Some pieces to bang your head on. Yeah. We have a GrAnd Piano if youd like to entertain us. A GrAnd Piano . Yes. I can open it, but i couldnt play it. John laughs Michael Palin, welcome to This cultural life. Thank you. You were born in sheffield in 1943. What are your earliest memories of childhood, Home Life . Um, i think it was shopping in the Ration Book era. Um, And i can remember going with my mother to get. I think we were given free Orange Juice at that time. Really, This must have been. I must have been three or four. And watching it being filled up And hAnded over. Your father was an engineer in the sheffield steel industry. Yeah. What Sort Of man was he . What was he like . He was. He was quite a difficult man in a way. He was a little Bit Sort of. Could be quite cantankerous. And i think a lot of This went down to the fact he had a stammer all his life. He was a man with a good sense of humour, but probably unable to telljokes because of the stammer. So i think there was a
Fantastic on your daughter s achievement in the olympics. George was absolutely brilliant. We were all glued to our set and please convey our congratulations to her georgia. As i know many people already have. I wasnt expecting that but thank you iwasnt expecting that but thank you for i wasnt expecting that but thank you for that i wasnt expecting that but thank you for that message. I wasnt expecting that but thank you for that message. You i wasnt expecting that but thank you for that message. You talk l i wasnt expecting that but thank you for that message. You talk about getting you for that message. You talk about getting the you for that message. You talk about getting the rot you for that message. You talk about getting the rot out. You for that message. You talk about getting the rot out. Your getting the rot out. Your administration getting the rot out. Your administration has getting the rot out. Your. Administration has already getting the rot out. Your administration has a
A minutes silence to commemorate the life of a minutes silence to commemorate the life of sir tom and to respect the life of sir tom and to respect the lives the life of sir tom and to respect the lives lost through covid. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minutes silence is observed in the House Of Commons. And the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says Research Suggesting the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus is superb and will help us all to get out of the pandemic. A study, which has yet to be Peer Reviewed, has shown the jab could cut the spread by two thirds. Its the first time a vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission. It comes as a new study shows that 88 of people who tested positive for the virus retained antibodies for the full six months of the trial. Awarning, a warning, this report contains some flashing images. Its been the Great Unknown would vaccines stop coronavirus
And what about care home staff . Some are refusing the vaccine. What does that mean for you wanting to visit your relativies . Im on twitter vicderbyshire. Online retailer asos buys topshop, topman and miss selfridge. The deal doesnt include the shops, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The cost of covid for children a report suggests they stand to lose an average of £40,000 each in Lifetime Earnings becaue most are not in school. And coming up this hour, well speak to Nicholas Hewlett, a head teacher in south london who is coming out as gay during an Online Assembly this morning. Theres been International Condemnation of the armed forces in myanmar after they seized power and detained civilian politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi the woman known Around The World for decades as the face of the struggle for democracy in the country and who has, since elections in 2015, been widely recognised as its unofficial leader. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until democratic
Website, the crown chronicles, and we can start with that thought about camilla. You study the queen and write about the queen, so what did you think when you heard that . It you think when you heard that . It was huge news, to be honest. The royal was huge news, to be honest. The royal world was huge news, to be honest. The royal world was shaken by it but in a positive royal world was shaken by it but in a positive way. Many people have seen a positive way. Many people have seen the a positive way. Many people have seen the good work the Duchess Of Cornwall seen the good work the Duchess Of Cornwall has done over the years, her loyalty, cornwall has done over the years, her loyalty, her discreet nature and the hard her loyalty, her discreet nature and the hard work she puts in and the projects the hard work she puts in and the projects she gets behind sol the hard work she puts in and the projects she gets behind so i think many projects she gets behind so i think many people were pl