Apr 27 Watch U.S., U.K. Poets Laureate on Being Public Face for ‘Solitary Act’ U.S., U.K. Poets Laureate on Being Public Face for 'Solitary Act'… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch As Riots Subside, U.K. Justice System Starts to Process Young Suspects English cities were tense but calm Thursday as police established a forceful presence on the streets where rioters and looters had prevailed days before. Jane Deith of Independent Television News reports on efforts to arrest and process the accused rioters. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch How Will News of the World Scandal Affect Murdoch’s Power, Media Empire? How Will U.K. Tabloid Scandal Impact Murdoch, Media?… Continue watching
Sep 08 Blair Memoir Stands by Iraq Invasion When American politicians write their memoirs, the strongest emotion they normally evoke is a measure of sympathy for all the trees shredded to convey reams of turgid or evasive prose. Not so for their British counterparts, who settle scores,… Continue reading
May 24 Conversation: Paul Muldoon on Dylan Thomas By Tom LeGro New Directions has just put out "Dylan Thomas: The Collected Poems." It's a republication of the original edition, as selected by the poet himself, and the introduction is by Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor at Princeton University. Continue reading
May 24 Weekly Poem: ‘Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night’ By Tom LeGro Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is included in the recently republished "Dylan Thomas: Collected Poems" by New Directions, with a new introduction by poet Paul Muldoon. Jeffrey Brown talked to Muldoon last week about Thomas and the… Continue reading
May 14 Watch U.K. Foreign Secretary Reaffirms ‘Unbreakable Alliance’ with the U.S. Foreign Secretary William Hague met with Obama administration officials, following speculation that the U.K.'s new governing coalition will be more independent of U.S. policy. Margaret Warner talks to Hague about the newly formed government under Prime Minister David Cameron. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Hung Parliament, Political Brinkmanship Anticipated After U.K. Election The votes are being counted in Britain's heated national elections, as three parties attempted to claim a majority in Parliament. Margaret Warner gets the latest after the close of the polls from reporter Ned Temko in London. Continue watching
May 04 Watch News Wrap: Death Toll Rises from Floods in Southeastern U.S. In other news Tuesday, record flooding over the weekend is now blamed for 29 deaths in the Southeastern U.S. Also, authorities prepared to close air space over Scotland and Northern Ireland again because of the Icelandic volcano. Continue watching