hello and welcome to the programme. we start today with russia it says a pro kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast at a cafe in st petersburg, which is the second largest city after the capital, moscow. police say several others have been injured in the incident. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing blogs on the telegram platform from the front line he was a vocal supporter of russia s war in ukraine. these are pictures before the explosion. tatarsky was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe in st petersburg when the bomb went off. earlier, sergei goryashko, from bbc russian gave me this update on the story. so, for now we know that the explosion was around 6pm local time in st petersburg at a cafe where dozens of people gathered to meet vladen tatarsky and to listen to his account on the ongoing russia ukraine war. the blast went offjust after vladen tatarsky received a gift from one the visitors. he was given a statue, a smal
tributes to a maestro the renowned japanese composer ryuichi sakamoto dies at the age of 71. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but not quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade
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tokyo in 1952. inspired by debussy and the beatles, he began studying composition at the age of ten. he set up the yellow magic 0rchestra the age of ten. he set up the yellow magic orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music. in later life, he also became an environmental campaigner. in a statement, ryuichi sakamoto s management can company said he continued to create work when ever his health allowed. he lived with music until the very end. i m joined now by film critic lillian crawford who is in south london. if you could just talk us through the contribution that sakamoto made to both film and music, given what we have just seen from my colleague s report there, in terms of the influence fire far and wide, i suppose. influence fire far and wide, i summa
ryuichi sakamoto s fame front merry christmas mr lawrence, a fusion of east and west, it has become one of the most famous pieces of film music of all time. look! but it was for his work on the last look! but it was for his work on the last emperor- look! but it was for his work on the last emperor that - on the last emperor that sakamoto really made his name, winning an oscar, a grammy, and a bafta. 0n social media, tributes poured in. professor brian cox tweeted, he leaves a magnificent catalogue of music behind. ryuichi sakamoto ryuichi sa kamoto was ryuichi sakamoto was born in