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Gary Lineker to ‘step back’ from presenting Match of the Day after tweets criticising government asylum policy
“We have never said that Gary should be an opinion free zone”, the BBC insisted this evening as they announced that Gary Lineker would not be presenting Match of the Day after his series of tweets criticising the government’s asylum policy and comparing their language to Germany in the 1930s.
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Dry Cleaning band on tortoises, Meghan Markle and the chaos of modern life
They combine poetic melodies and the spoken word – with a wry commentary on the chaos of modern life. Dry Cleaning have taken inspiration from some surprising sources, including Meghan Markle, and missing tortoises.
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‘We’re willing to sacrifice our egos for the good of the band’ – Simon Le Bon
In today’s episode of Ways to Change the World, Simon Le Bon sits down with Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss why the band doesn’t make political statements, the state of the music industry, and the secret to Duran Duran’s longevity.
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Exclusive: Former Acting Met Commissioner facing investigation over alleged comments that many rape complaints were “regretful sex”
One of Britain’s most senior police figures has today been referred to the police watchdog over allegations he described “the bulk” of rape complaints as “regretful sex”, following an investigation by Channel 4 News.
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‘He wanted to show the world homosexuals were not cowards’: Stephen Fry on artists who resisted the Nazis
It’s the incredible true story almost no one knows – the Dutch resistance heroes who defied the Nazis and saved thousands of Jews during World War II by forging documents. In a new documentary that will air this week on this Channel, actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry tells the remarkable tale of the largely forgotten…
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Helen Mirren joins Ukrainian artists at vigil to mark one year of war
In the past year, cultural institutions have been attacked here in the capital and across Ukraine.
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“We have big rivers and we have strong hands”. Baaba Maal on the future of Africa
In today’s Ways to Change the World, Senegalese musician Baaba Maal sits down with Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss the power of music and why we are all politicians in our own way when it comes to helping the world.
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“You learn to live with the pain, you grow your life around it”. Cariad Lloyd on finding humour in grief
In this episode of Ways to Change the World, Comedian Cariad Lloyd sits down with Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss dying, death, grief, and what comes next.
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How do you ask someone the question: “Where are you from?” Jyoti Patel on identity and belonging.
In this episode, Jyoti Patel joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to talk about feeling othered, why her book is written in the voice of a young man, and how to ask someone the question, “where are you from?”
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George Takei on being sent to an internment camp, Star Trek and hiding his sexuality.
George Takei joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to tell his extraordinary story, from childhood to stardom and his mission to raise awareness about his life.
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“We have big rivers and we have strong hands”. Baaba Maal on the future of Africa
Baaba has released his first solo album in seven years, ‘Being’, which is inspired by working on the soundtrack to Black Panther and the issues facing the world today, including climate change and desertification in African countries. In today’s Ways to Change the World, Baaba sits down with Krishnan Guru-Murthy to discuss the power of music and why we are all politicians in our own way when it comes to helping the world.
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Director and star of Oscar nominated ‘Aftersun’ discuss film’s success
It’s already won the hearts of audiences around the world, and landed an Oscar nomination for its lead actor, Paul Mescal. Charlotte Wells’ debut feature Aftersun is a gentle, poignant coming of age story, a glimpse into the lives of a father and his young daughter set during a package holiday in the late 1990s.…
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Peter Doig: The Scottish artist who fought legal battle to prove a painting wasn’t his
The Scottish artist Peter Doig has made headlines for the many millions his paintings fetch at auction.
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Creator of music that was catchy but complex – Burt Bacharach dies aged 94
It’s almost easier to list the smash hit songs of the 60s and 70s that he didn’t write than those he did.
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Turkey’s earthquake tax “didn’t go to the right places”, says former diplomat
We were joined from Ankara by Sinan Ulgen, the former Turkish diplomat currently chairing the Istanbul-based Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy.