The Week Junior UK – 03 August 2019

21

Entertainment

3August 2019•The Week Junior

M

usicianYolanDa Brown has said more

politicians need to understand how music

classescanboost young people’shappiness.

Speaking afteraconcert inLondon, Brown

said that music education offered morethan just

musical skills, because through music students

also learn about teamwork and culture. She added

that music tuition helps people understand their

own wellbeing (the state of feelingcomfortable,

healthy and happy).

Brownwasspeaking several months after

research showed therehas beena21% drop in the

number of schools offering music classes in England

over the last five years. She said,“Weall listen to

music, torelax, to enjoy,toc ommunicate, to dance,

to allow our emotions out.We need it to survive.”

Brown, who plays the saxophone, had been

performing ataPromatLondon’sRoyal Albert Hall.

Aimed at younger musicfans, it celebrated 50 years

sincepeople landed on the Moon.

THISWEEK’S

WATCHLIST

Cats trailer

tinyurl.com/TWJ-cats

This first peek at the film version of Andrew

LloydWebber’smusical has attracted lots of

attention–both good and bad. Makeupyour

own mind;arethe cat-likeversions ofTaylor

Swift, JamesCord en and Dame Judi Denchcool,

or just plain creepy?

Cycling: RideLondon

Various times on3and 4August, BBCTwo

Starting with the women’sclassiquerace at

6pm on3August, ClareBalding hosts two days

of action from the RideLondon event. At 12pm

on 4August,coverage begins of around 100,000

cyclists riding onLondon’straffic-freeroads.

Nadiya’s Time to Eat

8pm on5August, BBCTwo

On this week’sepisode, Nadiyalooksat
easy-to-makerecipes thatcanreally impress
guests.A10-minute satay chicken tray bakeand
raspberry cheesecakecroissants areamong the
highlights, as isatrip to learn moreabout
yoghurt at theYeoValley Farm in Somerset.
BBC/WALL

TO
WA

LL MEDIA

LTD/CLIFF EVANS

·REX SHUTTERSTOCK

·UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

·ALAMY,

Krull

DVD, Blu-ray,Amazon, iTunes

This Britishfantasy sci-ficame after the first

threeStar Warsfilms.Krullis pretty ambitious

andfeatures some weirdand wonderful sets.

It’sabit scary in places, too.Itt ells the story of

aprinceonamission withagroup of outlaws

to rescue his bride, PrincessLyssa, who has

been kidnapped by some not-very-nicealien

invaders. Therescuers maketheir waytot he

BlackFortress and try to fight

their waytot he princess.

Krullwasn’t very

successful at first, but

over the years it has

gradually built up

alot of fans.

Buckleinfor

asometimes

scary fantasy

ourney...

y ppy)

Kll

B

a

s

jo

FILM

CLUB

Star says music helps wellbeing

k J i

fight

FAMOUS

FACE

Ayoung Liam Neeson

appears in the film

–he

later appear

edinSt

ar

Wars Episode I:

The

Phantom Menace

.

YolanDa Brown

DIDYOU

KNOW?

Saxophones

were

invented

byaman

called

Adolphe Sax in the

early 1840s.