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nicholas is a very popular figure in the netherlands at christmas time. but in recent years, his helper pete has cost fears. controversy across the country is depiction has been criticized as races as a result, changes to pizza, parents are starting to take place. it's the time of year. when many does children eagerly await saint nicholas or send to class as he is known here the night before december 6th. it's customary for him to bring well behaved children presence, but he doesn't travel alone. he's accompanied by as controversial help are named pete. more on him in a minute, but why are they steaming into port and late november the level of our 2nd. so we have a little time to prepare by checking which children to be known to you and also to make sure pete to and have any problems claiming safely onto the roofs. trying to help with that. and i was just making sure everything is in order. so we can fill the kid choose, we can be over or that's right to the

a lot and we also go over all the wish list. so we know who's guessing what present . oh yeah, the build of the road up here in sand. um, just north of amsterdam, excitement has been building for this years. arrival of santa claus. ph plays an important role in the festivities. usually several people show up to head presence out to the children. according to legend, they even climb down chimneys to do so. but in today's netherlands, the figure has become controversial because of his origin and background. he used to be called saw to pete or black pete portrayed by white people in black face, with red lips, gold earrings, and a curly black wig. for over a decade, artist, an activist quincy garzo has campaigned against black pete. what you see with the figure is that it's a clear sign of colonial makalya and also colonial style. just because what we understand with disfigure is the practice of telling black people what the place is in society, and the place is to serve white people. the origins of black pete's now

controversial form can be traced back to the mid 19th century. at the time, the netherlands was the colonial power that had grown rich from trading with spice and slaves. after fierce debates between opponents and supporters of the figure, recent surveys now showed that the majority of the dutch people believed black p needs to be changed. and incent um he's a thing of the past year you'll only find suitable to might have stains on his face from climbing down chimneys around 50 volunteers of all ages. listen to the role of suit the peach to make the children happy. this revamped version definitely has a secure fan based among the young ones. but how does that go down with parents when i was a little kid? all the people were uh, well were very black and i didn't know any better. but i think of the way we do it now is respectful to everybody. so, and the kids online is most of our, uh,

recipes, good for their them, it's disputes. so if the children don't care, then we don't either voice of goldman. hi, slavery wasn't officially abolished in the dutch colonies, dental 18. 63, the national slavery monument by evan to freeze in amsterdam commemorates this period. but for quincy, gary o, the debate about pete's appearance signifies a missed opportunity. but i think what we're seeing with these so called solutions is a means to actually not confront this colonial style. jen, it's not a means to actually discuss what are the structures that are still within society that have the origin in the colonial period. and this practice and this culture division is one of the debates surrounding black pete is far from over. but it seems that one day the younger generation will only know him as peter, the bringer of sweets and holiday to year. the

berlin philharmonic concert hall is an architectural highlight of the german capital and is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. but some musicians and concert goers were less than impressed when it originally opened its doors. we went behind the scenes to find out why in the shape of berlin scale, how many hole is reminiscent of a giant circus tent. but it's one of the world's most famous concert halls at home to the berlin philharmonic under conductor cute little tranquil the hall is 60 years old, but it isn't showing it's age. perhaps because of its golden facade. that what sort of both sides around the time it was built on a dies down you menu him, appeared on the market and gave architects a way to provide a building with a durable colored metal skin. you can see it sparkling and gleam, almost like a jamming german architect, tons,

sugar and develop the feel how money is unique design, dimitris looking himself and architect, specializes in the work of hands for room construction on the no i clinic, concert whole began and 1963 years to complete, the famous architect had achieved the masterpiece, the fitness it is a spiritual focal point for the entire assembled to this because of something that share reading plays the orchestra stage in the center of the hole with the audience seated all around it. which in 1963, that was something completely new, almost scandalous, who never before had the musician sat in the middle of the hole surrounded by the viewers and listeners easy to run before until the end. the holes had always been like, shoot boxes and musicians here, and the listeners that clearly separated producer and precipio and

the, the concept proved innovative and a success for its creator and shrewd. the redistribution of the space ensured that the music could be heard far more intensively from every spot the from kind of the let's see, no see to in the whole is filed is and 30 meters from the podium. do all of these elements, the railings, the seat upholstery and the wood on the walls affect the acoustics which isn't the visa unmatched anywhere in the well acoustic diversified, the escalation was, even the ceiling couldn't move to the music as it has the flexible suspension. the sales and try and goals or new flights of an architects fancy. they reinforce the eucharistic. much like a cello is we didn't body, they transform the concert hall into a vast segment about the concept of placing the stage in the middle

that's being copied by architects around the world for example. and took use some tory hole, taiwan national cultural center for the arts. and copenhagen's concert halls somewhere on program. different of this one includes the dignitaries box, but hardly anyone knows about it. you can barely see it, even though it's fully equipped. it has a special entrance and elevator. there's a sign on, but the v i p guests generally don't see it up here on these very comfortable chassis. but down with the audience and political among the v, i guess was the league partition monitoring. queen elizabeth the 2nd in 2004 not many know about a special feature on the roof, either a sculpture, birdlike with its 2 of sized wings. the

heat for the morning is a functional structure through and through. it's designed for music it's easily overlooked. here on the roof is a rising phoenix, that hung showroom. put that as a symbol of a tunnel ought to fill harmonies. mastermind hun show room once described has worked this way. people space and music enter into a new relationship here and they do. the berlin still armani hall is a master piece of architecture, but even after 60 years has lost none of its fascination the does this cheese look familiar. it's cheddar, of course, one of the most popular cheeses in the world. but do you know where it comes from? we travel towards origins in south west england for a look at how it's still made by hand.

this is one of the most widely sold cheeses on the shadow. it's made in many countries. but what exactly is so special about this cheese? a good place to find out my will be which it originates has informed us that a region in southwest and england was sits cheddar a part of a difficult trunk. the kid is quite tight and i didn't see it showed either way. the code is handled and the way it's pressed, the chattering price says that makes sense of what it is. chattering, this is what it looks like, but we'll take a closer look later on. the cheese dairy and soma said still makes chatted the traditional way. so what's the secret of the original just in the basic ingredient, the meal here it comes from cross bed. couse is very good for us. in some sense. there's sometimes a 18 different varieties of groceries in that,

and they've got lots advantages in the different groceries will come, immature at different times the and some of the heard. so in hot as a favor of the cheese, the milk was delivered to west. come dairy, it's 6 am 1st because he sits 10 minutes to decide using the yoga culture. cheese make a real power to add to rent an enzyme from the stomach of costs to make cheese out of it. in the right, it is an enzyme that reacts with the proteins in the middle of the protein thoughts unraveling and joining together. and then we see that it's in, it's in the middle in the set as it, as it forms the jail. because it is causing 6 looks and separation from the way. and the remaining liquid is prestone. he then concent piles up the sheets of could

o's, the end of pressing the moisture out of the hot and the cheats. we called it chattering, it said 10. it would. anybody, if i try to make is an 8 the light, the gradual stacking off of it broke zip codes with every cycle of a slightly higher and as a, as a stretch. and the point is to as stretch, the steps could squeeze out any moist it is still left in there. and then this brings about as i text you and the fitness cheese a, a compact that tech step by the end of the day, the cheese is being pressed into a round mold and laid on shelves to ripen for 12 to 18 months. the aging facility is designed to recreate the climate at the cool sellers in case that we use traditionally. the hot cheese was 1st mentioned in the 20th century in the village

of cheddar in somerset. now only one cheese, terry remains that the today cheese is mostly made industrially. the, the name is not protected. so the various kinds may taste very different. the channels that you buy in a supermarket or that you get abroad that is quite generic. co uh, text is different, quite rubbery. um that's not necessarily so creamy. not should it sold in various stages of maturity from miles to shop an extra mature. the west came. jerry's own shop only carries one, but the flavor still varies. with the roll. no chatter. they were a bit different so different days will have a slightly different pro favorite profile. i mean no cheese is made with

a note from the day that kind of gives you the big chair, the factory they standardized to move. they get all the notes together because in the supermarket, some faces that they want to product, the taste is very similar. every day. we want somebody that tastes like a different every day. even if china is really from china, this cheese born in the south west of england is enjoy to buy cheese lovers. around the world. we head now to the mountains of italy where some religious are reinventing themselves. the younger generation no longer wants to live so remotely, so those who do stay need to be creative. a reporter, deanna opinion of those tests without an old mountain dwelling. today i woke up the number, the valley tug in town. my mattress has made our well. i a slip on wooden boards and there is almost no internet connection the remote fee that you

sent us the final piece of upgrade. so about 2 hours drive from rome was about to become a ghost town and to the medium or step in to rescue it. let's see how this count has changed over the years and who is actually living here now. at the beginning of the 20th century center, stefano this is sonya watson or the 9th village with about 1500 inhabitants by the better job opportunities in each of these big cities made many people leave today, only about 100. the residents remain millionaire, then you're like you're getting came across the beautiful village. by chance, she invested some 5 medium neural to revive with setting up an embed code you for so or a scott to tool to with drums across the beach. daniella came good and came here for the 1st time in the ninety's. why did he decide to transform the tone? yeah, when he came here, it was in

a row to buy bike. and when you arrive the he was falling in love with some of the stuff on this side of it. and so you wanted to give new life and to create these wide simpleton. and so, and he started to buy buildings. many of those buildings were impressively well preserved and later incorporated indented vertical difference of projects that launched in 2005. and there has to be an excuse to a truck, new residents as well in 2020 santos the front of calling see offers to pay a monthly fee to people looking to move here. feeling like a trouble back in time. because these the walls, their own furniture and how it risk everything here is the hotel offers $30.00 oh $20.00 cali restored rooms. the price for $2.00 people starts a $200.00 euros per night. almost of course at the tone was

converted into a hotel with the tourism mother. i bet it could be 4. so what exactly is that we are used to see normally the investigation way for best or with the, with the rules. here we are in the old village, so you know or isn't the way we have rooms? the thought it was more apartments, we go say in the or the village in different buildings. everything is a spread out one room here. the other one there more. after the here so for the, for the restoration of the spaces here, you use original materials. tell me about it. yeah. you must know that nothing here is new. okay. we use it recycling materials, especially from bold as you can see the floor and the roof. this one is for 7, and it was enough to look at on everything here is become from in other objects ok

from the press are so you can leave history as well. it's also made to preserve the thomas engines or nations under the app on sonya l. for sub bread making task using now 7 to since reopen, we have some of the flour, then to meet the adult or at the side try it. okay, but i see another c, c number of, as you can see, i haven't done this in my whole life. and finally closing the oven at a temperature of $250.00 degrees celsius, a 2 hour bread making ploughs, we done there, cost $80.00. you are for person to know you is how you doing the for you, but you come here every day. why look for work incentives different of course the piece is a job that i really like and i feel comfortable doing it. nobody's in my town, which is even smaller than no job opportunities. so i came here to teach how to make brant funny on going always i live here in central state funnels of the

stuff and it was a bit like mine town because we already causation point. there are more people on the streets, but it's nice. see what, i'm, what on yet a created with a sex donte always beautiful. the need a, he has brought new life to this time. read that which device i get to try my own ton make bread with the beat, the regional olive oil really fresh. and that will module and wash it down with a glass of monk to put you on to the 2 wine by chance for the look of shots, all of which are worth windows, which are not products. will you start here with natural colors? they use brands, broods, sellers, and also regional wine value. how is it going here in central state on venice? you want me on a very low need. my shop has been very successful and the town is always full of people. so i have achieved a lot also financially in k one on me. see i finish my day by

strolling around the village center step. one is so small, it can be easily explore in one day. one thing i love about this place story is deep, but not proud it what i liked the most was to see how well for so how is this art and also the people they are rebuilding to tell you their story. and by the way, sleeping on wood and board was not by that will be a straight from the streets at bowie and to you dw, fill in fresh discover. one of the most vibrant cities in your experience was hot in bowie and scrubbing st. explode the cities hidden gems and learn to understand some peculiar german habits. pals create is a here for you to join us now at the w i the school it's building fresh on take

talks. what comes to mind when you think of the beach? probably a vacation by the sea water, sports, or romantic walks at sunset. but what about engines and landing airplanes? we know one place where this happens right on the beach. i love that right in scotland. actually it's not a good idea to take a walk on this because visit with the beach as a runaway things on particularly hectic at this airport. but it sure is unique. that's because the beach is airports the about an hours travel time from glasgow to find out you have reduced north west if this condition, mainland barbara is the largest of the southern islands and

that's where i'm heading now. just getting there is an adventure anticipation of landing on the beach makes me feel like i should be bracing for an impact. but as it turned out, touchstone was locked into the next. plains can only land on barrow at low tide tiers. the flight plan is governed by the types and then it made it to the, the, the soon after landing the oldest mobile aircraft with experience pilots can navigate unusual conditions tightening. the 1st few things i made, the approach was like that since we are, you know, there's no lights and concrete and thank you for the buildings of just the beach. it's still quite unique. after stepping on to the beach, you move along to a smaller terminal. the deluxe run

a bit different to the i am one of just 11000 passengers who come here every year. but my suitcase and, and ready to go to the hotel. first i want to take a closer look at the heart of the airport. the control tower michael galbraith, has minutes. the airport for 25 years. it's been in operation since 1936 and even back then it had 3 run ways along the beach. it's the only flat surface of the island. biggest issue that april is snow. you know contaminant on the front of me, but we award has been tied on this move of moving all the time. these are getting bigger is getting smaller and the window version to get into the skin tight at the airport fly. a service checks the f trips between almost every single slides i john bruce main as he checks for birds on these

a spots for anything that may have for special the to the pc marker post. so it lines up the, the to be the one way without a mock up post. you can see in the distance there. and so the pilots use it to visualize it one way. one because we don't have markings a light when the tide rolls in, the landing strips are completely under water. that gives me some time to explore the island. to me it looks like a student, tired roughly 1200 people inhabit the islands. most of them breed, kettle and cheese. the airport is one of the islands tourist attractions. as soon as it resumes operations,

the beach is close down. the only one still allowed on the beach is michael galbraith. he enjoys watching each take off and landing and even greets many of the passengers himself. connected to it is do you know uh on a fee taken off or not? this flush is flushed in the front me on a board of losses any day barnett. i'm heading to the beach too, but for the last time i'm flying back to that really wasn't unique experience. not only because of the beach landing, but everyone was so nice. it all felt like a big family so that i really got a good impression of the whole island, the

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