now on bbc news, this cultural life: whoopi goldberg.erg! ..emmy, grammy, 0scarand tony, for her work in film, theatre and television. lovely to meet you. thank you. please take a seat. brought up by a single mother in a new york housing project, she first made her name with a solo comedy show onstage before turning to dramatic acting roles, starting with her movie debut in the color purple. until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble. since then, she's made around 100 films, including ghost and sister act. she's hosted the academy awards several times and has forged a career as an outspoken and controversial television personality. the craziness of what's going on in this country at the moment. let's mic you up. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio a programme, she reveals her formative influences and experiences. just come on under the shirt. yeah, you sure? babe...|�*ve been doing this a long time. if you're an old lady, you don't mind. you're like, "thank you." whoopi goldberg, welcome to this

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whoopi goldberg, welcome to this cultural life. thank you.riences that have shaped their own creativity. you were born and raised in chelsea in new york city in the late �*50s and the �*60s? yes.

whoopi goldberg, welcome to this cultural life. thank you.n this cultural life, i ask my guests to reflect on the most significant influences and experiences that have shaped their own creativity. you were born and raised in chelsea in new york city in the late �*50s and the �*60s? yes. what are your earliest cultural memories as a child? you're talking about a little kid, i'm a little kid? the most important thing to me was that the people around me, again, the people around me never said, "you can't do this." so you want to know what the inspiration was? it was my mother. cos my mother said, "if that's what you want to do, sure, let's find out how to do it." what about school? what sort of pupil were you? i was not a great pupil. i was dyslexic. i am dyslexic... but didn't know at the time? at the time, no. they just thought i was just being lazy. my mum didn't think i wasjust being lazy, shejust didn't... she said, "i don't know what it is, but, you know, it's ok." and so she didn't allow people to call me stupid or any of the words that l

whoopi goldberg, keep on working — so you don't get bored, of course — and thank you so much for sharinggo to bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. good afternoon. we're about to say goodbye to 2023, and if that for you involves travel plans, you need to keep abreast of the weather forecast, because as we head into the weekend, there's further heavy rain to come, and snow is likely even at lower levels in the far north for a time and a risk of gales, particularly down to the south. it's this area of low pressure. it arrives during saturday, sweeps its way eastwards during the early hours of sunday and leaves a trail of showers to follow. we have seen some showers around today, chiefly across northern ireland and northern england and some making their way through wales, towards the midlands and the south east as we speak. they will continue for a time, but tend to fade a little as we go through the night, and we'll have some clearing skies. still some showers and strong winds into the far north—east of scotland, but here's the first signs of that heavy rain out to the west. milder

in 1992, the play was adapted into a film starring whoopi goldberg.a song that accused south africa's indian population of exploitation and resisting change. the former european commission presidentjacques delors, described as the architect of the modern eu, has died aged 98. he helped create the single market, allowing the free movement of people, goods and services within the eu. adam fleming looks back at his life. he was the architect of modern europe. in the �*80s and �*90s, the president of the european commission thought the eu should come more closely together, socially, economically and politically. some british conservatives reacted in horror. no! no, no! born to a working—class, devoutly catholic family, jacques delors first became a banker. in 1981, president mitterrand appointed him finance minister. four years later, he headed for brussels. good friends theyj certainly aren't... margaret thatcher signed up to the single european act, which tore down barriers to trade. but delors then championed something she couldn't stomach. this govern

in 1992, the play was adapted into a film starring whoopi goldberg.2, he made headlines over a song that accused south africa's indian population of exploitation and resisting change. here in the uk, the chancellor jeremy hunt will unveil his spring budget on the 6th of march, in what could be his last chance to introduce tax changes before a general election. our political correspondent helen catt has more. the budget is likely to be the last big fiscal event, as they're known — those moments when the government can announce big tax and spending plans — before a general election. so there's already a lot of speculation about what the chancellor might choose to do with it. now, some of that has been around inheritance tax. there was a lot of talk around the idea that he might abolish inheritance tax ahead of the autumn statement, which he delivered last month. in the end, he didn't do that. but we are seeing that come back again, a suggestion that he's considering doing that in the budget. there are certainly conservative mps who would like to see inh

only one part of creativity. there are pranks with stars, with billie eilish, for example , with whoopi goldbergho played the joker, for some reason no one says that it was the fsb who ordered bilyalish’s girl, they don’t write about it, when on the contrary, the media is completely, there under this or politicians, clan, then, accordingly, it means that an operation was carried out, there was an attempt to destabilize the situation, one of the latest news was there, two private individuals, the latvian special services repelled their attack, we carried out a counter-offensive, yes, it will come out soon, listen, guys, when you read such things and see in yourself, that ’s the first thought, the reaction in your head , what it does, there haven’t been any for a long time, if at first we laughed there, there are those people who know us, they understand that we are simple. then it ’s clear our way of life would be different absolutely, why are we included in these special services? well, because, of course, it’s easier to say that the head of state was deceived by entire structures there, than tw

. >> is probably going to date whoopi goldberg? you never know, love is love.ack on track and reverse the situation, i think he nfl would be happy for it but wave the chiefs should like the nfl has taken full advantage of this, the team has taken full advantage and taylor is getting the heat, i will say the more dire situation is destruction of mother earth with her many private jet. >> 132 tons out of her. the remains are not very nice make, triple whammy because she is a believer because even if she gets that much you like i can pay for it. >> forget resolutions, according to highly scientific astrologers, 2024 and the stars virgos like me, june will be one of our best months and may. i can't wait but it also says we should offer food to old people. katie's sign says she needs to stay out of politics in 2024. good luck. or scope says he should light a pink candle every friday. are you writing this down? i don't see a hand movie. karen is libra, she may hit the jackpot this year. the signs say is true, it must be right. >> mindset i need to be careful crossing

it has a star-studded cast including oprah winfrey, danny glover, and whoopi goldberg. in the early 2000's the color purple hit the great white way and was revived in 2015. this film adaptation, taking a cue from broadway, is a musical. it emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i would have to say there's of buoyancy and joyfulness to this re-imagination that was not present in the first and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performances by fantasia barrino. >> she carries everybody. and at the time when i was doing broadway, i was carrying everybody. my life was so much like hers. i'm glad i did it because i'm not that girl anymore. when she was strong she held everyone together but look at her now. >> reporter: the new film is produced by steven spielberg, quincy jones, and scott sanders. >> it has used music to uplift for centuries. >> reporter: it was his idea to turn the book into a musical. and now a musical for the big screen.>> we very intentionally looked at the story throu

it garnered 11 oscar noms with a star-studded cast including whoopi goldberg, danny glover, and oprah winfrey, who helped it reach new advanced theater buyouts. >> so god can dream a bigger dream. >> in the early 2000s, "the color purple" hit the great white way and was revised in 2015. this film adaptation, taking a cue from broadway, and also a musical, and emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i will have to say, there's a buoyancy and a joyfulness to this reimagination that wasn't present in the first. and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performances from taraji p henson as shug aify, danielle brooks, and fantasia bringo, who first started on broadway, yet she initially turned down the role for the movie. >> she carries everybody. and at the time when i was doing broadway, i was carrying everybody. and my life was so much like seeley's. i'm glad that i did it, because i'm not that girl anymore. well, she was strong. she held everybody together and went through a lot of things, but look at s

it garnered 11 oscar noms with a star-studded cast including whoopi goldberg, danny glover and oprah winfrey who as executive producer helped the new film reach more advanced theater buyouts than any other in warner's history. >> god can dream a bigger dream. >> reporter: in the early 2000s it hit the great white way and was revived in 2015. this film adaptation taking a cue from broadway is also a musical and emphasizes the message of hope more than the original film. >> i would have to say there is a buhhians a and a joyfulness to this reimagination that wasn't present in the first and that the music comes out of the spirit of the story. >> reporter: the new version features dynamic performance has from trashy p. henson, coleman domingo as mister and fantasia, who initially turned down the role for the movie. >> she carries everybody and at the time when i was doing broadway i was carrying everybody and my life was so much like celie's. i'm glad that i did it because i'm not that girl anymore. she was strong, held everybody together and went through a lot of things but look at celi

meanwhile, whoopi goldberg revealed the mystery project that caused her to miss two days on "the viewere she met pope francis and gifted him with merchandise from her iconic movie, "sister act." that's a sweet gesture from a movie star to the pope, though it will be hard to top the new popemobile he got from margot robbie. ♪ i went to the doctor ♪ ♪ i went to the mountains ♪ meanwhile, linkedin is cutting more than 650 jobs. damn it, if only there were some online site for those folks to find new career opportunities. onlyfans? no. meanwhile, passengers on a jetblue flight were shocked when their plane popped a wheelie yesterday at jfk airport. let's take a look. holy lowrider, batman! when reached for comment, one of the passengers said, "we're sorry. we were just trying to get to our sumo match!" [applause] oh, my god. meanwhile, the folks over at baby name ste nameberry have come up with their predictions for the most popular baby names of the future, and for girls the frontrunners are pax, iceland, and snow. in related news: scientists report many baby girls of the future will be

she starred in that alongside whoopi goldberg. it put their careers on the map.ven spielberg. he came back to produce this alongside oprah. what you see is that this is a warner brothers film that nabbed the top spot. you see a demographic over the age of 50 coming out for "the color purple." it's just such a good theme right now that resonates today about female friendship and overcoming insurmountable odds. i think oprah and steven spielberg think it will continue to smash records. >> the question is, are theaters back? you had big hits this year. was it enough? is it enough to bring folks back to the theaters? are they making the money they once were? >> reporter: it's great question. if you look at the numbers this year, total box office revenue in north america, it's right under $9 billion. that's more than last year. it's thanks to movies like "barbie," when you look at beyonce and taylor swift and their concert films. we are not seeing pre-pandemic levels that were upwards of $11 billion. it's because of streaming. there's so much to watch and there's a sh

shut down the whole city with their motorcade while they drive to barbara streisand's house or whoopi goldberg'souse. here's my plan not to shut up to the city. have the fundraiser at the airport. park air force one in a hanger, invite all your celebrities to show up. if i have them a tour of air force one, and then you don't have to shut down the city that's already in gridlock. >> greg: that's a great idea. they should do that for everything. like have the un in new york meet at the airport. they just never have to leave. you just hustle them into one room, they get their whores and their free food and then they go back. sorry shannon. that's a word from the bible shannon. >> shannon: it's whore mongers in the bible. >> greg: whore mongers. yes >> adam: anyone. >> greg: go ahead >> adam:ists going to say every celebrity's been to every other celebrity's house it's no pig deal but you could go on air force one and get fiesta mix from the president. >> greg: exactly. it's going to take more than money to get him reelected though. is this just a waste of money for these people? >> adam: i assume