we meet some of the families who ve finally been reunited. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin, and an eco friendly cremation. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusaderfor freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final sendoff for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa s brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, th
now on bbc news. janice long was the first woman to have her own show on radio one and she has passed away. her career spanned five decades and she was the first woman to present mac top of the pops. we look back at her life. it s with a band who have been together for a year. they come from leighton buzzard. it s their first appearance on top of the pops. it s kajagoogoo with too shy. janice long making history. the first regular female host on top of the pops. it s u2 in at number 23 and new year s day. she ended nearly 20 years of men dominating the presenting line up. i was absolutely thrilled to bits with the fact that i was introducing u2. and that doesn t get, you know, your first top of the pops! # all is quiet. show business ran in the family. herfirst tv appearance was alongside her younger brother, keith chegwin, on the children s show multi coloured swap shop. hello, and welcome to the show. a year later shejoined radio 1, the first woman to have a daily show on t
the former england test cricket captain, ray illingworth, has died. he was 89, and had been undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer. he had a fifteen year test career, playing 61 times for england. joe wilson looks back at his career raymond illingworth. beautifully hooked. batsman, bowler, leader, a cricketer for all seasons. he began his career in the 1950s. it must be out. he finally stopped playing in the 1980s. just think, when he became england captain in 1969, they wondered then if he was too old. some people would say this is too old to start being captain of england? yes, well obviously it s not a ten year policy or anything like that, but i think i am still as good a bowler as i have ever been. i don t think it makes any difference. in sydney in 1971, during a fractious ashes test, he led his players off the field when beer cans were thrown from the stands. yes, he is out! the end of the match. his team mates carried illingworth off when england won the match an
this is bbc news. the main stories at the top of the hour, but first. witness history introduces us to some of the team s favourite films from the past 12 months. hello and welcome to witness history with me. here at the bbc in london. with more remarkable moments from the past as told by the people who were there. and in this episode, we present five of our most memorable recent eyewitness stories. coming up, remembering the founder of north korea. also, the forensic pioneer unearthing war crimes. why us police bombed philadelphia and afghanistan first man in space. we start with the story of a true trailblazer who made history in 1960. he became the modern world first female head of government when she was elected prime minister of sri lanka as it was known. her daughter spoke to witness history. you are the first woman prime minister. would this make your influence less or more strong? considerably more strong. do you think they ll be more capable than the problems the men
areas that were hit by these five missiles. at least missile strikes according to the mayor here, what those targets were. we re also told by the city officials that emergency crews are responding to the areas that were targeted in this latest attack. they are now on the scene. we have no word at this point on casualties. we don t know what was hit. we do not know if anybody has been killed. those details, we ll get them to you as soon as we know them. at this point what we can confirm is that there were five loud explosions which were heard i heard them, i counted them. one after the other. within the last 40, 45 minutes. and now we have plumes of smoke rising over a number of locations from the city. this is an area which has been spared the worst of the russian military assault for the most part. the last attack as i said being march 26th. there was another missile strike, russian air strike on a military facility not far from here and close to the polish border you abou