wendy hurrell has been to ta ke two artists. wendy hurrell has been to take a look. the bicycle wheel, by two artists trying to challenge how we see life. salvador dali and marcel duchamp made an odd couple. they were very different characters. dali, the surrealist showman, running around proclaiming his own genius. duchamp, much more quiet and reserved. but they shared beliefs, artistic values, and had a similar sense of humour. i think if they wouldn't have met, if they wouldn't have had struck up a friendship, if they wouldn't have adored playing chess with each other and holidaying, i don't think we would have seen contemporary art as it is today. they really forged the way forward and they bounced off of each other. and both, of course, went on to produce some of the 20th century's most important artworks. film reel: most impressive of all is dali's crucifixion. those great paintings seen through duchamp's glasses, gives us a new perspective on both artists. it's the scale, it's the proportions, it's the perspectives, it's the division up and down. the rather am

wendy hurrell, bbc news.twitter. hello. the month of october can offer up a real mishmash of weather types. in fact, you can get a real mix in just one day. that was certainly the case on saturday. the north—east of scotland, clouds parted eventually. not sure they ever did in the south—west. it wasn't just plymouth. a lot of cloud around across the british isles. at least it's helping to keep temperatures up. the first part of sunday, not great for most, it has to be said. sunshine across the western side of scotland. more in the way of cloud in the north of ireland. the last of the overnight showers affecting the far north—east of scotland. more cloud running in the irish sea to the north of wales, through merseyside, off to greater manchester. generally speaking, the further south and east you are, the more likely you will have a dry start to the day. as the day goes on, that cloud just beginning to break up. central and eastern parts of scotland, faring nicely. the south—east and east anglia as well. gene

wendy hurrell, bbc news.reached speeds of more than 100—miles per hour. just hours before it struck, a certain weatherman told the british public that there was no reason to panic. michael fish has been on a journey revisiting some of the areas worst hit in 1987. i am michael fish and i was a bbc weatherman for over a0 years. a lot of snow in eastern parts of the country overnight and still a lot to come. we gave forecast in fahrenheit as well celsius. i've got nothing but bad news. we have trouble with the winds today. and then there was this. earlier a woman called the bbc and said there was a hurricane on the way and if you are watching, don't worry, there isn't. the worst storms for hundreds of years hit the south of england early this morning, killing a dozen people and bringing the whole south—east to a halt. there was no warning, the weathermen were caught with their forecast down. so was it really a hurricane? i am meeting someone who should know the answer — tom schafernaker, the bbc weatherman. a me

wendy hurrell has had a look. two famous works.lenging how we see life. salvador dali and marcel duchamp made an odd couple. they were different characters. dali was a surrealist showman running around proclaiming his own genius. marcel duchamp was much more quiet and reserved. but they shared beliefs, artistic values, and had a similar sense of humour. if they did not meet, did not strike up a friendship, if they did not adore playing chess with each other and holidaying, i don't think we would have seen contemporary art as it is today. they bounced off of each other and forged the way forward. and both, of course, went on to produce the 20th century's most important artworks. film reel: the most impressive of all is dali's crucifixion. great paintings seen through duchamp's glasses, gives a new perspective on both artists. the scale, the proportions, the perspectives, the division up and down. the rather ambiguous body. and, ifind it completely fascinating. alongside the major works, films and books and letters between the two me