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voice-over: this is bbc news. well have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on todays media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton baileys behind rupaul�*s drag race, described by time magazine as "one of the most influential reality "tv shows of all time". the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years...

streets of the french capital. the public consultation was called by the citys mayor anne hidalgo after three people died and more than 400 were injured in accidents involving e—scooters last year. passengers arriving at dover for the easter getaway to france have faced lengthy waits despite extra ferries being laid on to clear a backlog. marc ashdown reports. inch by inch things are slowly moving but coach loads of childrens have faced lengthy delays. we got to the queue at 230 this...

oversees the agenda. uproar as russia takes over the presidency of the un security council. ukraine calls it a slap in the face. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: fenton bailey. 0n todays media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton baileys behind rupaul�*s drag race, described by time magazine as "one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time". the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spea...

the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants who travel to the uk on small boats, just days after announcing three former military sites will be used. coach travellers in dover face estimated waits of six to eight hours, despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to try and help clear the backlog as passengers travel abroad for the easter holidays. now its time for the arts interviews: fenton bailey. on todays media show, one of the pioneers of reali...

but not worried" about the case. the bbc has launched a new education programme for children in afghanistan who are banned from attending school. the show — in pashto and dari — will help teach young afghans english, maths and science. in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident, with up to 70 coaches delayed overnight as they tried to cross to france. port authorities cited french border controls and bad weather for the hold—ups. youre watching bbc news. now it...

A recent retro film night and discussion on 1970s childcare activism in London and NYC was both inspiring and frustrating. How much has really changed? Karen Hart reports

An exhibition revisiting a radically different, democratic approach to programming in the 1970s prompts Andrew Dolan to consider whether another BBC is still imaginable today

Because of that tape. all because it was caught on camera. it was on the news around the world. and when the police were acquitted, lajust exploded in riots and for, like, several days, it was like a huge reality show. it was like the world had gone sort of television. and you had the same thing with oj, when he fled down the freeway from — well, pursued by cameras and helicopters and everything. that was another kind of weirdly, mmm, life as a reality show, i suppose. and after rodney kings b...

But to be honest, it was — that idea came from the bbc, the bbc community programme unit. jeremy gibson and robin gutch was doing a series that was very successful in the uk called video diaries and people would be given a video camera and tell their story, and when the la riots happened, and because they had happened because of this tape, this rodney king tape, randy and i thought, "well, what if we did a kind of mass "video diary exercise, where we gave cameras "to lots of different people i...

But to be honest, it was, that idea came from the bbc. the bbc community programme unit. jeremy gibson was doing a series that was very successful in the uk called video diaries. and people would be given a video camera and tell their story. and when the la riots happened, and because they had happened because of this tape, this rodney king tape, randy and i thought, well, what if we did a kind of mass video diary exercise, where we gave cameras to lots of different people in la to tell their st...