of the job or the artwork. whenever tourists come to nigeria, they want to visit this place, through the buyer and the commission works. whilst the technique has remained the same, most are working off printed images with little access to their ancestors original works. we have few ones that is still left, which is in ourfamily house this year, and we still have them in catalogues. yes, there are a few, not much. we don t have much access to it because much of them is stolen. ifeel bad and i m not too happy because this is our treasure. it s what our forefathers laboured to do. it s reckoned around 10,000 pieces were looted by the british when they sacked benin in 1897, burning down the city s palace in the process. the bronzes were then sold to institutions around the world. now there s no law in the uk which forces museums or other places to return stolen artefacts, but some institutions are doing it independently, likejesus college, cambridge. they were the first institut
for his metal clothing designs and fragrances has died at the age of 88. he made his name with space age designs in the 1960s. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the historic university city of cambridge in the uk. now, it s the beginning of term and students are coming back and like many generations before them, they ll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and that includes valuable treasures looted from afar on colonial expeditions. but we re here because the university has recently announced it s actually returning some of those, specifically benin bronzes, to nigeria. and it s there in what was once known as the kingdom of benin that i want to start this story. for centuries, this street igun eronwan, has been famous for one particular craft bronze casting. its name literally translates to the place where bronze works are made. just five min
corner of the studio, but a story in two parts, the weekend weather, it starts with a lot of cloud but a mild feel. it ends on sunday with something a little bit chillier but much brighter. but certainly right now we have got a lot of cloud out there, that cloud actually thickening up enough to produce drizzle, some mist and murk of a high ground, limited clear breaks. but with that cloud cover, temperatures not dropping too far, 6-9 , temperatures not dropping too far, 6 9 , so i really might start to saturday morning, but a cloudy start for most. if you look closely at the map, some breaks appearing in the cloud, there will be some spells of sunshine, but equally, for northern ireland and scotland, this band of rain pushing in from the west, eventually with something brighter following on behind. 9 12 degrees. but as the band of cloud and rain sinks further south and east during tomorrow night, the rain will weaken but we will start to introduce something colder behind this
because he arrived the month where bill clinton was elected. so you are named after a president! | hello, and welcome to morocco and the historic city that s sometimes known as the country s cultural capital, fez. from its medinas and mosques to its madrassas, fez is steeped in cultural heritage so much so that the medina of fez is listed as a world heritage site. mind blowing! absolutely incredible. this is the attarine madrasa. it goes back to the 14th century, and it is perhaps the best example of what they call zellij. zellij is a style of mosaic tile work, made from individually hand chiselled pieces that is found all across morocco, as well as parts of tunisia, algeria and southern spain. the detail tiny, tiny detail. the art form dates back over 1,000 years, but the more intricate and colourful designs, which have become synonymous with moroccan architecture, were developed in the 14th century. experts like fouad believe that zellij is a vital part of his country s
straight after this programme. coming up on the travel show. this place is a realfiesta! wow! look at this! something so exhilarating about watching horses running. theme music. hello and welcome to the travel show. with me, rajan datar. this week, we are taking a breakfrom being on the road to look back at some of our favourite stories from the past three months. this summer has seen record temperatures in london and in other parts of the world. some airlines and airport struggle to be so many of us wanting to travel again and sometimes does seem the price ofjust about everything has gone up. but that has not stopped us from bringing you some of the best travel stories around the world. and we have beenjoined by new member the team! how do i have so much stuff? how will i fit all of this? in that tiny little car? back injuly, we welcomed top travel vlogger ava zubeck to the team and we spent no time sending her to mexico, to find out more about a simple but effective way of