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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36m
Blur’s Alex James: rock stars either die or end up on a farm
Blur bassist Alex James speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about Jeremy Clarkson, Oasis, band break ups, diets, and how he went from a rock and roll star “swinging from chandeliers” to a farmer with five kids, in this week’s episode of Ways to Change the World.
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5m
‘Mazen represented every era of revolution’, says activist’s friend
We spoke to Khaled Alkordi, a Syrian activist who was detained by the Assad regime and was a friend of Mazen al-Hamada.
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4m
‘It couldn’t be more critical at this time’: WHO on Syria funding gap
The UN says humanitarian needs are growing in Syria – with thousands of people displaced across the country following the collapse of the regime.
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5m
Captogan trade will ‘spill over’ outside Syria, says expert
We spoke to Caroline Rose, who’s Director of the New Lines Institute think tank.
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3m
Can Shia and Sunni Muslims live in peace together in Syria?
The Zaynab shrine in Damascus is revered by Shia muslims around the world.
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5m
‘Focus on rebuilding Syria’ says White Helmets rescuer
We spoke to Ismail Alabdullah from the White Helmets, which is the volunteer emergency rescue service which has been operating in opposition-controlled areas of Syria.
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38m
Why the West has to start caring about Syria – Omid Djalili
Comedian Omid Djalili talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about Syria, Israel, Gaza and the Iranian regime, and why the West should care about the Middle East, in this episode of Ways to Change the World.
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5m
‘Syrian returns need to be voluntary’ – David Miliband
David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee joins us from New York.
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13m
‘We’re protecting ourselves against jihadis’ – Israeli spokesperson
We are joined by Israeli Government spokesperson David Mencer.
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28m
‘We are shocked at our new freedom’, says Syrian activist
Joining us is Fuad Sayed Issa – a Syrian activist and founder of VIOLET, an organisation which supports human rights and refugees in Syria.
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25m
Assad falls: should it be a moment of joy or fear for Syria?
Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus to Russia where Vladimir Putin is reportedly sheltering the former Syrian dictator – for those Syrians who have defied Assad’s brutal regime for years this is a moment of celebration and hope, but also fear.
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5m
‘Essentially Russians don’t care about Syria’ says security expert
Professor Mark Galeotti is an expert in modern Russia and Senior Associate Fellow at the defence and security thinktank, the Royal United Services Institute.
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7m
US in touch with HTS to ensure ‘peaceful transition’ – John Kirby
We spoke to the White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby, and started by asking if the US is in touch with HTS, and whether it has any plans to remove the rebel group from the terror designation list
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4m
‘Anything’ better than Assad, says Damascus resident
We spoke to Bissan al-Hallak, who lives in Damascus, and started by asking whether she was optimistic about the future of Syria.
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4m
‘Morale in Syrian army obviously terrible’: former US ambassador
We spoke to the former US Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford and began by asking him how he thought this conflict will end.
