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08/02/2010

Matt Frei is joined by Tucker Carlson, Joseph McNeil and John Lithgow.

Matt Frei is joined by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson for a look at the week's top news. Up for debate are America's renewed examination of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, which excludes gays and lesbians from military service, and if President Obama's chief-of-staff is about to lose his job.

Matt talks to actor John Lithgow about his current work and the way Americans can reinvent themselves - sometimes fictionally.

In 1960 four young African American men sat down for lunch at a counter in North Carolina, but when they were refused service they refused to stop asking. They inspired actions for racial justice across the country including sit-ins, protests and marches. Fifty years later, a museum opens on the grounds of that famous lunch spot and Americana hears from Joseph McNeil about what it was like for him when he first sat down behind that Woolworth Company lunch counter.

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Feb 2010 04:32GMT

Chapters

  • Tucker Carlson

    Conservative commentator on the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy and Rahm Emmanuel's future in the Whitehouse.

    Duration: 14:00

  • Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in

    Joseph McNeil and the opening of a new civil rights museum.

    Duration: 05:00

  • John Lithgow

    Award-winning actor talks about his new broadway play, Hot Gossip.

    Duration: 05:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 8 Feb 2010 12:32GMT
  • Mon 8 Feb 2010 16:32GMT
  • Mon 8 Feb 2010 23:32GMT
  • Tue 9 Feb 2010 04:32GMT