here is lizo mzimba. file footage: lunchtime - a quick stampede to the record shop... have been a huge part of life for music fans, and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while100 stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost 100 years ago, on london's oxford street. today's would—be shoppers perhaps an illustration of hmv‘s falling relevance to younger, online—heavy consumers, and its continuing value to others. people are ordering online, they're streaming, and really there is still a crowd of people who want to come and browse. we rely on so many other things now, streaming music, we stream tv, we stream films, and they've got to find a business model so they can survive. enter doug putman, owner of canadian retailer sunrise records, hmv‘s new owners. we took over, you know, 80 some odd stores in canada almost, you know, 2.5 years ago. and they're doing strong, doing well, profitable. we see hmv continuing on in the uk for a long time. the challenges are significant. hmv once made its money from huge sales of cd

lizo mzimba, bbc news. it is always a big night.d doors, top secret, and we talk about the greatest talents of the year, then we all do a blind vote and pick our top five, and the nominees come out, so they have been a surprise to me as well. i don't know who the public will pick, they will be voting until friday. let's talk about for example best film. we know the favourite is very much the favourite, why is that? it is a perfect bafta movie, very british, a lot of talent behind it. the director is great, and has previously done slightly more edgy things, this is a more accessible one than the lobster and killing of a sacred dear, and it stars olivia colman, who is very popular. yes, and also glenn close, lady gaga, so many popular actresses. it was a surprise i think the glenn close took the last award, but i think that olivia colman is a popular bafta actress, i think she will take it today. what the eu has been the standout film ? it today. what the eu has been the standout film? once again, i think the favourite will take that,

lizo mzimba, bbc news.we'll be looking at the films and fashion as well as talking to the stars as they arrive at the albert hall for britain's biggest night in film and television. all cub scouts promise to do their best — but one from lancashire has done better than most. ten—year—old matthew has just completed every challenge to earn every badge on offer. he's believed to be one of only a dozen or so youngsters who manage it every year. dave guest has been to meet him. this is matthew. he is much like any other schoolboy of ten. he's also a cub scout. but matthew's no run—of—the—mill cub scout. he's very confident child. he's very adventurous and very committed, and he did tell me that he wanted to try and get as many badges as he could. and he's done it. amassing over 60 badges, every single one that cub scouts can try for. at the adlington scout hut, they are swelling with pride at matthew's achievement. it is a massive achievement. it takes a lot of commitment and a lot of time and a lot of hard work

lizo mzimba, bbc news.n euros — just under $200 million. it's the biggest win ever claimed by an irish ticket holder, but their neighbours and friends are doing their best to keep their identities a secret, as ramzan karmali reports. cheering you'd think they've won the big one, but this is only the shop where the winning lottery ticket was bought. the ticket, worth a life changing 175 million euros, has caused quite a stir in the village of naul in county dublin. shop owner les was delighted to have sold the winning ticket and even had a small win of his own to celebrate. i had a win with the shop syndicate, we do a local syndicate, there was 112 people in it last night. so we got 3a cents each, and then about 10am, 10:30 a.m., we got a phone call from the national lotto saying sold the biggest jackpot ever in ireland. some details of the real winners have begun to emerge, but the 500 or so villagers are remaining fairly tightlipped. i think they might be keeping it quiet now, i think they're inside maybe.

lizo mzimba, bbc news.bc news channel. we'll be talking to the stars as they arrive at the albert hall, and looking at the films and the fashion with critic jason solomons and fasion designer maria grachvogel. families have described their shock as a chimpanzee scaled an enclosure wall at belfast zoo before escaping. the ape managed to fashion an improvised ladder from a large tree branch which was propped up against a wall. lets take a look. it's the second time this year that an animal has managed to break out of the zoo. a red panda went on the run last month before being captured a day later. danielle monaghan, who witnessed yesterday's escape with her two children, said she was very scared at first, as the chimp emerged only a foot away. but when she realised he had come to take a closer look at them, she said it was a day she wouldn't forget. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett brightening up behind that with sunshine and showers, rain arriving in northern ireland with gusty winds

lizo mzimba, bbc news.ews channel. we'll be talking to the stars as they arrive at the albert hall, and looking at the films and the fashion with critic jason solomons and fasion designer maria grachvogel. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there, occluded developing. we can see some cloud and rain. this has brought our messy start across wales and southern england. the name raine will head to the east anglia and ascites. it may move away in the afternoon. it planes up in wales and south—west england. sunshine for northern england and a good part of scotland, away from the far north. strong winds arriving in northern ireland in the afternoon. quite blustery when in wales and southern england, especially during the early pa rt england, especially during the early part of the night when the wet weather moves through. further north, this band of rain sinking southwards away from scotland into north—east england. we adjoin joined in chilly airof north—east england. we adjoin joined

lizo mzimba, bbc news.ws channel. we will bejoining we will be joining lizo and martine. we'll be looking at the films and fashion as well as talking to the stars as they arrive at the albert hall for britain's biggest night in film and television. scientists at newcastle university have started some unusual research — looking into the british love of fish and chips. they want to find the healthiest portion size as megan patterson reports. with salt and vinegar, sauce or mushy peas, fish and chips remains one of the country's favourite takeaways but like all treats we're warned off having too much, newcastle university researchers think they've found a solution. we're looking for options and opportunities to provide customers with the food they love in a portion that's more manageable. packaging plays a crucial role in limiting how much food is there. we asked take away owners and said hey, can you provide your customers with smaller portions? and then seeing the response from the customers themselves. a st

lizo mzimba, bbc news.girlfriend with a class a drug at a music festival. 24—year—old louella fletcher—michie, who was the daughter of the holby city actor john michie, died at bestival in dorset after taking the hallucinogenic drug 2c—p. ceon broughton had denied he was responsible for her death. pakistan's prime minister, imran khan, has said the indian fighter pilot seized yesterday would be released tomorrow. he described it as a peace gesture aimed at improving relations pakistan shot down the pilot's jet yesterday, as tensions rose with india over the disputed region of kashmir. imran khan said the release was a peace gesture. the 0scar winning conductor, composer and pianist andre previn has died at the age of 89. the german born musician, who won ten 0scars the german born musician, who won ten oscars and four grammys, turned his back on a career in hollywood to pursue his love ofjazz piano and classical music. daniella relph looks back at his life. he was one of the 20th century's most remarkable a

lizo mzimba, bbc news.rting with our live red carpet show from 5:15pm on the bbc news channel. we'll be looking at the films and fashion as well as talking to the stars as they arrive at the albert hall for britain's biggest night in film and television. and before we go, visitors got more than they bargained for at belfast zoo earlier today. several chimpanzees made an improvised ladder from a large tree branch propped up against a wall to escape. the council, which runs the zoo, said the apes were now back in their enclosure. but this is the second escape attempt by animals at the zoo in as many months. injanuary, a red panda went missing overnight before being discovered in a nearby garden. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:35pm. bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with me, ben brown. over brexit this week, by urging parliament to give her more time to achieve changes to the plan to avoid a hard irish border. she's ex

our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, reports.yalty. and it was a royal—themed film that won the most awards — the favourite. go back to your rooms. british star rachel weisz won best supporting actress, and the historical comedy drama took home seven awards in all, including outstanding british film, best costume design, and best actress for olivia colman. did you? look at me. look at me! how dare you! close your eyes! she paid tribute to her two co—stars, rachel weisz and emma stone. emma and rachel — must keep it together. um, not just for your performances, but for what you did after the cameras stopped rolling. and we've never talked about this, and i find it very emotional. but you were the best and classiest and coolest honour guard any woman could ever have, and i love you. # so you think you can stone me and spit in my eye... the best actor prize went to rami malek for his portrayal of freddie mercury in the queen biopic bohemian rhapsody. thank you so very much to queen, to brian may, to roger taylor, to the entire queen

lizo mzimba, bbc news. it's an age—old question — why do zebras have black and white stripes?w the real reason — it's to deter insects. jon kay is in bristol and has been finding out more. a bit ofa a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing, here we have a horse in zebra's clothing, this is a horse called tom jones and i'm tempted to say it's not unusual to see horses dressed like this round here! because bristol university have been doing this important research and. martin howe can explain why. why do this? we've been fascinated by the question of why zebras are straight beyond there have been a lot of theories over the years and one of theories over the years and one of the ones of most interest was recently as they might be stripey to stop horseflies from attacking them. what have you found by dressing a horse as a zebra? we have found if you dress horses up with a stripey code like this than the number of flies that come and try and bike drops dramatically, when you compare it to drops dramatically, when you compare ittoa drops dramatically, when you compare it to a black or wh

here's lizo mzimba. lunchtime — a quick stampede to the record shop.sts. now, while 100 stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost 100 years ago, on london's oxford street. today's would—be shoppers perhaps an illustration of hmv‘s falling relevance to younger, online heavy consumers, and its continuing value to others. people are ordering online, they're streaming, and really there is still a crowd of people who want to come and browse. we rely on so many other things now, streaming music, we stream tv, we stream films, and they've got to find a business model so they can survive. enter doug putnam, owner of canadian retailer sunrise records, hmv‘s new owners. we took over, you know, 80 some odd stores in canada almost two and a half years ago, and they're doing strong, doing well, profitable. we see hmv continuing on in the uk for a long time. the challenges are significant. hmv once made its money from huge sales of cds and games, all of which have been plummeting year on year. at the same time, lik

lizo mzimba, bbc news. that's it. newsnight is getting under way on bbc two. bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. coming up on tonight's programme... the magic of the fa cup, newport county reach the fifth round for the first time in 70 years and it's manchester city next. there's another casualty of the opening six nations weekend. maro itoje will miss england's next two matches. and olympic gold medalist lyndsey von crashes out of one of the final races of her legendary career. hello and welcome to sportsday. well the fa cup rarely fails to produce a giantkilling and tonight is no different. newport county of league two have sealed their place in the fifth round, and a tie with manchester city, after a two—nil victory over championship side middlesborough. ben croucher was watching the action. in newport they came prepared only for one eventuality, that and the weather, and they were soon stuck in the mud. this was never going to be pretty, they played rugby here as well, b

lizo mzimba, bbc news, bristol. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily.onight, a big moment for labour and brexit — or is it? we have all the key players live. we'll ask them who's in charge of the party and the next step? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines this monday... anthonyjoshua ramps up the tension between himself and jarrell miller — vowing to reconstruct the face of his unbeaten opponent. nottingham forest claim a tight east midlands‘ clash in the championship. one goal enough to see off derby county. and as the uk basks in the record february sunshine — the carribbean clouds wash out the third one dayer in grenada. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — welcome along to sportsday. there were fireworks when these two went head to head in new york last week. but as boxer anthonyjoshua continues in his quest to unify all the belts in the heavyweight division, he gave some fascinating insight into the amount of research he's carried

in 1988, but will be best remembered for his appearances on radio 4's ‘sorry, i haven't a clue.‘ lizo mzimbaack at his life. actually, i was the youngest of five children, and for that reason i felt a bit weird. i thought i wasn't wanted, i thought i was a mistake. and i think that, having had four children, what my mother really wanted was a holiday. jeremy hardy's self—effacing style of humour was what made him a star. the finest comedy minds in britain — john oliver, rory bremner and jeremy hardy. his career began as a stand—up in the 19805 and continued for decades on shows like mock the week. in the second world war, it was just a piece of cardboard that said, "this is mr wilkins. he's not a german spy". he inspired us all. he was very unfussy, very self—deprecating. he always said he wasn't very good at that. he was principled, always principled, compassionate, kind, but just so wonderfully funny. i think it's fair to say, though, that the bbc has never practised discrimination. they've always taken on any 0xbridge graduate, regardless of talent. despite jokes at its expense, he became

lizo mzimba, bbc news. we know netflix has been knocking at the door.ts to to put roma on netflix. saying he wants to reach a huge tv audience with this black—and—white foreign language film. it's not only been received with great warmth by those netflix subscribers, but it is pleasing the critics and scooping the gongs up. obviously, olivia coleman, the favourite doing as well as expected? it won seven out as a possible 12. including 0livia coleman, who is now pretty much on course to get an oscar. it was a lwa ys course to get an oscar. it was always going to be heard versus glenn close going into awards season. glenn close going into awards season. they have won one golden globe each. you could say that 0livia coleman has had advantage with the bafta voters, she is very strong on the world stage. anything that surprised you about last night? i was expecting christian bale to go home with the best actor award with his committed betrayal of dick cheney in vice. the freddie mercury film, people are still loving clean. i wasn't expecting him to do quite

lizo mzimba, bbc news. it is 7:10am. we are going back to oui’ it is 7:10am.he's expecting more tojoin them. so what does this mean for the party? the chancellor philipp hammond joins us now from westminster. your thoughts following those defections? obviously very disappointed, the conservative party is and always has been and always must be a broad church with room for a very wide range of views and anna soubry was a junior minister in my department when i was defence secretary, so i worked with her very closely and i very much hope that at a point in the not—too—distant future, the three of them will feel co mforta ble future, the three of them will feel comfortable coming back in to the conservative party fold. if we look at the quotes, that is, to be honest, sounding unlikely. heidi allen says, i am tired of feeling numb, iwant allen says, i am tired of feeling numb, i want to be part of something better. in a way, that cuts right to the chase, doesn't it? heidi has a lwa ys the chase, doesn't it? heidi has always had a strong point of view on issues rela

lizo mzimba looks back at his life.ually, i was the youngest of five children, and for that reason i felt a bit weird. i thought i wasn't wanted, i thought i was a mistake. and i think that, having had four children, what my mother really wanted was a holiday. jeremy hardy's self—effacing style of humour was what made him a star. the finest comedy minds in britain — john oliver, rory bremner and jeremy hardy. his career began as a stand—up in the 1980s and continued for decades on shows like mock the week. in the second world war, it was just a piece of cardboard that said, "this is mr wilkins. he's not a german spy". he inspired us all. he was very unfussy, very self—deprecating. he always said he wasn't very good at that. he was principled, always principled, compassionate, kind, but just so wonderfully funny. i think it's fair to say, though, that the bbc has never practised discrimination. they've always taken on any oxbridge graduate, regardless of talent. despite jokes at its expense, he became a regular on bbc ra

lizo mzimba, bbc news.st kacey musgraves for her album ‘golden hour‘ whilst cardi b made history becoming the first female artist to win best rap album. the night was dominated by women with a surprise appearance from formerfirst lady, michelle obama. invite each other in. music shows us that all of it matters, every story, within every voice, every note within every voice, every note within every voice, every note within every song. that was very short. hopefully we get a bit more later on. more on our top story now. theresa may has offered further talks with labour in an attempt to secure cross—party support for a brexit deal. the prime minister has questioned jeremy corbyn's call for the uk to remain in a customs union, but offered concessions in other areas. prison's minister rory stewart joins us now. thank you forjoining us. you said last month that red lines could be shifted. are they shifting and if so, which ones? what is happening here is not shifting of red lines stop the prime minister remains c

lizo mzimba looks back at her life. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans...the hopes and struggles of a generation, small island, which won multiple awards and was adapted for tv and the stage. when it came out, i said to the publicist, "just give me a basket, i'll take them door—to—door". i really thought nobody would be interested. you think your white skin makes you better than me, don't you? we both finished fighting a war for a better world. we were on the same side. if anybody wants to have a look at how the windrush generation arrived here, and how we, the sons and daughters of that generation, survived and are surviving, they have to refer to andrea's work. that's why, for my generation of black people in this country, there's always a andrea levy book on our bookshelves. andrea levy had grown up in london, and in her thirties had begun to write. her work was driven by her own curiosity about where she'd come from. it was a story which eventually took her back to britain's role in the caribbean slave trade. for every one slave who went to america, 12

rhapsody — and the spanish language film ‘roma' was named best film. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba and joining them at the ceremony was acting royalty. royal themed film the favourite may have won the most awards but it was the black and white mexican movie roma which took home best director for alfonso cuaron and best film — the first time ever and netflix production has won the night's most prestigious prize. cuaron, born in mexico, gave perhaps the night's most political speech. retreating back to a world of separation and isolation is not a solution to anything. it's simply an excuse to hide our fear within our basic instincts. whether we like it or not, we are all connected, sharing space and time. and when we finally choose to embrace that connection, to show compassion towards one another, we will rise together. british star rachel weisz won best supporting actress for the favourite which took home seven awards in total, including outstanding british film, best costume design and best actress for 0livia colman. did you just look at me? did you? look at me. look at me! how da

lizo mzimba, bbc news.peak to our correspondent chi chi izundu. there have been some diabolical brits shows in the past, but they seem to get better and better. they are very well put together and very closely choreographed. the ceo of the british phonographic industry told me yesterday that so far on in the evening nothing had gone wrong and he was quite panicked because normally something does go spectacularly wrong. one thing that did happen is an hour before the show broadcast someone had pressed play on an advert that had gone out on uk tv online announcing and congratulating the 1975 for winning the best group and best album categories which is a bit of fluff, but apart from that there was nothing else that really happen. there they are. matt healy, the lead singer, as part of his awards a cce pta nce singer, as part of his awards acceptance speech for best group wa nted acceptance speech for best group wanted to highlight misogyny within the music industry. but he was one ofa number of the music indu

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was there. his report does contain flash photography. ceremony was acting royalty. royal—themed film the favourite may have won the most awards, but it was the black—and—white mexican movie roma which took home best director for alfonso cuaron, and best film, the first time ever a netflix production has won the night's most prestigious prize. cuaron, born in mexico, gave perhaps the night's most political speech. retreating back to a world of separation and isolation is not a solution to anything. it's simply an excuse to hide our fear within our basest instincts. whether we like it or not, we're all connected, sharing a space and time. and when we finally choose to embrace that connection, to show compassion towards one another, we all rise together. go back to your rooms. british star rachel weisz won best supporting actress for the favourite, which took home seven awards in total, including outstanding british film, best costume design, and best actress for olivia colman. did you just look at me? did you? look at me. look at me! how d

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been to the theatre school in bristol where it all beganroup of young hopefuls at the bristol old vic theatre school. 20 years ago, one of the pupils in the class, a young olivia colman. so her oscar win was a source of immense pride to everyone here. it is lovely to win such a prestigious award. personally it is lovely because i told her, i remember her as a student. yes, it has been a very good day. what was she like? did she stand out? she was mischievous, had a twinkle in her eye always. she was fun to have around. and that sense of fun part of her early success in comedies. around. and that sense of fun part of her early success in comedieslj don't of her early success in comedies.” don't want to pull, i need pain relief. an award-winning turns in dramas like broad church. we have had a lot of information in and we need to sift through that. and the night manager. we have not been introduced. 20 or so years ago she would have been one of dozens of stu d e nts would have been one of dozens of students using this code? absolutely. this i

lizo mzimba looks back at her life. archive: the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans...for her novel which charting the hopes and struggles of a generation, small island. it went on to win multiple awards and be adapted for tv and the stage. when it first came out, you know, i sort of said to the publicist, "just give me a basket, i'll take it door—to—door". i really thought nobody was going to be interested. you think your white skin makes you better than me, don't you? we both finished fighting a war for a better world. we was on the same side. if anybody wants to have a look at how the windrush generation arrived here, and how we, the sons and daughters of the windrush generation, survived and are surviving, they have to refer to andrea's work. that's why, for my generation of black people in this country, there's always a andrea levy book on our bookshelves. andrea levy had grown up in london, and in her 30s had begun to write. her work was driven by her own curiosity about where she'd come from. it was a story that eventually took her back to britain's role in the c

lizo mzimba, bbc news.s like you have an acre of red carpet. such a long red carpet, i was going to do a show and tell but i am out of energy! i am out of the studio, though, here for the ba ftas. the studio, though, here for the baftas. blue skies over the royal albert hall. looks beautiful. people do it celebrities will be arriving soon from their carsjust do it celebrities will be arriving soon from their cars just on the way. cirque du soleil will be the opening act. jason solomons, the film critic, what sort of atmosphere is it's going to be this year compared with last year? last year was politically charged. i could not say it was a pleasant atmosphere. they black — — say it was a pleasant atmosphere. they black —— the black carpet. reacting to the harvey weinstein scandal. #metoo. has things change? i think we are seeing the birth of a new era. sense of relief. two microphones fighting for the top slot, roma, a netflix firm, fighting for top spot, never happened before. the favourite. three people f

lizo mzimba looks back at his life.ed, i thought i was a mistake. and i think that, having had four children, what my mother really wanted was a holiday. jeremy hardy‘s self—effacing style of humour was what made him a star. the finest comedy minds in britain — john oliver, rory bremner and jeremy hardy. his career began as a stand—up in the 1980s and continued for decades on shows like mock the week. in the second world war, it was just a piece of cardboard that said, "this is mr wilkins. he is not a german spy". he inspired us all. he was very unfussy, very self—deprecating. he always said he wasn't very good at that. he was principled, always principled, compassionate, kind, but just so wonderfully funny. i think it‘s fair to say, though, that the bbc has never practised discrimination. they‘ve always taken on any 0xbridge graduate, regardless of talent. despite jokes at its expense, he became a regular on bbc radio 4 panel shows like the news quiz and i‘m sorry i haven‘t a clue. was your dad a king for a day? he mus

lizo mzimba looks back at her life. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans...a levy's farber arrived on the windrush, the inspiration for her novel charting the hopes and struggles of a generation, small island, which won multiple awards and was adapted for tv and stage. when it came out, i said, just give mea when it came out, i said, just give me a basket, i'll take them door—to—door. i really thought nobody would be interested. you think your white skin makes you better than me, don't you? we both finished fighting a war for a better world. we we re finished fighting a war for a better world. we were on the same side. finished fighting a war for a better world. we were on the same sidem anybody wants to have a look at how the windrush generation arrived here, and how we, the sons and daughters of that generation, survived and are surviving, they have to refer to andrea's work. that's why, for my generation of black people in this country, there is always a andrea levy book on book shelves. andrea levy's work was driven by her own curiosity about where she'd

here's lizo mzimba. lunchtime — a quick stampede to the record shop.rtists. now, while a hundred stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost a hundred years ago in london's oxford street. today's would—be shoppers perhaps an illustration of hmv‘s falling relevance to younger, online heavy consumers, and its continuing value to others. people are ordering online, they're streaming, and really there's still a crowd of people who want to come and browse. we rely on so many other things, streaming music, we stream tv, we stream films, and they've got to find a business model so they can survive. enter doug putnam, owner of canadian retailer sunrise records, hmv‘s new owners. we took over, you know, 80 some odd stores in canada almost two and a half years ago, and they're doing strong, doing well, profitable. we see hmv continuing on in the uk for a long time. the challenges are significant.

women than men up for the night's biggest prize, album of the year. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba at last year, or nominations, as has anne marie, while florence + the machine has recognition in multiple categories. tonight is about rewarding the best, most ground—breaking music of 2018, not necessarily the biggest selling. take that year's ceremony, ed sheeran had dominated the charts, but stormzy beat him to the biggest awards. but there is always space to reflect the tunes that millions have been listening to, and it sure will been listening to, and it sure will be opened by hugh been listening to, and it sure will be opened by huthackman performing a number from the film the greatest showman, the soundtrack to that movie was the uk's biggest selling album of 2018, so it promises to be album of 2018, so it promises to be a good show. lizo, many thanks. time for a look at the weather now, here is matt taylor. i can't promise you white sands, as you say and play skies, but caribbean warmth is heading our way. —— azure sea and clear skies. these will be with us tomorrow, lifting t

appearances on mock the week, and the radio 4 panel shows‘ the news quiz‘, and‘ sorry, i haven‘t a clue.‘ lizo mzimbaa bit weird, i felt i was not wanted and was a mistake and i think that having had four children what my mother really wa nted four children what my mother really wanted was a holiday. jeremy hardy‘s self—effacing style of humour was what made him a star. one of the finest comedy minds in britain. his career began as a stand—up in the 1980s and continued for decades on shows like mock the week. in the second world war, there was just a piece of cardboard. this is mr wilkins, he was not a german spy. he inspired, i saw he was very unfussy, very self—deprecating, he always said he wasn't very good at that. he was principled, always principled, compassionate, but kind, but just so wonderfully funny. i think it is fair to say that the bbc has never practised discrimination. they have always taken on any oxbridge graduate regardless of talent. despite jokes at his expense, he became a regular on bbc radio four panel shows like the news quiz and, i‘m sorry, i haven‘t a clue. films books and

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he's been speaking to our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. 99% of my profession, you don't get of people, so i'm absolutely astonished it has happened at my last event edge, it's a better late than never. fascinating character and true lies. yeah, ithink fascinating character and true lies. yeah, i think it's the story of lee israel who falls in collusion with this guyjack israel who falls in collusion with this guy jack that i play, and the early 90s and er, and i think it's really a case of that fact being stranger than fiction. so i had a really great time working with melissa mccarthy and the director it was a dream team. obviously, there's been lots of talk about the lack of female director is making big moves, but your movie proves that some of the best —— best directors around herfemale and the best —— best directors around her female and beautifully done. yes, she corroded and directed it and it*isa yes, she corroded and directed it and it * is a woman and mostly done and it * is a woman and mostly done and crewed by women and produced by white men, it was completely fe

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been investigating.vies and much was made of its predominantly black cast. aside from breaking the box office, it's also done something that no other comic book film has ever managed. best picture nomination the oscars. another black led film, blachklansman, also got one. race has become a major talking point at the oscars in recent years. remember the hashtag #oscarssowhite? it started being used in 2015 and 2016, when there were no ethnic minority acting nominees for two years in a row. in response, the oscars organising body took steps to become more inclusive in its membership. at first glance, it seems that there has been a more diverse range of best picture nominees, movies like lion, hidden figures, get out and moonlight. but it impossible to know for sure if this is because of changes made in 2016. however, the oscars can be an easy target, especially if film studios aren't making enough diverse movies to begin with. all this, of course, applies to gender as well. over the last ten years, when yo

lizo mzimba, bbc news. time for the weather. here is mel coles. for many as we head through the coming week, february will feel more springlike. many areas seem glorious spells of sunshine through the day. it is more settled because we have an area of high pressure moving towards the south and west. this will have a great influence on the weather during the week. northerly winds today. as we head through the week we bring in milder airfrom the south and west. through today we have got some good spells of sunshine. it is fresher down north sea coastal areas. we are starting to see more cloud working its way into northern ireland and western scotla nd into northern ireland and western scotland before the end of play. the winds are light. breezier for the western isles. template is not doing too badly, particularly towards the south and west. keep an eye on this temperature for aberdeenshire as we head through tomorrow. into tonight, the weather front is producing rain across northern ireland and western scotland. that will turn more persistent. clou

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. good morning. the best of british. broadcasters in the uk, so that shows like broadchurch from itv, are aired alongside programmes from the bbc. like its adaptation from the novel les miserables. the idea will inevitably be seen as an attempt to take on netflix, the streaming service. it has billions to spend on its own original content for that has helped it become a dominant force in online viewing which many see as the future for broadcasting. the bbc and itv of course already showcased the most popular shows on their own online viewing platforms, the iplayer and itv have built up but with time limitations on how long some programmes can play on them it would make business sense for them to combine for the additional britbox service if they are to have a hope of competing with netflix. the good doctor and i did not see eye to eye for the few shows have been confirmed for the new service but the aim has got to be for it to eventually have the biggest performers, drama like downton abbey, originally shown on itv... an

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been to the theatre school in bristol where the journeyass of 1999 was a young olivia colman. it's lovely for an alumni to have won such a prestigious award. personally, it's lovely because i taught her. i remember her as a student, i remember drinking with her in the pub, and that was all cool. so yeah, it's a very good day. what was she like, did she stand out? she was mischievous. she had a sort of twinkle in her eye always as a student. she was just fun to have in the room. and that sense of fun, part of her early success on comedies like peep show... i don't want to pull, i need pain relief, mark! then award—winning turns in dramas like broadchurch. we've had a lot of information in. and the night manager. we've not been introduced. my name's angela burr. here in bristol, rehearsing and performing, is where it all began for her. now, in turn, she is helping motivate a new generation. so how inspiring is it? she came from here. it's incredibly inspiring that she came from the school we're currently studying at and it's an incredibly ex

lizo mzimba has the details. lunchtime, a quick dip in the record shop.usic fans and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while 100 fans and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while100 stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost 100 years ago in london's oxford street. the perhaps inevitable consonant —— consequence ofa inevitable consonant —— consequence of a music loving public who like shopping in person, but also embrace consuming music online.” shopping in person, but also embrace consuming music online. i do occasionally look online and if something is way cheaper i will get it there probably, but i prefer to go intoa it there probably, but i prefer to go into a shop. people ordering online and streaming, really there are still a crowd of people who want to come and browse. we rely on so many other pink —— things, we stream films and music, and they have to find a business model to survive. enter doug putnam, owner of canadian retailer, sunrise records, hmv‘s new owners. we took over 80 o

lizo mzimba reports. everybody wanted to meet michael or be with michael.n they were children they were abused by the pop star. michael asked do you and the family want to come to neverland? something they say began after jackson befriended them and their families. the days were filled with magical childhood adventure experiences. both say the abuse began after he brought them to his neverland ranch, they told cbs news it went on for years. for me, while the abuse was going on, the abuse for me went from aged seven to the age of 1a. i rememberfeeling around 12, starting to be a little more uncomfortable about that, sometimes trying to change the subject or, you know, distract but then, but then, having a fear that if i don't do this, i'm already feeling like i'm not a favourite of michael's anymore, if i don't do this, what is going to happen? i do think there are others out there but i also don't expect them to just come out now that we are coming out. it's such a difficult thing to do to come out, you have to do it when you are ready. jackson had always d