the former us president, barack obama, has told the bbc that america is more divided today than it was when he was elected 12 years ago. he said his successor donald trump was partly responsible — because he had actively fanned division for his political purpose. the british prime minister is self—isolating at ten downing street — after meeting an mp who later tested positive for covid—19. borisjohnson says he was notified by the national test and trace service but is not showing symptoms. in april he spent time in intensive care with the virus. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have become the first members of the royal family to attend germany's annual commemoration of victims of war and dictatorship. the ceremony in berlin marks germany's national day of

mourning. and in a speech at the german parliament, the prince said the bonds between the uk and germany would endure after brexit. our correspondent damien mcguinness has more. a day of remembering the victims of war, but also a reminder of the miracle of reconciliation between two countries who were once enemies. this is the first time that a member of the royal family has come for this commemoration. the meaning of this national day of mourning has evolved over the years. for the nazis, it was about glorifying war, but for modern germany, it's about pursuing peace and remembering all victims of oppression. a message echoed by the wreath of poppies laid here by prince charles. today's visit comes at a crucial time for the uk's relationship with its near neighbours. in a speech in the german parliament building, at times speaking in german, prince charles said that although the uk has chosen a future outside the european union, britain and germany will remain close. wir werden immer freunde, partner und verbundete sein. "we will always be friends, partners and allies," he said, and called on the two countries to reaffirm their bond for the years ahead. the parliament building

was damaged by the allies in the second world war, but it was later redesigned by a british architect, a fitting place to talk about how war can be replaced by friendship. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. now on bbc news, on the 60th anniversary of his psychological thriller psycho, talking movies reviews the career of alfred hitchcock — one of the great masters of cinema suspense. welcome to our talking movies tribute to alfred hitchcock who celebrated film psycho is

celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. we will be taking a look at hitchcock's later works earlier in the programme but let's start with psycho which had its world premiere right here in times square on june the 16th 1960. shot in black and white and made on the cheap, no thing can convey its true visceral impact. it is the story of marion crane, a real estate secretary played by janet lee who steals $40,000 to join her lover. at —— on route she stops off at the bates motel. norman bates is played by anthony perkins. she ends up being slaughtered. for hitchcock, the movie broken new ground. well, psycho is my first attempt at a shocker. in other words, psycho is my first attempt at a shocker. in otherwords, it psycho is my first attempt at a shocker. in other words, it has in its content certain episodes which do shock. in some sense it could be called a horror

film at the horror only comes to you after you've seen it, when you get home. in the dark. in the psycho, the most memorable scene in the film, marion crane is attacked by a shadowy figure while she is in the shower. it is incredibly violent but the attacker‘s knife barely ever penetrate her skin was not i always say that the mark of a good horrorfilm is it completely ruins and everyday activity for the rest of your life and charles did that with going to the beach and hitchcock did that with showers. the way the sequences staged is brilliant because it isa staged is brilliant because it is a sort of a lull, quiet which is very eerie when she in there, the score goes silent for a bit and there, the score goes silent fora bitand he there, the score goes silent for a bit and he gives us time to see the approach of the shadow before the curtain is pulled aside. psycho was also seen pulled aside. psycho was also seen as pulled aside. psycho was also seen as groundbreaking in that it exposed its protagonistjust 40 minutes into the film. that flew in the face of

conventional wisdom. at the time, janet lee was the heroine, played the heroine in the movie, was the best known name in the picture. she doesn't last through the entire movie so that was a very shocking and startling thing to do. of all hitchcock's films, psycho must rank among those with a great outlet greatest legacy and its influence on filmmakers around the world. legacy and its influence on filmmakers around the worldm influenced pretty much every horror and suspense film that came afterwards and you can see the impact of spreading out over multiple genres. hitchcock's film broke new ground in all kinds of ways was stopped was the first major american film to show a lavatory being flushed. it gave hitchcock his biggest hit and 60 years after its release, it continues to bring in fresh and young audiences. they can justly make the claim that it is one of the greatest horror films ever made. some of hitchcock's most unforgettable some of hitchcock's most u nforg etta ble characters were

women from janet lee in psycho to tippi hedren in the birds. yet in recent times, the director has been accused of sexual harassment onset and of a lazy stereotyping of women in his films. emma jones has been investigating. hello? there is one standout feature of hitchcock heroines, the director had a reputation for liking blonde as his leading lady. filming in black and white meant blonde hair was more noticeable. but revelations have since spilt out about how he treated some of them, particularly the star of them, particularly the star of them, particularly the star of the birds, tippi hedren, who would accuse him of unwanted advances? —— unwanted advances. he would always carry on with the conversation and staring at me. eventually, that becomes... almost like stalking and it was

a very uncomfortable situation. tippi hedren was injured and had to leave the shoot after spending five days filming the final scenes of the birds in which live birds were tied to her. some attributed as hitchcock's revenge for reject him. looking at alfred hitchcock's films today, and we say that he was a misogynist?” think hitchcock was a misogynist and i don't think thatis misogynist and i don't think that is a very huge claim to make because we live in that kind of society, i do understand wipe women wanted to be in his films, you watch hitchcock's films and the women are complicated, they are very immaculate, cinematography is absolutely exquisite and the women have something to do. as a performer, you're literally front and centre, but if you look at the stories themselves, they are about punishing bad women. pivotal scenes of his films viewed from today's psychology, a popular —— problematic was not gently‘s shower scene in psycho centralises the murder of a

woman at her most naked and vulnerable. it seems that alfred hitchcock's heroines, they start off immaculate and then gradually, they get torn apart, get completely rundown. to and in the birds starts off as very self—assured. she is going after the guy, she is the first move machine is very playful and i think some of these qualities actually were some of the qualities that hitchcock fancied in himself. he might have almost created these women in his own image, ina these women in his own image, in a way. but then as a boy, he was punished quite badly at school and then it ends up punishing the girls. perhaps the defence of some that he created complex female characters, doesn't always stand the test of time. the evil housekeeper from rebecca was recently updated in 2020 netflix version christian cot —— kristin scott thomas. welcome to mandalay. who gave a new portrait of a disturbed woman who might not have occurred to hitchcock in 1940. today, a way of telling stories

and our way of seeing characters has perhaps changed a lot since then. we are far more able to talk about the psychology behind a character 01’ psychology behind a character or the damage, before it wasn't discussed. however some actresses like ingmar bergman we re actresses like ingmar bergman were his lifelong friend. 0thers were his lifelong friend. others like tallulah bankhead, star of 1944's lifeboat, reported only good experience with the rector. this iranian director believes a final judgement should come down the lens of hitchcock's own period. i think hitchcock has made great films. actresses, they we re great films. actresses, they were great. they are beautiful. this is what i want to see actresses and we cannot accuse what happened before. i mean, we also have to remember, when was hitchcock born, in which family? what was the culture? you cannot accuse a man 100 yea rs you cannot accuse a man 100 years after, you cannot accuse a man 100 yea rs after, 50 you cannot accuse a man 100 years after, 50 years after. whether he simply is —— 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 maestro without considering the accusations of misogyny. 0ne actress who knows a thing 01’ 0ne actress who knows a thing or two about alfred hitchcock and women is dame helen mirren. although incredibly well known internationally, especially for her oscar—winning role in the film mcqueen, she also played hitchcock's wife in the 2012 biographical drama called hitchcock. —— the film the queen. it does seem that the character that you play, alma, hitchcock's wife, played a very big role in his career professionally, that's right, isn't it? that's right, absolutely full stop and income on very different levels was up i think part of it was to be the great homemaker but on top of that, they had grown 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've learned about filmmaking. so inevitably, as they progressed and his movies,

their movies, if you like, became more and more successful. 0f became more and more successful. of course she was there every step of the way. two you will have to change the six of seven films where she blinks after she was dead. what about the man who once said an actor should be treated like cattle ? actor should be treated like cattle? that is a simplification for what i know, i understand that he met. nash —— meant. as an actor, when you are on the set of a structure around you that is so beautifully organised, that's a great thing. and that's what he meant. then all you have to do is be. i would have loved to have worked with hitchcock now, not when i was young, but now, yes. what do you think? may i think i'll never have a shower again... it's getting there. 0ne defining aspect of our trip

—— alfred hitchcock's cinema is his remarkable ability to create suspense by clever use ofa sian create suspense by clever use of a sian —— soundtrack, skilful camerawork, editing and by other means. in the history of cinema, he has been hugely influential. and many leading directors have been inspired by him. which of his films has had the most impact? no cattell reports. 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 critics who were deeply influenced by his craft and creativity. to directors like john dole who made the hitchcock ian thrillers read rock west and the last adduction, hitchcock perfected the art of suspense. it means the art of suspense. it means the man stumbled into a world of suspense and sit —— entry, that was my favourite kind of movie. bell explained? you

think you can explain that? 1948's rope is one of the obvious contenders was it painted the single take approach in which the whole film appears to have been shot in one go. recent 0scar film appears to have been shot in one go. recent oscar winners bird man and 1917 used the same tactic and won acclaim for their technical prowess. another film that was dramatically ahead of its time was vertigo, hitchcock's 19 38 -- 1948 was vertigo, hitchcock's 19 38 —— 1948 thriller of a man who becomes overly involved of a woman he is tracking. with its bleak ending, vertigo was a flop on its original release but was voted best film in 2012 hole. audiences weren't ready for its ambiguity and deconstruction of the male gaze but it has been often imitated sense, most knob —— notably in body double and phoenix.

hitchcock is greatly admired for pushing artistic foundries but never lost the popular touch. in many ways, he invented the modern blockbuster in his unique —— ornate understanding of what brings the audience pleasure is considered his genius. consider north by northwest, about an advertising executive played ca ry advertising executive played cary grant who is mistaken for a spy. the second highest grossing movie of that year, it is also a template for the james bond franchise which began three years later with dr no and all of the spy movies that would follow. you have attractive people, you have romantics, slightly risque banter, there is a travel involved in this is done with a sense of fun. hitchcock also revolutionised the horror genre with the birds, about a small california community that is terrorised by murderous birds. it was like one of hitchcock's lea k test it was like one of hitchcock's leak test works in that its villain, the birds themselves,

have no motivation. the director purposefully withheld any understanding of the birds' murderous intent and sets the stage for a man versus animal movie like jaws as well as the slasher films of the 70s and 805. hitchcock's 5lasher films of the 705 and 805. hitchcock's fingertip5 are all over contemporary film. it i5 all over contemporary film. it is fair all over contemporary film. it i5 fairto all over contemporary film. it is fair to say that what we call cinema today would look drastically different if hitchcock had never set his 5ight5 hitchcock had never set his sights on us. alfred hitchcock i5 alfred hitchcock is well known for his films like psycho, dial in for better, rear window, vertigo and it is he made during his hollywood year5 vertigo and it is he made during his hollywood years but then, hitchcock who was born in london in 1899, built up a very substantial body of work in the uk. we have been looking back at his early years in british cinema. before lo5 at his early years in british cinema. before los angeles, there was london. hitchcock's birthplace, also provided his first filming locations when he 5ta rted first filming locations when he 5tarted directing in the 19205.

so, what role did alfred hitchcock play in the early british film industry? he 5ta rted off british film industry? he started off creating titles for films in the silent period, they were told through into titles and he worked on those. he worked on storyboards, wa5 a55istant he worked on storyboards, wa5 assistant director. hitchcock's london was 5hrouded assistant director. hitchcock's london was shrouded in fog from pollution but that was a suspense device for an early film, the lodge, the story of the london fog from 1927. a silent drama about a serial killer who matter5 blonde girls. a couple of years later, alfred hitchcock made blackmail, this is a film which end5 blackmail, this is a film which ends with a very famous cha5e and a number london landmark, the british museum. the story revolves around a young woman who is a working—class woman who is a working—class woman who end5 who is a working—class woman who ends up going on a date with a man who attempts to rape her. she 5tab5 him and a blackmailer 5pots her. she 5tab5 him and a blackmailer spots that she has committed this matter. hitchcock has the first of the

great set pieces and it is a cha5e through the british museum. what is so clever about it is he used something called the shift in process which enabled you to do was to combine real live action that you are shooting with other images you had previously shot by the clever positioning of a mirror. as hitchcock's career progressed, he moved from east to west across the london to kensington and found himself within walking distance of a number london landmark, the royal albert hall will provide the dramatic backdrop brought 1934's the man who knew too much. the film starred leslie banks and edna best and it was about an attempted political assassination. it was remade with the same name in the 19505 starring james stewart and doris day. in the climax of both versions of the film, they ta ke both versions of the film, they take place in the royal albert hall. hitchcock create

something that as many people as possible watching the film will recognise. there is nothing amateurish about hitchcock at all at that point. these are great bits of filmmaking. by 1940, hitchcock will become part of the hollywood mythology. but this bronze bust of him that stands in his old workplace, london's gainsborough studios, now housing, perhaps shows that he remains the 20th—century giant of which is film. hitchcock is generally thought of as a filmmaker based either in the uk or los angeles. but he also fell under the spell of german cinema. a5 fell under the spell of german cinema. as a young man in 1924, he went to berlin where he served a sort of apprenticeship which had a big impact on his signature style. from berlin, we report. in amman, the architect, to sell television. this is alfred hitchcock on a german talk show in 1966. while his conversation partners

smoked around a table, hitchcock talked about their life behind the camera. in broken german. 49 years prior, germany is where hitchcock learned the ropes as he worked on the silent film, the black guard. hitchcock was a screenwriter, director of the time. his first movie, his official director was took place in munich, it was called the pleasure garden in 1925.” am standing outside the entrance to studio not far from berlin. it is the world's old est berlin. it is the world's oldest major film studio. many of cinema's greatest names have worked him from marlene dietrich to greta garbo. hitchcock would have picked up tips and trips from the german masters insiders gates, many of which helps to forge his cinematic style. he had a chance to look over the shoulders of all of those german filmmakers like it's laying and the cameraman, carl from. he invented the chain

camera. you can put your camera from the standard into your hand, remove it and a moving camera, moving pictures. that was a big innovation and of course, he used it in all his movies later on. but in 1945, hitchcock became involved in a much lesser known that is government supported film shot in germany. he was asked to help out on a documentary called german concentration camps, factual survey. his friend sidney bernstein was the man behind the documentary and he needed a more cinematic ire to help out to avoid the film with just being a collection of horrible images. unfortunately, the film wasn't finished at the time and was shelved due to political reasons. so i think hitchcock's relationship to germany was quite complicated but in his later years, he seemed a little bit more nostalgic i think about the germany experienced in his past which wasn't there anymore.

hitchcock returned in 1966 to shoot parts of his spy thriller torn curtain in berlin, with hollywood heavyweights paul newman and julie andrews. while he is thought of as a quintessential british filmmaker who made a huge impact in the uk and hollywood, it is clear that his experiences in germany greatly influenced him as a filmmaker. alfred hitchcock of course made his name as a filmmaker but it was television which transformed him into a pop icon of sorts with the arrival on the airwaves of alfred hitchcock presents in 1955. it was an anthology of crime tales peddling mystery and suspense, and it definitely expanded his fan base as we report. by the 19505, alfred hitchcock was known as the master of suspense for his innovative fillers which tantalised 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 error, the advent of television provided a new way to reach audiences, and hitchcock played it to the hilt. during the early 1950s, hollywood had to start to compete with television because now people were getting entertainment in their homes. but no premier director had yet jumped in full force the way that alfred hitchcock dead. this was groundbreaking for him, it allowed him to be the kind of first. and i think that polly had the greatest impact that his shows were very unique. they have a twist ending. the twist is evident in one of the most popular episodes, 1960's man from the south, starring steve mcqueen, in which a man that's his pinky finger that he can light his lighter 10 times in a row in exchange for a pricey convertible. my car reside

outside. the end is... well, we won't spoil it for you. good evening. while hitchcock presents had hitchcock's branding all over it, the twist is hitchcock didn't write or direct the vast majority of the shows 268 episodes. in fact, he directed just 17 of them. robert stevens was a frequent director on the show and various riders worked on the program, typically adapting short stories. jonah harrison, hitchcock's long—time collaborator was also a producer on the series and was a trailblazing e—mail four at the time. she was responsible for the hands—on work that made the show happen. hitchcock's backseat role was what allowed him to do the program at all, the intense involvement he had with his films would have been nearly impossible to duplicate ona nearly impossible to duplicate on a weekly show. hitchcock set an example that other creatives later followed and there is

another aspect of the show‘s legacy. he would call on talent from the movies to be in his shows and it opened up new avenues for them. so today, we see big stars doing television. soi see big stars doing television. so i think that impact from what alfred hitchcock presents represented is, we see that today. carlos! well, that brings a special tribute to hitchcock edition of talking movies to a close. we hope you have injoy movies to a close. we hope you have in joy the movies to a close. we hope you have injoy the program. please remember, you can always reach us remember, you can always reach us online at the website and find us on facebook and twitter. from me, tom brook, and the rest of the talking movies production team here in new york, london and berlin, it's goodbye.

hello. that was quite the weekend of weather, and to start the new week we find ourselves in between weather systems. so, actually, for a time there will be something drier and brighter. only for a time, another the weather system is coming in with more rain. here it is, that's the one that brought us the wet and windy weather over the weekend, but here is the next one. and in fact we'll start the day with a few outbreaks of rain from monday morning, for, particularly, parts of scotland and northern england. and that's going to fade away. it's a cooler start to the day than we have had recently. and by lunch time much of the uk will be dry, there will be some breaks in the cloud allowing some sunny spells to come through, but remember that next weather system gradually increasing the cloud through northern ireland, wales, and the western parts of england. we will get some rain moving in during the afternoon. also reaching into words

the southwest scotland. eastern areas will stay dry for daylight hours, anyway. it will begin to turn a bit milder again with the arrival of the rain, but through the evening and night we will reach under those areas that have stated try during the day and gets stuck across northwest scotland for tuesday into wednesday where it is looking very wet here. maybe up to 150 mm in the hills, so there could be some flooding. mild overnight, and into tuesday so there's the weather system sticking around northwest scotland on tuesday. the rest of us are in this flow of very mild air coming in from the southwest. but there will be a lot of cloud around. it will be quite windy. you may see a bit of patchy light rain and drizzle. particularly to western hills, but remember, the heavy and persistent rain coming in towards northwest scotland. if you see some hazy sunshine you may well. in northeast scotland, parts of northeast england with that wind direction, your temperature could be around 17 celsius. still raining on wednesday, northwest scotland and not just here. rain spreads east right across the uk. cold airfollowing on behind, still very mild across the east and southeast of england. the rain still coming

with gusty winds. the rain eventually ends in northwest scotland. very wet on thursday in shetland. and then as we go from thursday, then still into friday, and a brisk north northwesterly wind and will be colder air moving south across the uk. some sunshine on thursday, and bands of showers moving south as well. so some rain at times this week. so, it will be quite windy. very mild for a time, but colder briefly later.

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