well, i mean, you know, the first black actor to appear in stratford was in 1958. and we have...red diversity. erm... and, you know, ithink when paapa essiedu played hamlet in 2016, that was, that was, you know, out of time. that was way beyond what we ought to have done. it ought to have happened earlier. but i think we are... we are... so, arthur hughes, who is playing richard at the moment, is the first disabled actor ever to play richard on this stage. we had in 2018 charlotte arrowsmith, who is a deaf actor, became the first actor to play a major shakespeare role on this stage. she played cassandra in troilus and cressida, but not because she was a deaf actor, because she, like arthur, she's a brilliant actor. but this is where it gets a little bit complicated. yeah. so, let's take this bit by bit, and we're talking diversity here. yeah. to what extent do you believe that colour—blind casting is the future? i think it's often colour—conscious casting that is the future, but i think there are many, many different ways of doing it. what we're trying to do is to reflect the soc

i'm stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford—upon—avon, birthplacewilliam shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just—retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it's a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it's 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the back of her beige mini and we had come down from preston, and i saw the show and i was just completely blown away. and apparently i said to my mum on the way back, "that's what i want to do when i grow up." so i must have grown up. and you are one of those people who achieved your ambition, your dream, because for the last te

stratford hall. yet, whitehorse harry had a real good for botching things financially and every possible asset he put into real estate investments, they simply corkscrewed downward. when matilda lee dies she leaves him with children. these include philip and lucy. whitehorse harry remarries and he marries ann carter. and he burned through every bit of cash, so much so, that he winds up in debtors prison. not only that, but he gets involved with political and inflammatory political problems, causing him to be beaten within an inch of his life in baltimore. after that, he simply leaves. and he leaves behind politics and his creditors and takes off of the west indies. he leaves behind his second family, with ann carter lee. and that included five children. so older brothers and two sisters. he heads off to the west indies and leaves his family to be taken care of by all their carter relatives. and robert is six years old when this happens. he never sees his father again. there is something that a psycho

"politico's" michael stratford, thank you, get back to work, and thank you very much. >>> switching topics in a unanimous vote last night, uvalde school board approved the termination of the school police chief pete arredondo. the decision by the board was met with -- >> effective immediately. >> any discussion? >> hearing none, all in favor? >> the decision by the board was met with cheers by those in attendance. and it comes exactly three months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at robb elementary. fact-finding report from the texas legislature says the police response showed quote egregiously poor decision making adding officers failed to prioritize saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety after 77 minutes. arredondo's lawyer sent a letter to the school board accusing it of a quote unconstitutional public lynching, and quote, none of these decisions or actions demonstrate a failure to meet the accepted standards of conduct for law enforcement officers in similarly situationed school districts in texas. after the vote, nbc news reached out to arredondo

in the 1640s and 50s, thomas lee is the lee who built stratford hall, the place where robert was bornhey built a small empire for the leaves on the northern coverage enough. henry lee was from a western part of family, that's why i call cadet branch of the family. harry quest if nothing else, ambitious. intelligent, he was skillful, he was brave almost to the place of recklessness. he went to princeton college, i get harry lee as part of the princeton heritage but he no sooner graduated from princeton in the revolutionary war breaks out. he volunteers service and takes command of a company of course that grows into a mixed lesion of infantry and serves under washington and washington is deeply impressed by harry lee. when washington has to reorganize the campaign for the revolutionary, he turns to his great friend, nathaniel and with green, he says harry. the story of the revolutionary is very much a story written by nathaniel green and white house harry please help. it was after the revolution life started to come apart. at first, it looks like everything is swimming. he marries mati

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welcome to stratford station. locked up and locked out., with nearly no tubes running, and some bus services also on strike. well, i need to go to work on oxford street and i have no way to go there. thank you very much the rmt, it is very kind of them, they have screwed up my day completely. fed up. for the past two—year there has been strike, strike, _ strike, after strike. struggling to get the work, it isjust annoying. - but i understand why they are doing it. - but what can we do? today's industrial action on the london underground is not about pay, but the fear that transport for london might agree to a funding deal with the government that leads to job cuts and changes to their contracts. we need an unequivocal guarantee there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand there will be no changes to people's terms and condition, their contracts, their agreements, without the union's consent and approval. we don't know the details of t

in some cases, like this one in stratford—on—avon, nature lovers have been able to help. environment. although face masks were very important in protecting humans against the covid—i9 pandemic, it's important to know that if we don't dispose of these items properly, they can have a much more sinister afterlife. and, unfortunately, they can be the difference between life and death for so many animals that we love around the world. the systems we have for managing all this waste, these scientists say, are failing. and it's wildlife and wild spaces that are bearing the consequences. victoria gill, bbc news. there are 15 gold medals up for grabs in the commonwealth games in birmingham. in the cycling road race, bitter disappointment struck for geraint thomas, as an early crash dashed his gold medal hopes. ina in a moment we will speak to nesta mcgregor who has been watching athletics at the alexander stadium, but first here is natalie pirks at the aquatics centre for the diving. i'm having to be quiet because we are watching the men's one metre springboard final at the moment

en route to wembley this evening from stratford and east london, four tory members, three of whom haven'tup my mind after the hustings tonight. i am backing liz truss. and it is widely expected that liz truss is going to win. has she done enough, do you think, in terms of setting out what she would do to help people with the cost of living? liz has a bold plan to, i mean, bring the economy back on track and deal with other issues. i know she has promised a lot of things, but she will prioritise it and do which one first by tackling the economy first. tim is irritated by the focus of some of the debate. there is too much negativity, there is too much obsession with stupid issues. i don't care what the definition of a woman is, i don't care where somebody goes to spend a penny. i'm much more concerned about cost of living and getting the climate under control. has the campaign gone on too long? yes, way too long. they're both my favourite people, and it's a difficult choice to makel between liz and rishi. the most important thing is how they are going to serve their local residents. and loc

in some cases, like this one in stratford—on—avon, nature lovers have been able to help.systems we have for managing that waste can't cope and that wildlife and wild spaces are bearing the consequences. victoria gill, bbc news. a family who were hit by a bike at the commonwealth games are calling for an urgent review of velodrome safety. a rider went over the safety barrier, following a crash in the track cycling on sunday, colliding with several people in the crowd. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott reports. in the frenetic world of track cycling, high—speed crashes aren't unusual. commentator: big crash. it's brought half the field down. but this one on sunday was, with a momentjust out of shot, making it potentially devastating. as this video from a shocked spectator shows, england's matt walls was catapulted out of the melee and into the stands. fans were soon face—to—face with flying men and bikes, including hugh colvin and his two young children. for his wife, laura, who wasn't there, it's hit home how it grazed my daughter i faced the other way because i tu

welcome to stratford station. locked up and locked out.ices also on strike. well, i need to go to work on oxford street and i have no way to go there. thank you very much the rmt, it is very kind of them, they have screwed up my day completely. fed up. for the past two years there has been strike, strike, _ strike, after strike. struggling to get to work, it isjust annoying. - but i understand why they are doing it. - but what can we do? today's industrial action on the london underground is not about pay, but the fear that transport for london might agree to a funding deal with the government that leads to job cuts and changes to their contracts. we need an unequivocal guarantee there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand there will be no changes to people's terms and conditions, their contracts, their agreements, without the union's consent and approval. we don't know the details of the deal the government have put to tfl and nor d

in 2012, and there has been criticism in the decade that has passed since then that that site in stratfordound thousands ofjobs and homes created, people are bit negative about that legacy of 2012, with elements of that here in the infrastructure build and a new homes, but it will go much longer than that because we have learned lessons and that surround the games in trade, tourism and in terms of getting children and people active and involved in sport. skills development and so on. a lot of people have been involved in construction projects and others, those skills will last a long time. what do you need to do to make sure it more young people need to get active? ~ . active? well, getting them excited about sport — active? well, getting them excited about sport is _ active? well, getting them excited about sport is one _ active? well, getting them excited about sport is one thing, _ active? well, getting them excited about sport is one thing, and - about sport is one thing, and actually to be busy and others have played a brilliant role in that because there has been blanket coverage of

in some cases, like this one in stratford—upon—avon, nature lovers have been able to help. 0h, perfectment. scientists say the systems we have for managing that waste cannot cope and that wildlife and wild spaces are bearing the consequences. now it's time for a look at the weather. what beautiful flowers you have behind you. what beautiful flowers you have behind yon-— what beautiful flowers you have behind ou. �* , ., ., behind you. aren't they lovely? for man of behind you. aren't they lovely? for many of us — behind you. aren't they lovely? for many of us today. _ behind you. aren't they lovely? for many of us today, we _ behind you. aren't they lovely? for many of us today, we are _ behind you. aren't they lovely? for many of us today, we are looking i behind you. aren't they lovely? for| many of us today, we are looking at a mixture of weather. a bit of cloud, sunshine as well, and also some showers. for the rest of the week that sums it up, it's going to be dry for many but there are scattered showers, there will be some sunshine in the forecast and no significant rain in southe

in some cases, like this one in stratford—on—avon, nature lovers have been able to help.nces. victoria gill, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story... the us basketball star, brittany griner, has been sentenced to nine years for drug offences. president biden called her sentence unacceptable. i can't believe i'm going to say this, i have good news coming from australia. the great barrier reef has the largest amount of coral cover in 36 years, according to a new report by the australian institute of marine sciences. the reef is considered healthy — or high value — when over 30% is covered in coral. in the northern and central region of the reef, coral cover is now above 33%. but scientists warn that this has been driven by a fast growing weedy coral — called acropora — that's highly susceptible to future climate impacts including coral bleaching and cyclone damage. and although there's been growth in the northern and central region — the southern part of the great barrier reef has seen a decrease in coral cover, thanks to damage caused

the tube board, and a fire alert at stratford this morning is causing severe delays on the elizabethperatures for some not dropping below 20 celsius. today, a couple of cold fronts sinking south. the isobars squeezed together, so it's going to be quite a breezy day. a south—westerly wind. so, some bright spells this morning. then the thicker cloud. you might get a spot of rain, but nothing more significant, dissolving to a certain extent into the afternoon to more sunshine. and temperatures today, again, hot at 30 celsius. now this evening, it's dry and fine. so some evening sunshine ahead of it, setting overnight. variable amounts of clouds, some lengthy, clear spells. the minimum temperature, again, warm and uncomfortable at 18 celsius in central london. another cold front as we head through wednesday. still quite a breezy day tomorrow as well. the cloud in part once again thick enough to produce some spots of rain, but nothing more significant. that cloud dissolves into the afternoon to more sunshine. another warm day, but temperatures perhaps a little cooler than today at 28 cels

in some cases, like this one in stratford—upon—avon, nature lovers have been able to help. 0h, perfect and wild spaces are bearing the consequences. a 62—year—old french sailor survived for 16 hours in an air bubble inside his sailing boat after it capsized in the atlantic ocean, before being rescued by spanish coastguard divers. emergency services worked against the clock in rough seas to rescue laurent camprubi. the 12—metre vessel had set sail from the portuguese capital lisbon and sent out a distress signal on monday evening. but the rescue team had to wait until the next morning because of the rough sea. mr camprubi survived because he was wearing a special suit used in sailing competitions. the british actor who starred in the oscar—winning slumdog millionnaire, dev patel, has broken up a knife fight while in adelaide, australia. a man and a woman were reportedly fighting in the street when the man was stabbed in the chest. dev patel�*s spokesman says the star, who was with a group of friends, "acted on his natural instinct" and successfully de—escalated the situation. they remai

in some cases, like this one in stratford—on—avon, nature lovers have been able to help.but this project shows the surge in pandemic—related waste that's ending up in our environment. scientists say the systems we have for managing that waste can't cope and that wildlife and wild spaces are bearing the consequences. victoria gill, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. with a hosepipe ban starting across parts of hampshire and isle of wight tomorrow we could really do with some rainfall but nothing for this week and even next week will state bone dry as well. plenty of sunshine across england and wales for the rest of today but scotland and northern ireland scots on its bills and some passing showers, the majority of the showers to the north of northern ireland, hebrides, highlands, orkney and shetland but lots of dry weather otherwise. a lot less humid across east anglia, much more pleasant feel and much more comfortable night's slip ahead. showers across scotland and northern ireland continue overnight and spread to north west england and north wales, a litt

brute future for the stratford chorich? we have future for the stratford chorich?nostalgic musical theatre | beat this nostalgic musical theatre history. tomas morgan, bbc news. it is such a distinctive sound. but as whole age _ it is such a distinctive sound. but as whole age gone by. time now for the film review. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'm jane hill. and taking us through all the summer's releases is anna smith, who is back with me. good to see you, anna, and what have you been watching? all sorts. this week we've got the feast, which is a stylish welsh language horror from doctor who director lee haven jones. then, girls can't surf. this is a documentary about women and waves. and then finally, we're looking at a french romantic comedy called anais in love. and you bring me a horror film to start. lovely to see you, anna. no, no, excellent. tell us what it's about. i keep doing this to you every week, don't i? but it is a horror film worth talking about. and it's an intelligent horrorfilm, you know? i love that. so the fea

and there's a reduced service on the 0verground from richmond / clapham junction to stratford.fortable night last night but fresher air is on the way. high pressure extends from the west through today and through the weekend, so plenty of fine and dry weather in the forecast. lots of sunshine this morning and a bit more cloud this afternoon which means we can't rule out the odd isolated shower perhaps up in the home counties but temperatures today a little cooler between 22 and 26 celsius, the maximum. 0vernight, any remaining cloud will disappear so some lengthy clear spells and it's going to be cooler, so perhaps a little more comfortable for sleeping between 11 and 14 celsius, the minimum temperature. that high pressure continues to extend from the west through the course of friday so it will be another dry day, lots of sunshine around, maybe a bit of patchy cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, and it will be a bit breezier tomorrow with a north—westerly wind but temperatures feeling a little fresher, between 21 and 25 celsius. through the weekend it stays dry and it stays

this is a stratford article.lytical development of the analytical company of the american stratum in the area there they write in black and white that ukraine today does not have the opportunity to turn the tide in any way, and then they paint, but whoever is interested, will be able to get acquainted, however, this is at the subscription with tatya, but nevertheless there right along the way. i think the results of this can be found it scattered. i published in my telegram channel, why and how is everything point by point? here this is american analytics experts, please, with regard to the situation that has developed in ukraine right now, it is really between scylla and charybdis, because on the one hand the resources are real. no, it is objectively so on the other hand not to undertake anything that is fraught with a turtle. now my colleagues have suggested to me. i didn't know it myself, i don't read it. i am ukrainian telegram channel 4 you read. i read 5 minutes a day and charge there. well, uh, so colleagu

jackie in stratford, connecticut on the democrat line. caller: hi, michael.n people in detail why the judge agreed to the search warrant? guest: well, that judge, like so many other judges, appears to be a left winger who hates donald trump. i would have to turn the question back on you if you think raiding the homes of former incumbents is normal. when has this ever happened before? it has never happened before. it is unprecedented for a reason. it is usually rife for abuse. we have a tradition of the peaceful transition of power and not throwing opponents in prison. trump is a good example. in 2016, you heard at so many rallies, "lock her up" because hillary committed crimes. she improperly stored classified data on a server that was hacked by foreign governments. and then she destroyed the data and wiped the server and could barely deny it. she tried in a flimsy way to deny it on television by asking what it meant to wipe a server? it was so transparent. and yet, when donald trump won the election he did not lock her up. this may have disappointed some of

jackie in stratford, connecticut on the democrat line. caller: hi, michael.he american people in detail why the judge agreed to the search warrant? guest: well, that judge, like so many other judges, appears to be a left winger who hates donald trump. i would have to turn the question back on you if you think raiding the homes of former incumbents is normal. when has this ever happened before? it has never happened before. it is unprecedented for a reason. it is usually rife for abuse. we have a tradition of the peaceful transition of power and not throwing opponents in prison. trump is a good example. in 2016, you heard at so many rallies, "lock her up" because hillary committed crimes. she improperly stored classified data on a server that was hacked by foreign governments. and then she destroyed the data and wiped the server and could barely deny it. she tried in a flimsy way to deny it on television by asking what it meant to wipe a server? it was so transparent. and yet, when donald trump won the election he did not lock her up. this may have disappointe

severe delays on london overground between stratford and clapham junction.ure builds and that high pressure stays in charge throughout — so plenty of fine, dry weather in the forecast, some sunshine — a bit breezier for sunday and into bank holiday monday, but temperatures staying in the low—to—mid 20s. unfortunately this morning there's no sun to be seen yet. this is how it looks in the skies over central london — pretty miserable. that's it — we're back in an hour. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. detectives in liverpool are continuing their hunt for the killer of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. olivia was shot in her own home on monday night — when a convicted drug dealer forced his way into the house while trying to escape a gunman, who then continued firing into the property. olivia was the third person to be shot dead in liverpool within a week. sam rimmer, who was 22, was killed in the toxteth area on tuesday of last week. two suspects fled the scene on electric bikes. and in the early hours of sunday morning, a 28—ye