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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“When this news cycle moves on, the lived reality of racism will persist in the black community as it has done since records began ” – George the Poet
Earlier, Krishnan Guru-Murthy took a camera down to meet the spoken word artist and rapper George the Poet
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39m
Series 5, Episode 3: Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is a former Australian Football League player of Aboriginal descent. He became a controversial figure in Australia following a racist incident against him during a AFL game.
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5m
‘I still feel persecuted and discriminated against and I am tired of it’ – Poet Benjamin Zephaniah
We speak to the poet Benjamin Zephaniah, known for his anthology, ‘Too Black Too Strong’, and for his response to Rudyard Kipling’s empire-era poem, ‘If’, entitled ‘What if?’.
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6m
Doctors fear silent Covid disaster in Yemen
The UN is warning that the international community is in a race against time to save Yemen, ravaged by years of man-made famine and war, now also seeing some of the highest mortality rates because of Covid-19.
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Republicans should ‘stop pandering to racism’ says former party strategist
We speak to Tara Setmayer, who’s a former communications strategist for the Republican Party.
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6m
‘Trump confusing everybody about what America stands for and what our role is’ – Madeleine Albright
We’re joined from Washington DC by Madeleine Albright – who was US Secretary of State during President Clinton’s time in office – and the first woman to have that role.
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4m
‘40,000 excess deaths could have been avoided if government had acted responsibly’ – Prof Sir David King
We speak to Sir David King – a former government Chief Scientific Adviser.
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50m
Series 5, Episode 2: Deborah Frances-White
Deborah Frances-White is a comedian, author and screenwriter. She’s probably best known for ‘The Guilty Feminist’, which is a hugely successful podcast and brand. She talks to Krishnan about facing up to your own privileges, the lessons she’s learnt from living with a Syrian refugee and why she’s glad her IVF didn’t work. Listen and…
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Cummings ‘unquestionably broke the law’ says shadow attorney general
Joining me now from north London is shadow attorney general, Lord Charlie Falconer
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‘A very small percentage of the country have been exposed to this virus so far and the outbreak has a long way to go if it’s not contained quickly’- Prof Devi Sridhar
Earlier I spoke to Professor of Global Public Health, Devi Sridhar.
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‘There is hope people will go along with these things not because of the government but despite of the government and what Cummings did’ – scientist Stephen Reicher
Whether Dominic Cummings’ trip was within lockdown rules or not is up for debate. What is more clear that people are already asking if it’s OK for them to do the same. Some fear that could undermine lockdown rules and spark an increase in Covid deaths – like, Stephen Reicher – a behavioural scientist who…
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‘Mr Cummings is now the problem’ – Tory MP Simon Hoare
The Conservative MP Simon Hoare was one of those on the Liaison Committee expressing his deep concern to the Prime Minister that the Dominic Cummings crisis could undermine the nation’s willingness to abide by lockdown restrictions.
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10m
Coronavirus Debate: What does the future of the world look like?
As the world continues to fight the spread of coronavirus, what can it expect at the other end? Will we face a Great Depression, as many have predicted? Will globalisation, the root of much prosperity and inequality survive? Will there be a Green Revolution? Will nationalism triumph? And do our bizarre locked down lives give…
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45m
Series 5, Episode 1: Rutger Bregman
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch writer and historian known for shaking up social norms.
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‘The Chinese government are taking advantage of the fact everyone is concentrating on the coronavirus’ – Lord Patten on Hong Kong’s proposed security law
Earlier we were joined from south west London by Lord Patten – who was the last British Governor of Hong Kong. And from Hong Kong the democracy campaigner, Bonnie Leung.
