Hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. The most mainstream release this week is the dig, A Bittersweet Real Life Drama about the unearthing of the sutton hoo treasures on the the eve of world war ii. What are they . Do you hazard a guess . Burials, men, id expect. We are standing in somebodys graveyard i reckon. Viking. Maybe older. Apparently local girls used to lie down on them in the hope of falling pregnant. Ive read plenty of legends. Ive heard plenty of legends. Is that why you want to dig, mrs pretty . Details of Buried Treasure . Ralph fiennes stars as basil brown, the self taught archaeologist who wears his immense learning lightly and who is enlisted by carrie mulligan s wealthy widow, edith pretty, to excavate the imposing Burial Mounds on her property. My interest in archaeology began like yours, edith tells the initia
Says were stolen 20 years ago. Its going to be all right you are going to get home safely to your children. And coming up meet kuno, and i did, so you were right. The hero dog whos receiving thats the way to look the animal Victoria Cross for saving at it, isnt it . British soldiers fighting it has been lovelyjust in afghanistan despite to see you again, really. You know, we dont have to stay strangers, do we . Being shot himself. Not at all. For you to have these heroes that went in, he was one. Ijust dont think he realises he actually is one, because he just did what he thought was hisjob. Usman ahmed talking to Sharon Crawford there. Details of organisations offering information and support with Mental Health are available at bbc. Co. Uk actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded good afternoon, and information on 08000155 998. Welcome to bbc news. It wasnt a concession and he certainly hasnt phoned joe biden to congratulate him, but Donald Trumps green light
On bbc news. Anger as Scotland Yard asks the media not to publish leaked government documents. The warning follows the resignation of the British Ambassador in washington. It cannot conceivably be right that newspapers or any other Media Organisation publishing such material should face prosecution. The floodgates have been closed in new orleans in preparation for Tropical Storm barry, storm surges and heavy rain are expected later. Facebook is reportedly fined a record £4 billion to settle an investigation into violations of its users data privacy. At wimbledon, Serena Williams is chasing her 24th grand slam title she faces simona halep in the womens final. The match has attracted a royal audience the dutchess of cambridge and sussex are among the spectators. I wonder who they are behind. More on those stories at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, amol rajan meets ted sarandos arguably the most powerful, creative figure in modern television, whose vision for netflix has revolution
Will map the universe on the x ray spectrum in unprecedented detail and is expected to reveal new information about black holes and the expansion of the universe. Now on bbc news amol rajan meets ted sarandos, arguably the most powerful, creative figure in modern television, whose vision for netflix has revolutionised our viewing habits. When ted sarandos left college in arizona, he got a summerjob in a local video store. He watched a lot of films and became a big player in the world of video distribution. Then he met a visionary computer whiz called Reed Hastings and together, they would change the world. Their story, netflixs story, charts the revolution in our film and television industries, and today, sarandos is the most powerful creative figure in global media. I asked him why he is investing in shepperton, these legendary studios in britain, and why britain is a growth market, when i sat down with him recently at the bbc. Ted sarandos, thank you so much for doing this. Id like t
Meets ted sarandos arguably the most powerful, creative figure in modern television, whose vision for netflix has revolutionised our viewing habits. When ted sarandos left college in arizona, he got a summerjob in a local video store. He watched a lot of films and became a big player in the world of video distribution. Then he met a visionary computer whiz called Reed Hastings and together, they would change the world. Their story, netflixs story, charts the revolution in our film and television industries, and today, sarandos is the most powerful creative figure in global media. I asked him why he is investing in shepperton, these legendary studios in britain, and why britain is a growth market, when i sat down with him recently at the bbc. Ted sarandos, thank you so much for doing this. Id like to get a sense of your own background, who were the sarandos family . The sarandos families are. My grandfather was alex sarandos, he came from greece as a young man, he left home, in search o