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Very exciting to be here. But im trying to understand what has happened to this land of yours, because when you arrived here, this was an intensively farmed land, wasnt it . It was. My husband, charlie, inherited it from his grandparents when he was in his early 20s, and this was back in the 1980s. And every inch of the land was ploughed, it was producing arable crops and dairy. And we fully expected to be farmers for the rest of our lives. Mm. 17 years on, we were £1. 5 million in debt, tearin...

get to spend time in museums. during my working life and i have witnessed something astonishing, how radically they have changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, they are long gone. they are becoming much more dynamic and inclusive, less solemn, less elitist, museums, i believe, are having a moment and thats what i want to explore. it is art of thats what i want to explore. it is part of the — thats what i want to explore. it is part of the st...

about in a boat on this exact spot in the arabian gulf half a century ago, what would you have seen? not the futuristic cityscape before me today, thats for sure — because in recent decades, doha has witnessed unbelievably rapid change. i cant help thinking that the same is true of art history. this excitingly dynamic discipline thats always evolving. thats certainly the case with our ever expanding understanding of islamic art — the speciality of an extraordinary and recently reva...

shouting. saturday night in the port city of marseille, as frances summer of strife continues. police and protesters clashed, officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. unrest in france over the police killing of a 17—year—old continues. sirens wail. in paris, a beefed up security presence. they had been called on social media for protesters together in the city centre, but it seems they had been outnumbered by the police. it is lights out here in the french capital. the mood ...

for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia... ..ruled first by the tsarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep. in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being remo...

..ruled first by the tsarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep. in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine, the government has steered a course very firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have been travel bans for russian tourists and something even more dramatic. historic russian and soviet monuments are being removed from public view, and notjust here. the other baltic ...

you with 10 seconds of skateboarding history. this is aussie skateboarder arisa trew becoming the first female to land a 720 in a competition. thats two full rotations in the air. and shesjust 13. youre all caught up now. see you. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. this week on the show... pulling down the past. i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime, but they shou...

bog. for300 up to our knees in an estonian bog. for 300 years on and off estonia was a part of russia ruled first by the royal family and the soviet union. links are deep and around one third of the people here have russian as their first language. the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since their first language. but since theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine at the government has steered a course firmly away from its powerful neighbour. there have ...

ah, well, its actually still, for me, very exciting to be here. but im trying to understand what has happened to this land of yours, because when you arrived here, this was an intensively farmed land, wasnt it? it was. my husband, charlie, inherited it from his grandparents when he was in his early 20s, and this was back in the 1980s. and every inch of the land was ploughed, it was producing arable crops and dairy. and we fully expected to be farmers for the rest of our lives. mm. 17 y...

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