so this pub, the eagle, in balsall heath, that was the offices of vindaloo records. it was, yeah. so you had an office above it or in the back? no, it wasjust the back bar was where. you mean, you were in there a lot? in director michael cummings affectionate and insightful documentary king rocker, comedian and friend stewart lee draws a parallel between lloyd and nicholas monro s giant statue of king kong, both of which were rejected and then later reclaimed by the city of birmingham and the wider world. i thought, right, i ll make a song out of that, which i did. capturing lloyd in his natural surroundings be it a pub, a curry house, ora gig, king rocker does a brilliant job of exploring what makes lloyd so special and why his music is beloved by die hard fans while still remaining unknown to so many. but i begin to worry that what if i peg it and they still don t buy the record! now, i have said many times that the true test of a documentary is whether it engages yo
he won the nation s hearts with the simplest of ideas, to walk 100 laps of his garden for his 100th birthday. it triggered a remarkable fundraising campaign for nhs charities, but it also united the country. captain sir tom was a humble yorkshireman, a second world war veteran, but more than anything, a family man. as his daughters hannah and lucy said, the last year of our father s life was nothing short of remarkable. he was rejuvenated and he experienced things he only ever dreamed of. i was fortunate enough to be a small part of that amazing year and in this special programme, captain sir tom, we salute you. in less than four weeks, captain sir tom moore raised more than £32 million for nhs charities, found himself number one in the charts on his 100th birthday and received tens of thousands of birthday cards. captain tom, we meet at last. where did you come from? i ve been lurking down the bottom of your garden. have you? how are you, sir? fine, thank you. how about you
an announcement today. us secretary of state antony blinken arrives in ukraine for urgent talks, after warnings that russia could carry out an attack at any point . the united nations says it s intensifying its response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami in tonga. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the cost of goods and services in the uk is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years. the december figure for inflation showed that prices have gone up by 5.4% compared to the year before. energy costs and the price of food and drink drove the rise, which was higher than economists had been forecasting. in america, the scourge of rising prices now ranks among us business leaders top concerns, according to a survey out today. our business presenter ben boulos has been gauging reaction in skipton in the north of england. good morning, yes, here at skipton market, traders and customers are already grappling with that rise in average prices. dom runs
hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka witfield. a major hurricane is barreling toward the southwestern u.s. hurricane hilary has weakened to a category 3 as it hammers mexico with strong winds and high waves. forecasters warn it could dump more than a year s worth of rain across california, nevada and arizona in a short amount of time. the threat is so severe in the golden state that a tropical storm warning has been issued for the first time ever there. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is tracking the conditions. a year s worth of rain in a short amount of time, how are they going to handle that? that is the big concern, because especially in the desert areas that ground is not able to absorb it very quickly, so a lot of it becomes runoff, leading to localized flash flooding. sustained winds 125 miles per hour gusting up to 155. we ve seen that forward movement pick up. it s starting to speed up. that s important for the timing of a lot of the