you have got la la land against i, daniel blake, gritty social realist thing. and brexit, the overrated has been actress... and brexit, the overrated has been actress. . . we and brexit, the overrated has been actress... we will talk about her in actress... we will talk about her in a minute! it chimes with where britain is at now. there is the outstanding british film as well. i think it will win there, but whether it can beat something like la la land... the musical itself is the genre is designed to lift people out of the great depression and i, daniel blake says, we are in a great depression, it almost nessa —— necessitates double—macro. depression, it almost nessa —— necessitates double— macrom depression, it almost nessa —— necessitates double-macro. it is 50 yea rs necessitates double-macro. it is 50 years since cathy, come home. . he has been prolific as well. they do not chime as much with the public as i. not chime as much with the public as i, daniel blake, successful at the box office, goes right to the heart of britain. he dares to show on screen w

in the film i, daniel blake, you see the main characters daniel blake and his friend kate lose their is a punishment for not looking for work hard enough or turning up on time for appointments or whatever. now, daniel blake's story is fiction, but those who work in food banks say that sanctioning does force people into charity. we're going to debate sanctioning shortly with ken loach, who made the i, daniel blake film. but first, we go to the town of accrington to meet some people who've been sanctioned. filmmaker nick blakemore has returned to maundy grange, a charity relief centre he visited in 2014, which tries to help them. good morning, maundy grange. i've had a bit of a bad situation with a landlord. he's evicting us. it's been an absolute nightmare. got in rent arrears with the landlord and he'sjust started getting really heavy. he's been evicted. needs referring. at the moment, he's struggling hard forfurniture. right. here, we try to provide an immediate response to poverty and need in the local community. need can be defined as not having enough to eat or suffering from men

more reason for rejoicing as ken loach won his second palme d'or for the social realist drama i, daniel blake wind that shakes the barley, ken loach, who turned 80 this year, won the judges over once again with his blistering tale of a newcastle joiner recovering from a heart attack who finds himself on the wrong end of a bureaucratic benefit system. superbly scripted by paul lafferty, with outstanding performances by davejohns and hayley squires, i, daniel blake is powerful and impassioned film—making. no wonder bothjohns and squires were honoured with trophies at the recent british independent film awards. what i gather now is the decision—maker, the decision—maker's gonna be sending you a letter through the post. you're gonna have to wait for that. my kids have to start school tomorrow, i've got about 12 quid in me purse. all because you can't just calm down and listen to people when they talk, you all have to do this. you know what, i've listened to you, you've created a scene. no mate, if i was going to create a scene, you'd know about it. trust me. you need to leave the building. this i

thank you for speaking to i, daniel blake. —— thank you for speaking to us.eforestation, and the end of traditional life for many of brazil's indigenous tribe, as wyre davies now reports. from the heart of the planet's greatest rainforest emerges one of the world's biggest civil engineering projects. a monolithic monument to progress. the belo monte dam is brazil's answer to its growing energy needs. mired in controversy and allegations of corruption, the $18 billion dam partially blocks the xingu, a major amazon tributary, and has flooded thousands of acres of rainforest. there's a human cost too. the local fishing industry has been decimated, and thousands of riverside dwellers have lost their land and their livelihoods. forced into a completely alien, urban environment. we get angry, sastuma, showing us his now worthless fishing licence. we see these corporations making millions from what used to be ours, he says, and we can't even use the river any more. building the dam brought hundreds ofjobs to the riverside town of altamira. but it also led to increas

his film i, daniel blake, is up for five nominations in total. hello.r all the people who worked on it and it is a really boost to everybody who told their store dwris to us and shared their experiences andi to us and shared their experiences and i guess it also says that films can do many things. they can be funny. they can be tragic and they can be an escape and they can be a fa ntasy, can be an escape and they can be a fantasy, but they can reflect the world back to us, the world we know and help us to understand it, and see it more clearly and i guess that's what we tried to do and so, that's what we tried to do and so, that's also can be good cinema. and when you say you're grateful to people who told you your stories, is that a nod to the amount of research that a nod to the amount of research that went into this? the amount of people you spoke to in what, a similar situation, to that par troud in the film? absolutely. i mean people who are, who have nothing and treated with desperate cruelty. people who face a bureaucracy which is there to trap y

ken loach, the maker of i, daniel blake, will be here to discuss whether benefit sanctions have a place and you know,

garfield, emily blunt and hugh grant are also nominated, as is british state—welfare drama i, daniel blaken london. that's a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9:30am. we are hoping to talk to ken loach in the next hour. we will also talk to the chair of bafta. and we have an exclusive interview with nicole kidman, her film has an exclusive interview with nicole kidman, herfilm has been nominated for five awards, kidman, herfilm has been nominated forfive awards, including herself forfive awards, including herself for best supporting actress. to get in touch. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. jackie says, it is about time the rmt and aslef will help to account for the radical restriction —— disruption for the passages. they would then think again before calling strike action. we will talk to commuters and people with a point of view on this latest strike action. we will talk to them in the next five minutes or so. let's get some sport now with jessica. fifa are voting on whether to expand the number of teams at the world cup

and hayley squires, who said she was so grateful to be nominated for i, daniel blake. jesus christ!n total including best film and best directorfor ken loach. 50 years after his first bafta nomination for tv drama, cathy come home. ken loach has threatened retirement on a few occasions, hasn't he, but when a story grabs him, in this case, the script, by paul laverty, he has to make it. that's what drives him. while another veteran meryl streep's best actress nod for florence fosterjenkins means she now equals damejudi dench‘s record of 15 bafta film nominations. you've never sounded better. morrisons supermarket chain has recorded its strongest sales for seven yea rs. recorded its strongest sales for seven years. like—for—like sales went up 3% at the end of the year. they said strong demand for their own brand products inspired the support. we like to treat ourselves at christmas. at morrisons, they lurid shoppers in and served up some great results. it's a remarkable performance. 2.9% great results. it's a remarkable performance. 2. 9% growth great results. it's a remarkable perfor

garfield, emily blunt and hugh grant are also nominated, as is british state welfare drama i, daniel blakeption isjob if you are fit for work, your only option is job seekers allowance.” wa nt to option is job seekers allowance.” want to appeal. you have to apply online. i was a carpenter. you need to run the mouse up the screen. not like that! i'm going to have to ask you to leave. you don't care. you have created a scene. who is first in the two question what do you mind if this young lass signs on first? —— who is first in this queue? what happens now? they arrive. my ex—husband used to call me a nocturnal avenue. —— animal. ex—husband used to call me a nocturnalavenue. —— animal. i've been thinking about him a lot lately and recently sent me this book he has written. it is filing and it is sad and he dedicated it to me. did you love him? i did something horrible to him. a taste of some of the movies. you can find out who the winners are on the 12th of february. we will be talking to a film critic about the nominations in the next hour. it is all glitz and glamour at the moment. in an e

and hayley squires, who said she was so grateful to be nominated for i, daniel blake. jesus christ!a received five nominations in total including best film and best director ken loach. 50 years after his first bafta nomination for tv drama, cathy come home. ken loach has threatened retirement on a few occasions, hasn't he, but when a story grabs him, in this case, the script, he has to make it. that's what drives him. while another veteran meryl streep's best actress nod for florence fosterjenkins means she now equals damejudi dench's record of 15 bafta film nominations. you've never sounded better. time for a look at the weather — here's jay wynne. we are going to see some snow in the next few days but at the moment it is the wind that is a key feature overnight and tomorrow. the strongest blowing a gale across scotla nd strongest blowing a gale across scotland overnight tonight and the rain turning increasingly to snow over higher ground. the wind is a key feature of tomorrow with blustery conditions and some travel disruption likely. up to 60 miles an hour or more and wintry show

and hayley squires, who said she was so grateful to be nominated for i, daniel blake. jesus christ!including best film and best director ken loach. 50 years after his first bafta nomination for tv drama, cathy come home. ken loach has threatened retirement on a few occasions, hasn't he, but when a story grabs him, in this case, the script, he has to make it? that's what drives him. while another veteran meryl streep's best actress nod for florence fosterjenkins means she now equals damejudi dench‘s record of 15 bafta film nominations. you've never sounded better. we are waiting to hear a speech from jeremy corbyn. the labour leader is in peterborough, we will hear more about labour's approach to brexit among other things. the introductions are getting under way so we will be back there to hear the speech. particularly interesting in light of what he had to say about a pay cap. now with news of some of us, louise lear. the cloud is fairly well broken across the midlands and the south east. some sunshine coming through, but it is grey, dull and damp out to the west. it is a mild after

now, these are the british academy film awards, i, daniel blake, it has done well in some of the bigatements. an independent film gathering pace, moonlight, the coming of age story of a boy growing up coming of age story of a boy growing up in miami. best supporting actress for naomi harris? she was 10 years ago a rising star and now she is up for the best supporting actress for the best role yet. she is known as miss moneypenny. she is so good. all of the performances are great. it is a really grown—up drama. it is the opposite of the hyperactive blockbusters. nothing for tom hanks in sully at other pilot landing the plane on the hudson in new york. it is surprising? we take them for granted. it is another great performance. we have seen many of them before. thank you very much. we will be here through the morning. the awards take place on the 12th of february at the royal albert hall. thank you very much. more on that later in the program. the tills were ringing out this christmas, and we even spent a little more money than last year, according to figures out today from the british