seen her excel on stage and screen from comedies to musicals. increasingly, she s written and created her own shows. is that the pathway to empowerment in an industry where actors can be just another commodity? jane horrocks, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it is great to have you in the studio. you have been in this acting business for almost four decades. i wonder when you think about your own career, do you feel that you very consciously shaped it or is it more a question of serendipity and stuff thatjust happened? i think there is a lot of both actually, yes. i think i did engineer quite a lot of it in that my choices were very specific but certain things happened at a certain time that kind of formed it as well. and when you think about the big choices, the key choices, that you made that were instrumental in shaping your career, what would you point to? i think probably the biggest choice that i made was leaving the rsc. the royal shakespeare company? yes, whi
who were convicted in connection with the recent wave of mass anti government demonstrations. the executions have been condemned internationally. now on bbc news, it s the travel show. this week on the show we re saving seals in vancouver. aw, there she is! oh, my gosh they re so adorable! hey, buddy! ..saving money in warsaw. ..and heading to what might not be the cheapest but is certainly the rudest restaurant in sydney. messy! i don t want your leftovers! this week, i m on canada s pacific coast, where vancouver lies in the shadow of a mountain range that is the only barrier between the city and one of the world s most vast wildernesses. surrounded by water, every year, thousands of people travel here to marvel at the whales as they dance along the coastline, returning after a long winter away. british columbia is the most biodiverse territory in all of canada. it s got seals, it s got sea lions and hundreds of other species living in these very waters. but it s also h
suella braverman, is under pressure after claims she asked civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine. saudi arabia is set to make history as the country sends its first ever female astronaut to the international space station. president zelensky has thanked g7 leaders for their enduring support of ukraine. speaking at the end of a summit injapan, mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russian president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. mr zelensky paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing and needed no reminder from the sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. together
restored at stormont. hello, i m lucy gray. president zelensky is returning home from the g7 summit injapan, having secured a pledge of unwavering support as well as more military equipment from ukraine s allies. speaking at the end of the meeting mr zelensky said that russia s defeat would result in lasting world peace. he also insisted russia does not occupy the embattled city of bakhmut. it comes after conflicting reports of who is now in control of the eastern city. russia s president putin has congratulated the wagner mercenary group for capturing the city. our asia pacific correspondent, laura bicker, sent this report from hiroshima. this president knows the cost of war. mr zelensky paid tribute to the victims of the hiroshima bombing and needed no reminder from the sombre city of what can happen when a bitter conflict leads to the use of a nuclear weapon. together with the entire g7, we have ukraine s back, and i promise we re not going anywhere. his meetings with th
there they are. this former senior us trade official who now helps build bridges between private companies and opportunities across africa. also, the african union s trade commissioner, who tells me what his continent really wants from the rest of the world as it looks to advance its own prosperity. also on the show, keeping safe online the war in ukraine means companies are more worried than ever about cyber attacks, so i m going to be speaking to the big boss of one of the world s leading cyber security firms who keeps many of the world s biggest businesses out of trouble. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, africa is seen by many as the most exciting continent on the planet 5a countries full of young, energetic people and rich rich in both potential and natural resources. but it is still home to some of the poorest countries in the world and western leaders, they re competing with china fo