president a week after his predecessor was arrested in a corruption probe. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the duke and duchess of sussex s highly anticipated tv interview with oprah winfrey is set to air in the us in the next hour. harry and meghan are expected to discuss their new life in the us and their experiences as senior members of the royal family. earlier, the queen spoke of the importance of maintaining a sense of closeness with friends and family. she was among senior royals appearing in a special programme to mark commonwealth day. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. they sing an image of common unity and purpose. yet this is about two different broadcasts and sharply diverging agendas. first, in celebration of the commonwealth. it embraces nearly a third of the world s population and it s been one of the abiding commitments of the queen over the many decades of her reign. tonight, a pre recorded broadcast in which t
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy, put curedly, it s the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government, say, a climate crisis or right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. lovely to be here. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. you have written extensively through a long career as a top economist about the relationship between the individual and the collective, whether it be the community, the nation state or indeed, the wider world. what do you think the covid pandemic has revealed to us about the limitations of, for example,
hello and thanks forjoining us. it s a big night for anyone interested in the royals, because harry and meghan s highly anticipated tv interview with oprah winfrey is just getting under way. it was recorded last month in los angeles. it comes after the duke and duchess of sussex decided to step back as senior members of the british royal family last year. our north america correspondent peter bowes says there is huge interest in the royal family as celebrities but the issue of racism is likely to be discussed. it is an issue but i think also, and just watching some of the commentary over the last few days, many americans are watching this because of the soap opera style interest in the activities of the british royal family. they have watched the crown here, which is raised on a fit dishes interpretation of real life events. i think thatis that is the fishbone through which many people see the royal family. what they are looking at this interview for is some real life and rea
global questions hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. world leaders are constantly saying that covid 19 is a global problem that needs international cooperation. but do these words sound hollow when we see how rich nations are buying up supplies of covid vaccines? as they rush to vaccinate their entire populations, many poorer countries have yet to administer a single jab. that s global questions: vaccine apartheid. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who s in the hot seat this week giving the answers. carl bildt is a renowned international diplomat. he has served as both prime minister and foreign minister in his native sweden, and is now co chair of the european council on foreign relations. he s been special envoy and representative for both the european union and the united nations in several hotspots, including the former yugoslavia. and john nkengasong i
here, which is based on a fictitious interpretation of real life events. i think that is the fishbowl through which many people see the royal family. what they are looking at this interview for is some real life and real life stories and whether racism comes into that, it seems very unlikely that oprah winfrey will not address that issue head on but they are looking for detail. so what will american audiences make of the couple s interview and are they likely to be more sympathetic than a british audience? i think people will be watching for the way they come across, the body language, exactly what they have to say. but, yes, especially in america and especially in los angeles, this is where she was born and brought up and this, of course, is where she began to work in the entertainment industry as an actress. there is a lot of affection towards her in the city and across the board, across the country, you may find different views of this too as a couple as you recognise in t