with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. millions of readers all over the world are drawn to fiction that explores our fears. horror sells, and no one does it better or more prolifically than my guest today, stephen king. he s written more than 60 books, sold close to 400 million copies. he is the master manipulator of dark places and the paranormal. if you re not a reader, you may have seen the shining, carrie, stand by me all films based on his stories. he s been writing for half a century. how has our appetite for fear evolved? stephen king in florida, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. it s nice to be here. i wish we could do it in person. me too. but nonetheless, it is a pleasure to see you on my screen. and let me begin by asking you about the threat that we all, all over the world in florida, in the uk, all over the world are living with, and that is covid 19. has that invisible threat of the virus in any way dimmed your enthusiasm for
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. several leading eu states say they ll re start the roll out of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine after europe s medicines regulator concluded the jab was safe and effective . the european medicines agency has been conducting a review after 13 member states suspended use of the astrazeneca vaccine, over fears of a possible link with blood clots. now the ema is saying that while it cannot definitively rule out a connection, these cases are very rare , and the benefits of using the astrazeneca vaccine outweigh the risks: every injection, every vaccine given is another person protected. half a million people a day here are getting immunised at present. many eu countries suspended using the oxford astrazeneca jab pending the outcome of today s safety review. in hull, there was no sign of vaccine hesitancy. i was waiting a long time. i m in my 60s, and i ve only just really got mine, so i was just happy it s finally done.
now on bbc news, felicity baker, who has a stammer, reveals what it is like to live with the condition. among those she talks to is michael palin, whose father stammered but never spoke about it. 0k. i ve worked for bbc news for ten years as a producer, always behind the scenes, finding guests, setting up stories. i wondered if you had someone that might be available for an interview? but recently, during a chance conversation with the presenter sophie raworth, i revealed my secret. i have a stammer. hello. i m calling from the bbc. i ve spent my whole life trying to hide it. now, i m discovering that i m not alone, and i m not the only one who struggles to say my name. and i know you can say your name. will you say it? i can. ijust have to breathe. crowdjeers. there s the rugby player who says his violence on the pitch was driven by his stammer. the self loathing. i hated myself. i hated myself because i wasn t like other people. # pray, i guarantee you heard this song # you