spending part of your monday with us. we are grateful for that. the beat with ari melber starts right now. hi, friend. i, ali. thank you so much. welcome to the beat , everyone. and i m ari melber. i m just gonna start like this. if you go back to 2015, which is a different time in american politics, there was major interest in finding some sort of alternative to the burgeoning trump maga onslaught. one conservative wrote a whole book about what he cast at the time as potentially informed conservative alternative to what he called the reprehensible donald trump. a book which advances his own profile so much that you saw an opening to run for office. and then, as you see in the images on your screen, this individual lived out the very trumpism, that reprehensible dogma, that he spent all his time documenting and fighting against which is what he wrote about. but he figured out that after doing all of that and doing the book, that trump could help him win what he, want a s
Years winners ukraine who cant stage it because of the war with russia. Now on bbc news it is time for amol rajan interviewing Richard Branson. Hi. Yes. Hello. My goodness. Wow. The shy schoolboy who became a global celebrity. Sir Richard Branson is a very british bundle of contradictions. The dyslexic who set up a student magazine, the Record Label Founder who didnt listen to music, The 60s Hippie who became a multi billionaire. Today hes got his own island and his brand has dozens of companies to its name, from Virgin Atlantic to galactic. But after five decades in business, reinventing whole industries, sir Richard Branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. The pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. Hes faced questions over how hes used women to promote his brand. And sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on Climate Change is sending rockets into space. The original Rebel Entrepreneur continues to grab th
but, after five decades in business reinventing whole industries, sir richard branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. the pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. he faced questions over how he has used women to promote his brand, and sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on climate change is sending rockets into space. the original rebel entrepreneur continues to grab the headlines and confound his critics. i ve come to miami to hear the whole story. sir richard branson, thank you so much for speaking to me and to the bbc. how are you? i m good. i always think sitting down to do interviews like this is a bit like i ve never been a psychiatrist s chair, but it s a bit like being in a psychiatrist s chair. of course i m nervous. we ll see how you are in an hour. just to be clear, you have not seen or approved of the questions in advance. nothing is off the table, right? i m afraid that s the case
gonein the elysee palace in paris and has gone in for dinner with president macron. thank you for your company, you are watching the bbc news. stay with us. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews: richard branson. oh, yes, hello. oh, my goodness, hello! the shy schoolboy who became a global celebrity. sir richard branson is a very british bundle of contradictions. the dyslexic who set up a student magazine. the record label founder who didn t listen to music. the 60s hippie who became a multibillionaire. today he s got his own island, and his brand has dozens of companies to its name, from virgin atlantic to galactic. but, after five decades in business reinventing whole industries, sir richard branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. the pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. he faced questions over how he has used women to promote his brand, and sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on climate
on behalf of ukraine last year s winners. the pop band tvorchi is presenting this year s ukrainian entry entitled heart of steel. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews richard branson. hi. yes. hello. my goodness. wow. the shy schoolboy who became a global celebrity. sir richard branson is a very british bundle of contradictions. the dyslexic who set up a student magazine, the record label founder who didn t listen to music, the 60s hippie who became a multi billionaire. today he s got his own island and his brand has dozens of companies to its name, from virgin atlantic to galactic. but after five decades in business, reinventing whole industries, sir richard branson has been tested as never before, both financially and emotionally. the pandemic left the 72 year old fighting to save his empire and his reputation. he s faced questions over how he s used women to promote his brand. and sceptics have asked why someone who campaigns on climate change is sending rockets into