Culture has brought us here to hulls cemetery for a Circus Performance with a difference. And continuing our celebration of difference, we meet mat fraser, who will be putting his Disability Centre stage to play shakespeares richard iii. Im a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain, which is extraordinary that it should be the first, but its exciting that i get to do it. We will meet the army of 2017 volunteers giving up their free time for culture. Theres a starman, waiting in the sky. And go on a Trip Down Memory Lane with a spider from mars. Hello, im anne marie tasker, and im the arts and culture correspondent for the bbc here in hull, and this is kofi smiles. Im the face of hull, chosen by the bbc with a mission, to bring you culture whenever and wherever it happens. Today, we are taking it quite literally, because we are not in a concert hall or in a theatre, we are here in a graveyard. Its a setting for a performance which is quite difficult to
The bbc obtains cctv pictures appearing to show the Manchester Bomber Salman Abedi Shopping A Day before the attack. Staff say its the same man. Meanwhile, Greater Manchester police are searching a Landfill Site in pilsworth in bury in connection with the attack. Vistors have been evacuated from Hamerton Park Zoo in cambridgeshire amid reports of a very serious incident. Police and an Air Ambulance have been seen at the scene. Now on bbc news hull is nearly half way through being the uks 2017 City Of Culture. Anne marie tasker and kofi smiles have the latest instalment of whats happening in the year long celebration. Hello and welcome to hull, the uks City Of Culture for 2017. Show casing the brightest and the best of culture has brought us here to hulls cemetery for a performance with a difference. We meet matt fraser who will put his Disability Centre stage. Im a deformed actor playing a deformed character for the first time in britain. Its extraordinary that its the first, but excit
Fantastic, great family day out for us fantastic, great family day out for us all. The atmosphere is really good. I have been involved with the local community. It is the really amazing atmosphere. Really good. For the younger generation, this is vital for the growth of the music scene. For them, setting vital for the growth of the music scene. Forthem, setting their sights, you can play these big stages. My first ever gig was here a few years ago and it is brilliant because new people come to watch you, your friends come, it is such a brilliant event. It will really help hull. What are you thinking . We are sitting on an amazing wealth of talent in this region and i think it is about time that the rest of the country was aware of it. The crowds just the country was aware of it. The crowdsjust keep the country was aware of it. The crowds just keep coming the country was aware of it. The crowdsjust keep coming and a man who could draw a big crowd like this is bill bailey and he has gone
Welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. And summer means festivals. We have got them all, literature, theatre and music. Were here for the humber street sesh, 30,000 people, 1a stages, 200 acts, it is incredible we will try to get you round as much as possible, and we got this. Hull has seen its first ever childrens literature festival, inspiring the next generation of writers. What happens when you grew up is you are still a child inside, fortunately, so the stories i write, are the stories i wrote for myself when i was about eight. Uk pride comes to the city of culture. Im so proud now that things have come on leaps and bounds for everyone, whether you are transgender or whatever. And bringing comedy and curiosity to the world of museums, bill bailey curates his first exhibition. I shot tomas limpkin from but two feet away, but the pistol ball did not strike but instead flew upon the ground striking a hedgehog. It is the cultural quarter of the city. And this happens. The first
Welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. And summer means festivals. We have got them all, literature, theatre and music. Were here for the humber street sesh, 30,000 people, 1a stages, 200 acts, it is incredible we will try to get you round as much as possible, and we got this. Hull has seen its first ever childrens literature festival, inspiring the next generation of writers. What happens when you grew up is you are still a child inside, fortunately, so the stories i write, are the stories i wrote for myself when i was about eight. Uk pride comes to the city of culture. Im so proud now that things have come on leaps and bounds for everyone, whether you are transgender or whatever. And bringing comedy and curiosity to the world of museums, bill bailey curates his first exhibition. I shot tomas limpkin from but two feet away, but the pistol ball did not strike but instead flew upon the ground striking a hedgehog. It is the cultural quarter of the city. And this happens. The first