in keeping with alan turing's work, the set is its most secure yet.h carry the signature of the bank's chief cashier. the first time you see your signature it's a very strange feeling. but actually, it's just such a massive privilege. is the £50 note still relevant today? they're used more often, i think, than people realise. a lot of tourist spending is dependent on banknotes, £50 banknotes, but also they're often used as a store of value. and i'm sure that's what many of these notes will be used for. it's quite heavy, and i'm holding a quarter of a million pounds in the bank of england's highest value notes. but while you might not get one of these in your pocket compared with a fiver, a ten or a 20, the whole collection has got something in common, because for the first time, they're all made of plastic, not paper. plastic, or polymer notes, last longer. so will we need so many of them? people ask that all the time. i think making polymer is more challenging, and it's different to paper because it lasts two and a half times. but actually, making ca

i mean, alan turing _ death. i obviously often think about this. i mean, alan turing died - death. do you think today means for _ on his untimely death. what do you think today means for the - on his untimely death. what do you think today means for the lgbtq+ | think today means for the lgbtq+ community? of course, his death linked absolutely to the fact that he was gay, he was prosecuted, he was forced to take hormones as an alternative to a prison sentence. when we talk about that today, you know, it isjust when we talk about that today, you know, it is just horrendous, when we talk about that today, you know, it isjust horrendous, isn't it? lt know, it is 'ust horrendous, isn't it? , , ., know, it is 'ust horrendous, isn't it? , ,., , it? it is 'ust almost unbelievable to it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that — it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back _ it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back in _ it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back in 1952 - it? it isjust almost unbelievable to think that back in 1952 alan i to think that bac

it's replacement featuring alan turing is packed with security features, just like the place where it sector that has seen a major shift in how it operates over the past year. after the sudden closures of schools as the pandemic struck, educators have since adopted a hybrid model of learning, blending online lessons with classroom teaching. but how much of that will continue post—pandemic? priya lakhani is chief executive and founder of century tech — a company that supplies online learning. so nice to have you on the programme. just talk us through the revolution that has happened within education, globally, because of the pandemic?— globally, because of the pandemic? globally, because of the andemic? . ., , pandemic? the pandemic has really been — pandemic? the pandemic has really been a _ pandemic? the pandemic has really been a catalyst - pandemic? the pandemic has really been a catalyst to - really been a catalyst to adoption. we say necessity is the mother to invention, and building an ai technology that learns how your brain learns and has a curriculum on it... if we think abou

can we i get a close-up of alan turing on the get a close—up of alan turing on the back?astic. you been told to keep it a plastic bag throughout the very efficient. carol is with us today. what is the weather looking like? john in north devon this morning, it looks gorgeous. absolutely. good morning. a beautiful start from anybody chilly. mild yesterday. mild where it was chilly yesterday. this is one of our weather watchers pictures. you can see beautiful blue skies. that may well change for you as we go through the day, because we do have cloud across scotland and northern ireland. it is sinking south through the day. we will see that getting into merseyside. southern england, the channel islands coming to the south—east, we are looking at a fair bit of sunshine. temperatures picking up quickly. as we going to northern ireland, the far north of england and scotland, more cloud, patchy rain and murky conditions. coastal mist and hill fog. you can see the progress the cloud makes, eventually getting into northern england and wales with its rain. i had a bit for the rest o

the new plastic £50 note has gone into circulation featuring the second world war code—breaker alan turingll bring you reporting analysis on the bidding to make a let me just finish this hour of the programme by showing you some of the programme by showing you some of the programme by showing you some of the pictures coming in from munich. the reason we are focused on this city — there's two reasons, the group germany is in in the euros is the most competitive, it's germany and hungry, and france versus portugal as a group shakes down, the games will be kicking off in five minutes' time. the other reason that this particular game is in the news is all connected to this new law in hungary which outlaws promoting homosexuality to the under eight teens, and the words of the law. a number objected to this, including germany's... the mayor of munich wanted to light up the famous stadium in munich, the alliance arena, with the rainbow flag. but uefa said it would be a political gesture and is not allowed. —— allianz arena. they've been making their point individually even if the city can't make

its replacement, featuring wartime code—breaker alan turing, is packed with security features, just likes mean so much to you? i think i've been aware of— this mean so much to you? i think i've been aware of his _ this mean so much to you? i think i've been aware of his work - this mean so much to you? i think i've been aware of his work since l this mean so much to you? i think i i've been aware of his work since my father was interested in history at a young age. but when i was diagnosed with autism myself he was one of those people that identified certainly had artistic traits. we can't obviously perform a retrospective diagnosis but there is a general consensus that it had trace. he was when i could look up to who had had a profoundly important impact when it came to society shortening the war, saving millions of lives and the long reaching repercussions of his work in computing and other fields of science continue today. he was a bit of an icon for me before i was invited to take part in the series. the thing is though i've never held a £50 note and i don't think a lot of people wou

it's replacement, featuring wartime code—breaker alan turing, is packed with security features, justds the south bringing with it some further light rains and drizzle. some mistiness over the hills and coasts. it is quite clear across east anglia. here it will be chilly, i think, overnight. elsewhere, a warm night underneath all of that cloud. we've got a pocket of warmer and also more humid air coming down across the uk during tomorrow. that warmer air is in between these two weather fronts. this one to the north will bring some wetter weather to the north west. this weather front here is producing the light rain and drizzle. it will be affecting northern england and wales in the morning. it will move its way through the midlands. cooler air is coming into the northwest of scotland, but across northern parts of england and wales, as it brightens up through the day, we will get some sunshine. temperatures could reach 23 or 24c there. the warmest part of the country. those weather fronts will continue to run towards the south overnight into friday. it will lower the pressure and mess