actors guild award last night for his role as churchill and distinguished historians including tim schneider to discuss not only particulars of his life and career butl' also their application to our present-day challenges. today i'm the honor to welcome robert harris, one of the worlds for thriller writers and a novelist who has brought to life in ancient rome, london and world war 1 ii and in 1960s berlin hunted by an aging hitler who won the second world war. in his latest work he takes us to downing street as the prime minister was haunted by the devastation of the first world war attempts to avoid a second. his efforts lead to the infamous munich conference of 1938. it is vividly portrayed and laced with suspense and intrigue. roberts many best-selling novels include the cicero trilogy, fatherland, enigma and also a spy, and conclave. several of his book have been filmed including the ghost which is directed by roman polanski. his work has been translated into 37 languages and he is the fellow of the royal society of literature. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome robert harris. [appla