here's the bbc‘s david sillito using a duvet to improve sound quality. s can absorb sound and reduce echo. i am working on a piece with david hockney. apps such as skype and zoom are replacing face to face daily editorial meetings. what do you think about using that clip we have already laid down? we can do that. broadcasting is always a technical adventure, but right now, more than ever. amol rajan in central london working with producer elizabeth and kent and editorjonathan in north london. always remember, news... ..is a team effort. with lockdown, many tv and film productions inevitably came to a halt. that caused hardship, not just for the artists, but for the crews, the engineers, the makeup artists and everyone involved in production. thankfully, by the autumn, many of those productions were up and running again, as my colleague, david sillito discovered. david: it's been a while. eastenders returned to our screens after a covid—related break, but social distancing has rather changed filming. for instance, let's look again at that kiss. what you ca

david sillito reporting there.e in 2014, dame barbara became a campaigner for those living with dementia. last year, she wrote to the prime minister, urging him to find a long—term funding solution to end what she called the social care crisis. our correspondent helena wilkinson has been looking back at her work. frail and supported by her husband, scott, it was clear on this visit to downing street last yearjust how unwell she'd become. she was, though, determined to use her voice, urging the prime minister for better care for dementia sufferers. the system, she said, was completely inadequate and unfair. three years ago, robert beattie was diagnosed with alzheimer's. his wife karen says dame barbara going public about her diagnosis has been important. honestly, and to get the government talking about it and hopefully do something about it. hopefully, the momentum won't stop and we'll get more people like rob and me that will go out and talk. we know some in wales already do. but the people inside the houses that

david sillito, bbc news.tal retelling ofjm barrie's enchanting classic, peter pan, in support of great 0rmond street hospital children's charity. the audio adaptation will feature the likes of academy award winner 0livia colman, kenneth branagh and jane horrocks, alongside many more. well, joining me now is actor charlie cameron, who will be playing the title role of peter pan. tell us more. it's really wonderful, i have to say. we've got the best creative team on board possible, so kenneth branagh. he is perfect for this thing. the most incredible music and sound design has been written. and it's all the extravaganza you would want from going to the theatre. it's just so magical. but it is also that lovely intimacy that he would get with an audio production. this is not staged, is that right? it is all spoken? yes, it is all audio. you would download it from our website, which is listened to peter pan dot—com, you buy it as if you are buying an album. it is yours to keep forever. it is the perfect thing to b

david sillito, bbc news. of that tonight because there is some rain on the way. we've had a pretty cloudy day across many areas and that cloud has been bringing a bit of patchy rain, and as you can see from the radar pictures of some heavy rain that's been pushing its way in from the west. it's been a wet end to the day in northern ireland, and that will continue to move eastwards with heavy bursts. i'm sure you will notice them as they move through overnight. as the main rain band clears we are left with a lot of cloud, some thundery showers for wales and the south—west, but it won't be a particularly cold night. tomorrow morning we start off with our band of rain across eastern areas. things should clear up across eastern england but eastern scotland will hold onto persistent rain for much of the day which could even cause disruption. elsewhere we keep a lot of cloud, some brightness here and there but also some showers, and temperatures above where we would expect them to be this time of year. saturday bri

our entertainment correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles.ou get on with the loading. barbara windsor — funny, cheeky and much loved. so we were told to bring the minimum of clothing. now, really let's see those chests come out! the tributes today to a star whose career goes back almost 70 years. ooh, matron, take them away! a career that ended with eastenders and this scene. alzheimer's was already beginning to take hold. we asked how she would remember her friend and co—star. with sadness, with, i suppose if i'm rational, a certain amount of relief. for somebody to have that awful condition, when they've been such a ray of light and a person of such joy and life, yes, it is a relief. born barbara ann deeks, the daughter of a barrow boy, she began acting as a teenager. it was joan littlewood of the theatre workshop that saw her star quality. oh, what a lovely war, things ain't what they used to be, sparrows can't sing. the fame and the glamour also attracted some shady companions, such as the krays. but it was the carry on films that made he

david sillito, bbc news.ow on bbc news, veteran explorer robin hanbury—tenison, who spent weeks in a coma battling covid—19, says the healing power of nature helped to save his life. robin was one of the first covid—19 patients into derriford hospital. he may be a veteran of 30 expeditions, but surviving coronavirus would prove to be one of robinrobin hanbury—tenison‘s toughest experiences yet. every day was pretty brutal and we were pretty broken. the doctors called us to say that actually, he is deteriorating further. his chances of ever recovering have now gone down to about 5%. i opened my eyes, saw the sunshine, saw the flowers and that was the moment when my life was saved by the healing power of nature. it's a long road back from something like that. essentially, his body was failing and i think having a goal, something to work towards is vitally important because it gives you a target to aim for and that goal can be as trivial or as ambitious as you want it to be. so this has been as big a challenge a

david sillito went to see the first performance on a very damp suburban street.r, is not going to be so much behind you, more it's on your doorstep. they are coming up the road now. hey guys, i'm alvin cunningham! we have a surprise for you! come to the door! bert and mary poppins are in the front garden of number 14. meet doorstep productions. this is the real west end, real west end performers coming to doorsteps. that's right. look at this theatre, it's closed, the palladium. it's heartbreaking. all the shows are shut, all my friends are unemployed, some of them lost their homes, and i thought, hang ona their homes, and i thought, hang on a minute, i could get some people some work. and so this is why west and performers are here singing supercalifragilisticexpialidoc— ious in the pouring rain. how long since you last performed? march 16, 2020. how has it been? it's been rough... but we are here and making the best of it. what does this feel like? currently, we are drenched, but it's wonderful, it's wonderful to be performing again, and we all got ina to be pe

# david sillito, bbc news. follow that, ben rich! open yourfront follow that, ben rich! open your front door this afternoon, you might find a panto troop but you are more likely to have a lot of cloud. i got a lot of dull and gloomy weather for you. most places are very cloudy and will remain so. i've found a bit of brightness for one of our weather watchs, that was the scene in staffordshire, but largely cloudy skies, the cloud producing a bit of rain. we have a sliver of brightness pushing a dozen western areas, but only ahead of this band of heavier and more persistent rain working its way across northern ireland through the afternoon. temperatures today, 7—ii pretty much covers it, a touch above where we should be at this time of year. through this evening and tonight we take the band of rain, pushit tonight we take the band of rain, push it eastwards, some of the rain will be pretty heavy so you will notice that as it sweeps through. behind it still a lot of cloud, some clear breaks but equally some showers which could be heavy, possibly thundery for parts of wales

david sillito, bbc news. that looks fun.n bbc news — tom brook marks the fortieth anniversary of former beatle john lennon's murder in new york on eight december 1980 and assesses his powerful legacy a0 years on. any doubts about the beatles‘ reception in america were dispelled the moment they touched down. friday, february the 7th 1964. a pan am boeing 707jet named clipper defiance from london taxis to its destination at terminal jfk airport in new york. there to greet the beatles, the biggest pop act of the 20th century. more screaming fans than the airport had ever seen before. 4,000 of them. screaming to americans the spirit of the most outspoken beatle, lennon, was evident the moment he arrived as he jousted with reporters and fans at the airport press c0 nfe re nce . for lennon that february gave him his first taste of new york, a city he grew to really love, and moved to live in permanently in august 1971. photographer bob gruen took countless images of lennon in new york. the two men grew to become friends. he very m

david sillito looks back at her life. barbara windsor — a 410" national treasure.e told to bring the minimum of clothing. now really let's see those chests come out! and fling! funny, cheeky, slightly naughty. but there was a lot more to her then just carry on camping. thanjust carry on camping. matron, take them away! barabar anne deeks began acting as a teenager. born in london, in shoreditch, and the daughter of a barrow boy, it wasjohn littlewood at the theatre workshop who saw her star quality. she won after nomination for this film sparrows can't sing. and a tony at 40 what a lovely war. movies and cabaret introduced her to claim her and some shady friends. at one point she dated the gangster reggie kray. but it was the carry on films that made her a star. hi. her entrance always an excuse for something slightly saucy. have you got a larger one? i've had no complaints so far. especially if sid james was around — a relationship that carried on off—camera. you 'aven't got any soap on that bit. # up to the west end! after the nine carry ons there were lean years

our arts correspondent david sillito went to see the first performance on a damp suburban street.and. but this year, it's not going to be so much, "it's behind you", more, "it's on your doorstep". they're coming up the road now. hey, guys, i'm elder cunningham. we've got a surprise for you! come to the door! # there's a song in the air... # bert and mary poppins are in the front garden of number 1a. meet doorstep productions. this is the real west end, real west end performers, coming to doorsteps. that's right. i mean, look at this theatre, it's closed. the palladium, it's heartbreaking. all the shows are shut. all my friends are unemployed. some of them have lost their homes. and i thought, hang on a minute, i could get some people some work. # supercalifragalisticexpialidocious! and so this is why west end performers are here singing supercalifragalisticexpialidocious in the pouring rain. # supercalifragalisticexpialidocious! how long since you last performed in public? march 16, 2020. how's it been? it's been rough, but we're here and we're making the best of it. what does thi

david sillito looks back at her life. that'll do, that'll do! alright, girls! get in the coach!e minimum of clothing. no, really, let's see those chests come out! and, fling! ..funny, cheeky, slightly naughty! and fling! but there was a lot more to her than carry on camping. matron, take them away! barbara ann deeks began acting as a teenager. born in shoreditch in london, the daughter of a barrow boy, it was joan littlewood at a theatre workshop that saw her star quality. she won a bafta nomination for the film sparrows can't sing sings: and a tony for oh what a lovely war. movies and cabaret introduced her to glamour and some shady friends — at one point, she dated the gangster reggie kray — but it was the carry on films that made her a star. hi. her entrance always an excuse for something slightly saucy. sorry! have you got a large one? i've had no complaints so far. especially if sirjames was around — a relationship that carried on off—camera. quick, before somebody comes in! you haven't got any soap on that bit. up up to the west end... but after those nine carry on films,

our entertainment correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles.ll do, that'll do. all right, girls, get in the coach, and you get on with the loading. barbara windsor — funny, cheeky and much loved. so we were told to bring the minimum of clothing. now, really let's see those chests come out! the tributes today to a star whose career goes back almost 70 years. 0oh, matron, take them away! a career that ended with eastenders, and this scene. alzheimer's was already beginning to take hold. we asked how she would remember her friend and co—star. asked how she would remember her friend and co-star. with sadness, and, ifi friend and co-star. with sadness, and, if i am rational, a certain amount of relief. for somebody to have that awful condition, when they have that awful condition, when they have been such a ray of light, and a person of suchjoy have been such a ray of light, and a person of such joy and life, it is a relief. born barbara ann deeks, she began acting as a teenager. it was joan littlewood of the theatre workshop that saw her star quali

our entertainment correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles. do. all right, girls, get in the coach, and you get on with the loading. barbara windsor — a lift 10in national treasure. funny, cheeky and much loved. we were told to bring the minimum of clothing. now really let's see those chests come out! and fling! the tributes today, a testament to a career that goes back decades. among them her eastenders co—stars. patsy palmer saying, i can hear that laugh now. daniella westbrook, my heart is broken. she was actually a men talk to me and a good friend throughout everything in my life —— mentor. born barbara ann deeks, she began acting as a teenager. her big break ina acting as a teenager. her big break in a workshop, oh what a lovely dog, sparrows can't sing man inspiration for those who followed her path through the stratford east leiataua. to grow up, go to carry on films, see her in kitchens and legends she was, to know and work with are for the short time i did, it is super special. iam special. i am thankful. her early fame and ca ba ret

david sillito, bbc news. # on my own! to happen! on your doorstep, they will be turning up. that would be a wake—up call.|j doorstep, they will be turning up. that would be a wake-up call. i will book it for extra early on the day. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. a teenager who threw a young boy from the viewing platform of tate modern has abandoned his bid to be moved from prison to hospital. 19 year—old jonty bravery was jailed in june for throwing the six—year—old from the 10th—storey balcony of the art gallery in august last year. he's currently serving a life sentence for attempted murder with a minimum of 15 years. luton is now offering rapid coronavirus testing to help tackle high rates of covid in the area. two community centres have been converted to ‘walk—in' rapid test centres. it's for people without symptoms. anyone tested should get their results within a5 minutes. a similar service started in basildon on tuesday. it's for people

we can speak now to our arts correspondent david sillito.ays thought how i had grown up watching carry on films. that is who she was to be. another generation, she will be peggy mitchell from eastenders. i was thinking back to a moment when i interviewed her, ithink was thinking back to a moment when i interviewed her, i think it was a children in need event and the public were on one side and lots of famous people walking past, but she was the only person where there was a ripple of excitement, of feeling that this was notjust a ripple of excitement, of feeling that this was not just a a ripple of excitement, of feeling that this was notjust a famous person, this almost felt like a friend. when you interviewed her, you felt as though you could ask her anything and she would tell you anything. she was incredibly open about her flaws, problems anything. she was incredibly open about herflaws, problems in her life. everything. she would spell it out. and that i think was a crucial pa rt out. and that i think was a crucial part of why people we

our entertainment correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles.nd you get on with the loading. barbara windsor — funny, cheeky and much loved. so we were told to bring the minimum of clothing. now, really let's see those chests come out! the tributes today a testament to a career that goes back. ooh, matron, take them away! among them, her eastenders co—stars. patsy palmer — "i can hear that laugh now." danniella westbrook — "my heart is broken." you know, she was actually a mentor to me and a good friend to me throughout everything in my life, and she wasjust great fun. great, great fun. born barbara ann deeks, she began acting as a teenager. her big break wasjoan littlewood's theatre workshop. oh, what a lovely war, things ain't what they used to be, sparrows can't sing. an inspiration for those who followed her path through the stratford east theatre. to grow up carry on, and to be at the theatre royal and see her in pictures and the legend that she was, and to be able to know her and work with her for the short time that i did is super special

david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles. that'll do, that'll do.in national treasure. we were told to bring the minimum of clothing. now really let's see those chests come out! a testa m e nt a testament to a career going back 70 years. matron, take them away! among them, her eastenders co—stars. patsy palmer, i can hear that laugh now. danniella westbrook, my heart is broken. barbara ann deeks began acting as a teenager. born in shoreditch, in london, the daughter of a barrow boy, it was joan littlewood at a theatre workshop who saw her star quality. she won a bafta nomination for the film sparrows can't sing. movies and cabaret introduced her to glamour and some shady friends. at one point, she dated the gangster reggie kray. but it was the carry on films that made her a star. hi. have you got a large one? i've had no complaints, so far. he cackles. especially if sid james was around — a relationship that carried on off—camera. quick, before somebody comes in. you 'aven't got any soap on that bit. # up to the west end!# but after those nine carry

our entertainment correspondent david sillito looks back at her life. barbara giggles.enders co—stars. patsy palmer saying, i can hear that laugh now. daniella westbrook — my heart is broken. she was actually mentor to me and a good friend throughout everything in my life. she was just great fun. great, great fun. born barbara ann deeks, she began acting as a teenager. her big break wasjoan littlewood's theatre workshop — oh, what a lovely war, things ain't what they used to be, sparrows can't sing — an inspiration for those who followed her path through the stratford east theatre. to grow up, carry on, and to be at the theatre royal and see her in pictures and the legend that she was, to be able to know her and work with her for the short time thsat i did, is super special, man, and i'm thankful for that. but her early fame in cabaret and stage also attracted shady company. she briefly dated reggie kray. but it was the carry on films which made her a star. hi. her entrance, always an excuse for something slightly saucy. have you got a large one? i've had no complaints

david sillito, bbc news. singing in the rain, it is heartening to see.. the crowd is bringing heavy rain infrom today. the crowd is bringing heavy rain in from the last. it will continue to journey east as we go through tonight. behind it is still a lot of cloud, claire breaks but also showers which could be happy and for whales and the southwest of england that showers could be fun to read. mighta england that showers could be fun to read. might a cold night 49 —— 4—9. we start off with the rain across the eastern areas. things should improve for eastern england but a cold night 49 —— 4—9. improve for eastern england but a cold night 49 —— 4—9 . we start off with rain across the eastern areas. things should improve for eastern england by ethan scotland will keep a lot of rain throughout the day. further west some brightness, still a lot of cloud —— cloud and some showers. some will be heavy. he went really bright and temperatures ranging from 7 degrees in glasgow it's 11 degrees in london, cardiff, and pennetta. saturday gives a better chance of sunshin

here's the bbc‘s david sillito using duvet to increase quality.ing is a technical adventure, but right now more than ever. always remember that news is a team effort. thankfully, by the autumn, many of those productions were up and running again, as my colleague, david sillito discovered. david: it's been a while. eastenders returned to our screens after a covid—related break, but social distancing has rather changed filming. for instance, let's look again at that kiss. what you can't see is what's actually between them. there is a screen in between us which you can't see because of the way it's shot behind the railings. the railing is covering the fact that the screen is there, so we are kissing the screen. it looks like we can be as close as we need to be because of the screen. and here, no screen, but a deceptive camera angle. there's also another solution, bring your own partner. we've had partners bring in their real partners for kissing scenes. so it's a total new way of working. the tv and film industry has had to think on its feet to get p

david sillito went to see the first performance on a very damp this is normally the busiest time of yearinn public? march 16, 2020. it's performed in public? march 16, 2020. it‘s been raft, but we are here making the best of it. -- matt roth. currently, we are drenched but it's wonderful. it's wonderful to be performing a ben and we all got in a rehearsal room last week and it's amazing to be back with fellow colleagues, you know, doing something that people who are really grateful, hopefully. # that‘s all i ask of you. this was only the beginning of the performance and they are not the only ones taking the show on the road. in york, the panto is on a tour of the socially distance hall and community centres, playing to dozens rather than hundreds and not shouting "it‘s behind you. " dozens rather than hundreds and not shouting "it's behind you. " they are placed in their household bubbles and they are spread out to metres apart, two metres from the stage and it is a little peculiar in that way but, do you know what? we didn‘t notice a thing yesterday. it was just so lovely to get back with