tv The Travel Show BBC News June 11, 2022 5:30am-6:01am BST
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this is bbc news. the headlines: the heir to the british throne, prince charles, is reported to have criticised the government's policy of sending some migrants to rwanda. the times newspaper says prince charles expressed his opposition in several private conversations. royal officials have refused to comment, but didn't deny the story. london's high court has ruled that the first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in britain to rwanda can go ahead next week. thejudge dismissed campaigners�* attempts to win an injunction to stop it. charities and a trade union had launched a challenge against the uk government's controversial plan. ukrainian officials are warning of the risks of an epidemic in the russian—occupied port of mariupol because of the poor humanitarian conditions there. the city's mayor, who's now sought safety in ukrainian—controlled territory, has alleged there were already cases of cholera, dysentery,
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and other infectious diseases. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week on the travel show... i'm in america's alders national park as it celebrates its 150th birthday by welcoming back these magnificent animals. it never gets old. m0. back these magnificent animals. it never gets old.— it never gets old. no, they are such gorgeous _ it never gets old. no, they are such gorgeous creatures, - it never gets old. no, they are l such gorgeous creatures, aren't they? such gorgeous creatures, aren't the ? , . such gorgeous creatures, aren't they?_ carmen - such gorgeous creatures, aren't they?_ carmen is - such gorgeous creatures, aren't they?_ carmen is in i they? they are. carmen is in hon: they? they are. carmen is in hong kong — they? they are. carmen is in hong kong with _ they? they are. carmen is in hong kong with a _ they? they are. carmen is in hong kong with a night - they? they are. carmen is in hong kong with a night on i they? they are. carmen is in | hong kong with a night on the tiles, joining some of the young people breathing life into a traditional game of chance. and we had to cambodia, to meet the troop of young performers who are bouncing back from a
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tough time during covid. the children not _ tough time during covid. the children not only _ tough time during covid. tue children not only learn tough time during covid. tte children not only learn circus theatre, dance, and music, but they also learn the soft skills. this week, i'm in the great american west, where legs, volcanoes, and mountains span vast swathes of wilderness to make up one of america's most dramatic landscapes, yellowstone national park.
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so this is all faithful, probably one of the world's most famous geezers. and there she goes! 0h most famous geezers. and there she goes! oh my god, just a spectacular the snowcapped mountains in the distance. it's hard not to drive with yourjaw open, basically. 2022 is specialfor open, basically. 2022 is special for yellowstone, in months 150 years since it became one of the world's first national parks in 1872. a pain in conservation and land management, today there are over 4000 national parks
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globally. but, despite its world—renowned status, yellowstone has a complex history, one is using this milestone anniversary to try to address. i'm here to find out how. yellowstone represents some of the very best america has to offer and 150 years is a long time. we didn't always get it right in the yellowstone. there were native american tribal nations in this area, probably 20,000 years prior to yellowstone becoming a national park. , , , . yellowstone becoming a national park. , ,, . ., park. despite fierce opposition when the first _ park. despite fierce opposition when the first was _ park. despite fierce opposition when the first was just - park. despite fierce opposition when the first wasjust park i when the first was just park was first established, indigenous people were forcibly removed from their land. until now, the history has been largely untold, but the park service is trying to change that. ~ u, ., that. so 27 american indian tribes that, _ that. so 27 american indian
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tribes that, to _ that. so 27 american indian tribes that, to one - that. so 27 american indian tribes that, to one degree i that. so 27 american indian | tribes that, to one degree or another, were on this landscape prior to 1872. and even though we've done some really good things with tribes over the years, we felt that it was a point in time where we really needed to reengage with travel agents. and for us to not only be able to tell the stories ourselves about american indian history and culture, which is part of our mission, but also to get them in the park. yeah. to aet to get them in the park. yeah. to get them — to get them in the park. yeah. to get them engaged - to get them in the park. yeah. to get them engaged with - to get them engaged with visitors. and so without... tt visitors. and so without... it takes me about four or five days — takes me about four or five days to _ takes me about four or five days to make a doll.- days to make a doll. back inside a — days to make a doll. back inside a meet _ days to make a doll. back inside a meet scott, - days to make a doll. back. inside a meet scott, whose native american ancestors were forced from their lands. easy not only to sell his hand across, but also to later raise his tribal flag over the site. this song is my brother's song, it is a sundance song, it is to
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wake up to. singing. ., , ., ., singing. so raising the flag to me is coming _ singing. so raising the flag to me is coming home _ singing. so raising the flag to me is coming home and - singing. so raising the flag to | me is coming home and putting the flag in and reclaiming what was taken away. yellowstone calls out to people to come worldwide. somehow that word, yellowstone, is a message to people to come and see not only the geysers but the animals, the geysers but the animals, the buffaloes, the wolves, and so, for me, it's a beacon of starting an environmental movement to save land for us in the future, but for us to come into be with the people, the animal people.— animal people. and it's the animals that _ animal people. and it's the animals that are _ animal people. and it's the animals that are helping i animal people. and it's the animals that are helping to j animal people. and it's the i animals that are helping to sue these relations, in particular,
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yellowstone's iconic basin. —— soothe. these days you don't have to travel far to come across these guys thundering around causing trafficjams, around causing traffic jams, but around causing trafficjams, but at the end of the 19th century they were hunted almost to extinction. in a short space of time, the population of america's largest land mammal fell from over 20 million to around only 200 and, with them, disappeared the futures of many native american tribes. tt’s native american tribes. it's reall a native american tribes. it's really a sad _ native american tribes. it's really a sad story. - native american tribes. tit�*s really a sad story. we thought that removing bison from this continent was the way to remove the food source that native americans relied upon and as we were essentially eliminating native americans from this country, we were eliminating their food. country, we were eliminating theirfood. and it's taken country, we were eliminating their food. and it's taken us probably 100 years to come to grips with that and then to say what it really does mean to get
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these animals back on big landscapes and, more so than that, hopefully get them back to people, these animals mean more to them they may be anyone on the planet. more to them they may be anyone on the planet-— on the planet. thanks to a ca tive on the planet. thanks to a captive breeding _ on the planet. thanks to a i captive breeding programme, bison numbers are now booming. and, for the first time in its history, the park authorities are working with local native american groups to relocate these magnificent beasts to roam again across tribal lands. we get in the truck, i'm usually behind the animals as they're heading north, we have these caravans of trucks just heading across the highways of montana. and it doesn't matter what time of year it is, the tribes are just waiting there. they're waiting for these animals to get off of the trucks. �* ., . ~ animals to get off of the trucks. 1, . ,, ., �*
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trucks. back on the road, i'm makin: trucks. back on the road, i'm making a _ trucks. back on the road, i'm making a five _ trucks. back on the road, i'm making a five hour _ trucks. back on the road, i'm making a five hourjourney i trucks. back on the road, i'm making a five hourjourney to see how one of the latest herds to be released are getting on. so i've now left yellowstone behind, i've entered the wind river reservation and it feels really, really different here wind river, one of the largest reservations in the country was created when conflict broke out between the tribes and european settlers in the 19th century. hi jason. settlers in the 19th century. hijason. hi, how are you going. hijason. hi, how are you otitn_ �* ., , hijason. hi, how are you to|nt,g.,,., , ., going. jason is the man responsible _ going. jason is the man responsible for - going. jason is the man responsible for the i going. jason is the man i responsible for the newly relocated animals. along with the breeding programme, he also hosts local school groups to try to reconnect children with their native american heritage. so how do the kids respond when they come out here? tt’s so how do the kids respond when they come out here?— they come out here? it's in our enetic they come out here? it's in our genetic memory. _
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they come out here? it's in our genetic memory, buffalo i they come out here? it's in our genetic memory, buffalo are i they come out here? it's in our genetic memory, buffalo are in our dna, we had some kids come out in a bus and the buffalo were curious and they came and to see the make eye contact with each other was something really, really special. it's an emotional experience, really, to see those kids have a reconnection with that. it never gets old.— reconnection with that. it never gets old. no, they are such gorgeous _ never gets old. no, they are such gorgeous creatures, i never gets old. no, they are i such gorgeous creatures, aren't they? such gorgeous creatures, aren't the ? , ., they? they are. so talk - they? they are. so talk to i they? they are. so talk to me i they? they are. i so talk to me about they? they are. - so talk to me about the they? the)! are- _ so talk to me about the moment that the first buffalo have hit the land. �* , that the first buffalo have hit the land. 3 ., ~ ' the land. it's taken me 15 ears the land. it's taken me 15 years to _ the land. it's taken me 15 years to really _ the land. it's taken me 15 years to really get - the land. it's taken me 15 years to really get the i years to really get the supporters of alter ego flying over us right here. bald eagle! it was over us right here. bald eagle! it was very _ over us right here. bald eagle! it was very impactful. - over us right here. bald eagle! it was very impactful. you i it was very impactful. you could never imagine thatjust one hoofprints would have been so significant... one hoofprints would have been so significant. . ._ so significant... yeah, yeah. but it so significant... yeah, yeah. itut it was — so significant... yeah, yeah. but it was 131 _
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so significant... yeah, yeah. but it was 131 years - so significant... yeah, yeah. but it was 131 years that i so significant... yeah, yeah. but it was 131 years that it i but it was 131 years that it took for that off to land. 50 took for that off to land. so be ond took for that off to land. so beyond conservation, why are the buffaloes so important? that piece of our life, connection, was severed when the buffalo was eliminated, nearly exterminated. so restoring the animal to our communities is very important and our cultural revitalisation. the ecological importance of restoring animal to the landscape heels the land. by integrating this animal back in it heals us. by myself had to find that. struggled with alcohol for a number of years and was able to put that away three and a half years ago, find recovery, find healing. putting away, you know, the atrocities, the problems that were imposed upon us and creating a new solution to something better.— to something better. yeah, eah, to something better. yeah, yeah. the — to something better. yeah, yeah, the buffalo _ to something better. yeah, yeah, the buffalo have i to something better. yeah, l yeah, the buffalo have really help you find yourself and just
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reconnect. t help you find yourself and 'ust reconnect. i wouldn't be here today without _ reconnect. i wouldn't be here today without these - reconnect. i wouldn't be here today without these buffalo. | today without these buffalo. jason, you are making it happen. the work you are doing here is, honestly, nothing short of incredible and a wish you the best of luck with everything, from my heart. a genuine demeanour.- everything, from my heart. a genuine demeanour. thank you very much- _ genuine demeanour. thank you very much. jason _ genuine demeanour. thank you very much. jason is _ genuine demeanour. thank you very much. jason is hoping i genuine demeanour. thank you very much. jason is hoping hisl very much. jason is hoping his work will _ very much. jason is hoping his work will inspire _ very much. jason is hoping his work will inspire similar i work will inspire similar initiatives and the buyers will continue to be returned to indigenous people across the globe —— bison. back at the lodge, it scott �*s big flag raising moment. lodge, it scott 's big flag raising moment.- lodge, it scott 's big flag raising moment. this is the caffeine tribal _ raising moment. this is the caffeine tribal emblem. it l raising moment. this is the i caffeine tribal emblem. it has the great seal of the crow tribe, it is great honour to do this for the tribe and the people —— crow tribal emblem. the crow people and all the native people who have never left this country.— native people who have never left this country. seeing these
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two fla t s left this country. seeing these two flags flying _ left this country. seeing these two flags flying alongside i left this country. seeing these | two flags flying alongside each other hopefully signals the start for a new more respectful future where, although the wrongs of the buster douglas, everyone who lives and works in yellowstone can look towards a more positive future they can't think of a better way to mark this truly astounding national park's 150th this truly astounding national park's150th birthday than that. still to come on the travel show: carmen gets a crash course in my song, but let's just hope the stakes aren't too high. i'm really not sure i'm doing this right. 50 i'm really not sure i'm doing this right-— this right. so don't go away. from yellowstone, - this right. so don't go away. from yellowstone, we i this right. so don't go away. from yellowstone, we are i from yellowstone, we are crossing to a very different part of the world. cambodia in southeast asia is one of the well—established highlights on the backpacker�*s trail. history, geography and
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spirituality at its selling points. the country went through a tough time because of covid but we have been to meet a group of amazing and dedicated young acrobats who are lumbering up to shake the past two years off and get performing again. the performers _ performing again. the performers at - performing again. the performers at phare l performing again. t'te: performers at phare circus performing again. tte: performers at phare circus have spent up to three years training for this. three times a week, they have danced, juggled and flipped the delighted tourists. they are all graduates _ delighted tourists. they are all graduates of _ delighted tourists. they are all graduates of the - delighted tourists. they are all graduates of the circus'si all graduates of the circus's school in battambang which educates and trains local children for free. t educates and trains local children for free. i created this school _ children for free. i created this school in _ children for free. i created this school in 1998. -
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in 1994, we can say that the 80% of all of the children and families here are under the poverty line. currently, 80% of them are over the poverty line. the children have not only learned circus but they learn also theatre, dance and music, as well as the life and soft skills. we are there to build their career. then, they are able to come only to the class and also able to have the family and to work. we also are supporting the students and provide lunch to the students who are from really difficult backgrounds. though we give them really good foods and having them to gain their energy to be able to get started with the training
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itself. �* started with the training itself. , .. ,, , itself. after successfully avoiding _ itself. after successfully avoiding the _ itself. after successfully avoiding the first - itself. after successfully avoiding the first wave, | avoiding the first wave, cambodia suffered a covid outbreak in early 2021. all entertainment venues were closed. that included the circus and the school for almost a year. tt circus and the school for almost a year.— circus and the school for almost a year. circus and the school for almost a ear. ., ., almost a year. it meant that we could not _ almost a year. it meant that we could not have _ almost a year. it meant that we could not have activities. i
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cambodia's now reopened with some of the highest vaccination rates in the world. there are grounds for cautious optimism. 0ur grounds for cautious optimism. our aim is to expand within the 25 cities and provinces here in cambodia and also abroad as well. if it is going well, though, i think that what i really wish will be coming through in our students, they will become very good entertainers and able to communicate back to the —— contribute back to the community and the school. cheering and applause.
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well, to finish this week, we are staying in asia but heading to hong kong, where the traditional chinese game of my john has been played by generations of locals —— mahjong. but in an age of smartphones and tablets, can it survive? we sent carmen to meet a group of young people who are trying their best to ensure that it does. some say the game of mahjong was invented by confucius himself. 0thers, of mahjong was invented by confucius himself. others, by chinese fishermen around 1000 years ago. but whatever its roots, it is massive in hong kong. it's pretty serious business, which is why i'm trying to keep my voice down. but if you can watch a game in progress, it is a great way of getting under the skin of the
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city. van has agreed to let me watch a game, as long as i behave myself. i only recently learned the rules but i have been playing a couple of games to give me a deep dive into mahjong. you won? again! i'm a little bit intimidated! i'm going to watch. i'm just going to watch. the basics are actually very simple. the winner is the first to collect four sets of three and a pair. but it still takes a bit of figuring out. see, i get confused with the wind, it's very difficult if you don't speak cantonese, the characters, ifind them characters, i find them difficult. characters, ifind them difficult. again! characters, i find them difficult. again!- characters, i find them difficult. again! you won atain! difficult. again! you won again! you _ difficult. again! you won again! you are _ difficult. again! you won again! you are my i difficult. again! you won again! you are my lucky| difficult. again! you won i again! you are my lucky star! i must be your lucky star! it's a very traditional game, played largely by older people — bit like chess or backgammon — and there are signs that has the older generation is dying out,
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but there are young people here who still care about the game, and are keen to teach newcomers the rules. , ., ,, ., , ., the rules. only take from your left for sequence. _ the rules. only take from your left for sequence. 0h! - the rules. only take from your| left for sequence. oh! because this is oh. _ left for sequence. 0h! because this is oh, my god! left for sequence. oh! because this is oh, my god! so - left for sequence. oh! because this is oh, my god! so many i this is oh, my god! so many rules! why _ this is oh, my god! so many rules! why have _ this is oh, my god! so many rules! why have i _ this is oh, my god! so many rules! why have i only i this is oh, my god! so many rules! why have i only got i this is oh, my god! so many i rules! why have i only got ten? because you have three here. 0k! maths is not my forte. tqm. ok! maths is not my forte. ok, so i ok! maths is not my forte. ok, so i don't _ ok! maths is not my forte. ok, so i don't want _ ok! maths is not my forte. ok, so i don't want this _ 0k! maths is not my forte. otttl, so i don't want this egg 0k! maths is not my forte. qttl, so i don't want this egg circle so i don't want this egg circle so your turn. so i don't want this egg circle so your turn-— so your turn. i'm really not sure im — so your turn. i'm really not sure i'm doing _ so your turn. i'm really not sure i'm doing this - so your turn. i'm really not sure i'm doing this right. l so your turn. i'm really not. sure i'm doing this right. do ou sure i'm doing this right. do you want — sure i'm doing this right. tic you want this? sure i'm doing this right. do you want this? i _ sure i'm doing this right. do you want this? i am - sure i'm doing this right. do | you want this? i am thinking about it- _ you want this? i am thinking about it. no, _ you want this? i am thinking about it. no, you _ you want this? i am thinking about it. no, you can't! i you want this? i am thinking about it. no, you can't! this| about it. no, you can't! this is the mahjong _ about it. no, you can't! this is the mahjong hostel, i about it. no, you can't! this is the mahjong hostel, run l about it. no, you can't! this. is the mahjong hostel, run by iris, who is not only a lively
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host, she is also a very patient teacher. host, she is also a very tatient teacher. �* , ., , patient teacher. because many tteole, patient teacher. because many people. they — patient teacher. because many people, they don't _ patient teacher. because many people, they don't know- patient teacher. because many people, they don't know the i people, they don't know the game until they come here and i know many hospitals do game nights or card game nights but we like using mahjong, s, to play with the people, because they does make it hard to learn at the beginning but when you know how to play the game, it's fun and you're addicted to, you want to play every night! times, people play until very late. times, people play untilvery late. ., ., , ., , late. you are the youngest terson late. you are the youngest person we _ late. you are the youngest person i've seen _ late. you are the youngest person i've seen on i late. you are the youngest person i've seen on this i late. you are the youngest l person i've seen on this trip playing mahjong. why, why don't many young people get into it? people, they more like playing video game on the phone, you know? everyone has a phone, they play the game on the phone, and in hong kong, we have a lack of space. you need to set up the mahjong table and get four people together and play. it's not easy for hong kong because everyone has only very small house. so kong because everyone has only very small house.— very small house. so it's not the most — very small house. so it's not the most accessible - very small house. so it's not the most accessible part i very small house. so it's not the most accessible part of. the most accessible part of hong kong culture, especially for the casual tourist. rules
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are and, frequently, most policy are not but to newcomers. but there are places that will teach you, like this hostel. and surprisingly, i am finding it really fun. that's it for this week. coming up that's it for this week. coming up on next week's show, and he is here to run through his pics of his famous —— favourite recent trouble showstoppers, including the time he got a special ride to the now far more accessible acropolis in athens. ., ., athens. now, i get to experience _ athens. now, i get to experience the i athens. now, i get to i experience the acropolis and athens. now, i get to - experience the acropolis and i get this wonderful view of the parthenon. this is brilliant! i want to take these concrete slabs home!— want to take these concrete slabs home! don't forget, we are on bbc— slabs home! don't forget, we are on bbc iplayer _ slabs home! don't forget, we are on bbc iplayer as - slabs home! don't forget, we are on bbc iplayer as well- slabs home! don't forget, we are on bbc iplayer as well as | are on bbc iplayer as well as facebook and instagram. all you have to do is search bbc travel show and enjoy scrolling through some of our most recent trips. in the meantime, i am
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off for a trips. in the meantime, i am offfora dip. hello there. a bit like on friday, the weather this weekend is looking rather mixed. there will be some warm spells of sunshine but there will also be some blustery showers and most of those will be across the northern half of the uk once again. now, on friday, we had some torrential, thundery downpours pushing eastwards across scotland. quite a few showers for northern ireland as well. but further south, lots of sunshine. just look at that view across london — you could see for miles. now, if you are stepping out early in the morning in the sunshine across england and wales, temperatures of 13 or 14 degrees. further north, though, there is more cloud, some wetter weather — particularly in the north—west
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of scotland. we've still got some very high pollen levels on saturday across england and wales. those levels are dropping a bit across northern england and north wales, perhaps because there will be a bit more cloud around on saturday and maybe a few more showers, too. but further south, probably going to be dry. most of the showers coming in across northern ireland and scotland. some longer spells of rain in the north—west of scotland and windy in scotland with some gales in the far north of the country. and it may be a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland on saturday but warm in the sunshine for england and wales. it will be breezy here — certainly some brisk winds blowing across trent bridge again on saturday for day two of the test match. should stay dry — should stay dry, really, through the rest of the match itself. those westerly winds tending to ease down — that's really because that low pressure is bringing the windier weather and most of the showers, but that's moving away as we head into sunday, so it won't be as windy on sunday. there will be a scattering of lighter showers, i think, across scotland, northern ireland and perhaps the far north of england but head further south again
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across england and wales, more in the way of sunshine, not much cloud and with lighter winds. again, it will feel quite warm. temperatures this time — 21 degrees in london, perhaps 15 in the central belt of scotland. the start of next week sees one area of low pressure then moving away, another one coming in from the atlantic. these weather fronts approaching the north—west. they're not going to give much, if any, rain on monday but we will see more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland. the winds are going to be lighter across england and wales and we will see some spells of sunshine coming and going. temperatures, again, not changing much — 16—22 degrees but south—eastern parts of the uk could get very much warmer later next week.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the first flight to take asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda is given the go—ahead by the high court. it's reported that prince charles has described the deportation policy as "appalling" — his office insists the prince is politically neutral. brazilian police searching for british journalist dom philips and another man in the remote amazon rainforest, have found possible human remains. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can't smile on this side of my face. singerjustin beiber opens up
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