And checking out good to good to have good to have you good to have you joining good to have you joining us. The actor Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital at the age of 82. Sir michael, who won four tv baftas, worked across tv, film, radio and theatre in a career spanning five decades. In recent years, he played Albus Dumbledore in six of the harry potter films. Charlie jones looks back on his life. Ive got you. The Singing Detective. Under my skin. What is honour . Falstaff. A word. Maigret. Welcome, welcome, to another year at hogwarts. And of course, dumbledore. Michael gambon was a serious acting talent. He never did seemed to take it too seriously. Tom, tom, you are sitting here. Back where i started. His Stage Breakthrough was in Alan Ayckbourns the norman conquests, and in particular a scene in which he ends up dining on the little chair. You are all right where you are. Good evening, carry on. Talk amongst yourselves. No, not there. The table was there, i ate like that. I actually saw a bloke one night fall out of his seat in the circle. Fine. Laughing. We couldnt stop them. The whole house up, brilliant. Im gavin ker. His first big tv role had been a bit of Scottish Swashbuckling in the borderers. Michael gambon had grown up in london. He hated school and left without any qualifications, but he liked acting and armed with a cv that was pure gambonesque invention, he got a job in dublin. They like their meat well spiced in edinburgh. Just kim, my love. He had learned his craft on the job most crucially when sir Laurence Olivier had taken him on at the national. Im sorry, the shame. And in 1986, the Singing Detective made Michael Gambon a household name. That name became associated with a certain corner on top gear. He enjoyed the accolade. He had a taste for devilment and hoodwinking gullible journalists. Please. Dumbledore and harry potter may have brought him a new global recognition, but he was defiantly un starry. He described his face as looking like an old wet bag, but in becketts ehjoe, hed use it to hold an audience without saying a word. Beneath that cloak of mischief was a seriously good actor. Sir Michael Gambon, whose died at the age of 82. Make doctor a prolific career spanning five decades. You can read the tributes pouring in on our website with all the reflections pouring in. Later in this programme we hope to speak with an actor who worked with him and hear his memories of Sir Michael Gambon. Thats coming up. Its a crime that has made headlines here and shocked london. A teenage girl was killed on a bus on her way to school, stabbed with foot long knife in broad daylight. It happened in croydon, in south london. A Police Investigation is under way and a 17 year old boy is being questioned by police. The victim has been named as 15 year old Elianne Andam. Herfamily has provided photos of her, and said her dreams have been shattered. Flowers and cards are being left near the scene of the stabbing. Of all the homicides in england and wales in the year to march last year, 69 of the victims were teenagers aged between 13 19 years old. Of that age group, 74 of those deaths the weapon used was a knife or sharp instrument. Lets cross to croydon, and our correspondent barry caffrey. This is an incident that has left croydon reeling. This is an incident that has left cro don reelina. ~ ,. , croydon reeling. Absolutely, nancy. Its been an croydon reeling. Absolutely, nancy. Its been an incredibly croydon reeling. Absolutely, nancy. Its been an incredibly shocking croydon reeling. Absolutely, nancy. Its been an incredibly shocking and | its been an incredibly shocking and sad day for people. Ive been here since the early hours of this morning speaking to many different people in croydon, and most people just cannot believe that this actually happened. At 8 30am, how a 15 Year Old Girl was killed, stabbed in the neck on her way to school. Now we know that this happened just after 8 30am yesterday morning, she was getting onto the number 66 bus. Witnesses described how an incident happened between a boy and two girls. She was stabbed in the neck with a knife that was 30 cm in length, according to witnesses. Now within an hour, the metropolitan Police Arrested a man and he is still in Police Custody now. Now this afternoon, we know that she has been named as Elianne Andam, and we have had some tributes which have come in a spokesperson for eliannes family gave a statement, ill just eliannes family gave a statement, illjust read some of that statement to you now. It says, elianne was the light of our lives. She was bright and funny with many friends who adored her. She was only 15 and had her whole life ahead of her, with hopes and dreams for the future. All those dreams have now been shattered, they say. 0ur lives have fallen apart, along with that of our wider family. It goes on to say, we ask the media to respect our privacy. Now ive been here all day today speaking to people it was very poignant this morning, actually, nancy, seeing some parents on the school run themselves with their own children. I spoke to one mother who had a five year old, and she said she just didnt have the words to explain what happened yesterday morning, that it was so shocking and so sad. And another parent told me that they did not feel that croydon was a safe place to be at the moment. And throughout the afternoon today, people have been laying flowers and cards, and tributes you mayjust be able to see over my shoulder, theres a Police Presence in a cordon in the corner thats where the flowers and cards have been laid and people have been arriving all day, and indeed continue to do so. I should say that the girl is the 15th teen victim of homicide in london so far this year, and i3 teen victim of homicide in london so far this year, and 13 of those teenagers have been stabbed. So nancy, i think an incredibly shocking and sad day for the whole of the community here in croydon, in south london. It is of the community here in croydon, in south london south london. It is an awful tragedy. South london. It is an awful tragedy. But south london. It is an awful tragedy, but barry, south london. It is an awful tragedy, but barry, thank. South london. It is an awful. Tragedy, but barry, thank you south london. It is an awful tragedy, but barry, thank you very much for giving us the latest details. Lets bring you this breaking story from the netherlands, several people were killed by a gunman who opened fire in a classroom at a university in the dutch port city of rotterdam, according to local police, a 32 year old suspect was arrested after police set on social media that shots had been fired at the Rotterdam Medical Centre and a nearby home. They also said that fires had broken out at both locations. Police instructed students to run outside as heavily armed arrest teams arrived at the scene. Two hours later, police said there had been multiple deaths and that victimss Family Members were being informed. So that is the latest coming from rotterdam, and we will bring you more as it develops. The separatist leader of Nagorno Karabakh has formally ended the territorys struggle for independence. Samvel shakhramanyan issued a decree saying that at the end of the year, the republic of Nagorno Karabakh will cease to exist. The region is recognised internationally as part of azerbaijan, but armenia took control in the 1990s following the collapse of the soviet union. Azerbaijan mounted in effect a blockade of a vital route into the enclave in december last year. Just over a week ago, Azerbaijani Forces seized control. More than half the Ethnic Armenian population has now fled, fearing violence. Armenian Officials Say more than 70,000 people have now crossed their border. Many have ended up in the Armenian Border town of goris from where our correspondent Sarah Rainsford gave us this update there are huge crowds here in the centre of goris this morning, lots and lots of people. Tens of thousands have now left Nagorno Karabakh and are heading here to armenia. And in border towns like this, there is now a massive aid effort under way. It is notjust the government that is helping out, there is also local businesses bringing donations and local people who are offering rooms and houses for people to stay in. We have seen people arriving here with cars packed full of belongings. There was one this morning that had chickens, a cage of chickens strapped to the roof and a bicycle, a childs bike on top of that. People are bringing everything they can carry, but of course it is not very much, and so their needs are pretty huge as they arrive here. And there are groups of families, large families, lots and lots of children just sitting around on the grass or in some shade here, getting food, getting some help, but really, their future now is pretty uncertain. They dont quite know where they go from here, but what they do know now is that they wont be going back. In fact, there has been a formal statement by the separatist authorities in Nagorno Karabakh, that region that has never been internationally recognised, they have now said that formally speaking, all State Institutions there will be dissolved by the end of this year, and that the republic of artsakh, as armenians call it, will cease to exist. People i have been speaking to here have been very saddened by that, but also they are angry. They say they have been abandoned by the armenian government, that they were abandoned, and this was inevitable. They have called it a tragedy because so many people here have actually fought over the years for the right to be in control of that sliver of territory in the mountains, and now they have had to abandon that of independence. An update on the numbers of people fleeing Nagorno Karabakh, that number has gone up to 74,400 people who have now crossed into armenia from Nagorno Karabakh, that 74,400 people, the number of people who have crossed into armenia as a result of those developments in Nagorno Karabakh. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Dan da n wootto n dan wootton was suspended from gb news followed by comments made on his programme by laurence fox. He was earlier suspended for his remarks onjournals from remarks on journals from politichoe. The backlog of serious criminal cases waiting to be heard at Crown Courts In England And Wales has hit a new all time record. Official figures published this morning reveal there were well over 64,000 outstanding cases at the end ofjune more than double the number in 2018, before the pandemic. The average rate on a five year Fixed Mortgage has fallen below 6 for the First Time Since earlyjuly. New figures from the Financial Information service moneyfacts show the typical rate dropped to 5. 99 thats down from 6. 03 yesterday. Lenders have been cutting rates, after the Bank Of England ended a run of 14 consecutive Interest Rate increases. Youre live with bbc news. Lets return to our top story this hour. Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital at the age of 82. Sir michael one for tv pathos, worked across tv, radio, film and theatre in a career stretching five decades. In recent years, he played Albus Dumbledore in six of the harry potter films. Lets go to actor bernie gorman, who starred with Michael Gambon. Its a smaller screen than your use to, but we look forward to hearing your reflections on Sir Michael Gambon. There is a quote attributed to you on the internet that claims that you have said, i always look up to people like Michael Gambon and tommy leejones, and i hope as a ill become as craggy as them. Now is a good time to find out whether you actually said that. Actually said that. Thats right, and its working actually said that. Thats right, and its working who actually said that. Thats right, and its working who have actually said that. Thats right, and its working who have thought . Its a very sad day for the whole in so Many Industries he did them all, and what i remember most about michael was that i did my first film, very nervous, layer cake all those years ago, and i think what a lot of me and other young actors at that time remember was his kindness. He was very, very present and kind, and interested in you people who had barely done anything at the time but i met him actually at a costume fitting and he was just a great raconteur, but was also very interested in you, which is quite unusual in the business. Interested in you, which is quite unusual in the business. Thats the thin , unusual in the business. Thats the thing. Isnt unusual in the business. Thats the thing. Isnt it . Unusual in the business. Thats the thing, isnt it . Most unusual in the business. Thats the thing, isnt it . Most people unusual in the business. Thats the thing, isnt it . Most people are thing, isnt it . Most people are remembering him as an actor theyve only ever met him on the screen, but what was it like to work with him . Because it sounds like, from what youre saying, there was a real genuine warmth and kindness. Yes, and i think youll find that other actors will respond that there was always a sense of mischief about michael. Sometimes, anarchic, irreverent, fun, but most importantly what i remember is that he taught me and others to take the business very seriously, but to hold it lightly. You know, you could never say about an absolute oak of the theatre that he didnt take it seriously my goodness, when he walked on the stage, you couldnt take your eyes off him, he was completely a creature of the theatre. From Lawrence 0livier post mike First National theatre ensemble, he was there, but there is a sense of fun about him, a likeness, a touch of fun with the material, like a wink, but he was a very serious heavy weight of the craft. It very serious heavy weight of the craft. ,. ,. , craft. It would seem that came across on the craft. It would seem that came across on the screen craft. It would seem that came across on the screen because i craft. It would seem that came across on the screen because many people talk about the twinkle in his eye. And i think we certainly see that as the audience, when we watch him. But what mark do you think hes left within your community as actors . In the world of writing, world theatre, tv and film . Its world theatre, tv and film . Its interesting. World theatre, tv and film . It� s interesting, you saying that list lets be honest, michael was at the top of his game and every one of those, you only need to remember the Singing Detective, the beckett work he did in a way, hes linked to the past for slightly younger actors like myself, but also hes involved in the obviously extremely successful harry potter franchise where my kids are now starting to be introduced to him as dumbledore. So he was just introduced to him as dumbledore. So he wasjust a introduced to him as dumbledore. So he was just a man who was a giant spanning across all that. Very successful in hollywood, we forget that he would always come back to the theatre and do radio one day he was just a touchstone, and these younger actors, thats what you need. You need a heavy weight that you can look up to and see that a guy is doing quality work but he still remains interested, and not take himself too seriously, which is not always the case once youve got a knighthood, i imagine. A knighthood, i imagine. Laughter quite, but a knighthood, i imagine. Laughter quite. But it a knighthood, i imagine. Laughter quite. But it is a knighthood, i imagine. Laughter quite, but it is extraordinary, a knighthood, i imagine. Laughter quite, but it is extraordinary, as quite, but it is extraordinary, as you point out, that his career spans such a long time, there will be fans who really only know him from harry potter because they are quite young, yet there will be those who remember him from things he did 50 years ago. And thats quite extraordinary, isnt it . It and thats quite extraordinary, isnt it . ,. , isnt it . It is, and you must remember isnt it . It is, and you must remember that isnt it . It is, and you must remember that isnt it . It is, and you must remember that what isnt it . It is, and you must remember that what inspired remember that what inspired me about him was he was a working actor. He started off i believe you started off in dublin, then he was part of Lawrence 0livier� s theatre, then up at birmingham, he learned his craft on the job in those old repertory theatres, but he also still remained the magic of youtube is that you can go back and see his performances certainly on the television that he did for the bbc, for example. I dont know, he just remained continually inspiring. You could go and see him in the theatre, he remained accessible, with all his success and whatever. And i also know that michael was also interested in things. I believe his father was an engineer, that may be wrong, but i remember he was interested in Replicant Guns and vintage cars, y