Sudan: Protestors Call on President To Step Down

Police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to march to the presidential palace in Khartoum, and at least one person was shot dead. Protests were originally sparked by fuel and bread shortages, and have been continuing for nearly two weeks. We’ll hear from a journalist in Khartoum and ask what this means for President Bashir.

Also in the programme: a NASA spacecraft is about to carry out the farthest-ever exploration of a space object in history – 6.5 million kilometres from Earth; and we’ll hear from the grand master of musical theatre, Stephen Sondheim.

(Picture: Sudanese protestors march in Khartoum on December 25, 2018. Credit: Reuters)