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cenotaph. army personnel and members of the publicjoined the rest of the uk in a two minute silence at 11am. good afternoon. now, the travel show. coming up on this week s show. the atmosphere is brilliant. you ve got the singing, lots of shouting. that s so good. that s so tasty. some people want train sets, i wanted a castle. scotland is a perennialfavourite when it comes to travel. from its rugged and dramatic highlands to its vibrant cities and festivals. considering its relatively small size, scotland really does punch above its weight when it comes to tourism. and this week we re looking back at some of our favourite travel show adventures there, kicking off with the time i headed to shetland to experience something that s firmly based in the islands viking past, although a big change is under way. 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 ....
and today the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long dormant foe. men shout the vikings. cheering and shouting so this is up helly aa. it s one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year. 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 led by the jarl squad, a group of around 60 locals kitted out in elaborate viking garb. i mean, this is serious stuff. this is. yeah, yeah. so who makes these? almost all of it was done in shetland. there was a design committee in the squad. what kind of money are we talking for an individual kit? between £2,000 and £3,000. wow. so you need to be really serious about this. this is something you really commit to. yeah. the viking heritage - of shetland is something that most shetlandersl are incredibly ....
there is rain in the forecast for there is rain in the forecast for the weekend. i ll tell you more a little later. good morning. it s saturday 11th november. our main story the metropolitan police is preparing for a huge armistice day security operation, ahead of a pro palestinian march. scotland yard has imposed an exclusion zone around the cenotaph, and it s also bracing for potential counter demonstrations from far right groups. our legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani has this report. barriers in place, nobody taking chances. in the last 2a hours, the metropolitan police has prepared for what is expected to be one of the biggest matches of the last 20 years. preparations amid predictions from the prime minister and home secretary of disrespect to armistice day, and fears of damage to the cenotaph. and this is part of the response. a guard at the memorial along with powers to arrest any pro palestinian demonstrator who approaches it today. saturday s march is th ....
this is albert keogh we are looking at, 98. he is a royal navy veteran. do i hear applause? applause look at his face as who takes it all in. he hails from scotland and the smile on his face, because the thing is, he survived, james. he understands what the loss is because he had a life. ~ . , , , life. what must they be feeling, thou~h? life. what must they be feeling, though? the life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, - life. what must they be feeling, though? the fact that they, for| life. what must they be feeling, - though? the fact that they, for some reason, they have cheated, they cheated death in 1944 and had cheated death in 1944 and had cheated it ever since and here they still are. cheated it ever since and here they stillare. how cheated it ever since and here they still are. how wonderful cheated it ever since and here they s ....
dressed, but underneath the mac he will be wearing his royal marines tie and he will be wearing his medals. he is not being soaked like everybody else! rot oil-for-food in general, he is somebody very important to the military. you can see the conversations. they are chatting to him. he is an important man in their man lives. well, he is the top man as cap taun general and the top man as cap taun general and the royal family is intrinsically linked to the link and her majesty is the commander in chief so it has to be run like a military operation and that s why the duke and the queen are very rarely late. do you think he will miss all this? the rain? the rain. i guess you would say it s a funny old job for the last # 70 years. he has been known for making off colour remarks. he would say it is breaking the ice that s a tabloid or newspaper story. most are taken out of context. yes, he makes remarks to break the ice and the reporters half report it. i have done that fair ....