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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99% of people ‘still going to be worse off’ says Director of Institute for Fiscal Studies
We’re joined by Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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3m
Tory tax cuts package ‘reckless’, says shadow chancellor
We’re joined by Shadow Chancellor, Labour’s Rachel Reeves.
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5m
Tax cuts will not add to inflation pressure, Chief Secretary to the Treasury says
We spoke to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Chris Philp, and began by showing him a graph which showed sterling dropping in reaction to the statement.
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32m
‘I think God owes us an explanation’ – Auschwitz survivor Tova Friedman
Tova Friedman was one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz death camp. Krishnan talks to Tova about what she remembers of her time in Auschwitz, her views on God and what she wants the world to learn from her story.
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Russian nuclear threat not ‘all that likely’, says former US army general
We spoke to retired US army general David Patreaus who was also director of the CIA. I began by asking him how the west was supposed to deal with a nuclear threat from the Russian President.
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7m
Interest rate hike and ‘recession’: Where does the economy go from here?
We spoke to former Labour Treasury minister Kitty Ussher who is now chief economist at the Institute of Directors and David Gauke the former Chief Secretary to the Treasury under Theresa May.
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6m
Is Putin bluffing when he hints that he’s prepared to use nuclear weapons to win his war there?
President Putin has announced a call-up of 300,000 Russian reservists to fight in Ukraine.
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5m
Putin’s “sham referendums” will change nothing – British Foreign Secretary
We spoke to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and asked him if he believes President Putin when he says he’s not bluffing.
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18m
Putin’s warning of nuclear weapon use is ‘bluff,’ says former Russian prime minister
We spoke to Mikhail Kasyanov, a former Prime Minister of Russia and asked him, although Vladimir Putin says his new strategy is not a bluff, is it a bluff?
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8m
Queen Elizabeth did not make an effort to confront the history of the British Empire, says writer Sathnam Sanghera
In 1947, on her 21st birthday Princess Elizabeth famously declared her “whole life whether it be long or short” would be “devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong”.
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5m
“She was the most famous woman in the world”, former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan remembers the Queen’s crucial diplomatic role
We spoke to former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan, who was well placed to know about the Queen’s interaction with world leaders.
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6m
‘The monarchy is a brand symbol for inequality,’ says Welsh independence supporter
We spoke to Auriol Miller, director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs, an independent think tank based in Cardiff, and Adam Johannes, from Real Democracy Now, a group which supports Welsh independence and is anti-monarchy.
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5m
King Charles greeted with both cheers and protest in Wales
So how has the royal visit been going down with the people here?
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4m
‘A day of transition’ – Wales’ First Minister on King Charles’ visit
We spoke to the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, and began by asking him to reflect on the different dimensions of today’s visit.
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Investiture of Prince of Wales particularly in Caernarfon Castle ‘highly contentious’, says historian
Historian Professor Merfyn Jones tells @krishgm about Wales’ complex relationship with the monarch.
