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Up All Night: 17/06/2012

17/06/2012

BBC Radio 5 Live - Up All Night, 17/06/2012

Egypt goes to the polls; so does Greece and the virtual jukebox gets another airing.

We look at the election situations in Greece and Egypt. The latest from Syria and this week's edition of the Virtual Jukebox.

As the UN peacekeepers in Syria suspend their operations in the country, former US Ambassador to the country, Richard Murphy, gives his views on the situation.

John Pienaar is in Greece on the eve of the general election and discusses what he's observed and tries to predict how the country will vote. Journalist Maria Kagkelidou says how the voting will affect Greece's future in the Euro. 

Holly Dagres, a middle east commentator, talks about the grievances that the Muslim brotherhood have with the current electoral process in Egypt

As Aung San Suu Kyi finally gives her Nobel speech in Oslo, 21 years after winning the peace prize, Wai Hnin - herself the daughter of a Burmese prisoner of conscience - speaks about the importance of the event.

In New York Chat, is the theatre experience becoming more expensive and will the cinema be better without extra large popcorn?

The virtual jukebox gains a song by Fleetwood Mac. 

There are updates from the 3rd round of the US Open and the latest from the 24hour race at Le Mans.

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