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We break London down into 12 areas so you can choose a neighbourhood that matches your plans, your budget and the kind of trip you want. Doug and I share which area suits each of us, the pros and cons of each one, and three things to check on a hotel listing before you book.In this episode:- Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square: a top pick for first-time visitors who want theatres, restaurants and sights within walking distance- Tower Bridge and the City of London: beside the river, steeped in history and much quieter once the office workers go home- South Bank, Bankside, Southwark and Waterloo: riverside walks, the Christmas market and easy day trips from Waterloo station- South Kensington, Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Chelsea: free museums, great for families and close to Hyde Park, with prices to match- Greenwich: a village feel, maritime history and an easy trip back by DLR, train or Uber Boat- Shoreditch and Spitalfields: markets, street art, some of the best food in London and late nights- Camden and King's Cross: three train stations, the Eurostar and a wide range of accommodation- Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia: a calmer central stay near the British Museum, and what to check in townhouse hotels- Mayfair, Marylebone and Oxford Street: special occasions, shopping and Chiltern line trains, and why I would not stay on Oxford Street itself- Westminster and St James's: Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and St James's Park on the doorstep- Soho: for theatre lovers who want to walk back after the show, with noise to consider- Notting Hill and Little Venice: pretty streets, photos and the canal, a little removed from the main sights- Three checks before you book: a lift, air conditioning in summer, and room and bed sizeYou'll find our full guide to all 12 areas, with hotel picks at three budgets and a map, at londontravelplanning.com. Everything is linked in the show notes at https://uktravelplanning.com/episode-220/, along with Episode 68 on how to choose your area and our Ultimate London Travel Planning Map.If you have a question, leave us a voice message on SpeakPipe.If you know someone planning a trip to London, please share this episode with them, and leave a review in your podcast app to help other travellers find the show. We also write a free weekly newsletter, The Great British Trip, every Saturday morning. Planning your UK or Ireland trip?Rabbie's small-group tours are a brilliant way to see more without the hassle of driving or planning it all yourself. With departures including Edinburgh, London and Dublin, it's easy to add a multi-day adventure to your itinerary. See their tours and current offers: Rabbies. com. Use code UKTP10 for 10% off.Support the show

This September the Bayeux Tapestry went on display at the British Museum to huge crowds of eager patrons. This is the first time it has been displayed in England since it was made almost 1,000 years ago, and the exhibition is expected to draw over 7.5 million people until it journeys back to Bayeux in July 2027. The tapestry tells a story that is baked into the national psyche: Harold breaks an oath, William crosses the Channel, and 1066 changes England forever. But despite its longevity, this famous version of the Norman Conquest is beset with ambiguity, surprising details, and glaring omissions. In this episode, Mia Sorenti speaks with historian David Musgrove about the mysteries hidden in nearly 70 metres of embroidery. Why does the tapestry reduce a complicated succession crisis to a struggle between Harold and William? Who was left out of its story – and was it propaganda, or something more subtle? Musgrove also sheds light on the hidden meanings in the tapestry, including a mysterious scene that may hint at a 11th-century royal sex scandal.  David Musgrove is a historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Content Director at HistoryExtra. With Michael Lewis, he is the author of The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest. Mia Sorenti is Senior Producer at Intelligence Squared. --- This is the first instalment of a two-part episode. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full ad free conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Z wielkimi honorami prezydent Donald Trump przyjął w Waszyngtonie przewodniczącego CHRL Xi Jinpinga. Trump wyraził dumę ze stanu relacji Stanów Zjednoczonych i Chin, a w trakcie wystawnej kolacji w Białym Domu stwierdził, że „jeszcze nigdy nie było między nami tak dobrze”. W dniu przyjazdu Xi sekretarz skarbu Scott Bessent ogłosił, że USA i Chiny przedłużyły tzw. porozumienie z Busan, czyli rozejm w wojnie handlowej, o kolejne dwa miesiące. Co konkretnego, zwłaszcza w dziedzinie sztucznej inteligencji, osiągnięto podczas szczytu w Waszyngtonie? Czym podejście Chin do rozwoju AI różni się od podejścia Amerykanów? I do czego prowadzi współzawodnictwo obu krajów w tej dziedzinie?W północnym regionie Etiopii, Tigraju, wrze. Cztery lata po zawarciu rozejmu w jednej z najokrutniejszych wojen współczesności opozycja tigrajska i siły rządu federalnego znów walczą. Co oznaczałby wybuch wojny na pełną skalę w tym regionie?Francja wypożyczyła na prawie rok Muzeum Brytyjskiemu w Londynie tkaninę z Bayeux, arcydzieło sztuki średniowiecznej, graficzną kronikę normańskiego podboju Anglii w 1066 roku. Czy wystawa w British Museum będzie siłą napędową brytyjskich marzeń o porozumieniu z Europą po Brexicie?Na miesiąc przed wyborami w Izraelu opozycja i zwolennicy premiera Netanjahu mają poparcie na podobnym poziomie. Dlaczego tak wielu Izraelczyków ciągle wspiera polityka, który nie obronił kraju przed atakiem Hamasu 7 października 2023 roku, a nawet – na co wskazuje coraz więcej dowodów – najprawdopodobniej przyczynił się do tragedii?Zmarła Ludmila Javorová - kobieta, która w 1970 roku otrzymała katolickie święcenia kapłańskie. Czym był czechosłowacki „Kościół ukryty” i dlaczego jego historia jest niewygodna dla Kościoła katolickiego?A także o sieciach, które nas oplatają, nawet jeśli ich nie widzimy.Rozkład jazdy: (03:08) Jakub Jakóbowski: Xi Jinping przyjęty z honorami w Waszyngtonie(30:44) Jędrzej Czerep: Północ Etiopii znów w obliczu wojny(48:29) Grzegorz Dobiecki: Świat z boku - W sieci(55:21) Wraca Raport o Sztucznej Inteligencji!(55:51) Podziękowania(1:02:29) Adam Dąbrowski: Tkanina z Bayeux jako narzędzie polityki(1:25:45) Agnieszka Zagner: Czy Netanjahu pozostanie premierem Izraela?(1:51:16) Tomasz Maćkowiak: „Kościół ukryty” w Czechosłowacji(2:28:43) Do usłyszenia---------------------------------------------Raport o stanie świata to audycja, która istnieje dzięki naszym Patronom, dołącz się do zbiórki ➡️ ⁠https://patronite.pl/DariuszRosiak⁠Subskrybuj newsletter Raportu o stanie świata ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡️ ⁠https://dariuszrosiak.substack.com⁠Koszulki i kubki Raportu ➡️ ⁠https://patronite-sklep.pl/kolekcja/raport-o-stanie-swiata/⁠ [Autopromocja]

Dans ce supplément de Grand reportage, Florence Morice pour cette enquête sur les personnes expulsées des États-Unis et Léa Boutin-Rivière nous parlera art, histoire, culture et politique avec la Tapisserie de Bayeux.  Les naufragés de la machine à expulser de Donald Trump Aux États-Unis, depuis janvier 2025, au moins 25 000  personnes ont été expulsées. Expulsées vers des pays qui ne sont pas les leurs, où elles n'ont ni famille ni repères. Par centaines, elles ont notamment été envoyées en Afrique, dans douze pays qui ont conclu des accords avec les États-Unis pour les accueillir. Que deviennent ces personnes expulsées, une fois arrivées sur le continent africain ? Pendant plusieurs mois, RFI a enquêté au sein d'un consortium de 25 médias internationaux coordonné par Forbidden Stories, et suivi le parcours de plusieurs d'entre elles. Certaines bloquées dans un pays étranger, sans statut ni perspective. D'autres finalement renvoyées, indirectement dans leur pays avec, à la clé, les dangers qu'elles avaient fuis. Un Grand reportage de Florence Morice qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix. Tapisserie de Bayeux : l'incroyable épopée Elle est devenue le symbole des liens entre la France et le Royaume-Uni : la tapisserie de Bayeux. Broderie monumentale de près de 70 mètres de long, qui raconte la conquête de l'Angleterre par les Normands. Elle est présentée en ce moment au British Museum, à Londres. C'est la première fois que cette œuvre quasi-millénaire, passe aux Anglais grâce à un prêt concédé par le président français Emmanuel Macron. Une fresque de tissus à manipuler avec infinies précautions qui retricote les relations entre les deux pays et génère une « Bayeux-mania » outre-Manche. Un Grand reportage de Léa Boutin-Rivière qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

Why are a million people about to queue at the British Museum for a strip of embroidered linen?What if the most famous picture of 1066 isn't a tapestry, was probably stitched in England, and treats the losing king as a hero?And, if the arrow in Harold's eye was stitched back in by 19th-century restorers, how sure are we of the one thing everyone knows about 1066?With the Bayeux Tapestry in Britain for the first time in nearly a thousand years, Peter Frankopan and Afua Hirsch sit down with Sue Brunning, the British Museum curator who helped bring it here and waved Sutton Hoo off to France in exchange.Sue takes them through the bishop who probably paid for it and gave himself a starring role, the English women who likely stitched it, and a Harold who looks nothing like a villain. Then come six women in 68 metres, three of them naked; a cleric, a woman called Ælfgyva and a slap nobody can explain; and a battle sequence brutal enough to send visitors out shaken. And then there's the arrow.Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fm[0:00] 68 metres of linen, home after nearly a thousand years[3:33] From a Sandhurst summit to Bloomsbury, with Sutton Hoo sent the other way[7:53] Why it isn't a tapestry, and why 1066 changed everything[11:55] Harold the hero, hauling Normans out of the quicksand[13:14] Bishop Odo, Canterbury and the women with the needles[17:39] Six women, three naked, and a slap nobody can explain[21:43] The battle that leaves visitors shaken[26:44] Restorers, fading dyes and the arrow in Harold's eyeStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.comJoin Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radhika Das takes a room from silence to euphoria in the space of one song. He has done it at the British Museum, filled London's Apollo theatre doing it, led 15,000 voices doing it in New Delhi, and Wembley Stadium is next (that is the plan). He is, in every sense, a Spiritual Rockstar.What he does is called kirtan, devotional call and response chanting, one of the oldest technologies for shifting consciousness through sound. You do not need to know a word of Sanskrit to feel it. Rooms full of strangers end up in tears, laughing, dancing, chanting at the top of their lungs. That is Radhika's signature, ecstatic, high energy, building wave after wave until the room cannot sit still.But this episode is not really about kirtan. It is about what happens to a person underneath a rapid rise. Sold out shows, ecstatic crowds, going off on Instagram, a career expanding faster than most people's nervous systems could handle.Dylan sits down with Radhika to ask the question most public facing "dharmic work" eventually forces:how do you keep the ego out of it when the whole engine of growth runs on people watching you do it.Where is the line between performance and practice.What does it cost a family when a service based career grows this fast.?Less "me, me, me," in Radhika's own words, while the crowd keeps getting louder.Enjoyed this episode? Explore more Vital Veda episodes on bhakti, kirtan and devotional practice.Raghunath Cappo — #068, "The Rock Star Who Radiates Divine Playfulness, Bhakti Yoga & Life-Altering Truths"Jahnavi Harrison — #119, "Bhakti is In Her Blood: Spreading Spiritual Music with the World"Vijay Krsna — #130, "Sacred Sounds, Kirtan & Bhakti Yoga"Dylan Smith (solo) — #155, "Sound: The Most Subtle & Most Powerful Sense: Vedic Wisdom on Voice, Hearing & Divine Speech"Support the show

Elle est devenue le symbole des liens entre la France et le Royaume-Uni : la tapisserie de Bayeux. Broderie monumentale de près de 70 m de long, qui raconte la conquête de l'Angleterre par les Normands. Elle est présentée en ce moment au British Museum, à Londres. C'est la première fois que cette œuvre quasi-millénaire, passe aux Anglais grâce à un prêt concédé par le président français Emmanuel Macron. Une fresque de tissus à manipuler avec infinies précautions qui retricote les relations entre les deux pays et génère une « Bayeux-mania » outre-Manche. « Tapisserie de Bayeux : l'incroyable épopée », un Grand reportage de Léa Boutin-Rivière, réalisation : Pauline Leduc.

Chaux-de-Fonds capitale culturelle suisse 2027: menu commenté par l'artiste chaux-de-fonnière Juliette Vernerez au micro de Thierry Sartoretti. Une nouvelle chanson de Miley Cyrus accusée de plagiat par Amanda Lear. Les photos de la tapisserie de Bayeux interdites au British Museum.

Today's story: The Bayeux Tapestry, a nearly 1,000-year-old embroidered account of the Norman Conquest, has traveled from France to the British Museum for a rare exhibition in London. The fragile 70-meter work required carefully engineered transportation and will remain on display until July 2027. Transcript & Exercises: https://plainenglish.com/899Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/899--Plain English helps you improve your English:Learn about the world and improve your EnglishClear, natural English at a speed you can understandNew stories every weekLearn even more at PlainEnglish.comMentioned in this episode:Hard words? No problemNever be confused by difficult words in Plain English again! See translations of the hardest words and phrases from English to your language. Each episode transcript includes built-in translations into Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, and Turkish. Sign up for a free 14-day trial at PlainEnglish.com

For the first time in centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry — a nearly 1,000-year-old piece of embroidery that depicts the invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 — is on display in Britain.It was long said by art experts to be too fragile to move. But in a development that required geopolitical persuasion, this summer the tapestry made its way from Bayeux, France, to the British Museum in London.When the first block of tickets went on sale, the British Museum said, over 80,000 people at a time waited online to buy them.In this episode of the “Sunday Daily,” Alex Marshall, a culture reporter for The New York Times, talks with host Michael Barbaro about why this ancient piece of embroidery matters so much to the British public.On Today's Episode:Alex Marshall is a European culture reporter for The New York Times, based in London.Background Reading:How to See a Bayeux Tapestry — Without Going to the British MuseumA Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever' Finally Gets to See the TapestryPhoto credit: Kin Cheung for Associated Press. For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Playwright and critic Bonnie Greer was a frequent panellist on programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time where she took part in one of its most contentious episodes. Kirsty spoke to Judith Antell who was Bonnie's agent and friend for over 20 years. They discuss how Bonnie's father being stationed in the UK during World War 2 shaped her view on the country; the surprising backlash Bonnie faced after appearing on a 2009 edition of Question Time with the then leader of the British National Party, they also discuss the project Bonnie was most proud of in her later career. Jeremy Thomas was a film producer whose 80 plus films ranged from the Oscar Award-winning The Last Emperor to the hugely controversial 'Crash'. He also produced wartime drama Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, the gangster thriller Sexy Beast and the adaptation of William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch. Mark Cousins wrote and directed “The Storms of Jeremy Thomas” which documented his eclectic career. He tells Kirsty how through his films Jeremy "wanted to dig deeper into human life, his films are about the biggest questions". (Please note: In the introduction to this item we incorrectly stated that Mark was the producer of 'The Storms of Jeremy Thomas'. Mark was the writer and director.) Wendell Berry, the Kentucky farmer and environmental campaigner who warned for many years of the excesses of industrial society. As a writer, he published hundreds of essays, poems and more than forty books. Wendell argued for most of his life that small-scale agriculture was essential to the preservation of the land and culture. Writer Paul Kingsnorth has been reading Wendell's work since the 90s and recently worked with him to compile a series of his essays into a book. He discusses Wendell's philosophy to farming, the environment, the wider community and how they are all intrinsically linked together. Wendell famously never owned a computer and only wrote with a pencil, which presented challenges, and unexpected joys, for Paul when editing the book. Frances Stonor Saunders was a historian who exposed secret CIA attempts to manipulate public opinion through popular culture during the cold war. Her 1999 book 'Who Paid the Piper' was hugely successful and groundbreaking in its work. It was said that it "single-handedly established a new branch of sub-history" and is to be republished in 2026. Frances' brother Alexander Stonor Saunders explains how she was able to uncover the range of CIA activities, they included the production of an animated version of George Orwell's Animal Farm.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Ed Prendeville Assistant Producer: Ribika Moktan Researcher: Jesse EdwardsARCHIVE: Conversation Piece, BBC Radio 4, 01/12/1988; Start the Week, BBC Radio 4, 28/06/1999; The Food Programme, BBC Radio 4, 25/08/2002; Fast Food Nation, BBC Film Network, 03/05/2007; Question Time, BBC One, 22/10/2009; Front Row, BBC Radio 4, 09/12/2010; Belief, BBC Radio 4, 31/12/2010; GMT, BBC News / World News, 21/11/2011; The Film Programme, BBC Radio 4, 16/10/2014; My Food Hero: Ella McSweeney Meets Wendell Berry, BBC Radio 4, 24/08/2015; Front Row, BBC Radio 4, 29/07/2024; Era of Reclamation (Ep. 1: In Search of Black History), British Museum

This week, Scott sat down with his colleagues Lawfare Senior Editors Kevin Frazier and Roger Parloff, and Lawfare Contributing Editor and Vice President of Research, Security and Defense at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ariane Tabatabai, to talk through the week's big national security news stories, including:“P(doom) and Gloom.” Last week, a wonky corner of the tech world became national news when Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old pretraining researcher, resigned from Anthropic and posted a viral thread accusing his employer and its rival OpenAI of racing toward self-improving superintelligence and “gambling with our lives.” His warning was quickly amplified by current Anthropic staff—and, days later, by CEO Dario Amodei himself, who published a lengthy essay urging the industry to slow down, drawing rare public agreement from Sam Altman and Elon Musk, a slide in AI stocks, and fresh calls for regulation in Washington. Is this the moment AI-safety fears finally broke into the mainstream? And should the rest of us be as worried as the people building these systems say they are?“Trains, Planes, and Provocations.” Tensions along NATO's eastern flank are spiking over an increasing number of Russian provocations in and near NATO territory relating to the Ukraine conflict. Recent examples have included an explosives-laden drone at a German airport, another drone shot down in Lithuanian airspace, and repeated incursions into Poland and Romania related to border and port facilities adjacent to Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pledged to bolster the alliance's defenses and insisted the West won't be “scared” off of supporting Kyiv, even as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the coming months could bring intensified Russian action and possible spillover onto NATO soil. Is this a deliberate campaign by Russia to test and divide the alliance? And how much escalation risk does it actually carry?“Seeking the Plane Truth.” On September 29, the full D.C. Circuit will hear en banc arguments in what may be one of the most consequential rule-of-law fights of Trump's second term: whether Chief Judge James Boasberg may investigate who in the administration defied his March 2025 order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan men to El Salvador's CECOT prison under the Alien Enemies Act. While Boasberg found probable cause for criminal contempt, panels dominated by Trump appointees have twice blocked him from doing so—with the Justice Department, whose own senior officials are reportedly implicated in some of the relevant discussions, arguing that all a judge may do is refer the matter to the Department itself to decide whether to investigate and prosecute. What is really at stake when the branch accused of contempt gets to decide whether anyone is charged? And how is the full court likely to rule?In object lessons, Kevin is putting the “community” in community college with high praise for the AI Literacy initiative in Alabama. Roger seams to think that the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London is knot your average exhibit. Scott finds weekend mornings watching Hilda with his kids to be a magical, enchanted adventure. And Ari is decidedly not in the Middle of Nowhere with her love for the new Kacey Musgraves album. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Scott sat down with his colleagues Lawfare Senior Editors Kevin Frazier and Roger Parloff, and Lawfare Contributing Editor and Vice President of Research, Security and Defense at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ariane Tabatabai, to talk through the week's big national security news stories, including:“P(doom) and Gloom.” Last week, a wonky corner of the tech world became national news when Jacob Coxon, a 27-year-old pretraining researcher, resigned from Anthropic and posted a viral thread accusing his employer and its rival OpenAI of racing toward self-improving superintelligence and “gambling with our lives.” His warning was quickly amplified by current Anthropic staff—and, days later, by CEO Dario Amodei himself, who published a lengthy essay urging the industry to slow down, drawing rare public agreement from Sam Altman and Elon Musk, a slide in AI stocks, and fresh calls for regulation in Washington. Is this the moment AI-safety fears finally broke into the mainstream? And should the rest of us be as worried as the people building these systems say they are?“Trains, Planes, and Provocations.” Tensions along NATO's eastern flank are spiking over an increasing number of Russian provocations in and near NATO territory relating to the Ukraine conflict. Recent examples have included an explosives-laden drone at a German airport, another drone shot down in Lithuanian airspace, and repeated incursions into Poland and Romania related to border and port facilities adjacent to Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pledged to bolster the alliance's defenses and insisted the West won't be “scared” off of supporting Kyiv, even as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the coming months could bring intensified Russian action and possible spillover onto NATO soil. Is this a deliberate campaign by Russia to test and divide the alliance? And how much escalation risk does it actually carry?“Seeking the Plane Truth.” On September 29, the full D.C. Circuit will hear en banc arguments in what may be one of the most consequential rule-of-law fights of Trump's second term: whether Chief Judge James Boasberg may investigate who in the administration defied his March 2025 order to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan men to El Salvador's CECOT prison under the Alien Enemies Act. While Boasberg found probable cause for criminal contempt, panels dominated by Trump appointees have twice blocked him from doing so—with the Justice Department, whose own senior officials are reportedly implicated in some of the relevant discussions, arguing that all a judge may do is refer the matter to the Department itself to decide whether to investigate and prosecute. What is really at stake when the branch accused of contempt gets to decide whether anyone is charged? And how is the full court likely to rule?In object lessons, Kevin is putting the “community” in community college with high praise for the AI Literacy initiative in Alabama. Roger seams to think that the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London is knot your average exhibit. Scott finds weekend mornings watching Hilda with his kids to be a magical, enchanted adventure. And Ari is decidedly not in the Middle of Nowhere with her love for the new Kacey Musgraves album. To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voor het tweede weekend op rij demonstreerden ze in de Engelse havenstad Portsmouth: Gemaskerde, in donkere kleding gehulde, goed georganiseerde, zelfbenoemde burgerwachten. Vorige week liep een anti-immigratieprotest uit op geweld, waarbij zeven agenten gewond raakten. Afgelopen zaterdag trokken ze door het centrum van Portsmouth, waar ze tegenover tegendemonstranten kwamen te staan. En dat allemaal in een poging boten met migranten te weren. En dan, een stukje Britse cultuur: Een duizend jaar oud tapijt dat eigenlijk te kwetsbaar zou zijn om van Frankrijk naar Engeland te vervoeren zorgt nu voor recorddrukte in het British Museum. De Britten zijn apetrots dat het Tapijt van Bayeux na al die tijd weer op Engelse bodem is, de eerste tickets waren binnen mum van tijd uitverkocht en er worden meer dan een miljoen bezoekers verwacht. Saillant detail: Op het tapijt staat een Engelse nederlaag afgebeeld waar de Britten nooit van hersteld zijn. We sluiten af met een geld gerelateerd onderwerp: Engelse steden mogen straks toeristenbelasting gaan heffen op hotelovernachtingen. Londen denkt al aan zo’n vijf procent, maar de horeca waarschuwt dat juist Britse gezinnen en de toeristische sector daarvoor de rekening betalen. Over Van Bekhovens Britten In van Bekhovens Britten praat Lia van Bekhoven deze week met Ruth Oei over de grootste nieuwsonderwerpen en de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Van Brexit naar binnenlandse politiek, van de Royals tot de tabloids. Waarom fascineert het VK Nederlanders meer dan zo veel andere Europese landen? Welke rol speelt het vooralsnog Verenigd Koninkrijk in Europa, nu het woord Brexit uit het Britse leven lijkt verbannen, maar de gevolgen van de beslissing om uit de EU te stappen iedere dag duidelijker worden? Na ruim 45 jaar onder de Britten heeft Lia van Bekhoven een unieke kijk op het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Als inwoner, maar zeker geen anglofiel, heeft ze een scherpe blik op het nieuws, de politiek, de monarchie en het dagelijkse leven aan de overkant van de Noordzee. Elke woensdag krijg je een nieuwe podcast over het leven van Van Bekhovens Britten in je podcastapp. Scherpe analyses, diepgang waar op de radio geen tijd voor is en een flinke portie humor. Abonneer en mis geen aflevering. Over Lia Lia van Bekhoven is correspondent Verenigd Koninkrijk voor onder andere BNR Nieuwsradio, VRT, Knack en Elsevier en is regelmatig in talkshows te zien als duider van het nieuws uit het VK. Ze woont sinds 1976 in Londen, en is naast correspondent voor radio, televisie en geschreven media ook auteur van de boeken Mama gaat uit dansen, het erfgoed van Diana, prinses van Wales (1997), Land van de gespleten God, Noord-Ierland en de troubles (2000), In Londen, 9 wandelingen door de Britse hoofdstad (2009) en Klein-Brittannië (2022). Na ruim 45 jaar onder de Britten heeft Lia van Bekhoven een unieke kijk op het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Als inwoner, maar zeker geen anglofiel, heeft ze een scherpe blik op het nieuws, de politiek, de monarchie en het dagelijkse leven aan de overkant van de Noordzee. Elke woensdag krijg je een nieuwe podcast over het leven van Van Bekhovens Britten in je podcastapp. Scherpe analyses, diepgang waar op de radio geen tijd voor is en een flinke portie humor. Abonneer en mis geen aflevering! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From a highly anticipated exhibition at the British Museum debuting in October to a new BBC series centering Hercule Poirot to the imminent debut of a modern Miss Marple mystery novel, Agatha Christie and her characters remain firmly in the popular culture zeitgeist an astounding fifty years after her death. In some ways, this is not unexpected of an author who has sold over a billion books. And yet, the modern agility and resonance of her stories when compared against her writing contemporaries is worth thinking about - and that is exactly what we hope to do in this seven-part podcast examining the enduring legacy of Christie's works. We will also consider how Christie's position as “Queen of Mysteries” has potentially erased her contributions to horror and gothic storytelling by offering an assessment of both her most famous and less so storytelling devices.In our first episode, we take up The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, a story that will reach its 100th year milestone this year and whose unexpected twist continues to divide readers.Please be mindful that this podcast series will contain spoilers.

1842Bronze Age Clay Tablets Uncover DiplomacyEric H. Cline, author of Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed, Part One: Discovered in 1886 at Amarna, Egypt, the Amarna letters consist of roughly 380 clay tablets written in Akkadian cuneiform from the 14th century BCE. British Egyptologists Archibald Henry Sayce and E. A. Wallis Budge compete to acquire these artifacts for the British Museum. German scholar Hugo Winckler and the "Young Berliners" lead the scientific breakthrough in translating and categorizing the archives. The correspondence reveals complex diplomatic exchanges between Pharaohs Amenhotep III and Akhenaten and rival great powers in Babylon, Assyria, and the Hittite Empire. Significantly, the archives contain the earliest non-biblical references to CanaaniteJerusalem under King Abdi-Heba. (1)

John Whybrew in conversation with David Eastaugh  https://portioncontrol.bandcamp.com/music https://portioncontrol.net/ Emerging from the immediate post-punk musical landscape, Portion Control swiftly developed a raw, minimal sound utilising sequenced synthesisers, samplers and strident vocals built on driving, rhythmic structures. Their fiercely independent approach and experimental use of early technology positioned them as pioneers of the electro-industrial genre, as exemplified by their 1982 debut album, ‘I Staggered Mentally', mini-LP ‘Hit The Pulse' (1983) and second album ‘..Step Forward' (1984), all formative works in the evolution of hard-edged dark electronic dance music.Following a hiatus that began in the late '80s, Portion Control staged their return in 2004. Symbolically plotted on the steps of the British Museum, they introduced a darker, tighter style that nevertheless retained their uncompromising edge. Releases such as ‘Wellcome' (2004), ‘Filthy White Guy' (2006), ‘Pure Form' (2012) and the trio of ‘SEED' EPs issued in 2020-25 documented this renewed phase, combining the band's original aesthetic with contemporary production techniques.Throughout their career, Portion Control have remained resistant to commercial pressures while continually exploring new directions in sound. Their body of work stands as a significant contribution to electronic music history, both for its originality and for its lasting influence on subsequent artists within genres such as industrial, EBM, techno and darkwave.

(01:41) In de dagen voor D-day legt James Stagg, een ijverige meteoroloog, het af tegen een minder moderne wetenschappelijke concurrent en president Eisenhower. Want is de geplande dag voor D-day wel geschikt, of zal een storm roet in het eten gooien?    Dat is waar de nieuwe film Pressure om draait. Maar wie was Stagg, en was hij echt zo belangrijk als de film voorstelt? En hoe zit het met de Ierse Maureen Flavin Sweeney, de vrouw die een beslissende weerwaarneming deed, krijgt zij wel voldoende credits in deze film? We vragen het aan militair historicus Tijmen Dokter.    (11:54) Bayeux Fever wordt het genoemd. Het middeleeuwse tapijt van Bayeux is in Groot-Brittannië op dit moment hotter dan ooit. Het beroemde tapijt beeldt in schitterende kleuren de Normandische verovering in 1066 van Engeland uit, en sinds donderdag is het 70-meter lange doek, voor het eerst in bijna 1000 jaar, te bezichtigen in het British Museum. De Britten staan er massaal voor in de rij. Waarom eigenlijk?    Met correspondent Lia van Bekhoven praten we over de Britse Bayeuxkoorts en de bijzondere plek die het tapijt en de daarop afgebeelde veldslag inneemt in de Britse geschiedenis, en waarom die invasie zo'n legendarische rol is gaan spelen in het Britse zelfbeeld.  (21:57) Op zaterdag 12 september werd de Thea Beckmanprijs voor het beste historische jeugdboek uitgereikt. In de uitzending spreken we de winnaar over het winnende boek en over de vraag hoe je historische verhalen voor kinderen schrijft.  (32:08) Vorige week vrijdag heeft de Algemene Vergadering van de VN voor een nieuwe wereldkaart gestemd, de Equal Earth-projectie. Hiermee stapt de VN af van de Mercator-projectie, in 1569 ontwikkeld door de Vlaamse wetenschapper Gerard Mercator. Met zijn projectie ontstaat er vervorming: daardoor lijkt bijvoorbeeld op de meeste wereldkaarten Groenland zo groot als Afrika, terwijl het in werkelijkheid veertien keer kleiner is. Wie was Mercator, waarom was zijn kaart zo lang zo populair? En waarom stappen we er nu pas vanaf? We praten erover met Martijn Storms, voorzitter van het Netwerk Historische Cartografie.  (40:17) Elke week bespreken we historische tips met afwisselend Nadia Bouras, Dore van Duivenbode, Bart Funnekotter, Sanne Frequin, Lotte Houwink ten Cate en Fresco Sam-Sin. Deze week is de beurt aan Wim Berkelaar. Hij bespreekt twee boeken een een tentoonstelling. * Tegen het Westen: in gesprek met onze vijanden - Frédéric Martel, vert. Alexander van Kesteren e.a. * Waarom ik Amerika afwijs - Menno ter Braak en Daan Heerma van Voss * Bloed, zweet en tranen. De wereld van een zakdoek - Stadsmuseum Woerden (58:47) Op de weg ligt het lijk van een soldaat. De dorpelingen die het wegslepen kijken niet om, want een lijk is vlees, en vlees is voedsel. Zo opent Het einde van de wereld is een trein van de Roemeense schrijver DanielaRațiu, een roman over de hongersnood die na de Tweede Wereldoorlog door Roemeens- en Sovjet-Moldavië trok, en die geen ramp van de natuur was maar mensenwerk. Het is een geschiedenis die lang taboe was, en die vandaag opnieuw dichtbij komt, nu de zogenaamde russificatie van Oekraïne meer dan een miljoen doden heeft veroorzaakt. Prijswinnend vertaler en historicus Charlotte van Rooden vertelt over de vergeten hongersnood en de treinen die redding en ondergang brachten, en waarom dit boek ook in Nederland moet worden gelezen.    (1:13:27) OVT Doc ‘De Dienstplicht' deel 3   De dienstplicht is weer actueel. Alle 17-jarigen krijgen sinds dit jaar een brief van Defensie dat ze formeel zijn ingeschreven als dienstplichtige. Naar de kazerne hoeven ze vooralsnog niet. De laatste lichting dienstplichtigen die dat wel moesten, verlieten 30 jaar geleden de kazerne. In 2021 maakte Michal Citroen een 4-delige serie over de dienstplicht, aan de hand van OVT-archief, dagboekfragmenten en nieuwe interviews. In deze uitzending herhalen we deel 3: 'Het echte van een oorlog kun je niet oefenen'. 

Tracy and Holly talk about corporal punishment in schools and student loans. Tracy relays her experience at the British Museum.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On BBC Radio 4 we're marking the arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in London by exploring the impact of the Norman invasion. In this programme, food historian Dr Annie Gray travels to Normandy to investigate how the Norman Conquest changed what we eat and drink.The Normans crossed the English Channel with new cheeses, different varieties of apple to make cider and introduced rabbits to our table. Annie samples the “Fantastic Four” of Norman soft cheeses – Livarot, Camembert, Neufchâtel and Pont-l'Évêque – and learns about their history with cheese expert David Raguet. She visits cider-makers Christian Drouin and Jean Olivier Petrich to understand why Normandy excels in the drink and finds out about the production of calvados and pommeau. Back in England, Annie also goes on the hunt for rabbits in Thetford Forest where you can still see evidence of the extensive Norman warrens. Dr Millie Horton-Insch from the British Museum explains how food is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry and Professor Ben Jervis considers what archaeology can teach us about the way our diets changed after 1066.Produced by Robin Markwell for BBC Audio in Bristol.

It is one of the museum events of the century so far: the Bayeux Tapestry has been lent from its dedicated museum in Bayeux in Normandy, France, to an exhibition at the British Museum in London, which is now open to visitors. The Art Newspaper's digital editor, Alexander Morrison, visits the British Museum to speak to Lloyd de Beer, one of the show's four curators, to discuss this momentous exhibition. In Iran, it has emerged that more than 140 heritage sites have been damaged in the war with the US and Israel. Our reporter Sarvy Geranpayeh tells Ben Luke more about the extent of the damage and the local and international response. And this episode's Work of the Week is Lady in Blue, Tschabalala Self's new sculpture for the Fourth Plinth, the site for contemporary art commissions in London's Trafalgar Square. Ben spoke to Tschabalala about the work.The Bayeux Tapestry, British Museum, until 11 July 2027. Next ticket release, 21 October; members priority booking reopens 6 October.Tschabalala Self's The Blue Lady, Fourth Plinth, London, until 2028. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has urged police leaders to be ready to move "quickly and effectively" in dealing with far-right groups who are intimidating communities over immigration. Also: the Government gives mayors in England the powers to impose new levies on people staying in their towns and cities. And the Bayeux Tapestry has gone on public display at the British Museum.

Viv Groskop and Amanda Vickery join Tom Sutcliffe to review:The Bayeux Tapestry as it goes on display to the public in Britain for the first time since its creation almost a millennium ago. Taipei Story, the new novel from bestselling literary phenomenon Rebecca F Kuang, author of Babel and Yellowface, about a young Chinese-American woman studying in Taiwan and grappling with ideas of disapora and identity. Everybody Digs Bill Evans, the debut narrative feature from filmmaker Grant Gee which looks at the life of the legendary jazz musician Bill Evans.And as the BBC National Short Story Award returns, Tom announces the shortlist live - and talks to one of the shortlisted authors.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Tim Bano

durée : 00:18:12 - Le journal de 19h - Edgar Grospiron démissionne de l'organisation des Jeux d'hiver 2030. Les arrêts maladie longue durée passent de 3 ans à 1 an maximum. La tapisserie de Bayeux passionne au British Museum de Londres. - équipe : Nicolas Teillard Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Ashurbanipal was the ruler of the Assyrian empire in the 7th century BCE. His 38-year reign was marked by both scholarship and a terrifying brutality. Research: "Babylon." Britannica Library, Encyclopædia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2025. libraries.state.ma.us/login?eburl=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.eb.com&ebtarget=%2Flevels%2Freferencecenter%2Farticle%2FBabylon%2F11618&ebboatid=9265928. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026. Ashurbanipal Library Project. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/asbp/index.html " Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 1998. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631000306/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=f497ef8d. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026. Bonatz, Dominik. “Ashurbanipal's Headhunt: An Anthropological Perspective.” Iraq , 2004, Vol. 66, Nineveh. Papers of the 49th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Part One (2004). https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200564 “Ashurbanipal.” https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/ashurbanipal Fincke, Jeanette C. “The British Museum's Ashurbanipal Library Project.” Iraq , 2004, Vol. 66, Nineveh. Papers of the 49th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Part One (2004). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200559 Hughes, Tristan. “Ashurbanipal: The Last Great King of Assyria.” The Ancients podcast. 8/20/2025. https://shows.acast.com/the-ancients/episodes/ashurbanipal-the-last-great-king-of-assyria Osborne, James. “He tried to conquer knowledge itself – instead this ancient Mesopotamian king resorted to rule with terror.” History Extra. 8/14/2025. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/he-tried-to-conquer-knowledge-itself/ Taylor, Jonathan. 'About the project', Ashurbanipal Library Project, The Ashurbanipal Library Project, Department of the Middle East, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, 2022 http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/asbp/Abouttheproject/ The British Museum. “Who was Ashurbanipal?” https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/who-was-ashurbanipal Urbanus, Jason. “Royal Bibliophile.” Archaeology. Jul/Aug2024, Vol. 77 Issue 4, p40-41. Wilkes, Jonny. “Ashurbanipal 'the Great', the Lion of Assyria.” History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/who-was-ashurbanipal-lion-assyria-facts/ Wiseman, Donald John. "Ashurbanipal". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ashurbanipal. Accessed 17 August 2026 Wisnom, Selena. “The Library of Ashurbanipal.” History Today. 4/4/2025. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/library-ashurbanipal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Konfrontation im Bundestag: Rededuell von Weidel und Merz, Die Meinung, Schwere Vorwürfe: Was wusste Netanjahu vor dem Überfall der Hamas?, Einblicke in die Arbeit von ukrainischen Spezialeinheiten im Krieg gegen Russland, Wie Homeschooling in Österreich funktioniert, Weitere Meldungen im Überblick, Beisetzung von Norwegens König Harald V., Leihgabe von Frankreich an das British Museum in London: Der Teppich von Bayeux, Das Wetter Hinweis: Der Beitrag zum Thema „Fußball Champions League“ darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht vollständig auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden. Korrektur: Diese Sendung wurde nachträglich bearbeitet.

The Bayeux Tapestry has English history stitched into its fabric, depicting the last time the country was invaded, by William the Conqueror in 1066. France has been its home since then. But now thanks to high-level negotiations involving President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles III, it will be on display at the British Museum until next summer. Ten colours of woollen thread were used create battlefields and sea voyages on the artwork, as well as scenes of everyday life in the 11th century. Loaded into a specially-built case designed to withstand vibrations, it was transported on its own train under the English Channel – along with a police escort. They even had two practice runs without the tapestry to make sure things ran smoothly. In this episode of In the Studio, where we follow artists as they work, Julian May tells the story of the tapestry's safe return to England and the preparation for what promises to be a blockbuster exhibition. A million people are expected to see the tapestry and it still inspires memes that show French and English football players in the World Cup wearing chain mail. In the dimly-lit gallery Julian watches while the condition of the Tapestry is checked, as it lies flat in its temperature-controlled case. He witnesses how a millennium after a small group of expert needlewomen embroidered the work of art, a small group of skilled curators – all women too – are nurturing their work: a sisterhood stretching over 70 metres of linen cloth – and a thousand years.

Good afternoon, I'm _ with today's episode of EZ News. Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened marginally higher this morning from yesterday's close, at 47,335 on turnover of 10.9-billion N-T. The market rose by over 700 points on Monday to close at its second-highest ever record as buying focused on large-cap semiconductor stocks after U-S tech companies rallied at the end of last week. Arrest warrant issued for missing senior aide indicted in lawmaker's corruption case The Taipei District Court has issued an arrest warrant for Kao Chin Su-mei's former legislative office director after he jumped bail. According to the court, police responded late Sunday after an electronic wrist monitor belonging to Chang Chun-chieh issued a low-battery alert. Police failed to locate Chang, but recovered his wrist monitor, which had been "broken and thrown away." Chang was indicted along with Kao Chin and 22 other people in early June on charges of corruption and fraud-related charges related to the embezzlement of public funds and the importation (進口) of unapproved COVID-19 test kits from China. He was released on 10-million N-T bail in June on health grounds. MOHW on this year's flu shots The Ministry of Health says it could purchase more enhanced flu vaccines if those being introduced into the government's free vaccination program this year prove to be effective. The statement comes after the ministry announced it had purchased 200,000 doses of enhanced flu vaccines - with residents of long-term care facilities being given priority. Health officials says if funding is available, it plans to purchases to 600,000 doses of the enhanced (增強的、提高的) vaccines next year. The first phase of the government's free flu vaccination program begins on October 1 and the Centers for Disease Control has said it purchased just over 7-million doses for the publicly funded program this year. Indonesia Flights Resume After Volcano Eruption Flights to and from Indonesia's capital of Jakarta have resumed after ash from a volcanic eruption forced a two-day closure that halted nearly 3,000 flights. The transportation minister said Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport serving Jakarta reopened early today. Three smaller airports also reopened just after midnight, but three others remain closed until 10 a.m. The continuous eruption of Anak Krakatau with lava fountains and loud booms (轟，隆隆聲) ended Sunday but the volcanic island remained active Tuesday morning. The airport closures Sunday and Monday affected about 341-thousand passengers. CANADA'S RETALIATORY TARIFFS** TAKE EFFECT AS TRUMP THREATENS TO BAN** BOMBARDIER SALES IN THE US Canada has imposed retaliatory tariffs on more than twenty-seven billion dollars' worth of American goods, with levies of up to fifty per cent taking effect today. The move comes after US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to ban the Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier from selling planes in the United States, writing on Truth Social that the company must build in America or lose access to the market. Quebec's premier has vowed defiance, saying her province will not allow anyone to dictate (決定，規定) where Canadian companies must produce. Jagruti Dave reports from Washington. Bayeaux Tapestry Goes on Display at British Museum The Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum this week, marking its return to British soil for the first time since the 11th century. Tickets are sold out for months, and the museum expects 1 million visitors before the exhibition ends in July. The tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, a pivotal moment in European history. The tapestry's vivid scenes offer insights (見解) into 11th-century life and have sparked debates among historians. Its loan comes after years of diplomacy and is being hailed as a symbol of Franco-British friendship That was the I.C.R.T. EZ News, I'm _. －－－－以下為 SoundOn 動態廣告－－－－ 理想混蛋 Bestards 2026全新4專《偶像包袱》（MIMICRY） 9/16數位上線！ “在生存面前，我們學會維持體面！” 萬物各有其態 該扛起什麼樣的包袱 才能各有所安 ✵ 理想混蛋 睽違3年轉型之作 以全新音樂視角 反映邁向「高級大人」的生存之道

Ava Pickett discusses her new play Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy at Theatre Royal Stratford East, and the huge success 1536, her Olivier Award-winning play about the Tudors.Louisa Young on her novel The Golden Years, which continues The Cazalet Chronicles, the hugely popular series of books by Elizabeth Jane Howard. With the opening this week of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, Samira talks to Agnes Valencak, Head of Exhibitions at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and art dealer Philip Mould about the challenges of moving priceless pieces of art. Plus Guy Lodge on the latest news from the Venice International Film FestivalPresenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Andrea Kidd

Off the back of our preview of the Bayeux Tapestry, The Rest is History's own Tom Holland asks Ed Balls and George Osborne about another significant English date: 926. The show is broadcast from inside the British Museum and Tom asks whether we should celebrate this date, commonly thought to be the beginning of England as we know it, and if so how?Two listeners also ask about education; one asks if we can achieve longstanding education reform through cross-party consensus and another seeks advice ahead of going to university in the coming weeks.Renowned biographer of British premiers Anthony Seldon then asks if his latest subject, Rishi Sunak, will see his legacy rehabilitated over time like another Tory prime minister: John Major. The pair compare Sunak's achievements to Major's, and suggest how he can continue to make an impact in life after No. 10.Finally, Sir Peter Wanless, a former colleague of Ed's, reminisces on their meeting with Dolly Parton to ask what matters more: charisma or evidence. They also commemorate the success of her Imagination Library and get into a heated debate over her best song.You can vote for Good Morning Britain in the National Television Awards here: https://www.nationaltvawards.com/vote We love hearing from you, so please don't forget to send all your EMQs to questions@politicalcurrency and make sure to include a voice note of your question or send a question to our social media handles:

The story of why, and how, an arrow ended up in Harold's eye in the Bayeux Tapestry is tied to the politics of the early 19th century, to Napoleon's ambitions and Britain's national pride, and the work of two antiquaries, Anne and Charles Stothard, who travelled to northern France several times to make drawings of the great embroidery. In this episode from our series on Romantic History, originally released in 2022, Rosemary Hill talks to Roey Sweet about the emergence of the Bayeux Tapestry as an artefact of political importance in the early 1800s and the new breed of multi-disciplinary investigators, who, in the years after the French Revolution, studied everything from woollen threads to tombstones in their efforts to imagine the past. Listen to other episodes in this series: From Waterloo to the British Museum, with Neil MacGregor: Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/rhep4 Spotify: https://lrb.me/rhep4s LRB website: https://lrb.me/rhep4lrb Salisbury Cathedral, with Tom Stammers: Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/rhep1 Spotify: ⁠https://lrb.me/rhep1s LRB website: ⁠https://lrb.me/rhep1lrb Balmoral, with Colin Kidd: Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/rhep2 Spotify: https://lrb.me/rhep2s⁠ LRB website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/rhep2lrb Or find them in all in this Spotify playlist: https://lrb.me/rhspotify From the LRB Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subslrbpod Close Readings podcast: ⁠https://lrb.me/crlrbpod⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠https://lrb.me/storelrbpod⁠ Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, after a meticulously planned voyage for the 11th-century retelling of the Battle of Hastings, the British Museum's long-awaited Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens to the public.  But, why has it taken almost a thousand years for the Bayeux Tapestry to return to Britain? And after all these centuries, why does this extraordinary piece of embroidery still capture the public imagination? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuest: Katie Gatens, Europe correspondent, The Sunday Times Host: Manveen RanaProducer: Sophie McNultyWe want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.comRead more: Your interactive guide to the Bayeux TapestryClips: Sky News, DRM News, The Royal Family - YouTube.Photo: Getty Images.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

P1:s veckomagasin om Sverige och världen politik, trender och analyser. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. timme 1:AfD kan bli störst i Sachsen-AnhaltDelstatsvalet i Sachsen-Anhalt kan få stor betydelse för tysk politik och Europas största ekonomi.–-Valrörelsen präglas av nostalgi och stark statBjörn Rönnerstrand ser en koppling mellan politisk längtan bakåt och krav på fler statliga lösningar.–-AI-övervakning med Flock väcker oro i USADet amerikanska kamerasystemet Flock används av polis och har blivit en symbol för AI-övervakningens risker.–-Svensk polis får nya AI-verktygOm konsekvenserna när polisen använder ansiktsigenkänning i realtid under vissa villkor.–-Lotta Lundberg om sistagångsväljarnaKrönikan riktar blicken mot väljare som kanske röstar för sista gången.–-Panelen om fregatter, alkohol och samarbetenPanelen diskuterar försvarssatsningen på franska fregatter, Systembolagets åldersgräns och politiska samarbeten.timme 2:Muslimska väljare och valrörelsens retorikOm hur talet om islam och islamism påverkar muslimska väljare inför valet.–-Valspurten med valkompasser och avslöjandenPontus Mattson och Tommy Möller analyserar vad som kan påverka väljarna under valrörelsens sista vecka.–-Nepal söker svar efter katastrofenEfter den dödliga katastrofen i Nepal försöker forskare förstå orsaken och kopplingen till klimatförändringarna.–-Satir med RadioskuggaRadioskugga sammanfattar veckans politik och samtid.–-Bayeux-tapeten visas i LondonDen berömda Bayeux-tapeten är tillbaka i Storbritannien och väcker stort intresse på British Museum.–-Kåseri av Augustin Erba om barns möte med författarenAugustin Erba om en dag i sitt författarliv.programledare: Helene Bennoproducent: Anders Diamanttekniker: Axel Berkemar

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She led 1,000 cavalry into battle, survived facing down 6,000 enemy warriors, and 800 years later, historians still can't agree on whether she was real. Meet Tomoe Gozen — the legendary female samurai commander at the center of Japan's most famous war. The British Museum's new Samurai Women exhibition has the internet arguing, some calling it revisionist and others calling it long overdue. So we're pulling this fan-favorite episode out of the archives to set the record straight: women didn't just witness samurai history; they fought it. In this episode:

The United States and Venezuela have welcomed a big energy deal which they've formally signed in Caracas, along with a series of agreements involving international oil firms. The US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the deal would unlock tens of billions of dollars in investment and thousands of jobs. He said oil production would double in a decade. Critics say the deal hands Washington control of a fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves and entrenches the current authoritarian government. Also: New York's mayor, Zohran Mamdani has announced an unprecedented one-year ban on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools; Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated against the Spanish government's handling of the migrant crisis in the north African territory of Ceuta. They've been calling for the socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez to resign; More than six decades on from the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, survivors and relatives of those killed are challenging an apartheid-era law they say has prevented them from seeking justice; And more than nine hundred years after it was made, King Charles and Queen Camilla have had a preview of the historic Bayeux Tapestry which has been loaned to the British Museum in London by France for a year. The tapestry tells the story of the Norman conquest of Saxon England in 1066, when the English king was defeated by the invaders from France. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez Credit: AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump's stance on immigration helped him win the presidency. Our correspondent asks if a backlash against the campaign could damage Republican midterm prospects. Reddit is struggling in an age of AI. And the enduring beauty of the Bayeux tapestry.Guests and host:Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondentShera Avi-Yonah, business correspondentAlexandra Suich Bass, culture editorRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Deportation, ICE, immigration, MinneapolisReddit, Google, AIBayeux tapestry, 1066, British MuseumListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump's stance on immigration helped him win the presidency. Our correspondent asks if a backlash against the campaign could damage Republican midterm prospects. Reddit is struggling in an age of AI. And the enduring beauty of the Bayeux tapestry.Guests and host:Aryn Braun, West Coast correspondentShera Avi-Yonah, business correspondentAlexandra Suich Bass, culture editorRosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Deportation, ICE, immigration, MinneapolisReddit, Google, AIBayeux tapestry, 1066, British MuseumListen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 542 / Hew LockeHew Locke OBE RA (b. 1959) received an MA in sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1994. His work is in the permanent collections of the Tate, London, UK; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Pérez Art Museum, Miami, FL; and British Museum, London, UK, among many others. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions including Here's the Thing which opened at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK, in 2019 before traveling to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, and the Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME. In March 2022, Locke presented The Procession, The Duveen Hall Commission for Tate Britain, London, UK, which later travelled to The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Locke unveiled Gilt, the Façade Commission at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in September 2022.His groundbreaking show, Hew Locke: what have we here?,opened at the  British Museum, London, UK, in Fall 2024. Hew Locke: Passages, the largest solo exhibition of Locke's work to date, debuted at Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, traveled to Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH, and is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX through September 13. Locke will take part in the 2027 edition of Skulptur Projekte Münster with an installation in the Haus der Niederlande at the Krameramtshaus, Münster, Germany.(photo credit: Hugh Glendinning)

In a few day's time the Bayeux Tapestry goes on show at the British Museum in London. The famous embroidery that depicts the Norman conquest of England has returned to the country where it was stitched for the first since it was made almost a thousand years ago.  It was created by defeated Anglo-Saxon women, commissioned by their Norman conquerors, and they stitched it to serve a very particular political purpose. We will never know their names but they made one of the most extraordinary works of art to survive from early medieval Europe. Down the centuries it has exerted a powerful hold over many imaginations: it was taken to Paris by Napoleon to rally his troops as he planned to invade Britain, and later eyed by Hitler for the same reason. But the Tapestry is much more than a beautiful object. It is a brilliant piece of communication and in this episode, with the help of Michael Lewis, Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum, we look at the labour behind it and the story it was designed to tell. For more information about this episode and pictures of the people and places mentioned in this episode please go to https://hapticandhue.com/tales-of-textiles-series-8/  And if you would like to find out about Friends of Haptic & Hue with an extra podcast every month hosted by Jo Andrews and Bill Taylor – here's the link: https://hapticandhue.com/join/  

As the UK experiences its worst ever outbreak of the livestock disease bluetongue, we find out how government vets and scientists are coping as they deal with thousands of cases. The trade union which represents them says morale is low and the workload is mountainous. They say more long term strategic planning is needed and better pay to address staff shortages.Scientists in Northern Ireland are using DNA methods to help identify the exact source of pollution in Lough Neagh. It's the fourth summer in a row that the lough has been blighted by blue green algae.As the Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at the British Museum in London, BBC Radio 4 has a range of programmes inspired by the Normans. We hear from food producers in Normandy whose apple harvest and cheese making have been affected by drought and climate change.Presenter = Caz Graham Producer = Rebecca Rooney

In this week's episode, George Osborne and Ed Balls broadcast from the magnificent Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum - the only podcast allowed in the space. Joined by curator Michael Lewis, they discuss the dramatic diplomacy that saw the delicate masterpiece travel from France to Britain, the real story this 70 metre long tapestry tells and the parallels with politics today. They then turn from 1066 to 2026, with our new prime minister facing the Commons for the first time, they assess Burnham's early premiership. The pair praise his confidence in the role, but caution he has big challenges that could destabilise him; namely, early prison releases and a critical budget.Finally, they do a health check on the major opposition parties. Can Zack Polanski take Keir Starmer's old seat? Will Kemi Badenoch's reshuffle cement the Tories as the main opposition? And, can Reform's conference this weekend put an agonising summer of scandal behind them?We love hearing from you, so please don't forget to send all your EMQs to questions@politicalcurrency and make sure to include a voice note of your question or send a question to our social media handles:

Washington and Caracas have signed an agreement which gives a US-led company rights over Venezuelan oilfields amounting to about a fifth of the country's reserves. Also in the programme: growing discontent in Spain at the government's handling of the sudden arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa; and as the British Museum launches its exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, why does it still speak to us almost a millennium after it was made?(Photo: Venezuelan acting president dolce Rodriguiz talking to the US energy secretary. Credit: Shutterstock)

With thousands of children across England starting primary school for the first time, we look at the network of specialist NHS weight-loss centres tackling childhood obesity. The World Tonight's Alice Aylett Roberts gained exclusive access to a clinic, where she meets parents, medical pracitioners and a six-year-old patient. Also on the programme: imprisoned Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to new charges that could see him face life behind bars; and the King and Queen, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, visit the Bayeux Tapestry ahead of its unprecedented opening at the British Museum next week.

2026 has been the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, with 76 people having been killed either by settlers or the IDF. Plus: Keir Starmer is stepping down as an MP, a global backlash to Meta smart glasses is growing, and the British Museum has treated Peter Thiel to a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry. With Steven Methven, Michael Walker & Tom Guha

L'université n'échappe pas au tourbillon du monde, aux pressions politiques et économiques. En Allemagne, les sondages le redisent au fil des semaines, le parti d'extrême droite l'AfD pourrait bien, pour la première fois depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, prendre la tête d'un land de l'est du pays. En l'occurrence la Saxe-Anhalt. Une perspective qui crée l'affolement dans de nombreux secteurs, y compris à l'université. Le porte-parole régional de l'AfD ne mâche d'ailleurs pas ses mots, il va reprendre l'enseignement supérieur en main.  Une de nos correspondantes, Salomé Henon Cohin, s'est rendue à Halle, la deuxième ville de la région, et l'inquiétude parmi les professeurs et les élèves est palpable.  Au Royaume-Uni, près de la moitié des universités sont en déficit Les dotations budgétaires sont faibles, c'est donc les frais d'inscriptions très élevés (11 000 euros par an) qui viennent compenser les manques. Et comme cela ne suffit pas, on a augmenté aussi le nombre d'inscrits : 400 000 en première année. À Londres, Marie Billon. L'université biélorusse en exil menacée Voilà 20 ans que des universitaires biélorusses ont voulu fuir l'étau de la dictature d'Alexandre Loukachenko en s'installant de l'autre côté de la frontière en Lituanie, dans sa capitale Vilnius. Deux décennies que l'Université biélorusse en exil, l'EHU, survit sur ce compromis… Avec des étudiants qui suivent le cursus en présentiel, mais aussi en ligne depuis la Biélorussie. Un modus vivendi qui a volé en éclats depuis que le régime très prorusse de Minsk a inscrit l'université sur la liste des organisations extrémistes. Étudier est désormais devenu trop dangereux et l'EHU est aujourd'hui menacée de disparition. Reportage à Vilnius de notre correspondante Marielle Vitureau. La tapisserie de Bayeux exposée au Royaume-Uni C'est le feuilleton de l'été, le prêt de la tapisserie de Bayeux, une série franco-britannique avec rebondissement diplomatique, pétition et mobilisation. Une pièce qui raconte la victoire de Guillaume de Normandie à Hastings en 1066. Grande fresque historique, mais grande toile fragile, qui a finalement franchi cet été la Manche pour la première fois en 1 000 ans. Clap de fin demain : le président français inaugurera l'exposition au British Museum. Olivier Favier nous dit quelle histoire nous raconte cette tapisserie.  À écouter aussiPrêt de la tapisserie de Bayeux au Royaume-Uni, un geste diplomatico-culturel en question

The Australian Museum has repatriated the ancestral remains of 17 Rapa Nui islanders to their eastern Pacific place of origin. This homecoming has renewed calls for the return of giant statues, or Moai, from the British Museum. But a UK based archaeologist has warned against overturning historic arrangements made between consenting parties. - Ua toe faafoi atu e le Falemataaga o Ausetalia toega o tuaa o tagata o le motu o Rapa Nui e 17 i lo latou nofoaga na afua mai ai i le itu i sasaʻe o le Pasefika. O lenei toe foi mai ua toe faafouina ai valaau mo le toe faafoi mai o faatagata tetele, po o Moai, mai le Falemataaga o Peretania. Peitai, ua lapatai mai se tagata suʻesuʻe mea anamua i Peretania e faasaga i le soloia o faatulagaga faasolopito na faia i le va o itu na malilie i ai.

September in London feels calmer, brighter and more walkable once the school holiday rush fades. This is the first episode of our monthly London bonus series from London Travel Planning, looking ahead each month at what is on, what to book and what will sell out before you get there.This episode is sponsored by WalksDevour, and I am joined by Charley Sullivan from their London team.Everything you need to know if you are visiting London in September 2026, from the weather to the tickets that sell out first.September crowds: what changes once the school holidays endWeather and packing: highs of 19 to 20°C, lows of 12 to 13°C, and why layers winDaylight hours: 13.5 at the start of the month, 11.5 by the endBayeux Tapestry at the British Museum: sold out, and how to get tickets for 2027British Museum membership: what it costs and what priority booking gets youQueen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, extended to April 2027Buckingham Palace State Rooms: the last month of the year they are openCeremony of the Keys: a rare photo-free experience, and how to visit with the VIP WalksDevour optionFree and quirky: Totally Thames, Open House Festival and the Southwark Bridge sheep driveLondon Fashion Week and the Last Night of the PromsUK ETA: what it costs, when to apply and which sites to avoidTour of the month: London in a Day, plus private options and accessibilityCorrection: the Sheep Drive is on Sunday 27 September 2026, not October as mentioned in the episodeEXCLUSIVE LISTENER OFFER: 5% off WalksDevour tours with code UKTP5. Book before midnight UK time on 10 September 2026, valid on any tour departing to the end of 2026.

The world's great museums are full of art and artifacts that were plundered during an era when plunder was the norm. Now there's a push to return these works to their rightful owners. Sounds simple, right? It's not. (Part 2 of an updated series originally published in 2023.)   SOURCES: Matthew Bogdanos, assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and chief of the Antiquities Trafficking Unit. Nicholas Cullinan, director of the British Museum. Victor Ehikhamenor, Nigerian writer and artist. David Frum, staff writer at The Atlantic. Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology at the University of Oxford and curator of world archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Bénédicte Savoy, professor of art history at the Technical University in Berlin.   RESOURCES: "These Looted Treasures Are Home. What Now?," by Alex Marshall (New York Times, 2025). "France's Long-Awaited Restitution Policy Is Finally Here," by Vincent Noce (The Art Newspaper, 2023). Africa's Struggle for Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat, by Bénédicte Savoy (2022). "Who Benefits When Western Museums Return Looted Art?" by David Frum (The Atlantic, 2022). "Museums in England and Wales to Gain Powers to Dispose of Objects on Moral Grounds," by Dalya Alberge (The Guardian, 2022). The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution, by Dan Hicks (2020). "The Restitution of African Cultural Heritage. Toward a New Relational Ethics," by Bénédicte Savoy and Felwine Sarr (2018).   EXTRAS: "Can a Museum Be the Conscience of a Nation?," by Freakonomics Radio (2025). "The Hidden Side of the Art Market," by Freakonomics Radio (2021). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Neil MacGregor reflects on creating the landmark series that changed how people think about history. Then, revisit the Rosetta Stone, the artifact that unlocked ancient Egypt. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.