to mark the programme's 20th birthday, tom brook talks to the acclaimed actor and director kenneth branaghm tom brook. for a special 20th anniversary edition of talking movies, i met top british actor and director, kenneth branagh, to discuss his latest film, all is true, and his a0 years in the film business. i greeted kenneth branagh as he arrived at a new york event to mark the 20th anniversary of talking movies. this affable 58—year—old star was happy to mingle with the crowd, to pose for photographs. the audience was eager to find out what he had to say. applause. very good to see you. have a seat. thank you. well, a very warm welcome to talking movies on the occasion of our 20th anniversary. thank you and happy birthday. good. happy anniversary. we're enjoying it. good. i have been looking at your work. you have a very impressive body of work. there are 37 films that you have appeared in as an actor... crikey. ..some 18 feature films that you have directed. you've earned five 0scar nominations and you have won four baftas. and yourfilm credits include a great array of films, from ham

i greeted kenneth branagh as he arrived at a new york event on an event marking the 20th anniversaryes. he was a bitter mingled with the crowd and take order grass. the audience was eager to find out what he had to say. have a seat. a very warm welcome to talking movies on the occasion of oui’ talking movies on the occasion of our 20th anniversary. thank you and happy birthday, happy anniversary. we are enjoying it. i have been looking at your work, you have a very impressive body of work, 37 films you have appeared in... crikey. some 30 films it have direct it. five 0scar nominations and you have one for baftas, your credit include hamlet, murder on the orient express, thor, a very varied group of films. did you ever think you might have a career in movies when you were a young boy? by no means. i come from of belfast family. my pa rents were come from of belfast family. my parents were not remotely connected to show business. i did not anything, anything, about how you could even get anywhere near to what was going on behind that screen. we went to the pictures a lot as a family. i

kenneth branagh, welcome to brea kfast. kenneth branagh, welcome to breakfast.s diet —— was high at the time, it makes no difference to a family that loses a child like that and he, in his life and work, that loss haunts him. went to london and became this great writer with a wife at home. you hardly hear. to us, you are a guest. good night, husband. apparently, when somebody phoned up danejudi dench, and you asked her, she said yes, i will do it, whatever it is. she said that with the petrol by coming down to see me. what she the script? what was the reaction? someone who subsequently said, you are doing the film about canon. she likes surprising people. people found that unusual. this strip casting in television has mostly had that equation the other way around. to turn it upside down to what was a genuine disparity in age but it also proves, i think, genuine disparity in age but it also proves, ithink, in genuine disparity in age but it also proves, i think, in life and in art, there can be, it's not a cliche, a timeless vitality and people. judy has that. sh

and in half an hour — kenneth branagh speaks to tom brook about his new film ‘all is true‘ — in talking

and in half an hour — kenneth branagh speaks to tom brook about his new film, all is true, in talkingood afternoon. snow and ice have caused another night of disruption for parts of the uk. in kent, police reported answering hundreds of emergency calls, and work to re—open the m3 near basingstoke in hampshire, continued into the early hours of this morning. forecasters are warning of more severe weather over the weekend, with the possibility of temperatures dropping to —16 degrees celsius in parts of scotland overnight. caroline davies reports. stuck fast in the snow in basingstoke. after hours of disruption, cars and lorries were eventually freed and the snow is starting to ease. yesterday's conditions didn't stop many heading out on the main roads today — including those who do it for a living. the congestion it causes, you can't get on with yourjob sometimes. you know, just deal with it and get on with it. i came down from the midlands and there was nothing at all up there. further south i've come, the roads are a little bit icy. probably about the last hour, iwould say, i've been

and in half an hour — kenneth branagh speaks to tom brook about his new film ‘all is true‘ — in talking morning. theresa may says she is still determined to deliver brexit on time, as she prepares to re—open negotiations in brussels. writing in today's sunday telegraph, the prime minister says she will be "battling for britain" in the talks, and claims she will be armed with a fresh mandate and "new ideas". our political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest the prime minister said she has fresh ideas but we are going to have to ta ke fresh ideas but we are going to have to take her word for it because nothing the government has come forward with so far isn't anything that hasn't already been ruled out by brussels and the eu in terms of changing that particularly toxic pa rt changing that particularly toxic part of the brexit kill, the backstop, which is designed to prevent a hard border in northern ireland if a trade deal cannot be done. the prime minister says she will be battling for britain when she goes to brussels, we expect at some point in the coming week. we have a sense

and in half an hour, kenneth branagh speaks to tom brook about his new film all is true, in talking moviese japanese car—maker, nissan, is expected to announce that it is cancelling planned investment at its plant in sunderland. in 2016, the firm said it would build the x—trail sports utility vehicle in sunderland, after its executives met theresa may in downing street and received what they called "support and assurances" from the government about the impact of brexit. our business correspondent rob young said it looks like nissan will make an announcement in the coming days. workers at the plant in sunderland expect the company will announce at some point over the next week that it is reversing course, it will cancel that planned investment, at the plant in sunderland, to build the x—trail model, this is a 4x4. it's currently only built injapan. when that announcement was made back in autumn, 2016, it was seen as a big vote of confidence in british carmaking. indeed theresa may said at the time it was fantastic news. nissan is not commenting on the reasons that lie behind this expected r

and in half an hour, kenneth branagh speaks to tom brook about his new film, all is true, in talkingies. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the car maker nissan has confirmed that it's scrapping plans to manufacture its x—trail 4x4 in sunderland, reversing a decision announced two years ago. the x—trail will now continue to be made in japan instead. in a letter to staff, nissan said a number of business reasons were involved but that uncertainty about brexit was not helping. the government's business secretary says it's a blow to the car industry and the region. our business correspondent rob young reports. the nissan x—trail. it will now not roll off the production line in sunderland. britain's biggest car factory had been due to start making the diesel 4x4 soon. it had been persuaded to build it here after receiving reassurances from the government over brexit back in 2016, but nissan has today confirmed it's cancelling that planned investment. at a time when we're looking to future investment, a bit of prosperity and good news for the sector, it's come at a real bad time. the x