prepared is a must and if you're lucky. you'll never forget your experience we only need a screen that's going to be having. see. below the ice on our t.v. . now four thirty pm on friday here in moscow you're watching on t.v. your headlines now are the gulf is on the edge u.s. warships maneuvering close to an iranian naval exercise course is to run to threaten the blockade of a key strait oil. egypt's ruling generals are accused of tyranny as raids against the offices of foreign a human rights groups the military accuses of stirring up trouble. and major opposition marches are on the cards in syria but some critics are dismissing the

claims of more civilian victims in the regime's crackdown. and. heading out to recap the most exciting events of two thousand and eleven in this special program. hello and welcome to the program on this special we'll be looking over the highlights of the pasir twenty eleven has been an exciting year for the world of russian culture and indeed for the mosque are out so over the next twelve minutes we'll be really instancing you to some of the best bits from culture news and shows we've produced over the past twelve months and what had to be the most exciting events of the whole year the reopening of the bolshoi theatre. as the main cultural

symbol of russia twenty eleven saw the states and finally returned to its former glory striking day all night illuminated exterior now shines out of the years of being covered by scaffolding canvas and building materials. the reconstruction took six years and cost billions of rubles but now the pull of space is open to the public it can continue to not show and showcase the present and future of russian and international talent. it's a once in a lifetime experience for me it's. going out on to the stage and seeing really. how big it is in granite is and how beautiful the restoration has been it's it's really once in a lifetime. next up on one of my favorite shows of the year was filmed at star city cosmonaut training facility originally secret

ample space we ventured off to russia's only school. and then i was put through a whole range of training procedures under water weightlessness zero gravity i'm being spun around inside a centrifuge. it really pushed me to my limit. the program also highlighted how american astronauts are she calls from now what you call missions so she's the international space station project. to celebrities in twenty eleven now and many analysts to around the world have made their way to the russian capital to film premieres concerts and private parties moscow sees many of the world's top axes saying it's impossible to come here every week. pushing crowds love them and they didn't seem to be impressed with the city

honestly there's an energy in the city. even more than when i was here two and a half years ago. very vibrant kind of this is under the surface you feel. a really positive energy. where anything can happen the possibility is there we went to the museum that houses the faberge eggs and the coronation dresses and. and perhaps the most exciting part of yesterday in some ways was going and standing outside the bolshoi theater it's been a dream of mine it's been great the people have been really welcoming and. enjoyed my brief time here so far and i hope i get to see some of the city this time but i'll definitely come back i'm going to come and some are going to figure my dates out here but it's you know it was very cold there last time. so many tourists come here let's get the christmas eve it's beautiful it's beautiful city going you know seeing the christmas trees exclusive interviews that moving on and working capital

is a totally different place during the summer months that terraces dominate the restaurant scene and people can enjoy a whole range of sun filled activities including some bathing swimming and water sports temperatures are high and so is the entity of the capital's entertainment saying let's take a look at some of the shows we produce during the summer highlighting popular tourist destinations not along. hot and happening activities and excursions. when the capital heats up tens of thousands of sun worshippers head to moscow's forests seventy board is an island surrounded by an artificial lake and waterways are some a show in the area i took to a jet ski to prove how much metropolis in the summer bay. the temperatures reaching the mid thirty's the trip to one of the beaches is the perfect way to cool down. next stop and as the oxford street or fifth avenue of the russian capital the street first sky has unquestionably been

the city's most important area for centuries if here is the district has fundamentally changed over the centuries from a narrow medieval wooden certain strode to today's slightly allele eight lane highway. or some show on the famous street highlighted that from various stops used to modern day sushi cafes this diverse berry will impress the most diehard of tourists. a weekly and salmon show in arctic spoils every aspect of arts and culture we also explore cities outside of moscow in the summer so mean the team travel to st petersburg to discover the exciting attractions surrounding the white's knights also known as the venice of the north and the eighteenth century it was piece of the great stream to create a window to your and with a vast canal network breathtaking architecture and palaces that were built to rival their european counterparts his vision has been well achieved. our series of summer programs in twenty eleven looked at the city's hotels

restaurants waterways attractions and various some activities for visitors to enjoy . a city of palaces and museums broad avenues and winding canals simply this place history has provided the city with a wealth find textual and artistic treasures. oh the best time to be here is the summer for sure i just love it really and love all the beautiful buildings the architecture everything the people there are so happy and the this goes far beyond my expectations is incredible is something. you can only dream about. is about the hermitage museum and the spectacular fountains of pisa half rivaling such will be seems as the loser in paris and the metropolitan in new york. truly is a cultural wonder. and peterhof which is often referred to as the russian best sign

is one of the most breathtaking sights and popular tourist destinations in russia. now one thing i love about my job here at all it's his the crazy adrenaline filled activities i'm constantly asked to try out speed boats planes jumping heights being set on fire the list goes on for many shows we produce and try to give you an insight into the real russia from the food they eat the music they enjoy developing pastimes to adrenaline filled sports so with that in mind here's a small selection of. twenty eleven and me in action. on the subject of flight was my experience i will never forget invited to take to the skies in a young airplane to experience aerobatics it was a stomach churning roller coaster at ten thousand feet as we banked to an incredible sixty degrees and experienced great weightlessness.

not the face hearty to be anything this can experience what zero g. feels like to battle terms under the loops the views from above are impressive but it felt very different to a typical commercial flight that's for sure. a programme called moscow wants to. expose the police fire and ambulance emergency services in the machine capital we saw how such facilities are constantly at the ready twenty four hours a day. and of course such a program in action sequences. finally the action sequences. action sequences. filmmaking and. expose the film studios and we're invited to set up a new content shazam drama called white tiger. the program

finished the stunts must go well i was asked if i would like to participate. and take shots i was given instructions on what was placed on my head and. my face with everything ready. on my back and legs of my suit and the flanks. to be tried. as an efficiently run program it's already prepared as its students to safely undertake to define feats the world of russian cinema and t.v. by now. i live to tell

the tale i lied to them both. well it's long london is a market for many russians today they said to be almost half a million russian speakers in britain many called the capital london grab as the ever changing multicultural city becomes a melting pot for russians so. british and french capitals to explore russian influence and connections abroad. delve deep you'll find just how much russian culture is imbedded into many aspects of western society one thing for sure promoting football clubs to major newspapers russians are certainly making their mark on the british capital. moving south into a series of russians have also been fascinated with french culture for centuries shows showcase how much christians devoured the social scene in paris and as we proved the modern day french capital is scottish with russian connections and

cultural aspects. well that we have a small selection from the dozens of shows we produce for you good by twenty eleven how many people i meet in the u.k. for example i have no idea about the cultural diversity of this country has to offer and from palm trees in the south in the east i think russia is one of the most misunderstood destinations moscow st petersburg offer two of the most spectacular cultural scenes in the world but if you haven't explored them well you don't know what do you think the moscow our team has a whole range of exciting programmes planned for next year so stay tuned and watch out for more cultural excursions in twenty twelve that's hard flies in the mean time best wishes from the moscow team and a very happy new year. the

middle east exploded areas. and untouched by muslims. surrounded by steep law. case paintings on display for thousands of years. i am still inside beyond the time. come on see. the close up team has been to stop first place to the most ambitious football club

in the world. if not all of our g. goes to the far east where the timber industry attracts the legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community loses its way in the modern world. and where the country's mental well starts its way across the ocean six comes to the boss creature russia blows up. little league. moves. just so.

pissed slave. law. the headlines on odds the gulf is on two u.s. warships close to an iranian naval exercise right next to a crucial oil route the toronto's threaten to block off. egypt's ruling generals are accused of tyranny as raids are staged against the officers so far no human rights groups the military accuses of stirring up trouble. major opposition marches are on the cards in syria but some critics are dismissing the claims of more civilian victims in the regime's crackdown. some of the headlines are about to find out but let's jump into it head first of all the sports fridays here on our team

and you're good to see how the rory bit of movement we see in the transfer market yet maybe a new manager for perry sound your man maybe you need to fend off a chelsea while the former star looks set to return to. the details the rumors and just after. hello there thanks for watching the sport here in our city and these are the headlines back in business form a chelsea coach and your lofty look set to take charge you sound your man. loves russian mixed martial arts king nearly and then care but his new year's showdown with japan's toshi e.g. . going for a new. town for me just to get any salutes revenge against russia's world champion to cheer on it you know. but first football in color and to lot he is expected to

be announced as the new manager of power essential men today the french club of call for a news conference for later this afternoon the former chelsea manager was photographed by the press in paris yesterday and it would be the first job for the italian since being sacked as chelsea coach last may p.s.g. were at the top of the french league one. i've yet to officially sacked their current coach and one can boarder but he thought the club's new could want and they are also hoping to bring in former england captain david beckham the contract with l.a. galaxy runs active and this month for paris and your man have been linked with a man's brazilian striker alexander partovi turn inside have arrived in dubai for a friendly against p.s.g. during their winter break or their milan the found lukas brought it says it's going nowhere. but we came here to recharge the batteries and it served us a good opportunity to prepare for the second half of the week and i think that old players already looking forward to playing against are essential regarding barto

and how then you spread about him i do not know where the man who got this information but he's staying with arsenal. while another transfer news chelsea are on the brink of signing bolton defender gary cahill the clubs have agreed on a transfer fee for the twenty six year old according to bolton coach paul taylor is out of contract with the club at the end of the season is that what he will be self around eleven million dollars. as a busy six day period coming up in english premiership and it starts tonight when liverpool take on newcastle at anfield although the reds well be without their striker luis suarez the year wind star has been banned for one match after giving him seen hand gesture to full him fans earlier this month suarez has scored five league goals this campaign while record signing andy carroll has netted three times the low scoring reds are unbeaten at home in the league so far but have drawn six of those nine games why newcastle have lost only twice on the right. really wants

the reward for the simply the reduced from the short who goes called who continue to pursue the. i'm sure that you will be better for this being said before the strange fairly program where everybody drew yourselves sort of my new one so story helpful for us. in our joint tough going we're looking forward to the new going to those going to the spirit conference about itself and we're looking forward to going to our field so i decided to take my manchester city is still on top of that on goal difference over manchester united in the thirty seven points behind the leaders with a game in hand chelsea a fourth after the fifth day and they have incidentally said they are on the verge of signing their former striking theory on race on a few month loan from the new york red bulls and liverpool six their one place

about friday's opponents newcastle. and look at the bottom of the two points clear of the drop zone they wake and are in it two points ahead of bolton but black five points adrift with manager steve cain under mounting pressure with reva set to face the daunting task of a trip to manchester united on saturday. might yes the united don't you know seven eight games ago you know they went back to has been solid in you know really hard to beat know the became a little bit more expansive again so we know that the strengths that we have within the squad i think we can tick a lot of confidence when we went to intrude you know when you look at what you can you put on the pitch and we had only bench as well and you know a fair we stuck to our task where we defensively so you know that's going to be key because normally we school where we're from home. now in other news there are just hours to go before one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time feed or you me steps into the ring once more this time is in japan the land where his

career reached its pinnacle the russian is said to face local up and comers to toshi in a showdown on new year's eve and with that build up is robert that done. being considered the better smell of the plant for a decade and then falling from the throne of mixed martial arts. for the media and has been through it all. he's career was at its peak in two thousand and three when he won the heavyweight title he would never lose you one of the most prestigious film a promotion spend that time cried. he did this in japan and he sleepless me the last emperor.

if you reigned supreme until june twenty town. brazil and fabricio were doomed sim shock waves through the sports when he made the other dept out for the first time in his life. two more the feats at the hands of fun tonio silva and henderson spoke for themselves good or was no longer the best. nevertheless he stayed in the game to the joy of those who still thought he was the greatest. then must go november the twenty million into claims and undisputed victory over jeff munson. this win was a good way to regain confidence but still not enough to silence the naysayers. now the last emperor is returning to the land of the rising sun to continue he's a viable. on new year's eve thirty five year old face bit to ponies up and comer

the two thousand and eight olympic judo champion supple she should. use a record of pool wins in one day it may not be. impressive but suppose she's ten years younger and he's desperate to still bush's name at the summit of mixed martial arts builder is no less a stickler further spacing a much tougher task. through the last emperor is fighting to get it back. r.t. . fight on new year's eve now one of britain's hopes for him to go next year has vowed to get revenge on her russian rival heptathlete jessica ennis lost her world title to tatyana chernova in south korea back in september but says that the fate motivates an even more for the london games and this is doing her winter training in a home in her home city of sheffield at the moment and is determined to get her hands on in the limpid gold after injury forced to miss out on the beijing games in two

thousand and eight one of the main rivals will be the russian world champion chin over and is believes she can improve on her javelin which cost. and would love nothing more than to succeed in front of a home crowd. it would be an absolute dream to love hard work in a of these years and of see out the disappointment of the last olympics so it would mean absolutely everything for me to. bring everything together and get you know the team who have been around me in sheffield and supported me for a number of years. without madeleine really thank them and. russia hit fourteen goals without reply against the latvians under twenty's world championships going on in calgary at the moment russian skipper give gainey his next stop the star performer with a hat trick and six assists six assists the third in a row them for the russians after victories over switzerland and slovak here in our

league group a and are assured of a place in the last eight. now one of events in twenty eleven the world of hockey will never forget is the tragic disaster that killed the entire locomotive yaroslav or taking the club are currently rebuilding and intend to compete in the next season we wish them every success and this the year draws to an end we would like to also pay a final tribute. six. layers .

and that is all the sport for the bomb and so we've got more as usual to ask tough . culture is that so much a lot of people are hungry all the ballot all. the friends with them all to a series of two thousand and eleven the world changed in ways hardly anyone could expect that we witnessed the rise of people power on it.

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