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Bloomberg UK PoliticsExclusive: Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks to Mishal HusainBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer discusses the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the prospects for a UK-US trade deal. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Mishal Husain at 10 Downing Street before leaving for the Group of Seven leaders summit taking place in the Canadian Rockies in this special episode of The UK Politics Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-06-1323 min
Big TakeBloomberg’s Elon Musk InterviewOn stage at the Qatar Economic Forum on Tuesday, editor at large for Bloomberg Weekend Mishal Husain conducted a nearly 40-minute, wide-ranging interview with billionaire Elon Musk. Husain asked Musk about his future at Tesla, his ongoing feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the possibility of Starlink going public and more. At times, the conversation grew heated, particularly when Mishal asked about reports of his communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-05-2041 min
Lessons From Our MothersMishal Husain: “She really liberated me - she said, your life is completely different from mine, you've got to pursue the talents God's given you”🌸This week, Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson are joined by award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author Mishal Husain. Known for her work with the BBC and now Bloomberg, Mishal reflects on the powerful lessons she learned from her mother - and how those lessons have shaped both her journalism and her approach to motherhood.📚Mishal also shares the inspiration behind her book, Broken Threads, which traces the lives of her four grandparents as they migrated to the newly formed Pakistan in the 1940s. 🌸Join Cressida Bonas and Isabella Branson as they explore how maternal figures have shaped the...2025-05-1844 min
Intelligence SquaredThe 12 Books of Christmas | Mishal Husain on Family, Empire and Why Partition Still MattersTo celebrate 2024, we’re taking a look backwards, and diving into the standout thinkers who have taken to the Intelligence Squared stage in the past 12 months. You might still be on the hunt for that perfect gift for the avid reader in your life, or perhaps you’re after some food for thought over the festive period. Either way, this 12 episode mini series will highlight the books that shaped 2024. We hope you’ll join us in 2025 for more events that intrigue, fascinate and entertain.Exploring the acute sense of loss brought on by partition, the ru...2024-12-231h 06
FeedbackThe Archers scam week. The End of Short Cuts. The Naked WeekA raft of scam-themed programming went out across BBC channels last week, with the aim of raising awareness about the hoaxes often found hidden in plain sight. Long running drama The Archers fulfilled the brief wholeheartedly as visitors to Ambridge found themselves hoodwinked into buying fake holiday lets online, with unpleasant consequences. But did listeners think it was believable?Short Cuts, Radio 4's experimental programme showcasing short documentaries is being taken off the airwaves after the end of the current series. There's been an outcry from the audio production community as it is how many programme makers...2024-12-0528 min
The Media ShowThe end-of-life influencer, Christmas adverts, Mishal Husain leaves the BBCWe talk to journalists and influencers about how they discuss assisted dying. As staff at The Observer vote to go on strike over the plans, its outgoing editor explains why he's against a proposed sale of the Sunday newspaper to Toirtoise media. We ask if department store Christmas adverts still retain their iconic status in 2024 and we consider what presenter Mishal Husain's departure means for BBC flagship news show, Today. Plus we get the latest on the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, which is now heading for the courts.Guests: Alex Farber, Media Correspondent, The Times...2024-11-2756 min
The Documentary PodcastBonus: The World Debate: What is the path to peace in the Middle East?Mishal Husain is joined by a panel of guests to discuss whether this is a path to peace in the Middle East.Joining Mishal are Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's international editor; Lord Ricketts, who served as a British diplomat for many years, including being on the Foreign Office Middle East desk during Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982; Afif Safieh, former Palestinian head of mission in London, Washington, D.C. and Moscow; Ehud Olmert, who was Israeli prime minister from 2006 to 2009; Ambassador David Satterfield, who until earlier this year was US special envoy for Middle East humanitarian is...2024-10-0942 min
Islam ChannelPROMINENT MUSLIM JOURNALIST MISHAL HUSAIN ON HER BOOK "BROKEN THREADS"British newsreader and journalist Mishal Husain spoke at Westminster University about her book "Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence".The book reflects on her grandparents' experiences during the decline of the British Empire and the partition of India after 300 years of colonial rule. The partition, a pivotal moment in South Asian history, led to one of the largest migrations in history, with millions of Muslims moving to what became West and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and millions of Hindus and Sikhs relocating to India. 2024-10-0326 min
Dan Wootton OutspokenANGELA LEVIN ON MEGHAN MARKLE VS MISHAL HUSAIN PLUS: ELON MUSK SAYS WOKE KILLED TRANS SONTo watch the exclusive Uncancelled After Show for 30-minutes extra content with Angela Levin, sign up at: https://outspoken.live/premiumDan responds to Elon Musk’s extraordinary revelation that the “woke mind virus” was responsible for the death of his son, who is now trans.Then he is joined by UKIP’s first ever MP Douglas Carswell to talk about Nigel Farage’s bid to become PM, the Conservative party leadership crisis and the latest in the extraordinary race for the White House as Kamala Harris comes close to securing the nomination...2024-07-261h 10Intelligence SquaredMishal Husain on Family, Empire and Why Partition Still Matters, Part TwoThe is the second instalment of a two-part discussion. On August 15 1947 Pakistan and India gained their independence and colonialism came to an end in the subcontinent. But it was not a time of celebration. A botched process of partition saw unprecedented sectarian violence, an estimated death of more than a million people and some 15 million more displaced from their homes. Mishal Husain’s family lived through the mayhem. In June 2024 Husain, the acclaimed journalist and BBC Radio 4 Today Programme host, came to Intelligence Squared to tell her family’s story and shed light on this remarkable period of history. Draw...2024-06-2141 minIntelligence SquaredMishal Husain on Family, Empire and Why Partition Still Matters, Part OneThe is the first instalment of a two-part discussion. On August 15 1947 Pakistan and India gained their independence and colonialism came to an end in the subcontinent. But it was not a time of celebration. A botched process of partition saw unprecedented sectarian violence, an estimated death of more than a million people and some 15 million more displaced from their homes. Mishal Husain’s family lived through the mayhem. In June 2024 Husain, the acclaimed journalist and BBC Radio 4 Today Programme host, came to Intelligence Squared to tell her family’s story and shed light on this remarkable period of history. Draw...2024-06-1956 min
Ignite Your Imagination With Spoken Tales With Full AudiobookBroken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence Audiobook by Mishal HusainListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 741785
Title: Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence
Author: Mishal Husain
Narrator: Mishal Husain
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:39:37
Language: English
Release date: 06-06-24
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: History, World, Asia
Summary:
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Discover Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldBroken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence by Mishal HusainPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence Author: Mishal Husain Narrator: Mishal Husain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal … One can't help but be moved by this story of upheaval and transformation’ SADIQ KHAN An extraordinary family memoir from acclaimed newsreader and journalist, Mishal Husain, uncovering the story of her grandpar...2024-06-0605 min
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldBroken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence by Mishal HusainPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741785to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence
Author: Mishal Husain
Narrator: Mishal Husain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Release date: June 6, 2024
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal … One can't help but be moved by this story of upheaval and transformation’ SADIQ KHAN An extraordinary family memoir from acclaimed newsreader and journalist, Mishal Husain, uncovering the story of her grandparents' lives am...2024-06-068h 39Explore New Full Audiobooks in History, AsiaBroken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence by Mishal HusainPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741785to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence
Author: Mishal Husain
Narrator: Mishal Husain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes
Release date: June 6, 2024
Genres: Asia
Publisher's Summary:
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal … One can't help but be moved by this story of upheaval and transformation’ SADIQ KHAN An extraordinary family memoir from acclaimed newsreader and journalist, Mishal Husain, uncovering the story of her grandparents' lives am...2024-06-068h 39
Explore New Full Audiobooks in History, AsiaBroken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence by Mishal HusainPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/741785 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence Author: Mishal Husain Narrator: Mishal Husain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 6, 2024 Genres: Asia Publisher's Summary: A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal … One can't help but be moved by this story of upheaval and transformation’ SADIQ KHAN An extraordinary family memoir from acclaimed newsreader and journalist, Mishal Husain, uncovering the story of her grandpar...2024-06-0605 min
5 O' Clock ApronQeema and Daal with Journalist Mishal HusainIn this episode of The 5 O’ Clock Apron Podcast Claire cooks with journalist and icon of broadcasting, Mishal Husain. A reassuring voice to so many listeners on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Mishal cooked not 1 but 4 dishes, home-style Pakistani qeema*, daal*, raita and rice. All this was no mean feat given the 45 minutes from a standing start it took Mishal to cook and present the most beautiful lunch which Mishal and Claire then sat down to eat together. Listen in to hear Mishal discuss family recipes, feeding teenage boys and how to extend meals for unexpected guests, what broadcasters list...2024-06-0558 min
5 O' Clock ApronQeema and Daal with Journalist Mishal HusainIn this episode of The 5 O’ Clock Apron Podcast Claire cooks with journalist and icon of broadcasting, Mishal Husain. A reassuring voice to so many listeners on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Mishal cooked not 1 but 4 dishes, home-style Pakistani qeema*, daal*, raita and rice. All this was no mean feat given the 45 minutes from a standing start it took Mishal to cook and present the most beautiful lunch which Mishal and Claire then sat down to eat together. Listen in to hear Mishal discuss family recipes, feeding teenage boys and how to extend meals for unexpected guests, what broadcasters list...2024-06-0555 min
Saturday LiveHay Festival - Mishal Husain, Stephen and Anita Mangan, Conn Iggulden, Kiell Smith-BynoeWe’re kicking off the festival season in style, and in the sun, with three very different books… but who’s authors have more in common than you may think. This week’s events haven’t stopped Mishal Husain making her way to us this weekend – for what will surely be the only down time she’ll have over the next 6 weeks. Mishal’s new memoir charts her families experiences through partition and the events which have allowed her to become one of the UK’s most trusted journalists. Stephen and Anita Mangan have promised not to steal each...2024-05-2556 min
Best of TodayThe Today Debate: Is justice delayed, justice denied?The Today Debate is about taking a subject and pulling it apart with more time than we have in the morning.Amid a significant backlog in crown courts in England and Wales and related problems in the system in Scotland and Northern Ireland, Today presenter Mishal Husain asks if justice delayed is justice denied?Joining Mishal on the Today debate panel are Claire Waxman, the Independent Victims' Commissioner for London; Charlie Taylor; His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales; Joanna Hardy-Susskind, a barrister at Red Lion Chambers; Lord Falconer, Labour Peer an...2024-02-1336 minFeedbackThe Feedback Interview of the YearIn the last episode of the series, Andrea Catherwood reveals the Feedback Interview of the Year and discusses the art of the interview with Mishal Husain, Justin Webb and Adrian Edmondson. And do we need a new national anthem? That was the question posed on a recent edition of Radio 4’s Antisocial which prompted a passionate response from Feedback listeners. Andrea talks to the programme's presenter Adam Fleming about how to shed light on hot topics.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood
Producer: Will YatesA Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 42023-12-2228 min
The Documentary PodcastThe Debate: Israel Gaza - What happens when the war ends?The BBC’s Mishal Husain is joined by a panel of guests to discuss what happens when the Israel Gaza war ends.
On the panel are Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor; Daniel Levy, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations; Lord Ricketts, former chair of the UK’s intelligence committee under Tony Blair and former national security adviser to David Cameron, former national security advisor and chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee; Ghada Karmi, Palestinian academic and author and joining from Washington Evelyn Farkas, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for...2023-11-1940 min
The ConflictThe Today Debate: What Happens When The War Ends?Radio 4's Mishal Husain hosts The Today Debate in front of an audience in London. HOSTS:- Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondent
- Mishal Husain, BBC Radio 4 hostGET IN TOUCH:- Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480
- Or Email theconflict@bbc.co.ukTEAM:TEAM: This episode was made by Beth Ashmead Latham in London. The Today Debate was produced by Sinead Heekin and Louisa Lewis, and edited by Owenna Griffiths. The Technical team was led by Marc Willcox. The...2023-11-151h 01Best of Today'To see my mum again is an incredible thing'The daughter of Yocheved Lifschitz, one of the hostages freed last night, has visited her mother in hospital in Israel and has told Today she "seems OK". In an interview with Today presenter Mishal Husain, Sharone Lifschitz said: "The nurses are just having a chat, they say she is very sharp and is very keen to share the information, pass on the information to families of other hostages that she was with."Yocheved Lifschitz was held for 16 days after being abducted from her home in a kibbutz in southern Israel amid scenes of death and...2023-10-2423 min
In Our TimeMelvyn Bragg talks to Mishal HusainTo mark his 1000th episode of In Our Time, Melvyn Bragg talks to Mishal Husain for Radio 4's Today programme.2023-10-1911 min
The News MeetingBonus episode: Is the NHS “fobbing off” the mother of a girl who died of sepsis?In this special episode of The News Meeting, James Harding is joined by Merope Mills, the mother of 13-year-old Martha who died unnecessarily from sepsis, and Polly Curtis from Demos, who are campaigning for “Martha’s rule” - the right to call for a second opinion - to understand how to make the change happen. You can listen to Merope Mills speaking with Mishal Husain on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme here: https://pod.fo/e/1ea721 What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com.The...2023-09-0725 minThe News MeetingWhy did Elon Musk buy Twitter and how did a 13-year-old girl die needlessly in the NHS?What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to Tortoise editor James Harding.In this episode he’s joined by Tortoise editors Basia Cummings, Jeevan Vasagar and Giles Whittell.They discuss the risk of collapsing schools, an EU report on Kremlin disinformation and why the parents of Martha Mills, who died from sepsis, are campaigning for patients to have the right to a second opinion if they have concerns about care.You can listen to Martha's mother, Merope Mills, speaking with Mishal Husain on BB...2023-09-0428 minFeedback16/12/2022BBC News International Editor Jeremy Bowen joins Andrea Catherwood to talk about his experiences reporting in Ukraine and respond to listener comments on how the BBC is covering the conflict.Listeners give us their views on Mishal Husain’s interview with RMT leader Mick Lynch on the Today programme.We hear from Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Paul Cornell, writers of the new Radio 4 drama Splinter Cell: Firewall, set in the world of a best-selling video game.And Mohit Bakaya, Controller of Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra, responds to listeners’ questions and comments on the schedule chan...2022-12-1627 min
Roger Bolton's Beeb WatchNick Jones, former BBC industrial and political correspondent on strike coverage, ‘that’ Mick Lynch and Mishal Husain interview and comparisons with the last winter of discontentAs we experience a wave of strikes in the coming weeks from nurses, train, postal, bus, ambulance and highway workers amongst others, how well is the BBC reporting on this myriad of industrial conflicts we are now faced with, and how does it compare to yesteryear? Nick Jones, who spent thirty years as a BBC industrial and political correspondent until 2002 gives us his views and reaction to ‘that’ interview between Mick Lynch, head of the RMT trade union and presenter Mishal Husain on the Today programme earlier this week . “I think that wit...2022-12-1524 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 25/08/2020Mishal Husain presents a range of perspectives on Britain today.Edinburgh is usually thronged with crowds and alive with performers from around the world at Festival time. But the Scottish capital is in decidedly unfamiliar guise this August. Long-time resident, James Naughtie, experiences a city that is not itself.Sparked by the shift in living patterns during lockdown, councils in England have implemented low traffic neigbourhoods aimed at cutting the number of vehicles on busy streets. But, as Tom Edwards, BBC London's Transport Correspondent, discovers, while residents like the respite, for motorists the new measures...2020-08-2527 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 04/08/2020In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom reflecting contemporary life.When lockdown dramatically curtailed orders, those businesses providing perishable products suffered particularly badly. Artisan cheese-makers had been growing in rural Wales creating much needed jobs there in recent years. But what does the future hold? BBC Radio Cymru's Garry Owen visited one cheese-maker in Carmarthenshire to find out.As well as foodstuffs, farmers responsible for other products - such as wool - have been affected by the consequences of Covid-19. In places...2020-08-0427 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 07/07/2020In the latest programme, Mishal Husain introduces pieces from writers around the United Kingdom which reflect life as it is being led during Covid-19. Paul Moss, who reports for Radio 4's "The World Tonight" and the BBC World Service, spills the beans on how daily reporting has changed during lockdown. His story includes weirdly unprofessional backdrops, some decidedly awkward manoeuvring of equipment, bedding - and the neighbours. BBC News presenter, Tanya Beckett, has found that lockdown has meant that time has stood still in her Oxfordshire village, leaving her to reflect on a dreadful crime. It took place not...2020-07-0728 min
Test Match Special#40from40: Mishal HusainToday presenter Mishal Husain gives a fascinating insight into the world of journalism in an interview at the Oval in 2016.2020-06-2537 min
Test Match Special#40from40: Mishal HusainToday presenter Mishal Husain gives a fascinating insight into the world of journalism in an interview at the Oval in 2016.2020-06-2537 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 16/06/2020In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers which reflect the range of contemporary life in the UK.Emir Nader of BBC Arabic tells the story of the family of Dr Adil El Tayar, who was originally from Sudan and himself an early casualty of Covid-19. With two doctors among his children, how do they all come to terms with the enormity of the tragedy that has befallen them and the professional dilemmas they face?With most people in the UK now required to wear face coverings...2020-06-1627 min
Fear Itself with Cressida BonasSomething going wrong on air - Mishal HusainOne of the UK's most respected broadcasters Mishal Husain joins me this week, to talk about her fear of something going wrong on air. Mishal has fronted everything from BBC evening new bulletins to leadership election debates, and in 2013, she became the first ethnic minority presenter of radio 4's flagship Today programme. As well as her work in radio and TV, Mishal has written a book, The Skills, which is a practical guide to help women realise their professional ambitions.Mishal always seems so confident on air, so I was curious to know if she ever experience...2020-05-2938 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 26/05/2020In the latest programme, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers reflecting the range of life across the UK.She begins and ends in Edinburgh. First, the BBC's Social Affairs Correspondent, Michael Buchanan, reveals how a renowned city centre doctor is using one public health emergency - Covid-19 - to tackle another - drug-related deaths among the homeless. Could a notoriously difficult medical and social problem prove amenable to new approaches?Cabin fever is a literal risk for those living aboard narrow boats at the moment. And while self-sufficiency is a characteristic of those...2020-05-2628 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 27/04/2020In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. From Dorset, Jane Labous reflects on how she coped with early isolation with her young daughter in response to Covid-19 and the lessons she is drawing as a single parent as the experience continues and develops. Culloden remains a significant moment in Scottish - and British - history which today, BBC News Special Correspondent James Naughtie has been discovering, has a life all of its own. For although, 274 years...2020-04-2727 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 22/03/2020Mishal Husain presents pieces by writers and journalists across the UK presenting portraits of life today. Garry Owen of BBC Radio Cymru visits Llanelli and Hospital Notes - an amateur choir there comprising hospital and care workers and members of the emergency services. He discovers how its members de-compress at times of stress - when social distancing restrictions permit it - and what benefits they derive from singing together. The writer, Damian Barr, author of the Radio 4 Books of the Week, "Maggie & Me" and "You Will Be Safe Here", takes us to north Lanarkshire and the South Downs in...2020-03-2328 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 16/02/2020In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom reflecting the range of contemporary life in the country.Emma Jane Kirby, in Birmingham, reports on the seeds of magic sown by teachers there in schools serving deprived neighbourhoods - but also on the sometimes shocking realities of daily life at home for a number of the pupils.In Carmarthenshire, David Baker explores the wide range of renewable energy projects being pioneered locally amidst a rich range of Welsh natural resources - and also witnesses...2020-02-1627 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 19/01/2020In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from:Vincent Ni on a Chinese man who, like him, has come to Britain and is in his mid-thirties - but there the similarities abruptly end. What does living here undocumented mean in practical terms and why does he do it?With the approach of Holocaust Memorial Day, which this year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Adam Shaw reflects on the striking contemporary relevance of his own father's refugee status and escape from Nazi persecution in...2020-01-1927 min
The UK in a Changing EuropeJonathan Portes on BBC Radio 4 Today: a post-Brexit immigration systemJonathan Portes speaks to Mishal Husain about a post-Brexit immigration system, which will be points-based. However Portes says in Canada, Australia etc they are not just based on salary thresholds, they have flexibility and respond to what the market is saying and what employers, businesses and public services want.2020-01-1503 minBest of TodayToday guest edits: Greta ThunbergAll the highlights from climate activist Greta Thunberg's guest edited programme, including Mishal Husain interviewing her father Svante Thunberg and Greta speaking to Sir David Attenborough for the first time. Also, outgoing Bank of England chief Mark Carney on how the financial sector can tackle climate change, Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja on reducing the music industry’s carbon blueprint, and Shell’s Maarten Wetselaar on big energy’s environmental impact. Presented by Mishal Husain and Sarah Smith.(Image: Greta Thunberg, credit: BBC)2019-12-301h 09From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 17/11/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers reflecting the range of contemporary life in the United Kingdom.
Dan Johnson reports direct from the flooded River Don in South Yorkshire where feelings are running high among locals about the response to the latest inundation. As the rain returns after an all-too-brief respite, he reflects on the area's carbon-generating past and the effects of climate change.
In Hartlepool, the BBC's Social Affairs Correspondent, Michael Buchanan, hears from a mother and father about their twenty year-long struggle with the corrosive effects on their...2019-11-1727 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 22/10/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom reflecting the range of contemporary life in the country.
Traditional cider-making is a slow business. But, as the poet Julian May has been discovering this autumn while he collects the variety of apples which ensure its special quality, it is a richly satisfying process which links to Somerset's past, present and future.
Anisa Subedar has seen sons leave the family home for university before, so why is she feeling the departure of a third so keenly this autumn?
Growing...2019-10-2028 min
Black History & CultureTrailblazers: Women Leading the WayThis event is the first of a series of events produced in partnership with gal-dem, an award-winning media platform that spotlights the creative work of women of colour and non-binary people of colour.You are young and ambitious. You have a vision. But how do you pursue your dream role when no one at the top of your industry looks like you?Women of colour have to navigate a world of work where they are often discriminated against because of their race as well as their gender. Prejudice in recruitment, opportunities for promotion, pay gaps...2019-10-181h 35From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 22/09/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Tom Edwards meets two people counting the cost – literally – of a delayed major infrastructure project and discovers whether they will be able to survive until it is finally finished. Hannah Moore ruminates on her twelfth move before she has even reached her thirtieth birthday and the contrast between her parents’ long settled East Midlands’ life and her own constantly changing one. After a heart-stopping moment on the cricket...2019-09-2227 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 18/08/2019Mishal Husain introduces pieces reflecting contemporary life across the United Kingdom. Alison Williams would regularly see a young middle-aged woman sitting outside the railway station she used. They returned smiles; Alison wondered about her back story. Then suddenly the woman was gone. What happened next is a parable of our times. Each summer in recent years, Dorset has welcomed children from areas of northern Ukraine and Belarus blighted by the radioactivity released by the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear site in April 1986. During their stay, the children receive health checks and enjoy the hospitality of local families. So how...2019-08-1828 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 21/07/2019Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from writers and journalists which reflect the range of contemporary life in the United Kingdom.Writer and broadcaster, Ian McMillan, embarks on a high summer stroll along the bridle path that links his home with the post-industrial landscape of South Yorkshire, taking in a flattened colliery, a screaming mandrake, Peter Falk, the X19 bus to Barnsley and a magpie - or is it two?
Journalist and part-time canoeist, Bob Walker, embarks on a "Three Men in a Boat"-style progress on the river Wye - which for much of its course marks the...2019-07-2127 min
Vital Voices PodcastThe Skills: A Conversation with BBC Journalist Mishal Husain and Allyson CarpenterListen in as Vital Voices partnered with sister organization, Running Start, to host a live book party for BBC journalist Mishal Husain. Mishal's new book The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know, and her leadership lessons are the topic of this conversation, led by Running Start fellow, and Washington, D.C.'s youngest-ever elected public official, Allyson Carpenter. To learn more about Vital Voices, visit www.vitalvoices.org Invest in women, improve the world. Production Credits: Producer: Christi Owiye2019-06-2620 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 23/06/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Alison Holt considers with a Somerset family why adult social care is the policy reform no UK government does anything about. In the week of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Martin Smith asks how far the Welsh heritage in singing is endangered and whether it might yet be part of Wales' economic future. With the time-worn quips over an Essex town ringing in her ears, Jo...2019-06-2327 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 19/05/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Martin Vennard in Saltburn reveals how surfing has improbably helped revive the fortunes of the once-proud Victorian resort on Tees-side; while Travis Elborough taps a surf music beat in Worthing where a 50 year-old musical phenomenon is garnering new fans. Baby boomer Martin Gurdon, recently bereaved in late middle-age, explains how saying his final goodbye to an elderly parent was both something greater longevity had prepared him for and yet...2019-05-1928 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 21/04/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers reflecting the range of contemporary life across the United Kingdom. Shabnam Grewal grew up near Southall where, forty years ago, the New Zealand-born teacher, Blair Peach, was hit on the head by a police officer and later died. He was taking part in a protest against racism. The west London suburb had already witnessed the racially motivated murder of an Asian teenager. She remembers the tension and fears of the time and reflects on them in the company of her young...2019-04-2128 min
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Marketing & AdvertisingThe Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know by Mishal HusainPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360987to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know
Author: Mishal Husain
Narrator: Mishal Husain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
Release date: April 2, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Marketing & Advertising
Publisher's Summary:
Acclaimed BBC anchor, Mishal Husain, inspires, champions, and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills they can use throughout their careers, whether they are new graduates, working mothers, re-entering the workforce, or simply seeking a career change. When wo...2019-04-025h 08
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Marketing & AdvertisingThe Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know by Mishal HusainPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360987 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know Author: Mishal Husain Narrator: Mishal Husain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Marketing & Advertising Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed BBC anchor, Mishal Husain, inspires, champions, and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills they can use throughout their careers, whether they are new graduates, working mothers, re-entering the workforce, or simply seeking a career change. Wh...2019-04-0205 minGrab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Management & LeadershipThe Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know by Mishal HusainPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360987to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job—What Every Woman Needs to Know
Author: Mishal Husain
Narrator: Mishal Husain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
Release date: April 2, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
Acclaimed BBC anchor, Mishal Husain, inspires, champions, and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills they can use throughout their careers, whether they are new graduates, working mothers, re-entering the workforce, or simply seeking a career change. When wo...2019-04-025h 08From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 24/03/2019Mishal Husain presents the monthly collection of journalistic pieces reflecting life across the UK today. John Forsyth in Glasgow learns about the realities of rehabilitating convicted knife criminals on a visit to the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit which many experts regard as a model for other UK cities - notably London - to emulate in the fight against the explosion in incidents of violent street crime. Gabriel Gatehouse, recently on shared parental leave, attempts to understand the world through the eyes of his seven month-old daughter and ponders how this may affect his daily work as a correspondent. The...2019-03-2427 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 17/02/2019Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom which reflect the range of British life today. Writer and broadcaster Horatio Clare reveals the deeply personal story of how he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and his experiences on an in-patient ward in Yorkshire.In the month of the National Parks Dark Skies Festival and a star-counting survey run by the British Astronomical Association and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Andrew Green discovers why an unblemished night sky is so hard to find even in the Chilterns - and...2019-02-1727 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 20/01/2019In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. James Naughtie considers the contemporary legacy of Scotland's national bard as preparations for Burns Suppers reach their climax. Sima Kotecha wears a saree for the first time and looks at the place of the garment in her family's life. Chris Haslam sets sail off the Norfolk coast with firkins of beer: could this be a sustainable - and viable - way of transporting cargoes in our emissions-conscious age? Carly...2019-01-2027 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 23/12/2018In the Christmas edition, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom which reflect the range of contemporary life in the country.
Ian McMillan tells a story known with subtle variations across the country - the Christmas card that's received each year but which can't be acknowledged because you've lost the address of the people who send it. They aren't relatives, they're not friends and they're not really acquaintances. But their card says something profound beyond the sentiments it contains.
Meanwhile, Jane Labous joins the Special Constables on Christmas patrol. They're part of the police...2018-12-2328 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 18/11/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. From politics to pastimes, from hallowed traditions to emerging trends, from the curious to the ridiculous, the programme presents a tableau of Britain today.Pieces this month include reflections on the very young and the very old playing together, how people on Lewis in the Western Isles are remembering a century-old tragedy that affected all families there, the special attraction of North Yorkshire for Goths and why...2018-11-1827 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 21/10/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom.
This month we hear Sima Kotecha's triumphant tale of finally managing to pay off her student loans - except debt can prove a stubborn companion.
Lesley Curwen visits a part of Lancashire she has long known which finds itself once more at the centre of media attention. The Fylde coastal plain is where the energy company Cuadrilla has just resumed fracking activities amidst much controversy. But away from the site itself what, she wonders, do local people make of...2018-10-2127 min
The Figure22: Guest episode: Nafisah Atcha on Jameela Jamil, creating content and the politics of Taylor SwiftIn episode 22, Nafisah Atcha joins us to talk about the way we value women, YouTube as a platform and the impact of celebrities on politics.
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Our three figures are Jameela Jamil, that the YouTube videos of ||Superwoman|| (aka Lilly Singh) have over 2 billion downloads and the political instagram post of Taylor Swift which prompted over 100,000 peole under 30 to register to vote.
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How To Fail With Elizabeth DayS2, Ep2 How to Fail: Mishal HusainThe wonderful Mishal Husain joins How To Fail With Elizabeth Day this week, which I'm very excited about because she's basically my long-time woman crush.Husain, who has been presenting Radio 4’s flagship Today programme since 2013 and is also one of our most recognisable and respected television broadcasters, joins me to talk about failing at university admissions, failing to get what she thought was her dream job, failing to ask the right questions in interviews and beating herself up about it afterwards. Along the way, we discuss racism, the impossibility of women 'having it all', the unhelpful narrative of...2018-10-1041 min
How To Fail With Elizabeth DayS2, Ep2 How to Fail: Mishal HusainThe wonderful Mishal Husain joins How To Fail With Elizabeth Day this week, which I'm very excited about because she's basically my long-time woman crush.
Husain, who has been presenting Radio 4’s flagship Today programme since 2013 and is also one of our most recognisable and respected television broadcasters, joins me to talk about failing at university admissions, failing to get what she thought was her dream job, failing to ask the right questions in interviews and beating herself up about it afterwards. Along the way, we discuss racism, the impossibility of women 'having it all', the unhelpful narrative of 'the sup...2018-10-1038 min
Fortunately... with Fi and Jane64. Lady barnacles and toga parties with Mishal HusainMishal Husain comes fresh from the Today Programme studio to the Fortunately pizza where she’s lucky to catch Jane on fresh patch Thursday. They discuss the art of interrupting, Mishal’s new book on workplace skills for women, and detective dramas. Plus, coming soon, Fi and Jane’s new Emergency Advice for Young Adults Festival.2018-09-2838 min
Grazia Life AdviceMishal HusainOur guest this week is award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain, who you'll know from a range of BBC news shows, from Today to BBC News at Six. Mishal has just released a book called The Skills, from first job to dream job, what every woman needs to know.
The book is a great mix of practical career advice, Mishal's own experiences and interviews with experts - and so when we met her at New Broadcasting House, she had loads of brilliant advice to share.2018-09-2528 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 23/09/2018.
In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Gabriel Gatehouse offers a personal reflection on the strong feelings of antipathy recently directed at the BBC - and him - by supporters of Tommy Robinson - for many years associated with the far-right organisation, the English Defence League - and what this says about the changing media landscape. Martin Gurdon introduces us to Slasher, the star of his flock of chickens, and explains how her quirks and distinctive...2018-09-2328 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Management & LeadershipThe Skills: From First Job to Dream Job - What Every Woman Needs to Know by Mishal HusainPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/345734to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job - What Every Woman Needs to Know
Author: Mishal Husain
Narrator: Mishal Husain
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
Release date: September 6, 2018
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
‘I wish I’d been able to read this book when I was 20. Mind you, it’s never too late’ Clare Balding In The Skills award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain inspires, champions and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills that make a difference. Gathering together advice for women of all a...2018-09-065h 08From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 19/08/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Garry Owen takes us to the west Wales coast and finds an Aberystwyth hotelier honing his plans to meet the competition from the hospitality chains. Sarah Oliver goes on an East Anglian road trip with an old friend she's not seen for years to discover how well their bonds have stood the test of time. Tom Edwards visits Cartmel in English Lakeland and finds that what was once a...2018-08-1928 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 22/07/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from writers and journalists around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. The BBC's Social Affairs Correspondent, Michael Buchanan, tells the story of a man, now in his fifties, who discovered only after the funeral of the woman he thought was his mother, that he was adopted and that his birth mother was seeking to find him. Sally Green, the children's and young adults author, explains the appeal of taking part in the weekly Warrington parkrun over 5 kilometres (three...2018-07-2228 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 17/06/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Petroc Trelawny celebrates the glittering world of Dingles, a Plymouth department store which weathered two firestorms and introduced him to glamour, magic and red gingham - but tellingly has now been humbled by the mundane; Alison Holt reflects on a thought-provoking conversation with an older woman in a Dorset care home about the growing financial pressures she and the home itself are facing, while Gareth Jones ponders...2018-06-1728 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 20/05/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. Gabriel Gatehouse reflects on the lot of the reluctant courting correspondent come a royal wedding; Sarah Smith considers where the latest vote on Brexit at Holyrood leaves the Scottish First Minister as she weighs her options on advancing the SNP's principal objective; Martin Bashir assesses the Archbishop of Canterbury's lonely repentance at the Independent Inquiry into Child Abuse; Caitlin Sneddon visits an isle made famous by a...2018-05-2027 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 22/04/2018In the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers that reflect the range of contemporary life across the country. Andy Kershaw visits the most cluttered workbench he's ever seen to discover how restoration work is going on a monument to British endeavour in speed on water; Jane Labous samples libraries in two counties to assess exactly what they have to offer; Adrian Goldberg indulges his sweet tooth among the burgeoning dessert shops of Birmingham; Ruth Alexander discovers how the town that's trying to turn itself around - literally - is faring; and...2018-04-2228 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home CorrespondentIn the latest programme of the monthly series, Mishal Husain introduces dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country.We hear how a small Scottish market town is responding to the new that its last remaining bank branch is scheduled for closure; what a flag-waving, Cornish yomp through the sand dunes and encounter with a 1500 year-old holy man reveals about the place and people; how the English, who once prided themselves on not cheating at sport and their sense of fair play, are adjusting to a...2018-03-1828 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home CorrespondentMishal Husain presents dispatches from journalists and writers around the United Kingdom that reflect the range of contemporary life in the country. In the latest programme, we hear from Chris Warburton on how Bolton in Greater Manchester is responding to the dramatically changing retail scene on its streets. The BBC's Religion Editor, Martin Bashir, draws on his own family's experience to consider the significance of the Church of England's intervention in the debate about pre-natal screening for Down's syndrome. Elizabeth Gowing reveals what one ex-offender has derived from his work with yoga and meditation - disciplines she has been...2018-01-2828 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home CorrespondentIn a festive edition for Christmas Eve, Mishal Husain presents pieces by: Ian McMillan on the special pleasures of Christmas Eve; Sarah Oliver on advice for those daunted by the seasonal food extravaganza; Padraig O Tuama on what happened when Bethlehem came to Belfast; Datshiane Navanayagam on the make-or-break power of customer service departments at this time of year; and Jonnie Bayfield on how he fared in devising out-of-the-ordinary gift options.2017-12-2427 minFeedback01/12/2017Roger Bolton with listeners' views on BBC radio programmes.Earlier this week Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement, followed by their first joint interview with the BBC presenter Mishal Husain. But should the presenter have highlighted Ms Markle's mixed race background? We hear your views on the royal engagement coverage.In a fast-moving situation, how do you discover what is really going on? The BBC's Southern Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding tells us how he reported on recent events in Zimbabwe.Also Radio 4's recent dramatisation of Graham Greene's novel Stamboul Train...2017-12-0127 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 19/11/17Mishal Husain presents pieces on a Devon pub admired by Prince Harry, why the future for local papers matters, executive pay and a moment of truth for a woman with breast cancer.2017-11-2027 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 22/10/17Mishal Husain presents more reflections on life in Britain today, including diesel car dilemmas, a mother remembers her army son and picking up the pieces after devastating floods2017-10-2227 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 17/09/2017Mishal Husain presents dispatches on one family's fraught experience with sepsis, the night Jimi Hendrix played Ilkley and the prospects for coracle fishing in West Wales.2017-10-0227 min
Witness History: Witness Archive 2017The Funeral of Princess DianaDiana's brother Earl Spencer made a passionate speech at her funeral, which was interpreted by many as an attack on the Royal Family and the British press. He speaks to Mishal Husain about delivering the eulogy - and about the "bizarre and cruel" decision that her children William and Harry should walk behind her coffin.Picture: Earl Spencer and Prince William outside the funeral ceremony for the Princess of Wales. Credit: Joel Robine/AFP/Getty Images2017-09-0108 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 21/08/2017Mishal Husain presents stories on modern pilgrimage, British Asians' Partition experiences, reviving an ancient festival in Cornwall, a special stonemason and a cow man's reprieve2017-08-2127 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 23/07/2017Mishal Husain presents reports from Jersey as a childhood islander returns, from Birmingham's closing greyhound stadium, plus the reflections of an ex-children's television star.2017-07-2328 min
From Our Own CorrespondentFrom Our Home Correspondent 25/06/17Mishal Husain presents four dispatches, including Annalena McAfee on a Cotswold utopia, Ed Smith on leadership in cricket and John Ashton on the diabetes he, like his father, has.2017-06-2727 min
iPM: We Start With Your StoriesHow a wife's heart attack returned her husband to World War TwoHow a wife's heart attack returned her husband to World War Two. iPM listener and clinical psychologist Janie Penn-Barwell remembers the fear, guilt and sadness her patients carried with them for decades. And Mishal Husain reads the bulletin about our listeners, Your News. Presented by Eddie Mair. iPM@bbc.co.uk2016-08-2023 min
BBC NewsNaomi Oni on being the victim of an acid attack"No-one in this world - y'know throws acid on someone because of an argument ... It's an abuse and I want people to understand I've been in an abusive friendship, so stop abusing me even further. It's not fair on me."
Naomi Oni, suffered severe burns when former friend Mary Konye threw acid in her face.
In her first interview since Konye's conviction to 12 years in jail for the attack, she tells The Today Programme's Mishal Husain about her experience and the impact it has had on her life.
Listen to the full interview http://bbc.in/1gQjlbH2014-03-2400 min
BBC NewsMishal Husain's daily data trailThe Today programme's Mishal Husein investigates her daily data trail with Kenneth Cukier from the Economist.2013-12-2605 min
Front Row: Archive 2013Andrew Lloyd Webber; Christmas TV; Anchorman 2With Mark Lawson.Ron Burgundy returns in Anchorman 2. Will Ferrell's hirsute newsreader and his crack team of reporters make it to the big-time as they bring their unique brand of newsgathering to New York city. Mishal Husain discusses whether this sequel to the cult comedy has stayed classy.Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical examines the life and death of society osteopath Stephen Ward, a key figure in the 1963 Profumo scandal, who later committed suicide. Lloyd Webber explains the crucial role Front Row played in the musical coming to fruition and discusses his frustration at the...2013-12-1628 minThe Documentary Podcast: Archive 2013Malala's StoryThe dramatic, disturbing and inspiring story of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head for campaigning for the right of all girls to an education. She talks about her life in her own words, in an exclusive interview with Mishal Husain.2013-10-1223 min
BBC NewsMalala Yousafzai: Terrorists are afraid of educationMalala Yousafzai, who was on a bus coming home from school when she was shot in the head by the Taliban, speaks to Mishal Husain in her first interview since the shooting.2013-10-0709 min
Broadcasting HouseMy friend Jon Leyne and his chicken recipeMishal Husain respected the late Jon Leyne for his expert coverage of the Middle East, but his love of good food gave her the inspiration for a fitting tribute. When Jon passed away this week, Mishal cooked his lime and lemongrass chicken recipe. Here she shares it with Broadcasting House.2013-07-2801 min
Guardian Media Talk (no longer active)Media Talk podcast: BBC annual report, Daily Star sales riseThe heat has got to John Plunkett and guests Stig Abell and Nick Lawrence, but amidst the non-sequiturs the panel admirably digest on the BBC's annual report, where the cost of the Jimmy Savile inquiry and executive payoffs is fully uncovered.
Plus, the latest ABCs reveal good news for the Daily Star, encouraging times for the Guardian and some mixed messages for the Independent.
The new presenter of the Today programme will be Mishal Husain – but why has it taken so long for the BBC to another woman to front its flagship news show?
In television, Rebecca Nicholson reviews Top of...2013-07-1835 minThe Media ShowMishal Husain becomes new Today presenterMishal Husain is to join the Today programme as presenter. The BBC's head of news programmes, Ceri Thomas and the Observer's Miranda Sawyer, also of Sound Women, discuss the significance and whether we can expect announcements of further changes. Meanwhile, David Penn, MD of research company Conquest, looks at whether the BBC has regained trust that was lost over the Savile revelations.Ofcom's considering complaints that ITV, C4 and the BBC were wrong to broadcast interviews with radical Islamist cleric Anjem Choudary following the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich. Former Ofcom partner for content and...2013-07-1728 min