Sackur. My guest today is one of the biggest selling fiction writers of all time, dan brown. Is 2003 novel, the da vinci code, sparked outrage in the vatican. And now, another epic tale. A quest for the origins of life. Is there still a public appetite for dan browns high fibre blockbusters. Dan brown, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Usually the phrase that always follows your name is bestselling author. But actually, in reviews of the latest novel you have written, 0rigin, one critic came up with a new sort of monica or phrase for you, and that is not a list of ideas. Moniker. phrase for you, and that is not a list of ideas. Moniker. I like that. I have heard many things, but i like that. I have never heard that about you. But it is sort of what you are about. I love to write about the grey area between right and wrong. Moniker. One of the biggest questions of all is god. In some ways it is hard to package that into a genre that, perhaps you do not like this word, is a thril
Yugoslavia two decades ago. He was sentenced to life in prison at the United Nations court at the hague. Finally in the ft online several of britains biggest Water Companies have admitted their engineers still carry out mediaeval practices such as using dowsing rods to divine or locate the location of water pipes. With me is james hughes whos a chief market analyst at axi trader, a brokerage firm. We have already discussed the budget that led to dig deeper. In terms of the reaction in the media today. Many are focusing on the fact they have had to downgrade the Economic Outlook year in, year out. This is the office of the budget responsibility, independent of the government. It have is that you are not concerned about that but some may argue in terms of the outlook and in terms of the fact that our wages are not going as far, there is squeeze with inflation going up and what that means for us in our pocket at home, it could have a negative effect on the economy, couldnt it . Iam not ef
And what is next for germany as politicians seek away from the good the social democrats be rethinking their opposition for governing together with Angela Merkels conservatives . We will have the latest on the negotiations. Sarah im sarah kelly. Welcome to the program. Thank you for joining us. Zimbabwes former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived back in harare in preparations to take power after president Robert Mugabes shock resignation. Mnangagwa had fled to south africa earlier this month after being fired by mugabe. A short while back he addressed his supporters outside the headquarters of the ruling party. Reporter crowds in harare welcome home their hero. And Emmerson Mnangagwa failed to disappoint. It did not take him long to connect with his supporters. The voice of the people is the voice of power. Today, we are witnessing the beginning of a new unfolding democracy. Reporter his return follows a historic day in zimbabwe. On tuesday, the speaker of parliament announc
Programme. We will be briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And as you watch this programme, you may be downing a strong coffee, and the latest Research Says that may have some Health Benefits so we are asking do you take any notice of the constant flow of Health Advice . We get it every day. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag, bbcthebriefing. We start the programme with this. The serbian president , aleksandar vucic, has called on serbs to start looking to the future following the conviction of the former bosnian serb military commander, ratko mladic. In the hague he will be sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty on ten of 11 charges including genocide. The united nations, european union, and nato, have hailed the conviction as a triumph ofjustice. But for many in the region where the crimes were carried out, mladic is still seen as a hero. Aaron safir reports. As commander of the Bosnian Serb Armed forces, ratko mladics b
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