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back — and this year especially is a really special year. not only is the queen celebrating 70 years on the throne, but the bbc is celebrating 100 years on air. and so, we thought wed put on a show... spencer kelly! ..to talk about some of the technologies the beeb has been instrumental in developing. we talked sound and vision with our brilliant panel. and kind of place sounds around this microphone... in 1922, the ideas that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entert...

and kind of place sounds around this microphone... in 1922, the idea is that the bbc had to make programming that would inform, entertain and educate the world. and because it was a public broadcaster, it kind of had quite a lot of freedom to decide what programming could be developed but also, it meant that they developed their own technologies to be able to make such a wide range of programmes for the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do yo...

football fan should be put in that situation, and it must not happen again�*. french president emmanuel macron says ticket holders should be reimbursed. now on bbc news, its time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. well look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one becaus...

of celebrations to mark the platinum jubilee. in about ten minutes�* time, well have this weeks edition of newswatch, but first, its time for unspun world. apologies, it is click. this book was... writing this magic faraway tree book... we are back and its brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. its all the same to me. ijust like writing — cant stop. ...

they will be celebrating her majestys influence on the sport of horse racing. also on the programme: the front line in russias war in ukraine. we have a special report from donbas. and while much of scotland and northern ireland stay dry and sunny through the rest of this platinum jubilee we for parts of england and wales there is an increasing chance of thunderstorms and heavy rain. ill have all the details here on breakfast. it is saturday 4june and theres still a whole weekend ofjub...

and the highs in temperatures in western scotland. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... platinum jubilee celebrations enter their third day and its party time at the palace. its derby day at the races but the queen wont be there. her daughter, the princess royal, will represent the monarch instead. and the buntings still out up and down the country — we take a look at the street parties celebrating her majestys 70 years on the throne. in other news, travel di...

the biggest audiences. and, of course, way before television came radio, and what do you need to broadcast a voice to the nation? one of these. and one of the most iconic mics ever is the bbc—marconi type a. and trust me when i say its iconic, i mean it is an icon — literally. one of our panellists, joe leates, really likes this microphone — i mean, really likes this microphone — and he spent the last few months uncovering its story, and here it is. not many are around these da...

of england as we go through the night. elsewhere, a quieter night, a drier night and across the north—west of the uk we will see the best of the sunshine during tomorrow and especially a nice—looking day for parts of western scotland. clear some eastern coast. showers and thunderstorms in the south drifting north and will tend to to weaken, temperatures highest in western scotland, to 22 degrees. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... buckingham palace says the queen wont be atte...

showed up to navarros home and served him with a subpoena specifically asking him to provide to a grand jury documents related to his refusal to comply with the house select committee. including any communications that he had had with former president trump or his lawyers. peter navarro has been public about his efforts to undermine the outcome of the 20 20 election. he was subpoenaed by the committee last february and refused to comply with that, citing executive privilege. the commit...

us. do something. just do something. for gods sake, do something. after columbine, after sandy hook, after charleston, after orlando, after las vegas, after parkland, nothing has been done. this time, that cannot be true. this time we must actually do something. they issue we face is one of conscience and common sense. the second amendment, like all other rights, is not absolute. it was justice scalia who wrote, and i quote, like most rights, the right of the second amendment -- the ri...