voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s 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, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whether for you there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder we founded the company together but then, i think the ot
streets of the french capital. the public consultation was called by the city s 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 children s have faced lengthy delays. we got to the queue at 230 this morning and we were about 33rd in the queue and we are now down to 31 and we reckon we have got another 12 hours left waiting. this group runway to luxembourg would have been queueing since yesterday. this group are en route to luxembourg and have been queueing since yesterday. i have got mostly elderly passengers on board that have paid good money for a holiday and basically i think some of them now want to go home. now the blame game has begun, the port of dover said very companies accepted e
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 today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s 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, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whetherfor you, there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder, we founded the company tog
in the states. did you ever meet him? i did, yes several times, actually and he was fabulous. he was very oracular. he would always make pronouncements, you know? he said, if, at first, you don t succeed, failure may be your style . that s very good! i thought that was pretty good, right? ijust wonder, you know, as we wrap up, what is next for you? you know, are there places, for example, you d still like to take drag race, or do you think there s a chance it could be reaching saturation point? no, because i think, erm. look, i think drag is perfect for television. it s about big impact on the small screen. and our good fortune, to some extent, has been the fact that drag just wasn t on tv before then. i believe drag queens are the future, in the sense that they re like pop stars in the 70s you know, i grew up watching top of the pops, and ifeel that today s drag queens are very much like the gods of glitter rock in the 70s. and i think there s,
and you learn that he moved to america. and ijust remember watching that and thinking, that s what i m going to do . not sure i m as flamboyant as quentin crisp, but. i mean, he was - quentin crisp was amazing and a genius but i just felt that i would be able to be myself in the states. did you ever meet him? i did, yes several times, actually and he was fabulous. he was very oracular. he would always make pronouncements, you know? he said, if, at first, you don t succeed, failure may be your style . that s very good! i thought that was pretty good, right? ijust wonder, you know, as we wrap up, what is next for you? you know, are there places, for example, you d still like to take drag race, or do you think there s a chance it could be reaching saturation point? no, because i think, erm. look, i think drag is perfect for television. it s about big impact