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And with queen elizabeth i and then with colin as george vi, the royals have been very good for my career. >> thats not the same as saying you support the monarchy as an institution, geoffrey. >> its been very good for all our careers. theres no shakespeare without kings and queens. half the drama of history is centered around royal life because i think, you know, the stakes are very high in that arena. >> no, i was going to say i do find that history terribly, terribly fascinating and the fact ...

For 60-plus years or whatever, but i suppose being an australian, you know, we still have the current queen elizabeth ii as our head of state, and i think we probably should cut the apron strings and not in a rude way. i think there would always be an honoring of that bond from the past, but i think its time that we became -- took our own sort of adult steps. >> so basically what youre both telling me is that you may be both starring in the biggest royal film of the year, but youd like them take...

Of state and i think we probably should cut the apron strings and not in a rude way. i think there would always be an honoring of that bond from the past, but i think its time that we became -- took our own sort of adult steps. >> so basically what youre both telling me is that you may be starring in the biggest royal film of the year but youd like them taken to the tower and off with their heads? >> no, no, not quite. well, youre fond of them obviously. lets move on to the more gripping power h...

Colin the royals have been very good for my career. >> thats not the same as supporting the monarchy as an institution. >> very good for all of our careers. no shakespeare without kings and queens. half the drama of history is centered around royal life because the stakes are very high in that arena. >> i was going to say i do find that history terribly, terribly fascinating and the fact that in the past whole eras have been named after various monarchs, you know, victoria on the throne for 60-p...

That history terribly, terribly fascinating and the fact that in the past whole eras have been named after various monarchs, you know, victoria on the throne for 60-plus years or whatever but i suppose being an australian, you know, we still have the current queen elizabeth ii as the head of state and i think we should cut the apron strings and not in a rude way. i think there will always be an honoring of that bond from the past but i think its time that we became -- took our own sort of adult ...

Careers. no shakespeare without kings and queens. half the drama of history is centered around royal life because the stakes are very high in that arena. >> i was going to say i do find that history terribly, terribly fascinating and the fact that in the past whole eras have been named after various monarchs, you know, victoria on the throne for 60-plus years or whatever but i suppose being an australian, you know, we still have the current queen elizabeth ii as the head of state and i think we ...

You are right or left on this issue, but, clearly, we see big socialist government in europe trying to take away the apron strings or the big nanny government and in the case of france, raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. but they are in the doing it in a draconian fashion but the response tends to be violent. what happened here? >>guest: well, in some ways it is different. a lot of the polls are showing you look at earmarks, used to be popular, and now in this country there are more peopl...