The Globalist

In this special episode of The Globalist brought to you by The Foreign Desk we look back to January 2019, just after the Ukrainian Orthodox Church split from its Russian counterpart, in a move seen as more political than theological. Andrew Mueller discusses the changing role of Christianity in society and politics.

In this special edition of The Globalist, we revisit the best of The Big Interview in 2019. James Ellroy is known as the demon dog of US literature. He won numerous awards for his LA Quartet: ‘The Black Dahlia’, ‘The Big Nowhere’, ‘LA Confidential’ and ‘White Jazz’. He’s now returned to the city in ‘This Storm’.

In this special edition of The Globalist, we revisit the best of The Big Interview in 2019. Dame Patricia Routledge, who played the role of Hyacinth Bucket in the legendary sitcom ‘Keeping Up Appearances’, talks about her love for both stage and screen.

In this special edition of The Globalist, we revisit the best of The Big Interview in 2019. Darina Allen, who has a renowned cookery school, 19 cookbooks and numerous TV shows to her name, is the face, voice and energy behind a culinary revolution.

In this special edition of The Globalist, we revisit the best of The Big Interview in 2019. Samantha Power served in Barack Obama’s cabinet and as US ambassador to the UN. Her memoir, ‘The Education of an Idealist’, was published in September.

We discuss the results of Uzbekistan’s election, look back at why climate change became the biggest topic of 2019, review Monday’s front pages and visit the Hayward Gallery’s Bridget Riley retrospective.

We look at the UK’s political course following the Queen’s Speech and a fresh call for Scottish independence. Plus: as Iranian president Rouhani heads to Tokyo, could the Japanese play a role in solving the nuclear crisis? We’ll also find out why the ‘Cats’ film has been consigned to the litter tray and get a lesson is festive cocktail making.

As the US House votes to impeach Donald Trump, why have the Republicans banded behind Donald Trump? Plus: Australia’s prime minister holidays as the country suffers bushfires and the UK’s state opening of parliament.

As Russia and China push for the UN to lift sanctions on North Korea, what will Kim Jong-un get up to next? Plus: what Musharraf’s sentencing means for Pakistan, the latest update from Reporters Without Borders and what’s making the headlines in the Middle East. All that, and a look at what makes a great Christmas film.

As Nato member Turkey threatens to close a military base housing US nuclear warheads we look at the worsening relations between Washington and Ankara. Also in the programme: UK PM Boris Johnson’s campaign against the BBC, and how the success of Danish drama has led to surprising problems in Copenhagen.