david sillitoe, bbc news, milton keynes. quite something.oint today. 11% rises in ceo pays. profits, that would be fair and if they are employing all staff. they are employing all staff. ryan, a bit more cynical. a bit more cynical. theirjobs, ceos get a golden handshake and move on. handshake and move on. and unskilled, there may be differences in their pay rises. let us know your thoughts, use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. stay with us here on bbc news. rain across northern and western areas. areas. furthersouth, dryer, brighter, with more sunshine. brighter, with more sunshine. fronts moving in, high pressure to the south—east. the south—east. break across central, southern and eastern areas. eastern areas. sunshine across southern scotland, northern ireland. northern ireland. south—west, that weather front will bring rain. bring rain. quite warm in the south—east, 2a or 25 degrees. south—east, 2a or 25 degrees. northern england and the south—west england and wales. england and wales. another clear and warm, dry and muggy night. muggy nigh

david sillitoe, bbc news, milton keynes. amazing and a tantalising. busy. but the state—run communications company has just tested a new service, but the state—run communications company has just tested a new service, offeringfree internet nationwide. the test lasted eight hours and was well received, although some complained of slow connectivity. before we go, let's show you what's happening in the indian capital new delhi, where prime minister narendra modi is taking part in events to to mark the country's 72nd independence day. he's speaking to crowds from the historic red fort in delhi's old quarters. a brief reminder of that menus. rescue operations going on into the night around that clubs motorway bridge in general. 26 people are confirmed dead. cars and trucks plummeted about 45 metres or 150 feet onto rail tracks, buildings, and a river below. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello there. the weather pattern for the rest of this week and into the weekend looks pretty

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. extraordinary!t. there is more of what we have become used to in the south—east, blue skies, sunshine and heat, this beautiful picture from a viewer in lincolnshire. it has not been like that everywhere. also a beautiful picture from scotland, but more cloud. that cloud will affect northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of england and wales, drifting slowly into the south—east bringing rain. to the north—west, clear spells and showers, towards the surveys , spells and showers, towards the surveys, there will be another warm night and tomorrow, another hot day. lots of sunshine, as stripe of cloud staggering its way across the south of scotla nd staggering its way across the south of scotland and the north of england and the south west, the odd spot of rain but that. to the north—west, a mixture of sunshine and showers and a relatively cool day, 18 degrees for glasgow and belfast but still up into the 30s in the south—east corner where we have that heat, there is a chance during tomorrow evening

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands.reative and educational careers, seem to be very popular. michael says i play and teach dad jazz and i hope to create in continuing. linda norris says, working with museums, definitely. an unnamed source says, i am working with museums, definitely. an unnamed source says, i am a working with museums, definitely. an unnamed source says, i am a teacher andi unnamed source says, i am a teacher and i love to make a difference in a child‘s life. lin says she wishes she could teach children unto she is 80. todayis today is the last of the hot and sunny days across the south—east, at least the time being until cooler, fresh air moves in from the west. for today, it looks like we are going to maintain this north—west, south—east divide, sunny spells the best of the sunshine and heat across the south and east. intense temperatures again with high is perhaps reaching 28— 31 degrees. in the northern west, it has been the last few days. pretty typical for this time of year. then we look to the sou

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. much more on that and all the news on the bbc website. you can reach me on twitter. thank you for watching. hello there. today we see the last of the hot and humid conditions across the south—east before it's all change by the time we reach wednesday. we'll maintain a north—west/south—east split for the next 2a hours, that's because we've got a weak weather front across northern and western areas, largely clear skies and a very warm and muggy start in the south—east, whereas further north and west, slightly fresher and there will be more cloud around, perhaps a spot of drizzle and some hill fog too. so it means for tuesday morning it starts off relatively cloudy across many northern and western areas, but the cloud tending to thin and break. sunny spells developing quite widely. will be breezier across the north—west, but again, across the south and east, another hot and sunny day. you can see the deep orange colours unfolding there into the afternoon with highs again 29 to maybe 31 d

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands.e former conservative minister, nicola blackwood and sebastian payne, political leader writer at the financial times. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with chris fawkes. we are going to see some big changes in our weather over the next few days. we put an end to that streak of hot weather across parts of southern england. highs reaching the low 30s. 32 in kew in greater london and the hotter weather in south—east england and east anglia, the last of a hot days. west, cloudless sky, heavy showers of scotland, isolated for northern ireland in a weak weather front stretching across northern england and wales with the odd spot of rain but dry and bright, hotair restricted to central and eastern england. thunderstorms move up eastern england. thunderstorms move up from france to affect eastern england. that is something to watch. we will see some big changes in the weather pattern. the start of summer, the jetstream weather pattern. the start of s

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. extraordinary sculptures.ago. you have been watching newsday. coming up, we'll see how instagram is changing the face of beauty. social media is boosting sales in skincare and makeup and giving the industry a makeover. you have been watching newsday. live from singapore and london. we will have more on the aftermath of the earthquake on the indonesian island of lombok. this is the scene a short time ago. the devastation and destruction has meant thousands are displaced, many don't have shelter, home is completely brought to the ground in that earthquake, the second hitting the island in a week. these are the live scenes as people attempt to go about their morning. just approaching 8:30am. the devastation all around them as the search and rescue operation continues to try to find many people missing after at least 100 people lost their lives. the death toll expected to go up in the coming days. much more on this coming up on bbc world news. hello there. today we see the last of the hot and humid conditions acro

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. you have been watching newsday. on tuesday and if you want to catch more, allow an exhibition right here in singapore. coming up, we'll see how instagram is changing the face of beauty. social media is boosting sales in skincare and makeup and giving the industry a makeover. bands before we go, some of the latest pictures from lombok, hundreds have been wounded. 20,000 people have lost their homes or been moved out to one affected areas of the island. we will be back soon. hello there. today we see the last of the hot and humid conditions across the south—east before it's all changed by the time we reach wednesday. we maintain a northwest southeast split for the next 2a hours because we have a weak weather front across northern and western areas, largely clear skies and a warm and monkeys start across the south—east. the north and west slightly fresher with more cloud around. for tuesday morning, slightly fresher with more cloud around. fortuesday morning, it stars of relatively cloudy across many northern and weste

david sillitoe, bbc news, milton keynes. internet cafes and wifi hotspots very busy. but the state—run communications company has just tested a new service, offering free internet nationwide. the test lasted 8 hours and was well received, although some complained of slow connectivity. a reminder of our top story — emergency services in genoa have been working through the night to find survivors after a motorway viaduct collapsed in the italian city. there are still certainly reports of voice is being heard from under the wreckage. —— voices. at least 26 people have died. the authorities expect that figure to rise but police also say they hope to find others alive in the rubble. vehicles tumbled forty metres when a section of the concrete bridge caved in during a rain deluge. that is it for now. thank you for watching. hello there. the weather pattern for the rest of this week and into the weekend looks pretty similar day on day and that is with more cloud, rain, stronger wind across the north and the west of the uk and the f

david sillitoe, bbc news, milton keynes. that's almost it from us.morial —— wreath he laid. we will try to answer them. here on bbc one time for the news where you are..

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. from the netherlands to montana...course record breaking ride from five—year—old sam vantassle holding on tight to a fully grown sheep. he managed to stay sheepback for just over ten seconds and avoided injury on his dismount. as you can see he was rather happy with his performance picking up a record high score from the rodeo and a free belt buckle. more on all the news any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. thank you for watching. hello there. today we see the last of the hot and humid conditions across the south—east before it's all change by the time we reach wednesday. we'll maintain a north—west/south—east split for the next 2a hours, that's because we've got a weak weather front across northern and western areas, largely clear skies and a very warm and muggy start in the south—east, whereas further north and west, slightly fresher and there will be more cloud around, perhaps a spot of drizzle and some hill fog too. so it means for tuesda

david sillito looking back on the life of barry chuckle who's died at the age of 73.reland, it's been a cloudy affair with outbreaks of rain, which will continue overnight. gradually sinking their way south and eastwards, but becoming a little bit more persistent as we head towards dawn. some mist and low cloud for wales and southwest england. elsewhere, some clear skies and a fairly muggy night, lows between 13 and 16 celsius. that mist and low cloud across wales and southwest england gradally dispersing tomorrow to reveal some spells of sunshine again. a very sunny day for much of england and wales,

david sillito, bbc news.orts on whiteboards following a technology failure. staff could be seen rubbing out information. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos.

david sillito, bbc news.en record the record for the most winners in british racing history. poet's society, ridden by frankie dettori, won a handicap race at york to give markjohnston his 4194th victory. he said he had to pinch himself to think he'd achieved such a racing milestone. it's just relief at the moment to get it over with. there has been so much attention on it. you know, the last few weeks and particularly the last four days. but it is obviously important. it is all about winners at the end of the day. the record—breaking markjohnston. that is almost it for us. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments.

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands. that's it.ow on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm tim hague. this is what is coming up. there's more gold for great britain at the european championships. adam peaty and co win the mixed 4x100 metre medley relay in record time. the final evening of competition in the sir chris hoy velodrome sees silver for katie archibald in the women's omnium. aston villa are in trouble off the pitch, but on it they impressed, winning their first game of the championship season at hull city. and the new british open champion, georgia hall, has the sport of golf in her hands. i have always dreamt of winning this, i started golf at the age of seven but to do it now at 22 is incredible. hello and welcome to sportsday. at the inaugual european championships, which are taking place in glasgow and berlin, 13 gold medals were up for grabs today. great britain got one of them, but there was plenty of other success too. with news of all of it, here's ou

david sillito, bbc news. finally, it's been a great day for the race horse trainer markjohnston — he has finally broken record the record for the most winners in british racing history. poet's society, ridden by frankie dettori, won a handicap race at york to give markjohnston his 4194th victory. he said he had to pinch himself to think he'd achieved such a racing milestone. it's just relief at the moment to get it over with. there has been so much attention on it. you know, the last few weeks and particularly the last four days. but it is obviously important. it is all about winners at the end of the day. the record—breaking markjohnston. that is almost it for us. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. here's mark urban. tonight, the government's raft of planning notices for a no—deal brexit — reassuring or scary? we hear from those in industry most affected and brexiteer in chief, jacob rees—mogg. join us now on bbc two. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welco

david sillitoe, bbc news, milton keynes. that's almost it from us. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. arguments about what kind of memorial —— wreath he laid. we will try to answer them. here on bbc one time for the news where you are.. good evening, i'm asad ahmad. so, now we can expect to see more police on our streets, and some of them armed, after today's events in westminster. a car collided with pedestrians and cyclists felt acropolis, knocked out of the champions league by adk athens. not guilty and straight back into the hat squad but will the ecb punish ben stokes board that bristol brawl? also coming up we have the latest news from the european parents swimming —— para swimming championships in dublin. good evening. there'll be no more champions league football for celtic this season the scottish champions fell in the third qualifying round away at a ek athens. it was one all after the first leg in glasgow last week. brendan rogers side lost 2—1 this evening in the greek capital and they have dropped into the playo

david sillito, bbc news.hould wear for the catwalk! i should, but i would have to breathe in for the day! a mild start the week. yes, but relatively cloudy, with a moist westerly airflow after the atlantic. but a lot of cloud and things will turn a bit cooler as we head towards the latter part of the week. much fresher vertically across the north and west of the country. this afternoon, it is largely dry with some sunny intervals breaking through that cloud. it will feel muqqy through that cloud. it will feel muggy and humid. looking at the satellite picture, you can see the cloud billing in across much of england and wales, but central and northern scotland with the best of the sunshine. it is likely to remain this way for the next few hours. elsewhere, the cloud will hold on. there could be holes in it and breaking through time to time. more ofa breaking through time to time. more of a breeze for the far south—west, otherwise the winds light and we're not getting the dilution to break up the cloud. we could

david sillito, bbc news, scheveningen in the netherlands.ssive model of pope francis in his ‘popemobile' was created by a group of men in durrow for the annual durrow scarecrow festival, which is known for its topical depictions, from donald trump to king kong. the group added lights to the popemobile and when you press a button, the scarecrow pope waves. you'll just have you'lljust have to take our word for that. now it's time for a look at the weather, with chris fawkes. temperatures reached 32 degrees in london, it's been another hot and sunny day in the southeast. but further northwest we've had thicker cloud, and over in out, a few showers coming and where —— western scotland. bringing a few outbreak of rain, not really too much, the east front, it's a dry night for the midlands in eastern england, lowe's only slowing down to 18 degrees. showers across northern england and the uk, continuing to push its way to further ease, but at leaves the swathe of central southern england and east anglia with hot and sunny weather. temperatures push

david sillito there.e from new york, is david browne, from rolling stone magazine. welcome. there have been many great soul singers but what aretha franklin apart? as somebody mentioned, the amazing power of her voice. she had one of the most single voices and pop music. i think it brought the church into pop radio in that for a lot of us, it was the first time we heard gospel music in a way. gospel music syncing but an p0p a way. gospel music syncing but an pop songs. within incredible power and personality behind it. no matter what she was singing, whether it was gospel what she was singing, whether it was gospel, pop, her 86, what she was singing, whether it was gospel, pop, her86, disco songs, he a lwa ys gospel, pop, her86, disco songs, he always knew it was her. as soon as the voice came in. it didn't matter what the backing is. not many fingers could do what she did. was it what you would say the move to atla ntic it what you would say the move to atlantic records, 1966 and then respect in 1967 whi

david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here‘s stav da naos with the forecast.hick enough even for some light rain across the midlands but across much of scotland some slightly fresher air and use of the best of the sunshine. as we head into the evening and overnight, it looks like the patchy drizzle through central parts of the uk will move out into the north sea. there could be sponsored drizzle elsewhere but mostly dry tonight with variable cloud, and a warm and muggy one with mist and murkiness. this is the big picture is we look into tuesday. a very wea k picture is we look into tuesday. a very weak area of high pressure for much of the country and this area will become the player in the north—west of the country with increasing wind. for much of the country again, pretty similar to today, a fairly cloudy one. another warm and humid one. into the afternoon we could see a better chance of seeing some sunshine across england and wales. meanwhile it will turn wet and windy here with cooler air, and one for belfast. —— a warmer day for belfast. this rain moves

david sillito, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. and good evening.tomorrow, hoping the cloud will break up a little bit to reveal spells of sunshine but still a warm and humid field. here is a satellite picture early on. extensive cloud across many areas. the best of the brea ks across many areas. the best of the breaks across northern scotland and you will season clear and starry skies and the oddness patch but it will turn cool and fresh. further south, humid airand will turn cool and fresh. further south, humid air and a live cloud and spots a drizzle here in there. those temperatures in some spots no lower than 16, 17, maybe 18 degrees. keep this feed of warm, humid air from the southwest tomorrow. would that, a lot of cloud of streaming in. from the northwest, a weather front and that will come into play across northern areas later in the day. the most part, quite a bit of the dry weather iraq, the cloud of breaking up to give it some spells of sunshine throughout the day. small chance for showers across a street england and northern england, to

david sillito looking back on the life of barry chuckle who's died at the age of 73. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins hello. whilst there's been a lot of sunshine again across england and wales, for scotland and northern ireland, it's been a cloudy affair with outbreaks of rain, which will continue overnight. gradually sinking their way south and eastwards, but becoming a little bit more persistent as we head towards dawn. some mist and low cloud for wales and southwest england. elsewhere, some clear skies and a fairly muggy night, lows between 13 and 16 celsius. that mist and low cloud across wales and southwest england gradally dispersing tomorrow to reveal some spells of sunshine again. a very sunny day for much of england and wales, but always more cloud for northern ireland and scotland. some of that sinking down into parts of northern england, and that could still bring some patchy outbreaks of rain at times. still quite noticeable winds for the western isles of scotland. elsewhere, a lighter breeze, and then the sunshine across central

david sillito looks back at her life. the queen of the rhythm and blues, aretha franklin! out on the morning rain... aretha was the woman who changed the entire approach to singing. # the day i met you # life was so unkind...#. it was a moment of change, women's lives in black america were in upheaval — and you can hear it all, the pain, hope and joy in this one song. # you make me feel like a natural woman #. the way she goes from power, to vulnerable, just the end of the sentence, is extraordinary. we hear it all the time now and we think, oh, yeah, that's just a great song but if you really listen, wow. and one song above all defined miss aretha franklin. # r-e-s-p-e-c-t #. # don't know what it means to me it was written by otis reading but once he heard this he knew it was hers. she wasn't asking for respect, she was commanding it. she was not going to be pushed around, but if anyone was born to sing, it was her. she grew up in the world of gospel. mahalia jackson, clara ward — they were all family friends to the young aretha franklin. not only saw in her and performed

my colleague david sillito has been looking back on the life of aretha franklin.een, aretha franklin! # looking out on the morning rain... the statement said simply that the matriarch of her family had gone, aretha franklin, the queens of song. i was born and raised on her music. 0h! i was born and raised on her music. oh! it's i was born and raised on her music. 0h! it'sa i was born and raised on her music. oh! it's a sad day. i'm going to miss seeing her in concerts but i've still got her music to live on so i'm good. # you make me feel... she had the best voice and when she sang you feel it in your soul. she always sung something positive and nice. i rememberasa kid sung something positive and nice. i remember as a kid growing up like in the '50s and 60s and you hate for her to the '50s and 60s and you hate for herto go, she the '50s and 60s and you hate for her to go, she feels like family. herfinal her to go, she feels like family. her final concert her to go, she feels like family. herfinal concert was her to go, she feels like family. her final concert was

david sillito reports. 0k, martin. we've found an edge within the boundary. triple ditch.l archaeologists. and this long, hot summer has revealed some lost landmarks. this is tixall, in staffordshire. look to the right. we can now see the outline of a lost manor house. and in 0xfordshire, a prehistoric settlement has come into full view. even the airfield we landed on, at old sarum in wiltshire, has its secrets. from ground level, well, all you can see is grass. a few dry patches, nothing special. however, the archaeologist who is above me at the moment can see something completely different. the aerial photograph shows i was standing on three long stripes in the grass. close up, they don't look much. however... this is a ditch that dates from the iron age. over the years, the ancient ditches were filled in and the new soil dries out differently, leaving the stripes. this ditch we are standing on is 2500 years old? that's right. these were three ditches, between which would have been some banks. so, huge embankments? that's right, yes. huge things. they were. 0n the horizo

and paul theroux called him one of the greatest writers of their time. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitoblacksmith, who wished to show his gratitude to mr biswas... a house for mr biswas, in 1961, truly established vs naipaul‘s reputation, and also reflected his own complex life story.

david sillito looks back at his career. i tell you what, move it towards me a bit. right. to you.eer dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. you could saw a bit off the cue. their children's tv show began in the 1980s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me out...? 0h! their dad was a comedian. their older brothers were also an act, the patton brothers. and young barry and paul continued the family trade. there was some early success on opportunity knocks and new faces, but chucklevision changed everything for the rotherham duo. i am sven from sweden. lam ethel...from rotherham. it is a sad day in rotherham. yeah, he was very much from rotherham and he was very grounded to the area. yeah, his heart was here, definitely. it was a big part of my childhood. like, going to my grandparents' and watching it with my granddad. yeah, it's really sad. it was slapstick and i loved it. among the tributes today, jack whitehall, david walliams and tinch

biswas, a bend in the river and in a free state, which won the booker prize. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitose had been made at short hills by an out of work blacksmith, who wished to show his gratitude to mr biswas. a house for mr biswas in 1961, established v s naipaul‘s name as a writer. it was inspired by his own life, an oxford educated author, whose roots lay in the indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantations. i was born in trinidad. all these facets of one's background, personality and life have to be explored. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel prize for literature. it was just one of many awards, but sir vidiadhar could also be gruff, prickly, his views on islam and africa ensured he had his critics. he was not afraid of upsetting people. he didn't try to keep the worst aspect of his earlier behaviour away from the sight of the biographer. in the end, it's not the personality traits, rather it's the books, the works of literature that will endure. the writer, salman rushdie, said even though they'd disagreed all their lives, he felt he'd lost a beloved elder brothe

david sillito looks back at her life. the queen of rhythm and blues, aretha franklin.aretha was the woman who changed the entire approach to singing. # the day i met you # the day i met you # life was so unkind... #. it was a moment of change, women's lives and america will ring up evil and you can hear it all, the pain, hope and joy in this one song —— women's lives and america were in upheaval. # you make me feel like a natural woman #. the way she goes from power to vulnerable, just the end of the sentence, is extraordinary. we hear it all the time now and we think oh yeah, that's just a it all the time now and we think oh yeah, that'sjust a great it all the time now and we think oh yeah, that's just a great song it all the time now and we think oh yeah, that'sjust a great song but if you really listen, wow. and one song above all defined miss aretha franklin. # r—e—s—p—e—c—t franklin. # r-e-s-p-e-c-t #. it was written by 0tis reading but once he heard this he knew it was hers. she wasn't asking for respect, she was commanding it. she was not going to be pushed arou

david sillito has more. tell you what, move it towards me a little bit. to you. to me.s a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. you could saw a bit off the cue. their children's tv show began in the ‘80s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me out now? their dad was a comedian. their older brothers were also an act, the patton brothers. # ch—ch—chucklevision...# but, despite success on opportunity knocks and new faces in the ‘60s and ‘70s, tv stardom only came in the ‘80s with chucklevision. good morning. 20 years on, their young fans had grown up and one of them, tinchy stryder, asked them to perform with him. hello. wait, i swear you are the chuckle brothers. you must be... barry. something's weird. where's your ladders? in the van. go and get them, barry. what, now? yes. hang on, it's tinchy. and 50 years after their first tv success, barry was earlier this year filming a new series. however, his health was beg

david sillito, bbc news. we are getting reports of staff at gatwick airport having to write reports on whiteboards following a technology failure. staff could be seen rubbing out information. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good job i'm not going back to the magnetic weatherboard! a lot of cloud around but it is going to remain pretty warm and humid. but it will be turning cooler towards the end of the week. this is the satellite picture for the last few hours. you can see some holes in the cloud, for example, across the south—east, where there has been some sunshine. the cloud will tend to build up into the afternoon, some of it the odd spot of light rain and drizzle, particularly in parts of northern ireland, north wales into central and northern england. on either side of that it should be largely dry. warm for everyone, despite the cloud. temperatures up to 26 in the south—east. this evening looks like it will be a bit try a rat. like last night i think it will be relatively cloudy. a

became a fixture on children's television from the 1980s onwards. he became a fixture on children's david sillitok at his career. i tell you what, move it towards me a bit. right. it towards me a bit. to me... it towards me a bit. to me, to you. it towards me a bit. for more than 30 years, barry elliott was barry chuckle. barry elliott it was a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle with awkward bits of furniture. by a never—ending struggle you could saw a bit off the cue. by a never—ending struggle their children's tv show began in the 1980s. the act was made up of the classic musical routines that they had grown up with. of the classic musical routines the whole family was in show business. can you stop the music and let me have...? music reaches crescendo and let me have...? 0h! and let me have...? their dad was a comedian. and let me have...? their older brothers were also an act, the patton brothers. were also an act, and young barry and paul continued the family trade. there was some early success on opportunity knocks and new faces, but chucklevision changed everything for the r

our arts correspondent david sillito has been looking back at his life. the bookcase had been made at short hills by an out of work blacksmith, who wished to show his gratitude to mr biswas... a house for mr biswas, in 1961, truly established vs naipaul‘s reputation, and also reflected his own complex life story. born in trinidad, educated in oxford, his roots, the indian workforce of the caribbean plantations. he was, he said, a writer without a home. i think we now all of us, all of us can carry five, six, nine, ten, even 20 ideas of who we are. because the world is no longer, and probably has never been, that tribal a world. that background helped bring a new voice to the story of end of empire. 1971's in a free state won the booker prize. its journey from india and the caribbean to africa combined beautiful writing and some brutal observations. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel prize for literature, but sir vidiadhar could also be gruff, prickly — he was not afraid of upsetting people. he didn't try to keep the worst aspects of his earlier behaviour a

our arts correpsondent david sillito has been to meet him. scheveningen. on the dutch coast.s. you don't get used to it, not really, so it is always something special when you see them. i think they are amazing. my name is theo jansen and i try to make new forms of life on the beach where i was born, 70 years ago. it moves pretty easily, doesn't it? theo jansen is an engineer and artist and wejoined him as he brought out his latest beests for his summer experiments. these animals, they gave me sleepless nights, because i am thinking is this really workable? the puzzle, how to make something move and survive on the beach, powered only by the wind. what you're looking at is 28 years of trial and error, expertise, creating mechanical movement, almost a mechanical brain, which is what has attracted the attention of nasa. this animation shows how their meeting with theo has influenced their thinking for a venus rover, an environment where pressure and heat is just too much for normal motors. however, he had doubts that the legs could cope with rocky surfaces, so he showed them thi

david sillito looks back at her extraordinary life.he rhythm and blues, aretha franklin! here she is. # looking out on the morning rain # i used to feel so uninspired...# aretha franklin. back in the ‘60s, a chicago dj declared her the queen of soul. a title which stuck for good reason. # and when i had to face another day # whenever i wake up # before i put on my make up # i say a little prayer for you # oh yes i do...# # r—e—s—p—e—c—t # find out what it means to me # r-e-s-p-e-c-t. ..# there were many hits, but this was the song that that defined her place in history. aretha franklin didn't ask for respect — she commanded it. are many men intimidated by you? it depends on the man, i think. i have always maintained that a real man is not going to be intimidated by me. some men can rise to the occasion and others cannot. her legacy — moments such as these at the funeral of martin luther king. and here, the inauguration of the first black american president. this is music that helped define the pivotal moments in history, and the emotio

biswas, a bend in the river and in a free state, which won the booker prize. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito established in 196! v s naipaul‘s name was established as a writer, inspired by his own wife, an oxford educated author whose roots lay in the indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantations. indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantationslj indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantations. i was born in trinidad, all these facets, the background personality and life, to be explored. in 2001 he was awarded the nobel prize for literature. it was just one of many, but he could also be gruff, prickly, his views on africa upsetting his critics... you didn't try to keep the worst aspect of his earlier behaviour away from the site of the biographer —— he didn't try. in the end, it is not the personality traits, rather it is the books, the works of literature, that will endure. the writer salman rushdie said even though they disagreed all their lives, he felt he had lost a beloved elder brother. the scholarship boy from trinidad who had arrived in

let's talk about this with our media and arts correspondent, david sillito.ng on that front. it's a big issue forjournalism because sales of newspapers are going down and especially localjournalism sales of newspapers are going down and especially local journalism is in trouble. how do you find that journalism? jeremy corbyn are saying let's ta ke journalism? jeremy corbyn are saying let's take money from the big boys, facebook and google and amazon. the problem of that is that who decides who gets the cash and who decides what is public interestjournalism. some questions to answer there. also some of that cash could go to subsidised some of the bbc licence fee. he says that poorer subscribers could get a subsidy. there is an issue of where the cash goes but there is also a broader question. he was unequivocal. he said that the media is failing and not giving a fair picture of the world and not a fair picture of the world and not a fair picture of the world and not a fair picture of the labour party. it would mean all sorts of changes. so he is talking about

our media correspondent david sillito is here. alism at the investigativejournalism, there is a crisis injournalism at the moment, looking at the number of newspapers being sold, it goes down every year, the number of journalists goes being sold, it goes down every year, the number ofjournalists goes down every year so he said what we need isa every year so he said what we need is a new fund paid for by the big tech companies, he‘s talking about google and facebook essentially a tax on them and then they would give money to fund this journalism. the question, of course, is what journalism do you fund, what organisations do you fund, there are lots of websites out there and lots of people doing great work, which ones would you choose and how would you do it? it asks a lot of questions. and then there is the bbc element, again it is about policy because he wants to make the bbc more independent so every ten or 11 yea rs more independent so every ten or 11 years as it is now there is a negotiation with government over a charter and th

our arts correspondent david sillito has been to meet him.kie, one of the first he helped work on was this showstopper for marilyn munro. happy birthday, mr president... but he truly made his name as the master of attention grabbing style when he teamed up with cher, especially those oscar outfits. these are dresses that stop traffic, they? well, they stop traffic, they? well, they stop traffic, and they are like smoke and mirrors. they don‘t show anything, but you think you are seeing everything. is there anything she said no to? only if she thought it was boring. is there anything you have designed for her and you thought, no, you can‘t wear that to the oscars. yes, yes, and she made me do it, and then i denied doing it for years. it was her turn back time outfit. of course, bob's heyday was an era when fashion and fame was limited to a tiny number of stars. these days, it is rather more democratic. freddie correll is part ofa democratic. freddie correll is part of a new era of fashion bloggers and instagram stars, so we invited her to see

david sillitoe looks back at her life. the queen of the blues, are resat franklin!on my make up... i say a little prayer for you... # res pct... there were many heads but this was the song that defined her place in history. aretha franklin didn't ask for respect, she commanded it. a lot of men are intimidated by you? a lot of men? some men. it depends on the man. i have always maintained that a real man is not going to be intimidated by me. some men can rise to the occasion and others cannot. her legacy, moments such as these, at the funeral of martin luther king. # 0ur king. # our country, it is of the... king. # our country, it is of the. .. and here at the inauguration of the first black american president. this is music that helped define pivotal moments in history and the emotional charge came from her childhood in the church listening to her father preaching. it served as a testing ground for me as a singer, as well as many other good things came from the church. #, you're no good, hard breaker, you're a liar... but there was another side to her. one of her pr