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Over the course of her life the Queen visited every inhabited continent and met hundreds of world leaders, helping the UK forge relations across the globe. We hear from former Foreign Secretary Lord William Hague who joined her on a number of state visits and saw first hand the effect she had as a royal diplomat, on everyone from Prime Ministers and Presidents to the bowing goats of Oman.
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Guest: Lord William Hague, former Foreign Secretary.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case and Edward Drummond.
Clips: CTV, BBC, DW News, ABC Australia, Sky News, Sultanate of Oman TV, On Demand News, RTE, CBS, Euronews, Wild Film India, NBC, ABC News, AP, The Sun.
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Over the course of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II sustained Britain's monarchy for seven decades, between the eras of steam and Zoom. She departed possessing the gratitude and respect of the overwhelming majority of her subjects who today find it hard to come to terms with a world from which she is absent. So what characterised the second Elizabethan Age?
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Guests:
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: BBC Archive, NBC News, CBS News, AP Archive, Iconic, Times Radio, Parliament TV.
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The country now enters a time of national mourning for a nation to pay its respects to Her Majesty the Queen. Years of planning and centuries of tradition will be drawn upon as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest. So what do the next 10 days hold?
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Guests: Valentine Low, Royal Correspondent, The Times.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Producers: Olivia Case and Edward Drummond.
Clips: BBC, ITN.
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On a Monday evening last month, 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead in Liverpool by a stranger. It’s the latest in a spate of deadly gun and knife attacks in the city. So what’s going on in Liverpool’s underworld? Why is it seemingly so easy to get guns in the city? And why are so many dying at the hands of those they’ve never met?
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Guests:
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Producer: Olivia Case
Clips: Merseyside Police, Sky, Liverpool Echo, ITV, The Sun.
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Six months ago, The Times’ Africa correspondent Jane Flanagan spoke to us about her search for the cause of her long Covid symptoms. We catch up with her to find out how her treatment is going, and we look at the state of long Covid treatment.
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Guests:
- Jane Flanagan, Africa correspondent, The Times.
- Dr Melissa Heightman, National Specialty Advisor for Long Covid, NHS England.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: UK Parliament, 5 News, BBC News, Sky News, Times Radio.
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Today, Liz Truss takes over as the new Conservative Prime Minister. So what do we know about her and how she will address the urgent challenges we face?
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Guests: Charlotte Ivers, Political Correspondent, Times Radio.
Tim Shipman, Chief Political Commentator, Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: Sky News, BBC News, Times Radio, LBC, The Guardian.
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The new prime minister will be announced today, and Boris Johnson will exit Downing Street tomorrow after just over three years in the job. What legacy will he leave behind?
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Guest: Patrick Maguire, Red Box Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: BBC, UK Parliament, The Conservative Party, PA, STV News, Times Radio, Channel 4 News.
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They’re sitting in your hands, in your house and maybe even in your heart. But a global shortage of semiconductors means this tiny object has become a big problem – just as a British chipmaker has been sold to a Chinese-owned company.
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Guest: Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: CBS News, CNBC, Sky News, BBC News, European Commission.
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The traditional summer blockbuster season is drawing to a close but in a world of prequels, sequels and remakes, independent films are finding it increasingly hard to break through. So why are we deluged by all these spin-offs?
Guest: Kevin Maher, chief film critic, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case
Clips:
Thor: Love and Thunder. © 2022 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Director: Taika Waititi.
Suicide Squad. © 2016 Warner Brothers Pictures. Director: David Ayer.
Minions: The Rise of Gru. © 2022 Universal Pictures. Director: Kyle Balda
Nope. © 2022 Universal Pictures. Director: Jordan Peele
Spider-Man: Far From Home. © 2019 Sony Pictures. Director: Jon Watts.
Nomadland. © 2021 Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Company Nordic. © Director: Chloe Zhao.
Kramer vs. Kramer. © 1979 Columbia Pictures. Director: Robert Benton.
Hit the Road. © 2021 Director: Panah Panahi.
The Matrix. © 1999 Warner Bros. Pictures, Roadshow Entertainment Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski.
Thirteen Lives. © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Bron Creative; Imagine Entertainment; Magnolia Mae; Storyteller Productions. Director: Ron Howard.
The Matrix Resurrections. © 2021 Warner Bros. pictures. Director: Lana Wachowski.
Black Widow. © 2021 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Director: Cate Shortland.
Elvis. © 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures; Bazmark Films; The Jackal Group. Director: Baz Lurhman.
The Godfather. © 1972 Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions. Director: Francis Ford Coppola.
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. © 1980 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment Director: Irvin Kershner.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife. © 2021 Columbia Pictures; Bron Creative; Ghost Corps; The Montecito Picture Company; Right of Way Films. Director: Jason Reitman.
Iron Man. © 2008 Paramount Pictures, MORE. Director: Jon Favreau.
Everything Everywhere All At Once. © 2022 Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Bullet train. © 2022 Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing. Director: David Leitch
Bande à part. © 1964 Columbia Pictures. Director: Jean Luc-Godard.
Captain Marvel. © 2009 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Doctor Strange main theme. © 2019 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Composer: Michael Giacchino
Top Gun theme - Danger Zone. 1986 ©Paramount Pictures. Composer: Giorgio Moroder. Lyricist Tom Whitlock.
The Matrix Awakens - Main Theme. © 2021 Warner Bros Pictures. Composer: Don Davis
Jaws theme tune. © 1975 Universal Pictures. Composer: John Williams.
Ghostbusters theme tune. © 1984 Columbia Pictures, Fórum Home Entertainment Hungary. Composer: Ray Parker Jr.
Jurassic Park theme tune. © 1993 Universal Pictures, FilmFlex. Composer: John Williams
League of DC Super Pets theme tune (Superman theme tune). © 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures © Composer: John Williams
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace theme tune. © 1999 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment. Composer: John Williams
Iron Man theme tune. © 2008 Paramount Pictures, MORE. Composer: Ramin Djawadi
Sweet Child of Mine, Thor: Love and Thunder film trailer version. © 2022 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Composers: Steven Adler Saul Hudson, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose.
Marvel opening theme. © 2016 Marvel Entertainment. Composer: Michael Giacchino.
Godfather theme tune. © 1972 Paramount Pictures, Alfran Productions. Composer: Nino Rota.
Reviews: Mojo.com; Clipped Coin; Looper; Karsten Runquist.
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This August, we're revisiting some of our favourite episodes from the past year.
Dolly Alderton - award-winning author, podcaster, screenwriter and Sunday Times Style's resident agony aunt - on love, friendship, sex, and being comfortable with yourself ahead of the release of the BBC adaptation of her memoir.
Everything I Know About Love is available on BBC iPlayer.
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Guest: Dolly Alderton, author, podcaster, screenwriter, and columnist for Sunday Times Style.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Clips: BBC.
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