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With that, im going to throw it over to our interviewer, elizabeth taylor, the literary editor at large for the chicago tribune. [applause] hi. Thank you. Are these mics on . Great. You can hear me . Thank you so much for coming out. This is a wonderful turnout for a wonderful book, and were delighted to be here. Ive actually in this chair, year ago, talking about the first volume of Sidney Blumenthals four to be four volumes on lincoln, and im really excite it excited about this one. I loved that one and this is even norwich. Wrestling with the angel. So, like to set the stage. Begins in marc...

White english wont andcant sit still, like literally. Language, constantly. Did you know the word clue derives from crew, the middle english word . In this area a ball of bread like these is through the labyrinth. It does not make sense. Other words have changed this way, taking on new meaning or new shades of meaning. In the age of means and texting, lol, nsw, dfw etc. , language continues to shift but as John Mcwhorter explains, that shouldnt scare us. Tonight he explains how the english language is evolving before our eyes and argues why we should embrace this change, not fight it. John mcw...

White english wont andcant sit still, like literally. Language, constantly. Did you know the word clue derives from crew, the middle english word . In this area a ball of bread like these is through the labyrinth. It does not make sense. Other words have changed this way, taking on new meaning or new shades of meaning. In the age of means and texting, lol, nsw, dfw etc. , language continues to shift but as John Mcwhorter explains, that shouldnt scare us. Tonight he explains how the english language is evolving before our eyes and argues why we should embrace this change, not fight it. John mcw...

Here today, this great morning. Im so excited to be here with my friends Mollie Hemingway and Andrew Klavan who i dont think needs an introduction. Two of the smartest writers, we have so many wonderful writers who were blessed with having among us during these two days, but on culture u2 are some of the best so thank you so much for being here. And one thing i found when im traveling is people get saying to me, and these are people who may or may not have voted for donald trump, depending on what state you live in, in some cases, but they keep, especially if im in the middle of the country or...

Edition of hardtalk. Im Stephen Sackur and today im joined by an audience here at the Bbc Radio Theatre to celebrate 20 years of hardtalk interviews. Who better to have on our birthday than sir ian mckellen . Whether you think of him as richard iii or gandalf, he has won hearts and accolades around the world. Not just for decades of work on screen but his passion of public campaigning, particularly on the issue of gay rights. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to ian mckellen. Applause wow, that was quite a welcome. Ian mckellen, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Theres a lot to ta...