was there and so i got to draw vera lynn entertaining the troops with kind of like animals all inver. monkeys and things. fantastic pictures. and he was such an inspiration, wasn't he, during such a difficult time for the whole country? he brought a lot of inspiration to people really at a very, very difficult painful time for the whole country. what a wonderful, positive man. positive, positivity is something right now we need and we have needed all the way through this. and then captain tom came along and it was just like, wow! here comes a little bit of british eccentricity, but it is what we need. we needed someone like him, and he has kind of led the way to kind of feeling positive about how we can get through this, he's been amazing. and do you think children have related to him as well for his positivity, as well as adults? i think everybody has taken on board what he's said. you just see so many people also going and kind of doing their own kind of like charity runs and different things. and he's been such an inspiration to so many people. he's been what the nation has nee

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and the vera lynn international film festival the berlin allah has announced the movies selected for the showcase competition to be held in march the festival directors announced the line up an additional press conference on thursday they said that the film selected showed quote the due world that we live in and that they demonstrated a sense of apprehension the reduced selection is completely online this year due to the corona virus pandemic let's get the lowdown with scott roxborough who's joining us from culture scott any surprise announcements here. well i mean the surprise i guess is that how many announce it was done i mean this is the 1st time that the better now has made their famous competition announcement online that they live streamed the announcement because of course we are locked down here in germany and it would be impossible to have a public press conference in terms of the the films that were picked particularly for competition this year it's sort of well the kind of things that we're used to seeing from berlin some very interesting movies new movies from german dir

the white cliffs of dover performed by dame vera lynn. # there'll be bluebirds over # the white cliffs love and laughter # and peace ever after # tomorrow # when the world is free # the shepherd will tend his sheep # the valley will bloom again # and jimmy will go to sleep # in his own little room again # there'll be bluebirds over # the white cliffs of dover # tomorrow # just you wait and see # there'll be bluebirds over # the white cliffs of dover # tomorrow # just you wait and see.# how absolutely lovely. i hope you enjoyed listening to that, and wonderful lyrics. very appropriate for today. wonderful lyrics. very appropriate fortoday. i wonderful lyrics. very appropriate for today. i would like to invite up lucy, if i may, and she's going to give her tribute to herfather. daddy, you would always tell us "best _ daddy, you would always tell us "best foot forward", and true to your— "best foot forward", and true to your word — "best foot forward", and true to your word that is what you did last year. _ your word that is what you did last year, raising a fortune for the nhs and walkin

vera lynn's wartime classic, of course. specially recorded song and specially recorded version of the song, smile by michael buble, one of sir captain tom or�*s favourite artists. he recorded it specially and send it to the family and will be played for the first time at the funeral service —— sir captain tom favourite artists. the hearse is coming into position. it will pull up coming into position. it will pull up outside the front door. the coffin bearers, six members of the yorkshire regiment commanded by the regimental sergeant majorjamie pearson. they will take the coffin from the back of the hearse and place it onto their shoulders and they will wait for the flyover of they will wait for the flyover of the dakota aircraft which is due to come over head at midday in just a couple of minutes' time. as you can imagine, everything done with military precision to ensure that this sendoff is fitting, sombre and respectful. brute this sendoff is fitting, sombre and resectful. ~ ., this sendoff is fitting, sombre and resectf

if the variance are particularly vera lynn and the vaccinations do not keep up with them, it looks like the moment which is heartening, that would change the whole dynamic of what the health secretary saying —— particularly vera —— virulent. on the plus side, if this is a plus side, we get to a situation where the downsides of covid are much... this situation where the downsides of covid are much. . ._ situation where the downsides of covid are much... this point, we are auoin to covid are much... this point, we are going to see — covid are much... this point, we are going to see some — covid are much... this point, we are going to see some key _ covid are much... this point, we are going to see some key figures - covid are much... this point, we are | going to see some key figures taking part in some very public appearances to try and encourage hesitant communities to take up the job. that's right. there has been a lot of this_ that's right. there has been a lot of this so— that's right. there has been a lot of this so far, there has been a very— of this so far, there has been a very p

i'm joined now by vera lynn's daughter virginia lewis—jones. good afternoon to you. afternoon to you. _ good afternoon to you. good afternoon to you. a - good afternoon to you. good afternoon to you. a similar. good afternoon to you. good - afternoon to you. a similar feeling of sadness — afternoon to you. a similar feeling of sadness with _ afternoon to you. a similar feeling of sadness with the _ afternoon to you. a similar feeling of sadness with the death - afternoon to you. a similar feeling of sadness with the death of - afternoon to you. a similar feeling i of sadness with the death of captain tom as their word when your mother died, a link with a very impressive generation that we have lost. yes. died, a link with a very impressive generation that we have lost. yes, i think because _ generation that we have lost. yes, i think because of _ generation that we have lost. yes, i think because of all _ generation that we have lost. yes, i think because of all that _ generation that we have lost. yes, i think because of all that they - generation that we have lost.

far more vera lynn than it has become causing immense pain and frequently death. the sign of the increasing globalization, syphilis breached by 1499 and china, only ten years after that and india was hit remarkably quickly five years after columbus reached america became the first european and modern times with good hope. he did it with a crew. the last few thousand years it's killed the majority of those born, it was powerful force keeping the global population in the millions rather than billions inventing the size and sustainability in killing off traders and explorers, colonizers and colonized alike. under these circumstances it is far safer to stick to the disease pool you knew instead home. by the time of the last die offs exposures by european explorers the world was on to medic progress against infection. the revolution began in europe and north america in the 19th century which systems took cities pipes and filter systems brought clean water in. housing reforms in the spread of raffia selection reduce the spread of disease. the 20th century brought a glob

can you change your perception of how vera lynn this virus is given the new variants that are out therehere is some evidence some of the new variants may be more lethal. it does not appear to be fundamentally changing the epidemiology of the virus so far in the united states paid right now, cases are coming down. hospitalizations are coming down. we know with 500,000 people who have died, just how serious this pandemic is and we have to keep pushing it down so we can minimize the chance we get in trouble with the variants or any other kind of problem. >> do you think we are understanding the vaccine at all ? -- understating the vaccine at all? >> i think the vaccine is pretty awesome kid we have incredibly fat -- credibly effective vaccine. you see the data from israel showing staggering declines and risk from people who have been vaccinated. i think there is no reason to undersell the vaccine. we should not think that in a week that everything is going to be fine. there are a lot of risks out there. i am telling people, you know the list of things he want to do when this is all over? y

i am also thinking actually of dame vera lynn's we will meet again suddenly connecting with us all withof course, on television and everywhere about the second world war and all the rest of it. but in terms of people's knowledge or real own experience there is very, very little. we are one of the few generations either from the past have never had very much to do with war, thank goodness, or with the armed services. and as a result, and also during the troubles in northern ireland and all the rest of it, the vision was lost. people weren't used to seeing soldiers in uniform. they had to stay in civilian clothes. and it is really things like this, like sir tom and his contribution, that people have been brought back to think of the second world war, what it was for those people who had to have no control over their own fates, as they were sent from one place to another, in his case to burma and the battle there. i think this is really struck home and really touched a national nurse. ihtnd really touched a national nurse. and so when he — really touched a national nurse. and so when he sa

some of the other music that will be played at the funeral at midday today, vera lynn's wartime classicstalking about his final days and his plans for his funeral, he was inspired by the immortal words of spike milligan, whose appetite was always "i told you i was ill". captain tom said his appetite, he wanted it to be "i told you i was old". back to you.— old". back to you. brilliant, he uts it old". back to you. brilliant, he puts it perfectly _ old". back to you. brilliant, he puts it perfectly every - old". back to you. brilliant, he puts it perfectly every time, i old". back to you. brilliant, he i puts it perfectly every time, even now. john macguire, thank you. the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has said there is "no doubt" that his successor nicola sturgeon broke the rules governing the behaviour of ministers. he made the claim during his long—awaited appearance at an inquiry into the scottish government's mishandling of sexual harassment allegations against him. he gave evidence for about six hours but stopped short of calling for the first minister's resignati