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News Review of the Year: 2021

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From Afghanistan to Sondheim, Adam Fleming and guests reflect on the stories of the year.

The Capitol riot, Sarah Everard, Prince Philip, Afghanistan - but also 'Succession', Angela Merkel, the Euros and Emma Raducanu. Adam Fleming and his guests reflect on 2021's news.

After the all-consuming global event of 2020, the past twelve months have seen the world return to a semblance of normality while struggling with the continuing effects of the pandemic.  

Adam Fleming and his guests - Helen Lewis, writer for "The Atlantic"; the broadcaster, Datshiane Navanayagam and columnist for "The Times", Daniel Finkelstein - reflect on a year that began with the violent storming of the Capitol in Washington and Joe Biden's first year in office, included the murder of Sarah Everard, the death of Prince Philip, the abrupt and chaotic Western withdrawal from Afghanistan and Angela Merkel's self-effacing departure from office, but also the highs and lows of the Euros, Christopher Plummer's passing, "The President's War Room" documentary, the return of familiar convulsions to British politics and Emma Raducanu's pulsating individual triumph at Flushing Meadow.  And, of course, the continuing effects of the pandemic on all aspects of our lives.

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Production credits:  
"Nuremberg" (Alliance Atlantis Communications CTV; British American Entertainment; Cypress Films; Les Productions La Fête Inc.)  Music: Richard Grégoire.  Director: Yves Simoneau.  Starring: Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy and Christopher Plummer.   
"Oprah with Meghan and Harry".  Harpo Productions with CBS and ITV.  
Angela Merkel: ZDF.  
bel hooks: John A. Powell & bell hooks dialogue at the Othering & Belonging Conference, May 2015.

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