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16 JULY 2009

John Olson, Manager of Space Station operations at NASA
As the US Government trys to steer the country out of the economic recession HARDtalk asks whether outer space is a step too far.

Damien Blackwood, UK

15 JULY 2009

Obama's election offered hope of a new beginning with Iran. But after weeks of political turmoil there, how should Western diplomats proceed?
14 JULY 2009

£250,000 for a newspaper column is 'chickenfeed' says Boris. Stephen Sackur asks the Mayor of London whether he should have a second job.
13 JULY 2009

What price a national theatre? Can public funded arts programmes be justified at a time when every national purse is under severe strain?


9 JULY 2009

Is one of Britain's most prominent philosophers right when he argues that individual liberties are being eroded in the name of security?
8 JULY 2009

After defecting to the Republicans because of her opposition to Barack Obama have her fears about him been borne out?
7 JULY 2009


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