Between the four of us we have written at least 17 biographies. It might be more than that. I was losing count because Randy Roberts has written so many. Youve written more than half of our total number i think. So we have a lot of experience in the genre. We have obviously been drawn to it and have an affinity for it some way or another. Before we begin, let me introduce the panelists, and as i introduce each of you, if you could just stand a minute or two, telling the audience what was it that you used for your biography. What is it you love about the genre. First we have larry, from New York University of arts and a musical writing program. He is particularly interested in the history of broadway and comedy. He has written a play with Richard Rogers in addition to several other books. His most recent biographical word is the documentary film semi davis junior, i gotta be me. Larry, tell us what has drawn you to this. I may be a little different from the rest of the panel my venue is
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Week. Hello, this is breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Motorway speed limits through roadworks could be raised to 60 Miles Per Hour. It follows trials which show motorists are less distracted and feel safer driving at higher speeds. Good morning, its saturday, 21st october. Also this morning, more tensions over the future of catalonia. Iam tim i am tim willcox live in barcelona. Over the next few hours hundreds of thousands of people here are expected to take to the streets after hearing what direct rule from madrid will mean for them. Battening down the hatches as storm brian threatens to bring flooding and winds of 70 Miles Per Hour. Storm brian is here and will give many of us a very windy and occasionally wet start to the weekend. Improving tomorrow, but still blustery. I will have all the weekend weather and the very latest on what we can expect from storm brian, in the next half an hour. In sport. The sound every football manager dreads. Booing. Boos ring out afte
Welcome to bbc news. Spains Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to start imposing Central Control over catalonia. The Regional Government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. My colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. Welcome to a beautiful and sunny barcelona. Im standing here high above one of the best known streets in barcelona, just behind me on my left the cathedral designed by architect gaudi. In the next few hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to take to the streets here, pro separatism, very much against direct rule imposed by madrid as a result of article 150 five. An article that has never been used before. About an hour ago spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy convened an extraordinary meeting of the spanish cabinet to discuss which measures they plan to impose here on barcelona in the next few days. Its a slightly complicated process. They have to agre
Standing here are both one of the most famous streets in the capital of this region. Just behind me, one of this region. Just behind me, one of the houses designed by the famous architect. In the next few hours, we are expecting hundreds of thousands of people, maybe even a Million People packing this street below me. Demonstrating against it is happening in madrid at the moment because there are, the spanish Prime Minister has held a crisis Cabinet Meeting discussing which measures he will use as part of this article 115 which has never been used before all stop it will then have to go to the senate but then perhaps we will see some concrete decisions on the ground here. It could be the suspension of the catalan parliament, it could be putting the local police, 17,000 strong, under direct rule, or taking the Economic Ministry away from this region. Let us ministry away from this region. Let us bring in a guest, who writes for the newspaper which takes a pro unity position. But where a