to classical musicians like nigel kennedy... ..and to jazz acts like jamie cullum.tdoor festivals remains a special place in my heart because you find yourself having to bring something different to the table than you normally do. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, you are not always playing to your audience, you are playing to people who are there to see a variety of acts, so it means you have to work a little bit harder. his performance in perth at today's radio three event was one of the day's highlights. while preparations are well under way at the final two venues, swansea and coventry, both hoping to continue the weekend's already considerable momentum. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's show: i find out how to stop holiday selfies putting animals at risk. poachers hunt them in the forest because they are quite cute. she is holding my hands, yes, fellow chico. we are hunting for icebergs on a budget. possibly go underground in search of london's hidden rivers. we are so far down there we can hear it be sutherland

to classical musicians like nigel kennedy... and to jazz acts likejamie nigel kennedy...special place in my heart because you find yourself having to bring something different to the table than you normally do. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, you are not always playing to your audience, you are playing to people who are there to see a variety of acts, which means you have to work a little bit harder. his performance in perth at the radio 3 event was one of the highlights. while preparations are well under way at the final two venues, swansea and coventry, both hoping to continue the weekend's already considerable momentum. the manic street preachers entertaining the crowd, but the weekend has all the right ingredients, some of the biggest names, thousands of bands here and millions more watching potentially at home or on the move. but it won't be until the final act comes off the stage in coventry on monday whether it will be clear this has produced the kind of musical magic that will make it one of the musical events of 2018. time for a look at

from classical artists like nigel kennedy... to pop acts like taylor swift. be fantastic. i am excited, it is a great, diverse crew of different artists that will be performing over the span of the different stages, so to be there with new music under older is great for me. things are now under way in perth in scotla nd things are now under way in perth in scotland and here in belfast in northern ireland, promising a bank holiday filled with many people's favourite acts on a weekend celebrating music from some of the world's most popular artists. as you can hear, the music is booming across two of the venues, belfast in northern ireland and perth in scotland as well. swansea, which is the radio! perth in scotland as well. swansea, which is the radio 1 event, kicks off tomorrow, that will see performances from the likes of taylor swift, florence and the machine and ed sheeran. coventry will begin on sunday. that will see artists ranging from jamie cullum to liam gallagher, who is headlining, and so many more on what the bbc hopes will be one of the biggest wee

in coventry and perth, they have got radio 2 and radio 3 events, classical musicians like nigel kennedyntertain the public with a whole range of different music but it is to try and say we have a strong relationship at the bbc with both the artists and the public. now the atmosphere is building here but the weather, unfortunately, is not looking as good as it could. we have got the threat of thunder and lightning perhaps later and certainly quite a lot of rain but for the time being, the fans are flooding in. we're probably going to have about 30,000 people here today and they are really looking forward to a bank holiday weekend of really enjoyable live music. sir richard branson has told the bbc he's training to be an astronaut. the virgin boss, who for years has been working on his own commercial space programme, is hoping to take his first trip in a matter of months. ben ando reports. first, it was planes. then boats. then balloons. train horn blares. and then trains. but a decade and a half ago, sir richard branson set his sights even higher, creating virgin galactic with the aim of

here to pop stars like terrorist swift, jazz stars like jamie cullum and classic music stars like nigel kennedys to the music and arts scene in the uk. we have been expecting bad weather here in swa nsea been expecting bad weather here in swansea but for the most part it has been holding up and the crowds are here in huge numbers. up to 30,000 people. sam smith is the one many people. sam smith is the one many people look forward to tonight but tomorrow more of the same and hopefully the weather will hold up to see taylor swift and france in the machine performing on stage to tens of thousands of people. for what the bbc hopes will be one of the musical events of the year. thank you very much. sunni swansea there. let's find out if that is going to continue. a bit ofa a bit of a mixed day so far, some of us a bit of a mixed day so far, some of us had some sunshine and in other areas the clouds have been growing through the course of the day and the risk of some thunderstorms this evening mostly affecting southern areas of the uk. central and southern england and the west country, possibly reach

to classical music like nigel kennedy.audience that big. and also, these festivals are you are not always plain towards your audience, you are ina plain towards your audience, you are in a variety of acts. see up to work little bit harder. in today's radio of that, was one of today's highlight. at the final two venues, hoping to continue the musical momentum. just under a week after her wedding, a coat of arms has been created for the new duchess of sussex. the design was agreed and approved by the queen and thomas woodcock — the garter king of arms and senior herald in england — who is based at the college of arms in london. the headlines on bbc news: harvey weinstein appears in court charged with rape and sexual abuse — his attorney says he will plead not guilty. a 96—year—old d—day veteran speaks of surviving a hammer attack — as a man is jailed for 16 years for attempted murder. president trump says the planned summit with north korea could still go ahead, despite cancelling the meeting yesterday. now on bbc news, it t

to classical musicians like nigel kennedy... and to jazz acts like jamie cullum.having to bring something different to the table than you normally do. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, you are not always playing to your audience, you are playing to people who are there to see a variety of acts, which means you have to work a little bit harder. his performance in perth at the radio 3 event was one of the highlights. while preparations are well under way at the final two venues, swansea and coventry, both hoping to continue the weekend's already considerable momentum. time for a look at the weather with stav da naos. hello there. it is going to be warm this weekend, including the bank—holiday monday as well. the best of the sunshine will always be across northern parts of the uk, whereas further south we will see a mixture of sunny spells and some really heavy and thundery downpours. for the rest of this evening and overnight, it's going to be quite cloudy, misty and murky across a good swathe of england and wales, particularly wales, centra

years and years, to ed sheerin copout artists like that to chas artists with classical styles like nigel kennedyt relationship with bbc feels it needs to have notjust with artists but with the public. there are so many great ingredients in place to make this a real enjoyable event i got some of the biggest names in music taking part. they have got thousands upon thousands of bands taking part as well. people come along to this and have a great time that will really make this kind of thing going to advance. at the end of the day when people are looking back on this they are asking will it have that little bit of magic from one or two of the very biggest artists that elevated to one of the most talked music event 2018? and maybe we will find that out on sunday or monday. in sunny swansea there. whether in a moment. the love actually and four weddings and a funeral actor hugh grant — who has called marriage unromantic in the past —— has married for the first time. the 57 year old has married his swedish girlfriend anna eberstein. they said i do at a simple ceremony at chelsea old town hall in londo

in wales and perth in scotland — bringing acts from ed sheeran, to 0rbital, liam gallagher to nigel kennedyhe shadow of the titanic centre on the belfast titanic slipway, ready for two days of the most astonishing music. we are bringing together some of the most incredible acts from across the world, fatherjohn misty, back, the breeders, 0rbital, radio1 has ed sheeran, taylor swift, florence and the machine. and these cities might not always get the respect that they deserve for their musical heritage. the stage behind the camera where the action will be taking place, it is like the size of redding festival glastonbury, it is enormous. the doors open at midday, it will kick—off very soon, two days of nonstop music. as well as the big bands you have local acts performing in the week leading up to this, fringe festivals at each city with q&as and panels, and the bbc introducing strand where it tries to find brand—new acts and gives them a platform in front of a much bigger audience than ever. florence and the machine came to that channel, from being relatively unknown to one of the biggest ac

to classical musicians like nigel kennedy... ..and to jazz acts like jamie cullum.outdoor festivals remains a special place in my heart because you find yourself having to bring something different to the table than you normally do. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, you are not always playing to your audience, you are playing to people who are there to see a variety of acts, so it means you have to work a little bit harder. his performance in perth at today's radio 3 event was one of the highlights. while preparations are well under way at the final two venues, swansea and coventry, both hoping to continue the weekend's already considerable momentum. now on bbc news, our world. syrians on the move again. under the cover of darkness and carrying their entire belongings. they are hoping to make a new life. these people aren't entering europe, they're escaping it. many here smuggling themselves illegally back along the same routes down which they had arrived. everyone here is terrified. because the greek police could come and pick them up at an