tell us what franco zeffirelli wa5 like to work with.ower and lower and finally i was one of the last three, and franco came in and saw me and said, thati5 franco came in and saw me and said, that is the one i want. that is the wonderful thing about working with franco, if you did not know exactly what to do, he was so theatrical and extravagant and intimate on5et that he would be able to act it for you, so he would be able to act it for you, so that was a great time to start. and this bill became iconic, didn't it? i watched at school in the 19805. did it? i watched at school in the i9805. did you foresee it all, how famou5 you would become from it and how well—known film would be? famou5 you would become from it and how well-known film would be? to be hone5t how well-known film would be? to be honest with you, no, not at the time, buti honest with you, no, not at the time, but i had done the taming of the shrew. i was at the national theatre at the old vic. i had seen 5ome theatre at the old vic. i had seen some of his work before. his

franco zeffirelli — who has died at the age of 96.e how he got that part, and how he met zeffirelli. i was working in theatre at the time andi i was working in theatre at the time and i was asked to go and audition. and there were about 600 people who went and it went lower and lower and lower and finally i was one of the last three and franco came in and saw me and said "that's the ten wa nt". saw me and said "that's the ten want". the wonderful thing about working with franco is that if you didn't know exactly what to do he was so theatrical and extravagant and intimate on the set that he would be able to actually act it for you, so that was a great kind of start. this film became iconic, didn't it? i remember watching it at school in the 1980s. did you foresee at all how famous you would from it and how well—known the film would be? to be honest with you, no, not really, at the time. but they had seen taming of the shrew. i was in the national theatre when laurence olivier did it, the old vic, and they had seen some of his work bef

mario franco. hello again and a reminder of the news this hour the african union has suspended over the military the military jet into a brutal crackdown on protesters the health ministry has denied reports that 108 people were killed came in just 61 to it's. an attack on for oil tankers off the u.a.e. last month was most probably carried out by a state that's what the u.n. security council has been told by the u.a.e. saudi arabia and norway cruise ships were targeted the u.s. has previously blamed iran which denies involvement. and mexico says it will send up to 6000 troops to its border with washing mala in order to control the flow of migrants into the united states to u.s. vice president mike pence says it's up to president trump to decide if the steps are enough to avoid tariffs set to go into effect on monday. when demonstrations have been taking place and what is there is as brazilian president diable sonari makes his 1st official visit to argentina protesters are critical of his conservativ

in march 28th mariella franco a prominent brazilian human rights activist and politician was murdered in mysterious circumstances a champion of the fella's rio slum neighborhoods area and it was also a vocal critic of brazil's security forces and the civilian casualties of their war against the city's drug gangs so who killed it and why giuliana rufus went and such votes. rio de janeiro carnival 2019 the somebody schools are getting ready to parade in january a new government came to power in brazil led by president roh a nationalist politician and former army captain during the military dictatorship from the 1960 s. to early eighty's. this somebody's school money has chosen is the directly confronting the new president's right wing political agenda its focus the brutal history of brazil's white elite and the often ignored contributions of the country's black and indigenous heroes. tribute is being paid to mariella franco a gay afro brazilian politician and human rights activist assassinated nearly a year ago. monday as artistic director landrieu vieira took the decision to put money

franco zeffirelli dies aged 96. there was a bomb in the city centre.re examining a suspect van when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for a0 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. germany's parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat government from bonn to berlin. berliners celebrated into the night but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. just a day old and the royal baby is tonight sleeping in his cot at home. early this evening the new prince was taken by his mother and father to their apartments in kensington palace. the real focus today was valentina tereshkova, the world's first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of the russian woman in space? i think it's a wonderful achievement and i think we might be able to persuade the wife it would be a good idea if i could to get her to go up there for a little while. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: campaigners in hong k

franco was now about to embark on a successful career with the spanish foreign legion in morocco. in 1921 franco had been promoted to deputy commander of the legion spain controlled a strip of land in northern morocco that included the reef mountains the rest of morocco was a french protectorate during world war one local residents were. forced to work in the mines that provided role materials for french armaments factories. in september 1021 the people of the reef region declared their independence from spain. half the uprising was led by mohammed abdul karim who managed to unite the various baba tribes. on july the 21st the insurgents inflicted a decisive defeat on spanish troops at the battle of and while. the rebels suffered 800 casualties out of a force of about 3000 experts differ on the number of spanish troops that were killed or wounded but the losses were huge. in september 19th 25 french and spanish supported by warships landed on the northern moroccan coast pushed inland and defeated the insurgence. atrocities were committed by both sides. in this new iraq and soldier

franco zeffirelli who has died at the age of 96. world cup later. it's one of the biggest global sporting rivalries, and the first match between the two neighbours since a dangerous flare up in tensions earlier this year. rajini vaidyanathan takes the pulse in delhi. in every corner of this cricket crazy nation, they play. and in every corner they also watch. it's one of the biggest rivalries in sports, between two nuclear neighbours. india's on every world cup match against pakistan. this tea m cup match against pakistan. this team led by superstar captain virat kohli is hoping to continue the tradition. it is that this academy in westerleigh that indian captain virat kohli honed his skills and many say it's his team that's india's best hope in a generation. rajkumar sharma first coached a nine—year—old virat kohli. rajkumar sharma first coached a nine-year-old virat kohli. he continues to train the stars. the whole world is looking at this. people will enjoying even playing foran indian team people will enjoying even playing for a

franco zeffirelli, who has died at the age of 96.bc news channel. that's all from me, good night. evening. we start with the cricket world cup as australia move to the top of the standings after an 87—run victory over sri lanka at the oval. in the day's other match, south africa recorded their first victory of the competition with a comfortable win over afghanistan. adam wild was watching. blue skies above the overall, the site also like the fans have been waiting to see. their last two world cup matches have been a wash—out and now finally their moment to shine. but if the rain was not spoiling their day the reigning champions we re their day the reigning champions were trying to. australia and in particular the captain aaron finch was taking aim at those guys are making hay. his century swift and unforgiving. but with steve smith navigating away from the other end, the pair were putting on quite the performance, but after they departed australia lost their way, confusion run out, sri lanka suddenly finding a little hope. it would t

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96. best known for his adaptations of shakespeare's works, including romeo and juliet, is reported to have died peacefully after a long illness. with all the sport now, here's mike bushell at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england's women are already looking forward to the knock—out phase of the world cup, having qualified from the group stage with a game to spare. however, scotland's hopes ofjoining them are hanging by a thread after defeat to japan. katie gornall reports from le havre, where england beat argentina. i think england will be reflecting on last night's game here, feeling pleased that they managed to get the job done, because there were all the ingredients for it to be a very frustrating evening. argentina are resilient and they'd taken a point ofjapan, resilient and they'd taken a point of japan, they defend resilient and they'd taken a point ofjapan, they defend low resilient and they'd taken a point of japan, they defend low and physical, and in this game their goa

critic of brazil security forces and the legacy of empowerment she left behind the mantle of mario franco on out using. a comeback here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera more than 100 people are now known to have died in sudan after the military jumped up began a brutal crackdown on monday the u.k. and the un are pulling some of their staff from the country yemen's who the rebels say they've taken from troll of more than 20 locations in saudi arabian territory and australian police have raided the offices of the national public broadcaster

franco zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgencend for sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for television, showed a different and more austere side to his work. if my kingdom were of this world, my followers would have fought to prevent me from being captured. in 2004, he was given an honorary knighthood. he had always been an anglophile. in terms of the country i would like to see married with my country, with italy. and i managed to make this marriage happen with my work. such a traditional honour meant a lot to a director renowned for his love of formality, opulence and beauty. a roman catholic mass has been held at notre—dame cathedral in paris for the first time since a fire destroyed the roof and spire two months ago. about 30 worshippers took part in the service, which was held in a side chapel, because the main structure hasn't yet been declared safe. both worshippers and clergy had to replace their usual head gear with hard hats. the weather. a mishmash of a weekend continues apace through the rest of saturday and i

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the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96.d the taming of the shrew starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton and hamlet with mel gibson and glenn close. lizo mzimba looks back at his life operatic music franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on—screen. opera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that, holding their hands. really dealing with vulnerable people. really charming little kids. they can't believe their luck and they are afraid. his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. i will not! sweet rest come to thy heart as that within my breast. his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar but was controversial. olivia hussey, then just 15, appeared topless. franco zeffirelli, who started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth, made for television, s

franco zeffirelli who has died at the age of 96.er day where we've seen some torrential rain across parts of the uk, exacerbating the flooding we saw earlier in the week. this was burton upon trent in staffordshire during saturday afternoon. for others, blue skies and sunshine. and it's this mixture that we keep as we go into sunday, our area of low pressure still slow moving to the north—west of the uk. and another frontal system working its way north and eastwards. so this will generate showers through sunday morning, initially across northern ireland, wales, south—west england, but soon extending north and eastwards across much of the uk. now, where these showers develop they'll be heavy, they'll be thundery, they'll be slow—moving. some gusty winds as well associated with these showers. here's an idea of average wind strengths. but the gusts will be even higher. could well see some hailstones, too. meanwhile, across parts of southern and south—east england fewer showers through the afternoon, more sunshine, so 20 or 21 celsius.

franco zeffirelli who has died at the age of 96.s coming up after the headlines at 11:30. so please don't go away. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. another day where we have seen some torrential rain across parts of the uk, exacerbating the flooding in places we have seen earlier in the week. this was burton upon trent and staffordshire on saturday afternoon. at the same time, blue skies and sunshine in anglesey. it is this mix we will keep as we go into sunday, this slow—moving area of low pressure still to the west of the uk. another frontal system working north and eastwards. this will generate hours through the morning initially across scotland, northern ireland, the western side of england, but those showers still working across a large swathe of the uk. where we see them they will be heavy, thundery, slow—moving, merging to give a longer spell of rain. and some gusty winds in any of the showers. this is an idea of average wind strength. the gust will be higher. through the afternoon, shower wa

the italian film and opera director franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96.r his adaptations of shakespeare's works. he's said to have died peacefully after a long illness. nick higham looks back at his life. drinknig song from la traviata opera plays. franco zeffirelli made his name as an opera director, on stage and occasionally on film. opera taught him how to deal with highly strung and highly talented performers. it is a simple as that — holding their hands, really dealing with very vulnerable people, very charming little kids that can't believe their luck, and they are afraid. will thou take petruchio to be thy lawful wedded husband? his experience proved useful when he made a film with a famously temperamental couple, richard burton and elizabeth taylor. i will not...! his film version of romeo and juliet was nominated for an oscar, but it was controversial. olivia hussey, thenjust 15, appeared topless. zeffirelli, who'd started out as a stage and screen designer, was sometimes attacked for self—indulgence and for sentimentality. but jesus of nazareth,

in march 28th mariella franco a prominent brazilian human rights activist and politician was murdered in mysterious circumstances a champion of the fella's rio slum neighborhoods area and it was also a vocal critic of brazil's security forces and the civilian casualties of their war against the city's drug gangs so who killed it and why giuliana rufus went such boats. rio de janeiro carnival 2019 the somebody schools are getting ready to parade in january a new government came to power in brazil led by president. and nationalist politician and former army captain during the military dictatorship from the 1960 s. to early eighty's. this somebody's school money has chosen is the directly confronting the new president's right wing political agenda its focus the brutal history of brazil's white elite and the often ignored contributions of the country's black and indigenous heroes. tribute is being paid to mariella franco a gay afro brazilian politician and human rights activist assassinated nearly a year ago. monday it as artistic director landrieu vieira took the decision to put money at

back with us, adolpho franco and kirsten powers.he commercial, i suggested you should stick around because we might have news. >> you're right. >> so the president says there's a deal. what we don't know is what's inside the deal. and i know what's inside is going to be huge, but if he did get any concessions out of mexico through this tariff threat, does that indicate that maybe for this president, diplomacy by tariff can work in some places? >> well, i mean, we have to see exactly what he got. so, it's a little bit hard to say, but yes, of course, if you play hardball and you win, then that's a win. there's no question about it. but we have to see what they actually agreed to. and i think that the administration was looking for a deal. there was so much pressure on them from the republican party, from businesses and the pushback against it was really strong, and so, i think they were looking to find some sort of agreement and to avoid this. and so, we'll have to see what's actually in the -- you know, when we actually see what's b

we're following the footsteps of a man who's actually accused of ordering the killing of mariella franco he's a councilman and a real estate developer and he's heavily invested in these areas. his name is muscle. and he's agreed to meet us in his sports club in ga daniel another area firmly under militia control. this club used to be run by a political opponent but sicilian or took it over. in the snow and his assistants have organized the community thank you party that just happens to coincide with our visit. more video. on the witnesses to. the homicide police have build a case against. based on a witness who said he heard the councilman order the militia to kill. the motive so this theory goes is that sicilian wanted to stop mariella from educating residents about the housing rights in communities where he has construction interests. but the witness has been discredited and sicilian will insist that he's being framed by this and this. doesn't mean. you're with a force on the us i think it will get your game going you'll get a subbie of. this scene because of the stat that would you be

the french elite favored franco. bloom, who we've talked about, and whose speech you may have read about, at the congress of tour, moderate socialist leader of the popular front government in france at that time, has a blockage of guilt in his gut because he's watching with open eyes, the right wing and fascists, defeating republican forces and all he can do is mildly support the republican forces for a while. why? because the british have said to him, do not get involved in this mess. you're on your own if you do. but equally so, france was so divided ideologically that the fear was that if the french sent large amounts of equipment, on the one hand it could lead to a war with germany but on the other hand, it could have led to a civil war in france. and that was a possibility people took very, very seriously. french people in the 1930's came to hate and fear each other. bloom was dragged out of his vehicle and beaten, to an inch of his life, and sent to the hospital by radical right wing forces when he found his wa

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calling on both washington and tehran to show restraint and look for ways to fusing the tensions franco frattini a former italian foreign minister shared with us his view on the crisis on it's likely to develop. in my opinion the united states needs europe because europe has a long standing tradition all lead to go i would say presence in the broader middle east including in maybe 10 renia area and i think that the presence of european union and european member states how been seen always in a better way than america exporting democracy invading iraq and so on and so for european union for sure doesn't want to tall to see again their war criminals to its border so i'm sure on days i'm sure europe and member states will be putting a lot of pressure on america and at the end i think america cannot do it and i would at nato would be strongly against indicate all strike against iran so my impression finally the president of united states at the end will do what he has done days ago when he stalked maynard's their way from the strike against iran. franco frattini well donald trump has also c

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valerie franco is here, everybody.lerie [ cheers and applause also, i'm going to be on the road doing stand-up this weekend at the balboa theater in san diego on friday, and then on saturday, may 4th at the encore theater at the wynn hotel in las vegas. so if you're either at those places and want to come check me out, please do so. our first guest tonight is an academy award-winning actress you know from such films as "monster", "atomic blonde" and "mad max: fury road. her new movie "long shot" is in theaters everywhere this friday. let's take a look. ♪ >> madam secretary madam secretary, listen to me. >> dance with me, steven dance. >> we have a situation >> huh ♪ >> yo. >> how much longer is this molly stuff going to last? >> we just re-upped. you kept saying you wanted to take more so we did. so we have another maybe four or five hours yeah why? >> i'm in so much trouble. >> what's happened [ laughter ] >> seth: please welcome back to the show charlize theron, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> seth: so delightf

. was captured during the franco-prussian war.ery briefly. in the second empire fell, and the palace closed its doors. it was completely forgotten until the museum was created, but the theatre was forgotten about. until the museum was created, but the theatre was forgotten aboutm was a sizeable gift from the abu dhabi royal family that finally prompted the restoration. it is thought the room is too fragile to be used for any major performances, but some small recitals may take place. the theatre at fontainebleau is reborn. just finally, some much less cheerful pictures, heart wrenching pictures, in fact, cheerful pictures, heart wrenching pictures, infact, a cheerful pictures, heart wrenching pictures, in fact, a starving and exhausted polar bear from pictures, in fact, a starving and exhausted polar bearfrom siberia has wandered miles from her normal home and habitat and given people in an industrial town quite a surprise. it is thought she is weak, ill and undernourished. the team will arrive on wednesday to decide what is best

it was another fine moment in franco-american relations. [laughter.] pres. bush: in amsterdam, a 14-year-old girl heard the news of d-day over the radio in her attic hiding place. she wrote in her diary, "it still seems too wonderful, too much like a fairy tale. the thought of friends in delivery fills us with confidence." anne frank even ventured to hope, "i may yet be able to go back to school in september or october." that was not to be. the nazis still had about 50 divisions, and more than 800,000 soldiers in france alone. d-day plus one, and d-day plus two and many months of fierce fighting lay ahead, from arnhem to hurtgen forest to the bulge. across europe, americans shared the battle with britons, canadians, poles, free french, and brave citizens from other lands taken back one by one from nazi rule. in the trials and total sacrifice of the war, we became inseparable allies. the nations that liberated a conquered europe would stand together for the freedom of all of europe. the nations that battled across the continent would become trusted partners i

it was another fine moment in franco-american relations. [laughter.] pres. in amsterdam, a 14-year-old girl heard the news of d-day over the radio in her attic hiding place. she wrote in her diary, "it still seems too wonderful, too much like a fairy tale. the thought of friends in delivery fills us with confidence." anne frank even ventured to hope, "i may yet be able to go back to school in september or october." that was not to be. the nazis still had about 50 divisions, and more than 800,000 soldiers in france alone. d-day plus one, and d-day plus two and many months of fierce fighting lay ahead, from arnhem to hurtgen forest to the bulge. across europe, americans shared the battle with britons, canadians, poles, free french, and brave citizens from other lands taken back one by one from nazi rule. in the trials and total sacrifice of the war, we became inseparable allies. the nations that liberated a conquered europe would stand together for the freedom of all of europe. the nations that battled across the continent would become trusted partners in the

over issues like trade so it seems that that franco american alliance of the 2 is saying is still so strong is quite fragile right now natasha many thanks indeed al-jazeera and sasha butler reporting live from normandy. the united nations security council is due to hear about last month's oil tanker attacks off the coast of the united arab emirates and saudi arabia and norwegian diplomats are expected to make an informal briefing iran rejects accusations that iranian mine is likely course the tank of damage saudi arabia is reported to have improved its ballistic missile capability by buying technology from china a us media report cites 3 unnamed sources for the previously unreported classified intelligence it describes a suspected missile factory west of the capital riyadh president donald trump is accused of not disclosing the a televisions to congress which is infuriating democrats as trump refuses to rule out military action with iran the saudi missile report heightens concerns of a middle east arms race china correspondent adrian brown reports now from beijing. the comments from

critic of brazil's security forces and the legacy of empowerment she left behind the mantle of mario franco out you see a. fellow i'm down in jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the opposition aligned doctors group says 60 people were killed in monday's crackdown and called to the opposition has rejected the military's plan for an election and 9 months time saying it won't be free or fair 8 european countries have condemned the violent crackdown on protesters that statement followed a closed door un security council meeting on the worsening situation diplomatic editor james bays has more from the united nations. the security council was briefed behind closed doors on the latest developments in khartoum by the secretary general special adviser almost situation in sudan nicholas hastened i'm very concerned about the situation in khartoum and i think that represents a position of the international community i don't want to engage to mention a discussion as to who should do what because we're still hoping to play a role in bringing the parties together we haven

celebrated italian film director franco zeffirelli as died aged 96 he was best known for his 1960 s. films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starring richard burton and most of its tailor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with luciano pavarotti and domingo. millions of workers in brazil have staged a general strike to protest planned pension reforms the changes would mean an increase in the retirement age and higher pension contributions brazil's hardline president also now row has warned that failing to overhaul the pension system would bankrupt the country. the strike was directed at plans of far right president to reform the pension system raising the retirement age and increasing workers' contributions the government says it needs to cut spending to save the social security system from bankruptcy the unions say the reform would hit the poor hardest was o.b.l. always if the government does not listen to the voice of the people on the streets the future will be dark we're losing our rights in a country that is failing as a society fa

celebrated italian filmmaker franco zeffirelli has died at the age of 96 he was perhaps best known for his 1960 films of shakespeare plays the taming of the shrew starting richard burton and elizabeth taylor and the oscar nominated romeo and juliet he also directed opera working with the channel and i said oh domingo. well the women's world cup continues in france and joining me to discuss all the latest action is tom get i from new delhi is for its hello to you tom so the netherlands beat cameroon in the 1st match today what did you make of their performance i'd say it was it's a home in performance very resilient is also i suppose how we're really appraise it now they went into this game of course as favorites and they messed up an opponent because cameroon really put up a fight that's events upon that was seen in quite a few games as far as world cup germany's are going of course they had a fairly tough time gets charen and there's been stubbs fixtures as well away you know to see that kind of power on repeating itself but of course it's the final school that matches the dutch have