Never before have so many lost their jobs in such a short period of time. There are those who say a bounceback could be rapid too, but the workplace has probably changed forever. For better or for worse?

Guests:

Gulcin Ozkan

Professor of Finance at KCL

Steve Coulter

Researcher at LSE

Ahu Yildirmaz

Head Economist at ADP

Mark McDermott

CEO of Screencloud

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#unemployment #globaleconomy #economiccrisis

What is actually happening in Saudi Arabia? A collapse in oil prices; Reports that the Kingdom, if not in debt, is running very close to the line. And what will it all mean to the wider region - indeed the wider world.

​GUESTS

David Des Roches

Professor at the National Defense University

Nick Butler

Visiting Professor at King’s College London

Jameel Ahmed

Global Head Analyst at FXTM

Nasim Ahmed

Political Analyst at Middle East Monitor

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Oil #Oilprices #SaudiArabia

What if you are sick or unwell? Not with Covid 19, but you are frightened that going to hospital could be worse than living for now with what you have. What are the hidden health costs caused by the coronavirus?

Guests:

Khaled Sadek

Family Doctor

Jacob Lant

Healthwatch England

Helen Bulbeck

Director of Services at Brainstrust

Alex Munster

Cancer Centre Doctor

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT WORLD.

#Coronavirus #Covid-19 #HealthCrisis

Who will get the vaccine first - and the bragging rights and profits that will undoubtedly go with the discovery? And will everyone benefit? That’s far from a certainty with international cooperation fragmented at best. In this Roundtable we’ll look at how to get the world together to beat the virus.

Guests:

Mario Ottiglio

Global Health Consultant

Amit Thakke

Chair Africa Healthcare Federation

Inderjeet Parmar

International Relations Professor

Heidi Chow

Senior Policy Manager Global Justice Now

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Coronavirus #Vaccine #Politics

When a vaccine is found that should be the end of it surely. Or not. The race is on, but even if scientists say they’ve found a vaccine, what if the virus mutates, what if inoculation only protects us for a while. What if the fact that it is a race, actually does more harm than good?

Guests:

Edward O'Neill

Vaccine Trial Volunteer

Dr Alex Munster

NHS Doctor

Rob Lambkin-Williams

Founder of Virology Consult

Jane Barratt

Secretary General of Vaccines 4 Life

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekend at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Vaccine #Covid19 #Coronavirus

On this programme we’ll look at growing your own not just food but flowers too and how it can help relieve mental stress. And we have tips from the top on how to make the best of these bad times

Guests in Segment 1:

Alistair Griffiths

Royal Horticultural Society

Ekta Chaudhary

Presenter of ‘Garden Up’ on Youtube

Guests in Segment 2:

David Domoney

Chartered Horticulturist

Sue Stuart-Smith

Author of ‘Well Gardened Mind’

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Covid-19 #Gardening #Horticulture

Coping with a global pandemic was always going to be tough, but what this has shown is that health systems across the world are fragmented, underfunded and have in most cases underperformed.

Guests:

Robert Yates

Executive Director at Centre for Universal Health Chatham House

Rifat Atun

Professor of Global Healthcare Systems at Harvard University

Rosa Castro

Federation of European Academies of Medicine

Barbara Prainsack

Professor of Political Science at University of Vienna

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekend at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Covid-19 #Coronavirus #HealthSystem

A world that seems smaller, people and goods moving easily back and forth. Globalism has been with us for some time, but is it on the way out thanks to Coronavirus?

Professor Ian Goldin

Professor of Globalisation

Sir Simon Fraser

Managing Partner, Flint Global

Elisabeth Braw

Senior Fellow, RUSI

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it’s about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT WORLD.

#COVID19 #Coronavirus #Globalisation

Who’s to say what’s right and wrong in these strange coronavirus times? But what’s clear is that the longer any lockdowns last, the more jobs are lost. You may be healthy, but hurt. When is it the right time to loosen the shackles?

Guests:

Azeem Majeed

Professor of Primary Care at Imperial College London

Robert Dingwall

Professor of Sociology at Nottingham Trent University

Andrea Rinaldo

Director at Laboratory of Ecohydrology

Tobias Kurth

Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#lockdown #liftinglockdown #coronavirus #lifeafterlockdown

Times like these may well test the faith of the strongest believers. For 1.8 billion Muslims this Holy Month of Ramadan is for reinforcing beliefs. So, how do you do that when one of the key components - coming together - is banned with the lockdowns?

GUESTS

Segment 1

Tabetha Bhatti

Muslim Council of Britain​

Railla Razaq

Ramadan Tent Project

Segment 2

Shaykh Mohammed Aslam

Islamic Scholar

Carool Kersten

Scholar of Islam, King’s College London

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.