Shereen's interview with Hooman Majd
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| 15:15 UK time, Monday, 14 March 2011
The main story on Sunday's show was of course the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. My abiding image watching the footage this week was of the unstoppable wave engulfing a coastal town, dragging cars, boats, houses in the flotsam. There was a small white car on the road, trying desperately to out-run it. The camera cut away. I can only guess what happened to that car's terrified occupants and to the many thousands of others now "missing".
This morning's papers were full of horrifying pictures. Most poignant was a frightened child holding up his arms as he was tested for radiation following an explosion at the nearby nuclear plant.
Joining me in the studio today were journalist and political biographer , STV's online editor , and writer . We watched more eye witness accounts and stories of miraculous escapes before we went on air. Kirsty felt that much of the coverage of the nuclear plant explosion was overly hysterical.
The tsunami has pushed the situation in Libya off the front pages. We discussed the British government's reaction to the events there and whether " as Jon Snow put it this week. David Torrance felt he'd never had it in the first place.
A country we haven't heard much about in the news lately is Iran. My special guest, Iranian American writer offered some fascinating insights challenging many of our preconceptions about the country.
Finally, we talked about . A soft and cuddly interview until, right at the end, Matt Baker(that nice young man from Strictly) asked the killer question: "How do you sleep at night?" The online blogs are hailing him a left wing hero. Personally, I think he just wanted to know if Cameron had a cup of cocoa before he went to bed.
Shereen is broadcast every Sunday on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland, 0900-1000.
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