:00:00. > :00:00.Scotland. At ten o'clock, the full round-up of the day's news. But
:00:00. > :00:31.first, we are going behind the scene We're here on the stage which is the
:00:32. > :00:37.first day. We are going to try and get around as much as possible and
:00:38. > :00:42.we have this. Hull has seen its first ever children's literature
:00:43. > :00:47.Festival inspiring the next generation of writers. When you grow
:00:48. > :00:52.up you are still a child inside. The stories that I write by the stories
:00:53. > :00:57.I made up for myself when I was eight. UK Pride comes to the City of
:00:58. > :01:03.Culture. I am so proud now that things are, on in leaps and bounds
:01:04. > :01:13.for everyone. And winning comedy and cheery city to the museums. From two
:01:14. > :01:15.feet away, however the pistol ball did not strike him and instead
:01:16. > :01:56.struck a hedgehog. It is the cultural quarter of the
:01:57. > :02:05.city. And this happens. There are more than 200 bands here today. 200
:02:06. > :02:10.bands playing across 14 stages with 13,000 people descending here. You
:02:11. > :02:14.can clearly excitement and the vibe. One of the land here today is the
:02:15. > :02:18.happy endings. A couple of months ago they were playing at
:02:19. > :02:33.Glastonbury, but tonight they are here. It was like I had made it.
:02:34. > :02:40.Only a few months ago, you were at Glastonbury, how does this compare?
:02:41. > :02:47.That is a different animal. I had as much fun playing earlier as I did at
:02:48. > :02:50.Glastonbury. Do you think City of Culture has made a difference? A lot
:02:51. > :02:56.of people are looking to see what all the fuss is about and I think it
:02:57. > :03:02.is nice. I have sensed a lift. When you went to Glastonbury do people
:03:03. > :03:10.know where you were from? Only because I announced at! Tell the
:03:11. > :03:16.world. To write! Beautiful harmonies. We cannot stay here all
:03:17. > :03:35.day, we need to go. It is brilliant that it is all local
:03:36. > :03:41.talent. It advertises Hull as the City of Culture. This year,
:03:42. > :03:46.particularly, it is special because we are the City of Culture. It is
:03:47. > :03:53.fantastic, great family day out for us all. The atmosphere is really
:03:54. > :04:01.good. I have been involved with the local community. It is the really
:04:02. > :04:04.amazing atmosphere. Really good. For the younger generation, this is
:04:05. > :04:08.vital for the growth of the music scene. For them, setting their
:04:09. > :04:27.sights, you can play these big stages.
:04:28. > :04:32.My first ever gig was here a few years ago and it is brilliant
:04:33. > :04:37.because new people come to watch you, your friends come, it is such a
:04:38. > :04:47.brilliant event. It will really help Hull.
:04:48. > :05:08.# What are you thinking? We are sitting on an amazing wealth
:05:09. > :05:13.of talent in this region and I think it is about time that the rest of
:05:14. > :05:19.the country was aware of it. The crowds just keep coming and a man
:05:20. > :05:25.who could draw a big crowd like this is Bill Bailey and he has gone and
:05:26. > :05:31.created his own museum. We had a chat with him. There is the basic
:05:32. > :05:36.cockney intro. There is no doubt that Bill Bailey is a man of many
:05:37. > :05:40.talents. He started out in stand-up but has acted in television series
:05:41. > :05:43.from Black books and spaced to Doctor Who and hustle and he is a
:05:44. > :05:51.perennial favourite on TV panel shows. They pointed at me and they
:05:52. > :05:56.said, you are Bill Bailey Anju? And then they went, nice try! Able to
:05:57. > :06:00.play pretty much every instrument and with perfect pitch, he has
:06:01. > :06:05.successfully combined his musical talents with comedy. But he has
:06:06. > :06:10.other passions as well. Bird watching is one of them. And now he
:06:11. > :06:16.has taken to museum curating as well. At the Maritime Museum in Hull
:06:17. > :06:19.he has assembled a Cabinet of curiosities, fascinating objects
:06:20. > :06:25.accompanied by their true descriptions and concocted, the ones
:06:26. > :06:31.as well. Like this. Or are the baboon buttocks? He has roped in the
:06:32. > :06:39.children of Hull as well to make up some cracking tales. Morgan, age 11,
:06:40. > :06:43.the cursor dog. It was found in the year a dark wizard cast a spell on
:06:44. > :06:46.him and turned him into wood. If you touch this dog for more than five
:06:47. > :06:51.minutes you will also get turned into would just like other people.
:06:52. > :06:56.These people are found in the Cabinet calls I have made a terrible
:06:57. > :07:01.mistake. Isn't that wonderful? It is amazing. How did you decide but you
:07:02. > :07:08.are going to pick out? I imagine there was a lot to choose from.
:07:09. > :07:14.There was a huge array of fantastic artefacts. I also wanted to have a
:07:15. > :07:19.balance of the really order, the really curious, the strange. Also
:07:20. > :07:24.for it to have a link to the city as well. The ripping that were specific
:07:25. > :07:29.to Hull. Did you pick them because you could make up a fantastic story
:07:30. > :07:38.or was it that you saw something and you were genuinely interested in it?
:07:39. > :07:40.A bit of both. Some of them are genuinely interesting. They are
:07:41. > :07:49.beautiful architects. Like the Scrimshaw. It is so strange and
:07:50. > :07:56.beautiful. There is a pistol that looks a bit like a caution. That
:07:57. > :08:03.triggers an idea or a story or a scenario and I started to embellish
:08:04. > :08:08.it. A famous duel at the time said of the pistol, I shot Thomas from
:08:09. > :08:12.two feet away, but the pistol ball did not strike and instead flew up
:08:13. > :08:16.on the ground striking a hedgehog which when examined was found to be
:08:17. > :08:23.mildly stunned. I then wished to club him but he had become perturbed
:08:24. > :08:30.and run away. This whole exhibition has inspired me to write a book
:08:31. > :08:34.about extraordinary tales that could be true, they might not be true, but
:08:35. > :08:42.they are embellished and I think that is something that probably I
:08:43. > :08:46.will do more of, is storytelling. For the visitors, this museum has a
:08:47. > :08:50.sneak peek to that. Do you think you're the first comedian to have
:08:51. > :08:56.curated a museum exhibition? I don't know. I am going to say yes. It
:08:57. > :09:03.certainly does seem like new ground. In the spirit of this exhibition,
:09:04. > :09:11.yes, I, Bill Bailey, and the first comedian to curated an exhibition of
:09:12. > :09:17.this kind, anywhere in the world. Bill Bailey seemed like such a sound
:09:18. > :09:22.guy. He was as funny as he is on television. Can you hear me? This is
:09:23. > :09:32.the loudest silent disco I have been at. What? I cant help it. This is a
:09:33. > :09:35.place where big kids and small, not unlike the Malarkey Festival where I
:09:36. > :09:44.found out it was not just about books. This is the big Malarkey,
:09:45. > :09:50.Hull Buzz 's first-ever literature Festival for children. And if you
:09:51. > :09:55.thought a children's literature Festival was all about books, think
:09:56. > :09:59.again. From theatre to hip-hop and arts and crafts, this week-long
:10:00. > :10:09.event has something for everyone. Turning the East Park of Hull into a
:10:10. > :10:19.cultural paradise. # Just look, it's true.
:10:20. > :10:22.# I just feel blue. There has been a huge programme of activity and
:10:23. > :10:28.storytelling including a packed house for Julian Clary talking about
:10:29. > :10:33.his children book. I caught up with Julian after he met the children of
:10:34. > :10:39.Hull. What happens when you grow up, you're still a child in. -- inside.
:10:40. > :10:44.It was easy for me to revert back to being a child and the stories that I
:10:45. > :10:49.write about and the stories I make up for myself, when I was about
:10:50. > :10:53.eight years old and to my surprise, it was already there. They all live
:10:54. > :10:57.at number 41 Fairfield Rd and there are next door neighbour is Mr Nigel
:10:58. > :11:02.might not be here is Mr Nigel MacNab the years the grizzly bear. I would
:11:03. > :11:06.like to challenge myself that I am not sure that I can do or not. Later
:11:07. > :11:12.this year, I am doing a quite serious play and I have no idea if I
:11:13. > :11:17.can remember the line or manage to act and it was similar with children
:11:18. > :11:26.stories. Otherwise, you're just doing the same thing, which is fine,
:11:27. > :11:30.but I need the challenge. Events that promote literature for children
:11:31. > :11:33.are especially important in places like Hull which is below the
:11:34. > :11:37.national average for a reading at Key stage two level. The children I
:11:38. > :11:43.met at the festival were certainly no strangers to a good book. I like
:11:44. > :11:48.reading books with my mum. I like books because it reminds me of the
:11:49. > :11:54.movies. When I am reading, it makes me feel happy. I like snuggling into
:11:55. > :12:04.bed with lots of books. I like tractor books. Any big books. Eddie
:12:05. > :12:09.books about this slide. I like to get stuck in with the culture. The
:12:10. > :12:14.organisers of the festival roped me into a rendition of one of my
:12:15. > :12:19.favourite children's books. The tail bone is connected to the... The
:12:20. > :12:26.third bone is connected to the... Leg bone. The leg bone is connected
:12:27. > :12:36.to the hip bone. The hip bone is connected to the backbone. Well
:12:37. > :12:41.done, thank you guys. There is still much more to come from here at the
:12:42. > :12:45.Humber Street Sesh. And we are going to see how Hull celebrated 50 years
:12:46. > :12:48.of gay rights. We are going behind-the-scenes of the dramatic
:12:49. > :12:54.theatre show but in the meantime, let's look at what has happened and
:12:55. > :12:58.what is to come. For the first time since 1930, the BBC Proms travelled
:12:59. > :13:06.out of London to before a special outdoor concert right here in Hull.
:13:07. > :13:11.As part of the LGBT 50 season, ground-breaking photography project
:13:12. > :13:16.explores what life was like for the LGBT community in the Twin city of
:13:17. > :13:20.Hull in Sierra Leone where homosexuality is still illegal.
:13:21. > :13:23.Electric fence is a provocative installation examining the everyday
:13:24. > :13:28.experience of people facing hate crimes. There was a hate preacher in
:13:29. > :13:30.America who said that all gays and lesbians should be locked in an
:13:31. > :13:36.electric fence and occasionally throw in some food and water and
:13:37. > :13:40.they would die out because they could not breed. It is a nasty hate
:13:41. > :13:44.crime. Philip Larkin spent 30 years as the librarian at the university
:13:45. > :13:51.of Hull where a new exhibition reveals his private life like never
:13:52. > :13:53.before. It celebrates in all its forms with three floors of
:13:54. > :14:02.interactive exhibits including an excitable purple robe at. I am a
:14:03. > :14:06.loose card. These aerial acrobats took inspiration from European
:14:07. > :14:12.comics for a breathtaking outdoor spectacle, on display for free in
:14:13. > :14:17.the West Park of Hull. In Edinburgh, Hull 2017 supported theatre Company
:14:18. > :14:23.is going to the fringe Festival and send volunteers to spread the word
:14:24. > :14:27.about the City of Culture. We are representing Hull. September is set
:14:28. > :14:31.to be a huge month culture wise, for a start, it is the tenth anniversary
:14:32. > :14:38.of the freedom festival which includes over 200 free events,
:14:39. > :14:41.exploring themes of freedom. One day maybe is part live performers and
:14:42. > :14:47.art installation using cutting-edge technology to transport audiences
:14:48. > :14:52.into a dystopian future. And after a ?60 million refurbishment, the new
:14:53. > :14:56.Theatre in Hull is preparing to reopen, playing host to world-class
:14:57. > :15:07.touring productions, new commissions and a one-off performance from the
:15:08. > :15:10.Royal Ballet. You can come to a festival and not get some glitter on
:15:11. > :15:16.and I think you should have it in your beard as well. I will just
:15:17. > :15:20.stick with this. At the first UK national pride there was a lot of
:15:21. > :15:25.glitter and I had serious glitter envy. But with an amazing day
:15:26. > :15:28.marking 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality
:15:29. > :15:32.in the UK and it was fantastic. It was a great day, it was such a
:15:33. > :15:35.family orientated event, it was a great way for the city to turn out
:15:36. > :15:42.and celebrate such a monumental occasion. And we had an amazing
:15:43. > :15:52.guide, the longest standing drag artist from Hull. I am Bobby mangel
:15:53. > :16:05.and welcome to Hull Pride 2017. Busta bus, that is us. How many do
:16:06. > :16:14.you think are in the parade? About 2300 people, which is incredible. I
:16:15. > :16:19.suggested that we have the first UK Pride, because of the City of
:16:20. > :16:24.Culture. It is incredible. We are in the middle of all the queer icons,
:16:25. > :16:33.50 years, 50 queries, they are unbelievable. That is beautiful.
:16:34. > :16:36.Took a few years off. You have got to be different, you know you will
:16:37. > :16:41.get laughed at, you know people will have a dig at you, from a social
:16:42. > :16:47.point of view, there was not much of a problem. I worked in the financial
:16:48. > :16:50.services industry and within six months, nobody would book me or
:16:51. > :16:57.higher me. I came out as a 19-year-old gay man and I have been
:16:58. > :17:14.beaten up, had my nose broken, I have been spat on, it was not nice.
:17:15. > :17:20.No. Sorry. I am 78. It was mad. You go to 21, it get married, buy a
:17:21. > :17:26.house, have kids. I was 21 when I got married. We got divorced. It not
:17:27. > :17:37.easy at all. Especially as she could not talk to anyone about it. You can
:17:38. > :17:45.actually get arrested for it. They used to raid houses. Where did you
:17:46. > :17:55.come out? Not until I was 31. We have been together now for 34 years
:17:56. > :18:01.and we are very happy. 45 years I have been slapping her son. I was
:18:02. > :18:05.married at 17, divorced just after 19 and I have two boys in that time.
:18:06. > :18:27.It is a wonderful Bobby! # I am what I am. Opening UK Pride
:18:28. > :18:33.was such an honour. The crowd is going crazy for you. I do so many
:18:34. > :18:40.festivals up and down the country but to be asked to come today to
:18:41. > :18:47.Hull is fantastic. It is amazing. An amazing day. 50 years, and I know,
:18:48. > :18:52.these years have passed for the better. I am so proud now that
:18:53. > :18:57.things have come on in leaps and bounds, for everyone, whether you're
:18:58. > :19:10.a transgender or whatever, gay, straight, we can all come together.
:19:11. > :19:21.# Hanni, I'll come get my things, but I can't let go.
:19:22. > :19:32.# I'm waiting for it, that feeling, I wanted. We have come down out to
:19:33. > :19:37.the urban stage, but a couple of weeks ago, the Proms were taking
:19:38. > :19:41.place here. Now there is hip-hop and break dancing. Where else could that
:19:42. > :19:45.happen? Only in the UK City of Culture. We are right down on the
:19:46. > :19:47.river and a little bit further downstream, and incredible
:19:48. > :19:52.theatrical production has been taking place. It was called Flood
:19:53. > :19:56.and they filmed it on the water using pyrotechnics and light sounds
:19:57. > :20:03.and it was fantastic. We went behind-the-scenes as they made it
:20:04. > :20:08.for BBC Two. The rains have been getting worse day by day. Something
:20:09. > :20:14.terrible is happening. There are ways, she wanted to save them.
:20:15. > :20:18.Please, help us. Is that how far faith can carry us? It is a story
:20:19. > :20:23.about a catastrophic flood, imagining a future where water in
:20:24. > :20:27.Colts Europe, thousands stranded or become refugees and the last city is
:20:28. > :20:37.an island and it is a story that is being told across a whole year in
:20:38. > :20:39.Hull. Tell me how I can save them, save the world. Flood is about a
:20:40. > :20:42.flood that happens 20 years in the future and the whole of Europe is
:20:43. > :20:45.overtaken by a huge tidal wave and it looks like the impact on the
:20:46. > :20:50.people who live in our floating city. The idea of PE and -- been
:20:51. > :20:54.overwhelmed by water and by people is something we can all appreciate
:20:55. > :20:58.and empathise with. It seems a brave choice of subject matter, given that
:20:59. > :21:10.the city of Hull would be one of the first in the UK to be submerged if
:21:11. > :21:12.sea levels rise. The slaves of the city flooded ten years ago, leaving
:21:13. > :21:16.thousands of homes underwater and many in Hull still fear it happening
:21:17. > :21:19.again. The year-long story of Flood started online and screened in
:21:20. > :21:24.supermarket car parks in Hull, with a film showing fishermen hauling in
:21:25. > :21:31.dozens of empty life jackets and one survivor. At Easter, 3000 people
:21:32. > :21:37.braved the cold to watch the story unfold and the endless rains begin.
:21:38. > :21:40.We have a casualty on board, request emergency services. This piece of
:21:41. > :21:47.theatre is not just about the water, it is set on it. It has taken three
:21:48. > :21:51.weeks to build this set, they had to lower in a boat and there is a car
:21:52. > :21:55.that you will see a peering from behind there as well as building the
:21:56. > :22:03.whole of the stage. They have also got to set up plenty of special
:22:04. > :22:06.effects, ready for the TV filming to begin. The third instalment was
:22:07. > :22:10.filmed for BBC Two and took the story from Hull to a national
:22:11. > :22:16.audience. And to the misery of the crew but delight of the director,
:22:17. > :22:20.the weather changed right on cue. It is coming up to ten o'clock, it is
:22:21. > :22:24.almost dark enough to start the first of two nights of filming. In a
:22:25. > :22:28.show called Flood the result was the a lot of water and the crew have
:22:29. > :22:32.spent hours putting those rainmakers up there, but in the event, nature
:22:33. > :22:40.has provided its own special effects. The cast is not just
:22:41. > :22:44.professional actors, some of the Army of volunteers are taking part
:22:45. > :22:49.and when they signed up last year to martial events and hand out leaflets
:22:50. > :22:56.in 2017, they never thought they would end up on national telly. When
:22:57. > :23:00.you signed up for this job, what did you think you would be doing?
:23:01. > :23:05.Standing in front of the camera was not up there. I wanted to be part of
:23:06. > :23:10.the history. Showcasing the culture of Hull. I held the guy who gets
:23:11. > :23:16.onto the boat, with another volunteer. And then he hits him and
:23:17. > :23:24.I'd like him onto the floor and I punched him in the face twice. How
:23:25. > :23:30.nice! Yes! Part four of the story will be performed live on the dock
:23:31. > :23:33.in October. A city itself threatened by water, once again hosting this
:23:34. > :23:46.apocalyptic story about the devastation it could cause. They
:23:47. > :23:50.have had a lot of noise. Humber Street Sesh is almost over, so it is
:23:51. > :23:54.time for the headline act, he is introducing one. Let us hear it for
:23:55. > :24:11.them! They have played festivals like
:24:12. > :24:18.Reading and Leeds and I chatted to them earlier. For us, we are trying
:24:19. > :24:24.to showcase how you can be empowered to make music on a shoestring and
:24:25. > :24:28.really show the bands around Hull that you can go out and do it and
:24:29. > :24:31.the things that we have achieved have all come naturally and
:24:32. > :24:35.organically for us and it can be done, you have to have the right
:24:36. > :24:39.mentality and I think that is coming on, the music scene in Hull is
:24:40. > :24:45.amazing and we are so happy to be involved with it and trying to wave
:24:46. > :24:49.the flag for it. You guys are being modest, a lot of this is about your
:24:50. > :24:55.success. How important is it for fans to realise you can go your own
:24:56. > :24:59.way? It is the only way. There is no golden ticket. When people ask for
:25:00. > :25:02.advice, there is no quick route. The best advice is to work hard and
:25:03. > :25:20.don't expect it to be easy. That is it from us. We didn't get to
:25:21. > :25:23.see all the bands, but we gave it a good effort. The result was next
:25:24. > :25:30.year and we will be back in the autumn on we will have the Royal
:25:31. > :25:33.Ballet in Hull and the world's most controversial art competition, the
:25:34. > :25:40.Turner Prize. If you want to get your cultural sex, head to this
:25:41. > :26:09.website. I think we have got time for just one more bands. Goodbye.
:26:10. > :26:16.We are hurtling towards the end of August and this 10-day forecast
:26:17. > :26:20.takes us into the first few days of September. But, it is not too late
:26:21. > :26:23.to see some fine, dry summerlike weather and we are actually going to
:26:24. > :26:24.have some of that through this