when she finished, i screamed, anne bancroft, i love you! i screamed it out.hs. she said, i've heard of you, i bought your record! you and carl, it's great. i saw her backstage and we talked and i never stopped seeing her and talking to her for the next 45 yea rs. alan laughs. every day was bliss. yes, miss? i've heard that you're married to the most beautiful woman in the world, is that true, mr brooks? no, i'm married to anne bancroft. applause. ladies and gentlemen, my beautiful wife. they sing sweet georgia brown in yiddish. we've got to remember at that stage you weren't earning much money. no, i was broke then. she was paying for most things. yeah, the show of shows was off the air and when i met her i told her, you don't want to be serious with me, because i'm broke. i'm eating hotdogs for dinner. i said i have no money, you don't want to know me. she said, i'll take a chance. i'll take a chance. they continue to sing sweet georgia brown in yiddish. cheering and applause. i have a couple more for you. i don't care, you are finished. we've got to do 0bam

when she finished, i screamed, ann bancroft, i love you! i screamed it out.never heard of me, i'm mel brooks. she said, i've heard of you, i've got your record! i've got your record, it is great. i saw her backstage and we talked and i never stopped seeing her and talking to her for the next 45 years. every day was bliss. i have heard that you are married to the most beautiful woman in the world, is this true, mr brooks? no, i'm married to ann bancroft. applause. ladies and gentlemen, my beautiful wife. they sing. you've got to remember that at that stage, you were not earning much money. no, i was broke. she was paying for most of it. yeah, the show was off the air and when i met her, i told her, you do not want to be serious with me because i'm broke. i'm eating hot dogs for dinner. i have no money. you don't want to know me. she said, i will take a chance. i'll take a chance. they sing. applause. you have a couple more... there is no more, i don't care. we have got to do... you are finished. we have got to do your partner. ——obama. we're not to make him pr

correspondent: mel met anne bancroft in 1961 during rehearsals for the perry, show.nged forever. >> she was on stage singing beautifully. i talked to her backstage and i never stopped seeing her or talking to her for the next 45 years. correspondent: one of his most erished awards is the medal of honor from barack obama. the president was a big fan of blazing saddles. >> he loved the film. correspondent: he loved the film, and he treated. >> he was 12 years old and it was listed for 16 and above. he treated. correspondent: mel brooks fell in love with words and music when he was five years old. he chose this for his first performance, and he has been singing it ever since. >> ♪ cause, baby, look at you now ♪ laura: mel brooks, 95 and still going strong. before we go, beachgoers in brazil were in a good spot to see something daring. this professional tightrope walker, nathan, made his way across a very fine slack line between two hills in rio. 200 feet above t ground, it took 30 minutes. the french daredevil holds a dozen world records and even walked across the eiffe

actress anne bancroft.not to be." ♪ sweet georgie brown ♪ >> reporter: she passed away in 2005. is this true on one of your first dates, she had to slip you $20 under the table? >> she did. i didn't have any money. i was dating anne bancroft, who was on broadway in "the miracle worker." anyway, we were at a chinese restaurant one night. and i said, i'm broke. she slipped me a 20-dollar bill under the table. and the bill came to $15, you know, chinese wasn't that expensive. so, i mean, i gave them the 20-dollar bill. the waiter. and i said, "keep it." i got outside, slap! i said, yeah, what, what? she said, don't be such a big shot with my money. so i learned, you know. >> reporter: one of his most groundbreaking films, 1974's "blazing saddles" about a black sheriff in a racist western town. >> and i love an engine underneath the comedy that says something. and this one said something about race, range prejudice. >> are we awake? >> we're not sure. are question black? >> yes, we are. >> then we're awake. but

mel met anne bancroft in 1961. his life changed forever.tage and we talked and i never stopped seeing her and talking to her for the next 45 years. one of his most cherished awards is a medal of arts he received from barack obama at the white house. the president was a big fan of blazing saddles. he loved the film. he loved the film and he cheated. yeah. well, he wasn't supposed to, he was 12 years old, it was listed for 16 and above, and i think he cheated. mel brooks fell in love with words and music when he was five years old. he chose this for his first performance. and he's been singing it ever since. # because, baby, j look at you now... 95—year—old mel brooks showing some of his remarkable life stories with alan yentob, his life in bad taste, as he puts it. you can get more on al brooks on the website and on our main story. —— mel brooks. and you can see how they have been preparing for the olympics and paralympic games in china. hello there. we await the arrival of the second named storm of the season. storm barra will bring the wor

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mel met anne bancroft in 1961. his life changed forever. her backstage and we talked and i never stopped seeing her and talking to her for the next 45 years. one of his most cherished awards is a medal of arts he received from barack obama at the white house. the president was a big fan of blazing saddles. he loved the film. he loved the film and he cheated. yeah. well he wasn't supposed to, he was 12 years old, it was listed for 16 and above, and i think he cheated. mel brooks fell in love with words and music when he was five years old. he chose this for his first performance. and he's been singing it ever since. # because baby, look at you now. | the inimitable mel brooks sharing some of his life story. i should also say that the full interview is going to be on the bbc on the 31st of december, thatis bbc on the 31st of december, that is one way to bring out the old year and start the new. that is bbc news, thanks for watching. hello there. we await the arrival of the second named storm of the season. storm barra will bring the worst of

mel met anne bancroft in 1961, during rehearsals for the perry como show. his life changed forever.alked and i never stopped seeing her and talking to her for the next 45 years. one of his most cherished awards is the medal of arts he received from barack obama at the white house. the president was a big fan of blazing saddles. he loved the film. he loved the film, and he cheated? well, he was 12 years old, it was listed for 16 and above, and i think he cheated. # i bet he drove the other kids wild... mel brooks fell in love with words and music when he was five years old. he chose this for his first performance, and he's been singing it ever since. # baby # because, baby, look at you now... what a great story and great life indeed. i want to tell you about the bbc 100 women list which has been published on tuesday. celebrating the achievements of grassroots activists the global leaders. half of this years list is dedicated to women from afghanistan and the bbc has this special report. every year, the bbc names 100 inspiring and influential women as part of the bbc 100 women season.

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