the job that the taxpayer pays you for. this is a bloody disgrace. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences, and how at the age of 86, he s still as fired up as ever. there s an anger. is there? i think that s what drives you. well, you can t see it happen. you can t see it happen and be indifferent, you know, you can t. if there s something that puts fuel in the tank, it s seeing hope destroyed, you know? camera crew s ready. i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s a great pleasure to come. and good to see you. you, too. you were born in 1936. you grew up in the midlands. tell me about your family. what did your parents do? my father was an e
camera crew s ready. i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s a great pleasure to come. and good to see you. you, too. you were born in 1936. you grew up in the midlands. tell me about your family. what did your parents do? my father was an electrical engineer. took his apprenticeship in the mines. the whole family, my father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s machine tool factory all his life. ao odd years. skilled worker, then? yes, a skilled worker. electrician. and he had a work ethic that was formidable. he worked seven days a week. and my mother had been a hairdresser, but like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not
go back to your desk and let her sign on and do the job that the taxpayer pays you for. this is a bloody disgrace. in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast, he reveals his formative influences and experiences, and how at the age of 86, he s still as fired up as ever. there s an anger. is there? i think that s what drives you. well, you can t see it happen. you can t see it happen and be indifferent, you know, you can t. if there s something that puts fuel in the tank, it s seeing hope destroyed, you know? camera crew s ready. i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s a great pleasure to come. and good to see you. you, too. you were born in 1936. you grew up in the midlands. tell me about your fami
i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s a great pleasure to come. and good to see you. you too. you were born in 1936. you grew up in the midlands. tell me about your family. what did your parents do? my father was an electrical engineer. took his apprenticeship in the mines. the whole family, my father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s machine tool factory all his life ao odd years. skilled worker, then? yes, a skilled worker. electrician. and he had a work ethic that was formidable. he worked seven days a week. and my mother had been a hairdresser, but like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not have to work. but.lo
correspondent, will grant. he isjoining us live from mexico city. can you tell us what are the significant outcomes of this meeting between antony blinken and the homeland security secretary and the mexican president? i homeland security secretary and the mexican president? the mexican president? i think these are very the mexican president? i think these are very much the mexican president? i think these are very much crisis - these are very much crisis talks. they are organised hastily between christmas and new year, that is unusual in and of itself. we do not know the specifics of exactly what elements of this crisis they spoke about because we are not allowed to speak to the delegation afterwards. there was no media conference or press conference. we don t know if there was any major policy decisions reached because they have not announced any. we find it unlikely they would have been very clearly there is value in sitting down face to face between the two sides when