The most expensive dramas ever made. Later series about the queen s life has got online today. It comes at a time when netflix and other streaming Services Like amazon and apple are putting billions of pounds into programme making. And it is dramatically reshaping the way we watch television. 70 years ago, the wedding of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip was broadcast on a Single Channel in black and white. The world has changed. Today, their marriage and times has been dramatised in a multimillion pound, high tech production, consumed on a range of devices. Yet this very british story was made by netflix, not the bbc. The company now boasts over 100 million subscribers, and was irresistible to the british executive behind the crown. Well, you know, you can get to see Tech Companies very, very easily, and they make decisions very speedily, and they seem to have lots of money. So all of these are very attractive qualities when youre trying to sell a tv show. Netflix have said they will spend up to £6 billion on programmes next year. That is around double the bbcs entire budget. Meanwhile, according to analysts atjp morgan, amazon will spend £3. 5 billion on video content next year, with mega productions such as their version of top gear top of the list. And now apple, the worlds richest company, is now also moving into original programming. It will probably spend at least £750 million next year on content, small fry for a Company Whose value is approaching 1 trillion. Companies like netflix and amazon are part of a worldwide transition from scheduled tv to online and on demand broadcasting. These tech firms have discovered that consumers will pay for content online, provided it is of sufficiently high quality. And that is why they are now shamelessly pursuing notjust young and digitally savvy audiences, but also older viewers, whose loyalty traditionally lies elsewhere. And yet that loyalty to traditional broadcasters endures. For the likes of channel 4 and the bbc, superstar shows like Great British bake 0ff and blue planet are still watched by up to 10 million people, and generate national conversation. The streaming services of netflix and amazon are certainly making a very powerful mark, and thats great for consumers. My worry is that we can see over the next decade the amount of money going into content made in britain, for british audiences, dramas that reflect british lives, comedies that reflect the uk, documentaries, and so on, is going to go down. And i think that we would be the poorer for that. As the next chair of bafta argues, older broadcasters will have to form alliances with new ones if they are to thrive. The danger will come if the streaming services no longer need that money from the bbc or itv or channel 4, because they want to fully fund something, and take world rights. The internet has simultaneously undermined the Business Model of broadcasters reliant on advertising, while giving paying customers unprecedented quality and choice. Luckily for viewers, this is a revolution that will be televised. Coming up at 6 00, breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt, but first on bbc news, the travel show. Scenic mountain ranges, fairytale castles a nd Scenic Mountain ranges, fairytale castles and traditional hearty printing establishments. Southern germany has more than its fair share of stereotypes. But they hide an intriguing, mysterious hinterland which i am determined to uncover. That is a thrill aside that is wilder, faster, louder. And frankly, com pletely wilder, faster, louder. And frankly, completely bonkers. Listen to this my my road trip starts in bavarias capital munich, home to bmw and some of the fastest cars in the world. But i want to get a different perspective 0n the open road, checking out munich. And here is one way to do that, inside this customised 1930s any hot rods. Mini. It may look like a souped up go kart, but it is street legal and can go up go kart, but it is street legal and can go up to 90 kilometres an hour. While it is like being a kid in a toy shop with the best sports car ever. How good can it get my my guide, a local man, is launching this hot rod experience as an alternative way to see this place. Cobblestones you feel everything i passed some amazing classical architecture. Many of these monuments were rebuilt after world war two. The city was heavily bombed, because munich was the stronghold and some say birthplace of national socialism. Today, in very different times, it is germanys economic powerhouse, and home to the worlds biggest beer festival, oktoberfest. But it has long been saddled with a conservative image. A lot of people would say is munich, it is boring, it is rich, it is traditional, its here and bratwurst. What would you say to that . Is stupid. I have never heard someone say munich is boring, but you are right, people are aware of oktoberfest, and it is an eyecatcher to people around the world, we find in this two weeks, 6. 2 million visitors. But its not everything, it is the mixture of tradition on one hand, innovation on the other hand. I am here to find Little Pockets of interest, something that will surprise me in munich. You know anything . something that will surprise me in munich. You know anything . I have one for you, lets go for it. I dont tell you right now, but we will go there. Surfers there is surfing here in a river you find them everyday, every morning, especially weekends. Im going to have a closer look. morning, especially weekends. Im going to have a closer look. I think surfing on river waves is something that people have done prolonged time, people did it behind bridges. Typical bavarian inventiveness, hundreds of miles from the sea. But this is definitely not for the novice. You need to develop a different vision for the wave because it is intimidating, it is louder, you need to develop the muscle, i felt terrible the first few times, but you gradually get better, but it takes really long. How popular has it become . The surfing scene in munich is quite big. There is a surfing scene in munich, who would have thought not me, but munich, who would have thought not me, but i am pretty happy about it times me to head out of munich. But its not quite as sareen a journey asi its not quite as sareen a journey as i imagined. Music plays. This band is part of a folk revival in bavaria, taking traditional music and mixing it with contemporary styles a nd and mixing it with contemporary styles and rhythms. And they have got a passion for flash mob. Styles and rhythms. And they have got a passion forflash mob. A decade ago, traditions like this we re decade ago, traditions like this were out of fashion, because for some, german tradition brought up too many negative connotations. Not any more. Applause. Fantastic. Really good. Our culture is back again, and every style is included in this new music, it is not only folk music, it is not only punk music, it is a mixture of every music, it is a mixture of every music now. And the traditional instruments are back. In terms of the clothes you wear, some people might say, this isjust the clothes you wear, some people might say, this is just silly, the clothes you wear, some people might say, this isjust silly, this is just party dress. Might say, this isjust silly, this isjust party dress. Is it party dress . No, it is not party dress, it is our culture. And we were in very often, not only to fancy time and have fun, we were to make music as well as when we are together in traditional festivals, and we wear it at the office, we like to wear it. Its our clothes. We are proud of it. And off they go, spreading their new take on an old sound to more unsuspecting commuters. My my next stop is right on the border between germany and austria. The location of hitlers notorious holiday hideaway, the eagles next, but it is also home to the countrys only alpine park. And there is an unexpected aspect to this breathtaking scenery, one that goes against the cliche that germans are straightlaced and serious. One of the peaks straightlaced and serious. One of the pea ks here straightlaced and serious. One of the peaks here is renowned for the paranormal, with reports of timeshifting and unexplained disappearances. Hitler thought the mountain harboured special powers, which would help him win the war. But nowadays, the scene is a spiritual retreat and it is said the dalai lama is a frequent visitor. |j feel bliss, i feel that this is dalai lama is a frequent visitor. |j feel bliss, ifeel that this is me, there is no separation, and ifeel more energy, more relaxation, more iy more energy, more relaxation, more joy of life, or peace. This academic and spiritualist insists there is a special energy here. It is a really Strong Energy point, a really big, Strong Energy point, a really big, strong palace spot, and it is because of energy lines are weaving through passing through this mountain. Everybody has heard about the dalai lama, i have friends who met him there and heard him saying that this is the heart chakra of the world. Iam not i am not sure about all this Energy Centre staff and mysterious disappearances, but lets face it, the view is incredibly enough to be inspiring. And underneath the mountain range, a subterranean salt mine. Salt all along the sides here. And you can feel the atmosphere changing. A bit colder, bit fresher already. The salt deposits here are what made berchtesgaden wealthy in the 12th century. And slides like these were used by miners to remove move between levels. Im sure they did not see it as a playground, mind you. Wow that is a thrill. I could do that over and over again. Fantastic. There is more to this salt mine then just a great source of wealth for berchtesgaden, it was this place a p pa re ntly berchtesgaden, it was this place apparently has got magical powers. Healing energy. And im going to find out some more about it. So every year we have about 50,000 guest, coming mainly for health reasons, because we have two things. We have wonderful air and salt. This man manages a salt cured gallery deepin man manages a salt cured gallery deep in the mine. Twice a month we have a combination of relaxation and music. Apparently the sultan neutralises back round radiation to encourage deep relaxation and it is said and overnight stay can kill everything from tinnitus to insomnia and even asthma the salt. People are just sleeping and resting. The sound is really good as well. We have wonderful acoustics inside. This is like a church. Oinking they call this event a sonicjourney. I have the big feeling that humans are so easily touched by sound and music and especially by the human voice. If we are here inside the mountain, we feel or hear even with our heart the rhythm of earth. This isa our heart the rhythm of earth. This is a powerful place, so just lean back and do nothing. And you will feel the power of earth, the power of the creation. And the power of creation includes the human voice. So deraa two note at the same time. Thats. And so deraa two note at the same time. Thats. And i canjust move them separately. It is about 11pm now at night. Weve been here for three hours. Tell me how you are feeling at the moment. I feelvery hours. Tell me how you are feeling at the moment. I feel very calm and relaxed. I feel the talking at the moment. I feel very calm and relaxed. Ifeel the talking in my mind is more quiet and quiet and i feel like im breathing out. Its very meditative. Its very calming. You can feel very free and wild. You can travel in your fantasy and you can travel in your fantasy and you can fall really nice sleep. As the night wears on, i cant seem to drift off quite as easily as my fellow gu est drift off quite as easily as my fellow guest guests. A quarter to one in the morning and theyre still growing strong. Frankly, i cant see myself getting any sleep any time soon. Its quite cold. What ive got a secret weapon. A hot water bottle so that should keep me warm at least for a bit, because it is pretty chilly its way past one oclock and theyre now playing the drums at the full maximum volume. How are you supposed to sleep to this . And on and on it went. With a short respite that lulled me into a full sense of relaxation. Then this wake up call. At 7am, it was time to pack up and go. After not the best nights sleep ive ever had. We are on our way out, emerging bleary eyed. I had a couple of hours sleep in between the booming drums and the didgeridoo. Its been an experience, lets put it that way. Wow. From the border with austria, we head north and deep into the bavarian forest, close to the czech border. This is a land rich in logy border. This is a land rich in mythology and theres one creature that features very strongly in that folklore. The wolf. Here in a national park, a relatively new and rare tourist attraction. You can see there are typical wolf markings, so normally their cheeks and muscles are white dots above the eyes. And a very colourful face they have. Over the ears are very small in comparison to a lot of dogs. The ears are very small in comparison to a lot of dogsm the ears are very small in comparison to a lot of dogs. It is really a tragic, beautiful animal. Nothing like the image of a nasty, villainous creature that its portrayed as. For most of the 20th century, wolves in germany were hunted to the point of extinction, but then in the 1990s they started to come back, crossing overfrom neighbouring countries. Now we have 40 neighbouring countries. Now we have a0 packs across germany and on average they have about five pups per pack. You can imagine, 200 pups each year, there was really an increase in population size. The reappearance of the wolf in germany has divided opinion. The wolf is animal, as any other animal, but in our heads wolves are different. So wolves belong to the ecosystem, so wolves belong to the ecosystem, so wolves are important for the national park. There are some people who like wolves and others who hate wolves, so thats a huge controversy andi wolves, so thats a huge controversy and i think theres no other animal in europe which is so controversial as wolves. I mean the pitch like countryside now and im about to meet a whole group of people have gotten meet a whole group of people have gotte n very meet a whole group of people have gotten very different take on the wolf and they are taking part tonight in an annual celebration thatis tonight in an annual celebration that is ive been told unique. The festival ta kes that is ive been told unique. The festival takes place in a town and the aim is to scare wolves away. Hans is one of the organisers. These are the famous bells ive heard about . Tonight, hundreds of local people will form teams of bellringers and im joining will form teams of bellringers and imjoining in too, will form teams of bellringers and im joining in too, a will form teams of bellringers and imjoining in too, a rare will form teams of bellringers and im joining in too, a rare privilege for a im joining in too, a rare privilege fora non im joining in too, a rare privilege for a non bavarian. Firsti im joining in too, a rare privilege for a non bavarian. First i need the right outfit. And what is the point of these twigs . Im going to look like a christmas tree. Good . The headgear pales into insignificance once i realise i will be lugging this 20 kg bell around. So heavy, its ridiculous 0k, ok, so im taking this bell at the year and ok, so im taking this bell at the yearandi ok, so im taking this bell at the yearand i think ok, so im taking this bell at the year and i think some people are the here are doing it as well. Did you hear me coming by any chance . So you two are also taking part this year . Yes. How big is this for you . think the biggest night of the year, Something Like this. We are very proud of it and we also want to take pa rt proud of it and we also want to take part in it. Have you ever thought about wearing earplugs . Yes, i have you have to . It impossible without them. Ijoined the i joined the rest ijoined the rest of the team as we head towards the town centre. Nothing could have prepared me for the incredible sound created by heaving these are normal spells around. Im trying not to use my knees, but its almost impossible. They feel battered and bruised already. We are greeted by a huge crowd of tourists and locals. Hanss son, dominic, is the flamboyant leader, browsing the troops, leading to beat. And conducting the cup off any. Luckily after half an hour dominic calls time for a much needed rake. Well, that was one of the most physically intensive things ive ever done. Amazing. Great. I deserve this. What does it feel like to be leading this bunch of people with a loud noise . If ive learnt to do one thing here, its to try and look beyond the straightlaced conservative image of the people of bavaria. Ive been truly moved by their warmth, passion and sheer quirkiness. Its been a unique adventure. Hello there. It was very much all or nothing as far as the snow was concerned on friday. Not only did we have heavy snow showers in Northern Ireland and northern scotland, but there was a covering of snow in many parts of wales, even into the west midlands, north west midlands, and into western parts of birmingham, badly affected earlier on in the day. Now, there wont be as much snow falling overnight and into the morning. It wont be as widespread, but weve got a more widespread frost, and that will lead to some icy conditions. We could well find some wintry showers moving away from wales, but heading more into the north west of england and on to the pennines. We will see more snow showers across northern scotland, but otherwise, many places will have a dry day, and quite sunny as well. We will see cloud increasing in the south west, and rain approaching later, and here we will have the highest temperatures. It will be a cold day, but it wont be as windy, so it shouldnt feel quite as cold. But we have drawn down colder air across the uk, and coming into the colder air, we saw it in the far south west, some wet weather on these weather systems. Any time that sort of thing happens, you are likely to see some more snow. So getting very cold very quickly on saturday evening. Youve got rain in the south west, that will then turn to snow as it moves northwards. Perhaps for Northern Ireland, more likely across wales, northern england, moving into east anglia, as well. And its across the central areas that we have the amber snow warning from the met office. Ten centimetres quite widely, perhaps more over the hills. The heaviest falls of snow will come overnight and early into sunday, before the snow becomes lighter during the afternoon. And southern parts of england and wales get some sunshine. It gets milder, it gets windy, there could be some heavy showers. Cold further north, mind you, drying off a bit across Northern Ireland, and most of scotland will be dry, cold and frosty. Now, the weather system bringing that snow is going to then peter out during the second half of the day and overnight, but there is a storm coming in from the atlantic. That is going to bring some stormy winds to northern parts of spain, and to the western side of france, as well. And that area of low pressure is going to have an impact across the south eastern half of the uk, mostly heavy rain and some strong winds. There is the threat of some snow, because we have that undercut of colder air, but it should turn drier and quieter on tuesday. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Borisjohnson flies to iran to try to secure the release of a jailed british mother. The foreign secretary is due to arrive there in the next few hours and is expected to raise grave concerns about the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. Good morning. Its saturday, the 9th of december. Also this morning reaction to Theresa Mays Brexit breakthrough. The environment secretary, michael gove, says if the British Public doesnt like the final deal, it can have its say