close. good idea. everywhere else is close. obviously it's a problem if you got restaurants and pubs where you are queuing knee—deep. it will be slightly difficult but nevertheless, ijust think it's a great idea. i can't wait for pubs to open. what about you 7 where can't wait for pubs to open. what about you? where would you had first? the kids love going to an italian restaurant. we will head there as soon as they open. we just wa nt to there as soon as they open. we just want to see business, restaurants, pubs, etc starting again. we all wa nt to pubs, etc starting again. we all want to be able to have a meal out. we all want to, even if we can't be what we were before in the short term, to have some more of a sense of normality and be able to reclaim what has been part of our life for so what has been part of our life for so long. we are all missing those aspects of it. if that means closing off town centres and making the pedestrian only to ensure people can

go into the streets, so be it. let's do it. let's try to make things better. it summer after all. support oui’ better. it summer after all. support our local businesses. it's lovely to see you both. that's it for the papers this hour. next, it's the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's home cinema releases.

first up, little women. a beautifully crafted period drama from writer—director greta gerwig who gave us the wonderful lady bird. i believe we have some power over who we love. it isn't something thatjust happens to a person. i think poets might disagree. well, i'm not a poet, i'm just a woman. and as a woman, there's no way for me to make my own money. not enough to earn a living or to support my family. and if i had my own money, which i don't, that money would belong to my husband the moment we got married. and if we had children, they would be his, not mine. they would be his property. so don't sit there and tell me that marriage isn't an economic proposition, because it is. greta gerwig brings contemporary relevance to the classic novel set in the civil war, while preserving the spirit at its core. saoirse ronan isjo march, one of the four sisters. the film introduces us tojo as an adult who's living in new york

and struggling to make a living as a writer before it takes us back to her adolescent years when she's bickering and bonding with her siblings. emma watson plays the eldest, meg. eliza scanlon is piano—playing beth. florence pugh is the impetuous amy. laura dern is the mother, marnie. i will do the same, then. i hope you'll do a great deal better than me. gerwig's twist to fiddle with the timeline is bold. if you have not read the book, the structure can be confusing. the film jumps back and forth and it also takes us to amy's time in paris, with meryl streep as the withering aunt. current heart—throb timothy chalomet is cast as laurie and he perfectly captures the sincerity and spark the childhood friend. the film reveals some of the story's twists at the start and focuses on the characters. saoirse ronan's jo is complex and believable. she is funny and intelligent and full of practice

very about a world that expects her to marry rather than earn a living. -- full —— full of righteous fury. i'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for. i'm so sick of it. this little women is a feminist piece and a plea for neighbourly compassion which feels relevant in these times. it's available on digital now. this is a film school of sorts in which all the teachers are women — an academy of venus. many female film makers are sadly overlooked by film history, as shown in women make film, a new road movie through cinema. here is one of the most designed films ever made. a choir, painted sets, heightened colours, others, lovely cinematic likeness.

then... a comic visual and rhythmicjourney that should be a christmas classic. but wendy toye‘s british film is hardly talked about. a deep dive into the archives of female directors, written and directed by film critic mark cousins, and narrated by iconic actresses such as jane fonda and tilda swinton. the series breaks down the successful film—making components and illustrates it with examples from films made by women, not hitchcock or orson welles. how do you make a tracking shot magical? it's a smart way of making a simple point and it's hugely enjoyable. this is a0 chapters and 14 hours long, but it's worth it. you can find some of the films on the bfi player where woman makes film will be available from may 18, as well as on other streaming services and dvd.

now, for cassandro, the exotico! from french documentary maker marie losier. her fly—on—the—wall camera follows the eccentric somebody mexican wrestling beyond the ring and into the dressing room. —— flamboyant mexican wrestler. marie losier has a background in the art world and brings a painterly style to this film. the cross—dressing star squeezes into spandex costumes to put on a show, he gets to cover his scars in both the literal and emotional sense of the word. —— eager to cover his scars. i've been hurt and beat up because i was labelled gay or exotico. we learn about his broken bones and the many pins in his body. and witness and preparing for yet another operation.

still, our luchadora goes back into the wrestling ring. he tells of abuse, therapy and weeping into his giant teddy, this is a poignant film about a man who finds solace in an unlikely place. cassandro, the exotico! is on movie from monday. right now i'd like to bring you a different kind of story. in its own way, it'sjust as dramatic as anything you can write up. it has to do with a new power source. this power source is the atom. documentary maker vicki leslie takes on a very different subject in the atom, a love affair. everything to buy at lily cole, the film explores humankind's complex relationship with nuclear power. —— narrated by lily cole. from the start there was always ambiguity to it. always the idea of good radiation and better radiation. —— and bad radiation. people know that if the good fairy gives you a gift, you have to be very careful how

you use it. mixed with lively visuals and archive confidence, talking heads from all over the world explain the passion they had for or against nuclear power. the electricity was a useful by—product. advertising campaigns promise a rosy nuclear powered future until the news footage from chernobyl shows us differently. the love affair is just about held together by the narration a clip from old romantic movies. but the strength of the film lies in the widely varied interviewees, from bitter hippie to the mother for peace. —— bearded hippies. you felt very proud to be part of this thing that keeps the country's power going. it's on curzon home cinema now.

the orphanage is based on unpublished diaries and it tells the story of a young boy who's sent to live an institution in kabul, afghanistan in the late ‘805. in this evocative drama, qodratollah qadiri stars as a streetsmart teen who processes life by imagining scenes from bollywood films. director shahrbanoo sadat makes wonderful witty work of these tributes to bollywood, combining them with everyday details that bring the story to life. it's a moving watch and the second in sadat‘s planned five—part history of afghanistan. the orphanage is on movie now. finally, a film coming to dvd on monday.

bombshell stars charlize theron and nicole kidman. they are the fox news anchors who lifted the lid on the tv network's sexual—harassment scandal. —— as the fox news anchors. if roger finds that you came to us, he won'tjust fire you, he will bang us with a million—dollar lawsuit, he will attack you personally. these men care more about their reputations and they do money. roger won't stop. i know. colleagues who you admire will say publicly you are a superior, ambitious woman who is suing because her career stalled. let 'em. pacy, slick and funny, bombshell starts with a public spat between newscaster megyn kelly, played by theron, and donald trump. nicole kidman, who visibly altered her looks for the role, plays gretchen carlson, who plans to sue her boss, roger ailes, for sexual harassment. no fingerprints. it's gripping to watch to ambitious profession of speaking and the pre—metoo era, and i enjoyed it margot robbie

as an innocent new recruit. i don't wanna be on tv, i wanna be on fox. there are questions over the film's accuracy but it shines a light on workplace bullying and harassment in a way that will resonate for many, and it features some of hollywood's finest actresses in top form. it's like we're telling women, "go on, speak up for yourself, just know the entire network is with roger." bombshell is out on digital now and on dvd on monday. thank you for watching the film review with me, anna smith. stay safe and we'll be back next week with more home—viewing treats. no—one makes their own way. not really. least of all a woman. you'll need to marry well. but you are not married. that's because i'm rich. hello. temperatures are set to climb over the next few days, peaking around the middle of the week with highs of 26—27 degrees in the south. a lot of dry weather as well,

but the further north and west you are across the uk, the greater the chance of seeing some outbreaks of rain. that's certainly the case on sunday. this frontal system passing across the northern half of the country, but that front running up against this area of high pressure, which will be keeping things dry down to the south. and the squeeze between that high—pressure area and the frontal systems pushing in from the west will drive the air up from the south. an increasingly warm feel over the coming days. so for sunday, we see some rain across the northern half of the uk. parts of north wales, northern england, just the odd spot of drizzle, which will tend to peter out throughout the day, and the rain across northern ireland and scotland will tend to fizzle around lunchtime. but we're expecting more wet weather to return from the west into the late afternoon. further south, we'll see some spells of hazy sunshine, light winds here. more of a breeze the further north you are, and those temperatures, well, 17 degrees in aberdeen, 20, maybe 21 towards the southeast of england. just 9 degrees there in lowick, but shetland will spend much of the day under sunny skies.

now as we had through sunday night, we'll see these outbreaks of rain once again pushing across northern areas. further south, it stays predominantly dry with some clear spells, and certainly not a cold night. actually quite a mild one, 9—iid as we begin monday morning. and monday's weather set up is a similar one. high pressure to the south, frontal systems to the north. notice, though, there is a bit of a gap between these two frontal systems, so even across northern areas, there will be a fair amount of dry weather. we see these outbreaks of rain drifting away from mainland scotland and up across the northern isles. there is something a little bit drier, still with a fair amount of cloud. similar story for northern ireland, northern england, the odd spot of rain. further south, it's dry with some spells of sunshine and slightly warmer again. 23 degrees in london. as we go into tuesday, it's another fine, dry and largely sunny day for much of england and wales, but for northern ireland and scotland, again we see cloud. we see some splashes of rain at times, but not all the time. temperatures here, well, between about iii—18d, but further south and east you are, highs of 25—26.

we could touch 27 in the south on wednesday. by thursday, the increasing chance that we'll see rain spreading from the west and it'll start to turn a bit cooler.

this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. italy's prime minister admits coronavirus cases could rise, as the country is set to ease travel restrictions from earlyjune. translation: we are facing this risk and we must accept it, otherwise we will never be able to start again. the uk education secretary warns the longer england's schools are closed, the more children will miss out — as the government presses forward on plans to re—open them. barack obama delivers another scathing attack on the trump administration's handling of the pandemic. it's game on. germany's bundesliga becomes the first major european league to restart, playing to an empty stadium.