weapon designed to kill everyone on earth. so, you know, how is that for a tease? episode 2 is out today and wherever you get your podcast, i hope you listen. that will do it for us tonight and now time for the last word. i do have episode two meant to look forward to because, like you, i spent today engrossed in anthony fauci s book and i will do an event with him thursday night, which i am sure, by the time you are halfway through your first comment tonight it was sold out for thursday night. rachel, the book is so rich, as you know and that was a tip of the iceberg discussion. i could do an hour with him just about what he went through at the beginning of the mystery of the hiv-aids investigation and those chapters where they don t know what they are dealing with and it brings us all back to that time and all the work he did long before he ended up, once again, saving so many lives during the covid-19 pandemic. even what he tells you about the zika virus, that is some
In every culture on earth, dance is a physical, joyfulform of expression and communication. It is, in a way, the worlds most basic common language. My guest today epitomises the ability of dance to cross borders of time and space. Akram khan is british by birth, bangladeshi by Family Heritage and now globally renowned as one of the great contemporary dancers and choreographers. The performances weave together influences from east and west, past and present. How would he define his dance . Akram khan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, welcome. Seems to me so many of the great professional dancers have been raised in one very strict discipline, one cultural tradition. That isnt quite true of you, is it . Er, no. Iwas. You know, i was born and brought up in london so already i was exposed to many, many different cultural activities from very different backgrounds, but my mother wanted me to learn something from her roots, and not just language, because language was very crucial to her becau