orson welles is often cited as the best film—maker ever. certainly in terms of images. storian, who worked at the bbc, he discovered a treasure trove of orson welles' sketches and he got them out and realised what we see in the sketches often translated into his films, such as touch of evil, which we are seeing here, which starred a great orson welles performance. a beautiful love letter to cinema. it is also very pretentious, which is what you want from mark cousins — i wouldn't want it any other way! very esoteric, but you also learn a whole lot about what cinema can do, how it connects to the world, the shapes and motifs it can trigger. a real cineast‘s trove, as opening up that trove must have been for mark cousins, and finding clues to orson welles, what he calls his visual thinking. we often say that the eyes are the keys to the soul, but here they're sort of saying the paintings are the keys to orson welles' visual soul. he famously never finished films, orson welles, always arguing with the studios about money. what would he have made now of the internet and the

orson welles is often cited as the best film—maker ever. certainly in terms of images. storian who worked at the bbc, he discovered a treasure trove of orson welles‘ sketches and he got them out and realised what we see in the sketches often translated into his films, such as touch of evil, which we are seeing here, which starred a great orson welles performance. it's a beautiful love letter to cinema. it is also very pretentious, which is what you want from mark cousins — i wouldn't want it any other way! very esoteric, but you also learn a whole lot about what cinema can do, how it connects to the world, the shapes and motifs it can trigger. it's a real cineaste‘s trove as opening up that trove must have been for mark cousins, and finding clues to orson welles, what he calls his visual thinking. we often say that the eyes are the keys to the soul, but here they're sort of saying the paintings are the keys to orson welles‘ visual soul. he famously never finished films, orson welles, always arguing with the studios about money. what would he have made now of the internet

orson welles is often cited as the best film—maker ever. certainly in terms of images. re trove of orson welles' sketches and he got them out and realised what we see in the sketches often translated into his films, such as touch of evil, which we are seeing here, which starred a great orson welles performance. a beautiful love letter to cinema. it is also very pretentious, which is what you want from mark cousins — i wouldn't want it any other way! very esoteric, but you also learn a whole lot about what cinema can do, how it connects to the world, the shapes and motifs it can trigger. a real cineast‘s trove, as opening up that trove must have been for mark cousins, and finding clues to orson welles, what he calls his visual thinking. we often say that the eyes are the keys to the soul, but here they're sort of saying the paintings are the keys to orson welles' visual soul. he famously never finished films, orson welles, always arguing with the studios about money. what would he have made now of the internet and the free technology we have? he might have ended up finish

the war of the worlds now if orson welles did more of the world today the martian lobby would come out and say that you're infringing upon martian transsexuals or martians or green people and you're a man they needed their own bathroom right and then they would be pilloried and destroyed and one of the greatest authors of broadcasters' motion picture and directors and writers in american history would have his career still crushed worse than the aftermath of citizen can't well again like who is who is deciding what speech is is fair with speech is good which feet speech is bad like who should be banned like i said they had led to council is a think tank who are financed by i think partly from the us state department but mostly from like government which by the. like you can say a lot of things and there's no first amendment there's no right to free speech there and yet they're getting to decide what is allowed to be heard by american citizens where we're supposed to be allowed to say whatever crazy idea comes into our head and not be punished for it we're allowed to assemble with freak

the war of the worlds now if orson welles did more of the world today the martian lobby would come out and say that you're infringing upon martian transsexuals or a martians or green people and you're a man they needed their own bathroom right and then they would be pilloried and destroyed and one of the greatest authors of broadcasters motion picture and directors and writers in american history would have his career still crushed worse than the aftermath of citizen kane well again like who is who is deciding what speech is is fair with speech is good which feet speech is bad like who should be banned like i said they had led to council is a think tank who are financed by i think partly from the us state department but mostly from my government which by the. like you can say a lot of things and there's no first amendment there's no right to free speech there and yet they're getting to decide what is allowed to be heard by american citizens where we're supposed to be allowed to say whatever crazy idea comes into our head and not be punished for it we're allowed to assemble with freaks

because of the actor who was not orson welles. above all, fdr grasped education like a great play-by-play voice. mixing fact and -- on may 24, 1935, he threw a white house switch for another president. the big leagues first official night game. also marked the first game for mutual radio. the announcer, the great red barber. already in waterford objectively collecting and dispersing truth. and the walk up to fight to the death. the baseball more united than they ever had been or perhaps ever will be again. from 1933 to 1941, fdr allowed the first every year with his unorthodox, overhand. in 1933, the senators won the pennant and lost the world series. then desired for the next. sadly it was the last. washington, first in peace, first in war and last in the american league. think of them as equivalent of the 1962 metz. 40 victories, 120 defeats. by then, the sender clark griffith built a draft thought the president reaches box. fdr was grateful but embarrassed. noting that if i did not have to hobble up, the steps, uncovered by the

catalonia one of the best from the walls of the immediate post-war period was the third man starting orson wellesand then not from austin wells who is a really nasty piece of work makes the point that in the blood for the rule of the balls as an italy it produced michelangelo leonardo da vinci and the remember songs meanwhile five hundred years of peace and stability in switzerland produced a crooked clock. a bit of an exaggeration but the something and the argument there is tales of turbulence which produce great art and also great ideas and i suspect that the world renowned economists that we've spoken to the day only got involved in the catalonian political process because of the interesting times that catalonia was going through one thing's for certain the economics as practiced of catalonia is not the dismal science but the science of hope and then tests a patient of better times to come from tasmania and me and the whole crew at the alec salmon show it's good bye for now.

remarkably, another male director with a premiere at this year's festival is the late orson welles, whosehed final film is getting an airing at last, having been started just a few months after neil armstrong took his famous small step nearly 50 years ago. will gompertz, bbc news, venice. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily. are hundreds of thousands of people being detained in re—education camps in north—west china? tonight, newsnight speaks to eyewitnesses who say they've seen the evidence. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — curran to the rescue — the 20 year old saves england after a disastrous start to the fourth test against india ronaldo returns — cristiano'sjuventus will play at old trafford in the champions league. the draw for the group stage was made today but there will be no burnley in the europa league — they lost to olympiakos in the final qualifer and scotland women's world cup hopes are out of their hands after conceding to switzerland in their qualifier hello and welcome to spo

catalonia one of the best from the walls of the immediate post-war period was the third man starting orson wellesand then not from austin wells who is a really nasty piece of work makes the point that in the blood forced the rule of the balls as an italy it produced michelangelo leonardo da vinci and the remez songs meanwhile five hundred years of peace and stability in switzerland produced a crooked clock. a bit of an exaggeration but the something and the argument there is titans of turbulence which produce great art and also great ideas and i suspect that the one old renowned economists that we've spoken to the day only got involved in the catalonian political process because of the interesting times that catalonia was going through one thing's for certain the economics as practiced of catalonia is not the dismal science but the science of hope and then tests a patient of better times to come from tasmania and me and the whole crew at the alex salmond show it's good bye for now. the way to the united states is dangerous for most of the illegal immigrants. to the most. simple they want to. ente

orson wells came to see him once and he said, orson we're two of the best actors in america. he understood this. which is why he was elected four times. >> i hear you talking about this and i reflect on how when the country started, for decades, the press was all about opinion. the press was ginning up opinion, it was the driving force of the media, we didn't call it the media then. then we went through this period of where we tried to be fair, objective, that was -- >> and balanced. >> that was -- that was the time i came into the press -- >> yeah. >> -- and it was what i was told, nobody cared what you think. you're supposed to go out and gather the facts and report them. so we now -- if we're going back to, jon, what we were for the longest time in the early part of our history, you know, what's -- what's the right -- >> the implication? >> -- relationship? what does that mean? >> the old way, which is now the new way. you have -- as judy said, you have the opinion driven, partisan driven press. that begins to end in the 20th century, a couple reasons. one was progressive

orson welles came to see. he understood this in a way -- it was why he was elected four times. >> i hear you talking about this and i am reflect on what you said how in the country started for decades the press was all about opinions. it was a driving force of the media. then we went through this period of trying to be fair and active. that was the time that i came into the press and it was what i was told. . you are supposed to gather the facts and report them. if we are going back to what we were for the longest time in the early part of our history, what is the right relationship? >> the old way which is now the new way, you have an opinion driven and partisan driven. that is the end of the 20th century for a couple of reasons. the progressive era, the rise of the idea that date of-- data could drive decisions was infecting journalism. when the new york times was bought, there were something like 47 daily newspapers. he took the position of we shall do this without fear or favor because that was the only op

remarkably, another male director with a premiere at this year's festival is the late orson welles whoseil armstrong took his famous small step nearly 50 years ago. will gompertz, bbc news, venice. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. are heading to the weekend on the start of september under the weather looks pretty good over the next few days, and if anything it will be warming up with temperatures getting into the mid—20s. this was a typical skyline today. we have had showers in scotland and still have some inland at the moment and they will gradually fade away but already some showers from this cloud clipping the far south—east corner of england. clearing skies overnight, no wind, and another cold one a bit like last night. the chilly start to tomorrow. we will see cloud towards cornwall which could bring some rain in the morning. the breeze blows more cloud into northern ireland, fairweather cloud developing and sunny spells. probably warmer than today, noticeably so for wales, not so in the south—east of england where there could be showers. the cloud coming in from

remarkably, another male director with a premiere at this year‘s festival is the late orson welles, whosenya‘s prime minister uhuru kenyatta. the prime minister was in high spirits during a visit to the united nations offices in nairobi and joined in the dancing by copying the moves of local scouts, swinging her arms and also spinning around. theresa may‘s dancing followed a similarly energetic display at a school in south africa at the start of her trip. mrs may jokingly played down her chances of appearing on strictly come dancing after the initial outbreak of dancefloor diplomacy in cape town. that is a look at the prime minister‘s latest moves in africa. and we‘ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with helen brand from the association of certified chartered accountants and pauljohnson from the guardian. that‘s coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it‘s time for the weather with stav danoas.

orson wells came to see him and said you and i are the two best actors in america. he understood this in a way that -- he was elected four times. >> i hear you ttalking about this and i'm reflecting on what you said about when the countrya started for decades. the press was all about opinion. >> yes. >> es the press was opinions, a driving force of the media. we didn't call it the media then. we went through this period of where we tried to be fair and objective. that was a time i came into the press and it was what i was told, nobody cares what you think. judy woodruff says to gather the facts and report them. so we now -- we are going back to what we were for the longest time in the early part of our history. is the right relationship? what does that mean? >> it is the old way which is now the new way so you have, as judy says, the opinion driven to end in the 20th century. a couple esof reasons. one was progressive era. the rides of political science and data could actually drive the visions and it was affecting journalism to some extent. when the new york times

remarkably, another male director with a premiere at this year's festival is the late orson welles whoseilly nights, but as we end the week ended to the weekend —— head into the weekend, it'll be dry as well, some good spells of sunshine, the best sunshine will be across the north and the west. high pressure will be and the west. high pressure will be a dominating factorfor and the west. high pressure will be a dominating factor for the and the west. high pressure will be a dominating factorfor the next and the west. high pressure will be a dominating factor for the next few days, bringing in this unsettled weather, it would be approaching into the southwest as he had to the evening, could bring more cloud into cornwall, and also a cluster of clouds and showers further north as we see it in parts of southeast england, but quite chilly across northern and eastern areas but not quite as cool as what we had the previous night. as we headed to tomorrow morning, it's going to be a cool start, some spells of sunshine around but into the afternoon, the cloud will continue to build an sunny spot

. >> it's like orson wells said will eat no cow before its time. -- >> it's the greatest city in the world but it has some summer smell issues that should be addressed. >> mike barnacle, any chance to talk about johnny carson. >> the king. >> i want to talk about johnny carson. >> the king. >> can you believe that americans got to see that guy 90 minutes a night for free for as long as they did? has there ever been anybody -- >> no. >> better on tv than johnny carson? >> no. three decades of sustained excellence at 11:30 each evening. to go back and watch some of the clips from the old carson shows, they're still rel ceevant today. they're still amusing today. >> he is at his funniest, a lot like letterman when he told a joke that misfired. that was even funnier. he would stare at the audience. >> i'm glad i gave you that time that we can never get back. >> do you know who johnny carson is? also johnny carson's best insight, clint watts -- >> because i don't watch tv. >> this is for politicians as well, you win america in the central time zone. tha

the war of the worlds now if orson welles' did more of the world today the martian lobby would come out and say that you're infringing upon martian transsexuals or martians or green people and you're a man they needed their own bathroom right and then they would be pilloried and destroyed and one of the greatest authors of broadcasters motion picture and directors and writers in american history would have his career still crushed worse than the aftermath of citizen can't well again but who is who is deciding what speech is is fair with speech is good which feat speech is bad like who should be banned like i said they had led to council is a think tank who are financed by i think partly from the us state department but mostly from like government which by. like you can say a lot of things and there's no first amendment there's no right to free speech there and yet they're getting to decide what is allowed to be heard by american citizens where we're supposed to be allowed to say whatever crazy idea comes into our head and not be punished for it we're allowed to assemble with freaks

orson wells came to see him once and he said, orson we're two of the best actors in america. he understood this. which is why he was elected four times. >> i hear you talking about this and i reflect on how when the country started, for decades, the press was all about opinion. the press was ginning up opinion, it was the driving force of the media, we didn't call it the media then. then we went through this period of where we tried to be fair, objective, that was -- >> and balanced. >> that was -- that was the time i came into the press -- >> yeah. >> -- and it was what i was told, nobody cared what you think. you're supposed to go out and gather the facts and report them. so we now -- if we're going back to, jon, what we were for the longest time in the early part of our history, you know, what's -- what's the right -- >> the implication? >> -- relationship? what does that mean? >> the old way, which is now the new way. you have -- as judy said, you have the opinion driven, partisan driven press. that begins to end in the 20th century, a couple reasons. one was progressive

and as you well know, he turned down an opportunity to get out early with those injuries. he is quite a hero in my book. >> neil: orson, i appreciate you taking the time. you are a different breed, the both of you. thank you, very, very much. >> nice to be with you, neil. >> neil: speaking of a whole different breed, world war ii, you talk about getting banged up in war and fighting for this country, the former republican presidential nominee, senator bob dole joins us on the phone. senator, thank you for taking the time. >> neil, thank you for having m me. >> neil: with mixed emotions on a day like this, we remember service to the country, but guys like me who have not been through what you have been through, what senator mccain had been through, what orson swindle has been through. you cannot relate to that sacrifice that you would kidded about it, i know senator mccain would kid about it. very rarely did you guys even want to talk about it. why? >> i don't know why. it is a tough thing that happened to each of us. and, i determined that it did not do anything good to talk about it. it did not change your injuries.