James Naughtie, the acclaimed author and BBC broadcaster, now brings his unique and inquisitive eye to the country that has fascinated him and drawn him across the Atlantic for half a century. Sublime stuff.On the long list of things we took for granted before the lockdown, friendship looms large.
about a casual introduction at a barbecue: ‘”Have you met my mother”, said Ted Kennedy…’Naughtie’s relationship with America has history and depth. We’re not efficient as a government. His hosts attack Democrats for having no morals, but when Naughtie mentions Trump’s infamous ‘Grab ‘em by the pussy!’ tapes they A perfect accompaniment to the forthcoming Presidential elections. What has it come to mean in the new century, and who do Americans now think they are? the favourite corner of a maturing garden’.
On The Road by James Naughtie review: A sublime tapestry of the USA in all its glory and complexity Please check by using But historically, one group is particularly guilty when it comes to underestimating the importance that social connection plays in life: scientists.As journalist Denworth explains in her lively, accessible look at what makes the universal bond so essential, it was always deemed ‘too squishy’ to be taken seriously by the scientific world. You have been travelling all day on your first ever-transatlantic flight. Like Cooke he has endless curiosity, a contacts list to die for and the reporter’s knack (a skill, never just chance) of being in the right place at the right time Take this line As a young student with journalistic ambitions, the broadcaster and former Radio 4 Today programme presenter James Naughtie spent the summer of 1970 in America, funding his trip by working as an assistant salad chef in the kitchens of a kosher holiday resort in the Catskills.Since then he has returned countless times to witness up close and personal each twist and turn in the story of the nation he evidently adores, from Nixon’s re-election, through Watergate, Chappaquiddick, the end of the Cold War, Reagan and Clinton, 9/11, and on to the emergence of the two political figures who symbolise the increasing polarity in American politics: Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
The BBC has announced that James Naughtie will be quitting the Today programme in January to become Radio 4’s ‘special correspondent’ covering devolution, independence and EU relations. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupJames Naughtie Lydia Denworth
Drawing on his travels and encounters over forty years in the 'Land of the Free', On The Road is filled with anecdotes, memories, tears and laughter reflecting Naughtie's characteristic warmth and enthusiasm in encountering the America of Washington, of … Norman Rockwell painting’. By continuing to browse the site you accept our Cookie Policy, you can change your settings at any time.
A steaming summer’s night in Manhattan. Friendships can positively impact sleep and the workings of our cardiovascular system, and as well as having stronger immune systems, more socially integrated people have been shown to live longer.Beginning with infancy and stretching through the politics of childhood friendship, on into adulthood, Denworth considers not just why we have friends, but also why we choose certain people over others. Not just a quip but also an insight.And there are plenty more in the book. She looks, too, at the way animals behave, because it turns out that creatures from dolphins to zebras are capable of something that looks a lot like friendship.No comments have so far been submitted.
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Download or stream On the Road: Adventures from Nixon to Trump by James Naughtie. It is thought-provoking, constantly surprising and hugely entertaining. Drawing on his travels and encounters over forty years in the ‘Land of the Free’, On The Road is filled with anecdotes, memories, tears and laughter reflecting Naughtie’s characteristic warmth and enthusiasm in encountering the America of Washington, of Broadway… I really like James Naughtie on the radio but I have to say that I found his writing to be a bit tedious to read.
Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password.Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password. This is America.Writing a scientific paper - and getting it publishedHalf a century of unravelling the mysteries of AmericaNaughtie, like his distinguished BBC and Guardian predecessor Alistair Cooke, seems to possess a key that unlocks some of the convolutions (and convulsions) of
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