but not worried about the case. the bbc has launched a new education programme for children in afghanistan who are banned from attending school. the show in pashto and dari will help teach young afghans english, maths and science. in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident, with up to 70 coaches delayed overnight as they tried to cross to france. port authorities cited french border controls and bad weather for the hold ups. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the arts interviews: fenton bailey. on today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult c
dioxide that could cause breathing difficulties. and the other thing we re watching, other eyes on qatar because the deal or the truce between israel and hamas was delayed. meant to happen today. apparently happening tomorrow. we re waiting for confirmation from qatar. more on that in the coming hour. thank you for joining me. have a wonderful thanksgiving. cnn this morning starts right now. happy thanksgiving to those who celebrate. five things to know, israel says is that hamas hostages won t be released until tomorrow, but we could get word from qatar on where the truce will begin. and so it means another agonizing day for the families of the hostages who are waiting. a source says that the u.s. is working on a list of who will be released first. jamie foxx is being sued for sexual assault and battery that happened at a restaurant in 2015. and a fiery explosion shuts down a border crossing between the u.s. and canada after a speeding bentley hit a median and bu
yeah, and i mentioned the programme spin offs, we were talking about the bbc you know, drag race uk is currently gearing up for its fifth season on the bbc and in your book, you describe getting drag race to the uk as the holy grail . i always felt, you know, my life has been profoundly changed by watching shows like are you being served?, top of the pops. how did they change your life, when you say that? well, i think that it was. on british tv, there was just this sense of camp that ijust completely identified with, before i even knew really what it was, and that rich tradition. i mean, also, drag has been you know, you ve got danny la rue, you ve got benny hill, you ve got kenny everett i mean, you have these amazing entertainment icons who ve been fully out there, just very sort of flamboyant and camp, and i think really profoundly important artists
everett. i mean, you have these amazing entertainment icons who ve been fully out there, just very sort of flamboyant and camp, and i think really profoundly important artists. and so, having that, i always wanted drag race to be here in the uk. and i tell you no lie, i went to every network repeatedly until they were like, please, don t come round here trying to sell that show again . so, it did take a long time? oh, yes. everyone said no many, many times. and. 0ver how many years? 0ver about six years. and as we started collecting emmys and awards, i would say, now look at the show. what about this, what about that? yeah, but. , you know? but i always, i always believed, and i know michelle visage who s co host with ru she always believed in the show too because, you know, there s nothing. there s nothing so great as british drag. is it something about britain that we have this tradition