living where i will be. in sport, a missed opportunity for manchester united, as they throw away a two goal lead to put their europa league hopes injeopardy. and we find out about how donating something usually discarded after childbirth the umbilical cord can save lives. and here at aintree, it is ladies day in the grand national festival. looking promising behind me at the moment, but rain and the focus for many of you today. all the detail on that and your weekend forecast all coming up here on breakfast. good morning. it s friday 14th april. our main story the royal college of nursing will announce whether its members in england have voted to accept the government s new pay offer later today. the union, which represents nurses and other health workers, has recommended that its members accept the deal, which includes a 5% pay rise for this year. it comes as junior doctors in england start the final full day of a 96 hour walkout over a separate pay dispute. our cor
to the chief executive of the anthony nolan charity and actor kellie shirley, who s donated her ubilical cords. we are looking at the decline in the cinema audience numbers this morning, hannah is at an in sheffield for us this morning, popcorn in hand. not an easy industry to be in right now, is it? at an independent cinema in sheffield. it at an independent cinema in sheffield. . at an independent cinema in sheffield. , ., ,, , sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for popcorn, - sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for popcorn, but. sheffield. it is not. ithink it is a bit early for popcorn, but it | a bit early for popcorn, but it would not be a trip to the cinema without it. welcome to the showroom cinema in sheffield, one of the biggest independent cinemas in the uk. you will not be seen super mario bros here, one of the films that has helped to turn aro
there are some that are just pure entertainments, but even they have an underlying story to tell. sometimes great storytelling on broadway does not translate to film. the most modern example being 2019 s cats, which was described as ridiculous by the stage show s composer, andrew lloyd webber. # whatever time the deed took place, macavity wasn t there #. but hollywood continues to see a ready made cinema audience from these shows. after months of delay, it has been announced that cynthia erivo and ariana grande will star in the adaptation of the wizard of oz prequel, wicked. before covid, broadway was making gazillions of dollars and shows like hamilton and dear evan hansen and wicked and the lion king were as popular as any movie or tv series and i think hollywood has discovered how much money these shows make, how popular not only in new york, but around the world. the critical acclaim this west side story is receiving
wrapping up, and speak to sam asi, who s producer and presenter of bbc cinematic at bbc arabic, as well as being a member of the hollywood foreign press association. sam, thanks for joining sam, thanks forjoining us. i mean, it seems like an odd question to say what is the atmosphere like there, but what is the atmosphere like there? it s very calm. it s actually very nice. i m enjoying it. it s not bad. yes, we don t have all of the noise and the clamour, all of the stars and the glamour of the styles but it s nice to be around people like you and those are the real cinema audience who are awarding or honouring the talent they see in the cinema. crosstalk. talent they see in the cinema. crosstalk talent they see in the cinema. crosstalk. it s an interesting experience- crosstalk. it s an interesting experience. who crosstalk. it s an interesting experience. who knows? - crosstalk. it s an interesting | experience. who knows? maybe this will become a trend! it is a virtually thi