and can the world s longest running whodunnit do it again? agatha christie s the mousetrap prepares to take on broadway as it celebrates 70 years in london s west end. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the last few hours, the us government has banned the sale of new telecommunications equipment from five chinese companie, citing national security worries. it follows earlier restrictions which prevented one of the companies in question huawei from supplying equipment to federal agencies amid concerns it could be used for spying. let s get more on this now with our correspondent
but that campaign flopped, attracting a meagre 70,000 votes. the launch of the singer s campaign comes as he faces a number of damaging controversies. an agreement has been reached at a global conservation summit in panama to reduce the trade in shark fins. environmental groups say tens of millions of sharks are killed every year for theirfins. the market is estimated to be worth half a billion dollars annually. if you have never seen it, the mousetrap is agatha christie s murder mystery play, originally inspired by a radio play broadcast by bbc. it has been celebrating 70 years in london s west end. it has now been performed almost 29,000 times. but you will struggle to find out who done it unless you go, because audiences are sworn to secrecy. and next year it will cross the atlantic and open on broadway for the first time.
amid a dispute with congress. it s dominated by right wing parties which oppose the president. betssy chavez becomes peru s fifth prime minister since july last year. an agreement has been reached at a global conservation summit in panama to reduce the trade in shark fins. environmental groups say tens of millions of sharks are killed every year for theirfins. the market is estimated to be worth half a billion dollars annually. the mousetrap agatha christie s murder mystery play has been celebrating 70 years in london s west end. it has now been performed almost 29,000 times. and next year it will cross the atlantic and open on broadway for the first time. as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito, reports, despite its age the mousetrap has not lost its original charm.
as our entertainment correspondent david sillito reports, despite its age, the mousetrap has not lost its original charm. good afternoon. welcome to today s performance of the mousetrap. agatha christie s the mousetrap. and today s performance, number 28,915 a special anniversary reunion forformer cast members. this is more than a play, it s a must see on the london tourist trail. they got out their map and everything, and they were saying, what shall we do? we must see buckingham palace, we must see the tower of london, we must see the mousetrap. and you just thought, there you are. backstage, little has changed. this, the wind machine. this is the original from 1952? the originalfrom 1952, the original production. and to make it really wintry, actors step into the snow room. but what makes it remarkable is the history. it was setting records
number 28,915 a special anniversary reunion forformer cast members. this is more than a play, it s a must see on the london tourist trail. they got out their map and everything, and they were saying, what shall we do? we must see buckingham palace, we must see the tower of london, we must see the mousetrap. and you just thought, there you are. backstage, little has changed. this, the wind machine. this is the original from 1952? the originalfrom 1952, the original production. and to make it really wintry, actors step into the snow room. but what makes it remarkable is the history. it was setting records even in the 50s. do you think it s the best play you ve written? i don t know. other people seem to, anyway! and since then, it s been a fixture on the west end, with one veteran involved from day one agatha christie s grandson. it s a very important moment, but one thing i will tell you about this anniversary,