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drums. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures, and today, the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe the vikings. cheering. so, this is up helly aa. it s one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year, and this one, in lerwick, is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches through the streets, then set fire to a replica viking ship. the day begins with a march through the town, a march through the town, led by the jarl squad, a group of around 60 locals, kitted out in an elaborate viking garb. i mean, this is serious stuff. yeah. who makes these? almost all of it was done in shetland. there was a design committee. what kind of money are we talking for an individual kit? the viking heritage of shetland is something that most shetlanders are incredibly proud of. the vi ....
oscar pistorius, the former paralympic sprinterjailed for murdering his girlfriend, has been denied an early release from a prison in south africa. the parole board said he hadn t completed his minimum detention period. at 10pm, reeta chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the day s news. first, click. plenty on the menu this week. yeah, paul s with the robots that help blind people to pack and stack. and ai helps jamie oliver cook up some spanish. spanish dubbing. meanwhile, would you let lara cook you dinner? oh, the stench! that is absolutely overwhelming! it s leftovers again. i think i ll go for takeout. it seems that the whole world has been talking about artificial intelligence recently. it s chatgpt this and ai art that. you can have conversations with it, you can be creative with it and the recent release of gpt ll seems to be displaying levels of understanding of questions and images that are astounding the experts. this is the uk s national cent ....
Talking. My guests tonight both turned opportunities into tv empires starting with a socalled Ring Master Of Pop Culture, andy cohen. You dont want to miss his hot take on prince harry and why discussing the Real Housewives got him hot under the collar. What do you want to say to me about that, chris . Talk about defensive. I am defensive. And Barefoot Contessa herself. How she almost passed on the biggest break of her life. I said lose my number. I didnt think anybody would want to watch me on tv. I didnt know what they saw. We have two things in common. Do i get a hint . I find cooking really hard. I find it really stressful. Do you feel your life is in danger. The love of my mother brought me here. There is a long list of bad ones. Hes the creative mind behind some of the most viral moments in reality ....
more roads are being earmarked for restrictions around the country. if it s the road where you live, which side will you be on? justin rowlatt, bbc news, oxford. you can see more on that story on panorama road wars: neighbourhood traffic chaos which is on iplayer right now. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. thank you very much. the warmest day of the year so far for england, scotland and northern ireland, but a bit too much cloud in wales, 21, the warmest day of the year so far for the uk, that was in the highlands. over the next few days we have a chilly easterly breeze and the temperatures will come down although they will still be quite a lot of dry weather but for england and wales, weatherfronts moving of the new continent, it will introduce more cloud and rain, especially towards the end of the week. more substantial rain in england and wales as the weather fronts move in and a lot of isobars on the chart, as well. the easterly breeze will be ....
you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it s very, very tough living, and because of that, they ve had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. - the food of nuevo león is the food i grew up with. it s like every childhood memory is wrapped up in a flour tortilla for me. the chefs here are inventive and resourceful. - [speaking spanish] - transforming simple ingredients into mouthwatering classics. you guys need a tamale! and age-old recipes into culinary works of art. - one bite? look, go ahead and say adiós to vegetables for a while. [speaking spanish] this is the land of meat. this is definitely a mexican kitchen tool right here. mountains of meat. - but i m not complaining. i love meat. this is amazin ....