Ill be back at1 o clock for more newsday with sharanjit but now on bbc news, hardtalk welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Sometimes a tv drama does more to entertain, it brings to live an of world an audience failed to see. The american tv series the wire, which methodically dissected americas war with drugs, was an eye opener for many. Wendell pierces role as detective bunk moreland brought him international attention. Now hes on stage in london as the protagonist in arthur millers play death of a salesman. He describes the play as the american hamlet but in todays america, you are on your own. Wendell pierce welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. 14 years ago, Hurricane Katrina, you are visiting your parents when the evacuation was mandated. It was your family home, the ctu had grown up m, family home, the ctu had grown up in, we are family and friends still lived in. How are the memories of what you saw when you return to what had been your home . Those images in my mind are i
Hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Sometimes a tv drama does more than entertain, it brings alive to an audience a world theyve failed to see. For many, in the United States and beyond, the wire, which methodically dissected americas war with drugs, was an eye opener. Playing detective bunk moreland brought Wendell Pierce international attention. Now hes on stage in london as willy loman, the protagonist in arthur millers play, death of a salesman. Wendell pierce describes the part hes playing as the american hamlet Wendell Pierce welcome to hardtalk, thank you very much for coming into the studio. Thank you for having me, shaun. Lets begin, if we may, 1a years ago, hurricane katrina, you were visiting your parents when the evacuation was mandated. It was your family home, the city you had grown up in, the city where all your friends were from, and where your family still live. How vivid now are the pictures in your mind, the memories of what you saw when you returned to what
In a family where anyone who had taken that track to go it is in the morning. To new orleans, would go through, and to see that neighbourhood affected that way was devastating. Now on bbc news its hardtalk it also has the legacy of knowing, with stephen sackur. In 1927 in that area, welcome to hardtalk. That they did blow the levees im shaun ley. To protect the city, sometimes a tv drama does you know, a little further out more than entertain, but it was destroyed then. It brings alive to an audience therefore, after katrina people, a world theyve failed to see. A lot of people were suspicious about why that neighbourhood for many, in the United States was so heavily damaged. And beyond, the wire, i believe it was a complete failure which methodically dissected of the levee system, americas war with drugs, so around the city, was an eye opener. That destroyed the city, in total, and not a malicious act, but theres still to this day a lot of people who feel as though playing detective b
Pictures are of a wildlife fiesta. They set fire to and illuminate character as a way of marking new year. Now its time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. It is certainly not slowing and contrasting conditions for the last day of the year. All the cloud we have seen on the site is pushing north eastward through the night and there will be good clear spells for north east england. Expect to sea mist and fog developing. Clear skies for the time in south east england and eastern scotland. It will be quite cool towards eastern scotland with frost developing into tomorrow morning. Dry and cloudy everywhere through the night into tomorrow. It is a very great start to 2020. When will pick up towards the north as we head to the end of the day. The best of clyde to the end of the day. The best of clyd e b rea ks to the end of the day. The best of clyde breaks the Northern Areas of wales and perhaps eastern scotland in the shelter of motives. Quite surely under that cloud but stil
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