a request. it is an instruction. stay at home. protect lives. and then you will be doing your part. (pres) social distancing remains key to the government's strategy to beat the pandemic. also tonight.... so, here we are ready to start our ward round.