Does the Trump Presidency promise a new golden age for the United States . Us troops head to poland. And britains Prime Minister promises to work for a Shared Society while the red cross says theres a humanitarian crisis in the British Health service. Separating the facts from the fake news today, my guests are Michael Goldfarb of politico, nesrine malik, who is a sudanesejournalist, Stefanie Bolzen of die welt, and iain martin, formerly editor of the scotsman, now editor of reaction. Very good to see you. Its all a conspiracy against donald trump by Us Intelligence and the media, or its a conspiracy by Donald Trumps supporters and perhaps russian intelligence to help trump become president and embarrass the media with fake news. Either way, how far can mr trumps team of talented family members, billionaires, ex generals and others heal americas obvious divisions . This is the week when he will become president of the United States. He talks about bringing the country together. People
On earth dances is a physical, joyfulform of expression and communication. It is, in a way the worlds most basic common language. Well, 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. His 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. It seems to me so many of the great professional dancers have been raised in one very strict discipline, one cultural tradition, but that isnt quite true of you, is it . No. I was born and brought up in london, so already i was exposed to many, many different cultural activities from very, 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, because of the independ