Judi dench, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you, john. You were born in 193a and grew up in york. Set the scene for us. What was family life like . My father was a doctor. And i had two brothers, older than me. And of course, at that time, no television, nothing like that. So we all had bikes and we made our own entertainment. My second brother, jeff, only ever wanted to be an actor. My oldest brother wanted to be a doctor, like dad, and i wanted to be a designer, scenic designer. Thats what i set out to be. From a young age . From quite a young age, because we were taken to the theatre a lot, you know, we were taken to. I remember once going to see a cuckoo in the nest, and i laughed so. This couple was in bed and suddenly a chest at the end of the bed opened and a man stood up in vest and pants. And i was sick. I laughed so much, i was sick. My mother had to take me home. But the wonderful thing is that i was taken back a couple of nights later to see what happened. They laugh m
Named after vakhtangov, Yuri Yakovlev passed away 10 years ago. Its a pity, of course, that everything that was done has sunk into eternity, and in general, there will be practically nothing left except pitiful photographs and some films, which will also disappear later, of course, all this will go away. Thats it, theres nothing you can do about it. And if we talk about real things . Only the dresses remain. Only children and grandchildren remain. Yuri vasilyevich yakovlev left three direct heirs from three marriages, daughter Alena Yakovleva , peoples artist of russia, she works in at the satire theater, son alexey was once a tv presenter artist of the ermolova theater. And today Anton Yakovlev , a famous theater director with hit projects, is also engaged in business. On the stages of the countrys leading theaters, when after the closure of the gogol center the work of the moscow drama theater named after gogol was restored , the youngest son of yuri vasilyevich yakovlev, anton, was
Our Second Special report on the plight of Rohingya Refugees fleeing violence in myanmar now in camps in bangladesh. I think she wants to be that side of the camera. Tributes to sir peter hall, one of the giants of british theatre, whos died at the age of 86. And the experts wonder whether apples new iphone design can replicate the huge success of the past. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news a tough night for celtic, as they faced paris Saint Germains formidable forward line on the Opening Night of the Champions League group phase. Good evening. The cap on Public Sector pay rises will be lifted, but the only groups to benefit, at this stage, will be police and prison officers in england and wales. Some Union Leaders have responded angrily by demanding a pay rise for all Public Sector workers whove been affected by a combination of pay freezes and pay caps for the past seven years. Prison officers in england and wales have been awarded a rise of 1. 7 . While police pay will go up by
And the clean up efforts after Hurricane Irma have just begun. In the caribbean, which was hit last week, some areas still need food and basic supplies. In the British Virgin islands, there has been criticism over the uk governments slow response but 1,000 british troops are now there helping with the relief effort. 0ur correspondent laura bicker has been to the Remote Island ofjost van dyke in the British Virgin islands and sent this report. The idyllic shores and secluded bays ofjost van dyke were no match for Hurricane Irmas wrath. She tore through the island, stripping away years of hard work in just a few hours. This would normally be a place to escape to. Some may now describe it as a place to escape from. But not those who live here. This was the bar here. This man has lost everything he built. His bar, his restaurant, and his home. And yet, he is determined to start again. First have to get it cleaned up. First have to clean it up. Take out all this stuff. A lot of work. Do you
The worst affected areas are in the caribbean where 17,000 people desperately need shelter, with some still short of food and drinking water. Its believed that 37 people were killed on the islands. Nick bryant reports from one of those territories, the turks and caicos. This church was supposed to protect people from irma, a sanctuary from the storm. Butjust hours before the hurricane hit, the plan changed. People went elsewhere, and just as well. Like many buildings here, it was destroyed. In the turks and caicos islands, low lying coastal communities were worst hit, beach side homes now unlivable. Basically, my family, we lost everything, everything. Its going to take some time to get back on our feet again, but, through the strength from god, we will. Long bay beach is routinelyjudged to be one of the most beautiful in the world, a bucket list location, but this is what a category five hurricane can do to a five star hotel. Whats striking here is the determination to rebuild notjust