Great opera directors. When you give him the soup, you do it like that and go, hello heres Jonathan Miller directing don pasquale. A man of many parts, he was a broadcaster, writer, sculptor and intellectual and he could have been a neurologist. Were it not for beyond the fringe. Sorry to drag you away from the fun, old boy. Thats ok, sir. The wars not going very well, you know. Oh, my god he was a newly qualified doctor when hejoined the Ground Breaking satirical review, which also starred alan bennett, peter cook and dudley moore. The Shows Success was huge and millers medical career never recovered. Goodbye, sir. Or is it au revoir . No, perkins. Laughter. If you prick us, do we not bleed . He went on to direct plays, including Laurence Olivier in the merchant of venice. A bit more clarity. Strident, sometimes rude he became a big beast of english theatre. Itjust needs to be a little more clarified. He was brilliant, he was mercurial he could bite, as well. You know, he said to a gr
Of modern football. Now the president of uefa warns that racism in the game is rising. The situation is not the same as 20 years ago. Its much worse, and its getting worse and worse. Its all over. The former fast bowler and england captain bob willis has died at the age of 70 and santas new little helper the us first lady pops into a Salvation Army centre in london to help with christmas preparations. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Divock origi Takes Centre Stage for liverpool in the merseyside derby. All of tonights results in england and scotland. Good evening. A show of unity at natos 70th anniversary gathering embodied in the traditional end of meeting statement has been overshadowed by footage of the canadian Prime Minister, justin trudeau, in conversation with other leaders, apparently mocking donald trump. The president responded in a press conference by calling mr trudeau two faced. It came after testy exchanges yesterday betwen the us leader and frances president , un
As shes seen embracing the man who stands accused of her murder. A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being tasered. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Good afternoon simon. The former england captain, Dylan Hartley has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Northampton saints where hes played at for m years say the hooker had been unable to recoverfrom a knee injury. And you have the weather at your fingertips. Persistent rain across england with the risk of flooding. We were also the casting our eyes towards india we have a couple of cyclones to look at. Also coming up would you pay £5 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . The Election Campaign has turned attention onto the economy with both labour and the conservatives setting our their spending priorities. And they re planning a big spending spree. With the shadow chancellor, John Mcdonnell, setting out plans to bor
Here in the north of england. We are the city of leeds. Well bring you all the latest on the general election race. The other main stories on bbc news at five two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering Jodie Chesney in a park in east london. Two others have been cleared. A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson, who died after being tasered. Would you pay £5. 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . The uk streaming Service Britbox has now officially launched. Its 5pm. Our top story. The Election Campaign has turned its focus onto the economy, with the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, setting out plans to borrow £150 billion over five years to replace, update and expand schools, hospitals, housing and care homes. Mr mcdonnell said the investment would be on a scale never seen outside london and the south east. The chancellor sajid javid says the conservatives would increase borrowing to pay for new i
Southeast. There will be new hospitals, schools, railways, better broadband, new connections, and opportunities for every part of our great nation. As the uk Election Campaigns kicks into gear both parties set out their economic plans today and well talk about that in a minute. But first the Opposition Labour Party has again faced allegations of anti semitism even a former labour cabinet minister calling for voters to back boris johnson. But labour Leaderjeremy Corbyn has sought to keep his campaign on track. He gave a speech in manchester a short time ago. Because if we dont do that and get that investment, what kind of future and what kind of hope is there for people in areas that have been totally left behind ever since the ravages of Margaret Thatcher and the tories in the nineteen eighties . If we are to give hope to communities that have had nothing for so long, then we have to invest in them, and thatis then we have to invest in them, and that is the absolute priority that we wi