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tom brook, bbc news.f an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odour when it opens. the corpse flower began blooming on tuesday at the california academy of sciences. the flower only blooms for 1—3 days once every 7—10 years. during the bloom it releases a powerful smell, described by some as rotting food or sweaty socks. nice! the corpse flower, which is native to the indonesia island of sumatra, is listed as endangered with only less than 1,000 individual plants left in the wild. here's the verdict of some of those who took a whiff of the plant. i definitely picked up on the sweaty socks, sweaty gym clothes but luckily not full on. i definitely smell here. the aroma is kind of stinky. people _ the aroma is kind of stinky. people have described it as garlic— people have described it as garlic or— people have described it as garlic or rotting flesh or feet and the _ garlic or rotting flesh or feet and the reason this lower smells_ and the reason this lower smells this way is because it is pol

from berlin, tom brook reports.irish actor cillian murphy, 0scar nominated for his role in 0ppenheimer, is headlining berlin's opening night film with an irish drama called small things like these. all told, around 180 full length features will be shown in this ten day festival. what i'm doing is for everyone back home, and that makes me very proud. the offerings include spaceman, the story of an astronaut, played by adam sandler, at large in the cosmos. another big star, kristen stewart, can be seen in the romantic thriller love lies bleeding. a wealth of international cinema is also on offer, including shambala, the first film from nepal ever to make it into the competition in berlin. it feels like a bit of a return to form for the berlinale. we've got starry vehicles with american stars in them. we've got documentaries, we've got auteur—driven arthouse cinema. so it's a great programme with a lot of range in it, i think. but in the run—up to the festival, it's not films that people have been talking about, but pr

tom brook, bbc news.here was a difficult landing and limited communications after it touched down last week. after a successful ta ke—off of the uncrewed 0dysseus, it emerged that the lasers that were supposed to measure the distance to the lunar surface were not working. the firm behind the mission says that despite efforts to make corrections, the craft had hit the ground harder than planned. one of its legs broke, making the craft tilt with its main solar panel facing the ground. just to bring you these pictures that are coming into us at bbc news. this is prince william making a public appearance. the reason we are focusing on it is because prince william unexpectedly pulled out of attending a public appearance earlier this week. it was a royal service for the late former king of greece. he was due to be giving a reading at that event but then at relatively last—minute, he pulled out and sent his apologies instead. we were told just that it was a personal matter. that meant that the prince of wales co

tom brook, bbc news.he hit film series — but before acting, he had played an extraordinary part in the second world war. newly released documents have revealed that he had been a code—writer, and even escaped a german prison camp, inspiring the classic film the great escape. david sillito has been speaking to his son tyler about the new discoveries. great escape theme. the national archive, and an exhibition of the documents telling the story of world war two's prisoners of war. you've got a photograph to show me here. including this newly discovered photograph which has hidden behind it a secret. underneath it — hidden letter. oh, this is writing? it is writing, it is indeed. the photo, sent by prisoners, had a secret message in minuscule writing, and the exhibition reveals more about the men behind all of this, including one who went on to become a famous face in british cinema. if you're a fan of the carry on films, you'll recognise him — peter butterworth. welcome to paradise. here in carry on camping

tom brook caught up with her when she was in london this week. hello, lily. hello, tom.one is on the campaign trail to win 0scar votes. she made history last week by becoming the first native american ever to get nominated for a best actress academy a best actress academy award for her role in killers of the flower moon, directed by martin scorsese. please send help, there's murder in osage and the police do nothing. she plays mollie burkhart, an 0sage woman who finds herself in the midst of the nightmarish poisoning of indigenous people by greedy white men seeking to claim the oil—rich lands of the 0sage nation in 1920s 0klahoma. gladstone plays opposite leonardo dicaprio and robert de niro. her character is the emotional heart of the film. i need you here. i am right here. your nomination alone has been historic. what do you hope your legacy is from this awards season hoopla, for want of a better term, in terms of changing the representation of native americans? by bringing indigenous performers into a place where we are leading ladies, we are leading films that people

tom brook caught up with her when she was in london this week. hello, tom. very good to meet you and welcome to _ hello, tom. very good to meet you and welcome to london. _ hello, tom. very good to meet you and welcome to london. lily - and welcome to london. lily gladstone is on the campaign trail to win oscar votes will stop she made history last week by becoming the first native american ever to get nominated for a best actress academy award for her role in killers of the flower movie, directed by martin scorsese. please send hel , directed by martin scorsese. please send help, there _ directed by martin scorsese. please send help, there is _ directed by martin scorsese. please send help, there is murder- directed by martin scorsese. please send help, there is murder in - directed by martin scorsese. please | send help, there is murder in osage and the police do nothing. she plays molly burkhard, _ and the police do nothing. she plays molly burkhard, an _ and the police do nothing. she plays molly burkhard, an osage _ and the police do nothing. she plays

tom brook, bbc news, new york. speaking to people in windsor. symbolism, tradition and continuity. in windsor, it was royal business as usual today. the changing of the guards brought out the crowds and their reactions to the news about king charles. it is really sad, but he's going through a bad patch, i think. we wish him well. we wish him really well. i was quite upset, actually, it wasn't expected, or was it? i suppose he'll carry on as long as he can. we wish him well, hopefully. a speedy recovery and, yeah, all the best and hopefully he can come out fighting and _ back to life again. this town has royalty baked into its ancient dna. king charles is everywhere. amir runs one of the local souvenir shops and wanted to pass on his good wishes. i wish him good health and he gets well soon. windsor�*s mayor recently had lunch with the king and says people will relate to the cancer diagnosis. i think most people have been touched by this kind of news at some point in their family cycle of life. i think people can em

so from me, tom brook, and the rest of the talking movies production crew here in south korea, it's goodbyee film past lives. # moving statues in the park # mosaic faces fading in the rain # is this really a mystery life? # where we only learn # from our own mistakes. # hello there. saturday was a very cloudy day, but it was also very mild thanks to south—westerly winds bringing double digit temperatures across the whole of the uk. now, we did see some rain move into western areas through the afternoon and that rain was associated with this cloud, weatherfronts moving across the uk. now, we do have a bump in the weatherfront, which means that the rain is going to get heavier over the next few hours as it pushes across the whole of wales and most of england as well. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, there'll be some clear spells and a few showers over the next few hours. and these are the kind of temperatures we'll have to start the day on sunday, so it is going to be a mild start to the day, but very wet, particularly across england, with rain extensively. the rain quickl

tom brook went to meet him in new york. i was big. i was bigger than bubble gum.ng interviews to support the documentary in which he appears. michael, good to meet you. how are you? the documentary is called still: a michaelj fox movie, which chronicles his life, his rise to major tv and film stardom in the 19805, and his life after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. i woke up and i noticed my pinky. parkinson's disease. it's not a portrait of a man full of self—pity. quite the contrary. i have parkinson's. i struggle with it. it's hard. it's annoying. it's more than annoying, but it can be devastating for some people. the story is about resiliency and about hope. an incurable optimist meets an incurable disease. michaelj fox! i don't believe this. this is great. in 1989, two years before his parkinson's disease diagnosis, michaelj fox was on top of the world, a major tv and movie star. his huge following, with fans around the world, is quite phenomenal... i met him in california at the time when he was shooting back to the future 2. in the documentary, his

tom brook went to meet him in new york. i was big. i was bigger than bubble gum.terviews to support the documentary in which he appears. michael, good to meet you. how are you? the documentary is called still: a michaelj fox movie, which chronicles his life, his rise to major tv and film stardom in the 1980s, and his life after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. i woke up and i noticed my pinky. parkinson's disease. it's not a portrait of a man full of self—pity. quite the contrary. i have parkinson's. i struggle with it. it's hard. it's annoying. it's more than annoying, but it can be devastating for some people. the story is about resiliency and about hope. an incurable optimist meets an incurable disease. michaelj fox! i don't believe this. this is great. in 1989, two years before his parkinson's disease diagnosis, michaelj fox was on top of the world, a major tv and movie star. his huge following, with fans around the world, is quite phenomenal... i met him in california at the time when he was shooting back to the future 2. in the documentary, his far—

tom brook went to meet him in new york. i was big. i was bigger than bubble gum.iews to support the documentary in which he appears. michael, good to meet you. how are you? the documentary is called still: a michaelj fox movie, which chronicles his life, his rise to major tv and film stardom in the 1980s, and his life after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. i woke up and i noticed my pinky. parkinson's disease. it's not a portrait of a man full of self—pity. quite the contrary. i have parkinson's. i struggle with it. it's hard. it's annoying. it's more than annoying, but it can be devastating for some people. the story is about resiliency and about hope. an incurable optimist meets an incurable disease. michael] fox! i don't believe this. this is great. in 1989, two years before his parkinson's disease diagnosis, michaelj fox was on top of the world, a major tv and movie star. his huge following, with fans around the world, is quite phenomenal... i met him in california at the time when he was shooting back to the future 2. in the documentary, his far—reac

hello, i�*m tom brook, and welcome to a special edition of talking movies devoted to the latest developmentsight from my home in new york. coming here was a journey of discovery. moving around seoul, i found the night—time metropolis exciting, unlike anywhere i�*d ever been before. like many, i�*ve tasted the joys of korean cinema, its landmark films like oldboy and parasite. now, i was going to meet the people involved in the movie industry in south korea to find out how they make it all work. but what became clear very rapidly as i encountered koreans on the night—time streets is that they really do like their movies. yeah, i really like movies. i watch movie every day, every night. i really do love movies. and actually, one of my dreams is like being a movie director, actually.

our reporter tom brook has been to meet him. i was big. i was bigger than bubble gum.ng up awards and doing interviews to support the documentary in which he appears. michael, good to meet you. how are you? the documentary is called still: a michaelj fox movie, which chronicles his life, his rise to major tv and film stardom in the 1980s, and his life after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. i woke up and i noticed my pinky. parkinson's disease. it's not a portrait of a man full of self—pity. quite the contrary. i have parkinson's. i struggle with it. it's hard. it's annoying. it's more than annoying, but it can be devastating for some people. the story is about resiliency and about hope. an incurable optimist meets an incurable disease. michaelj fox! i don't believe this. this is great. in 1989, two years before his parkinson's disease diagnosis, michaelj fox was on top of the world, a major tv and movie star. his huge following, with fans around the world, is quite phenomenal... i met him in california at the time when he was shooting back to the future 2. in

brooke was head of programing at that point. and i think you have to go back to what she told tom fontana, who was the showrunner of oz. he said, don't worry about making your character, your characters likable. yes. so long as they're interesting and relatable, they'll be relatable. and the other thing is what what is what's the biggest. no, no. i've had a you know, for any showrunner on a new show, which is don't kill off your main character in the first scene or the first episode. yeah. so fontana proceeded to do exactly that. he had his main character, the lead character, burned to death in the first episode of the first season. so he gave fontana an enormous amount of leeway and really unprecedented. do whatever he wanted, and fontana took advantage of that and, you know, portrayed a really tough environment, which is, you know, inside of a prison. and i always use this example. one of the things that he did right away was he showed an aryan nation thug burning a swastika into the -- or the rear end of one of the other prisoners with a cigaret. you know, that's pretty tough stuff. and so nothing like that had ever

brooke was head of programing at that point. and i think you have to go back to what she told tom fontana, who was the showrunner of oz. he said, don't worry about making your character, your characters likable. yes. so long as they're interesting and relatable, they'll be relatable. and the other thing is what what is what's the biggest. no, no. i've had a you know, for any showrunner on a new show, which is don't kill off your main character in the first scene or the first episode. yeah. so fontana proceeded to do exactly that. he had his main character, the lead character, burned to death in the first episode of the first season. so he gave fontana an enormous amount of leeway and really unprecedented. do whatever he wanted, and fontana took advantage of that and, you know, portrayed a really tough environment, which is, you know, inside of a prison. and i always use this example. one of the things that he did right away was he showed an aryan nation thug burning a swastika into the -- or the rear end of one of the other prisoners with a cigaret. you know, that's pretty tough stuff. and so nothing like that had ever