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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‘For certain restaurants there has to be a stimulus package from the government’ – chef Angela Hartnett
We spoke to the chef Angela Hartnett at one of her restaurants in London Bridge, which is due to open to customers later this month.
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Series 5, Episode 10: Amrou Al-Kadhi
Amrou Al-Kadhi, also known as Glamrou is a writer, drag performer, filmmaker and author.
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‘Not good enough for government to say everything that went into pandemic stockpile in 2009 was safe’ – Labour’s Rachel Reeves
We were joined by Rachel Reeves, shadow minister for the cabinet office who has been dealing with the PPE issue for the Labour Party.
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‘I believe the intersectionality of this movement is the desire for justice’ – writer Claudia Rankine on BLM protests
We’re joined by the acclaimed American writer and poet Claudia Rankine. Her most recent work, Weather, about the death of George Floyd, was published in the New York Time
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‘The feeling in Glasgow is just of horror that this could happen’ – Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth
We’re joined by the Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth, Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow.
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Series 5, Episode 9: Run the Jewels
Atlanta-born Killer Mike and New Yorker El-P make up American hip hop duo Run the Jewels and they’ve just released their fourth album ‘Run the Jewels 4’. Despite being written last year, this fire-fuelled album highlights stark realities of the world in 2020. In a two-person special episode, they talk to Krishnan about optimism, protest, the creative…
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Killer Mike: ‘I never thought in my lifetime I would see Confederate statues fall’
Run The Jewels – the American hip hop duo Killer Mike and EL-P – have a new album out, and it’s becoming one of the musical moments of 2020.
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Brent MP says police misconduct allegations are ‘dehumanising’ for murder victims’ families
We spoke to MP Dawn Butler whose constituency borders the park where the sisters were found.
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A strategy of attacking journalists is ‘an effort to undermine journalism’ – UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye
Channel 4 News spoke to David Kaye who is the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
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Series 5, Episode 8: Emma Dabiri
Emma Dabiri is an author, academic, and broadcaster. Her debut book, Don’t Touch My Hair, was first published in 2019, which combines her personal experiences and analysis of ‘the complex visual language of African hair’. She talks to Krishnan in the about the language of identity, the history of race and why she now loves…
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‘We’re not out of woods, but we’ve been given fighting chance’ – business owner Mark Cribb
We’re joined by Mark Cribb, who runs a hotel and some restaurants in Bournemouth, and by Tracy Standish who owns a bowling alley currently closed because of the restrictions.
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“There is real fear that when winter comes we will find ourselves in a very difficult position”, BMJ’s Dr Fiona Godlee
We’re joined by Dr Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief of the British Medical Journal.
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“He’s [Donald Trump] going to exploit white resentment.” – Prof Eddie Glaude, Princeton University
I spoke to Professor Eddie Glaude who is chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University.
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“We need some certainty.” – British Pub Confederation
Greg Mulholland Chairman of the British Pub Confederation
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‘If we relax too early, the danger is that infections could spike again.’ – Behavioural scientist Stephen Reicher
I’m joined by Stephen Reicher – a behavioural scientist who is one of the experts who fed into the group that designed the lockdown guidelines.
