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Doug gurr, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. welcome. its a real pleasure to be here. but the strangest thing is to be in this vast, beautiful museum with absolutely no people. that, of course, is because of the pandemic. how strange and hard has it been running a museum in this time? yeah, its been, at one level, very, very frustrating because, you know, were here to offer this extraordinary museum to all of our visitors. and weve had almost a year now, over a year now when weve not been able to ...

Example of where you actually, you know, thats not about a debate about culture wars. its about getting people inspired by nature. and thats one thing i think the pandemic has taught us. we need to get people inspired and we need to do it where they are. and thats really where i see our direction. and a final thought. im mindful that it is 140 years since the first visitors came to this wonderful place. do you think its going to look very different, never mind 140 years, but in 20 or 30 years fr...

We think these are important conversations to have and we think its important that museums... in a sense, its reflective ofjust how relevant museums are, just how important these collections are that you can actually use them to tell the stories. and museums, throughout their history, have been places where these kind of debates take place. i think the important thing for museums is, you find a way to engage and inspire that works for the audience. and actually, a good example of this is — and...

Falling over myself. thats all right. my name is andi bernabe. this journey didnt start when i found out what the word transgender was. honestly, it started when i was born. coming to terms with my identity felt like trying to deny a part of myself that i thought would never be reality. i kind of felt like a someone put a cap on a volcano and i wasjust sitting on top of that volcano, not trying to let that cap go. but in the end, the volcano exploded. i want to be referred to as andi from now on...

Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in the democratic republic of congo following a major volcanic eruption. some people are now returning home. the un security council stresses that israel and the palestinians should fully adhere to the ceasefire that began on friday morning. the pause in violence is entering its third day. the queen visits the royal navy flagship, hms queen elizabeth, as it begins its first major deployment. and nul points for great britain at eurovision, as it...

Of freshman year, id say. its just a really uncomfy feeling that, like... it feels like its like clawing at the back of my neck and itjust wont go away. at the time, my hair was about, like, this to this long. it was, like, really long. it was really heavy and it was actually causing me neck pain. so, i was like, "huh, i want to get my hair cut." i would use that reasoning almost as, like, a cover—up excuse for, deep down, why i actually really wanted my hair cut. over time, the feeling got st...

I have less than two weeks now till moving day. all the stuff im going to need. ah! its so cool, its my own card. its a debit card, wow. im excited to move out of my parents house and into college, where i canjust be myself. at home, my family still uses my deadname and misgenders me. being deadnamed and being mispronounced is a lot more serious, being deadnamed and being mispronouned is a lot more serious, a lot more on a deeper level thanjust, you know, the obvious. so, when you do get misiden...

Hello, it is currently christmas morning! out on this beautiful day, on this bike that im low—key too short for. merry christmas, happy new year. before, my family would take christmas pictures every single year. we would dress up fancy in the theme of whatever the christmas decorations were. every year before this one, i would wear a dress. but this year, this year was so different because i wore a suit. in any other circumstance, i dont think i would be able to, but because our christmas dec...

Weekend was that she does not feel comfortable with me making big decisions, like getting my name change or starting testosterone or getting my surgery, until i am mature. i one day hope that my mum realises, "oh, shoot, this is serious. "this is real. "this is a valid thing that my child is going through, "and im now realising that this is really important to them and that "i need to be a supportive parent and help my kid be happy." its not the last time that were going to have this conversatio...

Nations security council has finally issued a press statement in which they have called on all sides to adhere to the ceasefire which is significant because american objection is held up any actual security council resolution during that 11 day conflict but now it has been the result of the security council is opposing the ceasefire. —— now it has been resolved. twenty—one people have died after extreme weather struck runners participating in a 100—kilometre ultramarathon in north—cent...