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up here, its peaceful. the views, you dont get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland — or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. well be taking a birds—eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, lets head to zurich for something a little more underground. im on a journey from switzerlands capital, beginning with a drive two hours south—west, because ive heard th...

up here, its peaceful. the views, you dont get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland — or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. well be taking a birds—eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, lets head to zurich for something a little more underground. im on a journey from switzerlands capital, beginning with a drive two hours south—west, because ive heard th...

im on a journey from switzerlands capital, beginning with a drive two hours south—west, because ive heard that all around this country is a vast network of bunkers — some of which are open for travellers to explore. among them are old military forts, which you can still see hidden in the mountainside... glorious view. ..if you have a sharp eye. so, ive been given a pin that tells me that theres a bunker basically here, somewhere. its camouflaged. so, theres going to be a trick actu...

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 ...

relief to millions of students. six republican—controlled states have brought the case, arguing mr biden is exceeding his powers. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, fire — and fairness — on a scottish island. im a woman, and i have a daughter, who is three, and i would love to see her participate on her own terms. fancy a holiday for free? well, almost. we are looking at canny ways to travel on the cheap. i was earning very good money, putting frozen ...

drums. sitting halfway between the scottish mainland and norway, the shetland islands have a unique combination of cultures, and today, the sleepy town of lerwick is facing an invasion from a long—dormant foe — the vikings. cheering. so, this is up helly aa. its one of a number of viking festivals that take place in shetland every year, and this one, in lerwick, is the biggest. up helly aa is best known for its night—time procession. almost 1,000 people carry flaming torches thro...