Hello from the Rocky Mountains in colorado. Im Tom Brook. Welcome to our talking Movies Award Season lookahead. We have travelled to the key Film Festivals of recent days, where this years Oscars Race have been taking shape. It is a risky film, and for them to validate it means so much to me. From the Venice Film Festival, We Hearfrom maggie gyllenhaal, who took home the prize for her screenplay for her directorial debut. And the new Zealand Director Jane Campion Win in venice for her psychological study and western, the power of the dog. It showed off the talents of its star benedict cumberbatch. I was terrified of meeting jane. You know. She was coming with all the respect i have for her iconic work. And we report from the Telluride And Toronto Film Festivals, where an animated documentary, flee, chronicling the plight of an afghan refugee from kabul from 25 years ago was a very solid hit. What this story does is it shows what it can do to Human Beings to be On The Run, to flee, and
The results are coming in after russias three day elections, with president putins United Russia emerging as clearly the largest party in parliament. The central Election Commission says with 25 percent of the ballots counted, united Russia Hasjust over 44 percent of the vote. Its still quite early in the process but thats down from more than 54 at the last elections in 2016. Few critics of the kremlin were allowed to run with supporters ofjailed Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny among those affected. From moscow, Steve Rosenberg reports. Theres Something different about a russian election. Polling stations turn into music halls. Buses turn into Polling Stations. We found this parked just outside of moscow. We asked, why in a bus . He couldnt explain. The authorities say the vote was transparent and fair. It looks like a regular election there are voters and there are parties to vote for. But, most Opposition Politicians and activists, in other words the kremlin s most vocal critics are
Leading the nominations along with the london based Football Comedy Ted Lasso earning 20 nominations. Now on bbc news. It s political thinking with nick robinson. Hello and welcome to political thinking. The programme in which i have a conversation with, rather than carrying out an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking. No politician since Winston Churchill has had as many seniorjobs in the cabinet as my guest this week. Sajid javid replaced Matt Hancock as boris johnsons Health Secretary. Before that, he himself has had to quit as chancellor after a spat with Dominic Cummings. Hed also done a host of other jobs Home Secretary, business secretary, Communities Secretary and Culture Secretary as well. He revealed in a speech this week that his mum had said, you may not be a doctor, but at least you have got a job in health care. Sajid javid, welcome to political thinking. Thank you. Its my pleasure to join you. So, your mum is pleased that you are not only Health Se
The results are coming in after russias three day elections, with president putins United Russia emerging as clearly the largest party in parliament. The central Election Commission says with 25 percent of the ballots counted, united Russia Hasjust over 44 percent of the vote. Its still quite early in the process but thats down from more than 54 at the last elections in 2016. Few critics of the kremlin were allowed to run with supporters ofjailed Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny among those affected. This report from our Moscow Correspondent Steve Rosenberg theres something different about a russian election. Polling stations turn into music halls. Buses turn into Polling Stations. We found this parked just outside of moscow. We asked, why in a bus . He couldnt explain. The authorities say the vote was transparent and fair. It looks like a regular election there are voters and there are parties to vote for. But, most Opposition Politicians and activists, in other words the kremlin s mo
For dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im martine croxall. This week, we look at britains new cabinet. We ask, has the Uk Government announced enough measures to protect people from covid, flu and a national Health Service Crisis over the winter . And we look at two under reported events. North koreas launch of Cruise Missiles which can hitjapan, certainly alarming news. And possibly good news, iran is letting back in the un Nuclear Inspectors. Our guests henry chu, of the Los Angeles times, who has spent many years reporting from china and the far east. The indian Commentator And Journalist ashis rae, who takes a particular interest in the uk, on which he reports back home to india and the near east. And joining us in the studio still suitably distanced, we know the drill, dont we . Celia hatton, the bbc s asia pacific editor. Welcome to you all. And our own dear leader, our editor nick guthrie, has really rammed the programme to the gunnels this week, so we will s