straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. today, i vejourneyed to the south coast of england to meet one of the great women pioneers of photo journalism, marilyn stafford. she was born in the united states, but she moved to paris where she became the protege of the brilliant cartier bresson. and like him, she loved to capture intimate portraits of ordinary people. she s worked in war zones and on fashion catwalks. and now, at 93, her work is being admired by a new generation. so, what gives her pictures their power? marilyn stafford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let s start way back. you trained as an actress, you spent a while as a nightclub singer, and yet you really found your creative voice in photography. what was it about photography that really reached into your soul? i have been called an accidental photographer, because i really did not set out to do the photography at all. the photography was something that was just there. when i was a chi
had a permit to do so. speaking before hearing the culture secretary s views, the greek prime minister, who is facing an election, warned voters return was not imminent. translation: if the greek people trust us again, - i believe we could achieve this target after the elections, with full respect, of course, to the obvious red lines that all greek governments have posed. one red line could be accepting the sculptures back on loan. but the law prevents the british museum from returning ownership to greece, even if it wanted to, unless the culture secretary changes her views, for now, a short term loan looks like the only option on the table. katie razzall, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. rain, rain, more rain. sorry, everybody. look at how we closed out the day in somerset. and look at where the rain is at the moment. it s pushing in from the south west. the wind is going to strengthen as well, gale force gusts overnight. the heaviest of the rain at the moment is ac
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are polly mackenzie, who s chief executive of the cross party think tank, demos. and also with me is sam lister, the deputy political editor at the daily express. welcome to both of you. thank you for being with us this monday evening. let s take a look at the front pages. almost all of them lead on that photograph published earlier today, the party gate revelations asking how borisjohnson escaped police fines after pictures emerged of him drinking at downing street party when other people in attendance were fine. the guardian has the same story and believes he will face further questions of the event because some of those present were fined and the prime minister wasn t. the telegraph has a similar line also saying that the prime minister did not receive a questionnaire from the police about his presence at this event. he i says boris johnson his presence at this event. he i says
in the fashion area. but, i mean, to be blunt about it, did men who, by and large, ran the newspapers back then and ran the picture desks and the newsdesks, did they actively at times work against the interests of women, actually belittle women, seek to keep women out? there were some men who were marvellous and really helped me, and i m very grateful to them because as they were the ones in power, so to speak, they helped open the door. there were the others who were exactly like you say. i remember going to a very big film company and asking for work as a stills photographer, and this smug gentleman said,
but, i mean, to be blunt about it, did men who, by and large, ran the newspapers back then and ran the picture desks and the newsdesks, did they actively at times work against the interests of women, actually belittle women, seek to keep women out? there were some men who were marvellous and really helped me, and i m very grateful to them because as they were the ones in power, so to speak, they helped open the door. there were the others who were exactly like you say. i remember going to a very big film company and asking for work as a stills photographer, and this smug gentleman said, i havejust the rightjob