Show 309 - *Krishnan Guru-Murthy LIVE*
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2023
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the true greats of broadcasting and he delivers an exceptional analysis of the state of British news. Not just of the BBC and Channel 4, but the whole thing. At times hilarious, this is a first-hand account of what it's like holding the powerful to account, live on TV. Clearly gifted from a young age, his TV career began at just 15. He recalls the surreal situation he found himself in: his own TV show before he'd even gone to university. As well as brilliant stories about his experiences with politicians (like Steve Baker), he also shares fascinating encounters with Robert Downey Jr, Quentin Tarantino and Jimmy Savile. This is an hour in the company of an exceptional broadcasting talent, blessed with remarkable clarity of thought.
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3 April: Ruth Davidson
17 April: Jess Phillips
22 May: David Blunkett
5 June: Philip Hammond
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Christian and Guru Merti and |
| 0:16.0 | this is an absolute thrill of a listen before I come onto that just to let you know about |
| 0:20.8 | future live shows and guests. My next live show is a Monday the 3rd of April with Ruth |
| 0:25.4 | Davidson, the former leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Now I booked Ruth Davidson in |
| 0:29.4 | months ago, long before Nicholas Durgan had announced she was going to resign. That is |
| 0:33.5 | the next show back after the SMP choose their new leader. We will have a new first minister |
| 0:38.2 | of Scotland and who better to talk about that with than someone who absolutely revived |
| 0:44.3 | the tour region Scotland. I mean they were dead and buried until Ruth Davidson came along. |
| 0:48.5 | They are still the opposition in Scotland as a result of her leadership and obviously |
| 0:52.1 | she's just so funny and charismatic. That would have been a great night anyway but amazing |
| 0:58.8 | luck of timing that I'll be joined by one of the stars of Scottish politics. Just days |
| 1:05.0 | after Scotland gets an in-first minister I'm Monday the 17th of April. My guest is Labour's |
| 1:09.2 | Jess Phillips, one of the most charismatic politicians on the planet. Always a fantastic |
| 1:13.9 | guest. Always really funny. Always really passionate. On Monday the 22nd of May a true |
| 1:19.8 | heavyweight from the new Labour era and beyond David Blunkett who of course has overcome |
| 1:25.3 | huge hurdles in his life to achieve such wonderful things and he's got you know as forthright |
| 1:31.5 | and as sharp as he has ever been. On Monday the 5th of June a very rare interview with former |
| 1:37.1 | Conservative Chancellor Philip Hammond. I never seen him interviewed anywhere so that is |
| 1:41.8 | a real coup and I'm delighted that he's coming on the show and think of the period that |
| 1:46.0 | he was Chancellor in during the May ministry and Brexit the meaningful votes but also that |
| 1:52.3 | Tory leadership contest in 2019 and that changing direction and he's one of those people |
| 1:58.4 | that was a leading player in our politics and now as a result of those changes is in a |
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