the opportunity to showcase their work. we ll be covering different aspects of the festival, asking if co founder robert de niro s strident anti trump rhetoric interfered with tribeca s celebration of cinema. he wants to do everything possible to mess things up. we ll also be seeing how activist or political films were making an impact, and films from around the world, including the story of a young somali girl who became an olympic athlete. and we sit down with one of america s great independent film makers, richard linklater. it s not hard coming up with the films you want to make. it s hard to get them financed sometimes, but people are going to make films somehow, some way. since 2002, lower manhattan has hosted the tribeca festival. among those instrumental in bringing it into being was the legendary actor robert de niro and his producing partner, jane rosenthal. originally, it was more of a civic restoration project designed to bring life back to the devastated tribeca
capitals of religious tourism. and easter and passover make for its busiest weeks. and a particular hotspot is the church of the holy sepulchre, where some believejesus is buried. they called jerusalem the world s holiest city. it s also one of the most conflicted. politics aside, the fact is, jerusalem has monuments that are sacred to three of the world s biggest religions. like the western wall for those of the jewish faith. for muslims, there is the distinctive dome of the rock shrine. then deep in the heart of the old city, through the damascus gate, is christendom s most important church. tucked away on the edge of the muslim and christian quarters, right in the marketplace, is the church of the holy sepulchre. not easy to find. but it s somewhere around here. and look. tiny little sign. holy sepulchre. and i can hear something happening. now, what s unusual about this church is that it s actually shared by six different christian denominations. to be precise, roman cath
restaurants and media offices. even as it s changed, soho has had a colourful character. and now it s inspired a show in london s west end as wendy hurrell reports. soho, the new circus show inspired by. well, it is probably obvious from the name. out on stage, london young performers trying something new. i always thought i was quite fit as a dancer and i have been doing it for a long time and thought it should be fine but their art muscles i did not even know existed in my body crying every day. she just graduated from the national centre. we are strangers and we are good at what we do. does he speak for your? i perfectly normal. it is where everyone goes if they didn t fit in. the colourful life of this compact part of london has been recreated for the stage. they usually work with megastars of the rock and pop well, the rolling stones have been clients since the 80s. madonna, the rolling stones. they designed the arena productions for world famous they designed the arena
food and creative industries. colin paterson has been to meet some bakers in burnley. two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and go. every day 85,000 muffins and cakes are made at the cherrytree bakery. that requires a lot of repetitive movement. the latest creation to emerge from the factory floor, it s chorley cake meets swan lake. the workers‘ actions turned into dance. the idea of making bakers in burnley balletic came from choreographer ruth jones. these machines now make the workers work really fast, so when they do many mini muffin day, they re squeezed up like this and they re working really, really fast, whereas in the olden days they could move a bit slower and they have more space. and this is incorporated into the piece? it s all incorporated into the piece we wanted to be inspired by all the activity that goes on on this factory floor. the movement is unique. and it was a very collaborative process. i showed her how to decorate brownies, we take a piping bag
the british navy are visited by the polish president. the polish warship responsible for protecting the isle of wight in the second world war and how it s still being remembered today. in sport, swansea s premier league future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. and louise has the weather. it is another quiet day of the weather. mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of sunshine and the warmth. more details from me later on. good morning. first, our main story. with just over a month to go until the general election, the political parties are making key pledges today. labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. the conservatives are planning to reform mental health services, while the liberal democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur political correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. ellie, the parties are making big promises today? good morning. they are certainly putti