of course you do. i've got three. and i won't say how i got them. that's just greedy. yes, i know it is. but these are given for very particular reasons. i think only about 30 have been given out in the whole 50-year history of the program. and it's for, i think, if you save a life or-- yes, in my case, it was just having been around a long time. it was just your prize for existing. ( laughter ) but the really sad thing is... that i actually got a blue peter badge. i made a little model of a mouse made out of shells. why aren't you wearing it? i lost it. i never had-- an awful lot of people lost their blue peter badges. it got lost in the move. and i was so proud of it. well, good luck with the exhibition. and, well, happy birthday, blue peter. thank you very much. and i've got a little surprise for you because you said you lost your blue peter badge all those years ago. but, on the understanding that, like graham, you wear it on every antiques roadshow from now on. that's so sweet, val. thank you so much. and i will make every effort to make sure that it is seen and

worn with pride. and you won't lose it. ha ha! well done. thank you for your advice about all this. it's very interesting. thank you, val. i do love a humorous picture. it seemed to me this was such a gentle piece of humor. but, actually, when you told me what it was for, i laughed out loud because, um... am i right in thinking it was given by one artist to another on the occasion of his wedding? yes, it was. my grandfather, um was married christmas, 1910. and the picture, by charles grey-- he was the artist-- my grandfather was an artist-- and it was sort of common currency in those days where, instead of sending a wedding gift or an anniversary gift, they would do a picture or a cartoon or a pen-and-ink drawing with humor. and they switched that between them. i think it's lovely, i really do. and it's beautifully drawn, beautifully observed. it's just a quite moment.

he's very proud of his pig, isn't he? yes. and there's smoke going on there as well. and he's totally relaxed after a long day looking at his favorite pig. did the wife like it? i don't think it ever saw the light of day. ah, right. so, the risk was never taken. uh, no, no. she might not like it. it certainly didn't grace the living room wall. ( laughter) it's a terrific thing. i just love it. well, i think it's probably worth about £800. really? as much as that? absolutely. it's beautifully drawn. fantastic. well, it won't go outside the family anyway. i'm pleased to hear that. so, which of you two is the collector? it's me. they're my cigarette cards. they're my guinea golds. i've been collecting those since i was about 15 or so. gosh. so, together as a married couple, you've been collecting for how many years? the best part of probably 14 years now. goodness me. well, what we're looking at are cigarette cards,

but they're not just any cigarette cards. they're all one firm-- ogden's. british, and then an american firm and then a british firm again. why ogden's? because the cards are so fascinating. they're a part of social history. they explain history from the 1900s. the subjects dealt with range from dogs, cars, footballers, cricketers, war generals in the boer war, actresses-- you name it. they had cameras they took pictures of them. it's fantastic. and the beginning for ogden's was the beauty series, wasn't it? sort of 1894, that sort of period. that's right. and you seem to have-- you're not short of beauties here. i was looking at these and i thought, some of the images are just so risque aren't they? they were for the times. you can imagine men in their smoking rooms discussing their latest cards. "have a look at this one, george." "you can just see it going on." and i love some of these here. these are also beauties, really. but this is a hand-colored one. that's right. ogden's-- when they

did them-- they obviously must've had girls in the factories. and they were there coloring them. and you'd know when they're genuine because they were colored and then glazed afterwards. you forget about how diverse the subjects were, really. i mean, they covered as you say, everything. um, i mean, here-- these three. tom morris-- he was the grandfather of golf. but looking again, they look so similar. but what's the thrill for you, having three cards the same? but they're not the same. okay. ha ha! there's variations in the picture. there's variations in the length of the ogden cigarette cards. and so, it goes on-- every detail. and that's why i collect them. finding these must be-- you must go on hunts. do you go around the country, and traveling? yes, we've been as far as preston for one card. which one was that? is that here? oh, gosh, this one.

that is quite a rarity. it is. and that was the one card that completed the set. there's a set of 1 to 1,148. and that was the last card i needed to complete the run-through. gosh, and you found it. how do you feel? how did it make you feel? wonderful. that was magic. i'm really curious to know how much you paid for this. i bought a collection of somewhere about 2,500 cards, and they cost me £3,800. gosh. so... and she was there. and that was in amongst them. i know that that is a real, real rarity. there was something about the printing sheet that had an error along the side which meant that-- it was damaged so i'm told. you did very well. the guy knew it was in there, though. he said to me, "if the card's there that's what i want for the lot." so i took them. wow. i haven't been through all of these to count them. if i did, i'd probably end up with--i don't know-- 20,000 cards, maybe, that you've got?

maybe a little more. something like that. so, putting a value on them-- gosh, it's quite hard work. i can see instantly you have got some cards which are fairly average and are £1 or £2 apiece. but that card alone-- if you went to sell that at auction-- would probably reach about £1,000 to £1,200. i would expect it to. that's a single card. and the same with tom morris-- would probably bring somewhere about-- i think those are quite valuable. £450, i would think. so, when one has to put a value on your collection-- my goodness. 20,000 cards? i think you certainly would see it being valued at about £50,000. that's brilliant. ( indistinct chatter laughter ) a lovely carriage clock box ooh, that's rather a nice contents, isn't it? i hope so. is this a family thing? i've grown up with it. it's been in my family all my life. beyond that, i don't know. so, being a pensioner, if you like,

it's been around for a few years that i'm aware of. okay, well, let me start by saying that all french carriage clocks-- and, of course this is french-- all french carriage clocks had traveling cases like the one you've just seen. in this particular example we have a repeat. that little button there on the top which makes the clock strike as we hear now to the preceding hour. so, you can just reach out of bed in the night and ding that-- ding it. but you presumably don't use that now. no, absolutely not. it does work and it is on-- it is on a shelf. but you have no need to use the repeat button. 100 years ago, this would've been a useful facility. very, very pretty champleve enamel all over the case and the dial mask-- just what you'd expect. now, what sort of date do you reckon this is? i hazard a guess at the turn of the century. but maybe that's a bit early. no, i think you're spot on. we have got various features here--

particularly the use of the arabic numerals. that suggests to me a later dial certainly a late victorian dial. there is no factory mark at all that i can see on the movements. gold striking fairly plain. i think i'd probably say sort of... 1905 something like that. but certainly after 1900. now, there's only one thing i can fault with this clock. that lever platform is a modern swiss replacement. right. it is not the original french one which would have been silvered, rather than gilt-brass. oh, right, okay. sadly, on a clock like this, it makes a difference to the price. but you'd certainly see £3,000 for that at auction. that's a little more than i thought. good. i have to say, i'm not terribly excited about this microscope. it's not in the greatest condition.

it's missing one or two bits. probably made in the late 19th century. a bog standard microscope. what i do like a bit more is your collection of slides, because they've got wonderful examples. here we've got the gooseberry fly. wonderful examples of microscope objects and things one looked at. but, really, what makes me very excited are the microphotographs. yes. they're lovely, aren't they? and very, very rare. yeah. really? well, microdots-- you always think of james bond, 1960s. yes. these were started to be put together in the 1850s and 1860s. now, the story goes that, say, in the late 19th century i was saying to you, "i'm just going to look at my slides, dear." you would be thinking i'm looking at the old spiders' legs. they also did some rather naughty slides of ladies in undress in victorian times. so, when you would think i was looking at something educational, i was looking at something a bit naughty. did this belong to your grandfather? mm-hmm.

was he a naughty man? i don't know. have you found something naughty? well, i'm-- ( laughs ) bear in mind i'm gonna have a good look. but, as to value-- um, as i say it's a bog standard microscope. so, it's worth £150. right. the slides, again, worth maybe another £30 or £40 as microscope slides. but the microdots could be worth £40 or £50 each. oh, right. okay. so, you've got half a dozen, maybe 12. so, you could add an extra £300 or £400 just for those. an exceptional collection of microdots. i'm now going to have a quick look. go on, then, yeah. lovely. ooh! ha ha ha! you should have a look at this one. there appear to be two portraits of very pretty young ladies painted on this teapot. yeah. do you know anything about them, who they might be? this one was my great-aunt flip. your great-aunt. my great-aunt flip. wow. um, taken from a photograph probably in 1908.

um, and the other portrait is my grandmother. how amazing. who was kate. and they were the gladwin sisters, and they toured-- initially in england and their mother escorted them to france. so, they were a sort of musical act. yes, singing and dancing, with apparently more emphasis on the dancing. and they did an apache dancing act, which my mother gave me a demonstration of once when i was a child in the middle of doing the housework. ( laughter ) so, they were obviously very fit. and very beautiful. they were lovely, yes. and how did their photographs end up on a teapot? the story i heard from my mother is that my grandmother here had a boyfriend which she met on this tour and that the boyfriend's father was a dresden china manufacturer. my great-aunt-- who's my grandmother's youngest sister-- said she thought it wasn't dresden. but i have no idea. you have no idea who made these pieces?

no, and that's one of the reasons i'm here is to ask you. right. well, i can help you with that. um, just take the lid off. that's always a good clue, to look on the bottom. and there we have it. you see that? yes. what is it? well, it looks like two swords to me. yeah, crossed swords. crossed swords, yes. and crossed swords is the mark of the factory in meissen. it's meissen? it's meissen. oh, right. interesting. only one of the finest porcelain manufacturers in the world. the boyfriend must've got his father to go along to the factory and order the service. yes. it's quite incredible. my grandmother didn't marry the boyfriend. she married somebody else. oh, really? ha ha! well, it's in perfect condition. and, in porcelain terms that's a big plus. yes, i suppose it is. except we wouldn't sell it anyway. no, no. have you ever thought what it might be worth? no idea. it is a delicious set. i think most of the value is in the teapot.

yes. it is an exceptional piece of porcelain. the quality of the painting is breathtaking. it really bears close inspection. and i think probably we're looking at perhaps... £5,000 for this service. ( whistles ) yes, that's probably the reason my mother didn't get it out of packing until i was ten years old. possibly she had a sense of-- she had a-- she knew what she was at. ♪ rupert, it's your turn this week. we're asking all our experts. if, god forbid the house should go up in flames, and they had to run from the house clutching two precious objects one in each hand what would they be? i would think you'd bring paintings, so i'm a bit surprised to see these. well, i'm not totally restricted to paintings. i don't think anyone should be restricted to what they're supposed to do professionally. and what i love is this. i just love this little sculpture here.

it's done in terracotta, and it's sculpted rather than molded. it's modeled. so it's not a cast. it's done directly into wet terracotta clay by a french sculptor called grillon in about 1878. and he is-- i think you can probably guess from the rope-- an alpinist. so, a mountain climber. a mountain climber. possibly a guide possibly an amateur climber. in those days, it was a time when the alps were being conquered on after the other-- every peak systematically. and it wasn't until the matterhorn was conquered in the '60s that they began to fall, one after the other, like dominoes. and the "may-jee"-- i don't think i've pronounced that right. it's french. meije. meije. meije, is it? excusez-moi. anyway, the point is it was the last to fall in about 1877. so, the year after that, this was done. the alps were an amazing place for the victorians because they were snow-locked and very romantic places. they'd inspired composers and poets for hundreds of years.

and, at last the victorians were beginning to climb everything. the french and the italians and the british vied with themselves to conquer new peaks. and it was finally a frenchman who conquered the meije. and i think this is about that. it's about the romantic figure of the climber. and what is it about the mountains and that kind of romantic notion that appeals to you? when i was a boy i always used to go to switzerland. and my father did before me. so, we were always looking at mountains. and i used to love listening to-- i know it's sad, but i used to love listening to mahler's alpine symphony. and looking at the mountains whilst listening to it is even worse. no, it's rather charming. well, it was a romantic experience. and i saw those mountains much as those people saw the mountains. and, for me, this is the embodiment of that. don't you think he looks a bit like errol flynn? i think he looks very heroic, certainly. and i suppose that's one form of heroism, and one form of exploration. and then the moon. well, another unexplored and unconquered territory--

and this was done in 1853. but then, a few hundred years later, we actually land on this planet. and what i find fascinating is the curiosity that drives people to reach these places, just as the alpinist conquers the peak-- how nasa lands on the moon. and, looking at it through a reflecting telescope as this artist did-- his name's james nasmyth-- it must've seemed tremendously much nearer with this very powerful new technology that he'd helped build and invent. because he was an engineer as well as an artist and an astronomer. i just love that sort of spirit of inquiry. and, to me, it goes with this whole image of the explorer as a romantic hero. and, um, i don't know. i like them. excellent. here we've got two groups which are japanese bronzes. and i would be interested to know

why you've got them. the original owner as far as i know was a white russian called leon talaska. he employed my aunt in the flower market in paris. he was also the godfather to my cousin. so, that's the way it has come through to me. they were left to you from him? that's right. okay. do you have them out on display as well? no. in actual fact these two items i've given to my son here. were you pleased with your gift? yeah, i remember the hippopotamus and the tiger from being a kid and visiting my aunt in paris. so, that's one of my sort of earliest memories, is that one. they're typical of bronzes made during the meije period. the meije period ran from 1862 to early 20th century. and enormous changes took place in

japan during that period. and one of the things that happened in 1870 was the opening of tokyo zoo. and that was a catalyst for the artists and sculptors of the period to see these bizarre animals that they'd only perhaps heard about for the first time. and actually to reproduce them accurately-- i say reproduce them accurately-- i mean, here we've got a scene which was made-- both of them were made-- for western consumption. they weren't for indigenous japanese consumption. an elephant besieged by monkeys. the monkeys are wearing jackets. well, they cannot do in the wild. the elephant's got a persimmon in its trunk and the monkeys are obviously going for the fruit.

real ivory tusks. the skin of the elephant beautifully realized in the casting. and they've polished just the coat and the ear, and they've inlaid the eyes in glass. this one, again-- the skin texture is phenomenally good here really naturalistically drawn. and the tiger-- what they've done to this is to hand-cast it. they've painted the stripes in a resist-- which would be something like a lacquer-- and then they've dumped it into nitric acid. and that's etched the background. and that's given the matte areas down here. and then they've polished the top. so, you've got the stripes actually standing out.

very clever. they both date from the late 19th century. this one's particularly unusual with the hippo. um...i think this would probably make in the region of 1,800 to 2,500. and i think this-- because of the hippo-- although it's a slightly gory subject-- the americans seem less put off by that than we do. and they're largely the buyers of these. i think probably 2,500 3,500 for that one. so, i'd say it's a jolly nice gift. even with the broken tusk? that's easily done. thank you very much for struggling in with them. yes, they're quite heavy. ( laughter ) i have to say this is a rather extraordinary day for me because, after many years of doing the antiques roadshow, i've never in my life

filmed two examples of the same artist in one day. and here we have a wonderful work by the czech artist antonietta brandeis. and it's a real groundhog day moment because this morng i saw another work by her. that time it was of florence. but this is a beautiful view of venice. what i think is so good about it is that she's done it almost like a photograph. he we have the doge's palace, st. mark's square, and this viewpoint is rather interesting from this sort of canal here. brandeis is a lovely lovely artist. we don't know much about her. it was painted at the end of the 19th century. and, tell me when did you buy this? in 1972. 1972. and what did it cost then? it cost, um, £410. that was a lot of money, wasn't it? it was a lot of money to us. venice, as you probably well know is one of the most romantic cities. and people still love venice, and are prepared to pay a lot of money for views of venice.

i would've thought this was worth between £6,000 and £8,000 today. really? really? and there it is, been just at the bottom of the stairs. and i'm thrilled. it's lovely. so am i. thank you, thank you. pleasure. it's like the three little maids from school here. you've brought in three dolls, and something else. we'll talk about that in a minute. tell me about the dolls. where did these come from? what are your earliest recollections of those? the earliest recollections of the dollies-- they belonged to my mother who's 91. but they actually belonged to her mother. and, as she got older, she just put them in some brown paper and just wrapped them up, and then she said, "oh, do have these. i don't want them anymore." so, here they are. here they are. the one that i'm holding here is basically a wax doll. the head is made out of papier-mache. and then it's dipped into wax,

which gives it a sort of lifelike pallor-- or it would give it a lifelike pallor, if it wasn't quite so grubby. i know. they're very dirty aren't they? ha ha ha! i had no idea my dolly's been waxed. didn't you? no, not at all. there we go. that was worth queuing for. she's very sweet. and i would've said that she's dating from perhaps the 1850s or the 1860s. so, that would fit in, perhaps, with your family history on that one. let's lay her down. the next one is a wooden doll and she's from austria or she might be from sonnenberg in germany. and she could be a little bit earlier. she could be perhaps 1840s. dressed in the original costume as the wax doll is-- a very pretty printed cotton here, typical of the sort of costumes a doll of this kind would have worn. and she's got just a turned, simple face which has then been painted.

and then this one is a little bit earlier still. i think this might belong to a different generation in the family. possibly. because this one could be perhaps from the latter part of the 18th century. that would take it back another generation or so wouldn't it? wow, i can't believe it. it's a wonder they've survived so well, really. that's the thing. but obviously they've been packed away. they have, they've been kept out of the light. just packed in tissue paper and a brown bag. and that's been their home for years. this one is another wooden doll. she's turned wood again. but here she's got a little nose. she's also quite expensively, had glass eyes inlaid into the head. can you see that? they're not painted on. they're actual glass eyes. you see if i'm right. you're not wrong! ( laughter ) i never noticed that. i tell you-- but this is a mark of quality,

and it's also a mark of age. so, that is why i think that this is probably dating from the 1780s or-- certainly within that last period-- 1780s? it's the last period of the 18th century. i can't believe it. so, that's a cracker. now, this is another little figure-- not a doll this time. she actually is what's known as a spinning jenny. she is made of bone. and this has an interesting history because it was almost certainly made by a napoleonic prisoner of war. no. really? yes. is that also a family thing? yes. you have an interesting family, haven't you? you have no idea. ( laughter ) they're that interesting are they? i tell you what-- tell me later. i will. she originally would've had a little bonnet, like these dolls would've had. she's missing her bonnet. but for that she has got the most magnificent chest, and a very tight-fitting bodice. so, i think it was probably made

by somebody with dreams of home. he was thinking-- missing his wife. and i think, if we're careful we might even be able to get it working. does she move her? yes, she does. there she is. there shoe goes. she turns her head and she moves the distaff, and she moves her arm. how about that? still working. date-wise, this is going to be about 1800, 1805. so, you've got a group of really early things. i'm absolutely amazed at what you're telling me. absolutely amazed. oh, we like somebody who's amazed. let's talk about values, shall we? yes, if you want to. let's go down that route. you're not really interested. let's get ruthless now. let's just talk money here. the wax doll is badly damaged. and, because of that i think that we're talking about not more than £300, something along those lines. and this one, too. maybe-- yes, i would've said £300 for each

of those. which is all right. that's good. it's all right. this doll is missing quite a few bits obviously. she doesn't have her arms. she doesn't have her wig. but, even so i would've thought that we're talking about £800 to £1,200 for this one. even in these-- really? ending with this one i'd have said that this was worth a little more than that doll-- something in the region of perhaps £1,200 to £1,500. really? yeah. hilary you've made my day. ( laughter ) you really have. thank you. the girl's done well. ah, yeah. i think you will agree it was quite a day, too. our thanks to leeds castle for making us feel so welcome. from the antiques roadshow, bye-bye. ♪

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>> this is cody -- "bbc world news america. the government in syria swaps prisoners for 49 iranians as the bbc said it is time for change that country. one family was forced to escape the flames in this fire. and need the nominations for the britons academy awards and -- and the nominations for the british academy awards are released and we have the films that made the cut. >> >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. the syrian government has released 2000 prisoners including women and children. the release was made in exchange for 49 iranians being held by rebels.

it marked the first prisoner swap of its kind during the war. it comes as people continue to flee the country at a rapid rate. among them is one refugee, who says he was the only man to escape a firing squad near the city of aleppo. he has since fled to turkey. james reynolds has this report. >> muhammed olli works at a petrol station in southern turkey. customers barely notice him. but the man selling chris has one of the most astonishing -- selling crisps has one of the most astonishing stories to tell. he tells me he was stopped at a checkpoint in the city of aleppo in august. the militiamen mistrusted his village, so they took him away. >> after three days with no food or water, they told me and the other prisoners that they were taking us to another station. they put us in a car and then stopped at a deserted area.

>> this was aleppo at the time. rebels, filmed here by the bbc go after suspected pro- government militiamen. they are accused of carrying out mass killings. >> they put us all on our knees all 21 of us. they began firing. i fainted when they shot at us. i woke up after 10 or 15 minutes and saw the gunman -- the gunmen meeting and i saw everyone around me was dead. i was hit by five bullets, one in my shoulder. one of them is in my year. two in my leg and one in my hip. >> government and rebel forces still fight for control of the busiest city. aleppo produces no winners only refugees.

>> some people might say it is a miracle that you were the only survivor. >> i do not know. i do not know. perhaps, it is because i was able to withstand the gunfire. in islam, we believe no one dies before their time. perhaps, it was not my time to die. >> from his small bedroom at a petrol station, muhammed reflects on what to do with his second life. he trained as a tailor and may go back into the business, but not back home. southern turkey. >> one of the harrowing stories that do keep coming out of syria. today, our chief international correspondents sat down with the envoy from cairo. he had this to say about the need for change in the country. >> i think that what people are saying famine for 40 years is a bit prolonged period change

house to be real -- the change house to be real. i think president assad has to respond to this aspiration of his people rather than resisting it. >> for more on that resistance, i spoke with the u.s. state department's formal -- former special advisor now out the atlantic council's career center for the middle east. thank you for coming in. believe me, they are trying to be diplomatic. it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini --

mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council. >> is there any indication that moscow is prepared, or moving toward the decision of putting its eggs in assad's basket is not the thing to do? are you seeing any shift in russia's position? >> i do not detect a shift in the position exactly. but what i do think what we're seeing is a change in the russian and of a court judgment as to whether or not president bashar al-assad is going to

survive politically. until recently cannot -- until recently, the russian conclusion is that he would survive. i think they have come to a different conclusion of together. now is a question of whether the policy it lined up with the alico conclusion. >> you have been working on this. if assad had gone a year ago would the future of syria be clearer, easier than if he is to go in the next six months, let's say? >> i really believe if president assad had cooperated with a managed, peaceful transition some time back, syria oppose the prospects would be much better than they are now. in -- serious prospects would be much better than they are now. in fact, a consensus was reached between the permanent five members of the u.n. security

council sometime last year on an outline for transition in syria. an ally whereby the assad regime would transfer full executive powers to make government of national unity created by negotiations. >> very briefly, what are the problems? because it did not happen already. >> the central problem is that time is the enemy in syria. along with president assad has to wage a sectarian struggle, the more likely -- the longer president of thought has to wage a sectarian strife the more likely it is bad syria faces a failed state, and ongoing conflict. >> thank you. time is the enemy in syria. in australia, emergency services continue to battle wildfires in vast areas across the south east of the country. cooler temperatures have brought some relief, but forecasters say

scorching conditions will return at the weekend and new fires are spreading. from south wales, here is nick bryant. >> 1/4 glance burning out of control. if buyers -- forest lands burning out of control after a fire scorched its way through. this used to be thick, green bush. within minutes, it was transformed into a blackened wasteland, and here end of world field -- and an end to end of world field-- and an eerie end of the world feel. 130 bush fires are still raging across new south wales. it is amazing that no one yet has lost their life. the story's key emerging

though the extraordinary sks especially -- of extraordinary escapes' especially in tasmania. he was babysitting his young children when they were caught up in the firestorm. the children and their grandparents were forced to seek shelter in the sea as flames engulfed the shoreline precaution -- engulfed the shoreline. >> huizar tornadoes of fire coming across toward us -- we saw, tornadoes of fire coming across toward us. it was all around us. >> 43 horrifying hours they hid under the jetty, nec -- and for three horrifying hours they hid under the jetty, neck deep in the water. and finally, they were rescued. hear the fire crews were containing a blaze literally fighting fire with fire.

>> yesterday, the flames were in the treetops, fanned by the ferocious winds. today, this fire is very small and is moving very slowly. if only the other fires were so easily put out. >> that was one terrifying escape. let's get a look at the other news. the venezuelan supreme court has backed a decision by the assembly to delay the inauguration of president hugo chavez. it was -- he was due to be sworn in for his next term in office on thursday but is still in hospital in cuba for cancer treatment. he will be inaugurated at a later date to because he is the sitting president who had been reelected. a commuter ferry hit a pier in lower manhattan. part of the dow was ripped open

around 300 and -- and around 330 passengers and crew were on board. two were critically injured. the death of a certain after she was gang raped on a daily bus has prompted international outrage, but also internal debate about india's foust modernizing society. despite the country's advantage there are still well documented cases of female fetuses and female infants been killed. that is causing a shortage of and the trafficking of girls. at >> the man of india -- northern india are known for being strong, fit, and sigel. it is hard for them to find a bright here. that is because of it -- and illegal widespread practice that started around the time they were born female feticide abortion of baby girls.

this frustration fuels crime across the country. we followed police as a raid a house. this is a girl they have come looking for. she is 14. and this woman says she bought her for her son. >> you cannot take her. i paid money for her. she screams. later, the girl tells police how she was kidnapped, taken across the country, and then for your, beaten, raped and abused by those who bought her. her father listens, overwhelmed. >> i was walking home from school one day when three men pushed me into a car. they showed me and i fear they threaten to cut into pieces. as soon as they got me into the house i was made to all of the housework and they beat me if i did not do it well. >> every year, tens of thousands of girls in india are sold into

prostitution, domestic slavery and increasingly, into marriage. many of them come from west bengal. >> this is just overwhelming. it is so easy to become invisible in this crowd. i could not tell you if a man here is traveling with his daughter or a trafficker. but right at this very station, there are girls who are being sold. >> police sources tell us this train alone carries dozens of trafficking becomes every day. some are as young as -- trafficking victims every day. some are as young as 10. >> the demand is rising. i traffic 150 to 200 barrels per year. i tell parents we are taking them to work. i get them to a placement agency

in the city. then what happens is not my concern. the police know what i do. i have to pay them in every state i work in. in calcutta, how brianna. if i run into trouble with the authorities, i'm not worried. if i have to go to jail, i will be able to drive myself out. >> police deny these allegations, but some ad make that correction is a huge problem. another issue is that attitudes in india and show no sign of changing. back at a center for victims of trafficking, we met women who had been sold into marriage, then forced to have abortions because they were pregnant with girls. in india, the cycle of abuse carries on. northern india. >> an alarming to attrition for

girls and women in india. you are watching bbc news. still to come, getting america back to work. we talk to one business of executive about what he thinks it will take. now to another nightmare for the dreamliner appeared in another of the boeing 787's is being cancelled, this time to break problems occurred this is the third incident in two days. it has raised safety worries about the aircraft. here's a report from new york. >> in grounded the 787 dreamliner was bound for it had to be sent back to the gate -- bound for tokyo. it had to be sent back to the gate because of the problem with the brakes. on tuesday, a fuel leak caused japan airlines to cancel take off of one of its 787 jets in boston. a day earlier at the same airport, a battery pack caught fire on an empty plain.

speaking of the battery incident, boeing said it is cooperating with the relevant safety authorities and before providing more detail, we will give our technical teams the time they need to do a thorough job and ensure we are dealing with facts, not speculation. boeing's stock price fell on the news after years -- and after years of delays, the dreamliner went into operation in late 2011. now some question how safe is the 787. >> it is something the ntsb will take a very careful look at. if you're looking at things like the brakes, boeing did revamped its software system in november. it would be troubling if it turns out to be a similar issue because that was a challenging fix. >> going can at least draw comfort from one of the words of

their biggest customers. qatar airways and dismissed the issue as easy problems. there are still plenty of fans. bbc news, new york. >> tonight, the white house has confirmed that labor secretary bill so this -- hilda solis is resigning. this at the time that president obama has picked jack lew to replace tim geithner as treasury secretary. whoever runs the jaret -- the treasury has a critical job. so far 2013 has been marked by fighting over the fiscal could. but americans say they are looking for solutions decisions. we have the ceo of accounting giant duch joining me from --

deloit joining me from new york. what would your message be to the new secretary, jack lew? >> my message to jack, as well as what novartis said to the president is to get on to -- what i have already said to the president is to get on with solving the fiscal cliff issue. there are some big deadline's coming up in march between sequestration and the budget resolution as well as the bigger issue around the debt ceiling. and then we need to get to the longer-term issues in terms of where america is going, and that starts with tax reform as well as immigration issues and infrastructure issues. >> i hear the same message from business people across the country. we need more certainty from washington if we're going to kick start growth in this economy. is washington helping or hindering in a bid to bring unemployment down in the country?

>> being the optimist that i am, i say washington is attempting to help. what was passed at the end of the calendar year was a good first start. but there's a lot more that needs to be done. they are helping. if we can get past some of the partisanship and get into citizenship, we can move along a lot more quickly. businesses are frustrated. >> what are the bigger things you mentioned, the things america needs to do to stay competitive in this challenging economic environment domestically and globally? >> absolutely. first, you've got to get through the fiscal issues. balance in the deficit and budgets, number one. and then we need to get to tax reform. it is a big deal. there has not been a major renovation to the tax code since 1986, and that is before the internet.

immigration is a big deal. getting the kids in school today studying the sciences and technology and engineering and the math to stay in this country and getting a path to his citizenship and dealing with the competencies' to grow jobs. if you can deal with those issues, we would be off to a great start. >> you have many of your clients in the manufacturing business. looking at the broader economic shift, what do you do in a post- manufacturing world to provide the numbers of jobs that america needs? because it does not appear clear yet. >> we have roughly 12 million jobs through the great recession lost. we have filled about half of those. it will still take some more between five-seven years to get

unemployment down to the 5% range. and you are right, the skill sets are starting to move. it will have to be able to move with that prepared the first that -- we will have to be able to move with that. the first up is immigration reform and job training. >> you are a guide in ohio and you have lost your job at a car plant and you are 55 years old. immigration reform will not help you much, is it? >> no, no corporate -- no, no. when you retool your work force for efficiency, that is from talking about. those are the things that happen over time. over the next decade, we could shift the labor force to what we need. in the meantime, american companies will go offshore to find a competencies that they're looking for. >> thank you for a hat -- for joining us. >> thank you for having me.

>> tomorrow morning, all of you will be up before the sun to watch the ever-important oscar nominations. today, the british academy awards released its list pipa -- its list. >> i cannot end its war until we have cured ourselves of slavery. >> daniel day-lewis is abraham lincoln, the american president and campaigned against slavery it is that -- a performance that has put him on an actor's short list. >>one of 10 nominations for steven spielberg's lincoln prepared. quentin tarantino made the list. his film also deals with the

slavery in 19th century america. two other films are based on corporations in the middle east. argo, and zero dark dirty. >> this is it. >> hollywood loves history lessons that we assure itself that america is great and on the right track. and from the evidence of today's nomination, seen from the same sheen. >> of the british producer of les slavery miserables received several nominations. the film was also a short list it for its sound. >> the barricade scene was shot here in greenwich. the actors were singing live as opposed to mining and recording at a later date, which is the norm.

it has since been praised by critics and recognized by others. >> it was a huge team of people involved. over 1000 people involved in the studios in london. >> two danes have been trusted. helen mirren for playing out for hitchcock's long-suffering wife, and judy-for her role in sky fall -- and judy bench for her role in sky. >> you've got to love judy dench. that brings the program to a) at thank you for watching -- that brings the program to a close. thank you for watching.

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