From: C-SPAN on Wed, Feb 09 2011 5:31 PM

Matthew Parris, columnist for the London Times and former member of the British House of Commons, discussed the retirement of Bernard Weatherill, speaker of the House of Commons, and speculated on the election of the next speaker following the next election in Great Britain.

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Feb 09 2011 1:16 AM

Mr. Preston discussed the "freedom of the press" in Great Britain and the effect of not having a Bill of Rights. He also analyzed the investigative journalism in Great Britian as to whether the press could be stifled by government controls. The Guardian is a liberal Great Britain paper ...

From: C-SPAN on Mon, Feb 07 2011 8:53 PM

James "Scotty" Reston, former Washington bureau chief, columnist, and executive editor of The New York Times, discussed his book, Deadline: A Memoir. Mr. Reston reflected on his years as a journalist and discussed his relationships with policy makers and presidents from 1939, when he j...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 10:51 AM

Representative Conyers talked about a meeting of Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee. They will investigate reports in the Sunday London Times about U.S. intentions to take military action in Iraq and use selective intelligence information to make a case to British authorities and the i...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 8:50 AM

Ralph Peters discussed his book New Glory: Expanding America’s Global Supremacy, published by Sentinel. A retired military officer, he argues for a realignment of U.S. engagements abroad and reforming its military and diplomatic corps in his critique of national strategy. The discussi...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 5:49 PM

Participating by remote connection, two authors talked separately about their books and responded to telephone calls. Mr. Roberts spoke from New York City after being introduced by a video clip from a 2002 "Booknotes" interview. Mr. Johnson spoke from California after being introduced by a video...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 5:02 PM

Zahid Hussain talked about his book Frontline Pakistan: The Struggle with Militant Islam, published by Columbia University Press. The book deals with the conflict between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s vow to fight terrorism in Pakistan and the links which the Pakistani army and intellig...

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Jan 11 2011 9:18 AM

Mr. Binyon, diplomatic editor for the London Times, discussed the "international circus," better known as the Economic Summit of the Industrialized Nations being held in London, England from July 15-17, 1991. Mr. Binyon answered telephone callers' questions on the summit, Western a...

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Jan 11 2011 7:31 AM

Matthew Parris, columnist for the London Times and former member of the British House of Commons, discussed the retirement of Bernard Weatherill, speaker of the House of Commons, and speculated on the election of the next speaker following the next election in Great Britain.

From: C-SPAN on Sun, Jan 09 2011 12:24 PM

James "Scotty" Reston, former Washington bureau chief, columnist, and executive editor of The New York Times, discussed his book, Deadline: A Memoir. Mr. Reston reflected on his years as a journalist and discussed his relationships with policy makers and presidents from 1939, when he j...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 7:46 AM

Rep. John Conyers, Jr., and other Democrats hold a public meeting concerning the "Downing Street Memo" and pre-war intelligence on Iraq. Witnesses attending the meeting talked about the documents, the Bush administration policy planning following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 7:43 AM

Representative Conyers talked about a meeting of Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee. They will investigate reports in the Sunday London Times about U.S. intentions to take military action in Iraq and use selective intelligence information to make a case to British authorities and the i...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Jan 07 2011 6:09 AM

Ralph Peters discussed his book New Glory: Expanding America’s Global Supremacy, published by Sentinel. A retired military officer, he argues for a realignment of U.S. engagements abroad and reforming its military and diplomatic corps in his critique of national strategy. The discussi...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 1:32 PM

Participating by remote connection, two authors talked separately about their books and responded to telephone calls. Mr. Roberts spoke from New York City after being introduced by a video clip from a 2002 "Booknotes" interview. Mr. Johnson spoke from California after being introduced by a video...

From: C-SPAN on Thu, Jan 06 2011 3:07 AM

Richard Miniter talked about terrorism and his books on U.S. efforts to counter terrorist organizations. He also talked about his background, the process of writing, and his interest in government and public policy. He was the author of Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton’s Failures U...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 6:11 PM

Formerly with the Sunday Times of London and stationed in the Middle East, foreign correspondent Robin Wright catalogues her experiences of Iran in In the Name of God: The Khomeini Decade. Wright explains that her rationale for writing the book was to take an objective look at the I...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 6:17 AM

Sir Harold Evans was shown attending a party at the British ambassador’s residence for the publication of his autobiography, My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times (Little, Brown and Company; November 5, 2009). In the book Sir Harold Evans recalls his career from his position as editor ...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 5:09 AM

Harlow Unger talked about his book The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness (Da Capo Press; September 29, 2009). In this biography he recounts the life of the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe (1751-1831). President Monroe served two-terms, was a ...

From: C-SPAN on Wed, Jan 05 2011 3:51 AM

James Kirkup, political correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, and Peter Riddell, chief political commentator for The Times in London, were interviewed on whether the British campaigns are becoming more "Americanized".

From: C-SPAN on Tue, Jan 04 2011 7:51 PM

John F. Burns talked his life as a foreign and war correspondent, military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, politics of the United Kingdom, and the impact of planned cuts in Great Britain’s defense budget. Mr. Burns is a longtime foreign correspondent for the New York Times and current...