the moulin de la galette was its center. n de la galette was basically a worker's dance hall, and, so, it was kind of the guts of montmartre. it's where the workers went. it's where prostitutes went. it's where the robber would be, and so forth. it was really the heart of, not bohemian life, but of working-class impoverished life in montmartre. (narrator) in moulin de la galette, toulouse-lautrec provided a snap-shot of a seedy, nocturnal world. in the background, a frieze of dancers and their spectators... to the side a policeman keeps the peace. and in the foreground, a watchful quartet-- prostitutes and their pimp-- sizing up prospects. lautrec paints it in a way that not only does the subject matter come across as this seedy, sordid surrounding, but the paint is applied in a similar way. he takes very liquid paint, which he thinned out with turpentine, and streaks it across the canvas. so he creates a very, almost sub-aqueous atmosphere, and people picked up on that right away. (narrator) in may of 1889, a reproduction of

le moulin de la galette — images. -- certainly. le moulin de la galette has _ images. -- certainly. y been| de la galette has recently been fully restored but the mysterious canine remains hidden away. it was apparently intended to be a cavalier king charles spaniel which seemed sort of appropriate right about now. tim allman, bbc news the platypus has been reintroduced into australia's oldest national park in a landmark conservation project. the mammal disappeared from the royal national park in new south wales around 50 years ago. the relocation of ten platypus into the park is part of a re— welding effort to increase awareness of the platypus and allow researchers to better understand the specific habitat and the needs of the species. you will find lots more detail about the stories we're covering on our website. especially the eurovision song contest. just head to bbc.com/news — or use the bbc news app you can also contact me on twitter. hello. for the vast majority of places, saturday turned into a mostly sunny and very warm day. many parts of western england, wales, northern ir

the moulin de la galette was its center. n de la galette was basically a worker's dance hall, and, so, it was kind of the guts of montmartre. it's where the workers went. it's where prostitutes went. it's where the robber would be, and so forth. it was really the heart of, not bohemian life, but of working-class impoverished life in montmartre. (narrator) in moulin de la galette, toulouse-lautrec provided a snap-shot of a seedy, nocturnal world. in the background, a frieze of dancers and their spectators... to the side a policeman keeps the peace. and in the foreground, a watchful quartet-- prostitutes and their pimp-- sizing up prospects. lautrec paints it in a way that not only does the subject matter come across as this seedy, sordid surrounding, but the paint is applied in a similar way. he takes very liquid paint, which he thinned out with turpentine, and streaks it across thcanvas. so he creates a very, almost sub-aqueous atmosphere, and people picked up on that right away. (narrator) in may of 1889, a reproduction of m

the moulin de la galette was its center. n de la galette was basically a worker's dance hall, and, so, it was kind of the guts of montmartre. it's where the workers went. it's where prostitutes went. it's where the robber would be, and so forth. it was really the heart of, not bohemian life, but of working-class impoverished life in montmartre. (narrator) in moulin de la galette, toulouse-lautrec provided a snap-shot of a seedy, nocturnal world. in the background, a frieze of dancers and their spectators... to the side a policeman keeps the peace. and in the foreground, a watchful quartet-- prostitutes and their pimp-- sizing up prospects. lautrec paints it in a way that not only does the subject matter come across as this seedy, sordid surrounding, but the paint is applied in a similar way. he takes very liquid paint, which he thinned out with turpentine, and streaks it across thcanvas. so he creates a very, almost sub-aqueous atmosphere, and people picked up on that right away. (narrator) in may of 1889, a reproduction of m

picasso painted le moulin de la galette when he was just 19 years old.s this, that dark shape at the bottom of the painting? is it a chair, perhaps a jacket? no, turns out it was originally meant to be a dog. what we know is that in many instances, picasso painted aspects of the composition and then subsequently obliterated them and transformed them into other compositional elements. this was really part of his practice. experts long suspected there may have been something hidden away in the painting, but it was only when they used a new technique called x—ray fluorescence imaging spectroscopy that the earlier image was revealed. why the playful and occasionally mercurial artist chose to alter the painting is unclear, but the presence of a dog in the foreground may well have changed the way a viewer might interact with the image. one can only speculate why picasso would have concealed this, but certainly now my eye is drawn to all these wonderful figures in the composition. so no longer is the dog there to, kind of, monopolise our view. le moulin de la g

le moulin de la galette has recently been fully restored, but the mysterious canine remains hidden away roundabout now. most people who are about to celebrate their 100th birthday are looking forward to a quiet day, maybe some bubbly, and a card from king charles. but that's all too tame for annie duplock, who achieved her lifelong dream of having knives thrown at her during a live circus show. the 99—year—old said she "really enjoyed" the experience. i don't think the word injury is quite the word i would be using for something like that. let's remind you of one of the stories breaking this hour, these are pictures coming from berlin, we expect a press conference because president zelensky is visiting berlin, his first visit since the russian invasion of his country. he flew to germany over night and his plane was escorted by german air force fighter jets, they have ruled out the red carpet for him in germany and he has met the president of the country and is expected to hold talks with the chancellor olaf scholz. that is happening now and we expect to hear from the menjust happening n