and on meet the author, jim naughtie talks to the journalist aida edemariam about her book, the wife's

and on meet the author, jim naughtie talks to the journalist aida edemariam about her book, the wife'sale. sir roger bannister — the first man to run a mile in underfour minutes — has died at the age of 88. he made athletics history on a track in oxford in 1954 — when he was an amateur athlete. it was a moment that came to symbolise sporting achievement. after retiring from athletics he became a distinguished doctor and neurologist. today fellow athletes paid tribute to a man who made "the impossible possible. " joe wilson looks back at a remarkable life. newsreel: 25-year-old roger bannister, third from the left. there are some moments of sporting history which become part of the world's history. what roger bannister achieved in 1954 was like a lunar landing for 20th century sport. bannister‘s old friend and rival chris chataway is in third place, waiting to take over as pacer. to run a mile and stop the clock before it reached four minutes in 1954, this was a magical number, a barrier of human achievement. a feat that would redefine what was humanly possible. and it would fall to a y

lewis hamilton into second place to win the opening grand prix of the season and in 45 minutes — jim naughtiean writer asne seierstad about her book two sisters in this week's meet the author. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the former catalan president, carles puidgemont, will appear before a judge tomorrow following his arrest in germany. he is wanted in spain for sedition and rebellion. meanwhile, thousands of people have been protesting in barcelona against his arrest. mr puidgemont had fled to belgium after catalonia's disputed independence referendum last 0ctober. joining me now from madrid is journalist and political analyst miguel—anxo murado. how different is the prospect of extradition from germany than from belgium? the case of belgium when mr puigdemont found himself in the sitting —— in the same situation, they do not have the same crime of sedition as they do in spain, which was a reason to deny the extradition. it did not happen because the spanish judge withdrew the request. now we will know what happens in the case of germany, where there is a crime which is similar, wh