nuclear plant in ukraine. the area s currently under russia s control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site. now on bbc news: talking movies godfather special. a warning this programme contains violent images from the film. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47 day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched a portrait of an italian american crime family in new york in the 1940s and 50s. it was, for a time, the highest grossing film ever made, a blockbuster that was also a work of great art. it was the godfather. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. hello from new york, i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies godfather anniversary special. half a century on, we
hello. last week s prolonged and intense last week s prolonged and intense heatwave is drawing to a close intense heatwave is drawing to a close. starting to push down from a close. starting to push down from the a close. starting to push down from the north and west and seeing from the north and west and seeing more and re showers and storms seeing more and re showers and storms develop across england and wales. storms develop across england and wales- and wales. tuesday will see showers and and wales. tuesday will see showers and thunderstorms | showers and thunderstorms developing widely. producing a lot of rainfall in the short space of time so we could see some localised flooding problems. scotland and northern ireland, northerly winds. slightly fresher for england and wales. but as we move through tuesday night, we keep the theme of clear spells and showers some scattered thunderstorms surely pushing further south and east all the while wearers further north, a bi
both first thing this morning you might find it is chilly if you are standing upforany might find it is chilly if you are standing up for any length of time. the forecast today is full heavy showers, some of which will be thundery. everywhere will be breezy and windy. low pressure once again is dominating the weather. it is anchored to the north west. the front is sinking south producing a bit more cloud and drizzle at the moment. today you can expect heavy and re showers in the west of scotland. some of those will be getting into northern ireland and northern england as well. heavy, thundery showers. when the plan bends and breaks and the sun comes out, temperatures will get up to 23 degrees. when the cloud thins and breaks. in the far north of scotland we are looking at temperatures of 12 degrees, way below average, and it