inspired by the 1980s film fame, the brit school has consistently produced students who have reached music business. we're joined now by our correspondent colleen harris who's at the school in croydon for us. tell us all about it. lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it is not. it's dance, it is me is good theatre, its trauma is journalism. and what a formidable legacy it has. this is all about celebrating 25 years of that. we have had stars adele, a whitehouse, leona lewis, and the actress chris who's had an amazing career. tell us byjudge only have. who's had an amazing career. tell us byjudge only havelj who's had an amazing career. tell us byjudge only have. i came your analysis 14 and i actually saw the school talked about on blue peter which is where i got a lot of my information then. there was not so my information then. there was not so much google around then and i could not quite believe it was free because when i'd heard about performing arts schools before they we re performing arts schools before they were always, you know, costing money. so i cam

like many state schools, there are funding challenges ahead for the brit school.untry and what people did backin this country and what people did back in return is ridiculous. the government are not willing to support it. a vision that started 25 yea rs support it. a vision that started 25 years ago, and new students hoping they can keep the dream alive. now, i wonder if any alarm night will become the next dr who? we will be talking about that in the paper round—up. today turned into quite a cadi affair, but it broke upjust in time to bring a nice sunset. that photo from cambridgeshire. whether cloud broke up this afternoon, it allowed temperatures to rise. 24 degrees in west midlands, 25 in northern ireland. warm air is trapped between two fronts. the rest of tonight, warm air becoming confined to the southern half the country. a lot of misty and murky conditions, quite humid. further north and west, northern ireland, scotland, cool and fresh in the night. the morning, this is where the best of the sunshine will be. a beautiful start to the day for the likes of

inspired by the 1980s film fame, the brit school has consistently produced students who have reached he school in croydon. hello. well lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it's not. it is dance, it's musical theatre, it's drama, it's journalism. and what a formidable legacy it has. this is about celebrating 25 years of that. we've had stars, adele, amy winehouse, leona lewis and actress kush, tell us leona lewis and actress kush, tell us about your journey leona lewis and actress kush, tell us about yourjourney here? leona lewis and actress kush, tell us about yourjourney here ?|j leona lewis and actress kush, tell us about yourjourney here? i came here when i was 18. ifound out about the school on blue peter. i got the information then. i couldn't believe it was free as i had heard performing arts schools cost a lot of money. i came down for an open day and fell in love with the place. the rooms in the theatre department we re the rooms in the theatre department were painted black. i thought that was really weird. i wanted to be here. at that time, it was ten

the brit school in south london is celebrating 25 years since it first opened its doors. d me out. it was a free school, it set me up grape for my career. it became the first free state funded performing arts school in 1991 with the help of sir richard branching, said george martin. today, former students have returned to inspire the next generation with their own success. i felt instantly like i was in a place where i belonged. it was full of kids from all over the country who were so talented but didn't have the money to go toa talented but didn't have the money to go to a specialist school. we we re to go to a specialist school. we were quite ambitious hungry cloud. coming through these doors has opened up a virginity is for thousands of students but like many states schools across —— opened up opportunities for thousands of students. the amount of income that the arts generate for this country and what gets given back in return is peanuts. the government white willing to praise success in theatre and so on but are not willing to support it. a vision that started 25 yea

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up inspired by the 1980s film fame, the brit school has consistently produced students who have reached at the school in croydon. hello. well lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it's not. it is dance, it's musical theatre, it's drama, it's journalism. and what a formidable legacy it has. this is about celebrating 25 years of that. we've had stars, adele, amy winehouse, jumbo, who had an amazing career, tell us about yourjourney here? i came here when i was 18. i found out about the school on blue peter. i got the information then. i couldn't believe it was free as i had heard performing arts schools they always cost a lot of money. i came down for an open day and fell in love with the place. the rooms in the theatre department were painted black. i thought that was really weird. i wanted to be here. there was a real buzz. at that time, it was ten or so years old. so a really young school. what did it do for you in terms of opening up a world that was not accessible then? i think for a lot of us that came here, who came from all over the country to come to this s

lots of people think the brit school is just about music but it's not, if dance, musical theatre, drama had stars adele, amy winehouse, leona lewis and this actress who has an amazing career from leona lewis and this actress who has an amazing careerfrom selhurst leona lewis and this actress who has an amazing career from selhurst park the states. tell us about it, cush. i first heard about it on blue peter. i couldn't believe it was free, i'd had heard about performing a rts free, i'd had heard about performing arts schools but they cost money. so icame to arts schools but they cost money. so i came to an open day and i fell in love with the place. the rooms in the theatre department were what i wa nted the theatre department were what i wanted to do, painted black. i thought that was the weirdest thing i've ever seen. there was a buzz about the school, and at that time it was new. 25 is not old but what they achieved, then it was about ten yea rs they achieved, then it was about ten years old, a young school. what did it do for you in terms of opening up a world that wasn't accessible

inspired by the 1980s film fame, the brit school has consistently produced students who have reached top level, it's our correspondent. we're joined now by our correspondent colleen harris who's at the school in croydon for us. hi. it's 25 years since the doors open to this amazing school, and has a formidable legacy. adele, a whitehouse, jessej, a formidable legacy. adele, a whitehouse, jesse j, —— a formidable legacy. adele, a whitehouse, jessej, —— amy whitehouse. we have performances from current students in this tent who will no doubt go on to do amazing things. we can talk now to one of the thousand teachers who have nurtured talent here. i know you well. let's talk about the importance of the school, the legacy, what makes it but the leg so special? when the school was established, it was to give students the opportunity to nurture their talents. people forget it is a free school. in the past, if you wanted a performing arts education, you have to pay for it. that's why many other successes out of this institution are actually come from ordinary backgrounds. many of the parent

school. it's just an endless list of different things. >> spethe brit was 20 years old during filming. maguire, the original was 25. >> you get the call you're going to be in spider man. what was your reaction. >> i was screaming and shouting. i proceeded to scream and cry and jump all in one motion. >> i was getting a massage. >> you guys are losers. >> so i was yeah, cool, yeah. like i'm freaking out inside. i just don't do a very good job of hiding it. >> and this time the avengers are invited. >> we're in the marvel universe and we're seeing a completely different version of spiderman. >> peter parker is an intern for robert downey's tony stark. >> i can keep that suit? >> doesn't fit me. >> it's not a reboot. it's a whole new thing. >> are you an avenger? >> yeah, basically. >> and aunt may is back played this time by oscar winner marisa tomei. >> she's very maternal. she's always wroorried about hi >> but one thing will never change. spidey's stunts will always be death defying. >> i would go as far as they wanted me to go until they would stop me. >> listen, tom is a young guy.

brits out of bases in the final years of their lives by social media. of the day. began its march from barcelona to against british backed fascism in spain. in the child's. school. teaches. pentagon is funding a program to boost interest in the military. so that. you can. still. do but some veterans are willing to take children a little more they ask me call of duty is a very popular video. it's playing. call of duty to turn off call of duty. or. to be told. just need more recruits. if. you. live. in the syrian moderate opposition sign an agreement on how to set up the first deescalation zone near the capital damascus. and.

brit. we've seen many reincarnations of spiderman. you think, how many times can you reboot this? they are playing to the adolescent story, the schoolthe stuff about wanting to fit in and being awkward, about wanting to be grown up when yoiu're not yet, and what he has actually got to do is hang out in the canteen. i liked it very much. i went in thinking, do we really need to go here, all over again? but what this does do is something different. i think he's great. he's really very good. he's very charming in a very kind of oddball way. only one false step in the film, there's a lovely sequence which is a direct reference to ferris bueller‘s day off, and then they show you a clip from it and it's like, it's ok, we have got it. it sounds good. it sounds different. and the best out — i know what your best out is. anyone following you on twitter knows, ba by driver. it's a car chase movie which is actually a musical. everything in it is cut to a fantastic selection of pop tunes. i think the joy of it, for me, is this. it's really brilliant cinema. see it on a big screen, with a good sound system. but it's witty, clever, poignant and n

brits on holiday in the area who've been affected. and a survey has found that 48% of people don't think primary school—age children should learn aboutn in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. the government has taken what is being described as a "major step" in developing a new immigration policy. home secretary amber rudd is asking independent migration experts to analyse the role of eu nationals living and working in the uk. they will report back next september — six months before the uk's deadline to leave the european union. however, critics say the study has been commissioned too late. the parents of the terminally—ill baby, charlie gard, have until midday to agree with great 0rmond street hospital how his life will end. they've accepted that charlie will spend his last days in a hospice rather than at home, but chris gard and connie yates are asking to spend more time with their son before life support is taken away. a 16—year—old girl found dead on a railway is thought to have been electrocuted. taiyah pebbles was discovered at herne bay station in kent on wednesday morning. british transport police said the teena

brits are, because that's okay. trump said this might happen, so much winning people are going to get tired. according to a new study, more than half of schoolspetitive activities. so children don't have to experience the pain of losing. but is losing really that bad? joining me now cabot phillips, director for campus reform org, and mike guns of the guns show. thank you all for joining us this morning. normally we look for experts in fields on topics. in this segment we said we want three really interesting people. >> let's be honest, he were picked because we're highly picked in the art of losing. >> a perfect moment you're bringing.up pete: embarrass yourself on national tv. as you look at this thing, if you're getting rid of competitive sports and replacing with activities 'cause you don't want kids to lose you're stripping away what you learn when you lose, so first of all respond to this cabot, if you will, and maybe you have a story about losing. >> i think it's important to remind ourselves, if everyone is a winner, no one is a winner, so in order to have winners some people are going to lose and learning this from that. my own experi