it isn't dead. if it ever comes back. to come back to. you. ghastly stuff and my colleague melissa holroyd is joining me in the studio after putting herself through that incredible wringer symbolism pennywise the killer clown is back whether i like it or not but. the story begins with a day couple getting brutally beaten by a gang of thugs in a small town called derry and one of them is thrown off the bridge and then the evil pennywise shapeshifting clown is awoken and is ready for a feeding session happens every 27 months what happens every 27 years although we don't see pennywise eating that much he just has of munch here and there but we

don't really see him sort of feasting on people so whole of the cost of the original film they get called upon to return to the town and take on the the clown ok so horror really is definitely not my genre and i've heard that this one lasts for 3 hours so it sounds like absolute torture to me is it any good. there's certainly a lot that's good about it it's very choppy film particularly in the middle of it there are long stretches where you see a lot of there are a lot of scenes and they all end up in the end in the jumps and it gets a little bit repetitive and also through that you lose the arch of the film you lose the sort of ongoing tension of the film and you lose a little bit of interest i have to say. yeah so also you learn pretty quickly that that pennywise doesn't eat people who have small parts. you know he only eats people who he doesn't eat the main character is only eating people so yes so you

can so i'm assuming that it's nothing to compare with chapter one which was such an incredible success at the box office yet chapter one was certainly a better film i think but i think it also had the advantage in that the setting was very good the adults in derry don't care about the children the adults the adults are indifferent to the children suffering. and you know in a lot of stephen king stephen king books and stories you have this sort of didn't element is to boo and here it's that some parents don't like their kids and some adults don't like children which is a terrific setting for a film because the audience is really invested in what happens to those kids because those kids are already up against it so the 2nd chapter doesn't have this claustrophobic effect that it still suggests that the whole town is infected in a way by pennywise. it is not a shame really because it's such

a terrific cast just quickly yet so great cast yes got jessica chest day and then there's james mcavoy and there's of course bill's gonzague i think one of the big stands out is james ransom who plays the adult he really captures this intense neurotic wound energy. soul the child's head yeah well definitely something for aficionados it chapter 2 perhaps not delivering quite the bang for the buck but the predecessor did scary nevertheless. thank you very much for bringing us back details thanks melissa. all those scary images are not your thing then our next topic should make you feel warm and fuzzy garden gnomes are the benevolent neverland little people that have populated german garden plot since the 19th century so much so that they're really considered a fixture on germany's cultural landscape but as one of the last manufacturers prepares for retirement their future looks uncertain. pointy red hat.

plain black shoes. a white beard. and a lantern to light his way through the mines presenting the original garden gnome. and this is his birthplace creation hoda in central germany. china people is a 4th generation garden no manufacturer his great grandfather philip founded the company in 874 the garden gnome left his workshop to conquer the world a stump arced him back his oh a ginger in mining. is a replica of the minus a symbol of hard work. and a minus will connect the dots which went down post their shoulders to prevent stones from falling in but the kindest i'm trying to for is their heads normal size but the bodies a little short with get to sing their little folk and little folk were needed in the minds of monday so that's why then no no he says fair to a source. in the early years the gnomes had various professions for example as

characters for butcher's shop windows. gnomes sporting shovels and aprons 1st began appearing in private gardens in the middle of the last century 1st in germany and later around the globe they symbolized industriousness although they never helped with the yard work. the production of garden gnomes in craven hold to has changed little over the last century the figures are made from runny clay which must drive for several hours before the seams can be sponged clean. then the clay figures are fired in a kiln at more than $1000.00 degrees celcius. afterwards they're painted by hand with lots of patience and love. and i know it can be both still has lots of orders for garden gnomes some even come from france and sweden. still griebel is set to retire so. does that

mean the days of the original german garden gnome are numbered. i'm making great efforts to ensure life will go on for the little imp with the pointy bedtime so they're going to when you look that little fellow in the eyes you think you know why should he die out it'd be a shame. so 503 is looking for a successor someone who'll give these garden gnomes a future to look forward to. so if cross our fingers for the garden gnomes well in our series planet berlin we're featuring foreigners from all over the world who've settled here in berlin and started a business of some kind so this time we meet marcos she needs to from japan and even though he only lived there until he was 8 years old the country's cheesiness its obsession with who mommy or that seductive 5th taste left a lasting impression on his young palate that's a very lucky thing for belin. ma course she meets who likes to experiment and

taught himself how to make tasty for mentored foods like me saw. in japan life revolves around food people like to go out to eat and to eat well. is this mentality is still in its infancy in germany if it ever fully develops at all. my question is who has specialized in traditional from ente should methods and makes his products by hand in his store here he mixes soy beans with rice and sprinkles the mixture with cody fungus which produces a tasty mold during storage. on in japan there are great machines which do this and you can use koji to make something savory like soy sauce on the.

missile but you can also use it to make something very sweet like i'm a stock which is very sugary. or you can then turn the sugar into alcohol or vinegar. there's something for every taste. of it. at his shop mimi furman's marcus she doesn't just for men soya beans and rice. he also experiments with bread eggs and vegetables. many of berlin's top chefs have heard about marcus's products and are using them in their food creations like at the 2 star restaurant. business so gives these dishes the distinctive savory taste that the japanese call . because the business of

different products can be used in a variety of ways we currently use them in our beef plays we use really strong beef broth and then we add this missile to it which gives it a really great aroma and then we take these fermented lentils we use them as a side dish to create a little taste explosion. employing japanese traditions as his ticket to success in berlin was never part of marcus's plans. this is not a sure sure it's nice to introduce people to things from your homeland and it's something that's not very well known so that makes me happy that i'm doing this mainly because it comes so naturally. the name mimi furman's is a play on the japanese characters for taste and beauty and that great combination has proved the secret to marcus she meets success.

so my mouth is watering for some me so already and do be sure to check out our website for more dot com slash culture a lot safer you know she has time for me to sign off so until next time all the best for myself and the crew here in berlin and by. journalists discuss the. decisive showdown over breakfast this week as their prime minister harsh defeat could last maybe votes came from and. perhaps topple boris johnson to find out.

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this is due to abuse live from berlin the end of an era one of africa's most polarizing leaders robert mugabe has died at the age of 95 for some the former president of zimbabwe was a freedom fighter for others a brutal dictator will look at his complex legacy and ask how people in zimbabwe are likely to remember him. also coming up hong kong's freedoms must be guaranteed german chancellor angela merkel's message to chinese leaders on day one of her

state visit she says dialogue is the only solution to the ongoing political crisis to life under the law a lockdown in kashmir and we have a special report on how the communications blackout is intact and medical service is a life and death matter for patients in the need of urgent care. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us sinbad boys former president robert mugabe has died at the age of 95 nearly 2 years after being forced to resign mugabe was about boys 1st post independence leader and many remember him as the country's liberator but during almost 4 decades in office he ruled zimbabwe with an iron fist crushing dissent and laying waste to the economy we have at this look now at his complex legacy. robert mugabe's political career began

in the 1960 s. with the formation of a radical anti colonialist movement dedicated to fighting white minority rule. after zimbabwe became independent in 1988 elections were held and robert mugabe zhan and hard won by a landslide mugabe became the country's 1st black prime minister striking a turn a free conciliation and forgiveness despite his militant past. but hopes for a peaceful political transition and fulfilled. political tensions and violence between mcabee supporters and political opponents persisted haven't government forces were responsible for killing thousands of civilians. from. during the 1980 s. and early ninety's mugabe was a welcome guest around the world but by the mid 1990 s.

the once venerated freedom fighter was attracting international criticism for his increasingly will to critique rural. white farmers were driven from their land by mugabe's supporters. that. dissent was violently quashed and opposition leaders went imitated and beaten. by believing the he she he yes. there will always be good people over even badly in control. but the people of zimbabwe suffered under his rule when mugabe ordered a purge of zimbabwe's slums entire neighborhoods were raised to the ground and up to a 1000000 people made homeless. economically mugabe in ruins and bob with a country that had once been africa's breadbasket. while his people were starving

mugabe has celebrated his 91st birthday with a lavish party costing a reported $1000000.00. that. he won said that only conte could remove him from office but in the end robert mugabe's insatiable will to power proved his undoing. off to firing his vice president and this and to install his wife grace as his 2nd in command the military intervened good money in the field in a defacto coup they placed macabre under house arrest after 37 years in power he was forced to step down sparking celebrations in the streets of her are a. lot of.