in silk road legacy. it s like something from a 60s spy movie or something. it s incredible. ..where soviet influences. horns sound ..meet ancient traditions. this is amazing. i can t believe this. this is where arches would have stood. ..and vast landscapes. ..hide impressive relics. it s pretty astonishing that i m able to still walk around here. for the best part of a century, this country has been off limits to many outsiders. but in recent years, that s been changing, and i m on a journey to see what we ve been missing out on. this is uzbekistan. 0nce part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it s been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i m starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it s dynamic, full of young people with almost half under the age of 30
once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it s been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i m starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it s dynamic, full of young people with almost half under the age of 30 and it s booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what s this impressive building? incredible. this is our circus. munis nur has been studying the unique blend of soviet and islamic architecture that tashkent is known for. after a massive earthquake in the 60s, the soviets rebuilt the whole city. at that time, as you know, many different architects came from the soviet union, and all the architects tried to build the ideal city here. the circus is one of the many examples of the era s modernist architecture. but back
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Because of the reasons why and they said it was a blot on the landscape. And the fact that he is a pensioner, i felt something had to be done. Ijust had a little idea and i put it forward to a few friends and it has mushroomed from there. And it clearly made peters day. How do you like yellow cars . Lovely. Do you have a favourite . I have. The lovely finale to this is that a car company has agreed to name a paint after peter, so he will forever be immortalised in maddox yellow. We have had a fair number of april showers today, but tomorrow looks drierfor showers today, but tomorrow looks drier for the majority. Showers today, but tomorrow looks drierfor the majority. There are still a few sharp showers to come, particularly across Eastern Parts of england and scotland this evening. That process will continue through the night. As a consequence, under the night. As a consequence, under the clearing skies, it will be a cold night. We should see some showers lingering in the north east,
We speak to JP Singh, chef culinaire at Bukhara, ITC Maurya, about the restaurant’s iconic menu and Tandoor-cooked Indian dishes served in a rustic-chic space