Krishnan Guru-Murthy , Presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.
He also fronts Channel 4 News' podcast 'Ways to Change the World' which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the "Ask the Chancellors" debate.
Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised "Autopsy".
His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight.
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Tory MP: Migrant crossings are ‘unacceptable and putting lives at risk’
Sally-Ann Hart is the MP for Hastings and Rye.
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Refugee explains why he risked his life crossing the English Channel
Ahmad Al-Rashid crossed the Aegean Sea by boat and came to the UK smuggled by lorry. He now has refugee status and works to help others coming to live in the UK.
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Stephen Fry: ‘It’s important that the world focuses on Belarus’
We spoke to Natalia Kaliada, from the Belarus Free Theatre, and one of their patrons and supporters, the author Stephen Fry.
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Belarus urged to hold free and fair elections on Sunday
Germany, France and Poland have issued a joint statement urging Belarus to ensure a free and fair election takes place on Sunday.
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Migrant crossings across English Channel are ‘shamefully high’ – Damian Collins MP
We spoke to local Conservative MP Damian Collins and asked him what he thought of the idea of sending in the Navy to tackle migrants crossing the Channel.
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Series 5, Episode 15: Jamie Oliver
Jamie talks to Krishnan about why he has a passion for changing not only the food world but for reaching across social barriers in society, how his dyslexia has affected him during his career and his thoughts of the government’s obesity strategy.
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Bank of England governor: Coronavirus is ‘bigger immediate shock to the economy’
The relaxation of the planning rules is meant to give the economy a boost – and it certainly needs it if the Bank of England is correct.
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Beirut blast was ‘bound to happen’ because of negligence of political class – Human Rights Watch official
Earlier we were joined from Beirut by Mustapha Allouch, who is a member of Future Movement, a political movement led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and also from Beirut, Aya Majzoub, a researcher at Human Rights Watch who have today called for an independent investigation into the Beirut blast.
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‘I could not support certain elements of the actions Dominic Cummings took’ – Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross
Earlier Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to Douglas Ross.
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‘Casualty numbers are beginning to rise, hospitals are overflowing’ – Dr Maha Yahya, Carnegie Middle East Centre, on Beirut explosion
We are joined from Beirut by Dr Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Centre in the city.
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‘The government… seems to be perfectly happy with thousands of new infections a day’ – Prof Steve Reicher on UK’s lockdown strategy
We speak to Professor Steve Reicher and Dr David Nabarro.
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‘If you [ban] one app, what road is it taking the US down in terms of censoring?’ – says social media commentator on TikTok ban
We spoke to Matt Navarra – a social media industry commentator who has previously worked in digital communications for the UK government.
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TikTok parent company to divest US operations after Trump declares ban on app
It’s already banned in India, but now the hugely popular social media app TikTok is threatened with being shut down in America.
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‘Lockdown was always a temporary measure that wasn’t sustainable’ – epidemiologist Prof Mark Woolhouse
Krishnan spoke to professor Mark Woolhouse, who’s an infectious disease epidemiologist at Edinburgh University.
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Series 5, Episode 14: Pankaj Mishra
Pankaj Mishra is a multiple award-winning Indian writer, essayist and novelist who has been challenging traditional ideologies for over 30 years. His latest book ’Bland Fanatics: Liberals, Race and Empire’ argues that modern democracies are heading towards moral and ideological bankruptcy and coronavirus is the latest example. He tells Krishnan why democracy is unravelling, the…
