Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Sarah montague has been talking to the actor Michael Sheen. Welcome to the bbcs radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. My guest today is known around the world for his film, television and theatre work. He made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well known people. Tony blair, brian clough, david frost, roles that catapulted Michael Sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot, in south wales. But it was acting that also brought him back there, where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face a Poor Community poverty, debt and homelessness. So how does he straddle such contrasting worlds . Michael sheen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Applause so how does the Hollywood Star fit in on port talbots high street . Yeah, its an interesting double life. Inevitably there is a bit of that, that happens anyway. You know, when you start to feel like, oh, this is my hometown, but i sort of feel like my belo
With sarah montague. Welcome to hardtalk. Im sarah montague. My guest today has a reputation for telling uncomfortable economic truths. He famously predicted the Global Financial crisis of 2008. Now Raghuram Rajan says capitalism is under threat and if World Leaders want to save liberal democracies from a surge in populism they need to give more power to local communities and take it away from big governments and big businesses. When he left his job as governor of Indias Central Bank he said that it was better to be a doer than an advisor. Now the superstar central banker is being talked of as one of the front runners to governor of the bank of england. Would he rather do thatjob than advise in another . Raghuram rajan, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. That quote from you better to be a doer than an advisor what is it that you want to do . What i wanted to do that time was really turn around peoples view of india. I thought there was a lot of potential for growth. There were
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with sarah montague. Welcome to hardtalk. Im sarah montague. My guest today has a reputation for telling uncomfortable economic truths. He famously predicted the Global Financial crisis of 2008. Now Raghuram Rajan says capitalism is under threat and if wild leaders want to save liberal democracies from a surge in populism they need to give more power to local communities and take it away from big governments and big businesses. When he left his job as governor of Indias Central Bank is that it was better to be a doer than an advisor. Now the superstar central bank is being talked of as one of the front runners to governor of the bank of england. Would he rather do thatjob than advise in another . Raghuram rajan, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. That quote from you, better to be a doer than an advisor, what is it that you wa nt to an advisor, what is it that you want to do . Watto wanted to do that time was really turn around peoples view of india
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Sarah montague talks to the actor Michael Sheen. Welcome to the bbcs radio theatre for a special edition of hardtalk. I guess today is known around the world for his film, television and theatre work. He made his name for his uncanny ability to portray other well known people. Tony blair, david frost, roles that catapulted my not Michael Sheen into a life far from his home in port talbot. It was acting that brought him back there. Where he is now immersed in tackling some of the problems that face up or community. Poverty, debtand homelessness. So how does he straddle such contrasting worlds . Michael sheen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. So how does the Hollywood Star fit in on port talbot s high street . Its an interesting double life. Inevitably there is a bit of that, that happens anyway. When you start to feel that, this is my hometown, but i sort of feel like my belonging, my sense of belonging is split down and thatjust kept extending. S
Lets start with the late Boris Nemtsov. Nemtsov had been an ally of putins predecessor, boris yeltsin. When putin emerged from relative obscurity to grab the presidency, nemtsov became a noisy opponent and in 2015, he was shot dead close to the kremlin. Who ordered the assassination . Well, the truth has never come out, but putins opponents have little doubt. In 2011, i went to moscow to meet Boris Nemtsov, who was then putins biggest, highest profile critic. Putin became a successor and became the president because berezovsky was his friend. And berezovsky supported him very much and berezovsky financed his campaign. You know that putin rule is, if you are a friend, you can do whatever you want. If you are an enemy, you will be injail, right . Even if they had just one case of corruption, my corruption, believe me, we will never talk in the hardtalk on bbc. You will came to the prison maybe, maybe not, i dont know. And try to give me some present or whatever. Thats why if you are in t