Caustic. Can somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way Carrie Fishers leia wasnt the typical Princess Waiting to be rescued. What appealed to me was that george didnt want your typical damsel in distress, you know . People used asked me if i was happy now and i said, other things. Happy is one of many emotions i will go through in a day. An instantly recognisable face after star wars, from time to time there were appearances in other films, like when harry met sally. Her mother has led tributes, saying. Per star wars co star mark hamill tweeted. Harrison ford said in a statement. On initially meeting carrie, i didnt see Carrie Fisher the actress but i saw Princess Leia before me. That was initially how i met her but i got to know what a kind and fun person she was to be around. In 2015 she reprised to her role as Princess Leia in star wars the force awakens, and thats how millions will remember her. Remembering the life of Carrie Fisher. Lets catch up with all the weather news now. Good morning. Weve had a frosty start to the day and a cold one as well with some fog to boot. For many of us we will see some sunshine, but italy southern counties through west wales. In the north west of scotland, this figure clout is producing some showers ahead of a band of rain which we will see much later on. As we head into the evening and overnight, we will see temperatures dropping and we will see some frost and fog preforming. Some will be slow to clear. We are not anticipating any problems here but for the rest of scotland and Northern Ireland, again quite a bit of cloud around. We start with the wet and windy conditions coming in across the outer hebrides, the fog slowly lifting and some of it sticking. Once again it is southern counties that will see the lions share of any sunshine. Hello. This is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. The headlines arejust this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. The headlines are just gone half past nine. 80 of middle aged people in england are overweight, dont exercise or drink too much, experts have warned. Public Health England says the medical system is facing a crisis because of unhealthy lifestyle. Campaigners for an early brexit write to Business Leaders across europe to try to build support for a Free Trade Agreement with the eu. Nhs hospitals in england have made more than £120 million last year, a new report has found. Nhs trusts have defended the charges, saying that the money goes back into patient care or maintaining car parks. Russian officials have admitted for the first time the existence of a doping operation. The Acting Director General of russias Anti Doping Agency told the New York Times there was institutional conspiracy but no state involvement. Somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way friends and family of Carrie Fisher pay tribute to the star wars actress, who died four days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. Now on bbc news, a series of stories about shakespeares impact across the globe. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. Theyre here, in chinese, russian,japanese, hindi, but the impact of shakespeares works around the world can be proven in more than just 1,000 translations. He was born right here, right inside this house in stratford upon avon. In the 1600s, thats about a 3 day horse ride from london and from this Quintessentially English scene, Hundreds Of Stories have unfolded that have resonated the world over for the past four centuries. Well tell five such Amazing Stories from influentialfigures in china, south africa, lebanon, india and the uk. But theres a difference. For the people youre about to hear from, sha kespeares influence is more than a touchstone for universal experiences. His stories relate to specific events in their everyday lives. In a moment well head to china, where we hear about the power of the once forbidden shakespeare. But first we go to south africa, where actor Doctorjohn Kani Talks about the danger of playing othello during apartheid. Arise, black vengeance, from thy hollow cell. Even today, othello still makes people uncomfortable. The story of The Black General turned murderer through jealousy tackles racism head on. I was fully aware of the risk of playing this part in apartheid south africa. But in 1987, when i was offered the role, i could not refuse. She loved me for the dangers i had passed. And i loved her that she did pity them. This only is the witchcraft i have used. It was an opportunity to bring the relationship between Black And White to the stage. I remember that when we walked out the audience shouted at us as we kissed on the stage. The struggle against apartheid was bitter and violent. Dozens lost their lives. During the rehearsals, there was a tense atmosphere. But othello at the Market Theatre opened to rave reviews. 119911, i was 51 years when i voted for the first time in my life. I still walk about with those 51 years of horror. Things have changed in south africa. Othello is a play which is woven into the struggle for equality in south africa. When we look at shakespeare he affirms in us the equality of all human beings. Black, white, male, female. I still walk about with those 51 years of horror. Let husbands know their wives have sense like them, they see and smell and have their palates both for sweet and sour, as husbands have. Over these 22 years of our democracy, i look back at where weve come from. Have we done enough to make a society which has space for othello and desdemona were they wont be persecuted . But words are words, i never yet did hear that the bruised heart was pierced through the ears. Despite wanting to be a nonracial society, i dont think were there yet. This is sometimes my fear in othello, that iago, the villain, his fate is unclear. Desdemona is murdered, othello kills himself but iago is arrested and taken away. That bothers me. That somehow shakespeare leaves racism alive. But i have hope. It was at a moment in 1987 i realised the power of the arts, the power of theatre as a force for change. Over the years, many celebrated actors have come here to stratford, shakespeares home, to perform his plays over the years, many celebrated actors have come here to stratford, shakespeares home, to perform his plays but it was while performing his greatest Tragedy Thousands of miles away that a bollywood actor came to identify with one of his most troubled characters. We know what we are but know not what we may be. As a divorced bollywood actress living in mumbai, lifes a balancing act. Between being famous and wanting a personal life, being seen as sexy while retaining my dignity. And india both applauds and castigates me. Near the beginning of William Shakespeares most famous tragedy, hamlet, we are introduced to ophelia. Shes an innocent, chaste girl, and potential spouse for the prince of denmark. Yet ophelia struggles with the conflict of being her brothers sweet sister, and hamlets breeder of sinners. This is the dilemma facing indias women. We are all modern ophelias. By some, we are expected to be traditional and pure. I shall obey, my lord. While by others, we are encouraged to be independent and sultry. Lady, shall i lie in your lap . No, my lord. Do you think i meant country matters . There is conflict and confusion in our minds. And these pressures can become unbearable. A social worker abused by men blames herself and takes her own life. Another is raped and killed on a delhi bus. She is questioned for what she is wearing, and shamed for being out late at night. For ophelia, it becomes quite impossible for her not to disappoint all the men in her life. It ends in her suicide. God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another. Music breathe me by sia. These women died because they were caught between desire and expectation. I do enjoy the dazzling glare of bollywood, but sometimes i dont know who im supposed to be. In hamlet, i cant ignore the agony of ophelia. Just as we cant ignore the tragedies unfolding around us every day. In indian society, there are limitations. But there is liberation too. Im hopeful for an ophelia who doesnt drown in the river, but swims strongly to the other side. Oh, woe is me to have seen what i have seen. See what i see. Sha kespeares plays may be written in words, but in a moment, well hear how it was the imagery and themes that chimed with a dance group during the lebanon civil war. Next, though, it is the qualities of his language that enable a deaf musician to hear. Chimes your tales, sir, would cure deafness. When it comes to the works of william shakespeare, ifind myself seeing his tales through sounds. Its a subject close to my heart, as i am a musician whojust happens to be profoundly deaf. When i read the tempest, the words positively shout sound to me. Shakespeare entices us into the play using sound to colour his characters. Waves crash the play is a vibrant mix of noises and sounds of the land and sea and wind and sun. To cry to the sea that roared to us, to sigh to the winds whose pity, sighing back again, did us but loving wrong. Lines like these take me back to my homeland in aberdeenshire, where a walk on the cliffs would force me to face the wind so that i could feel the sound on my cheeks. I have found a way to substitute my hearing loss. I immerse myself into the senses within my skin, bones and muscles. Im tempted to replicate Sound Colours from the play through my Percussion Instruments as i hear the words spoken by the characters. In the plotting between antonio and sebastian, i feel the breath of whispers in the night. Here lies your brother, no better than the earth he lies upon. There is drama in the tales of storms and drowning. I saw him beat the surges under him and ride upon their backs. He trod the water whose enmity he flung aside. Anxiety builds and pounds upon my chest cavity until ariel sings a warning. Shake off, slumber, and beware awake, awake. Perhaps the use of Sound Colours is what we most enjoy as the play unfolds. I wonder if shakespeare knew what i have discovered that the whole body can hear . Sometimes a Thousand Twangling Instruments will hum about my ears. Come now. What masks, what dances shall we have . Music Plays Caracalla is a family, a Dance Company that unites in a country that has seen too much conflict and pain. My father, who founded caracalla almost 15 years ago, always believed that shakespeare spent his so called missing years in the middle east. We really recognise his voice in lebanon. Hold six, seven, eight. In 1990, during the final months of the civil war, fighting forced the company from our homes. As a family, we retreated from beirut and travelled up into the chouf mountains. So it was here in the mountain palace of beit ed dine with explosions and gunfire just a short drive away that we devised our legendary Dance Production of shakespeares midsummer nights dream. Confined by war, the palace provided a haven for caracalla, while the barouk forest, a place of inspiration. Out of this wood, do not desire to go. Thou shalt remain here whether thou wilt or no. Here in the forest, we could forget about conflict. What better place to recreate our midsummer nights dream . To transport shakespeares tale of love and magic into dance, we found the thread of the story, inspired by these trees. Words became movements. In our production, barouk is our mystical forest, and the fairies are enchanted genies. Their mischief causes chaos. Lord, what fools these mortals be. In lebanon today, for meddling fairies we have political leaders. We are merely their playthings. When the Company Finally performed midsummer nights dream in the summer of 1990, it heralded a time of peace. Like the works of shakespeare, dance is a magical language. And its how we can change our reality. Are you sure that we are awake . It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream. Aaron i continue to marvel at the power of shakespeare 400 years after his death. As the films illustrate, it always appears possible to tie the issues of the modern world to his works, whether in tragedy or comedy, good times or bad. This is why the world continues to live shakespeare. And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees and books in running brooks. Sermons and stones and good in everything. I would not change it. To find out more about the essays featured in this series, go to the website follow the links to the Open University and the british council. Good morning. A cold and frosty foot start to the day and we have also got some patchy fog still. That will mostly lift into low cloud. A stubborn patch that hangs around may hold the temperature back. Parts of england, Northern Ireland and north east scotland. In the north west, some showers ahead of a band of rain which will show its hand much later. Through the evening under clearer skies the temperature will drop, we will have some frost and we will also see some fog re form. For scotland and Northern Ireland it will be breezy conditions with quite a bit of cloud at times. Still this rain not to far away from the outer hebrides. That rain advances a bit further south, still windy in the north west. Some sunshine across scotland at times. The fog slowly lifting into low cloud and some sticking around today. Parts of wales and england shouldst see some sunshine. Tim bridges between six and 11. Temperatures between six and 11. This is bbc news. The headlines public Health England warns of a middle age Health Crisis with 80 of those aged a0 to 60 overweight, drinking too much or not doing enough exercise. Campaigners for an early brexit write to Business Leaders across the eu to try to build support for a free trade deal. A search is under way for missing crew members of a fishing boat which capsized in the English Channel off the kent coast. New figures suggest nhs hospitals in england are making more money than ever from parking fees. Also in the next hour, russian officials admit, for the first time, to the existence of a widespread doping operation. 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