now it's time for a look at the weather. there is a very important game on today, for the wales fans, i'm sure the outdoor fan zones, the weather will be important to them. lats the outdoor fan zones, the weather will be important to them.- will be important to them. lots of dry weather _ will be important to them. lots of dry weather to — will be important to them. lots of dry weather to come _ will be important to them. lots of dry weather to come today - will be important to them. lots of dry weather to come today for - will be important to them. lots of. dry weather to come today for many. one or two showers across wales and england this afternoon. temperatures will rise and showers could develop. there is still some look like feeding into scotland. it will be cooler here with a bit of a breeze, but not as cold as yesterday. into this evening and overnight, we finish the day with some rain in the channel islands, and it could push

into devon and cornwall police to most other places will stay dry. into sunday, plenty of cloud to begin with. 12 showers. the vast majority will have a dry day, the exception being in the southernmost counties of england. heavy, sometimes thundery rain, pushing him. above the ma, it should stay dry. highs of 22.

hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: the uk health secretary, matt hancock, is under pressure to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office in breach of covid guidelines. the city of sydney and surrounding areas are under a two—week covid lockdown after a rise in cases of the delta variant. 159 people remain unaccounted for after the collapse of an apartment block north of miami beach — rescuers are continuing to search the rubble.

22.5 years injail for the police officer who murdered george floyd. adults across england are being urged to "grab a covid jab", with hundreds of vaccination centres open this weekend. now on bbc news, lucy hedges presents a look back at some of the travel show�*s most tuneful musical adventure, such as rajan�*s performance at new orleans�* french quarter festival. coming up on this week's show: rajan�*s washboard recital in new orleans. christa's underwater coliseum in denmark. and a bit of bell—thumping in bavaria.

hello, and welcome to the show. now, if you're still dreaming of packing a suitcase and heading off on your travels, although you probably can't do thatjust yet, stay with us for the next half—hour and hopefully we'll give you some inspiration as we take a look back at some of our favourite films and destinations here on the show from the past few years. and this week, our choice definitely has a musical note, as the team attempts to play a tune or two.

let's kick things off with a trip rajan made to the deep south of america in 2016. now, he was there to learn about a style of music called zydeco, but little did he know that he'd end up performing in front of thousands before the day was over. so, let's take a look at how he got on. that is new orleans, exactly how i imagined it. a brass band going down the street a the whole crowd following and getting into the vibe. fantastic. now, the city might be best known for jazz, but you can also find a type of music here that i've never encountered before.

chubby carrier is a grammy award winner and a third—generation of legendary zydeco—playing family. the music, zydeco. tell me about it? zydeco, a lot of people get mixed up with cajun music, but if you hear zydeco, you hear more of blues, r&b, soul and rock �*n�* roll, mixed into one. this, he says, is the expression of louisiana's black creole community. that's a bit of african, a bit of french and some caribbean all mixed up. and apart from the accordion, chubby says the essential instrument in the zydeco sound is the one that evolved from his grandmother's washboard. this was my grandmother's washing machine! a washing machine? this was a washing machine back in the day. and you hear the rhythms? the buttons on your shirt would make a sound like that, and my grandmother was washing

clothes at the time, and thought, hey, that sounds good! it might fit with the accordion. bring it over here. she said, you must be out of your mind. this is how i do my laundry. you should try it, man, yeah. yes, yes, yes. look at that. it's our percussion in zydeco. you have the rhythm going like this, man, that's it! that's it! yeah? when you hit the board, you lose it. why? i don't know. laughter. the streets are packed and there is a jubilant atmosphere here. i feel lucky to have a ringside view. because when we point that camera to ya, i want you to shaking your booty like your mama gave it to you.

cheering. we're going to bring this to monday and let �*em now how we do it in new orleans! yeah! and then, after my frankly disastrous ten—minute lesson, this happened. yeah! bbc travel here.

well, i've got to say, rajan didn't do a bad job there, or perhaps the crowd werejust being kind. laughter. next, we're off to denmark, a country famous for its annual roskilde music festival, where over 100 bands usually take to the stage every year. now, unfortunately, the festival has been cancelled this year due to the pandemic. but, to keep you going, why not submerge yourself in this film from denmark with christa, filmed back in 2018. just a word of warning: please don't try this one at a home, without a snorkel! this is the group between music. their latest show is the first in a 4—part series called aquasonic, which aims to explore who we are human beings. and it begins with our time in the womb. we are so often divided between you and me, them and us, different

religions, different cultures. but here is something that i think we can all get to know something about. we have ourfirst nine months, covered by this water filter. so i think somehow the audience — they are there, at least on an unconscious level. they will have a flashback to hearing those sounds. so, as performers, how does it feel when you are underwater, performing to an audience? it gets really, somehow... someone says a loneliness to it. that there is not only a visual loneliness to see humans in the tanks but also the sound has a loneliness to it.

0h? so, here goes, one deep breath and... well, actually this is quite nice. amazing. you are doing good. it's warm. this is great. so, if you take this microphone... and then you hit this bell plate. this one here? yeah. and then you take the microphone... 0h! can you hear the effect? then you can sort of play with it. i'm beginning to think i'm a bit of a natural! and then maybe you should put that in the front window. and then you can sort of — if you hit it with the hammer, and then you can, like, close the sound with your hand. another thing, if you take the — there's a small stick. yeah.

exactly. and you can use that for the ring over there. 0h, 0k. that is so cool! you're making music! woo hoo! applause. it's amazing. you have these hammers that you hit and you feel it resonate through the whole tank and you feel it in your chest and your whole body. it's amazing. it's a totally different experience than just hanging a hell with a hammer. yep! christa there, getting her a avant—garde groove on back in 2018.

well, stay with us, because we've plenty more still to come here on the travel show. i'm m ixin 9 ! including the time ade raised london's ministry of sound nightclub. and rajan�*s knees took a battering at one of the most bizarre festivals we've ever seen. in germany. well, nightlife around the world have taken a massive hit during the pandemic. in many places, nightclubs were almost the first to be forced to shut down and look like they'll be among the last to finally reopen again. now, if you're missing your clubbing fix, take a look at this. a film from back in 2017 when ade got the chance to learn how to master the decks at one of the most famous clubs in the world. ministry of sound is reaching 25 years. i can't believe it because i came here in the early days.

this place first started off as a small club in a derelict garage, and has now become a massive global brand. at one stage it owned the biggest independent record label in the world, selling over 70 million records. ministry of sound was london's first—ever super club, and has survived a number of attempts to shut it down. justin berkmann is one of the founders. he is also one of its resident djs, so i am in good hands for this dj lesson. you have your volume controls here, your high, mid and low, so this is the big bass knob. sibilance, strip it out, bring that down. with the technology today, it gives you much more flexibility to take risks and do things that you couldn't do in the old days with vinyl. so could you put a classic opera track with some hip—hop? yes. beethoven wrote most

of his music at 120 bpm, so he was one of the first house dj. beethoven knew what he was talking about, he dropped beats. he did, a lot of his stuff was dance music. all right, let's do this then. one, two, three, four. bingo. i'm m ixin 9 ! now time to see if all that training has worked. it's the moment of truth. i tell you what i will say, it is very loud in here. dance music plays. i am in the dj box with gavin mitchell, the resident dj and promoter for the gallery, which takes place every friday at the club. fortunately, it is still early, so the pressure is off a bit and i am getting the hang of things.

by the end of the night i have the house rocking! i think all clubs have their nemesis moment where there comes something along that wants to close us. it is usually residents, and it is the balance between city and the fact that it needs some form of entertainment. you can't have one without the other, because a city full of bedrooms is no fun, so you have to have nightclubs, have to have restaurants, you have to have bars and entertainment. ade at the ministry of sound back in 2017. time now for something a little more sedate. back in 2018, carmen headed to taiwan to explore a gigantic new art centre about to reopen, claiming to be the biggest in the world. and in amongst the massive performance and exhibition spaces, she got to fulfil one

of my childhood dreams, playing one of those huge dramatic pipe organs. yeah, i'm pretty jealous of that one. this is the weiwuying, taiwan's new national art centre. the centre has been built to become a fixture of the international performance circuit. this might look like a big empty warehouse, but we are actually backstage at one of the more intimate auditoriums here, that can seat around 1,200 people. the centre will stage its own performances, and host international touring productions. the weiwuying has four main stages, an opera house, a concert hall, a playhouse and a recital hall.

this splendid venue can seat over 2,000 people. after rehearsal, organist tony kindly offered to show me the pride of the concert hall. tony, that was amazing. thank you so much. what does it feel like to play such a magnificent instrument? it is very exciting because i can make any kind of music in here. and... the high pitch here. 0h! like birds. and the very low, we do have the very low pipes. you can hear it all vibrating.

how many keyboards are there here, there are five keyboards, 127 buttons, not to mention all these cords down the bottom. i do have to spend a lot of time to practise. this one is brand—new organ, and i believe it is the biggest one in entire asia's concert hall. wow, the biggest pipe organ in asia. what a privilege to play it. do you want to play it? i haven't played in 20 years. plays heart and soul.

thank you, tony! you are such a good sport, to humour me. carmen roberts accepting bookings to play to packed concert halls all around the world as soon as travel kicks back in. well, maybe after a bit more practice. to finish off this week we are off to germany, where, back in 2016, rajan headed to bavaria to learn how to play one of the strangest musical instruments i have ever seen. if you are thinking about taking this one up, i would highly recommend some earplugs and kneepads. you will see what i mean. the festival takes place in the town of rinchnach, and celebrates the ancient custom of herdsmen ringing bells to scare wolves away. hello!

hans is one of the organisers. these other famous bells have heard about. tonight, hundreds of local people will form teams of bellringers, and i am joining in too, a rare privilege for a non—bavarian. first, i need the right outfit. and what is the point of these twigs? i look like a christmas tree. the headgear pales into insignificance once i realise i will be lugging this 20kg bell around. so heavy, it's ridiculous!

ok, so i am taking this bell over here and i think this will be the bavarian people doing it as well. did you hear me coming by any chance? so you two are also taking part this year? fantastic. how big a night is this for you? i think it is the biggest night of the year, something like this. nowhere else is something like this, and so yeah, we're very proud of it, and we also want to take part. have you ever thought about wearing earplugs? oh yes, i have them! you have them!

you have to. it is impossible without them. i will bear that in mind, that is really good advice. i join the rest of the team as we head towards the town centre. nothing could have prepared me for the incredible din that is generated, heaving this enormous bells around. i am trying not to use my knees but it is almost impossible. they feel battered and bruised already. we are greeted by a huge crowd of tourists and locals. hans�* son dominik is the flamboyant leader, rousing the troops, leading the beat...

and conducting the cacophony. luckily for me, after half—an—hour, dominik calls time for a much needed break. wow! that was one of the most physically intensive things i have ever done. amazing. tribal, but great. and i deserve this.

rajan in 2016, and those bells looks just crazy, i'm sure there is some new form of exercise routine just waiting to he invented, because it looks like a total workout carrying those bells strapped to your waist, let alone playing them. that's it for this week, but do join us next week if you can, when it's my turn behind the wheel of our travel show van for the next stage in our road recovery trip across the uk. i will be in wales, exploring cardiff and beyond, and finding out how this very rodent is helping the fight against climate change. that's next week, but don't forget to check us out on social media for a whole host of inspirational ideas of things to see and do when we can travel again, which hopefully won't be too far away. till next time though, from me, lucy hedges, and everyone else here on the show, it's goodbye.

hello. it may not feel like it for some of you at the moment, but i'm optimistic that all of us will see some sunshine at some point over the weekend. today will be punctuated by a few showers, we could see more persistent rain in southern counties and wales later on on sunday. it is all due to this area of low pressure. there are weather fronts wrapped around that. an old weather fronts is also lying across southern

scotland and northern ireland. the breeze is not as strong as yesterday, but it will still feel cool yesterday, but it will still feel cool. temperatures will climb to around 23 celsius and that could set off on or two sharp showers. when they come along they may temporarily dampen down port will be high or very high pollen levels for england and wales. for amsterdam this afternoon, the weather will be typically british compared to what we saw in rome. temperatures in the low 20s and a small chance of a shower. there will be more persistent rain in the south—west of the uk, initially the channel islands then moving into devon and cornwall police to the clear skies will be in the north and west, and it is here that temperatures could dip down into single figures. here is the chart for sunday. the area of low pressure is becoming more established across france. that will throw more weather fronts are wary.

it will rain on and off for the channel islands, rain for devon and cornwall police to it looks like things will turn wetter in the southern counties. everywhere south of the m4 is likely to see rain at some point, north of it mostly dry. the best of the sunshine in the west and the temperatures where they should be for the time of year, 18 degrees up to 20. showers on and off for the start of next week. a little bit of sunshine in between. for northern ireland and western scotland, they will barely see a drop of rain all week. there is the chance of some interruptions for wimbledon, but there will also be dry weather, too.

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