French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen

People in France are voting shortly for a new president in the second and final round of the election. They're choosing between the pro-European incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, and the far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, who's promised to challenge the authority of the European Union.

Also in the programme: The way Russian state TV has been telling the story of the war in Ukraine and how that story has subtly changed over two months; and we hear about a production of 'The Cherry Orchard', the Chekhov classic, in Philadelphia, a production influenced by the war.

Joining Julian Worricker are Nataliya Vasilyeva, Russia correspondent for the Telegraph. she joins now from Istanbul, and Georgina Wright, Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Program for Institute Montaigne, a Paris based think tank.

(Photo: Emmanuel Macron. Credit: Getty Images)