MICHAEL
Hello and welcome to Five in the Eye! It’s me - Michael Ohajuru - introducing Friday’s weekly news review show here on Colourful Radio. And you’re listening to episode 0405.
PHIL
And joining Michael by Zoom this week, it’s Phil Woodford, revealing that we have a very special guest on the show. Normally he joins us from Potsdam, but on this occasion, he’s visiting England and we couldn’t resist the opportunity to get his take on the week’s news. It’s our Bureau Chief in Germany, Burkhard Acktun! Hi there, Burkhard!
BURKHARD
Hi there Phil, hello Michael. It’s great to be here in the UK and taking part in Five in the Eye. So what’s our top story going to be this week? Well, it’s the expansion of the NATO alliance to include FInland, putting real pressure on Russian President Vladmir Putin as the war in Ukraine drags on.
MICHAEL
And for our second story, we look across the Atlantic where Donald J Trump became the first former President to be formally charged with felony crimes.
PHIL
What’s story number three? Well, NASA has announced that it is sending the first woman and first Black astronauts on their next Moon trip. Has NASA gone woke?
BURKHARD
For our fourth story this week, we discuss Elon Musk’s decision to replace the Twitter logo with a mysterious dogecoin meme.
MICHAEL
And finally, to conclude today’s show, the supermarket Iceland has launched a new delicacy: a lasagne-filled Yorkshire Pudding!
PHIL
Delicious with a generous helping of ketchup! And that’s this week’s Five in the Eye!
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