Three centuries until they were swallowed up by the roman empire. Now all that s left are the enigmatic remains of their great desert cities of petra and hegra, in modern day jordan and saudi arabia. And this is where i have come to explore, to find out how they survived and thrived here, who they were, and even what they looked like. I want to search for clues about their world. I ll investigate their ancient sites, delving deep into their secret tombs and sanctuaries. Oh, my goodness! indiana jones, eat your heart out. Wait till you see this. I m tracking down the leading experts doing new research who will help me build up a picture of the nabataeans. They did not use slave. It s a respectful job. The secret nabataeans possessed is the knowledge of the great deserts around them. And i m going to meet the people who are living here now to try and understand what life was like then in this remarkable landscape. This is what enabled the nabataeans to trade and they re beautiful. Join
This is banksy: the mystery. A quiet monday morning in london in the summer of 2024, and there it appeared a stencilled mountain goat precariously perched on a ledge in richmond, west london. In quick succession, more artworks appeared. Monkeys hanging from a railway bridge. Two elephants lovingly reaching for each other s long trunks from opposite windows. Again, banksy had managed to get all of us talking and wondering what this new animal trail across london was all about. What s the message behind these new pieces? i own the canvas of this. This isjust a poster from when it was in the museum, in moco in amsterdam. Well, john brandler knows a thing or two about banksy. Oh, i think the animal trail is very clever. The police booth in london looking like a fish tank phenomenal, brilliant. What s scary about that is this is part of what is supposed to be the ring of steel protecting the city of london, and somebody can go into it and paint in it? brandler s collection of banksy art
Across london, to dismaland, we explore the art, the man and the tactics. He is the picasso of the 21st century. He s prolific, he s profound. This is banksy: the mystery. A quiet monday morning in london in the summer of 2024, and there it appeared a stencilled mountain goat precariously perched on a ledge in richmond, west london. In quick succession, more artworks appeared. Monkeys hanging from a railway bridge. Two elephants lovingly reaching for each other s long trunks from opposite windows. Again, banksy had managed to get all of us talking and wondering what this new animal trail across london was all about. What s the message behind these new pieces? i own the canvas of this. This isjust a poster from when it was in the museum, in moco in amsterdam. Well, john brandler knows a thing or two about banksy. Oh, i think the animal trail is very clever. The police booth in london looking like a fish tank phenomenal, brilliant. What s scary about that is this is part of what is s
Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe
Voiceover this is bbc news. We will have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. As an art critic and ajournalist, ifeel like a very lucky man indeed, because i get to spend tonnes of time inside museums, places ive loved ever since i was a boy. And during my working life, ive witnessed something astonishing how radically theyve changed. The days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects are long gone. Theyre becoming much more dynamic and inclusive places less solemn, less elitist, and less west centric too. Museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and thats what i want to explore. This is amazing. So this is his studio. I can walk around, can i . He was painting the orient within the orient. When you see my work, you can easily link the concepts, lets say, or the technique, anything from them, as inspiring. I think thats rather wonderful. Im in istanbul, that great, entrancing, ancient megalopolis, once the cap