Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a familiar trick. Saudi arabia ha
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a fami
this is very strange. but how much control do you really want over your pop idols? so what happens when you tweak the nostrils? 0h! liverpool is getting ready to host the biggest music event on earth. eurovision is coming to town, and this city is about to become the centre of the music universe. it s an amazing event in an amazing place one which gave us the greatest four piece band of all time. so which one s benny and which one s bjorn? laughs. you re going to get so much abuse for that. i know, i m regretting it already. but anyway, welcome to the british music experience. this is an immensely colourful journey through the british pop scene from 1945 to now, and where every hour, on the hour, a hologram boy george plays live. # karma, karma, karma, karma karma chameleon. # liverpool s hosting eurovision on behalf of ukraine. and in amongst the memorabilia, here s the outfit that helped the uk sparkle last year. there s plenty of interactive stuff here. you can find a mu
the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles during his coronation on saturday. the mainly christian service will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time. now on bbc news.click. we are mave! this week, we re at the gig of the future where the bands are not as they seem. i m at a gig, but i m not at a gig. or where you d expect. we re in a hobbit hole. it gets weirder. this is very strange. but how much control do you really want over your pop idols? so what happens when you tweak the nostrils? 0h! liverpool is getting ready to host the biggest music event on earth. eurovision is coming to town, and this city is about to become the centre of the music universe. it s an amazing event in an amazing place one which gave us the greatest four piece band of all time. so which one s benny and which one s bjorn? laughs. you re going to get so much abuse for that. i know, i m regretting it already. but anyway, welcome to th
but i m not at a gig. or where you d expect. we re in a hobbit hole. it gets weirder. - this is very strange. but how much control do you really want over your pop idols? so what happens when you tweak the nostrils? 0h! liverpool is getting ready to host the biggest music event on earth. eurovision is coming to town, and this city is about to become the centre of the music universe. it s an amazing event in an amazing place one which gave us the greatest four piece band of all time. so which one s benny and which one s bjorn? laughs. you re going to get so much abuse for that. i know, i m regretting it already. but anyway, welcome to the british music experience. this is an immensely colourful journey through the british pop scene from 1945 to now, and where every hour, on the hour, a hologram boy george plays live. # karma, karma, karma, karma karma chameleon. # liverpool s hosting eurovision on behalf of ukraine. and in amongst the memorabilia, here s the outfit that help