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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Series 3, Episode 19: Mhairi Black
Mhairi Black is the SNP Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South.
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Series 3, Episode 18: Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is one of the world’s most distinguished authors, most famous for her 1985 classic The Handmaid’s Tale.
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Author Margaret Atwood: ‘England is not (yet) under totalitarian dictatorship’
“When they suspended the constitution, we didn’t wake up” – a famous line from The Handmaid’s Tale… and words that some would say have a certain resonance following the suspension of the UK’s parliament.
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Rory Stewart: ‘I’m worried if you become version of Brexit Party, we are going down Trumpian path’
Rory Stewart is the former International Development Secretary.
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Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe: ‘There is a possibility for agreement’
Interview with the Irish finance minister Paschal Donohoe.
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Conservative MP Nigel Evans on Brexit: ‘Labour going to campaign against own deal – bonkers’
Conservative MP Nigel Evans and the former Labour MP Luciana Berger, who’s recently joined the Lib Dems, discuss the suspension of parliament.
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Dominic Grieve: ‘I’m not willing to let this Prime Minister drag this country out to such a dangerous and risky future’
Joining me from West London is the former Attorney-General Dominic Grieve – he was one of the 21 Tory MPs expelled from the parliamentary party for defying Boris Johnson over a no-deal Brexit.
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‘It would be open to the Queen to sack Boris Johnson’ – Hannah White from Institute for Government
I spoke to Hannah White, deputy director at the Institute for Government.
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Lord Heseltine: ‘We are being subjected to humiliation and ridicule by this government’
We’re joined now by Lord Heseltine – the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, who had the whip withdrawn in the House of Lords after urging people to vote Liberal Democrat in the European election. He’s just been speaking at a rally in Leeds supporting a second referendum.
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Zimbabwean journalist Violet Gonda: ‘I could not believe this was the man that had wreaked havoc on the masses’
We spoke to Violet Gonda, another Zimbabwean journalist who spent years in exile.
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Zimbabwean journalist Wilf Mbanga on Mugabe: ‘He’s destroyed agriculture, economy, education, hospitals… he might be gone but his legacy will live on’
We spoke to Wilf Mbanga, a journalist who once knew Mugabe as a friend, but who suffered the President’s wrath.
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Labour’s Emily Thornberry: ‘We will vote for an election, but we will do it in our own time’
The key to Boris Johnson succeeding in calling a snap election is likely to be the support of the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn has repeatedly called for a new election but now one seems ever more likely, will he back it?
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Defector Phillip Lee: ‘Listening to PM’s obfuscation and bluster, I felt I’d made right decision’
Former Conservative MP Phillip Lee defected to the Liberal Democrats earlier today, costing the government its majority. Guto Bebb is a Conservative MP who is among those rebelling against Boris Johnson’s government.
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Director Pedro Almodóvar on semi-autobiographical film ‘Pain and Glory – and refusing to work in Hollywood
Celebrated the world over for his exuberant and rich dramas, the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has just released his 21st movie.
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Brian Hook: ‘Iran is resorting to its usual playbook of terror because it doesn’t like being told no’
Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, has declared that talks with the United States would be “useless” – amid heightened tensions between the two countries. President Trump re-imposed strict sanctions on Iran after pulling out of an internationally agreed nuclear deal. Britain has stayed in, but Iran is accused of violations and there have been months of…
