here s the thing, though, i think this is a thing that s peculiar to our politics. i want to echo this. we sort of have developed a political culture where we systematically undervalue experience. correct. it s like the new guy, the outsider. it s the trumpy thing, forget history, forget experience. but it was true. obama had it. clinton had it. everybody was the outsider. you have to come in, you know, not having a lot of experience seen as beneficial. biden has been the guy on not just proving age is a mutable characteristic, you can still accomplish a lot in your 70s and 80s, but, like, experience actually in government wisdom. wisdom and experience actually matter. it is a big, complicated world, complicated government. i need to get our next guest in here. editor of the financial times, ed luce. good to see you. your new column for the financial times is entitled, the republicans have an acute
segments. if roots were to fail they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high-risk, high-reward, if it didn t work you would be out a lot of tv time and not a lot of people watching. it attracted the largest audience in the history of the medium. there is something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. i think that s primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s it is that you matter. while there s a lot going on in the world television was a reminder of how much little things mean to us. the smallest of situations. no matter what the subject matter was, it wanted to include you. you re in the family. don t make fun of the outsider,
despite the enormous amount of resources that russia is deploying to break our continent. everything russia has tried to do against europe has not worked. pope francis has asked roman catholics to pray for his predecessor, pope benedict, who he says is very ill. benedict the 16th became pope in 2005, then stepped down nearly eight years later in 2013 he said it was a lack of strength of mind and body due to his age. he s now 95, and his health has been deteriorating. i m joined now by christopher lamb, vatican correspondent for catholic magazine the tablet, and author of the outsider: pope francis and the battle to reform the church. thanks so much for coming on the programme. thanks so much for coming on the programme- thanks so much for coming on the rouramme. ., ~ , ., ., programme. thank you for having me. so let s start programme. thank you for having me. so let s start first programme. thank you for having me. so let s start first of programme. thank you for having me
the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the medium. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it trends in age, and race. entertainment was meeting humanity and i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s, it s that you matter. while there s a lot going on in the world, television was a reminder of how much little things mean to us. the smallest of situations. no matter what the subject matter was, it wanted to include you. you re in the family. don t make fun of the outsider. include them. it s legacy is look how long it s lasted. the shows were about people who were kind and nice. they were not mean spirited shows.