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what was left behind. the wind direction changed and it s pushed it this way, north. so the houses, where are the houses? just over there? the houses are sort of down here, through the trees, yeah. so when that happened, the decision was made to start evacuating some of them houses. not one house was damaged. david swallow s team managed to contain the blaze, helped by his expertise as the uk s leading wildfire tactical advisor. he had been monitoring temperatures and the wind for weeks. you know, 40 degree heat in the uk with humidity that s down to 20% they are mediterranean, western us seaboard type conditions that we ve never experienced before. losing a whole row of houses, it s not. it s not something that happens in the uk, but i think it s something that we re going to have to be better prepared for. head south, and these are the malvern hills a haven for plants and animals. this is the kind of landscape that needs protecting. but everything is really dry, a ....
pakistan. the country s prime minister has called on the central and provisional governments to work together in order to help people affected. at ten o clock, reeta chakrabarti will be back with the headlines. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford upon avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it s a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it s 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atk ....
spreading faster than before and celebrating the tough guy actor beloved for his roles on both sides of the law. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening in a summer of extreme temperatures, the worst wildfire of the year is choking the skies of northern california tonight smoke advisories posted in the bay area due to a rampaging wildfire more than 175 miles away near yosemite it s already sent thousands in the path of the fire to seek safer ground the oak fire broke out friday near the park and has destroyed several structures and breaking in texas tonight, grass fires have destroyed at least eight homes in balk springs and forced evacuations there. meantime, back in california crews doing all they can to slow that big blaze before it makes another dangerous run. drought conditions ensuring plentiful fuel for the fire. miguel almaguer is on the front lines for us tonight. reporter: this is what california s wildfire season looks and ....
ending federal protection for the procedure. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur, and this is the stage of the royal shakespeare theatre in stratford upon avon, birthplace of william shakespeare. 400 years and more after his death, his words and stories still resonate around the world, transcending languages and borders. well, my guest today is the just retired artistic director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it s a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it s 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the back of her beige mini and we had come down from preston, and i saw the show and i was just ....
director of the royal shakespeare company, greg doran. why do we continue to make much ado about william shakespeare? gregory doran, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. well, it s a real pleasure to be on your stage here at the royal shakespeare company. you first set foot on this stage 35 years ago. idid. in fact, this month, it s 50 years since i saw my first show at the rsc, which was eileen atkins in as you like it. and my mum had packed us all into the back of her beige mini and we had come down from preston, and i saw the show and i was just completely blown away. and apparently i said to my mum on the way back, that s what i want to do when i grow up. so i must have grown up. and you are one of those people who achieved your ambition, your dream, because for the last ten years, you ve been artistic director here. that s right. 35 years in total with the rsc, the royal shakespeare company. it s coming to an end. how big a wrench is it going to be? o ....