time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is the writer, film maker and activist, tsitsi dangarembga. she is one of zimbabwe s most influential and acclaimed culturalfigures. arrested for her political activism, she says her art gives her a platform to call for change. what are the prospects for better days in zimbabwe when everyday life is a struggle? tsitsi dangarembga, in harare, welcome to hardtalk. your latest book, this mournable body, centres on a female character, tambu. is it a personal story, or is it a history of modern zimbabwe? zeinab, i find that my work generally intersects between the personal and the national and the historical, because the national and the historical have a lot to do in determining what the person can do, what a character can do, whether this is in real life or in a novel. i do want my work to be realistic, or at least i have done up until now, because i have wanted people in zimbabwe and on the continent to eng
as well as people who have made extraordinary contributions in their fields and communities. lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic. now the chief medical officers for england, chris whitty. if lots of people are vaccinated, that reduces risk of transmission in the community. ..for scotland, gregor smith, and for wales, frank atherton, have all been knighted. a knighthood too for england s deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van tam. # wheels on fire.# in the entertainment world, joanna lumley says she is stunned to be made a dame. patsy stone 47. ..both for her acting career. i ll sue! ..and for her campaigning work. when i saw that sentence saying dbe, i burst into tears. it was the most extraordinary shock. it was such a shock, i put my head in my hands and sobbed like a baby. then i thought, how has this happened? is it a mistake? i truly was completely thrown by it. i m thrilled to bits. broadcaster trevor phi
spoke movingly at his funeral. we say, thank you, daddy, for the many ways you showed us love, for the many times you challenged us, for the many times you comforted us. further covid restrictions in england must be an absolute last resort , according to health secretary, sajid javid. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022, on the warmest new year s eve on record. joint meet sarah campbell as i d take a look back at the year in which the nation paid tribute to prince philip, the duke of edinburgh, who gave it seven years of service to queen and country. gaveit of service to queen and country. gave it 70 years of service. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. leading figures in the uk s battle against covid i9 are among more than 1,200 people to be recognised in the new year s honours list. knighthoods have been given to the uk government s chief medical advisor professor chris whitty and his deputyjo