greg dorren asked me to play antony in antony and cleopatra.est yea rs of it led to six, seven of the grandest years of my life. did you think you'd made a mistake? yes. press nights always start late, because we cannot get you people in quickly. on the press night of antony and cleopatra, i was the first person, it's not that way in the play, but anthony came off first. so i was standing in the wings for what seemed like 20 minutes, waiting for the show to begin. what i started to do is write the reviews in my head. basically the reviews were, "who the hell does he think he is?" "coming back after 17 years and walking into a leading role?" "no, get some time in, patrick." those were the kind of reviews i was thinking about. so, when you saw the actual reviews, that must have been a moment? the great thrill was to be working with harriet walter on the stage of the swan theatre with greg dorren and a great company in antony and cleopatra. then the reviews were a lovely icing on that cake. you have since been knighted for your services to acting.

you know, they said — "cleopatra, is that your part?" never thought that i'd be in a bond film, and i had the most glorious time bossing him about and sitting behind that desk. i loved it, loved it. absolutely. victoria and abdul is based on a true, if little—known story. a slice of victorian history about class, race and religious intolerance that speaks to today's multi—cultural britain. he's an indian, your majesty. and i'm the queen of england, i will have whatever help i require. will gompertz, bbc news. that's almost it from us. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's emily. tonight, hurricane harvey becomes a test for the president. donald trump lands in texas as the floodwaters rise. and we ask if the knives are now out for boris johnson. join me now on bbc two. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm leah boleto — so much to get through tonight. the west indies ray of hope — another century from shai who steers the windies to a famous test win at headingley. is sa

you know, they said — "cleopatra, is that your part?"ng behind that desk. i loved it, loved it. absolutely. victoria and abdul is based on a true, if little—known story. a slice of victorian history about class, race and religious intolerance that speaks to today's multi—cultural britain. he's an indian, your majesty. and i'm the queen of england, i will have all the help i require. will gompertz, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: president trump is in texas as devastating flooding continues. he says he wants the relief effort to stand as an example of how to respond to a storm. it's day two of the third round of brexit negotiations. but the president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, isn't exactly in a conciliatory mood — as you can see from this clip. translation: the british negotiation tea m translation: the british negotiation team is in brussels and they are in the process of talking with my friend rachelle barney and i would like to be clear —— michel barnier. i will give t

you know, they said — "cleopatra, is that your part?"e bossing him about and sitting behind that desk. i loved it, loved it. absolutely. victoria and abdul is based on a true, if little—known story. a slice of victorian history about class, race and religious intolerance that speaks to today's multi—cultural britain. he's an indian, your majesty. and i'm the queen of england, i will have all the help i require. will gompertz, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's tomasz schafernaker. hello. hello. let us start with sunny skies. it's been a beautiful day for some of us today. very warm in kent. temperatures got up to 29 degrees. it's not been so warm or sunny everywhere. most parts of the uk had hazy skies with scattered clouds. there is rain around here and there, but not an awful lot. later in the night, more rain could develop to south eastern parts of the country. wouldn't be surprised if there is a rumble of thunder and rain into south—western england, possibly wales. the vast majority of the uk should have a dry night ton

you know, they said — "cleopatra, is that your part?"me bossing him about and sitting behind that desk. i loved it, loved it. absolutely. victoria and abdul is based on a true, if little—known story. a slice of victorian history about class, race and religious intolerance that speaks to today's

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you know, they said — "cleopatra, is that your part?"tely. victoria and abdul is based on a true, if little—known story. a slice of victorian history about class, race and religious intolerance that speaks to today's multi—cultural britain. he's an indian, your majesty. and i'm the queen of england, i will have all the help i require. will gompertz, bbc news. more on the weather front now. the temperature today was higher than yesterday but the heat concentrated ina much yesterday but the heat concentrated in a much smaller area. yesterday we had the heat in lincolnshire, 28 degrees, today the highest temperatures in kent. up to 29 degrees just temperatures in kent. up to 29 degreesjust in this temperatures in kent. up to 29 degrees just in this corner. much more cloud coming down from the north and ahead of that the heat has led to some sharp showers developing close to london and around essex. they continue overnight and develop more widely across the south east. at the same time more cloud across the midlands and the south west. to th

i was asked to play antony in antony and cleopatra. did you think you'd made a mistake? yes.ause we cannot get you people in quickly. i was the first person, i came on first. so i was standing in the wings for what seemed like 20 minutes, waiting for the show to begin. what i started to do is write the reviews in my head. basically the reviews were, who the hell does he think he is? coming back after 17 years and walking into a leading role? no, get some time in, patrick. those were the kind of reviews i was thinking about. so, when you saw the actual reviews, that must have been a moment? the great thrill was to be working on the stage of the swan theatre. then the reviews were a lovely icing on that cake. you have since been knighted for your services to acting. you are a knight of the british empire, and you are still a lifelong socialist, is there a contradiction in that? i do not see a contradiction. you do not think the ‘sir‘ sets you apart? i work hard to not let it. i look upon it as an acknowledgement of my work and of british theatre. i got an obe and it was the sam

broncowits presents, cleopatra schwartz.n and one woman defy such incredible odds. no one could stop them. >> i don't think parody in satire is important. but it's important to me because i've done it a lot. "kentucky fried movie" started with "kentucky fried theater." we did sketches in madison, wyoming. in 1972, moved the show to l.a. we wanted to make that show into a movie. >> poisonous fish. >> x"kentucky fried movie" was doing individual bits without a story. >> i'm not wearing any pants. film at 11:00. >> what we were trying to do with "kentucky fried movie" was get in the movie business. >> for me, the most fun was making dave and jim laugh. we trusted the other two as arbiterers of whether we were funny or not. we had a vision. >> sound your alarm bell. now. >> all right, now, everybody. get in crash position. >> "airplane" had that anything-can-happen quality. that so me is a seminal movie. that changed my perspective on comedy. >> okay, boys. let's get some pictures. >> these brilliant people had collected 100,000