Chris Mason reports from the G8 Summit where leaders of the G8 industrialised nations have been meeting in the central Italian town of L’Aquila which was badly hit by an earthquake in April. What issues are being discussed and what kind of future does this summit have? Chris is a reporter for the BBC based in Brussels.
Our BBC correspondent recently reported from earthquake ravaged L’Aquila in Italy where he witnessed the extent of devastation to this picturesque and ancient town. on April 6, 2009, at 01:32 GMT an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck central Italy with its epicentre near L’Aquila. Many buildings in L’Aquila were damaged and many historic buildings collapsed in the centre of the city and at least 294 people were killed. Chris is a reporter for the BBC based in Brussels.
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A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 60′s. Directed by Richard Curtis. With Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Known as the pirate station Radio Rock its broadcasts annoy the prim government of the day because the official BBC stations were not playing rock and roll music all day long and Radio Rock defied government policy.
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Another week and another solution to the economic crisis, Chris reports on the latest ideas from the EU. Also a large football row is brewing and a potential spat in the air as Virgin Airlines urges the European Commission to reject the planned virtual merger between British Airwaves and American Airlines. Chris is a reporter for the BBC based in Brussels.
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