Search results for ‘Krishnan Guru-Murthy’
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Is the religious importance of Syria being ignored? -video
As Syria’s war becomes a focus for religious extremism, Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Douglas Murray, a critic of Islamic fundamentalism, about the beliefs surrounding the country’s significance.
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Is Ed Miliband a ‘political vulture’?
Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to commentator David Aaronovitch, who believes Ed Miliband’s position on Syria shows a failure of leadership, and by columnist Jenni Russell who supports his stance.
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Can a child sex abuse victim be called ‘predatory’?
Krishnan Guru-Murthy discusses the “predatory” comments row with human rights barrister Barbara Hewson, and Adam Pemberton of the charity Victim Support.
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‘I don’t see why bongo bongo is racist’
Ukip’s Godfrey Bloom tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy he does not believe the phrase “bongo bongo land” is racist. It’s certainly caused a stir though – so Krishnan asked if he had apologised anyway…
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Jimmy Wales: Cameron’s porn plan a ‘ridiculous idea’
Is the internet a wild west? Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to Jimmy Wales, the free speech activist and internet pioneer who founded Wikipedia and who advises David Cameron.
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Laureate’s teachers were ‘sniffy’ about comics
New Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy her teachers were scathing about her reading choices and that her father thought fiction “was a complete waste of time”.
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Byzantium director ‘worried’ about making vampire film
The director and producer of vampire film Byzantium tell Krishnan Guru-Murthy about their concerns in the wake of Twilight, and why they agree with the chancellor on the state of the film industry.
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Tribal identity hard to escape, says Pulitzer winner Akhtar
American playwright Ayad Akhtar, who was awarded the Pulitzer drama prize for his production Disgraced, speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about tribal identity, 9/11 and the Boston bombings.
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Jamie Oliver on Michael Gove, eating, ranting – and Ukip
Jamie Oliver tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why he is still “ranting” about school meals, why he disagrees with Michael Gove – and why he is pleased Ukip are “mixing it up” in British politics.
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Luhrmann on Gatsby, grey hair and working in London
A bottle of red wine on a train journey through Siberia – director Baz Luhrmann tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy about the epiphany which sparked his latest film, The Great Gatsby.
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Are Americans gullible about their history?
Are Americans lied to in school about their past? Is the US provoking North Korea? Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, authors of the Untold History of the United States, speak to Krishnan Guru-Murthy.
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Miliband fears Syria will ‘dissolve in front of our eyes’
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy that the west’s failure to intervene in Syria means the Assad government could go on killing people for another two or three years.
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Can you trust your supermarket any more?
Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks the director general of the British Retail Consortium, Helen Dickinson, if the horsemeat scandal has affected the public’s trust in food labelling.
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Horsemeat: could this be the end of the ready meal?
Oliver Peyton, owner of several restaurants and the founder of Peyton and Byrne, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy that he hopes the horsemeat scandal will spell the end for ready meals.
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Bedroom tax debate: Liam Byrne and Nigel Mills
MPs Liam Byrne and Nigel Mills join Krishnan Guru-Murthy in the studio to debate the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’.