On Expenses, BBC

真人實事的改編戲劇，在英國國會議員浮濫費用支出的新聞爆發前，記者Heather Brooke可是花了五年的時間追查

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More drama over expenses

The story of the journalist who spent five years battling to see details of MPs' expenses, before they were eventually exposed has been turned into a new BBC 4 drama, 'On Expenses'. The drama begins with a witty disclaimer ...'some scenes have been imagined, some scenes have been compressed. But mostly you couldn't make it up'.

Heather Brooke is the real life journalist who lobbied Parliament and the actress who plays her Anna Maxwell Martin join us to talk about the one hour film. On Expenses tonight on BBC4 at 9pm (from BBC News website)

That's a cheerful lady

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Sian: and the role, you have to spent quite a lot of time in a bin, all the time in the bin, which isn't the most glamorous kind of role, is it?
Miriam: I don't get the glamorous part, I'm not that sort, but that's all right.


Miriam: I don't like childrean very much but they (cast of Harry Potter) really were sweet.
Bil: You don't like children very much? /Sian: They are not children anymore.
Miriam: Not very much, no.
Bill: How much? I mean, in a sense, what... do they annoy... do they make too much noise?
Miriam: They make too much noise and they take attention away from me, and that's unforgivable. I mean, it was bad enough being told there were lots of people today on your program, I thought it was all about me and it's not.


Miriam: I don't mind people earning lots of money, I just want to do it too!

Revamp of BBC World News Primetime Programming

Mostly formally known as World News Today, the one hour news program now gets new names, new graphics and some expand a bit longer. (more here)

GMT with George Alagiah

Impact Asia with Mishal Husain

The Hub with Nik Gowing

World News Today with Zeinad Badawi

Business Edition with Tanya Beckett