tv The Travel Show BBC News December 6, 2020 1:30pm-2:01pm GMT
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hello. this is bbc news with ben brown. spells of around with limited spells of sunshine. that area of low pressure the headlines: the uk's chief negotiator returns over the north sea drifts westwards to brussels to resume brexit talks, into the northern part of the uk. with time running out more isobars on the chart, a windy to reach an agreement. day for many of us, particularly the we will see what happens in negotiations today northern part of the uk. outbreaks and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon. of rain, some of it heavy across the hills, sleaziness in northern donald trump holds his first rally since losing the us levels. —— sleet in northern levels. presidential election, urging crowds in georgia to vote republican in crucial maybe the best sunshine will be senate run—off elections. gci’oss maybe the best sunshine will be across the south and south—east of the voters of georgia will determine which party runs every committee, the country. four or 7 degrees. writes every piece of legislation, controls every single taxpayer dollar. turning dry as we head into wednesday and thursday. grey and cold. hints of it by the end of the week, a low pressure system moving off the atlantic could produce wetter weather. also, something a little less cold as well. that is 00:00:46,676 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 all from me, see you later. peter alliss, the former golfer and bbc commentator, has died. the bbc‘s director—general says no—one told the story of golf quite like him. hospitals across the uk are getting ready to accept delivery of the coronavirus vaccine, with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday.
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and coronavirus stops play, as positive tests in england's hotel mean the one—day series in south africa will face further delays. now on bbc news, the travel show. hello. coming up on this week's travel show, from the heart of hollywood to the shipwreck capital of the world. that was quite literally breathtaking. and from the streets of cuba... beautiful car, beautiful. can we go for a drive? ..to the canadian wilderness. keep pushing! so sit back and enjoy some of our favourite adventures in north america.
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hello, and welcome to the programme. well, with all this good news about possible vaccines, getting so excited that at some point next year, we will be able to return to what we do best but in the meantime, here we are, still grounded in london so this week we're going to a look at the vast diverse continent of north america, starting with a touch of glamour, the time we sent mike to drop in on hollywood. building work is well under way for a new museum set to open later this year from the team behind the oscars — the academy. as the building takes shape, they have been busy gathering objects for exhibits to tell the story of the art and also the science of the movies. from old cinerama cameras to ruby slippers and shirley temple's shoes. so this is definitely a head from alien, but i see a strap underneath too?
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that's right — so this is a headpiece that would have been worn by, we think the stunt person from the film, the design came from hr giger, the swiss surrealist artist. what's interesting actually is the actors in the film kept asking to see what the alien would look like, and he wouldn't show them. so the reaction that you see on film is their real reaction to seeing him for the first time. well, it's terrifying. it is a little terrifying. all these objects are very cool, but what's the value in keeping it to show people? i think it's really important. from its very beginnings to today, a lot of filmmakers now talk about how they are using the same magic just with different tools. that sense of history is important to filmmakers and is important to us, and we want to share
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that with the public. so basically this is the 19th century moving picture entertainment industry. so there are about 850 photographs in here that work in a rotary system, you hand crank the film, and inside you would see the motion picture move. first suggested 90 years ago and in development for eight years, at a projected cost of close to $400 million, the museum has had support from the likes of steven spielberg and tom hanks. film is made up of all kinds of other art forms. and so i think to understand it, you have to approach it in many different ways. so we have theatres where films can be seen in their original format, as they were meant to be seen. we have exhibition spaces on three different floors, and project spaces for new work that actually takes cinema into the future. so the whole thing just flows together.
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covering six storeys and 300,000 square feet, the building's focal point will be a striking rooftop terrace. the building is still under construction, but the view — definitely ready to go. amazing, we are at the top now, on the dolby terrace, and we are looking out over hollywood. it is opening night, the first guests walk in, they have their experience and they leave — what do you hope they say to each other? the first is, i hope they understand and talk about film history. i feel like it is disappearing a little from our memory. and now is the time to really save it, to save the legacy of film forfuture generations. and maybe one of them that is here will be inspired to become a filmmaker of the future themselves. that's when we left a couple of years ago and now, thanks to the power of the internet, i'm going to speak to bill kramer from the academy museum to find out
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how they are getting on. hey, krista, it going? telus about having some changes since we visited tell us about having some changes since we visited you a couple of years ago. the building is complete and there is about 70—80 leadtime. one of the last things we will be doing soon when we are ready to open is putting the art projects into the exhibitions, close to being complete. what do you hope those people who walk through the door take away with them? we want everyone to see themselves reflected in the exhibitions. we want people to have a deeper and more compassionate understanding of film, film history and how they can and should engage with the artistic medium. we want people to see that this is an art form, and industry for them and we want to show people how diverse and inclusive the industry
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is and we also want to lean into a lot of things we haven't done yet. we want to be extremely transparent about past oppressive behaviour, why the industry has not treated certain groups fairly. we want people to lean into that to understand them and understand we are building in the future together and the only way to do that is not a race but to address. we can't have a conversation in 2020 and not mention covid—i9. telus about the effect of the pandemic the museum? we were hoping to open in december this year but museums in la have not been up until march and they are still not open right now and so the last spring, we proactively moved our opening date to late april of 2021 and putting all of the particles and procedures in place that we need to open, to allow us to open, if the pandemic is still state that it's in right now.
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i'd better let you get back to it, it sounds like you are very busy. thank you so much for your time. thank you, great speaking to you. doesn't that sound brilliant and i for one can't wait to get over there and see for myself. in the meantime, we are heading all the way back to 2015, which was a watershed year in diplomatic relations between cuba and the united states. the us embassy in havana reopened and more americans were allowed in to visit the island so we thought it was a great time to send rajan along. and if you're planning to come to los angeles, here is our list of things we think you should see and do. if you want something to get your pulse racing, universal studios hollywood has
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a movie—based theme park classic cars like this were left behind when the rich american playboys left town after the revolution. now, it looks like they're on their way back. because relations have thawed between the two countries. but right now, driving around havana in vintage cars is a hit among those tourists who're already here. you're restoring this 1958, lovely bel air car. can i help? ok, come on! sit down. 0k. in this moment, we're checking the window. 0k. is it turning? at this moment? open. 0k. perfect.
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it's incredible, actually going inside these old cars. beautiful, aren't they? julio was a taxi driver five years ago, with his beloved 1955 chevrolet bel air. now he's taken advantage of government reforms and is a partner in a business that restores and hires out classic vehicles to tourists. this is such a rewarding thing to do. i haven't started painting it. tourists will be important for us, this business particularly. the business brain behind the company isjulio‘s wife, nidialys. for us, it's very important when we finish the restoration to get money. you get money? we kuve much better. we can't travel. we live like capitalists, but we work a lot, but we live better too.
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there's only three of these in cuba. only three in the whole of cuba! yes, yes, yes. in a country where even a brain surgeon can earn only $30 a month, running a private enterprise like this can be relatively lucrative. it was nidialys who quickly saw the appeal of vintage chevrolets to foreigners. beautiful! can we go for a drive? nidialys wasn't always a fan of these vintage vehicles. now she has names for all of them, including herfavourite — lola. at the beginning i didn't like to drive, but now i love to drive. it's very easy, and it's not very common to see a woman driving this kind of cars. driving this kind of car. do stick around because still to come on the travel show...
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..ice canoeing in canada. and we have a whale of a time in the seas around new york. that's nice! good shot. that's what you want. so don't go away. one of the reasons we feel so lucky to work on the travel show is that you get to witness some pretty incredible things, and this next one definitely ticks that box. new york is a special place for many reasons, but when jo whalley went there in 2017, it wasn't the bright lights of manhattan she was looking for. speeding through the bay gives you a great view of the city's skyline. but i'm interested in what is under the water — whales. in the past five years there's been a surge
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in the number seen near the city. it's thought they've come here because the water quality has improved, which means there is more bait. but catching a glimpse of one can be tricky. seven different species have been spotted in these waters around new york, including the enormous blue whale. they say that today we are most likely to see a humpback whale — fingers crossed. this is the exact spot we left the whale yesterday... artie‘s part of a network of whale trackers. what is really nuts is that manhattan has how many millions of people, and like, i talk to people all the time, they don't even know that there are humpback whales, like, literally, 16 miles from the empire state building. artie has taken some truly amazing photos, that show just how close the whales come to the city.
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and what's your top tip for taking a photo of a whale? you've just got to be ready. always have that camera up, and just have the settings right, have everything perfect, so you gotta, you're like this the whole time. i really want to see one... aw, you're gonna see a whale! it's going to be great, i'm excited for you. we are scouring the horizon for a puff of water called a whale blow. it is a rough, windy day, so it's hard to tell whether what i'm seeing is a whale orjust the break of a wave. but then... people are pointing that way? yeah, wow! there he is, ok, right over there. catching a glimpse of a whale is so exciting.
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that's two! there's two! get that tail, get that tail! love it! this really is incredible, but it is so tricky to get a shot of the whale. the tail comes up forjust a few seconds, and then a moment later they are about 200 metres away. yeah, that's the shot. that's what you want. and that's the money shot. now for something completely different — a uniquely canadian experience on the semi—frozen rivers of quebec. brandy yanchyk shows us a sport that has you racing over
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as well as around great chunks of ice. i've come down to the banks of the riverfor a lesson. ready to try it? we will practice the transition. what is your best leg, the left or the right? i would say my right. your right, so you will be on this side with your left leg inside the boat, and the scootering, and your right one. have a position... pushing the canoe over the ice is called scootering, and amboise makes the transition look simple. i'm going to prove otherwise. yeah, pushing up the boat... stop, stop, stop. we start from the ice then in the water, have a seat right there. have a seat? yes! you will feel something like this... keep rowing. 0k. you're doing good. on top of the scootering, amboise also tells me i'll have to watch out for big chunks of ice slamming into my oars.
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keep rowing, keep rowing! then unclip it, quickly. yeah! that is the kind of surprise the saint lawrence would give you. you 0k? yes. laughter. we're using specialised equipment, and the ice is thick... yeah! keep pushing. ..but i can't shake the fear that we're going to smash right through the ice into the river. stop, stop, stop. so how do you feel right now? i need to sit down! ok amboise, i have to ask you, because as soon as we hit the ice, my adrenaline just shot up and i really got scared. yeah! so, are you sure this is safe? yes, absolutely. why? because the more bumpy it is, the more the ice is thick, the more it is solid. so what happens now? instead of scootering, we start rowing right there. wow.
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ok, let's try this. it's not that scary now! i don't want to go in that freezing water — that would be terrifying. but now it feels... it feels good. rowing between the icy banks of the river is beautiful. as soon as we hit a section of ice, we have to jump out for scootering. scootering back! even with spiked shoes to grip the ice, this isn't easy. matching the rhythm of the rest of the team feels impossible. but the more we jump between the boat and the ice, the more i relax and actually start to enjoy this icy wonderland.
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to finish up this week, a little slice of paradise — the waters around the stunning island of bermuda. to finish up this week, a little slice of paradise — the waters around the stunning island of bermuda. today, they're very peaceful but back in the day sailors feared this place and it is sometimes referred to as the world capital of shipwrecks. back in 2017 we sent ade along to find out why. seeing these relics is incredible, but it's just a glimpse of what lies on the ocean bed.
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a team of scientists has begun a project that will document the ships in 3d to reveal more about these wrecks than ever before. this 70—metre vessel, the montana, sunk in 1863. it was used to run supplies to the confederates during the american civil war, and is one of the first ships to be digitally recreated using this cutting—edge technology. that was quite literally, breathtaking! i can't believe it!
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it's so close. you just have to snorkel, and there you are, on top of this massive wreck that's been there for over 100 years. it's huge! yes, it's huge. immense. and you can see so much detail as well. it's just really hypnotic, you see everything. the boilers, the two large sort of giant cans, for want of a better word, between the two paddle wheels, are essentially the steam engines which drove those engines. one steam engine for each paddle wheel. that propelled that ship forward. those were the fastest ships of their time. these things could do like 1a or 15 knots, they were amazing. by using a technique called photogrammetry, the team has been working with the university of california to record thousands of images and build a 3d digital replica of the vessel. it means they'll be preserved for generations. the minute it's laid out in that sort of 3d fashion,
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using photogrammetry, suddenly you can see it from the stern all the way to the bow. and you've just taken the full extent of the ship. and it literally brings it back to life. diving here is a luxury that is out of reach for many people. so the plan is now to map at least 100 of the shipwrecks, meaning that anyone from anywhere in the world will be able to take a digital dive and experience centuries of maritime history. it tells us that everything changes, you know. but actually what it tells me more than anything is kind of when you go in deep to the history of these shipwrecks and you get into the human stories, people really aren't very different. you know, you should read the love letters that people write, the sailors on these ships. you know, they write back to their wives, their concerns, the things they're worrying about, their desires and hopes. it's really not that different to today, you know. and i think that's actually really challenging and kind of enlightening.
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ade there in beautiful bermuda, and looking a whole lot warmer than i feel right now. but that's all we have got time for on this week's look back at our favourite north american adventures. here's what's coming up next week. do you know what, i have a sneaking sympathy affection for the bad guy in a pantomime. the bad guy, everyone boos and hisses them, but actually they are very important. hang on, hang on a minute — it's notjust the bad guys that are important in pantos, you know, it's also the good guys, and ijust happen to be one of those as well. join us then if you can. in the meantime you can stay in touch with us on social media in all the usual places. until next time, from me, christa larwood and the rest of the travel show team
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here in london, stay safe and bye for now. hello. it's another cold day today, variable cloud, some spells of sunshine if you are lucky. we've also had some dense areas of mist and fog, particularly over northern ireland and east anglia. this is the view across gwinnett. you can see some mistiness and marking us, but some mistiness and marking us, but some glimmers of brightness here and there. this photograph is typical of there. this photograph is typical of the skies across the uk through today. the reason for the staggered air is because we have got barely any isobars, air is because we have got barely any isoba rs, barely air is because we have got barely any isobars, barely any wind across the country to move the air around. it's also cold. not completely dry,
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and we've had some patchy showers through the midlands and the south—east. they continue to fizzle out and we continue to see showers for pembrokeshire and cornwall. mist and fog continuing for northern ireland and east anglia. if the fog does continue all afternoon, temperatures will struggle to get much above freezing. many of us, a cold day with highs of four — seven celsius being typical. tonight, the shows continue across north and east scotland. they continue over the far south—west. for many of us, it will bea south—west. for many of us, it will be a drying out with some clear spells, it's going to be cold, some frost and ice to watch out for. a better chance of seeing some fog for parts of monday morning. quite troublesome fog patches which could linger all day. quite grey and cold
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for many of us. we start to see a change for the eastern side of scotla nd change for the eastern side of scotland and north—west england. we start to see some showers and also some stronger winds. low pressure d rifts some stronger winds. low pressure drifts westwards some stronger winds. low pressure d rifts westwards into some stronger winds. low pressure drifts westwards into tuesday, affecting the northern half of the country. all change here, more windy, cloud and outbreaks of rain. heavy rain over scotland and snow to the hills. in the heaviest bursts, we could even see some wintering us at lower levels as well. southern england in the south—east might escape furthest away from that low and stay dry with some sunshine. another cold day, for— 7 degrees. turning a bit more driver wednesday and thursday. remaining cold and grey. then a hint of the atlantic weather system trying to make inroads which could bring some cloud and rain and perhaps something a little less cold. but you will have to stay tuned to the forecast!
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with time running out to do a deal we're going to see what happens in negotiations today and we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on this afternoon. hospitals across the uk get ready to take delivery of the coronavirus vaccine — with the first jabs set to be given on tuesday. peter alliss, the voice of golf, who's died aged 89. the bbc‘s director general says, "no—one told the story of golf" quite like him. he's played it boldly up there.
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