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98 Episodes 2017 - 2019
Episode 1
Episode 2
Alex travels to Geneva to speak to "The Flying Scot", Sir Jackie Stewart, on his glittering motoring career and his life's work on campaigns tackling motor racing safety, dyslexia and now the "race against dementia." Alastair Campbell joins us in the studio, stating his case on how and why the Prime Minister should call a halt to Brexit. And Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh reports on Scotland's deepening links with its Nordic neighbors at the Arctic Circle Forum in Edinburgh.
Episode 3
The Lockerbie disaster and the downing of Pan-Am flight 103 is one of the greatest terrorist atrocities in aviation history. But are we any closer to the full truth of who brought down the plane over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie? Alex Salmond interviews former Justice Secretary of Scotland Kenny MacAskill.
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This week's edition comes from Lebanon, where Alex met with head of state, President Michel Aoun. The veteran solider and statesman gives a rare and exclusive interview on his plans to keep Lebanese society secure from regional conflicts and on the straight and narrow road to peace and prosperity. President Aoun says: "The political crisis is now over."
Episode 6
The Alex Salmond Show comes to you from the heart of Edinburgh for a very special festive edition. Joining Alex and Tasmina on set are film director Jason Connery, comedienne Janey Godley, Scotland's only two-star Michelin chef Andrew Fairlie, and legendary Scots singer Sheena Wellington. And a surprise Christmas message at the end of the show..
Episode 7
The Alex Salmond Show returns to the heart of Edinburgh, the best place in the world to celebrate Hogmanay. Joining Alex and Tasmina on set are the world's most successful tennis coach, Judy Murray; Scotland's leading portrait painter, Gerard Burns; and one of the country's best loved stand-up comedians, Des Clarke. There will also be a special Hogmanay performance from legendary Scots singer Sheena Wellington. And a surprise and optimistic New Year's message at the end of the show.
Episode 8
Alex travels to Strasbourg to meet key parliamentarians, past and present, in one of Europe's most influential institutions - the Council of Europe, which has in its membership 47 European states. Alex will speak to the UK's longest serving member of the Parliamentary Assembly, Sir Alan Meale, leader of the United European Left grouping Senator Tiny Kox and Senator Alice Mary Higgins of Ireland. And Lord Dafydd Wigley states the case for the UK staying under the jurisdiction of the Strasbourg Convention on human rights.
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The focus this week is on international development. Alex speaks to the UK government's former secretary of state, Andrew Mitchell MP, about the importance of Britain's commitment to spend 0.7 percent of national income on overseas aid. Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh travels to Oxfam's UK HQ to speak to Katy Chakrabortty, who explains the importance of international development goals being consistent across all government departments.
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Episode 13
This week, Alex visits Murrayfield, the home of Scottish rugby, to meet rugby legend Doddie Weir who opens up about his struggle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Doddie shares the major stages of his battle with the terminal disease with Alex. He tells how he dealt with his diagnosis and breaking the news to his family and the wider world. Weir also talks about his aim to change attitudes and funding here in the UK, following a recent fact finding mission on MND research in New York.
Episode 14
The newly elected president of Sinn Fein, Mary Lou McDonald, has conducted her first major international interview with the Alex Salmond Show. This is the first in a series of interviews by Alex Salmond which look at Irish politics post Brexit. Others have been conducted with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, former Irish President Mary McAleese, and key figures in Irish politics.
Episode 15
In part two of a three-part series on Ireland, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, the Irish leader who negotiated the Good Friday Agreement 20 years ago from the Republic's point of view, speaks to the Alex Salmond Show in Dublin and expresses his serious concern as to the survival of the agreement through the Brexit process.
Episode 16
In the third and final part of a special series on Ireland and Brexit, the former Uachtaran restates her commitment to Europe as a cause and its importance to the political, economic and social development of Ireland. She goes on to hold out the hope, that Brexit could be reversed at some point in the future.
Episode 17
In a special edition of The Alex Salmond show to mark International Women's Day, the program adopts a different format, with Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh taking over the main presenting role. The Show features interviews with Helen Pankhurst, great granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Tricia Marwick, and Leanne Brown, patron of the charity One Woman At A Time. All three women have broken new ground in their respective fields.
Episode 18
This week's Alex Salmond Show features interviews with human rights activist Peter Tatchell, and an assessment of political reaction to the Salisbury chemical-weapons attack.
Episode 19
Angus Brendan MacNeil MP's refugee family reunification bill, named REFUGEES (FAMILY REUNION) (NO. 2) BILL, is a remarkable example of all-party cooperation allowing a private members' bill to progress. It has sailed through its first House of Commons test. This proposed legislation would allow unaccompanied young refugees who have already arrived in the UK to sponsor family members to join them, and also makes provision for legal aid to be made available in such cases.
Episode 20
Today's Alex Salmond Show features three very different individuals from the fields of business and politics. However, their common theme is that they have all faced down life's setbacks and overcome great challenges.
Episode 21
This week's Alex Salmond Show looks at the development of politics over the last half century through the eyes of former Scottish government minister, Alex Neil. Neill calls for an independent Scotland to join the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
Episode 22
This week's Alex Salmond Show turns the spotlight on Welsh politics over the last half century through an interview with Lord Wigley, the former leader of Plaid Cymru.
Episode 23
This week's Alex Salmond Show comes from arguably the greatest concert venue in the world - New York's Carnegie Hall. In an interview with the Hall's historian, Gino Francesconi, Alex gets a unique insight into the work of the most influential American Scot of all time, Andrew Carnegie. During his lifetime, Carnegie not only went on to become the wealthiest man in the world but also one of the greatest philanthropists in history.
Episode 24
Filmed through the prism of Tartan Week in New York, the Alex Salmond Show explores the influence of Scots on present-day America. Alex interviews one of the leading kilt makers in the world, Howie Nicholsby, and enters one of New York's most exclusive private members clubs, Norwood, founded by Alan Linn.
Episode 25
The Alex Salmond Show continues with news anchor and political commentator Ed Schultz and Pulitizer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges. Both have radically different views on the state of politics in the American republic.
Episode 26
In this week's Alex Salmond Show Special from America, Alex speaks to renowned political and human rights activist Medea Benjamin and three young college students set on changing the world.
Episode 27
It's deadlock in Downing Street over the customs union and gridlock between the Lords and the Commons over the Brexit Bill. This week's Alex Salmond Show examines how far the issue of the Irish border is transcending the politics of Westminster.
Episode 28
In a three-part series on the future of British shipbuilding, The Alex Salmond Show asks whether the UK Government is fully committed to a revival in this iconic industry. Alex speaks to shipyard unions, management, and MPs from across these islands.
Episode 29
In the second part of a series on the future of British shipbuilding, The Alex Salmond Show spotlights Northern Ireland. It features interviews with Harland and Wolff CEO, Jonathan Guest, and former Lord Mayor of Belfast and SDLP Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon - and asks if great ships will once again be built in Northern Ireland.
Episode 30
In this, the last of our three-part series on shipbuilding, The Alex Salmond Show visits Ferguson Marine on the Lower Clyde - a shipyard set for closure only four years ago, which is now rising like a phoenix from the ashes.
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This week's Alex Salmond Show examines the state of Brexit against the backdrop of high political drama at Westminster. Alex interviews former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell, MPs Tommy Sheppard, Hywel Williams and Sammy Wilson, as well as pro-Brexit commentator Peter Oborne to find out whether the Brexit bus is still on the road.
Episode 33
This week's Alex Salmond Show kicks off a three part series on Gibraltar, as the territory comes to terms with Brexit. Gibraltar voted 96 per cent to remain in the European Union but Alex found Gibraltarians surprisingly optimistic about the economic prospects for The Rock. He interviews key commentators including former Trade and Industry Minister Peter Montegriffo QC, leader of the Gibraltar Remain campaign Gemma Vasquez and Mike Nicholls, head of the largest property company in the territory.
Episode 34
Part two of The Alex Salmond Show's series on Gibraltar explores the territory's diverse culture and how its identity has been forged by its unique location, bestriding three worlds - the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and Britain's colonial outpost on mainland Europe.
Episode 35
In the final episode of a three-part series on Gibraltar, The Alex Salmond Show highlights the transformation of the economy of The Rock and examines the local confidence that Gibraltar can withstand the Brexit headwinds.
Episode 36
This week's Alex Salmond meets people at the forefront of "Soft Power", like Ali Imran, former country director at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, Baroness Uddin and Zahra Shah, the CEO of the British Pakistan Foundation..
Episode 37
In this edition, the Alex Salmond Show focuses on the highly successful marketing of Scotland, particularly in the fields of tourism and food and drink. Alex talks to campaigners, practitioners, and academics about how 'Scotland the Brave' became 'Scotland the Brand'.
Episode 38
This week Scotland's second First Minister, Labour politician Henry McLeish, is interviewed by Scotland's fourth First Minster Alex Salmond. In a wide ranging interview, McLeish reveals his views on Brexit, the potential breakup of Britain, and the politics of Trumpian America.
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Episode 42
This week's Alex Salmond Show explores the case for and against re-nationalization of Britain's rail service, as millions of passengers become increasingly more disgruntled with price hikes and poor service.
Episode 43
This week's Alex Salmond Show continues its series on Britain's rail travel - this time focusing attention on fast rail and HS2. Alex and Tas speak to Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers' union, ASLEF, and a panel of anti HS2 campaigners from London's Camden Town area.
Episode 44
In this, the third program in a series on Britain's railways, The Alex Salmond Show looks specifically at how the building of HS2 is impacting London communities.
Episode 45
This week's show examines the prospects of a new Centre Party, that may realign British politics on a pro-European platform. Alex's guests from across the political spectrum point to a lack of identifiable leadership as the key obstacle to success.
Episode 46
The former UK Health Minister Edwina Currie gives a frank and exclusive interview about Europe, politics, life, and John Major. Once the second best known politician in the country, the ever forthright Edwina casts a rule over the Tory hopefuls intent on inheriting Theresa May's crown and tells Alex the inside story of the great eggs controversy which ended her ministerial career but projected her into a life of writing novels and broadcasting.
Episode 47
In the run up to the SNP Conference in Glasgow this weekend, Alex Salmond and Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh ask how leading figures are tackling the prospect of two further referendum - one on Europe and the other on Scottish independence.
Episode 48
With the party conference season over, the Alex Salmond Show examines how the subtle shifts in policy have left the House of Commons arithmetic on the Chequers compromise - and finds that the prime minister's Brexit plan now seems to be getting a better reception in Brussels than it is at home.
Episode 49
This week's Alex Salmond Show hears from the voices of Ireland. Neither the Democratic Unionists nor Sinn Fein are content with the Prime Minister's current approach to Brexit..
Episode 50
Can the decision to Brexit be unilaterally revoked by frustrated MPs? The Alex Salmond Show examines whether a Scottish Court case on revoking Article 50, now referred to the European Court of Justice, could open up political options for MPs, frustrated by Theresa May's lack of progress on European negotiations.
Episode 51
A special first anniversary edition of the Alex Salmond Show reviews some of the headline interviews of the last year. Featured are some of the key exchanges with international heads of state, past and present, parliamentarians from all the political parties throughout the UK - as well as stars of stage and screen and sporting personalities.
Episode 52
The greatest naval disaster in British history is largely forgotten and better remembered in Brittany than at home. In two special programs for Remembrance Day, the Alex Salmond Show examines why the loss of The Lancastria is the unknown disaster.
Episode 53
In the second part of a special feature on the loss of the HMT Lancastria on June 17th 1940, we speak to some of the last few remaining survivors of the greatest maritime disaster in British history. This includes 101 years young Ernest Beesley and the youngest survivor, Jacqueline Tanner, who was a mere toddler at the time. They, along with the families of victims, speak of their long struggle for proper official recognition of the Lancastria disaster.
Episode 54
This week's Alex Salmond Show goes back to Brexit to examine the daunting Commons arithmetic that stands between the prime minister and passing her European deal, and speaks with key MPs from the DUP and the SNP. There is also a feature interview with Hollywood star, Dundee-born Brian Cox, who comes out in favor of a people's vote on Europe - and some light relief with Alex playing the newly released Brexit board game.
Episode 55
On the eve of St. Andrew's Day, the Alex Salmond Show examines the case for making Scotland's national day a public holiday, interviews artists in Scotland both established and up-and-coming, and considers whether the domestic alliance with the international movement for a Fair Saturday will provide the trigger to make Scotland's National Day a genuine day of celebration in Scotland and the world over.
Episode 56
As the parliamentary debate on Brexit comes to a climax, the Alex Salmond Show looks at the legal and political minefields looming before the prime minister. Weighing up Theresa May's prospects of political survival are key commentators: former SNP MP George Kerevan and Daily Mail columnist Peter Oborne, her doughtiest defender on Fleet Street.
Episode 57
The Alex Salmond Show looks at the end-year Brexit stalemate in the House of Commons, and interviews key players across the parties on their plans to break the impasse in 2019. Alex suggests that, with less than 100 days to Brexit, it's time to take the "Scottish solution" of revoking Article 50. This would create the time and space needed for a general election or people's vote, or even just a rational discussion in parliament to break the deadlock without fear of a looming cliff-edge, no-deal Brexit.
Episode 58
Festive fun on the Alex Salmond Show, featuring man of many voices LewisMacLeod, actress of many soaps Debbie Arnold, former MP Lembit Opik, and a special message from the Very Reverend former first minister.
Episode 59
As UK politics reaches crisis point, Alex asks Lisa Cameron (SNP) and Jim Shannon (DUP), "What next for Brexit?" Plus, the case of Chris McEleny, who says he was discriminated against by the Ministry of Defence because of his philosophical belief in Scottish Independence.
Episode 60
With this week's dramatic events in the House of Commons leaving politics trapped in a Brexit deadlock, Alex speaks to three key commentators who each have a way forward - the problem is they have three different routes; Mike Galsworthy campaigns for a Peoples Vote, Chris Williamson MP is looking for a radical Labour Government and Angus McNeil MP advocates Scottish independence. However, all three agree that the Brexit deadline will have to be extended for any escape route to be found.
Episode 61
Two very different perspectives on "Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen" this week, as Alex meets former mayor of culture and leisure Pia Allerslev, and controversial social commentator and author, Knud Romer.
Episode 62
In the final part of a series on Denmark, the Alex Salmond Show interviews key commentators on how the independent-minded Danes manage to combine Euroskepticism with a determination to remain at the heart of Europe, and also examines the success of UN City in Copenhagen, which has managed to attract a multitude of United Nations agencies to the Danish capital.
Episode 63
The Alex Salmond Show begins a new series looking at Brexit from a European perspective. In this week's show, Alex talks to some of Britain's Brexiteers in Europe - the Euro MPs who have been campaigning to make themselves redundant. He finds disillusionment with Theresa May's version of Brexit, and a determination to launch a new party if their cause is betrayed.
Episode 64
In the second in a series highlighting some views on Brexit from Brussels, the Alex Salmond Show interviews key commenters on how other Europeans now regard Britain's relationship with the EU. Claude Moraes, voted Britain's most influential Euro MP, suggests that other countries' representatives have now reached a point of exasperation with the UK while, back home, the Brexit event horizon is also forcing a long-heralded realignment of Westminster politics.
Episode 65
In the final part of a series on how Brexit is viewed from Brussels, this week's edition of the Alex Salmond Show features interviews with Europe's most experienced parliamentarian, Elmar Brok, and leading columnist James Wilson. They discuss how Brexit is transforming the perceptions of Scotland's place in Europe.
Episode 66
This week's episode of the Alex Salmond Show begins an examination of the 50 year old colonial scandal of how the Chagossian people were cleared from their island homes in the Indian Ocean to make way for a US Air Force base. The International Court of Justice has now condemned the UK for its treatment of the Chagossian people, but will that assist in their return? Alex speaks to Chagos Islands families and to some of the campaigners still seeking justice for them.
Episode 67
Has one of the UK's longest serving parliamentarians charted the route out of the government's Brexit maze? In a week of total government disarray, Baron Wigley of Caernarfon, once an enfant terrible in the House of Commons, suggests an exit from Brexit from the ermine benches of the House of Lords. Also on this week's show, economist George Kerevan considers the impact on the real economy and leading Councillor Chris McEleny explains how local authorities are dealing with the grass roots effects of the Brexit bourach.
Episode 68
In a tumultuous Westminster parliamentary week where the DUP's 10 MPs hold the fate of the Prime Minister's Brexit proposal in the palm of their hands, "The Alex Salmond Show" visits Stormont in Belfast. We find out from ex-SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell whether Brexit is provoking a realignment in Northern Irish politics - and from a cross-community group of young people, on what the future holds for the Province. Plus Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh interviews Angus MacNeil, MP in Westminster, on the parliamentary decision to seize control of the Commons agenda from the Government.
Episode 69
In a TV Special from Belfast, the Alex Salmond Show continues to look at how Brexit is changing some fixed assumptions in Northern Irish politics - this time through its threatened economic impact. Alex interviews some of the moving spirits in the economy of the province, like John Sheridan of Border Communities Against Brexit. Meanwhile, Tasmina reports from Westminster, explaining the latest parliamentary twists in the Brexit melodrama.
Episode 70
This week's Alex Salmond Show features top commentators from both sides of the Irish Sea. Alex concludes the series on Northern Ireland with an interview with the doyen of Ulster political journalism, Eamonn Mallie, while Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh interviews leading columnist Peter Oborne on the recanting of his previous support for Brexit.
Episode 71
The Alex Salmond Show begins a two-part exploration into the UK's "national crisis" of knife crime. We examine the Home Secretary's latest initiative, copied from Scotland, on treating the issue as one of public health, curable and preventable; Alex we asks London Labour MEP Claude Moraes about the prospects for an all-party approach and speaks to community campaigner against violence Dr Mark Prince OBE, to see if any politician is offering real solutions that will impact at grassroots level.
Episode 72
This week's Alex Salmond Show continues our examination into London's upsurge in violence - and asks: "Can the Scottish experience hold the answer to England's knife crime crisis?" Now with all political parties following the Scottish "public health" approach (viewing community violence as an infection, curable not inevitable), Alex explores the issue with Scotland's former justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill. MacAskill commandeered a policy which saw knife crime decline by more than two-thirds - as Alex asks: "Can these lessons really be transported into London"?
Episode 73
In the final part of the series on London's knife crime crisis the Alex Salmond Show speaks to former gang members now making their own distinctive contributions to tackling community violence through film making and religion and also interviews former Scottish Cabinet member Alex Neil on how the proceeds of crime legislation in Scotland has been used to generate £100 million of investment in facilities and employability through Community Cashback. Could a similar initiative help London's hard pressed communities?
Episode 74
In the first of a series on the top ten political bloggers in the UK, Alex Salmond interviews Craig Murray, a former British ambassador in Tashkent and now radical blogger, Scottish nationalist, and fierce critic of Whitehall Foreign policy. Once the youngest ambassador in the UK Foreign Office, Murray paid a high personal price for his determination to expose human rights abuses and extraordinary rendition in Uzbekistan. He has now found a new career as the author of one of the most controversial political blogs in the country.
Episode 75
Alex Salmond continues his exclusive interview with Craig Murray, former British ambassador in Tashkent and now radical blogger, Scottish nationalist and fierce critic of Whitehall foreign policy. Once the youngest ambassador in the UK Foreign Office, Murray paid a high personal price for his determination to expose human rights abuses and extraordinary rendition in Uzbekistan. In this Show, he explains how he started a new career as the author of one of the most controversial political blogs in the country.
Episode 76
This week's Alex Salmond Show features an exclusive interview with Northern Irish political blogger Mick Fealty, the man behind the splendidly named Slugger O'Toole site. For almost two decades this has been the preeminent source of information on Northern Irish politics, and despite this relatively small home base Slugger O'Toole has forced its way into the top 10 of UK political blogs.
Episode 77
HomeShowsThe Alex Salmond Show The euro fallout Published time: 30 May, 2019 08:23 © RT 11 Follow RT onRT The Alex Salmond Show: The euro fallout This week's Alex Salmond Show examines the political fallout from the European elections for the parties and nations of the UK. Alex reads the runes of the poll in key interviews with Steven Woolfe MEP, Claude Moraes MEP, Dr Alasdair McDonnell, and Angus MacNeil MP, and features an election round-up from political commentator, Lembit Opik.
Episode 78
The Alex Salmond Show begins a two-part investigation into the politics of protest over the years....contrasting this week's demonstrations against President's Trump's state visit with the Rock Against Racism campaign of the late 1970s. Alex interviews Trump protest organizers Shabbir Lakha and Red Saunders, who inaugurated the legendary music industry protests.
Episode 79
As the runners go to the post in the leadership race, Alex Salmond interviews top Tory pundit Peter Oborne, who provides the inside information on the hopefuls in the contest to determine the next UK prime minister. With next week's great racing event of Royal Ascot in mind, the show assesses who are the 'also rans' and who is most likely to win the race to No. 10 Downing Street.
Episode 80
In the third in the series on leading UK political bloggers, Alex Salmond interviews controversial Scottish blogger Stuart Campbell of Wings Over Scotland, about the origins of his top 10 political blog, on his scathing interrogation of the mainstream media, and on his plans to launch another edition of the hugely successful Wee Blue Book, providing facts, figures, and arguments for Scottish independence.
Episode 81
Alex Salmond interviews his all-time Scottish hero, King Robert the Bruce. Actor Angus MacFadyen explains his hopes for a patriotic surge following the release of his new film, which shows The Bruce recovering from a crisis of conscience to renew the struggle for freedom for Scotland.
Episode 82
The Alex Salmond Show continues its series on the evolving politics of protest. This show compares working-class Glasgow taking to the streets in 1919, in a campaign for better working conditions, with middle-class London taking to the theatrical boards in their continuing protest against the environmental destruction of high speed rail in 2019
Episode 83
The Alex Salmond Show begins a two-part investigation into European citizens being denied their right to vote in the UK in the recent European elections. Alex interviews both people who were turned away from polling stations, and organisations campaigning for the rights of European citizens who made the estimated "one million missing votes," due to administrative complexities and failures.
Episode 84
Three top political commenters discuss with Alex Salmond the prospects for a Boris Johnson premiership, looking forward to a tumultuous political autumn. In the Blue Corner, Daily Mail columnist Peter Oborne suggests serious problems for the prospective Prime Minister from within the Conservative Party. In the yellow corner, former Liberal MP Lembit Opik, sees a center-ground opportunity, while in the tartan corner Martin Hannan, political journalist for The National, forecasts that arch-unionist Johnson might break the union between Scotland and England.
Episode 85
The Alex Salmond Show continues its examination of the scandal by which up to one million European citizens were effectively denied the right to vote in the recent parliamentary elections. Academic expert Dr Robert Palmer examines the legal options for those denied their rights, while Labour European MEP Claude Moraes and SNP Westminster MP Angus Brendan MacNeil discuss the political options for holding new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's administration to account on the issue.
Episode 86
The Alex Salmond Show begins a three part series examining the rise of the island nation of Malta, the smallest country in the European Union - which now boasts the bloc's biggest economic growth. This first program features an exclusive interview with former prime minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi, the man who led Malta into Europe and the euro, paving the way for its current economic success.
Episode 87
The European Union's smallest country is the new tiger economy of the bloc. In the second part of this series on Malta, Alex interviews economists, journalists and politicians on the issues thrown up by economic boom times. Is the political system and environment of the island paying a price for rapid growth, or can politicians respond to the challenges of making economic and social development sustainable, as Malta consolidates its status as a European nation?
Episode 88
In the final part of the series on booming Malta, The Alex Salmond Show turns from economics and politics to history and people. We discuss with historian and author Dr Emanuel Buttigieg, some of the turbulent history of this fascinating island and take a glimpse at the lively commercial and night life of modern Valletta.
Episode 90
The Alex Salmond Show considers the consequences of this week's dramatic maneuvering on Brexit, with the opposition parties coming together to prevent No Deal and the prime minister's move to suspend parliament until shortly before the Brexit Halloween deadline. Two top commentators, Peter Oborne and Steve Richards, predict the parliamentary fireworks to come in a tumultuous political autumn.
Episode 91
The Alex Salmond Show moves away from this week's political pyrotechnics at Westminster to discuss international economic trends. In the first of a three part series on the economy, Alex interviews one of the world's leading Keynesian economists, Professor David Blanchflower of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, to discuss the economic backdrop against which the Brexit drama is being played out. Professor Blanchflower warns that an economic storm is blowing in.
Episode 92
In the second in a series on UK economic trends, Alex interviews two leading commenters, from north and south of the Scotland-England border, on the political economy of Brexit and the extent to which the debate is being governed by underlying economic conditions. From Scotland, former MP George Kerevan details an economic prospectus that offers an alternative to the consensus austerity position of liberal democracies; while, from England, taxation specialist Professor Richard Murphy spells out some of the practical unintended consequences of a hard Brexit, which the Government has not taken into account.
Episode 93
With the Supreme Court adding a sensational chapter to the Brexit autumn, by ruling Boris Johnson's proroguing of Parliament unlawful, the Alex Salmond Show turns to its team of top political commentators, Peter Oborne, Lembit Opik and Ruth Wishart, to explain the latest dramatic developments and to forecast what is next for the Prime Minister - and what is next for Brexit?
Episode 94
As reports this week that the deaths of homeless people rose by a record 22 percent last year in England and Wales alone, we visit one of London's foremost soup kitchens in Brixton, and speak to co-founder Soloman Smith and Dr. Mahamed Hashi, Labour councillor, Lambeth.
Episode 95
Continuing the series on homelessness, Alex Salmond speaks to the team behind Buses4Homeless, who are using London's pride of iconic red buses to offer practical assistance in tackling London's shame of record levels of rough sleeping.
Episode 96
HomeShowsThe Alex Salmond Show Boris' Brexit breakthrough? 17 Oct, 2019 10:30 More Videos Close © RT 17 Follow RT onRT The Alex Salmond Show: Boris' Brexit breakthrough? The Alex Salmond Show examines the final countdown to Brexit and finds that if Boris Johnson can square the DUP, he might carry Parliament to support a soft Brexit for Ireland and a hard Brexit for Britain. But will this potential deal to leave the European Union result in the breakup of the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? Alex speaks to a panel of three independent-minded MPs, Daniel Kawczynski, Chris Williamson and Angus Brendan MacNeil, plus the SDLP's Alasdair McDonnell, to find out.
Episode 97
A disorderly Speaker or the greatest reformer ever to preside over the House of Commons? The Alex Salmond Show looks at the upcoming election on November 4th to replace the redoubtable John Bercow, in the ancient post of Speaker of the House of Commons. Bercow is generally acknowledged as the most celebrated and controversial Speaker of the modern age. Alex interviews two of the Palace of Westminster's most experienced parliamentarians, Lord Wigley and Kate Hoey MP, about the Bercow legacy, the Speakers they have known, and which candidate might now be best to fill the famous chair.
Episode 98
With MPs off to their constituencies preparing to become candidates once again, the Alex Salmond Show demonstrates that there is political life beyond Brexit. Alex interviews top TV vet, Marc Abraham, about his organization of the successful cross party campaign which resulted in Lucy's Law, which from next April will regulate the sale of puppies. Animal rights may not top the election agenda, but it mobilizes millions of people across the country.
Episode 99
In the first of a series on the political crisis in Catalonia, the Alex Salmond Show looks at the position in the aftermath of the Spanish general election. This first show turns to the human cost of the draconian prison sentences imposed on nine independence campaigners by the Spanish Supreme Court last month. Alex interviews Laura Masvidal and Txell Bonet, whose husbands have each been sentenced to nine years imprisonment for their part in organizing or defending the Catalan referendum of October 1, 2017.