of his remarkable tenure as music director of the royal opera house in london, one of the top jobs in opera. as a celebrated conductor, he wins praise and plaudits for his style and brilliance. he wants to smell every little new idea that comes up, every glimpse. tony is the music. he unites everyone. he cares about securing the future of opera and helps to train the big names of tomorrow. maestro pappano has been a great| help into nurturing talent of people like me who are young artists. he s very encouraging. i go behind the scenes at the royal opera house to see tony in action and ask if opera is losing its relevance for new audiences and whether he thinks it s making itself fit for the future. i think every major opera house wants to entice younger audiences. it must do everything and be open to the interests of many different people. let me take you to the opera! sir antonio pappano, or tony, as he prefers to be known, has the signature flair of his italian roots, combi
we will look at the cutting edge cancer treatments that are foxing the physicists. i find it fascinating because it does not talk to my physics brain. so, i am curious to see whether it will bring something or not. how does science become fiction? we will meet an author looking for disaster. we want conflict. we want to see things falling apart. that is where the interesting thing is for a fiction writer. and then there is a scientist with an experiment that could change our understanding of everything. that is a completely unanticipated result new physics and probably a nobel prize for somebody who happens to be involved. cern is one of the most famous centres for science in the world. on the border of switzerland and france, this place has been expanding our horizons for decades. its high energy physics research has helped reveal the secrets of our existence. and i have been allowed in it to meet some of those at the cutting edge. 2500 people work here. 12,000 more pour o
supporters to donate blood. the tribal area of bajaur is near pakistan s border with afghanistan. it s not immediately clear what caused the explosion though police suspect it was a suicide bomber. no organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s biggest religious parties. hundreds crowded in, covered from the afternoon sun by a marquee, waving flags and chanting. then the speaker was interrupted by the explosion. some people were stretchered out, soaked in blood. others were simply carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said they have struggled to identify all of the dead. among those named as a local political lead
the details havejust emerged. do you know any more? yes the details have just emerged. do you know any more? the details have just emerged. do you know any more? yes this is an islamist party you know any more? yes this is an islamist party for you know any more? yes this is an islamist party for workers - islamist party for workers convention in the tribal district of bijou were in north west pakistan when this incident happened. according to the local authorities, there was a huge explosion, even though they were not able to confirm what caused it. and dozens of people have been injured. we are getting different reports of up to 50 people being injured in this blast. there is footage on social media that shows badly injured people being taken to various hospitals. they are being kept in hallways, because the local health facilities have been overwhelmed by the number of casualties arriving every minute to various hospitals. the authorities in the district have now decla
anbarasan ethirajan. any more clues as to the cause of this explosion? fix, any more clues as to the cause of this explosion? this explosion? a short while ago the olice this explosion? a short while ago the police were this explosion? a short while ago the police were saying this explosion? a short while ago the police were saying that - this explosion? a short while ago the police were saying that they i the police were saying that they have found evidence suggesting that it could be a suicide blast, where hundreds of workers of the islamist party were holding a workers convention. this is a faction of another party and that was the time when this big explosion happened in the tribal district of mercia in north west pakistan. as we saw in the pictures are there, the ambulances have been constantly ferrying injured people to various hospitals in the area, and it is a very small town, so the health clinics that were not able to cope with the number of arrivals. people a