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Three years ago today Yegor Zhukov delivered a pre-sentencing statement in his political trial that was the equal of great and brave dissident speeches…
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Ruby Tui, Stephen Jones, Mia Motley, Barack Obama. For the fifth year running, I was guest on Triple R's 'The Grapevine' with Kulya Coulston and Dylan…
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In five hours, Wales take on England at the World Cup. Actor Michael Sheen imagines the inspirational team talk that should be delivered.
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The Body Shop founder and CEO was an early champion of fair trade. Her 'Trading with principles' speech is a classic of the anti-globalisation movement…
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My annual 'Speakolies' radio segment is on The Grapevine on Triple R at 11.15am on Monday. I know this is my job, but will you do it for me? 😊 What are…
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November 19th is etched into history as the day in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln travelled to Gettysburg to dedicate a war cemetery. Some myths…
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Sachin Tendulkar said goodbye to cricket 9 years ago today. His speech is a spine-tingler, partly because of the words, partly because of the reception.
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The postal survey on marriage equality in Australia reported it's yes result five years ago today. Here are some of the best speeches of that period…
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Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's legendary Eulogy to the Unknown Soldier from 1993 is finally on YouTube. For years it's been audio only. What a…
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British comic Laura Lexx became famous for a series of tweets imagining a torrid (yet sensible) love affair with Liverpool manger Jürgen Klopp. This…
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Barack Obama still has operatic range and perfect pitch when it comes to speech making. It's only the ructions of the moment and the sense that we've…
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On November 2nd, the day before the 1992 US Election, the body of AIDS activist Mark Fisher was taken to Bush campaign HQ in accordance with his wishes…
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