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From Newscast at 2024-04-27 15:22:00 (unread)
Could British troops be sent to Gaza? (p0htl54h.mp3)
Diplomatic correspondent James Landale talks to Paddy and Laura about why Britain is considering working in tandem with the United States to deliver aid from a new sea route - and what problems it could throw up for the government before the next election.
And there’s been a week of widespread American student protests against Israel's military campaign in Gaza. Laura has spoken to the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, who has urged protestors to direct their anger to Hamas, as well as Israel.
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Today's Newscast was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Gray with Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The editor is Sam Bonham.
From Drachinifel at 2024-04-27 12:00:05 (unread)
USS Pennsylvania (1837) - Guide 385
The USS Pennsylvania class, sole first rate ship of the line of the United States Navy, is today's subject. Read more about the ship here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-American-Sailing-Navy/dp/1568522223 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Line-Battle-Sailing-Warship-1650-1840/dp/0785812679 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bridging-Seas-Architecture-Industrial-Transformations/dp/0262538075/ Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and more - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want a shirt/mug/hoodie - https://shop.spreadshirt.com/drachinifels-dockyard/ Want a poster? - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
From The Week in Westminster at 2024-04-27 11:00:00 (unread)
George Parker of the Financial Times is joined by a range of guests to analyse the latest developments at Westminster.
To discuss the boost to defence spending pledged by Rishi Sunak, he speaks to Labour peer and former head of the navy, Admiral Lord West and former soldier and the chair of the defence select committee, Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood.
Labour MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Conservative MP, Sir Edward Leigh discuss Parliament's approval of the controversial Rwanda deportation bill and consider what happens next.
Twenty years on from a near-fatal car crash, dotcom entrepreneur and crossbench peer, Martha Lane-Fox explains what her 'mountain mission' is and discusses technology and artificial intelligence.
And, to reflect on the life of former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field who died this week, he is joined by Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle whose constituency bordered his and former Work and Pensions Secretary, Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith
From Emperors of Rome at 2024-04-26 06:28:38 (unread)
Episode CCXXIII - The Championship of the Oppressed (The Catiline Conspiracy IV) (240426-catiline04.mp3)
Catiline and Cicero draw their lines of battle in the senate, with Catiline claiming to represent the will of the wretched and destitute. But his attacks on Cicero, directly or indirectly, earn him many enemies, and he is forced to flee the city of Rome.
Part IV of The Catiline Conspiracy
Guest: Associate Professor Rhiannon Evans (Classics and Ancient History, La Trobe University).