a double landlocked country steeped in silk road legacy. it s like something from a 60s spy movie or something. it s incredible. ..where soviet influences. horns sound ..meet ancient traditions. this is amazing. i can t believe this. this is where arches would have stood. ..and vast landscapes. ..hide impressive relics. it s pretty astonishing that i m able to still walk around here. for the best part of a century, this country has been off limits to many outsiders. but in recent years, that s been changing, and i m on a journey to see what we ve been missing out on. this is uzbekistan. once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it s been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i m starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it s dynamic, full of young people wi
dc later this year and one foundry in gloucestershire has played a key part. the extraordinary work of art has taken pangolin foundry in stroud and american sculptor sabin howard around 10 years to create, as amanda parr reports. a depiction of one soldier s journey through the great war and a creative journey like no other for the team here at pangolin. the american sculptor, sabin howard, searched the world for a foundry he trusted and he discovered it in stroud. as you can see, the casting has come beautifully, really sharp detail. i m really happy with that. it s been a decade in the making. the process has been astonishing. actors with clothes from the period flew from the states to pose before this rig of cameras. sd images were then made up in foam and clay and sent back to the us for the sculpting, from life, each figure taking hundreds of hours. and then they ve been shipped back to stroud to be cast in bronze. the project of a lifetime. how s the work going? how s
closing in, exclusive nbc news reporting reveals the finish line might be right around the bend for the federal grand jury looking into the twice impeached one term ex president s handling of classified documents. when could we possibly see federal charges brought against donald trump? plus, pride and prejudice. republicans sure are running out of things to boycott during pride month. target, nascar, even the national weather service is in the crosshairs of hate. how these boycotts could actually backfire. and later, tis the season, we re just a few days into the atlantic hurricane season, we have already seen one named storm. what we can expect this year and the climate change connection, all of this and more is coming up. and the good sunday morning to you all, i m katie phang, we start this hour with a look ahead at the 2024 presidential primary. republican candidates are descending on the battleground state of iowa to kick off their campaigns for the oval office. tonight,
this is uzbekistan. once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it s been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i m starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it s dynamic, full of young people with almost half under the age of 30 and it s booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what s this impressive building? incredible. this is our circus. munis nur has been studying the unique blend of soviet and islamic architecture that tashkent is known for. after a massive earthquake in the 60s, the soviets rebuilt the whole city. at that time, as you know, many different architects came from the soviet union, and all the architects tried to build the ideal city here. the circus is one of the many examples of the era s modernist arc
To the competition continues to be a miserable one. Its two defeats in two for them, after a sensational wind for galatasaray. Twice united led the turkish champions at old trafford with two goals from their young striker, rasmus hoyland. It looked as though it might be uniteds night, but with 13 minutes to go united had casimiro sent off after a challenge in the box. The subsequent penalty was missed by mario icardi. But he made amends minutes later, scoring what proved to be the winner for his side. And so united and erik ten hag have now lost six of ten in all competitions since the start of the season. And there were five goals in napoli, too, where real madrid also came from behind to win. Jude bellingham further enhancing his status as real Star Player Scoring and assisting as they beat the italian champions. 32. And there was a shock in france where locals came from behind to beat last seasons premier League Runners up arsenal. Wahi with the goal that proved to be the winner 20