Welcome to political thinking. While i have a conversation in the interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guest this week has a pretty daunting task. They have to persuade britain to persuade you that labour can be trusted with your money. Rachel reeves, who was made Shadow Chancellor in may, is used to thinking a few moves ahead. She used to be under 14 uk chess champion. Maybe she has a winning gambit. Rachel reeves, welcome to political thinking. You once said that chess was the perfect preparation for politics. Really . Its about getting you to look ahead and think strategically, not just tactically and what your opponents next move will be. Its not poker a Gambit Giving something up . Sacraficing the little people. I didnt play the Queens Gambit. I was more Sicilian Defence. Im a very basic player. Its the defence you do if youre playing black and the white player moves their kings pawn forward two spaces, and the other player mo
Welcome to political thinking. Where i have a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guest this week has a pretty daunting task. They have to persuade britain to persuade you that labour can be trusted with your money. Then again, rachel reeves, who was made Shadow Chancellor in may, is used to thinking a few moves ahead. She used to be under 14s uk chess champion. Maybe she has a winning gambit. Rachel reeves, welcome to political thinking. You once said that chess was the perfect preparation for politics. Really . Its about getting you to look ahead and think strategically, notjust tactically, and what your opponents next move will be, notjust your own. Its not poker a gambit, giving something up . Sacraficing the little people. I didnt play the Queens Gambit. Im a very basic player. What is the Sicilian Defence . Its the defence you do if youre playing black and the white player moves their kings p
Lets get the weather with susan powell. The weather has been warmer than average. The weather is set to fall back and wet weather comes in behind this Weather Front. This Weather Front is the boundary between the warm air we have been sitting on of lead, which has been feeding from the south and the continent and cooler air that will come in from the atlantic. Some of this rain is very heavy over the western side of the uk overnight. Out of the way by lunchtime, the majority of us back into the sunshine but the Westerly Breeze will keep slamming showers into western coast in particular. Temperatures across northern scotland, 10 down on the figures we saw on sunday. Looking on into the week, plenty showers to come, the theme is cooler and perhaps wednesday is the driest of our week ahead. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Many forecourts no longer have fuel. The murder of the london schoolteacher, Police Arrested a 36 year old man on suspicion of murder. A good day for sir Keir St
My passion with you. So im on a mission to find out how opera is trying to attract new audiences and reinvent itself. This time i meet sir Antonio Pappano in the run up to the end 0lmert he is taking us Behind The Scenes Notjust he is taking us behind the scenes not just at londons he is taking us Behind The Scenes Notjust at londons old Royal Opera House, but right back to where it all started back. Let me take you to the opera. Just outside cardiff, really looking forward to it. Can i come along and listen to you do that . Of course you could, yeah oh, thank you he speaks welsh. What does that mean . See you in wales. 0k, great, see you in wales. He sings. Bryn s musical education at the Guildhall School of music brought him to london for the first time. He won a coveted place there in 1984 and in his last year he was awarded the schools top music prize, the gold medal. Hello, bryn, i made it to wales croeso i gymru come on, say it, we are in the middle of recording croeso i gymru he
The top of his game. What sir bryn terfel s long and stellar career tells us about how to make opera fit for the future. Let me take you to the opera. He sings in italian. Sir bryn terfel has all the Magic Ingredients it takes to become a world class opera star incredible stage presence, amazing acting range from dramatic to comic, and of course, a rich Bass Baritone voice that enthrals audiences wherever he performs. Im invited backstage ahead of bryns performance in the barber of seville, a comic masterpiece by the 19th century italian composer, rossini. Before getting into costume, bryn warms up his voice. He sings in italian. Hello, it is your make up call. Here now . Yes as if im not already fat enough, ey he plays don basilio, a music teacher whose sole interest is in lining his own pockets. Hello, sir bryn terfel are you here for a singing lesson . I wish you know, i admire people like you who can sing but ijust cant sing myself. I can sing but i cant teach singing so im glad yo