more sunshine around today, especially for eastern areas. before full weekend forecast is coming up here and breakfast. it s friday 2nd june. our main story. the former this morning presenter phillip schofield says he has lost everything , after admitting to lying about an affair with a young colleague. in his first interview since resigning from itv, mr schofield says he desperately regrets the relationship, but insists it was consensual and he strenuously denies claims that he groomed the man. he s been speaking to our media editor amol rajan. come on in. good to see you. thank you. phillip schofield granted this interview because he wanted to say sorry, he wanted to show contrition, and he wanted to correct some of what he sees as the false narratives in the public domain over the past week. are you feeling 0k to do this? you re feeling strong enough to do this interview? yeah, i have to. schofield described the enormous toll that recent days have taken on him. and it is
That he said he had another two and the bbc one is part of it. what did you think? well, it s quite surreal, because when i was a child i remember it on telly, seeing the bbc idents and stuff. to have it there in your garage is quite surreal. and for the last four months these bristol brothers have been restoring it. hundreds of stitches around the mouth, cleaning and painting. red tends to fade a bit, more than any other colour. if you were to put this bottom half of the envelope through a grab test, which is an mot pretty much for balloons, i reckon it would pass easy. 26 years ago were all these clouds hand painted? yes. they would have had staff. i don t have many they d use, but they would have hand painted every single cloud in this envelope. nowadays they use digital printing. so painting is long gone now. and as the paint dries, the globe is ready for inflation.
Including the scottish highlands, snowdonia, and grey abbey in northern ireland. in 2000, the bbc wanted the balloon to become more inclusive. so it was filmed with skateboarders, a carnival, and even a bungeejumper. but eventually, in 2002, it was time for it to retire. it has had 100 hours of flying time. and breakfast s very ownjon kay was on the last flight with its pilot james mossman. being on bbc one wasjust, something that had never been done before. and 21 years ago, it was put into a big bag, which was put into storage and completely forgotten about. until now. a friend of ours in north bristol said he had a shape for us, for our collection, to look after. and when we went to collect
One? we said, of course we can. here we are- the one? we said, of course we can. here we are. the colours one? we said, of course we can. here we are. the colours were one? we said, of course we can. haze: we are. the colours were meant to be green and blue? green and blue? yes, the concept oritinall green and blue? yes, the concept originally was green and blue? yes, the concept originally was it green and blue? yes, the concept originally was it was green and blue? yes, the concept originally was it was the green and blue? yes, the concept originally was it was the bbc - green and blue? yes, the concept| originally was it was the bbc world globe originally was it was the bbc world globe. when we saw some of the test images. globe. when we saw some of the test images. the globe. when we saw some of the test images, the balloon did not stand out because it is blue and green against out because it is blue and green against mostly blue and green backgrounds. the ag
Help and support on the bbc action line website, just search bbc.co.uk/actionline. still to come on breakfast. after weeks of intense culinary challenges, the masterchef finalists went head to head in a cook off last night, serving the best three course meal of their lives but who claimed the prestigious title? we ll speak to the winner just before nine. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london with me, alison earle. if you re travelling by train it s likely to be a difficult few days, as rail workers are on strike for the second time this week. members of the rmt are walking out today in their dispute