young girls in particular, that can look upon someone like hazel in the early 1930s making such an important contribution. 80 years after the battle of britain, hazel hill is finally getting the public recognition she deserved. if lockdown‘s been forcing you to work from home for the last few months you might be keen on a change of scene — so how would you fancy working remotely from barbados? new proposals are being considered by the caribbean island which would introduce a 12—month "welcome stamp" — allowing people to work there for one year at a time. the government there hopes the plan will help mitigate some the damage the virus has done to barbados‘s tourism industry. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review, with anna smith.

hello and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's releases. first up, spaceship earth, a fascinating documentary about eight people who lockdown for two years for a science experiment. as i am ready to enter, i take my last breath of this atmosphere in two years. we were pioneers. we were the first biospherians. how can you prepare yourself for a journey into the unknown? the biosphere two is a collection

of huge geodesic domes built the biosphere 2 is a collection of huge geodesic domes built in the arizona desert, home to an entire ecological system, including rainforest and an ocean. we called it biosphere 2 because biosphere1 is the earth. in 1991, the eight biospherians went to live and work there. they reckoned we might all have to relocate to mars one day so they wanted to give it a dry run. under the glare of the press spotlight, the experiment suffered from controversy when the team added to the oxygen supply and allegedly brought in items from the outside world. i don't want to talk about it. the film—maker matt wolf is just interested in the positives of the story, and in the history of the group behind it. using current date interviews with the team alongside archive footage, he paints a picture of fiercely intelligent forward—thinking radicals. they formed in san francisco in the 1960s and they practised communal living but they were far from stereotypical hippies.

they built a ship themselves so they could travel the world and experience different ways of living, persuading rich philanthropists to front their projects. the future is here. wolf's documentary doesn't get deeply personal in its line of enquiry, but it certainly gets you thinking about sustainable community living in the threatened world. this topical watch is available on demand now. a lot of people don't know about organised crime in the south because it is not that organised. what's with the cones? i thought the randomness of it might throw off a cop. i guess that is smart. you might recognise the comic actor clark duke from hot tub time machine or the office, an american workplace. he has now turned director and his first film is a crime thriller called arkansas. are you going to sell as the gun or not? no, i am not. because in your line of work, guns are likely to get you killed as to protect you. what line of work is that?

rangering. based on the novel byjohn brandon, it also stars duke as a drugs runner called swin who is sent to arkansas to play sidekick to a gruff dealer called kyle. liam hemsworth is solid as the pragmatic kyle, while duke has quirky comic charm. in the tradition of directors likejon favreau, jake gives himself likejon favreau, duke gives himself a very attractive on—screen girlfriend, played by eden brolin, daughter ofjosh, though she is given a kind of kooky edge for this. would either of you boys like to call me sir? you can if you want. i won't think is corny. we are going to go to traffic drugs across state lines, sir. the appearance ofjohn malkovich adds gravitas and there is the appearance of vivica a fox, too. though, vince vaughan fared less well in a role that demands slightly

confusing flashbacks. am i going to die? most likely. the biggest problem with arkansas is its pacing. this long film often feels plodding, and following the novel's episodic structure only drags things out further. it is also very grim. violence is dispensed with a sense of gloomy inevitability, as the pair get in over their heads and try not to cross their mysterious, anonymous boss. but it is still a promising calling card for duke as a screenwriter. his monologues are engaging while clearly influenced by a certain quentin tarantino. say thank you. thank you. you're welcome. it is out on digital onjuly 13. shall we go, or? yeah. 0k. now to colombia for litigante, a drama about a lawyer who is trying to juggle a stressful court case with a young son and a dying mother. director franco lolli cast his own mother in the role,

along with his cousin, carolina sanin, in the lead role. both put in authentic performances as a loving but bickering pair, and vladimir duran adds a touch of levity and a glimmer of hope as the love interest. it is a slow burning but well observed character piece. litigante is out on curzon home cinema now.

also out on curzon home cinema is in her hands, the story case of brilliant young working—class pianist who is discovered playing piano at a train station by the director of the paris conservatoire. it is a neat idea, with a strong cast, including kristin scott thomas as a strict piano teacher.

jules benchetrit is charismatic in the lead role but i found it hard to shake the knowledge that he is an actor who has been trained to play the right notes rather than a truly gifted classical pianist, which is what the whole story hinges on. and the formula of the big contest that happens to clash with important family events feels very familiar indeed. if you want to watch one formulate musical drama with kristin scott thomas this week, i would actually make it military wives, out on dvd now. keep going, keep going! # looking from a window above. # like a story of love. go on. # can you hear me? # came back only yesterday. # i'm moving further away. # want you near me. # all i needed was

the love you gave. # all i needed another day. # and all i ever knew. # only you.# inspired by a true story, it features scott thomas on imperious form as an officers wife who clashes with the choir mistress played by sharon horgan. so... no, go ahead. 0k. thanks very much, lisa. the pair must resolve their differences in order to take the group of wives all the way from the military base to the royal albert hall. with no artistic pretensions, this film from full monty director peter cattaneo is a enjoyably predictable and hits all the right notes with crowd pleasing scenes of female bonding and sometimes harmonious singing. they sing out of tune, baby cries. finally, a blast from the past.

the 1986 comedy ferris bueller‘s day off is out on blu—ray now. 1961 ferrari, 250 gt california. less then 100 were made. my father spent three years restoring this car. it is his love, it is his passion. it's his fault he didn't lock the garage. matthew broderick stars as the precocious teen whose guides of school for a wild ride around chicago with his girlfriend and his best friend. this blends vicarious thrills with wise guy comedy and farcical episodes. it is hilariously dated in parts, and in other parts plain hilarious. an energetic slice of escapism from high school movie masterjohn hughes. thanks for watching the film review with me anna smith. stay safe and we will be back next week with more viewing treats.

if i was bleeding out of my eyes, you skies would make me go to school. this is so unfair. jeanie, please don't be upset with me, you have your health, be thankful. we end the week on a bright and sunny note for many of us. it has been gloomy and grey across parts of england and wales across the last few days. today, a lot more sunshine around, but a few heavy showers across north and east areas. these are the showers across bromley. high pressures builds in from the west, low— pressure pressures builds in from the west, low—pressure to the east is still generating further showers and downpours, pretty heavy ones, as we ran into the evening but eventually they will clear away, most places

turning dry overnight. if you showers pushing into the north west of scotland. with the nighter winds, a chilly night for this time of year, temperatures dipping into single figures for most places. into the weekend, high pressure dominating the scene so it will be dry for most of us and we will see plenty of sunshine. high pressure building from the south—west, you can see fewer isobars across the map so can see fewer isobars across the map so the winds will be lighter. a cool start on saturday, plenty of sunshine around, a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up here and there, just the chance of an isolated shower but most places will be dry. the risk of a shower across the north and west of scotland. it will create up to the low 20s further south, mid teens in the north. these weather fronts associated with low pressure are scraping into the north—west of the uk as we move through the day. it

sta rts uk as we move through the day. it starts dry and sunny for all areas, againa bit starts dry and sunny for all areas, again a bit of fair—weather cloud developing and the breeze will pick up developing and the breeze will pick up in northern ireland in western scotland, thickening cloud outbreaks here later in the day but for eastern scotland, england and wales, it should remain dry. warmer, too, temperatures closer to the mid 20s in one or two places. breezy and damp in the north—west corner, further south and east it will be dry to take us on into monday. much of next week looks largely settled, high pressure will be with us, many across southern areas, i think we will see the driest more settled area with the highest of the temperatures, always a bit more cloud for the chance of rain further north and west.

more revelations about two troubled hospitals at the centre of a baby deaths scandal in shropshire. hundreds more cases are now being investigated. in all, there are 1,500 allegations. 0ne mother who lost her baby says the truth must come out. it's so sad that so many people had to go through the loss of a baby, the loss of a mother, for something to be recognised. concerns about wider hospital services at the trust under investigation are now being raised by the health watchdog. also on the programme... as face coverings become mandatory in shops in scotland, borisjohnson hints that england could face similar measures.

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