our arts correspondent david sillito has been talking to the band. london, may 1967.he queen elizabeth hall, a classical music venue, hosted what was to become a landmark in rock history. the lights, the surround sound, the psychedelia. the summer of love had arrived — and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle. we would have the maddest ideas and we'd follow them through a long way. obviously some of them were just too mad and got discarded, but we put a lot of time and energy and effort into the strangest ideas. there was no—one to tell us "you can't do it that way," because we just would do it whatever way... and we were young and arrogantand... they were some brilliant times. it was an era of massive experimentation and there was a whole generation of designers and architects creating things that they thought no one would ev

david sillito, bbc news, preston.sual reminder that newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's evan. ramping up the rhetoric, tension with the neighbours. britain is in danger of finding the rest of europe uniting against it. we'll be getting perspectives from the uk and the eu, asking who is provoking whom and how we're going to negotiate a decent brexit deal. join me now, bbc two. that's newsnight with evan. here, on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a good night. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are your headlines tonight a double from higuain givesjuve one foot in the champions league final. sayers says goodbye to athletics and wonders what she could have won without the cheats in her sport. and getting up to speed, alonso is given the green light to race at the indianapolis 500. good evening, it looks like it's going to be a real madrid juventus champions league final in cardiff next month. the second legs are still to be played next week but after r

david sillitoe, bbc news, preston. ocial security, public services, roads and railways.g to my colleague jane hill. is now what about the weather? the latest forecast from nick. not a day for cloud spotting in northern ireland, barely a cloud in the sky for most of us, it was just blue sky from dawn to dusk with the temperature edging towards the high teen, very different view coming in from suffolk, for many in east anglia, not just cloudy from suffolk, for many in east anglia, notjust cloudy but breezing, damp in places too, and quite cold with that temperature just round nine sells you but at high as 20 in western scotland. now overnight we keep some cloud across parts of england and wales, so here the temperature, where you have the cloud not going down too far, maybe the odd passing shower, a few spots of rain but within the cloud most places are looking dry, some clear spells for parts of wales, northern england, so turning chilly, in rural areas and a few pockets of frost in scotland, going into the morning. there is is a bit more cloud though, filtering in across

david sillito, bbc news, preston.at hong kong's annual bun carnival. scaling an 18—metre high tower of buns, athletes are scored on how many buns they can retrieve in a short amount of time. they higher up the buns, the higher their value. originally the tower was indeed made up of real buns, but nowadays imitation plastic buns are used because they are more stable. a localfire fighter and a climbing instructor both took out this year's top honours. much more on the bbc website. thank you for watching.. hello there. the weather contrast on wednesday got a little bit more stark across the uk, with low cloud dominant across parts of east anglia and the south—west. a breeze off a chilly sea. 9 celsius the high for one or two, but in the sunshine, and plenty of it further north and west, high teens and low 20s. and considering our wind is coming from the east, and will be for the next few days, you look downwind, clumps of cloud of running into the same areas that we have seen during the past 2a hours. so more cloud aroun

david sillito, bbc news, ashford, in kent. time for a look at the weather.forecast for this week. looking at rainfall totals for april, we have not quite got all the fa cts april, we have not quite got all the facts and figures yet for the month, but it is looking like it has been an extremely dry month with many places seeing rainfall totals well below the average. so much

our arts correspondent david sillito has had a sneak preview. london, may 1967.istory. the lights, the surround sound, the psychedelia. the summer of love had arrived. and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating from the spotlight. it was a gradual slide into obscurity. we just found that it worked better to utilise sort of effects and video and strange lighting devices and so on to augment the music. it was an era of massive experimentation and there was a whole generation of designers and architects creating things that they thought no one would ever built. and then along came pink floyd. the stage designs, the giant inflatable pig. the album covers. all vital visuals for a band that liked to say no. i do remember that when we went on the road there was a big resistance to publicity. i think we were a bit po—

david sillitoe look5 serving pre5enter. david sillitoe looks back at his life.es, the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax was special. at this level the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i find myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety the words "and then it was my turn" led to some startling tv moments. his trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. ijumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside still doing around 80 miles an hour. john noakes had started out in the raf before turning to acting and landed a job on blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh stood out in a rather more formal era of children's television. i think for a lot of people today is a very sad day. we have lost him and he looked pretty eternal from where i was sitting as a child. we have lost our childhoods too a bit. in those days there were only two channels and he was the whole of the bbc to me when i was watching. sh

david sillitoe, bbc news, preston.ussels, how are theresa may's comments going to go down there? i've spoken to eu officials who do not talk in public but want the eu's opinions known and they are describing her assertion that brussels is interfering in the election as pure fantasy. they say the european mac —— they say the european mac is in favour of the election and want a british governor toa election and want a british governor to a public backing so they can begin the brexit big initiations. they are absolutely saying there is no interference at all on this side. they believe their interpretation of the prime minister ‘s comments is that she's in the middle of an election campaign so they don't believe that you would play down a i’ow believe that you would play down a row with brussels if she thinks it can get her public backing. but none of this helps the brexit process get off toa of this helps the brexit process get off to a favourable start even though both sides say they want a good outcome. thank you. time

as david sillito reports, shirley ballas brings some latin flair and much more to the show.ead judge for strictly and she comes with quite some recommendation from the man she's replacing. when i fist saw her, i was absolutely gobsmacked. best feet ever! one of my true favourite latin women dancers of all—time. and as we can see from their dancing, charles, corky and shirley, hell bent on success. so what's she like? definitely determined, she's won everything on both sides sides of the atlantic. and confident. so what's your weakness? i don't have any. please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas. applause. and she's got deep connections with the strictly formula. her son, mark, is a veteran of the american version of the show, so toojulianne and derek hough, dancers that she mentored and all trained here, at italia conti, in london. when it comes to dancing, does she really know her stuff? more than her stuff, she really does. she's an expert. she goes all around the world coaching all the professionals. and when it comes to judging, tough or tender? she's going to be tough

let's speak to david sillitoe, our a rts let's speak to david sillitoe, our arts corresponded.up with him? he is my james bond, a lot of people grow up with him? he is myjames bond, it does not matter on your age. aged 11 or 12, when you go to the cinema and you see james bond, he is forever yourjames bond. remember, when he took the role on, you think of it as something that goes on and on forever. and is reinvented. you wonder, what comes after sean connery? what could you do with it? he brought something to the role, some wit and charm, some suave. always the perfect english gentleman. you can pretty much say that he was a successful in the box office as sean connery. considerably more so, the number of people who went to see those seven movies. he was 58 when he finally realised that he was a bit too old for this carry on. but he's thought of as slightly ridiculous. that is the joy of it. you can follow the plots and enjoy the action but throughout it there is that knowing wink, even when you are young and watching, there is enormous pleasure there. it is what he brought th

david sillito, bbc news, ashford, in kent.f news coming up now but time for a look at the weather. nick miller. most of us enjoyed a fine evening and we picked up some showers to end the day initially across parts of england. just drifting a little bit further west. a lot of cloud overnight in east anglia towards the south—east. it is clearer to the north and west of the uk, colder in the countryside. some frost possible in those colder spots especially in the scottish glen. plenty of sunshine to come tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland, but cloud increasing end england and wales. —— in england and wales. still quite cool along the north sea coasts and that continues into thursday and friday. 0n coasts and that continues into thursday and friday. on thursday quite a bit of cloud for england and wales and the odd shower around. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: theresa may promises to live up to her reputation as a "bloody difficult woman" during tough negotiations over brexit with eu chiefs. during the co

david sillito looks back at his life. i'm upside down, at 30,000 feet and upside down.has had many presenters over the years, butjohn noakes, the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax was special. at this level the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i find myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety the words "and then it was my turn" led to some startling tv moments. his trip down the cresta run was also terrifying. ijumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside still doing around 80 miles an hour. john noakes had started out in the raf before turning to acting and landed a job on blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh stood out in a rather more formal era of children's television. i think for a lot of people today is a very sad day. we have lost him and he looked pretty eternal from where i was sitting as a child. we have lost our childhoods too a bit. in those days there were only two channels and he wa

david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with tomasz.ght and a pretty chilly one on the way. in fact first thing tomorrow morning there could be some grass frost around ina there could be some grass frost around in a number of areas especially outside of town. we are losing this stubborn cloud and that means that wednesday is looking very promising across most of the uk. so for the rest of the night you can see clear skies across the uk apart from the far north of scotland will be good have some spots of rain. in rural areas it could be only two or three degrees, cold enough for some grass frost. then tomorrow basically sunshine all round, almost. again northern parts of the country a little bit more cloud and spots of rain. but temperatures responding up to the high teens in some area. there is dinner friday, increasing amounts of cloud and by friday we could have some thunder and lightning and some pretty big downpours in 12 areas. goodbye. —— thursday and friday. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. in an 11—year—old in an11—year—o

our media and arts correspondent david sillito explains what's happening. are the bbc‘s plans. a series of two question time specials, the first will feature theresa may and jeremy corbyn in the same programme but not sharing a stage. they will appear consecutively facing questions from the audience, and then there will be another question time special two days later with other party leaders appearing on election questions later in the evening. the leaders will face interviews from andrew neil, and also on the one show that will feature theresa may and her husband philip as well tomorrow. and then there will be this seven—way debate featuring senior party figures. and also another radio 1 debate. so that's it, ten hours of coverage on the bbc but not the debate that they wanted to have with the party leaders. more than 7000 migrants have been rescued in the mediterranean over the last few days, that's according to the italian coastguard. officials say as many as 200 are feared to have drowned. so far this year numbers are 50 % higher than at the same time l

david sillito reports. shirley ballas, the queen of latin.as absolutely gobsmacked. best feet ever! one of my true favourite latin women dancers of all time. and as we can see from their dancing, charles, corky and shirley, hell bent on success. so what's she like? definitely determined — she's won everything on both sides sides of the atlantic — and confident. so what's your weakness? i don't have any. please welcome the fantastic shirley ballas. and she's got deep connections with the strictly formula. her son mark is a veteran of the american version of the show, so toojulianne and derek hough, dancers that she mentored and all trained here, at italia conti, in london. when it comes to dancing, does she really know her stuff? more than her stuff, she really does. she's an expert. she goes all around the world coaching all the professionals. and when it comes to judging, tough or tender? she's going to be tough — more because she's a perfectionist. so, judging dancing — no problem. however, we're talking about strictly, and the real test wi

david sillito, bbc news. i love pink floyd. now you weather. now your weather.oss western scotland and the north of scotland as well. the next 48 hours, there's a change on the way there is some rain. humid aircoming infrom the way there is some rain. humid air coming in from the south, and that's one thing we are really going to notice from tomorrow morning onwards. short—term, the weather is humid. we will see the cloud increasing across the south and temperatures might rise across the extreme south. if you are hoping for a downpour to water your garden then it's going to be difficult to forecast. these blobs of rain could be dotted around anywhere. but this is the most likely position. further north, its sunshine all round. you can see a few spots of drizzle in orkney. let's focus on those showers. they are drifting due north. by the time we get to the middle of the afternoon, they could be in the midlands. central southern england, places like that, thunderstorms around. for many of us, it's going to be a pretty sunny day, on the hazy side. thursday night, a

david sillito, bbc news, preston. let's get the latest details on the weather.ays. maybe not much cheer in the cloud and damp weather across east anglia and south—east england. this is how things were in northern ireland, temperatures reaching 17 degrees. top that in north—west scotla nd degrees. top that in north—west scotland at 20 degrees. butjust nine with the cloud here. add a bit of rain in the london area to end the day. things drifting to the west over the next few hours. there might be some spots of rain overnight for england. while staying mainly dry. some holes in the cloud, especially for northern ireland and scotland. there might be some frost in scotla nd there might be some frost in scotland to start the day tomorrow. more cloud than we had recently. but still some sunshine, clearly showing up still some sunshine, clearly showing up here and from northern ireland and northern england. we still have this north—easterly breeze coming off the sea, holding temperatures down across this east coast compared with inland and to the west. the sunshine is w

reception for his cameo performance as a soldier has been mixed, as our entertainment correspondent david sillito he just looks right on the red carpet. no wonder the movies have called. there are rumours, the legend of the sword of a king other than yourself. find him. this, an all—action retelling of the king arthur story. it is, of course, far from his first time on screen. he had a cameo in the man from uncle, and was the moody, silent star of this short film. however, there is more. i think people are going to love it. with guy's movies, you know what you're going to get, but there's a few surprises. one of them being, we both see and hear mr beckham's acting. right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. where do you think i want you? hands on the hilt, stupid. the reaction, more than a few critics have been a bit... critical. let's have another listen. right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. read you think i want you? hands on the hilt, stupid. all these negative comments are terribly unfair, say his defenders. and the director. yeah, i love him. i think he's great on screen.

david sillito. garden where she was playing and attacked her. she suffered injuries to her head and body — but they are described as ‘not life—threatening'. police have seized 11 dogs from a nearby house in the toxteth area of liverpool — and a 35—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of having a dangerous dog or dogs out of control. our correspondent yunus mulla sent this update from merseyside police headquarters. merseyside police have described this as a horrific attack which has left a two—year—old girl with extensive injuries. with me i have superintendent mark wiggins. mark, you are part of the investigation team. what is the condition of the girl at the moment? the two—year—old girl who was attacked by the dogs yesterday underwent some extensive surgery at alder hey hospital yesterday. and she is now recovering from the extent of her ordeal. she will clearly need further medical intervention as we go forward in the next few weeks and the next few months. at this stage we don't know how

david sillito, bbc news, ashford, in kent. time for a look at the weather. here‘s nick miller.the east coast of england just 10 degrees so a big contrast across the uk. and we‘re the odd shower developing across parts of england. and this evening we could have an isolated shower in wales, south—west england. for the north and west where it is clear it will be cold in rural spots and even some frost in parts of scotland. tomorrow we have some early fog patches around in scotland, but most places begin with a good deal of sunshine. and stay that way during the day. for much of wales and the south of england some cloud around. and for some it is a damp start as well. and with the breeze coming in the —— it will feel cool throughout wednesday belief that the cloud. —— beneath. northern counties of northern england and for northern ireland and scotland, keeping plenty of sunshine tomorrow and another very warm day into the west of scotland although not quite as warm as today. going into tomorrow‘s evening we hold onto the odd shower across parts of england and on thursday across sou

david sillito, bbc news, ashford, in kent.elebrate cilla's early life. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has been to meet some of those aspiring to the starring role. a lorra lorra cillas. # what's it all about, alfie? # is itjust for the moment we live...# more than 400 of them, all hoping to land the lead role in cilla the musical. #so...#. # anyone who had a heart... # would take me... # in his arms and... # love me too, oh #. the idea — anyone can have a part. 0pen auditions are being held around the country, starting in cilla black's hometown of liverpool. now, have you changed your hair colour especially for today? i haven't, actually. this has been changed for about a year, so... i grew up with her, my nanny used to absolutely adore her. and at what stage do the rollers come out? as soon as i get in there. # closing in around me...# the new musical is based on the itv drama, cilla, starring sheridan smith. helping cast her this time, cilla's son. we're talking about 18 to 25, she wasn't the polished consu

david sillito, bbc news.ays. details from tomasz schafernaker. quiet on the weather front right now but thunderstorms may be on the is increasing over the next 24—48 hours. through this evening, very little change, this is the satellite picture from earlier. you can see clear skies, more cloud across western and northern scotland. house will start to increase across southern areas as we go through the course the course of wednesday night into the early hours of thursday. we could see showers across some of the southern areas. for the bus majority of the country it's going to be a dry night, not especially cold. tomorrow humidity keeps rising through the south, skies will turn hazy, if not cloudy, and there will be showers developing. some will be thundery. most of us will miss them but if you catch one it could be very heavy. temperatures to yorkshire in the sunshine up to 20 degrees, 17 degrees in sunny glasgow. friday and the weekend looking mixed, we could still see thunderstorms around friday into saturda

has said both sides had agreed she would "leave effective immediately". 0ur media correspondent david sillitothe fact it follows three days on the certainly suggests she has gone far too far. those two words, final solution, the nazi phrase for the holocaust, brought widespread condemnation even on lbc itself. james o'brien a fellow presenter described as dark and poisonous and a monstrous self publicist. he felt ashamed to be sharing a platform with her. there are people within lbc pleased today to know she no longer has her sunday programme. katie hopkins, she is proud of being outspoken saying things that nobody else will say. she tweeted something yesterday, describing herself as the jesus of the outspoken. i will rise again, suggesting she knew she had been sacked. she knows there will be another outlet. she remains a, columnist for mail online. it isn't the first time she has been in hot water. she compared migrants to cockroaches, the libel battle with the blogger who she had incorrectly accused of scrawling on a war memorial. she lost that and she's had to pay a very hefty amount. ups

david sillito, bbc news, ashford, in kent. time for a look at the weather. not very warm but very dry? no significant prolonged rainfall in the weather forecast for this week. looking at rainfall totals for april, we have not quite got all the fa cts april, we have not quite got all the facts and figures yet for the month, but it is looking like it has been an extremely dry month with many places seeing rainfall totals well below the average. so much so, in edinburgh, it has been the driest april on record. only four millimetres of rain for the whole month. amazing weather pictures though. in the highlands, not a cloud in the sky. western scotland, you will see the best of the weather this week. yesterday, the warmest in the country. we could see 19 today. little dip in the middle of the week but by the weekend, backed up to 19, 20. a good slice of dry weather here. temperatures around 17 celsius. certainly, west is best in terms of the sunshine. a few isolated showers through the afternoon but nothing particularly significant. nowhere near enough to water t

david sillito looks back at his life. i'm upside down at 30,000 feet. i'm upside down!ters, butjohn noakes was special — the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax. at this level, the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i find myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words, "and then it was my turn..." led to some startling moments. take the moment he crashed out of a bobsleigh on the cresta run. i thumped onto the ice. i carried on down the track on my backside, still doing around 80 miles an hour. he had grown up near halifax, joined the raf, then trained as an actor before landing the job of presenting blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh at a time when children's television was rather more formal. quick, have a sniff! he also had as a programme, go with noakes, where he sampled all the pleasures of life out and about in britain. but he tired of television and set off on a yacht with his wife, settling in majorca

david sillito looks back at his career. i'm upside down! have 20,000 feet i'm upside down!eet i'm upside down! this does me good, a? how about that, one, two? blue peter has had many presenters over the years, butjon mills was special. as cheery, funny daredevil from halifax. at this level, the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i find myself standing on the ladder with nothing underneath me. the words, and then it was my turn, led to some startling moments. take the moment he crashed out of the bobsleigh on the cresta run. i thumped onto the ice and carried down on the ice on my backside still doing around 80 miles an hour. he had grown up near halifax, joined the raf then trained as an actor before joining blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do everything for a lasted out at a and children does not telefon television was a bit more formal. he also had its own programme, go with noakes when he stumbled all the pleasures of life out and about in britain. he tired of television and set off on a yacht with his life, settling in majorca aft

david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good afternoon.he big uk headline todayis good afternoon. the big uk headline today is that the eastern side of england is finally seeing some sunshine. this is from a weather watcher in north yorkshire are showing virtually unbroken blue skies. but for the north west and west of scotland we have more clout around. but all the eastern side of england based in sunshine and the cloud you can see across the northern half of scotland plaguing many parts with even a bit of light rainfor many parts with even a bit of light rain for the many parts with even a bit of light rainforthe far many parts with even a bit of light rain for the far north and in towards the northern isles. any sunshine will come and go for central parts of scotland and northern ireland but feeling quite warm in the sunshine. most of the sunshine across england and wales and generally feeling warmer than yesterday. most noticeable across eastern areas which have been quite grave for the past week or so. top temperatures close to 20 deg

questions and there will also be a seven—way debate with senior party figures. 0ur media correspondent david sillitod itv from the outset said they wanted there to be an election leaders' debate, remember the one in 2010 with david cameron, nick clegg and gordon brown. that's not going to happen, as far as we can tell at the moment so far. itv said they still want to press ahead with a debate but they haven't finalised who will take part. these are the bbc‘s plans. a series of two question time specials, the first featuring theresa may and jeremy corbyn in the same programme but not sharing the stage. they will appear consecutively facing questions from the audience, and then there will be another question time special two days later with other party leaders appearing on election questions later in the evening. the leaders will face interviews from andrew neil, and also on the one show that will feature theresa may and her husband philip as well. and then there will be this seven way debate featuring senior party figures. and also another radio one debate. so that's it, ten hours of coverage on the

we sent our arts correspondent david sillito to see if the birds would sing on cue. music. to go and listen to the nightingales sing. they are taking us into the woods to listen to and sing with nightingales in the dark, in the silence, down a lonely path into a forest, you find a stage. the most unlikely of auditoriums. but it is a stage. is it worth me going down there? absolutely. no one returns the same. the song of the nightingale. it is a fast disappearing wonder of the british countryside. singing. and this nocturnal concert is just one of many taking place across the country, an attempt to reconnect us with what used to be the sound of spring. oh, it's amazing! the nightingale, it is unparalleled in its virtuoso range. and it is dying out? they have declined by 62% in the last couple of years. of course, the idea of playing music with a nightingale is not new. beatrice harrington's live performances with them on the bbc were a sensation. but i was worried. the woods sounded very quiet. it is pouring with rain. i cannot see where my feet are. are there really nightin

reception for his cameo performance as a soldier has been mixed, as our entertainment correspondent david sillitohere are rumours, the legend of the sword of a king other than yourself. find him. this, an all—action retelling of the king arthur story. it is, of course, far from his first time on screen. he had a cameo in the man from u.n.c.l.e, and was the moody, silent star of this short film. however, there's more. i think people are going to love it. obviously, with guy's movies, you know what you're going to get, but there's a few surprises. one of them being, we both see and hear mr beckham's acting. right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. where do you think i want you? hands on the hilt, stupid! the reaction — more than a few critics have been a bit critical. let's have another listen. right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. where you think i want you? hands on the hilt, stupid! all these negative comments are terribly unfair, say his defenders. and the director. yeah, i love him. and i think he's great on screen. i find him very talented, yeah, i love him. stand by for

david sillitoe reports. david beckham. you could probably say he's got it all.ve called. there are rumours, the legend of the sword of a king other than yourself. find him. this, an all—action retelling of the king arthur story. it is, of course, far from his first time on screen. he had a cameo in the man from u.n.c.l.e, and was the moody, silent star of this short film. however, there's more. i think people are going to love it. 0bviously, with guy's movies, you know what you're going to get, but there's a few surprises. one of them being, we both see and hear mr beckham's acting. right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. where do you think i want you? hands on the hilt, stupid! the reaction — more than a few critics have been a bit critical. let's have another listen. right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. where you think i want you? hands on the hilt, stupid! all these negative comments are terribly unfair, say his defenders. and the director. yeah, i love him. and i think he's great on screen. i find him very talented, yeah, i love him. d

its longest—serving presenter, appearing for more than 12 years. presenter, appearing for more david sillitoide down! how's that, then? i'm upside down! blue peter has had many presenters, butjohn noakes was special — the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax. at this level, the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i found myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. that's a long way up, really, isn't it? in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words, "and then it was my turn..." led to some startling tv moments. his trip down the cresta run was also terrifying... i thumped onto the ice and carried on down the track on my backside, still doing around 80 miles an hour. john noakes had started out in the raf before turning to acting and landing thejob on blue peter. the yorkshire accent and the willingness to do anything for a laugh stood out in a rather more formal era of children's television. shep, don't bite him, he's a nice little fellow. that's enough! after 12 years, he and his dog, shep, were part of national life. g

david sillito looks back at his life. mr...? bond. james bond.own secret weapon — wit. when one is in egypt, one should delve deeply into its treasures. and he was hugely successful. a feast for my eyes! he'd come a long way from his early days as a model for knitwear. his big break on television had come in armour, in ivanhoe. born in south london, the son of a policeman, rada had helped him develop his image as a suave english gent. thank you, bruno. now i know the way! and in the saint, you could see the template for what was to come. what about your husband? he might not understand. in this and in the persuaders, he was the action man with a sense of humour. i say, daniel. i'll buy you one. in blue! oh, we played it tongue in cheek. i play most heroes tongue in cheek. you know, because i really don't...see myself as a hero. but, james, i need you. so does england. when he finally said goodbye to bond, his acting career was on the wane. but he relished a new role with unicef. they paid tribute today, saying the world had lost one of its great

david sillito explained why so many people regard him as their favourite bond.tasa he took the role on, we all think of it as a thing that goes on and on forever and is reinvented. many people were thinking what would come after connery? people thought well, what could he do with it? he brought something to the role, a bit of wit, a bit of charm, swarve, always the perfect english gentleman. you can pretty much say he was as successful in the box office as connery was and considerably more so, the number of people who went to see those seven movies, he was 58 when he realised i'm too old for this carry on, but he always thought it was ridiculous and that's the joy of it, isn't it in you watch him and you see that you can follow the plots, and you can enjoy the action, but throughout it all is the little knowing wink when you're watching, there is the pleasure there and it's what he brought to the saint, if you watched television over the last 50 years, you have probably watched an awful lot of roger moore, haven't you? even after he'd given up on the james bond

our arts correspondent david sillito has had a sneak preview. london, may 1967.er of love had arrived. and was being featured on the bbc. the pink floyd, they have an audience, and people who have an audience ought to be heard. perhaps it's my fault that i don't appreciate them. 50 years on, this exhibition tells the story of how pink floyd helped turn rock music into a visual spectacle by retreating from the spotlight. it was a gradual slide into obscurity. we just found that it worked better to utilise sort of effects and video and strange lighting devices and so on to augment the music. it was an era of massive experimentation and there was a whole generation of designers and architects creating things that they thought no one would ever built. one would ever build. and then along came pink floyd. the stage designs, the giant inflatable pig. the album covers. all vital visuals for a band that liked to say no. i do remember that when we went on the road there was a big resistance to publicity. i think we were a bit po—faced and snotty. it is in many ways a reco

david sillito looks back at his life. mr...? bond. james bond.cret weapon — wit. when one is in egypt, one should delve deeply into its treasures. and he was hugely successful. a feast for my eyes! he'd come a long way from his early days as a model for knitwear. his big break on television had come in armour, in ivanhoe. born in south london, the son of a policeman, rada had helped him develop his image as a suave english gent. thank you, bruno. now i know the way! and in the saint, you could see the template for what was to come. what about your husband? he might not understand. in this and in the persuaders, he was the action man with a sense of humour. i say, daniel. i'll buy you one. in blue! 0h, we played it tongue in cheek. i play most heroes tongue in cheek. you know, because i really don't...see myself as a hero. but, james, i need you. so does england. when he finally said goodbye to bond, his acting career was on the way. but he relished a new role with unicef. they paid tribute today, saying the world had lost one of its great champio

a little earlier our media correspondent david sillito gave us more.estion time specials on the first one will feature theresa may and jeremy corbyn in the same programme but not sharing a stage. they will appear in sector fleet facing questions from the audience and another question time special two days later with other party leaders appearing in an election questions later in the evening. all the main leaders will face interviews from andrew newell and on the one show tomorrow will feature theresa may and her husband philip. then there will be this debate, a seven—week debate featuring senior party figures along with another radio one debate. ten hours of coverage on the bbc but not the debate they wanted to have with the party leaders. the headlines. newly elected president emmanuel macron vows elected president emmanuel macron vows to fight the forces of the vision that undermine france. theresa may suggests the conservatives will, again, promise to cut net migration to the tens of thousands in their election ma nifesto. thousands in their electio

i spoke to david sillito and he said to many people roger moore was their favourite james bond.say he was as successful in the box office as connery was and considerably more so, the number of people who went to see those seven movies, i mean he was 58 when he realised i‘m too old for this carry on, but he always thought it was ridiculous and i the joy of it, isn‘t it? you watch him and you see that you can follow the plots, and you can enjoy the action, but throughout it all is the little knowing wink when you‘re watching, there is the pleasure there and it‘s what he brought to the saint, if you watched television over the last 50 years, you have probably watched an awful lot of roger moore, haven‘t you? even after he‘d given up on the james bond films, he appeared in other films, some successful, some not, but it was his role in unicef too, he was in the public eye right up until the end? very much so. he, ithink, rather enjoyed the unicef role more than he did the guns and action of pretending to be the great action hero. i don‘t think he was a man who had any affection for g

we sent our arts correspondent david sillito to see if the birds would sing on cue. music.body returns the same. the song of the nightingale. it's the fast disappearing wonder of the british countryside. singing. and this nocturnal concert is just one of many taking place across the country, an attempt to reconnect us with what used to be the sound of spring. oh, it's amazing! the nightingale, it's unparalleled in its virtuoso range. and it's dying out? they have declined by 62% in the last couple of years. of course, the idea of playing music with a nightingale isn't new. beatrice harrington's live performances with them on the bbc were a sensation. but 90 years on i was worried. the woods sounded very quiet. it is pouring with rain. i cannot see where my feet are. are there really nightingales here? there are. you will hear them singing and it will grow louder and louder. oh please, let it be true. because we are without them right now. cup your ears. just focus your hearing. bird n0|ses. they are so loud, aren't they? i didn't really believe you. we are several metres aw

david sillito looks back at his life. mr...? bond. james bond.he had come a long way from his early days as a model for knitwear. ivanhoe! his big break in television had come in armour, in ivanhoe. born in south london, the son of a policeman, rada had helped him develop his image as a suave english gent. thank you, bruno. now i know the way. and in the saint you can see the template for what was to come. what about your husband? he mightn't understand. in this, and in the persuaders, he was the action man with a sense of humour. i say, daniel. 0h, i'll buy you one. in blue. we played it tongue in cheek. as i play most heroes tongue—in—cheek. i really don't see myself as a hero. but james, i need you. so does england. when he finally said goodbye to bond, his accusing career was on the wane, but he relished a new role — with unicef. they paid tribute today, saying the world had lost one of its great champions for children. forgive me father, for i have sinned. that's putting it mildly, 007! as an actor, sir roger never pretended to have great de