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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‘Huawei part of security state in China’ – Tory MP Tom Tugendhat
We’re joined from the House of Commons by Labour MP, Kevan Jones, who has served on the the Intelligence and Security Committee and is hoping to be reappointed. And Tom Tugendhat, who was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and is seeking to be re-elected again tomorrow.
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‘Public blaming local government for not reacting really quickly to outbreak’ – CGTN’s Tang Bo
Tang Bo, a correspondent for the China Global Television Network, which is owned by the national broadcaster spoke to Channel 4 News from inside Wuhan.
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5m
Kobe Bryant ‘great global sporting icon’ – Prof Ben Carrington
Ben Carrington, a professor at University of Southern California joins the programme from California. He writes on race, culture, and sports, speaks to the programme.
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6m
Activist Ghanem al-Masarir given permission to sue Saudi Arabia in UK over alleged hack of his phone
A leading Saudi dissident has been granted permission by the High Court in London to sue the Saudi government – for allegedly hacking his mobile phone.
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‘At end of festive season, Wuhan will run out of food’ – Prof Steve Tsang
Joining me now from Nottinghamshire is Professor Steve Tsang – who’s the Director of the China Institute at the London University School of Oriental and African Studies.
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‘MBS was very annoyed Jeff Bezos wouldn’t curb Washington Post’ – human rights activist Iyad el-Baghdadi
I spoke to the Arab human rights activist and writer Iyad el-Baghdadi via the internet from Oslo. He’s been investigating the hack with the Bezos security team. I began by asking him what they’d discovered.
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‘In Britain, we should be concerned but not overly worried’ – biosecurity expert Dr Ngozi Erondu on Coronavirus
Joining me now is Dr Ngozi Erondu who a biosecurity expert and part of the global health programme at Chatham house.
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38m
Series 4, Episode 4: Ivo Graham
Ivo Graham is an English comedian who became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ award at the age of 18.
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Cancelling HS2 ‘would be one of most extraordinary things possible to imagine new government doing’ – Lord Adonis
Labour peer Lord Adonis speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about what the future might hold for HS2.
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‘In a hundred years time royal historians will be looking at this moment as a seismic moment for the royal family’ – Historian and Author Kate Williams
Joining Krishnan in the studio is the historian and author Professor Kate Williams.
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3m
‘The UK is not willing to put its neck out’: Director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya, Elham Saudi
Joining Krishnan in the studio is Elham Saudi, a human rights lawyer and Director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya.
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2m
Boris Johnson taking part in talks aimed at ending Libyan civil war
Boris Johnson has been taking part in talks in Berlin aimed ending the civil war which has raged in Libya since 2014.
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‘We’re in active discussions with the government and I’ve got very high hopes about how this will work’- CEO of the Food and Drink Federation, Ian Wright
Krishnan is joined by the chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation, Ian Wright.
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‘It is no longer a party that is particularly strong amongst the working class ’ – Polling Expert Sir John Curtice on the Labour Party
Krishnan spoke to Professor of Politics and polling expert Sir John Curtice.
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6m
‘If we don’t have mining, this studio wouldn’t exist’ – Australia wildfires appeal donor Andrew Forrest
Australian billionaire mining magnate Andrew Forrest.
