Friday Late

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program tonight, William Shawcross is the son of the top British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crime trials. He discusses what he learnt from his father about international justice and how he regards the Guantanamo Bay Al-Qaeda trials. Also Eveline Chao gives us some insight into censorship in China. She reveals how it works openly at newspapers and magazines, and more surreptitiously on the internet. And Good Italy, Bad Italy - Bill Emmott reflects on Prime Minister Mario Monti's year at the head of a so-called 'technocratic' government.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program tonight, William Shawcross is the son of the top British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crime trials. He discusses what he learnt from his father about international justice and how he regards the Guantanamo Bay Al-Qaeda trials. Also Eveline Chao gives us some insight into censorship in China. She reveals how it works openly at newspapers and magazines, and more surreptitiously on the internet. And Good Italy, Bad Italy - Bill Emmott reflects on Prime Minister Mario Monti's year at the head of a so-called 'technocratic' government.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program this week - the past and the future. The past - in the form of Anne Applebaum's new book about post war Eastern Europe. Anne shares with us her own travels and memories before the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Also, Professor Nadia Rosenthal will be lecturing about the future of aging at the Creative Innovations conference in Melbourne next week. She gives us an insight into the future of medicine and the future of our bodies.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program this week - the past and the future. The past - in the form of Anne Applebaum's new book about post war Eastern Europe. Anne shares with us her own travels and memories before the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Also, Professor Nadia Rosenthal will be lecturing about the future of aging at the Creative Innovations conference in Melbourne next week. She gives us an insight into the future of medicine and the future of our bodies.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late fills that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin talks to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program is the twentieth century Renaissance man, the director of the British Museum and former director of London's National Gallery, Neil MacGregor. Our conversation will range from the beginning of human history 2 million years ago, through to art history and Shakespeare, to his teacher Antony Blunt, who turned out to be the Fourth Man in Britain's most notorious spy scandal. Also on tonight's episode, Martin Harrison is here for the Francis Bacon exhibition due to open at the Art Gallery of NSW. Martin shares with us the suffering and troubles of this confronting artist.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late fills that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin talks to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program is the twentieth century Renaissance man, the director of the British Museum and former director of London's National Gallery, Neil MacGregor. Our conversation will range from the beginning of human history 2 million years ago, through to art history and Shakespeare, to his teacher Antony Blunt, who turned out to be the Fourth Man in Britain's most notorious spy scandal. Also on tonight's episode, Martin Harrison is here for the Francis Bacon exhibition due to open at the Art Gallery of NSW. Martin shares with us the suffering and troubles of this confronting artist.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program, Helga Schmid from the European External Action Service. The Service is the diplomatic arm of the EU and European Commission. She discusses the EU's united foreign policy and how the service is approaching world challenges. Also Professor James Fallows discusses the coming term for the re-elected US president and Brian Moller on running a secret hospital in the midst of the Syrian conflict.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program, Helga Schmid from the European External Action Service. The Service is the diplomatic arm of the EU and European Commission. She discusses the EU's united foreign policy and how the service is approaching world challenges. Also Professor James Fallows discusses the coming term for the re-elected US president and Brian Moller on running a secret hospital in the midst of the Syrian conflict.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program we look at the snowballing effect of American politics on social media, a wave that's already hit Australia. An organisation which is aiming to tackle the world's health problems and how twenty-first century crowd-sourcing may help solve a five millennia old problem - and decipher an ancient language called Proto-Elamite.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program we look at the snowballing effect of American politics on social media, a wave that's already hit Australia. An organisation which is aiming to tackle the world's health problems and how twenty-first century crowd-sourcing may help solve a five millennia old problem - and decipher an ancient language called Proto-Elamite.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On this evening's program Professor of political science at Stanford University Simon Jackman discusses the US presidential election campaign. Also, the former head of strategic analysis at the Office of National Assessments, Professor Ross Babbage warns that Australia needs to be better prepared to deal with a direct threat from China. David Daly the EU ambassador to Australia talks about the status of the European Union having been awarded the Nobel Prize. And we speak to Gal Hirsh the Deputy Commander of the Israeli Defence Force's Depth Command.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On this evening's program Professor of political science at Stanford University Simon Jackman discusses the US presidential election campaign. Also, the former head of strategic analysis at the Office of National Assessments, Professor Ross Babbage warns that Australia needs to be better prepared to deal with a direct threat from China. David Daly the EU ambassador to Australia talks about the status of the European Union having been awarded the Nobel Prize. And we speak to Gal Hirsh the Deputy Commander of the Israeli Defence Force's Depth Command.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program tonight Mark interviews Malcolm Fraser about his memoirs, evolutionary biologist Professor Richard Dawkins and Joel Kotkin discusses the future of America and its economic supremacy.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program tonight Mark interviews Malcolm Fraser about his memoirs, evolutionary biologist Professor Richard Dawkins and Joel Kotkin discusses the future of America and its economic supremacy.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program tonight, two interviews that touch in different ways on the invisible barriers between government and the outside world. Shashi Tharoor discusses India's relationship with the outside world. James Button will tell us about his transition from being a reporter to a speechwriter for the Prime Minister in Canberra. And Armando Iannucci, midwife to some of the greatest British comedy of his generation, on The Thick Of It, the 21st century successor to Yes Minister - and on how television itself is going to have to change radically to meet the challenges of a digital age.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On the program tonight, two interviews that touch in different ways on the invisible barriers between government and the outside world. Shashi Tharoor discusses India's relationship with the outside world. James Button will tell us about his transition from being a reporter to a speechwriter for the Prime Minister in Canberra. And Armando Iannucci, midwife to some of the greatest British comedy of his generation, on The Thick Of It, the 21st century successor to Yes Minister - and on how television itself is going to have to change radically to meet the challenges of a digital age.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight’s program, Professor Wolfgang Merkel discusses the impact of the economic crisis and how it is changing the political landscape in southern European countries. Brent Huffman on Afghanistan’s disappearing archaeological treasures and Shiv Malik and Ed Howker tell us how ignoring the fundamental needs of young people could lead to a civil war between the young and old.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight’s program, Professor Wolfgang Merkel discusses the impact of the economic crisis and how it is changing the political landscape in southern European countries. Brent Huffman on Afghanistan’s disappearing archaeological treasures and Shiv Malik and Ed Howker tell us how ignoring the fundamental needs of young people could lead to a civil war between the young and old.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. This week, Mark Colvin talks to James Robinson, co-author of Why Nations Fail. Barbara Demick on secretive North Korea. Professor David Lyon on the growing intrusion of personal privacy and Roy Baumeister on rediscovering our willpower.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. This week, Mark Colvin talks to James Robinson, co-author of Why Nations Fail. Barbara Demick on secretive North Korea. Professor David Lyon on the growing intrusion of personal privacy and Roy Baumeister on rediscovering our willpower.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. This week, Mark Colvin speaks to a Syrian businessman on the Syrian civil war, Emma Cunliffe discusses Syria’s cultural heritage and Annabel Crabb reports on the US presidential election.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. This week, Mark Colvin speaks to a Syrian businessman on the Syrian civil war, Emma Cunliffe discusses Syria’s cultural heritage and Annabel Crabb reports on the US presidential election.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week’s program, Mark Colvin speaks to James Bamford on the NSA, Quentin Atkinson on Indo-European languages and Dan Ariely on being predictably irrational.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week’s program, Mark Colvin speaks to James Bamford on the NSA, Quentin Atkinson on Indo-European languages and Dan Ariely on being predictably irrational.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program, Mark talks to Donald Green, Tom Standage, and Greg Jericho.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time. On tonight's program, Mark talks to Donald Green, Tom Standage, and Greg Jericho.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to Jonathan Fenby about the power of modern China. We look back at Spain's progress towards democracy after the death of the dictator General Franco in 1975. And we look at the relationship between India and Pakistan with MJ Akbar.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to Jonathan Fenby about the power of modern China. We look back at Spain's progress towards democracy after the death of the dictator General Franco in 1975. And we look at the relationship between India and Pakistan with MJ Akbar.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to painter, cartoonist and satirist Bill Leak and new CEO of the Sydney Opera House, Louise Herron, about fund raising and philanthropy.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to painter, cartoonist and satirist Bill Leak and new CEO of the Sydney Opera House, Louise Herron, about fund raising and philanthropy.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to Jonathan Watts who worked for nine years as China correspondent for Britain's Guardian newspaper; and historian Tony Moore about the Australian bohemians he profiles in his book Dancing With Empty Pockets.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to Jonathan Watts who worked for nine years as China correspondent for Britain's Guardian newspaper; and historian Tony Moore about the Australian bohemians he profiles in his book Dancing With Empty Pockets.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to the Independent on Sunday's James Hanning about his book Cameron: Practically a Conservative; Channel 4's Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on his trip to Syria; and Scott Johnson on his book The Wolf and the Watchman.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. On this week's program Mark Colvin speaks to the Independent on Sunday's James Hanning about his book Cameron: Practically a Conservative; Channel 4's Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on his trip to Syria; and Scott Johnson on his book The Wolf and the Watchman.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.

Friday Late is a weekly interview program from the people who bring you PM. Daily current affairs doesn't always have time to let guests stretch out and expand on their knowledge - Friday Late will fill that gap. Each week, Mark Colvin will be talking to three or four newsmakers, analysts and thinkers about the events that shape our time.