Edition of hardtalk. I am Stephen Sackur and today i am joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. That was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But there are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a Common Thread through everything you have done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. There is a variety. What i always admired in my youth was people playing different sorts of parts in different envir
We know the country has extreme regional imbalances, but what accounts for excess mortality among prime age northern adults . More and more people coming into the hospital with alcohol related liver injury and illness and actually, you know, in more and more desperate states. They have probably got nothing to live for and alcohol is an easy way out, an anaesthetic. Well ask if this is a health issue or a National Failure to deal with inequality between North And South. President trump ramps up the rhetoric on north korea. They will be met with fire and few are, like the world has never seen. Is he making us safer or not . Were in amiens, in northern france, birthplace of president macron, to hear how he finds out whether faith in his leadership is failing. After an extroadinary campaign, which entirely new political scheme was deployed, president macron must now deliver. And there are already voices in france who doubt his ability to do so. And, a Property Dispute Dating back to the Pa
Edition of hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur and today im joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. Applause wow, that was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But i want to begin with a thought about your career. There are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a consistent, Common Thread through everything youve done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. Theres a variety. Thats w
Edition of hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur and today im joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. Applause wow, that was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But i want to begin with a thought about your career. There are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a consistent, Common Thread through everything youve done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. Theres a variety. Thats w
Edition of hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur and today im joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. Applause wow, that was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to talk about both personal and in terms of yourcampaigning. But i want to begin with a thought about your career. There are very few actors with the diversity you have offered your audiences, from the great shakespearean roles to Comic Book Characters in x men. Is there a consistent, Common Thread through everything youve done . The Common Thread is there is no Common Thread. Theres a variety. Thats w