headlines and news stories for you at the top of the hour after this programme stop i'm here at broadcasting house in london for this addition of witness history bringing you important moments from the past is told by the people who were there, in this episode we are celebrating 100 years of the bbc and we will look back at five incredible stories in the history of the corporation. we will hear from the tv chef who taught the west how to cook indian food and the iconic moment the bbc beamed the beatles around the world, the fight to film the coronation of queen elizabeth and how it changed the public relationship with the royal family. mentality troubles the worldwide tv programme that

became a worldwide phenomenon. in 1945 richard dimbleby was the first person to report on the first person to report on the liberation of belsen concentration campjonathan concentration camp jonathan jumble concentration campjonathan jumble beadle back on his father's harrowing reports which revealed the full harrows of nazi germany. this film includes scenes of suffering which some viewers may find distressing. ifind it which some viewers may find distressing. i find it hard to describe adequately the horrible things i've seen and heard but here on adjourned artefacts fill my father had seen terrible things, and to witness as he entered belsen concentration camp. i witness as he entered belsen concentration camp.- concentration camp. i passed throu . h concentration camp. i passed through the _ concentration camp. i passed through the barrier _ concentration camp. i passed through the barrier and - concentration camp. i passed j through the barrier and found myself in the world of a nightmare. the living lay with their heads against the corpses and around them moved to the awful ghostly procession of

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gp was deadly serious. rather overwhelmed _ gp was deadly serious. rather overwhelmed and _ gp was deadly serious. rather overwhelmed and he - gp was deadly serious. rather overwhelmed and he said - gp was deadly serious. rather overwhelmed and he said to i gp was deadly serious. rather. overwhelmed and he said to me you have to see that go up there it is appalling. he said i never thought people could do this to each other. in a corner of the camp there is a pet, the size of a tennis court, it is 15 feet deep and at one end it is piled to the top with naked bodies that have been tumbled in one on top of the other. one of his close colleagues and good friends told me he had broken down on several occasions, but that he wanted to be cool if your voice breaks down it suggests you have lost your skills of observation because you have allowed your emotions to run away with stop the bbc was reluctant at first to transmitted because it needed corroboration from others. ., , ., ., others. there was no other corroboration _ others. there was no other corroboration immediately| corroboration immediately available stop that so dismayed my father that he said if you

don't put my broadcast out, i will never broadcast again. zf} will never broadcast again. 20 ears will never broadcast again. 20 years later, i remember how many bodies we saw sprawled out under the trees. there were 40,000 people in the camp when it came in, 20,000 were dead and unburied. fin it came in, 20,000 were dead and unburied.— and unburied. on the 20th anniversary _ and unburied. on the 20th anniversary was _ and unburied. on the 20th anniversary was the - and unburied. on the 20th anniversary was the year l and unburied. on the 20th| anniversary was the year of and unburied. on the 20th - anniversary was the year of his death in that time he was a sick man, and i think reasonably went back and said i have to see it. it is a measure of how important it was to him personally as well as professionally. and he died a few months later. the professionally. and he died a few months later.— professionally. and he died a few months later. the stay at belsen was — few months later. the stay at belsen was the _ few months later. the stay at belsen was the most - few months later. the stay at belsen was the most horrible j few months later. the stay at i belsen was the most horrible of my life — belsen was the most horrible of m life. , �* , ,., belsen was the most horrible of m life. a , my life. his belsen report has become a _ my life. his belsen report has become a very _ my life. his belsen report has become a very important - become a very important document in thejewish archive because it is regarded as unimpeachable evidence that this happened, first hand from

an observer who was trusted. jonathan double be on his father's belsen report, next 1953 and a key moment in the history of television. in london bbc bosses asked reluctant winston churchill for the rights to fill queen elizabeth's coronation. witness history spoke to lady jane lacey was one of the queen's maids of honour.— maids of honour. when we arrived. — maids of honour. when we arrived, all— maids of honour. when we arrived, all got _ maids of honour. when we arrived, all got into - arrived, all got into procession and then the queen turned around and said are you ready, girls? we turned around and said are you ready, girl was 'e w ,7 . , turned around and said are you ready, girl was a w w; . , said yes. i was a very unsophisticated 19—year—old, i have to say i was really frightened, i did know at that be televised. previous first at home is

110w now be able to watch the would now be able to watch the crowning of the queen as it happened. we crowning of the queen as it happened-— crowning of the queen as it ha ened. ~ . ., ., happened. we had never had a television _ happened. we had never had a television before, _ happened. we had never had a television before, in _ happened. we had never had a television before, in fact - happened. we had never had a television before, in fact my i television before, in fact my father bought one months earlier. , , ., ., , earlier. the big question was whether permission - earlier. the big question was whether permission would i earlier. the big question was| whether permission would be granted — whether permission would be granted to televise the service from _ granted to televise the service from inside westminster alley. some _ from inside westminster alley. some suggestion it wouldn't be televised — some suggestion it wouldn't be televised at _ some suggestion it wouldn't be televised at all— some suggestion it wouldn't be televised at all the _ some suggestion it wouldn't be televised at all the service - some suggestion it wouldn't be televised at all the service in i televised at all the service in westminster— televised at all the service in westminster alley, - televised at all the service in westminster alley, it- televised at all the service in westminster alley, it was i televised at all the service in . westminster alley, it was clear everybody _ westminster alley, it was clear everybody wanted _ westminster alley, it was clear everybody wanted to _ westminster alley, it was clear everybody wanted to see. - everybody wanted to see. churchill _ everybody wanted to see. churchill was _ everybody wanted to see. churchill was against - everybody wanted to see. churchill was against it, l churchill was against it, several— churchill was against it, several of— churchill was against it, several of the _ churchill was against it, . several of the government against _ several of the government against it. _ several of the government against it. i_ several of the government against it, i don't- several of the government against it, i don't think- several of the government| against it, i don't think the queen— against it, i don't think the queen had _ against it, i don't think the queen had been— against it, i don't think the queen had been asked - against it, i don't think the queen had been asked at i against it, i don't think the i queen had been asked at that stage. — queen had been asked at that stage. she _ queen had been asked at that stage, she was _ queen had been asked at that stage, she was keeping - we got. every trick book, whenever we 2 book, whenever wego. 2 book, whenever wegoa i from 2 from = government, 777—7, — 7 ww flew 7 7,77” 7mm we; e out came the banner headline government— out came the banner headline government still— out came the banner headline government still opposing - out came the banner headline government still opposing tv| government still opposing tv scandal~ _ government still opposing tv scandal~ we _ government still opposing tv scandal. we used _ government still opposing tv scandal. we used all- government still opposing tv scandal. we used all kind - government still opposing tv scandal. we used all kind of. scandal. we used all kind of pressure _ scandal. we used all kind of pressure because _ scandal. we used all kind of pressure because we - scandal. we used all kind of pressure because we knew. scandal. we used all kind of. pressure because we knew we were — pressure because we knew we were right, _ pressure because we knew we were right, we _ were right, we knew public want to- it —

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(singing). she didn't think that part of the service should be filmed because was too sacred, we could see some of it it was extraordinarily moving and she looked so vulnerable and just a little lonely and i kept thinking, here you are, this young person, had all the weight of the world on her shoulders.— weight of the world on her shoulders. and so the royal state coach _ shoulders. and so the royal state coach itself _ shoulders. and so the royal state coach itself comes - shoulders. and so the royal. state coach itself comes home, more than six hours after morning. i, i lost of i lost 071 hour watched i out people out people closer out people closer to out people closer to her. jt people closer to her. it the people closer to her. it would have been a crime i think they had been denied that. the

wes—m— as was concerned it "it a; w " ' w7 "it a; "has? w7 "it a; "aggro; w7 "it a; ”eighties? and it did so much for the industry because television sales absolutely receivers sales absolutely took off after that. from on was respectable and television was respectable and the royal family was very firmly established.- the royal family was very firmly established. lady jane lacey and — firmly established. lady jane lacey and the _ firmly established. lady jane lacey and the story - firmly established. lady jane lacey and the story of - firmly established. lady jane lacey and the story of the i lacey and the story of the coronation. the next witness is served former —— paul mccartney's brother mike he was there as the beatles performed all you need is love live to an estimated global audience of 700 million people, the peoples were playing live that ambitious global linkup across continents, time zones, there are 14 countries involved in the programme broke all audience records. this is steve reese

in the beatles recording studio in london, where the latest beatle record is at this moment being built up, notjust a single performance, but a whole montage of performances. none of us knew what the hell was going on, but everyone went along with it and it was just a magic thing. # all you need is love. # all you need is love love, love is all. and it was all such an experiment. it was that ridiculous. three, two. what? you're live. 700 million people. # all you need is love, love, love is all they need. in 1967, i was in a comedy group. it was a satirical comedy, poetic word imagery group called the scaffold. and i used to stay with my brother in his house. and so he said, there's this big thing coming up. do you fancy coming along? the our world broadcast was this extraordinary idea to link all these countries.

for the first time, we can see right round our world from sunset to dawn by television, in 43 control rooms all around the world, production teams are monitoring and selecting the hundreds of pictures and sounds in five continents, which will combine to make this historic program. and so how do you wrap up what was happening in in london in the '60s in one song? and then john had written this thing called all you need is love, which was a peace a peace song without the vietnam war, kennedy had been shot. and it seemed to sum up the hopes and positive thinking of that era. all right. this is very good. thank you, john. that's fine. i think that will do for the vocal backing very nicely. we'll get the musicians in and we'll do that.

0h, great, great. everyone was rather polite, - very quiet, because it was such a big thing. here then is final mixed track. take one of a song which we offer to the whole world. and then to actually experience the slow and the format of the song you hear had all the little bits fitting in and then the orchestra joining it and it building up and up and is getting better and better and better and bigger and people were relaxing more. # nothing you can sing that can't be sung. the whole thing built slowly. it was very slow and then into it. and johnny and our kid delivering the harmonies, delivering the song, and then building up to the crescendo. and then it was party time. # all you need is love. so a lot of friends were there.

mickjagger from the stones, marianne faithfull, his girlfriend, all the cream of pop society. everyone is on such a high. the placards are going around. the balloons, the confetti is like snow. you�*re covered in snow, etc.. then it goes to another country. and then this beautiful atmosphere in the studio. it's a wrap, love. sir paul mccartney's brother, mike. and remember you can watch witness history every month on the bbc news channel, or you can catch up on all of our films along with more than 2000 radio programmes in our online archive. just search for bbc witness history. now to the 19805 and how a bbc

programme showcased indian cookery to the world. madhurjaffrey�*s indian cookery was the first mainstream series about indian food to reach a mass audience. the programme was an instant success and made its presenter a household name. in this series, i'm going to show you how to cook all kinds of indian food. some of it you may be familiar with the kind of food you've had in indian restaurants and some of it you've probably never eaten. it's the kind of food you get in indian homes. when my programme came on air, there weren't any cookery programmes. not indian cookery. it was an immediate hit and nobody expected that. madhurjaffrey grew up in delhi but left in her 20s to study acting in london at rada. a mission to excite western palates led to her being described as the original spice girl. it was an educational program, so people were supposed to learn from it,

learn culture. what makes indian food indian really is a mixture, a blend of selected spices. the most important element became the excitement of the cooking. one of the things i'm going to make is roganjosh. this is a classical north indian dish. it's lamb in a red rich sauce. i wanted people to have the authentic indian food from homes and to give recipes from specific regions of india. so people understood that indian food is not hot, hot or hottest. it all started with the people in the studio. they loved the smells, and the minute i finished cooking, they were ready to eat. cookery course on bbc two. there were people calling in,

people getting so excited. as i came in at immigration, they would say, well, so what are you making today? to be able to do it yourself and have something tasty that nobody�*s ever served to you before was quite something in people's homes. whatever i was making that particular evening would be cooked by everybody all over england. the day after i cooked a chicken with green coriander, they ran out of green coriander in manchester. this, i was told. so they were reactions like that, that whole city the following day, everybody�*s cooking, that particular thing. i'm going to put in some brown spices. the supermarkets started stocking the spices. so as i kept cooking, the the nature of the spices and the fresh ingredients

they stocked became larger and larger and larger. now it has to go in the oven. and the people from south asia had never seen themselves on television as themselves. they'd been mocked. they'd been seen in forms that they didn't always like. but they'd never seen themselves as they were — ordinary, wonderful people and cooking absolutely gorgeous food. they felt i was representing them. i would wear wonderful indian cottons that i really thought was stylish and beautiful because i wanted to project an attractive india that had a sense of modernity. there was a deep, deep recognition and satisfaction that they were now on television in some way. i'm really proud of the programme we did at that time. i think we aimed it for people who had never watched an indian

programme before and i think they reacted very well to it. what i started has not died. that's the wonderful thing and it's been picked up by other people and it'll have a life forever now. the tv chef who brought indian cooking to the west. now our final witness, who's responsible for one of the most successful children's tv programmes of all time. in 1997, the first ever episode of the teletubbies was aired on the bbc. and little did the creators know the show would end up being broadcast in over 100 different countries, making it a massive hit for the corporation and would anne wood reveals the surprising inspiration behind the characters. it aired in 97. but we first had

the idea in �*94, �*95. this time we were invited by anna hume at the bbc to submit an idea. anna had decided to let the flagship preschool programme playdates go in and replace it programme playdates go and replace it with another show. it was controversial to actually consider making program for two and three year olds. at the time, there was a big increase in new technologies. i mean, a small child of two or three would not be surprised if the toy train in the corner spoke to it. so i decided that they would be technological babies. the teletubbies were influenced by the fact that andrew davenport, who was a brilliant writer, and i went to new york and to america on a selling trip to sell tots tv and other things. and we went to washington, but we decided we go to the smithsonian, and we saw the actual spacesuits of men who just not that long

ago walked on the moon. then andy said to me, you know, isn't it amazing? there's all this technology and you look at them and theyjust look like babies with nappies on toddling about. of course, that made me laugh in my head. i'd thought far, you know, over the hills and far away teletubbies come to play. that was my line. and i said to andy, how can these guys receive the pictures? we can't have a big screen in the house. it's just too banal. we can't do that. he says, no, they could have them on their stomachs and that's brilliant. i then said, well, they've got to have antennas on their heads to receive pictures. and that's what we did. that was not in the least like the program that had previously occupied this slot. and so we stuck to our guns and of course we won the commission. then of course, we had to make it, which was terrifying because we didn't have enough money. everything there was real. if we had big characters in suits, you had to have a big landscape and you

built real hills. you built a real technological super dome, and you had real rabbits. and of course, in the event we had people crawling across the fields with long lenses on cameras, trying to get a picture of the teletubbies with no heads on and all sorts, but of course, you don't know that when you start. the bbc's role was absolutely essential in the selling of it internationally, because at that time bbc children's programmes were deeply respected in all the countries in the world. germany were the people who embraced it the most. but everyone around the world at the various film markets and tv markets would go to the bbc if they were buying children's programmes and always look at what the bbc had done. so we had that advantage. if it had been on any other channel, it would not have had the same power. it was dubbed everywhere.

i'm astonished it's become part of history and whether it's because of the controversy or because it's phenomenally accessible around the world, i'm totally, totally astonished. the children's tv show, which became a global brand. and that's all for this edition of witness history here at new broadcasting house in london. but we'll be back next time with more first—hand accounts of extraordinary moments from the past. but for now, from me and the rest of the witness history team, goodbye.

hello. it's still very mild out there and we've got another mild day on the way for monday. after that, it does look as though the temperatures will return at least closer to the seasonal norm. it's not going to be cold, though, that's for sure. we have rain in the forecast for the trick—or—treaters, as well. most of us will get the rain later on today, some of us will have the rain already in the morning, for example in northern ireland and you can see the weather front here approaching earlier on, on the satellite picture. here it is but ahead of it, you can see clearer weather across the bulk of the country, certainly in england, wales, and eastern parts of scotland. so, through the early hours, lots of clear weather out towards the east, some showers out towards the west, and here is the weather front crossing ireland. the morning temperatures will range from around 14 degrees along the channel coast, to 12 in liverpool, and around 10 degrees in glasgow, edinburgh,

and also aberdeen. 0nto the forecast for monday morning, that rain reaches eventually belfast, the western isles of scotland. there will be some showers ahead of it in north west england, but elsewhere a bright if not sunny start and a very decent afternoon, with some sunshine for birmingham, for hull, for newcastle — here around 15 or 16 degrees. but notice showers start to appear on the south coast, come the middle of the afternoon, and as the afternoon wears on, it does look as though those showers will spread further northwards, into wales, too. they will become more extensive, so, yes, as i say, for some of the trick—or—treaters, we are forecasting rain. here's tuesday's weather map. it looks rather complicated. an area of low pressure, with weather fronts sweeping across the country. there will be a noticeable breeze, that's for sure. it is going to be a changeable day, a real mixed bag, but particularly gusty, i think, come the evening along the english channel. temperatures between 12 degrees typically in scotland and northern ireland, to around 15 or 16

in east anglia and the south—east on tuesday. let's have a look at wednesday's forecast. earlier on i think there will be some fine weather, and eventually this autumn low is going to sweep in, off the atlantic. you can see extensive rain there with that area of low pressure, and gusty winds, certainly gale force winds around the coasts, but i think eastern areas could hang onto the dry weather for most of the day. so, here is the outlook for the week ahead, from monday into friday. you can see that steady decline in the temperatures, from 18 degrees in london to around 13 or 14, and about the low teens further north.

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