Cultural life, the radio four podcast, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how her passion for playing was there from the start. I knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. There was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. Have you played here much, nicky . They chuckle nicola benedetti, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you so much for having me. Its an absolute pleasure. You were born and brought up in north ayrshire. What are your earliest musical memories at home . What memories do you have of music being played at home . The bee gees and abba. Later on, good dose of shania twain. That was all my dads taste. My mum definitely had a kenny g record. Um. She laughs saxophone . Theyll kill me for saying all of this quite like this, but its the truth both of your parents were born in italy, werent they . Yes. Was it an italian household culturally growing up . Its a good question. I would say both parents
And shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. Our North America correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. Vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. These boats are now making multiple daily trips into the Disaster Zone with a growing sense of frustration. We are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu . Why the limited resources or police on this island let alone . Where is support for them . Why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter . We do this because we have two. An hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. We can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the H
Of the worst hit area has been searched for bodies. John sudworth has this report from maui. These boats are now making multiple daily trips into the Disaster Zone with a growing sense of frustration. We are all wondering why there was no help centre. Where are the resources . Why are we taking supplies on the boat instead of a helicopter . We do this because they have do. fin helicopter . We do this because they have do. . ,. ,. , have do. An hour into the Ourney And The Devastation H have do. An hour into the journey and the devastation along have do. An hour into the journey and the devastation along the and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. We can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out the landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the Hurricane Blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks fr
Today the death toll from wildfires in hawaii edges towards 100. The states governor warns to expect many more. The Tourist Town Of Lahaina has been almost razed to the ground, and traumatised survivors ask where is the help . To hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday, kids in the same diapers since thursday. People without food. Like, they havent drank since before the fire. What are we doing . Police plea for longer to make the town safe after some residents were allowed back before the grim task of recovering bodies is completed. I dont know how much more you want me to describe it. Thats what youre stepping on. Give us a little bit of time to contain that. Please. Well have all the latest from the scene of whats now being called americas worst wildfires in over a century. Also on the programme. Pressure builds on rishi sunak over small boats crossing the channel after six deaths. Labour says People Smugglers are running rings around government policy. Stepping into