in tig—rye threatened missile strikes on eritrea. armenia says it has uncovered a plot to stage a coup d'etat, involving several of the opposition leaders who were detained earlier this week. they organised demonstrations against the prime minister, following his decision to sign a controversial peace agreement with azerbaijan. supporters of us president—electjoe biden have gathered near the white house, to counter a rally by thousands of supporters of donald trump. mr trump's motorcade passed the demonstrators and did a circuit of freedom plaza, before carrying on to his golf club in sterling, virginia. the bbc understands borisjohnson is poised to announce that the government is bringing forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by a decade — from 2040 to 2030.

it is understood that new hybrid cars — those with electric motors as well as engines — won't be banned until 2035. here's our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, whose report was filmed prior to the current lockdown. cars have changed surprisingly little over the years. yes, the design and the performance have improved... ..but what happens under the bonnet hasn't. i can't believe it, racing at brooklands! engine roars listen to that! she sounds and she looks magnificent — but, remember, the basic principle of the internal combustion engine hasn't changed since this car was built 110 years ago and, remember, it relies on blowing up explosive gases. and we know that produces carbon dioxide and other pollutants. it really does accelerate fast! which is why the government

isn't saying get rid of cars... ..just the engines. this is the race version of jaguar‘s latest electric offering, proving the performance of electric vehicles, even at the top end, is at least the equal of petrol. most of the big car companies now have at least one electric vehicle in their range, but they say the 2030 target is very ambitious. we have been an industry built on petrol, diesel engines for over a century. shifting that, with all the embedded investment, to a brand—new technology in the space of what is a few years is an incredible challenge. there are lots of questions. will electric vehicles be affordable? will they have the range we need, and where will we charge them? we really do need more charge points on city streets and in towns to cater for the people who don't have off—street parking opportunities. they need to be around, where people can see them,

to give them confidence they are going to be able to charge their vehicles, and they also need to work. back at the museum, they're putting the cars away for the night. it now looks like, from 2030, our petrol and diesel cars will be on their way to being museum pieces, too. justin rowlatt, bbc news, brooklands museum. now on bbc news. 0n the 60th anniversary of his psychological thriller psycho, talking movies reviews the career of alfred hitchcock, widely regarded as one of the great masters of cinema. welcome to our special talking

movies tribute to the late great master of suspense, alfred hitchcock, who celebrated film psycho is marking its 60th anniversary this year. we'll be taking a look at some of his major works later in the programme but let us start with psycho which had its world premiere on june the 16th 1960. shot in black and white and no verbal description of psycho can convey its true visceral impact. it's the story of marion crane, real estate secretary played by janet lee who steals $40,000 tojoin her lover. en route, she stops off at the bates motel where she captures the attention of norman bates, played by anthony perkins. she ends up being slaughtered. the movie broke new ground. psycho is my first attempt at a shocker, in other words,

it its content, certain episodes that do shock. in some cases it could be called a horror film but it only comes to you to you after you have seen it when you get home. in the dark. in psycho, the audience is placed in the position of being a voyeur, then most of the scene is when she is attacked by a shadowy figure while she's in the shower. it is incredibly violent but the attackers knife barely ever penetrates her skin. the mark of a great horror films that it ruins a completely everyday activity for the rest of your life and jaws did that with going the beach and alfred hitchcock did that with the shower. it's stage so brilliantly because there's something about the quiet that is very eerie when she gets in there. the score goes silent for a bit and then he gives us time to give us the approach of a shadow before

the curtain is pulled aside. psycho was also disposing of its protagonist before the first hour the film, which was ground—breaking in films. she played the heroine in the movie and was the best known name in the picture. she doesn't last that the entire movie. so that was a very shocking and startling thing to do. of all of his films, psycho was ranked among those of the greatest legacy in the history of film—makers around the world. influenced every horror film and suspense film that came afterwards you can see the impact spreading around multiple genres. hitchcock's film broke ground in all kinds of weights. it was the first major american film to show him that the tree being flushed, it gave alfred hitchcock his biggest hit and it continues to bring in fresh and young audiences. it can justly make the claim

that it is one of the greatest horrorfilms ever made. some of hitchcock's most u nforg etta ble characters were women, from janet lee and psycho, to marty and the birds, but in recent times, he has been accused of sexual harassment onset and stereotyping women in his films. emma johnson's been investigating. hello? standout feature was the director had a reputation for liking blondes as his leading ladies. filming a black and white, meant blonde hair was more noticeable. the revelations have since spilt out of how he treated some of them, particularly headroom, who would accuse him of unwanted advances. he kept staring at me. standing often talking to people and carrying on a conversation and staring at me.

eventually, that becomes almost like stalking. and, it was a very uncomfortable situation. tippi hedren had to leave the shoot after being injured filming the final scenes of the birds in which case live birds are tied to her and some attributed to hitchcock getting revenge for rejecting him. looking at alfred hitchcock's films today, can we say that he was misogynist michelle i think he was a misogynist and i do not think that is a very huge claim to make because we live in that kind of society. and we understand why women wanted to be in his films, he watches films and the women are complicated, they're very immaculate, the cinematography is absolutely exquisite and the women have something to do. as a performer, you are literally front and centre, but if you look at the stories themselves, there are about punishing bad women.

pivotal scenes of this films viewed from today's psychology, are problematic. janet's shower scene conceptualizes the murder of a woman at her most naked and vulnerable. it seems that they start off immaculate and then gradually, they get torn apart. they get completely run down. starts off as very self—assured, she is going off after the guy in making the first move and she is very playful, and i think some of these qualities actually are the qualities that alfred hitchcock fancied himself. he almost created these women in his own image and a weight but as a boy he was punished quite badly at school, he ended up punishing the girls. preps to the of some, it created complex female characters but it does not always stand the test of time. the evil housekeeper from rebecca was recently updated in the 2020 netflix version by kristin scott thomas.

who gave a nuanced portrait of the disturbed woman that might not have the courage to hitchcock in 1940. 0ur way of telling stories in a way of seeing characters is perhaps changed a lot since then. far more able to talk about the psychology behind a character or the damage before it was ever discussed. but some actors were his lifelong friends, tallulah start of 1944's lifeboat, records on the good experiences with the director. believes final judgement should come down the lens of hitchcock's on period. i believe you made great films, they're beautiful. this is the way i want to see actresses, i cannot accuse what happened before. we also have to remember, when was hitchcock born? and which family? what was the culture and? you cannot accuse a man 100 years or 50 years after.

whether he simply stereotyped his female characters as a man of his time, he certainly had a more public platform than most to do it. but modern film criticism would find it hard to explore the maestro without considering the accusations of misogyny. 0ne actress knows a thing or two about alfred hitchcock and women, incredibly well known internationally, she also played hitchcock's wife and the 2012 biographical drama called hitchcock. i interviewed her at the time. it does seem that the role you played played a big role, is that right? absolutely. on many different levels. i think part of it was to be the great homemaker, but on top of that, they grew up in film together

and that was the nature of their relationship. it was all about loving what they were doing side by side. they learned about film—making. so, inevitably, as they progressed in his movies, their movies became more successful. of course, she was there for step of the way. you have to cut the six or seven frames after she blinks and she's supposed to be dead. he once endlessly said that actors should be treated like cattle. that is a simplification. of what i know, i understand what he meant. as an actor, when you're on the set of a structure around you, that is so beautifully organised, that is a great thing. and that's what he meant. all you have to do is be. i would've loved to of worked with alfred hitchcock now. now that i was young, but now, yes. what do you think? i think i'll never have a shower again.

it's getting there. 0ne defining aspect of alfred hitchcock pots plus an amount was his remarkable ability to create suspense by clever use of soundtrack, skilful camera editing and other means. in the history of cinema, he has been hugely influential and many leading directors have been inspired by him. but which of his films have had the most impact? during his career, alfred hitchcock was seen primarily as an entertainer and not a great artist. as time went by, his reputation was reclaimed by a generation of film—makers and critics who grew up on his work and were deeply influenced by his craft and creativity. to directors who made the hitchcock thriller red rock west in the last seduction, hitchcock perfected the art of suspense.

to me hitchcock means an innocent man's followers into a web of suspense and intrigue. those my favourite kind of movie. let me explain, you think you can explain that? rope is one of the obvious contenders of the pioneering the single take approach in which the whole film appears to been shot in one go. recent oscar winners bert mann in 1917 use the same tactic and one a claim for the technical prowess. another film that dramatically and of its time was vertigo, the psychological thriller about a private detector played byjimmy stewart becomes overly involved with the woman he is tracking. with that dreamlike narrative in pleat ending, vertical was a flop upon its initial release but was voted the best film of all time in the british film magazine in sight and sounds 2012 pole. audiences were not ready for its ambiguity and its deconstruction

of the male gaze. but it is often been imitated since. and in body double in phoenix. hitchcock is great for his willingness to push artistic boundaries, but he never lost the popular touch. in many ways, he invented the modern blockbuster in his innate understanding about what brings audiences pleasure is a big part of his genius. consider north by northwest, the 1959 blockbuster about an advertising executive played by cary grant was mistaken for a spy. the second highest grossing film of the year, a template for the james bond franchise which began three years later with doctor no and all of the spy movies. you have attractive people, and slightly risque banter. there is travel involved in the system of fun. hitchcock also revolutionised the horror genre with

the birds, but a small community that is terrorised by murderous birds. it is one of his bleakest works and that its villains, the birds themselves, have no motivation. purposely withheld any motivation behind the birds intent and it sets up a man versus animal movie like jaws of the slasher films of the 70s and 80s. hitchcock's fingerprints are all over contemporary film. it is fair to say but we call cinema today will of looked drastically different if alfred hitchcock never set his sights on us. alfred hitchcock is well known for his films like psycho, dial m for murder, vertigo and many more. pictures he made during his hollywood years. but before then, hitchcock was born in london in 1899, and built up a very substantial body of work in the uk. in thejoneses been looking back at alfred hitchcock's

early years in british cinema. before los angeles, there was london. his birthplace also provided his first filming locations when he started directing in the 1920s. what role did alfred hitchcock play in the early british film industry was shallow he started off creating titles for films, and the silent period, films are told through inter—titles and she worked on storyboards, he was assistant director. shrouded in fog but that was a suspense device for an early film, larger, a story fog from 1927, assignment from about a serial killer who murdered blonde girls. a couple of years later, he made black male, which is a movie that ends in a very famous chase. she is a working—class woman who ends up going on a date

with a man who attempts to rape her. she stabs him and a blackmailer spots that she committed this murder. one of the first of the great set pieces and it is a chase through the british museum. what is so clever about it is he uses something that causes the shifting process which enables you to combine real live action that you are shooting with other images that you previously shot by the positioning of a mirror. as his career progressed, he moved from east to west across london, to kensington and found himself within walking distance of another london landmark. the royal albert hall would provide the dramatic backdrop to the climax of 1934's the man who knew too much. it was about an attempted political assassination and was remade with the same

name in the 1950s, starring james stewart and doris day. the climate takes place in the royal albert hall. alfred hitchcock create something that will recognise. nothing amateur about hitchcock at all at that point, he is a great film—maker stop by from 1940, alfred hitchcock would become a part of hollywood mythology. but this bronze bust of him that stands in his old workplace, the gainsborough studio is now housing shows that he remains the 20th century giant british film. alfred hitchcock is thought of as a film—maker based either in the uk or are in los angeles, but he also fell under the spell of german cinema. as a young man in 1924, he went to berlin where he served as an apprenticeship which had an impact on his signature style. from berlin, comes this report.

television. this is alfred hitchcock on a television show and 1966, his partner smoke at the roundtable while he talks about a life behind the camera and broken german. 49 years, that's where he learned the ropes as he worked on the silent film the blackguard. his first movie, the director, took place in munich germany, the pleasure garden in 1925. i'm standing outside the studio not farfrom berlin, the first major film studio and many of the greatest names of work here. and after hitchcock would've picked up tips and tricks incite these gates and many of whom helped forge the cinematic style.

get the chance to look over the shoulder of many of his famous german film—maker. this cameraman invented, you could put your camera from the stand in your head and remove it and the moving camera, moving picture, it was a big innovation and he used it in all of his movies later on. by the 1945, after hitchcock became involved in a much lesser known supported film in germany. he was asked to work on a film called german concentration camp actual survey. was interesting was met by the documentary and he needed a more cinematic site to help out to avoid the film just being a collection of horrible images. unfortunately, the film was never finished and was shelved due to political reasons. so, i think alfred hitchcock plus plus relationship

with germany was very complicated but in his later years, he seemed a little bit more nostalgic about the germany in his past which wasn't really there any more. alfred hitchcock returned in 1966 to shoot parts of his spy thriller, torn curtain in berlin. with hollywood heavyweights paul newman and julie andrews. although hitchcock is thought of as an essential british film—maker who made a huge impact in the uk in hollywood, it is clear that his experiences in germany greatly influenced him as a film—maker. alfred hitchcock with the arrival of the airwaves of alfred hitchcock presents in 1955. it was an anthology of tales peddling mystery and suspense and it definitely expanded his fan base. by the 1950s, alfred hitchcock

was known as the master of suspense for his innovative thrillers that had tantalized audiences for decades. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. but it was this, that made hitchcock a household name. while the silver screen had been the gold standard for entertainment since the silent film era, the advent of television provided a new way to reach audiences and hitchcock pleaded to the hilt. they had to struggle to complete with television now people are getting entertainment in their homes, but know premier director had jumped in full force and the way that alfred hitchcock did. so, this is ground—breaking for him and allowed him to be the first and that, i think, had the greatest impact for him that showed that his shows are very unique and had a twist ending. the twist is evident one of the most popular episodes. 1960s man from the south,

starring steve mcqueen which a man bets his pinky finger they can light his later ten times in a row in exchange for a pricey convertible. the twist at the end is, well, we won't spoil it for you. good evening. well, hitchcock presents his brand had his branding all over it. the vast majority of the 260 episodes, he only directed 17 of them. robert stevenson was a frequent director on the show and various writers worked on the programme, typically adapting short stories. join harrison, his long—time collaborator was also produced on the series. and even film—maker the time. responsible for the hands—on work that made the show happen. hitchcock's back—seat role allowed him to do the programme at all,

says her, the involvement yet in his would've been nearly impossible to duplicate on a weekly show. hitchcock set an example that other creators followed and is another aspect of the shows legacy. you would, and talent to join the shows and would open up and left it for them and then we are seeing big starts doing television and that impact would alfred hitchcock represented, we are still seeing that today. will, that brings a special tribute to hitchcock addition of talking movies to a close. we hope you have enjoyed the programme. please remember you can reach us online you can find us on facebook and twitter. so, from me and the rest of the talking movies production team here in new york, london and berlin, it is goodbye.

hello. if you think this weekend has already delivered enough rain, well stand by — there is more to come. and along with heavy downpours during sunday, for some of us, it will be even windier particularly along the english channel coast and for the channel islands, and that's as this area of low pressure stays close by as around it spiralling will be these bands of rain or showers. so, it really is the case of rinse and repeat with the occasional blow—dry. and some of the rain will be heavy particularly across southern and western areas as we start the day. nowhere starting particularly cold but particularly wet

across south east england during the first part of the morning where some of the rain here could be torrential with a risk of flooding. now, a lot of the early rain will push on eastwards allowing many of us to brighten up for the afternoon with sunny spells, but with further showers. more persistent rain continuing in south—west scotland. and then through the afternoon, another spell of heavy rain runs along southern england accompanied by very squally winds as particularly along the english channel coast, 50—60 mph, maybe be a bit more in exposure and perhaps a bit more than that — maybe near 70 mph in the channel islands. it will be a cooler afternoon, there's a risk of coastal flooding in the south and west as these big waves and strong winds combine with high tide. and then as we go on through the night and into monday morning, still plenty of showers running down in towards the north—west in what will be a cooler start on monday. now, there is a very brief ridge of high pressure building in on monday, this little bump in the isobars. that promises something quieter for a short space of time before another weather from comes in from the west connected to yet another

area of low pressure. so, there will be some sunshine. some of us will stay dry on monday especially in the east but then we see the thicker cloud or rain spilling in towards wales, western england and northern ireland and then into south—west scotland and as monday comes to an end and the breeze will start to freshen once again. so, the next area of low pressure in no hurry to move away drawing out mild air ahead of it for a time bringing more rain across the uk but then as it does pull away later in the week, look what happens. behind it we drag in some much colder air from the north. so it may be drier by friday, but it is going to feel colder and there may be a frost to start the day. so, wet, windy at times, milderfor a time, but look at the temperature change as the week comes to an end.

this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: supporters ofjoe biden gather near the white house, to counter a rally by thousands of supporters of donald trump. growing conflict in ethiopia, with rocket attacks on two cities and reports of fighting across the eritrean border. egypt discovers a new ancient treasure trove including hundreds of mummified animals, birds and crocodiles — the biggest find this year. and is it game overfor anyone trying to get their hands on a newly—released xbox series x and sony play station 5 console. and sony play station 5 console?