bbc, doing what? >> obligate affairs programming, and radio. very much like a souped-up npr, bbc radio.y are very well-resourced still. a lot of serious public affairs programming. which i very much enjoyed. >> over the 25 years that you have been our producer in london, you have provided us with all kinds of opportunities to interview people in london. i look up on the screen a couple of months ago and saw this interview, did not remember doing it, cannot believe we had these two people in our studio at a time when they were not even involved in the leadership of the country. we will show you the clip and you can comment on it. >> why did john major win and george bush lose? >> you have got to be careful, obviously. and you got to be careful with things than might be glib and not really stand up, and i think in the end john major benefited from the fact he took over from margaret thatcher and people thought there was a change in government before the british election. >> what tony is saying is john major wasn't and tony was. people knew over the years from which he was vice president t

amanda hancock, the editor a bbc radio thought sunday program, and religious newsmagazine for domestic british audience which had appeared coverage of global religion suggests that atheism a disproportionate coverage these days. a reflection, she wonders, of the interest of the secular news from. i suspect the leisure of the alabama aps i met a decade ago and would strongly disagree with that. on my way in meeting my brethren alabama in the throes of a state election where roadside signs urged me to vote for jesus. when i found him he told me of the crosses that have been planted on his manicured lawn and the abuse his children's had faced a school because their dad was an atheist. agassi is enjoying the news as he is not alone, but of solidarity. i talked about the positive influence the digital media, the democratization of religion, and its coverage with so many new voices out there which is a good thing, but they're is a flip side and one to my belief car reinforces our argument that we need more professionals giving informed and impartial reporting and religion because while more

to put it in context, or was a religion department at the bbc, which produced well-regarded tv and radio programs on religion and ethics for the domestic audience. there was a department at the bbc world service, which was well staffed with reporters and had several programs a week. some of you might remember " focus on faith" reporting religion, heart and soul. words, it was a subject that was fenced off and clearly marked, " religion." many thought it should remain so. it was something that they had to wear to fulfill requirements, but should not invade the superior new space. at that point, they considered covered something close to the parish news, churchy, and not to be taken too seriously varied in some cases, not at all. producers whoe were so anti-god, as they sought, that i knew it would be virtually pointless trying to get a piece on the program, at least, short of, the pope is dead. that was the one religion story that the bbc dedicated vast resources to for many years before they provided us with the news. powers thate, the be could not afford it, and cnn got the best spot. i

as it broadcaster he has been with bbc radio with his more or less show and his new series started last year. l he received an economic award from a journalism in 2006 and runner-up in 2010. this radio award services were awarded on several occasions. new york times, and magazines ranging from forbes to wire and a number of other radio and television programs. he lives in oxford. he is a visit fellow at matt field college. alex is a professor at georgia mason university. he works on public and law economics. patton and the effectiveness of bounty hunters compared to the police, problems related to the judicial systems and how poverty rates affect trial decisions. he looks into the problem of organ transplants and market supply increases the ones available. and regulatory issues most specifically drug regulation. he is a co author of the hugely successful blog marginal revolution. and a co-founder of an online university program. he has written a series of text books. he is a fellow at the marcade center as well. the idea for the afternoon is to have each speaker speak for 25 minutes and

the interview went out on the morning news program on bbc radio 4 called "today." it is usually a very gladiatorial, presenter versus politician, three minutes of hard fighting over political issues of the day. this one was about eight minutes and really stunned mainstream audience and a lot of editors as she talked in great depth and with huge heart about her son and about the impact of the bombings on her family but about her deep christian faith, how schieffer gave -- how she forgave the bombers, and this was 24 hours later. how she prayed for the bombers' families and it was a really, really moving event that came out of something that was a real tragic case. you could have focused on here we go again and looking at the negative of religion. this is something that was very positive and very moving came out of it. in those sorts of situations -- another, when i was washington correspondent a few years ago. there was another one, the tragic shooting in amish country in pennsylvania in lancaster county. that was a fascinating example allhe media rushed there, of t

the interview went out on the morning news program on bbc radio 4 called "today." it is usually a very gladiatorial, presenter versus politician, three minutes of hard fighting over political issues of the day. this one was about eight minutes and really stunned mainstream audience and a lot of editors as she talked in great depth and with huge heart about her son and about the impact of the bombings on her family but about her deep christian faith, how schieffer gave -- how she forgave the bombers, and this was 24 hours later. how she prayed for the bombers' families and it was a really, really moving event that came out of something that was a real tragic case. you could have focused on here we go again and looking at the negative of religion. this is something that was very positive and very moving came out of it. in those sorts of situations -- another, when i was washington correspondent a few years ago. there was another one, the tragic shooting in amish country in pennsylvania in lancaster county. that was a fascinating example allhe media rushed there, of t

, dear undercover economist, a collection of, i think, his newspaper columns, and he's been with bbc radio for his more or less show and his new theory started last year called -- libertarians recognize him as the recipient of the 2006 for economic journalism, also runner up in ten, and several locations, journal i'm from growth in a society. it's been published in newspapers and magazines ranging from forption to wired and esquire, was on planned money, and other radio and television programs. he lives in oxford, received his a degree in pp, and he also studied economics in oxford, and visiting fellow. alex is a professor of economics in george mason, and he worked on the range of public economics and lower economics, working on the effectiveness of bounty hinters compared # to the police, works on problems in the judicial systems, how elections buy judges, look at poverty rates that affect trial decisions. he looks into the problem of organ transplant and how market mechanisms increase supply of organs available for transplant, and other issues, more specifically how there is a drug regu

two-putted in context, there was a religion department at the bbc which produced well-regarded tv and radiorograms on religion and ethics for the domestic audience. there was also a religion department at the bbc world service which was well staffed with producers and would put out several programs a week. some of you might remember focus on faith, reporting religion, heart and soul. but there was no correspondent to cover religion in the mainstream news. it was a subject that was clearly marked "religion." something the bbc had to wear to it was something that they had to wear to fulfill requirements, but should not invade the superior news space. at that point, they considered t something close to the parish news, churchy, and not to be taken too seriously, or in some cases, not at all. there were some producers who were so anti-god, as they sought, that i knew it would be virtually pointless trying to get a piece on the program, at least, short of, the pope is dead. [laughter] which, by the way, was the one religion story that the bbc dedicated vast resources to for many years , in fact,

to put it in context, there was a religion department at the bbc, which produce well-regarded tv and radiograms on religion in the domestic audience. there is also a sister religion department at the bbc world service, which was well staffed with producers have been several several programs of the peers that you might remember them focus on faith reporting religion, heart and soul. there is no correspondent to cover religion as part of mainstream news, which was at the heart of what the world service did and does. in other words, it was a subject fenced off and clearly marked religion in many news journalist that should remain so. something the bbc had to wear to fulfill requirements of its charter, but not to be the superior object is new space. at that point, many of my colleagues considered religion coverage of something close to the parish news, churchy, not to be taken too seriously and in some cases not at all. one or two producers were so anti-god as they thought that i knew would be virtually pointless trying to get a piece on the program. at the short of the pope is dead, which --

to put it in context, or was a religion department at the bbc, which produced well-regarded tv and radio programs on religion and ethics for the domestic audience. there was a department at the bbc world service, which was well staffed with reporters and had several programs a week. some of you might remember "focus on faith" reporting religion, heart and soul. there was no correspondent there to cover religion as part of mainstream news, which was at the heart of what the world service did and does. in other words, it was a subject that was fenced off and clearly marked, "religion." many thought it should remain so. it was something that they had to wear to fulfill requirements, but should not invade the superior news space. at that point, they considered it something close to the parish news, churchy, and not to be taken too seriously, or in some cases, not at all. there were some producers who were so anti-god, as they saw it, that i knew it would be virtually pointless trying to get a piece on the program, at least, short of, the pope is dead. [laughter] way was the one , religion st

of england should be in no rush to raise interest rates according to spencer dales, speaking in a bbc radioerview. he accepted rates will have to go up at some point but when they do the rise would be gradual and cautious. stay tuned. later on cnbc we'll speak exclusively to monetary policy committee member ben broadbent. find out his thoughts on the prospects of a rate rise at 12:30 cet. robert still with us. people i talked to into the markets robert they actually believe the bank of england has to raise rates far sooner even than the market is pricing. you have a 30% probability we actually see a rate hike in the fourth quarter this year. but the risk is that consumers buy into that, too, isn't it? >> yes, i think for me our call is for a rate hike in q4. that's starting to be priced in of course into markets and that will feed through into mortgage rates over probably the next few months. banks are still cutting their spreads so that mortgage rates aren't rising just yet but of course no one really knows how consumers are going to react to this. personally i think with debt relative to

radio to come back to the hotel. they were used to one station, in the uk listening to the bbc. ween paul and john? >> with well be now we be they grew up and they grew apart. they were 17 years old, 16 when they met. by the time the beatles hit they were 21 and by the time they were 24 and 25 they had become different people. that's what happens to most of us when we reach that age. they didn't see eye to eye, their music was going in opposite directions. paul wanted to be the fabulous mop tops. john didn't want that anymore. so he wanted to move on. >> many people think it was yoko who broke up the group. you seem to think that's the case. >> no, i don't. i think it's the fact they grew up and grew apart. they played it out. they had given us all they had to give us. >> did paul want to come back? did anybody -- did paul or john want to come back? >> i think paul from the beginning wanted -- from the very end wanted to come back. he tried to convince john a few times, even after they hadn't spoken for years, he went up to the dakota to see him and convince him one more time to

radio and c-span.org. >> last month, jane little of the bbc talked about same-sex marriage.al qaeda's use of social media, and her own views about covering religious issues early in her career. this is held at the university of colorado in boulder. it's an hour and 15 minutes. >> hello, again. it's a real accomplish and a great privilege to be with you tonight and i'm grateful to professor stewart and the provost for inviting me to come here to share some of my experiences in covering religion and the ways in which i've seen the beat change, rise, fall, evolve over the last two decades of my career which has been beat, evolved over the last two decades of my career, which is been largely focused on religion as a correspondent, editor, and presenter, or host, as you say here. that is on both sides of the atlantic. that is where my experiences, but i am interested in coverage of religion from all parts of the world. i've come full circle. steward who helped first launch made on my path, though i doubt he knows that, it was while doing an undergraduate dissertation that i read

radio. >> yeah. they were used to one station in the uk listening to the bbc. they couldn't believe it. es records. >> as much as they've written about john and the rest of the group -- >> yes. >> -- what was the conflict between paul and john? >> well, you know, they grew up and they grew apart. they were 17 years old, 16 when they met. by the time the beatles hit, they were 21. and by the time they were 24 and 25, they had become different people. and that's what happens to most of us when we reach that age. they didn't see eye to eye, their music was going in opposite directions. paul wanted to be, you know, the fabulous mop tops. john didn't want that anymore. and so he wanted to move on. >> and many people think it was yoko who broke up the grurngsoup, but you don't think that's the case. >> no, i don't. i think it's just the fact they grew up and grew apart. they had played it out and given all they had to give us. >> did paul or john want to come back? >> i think paul from the very beginning wanted to come back. he tried to convince john a few times. even after they hadn't spoken

when the taliban were in power, and everybody on the panel noted there was just radio sharif and there was that. also bbc had a correspondent in the ap and al jazeera. . . to my afghan colleagues but certainly they are and they are making news interestingly. i will give you an example. the u.s. army sergeant who's being taken hostage by the network there was some discussion saying the u.s. was open to negotiating the release of the telegram prisoners from guantÁnamo and the taliban about two days after that report came out very quickly so w that we at negotiating this issue at all )-right-paren so they are savvy in the global media environment. >> if they become more influential in the post 14 afghanistan or if they are candidates that are sympathetic and win a seat or two if they are going to be a part of the game or if they are going to be fighting, which i guess they are in some places. if they might somehow get engaged in governing, could they possibly tolerate other voices? can be mature to the level they allow other people to speak as well as them in a more serious afghanistan than the one they ran

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he appears regularly on television and radio in the united states and great britain and has been a frequent political commentator on fox news, cnn, the bbc and sky news. con is a veteran correspondent and his latest book gives a gripping account of sir win shawn churchill's first military campaign as a young cavalry lieutenant. as con writes, this is a story of high adventure and imperial endeavor which contains important lessons and warnings for today. it is fitting our event, hosted by the margaret thatcher center for freedom, throughout her political career, lady thatcher drew strength and inspiration from churchill's leadership, especially at moments when she faced huge challenges. key moments in history that called for iron clad resolve. she also drew comfort from the fact that churchill has found himself alone on the political stage, scorned even by many in his own party, but never enough to -- not stand by this congress visitations and beliefs. thatcher was influenced by her admiration for churchill's courage. she said, everything about churchill heroic. he was a leader majors among men, and, she said for me and so many others, ou

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i did a radio interview and then a tv interview and it's going global now with me being on the bbc and al jazeera is ridiculous! >> it's a great story, glad you're doing well, james grant, thanks for joining us. coming up super bowl, best commercials you want to look out for. innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. on al jazeera america this is the 900 page document we >> the super bowl's arguably the single biggest sporting evening -- event of the world. but it is the biggest day of the year for advertisers. and fighting for a share of just 32 and a half minutes of ad times, advertisers are willing to pay 4.5 million for ad time that could reach more than 100 people. >> good to have you guys both back on the show. did i say 100 million? >> something like that. >> i may have said 100,000. 100 million is what we're expecting to watch out there. getting that kin