We are having platforms all across the uk to actually, you know, be on a stage and say our truth. People who are the bravest to say it and to deliver it in a way that is entertaining, its striking, and it connects, those are the people who are my favourite poets. So for future reference, i am you and you are me and thats all we need to know. Thank you. Our reporter izin akhabau talking to the spoken word poet dylema. Newsnight is coming up on bbc two. Heres evan. Is it possible we will be taking holidays in saudi arabia before long on its red sea coast . It sounds far fetched but its actually the vision of the saudi crown prince. He is keen on reform. Well ask if the ultraconservative state really can transform itself. Join me now on bbc two. Here on bbc one its time for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. Coming up on this programme. Coming up, this
More than half a century after the assassination of president John F Kennedy, the final batch of classified files is being released. When hip hop died, it left a legacy, spoken word poetry. And we explore the mix of rap and conventional poetry thats known as spoken word. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news rangers are searching for a new manager, after sacking pedro caixinha, after 26 games in charge. Good evening. The political crisis surrounding the future of catalonia has reached breaking point, on the eve of a vote in the spanish parliament. Senators are expected to vote tomorrow to impose a form of direct rule on catalonia, following the recent referendum on independence, which the Spanish Government considered unlawful. Catalonias Vice President has warned that any such vote would lead to the declaration of a sovereign catalan state, with far reaching implications for spain and the eu, as our europe editor katya adler reports from barcelona. Hope and excitement filled this barcelo
In March 2020, as COVID-19 spread around the world and political leaders began to realise that an immediate response to the pandemic would involve personal sacrifices and public action, politicians and their directors of public health policies took to stadiums, lecterns, and cameras to speak about the need to stay home, shut schools and nurseries, ration access to grocery stores and health services.
The men, and they were usually men, spoke of social cohesion and a need to act selflessly and responsibly. The women, and they were usually women, who took on the greatest burden on housework, childcare and responsibility for ageing parents, sighed, took a deep breath and got to work.